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Our Mission Ia 10 Protect Our Clti.
zens, Not 10 Serve Humanity.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir: WHAT
Is the use Of further theor'zing on tine
Mexican situation From the facts re-
cited In Mr.. Lansing's latest note 10
the de facto Government" q is per-
fectly ohv'ous that Mr.. Carranza has
for some months past been determined
70 force a state OF Wal between the
two countries. Granted that he IL a
mar Of intelligence, he has deliberately
chosen ITO ride for n fan" in the ey-
pectation Of uniting Mexico aud being
the Acknowledged leader after II ~ all
over but the shouting.
So. too. what Is the use OF Disgusting
the fact that We are forced into i'm
tervention"' WHY call II going INTO
Mexico to insure 'pacifcation ~ the
border? We have a thankless job TO
perform. We neither seek nor lesi' .
acquisition Of a territory with sucn n
hybrid population. but We have a
duty To perform. not for humanity
hut for our own self-respect in the pro-
lection ~ our " citizens. and the
sooner and more ~cfectually VI get at
the fob the better. EDWARD s FIELD.
y YoRK. June ~.
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WHAT MORE TO DO?
A Philosophers Search for the Hest
Field Of Investigation.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Str: To-
DAY what question or subject II inNesti-
gated and developed would concern man
the most What IS the best field or In
v~es,iaation to-day"
In 1882 I made the hrst electric bell
device had ever seen. ~ first !
thought Il Was perpetual motion. Then
I made the first electric motor ! had
ever seen. After keeping II secret for
"A while I wrote to New York attorneys
about naN.ng II patcH.c! was w
formed that patents had been granted
for about $50 electric motors SO l
Quit my electric Investigations In dis
gust and gave my electric experiments
To another.
That heat. or repulsion. Is the force
OF grav!tation. instead Of a. imaginary
attraction. and that the stars are re-
PEELED apart ny repulsion came 10 me
in 1856 IN loss time than Il takes TO
tell Il. ! wrote ur this subject buried
the manuscripts In tin cans in the cellar /,
then went to the West Indies in lsss.
on that trip | observed that what I
had learned at school bou the tides
was not true and that my new science
explained the tides.
\ leading astronomer OF Connecticut
informed me that my principles Of uni
versal force and the cause OF the aNial
positions Of planets were entirely new
80 | continued With the subject about
thirty years. out Of which developed as
a sort OF h~y-product about a hundred
weather rules, which any high school
| student could apply with success and get
useful weather information two or three
years In advance
Being tired OF the weather subject,
as was interested more In outlirinS
rs principles than IN the fore'ast.rg,
| often worde what subject. 4 devel-
oped. or what other field Of investiga-
tion. would he Of the most use 70 man,
What do We want to know about to-
day II \ y, GROVER.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. June "a
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sardins military and naval prepared
ness; the we'll nigh reasonable mouth.

