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They Are.

From the Cleveland School Of the
University of the World. Instituted
to propagate the philosophy Of Amer.
icanism. which has been isolated AMI
defined by the Hon. G.. A. BowsHER.
we have received a copy Of the Con.
stitution for the Republic Of the
United States Of the World" embody.
Ing design for the federation Of all
existing Powers In one Power. ito
insure International peace. to estab
fish world justice. to promote the uni.
verSal welfare and to secure the bless
ings Of liberty to all mankind for the
the details Mr.. BowsHER makes sufii.
ciently clear.
The Republic Of the United States
OF the World is to have a World Con.
gress 70 enact laws for q Political
State and for Commercial State.
which are to exist side by side, The
World Congress. according 10 the
terms Of the Constitution. shall adopt
the American language for interna.
tional and intercommercial communi.
cation and To conduct the affairs of
the World Federal state" leaving the
World Commercial state to trade In
any dialect 1t may choose. But:
THE World Congress shall adopt the
absolute standard and unit of value
for operating commercial exchange on
the world market Its name shall be
the dollar and It's dimension shall
he the kilowatt hour.
The World Congress shall adopt
the philosophy Of energy to interpret the
requirements OF world progress. to deter
mine its necessary order Of development
ard to formulate the problems Of the
Republic Of the United States OF the
World for solution"
This Is all very encouraging The
purpose is plain. Mr.. BowsHER ha $
applied the philosophy Of energy to
interpret humanity, with this crafty
ing result:
AS foundations for such world gov
eminent we hold these truths to be
self-evident. that all men are created
equal and SELFISH
There Is a truthfulness and n frank
ness in this that THOMAS JEFFERSON
did not attain in the inspired docu-
ment which served as model for
Mr.. BowsHtR's modest proposal.
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Treason.
The constitutional definition Of
treason is contained in the third Sec
ton Of Article ILL.,:

The constitutional definition Of
treason Is contained in the third Sec
ton Of Article ILL.,:
Treason against the United states
shall consist only in levying war against
them. or in adherng to their enemies.
giving them aid and comfort
This provision has no present ap-
plication.
The statutory definition of trea son
10 contained in Section 1881 Of the
Revised Statutes and the penalty is
described in rhe next section:
Every person owing allegiance to the
United States who levies war against
them. or adheres TO their enemies. giving
them aid and comfort. Ia guilty OF
treason.
Every person guilty of treason shall
suffer death: or at the discretion Of the
court. shall be imprisoned at hard labor
for not less than Ave years. and fned
not less than ten thousand dollars"
These provisions have no present
application. II is salutary thing,
however. to remember their existence.
The Constitution and laws Of the
United States offer no facilities for
q divided allegiance.
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WHEN THE JAIL OPENS.
What Can Re Done for the Discharged
Man Anxious TO Redeem Himself?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: While
waiting for the boat a day or SO ago
at the East SEVENTEEN street ferry
witnessed the arrival In the city of
number of prisoners who had been re-
leased from the workhouse. The ques-
ton which arose In my mind. which !
pass on To- YOU for what it may be worth.
was. what becomes Of those wrctched
and detected ones after they arrive here :?
Some OF course are glad again 10 enjoy
their freedom, and perhaps II may he
that homes and loved ones are await
ing them But what Of that great num-
her who are outcasts. without home or
friend
There is room for much Improvement
IN the conditions OF confinement, but
it seems to me there is a great work
TO he done To help these poor unfortu-
mates after they are released, when they
are again cast adrift into the highways
and hyNays of life. Without money.
employment or helping hand 10 sustain
them. surely II is onlH question OF
LINE until they are literally driven back
10 the very life from which. no doubt.
many would prefer to escape, There
fore, FOR want Of this much needed as
sistance many are thrown back upon
their own resources. with the ultimate
result Of being cast into prison again
and so this endless chain Of unfortunate
humanity keeps pouring in and out Of
our prisons, in great many instances,
certainly. for want OF proper help.
No doubt YOU hav" heard of the splen-
did work done Ivy the institution over
which Mother b'keefe presides for help
ing unfortunate women " no are released
from Blackwells island II is there
they can obtain assistance. work and
whatever else will he good for their tenn
pordl and as well their spiritual life
should there not, then. also he some
shelter for men along the same lines
Surely an institution of this nature
would do great deal toward helping
those who really need and want leciti-
mate help, and many complete human
shipwrechs could he averted.
Isn't there q feasible and possible way
to do some real work to help these uu-
fortunatos, and not only to help them,
hut in the end serve the public welfare .
Have the reform in the prisons Ito its
work not only interiorly hut eNterlorly.
do not mean that all are deserving OF
this help. hut those who are should not
ne kept from obtaining relief because OF
the undeserving cases, II NJ.
NEW NORK, May 6.
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There are times in a nations lii

