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'rmy and from the country nj large No

army and from the country nc large nj
well as from the militia, provided that
civilians with record for honorable
service and graduates Of military schools
shall be preferred to other civilians not
serving in the militia or the army.
Stnff officers are to be selected in the
same way.
An important feature Of the bill Is
that all officers ani enlisted men of the
volunteers shall he in all respects on
the same footing as to pay. allowances
and pensions as officers and enlisted
men of corresponding grades in the
regular army. The purpose OF the pro-
posed legislation Is to effect quickly the
reorganization Of thoroughly efficient
volunteer force. which shall at once
lose It's character of militia and merge
In the regular army. to he subject to
It's rules and regulations and he free
from the blight Of favorltism and the
meddling Incompetence Of State au.
thoritics.
As we have already said. the Senate
should not tolerate any new delay. II
should definitely pass the bill now
whether there is to be war with Mexico
or not To which IL should he added
that il a conflict In unavoidable and a
volunteer army has to be raised under
the law of 1898. IL will be national
scandal and we shall pay dearly for
the dilatorincss of the Senate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-21
Dumb Wen VINO " ant Too Much

To THE EptroR or THE SuN-Sir. why
doesn't your correspondent "kismr,' sock
the girl with few admirers She is gen
orally an Old fashioned girl who has not
learned the arts of cuquetry, and in the
end makes the best wife You don't have
10 20 to- Tn" village to nrd her. She IL
IN ali cities, not out In society. but At
home. whore she holds her court
Alas Is II always the girl who is
dumb ! met a Young man, who asked
To cali | talked OF everything in an
effort to draw him into conversation. but
his answers were; "Ahem. Nos' and
'Ahcm, no Even my mother, who
finally took pity on me, could not get him
TO tank lie was young business man.
and ought 10 have been able to converse
on any ordinary subject. Nor is II al
ways the girls who make al the verbal
plumbers. Another young man, in de
scribng railroad wreck Ne had seen,
told me- II was heart rendering"
The Young men of to-day az. too crit.
zeal. They are not seeking hearts bu,
culture and complexion
EAST ORANGE.
EAST ORANGE. y. j. April 20
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THE COLLEGE GIRL.
Her EIhicat Ion should lie NOn.POlit ic al
a. Neil ms NOu.Scctnrian

To THE ENRON or TIM st,.si,. IN
usual and unwarran,ed ,n,eras, has b.sn
aroused and much corn,or, hns haon
made nm tho renort that a, .,.prasi'
dent's dauyh.er who is s,rdo,, 4.
prvp M.vr is s,,,,,aots, aas,,t,o 49,
fac, ,ha, ho,h bor a,nirsn, ,a,har "a
good uotber nra an,i.suYr.y;s,s I'D
.ne surra,is, comusrts uoo, th,s To-,
ths, ",his a,,ior ~, ,,n,hor ard Incl
ter 10 sIgnincon, NJ ,hs dirynranc. :,
IN. nast anJ nroesnt gor.ra,irr" ~
the n,her hand ,ho an,,.su,,raris,. CO.,
that "natnr.lIv The ,ro,,e,c. ~ "a. ~
cnts ,s far gre,tcr ,han mo, ~ ,ns,r a.,
experienced d,upb,er vbo has M, evan
con,nlc,ad NOV adrca,ion
Insiynisrnr, as his ,,.rn maj, ANNA,
&, notnt. Ga se,in,,s ,,,.,..a ,h', 10 .
h.,n ,n,ir.lv di.rov,rdod ,,,,ot,' ~ d.,
sidin,. ,rocui,,i,r az 49, It'd -, -,
tire yirI. ,.,th so-c.iI.d ,,,,,r.,. ID.
nrdor VI. ,,,,sa -, hrtna,,. 80, ,,,,'i's
tho hann.r az nrocrous nnd ,,d,a,,a,
ideas +, would annenr ou,,o as ,"s,,1'
able ia ,mbu. ,h.s. immatnrs r'Inds wi,l,
Rsnuhlicar pen,o,,.,ic pro.rosst,a or
soci,I,.,ic nar,tsn,, iIaas ar .,',h r,,,,,,,,,.
IDEAS and ,iaws ,h,, ar,, onrn.at 80 800
Of theIr naren,s hut en,sr'ained hnrn.,ly
nv ,he ,eacher II in mic .un,nsedi,,
pro,os,.r, cniio,o ,h. ,.,,h.,s ,,..... 80,
vor,,ry ,h... Oils ,o ca,holicis,, I,,dn
ion, Moha,,rn.Ja,,ts,, r, ,,,hs, 60,
rian helinf what n howl NJ nrotas, uo',ld
riso amo,v fair n,,rdoL noorIa IL. ,ra
hay. dnc,rlres ta,,sh, ~, ar. r,iror. ",
ynrt,,ca ,,i,h ,ho ,,,a,,s 81 n ,,ro, ga, ;or
~ ~ ,ba ,,.,,lo 81 mi. cnnr,rv nuJ -,
no ,.orId INA ~o, ,,s"a ,as n,,,'o,rod No
caruos, nro,ss, ;rn,, an lrnn.~,i,l so,,,cc
exrent the innIied warning ~ Professor
,ravior ,vho ,f,er r.sIgning fron, va.s.r
Coiinrc danlored in a nuhiic addr..s ,he
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"COunting the Battleships and Reg.
imPnts"

