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now a. before, and all that was neces-
sary was to return them to their own
ers without any legislation. This ig-
nores absolutely the fact that the dol
lar Is worth only about 80 cents, and
We have to pay our bills on tbs basis
of Abe deprecated dollar. 1t also ig-
nores the fact that there is some Ave
or six hundred millions more of in
vestment upon which interest must be
earned
Mr.. b. c. Forbes in the Forbes Maoo-
cine recently said:
To put the railroads again under the
thumb OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. which did its best to
wreck them before, would lead the
country nowhere-except probably to
renewed chaos by and by.
Scores OF plans. systems. schemes
have been suggested b, which the COM
mission should be shorn of its powers
ard relegatcd to the scrap heap, but the
commission Is still here It Is still do
Ing business at the old stand in Wash
ington. Meantime there is no relief
for the railroads in sight. There will be
no relief for the railroads until the law
providing for the Interstate Commerce
with potent powers and with more en-
lightened and Quickened methods shall
take its place.
This country is a commercial coun-
try. nothing more, nothing less. Its rail-
roads should be treated as going bust
ness concerns, nothing more, nothing
less. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission should be done away with root,
branch and leaf. In its place should
be a supreme transportation body Of
competent citizens Of the highest type
OF efficiency and integrity, at liberal SAL
aries and this transportation body
should be appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate, and the
terms Of the members OF this transpor-
tation body should be for life or pend
ing good behavior, except that It's MEM
Lers should be retired at the age OF
20 Such body would not be subject
TO political influences.
d, In addition to this supreme transpor-
tation body, say OF from five TO seven
members, there should be minor re-
gional transportation bodies appointed
like the supreme body, from whose
decision there could be appeals made
to the supreme transportation body Of
the United States at Washington. mas
much as under the Constitution there
are three branches OF tho Government.
executive, judicial and legislative, the
supreme transportation department at
Washington could, under a new law. be
made an annex OF the Supreme Court
Of the United States and the minor re-
gional departments of transportation
could be made adjuncts OF the Federal
Circuit and District courta
The railroad men, the bankers, the
shippers, labor organizations, security
holders should all make up their minds
to one fact, that neither the railroads
nor persons having business with the
Interstate Commerce Commission can
ever get what is known in common par
lance as "a square dear until the
commission Is taken out of politics, until
that body Is supplanted by one that has
a free hand. a broad conception Of the
growing needs Of the country. whose
members are not dependent upon the
beck and nod or frown Of a member OF
the House OF Representatives or of a
United States Senator. HARD PAN.
NEW YORK, July Is.
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bis views at Paris. The result was
that he employed his army in an at
tempt to defeat the award Of Hun
garlan territory made by the Confer
ence to Austria and Czecho-Slovakia,
and brought about the necessity Of
sending allied forces into central Eu-
rope to carry out Its demands.
All authoritative reports that have
come out Of Hungary agree that Boil
shevism has made little progress in
the country outside Of Budapest and
one or two of the larger towns. The
Soviet Government has depended for
its support largely upon its army !;
but the use that should be made Of
this Red force was source of con-
slant wrangling among the leaders.
The commander, General BoEHM, OPP
posed the conversion of the army into
terror troops" to punish violations
of the Bolshevist law, and under the
plea of i'll health resigned. He and
his successor, General LANDER, are,
according to report, now In control Of
the Government. The Red army re-
mains, however, very uncertain
quantity. 1t is poorly supplied with
food or munitions, and besides, while
1t might be induced to fight against
the Rumanians or Czecho- Slovaks, 1t
Is believed that It will not stand
against Hungarian anti-Soviet force.
AS the loyal force, or the White army,
Is constantly increasing In numbers
and Is supported by the peasants,
there seems reason for the belief that
it will soon bring about the complete
collapse Of the Soviet Government.
The failure of Bolshevism In Hun
gary seems now to be as complete as
It was in Bavaria. In both States 1t
failed from the lack Of support by the
sturdy elements of the population.
The reestabllshment Of a stable gov
eminent, perhaps Of the republic
which BIA KUN overthrow, either by
the Magyars themselves or by allied
Intervention. would now seem posi-
bility in Hungary. The one evident
fact Is that Bolshevism has failed to
make its Wanted gain In western
Europe.
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The Presidents Attendance Before
the Senate.