harding military and naval prepared
ness; the we'll nigh reasonable mouth
ings Of some men and some news
papers. OF course those who are near
the centre of things pay no attention
TO these people or papers-they are
annoying, at times irritating, but no.
body takes them seriously. Yet their
cutgivings undoubtedly are accepted
in Mexico, as they once were In Ger
many. as representing an important
phase Of public opinion. We must not
forget. either. that In defiance Of the
highest army opinion Woodrow Will
son directed or assented to lifting the
embargo on rifles, machine guns, m
munition, &C., and allowed these ele-
ments Of destruction to 90 into Mex
leo. President Taft. you remember,
rad f~oreseen that serious trouble
might como at any moment and shut
down on border trafhc in arms and am
munition. What caused the insane
folly Of that Temperament" In behalf
Of humanity? Don't ask me. Bill.
Give me an easier one.
I had occasion yesterday 20 III UP
10 New York on business. There In
that great city which we Western fell
lows have been taught, has always
been lacking in patriotism I talked
with many people. and on surface cars,
In subways, in hotel Hobbies. In ofice
buildings and In two OF the largo
clubs, ! heard hundreds of remarks as
10 the Mexican situation. on every
block, almost, were young men In Khaki
hurrying TO Join their National Guard
regiments. Bodies OF engineers and
hospital corps were entraining for the
great assemblage site at Camp Beck
man where the New York guardsmen
are already being modified. Business
concerns. almost without exception.
were notifying their employees belong
Ing TO the National Guard that their
salaries would be paid In full while
they we're away on duty. that their
Jobs would be held open until they
came back. Some Of the big houses
gave their young men a rousing send
off as they hurriedly left to Join their
regiments. Everywhere In New YORK
everywhere throughout the country, as
I see II. there Is but n national note
the mistaken resolution to stand by
the Flag. to back up the President.
The United States may not approve
Of Woodrow Wilson and his alleged
Temperament" But the United states
OF 100, 0oO, 900 people has squared its
shoulders, rolled UP its sleeves and is
determined TO go into Mexico-if the
fanatics there force us to-and stay
| there Just as long a. necessary to help
| law abiding Mexicans establish a Gov
ernment. whereby they can live In
| peace. whereby the lives and property
| OF foreign residents will be safe as In
other lands. Don't make any mistake
| Bill. In this thing our country IL will
the President. absolutely and unhesi.
tatingly. Yours. JIM.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SvS-Str:
A considerable degree Of protection
against the rose chaf"r or rose bug may
be obtained when the insects first APP
pear ard begin 20 destroy flower gar
iens by timely sprays OF heavy solu-
tons Of arseuate Of lead. using q or
nvc pounds to MY gallons Of water,
Ai;housh q thoroughly effective remedy
against this insect Is yet to he dis
covered.
Any application that may Re made
roads a bulletin issued by the Depart
mcut Of Agriculture. lis unsuccessful
unless applied almost continuously, for
as often as the bugs on the plant are
killed others arise from the ground or
from neighborlng fields to take their
place. Many so-called sure remedies,
including compounds OF copper lime,
kerosene and tobacco. have failed 10
give results when put 10 a ricid test.
Whatever practice ~ remedial nature
is undertaken, whether collecting OF
spraying. II should he begun AT the frst
onset OF the insects attack and should
he continued until they disappear. The
work should not be confined entirely 70
those youthful plants which II Is par
t!cularly desired to preserve, rs the IN
sects attack many other plants"
Since the rose chafcr is sensitive 20
disturbance when II is IN the rup,'
stage in the soil n second method II
destroying them may he found ny sim
ply stirring the breeding ground to a
depth OF three or four inches.
The condition Of rose bushes and
crane vines especially after IN" rose
chafcr or rose hug makes !ts appear
anre is u matter ~ grave concern "a
garden lovers and florists.
The insects appcar as Ions legged
hpptiCg ~ NallpuiSh brown color. uSlallN
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ARCTURUS FURIOSUS.


Tt THE Erlrct OF TttF SvS-Str: ~
this present tin, aT'.'! the hour o' !"
+. NJ, there is 10 star 50 hisN IL we
armament that, = n rule, We can sec
and study It despite the roofs aad
spires ~ city t.i'diugs. This star Is
Arcturus. and IS Il the bottom "t a
constellation named Bootes II is the
fourth brightest . Hrs' magnitude SIMS
although this { I'm has been maie tor
Vcga-aud next , incompatible Sirius
the most brllliai sun In our northern
heavens. ~ tn, present time ( can
BE found without ii,ncultN. for not "rf
is &, hl.h In tht darkeNed frTl'nert
bat also O.; giltt,s and glows VIII a
yel'owish color n lg.ed with a ,sugEeS-
,iou o.. rod Ar urus sTarklos h"l'N
the zenith. soutlgardiy, its cons'"ila-
ton Boo'cs for ths greater part oNt''f-
Ing somewhat III n starry kite up
ward . ard the Guith
There are a nu7her Of astronomical
reasons Nhy his l,owish sun 81 wight
should he iuteresti-; 70 Us In the frst
place. Ike many o1er stars, It * tri,i-
IONS Of miles dist.It. 50 MANY IN fact
that II takes IT'S .isht rays apprpNi-
mttcly forty-four Years to reach Ms
In other words. tNse light rays start
Ing back IN ne : dart in the dlrrc-
,ion ~ our earth re 6rst seen by us
III l''' ~" '' ','''"" ."'f u'''
neen sfted,hs 'of" 10 WIN " Ne'',''N
Of about lNo,o"" "S u second M,
other Interesting re con why we S'"'i'
60 outdoors and lCk for NictITIS =
that II is rushing througI space go
swiftly. So stupenCus l. rs distance,
however. fhat from 'he SNORT "hH'iN'-
'lon thlS swirl move 'eh' cannon "' "'-
'erted hN aS'ron nl'aI u'nr'''
nave reNeaIei nh'u' "hi"'N NAV N''-
turus Is snee''ne 'h'u"h sN''" WIN u
velocity OF perhaps W or more IhIIrS
a second we thlhN OF a il''''" '"n-
non hall shot win anuzzi' N"'"''iN OF
.'ooo or more reef second rs S''l'-
INNS ~terrlhc nut noe Is a hn-" merry
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Restored to the COlors With Honor
and Back Pay.

