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PAYING THE FREIGHT.
Thoughts Inspired by an Alleged
$500, 900. 900 "Loss."

To rHE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: Mr..
Ballard rs quite In error regarding the
loss OF the estimated $500. 900. 900 IN
ocean freights. II the Chamber OF Com
merce stated the facts as quoted by him.
II must AVE been at one OF the luncheon
parties whence emanats all sorts o:
dreams.
In all three ways OF shipping goods
ordered by foreign countries and paid
FOR by them TO the sellers of this coun-
try the goods and freight are paid for
by. and only By, the said foreign coun-
tries. The fact that 30 per cent. +.
earned by foreign flags has absolutely
nothing to do with 4.
II shipped cost" the freight n paid
at destination. II shipped cost and
freight the freight is included in the
price OF tho commodity. as also Il
shipped &C. I. Z"
The merchant here pays the freight to
the steamship company, but he gets il
back when he presents his bill at his
bankers. ON the other hand. goods COM
ing this way reverse the situation. So
We are not SO badly of after all.
Everybody ships by the cheapest way,
no matter who we are,
A. n the alleged statement BY the
Chamber OF Commerce that Americans
not only subscribe e the constructor
OF but also upkeep OF ships OF their
marine competitors" II Is another Of
those parrotesque. bursted and fallac'ous
theories that also emanate from those
evidently ex~hilarat!ng luncheons.
II the millions 60 10 foreign fiags.
they earn Il. and that's about the only
way any OF us can lay our hands on a
few OF the necessary shekels.
The mote" In our transportation prob
lem Is not in the foreigners eye" but
In "our own eve"
JAMES Moo. RRowS.
New YORK. December 10.
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Tho American farmer is tho true
author Of American prosperity. Tho
6.0O0.O00,o00 no contributes this
year to tho national we'll being repre-
sents no chicane of trading, no fortui.
tous incident of speculation, no acct
dent Of politics. His skilfully directed
labor took from the soil what no po-
litical platform. no programme Of 40.
cial service, no ~reformatory scheme
Of enlightened uplift could have ex-
tracted from II; and every man,
producer or parasite, will enjoy tho
benefits Of his fruitful ton.
Tho farmer IA depicted AZ rich.
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eisims, sesed AZ a just asA upnsAs
Judge must have acted."
Lord A~LvKSsross when Sir Ricn.
AND wEssrxa was chairman Of the
British commission to the worlds
fair at Chicago. He came over In
1908 TO attend tho meeting Of the
American Bar Association at Semitic.
Ills son married the granddaughter
Of SAMUEL STEVENS Of New York.
So his interest In America wus keen
ana his ties With II nj close. Per.
sonally he was n OF the most mt.
tractive as well As one Of the most
gifted and human Of men. With the
distinguished American lawyers who
knew him well no was not less popular
than with their brethren at the Eng.
fish bar. It was not the least Of
Lord A~LvERsroNE's accomplishments
that he could sing a comic song.
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Promotion In the Navy By Selection.

Secretary DANIELS admits that "un-
less a system can be devised which
does promote the most meritorious
and eficient men and which does in
cite officers to the development Of the
highest degree Of professional excel
lence. promotion by selection would
he undesirable" Mr.. DANIELS thinks
that II the selections were made by
a board Of officers Of high rank after
examining the reports upon individual
efficiency now made twice a year by
superiors on sea and shore duty, "the
question Of promotion by merit would
be solved"
The Secretary ices in this plan, II
rhe superior officers placed their sub
Ordinates in one, two, three order Of
zeal and efficiency, something like
mathematical accuracy in determining
what the best interests Of the service
require. But Mr.. DANIELS leaves u
the human factor. Not all superior
officers are good Judges of men, or
sven good judges Of the quality Of a
subordinate's work. 1t often happens
that the subordinate's fellow officers
Of the same rank are better judges of
the man and his work. Efficient Off
GERS sometimes lack personal attrac-
ttveness and their commanders see
no merit in them.
Some officers are ingenious self-ad-
ve~rtisers. others never have n word
to say in their W behalf. Some are
politicians, and not too scrupuHous (;
others abhOr the arts Of success.
Favoritism would certainly play a
part in the scientific plan Of promo
tion devised by Secretary DANIELS.
1t would Introduce personal politics
between decks. II It Is not there al
ready. and II would deny very capa-
HE men a chance to distinguish them
selves on active service.
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devil wagon driving. p,utocranc; ~
hope he II. lic has earned whatever
Of luxury bs has. He gives substance,
soIIdity. continuity 10 the prosperity
Of the land and the people thereof ;
he fights the demons Of drought, Of
flood. Of cyclone and Of insect pest I;
and with the cooperation Of benign
Mother Nature he wins annually q
great battle. a diplomatic success and
a commercial triumph.
We salute the farmer. He 10 his
country's first line Of defenca, and
Its ultimate support; and trusting
that he may eve produce Len than
he has this year. we hope most Of the
$4,000. 000.0 900 will find IT. way ulti.
mately into his pocket
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STATE REPUBLICANS TO MEET
February Convention to Nomi-

