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School Preparation for Factory Work.

In the latter part Of January the
National Society for the Promotion OF
Industrial Education will meet at
Minneapolis. Two years ago the
Minneapolis Board Of Education ap-
pointed a special committee to study
vocational education" The mem.
bership of the committee included
business men, employers and en-
ployees. Under the supervision Of
that committee, with $5.OOO,OOO be-
quest to support 1t, an industrial sur.
vey" has been made which will ba
reported to the convention.
The plan und scope OF the investi.
gntion are indicated in these topics.
pursued by the surveyors: The rum.
ber OF children leaving school each
year; their nationality. age, school
standing and economic condition tho
kind of work they have taken up
the wages they earn; how they And
jobs and how they fare In them. and
the amount of idleness Of non grad
nate and graduate groups. From IN
dustrial sources Information has beer
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THE UNHYPHENATED.
A Sane Opinion Of Our Sound Citizen
Of German Extraction.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir.
spoken like a man and a proper ci,,-
zen," say ! on the straight talk handed
to us by J. A. Wagner in his letter
headed mo Hyphen Herev''
I'm an American with some genera
tions OF right to the title. but I have
been reproached as "pro-German' be.
cause of an honest endeavor to be neu.
trail In this state Of teneity OF relation
ships. And my neutrality has consisted
chiefly in not damnins every German
among us because ne was born 80.
maintain that a German born who
has taken the oath OF allegiance has "A
presumptive right TO be regarded as a
good citizen. despite his raturai sym
pathies. And that position OF mine is
founded on the conviction that he would
SO prove himself on a showdown.
The German born American citizens
arm acquainted with-and I know many
are as sound citizens At can be found
In our heterogeneous population. even
make bold TO assert my belief that our
German born citizens would in the aver.
age prove their loyalty more completely
than some others we might name; sim
ply for the reason that there has beer
incuicated in them a spirit OF obedience
and discipline deplorably absent In soTn'
elements of our citizenship.
My attitude toward my German borr
compatr.o,s Is ono OF confidence in the
good faith of their solemn underts king
and I haven't an idea that ! would dis
cover that confidence misplaced should
occasion arise for IA "ca.l to the colors"
JOHN WORTHY.
N-.r, Vnuy January 4
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HE STOOD BEHIND WILSON
And That Accounted for His Physl-
cal Condition.

Hor SPRINGS. Va. January 2.--Since
the arrival here Of President Wilson
and his bride their goings and COM
ings and the incidents of their honey
moon have naturally supplied the top
les for most of the conversation in
and about the hotel. Privacy has been
assured for them through the efforts
of the hotel employees and sym
pathetic attitude Of mind on the part
Of q majority Of the guests.
A contribution to tho Presidential
comfort not to be ignored has sprung
from the fact that many Of the other
visitors here are newly married coup
les. as anxious for quiet as the so
Journers from Washington themselves.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson wanted quiet
they were not unique in their desire.
This WA curiously demonstrated at
the New Years reception given by the
President in the hotel corridor, at
which several couples who might rea-
sonably have been expected to attend
such function were not present. pre-
ferring their own society even to the
opportunity to meet the White House
bride and bridegroom.
lie iT66Iueul dHu ukIb. INV '
endeavored in every way to escape at
tcntion. II has been obvious that they
submitted reluctantly to the necessary
guardianship exercised over them. and
would gladly have dispensed with the
official protection which was given to
them. A number Of amusing incidents
in which enterprising photographers
figured have occurred. II is asserted
that some Of the stratagems resorted
to by these resourceful chaps have
been successful and that larger
number Of imposed photographs Of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson were taken thar
has been disclosed. The most enter
tanning tales of the pursuit of the cam.
era men will never be recorded.
One tale--in which no photographer
is involved-has recently had wide, 4
repressed, circulation. Soon after tn
arrival Of the President here an.
other visitor attracted attention. This
| stranger was apparently IN feeble
health. and his physical appearance
| excited the utmost commiseration. HI!
back was crooked, his limbs were dis
torted. and he was, in fact. poo
| wreck of a man. Considerable specu
lation as to the cause OF his condit!o
| was indulged in Some said gou
others rheumatism, and certain OF tn
gossips inclined to the theory that tn
unfortunate fellow had been the vic
| tim Of q premature blast. At length
| q piazza acquaintance Of the object o
| this curiosity plucked up courage I
inquire from him as to the nature o
his disease.
| You will pardon me, am sure.
said the Investigator. but / shoul
like to ask II your physical condition
is the result OF disease or accident"
| Hell no." responded the invalid
waving a deformed arm in the air T.
emphasize his words. II got this wa
trying to stand behind Wilson's for
i eign policy!"
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Our Interest In War Finance.

