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CapertOn In Haytl.

The American navy seems to he
we'll supplied with officers who can
lie trusted to represent the country in
emergencies requiring a sound knowl-
edge Of International law and admin
istrntive ability. In his dealings with
the Haytians Rear Admiral WILLIAM
Is. CAPERTON, who IA II Captain two
years ago, but for all that Is a vet.
ernn, has restored order, conciliated
the re~volutionists. and won the conf
dence OF the politicians as IL by magic.
All his arrangements have worked
smoothly. 1t was a detail" that no
naval officer wanted, that Is IL he had
read IIaytian history thoughtfully.
The politicians who have kept the
republic in a turmoil for twenty years
must be more surprised by the turn Of
events than American observers. The
Haytians were supposed to be so
jealous Of their independence and 40
ready to fight for it that the achieve
ment of the American Admiral seems
too easy to be true.
II any native General believed that
he could rally the people to resist in.
terventiOn in their affairs and shell
their blood for Hayti he was soon dis
illusioned. Even the redoubtable DR..
BoBo, who Is an anti-American agita-
tor, meekly submitted and agreed to
the diSbandment Of his forces. General
BoURAND also sheathed his sword and
accepted Admiral CAPERToN as a War
wick. As for the rank and file Of
the loyal and rebellious troops, they
made no objection to the distribution
OF American rauons among them and
agreed to 80 home with a few dollars
In hand borrowed from the public
funds. Imagine 1876 musket carrying
Haytlans coming in on board the
famous gunboat Nord Alexis and de-
mObilizing at the request Of an Amer
lean naval officer whom they had
never seen before! We have heard Of
q Haynan General in a gold braided
coat and a casual pair OF trousers &C.
cepting a tip on the street in Port nu
Prince, but here was a whole regiment
disbanding for hard tack, coffee and
bacon, and "a small sum OF money
from Admiral CAPERroN."
This revolution in public sentiment
could have been accomplished only by
a shrewd mingling Of firmness, tact
and ~benevolence. The Haytians are
a simple people after all. and heartily
sick OF the politicians wars into which
they are drafted without pay or even
rations. When CAPERrON persuaded
them that he had not come to seize
the government and murder them in
their beds; that, in fact, It was his
mission TO abolish war, settle politi.
clans feuds and provide work by
cleaning house in fetid Port au Prince.
their hostility vanished and the Amer.
lean occupation became popular.
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be subject to the Governors approval,

as ut present.
Now, speaking roughly, the increase
In these special and extraordinary
appropriations not snfegua rded by the
proposed budget system and its at.
tendant checks is even more alnrm.
ing than that noted in the cable
printed above. For instance:
In 1904 the appropriations for cur.
rem expenses-appropriations Of the
class covered by the committees plan
Of acknowledgements to about 500,
600, 900; while the total expenditures
out Of the treasury, including both
general and special appropriations.
amounted to about $25,OOO,OOO
In 1913, nine years later, the ordi.
nary appropriations had increased ii
about Sal .O0O,O and the total Of ali
expenditures to sss. 0 5000; 40 that
while the general appropriations had
increased $19,0oo,ooo the aggregate Of
expenditures had increased about
SOL 900. 900.
IL II only the general running ex.
penses Of State Government, the Or
binary or regular appropriation bills
that need to be safeguarded by the
admirable budget scheme which Mr..
S%rIMsoN's committee has proposed
to the convention at Albany?
Are the special appropriation bills,
which are to obtain consideration
only after both houses Of the Iegisla-
ture have finally acted on the regular
bills, less clamorous for restrictive
treatment?
How does the wisdom Of the Com.
mittee on State Finances, Revenues
and Expenditures regard the proposal
not only to adopt the budget feature
of the Confederate Constitution. but
also to apply courageously to the en-
tire class Of special or extra-budget
appropriations coming subsequently
before the Legislature at Albany the
requirement Of the two-thirds vote to
pass them. instead Of the mere ma
jority vote as now?
What public interest would suffer?
What honest claim would be ignored?
What millions would be saved!
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An Appeal for a Universal Prayer.

