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MAYOR SCORES CHARTER
PLft IHLYEH LAUDS IT
Cont'nued from Rage 1.
.•* t!* Auditorium ■*’ uhi h meeting
:ere uere not less ;har 5.«»«»«• of At
lanta's most representative pe*»pl«
“The charter that had l»» • :i pro
vided b\ the committee was thorugh
ly discussed and, with but one <lis
-enting voioe. was adopted a> the
sense of that large mass meeting that
ne Council pa>s t up to th* v«»te of
the people, together with any other
•barter that the <’ii\ *’»nm*.l or any
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place before the people
Says Ping Was at Worn
'During all this time a little body
of th< General Council were meeting
n a back roora of one of our office
buildings and preparing a charter to
suit themselves and t<* perpetuate a
few men in off!**- Their work bad
not received any open official sanc
tion, nor did they take the public into
heir confidence, and nothing was
known of their proposed charter un
til the committee of 25 had made their
report to the Genera! Council.
“Then the people's charter was
hrown into the wastebasket and
substituted by the charter that had
been provided by a little click *f men
in a l»ack room. The matter was
further presented to the people by
means of a postal card vote, de
manding of the General Council tha’
.<ll proposed be referred to,
’hem to pass upon, that they might
-a-leet the one they desired. In that
oostal card vote there were 5,531 pos
al cards returned demantling the
ight to vote.
“This met with the same response
rom the General <‘oun- il as past ef
forts of this kind had met before
One Aiderman expressed It upon th*
Council floor ‘that the people could
not be trusted, that the people did not
enow what they wanted*, that they,
the Council, knew what the people
u-ed. and that they would give them
.hat they thought best.’
•’The number of people who ex
pressed themselves as desiring a
vote on the charter question at that
ims is considerably more than half
of the registered voters who will In
qualified to vote on the 24th of this
month.
Says People Wil! Disapprove.
1 can not conceive that the peopl*
.f this city will be disposed to ap
prove such actions. The adoption of
that charter means ring rule to At
lanta for years to come, and the peo
ple should not be derelict In th* ir
duty in taring out to the polls and
buiytng such work so deep that it
will not be attemptid again. If the
people do see fit to act adversly to
’he adoption of tnat charter on th*
_4ih of this month, it is my purpose,
♦o again, the first of next year, make
, n attempt to g»*f genuine charter re
form for the City of Atlanta
I propuse fyi the next effort In that
Tne to be dfne in away that will
give the peop.e an opportunity to vote
upon the very best charter that can
be gotten up, both upon a\conimts*don
form and a repn s* ntative form of
government. My idea is, that this
should be done by the appointment of
a committee of. 'ay. about 25 first
•lass representative people, all of a
I'Oinnilssion government faith, with
instructions to get up a commission
form of government up to th. very
latest dat< . Then, that a like com
nittee of first-class representative
■ jtlzens be appointed, •v« r\ oin- ol
ihat committee to be of the repre
<entutlv. government type. Lei each
one of those committees go oil and
get Up the very best < barter possible
along the lines of their belief. Neither
committee will he hamper* d by a mix
ture of different thoughts, but all of
one mind.
“Give the People a Chance.
-Tlu result will be the Tot charter
UOahible O’’ that kind. With such
committees as that appointed there is
uo reason to believe that Atlanta cart
not secure one of the vry best char
ters that can be gotten together.
When the different committees have
done their work, then I suggest that
both charters, the .•oiiunisslon form
and the representative form, be sub
mitted to the people, that they max
choose th** one which they prefer. It
would appeal* to me that this is thor
oughly democratic and representative.
«Jive the people an opportunity to se
lect that which they prefer.
“As 1 said at the iir.-t us this state
ment, the charter to be voted upon
next Wednesday was prepared un
officially by two or three Councllmen.
assisted by several other well-known
local statesmen, and presented at a
meeting of Council with a motion that
!t be adopted. Mr Claude Mason
moved a postponement for two weeks
i’-»i the purpose “f having thi ‘ it>
• 'lerk furnish each member with :i
• opy. and. in urging his motion, stat
ed that all of iLc members of Count il
• ad not seen or read the charter. The
motion earrled. and copies of the
barter weie presumably furnished
members of Council. No c opies were
turnieh- d the public, nor did the char
ter appear in print
“Son. • cop «•- were lodged In the
City Clerk’s office yesterday. Septem
ber 18. thus permitting it- examina
tion by the public for a period of fixe
days.