There are times In a nations life
when restraint Of utterance may he
tfuer patriotism than patriotic talk.
This is not the day on which to search
the dictionary for white hot adjec.
lives to in6sme a public sentiment
that. will make harder the Admins
trstion's task. All Americans Of uu-
divided allegiance are behind the
Government at Washington: but that
should not mean that loyal Americans
are behind their Government to push
IL to precipitate action. to force its
hand in any way. to lash 1t with ve-
hement demands and passionate coun.
sci. Let us all count ten. or a hun
dred. or q thousand. II necessary. be-
fore giving full expression to the in
dlgnatlon and impa thence that I'LL our
souls We shall he no worse for II /:
matters may he much better for it in
the long run. This advice about paus-
ing and counting before uttering ap.
plies to everybody. including former
Presidents Of the United States. As
for the Americans" Of divided allegi-
ance. those who are to-day discover
ing rea sons for partisan satisfaction
and even for personal JOY in the hor-
ror OF fridays non.combatant dea III
list. II strikes us that the time is Pc
culiarly opportune for silence and
self on their part.
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est war in history. and in the Far

est war In history. and In the Far
East Japan, with pacific sentiments
on her lips, is imposing her will upon
China after expelling Germany from
her possessions In Asia. Moreover,
war both In Europe and Asia is he
ing waged in utter defiance Of the
canons Of international law formu.
lated after centuries Of conflict and
negotiation.
In such mad world the United
States cannot feel secure or confident
Of avoiding offensive warfare. So
as the people Of New York survey
the warships assembled in the Hrd-
son IL will not be In n holiday mo nd
without visitations Of doubt concern.
ing the adequacy Of the navy in some
grave emergency when II may he
called upon to defend the policies Of
the nation.
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U. s. ATTORNEYS AT
ODDS IN RIGGS CASE
Some Urge Comptroller Will
Jams to Admit That He
Exceeded Powers.
TO FILE ANSWER TODAY

WAsHrNGroN. May s.--The resent
nnent which many Administration OH.
cials feel At Comptroller Williams ~
the widespread disfavor which has fs-
suited from his fight against tho Riegs
National Bank CONTINUES unahatod On
the eve Of the hearing in the pistric,
Supreme Court on the temporary injunc-
ton against tho Treasury officials
DEFINITE reports reached friends ~
the Riggs bank to-day that dissenson
has arisen among the regular and spe-
cisl counsel of the Department A. Jus
tice assigned to the case as to the
course which ought to he followed ~
the Government in taking the case to
trial
1t was said tina there is well de-
fined opinion among some of the Govern
nent's attorneys that in response to Ger
tain of the counts against the Comptrol-
lsr made in the banks injunction bill
the admission should be na'N by he
Government that he did exceed his legal
powers.
Speculation developed in unofficial
quarters AZ result Of these reports
whether such admissions would OF yla-
cate the bank management l. is not
suggested, however. that any overtures
have been made in this regard
The dissension in the Governments
camp is said to be due TO the fight
which Samuel Untermyer is making
against the incorporation OF the pro-
posed admissions in the Governments
reply to the bill of Injunction. This
answer is to he filed in the supreme
Court Of the District on Tuesday. II
will set forth the Governments reply
to the counts not only against Comp
troller Williams but Secretary Of the
Treasurer Burke.
Reports have been published in Wash.
ington this week that separate answers
will be filed in regard to the charges
of conspiracy made against each OF
these officials. Department Of Justice
officials have refused To divulge any
thing OF the character of the Govern
ments answer.
The most important difficulty in tho
way OF the course outlined whereby an
adjustment might be reported has been
the personal pride Of Comptroller Will
Jams. MIR. Williams, IT is said has re-
fused t. listen to- the suggestion that
he admit that any IF his acts were
illegal or unjustiiied and is insistent
that the Government answer demand a
complete indication for himself In all
his relations with the Riggs bank.
Thus far Secretary McAdoo has been
absolutely steadfast in his support ot
the Comptroller. Persons who are
aware OF the report in regard to the dis
sension among the Government attorneys
believe Secretary McAdoos strong in
f'uence with President Wilson will b.
sufficient to block the Incorporation OF
any important admissions in the Gov
ernments answer
Because OF Secretary McAdoo's stand
the reports were regarded as important
not so much as indicating that some
change Is to he expected m the par
Of the Government rs that they are sig
nifcsnt Of the weakness which some %
the lawyers see in she Government =
case.
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Of War Come Wars.

