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ITALY AT THE ALTAR.
Have Her Heroic Troops Been Over
looked?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: Yes
terday for the first time saw the won-
derful Altar Of Liberty in Madison
Square, and admiringly read the APP
propriate thoughts expressed by the va
rious chiefs and statesmen OF the
Allies. expressions summarizing the
civil. humanitarian, democratic and uni
versal aims OF the present war.
l was much disappointed, however,
not to find even a simple phrase pro-
nounced by the King OF Italy or some
Italian statesmen. as ! know that from
the King to Diaz, from salandra TO
Orlando. from Boselli to Sonnlno, from
Barzilai TO Bissolati and others. in the
many addresses made since the begin
ming Of the war, distinctive phrases were
not lacking which expressed the spirit
that impelled Italy to enter the war. TO
struggle and to suffer.
Perhaps 1t was not possible 10 find
an expression or simple phrase adapted
to the circumstances, but In order not
to make Italy always seem, would
not say sighted. but always missing
from among the others. one might have
engraved the phrase: Here they shall
not pass" which is OF course a repeti-
ton of the French phrase at verdun,
but which the italian soldiers, armed
only with their courage and their bodies,
cried in the face OF the invading enemy
as they stopped him at the Piave.
Furthermore this phrase deserved
more consideration and a place On the
memorial tablet of the Altar when we
remember that It embodies not only the
prevention OF a complete invasion OF
Italy by the soldiers OF Diaz but also
prevented--with the expected or
planned annihilatlon of the Italian
army-thc Austro-Germans from in
vadinG France and falling on the
Franco British lines from the rear
In ayertlng this invasion the Itali; n
soldiers have also aveted the ov, r
whelming of civilization.
Would It therefore not have besn It
ting II among the epigraphs o. the
Altar OF Liberty there also had been
inscribed; Here they shall not pass -
Italian Army? L. CoRuzzL
NEW YORK, October Z
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welcome to the British Mission!

1t was not necessary for Sir ERIC
GEDDEs, First Lord of the Admiralty,
to visit the United States to inform
Americans as to the wonderful work
that has been done and Is being done
by the British navy in the struggle
for civilization.
The accomplishments Of that mar
vellous agency for right and justice,
the deyotion Of its men to their COM
pick and hazardous duties, the eff
cheney Of the machinery with which
they guard the seas. are recognized
by all Of US; the everlasting debt the
world owes TO Great Britain's fleet
is acknowledged by every citizen of
every Power that has benefited by
its skiifully directed activities.
The presence here of the dlstin-
guished mission at the head of which
Sir ERIC appropriately serves does
afford an opportunity for Americans
to record publicly their understand
ing of the great victory the British
navy has won for liberty and justice.
Sir ERIC GEDDEs and his associates
are welcome visitors, on their own
account and on account Of what they
represent, and that fact, we are sure,
will be made convincingly evident to
them before they have, been here long.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

The 1918 census OF fur seals on the
Pribi!of Islands has been received. The
hgures show that the approximate total
number OF tho Alaskan herd was 400 600
In 1918. as compared with 4Gs. co. in 1917
The Introduction OF cinchona plants into
tho Philippine Islands from India is being
attempted. Clnchonh. the source OF aui-
nine. has never been cultivated in the
Philippine Islands before.
The Government Ftatlstlclan Of South
Australia raports the total qnantlty OF
wine made this season as 532a 100 GAL
Ions. an increase Of 2,3Tl.1Is gallons, or
$685. per cent. over last seasons produc-
tion.
a hy-product plant for the manufacture
Of oil and fertilizer from seal carcasses
is being erected on 81. Faul Island in tho
PrIbilor Islands.
There Is a constantly Increasing demand
In England for tricycles and motor cars,
besides other mechanical appliances, for
men who have lost limbs during the war.
Bicycles are becoming increasingly scarce.
Despite the heavy stocks OF olive oil
now in warehouses a. Malaga, Spain, there
is very l!itlc outward movement in this
product. The demand from Latin Amer
lea has been much reduced by reason OF
tho high prices rather than because OF
restricted transportation facilities, and
there are apparently serious dificulties
which have kept back the large orders
that were expected from France and
Great Britain.
The State OF New South Wales, Australia,
IL erecting bins holding so, 900 bushels OF
grain each, representing a total storage
OF $4,000. 600 bushels.
