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Roosevelt Readiness ". Wilsonian
Wabbling.

I'd Tln EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. We
Were told recently that President Wilson
desired t. know the nrcsidc thoughts q
our people ( can cnliGhten him - far
a. the hrrslie thoughts Of IT," rroplr
ui my vicinity are Huu"TUcd. We want
Roosevelt This Thought il not only cx-
pressed Al the nrceide We hear its
cquivl,ou, IN our offices. a. lunch time.
In our clubs. at social rHthcrlups and
ON the streets Therefore LET the prli,i-
,ans take heed. iiut some one SAYS
"RooSrvrlt was and IS a politician"
II Is true So also il was true about
Grover cleveland. and the politicians
hated Cleveland and they DISLIKE Roosc.
Welt because ia each instance the man
was stronger thar they and beyond
tNri' control
W. have had enough Of Wilsuuiln
wahhling civ" Ms the antidotc Roosc.
welt readiness. Tho rrst characterized
by timidity. hesitation. doubt, uncer-
tliutv, Nacillation and words. words,
words Whereas the qualities called
Toy in the periIous present are courage,
consistency, determination and a clearly
defined idea OF ~" uation' duty
We want a leader IN The White House.
Not a man who reserves his decisions
until he has asccrtaincd. ar Trunks he
has asccrttiucd, the popular vote. and
~ 'II' N''I HlJ'lnN~ lllllNtsl 10 ''t
situation with such nicely that n sNilcul
diagnosis fails 70 disclose the actual A.
tltudc assumed
There Is no uncertainty ahou, Thro'
dorc Roosevelt, He VAS exhibited the
courage of his convictions. We have
known from the beginning Of the great
war whore 10 ind him.
The Wilson administration has been
miserahly weak. Reflect upon It's record
its Bryan, It's McNdoo, It's Daniels and
its pork hunting, Tim" serving. ear to
the ground Congress. Theodore Roose-
welt alone can undo the mischief which
has been wrought tie has pronted by
experience and to-day ~ the man Of
destiny. the man of tho hour. and the
people are waiting 10 h,v" him lend
'hom back into the paths Of na,ional dig
NIFTY and honor He posSrFses prcrmi-
nrntly the faculty or power Of arcu-
ratoiy Euug>ug the temper and spiri, ~
our people. our aspirations, our aims.
and he has the will and the intent TO
mould events into ~ rough conformity
to those aims
MANY of the problems which confront
" when met with r"s0lutcncss will
cease 10 b" problems. Thcv viii vanish.
I'll" plastic temper of the present Ad-
ministrat!on 10 far better understood
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The Colonel u Called ON Ia Support
Elihu Root.