The COmmoncr. ont to-day. contains
n signed article by its proprietor. the
Secretary of State of the United States
OF America, ending with the three as
founding paragraphs here Subjoned
"If our nation desires to he measured
by intellectual and ethical standards. how
unworthy to brag Of our strength and
threaten to use that strength. We are
ready to fight does not arouse the en-
thusiasm that It did a few centuries ago
Brute force Is not the level upon which
this nation settles controversies to-day :
the question is not what we can do, but
what we ought to do.
"The path of history il strewn with
the wreck OF nations that boasted that
they were all powerful; they went down
under JEHovAHs memorable law--and
the COP who ruled over Babylon is the
Con who is ruling YET This question
must be decided on moral principles and
not by the counting OF our regiments and
battleshps
What shall il profit nation II il
conquers the whole world and loses it's
faith in the doctrine that Righteousness
exalteth nation? w J. BRYAN"
Think Of It This mess OF apocalyp-
tic rhetoric and ccstatic cNhortation
was put forth unofficialy from the De,
partment OF State by the Secretary of
State on the very day when the Admin
| istration of which he. next to the Pres-
dent Is the principal figure was count
ing its baltleships and making an
Unprecedented demonstration of naval
strength and threatening to use that
strength; declaring that it is ready TO
tight; and actually appealing To Con
gress for full war powers wherewith to
settle an International controversy by
brute force.
And Secretary BRYAN Indignantly de.
MES that he thinks OF resigning
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Following closely the lead of the
President. the House Committee on For.
eign Affairs framed resolution yes
terday which covers merely the imme.
diate phases of the Mexican imbrogllo
1t Just goes the length necessary to up.
hold Mr.. WILSON in the attitude which
he has assumed toward the government
Of HUERTA. But in contemplation of
the future it is absolutely restrained
in tone and verbiage.
1t is plain that like the President the
Congress shrinks from the seemingly
logical consequences of the new policy.
which II nevertheless ratifies as Il mat.
ter OF national honor. Hope still per
vades both the executive and legisla
tive branches that some means may be
found to stop short of active interven-
tiOn in Mexico.
Even in it's cautious form. avoiding
anything like technical declaration
Of war, the resolution did not secure
able number Of Republicans. headed by
Leader MANN. together with handful
Of Democrats, spoke and voted against
1t. This does not mean that the Presi-
dent will not receive loyal support in
all quarters should. serious conflict
now set in. 1t was rather a product Of
the new spirit of criticism of the Ad-
ADMINISTRATION which has recently arisen.
The Republican argument as to the
insufiiciency OF the present provocation
to war merely echoed opinions gen
orally expressed through the country
last night.
Early this morning the Senate had
not yet come 10 vote: but there Is no
serious doubt that 1t will pass the
resolution.
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Young Women safe In the subway

