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BOSTON, juno 20.
A Manhattan Figaro on the Oranc.
White and Blue.

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-SI,
Robert tho barber. who says littls hp,
thinks more, voices his personal %op!nlon
that the nag OF orlng white and bin.
newly adopted by the city, was Originally
devised TO sIrnallze tho conquest OF IIol-
land by the Dutch.
y careful reading OF mo book edited
ny Mr.. John b. Pine. !. II. H.. and nun
Ilshed under the authority OF the MAYORS
anniversary committee. does not dis
cover any mention of this Interesting
detail, yet one cannot hut rememhsr tho
reported Federal victory, which tho
careful newspaper man announced with
the av!ng clause that It WAS important
II true. ~
Tho rigid necessity for historical ac-
curacy makes 1t proper to Offer mis-
kindly suggestion for the bcneu, OF 80
Art Commission. the Board Of Aldo
men and the Mayor. 50 tina, the c.le-
bration set for Jun. "a may lc
quite complete In It's record az
the great events which have led IN Ia
so momentous a function, tho commen.
GRAFTON or foreign rule IN Manhattan
JOSEPH =. MCIIuGH,
NEW York, June 81.
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To THE EDITOR or TIT SUS-Sir: In
THE Sun Of June 7 or s was "Old New
Workers. Letter asking for the words OF
sing song kitche Katche Kline. o.
You have doubtless received many an
swsrs, hut | am sending the version
suns TO me by an old colored nanny OF
dut'-hollum training and traditions,
trusting that 'hese may prove tho "au-
thor.zod edition:
Sunta's coming BY and by,
sing song k..ty and away We 80.
50 be patient ana don't cry,
Sing song kilty auI away We 70.
K'- mo, ki mo, deh-ro-nah,
Mhe-. m'hi, m'humdyum pinny w'nkee
llt pat, HI kat. blue eyed pussy cat,
Sing song KITTY and away We GO.
The melody MAS truly Southern and
the t"p Lines before the last sung 50
rapidly as 20 Ice confusing. so tina my
or and ! have mover quite agreed,
and the next to tho last line may read
"lIt pat, ti,-iao.' So.
ALICE HALUURToN STERLING.
PLEAsANrvIlLE STATION. June 10.
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In . Desperate Way.

The agitation inspired IN numerous
professional bosoms by the refusal OF
tho Pennsylvania University's trus-
tees 10 reengage a member OF n Of
It's school faculties merely because he
was afflicted by verbosity untempered
with tact and ungoverned by wisdom
Is easily Understandable.
Their argument Is SIMPLE. A
brother has lost his job merely be
cause he talked too much and fool.
ishly. II this action is allowed to 20
unchallenged. who is not endangered
in the blown ranks of college dons
devoted to violent conversation, III
considered theories, rodomontade, Wild
proposals, economic madness and 20
litical sbsurdities?
The great principle Of freedom Of
speech unmitigated by thought must
he maintained, and It's b%enefciaries
do well and wisely to defend their
luckless colleague.
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Six Per Cent. Siegel.

In spite OF his generous offer of
$15O.OOO to the 10000 odd deposltors
to whom he owed So, 1000, HENRY
SIEeEL has been sentenced to ten
months in the p%enitentiary. The vic
tim OF this unexpected severity is
patient under his calamity, Yet:
TT is hard to think that other men in
New York have lone n great deal worse
things than | ever dreamed OF doing and
they are free. But there is no use COM
planning. have been philosophical
through all my troubles and that Is the
way ! feel now"
Not all OF the persons who trusted
in this philanthropist had his brse
Of philosophy. II we remember. one
or two. having lost the savings Of =
long life, killed themselves in despair.
h mental condition Of many Of them
Is one OF extreme excitement, border
Ing almost on insanity. Even the
calmeSt among them scarcery feel. like
the little sage who came from chi
cago to teach them the folly Of trust.
Inc too much, that he prOffcrcd sufi.
Client restitution" or that his pun.
ishmcnt Is sufficient. Six cents ON the
dollar. ten months in jail. Thus is
nnbending Integrity rewarded in hi,
world Of sin.
Some OF these unphllosophIcal pc.,
GuR ,
sons whom this merchant prince"
mas piled may wonder who the peo.
PIE are that have done worse filing,
'nah HENRY SrEGrL and Yet ar. free
" he has to begin a long and cru.,
imprisonment Of over 300 DAVIS
doubtless they are murdcrers, undo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-22
As the Dayton Walters Sang II.

