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A Travesty Of Trade.

President WILSON favors antitrust
law exemption of American business
combinations for export trade pro
vided such combinations shall not
amount to anything. Once more the
Administration has demonstrated ITS
inability to understand or recognize
practical business facts. Once more
Il has shown that 1t Is always for
the encouragement Of business activi-
ties provided and the provlso al.
ways Is that these activities shall not
he conducted along the line Of business
experience, hut in accordance with
some fantastic theory Of political in
reference or control.
Probably when most business men
first noted the newspaper reports "
the Presidents address to the United
states Chamber Of Commerce in con
yenlion at Washington and saw the
headline advertisements Of his views
on export trade combination they
said to themselves: Here at last Is
something constructive from politics"
When they came TO read the accounts
Of his speech they must have had tho
same old feeling that it was hope.
less to expect this political regime to
exhibit business intelligence.
Amendment Of the antitrust laws
in order to permit American business
interests to deal more successfully in
foreign markets, where they have to
meet the competition OF great CONNER
clal combinations, has been vigorously
advocated by our leaders of CONNER
rial enterprises in recent years. The
opportunity now offering for AN OK.
pnnsion of American trade in the mar
kcts Of the world furnishes an OK
celcnt occasion for such legislation,
Yet the Administrations attitude to-
ward It Is altogether in keeping with
It's position on the shipping bill, n lie
liberate contempt for business expert
en"e and opinion and mn autocratlc
defiance of business ideas.
Nations which have fostered the
foreign commerce OF their manufactur.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-06
The National woman's Peace Party.

1t may or may not throw any light
on woman suffrage. this New York
state Branch OF the National Won
ans Peace Party. which had meet
Ing In this town Thursday. presided
over by one of the most famous OF
woman suffragists, Mrs. CARRIE CHAP.
MAN Gait. From the programme or
platform we Gull these three gems:
Democratic control OF foreign poll
cies
The further humanizing OF Govern
ments by the extension Of the franchise
to women.
"RemopdI Of the economic couses Of
pdr."
THE Sun cheerfully provides the
third proposition with italics.
According to Mrs CHARLOTTE PER
KGNs GILMAN. another radiant planet
Of feminism. the new party's pro
gramme is meant not only to end the
European war but to "alter humanity
So that there can be no more war on
earth"
Human nature changed. the eco.
monte causes of war removed; sim
pie, very, very simple!
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BUYING IN BULK.
Let Every Kitchenette DweIler Con-
slider It's Advantages.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str.
George w. Perklns's pamphlet on BUY
ing In Bulk--Not in Package" should be
rant out broadcast. II Is good common
sense and the Housewives League has
made a serious mistake In protesting
against e.
things are necessary foresight. good
storeroom and the sense TO deal with an
honorable firm of grocera. Whether
you get pure food Is not, II seems to me
dependent upon buying in bulk or
package, but upon the honor OF the firm
selling the goods.
Ten years experience OF both sys-
TENS has shown us that buying In bulk
not only reduced expenses but that we
got at less cost n better grade of gro
ceries and full weight, and learned to
dstrust the packages, the wholesale
firms too often relying upon the weight
of their names TO give the balance.
As for germs, can any modern house
wife, with a modern maid and In a
modern city kitchen, be sure that he
tween the opening of the package and
eating the contents no germ gets I'm d?
Then. too, we do not buy meat, lettuce,
spinach, &c., in packages, yet every one
knows that these are greater germ
breeders and carriers than the dry
foods. Is not the fear OF the germ
more dangerous than the germ itself?
Buying In bulk does lessen the cost
OF living, and I for one do not believe
1t adds any risk to life. e. II.
CONVERSE, N. H.. February 5.
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A WHEAT EMBARGO.
Is Such Measure Needed 10 Keep
Down the Prices OF F0Odstuffs?

