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what Does Mr.. Wilson Mean.

When sPresident WILSON says the
scheme he has devised for adjust.
ment Of the dispute between the rail.
roads and their employees "does not
weaken or discredit the principle OF
arbitration" what does he mean?
He requires that one party to the
controversy shall concede the essen.
tlal point and leave to the benevo.
lence Of the future the adjustment Of
details. He opposes to the practical
objections Of informed men a newly
revealed sanction Of society" which
apparently is IN Of the weapons OF
Service to Humanitay.
He brushes aside the obligations,
rights and duties Of one set Of con
t~estants. and bids them surrender
their position, urging them to trust t.
the future for charitable relief from,
the hardships he seeks to impose or
them.
And then Mr.. WILSON informs the
country that his proposed programme
strengthens the principle Of arbi,
tratlon!
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OUR SHAME IN MEXICO.
Ex.Ambassador wilson's Testimony
SHOULD Defeat the President.

To THE EDITOR OF THE ScN-Sir: I
venture to say that ex-Ambassador Will
son $ narrative OF recent occurrences In
Mexico. the inal instalment of which
appeared in last Sundays Sun, cons;;-
tutes the most terrible and damning ar
raignment OF an Administration in this
country that has ever been spoken or
written. II should he printed by the
thousands In pamphlet form. and a copy
put within the reach Of every voter.
The picture of Mexico AS a country
where democratic government is an i'm
possibility and popular elections must
needs be a farce is vivid. The amaz-
ing thing is that any public official sup
posed 20 be a statesman should have
been ignorant OF these things and In
cled that lie could realize high ideals
under the conditions which VIGOROUSLY
exist south OF The Rio Grarde. When
this ignorance developed into perversity
and stubbornness In the face OF the
luminous exposition OF SO experienced
and able a diplomat as our Ambassador
to Mexico. 1t became a crime. and con-
sidsring It's calamitous consequences. a
crime OF staggering proportions.
II is Difficult, to believe that the Mex
lean laundering alone would not make
impossible Woodrow Wilson s reelection.
Even his supporters must blush as they
read this fatal record OF amateur ,heo.
rles, triiing procedure and wilful In
s!stence on the wrong with its
inevitable outcome % "A completely
shameful chapter In American history.
BRooKLYN Angus, % ~ NJ "
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THE NEGLECTED INTEREST.
What VIII Re the Effect on Business
Stability Of Railroad Receiycrship?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Per-
nit me TO join with other admirers Of
your attitude in the railroad strike
situation.
You print this morning letters from
a ~"Bondholder' and small Investors" /
am only a small salaried man with "a
family | carry life insurance the chill
dren ave a little money in the savings
bank. and | reyel In the luxury OF pay
ing my moderate sized household bills
with bank checks.
These labor leaders have Lad a lot TO
say about who OWNS the railroad stocks,
There has been much talk about conn
mercial DISASTER OF lack of milk for
babies and food for big cities. but
mighty little has been printed as TO the
strike effects OH railroad bonds. II
some of these properties go into the
hands Of receivers. what becomes OF my
interests. the securities Behind my life
lnsui ance. the savings bank deposi, and
the other bank accouut being largely
railroad bonds?
In case Of receivership the interest IL
unpaid and the bonds deprec.ate in value.
Think of the fr!ghtful Of this
small minority OF railroad employees
threatening an action that jeopardlzes
the value OF railroad securities be-
hind not only life insurance and saw
i.igs bank deposits. but held by every
institution created and maintained for
the benefit OF mankind.
PArERFAMILIAs.
NEW YORK, August "a.
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SHORT SKETCHES OF LIFE AND HUI.
MAN CHARACTER.

