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Does This Opportunity to Serve Hu.
maaity Interest Mr.. wilson?

Mr.. WILSON has very frankly In
formed his fellow citizens very fire..
quently Of his very sincere desire 10
serve humanity. We are confident,
therefore. that in bringing "a his at
tention nm opportunity that lies at
his door to achieve his ambition.
without endankerins his conntry's In
ternational relations. or imperilling
its foreign friendships. we shall not
he accused Of intrusion or imperti.
hence.
or the people Of the country whose
Chief Executive Mr.. WILSON tempo
rarily Is, practically 10 per cent. are
now VIGOROUSLY most unsatisfactory
situated. They are deprived Of the
right Of self.sovernment. restricted in
their movements. condemned to In.
ferior station politically. and gener.
nlly r~epressed and restrained. The
hardships under which they exist are
imposed on them in defiance of the
Constitution and the statutes enacted
In accordance herewith they are In.
f1icted m the result Of deliberate de-
sign: and unless relief Is enforced
through the diligence and unsparing
labors ~ A devoted friend NJ human
ity they will continue indefinitely. 10
the degradation Of 10.Ono.Nn men.
women and children and the serious
impairment Of the political structure
under which more than 11l.2S9.OOO
persons live.
The 10 per cent. ~ the people to
whom Ne refer. whose status must
enlist the thought ~ statesmen. and
whose wrongs should stir the heart
Of every humanita rian. are the negroes
If continental United States. Their
lot Is az least as interesting az that
of the F%ilipinos: their future Ia Of
grave concern IA every citizen ~ the
United States: and how a servant Of
mankind very frankly and very sim
cs rely devoted 10 the retirement ~
conditions ran overlook their plight Is
q mystery of philanthropy Mr.. VIII
soN might appropriately undertake
to solve.
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tase. cavair5 10 BfesnDsS'S favor.
lite arm when he can use II. but no
Russian kAtWs now to handle Artil.
lefy with more deadly erect; and his
infantry is never far behind his cav.
airy when the enemy gives way. vow
AUvyENBERd was BRUsrLort's antafo.
mist at Botssonce. Halics and on other
bloody fields, and II would he n great
injustice to the Austrian 70 accept
the criticism that he did not make
n stubborn resistance to the Russian
Generals advance.
The truth IL that the Austrians
fought with desperate courage In the
first Galician ca mpaign. but the comb.
nation Of RUxsKY and BRrsrLovr was
too much for them. II was not until
the German General stan took charge
Of the Austrian Armies on the eastern
front and put that greater s~trateGIst
MAcKENsfN in command that the Rus
SLAMS we're expelled from rrzemysl
and driven from LemberG. which they
had occupied for 2e3 days.
II may be conjectured that MACK.
ENsES. II available. will be put In
again 10 save the day for the Aus.
trianA. The Russian objective IL first
OF oil Lenders. then Przemysl. and
finally Cracow. Early IN 1918 their
cavalry rode to within i've miles Of
that ancient Polish city where the
Rudowa and vistula meet. II the
Russians ever occupy and hold era.
COW they can make n a base for
an invasion of German Silesia and
an advance on Vienna through the
Moravian gate.
The new Russian offensive rivets
the attention because II IL an am.
bilious attempt To break through the
front from Lutzk to tie Bu.
kowina with m immense army well
supplied, according to report. with
artillery, an arm in which the Rus.
slams we're comparatively weak when
the acknowledgements Under MAoKES-
sen overwhelmed. routed and almost
destroyed them IN the Fehruary-June
offensive last year. Speculation about
the result would he presumptuous.
The Russians have set themselves a
tremendous task.
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HOW TO GET A PASSPORT.
The state Departments Instruction
Amplihcd for Intending voyaGers.

To ruF Errror or TUr SUS-Sir, VIII
YOU kindly publish IN your columns the
'~ulloain. Information giving the ncces-
>sry steps 20 secure a passport for
France. rs the Information given ny the
state department on this subject Is in.
complete. incorrect pnd confusing
Get sHy photographs of yourself.
inches bv 2 inches. on thin paper.
Get vour birth certificate st YOU city
hall. II they register births
Get ON one who can personally
identify YOU At tho once Of your local
United States District tourt.
Go 10 above once with shove person
ior a passport and pay various fees
amounting 10 shout 81.
Upon receipt OF a letter tx ON state
Department. Washington. adv isinc that
above application has been accepted.
GO To their branch office. 2 Rector street.
New York city ,oniC" hours week day~
/" TO 2, Saturdays 9 3" TO ~ o'clock,
and get passport in person
Go TO nearest Once Of 4 French
consul and have them wiser your
Passport.
10 all the above thnes. allowing a
'ra~s.n ~ fort -eicht hours before sail
lug In order to provide for emergencies
and errors Of the Government clerks.
This may save persons wishing q
passport for France some ~ tho trouble
! ha'" hecu mt to ~ getting nine.
,u-ci 10y ignorance Of their dutc- on
tn" par Of TIC officials have had to
uesl WITH INWARD |, Toi.Np
rutt'rrLrHiA, June =
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Ground for Dismissal.

