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The German Campaign Against
England's Food supply.

Mr.. I,ouERr =. Houston. member
for Liverpool. was right when he de-
clared in the House of Commons ON
Wednesday that the Zeppelin prob
lem was insignificant. So far as Eng
land was concerned, compared with
The menace of submarine warfare.
The time may come" when %Xeppelins
operating In fleets and carrying i'm
mcnse quantities of explosives will
be able to lay English cities in ruins
and destroy great numbers Of their
inhabitants; but nj present the dam
age the invaders do is negligible and
tho casualties inflicted are not very
alarming.
The renewed submarine warfare
has already caused heavy losses In
shipping and argoes and unless
checked ii will seriously embarrnss
Great Britain in her conduct of the
n Every day several British and
neutral ships are lorpcdocd, on some
Days as many as six. The attacks
are not haphazard. They are made
on information supplied in some mys-
teriOus way by the German intelli-
gence department, and when II ship
Is sunk she carries II valuable cargo
down with her to the bottom. 1t
may be- war material. but generally
1t Is grain or other foodstuffs. Mr..
%IiorsToN, who Is a shipowner, said
in the course of his speech: .
Between one-third and onc-half Of
the nations food supply Is already COM
ing on neutral ships. If Germany Is per-
sistcnt In sinking every vessel encoun-
tered she a fr!ghten us. Already nell
trails are shy about sending us cargoes.'
No wonder, when n ship can pay
for herself In one voyage, 80 high are
freight charges. Owners who have
made handsome profits will prefer to
lay up their ships until the Allies
have got the upper hand of the sub
marines again, or owners will with
draw from the war zone and seek
charters elsewhere, in the South
American or Asiatlc trade for In
stance. Mr.. Houston reckons that
since the war begun $50 oceangoing
British merchant ships have been
lost "from all causes" II follows,
therefore, that II neutrals should he
frightened away from British home
waters 1t would be impossible to find
enough British ships to bring to port
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
A One Round Encounter at Albany.

That FRANK MORAN. professional
pugilist. has something heroic in his
makeup was indicated by his recent
clash Of arms. fists. &C.. with one
.IEss WILLARD. n superman of the
prize ring: but MoRAN's moral cour-
age. 1t appears, Is eve remark
able than his physical.
MORAN has had the nerve tn 60 to
Albany. for the first time in his life,
and beard the opponents Of tistic en-
counters in their legislative den. Con-
fronting with gloved hands and bare
face Senator JONES. who has been adj
vocating n bill To abolish boxing cy-
hibitions in this State. Moran insisted
that pugilistic encounters furnish to
the race the most practical method
for It's physical development.
The effort Of Senator .JoNEs To
counter this body blow was inefiec-
tive. and to escape further ~syllogistic
punishment the legislator threw up
his hands and agreed To kill his anti
boxing bill at once.
When MORAN eventually wcarieS Of
pucilism he should go into politics
and take his punch with him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
what Might Have Been.

