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HYPREN STUDIES.
Relative Values and Esteem Of the
Racial Name Componpnts.

To u EDITOR or THE SvS-Sir. one
~ your correspondents suggests n We
verSal ~ form IN the matter OF hyphen-
atiuE tho people who cherish the mem
ory % their origin 50 dearly as TO he
unwilling 20 he known as Americans
without qualifying rhe term.
lie thinks u would he hetter 20 call
them Observation-Disclosures han German
Americans American-lrish than Irish
Americans. Sc. and possibly IL might
sound better = the primary object IN
designating them were To call attention
10 their claim 20 he considered Ameri-
can and 10 use the other Part Of the
title as descriptive OF their origin.
But a lttie consideration suficeS
TO determine ,'7at the reversed title
would not properly describe them As
ihoy are. though II might he considered
descriptive ot what thcy ought 10 he.
\ Gcrmau-Amer',au is not ono who
vas formerly . German and is nov an
American. He Is one who is frst A Ger
man and scconddrilY an American. The
distinction is clear lie holds the frs,
part 90 MS Title as that which mos
trul, describes him - he werc more
truly 20 b." described rs au American
he wound be prompt 90 declaring hs
statu, To he such that 'hr hyph,ultci
tl'ir IS Z tcproach, NOT AN honor To him.
tie would resent the Use ~ Il.
\ Gc'uau-Americau is who would
Ike 20 be- an American II ne We're not q
German. IN American is ono Who is
NO longer ANYTHING but an American.
whether or not he was formerly some
'uIrE clso. n. \. g
NFw York. March s
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The Chief Of Naval Operations.

There Seems to he some concern i'm
Washington about the usefulness OF
the post Of chief Of naval operations
created by Congress inst before nj
i0urnment. Secretary DANIELS SUE
cecdcd in having two important pro-
visions struck out If the original hill (:
one giving the chief If operations
fifteen assistants and The other re-
puiring that he he an officer not hc
low tho grade OF Rear Admiral. Thus
the chief Of operations will have only
the assistants that the Secretary
gives him, for according 10 the word
ing ~ the bill he is In do his work
81 preparing war plans under tho
direction OF the Secretary, Mn
DANIELS is quoted as saying:
II was opposed TO the orig nal drdft
because it would have removed from tho
General boards duties its chief and
most important function Of preparing
war plans, These plans have for many
years been prosecuted with diligence
under the able guidance Of admiral
DEWEY The result ~ his experience
and knowledge Of large problems.
coupled with tho labor and ahlt N OF
other officers detailed to duty on the
board, could not safely he dispensed
in sympathy with any measure that
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Lo~ngfellow and the Sacred Goldfish.

