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IICTOR MAJ REL.
His appearance In Europe and Boston
~ NrDhist OpheIes.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr: An
editorial article in THE SUN. referring to
the galaxy of famous BARITONE and bass
singers trained In the school of French
lyric art. stated that "they all. with the
exception OF Victor Maurel. sang McphiS-
tophcies in Faust -
Yet It is on record that Maurel once
sang that role at the Boston Opera House,
and he was always popular in the part in
Europe. while we In New York were per-
mitted to see and hear him only in the
secondary character of Vdientin.
friend who remembers Maurel
as Mephistopheios at CovSnt Garden. Lon
don, several years ago told me that
Maurel dressed the part in gray. instead
OF the conventional scarlet or black. and
that II was most interesting perform
'ance especially on the dramatic side.
II we had more connoisseurs among
our opera habitues we would have in
sisted not only upon the Mcphtstoph eies
OF Maurel hut the Constance In Die
Entfihrung aus dem Serail' and Despind
in "Cos fan lutte of Nine. Sembrich,
the greatest Mozart singer OF her time, as
well as Nine. Calve In a number OF inter
esting French roles. not to mention other
great artists. A e g.
NEW York August 20
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THE WOMAN'S PEACE PARADE.
Objections OF q SufYragist VINO Cues
Joseph OF the Corn Trust.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: As
n woman who Is very proud of having
marched in the ranks of every Suffrage
parade held in New York, and who mas
tried to do her part to further the eco
monte organization of women, may l pro-
test against the futillty OF the wonen's
peace parade scheduled for August 20?
Considering the absolute neutrality OF
our nation, the firm stand taken by the
present Administration against any sort
of war and the continued efforts OF our
chief Executive to act as mediator 10
the warning nations. any such paraue
seems waste of time and energy, al
most a bit of solemn tomfoolery. at a
time when energy Is needed for anothar
purpose.
There is n way in which women can
act at this juncture for the city and for
the world. For this the women OF chi
cago have already indicated the effective
measures. Public protest against the
high price of foods; public exposition OF
the business methods used by our Gov
ernment in its effective solution of the
food problem at Panama boycott, II need
be, of commodities closely held; pressure
on public representatives to secure Gov
eminent regulation or control OF the dis
tribution of the necessaries OF life: this
programme is now up to- the progress
sive New York women. BY progressive
mean the woman who understands the
value of modern collective action. and NJ
the same time, as the actual buyer for
the family. looketh well to the ways OF
her household and eateth not the bread
of idleness. 1t is up 10 her to determine
finally whether the middlenan shall
really be able to carry out his threat OF
PAY or starve." as recently reported in
the daily press,
In the land OF Egypt an ancient Gov
ernor once foresaw a great famine. SO
- .NV.sf xh a M
gathered 1t into storehouses. The scar
city proved widespread, and we are told
that "all countries came to Egypt to buy
corn" But first Joseph "opcned all the
storehouses and sold unto the Egyp-
tans."
Are New York women as wise as the
Egyptians and their up and doing jew
ish Governor? ELIZABETH BUTCHER.
CAP a LAIGLE, Murray Bay, Quebec.
August rs.
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of the State itself.
"a cablegram Is In many respects sim
liar to letter. and 1t Is not the DUTY OF
any neutral Government to ee"Sor ie.'e's
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l., -. s,o.., hv s,at,tes which make
If criminal offence to divulge their
contents.
Judge COOLEY. in his work on 'Consti-
tutional Limitations Seventh Edition
pages 4S2-4S)' doubted even 'he power
OF court 10 oonnpeI 'eieerap" opo' avn
10 u'so,oSo 'ne 'o a,.,ss ,n.ar,oan MAR
u,,,a ,he r-nI,od states exercised rigid
oansorshin tho nations which are now bel
l,xerents did not interpose any restrictions
on messages to or from the United States
or to or from Spain.
THE Commercial CaoIe company "ouIu
feel Obliged 10 contest as -0.." 49,,
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and other companies o"hins ."o''''
nave no uoupt' - eN'''S '''''''' ~
that mere outIIleu'
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companies ana Oh tneir "''u''
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HANNAH or H4VERHILL
4 Heroic New England " oman COmmem-
Grated by n Monument.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir:
have been Interested to see several letters
IN THE SUN recently in regard to mouu-
ments erected In honor OF women. After
somebody asserted that there was only
one in the United States another cor
respondent said that he believed there
was one somewhere in New Hampshire
known as the Hannah Dustin monument.
This is a fact. and the monument Is on
an island In the Merrimack River, seven
miles north of Concord. n. H.. at Pena-
cook station. The monument is carved
from granite and bears the heroic sized
figure OF Hannah with a tomahawk in
one hand and bunch OF dozen Indian
scalps in the other
Hannah Dustin was one Of the early
settlers at Haverhill. Mass, and in an
Indian attack on the town her husband
and all her children were killed except a
baby. The Indians took her and the child
and another boy Is years old, and started
for Canada up the river in canoes They
we're encamped one night on the island at
Penacook when Hannah got up and with
out waking one of the Indians she
smashed the skulls OF the whole twelve OF
them. knowing that her story might not
he believed she then scalped the whole lot
and made her way back in safety TO
Haverhill. taking the scalps evidence.
For this remarkable deed the granite
monument was erected. II is seen by but
few people. as no highway crosses the
island. The railroad crosses II. but
there is no good opportunity TO gee tho
monument from the cars The island is
the property of a -four milling corpora
ton. RonERr +, JOHNSTON.
CONCORD, n. H., August 81.
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CENTURY MAGAZINE
DISPUTE Is SETTLED
Company Pays R. NJ. Mcbride
Sum of Money to Drop
Litigation.
REORGANIZATION TO GO ON
Court Action Had Been Brought
to Compel Sale Of Magazine
for 100000.