indicate the weeds around the edpc
More soap and rubbing.
1t hasn't been as bad this summs
as you might think. The fight in tho
North Sea stirred up the naval OK.
perts and 1 got charts reminiscent q,
Actlum. Lepanto, Trafalgar, Lake
Erie, Champlain, Vicksburg. Manila
Bay and Santiago. just as | have had
some great new plans Of Austerli,z
Waterloo and Gettysburg. One chart.
list left Mont st. Jean out of his ma,
OF Waterloo, but nobody overlooked
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg.
or course every bundle that come,
In brings five new ideas abol, IN.
situation at Verdun. These man,
usually are embellished with a pir.
turc Of the Crown Prince, showing
his poison bottle hat. because every.
body can draw n skull and bones.
l am getting used to 1t now and I
could almost forgive whoever started
the war. but for the fact that my hu,.
band got hurt on his elevator las,
spring and while he was laid up he
got Interested in the maps. Now no
Is taking a correspondence course in
strategy and he talks Of becoming a
military expert. The other day he
called me Nine. Sans Gene, so il BE-.
gins to look dangerous.
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were captured, according to reports,
only after the humiliation Of the
garrisons. But they were all appar-
emily held by small forces, and there
was evidently no considerable num-
Der Of Greek troops to repel IN In.
vasion that must have been threat
ened for some time. Early in the
year Bulgars crossed the border and
occupied with the apparent consent
OF the palace clique three important
forts. That the present advance was
made under similar encouragement
and that the palace clique hus u Sc
cret understanding with the T'eutonic
Powers are the charges made by Its
enemies.
The Bulgarian invasion Is being
used to Its fullest advantage by the
opponents Of the Government, which
represents the Liberals and includes
most Of vENIzELos's supporters. This
Greek statesman has SO clearly stated
his position md has 80 consistently
opposed the Kings course that 1t
seems almost a foregone conclusion
that n change in Government would
result in Grecian intervention In the
war on the side Of the Allies. The
Liberals have apparently excellent
campaign material; but the victory
that several times before seemed
theirs wns taken from them when al-
most in their grasp.
This condition Is but another COM
p%lication In the puzzling Balkan sltua-
ton. The Allies advance has not
developed into the general offensive
operation that 1t was mt first believed
was contemplated. Whether they
found their forces unequal to the task
or whether they merely moved north
ward to hold a line against Bulgarian
advance are still matters Of specula-
ton. Politics and diplomacy seem
the controlling forces In the Balkans.
The capture Of a town Or fort Is Of
minor Importance In comparison with
winning Greek elections or gaining
Rumanian support.
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WHAT MEXICO NEEDS.
Help for Her Suffering Poor and Then
Work for the willing.

To THE EDITOR OF m SrN-Sir: The
United Sta;eS IL. or Il: least claims to
be. a leading nation in humanity. peace.
civilization and all the other noble vir-
tues. Besides IL IS rich. II therefore
powerful. Why then. for heavens sake.
not help the Mexicans (your next
neighbors) out Of their misery and
starvation? The poorest OF h poor In
Europe do not need help nor know
misery half so bad as the poems OF
! Mexico do.
Is il not possible for the United States
to make a loan to the Mexican Govern
ment for the purpose of backing up law
and order and at tine same time soothing
suffering? The result would be to get
the leaders OF the opposing political par
ties together on an agreement OF peace
fer the benefit OF the country in general.
Then there would lie no more need OF
punitive expeditions II the border
raids would also cease. The gringos
would be welcomed to reopen industries
ard develop the country. Wages would
be paid to thousands of the poor devils.
What the Mex!cans need is something
t. eat and wear. do not say the
church is supcrfiuous. The church is
very essential. II II lives up TO the tradi-
lions OF Christ. But principally the
Mexicans need food. clothing and work.
Tell IT To Wilson. ALBERT CANTON.
New YORK. August 90.
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ADVERBS FOR AUTOISTS.
They should Either Go Slow Or Slowly
aud should Slow Up or Down.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir:
Somewhere In New Jersey there Is "A
village the name OF which is not visible
TO the naked eye OF the passing travel
Ter. In that village Is a schoolhouse.
The road IN front OF II is at a fairly
steep grade. Approaching the school
house from the down hill side, this mo-
tice meets the eye OF the motorist
school. Slow Down Approaching the
schoolhouse from the up hill side this
notice meets the eye: school. Slow
Up" Now. how can an automobile
SLOW down" when It Is going up hill"
And how can II "slow up" when II Is
going down hill? And just what is the
shade of distinction In the meaning IN
tended to be conveyed by the words
slow up and "slow down"?
In another village, the name OF whici,
Is not conspicuously displayed. but which
is not far from the first. is another
schuolhousc. In front OF this school
house the road In fairly level. APP
preaching 1t from one side the motor!st
sees this sign: 'School. Go Slow APP
preaching 1t from the other direction
he>sees a sign reading: school. &C
Slowly"
Why the distinctions between SLOW
and SLOWLY?
why not have a uniform sign? Why
such IA variety?
THE MAN WHO RIDES ALONE.
New YORK, August -.
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EmbaFrsssing the sesrcher After
Truth.

