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The sun., 1919-10-22
Another Post ONCE "MiracIe. ~

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: Per-
haps you would be interested in another
specimen OF the miracles which have
been wrought by the magician Burleson
On October ordered some photo
graphs of documents from the New
York Public Library, and as I had not
received any reply as late as last Satur-
day afternoon I called up the librarian to
ask him whether he had received my
order He informed me that the photo
graphs had been mailed to me on Oc-
,ober IL. I have not yet received them.
One week from Forty-second street to
Cortlandt street. New York city. A
very pretty miracle! H. S. NJ.
NEW York, October 81.
The sun., 1919-10-22
Right Kind OF Foreign Loans.

The British loan of $250O00,OO0 ar
ranged here may look like nothing at
all after the billions in foreign loans,
British, French and other, which were
pouring out of the Treasury during
the war. But this loan is big and
important thing in the field of inter
national finance for more reasons than
one.
In the first place it is what it ought
to be. 1t is a return to normal prac-
tice. II is business transaction con-
Quoted In the usual way in the ordi-
nary money mart. 1t characterlzes
the end of prodigious drafts on our
Treasury on little better than an
I. o. U. basis. In the thick of the war
such finance-GoD save the mark -
could be an emergency demand which
would not be denied. But nothing
could ever make such system either
sound finance or in the truest sense
wise friendship. Whether among in
dividuals or nations, borrowing is al
ways best done on strictly business
basis with paying arranged and re-
qulred on the same basis.
Treasury largesse-as in some in
stances it must be to keep foreign ma
lions buying here-would become in
the long run economic suicide for our
selves as well as pauperization for
the borrowers. 1t would be safer and
saner never to sell anything abroad
to anybody than to have billions OF
our products going out broadcast for
no better reason, in effect. than that
they need not be paid for. When our
wheat, our steel, our Oil are not to be
paid for they are far more precious
to the American people, in truth, than
our gold.
There is no surer way to test the
| financial integrity Of the international
| trader, like the local trader, than his
absolute refusal to buy on any terms
what he doesn't want, but his perfect
willingness to meet on equal terms
with others in the market, whatever
it might be, for what he does want.
Much of the exchange trouble which
is now tending to bar. American ex-
ports out of important foreign mar
kets is not so much that our credit
advances to-day are too niggardly as
that yesterday they were too lavish.
InduIgently, recklessly we have al
lowed customer nations to borrow
themselves to a standstill.
This overborrowing, Of course, does
not apply to Great Britain. British
solvency is not in question; no more
Is British credit. 1t may not apply
to one or two others. But the prin-
ciple which is affirmed by this very
British loan does apply to any and
every nation, to any and every people
TO any and every individual that must
do business or wants to do business
on credit
The sun., 1919-10-22

The Weather Bureau, according to
report from Washington, furnished
forecasts to the contestants in the
recent transcontinental air races by
telegraphing morning and evening the
weather conditions to all OF the twenty
three stopping points on the route. 1t
disclaims, however. any responsibility
for the kind of weather supplied. The
Bureau has salso undertaken to aid
the flying boat, NC-4, which started
September 81 from Portland on a re-
cruitins expedition, with such infor-
nation that the craft can make in
perfect safety its journey along the
Atlantic coast and in the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys. With these expert
ences the Weather Department expects
that any one planning a recreational
dash through the air can arrange for
daily reports SO that the flight can
be undertaken without risk of running
into bad weather" 1t is believed that
In a short time the usual question
over the telephone will be "How's the
weather for fiying?"
The sun., 1919-10-22

