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Guards or equally well trained Japa.
nese troops advancing from Bludens.
burg on Washington,

Guards or equally well trained Japa'
nese troops advancing from Bludens.
burg on Washington!
As Secretary GARRISON says of the
present controversy, 'thc real essen.
tinl contest Is between those who
want something worth while and
those who do not He has faith In
his continental army scheme others,
including many army officers, are
sceptical about the practicability of II
and are very positive that six months
training In instruments Of two months
will never produe first line troops.
The problem is to combine our mill
tnry resources by effecting n com.
promise. Get an army Of 5OO.OOO
thoroughly trained troops we must
provide reserves we must.
France because she would not lis
ten to Marshal MEL was vanquished
by Germany In 1870. The Marshal
who happily for his peace of mind
died in 1899, urged his countrymen
to organize we'll equipped army Of
100000 men. fortify the eastern
frontier and build strategic railways.
His opponents rallied against militar
ism and said France must not bt
turned into a land Of great barracks.
Beware" said Marshal MEL, that
you do not turn It into a vast GENE
terry! An army cannot he impro
vised. When you want one. you may
look for II too late" LEONARD Woor
is the Marshal MEL in America to-
day. The General has done siren
uous, whole hearted. patriotic work
to make his countrymen understand
that preparedness IL not militarism
and is essential to the security Of the
United States.
The sun., 1916-01-19

When General WooD said at din.
ner IN this city on Monday night, "If
you retain the volunteer system and
meet n country well organized for
war, you'll regret ii, but you'll regret
II too late" he was making n plea
for system that would give the
United States n first line of defence
composed of scientifically trained
soldiers. General WOoD was not re-
flecting upon the National Guard,
which at least is an existing organized
force that with larger appropriations
from Congress and u closer relation
with the Federal Government. for
which Constitutional amendment
might he necessary. could he made fit
to take its place in the first line of
defence.
General Woon had in mind the raw
volunteers enlisted for all our wars
from 1875 down To 1895, Even IN tn.
old style of warfare they were little
better than food for powder when
they stood their ground. The truth, Of
course, Is that they often ran away ia
panic. Until they had had from siy
TO twelve months of campaigning no
General could depend upon them. In
one of the battles of the Revolution
General SULLIVAN took the prpca,l.
tim Of nuttinp n riyer hnbipd bio
militia. Mr.. FREDERIC l.. HrIDE-
ROPER, author of "'rhe Military Pre-
paredness OF the United States" has
~cfie"ted 50 many examples Of Amrri-
can militia behaving badly under fire
that there need he n" sensitiyeness
on the subject II must be evident
thhf we can never again put such
troops In the field against regulars.
Imagine volunteers OF the old tyne
trying to throw back the Prussian
The sun., 1916-01-19
JOHN HAY ON WAR.
Europe Armed In '6S "tO Sustain
Waning Power OF Kings"

To THE EDITOR or THE SvN-Sir: II
occurs 10 me while reading the Life Of
John Hay that the following letter
from him to Secretary Seward. under
date OF February 8. 1868. while Minister
to Austria, seems apropos OF present
conditions in Europe:
The great calamity and danger Of Eu.
rope to-day are the enormous armamen.s
No honest statesman can say that hs see ;
In the present attitude o' politics the
necessity of war No great Power is
threatened. There ts no menace to peace
that could not he Immediately d!speI ed
by a hrm protest Of the peacefully dis.
posed majority OF nations. There wouli 1
be. therefore. no danger to any people. bu,
a vast and immediate gain tn all from a
general disarmament. II need not be
simultaneous. 1t Is Idle 20 say that France
fears an invasion from Prussia or Prussia
from France, and an honest understand.
ing among the western nations would
help keep the peace from the eastern side
Why then Is this awful waste OF youth
and treasure continued? believe from
no other motive than to sustain the wan
ing power OF kings Armies are TO-DAY
only useful In Europe TO overcome tho
pe"pl" IN peace, or by groundless wars to
divert their attention from domestic mis-,
rule. With the disappearance OF grea.
armie. the welfare OF the people would
become the only ma!nspring % national
action and that false and wicked eluilih-
rum by which the interest Of one man
weighs as heavily as those OF millions of
his fellow creatures would be utterly de.
s'royed
1t seems to me that the letter shows
that the United States has sent real
diplomats to Europe, who were not only
statesmen but also profound thinkers
possessing the genius Of perspicuity.
+. II, MHrE.
MorNT VERNON, January ~
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stnnds forth cleaning angel o
pure, disinterested patriOtism.

