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In LuXemburg.

The subjoined sentence contains
the essence Of a news despatch from
Europe printed recently:
The arrival In Luxembourg of the frs,
consignment Of foodstuffs from switzer.
land. to BE- supplied until the harvest
Ia reaped. caused tho greatest rejoic.ns
In the Grand Duchy."
1t cannot have escaped memory
that when the Germans entered Lux.
emburg the people Of that lnanitesl-
NAL State were congratulated by the
advancing Teutons on the sound
sense and excellent judgment they
had displayed in Offering no opposi-
tion to the Kaiser's advance. They
were held up as notable examples to
the obstinate Belgians; and the world
was informed that the German En-
pire would recompense the Luxem.
burglars for any damage they might
suffer. guard them In their property
and protect them as Its friends.
1t Is true that by their course the
people Of the Grand Duchy escaped
some OF the horrors that were visited
on the Belglans. Otherwise their
lands have been laid waste. their sub
stance consumed, their property de-
stroycd. They live now on the char.
lty they have been obliged TO beg.
and their prayers have been an.
swered. not by the hosts that occu.
pied their territory. but by France,
under the supervision of Swiss off,
GERS. The fair promises that were
made In August were unfulnlled
when the need arose. The beauties
Of German occupation, SO brilliantly
painted for the education OF the Bel
CLANS ten months ago, have turned
out to NEAR starvation for women
and children.
And vet there are persons who Won
der why France achieves a sympathy
that Is not given to Germany!
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Tho Test OF Suffrage sentiment
In This state.

Although the leaders Of the suffrage
campaign On this State profess no mis-.
kivings as to the verdict Of the (pres.
ent) voters when the proposed suf-
fIage amendment to the State Con.
sdtution Is submitted to the electorate
In the fall, there must be no little
anxiety Incorporated, in streak or
dash or gentle %sutfusion, in the
emotions with which they await the
day Of judgment II would be either
less or more than human were the
Amazonian cohorts of suffrage. now
ninety days rear the great arbitra-
ment, not rejoicing that by kind dis.
pensation Of the calendar makers Of
long ago the first Tuesday after the
drst Monday in November Of this year
Of grace comedies with the second day
Of the month, not the fourth day or
the eighth day, its ultimate possible
limit OF incidence. 1t Is o the bat.
tie but the long wait in arms that
corrodcs the soldiers courage; at
least, the male soldiers courage.
Friends admire and generous foes
respect the wit, skill and high uu.
yielding courage with which the
women have conducted their long.
tiresome preliminary campaign. OF
strong words there have been many
Of hard words few. And so much
has been gained that at last, after all
the debating, the ayes are to be
counted, one for one, against the oes
nnd the prepondcrance is to decide
the future civic status of woman in
In New York will have more than
double effect for good or bad in in
~fuencing the attitude Of other States
toward the Cause.
THE Sun this morning presents the
results of a careful canvass, with the
smaller cities as bases for testing the
sentiment in rural districts. 1t reveals
great activity on the part Of the suf-
fragists, thorough organization and
Jealous, face to face campaigning.
The "antis' are less eagerly deter
mined, to judge by surface NANTES
t%atiOns; but positive measurement Of
the forces Is SO inadequate as still to
leave reason for holding the election.
1t will DO an "off year" vote, and
many men will refrain from casting
a ballot through willingness to let
the rest decide: an Indifference that
the ladies' have not neglected to use
- an argument, available and non.
combatable SO long rs the voting con.
science Of their W sex remains un.
tested in experience here.
The district reports printed in THE
Sun to-day are as nearly final, within
their scope, as anything can be until.
on the third day OF next November,
the mems vote on the question shall
women vote!" Is counted.
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CHARITIES OFFICE CHANGES,
stanley Howe Made Secretary Of
h Department.

