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WHAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS.
Have the Democrats Proved Unequal
10 Their Task?

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr: !
am one of those who believe That the
Internal conditions OF this country VIII
not be properly adjusted for the wage
Garner and business man until the Re
publican party comes into power.
II Is not the individual who will settle
things in IA satisfactory manner. II u
work for n political party. Everybody
understands that outside OF munitions
business never was in a worse condition
In this country evidence OF this IL the
fact that the banks are stunned with
money because they cannot loan II AT q
legitimate rate of Interest.
II the Sc. 900. 600, 900 war and mum
ton business In the country has given
us initiation and a prosperity 80 called 1t
does not place us on a firm basis.
There never was greater need FOR the
wisdom of tho Republican party In
Washington than at the present time.
Democratic ineficiency has cropped out
everywhere and II is high time that we
place our personal feelings In the back
ground and come forward In a political
way for the country and It's welfare.
Personal control In Washington has
been n failure. The Democrats recruited
In the solid South and crowded cities
do not bring forward brains and judg-
ment needed to run the country. The
northern tier OF States. old time Repub-
lean s~trongholds, have the necessary
material. and I sincerely hope there will
not y a split candidacy against the
autocrat of the Democratic party.
From among Weeks. Root. Knox.
Burton. Sherman. Fairbanks and Hughes
We could get n safe and sensible candi-
date. but I do not believe the Republi-
can party can make a nomination that
Mr.. Roosevelt will not indorse. because
o a - = - H. 49, Il
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Banking for the World.

Perhaps the Comptroller of the
Currency may feel called on shortly
to explain why he Is demanding of
the national banks that in their next
report of condition to hi. office they
make a return covering their loans
to foreign countries whether In the
form Of investments in securities or
credit extended on foreign obliga-
tions. Meanwhile there is ar inter
esting sequence Of recent events bear
ing on this matter.
About n month g Representative
TAGUE Of Massachusetts introduced
In Congress n resolution directing the
Secretary of the Treasury To report to
the House Of Representatives precisely
such Information rs the Comptroller
of the Currency Is nov seeking. The
resolution seemed, from certain col
lateral circumstances, 10 express the
kind of hostility to foreign loans man
Tested In the opposition to the Anglo
French loan which was negotiated
last autumn, nm opposition based not
on the real interests of the United
States hut on the conjecturnl inter
csts of the b%elligercnts in the Euro
pean Il
A week or so ago national banks in
this part Of the country received an
anonymous circular which included
n copy Of Representative TAGUE's res
olutiOn and argued for n "hrm stand
by national banks against foreign war
borrowing. The circular was subtly
worded to give an aspect of general
application to all foreign loans, hut
in the guise Of al appeal to keep our
capital mt home to meet home needs
1t was quite obviously n part of the
propaganda Of hyphenism.
Therefore 1t Is highly unfortunate
that Comptroller WILLIAMS has at
this time gone out of his way to
put the national banks on inquiry
ms to their foreign commitments.
The Comptroller nj he absolved, of
course, OF any intent Or wish 10 fail
in with the campaign Of the alien
propagandists against the activities
Of our finance, which, In the strict
furtherance Of the country's CONNER.
cial interests, are denoted In a pro.
vision Of capital and credit to foreign
borrowers amounting In the last year
and a half to very much more than a
billion dollars.
However, the C~omptrOller's actor
offers nm opportunity for discussion Ol
n question on which the public needs
enlightenment. The Tngue resolution
and the continuing antagonism which
crops out every little while against
the provision Of American funds K
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AN AMERICAN OPINION.
Domestic and Foreign Considerations
Counsel Is to Patience.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-ST. In
these days, when the press reeks with
utterances that are OF hyphenated origin
on the one hand and political on the
other. II is refreshing now and then to
note others that trace their source to
genuine and patriotic Anericanism
ALPHABETICALLY. the President is being
violently a~ssailca in the matter Of the
shipment of munitions. That subject Is
not for discussion here. OF far more
importance at this Juncture is the sub
marine Issue with Germany. about which
his attitude Is The subject OF vitupcra-
tive criticism by unthinking people on
the one hand AMI by calculating politI-
clans on the other.
Recent Happenings have served to tax
his forbcarance almost to the breaking
point. hut is not this forbearance com
mendahle, and should not patience he
allowed to run the extreme limit before
the adoption OF final action?
II must he borne in mind that ours
Is not n homogeneous people, such as all
those at war In Europe. This fact and
the resultant consequences In he event
Of a complete rupture must not be lost
sight OF. But even were our people as
one In blood and feeling, What is Ia be
gained as against what would be surely
lost should America go to war with
Germany? Would we be able by force
tn reduce the submarine activities that
are responsible for the present acute
tension?
The contrary Is self-evident. and
while tho Presidents stand should be
absolutely maintained. there Is no ma
tional dishonor in his refusing to he
spurred on by the utterance OF hostile
politicians to precipitate a d%eplorable
situation which may be avoided.
The %diatribes of Colonel Roosevelt dc
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ON THE OLD BOWERY.
Another Version Of n Lyrical Domes
tic Tragedy.

