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advantage Of Turkeys weakness to
seize the Government.

advantage Of Turkeys weakness to
eeize the Government.
1t may be true that the members
Of the present Government are en-
tirely free from any responsibility for
the massacres In Asia Minor. They
are at least free from official respon-
sibllity, and that they are making an
effort to punish some Of the perpetra-
tors Of these barbarities IL undoubt-
eddy true. But accepting the state
ments Of the Grand Vizier at their
full value, they cannot DO said to pre-
sent valid reason for relieving Tur-
key Of her war responsibility and for
turning the Ottoman Empire intact
over to. the rule Of the Turk.
The clique which the Grand vizier
now condemns was made up Of the
men who at the time of the revolu-
ton Of 1908 and the overthrow Of
ABDUL HAND Represented to the
world the hope Of government which
would bring freedom to the people
and which would reform the evils Of
years Of Turkish misrule. Instead
they became as great autocrats as
the Amuraths or Mustafas, and were
more notorious In their oppression Of
the non-Turkish races than the Red
Sultan, whom they had dethroned.
The Turk failed here as miserably as
ruler a. no had in every other
chance civilization had given him
since he crossed the Bosporus and
came into Europe.
So far the Allies have given no In
dication Of the present status Of Tur-
key; they have, in fact, not recog-
nized the existence Of the Ottoman
Empire or acknowledged that 1t is to
be a party to peace negotiations. The
question which to-day obviously de-
mands an answer from the conference
IL not what the war Government Of
Turkey did, but L. any government Of
Turkey BY the Turks possible which
will be liberal and Just and which
will respect the rights and the lives
Of all It's subjectsf
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debatable pleasure Of lending to
friends; the rest went to the Joys Of
the hour.
1t 10 q tribute to JOHN STEELE, and
perhaps II accounts for the fact that
his name has not persisted, that he
had to meet spending difficulties that
are now absent There were no motor
cars in the eos, and possibly JOHN
did not know there was racing at
Saratoga. He could get drunk on
champagne for $15 and have all the
ham and eggs he wanted for a dollar
or 30. He overcame the handicaps Of
the low cost Of living by hiring
hacks" filing them with boon com
panions and baskets Of wine" and. af-
ter riding about, kicking out the win
dows and cutting the upholstery to
bits. Then what was there to DO but
pay the liverynfan thousand or two
and present the horses to the admir-
Ing driver7 The biggest day of his
career was when he hired the Girard
House in Philadelphia for 5000 and
threw It open to everybody.
Coal OIL JOHNNY was not only per
sistent but more consistent than ordi-
nary spendthrifts. A week after his
last dollar was supposedly gone he
discovered that t2o, 900 Of his fortune
still slept, overlooked, in one Of the
banks. He put aside the baggage
truck which he was trundling In his
native village Of Rouseville, got the
$25,0 and sent It flying after the
other moneys that he had put into
circulation. Not until It was gone
would he return to the commonplace
Of life. Eventually, reunited with his
wife, he became a farmer, but he died
long before $2.28 wheat might have
made him rich and silly again.
Such a person would not 60 well
nowadays The "hack" 10 out Of fash
ion, II not almost extinct. The squan'
dering Of 100000 would have to b
done In some unique manner to put
a dent in public curiosity. Men make
million specializing In stocks and
lose It again before their friends have
time to borrow 100000. They do no,
60 to smashing baggage when ruin
arrives but start fake oil companies
instead. Coal OIL JOHNNY probably
never thought of that.
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Army Fear strlpers.

From tAs Stare and strtpes, Mav 2.
1t has appeared among us-that fourth
service stripe. There are Thousands of
ones and twos and thrses. but that fourth
ono sticks out like . beacon In a fog.
There are just four men. far as is
known now in France who have gained
the right to stick that extra gold v on
their left sleeve.
Colonel C. W. nxton. Paris representa-
tive Of tho Army Educational Commlssio n.
10 one. The Colonel was military attache
In Switzerland when the United States de-
clarsd . state OF war. Being overseas his
six month period began to run eoineidently
with our participation In the CONFLICT.
Others who were overseas at the same
time were BriEadier General Frank Parker.
now with the First Division. at that time
an observer over here; and Colonel San
ford wAdhAms. u. s. n. c., A. T. r.. an
other American soldier who was In France
in April 1917.
Incidentally four stripes will begin to
appear on others very soon. for May, 1917.
saw several American hospital units land
ing In France. Most of these YAnks have
sailed for home. but . soodiy number is
lAft.
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A popular actress asserted before a
Of motion picture managers
that zone reform the movies need
badly il the elimination of those six
teen-year-old blondes and brunettes
whom they star" Even without any
expert knowledge Of the business a
thoughtful person must there give
pause and then ask II o motion pic
ture producer. even the most reckless
spender. can make a successful star
out Of any blonde or brunette miss
without tho aid and consent Of the
public. That public can easily bank
rupt any motion picture company by
the easy process OF not going to see its
stars II It does not want to 60 and see
them.
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A Volunteered Portrait.