Nails Of all kinds, in addition 10 unnn-
ished steel, structural steel steel plates,
steel rails. wire rods tin plate. machinery
for agricultural mining and estate pur-
poses, and hardware Of all kinds, are de-
sired BY n Arm In Ceylon.
Extension Of the oil seed crushing In
dustry in Hydorabad and In Mysore. In
dia. is advocated In recently issued an
nual administration reports, American
manufacturers OF oil seed machinery, ~
interested. are requested to send adyer-
Using matter.
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SUFFRAGE AND THE SENATE
The President Of tho New Jersey Bar
Association on the Presidents Act.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: Gwen
in the lobbies," said Miss Mary Garrett
Hay, chairman OF the Woman's Suffrage
Party Of New York. to SUN reporter
the other day, "you would hear women
say. No king, no kaiser. would do for
women what our President 10 doing"
In this anti-suffrage women would, no
doubt, fully agree They would say that
the German Kaiser might do It, but that
no modern king would feel at liberty
to enter Senate chamber and advise
the Senators how to vote upon con-
stitutional amendment which the legis-
lature alone was authorized to propose.
The President Of the United States
has no authority. even as a war meas
ure, to take any part In the amendment
OF the Constitution. and II is not sur
prising that the Senate did not follow
President Wilson's advice, even though
II was so strongly urged as rftal
measure for winning the war for democ-
racy. The Senators who voted against
the Federal amendment could not be-
lieve that the cause OF democracy
throughout the world would be advanced
by having the question of woman suf-
frage decided by the vote of the men,
bers of Congress and the State Iegis-
latures, and not by the vote of the peo-
pie OF the several States. They appre-
ciate the fact that there Is a great body
OF women throughout the country who
are earnestly opposed to having the re-
sponsibilities Of the suffrage cast upon
them. There is sharp division of
opinion among the women OF the coun-
try on this question as well as among
the men.
In the last four years some ten States
have voted against 1t by majorities of
over a million. and four or five in favor
of it by majorities little more than one
hundred thousand. Tho women opposed
to woman's suffrage resent what they
consider the injustice OF deciding this
question against them without allowir g
them the opportunity of expressing their
will through the votes Of the whole
body Of the voters OF the States where
they live. To them such action on the
part Of the men in the Congress would
be considered as tyranny and not as
tending to the advance Of democracy.
EDWARD Q. KEAsBEY.
NEWARK. n. j.. October Z.
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Old PolytrOpe.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: In
an address delivered before the Amer,-
can Bankers Association at Chicago
during their meeting in September. a
very distinguished lawyer delivered him
self OF the following:
The people we're at last beginning to
fully know their power. As flashes OF
lightning from a clear sky illumine tho
darkness. they were now able to see the
foul spots and that their hands wers free
and they lost no further time In throwing
IN the yoke that had been so long wound
around their necks that they had believed
II TO be one OF the natural and incurablo
Ills OF existence. Then they arose In their
new found wrath and began to wreak
their vengeance In response to this Awak
encd public sentiment, and the pendulum
started swinging violently the other way.
1t is rarely that In an equal number
of sentences one finds 40 many violent
changes In figures OF speech. and still
more rare Is their mixture. CRIrIc
NEW York. October Z.
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WILHELM'S WAY.
A Tale Of Edison and How the Kaiser
Knew IL All.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Rum
masing among some old books and
periodicals yesterday I found copy OF
little newspaper printed In Phila.
delphia in 1908 wherein the editor told
the following story:
by grace Of the Holy Roman EN-
pire, Thomas A. Edition bears the rank
Of Count But this distinction by the
Emperor means lNe to him. In fact
he has a box fuN of emblems of royal
favor, which are treasured only by his
wife and rarely gazed upon by himself
This brings to mind an experience he
had with the present German Emperor.
while in Berlin he received an invi-
tation TO visit William the Warrior in
his palace, and on the appointed day q
state carriage, gorgeous in golden or
naments, drawn by six horses and with
outriders, called for him. This display
absshed the modest minded inventor,
and he said he would reach the imperial
palace in his own way. He walked.
When he reached the designated plac.
the fiunkeys in charge declined to take
his card to the royal presence, his hum
BILE appearance making II seem impossl-
BILE to them that he was to have audience
with their august master. Edison, no
wise disappointed. returned to his hotel,
! where. shortly. he was waited upon by
a court official conveying Williams re-
grets for the mistake and a request
that he would visit the palace next day
and bring with him one OF his phono-
graphs.
