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The Occupation OF ConstantinopIe,

The Allies. through the British
Commander, Northumberland Sir
S. WILSON, have occupied CONSTANT
nople, and taking over the control OF
the Sea OF Marmora and the Bosporus
and Dardanelles have opened n pas
sage TO the Black Sea. For the first
time since the conquest by MoAAM-
MED H., in the middle OF the fifteenth
century, the saving grace of Allah has
failed the Turk and his capital Is in
the possession OF foreign Power.
More significant than this Is the fact
that the present occupation. marks the
passing Of conditions which have so
long existed in the ramshackle Turk.
ish Empire and the beginning Of a
new era for the Ottoman people.
Before the occupation OF CONSTANT
nople the situation in the interior Of
the Asiatic Empire was already clear.
ing. In conformity with the terms of
the armistice the Turkish forces had
surrendered all the defences and mill.
tary supplies In Syria and SILICA
which had not already been taken by
thc British, and they had evacuated
the upper MesopOtamlan valley and
turned over the control of Mosul 10
the British military government.
All Of the Ottoman Empire south Of
the parallel Of Aleppo thus came into
the possession Of Great Britain and OF
the new kingdom Of Hedjaz as the
representatives of the Allies. on the
north the Turkish army has retired
from Persia, where Il had gone 10
establish the authority OF the Central
Powers, and 1t has abandoned the
Caucasus region, so generously pre-
sented by Germany MS n share OF the
Russian spells. The withdrawal to
the west will leave much OF the
Armenian territory under the super.
vision of the Allied forces.
In European Turkey the Macedo-
ninn army has reached AdrInnople,
and extending Its line southwark
along the Martha valley Is occupy
ing all the important points II Euro
Iean Turkey aa well as Constantine
PIE and the territory Of the straits.
As the armistice with Bulgaria turned
over the southern Bulgarian ports the
Allies have thus control of the long
cOntroverted .Egean coast.
This vast territory, gathered for the
FIRST time for the administration OF
the world. will present one of the
great problems of peace. The condi.
tiOns are different from any previous
ones. The principal claimants are not
Great Britain, Russia and the Truton
Powers, and the game of diplomacy
Is not, as in ABDUL HANDS time,
the playing Of one of these nations
against one or more of the others.
The possession Of Constantlnople
and the dIsmemberlng Of the Ottoman
Empire are no longer merely matters
for the consideration OF rival Euro
Ican Powers. They will remain.
however, most important features OF
the Near East question, ana arr in.
The sun., 1918-11-19
Normal Prices, Not Abnormal Wages,
tho Bread and Butter Test.

When WILLIAM II. BARR, president
of the National Founders Associa.
ton. expressed himself about the
hours and wages Of labor in peace
as against the hours and wages Of
labor in war, no doubt he did not
mean what SAMUEL GoMPERs, presl-
dent Of the American Federation of
Labor took him to mean. No doubt,
also, when Mr.. GoAPERs retorted he
did not mean what some critics seem
10 think he meant.
IfMr. BARR intended to say that nor
NAL industry and business cannot pay
in peace prohibitive price for labor
without being compelled to shut up
shop, he was right. If Mr.. GoMPERs
intended to say that whatever the
wages on the readjusted peace basis
labor must not be worse OF than It
was before the war, he too was
Just as right.
Mr.. GoMPERS knows enough about
the practical side Of production to
understand that only the Government,
under the stress Of war, could pay
$40, $50, 500, 500 week to Il work
man producing $50 of result at nor
mai values. He knows even the Gov
eminent could not keep up that sort
OF thing long. He knows the penalty
OF such economic squander would
have to I've paid by labor itself. He
Knows that currency paid out indeii-
nitely In such reckless fashion would
become as worthless as in Central
American countries, where hundreds
of dollars will not buy a single pair
OF poor shoes
Both Mr.. BARR and Mr.. GoMPERs
know that the only true measure OF
wages, here or anywhere, Is what tho
wages Will DO for the man that earns
them. The three dollar n day WACO
'hat VIII support man and his
family In comfort is better than the
ten dollars day wage that leaves
them in want.
Both Mr.. BARR and Mr.. GoNrrps
know that under the Governments
inordinatc stimulation of mere wages
u was becoming harder and harder
for the general workers Of the United
States. though their wages also were
being arliiicIally inflated, to pay for
Their very bread and butter.
The industrial wheels Of peace will
not run smoothly again, viii not run
TO the Greatest advantage Of the great.
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A Public Holiday for winstonssaiem