To TuE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. AS
there has been a growing desire for a
universal prayer 70 20 forth AZ a given
moment asking for spiritual understand
ing, We write To ask your generosity
in publishing this message
That 10 i, NJ paris time) August
30, is set for his worlds union, and
that word Is being sent TO al! the
trenches and 10 all countries to give
opportunity TO those so led TO stand
quiet for Ave minutes, wherever they
may be, and meet IN spiritual commun-
ION those who are doing the same on all
sides.
WIVES, MOTHERS n SISTERS OF LOVED
ONES IN THE TRENCHES.
PARIS, July IS.
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Carrying the War Back TO the Bal.
kaDS,

The Grecian Parliament, the mem
hers Of which We're chosen upon the
war issue and mainly upon their
friendliness to the of the Allies,
will meet next Monday. and EI.Eu-
THERIOs NENIzEIOs, the leader of the
opposition to the pro-Gcrman sympa-
thizers, will he restored to his former
post OF Premier. The weight that
will thus he thrown In the favor of
the Allies and the desire to offset
actual Intervention In the war by
Greece evidently explain the ma ssing
Of the Austro- German force along the
Serbian border.
In an interview which the enter
prise OF the United Press has secured,
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such a death than over that Of some
unfortunate stricken in the streets.
All the terrible strain on the prison
attendants and officials would be eltmi-
mated, the other inmates OF the prison
under sentence of death would be
spared the paroxysms Of terror and de-
spair which accompany an execution at
present. and the morbid portion OF the
public, which Is injuriously excited by
an execution Mt present, would have
nothing to irjuriously excite them. The
fact of death could be duly attested as
might be necessary and the ordinary
life Of the prison staff and employees
would suffer no greater strain than at
present over the death of an inmate In
the inhrmary. w. w. NILES.
NEW York. August 6.
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Bulgaria, through her Premier, DR..

V. RA~DOSLAvOFF, has so clearly stated
hcr demands that there no longer
seems any doubt Of the price she asks
for her aid. In asking for the collec-
ton OF the Bulears under the Bull
garian flag he renfirms her stand for
%natlonalism, a principle to which the
Allies are already committed. In car
rying out this plan Bulgaria demands
besides Serbian territory in Mace
donna the ceding of certain territory
by the Grecians. 1t has been already
intimated that Serbia will ~relinquish
her claims ON southern Macedonia II
she Is recompensed by territory oc.
cupled by people Of her W race to
the west Of her present border.
What the Bulgarians ask Of Greece
is a strip along the Egean east Of
the Struma, including Demir Hassar,
Sores and Kavala, all awarded to
Greece by the Anal treaty Of the last
balkan war. vESIzELos announced
last winter that he favored relin-
gushing Kavala, the most important
OF the towns, to Bulgaria and seeking
in return for Grecian aid islands in
the Hgean and part of the Asia
Minor coast in which there IL a pre-
ponderance of Greeks. 1t was a diff.
ference with King CONSTANTINE upon
this point that caused his retirement
from the Premiership. When NJ.
GoUNARIs. his successor. was ap-
preached a few days ago by represen-
tatlves OF the Quadruple Entente he
Is reported to have said that Greece
would give not n foot Of Hellenic ter
ritory to Bulgaria.
With the return OF VENIzELos TO
power there Is, however, io reason TO
believe that he will not hold 10 his
former opinions and that with the
support OF a Parliament in sympathy
with him he will not be unwilling to
make the concessions asked by Bul.
garla. In the question of the conces.
sions by both Serbia and Greece the
attitude Of Italy nus be considered
for with the Allies success Italy will
set up claim to much OF the east
Adriatic coast and to the .Egcan
islands that she has been holding
since the T~ripolitan war. But 1t Is
generally accepted that the rights Of
Itn1,. n,,l Carli, g. tho onpt AI,l.St.
coast and hlnterland adjusted
before Italy undertook her part In the
war: and 1t Is also said that Italy
and Greece have arrived at an under
standing regarding the division Of the
.Egean islands and the Asia Minor
coast in case of the complete triumph
of the Allies.
The Balkan situation. which has
been 40 perplexing. is thus apparently
clearing. The assistance OF Greece
Is. perhaps. less valuable now than 1t
would have been earlier in the attack
upon the Dardanelles: but the Rul.
garian army. which Or. RADosLAvorP
says Is ready to march against Con-
stantinople on short notice. will he a
strong determining factor in the cap
ture Of that city and the ending Of
the war. The proposed dellmitation
OF southeastern Europe. II 1t can he
carried out. would go further than any
ever before attempted toward so!v-
ing the question of n%ationalism. and
II, as has been 50 often contendel. the
collection OF each ace into n State
under it's own flag and ruler is the
far toward bringing permanent peace
to the Balkans.
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a weakness In which, II Is said, these
Interesting birds In their natural
haunts never indulge.
And then we have a baby zebra.
which BILL SNYDER. who has been
tramped on by elephants. kicked by
camels, scratched by tigers, bitten by
wolves, rattlcsnakes and other things
and who bears more wounds than
ever attained by any big or little
game hunter, says is the only one
born In captivity and by which he Is
going to prove the most interesting
question Of natural history, has a
baby zebra stripes?
Yes, New York. separate and apart
from It's gunner and its great white
way" has some most Interesting
phases OF wild life.
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The news of the death = GEORGE
FITCH will be received with much
regret by many who have read his
stories OF "Siwash College and
'Homeburg Memories" He was
elected TO the Illinois House Of Rep
resentatives as a Progressive in 1912.
Another honor that he held was the
presidency Of the American Press
Humorists Association. made up OF
those good natured fellows who write
funny things every day or every
week for the newspapers and maya
Zines. a hard job II ever there was
one. In telling of life in what he
once described as fresh water coll
leges' FITCH was al his best, and in
these stories he showed a keen. droll
hunor that vas delightful.
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We believe II Il be true, as Senator
poMERENE OF Ohio says, that "senti-
ment throughout the country is un-
qucstlonably in favor of a stronger
national defence That being the ease
favorable action by Congress may be
expected. for what the country really
wants Congress is disposed to give II.
especially on the eve of a national
election. However, nothing should be
taken for granted. The campaign for
preparedness ought to be continued
vigorously To the day Congress con
venes with a view to expeditions lcgis-
lation.
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To THE EDITOR 90 THE SuS-S,v. Is 4,
not the very irony OF fate that the omen.
ing lines OF Belgium's national air should
read: "Qui 7 aurait cru? De l. arbi-
traire. consacrant les anreux projects
which translated means "Who would he
lieve this arbitrary deed. this hateful
of tyranny?'
Unlike the daughters OF Zion, no song
Is required OF the poor Belgians; on the
they are forbidden 20 sing tho
songs OF their own land. II strange land
10 them now, ARi>GToN ii. CARMAs.
PATCHoGUE, l.. T., August I.
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WARS BLACK BOOK" BY JEWS.
viii Tell Of Suffering Of Hebrews
In Countries In Conflict.