Charities Commissioner Kingsbury
has promoted his private secretary
Stanley Howe. To the se~cretaryship Of
the Department OF Charities. lie sue
ceeds j. Mckee Borden. secretary OF
the department for seventeen years, who
resigned on July ! at tho beginning OF a
months vacation.
Mr., Howe has seen service with the
Public Charities Association of Penn
sylrania and will tho Association for
Improving the Condition Of the Poor
lie lives at 3l4 West Ninety-fourih
street, His new salary IL $4,000 a ycar
Mr.. kingsbury's new private secretary.
al $4,000 a year, Is Elmer Roberts Of
40 SINty-second street. Bay Rilgo.
brooklyn who has been helping tho
Charities COMMISSIONS as an employee
OF the Bureau OF Municipal Research.
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SCANDINAVIAN NEUTRALITY.
Arc Norway and Sweden Conscious OF
Futlllty Of Protest?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: Your
correspondent j. Iowther. writing about
Scandlnavia's attitude in the war. asks
why I'VE hear OF no steps being taken by
the swedish and Norwegian Governments
In respect of their ships being sunk by
German submarines" That he hasn't
heard anything OF II II less important
than the fact that they have protested
vigorously against the transgrcssiOn of
their rights.
Then he asks why they keep on los
ing ships. and yet do not convey to the
German Government some intimation
hat further damage would lead to
serious trouble between the two Govern
ments." This Is because they don't
care 10 boast Of some power they do not
possess.
AS Mr.. Lowther seems TO have the
welfare Of the two countries nearest at
heart why doesn't he sa y.anythlng about
England's holding up neutral ships and
Interfering with neutral commerce.
J. II. JOHNSON.
NEW YORK. August 1
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himself In the traditional folk song
The people in the winter pursue all
sorts Of artistic industries. such al
wood carving and lace making, and
achieve some remarkable results:
There are some things Of course ir
Russian life TO criticise. In what coun.
try 10 that not the case7 In the national
character Of the Russians the faults are
certainly fewer than the traits that are
charming and admirable"
The expression Of an opinion re.
gardlng q people who are occupying
to-day SO much Of the worlds atten.
tion by q man who had such good op-
pOrtunities to mea SURE them as Mr..
GUILD had Is well worthy Of respect.
full consideration.
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The News That Comes Over the Wire.

The announcement made by Vice
President ADAMS Of the Postal Tele-
graph Gable Company Of a 60 per
cent. reduction in the company's
charges TO newspapers for lease
wire service is W OF the widest
public import. While it Is the man.
ayers Of newspapers that will welcome
this innovation most heartily, because
1t affects them most directly, it ~
the readers OF these newspapers who
will reap the ultimate benefit.
Even the great metropolitan news
papers may, with cheaper rates pre-
valling, find it worth while to give
more than the now accustomed space
to telegraphic news. But to those
papers which are published in cities
Of from 10000 TO 100000 population
the change presents opportunity for
expansion as pleasing to the gather
srs and sellers of news as to their
customers, who may now receive for
the morning cent or two a still more
t'SDbi'At I'IOI VI HuI'DcilueS tIt
country over than the publishers.
however willing, are now able 20 give.
As it Is, we should like to know what
dealer in any useful commodity gives
$50 much for the money" as do the
makers of newspapers.
The full import Of the reduction IN
expense Of night news service and
the corresponding Increase OF cffcc-
~tiycncss in news gathering for the
public may he statistically approxi-
mated; Many morning newspapers
which have hitherto been able to take,
say, only 1000 to 5000 words by wire
Or telephone may now take q full
night service over n LEASED wire" OF
10000 TO 10000 words, That is TO
say, the telegraph editors powers OF
selection rather than of use entire
may he increased by several hundred
per cent. And consultation Of the
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MR.. WILSON'S ENGLISH.
Does the Last Note Express, Ele,
gantly. "~FlambOyant JlngOism"?

To u EDITOR or THE SvN-Sir: Presi-
dent Wilson's note to Germany has been
Justly praised for liz beautiful diction.
Not so worthy OF approval are the ten
denotes to which that strong use OF tho
kings English gives expression. Scratch
the surface of the note and we shall
find It famboyant Jingoism, void OF logic,
false In It's facts and altogether pro-
vocative of the haser passions and de-
structive OF the nobler Instincts of peace.
The danger OF sue notes lies In their
semi-uncunsclous arous!ng OF hatred
against a fraternal race OF people.
There is neither excuse nor palllation
for throwing such a lrehrand into tho
arena. Let us not help British miscal-
culators out OF n scrapc, II America il
10 be forced TO Join tho ldiotic war pro-
cession of Europe We will have a con-
Migration that will truly stagger hui
manity, PETER c. CAHiLL,
BROOKLYN. August 1.
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An Attack From . New ANGLE.

