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their destination to belligerent
could be proved.
But to-day the United States IL at
war with Germany. Its right to pre-
vent Its own people from feeding the
enemy is undenlable. It's authorities
have satisfied themselves, that our
coal and wheat and foodstufrs sold
to consignees in Holland or Sweden
are promptly resold to Germany. 1t
is not for our people to question the
evidence upon which this conclusion
is based. Undoubtedly 1t Is final to
the Washington authorities. Such
statistics as those showing the grain
exports to the neutral countries mul-
tlplied three times since war began
are significant. The careful compari-
son OF figures of war time exports
with those OF the years before the
war has compelled the conclusion that
the neutrals are buying from us to
sell to our foe.
In stopping this trade, by n univer-
sal embargo ON exports which is to
he uudllfied by individual licenses for
trade with specified countries under
specified conditions. the President has
taken a preliminary step to ending
this gross abuse. His action will be
beneficial In two why's. BY closing,
for n time, our markets to neutral
buyers he will check the fevered bid
ding for foreign account which even
before our entry upon the war had
sent the cost of living to our people
above that in belllgerent lands. And
by carefully regulating future ship
ments to neutrals he can dam the
steady stream of food and munitions
of war from our fields and factories
To the Germans for use In strength
enlng their troops against us.
There will be protests. Hollands
Minister declares his people are al
ready on rations and will starve II
the United States Is closed as II
source of food supply. But 1t is
Hollands duty to see that its people
consume their own foodstuffs instead
of selling them to the Germans at
famine prices and expecting the
United States to feed them in turn
Sweden threatens that a curtailment
in her supplies will force her into
the war on the German side. To
what good? Can the Swedes believe
that Germany can give them the sup
plies the United States withholds only
until assured that they will not be
passed on TO the enemy?
The embargo is less picturesque
than the movement of PERsHING's
troops, but 1t promises perhaps more
Immediate results As Its details are
worked out we may expect to see ft'
effect written large in new German
complaints Of destitution and in fresf
internal disorders in that country
which even now gives signs of grave
revolt against the military despotisn
that brought 1t to its present plight.
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GRANT ON OUR SAFETY.
II Lay. the Great General Held, in
Being Prepared for War.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: /
have been reading the Personal Me-
moirs of u. s. Grant" Here are a
couple Of paragraphs we'll worth put
ting before the public. They are taken
from the conclusion:
To maintain peace In the future 1t is
necessary to be prepared for war There
can scarcely be a possible chance OF a
conflict, such as the last one, occurring
among our own people again; but, grow
ing as we are in population. wealth and
military power. we may become the envy
OF nations which led us in all these par
ueulars only a few years ago; and unless
We are prepared for It we may be in dan
ger OF a combined movement being some
day made to crush us out. Now, scarcely
twenty years after the war we seem to
have forgotten the lessons 1t taught, and
we are going on as II in the greatest Sc
curity. without the power to resist an In
vasion by the fleets OF fourth rate Eu-
ropean Powers for a time until we could
prepare for them.
We should have a good navy. and ouI
seacoast defences should be put in the
finest possible condition. Neither OF thes,
cost much when II Is considered where
the money goes and what We get In re-
turn. Money expended in a fine navy
not only adds to our security and tends
to prevent war in the future, but Is very
material aid to our commerce with for
eign nations in the meantime. Money
spent upon sescoast defences Is spent
among our own people. and all goes bach
again TO the people. The work accom-
plished, too, like that OF the navy, givei
us a feeling OF security.
The above was written in 1896 by a
man who knew what he was talking
about but easy going Uncle Sam quite
ignored the advice.
II THE SUN could spare the space 4
would be worth while to print the whole
OF the conclusion. 1t will read like {
prophecy to the present generation.
OXFORD. July 3. A. MCGOWAN.
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The Spiritual PseudOnym OF .
Modest Buccaneer.

