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Lord NOrthcllYe on Pacific Inter-
yent1On.

Lord NORTHCLIFFE, who was In
hearty sympathy with the intelligent
efforts Of Lord RoBEKrs to rouse the
English people to the urgency Of pre-
pnredness, believes-let us pray ne IL
wrong-that the appeal now being
made in this country will also he fu-
tile, and to illustrate the opposition
Of the British nation in arms to n
premature peace ne says:
"one day the Laplanders or the Green
landers or some other nation tyou can
change the words AS you choose) will
notice tina; YOU are rich and pacifist
and will come and take what they want.
How would YOU like US 70 interfere when
they had accomplished part OF their task
and YOU were not yet ready. and for us
| to cry Peace when. say. the Lapland-
ers or Greenlandes were occupying
Oregon. the state Of Washington. per-
haps California. places. as YOU know. all
extremely accessible to the Laplaniers?
before We are ready to impose the terms
that We think necessary 10 th> freedom
Of the world
Whether the American people like
| the illustration or not, whether any
body likes it or not. this thing is GER
tain: II is fundamental that the strong
will prey on the weak to meet their
own real or imaginary needs. The
rich and opulent land that lies de-
feuceless within the field Of possibility
Of n great and prepared nation falls
victim to its fOresighted. forearmed
competitor. The history of Prussia'S
ncighhors, the history of China. tho
recent record of Corca. tell the same
tale Of aggression; the land that caIl-
not protect itself falls before the
economic need or the political ambi-
tion Of Its capable rivals, and fat
nation unarmed is n standing invita-
tion to those whose sight is longer
and whose establishment Is built on
facts instead of theories.
This England, which disregardeh
Lord RoBERTs, has learned In blood
and sorrow. This America must learn
from its own hard experience in the
future, unless It is willing to-day to
accept the lessons that are written In
fire across the map OF the world.
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AMERICA FIRST.
Would a Pan. American Alliance BE a
step Toward World Peace?

r, .r,,s I,,,ro, or -rur S,-N--Sir: In
,,,.n, ~ ~ .,oa,iv ,ncreasing friend
s,,,, ta,,vao, ,hs na,ions Of the two
A.n.,.,l.., ,.a,,,,,o,,. and ,be fact that
.ha so.,,r,.s -, .i, ,hs neonles on these
VIC ., ues.os Vi o. s"o ,n.s mound in
= s,.. ~, w, ,he time come
., ,aag,,o ~ Ameri-
lor ,"e cloa.s u,, ~, NOW is the
oah na.Ions or. p,ras,d.n, Of the
,I vppv' ,"..y ~, - ,ba yreetest
..,..u sta'eo " W. hts.orv let him
uo,'e 80 80. cort,nents TO
aon evs ~, n".n so,a. u o. n conprcsr 10
e"u v.' rU.e,,,,.s,,o,, .,d then let
oe ca'Ieu u" ..,1us represon,ed
n. ., po'u w III y ,oay,a of Ameri-
.'"' my N' u".o po,s,.I pan -Ameri-
can na.ons. i.a, ,.r,,v mutual
.an u'.o" W. ,.,,,i ,,a,anco
peaoe "''o n,u'"' '.. a.. ,c, would
Ins ,s,or Our, NJ i,is-
es.ap',sh an ~. ne - n,her city.
ucs ~. Wasns" W al, disnu,.s OF
a"u ,neu ss''e y. ,,ivht arise
u Ju'''o'ao VI. III. ,o,,r, where A
oee"e.n u.e". w ., hsinv settled In
. no' .,, ~ .,,h,n,t,cd to n
."'s o"u'. ,,, % an .rbi,ra-
.ouhC', VI .o''.ia ,'' ,,, hv tho ma
non "oaru W oe tn. a,,nns should also
~' ~ az -. 80 n,,,o, of the
agree that III any one .,.,,, all ,hs
ieasue a,.acN' ,,, ,. e., rc,,.,,ng the
other ha'ions win u,i'1 o,.,..
ouendins or invaulns ,u, tor ,he
VeneVe una, 'n0 ,,n nr alliance
'rea'ioh OF sucn ,a.,,onhe
EUROPE ~ ,nVo,'eu ~. ,.ar. 10 ro-
"hcn VIII "oooIo on n' e,,s. iii h.ye
co'ety LOT many y.,,,,,.r, ye. =, nor
great Vueo'phS ", - -. tt,,,,
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Shall We Consent Longer to BE
Robbed?

