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A PLATFORM MAN ACCUSED.
A Woman Victim of Showing Tactics
on the Elevated.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: May
4 use THE SUN to make emphatic pro-
to st against a practice on the elevated
lines in New York OF having a platform
man use himself as a battering RAM
football fashion. to cram a few more
sufferers onto q car? I had seen this
method worked on the East Side, but on
Thursday on the Sixth avenue lire at
the Fiftieth or F1fty-third street station
1 saw the brutal results of it
A six foot 200 pound platform man.
directly under my eyes. battering
rammed a young woman, while the
gateman impinged the gate on her spinal
column to force the gate closed, using
such force that the woman screamed,
and when the gate was opened to re-
lieve her she fell fainting on the plat
form.
Then, when the woman's husband, cut
off from her by the platform man, ex-
postulated with him the platform man
struck at the husband, and said: II
didn't shove her." Indignant, said /:
you did. saw you. you damned brute 7"
The platform man lunged at me. but
the train was moved rapidly away and
was safe from the battering ram. and
the company was protected by having
witnesses carried away.
I should be glad to have this pub
lished that may get in touch with that
outraged wife and husband, for should
have pleasure in testifying to the truth
with regard to this concrete instance OF
a gross brutality practised upon the
most tolerant public have ever seen.
RICHARD L. HARRINGTON.
NEW YORK, September Is.
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can the service he performs with his
labor, come back to normal pricesi
How can any prices come back to nor
NAL levels whether silk shirts, furs,
or pearl necklaces enter into the stu
alton or don't?
Prices will come down when there
Is an abundance Of supply which is
not tempered with by Government or
any other price fixing. But even an
abundance Of supply-witness wheat
will not send prices down If the
Government keeps them lacked up.
II every worker will do full days
work for a full days pay and If the
Government will stop monkeying with
the natural laws there will be an
abundance Of articles of consumption
and there will be plenty Of power In
the pay envelope to buy them.
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LESSON OF BOSTON.
A Clear Cut Issue Between the
Friends Of Law and Its Enemies.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. The
news from Boston is of a character
to appall every loyal American, OF q
kind to arouse speculation as to whether
sinister forces of disorder and destruc-
ton are not at work silently under
mining the very foundations of our
civilization.
Were 1t from other cities Of newer
origin and less sober tradition 1t would
indeed be alarming enough. But from
Boston, for centuries a stronghold of
stout Americanism, leader in rational
uplift devoted to movements calculated
to advance the good of the Common
wealth, 1t is amazing and unthinkablel
The issue lie clear cut shall the State
be supreme or the purely selfish organ
ization within the State? Shall the part
be greater than the whole7 Shall the
closely knit minority overawe and rule
the majority? Shall the machinery of
government fall into the hands of those
who would not hesitate to turn 1t to
their own private ends?
Organized labor founded because of
necessity and based upon a very real
justice to the Individual has fallen
LiihO cNi ways beChuSe OIL the us
order and lawlessness which its strikers
have SO frequently shown a disrespect
for law and order has been preached to
the country at large. That is why
Boston stores are being sacked, Boston
homes are outraged and Boston citizens
nre beaten in the streets.
II there is one lesson which should
be taught TO our outlaw citizenry to-day
1, is this, that he who defies the Gov
eminent does so at his peril; that
civilization demands respect for thu
rights of others, and that rioting Of
tenders should feel the full weight Of
the wrath of the law which they out
rage.
The sober and the thoughtful among
he union men should realize their ire
mendous responsibility should remcm-
Der that If by their negligence and con-
nivance the dam which civilization has
erected against its enemies is swept
away they too will feel the force Of the
food.
Honor to Mayor Peters and Governor
Coolidge, who have refused to surrender
to the rabble the rights Of their offices
LEXINGTON.
EAT ORANGE, N. J., September Is.
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New Police Degree for Prisoners.

Police Captain WALSH is not a be-
lever in the third degree for prison
ers from whom useful information is
sought. The trough stuff" sometimes
administered as an incentive to frank
revelations concerning their crimes,
the names Of confederates or the hid
ing places of loot has probably proved
helpful less often than is generally
supposed. Wild animals are some
times induced to perform their show
tricks by reminders Of the blows they
have received for refusal to perform
them. The fatter their skulls above
the eyes, the more beating necessary
to make them respond to signals, the
cues for their performances, trainers
say. But human beings, even those
with criminal instincts, are not wild
beasts. though frequently compared
to them. Nor is 1t a rule without ex-
ception that the skulls Of criminals
recede sharply from the brow lines.
