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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
The Return to Strasbourg.

The cock on the old StrasSburg
cathedral clock must have crowed
more Justify at noon Sunday than he
has on any other noon for the last
forty-seven years. He Is O French
bird by every right, symbol of
Frances unconquerable spirit and
pollus' valor, and for all these long
years he has been exploited for the
benefit of Strassburg visitors In Ger
man by Prussian veteran guides. The
Prussian veteran passes; French SOL
diers who may have lost an arm or
leg in the vosges fighting for the
dellverance Of Alsnce will speak the
language the cock knows. He is out
Of German bondage and his release
Is worth his strongest and longest
clarion note.
On September %, 1870. the Stras-
bourgers came out OF the cellars and
caves where they had sought refuge
from the Prusslan shells to see
white rag flying from the ruined
tower of their cathedral. For seven
weeks they had suffered every mis-
ery Of besieged city; TO their
prayer for milk for their children the
PruSslan high commander sent back
the haunting reply, Surrender, then
you can have milk for your babies"
To their plea that the besiegers turn
their guns upon the Notifications of
the town and not on their churches
and houses-the Hun was then as he
was In ATTILA's time and In Belgium
and northern France-the Prussians
answered with n storm OF shells until
scarcely n building In the city es-
capped the ravages Of the lombard
ment. Through all this suffering the
people kept their faith and still
shouted "vive la France!" But the
white rag on the cathedral tower.
lie chiffon blancl 1.-THE rag Of shame
and dIshonor," they cried.
When Marshal PETAIN entered the
city It no longer was Strassburg but
Strasbourg. 1t had taken forty-seven
years to make the change; and In
that time more than $4,000 Alsatians
had given up their homes rather than
suffer Prussian lordship. Their de-
scendants are coming back to the
land Of their ancestry. The peas
ants focked to Strnsbourg from the
VOsges and the Rhine plains; they
came from BreiSach and Thanh, from
Odllienberg, Ministerial, the Hohen-
zollern castle of K8nigsburg and
Rappoltsweiler to St. Amarln-tal and
st. Masmtinster-tal, the men In their
sombre black with long hidden French
flags on their breasts and their hats
with streamers of tricolors, and the
women with their black bow head
dresses and manifold and multI-col-
ored petticoats. They came to dance
in the broad Kleber platz and glorl-
ously to rejoice.
The humiliation and shame Of the
chiffon blanc can be forgotten in the
light Of the tricolor that flies ut last
in its place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

more soothing to the spirit than a
country road arched with boughs; a
meadow enclrclci by trees offers op-
portunities for public gatherings I'M
surpassed by those afforded by the
most nrtfully contrived structures Of
man. Such a spot, devoted to the
pleasure and the business Of the peo-
pie, guarded by fine trees associated
formally and forever with the names
of heroes, could not fail to have an
elevating and inspiring influence on
all who freQuented II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
Munitions, but Not Coal.

