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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

There is so much human nature left
In man in spite Of appeals for its
eradication that many unregenerated
fellows, moral. temperamental and In
tellectual roughnecks that they are
will derive Astounding satisfaction
merely from reading the words said to
have been spoken by LLOYD GEORGE &c
regiment of Welsh soldiers al
Amiens: I'VE say to the Germans
IL you do not sign at Versailles you
shall do so at Berlin" The report
will be vigorously denied in Paris
London. Rome. Vienna, Moscow. Toxic
and Honolulu. That Is to be expected
but some will stubbornly cling to the
belief that it was really said and
chuckle in their sinful JOY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

The funny fellows never take a
vacation, not a day Off Even on
Decoration Day the story from some
foolish pencil went forth that big
dirigibles were to be used for gassing
grasshoppers. Fair enough, but proof
that the Jokesrniths do not keep UP 70
date in matters agricultural. ' Land
alive with grasshoppers used to be
called infested; now 1t is called en-
riched. Turkeys turned out to feed
on such land fatten so soon and
SO much on the hoppers that their
product is worth more TO the acre OF
feeding ground than any other farm
crop. This the well known violent
reduction Of turkeys in the retail
market demonstrates. Grasshoppers
are to be cultivated for turkey food
on all wine vineyards between the two
oceans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
Lenine's Proclamation OF Autocracy

