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PATRIOTISM OF RESTRAINT
Professor Kirchwey Of the Columbia
School Of Law Discusses Journals
tic Duty During the Present Crisis.

To n EDITOR OF The suN-str. Al
low me to express my sincere appre-
citation Of the attitude of THE SUN
with respect to the German note OF May
so. Your editorial articles Of Tuesday
and Wednesday are admirable examples
OF the reasoned intelligence which the
situation so clearly demands; the more
admirable In that they stand almost
alone amons newspaper %utterances. II
Is easy enough to give eloquent ex-
preston to the righteous wrath excited
by the sinking Of the Lusitania and to
the bitter feelings inspired by the
disappointing. in~conclusive character Of
the German note. But what our
American public needs in the present
j%uncture Is not to have It's passion fed
by impassioned denu~nciations Of the
German Government, but 20 be reminded
that there are real issues OF fact and
of law involved IN the controversy be-
tween the two Governments. Issues to
be settled by reason. not by passion.
There Ia no danger that the rights
Of American citizens or me human in
~terests involved in the controversy will
be betrayed by vi Government. The
danger is that our people will be led
into an attitude toward Germany which
will make a peaceful solution difficult
II not impossible. No American in his
senses wants war with Germany. but
most Of our newspapers are taking a
position which leads directly TO war.
That you should have chosen to guide
instead Of merely rejecting the opinion
OF the m shows that you have a
real conception of the functions Of
Journalism in a democratic common
wealth. GEORGE w. KrRcHwEY.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Jun 8.
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The Deadly Burrowing Mole.

There Is nothing new in mine war
fare any more than there is in poison
gas war. with its Chinese stink pot
ancestry. But mine warfare. as now
applied, is rapidly assuming the form
of n military innovation.
French sappers in particular have
accomplished some very striking re-
suits. The exploding French mine
has become n close second to French
artillery itself in smashing German
trenches. Detached dispatches have
from time to time told something in
n fragmentary way of ITS work. A
recent more comprehensive statement
reveals that in about two months
from March 6 last in the Arras dis
trict alone seventeen miles of mine
fields were laid, carrying n total of
twenty-eight tons Of explosives.
The new mine warfare naturally is
the direct sequence Of the new trench
warfare. A technical writer in n re-
cent number Of L'IHUStrdtiOn depicts
III hTbII bUltlIHt Inv lllllltilbIN Ull'l
eliminating phases Of both, lie di.
vides it all into three stages. There
IS, first, the long range stage when
hostile trenches are from 1900 to
5000 feet apart. BY sapplng or sud,
den rushcs the gap Is diminished I'M,
III only n few feet, less maybe than
Il short city block, separate the enc.
mics. This, the second, Is the stage
of all but physical clinch, the stage
IF constant vigilance and constant
menace. Entanglcments, flank fire
concentration, front fire and hand
grcnadcs make open assault simply
mean annihilation.
A breach may he made by artillery
or ven by rapid fire guns, for 1t has
been demonstrated that n gap owe,
sixty feet wide may be torn IN s:rGn2
carthworks by the concentration OF
10000 m,tra.Ilcuse bullets. But this
would only tell the enemy when tC
| look for something and where to look
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weather Is Weather."