For many months normal industry.
normal business and normal existence
have suffered unprecedented hardship
from labor shortage. Although mer-
chants might get goods to sell to the
public, they could not get enough
workers to handle the goods. A
building foundation might DO col
lapsing, and although q contractor
had brick and stone he could not give
any help, for masons were rs scarce
rs hens teeth. A mans home might
be leaking like a seive and he could
not find carpenters to mend the roof
for love or money. Burst plumbing
might be flooding mansion, but there
were no. plumbers to stop the ruin.
Whether 1t were printing office or
butcher shop, n farm or u hotel, Its
natural supply Of workers was drained
dry by the war. Even the railroads
were 80 desperately short of labor
from tralnmen to section gangs that
the Director General felt. II the war
continued, II would be necessary to
call upon the draft to keep the trans
portatlon system running.
The trouble was not that all these
men necessary to the industrial life
of the nation had gone to the front
or into camps. At the outside there
were in the service some 5,000,OOO.
But the country's whole population
was 110,OO0,0O0. The country could
have made out fairly well with Its
normal work II II had been only a
question of those who went into the
rervice, particularly as they were
chiefly young men, not often indispen-
sable to an Industrial concern or a
business house. Where the greater
part Of the men essential to the ma
tons industry went. In fact, was into
the shipyards. the gun foundries, the
powder plants. the shell factories. To
fill up those war works business was
stripped of labor.
To-day. more than two weeks after
try's essential business is still In sore
need of labor. Yet our war spenders
still keep up the war work. wasting
the material in prodigious quantities,
wasting the labor In droves. wasting
the taxpayers money by billions,
making things. dong things that can
not have now particle Of value or
utility to mankind.
Consider specifically the anthracite
coal fields. Thousands OF miners
went away from their natural work
to get on the payrolls of war plants
Thousands Of them are still in the
steel mills working on Government
contracts, In the munitlon factories
in the shlpyards. Winter IL here
Household coal bins are only frac-
tiOnally filled or are empty. The
yards Of the dealers are bare of sur
plus stocks. For some time there has
been at the anthracite mines def
cheney Of production Of 100000 tons
every single day. But the terribly
wasteful, utterly needless work in the
munitiOn plants goes on.
II our Federal war spenders don't
give a tlnker's dam about the groan-
ing taxpayers, can they not show the
shivering consumers enough mercy to
release some miners from the useless
war work, send them back to the an
thracite fields where they belong and
let them mine coall
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir. Prob
ably to some OF our countrymen who
consider themselves bowed down nv a
paternal Government a bright vision
has come OF all three branches of the
Government taking ships TO France and
having the entire business OF the coun-
try conducted by cable, then cut the
cables and raise-well. almost anything
they like FRED \. KING.
Boston, Mass. November "a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
The Only Practicable League OF Ma.
lions.

The main business of the approach
Ing peace conference, so far as this
country Is concerned, will be the ne
COLLATION. Of treaty with Germany
which shall secure us against any
further German attack or aggression,
md shall indemnify the United States,
so far as money can do so. for the
losses occasioned by the war.
The formation Of a league Of ma.
lions is a secondary consideration.
The people Of the United States have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

We are demanding that the revolu-
ton break out in France and England
within twenty-four hours.-Dr. KARL
LIERKNEcHT.
Some one might demand that Brook
lyn go over to atheism, or that Maine
accept voodooism as an established
religion. or that pumpkin pies be baked
with a top crust; but demanding
wouldn't make II happen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
A Question for the Pence Conferenc,

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. No,v
that the war is over what are we go
ing to do with the word morale? Can't
we junk IL? NJ S. GILMAN. Jr
BRooKLYN. November Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

Whatever General PERsHiN0s poll
tics is. and whatever his present or
future ambitions may be. none of his
admirers can look with anything ex-
cept regret on the spectacle Of CHARLES
DICK attaching himself to the popu-
larity Of the American commander
in France.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
The Vital Fluids.

Though politicians burn
With most imprisoned pleas,
We do not fee! concern
For freedom OF the seas.
This hint We fain would give
To statesmen and their Tx:
We need far more 20 live
The freedom OF the milk.
And as for Liberty,
We boldly dare TO think
The goddess needs, b'gee,
The freedom OF ehe Ink.
AcIAkDBURGH WLAOA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
The French Do Not Forget.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN--sir: Let
us fervently hope that the French peo-
pie, in tho midst OF their jubilation. arc
not forgetting citizen Caillaux. the man
who tried 30 hard TO help Germany to
victory. T. e. WOODWARD
NEW YoRK, November 25.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

The, fate Of the German imperial
colors: The black has been abandoned:
the white has been used. but the red
is still there.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
Making over.

The Home Folks-Wonder what TO mako
OF the boys when they get back7
The Boys-wonder what to make OF IN.
home folks when We get baekf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
Mayinautical Fragment.