Frederick c. Tanner. chairman o. :N'
Republican state committee. w'" -
turned from Washington }c7,erlst. n' "
he attended the meeting OF 'l' '..
Republican committee, ~arros.g'i ''.'
he will call together the members 'N-
state committee on .laru,-, .U ''
city to discuss the holding OF n stare
convention some t.me IN lg'...r-
The purpose OF the S;L'a '-''~''
is 20 suggest 20 The ptrt' N.,o-. '-
names of four d~oleratc7 Or .t~-" s.
four alternates 81 large, No. v. "
chosen at the primary e~lrrtlo0 ~ ~?
4 10 go TO the nat.uuL ,, ''0
Chicago on June :. NJ. Tt'-H- 80
out that 10 per cont e.. t., !..e- t.f.
Chicago will come from Sew N.-.. +
that the success 81 TIC utE. q,
by the convention depends 'a 81 .'-
part upon the "~s0lidar.t>. srr.e.'. '
purpose" OF the states R|el.'...a or
torste, In addition 90 raV...E da.eS''
NJ large m their alternate, r. -''
convention will "adopt a au,l,1tsl'" p
resentative Of the though, 81 '." ..
leans OF the State Of Sew f.r.
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Tower In Aaa with border iines
against Russian and Chinese tern
tory. Her dreams Of further cxpnn.
sion lie along tho sea coast Of CHINA
and In Mongolia and Manchuria.
Nothing In recent years has tended
more nearly Ia realize Theses dreams
and ut the snme time change the
whole aspect of the Far Fast question
than Japan's capture Of Tsing.tao. Az
the representative Of the Allies she
took possession Of the territory origi-
nally leased to Germany. The entire
leased territory Of Kiao-chau" was de-
livered to her, according to Jnpan's
ultimatum to Germany. without con
dition or compensation and with a
view to the eventual restoration Of
the same to China" The word "even.
tual' in the language Of Oriental
diplomacy does not mean the first
opportunity.
The Japanese know what Il will
mean They have had experience
with a similar situation. When they
expelled the Russians from South
Manchuria they took over all that
was left by the Russians; then they
had the Chinese Government ratify
the possession and transfer to Japan
all the leases and concessions that
Russia Ind held. To her strong hold
ngs in Manchuria and Mongolia Japan
can thus expect to add the harbor Of
Tsing-tao. n Of the finest on the
coast. and besides the most valuable
strategic railway in China.
This will give Japan a prcponder
nnce Of interest over all other for
eign countries and place her in u
position to enforce any further claims
and demands. The prize Is worth
the winning. and with all Europe at
war no time could be more opportune
than the present
YUAN knows too we'll his country.
the vastness Of its territory. the mis-
fortunes Of its government, the
wretched condition OF its finance and
the incohesiveness Of its people, for
him to imagine that the regeneration
Of Japan can be repeated in China.
He knows. too, that from the very
nature Of things foreign influences.
Y foreign control, are necessary to
the country's preservation. But he
must bitterly resent that the domi-
nant figure in that control will be
Japan. the nation that would be first
to profit by his country's overthrow.
He revealed an understanding Of the
problems before him when he said
that lot congratulations were in order
on his accession, but condolences.
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what Does the Administration Know
About Mexico?

