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The sun., 1918-09-14
A King for Finland.

The new King whom Germany Of
fers TO Finland Is n Prince of Hesse,
FREDERICK CHARLES Of the older and
non-reigning line. The Prince has
accepted the crown, according to n
despatch from Stockholm. and the
Finnish Diet will soon confirm the
acceptance.
Emperor WILLIAM. early took the
question of Il future ruler for the
Firms under his own personal con-
sideration. In building up a king
dom which would serve his own best
interests he had especially endeav-
ored to form a Prussian outpost that
would complete the Germanic con-
troll from the Arctic Ocean to the
Mediterranean Sea. Berlin was to
be the centre, with a subservient
Austria and Bulgaria on the south
and row of Baltic states under the
domination of Prussia on the north.
BY annexlng the islands OF Aland
to the Finnish crown he expected to
have the control OF the Russian out
let to the west and at the same time
to deprive Sweden OF her eastern de-
fences and to make the Scandinavian
countries mere political and economi-
The sun., 1918-09-14
King Cotton.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr. Those
denominated by your WASHINGTON corre-
spondent as cotton statesmen who
are energetically working 70 have the
War Industries Board abandon the plan
to stabilize cotton prices exhibit a
loyalt; 10 King cotton out of harmony
with tn idea OF making the world
safe for democracy"
They represent a section contributing
but a small proportion OF income taxes
and other war expenses. They should
be more than willing to do their bit for
the general welfare. The wheat farmer
submitted gracefully to Government
regulation OF prices. as have other lines
OF industry.
Why should the cotton grower claim
exemption for 70 important n basic
commodity as cotton-going so far as
10 protest even survey OF the cotton
situation? c. C. C,
NEW York, September 10.
The sun., 1918-09-14
A German weeps for Europe.

Germany having failed with her ap-
peal to fear Of death, she appeals to
fear Of poverty. This is conveyed in
the speech at Stuttgart Of the Ger
man Vice Chancellor, vow PAYER:
"All Of tho belligerents Of Europe
must admit. II they are not blind. that
the longer the European peoples lacerate
each other the more certainly will the
historical and paramount position of
weakened and impoverished Europe be
lost IN favor of cleverer and moro cal
culat,ns peoples"
The speakers sudden pity for the
historical and paramount position OF
Europe may have sprung from read
ing about the needless destruction
wrought by German troops In their
retreats from French territory; but
who are the "cleverer and more calcu
lating peoples?
Surely they are not the blodsinnige
Yankees, whose stupidity and igno
rance have been established to the
satisfaction Of all Germans. Surely
they are not the people Of the neal
Orient. to whom Germany vainly
tried, before the war, to explain
the excellence Of German bushes.
methods. They are not the Mexicans
who could not understand the grea
opportunity for conquest that I'm
MERMANN laid before them. The!
cahnot be the South Americans. wht
are content to sit at home and hav'
business come to them.
Probably It is the business schemer
of Iceland, or Tibet, that the Vice
Chancellor breads on behalf Of TIL
Germany that weeps for weakened
and impoverished Europe.
The sun., 1918-09-14
AN EX-SMOKER'S TALE.
He Quit the Weed to Give the Money
for Soldiers Comforts.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SvE-Sir: j
notice that Mr.. Brown began smoking
at u years OF age, precisely the age
when ! quit l became a wreck from
cigarettes, having palpitation or the
heart shortness of breath, headaches
Of three and four days duration. gen.
eral cancellation Aod bleeding OF the
nose. one evening chen smoking de-
,ermined that that smoke would be
MY last, and to the surprise of ny
fellow smokers IL really was, as 10 Gig
arettes. At 80 / went to Cuba to rep
resent my Arm. and there began smok-
ing pure Havanas, reasoning that mas
much as / was in the country whe '
they get the best in the world in tina
line It wouldn't hurt me. as ] had
grown UP and was fully developed.
Then 1 smoked them by the box and
enjoyed them.
A year ago last Memorial Day l was
smoking a Havana while watching a
parade OF the very boys that are now
In France. and determined that should
not smoke again till the Kaiser signed
the articles Of peace, and to give my
smoke money TO the boys. / have fol-
lowed out the programme and have
!
contributed TO The SUN fund, distrib-
uted collapsible air pillows to thirty
Ave friendless soldiers. s75 to the Red
Cross. SIS to the Salvation Army War
Relief. &c.
When b. OBrien said he did not
want to quit he stated his case plainly
l didn't either. when cigarette
smoker, but when II came to decide
between giving up smoking or the
ghost. !. unlike Mr.. o'Brien's doctor
friend. preferred the former, When a
man says he will do a thing he can
! do II II he wants to. Won't a few
more smokers cut 1t out for the wal
period or reduce their needs one-half
and give the money 10 THE SUN fund?
CIoAIKo.
NEW YORK, September 10.
The sun., 1918-09-14
Uncle sans NenhcNs.