The discharge without honor Of
several companies Of the Twenty.
NTH Infantry, n negro regiment, for
completely in the Brownsville raid
In the summer of 1905 has proved
a blessing In disguise 10 fourteen Of
the disgraced soldiers. They are
serving again with the colors. and
each nan nus regard himself as n
CrPsus, II he has not already dis.
sipated the bounty bestowed upon
him by n just Government. Enlisted
men are generally improvident. and
the most impecunious Of all are the
soldiers Of the negro regiments. who
nre born gamblers. Imagine, then.
the beatitude OF the fourteen lucky
soldiers Of the regiment under n cloud
when they found themselves back In
the ranks with arrears Of pay rang
ing in amount from 81, $50 rs to So.
4l9.65, the last sum falling into the
lap Of Private ROBERT WILLIAM. n
troop cook.
The truth about the Brownsville
raid will never he known, although
there were two Investigations. one
by a military court and the other by
Congress, the latter dragging on for
more than n year. II was after the
first investigation that the battalion
was summarily discharged, although
most Of the men who suffered could
have had no hand In shooting up
Brownsville. Some Of them knew
nothing about II, and others sinned
by silence. The number Of soldiers
actually guilty Of the atrocity must
have been small.
Congress came AT last "a the relief
Of the helpless innocent by adopting
n resolution directing the President
to appoint n hoard Of army officers
to make what was practically a third
Investigation. They were authorized
IN receive md pass upon applications
by the discharged soldiers for recn-
listment with back pay and allow.
nnces. Some Of the highest officers
in the army were on the board and
they went over the old evidence and
listened to the pleas of the applicants,
several Of whom had been witnesses
in the military and Congressional
inquiries. These officers were con
WINGED that fourteen of the old sol,
dlcrs had nothing to do with the
notorious raid, either MS principals or
ms accessories.
And so their d|ishonorable discharge
was struck from the record, and they
resumed their rank and places In the
army ms II the intervening years Of
stigma had been wiped out. But each
now had n hank account, II he were
thrifty. Three c~orporals, ten pri
Yates and a cook rejoined the old
Twenty-ffth. Some Of the innocent
are dead; others, no doubt. are still
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Is Not Benevolent Intervention the
Only solution?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-str: II
appears now that the Government OF
Mexico is not only incapable OF pre-
serving order In its territory but Is UNI
willing TO take the necessary steps TO
that end. Instead Of accepting our co.
operation II has lone all in is power
to drive us out. and consequently
President Wilson could not. after our
troops had dealt with the outlaws. use
his authority To render the C%arranZa
Government efficient. an action which
would he proper II Mexico had not
been guilty OF bad faith.
As Intervention Is both Just and
necessary, and as South America seems
10 think We are in the right. the Presi-
dent might, after proclaining martial
law for Mexico cas- seems lnevitabieb,
undertake TO hold an election IN that
country. allowing the people to choose
their Constitutional government. and
then he should hack THAT Government AZ
We back the Cuban Government.
NEW YORK, juno ~ J, p.
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Branch Banks 70. Weak Banks,

