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APPOINTIVE JUDGES.
Would the System Stlll Further Bend
This City TO Outside Dlctatlon?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. The
agitation emanating from Republicans
to which a few Democrats for some UNI
accountable reason have lent their sup
port. to substitute for the present
method OF selecting Judges by popular
vote the older one of having them APP
pointed by the Executive, makes peril
nent the inquiry whether the O. q. T..
intends to deprive the Democratic city
of New York of even the measure Of
home rule II now enjoys.
should the party now in control at
Albany bring about this change and
should history repeat itself, the APP
pointed judiciary In New York city
would in about ten or fifteen years
become Republican. Mr.. Barnes, Mr..
Tanner. Mr.. Whitman and their satel-
ltcs would of course welcome such a
change; for in the lexicon OF Republi-
canism Democrats make unfit and un-
trustworthy jurists, especially when
elected.
IL such is not their firm belief. II is
hard to reconcile their charge that the
proposed change will not improve the
upstate judiciary but will elevate. sane
tify and make altogether lovely that In
New York city. That such opinions are
held by them I know from talks with
numerous Republicans. especially those
while they have criticised for uniitness
members of the bench of the Court of
Appeals. Appellate Division, supreme
Court and Surrogate's Court who were
not OF their political belief men, mind
you, Of unquestioned ability and pro-
bity. they have had only words OF praise
for Judges elected by their own party.
Now, | am Democrat myself but
] am not ohsessed so that cannot
recognize that justices Iliscock and
Werner were we'll chosen as well az
justices Tompkins and Mills But |
hold ii self-eyident that the same is
true OF Judge Bartlett and Judge Sea-
bury, and also OF Justices Keogh.
rhilbln and Stapleton and Surrogate
Fowler
|; has become popular during the last
few years for United States Judges.
who are appointive, to suffer lmpeach-
ment. our judiciary under the elective
system In this state has not suffered
this humiliation
VIII the Republicans say they do not
trust the people, As a matter OF fact
this change which they propose does
not speak we'll for their faith and
trust. TRUTH TELLER
NEW YORK, April 2.
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Our State Quarantine Service Has
Been Good.

II the quarantine station at this
port is confided TO the management
of the Federal Government, in fulfil
ment of the long cherished ambition
of not few worthy men. 1t is TO be
hoped that il will he directed by the
Public Health Service with as large
a mca sure of success as II has been
by DR.. O'CoNNELL and his predeces-
sor. Or. DoTY. They have guarded
efficiently the water gate 10 New York
and America, and their conduct Of
their Offices has been generally salts
factory to the public. That there
has been occasional friction between
them and the immigration Service
is not IA cause for wonder; the I'M
migration Service long represented
bureaucratic stupidity raised to its
highest power
That the quarantine system en-.
forced by the State has been success.
ful tho results 1t has achieved testify.
II the service Is 10 he transferred
We can hardly expect anything better
than we have had In the past.
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Why Not Real Submarine Warfare .

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: Here's
query that occurs 10 a lay mind re-
earding the German submarine warfare
on enemy merchantmen Could not sub
marines fight submarines Tho British
have plenty OF such craft with nothing
to torpedo, tho German mercantile ma
rirn being wiped Of tho seas and the
German hsttlosh'rs not daring to show
their noses outside their protected har-
hors
The British merchantmen are at tho
mercy OF hidden foes 1s II practicable
for the merchantmen 10 have hidden po-
lice In the shape OF submarine corvovs 4?
What is a German submarine likely to
10 II, o. sighting q merchantmen and
coming 10 the surface to warn her Of her
imminent destruction" she found her-
self the target OF the protecting sub
marine cut ana run or nut m a fight /,
II a hric" of British submarines had
heen In the vicinity Of the Falaha a df-
tcrent story would have been told
SIR IoHN.
Mourn VERNON. y. Y, March 30.
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BLACKMAIL.
4 Distorted Conception Of T. Lucrative
Industry.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS--Sir: How
to Treat Blackmailers" is the second
article OF its kind that | remember
having read In the columns OF THE
sun
Backmail as rractised against inno-
cent persons Is a crime which inspires
"A peculiar and shvery adherence
when IL is practised against a guilty
person by 'unspeakable parasites" II
stu inspires adherence - directed
aga!ns: not only the blackmailer but
the hlackmailec. BlaCkmail Is rather
currently believed to be a reasonably
certain concom'tant Of associat!ug with
'unspeakable parasites" II l. "A form
OF paying the piper which those who
dance cannot expect always % escape.
II the hiaCkmailce is innocent. by all
means give him, or her. credit for ex-
posing the crime II the blackmailee
HAS trausgressed, credit is not given
quite SO readily because 1t may be a
case Of not loving honor the less. but
his. or her bank account the more.
"A public service worthy OF recogni-
tion" would need to be something more
ethical than the putting ~ backbone
into a MISREPRESENTATION or even
two such hltckmailees WY not let
such blackmailees take care Of them
selves and their bank accounts And.
rather. let backbone be put into each
reader 20 avoid association with the
"unspcikable parasites" who blackmail
their former admirers"
But perhaps this is going too far
The law must punish blackman, ~
course. when proved. no matter how
great ;he transgressions Of the black
malice J NJ CoSRoY
New York, Apr,l 2
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Billy Sunday In Paterson.