I want a daily paper that Is squarely
and continuously against wisconsin ;
against his tinscl talk and tinkering ::
against tho charlataE,sm OF his cheap
idealism against the Sahara-like desert
of his would-be imperial proclamations
in which there Is the glitter of sand
without It's substance. and where the
oasis OF truth and tho well spring OF
genuine. original thinking are conspicu-
Gus by their absence. I am sick at
heart with his super-arrogance, his
administration and attempted rulership
OF the world. want a paper that will
greatly contribute to the awakening Of
the country from what seems a case of
ypnotism-hypnotized by the man who
wanted peace without victory. and now
that American dead lie in Flanders fields
and desecrated France still wants It
and seems in his role Of Mdrplot of the
nations about to obtain It. H
PINE HILL, Ulster county. June 9.
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External Aggression.

In his argument in behalf of the
League of Nations on Wednesday
Senator PORTER J. McCUMBER Of North
Dakota said:
ut has been asserted in all attacks
upon this instrument that the United
States would be compelled under Ar
ticle X. to help Great Britain pre-
serve her domains against internal
revolutions and rebellions.
Nothing could be more false.
india. Canada. Australia, Ireland,
Scotland or other parts OF the EN-
pire may assert and maintain inde-
pendence and we are in no way COM
PEELED to come to the assistance of
the mother country.
at is only against external agEres-
sions that the league assures its pro-
lection
In our Revolution France came tc
the aid of the rebellious Colonies
with money, ships and men. Had
there been a League Of Nations II
would have been obliged to take cog
nizance Of this external aggression. >
We are glad there was no League OF
Nations In 1776.
In 1898, Spain having long failed tc
administer the affairs OF Cuba eff,
ciently or decently, we went to wa,
against her and took from her Cuba
the Philippines and Porto Rico. Thi,
was an aggressive war, which. baf
the League Of Nations been in exist
ence with Article X. in its const,tu
ton, we should not have been able :,
undertake without violation of
sacred pledge.
1t may be suggested that to-day con
ditions such as those which brough
about the American Revolution an
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from Europe but TO Europe. To the
latest moment when Woodrow Wilson
last trod these shores he hurled defiance
at his countrymen, declaring that he
alone should state to Europe or atti-
tude toward the League Of Nations, ana
declaring that he would see thnt the
Peace Treaty document was % entan-
gled with tho covenant draft that the
Senate would DO forced to sign It In
stanter. on the dotted line.
Do we realize the terrible mistake we
havc made in placing such power In the
hands OF one man7 Can anything wake
UP the United States to get behind the
Republican Senators quickly, intelli-
gently. sternlyf ANNA RUTH WEEKS
BRooxLyN, June 10.
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II is regrettable that the bill intro
dueed by Representative La GuARpIA
to provide n new Federal building for
this city must, under the House rules.
be referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds. That COM
mittee seldom reports q bill for q sin
gle building. Like the pensions COM
mittees, It usually takes all the bills
referred to It and scrambles them into
one omnibus bill. for obvious reasons.
The taste Of the resulting mess has
for several years been too strong for
Congress to stomach. and the good
fails with the bad. II Rabbit Corners,
N. D.. cannot have q 100000 post
offioe New York cannot have a Federal
court house capable Of being venti-
lated, drained and lighted
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The Most MomentOus Question In the
History of the Nation.
From hs american Lao Reucto.