"He did so.
1.-THE Emperor took him to his pri-
vate cabinet-no one else being present
carefully closed all the doors and then
besought him to take the marvellous
invention apart and explain TO him all
Its workings. This was done, and the
inventor was invited TO attend a court
reception next day and bring the pho
nograph with him. Upon this occasion
the great American inventor found the
Emperor surrounded with brilliant
throng OF mobiles, each one decorated
with the insignia of his rank--Edison
think. calls them dog collars When
he produced his mysterious invention
tho Emperor took Il In hand, eyed 1,
critically. as though he had never seen
It before; then took 1t apart and ex-
planned to the amazed court!ers exactly
how It performed its wonders. He
never said a word about his instruc ton
of the day before.
II have heard 1t whispered that be-
meath his breath Edison muttered OF
the German Kaiser, An unmitigated
fraud" Z. q, X.
New YORK, October T.
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MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT.
Party. Not Personality, Of the Con.
gresham. Fixes His Usefulness.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUN--Sir: Ons
would think TO hear some people talk
regarding Congressional candle ates mat
the election Of Congressman was
personal consideration.
II Is, however, a fact that individuals
generally speaking, cut no figure IN
Congress. except in cases OF preemInent
ability.
The work OF Congress is on a party
basis. Therefore, II you vote for
Democratic Congressman you register
your approval of Champ Clark ms Speaker
and Claude KitchIn as House leader
whereas If you vote for Republican
you indorse member Of that parry n-
Speaker OF the House. say M GUiet;
OF Massachusetts, and an equally sturdy
Republican as House leader.
All who desire to indorse Champ lark
and Claude Kitchin for their conduct in
Congress should be certain to vote !or
Democratic candidate. II you desire
not to indorse Clark and Kitrhin Nen
for Republican candidate.
Alexander Hamilton and his asso-
ciates founded the Government ~ 'hT
country on n party basis. and the ind'-
"idual idea is ruinous to a proper con
duct OF political affairs. The sooner
voters realize this fact the quicker "o
shall return to tho first pr!nr; .'s OF
government.
Personal appeals for votes e. CON-
gressmen Should be cast aside and very
vote TO be intelligent must BE- Gus, upoh
party basis. II II Is the voters desire
TO have Claude kItchin continue Nv
taxation programme against tho Nls'-
ness interests OF New York and New
England. they want to be sure 70 N''e
for Democratic candidate f" Con-
gress. However much the feeling
Democrat IN Congress may have GEl.'s
Mr.. Kitchin and his sectional taxa. IN
programme, they must follow tn''~ 'a'y
or be declared irregular, and frr r'n
have tho stamina in Congress '''s
such n position.
Win the war with n Republic '."''
gress because Republicans I'm iiou,' and
Senate have more generally supported
the President in his war prcsr5rlins
than have the Democrats.
EDWIN w lSGILlA
Boston, MasS. October ).
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Common Sense to Fight Influenza.

1t Is highly important that all citi.
Zens should obey the directions of
the Health Department In Its strug-
gle to prevent the spread of intlu-
enza; and the first thing the Health
Department ought to tell the citizens
to do Is to maintain their usual
mental equilibrium. A frightened.
nervous, fear filled population offers a
fertile field for malign germs
The influenza is neither new nor
particularly mysterious. We have
had other visitations similar in every
respect to that which now afIiicts us.
Personal cleanliness, q sensible diet,
abstention from excuses of food and
drink, plenty Of rest, are recommended
for all exposed to it; persons who
care for themselves properly are
pretty sure to escape serious illness.
The advice to avoid crowds IL excel
lent; all who can do so should keen
out of the crush, but who can live
In New York without getting into a
crowd? Yet even in the most con-
gested hours of the day. care about
sneezing, coughing and expectorating
will reduce the danger of Transmitting
or catching the disease.
New York has had no epidemic
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The Way They live: the Way They
DIE.

Captain WALTER EMMETT GILLIAN
of this city, writing the other day to
the father of the first man killed in
his company on the Vesle. said:
"And high on the northern slope OF
n mountain overlooking the River vesle
the battalion chaplain. unmindful OF
enemy shelling, rendered the burial ser
vices. and there the grave will forever
give mute testimony of what American
manhood stands for In this war for
righteousness
And then TO Captain GILLAM's
mother came message from the
War Department that he too had
gone to soldiers grave. Shall she
not treasure sweetly his memory no
less for his consoling words TO that
other afflicted parent than for the
life he gave his country? Shall not
the American people honor It's brave
but tender manhood for the way II
lives on the battlefield as for the way
1t dies?
