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CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION.
Her Native Sons Have Loyalty An
swercd England's Call.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Str: You
published recently a letter signed Brit
ish Canadian" In which your corre-
%spondent stated that so per e OF the
Canadian soldiers now at the front were
British born. R~esenting the Inference
and doubling the statement. ! sent the
clipping OF British Canad!an'J' letter
TO one Of the leading Montreal papers
and have received tho following reply.
which | will ask you 10 publish at your
earliest convenience
THE nom de plume British Gina
dian under which tho author OF the let
ser IN THE Sun makes his astonishing
statement that so per cent. OF the so. 600
Canadian soldiers now at the front or
on their way Their. are British BORN 10.
| think. its own explanation. 4 very
large proportion OF the men who Joined
the frs, regiments recruited IN Canada
we're British by birth. and in the case
OF one regiment. the Princess Patr!c!a's
Light Infantry. the proportion may have
been rs high as so per cent To claim
that the same proportion applies 10 the
other regiments IL 10 make a misstate-
menr which can be refuted at any time
by a glance through tho published ros-
tiers OF the Canadian expedi;ionary force.
81 have taken the liberty OF replying
NJ length because. while every credit
should he given the British horn Cana
dlans-I never before heard OF n one
calling himself a British CANADIAN
they would be the last 10 withhold due
recognition OF the way In which the
native born Canadians have answered
and are still answering h call 20 arms.
Editor"
Francis A. CvNpIIL.
a. v~-- F...oS
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FREE EDUCATION.
Is II Wise to Give II t. Young
Womenf

To THE EDITOR OF TNK evN-Sk: NAV
] ask a question which mas profoundly
troubled me Of late? II 10 not asked in
anger. but with grave doubts n mis-
givings:
Is II Wise to educate at Immense pub
he expense young women who are
neither by birth nor adoption fitted 10
become American ctisensr
At our city Hunter Colle9s there Is
a large percentage of German American
students receiving gratis the college edu-
cation. ! am told hat there 10 no free
college IN either Germany or Austria.
The greater number Of these Hunter
College students desire TO become leach
ers In our public or high schools. where
they get high sails r,es and have steady
employment for life.
They therefore learn to become teach
ers, but they DO not learn to become
Americans. give an example: One
OF these German Americana enjoying
the privileges OF th!s free college said
the other day:
Am menc born, I fssi German
and my only wish IL ehat America VIII be
licked like all European foes.
This Is the attitude OF mind IN all
these German Americana At our city
college.
maxi no comment on his individual
case. which Ia Also q representative ono.
but Il calls at least for serious Thought
in these serious days, and the question
arises
In the excessive iiberalfty q eur free
educational system. Is II wise to edu-
cate that kind Of women a. suitable
teachers for our children?
AMERICAN PARlSrT.
NEW YORK, May IS.
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What Some Cosmopolitans Say.

In the opinion Of many m investi-
CATION OF the facts about certain
restaurants with cabaret and all
night club attachments has been
needed for a long time. Protest.
ing that New York Is not n bad city
will not mend matters. Some old
and experienced cosmopolitnns who
have lived in Paris, Constantinople.
Petrograd and London declare that
" before have they e such ex-
travagant dissipation rs they see now
In this town. The beginning Of ON
cial action has been well made. bur
let the end Of It not be too hastily
reached. 1t will take both time and
effort to gather n sufficient mass Of
Information upon which to base en-
cient action toward suppress!ng evils
at present known to many o%bservant
people but not in such a way as they
must he known to the authorities be-
fore they can make a campaign.
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Plant Of . Coeducation Roy.