The statement by Senator LODGE of
Massachusetts, published yesterday,
TO the effect that no committee Of
Congress has any right to summon
the President of the United States
before It is accompanied by a dec
laration that the President has the
power to convoke the Senate at any
place he pleases and that the Senate
is bound to go to that place and hear
any communication he desires to
make. Mr.. LODGE said:
Our rules also provide for the
Presidents coming and sitting with
the Senate In executive session"
The Constitution Of the United
States contains no express provision
fixing the place at which the houses
of Congress shall hold their sessions
but the grant to Congress of the
power to exercise exclusive legislation
over such district as might become
the seat of the Government of the
United States carries with It the I'm
plication that Congress shall hold Its
regular sessions. at least, In the Dis
trict Of Columbia. The possibility OF
emergencies which Mght preclude the
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$613.OOO. 900 SUNDRY
BILL PASSES SENATE
Vetoed Measure Carries More
Funds for Soldiers.

WAsHINGToN. July IS. - Carrying in
creased appropriations for the rehabilita-
ton and education of disabled soldiers
sailors and marines, the $6130OO, 900
sundry civil appropriation bill was
passed to-day by the Senate. The Presl-
dent vetoed the original bill because 1t
limited funds for training wounded
service men.
The bill was sent to the President upon
its signature by the Vice President and
Speaker.
Senator Myers (Mon.) made unsuo-
cessful efforts to add amendments appro-
priating $4,000, 900 and 100000 re-
spectively for reclamation projects and TO
aid farmers affected by drought In the
West.
Senator Smoot (Utah) crtticisins tho
salary provisions OF the amendment,
inserted after President Wilson's veto,
said much of the funds would be spent
for teachers salaries.
IF reports are true" he said, cit il
bill for financial rehabilitation of pro-
fessors from one end Of the country TO
the other"
Senator Smoot detailed charges made
by Joseph G. Branch, president of the
Branch School of Engineering at Chi
cago, that four thousand disabled
soldiers were sent to the Dunwoodie IN
stitute in Minnesota. with which Charles
a. Prosser, director OF the Federal Board
for Vocational Education, is connected,
and none assigned to the Branch school,
although 1t had offered to teach the men
for SIS n month each compared with $50
charged at Dunwoodie
Senator Kenyon (Iowa) said investi-
CATION showed the soldiers were sent 10
Dunwoode before DR.. Prosser became
director Of the board that only forty
| four were there now and that the Insti-
| tute did not charge $50 month for
| teaching them.
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Bella Kun's Overthrow.