There should be held in the city Of
Winston-Salem, Forsyth county, n. c.,
n public meeting OF all its inhabi-
tants, at which the address issued
July &c Of this year by President
WILSON to his fellow countrymen on
the crime of lynching should be read
from the court house steps, IL Wins
ton-Sdlem has achieved stage of
civilization in which 1t is possible for
It to maintain such al institution as
u court house.
In no other document of recent
date has the unspeakable dishonor
revealed in lynchlng been more ade-
auately set forth than in this prod
uct of the Presidents pen.
The people of winston-Salcm could
not resent the Presidents structures
on their barbarism on the ground that
he was an unsympathetlc Northerner,
void Of understanding Of their pecu-
liar problem, for the reason that
President WILSON has frequently
been proclaimed Southerner within
the boundaries Of their State.
So far as the people Of other sec
tions of the United States are con.
cerned the occurrences of Sunday are
sufficiently condemned In the Presi-
dents address, and each member OF
the mob must takesto himself this
personal, individual condemnation,
uttered by the Chief Executive:
7 say plainly that every American
who takes part in the action Of n mob
or gives any sort Of countenance ID no
true son OF this great democracy. but
Its betrayer. and does more to discredit
her by that single disloyalty to her
standards OF law and right than the
words of her statesmen or the saeri-
iees of her heroic boys in the trenches
can do to make suffering peoples be-
lieve her to be their savior"
There are United States troops In
Winston-Salem now, and the citizen
chosen to read the Presidents ad-
dress would. under their protection,
be safe from the most rabld lyncher
in Winston.Salem
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A MUSIC MASTER.
Professor n. Coo Stewards Work IN
the Cleveland Public Schools,

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS--Sir: I
was much interested IN the letter OF
| Gabrielle stewart Mulliner giving the
history OF the poem Our Boys Are
Coming Home to which her father.
Profersor ~ Coe Stewart. wrote the
music FOR historical banquet eele.
brating the fall OF Richmond.
Professor stewart, as hIs daughter
relates was for thirty-seven years direc.
tor OF music in tho Cleveland public
schools. but he was more than that. as
all his old pupils knew he was dictator.
autocrat, boss with unlimited power
About the time was OF high school
age IN Cleveland Professor Stewart had
made such remarkable Improvement in
school music that the Board OF Eduea-
ton greatly increased HE authority,
giving him power 10 dismiss pupils who
would Hot--he denied that any could
not--perfect themselves IN his methods
Of singing and reading music.
any child who can talk can sing"
he declared, and 1T is as easy to sing
as 10 talk, as easy 10 read music as to
read novels"
He was tremendous worker, visiting
in turn every school in tho city, every
classroom, testing the results Of his
methods 4 FIVE musician himself he
interested h.s instructors ana pupils in
his work. lie created whirlwind OF
enthusiasm. The results were notable.
Once upon the occasion OF musical
festival In Cleveland Professor Stewart
suggested TO the management that a GER
tain dif1cult composition should be in
Guided in one days programme.
Yes was the cynical reply, and 10
do that composition justice with the
soloiSts and orchestra we have we'd
need chorus Of a thousand"
And IN view Of the sire OF the hail
a. chorus OF two thousand would not he
too many" Professor stewart RESPONDED
I'm provide g."
He drafted that number OF pupils
from the higher grade schools. dis
tributed their parts to them, raised his
baton, and--well, the result amazed the
listening manager. with only few
rehearsals the chorus was sung as part
of one of the festival programmes in A
manner to delight the critical.
E. VT.
MoNTcLAIR, y. J., November IS.
The sun., 1918-11-19
The Four Winds.

. blow, ys Winds OF Heaven
Tho four winds roar and sing.
The ocean ways are clean eEain,
Free OF the "UnolsAn Thing"
Free Of murder IN tho dsrk.
or cowardioe and shame.
or chlldren's blood upon tha waves
OF deeds without name
Free fer Yankee sailors.
FREQ for British tara
Free for the gallant ships Of France,
Clean for Gods sun and stars!
Down from tho "BAnks' Of "CIeorKs."
Comes the Wild Wind Of The north.
Now all you sailors ship your nets.
Men of tho sea 90 forth.
over the wide Atlantic
Blows the keen wind OF the east,
Set sail, raise steam. MI up your holds.
We have seen tho end OF tho Beast.
We are clean, cry the winds OF Seattle:
o you great six masters ny,
LOADED with grain golden freight,
Even as was the Frye.
And the tender breeIs southeast, south
-es,.
o fast, fast Hies the foam.
And unseen angels sail with The shIps
That are bringing the boys back boms
NANTUGKEr ISLAND. Ii. b. rHAYEa.
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New Phone pireetor,.. o