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-S,r. Re-
ferr!ng 10 THE SuN's p!thy editorial er,i-
Gle more Sociology" my eye was held
by this thought: While d~erloring .He
cruelty OF tho Wellesley rules We mus.
still he Above 20 say that possibly N.
less girls see OF men tho moro likely
they are 10 want 10 marry them.
Because mis- very day 7 heard a h,gh
school youth remark angri,y that he
was sick and Disguised with school be-
cause you couldn't draw a pure breath
or air for the s!ckcnlng perfumes with
which the girls were rctolent and that
he wished he never had 10 look AZ an.
other darn girl"
This from "a boy who showed a strong
preference for girls until ne attended
coedunst!onal schools. Perhaps there
may be fewer bachelors in that genera
ton In which girls are not forced down
tho Threats and nostrils OF boys
A MOTHER.
urpnH MoNTcLAIR, n, J., May IS.
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Why Not . Greek Play BY Greeksa

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Stv: In
he present advent OF Greek plays, OF
college and other production. II occurs
TO me TO usgsst the following:
Their are among the 10000 Greeks IN
and aSou New York o a few Hellenes
VINO are scholars, some able journalists.
also a few poets and artists. devoted
lovers OF their literature and the great
old traditions OF their land. II Ia a
fair presumption that Plato. could ne
revisit the world New York deani-
tively). would sven be able 10 under
stand the Greek language as spoken
by It's moderns. Presumably ne might
even approve the moderns' treatment Of
Beta" and Delta 10 say nothing OF
their use Of tho vowel sounds, with
which Erasmus 10 believed TO have
tamperedl
Now among those native Hellenes
tr~ansplanted TO our fair Western fields
are a certain number who are familiar
with tho old dramatic writers Of their
tongue. J in fact know personally one
young Greek from Sparta who has
often OF an evening delighted his circle
Of American friends with his Rotations
from Sophocles in that most moving
passage where tho self-blinded Theban
king laments tho workings OF fate In his
family. The circle, who have listened
10 this and similar recitations, have
often said among themselves, why not
a Greek play BY Greeks In New York
city?"
This, thon. In my question. tentatively
VINO will care to TAX up the suggestion?
EDITH NJ. THOMAS.
NEW YoRK, Nav 2S.
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to appear In plays which were in a

to appear In plays which were in a
mea sure his selection, since severa!
OF them had been decided on during
this season. His dramatists will con.
tinue to provide plays Of the kind he
was accustomed 10 expect.
BY his stars Mr.. FRouMAS was
known In his lifetime. and by them
and his playwrights did he like to be
known. Under the experienced guild
ance Of his successor. Mr.. HAYMAN.
they will be kept together, and the
principles Of theatre mana cement
which Mr.. FRoHMAN represented will
still speak for all that he accom-.
f~disii.-i IN his profession. Yet there
are many who will continue to be.
lieve that his record for the strictest
honesty and the highest respect for
his word. once It was given. consti.
tutes his real monument. a monument
more lasting than brass.
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Was II . Subsidy or . S%ubyention?

Far be it from US to add a single
pang to the poignant reflections of
Senator UNDERWOOD. but the truth Of
history requires the reproduction AT
this time of the exact language of his
eulogy Of his discriminating duty pro-
vision as the great upbu!lder OF our
merchant marine. Just two years
ago Mr.. UNDERWOOD was saying in
the House Of Representatives:
"A reduction of tho tariff OF i've per
cent. on all goods imported into the
give the American ship owner an advan-
taFe over the foreign ship owner In pay
mcnt of duties OF from $40, 900, 900 to
sl5, 600, 900 annually, This would not
fall as a burden on any one: II. OF
course, would enable the American ship
owner TO charge nearly tho amount OF
the discriminating duty as additional
freight rates. but II would not increase
the cost OF goods imported into this
country a dollar over what they are TO-
day, 10 uonld not take a dollar out OF
the Federal Treasury, and, in my judg-
ment, It Is the only effective remedy
that can be adopted toward building up
the merchant marine OF our country and
keeping the profits that are desired for
the transportation OF our foreign COM
merce at home Instead OF paying II to
foreign nationA"
How beautifully this project OF
wise. sane, broad craftsmanship is
working out in practice al amazed
republic now begins to see. 1t Ia est.
mated that under the decision Of the
Court Of Customs Appeals, II sus.
taiped Gas Mr. UNDERWOOD hopes Il
win beD by the Supreme Court of
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NAN. PETTY NAN.
His Singular Propensity for Han
Baked Generalization.

