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AND A NEWSBOY.
An Incident Of Long Ago Recalled by
the Winner Of q Gold Dollar.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Str:
heard new story about Horace Gree
ley recently from an old man l met In
Fordham Square.
He said that early In the COS he was
a newsboy outside the New Haven rail-
road station on the site OF the present
about 1850 +. NJ. Mr.. Greeley took a
train there FOR his home In Chappaqua
During those days Greeley was exploit
Ing his famous slogan Go west, young
man. 20 West"
According to Tommy -, the for
mer newspoy. one afternoon Greeley
came into the station carrying punch
or pamphlets on which was printed o
poem bearing the go West" title He
called out to bevy OF newsies that he
would present gold dollar to the boy
who would first commit to memory and
recite the poem to him.
That was sufficient for Tommy
While the other boys were selling papers
or shooting craps Tommy sat down on
the curb and with boys syllabic move
ment OF the lips, began to absorb the
poem. He finished 1t that day and so
informed the other boys. When Greeley
appeared the next day at tho usual time
Tommy, with tina poem In his hand AZ
well as his head. stood abashed before
the august figure OF the great editor.
with his broad brimmed white beaver
nat and linen duster. reaching to his
uppers. one or the boys. with more
nerve than Inclination TO memorize
poems. even for gold dollar, called
out to Greeley
Here's the boy what claims the gold
dollar. He can do every word OF Go
West, Young Man.. Tommy Is the boy
what done IT."
Tommy then recited the poem TO MI
Greeley without a hitch and received q
shiny gold dollar from the great man.
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The Confederate Export Duty on
Cotton.

Last Sunday correspondent of
THE Sun urged as a revenue measure
the imposition Of an export duty on
cotton. This suggestion Is not infre-
quently heard. We called the atten-
ton Of this correspondent to the fifth
clause Of the ninth section Of Article
I. Of the United States Constitution,
which provides that mo tax or duty
shall be laid on articles exported
from any State" At the same time
we recalled the fact that when the
Confederate Constitution was framed
on the general plan of the Federal
Constitution this particular inhibition
was omitted and export duties on
cotton were actually levied by the
Confederate Government.
A correspondent in Oblong. Illinois,
sends us one Of the old Confederate
bonds secured by the taxation Of ex-
ported cotton. The text of the bond
enables US TO give further informa-
ton about this interesting revenue
producer devised by the Southern
financers Of that period.
The bonds were issued in May, 1861,
when Montgomery, Alabama, was yet
the seat of the Confederate Govern
ment. This cotton export loan was
for 100000, and it was issued un-
der authority of an act of Congress
ito raise money for the support of
the Government and to provide for
the defence of the Confederate States
Of America" The bond was to run
for ten years:
"On the first day Of September, 1871,
the Confederate States of America will
pay to the Bearer of this Bond at the
Seat OF Government, or such place OF
Deposit as may be appointed by the
Secretary OF the Treasury. the sum Of
Fifty Dollars. with interest thereon from
this date. payable at the same places
semi-annually at the rate OF Eight per
cent per annum on surrender of the
annexed warrants or coupons. For the
payment whereof the Confederate States
have by an act OF Congress approved
the Twenty-Eighth day OF February,
1851, enacted that from and after the
First day of August, 1861, duty OF
one-Elghth OF One Cent per pound shall
be levied on all Cotton in the raw state
exported from the Confederate States,
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A World Lottery to Pay War Debts.

II former Premier of Italy, Luz
zATI, has indeed proposed TO Presi-
dent WILSON, as the cables relate, n
world lottery to pay war debts, he
cannot have realized the legal stand.
ing, or lack Of standing, of lotteries In
this country. He cannot have learned
that prohibition of lotteries was an
original settler in our pioneering days
OF reform. He cannot have heard
that our national laws, State laws,
municipal ordinances, postal regula-
lions and police rules make of lotter-
les offences as generally prohibited
and as assiduously hunted as perhaps
any other wrongdoing In the realms
Of civilization.
1t is true that other American laws
and principles have not been taken
into such consideration as they de-
serve by the peacemakers In Paris :;
and 1t Is true that an international
treaty becomes supreme law over
local ordinances and even national
statutes. Nevertheless. it is also true
that no treaty, whether multiplying or
not multiplying national, State and To-
cal statutes, can ever have force in
the United States, no matter what
American peace delegates may agree
upon, no matter what an international
Peace Conference may decree, except
by vote Of the United States Senate.
as provided by the United States Con-
stltutlon.
