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HOUSES MISSION
ONLY ATMOSPHERIC
Secretary Lansing Again Says
Colonel Doesn't Go as
Diplomatic Teacher.
WHERE ENJOYS ERRED

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-Once again
Secretary Lansing denied to-day that
Col. e. M. House, the Presidents per-
sonai and special agent. IL going to Eu-
rope to tell American Ambai sailors and
Ministers In the belligerent countries
now { do their work.
Mingled with the denials by Secretary
Lansing and other officials there was
evidence Of concern over published re-
ports that Col. HOUSES mysterious mis-
sion has beer mado necessary by tho
failure OF American diplomats to per-
form their duties Satisfactorily to this
Government. Graz fear was expressed
that the publication OF the reports Will
seriously handicap the usefulness OF
these representatives BY dHci editing
them In the eyes OF the uovcrnments 10
which they are accredited.
According to Mr.. Lansing. II is untrue
as reported that Ambassador Walter II.
Page of London has been undu,y inter-
ferins In the work OF Ambassador &C.
rard at Berlin or that Ambassador
Marye at Petrograd has not been giving
the attention ne should to his task OF
advising tho American Government OF
conditions In the Russian prison camps
or other matters With which this Gov
eminent Is concerned.
II was reiterated with emphasis that
Col. Houses sole mission Is to a X
with him when he sails tomorrow on
the Rotterdam the Atmosphere In
Washington regarding matters OF dip
.omatic nee citation now pending and
TO bring back with him the "atmospheres'
Of the foreign capitals with respect to
these same Issues.
There is no conccaling the fact that
the services of Ambassador Walter II.
Page AZ London and Ambassador
Thomas Nelson Page at Rome have not
been such al TO give entire satisfaction.
The difficulty with these diplomats,
though, has been on the score of their
failure to respond properly TO nh. vari-
Gus inquiries which rave been directed
TO them from time to time.
The Ambassador at London, for ex-
ample. had TO be told on numerous occa-
sions Of the kind OF information the
United states desired whenever merchant
ships were torpedoed IN the British Chan
mel or the North Sea and the Depart
ment found II diff1cult tn get from AM
baesador Page at Rome clear statements
of Developments with respect TO the sub
marine warfare in rhe Mediterranean.
II has been specifically denied. how
ever. that Ambassador Gerard at Ber-
lin has failed to realize eNpe ,tations Of
the United States in regard to the Berlin
end OF the Lusitan!a negotiations. Ex-
cept for the part he played In transmit
'in1 the formal correspondence between
the " GoOernments on this subject Mr..
Gerard has had practically nothing to do
With these nssaotiatiOns.
II Is explained that the informal ex-
changes have all been carried on In
Washington between Secretary Lansing
and Count Won Bernstorff.
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LINER tn, BUT HAS NO MAIL.
British withhold Letters Taken
From stock hOl at Kirk wall.

The Swedish American steamship
Stockholm. In yesterday from Gothen-
burg and ]. rkwall. was held at the lat
ter port three days while her passengers
were examined. the liner inspected and
fifty-eight sacks Of mail seized because
II was suspected that they contained
matter detrimental TO the Of the
Allies.
Cant. Hakansson was informed that
all mail that was entitled to go through
would be forwarded by another steam
ship. The passengers did not like the
hoidup, which prevented some Of them
whose hearts were set on the project
from spending Christmas in New York.
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PICKErs AID CHURCH BOYCOTT.
Rival Preacher In - hor crowd
Vmportuning WOrshtpp~r..

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. "1.-Trior
,nen picketed the Westport Avenue Pres
hyterian Church yesterday and greeted
worshippers with variations of This
church IL unfair 10 union labor" ono
of the men doing picket duty was tho
Rev. W. $. Rundy, a Methodist miniser
and representative OF a local carpenters
union, according to the Rev. George =.
Bailey, pastor of the Presbyterian
church.
The picket.ng was ordered because the
contractor. who is 10 build n $4,000 so-
cial centre addition TO the church. re-
fused opportunities to employ only union
carpenters. The union men held forth
in front OF the church ana across the
street as the worshippers passed in.
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Tells Strange story 81 Attack with
Knife by Lad u %.

