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A Reprehensible Consolidation.

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Has the Suffrage Campaign Been
DiRnitcd and Impressive:

To EplTuE OF THE SvS-Sir, II
~ quite true, a. Tur SUN points out in
praiSiug the conduct 81 the suffrage
campaign. that the American ~suffragists
have not cmulated the example Of their
English cousins by throwing brickbats
At those who disagree with them They
has" hurled nothing more deadly tial
80 ttGcts ana accusations.
But since when has IT been necessary
to praise those who refrain from vio-
leuce in the field Of politics? Surely
We have a right to expect NJ least a GER
tain amount of self-restraint from the
future uplifters Of the ballot.
Whether their campaign has really
been "dignihed" and Impressive" is at
least open to question, suffrage hikes.
suffrage baseball games. suffrage teas.
suffrage pdutomimes. suffrage liberty
bells. suffrage restaurants. suffrage en-
hurtation from street corners by hoarse
voiced ( male s~pellbiuders. nay or may
not furnish eVideuc" Of political dig
NIFTY" depending upon whether one pre-
fCrs ones politics straight. or diluted
with circus lemonade.
From my W viewpoint, these ad
NrtiSiig tactics are even less objection
able than the amazing aCk of SOUND
reasoning which they have employed in
their speeches and literature. The catch
phrases. the Inaccurate statements, the
shallow arguments which rave featured
the suffrage campaign may, perhaps,
Impress the voter who refuses to 20
deeply into the subject. but hardly the
one who takes the time and trouble to
subject them 90 careful ANALYSIS.
NEW YORK., October 2s. r. r.. W.
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STAY THE INVESTIGA TORS.
Sing Sings Reaction to the Acti, tiles
of Its Too Frequent Inspections.

To THE EplroG OF THE SvN-Str: II
might have been q good thin" had the
Constitutional Convention inserted a
clause prohibiting the unlimited inNesti-
cations. So cill-t. OF public institutions.
especially the stat" prisons, n more es-
pecialiy Sing sing, by the states 'hi'f
Executive, or hS his secretary, or the
Prison Commission acting a. "A body, ur
tLruugI "A committee. ur i~ndividuuI,y,
by local grand jur.es OF district attor-
ieys, or others.
one who has never lived IN a public
Institution can have no conception Of
the immense harm that such investiga-
tons. 50 called, do. They Keep the pris-
oners upset and guessing all the while as
20 who Is who who Ie boss ANA II
Is not they subvert discipline 4" a dan
cerous degree by seeming to weaken
the power and authority OF the Warden,
and they hinder the legitimate work
ing ~ the place SO seriously that final
results cannot he Otherwise than greatly
minlmiZed. The man who succeeds in
doing something reH and that T. really
worth while IL bound 20 make enemies,
and they are made TIN ough the feeling
OF jealousy,
II is quite true that the best apples
are found Oh III" ire" that has the
greatest number % club under u. 50
IN a way Mr. osborne should have \
feeling % pride "a the nemies he has
made ana the Investigations, 50 called.
ne has consciously or unCunSCiously
brought about. Al the same time, for
the best interests OF those ;he prison
IL designed to care FOR. Investigations
should Ice on n higher plane. conducted
with less frequency, AMI he of a nature
TO inspire the people with the feeling
that something worth while is being
done. FAIR lLAY.
WEIAKA. Fla, October 90,
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objective of the Austro.t;crman and
Bulgarian movements is being swiftly
and surely achieved. The Serbian
army is pushed back into the oun
,aihs Of the interior and 1t is being
surrounded and cut or from supplies
and reenforccments.
There is no ,Ioubt of the mcttle of
The Serbian soldiers. They have con
tested valiantly for every foot OF their
land. The Germans acknowledge the
bravery Of their foe and report tina
even the ONE are fighting and dy.
ing in the trenches in the defence OF
their country. Serbia il condemned
to DEATH" writes Premier PAsCHiTCIi
In his appeal for help. Will her al
lies, after 10 long delaying. yet ar
rive in time to save herr
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good results I'm research work and
therapeutic investigation. demand
deeper interest of the public than 1t
has received. 1t would be a sud waste
OF all the money that has been ex-
i'ended TO construct this costly hospital
Ia make 1t n part Of an almshouse.
in which patients are soothed in their
downward journey, instead of bccom-
Ing n centre for research that would
rebound to the credit Of the city and
diffusc valuable know hcdge among the
profession that must inure to the ben
eft Of the public.
The Montefiore Hospital In this city
is an example Of what an institution
for the ~ostensibly incurable can
achieve In this direction.
The question should at least be sub
mitted to the Charity Organization au.
thorities and the physicians who have
made the subject n life study before
action IL taken.
The object of the consolidation he
ing economy, which THE SrN always
advocates. we should hesitate la urge
these points were II not that in this
instance economy IL promised hut not
! practised. since the combined hudgpt
is 5000 in excess OF the separate
budgets.
1t would he an irreparahle loss to
medical science and 70 welfare work
in a direction that needs all the aid
1t may obtain TO merge the Sea View
| Hospital with the city poor farm.
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Editing the Cabinet.