Our efforts to comprehend the ma
ture and significance Of the proceed.
ings at Washington growing out Of
the demand Of the railroad brother
hoods for n % per cent. increase In
pay are not furthered by the explana.
tory Outgivings Of President WILSON'S
supporters. On Monday our distin.
guished friend the Springfield Repub-
licdn informed us that:
There need not be the slightest mis-
understanding as to the role Of the Pres
ident Of the United States In the nego-
tiations he Is conducting between the
railroad officials and the representatives
Of the railroad employees. He Is not
an arbiter; he Is In no sense u court"
This was satisfactory and bore all
the earmarks Of authority. But on
the same dny the World Of this town,
which acknowledges no rival in Its
devotion to the present occupant Of
the White House. give prominence to
these rhetorical Undergraduates:
but what is arbitration? What has
been going on in the White House day
after day but arbitration. with the Pres
ident Of the United States as arbitrator
And our neIghbOr Of the yellow
dome answered these questions with
this statement:
at is certainly arbitration in fact If
not in form"
The dictionary tells us that an ar
bitter Is an arbitrator; the Rcpubli.
ran confidently assert that Mr.. VII.
SON Is not IN arblter; hence, he Gun.
not be an arbitrator; but the World
dcclareO that what is going on In
Washington Is arbitration "in fact II
not In form" and that Mr.. WILSON
Is the arbitrator.
How can Mr.. WILSON'S friends OK.
pect ordinary citizens to, understand
what he Is up to II his valiant nd.
herents cannot agree on the meanin.
of his activities?
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The st. Thomas Bargain on.

The vote In the Danish Landsthing
rejecting the proposal to sell the Dan
ish West Indies To the United States
was overwhelmingly adverse. notwith-
standing the fact that the F'ulkething.
the popular branch Of the Rigsdng. or
Dict, had recorded It's approval.
This action by the Danish Senate
apparently reflects the present desire
and judgment Of King CHRISTIAN and
his Minister'S. Like our own Senate,
the Landsthing Is u conservative
chamber and members are nOt easily
carried of their feet by popular agi-
tation. 1t remains something of n
mystery why the Danish Government
looks the other way when so excessive
n price as So, OOO.OOO for the un-
profitable West Indian colonies Is
proposed here.
The presumption Is that one Of the
European Governments has intlmated
to Denmark that delay I'm the negO-
tiations would he advisable. Cncer.
tain Of the issue of the great war,
King CHRISTIAN has himself urged
caution In dealing with the matter.
Our own Government may be- congrat-
ulated upon the decision of the Lands
thing. There Is no hurry about the
acquisitiOn'O the st. Thomas group.
After the war Denmark may be glad
to accept for them much less than
$2J,OOO,OOO.
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Criminal Perfection Of Virtue.