The litigation which has tied VI M,
Century MooaSine and seemed likoly 70
interfere with the proposed reoreanz,.
ton OF the Century Company was settled
yesterday after a conference between AT.
torneys for the Century Company and
Henry Bennett Leary. counsel for Robert
NJ. Mcbride. The Century Company p,d
Mr.. Mcbride a sum OF money to drop 6,
suit, the amount Of which was not an.
nounced.
Mr.. McBride's suit was brought 10 70.
strain the Century Company from dlspos
Ing of the magazine or from carrying oli
n proposed reorganization OF tho COMPANY.
In which Morgan W. Shuster, former
treasurer-general OF Persia, is to have
prominent part, and also TO COMPEL ;hs
Century Company to carry out an agree.
ment to sell the magazine TO Mr. Mcbride
for 100000. The plaintiff got A ten.
pOrary Injunction in the case and then
obtained an order for the examination O,
Douglas Il. Doty. secretary OF the Century
Company. to prove that the magazine has
been losing heavily for the last few year
and that the Century Company Itself vas
deeply in debt.
Supreme Court Justice Hendrick heard
argument last Friday on a motion by the
Century Company to vacate the order for
the examination OF Mr.. Doty While tho
case was pending before him the Century
Company made overtures to Mr. Mcbride
looking toward n settlement, and tho com
promise reached yesterday was the result,
Attorney Leary for Mr.. Mcbride an.
nounced that he was led to accept the
terms of settlement because of his belle,
that the litigation would be protractei
and would not he OF benent to the mar
azine. which Mr. Mcbride was seeking 10
buy.
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DOUBTS PROMISE TO JEWS.
Louis Marshall Questions Cars In
tcntion 10 Give Equal Rights.

