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sinister look, stood up under a con-
slant fire Of questions, and ended by
warning the Government that II 1t
did not grant the investigation de.
manded by Sir WnrRID LAURfER the
people would 'render as decisive n
condemnation Of the Governments
conduct us was given against the Gov
eminent Of the late Sir JOHN A. Mac.
poNALD in 1873" The charge against
that Government was "trafficking in
II railway charter"
II Mr.. KYTE's information Is cor
rect the Shell Committee gave out
contracts lavishly to either
not in being or unable to make n
prompt delivery Of ammunition. mill
ions were advanced to start factories
and large commissions were divided.
The money spent was furnished by
the British Government. Prominent
In transactions with two American
companies organized over night
mushroom companies" kYTE called
them-was an intimate Of General
Sir SAM HuGHEs, n militia officer
with whom he had had business re-
lntiOns for many years. This man,
according to Kyle, divided commits
siOns amounting to nearly $2,OOO.OOO
with an American promoter and n
former player In an orchestra In Mon.
treal. But II Is to be observed that
the member from Nova Scotia pre-
sented no evidence that Sir SAM
HUGHEs was involved or could be
suspected of having used his position
to enrich himself.
Much Of the alleged evidence pro.
duced by Kyle was a surprise to the
Government. Sir THOMAS WHITE de.
clared TINT he had V heard OF
the American promoter and the or.
chestra player who were said to have
divided almost S2.OOO.OOO In commits.
siOns with Sir SAM HuGHEs's friend,
who was known only by name to the
Government. Some of KyTE's state.
ments were fatty contradicted. New.
ertheless. the Government could no,
AFFORD to treat the Nova Scotian rs
an irresponsible sensationalist. Sill
RoBERT BORpEN even cancelled a New
York engagement. and ii was decided
to hold the investigation asked for
Whatever II may disclose. there /,
no doubt that Il good deal of British
money has been easily earned.
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THE BOYLAN BILL.
A Family Physician Considers the
Harrison Law Adequate.

To THE EDITOR or TuE SUN-Sir: As
the representative of the Physicians
Economic League OF the West S!de |
have been delegated to oppose tho
amendment To the Roylan bill which
Is to rome before the Senate committee
hearing at Albany on March 30. The
original Boylau bill was passed against
the protest Of the entire medical and
pharmaceutical profession Of the state.
voiced by It's nos prominent member
II representative ORGANIZATIONS.
owing to the high price of legisla-
ton, which The SIN recently pointed
out. our lawmakers might he better
employed in erasing this monumental
libel on the medical profession han In
amending II AZ the behest Of a lot OF
noisy self-adyertisers to the further he
dcvilmeut OF an already overhedevilled
class OF professional men and the pa
tients they serve.
The Harrison law contains all the
penalties and restraints of tn" Roy
Ian law, with a supervision and con-
troll Of affairs such as the right Of
entry and search now regulating the
Illicit distillat!ou Of whlskey and prin-
cipally used against moonshiners,
am only a daE laborer in the Held
of medicine, and as such am going Ia
make the protest where the great or
ganiZations and the great medical men
of the profession failed against the
socialists. the upl!fters and the proprie-
tor of a drug cure who was neither a
doctor nor u druggist. hut who en-
ployod both IN his business.
] represent the unlu0uentlal class that
used to he known as the family physi-
clan. and ! avn going to ask II this class
which must he known to the individual
legislators, Is capable OF such action as
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OF money from the national banks.