Fourteen-year-old Rose Steen, who
lives at 1899 Bank street, left Mrs.
T ghe's boarding house at 237 West
Fourteenth street At $50 last night to
take home a bundle Of sewing to her
mother. She ran back five minutes later
with stab wounds In her right log and
hand and a remarkable story OF how
she received them.
The girl said that just after she left
Mrs. Tighe's a small fair haired boy not
more than 0 years old dressed In a
bright blue Norfolk suit n wearing a
red cap bumped into her.
"Who're you %pushingT" asked the girl.
whereupon the boy drew a knife. stabbed
her twice and raj away. Both Of the
cuts were deep. DR.. Adar OF New York
Hospital took several stitches,
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FATHER WHIPS SIX FOOT SON.
Judue's Sentence OF SWITCHING
Save, Parent From Future Harm.

AsHEv1LLE, n. c.. Dec. ?I.-Oscar
Amber. 20 years old n SIX ieet SIX
inches tail is not too large for his
,.ther 10 whip, according to a decision
reached in police our here to-dae.
Oscar was cha rged with ~assaulting his
father, go years old. a small man. on
Christmas Day.
The Judge gave Oscar his choice be-
tween three months on the county roads
and a sound thrashing from his father
oscar decided in favor Of the thrash
ing. Switches were obtained tns
s,.hsr raised welts on his sons back.
The son agreed never to strike his IA
,her again
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sULzER FOR PRESIDENT.
Editor to Name Him for Pro-
hibiti0n Candidate.

ST. PAUL. Dec. ell. N. Kalpes Of
starbuck, MIMI. Prohibition editor. an
bounced to-day tg,as he will file the name
Of william sulzer, deposed Governor Of
New York. on the Minnesota primary
ballot as Prohibition candidate FOR Fres,-
dent. Mr., Kalnes.. who was Fnohibnion
condidnte for Secretary OF State last
car. touched of the Sulzer boom to-day
through the Prohibition Pross Bulieftn.
A dcieration OF Minnesota Prohibition
leaders will leave for Chicago Tonight
to attend "a conference relative to the
next national campaign and the conven-
ton 20 take place July 10 In Minneapolis
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The allegorical painting ia Paix''
which In to be exhibited here for tho
benefit OF tho widows and orphans Of
French artists mas been found and will
arrive to-day. Paul Faguet. resident di-
rector OF the French Line, received a
cahlegram last night from Bordeaux
which said that the painting was on the
steamship La Rochambeau. which h due
10 arrive to-day.
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tons. mum. ,sos. s...o Z, $50 SIS 10. 81 5i5,s4c.7 30

THE increase OF export of refined
sugar for the l9l3-l4 period is due
mainly to the fact that in August. 1914,
Great Britain bought heavily In our
market. 1t will he noted that on the
above enumerated classes OF goods alone
there was a drop In exports In 1884
period Of sl0l 600, 900 from the lsl2-i3
figures. while for the l9li-l5 period
there was a gain OF 5000, 600, 900 over
the previous year under the Democratic
tariff law.
Had there been no war there is a
probability that our export trade for the
l9l4-15 period would not ave ex-
cecded that of the l9l3-li period. In all
likelihood under the depressing effect Of
Democratic free trade It would have
been still less
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squadron \ Gives Xmss Party.