The Black Boo is to he the next
addition TO the wars literature, 1t VIII
describe tho sufferings of the Jews In
practically all OF the countries now at
war.
The jewish Congress Orga n izatlon
Committee, 229 East Broadway, Will
compile the Black Book from reports
OF representatives in Rurop-
The committee intends 10 call a confer
ence OF all Jewish organizations in
America in an effort to secupe justice for
Jews in all countries and a safe home
for those who settle in Palestine.
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MASS FOR MRS. THACKARA.
Americans in Berlin Attend Me-
mortal Service.
Special Gable Despa;ct 10 THx ST.

SPs0'uF q TfNIUtVF To TT ~
BERLIN, Aug. l0.-A solemn requiem
mass was celebrated this morning Al
the ChurSi of 81. Ludwig in
of Mrs. %lcai.or Sherman Thackara,
wife OF the American Consul-General at
Paris. This service was attended by
Mrs. James Watson Gerard, wife OF the
American Ambassador Counsellor and
Mrs. J. c. Grow OF the embassy. Capt.
w. r. GNsardi, the naval attache, and
Mrs. Gherarli IND Consul-General and
Mrs. Joseph & Lay, as well as the
executive committee OF tho American
Women's Clu5.
Consul-General and Mrs. Tha kara
lived in Berlin for eight years up ia
1913 and she was very highly regarded.
She was the daughter OF Gen. W. r.
sherman.
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Reduced to exact terms the decla-
ration of NJ. A~rGAGNEUR, the French
Minister OF Marine. that "it was the
British fleet that saved the world from
destruction by the barbarians of the
twentieth century" means that the
British navy saved Paris and France
by bot,ling up the German fleet. Can
there be any doubt OF II?
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MI. PERKINS said that the spirit OF tho
Progressives is more militant than ever.
Political netcs.
1t may ultimately develop that the
ProgresdNies sustained no actual de-
feat in 1912. but merely retired for
strategic reasons to a battle-ground OF
their W choosing"
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Drunkenness in Topeka Is on the
wane.-The Topeka Capital
Strange, Judging from the state
ments Of stern disciples of prohibi-
ton who come out of Kansas one
would think that there was no
drunkenness at all at the states
capital.
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Only Turkish characters can be used
hereafter In signs and advertisements.
The same order applies to druggists pre-
scriptions.-ConStdntinopie despatch
Writing druggists prescriptions in
Turkish might tend 20 make some OF
them a trife more leg.ble.
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Pointing o Moral.

