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The sun., 1916-10-16
SOUTHERN
To Draw Attention to II Is Not Sec.
tionalism,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: When
the southern Democratic oligarchy was
employing black belt return to u
out the majorities in the white districts
the excuse for this fraudulent practice
was the preservation OF white SUI
premacy.' When the disfranchisemen
laws were enacted the prctext for this
device to uphold rule By a political
oligarchy was ito preserve white civili-
zation." The criticism Of Democratic
methods in the South was formerly met
by Southern Democratic leaders with the
cry Of "Do you want the negro to
~dominateT' President Wilson nov
throws an entirely new cloak over the
misdoings OF the Southern regime. to
hide the oligarchy from view. by char
acterizing as 'sectionalism" any refer
ence whatever as to the South being
in the saddle.
OF course the helpless masses Of the
depressed South can't do anything to
throw OF the yoke OF the oligarchy In
the South. but the rest Of the country
tan vote to unload the national control
Of the oligarchy. and It is up to the
voters to determine whether or not the
Southern DEMOCRATS shall continue to
dominate the nation.
JOSEPH G. MASSfSo.
Member Alabama LEGISLATURE 1S9+-lso5.
NEW York, October II.
The sun., 1916-10-16

Of Society to band together and re-
fuse to ship food to the cities until a
bill Is passed giving them 50 II bushel
for potatoes. Or perhaps they might
prefer to insist upon 81 a bushel for
wheat. That can be decided after they
have refused to nrbitrate and been
summoned to Shadow Lawn.
In the Aeantime let us hear no more
Of these quarrels between the farmers
and the labor unions. else Mr.. WILSON
will have TO supplement his railway
trio Of COCKTAILS. CLARK and RrBLEE
with another outfit to investigate the
other half Of his emancipation of the
nations business.
The sun., 1916-10-16
Gum Shoe Bill's Excursion, and Cam
dldste wilson's DenunciatiOn
Of jeremiah O'Leary.

Two Of the guests at the Terrace
Garden meeting for the Interpretation
by Gum Shoe Bill STONE Of WooD-
ROW WILSON to voters VI Teutonic
sympathies have confessed that they
did not hear the finished and cautious
grafton which HENRY .ABEIrs has re-
ported as the contribution of BuL
PHELPs's old friend to that gathering.
These witnesses declare that Mr..
STONE wanted tn make Il speech he
fore the .Arion Society, hut that the
directors Of that association muzzied
him and they testify that the chair
man Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee talked across the table,"
while his auditors continually inter-
rupted him with questions
Passing over the curious fact that
according to the Democratic National
Committee this Informal gathering
included n reporter competent to re-
produce Mr.. STONES remarks verba-
tim, as 1t Processes to make them pub
lie. and disregarding the substance
Of his forensic effort, II Is interesting
to observe that on September IL.
while President WILSON'S supporters
were abusing the "hyphenate" vote
voclferously and Mr.. HrGHEs was be-
ing assailed for not doing something
to ALLEVIATE from his cause electors of
pro-German leanings. the senior SEN
ator from Missouri. n State with II
large number Of citizens Of Teutonic
extraction. the. man who holds the
most influential position in the lcgis-
lative department Of the Government
with regard tn foreign affairs. the
Senator who has frequently under the
most serious circumstances spoken
for the President" was In New York
e%ndeavoring tn induce the leaders of
the publicly scorned fraction OF Amer
lean citizenship to accept Mr.. WILSON
rs their friend and devote their en-
ergies to his political ~
This conference took place on Sep
TENDER 10. and one Of the parties
thereto. ]. N. KOHLMEIrn. has said:
IT don't think Senator Stones talk
changed one vote.
"He did not convince US. and when
he left he seemed to be a very disap-
pointed man"
It was thirteen days later, on Sep
tember 20. that WOODROW WILSON
had the opportunity to scnd to JERE-
MIAH A. O'I.EARy the telegram in
which he said he would be deeply
mortified to receive the vote Of
OI.EARY or anybody like him. and
besought the president Of the Amcri-
can Truth Society to convey his mes
sage OF remuneration to 'many dis
loyal Americans" The mission Of
Gum Shoe Bill had failed; was. It's
failure the incentive N the issuance
Of this extraordinary proclamation?
The sun., 1916-10-16
What Submarine Warfare Did.