Power in the Council.
‘its examination discloses a very
an*! well-thought-out gen
eral scheme of j iiling complete do
minion over everv department ami
emp ovee of t ie citv in the hands of a
majority of the City Council. Sub
stantially all rigi-tp an<! uuthority now
r»osbe!“’sed by tile public are taken
from I’; every bran h -c the city is
consolidated and rounded out into on*
■ •ompa* * effe rive vull’ical machint*.
•To illustrate: Section 34 provid*
for the elect!.n bv the pe qCe of C
Ch' Attorney. »’ity Marsh >1 cit ?
Tr«a- irer. Building Pi-•]•**< tor. t’oinp
•rdier. Recorder. <‘!eru, Electrician
»nd Tax Collector.
“It then provides: ‘The Mayor and
'leneral Council tna\ tf* • lar- varan*
*ne office of any of the offi*. l«ls of the
• Ity elected bv the people f«*r a faP
ure to pr*»perlv ‘ perform t'o-r dm: <»
or for any other breach of dutv on
their part, •11 to b* .djudged in th •
discretion us the General Council.’
‘•When any official elected by th
public has been deprived bv Conn* i
of his office ht> sur-r.-sor ’s not ele :
ad by the people, but by Council.
“The results of this section are ob
vlous. The public can elect f« w of
its officials but in doing m» merely
nominate.- them for i«wrticular office
kn fact. • • hold offi ■ onb • irti -
V. • . • ■ .......
Mere Order Removes Official.
“I’nder tne i resent < harter an of
b' lai elected bv the people can not*
ne removed during bis term excepi
ender articles «*f impeachment, whicr?
most be in writing tried in public, an
upportunitx given the offiwtl to
6aon \|ltne-ee> make answer and t»*
|be preside w.er bv H.*rr\ Reto.
I judge of the <’ity Court of Atlanta.
i "Under • proposed * harti r anv
I official elected by th*- people can oc
I removed without accusation, tri *l,
I right to be heard, and upon a mere
[official order by a majority of the
I Courc il that, in their judgment, he
1 should be removed, and his successor
. i- th* n elected by them.
"The foregoing provision was, for
, <orn* reason, again wpe< ifi* allv r«-
’ pc;»t* *i with pe* ullar emphasis in ref
' • Fen* » to the office of Recorder.. Part
• <»f section 108 which is- devoted tn
I the duties and jurisdiction of the
i Recorder, is as follows:
“ He may at any time be removed
1 by the Mayor ami General Council for
! cause to be adjudge*! of by them.’
“In th* **\ent of his removal, the
vacancy in his office is filled my a
majority <>f *'ouncil.
Civil Service Abrogated.
“This provision is quite interesting
in view of the fact th*t it Is a spe
cific repetition of the general pow -r,
and is applied to one particular »f
--fice. There are manx who, while ad
vocating the right of the people to’
r» call ministerial officers, do not sup- j
; recall w hen It Is appH< d to •
judicial office.
‘'Voder the present charter, civil 1
service rules have been promulgated
in both the police and fire depart
ments. and these havp afforded some '
protection to the members of those
departments. They, at least, require
that formal charg* s shall be pre
ferred, that the accuse*! shall have a
public trial, with the right of repre
sentation. and thus give him, to a
certain extent, the protection of pub
lic opinion.
"I’nder the proposed barter these
civil service rules an- abrogated. Sec
tion 129 • rentes the Ron rd of Publi •
Safety, w hi* h is placed in entire
< hargc and control of the police ani
fire depaitmvnts, and defines th** pow -
ers and jurisdiction of said boar*!.
A very interesting paragraph in
thst c I lon II as roliowS ‘Such
chief, offic* rs and men so elected sha’J
serv* during good behavior and ef
ficient service, both of which to bv
Judged of by .said board. Said board
'-•hall be authorized at any time t*i
*!is< harge the chief, offi* ers or men
or other employees of every depart
ment without any liability attaching
1 to the members of said board on a
-of wild discharge ’
Fine Machine, He Say*.
