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SUPPORT OF THE ARMY.
A Constitutional Restriction Liable TO
BE Overlooked.

To THE EDIToR OF THE SuN--Sir. One
Of the things stated in the superlat!ye
in President Wilson's address, December
?. 20 the Congress was this on taxation A:
For the stesdying and facilitatlon OF
our own domestic business readJustments
nothing is more Important than the i'm
mediate determination OF the taxes that
are to be levied for 1918, 1919 and 1920.
little further on he said,
The maintenance OF our forces on tho
other side Of the seq Is still necessary. A
considerable proportion OF those forces
must remain in Europe during the period
OF occupation, that IS to say. indefinitely.
While one OF our TAmmany HAIL
"Solons' did years ago say What is
the Constitution between fr!ends?" not
few OF our fellow citizens sim regard
that venerable instrument as having au-
thority. May I therefore ask where tho
authority for appropriating money TO
raise and support armies for the three
years 1915, 1919 and 1920 Is to be
found?
Article /. Section s. Clause IL, OF the
Constitution gives Congress power
To raise and support armies. but no APP
preparation OF money to that uss shall be
for a longer term than two yearS
Whence comes any authority in Con-
gress in respect to the third year. 1920?
srUYvEsAST FISH.
NEW YORK, December s.
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PEEP AT oUEsTroNNAIREs
WAS LEGAL.
Internal Revenue Men Had Authority
From Secretary Baker.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: The
letter in your issue OF this date from
Mr.. John II. Judge. chairman Of the
legal advisory board assigned to local
board 129, IL incorrect In its statement
Of facts and therefore requires correc-
ton.
First--The advice given that the de-
tendency series could not be examined
by any one outside of the local board
and those enforcing the seleetlve draft
was not correct under the first edition
Of the Selective Service Regulations be-
cause. In addition TO certain specified
officers who were given authority TO
examine this series in the question
Raire. section II Of the Selective Ser
vice Regulations further gave such au-
thorlty to Officials OF such bureaus or
departments Of tho United States Gov
eminent as may be designated by the
Secretary of War" The Internal Rev
enue Bureau was a bureau to which
such authority was given by the War
Department.
secondly--It Is not accurate to say
that the permission TO the officials OF
the Internal Revenue Bureau was
granted under an amendment TO the
Selective Service Regulations passed
September Is. 1918, which was not pub
lished or distributed until late in Octo-
Der, 1918. inter the fling OF most OF
the last batch OF questionnaires, so that
no one knew OF this permission to the
Internal Revenue officials TO examine
missionaries Until late In October"
The fact is that as early as August 6
1918. a telegram was sent to draft eN-
ecutives throughout the country by the
Provost Marshal General, which was as
follows:
Please instruct local boaTds and dis
triet boards to permit officers OF the In.
ternal Revenue service who present proper
credentials from the Commissioner Of that
service to examine the answers OF ans
registrant 20 the questions under the heac
entitled dependency" in tho question
naire. This authorized inspection oil
Guestionnair-s must not be permitted q
interfere with the important duties OF tn,
boards.
/ This telegram was incorporated ir
Bulletin No. 81. sent from the Selectivs
Service Bureau at Albany 10 all loca
boards In this State under date OF
August Z, 1918. and constituted para
graph OF that bulletin.
! Thirdly-The dependency series wa:
the one that was filled out by the reg.
istrant claiming deferred classic ation
that is, by those resistran,s who wer,
not seeking ito give their services an(
Z their lives in the protection OF this
Government" but to obtain defer ed
classification SO that they might remain
ut home
Fourth--Permltting the Internal Rev
enue Bureau 10 examine the dependency
series in the Qucstionnaires not only
gave that bureau Information respecting
tax dodgers, but also was intended I,
provide the local boards with chect
on the statements contained in the de
tendency series, and was therefore o.
assistance 10 the draft administration.
MARTIN CoNBoY.
New York City Representative. Selec
tive Service Headquarters.
NV York, December 1.
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A Remnant Of the Wild West.