Those who can bark back seven or
eight years remember that EUsAPIA
PALLADINo attributed much Of her
power to control called john KING.
According to her own story, told be-
fore a group of Investigators, II
was shown that the italian mediums
greatest power lay In her prehensile
toes. This JOHN KING came to her
shortly after she escaped from n Nea-
politan scullery. "An English lady
who believed In spirits" called on her
and said that a message from the
other world announced JOHN KINGS
desire TO incarnate himself in the
body Of the italian. After that he
never left her.
At the period when Nine. PALLA-
DINO had New York by the heels,
previous to the revelation that her
own heels were her happiest medium,
1t was given out, rather vaguely, that
JOHN KING was an Elizabethan pirate
cor something" EUsAPIA suggested
that he was her father In a previous
incarnation. Then she passed on. and
JOHN KING was forgotten by most OF
us. 1t Is pleasant to report that he Is
still active in the spirit world. Fur.
ther, II Is Il Joy to establish his
identity. From an article by Miss
EDITH X. HARPER. secretary to the
late WILLIAM #. STEAD, published In
that interesting splrItualistlc periodl
cal the Hdrbin0er Of Light, we learr
that JOHN KING Is none other than
MORGAN the Buccaneer.
To those who may suggest tha
Nine. PALLADINo never showed any Of
Sir HARRY's martial spirit until a re
porter grabbed her by the ankles II
the dark, we beg to say that he Is no
a rough soul. He Is rather a pea ce
maker. On one occasion two Engllsl
investigators met In the circle un
der somewhat belligerent conditions,
whereupon JOHN KING, or HEINZ,
MoHoAR, materiallzed and "Aternly ad
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A Poetical Welcome to the Season OF
Sultry Days and Nights.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: AT
last summer is here That is, some
weather which resembles the summer
season. No longer is it necessary to
study the evening armament or to OBJ
serve the rising or setting OF the sun to
assure oneself that the month OF July
has begun. There Is something in the
air, in the increased pressure OF the
SUMS heat. so to speak. that announces
urmistakably the real arrival OF sum-
mer.
Moreover, verdure and foliage have
fully developed the birds at dawn seem
to sing with even more blithesomeness.
and the butterfly fits from flower to
flower with still more sprightliness.
Also the breeze, which was recently
so suggestive OF April coolness, breathes
upon us more and more warmly. and
hot days have already scorched city
pavements and induced a social exodus
to country or seashose Soon mid
summer-the dog days-will he here. and
again the time will come when
Soils flaming furnace sears the verdant
lawn
And fragrant flowers wilt beneath his
heat;
A sleepless night precedes a cloudlsss
And weary workers thronE the city
street;
Once more resounds the locusrs sudden
call,
In sun kissed slades the summer zephyrs
sigh
sultry Ianguor settles over all
when dog days come and AuEusts month
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GOVERNMENT INSURANCE.
Does the New Military Plan Mean the
End Of Private Companies2

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir:
few weeks back Mr.. Sweet, the Assist
ant Secretary OF Commerce, startled US
with the announcement of q scheme OF
insurance for our soldiers. Secretary
McAdoo now fathers Il and assures us
the President is In favor of II. Mr..
McAdoo called conference OF lnsur-
ance heads to talk the scheme over.
They came--over one hundred strong
and they conferred, with the result that
with three or four exceptions they all
agreed that II would be a fine thing
to insure the soldiers provided the Gov
ernment assumed all the risk they did
not want to be parties in the enterprise,
however, though quite willing to give
the Government any assistance they
could by virtue OF their experience and
technical knowledge. Perhaps those
three or four exceptions saw the hand
writing on the wall and declined to be
willing advocates OF a scheme which
spells the doom OF the life insurance
business.
have long been believer in Gov
ernment insurance. 1t seems to me TO
be the only activity now occupied by
private enterprise into which the Gov
ernment can properly go. The Gov
ernment is directly interested In the
financial we'll being OF its citizens and
their dependents. BY a system OF in
surance 1t can provide against indi-
gence Of the citizen in old age and
against the poverty Of his benehciaries
through death. There will be no need
for poorhouses--or for charitable insti-
tutlons. why should the Government
not enter this field?
And now the dream is to be realized.
Secretary McAdoo has appointed com
mittee of ten of these insurance heads
to work at the details OF legislation
through which the Government can in
sure the lives of soldiers. 1t Is not
often that men are so willing to take
part in the preparation for their own
funeral-and we should pause long
enough TO enjoy a closeup" For this
surely marks the beginning Of the end
Of private insurance companies.
When our soldiers return from the
war, like other soldiers in times past,
| they will assume the reins of govern
ment. They or their friends will be
elected to the offices-and docs any one
! think for a minute that they will not
continue the Government in the insur-
ance business?
They as we'll as others will be quick
to see the great advantage of Govern
ment insurance. The saving in the
overhead charges. having one admins
| trative head instead of scores, will be
enormous. The Government will not
have to pay dividends on capital in
vested. No enormous salaries will have
to be paid-thousands OF agents will
be dispensed with. and with them their
very considerable bite out of the pre-
| MUM paid.
! Alas! the poor insurance agent! For
| decades an old reliable with the humor-
lists and now to suffer the irony OF hav-
ing his head cut of by his friends All
these things will make 1t possible to
provide insurance at a rate per thou
sand vastly below that paid now. Sc
let all us premium payers welcome the
nose OF this camel and push him along
More power to McAdoo and his scheme
| JOHN DARE
| WasHINCToS July
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WE'LL AID RUSSIAN RAILWAYS; Will
WE SUSTAIN OUR OWN?
Enough for Necessary Expansion Enough
to Maintain Their Borrowing Power We May War

