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INTERPRETING THE PARADE.
Mr.. wicksrsham on the Need Of .
Council Of National Defence.

To rHR EDITOR or TIM SuN-Str: The
preparedness parade on Saturday was
IN impressive demonstration Of the ex-
istence Of a great popular demand for
national preparation. It manifested a
widespread determination that this coun-
try should not be caught u~nprepared II
the vicisltudes Of this troubled age
should bring us into conflict with some
other nation. II probably would have
been impossible to secure from a ma
jority OF the marchers an articulate ex-
preston OF the Immediate thing they
would consider should be done to accom-
plish a result they all demanded; nor,
possibly. Just what that result should
be. It Is for those who have studied tho
problem and familiarized themselves
with the facts to give direction to the
undoubted force Of the feeling which
moved 40 man. thousands 20 march on
Fifth venue.
Tho heads Of our Government should
do this; but they rave not. They have
lacked prescienoA courage. leadership.
We must ourselves mako known our is-
mands. In a general way We all feel
that the regular army must he increased
and equipped according to modern re-
%quirements that the navy must he en-
larged. strengthened and provided with
the various auxiliaries IL now lacks. We
now know tina an army Of citizen SOL
diers canno be improvised over night
and we demand a far more efficient or
eanization OF reserve forces than any
thins yet proposed In Congress.
Many Of us feel that the only solu-
ton OF the problem will be found in the
truly democratic system Of universal
military training. Then, too, the war
in Europe has shown us that all
branches Of industry have a vital part
to play In a struggle for national ex-
istence. and that months. even years. OF
inefficient and misdirccted labor, witt
resultant loss or disaster. may he
averted by proper organization Of na-
tional industry in times Of peace.
The problem now presented Is properly
10 Correlate HIl OF tnese IOr''S tHEOuHu
a council of national defence, OF which
the General stan If the army. the Cen
eral Board of the navy and a com
mittee OF the United States Chamber Of
Commerce. among other bodies. shall be
n part. This II the first practical result
Of the preparedness movement which
should be realized without delay.
what Congressman will realize this
opportunity for intelligent leadership by
formulating and introducing legislation
to accomplish this purpose A strong
public sentiment IL ready TO support him
and to demand the enactment Of such a
bill. The committee which so admirably
organized and conducted the great pa
rads might assist in framing and In
urging the passage Of such a measure.
GEORGE w. WicKERsHAM.
NHw YoRK. NAV Is
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Mr.. wilson's Rivals fcr tho Nobel
prlZe

Among Mr.. WILSON'S friends II Is
felt that he should receive the Nobel
peace prize this year rs a reward
and testimony for his success in keep
ing the United States out of war
since August. 1914. The movement
In his behalf has not yet attained
great strength in southern Texas and
New Mexico, nor has Mr.. VILLA In
dorsed It; V q Or. CARRANzA ex-
hibits only n lukewarm interest in
the project. However, n number of
friends Of Humanity would be pleased
II Mr.. WILSON'S efforts earned for
him this gratifying recognition.
These promoters Of an %eminently
worthy ambition direct attention to
the fact that since war began in Eu-
rope Mr.. WILSON has passed through
several Of the most difficult crises
over faced by the United States
without drawing the sword. Even
the most enthusiastic of them must
admit that there are other statesmen
who are entitled to set up their claims
for the Nobel prize in opposition TO
Mr.. WILSON. CONSTANTINE of Greece
has had problems not less Intricate
than Mr.. WILSON'S to solve, and In
treating them has displayed an OBJ
stinacy Of enduring quality. WLHEL-
NINA of Holland has not had an
easier time than Mr.. WILSON HAA-
o VII. of Norway, FERDINAND
Of Rumania, ALFONSO NH. of Spain.
GUSTAV V. of Sweden, CHRISTIAN Y.
Of Denmark. the governing body OF
Switzerland all of these have had
to give grave thought to the effects of
war, and to resist the efforts OF parti-
sans within and without their several
Jurisdictions tn involve their coun-
tries In the strife.
Mr.. WILSON, 1t Is true, presides ove
q nation larger in area and In popu-
lation and richer in than
any of the rulers we have mentioned,
but these facts have not made his
course more difficult than theirs.
Surely n philosopher and psychologist
Of Mr.. WILSON'S precision of thought
and soundness of learning would re-
ject the suggestion that the material
factors involved affected in any de-
gree the essential moral issue pre-
scented by his candidacy for the dyna-
mite makers interesting prize.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16
The Pocket Nerve In Hygiene.