A message received in London by
wireless from Russia imparts the in
formation that LENINE, the Bolshevist
Premier. has issued a proclamation
and denunciation in this form:
Budapest cannot become the CEN
ire OF world revolution.
Moscow remains the only centre
OF the social revolution and all other
centres must obey Moscow.
Tho Hungarian revolution has
deeply disappointed Russia, for
which BELA KUN is most of all to
blame"
In other words the only original,
genuine, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS world
revolution is that world revolution
which is progressing to early dissolu-
ton under the personal auspices of
NIKoLAI LENINE and his hand picked
associates. All other rebels are spu-
rious limitations to be avoided and
Stunned. BELA KUN achieved a GER
tain notoriety and consequently comes
In for particular reprobation by LIE
NINE. Any other radical who for q
moment may ride high on the passion
and malice Of misguided men will be
rebuked In the same way.
This autocratic attitude is charae-
teristic Of LEVINE and of the whole
breed Of which he for the time being
Is the most conspicuous example.
Their lips are constantly In the SER
vice Of democracy as they define
democracy, of the proletariat as they
delimit the proletariat, of the common
people as they segregate the common
people, but their ambitions are the
ambitions Of autocrats, their designs
the designs Of despots. They cannot
brook an equal. They cannot tolerate
q competitor in the work Of ameliorat-
ing the lot OF humanity. The millen-
mum must be brought about on plans
and specifications prepared by them
and by nobody else. The millennium
produced by any means other than
theirs would be to them illegitimate
and uncomfortable.
The tyranny Of the mob, ignorant,
fierce, unreasoning, is frequently a
tyranny OF infatuation and frenzy, but
the tyranny exercised by the leaders
and exploiters of the mob is reasoned,
cold blooded. deliberate; and there
can be but one real leader. one real
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believes that the convention will
express itself with equal plainnes:
and sanity. Neither his nor any Other
union Of labor, he says, is tainted by
Bolshevik madness. He is specifl,
about that, for he says Of all tn,
trade unions:
''rhey don't want to confiscate.
They don't want to seize property.
They don't want TO live In idleness.
They believe that capital deserves
decent profit on its brains and In
vestments. They want to, keep Amer
lea as she has been for century
and a third. Those are our ideals.
The convention is likely to express
them"
Mr.. FRAyNp has an interesting sug
gestion as to means Of protecting con
sumers from the extortions of a GER
tain class Of food retailers, one o.
whom, he grimly relates, had jus
charged him at the rate Of $3.50 I
pound for a few slices of bacon fol
which the retailer had not paid tn,
packer more than 80 cents n pound
His suggestion is:
'That retailers engaged in supply
Ing the necessaries Of Life be licensed
under a system that would require
character and competency guaran-
tees and that labor should get the
benefit Of some Of the proflts now be-
ing extorted from the consumer"
This, while 1t may not be the bes
method Of checking the unbridle,
greed Of grasping dealers who hav
done much to advance prices alread!
too high, is deserving of careful ex
animation by those having power t,
establish the license system recon
mended. Altogether the statement b,
Mr.. FRA1NE Is assurance, IL such wer
needed, that Bolshevism will not fine
fertile field when 1t seeks to plan
the seed Of its destructive policy in tn
ranks Of sms~ican labor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
THE TAX ON COMMUTERS.
A Chance That Home Town Mer'
chants May Do More Business.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-sir: In
answer to the letter of III, F." concern
ing the effect the New York income tax
will have on New Jersey commuters
wish to say that I think it is good
thing that something awakens him to
the fact that home is the place to make
his purchases.
1 wonder how he thinks the mer-
chants in New Jersey and elsewhere out
side Of New York can make their living
when the commuters who live there
because of the most comfort for the
least expenditure buy their goods in New
York. II they gave the home merchant
chance he would be able to carry a
more complete line of goods at a more
reasonable price. d. b
New YORK, May 81,
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For eastern New York-Fair to-day
warmer In east portion tomorrow
partly cloudy, showers and cooler at
night; moderate south winds.
For New Jersey-Fair to-day, slightly
warmer In west portion; Tomorrow
cooler at night; gentle to moderate east
For northern New Eng'and-Fair to-day
and probably tomorrow warmer to-day
except on the east Maine coast; gentis
For southern New Ensiand-Fair to-day
and probably tomorrow: no decided
change In temperature; moderate south
For western New York-Fair and con-
tinued warm to-day; showers and cooler
late tonight and tomorrow.
low pressure extends from east Texas TO
the upper Mississippi Valley, with high
pressure to the northwestward and show
orally in the east Gulf and south Atlantic
States. the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys. and there were also
Colorado and New Mexico. Elsewhere the
weather was fair Temperatures remain
high over interior northern districts from
the upper Mississippi Valley eastward and
States. the Rocky Mountain and plateau
regions Showsry weather Will prevail
Tennessee, the east Gulf and south Al
lantIc States and the western lower lake
region, extending by Tuesday night into
the middle Atlantic States and New Eng
land. In the upper lake region showers
Monday will be followed by fair weather
Tuesday except in southeast lower Michi-
gan. Temperatures will fall with the
coming of the showers and they Will be
considerably lower Tuesday In the ieke
region, the Ohio Valley. Tennessee and
the east Gulf States.
observati tons at United States weath1
Bureau stations taken at p. M. yesterday.
seventy. fifth meridian time:
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exploiter Of the mob. He must be
supreme or he will be nothing, Should
he attempt to share his rule with an
other his rulership would end. The
essence Of his undertaking, though 1t
is decorated out with the phraseology
Of popular rule, is and must be abso-
Lutte dictatorship.
LENINE is not q fool; II he Is to
endure not KUN nor any other rival
emanclpator can endure, and LENINE
intends to endure as long as the leaden
feet of outraged Justice will permit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
THE LEADENFooT MAILS.
Father Bedford Tells Of Two Expert
ences With Letters.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Let
me fling one more brick at Mr.. Burle-
son. On January I mailed letter
to a BUSINESS man on Fulton street.
Brooklyn. 1t came back the other day
from the Dead Letter Office stamped
mot Found" / walked around to the
shop in less than five minutes, found It
without difficulty and learned that It
had been there for years.
At IL p. NJ. a week ago Friday /
mailed a letter destined for West Forty
fourth street. New York. 1t was delivered
Wednesday afternoon.
Thank heaven did not telegraph
JOHN l. BELFoRD.
BROOKLYN, May 81.
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CHAnLEMoNr, Mass.. May 81.


