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A Great question Now Before theCountry.

Our nelchbor the World ndds to Its

previous services to tbe cause of elec-lor-

reform by collecting nnd exhibit-ing a considerable number of opinion

it weight on the question of it nation-Hire- d

rreslilentlnl vote. These opin-

ions lire contributed by Senators nndRepresentatives In Congress, by Gov-trno-

of States ami by men of pollt-le-

or philosophical eminence nolonger In public life. In the muss, uswell ns In tletnll, they help much torlnrlfy the problem that Is now

the attention of the countryand to reduce Its manifest difficultiesto the simplest terms.

The first thins notable In theWorld' symposium of views Is theevidence It affords that iiurtlsanshlpIn political organizations nnd the tra-

ditional attitude of parties In the mat-

ter of States' rights and the extensionpf Federal power are not the factorsWhich will determine the result oneway or the other. Opinion divides on

lines quite different from these whichBlight tmturally bs expected to pre-

vail. About half of the Democratsrepresented In tbe exhibit fuvor thechange to the opuliir vote, and abouthalf of these Democrats oppose It. Thetfcpubllcuus who express themselvesns heartily In support of the proposalchange ure just epial In number tothose who believe that the present rt-ter- n

ought to lie retained. This Is asignificant circumstance. If tbe present showing Is at nil iudlc.itlve of thegeneral division of opinion It Is highlyencouraging for the settlement of thequestion by practical rather than

considerations. Tin: Sun can-not Insist too strongly ou the fact thatthis Is not n mutter of strategic

for one parly or another Infuture President In I elections, but of(food for t lip republic by the clluilnatlon, us faa as poasihle, of the linmeasurable levlls and dangers of aclose electoral vole Involving anotherimrtlsau coldest like thai of 1ST (J. Inthnt spirit let It be deliberated.

The second thing to be noted Is thatthe question Is Imminent : not by miymeans of remote or merely academicInterest to our citizens. SenatorCll ambkulain of Oregon, u Deniwr.it.Informs the World Hint he Intends topress during tbe next scmlnn of Con-(rcs- s

tt resolution submitting :mluendnieiit .so that voters may cast

ihelr ballots directly for President andt. A similar Intention

la reiKirted by Senator Johnson ofSouth Dakota. Senator Thompson ofKansas, nlso n Democrat, lias alreadyonce Introduced such a resolution andannounces his Intention to try again.Senator Vuwr of Minnesota, a

while iloiititful whether antaiuendnient resolution can get throughCongress. Is In favor of electing thePresident by popular vote Irased uponthe total vote of the country. SenatorO'GonuAN of New York Is for the di-

rect vote. IteprcseututUu Williamsiof Illinois, of the House JudiciaryCommittee, proniIts to supiwrt Intuat committee n resolution 'for directpopular vote. And that veteran andInfluential Republican, RepresentativeX. J. Him. of Connecticut, says thathe baa been working ou a constitu-tional Amendment for popular vote,which will compel equal enlTruge anduniform qualifications for voting.

It Is evident from thei-- e examplesthnt the main question, notwithstand-ing the complications Involved and theVarious phases of possible change andtne divergence or opinion us to theextent to which State lines should liepreserved In the popular vote. Is goingto be discussed in the broadest waywith a view to the reform of the con.(splcuous evils of the present system.

The two main dlfllcultles recognizedby many of the gentlemen Interviewedby the World should bo plainly hintedand constantly kept in mind. Theynr Incidental, however, and not fundamental ; for It must be rememberedmat ine sumo constitutional powerof Amendment thnt Is competent todo away with the clumsy, archaic.now dangerous system originally en-

tarnished is likewise competent todeal with and dispose of iinytliln

(thnt Mauds In the way of u compr-ehensive reform.

Them Is no doubt, in the first place,UMt the Institution of it direct amnational popular Mile for PresidentWill bo complicated by the questionof woman biifTrage. At present tbeConstitution provide dial the. elec-tor of tin) ('resident shall Is- - "ap- -

, pointed" by cucli State "In such mininrr as uio Legislature tnereor tnuy,mt," liy the luv of a couslderi

able number of the States of theUnion women vote now for Presiden-tial electors; under the direct systemproposed they would vote directly forPresident. On a direct national votefor President States granting womansuffrage would exercise an InfluenceIn the choice much grentcr In n

to their population than In

the case of States where woman suf-

frage did not yet obtain. Even Ifthe form of the amendment left thequalification of the Presidential voterwithin tho control of the State (asSection 1! of Article I. now leaves Itwith regard to Representatives In

Congress) the disadvantage to Stateswithholding woman suffrage wouldbe so enormous as to ImMen the dayof a uniform franchise throughout thenation, nt least for President nnd

t. This fact will not beblinked by anybody considering thereform from any point of view.

The second conspicuous difficulty orembnrrnssinent which Invites thethoughts of the World' correspon-dents Is of a different kind. It con-

cerns no existing constitutional orstatutory obstacle to a nationalizedFederal election by iwpular vote, butun existing vlolntlon of the Constitu-tion Itself. Taft, forcxnmple, replies as follows to theWorld' Inquiry:

"1 think an attempt to elect a Presi-dent directly by popular vote would bvery unwise. The peculiar electoral alt- -

uallon In the Mouth Is a sufficient objec-

tion, if there were no other."

