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AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW.
The story Of IA True American Patriot
Of Foreign Birth.

To THE EDITOR ~ THE SUN-Sir. This
little story is apropos OF the corre-
spondence now being printed in THE
Sun. The thing actually occurred in
my "
shortly after the war broke out two
citizens OF foreign birth met on the
street. one was a SlOyak CAustrian)
the other a German. both were natural
lied Americans The German is the nnest
kim Of a fellow, but he Is "A German.
He was immensely hurt and disturbed
by the sentiment existing in this coun-
Try toward the war He felt he must
do wat he could to counterfeit 1t.
The Sloyak Il also "A good fellow. and
as h. is a thorough bohemian. talks
German, and always met with the Ger
mans at their beer tests. he was
commonly taken for a German.
The German, with others OF his com
patriots. got up "A meeting to consider
ways and means of cOunteracting the
American feeling toward the war. The
word was passed AROUND TO all the Ger
mans as well as to the Slovak, The
meeting was 'aeld. speeches were made
resolutions passed, &c.
The next time the German met the
Slovak he said Il did not see you a,
our meeting"
mo- said the slovak, u was no,
there
"Vhy, | thought YOU were a Ger,
man said the German. but | remem,
Der now, YOU are a Slovak"
II am not n Slovak, ! am an Ameri'
can :" said the latter.
ION, so am ! an American first. bu'
a German second said the German.
II am an American first, last. and al
the time 80 said the Slovak, which ended
the conversation. Y.
GUTHRIE. Okla, August 81
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From Ne Charleston Gdseiie
John Winston, colored, violated the
trafNC ordinance yesterday afternoon. but
only those who were Passing over ths
Kanawha bridge or along Virginia street
at the time saw II, and instead OF going
TO the police station he went to a hospital
Winston started on the bridge Incline on
a bicycle and his coaster brake refused
20 work. lie was making about sixty miles
an hour when he came TO the foot OF the
bridge and was unable to make the turn
into Virginia street. lie Was headed
straight for the brick wall OF simpsons
livery stable and there he stopped. He
struck the whole weight Of his body on
his ebony head and this probably pre-
vented fata' Injury to him He went 70
a hospital, where the slight wounds we're
dressed.
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Santo Domingo Plan for Hayti.

When the United States decided TO
take charge Of the customs In Santo
Domingo and assume a protstOratc
over that country IL was only a ques-
ton Of time when the same action
would have to he taken In the case Of
its neighbor Hayti. In the Black Re
public. as In Santo Domingo, the ma
tional resources We're undeveloped and
interest on the foreign debt was in
arrears, while frequent revolutions
threatened to involve the United
States in complications with Euro
peln Governments whose citizens had
extensive and valuable interests in
Hnyti.
The question Of political intcrven-
ton became more acute as time went
on. There vas scarcely a year when
European warships We're not in the
harhors Of Port au Prince or Capr
Haytien to protect their nationals
whose hves were in peril, and rcvolu-
tons usually ended with the defeated
politician seeking asylum in IN Amer
lean or European consulate.
1t Is no secret that pressure upon
the United States to intervene was
eXerted from time to time, ana it was
strongly minated that the alterna-
tive might be independent action by
one Of the European Governments con.
ccrned, Germany. which always had
a hand in llaytlan affairs, was in
cliued to be insistent. At last the
United States has decided tn apply to
llayti the same methods that have
been ~ successful in Santo Domingo,
The consent Of the present Haytian
Government Is solicited but not es,
s%ential. In eighteen months the
United States has recognized tho
Presidential claims Of one revolution
list after another. hut the effect upou
the revenue Of the country was ruin.
Gus and the clHmor Of the foreign
b~OndholdNrs for a stable
had Ia he needed. As for the Hay
tians themselves, their economic plight
was deplorable. or all the people II
the West Indies they wore the mos
wretched and hopeless, The travesty
had to end.
II Is to be noted that the United
States no sooner took charge of III,
Santo Domingo customs than the rev
enue rapidly increased. In the frs
three years Of American supervision
the value Of imports rose from ahu,
E Se,25o,01 To- 81, 166,12l, while ov
ports increased from about si,U0,oo
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One Million, Iosephus?

