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IT, the EDITOR % THE SuN--SW. Your
editorial advice - to exercise se.f-control
and restraint. | note that yoI are liung
w to your own teaching, and |, though
asmy believing In the justice of the
German cause AMI a., rs acts 10 tns
present date. propose to follow your
,ooI. sensible aud patriotic admonlilor
tnAt tbs u emiueutiy the time to IL nN
much aGd say little.
Inc proper solution Of the Lgst.ania
snd ali other cases can safely ys eft 10
the able authorities az washington ami
BERLIN. They know tne facts we hear
tne rumOrs. The affected serious points
are not matters 10 oe lightly or pas
HOr ate.y discussed by me eaters ur
craked ptrtisans OF either side Sucn
conduct leads 20 Wat sx rantny as
Mr. Roosevelt and the New York Press
indulge Ia IS d provOcat!oE tnat Will m
lure tne opportunity TO ma Intain an hon
cradle peace.
Regardless u what harm such sources
may do to the best interests Of Amer
ca, Ne German Americans VII not -
"a tn.s powder Aeg and throw not asces
about with careless, reckless abandon
Il IS our desire to reestaolish the Did
friendly feeling between the United
states and the German Empir. We
seek 20 build Up. not destroy our
prayer . that America may sct only
with right and Justice a: this cy.tlca.
tine Taere e 40 other thought .n our
hearts 0It loyalty 20 America Right or
erYas, l4r country We prefer TO aave
righteous cause and a united nation on
All questions " state IN peace and war
our allegiance Is 20 America first. .ast
and al tae tine. Tne.. g 10 hypn=a.
our strain o; blood ass never inherited
o. Ear
..;i- We are nothing j.: not American.
Why should Ne oe subject 20 unor.t!et
condemnation All Implication Coupled
S.tn sneer.ng sarcasm IS y due 20
ol.nd passion or ignorance?
To these attacks OF all things Ger
man or o., German origin the present
strained situation may BE- attributed 10
~ as goI-.-z %. on the 1ames
We ,tu.l. and I'll. no: -eproara me
German Government for the s.uA.rz ot
tie Lus.tan.a. ge- Ne are stunned Is
tressed ard deeply moved by tSe fearful
loss In precious human ne There may
have been cation at the sirsilz 81 the
snip without loss o. x. as frs, an
no4r. el ~ t1. cable. h-- N7~1 the great
'1ss Of Ike vss revealed later % Lot1-
l0g o.' pru.o4u1 regre. arI sor-HN
could possibly r. the aear,s q even
uypn-usted citizens.
Years ago a.. ,e.t much n. same.
VIXEN the American press announced
that 1000 msr. women ant children
rtI t.sd n.-sr,r'y iu English conceu-
'-f'rr camps IN 20. T-+u-ytt. Wa.
- he'll. ard military necessity = n4.s
the same The World over
Let us strive .y al honorable means
70 keep precious peace, ard BY restrain;
and measured word aid IN to Sur> u
eN-.r gushing 'h. world c1nr4z ,tion.
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THE LUSITANIA.
A Little Homily.

To THE EDtroR or THE SuS--Sr. The
word boycott il In the hearts % many.
many Americans to-day. even 4 II Is not
on their lips. theoretically 1t Is IN
sound practically the procedure n
numerous cases would be inviting un-
deserved martyrdom Of the weaker 10
the stronger Yet tna picture OF the
Boston Tea Party will not down. There
IL little doubt that the trageds ~ Fri-
day will alter many business and social
relations, causing h.gnly regr@ttlN.e
friction and Inconvenience Tor a time
Whlcn leads me, A faithful and gem
orally sympathetic reader. to say that
your double loaded editorial In sundays
issue almost seems Ike standing Up 50
straight as 70 fal backward. There 8
much popular ignorance Of the rights M
the case. Of the hitherto prevailing rIlss
Of warfare which require the search %
merchant ship and the removal % non.
