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Great Britain's New Ambassador to
the United Staten.

The selection Of viscount GREY by
the British Government for the post
Of Ambassador to the United States
and the acceptance Of this new duty
by that distinguished statesman as
sur the British Empire Of able rep
resentation at Washington during the
period Of his stay with us and the
American people Of a sympathetic and
informed guest, clear In his thinking
and lucid in the expression Of his
thought.
Out Of the %obscurity and contradic-
lions which involved the earlier discus
sion Of the responsibility for the war
whose effects are stiIl unhappily per-
ceptible In every quarter Of the globe
one fact quickly emerged. It was
that Lord GREY labored with all the
power at his command as Secretary Of
State for Foreign Affairs to avert the
impending calamity. His efforts to
preserve the peace of the world were
~unceasing until that peace had been
shattered.
To this highly honorable record
every document Of those fateful times
gives testimony; and every document
q ffords evidence Of another fact, which
is that Lord GREY, speaking for him
self and the empire. scorned all
suggestions consideration Of which
might have compromised his honor
and the honor of his country. The
flawless character Of his high integ-
rity was made plain In the severest
test to which a diplomat loving peace,
aware Of what war would mean to
his country and determined by every
tolerable near to prevent an inter-
national conflict could be subjected.
Lord GREY will come to us highly
commended by a splendid record. He
will need no Introduction to America,
where his fame was firmly estab-
lished before the possibility Of his
designation as Ambassador to the
United States was yer thought of.
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COURT TO C.
ON SALE OF LIQUOR
Hotels, Clubs and Homes Ex.
enpf, Is Claim.

Justice Cropsey in Supreme Court
Brooklyn, will decide whether the phrase
for beverage purposes in the prohibit
ton amendment can be interpreted as
permitting the sale OF liquorsrat hotels,
clubs, restaurants n private resi-
dences. In a suit argued before him
yesterday on behalf Of Howard Major,
a stakeholder in the American Mailing
Company. the contention was advanced
that the law strikes only at bar and
saloon trade where intoxicants are in
dulged in to excess.
Mr.. Major Is seeking to restrain the
mating company, a SIS, 500, 900 cor
poration chartered in New Jersey, from
dissolution, a step which has been be-
gun, he says, because Of the prohibi-
ton enactment. His allegation is that
the officers of the company in deciding
to disband acted without the best legal
advice concerning the prohibition
amendment, and are working detriment
to the interests of the stockholders
In the papers laid before Justice Crop
sey Mr.. Major says:
Beverage purposes means drinking
between meals and at bars and in saloons
for tipping purposes and for pleas
ure only. This amendment does not
prohibit drinking at meals The supply
OF liquors for bona ide purposes at
homes. hotels and restaurants is not
prohibited"
Justice Cropsey reserved decision.
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prc-unr normal. snow7nx total
breaking Of the relation between
bread and other foods when that
bread price u made by statute and
not by natural conditional
But, first, we have not spoken Of
arbitrarily and artihcially reducing
the wheat level. On the contrary, we
have urged that wheat be permitted
to seek Its level freely and naturally.
Secondly, in France and In like coun-
tries where such conditions obtain
there is no huge surplus Of wheat {;
there Is a tragic shortage. Between
other foods and the low price subsidy
bread, where there Is so little wheat,
where there is no wheat market at
all, there can be no possible relation.
There can be no possible comparison
with a country-this, our own coun-
.try-where there Is more wheat by
hundreds of millions of bushels than
our people can eat; where there Is
more than we have any good ground
for hoping we can eat at home and
sell abroad together.
There is no shadow Of analogy be-
tween conditions In France and con-
ditions in America when the only DIFF
ference, but all the difference, is the
difference between being able to do a
thing and not being able to do 1t, in
having a thing and not having It.
There is no room Tor rational liken-
ing of things whose only difference,
but all the difference, is the difference
between feast and famine, between
daylight and darkness.
We have iterated and we reiterate
our demand that Mr.. WILSON'S Ad-
ministration take Its abnormal clutch
Off the throat Of the American con-
sumer's wheat market. 1t cannot re-
tire from the wheat producers mar
ket. 1t Is bound by contract, It is
bound by national pledge, it is bound
by the honor Of the American people,
to stand ready to take all the wheat
that the farmers of the United States
may offer at 1925. 1t must live up
to that bargain with the home pro-
| Queer. But 1t need not force a harder
bargain with the home consumer. II
need not, II It does not choose, fix
any price to the consumer.
Mr.. WILSON'S Grain AdmiDjstra-
ton, exactly as 1t does with other
food. should refrain In wheat from oh.
stru"tlng the natural laws, as It does
obstruct them, arbitrarily, arrogantly
and dangerously. Wheat up or wheat
down, the abundance and s~uperabund'
ance Of our wheat should go to a mar
ket free to work. so far as concerns
| this country. under the law Of supply
and demand.
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THE