Tonight BILLY SUNDAY sounds to
Paterson his terrible approach. Fiji
teen brass bands and procession are
to welcome him. Tomorrow he be-
gins his long campaign for the saliva.
ton of souls in that city.
SO many good and able men In
Philadelphia and elsewhere sympa.
thized with and supported SUNDAYS
work there have been 40 many tcs-
timonies to enduring fruits Of 1t in
towing where the communicative pas
sion Of his oratory and the crowds
that heard 1t. has had time to fade.
that even those of us may be i'm
pressed who find no virtue in vul-
garity and cannot enter into the men,
tai world of a man who sees GoD an
swering his prayer not to muir a
fly" in right field even those who
are not edited by the commercial
success Of BiILY's fshngs for men.
He gives his 1.-THE; let us remember
that. and the laborer Is worthy of
his hire. In the eighteenth century
the toughest OF men when popular
manners were savage and the ma sses
rude 10 an extent hardly credible In
this so enlightened" an age were
wax in the hands OF sanity, cult
waited. Oxonian JOHN WESLEY. New
times new preachers: and even JOHN
had his faults and was a bit Of a
philanderer, II we remember.
If SUNDAYS methods conduce 10
an awakening of conscience, II, OBJ
served for sufficient period. the
majority or many Of his converts"
illustrate their faith by their works,
live better lives. and do not back.
slide after the first ardor OF an emo.
ton and excitement not translated
into and perpetuated by their careers,
then Sundayism will have justified
itself. and we can overlook its echoes
of the circus and the BOOKING ken !:
and BILLy's eczema of irreverence
and his great possessions need NOT
bother the austere.
For the educated Protestant clergy
who uphold SUNDAY. however. PER
pleXity and a doubt seem 10 suggest
themselves. In the Middle Ages one
Italian city would he governed by a
"Podesta" from another city. In this
age do cities have to import from out
side n person competent to rouse or
quicken their religious feeling?
To many thoughtful Americans an.
other question is raised by the popr.
larity and prosperity OF BILLY Sun
DAYS itinerations: Are large masses
of Americans deaf to any religious
, appeal that Is not made in terms Of
/ coarseness?
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PROHIBITION AS TEMPER
ANCE."
4 Clergyman Proposes Thre, Cheers
for Bryan and Grape Juice.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sir. For
a decade, yes, for century. distin-
gu.shed physicians, Judges and Chris
tiau ministers have been calling atten-
ton 10 the evils OF intemperance II
is true that not all ministers have
stood In the front rank OF tenperan nee
reformers. hut the ministry as class
has for a long time, and to-day more
than ever before, advocated the claims
If temperance
They have been denounced as fanat-
les, as Missionaries and men without
good sense Judges have called atten-
ton TO the fact that in our great cities
one-half Of all crime, yes. they have
put ii as high as SO per cent OF all
the crime, has been directly or indi-
rec'ly traCoable 10 evils OF ST: )ng drink.
The tidal temperance movement OF the
last few years reaches almost "A crest
to. day, when the King of England, his
counsellors and leading people are
ready both to abstain personally from
and to prohibit entirely the use OF in
toSicating liquor,
This latest word. following 40 rap
idly upon the heels OF tho wonderful ac-
ton OF the Gear In making Russia a
prohibition country. and the great ad-
vanced movements In France and other
European countries give no little
comfort to the faithful ministers who
have been fGhting on the right side
against heavy odds. VIII not the hon
est men OF the world admit that once
again the preacher Is right Three
cheers foi Bryan and grape Juice,
DAVID q, WYLIE.
NEW YORK April /.
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THE MEXICAN POLICY.
A Weary American Moved to Com
ment Ironically.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: His
tory shows that protests and remon-
strances from Washington carried more
weight in former times than they do
now. When Napoleon III. was politely
and automatically Informed that tho
Mexican climate might become very un-
healthy for French soldiers he took the
hint and moved out with commendable
promptness and despatch. II the won
derful policy of "watchful waiting had
been invented nifty years ago and strictly
adhered to Macmillan would probably
have added Central America, Panama
and the Canal Zone to his domain
Nowadays when an American is muir
dered In Mexico the Administration at
Washington writes to one or more OF
the bandit chiefs and informs them that
such practices IL persisted in will be apt
to create a very grave and dangerous
situation. and that they may be held
personally responsible" whatever that
means. If couple of days pass with
out any new murder an announcement Is
made that the situation has materially
improved" And little while later
when the next murder Is recorded there
Is the same performance. names being
changed The only apparent inconve-
niencc to the Administration is that this
periodical letter writing sometimes In.
terfcres with Mr.. Rryan's Chautauqua
dates. Even this difficulty might be
overcome by higher diplomacy. Some
irregular diplomatic agent could be sent
down to treat with the bandits and in
duce them to time their murders little
differently, have them committed on or
about certain dates. 1t would be a great
convenience to all concerned. even TO
the victims. who would then have some
little time for preparation and to adjust
their affairs. Somebody may call this
a cruel Joke. but there IL = precedent
showing that this or n very similar form
Of diplomacy has already been resorted
TO.
Some time ago two bandit leaders with
their followers met close to the boun-
Diary line and started to shoot at each
other. A large percentage of the bullets
went across the border into American
territory, hitting not only harmless
women and children. but also United
states soldiers in uniform. Soldiers In
all lands feel inclined to return this
kind of compliment with compound In
terest. but ours were restrained. In
stead a military diplomat of high rank
was sent over to negotiate with the
small bandits, and he actually per-
suaded them TO move their battlefield
"A couple of miles further inland. where
they are probably making holes In the
air at the present moment. This has
been lauded in Administration papers as
strong and vigorous action. Wonder
what diplomatic vacillation and cow
ardice would look like In comparison.
q. $. HERvrN.
ST paul. MINI. March 30
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ENGLAND'S CRIME.
She Is Responsible for the German
Diversion Of Murder on the Seas.