Ths poplar trees are tall and straight.
The road Is straight and long;
We swing along with easy gait
And sing a Yankee song:
You're thinking Of oornaed.
I'm dreaming Of the sea:
A mountain lands alluring
The fellow next TO me.
He likes the blue eyed maidens.
like the brown eyed ones.
But we're 'nevies'' OF one Uncle
When II comes to hshtinE Huns
Above us spins an aeroplane,
mighty weaving song:
Earth will be mt for men again
With Huns where they belong"
You're thinking OF cornfeld.
I'm dreaming OF the sea-:
A mountain lands alIurinE
The fellow next to me.
He likes the blue eyed nsidens.
like the brown eyed ones.
But we're 'nevies'' OF one Uncle
When It comes TO fighting Huns.
MAI d. HATCH.
The sun., 1918-09-14
THOSE KNOWING DOGS.
Strange Behavior Of Dachshund on
the Failure Of "Nach Parish"

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SE: We
all know that some dogs are endowed
with a great deal of intelligence. AL
though worth mentioning, the feat OF
your correspondents dog, who on hear
ing that the Government needed peach
pits brought dozen and dropped them
on the floor. Is not more astonishing
than the following that happened about
four years ago in the home OF one OF
my dearest friends in Westchester
county.
Hearing his master reading about the
Crown Prince. who in his hurry to
reach Paris had forgotten his lunch and
was obliged to eat raw turnips from
neighboring field, the house pet, a
German dachshund. with plaintive and
almost human sigh. hurried out and
came back fifteen minutes later with "
dead crow in his mouth, which he de-
posted on the kitchen floor.
DESIRE LEscARBoURA.
New YORK. September IS.
The sun., 1918-09-14

Colncident with the quick and will
Ing registration under the new draft
law came the announcement from Mr..
CoNBoY, the Director of the Draft for
this city, that the recent haul OF slack
ers made here netted only 200 actual
delinQuents; that is, men who should
have been IN the army and who have
been sent to camp AS many OF these
were shirkers from other cities, 40
Is nearer the number Of genuine de-
linquents taken in Mr.. DE WoopY's
net in this city; number much lower
than the estimate made by that gen
tleman after the raid. nd a minute
percentage of the thousands OF men
who were hurried TO the armories for
examination.
The statement of Attorney General
GREGORY, in effect mea culpa for his
Department Of Justice. may soothe the
feelings Of the wounded to some ex-
tent. There Is also the consolatl to
be found in the fact that the Depart
ment Of Justice made its mistakes
when 1t did. To have waited longer
would have made matters worse.
Suppose Mr.. GREeoRY's aids, for
whose conduct he seems genuinely re-
gretful, had their work-and their
lesson-still ahead Of them. Their
net was spread among those Of the
633, 900 registrants under the early
drafts who had not gone to camp.
Had the fishing been delayed until
next week, for instance, at least a
! million men of New York would have
been called upon 10 show their cards
or 90 to the armory; for last Thurs
days registration was bigger than all
the previous registrations. Its total
was nearly 100000.
Capacity for indignation is usually
greater among men between 81 and
40 than II is among their juniors OF
the first draft age. If the. raid vic
tins of last week could stir up Such a
sentiment against official schrecklich
| nett, Nhdl Nouiu NC lllC
allure IL the myrmidons descended
upon about twice as many men OF
more advanced age and more pro
found dignity? The rage waves woulj
break the recording instruments. Tho
older registrants should feel grateful
to the younger for having stood the
brunt of the battle of Stacker Day
one of the few battles that may be
referred to as decisive, for 1t appears
to have resulted In the rout Of officia
foolishness In at least one department
Of the Government.
We are not certain that this con
ISOLATION, such as It is, will utterly ap
pease the innocents whose shoulder,
still burn from the tap Of the finger
of suspicion. Yet II is better balm
than was offered by BnpAD the Shu
hite TO an ancient person whose pa
tience would have made him as re
spected in Manhattan as he was II
the Land of Uz.
The sun., 1918-09-14

