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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
rs THERE A SANTA CLAUSE

Evay December, as surely as the
revolving year brings back the holl-
day season, we receive from our
friends many requests to reprint
again the Santa Claus editorial arti-
Gle written twenty-one years ago by
the late Francis Pharcellus Church
In reply to the question of little vir-
ginla O'Hanlon. THE Sun complies,
as a matter Of course and with ex-
IRENE pleasure that the vitality and
charm Of this famous piece Of Christ
mas literature are unimpaired after
a period long enough to make a voter
Of a new born babe:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
From War to Peace In American
Schools and Universities.

That the changes neccsSitated in
college and university administration
Ivy war will affect these institutions
in peace, and probably permanently,
has been recognized from the begin
ming of the struggle in practically
every faculty. In some seats of learn
ing the opportunity to effect reforms
long recognized as desirable, but i'm
possible TO Introduce in normal times
without creating i'll feeling. will be
welcomed by progressive instructors.
Others may seek to restore ante-bel-
lum conditions, but 1t Is safe TO say
that no school will remain after 1918
rs 1t was before 1917. Professor Ron
ERT y. CORWIN, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Revision of Courses at Yale,
summarizes the situation thus:
"rrhe four years of war have left
poorer world. We shall. accordingly,
have 10 work harder
There will be more work and less
play, in college, longer terms and shorter
vacations.
There will be less drilling through
college. less desultory study and random
election OF courses. Better direction will
le given the work OF the faculty and
students.
Serious consideration will he given
To the all the year, four year arrange
ment of college work In some OF the
large Western universities"
Random election of courses" is
Professor CoRwIN's euphemism for
Ihe careful election of snap courses"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
TO ASK REPEAL OF
mitchell MEASURES
Comptroller viii Ask Re-
scinding of $I9,492 900.

Comptroller Craig has prepared FOR
discussion at the meeting Of the Board
OF Estimate on Friday resolutions re
scinding the appropriations Of $4,000
600 for the Carrying of ta. I.h.
school syst m and $9492 BOO t.~ 'h@
proposed marginal railroad Iu Er.'N
lyu, Both appropriations We. made
by tho Mitchell admnistrar.u.
The plan of the board is 'n spr:
S25, 0OO, 900 for new school buildings IN
the next three years and ouc-'h'lI o.
this amount will be made iWm.tr.f|
available our Of the $i9,ooU.ouo aS"n
from the above purposes If tho plan OF
the Comptroller ~ carried out
The Committee on Finance mr.
Budget Of the Board Of Estlml'". sad
the Comptroller last night, 'G.S 70
ceived estimates OF requirements tef
public improvements for tho rcr' 'N'SN
years from practically all city rr'
mcnts and activities. These r,.
total Of about $4,000 0un ''. N
mediate problem before TN" CONN .'""
Is to select such ~ these wt'''r t.
are most urgently required .-! .. 90.
tirely eliminate those that al" n.' Isl.
tilted.
The three classes IL pH." 'h-
provcments most urgently needed are
schools, rapid transit and hIr""r Aha
terminal development. The i'N1'."
and budget Committee b"lic'"S '"'-
most OF the money that can In" "'-
tually used for these purposes oi'''"
the year 1919 can he mad" tWm"a.'I'.
available by the cancellation ~ '.'
appropriations no longer lustu!'''
the Same time carefully r"ns'rf't- ''
city's credit and It's debt mars
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

The opinion handed down by the
Judge General and approved
w the Secretary of War relative to
the status of former National Guard
men now discharged from army SER
vice, is logical. As these officers and
enlisted men ceased tn be guardsmen
upon their induction into the Federal
service. therefore their discharge from
tho army returns them to civilian
status, This. OF course. is in case of
discharge, not in case OF being mus
tered out. Every National Guard
regiment whose members are dis
charged from the army will either
have to reform itself or not exist yet
in many cases benefit will como from
"A regiments opportunity to begin life
all over again.
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yror TIE sun Of September n. 1897.

