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SEERS AND ENPERORS.
~oothsryings Of SINK Hermann the Ger.
man and Fortune Tells.

TO THE EDITOR or THE Sv---sir. A.
unearthing OF predictions seems 10 be the
order Of the day. why not revive the
prophecy made In tho thirteenth century
by monk named Hermann who lived
In the monastery Of Lehnn in Branden-
burg Monk Hermann wrote boob N
Latin verse entitled "Naticinium Lehnln-
ense" concerning thc future destiny Of the
German Empire for many centuries.
The monk. having fore;old the defeat at
Jena and the constitution of the Germanic
Confederation IN 1915, predicts the down
fall OF the Uohenzolern dynasty. Of which
William II. Is TO be the last to occupy
the imperial throne. Hero are the verses
Verse %; Tandem scertra gcrit qui stem
mats ultimus crit Verse %: Israel In
fandum sectus nu1ct morte piandum.
Translated they read:
At last the sceptrc Is held n him who
viii be the last Of the royal race. Israel
attempts an eNecrahle crime. which death
alone can oxpiato.
Is not the plunrnC or Europe In a dis
astrous war an cVecrable crime
william /. King ~ Prussia. consulted
in 1929 a fortune teller who In answer
to his queries Informed him that he would
ascend the throne in 1919. that the Ger
man Empire would he established in 1871.
that he would die in lSSs, and that the
German Empire would come 70 an end IN
| 1919. Tho first three prophecies have al
ready been fulfilled
ARsHAG n. MAIDEsiAH
NEw YoRK. August II.
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The last scene uf the current act in
the Mexican dramn seems To he Mt
hnnd President tARRAJAI consents to
end his brief rule and First chief CAR
RAMA is on the brink Of realizing his
ambitions or aspirations II he SO pre-
fer. The world AT large is too busy to
give much attention To the outcome, nut
Americans will watch the victor's
course and the behavior OF the various
elements In the country with consider
able interest AMI anxiety.
General CARRANzk makes fair prom
ses. lie offers all sorts of guarantees
of safety for life and property to cit
liens and foreigners Llille. lie offers
ConSiitutionals soldiers in any num-
bers to net as nm armed police to pre-
serve order ana protect all interests
Only toward thc Federal soldier Is he
implncahle, Any Of these found armed
he threatens tn treat MS persons I'm
seditious uprising. Whether this por-
tends wholesale executions remains Ia
he seen, Presumably at leas. the rank
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JON HEDGES HITS THE NAIL.
An Upstate Editors Estimate of Poiiti-
cal Iphtio sOphcr.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN---Str: In
his statement to the enrolled voters OF the
State Job E. Hedges has hit the nall
squarel$on the head. He says:
To deceive the people by false phrases
and mock them with pretended virtue Is
moral treason. 1t is time for men who pre-
tend to speak for the people while talking
for themselves to act more for the people
and think less for themselves
In these few words Mr.. Hedges has given
a true and artistic picture of certain
'would-be Cesar" who is rapidly receding
Into political "Reminiscences. 1t Ia often
said by superficial thinkers that Mr.
Wedges is not serious. that he is a Joker
He does not impress me In this way lie
impresses me az a thinker and a philoso-
pher. His wit is so keen. so sudden, 40
lightninglke that It shocks tn people into
sensfbility and opens their minds for the
reception of truth. and because II affects
them In this way they are amused. lie
who can cheer up the mind while he is in
structing II Is not a Joker. He Is philos-
opher. The doctor who can cheer up the
patient while giving him medicine Is some
thing more than a dealer in drugs. He is
a scientist lie understands the science
OF psychology as well as the science OF
drugs. The only way Mr.. Hedges differs
from other people II In the fact that he can
see things az they are. while others can
see them as they are not. He compre-
hends human nature and conditions. while
others comprehend only their own desires
lie can picture things as they exist In a
short sentence SO that the picture can be
seen and understood. while others would
involve them In a cloud OF words and sur
round them with mystery. People have
always been charmed Ivy mystery. bat
they have never been instructed by Il.
In the discussion of great and impnr-
thnt questions we should all he honest
with ourselves and honest with tho peo-
pie. II II 50 seldom. however. that an
officeseeker occupies this position that
when a man like Mr.. Hedges Is perfectly
candid with the people II ls not to be
wondered at that he II regarded as "A
Joker. To he perfectly frank and honest
with the people Ia something new In this
hypocrittcal are. The people have had
the other kind 70 long. the skirt dancer
the gallery player and the hypocritc. that
they cannot get IL through their heads
that an honest man is not a Joker. This
IL unfortunate. II II unfortunate for the
people.
Candor II the atmosphere OF u great
soul. honesty IA the climax Of genius, sin
certify Is the inspiration from on high, wit
Is the spark that lights the lamp OF
reason. and reason Il the light that H.
| Eliminates discussion In every field OF
thought--rellgion, philosophy and states
manship. CHARLES II. Belts
LYONS. r. Y, August 10
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gress and the appointed officers Of the
executive department concentrate their
efforts not on the redemption of their
promise of economy, not to save in a
financial crisis money to the citizens,
but in the devislng Of new means Of
extracting money from men tortured by
fears Of the business future, bled by
cXtravagant state. county and city ex.
penscs, and harassed by the threat of
intcrfcrcnces and restraints that will
kill their enterprises. battle initiative
and render labor fruitless.
We commend the present attitude Of
this Government witt respect to It's
domestic affairs to the earnest study
Of all the citizens. We believe that
study will amply reward those who
indulge in IT, We conceive that some
where within the United States there
must exist politician capable Of rec
ognizing the straits to which his
country Is reduced aud competent to
estimate the dimensions Of the public
opportunity offered to man Of sense.
courage and real patriotism.
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The German People and the Lord or " ar