The Hungarian Soviet leader, BE1A
KUN, whose overthrow is reported to
the Peace Conference from Vienna,
seems 10 have been a failure both as
q Bolshevist and a dictator. At first
the Moscow Soviet acclaimed him the
leader of the advance guard of Boil
sheyism in western Europe, and then
two weeks afterward declared he was
unequal to his job. He was unable to
reconcile the rival factions of Com
munists and Socialists, and TO force
the Soviet rule upon Hungary further
than the territory occupied by his
1 armies, or TO win the much needed
support of the PEASANTS
! Ne managed to develop, however,
into rather knotty problem for the
Peace Conference. Such rule as he
exercised at Budapest was considered
as representative of neither Hungary
nor the Hungarian people, and the
conference refused to receive a dele
CATION approved by him or to give
him the chance that he asked to, air
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The permanent rank Of General,
which the President has asked Con-
gress to confer upon General PER
sHING and General MARCH, has been
held by only three American soldiers;
GRANT, SHERMAN and SHERIDAN. 1t
has been an honor jealousy guarded.
granted only in recognition Of extraor-
binary services. Congress undoubt-
eddy intended to give the rank of
General to WASHINGTON, for it ere
ated the Office of General of the
Armies in March. 1893, but the COM
mission had not been issued when
WASHINGTON died nine months later.
ScoTT, the hero of the Mexican
War, had to be content with the bre-
vet rank Of Lieutenant-General. Good
soldiers. like SCHoFIELD, MILES, CHAP
FEE and CoRBIN, were made Lieuten-
ant Generals by Congress after they
had reached the position of Chief OF
Staff or commanding General.
1t would be natural for General
PERsH1NG, as commander of the ex-
peditionary armies and as the fore
most American figure in the field of
war, to receive this rank. While his
tory may not group him with WASH
INGToN or GRANT as a soldier, and
while military men may not see in
him the genius of either SHERMAN or
SHERIDAN, he is the outstanding Amer
lean OF the war, the officer whose re-
sponsibillty for the campaigns Of the
United States armies abroad has been
undivided.
PEYToN c. MARCH Is a good SOL
der he proved it in Cuba and In the
Philippines His country's debt to
him for his services as Chief of STAFF
in the great war should be rewarded.
The permanent rank of Lieutenant
General would surely be none too
much for a man who capably carried
on the heavy work in the War De-
partment at Washington. Yet many
will wonder whether the rank Of Gen
eral should fall to any but a great
field commander. 1t is the heros
crown, the grand decoration.
If Congress should give to both
PERsHiNG and MARCH the rank Of
General we should have, for the first
time, two full Generals in active ser
vice. SHERMAN was not made Cen
eral until March 4, 1869, the day
when GRANT assumed the higher office
of the Presidency. 1t Is true that
SHERIDAN was made General while
SHERMAN was still alive, but this was
done because SHERIDAN was a dying
man and President CLEVELAND wished
to make his last days happy. He
lived only two months after his ele-
walton to the highest military rank
In our army. Three years later SHEER
MAN Joined the others of the trium-
virate, and since his death in 1891
there has been no General.
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Justices Of the Court Of Special Ses-
sions stumbled upon a fact which de-
serves notation In the records of the
finest. Their Honors were hearing a
charge against a barkeeper of selling
a flask Of something which was passed
over the bar as whiskey. But was 1t
whiskey? The accused, understand
ably, would not say. The clerk of the
court smiled but was not sure; the
prosecuting attorney politely refused
to taste and his sniff was productive
only OF doubt. So the learned judges
ordered the buyer, who was the COM
planning witness, to sample the goods
by taste and smell and determine II it
were whiskey. Pre-climax: he had
never tasted whiskey in his life. Gil
max: he is a New York police officer.
Post-climax: there are a lot more
policemen like him!
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houses Of Congress from meeting there
liz provided for In Section 81 Of the
Revised Statutes of the United States,
thus:
whenever Congress IL about to
convene and from prevalence Of con-
tagious sickness or the existence of
other circumstances It would. In the
opinion of the President, be haz-
ardous to the lives and health OF the
members to meet at the seat of Gov
eminent, the President is authorized
by proclamation to convene Congress
at such other place as he may Judge
proper"
1t will be seen that this statutory
provision hardly supports the state
ment that the President has the power
to convoke the Senate at any place
he pleases and that the Senate is
bound to go to that place. Senator
LoDGE's authority for this view seems
to be Rule XXXVI. of the Standing
Rules of the Senate, in which we find
these words:
When the President of the United
States shall meet the Senate In the
Senate chamber for the consideration
OF executive business, he shall have
a seat on the right OF the Presiding
officer. When the Senate shall be
convened by the President Of the
United States to any other place, the
Presiding Officer of the Senate and
the Senators shall attend at the place
appointed with the necessary officers
Of the Senate"
1t would seem that the phrase ito
any other place" in this rule does not
mean any other place than the Dis
trict of Columbia, but any other place
than the Senate chamber-the meet
ing place referred to in the first SEN
tence Of the rule.
Rule XXXVI., however, does fully
confirm Senator LODGES statement
tDut iIle Cchhto iuico pAONioc ioi t'S
President coming and sitting with the
Senate in executive session. . The
same rule further provides that all
treaties which may be laid before the
Senate and all remarks, votes and
proceedings thereon shall be kept Sc
cret until the Senate shall by resolu-
ton take off the injunction of secrecy
or resolve to consider the same in
open executive session.
Nothing Is said in these Standing
Rules of the Senate as to who shall
take any steps In the first instance
for the attendance Of the President
upon an executive session at which Il
treaty is to be considered. II would
seem, however. that the expression OF
n desire on the part of the President
so to attend or the expression of Il
wish on the part of the Senate ms a
body for his presence would be prope,
methods of procedure. In the Inter
est Of the people Of the United States
some way ought certainly to be con
trived whereby the President should
communicate to the Senate all that he
knows about the discussions leading
up to the signing Of the treaty OF
Versailles.
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WHEN A MANS DRUNK.
Expert Opinion Given to q Long Isl.
and Magistrate.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: Some
time In the sos. when / was a commit
ting magistrate, a well known character
about the town was brought before me
by an officer, who charged him with
being intoxicated in a public place. It
was self-evident that the man was drunk,
but he denied it. and addressed me as
follows: Judge, l am not drunk. You
are supposed to know when a man is
really drunk. but you don't I'll tell
you. Judge, when a man Is really drunk
1t is when he has to lie down fiat on
his stomach and hold tight TO the grass
with his fingers and toes to keep from
floating up into the air; then he is
drunk"
had gained some information, so
discharged him ! wonder how much
ais per cent. beer II would take to put
a man In that condition may add that
the man referred TO is still alive and well
preserved-in alcohol
ARLINGTON II CARMAN.
PArcHoGUE, July IS.
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The Mendacious Old Congressional
RecOrd.'