!h' Nrt'"nal cue rdsm"n Of Squadron
Ss"'' a Christmas party for 100 chill
we" % 'h' Arinory, Ninety fourth
rrI"l i Madison avenue. Int night.
,Ie 'iH.ps Of the squadron gave an en-
10 on . rough and trick riding, the
.s'hoI frote"tory band played. and
~ 'ltisiUas tree were presents for
the e. ,'-,l.
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LANSING. Mich, Dec. 81 --Petitions
were filed here to-day to place the name
nf Senator William Alden smith on the
Presidential primary ballot as Michigan's
candidate for the Republican nomination
FOR President,
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self into the simple question: Can
Germany and Austria be starved out
So far as horses are concerned this
IL possible So far as cattle, pigs and
sheep are concerned, Il is improbable.
So far as grains. potatoes and other
food supplies are concerned, II Is im-
possible. unless Germany Is overrun
by The troops of the allies. Germany
and Austria have never raised enough
TO feed both their people and their
animals, YET they have always raised
enough 10 feed all their people and
more than half their animals This
means that as the supply of these two
countries in animals decreases the
supply of foodstuffs for their people
in the grains and other products OF
the field must increase,
| see no possibility OF starving out
Germany or Austria. ! know that re-
ports now being received from Ger
many and Austria telling Of increased
acreage, are true | also know that
there Is no lack Of laborers in these
countries. If oil The able-boded mon
were in the war tand 1T tho present
time only 80 per cent are in the field
there still would be the 20,000,00O or
s0.000,000 women and a goodly num-
Ter Of old men and boys. Hence,
whether or not II comedies with our
hopes, the conclusion is that the Ger
mans and Austrians can not be starv-
ed out so long as the armies of the
allies do not rayage their countries
Were this country to put an embargo
en- food supplies and munitions of war
II would bring the allies TO their knees
very quickly; but | do not see how Il
would affect Germany or Austria. The
only way these countries can be con-
uuere1 IS to have them ravaged by an
army of invasion such as was opcrat-
ed by Sherman IN the southern con
federaey Mt the time of our civil war
As Germany and Austria can not be
starved out excepting by huge raw
aging army of INVASION. and II IL
would take years before such an army
could break through 70 accomplish
this feat why isn't 1t The part of wis
dom from the point of view of every
nation now TO cease hostilities and
compromise on some sensible basis
Certainly u study Of the food supply
shows clearly that if this war is
fought to a finish ii viii be a question
of years and years This means that
either It must be very long war, or
else IL must he called off by mutual
consent. Between these two altern-
-atiyes there Is, 60 my mind, only one
thing for Us Americans 10 do---namelN
60 work that the war he called off,
that the seas be neutralzed and that
the other FACTORS over which England
ana Germany are fighting shall be
Strengthened ont 50 that the former
shall be aiyen reasonable security and
the latter reasonable opportunity 10
expand.
Everyone Knows that SOME time or
other this result must he obtained. A
complete victory By one side or the.
other can al best only DELAY the or.
ganization Of the world along some
sensible lines. WHY not form some
scrt OF a commercial alliance now as
well as later
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PAINTING TnE win.
Uondon MailD

NJ Georges Scott, the French
painter will be to this greatest war of
history what Detaille was for the
Franco Prussian war and Meissonier
for the wars OF Napoleon. Ills style
Is different from both, just as the
war Is different from all cartier cam
paigns. NJ Scott has not the conven-
tionalsm Of Meissonier nor the IDEAL
ism Of Detaille But he has a brush
and pencil of remarkable realism. that
will put before the eyes of men in
years to come, and of the millions OF
our own time who for all their Intense
interest IN the struggle will never see
a shell burst or a soldier in the field,
d vivid. faithful picture of the world
war in being
NJ. Scot, is, like all Frenchmen, a
soldier, and at the beginning Of the
campaign II was as an automobiles
attached to the staff Of General
dAmade that he was mobilized.
About two months ago, however, the
French general staff, recognizing the
historical value OF a series of sketches
and paintings made actually on the
battlefield, gave to M. Scott the spe-
cial mission Of travelling about the
front IN military notorcar TO make
drawings and notes Of representative
scenes Of the war. He was particu-
larly asked to pay close attention TO
technical details, such as uniform and
armament, SO that the picture should
be an historical record that would
combine the value of a work of art
with the virtual accuracy of photo
graph.
There is the painting, for instance,
of general presenting the medaille
miitaire, the distinction most highly
cherished by all the French soldiers,
to five men drawn up in rank within
a square of troops, but for all that
thickly coated still with the mud OF
the trenches Some OF them have the
faces Of boys. one IL a hafd-bitten
man OF middle age, with bushy,
brown beard, They stand ~ the sa-
lutte, while the general. epnspicu-
ously immaculate figure In his gold
laced cap, scarlet breeches and gleam-
ing Wellingtons, gives TO each of them
the formal kiss that ~ part Of the
ceremony A hundred yards away a
German shell Is bursting, II did not
exaggerate there" said NJ Georges,
1--WE really were under artillery fire. =
At the feet OF the men, in the mud,
lies an uncxploded she'll
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strategic and easily defenslbIe ny NJ
power that commands the sea. IN
both respects II resembles uiDraltar
Malta Hong Kong and singapore,
those British stations that command
trade routes. should Great Britain
hold the Galllpoli peninsula. she need
not care what fag waves over Con-
stantinopIe. which, facing the open
sea Of Marmora. would be NJ the
mercy Of the gums Of the Queen Eliz-
abeth.
Besides. II the Germans cannot be
pricd loose from Belgium and north
ern France. the allies viii require
such offsets as all Of the German
overseas domain and the stratesic
control Of the Dardanelles and the
nosphorns. With her African and
Pacific colonies In the hnnda Of the
british and the French Germany may
be thankful to get u portion of these
restored b. asking no additional tef-
fitory and conatantlnople would be
more than offset for Beleiun, 80 in-
tImately will It's final disposition con-
Germ Germany
In the Napoleonic wars, England
ovarian every French colony, com
auered again ~ India. occupied Dutch
Houih Africa and Dutch East India,
We Americans know how. before onr
revolution. Great Britain. with the mia
OF New England and Virginia. de-
feated France by eonduering Canada.
The allies have the sea power and
are using It, not only 10 block Ger
many but 10 conduct expeditions
overseas. Until the objects Of those
expeditions are realized. II Will be
contradictory Of all british history TO
talk pence,
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rxcnANp's rnlp,rlox,u roracs

