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PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE.
An Explanation Of the House Vote
Against the Clarke Amendment.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Even
in the midst Of a campaign. when Incl
dents are naturally reported with a
view to effect upon its result. a wrong
impression should be corrected. The
late Senator James +. Clarke intr'-
duccd his amendment. fixing n date f1r
Philippine independence. not to hout the
Administration, but from a sincere de-
sire that the situation should he thus
met. after consultation with Administra-
ton Senators in charge of the bill. The
amendment was passed In the Senate by
the casting vote Of the Nice-President,
given with the Presidents approval.
The Democrats in the House of Rep
resentativcs who voted against the
amendment presumably did So without
my purpose of turning down Mr..
Wilson, but in obedience to "a mandate
issued by the representative OF tho
American Federation Of catholic Socie-
tics that the amendment should he de.
fcated. The federation was moved by
an inconsiderato solicitude for church
property IN the Philippines that cou'l
never he put In jeopardy any way in 4
Catholic country. This action. az an
unwise interference in politics. has since
been deprecated by the spiritual authors
ties. E.RvtNG WtNsLow.
Secretary. Anti-Imperialis League.
BosToN. october o.
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.The Hardest Campaisner.

The hardest camIaigner on either
side - undoubtedly the Secretary Of
III" Interior. the Hon. FRANKLIN
KNIGHT LANE. He has not only IN
make speeches ami write articles de.
Tending the Administration OF WooD-
ROW WILSON he l. charged with the
deliral" duty Of keeping NENusrIANo
CARIANZN within bounds. This "a SIX.
performed through the instrumental
ity ~ The commission on Mexican af-
fairs, was To have been entrusted to
Justice LorIs u. RRANDEIs until Chief
Justice WHITE ~interpo~cd n veto. And
yet there have been Democratic
Shrieks about violation Of the sanctlty
If the supreme Court!
CARRANzA is inclined to demand the
withdrawal Of American troops from
Mexic" a> an indispensable" prereQu,.
sit, Ia any discussion of Mexico af-
fairs. This attitude must le allowed
Ia In the only one POSSIBLE for the
eelf-resIc"ting head of a nation. And
CARRANzA does not lack ~self-resfsct.
The de ficto President Of Mexico ia
fortified l,y knowledge Of the fact that
General Funston long ago advised
! the retirement of our soldiers from
! Mexican soil, and that their retention
south of the Rio Grnnde Is dictated
by political, not military. consi1era-
lions. This does not aplease the fiery
NEWSSTAND. who apparently sees nc
reason why he should shape his he
haviOr to suit the ~exigencies of Amigo
WooDRow's campaign for reelection
The troubles Of the astute Secretary
LANE may be imagined. Can he make
CARRANzA hold his horses? II he car
he will merit Mr.. WILSON'S very frank
very sincere and cordial commenda
ton. Doubtless Mr.. LANE will b'
very candidly assured that he has per
formed n Service TO Humanity.
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Did the Navy General Board Advise
Against the Attack ON vePa CPua?

When. on March - OF this year,
Rear Admirnl BRADLEY A. FIsKE ap-
Ienred before the House Naval Affairs
Committee n question vas put to him
that he properly refused to answer.
II was based on the naval expedition
of 1914. which eliminated Oh April 81
Of that year In the bombardment and
capture Of the port " Vera Cruz. The
record of the committee hearing on
this subject is:
Mr.. BniTrEN-Did the Navy General
board IN against making a
naval attack nj Vera Crus?
admiral FisKE-I do not think that
! ought to say what recommendations
the General Board made to the Sccre.
tary II the Navy In that matter. That
IL n matter OF record at the Department
"rhc Chairman tMr. PADGErr)-You
hic entirely correct. These are matters
with which we have nothing to do
Thus Representative BRIrTtS's in.
puIry. Admiral Fishes reply thereto,
ANIL the declaration evoked from Rep.
resentative PARErr left the mystery
which ave rise To them unSplved
They did. however. bring out n state.
ment which disclosed the existence oi
II document which would clear up the
AFFAIR. aMd reveal the circumstance.
under which the assault on Vera Cruz
was delivered. That document embed
les the recommendation OF the Navy
General Board. and II lies within tn,
! discretion Of the Administration /,
I publish Il.
We can conceive Of no good reasoi
flowing from public policy whicl
would hold the General Boards rec
concentrations In CONTINUED secrecy
If the expert judgment of the author
tiles AMI students composing the Gen
ernl Board Endorsed the Vera Cru;
adventure, we should like to know II
and II that rhilanthropic excursion
with its consequent loss of American
and Mexican lives. was undertake.
against tho recommendation Of tn
General Board. and IN accorianc
with the personal AMI psychological
strategy NJ n iaymnn uneducatNi il
the art of war. we are entitled T.
know that.
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overthrow the Prince Of wrsp and that