Louis Marshall, president OF the Amori-
can Jewish committee, yesterday made me
following statement:
During the past few DAYS my views
have been repeatedly asked concerning
the report that the Car is about 70 ,ssue
ul<ase comforting equal civil and pol'i'
cal rights upon the Jews Of Russia Il
is idle to speculate with regard To- a mere
rumor emanating from an unknown source
and without any apparent basis o' on A
sanction. II any pronouncemeut ON ms
subject should in fact he made hN me
Russian Government everything would
depend upon its phraseology. Il may
mean much or little. 1t may be tempo
rary expedient. II may be coupled WIN
impossible conditions II may he Ike mo
covenant made by Rumania in 1875 with
the European Powers--a promise ana
nothing more,
IAN that the friends OF justice and lh-
erty are justified in saying at this t'ine
is that they sincerely hope that the car
will give heed to the dictates of humanity
and the voice of conscience; that he may
have discovered the true Interpretation
OF the protest of the American people
against the treatment OF the Jewe when
by unanimous action OF Congress ne
treaty between the United States ana
Russia was abrogated.
Until, however, there is duly auihenu-
Gated information IL is premature 20 NE
dulge in encomiums upon one who mas
hitherto proved deaf to every consdera-
ton OF humanity, the leader Of the BACK
Hundreds and the instigator of the be he
prosecution, and who has not hes.ta'ed
to nullfy the much vaunted grant Of 'on'
stitutional government which he solcmoY
made In October, 1905, and which hy MI
subsequent action has degeneraied INC
mere sham"
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4 Bilious View OF Citizcnshlp.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: This
great country of ours, which Is OF course
the first In our thoughts and in our
hearts" That's what the President says.
Is It first in our thoughts though?
know a man who has lived quarter OF
a century in America and still refuses
naturalization. saying that II he were
naturaized he would be Just as much a
"Brltisher" after as before the operation.
besides being a hypocrte.
And all these German American. "
''Servlan American" Russian American
and other hfty-hfty kinds OF citizens
who are In such hurry TO be natural
lied, have they undergone a like moral
deterioration, or are they hypocrites with
out realizing It?
The country which is "hrst in our
thoughts and In our hearts" Is always
and necessarily the country OF our birth
and upbringing. and the offer OF vote
to all who will go through certain absurd
formaYlties is a standing inducement to
hypocrisy and danger to the American
commonwealth BUSTER
NEW YORK, August 10.
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New York without Opera.

1t has been the opinion Of those In
control OF the Metropolitan Opera House
that there would be performances OF
opera there in spite of the war in Eu-
rope. 1t Is long time since that house
was closed for the season. MAURICE
GRAZ kept II shut during the winter Of
1S96-07 on the pretext that JEAN DE
REszKE did not wish to return 10 this
country and that 1t would be Impossible
to carry on the sen son without him. The
real reason was the belief that public
support would be greater II there We're
n year free from operate perform
ances.
There Is no need OF any such stimu-
lus now. 1t Is not possible to supply
the demand for good seats and there
were even two opera houses existing
prosperously and on the same artistic
level few years ago. New Workers
need not be deprived OF this form of
musical art to make them hunger for
1t, They will not lack enthusiasm In
| their support of the institution year
after year. Whenever for reason seats
are surrendered by subscriber there
are always other applicants eager to
take them 1t is in this way that the
financial success of the enterprise is
assured.
The season does not seem so much
matter OF certainty az the power:
at the Metropolitan Opera House as
sumo. 1t is readily comprehensive
that Signor CABUso, for instance, may
do much more for the glory of hi
country by singing here than by active
service In the field should Italy enter
the war. How much more puissan
with his baton would be ARTURO Tos
cANINI over his forces ut the operi
house than In commanding soldiers a
lieutenant of reserves. 1t may b,
that these two pillars Of our Opera
would be able to get here more ensil.
than others. The German singer
might find 1t much more difficult L
come If the present conditions con
} tinue.
; 1t is certain that there will he moth
= ing TO keep the artists occupied a
home. Probably all the opera house
, will remain closed except those z
. Italy. Russia's opera singers are les
5 likely to be heard outside their ow
country, 80 there are, with the excel
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reckoned by value, weight. volume or

