The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-14

also as soldiers. and on tho day OF the
| flag raising they will prove this when
the orators elected to grace the cere-
mony read extracts from letters OF the
officers who have commanded these
Chinese soldiera
Loyalty Pledge of Chinese.
Ono Chinese will speak at the block
party to the following effect I'VE
Chinese are peace loving people. We
have proved that In the centuries old
history OF China But those of US who
are not sons Of America by birth are the
ADOPTED sons and when our father fights
we shall help him.
Not on chronological points. however,
arc the Chinese merchants inclined to
dwell when they are asked why they
give the fete for THE SUN Tobacco
| Fund. They are perfectly open In the
expression OF O hope that 1t will lead to
better understanding OF themselves
and their quarter. which may lead to
better relations In life and business.
They would like to keep the quarter q
resort to attract visitors who are in
terested In seeing China in the West
They would like, In a word, to summon
visitors to Chinatown TO see the art Of
| China.
| A Chinese merchant. who 10 at the
head OF the committee on decorations
for the forthcoming festival, said yes
terday; we Chinese In New York have
learned from the war that we must do
something Of this kind or die. Our
business Is already practically dead.
Our imports from China have been cut
down 80 per cent. In a few months
more we shall have nothing to sell. But
In our homes locked away are souvenirs
and relics that We can bring to barter II
| there came to us people who have the
faculty Of appreciation. We must do
! away with the bad past which was
never the true record OF Chinatown. We
must close up the museum which keeps
alive the memory OF Il ut past we must
attract tourists and customers by a dis
play of the good We have brought from
China, whether in morals or in art.
That 10 why every Chinese in the place
should do all he can to make this festi-
val real help TO Chinatown"
Here IL Something New.
Fifty Of the leading merchants OF the
quarter signed a paper passed around by
tho Board Of Chinatown" on septem-
Der "a, which read: I'VE. the under
| signed. desire to have a neighborhood
party in Chinatown for the benefit Of
THE SUN Tobacco Fund for the Ameri-
can soldiers abroad we will support II
and give all the aid we can to make
| the fete a success"
Appended to the list are the two great
| Chinese societies, the four principal
restaurants and all the leading dealers
| In teas. embroideries, chinaware, &c.
They have already held two meetings to
pass on plans OF decoration, and from
a visual point the success Of this unique
block party Is assured
The Italians living in the quarter are
keen TO help and on Saturday they sent
' q letter to THE SUN Tobacco Fund giving
the names of the committee they had APP
pointed to work with the Chinese COM
mittees. 1t consists Of George Lalo,
| Nicholas Poggi. Louis Feuerli, Louis
sorocco. Fred Barrone, Charles Canovari
John Ramuzzi, Charles Sorocco, F. Ho-
gani and Anthony Ganuxza. They write
| I'VE are Saterested in the success of the
| affair because we all live right in China
town and would like to see 1t turn out
York"
It's bound to be that. with everybody
OF every nationality living within the
narrow boundaries marked by Doyers
Pell and Mott streets working for this
result how can 1t be otherwise? The
name, the place. the odd decorations. the
queer result that must obtain from
mingling Occidental with Oriental enter
tainment will certainly draw a crowd to
Chinatown such as 1t has never before
seen.
| Pre-vision Of victory.
Already the cards from soldiers are
returning stamped with that strange
foresight Of what Is going to happen that
has been remarked ever since the boys
began writing back their brief notes OF
| tAaxa Co s4h Cs,,l go
ship as these cards are subtle meanings
get between the lines that the censor's
black ink cannot cross out. Never from
the beginning has there been expressed
a doubt OF the Anal result, and at the
beginning of every important action some
soldier about TO enter It has written tc
the donor whose name had been fur
nished him by THE SUN a prediction Of
it's outcome. Invariably these laconie
predictions have been fulfilled as the
amplified accounts sent later showed.
l card dated as late as September 90
bears on It these few words: Hun
hunted out and Hoboken by Christmas
our slogan and our programme"
To Miss Helen Richard. SUN donor
Sergeant C. c. Williams writes on Sep.
TENDER 20: II want to thank you fol-
this nice package Of tobacco and to tel
you that you are doing your bit by send
ing the boys some smokes"
What he thinks about the probable
duration OF the war he puts in a sig
nificant line as a postscript: III 20,
should feel like writing to me drop m,
a card to my home. GA Kingston ave
nue., Charlotte, N. c."
| Private Peat gets the following card
from Battery B. Third Trench Artillery
This acknowledges the receipt OF tive
cartons Of cigarettes donated by you q
this battery through THE SUN Tobacco
Fund. This gift was greatly appreciated
by the men Of this command, and they
take this means to express to you theii
thanks for the same"
Senator Wadsworth and w. K Ware
received similar cards from this battery
eve Won't he Here Long"
To Mrs. A. soper. who has been gen
erous IN singing for the smoke fund
ever since 1t stated, Sergeant Joe J
Ince of Battery a, Third F. NJ. Battalion
writes: IT am one OF the lucky boys t
receive your gift. and / wish to express
my very greatest appreciation. as olga
rettes are very muchly lacking in THU
world OF ours. But Ue pon't be her
long"
Sergeant A. c. Meacher OF Compan!
d, 105th Ammunition Train. sends alonl
card dated September "a. "Accep
many thanks for your thoughtful ant
kind remembrance. 1t was a fine idei
, THE NEW YORK SUN had to start thi
tobacco fund, and the boys will neve
forget that paper, not II they live to b,