Captain WALSH, with three men
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Who WIN Die for the League?

Hark to the Presidents moving plea,
Willing to die for the league is he;
Little lhs danger of bruise or chafe-
Elderly gentlemen all are safe.
After he ties Us to Europe's strife
Many a hero shall yield his life,
Lads in their twsnties all strong and ut
Flower OF the nation shall die for It.
Die as they die in the Russian SHOWS
Fronting the furious unknown foes;
Die on the pitiless desert sand
Tar and away from their sea walled land.
Meanwhile the Presidents span shall run
Sheltered, defended, from sun 20 sun;
Little his danger of harm or strafe-
Elderly gentlemen all are safe.
McIAKDBuRoH WILSON.
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York--clo,,a,.
probably local showers; to-morro .o-oay,
winds. 'ONe'ate shifting
For New Jersey--PartIv clorau
probably local showers; to.morsgt o-day,
ute change In temperature. o., IAlri
fn3derate shifting winds, semitic to
Fot northern New England--Iocai =,
ers today or tonight; to-moTro,s SHOW.
gentle to moderate shifting windsow fair
For southern New Fnviana
showers to-day: slightly warme. i-Loed
portioni tomorrow fair; gentle "a Sest
crate shifting winds 'e 10 mod.
today, probably local shower ~ cloudy
iaAF' httle change In temperature. 'O'r0W
/
WASHINGTON, Sept 15r,
storm has disappeared from ~ Gut
ooserSatlon and has apparently d1.,. q
SiHteu IN the mountains Of nortboas. o..te-
leo. Gales occurred SUNDAY ntsst Mex.
north as central Texas, ana tha.a as TAT
nneavy rains in southern Texas and were
fanhandle, the rains extending ibs.in Tho
messern Texas into WV Mexico TTShoat
we're also local rains from the Isl. mere
eastward, in northeast Texas ~, region
florida. Elsewhere the weather vi ana
temperatures are high for Tho Ss talr.
ssnronghout the Central Valleys. The plnion
Me1sco ana ND me Northwest and low in NJ.
meNico ana New England. Elsewhers NV
ARE nearly normal. There will be sbo sny
,esdaY IN western New York tbo HgwSet
Atiantio States and New Eneiand nlu S
win these exceptions the weather vii, ~.
auesday and Wednesday east on ~.
bsippl River. Temperatures VII,
- observations at United siatos w.
bureau stations taken at P M ves, estn9
ee'env-nItn meridian time: %
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Meeting OF the Bronx County Republican
committee, 142d street and Third avenue
p. NJ "'N"S''
Regular meeting OF the Associated Re-.
tai Credit Men OF New York City Inc
auditorium on the ninth floor Of the Bush
terminal Sales BUILDING. 1870 West Forty.
second street. p NJ
Mass meeting OF the National Assoeia.
tion for the Advancement OF Colored PEG.
PIE, West sixty-fourth street, s p ".
Dinner in honor OF Herbert c. Hoover,
Waldorf-Astoria, 7 2. NJ
International conference Of women
physicians to discuss mental and health
problems Of women. Y w. C. A, coo Lex.
ington avenue, all day.
International War Work Council Of
Women Physicians. waldorf Astoria, all
day.
Coated Textile Manufacturer Assocla.
ton, luncheon, Hotel McAlpin, 1880 P. w.,
Paper Box Credit Protective Association
meeting, Hotel McAlpin, p NJ
National Association OF Ladies Hatters,
luncheon, Hotel McAlpin. 1880 p. NJ
Federation Of Musical Clubs, NEE rG
Hotel Pennsylvania, 1 p. NJ
Ukrainian National Committee, meeting
Hotel Pennsylvania.
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''Reserving the right to object" to
the members named as House con-
ferees on the prohibition enforcement
bill, Representative DYER amazingly
suggested, 81 was in hopes that II
might be possible to get at least one
conferee who is not rank prohibition
ist." Has the Hon. LEoNIDAs c. DYER
Of Missouri been shown by guess or
rumor any foundation upon which to
base his astounding inference that
the present Congress would admit to
a conference on the details Of carrying
out the death sentence upon the
Demon any member opposed to the
Demons capital punishment?