The pccullnr electoral situation inthe South, to which Mr. Taft thusdelicately refers, Is the continual disregard by Congress, with the tnclt acquiescence of a good part of the electorate, of the plain requirements ofthis provision In the FourteenthAmendment :

"When the right to vote at any elec

tion for the choice of electors for Presi-

dent and of the UnitedBtatek', Iteprcsenlallvcs In Conxren, theexecutive nnd Judicial ofllccrs of a State,or the members of the legislature there-of, Is denied to any of the male Inhabitants of such .State, Items: twenty-on- e

years of age, nnd citizens of the UnitedStates, or In any way abridged, exceptfor participation In rebellion or othercrime, the basis of representation thereinshall be reduced In the proportion which

the number ot such male citizens shallbear to the whole number of male citizens Vvcn,.v-on- e years of age In suchState.-- '

We call the attention of SouthernDemocrats, nnd others apprehensiveus to the effect of direct election ofPresldeut upon the mutter of the suppressed negro vote and Ihe Ignoredrequirement of rcduciy! represontutlonon thnt. account, to u circumstancewhich, we think, has been generallyoverlooked.

Any amendment alsillshlng the piesout system of Presidential electorsand substituting the direct popularvote will hnve to be accompanied byun uinendment of the wording ofthis Fourteenth Amendment; Innsmuch ns the Fourteenth Amendmentns It now stands specifically menHons "electors for President and Vice- -

President." The mcfhotl of directvote cannot lie accomplished withoutchanging at the same time what wouldhe the contradictory provision of theFourteenth Amendment.

If that relic of reconstruction Is tiie overhauled in any particular the

whole question of the anomalous slination referred to byTakt will be raised anew.

s It not better that it should l

thus rnNed anew and squarely facedand equitably and reasonably resolvedin Its merits, as un Incident to a

whole-nin- e change for the nation'sgood, In order that the mioiualy anddisgrace of it nullified constitutionalrequirement may lie removed from thetint Ion's fundamental law?

Is This Primer for Grownups?If Police Commissioner Wonus ad- -

lrPses his latest proclamation onhow to avoid Injury In the streets togrown up residents of .New orl;and we fear lie does there Is mightylittle chuuee for a reduction hi thenumber of street accidents throughsuch activities. Adults who have notlearned from cxcrlenco not to runacross streets through heuvy trafllc,not to disregard the patrolman's signals, not to read a newspaper whiledodging devil wngnns, and to wait until the car stops before alighting, havesmall chalice to be taught by anothermuster. They have committed theirmdles to the god of chnnce nnd nbim- -

loned Ihelr own resMiuslblllty fortheir nets.

The motorist Is a presumptive criminal. The truck driver rejoices Inspending u half day lu u police court.The delivery man lakes pleasure inextending Ids workday luto the dnrkhours. Such the treasured beliefs ofthe pedestrian who has heard some-

where that to him belongs the rightof way, and who looks iqion contributory negligence ns a cnrillnnl virtue. Should It l nt the buck of Com-

missioner Woods's mind to let n littlelight Into these caverns of night, hispresent llluniiiinnt is too feeble forthe purpose.

As for the children, Ihey should bespunked off tho streets. Hut thishaving boon done, where shall theygo to play?

Tbe Man Who Wants to WorkKlcren Hours a Day.

A correspondent usks us whether ItIs unconstitutional for him to laboreleven hours a day on rt piece of workhe must comjilcte before the end ofIhe year.

This I n very delicate question atthis crisis, but not long ago we shouldnot have hesitated to Inform our

fellow Anerlcaji tkat k)ts

own constitution, not thnt of thoUnited States, should furnish tbe an-

swer to Ills query.What Is at present our duty toward

our strenuous compatriot we franklyadmit we don't know;

New Jersey Trappers' t'oatrlbutloato Art.

The trapping season tins Just openedIn New Jersey nnd farm boys nnd pro-

fessionaln

trappers foresee the mostprofitable winter In years. Otter,skunks and mink are found In "thewilder sections of the State" nndmuskrats along the Delaware and Itstributaries. Not much variety of out-put, but who can guess what a musk-ra- t

will be when art begins where nh-tn-

left off?There will be n good sale for the

trapper's catch this year. Soldiers Inwinter trenches require cheap skinsfor greatcoats; fashion calls siiminnrnnd winter for more nnd finer furs.Wnr transferred the centros of thetrade from London and Leipzig to Sr.Louis, making It the greatest of rawfur mnrkets. It cut the supply fromGermany from more than $U.000,0QPIn 1012 to less than half a million In1010, It doubled the supply from Canada ami developed a great trade withSouth America.

The American trapjiers have comeback to their own. Their earningslast year were J20.000.000. They willbe still more this season. Pelts oncenot worth the bait have caught thehigh price Infection and are soaringlike cotton. The New Jersey trapperhas the advantage of proximity to ngreat market. New York city makesmore than seventy per cent, of thefur goods of tbls country; for the Industry Is one of those which ore characterized us ."showing a mnrked de-

gree of concentration."Rut why class fur making as ou

Industry? It Is an art If there Isone. What but the highest degree ofartistry can transform Tommle nndTnbble or Rr'er Rabbit Into ermine, ncoon luto it mink, raise the lowly grayfox to rank with his patrician blueand black brethren, or make the NewJersey swamp muskrat Into HudsonRny seat? Is there a painter whocan do as much with his brush andhis little M)t of colors?

