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'TmI erial" DrOTs Out OF German
Dill lomacy.

me phrase Imperial Government
had been used so reliTiously. from
The spring Of 1871 onward. when dip
lomatic reference was made to the adj
nlnlstrution of the German Empire,
that Its recent disappearance attracts
notice. Before the war and. indeed,
when the chancelleries of Europe re-
sounded with the scratching of wars
pens, every diplomat was careful. as
diplomats should be, to give to each
man and thing his and its accepted
rifle. Germany used and accepted
Imperial" as the adjective to be at
tached to her Government. VIVIAN
protested to the Imperial Govern
ment" against the violation of French
territory early In August. 1914. vow
BETHMANN-liOLLwEG always referred
TO that of which he was the spOkes.
man as the Imperial Government"
Sometimes European Statesman
would say Imperial German Govern
ment." as Prince HoHENLoHE did in
n despatch to Count BERCHToLD (Au-
gust %, 1910. This form was used
by President WILSON In his Flag Day
speech last year, and In his reply for
America and her associates to the
POpe's peace note. In this note the
President also used the phrase Ger
man Government" once. but at that
find German Government" In an off,
Cial document of International char.
acter. True. the British Cabinet used
German Government" In q note
written on August 1, 1914, but that
was day of haste. For one excep-
ton the title Imperial Government"
appears thousand times.
In the speech OF Prince MAMMALIAN
mnde early this month, when he took
up the work of HERTLING and endeav-
ored to explain TO the Relchstag the
Kniser's decree Of September 80, I'm
perial Government" appears only once
and that Is In q reminiscent sense.
MAxIMLIAN was speaking OF "the
answer of the former Imperial Gov
eminent to Pope BENEDICT's note"
After that he referred two or three
lines to the new Government" and
at least once to the "new German
Government" In his note to the
President. uttered on October @,
Prince MAxIMnrAN spoke OF the Ger
man Government" In the American
reply 10 this note. sent on October g.
\ secretary I.ASsINo's foreword refers
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to the German Government" but
the Presidents part Of the note
speaks twice Of the Imperial German
Government" The German note of
October IL, signed by SoLY, refers
six times to the German Govern
ment" and once to the present Ger
man Government; never at all to
the Imperial Government" In the
American reply Of October II Presi-
dent WILSON refers to the German
Government" and the present Ger
man Government; never at all to
the Imperial Government" or the
Imperial German Government" al
though the Government Of Germany's
principal ally Is referred to In the
same document as the Royal and
Imperial Government Of Austria
Hungary" In the German note of
October q DIR. SoLT refers seven
times to the German Government
and not at all to that Imperial Gov
eminent" which was the fetch Of his
predecessors.
SO passes "Kaiserilche," and may
the Kaiser go with Iii
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WHITMAN AND THE WAR.
An Indignant Protest Against Demo.
cratic Statements.

To THE EpITct OF THE suN-sir: I
read In THE SUN that Abram I. Elkus
was heading n committee Of "inde-
pendents" TO aid the candidacy OF Mr..
Smith Of Tammany Hall In his race
for the Governorshlp OF this Empire
State because he is "a member of the
Presidents own party and II was
cry necessary at this time TO have such
= nan In Albany, These statements
al with amaZement one who is familiar.
perso sl'v. with the history OF our great
state 10. ,e last efty-hve years Gov
ernor Whitman has stood loyalty by our
republic and the Administrator of
President Wilson above any other Cover
nor among the forty-eight States. He
has led the way for the Washington Gov
eminent In Its prosecution OF the war.
While the Administration was content
with ''watchful waiting Governor Whit
man was DOING everything in his power
and In the power OF the combined Re-
publican party in the line OF prepared.
ness for war.
Contrast tho action of Governor
whitman and the Republican party In
this State In their untir'ng efforts TO
uphold the republic with the action OF a
Democratic Governor-Seymour- this
state and this same Tammsny Demo-
cratic party when there was 4 RepubiI-
can Administration--Lin Lincoln Sin WASH
ington In 1868 and 1864
T. H. ROBERTS.
BROOKLYN, October eg
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GERMANY MUST PAY.
She Cannot Be Allowed to Profit From
Her Crimes.

