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output Of the shops, factories and
mines? Lord KITCHENER has threat.
ened the dock laborers with some
vague power. Mr.. LLOYD GEORGE is
having rile Defence of the Realm Con-
solidation act amended to allow the
taking over of factories and work
shops Of any kind. with the object
of using their plants Il make val
material. Rut in England this would
not help ut all unless the factory
forces were willing to do the work
needed. 4 new arbitration court has
been appointed by the Government,
which. however. has no power to en-.
force Il decision. The strikers could
balk If The award were against them.
and stay out"
II has been suggested that the Gov
rninen spend some of its money on
either the workmen or the employ
ers or on both. to settle strikes and
keep the workshops going overtime.
The Government is naturally loath
to do anything Of the kind. for the
evils flowing from such a policy might
be incalculable. But this the Gov
eminent could do. as has also been
proposed il could vigorously inyes-
tigate contract profits and also. as a
"A measure. regulate prices OF nee
essaries. Publicity and regulation
would aid vastly in bringing employ.
ducing n satisfactory wage schedule
during the continuance of the n
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NEW YosN. March 81
l. This DIR. Mckim the Old Friend Of
the Freedom OF the Press?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SvN-Su. Is
this Rev. Dr Randolph Harrison Nc
KIM ~ Washington who - - justly
denounced .u YOUR editorial paco of
to-day the same D. NaKim who spoke
90 favor co., 'he Menace and against the
protest OF the Catholic, who wished ii
excluded from the mails
rs attitude ou tltt occasion was
that d.. upheld the freedom Of the press.
He would wish 40 Interference with such
papers which Systematically SANDER the
Catholic church. would give them all
license. and Vet re attacks THE Sun
90, put. .>ul'- Won Rcruhardis article,
NOT combining Is o1iuWrs To articles from
friends OF no Allies. thus proving Itself
broad minded by giving both sides OF
tn. Wa argument. f. VI Il.
New YORK. March -
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THE FRIENDLY GARDEN.
How should Flowers BE Packed Il
BE sent to u Distance?

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: II
has occurred to me that others might
b" as interested as ! am to know Just
how flowers grow on our country place
may he sent IN boxes to our less fortu-
nate friends who have no flowers.
Having read an elaborate and explicit
description OF the are and method of
packing sweet peas for sending a long
distance, | am wondering how We are to
pack roses and other flowers, that they
may reach the r destination IN a fair
state of freshness,
For half the pleasure of u garden il
sharing 1t with far away friends as well
AS with near ~neighbors,
ANNETTE w BIRGE,
New YORK, March 90.
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just What Is Social Service:
At the celebration of the twenty.
NTH anniversary of the Educational
Alliance Mayor Mitchell said

HItn anniversary OF me EuuCitlOId
Alliance Mayor mitchell said
1.-THE time is coming in New York
when we must cnoose between curtall-
ment of social service and the impose
ton OF heavier burdens on the taNpay-
ers We hear sometimes tSat the city
has gone too far in social service. and
that the time has come to economize
by retrenching or cutting out some Of
this work, but We have this service be-
cause there is need for it, and 1t will he
. shame II New York ever has to take
the back track"
Purely in a purpose of serious in.
1uiry The Sun asks What is social
service? The phrase j. not found
in any work of reference thar we have
consulted. II does not seem to he in
Cluded in a book where we expected
to hnd it, The encyclopaedia of Amer
lean Government" G9lil. edited by
Professor M~CLAUGHIIN of the Uni
yersity of Chicago and Profess
sor HART of Harvard. That
work does contain an article on
'Problems of Social Reform" Is
sSbcial service The application of
social reform: Charities. social set
Elements, the care of children and de.
fectlves. the improvement of housing
and factory conditions. Fairgrounds,
the regulation of the employment Of
women and children. sanitation and
safely in industries. many questions
of regulation, prohibition and better
nent, matters of state or Federal
legislation ana administration, mat
ters Of municipal concern, are in
cluded obviously in "SncIa, reform
Indeed, if. a Mr.. JAMES l'oED writes
in the Mclaughlin Hart cycloprdia,
social reform has for its object the
adjustment of social conditions il
n everything relating to man living
in the social state subject 10 social
reform and therefore, if we guess cor
rectly, to social s"rvlcet
But perhaps wc don't guess cor.
rectly; nor is This guessing matter.