At the session OF the Reichstag OF
Wednesday only One voice was raised
for the resumption of Submarine war
fare" (%torpedoing or Smelling without
warning). 1t was Count I'RIrDRICU
Won WEsrARP, n Conservative leader.
who declared that "the use Of unre-
stricted submarine warfare was abso-
lutcly called for in order to attain n
England" 1t Is strange TINT this de-
fusion should PERSIST In the minds of
certain members Of the Re!chstng. and
that there should be any considerable
number Of their countrymen who also
believe that Great Britain can he
brought to terms by the Won Tirpitz
method Of making war upon merchant
vessels.
'Submn rine warfare" began on Feb
rumry Is, 1915. and the German no
tilla literally ran amuck for four
months. What was the harvest?
From February IS to June ~ there
were oi.442 arrivals and sailings ~
vessels Of all n%ationhlities in and
from ports Of the United kingdom.
and during that period only seventy
five British merchant ships were sunk
by German submarines. according to
the London Times. if this should not
he considered n Trustworthy source
of information. there Is II count made
by I.loyd's Register up to November
10. 1915. 1t overs losses of MI kinds
and from every cause In the quarter
ending June 80, 1915. MS reported IN
to November 10. This would include
three months Of Submarine warfare"
The estimate. made with the thorough
system that Lloyd's employs, was thar
~ British merchant ships Of 237. 915
tons had been lost 'by war and by
misndventure. condemned. &C."
How many of these vessels were
torpcdoed or shelled by German sub.
marines was not stated In the table
published, but the significant thing IL
that the ships that had disappeared
from registry were only LIS per cent.
OF the British mercantile marine. The
Germans, ~ course, never accepted
the L.lOyd's tally, and on January |,
1915, furnished figures of their own.
According to the German Overseas
News Agency, which quoted "comIn.
tent authority" since the beginning
81 the war seventeen mOnths) lGS
merchant ships. OF 1919. 400 tons. had
been destroyed by submarines and
nincty.three. Of 04,7O0 tons, had been
sunk by mines. OF the ships ac.
counted for, ga, Of 1.231 ,044 tons,
were British. the loss Of British ton.
mage being stated as so per cent.
The sun., 1916-10-16
How the Other Half Talks.

News OF verbal insurrection
against the Wilson Administration
comes-of all places-from Fort
Worth, Texas. II. y. PorE, president
Of the Association of Farmers Union
Presidents, denounccs the Atkinson
law. He says that Congress has ns
good as taken the oat crop Of the
American farmer and given It to n
email class OF nilrIId workers In the
shape OF increased wages. lie hints
that Mr.. WILSON and his cohorts ought
to get together Immediately and carry
the immortal principle Of the eight
hour pay n little further by lcgislating
everybody into idlencss and wealth.
With feeling Mr.. PopE remarks:
"The defenders OF the Adamson law
have had much to say about emancipat-
ing labor. but how about e~nslavlng the
farmer"
such n mlsconrcpiion OF the nctual
state OF affairs Is dreadful after the
very candid, frank and sincere efforts
OF WOODROW WILSON to please the
tiller OF the soil. Doesn't Mr.. PopE
know that the farmers have been
emnncirntcd too: Has he never rend
that clause Of the Clayton net. signed
by Mr.. WILSON. permitting farmers Ms
well as members Of labor unions to
chspir" In restraint Of trnde? Does
ne not know that the farmers are free
DO the same thing that the train.
me- did! They have the permission
OF Mr. WILSON Implying the Sanction
The sun., 1916-10-16
The Registration.

Registration on the last day brought
the number Of names on the poll lists
M to T3S.11O. or $1,000 more than the
record for 1912. About IO0,Wn bal
lots will he cast on November I In the
city. Under ordinary conditions Of
growth the city may he expected to
gain approximately 10000 electors a
year, but the extraordinary situation
produced by the war has undoubtedly
had nm. effect on the population.
The registration Is satisfactory In
ehat II contradicts the opinion often
expressed that the public Is not in
terested In the election. The ordinary
manifestations Of enthusiasm are III
deed not In evidence. but 1t Is plain
that the selection Of President will not
20 by default. The truth OF the mat
ter may he. and probably Is, that the
electors have made up their minds
already how they will mark their hal
lots. and having arrived Mt their de-
cision. see no reason for any prelimi.
nary display Of excitement.
The sun., 1916-10-16
Newark Draws Richly From the Well
Of Song.

