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Which?

A not incons,derable number Of gen
tlemen who possess facility of express
sion. dignity ~ occupation and AGA.
demic degrees OF more or less i'm
pressiveness are to perambulate the
Chautauqua circuit in this hot season
preaching international peace under
the richly endowed auspices Of nm
organization bearing the name Of An
DREW CARNEGIE. OF their personnel ii
Is announced that:
This branch OF the work will be done
by young college instructors who have
specialized In world politics"
We confess that while we find It
entirely possible 10 restrain our I'm
patience to hear what these young
college instructors who have special
lied in world politics" have to say,
one aspect Of their proposed exertions
does interest us. We are moderately
curious TO know whether their out
givings are to he In the tolerant and
tactful manner Of the Herr Profess
sors Of Berlin, or will partake Of
the pollteness desirable in ordinary
human intercourse.
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couraging. He refused The Earl Of
Pawtucket" and AUGUSTUS THOMAS.
then put under contract for a term
Of years, offered him The Embassy
Ball" Previously he had given 10
Mr.. FRoHMAN. who regretted the loss
Of Arizona" a play called Colo
RADIO" When he refused The Climb
ers," CLYDE FITCH wrote for him IAN
American Duchess" Such expert
ences would have discouraged any
manager. 1t must never he overlooked,
however. that there were other entire
preneurs who were all the time draw.
ing popular and successful dramas
from these playwrights.
But Mr.. FRoHMAN was ineradlca
bly, prejudiced in favor Of the foreign
author. His comedy company acted
almost exclusively plays OF Gallo orr.
gin and English dramas we're almost
always selected FOR his leading actors.
The American playwright had never
figured Importantly In his plans.
Possibly his future system would
have been different The very last
play he ever produced was the work
Of an author unknown as dramatist.
The Hyphen" was In fact the only
play ever presented by CHARLES
FRoHMAN which was not the work of
an esta blished playwright.
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There is eloauence in the fact that
vandalism in Central Park was all
but unknown decade or more ago.
Those days were not so ideal but
that occasionally children broke the
branches OF lowering shrub or picked
a blossom from the branches. But
the wholesale and ruthless attacks on
the beauties OF Central Park now so
common on Saturdays and sundays.
that the rest of the week 10 needed to
restore the appearance Of order. were
then unknown.
Nor was II customary TO answer the
protests OF the police in the past with
declarations of independence and the
right 10 any sort OF use OF the prlvl-
leges Of Central Park. 1t is this spirit
as much as the growing vandalism
which makes the present severity o.
the police so encouraging TO all citi-
Gems who have any pride In the pres
ervation OF the parks.
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Mr.. Frohman's Plays.

1t Ia singular that CHARLES FRoH
MAN, who made his start on the emil
nent career Of theatre manager
through a drama written by BRONSON
HOWARD, had little sympathy for the
American playwright. He was made
in business sense through "Shenan-
doah." But he was always more
eager TO listen 10 the voice Of the
French or English playwright than
to the American. During his last
season as manager he produced
four dramas Of native origin. He
found success in none OF them.
So II might he said that his judg-
ment was correct were it not true
that the theatrical successes OF this
year have been altogether the work
Of native authors. Whether It were
"On Trial" 1T Pays to Advert Sc"
Under Cover" Marie. Odile." The
show Shop"-to name the most pros
porous Of the productions-the SQUIRE
OF them was American. So il is not
altogether the fault OF the American
playwright that he did not give Mr..
FRoHMAN what he wanted.
His first experience as n manager
was not OF kind to interest him IN
native works. lie took Pension
Schoeller" from the German TO WILL
IAN GILLETTE. who made IAN the
Comforts of Home" out of 1t just as
he took to the same playwright Ecu
T0uplnel" to he turned into MIR,
Wilkins0n's Widows" The Lost Par.
adise' was little more than n literal
transfer from the German Of LUDWIG
FULDA's play Of the same name. II
was this early confidence In the sue
cess 81 the play already tried else.
where which led to his abiding prejn-
dice against what was made in Amer
lea.
Then his experiences were often dis
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What Are We Going to Do?