Representative GoLDFoGLE of this
city called to the attention of the
House a small trick sometimes re-
sorted to by members to escape
printed proof Of wilful misstatements.
Mr.. TINcHER of Kansas in the course
of debate asserted that there were
Congress districts in New York with
less than 100000 population. Mr..
GoLDFoGLE promptly challenged the
statement, responding that there was
not New York district with less
than 100000 population.
In the Record the statement of Mr..
TINCHER was omitted, making Mr..
GoLDFoGLE's interruption. which was
printed, meaningless. At the request
Of the New York member the Record
was corrected to correspond TO the
notes Of the official report. AS a mat
Ter Of fact, many Of New York's forty
three districts are above the average
of the country In population, only
two, even under the 1910 census, be-
ing credited with less than 100000;
the Fifth, in Kings county, which had
1884 in 1910. and probably has
many more now, and the Thirtieth,
up State, with $4,000 In 1910. The
others have from 100000 to 100000,
the latter largely excessive number
living in the Twenty third, Manhat-
tan, district.
Mr.. TINcHER, not knowing that,
should have known that It was we'll
known to Mr.. GoIpFoGIE,
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SMITH ACTS IN ROME STRIKE.
Governor Urges Manufacturers to
C6Gfer with Men.

ALBANY, July lS.--Gov. Smith o-day
after a conference with Mrs. Franc
Perkins, member OF the State Industrial
Commission. issued formal request
asking the manufacturers involved in
the strike at Rome, n. Y, to confer
with representatives of the strikers and
try TO reach an agreement. The strike
among copper mill workers at Rome has
lasted a considerable period and on Mon
day found its climax In riots, during
which three were killed and many
injured and was stopped only by the in
reference OF State police.
Mrs Perkins has made an investIga-
ton Of the situation at Rome and has
found that the employers heretofore re
fused TO meet representatives of the
men and that much OF the i'll feeling was
due TO this attitude. The State Indus
trial Commission through its bureau Of
mediation and with the solid backing
Of GOV. Smith will make every effort 10
effect settlement between the warning
factions
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SIX AMERICAN CHEvALIERs,
*. OF c. and Y. NJ. {. A. workers
Are Among Recipients.

PARIS. July ls.-Capt Andre Tardleu-
head OF the General Commission for
Franco American Affairs, to-day pre-
sented on behalf OF the French Govern
ment the Cross Of the Legion Of Honor
10 Edward j. Hcarn, general commits
sioner for Europe OF the knights OF Col
umhus; Secretary L, c. Carter OF the
y. NJ &, A, in France, and Director
Davis OF the same Organization. John
Foster Dulles, OF the American Feace
Commission, Hurting CHM, OF the
American Treasury Department and n.
nance controller OF the American Army
in Europe. and NJ Nibbert, secretary OF
the American Union an Paris.
In making the presentation Can't Tar.
dieu recalled the services rendered by the
recipients OF the honor. and said that tie
decorations had been awarded by tho
French Government as tribute Of graf
tudC.
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StanuAu
Sun rises. 40 A NJ sun sets....S, - M
Moon rises......ii as NJ
For Eastern New York-Partly cloudy
in north, showers in south portion to-day
and probably tomorrow; moderate tenn
perature moderate south winds
For New Jersey-Showers to-day and
probably tomorrow; moderate tempera-
ture gentle southcrly winds.
For northern New England-Partiy
cloudy to-day and tomorrow, not much
change In temperature; gentle to mod
crate south and southwest winds.
FOR southern New England-Showers
south wlpds
For western New York-Fair to-day;
partly cloudy tomorrow. not much change
IN temperature; gentle variable winds.
WASHINGTON. July is.-High pressure
persists on the Atlantic coast and pres-
sure Is low In the west Canadian provinces
ana the Southwestern States. THERE has
been a further fall in temperature in the
pains states ami the Rocky Mountain
region and temperatures are now below
normal In these districts In other parts
OF the country temperature changes were
the normal. In the last twenty -four hours
general rains occurred in the Atlantic
tain and south plateau region. North Da-
kota and southern Montana. Heavy rains
rel In Maryland, southeastern Pennsyl-
vania, District OF Columbia Virginia South
Carolina, Georgia, northern Florida south
east Louisiana, north Texas and western
oklahoma. The outlook is for continued
showery weather with moderate tempera-
ture Saturday and Sunday throughout tho
Atlantic and cast Gulf States and Ten
nessee. In the Ohio Valley and tho region
OF the great lakes the weather will be gen
orally fair Saturday and Sunday except
that thunder showers are probable In tho
upper lake region.
Observ atoms at United States Weather BIZ.
reau stations taken at p. NJ. yesterday, sew
tnty NTH meridian time:
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Hospital Soldiers study.

