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A New GERMANY:

DR.. kUNO FRANCKE of Harvard Uni
versity, who In n period when many
men have been swept of their feet
has kept his sense OF proportion with
out sacrificing his ideals, has id
dressed the Germanistic Society In
this Town on the effects of the war
In Germany. 1t will no doubt shock
certain rabid proponents Of Eultur to
learn that he did not boast Of the At
tainment Of perfection In the empire.
that he said he believed certain read.
justments In Its civic establishment
would he brought about as n result OF
the struggle. and that he even as
serted that the Kaiser himself recOg-
nized the desirability II not the ne
cessity Of important changes.
The reforms which Professor
FRANCKE believes will rome when
peace Is attained he hopes to see ac-
cOmplished withOu.. the "%virulence and
bitterness" that have marked political
controversies in Germany in the past,
His hope In based on the intimate In.
tercOurse that has been forced on Il
nation In arms, In which misconcep'
tons and misunderstanding must
have been In n measure disslpated
and individuals disabused of preju
dices long cherished but actually
without foundation.
DIR. FRANCKE Is not open to sus
piclOn M to his affection for Ger
many, her people and her system. lie
will not be accused Of being subsidized
by the British. Yet, unlike No many
pnrtisans who will refuse TO tOlerat,
the suggestion TINT Germany to-day
has not attained the ultimate goal OF
civilization. he accepts AS a matteI
Of course the possibility Of lettering
her practices, and Ntters the Fin
perOr's nnme rs that Of one who |,
not wholly satisfied; an incident o
public discussion sufficiently unusua
among the Outgivlngs Of Herren Pro
fessOren to attract interested and re
spectful attention.
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20. HENRY" RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
and JACK LONDON possessed not only
the narrative gift but the wandering
foot. Had 1t not been for the latter
II is needless to say that their literary
ability would not have enable; them
to produce the type of output they
gave to the world. Authors OF former
generations have achieved , nigh place
on the honor list of fiction s.iters who
have led sedentary and aneventful
lives. but the most enduring tales OF
recent American story tellers have
been the outcome OF adventurous ex-
periences. Of globe trottlng.
OF exciting and dangerous contacts
with man and nature where life takes
on heroic and tragic aspects. But let
not the American youth who feels
within him the stirring OF literary
genius be led astray by the above. II
IL not necessary. IL the real spark
burns within your soul. TO become a
tramp. "A sailor or "A war correspondent
To achieve success in fiction. A writer's
triumph or failure Is an internal and
not An external matter. Even II they
had never travelled IL IL hard to believe
that 20. HENRY DAVIS and LONDON
would not have won prominence In
contemporary letters.
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light till dark with no thought ~ rls
Ing for an eight hour day"
Probably no section OF this cog'
certainly not New York city. know
well as New England what 10 cat
how to cook II. Sad to say. the "'
sections Of the country, particular y
York city, are generally slow - -
advantage of what can be learned 2
fankeeland in the culinary lire, y
how long ii took the great cosnop1'
metropolis to discover that BOSTON hae
beans were superior to the New Y
style OF bean poultice that q m
Island clam bake could Discount q
past Of leathery quahaugs ,hard "a
and hat to MI a pie II II better T.
a big spoon than a paint hrush. .
New Workers, at least many ~ ~
have learned these sastronan'c 'u
n if they don't know alrcady L.
hope they will soon ind out tha' a 60
Inc New England boiled dinner. ~
erly prepared, Is one Of the most r'e
ing. economical and n%ourIsh!ng sai "A
Of healthy hunger that was cver dew
even in Yankee!and.
Despite his mush and milk Me-
that Chicago commissioner ia on
right track. and obstructionists Ike ''
must step aside or be run over,
DowN E>s
HAcHENsAcK, y. j., Novemher O."
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An Amazing Charge.