To rnD EDITOR o. The suH-ssr. Be-
u two silly and rather blatant wom-
en- who CHANGED also to be suffragists
try 60 heckle the President, the generaii-
sation Is hasarded that perhaps no
had better vote.
May i render IL vigorous . protest
u the English language allows Against
this truly amazing masculine habit OF
drawing sweeping differences from the
act Of an individual as to a sexf
This mental ~ process Of generaltsa-
ton Is one that men OF course under no
conceivable circumstances. not wen In
the face OF the European war. ever APP
ply &C themselves. They read that s0,-
900 men FELL in a day and that che
suffering among women and children Is
almost incredible" and her they ask
YOU II the world would be -as safe II
women vote"
In THE Sun the other day wSl An
KEN entitled 'Sneeze Bombs Halt Legis-
lature." Besides sneeze bombs We are
told tina pamphlets and books were
thrown at members by-voterA and
that the officials OF the chamber have
been unable 20 ahate such performances.
and much important legislation a. q
result has been delayed"
But this applied merely 90 voters.
Now We come to the duly elected NOM
bers OF the Pennsylvania Legislature.
who have the dignity OF tho State in
their keeping. besides ehe transaction OF
her business:
They threw ehedr niss Of Legislative bins
into the air ant at sarh other. Men who
tried 20 spsak vSrs howled down Dat
cAfs and yeus continued throughout tho
evening
II women permitted themselves the
truly absurd and arrogant habit OF won
der.ns. every time an Individual man or
group Of men behaved outrageously, II
the whole sex had better not be sent 70
Coventry. would not this item At least
balance the other?
EsrELLk MARxHAM.
NEW York, May %.
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Latest News Prom the Backyard Tank.

To THE EDITION OF THE SuN-Str. II
Is now a good long time since wrote
you about tho cost OF gasolene In these
parts. The price OF this precious liquid
liquor ] should rather call II. liquor Of
ty-fell during the months and years
after the close of Mr.. Tatt's admins
trat!on and struck what l an now con-
strained 10 regar as bottom about "A
year ~ Whether or not this was the
result Of legal action on the part 81
competitors OF the great source OF SUP
ply I cannot tell you The papers
printed at the time lengthy ~ccoun OF
attempts under the seven sisters" act
OF certain purveyors OF gasolere 90
restrain certain other purveyors from
price cutting.
Last week | heard n runor thak cne
price OF this necessity Rad sone up. As
the supply In my backyard tank was
low enough 10 allow a few more gallons
TO be added I del.berated as 70 whether
I should put the question 10 the touch
or not. ! never make Idle inquiries. OF
the great source az 10 prices. am
afraid they might think / am a specu-
lator. | only talk 10 these people when
| am aetna ly IN the market. ] DELHI
Grated. as ! was saying. az 20 whether
! mould wait a while longer In homes
Wa 'H" pr'So HlSnt 40 GOWN again.
But curiosity got tho best OF mo. and
now l have Just paid for a rerllirg
Tho price has gone up ore cent. 20 be
historical II went up on May IL. Tho
boss Of h wagon which brought ire
lii to our door, I mean our back
yard. was asked II tho price was Nkely
TO advance again. He replied that ne
thought II would stay this way all sum
mer.
They all ven up ne raid. They're
not all together, but I guess there must
be some sort OF q club"
The price was low enough, dear
knows; KS still low enough for any
reasonable body. Besides. I like 20 think
OF somebody making a little moro money.
| wish I could Join soma club.
G~AzzALrrN.
BLOOMFIELD. N. J., May 2s.
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The presence Of the most ylgilan

The presence Of the most vigilant
police in evening dress or otherwise
att!red at the dance halls uptown
will probably not be nearly 30 effec-
tive in reforming youth as the au-
thorities expect. Youth has been ac-
customed to have Its fling ever since
there was a fling TO have, and 1t did
not take the tango or any other form
Of the one step 20 strengthen the con-
test between authority and evil.
That undesirable characters frequent
these places has been known TO many
for more than a year, and that there
has been a reincarnation OF the
cadet" has not been overlooked,
Although ~outwardly and vtsihly
changed to meet the more exactlng
demands OF his new environment, the
character OF the tempter has not
changed. U~nluckily II In the willing
ness OF MS victims to Yield to his In
fiuSnce that makes the situation 90
difficult to deal with.
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the United States. the amount taken