Delivery OF $4,000 copies Of the ,.,,
edition Of tho New York city teIenbonn ~
directory was started yesterday by ,he
telephone company, The book is honr1
In covers OF llsht fawn ana contaInu
l,o4O pages, The front cover carries .
notice reminding telephone users tba'
information no longer gives out nun.
herS that can he found in the directory
New directories VIII also be distributed
thlS month To telephone subscribers In
New Jersey, Long Island and vyo.,
chester making a total delIvAry -,
metropolitan territory OF nearly /. 900 oon
books N'''VV
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separately connected with the settle.
ment of the difficulties OF the Balkans
and the eastern interests Of italy
and Greece. The Turk has proved
himself unequal to tho task of gov
erning subject races and he Il not
likely ever again to have an oppor.
tunity to exercise his rule Of uncon-
trolled murder and rapine. Any set.
Element which does not recognize the
rights Of the different Ottoman peo-
pies fails to recognize the greatest con.
sldesatlon involved, can have no per-
manency and can bring no lasting
peace. 1t will leave Turkey still the
worlds sore spot.
The sun., 1918-11-19
The PhysIognomy OF the War.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir; /
can imagine those German Generals be-
fore the war practising terrible express.
sions in front of the mirror. Perhsps.
indeed. there wac an imperial cdlct IN
regard 20 the mater. or the Kaiser may
have even posed for their imitation
Anyhow. It IL the best thing they have
been able to do, look ferocious. How they
compare with those mild visaEed. bril-
liant French tactieians. Arrrs-
New York. November IS.
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or all tho names which will grace
American memorial fiags OF this war,
Argonno should be. even above Cha
teau Thierry and Cantigny and st. MI
hiel. most typical Of American military
organization at It's best in active SER
vice. Reports now estimate that there
were 100000 American troops in this
particular engagement. which lasted
thirty-seren days and IL claimed 70
have been decisive. To realize the ex =
tent OF these figures we have but 10
recall that in the greatest battle of
tho civil war. lasting three days, the
troops OF both sides numbered only
10000 That was at GETTYSBURG
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For whatever value 1t may have as
wit, humor, satire or analogy tho say
ing that THE Dutch have taken Hol-
land" may now be dropped for mod
ern one Of equal literary and oratori-
cal usefulness, THE Poles have taken
Posen.' Three-fifths OF its popula
ton were Polish before that deter
mined Pole Brigadier- General Pill
srpsKt arrived in Posen Saturday
last, took" the town and reminded
the German army there Of it's engage
ment over the western border in
Brandenburg.
The sun., 1918-11-19

Field Marshal MAcKENsES, COM
mAnding the German troops which
have been occupying and looting Ru-
mania, is In a predicament which lends
welcome touch OF comedy TO the
armistice situation. He wants to go
home. but he can't get out OF Rumanla
IN spite OF his Solflike appeals for
transportation. Ruman!a has no trains
LETT to give him. they all. probably.
having been stolen and sent to Ger
many. and Hungary refuses 70 give
him any trains. responding to his APP
peals with something to the effect,
What's tho matter with walking?"
The sun., 1918-11-19
A United States soldier of ch,n.se

A United States soldier Of Chinese
blood has received the Distinguished
Service Cross; our red. the authentic,
Americans have won fame for them
selves on European battlefields our
black brothers ere held in high esteem
for their valor and their music, and
the Caucasian contingents have up
held the best standards OF their race.
In periods Of stress men seem TO re-
semble Mr.. KIPLISo's JUpr O'GRADY
and the Colonel's lady.
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PERSHING.
A Gentleman Of Insight and Consld.
GRAFTON as Wen % q Military Model.

