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Stop Running Good Horses!

In the letter from Captain CAssAIT
printed in another place on this page
today an experienced horseman who
has devoted intelligent effort TO the
breeding Of thoroughbreds sets forth
explicitly and convincingly the evils
of too early racing. The facts are
plain and require no special educa-
ton for comprehension. The soft.
plant skeleton Of the colt. when sub
jected to the rigors Of training and
racing. cannot fulfil It's purpose, and
a noble promise Is unfulhlled because
greed for immediate profit obscures the
real interests Of breeders, the public
and the State.
The economic. social and military
necessity Of protecting the horses Of
the country should be apparent to every
citizen. whether he rides. transports
himself In n motor car. or plods afoot.
An abundant supply OF good mounts
Is required for the army In time OF
ituNt, anu Tue requirements VI NiI
Immediately increase this demand I'M
I'll the resources of even the most ade.
quately prepared nation are exhausted.
Notwithstanding the Improvement Of
gas driven vehicles the horse remains
an essential contributor to transporta-
ton, to social intercourse, TO com
merce In a thousand forms. To per
NIT the destruction Of n large pro,
portion of the most promising colts Is
folly Of the worst kind.
Captain CAssATT has already taken
steps to remedy the evil of too early
racing. The controlling spirits in the
racing associations to which he ap.
peals should not be less foresighted
than he is. Meantime the question Is
Of grave public import, and the effort
to conserve the youngsters deserves
the support Of every individual who
can understand the consequences their
neglect must bring In Its train.
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DR.. Dumba's Defence.

The Austro-Hungarian Ambassador,
DIR. C~oNsTANTIN T. DUMBA. does not
seem to realize that the brief in his
behalf which he has transmitted, APP
parently on his own initiative. to
Secretary LANSING will be read in
the light of the secret communica-
ton that was entrusted TO ARCHIBALD
for delivery to Count BURIAS, the
Austro-H Hungarian Minister of For
eign Affairs. In that intercepted
document DR.. DUMBA said. among
other things:
II am under the impression that We
could, II not entirely prevent the pro-
duction OF war material In Bethlehem
and In the middle West. at any rate
strongly d~isorganize 1t and hold It up
for months. which. according to the
statement OF the German Military
Attache. Is Of great importance. and
which amply outv eighs the relatively
small sacrifice OF money"
Accompanying the letter to Count
BURIAN was a memorandum received
by Consul General yoN NUBER from
the editor Of n 'local influential!
paper" containing 1--WE quote from DR..
DUMAS letter to Count BUBIAy)
proposals with respect to the prep.
aration Of disturbances In the Beth.
lehem SCHwAB's steel and munition
factories as well as in the middle
West" Yet In his protest to Secre-
tary LANSING against the request for
his recall DR.. DUMBA insists there
is nothing In the letter in question"
Go Count BURIAN) that is capable
of being so construed when read In
the light OF the facts The con-
%struction DR.. DUMBA complains of Is,
to quote from Secretary LANsING's
note to.-the Austro- Hungarian Gov
eminent, that he, the Amba ssador.
has admitted that he proposed to
his Government plans TO instlgate
strikes in American manufacturing
plants engaged In the production Of
munitions Of war" What is DR..
DUMAS defence, or case, as he pre-
sents it to the American Secretary Of
State; What are the facts" that
negative The Sccretary's conclusion?
Referring to the Austro. Hungarian
proclamation, following G~ermany's
lead, which drew the attention OF
Austrian citizens in America to Pa "a.
graph 800 Of the Military Penal Code,
that makes engaging in the manu-
facture OF munitions Of wal to be
used against Austria "a crime pun.
ishable by imprisonment for from ten
TO twenty years and under certain
circumstances by DEATH" DR.. DuMBA
says that he strongly represented to
his Government that at would be
harsh TO declare them" Glliterate
Austrians working in munItion fac.
tories IN Amerlca) Criminals and
outlaws without first providing the
necessary machinery for acquaintlng
them with the fact that they were
violating the laws OF their country
To accomplish this the Amba ssador
proposed IAN educational campaign
BY personal contact and explanation
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II C~arransa to BE Recognized After
All?

