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Manassas New Burden.

Kansas. that once bled. groanS now
under - new burden. \ despatch
from Topeka says that the banks Of
the state are actually overlooking
with money" WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE
IN the EmJoria GGscttc tells the sltua-
ton rs II poet should
1T is a great symphony OF prosperity
that old Lady Nature is directing out
on the Kansas farms
Think hack on the time when JoHN
BRowN fought in hunger and poverty
at OsawatOmie. when WILLIAM ALFRED
PffftR and JERRY SIMPSON smOie
the octopus Of Wall Streea and all
Kansas lay crushed and bleeding.
%Iowerless IN The grasp of the none.
lords of the East. Now. Kansas banks
bulge with coin. having reached. says
the modest Topeka despatch. Il point
where they could receive no more de
losits without violating the law."
We read again while the Emporia
Ibet THIISiNlILtS
"Out of the big moment comes the
lowing of fattening cattle at feeding
time. Then a yip-yip of horsemen, a
great believing and patter Of hoofs, as
the fattened steers go over the hill to
the railroad. The small noises again.
and then without warning the deafenlng
buzz and roar that comes when father
shifts gears and throws the new Pack
ford into low gear as he nears the farm
yard gate, on his way home from the
stock yards"
And was II TO bear this burden that
Kansas turned TO raising corn from
the joy Of raising hades:
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The TO ANTHONY CONF
STOCKS place and function in til"
Society for the Prevention Of Vice
falls heir to u task which few would
envy except perhaps the vicious. The
corporate title Of the association Is
something Of n misnomer. because
vice cannot he prevented. Criticism
Of the rather ostentatious methods
employed by the forceful ANTHONY
misses the mark unless It empha sizes
the fact that his strenuous campaign
ing. resulting In numerous individual
~supprpssiOns Of exhibited indecency.
involved necessarily n publicity the
avoidance Of which should he a car
dinal purpose Of the society.
Perhaps Mr.. COMsTOCK's methods
were the best for Il pioneer. hut Mr..
JOuN =. SUMMERS announcement of
policy must win general approval IN
its promised radical departure frO,n
the single precedent. Offensive dis
plays being much less openly made
than they were n few years ago-give
the credit to st. ANTHoNY-"the pri-
mary need" rs Mr.. SUMNER says.
for a man of physical strength AMI
courage IL not so marked In these
days" H. will therefore combat
them. first. with "A little detective
work" then with an essay in mora,
suasion. before finally removing the
velvet gauntlet from the mailed tisr.
That lie has courage. his reported
conversation indicates.
The plan Of systematic cooperation
with similar associations in other cities
gives u hint Of reliance upon brains
instead NJ the bludgeon that will com
nmnd public approval. And If tho
people who live on this dirty trad.
hailed with relief the news Of Mr..
CON STOCKS death. We do not imagine
they will derive much comfort from
Mr.. SUMMERS quietly declared inter-
ton to cOnfine the dragon TO its lair
If 1t is impossible to shay the beast.
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doubt that IL the West Virginia cases
had o to that court on habeas cor
pus or writ of error they woul have
been reversed.
The West Virginia cases disposed OF
by the military tribunals and with which
the courts OF that state refused to in
~terfere arose out Of labor troubles and
were no more than the ordinary criminal
cases which are daily before the courts.
In the Milligan case the petitioner
was in effect charged with treason to
the United States In giving aid and
comfort to the forces of rebellion In
southern Indiana. and although the
courts were open the military tribunals
In effect claimed hat Justice could not
be had in the courts because OF the ac-
tivity of a society of Southern sympa-
thizera known AZ the knights OF the
Golden Circle.
But the Supreme Court Of the United
States brushed these claims aside and
said. THE Constitution of, the United
States IL a law for rulers and people.
equally In war and in peace. and covers
with the shield Of Its protection all
classes OF men. at all times. and under
all circumstances" lid. p. 1900.
Judge Cullen performs IA public SER
vice In calling attention again TO the
violation Of civil rights by the courts
Of a sister State. but better judgment
appears to be in the opinion of THE
Sun that no safeguard against the dan
ger Judge Cullen sees would be erected
by the rejection of the Constitution now
before the people"
HENRY Is. DAVIS.
New YORK. October D.
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History In the Making.