, II is really too bad that such stories
as that of the girl in the red hat In the
subway should be given ont with the
Endorsement of such a body as the New
York Probation and Protective Asso.
citation. Ii Is inherently improbable.
and even II IL he true as an isolated in
stance the generalization that the sub
way is being used rs white slave"
trap is obviously absurd.
Common sense will convince any one
who rides In the crowded. noisy cars Of
this line that stealthy approach and in
sidious communication are quite impos-
sible. Conversation Of any sort must
he carried on in shouts. Furthermore
tiveness which exists on this subject
not only would the average young
woman retreat in alarm from any sort
of suspicious behavior but also nifty
passengers would interest themselves
on the spot and most likely the would
he iuycigler of innocence would be- ar
rested.
In the immediate case in point the
very doubtful through the detail that by
means Of the telephone number which
she gave the address of the guilty
woman was located on Fifty-eighth
street. If 1t was. why was she not In.
vcsligated and arrested: Why was not
II countertrap set for her. The story
seems to belong to the same class Of
fiction ms that of the lady kidnapped
on train under the pretcNt that she
was insane. which has been in circula.
ton for hundred years in every
known country. hui which can never he
traced up To first hand authority.
The misfortune is that Il number Of
excellent people lend credenre To these
stories without rational inquiry or re-
Election ~ to their probability. They
repeat them as they hear them. and
they are told again and again until. Ia
the public greedy of sensations. the per
lis Of young women seem to he myriad
and the whole city full Of snares for
them. into which they Silly stumble
contrary to all rhyme or reason one
result of this scnsationalsm is a sort
of reign Of terror in which girls 20
about looking for dragons on every
hand and expecting 10 find them. while
every man not projected by female
guardian is eyed askance as II possible
mlnotuur
There is altogether too much exag
gcrntion. both wilful and inviting
about this sort of thing. New York :
busy streets are pretty safe for men,
women and children who keep to them.
selves and mind their own affairs. As
for the subway we'll, ii would he diff
ticult 10 imagine more unlikely place
for melodrnma. Let Ms try to overcome
hyslcrla; we suffer from II far too
much these days.
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PRESIDENT CANCELS SPEECH
sends word lie Can't Attend \..o-
cintcd Press Luncheon To-day.

The annual meeting of the Assoc. ',i
Press VIII take place today IN abe IS a..
dorf- Astoria Hotel Repre- seutatlv,s .t
the 800 newspapers included iu an, o..
gauizat ON are expected to he l'.-.
when the morning session opens at ." .'
O'Clock
Instead Of holding dinner e, thr ,..-'
OF the business sessions. as has br'r o.
custom. those in charge this year pllHu'd
to break tho business day by Wct"- of
a luncheon, with President Wilson as fh.
guest of honor aud only speaker y ..
luncheon will be held. hut the Pres. 'ot
sent word yesterday that he would not
be able TO attend.
The board Of directors of tho Ass.,'a'od
Press met Yesterday morning in OH, go 4
OF the organization, u Chambers s't. =
No announcement VAS made 100 RE- ''' ?
the business transacted. Officers vi W
elected at the meeting to-day
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The Volunteer Army Bill should
BE Passed at Once.