An A Biasing Charge.In the address delivered before the

Academy of Political Science by W.S. Cabteb, president of the Brother-hood of locomotive Firemen nnd Engineers, there Is a denunciation notmerely of compulsory arbitration hutof arbitration In general for railwaydisputes. Mr. Carteb scores one pointIn the absence of clear evidence to thecontrary:

"In any arbitration of a controversyLvlween railway employees and theiremployers the latter administer theaward. What would be thought of theefTectlveners of a court Judgment en-

forced only by one of the litigants?"

This state of affairs tnny or maynot have proved injurious to the em-

ployees of the railways; Mr. Cartkrdoes not cite any sieclflc case, butmakes n general charge that :

"What are Intended to be waneare Juggled Into wage teduc-tlon- s

by railway officials."

Is this true In general or In particu-lar? It Is un astounding accusation.

A New Germany?Dr. Kf.vo Fuanckk of Harvard Uni-

versity, who In a period when manymen have been swept off their feethas kept his sense of proiortloii with-out sncrlllclug his Ideals, has

Ihe (ierinuuNtlc Society Inthis town on the effects of the warlu tieriuany. It will no doubt shockcertulu nihld proionenls of Kultur tolearn that he did not Ismst of the at-

tainment of perfection lu the empire,thut be said he believed certain read-justments In Its civic establishmentwould be brought nlsuit ns 11 result ofthe struggle, and 'thut he even

that the Kaiser himself recog-

nized, the desirability If not the ne-

cessity of Important changes.The reforms which Professor

Fraiscki; believes will come whenpeace Is attained he hoies to sec ac-

complished witlHni. the "virulence nndbitterness" thut huve marked politicalcontroversies In (lerniuuy In the past.His hope Is based on the Intimate In-

tercourse that has been forced on n

nation In arms, In which misconcep-tions and misunderstandings musthuve been In a measure dissipated,and Individuals disabused of preju-dices long cherished hut actuallywithout foundation.

Dr. riuNCKK is not open to sus-picion ns to his affection for tier-man-

her people nnd her system. Hewill not be licensed of being subsidizedby the British. Vet, unlike so manypartisans who will refuse to toleratethe suggestion that Germany y

lins not nttnlned the ultimate goal ofcivilization, he nccepts us a matterof course the possibility of betteringher practices, nnd fitters the 's

iiiimu us thut of one who. Isnot wholly satisfied; an Incident ofpublic discussion sufllclently unusualamong the outgivings nf Herren

to nttrnct Interested nndfill ut tent Ion.

The Arouser of Baseness.To n number of persona whom we

have observed lu tho toy stores ex-

amining, with possible view to pur-

chase, certain Instruments of jiercus-sli-

constructed nf cylinders over thoends of which membrane Is stretched,we must present the warning soundedby Miss Taluot of the University ofChicago:

"The drum arouses all that la base Inyoung people."

If this were put ns a questionIn many householders nil Christmasinorulug tho vote might be overwhelmIngly In the affirmative, so It la beat

to discuss the matter nt n time whenprejudice Is absent, when theidrumhas not n rousts I all thnt Is selfishlybase In middle aged people. Vonfti Is--

not alone In being aroused by drum-ming. The old gentleman lu n fa-

miliar American picture seems to 1st

strangely stirred by the drum. lie Isdoes not look ns If he had n basethought, but It must lie so. He was be

boy once nndtue drum got In Itswork then. Voting Siiakkrpkabk wasInfected too. "The spirit stirringdrum," he wrote; not "the basenessarousing." A minister, we believe, ofhad a hand lu

In"See the conquering hero comes! aSound the trumpet, beat the drums!"Not n drum was beard ut Sir John's

burial, iierbaps lest It arouse tbebaseness which had Just been ended.VnnsTKR heard n "morning drumbeat,

following the sun."Drakt. knew the drum's power to

arouse all that Is base In young peo-

ple.so

He was keen to pass the secreton to Britons."Take my drum to England, hang et by

the shore;Strike et when your powder's runnln'

low :

If the Dons sight Devon I'll quit theport o1 heaven

An' drum them up the Channel as wean

drummed them long aro.".The old sen scourer Is "slung ntween

the round shot In Xoiubre Dlos Bay,"but the drum that rattled when theArmada arrived has hung for threecenturies, In Biicklnnd Abbey by theDevon shore, silently urotislng all thntla base.

The most striking example we knowof baseness, arouscil and arousing. Is

Jakin's. The Fore nnd Aft Jind de-

cided that service to humanity nrspiritual unity was not to be furtheredby facing the Afghan firmly nndbasely. Jakin, who drummed, andLew, who played the life, were out oftune with this pnclllsm, although theykept the time of "The British Crena-Her- "

fairly well. They went on, acouple of militarists:

"The tune settled Into full awing andthe boys kept shoulder to shoulder,Jakin banging th drum as one pos-

sessed. The one life made a tliln andpitiful squeaking, but the tune carried a

far, even to the (lurkhas." 'Come on, jou doss!' muttered Ja win

to himself. 'Are we to play forhever?'"Ou came tbe Fore nud .Vft. Aroused

boseness carried the day, but Its youngnpostlcs, Jakin and Lew, were leftunder tbe heights of Jagal. .They weren pair of rough boys, and every onewho has read bis Kipling will ndmltthat Miss Tai.do r has analyzed themlierfectly lu ten words.

IIikam Johnson's mind mustKreatly relieved. Hut what Is tothought of hla heart'.'

Cn.ip.kf n p. 1 vw ait's thn fl ttt-m-

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Wtvilj i.u w 11.C Jir.a.,1 u"u"ll"is still hojieful," nut he fails to saywho Is doing the hoping.

