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FIGHTING FOR PRINCIPLE.
An Americans Plea In BehaM Of the Mex
lean Poems and Their Leaders.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SvS-Sr: Pres
ident Wilson and the Cunstitutionaists
and the Mexican people as well have mot
been treated right I'm discussions of the
revolution. The President, with the re-
sources at his command, has no doubt
looked deep into the whole question and
understands u much better than the gen
eral public or oven the newspaper press.
II YOU will give the Constitutionalists
credit for lighting for principle and Tor
Willingness to sacrifice their all for IT half
the difficulty of understanding them VIII
disappear.
We are inclined to treat In con-
temptuous way the ambitions OF the
Mexican people. as II Il "peon' were not
n mani Permit nc TO say that the Next
can is very human: he has many hne
traits. and those who know him best grant
him his Just dues. That ne has MS
weaknesses is also true. but we should
at least consider him human.
To read comments on the attitude OF
Carranza one would bc led to believe that
he should decide all questions from our
standpoint and forget that he Is Me<i-
can. Grant him patriotism and love or
country, and We may conccde him right
TO question an invasion of the territory
of his country, 10 matter how brought
about.
villa has the virtue OF loyalty
Since the time ne Joined Madero In the
revolution of 1910 he has been loyal TO
tho cause Money aud offers of rank
have failed to turn him. and hc IL sun
fghting for his people and constitutional
government. WILLARD l.. SIMPSON.
SAr ANrvSic, Texas, May ..
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SINGER for a parting spportioument Of
the sweets of office.

SINGER for a parting apportioninent Of
the sweets of office.
These three. leaving that eminent re-
former and necrologist the Hon. MARK
NJ. TAGAN. titular Mayor and Commits
sioner a. HARRY MooaE OH the chilly
and cherries outside. proceeded to in
vent nine new positions under the re-
form city government and to refill some
dozen already existing. the new indis-
pensablcs to draw salaries aggregating
not less than s2o.OOO a year. and the
older places netting AT least an cgual
amount 10 their tenants.
Now the things that were said ut and
after tie meeting at which this d6bacle
Of municipal dreams took place would
have mndc an old style politician feel
quite at home. The shorter and ugllcr
word was freely banded with charges
of trcacbcry, trckery. trafflcking. trea
son and every other offence In the po-
litical calendar. Tho anguish Of Mayor
PAGAN was too deep for tears. said he:
There is more politics to-day IN the
government Of Jersey city than there
ever WAS before. and Of "a lower order"
All the newspapers In the state agreed
with him the next morning.
Now Mr. FIRRIs il out of the board
and there IL a good old time deadlock.
Messrs. PAGAN and MOORE on the one
hand and HAGur and BRENsiNGER on
the other sit biting their fingers at each
other aud refusing to carry ON the
work of diffusing health. wealth and
bcauty--evcn worse. refusing to pass
payrolls. thereby breaking up the ideal
istlc confidence in the eternal goodness
Of commission government held by GER
tain well salaried city employees.
OF course there is to be an election
10 ill Mr.. FuRRIs's place. but even Ia
the prelimiilarics of this the slime of
RI" political serpent is shockingly APP
parent. 1t appears that ex-Mnyor OTro
WIrIrLNN. who was recently named
Surveyor IF the Port Of New York by
President WILSON as n reward for
standing out Of Governor FiELpLRs
path. and who was himself for many
years the chief antagonist Of Mayor
FAGAN. has Joined hands with Mr..
GroRGE L. RECORD. long Mayor FAG>S's
guide. philosopher and friend. to con
troll the election. IT these two can elect
their man they can sway the city
government by combination with either
of the existing factions. Incidentally
MIR. NTTrENN hopes to regain the
Democratic leadership In rho city. and
MIR. HtcoRD To recover some of his old
grip ON municipal affairs.
Meantime. it may bc asked. are the
voters Of Jersey city very happy under
their still new and shining administln-
tive mnchinc: oh. no. they are not 81
very haIpy. but they know Il whole lot
more than they did year ago.
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II by one bold stroke she could remedy

II by one bold stroke she could remedy
both evils. the menace from without
and the pressure from within? What
II she could break M the growing
power Of Russia and find room for her
own people at one aud the same time?