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN--Sir: We
surely have no hostile feeling toward the
Germans as people. In some conversa-
tions here with patriotic Germans | find
they themselves do not look upon this war
as one in which the genius or the soul
OF Germany takes part find they look
upon the present conflict as a war pro-
jected by personal ambition, against the
judgment and wishes of the people whom
the Kaiser rules. and whom We all ad-
mire Such Germans as I mention tell
me further that they think and hope
the end Of what Is going on In Europe
will be that ultimately greater Ger
many will be evolved. greater because a
country not so autocratc. where the
Kaiser does now what he pleases maybe
six months from now no Kaiser will
be there at all.
In other words, while we respect and
like the German people as a people we
may not feel tho same way toward a Lord
OF War or toward system such as now
exists when 10 the latter there Is charge
able the confiagration and the misery that
stains this century.
THURLow WEED BARNES
NEW YORK, August 10.
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In the news columns Of the New York
Times of Yesterday appeared what Uur-
ported to he translation of nm cdi-
torial. DER Kaiser" In yesterday
Stddfs-Zciiung. Here Is Il passage In
the English which makes general
charge against American newspapers
The American press Is picturing the
Kaiscrs personality in a manner that
shows not only lack Of definite knowl-
edge but auimosity."
Not merely American journalists but
students of the art of traductiOn Will
bc instructed and cliiei by n compari-
son of the German text with It's sup
posedy corresponding English;
"Von dlcser Pers6nlchkeit orscheint
nunmohr In der BeurthcilunR weitcr
amerikanischer Krclsc Gin Zcrrbld. das
NIGHT mehr Won Unkcnntnis, sondcrn Won
der R6swiligket gezeichnet wird"
without comment we submit this
original 10 our German and German
reading ana speaking readers. our
younger brothers revenue" Of that
language Is insufficient 10 transform
"wciter ameriknuschcr Krese" into
the American press"
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Post BciIum Pes.imisir

