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MOlokai Society Should Not Be Nor.
ally Contaminated.

To THE EpIroR OF THE SUN-Sir: 7
protest against the suggestion made in
a letter 10 THE Sun that William lIo-
henzollern be sent to Hawairs leper set
Element, the beautiful island OF Molokai.
The company there ia too good for him.
There are gentlemen there. it may sur
prise you to know. ! had an acquain-
lance, native. who is lepcr there.
who was Government official In Hon
olulu: n handsome big gentleman, high
~ educated. a lngu!st and musician
For years he concealed the fact that he
was u leper but at last. before IL was
discovered by the health officials, he re-
Ycalsd the fact and asked to be sent
20 Moiokai without intervening detention
In an observation camp. where he could
still be visited by friends. He did this
because at that time health officials were
having trouble with ignorant natives,
who conceded their leper relatives as
long as possible My friend thought that
his example N giving himsel! UP would
make less difficult the work Of the health
officers. lessen tho danger from conta-
gion. II did.
I object to that gentleman having 20
associate on any terms with Herr Io-
henzollern. FAIR PLAY.
New YORK. November 80.
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william HohenzoIlern Now Form ally
Abdicates.

What WILLIAM HoEENZo1LERy and
the, representatives Of the present
German Government who secured his
signature may have meant by the
term new regent" which appears in
the abdication decree Of the former
German Emperor. is not yet clear.
The document. however, removes
any doubt regarding the situation so
far as WILLIAM himself is concerned.
He renounces his future rights to the
crown and he releases his former Off
Gals and officers from their oath of
allegiance.
In reality the signing of the abdi-
cation was the merest formality.
WILLIAM stepped down from the
throne when he streaked it through
the fog of the Netherlands, the most
unherolc figure in the history of Eu-
ropean royalty, and begged Holland
for refuge from his own people and
the armies of the Allies and the
American Expeditionary Force.
Whether or not WILLIAM made n
bargain by which Germany is TO have
regency or some sort Of an Inter
regnum may be significant But It
is doubtful If even Germany will hold
Itself bound by any such an arrange
ment. If reports OF conditions In
| the former German empire indicate
anything, II is that the present Ger
many finished with the Hohenzollerns
and likewise all future direction and
dlctation by them when WILLIAM and
his son SO lngloriously fled from his
/ army and country.
Having thus settled with his for
mer subjects, WILLIAM will now be
called upon to make q more important
settlement, his settlement with the
! civilized world.
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Our Swimmers In France.

Many British and French writer's
have expressed in their journals as
constituent at American soldiers de-
light In swimming. One correspond
ent wrote that the Yankees going TO
a new billet were eager to learn only
one thing about It, us there place
there where n fellow can get him a
swim?" Another reported that the
chief interest the Americans show
about a river or canal along which
they hear they are to fight is II the
water IS deep enough for a SWIM"
A woman writer in n Paris paper
tells that when American troops
reach new billet town practically
all dash for the nearest water when
ranks are broken. disrobe as If to
pose in the altogether, then plunge
into the water 'even II il be cold"
and shout Ike children In some mad
play. The woman had closely caught
the spirit and significance of the un.
usual performance.
American boys make of swimming
a play as we'll as a competitive sport,
hut neither on the Continent nor in
the British Islands does this seem to
be true In the same degree "a in this
country. American boys generally
throughout this land look forward to
summer school vacation with keeneSt
Joy, because then they may "go swim
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Russia at the Peace Conference.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUS-Sir: I
have read the telegram OF Mr.. Charles
Stewart Dawson OF the American De-
fence Society IN regard 10 the party Of
law and order in Russia being repre-
scented at the peace conference. am
sure that all Americans Will be heartily
in favor OF this. Certainly she should
have her place there before Germany,
and my opinion IS that in simple JUS
tice TO the whole situation Germany
should be permitted to do no more than
goosestep outside in the corridor Of the
peace conference 10 learn what her fate
will be at the hands OF the Allies.
RICHARD 4. PURpT.
NEW YORK, November 80.
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Something to While a Lonely Hour
OF the Congress.

