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The sun., 1918-12-21

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: OF
the many incidents of the American
War of Independence none Is more pa
thetio or famous than the story of
Jane McCrea That young lady was
on the way from Fort Edward. n. Y,
to Burgoyne's camp. in the charge of
party OF Indians. when her captors
Iuarrelled as to whose prize she was,
and TO settle the question they toma-
hawked he-.
I am reminded OF this story In read
Ing that It is proposed to destroy the
German feet because there may be diff
Guilty in dividing It among the victorious
Allies. When we are at work. hammer
and tongs. building moro battleships.
II would be truly Indian policy to
destroy such of those German ships as
should be assigned TO US. r. J.
NEW YORK, December 20.
The sun., 1918-12-21

come to America; these shadows al
ways Cross the sea. Marshal NET
reappeared as the Carolina school
teacher, the Dauphin Of France as
the Indian missionary ELEAzAR Will
JAMS. Are we to see q Nicholas In
every Russian coffee house plotting,
always plotting. his return to the
throne of the Czars, or shall we flnd
him in every whiskered, medium
sized, sad and silent man Of the Rast
Slider Even the Bolshevik report
gave a degree of nobility to his last
days and a glamour Of chivalry to his
death. Why not let him rest thus
Instead Of sending him out to join
the great and lnconspicuous company
OF kings In exile2
The sun., 1918-12-21
IA MILLION BOOKS WANTED.
Library War Service Needs Them for
Our Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

To THE EDITOR or The suN--Sir: We
have had many Inquiries, both at the
main library and at our branches. as to
the need for more books for our soldiers,
sailors and marines. The fact that more
than 100000 books were given the
Library War Service Of the American
Library Association In the first cam
paign for gift books. and the further
fact that nearly a million technical
books were purchased by the associa-
ton, caused the query: What becomes
of them, and why are moro books
needed7
Ths Library war Service Is to-day
asking for moro gift books because a
large proportion OF the books already
In tho service have been worn out by
constant use. Also books were carried
into the front trenches and lost. The
result Is that while at no time was
there an oversupply Of books, to-day.
Notwithstanding tho great number OF
men being demobtlizsd. the demand for
books is beyond the ability OF the
American Library Association TO meet
t. More than a million dollars will be
spent by the association for reference
books. but there Is q great demand TO-
light literature.
That Is the reason the association II
asking people to comb their libraries and
send to tho New York Public Library, or
any OF It's branches, as many good
novels and other books as they can
spare. New York city should provide
a milton volumes for this service. and
certainly would do so II our citizens
knew the value OF these books to men
In the service. Just now the need for
books In army and navy hospitals is
urgent and immediate.
This Is the FIST time in the history
OF the world that an attempt has been
made to supply men In armies and
navies with something to read in their
leisure hours. The service for the
American soldiers. sailors and marines
has been handled entirely by the Library
War Service of the American Library
Association. which is officially recog-
nized by the United States Government.
All books for the Red Cross. Y. NJ. C. A.,
Y. w. c. A. knights OF Columbus. Sal
walton Army, War Camp Community
Service and Jewish Welfare Board are
provided by tho Library War Service.
Libraries are maintained wherever
there arc soldiers, sailors or marines.
and to-day the Library War Service is
operating on German soil.
The supplying of books to our Eight
Ing men is a much greater undertaking
than any OF us anticipated when the
service was started. and its continued
success depends largely upon the answer
we receive to this appeal for gift books
L. II. ANDERSON,
Director, New York Public Library.
NEW YoAK, December 20.
The sun., 1918-12-21
ANTIQUE ART OBJECTS SOLD.
Edna Wallace Hopper HuSs At
Italian Primitive.