To rHF EufroR OF THE SuS--Sr What
: becoming - our Government at Wash
.uE;on, OF our NJ. Bryan and his coll
leagues Why not re!ustate true Amer
leans there. with the spirit that put our
'atllu where L. Is to-day, and not tear
Il down by letting foreign Powers tram
Pile upon our Nag and uantonly Kill our
citizens through acts OF piracy on the
open sea?
Are We 20 look az this outrage any
longer without bringing TO Justice those
responsible for every American lie
.pst In this way
As true Americans let US demand our
rights before something more terrible
happens which will put this nation FAR
below any other on this earth,
Why. the very graves OF our great
statesmen ard those OF our humble sol
d!ers who died FOR their country cry out
fAr Justice What are We going 20 do?
NEW YORK, May 10. AMERICAN.
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Germany's Biggest BlInder.

While German newspapers are glory
ing in the infamy OF numbering women
and children at sea, AN Italian newspa-
per speaks true word. Tne NessdGgcro
declares that the torpedoins OF the Lust
tania is a more heavy blow to the Ger
man cause than would have been the
loss OF a great battle. The German Gov
eminent, in Its official statement, has
not word OF regret that so many live
Of non-combatants and neutrals were
lost. All is military merclessness, Il
was brilliant success" But Germans
in this country know better. one OF
hem was quoted In yesterdays papers
as saying-whRt, in fact, has been heard
from other German Americans, and must
be deep in the hearts OF all OF them
int the sinking OF the Lusitanil was
the biggest blunder that the German au-
thorI,ies mad been guilty of since the
beginning OF the war.
IL really seemed impossible that the
German rulers had left for themselves "A
climax in deeds fitted to shock tho civ
l,ized world, and 10 bring upon them the
abhorrenCe OF all humane people, but
they had. and they have now attained IT.
solemn treaties made scraps OF paper A.,
Belgium tramped into bloody mire Lou
vain followed by Rheims asphyxidting
gases--it seemed hard 10 make that afro
done. AS II the ruthless militarists now
IN contro! OF the German Government
were DESTROYS of deprlvlng their coun-
try at one stroke OF every remaining
shred Of sympathy In neutral lands III ~
devised this crime OF slaughtering the in
nocents 80 ms to outstrip in hideousness
all that had gone before. or that 1t en-
tered into the imagination of man to
conceive, The worst enemy OF Germany
could not have inflicted a blow upon her
so destructive 10 her rcpute or to her
hopes. The torpedo that sank the Lust
taEia also sank Germany IN the opu-
ion of mankind. Men will now he tempted
TO say of the Kaiser what COler!ige
said 81 Napoleon when he heard that
lionapart had declared that the inter-
csts Of small States must always sue
cumb TO great ones: Thank God no
has sealed his fate from this moment
his fall Is certain"
II Is al once a crime and a monument
tai folly. For military advantage
which is but trifiing, and which cannot
really affect the course OF the war eg-
ccpt adversely to Germany, she has af-
fronted the moral sense OF the world
and sacrificed her standing among the
nations,
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Unofficial Impudence.

This is quoted from Dr. DsRNBrRG's
latest unofficial communication TO the
American people;
Americans can he safe only by trav-
cling on American ships flying the
American flag and not carrying contra
band Of Uav."
Are they sure they would be safe
even thenf
II II should occur TO some undersea
assassin that the 81. Louis might he
carrying contraband of war" what
assurance have We from DR.. DERN-
BuRo that the nag would be any more
protection for that American ship
than 1t was for the Gulhlght?
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To THE EDiTnR or THE SUN--Sr: u
would be Well II every man and woman
In this country could impress upon our
Government the indignation and horror
they feel at this moment. We have been
going so slow IN the matter of the Gulf
light and other boats that the Kaiser,
looks on Mr.. Wilson and his notes as
pure bluffs"
What are we going to ask from Ger
many for this murder OF our citizens7
Money? There IL not enough gold In
Germany and Austria to pay for their
lives A money indemnity may be all
right in case OF an accident. but this
was the Internal murder OF men. women
and children and w!lful deliberate
insult 90 a great nation. Money Bah (!