1t would be n good thing II the
Congress, in the lonely six weeks or
more 10 come. would devote q couple
Of hours some day to listening to the
reading, by clerk in good voice, Of
an article which appears in the De-
cenber issue of the Bookmdn. Its
title Is Uncle Sam as a Publisher"
and It's author Is Mr.. HESRY LIrCH-
FIELD WEST, most of whose three
dozen journalistic years have been
spent in Washington. We believe
that Mr.. VESTS article would impart
TO the Senators and Representatives
clearer vision of the activities, use
full and otherwise, of the Government
Printing Office than could be had
through any number OF drowsy.
dreary investigations" by the Con-
gress itself.
Let 1t not be assumed that Mr..
WEST is a muckraker; he is anything
but that, and throughout his article
runs genuine sympathy for such
useful work as the Government does
with type, ink and paper. To any one
who has skinned the pages of the
Government publication catalogues
there IS sure to be n great deal Of
interest, even Of fascination, whether
it be aroused by the magnitude of
the forty-nlne volume report Of the
Monetary Commission or the Illus.
trated catalogue of the John Boyd
Thatcher collection OF incunabula; and
man like Mr.. WEST, so catholic in
his views Of all things printable that
he fingers over the Governments IL
Illustrated pamphe;, Five Little Pigs
as well as over the magnificent Ills
tory Of the United States Capitol"
does not have to search himself for
the quality of mercy in dealing with
his subject. The Government Print
ing Office, so grown in a century that
the cost OF $4,000 of 1918 has be.
come the S12.OO0,0O0 Of 1913, stands
before kindly judge.
The gentlemen of the Congress, we
are sure would be interested in the
absorbing story that Mr.. WEST sets
before the public: Interested in know.
ing that the Government Printing OF
flee sets more type than any six pub
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fishing houses in America in remem-
bering that the 5000 employees on
an annual payroll Of 100000 use
up 50y00o.OO0 pounds Of paper in a
year; in being reminded that the
number Of speeches printed annually
for members Is more than one for
every family in the United States (;
the cost of Congressional printing
last year was over 100000. They
will be grateful for the information,
II 1t has escaped them, that In this
age Of conservation the cold hand Of
restraint has not fallen upon the lit
erary activities OF Washington:
Each branch Of the Government
prints what u pleases. and within the
limits Of generous appropriation bills.
as much as Il pleasea Congress, in the
meanwhile, goes ahead with its own
printing according to It's own free will.
annually using 100000 pounds OF pa
per for the Congressional Record alone.
d. More than ono Senator and Rep
resentative. without conjunction as TO
the cost or scarcity of white paper. has
ordered a million copies Of his utterance,
| together with an equal number OF large
manila envelopes bearing the printed
facsimile Of his autograph. which is his
open sesame 10 the malta
All, yes. the mails. Each day the
Washington post Office receives on the
average $50 tons, largely printed mat
ter. Five freight cars would carry
1t, we imagine. If these 100000
| pounds were sent at letter postage
the cost to the buyers OF stamps
would be s2ssyOoo, or at the rate Of
SS6,0O0,000 year. Not all the
printed matter, however, Is mailed.
Take, for instance, the volumes Of
memorial addresses on the deaths Of
members Of the Congress. Under the
law, when a member dies, no less
than 5000 copies of the eulogies de-
livered IN his memory must be
printed; and about ten Senators and
Representatives die every year. Mr..
WEST estimates that 10000 or more
OF these volumes so to the Junk deal
ers every year.
We suggest that the Bookuldn arti-
Gle be read to the Congress rather
than printed in the Record. It is
very much alive, and It should not
| be buried.
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POEMS WORTH READING.