The red Indian wears n cutaway
coat, or else khaki, and practises his
stealthy warfare only against the
Germans. The cowboys widest deed,
outside the films Is eating a whole
can of peaches Mt a sitting. The bison,
almost extinct. is sitting up again, but
I'm carefully tended herds in national
parks. Is there nothing left in the
lands of the setting sun, wilder than
ABTHUB CAPPER, for the American
small boy to contemplate with antIci-
natory joy2 Yes, by the red gods of
tho much advertised outdoors. there s
one of the old frontier friends left,
for the wild horse Of the plains is
with us yet.
Instead Of exulting in the dIscov-
cry Of this remnant of romance, the
Forester OF the Department of Agri-
culture, HENRY s. GRAVES, views 1t
with alarm. Ten years ago 1t was a
menace he says but the demand for
a certain class Of light horses resulted
in the round UP OF these wild ones,
which are undesirable on the ranges
because they Craze closer than sheep.
But now the Wild horse Is back again,
Il pest Of the National Forests:
Where water ia scarce they drink
from tanks and reservoirs badly needed
by tho cattle while they make heavy
inrcads upon salt, fighting cattle away
from the salt troughs and often injur!ng
the calves and weaker cattle in their
mad PUSHES from the salt grounds on the
approach OF mounted men. Many OF
these bands OF horses are unbranded
and have no actual owners. although
'naverickers' operate among them con-
stantiy. thus keeping the animals on the
move, disturbing the cattle. and !njuring
the range. Many are 50 wild as TO
make It difficult to round them vp. ex-
cept at heavy and almost prohfoluve
costs"
Forester GRAVES declares that the
ranges preempted by these rude
horses are badly needed for the use
of cattle. He sees cure for the evil
by refusing to permit further grazing
Of horses on several OF the forests
Some Of the horse breeders will take
part Of the wild horses. The organ.
izntion Of special roundups may clear
out the rest Of the animals.
Time was when such news would
send boys from every Eastern State
sneaking down to the railroad station
to board the westbound fast mail
armed with bowie knlfs and lassoC
and an unsanitary copy of "Larlat
Lon" from the Beadle press; but such
times are no more. The boy nova
days would rather ship before The
mast on n submarine.
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Winged serrents Of Florida.

Sad indeed is the case of Florida .
Blessed, as she confidently supposed,
with a prohibitive law rs dry as the
shell Of a roasted peanut; protected
further by all the stern but just pro-
visions Of the Reed Federal amend
ment imposing drastic penalties upon
those, wicked, who ship intoxlcants
into a State having laws prohibiting
the manufacture or sale Of rum,
Florida composed herself for n life
Of sobrlety, prosperity and politics; n
dream OF felicity realized.
But gusts of horrid rumor presently
ruffled the placid surface OF this
ocean of bliss; hot breathA Missed
the word that bootleggers stalked the
fields, orchards, the palm bordercd
beaches of the fair peninsula, boots
bulglng susplciously from hips to an
kles; that humble hotels whose &C.
customed rate for room and board
was one dollar day were doing It
devils own business renting rooms
to slepplcss bucks for ten dollars an
evening with what you can fnd in
the bureau drawers" What 50 pre-
ciouS In bureau drawers? Not the
discarded paper collar or the rooms
last occupant. What made knohby
the boots Of furtive traders? Not
dry goods. The trembling pen fal.
tiers. falls. Let Imagination give the
answer.
Governor Cats. alert TO catch tho
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Complying With the Terms Of the
ArmistiCe.

The report that Marshal FocH, dis
pleased at German sloth In complying
with the terms of the armlshce, had
sent an ultimatum to the German
commanders has been officially de-
MED from Spa, where the commission
sits. 1t appears from the somewhat
obscure reports reaching this country
that there was some delay in turning
over railroad locomotives and cars
by the Germans, and the Marshal
merely directed their attention TO the
fact that time was passing. The an
swer TO this was pledge to give up
the railroad material as soon as pos
sible, the celebrity of Its delivery de-
pending In part on the period re-
quired for repairs.
AS far as the reports reaching this
country from Europe indicate, the
Germans have shown no disposition to
eYade the terms Of the armlstlce. The
surrender Of their warships proceeded
With all despatch and without I'M
toward incident. The rellnQuishment
Of weapons has been little talked
about, but apparently has proceeded
to the satisfaction Of the military au.
thorities. Yesterday came word that
$60000OOO In gold which was tnken
from the Russian treasury had been
turned over TO the custody OF the
Allies and the United States, while n
collection Of etchings which had been
seized by the Germans Mt st. Quen.
tin and paintings from Valenclcnnes
had been restored.
So far rs the military withdrawal
Is concerned, the reports from all sec
TORS are that /, Is being conducted
skilfully and apparently with a ire
on the part Of the German corr.
manderS 10 obey lhc terms and spirit
Of the armiSticr. There have been No
encounters between the victorious
troops AMI the Germans. and in tho
occupied districts Of Germany In,
populations have behaved circum
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
REAL EFFICIENCY.
German Behavior Examined In the
Light of Thirteen Principles,

