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University avenue Worse on Than Ever.

To rHE EnlroR or THE SUNNI The
pub.!ra,Ion In THE SIN Of my recent let
ter regarding the condition ~ University
av-nu. between F-atherhed lane and Tire.
mont avenu. has evidently awakened some
ierclict othcia,. but alas " did not arouse
hi. efficiency. lie has spread OF. ~ some
,or; upon the dusty and ru,ty road. which
with the help Of the recen; rain has turned
the street Into n quagmir".
To alight from the surface car, and
reach the s!ieNalks without aklng an in
voluntary mud bath Is impossih,e except
with an acroplane. The oloriferous mu, k
IL tracked and carried into the home, hI:
tbs might he considered heal'hful be
cause Il produces outdoor atmo- pier"
,ndoors-an improvement which the local
,and orls have neglected II advertise
NEW YORK, August 81. T. Won.
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said that 1.-THE indications are that the
sOrtle was made with the deliberate
intention Of engaging u scouting
ships, and Of limiting that engage
ment. II possible, to n fight with those
forces" He discredlts reports that
the Germans were to make an effort
to get a squadron Of drendnought
cruisers through the British patrol
into the Atlantic. and that their fleet
was making for the Skngernck to
pass into the Baltic for an attack on
the port Of Riga.
There can be no uncertainty about
the presence Of n German fleet IN
the North Sea In the third week of
August. While II was not 10 large as
the force that Admiral BEATTY was
the first British commander to on.
counter of Jutland. It was formidable
enough to plny havoc with the patrol.
It consisted Of fifteen ships, including
large cruisers. 1t was evidently look
Ing for n fight. but with units Of the
enemy. The strategy was uttrition,
and It proved successful, two modern
cruisers Of the second class going
down before the torpcdoes Of the sub
marine fiotilla. At least one German
submarine was sunk. but that was
poor consolation, particularly as the
Falmouth and Nottingham took part
In the Jutland fight and will he added
to the German score.
This minor but exa%speratlng affair
has It's lessons for the British Admi-
rally. The Germans are again ready
to try conclusions with the enemy
under favorable conditions. and they
will come out. The Germans are well
served by their air scouts. and will
use Zeppelins when the skies are
clear. AS for the submarine. the Brit.
ish must again reckon 1t as n danger
Gus factor, although in the Jutland
battle 1t proved to be negligible.
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Translating Henry James Must Not BE
Allowed 10 Dim Them.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SuH-Sir: 7
am constrained to reply TO the letter Of
"D. =" in your issue Of August ~ en-
titled "Esperanto's Fa!!incs.' because II
may serve To mislead still further a pub
lie already thoroughly m!sinformed On
the subject Ia question. The criticism
OF lacking that which is one Of Its strong
est points. |. e.. the ability TO express
the slightest shades OF meaning"
No national idiom was invented II
just grew up. and %fexib,lity in the trans
lation Of foreign tongues was not, either
consciously or subconsciously. one Of the
desiderati in the minds Of those vino
formed Il. on the other hind IN" in-
yentor OF the international! auxiliary Ian
guage knew the strength and weakness
OF every important European idium and
he made Esperanto the most flexible Ian
ruage N the world. This statement is
susceptible OF rigorous proof.
-. s" has examined Esperanto'-
range not given-and finds II won't do
for, say. Dickens and Henry James.
Most Of Dickens would translate we'll
enough. but IL Il fair to suggest Henry
James? Are there not parts q Henry
James which have never been rams
lated satisfactorily into English? Let
ID. =" try his hand at translat.ng some
~ Mark Twain into French. German or
Spanish and see what he leaves of It.
The writer IL convinced that a good
Esperanto translation comes nearer 10
the original idiom than any other In
Paris some time ago copies Of an un-
published short story by u we'll known
French writer were handed To several
able translators who translated IL INTO
as many foreign tongues, These trans
lators were then called from IN" room
and IN equal number substituted who
proceeded to translate the story back
into French. Comparisons We're made
with the original TO determine which
copy had suffered least by the double
translation, Esperanto divided TN" prize
with Italian. IN" first cousin to French.
OTIS, Mass, August 81. J. c. :.
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Mr.. Drciscrshe.sxy, by Al Means.

