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STEEL AND THE FINANCIAL
SITUATION.
The Representative Security In q
Great Market Of Sound Values.

FVow the BacAe Review Of Yesterday.
Except for great volume. II ook like
a market not In stocks but IN invest
ment securities the value OF which has
been definitely proved and established
and In which the buyers are ready to
take what Is offered at slight conces-
sions without hesitation. Reactions
come only during the day. n based on
tho transactions Of the day only. There
Is nc trend. even temporarily. downward
the averake trend Is upward. Stocks
are treated as though their present
large earnings were assured for two
or three years at least. Buyers appear
determined to nave them and also ap-
pear to lave ample funds to pay for
them in full II necessary. Does this
indicate that We are on a prosperous
level from which a great. overwhelming
ascent in prices Is to be made under
the upward pressure of . vast gold in
fiation?
Such expansion would IN the end
meet with the usual results OF imitation,
pursuing It's course and coming TO earth
at last in disaster. But the end Ia far
of. The assurance that this Ia so-that
the golden era will last for a long time
would keep the process going. In the
meantime conservative forces which
have prevailed thus far are relied upon
to control the situation. and an orderly
but substantial advance justified by the
wonderful profits OF this epoch nay re-
suit. There Is one stick which IL repre-
sentative OF the whole market and Il
might almost be said Of this whole re-
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WAGES BY MERIT
Can n Workman BE Loyal I, Church
state, Labor Union aud Employer

To THE EplToR or TIE ~.N str '
church tells us to ID o'o thing a"'
state tells us to do a~no'',r 49,
are we poor morta's 80 s't,.
church and state when ~, ''" DO
arce' Which is supreme WV
We adjust our live 90 both
Legally the state nHts.' s Pc
iously the church ,"ll 70. o3I ''
must be personal. n l"a-' = s. =
who fought for iudNilys,'r = -
conscience at the Rcf'rWG'f.
Why don't leaders 81 ..g. D. '
state get together and 10y 70 'r." D.
RELIGIOUS 'churctD ajl ""'' .r''
ideas and regulations of l'"-
Even defective children g''
instruction. Why, then, sl''u'| '' ''
Grcss legislate that each cu.l. ',.
deaf individually wiki cn,a ,"' ... t
let wages he n reward = #' '
merit PFEspNN 49,
ARpMoEE. IA. Sertcmher o.,
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Mental Health In Wartime.

