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our Government has not always been
quite 80 explicit, but the facts seem TO
be. In the first place, that there is no
reason whatever for imputing bad faith
to Turkey in this surprising business !;
II we did not really get what we
thought we were getting in the agree
ment "of perpetual duration" our own
Mr.. HoDGsoN's Incompetence or care
lessness was to blame; and, in the Sec
ond place, the concessions as to right
Of extraterritorial trial now summa.
rily extinguished were not what for
years this nation had thought them to
be. but merely the same as those ac-
corded to the nation most favored; aud
all such rights or usages are now
equally swept away by Turkeys new
policy toward foreigners.
But however much or little Of spe-
cial privilege In the matter of judicial
procedure we lose by Turkeys repudi-
alton OF the treaty of 1880 and the
other existing conventions, there Is rea.
son for grave concern about the effect
OF her new departure upon American
interests Of another sort represented
by the great missionary and educa-
tlonal plants established by American
energy. thanks to the tolerant Ottoman
policy Of the past. What is to be the
future. for instance. OF Roberts College
on the Bosporus, of the girls school
formerly at Scutari. Of the Syrian Prot
estant College at Beirut? What ts be-
hind this unexpected move of the Turk
ish Government-merely a self-respect-
ing desire TO assert full national
growth. as in the case Of Japan, with
respect to extraterritoriality, or prep
aration for readjustment Of foreign
relations and the elimination OF all
favored" nations except one, or per-
hans twO7
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from It that an enveloping attack had
become more formidable than the at
tempt to pierce an enemy's front" The
furious and persistent assaults upon the
left wing of the allies In the war Of
1914 prove that the nephew has adopted
the tactics of the great Field Marshal
but not with the same success. 1t may
be assumed that II his spirit were
guiding the destinies Of the German
army to-day the resolution would be
made to hold the centre Of the line so
long as the attempt of the allies to
turn the right flank was not complete.
ly successful, the tactics Of the in
vaders in the north having failed. for
the time being Mt any rate. 1t may
also be assumed that the Chief of
Staff Of the German army who is d.
recting It's operations to-day Is no
more welded to rod tape plan Of
campaign than his tllustrious uncle
was and that rcsourcefulness will be
shown by revising the plan OF cam
paign to suit untoward and unexpected
conditions.
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FIVE LINERS TAKE MAIL TO-DAY.
Leave New York for Europe aaA
Parts Of Asia stnd Afrtca.

Five liners leave this port to-day with
transatlantic malls. but there will be no
more mails sent from here TO Europe
until next Tuesday. The mail steamers
sailing to-day are the Kroonland for
Liverpool. the Verona for Naples, the
Saxonia for Liverpool, the Rochamtt,au
for Havre and the Car for Archangel
Mail 20 go by the Kroonland closes
at $50 A. NJ. for Great Britain, ireland,
Belgium, Netherlands Denmark. Norway.
Sweden and Russia also for other coun-
tries except Germany, Austria. Hungary
and Luxemburg II specially addressed to
go by the Kroonland
Mall by the Verona, closing at $50
A. NJ. goes to Italy, Germany, Austria
Hungary. Bulgaria, Servia. Rumania.
Turkey and Greece: also to other parts
OF Europe except Luxembourg IL specially
addressed.
Tho Saxonta takes mail for Grea,
Britain. ireland, Belgium. Netherlands
Denmark. Norway, Sweden and Russia
also for other countries OF Europe excep,
Germany. Austria, Hungary and hxem-
burg II specially addressed. This mai
closes at the General Post ONCE a,
1870 A, NJ
The Rochambeau carries mail for
France. Rumania, Bulgaria. Servia
Ish East Africa, SIAM Malta. Gibraltar
Celyon, Straits Settlements, Dutch East
Indies, West Australia and Persia: also &c
other countries II specially addressed &c
go by the Rochambeau. Mall for this
steamer closes at noon.
Mail for Russia goes to-day by the
Car, which also will take mails for other
parts OF Europe II specially addressed
This mail closes at $40 A. NJ
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Our Happy Neutrality.

