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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-11-03
Sir Frederick Smith Is Carson's Successor

London 2Sir Frederick Edward Smith who has been
general has been appointed Edward Carson
attorney general Premier Asquith announced today.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
santa Gets Into the War.

They have dragged old Santa into
the war. a neutral II eve there was
one: look at the twinkle in his eye,
the red I'm his cheeks. his long white
whiskers and dumpy figure with short
legs and round belly. and you will
see only mirth and joy Of life, no
militarism. no schrecklichkeit.
TIM reason Of this alarm thus early
Is that at this time, when Santa
should be collecting and distributing
his stores, he and his pack are in
termed In Germany. II the boys and
girls who marshal troops of soldiers
uniformed in all the brilliancy Of the
kaiser's crack regiments. herd droves
of woody sheep ana cows or wonder
at the gyvntions Of n wild bucking
tin mule, would look closely they
would find on most Of their trea sures
the label Made in Germany"
In that country is Santa's principal
workshops. He has his metropolis at
Sonneberg. Thuringia. where he turns
out every year more than twenty.four
million playthings. But he draws on
Saxony for wooden animals. Nurem-
berg for magnetic floating ducks and
fishes, ,Marburg for musical toys. the
Tyrol and Black Forest for wood
carvings, and Blandenburg for lin
soldiers, cannons and cars. In the
United States he has workshops, and
while the toys are better made they
are at the same time more expensive.
In Japan he recently set up some
shops, and though the output was
cheap Ii WAS So flimsy In character
that 1t almost fell apart on touch.
So. then. from Germany comes most
OF Santa's supply. But the other half
or three-fourths OF the world that il
lighting Germany says II will not
have a German Santa. II the present
conditions remain 1t could not have
him II 1t wanted him: he cannot &c,
out with his pack. And there Is the
good old soul treated like a poor re-
lation! To the deuce with a war
that pulls In old Santa the children
suffer enough from its horrors with.
out adding this sorrow.
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in the last war. The population OF
the country was once given by the
Turks as five millions. j. IvANow
Of the University Of Sofia, who has
made quite an exhaustive study OF
the subject. gives southern MacedO-
mia. the most populous section and
the territory desired by Bulgaria. as
scarcely more than a million. or this
he gives the greatest number, 329.311,
to the Bulgarians.
In view Of this fact many Serbians
held v before the present war that
the ceding OF IA part Of this territory
to Bulgaria would he q wise move In
the interest OF Balkan peace. With
the assurance. In case Of the Allies
success, Of recompenSe to the west
and an outlet on the Adriatic. Serbia
may consider submission to Bulgaria's
demands well worth the price. The
new Bulgaria would thus gather into
n nation most OF the people of the
race, and Il would restore to them
their ancient capital of Ochrida,
where their great Emperor SAMUEL
ruled over most Of the Balkan PENN
sula. But would this realize FERDI-
NAND's ambitions Of empire? They
are nm overpowering consideration,
and now Is the opportune time for a
shrewd ruler to drive a good bargain.
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THE BEAUTY OF THE EAST
RIVER.
should the River BE Filled for the
Building Of New Tenementsp