The present wave of antagonism 10
alcohol has been set in motion by the
well established physiological fact
that the efficiency Of the individual.
in every vocation. is impaired by It's
hah!:ual use. Many examples. like
that of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, also the German rail
ways and many industrial corpora
tions, may he cited To demonstrate the
influence of the pocket nerve as ex-
ceeding that Of sentiment,
Temperance advocates had been
laundering theX eloquent appeals in
behalf of prohibition, in vain. until
employers of large numbers Of men
became convinced that the habitual
use Of alcohol by their employees
handicaps their efficiency and thus
affects the income Of the enterprise.
Regulations ~ then made for their
control, when on duty, and later the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
other industrial institutions sought 10
discover the tendencies of their en-
plOyees In the matter of alcohol when
not on duty.
That the pocket nerve i a potent
promoter Of sanitation IS evident from
the fact that large industrial enter
prises, like the United States Steel
t~N.rttAy hntn tnNtttIftnl NlrlAtIG
modes of safeguarding the health and
working capacity of their employees,
mt large expense. A recent address
before the New England tuberculosis
Conference by Mr.. jonathan Con
FREY clearly points out tho imp"rtanc"
and value of hygiene in the promotion
OF efficiency of employees.
Discussion Of these problems OF wei.
fare work Is far more important than
the disputes over the working hours
and wage questions. In a small shop
diffusion of disease among employees
may not be serious, but when one
manufacturer proposes to employ
thirty thousand men and women, the
questions of housing, bath and toilet
facilities, light and ventilation he
come important problems, So il has
come 10 be recognized that greater cf.
ficlency of employees is bound 10 re-
suit from the maintenance of their
good physical and mental condition.
The wise managers of large indus
trial enterprises have learned from
the army and navy, police and fire
departments, and from some railway
rorvices, that the environment of their
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A Remarkable Discovery Made BY the
Organ Of the Pacihsts.

To THE EpIroR Oh The SrS-Sr. Well.
we'll, WHO would rave thought ~ Il
seems almost incredible that upward
Of $50. 900 New Workers could rave been
so completely hoodwinked. But, .ortu-
nately. the cruel hoax has been exposed.
Sir orac,e hath spoken. The Ercrtn1
Post has consented to explain to us the
wherefore. the true inwardness or the
epoch marking parade OF Saturday.
II appears that Ne have all been de-
ceived. grossly deceived. indeed. We
thought that the aim OF the parade was
to express our belief IN an adequate de-
gree of preparedness t. protect the peace
pt the country to convince GUY repre-
scntatives 80 called at Washington
that We are not IN the least frightened
by that poor. overworked hOGcy caller
mil.tarism to demonstrate that We still
cherish implicit confidence in the tie
nacity ~ the American people for their
traditional ideals, and that We only
rave the strength 20 defend those ideals.
from whatever quarter they may he
threatened.
But no, That was not at all the idea
behind the parade, ranking. admits tho
ErCninC Post. "w IN the greatest which
mis- city has ever known boar me.
no The Eronm1 Post explains
one cannot nat think tina tho parade.
originally s'art'f as rfophgaria for rre
patcln'ss, has been tanned instead inc a
patriotic demonstration IN approval ~ N"
stand the Government Ia. taken In is
foreign relations.
The Frcnmq Post" continues that re
vered palladium OF pacihsm, takes this
parade As q demonstration " LOYALTY to
American deals
b~cli.htful indeed u II 70 have some
superior soul tnus to interpret for US
the true significance Of our own actions.
And Il must he 50 self satisfying Ia tho
Ererin0 Posi- W, T. g
BROOKLYN, MAY 10.
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Concerning Versatility.

Many Of those who are now heartily
and quite Justly congratulating Mr.,
CHARLES II. SHERRILL on his un-
equalled success in organizing and
managing a great civic demonstration
know his merits rs a diplomat and a
serious writer on international law,
particularly IA tn American policy
under the Monroe Doctrine.
But how many are also aware that
this same gentleman is the most sym
pathetic American student Of the
.icwcllcd and pictured old windows Of
the cathcdrals and churches Of France.
England and Germany, and the lead
ing American authority on that charm
ing subject? Mr.. SHERRnL has found
his special field ~ aesthetic endeavor
and has made himself the acknowl-
edged master ~ II, to the delight OF
everybody that has followed him on
his Stained Glass Tours.
We should not 10 surprised " In
Mr.. ~SHERRiLI's own modest self-ap-
praisal this last achievement topped
all the others.
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MYSTERIOUS JAVA.
Four Legged Chickens Com mOn
Cocks Eggs Not Unknown.

