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for instance. or crawling with washrags
IN their hands over the dirty noors Of
offlcs buildings In tho late evening or
In the carly dark morning are unable to
provide their children with proper meas
vre Of the nscessaries Of life.
"They cannot In such cases be success
full mothers because they are too much
distracted by wage earning. They cannot
be successful wage earners because they
are too much distracted by the child life
In their hearts and homes. The children
suffer In soul and body both. They get
neither proper maternal care nor proper
physical support"
The early settlers in this country.
and most Of their descendants and
their SUCCESSORS in the seventeenth and
eighteenth and far into the nineteenth
century: the clearer Of the soil. the
fisherman, the frontiersman, the pio-
neer; the older and the newer Corners,
the generations Of immigrants. the i'm
migrants still pouring in, were born
Of mothers who did all the household
work. including the ''crudest," most Of
them in households with few Of the
comforts" now deemed indispensable
to the poorest. Many Of those moth
ere IN the last century and this did
and do hard wage earning work. II
these struggling. poor mothers were NOT
successful" II they didn't raise worthy
sons and daughters. the history Of this
country has been strangely perverted;
and why should the poor mothers Of
to-day be any less "successful"?
With every sympathy for every hon
est purpose Of good to the community
let Us not forget that from homes Of
privation and even ignorance have
sprung many Of the best American men
and women.
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We. the R,s,as l:eaeratisos.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: Thc
repeated attacks on President Wilson,
Mexican policy OF "wHtchfui waiting
should not 60 unchallenged. The Prcsi-
dent should b. supported by every legal
American. Certainly advocates OF world
peace should feel encouraged By Ills mus
terly handling OF so dificult q stu alton.
Tho so-cailed dream OF universal peace is
not "A dream but . reality. Already II ID
on the horizon. II In the dswning OF bet
ter things. To many the following proc
lamation for universal peace may seem
tdealistic because II WAS written BY .
woman. Elizabeth Towne. but Il is the
sign OF the time:
I'VE, the rising generations. want q
world agreement for universal peace.
I'VE want our war vessels and battle
ships disarmed and turned into public
university OF travel. a white fleet of peAcs
that will tour tho world every year.
We want these ships manned by the
best instructors In foreign art. literature,
travel. history. live languages, sociology.
human nature and universal brotherhood.
I'VE want the students selected by AL
around merit from the graduates OF pub
lie high schools and technical high schools
OF the States.
We want this postgraduate year Of
travel given at the expense OF the nation,
the students cooperating systematically IN
all tho work done aboard ship.
I'VE believe In these things
I'VE pray for them.
I'VE talk them.
I'VE work for them
I'VE vote TO this end, .. l.. NJ
NEW YORK. March 1s.
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why spcciai Contracts see Steel ana
from IN Public structures5

Why special Contracts f0f 0Sees s"'
iron IN Public structures3
To THE EDITOR or the svN--S~: SEN
ate bill sss. introduced by Senator Pol.
lock. entitled ITO amend the general
municipal law and the 6tess unAeee
law In relation to the Awarding OF con
tracts" provides that In all contracts 70
be awarded subsequent to its enactment
for state and municipal work the ctruc-
turai steel and iron work" email De
awarded separately. that 10. apeN from
the general contract
The wisdom Of this proposal 70 nafd 20
discern. The proposal 10 to ma us
construction Of the skeleton or framework
Of a building Q separate and Independent
part of the work. with no relation what
ever to the other trades employed ana M
dependent OF supervision looking 10
completed whole.
The builders profit 10 not Dependant On
iron only. ~ 10 the case with 2 ssparsss
iron contractor: no draws pront from
variety Of sources on an operation ene
can consequently AFFORD to handle sacn
item for Q lesser percentage OF prom
than each sub contractor could 90 inos'
pendent!y.
II viii cost more under the proposed
system, since II will take longer 70 com.
piete a contract for the entire completion
Of a building; we are considering the
effect of all this on q completed structure
and not on any part Of II. II any Law.
maker doubts that Il will take longer icy
him ask any architect OF experience ana
his doubts vii, disappear.