How about the light brown sugar
of boyhood days? Thrifty housewives
may have bought it because 1t was
cheaper than the ultimately refined
white sugar, but 1t was not always con-
sumed, we will say because we know.
for that reason 1t was spread in spoon
fuls over buckwheat cakes. over deep
saucers filled with whole grain hominy.
over cornmeal, over oatmeal, over
layers OF griddle cakes, full griddle
size. with plenty of butter to enrich
the luscious tower. And when boys
came home after a half day in the
lake, the pond, the old swimming hole.
after an all day nutting excursion,
best of all then was thick slice of
fresh-hot on red letter days-home
baked bread we'll spread with butter
and then thickly topped with a feast
of brown sugar, to be repeated until
the partaker felt his buttons, Who
wanted lamb chops with creamed po-
tatoes, pork tenderloin with apple
sauce. after that perfect repast?
The sun., 1919-10-22
The Half-as-Much Club.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Let
me suggest to THE SUMS readers that
they join the Half-as-Much Club right
now at the breakfast table-half as
much sugar on cereals, half as much
sugar in the coffee; it really tastes bet
ter without any. as an honest three-day
trial will convince almost any one.
An average family can save at least
seven teaspoonfuls Of sugar each day by
doing as suggested. This means ons
pound a week. For the whole country
this would save 100000, 600 pounds a
year.
And we would get along Just as we'll
perhaps better. o. F. PRELLwIrz.
NEW York, October 81.
The sun., 1919-10-22
Mr.. Murphy as . Close Nominating
Corporation.

Tammany Hall is an institution in
which questions are important. The
late Mr.. TwEED's "What are you 60
ing to do about it?" is the most
classic example of the Hall inquiry.
But always there are questions more
peculiarly within the organization.
The Boss asks himself: "What is
there in it for me?" The rank and
file of Tammany workers ask: "What
is there in It for us2" This year the
Boss can answer the self-addressed
question by saying: Everything"
Mr.. MURPHY of his own notion de-
MED a denomination to Justice Of
the Supreme Court whose reputation
for honesty, intelligence and industry
IS not questioned. In his place he
nominated, much to the establishment
of even the members of Tammany
Hall, an untried man Of his own
choice. After the first gasp of won
der the "boys" did not ask why.
A vacancy on the Surrogates' bench
is TO he filled, the distinguished Ron
ERr LUDLOW FOWLER having reached
the statutory age of retirement. For
the open place Mr.. MURPHY chose a
candidate whose family relationship
to Mr. MURPHY is irrelevant but whose
political relationship to Mr.. MURPHY
has been for years of the most init
mate character.
Mr.. MURPHY has caused his Board
of Aldermen TO elect to the office of
President of the Borough of Manhat-
tan gentleman who not only is Mr..
M.URPHY's vicegerent In the chairman
ship of the general committee of Tam
many Hall, but is also, by grace of
Mr.. MURPHY, one of the district lead
ers, with Mr.. MURPHY, of Mr.. MUIR
Phys home Assembly district The
highly favored Mr.. BOYLE has been
designated by Mr.. MURPHY as the
Tammany candidate at the coming
election for Borough President for the
unexpired term Of the late FRANK
BOWLING.
We have mentioned only three Of
fees because they are the three which
, are about the most important on the
The sun., 1919-10-22
Let Us Be Wise in Time.