sum OF money from the national banks.
depriving them Of the management OF
these funds, thus violating n well recog-
nized principle of II institutions. the
right to have a determining voice In the
disposal of ones own property. IN
stead Of q union Of the various and di-
verse banking systems under the Fed
eral Reserve act the result of the act
has been to arouse hostility W
the State and national banks TO an
extent that threatens seriously to ham
per the cooperation between the two
systems which has heretofore existed
and which Is highly desirable.
One Of the most damning indictments
against the Federal Reserve act Is that
II came into conflict with one OF the
finest developments OF American BANK
ing, the extension Of clearing house ex.
animation Of banks and the growth or
the clearing and collection systems
throughout the country. .
I said at the outset that "we need
an American banking system. In har-
mony with American traditions and de-
rived from our own experience the
Federal Reserve act does not meet these
requirements. It Is OF foreign origin
and has been iauded more for It's ac-
ceptance feature than for anything else.
And yet this feature relates chiefly II
not wholly to foreign trade. an insig-
nlfcant part Of the country's total trade,
and incomparably inferior In impor-
lance to our domestic production n
exchange. The proposal to extend TINS
acceptance system to a multitude of
small hanks Is perhaps one or the most
dangerous innovations ever suggested In
American banking. In London this ser
vice Is confined almost exclusively to a
few very large foreign banks n TO
great discount companies specially or
ganized for the purpose.
Processing to decentralize credit the
Federal Reserve act has centralized con-
troll of the banking reserves In the hands
Of seven men appointed by the Presi-
dent, giving them vast powers over the
credits and business Of the country.
powers certain TO he used. II they have
not been already, for political ends.
II the Republican party in the com
ing campaign ~ not only to attack, the
unsound and radically weak Federal he
serve act hut to put In is place a sys-
TEN that meets every test OF soundness
and adaptability to our needs. ! sug-
yest that voters begin studying the
| question at once
Tho record of the Democratic Admin
istration is vulnerable at many points,
hut in none Of It's economic legislation
has II more seriously erred than In the
, Federal Reserve act. Now Is the time
70 correct this error before it's Ill ef-
fects shall have manifested themselves,
as they must in the curse OF time.
Elmer r. YouNGMAN.
Editor Bdnkcrs Magazine.
New YORK, March 81.
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TRADE BRIEFS.
Activities in which American lnterests
Are Concerned.

Swiss watch case manufacturer are
greatly disturbed over the nigh duty Inn
posed on the import Of their goods by
Great Britain. To add 20 their discomfort
i has h.cn reported that tho British in
dustrv IL Introducing American machinery
and skilled swiss labor in their plants. In
the past Switzerland's mos; dangerous
competitors in This line have been Japan
ard the United states.
Tho American Commercial Attachs At
Paris. e. " A. Vciitz. has issued a warn
iuG 80 American manufacturer 20 tho
effect tia: certain concerns abroad have
requested samples from this country with
no apparent intention Of using them for
the furtherincn Of American trade. These
impostorS simply sell the samples for their
own proht.
Java merchants are eager - extend
their trade connections With American
manufacturers. principally Of corrugated
iron. tin pate. wire nails, galvanized sheet.
ami riiriuEs. raus;ic soda and oilcloth.
Tn" prevailing high prices and shortac"
~ paper. especia,ly Of news print. in spain
are causing a great deal uf auNiety TO the
merchants ot that country. The spanish
Government - being urged 20 remove the
import duties on pulp for the manufacture
Of paper AMI to prohibit the cxpor,ation
Of manufacture paper.
The following chipping ton tho London
Dd'iv Nad Indicates tho denomination of
British 60; ball manufacturer 20 invade
the American market;
British golf bal manufacturers. hard
hit hN the war. are 10 make n determined
effort to capture Il share az the American
market, The ATTEMPT 10 made possible by
the c>plry on April II of the Haskell
patent, under which golf bu''s are manu-
featured In the United states.
After April ~ the market viii lie opsn,
subject to the payment %: "A duty Of ~
p"r cert. ca rubber goods. Cheaper labor
here VII compensate for that, ana ton
Fading B,.jsh nrWs are sending rcrrcsru
,ative, 80 the United states cor appoint.
ing agents t. prepare the way tor the
Invasion
The SHIFTING on hy the war Of EIrorenn
markct. has Impressed upon Rrs2liiaus tho
ne uess!ty of arranging Toy permanent out
let's 10Y tE0ir proiuc's, Braz.' is rich in
it, supplies Of raw materials that are
used extensively by the United states.
The exposition OF The RECONSTRUCTED
city AT Paris, France, will open MAY IL
instead Of Ma /, as originally planned.
Exports OF tea from lava in 1913 nave
been estimated a. So 900, 900 pounds. or
% 1000, 600 pounds more than were exported
In 1914
II l. interesting to notc that Of the
cigarettes consumed I'M N 50 per
cent. are Nirginlnn and the rest Turk
ish, while OF the cigarettes consumed by
visitors only about - per cent. are Viz
rluian AMI tho rest Turkish. \ large
portion of the Turkish cigarettes are I'm.
ported from the United States. whereas
practically all "f the Nlrginian hrani arc
imported from the United Kingdom.
After an Investigation Of salad oil for
sale the Canadian Gorerumcut has ISSUED
Il knllptin pnnhaElYiup that eha S "a
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CARRANzA appears to he always too
proud to make his position clear.

