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What shall 1, pront n nation
That. losing lts souls high health,
Shall bow to is own creation,
And worship tho god OF wcalthr
Fear that is born Of the spirit
~ lust for the dross OF earth
Gives word-and y people hear tt
That only our sold has worth:
Only the spoil Of the schemers,
Who strive for the Lesser good.
Who mock at the men called dreamers
Who stand where our fathers stood
Drcamers who dream Of . story
That the sou Of our nation told
when to die for the dream wa glory,
And the faith OF the fallen gold.
Gold hat was worth the winning,
The treasure that takes It's toll
From the striving that Ia not shining.
For the health Of . nations soul.
EDwAHp q Van znl.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
An Enesuragtng Aspect 81 the Mex.
lean st uatton.

The desire Of the Carranza Gov
eminent b avoid a breach With the
United States that might preclpitate
intervention appears In every note
dealing with the movements Of the
American punitive expedition in Mex.
leo. and particularly IN the statement
made by Senior AMApoR, Sub-Secre-
tary of Foreign Relations, in the city
of Mexico, on Friday. This attitude
Of the Carranza Government Is reas-
surfing when unconHrmed reports Of
encounters between Mexicans and
American regulars are current on the
border. and 1t Is comforting to know
that there was more fiction than
truth In the first news Of the clash
at Parral.
Senior AMADoR In the statement he
gave out at the city Of Mexico after
General CARRAyzA's entry, a state
mcnt notable for It's moderation and
good sense, declared--we have nc
doubt he was well infOrmed--that
"the attack on the Americans In Par
| raj was due to the influence Of enc
mics Of the lie facto Government
SehOr AMADoI also said that "tht
Mexican Government believes In thu
friendship Of the United States. and
believes that the present crisis will
pass, leaving relations more cordia'
than ever" Gan there be any doubt
that he spoke for the First Chief
| An examination of the notes trans
mittcd by the Carranza Government
previous to the outbreak at Parral re
vcals grave concern lest a misunder
standing or an untOwnrd incident ma!
cause complications between the tw,
countries. Thus, after proposing lin
itations upon the commanders O
forces that cross the line under tn
reciprocal agreement. the Mexican
note OF March 10 says:
"If confusion occurs and damage 1
done to one Of the parties by the othe
commander the party causing the dam
sss shsal b held personally responsible,
without amplying responsibility for sitas
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That CARRANxA should ne negotiating
with Japan IL a disconcerting fact for
officials here at the present stage OF
the country's international relations
Washington despatch.
Always the Japan bugaboo. 1t was
VILLA whose a the japanese had six
months ago. Now it is CARRANzA. To-
morr w 1t viii be OREGON. or eve
ZAPATA. No intelligent Mexican would
care to see the Japanese get q foot
hold in Mexico, and certainly u leader
SO sensitive about Mexican nationality
az is NEWSSTAND CARTtANzA would not
bargain with tho japanese. As for
the Government OF Japan. It L. pre-
occupied with tho Chinese Question
and has no time 10 spare for intrigue
In Mexico.
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70 nominate and elect q man wfo 10
not wen a candidatef II Colonel
ROOSEVELT were a candidate, how
could the $1O,OOO,OO0 be used to nomi-
nate and elect him, except In the way
Of corruption, direct OF indirect, but
In any way pernicious?
Why, this financial proposition for
the development Of a public opinion
which must I've spontaneous In order
to have any effect upon the Colonel's
frm resolve would have staggered the
Imagination of the late MARK HANNA.
It would have caused that great cam
pnien iinancier to throw tho frying
pan into the fire as an obsolete i'm.
plement. 1t is beyond the dreams Of
the avnrice Of any previous collector
Of campaign funds. Ten millions. Of
dollars to nominate and elect az Pres
ident Of the United States the very
man who stands for the stern limita-
tion and ~repreSsive scrutiny Of oil
campaign contributions and expendi-
lures! Our we'll meaning but most in.
considerable correspondent surely must
perceive that in practical ethics II
would make no difference whether
this stupendous sum had been Joy.
fully contributed by a million admir-.
Ing individuals or extorted from q
comparatively small number Of male
factors Of great wealth. In the 20.
litical use Of the cash the impact
would DO the same.
For this and other reasons recited
above THE Sun has thought It best
to return ~. Fl. MS" check and Il
ask him to reconsider. Does he doubt
now the essential immortality Of the
s10.O0O.OO0 proposal? Can he doubt
that II would be regarded as Immoral
by the object Of the benefaction lever
II he o %candidnte) or BY Mr.