The function Of the iron and steel con.
tractor, whose interests this bill 10 de-
signed to serve. Is largely that OF mid
dl~man. Builders Of public structures to-
day are buyips their steel from the mills
which roll the\materiai. and they are hav-
Ing Il fabricated and assembled oy the
mills and By shops which do nothing else.
and set by ercctors, who do nothing else
but erect steel and iron
This particular middieman. therefore.
nnding himsslf tagging superfuous on the
stage, seeks to fasten his grip BY ieeisla-
tive enactment. . thing In itself wholly
vicious and an obstruction In the path OF
Industrial progress BUILDER
NHw YoRH. March 30.
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.DOy or HarttrhiO.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuS--Sir. One
OF the most curious things Is the lure Of
the northland. ] have just finished a
book written by "a gentleman OF Boston
who year after year went to Labrador.
there to suffer the most exquisite dis
comforts and hardships, heat. cold, fog.
rain, mosquitoes. black fies, coarse food,
hard beds or none at all, crude. malodor.
Gus natives. fierce dogs prowling wolves,
barren moors. treacherous morssses, black
forbiddlng rocks. stunted pines. ghostly
lebens and general desolation. All these
things entered into his experiences. and
yet when he bids the country farewell he
grows positively epic In the burden OF his
admiration and regret. II Is certainly
curious.
The average man quickly sickens of
unrelieved ease and luxury. but give him
n taste Of real hardship on the trail. and Il
seems he cannot have enough of H. Even at
the imminent risk of his life he will return
to II again and again. II speaks we'll for
human nature and gives the lie to those
who preach that what We need to he
happy IL little or nothing to do with
plenty OF money. SrRINus.
New York, March TO-
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The Chatsworth Library Sale.

It would be unkind to suggest that
the attitude Of the London Times re-
garding the sale Of the best part Of the
Chatsworth library into America has
the flavor Of sour grapes. We. who are
20 greatly the gamers BY the transac.
ton. must make all allowances for the
losers, and permit them to take such
comfort AZ they may. We cannot help
seeing. however. that no civilized coun.
try can Be truly Indifferent to the loss
Of such treasures Of literature and hu-
man association ~ the "Hamlet" qua rto
Of 1908. or the prayer book which
CHARLEs I. carried on the morning that
he stepped out Of that window on White
hall to lose bis head.
Nor does It take much ina ginat ion
to realize the feelings Of the Duke Of
DEvoNsHiRE or the seriousness Of the
exigency which induces him to part
with these treasures which have been
accumulated BY generations Of his line.
Tearing ut his heartstrings. We should
say. But the Duke has at least the con.
ISOLATION that II he and bis descendants
and his country are deprived Of ines
Unable things. they suffer In the Gauss
Of utterly up to date ideas. The Duke
explains that he is selling his books to
meet the burden imposed By the British
death duties.
1t may be little surprising that the
VNn,l d ,ha an<I NJ he
time over these duties. 1t IL just al,
years since bis predecessor died leaving
him one Of the largest estates In Eng
land-20O, 900 acres, houses in town and
country with their priceless contents
and q rent roll Of 100000 q year
But the fact 10 that the larger the estate
the more serious IL the emba rrassmen'
which 1t carries with IL to the heir
On an estate 20 large as the Devonshirt
Inheritance the expenses Of succession
are probably In excess Of Is per cent.
and 40 the levy IL made not only on In
come producing property but upon such
dead values as collections Of books ant
pictures, II IL often all that one legate'
can do In his life to make good the
impairment Of the principal before h
passes the estate and the burden ant
the struggle along to the next conner.
Thus II has become the IA shion In ,
certain school of thinkers In England
to regard the death and succession
duties as the most ingenious device fol
the dissipation Of private capital eve
conceived. At any rate. 1t would seen
that the ChatswOrth library sale Ough
to open the eyes Of Englishmen to tn,
homely truth that they can't eat thel
cake and keep II too.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Western Journai's 10sas Absat Men
spely Of the Distribution 81 News.