Uneasy souls among us are worry
ing over the mountains of debt which
Europe is piling up in the war and
wondering what the consequences will
be. They are making the mistake Of
trying to apply rules Of logic to prac-
tical affairs, to the most practical af.
fairs indeed with which nations ever
have to deal. The same mistake was
made before the war In arguing to
the conclusion that the worlds peace
could not conceivably be broken on a
great scale because the logic Of
finance forbade 1t.
Belligerent points of view are diff
ferent from ours. The concern Of
the warning nations is not with the
problem Of future discharge or ac-
commOdatiOn Of war debt, but with
the problem of getting funds now to
carry on the war. Their case Is ex-
nctly like that of the average citizen
who in the face of a tremendous per
sonnl emergency. such as the impera-
tive necessity of battling for the life
of u wife or child, will go to any
length of debt to obtain the means
to provide the treatment by which
health may be restored. The war to-
day is exactly like that. More than
anything else 1t has become wnr
of financial resources which may be
made available to the ultimate pound
or mark, for all the struggling nations
feel that financial exhaustion Is
likely to he the deciding factor.
Our interest in the finances of the
war Is not, however, limited to an
academic consideration Of the waste
Of wealth that is going on or to a
futile application Of logic to the CO.
lossal obligation which war expense
Is accommodating. The subject has as
poets Of practical concern. and we
must remember that when the war Is
over the debt which IL left behind
will be dealt with in the same prac
tlcal fashion with which the expenses
of the war are being handled. Europe
is going to do the best that It Cur
with the conditions that exist wher
the reconstructive tasks Of peace are
inaugurated. 1t Is good deal easier
to talk Of the danger Of repudiatior
of war debt than 1t will be for any
country to repudiate Its debts.
| When we are told that at the enc
OF a third year Of the war the tota
British debt will be In the neighbor
hood of $27, 900, 600, 900, the question
Is naturally asked how such an obi
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supply? The advice il good. but better
still would be a Federal commission to
compel the short story writer's to give
up the secrets Of their vast deposits
OF the precious mineral in our own far
West Shall their heroes who have
perished miserably In deserts Of raw
wealth be permitted to have died in
vain? The commissions opportunities
Of revelation would be unlimited. The
story tellers know where the buried
treasures Of the Incas lie, they have
uncovered Captain kIpp's caches; they
know where AuRuNozEB's savings bank
was located, and they report acres Of
platinum In the North End Of the
world. AL this they tell with a vague
ness that should no longer be toler-
ated. Let Secretary HOUSTON peti-
ton Congress for q commission with
powers primarily agricultural but with
privilege Of cognate extension Of the
field Of inquiry. and the inquisitora
will do at least as much for the coun-
try as Ia commonly expected Of or OBJ
tained from their kind.
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or the big gun ships England has lost
eight dreadnoughts and three armored
cruisers, the dreadnoushts being the Au-
dacioue, $4,000 tons; Bulwark. $4,000
Formidable, $4,000; Irresistible. $4,000
Ocean. 1880: Goliath. 1880; Triumph,
1880. and Majestic, 14.9o0, and the ar.
morcd cruisers Aboukir. 10000; Greasy
10000, and Hosue, 12.000.-Weshtn0to
despatch.
The Audacious IL the only dread
nought on the list. All the other bat
tleships named antedated the Dread
nought, OF first all big gun ship, which
was completed in 1905. The Bulwark
Formidable. Irresistible and Triumph
were laid down in 1901 and finished In
1904; the Ocean and Goliath were still
older ships. completed in 1902, and the
Majestic goes back to the time Of oul
war with Spain, for she was commits.
stoned in 1898.
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Keep a level head and lock up
the vocabulary laboratory. The more
serious the situation the less need OF
impressing Its gravity on any mind
worth troubling about. The more
general the perception Of the gravity
Of events the less occasion for In
fiammatory parts Of speech. These
may be platitudes, but they are Ak
IONS of common sense. They have
worked we'll In every previous crisis,
real or apparent They have not lost
their value now. Nothing Is easier
than to sizzle In the rhetorical way
In advance of twelve Of the clock.
Therefore keep the tongue cool, how
ever hot the heart; and shut up the
unofficial vocabulary-laboratory. AT
present let LANSING do the talking.
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Candid Opinion Of an American.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: Our
diplomatic triumph in the Ancona case
was completed just In time for another
slaughter Of the innocents IT the news
paper accounts are true in substance as
TO the sinking OF the Persia with her
company OF women and children. and II
our Uncle Sam Is to be content witt,
another sharp note and diplomatic
'.triulnph." he will present n spectacle
much like a fat policeman who stands
aloof for fear of soiling his uniform,
while a mad dog Is tearing women and
children before his eyes. Even now the
newspaper cartoons have ceased pictur-
Ing him In the grim and noble pose so
popular six months ago. Why? Is II
not because he was beginning to look
ridiculous
Americans do not relish the idea OF
being looked upon by and by as ma
ton OF poltroons. II. A. BRIGGS.
NEW YORK. January 3.
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The Unknown Quantity.