Are not the prophets in rather too
much of hurry In prognosticntlng the
ultimate results of the European war?
one NJ the fnvortc predictions Is that
the prosperity of the nations involved
and the cause Of civilization in general
will br set back at least half century
10y the struggle. In fact there is no
warrant in history for any such belief.
Notwithstanding the eNhausting char-
ncter of the Napoleonic wars II Is i'm.
possible To say that any phase of civil
iHation was retarded by them. Science,
art and letters progressed while the
fighting went on and after. The be-
ginning of the great modern increases
or population dates from about the era
Of pncification: industry. commerce
and wealth, favored by great mental
awakening among the people, took a
new impetus and have grown apace
ever since.
Many instances may he cited to the
same purport. one of the most re-
nnrkahle is the Franco-German war of
1SIO-I1. the after effects of which were
most beneficial both to victor and van
pushed. Not only has Germany grown
politically In power bur her marvellous
industrial and commercial expansion
had their origin in the war spirit. In
the awakening Of the people. French
| material prosperity did not suffer- on
the contrary the defeated Power has
maintained her financial supremacy IN
! Europe. has led In science. art and
thought. has reganed even much Of
her old military glory. The nation ex-
! perienced moral regeneration through
! her disaster.
Japan after her struggle with China.
! both Russia and Japan in the later
/ Eastern conflict Spain after her clash
with the United States South Africa,
our own country both after the civil
and the Spanish war, the South Ameri-
can republics constantly advancing de-
spite many years Of wearisome discord.
give proof that Notwithstanding THE
waste and losses of war 1t Is not neces-
sarily or even usually disastrous in a
| lasting sense.
There are other sorts of pessimistlc
Vnticination which seem equally un-
warranted with that Of general col
lapse. The Russian peril looms large
In the minds of many ana no doubt
1t Is II problem that the future may
have TO attend to. But there is no
reason to despair of Europe's power.
both physical and moral, to resist Rus
SANITATION whether by intellectual
process or by force of arms.
Professor MUENsTERBERG propheses
gloomily on the assumption Of German
defeat. 1t means, he says an excess II
militarism and constant war IN the
near future. On the contrary he holds
German victory will cause long con
tinued peace through the dismantling
OF all French and Russian frontier
fortresses. 1t Is not very clear why
France and Russia should be- more SUI
pine under defeat than Germany. M
matter who loses in this costly strnG-
gle, nothing can he more improbable
than speedy renewal OF II. Among
the hopeful elements Is the prospect
that this war may create the same dis
taste for warfare MS did that of $50
and another generation at least may
pass without n similar catastrophe.
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ELUSIVE CAPTAIN DIAMOND.
Further Efforts 10 Trace THIS Minor
Patriarch. Aged us.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. THE
S-NDAY Sun has letter from &c. f.. s."
Of Boston crlticising the report that
Captain Goddard r. II. Diamond was
born in Plymouth. Mass II has been
many times stated that this centenarian
was born at Woodstock. Me. and that the
Diamond family went from Plymouth to
Woodstock How much of that is correct
| cannot state, but II IL certain that A
Diamond family was In Woodstock in
1875 and that a son was born to them
In the spring Of that year. The family
went away from Maine few years later
and appears to have drifted over large
part % North America before the son, II
Goddard +. ID. Diamond was the son.
settled In California.
There IL tradition that the senior
Diamond at Woodstock was not Yankee
and that he dropped his his when he
talked
About twenty years ago. when this
California citizen was reputed to have
his Tooth birthday, I tried to look up the
family history AT Woodstock There were
John and William. My present impress
sion Is that John was progenitor of the
son and that William had no family a,
the time OF the soJourn In the Maine town
BosroH, August 10. INTERESTED
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To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sr: A
suffragist leader OF New York rightly OBJ
serves that the confiagration now raging
in Europe should put an end 10 the charge
that women are more hysterical than
men. The fact Is, as We now see, that
men and women are equally hysterical
but perhaps not about the same things.
The men OF Europe are shooting and
stahbing each other in state OF in
furiated madness which every day and
hour grows more terrible. Reason can
not reach them and in their frenzed blind
ness they threaten to destroy what little
civilization We haVn.
And these same men In governing the
people have bonded into economic slavery
children to be born nifty years hence and
have laden cities and nations with debts
that never can he paid
by the time the women get into ONCE
very likely we shall all he willing for
them to act upon this wise AND safe prin-
C.ple to wit FiNl out whist the men
would do. then do differently.
r. J. IRWIN.
LINCOLN. Neb August s.
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OCEANS MYSTERIES IN MOVIES
Williamson Pictures OF Indrr'es
Life shown In Museum Here.