is doing everything which coula J..
reasonably or unreasonably conrs,,oS
to destroy and obliterate the crod,,
and financial standing OF the nation's
most important industry, the railroads
The situation, as declared by Con-
missioner Harlan in his disscntir,
opinion In the Is per cent. advanoo
rate case, "is one of present dangor
with the possibility that II NAV evor
become disastrous during the war na'
Rod"
Will the banks, the trust comparlo,
the insurance companies or other fnan'
cial institutions Of the country inva.,
their surplus funds in the purchas.
OF railroad securities7 Will you. or I
or other individual investors, lend On,
savings to an industry which, although
receiving the maximum Of Governmen,
regulation, receives the minimum q,
Government support?
II Government ownership OF IN,
railroads is the object sought. with IN.
consequent responsibilities OF Govern.
ment operation and financial sponsor.
ship, then at least let this be accom-.
plished by honest and straightforward
business methods, rather than by
questionable and discreditable proceed.
ure of depression, IL not destruction
by superior force of the value OF the
properties which the prospective our.
chaser wishes to acquire.
AS long ago as 1876 Won Moltke. IN,
great military leader OF Germany, said
Railways have become in our tim.
one of the most essential instruments
for the conduct of the war" As re-.
Gently as 1917 Marshal Joffre declared
THE battle OF the Marne was won by
the railways OF France; 1t was won
by railroad transportation"
The United States has said the rail.
ways must give priority to the busI.
ness Of the Government; they must
conduct this business with all possible
expedition and efficiency, supplying
additional cars, locomotives, tracks
terminals and other facilities, if these
do not sufficiently exist. If necessary
large expenditures of money must be
made for this purpose for, at all costs
the transportation industry Of the
country must be developed and main
! tanned at the highest degree and stand
ard of efficiency. But to acComplsh
all this the United States Governmen,
will furnish no aid. and will delegate
to private capital the task Of making
the requisite financial provision and
at the same time will discourage pri-
vate investment by discrediting any
securities which may be rendered for
this purpose.
The railroads OF America must unit"
with the railroads OF her allies in win
ming this war. but, as indispensable to
! this end they must enjoy, not as a
| favor but as their right, the coura-
geous. unqualified and unNmittm9
support of the Government Of The
United States. with such support they
will stand and perform their required
functions: without it they will fall and
carry with them the peace and pros
perity of the nation. LEN
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TRADE BRIEFS.