The Hon. JAMES HENRY SCARF. the
New York weather warlock. looked
iarkly at his umbrella and at bilious
citizens who asked "Isn't there go
ing to be any summer" People get
false Impressions Of the weather"
quoth the warlock oracularly. And
this ultimate gnomlc wisdom dripped
at last from the prophetic lips
weather Is weather" And who has
seen more OF that "inconstant female
than seer SCARF? Born in Michigan
at an early age. ne has submitted To
or mastered weather in Michigan.
where WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH is now
blowing a gale: in Kansas. the open
bag OF all the winds, in Oklahoma.
Missouri. Cairo Of the Illinois Egypt,
Montana, California, Florida. II
there Is any shape Of weather which
he hasn't looked at and either pre-
dicted or postdlcted. we call upon the
most illustrious OF observers. the Hon.
Hon JOHNSON OF Middle Haddam.
Conn, to name 1t. And after years
In the business. this Waterman Of the
sky. this reader Of the air. this pierccr
Of the clouds. tells us that weather
Is weather."
We deny 1t. politely hut firmly.
Snow was falling into the Rockaway
River Of the Jerseys the very day
that Mr.. SCARF was defining weather.
Overcoats on June 3 and 4, commut.
ers' hopes and gardens blighted, fires
and bed quilts a necessity, n shivering
and disguised people; all this is
neither June nor weather. People don't
get false impressions OF the sea,
sons" There are no seasons outside
Of the almanac; and the anarchlC
disagreeable humhug which Is still
called weather" Is weather only in
the ancient senses still recorded by
some of our fat friends the diction-
aries, of "wind. storm. tempest. cold
and wet"
Is 1t Or. HOLMES who records some
where the cynical saying of a Yam
kee farmer that n "yaller dog" in the
sky would give more light and warmth
han the icy faced "orb OF day" on
"A duh day? There, with only the
highest regard for brother SCARF. Is
the kind Of weather observer to oh
serve the kind of weather that toe
often Of late has blessed these parts.
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kowlna. The attitude Of Bulgaria Is
likely to be a strong factor In the de
cision. for with risk Of n rear attack
from the "Prusslans Of the Balkans
neither Rumanians nor Greeks are In
position To hazard their fortunes on
the side Of the Allies.
Bulgaria above all the states Of the
Balkans holds the key to the situa.
ton. She could Join the Turks in an
attack upon Greece. she could attack
Rumanla when she moved northward
into Pennsylvania. and by occupying
a narrow strip Of northeaster Ser
bia she could open a Teutonic road to
Constantlnople and the Dardaneiles.
And her army. which showed Its met.
tie In the war against Turkey, Is re.
ported to be now in a most satisfac-
tory condition.
Bulgarian diplomacy has been In re-
cent years more or less battling; for
no one has arisen TO take SrAMBoU.
LOFTS place. and King FERDINAND,
who has been practically the State.
has been largely controlled by his
own great ambition for the reestab-
llshmeut Of the Bulgarian Carbon
and an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of neighborlng
territory that would make him pre-
dominant In southeastern Europe. Ger.
manic success appealed to his dream
Of empire much more strongly than
that of the Allies. The former mean
Il Bulgaria extending from the Dan
ube to the .Egean and the Bosporus,
and from Albania to the Black Sea
the latter, only the extension Of the
bulgarian line to Midia, the recess
sion of the Dobrudja and a mere STRIP
along the Nardar valley in Macedonia.
Besides, the success Of the Allies car.
ries with 1t a larger Serbia, Rumania
and Greece and the end Of hopes of
further conquest.
While Rumania. with %accessions OF
territory on the north. will very likely
recede the Dobrudja. and Serbia, with
an outlet on the east. may give W
some parts Of Macedonia, Greece has
announced her determination to hold
the port Of Kavala. Thus, even II
Bulgaria secures Thrace she has
made no advance toward the coveted
.Egean port. While there seems NJ
realization Of FERpiNAND's ambitions
in success Of the Allies, there Is Al
present no great encouragement FOL
him to align his country with theii
enemies. His neighbors may well b'
wary until they know his purpose.
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may be left undisturbed for the longest
possible time we have adopted the policy
Of giving to property owners, builders,
public service corporations and others
who for any purpose may desire to open
the streets the amplest possible notice
OF our intention to lay a new pavement.
and for a year following to refuse per-
mission TO make cuts therein, except in
emergent cases. Under his policy we
will give formal notice TO the interests
concerned not only by letter as for
merry but also by announcements In the
daily press through the courtesy OF the
newspapers and by signs placed on
streets to be paved"
While Europe, Asia and Africa ron.
tinue to blow up, asphyxiate. shoot.
stab. torpedo and otherwise slay and
destroy each other. we cannot prom.
lse to print all Of the %borough's street
paving plans, but we shall help when.
ever the inelastic quality OF chases
permits. THE Sun may be pardoned
II 1t derives a peculiar satisfaction
from one announcement
Another economy has been effected
through the Bureau OF Public Buildings
and Offces by disseminating the pur-
chase Of spring water for the borough
offices. for all Supreme Court Judges
chambers In the leased quarters at 81
Chambers street. for the County Courts
building, and for the Criminal Courts
building. as well as for our own laoora-
tory In the Park Row building and by
supplying them with bottled Crotor
water which We secure from the Ultra
ton and refrigerating apparatus in the
engine room OF the Municipal building.
This seemingly small matter has
been the means OF preventing the ex.
penditure Of q large amount of city
money"
"City money" means taxpayers
money; to save It is admirable: ant
the taxpayers will regard as hichl,
civtfizing any scheme that keeps down
their annual bills
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WANT NO CHANGE IN
STATE LEGISLATURE
Delegates Bracket and Ouirr
to Lead Contest for Present
System.
FIGHT ON FLOOR TUESDAY