I did not answer you sooner because,
to speak frankly, we are In position
where we cannot think OF our country
without the keenest Of pain; we should
never have believed that such q bitter
disappointment would come TO US, ana
that from America~--not from the Amer
lean people, of course, but from It's rep
resentative.
Wilson not only IL unfair but acts
with disgusting cynicism. Bohemia ana
Poland may arrive at their historical ana
geographical confines while incorporat-
ing foreigners by the million; Wilson
permits that, and nnds II legitimate
but in the case Of Italy the annexation
Of few thousands Ii crime.
On the legal side It should be noted
that the Crown Of Saint Stephen in
cluded three elements: Hungary. Cro-
alta, Fiume and its district When the
Austro- Hungarian Empire was over
thrown by our efforts the kingdom Of
Hungary crumbled also: Croatia united
with Serbia. Hungary maintained It's
autonomy, Fiume, a separate and In
dependent corporation, formally an
nounced its union with the mother
country.
What can DO more lesitimate7 But
here Wilson fenounces his Fourteen
Points-made for fools anyway-and
recalling the unjust standards Of the
Treaty Of Vienna, states that Fiume Is
useful for Jugo-Slav commerce. 1t does
us no good to say that Fiume will be
free port he Is set upon the forcible
delivery of $4,000 Italians into the hands
of the Croats.
Wilson, ignorant Of the history and
the sentiments of European peoples,
came to Europe to solve problems which
he Is not acquainted with: deferential
toward the powerful. inhexible toward
those he believes weak. he Is continu-
ally unjust. Furthermore. II he has re-
established the Monroe Doctrine. what
right has he to enter into European
questions? He wanted to destroy Ger
man power and competition; he sue
ceeded; that suffices.
With slight effort he had raised the
United States to the highest position
In the world; now he Is dragging II
through the mud. He is a lucky man,
but mediocre. We welcomed him and
never dinned Fiume and Dalmatia into
his ears because we are a discreet and
modest people and didn't want to seem
to lay our guest under obligation. He
has raised a political question; he cas-,
doubt upon our delegates to the confer
ence. as II they did not represent the
will of the nation: and even now that
the entire Italian people with their Par
Lament unanimously and spontaneously
have rallied around their Government
he IL unable to appreciate our spirit
and our will. We have known what
hunger was. you yourself can testify
but we do not know dishonor.
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have absolutely no desire through
the QUESTIONABLE to pry into the private
affairs OF the enthusiastically
of State HUGO, describing his plans for
licensing motor car operators.
A good many citizens have about
made up their minds that nobody has
any private affairs or any right {.
privacy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

Camp for New York of the Maccabees.
convention. Hotel Commodore all day -
Sorosis luncheon, Waldorf Astoria, II A. N.
Y NJ C. A. War Work Council. meeting.
Hotel Biltmore noon.
Toy manufacturers meeting. Hotel McAipin.
$50 A. NJ.
Wright Martin Aircraft. dinner. Hotel Nc
Alpin, p. NJ.
Metaphysical Institute. meeting. Hotel Nc
Alpin. s p. NJ.
Public hearing on new subway stop ~
Broadway and 122d street. before the Board OF
Estimate, 2:30 p. NJ.
Discussion Of conditions in the Near East
by DIR. Lincoln Writ. Or. Henry van Dyke,
Abram r. Elkus and DR.. John H Finley At
dinner OF the Armenian and Syrian Relief.
Hotel Commodore I p. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

To all WHOM II may concern: The per-
son or persons who told around that
Harry r. Slater of Brodhead, Wis. had
left his family and skipped the country
and went sway off Is lie and a mean
low down one too because have not even
been away visiting, and would thank
them TO keep their mouths shut and tend
to their own business as l do mine. And
It would be wise for them to apologize.
HARRY r. SLATER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
A Muddy Road voyager.