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUS-Sir. Why
should my namesake, DR.. Samuel F..
Dnerson OF the University OF Vermont.
ascri5e efficiency to the Germans? What
Is efficiency? II is the relation between
what is and what ought to be.
What is efficient action? 1t IS to at
tain the aim at the right place at the
right time in the right manner, with the
least expenditure OF effort, trouble, time
and money.
Were the Germans efficient? In list
Ing the thirteen principles that must be
observed in striving for efficiency I
placed first tho six ethical principles
high Ideals. common sense. competent
counsel. Selt-dlsciDllne. fair deal and
efficiency reward.
Did the Germans set up and pursue
high ideals; did they show common
sense did they take competent advice ;
were they self-discipl!ned did they show
the fair deal: were the rewards offered
other than sordid?
There are seven practical principles.
Did the Germans PLAN Yes, but poorly.
Did they schedule? Yes but wildly Did
they despatch? No; despatchIns In
4 NplNeS TfhCUlHE tllt SOhl lJlu NltS eNhiiu-
ardize conditions? They tried 10. through
fr!ghtfulness. Did they stlndardiZs op-
erations? They failed. Did they have
good records? To Judge by tho official
| lies they did not. Did they have stand
ard zed instructions? 7 believe they did.
( but that is the only fundamental prin-
/ ciple OF efficiency which the Germans did
. apply.
| Moses was efficient Christ WAS the
greatest teacher of efficiency who ever
lived Hdeyoshi. the founder OF modern
japan, was a great leader OF efficiency.
Cardinal Mercier Marshal Foch. Lloyd
George, Hoover. TO mention but four out
OF many. were the efficient men. not the
Teutonic blind leaders OF the blind.
HARRINGTON EMERSON.
/ NEW YORK, December ..
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daring scoundrels who sought to cool
Floridian fevers with forbidden drafts,
and Senator STOKES, author of the
dry law, gave chase. The contents
Of every freight, express, baggage and
mail car entering the State were vigil
lantly examined; every entering au-
tomoblle, truck, buggy and OK cart
investigated to Its uttermost recess
without disclosing so much MS an odor
Of fraud.
The news to this date does not re-
veal the processes by which the ap-
palllng discovery was finally made
that the very cap Of the monument
Of Science was basely degraded to
serve the horrld ends of Sin. Flying
machines brought in the poison! 1t
may have been the trained nose Of n
determined exciscman, leading like n
kindly light In virtues aid; 1t may
have been n deduction drawn from
the appearance over Florida Of such
tlocks OF alrships MS were like to bic
the sun from surf bathers and darken
golfers fields that foiled the villains.
The great discovery was made, we are
told, when a suspected airplane's gaso-
lene tank was found to be in two
compartments, one-we deplore the
Alppancy of the language-"filled
with JOY gns, one with jag gas
Well. well. Satan finds mischief
still for idle tanks to do. But the end
will be well. Senator STOKES is TO
amend the law to include aircraft in
the list Of carriers which may not
cross the State line laden with liquid
sin, and we fervently hope that the
Allies will not attempt to sell those
scores Of interned submarines Mt n
bargain. There a1 dangerous reefs
on Florida's coast.
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We have recc.vci copy % the first
issue OF a pub ON unique in jour
uallsm-a weekly paIcr that wants TO
die. This Is the Come-BdCk, pub
ished by and for the soldier patients
at Walter Reed General Hospital In
Washington, ID. c. Its frankly ex-
pressed purpose is to linger only I'M
II. the last rehabilitated soldier has
settled down on a Government farm
or married n beautiful he!ress. Mean
while 1t pays nothing to Its staff and
It's contributors, although the list Of
mo latter includes such distinguished
GoMPFRs, MONTAGUE GLASS and RU-
rr1r IIUGHEs.
These contributors, famous rs they
are. are unimportant as compared
with the regular staff and the me
chanical department men Of the Come
Back Every assignment Is given.
every article IS written, every line OF
type Is set and every column OF mat
ter is locked In the forms by men who
went 10 France, fought the Germans
and came home wounded. II the
spirit Of all our Scared soldiers is re-
flectel In the bright. cheerful and ag-
gressIve columns of this weekly, no
scientists need worry about the future
Of these men. They do not have TO
come back. They're there!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
The Navy Flag.
song OF the navy nag