Newspapers In England predict that the
Increased garden cultivation VIII last sner
the end OF 'he war american laoor saw
,n t,I,,"n ~, .S ~. sas ~
- In -. iarrsr in tha 49, ,.,. 80.
c.,,, c.-.I r n urr,, -,
,ona Snatr r.nor,s an ornor,vn,,, IN d.,
,t.,.,o, o. ii. =, L,,ohan ,,t.,.u.
n. D,,,.. =, Au.r,o., L
,.aanaHn pnn,,I.r q, uonsxors pr,,Ish
,,sIna Th.ra Ia q, nr...n, an .,c.Ii.r,
opportunity to supply that market with
tooth paste and druggists glassware.
s. HIEElnbottom, Director Of AErIeul-
ture OF the native State of Gwalior, India,
reports a good field in that district
for American farm machinery. He will
send suggestions ana Information concern
ing ,he niarne' " rnenut"o'u.ers ls,''. auuIess-
'"s mn ~ ~o'ese'
'"o
An Ice plant OF twenty y-hve tons ca
pacity is neeneo et Appalachlcola' Fla
Hardware cutlery ana scissors are
wanted by hrm al stockport England.
once supplies and novelties are In de-
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THE SPOIL SPORTS.
Their Object May he Less Defensl-
BILE Than They Announce.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Why
In It that every time something Is
started for the good of the people some
one who has nothing to do interferos
with those who are willing to suffer
a loss? refer to the charges made by
some civic league against the manager
and president OF the Brooklyn baseball
club. Mr.. Ebbets. at a financial loss,
put on a concert, a drill and a base
ball game between his club and the
Phillles It was distinctly understood
by those who purchased the tickets that
they were paying to hear a concert and
see a military drill. Nothing was
charged by Mr.. Ebbets TO see the ball
game, which started at :45 o'clock
Those who had not bought tickets for
the drill were welcomed after the time
set for selling tickets TO see the game
free OF charge.
There was considerable money taken
In. which IL to be turned to the bene-
At Of our soldiers who expect TO be
sent to the front. Why should the
authorities raise such a howl when men
who cannot 60 to the front are willing
to suffer a financial loss to help raise
funds? 1t seems to me an outrage, and
IL were in Mr.. Ebbets's place I'd never
make another suggestion so far as help
ing the soldiers is concerned.
He lost money willingly and Is still
sending balls, bats, &C, TO the front
so that the men may play a game once
IN a while. The action by the police
in this instance was uncalled for and
certainly unexpected. The Yankees,
Tigers, Browns, and in fact all Of the
big league teams are willing to move
game forward for such a cause, so
you can readily see what a fund could
be subscribed by the magnates for the
soldiers II they were allowed to do 1t.
What is tho matter with the people OF
this country, and why should they OBJ
ject to such worthy cause?
A BASEBALL PLAYER.
New YORK, July 9.
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According to press dispatches the
United States Government Is urged to
extend to Russia credit OF $S75,O0O,-
900, to be applied toward rehabilitating
the Russian railroads so as to increase
their efficiency as instrumentalities OF
commerce in connection with the con-
duct OF the war. This request appar-
entity has received the approval of the
commission Of American railroad ex-
perts who have recently inspected the
Russian railroad systems, and in all
probability will obtain a favorable re-
ception by the Washington Govern
ment. which, however, has recently
denied to the American railways any
relief except OF a trifilng and aggra-
waiting character by way OF increase
in their revenues
The American railroads concededly
are the greatest industry Of our eoun-
try. Without them, either in times
OF peace or war, our economic and
business structure would collapse. The
prosperity OF the nation at peace ana
its safety In war are dependent upon
them more than on any or all of the
departments Of government, not ex-
cupting the army and navy, for with
out adequate transportation facilities
the efficiency Of the land and water
military forces would be seriously i'm
paired. IL not utterly destroyed.
Producers OF foodstuffs, manufac-
turers of arms and munitions, builders
Of ships, all must rely upon expedi-
tious. orderly and economic railroad
operation to insure the conduct Of their
business. That the prices Of raw ma
terials have advanced and the cost oil
labor by which the finished products
are obtained has also substantially in
creased will not be denied. Nor Will
1t be seriously disputed that a conse-
quent increase has taken place In the
cost of transportation both OF the raw
materials and the finished products
The increase in the price OF raw ma
terials and in the cost OF manufactur-
ing labor has been more than over
come by the increase in the prices OBJ
tanned by the producer and manufac-
turer; but the increased cost of rail-
road transportation has received nc
recompense or offset through any ad-
| vance in the rates or charges OF the
railroads for the performance or the
| transportation service.
so long as the railroads Of the coun'
try are privately owned, just so lone
must they look to private sources fol
their financial support and assistance
With such support expenditures re-
sulting in increased terminals. addi'
ticnal car supply, expeditions and CO.
ordinated operation, become practica'
BILE; without such support deteriora
tion in service and in safety becomes
| inevitable.
| But why should such financial sup
port be expected, and why, as a mat
ter OF fact. Is it wholly lacking to-
day? Because, and simply because. th'
| United States Government, through III
most powerful administrative, judicia
and legislative body, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, has done an'
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UNNATURALIzED RESIDENTS
An Argument In Favor OF Their De-
pOrtatlOn.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-ST: 1t
is time bill like Chairman Burnett's
anti i-slacker measure should be brought
before the House of Representatives.
In the factory in which 1 am en-
ployed are mostly aliens. One has been
in this country over thirty years and
he asks why he should become a citizen
OF this country when he has the same
privileges as l enjoy, only he can't vote.
Such persons ought to be deported. They
are OF no use to the country.
A PATRIOTIC AMERICAN.
BROOKLYN, July 3.
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To the Moth Hunter.