What Is apOcryphal and what is
rue in remarks or statements at
iributed to Generals. statesmen and
rulers now charged with the destl-
MES of Europe no man can say. To
accept all that Is written in good
faith would he to lose ones way in a
of direct as well as hearsay and
clrcumstnntial evidence: to reject II
outright would he to turn ones back
upon the greatest conflict in history.
The whole truth about 1t will prob
ably never he known. Car FERD.-
NAND's reply to NJ. STAMRULIvsKy.
who warned him that his head might
b" forfeit II Bulgaria were thrust
into the war as m ally of the Tel-
tonic nations, savOrs Of the aIDcry.
phal "Do not trouble yourself about
my head. IL Is an old one. Rather
think Of your own" Hearsay this,
beyond a doubt, ana therefore under
suspicion.
But what Of General JorrRI's con,
fdencc to the editor of the Dcpdchc
de- TOnlOUsc: "ln the scale OF human
hazards the Allies have eighty
chances In u hundred Of scoring u
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ISLAM NOT TO BE BLAMED.
Turkish Government Responsible for
Armenian Atrocities.

To rHE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sr: \
passage In the report OF the committee
on Armenian atrocities published IN THE
SuN says.
And all through the terrible story run.
the comment: This IL not due to fanati-
c!sin or 10 popular demand. but Is purely
arbitrary and IL directed from CONSTANT
nople.
Yes, Islam is innocent of the blood OF
Armenia. Islam. which has always been
used by the ruling Turks to serve their
" political ends. to prop their totter-
ing throne. has little or nothing to {,
with these unspeakable atrocities. In
other parts OF the empire and outside OF
II the Mohammedans and the Christians
are living together IN perfect harmony
and peace. me those who have seer
the pious Mohammedan at home will
testify TO a gentleness and humanity in
him that are rare.
Let us make this fact clear to the
American public II cannot be too well
emphasized. Not Islam. but the higl
Porte, which has always betrayed Islam.
is responsible for all the atrocities COM
mitted against the Armenians. In the
past it was Abdul Hamid at present
II Is his bloody successors. encouraged
by Abdul Wilhelm. And Islam. il might
be said, has a greater grievance against
the ruling. the misruling Turk and his
Teutonic masters than the Armenians
themselves. AMEN RrHANL
NEW NnnE tlafnl..p
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passage through the Balkans. Ger
man diplomacy In winning both these
victories has displayed greater skill
than IL has in other parts Of the
world during the present war.
The United States has always had
Il peculiar interest in Bulgaria. 1t
was an American. MACGAHAN. who
first chilled the attention Of the world
to the Rulgarians' sufferings under the
Turkish rule, and for years after the
establi shment Of Bulgaria as n State
many Of the Leading men werr eln-
Gated In America or at the Robert
College. founded by an American. at
Constantinople. America cnme to the
assistance Of Bulgaria after her dis
asteiS in the Balkan war and very
generally deplorUi her course In the
second Bulgaria has always
complained that the other Balkan peo-
piles, especially the Greeks. have got
their side NJ all questions IN contrO-
versy before the world because they
had better facilities FOR sending out
news and nor able journalists. Blu;
in her present attack upon Ser
Dia. her pickering. trading and bid
ding. In fact. her very evident greed
and treachery. the world has formed
its own opinion. and 1t is not the
most favorable to Bulgaria.
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WOMAN'S POLITICAL FUTURE
A Former Lady Of the white House
on the "Undesirable" Vote.

Ffo" tf gFIVfefbU FTeSS
\. T.. Bachman in THE SUN Of Sep
TENDER II touches upon h seems a
very pertinent point In the considera-
ton of the practicability OF woman's
suffrage. He says:
Being blessed with many women ac-
quaintances who are just as well fitted
to vote as | am. | find it a troublesome
thought to dwell upon the great dis
asters that would overcome us II for
that reason one should vote to enfran-
chise multitud.s of women absolutely
UNITED to vote but who would. | fear.
exercise the suffrage mostly to please
Others, while the intelligent women
would perhaps stay away from the polls
once the novelty of the thing passed"
shout the responsibility of voting
he given To the Intelligent. conscien-
tious women of our land. doubt the
probability of their staying away from
the polls that is not the ground Of my
anxiety. ! appreciate how steadily and
with what wonderful success of ac-
complishment they are using the kind
OF power that is already allotted to them.
nut | do not fear for the effectiveness
~ their work. should II he opposed by
a force which il now silent against their
efforts. mean the combined and di-
iected energies of the undesirable
women.