GEORGE w. PERKINS himself. however
refreshing the idea Of outside assist
ante on such a scale might be to Mr.
PERKiNs's secret soul?
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nature that leads him 10 do the wrona
thing with an APPARENTLY good inteu-
tion, hs b Q problem IN control and
guidance that no novice ever solved.
Tho American language has no ex.
pietive energetic enough to move him
Russian alone Ia equal to the task,
and Russian 10 hard to learn.
ALASKA has kept In touch with every
mile Of the race. Three Of the teams
were punched" less than 40 miles
from the finish. One Of the contes
tants was compelled to drop out be.
cause the rules provide that each
driver must bring back to Nome oil
Of his original dogs. and this contes'
tant's sled was not large enough "a
carry oue Of the exhausted racers. On
the way the drivers encountered q
blizzard (which was 20 binding thdN
they we're forced to trust to theii
dogs to keep the trail" In another
place two Of the contestants WEN
compelled to drive together for theil
protection In the darkness"
When finally Kamuk, Sawashks
and all their brothers and sisters o.
the winning team come yelping ou'
OF the SNOW trail with the drivers
whip cracking victory in the frost ail
Nome will cheer q It has not cheeret
for 4 year. There win bc changes II
fortunes. too. such as Alaska has MOI
seen since the "Golden Nugget" and
Last Chance" boomed IN the earl!
wide open days Of Aaska's FIRST greaI
gold strike.
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What does II cost to go to college?
The average ANNUAL expenditure Of a
girl at Smith College. we learn by the
AIumnae Quarterly Of that excellent
and representative institution. is
s7s5.55. Averages" would be At once
more dignified and less persuasive II
they discarded the cents. Some stu
dents get through the year on less than
$500: seven spend more than $1,000.
or 42l girls at Smith College. Z36 keep
the total cost Of a collegiate years liv-
ing under $50.
The average girl uses s7.% per cent.
OF her money for necessaries. So per
cent. for recreation. dues. church and
charity. and a. per cent. for books
| Her account book Il said to show
$500 for recreation. hospitality and
extra food" Divided into four groups
according to expenditure. S350-sS0O
&s0O.3s0O. Ss00-Sl 900. and $1,000 and
over. only two items have the same
rank In the list: board and room. the
item Of greatest expense. and recrea-
ton. fifth in all the groups.
Clothing. which ranks sixth in the
first group, Is second in all the others
books are fourth for the girls who
have less than $500 to spend. and
sixth for the others. Group n puts
church In ninth place and laundry last
Of the ten items; in the others, thai
relation u reversed.
Is the cost Of tho girls education
increasing? The tuition fee has re
Gently been raised $50. but the exami-
nation. which appears to have beer
made with mor than ordinary regarc
for reasonableness which does not al
ways consort with mathematical aver
ages. leads to the conclusion that "a
normal and happy college life is mo-
necessarily expensive to.da!
than it was twenty years ago" None,
has to-day NO more and no less thar
II had twenty years ago to do witt
success" in college.
And the college girl Of to-day run!
her own check book!
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WHY HE REFORMED.


"There arc people IN the world"
said the reformed writer. who have
intelligence enough o'stifie their in
clinations before they are strong
enough to become passions. This, !
take II, In the reason why not every
body In the world writes for . living.
1t Is 80 fatally easy to sit down with
q pen and write something that
somebody will pay something for that
the wonder Is THAT not everybody does
II. The only way to account for this
IL that sorne are clear sighted enough
TO resist the initial temptation. There
arc others who abandon the pursuit
az I have done, after having entered
upon It., but they are 30 few m not
to be worth counting II . census were
TO be taken.
"Once q person becomes obsessed
with the notion that some importAnce
attaches to his expression Of his own
thoughts ne begins to feel the fasci-
nation to which no many Yield. And
once he has received pay for some.
thing he has written. no matter what
II ID, the chances are that he will be
convinced that he has discovered his
true vocation. A career IL open Ia
him which requires no other quaitica.
ton than a little stationery and some
facility Of u%tterance. Equipped with
these ne proceeds 10 utter. and q
most surprising number Of person,
| with no other qualification than these
achieve SUCCESS In the that they
do actually make some sort Of q hvine
| by writing.