Is the war diminishing insanity?
An affirmative answer to this Ques-
ton would appear paradoxical. And
vet the statement Of an able and we'll
known ~alienist. DIR. WILLIAM GRAHAM,
medical superintendent Of the Belfast
District Asylum. shows n very de-
cided reduction In the number OF nd
missions since the war commenced In
comparison with the average Of the
preceding en- years. We gather this
information from the London corre-
spOndent Of the Journal of the Amer
lean Medical Association.
1t had become n commonplace dur
ing several decennla to say that the
world Ia growing mad. and there Is
a popular belief that the agonizing
wear and teal Of the terrible conflict
now being waged by England must
he very fruitful of mental derange-
ments. DR.. GRAHAM asserts the con-
trary, and with good reason. The
largest diminutiOn appears to be
among women, and this is due to the
fact that the sheltered classes Of
women r changing their mode OF
life and thought. Idleness and lack
Of interest in the higher aims Of life
have diminished and new values have
become realized In works Of patriot
ism and philanthropy that were for
merly only conventional and without
the deeper significance that the hor-
rors Of war have lent to them.
That the broadening Of wOmen's
activities and interests would limit
neurotic conditions and mental dis
orders physicians have always noted
In practice. The same holds good
with regard to men to n lesser degree.
but among larger numbers. Among
the hundreds of thousands who have
been drilling as soldiers and officers
there were doubtless hundreds who
have been Inconsistencies or hypochOn-
driacs, living In mnwhOlesome fashion
that enhanced original or inherited
tnint. These men now experience the
realities of life Us they have never
done before; they live on wholesome
food. keep early hours and exercise
In the open air. I%ntrOspectiOn Is
barred by strenuous occupation dis.
clpline and obedience to orders have
taken the place Of more or less aim.
less life; new points Of view engage
their attention with gripping force,
Removal from unfnvornble environ.
ment II the most potent factor In heal.
ing mental and as well rs
physical ailments.
II DR.. GRAHAM's observations arc
confirmed by other observers as cap
able as no IL and with larger Stats
tics to demonstrate their correctness
another beneficent and unexpected
compensation for the horrors Of wal
will be added to those We have hlthr
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erto dweit upon. Among the latter
have been mentioned the abolition Of
vodka manufacture in Russia, lin
itatlOn Of the sale of alcoholic liquors
In other b%elligerent countries. physi-
cal improvement Of soldiers arising
from outdoor life and simple food.
The latter has recently been adverted
to Ms notable among the civilian popu-
lation Of Germany. who live now on
limited food supplies without deteri-
grafton Of health or strength. accord
ing to a Danish observer.
We now have the confirming testi-
mony Of another neutral witness, I.
ZECHANDELAAR Of the Public Health
Service Of the Netherlands, who
writes that he noted among n large
number Of bathers no undernourish.
mcnt despite the fact that "the Der.
liners have to do without much. but
there Is no real hunger. The people
eat less, having adapted themselves.
and they have lost their p%rotubernnt
abdomens. but they nre very far from
starving"
1t Is not improbable that the pres.
ent titanic convulsion in the social
fabric may bring about an evolution
Of n higher type Of mankind. physi-
cal, mental and moral, Just as the
terrific convulsion Of the forces Of
nature In prehistoric times has
brought about the evolution Of a
higher type Of man and animals and
a more beautiful world.
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Always . Democrat.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: How
any Democrat OF the school Of Thomas
Jefferson. Andrew jackson or Grover
Cleveland or even Of the original Is to 1
class can crawl under the tent Of the
proud to night" outnt passes my
comprehension. The Democrat has al
ways been a fighter. And when a
B%randeised group have Untermyered
the party colors and iung out the stand
ard Of Peace and Prosperity" . Jeffer-
sonian like myself must fling back at
Thorn my own declaration OF indepen-
dence. to which I trust countless Others
will subscribe. hoping to make their
reputation In November so signal and
non-partisan that there will rise from
the ashes a purified party. looking for
the promised land under more Demo-
cratic leadership.
A. q Democrat I shall vote for
Hughes. ALWAYS A DEMOCRAT.
NEW YORK, September 20.
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Infeli citous Campaign Effort By the
Nce.President.

vice.President MARSHALL Is now re-
ported as saying: THE real issue Is
whether the President of the United
states can continue so 10 handle our
foreign relations as to keep u coun-
try at pence with honor"
During the past three years foreign
aggression has cost this country more
In lives and property than we lost in
the Spanish war.
Furthermore. the honor Of Amer
lea" has been made a byword In the
world at large.
But we suppose any issue Is u good
issue that diverts attention from the
eight hour surrender.
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The Authors to the Rescue.

