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compelled hastily to convert their
holdings into cash. Moreover, many
Of the certificates have been given as
presents In place Of currency, and 1t
was to be expected that not a few of
those who acquired them under such
circumstances would redeem them
Immediately.
The large value OF the whole en-
terprise, selling five year Federal OBJ.
legations which net, II held until ma
turity, a highly satisfactory rate of
interest and which may be bought by
% cent instalments, is the wide habit
Of saving 1t has created. The enter.
prise is not to be overlooked, either,
in respect TO It's considerable relief
to the Treasury at this time, and
possibly for many years to come. A
billion a year was four years ago all
that the conduct of the Federal Gov
eminent cost.
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THIS AGED
Emerson's Famous Tribute Seventy
Years Ago.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: In
the autumn of 1S47 Emerson, while on
a visit to England. made an address
at a banquet In Manchester. 1t was a
time OF extreme commercial depression
and the days were gloomy. II Is pleas
ant to recall a few passages of his
remarks now that we are about to pay
a tribute to the valor OF the people of
the British Empire:
II was given to understand In my
childhood that the British islands from
which my forefathers came was no lotus
garden, no paradise Of serene sky and
roses and music and merriment all the
year round no. but a cold. foggy, mourn
full country, where nothing grew In the
open air but robust men and vlrtuous
women, n these of q wonderful fibre
and endurance; that Their best parts
were slowly revealed their virtues did
not come out until they quarrelled they
did not strike twelve the first time good
lovers, good haters, and you could know
little about them till you had seen them
long, and little good OF them till you
had seen them in action that in pros
perity they were moody. and dumpish,
out in adversely they were grand.
SIS 1t not true, sir, that the wise an
clients did not praise the ship parting
with flying colors from the port, but
only that brave sailer which came back
with torn sheets and battered sides,
stripped of her banners, but having rid
den out the storm? And so, gentle
men, I feel In regard to this aged Eng
land. with the possessions. honors and
trophies, and also with the infrmities
OF a thousand years gathering around
her, irretrievably committed as she now
Is to many old customs which cannot
be suddenly changed; pressed upon by
the transitions of trade and new and
all incalculable modes, fabrics, arts, ma
chimes and competing populations. see
her not dlspirited. not weak, but well.
remembering that she has seen dark
days before; indeed. with a kind of in
stinct that she sees a little better in
r. cloudy day. n that in storm of
battle and calamity she has a secret
vigor and a pulse like q cannon.
II see her in her old age. mot de-
crepit. but young and still daring to be-
lieve in her power of endurance and
cApanblOn. oeelTB THIS, 1 say, All ndil
mother Of nations. mother OF heroes,
with strength still equal to the time
still wise to entertain and swift to exc
cute the policy which the mind and heart
Of mankind requires in the present hour,
and thus only hospitable to tie for
eigner and truly a home to the tholbit-
full and generous who are born in the
soil. SO be II! So let II he! II II
be not 30. II the courage q England
goes with the chances OF n commercial
crisis. I will go back to the capes OF
Massachusetts, and my own Indian
stream. and gay to my countrymen, the
old race are all gone. and the elasticity
and hope OF mankind must henceforth
remain on the Allegheny ranges. or no
where"
Happily the old race are not all gone,
and the hope OF mankind does not rest
alone on the Allegheny ranges.
FRANK BERoEN.
NEWARK, n. J., December 6.
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A PEACE OF JUSTICE.
Ii Does Not Mean Escape From Pun.
ishment for the Germans.

TIC TIE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: For
some time. and especially since the Ger
man capitulation. 1 have heard and seen
published much talk about granting to
them a Just peace. That is right enough,
but many people interpret the word
just as meaning pardon, and the on
doning or forgetting the crimes OF which
the German people have been guilty.
Justice, however, does not mean that
It calls for punishment.
Punishment to be effective must fl,
the crime, or Justice Is not satisfied. II
would be ridiculous. for instance, for a
mar committing premeditated murder 10
receive n sentence OF $40 n or to &c
free altogether. 1t would simply be
putting a premium on assassination.
Now It is universally admitted and
proved that this war. with its millions
OF dead, Its devastation OF whole coun-
tries. Its untold miseries. was for years
p~remeditated by Germany.
II will not do to say that the EN-
peror was alone responsible for It. He
was backed and supported by the whole
Teutonic race, in Germany and outside
of II, all over the world. While there
was a possibility OF its success they al
we're with their Emperor for world
domination at whatever cost. They are
now crying for food for their children
Did they ever stop TO consider the chill
dren Of Belgium, Poland and Serbia?