We take pleasure in answering Al
once ana thus prominently the communi-
cation below. expressing at the same
time our great qualification that its
faithful author is numbered among the
friends Of THE SUN:
DEAR EpIroR: am years old.
Some OF my little friends say there is no
Santa Claus.
Papa says III you see II in TEE Sun
It's So"
Please tall me ths truth; 10 there .
Santa CiAusf VIRGINIA oHASLoS.
ia WEST EiNErr-yfTTH STREET.
Virginia, your little friends are wrong.
They have been affected by the scepti-
cisrn Of a sceptical age. They do not
believe except they see. They think
that nothing can be which IS not COM
prehensfble by their little minds. All
minds, Virginia, whether they be men
or childre-rs, are little. In this great
universe Of ours man Is a mere insect.
an ant, in his intellect. as compared
with the boundless world about him. as
measured by the intelligence capable Of
grasping the whole OF truth and knowl-
edge.
Yes, Virginia. there Is q Santa Claus
He exists as certainly as love and gem
erosity and devotion exist, and you
know that they abound and give TO your
life its highest beauty End Joy. Alas
how dreary would be the world II there
were no Santa Claus. 1t would be as
drear as II there were no Nirginias
There would be no childlIke faith then.
no poetry. no romance TO make tolerable
this exbtcnce. We should have no en-
joyment, except In sense and sight. The
eternal light with which childhood fills
the world would be extinguished-
Not believe In Santa Claus You
might as well not believe In fairies
You might get your papa to hire men
to watch in all the ch.mneys on Christ
mas eve 10 catch Santa Claus, but
even II they did not see Santa Claus
coming down, what would that prove
Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is
no sign that there is no Santa Claus.
The most real things In the world are
those that neither children nor men can
see. Did you ever see fairies dancing
on the lawn? OF course not. but that 9
NO proof that they are not there No
body can conceive or imagine all the
wonders there are unseen and unseeable
in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle
and see what makes the noise inside
but there is veil covering the unseen
world which not the strongest man, nor
even the united strength OF all the
strongest men that ever lived. could tear
apart. Only faith. fancy. poetry. love
| romance. can push aside that curtain
and view and picture the supernal beauty
and glory beyond. Is It all real7 All,
Virginia, in all this world there is
nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus? Thank God: he
| lives, and he lives forever. a thousand
years from now, Virginia, nay. ten
times ten thousand years from now, he
will continue 10 make glad the heart O.
childhood.
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A Real Christmas.

The fifth Christmas since the war
began finds America for the first time
permitted to indulge without repres-
sion the joyful emotions Of the sea-
son of good will At the four preced-
ing days Of this festival we had
either peace without honor or honor
without peace; but now we have both
pence and honor.
When we had peace ut the Christ
mastide of 1914. all the feelings nor
nal to the holiday were clouded by
the horror that had fallen upon Eu-
rope; by the realization Of the helm
BUSINESS Of war as practised by Its de-
voted students; by the mockery OF
that rhetoric which bade US be neu-
trail in spirit, even when our souls
told US to choose between ALBERT and
MERCER on one side and WILHELM
and VoN Kissing on the other.
When we had peace at this season
in 1915 It was the peace of shame
and sorrow The picture of n lost
ship was woven even In the smoke Of
the Christmas candles. Serbia was
overwhelmed, Gallipoli a crimson fail
ure; the zeppelins murdered women
and children In innocent English
towns; and our sword, rusted with
excuses, stuck in the scabbard.
Peace was In the air at Christmas
two years ago, but 1t was an evil
peace. the peace of n monster that
then sat by the side of further vic
tins, Rumania and Russia, and said
that Il would have peace according
10 the map. Yet the season was not
without some little cheer, for from
the other side of the Atlantic we
heard the declaration, from the lips
Of LLOYD GEORGE, that there could be
no peace without restitution, repara-
ton and guarantees; and on this
side of the ocean every man with a
clear mind knew that America, in
spite of idle words and pretences,
must take her place in battle.
NtuI ago We lltihi 1T IhSN' hO''Oi
but the promise of the genuine peace
the pence of vlctOry-was dim. Our
men were in the war, but Germany
still wore the mask of confidence, was
still the attacker against opponents
who were guided not by one military
mind, but by four. At home we suf-
fered all the Ills that the elements and
the feverc of late preparation could
put upon us.
Now, through the Providence of
Con, the stability Of our allies and
the blessed fury of the unleashed
Americans, we have n real Christmas
If there is n cloud upon it, 1t Is an
honorable one; 1t is our sorrow fol
the many thousands of men from ouI
land who died for those very things
that Christmas breathes Of Before
hem fell HERoD Who can doubt, nc
matter what the loneliness of them
that miss these men may be, that
The peace, the happiness of the dead
to-day is inefrably greater than that
Of those for whom they died? For him
who doubts there Is no Christmas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
The Lost Provinces.

