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ron THE UNEMPLOYED.
Advantages of the Military LIE for
Their Relief.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: This
city Is surrounded by forts and camps
constantly In readiness to receive large
bodies OF men: Fort Slocum. Fort
Schuyler, Willetts Point, Fort William,
Fort Lafayette. Sandy Hook and others.
| can only speak OF one of these from
personal knowledge. Fort Schuyler Is on
a long neck OF land abundantly provided
with barracks, hospitals, officers houses
store rooms, kitchens, sanitary arrange
ments. ample dock facilities. parade
grounds and exercise plots, accommoda-
tons for a regiment. and the present
guard Is one sergeant and six men. |
understand conditions are not greatly DIFF
ferent at the other reservations.
All the others are vastly more COM
modious in equipment. 1t is evident
therefore, that with twenty-four hours
notice arrangements could he made to
provide for an army OF many thousands
OF the unemployed.
! do not need to tell you that the ma
jority OF the applicants for relief to-day
are not buns and outcasts. Naturally
they are not Of the highly eficient class
though the main deficiency arises from the
fact that they are discouraged. III nour-
ished. confused. bewildered.
House them feed them, drill them, in
struct them, and within month they
would not be recognizable for the stoop
shOuldered, listless, atmless collection OF
driftwood they were at the start
To stand in line for loaf OF bread, to
wait shivering for "A chance to get in out
of the wet and storm, only to be thrust
out again before real daylight, Is utterly
demoralizlng to self-respect, manliness or
ambition. We have simply got to provide
for these men somehow. Why not cry a
method that would restore not only their
worn bodies but their numbed minds?
Ordinary suggestions call for buildings
that either do not exist or are already
crowded officials, OF whom we have vastly
too many already Cand those with ex-
perience In handling men could not be Sc
cured) equipment that would cost heavily
and after use would be worthless, to say
nothing OF opening the door to endless
possibilities Of graft and favoritism. By
utilizing the plant already provided by
the national Government we would dis
tribute the small cost over the entire
country, instead OF limiting II to various
centres, already overburdened with their
own problems. and try an experiment
which, IL successful, could DE duplicated
all over the country and repeated for any
future need. II required.
ROBERT l.. NILES
New YORK, January IS.
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1T PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
4 justification OF the sunragists VINO
Pursue Mr.. wilson.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: When
Miss Mary Nash says that certain female
politicians who repeatedly call on the
President to support the cause Of woman
suffrage do so for publicity purposes, she
hits the nail on the head. Publicity is a
part of all political propaganda.
Suffragists will never gain the vote
without working for IL. and as indirect
influence il all the power they are al
lowed, they intend to use it TIL the cause
is finally won.
Miss Nash seems to think woman suf-
frage is sure to bring socialism and pro-
hibition. the courses that inevitably follow
after Mormonism." Unless women prefer
To share their husbands with other wives
why should their vote be an influence for
MormOnism? What connection has Nor
monlsm with socialism? II woman suf-
frage brings about that curse" why have
wyoming and Colorado never had So
calist Governor? Socialists. being pro-
gressive. are for the most part suffragists.
hut Il does not follow therefore that all
suffragists are socialists
II Colorado. Washington and Oregon
were not voted dry by the women, why
should their vote bring about prohibition,
the other curse? LINDA l.. CONTENT.
NEW YoRK. January H.
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Can This He So?

Reports of conferences" between the
diplomatic representatives OF the Ger
man Emperor at Washington and mem
bers Of the House Of Representatives
continue to appear from time to time.
For example. the New York Times Of
Tuesday contained the following. I'M
der date Of Washington, January II:
IAN effort to obtain from the German
Ambassador a definite statement OF Ger
many's attitude toward the shipment OF
war supplies from the United States to
the Allies was made tonight by Repre-
sentatives BARrHoLDT OF Missouri and
NoLLMER OF Iowa.
The two Congressman. who are au-
thors, OF pending resolutions to prohibit
such expectations, called at the Embassy
and conferred with Count BERNsroRFF.
Later Mr.. BARTHoLDT said that nothing
could he mentioned on the position of the
German Government. but that a. state
mont might be expected later. either
through the Embassy or from the For
egn Once direct"
Mr.. BARTHoLDT was born In Germany
and is Republican. Mr.. VoLLMER was
born in Iowa and Is Democrat. Mr..