Not, only their military and navaI
men have for years been toastins Der
Tag" but their philosophers, professors,
doctors, business men, their clergy, in
Guiding the Catholics, Protestants and
Jews. the Socialists and the plain PEG.
Pile, all with their pens n voices nave
been preaching the domination OF the
world by Germany. by the supermen. the
anointed OF God.
They only knew and recognized one
thing. might" because they thought
they possessed it.
Now that they are whipped they COW
ardly try to put the blame on their old
Idol and cry for Justice.
But II Justice was melted out to them
as they deserve the Teutonic race would
be wiped of the face OF tho earth, as a
murderer is separated from humanity.
They rave changed their form OF
government. but their heart remains the
anne. o a see It through the talk
Of their public men and the writings in
their newspapers to-day. Not one has
expressed repentance or regret for their
crimes. They only whine over the fact
that they have lost the war and are not
able to make us pay the indemnitieS
which they hoped for and of which they
boosted last year.
OF curse 1t is a to see whence
this plea for immunity emsnates. It is
German propaganda, backed by our
politicians to capture German votes.
There must be punishment. atone
men n reimbursement TO the las,
penny. II 1t is not severe. II It does
not hurt, II 1t Is not remembered with
fear for generations. then there will
have been a miscarriage OF justice.
CHARLES LEROY.
NEWARK, N. J., December 8.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: THE
SUN has had some notable editorial
articles for the restoration Of our ac-
customed freedom before the war.
prices will come down" is a certainty
as abundance and prosperity succeed TO
scarcity and want. The open market
would stimulate wider use of goods in
response to decrease in cost, preventing
n sudden collapse of prices which is
sure to come with meddlesome inter-
ference and control.
Congress should get busy to demobil-
ize this bureaucratic ~paternallsm which
common observation and common sense
show Is on the whole most wastefully
inefficient, although how and where 1t
may be difficult to find in the hugeness
of Government affairs.
There needs the utmost urgency of
old time freedom when there'a re strong
interests 10 maintain all restrictions
that war seemed to demand as a per
manency in peace.
FREDERICK PRESTON.
BROOKLYN, December 5.
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DEMOBILIZE PATERNALISM
AND S~EcTIONALISM.
Right Thinking About South, North
' and Kitchin Taxes.

To THE EDITOR Of THE suS-Str: For
some time l have wanted to write and
congratulate you on the fine editorial
articles you are printing In your paper,
which 1 read r~eligiously every day and
wish all Americans would endeavor to
do. 1t seems to me they breathe the
spirit of true Americanlsm distinguished
from that Of the d~emagogue, and start
men to thinking on the right lines.
am particularly interested in the stand
you have taken and are taking on the
matter Of taxation as between the North
and the South. The present method 1
consider unjust and unfair and bound
to stir up discord and strife between
the two sections II persisted In.
Let us have a just and equitable
method OF taxation that will AFFECT all
equally. apd not one that Is bound to
SOW the seeds of discord in the differ
ent sections of the country.
WALTER II. STEARNs.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., December 9.
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CAST SUBPOENA net
TO CATCH BURLESON
Series of Summ0nses to Be Is
sued Until Cable Suit Pa
pers Are Served.
MAY COME VOLUNTARILY
Personal Liability in Event OF
Damage to stockholders
Is Intimated.

The Commercial Cable Company
which has Wrought suit against POST
MASTER General Burleson to restrain
him from carrying out the seizure or
its cables, announced November 10,
caused a subpoena to be issued yester-
day summoning the Postmaster-Gen
eral to appear to answer in the United
States District Court here. 1t was the
second subpoena Of a series which the
company said would be extended until
the Postmaster General Is served.
Thomas d. Mccarthy. United states
Marshal, returned the first subpoena
to William w. Cook, attorney Tor the
company, with the explanation that ne
had been unable to find Mr.. Burleson
in this district. The Postmaster Gen
eral cannot be served in washington
in the suit here and a be made the
defendant in this suit only by his vol
untary appearance. From statements
Of officials of the Department Of JUS
tice It is assumed that the Postmas-
er-General is not disposed to consent
to a suit that would serve to test his
power to seize the cables.
The Commercial company challenges
the seizure on the ground that 1t was
in exercise of war powers that expired
with the signing OF the armistice and
a violation of the constitutional pro-
vision against the taking OF property
without due process of law and just
compensation.