Antique furniture. painting
decorations including tho Karl i.ri'.
collection Of Americana, were pace.
on sale yesterday at the Clarh" Ca.
lerles, 8 West Forty-fourth stree w
sale will continue three adi""n'.
days. Yesterdays receipts were So
An English eighteenth century on
broidered picture done I'm III" s..+
stitches with painted faces ana h0n.-
In gilt frame went 20 T. y. Srh''''.
for $3.50. Mr.. Schsvan WAS also re
purchaser OF two console lgh'a N
dome shaped pergamyn shades ra ''''
with outdoor motives in the t"l'''
taste These lamps, designed 10y i'
collector himself sold for s3lo
a three-quarter bed of tN' co.,
eenth century period, decorate ST..
mirror inserts OF painted vases
flowers surrounded by painted -"
burst design in blue, was sold 90 ''..
Rosen for $40. Edna Wallace II t"'
was the purchaser OF IN Italian Oh"
tive painting of n gilt flower ''N
and flowers done in oil ana in '1 .''
frame. This picture sold for So
Mrs. Samuel T. lutermycr h".l..
sixteenth century wrought .r""
for $40 and an English Grosr'
side bench OF the same period ~"
4 bronze ngurine ot Lady '."-
Stewart Richardson by briu
Troubetzkoi Wen. :. y i. Nil. ''
S170,
The sun., 1918-12-21

Germany Is ruined politically. indus
trially and economically for genera
tions-Dr. RArHESAU Of Beriin.
It Is the habit OF all defeated ma
tions and considerations to say that
very thing. Our own South was
ruined" but thanks to political and
commercial fortuity II Is doing nicely.
1t would be more graceful for Ger
mans like DR.. RArHENAu to mention.
and with regret. Germany's lost repu-
tation. When she RECEIVERS that. her
other losses will be retrieved with
comparative ease.
The sun., 1918-12-21
Interest Dates for the Fifth Liberty
Bonds.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: As
we are to have a new issue OF Liberty
bonds. may l not suggest that you ad-
vocate one with Interest dates OF Feb
ruary and August?
have bought to the extent OF my
ability OF all the issues and I now find
have a small return for each month
OF the year excepting January, Feb
rua-y, July and August
One can always draw a little interest
from the savings bank in January and
July, therefore If the Fifth Loan is for
February-August one need never be
quite strapped" as long rs he holds his
Liberties. Z. ], d.
NEW YORK, December 90
The sun., 1918-12-21
" herein IL william n. WILCOX q
Pro-German?

In the Times Of yesterday the sub
Joined assertions appeared:
They 1.-THE Repuhlicansl mako It plain
that they don't care whether the Demo
Gratis win the Presidency In 1890 or not
They began their performances at the
Chicago Convention. they trampled on
the progresslves at the next opportunity
which was the meeting OF the Republi-
can National Committee. they main
tained pro-German In the chair
manship as long as they dared. and
the only sensible thing they have ever
done-supposing them to have an eye
on the Presidency-was to elect HAS
chairman"
The predecessor Of WILL II. HAYS Of
Indiana in the craftsmanship Of the
Republican National Committee was
WILLIAM r. WILCOX Of New York,
and this Is the first time we have ever
heard 1t suggested that WILLIAM II.
WILCOX was a pro-German.
At the meeting of the Republican,
National Committee in st. Louis, on
February II. 1918, at which Mr.. HAYS
was elected chairman, JOHN T. ADAMS
Of Iowa was forced to withdraw his
candidacy for the Craftsmanship Of the
committee because of the opposition
to him aroused by the charge that he
had been disposed to be friendly to
German ambitions and IN August.
1914, had written for publication a
letter praising the German people and
their attachments
But the allegation that Mr.. Will
COX, Mr.. HAYs's predecessor In the
craftsmanship. Is or ever was pro-
German Is brand new. Mr.. WILCOX
was SO highly thought Of by Secretary
McADoo that in January he was ap-
pointed a member Of the very Inn
portant commission to study the com
pensation Of railroad employees. On
accepting this Office Mr.. WILCOX an
nounced his resignation from the
craftsmanship Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. As chairman Of the
committee Mr.. WILCOX on January
o called the meeting at which his
successor was elected. Concerning
this meeting, Mr.. WILCOX said:
The all absorbing subject OF the day ID
the successful prosecution Of the war.
The United States haB practically
underwritten the stupendous undertak'
ing. and It Is our clearly defined duty DC
TO consecrate our splendid and natural
resources to the task rs to bring to pass
A victorious and lasting peace
The Republican members in the Sen
ate and Congress have shown the high
est degree OF patriotism in supporting
every measure looking 70 the prosecu'
ton Of the war"
These are certainly not pro- German
words.
That Mr.. WILCOX was ever pro
German, or wac ever tainted witt
dlsloyalty in any degree or OF AM
kind, THE Sun never heard: and II
the Times has any evidence agains
him on this score, II should be pro
duced at once.
The sun., 1918-12-21
Dinners for 10000,