NOV this is a great mystery. I car
see only One explanation OF 1t. That
u that the whole world has gone mad
about reading. Very few people care
particularly what they read. but every.
body reads. So there Is a great de-
mand for printed matter. regardless
Of any merit In the stun that II
printed. and there you are. Somebod,
has to write the stun. so multitude,
OF writer's make a living who have. ~
I said. nc further qualification thar
stationery and q flow Of words. How
else can We account for the cnormou!
sales OF some Of the publications o
the day?
MY own reformation began with al
uneasy feeling that I might better b.
of some use In the world. ever il /
were only in a small way. so I se
UP a boot backing stand. BY work
ing faithfully at that ] can make NOR
than the average pay OF a professional
writer, and l can at least improve tn
appearance OF my customers under
standing"
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Ne Is ConstitutiOnally Incapable Oi
Inconsistency.

To THE EDITOR ~ THE SUN-Sir. You
spill a good column and "A half OF edi-
torial space in Tuesdays paper in the
vain effort to prove the Colonel to have
been on both sides OF the Belgian ques-
ton.
The colonel ia never on but one side
Of a question-that Is. the Roosevelt
side.
All other sides are negligible and
INTERCHANGEABLE as the exigencies of the
campaign or the demand FOR copy
dictate.
You don't seem to appreciate tina,
Theodore Roosevelt is our creates,
American, being above. below or apar,
from the ordinary laws OF reason and
responsibility. Blue GRASS.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. April 10.
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A Day for the Flag.

The Empire State Society Of Sons
Of the American Revolution asks the
citizens Of New York to show their BE-
lief in preparedness by a general dis.
play Of the American flag on Patriots
Day. the anniversary Of the battle Of
Lexington.
This suggestion Is timely and the
request should meet with a patriotic
response.
The anniversary Of the battle of
Lexington occurs next Wednesday.
April ~. Let every American flag
~signalize on pole or at window the day
and the deed Of the Forefathers and
Pioneers Of American Preparedness!
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Revenge Planned ny an Irritsted Victim
Of Canada's Ceus0r.

To rRE Enron ~ TUG suS-Sr: en-
close an envelope In which I received a
letter from "A Canadian friend, one OF sew
cral such within two days.
Observe tho skilsu' Canadian method of
opening the Nap reading the innocent let
ter within and sealing Il with tho anony-
nous pastcr Censored" or course my
Mans ,Read, In obviously German.
what would you do? Complain to OF
tava? Futile! Complain to Washing
ton? Futile! The only thing that &C.
ours to me IL 10 seek out tho censor and
bite him, II r, READ.
NV YoRK. April ~
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white Plains and the Second James.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrS-Sir: The
news from White Plains In THE Sun to-
day as to the New York Central's hav-
Ing no right to land decided by King
James II. Of England in 1897 20
Stephanus Van Cortlandt is at once
startling and disconcsrting.
lnasmuch as James II. ceased to be
King of England in 1865, his successor
being William Of Orange (William III.).
unless there Is some error In the year.
James H., who died in exile at st.
GERMAN. France, In 1901. could not
very well have made "a grant of LAND
az a King IN 1897 by royal patent.
Yet there may be some sort OF basis
for the statement. as Charles II made
a grant Of land in 1864 In the New
Netherlands to his brother. the Duks
of York, afterward James ii. The Iues.
ton then Is. What disposition was made
Of thai grant after Jaines's ignominious
flight tn France and the end of the
stuart dynasty? \ like fate surely
awaits the Hohensollerns. which will
end tho war. II ". VALENTINE.
NYw YORK, April ~,
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Domestic and Other Conversational
Requirements.

Word comes from the ever interest
ing Pacific coast that the "wave Of
enlightenment that began In San
Francisco and that Is toilsOmely max
ing its way eastward" has so uplifted
the conversational tone Of the ladies
In those parts that to be their equals
In dinner table talk our men folk
will need to polish up whatever men
tai equipment they may possess or
else stay Mt home and confine their
conversational prowess to the domes-
tic board, where the requirements
are not severe"
We like the spirit Of this. Nothing
namby-pamby here. A sturdy, ring
ing boast and threat combined: I'VE
are the people: watch your steps!"
We guess no part of the country
boosts itself, especially In intellectual
stun, so to say, unless IL is there with
the punch, the trumpet note Of de-
fiance.