in the prosecution OF the war,
Great Britain Is following her own
historic example hy looking out for
the rtratcgic positions, both as %
peace negotiations and future CONF
merec. She is conducting overseas
seven distinct campaigns There is the
campaign N Flanders, four 10 Africa,
beside the one al Suck, and there was
thc British force supplementary 20
ihpi ~ the Japanese,
when We consider The scope Of
English operations, we can see that
,he wliticism that Great Britain will
fsht as long as f'renchman re-
mains has little justification In fact.
The great army raised by Kitchener
tells dlncrcnt story,
But while the greater part Of the
British army win he set IN action d.
rcctly against Germany. It ~ charae.
terisiically Bilush to strike at the coll
onlea Of the enemy ana rs far away
from home as cons,antinople. Nor
viii II be in harmony with British
tradition 10 discuss peace seriously
until those COLONIES are reduced and
The capital OF Turkey is taken,
II Is TO be noted that IN the opera
lions against the Dardanelles the
French are assigned 20 the Asi.
attic shore and the British I,
the European, what the British
are striving 70 gain n the aauipol
peninsula. which exactly suits tbs
taste 81 The British admirably. Once
the English are established on ihal
historic little tongue o. land. know
ID the ancient Greeks ny chersonesus
Il win be colder day than that re-
eion usually experiences before sheq
depart Aherefrom.
The Gallipoli peninsula Il highh
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THE PRESIDENT.

II IL announced from the White
House that the president viii deal
with the Ltisiianla crisis with tielib.
Grafton ana flrmneas. That IL what
the people of the United States would
expect Of any president and what
they know Of woodrow Wilson. Il ~
n matter far too serious for any dis
play Of political fireworks.
The most serious phase Of the situ-
alton IL not IN such injury as may
have COME to citizens Of the United
states, but In the precedent that may
be get by this nation Us the greatest
neutral power during world war.
Much rs We may hope for univer-
sal and permanent peace, the proba-
bIIly Is that great wars will continue,
from time TO time, 10 vex mankind.
During stress Of war beliigerents as
sumo rights over neutral commerce
that are Irritating and not inffeauent-
~ intolefabie.
Great Briiain's order-in-council,
declaring a blockade OF all Germany.
Is one expression Of the injustlces
laid upon neutrals by belligerenis.
Against that order the United states
has entered a vigorous protest as
she has against oermany's submarine
blockade.
M. a..t....tt.n ~ 4ko Huiflipht
and the Lusitanla catastrophe bring Il
directly home TO America, az the only
arst-olaas neutral power, to determine
what shall become usage, II not act
ual international law during war
time
Diplomacy could easily adjust any
difference between Germany and the
United states regarding these incl
dents, SO far Us the nations theme
selves are concerned, Hut this nation
now Is confronted with the RESPONSE
biliy OF speaking for the rights Of
all neuirals in war time.
All of the deliberation of the presi-
dent and all Of his nfmness are now
required. To rush the United States
recklesaly into war with Germany, or
with any other country, would be a
crime. on tho other hand, TO permit
the unnecessary invasion of the riRh's
bof neutrals ny any belligerent would
be a greater crime
In the circumstances both patrio-
tism aud statesmanshIp OF the highest
order are required 10 deal with the
situation We have great faith mat
whatever policy is announced from
Washington. IL Will be II wise one,
based in the soundest principles Of in-
tefnational law.
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tAibeft ], Neck IN the Atlamic)
The blight Of peace is its atmless-
ness. Peace, too has its perils and
horrors. and gives no clear sense Of
what they are for There is no great
anmlstakahle vision nf purpose TO
sutfnse It's miseties and mitigate its
pains Of progress. Its intentions do
not stand clear before our minds,
shedding their internretative light
upon its immediate conditions. \
friend Of mine told me lately about
an experience he had in Chicago last
summer, when the city was sweltering
under an unusually long spell of tor
rid heat. On a sunday morning he
took a train, which he found filled
With factory hands gaing out for q
breath Of such air as they could get.
He overheard 2 airl Of II telling her
eseost that in the factory. the day be-
fore, five girls had tainted at their
work two, daxed ~ the heat had
their hands drawn into the machines
and lost their fingers. and Il man. snd-
denly overcome fell into some heavy
machinery and was Killed
Now when peace Imposes conditions
Ike these and Induces this mental ~.
|tinde toward them, good heavens
|ean- one wonder al The chance u
stands In competition with war
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HAMBURG BUYING LESS
FOOD THAN A YEAR AGO