We are among those who will continue
10 believe until II 10 proved otherwise that
the Associated Press gathers and dis
tributes its news fairly and honestly. but
II domination In the business OF news COL
paper without the consent Of that news
papers competitors and tho punishment
Of clients for dealing with other news
agencies constitute . monopoly. then the
Associated Press IL In plain truth "a
monopollstic concern" Arisona recog-
nized tho gravity Of the situation when II
enacted a law compelling all news aEen-
ciss to furnish news 10 all papers In that
State on like terms. And the outlook
recognizes the gravity OF the situation
when IL says:
mniar with the fact that the controlling
power In the dissemination of the news In
largely vested. by right Of conquest. In the
Associated Press Monopoly Of the
distribution OF news u fraught with greater
danger TO democracy than almost any
other combination of commercial interests.
News 10 the stun of which public opinion
Is made Tainted news means Inevitably
tainted opinions
rant for the existence OF q news trust
than for the existence Of an oil trust. a
tobacco trust or a stee, trust. II In not
only what a trust has done but what u
may do that has put public opinion on
guard In this country and brought about
the election OF President whose avowed
purpose. as expressed before the CONNER
ciai Club Of Chicago over a year ago. Is
to sec to Il that the business OF the
United States IL set absolutely free OF
every feature OF monopoly" Since the
Associated Press now shuns the light In
q case that would enable Il to clear its
character, II 10 inconceivable that Mr..
Wilson will permit tho demand Of THr
Sun for complete investig CATION Of the
news trus, by the A,torney-General to 60
UNDECIDED.
Competition among newspapers and
news agencies must be encouraged. no,
stified. n the American dallies are to be
something more serviceable TO the Ameri-
can people than what Gerald Stanley Lee
terms printed counting rooma''
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Mr.. kindels Equitable and Fair
transportation Ideas.

The Post Once Department has made
out a bill for $4,000 against the Hon.
GEonaE JOHN KISpEL. Representative
from the First Colorado district. for
postage on 100000 copies OF speech
which Mr. KINDEL franked through the
mail under the title Part Of Cong.
Record" Mr.. DoCxERY, the Third As
sistant Postma ster- General. declares
that the speech was not printed In the
Record. and that therefore Mr. KINpEL
must pay up like other folks for his
use Of the mails. MIR. KINDLL Is evi.
IDENTIFY u deep student Of the Constitu-
ton, the Revised Statutes Of the United
States and the rules Of the House Of
Representatives. for ne says:
IT am answerabie to the Supreme Court
alone for my actions"
Mr.. KiyDEL IL a candidate for Sena
tor from Colorado. which explains his
enthusiasm for wholesale correspond.
ence. What are his principles? They
are of]cially set forth In his autobiog.
raphy In the Congressional Directory:
"slnce 1892 has been In the courts con-
testing the discrminative freight and eX-
press rates which prevail against Colo
rado By this means was brought into
politics.
AT the late tlslel election he ran as q
Progressive Democrat In the First district
OF Colorado and received $500 votes. run
ming between 5000 and 5000 ahead OF the
national and State tickets. which proves
concluslvely that the people Of Colorado
are wide awake to the needs of fair and
equitable transportation.
because the commercial organi Ia tions
opposed him In his endeavors for fair
transportation rates he Joined the Gran
gers whose backing he has and whose in
terests he will endeavor to champion
II Mr.. DOCKERy IL correctly In.
formed, Mr.. KINDEL's notion OF "equi-
table" and fair" transportation rates
10 to get $4,000 worth Of postal trans
portation free for his campaign docu
ments, rega rdless Of the origin Of thos.
precious contributions to knowledge.
Mr.. KINDEL Is by trade an uphOl
| sterer and mattress maker and reno
vator. Perhaps II Is from his occupa
ton that he derives his ideas Of the
propricty Of stuiiing the malls.