cal adjuncts Of the Prussian king
dom. The full realization Of this
northern scheme Of extension had
originally included the Finnish crown
for one of the Kaiser's sons Even
the pro-Germap Provisional Govern
ment Of SvINBUFuD, as willing as 1t
was to serve Berlin. found II both
polite and expeilent to refuse the
offer Of both Prince OSCAR and Prince
JOACHIM. 1t was likewise bold enough
to withhold the crown from the for
mer King Of Greece. CONSTANTINE,
and his Queen, SOPHIA, Emperor
WILLIAMS sister.
Prince FREDERICK CHAKLEs has the
rank Of General in the Prussian army !;
his wife is a Pruesian Princess. SO
he may be safely depended upon to
carry out the will of Berlin. There
is, though, in Finland n strong anti
monarchcal party, made up largely Of
Firms who have struggled for years
for political freedom and have hoped
for the establishment of a republl-
can form Of government. 1t remains
vet to be seen how they will accept
the substitution Of Prussian autoc-
racy for Russian cxarism. There are
a number Of parallel incidents, which
FREDERICK CHABLEs might study e
his advantage, where German Princes
were foisted upon unwilling subjects
The most recent Of these was the
case Of WILLIAM of Wied, Mpret OF
Albania, who, thanks to a convenient
sea wall and a waiting boatman, es
capped from his realm Just in time &c
save his precious Life.
The sun., 1918-09-14

tage of 1t. The rejoinder to this Is
that they don't and won't They
positively refuse, here In this State
and elsewhere, to avail themselves
Of the theoretical blessings Of the
direct primary system.
1t is a failure. 1t will continue
10 be failure. The right thing for
the Legislature to do Is to abolish
II and permit a return to the repre-
sentative convention system.
The sun., 1918-09-14
GOOD SEEN IN PRIMARIES.
One Citizen Enjoys Voting for Both
Osborn and whitman.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Ssr: You
are entirely right in holding that party
precedence ought not TO be regulated
by law. yet the direct primary is worth
keeping for a time as a means OF pref
erential voting until We get better sys-
tenn, because 1t allows thousands OF
voters to express themselves pretty
freely without throwing away their
votes like a Prohibitionist in the Anal
election.
At the primary voted for my first
choice. Osborn. and at the polls l shall
vote for my second choice. Whitman.
and in my twenty-odd years OF voting
I have never before been able to ex-
press my wishes by ballot with such
freedom and completeness. Voting for
Mr.. Osborn gave me s25 worth of men
tai satisfaction. and If it gave the like
to thousands of other voters the pri-
mary is worth its cost. And as 10 cost,
the public paid the primary election
officers in your city for years and years
before the direct primary was adopted.
]. DEL. V.
FIsHRILL, September 10.
The sun., 1918-09-14
TEACHERS IN THE DRAFT.
A Suggestion That Girls Woult FIJI
Their Places in the Schools