We les: them by a cruel how.
We lost them long and long ago.
And ever since have We been banned
The Provinces OF Fairyland,
They held a hotter. kinder folk
Than any mortal men bespoke.
And rlcheg treasures IN them lay
Than any known upon our way.
Ye, ever while we mourned, we knew
A day would come TO bring them true.
That we should hear upon tho roof
A chime of bells. a beat of hooE
Now Faith has wres;ed them again
To be tho Toy and wealth of men.
And through the sad worlds pain and racl
The dear Lost Provinces come back
MCIASpEUaoH WILSON
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
what Mann's Election Would Mean.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUE--Sir: II
the next Republican Congress should
elect Mann Speaker we may as well
give w in advance all hope OF winning
the campaign Of 1920, and we shall de-
serve IT. Can It be possible We have
lost the definition OF loyalty to Amer
lea?
REPUBLICAN FOR FIFTY THREE YEARa.
ALBANY. December "a,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

The Navy Department has officially
deplored the policy Of greeting the
troops returning to this port with the
terrific din Of the last few weeks. The
grave danger arcruing from the dis
traction caused the navigation officers
should not be underestimatcd In the
future the enthusiasts who believe. that
welcome must be accompanied by
every variety Of noise should adopt the
theory that the voice and the siren
can he spared whenever good Will can
be shown In other ways.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
NAPOLEON IN ITALY.
Linguistic REORGANIZATION Of One
American Translation.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: May
not be allowed 20 remark that the
adjective "popola re" as used by the
Epocd in connection with Napoleon and
President Wilson means In Italian "uni-
versally known" rather than popular?
The phonetic affinity OF the latter word
has evidently m!slcd the first translator.
New YORK December "a, A. Alb.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
CHRISTMAS. 1918.
The Gentlemen Of France.

Wrecked, dismembered, wan,
Broken and torn. they die;
Myriad on myriad gone,
In war swept France they lie.
The Fiend's foul rage is spent;
Their agony Is done,
Their dust with dust is blent.
Their quiet sleep IL won.
Some knew not how TO live
TIL Freedoms startled cry
Babe them their all to give
And show US how TO die.
Obscure. despised, unfit
Men deemed them Oft unwiss
To learn that God had III
His light in humble eyes
Not high nor low n here;
All high. for what they dare.
All noble, for the vision clear
That lures them Over There
They saw the Wild world rock
In terror at tho fray:
They took the battle shock
Like happy boys At play.
No freezing trench or mire.
No stencil Of Tuning shall
No poison cloud or FIRE
Held back their charge on Hell
Over tia top they go
Singing the songs OF homa.
6mashing the sullen foe,
Cheering to heavens dome
The clouds and darkness break.
Who ride with shield and lance
To guide the charge they make
Over the fields OF France7
Old knights Of high romance;
And Bayard saluting Foch
With the dip of his cleaning lance
Sans peur ct sans reproche.
Come Tomrnles and Poilus all,
And the lads from outre Mer!
Soma shall live and some shall fall,
And all ehall follow the leaders call
As YOU storm the Devils lair.
Loud shriHs the Gallo Cock
And the Lion of England roars
A. over the thunderous battle shock
The Western Eagle scars.
All is over: the toll OF the dead
Is written on Freedoms scrolls.
Sleep well, dear boys. For Us you ole<
Finest OF human souls.
Some under crosses; some must lie
Nameless, unrepintng.
Under the golden stars OF the SKY;
And one star for each is Ginning.
o Honor, search for every name
Long as the ages advance!
O Memory, guard their holy fana.
Gentlemen all OF Frame!
ANDREW r. WEST.
PRINCETON, ". j., December "a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
Musical Needs Of the Army and
Navy Continue.