Hioden correspondence Heber Springs Head
HIGHT.
Ernest MitshSii-sf Glintsa Ma nAyisAt,
ing here last Sunday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

Ontario county boasts that Mrs.
SAMANTHA STANTON NEILIs OF Naples
is the oldest living member OF the
Methodist Church. and to-day her
years and virtues are to be celebrated
publicly in recognition Of her attain
ment OF 109. 1t Is a fairish record,
and Mrs. NEILIs has seen some mar
vellous things in her many days.
May she continue TO prosper and
eventually enjoy a happy old age.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02

A tree on which eight varieties OF
fruit grow Is the possession OF w. C.
GuERrH, local rancher. - Despatch
from RedIdnds, Cal
How 1t would have puzzled EVE!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
ITALY's DIsILLUSToN.

Bitter disappointment
To THE EptroR or TIE suN-ssr:
have Just received from Italy under date
of May a letter from an intimate
friend Of mine, one Of the history pro
fessors in an italian university. II "a
30 striking that ! have translated tne
part Of It which follows. and hope TIL
SUN can ma room for II
G. u. CLARK.
CHAnLEMoNr, Mass. May 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-02
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Lowest temperature, 30, at 10
Average temperature, IS.
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~ our friends pAo favor ~ ,otth manu-.
scripts and Wusfrattoas for publication tctsh
10 kaye rejected articles returned they nlust
IN an cases ssrd sfamps for that purpose.
TELEPHONE. BRENNAN 22co.
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London once, <0-4s Fleet street
Paris once. o Rue de IL Aichod on
Rue du Quetre Septembre.
Washington ONCE. Munsey Building;
Brooklyn once, Room 202. Eagle Build
ing, sos Washington street
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The Sun Calendar
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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21

Kate sat by the side OF my aunt and
we were all surprised at her good man
ners.
We TESTED and laughed and drank
cider and reviewed the years history
and ate as only they may eat who have
big bones and muscles and the vitality
of oxen, | never taste the flavor of
sage and currant jelly or hear Il hearty
laugh without thinking of those holi-
day dinners In the old log house on
Rattlcroad.
That Christmas brought me nothing
better than those words, the memory
of which Is one Of the tnllest towers In
! that long avenue of my past down
which l have been looking these many
days. About all you can do for n boy,
worth while, is to give him something
good to remember.
The day had turned dark. The tenn
porature had risen and the air was
d0nk and chilly. The men began to
hitch up their horses.
So. one by one. the sleighloads left
us with CHEEKY good-hys and a grind.
lik VI IuliiltfN uiiN u llnEillS VI btiis-
When the last had gone Uncle Pea
body and | went into the house. Aunt
Deel sat by the stove. old Kate by the
window looking out at the falling dusk
How still the house seemcdl
''rhere's one thing l forgot" | said
as | proudly took out of my wallet the
six one-dollnr bills which l had earned
by working Saturdays and handed
three of them TO my aunt and three &c
my uncle, saying:
"That Is my Christmas present e
you. / earned II myself"
l remember so well their astonish
ment and the trembling of their hand:
and the look of their faces.
"It's grand-ayesi" Aunt Deel said
In a low tone.
She rose In a moment and beckonet
to me and my uncle. We followed hel
through the open door to the othel
room.
an tell ye what I'd do" she whis
pered. "rd give 'em to oil Kate
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21