"1f this country goes to war with
Mexico 1t will put an end to this
darned suffrage" Mrs. ARTHUR NJ.
DODGE. president Of the National As
ISOLATION Opposed to Woman Suf-
frage. Is quoted as saying. "Do we
hear anything" asks Mrs. DopdE,
about suffrage from Mrs. PANKHuRsr
now? War has brought her to her
senses, and she Is working with the
Government. not against IT," But a
good deal about suffrage will be heard
from Mrs. EMM ELINE P~ANKHrRsr after
the var She will demand the ballot
more vigorously than ever; she will
point to the splendid patriotism Of
British women at home and ut the
front as an unanswerable argument
for equal suffrage.
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Eichty seven and TeCum.eh sherman.

To me Erlror on Tur Sr>-Sr' The
action ~ tho Rrarl " Elucatlon In nam
ing me schools IN greater New York With
out nrs' obtaining mo approval Of the
public can only be termed u high handed,
arbitrary piece of business. Those vino
object to the change most streuuousiy ARE
the graduates of these schools, VINO retain
for their alma mater - reference and n
fond rrmrmhrauoe of The happy days spent
within the walls.
nv removing tho number tho board has
oh,lteratcd the distinguishing mark Of
which the pupils and graduates of the
,arlnu, puhllr schools were proud. /, Tor
Instance. attended and graduated from
= hool No -. | avn prYid Of the fact
that had the privilege of graduating
from n .choo, which has turned out into
the world men who have made their mark
'unsruu,u,i, tho numerals 81" meant
something to me when used ia connection
Nith a public srhool.
Through tho action Of IA" Board Of
Education the numerals which stood for
mhch have been erased to make room for
the name William + sherman More
power to the name borne by the famous
Northern General, but isn't II obvious to
everybody that "William r sherman" can
never take the place oi So? II means
nothing to those who have graduated from
the Old schnol, the distinguishing mark
has been erased to satisfy a whlm Of a
fen .rudiic gentlemen.
If II were necessary 20 snpn'y y name
for tho school in preference to using ma.
mcrals, why didn't til" board select tho
name Of Edward II. Boyer, the PRINCIPAL.
who has ruled the destinies of tho school
for more than a score OF years?
New yoRk. March 50.
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II is announced with a flourish that
several high power aeroplanes are 20
he added to the aero squadron Of the
army. Secretary BAKER says that
these machines will be the best II has
cver possessed. Two are to he de-
livered at the Mexican border in a
fortnight and the others by the last
day Of April. Excellent. But why
we're these aeroplanes not purchased
before F%ERsHING's invasion Of Mexico?
What has been done with the arpro-
priation made by the last Congress?
Senator RoBiSsoN's resolution for an
investigation Of army aviation should
he adopted.
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The Canadian Munitions scandal.