How long the deeds Of ruthless power
outlast
All that the gentler soul In man con.
ceives!
or war come wars: the conqueror ever
Draconian burrows where his hosts have
passed
The slow sum OF the years shall be up.
cast
And In those same helds shall be
heavier shesves
Dark piled against new, crimson bat
tie ewes;
And yet again the world shall stand
aghsst
With hand more hard the smitten learns
to smite!
Such is that Midland Empire-will and
deed:
Becaas. for thrce ten years did Europe
Across her, now. perchance. must Eu-
rope bleed
TIL broken he that empires ba
might
OF war come wars--the harvest from
the seed,
EDITH NJ THOMAS.
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ANNIHILATION'S SHADOW.
Mans Instinct Of self Preservation
supports This Terror.

To THE Eplroe or THE SuN-Sir, Your
Brooklyn correspondent who thinks
"PuZzlCd" must he Concetcd wretch
because he thinks so much Of hims, II
that he would rather go to hell than he
annihilated" puts forward an ahsurdity .
the repugnancc to annihilation being
simply the natural instinct of self-prcsrr-
walton In every normal human being
Moreover, the man who processes no
dread of being hotted out is either
lying. cheerfully or else he is so fun of
bodily health and the pursuit Of pleas
ure that his brains are out Of COM
mission, WILLIAM W. KLINE
REApING, Pa, May Z
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"AuythIne 10 WIN"

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: After
the torpedoing OF the Lusitania. with
out warning even. who can reasons bIy
refuse TO believe any charge of brutal
atrocity brought agains, Germany's
conduct OF the war? Who can refuse
to believe that nation capable of
wsging a war in such A fashion was
CAPABLE OF deliberately bringing on the
war Who can doubt that the pol,cy
Of "anythinr 10 win" now demonstrated
is evidence that Germany courted the
war in pursuance of a policy of jus,
such world domination as was Sc, forth
hy Rernhardio
OF what avail is II TO complain of the
hreaches of international law which
have hoo, corm,,toJ he ho,h sid.s IN
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When Kirby Died and Eddy stirred the
GALLERY.

To THr EplroH % TuT Sr>--Sr' Their.
must he many old timers rtill living who
remember the days Of the stock company
A. the OLD Rowery Theatre These NIL
easily recall both Kirby and Eddy, the
latter Of whom was very popular and
whose name gave rise 10 the call heard
for 30 many wears. and still heard som.
times. among the gallery gods, Eddy
eddy eddy eddy Kirby was famous for
his dying scenes while II was not gen
orally dclectshle, his death vas always
80 much the better part Of the show that
many spectators preferred IN sleep through
the other portions ot tho play, while
their less sophisticated companions would
wake them M "Nhcu Kirby died
NEW Yukk, May .. J. q.
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SALE OF AMERICANA ENDS.
Brings .O65 Mt Auction.

The American Art Association con
cluded the sale Yesterday afternoon OF .
collection # Americana and FIRST editions
with = session that brought S657 and
made the total of the collection 81 OF.
The other libraries sold by the assoc.i.
ton within the last few DAYS had 'H'
following totals: Crawford llhrarf.
i3.265. Heise library. Sl.T3l25, and 'h.
Wilkinson collection. sS.253
Among the prices YESTERDAY ue-s
these: No 2s7. Lees Life of Shsbe.
pesre," to- r. Conway. for sec No esN.
Uncle Toms Cabin" first edirior. -
Henry Mslkan for s23 No. lsa. Kur1s
Gems and Precious stones ~ No~'N
America" To the Boston Public Library
for SIS, and No 2si. "Wiudeld Sro''s
Memoirs to John n Crimmins, sl'
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Altruists.