Beauty Tou md It hard 10 sect
why. everywhere she peeps at mel
The notes that ny from Bettie's broom
When sunbeams kiss them, burst in bloom;
And where you naught behold, perchanoe'
A fairy vision lures my glance.
Deautyi Goddess elusive. Shy
She'll not unveil to every eye;
And oft In least suspected places
Her lovers find her charming face 49,
In shattered roses. liked by few
Doubtless they have small charm FOR
you7-
One petal!-and my fancy sees
The vanished grace that traneed ms
breeze.
BeautyI Her love cannot be won,
As woman's love. 'twixt sun ana suni
Nay. years and years you must nave
striven
Ere unto you her heart bs Ei-sn.
Her service you must make suprems'
worship her even in your dream;
but, sh. heeds she at last your prayer
Her love IL faithful as--she's fairi
SAMUEL MINTURS PICK.
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Why Make Commonplace the Book
Of Beauty and DIgnltyi

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-sir: Your
editorial article "A Bible in the Yer
nacular" was a complete answer 10 Dr.
Burrell's article IN the Biblical Revietc.
There was one part OF the Doctors
Plea that think needs more explsna-
tlon. I refer to that part OF the article
where he mentions that the Bible socle-
ties furnish all the peoples OF the earth
with tho Scriptures IN the vernacular"
Ia Il not fact that the only language
many OF these people have is the YER
nacular and some OF them no written
language at all?
Is not one OF the many exceilences
OF the English Bible its beautiful. dig
nlAed and majestic language? The
Bible Is not a commonplace Book, and
20 attempt 10 charge the language OF It's
lofty utte-ances TO the fippant vernacu-
lar OF 'Ctick Carter" would certainly
lessen IS force and power.
Q. w BINKERp.
NEW CANAAH, Conn. November 20.
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President Wilson's Friends and Sem
ator Lewis's Blank Check.

Our Washington correspondent in q
despatch printed last week said:
Some friends OF the President be-
lieve efforts may be made TO obtain In
dorsement for the Presidents general
peace programme from the Senate while
the President Is on the high seas.
Such a course would strengthen
greatly the Presidents hand in dealing
with the foreign leaders"
In considering this proposal It is
worth remembering that on October II
the Hon. J. HAMILTON LEWIS, always
an object of President WILSON'S ten
derest sollcitude, introduced In the
Senate resolution by the terms OF
which the approval Of the Senate
would have been conferred in advance
on any measures initiated. adopted or
approved by the President in the ad-
justment of our international rela-
tons for the conclusion Of peace and
the establishment OF an supernatural
league of nations.
This resolution now lies on the
table In the Senate. and may be called
up for action whenever its author OBJ
tains the opportunity, in conformity
with the rules Of the Senate, 10 bring
it to the attention of his colleagues.
Is this the legislative instrument
through which the Presidents friends
hope to obtain the Endorsement OF his
general peace programme" in his ab-
sence from the United States?
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From me Century Mdsa:ine.


stop, what are you doing"
PLAYING IN an old flute
That's Heines hute, You mustn't touch
"Why no,. Z; can make {. soundc"
y don't know why not, but you mustn't"
Il don't believe I car--mu-h, lis Ia. o:
dust. St.l, listen:
The rose moon whi;ens the !l';irg leaves
Heigh-ho! the nightingale sings
Through bouEhs and branches the moon
thread ReRves.
Ancient as time are these midnight
things
Ths n'shungals's notes ov,r-eubs'e ~.
Hc.ghshos yet The nigh. is so big,
He stands on his nest IN wafer 81 l!Eht
And tho nest was once a philosophers
wig,
Noon sharp needles ana dew on the Trsss
HcIgh-ho! II Kicker. the breeze,
Kings. philosophers. p"rtNlgs pass.
Nightingale hatch the!g egss n ere
trees.
Wigs and pigs and kings and courts
Heigh- no, rain on Tho flower
The o.d moon thinks her Nh!:s, bright
thoughts,
And iranIles away before the shower.
wei, you got II 20 play"
Yes. a utus Ana +, has lovely silver
AMY LOWELL
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AN INDEPENDENT ARMENIA
Despite Massacres the Armenians
Would BE in the Majority.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUS-Sir: The
statement made by Dr. Gates, president
OF Robert College. is 10 the effect that
Turkish rule should he obiterated and
that Armenia and Palestine. instead Of
being granted an immediate independ-
ence, should he placed for q certain
period under the tute!ary supervision OF
America or a European Power.
Dr. Gates speaks particularly OF Turk
ish Armenia and has, no doubt. in mind
the reduced number Of the Armenians
II he has been correctly quoted. the nee
esssry implication from his view IS that
the European Powers should take advan-
,age OF the result Of their own omission
and that q president should be estab-
llshsi whereby a ruling nation may 50
destroy n subject race as TO dispose az
the rlghtful claim OF that race.
Turkish Armenia Is to-day 40 Man >
Land" Possibly one-hals of the Arme-
mans OF Turkish Armenia have been de-
stroyed and the other half deported. But
the Turks and Kurds. who together num-
bered less than the Armenlans IN Turkish
Armenia, have suffered even more than
the Armenians
Out Of the 5000 resident and refugee
Turk. Kurd and Assyrian population OF
piarbekir only 5000 survive to-day.
Therefore II one-half OF the Armenians
% Turkey have been destroyed there still
remains in Turkey an Armenian pOpula-
ton Of l,1O3.OOO. which. together with
the zoos 900 ArmenIans OF Russian Ar
mena and adjacent regions and the
1865 900 Armenians Of Persian Armenia,
will make total Armenian population
OF over 5000 900, out Of total popula-
tion OF about 1000, 900 that there may
be within the boundaries OF the Armenia
70 be. NAHAN CARDAsHIAN.
New York, November 80.
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THE VERNAcULAR BIBLE.
FeTsf Fenton's Translation Into
Modern English.