A surprise attack on the initiative
and referendum cult from q new
angle was one Of the features Of the
recent meeting Of the Wisconsin state
Bar Association. Mr.. ADDISON G. HAR.
RIs Of Indianapolis led the assault.
He advanced the sweeping statement
that in the States Of Minnesota, Wis
consln, Illinois, Indiana and Michi.
gan the Initiative and referendum
cannot be legally adopted for the e q
son that so doing would be in fiat
c%ontravention Of Provision Four Of
the Ordinance Of 1854 under which
the Northwest Territory. comprising
the present lands Of the States named.
was conveyed by Virginia TO the
United States.
This original Ordinance Of the
Northwestern Territory" in the hand.
writing Of THOMAS JEFFERSON him.
self. Is still in the archives of the
State Department In Washington and
Is q plan Of temporary government
for tho territory ceded as drawn UP
by q committee Of three, Mr.. JErrEg.
SON OF Virginia. Mr.. CHASE Of Mary.
land and Mr.. HOWELL of Rhode Isl.
and. Having fulfilled prescribed con
ditions the people Of the Territories
into which the vast Northwestern
tract was divided are empowered
by this document to establish gov
ernments OF their own. provided Ger.
tain fundamental conditions are met.
The fourth In the list Of these con.
ditions is that the governments shall
be In republican form" This, ac-
cordlng to Mr.. HARRIS, bars the in!.
tiative and the referendum, for they
imply legislation directly by the peo.
pie, which Is democracy pure and
simple In contrHdistinction to that In.
vestiture Of authority in rulers elect
ed periodically by the people. which is
the republican form Of government
made imperative BY the Ordinance of
the Northwestern Territory on all
States created under Its authority.
OF the States thus involved in ex.
clusion from the great initiative ref
erendum bulwark against plutocratic
Vaccinations, only Wisconsin has
any disposition to embark
In that line Of Progressive adventure.
And even In Wisconsin the people last
year voted down by q large majority
an initiative and referendum amend.
ment to the State Constitution. Thus
the curious point OF law raised by
Mr.. HARRIS Is not likely to be illuml-
mated for the time being at least by n
discussion or decision, which is
q regrettable circumstance. 1t
be ~undeniably interesting to
an authoritative determination
of the real Indebtedness OF the i'm
p%ortant group Of States concerned to
this venerable Jeffersonlan paper.
When 1t is borne in mind that I'M
Ter that same paper what is now
Michigan came within an ace of being
,alled "Chersonesus" and what is now
a part OF Ohio was under sentence to
branded "Metropotamia," q pro-
vision forestalling initiative and ref
srendum sprees might be regarded as
4 more or less satisfactory plea in
OF judgment on the docu-
nent as a whole.
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JOHN D. BUYS AN APHRODITE.
Pays s75,0oO for statue 10 Grace
His Temple of Love.

The coffee co!ored statue OF Ai'r,''s
which j. supposed 20 have been o.. .,,.od
by Pranitcles somewhere ,ruu.! D.
u. e., has been bought by john N
Rockefeller for $4,000 and wlI OCCUPY
the pedestal In the ncw Temple ot 1--we
or the Rockefeller place al Iu.if 3D.
HIS. The pedestal iu tho centre o. '.H
temple. which cost S-50,uNu. has b.
unused up to thus time for .t.r ~ .
suitable statue 10 glace tie place ?
honor.
This Aphrodite created a srn,t '" r
the art word ten years ago 70 NE
ffst exhibited here as a PEA. ',. 100
the rooms OF the National ATS '..u 30
then was offered to tho Ny,r.r
Museum OF Art. The museum .'
rejected II on the ground that - $50.
the work OF IraN!te'es, aid iuu. '
many art conuo.sseurs took ur t~.-
defence Of the beautiful and ms.,, .
tinted Aphro3l;c
Other art experts arr1rcl 'h,m-5t.'
on tho sd" o: tho museum ana 90
time IN" discussion Was very s,-r..
The statue was taken from o., r.. =
the National Arts tIJn IN E~.s, The
1909, and sent 20 London. W.,r. vas
rcputcd 70 he the property a., 'Earss
Stewart Linton.
Recently It WAS sold 20 NJ. U.. s-
teller through Mou-1c " cas- 3d.. . ~
house brokers, with Offices III i.. I'..
Exchange BU.'i.HG The So r.a ..e
Sir Algornou Frccmln Firth auI s.
lam II. Aykroyd OF London. r
final word is sad IN favor Of
~eeHu,nencss OF tho s,l,uN H., vt..r n
be upward Of $4,000 900 and Il So "a
admitted duty free, ,.' Il tho ar.
OF the statue IS BOT ilIu,y es,au
* VIII he subjected % 70 heavy s-
Nh. -.
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census abstract in the almanacs or
year books will show that It 10 a very
considerable portion Of the country's
population that lives In cities Of 49,
600 to 100000.
Freedom of speech and Of the press
Is a bulwark Of our American liber.
ties, and anything that increases the
power Of the press for the count
lation and dissemination OF the news
is a contribution to the perfect union
and greater happiness Of our diverse
and widespread population.
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Now the Munitions Octopus.