There is no mystery in the neglect
Of New York city to protect itself
against the greed of the State In the
distribution of the highway funds
adopted In 1908. That amendment
provided that the proceeds of the 500
600 900 of bonds it authorized should
be expended equitably among the
counties. This equitable distribution
was never undertaken. The fund was
treated from the first as for the ben
eft of rural sections only, and New
York's counties. being classed as ur-
ban, were excluded from its benefits.
by 1912 the rural legislators, hny-
ing convinced themselves that they
were by right entitled to what they
were in fact receiying-a mOnstrous
subsidy from this city for their high
| ways-sOught to intrench themselves
| by the terms Of the resolution sub
mitted to the voters in that year. BY
It an additional S50,OOO,00o was made
| available for counties TINT include
towns" phrase which attempted
definitely to exclude this city from
! it's operation, so far ns expenditures
went, though the privilege of contrib
uiing 20 per cent, of the money 10 be
raised tn pay interest on and redeem
the bonds was carefully preserved In
il. Moreover. the policy of restrict
ing improvements to the territories
outside Incorporated settlements was
in many eases abandoned, and thu
taxpayers here were held up to pave
up State streets for the benefit of tn,
nbuttlng owners,
This robbery of New York for The
upstate districts went on under Re
publican and Democratic administra
tions without serious protest until
Mayor mitchell uttered the complain,
that was heard first by the legislutiy,
Of this city. Occasionally lionel!
voice was raised In protest, but bc
hind II there has never until the pres
cnt been body or substance. The tax
payers Of this town, long acc,st ONE,
TO be robbed through the LEGISLATURE
were reduced to n DarnlyzinG belle
, that they we're helpless. tlrr plicinls
hnrd pressed in their immediate ad
minis,ra,ivc tasks aud schoolch I,
!, expect nothing except rebuffs and re-
!. pulses al Albany, found II easy (,
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OUR FOREIGN TRADE.
Policy Of Trying 10 Control Worlds
Markets Condemned.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Much
discussion is now going on in the press
as TO the means by which the United
States may hold the trade Il is picking
up during the war. And, strange as 1t
may seem to a normal Minded person,
there are at the same time warning
that the tariff must be raised in order
10 keep European countries from flood
ing us with goods when peace returns
II we can go into distant markets and
meet the competition of Europe, why do
We need more tariu, or, indeed any
tariff at all. TO hold our own markets? ?
And II We cannot hold our own ma rkc;s
without IA high tariff. how can We enter
forcipI markets where We must meet
the competition Of Europe?
Does tins foreign markets philosophy
imply that We are 10 elaborate and eN-
tend tHe policy already in vogue of sell
Ing TO Americans at protected prices and
10 foreigners at free trade prices? There
are few people who believe that Amer
icais are as good and as deserving as
foreigners, and they object To ma ying
our manufacturers abnormal prices in
order THAT they may sell at loss in
foreign markets. Ii the foreign prices
return \ profit. then these same people
object to the super-proiits being made in
the home market.
Why should America wish 10 hold the
markets of tho world? suppose there Is
some means to be found by which we
can keep the warring countries from re-
/ turning to their former customers, wha;
effect viii that have upon those coun-
tries There is some trade formerly
CONTROL by European countries that
would have com" TO us in any event
he ause +, naturally belongs here but
t" enter upon policy calculated e
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The weakness in the British Gov.