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Everyman's Opportunity to Rebuke
the Kaiser.

Every American who buys q Lib
erty bond by his act in that transac-
ton answers the Kaiser's latest peace
offensive, and answers 1t in the most
effective and convincing way. He in
forms Berlin of his determination to
contribute all that lies within his
power to the establishment OF peace.
He serves notice on Germany that In
his capacity as citizen he proposes
to fight with the weapons that lie
ready at his hand for the extermina-
ton of militarism and the safeguard
ing of the worlds freedom from des-
pots and autocrats.
1t may be that some crafty Teuton
believed that peace feelers put out
while the campaign for the Liberty
Loan was In progress here would cause
our efforts to moderate and turn our
thoughts from the immediate neces-
stiles OF the Government TO the In.
definite future. If such was the case,
the appropriate rebuke can be admin
istered by every citizen. He can buy
all the Liberty bonds he intended to
buy, and then more and the more he
buys the greater will be the chagrln
and disappointment in Berlin.
Not frequently does citizen Of
this republic get chance to read q
lesson to a king, but the Kaiser has
invited a rebuke that can be admin.
!stered by any American with per-
feet propriety and patriotism.
Buy more Liberty bonds!
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cusable, than those OF the retreat.
In the former case there was at least
the theory, brutal and shocking as
1t was, that military operations In In
vaded territory were facilitated by
the terrorizlng of the civil population
through systematic frightfulness. But
even German psychology can devise
no plausible explanation Of the bar
barian doings of these devnstators
Of territory and towns abandoned in
the retreat; no reason but blind,
malignant spite. twill to destruc-
ton" as aimless as II Is furious.
The only will to destruction" that
animates American hearts and in
spires American statesmanship and
energizes American military opera
lions is the will to destroy, not the
German people or the German future,
but the military autocracy repre-
sented by the Kaiser responsible
for the perfldies and brutallties to
"hiNh VIC huNc UCch fClCihihBs <hho
although the text Of the note for
warded by Prince MAMMALIAN "espe-
cially accepts President WILSON'S
speech Of September ~. In the Met.
ropolitan Opera House "as basis
for peace negotiations" the especial
acceptance leads nowhere except to
a cul-de-sac; inasmuch as that speech
Of September q answered the note in
advance and In the negative. 1--WE
cannot" said President WILSON on
September 81, come to terms with
them. They have convinced us that
they are without honor and do not
intend justice. They observe no cove
nants. We cannot come to terms with
them. They have made 1t impossible.
We do not think the same thoughts
or speak the same language"
Is 1t conceivable that when the
Kaiser and his Imperial Chancellor
studied the speech of September p
and conceived the idea of an accept
ance which should accept nothing but
an opportunity for parley and n
breathing spell for military advan-
tage-is it possible they overlooked
this passage?
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tor wanders afoot many leagues in
search Of his oil. He bores many
wells, scoring many failures on the
average, before he makes what is
known as strike. Meanwhile.
whether on the trackless prairie, on
the burning desert or In the lonely
mountains where he travels far and
courageously, the prospector must eat ;
he must wear clothes; he must use
tools; and when at last he finds his
oil, he must equip his plant.
Out of the oil which gushes from
bis strike the prospector must pay for
all the food he has consumed, all the
clothes he has put on his back, all the
tools he has worn out during the
weary months of failure after failure
to make the strike. Furthermore,
out Of this strike he must get enough
to pay for his food, his clothes and his
tools in all his further journeyings
and toilings for other strikes.
Does Mr.. SEIrz mean that these men
should go naked while they travel
their long, hard journeys In search of
the oil which is necessary to the con-
duct Of this war and the existence of
the nation? Does he mean that even
IL they were willing, 1t would be a
physical possibility for them to go
without bread and meat to Keep body
and soul together during those long
searches and laborlous efforts? Does
he mean that they can dispense with
tools and dig for oil with their fin-
gers as an animal with It's claws?
Does Mr.. SElTz mean that the laws of
nature would permit this even in the
cause of the most sacred patriotism?