Mr.. THEODORE DRESSER. author of the
novel THE Genius" Is angry because
certain sclf-aplninted cpnsors are try
Ing tn have all or part of his novel
suppressed. Se~vcnty-tive pages have
been pronounced "lewd." and ever
teen are labelled %''profane" by these
critics. Mr.. DRESSER says that he has
n plan afnnt to publish all his works
in foreign languages. lie Is quoted as
saying:
III my name were Dreisershefsky
and ! said ! came from Warsaw I'd have
no trouble. But | come from Indiana. so
good night"
We had not heard that the ptrsecu-
tiOn Of literary Inlinnians has driven
Mr.. BooTH HARRINGTON to write In
French, although something has in
flucnccd Mr.. MEREDITH NICHOLSON to
adopt Bostonese. Still. Mr.. DREIsER's
scheme has possibilities. If any large
section of our %tictionists can be In
duced To adopt other tongues than
English the change will afford i'm.
mense relief to novel readers.
Translation back into English will
require II certain time and II Is ron
ccivnble that some of the novels now
inflicted on us will not be thought
worth the expense Of rendering into
English. Thus the flood of fiction will
he partially damned ut the source.
II still too many trivial books are PUT
In English and placed on the market
we M esort tn II high tariff that will
he protective in the fullest sense Of
the word. since 1t will save our intel
lectuals from drowning In driycl.
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The Eternal Question,

To THE EDITOR ~ .TnE srN-Sir' At the
present moment some twenty millions Of
men In the prime Of their strength are
doing their utmost to kill one another.
They are using every deadly weapon which
tn. merc!less ingenuity OF man has been
able to devise; they are running !nnumcr
able homes and making weeping widows
ami motheri-ss and fatheviess children.
Looking down from Ills heavenly throne
10 a being VI Infinite power and goodness,
the Loving Father Of all these unhapp,
millions. who rules the world IN right
eousncss and ny whom the very hairs Of
our heads are numbered,
The FIRST statement describes fact.
The second statement l. Q theory. can
they he made 20 aeresf c. T. n.
NEW iOsK. August 81.
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observations on the Waste Removal
Processes Of New York.

To EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: Is
/; nobody's duty to clean the sidewalk
on Forty-second street In front OF the
Grand Central Terminal"
For over a month I've noticed bu,
one attempt. and tina, a futile one. a.
any brushing thereof. II seems to me
the litter OF empty match boxes and
sp.u. matches, cigarette stubs and other
scraps grows larger day by day. and
! cannot help feeling Il a travesty upon
the efforts OF a clean city. as well as a
decoration o. a beautiful building.
"cathedral-like." l believe Mr.. B!gbie
called II.
In re. the noted Fast side. +, vac
my fortune TO work Tor twenty-ons
months therein. Bad as conditions UNI
doubtedly are. and the non-residen; cam
not lmacinc the dirt. II is made worse
by the careless handling OF the collec-
tors. who leave a trail % garbage and
refuse from every can. which they make
no eror; ~ remove. and often the width
%. the sidewalk is decorated with vet.
decaying rubbish. over which the I'M
wary pedestrian must step. and which
soon becomes the resting place OF boards
Of fIes. &c.
Then, too, the bags o: old papers. g..
themselves TOO old and dirty for further
use. are .mptled by violent shaklngs and
the air filled with more dust and horror.
The other day when within a short dis
lance of the willard Parker Hospital !
wa treated II this spectacle sevsra,
times in one block. n trail NJ paperF
falling to the ground and only the largest
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Mr.. wilson's Programme.