To rHr EDITOR or THE SuS-Str' The
letters YOU have been publishing during
the past few weeks about the Bowery
have stirred up memories long dormant ;
and afford the keenest of pleasure to a
young old man who can rccollect the
time when hoopskirts were not TIE fash
ion, hut the rage and AZ the young
peoples dances Mt GormaU.a Assembly
rooms on the east side %; the BC"ery
near Houston street Il was comical to
watch the OF the girls after
n dance vas Finished trying to Sit
down without having their hoopskirts
LIT their clothing up around their
shoulders.
This was shortly before the time ~
the SONG that your correspondent ct.
T." mentioned. and as his recollection
e II is rather agu the following text
will enllshten him a. 70 how We made
''by'' and wife rhyme:
We never speak, as we paw by.
Although a tear bedims her eye.
know shs thinks OF her past ne
when Wa were loving man ana wife,
In those days a good dancer was
known as a spleler. and n good srieler
was supposed to he able to spiel on a
three cent piece" which meant that h.
could keep swinging his partner on a
spoi not larger thar the three cent
silver piece which was IN circulation Mt
that time.
Let's hear from some ~ the old
spiele-s who were members OF the so-
cial clubs which abounded at that time,
sue as the famous FaVorite Mines OF
Avenue u and Tenth street.
NEW YORK, May s. OLD TIMER.
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MILK PERIL TO BABIES DENIED
Committee Aiding Infant. says
Scurvy Ia Not I]ncr~ns,ns.

Charges that scurvy among hshee g
increasing and Ia due to 'hc greater
amount of pasteurized milk consumed
were denied yesterday by the Et~ YORK
MILK Committee.
Inc has ,r!e, 10 obtain To-
formation from the Health pc,ar'me1.
OUT statistIcs dc'ermirin- the iufaTt nov
tal,ty from any one disclose W.re r
available. As far as could b. learned
only six infants died IN this CO, tr~
ecurry In 1913. In 1906 there w,r" rHs
deaths from this cause. In lau5 4 r.~
Der or infants that died in a %. s1-'
o was i',6 for intestinal d'sctso, AID
.os from sc"irvy, In 1915 tie r,t -
intestinal diseases was only g . all =
from scurvy. There has been also q "a
crease in the number ~ deaths tor
other diseases contracted thr-HsN r.
fected milk supply. The committee VI
statement issued YESTERDAY. sa'l
While II has been repeatedly .'''e'
that the use Of heated milk NAV lr.d''
pose Infants to scurvy. II is fur'ts- '"l'
that each infant fed Is n lew r"i'
Itself. II should he remembered '"
the simple procedure Of %r'y'-c r1'r'
Juice absolutely does away w." o.
danger Of this Kind. The g. g
orange Juice has been the CONT. -
tice for years, so that thOro No." r"
ably few babies who do no u-..
orange Juice as part ~ t'Cr r"1'F
diet"
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Fingers on the Keys.