Former Premier LUzzATI doesn't
comprehend that his lottery scheme
for paying the worlds war debt could
never get past the United States Sen
ate. But there are others who like
wise do not comprehend that other
proposals than his now before the
Peace Conference, other proposals far
more serious, could never get past the
United States Senate.
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under new regime may be a more
formidable competitor than ever. The
Germans themselves, as their papers
show, have been fully aware OF this
for two years or more. 1t would be
a profound mistake to suppose that
the political changes In Germany
were unforeseen and not closely cal
culated upon. What has been swept
away in the old imperial system has
left a basis Of highly centralized in
dustrlal organization In which strikes
and Interruptions Of business would
seldom occur.
1t appears that Germany Is now
getting Socialist government whose
strength will lie in organization. 1t
seems equally clear that, 80 far, 1t
has avoided the fatal weakness Of
Soclallsm-the tendency to anarchy
and idleness But discipline has
been so well drilled into the German
for over $50 years that 1t Is quite
possible that Germany may make a
business success of Socialism. One Of
the first measures OF the new Gov
ernment is a prohibition Of strikes.
This Is a remarkable indication. II
Germany can continue the discipline
learned In the imperialist era and
combine it with we'll organized So
ciallsm, then 1t may be possible for
her to carry out the economic plans
which are entirely dependent upon q
trained industrial and civil service.
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THE SUPPLY OF SERVANTS.
Greater Than the Demand. Declares
Butler Of Long Experience.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir:
have read X. I. Hutchinsons letter in
THE Sun on the effect immigration re-
strictions would have on the servant
question and l would be glad IL you
will allow rpe to state a few facts.
l have been a gentleman's servant for
the last forty years and ! have always
found the supply OF servants far greater
than the demand--three or four people
after the same Job all the time.
think II will be s)od thing If this
bill Ia passed. II will give things
chance to steady up a bit, and enable
the country to absorb the overflow of
newcomers It has already got. to say
nothing about the soldiers and sailors
and war workers that will all be looking
for other employment now the war is
over.
1t is bad thing TO have n lot OF peo-
pie walking about unemployed. 1t low
ers the conditions under which We have
to live-the very thing that all the
world has been struggling against.
A BUTLER.
PORT JEFFERSON, l., L. February 10.
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Canada Considers Its Introduction in
the Northwest Territory.

An item in the news columns OF the
Cittsen would indicate that the Govern
ment Is considering the use OF alrplanes
for patrol service with tho Northwest
Mounted Police. This Is one OF the OBJ
vious first steps toward the general de-
velopment of civil aerial service in
canada Territory could be covered in
a few hours by an airplane patrol,
where at present 1t may take weeks.
An aerial service with the Northwest
Mounted Police would be more effective,
as well as less costly, in certain cases.
An aerial police patrol may possibly
be closely followed by an aerial GUS
toms and excise patrol. There Ia a tax
Of $500 head on certain immigrants
from the Orient. With An airplane
capable OF carrying forty passengers,
the smuggling OF Orientals into Canada
may have to be contended with when
private enterprise in aerial transport is
the rule.
In forest patrol work, equipped with
FIRE extinguishers and wireless, it has
been stated by aerial officers that the
amount OF valuable timber saved an
nually would probably pay many times
over for the cost OF maintaining air
planes. The value OF aerial photog-
raphy. as an asset to the geodetic sur
vey branch. has lately been urged by
Canadian surveyors, There IL work for
airplanes in surveying the watersheds,
water courses and possible river storage
areas, They could also he used on
coast guard service: and they would be
available for the Dominion lighthouse
service. in bringing off light keepers from
isolated stations when ordinary navi-
cation is no longer safe.
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unusual way years ago. One Of our
consuls at Muscat said that at the
beginning Of the motion picture bust
ness a patriotic Yankee loaded up
with some scenes from the Arabian
Nights" and supplemented these with
views Of New York skyscrapers and
American farm machinery and Amer
lean Industries, and made tour Of
Arabia. Success crowned his efforts
everywhere" wrote the consul, and
the Arabs from the desert encamp-
ments to the courts Of the wealthlest
sLelks came to know more Of Amer
leu than they did of any European
country" Consul CHARLES X. MosER
Of Alden, at the invitation Of the Sui.
tan, visited Label. the capital Of a
southern Arabian country. He found
a map Of the United States on the
wall and a group Of young Arabs
carefully studying 1t. The Sultan III
telling him OF the need Of American
help and American industries said
what the Arabs desired most was
capable American to teach them.