The Hon. GRAFTON DUIANY CreH-
ISo, Lieutenant.Governo Of Massa.
chusetts. follows the traditions Of
that great Office and Is highly re.
solved to he the Republican candidate
for Governor Of that curious Common.
wealth, succeeding the imperturbably
popular DAVID WALSH. To Mr.. CusH.
iNG The Sun wishes well. His man.
ners and appearance are d. stlnguished.
He extends into the ether some 20
inches. Unrl his fiery yearning for
further glory in the o restored Bul.
finch monument, he was independent,
straightforward and TO be approved.
But wrath is possible eve to &c.
lestial minds. One MCCALL. whom
we seem TO remember wildly a. a
member Of Congress. for his unusual
lin fact, disgracefull intellectual dis
tinction. knowledge Of the public bust.
ness. allegiance to the Constitution
and solitary individualism Of opin-
ion, careless Of the hour. vas not
elected Governor and Captain. General
last fall. but Is still well thought on
by those who believe in a renaissan nee
Of the Republican party.
Our gigantic GRAFTON. who in spite
Of his long protruslon into the at
mosphere. can very well afford TO wait
until older soldiers of the public veal
have had their promotion. is said to
accuse MCCALL OF having the inter
ests'' behind him.
II the longitudinous one Is really
guilty Of this saying, 1t Is unworthy
Is going to use that lingo. he should
claim sanctuary in East Walpole. he
should mingle the product of his pa
trician lachrymal ducts with the iron
tears drawn from CHARLEY BIRDS
cheek.
The interests" a phrase that the
magazine g~obemouches are weary Of:
that only the cheapest politicians dare
20 emit. Moreover. our Beautiful
and Longitudinous One. rich no doubt.
Ivy the wise thrift Of ancestors will
ing 10 he CLOSE" ~ that he might he
forehanded. forgets that there is a lot
Of people in this country who awak-
ening to the devils own headache
after the long debauch of rant. ECU
lation and reform. are asking them
selves What are our interests: How
are we going TO make a living"
ON this account possibly the large
intelligence of the Hon. SAM MCCALL
may he preferred by the Bay state
voters 10 even the pulchritudinous
upward thrusting extension Of the
Hon. GRAFTON DULANY CUSHING.
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AN ADMIRER OF FRANCE.
Mr.. Frank Harris Corrects an Error As
TO His Opinions.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir. You
do not wish me to answer my critics,
II even gentle w are apt to he
misread. but | must ask you TO allow
me to make a correction. ] dnd that
my attitude to the nations now at war
has been misunderstood In one particu-
lar. The French Consulate here In New
York appears to believe that because I
have condemned the English oliyarchy
! have also condemned the French
democracy. Nothing could he further
from my intention.
! have spent the greater part of my
life and by far tho happiest days OF it
In France. | owe to France more than
! can estimate-much OF my education
as an artist and the earliest recognition
OF my literary work La Revue dcs
DcUr WondeS published my stories
when no magazine in America or Eng
land would look at them. Faris Is to
me The City of Light and anything
French Is apt 10 appeal TO me.
Moreover, apart from personal feel
ing ! regard France a. the first and
highest of modern States. There is a
more equal and fairer distribution OF
wealth there than IN any other coun-
try, which is equivalent to saying that
there is a higher sense Of justice In that
noble French people than In any other.
ON the other hand growth Is provided
for. Artists and mon of letters. scien-
lists aud inventors. philosophers and
seers. all the priests OF the intellect are
more highly considered there than else
whero. Were the quarrel a quarrel be-
tween France and Germany my sympa-
thy would he with France.
was among the first. I think, 10 rec
ogui2e the new spirit Of the young gen
Grafton In France, the spirit OF patriot
ism and self-sacriice. Again and again
! have pointed out m my writings that
there should be an chronological parti-
ton OF the two disputed provinces that
the Germans should give back the
French parts to France. Till that is
lone France suffers under an intolerable
grievance
Hut ! cannot help realizing that the
real fight to-day is between England
and Germany. and there my duty is no
less clear. though france unfortunately
Is bearing the brunt OF the attack.
FRANK HARRIS.
NEW York, March S
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Experiments With Business.

The Federal Trade Commission is
handicapped at the outset by the jus
tifable suspicion of the political faint
which pervaded Its creation. Business
men cannot he interested in the par
tisan s~quabbles which the nomlna-
tons to the commission provoked.
They must. however, he profoundly
concerned by this Illustration Of It's
political quality.
Yet the Federal Trade Commission
has a large opportunity to commend
Itself to the country's favorable re.
gard. II can acquire n ~businessllke
disposition without which It's opera.
lions will he obstructive Of trade and
Industrial development. II can learn
much from the demonstrated mistakes
Of other Government commissions.
Federal and State. and II II c~onsults
them 1t will not follow the precedent
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion. which used up a quarter Of n
century before II ~endeavored 10 regu-
late the railroads in accordance with
realities instead Of along the lines Of
theory.
II the Federal Trade Commission
experiment works badly in the main
1t will he because rhe commission Is
ignorant Of the essential nature Of
business and refuses to respect bust.
ness experience. II will he because
the commission shuts its eyes 10 the
facts which make business move and
keep II going. II will be because in
approaching the very practical ques-
tons with which II will have Ia deal
II will make me approach from the
standpoint Of the theorist and idealist.
or. what IL worst Of all, from the
standpoint OF the politician.
Commission government Of business
has been anything but INDICATED ny
the record. which shows that Govern
ment regulation Is utterly negative.
while the necessities Of business are
absolutely positive. Political boards
entrusted with the supervision Of bust
ness processes apparently feel always
obliged to ascertain and determine
that which business men may not or
must not do. Business exists by doing
things. Men Of affairs have very III
tic desire TO know what cannot ne
done. They have to find out what
can be done.
Let us hope that the new Federal
Trade Commission turns u 70 he
better than 1t looks. and above all.
that II will render quick decisions
after abbreviated Investigations. Rusi-
ness opportunity does not tarry.
Business men have to think and
act quickly. Where commission gov.
eminent ~ business has been most
defective has been in It's tardy con.
illusions following d,latory delibera.
tions. II Is Of the nature ~ business
that II must he done somehow. hut
political interference with business in.
variahly tends to retard the business
movement. diminish ,ts volume and
lessen Its value.
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PRAISE TO THE FACE.
For Once THE sun" Allows Too Par.
tial u Friend to Have His Say.