overthrow the Prince Of Win and that
he then ruled Albania to suit himself
until the Austrians captured his cnpi-
tai. Durnzzo.
A SUN man while In Albania told
EssAD that he had read his obituary
three different times. each time based
upon apparently authentic report OF
his assassination. EssAD's eyes are
so peculiarly INEXPENSIVE that you
never knew how he takes such pleas
antries. Three days afterward he
met the Sun and laughing heart
lily he snid. That IL the best joke /
ever heard"
But 1t was not half ~ amusing to
BIN NJ this sentence Of death passed
by the Committee OF Union and Prog
ress will he when the news OF VI
finally reaches him somewhere In the
mountains Of Albania.
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A Soldier Of France.

His hnine wns DUMAS. Captain pr.
MAS. not D'.ARr>GNAN. but there is n
certain appropriateness In the fact.
lie was MORALLY wounded In the bat
tie of Cl6ry on August 3. and n week
later he died. Captain DUMAS on
listed as Il Pontiiical Zounve In 1867
when he was ~. lie was u sol.
Clrr all his life. fighting in the Franco
Prissian war. In Algiers. Tunis. on
the Ivory Coast. in the Sudan. the
Gal~ons. IN Morocco. and down IN the
TrNneyaal.
Al the age If 90 the captain again
offered his sword Ia France when
the great war in Europe began. but
on account Of age his services were
sympnthetically declined. The Rel
glan army. %howevcr. accepted him.
lie Tough, in the battle of the Marine.
for n time In the blrdgurllcs cnnl-
paign. and NJ last at Ncrdun. He was
often wounded. IN the battle of the
Marine six times. No man V e liked
war better for It's dangers or loved
France more. 80 that the official no.
! tico Of his death was all ,liat he
could have asked: Captain DUMAS,
after n life of honor and loyalty, "l'
August IL died Tor France, the death
he had always desired
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What Robert BacOn's Position Is.

There has not been IN wears Il more
dlcni,ed. II more spirited. II iustef
and consequently II more damngiu-
reply la At buSele>s accusation thnn
that with which i,oRERT BACON meets
u Islander from Shadow Lawn. Thr
President of the United States h.
scribel Mr.. BiCoN ~ ~ man Whose
avowcd position In respect tn inter
national affairs WIS unnouirnl "
whose intention was II h" became -
member of that great council ul"'n
international affairs ut Washington"
meaning or Senate" prom"t'
the Interests Of one side in the pres
on, war in Europe"
Every man knows % ought Ia kno"
whit il Nj. Roman l'hCoN's position
in respect of International affairs, /;
IL the same position IL i held u
THEODORE KoosEyriT. II does NOT diff
fer from the position "f the millions
IL other patriotic Americans VIII" IA
for America first aud w all. aud
who believe that the first duty ui
those who are for America first Il u
see tn II that America is prepared for
any attack that may come upon u
from any quarter.
That is what HonERr EACoN would
have helped to do. with oil his hear:
and al his Intelligence. had ne been
nominated and elected tn the great
council upon International affairs n
Washington" To attribute to liiT
the intention TO use the powers and
opportunities of Senatorial member
ship to promote the interests of 4.
foreign cause would he II contempt!
BILE thing on the part of the tierces'
and %yelloweSt of partisan opponents
In the case Of a President Of on
common country. the m%alignity ant
falsity-and. we aW compelled to add
the stupidity-of such a chnrg
against an honorable and patriotic
fellow citizen almost reach the In
credible.
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mometer. n barometer. n small mag.

