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IN DEFENCE OF GREECE.
One Of Her Loyal Sons Re>ents Bull
garian AsperslOns.

To THE t.DiToG oF THF SrS-Sw: In
THE SrN Of October . appeared a let
ter from "Bulgarllu'' regarding Serb.a's
fa.th. He also accuses the creeks as
ir.dcherous and greedy They robbed
Bulgaria Of territory rightrully belong
ing 20 her, rule over il now by ,raunv
mi mIrie!.' r Is my duty. not orly
IS a son of Greece. but also az a lover
pc The truth, 10 assert the following:
Greece did not provoke the second
Balkan wa, hut the order ~ General
Sabof, who GA June Ii. 1919. treacher-
ousiy attacked So b.t and Greece.
Greece did not roh Bulgaria Of lands
IN the second Balkan war, for all the
lands belonged - Turkey the only
real provinces that Bulgaria was robbed
of are thos" OF Dubrutcha and Sil.stria.
which We're taken by Rumania and
which "Bulgar'au' forgot 10 mention
The Grecian Macedonia r.ghtfully and
historically belongs to Greece. for in
stance, Cavala, Drama. Sc.r,s. are purely
Greek cities hy population and COM
merce. 50 the Bulgariaus have abso-
lutely no legitimate right TO those dis
;ricts.
| am II reader OF THE Sun since |
learned TO read English. sX years ago,
and ! never saw In It's columns ans
terrors and murders committed by the
a. Bulgarian" asserts. such a.
have been committed by the Wild hordes
II the Bulga comltagls D~rregularsl
during the Turkish rule ana during the
last balkan wars, Justice and security
OF life and property have reigncd
throughout new Greece for these three
years, without distinction o. race or
rel gion "Rulgarian's' statements ard
accusations ar. absolutely ~groundless
ARlSTOTiE N~AFKEElTls.
NV NnNN. Ortnher 9.
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GERMAN STREET BANDS.
Are They Recruited From the Liners
lnterned ut HOboken:

To TtIE EDITOR OF THr SrN-SIrr The
folks who are eNccratiu- thtt 'leetle
German band that travels through the
land might be a bit ,~uiS!dera'r II po1
entirely charitable. IL il tho custom
aboard German passenger ships 20 have
IA band made uD OF the shp's people,
generally those of the stewards depart,
ment Any one whU has ever been IN a
trip to the West indies on "A Hamburg
American liner, for instance. vii recall
the morning and evening concerts by the
ships band. and may, Ike myself, @v,
Nhirled in 4 merry dance on - Nag
draped deck 10 the music OF those faith
ful servitors.
The war has tied IN many Gcrnan
ships in the port of New York. Their
crews are not prisoners uf war. hut
through no faul, az their own they have
been thrown ON the town. They woul !
probably re~hip gladly II they bad the
opportunity. but they can't, So here they
are. Hence, IT is surprising that those
among them who can pipe "a lay
should seek 10 barter Their musical ar-
c~onplishment for tho price Of board
and lodging?
1t II - pretty hcul, jyh Cor 4
stranded seaman 20 III into a llnlsmtn's
live of work, oven 20 normal times Just
now, Therefore. 'ic German s~eaflri, =
pan Us pr,';y pr.1 ''up aga'us. u #
with his toot-tuYt re- runs frequently
-. "pl' M,..' tl ErDa' 4 ~ probably
hecau.c ne 'v. - That best,
~ an ,v'Cta, ! am not prepared -
believe taJt he r. seek ~ anything more
harmful than a living among us.
ions WORTHY.
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PROTECTION.
How the European war Shields Amer.
lea From Competition.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: Just
at present European manufactures are
not being imported into America, except
those which owing TO climatic n min.
eralogical conditions cannot be mani
factured here. The imported ranufac-
lures are an essential and potential far
tor in the finished products OF certain
lines of manufacture in the United
States. and a of this fact should be
admitted free of duty.
There would be as sense and
logic In imposing a duty on such com
modities as there would be in imposing
a duty on coffee. tea or altar of roses,
which owing to the peculiar climatic con-
ditions Of Brazil, China and the Balkans
u be grown with a profit. blu which
never could be grown In this country
because our climatic conditions are un-
favorable. To digress a moment. 1t IL
much more profitable n feasible to
exchange our cotton goods, boots, shoes
and metal manufactures for their tea.
coffee and perfumes.
Tn preponderance OF our exports IN
manufactured Roods-one must not be
misled by the form balance of trade;
II We export manufactures, we import
gold In payment therefor. and IL much
Of this obtains IL mea a period Of high
pr1ces--is In materials used by armies in
" a " IiB
and supplies. boots ard shoes, food. mu-
nitions of war and machinery for max
ing guns and munitions.
Because OF the conditions existing In
Europe the manufacture OF these COM
modities Is In "A state that compels the
purchase Of them here.
II has been proclaimed broadcast by
protectionists that the protective duties
are imposed to equalize the cost of
manufacture here and abroad, and be-
cause OF this impost our orkm are
protected. The European war has ex-
ploded that theory. Our Industries don't
need protection now Examine carefully
the protected industries and YOU Will
discover that IL Is not protection that is
needed. IL il a demand for their prod
ucts, and with this demand comes work
for the American workman. II an in
duetr!al s~eagnation exists in certain
lines II is not because the protective
tariff In not in force. In effect the big
war protects our workman against COM
petition from his foreign brother. why
then is not every wheel turning and
every fireside frightened by glowing and
happy faces brought about by employ
ment and good wages?
Little or no competition exists. 90 no
need for protection. The cause OF indus
trial etagnafion and depression must be
sought elsewhere. certainly not because
We have a low tariff. We can't get the
goods We need badly and certainly not
because We haven't protection against
competition. The great armies Of Eu-
rope operating against each other has
given us the highest measure OF pro-
lection accorded Us. i. J. w.
LYSDHURsT, ". j., October y.
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10 American officials his makebelieve