To THE EDITOR ~ THE SUS-Str: Four
legged chickens and other freaks In the
poultry yard ARE not uconm IN Java
and the other Islands of the Malay archi-
pelago II would bc interesting to know
II tho farmer IA 81! Vile, J.. J., sue
ceeds In breeding a number OF these
freaks. as no one has succeeded In doing
so in Java 20 my knowledge. The hens
out there are all OF the bantam tribe,
with eggs about half the SIZE Of the
eggs We are accustomed 20 here. My
mother has preserved N spirits a four
legged chicken which was Matched by one
OF her hens in Surabaya. Java, about
1901. aud personally I know Of three
other poultry breeders who had similar
experiences at various times.
one lady told me many years ago
that she saw one Of her cocks In Java
painfully get rid Of an egg from some
unknown organ In its body. and on
opening the egg she found no yolk at
all. We always laugh at her when she
tells the tale, apd there Is only her
word. However. mere ~ no doubt about
the chicken in my mothers bottle having
four legs.
ALICE Il. VARIES i~TAM.KER
W~FSTNOrST, l.. @, MAY -.
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Are These Undesirables Headed This
Way?

Corporal JOIN RomSsoN Of the
British army. Irish nv birth. An ex-
changed prisoner by the accident of
war. testified yesterday in Old Bailey,
on the trial of Sir ROGER Easement
for high treason. that:
EASEMENT visited 800 1rishm-n IN his
camp. Offering $50 TO zach n who
would desert the British colors.
About nifty Of the 800 1r.shnen ac-
oepted the offer and enlisted In the Ger
man army.
Ills testimony vas corroborated by
that Of JOHN CRoNIN. another unchanged
prisoner.
"CRoNiN said they were promised that
II Germany emerged from the war de-
feated tho German Government would
pay their transportation TO America"
These fifty soldiers were not con
scripts or pressed men. hut volunteers
who entered the British army without
compulsion. They undertook the dan
gers OF n soldiers life of their own
free will. Their violation OF their
oath and enlistment against their
country. TO fight the men with whom
they had stood side by side. are there
fore peculiarly ahhorrent, and the
possibility that their present employ
ers may eventually transfer them to
that portion Of America embraced
within the boundaries Of the United
States is n matter Of serious import
to this country.
The United States does not want
them. 1t has no room for them. II
Germany considers them good enough
to wear her uniform. they should he
good enough n wear her citizenship
and certainly this nation should oner
no asylum 10 such MS they.
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TRADE BRIEFS.
Prosperity In Many Countries. Indicated by
Commercial Transactions.

