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SWISS THOUGHTS.
Reflections Of One who Formcri, Re-.
spected Germany.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sut Re.
fore the var I thought Germany = ,'vi.
lized nation and respected her. That 70.
spect ! have lost. | think only low
easily my dear fatherland. Switzerland
could he in the same condition as poor.
innocent Belgium.
Germany was one OF those nations
who solemnly guaranteed the iuv,ola.
bi!ity OF Belgium. Germany cruelty
broke that pact and pitilessly durirs
this war did many horrible acts rcgari
less OF those now in progress. In Ger.
many there are many good people. 40
in every other nation, but unfovtuul'ely
Germany is ruled not by her whole pec.
pie but BY. tic PrusS,ans. The X 60
Thinks that God ave him u sword vita
which to conquer the world hu. re 10
mistaken.
can We trust them again"
! always feared and shall fct. unt'
the war i over because the Pa ans
are traitors, but II they ,r, zoo y,ds
'hronsa Switzerland they viii find ne
blood running in our veins
II We want a sure peace tho rus
slams must he beaten. This Ne -
war for nothing but for libert,.
\ TEur - /.
NEW York, December G.
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THE SCARF MOURNS NELSON.
The stripes on Jacks Collar Com.
memOrate His HerO's Victories,

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: I
have read with interest and some amuse-
ment the correspondence that recently
appeared In our newspaper In regard
to the origin Of some OF the customs In
the navy, and lave deferred contributing
in the hope that | could refer definitely
to the publication OF a society | belong
TO. called the Society of Naval Re-
search. and quote my authorities def
nitely. but so far ! have been unable
TO do so. Therefore | write to give my
recollection. which IL that prior to the
time of Nelson there were no defined
rules governing uniforms. and so all
sorts OF colors OF scarfs and OF clothes
were worn hut after the death of Mel
son the Admiralty ordered that tho
ncckerch,sfs should he black as a mourn.
ing badge, With the conservatism Of
most things connected with the sea Il
has so Remained to this day. at least in
the English navy and in ours.
The three stripes represent three of
Great Brlta!n's victories. as | recollect.
Trafalgar. the battle OF the Nile and
Copenhagen.
OF course the lanyard merely ended
IN a knife In the days of windjammers,
now. alas. almost no more.
J. +. TAMs.
NEw YORK, December ).
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Monticello.

THOMAS J%EFrERsoN was Il great
Democrat and he believed In demo.
cratic simplicity and economy in the
matter Of government.
Yet we cannot conceive that even n
believer and n half Democratic Con-
gress will vote money ''wrung from
the people by oppressive taxation
TO use the language Of the Baltimore
platform-in order TO pay the Hon.
JEFFERSON MONROE LEVY half a million
dollars for Monticello.
This does not eem exactly the right
way to return to that simplicity and
economy which BELTS n democratic
government"
How much Of the half million. by
the way. is 1t proposed to pay for the
punning lions (lGwen. levies) with
which Mr.. JEFFERSON NJ. LEVY has
adorned the dOorsteps Of the former
abode OF THOMAS JEFFERSON?
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THE PUBLIC ~PEACEMAKER.
4 New fundamentally Of Government
Advocated without Dismay.