So obstinate have the theatre nan
ayers become that the playwrights
have found It necessary to discipline
them. They have not rs yet declared
n hunger strike. They are Just try
ing to find a way to produce their own
plays. Three dramas Of the current
season have already come before the
public In this way.
Naturally the playwright hesitates
to assume the financial responsibility
for his dramas. Losses In the theatre
assume such proportions that the most
prosperous playwright might he swept
into bankruptcy by a few failures. It
il indeed the persistent refusal Of the
manager to interest himself In the
plays Of an author that sets him to
work on his own behalf. In this way.
it has happened that these three
dramas were produced without the
aid and comfort Of any manager.
1t would he more picturesque to re-
cord that these plays which the all
wise managers refused had turned
out, when their authors put them be.
fore the public. TO be altogether sue
cessful. But truth compels another
record. One Of the dramas which
every manager in the city had read Ia
the real success OF this fiat and un-
profitable theatre year. Another Is
still more or less difficult to catalogue.
II may eventually find It's way and
have to be written down among the
successes. One-and II was by the
most experienced OF all these play
wrights-has disappeared to the happy
hunting ground Of nil bad plays.
There are aso for believing that
this way Of putting plays before the
public may come into more frequent
use. 1t is plain from the event Of the
theatre season that there IL a lack OF
sympathy between the public and the
men who are supposed to provide Its
amusement. What the public wants
is always dificult to ascertain. But
it is beginning to be evident that 1t
does not often get in the theatre what
1t Is looking for. Whether managers
have lost courage or judgment or the
power to discern the taste Of audi
ences. II IL not possible to say.
But It is evident that they are no
longer in touch with the public de-
mand on the stage. There have never
been six weeks in the theatre prOduc-
tive Of such feeble and colorless dra.
matte offerings as this young dramatic
year has brought forth. Why the
managers should have decided that
this senson IL to he devoted only to
the lnnocuous and vapid 1t Is % easy
to say. But the public has 70 far had
no other fare put before 1t.
1t Is obvious from their restlesrness
that the authors have other kinds of
material on hand. SO II the managers
do not help them TO put It before the
public, the cordial support Of every
play produced by Its own authors may
even be certainly expected from the
audiences weary Of what they have
been compelled to witness this year.
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To II EpiroR OF THE SuN-Sr: !
note the inquiry In your paper. what
IL a hyphenate?" lie II. hrst. last and
all the time. the Half-American. From
the White Father TOO Proud 10 Fight
down to little Mr.. Malone and the
Peace at Any Price" Glynn, he Is for
"office irst" and America half efi-
cient." lie will knock a man down
a Domingo take notice-to reform
him. but he will take Count Won Bern
storff by he official hand. reeking with
the blood Of American babies. to show
his Christian charity. That Is the real
hyphenate. the half-American. half
brave when dealing with Mexico. nins-
tenths a coward with Germany. but al
ways TOO proud TO fight unless he can
knock a man down" before the argu-
ment. A little psychology and the half
American defines himself.
HrGHEs DEMOCRAT.
NEW YORK, September 90.
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To Il EDITOR or THE 81. >'
want to ask BY what right or g '.'
one man has the AUTHORITY 10 'r,
other man when q wear a straw -
or when to discard T., ! am ans "'N
to know where people get that nerve
from. i think a man has a f'1' :
wear anything he sees NJ md ever 20
without a hat II he feels l.kh g. =
there any law against IL
WILLIAM Brn%>r
NEW YoRK. September 20
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THE HUGHES DEMOCRATS.
Tired. Dlsgusted, Weary Of waiting
and Watching They Turn From
Wilson to the Republican Candidate.

To THE EDITOR or THs suN-Sh: A
correspondent asks what would Mr..
Hughes have done in Mr.. Wilson'S place
in this, that or the other emergency.
He might as we'll ask a first class archi-
tect what he would do to support a fall
ing wall in a Mexican hut. Mr.. Hughes's
whole policy would be positive. cons,ruc-
tive and American. That Of Mr.. Wilson
has been negative. destructive and
would-be humanitarian. To safeguard
and to further positive American In
terests in a crisis threatening the whole
world requires a mental equipment
somewhat different from that which put
China asleep a thousand years or more
ago. Mr.. Wilson might have improved
on the latter Job. China still shows
signs Of kicking. But for America
first and America effcient" Mr.. Hughes
is tit
A DEMOCRAT Too PRoup Nor TO FIGHT.
New YORK, September 22. .
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The Wave Of IndIXidnAlIam

To THE EpIroR ~ THE SrS-ST; The
people no longer wish to lee massrd. They
were at one time massed under the power
NJ a monarch: then they rushed peli neil.
without much thinking, To mass them
selves under another ilabor) leader or
leaders. whose dictation proved AZ arbi-
trary as that Of their former ruler. They
simply changed masters, The leaders hav-
ing damaged the labor cause. people no
desire to he massed, Each one
wants to he a unit In himself, Personal
contact and contract between laborer and
employer Is n desire gaining asceniency.
PERSONAL CONTRACT.
ARpMoRE. ia, September 81.
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To THE EDITOR ov THs SuN-Sty:
Whom the gods would destroy they
frst make mad"
Mr.. Wilson had as nne an opportunity
to render a great service TO his country
as any man ever had. But ne threw
Righteousness overheard and placed per-
sonal gain above his country. Seeing
his expected gains vanishing. he. in .
panic Of fear. conceived the idea Of
clubbing the railroads into submission
This seemed safe. No one cares for the
railroads. They rave been the goat"
for twenty years. But Mr.. Wilson over
looked the possible effect upon the pso-
pie Of clubbing legislation through Con.
gress by terrorism.
Perhaps he will learn something next
November. G. F. SHEPARD.
STAFFORD. Conn. September %.
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Il BASIL DUKE.
His Part In the Christmas Raid Re.
called by Q Confederate Soldier.