Ask a man how much he will take for
the life OF his wife. daughter or broth>
ers
Wake up. Washington Remember
what Lincoln said to England: Another
Alabama means war" Plain words,
easy to understand
am an old man. hate war. think
the great majority 81 our nation feel as
DO. but there are things worse than
war and there !s q limit TO all things.
r. as some think. u is Germanv's
game to provoke us and cause declara-
tior 90 WI. We cannot stop her. Her
Ambassador, her professors, doctors, and
so on. have for long time abused the
freedom and hospitality % this country
They have irsgltod our motives ana our
good faiiA. Because W refused to de-
part from our neutrality IN their favor
hey have vil.net u~ here and insultrd
our citizens in Germany
NJ Won r.~ustnr'f should be notified
IN plain. stern, ga-rI s'abah!e language
that IN MS last outrage he limit OF
rat'enc. has been rea -hed and over
reached
A PLAIN Poor AMERICAN.
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$4,000 BUDGET CUT
MADE BY GOVERNOR
Goes Over Appropriations With
Department Heads Look
ing for Waste.
HOPES TO SAVE $1,000. 600

ALBANY. May lo---Gov. Whitman ,
$1,000 from the appropriation ..I
supply bills after hearings TODAY ,.f
the big department appropriations &c..
have to be looked over. He irl.....I
that state officials will have hard .....
ding II they hope 70 mslea4 him a. ..
what they will do with their ,r.-.
priatiors and whether or not they a..e
any balances.
The Governor has ALREADY manned
out cuts 81 81 .oOo,o 900. which VIII redp.,
the budget to about s63. 900 600. rel..r.
ing the imposition OF tho sle.O0o.ot0
direct state tax. But he wants the lie.
partment heads TO understand nat "a
will make the reductions only uhsr. :,
Is possible. and u tho appropriations A..
tustihable in open hearing he will lie,
them go.
During the hearing to-day ac,,7.
Mayor George McAneny was represented
by Leo Arnstein and II. V. Case. II,
expected that Mr.. McAneny himse,, Will
come TO Albany either Thursday or
Friday to take part in tho hearings
As the appropriations we're gone over
item by item tho Governor had before
him q specially prepared balance sh..,
OF May /. which showed tho exact
status Of each department He also had
statements showing available appropris-
tons which have been carried over tho
fiscal year for me d,Yeren. Departments
and no State Official could fool him N
talking about balances.
What 90 you want the money for
was the plain question me Governor
put 10 the officials who appeared before
him, and II they could not answer Eats
factorlly the Item went out OF TIE Ill.
Excise Commissioner ". W Far.y
spent half an hour trying to impress
the Governor with the necessity ~ an
appropriation 81 $4,000 for srscla
investigation IN dry counties hu, the
Governor could not SEQ the need Of his
appropriation. and so cut Il out Tho
work should be 4 no by sptCi8. eger's
be declared. total cut ot tib.iJl was
made In the ENc So Department
Dr. r. W. Hl., superintendent g.. ~.
state AMI allen poor. the secretary o.
the safe Board Of Salary Cli--.". l''Hn.
tried - prove 10 the Governor 'r8t .-
was entitled 20 a salary of s2.-,I as su-
perirtertent and an additional $500
az secretary OF the Salary Classification
Board. TIE whole approrr't- ~
$1,000 for this salary C't~srr.'. r
Board was cut out. he Go.rru.r doe
c,arIng hts belief th,, tho state 3 ..r.
Of Charities could q the work
The Governor had planned .o $50 "
$4,000 In an item COR She CO.,
wee g mm.ssion. IN, Comm
William Go-htm Rice eNp.tIl.I .n.
this vas a legacy ~ debt '.tr .. OH.
Inst admins ration. designed 90 '..
the Investigation - the N.w N..r 49,.
C.v. Service Cpmw.ss n. so a, ...t ..
allow Il,
The hearings go on tomorrow
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IN common Justice to the Presi.
dent tho following form Of pledge or
promise Is proposed by THE SuS for
the serious consideration Of all con-
cerned:
TN case war between the United
states and Germany and her allies
should result from the course now taken
by President WILSON'S Administration
with regard TO the German massacre Of
non-combatant American passengers on
the British ship Lusitania, I. - -.
an American citizen by birth for natu-
ralizationl, pledge my entire fortune. II
required, and my life, II needed. for the
prosecution of hcstilities promise, on
my honor. to put my person At the dis
position Of the United States Govern
men, for military or naval service i'm
mediaseiy after the declaration of war
or the beginning OF q state Of war thus
induced"
We maintain that any citizen will.
