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An Indignant Counsellor Would End
Diplomatic Intercourse.

To THE EDITOR OF n SUN-Sir. With
msttchless efrrontery Berlin asks us TO
give for the dismissal OF
Boy-Ed and Won Papen. Germany
knows the reasons even better than We
know them.
What would a President like the truly
virfle jackson and Cleveland do. with
out any diplomatic" folderol and do Il
i. II. O.?
Simply his without a word OF ex-
PLANTATION hand to Ambassador Won Bern
stoiSf. the very head and front of this
offending" and his stan their passports
and simultaneously recall Ambassador
Gerard.
All men know OF the wretched con.
dltions of organized and deliberate In
Jury. insult and death. and 20 ~"rcasons'
and explanations and the dainty frott
OF other diplomatic notes In needless
and would be shameful 90 the las,
degree.
Direct communication between the
State Department at Washington and
Berlin should be made to suffice.
The cessation of the diplomatic rela.
Ions customary between gentlemen
and between nations which comprehend
the meaning of the word ''gentleman'
GEMS nov to be most imperatively de,
mandcd by every consideration OF dig.
nifty, decency and self-respect.
JOSEPH CULBERTsoN CLAYTON.
BROOKLYN, December :.
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dent that the continental army"
as proposed. would be a satisfactory
reinforcement Of the larger standing
army remains to be seen. The ques-
ton must be exclusively examined
by the committees and debated In
House and Senate.
The well considered plan Of naval
expansion to be recommended by Sec.
Rotary DANIELS, calling for a build
ing programme that would give the
country ten new tmttleships, six bat
tie cruisers, ten scout cruisers, fifty
d~estroyers, fifteen fleet submarines
and eighty-iive coast submarines, be-
sides auxiliaries, in i've years, and
an addition Of 1900 sailors, $500
apprentice seamen and 1900 marines,
Mr.. WILSON approves Of without hest
tation, a. was to be expected, for the
contamination would be but q belated
carrying out Of the often repeated
proposals Of tire General Board which
Congress in its complacency regularly
cut down. BY 1921 we should have,
as Mr.. WILSON excellently says, Is
navy fitted to our needs and worthy
Of our traditions"
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The Language Of Diplomacy.

Ex-Secretary Of State BRYAN wants
President WILSON to demand Of the
warning nations "What are you fight
ing about"
It is a fine thing to observe how
the very spirit. the refnements, the
nicely Of diplomatic language. usages,
punctiliousness Of intercourse, tact
fulness, ~fastidious regard for national
pride cling to a man after even q
brief experience ms Secretary Of State
A longer experience would, perhaps
have even more exauisitely refined
the language Mr.. BRYAN would have
the President use.
In view Of what war IL 20 otter
compared with. why should not Mr.
BRYAN demand that the President ash
the b%elligerents, what the hell are
you fighting about?"
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BOY-ED AND Won PAPEN.
Is the Request for Their Recall I
Diplomatic Blunder?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: Mis-
takes In diplomatic procedure are not
only objectionable. as indicating lack
Of SAVIOR fairc, but they are certain to
create complications which nay become
dangerous. The Won Papen and Boy
Ed cases are illuminating examples.
Instead of standing upon our rights.
notifying the German Ambassador that
his military and naval attaches are no
longer welcome here. handing him their
passports and safe conducts to Rotter-
dam. for instance, by the first Dutch
steamer sailing thither. our amateur
Statesmen actually humbly impore the
German Government TO be 90 very kind
as to recall these obnoxious aliens.
This step. quite unusual in diplomatic
history and quite unnecessary. sacri-
Aces our national dignity and puts our
these hangers on Of a foreign embassy.
Who can blame the Germans for
eagerly seizing upon the advantages
thrust upon them In our childlike in
nocence?
Result: II is our Government that Is
now OF the defensive. that must prove
It's point, that requests rs a gracious
favor what IL was too weak or too ig-
norant to do for itself.
Every day these conspirators are per-
United to remain on our soil Is a gain
for them in the carrying out OF their
plots. IL more American property Is
destroyed. more American workmen are
blown up. more American women muir
dered, or made widows through a con-
t%inuance OF their activities. whom shall
we hold responsible? y. y.
NEW YORK. December :.
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Hercules Munlgan. ,