To THE EuIroU OF THE SuN-Sir, The
song Of wH,Dr TIE chorus ~ "SiuE song
kitty, won't Nou lNmec on" was one ot
those wherein the chorus did duty for
AS many ,puplctS az could be composed.
J knew II when | went West in 1857,
or II not then, certainly before ! came
hgck IN 1851.
The walters NJ the old Phillips House
IN Dayton, ohio, were an darEits and
sans and played the banjo every owe
ming. think / very probably learned
u from them Where they rot It | don't
know, but most likely 1t came up from
the South long before tho ciyil war.
konERr s, TALCoTT.
ALBANY, June 10.
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Tho Five Buckwkeat Professor with
Tenpence Limit.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-S1. A
word as 10 tho Harvard College song
The Lone Fishball":
| have IN my hands q collection OF
college songs made up OF songs OF Har-
ward, Yale. Williams and Dartmouth.
II Is the earliest collection OF tho kind
which | a seen | have owned II
since somewhere along In 1864 or 1865.
II was printed by Henry To!man &
Company. ??l Washington street. Bos-
ton. and the collection was compiled
and arranged by C. wistar stevens.
The preface Ia signed Harvard Cniver-
sity, October 8. 1859. One OF the songs
in this collection Is The Lone Fishball,"
founded on a Boston fact Gin the
chorus Of which all assembled COM
ran!es are expected 10 un!te). sung by
the students of Harvard College. Cam
bridge, Mass. According to a state
ment on the hrst page OF the song II
is said TO nave been printed by per-
mission OF r. Starr Wills, proprietor
Of the copyright. This carries back
this sons at least TO 1859. And II prob
ably goes back much earlier than that.
the collection OF songs from each college
included in Il having been made. ac-
cording to the preface, from those that
some time. Two OF them are songs
written by oliver Wendell Holmes for
tho class OF Harvard 80.
Al the foot OF the song The Lone
Flshball" there Is this note which may
he Of interest TO your readers:
AN incident ~slngularly parallel to
this Is told OF a certain professor OF
New York. whose habit II became to
frequent n place downtown where buck
wheat cakes were furnished. Three
huckwheats were given for a sixpence.
But the PROFESSIONAL appetite surpassed
three cakes, Six cakes would have been
given for twelve and n half cents,' but
twelve and a half cents was a stretch
Of finances. Whereupon our professor
orders i've buckwheats. which are sum
cienily appcasing to his appetite and
for which he II content to pay tcnpence.
But the buckwheat people have no
checks for tenpence, their currency
running to slNpences, shillings and So
m. The professor several times gets
his I'VE huckwheats and pays his ten
pence therefor, but at last, from the
trouble he gives, grows notorious, The
professor IN fact becomes blown at
the establishment as the Flve-buck-
wheat-man and is one day resolutely
Informed that he must either go the
SIX buCkwheats or three buCkwheats, or
none at all. This upsots the professors
~p""unlaiy calculations, sours the buck
whcats and his temper and drives him
away entirely II. w. ARCHIBALD.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 10,
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ENVOY SULLIVAN IS
UNFIT, SAYS PHELAN
Senator Advises President VII.
son to Remove the New
York Diplomat.
TEMPERA MENT Is BLAMED

WAsHrNGToN, June 2l-Scul'or vb.
Ian OF California has reported n, 80
President that In his opinion Jaime. II
sullivan OF New York. United S..,..
Minister to Santo Domingo. ls ,,rY.-..
mentally unsuited for the diplomat. r...
and has recommended the r,mo,tt OF.
envoy.
1t Is known that the Pholau o 4, az.
onerates Sullivan OF the charges uf rur.I
turpltude, on which was based tho ds.
mand for a special investigation - hi,
official acts in Santo Domingo
Senator Phelan was designated a sp..
clal representative OF the state rcnar.
ment to make the sullivan Investigation
Hearings. were held IN Wnsh,rVt.r Al,
which sensational testimony was given
by a number of witnesses.
ono Of those who testified was The
Presidents private secretary, Joseph =.
'Tumulty. Later Senator phelan with
his assistants went 20 Santo Domingo TO
complete the inquiry.
The report on the investigation va.
submitted TO the state Department and
then forwarded to the White House
nearly a month ago. Since then White
House officials have maintained the
strictest silence regarding It's contents
To-day. In tho face OF persistent re-
ports that Sullivan's removal had been
recommended, officials refused 10 com
ment, but DEFINITE confirmation was re-
celved from another source. II Is under
stood that the President may make an
announcement regarding tho case In =
few days.
Minister sullivan recentiy TOT . hevs
Of absence from his post In Santo Do
mingo city and the State Departmen,
expects to rece!ve any day q cable an.
%nouncing that no mas started for N.
United States. In applying FOR a leave
Mr.. sullivan said he was suffering from
III health.
Though Mr.. Bryan has Ssen oter
attacked for tho Sullivan appointme-t
II has long been understood here IA,
he was not personally Responsible ;o-
%Sullivan's selection for the Dominican
post. but that political leaders forced
the appointment.
After sullivan got tho position NJ
Bryan accepted full responsibility tor
him and defended him against tho g.
lacks which began to come within a Few
months after Sullivan went 10 SantJ
Ex-Recefver-Geueral Wick and aul'!-
never got along well together n
Santo Domingo. ]; was declared ty
VIck's friends nfter his r~es!gna;.ou 'ha'
Il was q case OF either Wick or Sullivan
.resigr!ng and that as Sullivan proved
that he had -he superior pol't'raI f..
Wick was compelled 10 quit. 49,
rhen preferred charges aralns: So
van.
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machinery that is not working prop

