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To France.

To-day is the 16Oth anniversary Of
the birth Of LAFAYETTE, friend OF the
American colonies. 1t Is the third
anniversary of the beginning of the
battle of the Marne, the pivotal con-
fict Of n war still in progress.
LAFAYETTE, aged nineteen, landed at
Georgetown, South Carolina, In the
spring Of 1777. was commissioned Il
Major.General on July 81, nnd was
wounded in rallying American troops
at the Brandywine, September II.
He brought with him to these shores
eleven companions, money and power.
full influence
American wealth and resources
were placed at the service Of France
in the spring of 1917 and American
troops landed In France early in the
summer of 1917.
France, who sent us a man In our
hour of need. we shall send YOU n mil
lion men. If wanted. in your hour of
greatest need. For the millions of
dollars You sent us we shall send you
thousands Of millions.
For the victory you won for us at
the Marine we shall give you Il greater
victory nearer the Rhine.
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4 Platform Of AmeFicanlsm m

1t is small wonder that the dignified
meA attending the convention Of the
American Bar Association stood on
their chairs and cheered and tossed
their hats when ELIHU RooT read
these resolutions:
THE American Bar Association de-
clares its absolute and unqualified 10y
! atty to the Government of the United
States. We sre convinced that the fu-
ture freedom and security of our coun-
try depend upon the defeat of German
military power in the present war
I'VE approve the entrance OF the
United States into the war before II was
! too late to find success through the
united action of the democratic Powers.
We urge the most vigorous possible
prosecution OF the war with all tns
strength OF men and materials and
money which the country can supply.
I'VE stand for the speedy despatch OF
the American army, however raised. to
the battle front in Europe. where the
armed enemies OF our country can be
found and fought, and where our own
territory can be best defended.
We condemn all attempts in Con-
gress and out OF il to hinder and en-
barrass the Government OF the United
States IN carrying on the war with
vigor and effectiveness. Under what
ever cover OF pacihsm or technlcality
such attempts are made, We deem them
to be IN spirit pro-German and in effect
giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
We declare the foregoing to he over
whelminsly the sentiment Of the Amer
lean Bar
II is II complete statement of Amer
lean purpose. unadulterateL with cant
or snivel. II contains no prescription
for Il false peace. Send the sword
abroad. ii lays. and choke the traitor
at home. 1t is Il model for adoption
ut every meeting of two or more
Americans. whether in the school
house at Smiths Forks or in the Con-
/ gress of the United States. 1t Is n
confession of American faith whicA
, does not need the addition or subtrac.
tion of a single sentence.
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"ConscriptinE" wealth.

We are not of the opinion that dol
lars and lives are proper subjects for
comparison in measuring the sacri-
fees of war, but since Senator LA
TOILETTE and his associates persist in
relating the transcription" Of wealth
to the drafting Of men for military
service we should like to ask them n
question or two based upon their own
favorite analogy.
If 1t should be discovered by some
future registration similar to that of
June 3 last that there were in the
United States twice as many men of
military age as had been estimated,
and twice as many without causes for
exemption or discharge as had been
estimated, would these Senators in
Congress favor drafting twice as
many men as the Government had
expected to obtain?
AS Il matter of expediency, If from
no better motive. we suspect they
would not. The effect on the birth
rate might strike them.
Does II occur to them that money
has Il birth rate? That to drain the
wealth Of the country too rapidly
may fatally decrease the growth OF
national wealth? That nations
wealth. the sinews Of war. Is ulti-
mately measured not by its size but
by its reproductive power? That the
more money Il nation Is able to leave
in the hands of its citizens the more
money it will be able to command
when IL needs IL most?
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THE WELL BRED DOG.
lie Needs TO he Taught TO Obey. hut
Not 10 Love or Honor.

To THE EprroR OF THE SUS-Sh: I
wonder 10 'Modern.' the dog hater. has
any children. And are they as well
behaved. do they obey as we'll and do
they appreciate the love and sacrifices
of their parents as a dog appreciates the
love of his master?
Since modern ideas have taught the
child to say but YES" or NO" instead
OF "Yes. sir" and '.No. sir" how few
children have the manners Of dog
Oh. what a comfort during the lonely
day or long evening to mother or father
is the family Cog. And how he does
appreciate the few scraps that might
have been consigned to the garbage
pail. But the kids" how grand and
lovely they are. too. when they don't say
Meow and "Yeeas" and show respect
to their elders.
II the neishbor's dog barks or is an
roying complain about II, as you would
his kids. for II Is easier to make a dos
behave than children; anG IL Modern"
has ever had both II IL his own fault IL
his dog VAS ruisanfe TO him and his
children to other people.
A LOVER OF Born.
NEW YORK. september 5.
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Missing From the National Parade.