stnnds forth u cleaning angel Of
pure. disinterested patriotism.
The Land of Flowers never bios.
somed like this before. CiARK's flow
ers of speech are as orchids to dan.
deliOns compared with the brightest
blooms Of imiiators of the great Brit.
ish penman whose many petalled
glories some cynic named "Macauli-
flowers of speech" IL reasonable
preparedness means that work on
public buildings and other internal
Improvements must be stopped. CLARK
Is against preparedness. tooth and
nail" While the House rocks will,
applause tfle upon those who would
have applauded with well aimed
''rOcksc. he shouts: ANY one can
save money by cutting of one meal a
day, but that's not economy--its pure
c,lssedness and niggardliness."
Up with the Pork Barrel. Gid II.
and let II shine. Up end 1t. lot the
richness run. Congress shall not
continue to drag out the miserable
existence Of a dwartish. misshupen
legislative unity" Not while CLARK
Of Florida lives. He gets 'em going!
The sun., 1916-01-19

Congressman clark is an eloquent man.
He can s,!r up the House II any one can;
His voice is for pork, and hts reasons ara
clear,
He's firm in the saddle and strong Il his
spear.
They love what he says who are OUT for
the dough,
They hang on his words as his arguments
now
They cheer him for pleading the cause
thcV admire,
For pulling the chcstnuts Of all from thu
Hire.
For pork and for buildings and Con.
gressnan Clarke
The House Is applauding his Grafton.
Hark!
Preparedness isn't for him and his kind,
"'Tis pork we are after and pork we will
Andr'
p JONES.
The sun., 1916-01-19

Another point made 10y Secretary Gar
rlson was that the experts who mad
been following 'he European war have
r-prted rs one II the lessons OF the war
that there should be at least s,A field
guns for every thousand men H. the
fed.
Secretary Garrison said that this
know edge made It necessary for hin
t. modify his recommendation for field
artillery and To 10 crease the reCull-
mendations for tho buuch of the SER
vice hy two or thre" regiments.
Among other things secretary CART
son said
The lesson Of experience : perfectly
cleor ;hat unit We entirely abandon the
idea Of re.yirg upon the impossible svs.
ten OF state troops :or national de-
fence We can never build = system upon
any foundation that viii endure OF mat
vii stand the strain "t wa. II makes
Little difference how carefully Nuu plan
and build your super>tru,ture i Your
foundation is upou qu.cks,ud,
"A very great respuns p,iir ''Sts
upon you g.at.emeu that have She dug
uf formulating aud 'Lactirg the poi.ry
for national defence The integrity Of
the country ard it, Nc'S existence as a
powerful valuable member of the family
% uationa may deprnd upon the wisdom
With which YOU do Your pa't
The sun., 1916-01-19

