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Why, the reader of Governor WHIT
MANS message TO the Legislature will
ask, If n single headed commission
should control conservation of New
lork's natural resources, should not a
single headed commission manage the
building of highways? Yet the Gov
ernor wants ''non-partlsan" board Of
three for the State roads, while he
would have one man, with expert al.
ministrative heads" under him, protect
the lands and forests the inland
waters and the fish and game.
Neither non-partisan nor bipartisan
executive boards inspire confidence.
We have had them for all purposes and
Invariably the division of responsible
ity has produced unsatisfactory re-
suits. They afford too many excuses
and explanations, too much opportu-
nifty for putting the blame on the other
fellow. Better one man who cannot
dodge blame when things 90 wrong,
than three or four who can always
prove an alib. Moreover, somewhat
sophisticated electorate will not de-
ceiye itself with the belief that a three
man commission spells the elimination
Of politics or that continuity of proc
esses which Is sometimes desirable.
Herein Is the weakness of the Gov
ernor's attitude. He is for both things
nj once. He believes In the undivided
responsibility of single head" aud
recommends commission of three
members with the usual restrictions
as to political utilization, overlapping
terms and the like. But this system
has been discredited, not once, but
scores of times, and the whole lesson
of experience is that Capitalization of
authority and responsibility makes for
economy and efficiency.
Outside of this curious contradiction
the Governors message Is admirably
Republican, and incidentally In behalf
of economy. The ancient myth of rural
electoral superiority Is repeated; d.
rectly or indirectly the Democrats are
charged with inventing extravagance
and corruption. II reveals the serious
strain TO which Mr.. WHIrMAN's intel
lectuals must have been subjected while
he was keeping partisanship out Of his
Inauguration address,
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUH-Sir: Why
should you put the heading "Britain
Bitter Against Haldane" upon an ebull-
ton of malice against Lord Haldane by
a man whom he has always refused to
take seriously? Arnold White In about
as qualified TO speak for Britain as Mr..
Ridder IL for the whole OF America.
Lord Haldane labored night and day
to make the new Territorial Force an effi-
Client one, and a more or less national
one. But he was bitter opposed by one
of the empires most brilliant soldiers, and
sneered at by less worthy men like Mr..
Arnold White.
Had Lord Haldane received tho sup
port OF these unpatriotic mud singers and
had the whole nation combined to make
the Territorial Force a success. Britain
would have had a splendidly PREPARED
and equipped second line for her expedi-
tionary force. and Germany might have
hesitated before she took the step which
compelled England to enter the war, for
which she would then have been much
better prepared.
Why General Bethune's name is
dragged into Arnold Whites hotchpotch
| cannot understand. lie has Loyalty
faced tho sneers and Jeers OF the anna
teur military and naval Authorities" and
has made the best possible out of the
territorial material TO hand And this In
spite Of tho ''kickers" who, because
they could not realize their pet idea of
CONSUMPTION, did their best TO kill the
building of the voluntary force.
Britain had decided she would not have
CONSUMPTION, and tho wise plan would
have been to put all the weight OF tho
country's good will behind the scheme she
waa lTNnared to stand for is''t the latter
was fostered by Liberal Government,
which was sufficient Involvement for all
the hangers on of tho Tory party to yap
at the heels Of those who were working
TO produce valuable force,
All OF which has been dragged from
me in a sincere desire 10 prevent any
American from arriving at the conclusion
that Arnold White speaks for Britain or
for any one but Arnold White.
GEORGE BATEMAE.
New YORK. January &,
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RIccioTTI GARIBALDI. the grandson OF
the Llberator. who has been killed at
the front In France while leading a
charge against the Germans In the Ar
gonne district, will be mourned In Mex
leo by the Maderistas II gratitude is
one OF their virtues, for he served
valiantly under FRAScIsco MApERo in
tho rebellion against the Diaz regime.
When RiccroTTI the younger WIS in
this city In the end of February. 1918.
and on mis- way TO Mexico to look after
property interests there he had some
thing to say about American lnterven-
ton in Mexico that Ia Of interest now:
IF II were known that the United
States did not desire Mexico or the can't
tai OF Mexico permanently there would
still he hard, though perhaps swift,
campaign from Vera Cruz to the capital.
The United States In possession OF tho
capital might order a free election. This
would appeal to tho poems, who are the
fighters OF Mexico
General RrccIorrf GARIRALDI forcsaw
the great European conflict in which he
met his death. 81 am against the
Pan-German movement" he said early
in 1918. and therefore 7 am glad to
see France taking steps TO arm herself
adequately" Most of the men Of the
legion which he raised in October last
for service with the French army en-
listed to fight the Austrians, and they
refused to follow him. b. an arrange
ment between the italian Republican
party and the French Government the
secedcrs were sent home. It was with
the loyal souls devoted to the Garibaldi
family that RIccIoTTI. true soldier of
fortune. took his place in the French
ranks at the front.
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CONCERT AT MRS. REDS.
Proceeds Go 20 Mission Work Of
Diocesan Auxiliary.