From hs Americda Lao ReutcIc
The question whether the league in
its present form shall be approved by
the Senate is the most important prob
lem that has arisen In the history of the
nation. 1T involves momentous conse-
ouences and responsibility. 1t is a ma
tional question and ought not to be mixed
up with party politics, but be consd-
cred most thoughtfully and thoroughly
These legal questions require a new In
depreciation of the Constitution, for
while treaties are recognised by II GER
tain powers are entrusted to tho Execu-
tive and Congress which cannot be dele
gated. Undoubtedly the league means
a surrender OF some governmental pow
ers and leaves to the decision OF a for
eign tribunal the determination Of some
national policies.
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The Mexican Mandate.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir' What
a wonder you are! Sober. serious, SYM
pathetic, gay. but always with under
standing.
Sure, give England the mandate for
Mexico. and for Gods sake let's don't
do anything that appears selfish. Not
even II we lose the last American citi-
zen who. tired OF being taxed and skinned
and badgered to death. seeks to recu-
perate his riddled fortunes by attempt
Ing to stick UP some business outposts
outside our borders,
By 1859 the League OF Nations ought
to have a lot Of good advice fixed up
as a panacea for what ills appeared in
1919.
This is a great time and n great life.
v, w. b, HEpGEPErH.
NEW YORK, June 10.
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Who Proposes the Repeal Of the Dec
lsrstion Of Indepenaencei

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: One
founder Of the Democratic party penned
tho Declaration of Independence. Dur
ing all the years since elapsed the date
of its adoption has been kept and OBJ
served as Independence Day. Every
Presidential proclamation. every writ
and process Of the courts Of the nation
issued since that time has proclaimed
the year of the independence of the
United States. Until the present time
our independence has been our proudest
possession.
OF what did our fathers declare the
United States Of America TO be free
and independents The mighty declare
ton is:
That these United Colonies are. and
Of Right ought to be. Free and Inde-
pent States; that they are Aosoived
from all allegiance to the British crown.
and that all politica connection between
them and the State OF Great Britain
10 and ought to be totally dissolved;
and that as Free ana Independent
States they have full power to levy
War. conclude Peace, contract Alliances.
establish Commerce. and to do all other
Acts and Things which Independent
States may of right do.
1t is now proposed to render thh
venerable document a scrap Of paper.
to surrender our cherished Independence
and to accept dependence upon Grea,
Britain. Instead OF having full power
t. levy war. &C. and to do all Other
acts and things which Independent
States may Of right do" we are asked
to yield these rights to a League o.
Nations in which We have but one vot'
and tho British Empire five, and who's,
bidding we must do.
1t would seem enough to be asked t.
abandon the policies OF Washington anc
Monroe, and to violate our hitherto sa
cred Constitution. 1t seems too much t.
DO asked to destroy the Declaration o
Independence, which is the very founda
ton stone Of our national structure.
JOSEPH W. MIppLEBRooK
NEW YORK, June 10.
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The SHUTS League.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: BY
the way. this proposed League of Ma
tions cult was the offspring of the brain
OF General SHUTS Of South Africa The
American draft Cor a league of nations
was thrown into the discard; so. after
all. the proposed League OF Nations can
not be accredited to the former presi-
dent Of Princeton University He is
only carrying II around with him SO
the getters up OF other new cults cannot
get all the glory that is now being
handed down by the uplift crowd
There oonfronts the world now a great
controversy. to wit. which is the greater.
tho Ten Commandments or the Four
teen? F. 8, FULLER.
SAVANNAH, Ga, June IS.
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Standard Time.
Sun rises. .....S IA A NJ Sun snpv
Noon rises. ....i2;06 4 "

~ ~
For eastern New York-Partly c,o,dv
to-day. probably local showers to.n,sL.
or tomorrow; gentle to moderate son,S
winds. N'n
For New Jersey-Fair TODAY v,,
In Interior; Tomorrow partly CLOUDY n.ne
ably showers; gentle to moderate scutS,yI.
winds. o'V
! For northern New England-Fa,r .o.a,r
warmer In southwest Maine to.morrox
fair, except showers In Vermont and NJ
Hampshire; moderate south winds, "
For southern New England-Fa,r g.
day. warmer on mainland; to-morrow MY,
southwest. ''O''"
For western New York-Loeal thurs,,
little change in Temperature, O'0u0''
WASHINGTON. June 1s.-There v.,.
local thunder showers in the Rocky uovs.
tain region. the plains States, the Miss"nr,
and upper Missippi Valleys, the upper I,I.
Gulf States. Elsewhere fair weather nr.'
vailed. Temperatures remain mod.r,,.
along the Atlantic coast and high ala
where except in the Pacinc States, ranging
from 10 to ~ degrees above the sea,onsi
average in the plateau region and the az.
IRENE northwest. There will be loc.,
thunder showers Friday and Saturday IN
the Ohio Valley. Tennessee, the east Gull
and south Atlantic States, extending M.
day and Saturday into the middle Atlanta
states and west and south New England
There will also be local thunder showsrs
Friday in the lake region. followed by Zen.
orally fair weather Saturday, II viii h,
somewhat warmer along the Atlantic coast
and high temperatures will continue In IA,
| interior. Wv
Observations at United States Weather IA.
reau stations taken at p. NJ. yesterday, s,c
ma
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Remarks on an Oversight Of the Late
Benedict Arnold's.