To THE EDITOR or THE St'S-Sir. on
reading a number OF editorial express
sions regarding the drowning OF some
of the passengers of the Falaba, re-
Gently sunk by "A German submarine.
IL has occurred to me that none of the
American editors have thought even
in the slightest degree OF blaming the
English Government for its cruel neCli-
Cence In not giving passenger ships n
naval escort until they are safely out
OF the war zone We must admit /.
seems TO me. In all fairness that there
is war zone. I; was proclaimed by
Germany last February; due notice was
given to the Powers. and " travellers
take a chance such as was taken by
he people who were drowned they
should he protected by their Govern
ment
What has become ~ the British navy
Is the English Government 20 careless
OF the life of its people that II would
rather sacrifice them than run The risk
90 having n warship sunk DO YOU not
think that the British Government has
IL In it's power to prevent its people being
drowned on account OF submarine az
tncks' ! do. the remedy IN simple
namely, Great Britain should protect
those who choose to travel on ships by
giving the ships proper naval es-
cort
OF course | do not in the slightest
degree wish 70 defend he action Of
submarine commander who sends ships
10 tho bottom without allowing ample
time to take the passengers to the
boats clearing in mind. however, that
his side ~ tho story should he heard
before tho final condemnation is do
cr'cdl, hut II seems to me entirely
one sided editorial opinion which fails
to take into account that England hv
its criminsllv selfish unwillngness to
risk the safety OF Its wsrships liz
even more responsible for the loss OF
lives than the submarine commander
who sends the ships to the bottom OF
the sea. T.. r.
NEW YORK April 2
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Chairman WALSH OF the Industrial
Relations Commission and Director
MCCARTHY Of Its division OF research
and investigation continue enthusiasts
tically to disclose the uselessress and
extravaganza of that body, with It's dis
bursting officer and special disbursins
officer, It's secretary and confidential
secretary, its consulting statisticlan
and statistical clerk, It's research clerk
and legal research clerk. The crea-
ton Of the commission was convinc-
ing evidence of the gullibility OF the
public and the passion of the Gov
eminent to duplicate its agencies and
expand its payroll, It's perpetuatIon
gives additional testimony TO the cow
ardice of Congress when the question
Of cutting off a salary Is involved.
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EXECUTIVE FEMALES"
4 Victim Of Their Mother Instinct
Cries Ont Bitterly.