What greater drawback is there to-
day To the accomplishment Of the will
expressed at the polls OF the Intelligent.
wei meaning men of our land than the
vote of the undesirable men" What
greater hindrance is there to the work
E good women in their efforts for their
country than the vote OF undesirable
men"
The best element among our women
is iig ting now with ever increasing
efficiency and success. Should their
weapons be changed they would doubt
less continue to do so but should one
not fear to contemplate new laws which
would marshal n arm against them
an additional force now inactive and
powerless'
II 1t IL a question OF woman's rights.
shall We not claim above all others the
right to hold back new legislation on
tn" subject of the suffrage until We have
helped to find T." best remedies FOR the
present weak points"
J do not want women to hc inactive.
' want them to help where they are
most needed. and where their Efforts
VIII Ice effective.
FRANCES +. C~LEvELANp PRESTON.
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Bulgaria..

Rir EDWARD GREY in his statement
that German officers are arriving in
Bulgaria with intention Of taking n
part in the direction of the Bulgarian
army IN that the Allies are bound to
support the States threatened by this
proceeding explained the reason for
the ultimatum sent by Russia to
Bulgaria.
Greece to mistruSt Bnlgaria's protes-
tations of mobilization merely to pre-
serve an armed neutrality. The mass
ing OF troops along the Serbian from
tier and the encounters on the Dor.
der are similar to Bulgaria's pro-
cedure in the second Balkan strife.
which she had practically fought to
n finish before the Government ut
Sofia admitted she was really M war.
Greece has prepared for e%ventualities
by mobilizing her forces and voting
n war appropriation. The Allies des-
patched an army that has landed
near Snlonicn and they are preparing
for naval operations in the Mediter-
ranenn ana Black seas.
The Tentonic allies could well hid
high for linlgarin's aid. They need the
fresh army that she could put into
the field ANA the help that she could
furnish on their drive to CONSTANT
nolle, But how high Il price are they
willing 10 pay for it, There Is no
hope for F~rRDINAND's getting that
most coveted prize, the crown Of Ry-
znntium, thai he thought was In his
grasp in the last Balkan war. The
Teutons Would have to rob their Turk
ISL ally lhhS to play to his vanity. To
bulgaria has already been offered most
Of Macedonia by Serbia and Greece 4;
50 that the Teuton bait must have
been still larger slices of both these
countries and an unquestioned pre-
~Minance IN the Balkans. Just
how this bid could be made strong
enough TO appeal to the B~ulgnrians Is
no less a mystery than how the Turks
were led TO abandon their policy OF
neutrality. The greatest Tcutonic
ambitions lie In Asiatlc Turkey the
only way 10 attain them rests in IA free
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decisive victory over the Germans
when the general offensive begins"
Explaining this positive assertion the
French strategist. according to the
story. said that he now had 3.OOO.OOO
men for Il grand movement without
counting 7O,WU British and 6O.OOC
Belgians, that his aviatOrs hal
mapped the enemy's defences to the
last detail and that the Allies had
constructed six lines of intrench-
ment to cUle with counter attacks
Nothing Is said about their supply #
high explosives. but u superiority In
that factor must he assumed to jus
tify General JoFrRE's supreme conf
dence in his resources. Is the story
an audnciOus invention. or substan-
italy true?
Then there is the rvmarkable no.
tice Lord KiTVurNER served upon the
labor lenders whom he met behind
closed doors a week ago. The author
ity. according to the Manchester
GUdNiidn. one Of the most conservI.
tive papers In England. Is Tom Fox,
a member Of the City Council, who
was present at the meeting. lie re-
ports X. Of X. as saying:
There is no room for any peesimism.
Give me the men and war munitions |
want and ! will guarantee my personal
reputation that we have the war In tho
hollow Of our hands. And ! know 10
many men | want. and how man. |
want for munitions. I have their names
and the numbers on their doors. and II
they do not come I will fetch them"
This il like the old maStsrfai
KITCHENER. but 1t Is not like the man
Of tact. rerAmsiveness and patient
sagacity who is supposed to be the
Secretary for War. EirCmrNER's ron
fidpnce in the issue Is as supreme
as that said to h. shown by his CO.
adiutOr in France. whom he lately
visited at the front. to return sound
llS TIE ITuiStS VI tut Itli'u StiuIel.