machinery that is not working prop
erly. What is IT."
If there Is n scarcity Of ammunl-
ton, says VI. HERvE, let the defensive
he maintained until there is enough
ammunition on hand to push the of
fensive to success. And then he asks
n question that implies lack of cont.
dcnce In the corps commanders /:
"IIave the higher officers and Gen
erals. whose bravery none questions,
enough youth. keenness and go to be
In the midst Of their troops ut the
tragic omen of assault to carry
them along and elertrify them" The
Government obviously could not al
low the brilliant Socialist. although
his patriotism is not in question, to
continue on Il course hat would ut.
settle the faith of France In the Gen
eral Staff and particularly In the
plans and tactics of the supreme COM
mandcr.
The natural rejoinder to NJ. HrRvt
would he that If the Allies have not
broken through the German line and
driven back the centre or compelled
either wing to retire since the battle
of the Marine. on the other hand the
Germans have been repeatedly re-
pulsed when they masSed troops for
an advance upon Calais. Both sides
have suffered enormous losses on tho
offensive, and have taken lines of
trenches only TO lose them again under
terrific artillery bombardment. 1t must
be manifest that the personal galian.
would seldom have changed the re-
suit and then not for long. What Is
being demonstrated In France is the
lnsurmountab bic difficulty OF winning
a decisive success against an enemy
of equal strength that has had time
to construct an intricate system OF
Entertainments and Is well served by
Its air scouts. II must be considered
that both armies during the winter.
when the offensive could not be taken
on a large scale, had ample time to
dig themselves in and prepare one
line Of intrenchments after another,
taking advantage Of the topography
Of the country.
What of the future7 WIZ the dead
lock continue until the nations grow
worn out with a futile struggle In
France and entertain negotiations for
peace? Or will one side by an op-
p%ortunity mass an overwhelming force
of men at Il strategical point. break
through, as the Teuton!c allies have
done In the Galician campaign, and,
driving the enemy IN rout from It's
system Of trenches. end the deadlock
and restore mobile conditions of war
fare that Will give n decisive victory
TO the heaviest battallons2 Such ia
doubtless the plan Of the Austro-
Germans. whose great drive in Galicia
Is preliminary to the release Of Sew
eral army corps for service on tho
western front and such Is the OBJ
Ject of Anglo-French strategy, when
every volunteer can be put into the
field and there Ia abundance Of shell
ammunition for a mighty forward
movement. And sin there may be a
deadlock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-22
FRENCH MARINES IN EAYTI
They Land at Cap Hnytirn-GoI
ernment victory Reported.

wAsHrNoroN. June 2l.-Rcpor',
TIE French cruiser Descartes had ',"#
marines At Cap Hayt,en, Hay. go
confirmed IN official despatcrcs 20 '
State Department to-day. The orc s'r
OF tho landing was a battle be.ve
rebels and Government troops. II.
ter are said 10 have been victorious
The fact that tho French ,HHs.
marines Is Regarded as highly inter.'' "a
here In view OF tho failure of the Was
.rgton policy IN Hayti thus far. IT,
existing Government Is tho result OF a
series OF revolutions.
Secretary Bryan planned to wtthhoi
recognition OF the Governmen, unt!, e
proposed by. mo Uni-ed States for re
rehabilitation OF It's fnances and ctAc-
ieforms II was believed that tho Con
nment would be unable 20 get e!th-r
cash or credit. particularly as Franz.
and Germany ave tho burdens OF TIE
war IN Europe. and that tho Govcrnrnnn.
be compelled 10 ~ the Unitei
States terms.
Tho Haytiana, however, ~repeasec,v
turned down tho overtures OF the Unite
and .ucceeded not only in gstt,r.
loans from French and German me-
but also won tho recognition O.
the French. German and Italian Coy
ei nments.
Paul Fuller. Jr., recently rsturnod
from Hayti after an unsuccessfu ero'.
TO get tho Haytian Government 20 sign
a treaty win the United States obl.ya'
ing itself to consult Washington IN re
gard to matters OF finance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-22
4 Short Chapter From the History
Of New York State.