A lost chapter" in the Revolution.
airy history Of New York city has
been recovered. and will be recited in
Brooklyn, next Sunday evening, by
Historiographer O'BRIEN Of the Amer
lean Irish Society. THE Sun has
been able, through Its corps Of volun'
teer correspondents. who collectively
know everything. TO bring to light
some valuable data for the recon
struction Of this lost chapter, and Is
certain that II the lecture fails to be
interesting It will not be due to any
shortcoming Of Mr.. MuLLlGAN's. And
there Is no reason to doubt Mr.,
O'BRIEN's complete ability to do JUS
tice to his subject.
The tailor who became a leading
merchant of the city, a Son Of Lib
erty and n valued friend and conf
dant Of WASHINGTON and HAMILTON
was q broth Of a boy. A Hercules
and a Mulligan: what n combination
have we therei
New Workers. m grateful, ant
should be more grateful. to societies
like the American Irish which. each
in its own special field, dig for thu
buried treasures in our history. q
them all, we should like to know, l.
there n that has contributed more
generously to the lore that Is moi
embalmed in text books than tn,
corps Of photographers. expert II
the ARE and curious. who shine in
termittently in this newspapers cor
respondence columns?
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We don't know whether Commander
FREYBERo Is Of German descent or not.
but as an officer Of the Royal Naval
Division which tho British despatched
10 the Dardanelles after the f1asco at
Antwerp he performed n OF the most
daring feats OF the war. Commander
FREYBERd belonged to the New Zea-
land contingent. The Bulair shore was
the scene of his exploit. At that part
of the peninsula a feint was TO be made
to lead the Turks TO believe that a
landing would be attempted there.
when the real objective was much
lower down. To avoid the risk that
would be incurred by n fun boats crew
put ashore to light flares on the beach
Commander FIRE. volunteered to
do It himself. He swan ashore in the
dark. crept up to the Turkish trenches
until he could hear men talking. stole
hack TO the beach. lit a flare and
plunged into the sea as the Turks
opened fire.
Swimming down the coast half a milo
FREYBERG waded ashore again and lit
another flare, drawing the Turkish fire
a second time. The hills were soon
alive with the enemy blazing away at
the waterfront. But the New Zea-
lander escaped. After swimming about
for an hour he was picked up by n
destroyer. none the worse for his ex-
perlence. lie will get a ID. s. O.. OF
course, or some other award OF valor,
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The Mosquito Destroying Bat.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Str: 1t
Is with much interest that ] read the
editorial article Bats as Mosquito De-
%stroyers' In THE T. OF November %.
1t aids me In interpreting what have
appeared heretofore 10 he the aimless
movements OF a solitary bat which nests
In my immediate neighborhood.
I have a cottage by the lakeside. and
for four m past from its broad
and relatively high piazza a bat has
been seen nightly flying back and forth
many times in front Of IL. seemingly
never getting a hundred yards distant.
Last season for a fortnight or more sew
eral OF our nearest neighoors were af-
fiicted with a mosquito plague. from
whteh We were entirely free. Our OK
emption seemed anomalous. hut now I
am convinced the bat explains II. Evil
IDENTIFY its persistent visitations were
purposeful and benencent.
1t Is a pleasure to contribute this bit
Of corroborative evidence TO reinforce
the New Jersey experiment to which you
directed attention. JOHN JOHNSON.
LAKE PLEA1ANr. Mass. December 7.
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The Cost Of Preparedness in Switzer-
land,