a Genuemhn OF insight ana COnslo'
GRAFTON as Well ne n Military Model.
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sus,snt nose ana Jaw capable OF pl-
1917, "sen' nan ,,e sen'e"e.'
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80 49, 1''VVV ,le"Itno .i9o'
49, Nv. "'""!e VI .iie s.riotes' aiu
ee''sin amount OF iaxity existed wh,cn
pps eHp'A'"eu Wy 'ne Ies.''o
un'npoi lance OF our army as nsntins
,."s. intoinperahce was uot "iloIiy
"nV"n a"u 'heIo were certain lorihe
s...an.s,.' ,"o wn',n .o-"Ay "ou'u W
''ssonsoy "owne" upon'
.'.,' a.,i'uae never Varleo.
eI .or m,h.ary oiscip'ne ana al
ne wv" II 'npLieo' put never martineI
NC "ss no"'red ana respected by every
. . III 'he post a ielo" VI principle
ou' neve. ne nanny pan>NS ne Grew
~ ninen quite unconSciousiy the ar
seNOnA.e resS.u OF MS orotner oincers'
N'o commence OF MS e. u
t-ine hi.chener' ne never lost sight OF
~ .a.' lhat ne "As soioler' ana IN
We oio JAYS ana on through MS career
~ o,o.aeheo ana nuildeo on the west
.vu"ua'ion "hich ms country hao
nun III 'IusC
oosohu Lieu'onaht MS prompt
a"u eVeu'a'e analysis OF the men with
"'oi' "e came III contact was 81 times
VIZ uneanny' tie looked through ana
saw oeyono a man with little or no eff
III y anu IL ne never missed the bad, he
"
o soou =" most men
is"ooer sAhoins peeioe MIN one
0."o'es IN the ola Fort stan
"" "hen Duteh, the head
'e', s"uns IN win MS SIX mule
team As he pulled up near by there
"e crack OF MS 'olacksnake' fol-
,o"eu oy one OK 'hose streams OF BIZ
.ea.e wh'cn 10 acknowiedsed to be
ne'y part Oh muleteers persua-
.'r Du'cn nau Always neen JUST
Du,on " me Fershlns smiled and
ns W inc sd'u' VA butch' he's
suS a query upon my part
49, sn, ou' why ohiY the Pershins
A'hu OF men would have taken the
uouoIe 10 ma OUT why. He did and
',.'," az Du'cn certain marked
" .ne ORGANIZATION. There
W mo Du'cns pearls OF pro-
u's''ne''s tempered by the
So. h"u related OF MIN.
.,,i. "i aso' ieeiins mad some
I'm Ing !" say 10 tne General wrote
nm 'e,errihs 70 the ola Fort Stanton
nv A. naI.ho- Ioo,,os 49,. ~ ms ao'',
.. 81, Nv, ''N'u ioi "oF expected
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StuyveSnnt High Leads

Stuyvesant High School s. r,r s,r'
enrolled, leads the Victory P.te a-d
GIRLS in point Of enrolment & gen.
eral 100 per cent is hoped f,r a, ma
ranpalgns ciose, MS tho Ao....' -
nave III MarCd to earn ana 4
President Shonts OF tho Iuter. .-.!gr
stated last night that the g... '.
per cent. OF gross ticket Io.,..fa -e
elevated and subway lines aH : Hn.
had amounted TO {iSal2 Thr .,.s.s
sold had numbered 2,7S3,5Ji
csterday's returns from dor.r,. c-'
stores were: John Wanaul,,r ...
rloyees sl2,5o0; Stem Brrs .,r..
tionaD. S2,77494: GimbeI RS ..
ditional from employees So. eva.
shall Field & co. emp'oye.s &.
A. Nantine & Co, $50 Barn, .. ...
sS2S eS Surety Coupou ,..r....
S2Sll6; Kaufman \ OoerleG.-
inns brought tho department s'r.e n.
up to SiS9.s4475.
Newspapers 10 YESTERDAY he. r.'.
va, 1877 o. announced ty I.ogs " ..
OF the New York Times, cha r-t
'n' newspaper PUBLISHING se-r0. '.-
ploHeeS OF newspapers hal E.N.r ST.
iht'1s the publishing corporation,
Boo Of which latter So 900 p,- ..r
Itmcs gift, tl,25O the World o.l SD.
the Trt 5utc.
In answer to many iuyuir 200
headquarters reminded i0d'viI.a. .'"
ors that their contributions 80
addressed either 10 TIE Uu,f,t war
WORK Campaign. Inc. car Co l''r.
H. Dodge treasurer at csc l'-. .-
nue..
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George Washington IL Promoted 70 tn.
Dignity OF Signer.

TTVW LNU NOfCt,
On the occasion Of the aiEn!nR the
Declaration Of Independence Of America
In 1910 Warrington used his own sal
and !; remained In his possession unu,
his death. Not having any children.
Washington hequcathed the seal TO his
adopted daughter, who, in her turn, gave
II To ono OF the Hautpoul family, in
whose poEsesslon II has remained ever
since The seal 10 OF onyx. on which is
engraved an eagle. The Comtesse d'Haut.
poul has presented the seal TO the United
states and a. present It Is In tho Gus.
'ody OF Mr.. sharp thu American Ambas-
SsdoT IN Parla,
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Australia appears to believe that in
the matter OF eTf-determination OF
nations a rich, powerful, progressive
and radical commonwealth lying south
OF the equator ought to have some
thing to say about the nearby islands
II occupies
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The Field Marshals FocH and HAr1.
Generals PERsHINo and DIAz and King
ALBERT all wear mustaches. as do many
or their officers. But our clean shaver
soldiers outnumber their mustached
officers thousands to one. so 1t is prob
able that the United States will re-
main. as recent visitors have ex-
pressed surprise 70 find IT. largely a
nation OF smooth faced men.
The sun., 1918-11-19