Did not Governor GLyNN, In his ad.
dress at the Battle of Lake Champlain
celebration yesterday, treat too cas-
ually and too generally the causes Of
our fortunate situation In the world
politics of to-day? The Governor said:
Through a combination OF fortunate
circumstances America has been able to
hold aoof from the jealousy and bitter
ness which at this moment is finding vent
across the ocean in the most terrible war
in the history OF the world"
Rather than attributing to "a com.
binaton of fortunate circumstances
the sngularly happy position of the
United States, the intelligent and care
fully maintained policy which has
brought us to our present condition
should he recognized and enforced.
That policy was declared by WASHING
TON, and his words cannot he too fre.
quently repeated:
'sThe great rule Of conduct for us In re-
gard TO foreign relations is. in extending
our commercial relations to have with
them as little political connection as pos
slble. SO far as we have already formed
engagements let them be fulfilled with
perfect good faith. Here let US stop. -
''It is our true policy 10 steer clear OF
permanent alliances with any portion OF
the foreign world. so far. mean, as We
are at liberty to do IT, for let me not be
understood as capable OF patroniz!ng In
fidelity TO existing engagements"
These brief but weighty excerpts from
that great address in which WASHING
TON offered to his countrymen the
"counsels of an old and affectionnte
friend define policy to which. In
the face of frequent and powerful
influences, this nation has steadfastly
adhered. 1t is founded in wisdom and
that rarest of virtues presient com.
mon sense: it Is buttressed in expert
ence and defended by the fruits Of oul
daily observation, To II we owe oui
enviable place to-day; and, in THf
SUNS not Mt all humble opinion, II
deserves to he described otherwise thar
as the outcome of "a combination Of
fortunate circumstances"
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NEW COTTON EXCHANGE PLAN.
Bankers Pay 7o Per Cent. on ship
ments--R emainder ON Arrival.

Foreign exchange men said yesterday
that a new method OF doing business In
exchange on cotton shipments had been
introduced One Southern banker. they
said reported that he had already done
business aggreeating sl.o00,000 under the
new scheme. Explaining the new method,
they said that II a man had cotton to
sell he would come TO bankers here with
his bill OF lading and receive 10 per cent.
of the value OF his shipment as loan.
The bankers would keep duplicates Of the
hills of lading and other documents,
When they received word that the cotton
had been received dn Italy. where most
of that staple Is going these days they
would pay the shipper the remainder. Sr
the 25 per cent due him.
It was explained that this method was
a slow one as compared with the old plan
of financing cotton shipments, a. that
commodity is mostly shipped In slow
boats, which take some time to cross the
Atlantic. The froeign exchange men
pointed out, however. that II was estab-
fishing credits In Europe and making an
exchange market on that side.
Foreign exchange rates were unchanged
YESTERDAY from Thursday.
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Will They Add Absurdity to Bad
FAITH

In contradiction to the recent report
that Senator SIMMONS OF the Senate
Finance Committee was sure the river
and harbor bill would pass the Sen
ate In its present form. II Is now de-
clared in Washington that $25,OOO, 900
of the S53 900. 600 II carries at present
will be taken from Its appropriations.
The ultimate saving to the country
would be larger than the sum by which
the appropriations are to be reduced,
for a number OF the abandoned projects
would require maintaining appropria-
tions In the future. Probably n deeper
cut could be made with advantage |;
Senator BURTON has riddled the whole
bill but evidences of the slightest in.
clination toward economy on the part
OF the Democrats In Congress will be
gratefully received.
Should the explanation OF the re-
duced appropriations offered by the
Democrats take the form OF report
from the engineers that sloth in en-
acting the measure renders 1t impos-
sible TO carry on operations provided
for In the items eliminated the object
Of this subterfuge will be apparent.
The districts whose ambitions for Fed.
eral expenditures the House bill graft.
fled will be told by their Representa-
tites that the improvements they
want have merely been postponed. and
the Senator's whose diligent opposition
| held up the bill will he blamed for
the delay. They will he glad to bear
the burden. Picture Democratic
candidate for election to Congress adj
dressing his constituents after this
fa shion:
Having been entrusted with power in
1912 on the solemn promise that we would
conduct the Government economically. we
| found the nation through causes beyond
our control involved In serious financial
difficulties.
I'VE passed an indefensibly wastefu
then promptly turned to the task OF mpos-
Ing new and burdensome taxes on you.
| "A coter!e OF unlmaginative and un
generous senators. vigorously upneld by
the intelligent and disinterested opinion
OF the nation. halted our wasteful river
and harbor bill until a quarter OF the
fiscal year had slipped past, making II
physically impossible for us TO throw away
as much money as we had planned There
fore we were obliged TO reduce our ex
| travagance for 19l4-15.
Consequently the pork distribution in
these twelve months will be smaller thar
we had hoped. But 10 compensate for
this the tax bill was carried. and Is now
law. Under its provisions the revenues
are much increased, and for 1855 W,
promise you vast unnecessary expendi
lures of every kind.
Under no circumstances vote for Re
publican candidates, for. as we told yol
in 1912. they have been guilty OF 'profil-
gate waste -
If such absurdity Is seriously con.
tcmplated by the Democrats they must
believe the electors are greater fools
than any party orator Is willing to say
they are.
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The Strategy Of the Won Moltkes