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN-Sir: It
was asked in n paragraph in THE sur
a day or two ago whether anybody in
Switzerland had been heard to complain
of the high cost OF preparedness.
Tho honest answer TO this Is Yes,
everybody"
nave a brother. an invalid. who lives
at Veyey. and he tells me hat the bur
den on the Swiss is nearly intolerablc.
that they find it difficult 10 meet the
expense and hat the taxes are ~ heavy
that peoples property has been sold TO
meet them. the man of the family being
In the army and the women being UNI
able to meet the cost OF living and
axes. They would give anything not
to have to keep VI an army.
In ten years We will do the same II
we haye half a million men with a po-
litiCal machine attached.
/ think we ought 10 he prepared. hut
preparedness cannot be carried on by
the United states. with all its wealth.
with the present system. II Will cost
too much. q.
New YORK, December 7.
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"VASANTASENA."
4 Famous Indian Play Soon TO Re
Seen In Town.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir, The
suggestive value of ludo-Iranian art be-
gins to be recognized by the New York
public. A performance Of "Vasau.
tasena' or The Toy Cart as the IA
nous Indian play is generally called.
will be given in one of the broadway
theatres at an early date Last Feb
ruary an exhibition of superb Persian
miniatures and manuscripts was held
in New York. The deep toned harmonies
and the poetic d~elicacy of the illumi-
mated manuscripts as we'll as the dra-
matte element In the illustrations, which
mirror the heroic deeds of Trans ancient
warriors against the demon races OF
savage Turan, irresistibly attracted the
bheuter educated stage managers and pro-
ducers OF this country to a study Of the
fine arts of Persia. Their interest in
"VasantasenT' should be even more alb
sorhing.
The play is intensely human. and
quite Shakespearian in it's light humor
and thrilling pathos. THE Toy Cart
successfully passed the theatrical boards
OF Petrograd II Rome. Berlin and
Paris. In 1918 a Hindu company OF
strolling players enacted the stirring
drama before a distinguished London
audience, Bernard Shaw and Beer
bohm Tree, tho Russian Ambassador
ana the Duke of Argyll were among the
spectators.
Zoroastrian Persia with the profuse
variety of all her social tints before
the enchanted fancy, SO "Vasantasena'
or The Toy Cart" Ia the most graphic
picture OF social life in medieval India
n the effort OF staging that powerful
old indian play In cosmopolitan New
York Is an enterprise which both de.
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THE BELGIAN SOLDIERS.
An Appeal for Contributions 10 Their
Christmas Fund.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: I
have been asked to give a little practical
assistance to the Belgian Union Of Com
mittees that are working together to
raise a Christmas fund for the purpose
Of sending a small gift to the 100000
Belgian soldiers at present in France.
Clementine Princess Napoleon. who
has charge OF the Belgian Soldiers
Christmas Fund. has issued an appeal in
which she says:
There 10 scarcely q family in all the
British Empire blu. Is getting ready for
the soidiers Christmas. and on Christmas
Day each British soldier will get q
present to tell him hat his people remem-
Der him. But the Belgian soldiers will per-
haps 20 empty handed. for their relatives
and friends arc away in Belgium on the
other side OF the German lines. The rela
tives and friends can hardly write TO the
soldiers. much less send them Christmas
presents. Arc they TO be forso.ten'
Her Majesty the Queen Of the Beigians
will s~upcrinscnd the distribution Of this
gifts. Checks and money orders should be
drawn TO II. !. II. Princess Napoleon. who
viii herself acknowledge all sif,s: they
should DO forwarded TO the Christmas Gifts
Fund for Belgian soldiers. Hotel Cecil
Strand. London.
Tho lot OF the Belgian soldier this
Christmas Is likely 20 be n very blank
and cherries one unless something car
be done 10 express TO him. II only In a
modest way. the good wishes and SYM
pathy that everybody feels for him.
think he II perhaps looking with some
expectation for some expression OF good
will from his British allies. and I am
sure that the reproduction of this appeal
In your columns will meet the eyes Of a
number Of people who will be glad OF
the suggestion and Of the opportunity to
make a contribution to this fund.
l.. W. KETTLE.
, LONDON, November 2s.
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Careful Punching Well Rewarded.

To THE EDITOR oF THE SrN--Sir. Allow
me to corroborate that part of Mr.. e. !.
Lanes letter which deals with the gentle
art Of punching with care
I had when attending the schools of
New York city a humble OF Just such
artists MS my teachers. ! remember ono
IN particular who was a master in thai
line. He could administer terrible beat
ings without leaving ~telltsle marks. His
ability was appreciated by the poor dis
cip,inarians OF the gentler sex, who made
a practice Of sending unruly youths "a
him for corporal punishment. have
seen as many as a dozen boys in line In
his room waiting 10 get theirs
This teacher has recently been made
n principal BENJAMIN DRucKrRMAS.
COLLEGE PARK, Nd, December Z.
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THE YANKEE HOST.

Clickety- clank. and rattle and roar!
Needs must when the War God
drives!)
We fashion a bolt of steel and fre
To strike when Tho Need arrives.
We reckoned our best in the wild
turmoil: .
We counted the cost-appalled:
Weeping. We balanced the tears and
blood
And weighed when the War Brute
called.
Booted and belted We come. at last.
To stand where our forebears stood
In woe or wealth. love-or in STEEL
The Cause Of the Common Good.
10 THE NATIONS:
o Brothers All. II Is death Vi mad
To swelter and forge in ire:
let. a. We rivet your bond Of steel
We anvil our blade OF hre.
BEN SUTHERLAND.
TARMiNoroH, N. M.
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King Constsntine's Defence.