As all the world knows. Newark,
metropolis Of the Jerseys, Is this year
celebrating the two hundred aud M.
ti"th anniversary Of ROBERT TREATS
arrival on the lovely shores Of the
Plssaic. Naturally. IL not inevitably,
art OF the celebration took the form
OF n prize contest In p,~try. Sweet
singers from Portland TO Portland and
everywhere between Canada and Mex
leo twangSd the Tyre in praise Of
New lork's greatest neighbor. To re.
duce song 10 vulgar mathematics, sew
eral hundreds Of sweet manuscripts
were received. Poetry does not ride
MS freight. and Uncle SANS mail clerks
had to work overtime to move the
muses. crop.
Now. after several postponements.
the judges have ceased from worry
and the poets are Mt rest. The three
major prizes have been awarded. The
first. of $3.50. goes to CLEMENT Woop
of this premier town. The second, Of
500. was won hy Mrs. ANNA BLAKE
MEZQuipA OF san Francisco. and the
third. Of 500, by ALBERT L.. TwoMBLY
Of Ph!ladell hin. Mr.. WOODS poem
sings Newark the ~"forger Of men.
forger OF mcn"-which does not indi-
cate that the human documents" Of
Treat Town are anything but genuine,
authentic products.
a Newark newspaper prints the
Wood poem entire and the others In
part. In Mr.. woop's mellifuous
lines the city j. praised for her sweet
self alone: In the others her henllded
qualities are such rs all our Ampri-
can cities proudly and justly claim,
civic merit shown in practical works.
Tie result is mighty well worth the
expense in money. in thought. and
In the labor of the judges. >Thcy have
all done well.
Ten minor Prizes remain To- he
awarded. for 10 poets of 1916 II nifty
dolAlr bill Is minor. Time was when
poets were less Iecunious. To the
three. our hcartlest congratulations:
Ia the ten. Il reminder that 1t was ~
some minor post that TONGrrLIow
declared his verses ''cu,h from the
heart" whenc" all SOM should spring.
To the hundreds who take no prize
In money goes the pride in worthy
effort fruitful of profit without a
dollar sign. And to Newark. greater
glory from coast to coast.
The sun., 1916-10-16
Chopin on the Farm.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SrS-Sir, Win
true sociological acutencss and with
love OF art. Desire Ifscarboura ramblcs
into the heart Of nature and, hearing IN.
strains Of one of Chopin's nocturres
foat upon the autumn breeze from n
farmhouse and porceiving that the
liquid melody Is made by a farmers
daughter. assumes that this Is the caus"
Of the high price Of pork. turkeys. when,
and most everything else.
Now, this is contrary to the teach
!nGs or professors vino have in mary
bright and interesting & informed
us that to make the farmers life happy
with music, travelling libraries and art
would tend to attract people to H.,
farms. increasing production and henc.
lessening the cost Of living.
So, unless this girl played the noe.
turne very poorly, It would seem that
professors are right.
JAMES d. DEwELL, Jr.
New HAVEN, Conn. October II.
The sun., 1916-10-16
The Lady From Montana.