BARrnoLDT is a minority member of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs Mr..
VoLLMER is member of the Committee
on Expenditures in the State Depart
ment, hut has no other assignment
nearer to the field Of diplomacy. II
the foregoing report is true the "con.
ference" between these legislators ani
the German Ambassador on the qucs.
tlon of Germany's attitude toward the
shipment of war supplies from the
United States to the Allies Is one Of the
strangest events IN the history of our
Government.
Since when has it been considered
fitting for congressman to seek the al.
vice and views of representatives of
foreign Governments on pending legis
lation; or for that matter, to see,
Official information OF any sort from
foreign Ambassadors or Ministers, ex
cept indirectly and properly through
the Department of State?
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"DEATH AND THE GUNNER"
Is There Even Imprisonment for Life for
the second Degree Murderer?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
your admirable editorial article Death
and the Gunmen' you say, THE precious
quartet who shot Herman Rosenthal the
gambler, would have gone to State prison
for life with perfect equanimity."
Are you not unconsclously perpetuating
fallacy by speaking OF imprisonment
for life?
At a Spartan period or our civilization
murder In the second degree was actually
punishable by Imprisonment for life, Just
as murder in Its first degree was punish
forms OF punishment understandable by
everybody and wholly satisfactory to or
binary mankind.
Followed then the milksop period when
the humanitarian. so called. and the pc
nologist emerged from the unfathomabe
the life sentence was abolished. the indie
terminate sentence was substituted, and
the movement began by which the death
sentence IL now to be robbed OF its terror
and the quicklime OF its prey
In word the second degree murderer
who formerly was put away for life IL
now punished ''by Imprisonment under
an indetermnate sentence, the minimum
OF which shall be twenty years and the
maximum OF which shall be for the Of
tenders natural life" Penal Law. sec
ton l04s, by action OF the Legislature
OF 1907.
II can readily be understood, therefore,
that no murderer OF this particular class
need look forward with anything like APP
prehension to imprisonment for more than
twenty years. for at the expiration OF that
period he may hope, through the efforts
OF the humanitarian and the penologst,
through the parole board. the Governor,
possibly politician or two, to return to
'our midst" once more. duly qualified
again to say his fellow man. If he has
preserved his optimism during this proba-
tonary period he may even hope for a
Blease in the Executive Chamber and a
consequent curtailment OF even this linz
tied confinement: for hope. it's said,
springs eternal in the human breast.
Hence, 7 submit. there IL no such thing
ss life imprisonment in this HISTORICALLY
sentimental State OF New York.
1t is of record. 7 think, that no hui
manitarian or penologist has ever sue
cumbed to that homicdal instinct which
seeks a shining mark. above all others,
when intent upon the killing Of mankind.
Not wthstandng the proposed maltreat-
ment Of the Mosaic law and the penal inn
provisations, ever welcome to crime, lat
terly attempted, may the record long re-
main unbroken, CYNICAL.
NEW YORK. January 10.
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In Justice to Mr.. Gardner.

Secretary GARRISON Is doing splendid
work in appea ring before the commit
tees Oh Military Affairs and urging the
passage of bills TO strengthen the army.
hut even he, with all his energy and
perseverance. could not accomplish
much unless he was supported and en-.
couraged by public opinion. This he
realizes. for he said:
II think the American people. for tho
first time, have been seriously aroused
through the newspapers to consider the
matter OF national defence, a thing pro-
vided for in the Constitution, upon which
they should reach proper conclusions"
This is true. hut have not the ser
vices OF Representative A. r. GARDNER
Of Massachusetts been overlooked? II
was Mr.. GARDNER who sounded the first
alarm about the appropriateness of the
country for defensive war when he
addressed Congress in the closing days
of the last session. and he has ham
mered away ever since at the subjecr,
undismayed by criticism and deter
mined to he heard.
The country now seems 10 he assured
Of prompt and adequate action by Con
gress TO expand the navy, strengthen
the army and improve both services.