The weakness in the British Gov
ernnent's conscription bill is that II
does not apply to Ireland. While
lrishmer at the front have covered
themselves with glory. az they always
have done in the Empires wars, VOL
untary enl.stments have been lighter
proportionately in Ireland than in any
other division Of the Kingdom. The
exclusion Of Ireland from the pro-
posed legislation is admitted TO be for
political reasons: that is to say, the
Government does not want to have
fight with JOHN REDMOND on its
hands. lie Is obdurate in his oppo-
sition to compulsory service and his in
! fiucnce in Ireland is greater than ever
before.
The discrimination puts sharI
weapon in the grasp OF the labor
leaders and others who have beer
fighting conscript!on or compulsory
service tooth and nail. No doubt Gov
ernment supporters are praying that
the reopcning Of Lord DERBY's recruit
ing lists will bring In so many single
men that the bill can be shelved al
the eleventh hour. But the exclusion
of Ireland seems to make the hope q
vain one.
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Wrecked, or Merely Stranded?

The United States ship Prepared
ness. from Washington December Z.
Is reported in distress on the Con-
gressional Shoals. The marine OBJ
servers have not Yet been able to
make out whether the vessel is a
wreck, or has merely run ashore in
a position Offering comforting hope
for her rescue.
1t Ia asserted that gang of
heachcombers extinguished the chan
mel lights and removed a number Of
buoys, thus confusing the sailing mas
ter, WILSON, who Is unfamiliar with
the coast and was making his first
trip as commander Of the ship. This
gang Is under the leadership of Public
Buildings Bill. They carefully chose
a time for their operations when Cap
tain WILSON was perpleXed 10y the
vagaries of hurricane of unprece'
dented force. The ship struck while
he was giving his attention Ia other
matters and nobody except Il quarter
master was on the bridge.
Captain WILSON Is declared To have
taken the Preparedness out under
protest. having told her owners that
he believed her to be- unseaworthy ant
cranky. Late news from the scent
OF the unfortunate occurrence Is t'
the effect that Captain WILSON is still
aboard, bur neither he nor his crew
seems able TO render much assistance
to the const guards who are endeavor
ing to relieve the Shin.
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crew OF the patrol boat Baralong.
These aflidavlts are the German case
as presented by Ambassador Won
BERNsroRrr In his complaint 10 the
United States Government. For the
honor Of the British navy whatever
can he said In defence Of the officer
who wears It's uniform should he pub
lishcd. To answer such grave nc
cusation by n proposal that the Ger
man navy also come into court to de-
fcnd itself Is unworthy of the British
Government.
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Miss. and others. TO be merely the
steward or custodian, as II were,
for the association, is charged with
treating the RerieW and its income
as their private property" The
counts In the indictment dismay. Here
we read Of Expenses without system
and excessive" Expensive junkets."
Merely hints as to the specifications (:
as. "in Ave years $2S5 was spent for
luncheons at the Metropolitan Club
in New York"
What2 ADAMS, McNfAsrEss. SLOANE,
STEPHENS, HABr signing lunch checks
for $2S5, and at tho Metropolitan
Club! To think that boiled rice and
milk toast should cost so muchi What
II they had not been teetotal ascetics,
these McMasters and Harts7 Again
Dr. BANCROFT writes:
Professor HART pretends not 10 know
that the recent president that had
drawn 11,516.92 for travelling expenses
from the Revte,o refers to
Professor MCLAuaMrAN. The only other
recent presidents Of the association are
Professor DuNNiNo and Colonel RoosE-
WELT and neither Of them, No
far a. have been able to learn. has
ever drawn one cent"
Large names are tossed about. In
f, Professor LArANf's contribution this
! Is found:
ID. c. MUNRO wrote 70 me that RooI
had dropped In to see him at Princeton
and he assured me from what he had
learned from Roor that the report woult
be thoroughly satisfactory.'
Of course It would be, finished ~
unfinished. thoroughly satisfactory II
the RoOr referred SO familiarly Il
here is the Hon. ELIHU.
How testy these gentlemen are
They are to write more papers. We
suggest a calmer style. But more
than all else, the particulars as to thu
Metropolitan Club luncheons woult
satisfy an aroused public curiosity
Possibly ADAMS, McNfAsrERs, SLOANE
STEPHENS, HARr do not always ea
boiled rice and milk toast.
The sun., 1916-01-06
TO APPEAL TO LANSING.
Clothing Men Want Relief Prom
Shortage of Dyes.