OF the $4,000 Christmas dinners 70
be served here, 10000 Of them viii
In homes. Fifty hotels and restaurants
have volunteered TO give holiday feas.s
and all the War Camp cant"ens arl
clubs will be filed to their limits.
There will be a distribution " 10000
tickets to Broadway theatrical per.
formances. the preference being given
to wounded men. Officers and enlisted
men alike will be the recipients TGer"
also will be motion picture perform
ances on the forenoons OF December
% and "a, when a wound stripe Wi
be the only ticket needed An al, O.,
programme will be given Christmas FL,
a new theatre TO be opened express
for service men and there Will D." a.
officers theatre party Christmas night
Throughout the holidays entertain
ments will be given in various hoSpl-
tails for the bedridden wounded.
Dances and parties. with thousands
OF girl hostesses: Christmas tree colo.
brations and inject your home
folks" reception at the Hotel I.az.
Christmas afternoon viii round o1'
the weeks gayetlcs. GIFT packages
will be sent by the War Camp Com
munity Service to soldiers Who can.
not leave their camps and 20 s5.''rs
on naval craft at sea
The sun., 1918-12-21
Winter SOlstice-December 81, I9Is-Tho
Sun Enters Capricorn.

-; guando u eorno
Paradise. 1rrii. 67-7o,
Capricorn. sturdy little one.
Half scorned yet well beloved of men
Following the track OF the great sun
where all his worlds go by,
Companions are We once again
In the December sky.
Tho days light vAnishes Through flame
The earth drops down into the dark.
But eastward, In the sun gods name
Climbing through space you go
To hang light for men TO mark
And their own way to know.
Faithful you hold your iowiy place
Among the considerations clear
or the vast Zodiac. But what grace!
Behold for guerdon true.
The sun. at Yuletide OF tho year.
Enters your house with you.
MAhI II. PEAsopT
The sun., 1918-12-21
The President Wants Freedom oi
Expression and OF Criticism.

According to Mr.. DAVID LAWRENCE,
the President desires nothing more
thnn a free expression Of public opin-
ion concerning his acts and policies:
president WILSON recognizes that
success for q democratic peace depends
upon keeping the peoples OF the world
constantly informed. and wants free
dom OF expression for all currents OF
opinion. all shades OF view. and all
kinds Of criticism"
All indications to the contrary not
withstandlng. this reassuring report
from Mr.. LAWRENCE does not surprise
us. From the collection of Mr.. VIII
soN's earlier utterances compiled and
edited with his approval by WILLIAM
BAYARD HALE and published Eve
years ago under the title THE New
Freedom" we learn that his attitude
was the same even when he was run
ming for President In 1912. In that
campaign he said, according to WILL
IAN BAYARD HALE:
keep the air clear with constant dis
cussion. Make every public servant feel
that he Is acting in the open and under
scrutiny"
And again. according to WILLIAM
BAYARD HALE:
IF there Is nothing to conceal. then
why conceal It? II Il Is a public game.
why play 1t in private7 II Il is a public
game, then why not come out into tho
open and play It in publicf"
And yet again. according to WILL
IAN BAYARD HALE:
81. for ore. have the conviction that
government ought TO be all outside and
no inside. l, for my part, believe that
there ought to be no place where any
thing can be done that everybody does
not know about"
And yet again, according to the
same authority:
Il cannot imagine a public man with
n conscience having q secret that he
would keep from the people about their
own affairs
And once more, as reported by the
chronlcler Of his Intellectual life:
81 hold the opinion that there can be
no condolences as against the people
with respect to their government, and
that It is the duty of every public officer
to explain TO his fellow citizens when
ever he gets a cfrance-explain exactly
what Is going on inside Of his own ONCE.
There Is no air 30 wholesome as the air
of utter publicity"
These are some Of the reasons for
believing that Mr.. DAVID LAWRENCE
may be right, and some Of the other
fellows wrong when they represent
the President as more and more In
clined to the style of conference and
the methods of negotiation and prop
uganda which distinguished the old
diplomacy, so hateful to him. II they
are wrong and Mr.. DAVID LAWRENCE
Is right, the President must be graft
fled indeed by the manner In which
his fellow citizens on this side Of the
Atlantic are responding to his desire
for full and free discussion and hon.
est and fearless criticism of his ut
terances and proceedings.
The sun., 1918-12-21
Not Mann.