COLONEL THEODORE RoosEvELr-S,r:
You have the finest opportunity ever
accorded an American citizen to go down
to pOsterity as "A great American and
patriot. At this crucial time in the his
tory Of our country an act OF se!f-sacri-
flee will proclaim you great and lay III
for You, in the near future, "a solid
foundation of admiration. affection and
respect IN the hearts OF true Americans.
which Will offer YOU any position in the
glft OF III" nation you may desire.
Who can doubt that. IL you prove
yourself the great man who sacrifices
his political aspirations for the good Of
hts country, you will have IN. esteem
and confidence Of all America? This Is
IA wonderful opportunity for you to
prove TO your admirers and well wishers
the greatness of SOU they believe you to
possess. Won are well beloved. and well
hated. Millions OF people trust you and
millions dis'rust YOU. Here Is an op-
%portunity To- have AL love yUl n all
trust YOU. Here Is n nance To- wipe
out all your mistakes and at the same
time be looked up to as one Of the
sav.ors of YOU country when she
most needs the aid Of her loyal sons.
With your LIMITATIONS in the eyes OF
millions Of Americans, II nominated for
the Presidency Of the United s.ates
your election is q most uncertain guam
'ity. y could make "A certainty of
Repaid can victory ~ tine polls ~ the
coming election II. heart and soul. sink
Ing individual desires and ambitions. YOU
will work for the nomination and clec-
ton of that great. safe. far seeing man.
statesman and patriot E.inu foot By
your ard the Republican party can be-
come soliditi.d and triumphant. Now
is TIA" time To- get America pack for
Americans. n this ~ our last chance.
and all true Americans should sink
sclf-interest and work to that most I'm
ppftdnt end.
We VIII lie surprised to see the No'e
cast 1T the couIu- election. Millions Of
Americans who have neglected Their
civic duty are ut last awake. and from
now on the representatives. az our crun-
try VIII toe critically ard luval
Americans Will speak IN 10 uncertain
tone and semi men Il Intelligence. honur
and real Awr'icau.sW 10 represent US
NJ tho Capitol. IN WiltIi- this letter.
believe me, | am inspired by uaught but
pure aud d.S.rt"r,-t,! patriotism.
My family came 10 Virginia in 1923
and for five generations have served as
officers I'm tie army and navy OF the
United Statos. Norc of my family has
ever asked or received "A bench. or an
cWplumcuf from the Government It
was cuuu-a trr Thorn TO- serve America.
Win this record, / beg YOU Will believe
mo SINGER" IN Writlug YOU from patriotic
motives, not only t. call attention 10
our own splendid opportunity for the
future, now presented 20 YOU. hut from
TIN" standpoint OF love 81 America in
rcgari 10 myself ! hclievc You capable
~ rising 20 she superb occasion and he
coming orc OF the great Americans in
history GEORGE |. rrsHuR.
MEM YORK. Ans.i
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Museum Fac.

We should 60 Oftener to the Metro
politnn Museum and the Natural His.
tory Museum, and the Botanical
Garden, and the Geological Park, n
"" could rid nj minds Of the notion
that once in II Of these institutions
we must SOC every object Of interest
1t contains before We leave. What to
call III" WEAKNESS Of body, mind and
soul that inevitably results from the
effort to accomplish this impOssibility
We have eye thought about Pro-
fcssor ARTHUR Dow of Teachers Col.
lcge names II museum fag." an ap-
propriatc and proper term.
Museum flag Is the child of inability
tn concentrate. Weak man, impellpd
ny the gloomy thought that he should
Improve his mind, Or urged by am
bilious visitors from n distance, pro.
prls himself to Central Park, enters
the museum, and is lost. Ignoring
the example set by those wise and
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MAYOR GAYNoR'S WORDS.
A Timely Extract From an Address
Three Years Old.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Str.
Mayor Gaynor was hardly a fatuous
man. He knew that even after his
death his good name would be assailed
by the m~alevolent and the ignorant
he did not expect or even hope that
self-seeking upstairs would not impuSn
his motives in the awarding of the con-
tracts for the new subways. But future
vilifcation didn't bother Mr.. GaynOr;
on the contrary. he looked into the
future with a considerable degree OF
c~omplacent good tumor. as evidenced
by the subjoined remarks. selected from
a speech delivered at the opening eSer-
ciscs Of the Municipal Library. March
81. 1918:
The future historian. Mr.. Comptroller.
will make use OF II tthe librsryl. what
a place II viii he for the future G'bbon
and Macsulay and Green. Here all the facts
with regard TO municipal government can
be found. the good and the bad.
They Will read then here in the future
from certain corrupt newspapers how we
three people turning to the Comptroller
and Borough President McAncnyl sold out
tho c'ty's subways and how corrupt We
were. and those TO whom we sold them.
believe everything will be told except
the price Iiaughterl. I never saw the
price mentioned. but presumably 1t was
tonsl1crNtN' l"lauentefls
Why did not We start this next year
daughter and applausel so as to avoid
all this
Hut 1t Is done now ana II IL too late 10
retract. But ] think that We are all per-
fectiy willing to have I: done. and W.
have no fear for the future. . The
truth Is as sure TO come 70 the surface
and be visible 10 the whole world as oil
T. sure 20 rise 70 tho surface Of water.
only not so quick. | must repeat tina:
again. not 30 quick.
hut IN an Intelligent community. where
things are published and where the char
acter OF the publisher 4. a. well known
AZ IN. character OF the res. OF u.. no
falschood can do anybody much harm
any more. The publisher IL no longer
anonymous. We know who he Is. and we
read him from day - day. But all will
he collected. good and had. the writings OF
the good man and the writings OF the
evi! man. the writings OF tho competent
man. and TO ONE extent. I suppose. the
writings Of the Ounce who docs no, know
what he 10 talking nhou, I%aughterl. II
will all h" here. And through that all the
intelligent writer and historian who comes
here will get AZ the truth ono way and
another.
The cool reception given Senator
Thompson's alleged revelations shows
clearly enough that Mayor Gaynor's fell
low citizens st!l! believe in him. George
Thompson Will nave TO show consider
ably more than he has so far to get
ans one 60 believe that Mayor Gaynor
was a CRATER. HARVARD SQUARE.
'AMBEipGE. Mass. April 8.
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Development OF On Interesting Ed.
u%cational Experiment.