The President of the United States.
Chief Executive of n nation of no..
100000 people. thought It patriotic
duty and an honor to march at the
head of the new recruits. the Army
Of Freedom, In Washington.
Behind him marched every Cabinet
officer; Major-General ScoTT, Chief
~ STAFF Of the Army; Admiral Ben.
SON. Chief of Operations Of the Navy
sixty-twO Senators, 27S Representa-.
tives, hundreds Of civil war veterans
and representatives Of scores Of pa
triOtic societies.
Four Senators who are veterans OF
the civil war, and who now have
passed or closely approach their three
score years and ten. marched side by
side. NELSON Of Minnesota and WAR.
rem OF Wyoming fought for the
Union: BANKHEAp Of Alabama and
MARTIN Of Virginia for the Confcti.
eracy. But under the tossing flags
that bedcckcd Pennsylvania avenue
they kept step to the national airs
and to the sentiment of nation
united in its war upon German au'
tocracy and barbarism.
Five Senators who have ut many
points been at odds with the war
policy of the Administration never
theless attested their loyalty by
marching with the patriotic column
STONE. vARDAMAN. GRoNNA, NORRIS
, and KIRBY.
CHAMP CLARK. n strenuous Oppo'
nent Of the cOnscription law before
It's passage. testified to his support OF
Il now that 1t Is law by steppins
off the miles between the Capitol
and the White House. BY his side
marched "Uncle JOE" CANNON, whOst
eighty-twO years were to him no OBJ
stacle to giving expression to his
patriotic fervor
One figure, sturdy. fat. even pudgy
was missing from the parade. Sen
atOr RoRERT NJ. IA FOLLETTE was con
spicuously absent.
How does Wisconsin feel abou.
this incident?
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MIR. MuPphy's Great Truth.

No statement Of political conditions
in this city has been uttered that is
wiser or more undcnIAhc than one
which fell on Tuesday from the lips
of CHARLES r. MURPHY:
This year the people nave made up
their minds"
A heart to heart talk with every
voter and his wife could not result
in any other conclusion as to the po-
litical poise Of the city. Persons may
have doubts about the oysters of
early September, about the wisdom
of moving TO another fiat, about the
percentage of excess profits that
should be levied upon. They may be
undecided as to whether EZRA POUNn
is preferable to SwINEuRNE, OF
whether Bulgarian should be taught
in Kansas schools. B,il in the matter
of the city campaign. to which the
Chief referred, their minds arc indeed
made up, tucked in, buttoned fast and
battened down.
From Riverdnle to ROckaway. from
Chelsea TO Little Neck, the majority
mind of the six millions has little on
It of political weight except the me.
chanical processes of the prmarie,
and the November voting.
No city ever approached an elec'
'tion more contented with lis servants
or more willing to trust itself to them
for four years more.
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THE DARK TOWER.