1888 ~hbAANA VI hE ob N-cHs NOW
that the tide mas turned IN the world {
war We should give consideration to
features to be looked into before a set
tiement can be made.
the wanton obstruction of property
in France and Belgium by the Hun while
he occLp.ed the territory Was " intlmi-
date and terrorize the Inhabitants into
submission as slaves. but the destruc-
ton of the towns. cities, mines and
manufacturing plants ne is compened 10
abandon Is altogether tor a different
purpose.
The Hun has suffered no loss from
devastation of his own land and cities.
and while II seemed that he would win
the war and rule the world he was will
ing to allow a bare existence to the
people he had overrun and subdued, but
now when defeat conIronts him and ne
is forced TO abandon the land he hoped
to control he Is laying waste every spe-
cies Of property. and for what purpose?
When peace Is declared and business
again takes on civil life the Hun with
his lands intact, his cities in good shape
and his manufacturing plants In fine
condition will be fully able to compete
with Eng and and America, while the
manufacturing districts OF France and
Belgium will be SO Frustrated that they
will not be able to compete with Ger
many in many years.
The question thus arises, Shall Ger
many be allowed TO enjoy prosperity and
proft by her devilish work while her
victims suffer In want from the losses
she has inflicted upon them In order that
they may never rally as competitors?
German manufacturing plants may be
all east OF the Rhine. but she owns a
large slice of the territory west OF the
Rhine. which should be confscated, the
Inhabitants expelled from II and the ter
ritory given to France and Belgium to be
populated by them In part compensation
for the losses sustained at the hands of
the Hun, and the misunderstanding plants
Of Germany should be requisttioned and
put in the hands OF French and Belgians
to be used for their benefit while the
devastated territory OF France and Bel
glum Is being reclaimed and their fac
tories and machinery being built up and
established on footing as before the
war
In the above make no reference TO
the indemnity which must be exactAd
by England. France and Uncle Sam for
the immense expenditures they have been
compelled to make In forcing the Hun
to abandon his hellisb work--that Is a
foregone conclusion Il be reckoned with.
J. L. RICHARDSON.
FARNvrLLE. Va, October 81.
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THE HUNGRY HEART.
IL Il Man who Now Does Most Of
the Moping?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN---sir: On
scanning the editorial pages Of my
favorite newspaper note and enjoy
reading the discussion on bachelors, the
home and kindred subjects. One corre-
spondent asked the question. How do
we meet" Some one tried to console
US as follows:
No one IL so accurst by fate.
No one 90 utterly dfsolate,
But some heart. though unknown,
Responds unto his own.
Surely no one questions the popularity
OF Cupid. but there are lots of splendid
bachelors Of both sexes who have been
waiting patiently to be hit by the little
god darts, but waiting In vain. We
do not complain, however, but walt in
hope that some time our own will come
to us. Had Dan an office-a fixed
place--no doubt he would be swamped
continually with applicants for tickets
to Blissville. There are times when o
man feels his loneliness acutely. Voices
which cry In the wilderness are some
times heard by those whose hearts drive
them out to seek for more than q man
clothed In soft raiment The force of
our desires and soul longings is as real
as any other force. and It often attracts
the things we desire Thoughts are real
living things. and the daily mental habit
has great deal to do with our future
happiness. for IL one Is faithfully conf
dent and hopeful one is building his own
future to a great extent.
Woman has certainly found herself.
and she seems to have found a panacea
for that irritated vanity and indiges-
ton which was at one time termed a
broken heart" This prophylactic Ia
art and when used intelligently, misery
flies forth from the window as music
opens the do"r. But man! He Is not
quite so fortunate. He Is more and
more seeking the personality In woman.
Yes. 1t Is good to note the many happy
couples travelling together every where
with the exuberance of children: their
natures are lofty and wholesome and
the air CLOVIS with tenderness. Then
the soul finds Its peace, tho mind its
equilibrium and the spirit its elasticity,
giving one the fullest capacity for thor
ough enjoyment.
Is 1t any wonder that men are raised
to higher plane when they come in
contact with women of character. soul
value. refinement and culture? Woman
has always been the dominating factor
and always will be. The well balanced,
strong. wholesome and courteous man
ls the one who has come under the be-
witchment of the beauty and charm Of
mother, sister, wife or sweetheart.
EDWARD J. ANTHONY.
CONCORD, Mass. october 21.
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Two Deaf Men Who Can't Read.

1t is impossible not to sympathize
with GEORGE NJ. La MONTE and
CHARLES O'CoNoR HENNEssY, candi-
dates for the long and short terms
In the Senate from New Jersey. for
their manifest hardness of hearing
and their inability to read the Eng
lish language.