'damburg, April "a. m Statistics
snow That Hamburg, which almost
alone among the large cities Of Ger
many, supplies itself with fruit and
vegetables through a single, central
market at which producer meets
wholesaler and goods change hands
at officially regulated prices, is buy
ing less than it did a year ago, al
though paying in February more than
1914.
In February 1914, is,62s persons
sold 100000 Kilograms Of food for
100000 marks. In the same month
lnls year 1882 persons sold but 49,
pVV,O0O Kilograms for $500 900 marks
--an increase of 200, 900 marks for
more than 10000 Kilograms less
weight. The number of buyers
dropped by 900,
IN March, 1914. 1864 persons sold
10, 100000 Kilograms of food for . ,S00.-
wv marks. In the same month this
year l2,4o4 persons sold only 10, $780,
vuo Kilograms for 100000 marks
me NUMBER of buyers dropped by
over 5000.
Food reaches the Hamburg central
market ny ship--up and down the
nine ana the nearby canal--by train
ana Dy wagon load. A comparison of
me figures covering the number of
freight cars to arrive during January,
FEBRUARY and March, 1914, shows an
increase from &C in 1914 to ESQ in
~ and decrease in ships from 673
% so4, There was an even greater
Increase IN the number Of producers
VINO bring their wares in by wagon. to
counteract the increase In freight
cars.
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WON'T nuIlD mIsiI TUNNEL

U
The prime minister was asked re-
Gently whether the government was
prepared Ia consider the construction
of tunnel between Great britain aud
Ireland. so as IL avoid the danger Of
Huhnmrine attaeks If even the short
est route available Give schemes Of
the Kind have heen brought forward
In the paste were adopted such q
tunnel would be 1T no use In the press
snt campaign unless the war lasted
tor Years and years and years. rs the
comic song has IL The very shortest
route possible would be thirteen miles
long. and as i submarine tunnel would
take longer 10 construct than one on
land. II il not unreasonable 10 assume
'thai Il would not be finished Ia less
than ten Years. Having regard 20
this fact and 70 the cost u the
scheme. the nrnteet resembles throw
Ing d very LARGE whale to catch a very
fmaii aprat
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TIM GERMAN VIEWPOINT.


II ~ difficult 20 understand The
German viewpoint Of the blowing M
~ the f.unltania. why there should be
eenofal rejoicing throuRlrmi the em-
plre because of the destruction OF an
untimed vessel, with cargo valued
AZ three Quurirfs of million doIlnlH
ana no consequent shutting out Of
The lives of twelve hundred Innocent
non-combntants Is inconcctvnbIe.
The action Of the German snbmn-
rinc does not cripple Great Britain IN
The slightest The erect upon her nn-
val and land power IN nothing. except
that Il may anger the British people
60 greater activity IN supporting the
army and the navy
Az M net Of war. the sinking Of
the f.usitania IL negligible. u IL hard
90 believe that the spirit OF hatred
has been 80 stirred as to cause the
German people To rejoice IN acts OF
futile vengeance,
Yet. for some undiscloscd reason,
the Germans, high and low. seem to
REGARD the torpcdoing OF the i.uai-
ianla as master stroke. and the
newspapers are hernldlng It AZ a vice
tory comparable 20 those of Won
nIndenbure at Tannenhcrg and the
Mazurian lakes. In Berlin Tags are
flying. public buildings and shops are
decorated and the school children are
slnRlng SONGS Of vlelory Ia the
streets.
what advantage Germany can gain
from the deed. we cannot see. our
savage Indians used 10 infllct horri-
BILE torlures Oh their capilyes ia The
hope % striking terror 70 white men
Isut the fact that an Immigrant train
was attacked and men, women and
chlidfon mastered never for mos
mcnt checked the oncomingsof other
immigrant trains. The Germans
should understand the British we'll
enough 10 know that the inhahitante
Of England are not terrorised by such
methods, The "blaclS hole Of Cab
cuita' brought no terror to the Britt
ish soldiers, but It brought n terrible
Vengeance upon the sepoy rebels.