The scheme a. European spectators
see II begins with the conquest and an
nexation of the three Russian Battle
provinces Of Courland. Livonia and Es-
thonia. in all If which. especially in the
cities. there is a large Teutonic popu-
lation. Here would be room for many
millions more faithful Germans. with
fertile land and such excellent seaports
rs Mcneil and Libau.
But this H. not all. with her pres
ent command Of the Baltic Germany
could easily land an army on the
shores Of the Gulf Of Bothnia and de-
cree the severance of Finland from
Russia. either comforting upon the
Firms a protected Independence or al
lowing them to throw In their lot with
Sweden. This move would have the
effect Of hemming In the capital of
Russia in dangerous fashion.
In all this nothing has been said Of
Austria's part In war. That she
would fight side by side with Germany
is not open TO doubt. Equally certain
Is II that she would take her reward
IN Poland and elsewhere mt the ex-
pense Of Russia, thus helping to refard
for generations the overgrowtb Of the
latter in population and power.
The success Of the scheme would
give Germany with the Austrian alli-
mace such an crwhelming military
domination that the rest ~ Europe
would practically lose it, sptonomy'u I'M
I'll the slow processes Of decay wrought
destruction from within. This Is PROB
ably II phenomenon very remote. since so
far as one can see the Teutonic evolu-
tion is still far from reaching its eli
mactic point. Perhaps the strongest
reason for scepticism as to the realiza
tion Of the dream Il that the other
Powers. great and small. may take
alarm should II seem TO come too nea /
TO probability and unite their forces
to negative II.
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There is reason in the suggestion that
tho Century Opera Company might we'll
Civ" some Of its performances in the
original language of the opera Last
season ii was found difficult 10 rehearsc
an opera for only ono performance in
German Italian or French as the case
might be. Now that there are to be
several week. Of each opera instead Of
"A single week 1t might bc feasible 10
allow the public Ia hear the original
tongue OF the opera. Al the same time.
II the Century Opera Company Is TO
take the place of national opera houses
of the foreign cities II seems As IL II
should initiate them in the matter Of
using the language of the people and
not of the particular opera. Opera in
English Seems destined 10 remain al
ways opera of the second quality, to say
the least So II should perhaps possess
the saving grace Of some national char
actcristics at all times. To sing in tho
vevnacular is still to cover a multitude
of artistic sins.
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When Father JAMES B. CURRY. spirit
ual adviser 10 CHARLES BECKER, went to
tho Tombs yesterday Warden HANLrY
told him he could not see BECKER. COM
missioner k,THARINE II. DAVIS had or
derrd him to bc excluded as well as
BEckERs wife and lawyers, by way Of
punishment for the part which the pris-
oner took in preparing a round robin
censuring the prison management. The
exclusion of the priest Is simply out
rageous. Nothing can DC thought Of
that would Justify icpriNng man in
BEcKERs plight ot the m!nstrations Of
his religion. Miss DAVIS seems to have
lost all sense OF proportion and fitness
in issuing this order
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yrRo.A, y. D. May +--Employees ~ .,
,iy dairy Of the Fairfield Dairy Company a
-airheld. near here, have been instructc
10, to use harsh language in addressing IN
oWs. TINE slN.
IT'S but a little while ago
That my attendant swain
deemed a harsh, unpleasant brute.
Coarse, raucous and profane,
Now when my rustic valet comes
nurmur Amos, dear.
Speak gently, II Ia better far.
To milk by love than fear"
No more may he those eloquent
Anathemas devise,
No mere condemn Va scents rudc
nv blinkety. blank eyes
Instead seductive msdrigals
lie croons and MARBLES low,
Woolng from me In sof, response
The grateful lscteal now.
lie manioures my hoofs and horns,
Spray. me with performed hose.
H. tucks mc In my little bod
And fans me to reposc,
Ny sisters. II creation, lords
Continue 80 To dote
Psrhaps Il won't he very long
Pefor. We get tho vote.
NAM RrSsgLt,
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the Judgment Of tho most eminent au-
thorities In Europe. but have never stood
the acid test as applied by the envious
LANpoR. whose name. however. does not
appear upon the elaborate list Of Tibe-
tan explorers In the last edition Of the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
1t was = foregone conclusion that
Colonel ROOSEVELT would run foul Of him
after emerging from the Brazilian jun
gle with the tale of a new river found
in Iandoria. We await with agreeable
anticipation the Coloners remarks
about hts assailant.