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sir way
ask why or how the educational e''.
TEN OF our city would be endarSsrsd y
Provost Marshal General CroHca7 'e'
fused deferred classification for 'ra'e
teachers who come within Glass OF
the new draft7
Perhaps IL these men were called
upon TO do their duty. the girls -
positions as clerks in Offices ..' '7
able to come out and MI the .os.'.0.'
they studied so long and hard 20 '1'A'.
Maybe Mr.. Somers does rot a"
there Is a waiting list, but 7 ao ...'
Mr.. Crowder learns Of II in tuo
FLORENCE =. GH..
NEW YORK, September 10
The sun., 1918-09-14
TRAINING FATHER FOR WAR.
Further Suggestions on the Way to
Make the Old Boy Fit

x,n,-or.or r,,v s,rS.-si-. lust
-, from, Ieon
-. IT,. ~ t.,r,o,,rn and AZ years
..,..r =, I. how "a wears
rooa ,,,,h ,npch interest your
.-.,.,. ~ ..rr.in,ng Father for war"
,,,...a, tel ,ha renerai
-, .ao ,.ta o,,t In nrepara-
80" -. -, u.,i,,sr,, trs,n,ng later on.
800 ~, -, ,a-,.-.r h.I,eve
-. ,,aar,aot .iersn, ana that Ia
a.. .r.rv,,,ng that father does in this
IT.. .,o,,,a 49, don. .verv dav. begin
- :. ~. 60. .,d ending At the
a.. -, ,,r, Sst out Of bed
- .. -,,..r a, aawn 1.-THE
- TUE, 80 ,o,,, and NJ once
a.. .,,1,,,.. M mora and no
-. 90 ,hro,yh a,rferent and various
.-,,,s
- e,,.an ,,,or. ,,,nu..s To dress,
- ,,,-,, ,,,,,,,,e, .xact from the time
10, "a, Ma have him start a
-. ii. Iii, rs,,,rpinv 81 as 10
-. a, ~. s,art,ne MACE exactly one
-. ., -, h,r, nenal,zs himself
~ -, ,n,,,. lot. he starts such
-. -, r,orn,nv ono less cigar or
-. ,... dr,nk nv none of either. and
=. s,,ns,o,,.,,, c,r,:.d out he will have a
- -, 100 s,usb,e NOT only phys
y 49,, go mora, military
,..s 80 ~ ,ner. nbvs,cal exer-
! H.. -. .,n ,oss,h,v gIve him.
TN. ,,rno-.op, ching for the military
| - -. 4, ~ cot out Of his
.an,.-,sh,a n,xu-,ou. and .of, civilian
49, - ..,o,,. .nd % 40 lot. of
| - a,s.ar..ahle ana uncomfortable
Haiu' =. 80, -ar-,,.r,v and
The sun., 1918-09-14