To THE EnIroR OF THE SuN--Sfr: Isn't
an altruist one who tries to lift others
up TO his own level. unressonably and
perhaps unconsciously assuming that his
point Of view Ia in some way superior to
that of his victim?
To smte the ungodly and bind them
with chains is undoubtedly bully"
sport, Let II 20 at that High sound
ing phrases and disinterested motives
seem superfuous and almost priggish.
SALEM, Mass, May Z. r. T.
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though we hsd intended TO commence
camping from the start. but 1t goes so
much 'asin the Crane at nrst. 4 then
there Is 30 many fine people passing &
repassing along the road, while you are
eating your meal on a log. or stump. or
the end board Of your Wagon. with
your Tin plates tin cups &C. For my
part I felt kinder streoked at first. es.
pecially while we travelled In the states"
Kinder streaked." but always reso.
lutte. " was worth while to print
this new record Of a heroic race.
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OLD PERSIAN BOOK BRINGS $50
sale Of Eastern Art End- WITH To-
tai Of sIa.5Is.-a.

The Ave day sale OF Eastern 49, :
the Anderson Galleries ended ye-'e-5-.
The days sales amounted 10 g. s'1 10
making the total for the fiye d1N- So.
5lt7S
The best price Yesterday. $50 r,
for No. ISL, a Persian h. obs v'f' "a
title "khosroo and Shiron" cou'.Ir.-c
six miniatures. which Was hou-.' p, s.
tno' ymnus huNer. W. 7. Wallace -. q"
seNS for No. 756. 2 specimen ~ rr"
calgraphy; r. NJ Crawford p,'d i--H
for No. 15i. an ancient Persian Is -,..
and \ Wilkes bought No. 1853 T.~- .r
miniature showing Josephs tight % ~
Egypt
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HYGIENISTS TO MEET
Dr. simon Baruch WIN AhdrS,.
Annexation on Tuesdny Fveriru

The American Association for tho r.
motion Of Hygiene and Public Baths ..
hold lis fourth annual convention ~ OBJ.
'iiN Hall on Tuesday, Nndnc,d4r H..
Thursday Of this week
Borough President Marks viii p''.n.r
tho delegates. , special meeting n..
held n the academy Of Mci,,r.r ou I.r.
day evening, when pr Simon Er..
president of the association. will a., Wv
an address on the progress OF lr-.
and public baths, which viii 200 fn'n"
hv u pictorial history of the wo,,ur..
this country
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The Notice o. Evidence In the Case,

The Imperial German Emba ssy's
warning to travellers not to take pas.
sage upon vessels flying tbe flag Of
Great Britain or Of any OF her allies"
WAS again published as an advertise
ment In the newspapers yesterday.
OF the first Notice" which appeared
OH the day the Lusitania sailed from
New York to he torpedoed in the
war zone" Shipping Illustrated said {:
1T is simply wild blow In the dark
al the business Of British and French
steamship lines by attempting to
scare away their passengers"
That was the common view: It
seemed logical enough, because no
British or French liner on the Allan.
tic passage had been attacked by a
German submarine since the war
zone" decree went into effect on Feb
ruary IS. In the interval Of ten weeks
passenger ships flying the British and
French flags sailed and locked ac-
cording to schedule. although the
enemy's submarines were operating
in the Irish Sea and English Chan
mel and sinking freight steamers en-.
countered. Evidently 1t was not from
lack Of opportunity that the under.
sea boats failed to make a target of
the Atlantic liners.
The Notice" Of the German I'M
peral Embassy marked new de.
partrre in submarine warfare"
There was henceforth to he no i'm.
munity for reasons Of policy: Allan
tic liners were to.be sunk as we'll as
freighters after reaching the zone Of
war. The fate of the Lusitania and
80 many Of her passengers. including
about 140 American citizens. makes
the official advertisement of the Ger.
man Government u document to he
scrutinized. Its warning is no longer
necessary. But the Administration at
Washington will he constrained. after
what has happened. TO read the NO.
tlce" literally. and a significant omis-
sion will he marked.
Vessels flying the flag Of Grea t
Britain ar any Of her allies are 'lia-
HE to destruction and travellers sail
ing In rhe war zone on ships Of Grea t
Britain or her allies do so ~ their
own risk" The plain meaning is
that submarine warfare" Is to he
extended to passenger ships Of the
Allies although they may carry nell
trails and although neutrals have a
right to travel by sea on business or
pleasure on merchant ships flying any
dag. No enga gement is made by the
German Government--and this Is the
significant omission--to follow the
well established practice of providing
for the safety of non.combatants. in
Guiding of course neutrals. upon the
merchant ships intercepted. such an
engagement might reasonably he ey-
pected in an official. notice 10 Ameri.
can travellers. The absence of II i'm.
plies Indifference 20 the established
rule Of responsibility. If not wanton
disregard Of it.
In the case Of the United states
aga inst the German Government for
the sacrifice of American lives on the
Lusitania the text Of the Imperial
Emhassy's warning may he cited AS
evidence Of 4 settled war policy.
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KATE MAsTElsos,