To THE EpIroR or THE SuS-Sir: Your
editorial article answering my letter az
TO the feasibility OF some arm of the
Government mediating in all industrial
disputes does not make me believe that
matters woul be 50 bad as YOU picture
them.
NO. thank YOU" are appropriate
words to place after your description OF
tire mental rioting and petty anlmosities
class and sectional hatred would bring
about II they had 10 appeal to the Gov
to secure their interests. In
drawing your picture you nay mag
ined the common turbulence Of strikers
and strike breakers perpetuated in the
form OF cheap and deccitful politics be-
fore governmental authority. Before a
properly constituted commission | do
not think such action would b" pos bile
or To the best advantage, Both parties
TO a dispute would he more likely seri-
ously to note the findings ne decisions
based upon the thorough Investigation
Of n wisely organized commission tha
they would TO heed the shouting de-
mands of each other.
In industrial trouble it seems to be
w w '''A '''A' w i'A'l phbit' uli
Is called III. The mayor intercedcs here,
and some commission quickly organized
%counsels there, Or. II may be. a public
spirited citizen draws up a protocol AT
some other place Of disruption. Is II
the best policy TO continue this nap
hazard way Of representing the public,
IL indeed in this way the public can he
said to nave a sponsor? All concede
that the interest OF the public Is para
mount." why mo- then have some body
that is actually representative? Labor
often thinks it Is lighting for its very
existence. No group brought together
by chance or on short notice can, after
cursory searching. render a proper set
Element The heart ana the pulse must
I've made secondary to fix things right,
hard, cold facts must he made buoyant.
My opinion is that the interest of the
public will remain paramount and n
more temperate aud permanent settle
ment will be reached in our industrial
when some kind of commits
sion vested with public power is set
under way to collect and keep data, in
yestisatc and perform the work OF arol-
%tration. THEODORE Michel
December g.
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MocKus Is the seemingly approprl-
ate anne Of a Unitarian minister Of
Waterbury, Conn.,, who is being tried
oy the Nutmeg State for d~isobcying
a statute, bearing date Of 1912. which
renders his avowed disbelief in the
story OF JONAH and the whale and the
apple that ADAM ate actionable and
punishable. Under their ancient law
n preacher who denies the literal vc-
racity OF everything stated In Holy Writ
In constructively guilty Of blasphcmy.
II tho State OF Connecticut should win
it's case against the Rev. Mr.. MocKus
ran any punishment be too severe?
II musty statutes originating In the
days Of the witch baiters are to DO re-
vived II Ia only reasonable to put into
practice the forms Of punishment that
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Central Powers ability to Withstand
starvation and to fight successfully the
embargo upon supplies that the allied
nations have put upon them. hut 1t
merely represents n strength that will
enable them to carry on the war, that
will delay but not avoid the Allies
success that now seems Inevitable.
Rumania will require n great army
Of occupation. The a that made
It 20 vulnerable to Teutonic attack,
its long stretch Of frontier on both
the north and south, will make Its de-
fence ID dlficult. Besides. It's only
sea front ID yet open to Russian
attack, and Bessarabia and southern
Russia remain q field for the concen-
tration of a great Russian army. For
the defence Of such a front Germany
can Ill spare sufficient soldiers from
other fronts now hard pressed by
enemies.
This need Of men must also deter
the expeditions that 1t Is reported
are aimed at points on the Black Sen
and In the Balkans. With the situa.
ton In Greece clearing. with no longer
the fear Of an aggressive enemy ut
his back. General SARRAIL's army Is
in position to repel attacks In the Bal.
kana With this force augmented as
It will be he is us able to carry the
war nOrthward across Serbia rs
FALKENHAYN and MAcxENsEN are to
carry It south to Saionlca. Rumania,
too, will be nc longer n neutral power
but an enemy's bulwark against which
the Allies can drive and through
which they can cross to effect the
original plan of a union with the ltal.
ian forces for IN invasion Of Austria
from the south.
Rumania with Its demand for u
great army Of occupation and with a
further extension Of the weakening
Teutonic line may become to the Cen.
trail Powers not an asset but D seri-
ous liability.
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Ical morality Of japan. These cap
tives In Europe are allowed little or
no communication with friends at
home. Private letters received this
very week from Great Britain tell Of
anxious parents unable to learn any
thing concerning their son picked up,
wounded or taken prisoners, on bat.
tie grounds md then informed "some-
where'-perhaps.
In Japan in 1904 an ONCE for
special correspondence during the war
with Russia was ut once established
and Mr.. SATo placed at its head. The
Toxic Government detailed native
japanese priests. educated in Moscow
anil ct. Petersburg. to teach %illiterate
subjects Of the Gar how to write
their OWN language. These native
japanese administered spiritual con-
ISOLATION according to the rites Of the
Greek Catholic or Russian church.
The Government kept a record Of all
prisoners. sick OF well. wounded or
dead encouraged and attended to all
their correspondence. whether sent or
received forwarded the effects Of the
deceased. with full Information and
even sympathetic messages TO the
relatives. besides allowing their some
times too willing people to mitigate
the lot Of the captives with petty
gifts and even luxuries. The eyes Of
not a few Russian families at home
were opened In surprise when TAX
Ing the misslves from Japan to the
village priest to read they saw and
heard written messages from their
sons or kinsmen who when they had
left their homes were strangers to tie
pen. Such facts more than anything
else explain why the recent treaty
was made betwee , Russia and japan.
The newspapers Of st. Petersburg de.
clare that 1t Is easy for them to make
friends Of the japanese, because they
fight and act like gentlemen.
After his diplomatic service. since
1905, OF nearly n decade In Holland,
n neutral nation. Mr.. SATo comes to
us familiar with all the traditions Of
international friendship. These range
from FILLMoRE's initial enterprise Of
1853. In sending PERRY's peaceful ar
mazda. to ROoG::vELT's mediation (: and
from TAFT's initiation Of the prece-
dent Of sending a :;ecretary Of State
to Mikado's obsequies to President
WILSON'S congratulations by wireless
to Jnpan's Emperor. With faith in
the enlightened opinion and the real
intent Of the best elements on both
sides Of the Pacific. the task Of the
new envoy from the leader Of the ma
lions of Asia should not he unreason-
ably difficult.
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The Fall OF Bucharest and the
TeutOns In Rumsnis,