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str,
Writing recently In THE Sun a GER
tain DR.. Thompson suggests, among
other things, that the city should al,
up the East River for the purpose OF
making land upon which to build tene-
ments. Now ! object to this. Not
that the flth that he would use to Ill
II up would fail to make a soil most
excellent and most appropriate for the
planting OF such flowers. but because I
deem worthy OF note and appallingly
horrible the materialism Of the mind
that has conceived this plan. The prac-
teal objections to It's fulflment are
obvious. but what 10 Of Interest Ia the
mind OF the writer.
Or. thompson 10 a scientist. but his
greatness Is questionable, for great
scientists. whether naturalists such as
Huxley or Darwin, or architects such
as Mansard. have always a a feeling
for the preservation of beauty. Since
DIR. Thompson lacks this feeling surely
II should appeal TO his highly devel-
oped sense of materlalism that he has
no right to destroy that thing which
gives light and air and the feeling $50
essential to the life OF mani OF perspec-
tive, the seeing OF things moving and
crossing in the distance. He has no
more Ugh to deprive man OF this thar
he has to steal his wife. his Ice chests
or his religion. And when he tries 10
do II he shout with Vlv!ani's strange
romanticism Nous avons eteint les
etoiles."
This perspective which the river gives
Is called the Historical vision" and Il
is the Wilderness and the balance of
things. II Is of all things the most
necessary. II Is the getting out of
streets, out of the streets DR.. Thomp-
son wishes to build. Dir. Thompson has
had the opportunity to get this physi-
cal and spiritual broadening by going
out into the country. by travel abroad.
hut I fear hat he has decided that
beauty Is a thing OF galleries and OF
Europe and that he has made up his
mind that only In these places will he
respect its sanctity.
Let him be assured ny Maseneld that
II Is quite equally a thing OF the dirty
muddy river which we call the Eas,
River, and let him not refuse to sec
II. For all the while he Is busy plan
ming monstrosities. to the poor that
live along It's banks the river IL the
green OF a tree before a prison.
c. G.. PAULpINd.
NEW York, August 6.
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One Who Thinks We Should Have
Kept All Mexico In 1SA7.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
reading of your editorial article on
Mexico leads me to write a few re-
marks on the subject, az one who has
been In Mexico and is acquainted with
existing conditions there. Although
have no desire to criticise our Prasi-
dent. nevertheless | think that his
course in dealing with the Mexican
question has been all wrong from the
start, and | believe that had he recog-
nized Huerta as President matters
there would have been adjusted tn a
certain extent long ago.
Huerta was the strongest Mexican
in sight. n the n best fitted to
deal with the situation. What 1t Is
proposed to do now, | do not know.
but there is only one course to pursue,
otherwise the best curse is to leave
II alone, for a temporary occupation
will amount to nothing, except to
waste valuable lives and millions of
money, for az soon as the last United
states soldier steps over the border
revolutions will crop up in a dozen
places and we shall have the same
identical conditions over again for
years to come.
1t was a great mistake when the
United States took Mexico sixty-eight
years ago not to retain h whole OF
it instead OF keeping only one-thlrd.
" does not make any difference
whether Che present Administrator is
opposed to taking Mexico now or not,
his country will eventually be forced
10 take and keep 1t: IL they do rot
some one Of the European Govern
ments will. and then We will have
to fight for our own protection.
What a pity that this country did
not keep 1t when they had it, how DIFF
ferent the present conditions would
have been to-day. Mexico would have
been a second California
s. L. TIAr.
NEW YORK, August 6.
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ture that fault can be found with Mr..
PHrrER. He admits that the contri.
button OF Kansas so far has been
slight, but omits in his brief list of
authors the most noted Of all, WILL
IAN ALLEN WHITE. an omission hard.
ly made mp by the revelation of a
new branch Of popular literature
1T was In Kansas
That public documents were turned into
Readable literature. That which had
been dull.
Under the touch Of CoRuRN, a real Kan
San,
sparkled with paragraphs, and with
cartoons
hit like horse radish. This set a style
That has extended till II justifes
The public pamphlets Issued 1t expense
or those who toll. The end of 1t ie still
Far in he future. Who knows but 1t
Make the Congressional Record read
able"
Lest IL be thought that he uses blank
verse because he cannot rhyme, Mr..
PHirrR appends a number Of lyrics.
The effete Northeast. with it's anti
quated literary standards, will have
to keep its eye on Kansas as well as
Indiana henceforth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
Hugh Scott Singlehanded.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
your editorial article in to-day's SyN
you seem to doubt the ability of Cen
eral Hugh LenoX Scott to go on a
~singlehanded trip To Mexico that will
result in bringing all of the Mexican
factions together.
If General Scott goes down there
and asks all Of the Generals and Gov
ernors OF the various States to an
old Home Week conference in Mexico
city he will create a common sense
solution of differences by telling them
h truth in his wi unparalleled sim
pie way SO that those who hear know
that II is the truth with nothing OF
the strenuous about IL.
We may then expect to see Mexico
governed by a presidential Conn
mission" composed of the heads of
the various States and factions. With
all of the rights OF the various par
ties recognized in the personnel Of
such a commission Mr.. Scott could
start them tolerating each other
BOSTON, August q. VI. T.. X.
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A New Hymn Of Hate.