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Lord RoTHERMERE's suggestion that
Great Britain might liquidate part of
the debt she owes the United States
by transferring to the American flag
the Bahamas. Bermuda and some of
the West Indian Islands will come as
shock to those thirsty ones who have
made plans to spend their holidays
after January in these near and wet
islands. 1t is a mean trick and I'M
worthy Of a great ally.
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Summer work for Children.

In 1918 the Department Of Health
issued for the first time vacation en-
ployment certificates, good only for
the period of the school vacations.
The system under which they were
granted was then unfamiliar, and
some congestion was caused by chill
dren applying at the wrong bureaus.
This year the education and health
authorities worked out a scheme I'M
der which each child wanting a tenn
porary or permanent certificate was
directed to the proper Office, and con.
fusion was reduced to the minimum.
In the periods from June 16 to July
II, 1918, and from June IS to July
10 of this year the greatest rush for
employment certificates was expert
enced, these periods covering the
closing days uf the school year. In
the period named for this year 1911
children applied for certificates,
against 1902 In the corresponding
days Of 1918, and the applications
were handled without delay. OF those
asking for employment certificates
this year 1926 wanted permanent
certificates and $685. temporary GER
tificates. The number Of applications
for permanent certificates in the
weeks for which this record was made
fell $50 under the figures for 1913,
but the applicants for temporary GER
tificates in 1919 exceeded those of the
previous year by 500. Brooklyn Dor
ough had 1915 applicants Of both
classes, against 7,O3S in Manhattan.
The number Of certificates granted in
the city this summer was $4,000, and
1922 applications were refused.
The temporary certificates are good
only for the months of the long vaca-
ton, and their holders are required to
return to school when the sessions are
resumed. If they do not the truant
officers round them up and see that
they go back to their books
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Billy Carter, Banjoist.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: In
the letters that have recently appeared
regarding famous old time banjo play
ers I am surprised that no one has
thought Of mentioning Billy Carter
Back In the early sos, in the days
of Duprez and Benedict-the golden age
of minstrelsy-Bnly Carter shared with
z. NJ. Hall first place, and in recalling
the once famous masters of the banjo
the name of this Incompatible per-
former should not be overlooked.
GEORGE T. BROWN.
NEW LONDON, Conn, September Is.
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Self Delegated.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: In
Mr.. Wilson's Billings speech he says
some twenty nations sent their men to
consult at the capital of France" He
wasn't delegated to the capital OF France,
was he?
His speeches give the impression of
being directed to persons unconversant
with the truth. Colonel Roosevelt called
him ignorant and self-sufficient. He is
both and pretty shrewd too.
A G. HARDY,
BRIARcIIFF MANOR. September IS.
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Ansell Attacks Article,

Gen. Ansell. unable to secure a re-
view OF the sentence in any other way
and being convinced that these Young
men should not be shot, placed the re-
cord in the hands of a member of
Congress, who took II to the President
and the President did commute the SEN
fences"
Samuel T. Ansell, late an officer in
the office of the Provost Marshal Cen
eral. also assailed the Taft article.
The inspiration OF this particular
article is well known" he said. 'rMr.
Taft wrote It at the instance of Gen.
Crowder. his close personal and political
friend. Though himself utterly ignorant
of the facts of the controversy, he has
contented himself with adopting as his
own the arguments and statements of
his generous friend
TT was due him, II was due me, and
above all It was due the people, that he
should make some effort to verify the
statements made by Gen. Crowder con-
corning my personal attitude to him and
to this subject before adopting them
himself and spreading them broadcast
through the land under the sanction of
his name and fame"
Referring to the honors conferred on
him and the respect and esteem shown
by the Secretary OF War and the Judge
those officials found no fault with him
until he publicly found fault with the
system OF which Gen. Crowder erroneous
ly claimed the paternity
''In the face then OF the following
chain OF events shown by the record"
he said. "can anybody be left to doubt
why I was recently denoted? The mis-
conduct Of which they now belatedly
complain occurred in November, 1917
was retained In my high position
throughout the war. At the end OF the
war, on January 81, I received the
highest recognition of distinguished ser
vice in the army. On February ~ and
IA testified against the existing system
before the Senate Military Committee
and necessarily reflected upon the reac.
tionary views OF those who Insisted on
supporting It. On March 8, significantly
the day after Congress adjourned, I
was notified OF my demotion. was
denoted, OF course, for daring to oppose
before Congressional committee a sys-
tenn which the Judge Advocate General
insists upon maintaining at all costs. and
for nothing else.