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Commission Ruie IN Jersey city

II is really shame the way schemes
Of perfection are Jared out of shape
by the pcrNcrsiiy of men. Now here
Is the new commission government OF
our nc,ghhor Jersey city. which all hut
brought the millennium Ginning and
shining in it's wake. Health, wealth
and beauty were to bless the happy
Heights and tho reclaimed swamp lands
adjacent. Justice and good will were to
reign among tho chastcncd inha bitants,
But now, We'll. now it's all off.
Somebody. inspired of Pandora. made
the discovery that Commissioner JANIS
!. FrRHiS, VINO incnhated the city's pub
lie works. was holdin. his office in de-
faprc Of law because he wilfully AMI
of malice prrpensc and aforetho,iGht nc
cepled. executed aud received pay for
sundry aud divers contracts for wicked
railroad corporations having terminals
IN the city. Mr. FLRRis made gallant
fight To- keep his job, but when forced
TO II choice preferred the contracts.
The law was incNorabl" and he had
to deprive III" public Of his services -
which, by Tn" way, were really Nalu
able-hut before departing he pulled
Of u deal which could hardly have
been outclnSsel by ia" bad old iolitl-
clans of the bad old DAYS. He formed
m unholy allian"" with commissioners
IGAAK HAGUE and GioRGr /. BRLN'
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We warn the unthinking or unprin-
cipled persons now deep in an interna-
ticnal conspiracy against the Roos,~
welt River 10 turn from the error Of
their ways. The nomination for Pres
ident was stolen" from him in 1872;
but no power on earth or In Tartarus
can take the Coloncl's river away from
TO I've reconstructed map of Brazil. TIL"
unspoiled child Of Fortune and the
chartered libertine Of speech. he may
be or may have bccu at times II little
careless about facts. as Henry GRADY
would put It. Facts in politics. OF
course; and in politics, Il region of ro-
nance. n jungle rf assumptions, II
swamp of illusions and desert OF
dribble, facts have no bomc' II may
he true enough. as the Hon. CYRu :
CORNELIUS ADAMS. the Strabo of lJirh
street. says. that There are likely 4"
have been errors in transmitting the
figures If latitude and longitude 10y
cable: but there L. no limit to the
latitude Of statement and variation ar
the longitude of message permitted 10
the Colonel. He Is Il virtuous .\bba.e
Theleme In khaki, he can say what
he wants and do what he pleascs.
When tho Colonel SEQ. certain ju-
dicial decisions a scarlet wave flow >
over his retinu and his brain. When,
however. he gazeS on things outdoors.
n mountain. n wart hog. Il river, Il river
horse. he becomes the god of things aS
they are. Outdoors he il all right. il n
little severe ON wcaklin.s, fat military
men aud short winhcd tennis cabinet
GERS. In his previous states Of OK
iStcncc he was y guide. Il tra"per. a
hunter. II "ourcur de huiS; Il" was on
Cot MIus's crew and NAsCo "a GAMA's.
with Dr Soro and old PoNcr m LroN.
IA SALE aud CHAMrlArH he was
BooNr. NArTY BUMrro. the cosmcal
HUMBoLpT. SNAEY SNopoRAss. GERARD
the lion killer. SPIKE. LIVINGSTONE, yes,
all If them he might have been aud
most of them he is. with strcaks oi
CUCHULAiN. ORLANDO FUgIoso. TrCUM'
eIH and the Poltcrgeis added.
We see rival explorers and closet
geographers raping that river from his
iron grasD We are ready to believe
that it's 1.COO. yea. 10000 miles lon:.
n IT runs up hill all the way 1t is the
better Progressive symbol and stream ri
hope. 1T might cross other streams
continues Strabo ADAMS, land still be
UNEMPLOYED" Naturally. The Roose
welt river may cross other streams on
natural bridges. yiaductS, aqueducts
pontoonS, waterspoutS. Ut may. II
should, bc full Of chaSms, cascades
whirlpools. waterfalls. dragons, Lra
kens, bu, II il contains a slngl" octo
nus we will eat the same on the shell
The Roosevelt River carries alons
oceans of foam and mud. II roar
like universe. one stable of bulls VI
Bsshan. Its mouths are multitude!
nous. Its discharge is incredible.
We believe thoroughly in the Roose
welt. If anybody did ind II befor,
its present discoyercr, Con help tina
unfortunate predecessor.