From the beginning Of the contro.
versy over President WILSON'S Mexi.
ran policy there has been m astonish.
ing divergence between the facts al.
legged by the Administration concern.
Ing conditions in that distracted coun.
try and the reports made by respect.
able authorities in non-oficial places.
Disregarding as prejudiced the out.
givings Of the subsidized agents in
this country Of the Mexican factions,
the testimony Of disinterested Amer
leans has frequently contradicted the
assertions Of Washington.
The denials made by responsible
persons Of the contentious put for
ward in Mr.. TUMuLTY's recent letter
furnish a case in point. Yesterday
the Washington account Of railroad
and commercial Improvement in the
country was explicitly co%ntravened in
a news letter from Mexico city. In
which the declaration Is made that
accredited representatives Of the
United States know the statements
In question we're not justified. In
this 1t Is recorded that the Wash
ington analysis intended for the in
formation of Americans actually went
beyond the pr~etensions Of the First
Chief himself.
Does the Wilson Administration
know what IS going forward in Mex
leo? II 1t does. how are these dis
crepancies explained? They are so
numerous the suggestion of a ma
licious conspiracy Is untenable; they
are so well supported by trustworthy
evidence they cannot be dismissed rs
f~abrications. The men who take Is
size with the Administration do SO
over their own signatures. and cite
their authorities by name. Their ex-
posture, II they bear false witness, is
a matter requiring not days. but hours.
The fact that they persist unmolested
in their denunciations is significant.
For the sake Of the Administra-
tons good faith. we hope It is mis-
informed. The reason of that mis-
information would he interesting. Or
shall we attribute the astounding di-
~varication of the official conception
OF Mexican affairs from the we'll es-
tabiished version furnished by disin-
terested observers to n psychological
affection IN the White House that
clothes hopes in the raiment OF fact
and translates altruistic ambitions
into accomplished ends?
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Fraud!

To rHE EDITOR or rHE suS--s,,. one o.
,hos. who ran and didn't win in tho re.
cent Tennessee Senatorial primary charges
fraud because the negroes wers allowed IA
vote. In tho old days OF Gutenberg q
pony owner told = sorro~tu, tale: Talk
about hard luck" hs moaned, This here
pony OF mine was a two 10 one favori,..
So ~ course 7 plays him 70 lose. Then
] -ives him a whole pail ~ water ana
bran Just before sadiling. You seen what
happers' He comes through tho bunch
liks they was hitrhed and wins in q
yawn' Him carrying a whols pail O,
water and bran. It's n fraudt'
sr,vS Ia.Anb, December -. ruArvv,
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NATURALIZATION.
Strange Propcssl n Join Church ssS
State n Giving CiUseRsAID.

To u EDITOR or TINS svS-str: When
peace Is concluded In Europe Got
Punish America" will replace In the
| minds Of tho Tcutonic military clique
the "God Punish England !" Asia and
Africa being definitely taken. thers re-
mains but one great continent. ours
where tho Teutonio Powers can hope tc
reestablbh their military prestige and
MI their pockets.
but let us not accuse tho entire Ger
man and Austro-lIungarian population
Of this country Of s~ympathazins with the
predatory ambitions Of their former
Netherlands. Let us without much ado
imprison or expel or. II that be impos-
sibie. ostracIse the handful Of mean
creatures infesting our highways and
byways with their nefarious treachery
Of heart and hand. Why. however. use
lessly offend the Overwhelmingly loyal
majority Of our Teutonic fellow 0tizens,
driving them through our very suspi-
cions into the camp Of the enemy?
Let US revoke, II necessary. the nat
uralisation privileges OF those who are
unworthy of them let us be more care
full. in the future, in the choice OF our
candidates for the full citizenship,
avoiding imperial Rome's blunder In
that direction, which was one Of the con:
tributing causes Of The d~isintegration OF
the empire.
Let us finally modify our very pro-
cedure Of welcoming the foreigner In
our midst. We deliver the citizens
papers with as much nonchalance as IL
they were fruit stand or nevB vending
licenses. For once State n church
ought to Join in patriotic cooperation.
Tho abturation of fealty to the old Gov
eminent. a serious act. indeed. and the
path Of Loyalty to the new fatherland, a
momentous step for any sentient hui
man being whose life is deeply rooted
In the ancient soil. ought to take place
with impressive solemnity In the presence
Of a large gathering In the house Of Goo
at His sacred altar.
UNI FRIEND OF UNcLE SAM.
NEW YORK, December rs.
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EXECUTIV
A select Organization Whose Mem
bership VIII Increase.