Colonel ROOSEVELT rarely failed to
make use of an expression in the dis
cussion Of important questions that
would apply with exceptional force
Just now to the problem weighing so
heavily on the United States Senate
in the matter of the League Treaty.
It was this: "Nine-tenths of wisdom
Is being wise in time"
The difference In being wise before
commitment to a position or policy
Is the difference between success and
failure; is the difference between
keeping out Of trouble and plunging
Into trouble; Is the difference be-
tween sound craftsmanship and stupid
Or dishonest craftsmanship; is the
difference between sound reasoning
and sloppy reasoning; and in the mat
Ter Of the League Treaty 1t is the diff
ference between loyalty to an indie
pendent America and that of vain
etrivings for footless idealism.
At no time in Its history has the
United States Senate had to deal with
q matter SO far reaching and so dan
gerous to the very life of the nation
as an Independent entity as 1t now
has in the Wilson League for trans
ferring our sovereignty to the super
state It would create.
In this situation what better method
of procedure than Mr.. RoosEvELT's
precept to be wise in time? And how
better can the Senate follow this
sound precept than to take ample time,
TO take all the time necessary. to
take all the time in the world, If need
be, to get to the bottom of this dan
gerous compact, and to trace out with
Infinite care every word, every little
hidden word that could in any cir
cumstance work to our disadvantage
as a free and independent people
This would, In very truth, mean being
wise In time.
Failure to take the necessary tint
to fathom this monstrously impuden,
thing, and to acquaint the American
people Of its meaning in all its hideous
possibilities for injury to Americs
would be to be false to the RESPONSE
bility accepted by United States Sen
ators and imposed upon them by thu
Constitution of the United States.
Nine-tenths Of iciSdom is being aoist
in lime.
The sun., 1919-10-22
PEACE TREATIES.
More Of These in Our History With
Than without Amendment.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr:
where a treaty II amended by the SEN
ate OF the United States a new signature
of It il not required" wrote Secretary
Hay to Consult General Pierce February
21, 1899, in relation to an extradition
treaty between the United States and the
Orange Free State. IF the other GOV
eminent accepts the amendments 1t Is
sufficient that they are duly embodied IN
the copies Of the treaty which are pre-
pared for the exchange of ratifications.'
The Senate of the United States has
not only exercised its constitutional right
to amend and wholly to reject treaties or
commerce and the like, but 1t has also
exercised its constitutional right to
amend treaties of peace. The Jay
Treaty of 1894 was practically a treaty
of peace with Great Britain, putting an
end to a de facto state of war then ex-
listing. the very first article Of which en-
bodied the language of peace treaty In
declaring that there shall be a firm. IN
violable universal peace and true and
sincere friendship between HIS Britannia
Majesty, his heirs and successors. and
the United States of America" When
this treaty came before the Senate that
body struck out Article XM. and its place
was taken by an amendment in the form
Of an additional article. The article re-
lated to the West India trade. Great
Britain accepted the amendment.
In 1900 a treaty. amounting to a treaty
Of peace, putting an end to a De facto
state Of war with France e Moore's d.
trtr In
first article the same language, mutatis
muntands, appearing in the British
treaty of 1894. was submitted to the
Senate. The Senate consented to and
advised the ratification of this treaty,
provided the following article be added
or inserted: 1t is agreed that the pres
ent convention shall be in force for a
term of eight years from the time OF
the exchange of ratification" Bona
parte accepted the Senate's proviso, add
ing proviso of his own. however, which
the Senate subsequently accepted. q
| Malloy. p. 5o5).
Again, in 1S4S, the Senate of the
United States exercised It's constitutional
right to amend the treaty of peace
known as the Treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo, with Mexico by striking out Ar
ticle XXI. relating to mutual exercise OF
police measures along the border. Some
doubts were created as to the acceptance
of the amended treaty by the Mexican
Government and commissioners were
despatched by the President to state the
reasons influencing the Senate's action
Before their arrival. however. the Next
| can Congress approved the amended
treaty, leaving nothing to be done but
| the exchange Of notifications. q NAL
| 10y, Treaties, &c. p. 1112; Moore's Di.
gest, p. 205).
1t would appear therefore that the
Senate has advised the ratification OF
more treaties of peace with than without
amendment in the course of our history
STERLING f. EDMUNDs.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, October 20.
The sun., 1919-10-22
The Astor-FlOwer Campaign.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. When
the campaign OF William Waldorf Astor
against Roswell P. Flower for Governor
was on the Hon. Jacob Hess, who man
aged II for him told me- This will either
kill Astor or he will leave the country
II he Is defeated"
This Mr.. Astor did he left the country
at once.
Mr.. Astor could never understand how
Mr.. Flower could defeat him. he. Astor,
educated gentleman with large wealth.
For the Governorshp William Waldorf
Aston poured out his money through the
Hon. Jacob Hess with all lavishness Mr..
Hess told me while the campaign was on
that Mr.. Astor would not be defeated for
lack of money for he was most generous.
Mr.. Astor's complaint about high
realty taxes was somewhat justified, and
at his request, or his office. appeared
before the Board OF Tax Commissioners
and had many large reductions made.
CLARENCE n. LB VEY.
NORTH LONG BRANCH. October q.
The sun., 1919-10-22
sliding Scales OF Wages Based on
the Cost Of Living.

The proposed plan Of sliding scale
Of pay in the navy, based on the fluc-
tuation Of the cost of living, will in
terest more than the underpaid Off
GERS of our warships, although they
undoubtedly have a keen regard for
any scheme which will bring relief.
If the plan as offered by Rear Ad-
miral MCGOWAN, the chief of the navy
bureau Of supplies and accounts,
should be adopted and should work to
the satisfaction of the benefciaries
how long would it be before men in
other lines of life would cry for the
same relief? We have in mind the
citizens whose living expenses have
advanced so or 80 per cent. since 1914
but whose salaries have not kept the
same pace.
On the other side there are the
classes Of labor whose pay has risen
ITO per cent In the FIVE years. Would
these fortunate persons approve a
sliding scale which, 50 far as their
own incomes are concerned, would
mean a reduction? Probably not.
Their cry would be: 1--WE were worth
more than we got before the war; we
are getting no more now than we de-
serve, and we will still deserve 1t no
matter how far prices fall"
The sliding scale Of pay would be
ideal If it were not for a weakness
Of human nature which approves of
slide in only one direction. In the
army or the navy, however, the idea
might work out much more smoothly
than 1t possibly could in civil life.
The sun., 1919-10-22
The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER

For eastern New York and Nev Ia
sey, partly cloudy and cooler to.Sa,,,
tomorrow fair; fresh west winds
For northern New England, shove.
usy, cooler tonight; tomorrow nsr, V'
CLOUDY; fresh south, shifting to west, SlpSy!
followed by clearing to-day, coids U"e rs
night; tomorrow partly cloudy 70
south to west winds. fresh
For western New York, partly c,o,,-
ana cooler to-day; tomorrow prohsSy
fair; fresh west winds. aoy
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22,-prsssr,. A.
FALLEN rapidly in the Eastern Statcs "a
disturbance was central Tuesdsv ni Ahd
north of Lake Ontario. This distnrtsht
mas oeen attended during the last twehtv'
lantic states, the region OF The az, Az
lakes. the Ohio and Misslssippl vs stss.
and at widely scattered points in x,
is moving southeastward over Tia U s...
ern Canadian provinces. 1t is attsnS.a
by snow and rain in the north Roosaa
mountain region and the western cansdsS
orally in the Eastern tSates, the MA.
states and the Rocky Mountain rnsIa n,
and 1t has fallen in the Ohio and csn,,.i
Mlssissippi valleys ard the interior Of n.
west Cuff states. In the middle Atlar,i,
and New England States showers in ~.
morning VIII be followed by partly cIonSs
anu cooler weather this afternoo,
and generally fair weather on Thur,dsr
In the south Atlantic and east Gulf stss!s.
the weather will be mild and nsr,Ss
cloudy with occasional showers ~
day and Thursday. In the Ohio van..
and the region OF the great lake, ~,
weather will be partly cloudy and son r.'
what cooler to-day and become nm.
settled Thursday, with probably snow and
rain in the upper lake region.
Observations at United States Weather r.,
reau stations taken at s p NJ yesterd,s
seventy fifth meridian time N"''
The sun., 1919-10-22
Genera, Mangin's Baltic Mission.

A despatch from Paris announces
the appointment of General MANGIN
as chief of the Interallied Mission
to supervise the evacuation of the
Baltic provinces by the German
troops. This action Of the Peace Con-
ference is in accord with the terms
of the treaty with Germany, which
especially provided that, ito insure
the restoration Of peace and good
government In the Baltic provinces
and Lithuania," German troops in
this territory shall return to within
the frontiers Of Germany as soon as
the Governments Of the principal AL
lied and Associate Powers "shall think
the movement suitable, having regard
TO the internal situation of these ter
ritories." 1t is also provided that
these German troops shall not inter
fere with such measures for ma
tional defence as may be adopted by
the provisional Governments Of Es-
thonia, Letvia and Lithuania."
The German troops that remained
in the Baltic were until a few days
ago under the command of Field Mar
shall Won DER GoLTz. The German
Government failed to comply with the
demands Of Paris TO withdraw these
troops. Two rc'sons have been given
Tor this: one, that the German Gov
eminent was unable to enforce It's or
Ger foc their withdrawal; the other.
that it was secretly working with the
Germans of the Baltic region for dom
nance in western Russia and for the
overthrow OF the small States which
The sun., 1919-10-22
Plant Of a Chilled LEDGER.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sr: It
seems to be generally understood that
according 10 law landlords of hotels and
apartment houses are obliged to furnish
heat by October Is. Is there any law
of this nature relative to rooming
houses? People who live In them can
feel the cold just as much and can take
cold just as readily as can the more
fortunate tenants of apartment houses.
Have we roomers any legal protection
in the question of heat?
CONSTANT READER
NEW YoRK. October 81.
The sun., 1919-10-22
Convicts demand fair wase SCALE
Headlsate Of yesterday.
Otherwise, will they walk outf