"O. Hk.vrv," Kiciumi IUkiiino Davisand Jack London possessed not onlythe narrative gift but the wonderingfoot, lliul It not been for the latterIt l needless to say that their literaryability would not have enabled themto produce the type of output theygive to the world. Authors if formergeneration have nchlevcd "ilgh placeon the honor list of Action n."iters whohavo led sedentary nnd uneventfullives, but tbe most enduring tales ofrecent American story tellers haveben the outcome of adventurous ex-

periences, of strenuous globe trotting,of exciting anil dangerous contactswith m-i- and nature where life takeson heroic and tragic aspects. Hut letnot the American youth who feelswithin him the stlrrlni; of literarygenius be led astray by the above. ItIs not necessary, if the real sp.irkburns within your soul, to liecometramp, u sailor or a war correspondentto achieve Hiiccess lu fiction. A writer'striumph or failure Is 1111 Interim! andnot an externnl matter. Kven If theyhad never travelled It Is hard to believethat "O. Henrt," Davis and Iindokwould not have won prominence Incontemporary letters.

It Is Interesting to learn that thePresident prepared Ids message Inshorthand, but the Important point Iswill It exhibit a long head?

The fumuus musician Aitrni'sNikiscii nys that the woild cm ohtain permanent peace only through agreater fondness for art. The milieunlum he ha in mind might be hastenedlomewnat If the cubists and the versllbrlsts would kindly go to the battlefronts.

FrlRlitfiiliiess Is rolor blind so far asthe Ked Cross is concerned.

HE USES THE "RECORD.'

The Organ of Congress Ken en OnsPublisher for Newspaper Wrappers.To tiik Editor or Tun Pun Sir: In

opening my mall I llnd thatone Ingenious ilepuhllcan publisher hasfound a good use for that almost use-

less publication the Cangrttiionnl Ittc- -ortl.

He wraps his oin country weeklywith Its pages. That you may see foryourself, I am enclosing part of a coverwhich happens to be at hand.

A. T. Ward.Hancaoiia, Chile, October 27.

Our correspondent encloses with Illsletter the wrapper he describes. Itconsists of pages nf the llrrord printedon September 10, after Congress badadjourned, and Is composed of revisionand extensions of remarks. The useto which this postscript to thu Hrcordis put by Mr. Ward's friend is aboutas sensible as any that could he devised.

1'ultlng Kurlpldra In Hla IMaee.

freia lf fl'in Ftnnciteo Vkronlde.That Kurlplilea might lie styled a "low-

brow" In tli UtiKunee of y Is lhaopinion of Pr. Paul Hhorey nf the Univer-sity of Chlraso, and nnn nf (ho beit knownprufetinra In the United SUI, who pnktliln week at Stanford, "Uurlpldej draftedIhe atalely four I" it onupeitlo verr nfSophocles ilowii ft Hi" level of the fryingpan and the lnnirseulK," aalil the doctor,lie added that) "Whatever Kurlnldeathought, ha bad to say, and his thoughtawtr aa plentiful aa microbes."

ALIEN BONE AND SINEW.

The law NataraHses la Five Years;Physiology la Seven.

To tub Editor 'or Thb Bun Sir: Iwas taught In my youth that everyseven years one had a, new body com-

plete, bone, blood and sinew. If thatthe scientific view, should not the

period of residence before naturalisationseven yeejV.lnstead ot five?

With a body made of American foodand having forsworn allegiance to hisnative land In fa,vor of America, whatwould be left of the foreigner? It hasamused .me to hear orators at banquets

this or that foreign-America- n societyspeak of their foreign fclood. They had

fact less than, Cnsar's ghost. It wasfigure of speech.

To be sure, German professors, hav-

ing an eye on Austria, attempt to per-

vert the meaning of nationality (natut,birth) from "Where were you born?" to,"What Is your original, ancestral race?" aand have some scholastic following; forexample, at Columbia. In this land ofours nation means the United States ofAmerica. It Is so used In speech and

sung, regardless of dictionaries. A

hundred million people so use It, andthe manner In which they employ theword seems to be In accordance withpolitical fact and physiological fact aswell.

If some professor at Columbia thinksthat original race has some relation tothe formation nf a nation, let me havethe pleasure ot Introducing- - lilni to someAmericans born abroad. He will have

opportunity of adjusting theory tofact. The science of political economyought to be brought Into harmony withphysiology, and the period ot rive yearsshould be changed to seven years.

Barbarian.Philadelphia, November 21.

MISS KENT'S RIDING CROP.

The California Congressman's Daugh-ter Hit-Ha- rd for Suffrage.

Washington, Nov. 2S. The storyfiom California that ItepresentallvnKent of that State and Mrs. Kent cam-

paigned for opposing Presidential candi-dates suKgested to a friend of the Itepre-sentatl-

another atory of Independent'?displayed by a member of the Kentfamily,

"you recall," the atory teller said, "therow that was raised over the alienedlack of pollen protection during the wonisn's suffrage parade on Pennsylvaniaavenue the day before the Wilson InauRtiratlon. A Miss Kent was in themounted troop of that parade. A- - shewas about to mount her hurt In front ofthe Kent home, her father, returning from

trip over the rout of the parade,noticed that bis daughter carried a lightcrop. lie gave her a heavier one, saying'If you need a crop at all you'll need aheavy one.' .