The early recognition Of the au-
thority of General CARRANzA in Mex
ico is indicated by the announcement
which the Pan,American conference
gave out on Saturday. Apparently
the South and Central American dele
gates have succumbed with Secretary
LANSING to the strain OF an awkward
situation and are willing to accept
the terms Of the venerable tenant Of
the Vera Cruz lighthouse, which were
unconditional surrender. He brusque-
ly declined the overtures for a peace
and reconstruction conference in Mex
Eco with his rivals and coolly pro-
posed in turn that the Pan-American
diplomats consider only M question,
whether they would recognize him as
the government Of Mexico. That they
seem disposed to do. 1t Is true that
they are not ready to admit 1t, bpt
coming events cast their shadow
before.
What we make Of the obscure and
hating statement given out Is that
General CABRANzA having refused to
negotiate with his fellow countrymen,
nothing remains but the contemplated
alternative Of recognizing a ''provi-
sional government with the material
and moral capacity necessary to pro
foot tho lives and rODpr of ma
tionals and foreigners" which, as
things have gone in Mexico lately,
cannot he the Villa-Zapata ~travesty
and must be the %pretension Of W.
MUSTANG CARRANZA. And afterward
they are all TO fight 1t out Just as
before. Watchful waiting, and then
the plunge into the unknown. a
desperate expedient.
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An Appreciation,

To II EDITOR Of THE SUS-Sir. l
wish 20 say TO YOU that ! feel that
THE Sun IS by far the greatest news
paper published in the English Ian
guage. My opinion Is that he who
reads mat greatest OF all editorial
pages will IN time become thoroughly
versed IN all hat pertains 10 good con-
struc;Ive government. | have often
wondered what percentage OF our ma
t!onal legislators read your fearless
editorial articles. I fear 1t Is very
small,
was especially pleased with the edi-
tor.al article In the issue OF September
l3 entitled "OhtuSeness Of he Oriental
Mind" ! have this day mailed II TO
a friend living In another part OF the
world. / g Ruonps
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. September Is.
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Part OF the General Plan.

Mr., Daniels declared that tHe Sea
OF such an experimental laboratory al
long been under consideration o., no
Navy Department and VS. I'm !". WIKI
a general programme - wl.'' no
creation Of the advisory hoard Vas eu;
a part,
lie said that the details ~ a. orc1nl'
cation for conducting such an 's'ah's6-
mcnt have already been "ors''er"| ny
the heads of the three bureaus '-''1'
interested. steam engineering, o-lHaNo4
and construction, and that IN q Hr'e'
time he hoped t. make an announce
mont Of the details decided or
The rriUclnal facilities which tNe navy
row has for such work as 10 o7''T'
plated FOR n research lah'r3' o." ar'
the model basin ~ tho Wl~'''g'.r Navy
Ward tho wind tunnel Tor cNls. "''n'
tton with acrnuaut'os, ~" 'os = 80
ton at Annapolis and sn''.' '0p''
ar'cs In use At tho gun f1 y
Washington and tho navy poN.. -
~ufacturirs plants,
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How Recruiting Could Re Promoted
in ireland.

To II EnrTOR OF THE S~rS-Sir: 1t
does not seem to me nat England has
any right TO complain II the Irish are
not coming forward freely 20 enlist FOR
the war. They are reminded OF their
duty TO defend their country. but their
country" Is not theirs hat Is, they do
not rule Il.
A fair proposition On the part of Eng
Ian would be: We will let YOU have
homo rule IL you will help US in the
war. And II may be said that this
proposition would he only consistent OF
England in view Of her declarations re-
garding the rights o: small nations.
Some one may remind me that there is
now a home rule bill on the statute
books. but 1t has been put there gains
the violent opposition OF an English
party. and besides. as all the world
knows, there Is a string 10 Il.
NEW York, August IA. EQuirY.
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TRADE TEACHERS TO MEET.
Gov. Whitman 10 Open l~ndusirl''
Education Conference