TO American officials his makebelieve
Government would not last n week.
for the n thing on which all Mexi-
cans are united IL hatred Of an
American invasion. civil or military.
They hate us. and what Is more to
the point they hold us in contempt.
They have been led to believe that
we are powerless to enforce words
with deeds. and that in the ultimate
test they are superior in arms to
their neighbors acros their northern
boundary. For this the Mexicans and
the people Of the United States have
MIR. WILSON to thank. What other
opinion could be drawn from the Vera
Cruz expedition, with its lack Of OBJ.
~jective. absence Of purpose. and final
failure to exact the penalty which was
its avowed excuse? Throughout Mex
leo all factions are agreed that the
United States essnyed an invasion. Its
troops dared not quit the protecting
guns Of It's warships. and in this dis
play OF impotence gave the measure Of
its strength. Mr.. WILSON has never on.
fided to the American people the am
bitlon that stirred him to that tragic
venture. He made Of 1t the text Of a
speech that has not been forgotten
the speech In which death and wounds
were counted so lightly as against The
suffering imposed by criticism. It's ef-
fects in Mexico are nOtorious: but It's
final purpose no American knows.
The latest Mexican adventure OF
President WILSON might he cited as n
contradiction OF much that has here.
tofore received his approval. 1t is.
But In the Inconsistencies and mu
tually destructive elements that COM
pose the Presidents Mexican policy"
why single out one for special honor?
The bargain Of Saturday was struck
to meet the extremities Of domestic
politics. to facilitate escape from an
embarra sslng inquisition. and II ii
reduces Congress to silence the object
Of Mr.. WILSON will be achieved.
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Will Brooklyn swallow New York:

The registration for 1919 in the five
lorouglis in New York city is 5000
IN excess Of that for 1914. when a
Governor WINS elected. 1.,aW less than
the TOTAL In the last municipal can
Vss ami about :n,'sN below the
figures for lol2. when Il national cam.
le i'm brought on , larger number OF
c,eci"rS than any state or local %
rest can. In 1911. which nay he de
s'ri''Hl - an on year" only $4,000
n'ries went on the poll list. hut com.
'nris"HS between that years rpgistra-
ton sal the turnout Of 1915 are not
Nalil. ~ III" mlloting in November
Will hr "f supreme moment.
II * iiSc"uraging Ia observe. how.
ever. that RE questions IN he sub
mi'tcl Ia IN" electors do not receive
credit for the interest aroused in the
election, the struggle for the Dis
trict Attorneys office in Kings county IL
responsible for the gains made there.
and Manhattan shows a falling of as
compared with every year since 1911,
and II gain Of less than 1900 over
that year. The other boroughs show
Increases iracealle to special condl
tions of growth in population.
The erection Of Bronx county has
greatly reduced the predominance Of
New York county. and this division
will eventually have important con.
sequences. This year New York has
o5l.lSI voters in the poll list. and
Kings 2Is.214. New York Is losing
In population. Kings is gaining. The
problem in a few years will be not to
preserve the autonomy OF the Kings
county political organizations hut to
keep them from swallowing the New
York machines.
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For Policemen Denied Opportunities
for Spectacular Acts Of HerOlsm.