combatants before & Is destroyed There
mas been 20 pointing out of 'ae fact ma
even when towns nave beer burned In
Belgium the non-co Tlbatant Inhabitants
ver. not doomed % in-scapan.- flames.
have found mucn lnsld.ou- Influence
among men In the street from the
tar Of previous warnings the enemy
nationality OF the ship and other mis-
statements OF the real issues Further.
more, we have become so accustomed 20
reading OF The wars horrors, the veil "
forsetfulness has been 20 largely drawn
over the ruined places and slAushte-
women and children Of Belgium, Ne
have had the bonds OF neutrality 80
tightly drawn across tn. veins that cir
culAte the red blood OF righteous ind <
nation that xs nave almost somnoient.y
accepted the casuirry Of the ceren-
ders OF assassination re have - sub
mltted 20 patience In the face OF .-sser
acts equally atrocious IN principle that
even the sensational horror OF Friday
may - In danger ot paiiing upon IN
thinking or reptl. o.ooded masses To
Is 70 time 70 let IN. poison % misguided
or besottet nationals put Amer!can.sm
or common humanity into ,atAl sleep.
A word 70 our sworn defenders o. laH
ard order. Are they fully aTak. -
measures y preca4tlon against internal
d sord.r. ina. may develop from tne
present crisis
And. rnslly a word 70 Wall Stree, =
nor amiAs Essentially and Ut. Tnate.y
N. fnsn-isl district - ss patriotic and
humans as any other. But az times the
danger o., disspp.ariHs dollar fllls the
streets .y.signt and 5iun,s Is con-
SCIENCE Let o. now ask i'-~,t Does
permanent value ever attach 90 the So
rurI'i.s ~ any nation which does not
possess courage. honor, hteoGsress-
tn. desire and ao,Ny N defend ~ IN
'er-sts when attacked !. : II. |.
New YosE, May 10.
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4 good deal Is heard Of brave deeds
that win the Iron Cross and the Vie.
tOrta Cross but the herOism that calls
for an award Of the MAial,le MI.
talre hy the French Government SCI
dom reaches rs in the dispatches
This token Of yalor is the highest
mark OF distinction French soldier
can receive. As in the case OF the
Victoria Cross. only Intrepid souls
may aspire to the Medaille Mllitaire
The wearer is among the bravest Of
the brave. and he finds himself in n
select company. He is honorcd with
that generous envy characteristic Of
the rank and fie Of the French army.
One OF the youngest soldiers upon
whose breast the decoration has been
pinned In the great war il JACQUES
GoUJoN, 4 boy OF seventeen.
JACQUES volunteered at the begin.
ming Of the war He knew nothing
OF the school of the soldier. lie was
simply the raw material Of which
heroes are made, aud he soon proved
himself one. The opportunity came
when with some Of his comrades be
was ordered to locate machine guns
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t. TAR EpvroR oF THE stN-Sv tn.
t. teg4t- '0-pefo.rz - the Lu.itania
vii ! rust bring nome once and ,1r
all 20 ta- rea, American people he plain
fact that the royal F-u-s.an niatary
20 Earthy dominated and directed b. the
Hohsngo. le-r. Won Tlrpitz, Won Roor,
N1l.<e. Bu4lou Beseler Won Der Go.tZ
and what = known "a .he.r hack
P-gse an" policy. nav. conp,ete.y So ~
nauzht al - a b' shed u-ages = civil zed
warfare Tns has dragged INTO the
rlr- the -sgute-eons = -aN1ny. Bava-
ria. Svabi4 and Vue-.teuberg 20 tne
e.e-- al dlsg'ls. Of many American c.ti-
zeus o., German descent Ike ms SET
Som. o., us wish % express our indig-
nation and ahhorrerr. OF this danraa %
i-.d. when has beer s-'s'et ~ these
rrY.'tr s.Ps-s upon 20 Far name o.
old is-warH MAJ the ultimate I-s-
ret~.but..- r-r 'h@e- murders ne VISITED
v14-e 30 r.znttu-y belongs. upon tl-
Prussau. the Bra-f41S 4rgsr ard ne
brunsWlcH-r This from a graritausa-
ter o, the men Of q
MiSa 0ASEw1ET
Bs1okLrS, Ma II
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Carelessness Of Speech.