The celebration Of the playwright's
tercentenary In this country must
seem incomplete to those American
theatregoers who have lived without
the opportunity to witness some of
the beauties of Shakespearian inter.
probation which have long been prom
Used to them. These wonders Of the
actors nrt were held before the eyes
Of the public rs possible achieve
men's Of our native players. Now 1t
seems as II after all these golden
dreams were not tn he realized.
1t is improbable for various rea-
SONS that SARAH BERNHARpr will play
Romeo yer to the Juliet Of MAUpE
ADAMS. II seems now ms IL the time
for the fulfilment Of this promise had.
passed. for eve the interchangeable
French actress might refuse to under
take the role of the Montague lover.
Miss ADAMS has never evinced any
desire to return to her Interpretation
Of Julict, although it was announced
regularly that'the union ~ these two
players was to he an important Incl
dent of the theatre year.
And the Hamlet OF WILLIAM Gil
LErrE. II is true that his admirers
feared he might play the part with II
cigar in his mouth, hut they neverthe-
less awaited with eagerness the ap-
pearance of the American actor In the
part. A%ssuredly he would have made
an interesting version Of the play.
Hamlet" with the Prince missing has
been heard Of. But there would prob
ably have been nobody hut Hamlet in
this performance had Mr.. GILLETTE
used the same method with SHAKE
! PEARE that he adopted last spring
with VICToRIEN SARDoU. The stirring
news that the scenery FOR this pro-
duction was already painted was nCe
communicated to a waiting world.
But Mr.. GILLETTE has succumbed I"
the lure Of the camera, and II he ever
plays the Prince of Denmark now II
will he in silence.
And the Lazy Macbeth of MARIE
DREssLER-why has that stalwart
dramatic characterization never been
g after Miss DREssLER's earnest
protestation that she would act the
role or-was it?-bust? Then the
Beatrice of ErHEL BARRY MORE. That
achievement was to be more or less of
n family affair. since join DREW was
to he Benedick. But the production Of
"Much Ado About Nothing" did nor
bring Miss BARRY as its heroine
although Mr.. DREW was Rcn"dick.
So in clancing over the notable
achievements of our actor in tho
theatre Of SHAKESPEARE there must
always he the sense of disappointment
that none Of these beautiful promises
was ever fulfilled.
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BlOedsinnig.

without entering into the interest
Ing genealogical discussion aroused
by the characterization Of his Ameri-
can hosts as ''bloedsinnig' In the
correspondence of the efficient and
highly successful VON PApEN. The
Sun feels that it should he recorded
at this time in justice Ia the departed
guest that his admittedly derogatory
opinion Of the Yankee i%ntellectuals
was not without II defensible basis in
hScprtainrd fact.
II i now revealed that at tho time
the Won raprn estimate of American
reasoning capacity and power of
judgment vas formed and recorded
the critic of our mental processes was
possessed of an intimate knowledge
Of certain proceedings, plots. cOnspir-
acies, then forming and afoot, intoler-
able in their purpose, and beyond
liberation in any other land setting
itself up as civilized. VoN PAPEN
watchei-shHil W. say with paternal
solicitude:-the progress of these
vicious undertakings; and as he
watched. he must have maryellcd.
Beyond doubt II was the wonder
aroused in his mind by the blindness
Of the authorities and license en-
joyed by the conspirators that i'm
PEELED him to set down the uncompli-
mentary judgment the "rare and
safe" messenger did not succeed in
delivering at its private European
destination.
As the unprejudiced citizen contem-
plates the belated revelations of in
cendiary and murderous designs t.
which an inedaQuate hut not unskil-
full police Is now treating the com-
munity. can he find it in his heart In
say that VON PApEN. watching the
successful development of the engine
Of destruction to which America gave
ignorant and careless domicile. was
not well within the bounds of fact
when he applied the adjective blood
sinnlg TO those who permitted It!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
LACK OF WORK"
!, the Phrase a Cover 10 Lay on City
Employers Entitled 70 Jobs:

70 r,,r l,,,ro, op rur s,x-S Sir. In
,bo ,,., ,hr,e ve,rs a yr.,i r.u n.-
a 49,, j., H. 49, c,nnloy haya bean
iaiI ocs "ro,. f.,L - ,.rL e uhich u,.s
not, ,o.ti, l,rkirp aud o,h,r equally
s,r.,, ana .umricn, ,.,sor. whicn
nh ,c,d "a lad "a. nuhIt, IA h.,icyo
,r., ,rc ri,y US ,r.,ersiny , re-ioa
~ told ernnomy number ~ these
rnocn, ,t.s h,, ,.ryed ,bs c,,y ,i,hr,llv
a., ooi,,ar,,v inv reri,d. nj tw.ntv
,e.rs and ov,, 1,hc law rcoulres ina.
.b"ir n,n,, ha rl,rad n, nreferrcd
is, c,r M. nurrose ~, ro,unotn.,rg theu,
=, a lima uhsn wort, r.Snm.d ar
c,,,s, ,ris re,ulr.mon, had IN he fu,-
eiI.d Inn, ,here ma. h,er Mo adhercnre
,n ,he ,aot,irar,en, "a se,ar, MON from
81. H., n.ho, tha r..osx,,y ,r,so ,rd
,jn,o,io,. N, tho ,iy1 s.rylca law do
.s~.i ., rro,ec, e,icih,as ava insrr,
.m"i,n, nuhitc ~ssrvtre haya hoo, mn.
marons
rnrre :. an. sne,tac cas. Tuo .om-
,orc, cn.i,eers, wcra cn,,,oysd hr tho
,.n,,,,, -, S,,,a, .ro,rtr, 1000
'r,,n no., ~ .ooc, absolute ncrfoc,,on IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
THE "O'S" AND MACS"
Another Plunge Into the Sea 81 Irish
History,