The statement OF King CoNsrAN-
TINE, while enlightenlng upon the sit
uatiOn In southeastern Europe, is in
the main a Justification Of the policy
which despite much opposition he has
forced upon Greece.
He reafiirms his frlendliness to
the Allies and says that the suspi-
ciOns existing regarding his political
views and aims are "as unjust as they
are cruel" And in Justification of
this ne asserts that Greece has placed
her railways and telegraphs at the
disposal Of the allied forces. He In
rimates that In doing even this the ma
ton may have overstepped its neu-
raiity. His reason for saying that the
nation would 60 no further are clearly
stated; there has not been the desire
for war In Greece that the world has
been led to believe existed, and there
has been no assurance by the Allies
of a protection that would saw Greece
from n fate similar to Serbia's.
In declaring that the Greeks did
not want war and that VENIzELos's
personal popularity and not his policy
was the reason Of his reelection the
King gives n view Of the politics of
his country and OF the capability of
the electorate that will scarcely be
shared by his people. The issue
was so clearly defined, the reason of
vENIzELoss retirement so definitely
stated, according to all information
Mt the time Of the election, that the
nation must have known for whn,
it was voting.
The implication OF m agreement
with Bulgaria has grown more oul
Of the appearance Of nm understand
ing between these two countries foi
the division Of Albania and thu
Egean coast than Of any definite
information. The hereditary enmity
of Greece and Bulgaria is n,
longer operative In the Balkans. Bul
garia and Turkey, too, are now fight
ing together. The reason of the fail
ure to fulfil the treaty obligations
to Serbia because Serbia was at
tackled not by Bulgaria alone has nj
ready been stated. That VENIzEIos
who made the treaty, considered |
binding seems n reason that 1t shOul,
not have been so lightly cast aside
But such n course was not incOn
slstcnt with tho present belief II
some quarters that treaties are mer,
SCRAPS Of paper
But where King CoNsrANTINI
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makes his strongest point Is in the
failure Of the Allies in the Balkans.
Developments have shown that the
attack on the Dardanelles was IN
gamble" and not In itself suficient to
win support frem Greece. The Bal
kan policy of the Allies was not at
any time q definite one, he declares,
and ven at this time England and
her allies are celebrating and mo
fixed programme has been decided
upon" After reviewing the present
state Of Serbia. and considering the
blunders and delays In getting aid
to this ally, there seems good reason
for CONSTANTINE saying that In case
Greece had undertaken intervention
In the war "the only result would
have been the ruin Of two countries
instead Of one" It 10 very evident
that the Allies have their share Of
responsibility for the present attitude
Of Greece. and that It does not
wholly rest upon the King.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-08
/ commission Of inquiry to ascertain

q commission Of inquiry to ascertain
by a thorough canvass Of the whole
question whether our laws as at pres
ent framed and administered are as
%serviceable as they might be in the
solution Of the problem"
That Is to say, the road is not clear
and Arm, at least for the railroads
and in~ferentially for the other forms
Of corporate enterprise about which
the President will speak a little later.
Surely. It is long since there has been
a more encouraging admission from
the White House. Such a retraction
In such a quarter must mean for
the cramped and oppressed railroads
more than . rainbow's prismatic H.
fusion; It must mean something like
the dawn Of hope that precedes the
morning light.
A fortnight ago, in the form Of an
entirely imaginary sketch Of a model
Presidential message or address for
this year. THE SUN ventured in the
most respectful and humble why to in
dictate a. desirable Just those changes
Of attitude and tone on the part Of
the Executive which are 10 realized.
1t Is extremely satisfactory to ind
that the Presidents perception Of the
requirements Of the situation has so
closely corresponded to nj own hopes
in these important particulars.
1t remains to be said that his
promise Of further discussion Of the
relation Of Government to business
should serve to postpone any express
sion Of disappointment at his pres
ent failure to recognize also the need
Of a modification Of attitude with re
gard to tariff readjustment in orde'
that American manufacturers ma.
take full advantage Of the unparal
leled opportunities before them.
Moreover. It will be noted that eve,
in renewing his approval Of Secretar'
McADoo's project Of a Governmen
owned and operated merchant marin
the President promises that as pre-
sented at this session Of Congress tn
preposterous scheme will be "modi
fed in some essential particulars"
For what the President has to 81,
Of the duties Of citizenship. and Il
denunclation Of the ugly activitie
Of divided allegiance. all honor {
his sound Americanism and energeti
vocabulary!
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Fire Protection for Washington Heights.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir. The
central section of Washington Heights IL
adequately protected from FIRE by Engine
No. IS, whose quarters are situated In
Amsterdam avenue, between lb4th ani
l55th streets. Engine No. rs stands mid =
way between Engine No. so, i3sth street.
near Amsterdam ayenue and Engine No.
50. 16lst street. near Amsterdam avenue,
The three companies AFFORD ample fra
protection, but ~ tho Commissioner re-
moves one of the three there viii exist a
gap that tho other two cannot Adequately
cover.
II the commissioners present plans are
put into effect Engine No, IS will be re-
moved. going to l+3d street and Seventh
avenue. Il Is said. Why Il IL necessary
TO place a new company there II a mys-
terry. for already Engine No, 80 IL situ-
ated at 137th street, near seventh avenue.
only six blocks away from where Il IL
proposed 10 house the com to he re.
moved from Washington Heights.
II Il all right to practise economy II the
conditions warrant. but n this case It look
like false economy. II. I. q.
New YoRK. December :,
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Need Of Organization.

