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, week ago and sought the shade. JOHN.

a week g and sought the shade. JOHN.
soN paid no attention to the fifteen eggs,
which he thought OF no value. Much to
his surprise yesterday he found eleven
chicks Matched out by the sun"
People, according to present day mai.
rators. go in much this summer for an
easy conscience anu health. Escaped
convicts seem falling over one an
other to give themselves up to the
authorities. The luxuries Of the mod.
ern jails may have to do with this.
All conscience funds groan in warm
weather. A Washington woman who
had flched four prunes from a grocer
seventeen years ago sent 10 cents in
stamps to pay for this indlscretion.
She placed the responsibility for her
reformation upon the reading Of one
Of billy SUNDAYS sermons A COL
lector for a California paper was
stopped in the Nevada mountains by
q man who paid up a three years
subscription he had owed seventeen
years The collector tainted" This
detail Is merely to add verisimilitude
to the story. No collector faints after
be gets the money.
A Kansan says that the reason Of
his longevity Is that he goes bare
footed six months Of the year; and
he advises everybody to do the same.
An O%klahoman, ID. DEvINE, ridicules
this foolish idea. The thing to do. he
says. is to eat sand. the same quality
used on the engines. which is fine as
salt and has been heated and sifted.
ut should he boiled before being
eaten" be says.
Those persons who profess to scorn
summer stories because they are all
alike" are missing something.
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MR.. WINS IN KINGS.
Another Account Of the Retirement Of
Ross Mclaughlin.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: In
describing the political activities Of the
late william NJ WINS in Brooklyn
away back In tho late '70s THE SUN
said that the Slocum movement was 50
successful that II drove Hugh Nc
L~aughlin into retirement FOR a period
Of three years.
The fact IL that In the more than
thirty-fve years of Mr.. M~cLaughlin's
primacy he never really retired for q
minute. The Slocum movement did not
make a dent IN the Democratic ma
chine which could be noticed The
Slocum committee included many dis
gruntled Democrats who had failed 10
force recognition in the form ~ offices
from the regular organization. II did
not live very long, and out OF Il
stepped several well known men who
accepted important nominations from
Mclaughlin m held office under his
sway for years,
The only really formidable opposition
to McLaushl!n arose n few years later
when what was known as the JeNcr-
son Hall organization made a stiN
fight and as a result the Boss nomi-
nally retired" In a letter signed by
him but written by the late Thomas
Kinsella. A Reorganization" OF the
party followed and II was found that
Mclaughlin was more strongly In
trenched than ever, and he maintained
his supremacy until his amazing bolt
OF Mcclellan. HIsToRicrs.
BROOKLYN, July 28,
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In the list OF American dramas an
nounced for the coming season there
Is a plentiful lack Of those dealing
with the European Il Most OF the
plays to be seen in the theatres OF
this country during the winter will be
OF native origin. But ever our play
wrights have hesitated to take the
European struggle as a theme.
Naturally there are no dramas in
Europe which deal with the question
II one except a few British melo-
dramas of Il sensational nature. II
will be years before the foreign au-
thOrs will he in a mood to treat the
tragedy as a fit subject for the stage.
II will probably be longer before the
public is ready to accept such prodhc-
tons. There were comparatively few
plays on the subject OF the Franco
German war. In ~ W country
war dramas as they were called did
not come fer ALMOST a score OF years
after the civil war vas ended.
1t Is singular that N W play
wrights have not been inspired to deal
with the European conflict. There
have been one or two plays Of this
kind and there will doubtless be a
few more. But the unpopularity Of
the subject as a whole Is evident.
Doubtless our playwrights avoid the
subject because the managers have
minated to them that they believe
II possesses no attractions for the
public; and the public 10 really the
artdter in such questions.
The only tendency to make use Of
the war in connection with the output
OF our playwrights during the present
season is as the inspiration to comic
plays. There may be several of these
on view before the season Is far ad.
vAnced, but OF serious dramas about
the war there will be scarcely a rep
resentntion.
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QUOTING THE RECORD.
Authorities for Certain Anti Suffrage
Statistics Disclosed.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: In
THE SIN OF July % are two letters re-
plying to one OF nine published in a
former issue. Mr.. Taylor very courte.
uusly admits a mistake which he says
was inadvertent. which ends the con.
,roversy so far as his letter is cog
cerned. In the letter sent by "A Suf-
fragist.' however. ! am asked to give
the authorities for the statistics which
! used in my letter. and ! am very glad
indeed to furnish them.
In the report on election returns given
in the World Almanac on page -3l OF
the edition ~ 1914 the total Presidential
vote in California In 1912 Is given al
673,527. In the issue Of 1915 OF the
World Almanac page 75s, the total vote
for President in California Ia again
given as 673,527, II is not likely the
World Almanac would make a mistake
in this figure in two editions. As for
the election In 1914. the Neu Republic
Of saturday. March 6. gives an analysis
of the popular vote on constitutional and
legislative proposals. and on page rs OF
this analy sis there is a list OF the meas
ures voted on In California in the fail
OF 1914 The highest vote recorded was
m prohibition and the number voting
was S90.3lT.
"a Suffragist' says that the Secr.-
tary Of state gives 9Gl, SOS as the total
vote for 1914 and 7O7.776 for 1912. If
these figures were given by the Secre.
tary OF State, then they must have been
given In a private letter, for the oflcial
figures given by the Secretary Of stats
were those recorded by me.
MINNIE BRONSON,
General Secretary, National Associa.
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
NEW YORK, July &c.
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Concessions to Bulgaria.