In the matter of distinguishing. 20
litically. liabilities from assets. Presi-
dent WILSON Is acquiring a tineness
Of perception that does great credit to
his intellectuals. 1t is a mistake to
suppose that his natural delicacy and
sensitive magnanimity will be per.
mitted to put binders on his judgment.
1t il not disproportionatc 10 devote
three years to undoing the work OF
three minutes. or hours. or days
whatever may have been The period OF
secluded thought that resulted in the
appointments of Secretary BRYAN and
Secretary RrDfIEID. Now BRYAN IS
out. IsEDrIELD is slipping.
However. il will not do o eXult
prematurely over the anticipated Cab
met l%aparotomy. Mr.. WILSON has let
II he known that he is not ashamed
Of his Scotch-Iri>h descent. whatever
that peculiar APPROXIMATION may be.
Ii IL. at any rate. in one of its lem
bers indicative of ohstiuacy and in the
Otner OF conlTirllp>S Inc Auln!rHI
might keep the rampageous commerce
destroyer in his fleet Just to have the
last laugh. The ne thing hat is Ger
tain is thar If The Secretary's priya.
teering zoe against his chiefs grain
IL will find its preferred channels of
navigation mysteriously but most eff
fectually blocked.
1t Is doubtful if Mr.. REnrIELp viii
w outgrow in theory or relinquisf
in practice his view. purely objective
Of the American business man ms q
dangerous character To ie suppressed
by oppression. Eut If Mr.. Wilson's
knowledge of men could only grow rs
fast as his comprehension Of what /,
polite in Presidents seems to be DO
veloping. he might end his single tern
(under the n term plank in the Bal
timore PLATFORM in the proud pos
Session of n better Cabinet than h,
had when he began.
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4 Woman Inquiries.

To rHE EDITOR or TIE SuN-Sir: When
a ronspirator 81 German origin dcs!res
To aid his country by humane" meth
DDS iof destroying munitions bearing
ships in the port of another country
and when said Conspirato: confides his
purpose to the military and naval at
taChes OF the German Embassy in the
latter country, what is the duty of such
diplomats 10 the country to which they
have been assigned
Are not the last named bound to warn
the friendly Government where the are
temporarily residing that a dangerous
person il loose" in the land M should
hc taken into custody by the officers OF
the friendly Government"
Is IT enough that the aforesaid at
taches strongly declined" to permit their
countryman to operate IN tine country
where they are honoIed az diplomats
In brief. h is the law between ma
tons in such cases" l. no judicial
comfy" involved, To say noting of mere
humanity" LITTLE KNOW NOTHING.
NEW YORK, October go.
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She Was Guilty Of No Crime ~ Was
Mrs. Surratt.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sir: The
recent letters to TIE T. comparing the
execution OF Edith Cavell and that of
Mrs. Surrutt show "a rather lamentable
ignorance of american history.
Mrs. Surratt cOnniVed at the murder
of the President OF the United States
and afterward assisted the murderer to
escape Nj this was virtually proved
IN a public trial before she was hanged.
Shc was practically as guilty as Booth.
In all ages of the world fcmal muir
dercts hay" been executed. barring the
existence Of e~Vtenuating circumstance
or mawkish scntinentality.
There X absolutely no comparison he
tween Edith taVell and a woman of
Mrs. Surratt's calihre,
The lady who mentions Joan Of Arc
for-cts that In So doing she harks back
H. baihHrism. Why not dig m the
lruuir.tion' Many such parallel cases
might hc discovered thereby A L. $,
NEW NoRN. october 90.
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Keep the Night schools Omen.