Obviously, they and their friends
have not become aware Of the proc
lamatiOn issued by WOODROW Will
SON In Washington, to the effect that
politics Is adjourned. Were they In
formed on this important subject
they would not be guilty Of prOmul-
eating the appeal for support at the
elections this year which has Just
appeared under their names.
In this document they declare that /:
The primary and controlling issue
In the campaign is, II seems to US, q
simple one.
"It Is whether or not his fellow citi-
zens OF New Jersey (whateyer the rest
Of the country may do) are disposed TO
give or to deny a vote Of confidence to
the great Jerseyman in the White House
who for more than four years has
guided Americas ship OF state through
tumults, difficulties and distractions I'M
precedented In all history with a pa
thence, precedence and wisdom that has
made him the Acknowledged leader OF
the humane Craftsmanship Of the world"
OF their own peculiar fitness 10 rep
resent the great Jerseyman" they
modestly say:
"But there may be no improperly in
saying that each OF US has been as
sured of the confidence of President
WILSON"
When and under what clrcum-
stances the assurance OF President
WILSON'S confidence In Messrs. LA
MONTE and HENNEssY was given this
circular does not reveal. Perhaps II
was In some political era anteda ting
the period which has been officially
and emphaticaIly designated as dis
tinguished by the adjournment OF
politics; and the patent deafness and
incapacity Of Messrs. La MONTE and
HENSEssY to hear and to read makes
1t seem impossible that the assurance
was communicated to them through
any other medium than the sign
language.
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Mr.. Smiths Test Of Public Service
and Tam many Service.

Mr.. SMITH, Tammany's candidate
for Governor, declares that his long
record Of Office holding is guarantee
that, II elected, he would serve the
public as against any political organi-
zatlon or faction.
Well, Is ltI Can It be7 No man
that takes an office from Tammany
can get another from Tnmmany I'M
less his seryire is 100 per cent. salts
factory to Tammany as against his
service to anybody or an. thing else.
Mr.. SMIrH's perpetual office holding
must have been 100 per cent. salts
factory to Tammany year after year.
because year after year Tammany
never failed to keep him on the Job.
Tammany never Is satisfied. never
can be satisfied. with any man 1t puts
in Office. known as Smith or by any
other name, unless he Is first of all
and all the time for Tammany as
against anybody or anything else.
We know what Tammany did to
Mayor GAYNoR, because GAYNoR. In
order to be one Of the best Mayors
this city has ever known, had to defy
and did Gefy Tammany.
We know what Tammany did to
Mayor MCCLELLAN, who went to great
lengths for Tammany. but objected to
doing everything Tammany demanded
that he must do.
We know what Tammany did to
Governor .UJzER- SuLzEB was as
unfit as any man that ever occupied
the Executive Mansion at Albany.
Rut this wasn't the reason Tammany
decreed his political life forfeit. He
would have been perfectly fit by the
Tammany measurement II he had
been willing to do everything Tam
many demanded that he should do.
He had his political throat cut by
Tammany only because he failed to
be 100 per cent. for Tammany.
We know what Tammany has done
to many of Its hand-picked officehold-
ers that have served or tried to serve
the public as against Tammany. We
know that to count, IS Tammany Of
ficeholders that have served Tammnny
rs against the public Tammany has
always given more md more political
plums. no matter what their private
and public records.
We cannot say that. II Mr.. SMITH
II elected Governor. he will eat out of
Tammauy's hand, as every Tammany
officeholder must II he expects to pre-
serve his political life. But we can
say and we do say that Tammany
never would have nominated Mr..
SMITH for Governor II Tammany had
not felt absolutely sure that. regard
les Of anybody or anything else. he
would be 100 per cent. satisfactory to
Tammany. as tested by his satisfac-
tory service year after year to
Tammany.
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GRANTS WAY AND F0CH,S.