“Thia section abolishes all civ.!
servlc*' rules, regulations and protec- j
tion to the members of both police
departments.
“The purpose to do precisely what i
is, in plain English stated, is fur
ther emphasized by section 131. whi ?h
confers upon the Mayor and Council'
the power, In their discretion, tc '
hereafter prescribe civil service rules.
It is not„ however, made obligatory 1
that they shall Inaugurate a civil
service system, nor does the *hart r
define what those rules shall be. is
Is the case with the exiting charter
"The* seven boards arc* given simi
lar power tc employ and discharge
nt will *wry employee in the *’♦ -
parturients controlled by the respect! - c
boards
“A c >mpleted, well-thought-out and
highly effi« *ent political machine is
thm «•instruct***!, the basic principles
of which are that a majority of the
3d members of Council have the l ight
to elect the boards The* boards have
the p*»w*r to employ or discharge at
will. Thus every board, with its
eve* y ♦•mployee in every department,
l> consolidated and mobilize*! Into un
broken ranks for political purposes.
“So far us the officials are con
cerned who are elected by the people,
these are directly dealt with ami han
dled at will by a majority of the
Council.
“Recall” Completes It.
"Thus a complete consolidation of
every city official, from the highest
• ftlciat elected by th** people down to
the blackest street sweeper. Is ef
fcu’ted.
“Rut one final touch Is necessary In
order to complete this most admira
ble, politicailv constructed machine,
.m*l this finishing touch lies in the re
call, Se tiuli No. 215-B.
“Vnder a charter *krawn for the
purpose of having a cit\ administered
upon business lines by the voters who
own tiiv city, the people recall an in
efficient, or dishonest official by sim
ply electing his successor.
"I’nder this section, 215-B. the peo
ple are given the right to recall an
official elected by them, but are not
given the power to elect his smees
sor The power to elect the succes
sor. like all other similar powers, is
to be exercised, under this section, In
a majority of the City Council. The
section does not even prevent tiii
jurity from reappointing to tl
Judge Hilly er Declares
Charter Is Reform Step
With city officials practically unan
imous for the new charter, a cam
paign organization has been perfect
ed and quiet but effective work is in <
pr«»gresF.
The statement signed by Judge
Hillyer and Mr. Davis, which follows,
t nies all the charges of sinistei mo
tives on the part of the menv*'ho are
rrging a favorable vote on the char-
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"T • the Citizens of Atlanta:
••The tevision of the city charter. ;
•n which you will be asked to vote
next Wednesday, was begun months:
ago by c’t zens and Councilmen, all |
f whom are men of character and <
experience. When completed, it was
adopted by Council, and then ap- ;
proved b\ the Legislature. It has
bnen set forth in the new s| tapers. and;
thousands of copies are now subject;
, u tli at the City Clerk’s office.
' The old charter has been ameqded. .
fioni linn to time, and this revised ;
larger harthoniz.es and systematizes,
I its parts. The changes are not
tan lainviital. They are matters of
-’et. 1 su‘ h as the repeal of the s3'
san’tary ax, the consolidation ot
t and provicing a plan for con-
■ tinuou< supervision t stiee’s and.
■ ■ which will e at tent lon io I
i epairs and improvements in every
Called Purely Democratic.
I: • un< the representative form*
'*•' eo\ -rumei , and gives every ward’
:ne > i m« e; : » sertaiion in the «\mn-’
il 'n 1 ■ : *b.e boards as .it present I
jltis . jre.\ ti -i.iovi ■i ( r:s on lite.
CHARTER FOES AND
FRIENDS TELL VIEWS
MAYOR WOODWARD SAYS
The new charter was pre
pared unofficially by two or
three Councilmen, assisted
by several other well known
local politicians. Substan
tially all rights and author
ity now possessed by the
public are taken from it. It
provides that the Board of
Public Safety can remove
the Chief or any other police
officer without any liability
attaching to the members of
such board on account of
said discharge.
CHARTER FRAMERS SAY:
The changes in the new
charter are not fundamental.