In the address delivered before the
Academy Of Political Science by W.
s. CARTER, president Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
glneers, there Is u denunciatiOn not
merely Of compulsory arbitration but
Of arbitration in general for railway
disputes. Mr.. CARTER scores one point
in the absence Of clear evidence to the
contrary:
"In any arbitration OF a controversy
between railway employ ees and their
employers the latter administer the
award. What would h thought OF the
effectiveness Of a court Judgment en-
forced only BY one of the l%itisants?"
This state Of Affairs may or may
not have proved injurious to the EN-.
ployees of the railways: Mr.. CARTER
does not cite any specific case, but
makes a general charge that:
what are intended to be wage in.
creases are jussled into wage reduc'
tons by railway of'cials."
Is this true In general or in particu-
lar: 1t Is an astounding accusation.
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BOILED DINNER.
4 Down Easter In Exile Resents the
Attack Upon q Classic.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: A
native OF New England. ! read with
much amusement and some resentment
the communication in THE SIN OF No
vember 81 regarding the New England
boiled dinner. Your correspondent signs
himself "V.," which perhaps stands for
an author who exhibits so little knowl-
edge and understanding of his subject.
Any shrewd Yankee can guess In a
minute from VS." description that he
never sat down to a real dinner OF the
kind which he attempts to critlcise. Con-
sequently he is not partial to beef, cab
bage and potatoes a la New England"
not knowing 10 delicious they are
when combined with the other things
tof which he apparently knows moth
ing) belonging TO any well ordered
boiled dinner. That is his misfortune
and the misfortune OF many others whu
with pampered tastes and without due
investigation elevate their noses over
plain and wholesome dishes.
But nothing short of gross ignorance
Except wilful misrepresentation could
prompt the assertion that beef and po.
tatoes are dangerous food, and boiled
with cabbage form 4 ~'gastronomic hor-
ror." Beef and potatoes are staple ar
ticles of food in many countries. Why
should boiling in a Yankee kettle make
them horrible? Cabbage also Is con-
sumed In considerable quantities and
with apparent relish outside OF New
| England, Perhaps "V," prefers 1t served
raw In strips like excelsior, but II Is
far more palatable and digesttble II
thoroughly boiled.
The New Highlander does not continu,
his hoiied dinners from necessity a.
Inherited prejudice, but bccause he il
fond OF them and knows they are good
for him. NourIshed by them, his sturd!
~forefathers were able to work from day
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BUILDING ROADS.
All Nations Are Coming Here "a
Learn How. SAYS an Engineer.

To THE EDITOR OF THE STS--Sir: In
THE Sun for November : there was an
editorial article describing an inspec-
ton tour OF concrete road construction
on Long Island made by a highway engi-
neer. n German s~cientist and an official
from "a Western State.
In this article the highway engineer
is reported as stating that no !nv-stiga-
tons or experiments have been made In
this country covering the durability OF
such pavement construction. and the
German scientist Is reported as outlining
the methods that would have been
adopted In his country for such scientific
investigation,
The highway engineer il certainly not
UP To date. lie should snow that the
Department OF Public Roads OF the
United States Government. the High
way Department Of the state of Ohio
and the Highway Department OF the city
OF Philadelphia. az well as many other
organisations. have built test roads with
various materials to determine the de-
gree Of durability OF each type OF road
or pavement construction. its first cost,
expense OF maintenance. II to secure
all other data which would be OF use
to any one In selecting a type OF con-
struct!on.
Furthermore. there are devices avail
able to any engineer to determine the
wear OF paving surface. n such de-
vices are used by highway officials gem
orally. The engineering department OF
the city OF Detroit some years ago in
vented a machine to determine practi-
cally the durability of all forms Of pave
ment under horse and steel tired traffic,
and such devices are in general use,
There II also In existence another test
ing machine to determine the wear of
rubber tired wheels driven at various
speeds.
1t seems particularly unfortunate that
the general public should he permitted
to believe hat the American highway
engineer is not just az progressive in
every way as his European brother. As
am actual fact. all nations are now com
Ing to the United States to study high
way construction. thereby completely
reversing former conditions when Ameri-
can engineers used to go to Europe to
find out how to build roads.
W. T. CHoLrAR.
INV ynpE Nnyamhar o.
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MISS KENTS RIDING CROP.
The California Congressman's Daush-
ter Hit Hard for Suffrage.

WARRINGTON Nov. 2S.-The story
from California that Representative
Kent Of that state inc Mrs. Kent cam
paigned for opposing Presidential candi-
hates suggested 10 a friend Of the Repre-
sentative another story Of Independence
Displayed by a member Of the Kent
family.
You recall" the story teller said. the
row that was raised over tho alleged
lack Of police protection during the wom-
ans suffrage parade on Pennsylvania
avenue the day before h Wilson in
auguration. A Miss Kent was In the
mounted troop of that parade. A. she
was about To mount her horse in front OF
the Kent home. her father, returning from
q trip over the route of the parade.
noticed that his daughter carried a light
crop. He gave her a heavier one. saying
III you need a crop at all you'll need a
heavy one
You remember how the hoodlums an
noyed the paraders. and would have
broken up the march entirely a 1t not
been for the work Of a few Of the young
women riders. Among them was Miss
Kent. who handled her horse with the
skill VI a New York mounted cop in
pushing back the roughs who were try
ing to manhandle the m%archers.
AT one point a hoodlum darted from
the sidewalk jeering at Miss Kent, who
when she saw him coming raised her
crop over her head. But the hoodlum
didn't know that the rider he had So
lected TO bait was famou wen among
California women tennis players for her
terrific drives. He pinched her booted
leg and then fell back shriekins with a
bleeding welt across his lace.
"'You say It was a slip Of a girl with
a riding CROP the ambulance surgeon
asked the policeman who was giving hin
operating space on the sidewalk. Some
girl. then. for this ruffian will carry a
scar from the top OF his forehead across
his mug to the end OF his chin as lons
as lie lives
1.-THE Rents are a family OF notable in
dependence OF action" concluded the mar
rator.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