To THE EDITOR OF SUNNI: Even
though II may he necessary To- issue
special revenue bonds and also draw On
the moneys set apart to AIRY out the
Gary INDEPENDENTLY experiment in
eight public schools in The BrouN. I
hope that some means may Ice found 60
keep the night schools open for the
benefit Of Thousands who rely upon them
10 get an education,
Ne Gary system. which is said to he
at best only an experiment, must b" laid
aside for the tim" being If it's coutin-
uancc in,crfrrcs with keeping the might
schools open, The latter is a necessity.
while the former Is not.
There are thousands Of young mon
and women In this city who must attend
the night schools 10 get an education or
To improve the one they now have. III
nancial conditions. in the form OF their
daily bread and butter, make II neccs-
sary for these persons to work in the
daytime. In some cases aged parents
depend ON the earnings of their children
| who work in the daytime, while in other
eases OUNCE members of the family
aye enabled to receive good educatious
through the support of those vino draw
weekly wages from employers for daily
services,
The fact that these persons work in
the daytime does not deter the ambitious
| ones from attending school At might.
Many of them are receiving good educa-
| lions in the night schools. others are
putting the finishing touches ON theirs,
and II would be u name to close the
schools at this time If there Is any pos
sible way to raise cnoueh money to keep
them open until the end of the season.
Another phase Of the night school
question which concerns that part Of
the public which has an interest in the
| younger element is that night schools
are instrumental in keeping many young
| men on the street corners and probably
| away from the saloons, G. +.
NEW YORK, October 20.
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AN ANCIENT COMPLAINT.
List 10 the DrnuncIatlon ~ the Prnc.
%tltlOners Of Law.

To THE Epiror oy TIVE SUN-Sir: one
OF the strongest arguments az tins' the
adoption OF the new state Constitution
IS the preponderating lniluenu. Of law
vers as against the other elements Of
tho comnunity I'm drawing 4 M.
Ours Is the ONLY country ~ the world
ruled by It's lawyers.
We boast about a Government OF law,
not men.
What We have in reality i a Govern
nent Of moi viii" are attorneys and
couuscllo' al law.
II has becl said of Russia that il Is
"a despo:ism tempered hy assassina-
ion Ours ~. sht be sail TO be a Gov
.rnment Of lawyers an tempe. ed 10y Old
soldiers. later by soldiers Of fortune,
and now made up of lawyers exclusively
without MS leayeu.
No one needs To he tod what hap
pens IN individual instances whcu Things
get into the hands OF the lawyers.
Now we are witnessing whL: has hap
peucd and what WI happen Il ever
body's affairs through control ~ the
State remain IN their possession.
Al! the evils denounc'l So unscath-
irgly by this body are now to he cured
10y other laws drawn up by the very
class responsible FOR them. The sor' ~
cure known as that 90 "a hair from
the dog that inflicted tho bite
one of the most encouraging signs ,:
the times 8 the disposition OF other
classes ~ the community to take an
active part In making laws,
They hav" been driven n this hy IT,"
almost universal wrc'kaE" wrought In
their affairs nv .gnorant ava vicious
legislation h's,d on u desire To- erpe'u-
ate the political ascerdcncy to The law
makers themselves and scl,ishly designed
for no oth-i pJrp'se.
Things have got TO such "a pass thIt
service IN n law making body is he
ginning 20 he recognized as "A duty 20
be endured like service on u jury or IN
the militia II the general welfare is To
Ice conserved,
While individual Instances ani cN.
p%eriences count for little. It has been
sagcly said thar the devil is wise. not
because he is the devil. but because Ne
~ SO Old" Axe long trad ton show :
that the lawyer never leaves YOU smil-
ing when he SAYS good-by,' either in
constitution making or in amy OF hts
other activities,
joins T. DAVIS. NJ II.
NEW luRk, October ~.
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The Honest Fish Dealer.