We find, however, In the language
we have quoted above n hint. as 1t
seems, OF Il social status interesting
indeed, If we are not misled In our
reading. Gentlemen of the East, 1t Is
suggested, unequal In hazard of wits
with ladies who have received bap-
| tism In this wave Of enlightenment,
were in a better place, or a place bet
ter adapted to their mental limita-
ton. II at home, "%conhning their con-
versational prowess to the domestic
board"
Somehow It is impossible to escape
a notion thus conveyed that gentle
men leaving dining tables under the
unhappy handicap Of inability to meet
scintillatinc sparks with igneous par.
tlcles would upon returning home lind
their wives there.
Maybe not; we may have miscon.
strued, yet the haunting thought pre-
walls that gentlemen dining with la.
dies where the pillows OF thought
roll high and strong leave their wives
to dine at the domestic board, where
the requirements are not severe, but
the dinners, no doubt, much better.
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Black Dogs.

A month ago billy CLAlK Of Al
bany disappeared from his sisters
side in front Of q motion picture
theatre. Search for him was unavall.
Ing. The eight.year-old boy could not
be found. Subsequently his guar
dians received q note, signed 1.-THE
Black Dogs" demanding 5000 ran
som for him. aud threatening to kill
him II II was not paid. No method
Of turning the money over wa sug.
gested in the note, and It was gener-
ally regarded as a hoax, the work Of
q deinented person or Of n having
a perverted Of humor. Persons
capable Of such conduct exist why, Is
one Of the unsolved mysteries Of m
incomplete civilization.
Yesterday the boys body, stripped
Of its outer clothing. was found by n
policeman. A botanist wandering
near the Six Mile Water Works, to
the west Of Albany. Of Friday. came
across the chiid's overcoat and jacket.
Superficial examination did not dis
close marks Of violence: the manner
Of the boys death could not he at
once established. BY the time this Is
read the cause Of death may have
been revealed. and II the lad was a
victim of kidnappers the authorities
will have taken the appropriate steps
in their pursuit, q pursuit that, II may
be confidently assumed. will he kept
up until every resource Of society for
their capture has been exhausted.
But II the youngster met death from
natural causes, II instead Of being
kidnapped he slipped away to Ugh,
Indians. to hunt for VILLA, TO Join
the Canadian army. and came to his
end through infantile folly, the au'
thorities still have a duty to perform,
1t is to catch the authors OF the note
signed by "The Black Dogs" who
made o Jest Of this tragedy Of child
hood before or after II reached it,
conclusion. We confess that We dc
not know under which section Of the
tfenai Law they should be prosecuted
II they merely took advantage Of ar
opportunity to torment BILLY CLARx's
guardians: perhaps nothing In thai
imposing volume covers their case
but even then they need not 60 un.
punished. They might. for example
be consigned to the car Of a police
man who has children Of his own
II they were We fear they would re
sist the officer in the discharge Of hi,
duty and subsequently get Q part o.
what they deserve.
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Of the c~ontraetias parties. o snail such
act be oonsidsrsd sufscient to cause =
rupture Of the relations between the
countries"
Parfal 10 q ease In point. For the
disturbance that occurred there the
Carranza Government Is not disposed
to hold the Americans responsible.
and the information we now have in
dictates that the ohicer IN command Of
our troops did not disobey his orders
to refrain from occupying towns and
making q show Of force In Or near
them. 1t must be admitted that on
all points there was not a meeting
Of minds, 70 use a. legai phrase. in
the correspondence between the two
Governments upon the scope and
movements Of the American expedi-
ton ; but It must be remembered that
when the note Of March IS was
delivered General PERsHrNa had al
ready entered Mexico In pursuit Of
VILLA with. A. Secretary LANSING
had good reason 20 believe. the sane
ton Of the Carranxa Government.
But there was agreement in essen
tials. and the good faith Of the Wash.
inGton Government was u%nQuestion-
able. Still, the Mexican notes con.
tinued to deal with limitations Of
time and space a. II the American
force had not penetrated Mexico and
was far south Of Casas Grandes. and
the American note Of April 8 in turn
discussed conditions that had no re.
lation to the progress Of the American
troops. And It was not until the
| clash came at Parral that the Car.
rama Government in a fever Of anx.
iety pleaded for the recall Of the ex.
pedition and pointed to the Limitations
laid down formally in Its notes Ia
the State Department.