ing to back his sentiments with a
pledge OF this character Is entitled
to demand Of the President immedi-
ate action leading to war. He Is
qualified to urge the Administrat ton
to lose not an instant in swinging
wide open the doors Of the Temple OF
Janus. No better evidence Of the
good faith Of his advice could Be ex-
pected Of him. The man in the street,
the newspaper proprietor or editor,
the former offlciai. the politician, the
pa rtisan sympa thiEer with the cause
Of this or that one Of the present
belligerents, who himself Is ready to
enlist and 10 not merely demanding a
war which other men are to fight and
for which orher men are to pay. ha $
at this time the first claim upon the
Presidents respectful attention. The
advice and ideas Of others may he
useful and desirable to the Admins
tration: but something Is lacking
when the certificate Of this personal
pledge is not there.
We print this morning a consider
able number Of additional expressions
Of opinion on the subject that now
fills every American mind and heart,
The variety OF advice and the wide
difference in the point Of view Illus.
trate again the perpleXltles Of the
situation and the tremendous respon.
slhility now resting upon one man in
the white House. That burden may
no loyal American increase by In.
considerate word or deed!
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS--Str: It
would be wei. for the Americans who
are now so indignant against Germany
TO rememb that their countrymen who
died on the Lusitania were on a Brit
ism ship and in a territory that Is under
British Jurisdiction. Their position was
exactly the same ae that Of any Amer
can VINO exposes himself with the Brit
18Th troops in the field and meets death
by some unusual method OF warfare
used by the Germans
Germany has the tight to hsht her
enemies in their own territory by any
method she sees A. TO use II tho United
States considers her methods bar
barrie and menace to the nation and to
civilization in general. we might take
serious action.
In the present instance DO not con
slider either the methods used or the loss
OF American lives az Just cause for
war.
The Gulrlgh, case was a far more
-agran, abuse Of Americas rights AS A
reutral but the public paid scarcely any
attention 20 that W BALI"
NEW YORK, May 10
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To THE EDITOR OF Tun SuN--Si,. You
wisely caution against hlsty ou,oursts
OF feeling over the sinking OF tay lusi-
tanIa. should you not blame Great iH g.
ain more than yug have? liz, Grctt
navy ought 10 nave offered some rrptc .-
ton to the lus!tauia II is a terri. lee
calamity, yet must Germany he granted
no rights England seems grossly rul-
plble in taking on ship carry .rs wlr
munitions hundreds of tlavrl.o., VINO re-
lied on tuulrd promise o' -,f,'. lGi
this hard fact remains. the Luslfluit
carried freight intended for use against
tho enemy: freight that would hlo, out
German lives. perhaps destroy more
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Or. Dernburg In These Days.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sr. Per-
NIT me TO express my hearty sympathy
with that admirable appeal for restraint
~ u.tcranCe, IN these days So sur
charged With explosive possibilities,
which leads tho editorial page OF your
sundays issue.
1t would unquest!onably be OF vast
indirect assistance 10 our President In
his present trying position II all Amer
leans OF undivided allegiance, who, as
you very accurately say, are behind the
Government at Washington In this crit
iCal moment. would let their patriotism
stop ia It's expression right at the state
ment of that fact. Even a President as
little likely TO be swayed In his ultimate
action by passionate clafnor as Is Mr.
Wilson may nevertheless be distracted
and disturbed ny IT, And II ever men
were entitled 10 freedom from distract
ing and disturbing intrusion those men
are President Wilson and his advisers
at this moment.