Tho delegates to the constitutional
convention have 10Y under consider
alton a number Of schemes put for
ward by gentlemen Of unimpeachable
responsibility to libcrate the Governor
from the thraldom in which a boss"
IL popularity supposed always TO hold
him, and to make of him. by the
simple process of legal enactment of
course, the real leader Of the State.
The authors OF these proposals have
fed themselves on the theory that
leadership Is a thing of statutory i'm
position too long to make worth while
ton Of the fact that leadership is not
acquired rs they imagine II to be. but
before the delegates swallow their
teachings whole they might at least
give some study to the recent politi-
cal history Of New York.
They may learn by consulting the
Legislative Manual that BENJAMIN Il.
ObELL. Jr.. Of Newburgh was Gov
ernor OF the State from 1900 to 1905.
If they will dig into the unofficial
records Of the Legislature they will
find that throughout that period he
controlled the lawmaking department
about as completely as one nan can
hope to control a body Of men. Hav.
ing accumulated this information, II
they will extend their resea rches fur
ther, they will learn that except in
the Attorney Generals office during
the two years u prohibition friend
JOHN CUNNEEN was chief law officer
Of the State, his will was potent IN
an the State departments. and they
viii discover that Mr.. CUNNEEN's in
cumbency was highly profitable to the
citizens. Digging still deeper, they
will learn that during an important
portion Of these four years Mr.. ODELL
was the chairman Of the Republican
State committee. with remarkable
ascendency in Its councils.
Nj. ODELL was, in fact. the whole
government Of the State OF New York,
enjoying, not, It is true, by virtue OF
any law, but through the force and
genius Of his interesting personality,
oil the power that 1t is now thought
desirable by some to confde To every
Governor, and authority additional
thereto. The Incidents Of those forty.
eight months afford instructive com.
mentary on the desirability Of such a
copcentratton Of influence as then
obtained. and should he Of determin-
ing weight In the minds Of those who
arc now besought to attempt TO put
all power under the hat Of the man
who happens to sit IN the executive
chamber at Albany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-22
NO JOB FOR VETERAN POSTWAR
business Men Plead for soanneii,
IS Years in Service.

Julius Kayser. president Of JULIUS
Kayser a Co. Of - East eevent-.r'h
street, and other propr!e,ors OF places
of business IN tho Madison Square PCS
office district have addressed a petition
to President Wilson in behalf o: va
Carrier Francis Scannell. who rms te-'
requested 20 resign from the service -
cause OF illness. Mr.. Scanrell has &c
a postman IN tho Governments e. pie.
for forty-five years,
The petition Is signed ny business -"
along tho route which Scanne,l ooye.s
for so many years, II points - r.
many years Of ~Scanne,rs service, % '."
fact that he served IN the CIV. wa or
10 the seeming injustice o. 'H" '-..r
rules governing tho ~emr'oynCr- IS.
body OF faithful servants, wh.ra ~"
from them a NfotIu" of .yry .n .
cast Thorn ont IN their OIL age"
President Wilson IS urged hy 'N.'
petitioners 20 reScind She rue Sf.i. '
that employees who are au~,'' '.-'|
illness for $50 days must POS H". Ht
Is asked 10 urge In his Ir\t u.,se #-r
Congress the need Of ret'.HE ',''r- "
r!ers on pensions AFTER some oU. -
period of service.
Patrick j. McNahN, chairman 90 "
organization committee oC Tire Sow N
Letter Carriers Asson.d'#or. sI.. r'n
day that ScannclIs cas-" lll U I." ''~
carriers gee "a dark ou,l'rt a,Na
them and n caused them % "N
George II. NciIuty, secretary e..
Interstate Commerce Comm $50. a.. r
said tho other day MAJ 'l'' 'r @." rs
not only tho largest 'u' 20 many ="
spects the best cru'..,'r ~ ''r,.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-22
Home Rule the City Wants.