II IS now more than four months
since Representative MANN, leader Of
'he minority in the House. declared that
in view of our strained relations with
Mexico Chairman Hay of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs was justified
in Introducing the volunteer army bill
''on the first day of the session, order.
ing II reported on the second day of the
session and calling it up for consdcra-
ton on the third day of the session"
After brief debate the volunteer
army bill was passed without dis.
.enting vote on December 3 and sent
50 the Senate. Not until February 90
las Il favorably reported with amend
ments designed to improve it, For two
months this measure affecting the or.
ganization Of the volunteer forces OF
the country for active service in emer-
gcncies has been pruned in the most
lelsurely way as if its fruton were of
10 particular Importance. Doubtless
it needed such treatment, for the House
passed the bill under caucus dictation,
but the Senate did not seem until yes
terday TO realize that war might come
while the obsolete law of April 30, 1895.
was still on the statute book.
Confronted with II crisis, the Senate
ut las passed the measure, which was
seven years or more in the making; but
in the very shadow of n conflict with
Mexico lwhether the flag at Tampico
is saluted or notl senator REED once
more held II up by u motion to recon.
slider, instead of letting it 90 strai light
to the President. In thus causing
further delay he ignored the fact that
as soon ms Mr.. WILSON'S signature ap-
proved il II beginning could be made In
the event of war with Mexico in or.
ganizlng an efficient volunteer force
worthy 10 take its place by the side of
the regulars, # not their equal in train.
ing and discipline.
The volunteer army bill provides
thai rs many officers and men AS are
needed may be- called 10 tho colnrs
from the militia Of the States pro rata
when they shall bccomc "sublccl 10 the
laws, orders ana regulations governing
IN" regular army during their term of
enlistment, which shall be the same as
enht OF III" regular army less "rcscry,
periods, by and with the consent %,
IN" S"nat" the President il Ia appolnr
IN" "'h'"r>, and They are to he com
h'S>'"h'd 10 branch of the ~orNir,
"'h mot IN amy particular regiment.
"" may appoint them from III. rcgulo
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Have Their children No Mercy"

In the relentless process Of evolution
each generation SURPRISES in wisdom
its predecessor. a fact notably attested
by the exposition OF bad taste that. pay.
ing the compliment Of imitation to our
thoroughgoing German contemporaries
bids for patronage in New York A
mighty and wonderful collection of
strange and inept ornaments. articles
Of daily usefulness distorted from their
true purposes and tortured into violent
contradictions of their functions: we
are invited to attend. TO inspect and IL
shuddcr.
We shall not go We are inperfectly
developed. We cannot extract enlight-
enment or knowledge from the hooking
display OF intimate articles Of personal
belonging which once bore messages
Of affection and love between now dead
and buried men and women. That chill
dren's clothing generation ago was
cut on lines different from those Of the
garments Of children to-day seems to
us neither remarkable nor amusing
We are not able to laugh heartily at the
crinolines and hoops Of yesteryear as
they are held up for our derision by a
hobbled. silt skirted belle Of the in
formed and wisdomful prevailing mode.
GOD Bless Our Home" done in colored
worsteds on perforated cardboard.
framed in oak leaves and pine cones.
leaves us untouched of mirth. Crazy
quilts" do not seem to US ridiculous
when they recall the sweet and self
sacrificing ladies who made them Fam.
lily photographs we still regard us for
intimate family contemplation, not for
popular taunts.
Moreover. 1t is not necessary to 60 tn
our predecessors To learn what bad
taste Is. An exhibition now in prog
ress wherein are exposed To public
scorn those things that a decent senti-
ment might withhold for private medi.
tatiOn sufficiently advises us of its sur.
yival even in this enlightened day and
generation, and supplies an unexam-
pied opportunity to study 1t.
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Remarks NJ tristODhancs COmicus on a
sim GaNOritr Piague.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir, Why
do YOU litter UP your columns with a dis
cussion of this everlasting subject In which
one sex ridicules the faults of the other
Sex Don't YOU know that the whole
thing Is "A flmflam' As It matter Of fact.
underneath the surface every member OF
either sex that Is I'm health and strength
IL planning or plotting or hoping for the
conquest Of some tcudcr object Of affc.-
tion. The hypocrisy of all this fault
finding has been known for ages. and the
quotation that give you from .NriStoph-
anes, 1000 years ago. shows that the
same thing was under discussion then
and that the celebrated comic dramatlst
nderstood the insncerity OF the whole
transaction.
They're always abusing the women
As terrible plague 10 men.
They say we're the root OF all cvil.
And repeat It again and again;
OF war and quarrel and bloodshcd
All mischief be what It may.
And pray then, why do You marry us
II W. re- all the plaques you save
And why do you take such care OF US
And keep Us safe al home,
And are never easy a moment
II over We chance to roam
whom you ought 10 be thanking heaven
You al keep fussing and fretting,
Where is my plague today
II a plague peeps out Of tho window
Up go the eyes of the men.
II she hides they all keep staring
Uutn shc looks out again
Please drop the subject and Jet us turn
10 something serious
\ RETIRED GrtssER,
NEW YoRK. April %.
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trip our feet up. since the place was
opened. Not accessible to the ungeo-
graphical stranger, scorned by public
which gapes at newer gauds. there
stands the Bellin-IInnd hard to find,
harder to leave. quiet smoky with
years. a home of contemplation. Il his
tory. place Of pilgrimage to the
learned few. n tavern where sleek and
comfortable ghosts troll:
Back and side. go bare. go bare.
Both foot and hand 90 cold.
But. belly. Con send thee good ale enow
Whether 1t be new or old
And because New York has Office
buildings Boston thinks she must have
them. and treasure must he pulled
down that thing Of steel and concrete
may stick it's vulgar visnomy into the
Disguised sky.
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\ School Header Poem