To TUr EprroR OF THE SvN-Sir.
should Doe very grateful were your cor
respondent "A Humane Suffragette"
bat to disclose h,r identity and tell US
by what right her nom lie guerre Is as
SIWcd
As an invalid until recently FOR a pro-
'-acrei period practically helpless,
beneficiary of the sufiraEetts brand of
"'rcrcy and maternal solic.,udc" al the
hands o. l>.u. Tho victim FOR three years
as q ra.A !g an orphan asylum. and for
nearly two wears AZ one time IA a rri-
waite .rst.'I' ON for the sick. OF the type
90 mother instinct" exposed rs her. 70
say nothing OF Wide experience with
rumh.r.c~s executive females" during
MY bushes. career. ! can suhs'an''ate
everything Miss Reyca said about the
hea~'l'ssr's - ~ such women.
All chips from the same block. sufrra-
gottcs, female matrorS and superin-
touionts" alike. The atrocities" OF the
latter are indeed very intimately con-
urc;cd with equal suffrage. which would
only result in the infection upon society
Of stu more Of this spoiled. selfish. cold
h.oodrd type ot mother instinct"
Men who have seen AL sides OF life
and rubbed w against its many corners
will testify To the hardening effect Of
TOO much contact with the world on
women.
The very features ~ the sufrrago;te
leaders faces reveal clearly 10 any Judge
~ human nature the amount of mother
instinct Possessed 10y most OF them,
1t would be pleasure to meet one
real mothrrly suffragette.
only the unsoph!st.cated would he
taken IN by the artful claim that were
women eu'rauchiscd II would result In
their absence from home only two or
three minutes as many times year,
the tiWo required To- vote Its difficult
10 understand, advocating NJ they do
the economic independence OF women
how any sufIragcttc can have the
temerity 80 10 argue.
Most Of them are now away from
their homes hours every day instead of
mere minutes twice year, in the school
room. ~ the club, or making hikes and
speeches
Miss Bcyca deserves \ vote OF thanks
from the men for her earnest efforts
to open their eyes 70 the threatening
pcrils Of f"mnlsm. which she can do. as
= femme sole, without neg 'cctIns babies.
Women know women God speed and
bless Miss Beyea She is fighting
for the preservation of the home
MONTICELLO, April !. +. c. LOCKE.
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Mr.. Shinzo Mori.

To TIrr EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir. In
to-diS's So Mr. Shin2o Mort Of Roch-
ester retppcars as a correspondent and
gives his views rcgardIuG the sending
Of Japanese troops 10 the European bat
lie tolds
Last October this gentleman gave as
surauCe through THE SUN that 'ipan's
sole object IN entering the war was
to restore kiao-chow 10 china SO as
to preserve the integrity OF that nation.
As Mr.. Mori seems 10 be an Industrious
reader Of THE Sun he ought to be able
to cnlighteu its readers as to the pres
ent controversy between Japan and
China and whether the same is COM
ducivc 10 the integrity OF the latter
nation. T. J. BUTLER
NEWARK, y. Y. April |.
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President MENocAL received eighteen
specially engraved tickets to-day 10" "A
box for himself and his Cabinet, Next
to him the American Minister has box
then come the boxes of the Governor OF
the Havana Province, Mayor of Havana,
Commanding General of the Cuban army
and his staff--Hdrdnd despatch,
II these dignitaries attend the T. Y.
bout in Havana next Monday Mr.,
JOHNSON and the white Hope" will
be unaccountably disrespectful If they
allow their little entertainment to be
spoiled by a knockout in the early
rounds.
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The Management Of Prisoners.