A concert by the choir OF the Cathedral
Of st, John the Divine vas given yes
terday afternoon at the home OF Ms
Whtelaw Reid, 451 Madison avcnu'.
The programme consisted Of Chris mas
carols OF old English and German com.
posers. Miles Farrow, organist am
choirmaster Of tho cathedral, Wa t"N
conductor. The proceeds OF tho concert
will be devoted to the Diocesan Auxiliary
OF the cathedral.
Among the patronesSes OF tho concert
most OF whom were present, were M's
David II, Greer. Mrs. Henry W. Munro.
Mrs. Richard Irwin, Miss Amy TOWNSEND,
Mrs. James II. Aldrich, Mrs Charles T.
Hoffman. Mrs. Harold r. MADDEN, Mrs
William NJ. v, Hoffman, Mrs John
Greenough. Mrs. Francis c. Huntington.
Miss Julia q. McAlister. Mrs John !
Rogers. Mrs. James NJ. Barnum and Mrs.
Morgan Wing Sai
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Tho Danbury Hatters' Case and the
Clayton Act.

The decision Of the Supreme Court
In the celebrated case of the Danbury
hatters establishes principles of law
and justice just at the Coujuncture
when new legislation brings u fresh
element of doubt aud confusion into
the relations between labor and the
rest of mankind. In other words moth
ing is settled beyond further dispute
except the case OF LoEwE vs.. LAwLoR.
In that case the members of the Hat
ters' Union are condemned to pay in
dividually triple damages to "A firm
because they acquiesced in II boycott
which the union carried on to destroy
the FIRMS business, thus becoming par
ties to a conspiracy in restraint Of
trade and violators of the Sherman
antitrust law.
The Clayton act, passed at the reg
uiar session of Congress last year, con-
tains this provision:
Section VI. That the labor OF a
human being is not n commodity or arti-
Gle OF commerce. Nothing contained in
the antitrust laws shall be construed
10 forbid tho existence and operation of
labor. agricultural, or horticultural or
CARNATIONS. instituted for the purposes
OF mutual help. and not having capital
stock or conducted for proft. or to for
bid or restrain individual members Of
such organizations from lawfully carry
ing out the legitimate objects thereof !;
nor shall such organizations or the MEM
bers thereof be held or construed to be
illegal combinations or conspiracies in
restraint OF trade. under the antitrust
laws"
The law has no retroactive action and
therefore IL can afford no relief to the
hatters But the question as to whether
1t would render similar result i'm
possible in any future case is of su.
perlative importance to employers and
unionized laborers. The general prlu-
ciple laid down by the Supreme Court
Of the personal liability OF each aud
every consenting member of n union
for the collective or corporate acts of
the union itself is the most effective
restraint upon labor warfare that can
he imagined or desired. 1t means either
that all the thrifty and substantial
members OF union are certain to de-
sert ii when il makes an aggressive
fight by means OF the boycott or else
that the boycott will be rendered nuga-
tory by the compensation which it's
victims may levy upon the members %
the uliOn. Were 1t not for the Clayton
act this Is the new situation that the
labor leaders would have 10 face. Does
then the recent measure undo the work
~ Dearly twelve years or Strenuous
litigation?
,rhe section Of the Clayton act quoted
above completely protects the mem
bers OF union aud the union itself
from prosecution for any act directly
searin. on the disposal Of their or its
own interest is not now n com
modify namely labor. Any combna.
ton they may make to restrict output.
or raise the price, discriminate against
one buyer or favor another is clearly
exempt under the terms Of the statute.
In general way ANY act that may be
Jointly or sYeraliy done in further
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4 POSTAL DERELICTION.
unsatisfactory Experience WIN tho Pro-
tectOrs Of Innocence.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Str: In
july Of 1914 we sent to correspondent