In q Washington news telegram
there appears this interesting bit OF
information:
"1nconspicuous ENJOYS OF the anti.
trust faction throughout the countr,
are sounding out every Senator ant
Cong ressnan.'
The particular trust evoking ali
this activity IL the munitions trust
There isn't any munitions trust, but
that is an Irrelevant detail with no
earthly claim to consideration save
that It Is a mere fact. and an lmper.
tlnent and offensive fact at that.
Whether 1t exists or not, the mum.
lions trust Is to be smitten hip and
thigh in the next session Of Con-
gress. II 1t does not exist 1t will be
yanked into existence in short order
and made to stand up and take what
IL coming to II. We are to have
Government ownership Of all NUM-.
lions plants as a side line to Gov.
eminent ownership Of everything
ahoat on the high seas that dares fy
the American flag. And how are you
to get Government ownership save
over the mangled remains of a slaugh.
tered octopus2 So the munitions
trust has got to exist. The Govern
ment ownershlppers need 1t in their
business.
mo INT will the Speakers ga vel
fall" continues the anne Washington
news despatch as 1t appears in the
Milwaukee Sentinel. than resolutions
will DO dropped In the basket which
will precipitate q last ditch fight for
Government ownership and manufac-
ture Of all munitions"
And an unnamed but powerful
Senator, high in the ranks Of those
controlling expenditures Of army and
navy appropriations" Is quoted as say.
ing over his own signature: II Ger.
tainly will support and vote for a law
creating Government monopoly Of all
war supplies, equipments. ammuni-
ton. armor plate and the like"
All highly interesting from a va
riety Of viewpoints but chiefly per-
haps as a sidelight on the magnitude
OF the coming Congressional battle
over raising us above the Chinese
standard Of war preparedness. And
incidentally the "inconspicuous en-.
voys' who are sounding out Senators
and Congressman are lucky in being
anti and not pro trust in their activi.
ties. Were they pro trusters not an
envoy among them would be innocent
OF fragrant lobbying.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
The Russians as a Diplomat Saw
Them.

Americans know less OF Russia than
Of any other European country. Its
vastness, the remoteness OF great sec.
tions from the railroads, the puzzliny
variety Of races and the restrictions
that Russia herself places upon travel
are to a great extent responsible for
this lack Of familiarity.
Moreover. much that We have &C.
cepted regarding the country is false,
according to the late CURTIS GUILD,
American Ambassador to Russia from
1911 to 1913. Our ears have been
filled with half truths or misrepresen.
tations until we have come to believe.
he wrote for the Youths COMPANION,
The most dreadful things Of the one
great nation Of Europe that has In.
variably proved herself a loyal friend
Of the United States"
Mr.. GUILD. writing from his ex.
perience as u representative in the
country. throws some interesting side
lights in this article, that has Just
been published. upon the Russian peo-
pie. He believed Russia the least
bellicose nation In Europe. The Rus
sian Is not only slow to anger but
he Is disposed to be kind and hos.
pltable to all. His chief weakness IL
overindulgence in alcohol but even in
his cups he Is not quarrelsome. No
n can be long in Russia without
noticing the kindness Of the people
to animals. Mr.. GUILD saw a butler.
forgetting his thin silk stockings and
pumps" dash out in the snow when
the mercury was far below zero TO
rescue q starving cat. His name for
the most terrible animal In Europe,
the bear. shows the sympathetic atti.
tude OF the Russian toward animals:
HE thinks Of the bear in a friendly.
rather ocular. way. and calls him 'mied-
We'd the fellow who likes honey. As
a matter Of fact. however, the peasants
seldom use that word. They call the
bear 'mlshka.' which means Little Nj
cHAEL or MIcKr."
Mr.. GUILD has little patience with
the stories OF brutal Cossacks, bran.
dishing fearful knouts and hurting
themselves like half drunken a
upon crowds Of u%noffendlng patriots"
Many of the stories OF the horrors of
Russian dungeons and exiles in ST.
IBERIA are pictures either OF conditions
that existed many years ago or else
are pure inventions. "Life as an exile
in Siberia is to be preferred 10 life as
a convict within the gloomy walls of
most prisons"
He investigated a case Of q man Of
science OF great ability who had been
seized on account Of his political opin-
ions and had been exiled to Siberia.
The man had attempted the life of
the Empress, and while he had been
sent to Siberia he was comfortably
housed and was permitted to keep
his books and instruments.
The RUSSIAN Ia a natural musician
ana a lover OF art. Almost every
pea SAINT has his accordion or bala.
laika, on which he can accompany
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The stories that best show the life
OF the soldier at tho front and that
best give the human side OF the war
are told by the men OF the ranks.
Private WILLIAM O'CoNNoR, OF the old
Canadian Second Battalion, back home
in Toronto. speaking OF the battle OF
st. Julien. said:
Five times We had TO stop 10 dig
ourselves To safety, and It was but poor
shelter at that. As we lay there with
the Germans concentrating their FIRE
upon us Colonel WATSON went through
the ranks and told us TO be steady and
make "A name for the battalion. 'pu
your trust in COP, my boys said the
Colonel"
1t need hardly be added that tho men
followed such a commander. In the
count after the battle there were only
l66 Of the battalion remaining.
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The retreat Of the Hon. GEORGE l..
RECORD OF New Jersey into the ranks OF
the Republican party is an unmistak-
able sign OF Progressive futility In
that State. Mr.. RECORD has always
been a practical politician, although
not always a successful one, Pro-
gress!ve prospects looked rosy to him
three years ago, but with an aptitude
for not wasting his time In politics
he now discovers that the majority OF
tho Republican voters "are unQues-
tionably progressive"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02