This is the time of year when the
statisticians foot up their columns
and give to the world the results Of
their work in many varied lines of in
vestigation. In a general way the pub
lie is now cndeavcring to estimate
what have been the gains and losses
accruing to commerce, science, art,
literature, population and other valu.
able assets Of the race during the most
destructive twelvemonth In the his
tory of mankind. The statistics for
1915 now being published in the news
papers are Of value and interest, but
they fail in their entirety to give us
the enlightenment we crave regarding
the full price that humanity has been
forced to pay for the cataclysm Of a
world war.
The race has lost In Europe during
the past year potentialities invaluable
to its future to u degree far beyond
the power Of the most expert statis-
tician TO estimate. Killed In battle
have been the geniuses Of the next
generation, the poets, musicians, play
wrights, scientists, the young men
with creative imaginatiOns, destined,
had not war supervened. to throw the
light of their inspiration upon the
darkness that forever menaces civili-
zation. 80, the pity of 1t, lAGo!'
Were this really an enlightened worli,
the nations, without changing their
comparative numerical strength in
war, would send their old men, not
their striplings, to the battlefields.
Youthful genius. with its golden task
undone, perishes In the trenches while
graybeards who have fulfilled their
mission upon earth remain to muddle
the work that it belonged to the gifted
young men TO do. 20, mourn for
ADoNAIs-he Is dead" He who was to
sing the songs of tomorrow, to paint
it's pictures, to advance It's scientific
research, to compose its music, tO
write its books has been sacrificed to
the Moloch who destroys withou,
making distinction, both the prince
and the pauper. the hero and the
coward, the genius and the clod.
So many killed, wounded and miss
ing, so many billions Of money ex
pended In the conflict, so many wild
ows and orphans made by the war
statistics such as these stagger tho
imagination. But It Is. after all, the
elusive, unknown quantity in las
years mad destructiveness that ap
pals us. The possibilities for ad
vuncement in all worthy lines of hu
man endeavor that the world lost II
1915 on the battlefields of Europe car
never be estimated, but must remail
to future generations subject 70
sad conjecture, a permanent reproacl
TO that iconoclastic tendency of war
like races that destroys the most pre-
cious of all Images. those that canno
be seen by the eye of man and ar
real only to his soul.
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C.ptsin Tuuney OF the Bomb squsd.