Sail onl o Ship OF state,
Sail oni
with winds aloft. abnft, abeam.
with all sails sot, well laden down.
You need no skipper. crew or mate;
Things never are Just what they seem
Sail on!
,ail onI o Ship OF State!
FnKDERioK A. KIAa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

When all the captive nations break
from Austria she will be the Rhode
Island-in slze-of Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

To q Democratic Congressman who
was beaten last month "reconstruc-
ton" means helping q lame duck to
Job.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

The beast that Germany bred to
prey upon Russia has como back
across the border.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

In the remotely possible event - a.
the Democrats are able 20 force tNa.r
double tax bill through the Scuato. rr-
conference and the House the Re.
publicans are certain that taxes on g.
comes and on business with rates
based on present conditions will a.
by far to raise the necessary amour
OF revenue In 1919, putting tho r..
publican party In the position o. hay
ing TO increase the revenue BIN We
II comes into power This is another
feature Of the Democratic plan az
which they complain bitterly.
However, there Is absolute certainty
among the Republican Senators on tie
Finance Committee that the Admins
tration plan Is certain OF drrca.. 81
though they look for long and har.
fight.
Before the battle royal started 20
day tho committee made some Change.
in the bill removing individual, -
partners engaged in business from '.c
effect Of the war profits nnl -'>---@s
profits taxes. Their incono-v. r-ug
subject tn the income supertaSo, Cd.
course
The committee adopted an an,'@
ment also providing that personal
vice corporations should ne c'lssc"
with individuals and partnership 10
the purpose OF assessing taxes againsi
them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
Governor sim Hopeful.

In regard 10 a report that the Gov
ernor had decided to go no further In
this fight. Emil Fuchs. the Governors
attorney, said: >
quite the contrary, he feels that II
the boxes are opened they will show
that he has been elected. He believes
that the persistent efforts of the
Democrats to delay these proceedings
indicates that they have something to
fear"
The answer to the Republican
charges of delay on the part OF the
Democrats was made by Abram I.
Flkus, appearing for Mr. Smith before
Justice Philbin. He said:
MY opponent wants to know WHY
we opposed the granting of an order
10 inspect the ballots. We do so be-
cause II has not been shown that II
would In any way affect the apparent
result of the election. We do so be-
cause 1t Is only part and parcel of an
effort 10 hinder and harass and annoy
the man who has received a majority
OF the votes cast for Governor"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

is composed OF soldiers who won't fight
and worlcmen who won't work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

This new angle TO the situation hss
made the Republicans more firmly de-
termined than ever to resort To pvcry
trick known to the legislative trade
TO prevent passage OF the 1.-TWO in one"
tax bill OF the Democrats. Instead ~
the harmony which has marked tho
shaping of the bill thus far u wiz Lo
fought against every minute now. THIS
Will be done in the Finance Committee
in the Senate. In conference and IN the
House when the conference report
reaches there.
Emasculation OF the Democrats n!r!
through amendments will 100 gc,ug'ed
10 and lack OF quorums to ruudG.'
business will be continually found gr-
less the Senate Democrats are 4Nlc o..
bod their full strength togoth-, 3D., III
times, which Is very douMfll
The Republicans have homo '..
some OF the more fair minded Don.
Gratis In the Senate Will rrrusc a. '....
n hand In the attempt to Tor 90 '.,
Democratic revenue FAX bin down '.,
throat OF the next Republican Con.
gress so that tho President ma" ,rl
coed in putting reconstruction poI!..r.
into effect without the necessity 81
consulting a Congress dominated hy
those of a political complexion not rs
own
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
WHITMAN'S FIGHT
IN LEADERS HANDS
State Executive Committee
Will Decide on Proposed
Contest To-day.
COST A GREAT FACTOR
Governor Insists That Full
Recount VIII Show That
He Won.