Oh, cruel is the rock
That would.tear a good ships side,
And cruel is the wave
That would drown her In the Tide.
But tender Ia the rock
a. mothers grooming CLASP.
And plying the wave
As a brothers helping grasp
Aye, as an ANGELS deed
Is the death they deal and p,an
when n Is now compared
To the heartless thrust Of man.
NoLAspBuaaa WILsoN.
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At luncheon given in St Louis
10 DR.. EUGENE KUEHNEMASS OF Bres-
lau University by Germans and Ger
man Americans the Hon. CHARLES
NAGEL. formerly Secretary Of Com
merce and Labor. said he was not sur
prised when he heard OF the tor
pedoing Of the .usitania. When the
Germans say they are going TO do a
thing" he observed. they do it..
Ample warning was given. This warn
ing should have been taken seriously.
Germany means business" AS a for
mer Cabinet officer Mr.. NAGEL ought
not to he hyphenated citizen, espe-
ciaily az he vas born in Texas.
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The Hon. LEMuEL F.. Ouroo, now a

The Hon. LEMuEL F.. OurGG, now a
delegate To the Constitutional Con-
vention, has proposed an amendment
that would prohibit the enactment of
any law permitting the sale Of tickets
10 prize fights" that Is to say. box
ing bouts or exhibitions. Mr.. QUIGG
SAYS that he reported the sullivan
K'lrain fight for the heavyweight
championship in Mississippi and the
brutality Of It shocked him. Quite
naturally. for II was an old fashioned
sanguinary prize fight, with bare fists,
we believe. Mr.. QuIGG would sec moth
ing Of the kind in the exhibition bouts
with g,oves that now pass for prize
fights" in this state. Had the matter
not better he left to the Legislature
and the Boxing Commission?
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The Duty Of Neutrals,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr. No
neutral nation can to-day permit So
called civilized belligerent state to re-
lapse of''cially into barbarism without
grave consequences.
DANIEL. CHAuScEy BREWER
HARVARD. Mass. May g.
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An Outlaw Among Nationsc

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr. Such
an act Of murder and piracy as the
sinking Of the Lusi'ania makes Ger
many an outlaw among nations. Every
neutral civilized State should take ac-
ton against IL, the United States lead
ms. FREDERICK n ALLEN.
BosroN, May 4
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Ionden once, bingham HOUSE, 1 Arun-
del street. Strand.
'Paris once. Rue de la Michodiere. on
RUE du Quatre septemhre.
washington once. Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn once. 100 Livingston street.
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In the meantime that conservative
tradition which excludes Sing Sing So
jouruers from participation in the vii
lage social life is still strongly but
tressed in Ossining. Neither the un-
dergraduatos nor the alumni pursuing
post graduate courses take part in
local social functions. The Irritation
incidents suggest distinct tendency
to encroach beyond these traditional
boundaries. And as the Sunday ball
field furnishes the chief base from
which these transmural Irritation ac-
tivitics are conducted. OssininG re-
sounds with the slogan that Sing Sing
Sunday baseball must go.
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The gossips in London. assuming
that Great Britain and her allies will
prevail n the war. are allotting a
cash payment OF 100000 TO General
FRENCH and 10000 to Lord KircH-
ENER The latter as the manager Of
the empires war would certainly have
grievance II the arrangement were
carried out. He might be known as
Ten Per Cent. KITCHENER.
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Raise Refused DRyOnDr Teachers

The RAY onne BOARD of Education .n
mittee to which was referred 4 f''''
from the fsmnl" TEACHERS that tho
granted pa, equal 10 that reo''C
the male teachers YESTERDAY -uhu
a report denying The application.
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N our friends rho taror us NTH mdnu
scvsp's AND Illustrations for publication uish
to kdre rejected articles returned they mus,
n sH cases send stamps for fhaf puypose.
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The War Esperts,

= Kncker--poes Jones know when the
war win end
Botker-Nhy, he even knows when the
neat war viii end.