The Williamson expedition motion PC
lures Of submarine life In the We I0'
dies had their first New York showing
YESTERDAY under the auspices Of the Amor
lean Musuem Of Natural History in '''
museum building. The first publ, '\'
hibition was recently held At tho Sr''-
soniiu Institution in Washington.
II is the desire and aim of tho ~
ventors, Charles W, j. l.. and ~
Williamson, to adapt color photurr
10 their pictures Of suhm7riu life O. h-.'S
out the luxuriant color Of coral rrHN
that is found among the Bahama l-l'''-
where the pictures were taken this sprHf
one feature OF thrilling inteI"s'
battle between native diver and
shark at a depth Of forty feet Arn''
with long knife the diver engages '.-
shark and after a terrific struggle ""'''
out victorious,
The exhibition. which consisted - 'NN
reels Of pictures, illustrated both '
water and over water life u i"r
hamas Coral growth the suhm2N"" 3 '''
Sens OF the West Indies queer trI '.'"
tofore unknown species Of hsN r'''H
diving after coins and tho sroa7" ~
dustry were some OF the thngs "'h
stood out for enthusiastic common !''
TEL day.
Tho motion pictures were tlSe7 ."'. ~
~ an iron operating chamber att'r.'
a collapslhle tube and lowered \"
the water from barge The op"'1
chamber was ntted with q ISIS .N'
from behind which tho nhoJ't'
W, rked. Picture. were made ~ n2
means Of electric lights loWrre oyer
submerged chamber.
George VI Williamson, son
inventor % the apparatus Ae- "Ni'l
from OF the camera I'm a divr- s"'
was photographed This 3 'o,I
N, only picture ever mad" o.
1T the bottom Of the o'ran. ~"
dt'on party numbered .wt.v' POS
can Gregory Wa the photograph
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GrrmSny's Contribution to 'mcrican
Greatness

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
the present European complications how
ever lacking in sympathy for the German
Government Americans may be. they
should never forget that OF all non Eng
lsh speaking peoples entering these
United States those of German nativity
have contributed most to its substantial
development In every Observation-Disclosures
trial. political or social--they have been
In the forefront, remarkable alike for In
dustry. honorable dealing and as aids to
good government 1t is sad to think a
people of such high chnracto should be-
come involved in such disastrous an en-
terprise as European war is likely to be-
NEW YORK. August II. c. q. CutIN
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Tho I 80 OF Sea Mines.

To rHE EpIToR or TUE SvT-Su. Mr..
Churchill, First Lord Of the Admiralty. is
reported To have said IN the British Parlia-
ment. in dealing with the alleged laying
Of German mines In the open sea:
THE use Of the mine is new In warfare
and deserves the attentive consideration
not only OF those who are engaged In
war. but OF the nations OF the civilized
world
with AL respect. Mr., Churchill IL not
accurate IN his announcement Great
Britains present ally. Russia. sowed the
open sea or the coast OF Corea and the
Liau-tang peninsula In her war with
Japan with sea mines
Two Japanese first class ships OF war
were destroyed by contact with them far
from the land.
Germany is only following tho example
then set by one Of the Powers now asga.l-
ing her. r A. EARLE
NEW YORK, August II.
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Initiative. Ratihcandum. Recall.

If II he the certified truth and no
currency of ANANtAs that n remaking
and redistribution Of the PENNSYLVANIA
Progressive ticket So that It may sat
isfy the demands of the People. and
Tribune Of the People, NJ Oyster Bay,
the progress Of Progressive ideas de
noted thereby must interest every can
did student Of contemporary political
institutions and Improvements.
II is only just to remark that the
PENNSYLVANIA Progressive primaries
were not preceded by that selection by
the leader. then absent from the coun-
try, II we remember, Of the candidates
10 be ratified by those prlma ries. In
other words. the condition precedent of
decent primary, the initiative Of the
leader (whom rude earlier generations
used to call "thc boss") was not com
piled with. Therefore the recall of the
decision Of tho clearly imperfect and
Illegal primaries Is necessary. Then
the initiative gets Ia work again. and
the grateful Pennsylvania Progressive
can ratify the choice made by Il,
Mark the steps: the initiative. the
ratlficandum: In the absence Of tn,
initiative. the recall 10 start the proc
ess properly.
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Should Italy. as is hinted in cable
dispatches. decide to seize Albania. she
will find he-pelf embroiled on both sides
Of the struggle as 1t now stands. The
Austrians will be enraged because they
consider they have at least equal rights
in the principally. ServiG and Monte
negro. the latter OF which has already
seized SCutari one II the principal AL
bantam towns. will be equally hostile
because. no doubt. they hSpe to gain
In Albania part Of the compensation
they will covet for the war that has
been forced upon them
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For the relief of temporarily destitute
Americans and the speedy repatriation
of our citizens now in England and else
where in Europe, the committee which
is working so energeticaly and effect
lively in London needs money, and not
"A little of II.
We beg leave to impress that impcra-
tive need upon the minds Of the readers
Of TUr Sun, and To suggest that the
quickest way to respond To this call ~
patriotic duty is 10 send donations for
the purpose either to the Fifth Avenue
Bank or 10 the Guarantee Trust Gem
pauy in this town.
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The HarNesters.