We despair Of the Hon. Cyclone"
DAVIS Of Sulphur Springs. We
thought that he was made Of sterner
stuff than the Hon. JOSEPH WELDON
BAILEY, who came to Congress in the
Copiah county costume for statesmen,
a bell shaped frock coat, peg toppe'l
trousers. a frilled shirt. hair disdain.
full Of the BARRIERS shears, and "A
black sombrerO broad AS his shoul.
ders. vowing he would ne'er be a pop.
Inlay and encase his Apollo-likc form
in the "dress suit" OF the efYete East,
only to fall from grace after fighting
the devil of fashion for a full term
or more.
The Hon. JAMES HARVEY cCy-
clOne") DAVIS came To Washington
glorying In neck that spurned n
starched or any other kind Of collar
In the mode of Sulphur Springs. and
scarcely was he warm in his seat
than he sported dicky.
Tell II not In Gent. or Elysian
Fields. or Yuno. or Brushycreek, or
Desdemonia. or Crnbapple. or Nav.
crick, or Pyote, or any Of the old
Populist centres where store collars
are always associated with the Money
Devil. VIII "Cyclone' DAVIS dare
again to show himself In Deaf Smith
county. where the cottonwoods on Tu.
lea Creek are soughing mournfully
for his decline and fall? Henceforth
he must watch the styles and change
his collar with the season. now col.
lar like unto rampant with an
aperture for wisp Of tie. now a
low spreading neckpiece with flow
Of variegated haberdashery, now a
two pointed stand up with four In
hand embellished by stickpin. To
think that the pride OF sulphur
Springs has come to this! Next he
will be seen riding in painted devil
wagon, or seated at the banquet table
in tuxedo with braided pants In the
latest style.
Cyclones" scorn Of collars famed
out in his explanation (see autoblog-
raphy in the Congressional Direc.
tory) Of the Hon. JEFF MCLEMoRE's $
lead Of 200 votes at the primaries /:
IAN alleged penalty for not having
always been collar Democrat"
says Mr.. DAVIS. Is JEFF MCLEMoRE
collar" Democrat? We trOw not.
He is the other Representative at
Large from Texas. He tells us that
he was born ''in a storm and had
hut little schooling because Of his
aversion to teachers" And he ran
ahead of the Cyclone who was
born at Walhalla. :. Gin Il dead
calm probably. we see Mr.. MCLE-
MORE running 1000 votes ahead Of
Mr. DAVIS at the next primary.
There is nothing Spartan about the
sulphur Springs statesman after all.
"Since l came to Congress" ne says,
"and the newspapers talked Of me- as
the collarless Congressman, my wife
has been after me. To-day ] gave
in" What confession!
Mr.. DAVIS has lost his celebrity in
Washington. With collar on his
neck he will sink into obscurity and
there will he none so poor in fame
10 do him reverence. Nothing Is left
for him now but to become the hest
tailored man in Congress and wrest
the long held sceptre from the we'll
manicure.l hands Of JAMES HAMILToS
LEWIS.
The sun., 1916-01-19

That clear, ringing note on the air
which only the best" people can
hear in the pueblos of lower Man
hattan--is the song OF steel on the ice
coated lakes. As the detection Of the
mercury in the tube increases. the
spirits Of youth. not measured by
years, are rising. Truant officers
know where to look for youthful de-
linquents. These sharp. moon!t eve-
nings the other stars In their courses
will hear Earth sing.
The sun., 1916-01-19
Transfer sS the Qusvan tine station.

In Governor WHIrMAN's message to
the Legislature ne recommended the
transfer of the quarantine station OF
this port to the Federal authorities.
Federal control Of the ports OF the
United States has long been opposed,
especially in the South. But realiza-
tion Of their absolute inability to cope
with imported epidemics, like yellow
the Southern States Of the impera-
tive necessity of yielding the much
coveted State right by transferring
their quarantine stations TO the Fed
eral Government. The beneficent re.
suits Of these transfers we're so OBJ
viOus that all the Southern States
. quickly adopted this method of pro-
tecting themselves against the inva.
sion Of foe against which they had
impotently struggled for many years.
Slngularly, the Northern ports were
the last TO yield this prerogative, and
to-day only the quarantine stations
Of New York and Baltimore remain
under State control
The death Of Dr. O'CoSNELL. q
health officer appointed by Demo-
cratic administration, afforded an op-
portunity to Governor WHITMAN IN
MI the position temporarily by ap.
pointing Or. CorER of the Unite,,
States Public Health Service as
Health Officer Of This port.
1t Is to be hoped that the Legisla.
ture will adopt Governor wHIrMAN's
Recommendation to complete the
transfer Of the quarantine station as
soon as the necessary financial and
legal transactions can be accom-.
plished
There IL no doubt that after the
termination Of the present war In
Europe immigration into this country
will be Increased immensely. espe.
cially from the countries which have
been stricken by disease and famine.
This city and the country are TO be
congratulated upon the energetic ac-
tiOn of Governor WHITMAN. which
will enable the Legislature To appre-
ciate the immense Importance of pre-
pairing for the invasion of disease 10y
placing in command at our quarantine
station an officer who has been trained
IN the various activities Of the United
States Public Health Service, at ports
In this country and abroad.
Our legislators cannot fail 70 per.
ceive that only man trained In sani.
tary service may be as capable of de.
Tending the port against the invasion
Of disease rs is military officer
whose function It would be to protect
the country against the invasion of ar
alien foe. The problem of immigra.
tlon Is national, because Immigrants
entering this port are distributed ali
over the United States.
THE SUN has already pointed out
these reasons for change OF policy
and has also adverted to the not in.
considerable benefit that will accrue
to the taxpayers from the transfer.
The sun., 1916-01-19
Cnmasking the Marvel. Z"