To TIE EDITOR on IKE suN-sh: Bene-
dict Arnold was. after all. only .
poor pflesr. Had he the foresight to
form . League OF Nations under the
false pretence Of establishing universal
peace he might have evened up with
his enemy Washington by undoing his
great work. Thus Arnold could have
recanted the Declaration Of 1ndepen-
dence and delivered his country bound
hand and foot over to its former enemy
forever. and thereby he would have gone
thirteen fatal points further than West
Point
Arnold. however, was O man without
vision, without the historic perspecttve,
and he was not suficient master OF So
ductivs phrases TO deceive the people
into believing one thing when he meant
another. He was unskilled In rhetoric,
which some Frenchman has called the
art Of concealing thought Arnold lived
out Of his time and therefore missed
his glorious opportunity of being 40
claimed patriot by a deluded people
whom he had robbed Of their birthright
Of liberty. JOHN H. JORDAN.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 10.
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Con lectures About the Foreign View.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Shall
I speak the plain truth OF sentiment in
Europe? Over there they simply believe
that America is a land OF 100, 900. 900
hicks. They look on Wilson as the
Super-Hick among us, and I can assure
you as an absolute fact that while they
listen with solemn visages to Wilson'S
talk Of mankind, civilization and the fu-
ture welfare OF the universe. behind his
back they are letting themselvse 80 In
prolonged and indispensable laughter
This fact think has begun to dawn
on Mr.. Wilson. and that Is why his IA
nous smile now looks pale and wintry
In his latest photographs.
F. E SMITH.
New YORK. June 10.
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THE PEOPLE AND !
LEAGUE.
George Washington Instructs Wood
row Wilson.

To THE nDrroR or THE suN-sir: Your
editorial article Of June II. president
and Senate as Treaty Makers Again..
brings up very rightly the consideration
that too much Importance cannot be
ACCORDED to construction given by gem
erai acquiescence to the treaty provi-
sion Of the Constitution while many Of
its trainers were alive and active In
public affairs, that 10, az to the right
and duty Of the Senate In treaty max
ing from its inception.
In this connection the example OF
Washington IN the instance Of the ap-
pointment Of John Jay a. special envoy
for the purpose Of negotiating o treaty
with Great Britain 10 In point The
nomination Of John Jay having been
sent to the eenate on April 10, 17st,
anc duly confirmed. the treaty was ne
sotiated and sent by the President to
the Senate for its ratification on June
3, 1894, accompanied by . message be-
ginning az follows:
In pursuance Of my nomination Of
John Jay a. envoy extraordinary to his
Britannia Majesty Oh the 18th day OF
April, 1874, and Of the advice and oon-
sent OF the Senate thereto on the 18th.
. negotiation was opened
Thus in the view Of Washington the
advice and consent Of the Senate were
requisite to the opening Of the nego-
tistion Of the treaty.
Later when the House OF Representa-
tfves sought 10 invoke . right to in
Quire into the negotiation Of that treaty
our first President, in his message to
the House Of March 80, 1895. said:
Having been . member of the Gen.
srai Convention, and knowing the prin-
cipiss on which the Consultation was
founded, I have ever entertained but
one opinion on this subject. and from
the nrst establishment Of the Govern
ment to this moment my conduct
has exempiihsd that opinion-thst the
power Of making treaties 10 exclusively
vested In the President, by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate.
provided two-thirds Of the Senators
present concur.
Washington thus gave q clear insight
into his understanding Of the Joint and
equal character Of the functions Of Pres
ident and Senate In treaty making from
It's inception In order to depart from
that example and that guidance his lat
est successor found It necessary to aban-
Congress was in session. a course which,
II justified in his case. should have been
followed also by the Senate.
MAURICE LEON.
NEW YORK, June 10.
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Tau Epsiian Phi. meeting. Hotel Nc
Alpin. 1880 p. NJ.
Flavoring Extract Manufacturers Asso-
citation Convention. Hotel Commodore, all
day.
Jute Manufacturers Association meeting.
4 P M: dinner, P. NJ. Waldorf Astoria
L. s. 8. Melville. crews ball. Waldorf
Astoria, s p. NJ.
Celebration of the ono hundredth ami
the Sea and Land Market and Henry
s1eets. s p. NJ.
Police band concert, Betsy Mead Play
ground. 8 p. NJ.
Commencement exercises OF Pratt Insti-
tute, Academy OF Music, $3.50 p. NJ. Alum
nj dinner $50 p. NJ.
Luncheon meeting OF tho Chamber Of
Commerce of the Borough OF Queens. Hot"
Commodore. 1880 p. NJ.
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Things Overlooked by Secretary Dan,
iels IN q Recent Address.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: &c.,
rotary Daniels In his address . the
graduates OF the University Of Mary
land last week asked. why cannot all
OF us lay aside partissnship. prejudice.
self-interest and come together as pa
triotic Americans for the solution of
these questions for the best interests
Of our country and humanity"
He ought to have thought Of that be-
fore and spoken to our wandering Pres
ident before he went abroad over sig
months ago-the same oficial who ad-
journed politics and set aside the Con-
sututon to give some hungry Democrats
q Job!
Read the address all through and you
would think that We had thrown away
all the results OF tho war because some
body in the Senate had the hardihood
to criticise the League of Peace. How
long Is II since the President became
infallible7 When has he had any COM
mand from the people - voice their
wishes? Did he get Il last November?
Not muchi CONRAD SCHMIDT.
NEW YoRK, June 10.
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The Precedent Of the Federal Con-
stitution.