Prom Ms Scientific American.

Successful attempts have recently been
made to manufacture a subs,itute for
rubber tubing OUT OF masses Of so!Idihei
glue, These tubes. whose trade name Is
Sonjatin, are even better than those OF
rubber for certain purposes, since they are
more impervious TO gases and more re-
sistant to heat, 1t Is also claimed tina,
they do not grow rotten so quickly as
rubber and that when incased IN a suit
able envelope they will withstand high
pressure.
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Tho Suicide Of Iouyain.

To Tnr EDITOR oV THE suS-Siy' I. tho
Belgians had not taken the Iouvain cathe-
dral as a convenient headquarters for
their army and used the Germans as their
target the destruction OF the church would
have been avoided.
Tho are not compelled 10 re-
build Iouvain. II "a merely decency and
the desire to help that prompts this idea
BROOK HAVEN. n. j., July 81. X. Il. w.
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Well, What Of Itp

To rnn EDITOR OF TuR SrS-Sir. The
NTH and sixth lines on page 76 OF Bulletin
6l2 of the United States Geological Sur
vey, q guide book OF the Western United
States. Just on the press, read as follows:
Bryan. the home Of 5000 people dur
ing tho construction OF the Union Pacific
Railroad, Is now little more than a name
In tho desert"
oh. my prophetic SOUL J. e. A.
NEW YORK. August /.
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"Antis" Just ~ Buay,

To THE EDITOR OF THE uS-SU Does
the daily suffrage Calendar" In THE SrS
mean that the New York ants are In.
active these summer days. or does II
mean that TnE Sun is not printing the
do'ngs Of the opposition Anti.
Boston. July 81.
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In Honolulu recently a celebration
was held in which 5000 japanese
children marched in a parade. each
child carrying the Stars and Stripes.
The organizer OF. the celebration. s.
SHEBA. himself OF Japanese birth. said
that 1t was his wish ito inspire in the
Japanese children Of the city and OF
all the islands a new sentiment OF
patriotism and love for the Stars and
Stripes. / believe this TO be a thing
which is In conformity with tho spirit
of the future and a thing which must
be taught to our children"
Our beautiful little island possession
is evidently endeavor!ng to have the
flag respected on the Pacific. Good
luck to II, and success to its efforts!
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service Made m Dnnbury Uattcrs.

HARTFORD, Conn. Aug. IT, y
States Marshal Chesterfield G. s. "
brooks and his deputies rr'u'rr. 30
Hartford to-day, having made per sal
service ON los of the "a narhU'. 't.
tors who We're the losing d~"rrnI,.'. .
the case which i T. Loewo 3 s. 70
independent hat manufacturers. " y.
The individual hattors are liable fos
about SStssss0 triple damages,
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n TTTW
Miss Nell Olney has the distinction Of
being tho frst woman to apply for her
own marriage license In Kipwa county.
Her intended husband missed train con
nections, delaying his arrival In Hobart
until after tho once Of the County Clerk
hat closed. Rather than wait anti, tho
next morning ana upset the wedding plans.
Miss Olney secured tho license ami had
II ready when the bridegroom arrived sew,
srai hours after the clerks once had close
for the day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02

Cost OF production OF radium De-
creased.-NetDspdper headline.
1t Is only s36,05o a gram. Even II
IN does not need radium. It In cheer
full to know that the cost Of something
has decreased.