she didn't raise her dough to be . bis.
cult,
She didn't want 10 have II eaten up;
So she made II very tough and they quickly
got enough,
And left It when they all at down to
sup.
Mol v.
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General Won HI%SpENBrRG in wood
Headline.
The General certainly has not
been acting as a wooden man.
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Grooming Christy sullivan.

The present Senator from MIR Smiths
district IL Christy Sullivan, II 10 runs
for sheriff his year the field WI ~
clear for Mr.. Smith to go to the Senate
next year. Hence the Suspicion that
Mr.. Murphy is willing TO have Senator
Sullivan try for the Sherif's job There
are any number of Tammany men WHO
are willing to be our Shrievc desp''" ~.
gloomy picture painted by Mr. Foley IN
his heart TO heart ak with Mr. Smith
In fact. the idea Of Al Smith ~ any
body else turning down the chance he
cause the Sheriff always has n DIVIDE
with his pa~rishioners amused most NJ
the politicians who heard tho GOSSIP
yesterday. Frankly. they dldnt Ncl.er"
that was the real reason for MIR Sm.'hs
abstention. II was generally believed
that Mr., Murphy and his couusellorS had
other work for Mr.. Smith n another
man for Sheriff who better fitted the de-
mands of this years politics.
No fna word as TO the District A.
t~orneyship vas obtained from Mr.
Murphy by the district leaders II was
said he had not made up his mind what
to do. There is "A goo chance 'nai
Tammany may decide To indorse N.s'rr,
Attorney Perkins, to whom the Re
Gratis make their own fight. two and
dates who have plenty ~ support are
Thomas w Churchill, president Of no
Board OF Education, and Judge Edward
Swami OF General Sessions
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WILLIAM j. BRYAN began yesterday
his Observation-Disclosures campaign
for peace in Europe The netrs from
Omaha.
The Prince Of Peace-at-any-price.
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~ ovv friends UAo fovov ~ sctsh manu-
sc1pfs and Wusfr0ftons for publications trtsA
60 have veted ed avftcles sefurred thev msst
IN oil cases ssnd stsmps fov thst DSvSoss.
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AL" said tho ~ex-Sher'~. ~ know
that the Sier'fr's office looks good 'n-
the salary and fees amount - some.
thing like $4,000 in the two years
term. but a Sheriff has TO distribute
so much of this money among his fam.
ished district followers that there's A''.a
left. When ! got through ! had only
5000 in the bank.
"If YOU lived in n district whore YOU
weren't brought IN and whore compare.
lively few persons knew sou and m.
portured you for their share % the pix
ings YOU might he able to save some.
thing Now you 1--we in the Second ~.
tr!ct. where you were born. II YOU stay
there and are elected Sheriff You . ha A
poor man when you go out Of on 60. FOR
YOU haven't got a marble heart II YOU
want TO move 10 some other part Of the
county go ahead and be sheriff
Listen again, AL II you are elected
Sheriff the organization will feel that
II has cancelled it's debt TO YOU FOR your
services at Albany. At N" end Of vour
term you'll be ex-Sheriff Smith, with a
living to make after possibly netting
100000 or s25. goo a yca for tho two
years II you scrimp"
Tom" said MIR. Smith--so proceeds
the affecting narrative sha'n't do H.
l was born and went to school IN ne
old Second district. and the only coll.g pa
degree I've got is from the Fulton Fish
Market = All my friends are there AM I
| have to get out in order to be Sheriff
Id rather not run. SO count me- o.t,
Tom"
So runs the sentimental chrome. II
n is sceptical. let him rememN,r mat
Robert +. Wagner. minority leader y
the Senate. Is pretty sure to run for the
Supreme Court this fail. and that re
guardians of Tammany Hall have often
said that they could not poss bly spare
both Al Smith n Bob Wagner from
Albany. II has been urged upon MI.
Smith that II he will go back TO the As.
sembly this winter he might 10 10 tho
Senate next veal and be In a position 10
run for President of Manhattan Borough
in 1917. Election to the Borough lresi.
dency is said TO be his real ambition.
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London once. Bingham Mouse. I Arun-
del street. Strand.
Paris once, 6 Rue de 10 Michodisrs. on
Rue du Quatre ssptsmbre.
Washington once. Hibbs Building
Brooklyn once. Zoe Livin gston street.
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A Valuable Suggestion From the Old
Confederate Constitution.