We observe that one Of our most
esteemed contemporaries IL served by
a convention reporter who writes
pseudo. English Of the sort exemplifed
In this horrifyine passage:
THE Progressive convention Ia neither
cut nor dried II is a spontaneous body.
and most Of che deleKstes feel like HENRY
ALI IN OF Wichita expressed himself"
Far he it from MS to pursue WILL.
IAN JENNINGS BRYAN into the com.
pnratiyely harmless activities of his
>emi.private life, We entertain not n
trace of personal luminosity against
the GoD-bless.you. ex.statesman.
Nevertheless. for the dignity md
good repute Of u beloved profession,
we urge his present employer. the
Horid. either 10 discharge Mr.. BRYAN
for incompetsncy or to edit his copy
with fearlessness.
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terminins railway mail pay pending
an investigation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The railroads
contend that IL shall be on the present
weight basis. and the Senate com
mittee agrees 10 that and in addition
would permit the railroads TO weigh
annually. by their own employees, the
mall on whatever routes the roads
might use and let the Government
continue to pay. under the quad
rennial weighing. for the mail on those
routes on which the railroads would
not seek to have an annual Weighing.
As against such a proposition. which
would Give the railroads every advan-
tage and the Government no advan-
tage that might accrue from annual
weighings. the Post once Department
ana the bill passed by the House Of
Representatives would substitute the
space basi. Of pay indorsed by Con-
s%ressional and other commissions at
a rate Of pay which would he practi-
cally their passenger earnings a car
mile. pending a recommendation by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
A. to what would he a proper rate Of
pay.
These are the facts. II Ia not aim
cnlt 20 understand why the railroads
object. A. 4. ptpJhsoN.
Postmaster General.
W~AsHfSoroE. II. C.. June g..
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Some exponent of the railroad side
~ the mail pay controversy may feel
impelled tn comment on the vigorous
exposition NJ views which Postmaster.
General BrRLEsoN presents elsewhere
on this page. The Burleson statement
hristles with points which might lend
themselves to Illuminating adverse
elucidation. ~ for example the con
trast between his announcement that
the railroads are to receive under the
proposed space plan several million
dollars q year more than they are
getting now, and the argument made
that il would effect u material saving
for the Government, The relation Of
the Canadian Government to the rail.
roads of the Dominion is hardly coy
cred by Mr., r. RIrsoN's illusions, and
something might he said about the
comparison which he Institutes he.
pay and the revenue from passenger
traffic. which has never, tn our kuowl-
edge, been complained Of by the rail
roads ns excessive.
Our interest. however. il chiefly in
the PostmastAr-Genernls remarks on
the question Of submitting the mail
nay controversy To the Interstate
Commerce Commission and on THE
Sr>'s recent editorial reference to the
subject. We ARE glad to know that
Postmaster.General BrRLEsoN not
only offers no objection to such an
investigation, but courts inquiry by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
into the compensation Of the rail
ronds for carrying the mails, We are
pleas ed also In observe that lie faNor>
the grant to the railroads Of n Judi.
cial review OF the rates Of mail pay.
At the same time It seems that the
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TEN SALARIES PAID
TO ONE B. R. 7. MAN
Thompson Committee Hears
Also Visiting ~ Motor.
men Cause Wrecks.
DISAGREE on BONUSES