n san Francisco stamps worth Si7. and
not receiving any retirns. these stamps
were sent on approval, we inquired and
received the information from the Post
ONCE Department inspectors that the con-
signee has been defraAdins stamp dealers
right and left.
We complained to the Department but
got no satisfaction. Why? Only because
there was no glory" and to-day. after
six months. we have had no satisfaction
whatever. not even the pieces OF evidence
returned to us.
Whenever We wrote all we got was
stereotyped answer that the matter was
investigated" Kindly give this the pub
licity IL deserves to inform the public
that any rascal can use the malls with
impunity III no can enlist the sympathiee
of the Department inspectors.
FoRpHAM STAMP EXCHANGE.
FonDHAM, January 6.
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Austria has sustained a serious i'm
pairment Of her sea power in the Grip
ping of the battleships Virlbus Units
and Radetzky. According to a Trieste
despatch to the Geneva Tribune, which
confirms the report published on De-
cember 81 that the Viribus Units was
torpedoed by a French submarine, both
vessels are now locked at Pola and will
be out of commission for "a long time"
II seems that the Radetzky was also
torpedoed. and not damaged by misdi-
rected gunfire from the Austrian forts
at Pola. The Viribus Units is one OF
four pioneer dreadnoughts authorized
In 1911. and she was the first To be
completed. Another. the Tcgetthof. is
In commission. and the Prinz EuGen
was 10 be ready some time in 1914. Tho
Svent Istfan will be completed this
year. These four ships are of 10000
tons displacement, carry batteries of
twelve l2 inch and twelve s inch guns,
and have speed OF 81 knots. The
Virtbus Units. therefore, could III bc
spared. The Radetzky is also useful
ship. of 1850 tons. with batteries of
four IL inch and eight % inch guns
and a speed of 90 knots.
War with Italy would find the Aus
TRAN navy at a disadvantage. for the
Italians have four powerful dread
noughts OF superior speed to put into
the first line OF battle.
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There is something to be said for a
certain degree Of military training for
boys and young men. From the defence
point of view II lays a foundation for
the speedy evolution of sol Tiers II neccs-
sary. From the educational standpoint
II means physical precision, vigor and
alertness. mental control and spirit Of
independence, benignly combined with
sense OF discipline. But the conception
Of a soldier nation. which President
JOHN GRIER HBBES seems to advocate
In his article in tho Princeton Literary
Gazette, would carry the idea to the
Objectionable extreme. A soldier nation
is just the thing to be deprecated. 1t
inevitably results in aggressive militar-
ism, the spirit of conquest or domlna-
ton, which II so inconsistent with the
worlds progress, As against universal
training for war the maintenance Of a
standing army of adequate size for de-
fence, made up Of professional soldiers
and backed by a reserve largely growing
out Of itself, seems far the less OF two
perils TO peace and civilization.
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MR.. AMAT0 AS SCARPIA.
Mr.. Scotti's IndisPosition Cnrs@
Change i@ ''To&ca" Ca1G

Puccini's "Tosca" was repeated ~ me
Metropolitan Opera House last evening
Mr. Scott was indisposed and the role OF
Scdrptd was turned over 10 Mr.. AnS-n4
He was obliged to sing without 4 70
hearsal. and this was particularly distt
vantageous since he has not unprecedented
the police minister of late, In the oord'-
lions his performance should not be scru-
tiniEed too closely.
Miss Farrar was naturally the Toscd for
this part has apparently become her OK
elusive property. Mr., Martinelli wa ihs
good representative Of the painter Cdrnrd.
dossi. The audience was of good slle sra
there was plenty of applause to show INA!
those present approx oh Vi ~hst ihcy sser'
and saw.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-07
The Accident in the subway