To the Investigation Of the mys-
terry surrounding conspiracies to vio-
late the laws of this State and the
United States In the interest Of GER
tain belligerent nations, the city Of
New York contributed the services Of
THOMAS TUNNEy, acting captain OF
police in command Of the Bomb Squad.
His appearance in the chase was coin
cident with disheartening disap-
pointment suffered by another agency.
and his subsequent activities are
largely responsible for the success
which was finally accomplished In the
pursuit Of the pl0ttcrs.
Under its present system the Police
Department receives credit for sue
cesses, as II takes blame for failures.
The custom of erecting Individual
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Go to II, ushers.--The Rev. BILLY
SUNDAY.
After the tin pans had circulated
at Trenton the reverend gentleman de-
clared that the morning collection was
punk" The total was $500. and Mr..
SUNDAY had expected a much larger
haul. But during his soul saving dis.
course he had said; II believe In tho
biggest gun, the best ship, the biggest
torpedo that can spit ESQ pounds OF
guncotton and turn the other fellows
battleships into junk heap ut one
smash" Apparently the TrentonIans
were holding back some Of their money
to pay for the Sunday navy.
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we have prospored in the past b
using foroi.u Clptal ard thought there
Wa advantage IN having II rather tina
In returning II. Had we reached tNs
stage where in the natural order a. '
would no longer he true? Even II
lad. IND IL interest rates had found
p,"uaNrut level IN tbs COUNTRY a. lo"
as no England and France. there wou.
not under normal conditions hav" bee
such q Wholesale return of our se"ur'
,ics oar arcunulalpns of new capita
would have gore into icw undertaltinC'
AZ home or abroad. Instead of makH-
shells and other materials Of warfaI
during the past year We would hay
made structural steel and Implements o.
Industry, and while the immediai'
nroiits might have been less nobody ca
doubt that the wealth producing capacl,'
Of tho world would have been greate
In the latter case, and since tho suppl
OF Consu!nable wealth is always liquil
II hardly can he questioned that IN the
long run the people OF this country a.
well as other countries would have bee
| better off"
1t is pointed out that one of the cor
mon grievances a"atnSt the labor uniOI
! il that they pcrs stcntlv ondcavor g.
restrict the output, acting on the n,
| taken idea thut there is only iiWitc,
| amount ~ work 70 he done and that
| is good policy for them to make i
| a. far anI pay as much In WAGES ,'
| poSS.N,c Tn" theory that We shah
| better in trade with Germany and Gre.
! Britain out of competition is based
q similar error Upon the suppos.tio
, that there il only limited amount q
work TO be done in the world ard only
! limited amount OF trade to b" hgi
whereas there is practically no l.w.,
the amount OF work TO hc done ur
amount OF wealth that may be ere .,'
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Stationary Symmetry Of Clock Hands

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Siv. The
position OF the hands on the jewellers
clock doesn't seem to need any expla-
nation further than that II divides the
face of the clock syunmetrically. At
eighteen and six-thirteerths minutes
past the hands are equally distant
from the XII" and also from the
"VI' and two-thirds OF the face Is
above the hands. half on each side Of
the middle. II.
NEW YORK. January 3.
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A Literary Prescription