We wonder whether Secretary DAN
IELs is correctly qu ed when these
words are put into his mouth
II realize the wonderful power and
the great weapon that the submarine
is. and for his reason | am going TO
recommend to Congress in the spring
the spending OF $1,000. 900 on this type
OF ship"
\ million dollars expended upon
submarines would not go very far
The modern undcrSra boat is m in.
trlcate piece of machinery ANA the
cost is comparatively high.
An expenditure Of S2U,OOO.UOO for
the purpose would MT he too much.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SvS-Sr: MuCh
has been said Of the so-called Prussian
military clique, The Prussian has been
branded as a barbarian, holding out no
respect whatever for the laws OF hu-
mainly. He has been given every con-
ceivable name under the sun until his
enemies have exhausted themselves.
Critics toll US that the inhabitants II
Germany with the exception OF Prussia
are all peaceful. law abiding subjects.
That being the cage, why dd they get
together and form the German Empire
with "m!litarlst!c' Prussia as the lead
ing spirit? Were they overawcd, or dti
they think that TO be under the pro-
lection OF Prussia would BE- a GOO
thing for them
Prior TO 1870 the German States had
continually felt the ravages Of war Is
IL probable that they looked forward "a
years Of peace and prosperity
BRooKlYN, August -. . II r
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THE PRUSSIAN
The Experience Of = Teutonic Oficer's
American Fiancee.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SrN-Str:
"Ammi Wright" certainly Is right
Three cheers for him. whoever he ISL
Also for Clara LAMA.
Allow me to contribute the following
true story apropos OF the Prussian
sidewalk. A distinguished American
lady. the daughter OF 4 famous Ameri-
can statesman, recently told II to me
and 1 repeat II in almost exactly hcr
own words
Many years ago when my father ana !
were spending the winter In Berlin o
dear girl friend Of mine. an American
became engaged to a young Prussian oM-
Ger OF the highest rank Of nobili'S'
Shortly after tho engagement was an
nounced the young pair attended an ar
ternoon reception given In their homo.
and decided to walk home.
The snow was falling heavily and the
light OF the short winter day had waned
to darkness. The nance offered his arm
and they went out into the stormy eve
ming, The wind and snow caused them
to duck their heads so that the b-lm OF
their hats or caps might protect their
eyes.
In the thickest part OF the snowstorm
they met a private soldier walking TO-
ward them. He was holding his cap on
with his hand and duckins his head to
keep the snow from his eyes. II was OF
course Impossible for him to see any one
ahead Of him and the poor fellow did not
recognize the offcer. SO failed TO salute
him.
Jus, as he was passing the ofHcer
shouted to him TO stop. which he did.
How dared you not salute me. you -
- said the onhcer. and In vain the
soldier protested that he had not seen
him because OF the snow.
The oficer drew his sword and slasheh
the soldiers face with Il. inricting a
deep wound. His hancee left him where
he stood and found her way home alone
as best she could. sending a note later 90
explain that their engagement was at an
end.
The strange part Of the story Is hat
the Prussian or'cer can; understand to
this day what Il was that his American
nsncte objected to.
I have a number OF such anecdotes
OF the Prussian sidewalk. some being
personal experiences, but | will not
weary you with them. Perhaps the open
and sha meless cruelty to children In
Germany is the most painful feature %
Prussian sidewalks.
The public beating of young children
In Prussia somehow 0as taken away
my taste for visiting that country thes1
many years.
| remain. sir. an unprejudiced al
observant American.
AMMI WRIGHT Too
NEWPORT, II. l., August IS.
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4 poorly dressed, untidy diplomat IS an
impossthllily, for somehow the suave. cool.
courteous air doesn't seem 70 60 with hor.
wrinkted and creased, unreasonable clothes
Mr.. Bryan IS really a big, striking mar.
Think what a wonderful difference ths
right clothes ON such a man might have
made in the minds uf others. and how MS
own feelings might have been soothe
thereby. Compare hin 20 his predscesso-.
Mt Knox one OF the smartest dressrl
men who ever served N 1 Presidential
cabinet and a diplomat IN every sense q,
the word, or TO his successor. Mr. LANSING
who II known as the best dressed man
among the higher Government officials. o.
20 men who hold similar positions in the
governments ~ other countries and yol
viii Nnl a remarkable contrast.
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An Explanation From Mr.. {. 2. Con.
molly.