The Thompson committee wound IN
its last week hut one yesterday nv IN.
curing into A variety OF matters from
the latest elevated railroad wreck
10 whether a n. Y. T. employee ever
offered a Publ Service Commission EN-.
ployee a job. The Investigators dis
covered also that John H.. Remington.
secretary to the ". r. T. gets no fewer
h ten salaries. each from a differen,
subsidiary company.
Next Monday organized labor will
present 70 the committee anything /, has
In the way Of proof that the police have
been tapping the telephone wires ~
Ia Dor headquarters. On Tuesday thcrn
will be more questions about the r y
It's real estate deals. On Wednesday
senator Thompson says. but quaiihts
with probably" he will call J. r.
the committee will 20 70 Lockport.
Wrecks on the elevated. according TO
Ira Wis w. whitney. Public Service Com.
missioner. arc sometimes caused BY
mctormen Visiting their neighhors' Nv
looking into the windows ~ houses.
subway mo'ormen cant do that. so SUI
way wrecks are few. he said
Doesn't Mr. Nedley sell an anti
climbing device for collisions askei
rranN "ors w '"'n',.','' ."'"r,
inc an'''c'lrnn,hs u'Np' II e"pr"r-'
70 rre'ent CATS %c'nho'hs w IN N w
ouer, r'Ph'" "''''IN ~'"'', "',r''H
Those cars IN yesterday collision wero
equipped with an'i-climhers" Ha OK
planned that = "trip' and speed control
systen'' now or''at"s wv wv s""N"S, "
oe'ns hs.'n'' Wv W. ~.
ur"cN' ahc NJ curves VI" ''o'a'e y"
foca. trachs 49,.
n.'er .r"na'n.ns j" ..,,
nen'S "et"'u "" .'VI"" !" .
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Children and Dogs in the streets.

To rHE EnlroR OF THE SUN-ST: The
omen door season is on again and the
children are out The streets are nsces-
sarily fun OF moNiug vehicles, but the
death rate from accidents. I'm ~trii'ic. can
he kept down 10y careful mothers. chill
dreu should not b. allowed To play In
the roadways.
n = citywidc interest could be
awakened IN making attractive play
grounds of back wards a great good
~oUtI he accomplished Every back
,srd could he transformed into n beauty
spot ana n playground
But not tho greatest ~ mother care.
not even the police surveillance. can
protect our children from that monacc
ut every locality tho docs Why a.
city people keep do-s' Nl> docs the
city goverNmout allow it l. l'fc 80
cheap, are limbs SO supcrnuop. that
tho town RI.t swarm with DOGS. 10 At
took and DESTROY MoUeoVcr. II J., ,hso-
luthiv q sin agains' n dogs nature to
keep him in , toun cgrr rHrsrnH. .
NEw YORK. June ..
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FARMER URPHY'S OPINIONS
Some Practitioners ~ the l'rIlft Cant
ON Him.

To rHp Fr'roh or Tuv Sts-S'r Il,
TUv SvS ~ June & sav tho fnIlouius
tom relative - tho "~l"akmskc~' strike
II nss announced ina the comnl.,e. 81
+oo Wealthy women ana ,,erevmsu ~ho
hav' vo'urtecre1 'or ~ nieht rick.i du,,
WITH 'hs strikers on Sunda, may he an.
uour"el to mrr-ou.
In my letter In Trfr Sr~ Of Nav q,
! referred tn tho brutal strlke riots that
were going Oh all o,Sr the count 10
prevent non-unlonists from working. and
| said
While the rowdiss prevent NOR. unionis.s
from working, the pro-in nierationi.,. are
setting up a howl ahou, scarcity ~ la Dor.
And in a prior letter ! said
There are plenty Of political demaeoxu.s
and notorlety seekers OF both SEXES who
are talking and spou,inG for the union.
but ! am the only person IN the country,
50 Tar as know. who has risen to demand
that all the people have work. pro,e..
against the attitude ~ those Nho at. con.
tented vita any conditions as long as the
unions ave paciied.
As both OF those letters were Written
before knew anything about tho ahoyc
mentioned committee, | do no, think
mat ! can he charged win contempt of
,ie,sy or d'srespeoi toward the ladies
Those letters We're written h.'o,e
Rouch White and his rams burned ,hc
american Nag in their melting rui "a
can plead NOT guilt, ~ any offence
toward them That rummittc, nC too
wealthy N"men and rlersNmcu ma,
make some people helic,c tho, , soly.
I'M: some problem, hut they cam fool
m" FA nId R t%IKs Mass. n :, !; Auar"''
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tafy vas thinking Of reslgnine his
place in the Cabinet In order to take
charge Of the campaign Of his father.
in-law, Or. WftsoN. for reelection to
the Office Of President.
But this same Democratic party Is
pledged BY It's platform against Sec
0nd terms for Presidents as we'll as
against subsidies. II subsidies for
ships r impossible. a second term
for n Democratic President is impos.
sible. Why. then. contend for a sec-
ond term?
II cannot ne that the Secretary Of
the Treasury and the son.in.law Of
the President Of the United States re-
sards the platform OF his party as In.
viOlable In some parts and a mere
scrap Of paper in other parts.
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The Federal Government and the
Intrastate Railways.