One Of the most interesting features
of the war work for the aid and COM
fort of the Army and Navy, especially
during the last year or so, has been
the collection and distribution of
musical instruments, so as 10 enable
the soldiers and sailors possessing
musical tastes and capacity TO enter
tain themselves and others-and par
tcularly the wounded men. GONZALES
cent In hospitals-by the performance
Of martial and other instrumental
music. 1t Is a mistake to suppose
as many have done-that the need for
this most Joy giving service has ceased
with the declaration Of the armistlce
and its subsequent continuance. On
the contrary, the experience Of those
in charge of the work shows that the
musical requirements Of our soldiers
and sailors are greater than ever.
The idea of helping our fighting
men at home and abroad by making
gifts or loans Of musical instruments
to those who could and would play
them appears to have originated with
Mr.. and Mrs. ORLANDO RoULAND Of
100 West Fifty-seventh street, in this
city. They do not appeal TO the pub
lie for money. They ask only for idle
and disused musical instruments. some
of which are to be found In almost
every household. 1t matters not that
the instruments may be old or out
of repair. Charles II. DltsOn & Co.
have undertaken 10 put them in order,
free of charge. The enterprise which
is wholly free from red tape methods,
has received the sanction of the Sec
rotary Of War and has been admins
tered with rare sympathy and intelli-
gence by Mr.. and Mrs. RoULAND, who
are constantly being thanked so" the
happiness they have thus conferred
upon "our boys at home and abroad"
With the aid of instruments received
from them bands have been formed
in camp and on shipboard, in forts,
environments and base hospitals. and
officers of both services have testified
again and again to the great benefit
derived by their men from the in
spiration and recreation furnished by
the music which otherwise they would
have had to go without
We are calling attention to this
| beautiful work at this time in order
TO emphasize the point that its needs
! have by no means ceased. Scores and
even hundreds of musical instruments,
whose owners no longer use them. can
| be rendered capable of doing an III
| estimable amount of good If sent in
| for distribution at army posts and
navy yards, on transports and men-of-
war and in military and marine hos
pitfalls. We have indicated where they
should be sent; and no one who has
ever witnessed the manifestation OF
| JOY at Mr.. RoULAND's studio by some
of the recipients of the instruments
distributed there will any longer en-
terrain any doubt about the influence
Of music In modern warfare.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
Call for n Noted PublIciSt.

To TIE EDITOR OF Tue SUN-Sir, What
has become OF Karl Rosner? Could II
not be arranged that he might go to
Amerongen and from there continue his
recitals OF the doings OF the All High
est? f. J. Nice.
NEW YORK, December "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

After these things were ended, Paul
purposed in the spirit. when he had
passed through Macedonia and Achaia.
to go to Jerusalem, saying, After
have been there. must also see Rome"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

Real Christmas weather in the South.
--HsadIise.
Perhaps Mr.. BuMEsoN has taken
over the weather bureau
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
A Precedent.

To THD EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Has
President Wilson been reading the last
Ave words OF the twenty-fi,st verse OF
the nineteenth chapter OF Acts. and
will he follow Pauls example?
f. X. DRAKE
ELIzABETII, N. j.. December "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

Anyway. the thrill OF putting an
aerial postage stamp on letter Is af-
forded those who don't care whether
the letter goes by air OF rail-.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

The manner in which the President
proposes to keep the Senate informed
in detail as each section of the treaty
is drafted may be described fittinJy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

1t is now only that peslSy little Infu-
enza bacillus that will not agree to the
universal rule of peace on earth !;
good will to men"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

We'll, Santa Claus has abdicated-
for another yeari
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25
Carlton Calls IT Non.en,c.

When Newcomb Carlton, controlling
head of the cable systems under ap
pointment of Mr.. Burleson was shown
the statement of Mr. Deegan, he
laughed.
why, that's all nonsense. It's JUS.
silly statement" he said.
1t was said that physical coopera.
ton between the cable systems is now
in progress, whereby the stations a.
Waterville and Nalentia are being con.
nected. as are the stations at St Johns
and Hearts Content. An example o.
the way the new system helps the
facilitatlon OF cable dispatches was
shown yesterday in a case where one
OF the Commercial cables broke and
that company's ship was undergoing
repairs and thus unable 10 he sent up
Newfoundland way. \ ship u the
Western Union was sent I'm It's place
Officials Of the Post Onicc Depart
ment further stated that official per
mission already has been granted HI
the British Post Office for the opera
ton of cables by the Government This
was the result OF an answer sent BY
the United States TO Great Britain in
reply TO three questions regarding the
proposed system, the chief point OF
which was that mutual arrangement
between companies involve no CUES
ton of direct or indirect control o.
one company by the other by a per
son acting in behalf Of the United
States Government" The British
Government was assured that i dia
not. and thereupon acQuiesced IN the
plan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

as Half n league, half . league. half
q league onward"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

London Office, 4O-43 Fleet street..
Paris office, O Rue de la hichooiere, ON
Hue du Quatre Ssptembre.
Warrington once, Munsey building.
Brooklyn once, Room 202, Eagle Buno-
ing. 9O3 Mashington street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

the EVENING SUN, Per Month. $3.50
rHE EVENING sun, Per Year,. 500
THE EVENING SUN (Forslgn), Per 40. l5o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