The Commercial company believes
hat Mr.. Burleson will consent to a
court review Of an act that aroused
criticism because 1t did not appear
to be justified by the exigencies Of a
war which had practically, II not
technically, ended before 1t was I'M
dertaken.
we have no doubt that Mr.. Burle-
son will soon appear voluntarily
through the United States Attorney
in this district" said William j.. Dee
gan, secretary of the Mackay Conn
panies. which control the Commel clal
Cable Company. This is the proper
forum for this particular case, mas
much as all OF the cables land in New
York and the business is done here.
ANY control by Mr.. Burleson would
have to be exercised in this city. The
cable companies have no property,
business or anything else in Washing
ton.
I'VE think too that Mr.. Burleson
would prefer to have the matter adj
Indicated quickly because there would
be a very personal liability on his
part if he should interfere without
warrant of law with these vast prop
critics. Hence we can see why he
should prefer friendly litigation. Ger
tainly we are most friendly and have
commenced this suit in a most friendly
way.
Il see that Mr.. Lamar, who is coun-
sci for Mr.. Burleson in Washington.
says there is nothing in our suit. II
this Is so We cannot understand why
Mr.. Lamar is not eager to appear at
once and prove his statement"
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The sherman-Mann Incident.

The sort of harmony that would be
promoted in the Republican organi-
cation in Congress by the elevation
of Representative MANN to the power
and influence Of the Speakership Is
family indicated In the extraordinary
outburst In the Senate on Thursday
by the Republican Senator from Mr..
MANN's State.
We are not exhibiting Senator
SHEnMaN's performance as a pattern
Of good temper, good taste or even
political expediency. He deeply re-
scented Mr.. MANN's assumption of
authority to criticise his W express
sions concerning the Presidents wan
derlngs and u~tterances, and In his
comments thereon he let himself
loose. We have perhaps as little ad-
miratlon for Senator SHERMAN's pow.
ers of self-restraint and judicious de-
a as we have for Representa-
tive MAEN's qualifications for party
leadership. Nevertheless, the Illinois
Senator did manage to illustrate per.
fectly day before yesterday the exas.
peration which the Illinois Represen.
tative too frequently, If not habitualiy,
produces in political associates not
built exactly in the architectural
style Of the bleatlng lamb.
There has been no stranger apparl-
ton In Congress for a long time past
than that of the Hon. JAMES r. MANN
as a candidate for restoration to the
rank which he has forfeited, not by
the misfortune Of Illness, but by an
extensive record Of political blunders
and personal cantankerousness. If
his leadership had continued through
out the period during which It was
interrupted, It is quite conceivable
that there might now be no Repub-
lIcan Speakership in prospect to har-
moniZe about
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1t now seems that the sale Of the
19AS series Of war saving certificates
will reach 81, 000, 100000 by January
|, when q new series will be offered
for sale. If this enormous sum is
realized 1t will exceed by about $780,
100000 the estimates made last spring
by some of the best Informed State
War Savings Stamps campaign man
ayers. Consequently Mr.. MoADoo's
estimate Of a sale of a billion and a
quarter of the 1919 series does not
now seem too high.
The statement of the Secretary Of
the Treasury that less than 1 per
cent. Of the certificates sold has been
brought to post offices to be redeemed
is encouraging In view Of the many
hundreds Of thousands of purchasers,
among whom it is inevitable that
LIES emergencies would 1nd many
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never eeueu from OUTSIDE tOurce6
much more than half of that
So what are we going to do with
our wheat2 The Government IL
bound to see that the farmer gets
the ~so-called 1929 price. The Gov
eminent entered into a solemn con-
tract with the farmer. Under the
price guarantee he hired his labor, he
bought his supplies, he did his work
at lnordinate costs to make sure that
we should have this wheat for our.
selves and for the Allies next year.
He cannot be left in the lurch. No.
body could have q thought Of that
alternative.
But, with more wheat In the world
than the world will know what to do
with, with more wheat in this coun-
try. by hundreds of millions Of BUSH
els, than we can consume and ex-
port, what Is the Government going
to do about the price Of bread to the
American people? When the gran
aries and the elevators are bursting
with wheat, Is the Government going
to insist that the public must eat
bread at war prices?