~ nv ''''''H wv HE lhe'"
mas never pe'h puh'iNhen IN ms ''tS'
wi ~ any "'neI' = more nflh'hit GU
toi''' page nan was turned "ut ny HE
''-u'S
me N'"uN u"' t'CH,I'' Sing UP 81
Wlson ~ VI tn' h'a'r VA ii'us' the
N',"N 'htuN' al Ie',t SIi.NhrN GRANT
anu ms gnh'I idea or marriage
''' S'ln'lli paragraphs hrlSt'iNE
WIN WI also l~hioTIndii'n IN" otter
10y ~NeNant fISh. h"Wlns IN" spend
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YESTERDAY AT THE PLAY.
Can the Child Of To-day Know the
Thrills Of His Elders?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir, Al
low me-. even though | invite the charge.
by insisting that the "palmv days" were
superior 10 the present. that | am grow
ing Old. 10 indorse heartily your article
on the children's drama published last
sunday.
II - indeed 4 task that confronts the
Parents League. what to recommend
for children among the hundred and one
productions that have been made this
season must have hcen a puzZlcr As
an educational factor the Broadway
stag" this winter has played an lusic-
niiicaut part. As your wiltcr SAYS.
aside from the cheap vulCaritics of tn,
musical comedy shows the serious stage
has been exclusively given over {" Mays
dealing with crooks or the problems ~
paiholoGia ~seNualis,
Whln | was a boy there was hardly
a Friday night ~ y SATURDAY. matinee
mat didn't find me a gallery god watch
ne the big. hiC stars a. Nrst-"vetr.
Md hTw they thrilled. how they in
spired. stimulating an Interest IN poetry
that has been a source OF inoStmthle
pleasure ever since, II is moro than
a pity that children. as well as grown
ups. these DAYS have 50 few orportuui-
ties to feed and hat'cu upon I've rlasS'-
cal and picturesqu,lv dramatic.
on mat my children and myself
might ha'" an opportunity To- see and
hear ROoth ~ Ms equal ~ HdWI'f.
Barrett As LGrctotfo, Mccullough as
Iir0MtIs. T. l. Davenport as sir GnCS.
Adelaide Nelson as Isdb'ild. Mary An
derson as GniGtcd, NodicsN2 As POsd-
Hud ard Behau as EdfhpTr'' Then
again Tor the thrills evoked ny Samuel
ll"rc, In The Old House on Tho
Bridge Cherries CoEnlan ~ L~aaodcrc.
Etlhfrr "a EJuJtu8 n1ut,V E10rers. ~
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MOVES TO
REPEAL ALIEN LAW
viii Send Emergency Measure
to the Legislature To-
morrow.
on SUBWAY WORK

Gov. whitman will send to Tho Log
lature tomorrow an cmcrgcnry mo.
sage asking that the alien labor law no
repealed. He made IN his mind 200 40
this after receiving the resolution -,.
tho Jaws repeal which tho Ro,eI .,
Estimate unanimously passed m rrrlay
The result Of . weeks tryout co. 20.
way construction without alien ~. ,-.
was thus summarized ycst"rda,
clarence a Crane. Sc rotary Of tno lcr
cral Contractors Association;
REPORTS compiled from thir;t 90
subway contracts nv special representa-
tives OF the office Of the association
show that at the close OF last nisn's
work 5,6s5 men were employed. On
February %. tho date on which m.
opinion Of the court Of Appeals va.
handed down holding that the alien Ia.
hor law was constitutional. there we're
il.5OO men on these Jobs. These thirty
three Jobs represent 70 per cent. ~ all
the subway work 10Y under c%ontrac,
on which. according to the reports Of
the Public Service Commission, 1870
were at work on February /.
Applying the same percentage which
the thirty-three jobs reported on today
Uttl 7 - INV NIlFAt 'l'IF WIZ WHY NtNsN
men working or FRIDAY
The Information gathered hy no -.
ISOLATION shows The number OF old I'm.
pioyccs who have been retained and
the humble Of new hands taken or. Tho
number OF newly engaged workmen rep.
resents 80 per cent. OF tho total force
now engaged. In answer 70 our inquiry
the contractors almost 70 a man have
stated that the new citizen EMPLOYEES.
] 1nv,yavn abop, N rant IN aNf1fa,e,,
with the old men discharged. The ma
jority OF the applicants are physically
UNIT Several contractors say thai un.
less they are able to secure a better
class OF labor they will he obliee 70
suspend certain portions OF their work.
The plain truth OF the matter 10 nat
there Is rot a sufficient number of ne1
who are either willing pr able 20 tackle
tho pick and shovel work commor'y
known as 'mucklng' \ large percert.
age OF the applicants are looking for
timckeerers' or forewen's places. In
der Tho law foremen are c'assei az
gents OF me employer and not as ~ *
men herce there are no positions %
that character open.
There seems 10 hc some impression N,
Judging from the editorial commeut IN
some Of tho papers, that citizen .shor
commands "a higher price than alien and
that contractors Included IN their hd.
this high priced citizen labor AID d.-
libci1tely ignored the law for the puf-
pose Of divertiug into their own pockets
the difference between that wage and the
wage paid the alien. This Is an NJ
terry absurd and erroneous contention
There never has hcen one ratio f.. 81
zen labor and another for allen Nor.
than 30 per cent. OF the union tabor IN
~ubways and other public work : Il eH
'.hpF aud the ur4rgE r-ttEg frgpI Z n
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The News From the City Of Mexico.