stitutfon.
With increasing frequency we find
such utterances as the subjoined from
our neighbor the World among the
outgivings which come from the sup
porters Of President WILSON'S scheme
for a League of Nations:
practically every argument pre-
scented by Senator KNOX In his fervid
support of the Constitution Of the
United States as against the proposed
League Of Nations was q repetition
Of the arguments Of tho Americans
who In 17s7-so opposed the adoption ,
of that Constitution"
The Constitution presented to the
American commonwealths by the con-
vention of 1887 was indeed vigorously
opposed. 1t required the delegation
Of certain powers by each of thirteen
free and Independent sovereignties to
the federated State 1t was designed
to create.
But one thing is overlooked by those
who cite this opposition to the adop-
ton Of the Constitution. That is the
fact that It resulted In the proposal
by the First Congress in its first ses-
sion Of ten amendments to the Consti-
tuition prepared by the convention.
These amendments were promptly
ratified by the States and were de-
clared to be in force December Is,
1901. These amendments were intro
duced with a preamble which read
as follows:
The conventions of number OF
tho States having, at tho time of
their adopting the Constitution, ex-
pressed a desire. IN order to prevent
ers. that further declaratory and re-
strictive clauses should DO added. and
as extending the ground of public
confidence in the Government will
best insure the benencent ends Of its
institution Resolved
Thus the citizens Of the thirteen
American sovereignties exercised their
rights as free men to protest against
what they conceived to be possible
dangers to their liberties in the pro.
posed Constitution, and compelled the
adoption of amendments adequate, in
their judgment, to protect their hard
won rights.
What our forefathers did then ID
exactly parallel to what the patriotic
opponents Of President WILSON'S
scheme Of supersovereignty are doing
now. Those early Americans de
manded, as their children now de
mand, protection Of their privileges
and rights. They refused. as theiI
descendants now refuse, to accept q
constitution they believed to be IN
imical to their dearest interests. They
compelled its amendment to satisfy
their fears and to assure their en-
joyment Of the freedom they hat
struggled arduously with minds and
bodies to win.
They achieved success in their en-
deavors, and their successors, who In
herited and are the trustees Of thu
liberty they won and made secure
will in the same manner be victorious
in the struggle now in progress fol
the preservation Of Americanism, I'm
less Americanism has fallen so Low
that 1t has ceased to be a predomi
nant factor In the internal and ex
ternal affairs of the United States.
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How ABOUT That Cadaveri

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir.: In
view OF what President Wilson under
took to accomplish by removing his post
Of duty from Washington to Paris. may
he not now be styled the undertaken of
the League Of Nations'?
OPENLY ARRIVED AT.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
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But Who Has Placed the Power There,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: For
six months steadily the American
people have been fed upon insidious
assumptions against the validity OF free,
collective government. Steadily stupen-
dous negotiations against this have pro-
crossed, censored and protected by the
forcible seizure oE the cables. not only