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Here
Is a three foot shelf OF books for timely
Washington ~eading:
"Froissartl. Chronicles"
THE Age OF Chivalry."
"Rollo at Work. and Rol!o at Play
"IIne Upon Line and Precept Upon Pre-
cept."
THE Book OF Golden Deeds "
Miss Alcott's Little Men"
"littis Lord Fauntleroy."
"Creagy's Decisive Battles OF the wo-!d.'
THE Three Feathers"
BIBLIoPHILE.
New YORK, January 8.
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on this subject the city Bank ed. ,..
says:
''A.l trade IN the last analysis co"ei- 3
of an exchange OF commodities. and IT,
greater country's prolu't,or Tho
greater its purchasing power WI b bf
The United States has AL uppo'tura
10 introduce Us good, into u"T a.,
hcts, hut thos" markets cannot I..
goods as In the past uui,se 'hrv go
supplied with capital from outside. :.
oth"r worls, II We ,r, to pee the Nll
of Great Britain ana Germany in fore =
trade we mus do their work gDf $40
have the problem OF duNg il a'i ;'Hl. -
back our own securities at 'ne San
time"
II we are 20 mako any r'al e.
under these CONDITIONS or escape o..
share or the general losscs H., ''
cular says, Il must be hy using ol
productive power aui resources We" p
new nnd extraordinary degree of =
ordination and .thvlr!cY, SAh>' ~
gains In ~" conditions OF tlr |ar'
,arncrs or the employers are not iU'.
At thc cNrvnsc OF each other uN r.j'
ing profits or wagos hut ty iu."" as. r..
the output, which l., nlW.Ns I.r. N.'
and e constantly being durs
further pointed uu' thJt # 'h' 'oN'
Try Is to succeed in forging aIraI
it hopes TO du tEcrr must 70, cam
pairn not only of coordination v' "'''
Labor and capital but also a c1"'pi! .
of efY'c'ency on All slic-
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Further Medical Advice.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Ad-
hitting the authority Of the diagnosti-
clan who asserts that Mr. Charles II
Belts of the Lyons Republican Is suffer
ing from pol!tico- co-hydrophobi.is. there
Is no mistaking the disbelief of the vic
tim In the efficacy Of the cure known as
"a hair from the dog that bit him"
JOHN 7. DAWN, NJ. d.
NEW YORK. January 3.
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Abandonment OF the test ride for field
officers Of the army, inaugurated by
President ROOSEVELT. Is urged by Brig
adler General r. A. GARLINaroN, In
specie General, In his annual report
The ride has failed to accomplish any
good purpose and should be abandoned .
he said.--Despdtch from Washington.
Obviously General DARLINGTON is
Colonel can come back
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1t can be no friend Of the Demo-
cratic party who IL advising the post.
ponement of the defence preparedness
legislative programme until after the
Republican party has declared its
principles in the convention next June
Such cunctation would be the sures
way. In view of the present temper OF
the electorate. to shift the Responsible
ity tand the credit to Republican
shoulders. Is the report part Of a hos
tile plOt2
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Patriotic as the impulse IS that
prompts the postmen's request for the
privilege of wearing American flags on
their uniform coat lapcls, il is doubt
full II such a suspension OF the anti
Insignia regulation would greatly stim-
u,ate public loyalty: and experience
has taught distrlist, because OF 1t
powers, of the opening wedge.
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Pcrspicaclous an Is Secretary HOus-
TONS warning to farmers of n shortage
In fertilizers to be caused by the d.
version of potash into other manufac-
lures, 1t is surprising that the head OF
the Department OF Agriculture fails
to perceive the one sure way out of
the dilemma. Conserve the available
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The Fire Department has undoubt-
edly conferred on New York the most
valuable New Years gift the city has
received. Through the activities of
the fire prevention bureau the number
Of fires in 1915 was reduced 1000 from
that Of the preceding year. The de-
partment intends to reduce the total
by another thousand this year. and
thus pay a continuing dividend to the
taxpayers who support IL.
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Subject for great historical paint
ing to adorn the national Capitol when
the new Nelasquez arrives: WILLIAM
j. BRYAN congratulating HENRY FORD
on the success Of the voyage OF the
oscar IL.
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In view of the Ilc, that tar ls~s
Of New York VIII open their r.y...
for fund, Friday the l'uv S....
America hay, d,rid.l "a n.-it
c~ort 10 raise ~, rcmlnp ,| =
5000 0oo fund tor two uu,'N.
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Mr.. Henry FORD could stand the fail
ure of his peace mission 10 Europe.
but Lord RosEREIr will never be for
given for speaking OF Mr.. Ford as "a
manufacturer OF perambulators. ! be-
licVe"
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Tho Turnup of Tony

Dean kirchwey his psychology
Has had 4 cheering boost,
Tough Tony oomes with French leave bav,
To valet where he used,
All Sing Sing sighs In glad rcNe'
Tho prisons fun OF JOY:
The breach OF con6d"n"" * h"ni"I
Home 10 he Wandsring boy
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Information and Confirmation
rom the Ner Orleans Item.

From the Ner orleans Item,
There ~ always TO he remembered tho
exclamation OF the man who had boon
summoned to talk to the President about
Mexico.
NO" said the man. ~ didn't give him
any information. II wasn't information he
wanted, II was confirmation. And no
wouldn't take anything else. and that " ls
tust what didn't have to give him
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To simplify Work.

The purpose of the branch IL Of course
to simplify the passport difficulties of
persons VINO desire for business or for
pleasure TO leave the United states
through the port of New York. II is
obligatory for every person, no matter
where his destination is, to have 81 pass
port. They are required for trave! in
Europe, for voyages to the West indies
or to Bermuda, for trii~ TO Canada even.
The new regulations developed by the
general war situation and the require
ments of neutrality produce AN Infinite
amount OF detailed work.
within the principal private Office sits
the passport expert OF the branch, Walter
W. lie Mat. assistant to the chief of the
bureau OF citizenship. Mr.. lie Mat Is A
young man, afr1ble. alert. quick in de-
cision, a perfect encyclopaedia of the
pa assport complexities. To him. every
minute or SO. rush one OF mis- assistants
bureau clerks, with a point that must
be solved instantly.
First of all Il is necessary FOR a
traveller to present at hhe Office three
photographs OF himself printed on thir
paper. such as can easily be attache,
to the documents. If the applicant Is 4
native American n birth certificate mus
bc presented, together with documentary
evidence TO show that there is an i'm
perative reason for going to Europe. j
a journey 10 any part o. the Wcsterf
Hemisphere Is 10 be taken the impcra
tive reasons are not requested.