W lAn hpnl'hl'N W fNhplN
Teuton or slav, We hate them not.
We love them both. we hate them not.
OF all the names that come to our coast
And stay with US. we'hate the most,
OF all the thousands. We hate hut one.
who makes himself two instead OF one
with a hyphen!
Hes known to us all, he's known to you
by his buster and blum. by his distilled
gall
He takes the oath as American
But stays as he was-ss only he can.
Come, let us stand meath the starry nag
An oath to swear to. without IA hrag.
An oath OF granite no wind can shake
An oath for Columh!a's sons 10 take.
We Will never forego our hate'
We have all but a single hate.
We love a. one. We hate as one,
And Wen hate that guy til our race Is
Whose allegiance Is double-instead OF
one
with a hyphen,
The Daso, tho Pole. the Mick and the
Jew.
They make Americans good and true:
German and Frenchman. and Engllshman,
too.
when they keep the faith as AmcriGgus
do.
Turk or Spaniard, or Dane or Swcdc.
We are proud to add to our composite
breed.
when they among us, that II THE Day
When they put their former allegiance
away.
But him We hate with a lasting hate!
We viii never forego our hatol
Hate OF tho woman, and hate ~ the man!
Hate Of the rootcr, and hate OF the FAM!
Hate of the lovely sunragrtte!
Hate Of the millions coming yet
We love the thousands, We hate but ono.
And that Is tho bifurcated son OF Q gun
With G hyphen!
AMERIcus.
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johannes on the spot.

The Washington Erening star prints
this deserved tribute to a rapid Mo-
bilization Of political forces:
.Mr. PERKiNs was the first man 10
c>ach Mr.. ROOSEVELT upon the latter's
return from California. and 'hSed' him
before those who held the other view OF
matters could be heard"
In the good old forenoon OF Progress
siylsm, as our esteemed contemporary
points out, It was CLIFFORD P1Nchor
who reached the Colonel first AFTER
his return to Europe from the African
wilderness:
: ..Mr. PINcHor was opposed to Mr.
TAFT. who had removed him from office {:
and when Mr.. ROOSEVELT soon a't-r
landing at home developed strong anti
Taft, tendencies they were attributed 20
Mr.. PiNCHoT's representation OF mat
tiers. Many Republicans felt. and some
onenlv asserted, that II some friend "i
MIR. TAFT had met Mr.. ROOSEVELT IN
ltaly. Bull Moosery would never nave
come into existence
without expressing an opinion Oh
This delicate subject we may properly
record our hope that the conse-
ouences of the Hon. GEORGE W. FER
KiNs's energetic opportuneness may
be more felicitous than those which
attended the Hon. CLIFFORD PIScHor's
I|.irurian adventure.
We should hate to see the excellent
Mr.. r~ERKINs's conscience burdened
with the load OF responsibility when
mus, make the long winter nights
hideous e~ternities TO CLIFFORD, tossing
and twisting on the bed OF remorse.
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SQUIRREL TAIL MOSS AT
NANTUCKET.
Fishermen Gathering Sea Moss for
Ladies' Hats.