reckoned by value, weight, volume or
freight forms more than half the cargo.
ARTICLE Aft a vessel carrying con-
traband Is released she may be con-
demned TO pay the costs and expenses
incurred by the captor.
or course these provisions have
equal force as regards any vessel n.y.
ing the American flag. But so long as
they are fairly treated in accordance
with international law neither our ma
tional pride nor our sense Of justice
would he offended by their search,
seizure or condemnation. But II our
Government were the owner OF the
ships 1t might be very different mat
ter. Could we tolerate interference
with United States property by the
warships and prize courts of other ma
lions? That Is an important question.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir:
quite agree that we in this country should
keep open house" for our German
friends and fellow citizens. They are all
good Americans and 1t Is quite right that
they should have strong feeling for
the Fatherland. They should be honored
for that, and they are. What American MS
object TO is the autocratic spirit OF En-
peror William, shown now more siren
uously. but apparent to every democratic
intelligence for years, That is what we
object to in this age OF democracy. and |
know very many Germans who love their
Fatherland but do not uphold the Kaiser
any more than we do and are not ready
to fight under the banner of the divine
right OF kings. They have become too
thoroughly Americanized for that; and
these are the Germans we honor most.
We owe too much to our German citizens
TO have any desire to quarrel with them
for their sentiments, W, j.
New YORK, August FL
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How completely unspoiled the viii
lage poStman's son who sat on the
throne of Peter remained throughout
his pontifcate nothing tells better than
his request for provision for the mod
crate needs of his sisters. Following
ancient and respectable precedent, he
might properly have established them
during his lifetime in degree OF COM
fort that would have been luxurious to
women Of any upbringlng. This he
declined to do. just as he RETAINED
from distributing honors among the
members OF his family; and now. at
his DEATH the request he made of the
Church sustAins the fine record of
his life.
PIUs Y. described himself in his will
as man born poor. Yet his wonder
full experience from peasant boy daily
tramping miles &c and from school,
through the various grades OF the
priesthood to the supreme position he
reached, left him unspolled in modesty,
stranger to avarice. and in his rela-
! tions to his sacred charge Il true Gus.
todan and faithful trustee.
/ II is difficult to picture life more
/ inspiring than Pope PIus's. Will not this
splendid example of the cardinal vlr-
tues, so naturally displayed. influence
mems minds long after the political
and polemical questions that arose In
his time have faded from all except
historical memory?
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cations are made invariably in code in

CutiOns arc maze Invariably IN Coue III
time Of war and most Of them even in
time of peace. without the possession
of the code signal book of the sender
no person can translate n naval mes
sage The principles applied to the
deciphering Of ordinary codes cannot
he applied to this. The naval wireless
keeps its secret.
Meanwhile IL may he safely as
sumed that the British Channel squad
ron Is performing the important duty
for which II has always existed. The
landing Of the British army force on
the Continent Is proof that this is the
case. The German warships may not
be completely bottled up and reports
Of damage wrought along Russian
coasts may be true. But while the
Kaiser's battleships are compelled to
confine their activities to throwing
shells into Cronstadt and other nearby
ports no serious damage can result to
the cause of the allies. II the opera
tions in the Baltic could preface or
cover the landing Of German army
on Russian soil these performances
would be momentous. Meanwhile the
fathomless silence of the British Chan
mel squadron and the landing of the
first British army on the Continent
speak eloquently Of the continued i'm
portance Of sea power.
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4 United East"

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
discussing the step taken by Japan in
regard 10 the German possession OF Kiao-
chow in China, Professor Wheeler Of Vale
says that in his opinion the contemplated
action of Japan in handing back Kiao-
chow to China, after forcing Germany 10
release it, will be followed by a union OF
Japan, China and India, a United East
against a United West
] do not know IL China would he will
ing to Join Japan, but does Professor
Wheeler seriously believe that India will
come into this union The people OF
India are Aryan and they have no sym
patty and liking for Chinese or japanese.
Mongolian races. ! know whereof / write,
being an East Indian myself There is
no kindred bond, nor is there likely to he
any, between the Aryans of India and the
Mongolans OF the Far East
New YORK, August 81. PERsEPoLIs.
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ton Of CHALrApINp and several Others.

ton Of CHALrAPINE and several others,
few Russian singers from that coun-
try likely to go abroad for any ar
tlstic purpose. 1t looks at present as
IL escape from France and Germany
would be extremely difficult for sub
jects capable of bearing arms even
with the comparative inefficlency Of
opera singers.
There will certainly be changes and
delays in the season, whatever may be
the scale on which It is attempted.
There will necessarily be newcomers
in the personnel Of the orchestra and
chorus, and the work Of training them
will require time. Whatever may be
the necessary departures from the pro-
gramme announced, New Workers. will
be sorry to lose any feature Of Its win
ter season 80 brilliant as the opera at
the Metropolitan.
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1000 TEACHERS STILL AWAY,
Substitutes and Pupils May Re Use"
in Public schools.