President WILSON Is hurt to find
TINT n conviction has spread TINT he
IL willing to sacrifice the principle
Of arbitration for the sake Of settling
the dispute between the railways n
their trainmen forthwith.
Mr.. WILSON denies that he Is sacri-
fcing arbitration. He says that he
favors compulsory settlement Of such
disputes in the future. but pleads that
Il Is too late to enforce arbitration In
the present controversy.
II II IL too late tn nrhitrate this
time WOODROW WILSON cannot escape
n heavy share Of the blame for this
public misfortune.
Had he. ut the outset Of his inter-
vention, thrown his influence In favor
Of arbitration II just and peaceful set
tlement by that means might have
been attained.
Instead, Mr.. WILSON undertook to
make Il settlement ont Of hand. His
newspaper supporters ask IL this Is
not arbitration. with the President us
the arbitrator.
The first answer Is that the Frcsi.
dent himself does not call his efforts
arbitration. The second answer Is
that not ever the President of the
United States can sufficiently master
the intricacics of the railroad prob
lem In the space Of Il week To make n
just award.
Mr.. WILSON says there Is no exist
ing agency for arbitration. There Is
the most capable ag"nc! conceivable In
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Had he bent all his energies In So
cure the acceptance of this expert
tribunal ns urbitcr he would cot
have riskcd the security of the Coun-
try by making Il peaceful settlement
wholly contingent Oh his ability
to handle the dispute directly.
We believe that Mr.. WILSON now
sees his mistake. We believe that he
realizes that whatever the outcome
of his personal efforts, he dealt the
principl" of arbitration Il terrible
blow. Mr.. WILSON confessed his reali.
cation u! his error yesterday when II"
amazed the country by proclalming
that preparedness neccSsitated aban-
donmcnt Of approved processes for
settling industrial disputes and the
substitution therefore of dictatorship.
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bitrato Dewey would sail. Within ,h,,.
ty-six hours the Ambassador VAS bac,
at the White House with word that nj,
Government would arbifrato. No, a no,,
written /: MOI u shot fired no paIayerirs
about humanity no mouthings ahou,
being the spiritual guardians " I'M,
hemisphere" but Germany hncw lio,s..
welt meant What he said.
In 1908 when Great britain at,crn,.d
TO change the Alaskan boundary lloa
Roosevelt said no. and WAS instruments,
In having the question ainicahly settled
for all time by u convention hc,ve.,
this country and Great Britain. Ar,,,
no notes: no blum M hlustcr; JUS, A.,
Arm insistencc upon the recognition and
| protection Of this country's rights and
the controversy was adjusted In I,
friendly manner.
Non dimicare, 90 vinccre.
Too proud TO iigit.
on June 20. 1904. Roosevelt cah'ed N.
American Consul at TangIsr concerning
the unlawful detention OF an America,
citizen by a Moroccan bandit. I'VE wan.
Perdlcaris alive or I,alsuli dead a,d
within Ave days aftcrward l'erlicar.
was released. No "strict accoun,,.
bility" note here no Dragging ahoI
doubling his fists and knocking an, o-s
down nothing but the protection %, A.
American citizen in Morpcco. il,ose.
welt wasn't too proud to Icutec.
American wherever he might lr.
Numerous other Instances nigh, h,
cited where controversies with Iiffcr.r
/ countries We're amicably adjusted WI.
out a declaration NJ war while l.oo,..
welt WAS In office. Ne was I'r.>d.
seven and a HAS years. during Nh'
time not "A shot was fired at y forc,r
Zoe. no citizens II his cuuu'r, We.
murdered on the high seas. ana H.
United states had the rcspcc, %, a.
other nations not because ~ any spt.
cial pleading concerning humaui'y, M
because other countries knew VIVA, this
country stood for at that time.
Mr.. Hughes. while at all times On.
posed To militarism, has declared him.
self not too proud to iigh, II necessary
to protect American citizens. ami he
means what h" says too. No would
keep us out Of war as successful, a,
any one else. and not sacrifice oui ma.
tional sclf-respect in doing 50.
Does any intclligen, being believe for
a moment there would he "A Bryan or a
Daniels In Mr.. Hugh"s's Cabinet? Per.
ish the thought. Wilson has he,r In.
dicted FOR the 2rosscst incompctcrey b
"A majority OF the voters of this ,uur.
try. sitting as n special grand ju,l, atl
H.. uaf1t h.. ..,.s,,,,.l 90. 49,. 80
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The German High Seas Fleet Out
Again.

After the battle Of Jutland, which
was fought on the afternoon and night
Of May 81, the question was asked
,riumphantly In London, When will
the Germans come out again? II M.
pears from British Admiralty reports
of the sinking Of the fast light crui-
sers nottingham and Falmouth by sub
marines that the German High Seas
Fleet came out on August 10. This
time 1t was piloted by two Zeppellns.
In the Jutland fight atmospheric con.
ditions did not permit OF Zeppelin
scouting. No air cruiser took part In
that battle.
What was the German High Seas
Fleet out for In the third week OF
August? Why It came out In the end
Of May the British have never def.
nItely known. Mr.. A.rHrR POLLEN,
the ablest VI the naval experts, has
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WHAT IS THE GROUND FOR THE CRY
"HE HAS KEPT US OUT OF WAR;?