the United States. the amount taken
from the Treasury, instead Of being
not a dollar, according to Mr.. UNDER
wooD's. prediction, will reach twenty
millions from past rebates due and
continue at the rate Of about ten
millions n year.
On April % Of 1918 the Hon. JAMES
ROBERT MANN Of Illinois asked the
Hon. OSCAR w. UNDERWOOD of Ala.
bama these pertinent questions:
Mr. MANs-Thers Is nothing In the
bill In relation to the treaties. Does
this section mean anything' 10 II the
purpose Of the law to have 100 per cent.
collected in any case7 I yield for q re-
pl. from the other side OF the House
as to whether this provision will apply
to any goods except thoss brought in
American bottoms. Will II or not,
Mr., UNpxRwoop-Mr. Chairman, u
the gentleman will yield suficlsnt time
I will b very Glad 70 answer the ques-
ton.
Mr.. MANI viii ytsAa tor Q yes or
no answer and that u all I can Yield
for. This IL a simple proposition. Does
or doee II not allow any goods brought
In other bottoms than American bot
toms to have the discount Of ave per
cent. 7"
The yes or no answer was not
vouchsafed by the discriminating and
upbuildlng statesman from Alabama.
The malicious Mr.. MANN then began
to taunt Mr.. UNDERWOOD with advo-
eating a subsidy
"Mr. UNpERwoop-r y mo- . SUBSIDY.
but II Ia . ~subveneion."
The distinction Is permissible. But
II every dollar Of the so ,oO0,O 900 does
in fact come out Of the Treasury, IN
spite Of Mr.. UNpERwooD's prediction,
we wonder II tho AhbamA statesman
will persist IN regarding his great
upbuiMinS measure a. no subsidy,
only Q s06vent1on.
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Woman SuYragists Against Higher
Taxes.

The most powerful argument for
woman suffrage. the most convincing
refutation Of a presumption against
woman suffrage that exists In many
minds, comes In indisputable concrete
form from the New York Mount Yer
non. That city held a special elec.
ton Thursday TO decide II II would
or would not build a new city hail
at a cost Of $4,000. The noes won
by n scanty majority. Their victory
Is attributed to the women. who OBJ
jected to the increased taxes which
would have to DO levied to provide
that $4,000.
II will not do TO lay too much
stress upon a single election; but X
the facts are as reported. those woman
voters are better and more Intelligent
citizens than most Of the balloters in
trousers. II 10 q matter Of general
observation. a matter of general rec
ord. that 40 Q rule In town and city
extravaganza is sure of a majority.
The ruralists are not a bit more eco
nomical or a bit less fond Of tapping
the pockets Of the taxpayers than are
the urban pendthrifts; and yet in
the country It is easier to be thor
oughly informed about the merit or
want Of It In any proposal. Yet eight
or nine times out Of Ten It Is the more
ambitious and expensive plan that Is
carried.
Now lots Of men folks have been
known to wag their heads as II there
were something In 'em and prophesy
darkly that bigger taxes are sure II
you let he women vote. They are so
sentimental and fond OF the decorative.
so bound up In ''uplift' and social
service" and social centres. play.
grounds, improved schoolhouses and
tango centres. parks and all sorts Of
modern reform" ways of scattering
money! Heaven help us poor devils
II they v get the vote! And the
taxes breaking our backs already +!
Most women have no sense Of the
value Of money, anyhow.
So SOLOMON. as he lights another
Carolina p~erfecto. Well. the austere
necessity Of economy in the family
on the part Of the spindle side. Of
course-!s probably preached at home
by every judicious householder. father.
husband. guardian. Not wholly ig.
norant Of money prudence. then. will
the ladies' Of creation come to the
polls. II come they do: and the Monti-
vernoninn fair are "a hopeful sign"
as Beartown BEKBL the greatest OF
weather warlocks, used to say OF the
pussywillows.
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The Confession Of Josephus.