The Hon. CLAUDE KITCHIN, whose
smile is like the May day sun wooing
the viOlets to bloom, can frOwn too,
aye, and bite. He withheld from the
Record for purposes OF cooling his
speech on the Senate amendments to
the navy appropriation bill, yet after
several days he prints as part Of that
speech this hot stuff:
II believe / said It was criminal for
that would take hundreds Of millions Of
dollars needlessly out Of the Treasury
through the proposition presented by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. But
LERl. And yet In two short months the
chairman of the Committee on Naval
Affairs. the Secretary Of the Navy, and
the President and most OF my fellow
Democrats want me to get up now on
this floor n eat my words and say
that the programme Of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania and the Republicans.
which they induced me then to denounce
as criminal recklessnesS Is now the very
perfection Of virtue Inc patriotism"
Well, well! How much longer than
two months does this Hotspur from
Scotland Neck expect the White House
and the Navy department to main.
tain that what was "crlmlnal" had
not yet become "the very perfection
OF virtue?
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I.-WEEDS.

She had been picking weeds through
tho opening made by a broken picket
In an old wooden fence. She gathered
them carefully into a neat bunch and
laid them aside. putting her arm
through the aperture to reach some
others. Had she been out In the open
country her task would have passed
unno.iced. but the broken picket was
part Of a fence across the street from
the Polo Grounds. Hundreds Of fans
were waiting for the gates to oper.,
and few cast more than u casual glance
at her. There Is n in every crowd.
however, who is more inquisitive than
the rest.
MAY I ask what those weeds are
good for?" he asked.
She looked up and smiled sheepishly,
wrapping the greens In a piece Of
newspaper. my grandmother" she
answered. used to gather these weeds
on the banks Of the Harlem River,
and as a little girl I came up to help
her. They are good for fevers when
boiled and made into a tea. Early this
spring I was up this way and saw
that a picket was broken in the fence,
so whenever my husband brings me
to a ball game. I make 1t a point to
! get here early and pick some OF them.
Here Is my husband now"
As the inquisitive one went away
the husband grinncd and said:
"See, I told you that people would
he asking you what nj were doing"
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MeCombs. How Annoying!

The Hon DUDLEY FIELD MALONE
PAGES the door Of the Custom House.
the Hon. VANCE Mccormick becomes
excited and makes mistakes In adding
ND the Democratic mnJOrities, and
there II u hurry call for the only
Colonel HOUSE. In Washington sur.
prise and suspicion IRE expressed.
There they have penetrated the true
Significance Of the suggestion Of the
Hon. WILLIAM +. MCCoMBs us Demo-
cratic nominee for the New York
EenatOrship.
1t was done exclusively to annoy
Nj. WILSON.
All the blame Is unanimously cast
on the Hon. CHARLES +. MURPHY.
Had he not wished to embarrass Mr.
WILSON we should never have heard
Of Mr.. MCCoMBs. Everybody knows
that having elected Mr.. WILSON to
Oflce Mr.. MCCoMBs had served his
purpose In political life. He was rele-
gated to the unpolitical existence led
by Colonel GEORGE HARVEY and Colo.
nelaW. ]. BRYAN, and ought to have
been left there. 1t Is terribly unpleas-
ant to have him brought forward In
this way, now that there Is no more
use for him. People might begin to re-
fleet upon Mr.. WILSON'S habit of kick
ing people overheard. They might
inquire into the causes Of the al
legged GOODNESS between Mr.. WILSON
and his Warwick. They might find
out that Mr.. MCCoMRs does not up
prove all the Wilson policies ana be-
gin to wonder why those policies and
TINT personality estranged Mr.. VIII
SONS greatest ndmirer. They would
naturally wonder, for they know Mr..
MCCoMBs TO be u shrewd and able
person himself.
Now 1t will be necessary to pick
out some nOnentity and back him In
the primaries against MCCOMBs, be-
aus people know McCOMDs and arc
likely to vote for him.
Mr.. MURPHY plays politics in such
q disagreeable way that 1t Is very
hard for the President of Humanity
to get along with him to the absO-
lutely necessary extent.
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k0enig and His Merry Men.