1t will he n sad day for Canada If
the munitions scandal Is rs ugly II
thing as it looks in the charges of
Mr.. GEoRGE W. KyTE. the member for
Richmond county. Nova Scotia. in the
Dominion Parliament. The Cana
dianS are so proud If the %gallnnlry
of their troops NJ Ipres, Festubert
and I.angemarck they will be lOath
t. believe that the man whose energy
and magnetism created the Canadian
legion has been implicated. They
would feel a stain on his honor like
q wound.
General Sir SAM HrGHrS. who is
now in England. has demanded nm in
quiry and promises to return by 'the
next boat to submit himself To exam
nation. He must have been aware
when he left Canada early In March
that the storm was about To break
over the Parliament House ut Ottawa.
II had been gathering for some time.
That large profits had been made out
Of contracts authorized by the Shell
Committee was common report. and
that, while large sums Of money had
been advanced. deliveries Of nmmuni-
tiOn had been slow WAS well known.
The Opposition had got hold off evil
dence Of Il more or less public nature
and Of other evidence not intended
for publication. and had made out II
prima fncie cnse against the Shell
Committee Of waste and nnbusiness-
like methods at least. The Minister
Of Militia was in conference for
several hours with both Sir RoRERI
BORDEN and Sir WILrRID LArRIER,
leader Of the Opposition, the day he
fore his departure for England. II
was only under pressure that the
Government announced on Thursday
that IA royal commission would sit ia
investigate Mr.. KyTE's charges.
Like Sir SAM HUGHES, the member
FOR Richmond county Is II man Of ire
mendOus energy and driving power
GEORGE W. Kyle had been preparing
his case for months before he fire,
the train AMI exploded his sensation
in tlie House of Commons on Mnrci
e, In a speech Of four hours ant
half he spread on the record :
treat deal Of evidence that had ,
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The engineer Of the New Haven
Railroad whose disregard of signals
resulted in the wreck Of February
90 wns n competent mar of excellent
reputation and clean record. His fn-
tai diSObcdiencc to orders Is inexpli-
cable. unless II be assumed thnt he
was the victim of n mental lapse
against which M n of protection
has been devised.
In the Amherst wreck on the Lake
Shore on Wednesday the conditions
In the Milford wreck were practically
repeated. The second section Of the
eastbYund train was In charge Of a
Trustworthy engineer, Mr.. HISS /; vet
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1t was run to a point where It had
no right to he and could not have
reached had the signal system done
its service and its warnings been
needed. We are now informed that
the signals functioned properly. and
the explanation Of the disaster can
be found only in mental hayward
ness" on the part Of Engineer HISS.
In neither Of these wrecks Is the
suggestion made that the railroads
had neglected to install efficient ma.
chimes, or to maintain them In proper
condition (; 1t Is not asserted that the
men on duty we're exhausted, over
worked, incapable from any cause
each individual concerned had not
only the normal human desire ia
save his own skin, hut the additional
sense of obligation to the public his
occupation requires. Yet these dread
ful accidents happened, taking toll OF
nearly two score lives and injuring
well over a hundred persons.
One subject which should engage
the attention Of the investigators
studying these disasters Is the disci'
pllne enforced on the roads. Are the
penalties for ~infraction Of the rules
rigidly applied? DO the operating Of
flcials have a free hand in the sus
pension and dismissal Of men guilty
Of minor and major delinquenciesi
Or are they the victims Of some
powerful agency that makes for de-
moralization by compelling lenlty In
small faults, with consequent corrup'
ton Of the whole organization?
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THE TREASURY SEAL.
Docs II Reveal New Political
Entity

To the Enron Of THE SuN-Str' /"
NJ. Ogden Of oyster Bay seems to he
a little worried at the free and casy
way in which We of the United states
appropriate the name america and its
derivatives. That of course Is only a
popular. time saving manner Of speak
ing Rut what will Brother ogden and
THE SIN say Of this. which is official
and, presumably, therefore serious
Take a new. clean dollar bill and
srrutinize m" blue seal upon IT, "
roads. "TIIESArR. AMER. SErTENT.
SIfII.." translated. "the Seal of the
Treasury Of North America What po-
litical entity Is known as North Amer
tea" what share has Canada in this
Treasury"
Who can explain Il"
LEWIS g. BvRcHArp.
NEW York. March 81.
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Questions Tor the Racman.

To TnF EpIToH or THE SuS-Sir. TIVE
various newspapers are urging the house
yves 10 save papers and rags because
there IS a great demand TO- them. Who
is creating tina: demand and how can
the housewives reach Them Also. what
rccompeusc does tive housewife receive
for the rags and papers"
II these points can hc brought before
the housewives Of the I'Nitcl States It
will he found that they VIII n, willing
to cooperate with those needing the old
papers and rags of the country.
IL~ATTsprRG. March 80. \ READER.
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Fronts Slipping Away.