The dedication yesterday of the
new halls and class rooms of the
American University of Trade and
Applied Commerce In PHILADELPHIA
directs attention again TO the hopeful
and encouraging progress that is
being made toward adjustment of ed.
ucatiOn to the actual conditions Of
life. The university Is organized for
the instruction Of employees Of the
Wanamaker stores, and its purpose Is
to enable Its students to broaden their
knowledge Of the methods and prnc-
tees of commerce generally. The
stores are the laboratory In which
are applied the theories developed In
the class rooms, and the diploma Of
the successful student takes the form
of a notification of advance In posi-
tion and remuneration.
The complaint most frequently
heard Of public and private schools
and colleges is that they do not pre-
pare their pupils for real life. II IL
perhaps impossible that they should.
But experience has taught that real
life may adapt the methods of educa.
ton tn its purposes and by means Of
appropriate tuition improve the ron
dition and enlarge the capabilities Of
the worker, to his personal advantage
and, obviously, 10 the advantage vi
his employer. The good effects are
not ull on one side; and the public,
not merely that fraction Of II which
profits Immediately from better and
more intelligent service in It's trans
actions with one bushes house, hut
Ms a whole, Is benefited by the better
mrnt Of social conditions and the
elevation of trade standards.
II has been interesting to watch
the growth of what We may call prac-
teal education under the patronage
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The Won Hindenburg Anniversary.

The highest proof Of his esteem and
favor the Kaiser IA give II subject Is
Q picture Of himself. or all heirlooms
It should be the most precious in ages
to come. So on the fifticth anniver-
oary Of Field Marshal Won HINDEN-
BuRG's entrance into the army as a
lieutenant of the Third Regiment Of
FOOtguards WILLIAM III. writes to
him II confer upon you my picture
In OIL" And at the same time the
Kaiser pays a tribute to VoS HINpEN-
BUBG's achievements in the greatest
Of all wars:
You drove off with heavy blows the
enemy from tho territory at our frontier.
prevented further invasions by clever
operations. VIGOROUSLY advanced your
positions far into the enemy country and
maintained them against assaults. These
deeds belong to history"
The formal sentences convey but
an imperfect idea Of the old Mar
ctaU cu''VSS III CRUSHING tut ItuSSlhn
offensive in East Prussia, driving the
enemy headlong from German soil,
sfterwurd taking Warsaw. and push
ing his lines rs far east as the Dyina,
deep 10 Russian territory and far on
the way to st. Petersburg. We're
there ever In the history of Ger
maDy's wars, from the great FRED
BRICKS day down, such prodigious
spoiis in guns and flags, suci, amazing
captures of prisoners, more, indeed,
than armies Of the olden time?
No wonder the veteran on his ami
versary received thousands of mes.
sages and gifts from the imperial
family to the humblest PEASANTS" A
hero and superman, Won HINDENRrRG
Of the stern, furrowed face and the
square cropped hair. There still re-.
mains for him M honor always noyy
paid to German soldiers OF emincucc,
u 1t has not already been bestowed
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The Tribute to Enhu Root.