Bridgeport, Conn. deserves study by
our mos; eminent sociologists. 1t Is
Americas most extraordinary COM
munity: not the old Bridgeport, but
the new Bridgeport born Of war, the
site Of the great industrial plants
which are turning out weapons and
ammunition for our army.
Can 1t be possible that there is not
a member of the International Ma
chinists Union in Bridgeport who has
a son in France? That there Is not
one who has a brother in France"
Nor even one who has a dear friend
in khaki?
For would any man put his son. his
brother or his dear friend in a field
for the Germans to shoot at and re-
fuse to give him a rife or a machine
gun or the bullets for either?
Plainly the assumption is absurd
ard unthinkable.
The sun., 1918-09-14
A Question for Commander Newberry.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sr: In
THE Sun OF September le you have a
letter from Commander Newberry re-
garding the navy in which he says:
The navy offers splendid oppor-
tunity TO the young man that will he
invaluable In civil life" You would
confer on me great favor IL you would
ask Commander Newberry through your
paper how / can avail myself OF this
opportunity. as enlistments are closed.
A VOLUNTEER.
NEW York, September 10.
The sun., 1918-09-14
The Welcome Peril.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-ST'
say. with "a French Girl" "Why q, VI"
American girls worry II American '1''
marry French girls In ny est7 ''''-
nothing could bind America ana .'"'
closed than the interminglug O. ''
Two nationalities. Every Amer! tN
should count as a real sister '}r'
French girl VINO marics orc o. o..
American boys. Isn't France So. II B.
our hearts. and do vc begruds' ''
OF our boys TO the French G.r.-
sides-as a minor deta!l-haN"H H'
American boys something TO say 3. LIS
matter? AN AMERICAN q La
GLEN Cow, September 10.
The sun., 1918-09-14
SKIP STOP ON THE IT,?
A Faster Sertice Suggested for sixth
Avenue.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCN--Sir! Co.
incident with the conservation of power
to be expected from the skip stop, effec-
tive from Sunday on. on the surface
cars, why not a skip station schedule
for the elevated roads, the stations TO
he skipped. except by every fourth
train, being those added stations which
have been built since the original ones,
This could be done on the Sixth ave-
nue. road and on the Ninth avenue line
north Of Fifty-ninth street The Sixth
avenue elevated road, starting from
Fi.ty-eighth street. has no service Of
an express nature.
LEWIS PHILLIPS.
NEW York, September 10.
The sun., 1918-09-14
WHERE THE BILLIONS GO.
A Young Man Finds Golconda In the
Shlpyard.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir' A
young man whom ! have known for
years gave up his regular occupation
some time ago and went TO work in a
sh!pyard. doubt II he had ever made
over $50 a week ~ his life. met him
at the end OF his first week in the ship
yard and he told me, and believe
him truthful. that he had made over
800. and he a green hand. +. F. A.
NEW YORK. September Is.
The sun., 1918-09-14
The Worst the Barometer Can Dol

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: Cross
ing the Atlantic on the steamship Amer
ika In December. 1911. saw the bar
ometer at 27.45 for several hours.
NEW YORK. September IS. Z II. w.
The sun., 1918-09-14

wv" ''c "ue"tHgfVH ciuFs
Ny Uncle Jim spoke up one day,
In accents stern and slow:
There's Just one thing ! want 10 say.
Ia surely like 20 know
Determinations aren't light
As often we've heen told.
Why do they claim a man can't FIGHT
Whta !orty-six years old?
when siIvCry locks begin TO show
Above a fellcr's ears,
And Joyous hopes Of long ago
Have melted with the years;
When all the dreaming days are DER,
Then battle brings delight.
A man OF forty-six or more
Ia Jes' the age to fght,'
The sun., 1918-09-14
Changing Times In Arkansas.
Adrertirment in Pare Progress

The jail has been vol cleaned and
fumiEated. The old bedding has been
burned and entirely new bedding Installed.
am ready now to accommodate all who
wish 10 patronizs a clean county hotel.
Ed PEAnsoN, Proprietor.
The sun., 1918-09-14

We trust that the sung inquiry Of
the American army, Where do we go
from here" will not be regarded by
Generalissimo FocH as undue curiosity
as to his plans.
The sun., 1918-09-14
where iu-h Prices Hit the Ozarks.

Prom TIE Mammoh Spring Sun.
Notwithstanding the high price Of liv-
ing. Abe Hughes of Salem came to the
reunion and bought him = good whetrock
for q dollar.
The sun., 1918-09-14

Berlin announces that the evacua-
ton OF the st. Mihiel salient had
been under contemplation for several
years" But PERsHINo hadn't contem-
plated 1t SO long as that.
The sun., 1918-09-14

Lucky Secretary BAKER, to get q
front seat at such a first night per-
Torrance without having to settle
with a Spectator!
The sun., 1918-09-14

To housewives who complain about
costs we offer the consoling informa-
ton that European salients are being
rapidly reduced.
The sun., 1918-09-14

What are twenty years to EUGENE v.
DEBs SO long as he Is notorious again?
The sun., 1918-09-14

The Presidents letter to the Bridge
port strikers Is one that he who loafs
may read.
The sun., 1918-09-14

The conservator Of note paper Should
speak to Mr.. TUMULrY.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-17
COLORED NURSES TO BE ,
USED IN ARMY CAMPS
Orders Issued by War Department
Makes Opening for Hundreds at Six
Base Hospitals In This Country
Many May Go Overseas.