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Canal Tolls and Contract Obligations,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str. II II
he found impossible to effect \ repeal Of
the coastwise exemption clause and II the
same Is thought to be made harmless
by additional words providing that the
tolls shall be reckoned into the accounts
as II received. although not collected. In
this case care should OF course be taken
to add some such words as
This covering into the account shall
be made not only under the present rates
Of toll but also under any altered rates
which later may replace tho rates hxed
for the present"
The reason of this will bc apparent.
The British may hold hereafter that the
act is an entirety and the contract at the
present rate IL a part Of a new entirety.
The expert In the law Of nations will OF
course foresce this possibility and provide
against II. MARsroN NILEa
ToPsHAN, Me, March 10.
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Let II never be said again that the
farmer IL = sordid materialist and has
no sentiment In his soul. The citizens
Of the town of Sutton. New Hampshire.
farmers almost every one OF them. have
voted $500 toward the reservation Of q
small tract OF mighty pine trees In the
northern part OF the town. It Ii esti-
mated that these trees arc 1t least ECO
years old. and that they will stu be
standing at least q century hence. Five
hundred dollars ID such q lot Of money
to Sutton that this decision Of the voters
has something heroic In II.
In New Hampshire, thanks to the
missionary work Of the Appalachian
Mountain Club and the Forestry Com
mission. cruelty to trees has become the
objectionable offence. Gradually the
srandsst forests. the finest balls end
the rsrest beauty sDots u the old
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|. Coano" was promoted from Colonel to
Brigadier-C General of Volunteers. At
COamc. in which the American casual
ties were elk men wounded, he com
handed Q brigade.
1t will be seen at glance that Rep
resentatlve HrLiNGs is no ordinary
critic Of the Administration. War to
a soldier Of his distinction does not
appear as very terrible alternative to
"watchful waiting" He has q military
way Of looking at the problem which
makes Mr.. WILSON walk the door
nightA The two men survey It through
different glasses. Mr.. WILSON has
never been commander In chief Of the
Spanish. American War Veterans; Gen.
eral HULiNos has been. Nor does the
President know anything Of American
investments In Mexico except by re-
port: General HULiNos. however. knows
Mexico 40 Senator FALL knows It,
that 10 to say he has visited Mexico
and he has been engaged in more In.
terests than mining. In the House on
Thursday Mr.. HuLiNcs deposed that he
had known WILLIAM s. BENTON. the
British subject who was murdered in
Juarez, had known him Every WELL" In
fact.
We will not shy that the Pennsyl.
vania Representative IL biased. but his
structures would have greater weight II
he were less martial In spirit and had
never had property interests in Mexico.
The Spaniaris were rushed on their
feet % easily In Porto Rico. indeed
put up such feeble fight. that to any
one who was down there Intervention
In Mexico doesn't look complicated. In
one thing Mr.. HrLiSos IL mistaken. II
Is not the fact that when American
property and lives twhy was property
put 6rstil have been destroyed prnsti-
cally no notice has been taken Of It,"
Senator SHEPPARD Of Texas, who has
had occasion to call upon the State DE.
Iartment to exert itself in behalf of
Americans In Mexico. tells an entirely
different story. 1t may Be noticed that
robustious critics Of the Administration
are very credulous about outrages In
Mexico but nre stone blind 10 the &c
tivities Of the State Department when
calls are made upon II for diplomat tic
Intervention.
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To Tux EDITOR oY The sus-Str: Why all
this pother as to what to do TO the English
sunragoues' II the British Government
would pass q Law requiring every woman
found guilty Of malicious mischief to be
spanked In the presence Of certain desig-
mated Government ofhcials. and upon q sec
ond offence to be spanked In the presence
Of tho public, there would soon Do . esssa-
ton of their silly and childish Activities saG
no lives lost. And when I say spanked !
mean Just exactly what you mean,
JERSEY C,rY. March 20. DisoIpILsARlAN,
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Enceurasins Thrift IN New Enslsnd.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: II
has commenced 10 dawn upon tho people
OF New England that when the Texas
bulls get through with the china shop
not much will be left but broken glass
and china.