The se~venty-ivc distinguished Re-
publicans Of the Empire State who
lead In the demand for the nomina-
ton Of ELIHU Roor for President
describe that statesman as "the ablest
living American"
This Is a high rating, but who will
question its accuracy?
From u vantage point Of observa-
ton In the White House one Of the
best Judges Of men the country has
ever known expressed some years ago
this opinion Of Mr.. Roor's surprising
abilities:
~ELiHU Roor 10 tho ablest man I rave
known IN our governmental service. I
will 20 further. He Ia the greatest man
that has appeared in the public life Of
any country. In any position. on either
side Of tho ocean. in my time"
The seventy.five Republicans call
for the nomination Of ELlHU Roor Mt
Chicago In June because the next four
years will be Of crucial Importance
to the destinies Of this republic and
because Mr.. Roor is the nations best
trained, most experienced and most
thoroughly tested statesman.
Why should not the name of THEo-
DoaE ROOSEVELT openly appear in the
list Of those who are now repeating
his own unsolicited estimate of ELIHU
Roor's greatness?
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WHAT DO THEY MEAN,
strange Words Used In Remote and
sober New England.

To THE EDITOR or THE SvN-Sir. I
recall mat Il few years ago "A doctor
in the alcoholic ward At Bellevue Hos
Iltal sci. to you n list Of he
had received from ambulance drivers
when he had asked them what allied
patients who were brought in. The list
WAS wonderful in length, but not COM
i,"'c. Below | give 1903 we'll recognized
synonyms for the condition TO which
The ambulance drivers referred. The list
we'll illustrates the richness Of the Eng
.ish language in descriptive terms. I
ask for additions to the list In order that
Il may be made complete and authorlta-
tive
Booty. hecgy. burned. borev eyed, be-
sptted, hastcd. boiled. bun or, hcaut on.
bird on. hrannigan on. cooked. corned,
cock eyed, drunk, dizzy, dazcd, dopey.
dr.nched. drunk as "A lord. drunk as "A
boiled owl, dead 70 the world. elevated,
exhilarated, edg" on. fun. fuzzied. foggy.
fuddled, flooded. f.ttery eyed. full OF
sudS. full as a tick. full of bug Juice,
full rs n goat. full as II bed bug. genial,
grorgy, google eyed, CLASSY eyed, g.nny,
half shot, half gone, happy. hazy. hit
ting the hard stun. half seas over, in
toxicated. inebriated. illuminated, In his
cups, Jagged, jingled. jag on. loaded, liz
un, locoed. l%iQuored up. lushy, load on.
mellow, mooney. mulled. overcome. oh
fUsCated, ossiiied. Grey eyed. O be joyful.
oiled. of the waCou. over the bay, off
his trolley, on a bat, OF his beam ends.
ON y racket. on "A bender. on "A spree.
rrlmed, pie eyed. plastereH- petrifed,
p!,hlcd. strw"d, soaked. skatcd. soused.
stunned, s~piiNicatcd, saturated, still on,
skii" On, slop on, shine on. slushed. skin
ful, tlpsy. sight. tanked. tuned up. top
heavy, tangled. three sheet. in the wind.
under the weather.
should research discover other suit
able terms | ask THE Sun TO please
receive and codify the same. n. y. j.
MANCHESTER. y. H.. April 6.
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that II the giving Of the Field Mar.
shal's name to q leviathan Of the bet.
the feet. Germany. having no great
Admirals like DRAKE and CoLLfNo-
wooD and NELSON, inscrfbes the names
Of her land warriors on warships.
Thus lying In leash mt Kiel are the
Moltke, Derfningcr and Seydlitz, to
mention Il few Of the dreadnought
class. The armored cruisers Bltcher,
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. also
named after German Field Marshals,
are ut the bottom Of the sea.
The Won Hindenburg should he one
of the most massive and powerful Of
German fighting ships, protected with
the thickest Of armOr and carrying
10 inch guns. Nothing else would do
Justice to his fame. for DEayrriNoEs
and SEYDLiTz, and even the subtle
MoLrKE himself. were not greater or
ganizers Of victory.
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IL JOsephus Worth IL:

As the election approaches the bur
den Of JosEPnUs Is recognized. The
Wilsonian machine creaks under II,
The cost in votes Of u Josephus in the
Cabinet reveals itself more plainly
Would that JosEPHCs might he con.
sumed Of a new ambition! But 10
EpHUs finds himself happily circum.
stanced; he approves himself; and
he Is assumed to have friends near
the Nebraska Voice. now lamentably
silent In the chorus Of Wilsoniau
praise. So JosEPHUs must he pre-.
served. certainly until after election
and the sharp edge Of public disap-
probation must In some way be
turned.
Hence the unprecedented activities
Of the press agent. explaining, o Y
pounding. applauding hence the at,
tacks on the motives and purposes Of
honorable officers Of the navy. Who
would stick at destroying the good
repute. la~boriously wOn Of an ne,
complished naval gentleman. II there
by the dead weight Of %.JosEpHrs might
be l~ightcned? And the task is sim.
pie: n little distortion. a slight per.
version. false interpretations here and
there, and the thing Is done.
Yet the labor is not without dan.
gers. Exposure Is a constant posi-.
bllity the assailed gentleman may
strike back. II he does, the structure
of malice and politics will fall to tho
ground. II cannot withstand II single
blast Of honest Indignation >trug.
Cling to make the truth known. There
fore, only the tale of JosEPHrs shall
be told all the Instruments Of craft
and oppression will be employed &c
keep the story Of the sacrificed off
GERS from the public.
1t Is a mean, a petty game, but
what do JosErHus and those above
him car for that? Still. there is one
question worth considering: Is 10
sEPHus worth It?
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DANGER IN THE STREETS.
Too Little Space Between Car Tracks
Impcrils Pedestrians.

To " EDITOR or THE SrS-Str. A
number Of years ago. In fact when tho
horse cars started replacing the omni-
bus lido YOU remember these two back
episodes OF travel?) I called attention
to he danger to pedestrians. who al
ways will be In the majority as was
intended by tho Creator. but al usual
with u City Fathers nothing was done
when the expense would rave been not
o~ne-qvarter what Il will be now.
Again a few years ago when ! had
a narrow squeeze for my life and limb.
and again in February Of this year.
there were rumors OF a committee and
expensive plans
The matter should not be allowed 10
rest, for the armorcd cars on account
Of the increased width over tho horse
ears make 1t st!ll more dangerous 10
foot paSsers,
shine out.
EDWIN BARRY WILCOX, NJ T..
NEW YORK, April S.
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Of far sighted employers NIKE Mr..
wANANAxEa, and to observe the adop-
ton Of the plan In one industry after
another. The success Of the idea has
been demonstrated In operation, and
Mr.. WArAMAKER's latest application
Of tho theory to advanced students IL
the logical fruit Of activities TINT
have already proved their value in
the atmosphere Of business life.
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From ne Inifed >fIf,s GcoioOicql Sgyt.
Rlil,YYD