Communication which THY SrN
has received inspires the conclusion
that official exposition ~ the Federal
Reserve banking system should he a
little more careful IN us descriptions
An address recently delivered by Mr..
FREDERIC A. DErASo, one ~ the mem.
hers OF the Federal Reserve Board.
In explanation Of the new financial
organization has apparently given the
impression in some quarters that two
Of his fellow members are drawing
double salaries as public oficers.
The basis for this impression Is
contained IN the following loose state
ment by Mr.. DEI.So
The salary Of each member o. n.
Federal Reserve Board II. sI2 900 a year.
paid by the Federal Reserve banks"
Obviously this permits the infer.
ence that the Comptroller Of the Cur
rency and the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury receive $1,000 year each for
their eX officio services on the Federal
Reserve Board in addition 10 their
Treasury sttpends A little less zen.
eralizing by Mr.. DELASo would have
been more in accordance with the
facts as set forth In the first para.
graph Of section IL ~ the Federal
Reserve act, the last sentence Of
which reads:
Tho I'VE membsrs Of the Federal Re-
serve Board appointed by the President
and confirmed as Aforesaid shall devote
their entire time 20 the business OF the
Federal Reserve Board. and shat! each
receive an annual salary OF Sl2. 900. pay
able monthly. together with the actual
necessary travelling expenses, and the
Comptroller Of tho Currency as ex ON
clio member Of ;he Fedora. Reserve
Board, shall. IN addition TO the salary
now paid him as Comptroller OF the
Currency. receive the sum OF $1,000 an
nually for his services ~ q member Of
said board
As will be >.~n. the Federal Reserve
Board salaries OF $1,000 are spe-
cifcally designated as payable to the
Ave appointed members. The salary
Of the Comptroller Of the Currency
IL 5000 and an extra allowance Is
made 10 equalize his remunera ton
with that OF the other members. As
the Secretary Of the Treasury re-
ceives $1,000 year 1t Is obvious
that Congress did not need TO make
any additional provision for his ex
oriclo Federal Reserve Board work.
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Of the enemy that had been very
troublesome. The little party dis

Of the enemy that had been very
troublesome. The little party dis
covered the hiding place Of the guns,
but only after two German sentries
were shot down. Before the quick.
Hrers could he seized the French were
attacked by a superior force and all
but COTTON we're killed. The lad
disappeared into a hollow made by a
shell. and there he rema med for three
hours until the coast seemed 10 be
clear. Emerging from his hole in the
earth JAcQUEs did not Immediately
return to his own lines. but decided to
execute the orders given him.
Being an inexperienced soldier
JACQUES spent no time In specializing
about the reason why the machine
guns, OF which there were three. had
not been removed by the Germans.
Two Of the guns he at once destroyed
with bombs. and in the very act the
boy was taken prisoner But Private
COTTON was not done yet. With ready
wit and a pair N nimb,e legs he
made his escape while being con.
Quoted to me rear. Later JACQUES.
pulling the remaining quick irer. ap-
peared in the French camp. No de-
tails are given IN the meagre despatch
u how the boy achieved this coup
Probably darkness favored him. We
know only that the Medaille M,litalre
was bestowed upon him. that he was
mentioned IN an order Of the day BY
the adjutant Of his reg ment, and that
he was promoted 10 corporal.
We have an idea that there IL z
Marshars baton In the knapsack Of
JAcoUEs COTTON. although since he
was honored IN the presence OF his
comrades a shell has blown OF one
Of his arms. However. II 4. only an
Incident IN his career asa solder
that splendid veteran Genera PAY
has but one arm.