In the overshadowtng interest Of
other matters. how many observers
have measured the far reaching sig.
nifcance Of a plank in the Republican
platform which transcends in Ia pur.
port NJ radical metamorphosis any.
thing contained in the entire Progress.
sive scheme?
We refer to this resolution with
regard to transportation. adopted by
the Republican convention
Interstate and interstate transportA-
ton have become so interviewer that the
attempt TO apply two. and often N al.
sets Of laws 10 lie reeulstion ha. pro-
duced conflicts Of authority, embarfase-
uitn. II operation ana Inconvenience
and expense TO the public. Tbs entire
transportation system Of the COUNTRY
has become essentially national We
therefore favor such action by lesisla-
'ion. or. II necessary. through an amend.
men, 20 the CONSTITUTION Of The United
~ ~ va EVFulN VI bltNAik II ii'i'
erci1sire Federal control
In its effect upon the present bal.
auoe between Federal and State
powers this is perhaps the most revo.
lutionary proposal eve accepted by
the national convention ~ a great
party. The Progressive platform az
already outlined contains naught that
j. not tame in comparison.
Everybody knows tina, mere statu.
tory legislation ran never hiring about
This vast extension of Federal power.
and the corresponding diminution of
the powers reserved 70 the States. De.
sirahle or undesirable. exclusive Fed.
eral control Of transportation within
State lines cannot he had without
altering the Constitution.
The railroad interests themselves.
haras>ed by the conflicting turisdic.
rions of the present constitutional sys.
ten. have hAen ready for wears, We
believe. TO welcome the radical change
which the Republican party now
openly proposes. But In the rOlity Of
our Government. in the fabric Of our
institutions. what a seven-league step
toward the ob%literation OF the re-
naming heritage of State autonomy
Is here contemplated!
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The Russian Successes In Volhynia.

. Once more the Russian war ma
chine, repaired and strengthened, has
started on the road 10 Lwow or
Lknberg and Przemysl, and General
ALEXIS BRUsILorf H. again driving the
Austrians before him. In the Cali.
J campaign In the autumn of 1914
he led the left wing Of a Russian
army and General NIKoLAs RrzsKY
the right wing. B~RrsiLoFr is now in
supreme command, an aggressive sol
dier who Is always ready to sacrifice
masses OF troops to break through.
But this time the point Of starting
IS further back, further : that Is.
than was the case in the first month
OF the war. The new Russian veto.
ries with the capture of 10000 prison.
ers and great spoil of guns and stores
are impressive. but the Dubno- Rovno.
Lutzk triangle. where battle was
Joined, Is In the Russian province ot
Volhynia. Lemberg. which the Rus
slams took early in the war. and from
which they We're driven by the Aus.
trO.Germans on June -. 1913, is sew.
enty-five miles southwest ~ Iutzk.
which has Just fallen into Russian
hands. Almost midway between the
two cities runs the hor,icr line. The
Austrian losses in four days fighting
are said to have been enormous. but
that must be equally true Of the
enemy.
While II Is characteristic Of Gen.
eral BRUsTLoFF never to count the
cost of success in human life. he i
popular with the army, as fighting
Generals always are. \ cavalrN OH
Ger and a veteran of the Ru>>o-Turk.
ish war Of 1877. he does not enjoy
General RrzSKy's reputation as u
scientific soldier. bur he j. a strategist
always to be reckoned with and q
brilliant tacticlan. BRrslLofr made
q study of the topography of Gnlicia
before the war, and his familiarity
with 1t accounted for much of his
success in the first Galician campaign,
in which he commanded nm army
VI 800.OOO men, drawn mainly from
southern Russia. As bearing upon
BRusnoFF's operations In the new
'drive' It may he observed thai he
never gave the enemy any rest in the
summer and autumn Of 1914, AMI We
have to 50 back Ia SkonEIETf to find
a Russian General M swift to strike
and as quick to follow up IN advan.
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INCOME TAX PROCEDURE.
Massachusetts, shows the Federal
Government the Way 10 Equity.