Said the German Lieutenant who
turned over to detachment OF Amer
leans the German guns surrendered
at spincourt: I'm damned glad tho
war Is over" Here Is one declaration
OF Kultur with which the whole world
can agree
The sun., 1918-11-19

When peace comes to this troubled
world. We have no doubt that the
Senatorial Investigators now peering
the processes Of shipping explosives
in bulk and in shells to lighting men
on tho other side OF the world will
be able to devise plan for the safe
guarding Of New York and its envi-
rons that will be acceptable to every
body concerned.
The sun., 1918-11-19

To THE EpIroR or THE suS--sir.
Kindly let mo know through your paper
as TO what General Pershings and cen.
oral Woods politics are In national ~
fairs. CHARLES RosEMUNp, Jr.
ToMPKINsvILLE. $. A. November Is.
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Let your personal Thanksgiving
proclamation follow the Presidents
in the form Of a generous gift TO
the United War Work fund.
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5sO,s67 1895 5s2,S2s

These men manned 1,SO0 vessels,
ten times as many as we're in service
before the entrapce of America INTO
the war. Naturally the services of a
great number Of these sailors will he
needed at least until the work of max.
Ing peace is done, but undoubtedly the
Navy department will releasc, from
time to time. such men us it can do
without. VIII these men be attracted
to the merchant sles of the life to
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The Merchant Sailors Rosy Future.

The strictly human side of Mr.. HuR.
LEY's vision Of great American mer-
chant marine will appeal even tothose
who know nothing OF subsidies and
cartels and to whom the La Toilette
and Webb acts are as 80 much Greek.
The chairman Of the Shipping Board
holds out to American youth a new
life at sea:
I'VE are building our ships with
quarters which we expect Americans 70
occupy. We are going to have two men
in n room. not sleeping on a coal pile,
but on mattress with springs, with a
mess hall and baths and other accom-
modations. When our soldiers get back
after their experiences they are going
to get tired of the home town in a
month. and we are ready to sign them
up to go abroad on our ships"
There are at least 1000, 900 soldiers
In France who never saw and smelleL
the sea until a camoufiaged ship bore
them out Of New York or Halifax
Harbor on their way to kill autocracy.
Most II them undoubtedly dreaded
seasicEness more than they dreaded
the Germans. Some we're glad when
the voyage was over, but others,
youths perhaps from the prairies, may
have fallen In love with the great blue
mystery. II they enjoyed the brief
and usually uneventful trip from
these ports to France, would they NOT
look forward with pleasure TO long
and less crowded voyages to the many
ports OF peace? The old life Of the
merchant sailor held out little to any
except the rovers, but the Hurley pro-
gramme is enough to entlce a Kansan
from the plough. Instead of turning
out At the whistle and running TO the
galley for a tin cup Of muddy coffee
we are going to have mess halls and
shower baths. Maybe the Richard
Henry Danas Of the future will ring
for the steward and have coffee. with
real cream, served at the side Of their
brass beds.
1t is curious that Mr.. HURLEY men.
lions the appeal to returned soldiers,
but does not say anything about our
new sailors. Many Of us would le
inclined to look to the navy for crews
for the new merchant marine. M.
body forgets that we have 100000
In France, but few remember
that we have half a million sailors in
uniform. A few days ago the Navy
Department announced that 5O,0OO
sailors would soon be released from
service, yet these will be less than
10 per cent. Of the sea forces of the
United States. In February, 1917,
when this country broke with Ger.
@any. the navy had only $4,000 ON.
rers and men, and there were 1000
men In the Marine Corps. A month
lgo, when Representative PADGErr
made his extensive report on the worl;
IF the navy to the House, the Strength
Of the navy was as follows:
Enlisted
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y Presidential Thanksgiving proc
lamation is invariably followed by tho
announcement. that turkeys will be
higher than ever.
The sun., 1918-11-19

~ orr friends who tdror us ruA manu.
sc1pfs and Illustrations fdr publication Utah
10 have rejected drticies returned thev Mast
IN all cases send stdmPs for fAdt purpose.
TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN 1900.