mometer. n barometer. n small mag
net. an electrical apparatus. n theo'
dolitc and chair, Hadley's quadrant.
II small telescope, two prisms and
drawing Instruments. Mr.. J. BAXTER
of Flatlands noted In his diary ON
October IL. 1902: event to the meet
ing to the church about the Academy
boys, who had played the d-l."
Everybody who has ridden down
Flatbnsh avenue beyond that amphi-
theatre which l. the centre of Brook
lyn's devotion this week has seeu the
IDfferts house Mt No. 5Hi. JOHN Lrr-
rrRrs owned the Stcinbokkery Pond in
$3.50. II was an unimprcssive body of
! water to look upon. but was extreme
~ fcarsome by night. One JoRIs VAS
NysE. farlng homcward from BEN
NELSON'S In Flailush. did see four az
five great SrrUents come out OF the
pond, their heads n-blazing. Even
Mr.. LErrERrs admitted the presence
Of autumnal phosphorescencr.
The booklet Is full Of such pictur-
cs0uc details as well ~ valuable his
torical matter. some of which has not
hitherto been printed. Those of ON
readers who may have been Interested
in the recent discussion Of weather
vanes in these columns should note the
vane on the New Utrecht liberty pole,
in front of the Reformed Dutch
Church hard 10y Van Pclt Manor. II
Is below nm eagle, and is wrought 10
spell the wort Liberty" Some may
think this yauc though less obscure IN
Specification, not unworthy To- he
named with the cros>hopper that vecr
above Fancuil Hall.
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Realistically Illustrated.
From the Sfrdis, ZeiiuEg.

f' ''' '"''N "
Whey the German war submarine
U-53 made her sensational appearance
ut Newport tho nature ~ her errand
was yelled in secrecy. To-day IL APP
pears somewhat more clearly. II does
more than show that I; is not only NOR
chant submarines that can cross the
Atlantic II demonstrates that the war
boats can carry the war against Eng
land into the open ea-evcn to the
coast of America. where British cruisers
patrol. The Voyagc Of T-53 is one Of
the boldcst acts Of scaNlanship of the
war. ON the first day Of its return
voyage T-53 has realistically illustrated
the ability ~ such vessels To distin-
guiSh between neutral and belligerent
ships. since 1t a II two British munl-
lions carriers, a third british craft and
other vessels. hut permitted the Amer
iCnn steamer KanSlu to continue its
Course without Interference.
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Some Brooklyn Perspecuves.

What the Fifth Avenue Bank did
recently for Fifth avenue the Ero,k-
lyn Trust C%omlmn, has undertaken
To do for certain historical places in
the borough across the river by the H.
suance of n beautifully printed book.
blcs About Historic brooklyn" There
are over three dozen Illustrations in
photogravure, from photographs and
prints, some exceedingly rare,
. Brooklyn was first settled in 1896.
when WILLIAM ADRIAENsE BENNET and
JAQuEs BENTyN bought from the In.
dams $50 acres OF land al 'Gowanus."
The first ferry was run by CoRNrLIs
DIRCKsEN. The traveller wishing to
cross summoned DIRCKsEN by blow
ing n horn. hung on a tree near the
shore. If you will 90 to the north
west corne of Fifth avenue and Third
street you will see In the wall Of one
Of the tcncmentS 4 bronze tablet mark.
ing the site of the old stone house at
GOwanus whore. on August ~, 171G.
four hundred Marylaniers wiihstood
the troops Of CORVALLIS. losing 30
killed. The house which they fought
about was then seyenty-seypn years
old. having been built when one WILL.
IAN KIDD WAS burylng pirate treas.
ure at the other tip Of Long Island.
The stone house Is gone. So IL Mel.
rose Abbey. the home of the Tory
Colonel WILLIAM AXTELL, the shelter
OF dancers, plotters and patriots fet,
tered and thrust into Il dungeon be,
meath the house. The place was full.
Of secret closets ana stairways and
had its romance, which concerned tho
owners niece, loved by .hQriLA GnEs
to whom the stern Tory forbade al
millMnc- after the young patriot ha,
confessed his regard for the girl.
In 1877 the nor of Flatbush hauled
logs To raise II school, naming It II
honor of the great Dutch scholar
ERASMUS. by Mny .. 1871, n highl,
satisfactory library had been assem-
, blcd for the new institution. IN addi
ton TO III books there were scvcra
scientific Instruments. such as a ther
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FOR RENT.