y 4. reported that Porto Rico. sugar
orop Wi! be larE~r than ever before this
year THIS prediction and the recent ad-
vance IN The price o, sugar have helped 70
re.stahlish Hrm.y Porto R,cos sugar mills
mat have been suffering through lack o.
business during tn. past few wears .
Wheat imports into Spain during Fer.
ruHry amounted 20 a. psI metric ton. ~
A: :"46 pounds each with m. exception
~ fruf shipments. three ~ Nhrh were
sWA, he wheat was shipped from the
United states.
During the fs-al wear eul.l March ~,
1910 Canadian exports Increased S332 lgi -
so2 In value over the exports ~ the r~e,i-
ols year IN. Increase In vaig~ NJ tho
export ~ ANNA. and products, |asrirul-
tursi products and manufacturer amounted
alone 20 $.?p, 0O@ $50. imports OF mrr-
chanilsa t. Canada 'or the NeRr ended
March n, 1910 amounted % sioT so. 3G1.
as compared with siS5.37l al for The year
ended March n. 1913
IN" total ys'u" o. IN. sNpor's NJ hran-
i,es iuNolced FOR the United states a.
La Rochelle consulate. France. during the
Arst three months 90 1910 vas stI5. SO.
compared with slss ,as f1r tn. rfst quar-
ter NJ 1918 and s3s5. ssS 'or the rrst qua--
ter 81 1914. which period he'd ,ho former
rtrhrl
''Hf 49, "haT ~
a'stirt Netherlands. to tho United states
during the nrst quarter Of 1910. According
20 commerce Reports. exceeds IN value tho
total exports Tor the same period ~ any
previous year. The exports for tho United
states during the FIRST quarter ~ 1918
were valued az s. 4l3,O2a. compared with
$4,000 "a for the same period OF 1919 and
s6.7S2 30" FOR that Of l9l4
The demani In IN" United states fo-
rrlFA IAt. Eus rr.NFfN E4IyafrH4t,I sl,
lui'au Clutch trade Last year l.a3il4u
pounds NJ rutrh wsrt exported from RIrwa,
compared WITH 23T,i+o pounds IN IGiI
II Is reported that capitalists In san
tarde'. spain AZ" making p.aus for tn.
establishment " a shiphulliiug >trd ~
Guarnic The prosperity of the spanish
shiphuiiIing trad" Is shown In m" earn
inss OF ono company with a capital ~
si06,aso and another with - capital ot
&A5o.o" The trs; Of these concerns
earned sins 200 during 1918. white the
other conc"rus profits amoln'ol 90 more
than sdl@ouo for IN" same perlai
ArG"u'ina exported :27 ~ gt.on. Of
wine In 1918 compared Vith - 800 gallons
during the preceding year. In January and
F"hrunry % 'h'- Year 2"s. 81 gallons Of
ArSentiu" wine were scnt - Frame
Plans are being male, II Is SAT- 'or tho
formation Of a company Win a capital 81
81 500 o"n Tor exploiting tn" blast furnaces
Of sagnuto, Spain
Japanese enterprise has hr'ught ahou, a
marked extension ~ the Japanese trade.
Only four t!ncs within tho past twenty
years have Japan's exports cNrc"dei her
imports The North 'Lul IIIv Nslrs of
shanghai says Of tn" present trade revival:
Trade was depressed when tho war broke
out, and the last nye months OF i0l4 pro-
dn''d n worse result than ever Hut grad
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traught people that ne has no inten-
ton Of resigning his position as Sec
rotary Of the Navy.
JosEPHUs " convinced that he Is the
man for his present Job. He charac-
terizes the rumors that there is lack
Of cooperation between himself and
the officers Of the navy as tommy
rot" The prejudice of .Josrpurs
against "tommyrot" IL ingraincd and
permanent Never INDUCING In It
himself, he rcsents the idle and un.
grounded chatter that pictures him
as persona non Rrata to naval ex-
perts who ran distinguish at sight
between a battleship and n cruiser
and have long known the difference
between larboard and starboard.
The sympathy Of a patriotic people
will 90 out to JosEPHUs in his efforts
to = oratory M a poultice to heal
the blows Of criticism. They long to
believe his assertion that our navy Is
rapidly becoming n FIRST line Of de-
fence fitted for the hardest task that
may ever be thrust upon It. They
love to feel that all our naval officers
admire and respect ~JosErHus. They
are pleased to know that, II ne IL
really as competent n Secretary as he
says he Il. M idea Of immediate res
ignation Is In his picturesque and
peculiar but prepared and patriotic
mind. II there has ever been any
doubt about the competency Of Jo-
sEPHUs his c%ountrymen are glad TO
give him the benefit Of II.
And who, after all. Is better fitted
to plead the cause OF our navy's Sec
rotary than the Secretary himself7
He has been. he Is, under fire, but
have not the very vicissltudcs that
have attended his official career edu-
Gated him in the details Of his pres
ent activities, taught him to recog-
nize at a glance n Commodore from a
petty officer and tell. without asking
questions, a hawk from a marlin
spike? JosEPHrs does well to take to
the stump nj this great crisis. His
eloquence in his own behalf will do
much to overcome the widespread
fear that navy. directly or indi-
rectly on account Of Its Secretary, Is
not at present everything that II
SHOULD he.
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IN HARRY HILLS DAY.
"Reminiscences Of the Time When At
lantlc Garden Was Really Rural.