ALBANY, June 4-The nrs, Hrr' nj,
the foo Of the constitutional convention
will occur next Tuesday when E1rar p
Brackets committee on legislative up.
ganization will report Il resolution for
adoption committing the convention 70
the continuation OF the state Legislature
as at present constituted.
II this resolution is adopted Il viii
dispose OF all pending amendments 10
the Constitution which provide far y.ra.
Legislature. II the amendment 4,
adopted the committee on l.gs.i'!y.
organization then will be IN a position
to 10 ahead and prepare a senate and
Assembly apportioumcnt Tor adoption By
the convention.
President Root and Majority Leader
Wickcrsham are opposed 20 having t1s
convention take up the re1ppurtiHument
question, Their idea being TO keep boil
tics out OF the consideration. as here
tofore the relpportionmeut queS
tion has prccip.tited partisan de-
bates. Jacob Gould Schurman. Fred.
crick g. Tanner, Henry l.. Stimson. Her.
bert Parsons and other prominent dele-
gates believe with President Root, taat
the reapportionment question should bs
left TO the next Legislature.
Senator Bracket is expected 10 cad
the fight for III reapportionmert
Among his hackers will be Lemuel III
Quigg. who introduced the RESOLUTION
providing for continuing tho prosen, or.
ganization of the Legislature. Ray h.
Smith OF Syracuse, n tharIes II. Belts
OF Lyons
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THE MODE.
Her Stoppage and Release by q Ger
man Submarine.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Str:
Against the statement that "manifestly
submarines cannot be used against mer-
chantmen, as the last few weeks have
shown. without an inevitable violation
OF many sacred principles OF Justice and
humanity may be placed the report in
the London Times OF the arrest OF the
Dutch steamer Niobe n the Swedish
steamer Bjorn. The item is dated Am
sterdam, May IS, and is from a special
correspondent:
The Tciegr1T learns from Ymu!den de-
tails OF the arrest Of the Royal Neither
lands Steamboat Company's vessel Niobe,
which was taken to CuXhaven by a Ger
man submarine and afterward released.
The Nlobc, white proceeding from Copen-
hagen to Amsterdam. was stopped by a
large German submarine when near the
Bornrif lirh'ship The Niobe waa or
dered to put out \ boat and show the
ships papers After inquiry she was or
dered to follow the submarine. A similar
order had already been given TO the Swed-
ism steamship Rjorn. from Guthenhurg,
which with a cargo Of eggs and the Rus
stan post destined for England. consisting
Of 200 bags was brought by the submarine
with the Nlphe 20 4 German naval station.
After a stay Of about n day and a halt
both ships were taken TO Cuxhaven. The
Niobc was there released, but the BJorn
was taken to Hamburg. because the Ger
mans sad that contraband goods were
found in the Russian post bags.
The SIobe was arrested because she had
aboard "A number OF boxes OF machine
guns from Copenhagen, which. however,
were consigned to the Netherlands Gov.
ernment when this was proved she was
released Immediately,
Wouldn't the Germans prefer to ar
rest n British vessel. rather than sink
It? II the vessel IL sunk II must be on
account OF the conduct of the British.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., June 3. NJ. u. c.
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HOPE FOR MAN.
While Less and Less Necessary He
Can Still Button and TIE.

To EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Viz
cinia 9. GilderSleeve Ph. n, dean o.
Barnard College, IN her Phi Beta Kappa
Grafton said these kind and cheering
words FOR man:
A WIFE Is economically and socially far
less necessary % n man than sho was IN
the past, and a husband Is both ecnnomi
cal'y and socially far less necessary 20 a
woman
Coming from such hiCh authority. thi9
morsel Of hope that qualities mans ne.
cessity 20 woman as less. obviously must
moan that man may be OF a little use
yet 10 ona
This can't help hu' bring a spark ~
sunshine 20 the aching heart oc man, Ms
ne had supposed that he was OF no
further use TO w0'nau.
No; FOR one instant would 7 smear
this adian hope with gloom but Just
Tor mans safety. FOR 20 Eo' too rlceCu,
+ dangerous, | would suggest that pos
S.h'y Dean Gilders'ccvo's suggestion an
piled moro particularly TO mans eco
uomic necessity To woman thai to his
social necessity.
Husbands sometimes 30 save tho SER
vices OF n maid and do the lacings IN
the back. even % ;hc la'es, shoes,
JAMES n pEwEIL, Jr.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 4.
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Tho Two Main Facts About the
German Note.