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IH rHs L.r.K .r ~ S.>-.,r, r--
t pa. P' ' "a-..- i-s... ---...
Hs 1854. s...-.. ~ A.a.r1. a.-r.a
s.-. ..-P-,ft - tav - -aty Nh..
sa.rs .: h4s.y .ab5r-rs we're put TO WORK
20 tear Up tAe Sidewalk a. every corasr
on Auiubo- avenue from !s9th str..'
south 10 lS5;a street Perhaps ,As ma
!o-ity @. persons who noticed ne men a:
work bad 70 !tea VIA, -. tearing Up va
beng don. Tor, bu; -hr. who keep posted
IN c.vsc sra:r. r-a.!Le,! TIA; the tlgg,-s
up was tas preliminary step IN the substi
tgtion OF electric nEAt Tor gas asht IN
Use on the thorouxh.are The Old s,y.s
ga- hEan ~.re probably suited TO N. ne-t.
= n. section t>cAt. ago, but TIE growth
= thai part % the h.'sA,s has been su-
n.snt 20 warrant N. i-s,al a,.oa ~. mod
.rn convenience, Tn. city su,h 5-,-...
mus, have r.AIr.i hts fact ant issued
instruction.. TO have IN. ugArins system
brought Up 10 Date
After the preliminary work -n CON.
p-'-i Il 81 not axe org 10 .r-c- IN.
IAN! a. o-raT-0fa '-o- posts tom ~A!-h
~. az !sArs ar. suspended. A'ts- iA-
p 81, were sst me power va. ;-a-'Tllttei
N.th the result mat 4 u a p.aislr. nov
% N.k oag A4l-ta2 avenue ~hAr. ths
IgA,nE ). as nrsA, as on any tao7ogsA-
Ear. "a ths city not devoted 20 business
purposes,
Mo-. anf more pop. a.. moving -
Washington Hs.E1.s NH.-- n. a. All
ing .orilrt... 80 rlca better THAI '-
many s.r''ar. % 's- .r, IN. t., thar
- man a-a GnI.as rae =, ION h.l. -Af..
ant sa.u5-iy4, 3, ~. man a-E.m.u' vh,
~. city sho4I Install m >t.rn appliance.
On ma par - ta- city
pP,Grs.,ryv
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A Base ~ War.

T. -RE EulCuE - THE >tS-N'~ on
your :rO.- paE- -!4y yo4 g.ss -
Quotations az .u',ry ga With p-. Degn-
II-g 4 part thereof reads IS fo.p7s
.I--r.ary ss..t genera. waning at.
,e-tl.Au--t oA;'-. re Lgs.-iH.A sailed.
continued Or Dsrrs--z and had j. p-r-
y1s.y paced r.I: the CIaArd ad.ertis.-
a.euts"
Or De-nburS therefore was ADVISED
90 % torp-ioed ard sunk. The Inter
y.ew continues. st!. IN quotations. a.
t1.uR,.
y a't.r sI.h aa-1.s ari p.n.sa..pr
- tr. 70 inat sap NAMED cor ga
band as ! Eass s4xs-s:.i, Poop. 81.
want TO trav.. IN hes, It l, their own az
nir Nobody car prevent th.r commit
,irG sutcit. ~ they ~fsa
Dr. p--rturg therefore Knew that the
pass-r s--s would not ,. saved How
long MI tle Administration continue
20 allow this country 20 be used as a
base o. war b. be gerents, ass I'm. rg
that the sinking o: re Lus!tanlA with
her pssseGseHs was ar act 90 war; II
Il were not AT act OF war then II was
murder ard Or. perrh-rg SAYS enough
90 rase ,hs presumption that re Vas
an accessory oe,or. the fact. II is
therefore the less serious position as 20
ann O. assume that ne has participated
IA using the United states as base %
war. AMERICAN S!NcE l6ls.
INV YoRK, NAY 10.