The Amori an I'glusrl1' N'g..' .H ara
Npcatloual Training tu"t"'' ara
Exposition. which VIII bee u',l
son square Garden from ~~cN'""'. -
10 Ovtohcr %, VA, ho formal. ..''
10y COY. Charles : Na.'W'
orary chairman 90 The c"HH
Charge Of the exposition Pres w
the opening at Madison SglIre
there vii ha a conference j." t.t .''
ballroom of tie lIo'e. BiltUo.c u' '''
day which viii be participated ny
noted educational leaders FROM Nd.
parts Of America.
The object OF the exposition
~dcuors'rat" the progress % A..
education. especially ~ All places
vocational training An cN.. 81
the Ettingcr prcvora'iouIl sNs'r
Gary system. tho Dean Srnr". Ter
crltive plan and all nthr" forT'
,luuri educational methods ~
I've rlmN.nr To- am progressive ?
wll' he made. Leading N""r'.
f~a''urcrs viii make interesting q.
OF the latest shop equipments,
and a~cccss0ies. ana = SORES - '".
ltnt lecture viii he delivered a y ~
promiuer. ,luHH'ors. =.
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MILITARY EDUCATION.
DR.. Lucian Howc's Plan for Schools
and Colleges Considered.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir: I
read with considerable interest the re-
print Of q recent editorial article of THE
SUN In the Chicago Tribune OF Septem-
her l6. TIE article related TO Or.
Luclan Howe's article on military edu-
cation IN schools and colleges. am
exceedingly glad that the country Is
waking up TO the necessity OF training
and educating the Young men OF the
country to make them not only good
citizens but volunteer soldiers capable
OF serving tho nation In case of need.
! have advocated the plan for a u
ter OF a century. Last December ! de-
livercd an address about II at the OPEN
Ing OF Uncle SANS Safety League"
to inaugurate the National Defence
League OF America The last named
organization has been largely incorpo-
rated with the National Security League
Of New York by virtue of the fact that
the membership OF the Defence League
has been absorbed by the Security
League.
Or. Howe has advocated one OF the
best and. In my judgment. one Of the
most economical schemes for the upbulld-
ing OF healthy. well developed. loyal
and educated young men that has been
suggested recently. He has carried his
argument further than I have. but my
ann was 10 advance the idea or uni
versal military training and education
In order that the United States might
lay the foundation OF n trained citizen
reserve which could be made effective
in time OF need.
I have had opportunities for ooserv-
ing and studying the effect OF milltary
training. In my judgment the only
salvation for this country Is 70 prepare
young men for active and useful lives
along the lines Of effectiveness sug-
gested by Or. Howe.
Even II war never comes to this coun-
try, military training, together with a
good common school education, will he
| worth all II would cost. The quality
81 citizenship would be so improved
that tn" att tude of Indifferent loyalty
10 Uncle sam that We observe to-day
would not exist. Therefore every move
10 awaken the people and Congress -
the need OF the country through educa-
ton and training Is, in the language Of
Admiral Dewey a patriotic service Of
the highest merit"
CHARLES n. GIBSON.
CHICAGO. September l6.
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To ThE EplToH oP THE uN-Sir see
oS tho papers there are 10000 children
nt s'hooI age on part time and between
1900 and 10000 receive but five hour.
instruction a day.
The pastors OF the churches who arc
always working for the benefit OF tho peo-
pie should give the use Of the basement,
OF their churches to the board OF Educa-
tlon for class rooms so that no children
would be deprived OF fun time.
believe the Board Of Education would
he willing to furnish those Easements for
class rooms and hire extra teachers.
There are enough churches In every one
OF the school districts to take care OF all
children who cannot be in
the regular schOolhouses.
GEoRos n. NORM.
GLEN cow. September IS.
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To the EDITOR or THE suN-Str, A few
days ago a news article appeared In THE
SUN TO the erect that Henry Ford. the
Apostle OF unpreparedness, Is to spend
$4,000, 900 IN his campaign to educate
the people that they may learn that pre-
pareiness Tor war creates war"
Now I notice a headline Bryan Con-
fers with Ford"
II would be Interesting 70 know ~ the
Great EN-Secretary OF state II to he a
coinvestor with Mr Ford in this great
educational project or one OF the "edu-
Gators" with a salary Sufficient to main
tain the dignity OF his position"
THON,s @. CoRRErL.
FHrEHoLp, y j, September Is
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Another Absurdity OF the Election
Law.