To THE EDITOR or The SuN-Sir: II
Is apparently unknown TO the clerical
gentlemen you recently mentioned in
your editorial Article, "A Bible in the
Vernacular." that such works already
exist. One OF the more important, be-
cause the most complete and thought
fully prepared. Is the translation of the
entire Bible into modern English by
Fer-ar Fenton- This work was COM
pleted. II I am not mistaken, in 1907.
and has been on sale since that time. II
Is published by the oxford University
Press Of England. the authorized pub
fishers OF the standard King James
Bible. and Is well known to scholars and
those who use Scriptural works Of ref
erence. The New Testament has been
| done into modern English by at least
two Other groups OF persons. Ono OF
these was prepared by a company Of
| fifty scholars and Is known as tho
Twentieth Century New Testament,
while still another New Testament has
been worked out in modern English by
DR.. Weymouth.
For the benefit OF those Who seem 20
believe that such efforts are not only
superogatory. but also a species OF in
suit to the religionists of all sects and
Countries where the English language ia
spoken. and the King James Bible used
as the standard. may I mention that
since the preparation of the King James
version some 400 years ago over 1900
Scriptural documents bearing upon the
writings that comprise the Bible have
come to light? Among these are the ia
nous group discovered in the convent a.
the foot OF Mt. Sinai. the larger part Of
which are now in tho British Museum.
1t Is also perhaps OF interest to note that
precisely the same argument was ap.
Piled to the effort to put into the Eng,
llsh OF the early seventeenth century tina
Bible OF those days. At that time thers
was the same series OF objections 10
tampering with "the sacred word" on
the ground that wycliffe. Tyndale and
the others who had produced transla-
lions OF the Bible from either the vui-
gate or from the Greek manuscripts had
done sufficiently excellent task. and
that the Word should not be modernized.
However. II to-day any one wishes TO
read the Bible in modern English the
| Fe-rar Fenton translation Is recon-
mended CAMPBELL, AfAcct--,o-r
NEW ToEK, November 90.
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the respective qualifications OF the
gentlemen chosen by Mr.. WILSON to
accompany him TO the table, or, in the
case of Mr.. HENRY WHITE, his ade-
quacy as representative Of the great
Republican party. The commission
represents President WILSON, not the
treaty making power, not the two
leading political organizations, not
American public opinion so far as
President WILSON'S views and inten-
tions have yet been dlvulged by him.
What has been said of the purely
individual character of the negotiar-
ing agency applies with equal truth
to the set Of principles which the five
agents are expected to assert and mp
hold In their conferences with the
representatives of the other Powers.
They carry with them across the
ocean the fourteen celebrated prin-
ciples which Mr.. WILSON has indi-
vidunlly conceived for the arrange
ment of the future destlnies OF the
world and which he has enunciated on
his own authority while speaking for
the United States Government to Its
friends and foes.
There has been an attempt, little
short of ludicrous IN its origin and
audacity, to commit the Senate in nd
vance to whatever the treaty-negotln-
ting Executive may prescribe or do
after he has reached Europe. To a
certain extent there has been assent
In foreign quarters to most of these
fourteen principles viewed as gener-
alities; with a plain reservation as to
the application Of these principles by
the conference. But, so far as the
American Congress and the American
people are concerned, these fourteen
points are up to the present time
purely Wilson; they are not the pr'n-
ciples of the Legislative Department
Of the United States Government, they
are not the principles Of the Ameri-
can people. Later they may come to
be such, perhaps; but that possibility
does not affect their present status
The Encouragement Of boundaries is
Wilson; the tribal nations are VII
son: the freedom of the seas Is Will
son. The Presidents utterances have
rushed across the continents, Ike an
engine running wild but drawing no
load no load. as yet, Of authoritative
American acceptation.
In what degree our wandering Ex-
ecutive will take Congress and the
country tomorrow. on the eve Of his
embarcatlon, on his self-appointed
mission remains to be seen. The
unreasonable misfortune is not so
much in the violation Of precedent
and common prudence by which he
undertakes this expedition into the
unknown as in his progressive and
unhesitating concentration In him.
self, at home or abroad, Of powers
and functions wisely distributed by
that Constitution about which he has
written so intelligently in his grow
ing conception Of the American Pres
idency as an Office Of mastery rather
than Of service.
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Prom enc Southern womdn's kooostns.
Have you ever heard. while the day was
Ana niEhts gray shadows were paiins 20
blue.
In the misty. magical. dewey morn.
The wind astir In a field of coEn7
Then you know how II cutters hers ana
there,
And now. Of a sudden. seems everywhere,
And then with low whispering slips away
Past morning glories that nod and sway.
Ana you've fsi. the breath OF tho meadows
wh.rs the earth lay soft TO your eager
feet!
Are there only breezes that nuttsr here,
or mischievous fairies e-hover!ng near7
'T,s the sweetest sound in the word. I
think
That swish as the green blades rise and
sink
AZ the touch OF the breezes-ah. / know
They're ghosts OF the dreams OF long ago.
GRACE IMoGIS GIsH.
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The First Frost of Fall.