And this is a thing which likewise
concerns the prices Of beef, Of NUT
ton, Of pork, of poultry, Of eggs, Of
milk, of butter and Of cheese. If, in
peace, wheat must be bought by the
flour mill. bought by the baker and
bought by the consumer on the war
basis-the 1925 price-then corn, all
foodstuffs, while not Sc high as wheat,
will still be too high. The law Of sup
ply and demand will not be working
with wheat. 1t will be working with
the other foodstuffs. If wheat were
normal the public would be consum-
ing 1t in normal quantities and the
other grains would 60 more freely to
feed live stock and poultry 81 as to
make all food cheaper for American
consumers. Is the Government, by
holding up wheat, going to hold up all
lUOuSlullSs
In 1913, the year before Europe
burst into war flames, the wheat crop
Of the United States was 763, o 600
bushels. The price was as low as "a
cents a bushel. Its highest point was
$1.15.
In 1914, the year the war broke
out, the wheat crop Of TIE United
States was S91, 900 1000 bushels. Be
fore the Imperial German FIRE brand
threw his torch into Belgium our
price Of wheat, in July, was under as
| cents a bushel.
In 1915. one year after the war was
under way, the wheat crop OF the
United States was more than 1000
100000 bushels. Even in that war
year the price was as low, in August,
MS 9S cents a bushel. Starting there
after on an upward climb it landed al
last with the 1929 price.
Wheat, whatever the circumstances,
may never be let down next year tu
so cents never to 80 cents; never to
$1-the magic dollar wheat" Of .hC
farmers golden dreams of old. II
may not be released by. the Govern
ment to the consuming public at fig.
ures W well beyond 81 a bushel, the
Government charging up the differ,
ence to the war. But II the Govern
ment, still multiplying the law Of sup
ply and demand, wants the American
consumer to eat his bread all through
1919 on the war basis Of 1925 q
bushel, and If he stands it, we don't
know the American people.
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America 70 Britain.

Our forebears were a valorous clan.
With ardor and with right imbued.
And though We be American.
We still are OF the Lions brood
Ours still is the o%rusad!ng heart
That 'gainst the foo sets all at stake
Ours stlll Is the adventurous part
As in the dauntless days of Drake.
And though we may have suffered long
In days OF folly and of feud,
In mother love We still are strong,
For we are OF the LIONS brood.
In old traditions we are one;
Britain, our hands to you we reach,
Each greeting each In unison
In the plain virlle Saxon speech.
Be all past bitterness decried.
And stronger ancient ties renewed
Let US march forward side by side.
For we are Of the LIONS brood!
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
The sun., 1918-12-07
Understandings an Empire.

The German idea, In the swift
month preceding the war, was that
England would not come into the con
fiict because of her own troubles. We
say England, because that Is the way
Germany thought of the British EN-
pire; in all the German war docu-
ments, from the Hymn Of Hate to
voN JAGow's reply to Prince LIcH-
NowsKY, It is always England"
Evidently Germany considered all the
British Empire, outside Of one island,
MS liabilities rather than assets to
hated England. To the German mind
ireland was In herself a stop to Eng
land. Canada was something to be
seized by the United States at the
first opportunity. India was a land
of murmuring. ready to rise. Aus
tralia was a large island, too far of
to be considered. South Africa-had
she not grievances?
It was q curious mistake to be
made by a nation which herself pre-
tended to be an empire and which
was going to war for the purpose Of
Increasing her imperial power. Ger
man statesmen had travelled all over
the earth, studying Britain's dOmin-
ions and colonies, but without COM
pretending what the empire meant
to the peoples Of the far off lands
where the British standard waved.
Yet In England the decision as to
what this huge empire should do
when Germany told Britain to stand
aside in 1914 was left to a man who
had been out of England but n C in
his life, and then only to Paris for a
brief visit. GREY knew as instinc-
lively what his empire would do as
he knew what she ought to do-which
was what she did.
The German conspiracy In Ireland
failed. Canada, quite ~neglecting the
Yankee peril that the Kaiser talked
of to his dentist, sent to France men
who wrote at the second battle of
Ypres perhaps the reddest chapter of
courage in all the a India muir
mured-for quick transportation to
Flanders, where Rajput, Pathan, Jat
and Gurkha fought like demons in
the unfamiliar SHOWS. Australians
war party won the elections by the
greatest majority ever known in her
politics and sent her men-New York
has seen these giants-around the
world to fight on every field from
Gallipoll to Cambria. South Africa
took from Germany, probably forever,
her African colonies.