To rHG EDITOR or THE SUN-Str: j
have been much Interested in the "Old
Bowery' "reminiscences published in TUE
Sun. My own recollection of mat
famous thoroughfarc dates back to the
very early EOS and even earlier.
So far no one has said a word about
a resort which while not actually ION"
the Bowery. still was or It. I refer
to Harry HIS famous Houston street
resort. To visit that place was sup
posed TO be the very acme Of deviltry
among the youth of that day. though 1t
was innocuous enough by comparison
with what has since been seen In New
York. II the newspapers and travellers
are to be believed.
! well remember the signs illustrative
OF the character OF the place. One was
Lovers No. Appreciated. Therefore Not
Wanted" This applying to the "regu-
lar" maic admirers of the more or less
pretty waiter girls.
Another was "Profane or Obscene
Language Not Tolerated" and the hard
listed Harry and. II I remember rightly.
his brother. used to walk about the
rooms. and woe to the foolish youth h
violated this order. lie was cast into
the outer darkness with a suddenness
and ungentleness quite astonishing.
And the dear old Atlantic Garden :
With companions long since gone over
the divide I used 10 sit there OF an
afternoon or evening under the shade OF
the trees and vines (real trees and real
vines) and drink my beer (better than
any that can he had ~nowadays) and
listen to the music and FIJI In many
an idle hour. Twenty-Five years later l
wandered back or one of my i~nfreduent
trips from TIE coast and for old times
sake drifted into the Garden and asked
for n glass OF beer At the bar. As Il
was being drawn I remarked that the
place had changed-the trees and the
vines were all gone.
"Oh. no." said n walter at my elbow.
We have a tree yet out there In the
rear"
And he escorted me thither ana
proudly pointed to a single forlorn tree
trunk coming through the floor and
passing out through the roof. a glimpse
Of discouraged and disheartened leaves
and twigs being obtained through the
CRIME incrusted glass.
Has any ono mentioned Tony Pas
tors. up above Grand street. the rival
Of the Old Bowery? Has any one mem
toned the actor that THE SUN In Its
old four page days used so frequently
to mention-his last name was Jones.
and he had two others before that. The
boys Mt the Old Bowery used to swamp
him with pennies when he essayed some
role in Shakespeare. Memory plays n
trick. for his full name Is on the tip
of my tongue.
Heigh no. It's a long time since. 60
ing to my home on st. Marks place
early one morning after working all
night on ono OF the daily papers I nat
tened myself against a telegraph pole at
the Bowery and Houston street to escape
the bullets that were flying while two
gamblers fought II out In the middle OF
the street.
But change the name OF the Bowery'
As well change the name Of Broadway
TO Main street. GEORGE r. WEEKS.
CRY OF MExrco. May G.
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AWAITS BULL MOOSE.
Programme Of His Harmonious Con.
vention's Unanimous Action.
From ,be Ro,oiu,u S,1- R.uettn

Fvow the Honolulu S'1r FsN~N
The Progressive party OF Hawai-! Will
hold his Territorial convention tomorrow
night In the Skating Rink. Upper Fort
street. This Is one OF the largest halls
IN Honolulu and has been secured by
the Progressive party so that he may
have plenty OF room for all OF his party
member To attend.
Delegates g. the Buli Moose national
convention In Oh cago are 10 he named
4 national committeeman is 20 he elected
ard q Territorial central committee also.
Tho party has not held any primaries
and he Was unable 10 announce this
morning how NAM seats would be filed
At the convention tomorrow night. but
the following IS a partial list OF the
delegates expected
h. l.. G. Atkinson.
Alatau l.. . Atkinson.
Leonard charles Atkinson.
Charles Atkinson.
Leonard Atkinson.
Alatau Leonard Charles Atkinson.
CAPT Atkinson. y. - II.
beg mcGta! Commissary Atkinson.
Former secretary OF the Territory At
k.'.N
Former acting Governor Atkinson.
"Jt.k Atkinson.
Tie convention viii he called 20 order
promptly at 40 o'clock by National
Committeeman Atk uspn. After the
election If Delegate Atkinson as tenn
po~t'. secretary nominations for tom
portry chairman viii he IN order and
Member Atkinson VIII nominate the old
VA horse II Bun Mooscisn In Hawaii.
'l-h' Atkinson. as temporary chair
man The vote vii he unanimous and
\ L. e. Atkinson viii escort Chairman
Atkinson 10 the chair.
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Granite stone for cats GRAY. TuE
SUS, May -
Tho curtew tolls the knell ~ parting day.
Tho MI" mice nov frisk about In Cl...
To night therein be n rodent roundc'ay,
For pus-y's buried near tho Old oak
tree.
Full many a mouse is horn TO steal the
cheese
And bread ana meat ana other iarder
pelf;
And pantry pirates frugal housewives
tease
BY f~oragins upon the laden shelf,
Sweet Alice lio,, Hen Roit, beneath the
stone,
A noble shaft ~ grant. hears her name.
And shall not ru.sy, who rests here nlonc,
a marker have, to shadow forth her
fame
Come. craftsman, cary. for me her monu
mcnt.
That here, when pass.rsby shall pause
70 chat.
In craven letters they this sentiment
MAY read: "Romemhct. friends. here los
our cat
u |. /" OF Scranton. Ia.
RoohrsrEh, MAY ~
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British Atrocities Co1ocated.

To TIVE EDITOR OF THE SvN-Str: Ths
orgy OF brutality in ireland recalls the
statement Of General James II Wilson
concerning the destruction OF a beautiful
Chinese temple. thousands OF years old.
In the Boxer campaign. General Wilson
WAS IN command OF n force Of CO.
operating American and British troops.
The English souRh, from him permission
to 20 on with the unholy work Of de-
strrrtion. General Wilson withdrew tho
American troops. and then the English
destroyed the temple. after which Eng
lish newspapers charged the destruction
to the Americans. IoHS VI Force.
G~ERMANTowS Pa, May 10.