On Fire Island Beach, a little way
from the lighthouse. stand two towers.
One is Of wood. pleasantly weathered
and something between the colors Of
sand and beach grass. The other,
nearer the oceans edge, is straight,
black iron shaft slightly enlarged At its
summit. There is an unmistakably
grim air about this rigid and funereal
column. To think Of II as a telegraph
station merely is impossible.
Had this forbidding pile Of unrusted
metal stood there little over two CEN
turtles ago william Kidd had never
coasted from Delaware Bay to Block
Island nor ventured into Boston to
learn the price Of piracy. And had this
black plinth been painted white or
green or sky blue pink before the ad-
vent Of Captain Schreck the Atlantic
would wash less easily along the beach
that runs below.
For Captain Schreck saw the dark
tower - all evildoers must see It.
His vessel emerged from under water
slowly and with caution. sweeping the
horizon with its periscope and finding
all clear. The sealed orders had been
opened: Captain Schreck knew exactly
what he had to do and knew 1t to be
something worse than piracy. 1t was,
in short, murder: a murder Of men,
women and children and an act in no
way connected with the prosecution of
the ends of a war.
An act Of frightfulness. impure and
simple.
When Captain Schreck came forth
from his vessel II was late afternoon.
The sun was behind heavy clouds. An
| awful pallor and hush overspread the
sea. In one place only was there a
relief from the dreadful glow preceding
| a storm. Through cloud rift the rays
Of the sun. as II concentrated and
pouring through a lens. struck full on
the beach. They lit up with fearful
column OF iron rising where the ocean
! ended and land began.
This. then. was the fate that awaited
! him. He was to do cold murder and
pay the penalty on that ehastly thing
set up on the shore OF the sea. the
scene of his crime. A gibbet or a
guillotine?
a blade swiftly descending. tho
| eleam Of that awful sunlight on the
bright steel, or a rope Strengthening
and swapping taut in a flash? 1t mat
tered nothing either way. There would
/ he die as a warning to all men on the
high seas everywhere
Captain Schreck felt clammy
sweating from his pores. He stared at
the orders. with broken seals. that his
hand continued to clutch without con-
scious effort. He thought confusedly
A deed OF frightfulness and frightful
penalty: no. not frightful-Captain
Schreck was no coward-but shameful
hideous. public and mean. He could
never do it. He could never pay that
price. And he could not retreat.
! All. here was a patrol boat coming
Gott sci danket. Ne would die the
death Of a man.
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BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS
An Existing Organization which
Works to Secure Them Recreation

To THE EDITOR OF TIE sum- TIE
appeal recently made in the columns =
the daily press for libraries for Cau'o''
ment camps deserves a ready and qu.,s
response. But while large sums Of lr'ove'
are heinz contributed 20 this end r, P
not be forgotten that there /. .G rio
country to-day, ard As been f.. u.,'
atty years, IA body % lihcrai. pa'r.o'
men ana women voluntarily suprortu.
an organization very similar in -
lines Of service. This is the l'rt'c.
States Soldiers Christian Aid ASso.
ciation, located at . Beekman -'"eet
which was founded in 1861 and uco-'
porated under the laws of TIE state of
New York. and which bears upon Is
list OF past officers such names as Cen
erals L, 5 Grant. W. 7. Shcrnat
George c. Meade, O. O. Howard ".
Hancock. the Hon. William H. DODGE.
Jay Cooke. Esq, Robert Hoe. Esq ard
others equally we'll known in m!lu1rl
professional and business life
Through the untlring efforts No. -
present officers. none of whom . -t''
aried and several of whom ar yt'',"'r
OF our civil war and well acquainted
with the needs of tho soldier no camp
and on active duty. books. mo-tf.Nc,
sool literature OF all sorts -a'''
Stereop'icons. sIamOphonrs, '-'
songs and other music, pipes o: -
hacco have been sent 70 the "esiA
3rmy posts throushou: the United STAT
End its possessions The assuCIs' nr 'f
operates with army chnplains, o0 "
falls most Of the hUrIcn Of e@'r''I''-
ment Al the posts. aud hundred u' .'''
torS from cm ard f,o.n the oil .crs 81.
men are received. all testify.rr w.
their appreciation Of the work .oar
At this time when tas eusrsic. ~ 3.
tae Departments OF lie are bt.rr -'
toward betterins the conditions j.
which our armies must work an. '".
rubl!c's sympathes and money arr -e,'-
freely enlisted, il Is well To h'a"
such society air,iG" astHullrN,. 1911.
equipped with the ueaessal. eA' .r..
10 meet 1T once tao la,gC r'
made upon II. In the matte. Of b.. '-
it cooperatcs with the quartcr'uas.''' s
department Of the Regular ARM
| hold no office In the soci"',
a contributor for many yca's al
alnirr. of tFc Spl"udii work
has he"0 accomplished. feel ..r"..-
To lit nay voice In al appeal f." 'u e
which need not he used tor olGtu.l3I
but can be nut to immediate prl,'....
use MARY NJ tursN'..
NEW NoRk. September :
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The Promise W the Theatrical
season.