Agitation has done IL. aud Captain
GARDNER should have a large share Of
the credit
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SHOW the $4,000" is reported to have
been the first thing Correspondence"
bride said on meeting the bridegroom at
Grafton, w. Va. He showed the money,
so they were married. 1t would be in
teresting to watch the future fortunes
of this pair. According to sentimental
standards II was not a good beginning,
but perhaps tho sound sense of realities
that the lady displayed may augur bet
ter for marital peace and prosperity
than a whole lot of fimsy declarations
OF unselfsh devotion. Love at first
sight backed by a sufficiency to meet
the demands OF the butcher, the baker
and the candlestick maker is apt to
wear much better than the impulse
which has mere empty hope behind IT,
Romance with a greenback for every
page has a good chance of keeping up
its interest to the last chapter.
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JAPAN SENDS GOLD
TO PAY BILLS HERE
$10,00O,0 900 Received Since Oct.
Herman Gold Comes
From China.
SENT TO L. s. FOR SAFETY

The International Banking Conan, n,
since October / has brought into ihis .,.,,I,.
try In excess OF $4,000. 900 in gold from
Japan which was sold to the United STATIC.
mint in San Francisco. The gold WA. .,r,
in payment for the commoditics p.rc..
pally cotton and steel. purchased D., l.u,s
in this country since the outbrctl, of V,,
Previous to the war Japan was a n.,ty
buyer OF machinery and steel from Gen.
many. but like Russia. when tho war
came, she was forced to turn to this coun.
try for her supplies.
Local bankers denied ycsterday The 70.
port printed in a morning paper that Inn.
ports of S2.700,O00 gold from China had
any special Significance in the exchange
market. one shipment OF Sl.7O0Oo has
already been brought In by the GUARANTY
Trust Company. and the Newspaper report
had II that the shipment established ths
first extensive instance of dollar eN-
change" Bankers said that the sh pment
had nothing to do with making of New
York a world money centre nor did IL marx
any epoch In foreign exchange.
Max May, vice-president of tho Guar
anty Trust Company and head Of tie for.
elgn exchange department, said: The
shipment has absolutely no significance IN
dealings in dollar exchange. IL is merely
a private transaction"
Bankers with extensive connections in
the Orient said that ever since tho out
break OF the war German banks In china
and Germans having mercantile conncc-
tons there have been endcavoring 10
get their assets out OF the country for
fear that China would become cmbroled
in the war. Several branches OF the
Deutsche Bank In China have been closed
and controllers have been placed IN
charge OF them.
As Il would be too expensive TO export
silver to this country the German banks
and merchants in China purchased al
the gold they could lay their hands On
Then as they could not ship this gold
10 Germany, II being contraband OF war.
they sent II here. To have sent IL FOR
German account would have made il
liable TO capture. so II was sent 10 tho
Guaranty Trust Company, which has cV.
tensive German connections. The ship
ment may perhaps mean that q small
German credit has thus been established
here. but outside OF that it has no signIh-
canoe.
China Is a country depending almost
entirely on silver standard, her chief
coin in circulation being the Mexican
dollar. She produces hut $4,000, 600 gold
per annum ana imports "A little over VIZ
900. 900. II is known fact in banking
circles that gold which goes to China
never comes out" as IL is turned into
jewelry. idols. SC. Therefore bankers
branded reports that China was export
ing gold to this country TO meet exchange
obligations. especially at this time, AS "rl-
diculous'
Announcement was made yesterday
that the Guaranty Trust Company Will
inn0Ft col
coin from London. Officials OF the bank
said that the shipment was a special
transaction. Both Cuba and Hayt ON
ploy French coinage. the money current
in the island consisting of French Amci-
can gold and Spanish silver
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felier Foundat ton and similar funds
undertaken in a judicial spirit, and So
berly conducted. would be productive
OF great benefit. II would disclose
wether the dlstrust In which such phil
anthropic enterprises are held by many
citizens not to he classed as radicals Is
based on sound premises. IL would
disclose whether the unquestioned good
they do is more than counterbalanced by
evils justly chnrgeable.
II might result in establishing the
principle OH which they are founded
as proper and desirable for encourage
ment In a democracy. II may well he
that vast aggregations of wealth. ad-
mnistered for philanthropic purposes,
would solve problems which no indi.
vidual or governmental agency can
solve and equally. Il may he that they
are a serious menace to public welfare.
Experience Is against them II Is true {;
but modern conditions may he such as
to curb and restrain the tendencies
that in the past have discredlted this
form Of benevoence.