"You remember how the hoodlums annoyed the paradera. and would havebroken up the march entirely had It notbeen for the work of a few of the nungwomen riders. Among them was MissKent, who bandied her horse with theskill of a New Tork mounted cop Inrurliltifc-- back the roughs who were try- -

ins-- to manhandle Ihe marchers"At one point a hoodlum darted from

the sidewalk Jeering at Miss Kent, whonhrn she saw lit in coming raised tiercrop over her head. Hut the 'hoodlumdidn't know Hint the ilder he had se-

lected to halt was famous even amongCalifornia women tennis players for herterrific drives, He pinched her booted

n.l then fell haeU nrUVlnt-- withbleeding welt across hla face.

" 'Yon ray It was a slip of a girl witha riding cropr tne amouiance surgeon;isked the policeman who was giving himoperating space on the sidewalk. 'SomeKlrl. then, for this ruffian will carry asea from the top of his forehead acrosshi' mug to tlie end of his chin as longas he ltee.'

"The Keuts are a family of notable Independence of action," concluded the narrator.

BUILDING ROADS.

All Nations Are Coming Here toLearn How, .Hays an Engineer.

To tiik EniTon or Tiik Si'N Sir; InThe Si'N for November " there was aneditorial artlile describing an Inspec-tion tour of conriete ro.id constructionon I.otiB island made by a highway engi-

neer, a Ionium scientist and nil 0ttlcl.1lfrom a Western State,

'In this article the hlghwsy eiojlneeris reported as stating that no Investiga-tions or vxiwrlments have been made Inthis country covering the durability ofsuch pavement construction, and theGerman scientist Is reported as otitllnliiRthe methods that would have beenadopted lu bis country for such aclentlncInvestigation.

The highway engineer is certainly notup to date. He should know that theDepartment of Public lloads of thet'nlted States Government, the Highway Depaitment of the .State of Ohioand the Highway Department of the cityof Philadelphia, as well ns many otherorganizations, have built test roads withvarious materinls to determine the degree of durability of each tpe of mador pavement construction, Its flrBt cost,expense of maintenance, and to secureall other data which would be of ueto any one In selecting a type of eonstruetlon.

Furthermore, there are devices avail-able to any engineer to determine Ihenear of paving surface, nnd such devices arc used by highway otllclals generally. Tha engineering department ofthe city of Detroit some yenrs ago Invented a machine to determine practically the durability of all forms of pavemeat under horse and steel tired tralllc,and such devices are In general use.There Is also In existence another testlute machine to determine tjie vtear ofrubber tired wheels driven at variousspeeds,

It seems particularly unfortunate th.itthe general public should he permittedto believe that the American highwayengineer Is not Just ns progressive Inevery way as his European brother. Asan actual fact, all nations are now com-ing to Ihe United Htates to study high-way construction, thereby completelyreversing former conditions when American engineers used to go to Europe toAnd out how to build roads, ,

W, T. ClIOLLAR.New York, November SI.

A Suggestion From Bishop flrror.To tiik Editor ok Tub Sitk Sir: .May

I .avail myself of the courtesy of yourcolumns in recommend thut in pursu-ance of the Thanksgiving Proclamationof the President of the Pulled Statesofferings bo made In the Episcopalchurches (and others too, If I may bepermitted Hie suggestion) 011 Thanksgiv-ing Day In behalf of the suffering warvictims In Europe? These offerings luthe Episcopal churches may be sent toIt. M. Pott, Treasurer, 214 East Twenty-thir- d

street, and unless otherwise deslg-nate- d

will be turned over lo tho ItedCross for distilbullmi,

David H. Ghbkr.Naw York, November It.

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A PLAN FOR A LEAGUE TO ENFORCE Mi 1IN SMALL TYPE. i

Schcvenlngen In winter. The beachat the gay resort of Holland Is de-

serted. Clouds stream across the skyas Belgians flee over the border. Acold wind blows as from some remoteand frozen sea.

The curtains are drawn In an upperroom of the hotel and a servant guardsthe chamber door. On the bed lies aman In a fever, dying. His mind Isclear. Through his thoughts pass nprocession of pictures, while ho waitsfor something.

In the first of these pictures he seeshimself nmld the green luxuriance ofn Hillside near 1110 neaawatcrs 01tronlenl river. Ills comDanlon on theexpedition, n Hollander, has died andbeen burled the day before, nnd ne isnlone with tho natives, who arc canni-bals and bead hunters. Ills nativeguide ho can depend upon, but no oneelse. The dead man shared with llm

discovery thut Is now wholly his.since the saVagcs do not comprehendthe worth of those crumbling mis orrock gathered along with birds, beetlesand plants by the two strangers.

The one man In the jungle reacnesa decision and then gives tbe order tobreak rumo. With bis guide 110 Iloatsdown the river to an outpost of civi-lization, the. plantation of n Dutchoftlclul. He relates tho lous of hiscompanion and some of the details orwhat they gathered. But he docs notrip open tho lining of his coat.

Home months later tlie explorerreaches Amsterdam. He Is 111 as a re-

sult of the hardships he bos undergone, and while arrangements are being made for his return to his nativecountry this Illness tukes 11 criticalturn. Hence Schcvenlngen, the drawncurtains, the servant at the door.

The dying man has sent a messageto his home land, which Is at wnrwith half Kurope. The message Is Ina cipher which can lie reud by takinga certain stanuara hook or reirienand looking up each word of tho mes-sage In the Index. The cipher readertakes the flrst Indexed reference ofevery word and looks It up. The thirdword on the page indexed is me wornto he deciphered. Thus translated themessage runs:

liold at head of principal river. Evidence is wonderful deislts. May MlTectyour altitude In paee settlement or for-eign policy afterward.