The new theatrical season may be
considered we'll under way. Nas there
were four openings Monday uight aud
seven announced for The week. The
attendance has been most gratifying
TO the managers. indicating that
they were right in their suppositon
that the crowds of autumn visitors
would be profitable theatre patrons.
But whether or not this augurs well
tor the entire season the theatrical
manager does not attempt to say.
though he Is generally the most OPP
timistic of individuals.
The attractions so far have devel-
Oped nothing of notable merit. moth
ing that might realize the producers
dream Of long New York ruI with
standing room only" every night
Play producing at its best. we are
told. is n gamble. Plots for plays,
like any other kind of plots. go awry
had won there would havc been II
whole years success, but if they did
not-"oh, we are merely clearing the
air for better things to come later"
This Is the first war season." that
Is, q season of war of our own, for
years. For large c1ties war generally
makes n profitable theatrical season.
Both London and Paris have shown
this in the past three winters. The
explanation given is that people seek
ing relief from the severe strain
crowd theatres and music halls that
can offer entertainment and relaxa.
tion. Satisfying war time audiences
is materially different from pleasing
.heatregOorS In peace times.
Two or three plays have had sIg-
gestions of the war. hut none of this
seasons offerings has made n strong
feature of the abundant military mn.
terial that the war has furnished.
There have been presented no such
thrilling situations as were shown IN
BRONSON HowARD's Shenandoah" or
WILLIAM GILLETTE's Secret Service. "
The great drama of this war is yet
to he written. And will il not be
! written, rs is the case with most sue.
cessful war plays. in time Of peace?
Musical pieces have been generally
considered the most acceptable. for
war time production. Last year we
had many that had pleased London,
and this year we are to have more
foreign pieces, besides II goodly num-
Der by American writer's ana COM
posers. They are beginning to mp
pear already at the theatres In the
form Of comic operas, new or re.
suscitated, "muslcal fnrces" or "farccs
with music" some new. others due
up from old trunks and warehouses.
rewritten, repOlished and renamed for
another try at popular favor.
And what Is to be the effect of ,he
moving picture productions upon the
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season. For several years the the.
ntrical manager has been trying to
keep up his courage. Now he thinks
conditions are settled" While peo-
pie will continue going to the NOV
Ing picture shows they will also 90
to the theatres. But the condition is
likely to remain as II has always
been-the moving pictures have never
interfered with the success of really
good and deserving theatrical attrac-
tons. The theatrical manager has
In the past asked too much Of the
poor shows that he has offered.
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Dogs as Destroyers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir:
Modern" hits the nail squarely on the
head. How true these words: Mill
ions OF worthless dogs in the United
States eat vast quantities of food that
should be eaten by human beings or
useful animals"
In this section. along the foothills Of
the Adironcacks, is the finest range
in the State for sheep. The sheep in
dustry has been destroyed. Now and
then a man puts in a start. only to have
the animals killed by dogs. as all the
others have been.
As rule you can tax almost anything
TO death, but you can't dog. 1t seems
almost incredible that this wicked. use
less waste should be permitted to go on
One hundred dollars a head tan would
reduce dogs, but-tle proper thing to do
is TO exterminate them. Rats that we
can't eNterminate waste millions. Why
keep dogs that we could clean out"
Let all hands make an effort to en-
terminate the dirty. useless dogs.
q. VANpERrooL
MAyFrrLp, September 8.
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ESPERANTC2
The Question Of Teaching Our Soldiers
In France No Mans Tongue.