To THE EpIToU OF THr SuN-Str:
Every time read about the maskman
AT the wrestling tournament | have me
to laugh, every one what is from Europe
knows that II is one Of the brothers
Xhyszko. Aud that tn" Wladck laugh
at YOU all til" time, these brothers -
the Stanis,as Feiner Victor and Wladek
TIL" one what is the MASK is Victor
NEW YORK, January Il l. GTzi.
The sun., 1916-01-19

Secretary DANIELS does not doubt
that I'VE would receive 10000 tele-
grams from experienced men offering
their services to the navy the day
after a declaration OF war" Let the
ships rust and rot. let Workmanship
20 by the board. let the country trust
in defence by telegram. 1t begins TO
seem as IL the salt horse. hardtack.
dun. plug. grog and deep sea profan-
ity OF the old regimen ", essentials.
and not incidentals. OF naval strength.
The sun., 1916-01-19
The Supcrpessimist Is Discovered In
Boston, Mass

To THE EpIruR OF TWT SUNNI.
Everything agreeable in this world is
either expensive. md .gestible or wrong.
Please let me see this IN THE Sun SOS
It II he so c.
RosToS, January is
The sun., 1916-01-19

At the end of the first Congress
sional round that veteran fighter the
Public Building has put the Pre-
paredness Kid into his corner bruised,
groggy and painting for breath. FIX
perts doubt whether the Kid can last
to the finish
The sun., 1916-01-19

Father, teacher told me tu brinx Al
appropriate patriots motto 80 ,,hoo, an.
can't think % arE'c hing
Lets see. how would this do? Watch
fn waiting covers a mu'ttudc % mu,.
ders f."
The sun., 1916-01-19

Miss JEASSErrE GuLpER possessed a
f'ne literary talent in time and en-
virorment IN which genius was de-
voted to other things than literature.
She was worker.
The sun., 1916-01-19

A hint to players OF that favorite
among indoor games. Readjustins
Europe After the War: Don't neglect
revolution in Germany How many
Liebknechts are there?
The sun., 1916-01-19

Newspaper writer. sometimes allow
their imaginat!ons to run riot. A con-
temporary refers TO the La Toilette
Presidential boom"
The sun., 1916-01-19

To THE EpiToR OF THE SUNNI when
Is a plank a srrap Of paper' PulP
NEW YORK. January IS
The sun., 1916-01-19

Pacifists who contend that any ma
tlon that desires to maintain neutral
ity can do so should contemplate the
plight of Greece
The sun., 1916-01-19

AS Admiral DEWEY might have
said It. You may flre when you are
ready. GRlpLEY--!f sou are not too
proud to fight"
The sun., 1916-01-19
Mechanical Impedin,ent .

Joseph
Yes, sire"
This fountain pen won't work"
strange, sire. | Just hlcd IL with hot
air
The sun., 1916-01-19

" ovv friends sohe favor w. tohh mdns-
sertotS oad tUvavations for publication UisA
10 AaUs rejected articles returned they uausf
IN eU cases send stamps for that ptrpoAe.
The sun., 1916-01-19

Did the American pacifists of
MApisoN's time blush when the Eng
l!sh troops entered Washington?
The sun., 1916-01-19

He's wise king who knows hi.
own capital.
The sun., 1916-01-19

Nepotism. dear correspondent, is a
public officials relative value.
The sun., 1916-01-19

Congress would blush 10 let Its
right hand know what its left hand
wants.
The sun., 1916-01-19

London once. Efhnshsm House. Arun.
0el ereet. strand.
paSts once. Rue de Ia Miehodiere on
Rus du ouAtrs Septembrs
Washington once. hieos Buildine
Brooklyn once, l06 Livingston street.
The sun., 1916-01-19

All checks, money orders. &C. to be
made payable to rns Sus.
Published daily, including Sunday, by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association at
. l50 Nassau street, In the Borough OF Man
haitian, New York President and TrvaS-
ytsr. william c. keick lt0 Nassau street;
Vice. President, Edward p Mitchell lbO
NsSsau street; Secretary. &. Il. lsuxoon. 100
NaStAu street,
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THE EVENING SUN, Per Month. y
THE EVENING Sun, Per Year.. y
TINE EVENING SUN Per Mo. 1 0
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-11-04
Honest Efforts.