IF some man should come to us to
sell us seeds and farming TOOLS" he
said. land stop while to teach us
how to use them, we would make
him our brother"
There seems to be little doubt that
the kingdom Of HUssEIN will survive.
The new ruler over the sacred shrines
Of Islam has met favor with the Mos
lem world and it has thus proved q
right tn exist. 1t may extend Its
sway southwark from Hedjaz to the
more productive provinces Of Azlz
and Yemen; its capital, Mecca, may
possibly become the seat Of the Cali
phate; but before any OF these mat
ters can be adjusted and before the
fate of the new Arabia can be deter
mined it is very evident that the
broader and bigger question of Turkey
and the Near East must be definitely
settled.
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An Old Valentine.

We found II In tho attic's dusty gloom,
Locked fast within a shabby. hide bound
chest.
Its fadsd loves and tattered motto
pressed
Between the ponderous "Treatises" of
Hume
And speneers Education" Faint per-
fume
Still chung about tho crumped paper
lace
A fragrance borrowed from the dainty
grace
or her whose pronls hangs in grandpa's
room.
She died when she was only seventeen
Before he and our placid grandma met
But something OF her winsome charm
you'd CLEAN
From that quaint little. sprishtiy sr.
houette.
Whose sweetness bides In his Old hearts
confne.
As those worn volumes bind her valentine.
CHARLOTTE BECKER.
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Germany's Plans for the Revival of
Her Industries.

While discussions OF general prin-
ciples are going on at Paris 1t is In
teresting to note the Industrial propn-
ganda which Is now let loose in Ger
many with renewed vigor. The Ger
mans are sufficiently human to be &C
tive business men, and they are ready
to go far in attaining their Ideal.
Events are. If anything, helping them
in their new and bold economic pol
icy. This is a kind of idealism, since
leadSg- manufacturers in Germany
have rather wisely advised their fol-
lowers TO give up the old system Of
underselling and dumping, and adopt
a policy of making goods Of higher
quality and looking for higher prices.
In this attempt they are likely 10
spring some surprises. since the AL
lies are not so much prepared for such
a development as for the task of
meeting the Germans on the old trade
basis. Trade with Russia, so far as 1t
has gone has shown them that In
after war conditions countries will be
forced TO pay higher price for COM
moditles and articles of skilled work
manship. The ideal or sentiment Is
summed up In a favorlte maxim of
German commercial travellers, the
vanguards of business, that there Is
no chauvinlsm in trade"
In their isolation the German manu-
facturers have had a good opportunity
to ask themselves the question, What
will happen IN the realms Of industry
IN peace time? This question Is exer-
clsing the minds OF most people who
are not political idealists. Roughly
speaking, Germany intends to avoid
giving unskilled labor a great share
IA the control of the workshops. So
far the Germans are the reverse
OF Bolsheviki and Socialists. They
wisely regard such a step as serious
plunge into the unknown. Instead OF
this cloudy prospect, they are intent
upon the highest efficiency Of labor
and production. This policy was the
main feature of the Commercial
Products Exhibition lately held al
Leipzig and other cities and backed
by a carefully organized !ndustrIo
propaganda which has attracted it'll,
or no attention in tho outside world.
Apparently very few observers II
other countries have paid much at
tention to the chance that German,
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SERVICE CHEVRONS.
Congress Would Solve the Difficulty
by Doing Injustice to All.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: THE
Sun reports that the annual army APP
preparation bill, reported by the House
Military Committee. cuts the Gordian
knot OF controversy over the distinctive
overseas and home service stripes by
prohibiting both It's like settling a
law suit by throwing both sides out OF
court-just as simple and easy as that.
But why stop there? Bill Jones is
wearing a wound stripe. Tom John
son would have had one II he had been
standing where Bill was when he was
hit. Let Bill put his away. Mike Kelly
ran his bayone: through one German.
captured several more. and won a Dis
tinguished Service Cross. Tim Murphy
might have done the same II he'd been
there. Let Mike keep II in his pocket ,
he mustn't hurt Tins feelings
As a matter OF fact. few, II any, OF
the men who did not get across be-
Srudge their gold chevron or any other
honor 70 those who did. They have
tive mark to show that they them selves
were out OF luck.
Il Is not easy for the man who has
not been In the service TO get the point
OF view of those who have. but 81 this
modern Alexander could himself take
little trip overseas could ride from
Brest TO Coolenz and back again, and
talk with all and sundry on this ques-
ton. he might return. without a ser
vice stripe indeed. but with new
standard OF values and no doubt with
an Increased respect for the ranre and
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WARSHIPS AND AIRCRAFT.