PROM fs NeU York Trf1rss.
II there is one fact in which every
Republican may take Just pride II is
that his party's record IN the war was
clean and clear. II was 100 per cent
American. In that record James r
Mann, representative OF a German dis
trict in Chicago, has no rightful share
He opposed our entry into the war. He
had previously advocated an embargo
on munitions TO the Allies He did
everything in his power to make his
party in Congress pusillanimous and
cowardly. As he had no place beside
its patriots. so now he has no rights in
its present success. His candidacy for
the Speakersh!p is offensive. He has
shown himself in past days utterly I'M
fit for the position OF floor leader For
the speakerShip he is doubly disqualI-
ned. The same sure good sense which
refused the craftsmanship to any one
with any faint of pro-German sympa-
thies viii see to Il that Mr.. James r.
Mann is not named Speaker
The sun., 1918-12-21

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: When
the first soldiers from the West came
to New York In 1917 they innocently
smoked on the elevated platforms Tho
marlborough employees. courteous to the
honored guests. said nothing TO them.
The civilians OF Manhattan saw that the
soldiers got away with this. and any
morning now on any elevated station.
you will see young Mr.. Brokersclerk
putting at cigarette. cigar or pipe.
Probably no harm is done. but the law
Is violated. The law should be enforced
or repealed. A Smoker
NEW YORK. December 20.
The sun., 1918-12-21
MR.. MANN'S CANDIDACY.
Republican Protests Against Making
Him Speaker.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: I
thank you for the editorial article on
Mt. Mann. II would be sad blow
to the Republican party and a mlsfor-
tune to the country to elect him Speake:
Always strong Republican. felt
mortified and disgraced by the action
OF those members OF tho party who. led
by Mr. Mann. voted for the McI,emore
resolution. He was apparently at that
time pacifist. pro-German and I'M
worthy to be leader OF his party. He
must not be elected Speaker.
THOMAS T. SHERMAN.
NEW YORK, December 20.
The sun., 1918-12-21
Scrap All the Surrendered Structures?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Re-
lative to the question what to do with
the German feet and other armament
surrendered TO the Allies. 1t seems to
be wilful waste to take this booty
into midocesn and sink It Why not
have It strapped and the scrap sold ?
This money could be divided between
the Red Cross societies of all nations.
and as an industrial proposition this
scrap would make tons Of castings for
peaceful industries.
JAMES r. ARCHER.
PATERSON, N. J.. December 20,
The sun., 1918-12-21
TRADE BRIEFS.

An import firm In India Is in the mar
kst for factory equipment. machinery. ma
chine tools and oil engines
A arm In France desires to purchase
four wheeled. Ave ton automobile truck
trailers, similar TO those now used in
France by the American Army Transport
Service.
The shortage IN the supply Of foodstuns
in Japan has caused the extraordinary
high price OF rice and othsr goods. says
the Japan Advertiser.
The sun., 1918-12-21
The Steel Might Be Saved,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
proposition to sink the surrendered Ger
man feet seems something like a plagta-
risrn Of solomon's Judgment about the
h ~. Why waste such a steel mine? Why
rot have II strapped and transformed
l.. an international monument? On
the Marine would be a good SITE say
a. Chateau Thierry. A supercolossal
statue of Peace Victorious would be
imposing. The pedestal might display q
significant has relief. PAX.
NEW YORK, December 20.
The sun., 1918-12-21