To THE EpIroR OF THE SuN-Sir: Tho
words "O' and Mac are as old as the
Gaelic language itself. II are used
similarly to the equivalent words grand
son and son in TN. English language.
Many OF the Irish surnamos o! the pres
cut day are also q: remote antiquity.
but In the olden time those name, did
not descend from father To son.
The -Four Masters wrote the annals
IN 1895. The name OF one of the Four
Masters vas 1ti-Iy, and 8: Il: quite
poss hlc thai tho "b" which he pretNcd
To- ''c Gl,rS Of 9lG wac simply 4 slip
Of the pen. Is there = no proof that
the name was hereditary then. The
name ClcTN means clerk not clark.
1t IL tnc udme TIdrS that mas been reu-
iered tlari.
Brian lioru, rlgH of Tnomoud. having
uSulpcd The authority OF the legally
elected ad RICH. MtidChy, ana having
defeated the latter in battle, proclaimed
himself tii--the fast and only Irish
ktnE. lie then proceeded to establish
surnames. to bcstow Titles and, IN fine,
to create a feudal system. lie was
KILLED at the battle % tIpItaTf IN lull.
Ills f.udal system died with him, as
his SON renowned all claims to HIS
throne.
the Irish now reverted to their for
moi system o. government.
After tn" conquest ~ NE Henry III.
commenced tn" establishment of the
fcudal system-a task which was COM
pletod by Kim John The general cs-
adjustment of irish slruarucS was con-
tCmporaneous with tho Establishment of
the feudal system. We now find newly
created native lords hearing such names
as bifitzmaurice. bNoeey, FitZglhbou,
Fi'Zpatrirk. PITT Is u Norman pr'tiN
which means tho illcgitimate son W a
member Of tho royal family. con- the
other hand there were democratic lrsh-
men hearing such James as Brehon,
Lynch. Joyce, In~scy. 'ourN. carey, Ne,
who s"orucd the Use Of the pr"iiNcs.
Tho prcilAcS "O" and "Mnc' were
Joined 20 hereditary names, therefore,
at the end Of the twelfth or commence
meut Of the thirteenth century, and
have ono 10 ~stsuify descendant. They
are now regarded as u"h.liary or fcudal
proiiN"s. aud are looked upon with dis
favor hy the irish people, because thcy
tle pre0Ncsb rcnlnd them both of
landlurliSm and the foreign yoke.
l~IEouKLNN, April :. JAMES CIERy.
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The New DemOcr attic Chairman.