Three or four obvious reflections re-
suit from the curious accident to the
subway system yesterday, 10 relatively
insignificant In the catastrophe way,
but so exasperatingly productive Of
inconvenience, discomfort and loss Of
valuable time. In the first place, there
will b. feeling of profound public
gratitude at the very limited loss Of
life and the presumable absence of Sc
we're or disabling injury. This will not
be unmiNed with sense Of rea ssur-
ancc as 10 the general safety of the
line. Ii seems as II structure and man
agement combined to prevent any mis-
hap in it from reaching the magnitude
of "a calamity.
The good sense and courage Of New
Workers. lie in no small degree TO be
praised for this outcome. The behav-
Tor of the many tens OF thousands Of
people imprisoned in scores of trains
almost in darkness and In great dis,
comfort under conditions justifying Sc
rious alarm was on the whole admira-
BILE. There were here and there small
scramblcs inspired of terror and occa-
sionally the strong forgot the weak in
the struggle for safety, hut on the whole
the passengers seem to have kept cool
and waited patiently for release. The
possibility of disaster was by no means
limited to the trains in the smoke area
about Fifty-ffth street. A panic in any
of the stalled trains might have meant
a shocking death list, and the fact that
there II none proves good nerves and
good judgment ruled.
4 third matter that must excite com
ment is the imperfect provision thar
seems to exist in case Of mishaps of this
kind. 1t is alleged that some Of the
guards deserted their trains. 1t is said
that others locked the doors and fought
to keep the passengers from getting air
into the cars or themselves getting out
At any rate, they seemed to act on no
set rules or methods laid down to meet
such crisis. Besides, there seems TO
have been delay in circulating news OF
the tieup along the line to stations and
from stations to the stopped trains, On
this account there was much unneces-
sary crowding of platforms, as agents
went on selling tickets aud the condi-
lions in the tied up cars were need
lessly prolonged.
Fortunately general accidents AFFECT
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voLK PAINTING BRINGS MEDAL
National Arts Club Jury Makes Exu
hibition Awards,

The Jury OF award for tho exhibition
paintings by members of tho National
Arts Club composed OF Johp w. Alexander,
Il. II. Blashfield. William r. Evans, Fran.
els g. jones' Gardner Symons, William
Ritschel, Frederick s. Lamb and r.. A.
Bicknell made the following announce,
ment OF prizes yesterday:
National Arts Club gold medal. awarded
to Douglas Volk for painting. Among the
Lilies"
National Arts Club silver medal
awarded 70 Emil Carlson for painting
Coast of Maine"
National Arts Club bronze medal
awarded to Hobart Nichols for painting
january Thaw."
The paintings, which are shown in the
club gallery, iI9 East Nineteenth street
viii ne open 10 public view from January
1 TO January 81.
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But while n slide may postpone the
complete passage OF the canal by the fleet,
the delay will be comparatively slight.
the heaviest slide yet experienced having
been dredged out In about five days
Washington despatch.
How very awkward It would be IL
the fleet were to be divided by an I'M
timely slide during the official cere-
mony OF opening the canal in March,
some OF the ships getting through to
Che Pacific and the others held up
by froward Culebra!
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The End Of watchfuI Waiting.

IT the President and the Secretary
OF State have been watchfully waiting
for some one in coordinate authority
to arise in the place of authority and
tell the entire truth about the Mexican
policy of the present Administration
to exhibit that policy to tho country
and the world in the nakedness Of its
egregious and stupendous futility-
then the long patience OF President
WILSON and Secretary BRYAN was re-
warded yesterday.
Senator LODGE is the statesman who.
perhaps, has the best right to speak
plainly now on the subject. He is the
ranking Republican member Of the Sen
ate Committee on Foreign Relations.
He has long ago qualified with regard
TO intellect. TO experience and to pa
triotism. lie understands better than
most men in public life the proprieties
OF official utterance. lie IL above the
pettlnesses Of partisan politics. lie was
active, If we are not mistaken. In shield
ing the Administration from premature
criticism and in securing for its Mexi-
can enterprise, at the time NJ actua!
warlike intervention, the semblance Of
united non.partisan Legislative support.
Mr.. LODGE, too, has been watchfuily
waiting, and now he thinks the time
has come TO speak.
There are several millions Of Ameri-
cans, no doubt, who will agree with
Senator LoDGE in the opinion that the
period Of watchful waiting for results
and the term Of silent acquiescence
and abstention from protest have ST.
simultaneously expired.
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ktsmet.