The executive committee Of the Re
publican State Committee will meet at
noon to-day to consider what Is to be
done about the recent election ana
Gov. whitman's desire for a test OF
the returns.
The possibility Of enacting laws at
a special legislative session to fore
stall a long drawn out quo warranto
fight will be discussed.
Some consistent policy must be
adopted. Already the expenses have
been rather heavy, and to carry
through quo warranto proceedings
would take a great deal of money. The
State Committee is already in debt by
more than 100000.
How far is this fight going to be
pressed?" Representative Bertrand II.
Smell, chairman of the executive com
mittee was asked.
I'VE are going into that tomorrow"
he replied. I'VE ought to get into
these boxes down here, six or seven
of them. which we have indicated, in
the districts where the number OF
votes for the Governor was negligible.
After we have seen the ballots there
then we will have better idea as to
what we ought to do"
Progress in Void Ballot FiRht.
Chairman Glynn Of the State Com
mittee is highly indignant at the tao
tics Of the Democrats. which even led
them to take appeals last night from
an order for the examination or the
void ballots in Richmond and The
Bronx.
az the Democrats want to look Into
the count up State" said Chairman
Glynn. 1.-The Republican organization
will facilitate that process in every
way. We will see that they get into
the boxes in three hours after they
make the application"
Arguments on the orders to show
cause why there should not be judi
c!al review of the void. protested and
blank Ballots by the court were heard
in the five counties in this city yes
terday and in most of the upstate
counties.
In New York county Justice Philbin
reserved decision. He granted no stay
against the county canvassers making
their return to the State Board Of Can
vassers. In Kings Justice Manning
reserved decision and discontinued the
stay that went with the order to show
cause. In Queens Justice Callaghan
reserved decision and did not continue
the stay. In The Bronx Justice Gieee-
rich granted the order, but refused to
grant n stay. IN Richmond Justice
Fawcett granted the order and also
issued a stay.
In the latter two cases the ballots
were to have been produced in court
for review at 10 O'Clock this morning
But the Democrats Immediately took
an appeal in each case. getting re-
straining orders preventing any judi
cim review pending the arguments on
the appeals, which will be heard this
morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

A soldiers and wOrkmens council
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
Ready 60 Block Any Bill.

The Republican answer to this will
be to block the revenue bill. No bill
will be permitted at all. Then II tho
Democratic Administration desires to
call no extra session OF Congress It
will have to get along on the present
tax bill.
II Is believed in many quarters that
II the Democrats push politics to Tie
extent of hanging on to the last shred
OF power as long as they can by avoid
ing an extra session the next hurl
issue is doomed. The neCesSi'y FOR
$4,000, 100000 in taxes this year IS
conceded by the Republicans, but thcv
contend that no one can forecas. the
condition OF business next year ard
how rates written now will affect ''l..-
ness and how they will affect Federal
revenues.
In the desire OF the Democrat 10
avoid special session OF Congreq- ;no
Republicans to-day at last saw 40
light OF understanding on another ar
tisan fight which has been raging TN.
der cover for some time. based on he
Administrations desire that recon-
struction problems be left in the hands
OF the executive branch of the GOV
eminent This. Republican Scnutors
pointed out, would enable the Prcs-
dent and his specially selected com
mission to map out reconstruction pol
icies without the need OF Congress
here and without the necessity O.
these policies being confirmed in any
way by Legislative action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
REPUBLICAN BLOCK
FOR 2 IN 1 TAX BILL
Will Contest Senate Demo.
Gratis Plan to Levy Rev.
enue for Year 1919.
SCHEME TO AID WILSON
Would 0bviate Special Session
and Deprive New Majority
of Reconstruction Voice.
Bpectdl DespafeA 10 Tnx suS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. e. - After
wrangle lasting all day. the Demo-
cratic members of the Senate Finance
Committee to-day put through reso-
luton that II was the sense of tho
committee that the tax bill for 1919
should provide for only s4,00O.0OO,COl.
while the bill for the present year shall
raise $4,000 00o,O 900.
The resolution was passed by
strictly party vote, 10 TO Z. Just pro-
resolution that the bill being drawn
for 1919 should not be changed but
that all excess revenue over $4,000
0O0, 900 should be turned over 10 a fund
for dlscharging bond obligations. The
vote on this was 2 TO s, all Of tho
Democrats except Senator Gore voting
against 1t.
The committee will start to Work
tomorrow to frame taxes for n"yt
year Independently Of the taxes TO b,
imposed for this year. Through all -
this work they will be opposed every
step by the Republicans. and the pros
poets now are that the Democratic
representation in the committea ard
in the Senate has long, hard row TO
hoe.
The Republican threat made when
the Secretary OF the Treasury first
proposed the two bills in one, that 10
revenue bill would be allowed to pass
in that form, was repeated to-day ny
practically every Republican member
Of the Finance Committee. In tho NJ
ter contest over the propr!ety Of draw
ing two revenue bills in one the Re-
publicans forced the admission from
the majority members that one of the
main reasons for wishing 10 ~. tho
1919 tax bill into the present law was
that the Democratic Administrator
wished to postpone the Republican cr-
ganization of the next Congress az
long as possible through preventing
an extra session.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