Our schoolmaster says the people OF
New England are crying for relief and
they are being relieved very rapidly of
millions The savings bapks fao'C-.es
and thrift OF New England have long mad
the envy and hatred OF certain sections.
The self-constituted authorities in
Washington are showing the same amount
Of intelligence In breaking and destroy Ing
great transportation system. that a
destructive child displays toward toys.
MERIpEN, Conn. March 20. G.
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SAFETY IN the SCHOOLS.
New Works. Public BuildinEs Deserve the
Confidence Of the People.

To THE EDITOR OF TINE suS-SW: II 10
a pity that such alarmist statements as
those In Mr.. Armstrong; condemnation
OF public school construction should get
such wide publicity.
Any engineer who examines the school
buildings OF the last fifteen years VIII see
that there is little, II any. basis for this
nretrap talk.
Mr.. Snyder Of the Board OF Education
has had vastly more experience in school
HOUSE, design than any other man In tho
country. lie has evolved q type OF build
ing In which the facilities for ingress ana
egress AFFORD a maximum OF safety. Tns
arrangement and equipment Of the class
rooms brings the fire danger to mini
mum. Mr. snyder IL an efficient public
servant who does n vast amount OF good
work In silence. His critics would do well
TO emulate him. JOHN -. MooN.
ALBANY, March 20.
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There Has Been No Change In Our
Treaty obi cation.

ITeoty OOuEouOo.
The subjoined view Of what can be
done rightfully and Justly and honor
ably under the Hay.Pauncefots treaty
IL attributed BY the New York Amcyt-
css to Major JOHN BroELow:
"'lt IL Q general principle Of law ana
equity. ~ we'll ~ . dictum Of common
iapsss or Ia voidabie at the pleasure Of
either party to II when the conditions
under which It was made undergo . vital
change
"When the Hay Pauncefots treaty was
made, he points out. the United States
did not control any territory through
which the canal was to pass. That the
United States does now control such
territory Is a vital point. which makes the
Interpretation Of the treaty subject to
the general principles Of law and equity
which he outlines"
We are surprised to and m intelligent
and candid n student Of international
Jurisprudence now represented 40 hold.
ing the opinion that because We have
acquired from Panama sovereignty over
the Canal Zone since the Hay.Paunce-
tote treaty was made our legal and
moral responsibility for the fuldlment
VI the terms Of original contract has
been cancelled or at least modified.
Surely he cannot have overlooked
Article ". Of that Ame treaty:
1T 10 agreed that no change Of terrific
rial sovereignty or Of the international
relations OF the country or countries trav-
srSsd BY the before mentioned canal shall
Affect the general principle Of neutralisa-
ton or tho obligation Of the High Con-
tracing Parties under the present treaty
Major BIGELow must have been mis-
understood or unsupported.
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The committee ION curfew In New York
ethyl recommended that some sort Of en-
forceable excise legislation DO enacted
EVENING Sun.
Thus truth and common sense, though
oft crushed to earth. will rise again. II
Ii a pity that the resurrection takes
place only when the Legislature IL on
the homestretch and It Is too late even
for Q good night at Albany. Hut for all
practical purposes there might as well
be no resurrection. Nothing can be
more unlikely than that tho rural
guardians Of our morals will ever call
common sense into their councils.
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say. nrcg.ahc:. v!c!c.: s-u:e.
The time 10 UP when YOU
Announced . meteorological stunt
And pulled the darnsd thing through.
We kicked somewhat. but still.
We rather felt = pride
To know however bad you were,
At least you hadn't lied.
You worked that six weeks through.
but now the time has passed
And say, by heck. how long
Does grounding winter last
However. we will try
To stand Its chilly breath
II II viii only lest
Until you freeze to death.
Yov meteorological mutt
W, J LAkPros.