With the creation OF a scarlet chew
ron for the discharged soldier. the in
tricacies OF this system OF recognition
increase. At present there exist three
colors of chevrons and two ways of
wearing them. each with its particular
Significance. The average civilian
viii find It exceedingly difficult to de-
termine by the color and position OF
the chevron whether a soldier has been
wounded. has seen oversee service or
not. or has been discharged. But as
long as there Is a means of identifying
him as a soldier OF the Y. S. A. enough
honor and credit are his.
The sun., 1918-12-21

From me PARddelpAid Pubic Ledger.
Charles d. Barney showed me the other
evening a desk that is more than a desk.
It had on II the inscription: Jay Cooke.
financial agent for the United States Gov.
eminent from 1861 TO 1865. sat at this
desk during tho four years OF tho civil
war and over It negotiated tho sale of
the greater part OF the three thousand
million dollars OF bonds which were issued
10 preserve the Union"
II was not . pigeonhois. rolltop desk.
It was nat. for q clean sweep. like the
deck OF n ship. Jay Cooke had no cob
webs in his brain. Neither was his once
furniture q Salvage bureau OF junk for .
rummaEe sale.
The sun., 1918-12-21
Does Not Represent Republicans.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUH-Sr: A
protest should go up from every Repub-
lican journal In the United States ana
every Republican voter against tho carr
didacy OF James r. Mann for the Speak
ership of the next House Of Representa-
tives. He in no sense whatever repre-
sents the Republicans of the country.
NEW YORK, December 20. NJ. T. r.
The sun., 1918-12-21
The Tree % 1918.

This year there II another Tree
Than those we know OF yorA
More mystical and holier
Than any gone before
All other treasures are but dross
To that which II enfolds.
For IN It's wide and spreading arms
The gift supreme II holds.
II brings 10 US the Peace on Earth,
That goal OF every dream:
II Is the Tree OF Sacrifice
With golden stars agleam-
MoIANpBURGH WILSON.
The sun., 1918-12-21

The names OF only a few hundred Of
the soldier dead REMAIN to be pub
lished. 1t would be well II the last
name on this roll OF honor could be
given out by the War Department be-
fore Christmas. for so long as a single
name remains unpublished there will
rest q shadow OF uncertainty and
dread over every household which has
not heard from its soldier in France
since November IL.
The sun., 1918-12-21
NAPOLEON IN ITALY.
Historical Examination Of q Roman
Remark.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: TO
quote from a paragraph reprinted on
the editorial page Of THE SUN from the
Epocd Of Rome: mo man In Europe
since Napoleon has been more popular
than President Wilson"
It is news TO learn that Napoleon was
IL italy. FINpLAy SAcEEr-.
NEW YORK, December 20.
The sun., 1918-12-21

When Francis WARD. q Marine who
lost q leg in the Argonne, returned
to his home in Miners Mills. Pa, the
whole town turned out with a band
and the citizens presented diamond
studded cuff links and a diamond scarf
pin to the hero. This, OF course. was
not according to the efficiency engi-
neers' plan Of reconstruction. but we
Imagine that WARD enjoyed 1t more
The sun., 1918-12-21

As LLOYD GEORGE Is polite man he
will be careful. upon meeting Presi-
dent WILSON. 70 say nothing about
the result OF recent elections in two
certain English speaking countriea
The sun., 1918-12-21
Dark Insinuation!

Knicksr-GoinE to give your boy o train
OF eArsf
Bocker-Yss, but I don't know who will
own them after the trst of the year.
The sun., 1918-12-21

One may fairly argue that the Presi-
dents presence in Europe Is significant.
Mr.. ARNOLD BENNETT.
o thinkful thought, o utterance
vivacious! Who can expound like
Denry the Audacious?
The sun., 1918-12-21

Will II take Mr.. MANN as long as II
took the ex-Kaiser to reconcile him
self to the truth that he isn't wanted?
The sun., 1918-12-21

A hopeless person is one who thinks
that ID. s. c." stands for Depart
ment OF Street Cleaning.
The sun., 1918-12-21

Sir THOMAS will understand. we
hope, why our seas arc not yet free
for all purposes.