London once, 40-43 Fleet street.
Paris office, 6 Rue de la Michodlere, on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington office. Munsey Building.
Broek lyn once, Room 202 Eagle Build
ING. S03 Washington street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

~ our friends TAo tdror us tciih maau-
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TELEPHONE. BEEKMAN 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-02
BRITAIN TO SEND
NEW ENVOY HERE

+ "a ! 9 : + ~ :
The report from London that Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. British ambassador to the
United States, will retire from his post
here, was confirmed today in official
circles. The ambassador saw Secretary
Lansing this morning, and it was under
stood he informed the Secretary Of the
change.
The retirement of Ambassador Spring
Rice will not be followed by any change
in policy at Washington by the British
government, it was said.
After the ambassador had conferred
with Secretary Lansing he made this
statement:
"The British ambassador is going
home on leave, but he can make no fur
ther statement at present in regard to
the matter"
1t is understood a formal announce
ment will be made in London.
New Blood Is Urged.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January I'm announcing
that Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and Lord
BERTHE are on the eve of retiring from
the embassies at Washington and Paris
and reporting the rumor that Sir
George Buchanan is about to resign
from the Petrograd post, the Daily
Chronicle pleads the urgent need Of
bringing fresh blood into a service
which has long been divorced from the
actualities of modern life" The paper
asks whether the government had the
courage to make a new departure in
filing these important posts.
1t does not criticise any of the am
bassadors and especially commends Sir
George Buchanans work. but speak
in broadly, the prestige of the British
ambassadorial service stands none too
high today.
It remarks that viscount Bryce was
the most successful British ambassador
in the past decade. and hopes that Pre-
mier Lloyd George will follow the ex-
ample then given by appointing new
men The Daily Chronicle continues
'The time has gone when British in
terests abroad can be intrusted wisely
to men whose principal qualifications
are aristocratic birth or wealth and who
spend their lives in an atmosphere ut
terly remote from the realities of the
modern world and look with disdain-
full eye on commerce"
Sir Cecil Spring Rice became British
ambassador to the United States April
1s. 1913, in succession to James Bryce,
now Viscount Bryce. Lort Berties Of
Thame has been British ambassador
to France since January ], 1905 Sir
Cecil was born in 1859 and Lord BERTHE
was born in 1874 Sir George Buchanan
was born in 1854 and was promoted
ambassador to Russia November 23,
ION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-02
FIGURE YOUR INCOME TAX.

Each unmarried person in the United States, having an
income of 81 900 during the 1917 and each
person head of family with of $1,000 or
more file of his income with the United
States government before March Failure
punishable by heavy penalties
To the readers Star to make their income
and determine the thereon accurately
begins the publication articles
explanatory of the income laws and the duties imposes
individuals
These prepared by The Stars financial writer Mr.
Fleming cooperation with income Readers
of The Star should the entire series guide for
making their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-02
Heat Overcomes Four
During Foot Ball Game

PASADENA, Cal. January p
Four persons were overcome by
heat yesterday In the crowd OF
1900 which Witnessed the foot
ball team of marines stationed Mt
the Mare Island navy yard defeat
the Army team from Camp Lewis,
Washington, one Of the features
of the annual tournament OF
roses here. The score was 10 to
2. Profits from the game will go
to the Red Cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-02
FOR PEACE
IS BROKEN OFF BY
RUSS, SAYS REPORT
German Attitude in REGARD to
Poland and Lithuania Re-
ported One Cause.
B0LSHEvIKi SENDING
TROOPS TO THE FRONT
Unless Entente Agrees to Join Slavs
in Move to End War Teutons
Will Not Be Bound.
TEUTOMS TO MAKE
NEW PEACE OFFER

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. January 2.-The Gem
fral powers within the next ten
days Will make new declarations
regarding Germany's peace con-
diticns. n dispatch from Geneva
to the Daily Express quotes the
Munich Nachrfchten as saying.
1t In added that modfncations
may be Introduced owing to the
attitude OF the entente powers.