II Is said that Miss JEANETTE RAN
KIN, Republican. described as tall
and with n wealth Of red hair" and
AZ In her early thirties. Is sure Of
election TO the House ~ Representa-
tives from Montana. II that proves
to be the case either JACK Evans.
with two children. and Tom SfOrr,
with three. both Democrats. will have
to 60. As they were elected Cat large)
by pluralities Of about 10000 two
years ago. MI the Montana women
apparently will have to vote for tho
lady with the Titan tresses II she Is
to take her seat in the House with
$50 mere men.
The House Of curse will not look
the same. or behave just as II has In
the past. when the Hon. JEANETTE
RANKIN writes VI. e. after her name.
Members will have to consider her
presence and govern themselves ac-
the lie" any more. and Of course no
throwing Of inkstanLs and f~istlcuffs.
Parliamentary language will take on
a finer polish. We can fancy Uncle
JOE CANNON of Tnnville ~preeninc
himself and furtively consulting n
hand mirror. Profanity will become
a lost art In the lobby. The improve
ment In the vernacular Of members
will be revolutionary. They will all
speak in prose when Representative
JEANETTE RANKIN Is In their vicinity.
W. suppose that she will @ n be-
coming hat and sometimes carry a
bouquet-perhnps always have a nose
gay In n vase on her desk. We shall
expect to see the House look like q
bower of pOsies when she sets the
fashion. She will have 430 guides TO
procedure and practice: vet It will re-
quire some tact on the part Of the
Speaker to recognize the lady from
Montana when she wants the floor.
She will be n problem in divers ways
but she will provide n good deal of
light, color and atmosphere TO n leg.
i~slative body that will be all theGetter
for II.
Representative JEANETTE RANKIN
VIII he n popular member no doubt.
and II she Is Joined In the House by
Others OF her sex Of equal attractions
CrPID mny~ns well he made n page
with a CULVER full of darts.
The sun., 1916-10-16
HUGHES AT CHARLESTON.
His Speech There u Masterpiece OF
Good Sense and A%mericanism.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. Mr..
Hughes in his Charleston. W. Va, ad-
dress said
desire to consider some Of the actions
which have been taken In order that We
may max. a fair m The other
day II was that the alternative Of the
present policy Of the Administration was
war. that any one who undertook to
c~riticise that action must necessarily favor
war. am a man OF peace. and II Is
because ! desire to see American peace
safcguarded that ! Insist upon a firm and
unfinching maintenance OF American
rights and such policies as Will deserve
and hold the esteem OF the entire world.
The policy OF a sound enforcement OF
known rights Is not a policy Of war. II
Is a policy Of security. OF self
when this nation forgets the dignity Of
Its own citizenship and the rights Of Its
own citizens. It will enter upon a period
of dccadence. will invite insults and will
surely end In overwhelming disaster. No
party can stand before the American peo-
pie and say that II will not maintain
American rights, and I propose that this
shall not simply be said but that 1t shall
be done.
The paragraph quoted clearly dis
covers the fact that. instead OF being
a rhetorical politician, its author Is a
statesman Of the right type. and there
fore absolutely worthy the confidence
and ballot of every conscientious. mem
tally sound and truly patriotic Ameri-
can ~elector. be he native born or natu-
rallied. With Mr.. Hughes at the
helm OF state the right man would be
in the right place beyond a shadow OF
doubt. His failure to land in the
White House, would he a national
calamity. p. X. =.
WooDHAyEN, October ~.
The sun., 1916-10-16

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: At
our summer home at Old Orchard Beach,
Maine. in varying quantities. according
TO the season. W. husband with jealous
care the uncultivated beach plum.
II your correspondents want something
tasty and really delectable let them
serve the preserved beach plums and
Juice on their morning grapefruit.
Maraschino cherries do not approach
the hidden and succulent flavor OF the
beach plum.
FRANKLIN II. HAzELroN.
PORTLAND, Me, October II.
The sun., 1916-10-16
THE WILSON TARIFF.
Increased Exports After the War
Would Mean Lower Wages.

~ fhb Epiroh VI ihE ouN-SV' me
most distinctive feature OF President
WILSON'S public addresses that marks
his whole political career as an orator
Is the unexplained advice he gives to
the general public. which includes him
SELF. Tor he always says We must"
Mr.. Wilson has said:
We must examine ourselves and see
whether we can make certain that the
tasks Imposed upon US will be performed.
wei periormed ana performed without IN
The facts regarding that examination
have never been mad public. He has
also said:
We have or.f.r,sd "a h. ,rov,rc,.i
We have preferred to stand behind pro-
teet'ns devices.
We must sharpen our wits to compete
!" inc markets OF .ne World
W. 49,. -
business.
soue.,. Oh. yyyso,,su 40. =, ,,,s.
-.-.-. .N" -.
"N"osuous p"'a1eS I" thes mean that
we must increase our INDUSTRIAL exports.
Mr.. Wilson does not mean the export OF
food products, for the high cost OF liv-
INK is causing the DeODle 10 object TO
their exnor,a,Ion
w., 80, s.. 49,.
- 'p -
'ou ""' "e'.. '"'." w. i'cs'oeh' au-
.o.."" """ "e 'ee'e " NC '"'
,"'' "u'.ee - soou. very soou' ou'
- ploIVu"a o
70
.is. no.
-.
con u,d.r.,,,, no., ,,,. t,..a,saa a.
' ~
'u' "oou'o" "'so" wiz never NNe
TINS ~orinati Tor IL would checkmate
his game. and he knows II we'll. How
ever. the following was published In a
stanch Democratic paper. the New York
Commercial Bulletin Of November -.
1892. nine days after Grover Cleveland's
second election:
II the Manufactured has 70 aec.p, lower
prices for his products he must either close
his works or get compensation In the re-
duc'ion IN the cost OF production. :
80, mAs .,p.ct y'eu H. auo.A OF
a.. -" Wv ' ~au -
r.,or. 20 iocIon,. ava .,,,... rhos. .ho
Y f%ptk ~ Ut plN n NTlhf lnOEe M
hay. taught w~ors,nsm.n tina, a reduction
In the tariff does not mean a relative re-
luct!on In Wages have adul,erated a great
reform with a very paradoHirai doctrine.
That is the truth plainly stated. II Is
the existing war conditions, and not the
low tariH. that Is keeping up wage at
the present time.
Speaking about the hard times under
the Wilson-Gorman tariff law on No.
vember .. 1924. the same paper said
An averas. reduction OF 20 per cent, IN
wages Is demanded by the necessities Of
the employer and equally - the true In
'erest OF 'aosf' WNh mat We might eS-
- M ,. y"
49,. ,orJvt,r. ,an,.i 81" oa,n..
A.. -. .,, = -,
20"
The sun., 1916-10-16