France, 1910
Look the harvest stands unreaped
In the silent golden field
Where is he who should he there.
Wont the sickle keen TO WELD?
Look the vineyard clusters darken,
Who is there To store It's yield9
Ycster eve. AT angelus--
An, how many with us kneeled!"
Hush the reaper--he is reaped,
IIc il brother to the clod
Not like sheaves can he he raised.
And the vintager--my God
Is become the vintage heaped,
only waiting to be trod,
when the rich wine Of his life
Shall he drunken by the sod 80
woman. YOU your land must serve
Breast the silent golden corn.
DO not stay for words or tears
TIL the teeming field he shorn,
TIL the clusters dark with wine
To the presses shall he borne,
Him. the valiant, whom you loved,
Proudly shall our cross adorn."
Hush the reaper--he Is reaped.
ON the hr.ast that breathes no more
what avalls your honor cross?
What avails the harvest store,
When the land Is stripped OF men?
Hearts shall thirst and hung r sore
Aye, no blood Of grape shall hearten
When the wine Of life We pour 20
Women, now the corn is ground
And the wine Is m the cave.
Sow the fields and prune tho vines
When next summers harvests wave,
Praise be yours, and yours alone.
For the bounty that ye gave.
Go, he mothers 10 the soil
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10 TIM EDITOR or THE SUN-SW: ON
tho front paR" Of daily newspaper
read this pittsburg despatch
There Is great ANXIETY in MS family and
among his official associates regarding
Mayor Armstrong;, who is marooned IN u
London hotel
Had you not better advocate a warshlp
n once for his Worahip's aid or per
haps some American breakfast food
melons and a steam heater might make
his fate less horrible II they were hur-
ricd over \ toCKEEY From LIVERPOOL
New York. August II.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Since
ships of our navy cannot consistently with
neutrality become wheat carriers. and
since our coastwise steamers are appar-
entity unavailable. "A Yankee woman begs
leave TO ask IL fleet Of sloops and
'chooners could not do the work. A
cruiser or two OF the nation that has
bought the wheat would have To convoy
1t, and the enemy might ind II difrcult
to capture and round up such fleet
ANN PRENTICE.
NEW YORK, Auglst 10.
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A Glitch"

To rHE EDITION or Tue suN-Sr "ILft"
used by some OF your correspondents is
English, hut have often heard appeals by
pedestrians In sullivan and other counties
Please give me a hitch.'" the meaning Of
witch word seems bit strained Lincoln
with his dry sense of humor once asked a
man driving along country road TO carry
his overcoat. Sure" said the man but
what about yourself7" II intend to remain
In IT," was the reply, VIZ
ARLINGTON, n. j., August II
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The Cable Companies and the British
Censor

To THE EnIron OF THE SuN-Sr: In
your issue Of this morning | notice that
cvc Of your correspondents says that the
cable companies arc holding up" patrons
by requiring the street number OF the al
dresses to be transmitted. n your CORE
spondcnt had Inquired ~ us the cause
of this he would have been told that II is
"A requirement imposed by the British
military censor, and that We are IN no.
wise responsible Tor II, We have obtained
several notifications OF the rcnsor's re-
quircments and hrue to obtain more.
GEORGE CLAPPERroN,
Vice .Presdent Of Tho Commercial Gable
Company.
NEW York, August II.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sus-Sr. have
heard people say that they have no wish
to I'VE after they get old and decrepit
" has never struck mo In that way II
I were the lamest Of the lame and tho
haltcst Of the halt shonid still want TO
toddle along as far as 7 could.
or course being only 10. and the whole
world sim seeming very bright 10 me. I
may not be n competent Judge, but I would
he willing to bot that when I get old and
feeble shall feel Just the same, want to
stay right on as long as can
Nrw YORK, August 10 y W q
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Some prohibition resolutions passed
by the Presbyterian Synod of oregon
and reprinted in the Congressional Rec
ord contain this confusion OF the list
lessness and ennui of the much endur-
ing voter In that forcing bed Of all the
crankerles:
"Ict us remove the oregon stigma OF
casting the vote of less than half OF her
qualified electors.'
You can't blame them. They are
called upon to vote so often that they
are sick of the polls.