Conditions in the city Of Mexico
the despatch of the letter from a
merchant published in THE Sun yes
terday. At the time the letter was
written. February IL. there was no
wheat bread for sa o. eggs cos eight
cents apiece. fish ~ cents n pound.
and all foodstufs were scarce and
high. although the railroad 10 Vera
Cruz was still open. 1t = now, n
has been for several days. closed 10
freight traffic. being used occasion
ally for military purposes only. We
are still without water" wrote this
merchant to his correspondent in New
York, "the streets are beginning 10
smell terrifcally. and the dreaded ty.
phus fever. which fourishes in cool.
dry weather when dirt Is plentiful. IL
claiming about seventy victims a
week"
That was three weeks ago. Within
q few days General OBREGON. com
handing the Carranza garrison. has
frustrated the activities Of an inter
national relief committee and threat
ened to evacuate the capital and let
the mob solve the famine problem in
its " way. The explanation OF
General O%BREGoN's behavior il two
fold he shares his chiefs antipathy
to foreigners. and he realizes thar he
cannot hold the capital without re
endorsements. The currency difficulty
he has also found insurmountahle
since the State Department forced
him to abandon A levy upon the for
eign merchants. SO the situation -
This: the capital is on the brink or
famine. and If OREGON withdraws
his o the legations and foreign
propert interests will he AT the
mercy of the mob, unless n vigilance
committee is organized and proves
strong enough to put down disorder.
There is an alternative" the appear
nncp on the scene of EMILIANO IL.
rNrA. who when last in possession of
the city administered affairs accept.
ably with the aid Of III" conservative
element ana the business men, vino
advanced money for expenses.
Rnt vii, hes" mahr>hifiS always
save he capital from anarchy: Their"
i grave fear that IN" Time j. nos
remote when the Admins ration nj
Washington can trust O." luck no
longer. The Brazilian. British. span
ism and Italian ambassadors are
bringing Mr.. BRYAN IA" most pc>Sl-
nistic reports Of the plight of their
~ouutrympn in the CITY ~ MoXlcN
and asking what remedial m~ca sureS
are under consideration Even Mr..
BRYAN admits thar the situation IL
grave. when the United STATES has
10 stake its hop" of The relief Of n
starving population in the city ~
Mexico, and corrclatiyely the main
nee Of order. upon the good offices
OF the cx.bandit Of Morelos, things
have come T., n sad pass i a
tragic anti"nmaN 10 moral SnaSlon as
y working policy
Again the report thai mem
bers Of the Diplomatic Corps have de.
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Va Politics IL the American Legion,

To THE EplroE or THE SUN-Sir: Re.
'erriuG to Won editorial article IN io-
day : St'N und~ tho caption zone Word
to the American Legion" The officer,
of the legion assure YOU that from IN,
lur' ption of the movement II has been
thcir purpose to avoid the slightest
Identification with any political paris ~
organization. and they pledge them.
selves To tho people and the press {,
see to n that the legion keeps ITSELF frc,
from al politics, and nave requested
and do request. that an political organ
cations as such refrain from ANS m.
lorscmout of this movement
T. oRMoNpE rowFr
For the incorporates
NUw NoRK. March 6.
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Some Of the misguided r~eactionaries
thought that Mr.. WILSON would veto
the seamen's union bill. SO easy Is II
for the ignorant to misa pprehend the
intimate wisdom Of the illuminate.
The seamen's union law extends
the New Freedom to the seas. In the
sacred cause Of service TO mankind
1t rips up treaties with foreign ma
tons. To u wiser and happier land
it offers the service" joy Of seeing
its merchant marine. hampered mex
tricably already, made more incom-
petent to compete with those less al.
truistic countries.
The New Constitution Of Business,
having done all the harm 1t could TO
domestic business. now a~uspiciousy
includes the merchant marine. 1t
was not dying quick enough. Mr..
WILSON and Mr.. la TOILETTE and
other labor" patriots are striving to
give it euthanasia.
The dear people will have to pay
for this as they have to pay for ali
the other noble processes making FOR
their own detriment and 'the service
of mankind"
Praise service" brethren. service ~
What price il too high for the opror-
tunity to hurt ourselves and help our
rivals and surround our pious brows
with the halo of self-Sacriticing Will
sonianism:
And then the labor vote is So dear
to an altruist who never thinks OF
reelection: and progressive help is 81
welcome 10 a Solitary.
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COMPULSORY VOTING.
Perhaps the Law would Eventually
Force Anti Suffragists to the Polls.