THE issue simply is this: Shall the
men OF our Army be disciplined in ac-
cordance with the laws of Congress
Judicially construed. or shall they be
disciplined by the unrestraned povo-
and at the will OF military commanders"
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PARKER PRESENTS
STATUE OF LINCOLN
Tells Manchester He stood for
High Ideals of Two
Peoples.
Special Gable Despatch 10 Tbs sgS from Q"
London Times Sorrice.

London Times sorUice
Copyright, 1919, all rights ressry,d
MANCHESTER. Sept. 15.-The statue Ok
Abraham Lincoln. the gift of Mr.. and
Mra Charles P. Taft OF Cincinnati to
the Corporation Of Manchester. was un-
yelled here this afternoon Alton
Parker Of New York. chancellor q th
Sulgravo Institution of America, DEW.
cred the presentation address He said
in part
at Is meet that this monument OF
Lincoln should be erected In Manchester
by some of your kinsmen from across
the sea, for 1t will recall to you that II
represents man who was the leader
the cause so heartily sustained by tnS
cotton spinners OF Manchester aud ths
mass Of your people generally under me
leadership Of John Bright and Richard
Golden in the dark days Of the eva
war in the United States and the cotton
famine in Lancashire. Lincoln IN Nan
chester stands at once for the high IDEAS
OF the American pioneer and Of the Nam
chester spinner"
After unwilling the statue the Lord
Mayor of Manchester responded
I'm the name of the citizens Of Man
chester ! have the pleasure OF accepting
this beautiful statue OF so fine a man.
May the statue be an emblem 20 US OF
a better understanding for all time De-
tween the great English speaking nN'
lions. May 1t be a symbol to all Of rs
and to our children in the future Oh
good fellowship. kindly understanding
and a better future than we have e'a
known before. May ] tender 10 our
American friends here present Tor l.Is,
veyance to Mr. and Mrs Taft our khu
and bess thanks for so magnificent
memorial"
The statue is larger than life SIZE
resting upon n low pedestal OK ro4Btt
granite. II stands in tho centre %
the Plat Fields, one OF the Hh.'pIt
parks OF the ,ity and II Is tie W9iN %
George Grey Barnard.
A suggestion OF the war Just in's"e'
were tanks, anti-aircraft guns ana cap
tuIed German cannon IN an area near -
statue. The dean OF Manchesttr oI'IN
a prayer for the memory OF the eNi'I
pie OF Lincoln who earnestly c'Nteiuos
for Justice and the freedom Of the ear W.
The city police band played An en-. -
airs and a large gathering or 'il'@'''
was present.
Amba ssldor and Mrs. Davis reilv
sented President Wilson at the ceI'l'."',
The Lord Mayor gave tire N-s.,
Americans a luncheon in the hahq ,'
chamber Of the Town Hall I'' go
ering was representative OF me &C.,.
political and educational ana u"7.. -
institutions of the city, AddTees'6 a..
made by the American An o"sS,',ts
Judge Parker and various city on
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In
all the speeches OF his self-determined
tour Mr.. Wilson has shown that besides
being an International statesman he also
is addicted to the "pasteboards" in some
way or other. CUTTERS" lone hands,
and other technical phrases show this.
I have been at a loss to discover from
his speeches just what game he favors
most, but from his actions am convinced
that It Is some form Of solitaire, but
not patience. FREDERICK A KING.
NoRTHBoRouoH, MASS, September 15.
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SILK Shirt Squander and Need OF
Food and Clothes.

Mr.. WILLIAM MATHEB LEWIS, Direc-
tor of the Savings Division of the
Treasury Department, is right enough
when he says that there is some use
less and reckless spending as common
as profiteering in this era Of high cost
of living. Buying fur coats by the
thousands on the instalment plan, as
he specifies, may crafty the vanity
or even warm the body Of a working
girl, but 1t will not help to Keep the
wolf from the door. Wage earners
who buy silk shirts by the dozen at
$40 apiece, another of his examples,
can stimulate the price of such lux
uries as powerfully as the prodigal
wastings of the new millionaire who
has struck Oil.
But, when all is said and done, is
this the problem? Are the American
people grooming under the price bur-
den of luxurles? Does more than one
man in a thousand care a rap what
the price of silk shirts is? Are the
women Of the United States troubled
about the cost of furs as they are
about the price of meat and potatoes
or the price of necessary outer gar
ments of wool and necessary under
garments of cotton?