More than forty lines Of business nov
seriously affected by the loss Of German
an'llne dyes as "A result OF the war were
represented yesterday morning at q
meeting held by the National Assoc!s
tion OF Clothers in the rooms of the
Merchants Association in the Woo
worth Building They agreed that two
things are needed: protective tarir
that will permit dye manufacturers OF
this country TO expand their husines,
and complete with Germany, and som.
thing done IN the meantime TO persuade
Germany and Great Britain to allow th-
passage of dyes now held UP as contra
band. An appeal 10 Washington vi
he made in an effort to relieve th-
situation.
The meeting was called two weeh
ago at conference in Philadelphia .
headed by David Kirschbaum, pres
dent OF the organization. lie also pre-
sided yesterday. William Corwlne beins
the secretary.
Mr.. Corwine went TO the British En-
bassy at Washington last week 20 a.
dyes and from England's restriction o.
logwood substitutes. lie said that -
believed that the United States man
facturers will receive some consider
ton soon.
"Unless something Is done" he COZ
tinued. there will he no more dyes
America. The present supply Is on
enough TO last few months.
Will he used on the clothing a.
commercial dyed products for ~
markets of next fall and winter. TNe
| we'll probably have to go back 70 u.
old days when n black suit turned gree
in the rain and q silk scarf hlcachAd
| "A warm sun.
II was voted 70 appoint commit
| of seven delegates 10 call on tNa =.
partment OF state and lay their redues'
! before Secretary Lansing and IL adv.
able, President Wilson. President Kris
| baum Will name this committee go
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Reform the state Finances.

The principle and most important
recommendations made in Governor
WRIrMAN's message to the Legisla-
ture Of 1916 are those In which ne
calls for the establishment Of a State
budget system and the centralixation
Of power over the funds In the treas
ury. Until the intelligent coordina-
tion of department expenditures Is
undertaken, there can be no economy.
There may be saving In specific ap-
propriations under the present prac-
tice, but this Is not the result Of
understanding Of the needs Of the
State; instead II arises from the i'm
mediate necessities Of a political
party, the unpopularity Of legisla-
tor, or some other unworthy incident.
II the State expenditures were
based on careful survey Of its needs
and reasonably accurate estimate Of
its receipts, the amounts apportioned
to various public works could be
brought into harmony with pro.
gramme of steady and consistent i'm
provement. There would be an end
Of starvation In one department and
wasteful extravaganza In another ;
the various public works Of the State
would be put forward equitably, and
the success or failure Of an enter
prise would be less dependent than Is
now the case on the accident Of Its
sponsors. The mere preparation Of n
budget entails examination and ad.
justment that clarity the whole tinan'
cinl situation. and Impose on its au-
fhors and the lawmakers to whom II
Is presented responsibilities which are
unknown in the existing circum-
stances. Under budget system such
adventures as the Mohansic State
Hospital. the abandonment Of which
the Governor now urges. would have
small chance Of adoption; the errors
OF legislation which fastened on Us
the overgrown sinking funds would
scarcely he committed; and useless
officers would soon he cut on from
the payroll.
A budget on which to build the
appropriation enactments and cen
tralized control over the moneys OF
the State are practicable agencies
for reducing the burden of the tax
payers; their obvious disadvantage IL
that they reduce the possibilities OF
political chicane. II Governor WHIT
MAN has decided to assail this evi
seriously, and TO urge the reforms III
advocates vigorously. he will fine
every disinterested citizen behind hin
In his fight.
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The BaPalOng Incident.