To THE EDITOR OF TIir SIS -NT. As
cOnstant reader aud old admircr Of your
paper ! am pleased to supply * \ r.
with the third and fourth verses of the
Mexican war song printed iu to-day
issue, To- wit
Those MeNlcans. what have they done
And what ia lighting tori
I though, that folks Wcrc sho' and lulel
Whenever they SO to war
just w, my hoy these volunteers
for FlorN and reuoWu.
VII shoot Hud KIN the MeNi,aus
And burn their cities down
The verses were printed M ,itb,r thc
third or fourth school reader Sanders
Series" which was used in the common
schools up to about 1867.
". ~ Mc,irAru
LVlNGsToN MANoG. April IS
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Threatened Crime Against Hi>tor,
in Boston.


and right dolorous news:
at Is said that on June / the old Bell
in-Iiand in ri alley vii, have t. close, as
an Office building is to be- erected on the
site"
An office building: aud the shameless
nlsgard city that let Hancock House
perish will allow another eighteenth
century monument Ia he RACED u sncr.
flee to greed" Tn" BELL INLAND. nohly
advertised 10y that sign ana symbol.
brings back the golden times when not
only every inn hui every shop had It's
name and riligy Islandrd in the in
>crutablc mysteries of lanri and blind
alleged Boston mother OF cowpnlhs. It's
good. honest Crime ana sawlust. its
low ceilings the different levels of II :
s'nnty floors, its lovely dingincss lis
cleaning pewter The steam of lis NUT.
ton pies, have endeHrch il Ia genera.
lions, Its customers and clients are an
ancient and sober race. MANY or moSl
of them have been there since the good
, old Colony days, or n fool dates try Ia
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THERE FOR BREAD DESPITE RAIN
Eightcen Hundred LoH,cs Ii~tr'h-
utcd, NostI, 90 Wen.

pr2zling rain yesterday did no' s'
the long lue ot oV,rso7'''ss IH
that formed ia front of TuE = 49,
bread depot at POO Ellztn'h -i''
old man with weakened ta.c ISL
stood at the head OF tho line 'ur
four days WAS early I'm his i.a..
cOrdiug to the man who stood o''
the old man was there ,in hour Ut...
doors opened.
Eighteen hundred loav,s V.'. D.-
uted, most o' 30 going o.e loaf o..
A. the depot continue 20 r..N
the number I'D. Wcn SLOWLY i'.f,|.'
the number az women decreases
has passed along the EoW,ry
streets long ago that free lryr.
ing distributed and TO man
job and meal te>., STAYS AWAY
line Tie more ""0 fD' The 'H
word goes, ana t''' accounts '."
new faces ot Do l4..
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would be precious little glory and .