In the four new honors for merit
which are now offered for COMPETE
ton to all policemen Commissioner
WOODS has attempted to establish re-
wards for those men In the force
whom circumstance bars from con.
sideration in awarding the medal for
valor. but who by their diligence and
conduct promote the efficiency Of the
department and extend its usefulness.
1t is a fact that all policemen are
brave and daily risk their lives. Few.
however. have opportunity for the
particular exhibitions OF courage to
which the decorations for valor mus,
lie restricted and among the thou.
sands ineligible for these coveted dis
tinctions are some Of the best men
In the force.
award the medal Of merit "for an act
showing exceptional judgment. intel
ligence and ability" or for an origi-
nal suggestion which in practice is
shown to be valuable in improving
police efficiency. Exceptional merit"
''commendable merit and 'merito-
rious police duty" ranking in this
order. will he given for 'particularly
meritOrious conduct in the intelligent
performance Of police duty. for ex-
ceptional judgment and presence Of
mind in a grave emergency ana under
conditions where the life or property
of another was in danger. or for
quick Judgment and proper action in
II trying situation tending to prevent
loss of life or property or serious
calamity, or for original suggestions
tending To improve efficiency Of the
will designate the recipients OF the
decorations. which will count in pro-
motion examination equally with the
awards for valor.
by means OF these new incentives
ii is hoped 10 encourage Il greater and
continuing interest In all grades of
the force In it's routine work. which
il not the spectacular rescue of I'M
Ierilled persons. hut preservation ~
the pence. 4 faithful patrolman 10
whom the chance Is never offered to
drag Il sick man from a burning
house will 10 be penalized in his
progress to n higher grade by the
good luck of another. but will be- able
to have his conduct count for him.
\ sensible scheme. The best police
p~ortunity to attract attention 10 his
unquestioned courage. hut every day
he can contribute 10 his record If in.
lelligent and efficient conduct.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11
New York Is Apparently Indifferent TO
the Flag.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: The
letter Of Miss Helen Connolly in TIL
SrN states something that is most re-
grettablc. but true.
occasionally parade in uniform
through the streets of New York. and
o once in seven blocks We will pass
somebody who when the nag passes
will remove his hat. The rest of the
crowd gaze in a most apathetic man.
ner. and the flag has as much meaning
apparently as IL 1t were a blank piece
OF cheesecloth.
II is "A pleasure to pass a sailor on
shore leave or a soldier also on leave
They always stand az attention. and as
the American flag approaches they take
on their hat with the right hand. and
holding 1t practically over their heart
stand nv tioriesS uu;il 1t IL well past.
You a always tell a soldier out OF uni.
form. for he always does he same. al
though probably making himself mos;
conspicuous thereby.
Why cannot every one salute the nag /?
one WHO GuAEps THE CoLoRs
NEW NpRk. October q
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SALUTING THE FLAG.
A Civil War Veterans Ideas on True
Reverence.

To TfIE EpiToN o. THy St.N-Sir. Your
correspondent Helen Connolly says that
In Boston 1t ~ Gust VA fr men to
'aisc .hcir hats 20 the United states
lag As - passes it, the odd Fellows
parade, and that t IS a custom which
every America should adopt.
In reply | would sav ~ a man who
served ia the army f- 'u 1862 until the
end Of the war. ana VINO was among the
irst - join the ,oiubteers In 1898. and
who. even row although nearing the
three score and ten mark. would fight the
world II need he In defence OF my
adopted country. Eat there is alto
getaer too much hypocritical nonsense In
saluting the stars and Stripes whenever
they appear. be 1t IN /. W. W. par9des
CT anarchist paipdes. or. worst OF all.
the paradts OF that dangerous and un-
American organization the labor union.
OF which I am sorry to "a !. like
thousands of others. had to become II
member ar let my family starve. The
fiag Is also slluted when II appears on
the vaudeville stage, ON the SCI Gems OF
the movie shows and elsewhere.
II a sensible discerning American
would only carefully observe tie class
Of persoi.s who always go into Mysteries
every time they see In flag displayed
In the abDNe places he would fnd that
they are those OF our most worthless
citizens. either actuate by sordid mo-
tives or mentally or morally deficient.
Good. homes. upright citizens will al.
ways treat the flag with respect AID are
always ready to salute 1t On proper &C.
c~astons. and TO deferd what 1t stands for
at all times, but they are not nypocriti-
cal or foolish enough to salute 1t when
carried by societies, whether they are
good and lawful Nr unlawful and mis-
chievous.
IL societies wish to carry the flag !
am rJd aware of n objection. but for
persons passing to salut. IL would be
as silly as 10 salu,e 1t when uniurled
over the back wall of a bar room.
PATRICK O'NEILL.
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TAKING THE WOMEN.
4 Reply to Mr.. Van Zlle on Taxation
without Representation.