Rumania's appeal to the Allies for
help Is answered by the promise Of
Russian recnforcemcnts and the des-
patch Of French officers to Bucharest.
Meanwhile Rumania stiffens her de-
fence against FALKENHAYN and MACK
EHsEN. 1t IL not altruism that sends
Russian fighters and French strate-
cists to take part in the bitter cam
paigning along the Danube. Reluc-
tnnt az the leaders Of the Allies may
he to see Rumania share the fate of
Belgium and Serbia. Bulgaria's threat
concerns them moro. The great war
hogan in the Balkans years ago.. and
it will not end till the fate OF the
Balkan Powers is settled.
The sun., 1916-10-16

From the correspondence OF DR..
MuENsTEEBERG ii appears that an Amer
lean conscient!ously devoting himself
TO the interests Of the United States Is
guilty 81 weakness. Americans may
Irove they are entitled to respect by
suhord.nating their national concerns
To the welfare Of that country which
conferred MrESsrEIBERG upon us. Surely
n psychologist was needed to evolve
this patriotic doctrine. and all should
be grateful TO DR.. MuESsrERBERG for
correcting the ancient errors by which
We have been misguided.
The sun., 1916-10-16

To THE EDITOR up THE SrN-Sir. With
out calling anybody names and without
putting my neutrality In jeopardy. ] would
Ike to ask YOU or your learned readers
why there Is 50 much ado about the sinking
Of four ships Of a belligerent by q subma-
rin. OF another belligerent and not one
word Of surprise about the sinkiny of Q
neutral ship bearing a cargo Of wheat con-
signed to the Government Of its home
country. II, 4. 9.
wEEnAwkES, ". j., October II.
The sun., 1916-10-16

pfAE SIN: A. TIT, present time whom 40
mum publicity Is being given hv the lral-
ING distributors or milk In this city to the
high quality OF standard which has Ne
veloped since the milk business has he.n
practically centralized 10 a point OF mo.
nopoIy. ! consider tia, the time Is oppor-
tune to request that some excuse or an
apology be made to the public at large
for the equally reverse condition which
has existed for several years past In plar.
Ing upon the market the connection which
YOU and others advertise as "buttcrmilk."
1t has for the period Of forty-odd YEARS
been one OF the pleasures Of the signer OF
this letter to par,ake frequently OF a
drink Of buttermilk. but since the sun
preston Of the small corner stands ,both
The sun., 1916-10-16
GIVE US BUTTERMILKy
Outraged Consumer Adds 10 tbe
MIN P%ur,cyOr's Troubles.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: |
have addressed the enclosed communica-
ton to Mr., Lotion Horton. who Is presi-
dent Of the Sheffield Farms-Slawson-
Decker Company. WILLIAM \. FINN.
New York, October IA.
The sun., 1916-10-16

Give EN- hell. HrGHEs It's coming to
'em-Voicc from the Nebraska audience.
Mr.. WILSON would have said; Your
is familiar Mr.. BRYAN would
have said: 81 admire your motive, hut
| deplorc your methods" Mr.. HUGHES
went straight ahead giving EN- hell:
'Why did they make war nj call 1t
peace?"
The sun., 1916-10-16

To THE EDITOR OF II SUN-Sir: In
your editorial article on "Premicr Te-
rnuchl's Policy" appear the words IAN
unstable equilibrium"
Can there be ian unstable eoui-
librium"? r. r.
SOUTH NoRwALK, Conn. October Il.
The sun., 1916-10-16

This BRD s.. Golfer who has been
summoned To "A police court charged
with Illegal registration Is an old
politician, familiar with all the tricks
of the trade. lie was once a familiar
figure about City Hall. but lately he
has kept away from there. The police
have had an eye on him. however.
and he will be taught now that under
the statutes voting is a much more in
tr.cate thing than IL was in his day.