In view Of the retirement Of the
German right wing in the campaign in
France, which had been pushed almost
to the outer fortiticatiOns Of Paris
when the advance was checked, It Is
interesting to revert to the strategy OF
Field Marshal Won MoLTKE, which, II
may be presumed, is the model OF his
nephew Count HELMUTH JOHANNES Won
MoLTKE, the present Chief Of STAFF OF
the German army. 1t was at the So
licitation of the nephew that the great
Field Marshal wrote book about the
Franco-German war, which was pub
lished in 1891 soon after his death. In
the opening chapter OF that modest
narrative occurs this passage:
SIN his plan OF war submitted by the
Chief of the General staff and accepted
by the King, that officer had his eye
fixed from the first upon the capture of
the enemy's capital. the possession of
which Is of more importance In France
than In other countries On the way
thithor the hostile forces were to be
driven as persistently as possible back
from the fertile southern States into the
narrower tract on the north. But above
all the plan OF war was based on the
resolve to attack the enemy at once,
wherever found, and keep the German
forces so compact that a superior force
could always be brought into the field"
After saying that the advance Tin
lS7O) Ia the frontier was "preor-
dainrd in every detail VoN MoLTKF
continued:
"lt is a dcusion to believe that a plan
Of war may be laid for a prolonged period
and carried out at every point. The FIRST
collision with the enemy changes the
situation entirely according to the result
Some things decided upon will be i'm
pract,cable, others which original,
seemcd impossible become feasible"
The Germans in 1870 feared that tn,
French would disregard the neutrality
OF Belgium and IuXemburg, and II was
planned 10 strike at their flank witt
an army greater in numbers. In III,
present conflict IL was the Germans
who invaded Belgium, and the ole
Iflu hilSnUl = utSIeu ~ uIlNlHk IN
bulk of the enemy's forces into thu
country east of Paris while keepinI
the invading armies superior II
strength at the principal points Of con
tact has been followed, Paris in l9l4
as IN 1870 being tho objective
1t has been said of VoN MoLTKE''
strategy that 'he had been the frs
to realize the great defensive power o
modern firearms, aud had inferret
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been welcomed effusively by the sup
posed beneflciaries Of this Progressive
charity. Mr.. MCCORMICK and Repre-
tentative A. MITCHELL PALMER, the
Democratic candidate for United States
Senator, had to defend themselves at
once from the charge or suspicion Of
an alliance with the Bull Moose rem
nant- They had to deny that they had
any hand in or intention Of fusion.
In fact, the Bull Moose situation N
Pennsylvania Is delightfully."- comic. The
Lewis campaign was hopeless. Appar-
entity negotiations for Mr.. LEwIs's abb
dication were in progress at Sycamore
Hill some weeks ago, though the fact
was denied. Mr.. LEwIs's platform was
full OF jabs at Mr.. WILSON'S Admins.
tration and at the Democratic perform
ances and programme. 1t was such n
platform, in short, as Mr.. ROOSEVELT
has already made In his own machine
gun language.
The platform Of Mr.. MoCoRMIoK Is
as generous in praise Of the Admins
trntion and Democratic policies as the
Progressive platform was in censure.
The swift genius Of the Colonel has
revolved rapidly from pole TO pole.
Meanwhile, that beautiful and blame
less woodlander the Hon. Clifford
PIHCHoT, who Is as likely TO become a
Senator as Dean LEWIS was to become
Governor, is still in circulation.
In some mysterious way. hidden from
common men. the abdicatio Of LEWIS
is to serve the cause Of virtue and
injure Mr.. PENRosE. To the uninItiated
1t looks merely as II the Colonel were
still persuaded that he can run against
the war.
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The Hon. SIMEON EBEN Baldwin was