For eastern New York and Nsv v.
sey--showers to-day tomorrow PARTY
clouoy not much change in tempera.
ture strong north winds.
For New England-showers today and ~.
perature; strong east winds. =" 'em-
For western New York-showers and thu
uerstorns to-day; tomorrow partly cionSm'
not much .change in temperature. moSesa.
south winds. mouerate
WASHINGTON, Aug. ia.-Tbs A,..
coast disturbance has Increased innue
sensity 10 central this evening ~ az. ~
New Jersey coast. 1t Is moving northutns
and storm warnings are dIspisvsS' inward
Atlantic coast from Delaware Rre.,ne
70 PASSPORT. Pressure remaIns M.
Sne Northwest and ia reia,iy.,s
high over the south plains States. s'
ors and thunderstorms have ocSnrsaOT-
the middle and upper Mississippi Io~ IN
Mlssouri and Ohio valleys, ths ~.
regions and in the Atlantic states . ~
o. New England. Elsewhere throusHHoa.ua,
me country the weather has been renerSiTv.
temperatures have risen to con,d...,.
spoVe normal In the north plains s,.,.v,
out are still below normal in middle 80
north Atlantic coast districts. The 49,.
,o1k Is for unsettled weather Thursssv
with local showers and thunderstorm. ..sa'
orally east of the Mississippi Rivsr sen.
IN portions of the Atlantic States ,outs
rennsylvania and on Friday in portion. .,
Lhe north Atlantic. south Atlantic ana 80. ~
ooLt states, Temperature changes viii he
Observations at United States Wealth..
reau stations taken at 5 p, M. yesterdsv inu'
enty-nfth meridian time: Wv
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Disappearance OF the "Unemploy-
ment Danger"

According to a statement made in
Washington yesterday by JOHN B.
DENsMoRE, Director Of the United
States Employment Service, "the Ia
Dor market now Is only slightly alb
normal; In some sections Of the coun-
try the number Of Jobs exceeds the
number Of men,"
Neither the return Of soldiers nor
war time prohibition has caused even
a ripple. Incidentally not one bar.
tender has made application for a
job, a fact which may be interpreted
to mean that all the bartenders have
provided for themselves or that war
time prohibition has not deprived
many Of them of work.
The sum and substance of Mr..
DENsMoBE's announcement is that
there is plenty of work for Americans
to do and that none of the "hordes Of
unemployed" foreseen by some anna
teur philanthropists have c~ongregated
in the industrial districts. 1t is graft
flying to have this made known off,
cially, but there isn't an American
employer who hasn't learned from ex-
p%erience that instead of a surplus of
labor he has In prospect a serious
shortage of workers.
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U.S.S. ENGLEWOOD HIT
BY MINE OFF THAMES
Shipping Board Vessel Re-
ported in Nc Danger.