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sir:
President Wilson has now before him
"A glorious opportunity to do something
TO retrleS some OF his past political
errors The rise in the price OF food
stuns IL something that can hardly be
regarded by him as merely psychology
cal Let him take the bull by the horns
and do something radical. Let him put
an embargo on wheat before IL is too
late. that is. before the price Of bread
Is increased all over the country
This is something that affects every
family In the land European countries
are protecting their foodstuffs by putting
on cmbargoes Why should We not do
the same? We should think OF ourselves
flrst not Europe We have done and
are doing our part in extending help TO
the European sufferers from the war.
But. as charity begins at home" we
feel that the time has about arrived to
do something for ourselves. AS We are
not 10 blame for Europe's war, there is
no earthly reason why we should be
taxed to pay for II.
Let us keep our wheat at home. IT
Europeans would rather fight than till
their crops II is not our affair Let
them he the sufferers. not us. Isn't 1t
about time for the President and Con-
gress to wake up?
w.LL,.s I. Dcc;E-.
BROOKLYN. February g.
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THE DEARTH OF MARES.
A Serious Shortage That Horse Breed
ers Must Consider,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir!
Those who have to do with things mill
tary In Canada are in hearty sympathy
with the plan outlined IN ietter frvrn
G. J. Fitzgerald recently printed In THE
SUN. urging the Importance OF placing
ban on the sale OF mares suitable Tor
producing cavalry remounts quite n
large proportion OF the cavalry and gun
horses that have been purchased in
Canada have been mares with strain
Of good blood. in fact animals OF a type
that is going to take us years to replace,
and II ls only now that they are gone
that we have become thoroughly awak-
ened TO the gravity OF the situation.
In company with some other admirers
Of the half bred admittedly the most
perfect type of remount in tho world.
7 have recently sent n representative TO
the race tracks In the vicinity OF New
York and Baltimore to secure large
thoroughbred sires, which we expect to
place in the stud In the best farming
districts in this vicinity within the next
two months.
We are doing this in the hope that we
may he able to repair the damage we
have suffered through the loss OF our
brood mare stock in the least possible
space OF time There has always been
number OF good thoroughbred stations
In western Ontario but there are fewer
to-day than i've years ago. and with
horses at higher figure than they have
sold for some years we are looking for
strong support from the progressive
horse breeding farmers OF Ontario.
have recently seen Il stated that the
United States has lost 500. 900 horses
since the war began. through purchases
made by representatives of the French,
English and Italian Governments a
large proportion of these must have
been mares Are our American cousins
awake to the gravity OF the situation
which confronts them or will they take
leaf from our book Of experience and
profit accordingly? 4. ". REASON,
Captain First Hussars.
LONDON. Ont, February g.
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The Synonymity Of Opposite Terms.

The Hon. GroRGE WASHINGTON
NORRIS, Progressive and Senator In
Congress from Nebras ska, believes in
a permanent Government merchant
marine. In that belief. after an in
terview with Mr. WILSON. wherefrom
he got the impression that the Presl-
dents emergency" Is now to he in
terpreted as "permanency," he sup
ports the ship purchase bill.
who Is being gulled? Is It the
Progressive who thinks he is going
10 vote for lasting socialism on
the sea. or the Democrats who are
wheeled with promises OF a tenn
porary Government shipping?
when Temporary" means "perma-
nent" and emergency" means for
ever" the spirit of Truth may well
wonder where It Is Mt and throw the
dictionaries out OF the window.
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PROS AND ANTS.
The Latter Accused OF Being Plagia-
rist Advertisers.