Neither the inception Of the inquiry
into the Rockefeller Foundation which
will begin here on Monday nor the
personnel of the United States Com.
mission on Industrial Relations, which
will conduct 1t. gives great hope that
this quest for facts will be of useful
sunllty or its results Of value The in-
guiry Is by-product OF the Colorado
mine strike. The commission Ii headed
by violent partisan. whose mind is
already made up. and whose dominance
over his fellow commissioners has been
demonstrated on numerous occasions.
He enters on his duties as a prosecutor,
II not a prosecutor. strongly prejudiced
against the men whose activities he il
to expose. and already committed 20
an attitude OF hostility toward them.
Unless his present position Is gravely
modified, or his fellow commissioners
develop an angularity Of character they
have not hitherto displayed, the in
quest will furnish n minimum Of infor-
nation and maximum OF useless de-
nunciatlon.
II is our opinion that FRANK r.
WALSH and his associates have an op-
portunity to accomplish something If
great value and Importance to their
fellow citizens. But they won't do II
unless they approach their task in a
spirit entirely opposed to that which
has been exhibited in their preparatory
activitieS
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Lord CHARLES BEREsFORD's structures
upon the loss of the battleship Formula
BILE are no doubt made in patriotic
spirit. In such crisis for England he
cannot be suspected OF partisanshlp, or
Of being Influenced by antipathy TO his
old rival Sir JoHN FISHER, who Is now
First Sea Lord. Lord CHARLEs's criticism
liz that the Formidable did not have
the protection Of destroyers, which
are" as he says, 1.-THE natural defence
against submarines" Technically he
makes good point against the Ad-
uiralty IL there were no destroyers
about when the battleship was tor
pedoed but II is yet to be determined
that destroyers can render much help
to big ships in suoh a heavy sea as was
running when the German submarines
attacked the Formidable.
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THE WEATHER WISE.
Pleasant Recollect tons OF "OId Mr.. Akin
OF Quaker HIN.


To THE EpLrop or THE SuN-Sir: Old
Mr.. Akin Of Quaker Hill. near Pawling,
y. Y, was the best weather prophet OF
the country type. No one could he wiser :
he lived to 96. and contrary to the general
belief was healthy and vigorous. although
f0r' Bfty years a constant user OF OPIUM,
which he took for rheumatic pain.
lie broke his hip by a fall after he
was 30 and astonishcd every one by hav-
ing it unite The jokers told him that IL
was probably an opium joint. Ripe years
made him wise, and this was added TO an
unusually keen mind of most practical
character For years he spent his sum
mers at Quaker Hill. large part OF
which he owned and was familiar
sight driving about, all day In p phaeton
buggy: because on account OF his rheu-
matsm ne was unable TO walk
All local matters were referred to him
for settlement especially the weather.
The young folks OF MizZen Top Hin al
WAYS consulted him on days when n
picnic was planned to know whether the
day would he propitious. His forecast
was usually expressed in the following
aphorism:
Most OF the time nobody knows what
the weather will do. It's like a woman 4;
when all things are considered, she VIII
do the unexpected"
ii you WOO the weather either by fore
cast or any other venture prepare your
self for a bump. / myself believe the
moon is weather breeder, hut | am
not sure what kind. 4 lady who IL a
neighbor has won an enviable reputation
for picking out fine days for brides TO he
married she always chooses full moon
day or the day after and says the
chances are ten to one in her favor.
OLD TIMER.
Kew YoRK, January ~.
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ENTERTAINs PREMIER HEARST.
w. lyric stevens Gives Luncheont
Miss Pankhurst Present.

william II. Hearst. premier OF Ontario.
and Mrs. Hearst were entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the whitehall Club
by w. Tyrie Stevens. vice-president Of
the Canadian Club. Sixteen covers were
laid.
Among those present were Miss Chris
label Pankhurst, Mrs. ]. Elliot Langstaff.
head OF the order in the United States OF
the Daughters of the British Empire: Mr..
and Mrs. T. Kennard Thomson, Welding
Ring, vice-president Of the Chamber 81
Commerce; Miss Ring. r. w. Lincoln and
j. II. Mclean, president OF the Canadian
Club OF New York.
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Alas, This UnsrAteful Generation.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS--Sr: At last
the only honest man has achieved the front
page, by working the unemployed. wide
THE sun OF December 29l
What a sigh OF relief and thanksgiving
would go forth from thousands Of breasts
II he would but give himself voluntarily
what the unfortunates he is going to sue
cor suffer lnvoluntarily.