Governor WHITMAN removed En-
wiN :. HARRIS from his State job
because Mr.. HARRIS knew 50 much
about finance that 1t made the Gov
ernor uncomfortable to have him
around. In the negotiations that pre-
coded his dismissal the new Demo-
cratic chairman did not betray the
political astuteness he should have
shown ; he assumed that the Whitman
administration wanted facts about
state money matters when he should
have known it was anxious only
about excuses.
That the sorry remnants Of the
Same Old Bills following opposed
Chairman HARRIS AT yesterdays
meeting will %!ncr"aS" confidence in his
integrity. But he will need some.
thing besides this To make n surcc>~
of Il party thar. between the malodor-
Gus record Of its not forgotten "ccu-
pancy of the State administration and
the activities of those who wear the
uniform of nSSoclntion with Mr.. VII
son. has fallen into u sad way. MIR.
Osborn labored disinterestedly and
energetically to bring some s"mblanrc
of harmony into It's councils. and the
net result of his endeHvOrs we suspect
to he n feeling of strong relief ON
escaping from n thnnkless Job.
Mfr. HARMS knows State affairs
from the inside. He will h" able to
direct his party in the right path :"
far as State issues are concerned.
But what part will state issues play
in the campaign this year?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
articles regarding cancer and the

articles regarding cancer and the
printing and distribution Of a circular
upon this subject. Periodical lectures
were given to m~idwives, nurses and
social workers. They also offered
grntuitous microscopic examinations
IN reports on suspected cancerous
growths, In order to assist physicians
in immediate diagnosis, in the case
Of patients who IRE unable to pay for
laboratory service. 1t was discov.
cred that the reason for delay in seek
ing advice was not. ns Is usually sup.
posed. fenr Of operation. hut igno-
rance Of the nature Of their disease
by reason of Its painlessncss.
The fact that the beginning Of ran
Ger Is usually not signalized by pain
should he impressed upon the public
with reiterated emphasis. because in
the present state Of II knowledge
the most successful management Of
this terrifying malady Is early surgi-
cal removal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
A MARITAL TRAGEDY.
simple Tale Of the Unequal Develop.
ment Of Man and Wife.

To THE EDITOR or THE SCS-Sir. The
letter OF 80. A. is rem!ndful of a
couple under my observation for over
thirty years. The ma was in a line Of
trade which brought him largely in con
tact with those In professional occupa-
tons. and thus had its educational infiu-
enre in other directions.
He had only a common school educa-
ton. but in early business career WAS
fortunately associated with elders of
mental superiority. who stimulated him
10 adopt a career Of liberal reading.
which. assisted by "A good and
increasing interest IN a wide variety
OF subjects. developed him into one OF
general Information far above the aver
age man. Being Of quiet II modest
demeanor and popular because Of per-
sonal qualities, he was respected BY his
acquaintances. and MS information and
advice were much sought.
At 30 he married a pretty, amiable
and domesticated woman several years
his junior, and her friends believed that
she had made n good marriage. as
events proved. There were three chill
dren. In their early ages he assumed
their character building. because the
mother was indulgent to such an extent as
to mcuac the future welfare. she being
amiable To the point % insipidity. The
wifc cared for the home with all ex-
actitudc OF comfort. but his efforts Ia
educate her In the prac,ica! affairs OF
life were unavaiing. While progressing
himself she remained staEnant, in fact.
rctrorrceslve. with passing years. She
was too Ignorant 20 recognize his SUI
pcriority. In mild tolerance of her
feeble mind. he remained kind and faith
full, but lived In his own home world,
because they had no interests in COM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
The Control OF Cancer.

A recent number of the Mcdicdl
Times refers to the gratifying result
of measures undertaken In Ports
mouth, England. for the education of
the public in the control Of cancer.
Among these the chief element np-
pears to have been one that THE SUN
has constantly noticed the impera-
tive necessity Of suspecting every
growth or tumor rs malignant and
obtaining immediate opinion from a
trustworthy physician with regard to
its mture.
We have repeatedly pointed out
that while no harm could result from
this early attention to what appears
to be an innocent growth, because of
its freedom from pain, its removal
may. In In" event Of its being pro-
nounced malignant, save the life Of
the individual.
II Is gratifying TO report that the
city of Portsmouth has demonstrated
the practical value Of this precau-
tionary measure. The annual report
of Or. FRASER, the Medical Officer
OF Health, for tn" year 1914. states
that there We're only 1917 deaths from
ANGER In Portsmouth in that year, ns
compared with go in 1913; despite
the fact that the population has been
greatly increased. When the educa.
tiOnal measures were put In force in
1913 the canoe death rate Of the city
had for a long time been increasing.
The statistics for 1914 are therefore
the FIRST Indicating a decrease OF
deaths from cancer in the history
Of that city.
TAs methods adopted by the Health
Department included the monthly pub.
ucation In the local newspapers Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
Not the Time for Heated Talk.