Political courage never reached n
higher plane than in The case of the
candidate in Elizabeth. y. j.. vino
makes the following appeal
II not, ask some one that docs. II thel
tell ysu he is on the level. throw In 4
vote for him for Member OF Board o.
Chosen Freeholders RepublIcan t!ckcD }.
II not, forget him and vote for the uthc"
fellow, Answer on election day. BRo-
KAw, the man that used to sell fish
Don't miss me"
tyuicS contend there Wa> never an
honest fish ,lcalrr. l!u, here is u man
willing To he rejected at the polls by
old customers If the fish he sold them
were not .argc and full Of rSr. rel
and moist Of gill, firm of scale and
supple To touch. Greater failh could
no man have in the verdict. Memories
of slIrculcnt oysters delivered 1T lho
wrong side door when company WAS
coming. the Shad roe cNtortluuarr. III"
luhs,cr unfit for 4 Ia NcWburg. the
unlimrly dun. how the huhl l.goK NW
must he tempting fate if he was not
the most honest and accommodating
fish dealer that ever smiled ia u Gus
toner's face,
If the bid for votes reflects The true
man, then. indeed. he is Il Formidable
candidate. i,ut If rs II tiSl dealer h"
was no better than he should he. which
human frHilty OF worse, then Il he
surely mlonc. Election Nay Will tell
the story. but the Elizabeth tiShmHn's
Is sublime.
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From Washington comes this inter
esting asseveration
Convictions under the old statutr
making a crime OF conspiracy to employ
men on American soil for military SER
vice abroad are regarded by State Depart
ment officials as likely to bring to an
issue the question of whather the United
States shall permit to remain in effect
a law based o n n policy which might
operate to it's own serious disadvantage
in time of war"
As to the wisdom Of the statute and
Its possible disadvantage to the United
States in time of war there Is no
necessity OF opening a discussion nj
present. 1t was operative when the Eu-
rOpean struggle began, and 1t should
remain operative until that contest
ends. To repeal il or TO modify its
terms before the conclusion Of peace
would constitute a change in our
policy affecting ~unfavorably n party
to the war. and Is therefore not 10 he
thought Of seriously.
Here is II case in which neutrality
Is reduced from abstract sentiment IN
concrete fact. The repeal of this law
Is no more to 4 he considered at the
present time than IN the enactment OF
another law prohibiting the shipment
Of munitions to b%elligcrents by the
business men Of this country.
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.ASSAILS
President GHrArld 0f Wh'inms
Calls u VndcmOcrRtic.

PITrsrlELp, Mass. Oct, % Preside
Harry A. Garfield OF William '"ieE"
declared before the berkshire I"H'
Teachers association tn-daS mat ''
tioual preparedness in effective '"f''
would cost US our ~'dcnlo"rs''" '''
damentLls. lie spoke on "Tu" ir'l''
ganda of Preparedness
President GARFIELD said that prepe.e'
ness i a stat, of mind, and thN
LAYING t a foundations of a COVER '.'
suttabl" to II democracy T." tpuHd" =
recognized that war might como
provided for ii by placing dictator a.
powers In the hands of the president
he set aside by him as ~ ~ wtr ""s
over.
"Democracics are not suited 20 co0d '
wars he aid land II We want - WAss
wal We must form our inS'ttut"'S
into something different and ain'' d
strongly centralized government, II
day W." allow ourselves 90 he s"','
our feet and put Ourselves behind ''
paledncss we are CondrmNing our''
for : " very things that foes Of d"N'
cratic government charge as "a wcakr'@.
of d~en.Ocracies. going of our baLIas
the face OF popular clamor and . oic'
emei yency,"
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Judge seabury on ''sources.''

Judge SAMUEL SEABuRY Of the Court
of APPEALS has announced his opposi-
tbon To the proposed new Constitution.
generally .c%ondcmning its provisions
In this phrase
The source from which his proposed
Constitution does not inspire
confidence
The proposed Constitution was writ
ten by n convention composed Of Dele
gates elected by the voters OF New
York State ut the general election
held IN November 3. 1914, the highest
number OF votes cast for any candi.
date for Delegate at Large being 6S5.-
367. The source of the Constitution
therefore may he accurately described
as the voters themselves. OF the M.
teen candidates for Delegate at Large
elected only three received fewer than
$4,000 votes.
On the same day on which the Dele
gates were chosen SAMUEL SEABURY
was elected an Associate Judge of the
Court Of Appeals by the votes Of $50.
i6s electors. The source OF SAMUEL
~SEABURY's commission to sit in the
honorable body Of which he is a
worthy member. the source of every
decision he renders. is the same source
from which this proposed Constitu-
ton emanates."
Does Judge SEARuRY really with
hold his confidence from the source
Of the Constitution?
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THE PAPAW TREE.
From the Note Book Of the President
81 the Editorial Improvement Assoc
citation.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Su: In
reference to W. ! t.ampton's ,disserta-
ton on the papaw tree OF Indiana. al
low me to say that there Is ut least one
other "enlightened' reader Of II SUN
who is also acquainted with this mar
yellouT curiosity.
Will" attending high srhoo in that
lite-arY 2 ne two y three years ago it
was part Of my school! wo'k TO nun up
TIT tree FOR leaf classification. with
the a5d - my botany noe book there
fore I can wow clibly supply all kinds
81 valuable Information.
The pipaW tree grows from twenty TO
MY feet high In mespphyt.c soil and
hao u Very slender trunk.
The leaves 1re deciduous. entire. pin
natcly veincd. and measure about eight
inches in length and three or four
inches In breadth.
It bears a yeliowish pu!py berry re-
senhling somewhat q small banana.
which. | believe. IS edible
This tree belongs 10 the custarl apple
family. Of the order N~nonacer. us
sticut.fe name H. Asimina, and the
'ommnu name papaw.
| have never had the pleasure NJ eat
ing pap W fruit, but | have been told
IL * most delicious.
II what Meredith Nicholson says is
TRUE, that whoever p~artakes u ths
fun becomes inspired with literary
gcr.us-Lost opportunities Would |
had known that before | would have
lived on nothing else
Nnd now Iri haps colonel hampton or
some OF rr Kline reader OF The SIN
can impaTt for my special OBLIGATION
similar erud.tc data regarding the
"rrtc Of Heaven also peculiar to the
state OF Indiana particularly Why IL
has such - spiritual Cognomcn.
MARY V RErToP.
I.NbFN. Y nrtnb1r oS
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Contradictions " Life That Re " Ildcr
u Seeker After Truth,