mother phase uf the situat on which
Interests the bankers H. tine manner n
which the note issuing function has
been used to decrease the profit maxim.
possibility Of the Federal reserve bank.
When the Federal reserve act Was n.y..
der consideration senator Owen offered
figures to show that such a quaint -
money would he taken from the oner.
ating banks and from the Government
Trough the payment of reserves 80
deposits into the Federal reserve hu e
that the banks which were members .
the system would he compelled - '.-
discount in order 10 get curreuey r.
Senator owen considered, was high,
desirable.
Under such circumstances to 'oom-
bcr banks would have been fbr,,l -
rediscount in order TO &c: 'Ufr,'.y N
meet demands of customers i.' 'o'
the past year the amount 80 ,I.'r'rF
In the country has been 50 sr.t 90 that
the banks are burdeued Will "a .> 70
Is said. They have nu occasion. 'I'''.
fore. 20 rediscount, and profits a~ 80
result OF ~rediscouutinc opc-tt 't~ D..
Federal reserve banks have bee. r's
sonahly small, 1t is pointed uy' D.,
the issue nj Federal reserve Ht'n '.'Ns
by the Kansas city bank - max 'E -
more remote the possibility uf 's carr"
ing profits through the rcd,~t,u. ua,r'.
ton.
Bankers believe that the s'ua' mn =
becoming So serious that u'''~. 'Hc-e
is "A contraction of the cgr,'f." t- .
result OF a change of policy ut cid.
Federal Reserve Board, 1t WI p' '",'s.
sary TO have an amendment To tire a.
which will make +, Impossible 80 '--l"
notes against the . per cent. Coos er'"''t
hnpAS t,ygbaS sol W., ti, I.I.-.r r,.eHye
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with half a million dollars appro-
priated for next summers cncamp-
ment and field work OF the National
Guard. Albany Is showing Washing
ton how. The record set by the State
militia in the manGuvres at Van Cort-
landt Park a few months ago has not
many weeks to stand.
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A perfect human being would be an
intolerable nuisance.-Justtce Gorr
True for you! Everybody would re-
sent his perfection-or hers. II her
perfection were other than physical.
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After all. a nation is not thoroughly
unprepared that possesses the biggest
magazine gun. in the world. He was
at his desk yesterday.
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Norway. Sweden. Holland and Den
mark have lost two hundred and three
ships since the war began. Neutrality
isn't even its own reward.
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A regiment that can hike twenty
six miles in a day has almost as much
endurance as some congressman.
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Yuan 10 auit.-Ncrspaper headline.
China's Little Black Man or Bad
Man from Egypt has been busy.
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A ffty-hve year old clergyman in a
Jersey town stole a kiss and explained
the act AZ "A hoyish prank" How
old Is n Princeton senior?
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The lamb went out.

Secretary LANSING says that he
doesn't read all the advertisements In
the newspapers. He shows good juds.
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Does Senator Brown place WILLIAM
BARNES on tho list Of controversial
Bills?
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April.

oh, April is q lucky month
And here's the reason why:
when anything goes wrong with II
It's not too big 10 cry.
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A BAD Dream.

War was declared. Every
Of the country for the production Of
weapons and material with which to
fight was put suddenly to the test.
.JosEpHus and the other politicians
Mad had their way. The Government
ownership theory of preparedness had
had It's way. The demagogues had
had their way.
The war was on. Fools and myopes
in the House had passed the bill for
q Government armor plant which fools
and myopes in the Senate had previ-
ously passed. On the v Of a Presi-
dental campaign the President had
signed the measure.
The Sl.5W.OOO appropriation for a
proposed Government research labOra-
tory had been expended to the last
sent in able research for II site for the
laboratory politically convent ent to the
Congressman urging sites
agreeble to their constituents.
The $11. OOO,WW appropriation for n
Government armor plant had been
expended twice owe in pre-prelim-
mary preparations for Government
manufacture. Not a plate had reached
any navy yard where Government
built ships awaited armament.
Meanwhile the private manufacture
ers Of requisites for war had been
driven out of business by the menace
not merely Of Government cOmpeti-
tlOn hut Of Government monopoly.
The private shipyards were vacant.
the private munitions factories had
fallen into decay. private American
enterprise was pnralyzed In the mat
ter If war material.
Such being the case, war was on!
It Is Il bad dream. The .Iosephus
bill Is not yet enacted. II does not
come up in the House Of Representa-
tives until Tuesday next.
There Is still opportunity for the
substitution If Il measure which shall
give the Federal Government ade-
Cuate control over private enterprise
engaged in the production Of war ma
terial. both offensive and defensive.
which shall prevent the possibility Of
cxtOrtionate prices in the distress of
necessity and which shall AT the same
time preserve from destruction those
Industries which are essential tn the
nations safety and beyond the power
OF Government to duplicate.
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The Candidate.

Enicksr-ls his hat IN the rtna.
Eockcr--ln three rings.
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ment in this. In Secretary DANiELs's
newspaper, for example. appear ad-
vertisements that are distinctly un-
readable.
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Pity the small boy-wtth All Fools
Day and the Circus hitting town to-
gether!