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The flight OF years will not ETA &c
the stain made upon Q nstion's rem
tation by the daughter n the inno-
cents but n will end the agony OF
grief and Will leave only sad mem
Dries. Among them will 10 some
which men and women will cherish
because Of their association with the
disclosure OF the better traits Of hu.
manity. Death Is pitiless destroyer
~ shams In the presence OF the
last Of terrors man cannot he a
poseur; he must stand forth revealed
in his comple,est truth. Naked came
into the world; naked 20 out Of
e." was spoken Of the body. but !t
may equally he said Of the soul
Some who persisted near Old Head
Of Knsale did brave and generous
deeds. One whose bodily weaknesses
made brave deeds impossible spoke
great words We do not know what
CHARLES FRoHMAs's faith was, but
The words which he spoke 70 RITA
JoLivrr might have fallen from the
lips Of EPIcrETUs or MARCUS AU-
REIiUs why fear death; II is the
most beautiful adventure in Nfe" Mr..
FRoHMAS was known as reserved
man. a shy man; hut in the presence
~ death his spirit refused N be
askeh. and in It's hour ~ light It's
true greatness was discovered.
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On Piracy"

Theloose ne Of the word piracy" by
the Hon. THEODORE ROOSEVELT aston
ishes nobody. II Is somewhat surpris.
ing. however. 10 find Mr.. EVERETT
PEPPrRsrLL WHEELER, lawyer Of
great experience and precise habits OF
expression, not only describing by
that term the German submarine :
attack on the Lusltanla. but aetna =
Dor the World that the United States
statutes relative 10 piracy are APP
plicable 10 the deed in question and
require the pursuit and arrest Of the
commander Of the German submarine
by our naval force and his punish
ment by death.
1T is my opinion" says Mr.. WHEEL
m, as reported by the World. that
the President should send the feet
over to rid the seas OF these pirates.
To do so would ne according 10 inter
cred as an act Of war. II Germany
should consider II as such it would
not he our fault"
But In the absence Of a declaration
OF war the President Is authorized
to employ the public owned vessel
Of the United States in this way only
when II Is for the suppression Of acts
OF piracy AS defined by the law OF
nations" that Is, piracy In the inter
national sense.
Now, nothing in the existing rem.
nants Of internationa. law Is clearer
Than the principle that private vessel 9
only can commit piracy. and Q man VI
war or other public ship. as long as
she remains such, Is never a pirate.
This invariable principle IS stated
By OYPrNHEIA
IT she commits untustihed acts o:
violence, redress must be asked from
her nag State, which has 20 punish tn.
commander and pay damages where re-
quired. But II man-of-war or other
public ship o: a State revolts and cruise.
the SEA for her own purposes, she ceases
70 ~ . public chip. and acts o; vio-
lenoe now committed by her are indeed
piratical acts"
It IL not in mitigation OF the hid,
eous offence committed against neu.
trail and innocent American citizens
on the Lusitania and against both
neutral American citizens and the
neutral American flag on the Gulf'i ght
that We point out the distinction be,
tween these outrages and piracy" as
defined BY the law Of nations.
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The Fading Of the Hyphen.

Since the war began some N the
published utterances ~ Mr. HERMAN
RIDpFR. or OF those writing for the
Staats.ZeiturC - lie publ .her's NJ ne.
have eIsspera,ed thousands OF his
non-hyphensted fellow citizens.
IL will be noted with genera. salts
faction that IN response 10 a direct
question by the Erenin1 4dn Mr
HERMAN RrDDER made this unQua,!.
fed statement yesterday with rega ri
to the locality Of his allegiance
II speak for myself ard. believe
for the er.a, majority o, German
Americans when say that We ar. with
IN. President % the United states 70
me anish IN ali matters Affecting IA
tionAl honor or national prestige"
The question was whether Mr. RID
pEs was with the President or with
the Kaiser.