Prom me Nanfuckef Inquirer and Mirror.
The European war is having an effett
on Nantucket In an unexpected man
ner. The fishermen have commenced
dragging for a certain kind OF moss
which heretofore has been imported into
this country and when subjected " the
proper treatment and d~yestuffs Is used
FOR a kind of ornamentation on ladies'
hats. The war has shut Off the supply,
and no substitute being found. the capt.
! talists applied to the Government fish
cries bureau for assistance in an effor:
to locate some Of the moss on this sid
Of the Atlantic. This week the United
States steamer Phalarope came to Nan
tucket with n scientist on board who
knew all about the much desired moss,
and he soon found, from conversation
with some Of the FOUNDER fishermen.
! that the moss was frequently found off
Nantucket.
Wednesday he started out in quest Of
II with Captain Trainor On the motor
boat Jennie T.. the Phalsrope towing
the motor boat out as far rs Great
Point. when the latter started on ats
first venture dragging for moss. And
Captain Trainor succeeded In finding
plenty Of IT not a great distance OF
shore. the real squirrel tail" kind,
which, when dried, brings 81 or 81 a
\ pound. When the Jennie r. returned
a, night she had six barrels of the stuff
on board and the scientist was very
much gratired at the result OF the trip.
So was cantain Trainor and his men.
who mad yisions of hlg money I'm the,,
rau danartura 40 ssharn.n ya,b.rirp
| trimming fnr vn,,e,,s hat.
Uo,a,ofnre ,bIs n,r,icuiar moss has
hesn v,,har.5 t. H. pai,,c &C., hu,
,he. rurnnea, .ar nos .hu, ~ IN 4
.ourcn M sunu,v ara ,he wa,er. an mis-
s,d. -, ,ha a,ns,un ,a,. n"a,, saar,ha,
= arefuiiy ,or ,hn s,ma ia % a docn
| sea growth bu, wi,bnu, sncccss nm -
,bis ,ir,o No - a., 49, ~, t.
"a nma., ~ ] ia,d
sou,d on ,,s,os",ut ,a.nnn -. So,
naaa b.. aaut,,' 'L,n
~, ~ n,'a.s ~ -. y 80"
a,,ar ,r....na ~ ~ 80 -.
ouan,,y hrnnah, 80 80 80. -,
,ha voi,on. w ,a,s /"
,.htos 80. -
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PELHAM, August 8.
OF the bdligerent nations France.
Germany and Russia have all obtained
some money in this country since
the outbreak of hostilities. 1t Is be-
lieved also that Italy was favored
with "a banking credit. but the details
are lacking and the arrangement,
whatever It's form. was made prior to
the open break With Austria.
The French loan took the shape Of
an issue Of $50, OO0. 900 one year 8
per cent. Treasury notes Of the
French Republic. dated April /, 1915
due April 1. 1916. The notes were
publicly offered at 99a. or on an in
terest basis Of 5h per cent. and
about $50, 600, 900 were sold before the
Offering was withdrawn.
Germany's direct borrowing was OF
similar character. namely. an Issue
of $4,000 600 nine months s per cent.
Treasury notes OF the Imperial Ger
a Government. dated April 1.
1915, due January I, 1916. These also
were offered publicly at 99&. or on
an interest basis Of $50 per cent. and
they were all placed.
Russia established a credit Of 325.-
900. 600 here early in the year. The
national character OF this borrowing
Is indicated by the official announce
ment. which reads In part: "A group
Of New York banks and bankers re-
Gently made a banking arrangement
with Russia by undertaking to accept
short term drafts Of the Russian Gov
eminent. the proceeds Of which are to
be used in payment for supplies"
In addition to the direct French
borrowing on Treasury notes a credit
OF $4,000 900 was established here
through the Bank OF France last Oc-
tober, and mort recently the Paris
house Of R~othschilds with the APP
prevail and assistance of the French
Government arranged a collateral loan
with a New York banking group
based on the security OF American
railway bonds owned by and domciled
in Franc BY this arrangement $43.-
100000 has been secured thus far and
the loan will run possibly to 500
100000 or $40. 900. 900.
a more recent negotiation for a
commercial and banking credit of
$4,000 900 or ~thereabout between
Paris and New York bankers has not
been concluded as yet. II perfected
this loan cannot be regarded OF ma
tional character.
Loans to neutral countries. due to
war, made by the United States are
as follows; Switzerland. 5000, 900:
sweden. 100000 and Norway, s3,-
900. 900.
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Partitioning Macedonia Again.

a. In the revival Of the Balkan League,
which at this critical stage in the
war is so vigorously pressed by the
e Allies. the division Of Macedonia, that
has for the last quarter Of a century
assumed such Importance In Euro
pean politics, becomes again a. vital
question. Upon 1t seems to hinge
Bulgaria's decision.
: The Minister'S of France, Russia,
Italy and Great Britain have just
made a collective representation to
the Serbian Premier NIROLA PAsHITcH
at the present Serbian capital OF
Nish. An official communication de-
scribes the representation AS OF the
"friendliest character" and made in
the hopes of avoiding friction between
the Balkan States and OF establish
ing an entente between them. thus
bringing nearer the final success or
the Allies" The London press. how
ever. is more definite. II says that the
conference was for the purpose OF
persuading Serbia to relinNuish to
Bulgaria that pnrt OF Macedonia
mainly peopled by Bulgars.
This territory was acquired by Ser
bin. first. through the success Of her
arms against Turkey, then in the short
war against Bulgaria, and finally
through the operation of the last
treaty following these Balkan con
fiicts. 1t is the territory owe which
most of the c~hanceheries OF Europe
struggled and which was devastated
in fierce racial and religious strife,
the widest, most desOlate, drearlest
battle ground Of modern civilization.
Serbia insisted upon retaining 1t; be-
cause, defeated in all outlets TO the
SEA, she saw II way down the Nardar
Valley to Salonica and the Mediter-
ranean. She pacltied the land, and -
the limit of her purse began its re-
h%abilitntion and development. Her
plan was to build another railway
down the valley to Salonica, where
tlln 'ITtfkS were Ia IuTlllSH SItFl6I
terminal facilities. The war destroyed
for the present this hope Of Il "wln-
dow on the sea"
Macclonia since the time that first
her fate began to interest Europe
has undergone II great change. The
racial strifcs have caused an almost
continuous flow Of Christian popula-
tion to Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece,
while the rule of the Christian has
led to the emigration Of thousands
of Moslems to Asia Minor. Many OF
the smaller villages have either been
destroyed or abandoned by the in,
habitants fleeing for safety 10 the
Lygcr towns. Tskub, or as the Ser
bans rechristened It, Skoplje, retains
some of It's former commercial i'm.
pOrtancc, Pristlna Is Of small value
as a business point, the remaking OF
boundaries left ona stir with little OF
ito once extensive territory, and many
OF the once prosperous market place.
ct the Vardar Valley were destroyed
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THE T~ARIFFAFTER THE WAR.
what Are the Interests Of the AmerI-
can Common MANI"