Does Mr.. SEIrz mean that when the
prospector because of his patriotism
has tried to do these things without
food and clothes, and his bones are
bleaching on the plains--does Mr..
SEITz mean that then he, Mr.. SEITz,
will go forth in the prospector's place
on this hard. grinding errand Of seek
ing oil on the plains and deserts and
In the mountains--for nothing, not
even bread and butter?
II Mr.. SEITz doesn't mean this, then
what is he talking about?
Though not admirable, the Grass
ignorance of Mr. SElTz on this subject
of hunting and boring for oil is per.
haps pardonable. Mr.. SEIrz isn't In
the business of discovering and pro-
ducing oil. Mr.. SEITz isn't charged
with the responsibility OF making ma.
tional revenue laws, to tax the oil
business without taxing the oil pros
pector to extinction and thus drying
up the national supply of oil. But
Mr.. KITcHIN Of Scotland Neck, North
Carolina, Is charged with the re-
sponsibility of taxing those oil pro.
ducers and with the responsibility ut
the same time Of not drying up the
nations sources of oil. And Mr.
KITCHIN of Scotland Neck, North
Carolina, making the revenue meas
ure. went at the subject with the same
crude intelligence, the same dense
ignorance, as Mr.. HORACE G.. SEITz OF
New York. This is the lesson.
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REGISTRATION NOT
HEAVY ON FIRST DAY
Women Seem Less Eager to
Exercise the Franchise
Than Expected.
STUFF LEADERS ENROLL
Politicians Bestir Themselves
to Get Eligibles Out
Early to Booths.

In all OF the boroughs OF New York
city the first day OF the enrolment OF
voters for the November election showed
a decrease as compared with the open
ing day Of the registration for 1917.
Tho registration showed plainly the
effect Of tho war upon the masculine vote.
In all the election districts there was
marked falling off in the number of male
registrants as compared with last year
Not even the addition Of the women
brought the aggregate up to the former
figure.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; 7
have been asked what "a. L. F." meant
and replied that the letters meant
american Efficiency Force" Was 7
right. or should have said american
Evolutionary Force?
Thank you for enlIghtening us on the
subject. c. X. ZIMMERMAN
NEw YORK, October Z.
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The chief speculation among the lead
ers OF all parties concerned the pro-
portion that the womens vote would
bear to the total. The Borough OF Rich
mond came first with its reply to the
question. showing that women repre-
sented but 81 per cent of the first days
total.
Then came The Bronx with n show
Ing of IS per cent for the feminine
vote. Queens registered 80 per cent. of
women only.
Brooklyn increased the percentage to
33. and even then could not bring her
total up to the old figure.
The polling places were open from 5
to 1890 p NJ. They will be open al the
same time to-day and all other days this
week except Saturday. On that day
they will be open from A. NJ. to 10 80
+. NJ. No person who has not been reg
istcred by Saturday night will be eligible
to vote.
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1t appears that an Assistant Attor-
ney- General of the United States and
Of the name OF kEARrUL, testifying be-
fore a Senate committee. made n state
ment which some Senators construed
to be n reflection upon the Interior
Department, and that Senator THOMAS
felt bad because Secretary LANE did
not resent the reflection. Whereupon
Senator AsHURsT. who can make as
fine a arrangement OF epithets as the
next man. set forth that no notice
should be paid TO the alleged allega-
lions because the things that Mr..
KEARFUL stated are hazy, nebulous,
weak, uncertain, hypothetical. omnium
gatherum statements" If that does not
hold Mr.. KEARFvL for a while he owns
later edition OF thesaurus than
that possessed by Senator AsHuRsr.
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Buy n Bond,

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Si-: Pa
triotism transmitted into dollars will
help our boys to build bridges to Ber-
lin. Buy bond NJ, T. C.
New YORK, October
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The Adjournment Of Politics

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Al
Smith calls on the President Politics
adjourned" No; only Republican poll
ties. Don't you understand? as the late
C. r, Moore used TO say.
CONRAD SCHMIDT.
NEW YORK, October :.
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a new world record for the construc-
ton OF wooden ship has been made at
Aberdeen. Wash. where vessel has
been turned over for service twenty
three and half days from the lay
ing Of her keel. She can do no less
than show her gratitude by developing
a high rate OF speed in the water.
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Tammany fury against a politician
not blind to the welfare OF his friends
when contracts are being given out is
one of the most pathetic incidents OF
politics in these disjointed times.