To rur Enron OF THE SrS-Str. Hav-
ina. r.nd the article OF Mr.. edward l..
Van Zile on suffrage in THE SUN |
would Ike To- call his attention 20 -
fact which has appareutlv ESCAPED him.
TN. well wnfu suffrage SLOGAN ~
IT Nation without representation l.
tyranny Is not applicable to the case IN
hand James OTIS made this remark.
thou.y the su~rfrarists IN their Appeal
for Liberty attribute this Immortal
maxim" To- the Declaration of Independ-
enc. and when he made Il he was talk
ing about the FAX ton Of the Colonies
~ England when ". had no representa-
tive To defend US. England taxed us and
used the money, not for the benefit ~
the colonies. hu, for the benefit of Eng
land TIL. taxes paid by women IN this
country to-day are used for tn, benefit
and protectiou of these same women.
They receive pollc. and fire protection.
good rn,ds good srhools-and If they do
mo-, receive Il csc last, il is, n many in
stances. their own fault. as they have
onnnrtuni,y of voting ON that subject.
though statistics show they rarely DO 50
and they are excmpt from Jury and
s,ntrv duty The cases are not parallel
and canuo, he IL really
seems time to relegate the TAXATION"
argument to the background. With men
ouIy voting. the property Of these tax
paving women Is better projected than
they voted themselves. because only
. per cent. OF the women pay taxes. T g
yot. VIII not be given to this 5 per cent.
,lnn, 4, viii b. given 10 the remaining
~ per cent. a. well. among whom are
the ignorant. the alien. the vicious as
we'll as the virtuous. What do the ma
iority of these women know or care
about the tax paying women's prop-
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A Tangled Problem.

Just where we should have landed
had commercial events under the pres
ent tariff moved undisturbedly on to
their logical conclusion IL a matter
too much involved in pure speculation
To be discussed with much satisfaction.
All we know is that up To the time
when the wars u~pheavals threw
everything into confusion business
conditions were bad. were growing
worse aud that all the signboards
along the road we were travelling
seemed To point straight to disaster.
There We're men accredited with
sound business judgment who then
believed the Underwood tariff was
reslon>ihl" for the trouble. There
were others ready tn demonstrate
theoretically thar there was no trouble
to begin with ana that if there was
the Underwood tariff had nothing TO
Ito with II. quite likely both groups
'ellrv" now as they believed then. Ii
should lc of very little consequence
whether they do or not. The war has
PASSED Il SlTnge over the entire con-
lroNersy, Entirely new conditions In
III" country'S commercial history now
confront Ms and they are as compll
Gated as they are unprecedented.
Other ana still more intricatcly tan
cled tariff puzzles are plainly fore
Swallowed as destined to follow close
in the wars wake.
How unfortunate indeed would II
he for the country were a thorough
study of these problems. present and
Impending, 10 he hampered by any
obstinate cling " To theories beyond
possibility Of application 10 existing
facts and conditions. How deplora-
bly, ill timed would he any adherence
=" past convictions from mere pride
"f opinion II Is inconcelvable that
those On whom rests the grave re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: In
the writings OF John Quincy adams |
find "A sentence which states the proper
LAS men we must undoubtedly lament
the effuNon OF human blood and the
mass of misery and distress which Is
preparing for the great part of the CIV
Ilized world, nj AS the citizens OF a ma
ton at "A vast distance from the conti-
nent OF Europe, Of n nation whose hap
pines consists in a real Independence.
disconnected from all European interests
and European politics. II Is our duty to
remain the peaceable and silent though
sorrowful spectators Of the sangu!nary
scene"
one OF the reasons he gives for this
Impartial n unequivocal neutrality
between the contending parties" is that.
whatever may he the current Of our
sentiments or of our opinions. whatever
may he the language suggested by our
passions or the wishes inspired by our
affections, VI are not constituted judges
of the respective merits OF their cause.
Non nostrum tantas componere %lites."
CHESTER. October . j. A. NJ.
Physical Limitations Of the Hog on Ice.
To THE Enron ~ Tue SUN-Sir, A no.
has very sharp hoofs and when he nuts
them In the Ice he can neither fall nor
slip. and there Is what the old saying ~
derived from. NJ. :. H.
NEW YORK. October T.
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Adapting an Old Ballad to Modern Con-
ditinna.