The Hon. SIMEON EBEN BALDWIN was
II when he began his first term as
Governor of Connecticut. His remark
able vigor and ability in that office
seem to have impressed the Nutmeg
Republicans. who have nominated Judge
MARCUS II. HoLCoMB. 10. for Governor,
II we remember. they prJfessed TO be
deeply grieved In 1910 by Judge BALD
WINS immense age. BE that as 1t may,
Connecticut has come to have a proper
appreciation of the fact that the "age
limit" talk is mere wind and fubdub.
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The trumpets blare In the quivering air
As with bated breath waits Przemysl
For the dread onslaught Of wars juggernaut
At the point OF the awful syzygy,
The guns will roar at the walls before
The invested city Of Przemysl,
while the imps OF hell add their horrible yell
To their impous cachinnstlons.
When the storm does break the earth shall
quake
with the shock at tho rates OF Przemysl,
And the world shall see something up In q
In the annals Of seismology.
And should any one read this war time
screed
And object to Its rhymes for Prsemysl
Let him go his way and have his say
Though he choose TO rhyme It with osh-
kosh.
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The alleged interview with me In the
South about peace commission was
"A deliberate insinuation,-Coloncl RoosE-
WELT.
Invention. of course. the Colonel said.
his fame as the maker OF
peace between Russia and Japan at
Portsmouth and the Nobel Prize award
indicate him as an indispensable MEM
Der of a peace commission II one is
ever TO be formed to end hostillties In
Europe
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BLAMES IDLE MEN.
Veal Company Head says They 'r'
Cause Of sheep shortage.

Noses Sanders. president OF the Ne"
York Veal and Mutton Company. test.
fyinE yesterday before Supreme Co.N
Justice Benedict in Brooklyn. said ~
shortage of sheep in New York state IS
due 70 the fact that farmers cannot ts'
necessary labor at reasonable prices
"pr,or to 1910" he said, New Yo''
farmers raised annually from 100000 10
25O.00o lambs. Since then they have
raised only from 5000 to 10000 lambs
wear. There are thousands Of idle men
sitting around city parks and sleep ns
there or IN lodging houses because they
won't work on farms"
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The ka1scr's HOrOscODp

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In
reference to the letter Of Mr.. Francis l.,
Hamilton on the Horoscope OF Wilhelm
H." from Odds ('Sepharlers'D New
Manual OF Astrology," my copy OF the
work agrees entirely with Mr.. Hamituns
version OF the horoscope except that mine
says before the year 1905" instead Of
"l915," as printed In THE SUN. Perhaps
the date was misread, T.. BANGS.
New YORK, September II.
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still Running Against the War.

The withdrawal OF Dean LEWIS, the
Progressive candidate for Governor Of
Pennsylvania, and the announcement
that Colonel ROOSEVELT will take the
stump for VANCE MCCORMICK, the Dem
ocratic nominee for that post, have not
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Mayor CARTER HARRISON OF Chicago
upon being asked what caused "the
shortage" of womens votes in the I'LL.
nois election. shrugged his shoulders
So far as Chicago is concerned the an
swer may be that In city where
"Hinky Dink" KENNA and Bath House"
JoHN CouoHLrN are statesmen OF per-
vading influence the women found that
politics could not be disinfected.
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The Condition Precedent OF Peace.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir. There
can be no peace until either Germany or
the allies win To halt the war at this
stage would be most inconsequent and
absurd, for II would be only postponing
the Inevitable day OF reckoning.
New YoRK, September II. ALcrpE.
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From a Returned Refugee.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. In
this mornings SUN letter appears urg-
ing the sending OF transports to carry
Americans home. by the Rev Or. David
G. Wylie. I wonder II he has never heard
OF the steamship trust and how respect
fully II is treated at Washington. I am
one OF the refugees and know "A little of
the extortion that an American citizen
had to suffer. FRANCO AMERICAN.
NEW YORK. September II.
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The Hon. JOSEPH II. CHoArE has re-
ceived the blue ribbon at the Stock
bridge Grange fair for the best collec-
ton Of eighteen kinds Of vegetables or
course. MIR. CHoATE does everything
we'll. He Is just az familiar with cab
bages as with kings.
The sun., 1914-09-12