To place us in a posi ti1n vince ~
may he able TO compete 81 '-efi'r
foreign markets." he sad. t.Hr' ''
needed intensive orgauiGt'lu -
dnstries and the devclopm"nt e -."''
efficiency, This country 's 80 mr.
ite handling Of economic r|rr.'r' '
tariff, railroads. the trusts. . or 70
from satisfactory.
THE demands 70" inv c-tWr 9'N
for the next few years vii loo -"'
denied, Europe Will have go '''f.
for any of the countries f|"' nav
hitherto been dependent pm y
In fact have to draw ON the " b s''
ply OF capital for rchihi.I't' . os'
and this country will Joe 'hD "'N'
of that supply,
at would seem. thercf 80" 60
citizen In this country has - 40
twofold duty: First. 80 r"i
ures, practise thrift and SaN.
forogo tho temptation Of ST" H.
vestments and to iuNo-, '-
where they will do the rnH.'r '
| good in the development o' 81
OF countries whose mlr'''
sought"
Ambassador rc2ct urG.l
country remedy the grea'
appeared to have been m.i.r
that the trade Of South Am '"
captured or lassoed lIk" % ~ wv
without understanding 81 HD.l
to the ways Of South Au,'. .
cial men. The BraZtiiu' \
likewise talked on the fIr'''.
lations In the Western lor l''
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Senator C1apke's Painful Duty.

Senator CLARKE Of Arkansas, 30 the
Washington war correspondents re-
port, won't speak to" Senator SroxE
and Senator REED Of Missouri. Evi.
IDENTIFY this despatch escaped the rem.
s6r's notice.
Painful as It may b to Senator
CLARKE, he must speak to both the
distinguished Missourians. for he Is
President pro tempore Of the Senate,
and cannot escape presiding when
Senator REED Is addressing the Sen
ate because Senator REED Is always
addressing the Senate.
Arises Senator Sr6NE in his place,
fixes the presiding of,cer with his IT.
resistible eye. and says, "Mr. Presi.
dent I"
FOR what purpose does the senior
Senator from Missouri RISE" Presi
dent pro tempore CLARKE asks. re
sponsive to the eye. "Wnl my col,
league permit Of an Interruption
asks Senator STONE impressively.
Then the president pro tempore
wlshful as he may be that It wert
otherwise. must say: "Does the junioI
Senator from Missouri yield to hi.
colleague?'
So there you are! The war cor
respondents should strive always fol
accuracy.
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When tho new statue OF JOAN OF
Arc was unveiled. the Maid OF Orleans
recognized n familiar sound In the
artillery salute fired in her honor. but
not 1.-THE Marseillaise" played by the
Lafayette Guard band. There is no
record OF allusion to ScHnLER's Jung
frau" In the ceremonial addresses.
Did the language In which the exer-
cises were conducted ring sweetly In
the sculptured ears OF the peasant girl
of Domremy? What would JOAN
think of the present Alliance? The
speechlessness of statues In regret
table.