The Teutonic forces had pushed
their enveloplng movements 30 far
that the fall of the Rumanian capt.
tai became inevitable. On the south
and west they had their batteries
within range Of the city and they
vigorously advanced to cut of the
railway connection with Bucha rest on
the north. With the fall of Its capi.
tnl the conquest Of the greater part
Of the country Is completed and the
"punlshment' threatened Rumania
has been meted out.
The sublugatlOn OF Rumania car
rles with 1t the advantage to the Cen
tral Powers of furnishing q wealth
of resources sOrely needed In the pres.
cnt situation. But 1t brings to them
no decisive victory. 1t numbers
among their cOnquests another of the
small nations, and 1t places Rumania
In the list with Belgium. Serbia and
Montenegro; but 1t no more decides
the war In their favor than did the
o%verrunning Of any M Of the other
weak States.
The great gain to the TeutOnic Pow
ers IL In the %esource that Rumania
VIII furnish. On account Of the re-
ports OF the destruction of their store
by the Rumanians In their retreat II
would he difficult to say how great
vii be the conqueror's share. But II
Is estimated that Rumania produces
about 6,ooo,oOO tons Of grain a year /;
that her supply Of ANIMALS for food
Is about 3,Wn,OOO cattle. 8.OOO.OOO
Sheep and almost 2,OOO,OOO hogs. Her
o'a production Of petroleum IL put
NJ l'S"'Wo tons annually. This rep
reseais u great strengthening Of the
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Low PRICES. THEN JAIL.
A Member Of the Poultry lomhlna.
ton Makes Bitter Comment.

To " E.Drror oF TIE Sr~ $50 l
often wonder II yours IL the only rega-
paper IN the city that cares 10 10" the
truth The amount Of ignorau . ct.
hiblted by The average editorial o-'tsr
regarding the handling OF food .u View
York city is enough to drive = ma VINO
understands the business insane
There was never but one scheme Ar.
fecied in this city that was az ar frusI.
blr' and the authorities saw ~ Or, nd
us to jail for doing that. They ST., "
CRIME was III masking u prlnc, .4 no
nodN has inquired as to Nhtthc. ~
made the right price or not. lu r,,t We
Were told during the trial that O.. re
making or a price Was a crime. cet...
Tess OF whether 1t vas right az ~
lhc breaking up OF our comb 'u.' .r
mas cost the people of New No.A .ft
annually $500, 0O0. These facts l"
easily proved by any one who wishes 10
take the trouble to Investigate .h.
"hole produce trade organized IN tho
lines OF the so-callcd live poultr. tat.
would bring the cost of food IN New
ioik city down from 10 To- 9o per en-,
out when YOU talk organizii'rr ny0-Y
politician and yellow journal .n rl'-
ately begins to froth AT tho NOUS
! presume that some d.y 'ac 81
VIII DC known, because the, - 10
truth Is mighty and will plcya'
ERyING pr n
NEW NJ beccmpcr ,
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After the whistle Blew. the Run Was
Not Part of the Game.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: Mr..
Reason says that Yalc's victory over
Harvard was the gift OF an official who.
he alleges. deprived Harvard Of n touch
down mad by Casey. The facts are
tina. one Of the Harvard men INDUCED
in tripping and was detected and conse-
quent!y the whistle was blown. stopping
the play. This happened a. the very
start Of the play and before Casey had
fairly started on his run.
Az Of the players who heard the whis-
tie. and this included practically all OF
the Yale forwards, made no further at
tempt to interfere with the Harvard
players, knowing that the play was off
and the ball would he recalled. 1t was
this action on the part OF the majority OF
the Yale players which made It possible
for Casey to make the run after the
whistle was blown. j. +. q.
ALBANY, December s.
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pldly attributed his success to these
things. Mr.. BoIDr's guests always
received what a good hotel should
give Its patrons; the trimmings never
were offered in the place Of the SUBJ
stantial things.
Mr.. BoLDr opened his New York
house at the time when the tendency
Of the New York public toward hotel
life was becoming a serious move
ment. The expense and difficulty Of
housekeeping were having their nat
ural effect. The servant problem
was becoming more and more acute
for private families, large and small.
The Possibilities Of hotel life for fami-
lies were beginning to be understood.
1t was seen that It need not imply
transformers; that It could be com.
Portable and that Its cost could be reg
ulated ut least rs easily as the cost
Of keeping M q house. The interest
Ing family hotel life Of New York to-
day-the adequate chronicler Of which
has not vet a~risen-is largely the
growth Of comparatively few years.
Like nil worth while men, Mr.. BoLDr
took his calling seriously. He was in
terested not only in the immediate
success OF his own great enterprises
but In the welfare Of his business
wherever an inn was maintained.
Lately he gave considerable thought
to the problems Of country hotels,
which, because Of the immense motor
traffic Of to-day. have assumed n new
Importance. He saw clearly what
they needed: cleanliness, good food.
good service. These were the funda-
mental requirements he sought to i'm.
press on his colleagues who entertain
man and internal combustion engine
on and of Fifth avenue.
1t would be unfortunate IL the i'm.
preston should he made that Mr..
BOLDr's success resulted merely from
the fact that the prices charged in
his houses were ut one time consid-
cred high. II came from his knowl-
edge Of what people want and his
ability to supply 1t with a skill that
no hotel man has surpassed.
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U
Does the Football Philosopher Of
Swarthm0re Reject the Rules?