Washington, D. c., July %, 1915
The War Department authorizes the
following statement from Emmett j.
Scott, special assistant to the Secretary
of War:
Orders we're issued today by the
War Department to the office Of the
Surgeon General, which will enable
colored nurses who have been regis
tered by the American Red Cross So
ciety, to render service for their own
race in the Army. Colored nurses will
be assigned to the base hospitals now
established at Camp Funston, Fort
Riley, Kansas; Camp Grant, Rockford,
Illinois; Camp Dodge, Des Moines,
Iowa; Camp Taylor, Louisville, KY;
Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, and
Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. j. At these
camps a total Of about $4,000 colored
troops are stationed. General Pershing
has been asked by cable whether the
services of colored nurses can be util-
lied to advantage among the American
The Twin City star., 1918-08-17
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.

Miss Halle @. Brown spoke at St
Peters A. M. e. church on Sunday
night. Madame Jean Hodgers sang
two beautiful solos. Miss Brown is
a logical speaker and her lecture was
heartily received. Editor Smith ar
ranged for her appearance, and al
though short notice was given, a full
house greeted her. Her theme was
"The Value of Power" and she showed
the wonderful opportunities and privi-
leges given all people of the present
age. Miss Brown opened the Sub-An-
nual Conference, held this week at
St. Peter's church. She, represented
Bishop Coppin, who could not appear.
Despite her arduous duties at Wilber-
force University, she is completing
her summer tour, en- route from Dem
yer, where she attention the National
Convention of Colored Women's Clubs.
She made the most inspiring address
at the exercises for the drafted Ne
groes in st. Paul on Aug. 1. Miss
lists and among the front rank of pub
lie speakers. Having visited abroad,
she ID familiar with foreign customs.
Her prophecies of the Negro's condi-
tion after the war are based on an
economic analysis, founded on Biblical
record and religious faith. To those
who heard her, she revealed glorious
future for all humanity, as result of
this war.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-17
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
MEET IN MINNEAPOLIS

The annual encampment of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars was held in
this city this week, and the sessions
were in every way inspiring to all
who attended. The parades, enter.
tainments and public receptions show
ed the patriotic spirit Of our citizens.
The visiting delegates were apprecia-
tive of the hospitality shown them.
and loud in their praises of the beauty
and progress Of the Northwest. Gov.
Burnquist and other prominent speak
ers addressed the veterans. Now that
our country is engaged in another for
eign war, the membership of the Or
ganization is incomprehensible, and
millions Of members may be added to
it within few years. There was a
grand reunion, and although only two
Negroes took part in the parades and
program (Comrade Henderson of oath
U. S. Vol. Inf, and Editor Chas. Sum-
ner SMITH, there was an invitation ex-
tended them by Commander Allen and
Executive Secretary Jack j. Shauer, Of
Patterson Post, to join the order. The
latter was elected Junior Vice Com
mander-in-C Chief at this session.
Smith Did Not Petition.
The statement in the Minneapolis
Journal that Favorable action was
taken on the petition Of Chas. 8.
Smith, Minneapolis, representing the
Negro veterans, to create subsidiary
post in Minneapolis for Negro Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars" was Incorrectly
reported. Editor Smith, one Of the
speakers at the West Hotel smoker,
approved of the post, which had been
suggested by some Negro veteran and
had been talked of by the committee.
He said that he would assist in the
organization, but could not take active
part officially. AS captain of COM
pany of Negro Home Guards and an
advocate for Negro officers training
camps and other racial units to show
their united service and strength, he
favored the suggestion for a Negro
post. However, there is no provision
denying a Negro the right to member
ship in any post. The Robt. E. Bell
Post, G. A. r., and Co. l. of the 9Th
Mass. Inf, now in the National Army,
and the fighting Negro units of today
are examples of racial organization.
They stand out as models of the merits
of Negro soldiers, while if indiscrimi-
nately recruited, our racial identity
and honor would be matter of con-
lecture rather than a proven fact.