II Germany Does Not Yield as Lee
Did, Then for the "Bummv


To THE EDIToR OF THE SuN-Str. When
convinced Of the overthrow Of the Con-
federate Government In the spring OF
1865, General Grant from Ms headquar-
ters in Virginia wrote to General Lee:
inc results OF the last week must con-
vi"ee you OF tne hopelfsseness OF turthei
Ns.,hn ,,,u pai. VI the army VI
1, IA 40 ana =, 90 4, ~, -. 80,
from myself the respon,Ibiiity OF anv fur.
ther effuslon Of blood, by asking Of you
the surrender Of that portion OF the Con
federate states army known as the Army
oi Nor'hern virginia
It may be left to Marshal Foch, at
the proper time, to address something OF
the same character to the commander
of the rapidly crumbling German forces.
who may frame q reply such as that
OF Lee to Grant:
Ihough not entertaining the opinion you
,Apress On 'he nope OF turther resistance,
aon.tnn =, 49, u n",e'.s
oonsId,rlng yonr nrono.i,inn s.s ~
surrender.
r,,, ,,, z 49,. r,...
Wv" A'O'
the statement that peace, peinS MS great
desire, the one condition he would In
sist upon was that the men and officers
surrendered should be disqualified for
taking up arms again until properly ex-
changed. At this point Lee pretended
to believe that the emergency had not
arisen to call for the surrender of his
army and wished to know II Grants
proposals would lead to that end.
Grants reply that he had no authority
to treat on the subject of peace. and the
South by laying down her arms would
hasten peace. save thousands Of human
lives and hundreds of millions Of prop
erty not yet destroyed brought Lee to
his senses.
Grants terms being at once accepted,
surrender OF the remaining armies In
e ga -
"i'ieSseo tue capture OIL inc iusiuNe
nead OF the confederate Government ana
review OF the triumphant armies In
the national capital Can the French
Marshal at this time equal this purely
military trapsactio, NJ r.r.n, In 1897
T, 10 -, -, 49,. 49,. ~ o,.,t,
49,. an - - 80, III -, -
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Concerning Rel rIsals In ! Ind.

With regarl to THE Suns recent
suggestion Of equivalent values in
Rhenish cities for French and Bel
gian cities wantonly destroyed. an
esteemed correspondent In Storrs,
Conn.,. remarks:
''This demand Is natural in the heat
and excitement Of war, but we may
pause to consider whether 1t is advis-
able or consistent with our principles.
II would breed resentment among the
Germans rather than humility. and
while we would not be greatly censured
for reprisals against such vandals,
should not we be setting a better ey-
ample for coming generations IL we
forbore revenge?
$50 far as Is possible Germany should
be made to restore all she has de-
stroyed or make equivalent restitution.
and individuals who can be convicted
of guilt should be made to pay the
penalty. But destruction by way of
reprisal on German soil would not make
amends for the wrongs that have been
done. but would lay US open to the
charge Of having followed the barba:
rous example of our enemies"
Our correspondent would be right
IL the purpose Of reprisal we're re-
venge, as he assumes II to be.
A moments thought will show him
the difference between preventive re-
prisal and retributive pprisal.
1t Is not IAN eye for an eye and a
tooth for tooth" on account Of what
has already happened; 1t is an eye
for an eye and tooth for a tooth by
way of warning-an effective and
necessary deterrent. as experience
with the German character has al
ready proved.
Murderers are not threatened with
the gallows or the electrocution chuir
in order that society may avenge It,
self upon them for their crimes. or
as an attempt to obtain compensation
for the lives which their crimes have
destroyed. The law notifies the in
tending murderer of the delth pen
atty In order to prevent more muir
derlng.
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ONE MILLION REWARD.
A Plan to Find Out All About Ger.
man Conspiracy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sir: Lea
the United States Government offer q
reward of $1,000 900 for the inside his
tory. names and deeds and perpetra
tors of the many crimes put over by the
German spies and murderers In America
These poltroons will fall over each other
In their haste to get In FIRST with the
story. II Is my belief II will reveal
some prominent men and women One
million dollars Is a small sum when we
consider that s5OOO0.OOO was destroyed
at the GILLESPIE shell loading plant. One
million dollars would be an extremely
small sum to pay for the breaking W
of the murder tending German army in
America and the execution. without
trial. OF its total membership.
GEORGE BARNES PENNocx.
NEW YORK, October 20.
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When the history of the Oldest liv-
ing civilizations are studied we shall
he free from some of the costly blum
ders that from time to time occiden.
tai statesmen are prone to commit.
AS we determine mature mans
character by consulting his record, so
we may know the meaning OF a states
mans dellverances by informing our
selves of his country's history. An
ounce of fact is worth at any time a
ton Of prejudice.