In private adventures into social SCR
vice the community as n community
Is not concerned. Individuals or
groups of them furnish the funds and
DO the work. Theirs is the merit Of
the generosity, The public spirit and
me sell .>a"ritiring ini,or, and from
the aggregate of their lahor~, Judi
ciously conducted, the community
must bencfir. Hu' when social ser
ylce--if it be something distinct and
apart from what this generation, or
aL-leyst the older generation, was &C.
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To TIM Ep'rnH or INV SIS sir: II
rs needless 10 rcrort To- rUr SuV cor to
any hahitutl re- icrs that IT'S r'plN to
pr MrkIm BE- characteristics, and good
and true from TUE SrN's determined
H'4udra.0' slightly too NYcd for tho
equity OF tolerance.
ntNo road VlIr Sun daily Tor nearly
.u''N 'ca'~ Whenever | could buy copy .
: R. au-" lHF SIS Is humorous,
hrucluG and nigh Spirited
= Because no man, nm 81 hid
ever cracked - whip or an imposition
over the head of Charles 4, Dana or his
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The Rev. Mr.. Sundays Revenues.

Pittsburg has rewarded the Rev.
BILLY" SUNDAY with $4,000. Scran.
ton and W~ilkesbarrc have contributed
$4,000 each. and Philadelphia's free
will Offering now amounts 10 exactly
Sjl.l36.Sj. Simple souls asked what
would he do with II; The question
surprised the advance organizer of
the evangelist's campaign He asked
another: What would you do If
somebody gave YOU 10000 Some.
thing of II poser for the average nal
who knows that fortune will never
shower such favors upon him. and
who. moreover. is ware that neither
nature nor art has made him a pro
fe>>ional evangelist.
The question concerning the Rev.
BILLY" SUNDAYS use of the great
sums that fall into his lap in every
city where he holds meetings to save
souls confuses that undertaking with
the material side Of his occupation,
that is to say. with his human desire
10 lay up treasures on earth. What
is his own he may hold fast 10. and
free will gifts from his audiences, on
certain days set apart for the hire"
of the laborer in the vineyard. are
i%udiSputably his own. He may invest
in gilt edged securities. real estate or
precious stones. II the Rev. "BiLLY's"
hearers think that he should employ
his T. n in uplifting humanity
and improving mankind. not To speak
other e~vangelists in the field. such
idealiSts should obtain n guaranty
from Mr.. SUNDAY before they swell
the collection plate. With him evan
gelizing is a practical business as
well as a service TO his fellow man.
He would not deny this himself. and
IL would he idle to e%qulvocatc about
the matter.
There a hardly he u doubt-al-
though there may be differences Of
opinion about it-that the Rev.
billy" SUNDAY earns what he re-
coive>. enormous as the sums are in
the curse of a year. Those who 90
to hear him harangue and strike
acrobatic attitudes. 10 listen To his
irreverent slang and laugh at his au.
dacious jokes In the name Of religion.
in short To he shocked and amused.
attend an entertainment for which.
II they are not stingy. they should
expect TO pay. Those who believe
that the evangelist is turning the
thoughts Of lei and women 10 a bet
ter life by his extraordinary appeals
and passionate celebrations. slmulat
ed or otherwise. should he grateful
enough 10 give him the pccuniary re-
ward solicited in the advertisements
of his meetings. Those In his audi
cnccS who are saved by him COZ.
tribute, of course. ACCORDING To their
means and ability.
Outsiders will divide upon the
moral right Of tn, Rev. BILLY" Suv.
DAY to reap a golden harvest from
his organized activities for the sal
walton of great urban centres. as they
will differ about his sincerity and
singlcncss Of purpose. But they will
agree that u candid autobiography
of the eX-baSebail player from the
old white Stocking days down to the
prolific present would he a hest
seller Captain ADRIAN .ANsON must
sometimes reflect that he made a mis-
take when he went from the diamond
into politics in Chicago.