TO THE EDITOR or THE SuN--N. .
the introduction of naphthalcn" sN''
the moth trouble was eliminated N''
will not, or cannot, live IN a h'\ .
trunk where these crystals arr f'
tered,
Left in the trunk the crystals 't' '
used again the next season.
The garment should he s'wi ''.'
out, aud, as II is folded, spr. .'
CRYSTALS ON IT, No other p'o'' '.
furs or clothes Is necessary
When clothing is taken out mo -.s'
Is dlS'ernible after one day. D
NORFOLK. Va, July .,
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A Prophecy That II win Reduce the
Departments Revenues.

To THE EDIToR OF THE SuN-Sir; The
increase in letter postage from two to
three cents in the pending revenue bill
will certainly drive an enormous
amount of first class matter out Of the
city free delivery service and will thus
diminish the present income from that
business.
A protest ought to 60 up to Congress
from the whole country against any in
crease in the rate on city delivery letters,
1t would be a far better policy to cut the
free delivery rate to one cent.
JAMES l.. CowLEs,
President World Postal League.
WAsHINGToN, July ..
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Ready to Enlist.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: !
am a young man. a little over Is years
of age. l weigh 10 stripped and am 5
feet 4 inches tall. / am apparently in
the best OF health and have had two
years OF infantry drill. Am l eligible for
enlistment In any branch of Uncle Sans
Hghtlng forces? c. X.
BROOKLYN, July ?.
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Hoosgow as Corrupted Spanish.

To THE EDIToR OF THE SUN-Sir: As
to the word "hoosgow." 1t is not a
slang word for jail, but a corruption of
the Spanish word "juzgado" which is
used in Mexico to designate a Jail or
lookup. 1t is pronounced "hooz-gah-do" :"
As Is usually the case with Spanish
words ending in do" sllpshod users of
the term soon fall into the habit OF call
Ing It "hoozgow," just as "cuidado"
(take care) becomes "queedow."
q. F, WEEKS.
WASHINGTON. D c.. July 8.
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The Presidents export proclamation
will be FIRST notice to a good many per-
sons that such a region as Oman
exists. It is one of the few Arabian
names not filched by the cigarette
makers.
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II the fats extracted from garbage
have lessened by 40 per cent. in Buffalo
and Cleveland, that Is evidence of real
food conservation; the one kind thai
counts and the kind not even Mr.
HOOVER can enforce.
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4 Georgia Maxim.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Pretty good world
II you take II that way
And don't stay too long
on the Hills Of Hooray
While the sunshine ls ready
For maxim the hay.
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How to Know the AnopheIeS From the
CuleN.
When you locate mosquito on the ceiling
or the wall,
II II stands there on the level. then don't
be scared at all;
II 10 Just a common culeK; 1t can bite and
It can sing,
But there's really nothing deadly In Its
aggravating sting.
It's the kind whose tails point outward
from the wall on which they light
That YOU want to swat. and swat to kill
and swat with all your might.
This mosquito that stands upright is the
breeder of disease,
That nils you with malaria germs, the
dread anophslsa.
c. 4. ChAyEN.
MArTIrUoE. L l.. July 7.
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A gentleman of alert business per-
ceptions informs us that he has sold
his Liberty bond to buy a barrel of
whlskey. which he hopes to sell for
enough to enable him to pay his sub
scription to the Red Cross.
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Should SaNony continue her en-
lightened conduct to its legitimate end.
the Prussian hater OF Anglo -SaXons
will take on added strength.
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II the embargo on fats is enforced
to the letter some great men will not
be allowed to go abroad until decapi-
tated.
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II Prussia could only transform her
unsuccessful diplomatic plots into food
there would be no danger OF hunger in
Germany.
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You are under weight, but there's
nothing like applying TO find out II
they'll take you. Try the infantry.
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The late King MENELIK would not
have submitted tamely to an embargo
on exports to Abyssinia.
The sun., 1917-07-10

Tho Children's Society of the Far
East should take steps to stop the
finniganizing Of P'U w.
The sun., 1917-07-10

VIII New England accept the en-
barge of 1917 more gracefully than
she did the ograbme Of 1902.
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Upstate Breylty.

FROM fhs Avon Herald
A city boy called an Avon soldier now
In Federal service . 'tin soldier" last
night. ne went down.
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The Next Holiday.

First csnsor--what arc you working onH
Second Csnsor-I'm writing q battle that
uhAil be appropriate news for Labor Day.