Representative GLASS, chairman Of
the House Banking and Currency
Committee. has the right idea Of the
kind Of legislation which will tend
to strengthen the banking system Of
the country. 1t II much better than
the notion which the Comptroller Of
the Currency recently exploited in
his bill proposed to enable small ma
tlonal banks to engage In non.bank-
ing activities In order to earn a liv.
ing. The branch banks plan con-
tained in the bill Just introduced by
Representative GLASS more clearly
contemplates a step In the right di.
rection.
Comptroller WILLIAMS thinks that
the little national banks with a capt.
tai Of $4,000. and constituting 81
per cent. Of all the national banks,
should be allowed 10 conduct n bro
kerage business In insurance policies
and real estate loans. He implies that
there Is some connection between the
desire Of many such banks to make
a fair return on their capital and the
usurious interest which is exacted Of
so many rural borrowers. Accord.
ingly. he wants to have them empow-
cred to extend the scope OF their &C.
equations. Yet he might as we'll urge
the creation Of banking departments
as an annex IN the country general
stores as TO advocate the authorize
ton OF a real estate and insurance
brokerage addition to the banking
business.
II there are many small banks so
situated that they do not make
enough money tn keep them going
they are moi an element OF strength
In the banking system. The process
of creating a democracy of credit
such rs we have heard 40 much about
can be carried too far. II the oppor-
tunities Of a given community do not
suffice to reward adequately the
shareholders of an independent bank,
the kind Of banking business which
will he done there is hardly 10 he
commended. A weak bank cannot
render good and safe service. and a
multiplicity Of weak banks is a defec.
In the whole financial structure.
The bill which Representative
GLASS has introduced provides for the
limited creation Of branches Of strong
national banks. The measure recog'
nizes in Its very limitations the dlfl'
culties which have 10 he overcome IN
making branch banking n part Of our
financial organization. Anything ri
the sort Is bound 10 he looked upor
as a competitive invasion Of a field
already occupied by banks with ar
inferior equipment to meet competi
| ton. Nevertheless. the process OF
banking reform which was started
with the Federal Reserve act in l01;
can be carried along In one direction
only by permitting competent AND
strong banks To set up branches. Ir
most Of the progressive economic
countries large banking advantages
in some respects superior m ours, are
conferred by perfected methods %
branch banking.
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recorded al Debarsed without honor,
being too BBAnt to avail them.
selves Of the Chance OF vindication.
We trust that none Of the guilty IL in
the honor and back pay list.
1t Is a qualification to know that
by this act Of reinstatement justice
has been done In some worthy cases,
and that In effect the precipltate nc
ton that caused the innocent to suffer
ANONYMOUSLY with the guilty stands
condemned MS irrational and unjust.
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AustFla's Fate.

Judging from the expressions oma-
mating from I'etrogrnd the Russians
believe that their successes on the
eastern front, II carried ont, Ms they
have planned, to the complete defeat
az the Austrian afmS, viii mean the
Animation Of Austria. Hungary rs an
important factor In the war, IL not
hsr collapse as a nation.
The condition Of Austria has heen
cpuyifered the most critical Of all the
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THE STATUS IN MEXICO.
II II Is Not War Now. What Can II
na CuIlehp

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Str: What
is the difference between war and our
position in Mexico: II the presence Of
our armed force In Mexico In daily
and deadly encounters with the Next
cans Is rot war. what II u?
Our officers and troops are being
killed or captured by the score, and TO
min II has every appearance OF
war. though TIE Washington authorities
have not yet given II that name. Con-
sress. ! believe. is the only power thai
can declare war. and yet l can't see
what change Il will make. CRITIC
SOUTHAMPTON, June ~.
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The Conqueror

throughout the length and breadth OF
earth to-day
Men spring upon their brothers. fain "a
slay,
We cry upon red tides We cannot stem
That Corsica has conquered B%ethiehem
IT'S YET too soon to Yield the victor's palm,
Tho end shall come, and In the anal calm
n shall he plain for all mankind to see
Helena may not conquer calvary.
NoLANpsusol WILSON.
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warning countries, with the exception,
perhaps. Of Turkey. Austria 10 said

warning countries, with the exception,
perhaps. Of Turkey. Austria 10 said
to be the least imbued with patriot.
ism and to he held together only by
the affection for her aged monarch,
her customs and political necessities.
These elements OF cohesion, 1t has
been said, could not withstand a
great reverse; defeat would not
arouse patriotic determination. be-
cause patriotism cannot exist In such
a heterogeneous state.
No doubt there IL some basis for
this belief. There has been no truce
among the races Of the nation, and
they still hold their grievances and
still struggle for their rights or for
prominence. The Slavonic popula-
ton. that has for years been vainly
contending for a proper representa-
ton. had no desire for war against
their slavonic brothers; and there is
reason to believe that they were not
zealOusly aggressive in the first cam.
paigns against the Russians and the
Serbians. The Bohemians are in
practical revolt over the question Of
home rule for the Czechs. The Ru.
manians Of Pennsylvania have been
agitating for union with the kingdom
on the south that would gather all
Of the race within one national
boundary.
But in each Of these races there
have been long feuds. The northern
and the southern Serbs r not
In accord; the Croatians are at
dagger points with the Slavonians
and the people Of the Serbian king
dom. The Poles Of Galicia are
comparatively contented and better
satisfied with the rights they pos
sess than the questionable auton-
omy that might he secured by con
certed action with bodies OF North
Slava. The Rumanians Of the king.
dom have never come to definite
agreement as to the terms upon which
their Transylvanian brothers were 10
he Incorporated In their nation. The
German element could conceive no
greater misfortune than to come I'm.
der Prussian rule. The Hungarians
do not love the Austrians: but AT
the same time their memory Is Ions
enough not { o forget that II was Rus
sia that In 1s4s helped the Hapsburgs
| crush their instruction for national
freedom.
Calling as the rule Of the Haps
burgs has been to most Of the races,
and far short as the monarchy has
fallen Of giving any OF them the
representation, freedom or recognition
that they demanded. yet they have
chung to It and fought for 1t. II they
are lacking In patriotism they have
at least something Of mn idea to flgh,
for-they can preserve their national
or racial unity as well under the
Austrian double eagle IA under the
standard Of any Of It's enemies. Re.
sides. Austria defeated is not Austria
lost. The same fortune that followed
her in the past may continue with
her. The Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH
whose years span q ~ the life ot
modern Austria, made a con,
quest In war. ne never returned from
the field o his capital a victor. yc'
his monarchy has remained durins
all that time one Of the great Contra
Powers Of Europe.
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National Guard has been m~isrepre-
scented. when they come hack" he
says. at will certainly be without
prejudice" without prejudice! That
ID a good deal for q pacihst Of Mr..
FoRD's stripe to say. We sometimes
think that II HENRY ever got his dan
der up he could pass muster A a
soldier.
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FOR ECONOMIC PREPAREDNESS
'onfcrrncr to Brgin In NHshiugt"n
Next 1hursdaN.