The announcement of an agreement
between Turkey and Bulgaria, where
by Bulgaria receives concessions that
will greatly increase the usefulness
Of her Lgean port, il the most puz.
cling report that has no far come out
OF the present Balkan situation.
Under this convention Bulgaria OBJ
tains the Turkish portion Of the De-
dcagatch railroad and certain lmpor.
tant stations. She gets KaragNch.
the station of Adrianople. which is
about two miles from the city: the
important silk trading point Of De-
motika. ana the station Of I.ule Bur-
gas. This last point, the junction Of
the road TO ~Salonica, gives Bulgaria
q key to the newly acquired Greclan
territory along the .Hgean coast. by
this agreement she will recover the
west bank Of the Martha River,
which was taken from her by the final
treaty OF the Balkan war.
This Is in many ways a mnsterful
stroke for King FERDINAND. The
Bulgarian outlet on the Egean has
proved an expensive acquisition, az
It has been necessary to build costly
docks and waterways In order to make
It a port Of entry. A scheme for the
building Of . railway over the noun
teins to connect with the Bulgarian
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Look Back, Not Forward.

Discussion Of the possible effect on
the stea mship EastlaDd Of the sea.
mems law is as futile a. It 10 cOnfus-
ing. The faults Of the vessel were in
her design. They could not have been
overcome by the addition Of any num-
Der OF men to her crew. BY recon-
struetion only could she have been
rendered safe: and 1t Is now asserted
that even her original provision OF
ballast tanks was unavailable because
Of q broken valve.
It Is no what might have been
done under a statute not yet opera
tive, but what was left undone under
laws and regulations long In force
that now requires attention. Under
the heading "Oficial Duties the Con-
gressipnal Directory summarizes the
obligation Of the Secretary Of Com
merce In this field:
'Trs Secretary OF Cummsrcs 70
charged with tho inspection
Of steamboats, and the endorsement Of
laws relating thereto for the protection
Of life and property"
Are the laws that Secretary RED
FIELD should enforce inadequate to
prevent the issuance Of a certificate
to a ship of dangerously imperfect
design. and has Secretary REDyIELD
exhausted all the statutory resources
at his command "for the protection
Of life and property?
Or are these laws sufficient II Wig
ilantly enforced to keep an unstable
ship tied up at her wharf. and has
their enforcement been lax, careless
and inefficient?
These questions must be answered
IN the inquiry that will 0 begin In
Chicago. The sesaen's law is OF fu-
ture incidence; me responsibility for
the tragedy Of Saturday Is on Official
acts In the Eist.
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NEW U. 8. TRADE RECORDS.
Imports and Exports for Year To
tai S4,4%2.s8A,272.