Sir EDWARD GREY proposal to sub
NIT the BaralOng case to inquiry by q
board Of American naval officers, pro-
vided the Berlin Government agrees
TO have three contempOraneOus Incl
dents Of German inhumanlty at sea
Investigated at the same time. seems
evasive, and yet the Foreign Secretary
has a reputation for frankness and
sincerity. AS the German Admiralty
is responsible for submarine war
fare" and defends 1t as n policy. the
charge of inhumanity would be de-
MED. Sir EDWARD GREY's proposal
would therefore be declined. But the
British navy Is proud Of its record
of saving the lives of German sailors
mt sea. Therefore 1t could not give
Its approval To an act of bnrharism
committed by the captain Of the Bar
along even If il we're reprisal.
Is it true that officers and men of the
German submarine that attacked the
freighrer Nicosian were shot as they
swan about in the water after the
submarine was sunk by the Bnralong' :
gunfire; The story that the kill.
ing was done on board the NlcosIan,
where the submarines crew were held
rs prisoners. IL unbelievable. Sir Eu-
WARD GREY in the statement he gave
10 the press in London on Tuesday
said that III this his proposal should
I've agreed 10 the British Government
will do all III its power TO further the
inquiry and will do It's part in takinc
such steps as justice and the finding.
of the court might seem To require"
and he added that "the Government
does not think II necessary to make
reply TO the suggestion that IN,
British navy has heen guilty of In
humanity"
This language would indicate that
the Government has already investi
gated the Baralong incident and founl
the captains conduct satisfactory
Nevertheless, the only evidence avail
able seems TO point to his guilt. 81,
Americans employed as mulrteers oI
board the British ship Nicosinn mad,
afldav!ts when She arrived at New
Orleans that they saw the German
wsptonly shot In the water by tn,
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ignore this manifest injustice; the
difficulties Of appealing to the dis.
tributers Of the fund were great,
after referendum In which the
design to exclude New York from Its
operation had received a popular In
dorsement, and the whole matter was
disregarded. to the continuing profit
Of our astute rural rulers.
The insertion in the referendum of
the modifying clause containing
towns" after the word Counties" ap-
pears tn have created a situation In
which the constitutionality Of the re-
striction may be questioned. Yet II
is not 10 he overlooked that this
delimitation in no way affected the
policy Of the State. Under the con-
stitutional amendment. which pro-
vided that the road Improvement
should he conducted equitably "among
the countless" not one cent was ap.
portioned to county within this city.
The money was tnken from here. con.
vcyed to Albany. and from the capital
distributed among road builders and
thieves in proportions not yet exactly
revealed.
Against this extortion. practised
under the guise Of law and continued
by both great parties in their ascen.
dency In Legislature and Executive
Chamber. the city under the leader.
ship Of Mayor mitchell now purpose.
to act. The cause is not hopeless
the courts have power to correct the
inequalities decreed by the lawmak
ers. But the effort to obtain from
the dispensers Of this fund approx
mate Justice will not succeed unless
the people Of New York. abandoning
the lethargy that has permitted this
wrong to endure 40 long. determin
edly support their representatives ir
the struggle and employ all Of theil
resources to uphold their hands II
the contest at Albany.
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BURGOYNE'S MAN.
Another Version Of the Veteran OF
the Wrong Side Story.