A conference on pr'parcdH" - -
Sin m Washington ueNt Vl.rsit. f''
u'ou But Instead OF military s'f 't .
PREPAREDNESS or iudus'r'1l pro r-.
tho subject under DISCUS nN ' -
economic ard social p~reparod"'.S
Health, tho development 80 'IH .
'ry : uttult. resources. .ndu-'
lions AVID similar topics ".
ahHV' Tho speakers %, ..'
Hopper, who N.i' prC-tl r. |'
S't,lN'or William r. C~ot-s
tcI-. IIuf Irving F'sHor ~ '
Il lo''Ioy srrrc'iry ~ : o.
th.i Labor COMM ttce VIZ
gar'ou. Ir'f SCOTT Nes'Hr f' r
lcuhus'rar Lincoln S'o"''- ... '.
uFt. g N..~l
Tlo conference ~ ho r,.A
Raleigh Hnt.l There NI no
AVID evening seN.lous ou N.U.'. ."
tlroe sessions on Thursday
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The Job OF holding horses while
another soldier empties his rife into
the enemy Is not highly esteemed In
the cavalry, for the enlisted man
hates to he out Of the fighting. But
at Carrizal there was q compensa-
ton. inglorious as II might be.
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Churchill and Kitchener.

To THE EpiToR or Tine srN-Sv: Lord
Kitchener was born on June -, 1850, and
II Is n curious coincidence that tust iva
hundred years before that, on June -,
1850, was born John rhurchiIl. VINO for
his victory At Blenhcim Was made tho
frst Duke Of Marlborough
r. s, piCksoS.
RkSGELEy. Me, June "a
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One Of our aeroplanes. descending 10
an altitude Of 900 feet, attacked with a
machine gun a horse transport and
caused II 10 stampede.-Brttsh head
quarters report.
In the warfare OF the future when
the sky Ia full Of aircraft with "held
guns as well as machine guns. also
the most destructive explosives. ope-
rations on terra irma will undergo
such limitations az are now un-
dreamed OF.
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Who ever heard Of paying pensions
before wa was declared?- Senator
GORE.
The objection OF Mr.. GORE TO Sen.
ator REEDS bill to pay enlisted men
In the National Guard who have been
called to the colors $40 a month was
ngurative rather than pertinent. The
pensions would como later and no
doubt %copiously.
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II it Is 10 he a question whether
Earl CrRzoN or Earl DERRY shall
succeed the Duke OF CoNNAuGHT as
Gorernor-General of Canada, her
loyal people, assuming they know the
noble Earls, would naturally prefer
DERBY. The self-importance of CTR
ION Ia too awful for ordinary inter-
course
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HENRY FORD must have credit for
ordinary sumption after all, He de-
clares that his attitude toward men In
his employment who belong to the
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Dss Fvix Weibliohe.

Lady Godiya made her famous ride
"of course abe remarked. 'l've Just
washed my hair and can't DO a thing
with ~"
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The Russian offensive has intro
duced some new geography that is
at least pronounceable. Kuty and
kimpolung are a welcome relief from
Prxemysl. But the bitter must be
taken with the sweet. In the
"Zuhlino = watyn SwinJatsche n
south Of Tortschin." there Is the old
photographed frishtfulness.