From, the Burdlo Erenino Netcs.
Tho first frost fell !ast night! Il slazed
The pavemen;s, too. It painted snowy
The roofs and walks, as Fancy seemed to
7. teii upon and coated over night.
The town was white. with autumn's hoary
And mere and there In all the world OF
1t touched heart and turned, as II turned
To nut,ins days In Mn,,s Grove again.
TIL. dawn VA, crisp. art through the
Beyond your rim ot towering roofs and
Sweet vsions cams o: Held' ana wood
Al kindIed uow With su:una's rsidsnsd
And pa;hwsys led. as long ago they led.
Past simple homes. b. blacksmith shop
To country Ways wh.r. sumnoh raised rs
Lake sigma! ar. saa signed from h.a to
Beyond tho nois. and c,atte- IN our street,
Tho ain o. trade. ny moving faces
Familiar sounds o: laughter. Gear and
Th.; Youth knew well. but AEo had
FAIR eyes. long ash.d. ana sweet mouth.d
RED hooded slT.s ana valiant litiIe men,
All memories now that somehow-some =
ways-s.!pped
Away from me- since Autumn DAYS OF
Then.
The first frost tel last n!ght. and soma
- drove
TO wretched FIRES 70 worm their senses
uGmo,
whrst others hailed the happy promise q.
The Winter spell and Winters cheer 70
come,
Some hearts {: warmed AMI some It made
rCp!pe,
But here and there In al this word OF
men,
Il touch, i hear, and turned, as 1: turned
mine,
To nut,!ng days IN MISS Grove again.
JOHS ~. WELLS.