The perverseness Of the submarines
In the Atlantic Fleet maneuvres has
wrung n confession from Secretary
DANIELS. He must have known the
truth about our undersea boats from
honest officers Of the navy. but his
loyalty to the Democratic party. and
particularly to the Slxty-third Con-
gress. prevented him from avowing
the truth. When 1t could no longer
be concealed JosEPHUs climbed down.
To GO back to his annual report In
December. 1914. we had n Of the
finest submarine fio;illas afioat. To
quote the Secretary:
That our navy has not neglected the
construction OF submarines will be seen
by Q comparison Of our strength In this
craft with that OF foreign navies II
10 roughly estimated that there are
built and building for tho various nav,es
the following number Of submarines :
England. 81; France. rs: United States.
81 Germany. 81 Japan, II. This ssti-
mate was made in July Of this yea
When the relative sizes of the fleets Of
ths great nations enumerated above
aFe considered II will be seen that the
United States has a submarine notilia
relatively and actually very powerful.
Germany, with a larger feet
than ours. has less submarines. .
Il 10 believed that ours are on a par
WIN any in the world"
Not much later Commander YATES
ST1ILINo. testifying before the House
Committee on Naval Affairs. disclosed
the real condition Of our relatively
and actually very powerful" collection
Of subma rines, hut JosEPHus stuck to
his guns and bluffed the nation. How
ever, the submarines engaged In the
late manpuvres behaved 30 badly that
the ruler Of Uncle SANS navy made a
clean breast and threw himself upon
the mercy Of the court. He said,
among other difficult things for Jo-
sEPHus to say
o the twelve submarines which
went to New York for the r,anpuvres.
n was unable to proceed and various
others suffered from b~reakdowns neces-
stating repairs OF greater or less i'm
portance which took them out OF the
game for varying lengths OF time"
In the meanwhile JosEPHUs had dis
covered that "the boat OF two years
ago. al compared with those now in
active service abroad, Is probably
more comparatively obsolete than an
automobile of three years ago would
be to-day" So JosEPHUs radiantly
turned to the future and promised the
American people the best boats ever.
II didn't feaze him in the least that
he had been Dragging about our sub.
marines atioat as formidable and pow.
erful. Nor did he blush for having
read the riot act to SOLICITORS friends
~ the navy who had denurrel 10 his
fulsome praises Of n service the def.
clencies Of which were only too appar.
ent. Great Is JOsEPHUs as n navnl
authorlty-untll he Is found out!
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A Monument.

There could be no more nppropri-
ate monument to the memory OF the
late CHARLES FRoHMAN than the plan
which looks to the continuance of his
Susiness policies as he had conducted
them for several years, 1t Ia not of
course possible to maintain any such
enterprise permanently, but for some
time to come the name OF CHARLES
FRoHMAN will be kept alive in the
world Of amusements and under such
conditions as he had established in
Ms lifetime. HIS ACTORS VIII continue
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4 Travis

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: 7
have Just finished reading a statement
Of the finances OF New York State BY
tho Hon. Eugene NJ. Travis. State Comp
troller. Could anything ne any clearer
to the average person than this report
I am sure Mr., Travis has answered
every question that has been asked by
several OF the officials and newspapers
OF New York city.
Mr.. Travis knows what h IL taking
about when he tells u about the Sow
eral failures Of the aiynn Adm.nitra-
ton. / would like TO hear from some
OF THE SUNS readers outside OF New
York city on this subject and also their
opinion OF Mr.. Travls's statement
EAST HAMPTON, May %. d. y. X.
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THE NATIONAL DEFICIT.

- Fas DpnoR o. THE suN-sb: A
s1soasl sesston o. Congress u talked OF
- 0sss . dsHott N she T~reosvry. but
soeAtas u sold aboSt q special SEES
sies to wsst q fsr more important
SsHoes ~ ON amy e~d novv. Are the
A~svtoa~ people to ye~otn blind unnl
. ostsoIysm Of oov opens o~r eyes too
hte 70 o the ooS~tryf On all sides
We Aso~ that osr army wWst BE- re-
er0s~teed on a basis that utIl provide
for proper protection; but ,rhen' on
su ssdss Ve hear that oxr nary must
b strem0thensd; but Dhen'' 1t Is
like soaitino unnl the totcr Is on fire
and burning w before organising a
fire company and otr4no II suttab Die
apparatus for fighting IRE.
New YORK. May 20. NJ. T. r.