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r. the EDITOR uF TUE SvS-Sir:
have read with the greatest pleasure
your well merited ~castigation of the
Rev. Randolph II. Mckim in your edi-
torial article Of to-day's SuN under the
caption w Print a Private Letter"
In you reply yOu say that the rev
ereud gentleman IL q doctor Of divin-
49,. a doctor OF laws. a doctor OF civil
laws. q student. a clubman and an OBJ
server Of mankind as well as a the
illogical yontroversialist.'
And yet Notwithstanding these many
titles To distinction the reverend gem
tleman IN his private" letter does not
hesitate TO inpute TO THE SUN merce-
nary considerations because your paper
seeks 10 h. impartial and neutral In the
publication Of war news.
The doctor almost asserts nat be-
cause YOU CIV the German side as we'll
as that OF the Allies you must therefore
be subsidized by the German Govern
ment. and that Il was worth while
for your paper 20 publish Won Bern
hardis article last sunday, which l.
although wishful FOR the success OF the
Allies. read with great pleasure.
Tire reverend gentleman's belief re-
minds me of many men whom | have
met and whose minds are SO sordId.
base and low that they think that every
man IN political life from the Judiciary
down has his price and can be infiu-
onccd by things worth while"
II the DOCTORS mind Is no fairer in
theological controversies then no de-
cent man should bother with him.
THE T. needs no defence or vindi-
cation from me or anybody else. For
many wears It has frightened my life
in health OF In sickness
My devotion to THE SUN arises from
these facts II is clean. and, above all,
It's treatment Of current events is al
avs characterized by b%roadness Of VS.
ION. absence OF prejudice or racial hate
and a deep and abiding Amcricanism.
Long may II shine May It's avs never
become less efulgont.
FERRY W. FINN.
NEW YORK. March 81.
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To rIII EDITOR or THE SuN-NWt Tho
following words Of Nine. Roland come
back through the years and address
themselves TO the critics of Pres dent
Wilson'S waiting" policy
Our fine minds laugh Al patience as
a negative virtue. confess that In my
eyes it is tho true sign Of the force Of
the soul, the fruit Of profound reticy-
ton. the necessary means for con HAT
ing men and spreading Instruction, IN
short. { = virtue OF a free people
We have everything TO learn on this
subject II f. II.
CHARLESTON. :. e, March 81.
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To THE EDITOR HE SUN-Sir: sad
cit zen" complains nat reformcrs up
MT nothing hut taxes, | ask him 10
ponder the following sequence
An efficient but immoral city gov
eminent fails TO keep NJ with the public
conscience
=. \ reform administration proves tina,
It's ineNporicucc Is expensive
3 The practical md experienced re-
turn To power. chastcncd and resolved
to hc a little better
THIS H. not 4 vicious circle hut An
ascending spiral
MonrrATELr IloFErrL ClTIHGN.
ALBANY, March 20
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B. & 0. HEAD URGES
BIGGER U. S. BOARD
President Willard Says Rcru.
lation Is Better Than Cow
ernment Ownership
FOR BROADER POWERS

HANOVER, y. H.. March c,-Dsr-.,
willard, president OF the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad. in an address before N.
students Of Dartmouth College and corn.
munity tonight discussed the r~elaflon.
ship between the railroads and the plb.
lie with reference to the need for broad
craftsmanship and cooperation bctu.e,
regulating bodies and the carriers II m.
general policy of railroad regulation ne
now established is to succeed.
After reviewing briefly the history a.
the steam railroad and its relation n
the development of America Mr.. willsra
said that III the present plan ~ priva,s
ownership with Government regulation,
the part of the public TO invest further
in railroad securities II will he no less
the fault OF those responsible for the mol.
icy of regulation than of those respon.
sible for the management OF the rail.
roads"
Continuing Mr.. willard said
The railroad In not a manufacturers
nor Il merchant. although II may be said
that IL manufactures train miles and
sells ton and passenger miles. II is mol
a producer. but in a large way IL rather
the ervant of others-the servant OF the
public.
while the Government might nav.
constructed. owned and operated The
railroads had 1T decided 10 do -. As 4
matter of fact the Government did no,
build the railroads. but instead invited
private capital to discharge for II TIL.
public function. upon the ASSURANCE
supported by the common law-tha'
capital 90 invested should be allowed 10
receive a fair compensation for its use.
and as Commissioned Prouty has wei
said. Nothing can be more unjust than
to deny TO this capital hat right"
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Railroad Business.