COufe0efot0 CONSTITUTION.
The Confederate Constitution "a
fashioned mainly after the United
States Constitution. Where its pro-
visions departed from those Of the
original instrument they were in more
than one particular Of even wiser con-
csption; a circumstance due to the
teaching Of experience. One instance
where the departure from the model
constituted an undoubted improvement
Is found in the ninth section Of Arti-
clio L.. as follows:
Congress shall appropriate no money
from the Treasury except by a vote Of
two-thirds OF both houses, taken by
yea and nays. unless It be asked and
estimated for by some one Of the heads
Of departments. and submitted TO Con-
gress by the President"
The rest Of this paragraph stated
the exceptions to the rule: namely,
appropriations for the expenses and
contingencies Of the Congress itself.
or for the payment OF claims against
the Confederate Government ~judiclaliy
ascertainei and declared. q
Here. then. we're two things entirely
lacking in the Federal Constitution /:
first. a definite recognition Of the
principle Of the executive budget. and
secondly, the requirement Of a two
thirds vote to pass any appropriation
not specifically proposed by the execu-
tive; a requirement at first sight
equivalent to the institution Of the
executive veto Of separate items, but
on close examination practically DIFF.
ferent from that.
No question before the Constitution
makers at Albany 10 moro urgent or
further reaching in its importance to
the citizens Of this State than that Of
the check to be put upon the appalling
Increase in the cost Of State govern.
memt As is shown IN the mastery
report on State finances submitted
for the committee on that subject by
tn chairman, tho Hon. HENRY L.
srMsoN, the general running ex.
penses Of the State have INCREASED
almost six hundred per cent. in thirty
years, a period during which the popu.
lst1on has increased but a little more
than eighty per cent. Moreover. the
Increase Is almost at a geometricaily
progressive rate, as Is shown by this
table Of five year periods:
IA
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DAVENPORT SEES
HOPE FOR MOOSE
Not in 1915, Except by a Mira
Gle, but Certainly Four
Years Later.
WEST LEADS MOVEMENT

Former State Senator Frederick Nor
gan Davenport contributes to the cur
rent Issue Of the outlook his closing
article In tho series on THE March OF
Political Liberalism" To that not in
considerable portion Of the inhabitants
OF the United States who have supposed
that "the heart OF democracy and liber-
alism In this country" was palpitating
amid the loo st trees of Sagamore Hi
II will occasion some surprise 20 learn
that It 10 really In tho West. whore the
professor has lately been trailing prog
ress and reaction.
The result of his peregrinations is ar
admonitiOn to the late adherents OF so.
cial Justice to get back into the Repub.
lican party with the idea Of rafting be-
fore the assembled hosts what is left OF
the Progressive party's skeleton until the
reactionaries are scared out OF their
boots and give the dear people what they
want. including offices.
In the separate States says Sena-
tor Davenport. "the great majority OF
the 1000, 900 who voted for Roosevelt
will probably enroll in the primaries OF
the old parties. most OF these with the
Republican. although "A considerable per
centage will Undoubtedly go into the
Democratic ranks. And in this return
to the two party order. the majority
American mind being what-it IL, there is
much practical wisdom. The greater
portion Of the Prosressives are oppor-
flnigf rAhtnala Tho tIon that th.Fa I.
any moral reproach In political oppor-
unisn 10 an illusion OF small minds.
Lincoln and every other practical and
efficient national leader that we have
had have been Of the o%pportunist type.
Except by a miracle no third party
movement will have m chance Of sue
cess In 1916"
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