Paper pulp Is bs.ns manufactured in
Iiokkaijo and karafuto. Japan.
T~ypewriters are In demand In spain.
An American bank has been opened In
Valparaiso, Chile. VIII n cash capita Of
~. cOo. 900. The object 4. to facilitate trade
between the United states and chile.
The United States Bureau OF Fisheries
has completed a survey of fishing grounds
on the coasts OF Washington and oregon
Halibut. black cod and rock cod. Erayiish,
founders and sol. were found there In
great numbers,
Wood suitable 10Y making oar. Is needed
In the Barcelona district, spain.
inquiries have been made by West Art
can dealers about lanterns, watches and
leaf tobacco.
4 new custom house 1. 20 he bull, at
santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. There
is q possible market for American con-
struction material.
knitting needles are needed IN spain.
Dealers in New Zealand hay. made In
auiries about cretonne for chair covering.
1t Is planned by the Colombian Congress
TO survey the Bay OF Nagdalena prepare
| tory to putting the port OF Bonavcntura
| into an up to date and sanitary condition,
The improvements will include new Gus
| tom houses, warehou ses and docks.
Lyons Is the largest producer Of ;!nsel
" ~ $50
numbe OF operatives In this Industry a.
from 80. 900 to 10000. In 1918 exports OF
,insel goods to the United states were
valued at 1854. PCS.
4 plant FOR the manufacture Of carbide
will he built near Auckland, New Zealand.
To relieve the shortage which II being felt
at the present time, Carbide sells for
$40 a ton and New Xealand's consumption
amounts to 800 tons a year,
The spanish Government has appropri-
ated $50. 900 to help the daily newspapers
OF that country through the present paper
crisis.
During october American shlpyards com
pleted work on nineteen steel merchant
vessels. -Four hundred and seventeen steeI
| ships are now under construction In this
country.
4 car ferry has been started bctweer
New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
Tho boats In the new service have been
designed with regard to local weather
conditions.
Telephone communication In the States
of Sac Paulo and Rio de Janeiro viii b,
improved by the recent am~algamation OF
two large Brazilian telephone companies.
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IN SMALL TYPE.

Scheveningen in winter. The beach
at the gay resort Of Holland Is de-
serted. Clouds stream across the sky
as Belgians fee over the border. A
cold wind blows as from some remote
and frozen sea.
The curtains are drawn in an upper
room Of the hotel and a servant guards
the chamber door. On the bed lies a
man In a fever. dying. His mind Is
clear. Through his thoughts pass a
procession Of pictures, while he waits
for something.
In the first Of these pictures he sees
himself amid the green luxurfance OF
a hillside near the headwaters OF a
tropical river. His companion on the
expedition, a Hollander, has died ana
been buried the day before, and he Is
alone with the natives. who are canni-
balls and head hunters. His native
guide he can depend upon. but no n
else. The dead man shared with him
q discovery hat Is now wholly his.
since the savages do not comprehend
the worth Of those crumbling bits OF
rock gathered along with birds. beetles
and plants by the two strangers.
!" o"e ~. nraor On
a uecisioh anu tneh gives II ~"
break camp. WIN MS suiue ne "o",'
down the river TO an outpost OF ci'i-
lization. the plantation OF n Duten
official. He relates the loss OF his
companion anu SOME =, ."e a",o,
wha1 they sa.nereu. pu' ~ ""' NV
rip open 'he nnins oi MS soa''
oon"e mon'ns "'e,
reaches n"s.eruan, nv 90
SUIT OF the naruslhps !" "a' =.
gone ana WINE aIrahse"e"H
ing maoe LOT MS re'uIn W ~ 81
country this hiheSs 'anes " NSn
turn Hence Sc"e'eh'hse"' ~ :"
curtains. the servant at tne ooor.
Inc dyihg man mas sem a "s
10 ms nome Iaho' which ~ ." wa
win mar Europe. Inc i'essas.
"a eipner "nich can oe .eau !! 'an
u certain s'ahuaru pooN Vi .'".
anu 'oo"'e upe"N -,
sake Ill 'he nue. nv ''pn.'
takes the nrst indexeo reference VI
every word n looks II up. Inc thiro
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ALIEN BoxE AND SlNEw.
The Law Naturallses IN Five Years
PAyslology IN Seven.