~ our Irtends eAo favor W tc'th HdHG
sortpts and Illustrations for publication phh
20 hare rejected articles returned they must
IL oil cases send stamps for thdt purpoie
TELEPHONE, BEEKMAN 22oo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-25

All checks, money orders, &C. TO be
made payable to The Sun.
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SAYS BRITAIN BALKS
U. 5. CABLE CONTROL
Deegan Asserts Refusal Has
Nullified Burleson Rule
Of Atlantic Lines.
CARLTON DENIES REPORT
Post Office Officials Say Brit
ish Post Office Has Acquiesced
in American Operation.

According to statement from VIII.
lam ]. Deegan. secretary Of the Mar<a,
Companies, word was received ve.,..
day from the London Office OF the Com
mercial Cable Company that the HrI,.
ish Government 10 willing that tbs
commercial Gable Company assist m.
Western Union in the handling a.
cable traffic from Great Britain. AZ
that company has four cables, "on con.
dition that no control be exencI.As
from America"
Because or this last clause Mr. De.
gan stated, the cable companies rnus,
ignore any instructions from NJ
Burleson or his representatives in 80
far as the operation Of the cables land.
ing in Great Britain is concerned
Sees BurIeson Control NuIItr..
This message knocks Mr.. Burleson.,
cable control higher than a kite"
said Mr.. Deegan. The british Gov.
eminent refuses Rnd rightly refuses To
allow tho American Postmaster-Gan.
eral to invade Great Britain. ius, ss
the American Government would oh.
Ject to any attempt OF the British Post.
master-General TO dictate the opera.
ton Of the America ends OF the cah,es
Mr.. Burleson's cable control. there.
fore, so far as the Atlantic cables ar.
concerned, Is nullified and the a,ttonr,
OF Burleson, Vail and Carlton IN 20,
control OF the Commercial COMPANY,
cables Is defeated and is a failure
we wonder how Burleson feels rou
about turning out our president. gen.
eral manager and general couns
Apparently these officials still continue
TO act in those capacities in Canada
newfoundland, the Azores, Great
Britain and France. We are wonder
ing where we are at"
AS further evidence that tho Com
mercial Cable Company is being IL.
nored by the Government in the an
pointment of controlling agencies NJ
Deegan found out yesterday that Pos,
master-Ge Burleson had picloi
y. &. Kingsbury of the American Tels
phone and Telegraph Company, A.
+. Adams OF the Kansas City Home
Telephone Company and w. y. Fash
baugh OF the Western Union as
committee on organiza ton to report
plan OF organiza ton and personnel for
conducting the governmental opera
ton Of the telegraph and telephons
systems.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-25
ENTERTAIDS LITTLE FOLKS
 AT BIRTHDAY PARTY

Little Gretchen De Leo, daughter of MT and Mrs. R. J. De Leo, was the hostess at children's party in honor of her fifth birthday. The little ones enjoyed a number of games in the tennis court during the afternoon and later adjourned to the De Leo home where dainties dear to the hearts of children were served in profusion. The ceremony of lighting the five candles on the birthday cake was pre- sided over by the little hostess Those in attendance were: John Henry Sel- len, Junior Lydick, Philip Lydick Mavis Fields, John Brock, Kenneth MacCormac, Betty Scheffier, Patsy Scheffier, Betty Ziegler. Betsy Scolar Van Vechten, Emma Lou Van Vech- ten, Mary Scott, Jane Scott, Alberta Mosser, Nancy Council, Grace Dooley, Irene Hawkinson, Theresa HaWkinson, Charles Foyston, John ParnZy De Leo and Gretchen De Leo.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-25
POPULAR CORDOvANS
 MARRIED THIS MORNING

A very pretty wedding was con- summated at the Catholic church this morning at g o'clock, the contracting parties being Miss Ernestine Desilets and Mir. A. Tyler. Father Van der Pol tied the nuptiaI knot, in the pres ence of a large number of friends of the young couple.
 The church was beautifully deco rated with potted plants, and the we'd ding march from "Lohengrin" was played by Mrs. Horace Leach.
 The bride wore an old rose travel ing suit and a white Milan picture hat. Miss Jane Murray acted as brides maid and Walter Gaffney as grooms- man.
 Immediately after the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the