The hyphen IS still there. nut how
much fainter n seems d the red. white
and blue light Of Mr. RIDnIl's candid,
loyal and entirely admirable profess
sion Of undivided allegiance But
what has he been driving az AL those
we-aks?
AZ 70 the minority ~ German.
Americans" FOR whom Mr.. HERMAN
RIDDER does no, undertake 70 speak,
there Is for them the food for much
profitable thought IN this noble pas
sage from President WILSON'S speech
20 the newly naturalized Americans
at Philadelphia
"A man who thinks o. himself as be
longing 10 . particular national group
= not true American. and N. man who
goes among you 70 trad. upon your "a.
,.ona,lty has not a tru. place IN the
land OF me Stars and stripes THE man
who seeks 90 divide you. group from
group. nationality from nationality, and
interest from interest, Is striking a; m.
very heart 0, tho nation
For the more persistent. audacious
alle- ance. wearing American citizen.
ship while engaged In the enterpri Sc
50 striklng,y described by President
WILSON. there remains only unit. a
day 81 actual war technical immn-
nifty from pursuit and punishment
under the operation Of Section 1891
and Section 1892 Of the Revised
Statutes These are the American
laws which give practical effect TO the
Constitutions definition Of treason.
An ugly word which in time Of war
accurately Describes the activities ~
promoters OF divided allegiance.
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On the Legislature Override the Con.
stitutiOn?

II the Legislature by the enactment
Of Chapter SO OF the Consolidated
Laws conferred on the Comptroller
authority 70 borrow unlimited sums
Of money for periods not exceeding
seven years at rates of interest not
higher than per cent, 1t 10 plain
that the constitutional provisions reg
ulating the crea don Of State debts
ere Of no force. The statute says that
"as the legal demands on the trea sury
render It necessary, the Comptroller
may make such temporary loans
a. are necessary to discharge such
demands"
But the Constitution says that no
debt or debts, s!ngly or in the aggre-
gate exceeding 100000, shall be
contracted ito meet casual deficits
or failures in the revenues, or for ex-
penses not provided for; that the
power TO contract debts TO this
amount for the specified purposes IS
"a limited power; that q debt on
which no Limitation 10 made may be
contracted go repel invasion, sup.
press instruction or defend the State
in war; and that except the debts
described above:
mo debts shall be hereafter contract
cd by or in behalf OF this state. I'M
less suoh dsbt shall be authorized By
Law. for some single work or object. to
be distinctly specified therein
NO such law shall take effect until
n shall, at a general election, have been
submitted to the people. and have re-
ceived . majority Of all the votes cast
Tor and against it at such election"
Perhaps the s6,OO0,OOO now lying
In the vaults OF an Albany bank is to
he borrowed by the State under the
authorization contained In the finance
law which says that the Comptroller
may issue bonds running for six
months in anticipation Of revenues
derived from taxes authorised by law
10 be collected" l,nl where In the
Constitution II the warrant for this
HaAsscLoAI Certain political sub.
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NV YORK, May II.
Women and Children First.

To rss Epiroa ov THH srS--sr Three
Years after m. .oss % n. Titanic our
men hiy. again proved their mstt.- C!w-
izlt!on Is not failure when strong men
ran face dissolution while putting into
effect that aw o: IN. ses, Women ana
children nrr"
Whateyer may have been th-!r previous
errors the men who Voluntarily stepp-i
aside .rr others on the Lustanit 49, be
an Inspiration - the world 'or~vsr. II
II be possible for mon to fac. death 80 uu-
ss,hsh,y, may We rot hop. for better
day when a.! men viii face ~. In tbs
same unse.fsh way
The -imp,. and natural action o. Afr.,
@ Nani-rb!t IN giving hi, ~. preseryer
- woman "p.-1WI4"s tn- sp ~ IA.
heights which man D., capable M attain.
Ing Who shs. sAy That eventually the
race will not face life In this splrit also
hAAosls DosnAH.
NV YoRK, May II.