To RAJ EDITOR or THE SuS-S'r: "S.-
mon r. Reason contends that Harvard
lost the football game to Yale this year
because OF the martinez eye" Of the
umpire. Had the Official eye been less
clear or active, the breach OF the rules
Of the game by q player on the other
side OF the Harvard line during the play
In which Casey made his long run might
not have been noticed. This broker rule
OF play was duly taken cogn!zsnce Of
and Harvard vas justly penalizeI.
An apparent service ace made b. II
foot faulter in tennis IL no, a clean SER
vice. Let us call Casey's run the ser
vice ace. and the Illegal holding :he FOO;
fault. The jo!nder OF these elements
makes scoring Oh that particular PLAY
impossible according TO the laws Of the
game. FRANCIS W. WATRoUs.
New YORK, December :.
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Some OF the terms regarded hy us as
rather exclusive technical property are be.
ing appropriated by our brethren OF the
lay press, Thus in THE Sun Of November
Q We encounter:
The hcrce Post disoards Mr.. Hughes be-
cause he could not provoke its iympho.
cytes TO utter a loud yen"
II would seem that functions are ascrlbcd
to the militant cells OF the blood by news
paper men which are certainly picturesque
II not authentic.
We should not be surprised ~ We ran
across, In some lay publication. an ailu-
sion to the honk Of tina neurons.
All terms are liable to CONSUMPTION now.
adsys In the struggle To express more an!
more complex situations,
We h"iieve that the ex prss.ion which We
hsve quoted In a variation OF President Wi.
soa's phrase shouting corpuscles.'
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NEW YORK;S FIGHT TO SAVE THE
PORT FROM DLSUNION.
Why the Plea for sesresassu BY the Ambitious but Short Sighted Ci.
In New jersey Il Not Justified.

Complaint made to the Interstate Com
merce Commission by those cities on the
New Jersey side Of New York harbor.
that shipments destined to or Originate
Ing within their territory should pay
lower rates than the rates nov paid by
Greater New York. 10 not In reality an
appeal for relief from overwhelming rates
and consequent Increase In business in
the favored territory. 1t has a deeper
intent than that.
The complaint differs from the usual
plea that exorbitant rates stiie compe-
titlon. retard Industrial development and
deprive a community Of the opportunity
OF expansion and growth Its %neighbors
enjoy.
The New Jersey section has grown and
expanded as Greater New York has
grown and expanded. and II has been due
both directly and Indirectly to the mar
vellous growth and expansion Of Greater
New York that the complaining section
has p~rospered and developed. The Cham
Der Of Commerce brief on behalf Of
New York sets this forth clearly.
The complaint il no more or less than
a yelled attempt to take from Greater
"" AO'N th"t "hicH Hds rpcHt Nearr
OF painstaking enorts and millions OF
money 10 attain. IL IN simply n care
iu'iy iaio plot 10 transplant what Is nor
"ai! oreater new iork business. hank-
ing, wafer ana ran faciities and popu-
Iaooh 10 the northeastern SHORES or New
Jersey
me peculiar geographical location OF
New York; makes 1t necessary for 1t to
nave many OF It's long haul rail ends In
'hcse New Jersey cities Joined to Its
Tails III oreater New foSk by car hoats
OF hsh'ers. In the entertainment OF
proper charges Tor the transportation o.
commodities over great distances In the
oh''eu "'ates the zone rate system was
adopteo' rms IL the application OF the
same ratc 10 all territory! within n certain
Vao'us from q given centre. The com.
piainihs new Jersey cities are In what
10 Known AS the New YORK zone they
,hereiore pay the rates applying to New
10TH. 10 make radical allowances
asaihst TINS zone rate to any particular
point III 'hat zone would materially af-
'cct the rate structure in that zone. II
"ouid aHect rates OF contiguous zones
anu eve the rates between all the zones
oi tHe tnlted states.
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Mr.. AsQulth.