WASHINGTON. July 26.-In exports Of
domestic products, In aggregate value OF
foreign trade and in favorable balance
or trade the United States made a new
record In the fiscal year ended June
80 last. Figures made public by the
Department of Commerce to-day show
that Imports and exports combined
totalled s+ii2. SCARE. an Increase OF
sls4.0oo,o 900 over 1914 and sl64ooO ono
over 1918, the prior high record year in
total trade.
Exports in 1915 totalled s~2.76ss49-
1872, an increase Of si04, 900 900 over
1914 and Of s303. 900. 900 over 1913. I'm
ports aggregated sl,674.22O,74o n de.
crease or s2ls,1oO,ooo from last years
total and si3s, 500, 600 from 1918.
The excess OF exports over imports for
1918 was S.0si,422.7s2 exceeding nv
$t2S.00O 900 the former high record Of
1913 and by 1928, 500. 900 the export bal.
ance for 1914.
June, 1915. exports were s2~6s.GOlbae
exceeding by slll,53O,O 600 the total for
June last year, June imports were
Slo7,7+6,l+o. or less by s2l6,G9o. than
those for June. 1914. but s2f.50O 400
more than those for June. l9l3.
OF the June, 1915. imports CO "a per
cent. entered free OF duty. against 80 20
for June. 1914, and 5 IS per cent for
June, 1913. OF the years imports. 81 70
per cent. were duty free In 1914 SAB
per cent.
The years gold movements included
imports. $l7l,56s,755; exports. STAG
22i,l4s. In 1914 the figures Were. mn
ports, $66,5Ss,6bs exports, S~ll2.uSS52g.
June, 1915. reversed the conditions
shown in June, 1914, jun gold imports
having been S52.3+l.740 this year and
s3,sl',ll2 last year while gold exports
last month were only s2,s21,sSs. against
S+s,lO1, 064 In June, 1914.
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State railroad has for some time been
under consideration. The use of the
line through Turkish territory will
evidently make this, for the present
at least, unnecessary.
The despatch from Sofia says that
the agreement implies no engage
ments Of a political cha racter on the
part Of either country" While there
seems no rea son to think that Turkey
would make such valua BILE concessions
without the certainty Of an equivalent
In return, It Is also true that the
shrewd Bulgarian ruler would de-
mand much more than these conces-
sions for either his neutrality or par
ticlpntion In the a as n partner
OF Turkey and the T%eutonic allies.
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Tho Leehnaw incident naturally
adds to the existing tension, but need
not add to the existing heat. We coun-
eel moderation Of comment and reserve
OF opinion until the status Of the case
u known. According 10 present In
formation the destruction Of this
American ship, carrying contraband
or declared contrhAnd Of war from
. Russian port to Q British port, ~
longs to the class hitherto represented
By the William P. Frye. wherein the
German Government has acknowi-
edged pecuniary responsibility under
The treaty Of 1928 between Prussia
and the United States but wherein,
also, the German Government 10 bag
Cling and fencing automatically as
10 the proper method Of a~scertaning
and awarding damages to the Ameri-
can owners. After the positive warn
ing contained in our State Depart
ment's last note to Berlin, there can
be no loss OF dignity. AZ there Ger.
tainly is no evidence Of weakness, In
postponing violent expressions con.
corning the sinking Of the Leelanaw.
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Germany cannot accede to the Ameri-
can demands. She cannot relinQuish her
successful submarine warfare against
the preponderating naval strength Of her
enemles.-W1LLiAM METzrELD, President
Of the German-A me,Scan Fencers League.
America has not asked Germany to
"relinquish her successful submarine
warfare" The suggestion that such
a request has been made Is ridiculous.
Mr.. METzTELD appears to be a victim
OF the not uncommon practice Of maxi
ing up his facts as he Celebrates his
argument.
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URUGUAY HONORS FRANCE.
July - Set as National Holiday in
Her Honor.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str: with
reference to the news printed In some
American newspapers relative TO the
law just passed by the Cruguayan Con-
gress making July IA a national holida
! beg to inform you that according 10
cable dispatches received by the Uru-
suayan LEGATION In Washington. in q
speech made by the President OF Uru-
quay. DR.. Niera. on that opportunity
the First Magistrate said. after laying
stress upon tho historical and doctrin-
airy origin OF the relations between
France and Uruguay. that July - had
been consecrated as a national holiday
In order 10 confirm thus the solidarity
or Ideas between france and Uruguay.
representing the glorious traditions Of
liberty and the rights of men.
This act was not inspired by and has
no connection with the terrible war that
France is now waging against other ma
tons which maintain friendly relations
with Uruguay and to whom our coun-
try Is indebted for the valuable as
s!stance brought by means Of their ex-
r%ansive power. their production and
their progress.
Uruguay. which Ia not alone IN Amer
lea but goes hand in hand with the
great republic OF the north and the other
sisters on the continent. wishes to re-
main neutral In the greatest conflict the
world has ever known. We want TO be,
above all. Cruguayans and Americans.
We realize that TO Americas share
will fail one Of the greatest and noblest
81 tasks. the restoration of peace among
the afflicted world. The Uruguayan
Government and people are we'll aware
Of their duty and will conform to II
In all circumstances Their neutrality,
according to the words pronounced by
the illustrious President Wilson. rests
upon the solid basis OF a good con-
science and a good will"
j. RIcHLINe,
Consul-General Of Uruguay.
WAsHISGToN. II. c.. July rs.
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ADVICE TO MR.. REDFIELD.
Plea for q New Attitude Toward In
dustrial Enterprise.