Classes In stenography, English and
Spanish, history, civics and drayInS
have been started at General Hosn,tSi
No. /. Gun HIN road, The Bronx for
convalescent soldiers, Instructors from
Columbia University and Hunter College
have been obtained through the Amer
can Red Cross, and an extension Of tho
course TO include a number OF other vo-
cational studies is planned. There are
now Gao men and SO officers under care
al the hospital.
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PARCEL POST RATE RESTORED.
Packages May he Sent to Germany
for IL Cents IA Pound.

WAsHISGToN, July ls.-The pre-war
rate OF twelve cents a pound on parce!
post packages TO Germany was reestab-
lished to-day by the Post Office Depart
ment. The limit OF weight on such pack
ages IL eleven pounds,
Announcement also was made that the
domestic letter rate OF two cents an
ounce in effect when mail went directly
from one country to the other would he
reestabhshed as soon as direct steamship
lines had been restored.
Exchange of money orders with Ger
many will not be resumed pending the
negotiation of a new treaty, which ON
Gals said was made necessary by the
decline in the value OF the German
mark
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This Is Not Promised in the Covenant.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Str: /
noticed that THE SUN seemed perturbed
over the safekeeping Of the originals OF
the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution OF the United States. They
undoubtedly will be well cared for after
Woodrow I. gets his world empire
smoothly running under his League Of
Nations pretext He will probably send
them to the British Museum. as that In
stitution is noted for It's careful guar
dianship OF quaint documents.
KARL F. WRIT
BLOOM sBURG, Pa, July IS.
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BJooMsBURG, Pa, July IS.

II you are . lover OF the Maine coast
and don't know about the new national
park there an article by William s, Bridg-
man In AUnsey's Nd0drine for August will
interest you Other timely articles are
Tho Great OIL Boom" by Judson C.
welliver: The Epic of the Mississippi" by
Raymond s. Spears; sketches OF National
Chairmen Hays and Cummings by ].
Churchill Williams, and what a Blind
Man Can Do" the story Of DR.. Harry g.
Will Of the University Of Toledo. A new
serial. Bob of Afus," by Maryland Allen,
begins in this issue, while Beau Revei."
Brokers in Adventure" and THE Sea
Bride" are continued. Tho short stories
all illustrated, are by Max Brand, Wake
leigh Rhodes, Clarence Nelly, Kay Cleaver
strahan. Jim Egan, John d. Swain and
Robert shannon
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Sir EDWARD CARSON must now feel
that he is wholly blest. For years he has
failed in what has seemed to be his de-
termined purpose. to offend every party
and faction Of every party in his coun-
try. II, as the cable news asserts, he is
now assailed as vigorously by Ulster
Volunteers as by the Sim Fem. by
Liberals as by Tories, by London as by
Dublin, 1t may be that he will be con-
tent for while to forego his role of
enfant terrible in British politics and
behave himself.
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Prom tho Washington Star
,I'd IKE to give a friend advice"
said HeIekiAh Bings;
I've even tried II once or twice.
A slight result II brings
With ease thought friends might be
turned
To simple ways anew,
II seemed much harder when ! learned
Each personal point OF view
For each must lead his little life
In his appointed way,
And be a hero in the strife
or fslter In the fray
IA rather lend a helping hand
Than waste hne words on things
That maybe ! don't understand"
sAid HeEskiAh Bings
PAnANDEh JoHRsoH.
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EVENTS TODAY.

Memorial service for DR.. Theodore Herd.
founder of the Zionist Movement, Coop+-
Union. p. NJ.
Excursion to West Point. Columbia Cni-
versity Summer School
Police games. Speedway Park. Sleeps
head Bay.
Lecture on Rose Gardens" @. " Nash
New York Botanical Gardens
Pageant and entertainment at SC-4 in
Central Park, War Camp Community Ser
vice, p. NJ