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"TNTELLIGENT STATES"
4 BostOnian Asks for a List or Them and
OF Their Ignorant sisters.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Str. May
I interrupt the war? May ! lntrude into
the arena OF public affairs with a momen-
tous announcement?
Will the deep throated thunder Of helrs
Recommendations he still while ! make
speech?
Then kear We: The Honorabies Charles
w Eliot. Louis H. Brandeis. Moorfield
Pound for the National Economic League
Of Boston, county of suffolk and Com
monwealth Of Massachusetts have issued
their preliminary report on Efficiency in
tho Administration Of Justice" on page
~ the report In discussing requirements
for admission to the bar says.
Until recently there were no serious re-
quirements for admission to the bar. oA
side Of few States Many States to-day
some OF them old and intelligent, arc sub
stantially without such requiro.hents
MANY States to-day, some of them old
and intelligent means, | assume. that
some States are not old and sor not in
telligent.
Well. I'm from Missouri. VIII the de-
lightful group OF distinguished barristers
kindly designate which % the sovereign
States Of this republic are not intelligent /?
The world Is sad and needs a poke In
the ribs. At funeral man has his
laugh with him. even II he doesn't use t.
Come on, now. fellows. out with II:
which OF the commemorative OF this
country, according to a Harvard view
point, are not intelligent? BosroNIAN.
BosroN, August o.
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A Name for the War?

How shall the war he named in his
tory; What Is or is likely to be the
20 llent feature or characteristic that
will stand out most descriptively In the
popular mlndi
Some wars name themselves. The
Crimean war. the Seven Weeks war
though tais Is often spoken of merely
rs the Sadowa campaign Balkan
war could hardly have been called any
thing else, Our own great war has
been called by many names, but with
the progress Of reconciliation the title
Civil war steadily gains acceptance.
The very convenient designation by
the hyphenatlon Of the helligerents has
given us the Franco German -contem-
poraneously Franco Prusslan--war, the
Russo-Turkish, Russo.Japanese and
Spnnish-American wars. But one can
not hyphenate all the countries in Eu-
rope. and II looks as II pretty nearly
all would soon be engaged. The Austro.
Hungarian Servian Russian Anglo =
Franco Germano Belgian Portuguese
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one sided news should therefore be d.
rected 20 Berlin rather than to the
offices OF American newspapers. We
go 40 far as to venture the surmise.
based wholly upon one Of the familiar
axloms Of human nature. that II Ger
man sources had been open and French,
English and Belgian sources closed.
aud the news reports reaching the
United States favorable to German
plans and hopes, though distorted. we
should not have had the present occa-
sion to address these remarks to him
and to others like him.
The general attitude Of the American
press, as THE SuN believes precisely
represents that Of the American people
toward their German brethren across
the sen. II Is an attitude OF sincere
friendship, high esteet. and ndmira-
ton and cordial good wishes for their
national peace and happiness. The
Va me- sentiments are active here with
regard TO Germany's opponents In this
dreadful struggle. Our friendly neu-
trality leaves every American observer
free to form his own conclusions re.
Hectng the original responsibility for
the conflict, the methods Of the conduct
of It's operations, and the wisdom or
incaracty of the respective rulers, chief
tains or Parllaments engaged. This Is
n privilege secured to every individual
by the Human Bill OF Rights. Most
Americans, we should say. are exer-
cising 1t with open minds.
1t is perhaps proper to add with
perfect frankness that II an accentua-
lion OF American sympathy seems de-
sirable to our German friends much
Is going to depend upon the tone in
which It is demanded and still more
upon the attitude and actual perform
ances Of the German Government in
matters Of contact with the persons
and interests OF citizens Of our own
country. II would he a misfortune, In
deed. IL Berlin should be less saplent
and provident in this respect than
London or Paris.
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dustries be protected even II they will
not take the proper precautions them
selves.
Should the capitalists OF the country
force the protection of our industries
upon the Government and thus compel
the passage Of the Williams bill for the
preservation OF the national welfare
there remain both stumbling blocks
and one more favorable opportunity for
the American business man. The
stumbling blocks are mainly those that
confront practically every new soclaiis-
tic movement: namely the strong prob
ability that the Government cannot en-.
gage In n new business efficiently. the
operation Of a merchant service being
new to the Government OF the United
States and business that cannot be
learned Immediately Private capital
would also encounter this stumbling
block to a certain extent. but could
probably solve the problem more read.
lily and more expeditiously. The favor
able opportunity for the American busl-
ness man would come when II was time
for the Government to sell the merchant
ships acquired under the Williams bill.
for the belligerent nations would not be
in n position. after the heavy drains "
the titanic war. to he strong bidders
at the auction sale of their former ves-
sells The American buyer could prob
ably buy cheaper but. II the United
States in the meantime has been forced
to operate tho vessels acquired. he
would know little more than at present
Of the business OF efficiently operating
n merchant marine and would have 10
learn the business while other nations
were actively reentering the field with
a tendency to lower profits through
competition and the keen incentive OF
regaining their lost trade, instead Of at
n time when competition was ut a
minimum and profits correspondingly
high. during the time that the United
States Government had been forced t.
assume the strange duties Of operating
common carriers on the high seas.
If the great opportunity is not imme-
diately grasped, and grasped by private
capital. II will be n lasting disgrace to
this country and national stigma on
the sagacity of the American business
man. REGINALD TAUTsCHoID.
NEW YORK, August 10.
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COURT SUSTAINS SUBWAY WORK
V"cates Injunction Against seventh
Avenue Line In state street.