Why has the ioosevc, River lcaped
mighty and marvellous. from the bow
els of Brazil? What is the first dut.
OF a river? To run.
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To rpt TplroR nv THE SrN-Sir, am
",he heavily built man" referred to In ruE
srs the other day shouldcrtns his VA"
through the malicious Instructors Of tram
on loWor Broadway, but I never hoe Keen
IN tho Standard oil building 50 far as I
can remember.
object ON general principles to having
tho sidewalk blocked by people too lazy 20
work with anything hut thor tongues,
1t viii give mo pleasure to walk UP
broadway again and take surh room as
may need, even II happen 10 collide With
mon or women who obstruct tive side" slk
and Who ought 10 ~ IN their homes or II
they have none IN ia!l " /, 3,
NEW YORK. May 2.
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Mr.. MARTIN ". LrrrLEroN expressed
fears to the New Jersey bankers at their
meeting at Atlantic City that soclalistic
doctrines might win the older parties
and become danger to the country
Socialism will become a real danger
when the large ma jority Of people tire
OF earning money. keeping what they
earn and passing II along to their chill
dren.
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The loyalty of the German public is
not altogether confined to tho ripe
Siegfricds and Brunnhiidcs who sing for
generations in the suDvcntioned opera
houses and await happy old age
before they retire into private life
There was recently celebrated AT the
Theatcr an der Wien in Vienna the
fortieth anniversary of the first produce
ton Of JoHANN SrRAuss's immortal
operetta "De Flcdcrmaus' amid all
the jubilation that such an important
event deserved. And two OF the singers
of the original cast We're present to
take part in the performance.
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Colonel RoosE,ELr's luck never deserts
him. Mr.. \. IlESRy SAVAGE LANpoR. the
pr. TANNER of explorers, how denounccs
Mr.. ROOSEVELT rs charlatan because
he has pu, in "a modest claim to u wee
discovery IN Brazil. The Colonel is In
distinguished company, sharing his die.
grace with Dr. SvES IlEplN. whose three
Journeys IN Tibet enriched science in
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OF q napkin. and his mouth he must
wipe before drinking out OF tho com.
mon cup 10 that he may not leave any
grease on the edge. He must not pick
Ais teeth. nor sit too much, for this
r,idenes OF youth IL to be abhorrde''
When at table he Is not to stun or talk ::
Temper thy tongue and belly Away.
For measure Is measure" the provero deth
say.
What chance would one Of our boys
hen, against such a paragon?
INV YORK, May 2. DIR. SfTrAx.
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TO rHY EDITOR Or THs SuN--Sr: When
ever I feel cross about the lively business
and New Freedom is giving US | forget II
and am as happy as a lark when THE
Su.'s cartoonist reveals our Secretary
OF state. for from his face shines sincere
gratitude and intellectual grasp of dirlo-
matte sagaclty, and see how wrong
am 10 be bothered about petty business
when We are blessed with such heavenly
messenger guiding our ship of state.
JOE BAGsTocK.
Nrv u,vgN, Conn. May ..
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NAPOLEON CONTEST
ENDS IN TEN DAYS
Young Essayists Wishing IA
Win Medal Must All Re-.
port by May 10.
PRIZES ON EXHIBITION
More 'Sun' Pictures To-da, win
Help Those Who Are Still
Busily Writing.

The essay CONTEXT arranged 70, ~,
Sur In celebration of the Napo,.ou gn,,.
parte centennial has now entered ,,,,,
Its last ten days. 1t will close A, ,-,
or Tuesday. May ~ Although this s 4,
busy sea con Of the year many v1d,aN.L.
schoolboys and schoolgirls of this city Ar.
tempted 20 try for tho handsome r,eisls
which TIE Sun offers as rri2,t Tn.
three gold. the SIX silver and some Of In.
sixty bronze medals are nov on e,1ihi.
ton IN the show windows of i.amber,
Bros. jewellers. Third avenue AVID F,,,
eighth street. and will remain thee until
tho contest closes.