To- VIE fnITuR oF TIE SUS--Sir. IIav-
ing read with pleasure the letters of Mr..
roZzcus and "Old Timer" | would Ike
10 contrlbut" another version of the
Incident ] mad the story many years
ago from Augustus Sstteriee. Are
there many New Workers. living who
remember HIM managing the Astor
property In the old Office where he and
Hallrck may have furbished up the
yarn?
The occasion, a celebration Of Tnde-
peuden"c Day, The frail old Reyolu.
tionary patriots I'm a carriage close Ia
the speakers stand Impass ioucd ora.
tor paustng In his tcryId address stoops
and whispers 10 the honorcl guest
"lIey. Top, who was your Gcnerllp'
HuuSng from ,hc drowey abstrac.
tion Of extreme age. tAc veteran re.
spends all too audihly. "Burgoyuo."
RrcH ARp OGpEN Rt'Rp.
BRoohlyS, January J.
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II should not be beyond the in
genuhy Of the city to devise a scheme
under which the emergency laborers
hired by the Department Of Street
Cleaning would get their money
promptly. At present several days
must elapse before these men, whose
need Ia great and whose services are
eagerly sought, receive their earnings
They are among the ones least able
to wait for their pay: generally they
have no credit, and depend on their
tak!ngs TO meet the immediate neces-
sites Of their lives.
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WHENCE THIS ERROR
Source OF a British Folk MiscOncep-
tlOn Wanted.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN--Sir. Can
any of your readers tell me what basis
there H. for the common notion, pre-
yailne among the peopl" of the British
Isles especially that "A person convicted
OF capital offence cannot twice be
placed in actual physical jeopa rdy =?
Thus. " "a rope broke during a hanging.
tho subject was entitled TO his freedom
II hc was able tn claim II.
know this belief prevails. hut have
never seen any reference TO II In books,
~ thought some reader Of THE SUN
might be able to onlighten me,
6, T. A.
nARRIsHlRu Pa, January +
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To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--SW: Pro-
fessor Taft Is injuring tn" cause OF
genuine Republ!canism nc was voted
out and should step quietly into the
silent voters line,
The Old Guard has seen its day, It
does not represent modern Republican
aspirations and clean government. OF
course 1t dies hard only few now
try 10 keep their heads above water,
The Republican party wants a man
like Hughes,
INDEPENDENT IErURIICAN.
NEWARK, ~ J., January 5.
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Can II be that OLIVER OSBORNE told
Senator LAWSON about II?

From tho Eam aud West Ne,os.


Nenonous snakes take the place Of wild
beasts In Formosa. and their attacks are
formidable. says n japanese traveller who
has just returned from a trip In the south e.
ern island There Is a venomoue snake on
that island by the name Of amag ass,h ebi
20 called from It's unbreiialiks head. This
snake 10 generally found in watery places,
often In . ditch flowing out Of a kitchen
A maid working In Kitchen ts not in
frequently startled at the ugly appearance
Of tho snake, Tho animal makes n pe-
cuiiar noise by the nimble movement OF
It's tongue slight touch of ts fanRs
is fatal native Of the island was bitten
ny the snak" In the thumb. A doctor who
treated the wound made "A simple appli
cation. The man returned home. thinking
the wound would soon he cured, but to
his CONSERVATION his arm had swollen up
He soon lost sight and hearing Neat
morning he was dead.
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BUFFALO CITY HEADS IN SPA
commission Government I'its 10,
May appeal to Lruj-,a,ur'

BrFFALo, y, Y, Jan, % ParI'H
the larger fun,tiuCs ot the new ,ol.n
sion form OF government st I'm '...
when Charles NJ llrah, Copn,lr'.
rendered hls resignation, A'cI 80
lIcald left tho chamber tho Council ..
Oh party lines aud refused ~ ,r.
police urnuIki'Iu"s lIc ia o I.- H
president pf the ieyc VI Mtrluottc EtH-N1
and Democrat Nj. li,iId wIs .
rused Of attempting TO hulu ny a i,..
cat md"h'u" ri Nnu'n Mq,,r F'1.r....
foVrncr state Chairman WiN..i 4 ,..
r"rs and Nll'su " lVzpa' ~. .,
h. the headers !. n" stan. ...
Council is sul't tnp ip two ~ ...
10 the i'slSntur, t"r >u", u co..
~ NN his place rs under ddNlsouu,u
The sun., 1916-01-06

To rItE EplToR OF THE SCN--Sir. In
the History of the United States Sc
cert Service" by General l.. e. Baker
AT page ts+, II is recorded that Lncolu
MAS shot shortly after ten minutes
past ten, and Or Abhotts record in
the same book, page iG1. shows that
Lincoln died at Twenty-Five minutes
after seven on the following day.
The Jemelors' Circular il authority
for the statement that those signs were
made as early as lS40, with the hands
pointing at the same hour.
L.. A. NIGNEs
i NGSTON LannArN