IT'S a contamination deyoutly 10 be wished,
though fear impossible to the heroic, not
to say horrlhc. bearer OF the spear that
knows no brother.
Even his popularity in the West has
waned, although It might he revived by
following the above suggestion.
PIslsrRATUs PTcAFlLLr
CAPHlII New. January g.
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AT the moment when the Puritans Of
Congress are agitating making the Dis
trict OF Columbia dry it may be well to
give a. little attention to the case OF
Arizona. That State adopted prohibi-
ton amendment to its Constitution last
November. The amendment was at
tackled in the courts, but was upheld in
a decision on December "a as,valid and
constitutional. 1t took effect on jan
uary /. On January 10, after less than
two weeks trial, the Arizona Business
Mems League met at Phoenix to start n
statewide agitation for the repeal of the
amendment. Petitions are 10 be circu-
lated asking the Legislature to resubmit
the question to the people.
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THIRTY YEARS.
In Retrospect Considered, and Prescribed
for Cole uiease,

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir:
Hiram Mann the right or wrong of the
body OF his article, but | do take eXcep-
ton to the last question. Anyway, what
is thirty years in the big affairs of men ?"
Look back thirty years. George, and
pote the inventions OF the trolley car. the
automobile. the airship. the wireless tele-
graph. the submarine, the typewriter, and
numerous other things aside from the de-
struction of a scrap OF paper In Europe
II depends on what thirty years you
select choose that you select thirty
years OF the right sort and give them to
Cole Bleasc. r. u. WISE.
BRIpGEPoRT, Conn, January l2.
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The old maxim that misfortunes never
come single is provokingly illustrated
I'm the recent experience of the elevated
subway system OF transportation. There
have been more accidents to get a
headline in the newspapers in the last
thirty days than in FIVE years preced-
ing. II In not an uncommon expe-
rience. Part of IT is mere coincidence,
part. perhaps. nervousness in the
operating force. and part an exagger-
ated Importance attached to occurrences
that would pass unnoticed were it not
for their frequency.
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The End OF wiilett and Cassidy.

II Is recorded that citizen CT
Brooklyn recognizing JOSEPH CASSIDY
and WILLIAM WLLETT ON their way to
Sing Sing, yesterday, exclaimed. CAS-
sIDY, eh? Good, good. Going TO Jail,
Ell? Good, good These few words
sum up the public attitude.
WILLETT wanted to he a Judge Of the
Supreme Court The best way he could
think of to realize his ambition was to
pay a large bride to Curly JOE" CAS-
srDY, the ruling boss of Queens county.
who controlled the nomination. The
sort Of Judge he would have made is
pretty clearly indicated in the step he
took to reach the bench. But nc shadow
own mind or CAssIDY's.
Unfortunately for the pair suspicion
was excited. The Brooklyn Standard
Union accused WIILETT OF paying
$4,000 for the nomination. His ar
rest and that of CASSIDY and LOUIS
#. WALTER, 4 hanger-On OF the latter.
followed quickly. All three were in
dfcted, tried and convicted. WALTER
got three months in the penltentiary,
which he served. WILLETT and CAS-
sIDY received sentences Of eighteen
months In State prison. They appealed
and after about eleven months respite
lost in the highest State court. Thus
1t happened that they were identified
by cheerful citizen on their way to
Sing Sing.
No sort Of sympathy Is due either Of
these men. CASSIDY has long been no.
tOrious as force Of crookedness and
corruption IN politics. He was the
type Of boss that deliberately cultlvat.
ed bad government aud retarded prog.
ress for he sake of graft. Honesty
and intelligence meant curtailment Of
his profits and power NJ that he stood
the uncomprOmlslng foe of both. WILL
LIFT was Il man Of different sort. lie
had considerable ability ana liberal
education. He was lawyer OF fair
skill and standing. He had been a
Congressman and had been NJ least
conspicuous in the House. He fully
knew what he was doing when he made
his wicked and corrupt bargain with
CASSIDY.
Plain ordinary bribery. especially on
large scale, is rather out OF date
even in crooked politics. II Is too
crude and dangerous The Wlllett- Cas-.
ddy episode belongs rather to a by
gone epoch, Its total failure and dis.
astrous results, however. are not
thrown away in the scheme Of things.
VIII the Commits Rise TO th,
Occasion?