Arthur Norton's house and John
Hatfeld's became vacant within three
lays of each other. The Norton house
stood on an unusually big lot In the
best residence section of the suburban
village. 1t had all the Improvements.
but Norton. after an anxious exami-
nation of the property, incurred an OK
pense Of many hundreds of dollars To
better It. lie installed a new heating
system and set the decorator to work
in every room. he laid hardwood floors,
he replaced costly plumbing fixtures,
he had the painter apply to the eX-
terror three coats Of the best white
lead and zinc. The last touch was
supplied by gardeners who prtined the
fruit trees and shade trees and re-
arranged the handsome shrubs massed
here and there on the lawn.
John Hatfield. q cigar in his mouth.
strutted through his empty house. He
surveyed Internationally the AIDED
wall paper and the ruin wrought by
!~cakages. He gave no thought TO the
shabby exterior. and u glance up and
down the street. which had visibly
grown less desirable for residences.
left him unmoved. After n thought
full glance at the small. poorly kept
yard he spoke q few words to the
carpenter and decided 10 raise the
rent So u month. For two or three
days there was a sound Of much ham
mering and then 1t became known
that John Hatfield had let that old
house Of his FOR s35 n month. Would
YOU believe II? the gOssips asked each
other. And there was the fine Nortort
house TO Ice had for only $50 and still
standing empty.
Three months later Arthur Norton
let his house for s2j q month.
Norton met Hatfield about that
time. The men exchanged notes on
renting. Norton was astounded e.
learn that Hatfield had not spent q
dollar on his house. He told of his
own outlay. Hatfield shook his head
in tolerant criticism.
Put you did do something to i'm
prove the place. didn't you?" asked
Norton. II haven't been down that
street in some time
"Oh. yes. I built a garage" Hatfield
I answered. Not that the enant have
u car. Rut like every n else they
expect 10 have m some-iay. rs tn,
psychology of the thing that counts
Norton. it's the psychology of the
! thing"
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fare" with its slaughter Of non-ccm-

fare" with its slaughter Of non-com-
batants and neutrals.
Now the western Atlantic has he.
come the scene OF depreciation. II re-
mains to br seer whether the destruc.
ton Of merchant ships along our coasts
will be done within the law.
The incident is startling and dis
puicting because n single mistake Of 81
German submarine commander. or the
loss Of one American life. will reopen
at nee the whole ugly and perllous
controversy.
The duty Of the hour Is to remain
calm and To apply to each caSc rs II
comes MP the principles of interna-
tional law that wv lind M difficulty in
applying when Al merchant ship is
sunk by n German submarine in Euro
pean waters 3,WW miles away. II
makes no difference IN law-howevcr
great the difference may bc IN its as
pect to sentiment that the thing Is
done in home waters. M II were. unicr
our own eyes in fact. 80 long rs legal
ity can he demonst rated by the com
merce raider. The burden of proof IL
upon the commander Of the submnr ine
whenever he destroys n neutral ship.
lie must establish the fact that she
carried contraband. Enemy merchant
ships, liners or freighters. may he
sunk after capture. ~ they cannot he
taken to any port az prizes. but al
ways provided the safety Of crew and
passengers Is assured. For their safe
~ the commander of the submarine
Is responsible. lie cannot. for in.
stance. compel them to take to the
,ship's boats in a heavy sea. such as
often prevails on the Atlantic.
IT happened that when I-53. or one
or her possible companions. stopped
and sank ship after ship OF Nan.
tucket the sea was calm aud n tlotllln
~ United States d%es;royers stood by
IA give asylum Ia tho castuway>. for 81
people that have To take to boats In the
Atlantic may properly bc termed. The
conditions were a~hnormnlly favorable
tn the crews and passengers ~ tn.
steamships destroyed. lint should til,
raidinr IN the Atlantic 90 on with the
yigor and intensity that mark suhma.
rine operations in European waters
there mny he another story to tell
AMI therein Is ca,~r for anxiety.
The United States cannot ESCAPE III,
duty. nor does II desire 10 escape It
VI looking after the interests If neu
trails and of protecting It's own citl
zens whether they are Ia s-engers %,
members Of the crew Of any vessel
beliigerent or neutral. The situation
created by tho transfer ~ cominercS
raiding to this side If the Atlantic ha'
dangers unplea S,nt 10 contemplate. Il
may call for careful diplomacy. and II
will. II the occasion arises. require 4
~resolute assertion Of American rights.
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HIGH PRICES: THE SOURCE.
Cost of Grain Held to Be the Basic
Cause ~ Tall Prices.