The situation remains delicate and
perilous, but the First Chief and his
advisers. civil and military, eem to
be ready ut all times to cooperate
with the Washington GOvernmen,
with a view to avoiding complication,
that may cause hostilities betweer
the two countries. This being the
case. Parral should cease to be
provocation, and so long as organized
Carranza troops do not attack the
Americans negotiations to regulate
the punitive expedition a be car
ried on with the hope Of an agree
ment satisfactory to both sides.
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An once Held By Unanimous EisS'
tlOn.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-ST. Why
call attention to the absence of O Presi-
Dental boom for Colonel House? As
Assistant President he has "a better Job
and one which he appears to be reason-
ably sure OF. NJ. Y. II.
MONTICELLO, Fla, April IA.
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Even the Rooms Are Scared.
From the Cincinnati Enouirsv

A glorious winters day, "a charming
company and q very agreeable raison
d'etre ennis need the pleasure Of Or. and
Mrs. Mack Browns little tea yesterday
afternoon. The biting winter winds gove
excuse for y great wood hre. whose crack
ling contrssted with many springliks Jon
quiis and beautiful roses that frightened
he reens ana lsoerAtsd the tea table.
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THEODORE AND THE COUN.
TRY.
The Colonel Praised o. On E6cbent
servant Of Peace.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SUN-Str: YOU
generosity In granting me space In your
columns to recall some OF the former
predictions of that veteran prophet
Colonel Watterson leads me TO hope
that you will permit me to encroacn
further on your hospitality and repro
duce a more ancient prediction OF like
nature by the late Carl Schurx.
When Colonel Roosevelt returned from
the Spanish war. In September. 1888
and was nominated by the Republican
J party for Governor Of New York, MT
, Schurz published q long letter opposins
his candidacy and giving his reasons
therefor. From this letter. which hiled
q column and a half on tho hrst page
Of h Evening Post Of October -. 1921
will. with our permission. make ths
following citations:
He tRooscva,t1 virtually asks Us TO In
dorse. by ~sIecting him. his kind OF mill
tent Imperialism. which has no bounds
According to him we need . big navy. q
far larger army than We have now" no
Tor the purpose Of keeping order at home
but for action abroad.
would not pot him 10 . position. moi
open TO him the cay 70 . position. II
which he would exercise any inhuenc'
upon the foreign policy OF the republic
for ] eandidiy believe that he u
very dangerously deficient In that patien
prudence which 10 necessary for the peace
full conduct of International relations.
o""o, '"ppo'. III" 1000
u.r,..,
s., ~ ..U,... a.,
."-. 800" 1890 a.,
49,. ~ N. ~. .av,h,,.
~" n'o " "
u,r, .-.-. . H.
"nI ."u per"'.. me- :" suppo..
Nnu'ss Se~s' 20 auo,e S,so pss,
60 ,o' " oo,u"" ,soe.
Ne" io'" i'"eS VI '>""e"'oe' - 1880
MT. Roosevelt presents h'm.eii as
great hghtihg man. a believer In seep'hi
In maintaining a big army and . powefiu
navy. He Is presented oy MI Esan as IN
roe or closer relations fcr peace WIN GU
close kin across the sea and as a man o
notable dash. Mr.. schurs said the othe
oay that q large NUMBER OF vote" wer
AFRAID OF Roosevelt for thoss very ra
sons. We think Mr.. schurz was right
Colonel Roosevelt Was elected Cover
nor in spite Of the alleged fears of hir
as a lighting man. a believer in keep
ing the nag wherever II a Dee
planted 'atrocious doctrine'), an.
later pecame president noid'ng that OF
nee Tor seven ana q n years VIVA
happened through nus influence upo
the Foreign policy OF the republic dur
ing that period! Here Is a partial lis
OF the outcomes OF mis- not Impulse
and his extreme notions OF militar
Imperialism. arrange them In enron
oioeicai ORDER. showing tnat there wa
al least one each year OF MIS- administra
uon:
REHABILITATION of the Europea
claims against Venezuela. When h
forced the Kaiser to consent TO arbitrate.
ISoS.-ts) Settlement of the Alaska
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Whether or not the Drama Ledgue
decides to ''bulletin' the moving pie
ture plays as II does the spoken
dramas. the thought OF such a ourse
indicates the extent to which the NOV
ing pictures have come 10 occupy the
minds Of theatregoers. But IL is diff
cult to realize how any Organization
with the artistic good Of tho thcatre
rs its end could find any cause for in
Guiding the movies In It's activities.
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Will Germany make pencil sketches
OF our sixty-hve Indictments against
the kaiser's Government?