Moses was fatcd never 10 enter ih"
Land Of Promise he so lungiuslv
viewed afar: and Columbus ncvnr
f0und-whn can now wish that h."
had?-that unimpoded sea route Wc>tt
ward to India that ho sought 50 wiser,
and so darin%ly. Yet sii,! the world
moves on, and by mysterious and IN
expected ways the great, bray" soul ~
permitted to SilbSorto the hcLi-nanf
purposes of God contemplating the
elevation and blessing of man And
50, cannot doubt, the uusrlfSh efforts
in our day FOR the amclioration ~ So
ciat hardShips. though their mr'hodS
may he rejected as mistaken az drrcc-
tive, will yet signaily conhuc,. 10 their
contemplated ends. Fail not. thrn,
humble hopper for The good tiac com
ing" To lend your feeble sigh. to SWEET
the sails of whatever bark is frcigitrd
with earnest efforts for the mitigation
of human woes. nor doubt that the
Divine breath shall watt it mt last 10
its praycr-for haven Horace Greeley.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-11-04
EngIand's Mysterious bitches.

The discovery of covered way"
across Wellington hill. near Eastbornc.
has recently been made by II. s. Toms
Of Brighton. a covered way" con
Sists of a ditch with bank on either
side which runs across exposed bruwS
of the downs, generally connecting the
head of one valley with that on the
other side of the hill.
II is thought that these ways" were
used in ancient times to enable persons
10 cross over the dOwnland ridges with
out being seen. They were formerly
taken to be defensive lines, but against
this theory is the fact that the ditch
is banked on both sides. 1t has been
proved that the covered ways" of the
South Downs are decidedly older than
the Roman occupatiOn.-LOndo Times.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-11-04

was never reporteG.to have been seen
again in Chicago. Nor wa5 Gard able
to get so much asl the glimmer of a
trace Of him nor suggestion as to
where he might haFe gone.
It was a task d, infinite patience
that brought SpeciaSN gent William H.
Gard to London tW ronths later on
the trail of won I nwhom he had
traced half around aIte world. The
Titian-haired guest R the Chicago ho-
tel, the wife of t4el fugitive broker,
here installed hers}f for a while and
lived in a manne,Jthat amounted to
absolute seclus.on.
Then she went I'd Paris. There she
took rooms in quiet side street and
seemed to settle doBxn with some idea
Of permanenee- There was nothing in
her mode of life that would indicate
that she lived differently from any
ether woman W was alone in the
world and sought hiet. She went out
for long walk hry afternoon, pur-
chased the necess les of her establish
ment CIR books, OH (which she seemed
to read great numbers.
Special Agent Gard established a
close watch over The house in which
she lived. This vas easy because
there was but front entrance and
apartments opposite looked out upon
the street. He determined that no.
body should ente this house without
being observed. He asked the Paris
police to provida him with two re-
liable men whot,ould watch with him
in shifts from tie quarters he rented
across the street
A vigil of two weeks revealed abso-
lutely nothing. With the exception
of the servant whoscame at noon each
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-11-04

hotel. An arr W, drawn in ink, point
ed to a certain window.
Gard took the fragments of the pic
ture of the hotel to a travellers guide
and searched for the house that would
compare with it. Eventually he found
the duplicate. and it was a Chicag0
hosiery. He hurried to it. After
showing his credentials to the house
detective. information was freely sup
piled. The room in question was &C.
cupied by woman and had been so
occupied for two weeks. She was a
handsome and stylish red-haired wom-
an of thirty-five. She had been care
fully watched for a reason that pres
emily developed.
Has she received any callers?"
asked the special agent.
But one person, man, has visited
her" answered the house detective.
What sort of a MANI" asked Gard.
"A large man with gray hair" said
the house detective. He is in her
room now"
will you go up with me Immediate
ly?" calculated the special agent. Il
must not fail to see this man"
"Assuredly," was the response,
and they caught the next elevator.
The car they took was an express
and was not to stop until it reached
the eleventh floor. The next to it was
oil
press, going up with the detectiveF
aboard, slackened its speed at the
eighth floor while its operator gave
some message to the boy on the local
which had stopped there to take on
passenger. The cars were of an open
work structure and the passengers in
one could see quite plainly those on