The typewriting machine not less
than the piano has Its virtuosi, and
in both arts the excellence of per
Torrance is affected. almost regu'
lated. by so elementary n faculty ms
the dlgital dcXterity Of the person
at the keyboard. What PAnEREwsKI
does to the keys Of his instrument
Miss ROSE l.. FRITz does tO those OF
the typewriter on which she makes
records In speed and accuracy.
In fifteen minutes Miss FRITZ typed
without nm error, Ito words. Large
numbers mean less than small ones;
ITO words IN fifteen minutes Is lis
words to the minute. The first five
lines of THE SUS's report Of Miss
FRIrz's achievement contain twenty
five words, with 1853 letters, ar aver
age Of 6ta letters to the word. II the
fraction be omitted In the calcula'
ton, an operation not In the cham
piOn's favor, the speed In letters Is
7OS to the minute. In every second
OF The fifteen minutes OF the test the
champion pressed II dozen %keys-nnd
pressed the right ono every time. And
when to this we add the manlpula.
tion OF the space bar and the adjust
ment of the carriage with each success
sive line, It becomes apparent that ia
win speed championships on the writ
Ing machine there Is need Of almost
unimaginably well coordinated and
| controlled action Of the hand and the
brain and the eye.
What method does Miss FRITZ ON
ploy? OF what school Is she a grad
uate? Amateurs of the keyboard may
not hope to learn her secret from
manuals of instruction. AZ q tutor
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their programme. The House has I'm.
dergone n change in forms. but the
spirit Is unaffected. To-day "the an
nual supply bills and calendar bust.
ness are 10 far behind that no pros.
pect Of an adjournment before late
summer Is seen unless the Rules
Committee to the rescue Of the
legislative situation and limits debate
on the more important measures
pending Therefore special rules
will be reported and adopted. and
before the session ends Mr.. MANN
and Mr.. CANNON himself may he
heard I'm denunciation Of the clio.
quence choking behavior Of the states
men who occasionally follow Mr.
kiTCHIN.
The walls Of the minority over the
violence done TO free speech have as
much substance and bottom as the
fearful protests of the outs against
the extravngances Of the ins.
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Kitchener In the Swivel Chair.

It must come hard for X. Of X. to
praise the generalshI OF British com
manders In the Bagdad campaign.
Adverse elements, that Is To say, heavy
rains flooding the country about Kut.
el-Amara. account for the failure of
the expedition, the Secretary for War
tells the House of Lords. Yet no one
knows better than the victor Of ON
durham that the Indian Government
entered upon the Mesopotamian n
terprise with an inadequate army and
without due preparation. 1t was II
rash and precipitate adventure, not
a we'll organized campaign. Perhaps
1t would have succeeded II Sir JOIN
NIXON had had only the Turks tn
deal with. The German factor seems
to have been left entirely ont of
the calculation. The expedition was
therefore predestined to failure.
1t was always characteristic of
KITCHENER that he left nothing to
chance. OF mighty little, when he com
manded armies in the Sudan and
South Africa. As IN organizer Of
victory he was deliberate, methodical
and thorough. He did not strike un'
Ill he was ready. and then he struck
irrcsistibly. Had KITCHENER been in
India when the Mesopotamian expe-
dition was preparing. he would have
insisted upon n well equipped and
sufficient body Of troops: had he taken
command himself. there would have
been no battle OF C%tesiphon until his
machine was thoroughly primed to
rout the Turks.
The McSopotamian campaign would
have suited KIrCHENER's genius,
which is eminently practical. far see.
ing and cautious. lie has no imagi.
nation. There is nothing NapoleoniC
about KITCHENER, but as a military
boss he has made his fame. His Off
GERS would have worked twenty-four
hours a day In IN emergency, for his
~unrelenting eye would have been upon
them, and the private soldier would
have regarded an army commanded
10y KITCHENER ns infallible when he
gave the word To attack.
As Il swivel chair man In Londor
when Englishmen were fighting fu
tilely in Gallipoli and were hemmed
in at Kut-el-Amara To he relieved by
recnforccments up to their necks in
water, KITCHENER was an impoten'
and melancholy figure. lie knows
better than any other living mar
what a fiascO the Mesopotamian bust
ness vas bound ia be. To praise the
actors in II may he all in the days
work, but it must try his soul.
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The United states In the West
Indies.