This is a song Of the navy nag
To the morning light unfuricN,
White with tho salt OF tho seven seas
And blown ny the winds OF the world,
Flown from the peak Of the bAttleship,
The pride OF its gallant crew.
Set with the stars Of tho midnight skies
On a field OF dusky blue.
Ita folds are sweet with the spicy scents
From tropical Islands green
with feathery palms like emera!dA set
In the oceans sapphire sheen.
II boldly beCkons the restless boy
Who dreams Of the smell OF tar,
And sarting sails IN tho sunset E,ow.
And wonderful ports Rfar
Hsil' ali hall to she navy flag;
1t wraps poor Jack AZ lAst
when he goes 10 his long. org watch
below
In the depths OF tho waters vast
salute the square 81 It's spanEled blue
Wherever it may be-
For the navy Gag with Its milky stars
IL the service nag Of the sea.
HHNA IIviSs.
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specify and properly. II any friction
has occurred It has been of little conse-
quence, and such as must be expected
from the appearance Of alien troops
in a country that has been compelled
to bow to the adverse fortunes of war.
Compliance with the armlstice Will
be difficult, n fact which was recoS
nized by its authors, and which led TO
the inclusion In its terms Of pro-
vision for their modification to meet
the necessities of an ever changing
situation. 1t Is apparent, however.
that nothing has happened since No
vcmber II to throw doubt in any way
on the intention OF the Germans to
make good the pledges they gave on
that historic date.
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Mr.. Glass for the Treasury.

Mr.. CARrEB GLASS, President Will
soN's new Secretary OF the Treasury,
has distinct qualifications for the
post. For a good part Of his twenty
years in Congress his work and ex-
perience have been along lines that
singularly At him for his new duties.
In particular his very fine service in
the Federal Reserve legislation, MS
head Of the House Banking Commit
tee, tested not only his financial
soundness and ability but his politi-
cal courage. for he successfully fought
of some OF the most persistent and
pernicious financial superstitlons and
hereses with which his party had
been long afflicted.
IL there Is doubt as TO the wisdom
OF this choice it might be because re-
Gently Mr.. GLASS; health has been
frail. At my stage there Is no post
In the Cove nent that eXacts more
of mans tine. labor and physical
stamina than the Treasury. With ali
the readjustments ahead of the ma
ton the Treasury must still put upon
the shoulders OF Mr.. GLASS heavy
burden, as 1t did upon the shoulders
Of the severely overworked Secretary
McADoo.
II regret Is to be felt about this
choice II might be that again, with
so many millions OF Democrats In the
North. a Cabinet portfolio under Mr..
WILSON goes, ms naturally rs water
flows down hill. to the South.
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WANING OF THE CRESCENT.
Greeks at COnstantinople See the
Dawn Of the Day of Liberation.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr: The
news Of the presence OF the allied fleets
nj Constantinople will I'LL with Joy the
hearts Of all Greeks. including 500,0
Greeks In America. and also OF all
Americans who realize fully the mean
ing Of this important event in the his
tory Of the Greek nation.
To the rtrceks in Constantinople the
presence OF the allied fleets means the
dawn Of the day OF liberation when
they can freely proclaim their national
feeling in a city which has never ceased
TO be essentially Greek, IN spite OF CEN
turtles Of Turkish rule, Constantlnoplc.
taken from the Greeks In 1853. may
have been ever since the seat OF the
Turkish Government, but all Americans
who have travelled In thTt part Of tho
world know how supe. Al II this was
and how small a part the Turks played
in all intellectual. scientific and com
nerclal spheres.
There are to-day $4,000 Greeks IN
the vilayet OF Constantinople, and this
doubled in a comparatively short time
II Turkish tyranny be abolished, Just as
in Salonlca the number OF Greeks in
creased from 10000 to 100000 in flve
years when this city was freed from
Turkish rule, J, n. MErAXA,
Former Governor OF Salonica.
NEW YoRK, December 5,
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No Senate Committee to Go to Paris