would be precious little glory and .
great deal Of discomfort in a war with
Mexico for the navy. Blockade duty
at Tampico and Vera Cruz would he an
unhealthy employment at this time Of
the year; in the hot summer months
1t would he almost intolerable. There
Is no enemy to fight on the sea, and
naval officers would have little share
in land campaign. Some OF them
might get in on the fringe of 1t, but
that is oil. 1t is certain that the
navy would not welcome war. and
Senior EsTEvA should understand that
the army has no laundering for 1t.
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When car rowdies are under consid-
Grafton. the type who try to crowd their
way on to the cars In the subway be-
fore the passengers get off should not
be forgotten. Sing Sing IL not too bad
for them. II is an everlasting wonder
that the Interborough company takes
no steps to abate the nuisance, which
Is a serious hindrance to the running
or trains on quick and regular time.
few strong arm special policemen
might get the overturned element to
have a little patience and decency after
a few months OF discipline including
some arrests
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oppressed Fathers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN---SW' The
father of "A family Of grownup girls who
wrote to THE SuS the other day 10 make
dolorous complaint of the way he Is side
tracked at home may console himself with
the reelection. If indeed there IL any com
ISOLATION in II, that there are hundreds
Of thousands OF fathers like him in these
United States.
Travellers from all nations have noted
with amazemrnt the complucrnCc and
self-sacrifce OF the American father. To
paraphrase tho famous saying OF a
French general It IL magnificent hut II
is not good domestic policy.
Statistics. II they were collected. would
show that there Is nothing SO fatal to
the success or happiness of "A young man
or woman as overindulgence or lack OF
proper discipline. poMEsrtcus
NV NOnk. Anril 20
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\ symptom of old Age

Ia rnE ltuIluW al rus SrN-.Nir. We had
a nr" IN The next block Yesterday. ire on.
gin"s there. people running flames fmokc
general cNcitemcpt during an OF which /
remained AT home, reading a novel NV
wife remarked, | thought with "A tiugo OF
regret In her voice, that there was a time
when If her" had been q IRE anyNh re
within mN" ~ us would have h,c1
the nrst man 10 start fur II uu the ,ulun
There are various Indications uf age hut
this was IN. FIRST time va. ever board
noted ~ one ot thrW a pref .ercc ior sip.
pcred ease OVER ruuu'ng to ire
NkN rhHk, ApriI 10 E.N u
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What Is the use in blaming New
Jersey? The demonstrated fact is that
the sullivan law in its present shape
Is mere humbug. Ii doesn't do and
can't possibly do what IL was intended
TO accomplish Any one who wants a
weapon can always get one 40 long as
carving knives are sold
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1t is odd that when a British suf-
fragette or bevy OF them start out
to burn a house or demolish a work of
art policeman never by any chance
turns up until too late. But when a
mob of angry people start in to hustle
few suffragettes there Is always n
swarm Of boobies on hand to save the
victims. One might be tempted to wish
that the cases were reversed once in
"a while.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-21

To rriE EplroG or Tur SrN So WN
NESS u"N = cease. or must %. nl' keen
Wntrmuil' Wat.ug uutl ~. tf"p p.l.
PHuylpEEcE. Il. l.. AprII 90 ", ",
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-21

Late news from Buenos Ayres cor
reefs the impression that II tool,
JOHNSON MARTIN with his American
motor car two months to make his
trans-Andean trip via the Uspallata
Pass. II appears that leaving Buenos
Ayres on January 81 he reached San
tiago de Chile on February q. The
impression that two months were con-
sumed was due TO a false start made
on December IS. The shortening Of
the time by the corrected advices adds
much to the credit due TO the per-
formance.