Because of the acute stage through
which the American controversy
with Germany has passed and the
critical state of our relations with
Mexico. the situations in Santo Do
mingo and Ilayti have received less
attention than they deserve. In each
country there has been a revival of
violence requiring vigorous action by
Rear Admiral CAPERToN and the
forces under his command. In Hayti
certain Senators who attempted to
meet In defiance of the agreement
now in force were prevented by
gendarmes. according to unofficial re-
ports, under the protection of .Ameri-
n officers. while marines were
landed In Santo Domingo tn guard
the Americans and other foreigners
In the capital. The disturbance here
Is said not TO have affected the pOpu-
lation in the interior. but manifestly
1t was of considerable Importance to
induce Admiral CArERToN to take the
course he did.
In Santo Domingo American pres
tige was seriously impaired by the
activities Of Secretary BRyAN's ode
serving Democrats" Had job hunt
ers In this country been vigorously
excluded from the public service we
undertook to administer, our national
credit and standing would have been
higher than they are to-day. Hayti
presents Il different problem. The
navy has not SO far been interfercd
with by the politicians, and the
troubles in the republic are of n
piece with those that for generations
have prevented the orderly develop
ment of a naturally rich and pros
porous country.
The difficulties we have encountered
IN u efforts 10 assist in the re-
Mobilization Of SantO Domingo and
Hayti nro not entirely Of our own
making, but in the case of Santo
Domingo the intrusion of BRYAN's
hungry adhercnts notably increased
them. The damage they did must be
repaired, and the lesson to be learned
In San'o Domingo should be needed
In our dealings with IIayti.
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CITING THE AUTHORITIES.
4 Staggering Legal Argument for Re-
stricting the LIQUOR Traffic.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir. The
law Of nations. the law OF the American
Union, the law OF the exclusive judg-
ment Of the state In control of intoXi-
chnts ny licensing or abolishins them.
the law Of tho signs Of the stars, stated
IN I~cu,crunomy NNNit., s Genesis l., IA;
rcsta'cd as the first proposition of Abra-
ham Lincoln on March 4. 1851 restated
~ James Bryce in his american Com
m~onWcaith," Vol II. page 4l-42. the law
Of home rule-this Is the fundamental
law that is shot to pieces by the au-
thorizatlon by the party I'm power OF
shipments of intoxicants into any State
to any person who pleases to import
them.
Who is n russyfootcr on that oues-
ton?
Have the nations leaders anything
Of the heroic in them" enough 10
answer that?
Could not the nation "fnd its SOUL
10 give a faint squeak or two?
Tho law Of the operation Of the
human intellect could not Il he per-
m!ttcd to formulate judgment whether
tho localized In intoxicant, Is
right or wrong"
Are tho big intellectual gums Of the
party in power all TANNED?
II the eye of the soul is not permitted
to see and tell what II sees for long
periods Of time, is there not a danger
OF n total loss of the faculty and the
organ?
The fish in the Mammoth Cave of
kentucky have lost their eyes. II men
VIII not speak out for the preservation
of home rule for the States Of The
Union their word will not be potent to
restore home rule to Ireland. Belgium
or Jerusalem. Il Just at home. then
write your scroll Of honor DER the sea. :,
IN i"s!l" VI. shaw y United Sover.
eighties or the Earth" would he have
II constituted 80 that one sovereignty
could ship cocaine, slaves or intoxican
to any person who pleased TO innor,
them into any other sovereignty agains,
the judgment Of the latter in the con.
troll OF her domestic institutions
JAMES YEARsLEY.
PHILADELPHIA. Nav q
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THE VOTERS YEAR.
VIII an Independent Electorate Upset
the Politicians Plans?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: IL
II possible that the psychology of 1912
is again TO hoodoo the situation this
year? There seems to have recently de-
veloped "A revival of confidence In those
master minds which operated the steam
roller four years ago. They seem to
have imbibed the idea that III meek
and chastened independent voters will
eagerly accept any kind Of a handout
at Chicago next month. The unbiased
historian would probably say that there
was considerable miscalculation shown
four years ago. II would seem to be
possible that a mistake in diagnosis
might be made again this year.
II is easy to understand hat those
who thrive through manipulation OF the
voting machinery would naturally de-
sire to nominate a candidate at Chicago
who would be plastic material in their
hands but success IN such an enter
prise requires the cooperation OF a large
number Of voters, equally plastic. The
question naturally arises: Are there
seven or eight million voters Of such
assured loyalty ms to line up and vote
in accordance with the furtherance OF
this programme? doubt IL.
There will he more voters this year
who nre ready to act Independently than
At probably any previous general cleo
tior. They have acquired considerable
wisdom In the past few years. and are
not carrying such n colossal burden OF
lDyalty % the machine politicians az 10
cause them any excessive degree Of
embarrassment. They will vote for
Nhomcyer they choose. realizing there
Will he enough independent voters In
evidence To save themselves from any
noticeable stigma Of irreuularity.
ThC~a facts being considered, and they
are facts, the manipulators will OF
course have the opportunity to decide
whether tho public interests shall he
slaishtcred for thcir own private In
'C'csts and "A candidate named who
SHALL promulrate the fact that they still!
have their grip upon the machinery. or
a candidate who car he elected.
Party organization is not only emf.
rcutly proper, but desirable. provided
that those who direct the deliberations
and SIT In tie councils show proper con-
sldera'ion for the mass Of the voters.
Otherwise, party organization can be-
como n menace, and just At this particu-
lar period Of the worlds history II be-
comes douO,v 50. Therefore let US hope
that wisdom will prevail and the steam
roller I've Kept in storage for use under
more suspicious circumstances.
\. q. CRANpALL.
v Nro Ne
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how much of her W skill in tech.