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. I
wish that we might nave had more
editorials OF the spirit displayed by you
yesterday In your remarks on the Ger
man note. II Is plain to readers Of
average intelligence that we have In
this country too large a class OF editors
who allow their prejudice and personal
interests 10 lead them. when discussing
matters OF grave national import, into
the policy OF not only m'sstntirg the
case. but suppressing the facts as well.
Freedom Of the press has It's boons.
20 be sure but when used to hoodwink
and mislead the public II has It's posi-
tive dangers.
have read Atty or more editorial
comments. the writer's OF n vast ma
jority of which d'd not have the dis
cernuent 10 see, or else wilfully ignored.
the real points OF that note. You have
very properly. and forcefully too,
brought out two Of these points: that
the note itself shows that II was not
intended az a nnal reply, and that we
have raised a question OF fact with
Germany which she should have the OPP
p~ortunity 20 explain. 7 take II that
in the most primitive form NJ dispens-
ing justice wen an admitted criminal.
charged with an offence. gets at least
his day IN court so that no can put In
his defence: and II may he added that
ne usually receives a reasonable allow
snce OF time In which to collect MS
evidence.
Can We. wen In fairness TO ourselves,
refuse Germany a hearing and deny her
the privilege of submitting whatever
evidence she may have?
Most OF those editors TO whom 7 have
referred seem TO think hat we can. bu,
Judging from you articles YOU are not
In their class. Your position on this
question Is not only sensible and logical
but II Is patriotic. LEVIN r. NELSON.
WILMISGToS. Del, June g.
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The Scientific American. which is.

Tho Scientific American, which Is
sues to-day It's SEVENTEEN anniversary
number, Is our SUN-in-law, so 10
speak. II was founded by ORsoN ID.
MUM and by ALFRED r. BEACH. the
latter the son of MOSES YALE BEACH,
proprietor of THE SUN; and Its frst
offices were in the old SuN building at
the corner Of Fulton and Nassau. For
seventy n II mas been a record OF
scientific discovery and progress, a
school of inventors and n great patent
agency. II has done a memorable
work in awakening and improving
scientific and mechanical talent In
the United States. in advancing the
mechanical arts and Industries. Its
span Of enlightenment and fruitful
activity has reached almost from the
birth OF the telegraph 20 the sub
marine and the aeroplane. More than
two generations OF boys and men
have been brought up on II; and now.
like NEsToR, 1T rules the third" II
is one OF the best colleges in the
world.
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To THE EDITOR Of TIE SUN-Sir. The
letter Of An Ola Soldier" IN to-dav's
SUN proved very interesting reading 20
mo. | shouldtred a rife for her late
Majesty Queen Victoria for a goo many
years, and remember distinctly the ser
gcant majors iustru lions on sentry
duty. "Rcmcmhcr," he said, "you don't
want TO know whore a mar is gong.
going away from YOU. II Il whcY he "a
coming toward you YOU challenge
Halt Who comes there"
| was originally drilled with no oil
muzzle loading rifle. ramroi. pouch for
percussion caps and 50 forth. Modern
weapons have ucrcseitttrl changes IN
tactics, and with those changes an al
teratlon In the words of command.
EN-SEEGENNT.
HopoKEN, y. j.. June s.
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No, Sir; Not for Josephus!