Tho Chancellor of the empire, contemplating these words thoughtfully,derides Upon a slight relaxation of theofficial restrictions placed mum certainneutral trade. At the same, time hebegins to speculate upon the , future.In a few years from now the resultsOf his speculation will be .nanlfest.

Two days later a visitor Is ndinlttidto the darkened room In the Schcven-lngen hotel. He presents to the sickman n decoration from his country forscientific achievement. The explorer'seyes glisten with pride for an Instant.Then he closes them. The next day allthe newspapers carry In small typesomewhere In the broadsides of warnews this Item:

ScilcvKNiNon.v. Nov ?. Ernst KarlHovany-llade- r, the explorer, who had re-

cently returned from Borneo, died hereesleiday of a tropical fever.

ANNA DICKINSON'S WIT.

Ho She fied a Heckler's Own Wordsto Shame lllra.

To tiik Eoitoh or THE Si'N Sir: Oneof Ann 1 Dickinson's first appearanceshs a political speaker was In Wnterbury,t'onn.. where she was greeted by apacked house with a decidedly criticalatmoFphere.

Hardly had tbe opening sentences ofher addre been delivered when anIrishman In the back of the hall with a

high tenor voice cried out: "Petticoatgovernment !"

I.Ike a llaih came the espouse fromthe speaker: "That nun shows that bewns never under nny decent iietllco.itgovernment, or else he disgraces themother that bore hhn."

Every effort made during the eveningto annoy Miss Dlrklntou was turnedwith equal readiness nnd effect.

1 II. Hrown.Nrw Haven. I'onn . November 13.

TRADE BRIEFS.I'jper putp Is bsjn; timmftii tur-- .l In

Hokkaido anil K.inifut", .l.unn.T)Purlter .ire In in Sp.ilnAn American bnnk lis l.e.-- opnd In

Vttsir.ils.i, Chl'e, m lti h cash csplt.-i- l of1 1.CI'O.lMNl. The objrd Is lo fmlllUte tradebrtnern the t'nllfJ r'tstss and Chile.

The I'nltecl Stale' llureiui of Kllierlsshas complete.! a sure ot llshlns; gnmn.lson the ro.it of Washington arid Or'RonHalibut, black rod and rock co.l, (raytlsh,BounJrrs an. I sole nere found lliere Ingreat numbirs

Wood aultuMe for mailing oars U neededIn the llarcrlona district. Spain

Inquiries have been m.nle by West Afri-can dealers about lanterns, ualchts atutIraf tonacio.

A new custom house Is to be built alSanto Doming". Hotiilnlran Itepublle ThereIs a possible market for Amerlian con- -

million materialKnitting needles his n"ded In SpainDealers In e'ew Zealand liae mstle

about cretonne for chair loweringIt Is planned by the t'nloriibl.in t'ongrs-t- o

survey the Hay of Magdnlemi prepara-tory to putting the port of 'ilonaventuraInto an up to date and sanitary condition,The Improvements will lm tilde, new cub.torn houses, warehoii'e and ilntU,

Lyons Is the largest producer of tinselgoods In Prance. Kstlmates place Ihenumber of operatives In this Industry atfrom r.0,000 in T.l.noo. In llU.-- i espirls oftinsel goods lo the t'nlted States neravalued at MV-''.-

A plant for the manufacture of carbidewill be built near Auckland, New Xealnnd,to relieve the shortage ulileh Is being feltat tha preient lime, Carbide sells for$140 a ton and New .ealnml's consumptionamounts to '..r.00 ions a year.

The Spanish tjnverninent has appropri-ated II Ml, oi'O to help the dally new (papersof that country throuch the present papercrisis.

During Oi'tober American ship) arils com-pleted vi oik 011 nineteen steel merchant

e.--- ls Kour hundred and seventeen ateeljhlps are now under construction In thiscountry.

A car ferry has been started betweenNew llrunsnlik and I'rlnce Edward Island,The boats In the new servlre have beendesigned with regard to local weatherconditions,V reiepnone communication in ine Minesof Sao IMulo nnd lllo lie Janeiro will lieImproved by the recent amalgamation ottwo lurge Ilratlllan telephone companies.

The Sltteen Hour Night.

One night I heard the fairiesConversing nn the liiwn;

The busy little peopleWho vanish with the dawn

Were censuring us niortatsI'or laws that we have drawn.

I.011.I rose the clfln protectAbout the elgbl hour day,

They cried It did not leave themSuttli'lent rest or pt.i),

A dreiiilfiit ImpositionI'pon a tolling fay.

They snld they were expectedTo set our tangles right,

A lasli well calculatedTo ne.iry nny sprite,

And now w wished li work lhainA slateen hour night.

McI.iSoacaQR Wir.aos,

INDUSTRIAL PEACE.

How the Government Might Set Vp an Agency That Would (iraduallj

Compass the End of Strikes and Lockouts.

fiom an atlil.ets lv Juliui Utnry Cohtn dttivtrti ytittrday btfort litrollllai! Relriice.

There are of course certain funda-mental principles appllcablo to allIndustrial controversy. Without attempting to state even the mainpoints, It may help the argument If Iroughly formulate n few :

1. The principle of the recognitionof the human rights of workers, In-

cluding the right to organlxe, theright to living conditions, the right tobo respected In one's personality.