~, M I,r,r,, op r,,v srS-St, \nv
rr,c,ic,, f,,,ror will ,oi, Won that tho
,rt,cir,i TIN or cxren.s in oncratinp
e,r,r IL for gr,,n mr. food" ,s M.
dasirr,t.s if, six mr. eieh, wears ago
n ho, -, food ~ INA noupis coa, ,h,
,,r,ro- ,,rroxiro,eiv so c,n,s , bnr
ia. .,mo article roy cos,s him 80 or
,., ,n .1,,,co NJ over ito ,,- CON,
10 ., course has mad IN Advance the price
~ Ma rrodrc,s I'm, M ADVANCE az $50
,,u Govt, co,,, lao o,,,i,.a and n. Ia
n.aama,u, ,,,oh ,,ar.n -, FOR in.
s,o,co 900, FOR ubi,h n. was getting
"a c.r,s a dove, In u.,,,or n. is NO, now
o,,,i,r o,o, q, n do,o, ,,r Tn rasult
q. ah,i,,,
Th. ,ar,or ,os RAD -, hummer Grain
cro,s 4, ,ho w., f,r s1v.r,l voars
,a., ard ,,,r,.,s v,, ho &. =, or,rsssaa
p,oh,hi. ,.. = ,a, ,ar, "a, ~. East.
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.,, H. control tho o,,n,, 90 s,,.h an
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Those who can see nothing to emu
fare carried on by Germany ut least
may stop and consider the mean that
nation has employed to create the
most effective submarine fleet In n
navy in the world.
a number OF years 4 Won Tir-
pitt. at that time a Junior captain.
prevailed upon the Emperor to scpa-
rate the torpedo boat organization
from that of the other types OF war
ships. : Immediate readiness to- dash
out ON the offensive In large numbers
was Won Tirpitx's doctrine of the use
of torpedo craft. and he foresaw that
II these delicate and intricate weapons
of naval warfare were forced to de-
velop side by side with other types.
naturally enough their growth would
he impedcd. These undeveloped ma
chimes werc looked upon askancc by
those unfamiliar with their work. and
Won Tirpitz was clear sighted enough
10 see that those in authority would
o get out of patience and thai the
result would 10 the sighting OF that
arm of the naval service. only undi-
yided attention could Nsre the many
material defects inherent in a new de-
vclopmcnt and produce n formidable
aud trustworthy type for the fleet.
The torpedo branch became u sepa-
rate organization. II had its "
navy department. 20 to speak, and its
head was held strictly responsible "a
the Emperor for the development and
,s.,4t.t., 80 ,n.ntt,n tornado lnGGnlg
to work with the high sea fleet.
When the submarine made It's APP
pcarance in the German navy Il was
1t first placed under the torpedo
branch" WI coon the same principle
was seen to apply to the submarine
by that time the German destroyer
which had supplanted the torpedo
boat. had become a well recognized
success. thanks to Won Tirpitz. The
submarine was In its swaddlinG
clothes; IL could not share safely IT,
lot with such a well developed type oi
vessel as the destroyer.
The submarine. therefore. was di-
vorced from the torpedo branch ano
Il separate branch was created FOR II.
The results achieved in Germany hS
2 HlNlnE u oif IfFI"'iFl'' NV W.
authority anJ responsibility for tn,
types and their performance in opera
ton with tho fleet have been such as
to cause this country. the birthplace
Of the modern submarine. 20 f""
ashamed Of its backwardness and Ia
suficiency.
Congr.ss authorized between th'
years 1910 and lal4 tw"nty-ninc sab
marines Of about 400 tons dlsplace
mcnt. OF these only fifteen are u
active service. For each boat ioNi
years elapsed between the n%ppr"pri,
ton of the money and tho delivery q
the completed vessel to III" Govern
ment. and yet one Of II submarine
construction companies recently hui!
and delivered to England ten suhina
rines Of about the same size in les.
than six months from the date Of M
building contract.
II appears to he the Navy Depart