A correspondent in Newark. sign
ing his letter with initials only. makes
n proposal. not at all to our liking.
with regard to the gentleman who
delivered before the graduating class
~ Annapolis yesterday some very
eloquent advice about capturing "the
cltadels OF their bodies and protect.
Ing those citadrls from the ravages
Of appetite and passion:
tt THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-str:
Would Il be against the policy OF -FOUR
paper TO start n round robin letter
signed by its subscribers p%etitioning
President WILSON TO remove Secretary
DANIELS from office and to appoint in
his place some one experienced In naval
affairs? II THE SUNS Management,
could see It's way clear to doing this
I am cure there would be no lack Of
signatures. ". B, ID.
NEWARK, N. j., June g."
We do not attempt to conceal our
honest conviction that the Hon. .Jo-
sEPHUs DANIELS Is far from being
the most illustrious Minister Of Ma
rine that the moon ever shone upon.
He does not excel all his predecessors
and contemporaries in craftsmanship,
in administrative ability, in genius
for organization, in the personal quail
tiles which compel or persuade, in
that sense of humOr which Is a form
Of t~actfulness. or even in nautical
knowledge. As Secretary Of the Navy
JosEPHUs is lacking in many RESPECTS.
Candor obliges us to make this ad-
mission without reserve.
Yet THE Sun has a chronic and per
hnps a foolish weakness for the cause
Of the under dog; and just at this
time JosEPHus Is very much under.
He Is really getting pounded more
than he deserves, for no Secretary OF
the Navy, however witless. silly, in.
efficient and ridiculous. could possibly
deserve to be pounded as .~JosrpHUs
Is pounded. We may add that our
esteemed contemporary the Ercnin0
Post appears to he satisfied that he
Is the right man for the place.
While we should be very glad. in
the interest of the American navy and
for the sake Of national preparedness
for defence, to applaud elitorially the
nomination. and TO advocate editori.
ally the confirmation Of II more ca.
pahle civilian person 70 hold the port.
folio now in the hands Of JosLPnUs
we respectfully decline 10 start n
round robin TO procure his downfall.
Tint would be- u proceeding which
savored too much of the policy If
FrightfuincsS. Il would be- little
short of inhuman.
BESIDES, If the principle of III" ref
cr"ndnm nud recall by popular sub
Scriptipu Is Ia he introduced into tn,
business of Cabinet making. il NIGH
result in our @c,,ing a worse Score
tary Of the Navy than even J~oslrurS
For example. II might result IN tn,
acquisition Of Mr.. WILLIAM ALLEN
WHITE Of Kansas.
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Broadway BuCOllcs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Str: |
arise to inquire, and ! fully believe that
my question ~ entitled to the respectful
consideration OF the great family OF
Sun philosophers. why those writer's of
popular songs who are always passion
ately proclaiming their desire to go
back to the old farm or TO be taken
again to various southern and Western
States ihey have never seen why, !
repeat, they are gentlemen who could not
he pried away from New York with an
Archimedean lever, w. d.
Boston, June 2.
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The stand TO be taken by William
Barnes IL considered doubtful There
is talk that he Is wavering over whether
or not he should stand with President
Root and Chairman Tanner FOR the short
ballot system, and those who favor re-
ap"port!oument fear that II he goes with
the other side OF the short hai.n, 10
also viii 20 with them against tie reap.
~purtionIncnt.
Senator Robert +. Wagner introduced
an amendment Intended to secure 'or m.
city Of New York some portion ~ re
benefits derived by the re-, 81 NE
state from the highway fund authorized
by the Constitution and raised boy bond
issue
In tho fiscal year ended on Sorrrn-
Der 30, 1914 said Senate Wagner.
approximately SIS. 900. 900 was srrn,
cut OF tho highway fund. The funds
were apportioued among The r~1ur'les
81 the state, but the counties embraced
IN the city OF New York received no
apportionment and therefore no return
Tor their contribution 10 the highway
fund. OF the SIS, 600. 600 sp.n- Wa In
New York city pay over $4,000 .oo0.
The city SUPPORTS az It's own ex.
pense about $4,000 miles os s'rcs's III.
rest of the state does not cUN'r.l .'r
% our street system, but W cprtr.tl'-
$4,000, 600 10 upstate highways, 4. a#-
dition to bearing the entire cNItisr Z
our own streets.
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MignOn'S Lied.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: Per
nit n reader 10 draw your attention to
some typical Germanisms;
The night Italy betrayed her neutral
Ity the good Germans gave a patriotic
concert at Terrace Garden. and what
else should he ung but "Kennst Du
das Land Wo die Cltroncn R~luchcn." n
tune that goes into captures over
Italy, where the lemon tree grows
and whence the biggest lemon yet
known has come,
Down along Riverside Drive some one
has now taken good care to c.orate
Franz Sigels statue In such a way
that his name Is carefully hidden by "A
wreath, apparently made to order by
some spiteful enemy. No wonder the
Germans have not brought us over TO
their cause, w. ID. HUNT.
New YoRK, June 4.
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Waiting for Bulgaria's Move.

The entrance Of I,umania into the
war and the consequent widening Of
ri- ever expanding area Of conflict
may depend not entirely upon the
question of the acquisition Of terri.
tory although such may he the i'm.
preston conveyed hy the reported oil.
fer Of the italian King to act rs an
intermediary between i,umunia and
Russia In the adjustment Of their fu.
lure rights In Pennsylvania and Blu.
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Testing National Sentiment.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: n.
ne has been reported, the President and
his Cabinet are to draft their note 10
Germany on the consensus OF opinion
as expressed in the various newspapers
In the United States. II would he well
for them 10 read carefully the editorial
article In THE SuN entitled "The Ad-
minlstration and American opinion
NJ the German Note" My opinion is
that President Wilson will never over
look this magnificent article and the
forthcoming note 10 Germany will hear
evidence that this utterance has been
we'll read. digested and thoroughly as
simulated. AUSTIN +. RYAN.
BUFFALO, June Z.