An important contribution to Grim
inology published In the April nun
Der of the Medical Times presents the
subject OF the management Of pris-
oners from the viewpoint of human
ity and health in an ineligible and
judicial epitome Of lessons which tho
public may well heed with profit. The
author. DR.. +. l.. CHRISTIAN. assist
ant superintendent of the Elmira
state Reformatory. insists that the
future prison will be both school
ana hospital where criminallty will
be studied and treated rather than
place Of detention and repression.
II has been amply demonstrated
that the prisoner is often irrespon.
sihle by reason of physical or mental
defects and he should be managed
subordinates are advocated to equip
them for the work OF regeneration.
These men should learn by observa-
ton that grievances. however trivial.
must he listened to with respect and
dignity. that favorltism must be abol-
ished. that the health Of the convict
must he conserved. that clothing and
food, though coarse. must he whole
some. that silence and sullenness and
other marks Of servitude are degran-
ing. that iron bars are OF doubtful
~, -
used only for tho hcnefi, of the Stat
that study of ply steal and mental de.
fects may often reveal the cause Of
recalcitrancy.
Specialists should be appointed to
assist the prison physician. While
discipline cannot yet he dispensed
with. the lockstep. the shaven head.
the ball and chain have no place in hui
name administration. Segregation Of
, incorrigible detectives. elimination OF
the too frequently discovered insane.
a comprehensive study Of individual
cases and the management here
briefly outlined. have been rewarded
in the Elmira Reformatory with
practical results:
The rHodern prison aims 10 restore
/ 10 society a normal man. cured OF his
! criminality, and recovery involves edu-
( cation OF mind and hand. together with
{ physical improvement that will prepare
the convict for intellectual and indus
] trial development maudlIn sentiment
[ talism IL not indicated IN This treat
| ment While in many instances the
| prognosis OF cr!mnalty is favorable.
there IL as yet no specific. no royal road
TO reformation. and there can be no
| doubt that far better results are OBJ
tained by humane and scientific re-
/ gime than by the punitive system OF tho
past Despite the best efforts there viii
always he plenty OF failures, and II is
useless TO attempt 10 conceal the a.
| that the efforts expended upon many
convirts are unavailing. moreover, an
accurate sclentitia knowledge ~ the
mental and physical limitations of
many conv'cts would dsi.lusionize SONS
enthusiastic critics and bring 70 tho
modern penal institution some Ions do
served credit
For nearly Ave years Il has not
been necessary to confne prisoner
in a dark cell nor forcibly To restrain
or starve one into submission. as was
heretofore often done.
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The new Commissioner also said yes.
terday that his original impression as
to the soundness and strength o. me
public service law had not been altered
by the results of the investigation.
IT'S a good law" ne added emnhat'-
cally, but some amendments could he
made"
He put in long day al his of'cs
studying among other things the Isl %
undecided cases before the comm'ss!or
watch Secretary Whitney prepared ~
Saturday. I, being Good Friday Char
man Mccall and j. Sergeant Cram ID
not appear. Mr. Williams worked 20
the m ruing and Mr.. Wood most o. 'N-
day. Late In the afternoon Col. Ha'.
ward went over TO the Municipal Ru't
ing TO see Comptroller Prendergast, He
went home at 6:2i o'clock--aEAiu ~ 4
taXicab. Early next week he Wi. maze
courtesy calls" on the Mayor and pres -
dent McAueny Of the Aldermen
Jesse r. Ortgn, six years secretar' g.
Commissioner Maltbie at $4,000 q yea
has been appointed "a Deputy Ass.s'af'
Corporation Counsel in the c!tys .aT
department
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The Pebble In thc Seven Seas.

To THE EDITOR or Tue SUH-Sir. Your
correspondent Edward Macdonald crit
'ciscs John Doe" for quoting from Fltz-
Gcralds translation of Omar.
NJ the Sewn Seas should heed a Pehhls
cast.
II Mr.. Macdonald viii refer to the
edition published Ivy the Henry Altcmus
Company Of Philadelphia. which claims
To he Done in English nv Edward Fitz-
Gerald he will md the above quota
tlon, verse A..
CHARLES H. HARniSG
NEW YORK, April !.
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Walking sticks In Business.

To THE EDITOR or THE SIN--Sir. Let
me nveigh against the walking stick
as employed In bus ncss.
II a man must nurse a walking tick,
let him keep the home and do II In a
mothcrly way with all the parental grace
at his command. But when he seeks
TO interfere with traffic In the interest
of his especial charge. whether II bs
crook. a crutch or "A knob, according
to the dictates of Dame Fashion. he
ought to he arrested for wilful obstruc-
tivencss.
In short, as has been said with respect
TO other human indulgences, II walking
sticks hinder business, give up business.
JOHN WORTHY.
eNEw YORK, April 2.