To II EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: The
report from Washington hat the De-
partment OF Commerce is taking steps
to protect the dye industry OF this oun-
try does not carry conviction to textile
manufacturers
The attitude Of the head Of hat De-
partment has not bred confidence in capt.
tai. He has suggested and implied that
the duty of the American capitalist and
manufacturer is to organize all indus
tries In this country so that we need
not fear competition OF any foreign prod
uct. no matter what wages the foreign
workman receives. In substance the
American manufactures r. supposed to
have such superlative brains that his
methods, skill and efficiency. coupled
with his marvellous energy. will Offset
the cheap labor Of Europe or Asia.
Now. II the Secretary will get busy
and forget the balderdash he has been
handing out and follow the more prac-
teal lead Of the custom house o~fflcials,
he Will prove his worth TO the country.
Let him strive to convince Congress
that American Industry needs protec-
ton and that the Government needs a
tariff instead OF a war tax to help ont
Its income.
Let him endeavor to make Congress
realize that manufacturers cannot be
Expected 10 Dulld up industries Tor the
sake OF competing In a losing game.
l do not think that Mr.. Redfield Is an
a%ltruist. and he cannot expect others to
build factories on an altruistic basis.
nor can he hope to have them spend
money in the optimistic hope or belief
that American ingenuity and brains will
enable the American manufactures to
pay high wages and sell at low prices.
The American MANUFACTURES wants to
pay fair wages and wishes to have the
~workingmanis standard OF living q de-
cent one. and he wants most OF all a
fair profit.
The collectors in the customs service
to-day are carefully scrutinizing every
Import. straining every point to collect
the highest duty that any construction
OF the tariff law will permit, and their
aim is TO raise the duty as we'll as the
revenue. Let Congress get into the same
state OF mind and you will see how soon
we are economically Independent OF the
rest of the world.
l know the tariff Is a sore spot with
Democrats, but II they awaken now TO
its possibilities they can save their faces
and perhaps recover some of the ground
they have lost. WILLIAM O'KEEYr.
NEW YORK. July 26.
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1t must not be forgotten that the
present. activity in the manufacture
Of moving pictures is not intended
merely to furnish a supply for this
country. Practically they are now
made nowhere else in the world. AL
ready the American Aims are popular.
II Is said that more than SO per cent.
OF the pictures shown in England are
the product of the American compa-
MES. For several years after the close
OF the present war there will be no
other source Of supply. This explains
the sudden increase in the enterprise
OF the companies.
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HOW THE EASTLAND SANK
Effect Of the Strain Exerted nv ths
TugbOat.