The answer supplied 10y the election
law to the ~subioincd question reveals
anew the ahsurdity Of the statutory
enactments by which the electors OF
New York are hampcred in the exer-
else OF their political privileges
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Str: The
contest in the Democratic party be-
tween JOSEPH T. RYAN and LoRENz ZEr-
LER for the nomination for Judge OF the
CITY Court has given rise 20 an inter
esting question
"In the event hat TELLER. VINO has
also received the Republican indorse-
ment, should he defeated for the Demo-
cratic nomination. Is It to be expected
that he should run as the Republican
nominee against the cholce OF his own
party?
did the Republicans indorse the in
d!vldual or did they indorse merely the
tentative nominee OF the Democratic
party as designated by the leaders, pend
ing the naming OF the real choice OF the
party by the Democratic voters?
'Would 1t be a reputation OF their
agreement for the Republicans to run
a candidate In opposition to RYAN
should he defeat TELLER for the Demo
cratic nomination?
JAMES f. WILKINSON.
NEW YORK. September IS"
The statute provides that a person
designated as Il candidate for n party
nomination may decline. and the a
cancy thus created on the primary
ticket may be filled, hut it continues:
"If a candidate designated for nomi-
nation does not decline the designation
within the time herelnbetore mentioned.
and he is thereafter nominated at the
official primary election. his name shall
be printed on the official ballot as the
candidate of the party or body holding
the primary, and he shall not be per.
m!tted to decline such nomination"
In the circumstances suggested by
our correspondent the Republicans
would be compelled to keep Judge
ZELLER's name on their ticket, and ne
would be obliged to allow 1t to appear
thereon. In 1905, when the Repub-
leans, after nominating G. A. FLAM-
NEE in opposition to District Attorney
JEROME, desired to support Mr.. JE.
ROME they were obliged to let Judge
FLAMMER's name remain on the ticket
and 1900 votes we're cast for him,
As the law now reads the f~usionists
Of 1908 would have been compelled ia
keep the names of Comptroller CIRCUIT
and President FoRNEs of the Alder
men on their ticket when these office.
holders were captured by Tammany.
In those days, however, State regu.
latlon had not reached its present
glorious heights and citizens enjoyed
n greater liberty than they are now
allowed to exercise.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir; Was
II not Mr.. Arthur Balfour. First Lord
of the Admiralty, who said Com
manders Of German aircraft often are
grossly in error as to their movements
and have no means of estimating the
effect OF their promiscuous lombard
ments materially or morally?
Reports OF air raids by the ALLIES
always assert that they have demolished
military barracks, factories. ammuni-
ton depots. &C, What Means have the
commanders of these airships of est!-
mating the damages they have done, II
any, IT, J. BuTLn.
NEWARK, ". ill., September 10.
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On Saturday a Petrograd war bulle-
tin admitted that the enemy was "ob-
stinately trying to break into the town
Of Wilma" The o%bstinacy of the Ger
mans has been rewarded. Yesterday
1t was their turn for an official an
nouncement: they had broken into
wilma. The capture links an impor-
ant railway strategic point with
Warsaw and the west md provides
another winter headquarters. Not
enough fighting weather remains for
an advance on Petrograd, but an at
tempt to occupy Riga Is indicated.
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vide an appropriate accompanlment

vide an appropriate accompaniment
when 1t Is not what is known rs
incidental music. Indeed, the theatre
orchestras Of the past served certain
purposes which managers rather
bllndly ignored when they abolished
them. In seeking the cause OF the
present trouble with the theatre the
question Of the orchestra should not
be ignored.
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Directors Of the Chemical Company Please
Take Notice,

To THr EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir' Per-
haps II the board NJ directors Of the Cen
eral Chemical Company could be induced to
spend a night on Riverside Drive the
residents OF the upper West Side might be
able to take advantage Of the cooling
breezes In that park thereafter,
Meanwhile the disgusting. naus-ating
stencil continues TO pour forth from Edge
water In volumes. II has now become so
strong that It permeaies the Atmosphere
Of the rooms In the houses near the drive.
RICHARD s WORMsEh
NEW York. September is.
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Perhaps In Grnpr Jnice.

To rHr EDITOR or THE suN-Sir see
that George V at a banquet held In Wind
sor Castle proposed a toast to tho health
OF President Wilson what did they all
drink to tho toast proposed7
Were we not informed some time ago
also by transatlantic cable that this same
sovereign had declared that until the war
was ended no wine was to be served in the
royal households An INQUIRER.
New YoRK, September IS
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Aiienated Americans.