To III EDITOR or THE SuN-str: Pc
rusal OF THE l. of October 20, 1909.
would have rendered your correspondent
Anna S" less positive when predicting
In THE L OF March . that no one will
force the ants TO vote IN the suffrage
future which she foresees.
Some time ago a Hartford preacher
felt moved to denounce as morally
dead the man who exercises what your
correspondent terms the "pr~erogative'
~ abstaining from voting. From
the SUS OF 1903 your correspondent
might have learned OF the pains and
penalties inflicted by the criminal law
Of Spain on persons who shirk vot ng
In a moral awakening on the subject of
duty as contrasted with ''~prerogatlve. %
might not legislation OF our state punish
with due severity those so morally
dead" as TO abstain from voting IL
legally capable OF the act?
such Legislation would seem 10 find a
sanction in views expressed by Charles
O'Conor In an address before the New
York Historical Society on May 8. 1877.
peclaring that when described as a
franchise voting vas somewhat In
aptly termed" the speaker insisted that
voting was no more a private right
than the payment of a just tax or the
act OF submitting 10 enrolment as a
soldier and marching TO confront an
assai.inC foe all alike public duties.
exemptions from which accorded by law
10 persons who in tho judgment OF the
State were unable to sustain the bur
den ought To he regarded as relief
acts" exemptions from the perform
ance Of a public service
Continuance OF their present exemp-
ton the anti-suffragists need not be re-
preached for asking. even though, In the
event OF the exemption ceaslng. no one
VIII stand with a club and force the
ants 20 vote until legislation directed
against those deemed morally dead
shall provide the Official and the
weapon. Charles W, SLOANE.
NEW YORK. March s.
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'ided to abandon the city OF Mexico

cided TO abandon the city OF Mexico
in despair Of protecting their har.
assed countrymen and getting a hear
ing for the home Governments. Again
an allied expedition" to relieve the
capital is proposed. This IL q rem
edy that obviously cannot he enter.
tanned. At present the Wilson Ad-
ministration. as Mr.. BRYAN admits.
has only n plan. and that Is ito
bring every known pressure to bear
on General CARRASzA and General
OBREGoN to change their present pol.
icy" Meanwhile he'll may break
loose in the city Of Mexico. To
avert 1t could there he anything more
ctiicacious than an intimation that
unless there is n change for the bet
ter. with acceptable guarantees for
the future, 1t will he nccessa ry to
send the transports back to Vera
Cruz?
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4 Daniel Come 10 Judgment.

Our compliments and thanks 10 tho
Jersey and to Mr.. Justice GARRISON
In particular. writer Of the opinion
which holds that. in the absence Of
presidents. the Year Books and other
ancient reports not anticipating the
present fate Of chickens and other
incumhranccs Of the highway:
"A criminal assault, may he com
mitted with an automobile driving along
a public stree: az an excessive rat. OF
speed that endangers the safety ~ other
persons and actually results in such
an injury"
From the dark chambers Of tho
memory arise old spectres Of asses.
JOHN Dor can commit an assault on
RICHARD Ror almost symbolically by
waving his fst at him. so 70 speak
Batteries seem clear. II a poor devil
~ Il footman is not assaulted and
battered damnahly afterward-hy n
ord of speed. c%onquering space, for
getting time and running ovcr what
YER Of domestic or wild nature is
unfortunate Ia get in tho way of his
vi,>prlous wheels. then the layman
who is merely n killer can suspect
nothing Of the magical dark mysteries
OF the law.
Evan ont ~ \nu Inrsn, ,r,tb.
may ONE
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The Hon. JACK BEALL Of Texas. who
retired from Congress on March 4 to
practise law at Waxahachie. in bidding
farewell to a Maryland Representative,
"Marse FRED" TALBorr. wrote 10 him:
You are one OF the few links remain-
ing connecting the membership 81 to-
day with the membership OF that time In
the past when the voices OF great men
were heard In the House and in tho
Senate"
Nobly spoken. JACK BsALL' Such
solid truth makes n regret that true
modesty is going back 10 private life.