ayes! She's goln' to stay with us TIL
tomorrow"
Good idee I" said Uncle Peabody.
SO / took the money out of thter
hands and went in and gave II to the
Silent Woman.
That's your present from me" l
said.
How can / forget how she nelo my
arm against her with that loving Ia
mlliar, rocking motion of a woman
who is soothing a baby at her breast
and kissed my coat sleevef she re-
leased my arm and, turning to the VIII
dow, leaned her head upon its Sill d
shook with sobs. The dusk had thlcK-
ened. AS | returned to my seat by the
stove / could dim!y see her form
against the light of the window. we
sat in silence for a little while.
Then Uncle Peabody rose n got d
candle and lighted IT at the hearth.
l held the lantern while Uncle Pea
body fed the sheep and the two COWS
and milked-a slight chore these WIN
ter days.
"You and / are to go off TO bed purity
| early" he said as we were going back
| to the house. "Yer Aunt Deel wants
to see Kate alone and git her to talk
If she can.
81 dunno but she'll swing back into
this world ag'in," said Uncle Peabody
when we had gone up to our little
room. 81 guess all she needs Is to be
treated like u human bein'. Yer Aunt
Deel an / couldn't git over thinkin' o
what she done for you that night IN
the oil barn. So | took some o yer
aunt's good clothes to her an' a PAIR
O. boots an asked her to come to
Christmas. She lives in a little room
over the blacksmith shop down to But
terheld's mill. | told her I'd come
after her with the cutter but she SHOOK
her head. l knew she'd rather walk"
He was yawning as he spoke and
soon we were both asleep under the
shingles.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21

ing good will and found their lei
l have never forgotten how Uncle ia
bez chased Aunt Minerva around the
house with a wooden snake cunningly
carved and colored. 1 observed there
were many things IN the tree which
had not been taken down when we
younger ones gathered up our wealth
and repaired to Aunt Deel's room to
feast our yes upon 1t and compare
our good fortune.
The women and the big girls rolled
up their sleeves and went to work with
Aunt Deel preparing the dinner. The
great turkey and the chicken pie were
made ready and put in the oven and
the potatoes and the onions aud the
winter squash were soon boiling in
their pots on the stoyetop. Mean
while the children were playing in my
aunt's bedroom and Uncle Hiram and
Uncle Jabez were pulling sticks in a
corner while the other men sat tipped
against the wall watching and making
playful comments-all save my Uncle
Peabody, who was trying to touch his
head to the floor and then s|traighten
up with the aid of the broomstick.
In the midst Of 1t Aunt Deel opened
the front door and old Kate, the Silent
| Woman, entered. To my surprise, she
wore a d~ecent-looking dress of gray
homespun cloth and q white cloud
looped over her head and ears and tied
around her neck and a good pair of
boots.
MERRY Christmas !" we all shouted.
She smiled and nodded her head and
sat down in the chair which Uncle Pea
body had placed for her at the stove
side. Aunt Deel took the cloud of
her head while Kate drew her mlttens
newly knitted Of the best yarn. Then
my aunt brought some stockings and q
shawl from the tree and laid them on
the lap of old Kate. What a silence
fell upon us as we saw tears coursine
down the cheeks of this lonely ole
woman of the countryslde-tears Of
Joy, doubtless. for God knows how Ions
II had been since the poor, abandoned
shared It's kindness. l did not fail t
observe how clean her face and hands
iookedi She was greatly changed.
She took my hand as | went to hel
SIDE and tenderly caressed 1t. A gen
tier smile came to her face than eve
| had seen upon II. The old stern lool
returned for a moment as she held on
finger aloft In a gesture which only
and my Aunt Deel understood. w
knew 1t slgnallzed a peril and a mys
terry. That | should have to meet II
, somewhere up the hidden pathway,
had no doubt whatever.
DINNERS ready" exclaimed tn
cheerful voice of Aunt Deel.
, Then what n stirring Of chairs an
! feet as we sat down Mt the table. Oh
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-21
Poor Widow Gives Mite.

They were only four sacks, washed
and pieced together by patient fingers
and then fashioned into undergar-
ments. Around the neck of each was
a ~crocheted edge made from the
string with which the sacks had been
sewed. A poorly dressed woman
brought them into the department of
refuge clothing Of the Red Cross as
her widows mite
ut isn't much" she said, as she I'M
did the bundle, but II is all l had, and
1 hope II will be of use to some Bel
gian woman who may have less than
l have"