To II EDITOR OF II sunni: In
THE ~ of saturday last | read an
article headed parade ~ Decrepit Aids
Eugenics Fight"
I am sure you will agree with m. that
this IL taking advantage OF these nm
fortunate men in II most contemplate
manner.
An article immediately under this one
told of the conviction for murder of n
man said to he "A member of a respect
able Holland family M doubt his par
ents were sober, respectable people in
Holland. yet here IL the son convicted
Of murder, while any one OF the banner
bearers quoted above may have a son
who is highly honoycd and respected in
his community,
II We followed the plan AS these
hcterodox gentlemen would have us do,
can YOU inform me what the end would
be- THOMAS ELLIorr.
THE BRONX. October 20.
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The early reports Of the fatal fire in
the school at Peabody. Mass, on Thurs
day declared that the front door of the
building opened inward n that this
form # construction caused the loss OF
several lives. IN the strength ~ this
THE suns article on this subject.
printed yesterday. was in part based
II il now declared that the door did
not open inward, and so much of that
criticism as flowed from the belief that
it did must he withdrawn. 1t should
he amended, apparently. Ia apply 10 a
case in which the do r through which
escape VAS sought did no open out
ward
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With the little Serbian army pushed
back into the. natural dcfcnces Of the
mountainous interior, il becomes a
question Of dramatic interest II the
aid that The Allies are reported 10 have
sen will arrive in time Ia sAve 1t
from humiliation 10y the oyerw helm
ing numbers of It's enemies.
Three days ago The Marquis Of
LANsDowN ; stated IN The British Far.
lament that it was Improbable that the
Serbians could hold out much longer.
Since then tho acknowledgements have
steadily gained in the north. They
have occupied Markoynr and are ap-
parently preparing for an assault upon
the strongly fortified position of Kra,
guievac. The Bulgarians have gained
possession of I'lrot, the principal
stronghold on Sorbia's eastern from
tier. and are advancing upon NIsh,
Further To the NORTH they have
crossed the Serbian border and have
formed n Junction with their Tcutonlc
allies, thus opening Il way over the low
lands and marshes Of the Danube val.
ley from Austro Hungarian soil Ia
COnstantlnople. with the railway
fronl Nis'i to the Bulgarian border in
their iio>S"sSiuu ia" .NuStroI,erman
Will hay" NJ tlfry az sixty miles of
rack We I" win 20 open M railway
communicate from I,rriu or Vienna
to the IosiuruS.
A'iA"''sh ia" SrrhIaus, aided by llc
small force Of French aul British,
ave managed 10 hooI and regain
points in III" Nardar valley, ~ NAH,
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Money for the Night Schools.

To IuE EDITOR ~ The SrN-ST' | wish
to adj my protest against the action NJ
She board of Estimate and Appointments
IN falling 30 provide the funds for the
continuation ~ the night school courses.
As one of those who have benefited by
the evening schools I know that to de
prlye thousands of students OF the oppor-
turity ~ attending such schools will be
"A great bow 10 the cause of education in
this city.
Lrt the Board ~ Estimlt economics in
other directions, but by All means continue
the evening school courses.
President Churchill has taken the proper
stand in this matter and has behind him
the fun supper, Of the public,
OrrO H%ENsCHEI.