To u EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir, I
have read with much care THE SuS,s
account of the Eastland disa ster At
Chicago.
1t is plain to my mind that the
trouble was that the tug began 10 null
before the stern hawser was let go,
The effect of the pulling more or less
to port with a stern hawser fast TO
starboard upon a heavily loaded ship
would be 20 careen the ship violently
to port. and II, as | see one account
says, the line from the tug was made
fast TO the ship too high up the effect
would be to capsize the ship II not.
from overlooking or other cause, on
an even keel at the momcnt
In my opinion 1t is Unnecessary to
speculate as to the amount of water
ballast, though II water ballasted on
only one side this would have FASTENED
the result.
Rut the tug pulling to port on q line
made fast 10 an upper deck OF a
heavily loaded ship which was made
fast by her stern to a dock to star
board would perfectly account for lust
exactly what occurred,
HENRY MELLON.
New YORK, July 20.
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BATES ALCOVE."
An Appropriate Memorial TO = Credit
able Citizen.

To EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Tho
sad confrnatory news now reaches US
that the Hon. Llndon w Bates. Jr.. Is
a victim OF the Lusitania. His body has
been recovered.
Considering the mission, relief Of
Belgium, which prompted his trip. some
evidence of special esteem by his coun-
trymen here may not be amiss,
May l therefore suggest that the small
recess found at Central Park West and
Eighty-sixth street, as n shelter for
transfer car passengers, be known AZ
Bates Above?
This shelter was arranged at the in
stance Of Mr., Bates, with the coop
Grafton of the then Park Commissioner
Slower, Mr.. Bates represented, In n
political measure, the zone In which this
Is situated.
Mr.. Bates was. too, n Son OF the
American Revolution, and seemed to fol-
low out the policy Of doing good for
his country and fellow man,
A Son OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
NEW YORK, July 20.
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The Massachusetts, game COMMITS

The Massachusetts, game commits
sion will liberate this summer 5000
pheasants. the largest planting" OF
this fine game bird that has eve been
made In the State. In this effort to
restore her fields and forests Maxsa-
chusetts is following the example Of
several OF the Western States. She
seems. however. to have had - far
less success than Indiana or Iowa, as
the birds have each season been killed
of In such numbers as to almost en-
tirely deplete the coveys. This whole
sale slaughter aroused the wrath OF
game preservers and sportsmen. A
law was passed last winter prohibiting
unnaturalized aliens possessing less
than $500 worth Of property from
hunting. Whether this will eliminate
the greedy game hogs" remains to
be seen.
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The British Colonial Secretary has
been asked TO consider the association
Of the name of General LOUIS BorHA
with the future designation OF the
conquered territory Of German South
west Africa. The idea seems to have
met with much favor IN England.
one of her bards sings:
Flags hoisted! But name Il
New Land-do not shame IL!
Come pedants or prophets and
Show the land.
Is IL British or Dutchf
Does IL matter so much
II we settle TO maxi II for
Both-a-land?"
B~othaland. then, 1t may be. with
q conquered land named after him
many men have been 80 honored for
less than BorHA did-and with the
assurance of a large pension and an
earldom. to boot. this man who fifteen
years was considered one OF the
British Empires most formidable en-
emies Is certainly receiving every evil
dence Of its appreciation Of his pres
ent loyalty.
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Did Governor FIELDER seriously

Did Governor FIELDER seriously be-
lleve that in the present iuncture OF
affairs the uniformed police OF the
industrial cities of Newark and Jersey
city could be depleted to furnish men
for the maintenance of the peace in
l'ayonne? And does he conceive II 10
be the business Of the county Of
Essex and the municipalities therein
to pay the cost of making good the
weaknesses and errors o! the officials
Of the state, OF Hudson county and
OF It's subdivisions?