The problem, the real and burning
problem, is the cost of the necessaries
OF life. The working girl who buys
expensive furs on the instalment plan
is silly. The blacksmiths-Mr. LEWIS
says they were blacksmiths-who buy
silk shirts at $40 apiece are fools.
The workers who do not save in their
earning days store up misery for
themselves in their old age. But
it Is an economic truth that If money
that is squandered on furs, silk shirts,
pearl necklaces and the like were
added to the buying power already ex-
erted on meats, vegetables, clothing,
shoes, the result, under the law of
supply and demand, would be to send
these necessaries still higher.
Government agencies are not going
to solve this problem merely by shift
Ing spendings from one quarter to an
other. They are not going to solve 1t
even by diverting luxury spendings
into savings banks and Government
bonds. They are not going to solve
It by fixing prices. Except in 30 far
as they cease to exert any artificial
influence on markets the Government
agencies aren't going to solve this
problem by any Of the methods these
various Government agencies are cock
sure will do the Job.
If there aren't enough potatoes In
the country to help feed the Ameri-
can people how can cutting of furs
and silk shirts provide the needed
potatoes? How can there be any diff
ference as to meats. eggs, milk, butter
and cheese?
If the grain that feeds and fattens
the live stock that provides meat for
man is two or three times as dear as
II normally is how can meat products
come back to normal, whether silk
shirts are worn by one man out of
thousand or by FIVE hundred men out
of a thousand?
If, because Of the high prices Of
grains which are the basis of all food
costs, mans bread and butter costs
him 30 per cent, 60 per cent. or 7O|
per cent more than 1t cost him a
couple of years ago, how can the ar
ticles he produces with his labor, how
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A MomentOus Event In the Senate
of the United States.

With the calling up of the pro-
posed treaty of peace with Germany
in the Senate by Senator LODGE yes
terday, and its consideration in "open
executive session." the second legisla-
| tive phase of Its progress began. The
first was its examination by the
Committee on Foreign Relations, from
which three reports concerning it
have come. One of these is the ma
jority report presented by Senator
LODGE, chairman of the committee, in
which the amendments and reserva-
| lions favored by the majority are
recommended for adoption. The sec
ond is minority report prepared by
Senator HITCHCOCK, the spokesman Of
the President, recommending accept
ance Of the treaty as it stands. The
third is minority report by Senator
MCCUMBER urging reservations less
drastic than those proposed by the
majority Of the committee.
The conspicuous thing in the Sen
ate's procedure up to the present point
has been the publicity which has
marked the proceedings of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations. Revers-
ing the practice of President WILSON
in his self-determined part as negotia-
tor of this document, the Senators
have invited the fullest cooperation of
the public in their scrutiny Of the pro-
posed treaty. Their moves have all
been made in the open, whereas Presi-
dent WILSON'S diplomacy functioned
In the dark, and he has proved most
unsatisfactory source. from which to
obtain information concerning the gen.
esis Of the document he insists shall
be accepted without the dotting Of an
or the crossing of a I. When the in
strument which came from the Paris
conference was brought within the
Jurisdiction Of the Senate the cove
nant was opened to the people, so far
as the Senate could open 1t. While it.
was in the exclusive custody of the
President it was closed as tight as he
could close 1t.
Never before in its history has the
Senate entered upon a more momen-
tous duty than that which now lies
before It. The action which will be
taken In that historic chamber will
settle the fate of America for years
to come. If the treaty is amended
and If the proper reservations are
made, or If it is rejected, the United
States will remain free and indepen-
dent, untrammelled in It's conduct,
bound only by its Traditional and in
stinctive standards of national honor.
If the Presidents will should be
worked, and the treaty ratified I'M
amended and without reservations, the
United States would be bound In a
manner no intelligent man among its
citizens wants to contemplate.
One high obligation rests on the
Senate. 1t must not yield an inch to
the thoughtless or malignant persons,
In or out of Office, who are trying
to drive it to hasty action. Its de-
alterations must not be forced to a
speed which might rob the country of
the benefit of exhaustive study and
debate on each controverted provision
of the document. At the present criti-
cal juncture the United States is en-
titled to the full protection provided
by its Constitution to preserve It's in
tegrity and independence.
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Obsolete warships Opposed.

PARIS, Sept. 15.-The request OF the
Minister of Marine for appropriations
to resume work on FIVE battleships on
the stocks before the war is meeting
with opposition in the marine commit
tees OF both the Chamber and Senate,
II being asserted the ships as planned
accord in no way with new conditions
Of warfare.