The war in the hollow OF our
hands. This is more than eighty
chances out Of a hundred. However.
the threat to fetch the reluctant ones
whose names and door numbers are
now recorded. is n threat Of cOnscrip-
tion. and the workingmen do not like
a. - e.Il-nl a.. i, ek,t ss.An
Whether the Iuffre and Kitchener
stories are + 81 more fiction they
hang together well. each giving the
other countenane. 1t Is significant
that they come out after the notable
success achieved iy the Allies on
the western front. True or not, there
may he method iii the publication at
this time.
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Not only the Arabic incident hut
also the main controversy between
our Government and Germany on sub
marine methods of warfare Is closed
by the straightforward and satisfac.
tory note handed yesterday by Count
Won BERNsroRFr to Mr.. LANSING and
ty the Secretary NJ state made pub
lie last night.
The German Government inst ructs
It's Amba ssador to disavow completely
the attack on the Arabic ami to ex-
press deep rcgret for that attack to
notify Washington Of its readiness to
pay indemnity for the American lives
lost and Ia announce that the kai-
ser's orders to submar ine commanders
have been made So stringent as to
render out Of the question. in the
opinion Of Berlin. another incident Of
the sort.
The completeness OF the disavowal
and the mnreseryed acceptance Of re-
9ponsibility 10y Germany are empha.
slzel rather than mirigated by the
mention Of Commander S%CHNEIDER's
allegations in defence Of his action.
Not often in the history Of the
world nave 81 few words as are
contained in the brief German note
wrought So m%oinentouS II change in
an international situation Surcha rgel
with the graveSt possibilities. 1t will
nov require The extreme Of ingenuity
to discover my lack of responsiveness
in this final reply to the reiterated
demand of the American Government,
aud the extreme of malice To uuaS-
ton the absolute candor of The Ger
man note.
Next 10 the friendly tirmncss of
President WILSON'S attitude from he
ginning TO end the most potent inti,i-
enc making for continued peace and
friendship between The United States
and Germany has been the untiring
diligence of the German .Amba sSador.
1t Is just that the American peo-
pile. rs well as his own compatriOts.
should recognize their great obligation
to JOHANN HEINRICH Won BERNsToRFF
IN this respect.
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Conservation Of natural resources
is adorable when exploited 10 exploit
u cOnservationist. but abOminable II
applied to keep an honest industry
from bankruptcy.
II is stated upon good authority
that there is invested in the lumber
industry in this country S22IO,'H0.tsm
AMI that when prosperous it gave EN-
ploympnt To tO.iaD wage II The
industry languished. failed to return
profits. because Of low prices caused
by overproluction. Those having cap
ital invested proposed IN agreement 10
conserve the forests AMI were threat
enel with Jail IL they did so: that
kind Of conservation being n com.
bination in restraint of trade. An
investor in the plagued industry there
forests we 20 Il Jail If we do not
we 90 into bankruptcy"
The Federal Trade Commission. 1t
is reported, has been 50 moved by the
SIpectacIt tl innocent nut htWllItitu
citizens facing Jail or bankruptcy thai
1t contemplates asking Congress to
modify the sherman act enough 10
permit lumbcrmpn 10 earn n living
without hcrrid visions Of prison cells
for SO doing. This seem reactionary.
even unrcdfieldjan.
Once upon II time II distracted con
stituent exclaimed To Congressman
john J. FITZGERALD concerning u pro-
posed law AN we ask for is n law
thar will he Just. fair. wise. impair
tial."
Well" responded Mr., FITZGERALD,
perhaps I II induce Congress TO
compromise on that basis"
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SUFFRAGE IN THE WEST.
Pictured as II Decided Success by a
Woman who Has Lived There.

To THE t.piroR OF THE SrN-Sj.
Twice II has been my highly esteemed
privilege to live in "A state where women
vote. once in colorado and recently In
California. This interesting experience
has led me to wish that our anti-suf-
irage friends and enemies might have
a ike opportunity TO observe the work.
ing ont Of suffrage for Vomen, The
closest scrutiny failed to reveal any Of
the evils which they are wont TO
prophesy as the result OF the political
emancipation of women.
The hulwarks Of the home seem very
steady indeed in that Western land
and the magnificent school buildings OF
one and two stories, with immense PLAY
grounds. indicate thai me interests OF
IN" children are properly s~afeguarded
outsid" the four walls of the home as
well as inside.