They are matters of detail,
such as the repeal of the $3
sanitary tax, the consolida
tion of boards, and provid
ing a plan for continuous
supervision of streets and
sewers which will give at
tention to repairs and im
provements in every direc
tion.
j cancy th* l identical man who has just
been recalled by the people
"The proposed charter strips the
publi* 1 of every powefr now iposaessed j
by It except the one privilege ot •
electing about ten officers for osten
sible terms, but which ele* tion is i
merely and in truth only j
which are <>f force so long as it may t
! suit the pleasure or whim of a ma- i
jorlty of (’ouncil.
“A charter resting upon such an 1
underlying scheme as this should be
defeated.
“The proposed charter covers many
other arrogantly encroaching powers
which should demand its defeat, but
which are so numerous as tn prevent
discussion In a single article.
“One of these is, however, of such
importance and so fraught with dan
ger to the public, that I venture to
conunent upon it.
' “The political advocates of the pro
posed chitrter are widely advertising
that the present sanitary tax is to bv
! abolished.
“In lieu of this, section 199 of the
i proposed charter provides:
“'The Mayor and General Council
shall have power and authority to es
tablish a. fee bill not higher than the
fees allowed to county officers nor
[lower than those allowed to justices
of the peace and constables of this
State.’
Score* Fee B II Idea.
“The minimum and maximum thus
called for run from 50 cents to SSO.
Power is conferred by this section to
i establish a fee bill for every service
1 rendered the city to each individual.
! and under it n fee bill could be ar
ranged tn fifteen minutes which would
wring from the taxpayers a sum far
in excess of that now produced by
i the ad valorem tax.
11 “A man could be charged the minl-
I muni amount for each reading of his
■ water meter, for paying his water bill.
; for each visit of the garbage carl. |
| each notice to repair his sidewalk, i
for collecting the ti. fa., for returning
his taxes, for giving him a receipt
for his taxes and for doing every oth
er of the countless thousands of
things which are incident to the ad
ministration of the city’s affairs.
“The membership of neither the
I councilman)*? nor aldermanic boards
i is cut down, and the old iniquitous
ward system *»f election is retained.
Need Fair Charter.
“Tn short, the charter, in place of
attempting to put the city upon an
efficient business basis, leaving the
final, ultimate control over all public
affairs in the hands of the public it
self is simply an which
deprives the public of any voice or
right in the control of its affaire.
“Atlanta is in sore need of a new
charter—but not this one.”
“When the existing charter is
i changed this should be done by men
' acting alone in the interest of the i
publi** and to the end that the tax
payers shall receive a greater return j
for their taxes. It should not serve I
the sole purpose of completing and
1 i conferring greater powers upon the
! existing machine.
“Again, and in conclusion, allow* me
: to urge the people of this city not to
i ’ go to sleep over this most important
i matter, but to turn out on next Wed
‘ i nesdaj and overwhelmingly defeat j
nm. t vicious charter
State governments
"Some criticism of this charter has I
been indulged in by former Council- ’
• man Terre’l. Surely he has not care- I
fully compared the revised charter
with the old one. So far as ‘clothing
the police officers with proper uni
form.’ etc., the language In the re
vised charter was copied exactly from
the old charter. No change at all.
"As concerns the tire department,
the language is almost identical. The
{ old charter states that the members
of this department must remain at
i the various engine houses to which
j the> are assigned and must give their
; entire time to the service of the city. ,
This Is all the revised charter does i
The matter of off days, vacations,
meal hours, etc., is simple a detail |
J which the board in charge will regu- ,
• late under the revised charter, just as !
. the Board of Eire Masters lias done •
under the old charter
No Jobs Lost. They Say.
. "As regards the complaint Mr. Ter- ■
ndl makes tha* many of the city eni
. plovees will be out of a job on the
first of the year, he is clearly mis-
’ taken. In the first place the civil '
service and pension systems are re-
• mined as at present, the same now '
I being in effect onlv by ordinance This j
revised charter gives to the (Jeneral
' f'ouncil the same authority : o con
i tinue these systems, and makes no
> change whatever in these respects.
’ Tn addition. Section 173 of the re
; vised charter clearly states that ‘al!
1 . -fficinls now serving under terms to
; v dch they have been elected bv vote
HEARS lb SLM>A\ AMEKICA.X, AIL.VMA, GA., SIXDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1913.
Mrs. McCarthy to Greet U. D. C.