2. The principle that, In the presentorder of society, the employer mustmaintain discipline and efficiency Inthe plant. One nnd two were excel-lently stated by the Mayor's councilof conciliation in the cloak Industry:

That the principle of industrial efficiencyami that of rop-- ct for the etientlalhuman rights of Ihe workers should alwaysbe applied Jointly, priority being alignedto neither. Industrial efficiency may notbe sacrificed to the Interest! of the work-ers, for bow tan It b to their Interest tolestroy the business on which they dependfor a living, nor may efficiency be de-

clared paramount to the human rights ofthe workers; for bow In the long run cantl,e Industrial efficiency ot a country bemaintained If th human values nf IIIworkers am diminished or destroyed? Thodelicate adjustment lequlred to reconcileIlia two principles named mint be made,l'eace and progress depend upon completeloalty In the effort to reconcile them.

3. Tho principle thnt coercion of neu-trals or third parties (destruction ofthe mill; supply, Interrupting the pub-lic service, the malls, the telegraph,the trains) must not be permitted.

In the application of these princi-ples we huve seen that In the case ofrailroads, telegraphs, electric lightand steamboats the power of theStates to regulate public utilities andthe power of Congress to regulatecommerce furnish a legal basis forestablishment of Institutions or tribu-nal. nr the grant of power to existingbodies. The transmission of the pub-lic mails Justifies Federal Intervention.On the other band, we must, for thepresent at all events, formulate ourlegislative programme In the matterof "private Industries" uponthe lexal principle of conserving thepublic health. How far this domainwill extend remains still to lie devel-oped from the Interpretations we shallreceive from tho t'nlted States Supr-

eme-Court In such cases as the na-tional child labor law.

With this In mind, the pioioulwhich I submitted to the Federal In-

dustrial Relations Commission In l'.'MIs here added as nn appendix, to fur-nish a IsisIm for further criticism and1discussion.

In general the proposal Is a Leagueto Enforce Industrial Peace made upof all the elements of society, the con-sumer, the neutral, the worker und theemployer (that Is, the state Itself),founded uiu the following proposi-tions:

1. The clear recognition of the moraland IckuI rlvht of nun to org-jnlz-

2. The establishment of tribunalssanctioned by law, whoe membershipshall be representative of all threeparties, employees, employers and the ,

public.3. The creation of fact gathering

machinery to enable such tribunals todetermine what Is in any given case a"fair Hnd reasonable wage" and whitare "fair and reasonable working condltlons." I

4. The c lear recot nltion of the ui'cessity for etllc.ency and illeipllne In allindustrial organizations.

.V Opportunity to every worker tosecure Just redn-.-- fmm arbitrary oroppressive exercise of the employer'sfunctions.

r.. Opportunity to every employer tosecure Just redress from arbitrary oroppressive exercise of power by themen.

T. The light to appear by bis rlioenorganization or spokesman before allsanctioned tribunals and in ill .lillnoubetween einployns ami em ployees !

S. The leKMratlon of all collectiveagreements.

0. A national council, without whosesanction there shall be no concertedcessation of work or closing down ofplants, to which any interested parlymay apply for rollef, as It may In pub-

lic service matters lo the InterstateCommerce Commission or the publicservice commissions, nr. In trade mat-ters, to the Federal Trade Commission.

10, Such national council to lie con- -

Miiiui'ii cii iiiriiiiii-- i m ironiie......,. u. " e.ioi'is "vworkers and representatives of thelnbllc.

11. In public utilities clear recogni - '

tlon of the function of the state, aspart of the tegulatlon of the service

BOILED DINNER.A Down Easier In Exile Itesenta the

Attack I'pon a Classic.To Tin EniTon or The Son Sir: A

native of New England, 1 read withmuch ninuiement and romo resentmentthe communication In Tiir Sun of No-

vember 2t regarding the New Englandboiled dinner. Your correspondent signshimself "V" which perhaps stands forVerdant, a 110m de plume well suited toan author who exhibits so little knowl-edge and understanding of his subject,

Any shrewd Yankee can guess In aminute from "Ws" description that henever sat down to a real dinner of thekind which he attempts to criticise, Con-sequently he is not partial to "beef, cab-bage and potatoes & la New England,"not knowing how delicious they arewhen combined with the other things(of which he apparently knows noth-ing) belonging to any well orderedboiled dinner. That Is his misfortuneand the misfortune of many others whowith pampered tastes and without duoInvestigation elevate Ihelr noses overp.a I. ,.,. vnoiceouir. c.,e,.

Hut nothing short of gross Ignorance(except wilful misrepresentation) couldprompt the assertion that beef and po-

tatoes are "dangerous" food, and boiledwith cabbage form a "gastronomic hor-ror." lleef and potatoes are stnple ar-ticles of food lu many countries. Whyshould boiling In a Yankee kettle makethem horrible? Cabbage also is

In considerable quantities andWilli apparent relish outside of NewEngland, Perhaps "V." prefers It servedraw lu stilps like excelsior, but It Isfar more palatable and digestible Ifthoroughly boiled.

The New Englaiider does not continuehis boiled dinners from necessity orInherited prejudice, but became he isfond of them and knows Ihey are roodfor hhn. Nourished by them, his sturdy

I forefathers were able to work from day- -

nnd the rate, to determine whnt is ureasonable wage and what ate teusoii.nblo working conditions.