To n EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: The
death of General Basil W. Duke recalls
an incident in the career Of that famous
soldier which I personally witnessed. In
the summer Of 1862 a detachment Of
Morgan's Kentucky cavalry under the
command OF General (then Colonel)
Basil Duke was stationed temporarily In
my native town OF Guntersville. Ala.
Colonel Duke and his stan were guests
Of my parents, and I. a lad Of seventeen.
greatly interested in military arairs.
became acquainted with and naturally
developed n great admiration for that
already distinguished soldier.
In December the Union army under
General Rosecrans and the Confederates
under General Bragg we're confronting
each other near Murfreesboro In Ten
iessee. As IL was only a three days
horseback ride. I persuaded my parents
to permit me to visit ZONE friends in
the Confederate army. While there I
rode out to the camp OF Morgan's
cavalry. then stationed at the village of
Alexandria. II so happened hat upon
the very day Of my arrival General
Morgan had received orders from Gem
eral Bragg TO proceed at once into Ken-
and Nashville Railroad and cut the
communications Of Rosecrans's army
with the North.
As the permission OF my parents TO
visit the army did not positively forbid
my going with II. I asked the privilege
Of being enrolled as an independent of
Quirk's company. and took part In
what became famous In history as THE
Christmas Raid in all probability the
most successful Of all Of Morgan's Won
derful exploits. II was a wild ride.
thrilling from start to finish. and ] look
back upon It now as the most enjoyable
experience OF my three years service in
the civil war. We struck the Federal
cavalry at Glasgow and thence for every
day Of Christmas week OF 1862 We were
engaged with them.
On the morning Of December 90. hav-
ing on the day and night before cap
tured and destroyed the forts and also
great wooden t~restics OF the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad at Muldraugh's
Hill. We reached the Rolling Fork
River. and there the incident which
suggested th,s communication occurroa
A very brisk rear guard action VA.
being fought bel ween the t-n,o, yorc..
under Colonel, John N Harlan later
Justice OF the Suproms cour, ~ IN.
! United States. and n detachment NJ MIR.
gan's cavalry. under the Command ~
| Colonel Ras,I Duke
Colonel Duke was with our comnspv
and while We were ,c,,yoIv .,r.c.a I.
.hrapnel shell from on. ~ Harlan.
guns exploded amon, ne .,,,n. ,.,o
| horses n, my coun,rv ava woura,rn
| Colonel Duke. n fragment, n, IN. .hel,
| striking him in tho siao y, ~. ,..a
rendering him immediately unconscious
and as ". though, AZ tho tim. ia
He was picked I'm n, once nl,c.d ,.,rid.
the pommel ~ tho sada,. IN ,ror, =,
| CAPTAIN ouirk. who. holding on. arm
| round the linn form OF the unconsc,or.
| soldier. plunyea int, the Ro,,in, rorr
| River. accompanied by tho res, n, ~,
IN retreat. The water was very co,d
| and very deem. coming I'm within a fsu,
inches OF the seat NJ IN. .,aa,.
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now 1 nate 10 go PACK, say bI'
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.ahe '"e up ior soi'e.hihS.a get N"
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The sun., 1916-09-24
GEORGE MOORE ARRAIGNED.
Not by This Critic for Religious Bias.
phemy but for o Sin Against Art.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Con-
ditions OF invalid!sm have prevented me
from reading George Moore's THE Brook
Kerith'' at frst hand. But the able and
characteristic review OF our critic. Mr..
James Huneker. and other book reviews
put the story pretty clearly before one.
/ have not. however. seen this point
OF criticism which has occurred to me.
While we may narrow mindedly concede
that the conception OF his novel is not
religious blasphemy. we can insist broad
mindedly that 1t IL n blasphemy of art.
Even IL Christianity he regarded as n
myth. II Is the most beautiful myth In
the world. And Its beauty rests on the
tragedy at Golgotha and the apothcos.s
OF the resurrection and TRANSPORTATION.
Neither can be separated from the other
the crucifx!on n the rising from the
dead.
Yet for this great epic, considered
merely as an art scheme. Moore would
substitute a story compounded half OF
dclusion and half OF imposture. The
aesthetic Christian tradition he would
replace with the impotent picture of n
pseudo tragedy turned Into a comedy
of escape and degeneration That Is n
sacrilege m beauty. spirituality and
logical consistency. II has as much
merit. as much nobility as would at
tend another process involving anti.
climax the providing Of a happy end
ing for Antigone, Medea or any OF the
terrific Greek masterpieces.
This IL considering alone the esthetic
and literary side OF Moore's latest philo-
sophie conclusion. But to the bad taste
Of trying to improve on a story that has
inspired some Of the loftiest art and
literature and some Of the grandest wars.
red with the wine OF the wrath OF God.
he adds the gratu'tous %vulgarity OF
shocking the sensibilities Of an entire
civilization. HOLMES STEAD.
WERNERvILLE. Pa. September %.
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Real Wine,