Atlanta Woman Gets Honor
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Convention Meets in Moultrie
Mrs. Williams McCarthy, president of Atlanta Chapter U.
, D. C., who trill welcome Georgia Daughter* at the Moultrie con
vention.
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Chapter to KI ret Delegates to Meeting at Next
S**ssion —Many Will Attend.
Mrs Williams McCarthy, president
of the Atlanta Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, has
been invited by the Stale president,
Mrs. Walter D Lamar, of Macon, to
make the address of welcome at the
big State convention of Daughters of
the Confederacy, which meets al
I Moultrie the first of October and con
i tinues through the third of the month.
This is a distinction for the Atlanta
I chapter and a high compliment to
| Mrs. McCarthy, who is one of the
most enthusiastic and charming
I presidents In the organization.
The Atlanta chapter is the only
chapter hi the city, and was founded
in 1895 by Mrs. Helen Plane, who
holds the office of honorary president
Officers of the Atlanta chapter are
Mrs, Williams McCarthy, president,
Mrs. J. R. Mobley, first vice president:
I Mrs. William T. Williams, second vice
■ president: Mrs. W. S. Coleman, re-
• cording secretary; Mrs. James *Be- 1
I dell, corresponding secretary; Mrs .
I Laurie S. Weddell, treasurer: Mrs ;
Dalton Mitchell, registrar; Mrs. Ow- I
| ens Johnston, auditor; Mrs. Lollie I
i Belle Wylie, historian. Miss Elisa
-1 beth Hanna is director of the Julia
■ Jackson Chapter. Children of the Con-
i federacy, and of the Junior Chapter, <
I Children of the Confederacy.
The convention will be attended by ;
! hundreds of Daughters of the Confed- ;
I eracy from all parts of Georgia, and i
I the meeting will be characterized by 1
' many interesting features.
State officers of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy are Mrs.
Walter D Lamar, president; Mrs.
Anna Caroline Benning, first vice
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boards, or appointment by the Mayor. I
continue to serve until the end j
of the term to which they have been!
so elected or appointed.’
"No sound argument, in the opinion '
of those who have studied the revised |
i charter, can be urged against its adop- i
. lion. It condenses, simplifies and sys- I
t» maticallj arranges in proper order!
i all sections referring to particular l
1 subjects.
“The consolidation of some of the
■ boards reduces the number of these
i bodies, and the provision to pay each
; board member for attendance at
I regular monthly meetings, it is be-
I lieved, will bring closer attention and
• better results even from fewer boards.
"We submit this charter not only as
a concise, well-arranged document
bur one that will stand the test ot
• legality, tyr the various committee*
. w hich have prepared it have had the
! aid and co-operation us our present
• able City Attorney.
It is fair to say that it is not a
• commission government charter but,
• on the contrary is distinct y repre
sentative and democratic in form an i
principle. "Respectfully.
"GEORGE HILLYER,
"Chairman.
XRCHIBALD H. DAVIS.
president: Mrs. Herbert M. Franklin,
second vice president: Mrs. J. M.
Thomas, third vice president; Mrs. E.
K. Overstreet, recording secretary;
Mrs. Duncan Brown, corresponding
secretary; Miss Mattie Sheilby, treas
urer; .Mrs. Howard McCall, registrar;
Miss Mildred Rutherford, historian,
and Miss Jessie I. Cobb, auditor.
The Moultrie-McNeil Chapter, at
Moultrie, will entertain the delegates
and will give several brilliant recep
tions and teas for their guests. Offi
cers of the Moultrie-McNeil Chap
ter are Mrs. W. C. Vereen, president,
and Mrs. J. A. Heard, corresponding
secretary.
There are nearly 120 chapters in
the organization, and each chapter
will be represented by one or more
delegates.
Atlanta delegates will be elected at
the next meeting.
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Baron Chinda Unable to Get An
swer to His Country’s Note
on Alien Law.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20—Baron
Chinda. the Japanese Ambassador,
’called upon the United States Gov
ernment to-day for the third tfhte
I within a week to secure an answer to
his country’s note on the California
anti-aiien land legislation. He failed
to get it.
The Ambassador reached the State
Department just before Secretary
Brjran was leaving for Warrenton,
Va., to fill his last Chautauqua en
gagement.