OF chivalry. even the genuine sort,
! found no lack, and upon several oc-
casions heard directors of the Panama
Pacific International Exposition testify
with real enthusiasm to the fine cour-
age. loyalty and Intelligent cooperation
of women in the terrible crisis OF the
city's life "A few years ago, and in
preparation for the great exposition
which Is now inspiring thousands from
every part of the country.
No, cmphatically, suffrage for women
has not destroyed the home nor wrecked
the state nor vitiated the relations be-
tween men and women In California.
In California said a member of the
San Diego Women's Press club to me,
men and women are comrades" and a
merely casual observer ear testify to
the truth Of thai statement.
In that great sunny State by The
Western sea men and women are work.
ing out together, with marked success,
the problems which concern them both
alike. why may not the men and
women OF the great Empire State by the
Eastern sea do likewise"
ALICE DAVIS.
NEW YORK. October :.
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PASSPORT INQUIRY PRESSED
Federal Grand Jury Hears Three
M%LtMrsscs

Wllford G. Stoddert was one of lhrc,
witnesses who were called before the
Federal Grand Jury Yesterday to tell
what they know of the activities of Ger
man agents who are said to have tried
to max" trouble for the United States in
Mexico. Mr.. Stoddert is in the steel
business in Philadelphia, The Federal
authorities did not explain how he was
able to throw any light on the alleged
Mexican plot,
The Federal Grand Jury * expected
within the near future to hand down AN
Indictment against Andrew -. Meluy.
whose arrest started the Investigation
Mcloy is charged with attempting T. get
"A fraudulent American passport for
Franz l;int"lrn. an agent for tn. Ger
mar Government, who is believed TO
have been in touch with representatives.
Of Mexican leaders in this country
Rintelen is NOW in a British cunccntra-
ton camp.
The investigation win he resumed at .
o'clock this Afternoon.
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To TIL EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: II
as Judge Cullen points out in THE Sun
OF Sunday the decisions of the courts
Of West Virginia In upholdiug the in
nicting by military tribunals of heavy
prison sentences on citizens OF that State
were in conflict with its Constitution,
What IL to prevent the courts OF any
State in unfolding like action in spite
Of any constitutional provision?
The proposed amended Constitution
contains the same provisions as the
present Constitution in Section & OF the
Bill OF Rights that mo person shall
be held to answer for a capital or other
wise infamous rhine = unless on
pressntment or indictment OF "A grand
jury and further. that no person shal
be deprived Of life. liberty or prop
erty without due process of law
The same provisions are found in the
Fifth Amendment to the United States
Constitution, and it was these provi-
sions that the supreme Court OF the
United States followed In deciding the
case Of FIX parte Milligan "a L. 8. -.
Under these constitutional provisions
no court OF this state could uphold the
infiiction upon IA civilian of punishment
by a military tribunal while the civil
courts were open. and the insertion in
the new Constitution of the amendment
which Judge Cullen SO earnestly advo-
Gates could only amount to a redeclara-
ton OF the institutions provisions now
existing and above quoted,
If a court could close its eyes to
these provisions it does not seem that
words could be written by which II
would he bound,
As Judge Cullen pointed out in his
address before the State Bar Associa-
ton in 1914. the action of the courts
of West Virginia In UNFOLDING the ac-
ton Of the military tribunals was in di-
rect conflict with the decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States in
Elk parte Milligan n there can be no
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COURTESY TO M
Young American Appeals for
Travel POllteneSs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Su: Boys.
youths and mel should hay enough
d~ecency to let ladies ave their seats
in the trolley, elevated II subway.
There il no mark OF a gentleman in "A
man who falls to give a lady his seat
am ashamed to say many womtn re-
main standing in the aisles while men
are seated.
DO they call themselves respectable
Is this fair to II woman Whether
young or old 1t matters not.
IL this the character Of the average
American II IT il, by all means put a
stop to IL
DO not wait until 1hc next time. but
dc II now. Let teachers and principals
of schools instruct boys O show courtesy
+" their travel day 10y day, Then they
Win grow up accustomed to show cour-
tesy 10 ladies,
Have not all men of ,uowr shown
respect 10 ladies'" Look NJ Washington.
Franklin, Lincoln ana others Look at
tn" example the South sets forth.
Shall we be gentlemen or harharianS'
RoBERT DENN1srON. Jr
DORBs FERRY October =