To rHs EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: ]
was taught In my youth that every
seven years one had a new body COM
plete. bone. blood and sinew. II that
is the scientific view. should not the
period Of residence before naturalization
be seven years. instead Of Ave?
with a body made OF American food
and having forsworn allegiance to his
native land in favor Of America, what
would be left Of the foreigner? II has
amused me to hear orators at banquets
Of this or that Decentralization society
speak of their foreign blood. They had
in fact less man Cesar's ghost. 1t was
a isure Of speech.
To be sure. German professors. a v
ing an eye on Austria. attempt to per-
vert the meaning Of nationality tndfus,
birth) from where wers you born" TO.
what IL your original. ancestral racer
and have some scholastic following for
example. at Columbia. In his land OF
ours nation means the United States OF
America. II is 40 used in speech and
40 sung, regardless Of dictionaries. a
hundred million people so use II. and
the manner in which they employ the
word seems to be in accordance with
political fact and physiological fact as
well.
II some professor at Columbia thinks
that original race has some relation to
the formation of q nation, let me have
the pleasure Of introducing him to some
Americans born abroad. He will have
IN opportunity OF adjusting theory to
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New Jersey Trsppess' Contfibutlon
to Art.

The trapping season has just opened
in New Jersey and farm boys and pro-
fesslonal trappers foresee the most
profitable winter in years. Otter.
skunks and mink are found in "the
wilder sections Of the State and
muskrats along the Delaware ard Its
tributaries. Not much variety of out
put, but who Gun guess what q musk
rat will be when art begins where nH-
ture left of?
There will be a good sale for the
trapper's catch this year. Soldiers in
winter trenches require cheap skins
for g%reatcOats; fashion calls summer
md winter for more and finer furs.
War transferred the centres Of the
trade from London and Leipzig to St.
Louis. making II the greatest Of raw
fur markets. 1t cut the supply from
Germany from more than $8.OOO,OW
In 1912 to less than half a million I'm
1915. 1t doubled the supply from Can
ada and developed a great trade with
South America.
The American trappers have come
back to their own. Their earnings
last year were $40, 10000. They will
be still more this season. Pelts once
not worth the bait have caught the
high price infection and are soaring
like cotton. The New Jersey trapper
has the advantage Of proximity to a
great market. New York city makes
more than seventy per cent. Of the
fur goods Of this country: for the in
dustry Is m Of those which are char.
acterixed as showing n marked de-
gree Of concentration"
But why class fur making as an
industry? 1t Is an art II there Is
one. What but the highest degree Of
artistry can transform TOmmie aud
Table or Br'er Rabbit into ermine. a
coon into a mink. raise the lOwly gray
fox to rank with his patrician blue
and black brethren. or make the New
Jersey swamp muskrat into Hudson
Bay seal? Is there a painter who
can do as much with his brush and
his little pot Of colOrs?
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to discuss the matter at a time when
prejudice IL absent, when the, drum
has not aroused all that Is selfshly
base in middle aged people. Youth IL
not alone in being aroused by drum
ming. The old gentleman In n IA
mlllar American picture seems to be
strangely stirred by the drum. He
does not look as II he had a base
thought. but It must be SO. He was
n boy once and 1.-THE drum got In its
work then. Young SHAKEsPEARE vas
infected too. THE spirit stirring
drum" he wrote: not the baseness
arousing." A minister. We believe,
had q hand In
See the conquering hero comes.
Sound the trumpet. beat the drums!"
Not a drum was heard at Sir JoHN's
burial. perhaps lest 1t arouse the
baseness which had just been ended.
WEBSTER heard n morning drumbeat,
following the SUM-"
DRAKE knew the drums power to
arouse all that is base In young peO-
pie. He was keen to pass the secret
Oh to Britons.
Take my drum to England. hang ct by
the shore;
Strike ct when your powders runnin'
low
II the Dons sight Devon I'll quit the
port o. heaven
An drum them up the Channel as We
drummed them long ago"
The old sea scourer Is "slung atween
the round shot In Nombre Dios Bay"
but the drum that ratified when the
Armada arrived has hung for three
centuries in auckland Abbey by the
Devon shore. silently arousing all that
Is base.
The most striking example we know
OF baseness, aroused and %arouslng. Is
JAKIN's. The Fore and Aft had de-
cided that service TO humanity or
spiritual unity was not to he furthered
by facing the Afghan firmly and
basly. JAKiN. who drummed. and
LEW. who played the fife. were out OF
tune with this Taclfism. although they
kept the time OF "The British Grena.
der" fairly well. They went on. II
couple OF m%llitarists:
THE tune settled into full swing and
the boys kept shoulder to shoulder
JAHIS banging the drum a. one pos
sessed. The one fife made a thin and
pitlful %saueaking. but the tune carried
far. even to the Gurkhas.
"'Come on. you dogs, = muttered JAKIN
to himself. Are we to play forhever?'
On came the Fore and Aft. Aroused
b~aseness carried the day. but Its young
apostles. JAKIN and LEW. were left
under the heights Of Jagai. They wert
a pair OF rough boys, and every ont
who has read his Kipling will admit
' that Miss TALBOT has analysed then
perfectly In ten words.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE S~UN-Sir. May
! avail myself of the courtesy OF your
columns to recommend that in pursu-
C OF the Thanksgiving Proclamation
OF the President Of the United States
offerings no made in the Episcopal
churches land others too. II I may be
permitted the suggestion) on T~hanksgiv-
ing Day IN behalf Of the suffering war
victims In Europe? These offerings In
the Episcopal churches may be sent to
Il. NJ. Pott. Treasurer, ga East Twenty
third street. and unless otherwise dssiG-
mated will he turned over to the Red
Cross for distribution,
DAVID II. GREER.
NsW YoRK, November ~
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The ArOuser OF Bsseness.