To THE EpITor OF TIE SuN--sir; AN
secours Au secours: : Noici un Indien =
one can imagine would be the cry OF
French pol,u # some stray person Of
.he "Espcranto" cult shndld srrng any
of taut dead abSurd,y in Gialectios on
him; for "Esperanto" along with
"volapuk." simple" and lido has
passed into the limbo Of forgotten
idiocies. as dead as the dodo.
have just hseu reading the letter
4 James VI HI 'dy In THE SUN under
,hc ve.y lpur" riiin caption "rrotcct
oar Solfirrs, Nvful Threat to Impose
the study Of Esucrauto ON Them Mr..
McKirdy says he knows "of ono man
who learned to speak it IN three weeks. y
I myself knew "a poor fellow who spent
six months in the study of "Esperanto.'
cnly to die of rcmorSc for his wasted
time when hc founG that his friends
could not understand him and when one
of them suggested that he haG been
studying the lingo OF the late Chuck
ConnoTs.
All these attempts to produce an ar
bitrary. artificial language are mere
absurd!ties Their evolution and adop-
ton are Invariably among a little
group Of cyanks of a superficial, III di-
gcstrl education. superiTposed upon i
weak foundation of insufiiciently devel-
,ped mcntal'y-the same type of tie
human race that produces near coffee
drinkers vegetarians, nut eaters. stone,
and La FollettcH
Brt Ny McKirdy, prcsuwabi, through
arto" booklet. that can he procured at
small cost" makes some reckless nsser.
tons that are not founded upon fact
lie says there are thousands In Franc,
who know Esperanto After a some.
what wide experience with the people oi
France, among whom save nun hel
OF relatives, | have yot to hear OF any
one person who knew word OF
"Esperauto. except one little group. :
such as | have alrcgdy specified above
To say, IF systematic instruction
We're given tourI officers and men they
would fn6 their intercourse witt
French far easier" Is laughahle or
rather. would be We're II not a siuste,
suggestion To add to the horrors al
war. "Esreranto' IN France would u,
as useful as Urdu in Labrador,
With few weeks study and prac,
tice any American officer or man vii
he able to pick up enough of the yer.
nacular French to set along with. and
he will find thousands in France who
understand at least a little English
mean amons the French people ful
English il the chief foreign language
study in the schools of France and
other Continental countries English
already 'Dnken by 81 MAJ" ebt,'asl "a
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Those. unhappy, who are required
to read the Congressional Record are
subjects for rife compassion. spe life
at times because OF gimcrack editing
which atIiicts the mind az a pebble in
the shoe afIlicts the flesh. 1t Is a
commendable rule Of some Senator'S
to refer to themselves as they are re-
ferred to. in the third person singu-
lar. This modest avoidance of the
personal pronoun is edited with quote
marks Of suspicion, thus:
'Mr. DoE-Does the Senator claim
that black Is not white?
Mfr. RoE--No. the Senator does not
claim that"
Why this camouflage of quote
marks? Is the editor OF the Congress
sional Record pestered with doubts of
the regularity oe the election OF Mr.
ROE as Senator in Congress-
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her almost as thoroughly inland u
nation as Switzerland itself. In potu-
lation there is little comparison be.
tween the threatened cities. Petro-
grad IL taken will put more than
100000 citizens under the Teuton
yoke; the inhabitants Of Trieste mum.
Der little more than a quarter Of a
million.
The struggle for these two cities
will probably be the most absorbing
feature Of the war for some weeks to
come.
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Fighting Faces.

Fighting faces from the East
From the West and North and south,
Square OF Jaw. and lean and hard.
Keen Of eye and tight OF mouth.
Fighting faces grin, and tanned,
Full OF purpose, fun OF grit,
Ready for n round with death
Eager to shake hands with It.
Fighting faces fling by
Under brIms Of army hats.
Bllls sni Toms and Bobs and Dicks,
iiovannis, Olrs and Pats,
Rugged as the granite hills,
Fashioned In the mould OF Mars,
Fighting faces, every one
Lifted TO the stripes and Stars
NiNNA lRyi>G,
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In Minneapolis.

The convention of the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy
In Minneapolis is an important evi.
dencc of the wide existence of i'm
Amerlcanlsm that underlies all man
ner of political creeds and all sorts
Of economic beliefs.
The convention has The presence or
active support Of such leaders of
American Socialism as CHARLES En-.
WARD RUSSELL, JOHN SPARGo, WILL
IAN ENGLISH WALLING and J. G.
PHELPS STOKES. Two cx-cditOrs of
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Cave HOmlnenl >

To THE Editor or THE SuS--SiT: In
reference to "Moderns" letter | wish
TO say that he is not acquainted with the
usefulness and faithfulness Of the dog.
Has Modern" ever read Of the
heroic acts performed by dogs on the
battle fields Of Europe. the saving Of
lives from fire and drowning. TIE COM
panionship and protection to women and
children by mans best friend the dog?
There is an old saying to beware Of
one who does not warm to the dog
Well. will adH one better: Beware OF
the one the dog does not warn, TO-
CASSIE WHITE.
NEW yoDK Scptonlber Z