The cry In many quarters Ia: "wilson
has KEPT US out Of war" But has he?
OF course II WASH { an act Of war to
send the ships and invade Vera Cruz.
for which the sanction OF Congress was
subsequently asked That was merely
a little excursion arranged by the great
President Of Humanity for the enter
tainmcnt Of our men. and II a score Of
them. more or less. were killed. what
of that? What II our %gunboats did
sneak away and leave our %country men
to be defended by the German war
ships? That was but an Incident In the
game and not worth talking about. Re-
sides. wasn't II a great lesson for hui
manity? And didn't we go there for "A
noble purpose namely. to compel the
old Indian. I%iuerta. to salute the nag.
| which he never did do?
Some " months ago an expedition
was sent into Mexico under an alleged
agreement Of permission from Carranza.
which he afterward repudiated, To get
Villa. OF course that wasn't war |;
merely a punitive expedition for the
good OF humanity. Meanwhile, under
the orders OF our omniscient commander
In chief some $4,000 militia are on the
border for an indefinite picnic 90 and
$4,000 are on waiting orders. just for
training and hardening. probably. And
humanity benefits. especially the depen-
dents Of many who responded 10 the
call. The question On thousands Of lips
Is: why are they there And echo
why But, you'll admit,
Wilson has kept US out OF war. Sick
enins and disgusting twaddle.
When one stops to think of the price
this country has already paid. and will
| continue to pay for some time e. come.
for the privilege Of being kept out by
this supreme humanitarian IL Is enough
to make a red blooded man hang his
head IN shame and want to sneak up
the back alleys. Roosevelt also kept us
out of war when he was President. with
Germany. but oh, what n contrast.
In 1902. when Germany became ar
roaant with regard to some claims she
held against Venezuela. Roosevelt sug.
gested that the matter be arbiiratcd,
but his war lordship the Kaiser. who
thought II would he a good time to grab
some territory OF this continent in con-
traven;ion Of the Monroe Doctrine. de-
clined to arbltrate the matter. I,oosc-
welt then the German AM
hassador to the White House and told
him that II Germany would moi; arbi.
trate Admiral! Dewey would sail with
the American squadron in ten days FOR
the Venezuelan coast and prevent Ger
many or any one else taking possession
OF any territory there. a week later
the German Ambassador aga.n called
on the President. and on being asked
about II stated he had heard nothing
from his Government. Roosevelt th,n
informed him that unless the Kaiser
within forty-eigh; hours agreed To ar
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THE EIGHT HOUR DAY"
A Consideration Of what May Arise
From the Railway Crisis.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: Shall
the railway unions enact an eight hou
law? Accomplishing this sha they. In
the exercise Of a conceded p~rerogative.
hereafter enact other laws for their
peculiar advantage? Shall h unions
playing their voting strength on the eve
OF Presidential elections. wrest from
Congress n legislative function commen-
surate with their desires? Shall they
assure obedience to their DEGREES by
means beyond the thought M less than
beyond the power of a legitimate lests-
lature--by a threat to distress the peo-
pie by stopping rail transportation?
These are the great questions piled up
right ahead Of us. VIII the Govern
ment. frightened by the spectre OF pub
lie ownership or by threat of a strike.
shirk them and 70 answer them ahlrn-
ative!y. OF will It put on steam and drive
through them?
who wants public ownership? What
party would demand II without court
ing defeat? OF those who lightly talk
Of Government taking over the rail-
ways' how many appreciate The legal,
tho financial, the political difficulties at
tending a working plan. be II compulsory
or voluntary? Yet these dihiculties arc
80 serious that only an overwhelm!ns
and a persistent preference for public
ownership could bring the patience and
the skill to overcome them. Writing
with. I think. a correct appreciation OF
actual conditions L assert that we are
not at the parting Of the ways on the
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Mr.. bIee's Job.