The motion picture version Of DAM
NUNzIo's classic "Cabiria" will be re-
vived. according to a report. It will
be interesting TO note how eff1cacious
several months of intense publicity
can be. Two years ago the average
movie" fan probably believed DAN
NUNzIo to be the name Of some for
eign producing company.
The sun., 1919-10-22

Dock Commissioner Hubert has
assured the public that the twelve
piers for ocean steamships to be built
by the city between Tompkinsvile and
Clifton on Staten Island are to be con.
structed in accordance with the best
modern practice, and adapted to the
needs of the carrying companies to
which they will be leased.
Six of the eight piers to the north
OF the existing dock at Stapleton will
The sun., 1919-10-22
After the Rain in a Kansas Town.

There we're more heads washed in Null
yane Saturday afternoon than on any other
day in many years. The reasons: There
wa. rainwster and for long time the
town was mostly out of rsinwater. And
then the dust was settled and a good time
TO wash the hair. and II was Saturday
afternoon. Oh. It was the psychological
moment all right and. all over town there
was somebody out on the back porch dry
ing hair.
The sun., 1919-10-22
Short and Easy-Possibly Too Easy

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: To
reduce the II. c. L., close down the gold
mines.
Then gold will go up, everything else
will go down. If not, why not? X.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, October 20.
The sun., 1919-10-22

In a certain part OF our African domin-
ions is a doctor who acts as understudy
to the magistrate. Recently each was
conscious OF having transgressed by riding
a bicycle without a light They decided
that the majesty OF the law would best bo
vlndicated' by each appearing before the
other. The magistrate. taking precedence,
first tried the doctor and fined him FIVE
rupees. Then the doctor tried the magiS-
trate and fined him one hundred. The
reason he gave for his severity was that
The offence was becoming far too common.
The sun., 1919-10-22
We have received from the learned
MICHAEL MoNAHAN this tee-hee:

"NINoN, the old buck. is
credited with having had sweethearts
when he had come to four score
years.-SUN Editorial"
NINoN DE LENcLos a bef Ho, no!
II you see it in THE Sun, Is it really
so? NJ. NJ
NEW CANAAN, Conn, October IS.
o MIKE, MIKE. where are your wits?
NINoN is the Newark Evening Netcs's
old buck, not ours. You are referred
for further information to either
Madame La RocHuoUcAUID or NADIA
moiselle MoLIERE
The sun., 1919-10-22
A Week in Which No Infinitiyes Would
Be Split.

To THE EDITca r THE SuN-Sir: In
connection with the o. vance OF Amer
lean speech week, October 27-31, do you
think a week might be devoted TO puri-
flying our language? CAROL MILLER.
LAWRENCE. Kan, October II.
The sun., 1919-10-22
Begin Making Gun Handles Now.
Fyom the KanSas Citv Timss

Because so many Of Missourrs walnut
trees were cut down during the war, and
sold at high prices, incidentally. Jewell
Mayes State Secretary OF Agriculture, IL
urging the planting OF wainuts this fall and
next spring. Mr.. Mayes says unless this
Is done the State is likely to be as short
on walnuts as 1t Is on wall flowers
The sun., 1919-10-22

According to charges made by Sena-
tor WATSON. there are Reds and rad
icals on the payroll OF the United
States" The problem is interesting,
but not more so than the query:
when is Red not a radical?"
The sun., 1919-10-22

Mr.. lie Vey's memory is at fault
The AstorFlower campaign of 1881
was not for Governor but for Congress,
in what was then the Eleventh district.
When Flower ran for Governor in 1891
his defeated Republican competitor
was Fassett, and Aston had removed
to England in 1890.
The sun., 1919-10-22

Highest temperature, 81. at 10 p. NJ
Lowest temperature, 81. at 1901 A. u
Average temperature. Sc.
The sun., 1919-10-22

The labor conference In its discus
sions should take the American
housewife as the best example of the
individual bargainer.
The sun., 1919-10-22

No one doubts that Sir THOMAS LIP
TON will make a more congenial marine
rival than Admiral Won TIRPITz.
The sun., 1919-10-22

London office, 4O-43 Fleet street.
Paris ONCE, Rue de la Michodiere, on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington ONCE, Munsey Building.
Brooklyn office, Room 202, Eagle Build
ing, 303 Washington street.