Mr. willard showed by statistics hon
much Ereater is the use Of the railroads
in the United States than In any othe
country Of tho world. and also ravo
figures showing the magnitude Of indus.
trial growth in this country how or
more than $3.50 miles of line Of Amer
lean railways there were carried oye.
2.O5s. 900. 900 tons Of freigh, and 1898.
900. 0OO passengers iu 1913. the agr,..
gate earnings of roads from all source.
being s3,l25.o Goa. 400. with au opcratar
expense ~ over S2.tS9. 00u. 600. over 81,
per cent. of which went to pay the more
than l.>oO. 900 employees.
1T was shown also that the capita
ization Of the railways Of the United
States for the year 1918 vas s6J.Gsi Pc.
mile. a little more than ouc-half OF fls'
of Germany II less than one-fou~th ~
that Of tho United Kingdom
Notwithstanding the statement 50
often made In the past said NJ. WI
lard, but much less frequently at pres.
cut. that our American railroads are
overcapitalized. it will be secu from u.
figures just given that the average ,spl-
talizatiun or cost per mile Of the roads
in the European countries mentioned Is
more than double what it IL in n.
United states"
Confidence was expressed by Mr.. WI,
lard that the Federal valuation Of The
railways nov III progress would demo-
strate hat the carriers are not Owe
capitalized and he stated that in his op.r
ion. they could not be duplicated a..
whole for the amount of the present ou,
standing capital obligations.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir. |
have no idea my personal opinion has
the slightest weight with you but | may
hc allowed a selfish satisfaction In eN-
pressing my sincere approval OF the
dressing down YOU presented to u. Me
Kim N THE SUN OF sunday T. T..
NEW HAYES, Conn, March 20
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Immediately after the lecturer mad
said ~sorrowfully that the ignorance
OF the average American is amazing
so far as the German ideal is con-
cerned" the audience Kissed the Sec
rotary of state II the United States
and cheercd The German Emperor.
thus uifering Us an object lesson in
true patriotism,
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amount Of conversational criticism
and expert comment in this country
on the fal. OF Przemysl Will be reduced
to the minimum by the fortunate fact
that nobody knows how 10 pronounce
the name of the fortress.
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The Two Kinds

kulrkcr-sunurbanitcs src dnii'i .u.o
Two classes
Bocker--Those who think thov know
how TO raise children and those who think
they can raise chickens.
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Another American ship has been
held up on the high seas. but as 1t was
done by an American warship there
Is no excuse for the international law
yers to get excited about II.
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Mrs. Knickcr-Don't you make your
husband 20 to church?
Mrs Bocker-No, I'm afraid he might
plan some Easter duds for himself.
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- orr 'risBds ,rto '0ror ~, ,r,H mann
sc,,pf, ant illustrations for pubhcdt,Oa rash
10 haze ,egecisd articles retained hty must
As,H crs.s sead stamps 70, Huf Dao po,s.
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Ucnr, L.. Irwi- Named Ind-

NrHANy, March "g ''.E "
au' oVn,cd to-day ~. tn'u
Henry l. Lows Z. |I. i'
Judge OF kings county Nj l.'
come IN Tor election tor . '
neat November.
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NV DEAR SIR I la TO acknowledge
the receipt of your memorandum Of
the both ultimo and the accompanying
typewriter copy of your address.
agree entirely with the prem ses
Of your address, hut hesitate some
what over a portion OF the conclu-
sions. | by no means regard the pros
ent situation as likely 20 prove I'M
fruitful of desirable results. q am
I In favor Of any precipitanCy OF ac-
tion on the part of neutrals. cspc-
cially on the part of the United States.
The time and situation. 10 my mind,
make calmness. hesitancy of action
and a thorough comprehension ~ con-
ditions most eminent!y desirable.
We suddenly find ourselves thrown
back an entire century. Again We
are confronted by paper h~lockadcS'
on an almost unprecedented scale, and
by Milan and Berlin" DEGREES. with
orders in council in reserve and IN
response thereto.
Such a situation has got to work it.
self out; and. In my belief. can do 20
only through the complete exhaustion
Of those more Immediately engaged.