The smart submarine merchantmen
Deutschland has arrived In the We.
ser. Why not? II shall be able to
Submerg9myithin the three mile limit.
and they cannot catch me after that
said Captain KOENIG In talking about
his return voyage. The Atlantic Is
wide, and the Deutschland could
choose her OWL course. There was
no record to be broken. Nevertheless,
there was always the chance that she
would come up to breathe within the
range of II %destroyer's guns. The
Deutschland does not submerge quick.
ly. A man must have u genIAs for
undersea navigation to accomplish
what Captain KOENIG has done. His
fame Is secure. Britannia may rule
the waves. but down ut the bottom OF
the sen k?ENIG ri dispute Neptune's
royal sway.
There are more dangerous places
than the inside of the hull of II mer-
chant submarine In wartime. As the
German captain explained In his
breezy way In Baltimore, "a destroy.
er's screw makes IL loud hum, II cruis.
cr's Is lower; and the micrOphone
brings the sound To the submerged
ship when the enemy Is miles AWAY.
IL hOstlles should he too numerous In
the vicinity for comfort the submu-
rlne could anchor under the sen, or
lie still on the floor of It.
Life under the ocean wave has Its
cOmpensations. Among the Deutsch.
lands treasures Is u monograph. The
whole Of Faust" can he played on dull
evenings; and then OrTO GORITz car
sing IAN der Weser" to all hands. and
he sings 1t splendidly. There Is rug,
time, plenty Of It., and nre there better
records than those of the Apollo or.
chestra of Berlin?
I'VE read n lot" said KOENIG In his
Baltimore interview. There Is n well
selected library Of forty volumes on
bOnrl; SHAKEsPEARE for the skipper,
who Is Il man Of parts; JAcOB's Ven
tales for the crew "Innocents Abroad
for everybody. but the title has no ap
plicatiOn to the submerged Germans
even CHARLES DICKENS, Of whose
books "Great Expectations" ought te
be the favorlte. Some beer on board
no doubt-fathoms deep It must
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TAXING Munitions.

