The sun., 1918-08-29

the rebellion, mixed with specimor.
or the human family from the fopr
corners Of the globe.
No better Illustration OF this MAJ,
be furnished than a comparative sta,o.
ment Of nationalities as given in -,
old issue OF the Blue Book OF ,,a
Treasury Department. In such an e,
sue will be found, on the pay roll n,
approximately fourteen hundred en-.
ployees at the port of New York. ths
following classification OF mathematics.
United States. 1,19s; Irish, log; Ger.
man, 81; Austro- Hungarian, a. French
3; Dutch. 2; Danish, /; Welsh I,
Russian. l. Syrian, /: East Indian f.
West Indian. s.; English, IS; Scotch
IA; Canadian, z; Nova Scotian, 2
| OF the four Austro- Hungarians on,v
one claims to be an Austrian. ,ba
others claiming Bohemia and Hunrarv
as their birthplaces. The East Indian
has an English name as has also the
Syrian. OF the Ave claiming the West
Indies as a birthplace only one, my
late lamented friend A. c. Ifla. had
a name that def1es my classification
as to precise racial extraction. OF the
other four two claim the island of Rar.
muda as natal, and one, Sarah 4.
Genet. an inspectress, claims Cuba
All seem to be distinctively English
names, excepting that of the late BEN
jamin Tuzo, a sea captain. who was
| appointed in 1874, resigned from the
| service more than two decades ago
| and died near Plainfield, n j., within
| two years. Tuzo was born under Brit
| ish sovereignty on the island Of Ber-
| muda, but Is said to have ordered that
the American flag be hoisted at half
mast at his death. and that it be
| wrapped about his casket and buried
with him. Both requests. l believe,
were carried out to the letter.
One of the fifty-four Germans claims
to be a Bavarian-was he one OF
| the choice band OF humanitarians who
| dissented from Bismarcks rule "
blood and iron and chicanery TO build
| up the present scourge Of the world?
Three Of them frankly avow them
selves Prussans-were they the fore
runners of Potsdam's cynical system "
propaganda loading upon the United
States these three patriots to help work
its undoing while accepting their bread
at its hands? Because Of certain pres
ent conditions these are pertinent
questions.
But let me leave the analytical study
of register and pay roll and national.
ity and picture some of the chief ac-
tors in the comedy that was once
played out on the stage OF the rotunda
Of the old Custom House. and show
the strut Of men on whom the final
curtain has been rung down
Sam Blatchford, star performer, who
claimed kinship to an able and famous
, Judge OF the United States Court for
! the Southern District of New York.
was wrapped in the conscious pride
OF the possession of a great name
smoked Turkish cigarettes. and looked
from the height of immeasurahle su-
periority on the public he was ap-
pointed to serve. The rahhle that day
by day surged past him was as uncon-
scious OF his greatness as Sam was
conscious OF It.
Sammy Curtis was the half brother
Of the great and powerful editor Of
Hdrpcr's Weekly--George William
A freckle faced office boy OF a broker
Sammy on n detail of his work. and
Curtis asked him with suporc!l!ous
scorn, "And who are you. pray"
The boy looked at him with timorous
uncertainty and then piped out with
trembling courage:
Nobody, like yourself, Mr. Curtis:
but I haven't a half brother that's
somebody TO tag to-"
Sammy merely got redder in the
face and glared at him.
Ana there were the "Colonel" md
the Major" who were. like JuNos
swans. coupled and inseparahlo The
Major" had a habit Of lendlr- en-
phasis to dissent by closing his cvcs
and shooting out. Not ut all, sir: not
at ALL
One day after an arduous tour u
duty the pair got tired and sat or tive .
curb at Bowling Green. just in front
of where the stately De Pevster now
sits, staring in bronze at the flich' -
steps to the rotunda OF the new Gus.
tom House. A Broadway car bound
north got the tips of the "Colonel's"
and the Majors" boots After Pc
riod of convalescence the "Maior" re-
turned to his post and friend" in
the service asked him II his toes 60,
pinched. The Major" looked a. him
for moment in indecisinn and fho''.
closing his eyes and shaking his head
vigorously. exclaimed POPULARITY:
mot at all, sir; not Mt all"
But for all OF their human frai'''os
the men OF those days collected euor-
nous revenue for Uncle sam with \
remarkably low average of loss COM
sidering the volume Of business trans.
acted, ny the application of simple
rules that bore alike ON all--this =
course aside from the private toll That
took the way Of all abuses. They
were never lost in a system that they
did not understand. Their method
was not so complex that il WIS ny
workable and effective. They wor"
real masters OF the situation, To
tasks were so apportioncd thai COLI
lectors came and went without maxi
ing any appreciahle changes. GrHs
abuses. II they arose, Hutomatca'IF
eliminated themselves by rcas'" y
the impossibility OF survival. These
are high compliments TO pay to any
body Of men, F'ISpLAY SArHrrr,