Among the eminent British Premiere
and leading statesmen Of our time
must be included HERREHT II. An
oUIru, who reunqufshed his commits
sion on Tuesday from patriotic mo
tlves. As on more than n occasion
In the past when there were diner.
ences In Government councils and 4
crisis arose. he could have remained
In office by proposing a compromise, ~
great is his personal influence among
his colleagues, 70 strong X the faith
Of the country In his ability, honesty
Of purpose and ~selfcontrol.
1t has been well said Of Mr.. As
QUira that he Is "a q whom the
emergency has always found greater
than the occasion" It was % In The
Ulster crisis when he saved the Gov
eminent by assuming the duties IT
Secretary Of State for War and steady
Ing the House Of Commons by proving
himself Its intellectual master. 1t
was 50 when he formed the coalition
Cabinet to carry on the n Prob
nbly no other man In England could
have brought together 90 many aspir-
Ing politicians and harmoniDed their
differences. The new Cabinet contained
explosive material and a brief life
was predicted for 1t. Yet Mr.. As.
QUITH's example was 70 inspiring and
his influence 70 potent that he held
his remarkable Cabinet together al.
most to the end Of the most tragic
year Of England's existence.
Mr.. AsQUIrH wanted the Government
to present a front Of union and
strength to the enemy to the end. He
deprecated division and uncertainty.
Above all he regarded a general cleo
tion ms fraught with disaster. And
now to avoid 1t and to prove to the
world that England has not lost con.
troll Of her destiny he has made n
s4crince for harmony and union.
In a critical hour Mr.. AsQUITH dis
dams to consider his personal for.
tunes or to make a. test of his power,
and he is again the statesman. Con.
troversy for political advantage has
0lways been alien to him. lie In es-
septlally a nan OF conservative judg-
ment and DISTINGUISHED purpose. The
welfare Of England has always been
his sole concern. He has never cult
waited the politicians art OF popular.
ity. and yet through two years Of
stress and storm and upheaval his
leadership has new been seriously
challenged.
There could he no finer tribute to
the quality Of his intellect and the
fibre Of his character.
MI. AsoUITH rendered his resiRnn.
ton not because his power had been
shaken and he must yield to the In.
evitable but because he would not
engage In n controversy that threat.
ened disaster to the country II differ
ences were not soon composed. It Is
Uncomfortable that II British Govern.
ment could copduct the war without
the Judgment Of HERBERT AsQUIrH at
the council table, and public opinion
will no doubt demand that he be re-
tanned In the Government ever II he
does not lead.
The sun., 1916-12-07
THE UTHOR SELF.
1t IL Expressed In His Work bat IL
Net Identified with IL.

To THE EpIrur or THE SuN-Str: Gu.
riously enough. shortly after reading the
editorial article upon the admission In
evidence Of an authors own works a.
bearing upon his personal characteristics
I ~opportunely ran across q parsage In
Cicero's "De Senectute' whence Il is to
be learned that 1.-The sons Of sophocles
brought him into court TO get . judicial
decision against him depriving him Of
his property on the ground Of weak in
tellect. Thereupon," says Cicero. tho
old poet Is said to have read TO the
judges the play he had On hand and
had Just composed. the CEdipus Colo
neus." After the reading he was &C.
quilted by the jury"
Here. indeed. Is an authority drawn
according to the best legal traditions.
not from the year books merely, but
from the a%ncients.
Emerson. believe, has said Of
Shakespeare that after all research into
contemporary documents the best pic
ture Of him IL to be got from his own
plays; the ~unimportant things may be
learned elsewhere.
II no more had been known Of the
personal history of, say. Dickens or
Balxsc II would not he an injudicious
conclusion tina the former was by ma
,urc kindly. or that the latter was fond
Of a good speculation. or had a lively
Imagination.
or course THE T. Ia quite right In
stating that a mar Is not all that he
may imagine and the introduction OF
an authors work In evidence should be