South Africa intended. the Premier de-
clared. 10 make a substantial gift OF to-
bacco and produce for the use OF the
imperial soldiers.-Cdpe To,cn despatch,
General BorHA knows the tobacco
craving of the soldier who uses the
weed at home. Tobacco he regards as
necessary addition to his rations In
fact, there are times when he would
rather smoke than eat.
The sun., 1914-09-12

The first sktrmish between General BEN
JAMIN Hill and Governor MAYroRESA
took place late to-day at Santa Barbara
NoDnIes despatch.
Why is a Sefor of the name OF BEN
JAMIN HILL intervening In Mexico?
The sun., 1914-09-12

Despite the hair raising stories of the
treatment of Aye American newspaper
reporters in Belgium by the German
military authorities, It may be doubted
whether the Americans have ever been
in grave danger of losing their lives.
The sun., 1914-09-12

London ofce, bingham House. 1 Arundel
street, strand.
Paris ONCE. Rue de la Michodiere, on
Rue du Quatrc Septembre.
Washington once. HIbbs Building.
Brooklyn once, l0s Livingston street.
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To TINE EDITOR or Tun sus-Sir, Fame
Is Heeting. Richard Harding Davis is In
dexed In the Milton, Massachusetts, library
as "W. Davis" Isn't this putting skids
under genius7 JAMES II, SHEA
BOSTON, September II.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
MISSES SCHOLAR HOSTESSES IN WEST END

Miss Virginia Schooar and Miss Maude Scholar were joint hostesses last even- ing of a coterie of friends at their home in West End.
 Sweet peas, of all tints, were profusely used in making d pretty setting for the occasion. Progressive bunco was the fea- ture of the evening, and at a late hour an ice course was served to the following guests:
 Miss Margaret Campbell, Miss Elsie Thum, Miss Mildred Bell, Miss Eunice Miner. Miss Marian Archibald, Miss Lucille Harris, Miss Lucille Tubb, Miss Louise Bell, Miss Margaret Gadsden. Miss Georgia Coffman, Miss Aletha Gobin, Miss Louise Tubb, Miss Julia Bell Archi- bald, Miss Grace Jones, Miss Mary Fan nie Frazier, Miss Aileen Croy, Miss Paul Fancher Miss Zula Alexander, Miss Grace Alexander, Miss Fannie Mae Huffstutler, Miss Lurline Oliver, Miss Maude McClel-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
CARDS ISSUED TO CON-
 IMPEACHMENT AT ST. MARY'S

Birmingham friends yesterday re- ceived the following invitation in which was enclosed the card of Miss Augusta Carlisle Clark:
 The honor of your presence is re- quested at the commencement exercises of Saint Mary's school. Mount Saint Ga brel, Peeksldll New York, on Tuesday morning, June 9, 1914.
 Special car from Grand Central sta tion at $40 a. m., returning at 5:4S D. m
 The list of graduates, engraved with in includes the following: Augusta Carlisle Clark, Josephine Boudinot Dan forth, Josephine Verne Freund, Frances Stokes Kamerly, Helen Beatrix Post Marion Eleanor Schleicher, Margery Kittoe Smith, Susannah Robertson Wetmore, Dorothy Worthington. Another enclosure states: Musicale, 11:30 a. m; luncheon, 12:4I | p. m: religious exercises and presenta | tion of diplomas, 2:15 p. m.