As the result Of a decision yea'rri
by Supreme Court Justice Glc-.r.
ich tho Public Service Commission WN
has been restrained temporarily from
ting contracts for the BROOKLYN section -
tho new Seventh avenue subway wis
runs underneath State street MA, g.
coed with tho contracts. Tho court ".
Gated an injunction order ohta ned %, .'
Chesebroueh Building Company, owH'r
the Battery Park and Chescbrougu bail.
ings at II to 20 state street WI aa a
legged that the work would damage re-
property and that the city never obtain
legal authority to construct the Scv,tN
avenue subway. Justice Gicgerich lrc''
that the new subway is only part ar
the subway system authorized in 1901 AZ
for this reason the city may max" 90.
tensions at any time without get
additional power. He said there was '
reasonable ground for apprehcu,i'1
damage. The plaintiff will appel A'
the appeal will not delay construC' ~
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Nothing brings out the latent relig-
ious spirit in peoples like war Just as
Individual instinct so often sends the in
different and the doubter to his prayers
when the hour Of death or danger comes.
50 the supreme trial OF communities
awakens them to the sense that they
NEED n higher reliance and deeper
consolation than any the earth affords.
To the soldiers the blessing OF their
arms and colors brings confidence and
courage to those who bear the ordeal
Of remaining at home the solemn ser.
vices Of appeal lend resignation and
hope. II may he conjcCtured that there
is hardly an anti.clerical heart in
France so hard that its owner does not
ind vague announcement in the
knowledge that at ten thousand affairs.
from proud cathedrals down TO humblest
village chapels. rites consecrated by
ages OF faith and inspired by devotion
and reverence are being conducted
daily
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CABLING TO LONDON.
\ cspondcnt VINO Disiikes Certain
War Measures OF the Companies.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Str:
would like to draw to your attention p
state OF affairs that seems very much
like a holdup on the part Of the cable
companies. They insist that in cables
to England no code words can be used.
OF course this can be easily understood.
but they go further and insist on the
street number OF tho person to whom the
cable Is sent and the full name of the
sender. charging of course for all
In attempting 10 cable to- Claridge's
Hotel, London, ! addressed my cable
"Claridge's Hotel. Bcalt street. London"
This was returned to me the next morn
ing for a street number. TO me IL would
he about as sensible TO ask for tho street
number on a cable addressed to the wal
dorf Hotel Fifth avenue. New York.
To-day ! sent cable to London and
signed my last name, and the company
insisted should give my first name ana
pay for IL
The whole performance looks 10 me as
IL the cable companies were taking ad-
vantage OF tho unfortunate situation In
Europe holding people up In consequence
OF II. and | am writing this to you 10
see II there is no way by which II can be
prevented \ READER OF THE SUN.
NEW YORK. August 8.
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Removing the City Commissioner Of
Charities