Between what some newspaper edl-
tors and party leaders think and feel
and the reality Of events there Is a
wide gulf. For example, Japan's first
commoner Premier has just uttered
statements through the Associated
Press that accord with history. while
heing the true voice Of the most prom
Using nation In Asia. Indeed. we ven
ture to affirm that, as clearly as
President WILSON is the spokesman
OF the worlds best civilization. so,
and equally, Is Premier HAAS an
nouncement a prophetic utterance Of
a future world family. In which
the terms East and West shall be
geographical only.
Asking first that his interviewer
shall tell the American people "as
convInclngly as he can" that the jap
anese Government and people are su-
premely DESTROYS Of American friend
ship and seek for mutual cooperation
In the enterprises of civilization, this
man. head and front Of Japan's Jour
nalism, commercial honor. political
progress. sound ethics and essential
democracy. declares:
1. That Japan's military and naval
strength Is for self-defence only.
2. That modern "Jnpan has never
engaged voluntarily In war;" All his
tory shows this to be not only abso-
lutely true. but we remember when
the plan of recrudescent feudaiism In
1874 to invade Corea for wars sake
was crushed by IwAKrRA and OKuBo.
For making this the policy of Japan
OKUBo was promptly assassinated
and IwAKrRA went to his death with
the scarf Of the political murderers
sword. Three years afteTward. Japan
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Poets Killed In Battle,

Life had not paled for them. this IL the
worst.
stll glad ana eager. still unsatisnsd.
Keening to hunger. swift to sudden thirs,
For moro and more and more OF life
they died.
Their minds were thrilling daily at new
doors.
Their lips and nnEers finding fresh de-
light;
They walked bewildered at earth's sweets
and stores
Through sunny mornings then
the sudden night.
Surely within that clay some pulse must
hide.
The stricken dream a little while beat
on,
Some deep. imprisoned hungers still abide
For friend and face and neld, for dusk
and dawn
All. Earth and Sky. you that they loved
to praise.
BE tender with that dust for certain dsys.
DAVID MOTION.
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had to halt for q time her policy OF
peaceful internal development, pit
ting her peasant army against SAL
co. knights and sworismeu, to win
cUstly victory ut the expense Of So
wv lives and S1OO,Ou0,0OO. Thus she
paid for keeping treaties and good
faith pledged.
Q. "The military influence is not so
domlnunt In Japan as lsomeI out
siders may believe" The SUN und
several millions Of Americans appeal
to their record for right Of interpUlu-
ton; for they utter tile amen" Of
long continued faith In this aud the
Premier's next dellvernnce.
4. ''rhe present Ministry Is united
In the determination to secure the
constitutional Development Of japan
along the popular lines which the war
has so indlsputably demonstrated MS
the worlds tendency and the desire
0f the peoples Of the world"
And how shall this deslderatum be
attained? The Premier answers:
s. The voice Of the people must
be obeyed and the press Is the great
medium Tor that voice. have In
mind several measures calculated to
embody this popular movement In
cOncre,e form"
8. Finally, "Japan's expedition into
Siberia was the result Of consultn-
ton with the United States and the
Allies" Moreover, Japan has no
intention of taking Independent ac-
tiun lin China and Russlal In the
future"
Now. II this, from Japan's first
commoner Premier, lifelong Journal
list, bright student Of law. literature
aud science, and husband Of lady
educated In the Doshisha University
In kyoto--vlrtually an institution
founded under American auspices and
still under American infuence--is not
helping to make the world safe for
democracy" what Is?
OF one thing we are certain. Every
word Of Premier HARA's statements
Is In perfect accord with modern
Japan's Internal history. Since the
men from within-wlth the shining
names of RAJ SANYo (cut In the
granite front Of the Boston Public
Library, MABUCHI, MoTooBI, FUJIrA
Toxic, YoKoi, HAsHIMoTo, YosHIDA
and a host Of others that shine In
the armament Of the worlds prog
ress-and the men from without,
FILLMORE, PERRY, HARRIS, vEBBEcH,
HEPBURN and BBowN, all Americans,
created q new resultant of forces,
the world has been potentially one.
Happily for the poets reputation. his
line never the twain shall meet" Is
relegated to oblivion by his later
words. At any rate. We know where
Japan stands, for 1t Is her past his
tory that has made her present poll
tics. KEl HARA and his declaration
are the logical Issues of history.
In a large sense Japan's Premier,
risen from the people, is her true In
carnation.