When that condition Of exhaustion j.
fully developed the neutral Powers.
II in the interim they have held
themselves in reserve. will he in a po-
sition effectively to intervene. The
whole Sea Usage Of Nations. COM
monty known as international law
Will then have to undergo a process
of Fundamental revision. The basic
A.IaH ,.Ht1 ~ 90 ANl D.. ,n.FN
system. which will include IN my be-
lief a World Federation. an organized
judicial tribunal and an international
police, must be evolved
This is a large contract; and Yet
The task is one 10 which both lcg.s-
lators and puhlicists cannot ! think
too soon OF too seriously address
themselves. \ great edLCationa.
process l. involved. and cannot be
prematurelv entered upon but the
time and mode OF action and concrete
outcome are as yet hardly f'roShid-
owed.
Under the conditions. therefore.
which | have thus sought to- outline.
n seems to me that tho present is "a
time when those who think and feel
a. ! do should possess their souls
with patience. l., for one, certain.
feel no disposition 10 lift up my pouuv
trumpet amid such an uprodr of 30
considered speech. OF one thing only
am ! confident. were | so to do my
effort would in 10 way ava.
Thanking for an opportunity to
study your address, ! remain. g.
CHARLES FRhNCIS NpNNs
% -
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CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS ON
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY.
What Were Perhaps His Last written
Words on the Sublect-He Fore
saw a World FEEDER. tIon aud
an international Police.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir: As
an admirer and occasional correspondent
of the late Charles Francis Adams I
am gratifed by your just comments
upon the character Of that true and
wise American OF the highest type. En-
closed | send for your p%crusal. and pub
~lication II o like. my last letter from
him, dated February &. 1915 Pos
sibly 1T was among the last OF his
studied letters. II seems to me that it's
~posthumous publication may be ~ some
real service.
The address referred to in Mr.. Adams's
note was written to I've delivered before
the New York Society of the order Of
Founders and Patriots Of America. The
passage specially discussed 10y him is
here reproduced IN order to make clear
Mr.. Adams's eniar IN reply
Believing as ! do that erman is trying
10 become the over Lord Of the whole
civilized world. and to rule 1t under it,
own Iron miiitarism. / have. personally.
small sympathy with those who favor neu
trality. I regard this war as utterly i'm
moral. an effort to establish the chris
tian ana most unholy doctrine that
There is no Right
But that Of Might
Such n doctrine violates all principles
OF morality. 1t SAYS "WAafeysr YOU can do
you may. because The power 10 do gives
the right to do"
III the face OF such an Infamous creed
all just men should unite In opposition.
The present temper and the present
timiditv and love Of selfish ease ptedis-
pose many to neutrality. and to peace
at any price I proudly say that ! am
not OF that class ana, ! hope none Of
my hearers.
In my judgment even a. this ate date
the United states A. chicf ~ the neutral
Powers should make So most serious pro
ties. against any further occupation ~
Belgium BY the Germans express tho true
feelings Of the vast majority OF our citi-
zens against the violation OF Belgian neu-
trality. and send Identical notes to all the
Powers, neutral and beiligerent. and invite
their cooperation and joint protest.
This would be the course demanded b.
Right and Common Morality.
II IS particularly to this passage that
Nj. Charles Francis Adams's remarks
referred.
JOSEPH C~ULBERTsoS CLAYTON.
BROOKLYN, March 90.
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London off,c. Bingham House. I Arun-
del street. Strand.
Paris once. . Rue do 10 Michoiiere on
Rue du Quatre Septempre.
Washington once. Hubs Building
BROOKLYN once. iO6 Livingston street.
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Published daily. including sunday. by The
Sun Printing and Publishing Association At
150 Nassau street. in the Borough OF Man
haitian, New York. President ana Treas
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Vice. President, Edward T. Mitchell 10
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THE EVENING sun. Per Month 2;
THE EVTNING SUN. Per YEAR,. ~
THE EVENING SUM ForeignJ, Per Mo. ! ..
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All checks. money orders. &c. ,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
Better Feeling Develops.
Weak at the Close.

The whole market turned very weak
again in the last hour of the session,
the war stocks leading in the decline
and rails and industrials following.
Steel common touched S43, Baldwin,