Three New Inventions That May
Make Dreadnoughts Useless.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-ST. Be
fore proceeding with the proposed naval
programme Congress should await the
development of three recent Inventions
which promise wonderful results.
One Is the dirigible, its balloon hlled
with hellum gas instead OF hydrogen
While not as buoyant as the latter
helium gas is cheap and non-inflamma-
BILE, being practically immune from the
danger of shell fire. Second. 1t has been
discovered how to stabilize the airplane,
the engine being stopped, 30 that 1t
could drop bombs from stationary YER
teal position over a warship. Third,
the Secretary Of War says he knows OF
an invention which will permit dropping
electrically controlled bombs containing
500 pounds OF explosives from a position
$50 miles distant.
Conceding that these inventions are
what they claim TO be. the value of the
warships would be almost negligible
possibly they would be destined for the
scrap heap. Fancy a large dreadnought
with twenty alrplanes stationary in the
air over her dropping a hail Of bombs.
and finding It difficult to train gun
vertically from her deck with any GER
tainty of result It Is surely wise to
await the results of these new inven-
tons before adding to the heavy load Of
debt and taxes which are mounting very
rapidly.
IL our friendly relations with Great
Britain and France endure. which they
surely will. with their aid we have now
SUFFICIENT sea power TO dominate the
world and prevent war without surren-
dering any sovereign right we now pos
sees. ROBERT A. CHEsEBRoUGH.
NEW YORK, February IS.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Meeting % the Teachers Union. WISH
!ngton Irving nigh School. p. NJ.
Opening OF club rooms Of tho Tank Corps
League. 81? Madison avenue. p Il
Victory dinner and dance by tho sr-iT'
who made war posters. Commodore Bo'e''
Lecture by Col. william A. Bishop ca
Winged Welfare" Carnegie Hail. ? ".
Luncheon OF tho Women's Trade Union
League. Delmonicos. Z. N.
Philippine baskets, blanket. ana curse',
collected by tho late Major-Gen. James
Franklin Frank Gel l. S, A. American Art Ca
Miss Gisela NJ. A. Richter. sss'sar:
curator OF classical antiquities MetroPo
itan Museum. will give an illustrated lee
sqFs On What an AEchFGlos.t car - 81,
Hall. Columbia University, Sis p. y.
4 bal! in honor OF the Allies II ;.
S was, y the Dsf K ,51 EF'Sn 1A
Meeting OF the Knickerbock"r Civic
League, pr, Royal g. Copeland Wi. talk OF
Should Wonsn Serve as Jurors" Hotel
Lecture by $, W, Grstn,p on 'Mathr9s
Thought" West side y. NJ. .. A. SIS
Philharmonic Society. Carnegie HNr.
., 40 = NJ. Helen jeffrey. vlo,a.st. a" ran
h hsd j,3 P II; 81 * Lop y GTuonbers Aa''
tion for a hearing or N" mu.ary '-a.o..
Rscords; S =, 81, "A'a.th IasaFsas.-
Academy OF MUSE
Emerald Raj, waldorf Astoria. =
Verdi club. meeting, valdez Astoria
7. NJ.
A. AI!isnos pFrsTeal''. meeting. wa'''4'
barnard Aumne Campaign, mating
and tea, Waldorf-Astoria = ]. "
Architect Lodge, dinner AM fe7t'
Hotel McAlp!n. p, NJ
United states Fisheries convention, 81
dav. Hotel McAlpin
Post Parliament meeting Ua.el MrN-
pin. II A NJ
Toy manufacturers Ucr'.jr .."-'
luncheon, Hotel McAlpin.
Society OF American Wars. .,.. 'I''H
McAlp.n, I 7. NJ
Costume ball Of tho Orient r.
hanna IN The Masque - the 81 .'H''
Hotel Biltmore L "
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Building a New Arabia.

When the Grand Shereef Of Mecca,
under the title of HUssEIN, King OF
Hedjaz, set up his claim as ruler Of
the Turkish Red Sea provinces his
rather modest pretensions were con-
sidered easy Of adjustment and free
from serious international compllca-
lions. Great Britain, which had a
paramount interest in this stretch of
Red Sea coast on account of her In
dian dependencies and the Suez Canal.
encouraged the establishment of the
new State, and France, with large in
terests in Syria, sent commission to
Arabia and officers to train the Arabs
In modern military methods.