To The Enron OF THR suN-Sr. Billy
got on q good spool In tho once to-day.
He says; IT was some IL up when !
gets home late last night and the wisc
gives me the once over and says: BILLY,
you are swamped by tho very effectiveness
OF your champagne" GoING Up.
New YORK. September ~.
The sun., 1916-09-24

To THE EDITOR Of THE SrN-Sfr, I
see the great Vance Mccormick claims
that Pennsylvania is doubtful" lie
must have communed with that other
sparkling rainbow chaser OF meteoric
fame. Hon. a. Mitchell Palmer. w. +.
PHILADELPHIA, September %.
The sun., 1916-09-24

wILrRED WHEELER. Secretary OF the
Massachusetts, State Board Of Agri-
culture. attributes the high price OF
eggs to a perfect maze of causes.
among them the low fertility Of eggs
laid last year" II Is going far afield
to charge the hens with race suicide.
WILrREp would be nearer the truth II
he counted the number Of eggs going
into cold storage.
The sun., 1916-09-24

No wonder the betting odds are
largely In favor of HuoHEs. The Re-
publicans are long on olive branches
and the Democrats on bones Of con-
tention.
The sun., 1916-09-24
An OUTING for the Station.

The Fenwick railroad station, floor. roof,
sides, ticket ONCE, benches ana all. Will
be moved to-day to saybrook Point. q dis
tance OF . mile. making the trip on IA,
cars.
The sun., 1916-09-24
The Ou~t,

I searched the world In quest Of happiness.
Through crowded places and through
ways apart
nor knew TN your caress,
1t waited. hidden safe. In my own
heart!
CHARIOTrI BECKEl.
The sun., 1916-09-24

The demagogue who asserts that
the sympathy of the New York public
is with lawbreakers will discover
presently his mistake.
The sun., 1916-09-24

II that German commercial subma-
rinc does not o arrive It will be re-
g~retfully believed that she has been
swamped by the very effectiveness Of
her voyage.
The sun., 1916-09-24

King CONSTANTINE would not be in
his present plight II he hadn't at
tempted TO make the Greek cross q
double cross.
The sun., 1916-09-24

The Administration should boar in
mind that Boss MURPHY il eminently
fitted TO identify a lemon when ne
sees Il,
The sun., 1916-09-24

Add the high cost of striking to the
high cost Of living and the result Is
widespread misery.
The sun., 1916-09-24

A correspondent writes 10 ask II
VENrzELos Is the bryan Of Greece"
Just the opposite. He's the Roose-
Welt Of Greece.
The sun., 1916-09-24

The appeal to the courts or to the
polls Is civilized. The appeal to brick
bats Is barbaric.
The sun., 1916-09-24

HuoHEs's voice may weaken. but his
cause grows stronger daily.
The sun., 1916-09-24
Name Reminded Her Of Job.

FROM the Emporia Gasefts.
Mrs. Alta Fees. City Treasurer, has re-
turned from . vacation trip to Denver.
The sun., 1916-09-24

FTOM INC HVNFTVV TTFT
What Texas seems to he suffer- y
most 10 an epidemic o. infsr'i.e Wv
Nsalysia.
The sun., 1916-09-24

NRw YORK. September 90.