To TINE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir, Why
not get something new and call tha
hyphena,ed Americans alienHted Ameri,
cans7
Alienation according 20 Wehster's Die
means: Cp Withdrawing, diver,lnr
or estrangcment. as OF the affections. %
State or quality OF being allenatcd. spoc'f
mental alteration; ~deranGemrnt ~ IN,
mental faculties, insanity. p q \
WAsHINGToN, y. j, September -
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He Does, and lie IL Right

To THE EDITOR or THE uN-Sir In Tug
SuN | read that tho Mayor plans rigid
regime Of economy
wonder n the Mayor considers II rig.l
economy for the city TO pay the enormous
sum OF $40, 900 for tho recent rcdccoratIon
Of his suite OF Offices In the city HAN
building TANPAYEu.
NEW YORK. September "a
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Ink as n War MunItlOn,

To THE EnIT9R OF THE SCN-Sir. The
activity Il English literary lights with
the pen (Is II m.shtier than the sword ,
In depicting the methods Of the bar
barlans" might lead one TO believe,
should the war continue for an indefinite
period, that the commodity in creates,
demand would not be ammunition. hut
Ink. T.. II.
SCRANTON, Pa. September IS.
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II the suffragists have induced 5000
New York policemen to indorse their
cause they have won over some very
stout adherents. But II may be sus-
pected that II was the organization
that adopted the propltious resolutions
and not the policemen individually.
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Old BiI white object. to .retunla state

From the Emporid Gazette.
Some one desires to call Kansas the
'petunia state" why pctunia? WHY
not foxtail or crab grass or smartNecd o.
There IL just one nower In kansas thai
distinguished the state and that r. the
sunnower, ana a fine husky flower n Is
Also about seven minutes ana ~ rteen
seconds after Kansas had been ohclally
designated as the petunia state some
smart aleck In Missouri would call kan
sas the pcruna state, and Il would stick
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The officers of the Coast Artillery
who drank to a toast to the Kaiser in
Portland. Ore, explain that 1t was
unwitting-they didn't understand
German. At a certain stage Of the
evenings gayeties any language be-
comes more or less unintelligible.
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to know more and to DO more" The
little welshman Is the coming man
in England, IL England can be saved.
With LLOYD GEORGE and KITCHENER
working together as a team It can be
done. Probably no other combination
would be effective.
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COntentmeni.

To THE EDITOR oF the SUN-Sr As long
as | cannot AFFORD an auto | shall aIyo.
cate walking as a heal.hful exercise.
q, Ii, NJ.
DANBURr, Conn, September IS.
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That able British political observer
j. l.. GARvIN say that "Mr. LLOYD
GEORGE. before all other men. has given
tho country the leadership for which
It Ionged. He has made articuiate the
very soul Of the nation, which raves
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When the irrepressible ENvER Pasha
says that Turkey has 1000, 900 men
under arms he suggests the question.
Where are the men and where are the
arms?
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~ our friends icho fdror US nth mdnv.
scripts and illustrations for publication tcish
20 have rejected articles returned hev must
IN oil cases send stamps for tia pptpose.
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Entered at the Post once at New York as
Second Glass Mail Matter.
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Six Of One and Half q Dozen Of the
Other.

NEW YORK. September IS.
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shall run In any race before April ! OF hts
two-year-old year under penalty Of there
by disqualifying himself for all races un-
der these rules until after December 81 Of
hts two-year-oid year,
The Jockey Club therefore on Sep
TENDER 3. 1915. passed the following
resolution
That the member OF the Jockey Club
approve In theory the above amendment
to tho rules of racing ana that the chair
man OF the Jockey club be appointed n
committee OF one to act with fun power
and 10 arrange for a meeting with a rep
resentative OF equal power from the Ken
lucky state Racing Commission and the
Canadian Racing Association, and that
an effort be made 10 bring about an agree
ment on tho early racing OF two-year-olds
I hope sincerely that the result OF the
meeting contemplated In this resolution
will be the adoption by all three bodies
of a rule setting a date before whlph no
two-year-old can race. | am convinced
most firmly that the later this date Is
theabetter II will be for tho welfare Of
the thoroughbred In this country.
The principal objections TO the cur
tailment of t~wo-year-old racing como
from racing associations and from Ger.
tain breeders, The former do not see
how racing programmes can be made up
without ~two-year-old races. hence a fall
Ing on In gate receipts. My answer to
this Ia that II We do not allow two.
year-olds to run we will lind available
for three-year-old races the very horses
whose maturing bones lave been saved
from destruction by my prohibition. and
that after the first veal OF the new con.
ditions racing programmes will he made
up Just as easily az before,
Certain breeders believe that the aue-
ton value Of yearlings Is Increased hy
the fact that purchasers by running