But old HUssEIS died and his sue
cessor has apparently taken with
much more seriousness than he did
his leadership in the new Arabian
State. Prince FEIsAL, the picturesque
head Of the Hedjaz delegation, In pre-
senting the desires Of his father, the
present King, before the Paris confer
ence seems to have considered the
Province of Hedjaz as only small
part of the new kingdom. He crossed
the desert sands and carried the boun-
dairy of new Arabia northward to
Mesopotamia and Syria.
This created something OF sensa-
ton in the conference. II brought for
ward new element in the settlement
OF the Near East question. The Ara
bian claims confllcted with the in
terests of France IN Syria; they pre-
sented an unexpected problem to the
British in Mesopotamla. They called
forth lively opposition from France
because the French have been Jealous
In their protection of the rights which
they have exercised in the Mediter-
ranean region Of Turkey and because
they foresaw continuation of the
control of the King OF Hedjaz at
Damascus, a control which was given
20 him at the time of the British oc-
cupation of that city.
But the flight of young Prince
FEIsAL northward from the Red Sea
seems to have been more or less an
Oriental flight Of fancy, something
similar to the exploit of the Arabian
Prince on the tabled steed of The
arabian Nights" He was not re-
building the ancient Arabian Empire
in n dry, nor was he setting up
Claims that might be in conflict with
those Of his international sponsors,
Great Britain and France. What he
apparently really desired was to build
firmly upon the foundation which old
HUssEN had laid. He especially
wished some sort OF friendship or
protectorate from nation strong
enough and disinterested enough TO
assure the future growth OF the strug-
Cling new kingdom.
1t may not be such a curious thing
after all that Prince FEIsAL should
turn TO America, for the Arab was
introduced TO America in rather an
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ROOSEVELT DAY.
Advantages Of the First Monday In
August as n National Holiday.

To TEE EDITOR OF THE suN-sT: The
proposition to add Roosevelt TO the
names of Washington and Lincoln on
the list OF national holidays meets with
universal approval,
But that the actual natal day should
be kept is certainly not OF serious inn
portance II this tends 70 hamper full
observance. The wisdom OF putting
Labor Day on Monday has resulted in
its becoming the most completely cele-
brated holiday in the year, most people
being able TO secure three fun days OF
outing.
August IL long and trying month
and now has no holiday. 1t is IN a
season when outing means something.
II tho arst Monday IN Angus can be
made Roosevelt Day. It will be enthus-
lastically celebrated and will give JOY
to hundreds OF thousands.
IRVING PUTNAM.
NEW YORK, February IL.
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An Ozark Arcadia

Happy valley correspondence Arkansas Co
sette.
Mountain township, IN this county, Is
without a Justice OF the peace. constable
and road overseer. The only qualified
oflcer. a Justice, recently moved out of
the township; the candidate for constable
failed to comply with the election law. and
tho road overseer-elect Ia not eligible TO
serve because ne Is not a qualified citizen
OF the township.
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Guy T, Trip, az chief OF the produc-
ton division of the ordnance denort-
ment and later as assistant chier ~
ordnance, displayed fine technical anil.
lily and broad judgment in sys,enatiz-
Ing methods and practices resulting in
the efficient cooperation OF industries
producing articles of ordnance for tbe
army. Mr. Trip Was not present ma
ms mccall VIII be presented to him later
Edward u, Stettlnius. as D'rac,or
General Of Purchases for The N1r I,o-
'partment, Second Assistant Sccrrt,ry M,
War and tpooial Representative I'm
France Of the Secretary Of War. IN ,.,n-
nec'on with tu" procurement Of mint
lions FOR TN" American ENpcG.i,a,u,y
Forces, rendered ,nuSpi nous. scry,,..,
His broad vision aud splendid iuGrrcn,
were ~ the grnr'cSt value 10 .ilr .u,-
cess Of the military programme.
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and have pledged the same to be applied
as a Sinking Fund TO tho extlnguishment
OF the said debt"
Mr.. CLAUDE KrTcH1N and perhaps
other statesmen hailing from beyond
Mason and Dlxon's line will be in
terested in clpherlng out the yield Of
an export tax of even one-eighth of a
cent n pound on the basis of the ex-
portatlon OF cotton in the year before
the great war.
OF course, an amendment to the
Constitution would first be necessary
II the cotton growing industry were
to be reached for special taxation by
way Of exports That, however, is
by no means the only way Of reach
ing 1t.
We are obliged to the gentleman in
Oblong for the old cotton export tax
bond. 1t is suggestive.