To WV Ep'roe nj TIVE SvS-S'r: Some
weeks sco you published a letter from
nc wherein were pointed uu' tho IN
coucruttv and unfairueeS of certain IN
como tax Treasury rulings, which called
ter tNc pr"ratinr 1ppor'iouinc process
~ Ending tho profit. subject 70 taNa.
'ion, on sales OF property bought pro.
vlnus 10 the date of tho incidence of 'hr
tax. These rulings are important Is
'hoi must affect thousands Of cases each
year. also suggested ~ my letter tina,
tie only practical and fair method for
ascertain'ng the taxable proHt in cues.
tiou would re To take ~ the cost of such
property It's market price AZ tho date
the income tax went into effect FOR
would show the appreciation IN vall.
over the income period.
My purpose in bringing this matter
w again IL 10 call attention to the IN
come tan law which has Just passed
the Massachusetts LEGISLATURE. THIS
law onsc,s thai I'm determining the
GAINS or losses realized from the sale
~ capital assets owned at tho date
Of tho incidence Of tho income tax.
namely, January I, lrl6. tho value ~
such property NJ tina. date shall he the
basis 81 determination This is sub
stautidllN tho same method as suggested
IA my former letter 10 TUr SrN.
Let me adj that this Msssachuse'ts
Law Is not h's',. ~ considered ierisli-
'ion. hut evidently the careful work ~
mon who thoroughly understood their
luISIucss y :. BARTLETT.
MAHCHEsrrr. Mass, June .
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Subsidies for Ships and Second
Terms for Presidents.

Secretary MoAboo continues In the
OutIook If this week his pleadings
for n merchant marine owned and
operated ny the Government,
The alternative. he says. IA A policy
of subsidies ana with the Democratic
party In the seats Of power subsidies
are impossible:
Tho Democratic party is in control
Of the Government and is pledged by its
platform and record against subsidies.
why, then. contend for the impossible 30
II Is gratifying to learn that Mr..
McAboo is So sternly opposed to the
reputation Of any pledge of the Dem.
ocratic party's platform,
II had been reported, with what
truth we know not, that the Secre.
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THE OYSTERS AT OYSTER
BAY.
Proenosis.

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In the person Of Senator RosAH

In the person Of Senator RosAH
the Coliseum visited the Auditorium
yesterday. establishing n relationship
which We cannot but regard as Of a
most Interesting character. At the
reckoning Of Senator FALL the Audi
torlum. all gallery 50 far rs Colonel
~IlOOsEvELT IL concerned. invaded the
Coliseum and shook almost to FRENZY
the gallery Of that institution. hut did
not stampede Its door. The stirring
scenes In both camps in the late after.
noon and in the evening ended the
moh0tOny Of dulness on the one hand
ana scarcely restrained recklessness
Of personal devotion on the other.
The first and second ballots taken last
night IN the regular Republican con.
vention agreed nearly in their results
with the previous estimates of cogno-
ecenti. except that Colonel RoosE-
NKtr developed Mt the start about
twenty-five per cent. more strength in
that quarter than had been attributed
to him and gainedlargely on the second
ballot. The Hughes vote started we'll
above half the total needed 10 nomi-
nate, and increased greatly. The break
In the ceremonial vote and the really
significant reconciliation Of units had
not occurred when the convention adj
5ourne'i until to-day; but who could
nave dreamed four years ago when
THEODORE ROOSEVELT shook angrily
from his feet the dust of regular Re.
publicanism that regular Republican,
ism On IFS second ballot in 1916 would
register him as high as - in its
schedule of the honored: How
many times before have events seem.
ingly closed the last chapter Of Roosr.
vELT's caree and written FINS 70 his
political influence? He Is still master
Of the situation and the elec,or. If he
50 chooses, of WOODROW WILSON for
another term.
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Cork Legs and Board Bills.

A gentleman In Paterson. y. u.
whose brother-in-law owes him S5l
for hoard. has seized as security for
payment of the hill the debtors cork
leg. valued ~ Sl30. Placing "a valu.
alton Of only $50 on a cork leg t.,
than q leg Of flesh and hone. prop
erly articulated and operating in full
harmony with the other members Of
the natural body.
What does n cork leg know ~ the
'wineas Of rheuma'ismf Docs lis
foot ever go to sleep: II cannot
bleed or blister. Fall overheard. and
u cork leg will buoy you u~p-rhough
perhaps as "a life %preserver in the
water n wooden head. being ~ the
drowning end. were better.
II is an unskilled artifcer who
cannot give to n cork leg n ~loyelier
shape than the Creator gives II the
props Of men. II n cork leg L. ever
bowed. II Is only To match an imper-
feet model which. clumsily moulded,
Is not even nmenahle Ia processes of
correction. You cannot pay n board
bill with a leg born m you. 4 cork
leg Is worth $50 times $50. and to
seize II to guarantee settlement of II
$50 obligation Is proof Of complete
lack of sense of proportion.
Did nature over make n hand half
as clever as Captain NED CrTTLE's
justly celebrated hook?