The Secretary was able to give the
Ambassador only a few moments of
his time.
It is intimated that Japan intends
to press to a quick conclusion the
negotiations with the Administration.
It. is probable that when Secretary
Bryan returns to his desk Monday the
Japanese issue will be the first to
occupy his attention.
He also will begin to dispose of
ether important business that has
been accumulating in the departmen*
during his incumbency. This in
cludes the Mexican situation and tire
issue between Great Britain and the
Vnited States as to Panama Caual
tolls.
This Is His Last.
Tht charges made against Post
Wheeler, first secretary of the Em
bassy at Rome, also are to be dis
posed of t but no action will be taken
I or. them until Mr. Wheeler arrives in
Washington.
Mr. Bryan to-day confirmed the
statement made last night that to
night’s lecture would be the last on
the Chautauqua program for the year.
At the same time he issued a state
ment replying to the criticism which
had declared that he should be at
tending to the duties of the State
Department rather than lecturing for
his own personal gain. In this state
ment he said:
"This evening Is the last of the
Chautauqua lectures for this season.
The total income from the Chautau
qua lectures this year is a little over
37,000. The net receipts, after taking
out expenses, something over $6,500.
Ihe number of whole week days
which have been used for the lectures
is. according to my recollection, seven,
the remainder of the lectures being
delivered at places near enough to en
able me to leave after noon, some
times as late as 3 o'clock.
"I would not assume that the pub
lic was interested in these details
were it not for the fact that repre
sr natives of a few papers have re
garded It as a matter of great import
ance. and I comply with their wishes
In giving the facts to the public."
Will Continue Lecturing.
Several of the reporters joined in
in asking Bryan whether he would
lecture any more during his connec
tion with the State Department, an.l
he answered:
"I expect to continue my lecturing,
and shall lecture whenever I deem it
desirable or necessary to do so. I
have not in the least altered the plans
that I made on this subject when 1
assumed the duties of the office. The
criticism that has been directed
against my lecturing is no more bit
ter than the criticism that I have
encountered at other times and for
other things during my connection
with polities. A part of this criticism
is malicious, a part of it is partisan
and a part of it is based upon misin
formation. That which is malicious
1 will answer itself; that which is par
tisan will be accepted as such; that
which is based upon misinformation
, I cease when tiie critics are bet
' ter informed.
"No man should enter public life
if he objects to criticism, and he can
’ not stay in public life if he permits
criticism to turn him front the doing
: of what he thinks is right. He must
decide his duty for himself and an
swer to the public for any mistakes
he makes.
"I regard lecturing as entirely le
> gitimate. I lectured before I was
’ nominated fol President: I lectured
between campaigns; 1 shall continue
i to lecture, and I shall not believe
that any person whose opinion is
worth having will think the less of me
because I do so.
“This closes the lecture subject for
the present.”
HEARSTBRITISH
PUBLICATIONS
BECEMBISE
■ SIOO,OOO Contract With Hall
Caine Amazes Literary World,
Says Manager of Cassells.
I
i NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Arthur
, Spurgeon, managing director of Cas
sell’s, London, arrived here on the
> Cunard-liner Caronia en route to ad
( dress the Toronto Press Club in To-
L ronto on October 5. He said press
I censorship of books was needed in
England, but thought from what he
had read of American be k produc-
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| t’on that censorship was unneces
sary.
He said William Randolph Hearst
had made a pronounced impression
with his publications in England. Ho
was especially interested In the con
tract between Mr. Hearst and Hall
Coine at SIOO,OOO a year for four
years, during which time the novelist
will probably produce two books a
j ear.
"The enterprise of Mr. Hearst com
pels the admiration of all publish
ers in Europe," he said. "But 1 think
an English publisher would hesitat"
a long time before emulating it at
that figure. ,
Regarding plays criticised in Nev.-
York. Mr. Spurgeon said they could
not be tolerated for a moment in
England. A play that has to do with
consanguineous diseases he consider -
ed beneficial
“It will come to pass,” said Mr.
Spurgeon, “that this countiy wi.i
have to have a Federal commission to
regulate the matters with which that
play deals. In India regulations hava
caused a striking decrease in dis
ease in the army.