To THE EDITOR or THE sUK-Sir,
With the exception of the parodtes on
"Tipperary," the ants seem 20 have no
ideas for advertising their cause, and
must needs borrow from their oppo-
nents. When suffragists run tea roors,
conduct rallies or advertise in street
cars. the antls Immediately do the same,
being apparently unable to invent propa-
randa of their own
on the other hand, II is unlike suffra-
gists to follow suit, and that may be
the reason why they have not counter
balanced the "Tipperary" parodies with
string OF similar childish verses. That
Is not surprising but when the ants
say, Don't let a few women force the
burden Of suffrage on all women. 1t
IL not fair play" then II would seem
that some one might retort: DOG in
the manager; II you dont want the hay
let Dobbin have IT,"
However. that would he III tempered
and unworthy OF any cause The antis
mean well, and think they know best
what is for our good
LINDA l.. CONTENT.
New YoRK, February s.
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note circulation. The Imperial Bank
Of Germany ls still very strong in
gold, displaced from circulation by
various note emissions but neverthe-
less It's gold cover for its note circula-
ton is only 46.40 per cent. Such a
percentage after six months of
colossal warfare testifies 10 the eff
cheney Of Germany's financial nobili-
zation. But what Of year. two years
hence, when every gold mark in the
empire shall have been gathered into
the Reichsbank? The war expenses
will call on all tho nations involved for
ever increasing note issues. But as
has been shown, II the Allies retain
command Of the seas. they can build
up their gold reserves by 100000 600
mined from the earth each year. The
day must come when Germany's
only mines will he the printing
presses JAMES q. II. UNLISTED.
New YORK, February T.
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TAX EATERS.
Exempt From Burdens They Are Al
WAYS Eager 70 Impose.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sir:
why In the easy public" not up I'm
arms against our forever tax exempt
public officials who now propose an
other tax such az that ION salaries,
apartment dwellerS, storekeepers, &C."
and always exempt themselves from tax
alton?
This WAS successfully accomplished
with the national income tax law, when
our President. Governors. Mayors,
judges, DOWN TO the small political Of
ficeholders throughout the United states,
We're exempted from paying their just
and equal share OF the tax. should Of
1cal salaries up to that Of the Presi-
dents $4,000. to say nothing OF other
sources OF income, he considered rs
harder earned than that of clerks labor
ing for from $1,000 to $1,000. or do
ON eholders enjoy less Of the freedom.
sunshine and liberties OF our land?
Furthermore II every one In public
office were to pay his portion of the
taxes imposed no doubt the present re-
turns would be more than doubled. And
what Is to stop our officials II they see
NJ through further extravaganza TO
amend the law and either reduce the
present minimum or increase the rate
in order to collect additional revenue?
q. A. DERscHUCH.
NEW YoRR. February 6.
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half Of the people Il would appear
singular that the department. for
merly the Marine Hospital Service, Is
not more generally known. Its most
recent achievement is the condemna-
ton after thorough and fair lnvestl
CATION Of the Friedman consumption
cure. The administrative supervision
Of the service Is divided into seven
sections, 1) scientific research and
sanitation, (2) foreign quarantine
and immigration, (3) Interstate quar-.
antine. az sanitary reports and sta -
tistics. 90 marine hospitals and re-
lief, t6) personnel and accounts, 90
miscellaneous
Owing to the more liberal granting
OF funds by the Congress the division
for research has done wonderful work
not only in the laboratory hut also
on the spot where berlberl. diphtherIa.
hookworm disease, goitre, leprosy. ty.
phod fever. malaria. pella gra, ira.
choma (bllndness) tuberculosis. ship
fever, or last but not least occupa-
tionnl disease. actually prevailed. No
summer soldiers" these! Wherever
pcstlence and death are most rife.
there are the men Of this service to
be found endeavorlng to unravel their
mysteries for the protection of the
people. DR.. SCHEREscHEwsKY will
shortly publish the results Of a most
palnstaking invest CATION of the by.
gienlc condition OF the garment max
ers in this city that will he enlighten.
ing and advance the welfare of those
engaged in this occupation.
Among the recent publications Of
the section on conditions Of the rural
schools by DR.. I. CLARK is the dis
covery that among 1885 school chill
dren examined In the Virginlas IL
per cent. OF the number were suffer
Ing from that rare disease in this
country goltre. and that only per
cent of these cases was among the
boys, a surprising fact which these
determined Investigators will doubt
less succeed in explaining.
On the subject of malaria several
physicians were detailed to make re
search and instruct the people IN pre-.
yention by draining. screening, &C..
work which has been crowned with
success The same efforts have been
directed to the dissemination Of
knowledge In the prevention of ty-
phold fever, especially in rural com
munltles.
THE SrN has frequently nvailed it.
self Of the valuable monthly reports
Of this service. and extends to It's
able chief, Surgeon. General RUPERT
BLUE, Its grateful and appreciatlve
compliments.
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Great Britain will be obliged to de-
toch a considerable number of de.
stroyers and subma rines from the
North Sea and send them into the
Channel, the Irish Sea and the North
Atlantic. leaving her patrol of the
North Sea by so much weakened
Raids upon the east coast Of England
and attacks upon transports convey.
ing troops to France could then be
attempted with better chances of
success.
Great Britain cannot AFFORD to re-
move any of her merchant ships from
the Atlantic route The only notice
she can take Of tho war zone" notice
is to use all her available resources
to protect her ships and destroy the
German submarines lying in wait for
them. AZ II Is impossible for the
Germans 10 establish an effective
blockade of British waters with sub.
marines or with any other warshps,
the United States. unless IL is supinely
willing 10 forego plain neutral rights
OF the high seas. will disregard the
war zone" warning. Its tone of
buster and menace will make no new
friends for Germany and is likely to
ALLEVIATE old friends. A more i'm.
polite document was never issued.
What nm unfortunate capacity for
laundering the German Government
seems to have in these dstressful
times
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Amerlka Ueber Allies.