12. Clear acceptance of the propovtlon that, adequate mochlnery beiniestablished for tho redress of all jutgrievances, the right to coerce by con-certed stoppage of work In oil .'erviieaffecting the public health, safety in-

convenience shall be mado as obsoleteas the-due- l or as Illegal ns hnrhlncii ins principle 10 oe nppueii ir amiwhen such machinery Is established )

The basis of the great Industrialcompromise Is here. Tho trade union,bit must yield In his opposition to rm. 'ernmentai regulation of his urguiilr.1.tlon; the employer must yield in h;opposition to the organization of tradeunions; the public must yield in itIndifference to the conditions underwhich human work is done; the bus.,ness man must yield in his oppositionto "social uplift" In indutry: and thesocial reformer must yield lu his Indif.ference to efficiency and discipline Inmodern production. t'pnn such acompromise can be founded n

of preparedness for pcaieWithout It we shall have neither I-ndustrial efficiency nor Industrial Jus.tice. Without legnl sanctions therecan be no real progress, lliy. the legiisanctions must bo of a kind to whicha modern democratic society foundedupon a philosophy of reason, not forceIs ready nnd willing to give wholehearted nnd devoted support. Thelawyer's duty Is big, the educator'sduty Is bigger, more Immedlite andmore pressing.

I present also a skeleton outline nfthe provisions of n bill'

1. Create a "national Industrialboard" with powers analogous to tho..of the Kngllsh Industrial Counulunder tho English Trade Disputes Act

2. Equal representation to organlzHlabor, organised employers and thepublic, appointed by the President forJong terms.

S. Adeiiuute salary paid to the chairman (to be u man Tif the type or SuOeorge Askwlth),

4. In addition to the IncIuJuiIn the English Trade !!spnVs Angive powers to consider and Investleauall matters concerning sanitation nnisafety, to revise trade agreements upoi,ine appeal or tne parties, to hear s

from boards of conciliation "

arbitration established under trail.'agreements nnd to gather stntlstlttiMin all matters Involving wage in-

crease.C. All trade agreements to be va'

dated by registration with the natlonjIndustrial board.

6. Whenever It Khali appear that tagreement covers a substantial porliiof the Industry the parties to ti,agreement may apply for Its cxIciikto the entire Industry. l's)n prophearings, to those not yet affected, t

Industrial board may make nu nnbextending the agreement to cover t ti

entire Industry.7. Trade agreements to be stltli

Ized which may provide for the prelrntinl employment of members of tl

trade union party to tho ngrrrmrn1nnd for wage scale bonrds, boardsconciliation and arbitration, grievancehoards, boards nf snnltnry enntrboards of apprentices, &c.

S. The national industrial board e

fore registering any trade ngrd'tn-- n

to make careful Investigation nf tiesurrounding facts, nnd If It finds th.ithe agreement Is made In good faunnnd Is for the best Interests of rworking people and the cmployi r.the Industry It may certify to the fannd Its certificate shall raise mi In-

imitable presumption In nny courtlaw or equity that such nBreeme-wn-

In fact entered Into lu good fa t

and not In restraint of trade.!. Where agreements create meitv

of arbitration by boards of arbltritconciliation, grievances or the like. . ..l.ir.1.1.: I.. I.I 1.' ' " "i'"K "i such nonrii mi'T nlf'' ,n ,M, mce ot '"p ch'rk of "

.mi. luiiic, nun 11 minion mnimade to rontlrm the report nn notto the party against whom the deii'-ha- s

l'en rendered, and when suchclslon shall Ik-- confirmed n copy ofdecree may be entered In the clouoffice.

10. An appeal may be token frany award by a board of arbitrationtho national industrial board

11. Where nny agreement voltarlly entered Into provides ni'tb.of arbitration or conciliation it shinlawful for either party to lermirtne anie upon tbrro mouths noti,,lt if 0t terminated It shall not

.lawful for either parly to encagenny htrlke, walkout or lockout bethe controversy Is submitted to s

tribunal.

light till dark wlfh no thought offor an "eight hour day."

Probably no section of this r .

certainly not New York city . k' miwell ns New England what to cathow to cook It. Sad to a., I iesections nf the country, particular! N

York city, nre generally slow t

advantage of what can be learned feYankeeland In the culinary line N

how long It took the great cnsnmi 'metropolis to discover that Huston .1

beans were superior to the New V

style of bean poultice, that a ItIsland clam bake could dK-m-

past of leathery qualiaugs (hardand that to (ill a pie It Is bctlc t

a big spoon than a paint bras'' '

New Yorkers, at least many ofhave learned those gastronmub ' '

And If they don't know iilron.U Irhope they will soon And out the a se-

ine New England boiled dinner, nerly prepared, Is one nf tho most 'eIng, economical nud nourishing sat

healthy hunger that wns ee- deven In Yankeeland

Despite his mush nnd teethat Chicago commissioner is on

; f, lrack obstructionists Ice ' v

i , - ,

Down fHackrnsack, N. .!., Nnvembe

The Flag at the Ilenih.To the Editor ok Tun Si n v

praise to the suggestion ot "I,In THE Sun to place the flag oveJudicial bench In the State or nail m

representative of the power ami a i'Ity behind every law-- and pnv.neewhich tho limit has to do'

nH a decorative featute, linw. .e-

New York, November '.'.I ii i: l

Kentucky l'lcMnre,ioiii l.e Mnerile r.i...

(1 M .W.o. i. -- ptiiiluiKleisure tlnin.wnh tne ) oui't I nk unand pawpaw Ing.

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