Senator BOlEs PENROsE, who Is I'D
mitted even by his enemies to know n
good deal about matters Of turin anu
taxation, has taken advantage OF the
debate on the emergency revenue bill
to tell some plain truths about the
Democratic scheme to tax munitions.
He says that the tax Is sectional. and
Is not uniform; that rs an evasion OF
the constitutional inhibition on ex-
port taxes 1t is unlawful; that rs a
direct tax 1t constitutes double tax
alton of certain manufacturing cOr-
pO%rations; that 1t makes the Govern
ment a sharcr In munitions profits
and. 90 destroys neutrality.
Senator PESRosE makes the mistake
Of thinking that the Democrats In
Congress employ reason In matters OF
taxation. They do not. They simply
seek the easiest way Of getting the
money they waste.
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THE RAILWAY MIDDLE.
Dealing With strikers and the PrOspcc
tive Ruin Of Railroad Credit.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SrS-Sir: I
have "A few Ideas upon the railroad
situation.
No new laws are necessary. as the
New York Health Board and similar
bodies elsewhere probably have the au-
,hority to give the trainmen II choice OF
bringing food and medical supplies to
cities or going To Jail.
Destruction OF railroad credit will
follow acceptance OF Wilson'S idea. \
vote OF the stockholders. especially Of
snallel LOT owners. would be decidedly
against granting the wage increase.
There would be more voting stockholders
,i.sn trainWen.
II Is the duty OF the railroad presi-
dents 20 protect their roads and the pub
lie from panic stricken aud un!n,elligent
public officials. J I'M l.. MosHER.
MOUNT HOPE, W. Va. August 20.
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The Liquor Taxes.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SuN-Sir: In
the second paragraph OF "A Dry
Dilemma" In THE III 1t is asserted that
the report Of the commissioner for the
fiscal year 1915 shows that although
statewide prohibition laws went into cf-
feet January |, 1915. in seven States.
with IA population OF 100000 there has
been an increase of sea. 0oO. 900 In liquor
taxes, Surprise IL then expressed as 10
the marked increase In revenue on liquor
Notwithstanding the withdrawal of the
5000. 900 possible consumer
AZ the fiscal year 1916 began July
1. 1915. during the first half OF which
year the liquor interests Of the States
IT. question were required 10 meet their
usual taxation. the reduction consequent
upon the passing Of these seven States
would first be- accounted for In the re-
port for the fiscal year 1917.
The increased rate levied on this item
during tho fiscal year 1916 would seem
t. account for the increase In revenue.
J. HENRY.
HIGHLAND FALLS, August "a.
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record. He might have kept his coun.
try out Of war; he might have done
this at a profit; to him was proffered
a profitable peace, n peace dripping
gold on him and on his subjects.
But he rejected this alluring offer,
md instead Of enrolling his name
with those Of CONSTANTINE nnd VII.
son, he chose to fight for the integ.
rity Of his country AMI the honor of
his rulershIp.
Moreover, the consequences of his
choice were momentOus. The little
time his pitlfully small forces were
able to delay the hosts Of that ruler
whose brides lie rejected were vital
to France. That brief period may
have saved Paris, preserved the re.
public, and thus made possible the
long val that has followed the initial
stroke at Liege. Thus may not Al.
sERr be held responsible directly for
the woes that have come to Belgium,
ind indirectly for the awful toll of
death and suffering that has been
entailed by the prolonged resistance
Of the Allies to the Teut0nic arms?
II CONSTANTINE, who kept his
country out Of war;" heads the list
Of worthy rulers, surely ALBERr's
name must lead the roster Of those
who have earned the severest con.
demnatiOn Of mankind.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

psncii making machinery IN needed ID
india.
inouir,., about Amer,c.n washing soar
havs been rece,vsd At the consulate al
Alden. Arabia. Distinctive trade marks are
essential.
During Univ o 900 OO0 pounds Of tile fsh
were landed in New York and were sold to
Wholesale ash dealers at two cents 4
mound.
The price NJ aluminium sulpbate has In.
creased 400 per cent. in Argentina since
the outbreak Of the European war. The
Government has now established a plant
10 make hi. nroduc, a, tho cost Of 500
a ton. American exporters are askins
sfaO a ton for the .ane chemical.
Scarcity Of Goa, in spaIn has resulted
in n royai order heinz issued 10 regulate
coaI c~onsumption Throughout thu country.
Baker, in IN. clty Of para. brazil have
been ordered nv tho civ Council to instalI
mechanical dourh mIxer. In their pIants
There n, a possible market for American
machinery.
Basebai, rood, ar. in demand IN Hon.
duras. dus 10 ,he srowins ,nterest in the
game.
Brax,, 4, in thu market for American
millinery ~ood..
Deposit, OF bauxite have been discovered
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NEW HOPE FOR Wan
II He Can Glide About He May Win
One VI the Lovely Modern MaIdens.

Tt THE EDITOR Of THE SrN-Sir: At
last a ray OF hope CLEANS for a Mr..
\. BELOW intimates that oma may
accent hin in marriage II he can dance.
How the world advances! How
civilization is improving In the early.
dark days woman demanded that man.
to win her favor. rescue her glove from
the Hons den. Only recently she eX-
acted of man that he equal her In
intellect. But now that all savasery
has passed away. grace and art reign
supreme.
Dance? Why man ought to cayort.
skip. jump. do anything graceful ne is
capable Of. to win one OF the charming
girls of to-day.
For never In the history of the world
has woman reached such perfection in
every art M charm, and nom more
thar modesty. Her very bushes are like
the break OF day peeping through a
fcecy cloud.
Happy. happy man!
JAMES u, DEwEII, Jr.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., August "a.