When Mayor mitchell. President
McANrNY and Corporation Counsel
Polk appeal to the constitution maxi
ers in Albany to-day in behalf OF
home rule for this city they will ask
for relief from real evils that for
years have depleted the city treas
ury, hampered Its development and
retarded 1t in the prosecution OF i'm.
portant public works.
They will speak for all the prop
erty owners the rent payers and the
population generally when they plead
for n constitutional provision which
shall prevent the Legislature from
interfering In the conduct Of the clty's
business, from debating the terms on
which 1t shall hire It's labor and from
penalizing It because of the political
convictions Of a majority Of It's elect.
ors. Nothing they will ask for do they
want denied to any other political
subdivision OF the State. None Of the
advantages they seek is designed
TO 'nJure any other village, town or
city. The programme they put for
ward Ia not intended to infringe on
the rights Of residents IN any other
part Of the State.
Under the general t1tIe Of home
rule some amazing and radical sug-
gestions have been made. These are
not what New York wants. 1t ear
ncstly desires the opportunity to man.
age its own affairs under general law.
just TO II and TO every other COM
munity and equitable TO every inter
est in the State. This being granted,
Il will cheerfully bear ITS fair share
Of the general burden; and only a
deep seated. unreasoniny partisanship
can deny its request for freedom from
outside meddlinr and exploitation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-22
Pennsylvania Editor Docs His Beat.

II II little use for the local editor to
waste his lungs and sprain his spine n
trying TO boom a town when the citizens
all stand around with their hands in
their pockets and indireren'ly wait for
something to turn up. II the capitalists
or business men do not put their shout
ders TO the wheel and do a i'ttle boosting
Il IA useless for the editor TO try and boom
things. lie can write Doom articles until
he gots bad headed, but ~ tho ~cltizens
themselves DO not take hold and push tho
town will forever stick In the mud. or
what use IL IT for the local paper to sug
fest improvements and new enterprises II
the suggestions are never acted upon?
one man cannot boom a town, II requires
the concerted action OF the citizens. When
ono man shoulders a town and attempts
to carry II there are Always q lot OF
cranky kickers ready to jump on top Of
the load.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-22
Governor Brumbaugh's Serious Mis-
calculation.

Governor BRUMBAUGu of pcnnsyl.
vanla has vetoed the full crew law
repeater in the face Of the facts ad.
duced by the railroad companies
against IL and in obedience to the in.
iluences that obtained its enactment
the demagogic belief that votes are
to be won by deferring to it's au-
thors. and II TO he lost by burden
ing the transportation corporations
with unnecessary operating expenses
and wasteful requirements. How weak
the argument Is he must have recog-
nized himself, or he would not have
attempted 10 attach the odious sig
nificance OF "lobby" to the intelligent
campaign Of publicity conducted by
the sufferers under the law In their
effort for relief. Moreover. the Gov
errors message is at best misleading
in the sentences which read:
"All tho discussion OF this question
seemed 10 Indicate to the public mind
that there are now. under law, . great
army OF unnecessary employees carried
on the trains.
A a matter OF fact there 10 only
one additional employee required by the
present law. above the number neces-
sarily and willingly carried by the com
panies.
This one extra man has caused all
this discussion and legislation.
This statement the companies assent
to quite as freely as do the employees
This one man 10. then. the sisnin-
cant factor.
The companies assert that he 10 moi,
needed.
The employees asssrt that he Is
needed"
This man." to whom Governor
BRUMBAUGH refers 30 frequently and
50 i%nsistently in the singular, Is in
reality one unnecessary man on every
train. The dispute has not been
about one lone, solitary individual
employee, but over scores OF useless
train hands, whose presence contrib
utes nothing TO the safety or comfort
of the public. but does impose q
heavy drain on the treasures Of the
roads, and makes against discipline
to a marked degree.
Were the additional men now car
r,ed on all trains under mandatory
statute needed On some trains, the
bill the Governor has disapproyed
provided for their retention in the
service. 1t empowered the State Pub
lie Service Commission to require
railroads to employ IAN adequate
number Of men upon trains" Herein
lay ample safeguard for the public;
herein was set forth the measure of
the States duty; and herein was the
proper principle OF State regulation
completely expressed.
But this sensible clause contem-
plated no distribution OF unearned
pay among potential voters, and con-
s%eQuently Governor BRUMBAuGH re-
fused 10 sign It. He has reckoned
badly. however. He has won only
that kind Of gratitude which has as
its controlling element the belief that
one good turn deserves another, and
he will find that his subserviency in
this instance will bring him, not the
support Of those he hoped to attach
to his fortunes, but inslstent demands
that he devote himself hereafter even
nor vigorously to their selfish plans.