To EDITOR OF THE SUN-Siv: with
In tho short period OF sixteen feeding
months that necessarily most limited
and very able body whose memberS no
unremittingly criticise adversely tho re-
Quired official Executive pronunciamen-
tos OF their chosen SUCCESSOR will very
probably be augmented.
In view OF Late instances II bchooves
us to awaken to It's Significance. This
unprecedentedly large assen,blage Of ex-
executives, coupled with tho doings OF
the thrice denied aspirant whose very
status as such seems % Be OF consider
able import, will be Viewed with much
concern by the coming now Admintstra-
ton. j. II. II.
HhoRlANp FALLS, December Is.
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SCOTCH-IRISH.
Why Is President Wilson So Proud Of
His H~yphenated Ancestry

To n EpIroR Of TUE SuH-Sir. NJ
wilson In his address 81 Columbus sa.t
IN reference to his ANCESTRY: II or,ri
nally. for example, belonged 20 A s,o.,
which has never failed to feel at nom.
anywhere az soon as II got there.
mean the Scotch-Irish."
This has more than passing ,nteres,
because of his Use Of the term Scotch.
Irish, hyphenatrd Irish.
As our President has a great aversion
TO the hyphen. it is surprising chat he
should boast of his hyphenated descent
II he In really a descendant of the Sco.c,,
planters who settled In Ireland, tina,
stock has been long enough in the green
Isle to drop the hyphen. IT, s. ForEy.
NEW YORK. December IS.
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Harvards strongest man. GEORGE A.
PERCY Of Arlington. Mass, whose on
cisl strength test is given as 1442.2.
weighs only iS1 pounds and Is s feet
5 inches in height. Tom SAVERS and
FITzsrM MONS were mlddleweights, or
very light heavyweights. EDWARD HAM
Lam, the peerless sculler. was not a
big man. Sporting and athletic rec
ords contain many names Of cham
pions who were strong, feet and skill
full without being big men.
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Mr.. CLARK HOWELL. Georgia member

Mr.. CLARK HOWELL. Georgia member
of the Democratic National Committee
has discovered that Senator joins W
WEEKS of Massachusetts IL the logi-
cal candidate OF the Republican party
for President. The Republicans nigh,
do much worse than nominate Mr.
WEEKS. who is one Of the most useful
men in Congress: but when Mr.
HOWELL says that down South they
think that the Republican convention
will am JOHN w. WEEKS. and Mr.
HOWELL In the same breath predicts
the reelection Of President WILSON. the
Massachusetts, Senator will not thank
the Georgia editor for his encourage
ment.
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Governor wHrrMAN's campaign 70,
the Republican nomination for Presi.
dent has been Endorsed by the King,
county Republican committee. which
It will beb observed, knows OF severa.
residents OF Brooklyn who would make
admirable candidates for the office he
now holds.
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Mr.. TAFT thinks that preparedness
OF the land forces might b achieved
by increasing the regular army and
strengthening the militia Appar-
entity he does not approve Of Secretary
GARRIsoN's continental army. The en-
President no doubt reflects the opinion
OF men in both parties. but how are
both h regular army and the militia
to be raised TO a strength that will
promise security? II Is a question
not easily answered.
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Celestial.

Said thu iord1y sun:
do YOU pause to 80.
How the men contend
For a place In ms7"
said th~ pa!itd MON.
III appears 80 bs
That tho foolish cmss
Seek = place In me"
aaid cms Christmas stns,
They wtli not be free
TIN they learn tn strive
For a plAns in me-"
6oIAnbsrssu W,Lsos,
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The Milwaukee papers have dropped
the hyphen between the words Ger
mar American. It IL not an improve
ment. rather the reverse. Why not
substitute Americans Of German birth
or d~escentf There should Be no such
person as q German American, or a
British American. or q French Ameri-
can
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II Cuba can increase her army Of
10000 men, as recommended by the
Washington Government, surely the
United States should not be backward
about raising the strength OF It's
regular army to the complement pro-
posed by Secretary GARRISON.
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z. =. Cannot Mediate.