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Str. To
the warning OF German hyphenated
~propagandisls that war loans to the
Allies might not be repaid. "a member
OF one OF the big banking houses is
reported as replying tina, when the
war ends imports to the United States
from these countries and the outflow
OF American gold through the resump-
ton OF tourist travel will act as mighty
agents in l~iquidating loans and debit
balances here"
Such a prospect must be based on the
United states being a free market for
England and France and our exports
ceasing az the close of the war. The
resumption OF tourist travel will aid
but little. unless the tourists expect to
give their money away.
No doubt the financiers will protect
themselves. and that accords with the
opinion Of II. q Wells. reported from
London. lie says: For the necessary
capital for peace recuperdtion, just as
much as for war supplies. they must
look To America, That does not meal
the American common man will he any
better OF than at present. The rise In
prices probably will make him prac,i-
cally worse OFF, but the American
plutocrat Will become the financial
master % tho world"
Free trade and high prices may not
seem compatible but Europe will sell
us only cheap enough to get the mar
ket. No doubt free trade will also
mean low wages.
Financiers generally have advocated
a protective tariff because IL was to
their benefit. their Investments being
here and II vas also n benefit u
workers. in protected industries. They
viii NOW favor a Wilson tariff heCause
II Is to their beneft, their investments
being abroad and such a tariff will
benefit the workers in Europe.
What are the interests OF the
| American common man? To permit
| the financing OF the war and the sup
plying of munitions. and In addition
the furnishing OF the necessary capital
for peace recu~peration9 NJ r. c.
PROVIDENCE. r, l., August &,
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The Appeal for the British A~yIators

To THE EDITOR ~ THE SuN-Sir. I
was much touched by tho "arpc4l o.,
behalf OF aviators' by Edith Balfour
In your paper of this date.
But Will these English people ncycr
get out OF their tim.d ways why this
uncertain, wav"ring request Tor vast
coats, shirts, socks. municrs and all
that Why should "" not do moro?
Uniforms for the troops. and
and ammunition, and Siege gums, why
cannot We donate these and more?
Why should poor LITTLE England really
bear this expense? Much OF II mlght
interfere with her export trade. We
must help TO uphold her supremacy. IS
an t:nglish lady very property put 10
"Oh, hut somebody must hold the SUI
prcmacy, and it must he us"
What? France, Russia, GERMANY
and the rest on, bother, they're to
busy fighting to ask for hclp.
FREDERICK CHAMBLAIs.
New YoRK, August :.
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Wives and Sweethcarts.

We scOrn the suggestion and the
prophecy that the present sensible and
beautiful styles with which the women
young and old Of our acquaintance
enhance their charms and add to
their natural endowment OF beauty
are the result Of accident and soon
TO be superseded by others of n less
admirable incidence. W. prefer to
believe that they are the inevitable
response Of good taste and artistic
discernment. upheld by reason. and
intended to endure with only such
notifications ms the natural desire to
avoid monotony may dictate.
No longer are the streets swept by
the trailing skirts of u womenfolk.
clad in unhygienic surrender to fash
ion. A good six inches their garments
clear the ground, and II their feet
and ankles are protected by devices
strange, elaborate and fanciful, mere
man, with the amazing color combi-
nations and awe inspiring architec-
tural achievements that thump the
sidewalks under him, has no right to
! sheer, to smile or to shake his head
in sorrow. As n matter of fact the
ingenuity displayed in the design of
women's footwear lately has wrought
some interesting successes. and Its
fruits contribute II new and entirely
innocuons pleasure to the ancient pas
time Of watching the passing show.
The hope persists that severity of out
line and repression Of color Nre not
to win the victory that ~ now pre-
dicted for them. II certain grotesaue
effects have been produced, In the re-
volt against sedate foot coverings. tho
general result has been distinctly good
and certainly interesting.
1t is reported that to-day woman
enjoys a freedom Of bodily movement