In the latest assault on Commi ssioner
KINGsBUBY Of the Department of Chart
ties his assailants have appealed TO
Governor GLYNN TO remove that official
from Office In case the Mayor refuses
so to do. Under what provision OF law
Is 1t supposed that the Governor could
take such action?
The Governor has power 10 remove
the Commi ssioner of Police sunma rlly,
and he may remove the Mayor In the
same manner that he may Sheriff.
But over the Mayors appointees, out
side OF the Police Commissioner, the
Governor has no more authority than
the King OF Denmark possesses. Even
IL he were to remove the Mayor, the
Governor could not name his successor,
thus providing for the dismissal of a
subordinate. The succession is fixed
by statute. and with It the Governor
has nothing 10 do.
In this case a confusion exists simi-
lar TO that which induced certain resi-
dents OF Ma ssachusetts TO urge the
President Of the United States some
years ago TO pardon a felOn convicted
IN the courts of the Commonwealth.
The petitioners disclosed an ignorance
OF the Government under which they
lived which brought into grave doubt
the competency Of their testimony on
the subject that interested them.
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Another interference with private If,

Another interference with private life
is proposed by the grocers. who want to
compel every family which changes its
residence to register with the police.
OF course the purpose is TO keep track
OF the makers of bad debts; but what
use mere registration is going to he I'M
less there is a system OF checking up
the truth OF statements made It is not
easy to see In short, the plan would
soon lead TO new elaboration Of
espionage on the private citizen. We
have too much policing already. Would
II not be better for the grocers 20 re-
form their business methods ard ex-
tend credit with more discrimination
than seems to be their present practice
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A Prayer,

God Of my Fathers grant me aid
That I may rout my countless foes!
BY Thee were guns and oannons msds
From Thee the JOY OF battle nova
IL
o God. who gave mo might and power.
Thou knowest that my heart Is pure
BE with me In this awful hour.
That ! and mine may stil endure.
III.
Thou art the God who love,h war.
And famine. rapine blood and death;
| pray Thee stand beside me, for
Thou knowest what my spirit saith.
".
The soul Of me Ia linked with Thios
To bid ts9 blood OF heroes Cow,
The death we grant them Is div.na
And In Thy name bid them go
V.
God of my Fathers. sull be kind
To them who raise Thy banner high
While Thou and l together md
The eurest way for them TO die
VI
They do my bidding. God, look down
And bless the sword that have drawn.
My blight shall fall on field and town.
And thousands shall not see the dawn
To Thee, q God, sive all praise
That Thou hast made my hand 50 strong
That now, as In my fathers DAYS
The King and Thee can 10 No wrong
TpvNnn N,v 5ur
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ENGLISH PREACHERS LEAVING
Many Filling PuIpits Here Hurry
Home Because of War.

English preachers in this country 70
speak at summer conferences and 20 AT
famous pulpts are hurrying home and
canceling their engagements.
The Rev Or. John Stuart Holden, the
Rev Or. Il. Il. Meyer and the Rev John
A Hutton announce their purpose 20 sail
by the first ship going this week The
Rev Or Holden IL the August preacher
at 81 Bartholomew's Church in the morn
ing. He has been speaking In tents on
Sunday afternoons, and for two Sunday
nights conducted Bible studies in Carnegie
Hall under auspices OF the Mortified and
Evangelistic committees.
MY place Is at home, with my people"
he said yesterday. Il cannot remain here
no matter what are tho engagements. I
must go by the first ship"
The committees announced yesterday that
the Carnegie Hall studies would be aban-
doned. In spite of the fact that they have
been remarkably successful At ST. Bar
tholomew's Church It was said that II Is
not yet known who will be secured 10
preach there.
The Rev. DIR. Meyer and the Rev. Mr.
Hutton have been the principal lecturers
at the Mortified conference. They have
also preached on Sundays In various cities
The conference continues to the end Of
the month, but must get on without them
and all Sunday pulpit appointments have
been cancelled
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Churh
in this city vii! have the Rev. DR.. John
Mcneil OF Toronto as preacher next sun
day. For the four succeeding sundays
OF the summer season two English
preachers have two Sundays each These
are the Rev. A. g. Hin OF London and
tho Rev. DIR. r. W. Thompson OF Wo,ver-
hampton. Chairman Gillies Of the churohs
pulpit committee said he had received no
declarations, and presumed both engage
IN 'nts would he fllled He did not know
whether the two English preachers are
In this country or not, II not he al
mitted the pulpit plans might have % he
OH urcI
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would be a comprehensive designation.
tut roS bar LAM for ,np,u,nu ,,an