To THE l.pTroR or THE SuS--Sir: Per-
NIT ms 10 extend my congratulations
upon your splendid conservatism and
good sense as evidenced IN the editorial
article to-day IN which YOU reserve ON
ment upon the critical situation now
confronting us. Tho feeling OF patriot
ism which prompted this article IL wor-
thy Of emulation by others whose sole
objec, seems to he To infamc the minds
" the public regardless OF consequences.
Regardless ~ politics. now Is TIE time
when we must ali work in harmony for
the protection and honor Of our country.
WILLIAM n. y. rERISR.
NEW YORK, April "a.
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The worlds shipments were 141 .o00,-
600 bushels smaller. while the world q
crop was $50. o00, 900 bushels smaller.
The United States and Canada sent no.
900. 900 bushels more, India 5000, 600
bushels more n Argentina $1,000, 900
bushels more. Russia sent LIZ, O0O, 600
bushels less, the Balkans 81 900 900 less
and Australia 81, 000, 900 bushel less. 1t
Is plain that the United States. Argen-
tina and India nae wheat and sold II,
despite submarines.
The United Kingdom took 1000. 900
bushels more. France $4,000. 900 bushels
more. Italy $4,000. 900 bushels more,
scandinavia, Greece. &c.. also more. Who
went without the wheat? Not the United
Kingdom or France or Italy. Germany
took $1,000. 900 bushels less. and Rel
GUM 10000, 600 less. TOT know that
Belgium did not eat the quantity cred
tied 10 IL in 1914. \ large part OF II
went to Germany. Therefore Germany
took 0S.35c.00 bushels less by water
in 1915 than in 1914, and Germany, Hol-
land and Belgium TOOK iie. 600. 900 bush
els less by water In 1915 than in 1914,
and that Is where the wheat the doctor
misses went. The entire decrease IN
consuming countries takings is accounted
for 10y lessened takincs hy Germany.
Holland and Belgium. not by the United
Kingdom. France. Italy, &C.
surely am proud that We can produce
$780, 00. 900 worth of munitions at a
pinch. 1t makes tho task OF prepared
ness for foreign or domestic foes cause
not only OF pride but Of preparedness.
FRANK GREENE.
NEW YORK. April ~.
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Let the President Get This Out Of
His Mind!

Even when face to face with such
concrete problems of international
policy as confront him to-day Presi-
dent WILSON continues to cherish a
mistaken idea.
He Is o the President Of Human
fty he Is the President of the United
States.
His duties are not vague and gen.
eral. or diffused throughout the earth
in the performance Of what he Is nc
customed to style Service" His du-
ties are specific. they are confined to
the interests Of the United Suites.
and they are defined by the laws of
the United States, o the general
moral law.
II he will get out Of his mind
the confusion of official responsibility
which he manifested In his speech ut
the Jefferson Day banquet, the diff
cult task now confronting him will
become less difficult.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15

To THE ErrroR or THE SrS SIR The
last number of the Southern Messenger Of
Han Antonio, Tex, rcproduces a very
timely article from THE suN under tho
title Let Us Have English" II Is a
strong argument against using slang.
Few there are who arc modest and re-
fined In their speech.
Young men. and | am sorry 10 say some
young women, consider It being smar, to
say 'greaserS" and "nlggcrs." and to call
their parents "old man" and 'old woman"
while farmers are "hayseeds"
Nobody Is called by his or her right
name.
Visitors coming to US are hardly edited
by our coarse slang. which at times is
used to belittls holy things. Continue to
educate your readers to use their tongues
properly. RAYMOND NERSiMoNr. Priest.
DENTON. Tex. April 10.
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the foodstufYs required for daily con-