Who can contemplate without salts.
faction akin to enthusiasm that won.
derful coincidence of epochal events
which brought together in the same
town and on the same day the annual
meeting OF the shareholders in the Al
bany EveninD journal and the prelimi-
nary activities Of the Republican law
makers on whom rests the task OF
redeemlng New York State from its
benlghted Democracy
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Plenty OF time between now and
Christmas. but all Congresses are not
alike. Some may have a higher idea
OF their constitutional prerogatives than
others, and may refuse to bo any ones
rubber stamp.
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II is to be hoped that no responsible
officer OF the State will think It fitting
TO substitute sentiment for law for the
purpose OF evolving grand stand plays"
out of a pitifully sordid tragedy of I'M
balanced morals and mentality. Such
cases are best dealt with in the most
simple and elementary way iSld down
BY statute and legal practice.
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An unromantic censorship has sup
pressed every love letter Of tn several
hundreds that were written by hero
worshipping German girls to grizzled
Field Marshal Won HINDENBuRG at
Christmas time bombardment of
that kind has more terrors for the brave
old warrior than all the parks of ar
tillery the Grand Duke NICHOLAS could
bring into action.
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Major BigeIow Discovers Two Kinds OF
Maniacs.

To THE EDITOR or THE suN-SH:
quite agree with "a S. p" We should
call them not German Americans, bu,
Ciermaniaca lust as We call certain un-
developed Americans not Anglo Amerl.
cans. but Anglomaniacs
john BIoELow.
HIGHLAND FALLa, January b.
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Motor car tax upheld. --Heddline.
The one thing the devil wagon can't
run over In the tax gatherer.
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~ our friends uho fdvor Ms nth manuscripts
ard Mnsfrdnons for publication ulsh 10 haze
rejected articles returned thev must IN all cuses
send stamps for thdt purpose.
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For Battle Cruisers,

Mr.. Hobson announced that at the
proper time he would offer an amendment
proposing an authorization of two battle
cruisers and four battleships instead OF
two. AS proposed by Secretary Daniels
and another amendment for twelve sub
marines.
Tho text OF the provisions authorizing
the creation OF the bureau OF operations
as 1t was finally drafted to-day follows
There shall be chief of naval
operations who shall be an officer Of
the active list OF the navy not below
the grade of Rear Admiral, appointed
for term Of four years by the Presi-
dent by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the SenatN. who under tho
Secretary OF the Navy shall be re-
sponsble for the readiness of the
navy for war and DO charged with
it's general direction.
All orders issued by the chief of
naval operations in performing tho
duties assigned him shall be per-
formed under the authority of the
Secretary OF the Navy and the orders
shall be considered as emanatng
from the Secretary and shall have
full force and effect as such.
To assist the chief of naval opera
tions In preparing general and de-
tailed plans OF war there shall be
assigned for this executive duty not
less tnan n1ten OHlcerS or and above
the rank OF Lieutenant Commander
OF the navy or Major OF the Marine
Corps.
II is not intended that the chief of
naval operations and his subordnates
shall supersede the General Board. The
board will continue its work OF preparing
building programmes and such other work
as is necessarily entrusted to it. The new
bureau will be responsible for the pre-
OF the naval service.
The naval bill In It's platform carries
slo2,34i9s5. This does not include the
approximate 100000 900 for additions 70
the fleet recommended py the Secretary
OF the Navy. The committee will report
the building programme on Friday.
An Offensive and defensive alliance has
been formed by Representative Hobson
and Representative Gardner to get larger
appropriations for the navy.
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London once. bingham House, l Arundel
street, Strand.
Parib ONCE. Rue de Ia Michodiere, of
Rue du QuAtre Septembre.
Washington once, Hubs Building.
Brooklyn off1ce, los Livingston street.
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