To III EDITOR IF THE SUN-Sr For
the sake merely Of keeping the record
straight and in answer to the despatch
from Atlanta IN THE = of August
"a, permit me to say that neither by
written nor spoken word did | ever
defame or attempt TO de:lme Mary
Phagan's character. | never limited at
suoa a thing. II never occurred TO me.
| never heard anybody else hint at such
a thing. e, y. CONNOLLY,
EAST ORANGE, y. J., August 25.
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EDITORIAL IMPROVEMENT
Inner Secrets 81 the National So
ciety EXPOSED.

To THE EDITOR o. THE SrN-Str.
Washing the family linen !n a pub.ic.y
CONSPICUOUS place has never been con-
s.dered real g%eutecl, but there y tim ;
when patience amt "a virtue, and ore
Of those tIm,s Is these.
don't mind having my English
knocked. but when II II said ! amt \
member OF the Editorial Improvement
Society II " time to kick even II | do
have 10 expose some Of the inner secrets
OF the order. Ever since | got my
Diploma In the Correspondence Course
For Editorial Improvement IN Twelve
Easy Lessons, the same as Mary Retto?,
have labored faithfully toward the
glorious ends Of our society, and now
to have 1t said | have absolutely moth
ing 20 do with the society" is what our
honorary member, T.. kipling, would say
Is too buCh.'
II all just shows What the affairs OF
this world j. going TO come 10 IL these
women go on grabbing everything tho
old OF the orgdn!Zation has
been ousted by a lot OF females AMI
now they are reading out OF the fra
ternity every one they can't boss, but
! want to say my standing is Just as
good as II ever was. Miss Rcttop's cool
assumption that the organization does
not extend beyond the local limits Of
New York and It's precincts" is ure
bunk It has always extended over all
the world even before the art OF print
ing was discovered, or invented, there
were regular lodges and per.pate;ic
members, of whom not the least hon
ored were some of my forebears In old
Wales.
All editor people know old PRO Bono
Publico'. "Veritas" Fiat Lux"
Voter Taxpayer and lots OF ou,
other members, without who no self
respecting journal could long subsLsr
and prosper, In short the Society for
Editorial Improvement is universal ard
not confined to the mosquito belt alone
SsPADAp0ES PENKAwR.
NEM HAVEN. Conn. AuRlst u
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Intricate Tariff Problems Ahead.