fhV'tn
Radlum is 4 meta and ~ described a,
having a white metallic lustre. II ha.
been isolated only once or twice and few
p"opl" hnv" seen II, Ealium IL ordi.
nlrIl' obtained from It's ores IN the form
% hNirous si.pha'", chloride or bromide.
aud II IN Ia tn" form Of these salts that Il
IS usually sold and used, These ar. AL
white or nearly white substances. who's.
appearance Il no more remarkable than
common salt or baking powder. Radium
Is found In nature in such exceeding y
small uiantitirs that u never wish I.
even when the material is examined win
a microscope, ordinarily rndium ore car
rites only a'.mIll fraction Of IA grain 70 IN.
ton Of material, and rad,um will never b.
found ia latr" quantities because II Ia
formed hy the decay Of uranium. "A proc
ass which l. wonderfully slow. and radiun
itself decay, ana 'hangrs to other Gle
ments 50 rapidly that It is impos,!bi. for
Il to accumulate naturally in visible masses.
Minerals that carry rndium, however ar.
fairly easy To d'term'ne One of them.
pitchbicnd", a. generally found. Is a black
mineral about as heavy as ordinary IRON,
but much softer. The priucIpal iridium.
mineral, raruotite. has a bright canary
yellow co,"r and IL generally powlrrv.
There arc other radium bearing minerals
Of less importance,
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The Twilight Of the Monarch

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: We
hear a lot OF talk OF the wonderful
changes that will take place after the
war. There will not be much change
unless the crowned heads are made to
uncover, They are the trouble makers (:
do not forget IL.
Democracy has its faults, hut IL has
one grand, shining virtue, namely. II
distributes power. Now ! do not think
the average man Ia better tina a
king. hut he has not the power OF one.
That's all. BRrvls.
NEW YORK, April s.
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Van COrtlandt Manor.

Drcamily the Md time manor
Rests amid It's fields OF sno~.
with tho rows OF trees about II,
And tho frozen lake below.
hut methinks | hear tn" children
flnying AZ In long ago.
Little footsteps on tho stairway
Echo In the narrow hall:
And across the stopping meadows
Childish voicea laugh and cal.
Very sweetly, very softly.
Like come distant waterfall
BY the fireplace In the nursery
Where The brass andirons glow.
Little children sing and prsttis
As they patter to and fro,
Playing with their prim doll babies
And tn" toys OF long ago,
quaint the little wooden cradles
Fashioned in IN" style OF yore-
Doh cribs miInicklng The haby's--
Rocking nm the nursery floor!
And the tan bayberry candies
In their braEcn s,onces soar.
Lights and shadows round tho children
Dancing upon door and wall,
Gendcr'd by the nlckering freight
Ana the candles burning tail,
Hcld ye portcnts Of the future
And the things that would befsn?
~ BusHLEn,
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STATEN ISLANDS PERIL.
A Protest Against the Proposed Gar.
bage Reduction Plant.

To THE FnIroR OF THE SuN-Sir. THE
Sun has aptly called staten Island "our
most salubrious suburb" Nature has
endowed 1t lav!shly. Many OF us. hav-
ing searched far and near for IA sub
urban dwelling place combining PROV
unity TO Manhattan with the advantages
OF ocean. landscape. pure. air and cheap
living. have found IL in Richmond
The proposal to erect on Arthur XIII
a arbage reduction plant is "A menace
to our health. comfort and property
right, II EXHIBITS ignorance, stupidity
and "A callous disregard for the things
that all cnlishtened communities have
been taught 10 cherish. II is monstrous.
Like the thing with which IL il pro-
posed 10 foul our dwelling place, 4;
smells to heaven KILL VoN KILL
NEW BRiGHToN. April s.
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Chairman Tanners Reelection.

The surprise attack on Chairman
TANNER Of the Republican State Com
mittec failed to Dust him from his
Office yesterday. and most Republicans
nre wondering what the purpose hid
den behind It was. Mr.. TANNER Is
not on terms Of intimate friendship
with the Governor: he has had the
opposition Of WILLIAM BARNES; ana
BARNES friends led the assault
on him. Yet Mr.. TANNER survived and
will direct the campaign this fall.
Can 1t be that FREDERICK G. TANNER
was enablcd to retain his Job BY the
enemies he has made? Or is the
mere name Of HUGHES as potent as It
Is made to appear?