10 Il number of persons whom we
have observed In the toy stores
aiming, with possible view to pur-
chase. certain instruments Of percus-
sion constructed Of cylinders over the
ends Of which membrane Is stretched.
we must present the warning sounded
by Miss TALBOT Of the University Of
Chicago:
"The drum arouses all that Is base In
young people"
lf this were put rs u question
to many hO%usehOlders on Christmas
morning tho vote might be overwhelm-
ingly In tho Affirmative, 20 II 10 best
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Is This Primer for Grownups:

IL Police Commissioner WOODS nd
dresses his latest proclamation on
how 10 avoid injury In the streets To
grown up residents of New York
and W. fear he dOes--there Is mighty
little chance for IA reduction in the
number Of street accidents through
such activities. Adults who have not
learned from experience not to run
across streets through heavy traffic,
not to disregard the patrOlman's sig
nails. not to read a newspaper while
lodging devil wagons. and to wait un-
til the car stops before alighting. have
small chance to be taught by another
master. They have committed their
bodies To the god of chance and aban-
doned their own responsibility for
their acts.
The motorist Is II presumptive Grim
inal. The truck driver rejoices in
spending II half day In II police court.
The delivery man takes pleasure in
extending his workday into the dark
hours. Such the treasured beliefs of
the pedestrian who has heard some
where that to him belongs the right
Of way. and who looks upon contrib
utory negligence ns n cardinal vlr.
tue. Should 1t he at the back OF Com
missioner WooDs's mind to let a little
light into these caverns OF night, his
present illumlnant Ii too feeble for
the purpose.
As for the children, they should be
spanked of the streets. But thi.
having been done. where shall they
go to play?
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ANNA D~ICKINSON'S WIT.
How She Used q Heckler's Own Words
TO shame Him.

To rHE EDITOR OF THE SvS-Si': One
Of Anna Dickinson's first appearances
Ms a political speaker was in Waterbury.
Conn. where she was greeted by a
packed house with a decidedly critical
atmosphere.
Hardly had the opening sentences Of
her address been delivered when an
Irishman in the back Of the hall with a
high tenor voice cried out: "Peiticoat
government :"
Like "A fash came the response from
the speaker That man shows that he
was never under any decent petticoat
government. or else lie disgraces the
mother that bore him"
Every effort made during the evening
10 annoy Miss Dickinson was turned
with equal readiness and effect.
T.. III. BROWN.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. November 20.
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The sixteen Hour Night.

One nisht heard the fairies
Conyersing on the lawn.
The busy little people
who vanish with the dawn
We're c~ensurinE us mortals
For laws that We have drawn.
Loud rose the elm protest
About the eight hour day.
They cried It did not leave them
sufficient rest or play.
4 dreadful imposition
Upon q toiling fay.
They said they were expected
To set u tangles riEht.
A TASK well calculated
To weary any spritc,
And - ". wished 10 work them
4 sixteen hour night,
1cLAhODcBGn WILsos