Perhaps some of these warriors
were fighting for democracy, but it Is
more likely that first of all they were
fighting against the German Empire
and secondly, they were fighting fol
the empire, that vast coalition Of which
England has the honor to be the cen
tire and the speaking voice In world
affairs, but which Is dearer to some
Of her domlnions than ven England
herself. 1t is that empire which we
honor to-day for her magnificent con.
tribution to the victory; an empire
which even England knows perfectly
for the first time and which Germany
understands at last, too late.
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A WIRELESS, PICKED UP.
UnOnicial, Uncensored Bulletins From
the George Washington.

To THE EprToR OF THE SUN-Sir: Since
the Governments ban on operating or
even having a wireless outfit by private
Individuals has not been lifted, permit
me briefly to explain how 1t was that,
quite by accident, I got into touch with
what / believe to be official news sent
out by wireless.
Very late the other evening when at
home l picked up the telephone. l could
not get central. Believing something
wrong with the wires, / went to the
roof TO see II I could discover the trou-
BILE. The building in which l live is
quite high and part OF the roof Is given
over to the drying of clothes. Here
parallel wires are stretched to serve as
clothes lines, very much after the fash
ion Of the antenne of a wireless. Across
two OF them ] found my telephone wire,
the insulation 80 badly worn that q
metal contact was made with the wire
clothes lines.
Once more I took up the telephone,
but all I could hear was that raucous
click tina comes over the wire just be-
fore central says, Lines busy ]
still listened and soon found that the
clicks were coming at long and short
intervals. In fact they were spelling
out In Morse code words which made
up sentences The news was coming
over In precisely the same way that II
does over a news ticker. even to the row
Of Ks which indicates an error and sub
sequent correction.
With an ear glued to the receiver and
with n hand which I admit trembled
with excitement / took down as best ]
could the following:
------H-M-S- GEO WASHINGTON
--XXxXXX- .U-S-s- -GEO-WASHING-
TOM 1l-P-M- HEAVY. HEAD-SEA
-----
INTEREsT.IN-MUSIC- HEAVY
MAKES-OUR-FO COMMANDMENTS
TENANTABLE-To-ALE- BuT-THoSE-
FROA-PITTSBURG = = " = lT-HAS-JUSE
TYPEwRITERs-w ERE-SHIPPED-oNLY
8 RIBBoNS-ARE-oN
BOARD NCOPY-WILl- BE-SCARCE- ---
NIGHT. ELECTROMAGNETIC
sToP.AFTER-F IRST-VERSE-- -AF-
Observation-Disclosures POINTS 1900
HE-sAID- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OLTYN- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ANSWER IL PM-EVERY-ONE-HAS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EXPERTS
E-PARTY-WHo
| -WHETHER-oUR
| IMMIoRATIoN-LAws-w OULD-PRE
VENT-BRINGING-w WILLIAM
But Just here my front doorbell rang
It was tho man to fix h telephone
wires. Somehow ! wished the telephone
company wasn't so prompt to make re-
pairs I. I.
NEW YoRK, December 6.
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The city has honored itself in hon.
oring the commander in chief Of the
American Expeditionary Forces by
naming the area at Forty-second street
and Park avenue Pershing Square.
The junction of these thoroughfares is
nov and will DO for generations to
come. II not forever, one OF the most
important centres Of the city's life. and
the association with 1t Of the name
Pershing will be a daily reminder to
untold thousands Of public service
gallantly performed by a brave and
able gentleman.
The sun., 1918-12-07

BERNIE BARUCH has a level head,
a clear brain. This clear brain OF
his never served him better than when
he refused the distinguished honor
pressed upon him by the President Of
becoming Secretary Of the Treasury.
That Mr.. BARUcH has the alert
mind, the keen, inherent knowledge
of finance, supplemented by half a
lifetime of vital contacts in the hnan-
cial centre of the country, and that
he has the energy and stamina to
stand up under the burdens of the
Treasury portfolio at this time, is
certain.
In refusing the great honor urged
upon him his decision obviously did
not rest upon a doubt as to his fitness
for the job, for of course he knows
the quality and measure OF his own
capabilities, but rather upon the Ia
tional prejudice against any man as
the holder of public office who has In
any conspicuous way been associated
with Wall Street.
And this is a prejudice that will
not stand the test OF clear reasoning.
1t is a prejudice that has lost to the
country the services of many OF the
very ablest administrative men in the
nation, and what we most need in our
public Offices is men of administrative
genius.
-, But with this old feeling against
tailrosds, big corporations and large