Discussion of tariff problems. many
Of them new and many obscured by
wal confusiors. il foreshadowed as a
conspicuous feature Of the next SEES.
sion of Congress. The tariff AMI rhe
all important question OF military and
naval expansion. these from prcseu.
Indications are destined To engage a
very large share of attention from
both branches IF the national legis-
lature.
The question Of the tariff Is prob
ably mor involved than 1t has ever
been before when 1t received the at
tention of Congress. At the time "
the wars outbreak the full CONNER.
cial significance Of the new law was
only beginning to he discernihle.
Enough. however. had been revealed
IN demonstrate very radical defects
From the date of its operation an era
of business depression had set in
which was moving apace toward dan
gerous commercial decentralization.
How much farther things might have
zone without a serious crash is prub.
lematical. But to follow the tariff
laws sequence through the turtupus
maze of conditions directly and in.
directly due tn the war woull Ire n
formidable AMI intricate task. Con
gress presumably wiz have enough
on It's hands in unravelling the snar.
Of actual present and presumptivc
future conditions without barking
hack to this abruptly broken thread
of the tariffs story.
One Of the fundamental principles.
for example. on which the new tariff
was based. the principle that we must
have unlimited free raw materials.
has been heavily shaken by the dem.
onstration forced upon - Ivy sheer
necessity that we have nm abundance
OF raw materials of our own for which
we have heretofore In n rather spirit
less AMI inihleut WAY accepted aIi
overseas dependence. We have
launched new industries. particularly
In the lines NJ dycstufs, chemicals
ami potash development. which pro.
mise imposing proportions by the
time the war closes. Are these IL
survive or are they Ia he SwlmUcl
by wholesale dumping IN our market
from stocks accumulated abroad as Il
result Of closed export exit:
Moreover. the war has forced on
our manufacturers heavy wage in.
creaSes. The none too wide margin
Of protection left by the new tariff
will he still further contracted whcI
competition with European wage
standards is resumed. Added to this
are pretty strong indications that
among the first post -bcllum enact
rent of Great Britain will h. 4 high
protective tariff. while In Germany
existing tariff barriers are Likely :,
be still further stifTenei with scm,
new @ added.
Presumably under the direct in
SEPARATION Of the President. the burolr
Depa rtment has been for some tim,
gathering information on these an
kindred questions. A large and in
volved undertaking. but only preiim
mary 10 rhe larger and still more com
nlicated task the Congressman vii
find awaiting them when they rcSunl,
their labors.
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admire the daring Of your nobly de-
scended correspondent, Clarence Dor
rien Meyer, in emitting what he regards
as possibly reasonable plfie. Bat
should even a suspension OF Diplomatic
relations between the United States and
Germany result from the strained con.
diti0ns al present existing the ends
Of Clarence's mustache will he trained
down and he win seek the seclusion ar
fordod by hts lgnoble fsther-in-law's
home, Necessity SHOWS uo law ClAr.
euoe At HON" gives n matchless imitation
Of necessity. MAN : SCHUzEN
ELIZABETH, y. j., August %.
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Culture and Preparedness.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Str;
Every one should admire the wonderful
efficiency OF the men who lynched
Frank. II was not done by the rirran
but by the carefully chosen men Of WIS.,
dom and standing in the community.
However much we may aohor the
lynchins, should We not praise the care
full preparedness. the scientific manu"r
and efficient contamination OF the deed?
1t was lone with absolute Prussiah
culture and efficiency.
REDUCTGo Al ABsUEpCM.
NEW YORK, August 20.
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FFOW Wt NJ AIbdns NfSNfng1r
" |" Plumley Of North Clarendon has
n freak dog whose speciality is climbing
The highest climb he ever made was 20
feet Veterinarians and others who have
examined the dogs feet are at a loss 70
understand how he grips a tree trunk in
climbing, His nails are like those Of the
ordinary dog, though possibly a trine
more pointed, and the feshy pads Of his
feet arc perhaps a little broader. SO a..
,ustomed to height Is the dog that he
sleeps In tree branches twenty feet above
the ground He Is three years old and
part pug and part bull
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Princeton's plan of a compulsory
course in life saving in the water is
heartily to be commended. II does
not follow that II a mar swims well
he knows how to save another person
who needs help. although this seems
20 be the general impression. Not one
swimmer In twenty is familiar with
the tactics that should be used The
expert swimmer not l~nfrequently
browns in the grip of the person he
tries 70 save. Hereafter every Prince
ton graduate is to be grounded ald
practised in the means ot saving life
IL the water and resuscitat!ng the APP
parently drowned. Every large school
and college in the cluntry should fol-
low this excellent example.
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returned to duty, but nothing definite
on that score q be known. More
to the point than tables OF losses Is
the strength OF the German armies
at the front. 1t IL estimated to be
1.SOO,OOO in the west and 1,4OO,OOO In
the east. although there Is reason tn
believe that several army corps have
been withdrawn from France for the
great Russian drive in Galicia and
Poland. The impression has been
that the armies commanded by Him.
DENBURG were larger than these act.
Ing on the defensive in the west, and
that II the Russian offensive were
destroyed there would be q r~etransfer
Of troops 10 take part in a drive on
Calais or II strategical movement to
break through to Paris.
Perhaps the most curious thing in
these speculations from an authori-
tatiye British source is the assump-
ton that Germany has no more than
3,2OO.OOO men In the field because she
lacks equipment for reenforcements.
More 10 the purpose would lie n state.
ment from an authoritative British
source" of the number Of effectives
that Englanl has put in the field.
particularly the strength of her army
In Flanders: for II the war is to he
won or lost In France, as military ex-
lerts maintain. it is imperative that
the French complement shall be sup
~piemented by a great British force
bringing the total If electives up to
a markell superiority over the leu.
tonic enemy,
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America and France.