the foodstuffs required for daily con
sumption.
In England no one now speaks
fiippantly Of the German BLOCKADE"
The evidence Of It's success Mt the
present time Is writ too large. The
proportion Of neutral ships sunk Is
noticeable; on some days It IL fifty
per cent. or more. No suspected neu-
trail vessel Is allowed to escape, and
n dead set" is made against the
Scandinavinns. To spread panic
among neutral shipping circles is
clearly the purpose Of the German
Admiralty. Germany, too. is looking
beyond the war. The more merchant
men she sinks. British and neutral,
the better for her interests In ON
merce after the war. assuming that
ut the worst she will get n draw.
Hut the game has its hazards. A
state Of war with the United States
would deprive Germany Of her in
termed fleet. American ships must
therefore, az a rule, he allowed tn
pass. Some Of the European neutrals
IL pushed too far might seize German
ships lying In their ports, but this
risk is not formidable. There a be
no doubt that Germany desires above
all things to maintain pacific rela-
tions with the United States while
the campaign to cut down Great
Britain's food supply to Il minimum
Is being ruthlessly waged. 1t is plain
to be seen that Germany Is building
great hopes upon the new warfare. As
n means Of d~emoralizing the British
people It seems to he full Of promise.
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To TuE EDITOR or THE SrN--S,r: Permit
me to he the frs, TO orer an epoch making
suggestion,
Let us suppose that Mr.. Wilson. watch
fully waiting for tho returns on November
7, perceivcs that Theodore is beyond doubt
the choice OF the citIzenry.
Like the real and perspicacious patriot
he Is, he should Immediately secure the
resignation Of the Vice Prcsident--I he.
licve his mama II Marshall, Then calling
tho Senate In session for purposes Of con
hrmstlon. he should nominate Mr.. Roose
welt as Secretary Of state, On the con
'irmnt'on Of the latter Mr., Wilson would
periodically resign. and We could get down
TO business promptly. ana I really think
Mr.. Wilson 10 su~eicientiy high principlsd
10 DO all thia RIcuAIp p. RRAA
/NBw YeSK. April u
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To THE EpIroR OF THE SUN-Sir: When
Governor Hughes WAS making his cam
paigu for reelection you published some
verses under the caption Hughes" Of
which | recall these lines
IIuEhcs' Hughes! Hughes! Hughes
\ man predestincd for larger snughcs.
The poets prophecy was az course
handsomely realized when Mr.. Hughes
became a Justice OF the supreme Court,
and in view Of tho possibility Of tho for
mcr Governors %strarping on the bigger
hroCans Of the Presidency 1t Is Timely
and interesting 10 recall the inspired
rhymes. j. q. w.
NEW YORK. April ~.
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The Hon. JOHN DowSEY WORKS.
who urges Mr.. Justice HuGHEs not to
he lured from the supreme Court TO
a glittering mansion further west on
Pennsylvania avenue. speaks with the
wisdom of experience. Senator Works
was a Judge in the supreme Court of
California. There is n relative degree
OF elevation between the bench
wherein the Senator sat and the .
he now occupies and the bench
whercor Mr.. Justice fIuGnEs sits and
the seat he is warned not to seek.
The Representatives from California
a~ffectionately speak of Senator WORKS
az DADDY Dow SEy.' a fact to which
We refer with due respect for the
Senator.
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The "militarism" of the British navy
did not scare the late JoHN FIsKE. the
historian, who knew its record well
and thought that IN modern times il
had behaved decently enough: but
dread of the British navy AS "a war
machine seems to be mn ohscssion
with Senator STONE of Missouri, al
though he Is old enough to remember
that England did not use her power
full fleet in 1895 tn threaten tho United
States, which had no navy to speak Of,
when President CLEVELAND wrote his
famous Venezuelan message.