would be a comprehensive designation.
but rather long for common Use.
Two possible ways OF naming the
present struggle seem 10 suggest them
selves. The more obvious and perhaps
the one that will win most general ac.
ceptance is the Pan-European war.
which seems to 1T the situation. But
It Is not Impossible that the popular
Imagination. fastening upon the essen
tial fact Of the two great empires Of
common language and curiously inter
woven history fighting back to back
against all the rest OF Europe. may I'M
consciously drift into recognizing the
mighty struggle as the German war.
This Is especially likely to he the ca Sc
should the Teutonlc arms win the VIC
tory In the long run.
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MARGARET or NEW ORLEANS.
The True PhiianthrOpist whose Memory
Is HonOred with n statue.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. TWEEN
ty-six or twenty-seven years ago the
Churohman published an interesting
sketch OF Margarets life and an account
of the erection OF the statue TO her In
New Orleans
| have mislaid the clipping. but do
remember that Margaret was "A compare
lively poor woman and owned a small
bakery, that she fed and cared for many
orphans and destitute children, and that
her life was one Of devotion and love
to the poor and afflicted. NJ A. NJ.
LENox, Mass, August 8,
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The next Hague peace conference

The next Hague peace conference
doubt one will be held in due time
will have an important duty to perform
In putting forever under the ban the
use OF mines in waters where they are
a danger to neutral ships. The prac-
tice IL permitted by the existing rules
Of war and no censure can bc pro
nounced on any Power for following 1t.
But 1t is an atrocious form Of warfare
and all the restrictions at present inn
posed on paper cannot remove its bar
barous features
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The Anti-Boss Campaign.

Dispa ssionately considered. the Colo
nel's plight with respect of the Pro
gressive nominee for Governor presents
Itself thus:
On the issue of bosslsm HARVEY ID.
HINMAN assured the Colonel he held
sound Progressive principles There
upon the Colonel decreed his selection
us the Progressive candidate for Gov
ernor. No sooner had this been done
than certain mentally defective Pro-
gresslves, irreverently and audaciously
applying the doctrine of anti-bossism
to the practical affairs Of their party.
impertinently began TO question Mr..
HINMAN as to his acceptance Of other
articles Of their creed.
This inconslderate conduct compelled
the Colonel to order his followers not
to bother Mr.. IIISMAN on these sub
jects, while At the same time he urged
upon Mr.. HINMAN the high desirability
of certain concessions to the reca,ci.
trant progressives in the way Of in
dorsement OF the initiative. the referen-
DUN. the recall and votes for women
In spite of all, some grumbllng Progress
sives have refused to cease directing
their inquiries to MIR. HINMAN. and
that gentleman remains obdurate In de-
clining TO revise his political beliefs
to relieve the situation.
Surely no crusader against bossism
ever found himself In n more embar.
rassing predicament than that from
which the Colonel now surveys the
party Of his creation.
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20, blind mind Of mortals'" Read
this innocent speculation from the
Athcndeum Of August
"1s13 was celebrated worthily through
out Germany. In some districts 1918 was
made almost a living diary OF the events
of hundred years ago. We wonder what
England will do to celebrate Waterloo"
How remote seems the pageantry of
heroic "reminiscences wherewith Ger
many commemorated the Liberation
Year. Written or mimic history lie
poor stuff in the sight OF history being
made every day
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The first Of BECKY EpEIsoHN in many
days was heard from ALEXANDER BERK.
MAN on Sunday. He made the remark
able discovery that her eclipse was the
most portentous event OF the day and
proposed the revolutionary course OF
sending a telegram to Mayor mitchell
demanding her release. This is tho
first time on record that BERKA MAN has
proposed anything so mild. 1t almost
looks as II some recent judicial pro-
ceedlngs were having the desired effect
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Some figures on American foreign
commerce during 1919:

a. Marke. los; during continuance Of
war.
t2) Markets possibly lost during contInu-
ance Of war.
The magnitude of the opportunity
that has so Unexpectedly been afforded
this country Is even more apparent by
"A consideration of the enormous export
trade of the United States during 1918,
trade that must practically cease until
the termination OF the war unless the
wonderful chance IL grasped, and
graspod at once. To Great Britain and
one and one-elghth billion dollars worth
of commodities during the fiscal year
1918, 10 France and her possessions
nearly $50 000, 900 worth of articles and
to other foreign markets over 500 OO0,-
600 The value Of exports to certain
Of the more important foreign pur-
chasers Of American commodities In 1918
is listed in above table. The trade with
Germany and that with Austria-H Hun
gary is temporarily lost, as possibly a
large part OF that with Italy and some
Of that with Russia, but the balance,
greatly increased by the strict cur
tallmu mt that must occur in the produce
mains procurable for this country with
the exception of the comparatively small
business in commodities that are classed
as contraband of war. Is this enormous
business. amounting to approximately
a sale of $40 worth OF commodities per
year by every man, woman and child
in this country. To say nothing Of the
great foreign trade with countries of
tot Inn, artn hat Lc
perforce neglected by the whole world,
10 be sacrificed because the past protec-
tive tariff policy of this country has
prevented any great inducement in the
way Of building ships to distribute our
products, products that are demanded
all over the globe and which command
prices that enable foreign ships to he
probably engaged in carrying our con-
signments? An export trade that during
the past twenty years has Increased at
a rate of about S5O,O00.000 per year
even under the handicap Of being unable
To deliver tho goods except by the
hiring Of our competitors to do 90 for
us is much too valuable to lose. Par
ticularly when the lack OF merchant
marine can now be rectifed almost i'm
mediately, an opportunity that will in
all probability never again be afforded
this country or to the commerce Of any
other nation.
The great merchant fleet az Great
Britain must necessarily be in large
part withdrawn from general merchant
service. many of her merchantmen being
required for war purposes, and practl-
cally all Of her great commercial fleet
will be compelled to relnquish tho
art 81 h,s a..
order to care for home demands. The
German cargo carriers are forced to re-
main idle. and the enormous business
thus relinaufshed cannot he regained ny
them while the greatest naval Powers
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: We
hear good deal these days about "a
place in the sun" For my part ! only
ask for place in the shade and II will
DO all tho more appreciated II people will
refrain from discussing tho war and telling
me how 1t is all going to end FATIGUE.
NEW YORK, August 10
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All the schools are to open on time
despite the embargo on all the teachers
in Europe. The small boy now agrees
with General SHERMAN about war.
What is 1t but a disappointment and n
delusion? There might as we'll be no
fighting II II can't give even few
weeks more OF liberty.
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There Is less kicking now than In for
mer dsys,-Ths Hon. BAN JOHNSON.
A sociological conclusion or assertion
perhaps somewhat too large and gen
eral, even when supported by the great
man BAN
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Martial law In bermuda" n new
aspect In the recent years of that
sunny isle. yonder In the" southern
deep, where the skies forever smile and
the blacks" will labor cheap. Tourists
stranded in Bermuda; very agree.
able spot to be stranded In.
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Bank Sues sullivan Estate,

The suits by creditors OF the estate ~
Timothy ID. sullivan were increase
terday when the National Nassau Ea'.
started an action against the executors
to recover SS,75l on a note executed d
'IiE Tim.
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London once. Bingham House. 1 Arundel
street strand
Paris once. Rue de la Michodiers, on
nue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington once. Hibbs Building
Brooklyn Office. 100 Livingston street
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n our friends pho taror ps u'ih manuscripts
asd Illustrations for Publication uish 10 have
rejected articles returned hev must IN all cases
sead stamps for thai purpose.
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subscriptions b, Mel, Postpaid.

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