The situation which has led the
Senate to adopt Senator GALIINGEI's
resolution requiring the Federal
Trade Commission to explain by what
authority GEORGE I.rmEE continues
70 serve as one 81 Its members. tie
spite the fact that his nomination
was rejected by the Senate, involves
q question of grave Importance.
MIR. I.vmEE Is fortunate In having
n private income sufficient to SUP
port him. On the rejection Of his
nomination he continued his services
ms IA Trade Commissioner. without
compensation. Thus, In spite Of the
failure To complete his appointment.
nc exercises the authority Of the Of
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TRADE BRIEFS.

Planters In Formosa are working for a
record crop OF tea. Increased demand for
tea In the United States has resulted In
new planting and cutting there,
A new line Of freight steamships has
heen started between New York. New Or.
leans and Barcelona, Spain. Five vessels
are In the service.
Gloves Of leather and cloth. hosiery,
ready made suits and shoes are In demand
In Vladivostok. Exporters are advised to
samples to Russian dealers.
American motorcycles and automobiles
are popular In Alden.
Spain produces about n. 1000 metric tons
OF cork annually and the industry gives
employment to 10. 600 operatives,
cuba imported 5000 900 pounds Of rice
from siam during the six months ending
with March ~. In the came period the
United states imported 500. 900 pounds.
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A elk umbrella was tough Of skin
And strong and stout were tho ribs within.
A rod Of steel for . backbone led.
tel right straight down from . wooden
head.
The silk umbrella retoiced aloud
And praised its owner SO wise and proud
NE kept me out Of the rain" II cried.
"It's certainly terribly wet outside.
1T wouldn't do for my fragile form
To give protection In stress ana storm"
Poor silk umbrella poor foideroi.
OF ne more vse than . parasol!
AcLASpsulaa WILSON.
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A BLONDE FOR A BLONDE.
Disastrous Result ~ a Confusion Of
Port and S%tarboard signals.

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- elusive. lie nunuIeS tne nlObt IVW-
erful pen in The Fatherland, but 1t
Ii adrOitly used In the interests Of a
Government that could shut him up
In n fortress and suppress the Zu-
kmnft II he should get out Of hand.
Early in the war MAMMALIAN HAR-
DEN was n little too bold and candid
for Official scnsibilitles, and he re-
ceived n warning TO put the brakes
on. Now he cannot publish what he
likes: no doubt the censor's eye
scanned his review of the war before
1t saw tho light. May 1t not be sup
vo~Sl that HARDEN was officially
prompted tO address the German Ieo-
pie In terms Of disillusion TO spur them
to greater sacrifices?
"Wc are not yet at tho goal" says
HARDEN. and again, "The earth is not
to he divided yet" lie paints n de-
pressing picture Of the rcsurgencc Of
a foe that would not acknowledge
inferiOrity, much less defeat and In
The foreground Of his speculations he
fixes Britain ms the most dangerous
adversary:
paris. wilma, warsaw-wonderful.
but 10 decision. This can he secured
only by challenging % the tough skin
Of the cool blooded Englishman."
And he nsks In nm accent Of some
thing like dlsmny: How can you
| deprive England Of her strength:"
HARDEN Is not II Of those opinion
| ated Germans who misread the sig.
nIficance Of the battle Of Jutland or
| who underrate the valor Of "KITCH.
nSER's mob" Great Britain must he
beaten In the field before Germany
can impose terms of peace upon the
Allies. 1t Is not the efficiency Of the
British that he fears, but their armed
millions and tho mass " war ma.
terial they can manufacture and buy.
lie speaks OF 1.-THE admirable upward
swing Of the French power of re.
sistance," and Of the Russian advance
to the Carpathian passes. hut evil
IDENTIFY thinks the tables will he
turned. 1t will still he necessary to
crush the British on the western
front. All the vitality and resolution
NJ the German people must in the
end be bent to that task.
So again the warning Is sounded
that this war Is not n war for the
domination OF some province A" . =
1t Is n question Of power or impo.
tence. perhaps Of existence or non.
existence" Germans are adjured Ia
close up their ranks. the strong acting
las a stnf To the weak 1t was time
to rouse them from their complacpncy
and make them understand that. nj.
though their armies occupied Rel.
GUM. northeastern France and Pc,
land. efficiency might yet be beaten II,
Its W game or have to succumb Ia
numbers. Everybody In Germany
reads what MAMMALIAN HARDEN
writes. lie wns sent into the breach
with his pen.