To THr EDITOR OF TINS SrN-Sir. You
ask what has become of the once popular
song:
New York Will he a bully town
With It's buildings up and it's pavements
down.
It probably died from lack ~ apprecia-
ton, because. Ike the works of Thomas
Paine. II was written half a century too
soon,
II might again become popular n.
brought down 20 date, IT was made to read:
New York Is sure a bully town
With It's pavements up and Its buildings
down.
NEW Y0RK, October g. II
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Boston Is Not the Only Patriotic city.

To ~ EDITOR OF TIL SrN-Sir: Re
f"rring to Helen tonnuliy'- experience
and surprise ~ the reople OF Boston
raising their hats az the American flag
passes by. | can state that I,oston is
n.t the only place where such respect
and honor are paid TO our dag.
| have seen this respect paid many n
time on Bra d street. Newark. y. j., arI
! was one who raised my hat with
mary others.
| have seen the same thing dore in
Chicago. NEwARKER.
NEWARK. y /. October q
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May bar fiction from the public libra
ries.-Nerspdper headline.
What would be left? After the
were put on the rubbish heap
the drcary rows Of official reports, the
sociological offerings, the histories. the
political economies, the theological
works would go: Biographies, biogra-
phies. aliases, encyclopedias, he most
~pretentlous and solemn OF them are
full Of fiction. II ~censoring the book
stacks IL to he part Of the Board OF
Estimates work its task will never be
finished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11

Mrs. JOHN RooERs. Jr.. Of the wom-
ans Political Union disagrees with
President WILSON'S opinion that at Is
time to extend the privilege Of voting
TO women" That time came. Mrs.
ROGERS says. In 1875. 1t will put a
terrible strain upon the election ma
chinery IL m are to have all their
back votes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11

Forty pupils in a Jersey law school
are bordering the question. propounded
by their professor: I'm a baseball
game a pitcher throws the ball to the
batter: In whose possession is the ball
while 1t is In the air?" II would seem
that somewhere involved In the prin-
ciple of "swatter sovereignty"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11

The campaign Of woopRow WILSON
for denomination has begun with the
distribution OF buttons bearing his por-
trait printed in blue ink. II is a most
Inappropriate color scheme at this
happy season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11

Devoted followers Of baseball who
plan to watch all OF the games for
the worlds championship are rejoicing
because the struggle Is not between a
n!re from San Francisco and a team
representing Philadelphia.
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Power "a Garry Ont Treaties.

W are a sovereign nation, aNi" n
dc what any nation can do. our 'rty
making power is as wide ~ ~, 'r,t't
making power Of II nation W.. va
make n treaty through that treaty Mtt.
ing power then the obligAt'or n
our Government 10 perform ;ha' treaty.
through the orean N our Goy-gNr.r'
that has the power TO perform = T't
OrsagiZit.uu Is bound 10y THAT dtr.o-
ment. Of course il may hr-aN u. Cote
grass may refuse 20 make wtr under
these conditions may Ie;us, 600 pay 'He
money that We are bound 10 va,. Bu'
1t isn't unconstitutional a.. " Go agree
10 bind our people to do Tia, ~ h
We think We ought to do Tn, w4en
We come L. do II We VIII do 10 through
The properly constituted ue,u,.c- 90 l...
form that contract.
They say We can't bind ougscie~ 20
make war, Way, We have ti.ctly Dr..
10. To negln with. u M1uro, policy Is
a. relates 70 us. an Obligation .a "a.
selves to make war. But ypI Str la
= not a contract. Il j. rot. Il - 40.
a treaty Rut take 'he GIa trt,, - -
integrity Cf paudn4. %: 'lH.. T"5'
binds MS 10 make war agai'~t trr ud'o-
that VII! attempt TO take away cuba o
destroy lis Government or - d,~'-.v 'Ar
i"vetnment Of Panama. Dd ~ aaS.
the constitutional right :. Wfe, 't-
treaty pa w make .' ."o.- '..-
cress' No, throusN the S,nt'c ,rt -
President. But that binds ;c Grr77
m"ut Of T." United State nd T ""
make war congress - pn. If Nv 'N7'
obligation 10 declare wa : r.G have
exactly the same kind Of u''igt'u. co.!
the same kim Of constitutions 81 Yer 8"
of power ~ that guarantee Us W. would
ion fH.. lt.gfI. ~ "a. - . r L .
coiu- into y war 10 prevent q .Src-i'
wlr ~ resisting the attack o. o., "'~
her IN violation W that members ? -f'"-
faith in this league.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-11

II is now agains, the Law to treat
in n London public house. and not a
few residents of London heartily ap-
prove the new regulation.