Tho young esssyists have been 7elued
considerably by the series of ILLUSTRATED
articles on Napoleon wh'ch appear weekly
In THE SUNDAY SuS. To.dsy's a-t7cl.
tells OF Napoleon's campaigns IN Italy and
Egypt and narratcs how NapOlecn rhsa
only % years old astonish.d IN. 7urli
by his victories. The first article - ~.
series, which appeared in TINT Su.uAr
SITS Of April ~, told of the Happenings
which led up TO Nspolecn's d.f..t be ia
Powers and his departure from Fontaine.
bleau on April 20. 1914 The second Ar
ticc dealt with the days Of Napolecus
youth and the third treated Of hts ,tspirs.
llollt W peCDlllt ~ SI"dt Niltc' tNb ~ sltct
he actually accomplished In literary
way.
THE SUN asks tho school chlidrcn %
New York city What is the Verdi, N
Napoleon to-day? The eHa~- question
that /, asks is Was Napoleon the At.
est man of modern times, and II SO '.,'
IL lie was not. why not"
To the boys and girls of tho &C., VIA
sorid in khe best answers to this qu'r. N
essays not exceeding 500 words Tut ~ts
will award three gold medals. SIX SIC
medals and sixty bronze medals. Ti' de.
sign is handsome ono. On the fa,. Of
tho medal are the words "Essay Contest"
with THE Sun beneath. In the "eutr.
of the medal one sees tho sun riS''s Above
two mountain peaks. Nith holy Of
water IN the foreground. VI III, boron
OF the medal are In" figures "lHli no ne
centre Of the laurel wrca.h. en- th. ro-
Ncrse side are the words "Aoard,d >.
with space for the name NJ the WHINE.
Competitors will b. divided TITO N'"-
classes. according to age. There vli %
no contest among the classes, only ,.!uHn-
tho boys and girls in each ciss-. 7"
, winners IN each class gold medal. '"p
silver medals and twenty bronze n' da,s
Will bo awarded.
CLASS / viii consis, OF boys md cirls
| aged Is. 10. IL ar !, years VINO atteh1
any school In Greater New York 80
scholar over /, will he admitted To- ~
| contest.
Ri,- ard girls who arc /. or Is yea
| old Wi. form class :.
The third class viii consist Of cJ;s
and girls Of II wears or under
Compel itura anuu'd remember that 70
boy o. s,rl ;s II wears Old until his
her twelfth birthday. !" until thu 'N.r.
teenth birthday and 50 on. Thus any 'N
now attending e'hopl In the greater Gigs
who has not reached his or her eighteen,
| birthday IL el giblc to .onpctC. hut ,
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" omen's Fashions and Votes for NOnen

To THE .EpIroR OF TiIN SuN-Str: !
am a woman. hut do not want to vote
do not th,nk women should vote until
they have courage enough To refuse 10
follow the grotssque and Indecent fashions
OF to-da! EiGUTY YEARS OLD
NV NoRK, May ?.
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An unusualiy large number Of Ger
man army aviators are killed at the
present time. This does not argue any
want OF skill: II means that Germany
is devoting more money and men to
aviation than any other European ma
ton, not excepting France.
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In Pennsylvania the forecasts Of the
coming primary elections all agree as
to the rush Of Republicans back to the
fold. Is there any reason TO think that
conditions in Pennsylvania arc peculiar?
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The creature Of their courage boast,
Reversing quito the plan;
n takes = brave straw hat to ne
The hrSt to wear man,
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Crop 10 help solve Rock Island riddle
Headline
II will help solve all the problems Of
the country II tho bountcous promise
come anywhere near fufilmcnt. It
takes a good deal Of fool legislation to
offset a billion bushels Of wheat.
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New York can havo 10000 men ready
for service In forty-eight hours.-Gor-
crror CLYNN.
Respectfully referred to tho Army and
Nary Journal. which Is always ready
with troublesome facts.
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The moral Of that tale Of TIC Tombs
round robin Is as obvious as the ever
rccurrent question il insistent: Why is
it that nobody says hat everybody
knows?
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n Oh, friends ;rho tdror as nth nnnssor,pts ard
Nip ,frduors fer publication rish TO hare rcxctd
s,aces returned hsy must IN all cases send stamps
for that purposr.
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EMILIANo ZAPArA has taken Cuerna-
vaca So often that the job must be get
ting monutonous. Any other man would
stay in such an earthly paradise.
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London once. bingham House. Arundel
atrcet. Strand.
Paris once. 6 Rue dc Ia Michodeto on Huc du
Cusfre Septembro.
Washington once. Hibbs Building
Brooklyn offlcc, io5 Livingston street.
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ITO Nassau street: Secretary, {. l.. Luxton. i7o
Nassau street.
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