how much Of her own skill in tech
nique could she impart to learnersi
She Is a genius Of the keyboard and
genluses never neglect the grammar
Of their art. Like PApEREwsKI, she
owes her art to native skill improved
by hard study and faithful practice.
On either instrument not "A motion
Is wasted by the master. no SELECT
Is the child of chance.
The accuracy of machinery, the
economy OF skilled labor and the har-
monies Of art unite to make admi-
rable the performance Of Miss ROSE
Fritz. PLATO. we think. who specu-
lated on the nature Of music. would
have found music in the clicking of
her keys.
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Humanity Begins at Home. Mr.
wilson.

Mr.. WILSON must some day recog-
nize that in our relations with Mexico
II takes two Ia make peace. Hitherto
the United States. with Il self-restruint
admirable to contemplate, has en-
deavored single handed to keep out
OF n quarrel. liut 1t cannot much
longer endure the conditions that
exist on the Mexican frontier: in
fact. only a s%uperhuman repression Of
national interest. temper and pride
will prevent the raid Of Friday night
from bringing matters to n situation
admitting of only M conclusion.
This raid originated in Mexican
territory nominally paciiied and the
o%retically under control of Mr..
WILSON'S protcgc, CNRRANzA. 1t is
glibly attributed To Nilli>tas, hut Mex
ican fractional allcgiances are rapidly
ceasing to be of interest In these
murderous incursi"nS. II has revealed
again the impotence of the Carranza
kONtI IllltUl anu b~i>'ItSt'l tIle lllu'lt-
quacy Of the United States border
guard. These things have been
known: WI might say that they have
been notorious: hut when they arr
written down in the blood of Ameri'
cans. not once but again and again
their significance cannot and will not
be evaded or ignored.
In all its perpleNing and seemingly
purposeleSs intricaclcs. Mr.. WILSON'S
Mexican policy has received support
from the major fraction of Americans
because they recoi!ca from the EN-
barrassments and thanklc>s difficulties
OF Intervention IT. the de~teStahle poll
tics of Mexico. But the conditions 81
the border are intolerahle. The!
must he mended. and 1t Is increas
ingly apparent that the course Mr.
WILSON has hitherto followed has moi
improved them in the slightest degree
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Another Blow to Free speech,

III III" cnmpniun Of 1910 the Demo-
Gratis howlrd sl"nturlouSly about the
d~espotism Of the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives, and pledged
themselves to reestabli>h therein that
freedom Of debate and independence
of action the abandoned Republicans
had banlshed from It's precincts.
Livery orator promised a new cave OF
the winds il Uncle JoE and his crew
were put in the minority AMI when
that noble end was accomplished, the
majority did tinker with the rules n
little.
But tho business of the majority,
the obligation of the men on whom
responsibility rests, Is to put through
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REMOVAL OF TRACKS URGED
Thirteen Associations Ask Nayor
To- Sixn Eiienh"x-n n;;;.

Al the hehcst OF thir'eon as-.' -
OF the city, Miles NJ Dawson , -
with Mayor Mitchell a memoraN3rr ~
Ing him to sign the ENlenhos VI
which declares the New York ''t'-S
tracks at grade In the streets ard pass
OF h city a public nuisance AL pc
vides for their removal.
Mr.. Dawson filed the memorial o.
behalf OF the city Club. the ''''''
Union, the Independent club of q % ""
Side, the T~wsnty-th!rd Stree 1r'-'N"
m"nf Association. the Wa nr'"
Heights Taxpayers Association ''
Greenwich Village Tmproyomc ? AS.
citation, ih" West side T.ynav"ra ass
citation, the chelsea N~eighhurNo,l Ns'
citation, the Woman's Munitipa' l. 1st'
the teaeue to End Death AycrNt N'
Merchants Association. the North Mas
haitian T~axpayers Association ard ns
Greenwich settlement
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There seems TO be no way OF making
the ~eTervescent Sing Sing inmates
abandon their ebullition. their out
bursts in the pursuit of happiness. the
Joy Of living. Those who have some
thing heroic In them may scorn the
soft delights OF moonlight motoring
and enter for the shoe knife carnlvals,
beating up Journeys or cell block riots
as their fancies dictate. Happy fe,-
lows! Neither too proud to fight nor
too busy to motor.