Or. Shaw expressed the opinion that
the United States, until the franchise b.
granted women. IS in no position f
mediate between the warning nations O..
Europe.
y one will deny" said the spea'er
that he ZEAL cause OF the war was u a
injustice and selfishness which permit.
Governments as well as individuals 90
ignore their obligations and duties 10
each other. But can the United states
be aid to hold "A superior position. How
can 1t plead for Justice in Europe wHo-
II denies Justice to it, own women
How can II claim that written arE
ments between nations are binding wr,r
II violates the fundamental p@rinclp... =
its own national Constitution. which ic.
clares that the right Of the cl'lzcu ~.
vote shall not he don.cd OF ah- dyed
by the United States or by any Sl'e
Is II true that the Constitution too =
but a scrap Of paper to be repus'a'ei
at will?'
Or. Shaw's farewell ddlcs was "a
lowed closely by delegates and vs'o-'
who crowded tho convention hall ic
remarks were greeted with prolonged -
plause, Miss Margaret Wilson Vs.
among the visitors.
At the close Of tho addrcss Me- NV.
mond Brown Of New Npr. moved .
amendment to h bylaw q tie asr.
citation making IN. SHAW ''nr0l
president for life" Tho uo-'u VS.
greeted with great euthus .a-u
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The disintegration q the forces Of
General VILLA goes on 10 slowly that
his original army must have been
something Of q host.
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The week Of June Z should be lively
and entertaining in Chicago: but the
delegates to the Republics national
convention have no one term plank
to excite their interest.
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Is OLIVER OSBORNE the mar who
tempered with the court records in
tho Stafford case?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16

n orr friends ,rho favor Ms teffh mann.
scspss ond tIibserosioas for publication utsh
% haps rejected articles returned they musf
n ol c0ses send stamps for that purpose.
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I~LLITERATES BEAT
u.s., CRIES MRS.. Gait
Women Able To Cope with n.
Politicians Must Lead.
Says DR.. Shaw.
IDEALISTs' DAY Is PAS

WASHINGTON. Dec. i5.-,,,s -.
Chapman Gait said that p,u,.~,
i~lhterates cast the deciding votes ~
brought about the defeat OF tho SUI
amendment in tho recon, Ma, j.,
election. addressing the Senn,e -,
mittee on Woman Suffrage todd
Delegates to the sufyrara CAN'T,
their deliberations 10 ~
MRS. Catt and other speakers at ba.
ing pefore the committee. ono de,,-a
Iainteo IN the packed committee zoo.
Otners retired gasping for bre.,b
most OF them stood for two hours lee.
Ing to the plea of their speakers
Tho suffragists and tho a-.ts ,r
elVen another day in court to-r,oro-
when they appear before IN. Ito..
Judiciary Committee. Reprcsent..jy.
or the Congressional Union vi, ,.'.
before the Senate committee. ''
me House committee has allot,.d a..
suHrage proponents three hours .Y,
costing a division of time thar NAV a.,
up trouble. as the National Associ,,Io.
Ior woman Suffrage and the Conrr.,
sionai Union, between which thor, 4,
iriction. must settle the question Il
h ~sufragists are unable To div,do a.,
time satisfactorily, Representative Weh.
OF North Carolina, Chairman OF IN. CO..,
mittee. will act as umpire.
Mrs. Gait Sarcastic.
In . sarcastic reference 10 ,bo .o..
defeat OF suffrage In New yort NJ.
Gait told the senate committee 70 IA,
that New York was very liberal 80,
It's sunrage-except TO women
our worker reported" She aJ3,s
'that In many precincts voters WV
ignorant that they had TO he sId.d %,
casting their ballots. '
"A the Inmate OF tho a~lmshous
and all the paupers were voted ny
machine to beat our anendm. n'"
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw in hor cine
ing address to-day AZ presiden, ~ o.,
National American Woman Suffrage ,
ISOLATION declared that the uoy.u.,
had passed beyond the grasp ~ ~.
idealist reformer" into the hands ~
those capable OF dealing with moi,
clans"
Those who answered the call ~ NJ,
movement in the beginning" said n,
Shaw, were reformers those who p.
spond to-day are politicians. our can.
has passed beyond the stage OF aradem
discussion n entered the realm II IRA.
tlcaI politics. To the idealist this com,
as "A revelation and a distinct shock. h.
she must recognize that IT - trie n,
submit to the trend. though She uq.
personally be unable to adjust herself IN
the changed condition. The time h..
come when organized machinery mas
be political In character and tia wor
directed by political leaders. This shout.
not disturb us, for the science Of govern.
ment Is essentially az rightcoIs An.
holy as the science of religion. Let rg
not be afraid OF the demands of The new
day.