Two significant and praisewothy
utterances came on Thursday from the
lips of two Americans in high Office
To a caller interested in the attitude
Of the United States toward the ma
lions now at war the President used
these words:
Think of America first "
Addressing the Democratic editors
Of the State Of Indiana, the Secretary
Of State said:
There is not a single thing about
the Presidents conduct In this terrible
conflict that can be criticised from the
American citizens standpoint.
And no criticism In Great Britain or
in Germany will prevent him from doing
exactly what he knows ought TO be done.
in order to act on every question ac-
cording TO our neutrality"
II the principle which lies behind
these two declarations is adopted for
the guidance of every American citi-
zen, whether he be in public office or in
private life, the course of the United
States and its people will he straight
and direct, although it cannot be
smooth and easy.
America first, America all the time,
America under all circumstances
what more can any native or adopted
American ask What less can any
American tolerate?
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Let the Facts BE Made Known Now.

What unrevealed incidents did
Secretary REDFIEID refer to when he
said that in case the ship purchase
bill failed Of passage the President
and his Cabinet would place the
facts before the people?
why. II there has been concealment,
is this not the appropriate moment,
while the proposal Is dying in the
Senate for lack Of single vote, to
disclose whatever may be hidden, and
arouse that sentiment, Of which Mr.
REDFIELD quite rea sonably says:
Get out OF the way of American pub
lie opinion when It learns the facts"
SO far in the history Of this project
the mystery has enshrouded only Its
promoters. The assumption Of legis
lative functions by WILLIAM G. Nc
ADoo; the fury of WILLIAM j. STONE ;
the cryptic outgivlngs OF the President
himself; the threats that have been
uttered the unsupported allegations Of
deep plots and stratagems on the
part OF its opponents; these have
been exerted in its behalf, not against
It. The directors have been the men
whose conduct has been open and
nhovebonrd. The promoters are the
ones who have worked In the dark
Has the Administration any facts"
that will arouse the storm Mr.. RED.
FIELD predlcts2 If it has, let 1t pro.
duce them now, and pass It's bill, for
the House OF Representatives of the
Sixty-fourth Congress will not he n
healthful assemblage for legislation
of this kind.
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Plans Rules for Surface Car Riders.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir:
Your article "Wlll the street Cleaners
Repeal the Near side stop Rule" can
be answered in a measure by saying
that passengers could get off and on
from the front ends of the cars, which
would bring them right in line with the
cleared sidewalk on the near side of the
street.
Is not the far side rule just as bad II
patrons get off on the forward side and
step into more than a foot deep pile OF
slush and sleet?
My recommendation would be that
the cars stop on the near side during
the six mild months and the far side
for the winter months. should front
entrance not he in line with the traffic
company's policy HIRAM.
RROoKLYN. FebruarY 5
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Werner Horns Violation Of Neutrality.

To the EplroR or THE SuN-Sir, The
International status OF Werner Horn,
whose attempt to destroy the interna-
tional bridge at Vanceboro, Me, failed,
may still be n matter of doubt In any
event the United States has excellent
ground for procedure against him. lie
has grossly violated the neutrality which
We have honestly endeavored to main
tain and upon which sundry resident
Germans (not German Americans, for
there appears to be nothing American
in their makeup) have been so vehe-
mently insisting. Would it not he in
the nature of poetic justlc II his punish
ment should come at our hands?
X. NJ. ELIsH.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, February
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The War Zone Warning.