The school authorities are becor, ,Is
anxious about the number OF G"''
school teachers who are In Furope "'v
who will not be able In many 'ns''n''
10 get back TO this city in time to 60 q"
duty at the opening OF the schools VI"
September IA. ..-
city Supt. Maxwell is Of tho oI"n.,'J
that the schools will he fully equppsu
with teachers so that no classes Will po
idle. .-r.
There will he enough substitute te1
ers and pupil teachers, he said NestT' I"' -,
to NJ the vacancies caused by N" W..
detentions The superintendent mas nn
wav OF knowing how many OF the
teachers in the system went TO LN'ur
this summer. II Is thought there "'
about 1000 now In Europe.
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Man Folks TOO Lazy 70 March In II; Two
Paciferous PhalanNes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: The
editorial article THE Peace Parade"
seems to doubt that women are peace
loving, for 1t accuses them OF having
rich warlike potentialties"
To my mind IT Is to the lasting shame
of man. even II he did originate the peace
conference at The Hague, that he 'ets
woman march alone under an August
sun TO excmpllfy that hate is impious."
| suppose II there were something he
sides "sackcloth' to walk in. some glory
to win or pride to initiate, man would
march, and If the pageant were late In
the afternoon when the sun gets bit
languid, perhaps the Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery Company OF Boston ana
the New Haven Footguards would march.
1t would do much TO make war unpopu-
lar II they would, as they are twin monu-
ments OF peace.
JAMES n. DEwELL. Jr.
ATLANTIC CITY. y. j., August 81.
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GERMAN WIRELESS HAMPERED.
Conditions Block Ne"
sages Mt Tuckerton station.

The atmospheric conditions around N'v
York in the last few days have maze
direct wireless communication with nt!
many by way Of the Tuckerton, Y d"
station. practically impossible, accoIdlnE
to Theodore r, Lemke, manager o' INV
station, yesterday.
Before the afternoon storm set In I,
few short m .ssages had been rec'N'u
at the station, Mr.. Lemke said, bur Wv
electricity and moisture during the a'',.'
noon and evening had prevented any ~
liable communication.
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W, D. Howells In Harpers Md0axine for
September begins his memoirs Sir j. J.
Thomson writes on positive electricity. Nor
man Duncan writes OF Australian expert
ences, II. Rhodes describes summer resorts,
". l., Weyl philosophers on immigrants.
and Katharine NJ True tells how Jefterson's
little daughter crossed the Atlantic. Eight
short stories, among them one by Mrs, De.
land, with the continuation of Booth Tark-
instons serial. form an ample supply OF
nction. There b one poem.
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Antwerp Is on the River Scheldt, which
passes some miles below the city into
the Netherlands. The river Is free to
commerce, hut, being territorial waters
OF Holland, the channel is neutral so long
as the Dutch Government keeps out OF
the war. England made promise last
week 10 observe its neutrality by not
sending warships into It. but whether the
pledge will be regarded as extending to
transports and supply ships remains to be
seen
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What Bothers Him.

Az CnEr DIES REpAcTEuRs-MoRsieur, &c
nest pas la guerre entire la France ct
rAllemagne qui me gene. c'est plus la ques-
tion 81 le garcon, an restaurant on je
dejeune, frotte son visage avec la meme
serviette quil poit les cuilieres ct les
autres instruments. Je demande lie plus
simple, mails propre service ct Je maine pas
que le garcon sen sert du drap pour essuyer
figure HIRAM
New YORK. August 81
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7 49, 900
A Saints Prophecy.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUS--Sir: The let
ter on St. Columbkile's prophecy which
you publish this morning over the signature
&C" Interests me, But I have looked up
the prophecy in the Catholic Encyclopedia
and and no mention OF It either In the
article on the Saint there called Columba)
or In that prophecy. Perhaps &C" has
got the names mixed, II. NJ. KELLY
NEW YORK, August 20.
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In many interesting letters from
many points of view our friends have
furnished us with their ideas on the
national and international aspects OF
the great war. We shall take pleasure
in devoting a considerable space to this
correspondence on Sunday.