The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations has acted wisely in killing
the resolution under which 1t was pro-
posed to send a committee of Senator's
to Europe TO observe the progress OF
peace negotiations and report on their
conduct.
Such a committee. lacking official
standing In the conference and COM
PEELED to rely in large measure on
Informal reports of the proceedings,
would have encountered many diff
cultles in the performance of its task,
and might possibly have been n source
Of confusion IN a delicate situation.
The objection to the plan became
apparent as soon as the details of
the mission proposed for II were ex-
amlned. Probably Senator CUMMIys
the author Of the resolution, which
at the time of its introduction had
the support of a number Of members
Of the Senate, is not displeased with
the decision to allow it to rest in the
committee plgeonhole, for the I'M
desirabillty Of the plan It embodied
is now undoubtedly recognized by his
discerning mind.
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Old fashioned folks in Syracuse
have dug up, in opposition TO q pro-
posal for increased carfare, n fran
chise seventy years old in which It
is agreed that the fare shall be two
cents las long al the grass grows and
the water, flows The corporation
lawyers will be able to prove by
any keeper of a new lawn that grass
doesn't grow any more, and by amy
tenant OF top floor apartment that
water no longer flows. There is also
the authority of Hamlet, who re-
marked. "Ay. but while the grass
grows'--the proverb is something
musty."
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To THE TipiToR or THE Sr>
suggestion that such AT l.. &c..
rs "fleas and Their Cont
pprar,iy suppressed is to hr
alarm. Rc,ter far that TO '.
letiu he sacrificed than o. hair a."
gauda against the freedom ~ '
CHS ..
NV YORK, December D.
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He Would Do It as Well rs An,hod,

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sr-N-Sr, IN
connection with the proposal 20 issue Il
new HiNle N the Noruacular would
suggest that George Ado he cupnucd 20
rcwrIte Shakespeare W. :. G
NEW NoRN. December =
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The former Turkish cruiser Goeben
is among the warships surrendered at
Constantinople to the Allies. She
bears now the name Sultan Yawez
Selim. This is the vessel so often re-
ported sunk, but always in evidence
in Turkish naval demonstrations. In
view OF her record she is entitled to be
known as the truly unsuitable ship.
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Tho Kaiser should md some conso-
latlon in the statement by his brother.
Prince Henry, that no matter what
his position In life be. he will always
he recognized as the absolute ruler
OF HIS family. Some democrats arc
not even that!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06

The Crown Princes boast that his
army was unvanquished by arms
might be answered with a paraphrase
OF the words OF the British Admiral:
"They had only TO stop running"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
Albanian Suspicious.

Vit,sbsrD correspondence WvnnS Progress
Every time man passes through here
with a white collar on or derby hat he
Is pronounced a chicken police. game
warden or . cotton picking deteetiva
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
Visitors.

Knickcr--why are your wifs's folks COM
ing TO visit you7
Borkor-They think I want to have their
personal counsel,
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We are down and out,--YounO Mr..
HoHEN2oLLERS.
Yes. yes but is II certain that you
are life members OF the club?
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Stella---Is she MP to date
BellN--Yes indeed, she is already p .r-
ning how much money to get out Of her
husband In 1920.
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the Germans. and the principal fact
Of strategy impressed by his report
is the tremendous contribution to
success made by unified command,
Of which General PERsHrNa and the
United States were among the earli-
Get advocates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06

L Is understood that the George
Washington has q special compass Of
fourteen points.
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II there were a Prohibition Senate
would II turn down a Glass?