All the waters Of the Seven Seas
are war zones" as between Germany
and the other naval powers with
which she is at war. 1t was therefore
unnecessary for the German Adj
niralty, So far as Great Britain and
her allies were concerned. to declare
the waters around Great Britain and
Ireland. including the whole English
Channel" war zone" from and
after February is, 1918. As between
Germany and the neutral nations
there can he no such thing as war
zone" In those waters. The use of
the term in the Admiralty's announce
ment would not concern the United
States, some of whose ships are en-
gagged in transatlantic trade. If 1t
were not for the sinister warning in
the following official language:
Neutral ships in the war zone are in
danger. as in consequence OF the misuse
OF neutral flags, ordered by the British
Government on January 81. and in view
Of the hazards OF naval warfare, 1t can
not always be avoided that attacks
meant for enemy ships endanger neutral
ships."
What the German Admiralty pri.
marlly means Is this, we presume:
that ships of neutral nations sailing
through the English Channel or In
any waters around Great Britain
and Ireland" will run more or less
risk of being hit and sunk accidentally
when in the line of fire, with cargo
crew and passengers, by torpcdoes or
shells discharged by German war
ships attacking enemy merchant ships
which misuse" neutral flags in an
attempt to escape. There may be an
added meaning that II German war
ships, probably submarines which
have no great speed, suspect, although
wrongly ms II may turn ont, that n
merchant ship flying II neutral flag is
when trying to escape and sunk IL she
does not stop and surrender or yield
10 the right Of visitation and search,
This may he an ugly prospect for Amer
lean ships trading with bellgerents or
with neutrals In Europe, but the Ger
mans would be responsible for their
mistakes. The sinking of an American
merchant ship supposed 10 be a ship
belonging to one of the Allies would
provoke II storm Of Indignation in the
United States, the consequence OF
which might he n declaration OF war
against Germany in spite of all that
diplomacy could do to avoid II.
As the German Admiralty under
stands this perfectly the presumption
IN that the war zone" warning was
issued with no thought that German
warships would commit the blunder
of sinking neutral merchant ships, hut
10 frlghten shipping circles in both
England and the United States into sus-
pending salings, A great blow would
certainly he struck At the enemy II OK
l. portations Of food AMI war materials
from the United States to the Allies
y could be stopped or greatly reduced
The German Government may have
another object in view, strategic
object. To meet The greater peri
threatened to her merchant ships
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JAPANESE PALANQUIN, $1,000.
The Sale Of bailey, Ltd., Antiques
Now Totals sIS.0I5.

In the sale of the antiques hcrougInE
to Bailey, Ltd, OF London, England
conducted by Silos Firth avenue o.
galleries. the best price yesterday wac
S1,05O. paid h, Herbert Du PAY o.
Pittsburg for lsianquin that bore t.'
crest or the Prince OF Satsuma NJ Uv
Puy also paid $3.50 for a BroadwooI
piano in satinwood
Mrs Oakman gave $3.50 for two
sheraton sofas aud Mrs a MackIutn-N
paid $3.50 for an old Chippcudalc e.|e
table, The total for the session was
SS,915. making S1S9i5 to date Pm"
sale concludes to-day.
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Representative UNDERWOOD Of Ala
hama, soon to he translated to the
Senate. is already becoming so eau
tious in his views that it is difficult to
recognize in him the clear headed
practical and sturdy party leader of a
year ago. In the House yesterday he
uttered this emlnently Wilsonian sem
timent so long as we maintain, for
our own national Government, a posi-
ton that Is right and Just, we shall
succeed without resort TO the battle
field" An excellent argument for dis
banding the army and dlsmantling the
navy.
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PRESIDENT AND BUSINESS.
When Did lie Ever Consider the
Opinions Of Business Men?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
his speech before the Chamber of Com
merce, Washington, President Wilson
said
Men on the inside OF business know how
business Is conducted, and they cannot
complain II men on the outside make mis-
takes about business n they do not come
from the inside and give the kind OF ad-
vice which is necessary.
would like to know when the Prcsi-
dent hus ever paid the slightest attention
To the business men or to the numerous
DELEGATIONS representing business that
have appeared before him since he has
taken office,
" the President had advanced this
theory year ago the present condition
OF business In this country would not be
in such n demoralized state.
ALFRED l., lsAACs.
New YoRK, February b.