To the EDITOR OF THE SuN-Su.
Where did ! hear re OF Iafay
cite, Rochambeau n lie GraSsc2 An.
do We Americans owe any debt u
gratitude 10 their memory or To- tho
native country II doesn't seem <,
wonder what Washington and JeT.rSo.
and frankliu would feel and say ~,
they alive to-day
GEoRGE " ENEEErr.
NEW YORK, August 20
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Sow glorious, o dreary.
II winds. all gray with dust.
And they who plod a-Weary
Hope, fear, despair and trust.
Oli falls the flring,
The bitter and the best.
The vision and the daring
Then cyentide-ind rest.
rho iay and the doing
Are nov as rhan'Ons are
The nights dreams a-woolng
Ana Ia the SKY f, star
OLiS l., LYMAN.
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II is an odd idea of the Housewives
League that, despite the large peach
crop. prices are high because the pub
lie is not buying. Prices should be
moderate and ever low when the pub
lie is coy; but as "A matter Of fact
the public responds quickly to any
opportunity to buy such a delectable
fruit cheap.
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The worlds barley and hop crops
promise to Ice bumpers both, this year.
Captain HoBsoN is " work On a proc
ess he expects will enable him TO con-
vert both crops into an explosive for
shells deadlier even than beer.
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TIE report in Toxic that Russia
has asked Japan to send her reen-
forcemcnts of men may be set down
as an invention. Russia has men
enough and to spare: her crying need
is shot and shell. and these Japan can
supply in great quantities as time
goes on.
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International law BOsh Who gives
a rap about International law? Ger
many doesn't. Why. Germany is max
ing international lav-Thc president Of
the GCrmGH-A moricdp SocctU OF NcC
York
why not give credit where credit
il due? The unwritten law, !nterna-
tionaIly applied. Is Gcrmany's greatest
achievement.
The United states has decided to take
over the affairs Of Hayti and administer
them 10Y IN. benefit ~ the people Of that
republic FOR q y riod ~ at least ten
years-WdShtngtor despatch,
Ten years, And the sponsor OF de
serving Democrats ~ out Of the State
Department. Lamentations echo and
reecho along the Chautauqua circuit.
II has been decided in Philadelphia
that a jItney may charge ten cents
fare. And the mint may coin dime
half dimes.
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one Of tho problems of the national
defence will he how 10 persuade a
union private, in good standing. to
associate on equal terms with a nom
union General.
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The propaganda 81 preparedness
might include in its forethought the
invasion Of New York by next years
mosquito,
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The Rupture.

Ku!rker Fire the cook
Booker wsL ~ handed her her pass.
porte,
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The Military Clique.

NEW YORK, August %,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-23
Editorial Shrapnel

Detroit Free Press: A New York man
ate three pics and then died. At that
was It a happy death?
st. Louis Democrat. Now a
physician boasts of the discovery of a
Sunrise slumber" to supersede the "twi-
light Sleep" Some otaer will probably
set in a MONDAY nap"
Cleveland Plain Dealer. With n sister
OF the kaiser in the royal family and
100000 from the allies in the royal
treasury, Greece is indeed, in a state Of
cruel perpleXity
Buffalo Express: Constantnople may
be expected TO fall any day now on &C
count of famine, the blockade having
completely cut off The army's supply OF
Turkish cigarettes from Virginia.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: Sir Edward Grey
believes that Japan intends to observe
faithfully the terms of the 1906 compact
with Britain, pledging them to sustain
the integrity ana Independence of China
and to guarantee equal commercial op-
portunities to all nations. But suppose
TOXIC should regard that pact as a
scrap Of paper?'