Moreover. there Is a solemnity, a GER
tain dignity Of mental attitude Incl
dent TO the profounder depths OF resent
ment and horror for which mer. eTple-
tives and fiery denunciation are only
Weakening and hel!ttl!ng vehicles OF eN-
preston. Never was better advice given
than yours that We stop and count be-
fore We voice that which Nils our souls
Al this tine. And, as you So we'll sug-
eest, II this be the course proper FOR
Americans u undivided allegiance how
much more should II be tho course for
Americans whose allegiance is not un-
divided
And right there would sugges; tina,
that Yet palette missionary among US
In brruuurg, might Wi.n very great
advantage to the prophecies see in thu
present IN ment a t't.rg time Scr ter
n!uatiug his labors on our hcHal' lie
must himself Very We'll know that what
ever value may hay, ever attached io
his efforts In the past has now wholly
vanished. lie has told Us Germany =
side We know II 10y heart. lie Mas
mad his say. lie mas been patiently ard
| respectfully heard His influence, what
ever T. may be. - OF ;he past. not ot
the present or future. HIS presence and
prclchments heUcefnrth incur grave
risk OF becoming merely .rritant. And
irrltirts, either ep.sodical Ike those
Of the Gushing, the Gulfight and the
lus.taU'a or constant and chronic. such
a. Or. Drruhegg = beginning 20 furnish,
are precisely what at this time We can
best diSpeuS" with. H. T. j.
NEWARK, May 10.
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Warnings and Challenges.

To THE EnIroR OF THE SuN-Sir; Isn't
warning given az the dock as good as
Il not better than an order 10 stop on the
high seas?
The sailing OF a British merchant yes
sci OF the tyne and cargo OF the Lusita-
mia is challenge Of Germany's ability
10 sink II. Is there a semhlance Of prob
ability that Captain Turner would have
stopped on being hailed ten miles from
land and on vessel he believed could
not he sunk by torpedo. even though
an American passenger might he In
jured or kiied?
How many fewer Americans would
there have been on the l.usitania 4 they
had not taken At face value the deprec'a-
ton by the English OF Germany's sub
marine warfare' VI p G
PROVIDENCE, II. l., day 10.
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peaceful feelings on the part Of many
OF us: The President will act delibsr-
ately and firmly. and Mr.. Bryan says
not to rock the boat? All know, with
out these stereotyped announcements,
that on the occasion OF any disaster to
our countrymen abroad a letter will be
sent to the offender with graceful and
appropriate suggestions for moral up
Mt Every foreign Power or Mexican
anarchy knows that under no possible
circumstances will we go further than
this, although on one occasion the boat
was rocked" all the way to Vera Cruz
and back. JOHN b. GLEASON.
New YORK, May 10
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Germans than the number OF people on
the Lusitnnia Surely self-preservatlon
must have some consideration
We have Just had a lively stock rise
on what? on the sale ~ articles that
would In the end destroy Germans. We
have even glorihed in this rise and pros
perity. In your Wall Street column to-
day YOU had an article about "olood
money Perhaps more people than
those brokers have m ide blood mon,y.
Don't you think IT some what cowardly
FOR England TO seek To import war ma
teriais, apparently under shield OF inno-
cent people, l. II not a fact that the
I.us,tanll passengers were virtually thus
aiding Great Britain AZ the EXPENSE OF
Germany GEORGE BURSHAM.
NEW LoSpoS. Conn. May 10.
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Judge HouoH's remark in sentencing

one OF the persons implicated in the
case which brought OLIVER OSBORNE TO
general attention, TO the effect that the
man before him was "a very small
cog in a very big wheel" supports the
popular opinion that the Original
charges were not merely the result OF
reckless individuals effort to extort
money from man whose disposition
was misjudged. The history of the
case. so far as 1t is known to the pub
lie, suggests a far more sinister des gu,
and Il Is gratifying to observe that
none II those involved in II shows any
intention OF quitting before the whole
truth is made clear.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: The
ouly thing to do with nest of vpers IL
20 crush II. As American citizens We
are supposed To he able to go whore
and when We please, without consulting
any Law or rule OF Germany, provided
IL be not IN Germany II we are 10
crouch Ike beaten ours every time the
War Lord chooses TO Weld the ash We
might as well go out OF business as u
nation and hail the Kaiser as our mas
ter, Almost | begin To wish ! had
voted for Roosevelt, at the last Presi-
Dental election, While dangerous
man in sonc respects, at least lie Is "A
man and not an Invcrtehrate.
iEoRGr +, KAuCHKR
PHILADELPHIA MAY 10
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gression because You are not equipped
to defend your honor or the integrity
Of your country"
II the Dernburgians can teach us to
realize our duty to posterity in the
matter Of national defence these mis-
guided and unfriendiy patriots" will
have accomplished some good. Is 1t
not so? AMMi WRIGHT.
NEW York. May 10.