DOVER, England, Aug. 13.-The Amer
lean steamship Englewood struck a
mine in the North Sea of the Thames
River to-day and sent out q wireless
message for help. The ship. however, Is
in no immediate danger and tugs are
standing by. The Englewood is making
for the Thames under her own steam
At the offices OF the Cosmopolitan
steamship Company, ~lessees Of the
steamship Englewood, Il was stated yes
terday that no Information had been
received In regard TO the accident re-
ported in press dispatches.
The Englewood is a $500 ton steel
screw steamship. built at the STANDARD
S~hipbuilding Corporation plant at Shoot.
Gre Island in 1918 and is the property OF
the United States Shipping Board. she
left New York on her fourth trip % Rot-
tcrGam on July 20 with a general cargo
She has a crew OF forty-seven and IS IN
command OF Capt. Andrew Peterson oil
Jersey City. At the local offices OF the
Shipping Board II was said thar he'
had no news of the reported disaster
Members OF the crew who live IN Ne"
York city and vicinity are given MS lo',
lows r. Dean. mate, 1887 Broadway
John Falo, second mate, Is De feys.o,
stI eet. Corning, l. l., II, + Fisher tnnu
mate, l57 West 126th street Johahnv'
Olson, seaman. 33G Forty-secori susss
Brooklyn Henry Sullanpaa, seaman,
ThIrty-siXth street Corona, l.. l. re-"
Shilan, seaman, 43 Forty-th!rd SUI
Corona, l.. l.. r. w. Cuglasz, ch'el ~ ~"
gtneer, 1l0s, Franklin avenue lG0
Bronx; F.. Roberts, deck engineer ~
F.ftieth street. Brooklyn Alex Schl,lrr'
Herman, 3T2 Warren street, bToTn.yt'
and John w. Conklin. third cooA' HUM
ington, L. l.
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Business view Of Mr.. wilson's
seIf-Appointed Mission Abroad.

To THE Eprron or THE suN-Str: A
large business corporation appoints a
ana under four years contract, IN
GLIDING a large salary and perquisites,
who in return is under oath to give his
entire time and attention to the pre-
scribed duties Of his official position
Suppose this employee abandons his post
and travels abroad for six months as a
self-appointed spokesman for his en-
ployers, neglecting the duties and re-
s%ponsibilities Of his salaried position and
the financial interests OF the corporation
and endeavoring during this absence to
promote q private federation Of business
competitors, to the great detriment OF the
corporation that employs him but largely
to his own prospective advancement.
On returning home he refuses to d.
vulge to his employers any details OF his
solf-appointed mission abroad, but calmly
presents a heavy bill for travel expenses
and demands prompt approval and IN
dorsement of his proposed league or fed
Grafton, with dire prophecies OF heart
breaking results II such Endorsement 10
not Immediately forthcoming.
Query: How would a corporation or
business firm act under such circum-
stances7 How long would u an en-
ployee be retained in his position2 n
why should not the same business prin-
ciple be applied and the same result OBJ
tained in another and more exalted M
stance of similar desertion and betrayal
OF trust7
The American people have been patient
and long enduring in time OF trouble
But Mr.. Wilson lie servant, not master,
Of the people, and It is high time that
this fact be forcibly M finally i'm
pressed on his obstinate mentality. His
prompt impeachment is as logical a re-
suit in his instance as the instant firing
of such a derelict employee would be In
the case Of a corporation or business firm.
GEORGE W. HILLS.
NEW YoRk, August 10.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

Their. are said to be $500 establish
ments manufacturing various kinds of bev-
eraEes in Japan. OF this number 500 are
located In Toxic.
The mining industry affords the largest
market in South Africa for heavy chemi-
Gals. Before the war these goods were
obtained in a large measure from Ger
many.
An announcement OF the Minister of
Hacienda reports that the Spanish reve-
nues collected in the nrst i've months Of
1919 exceeded those OF a similar period OF
1918 by 81. 725. oe5 pesetas. equivalent to
SIC. 800 900.
American manufacturer and exporters
who wish to advertise their products or
merchandise in the Netherlands will ind
that practically all the forms OF adver-
Using practised In the United States are
known in the Netherlands.
Tungsten generally Is called wolfram In
Portugal and IL sold by the mines as
tungsten trioxide wo3 on the basis of Its
richness in ~tungstic acid. The production
has been from 900 to 1900 tons a year.
as near as can be ascertained.
The Cuban people are very fond of music,
and the market for Photographs in ~particu-
lar is excellent at his time. Sales de-
pend solely on prices. terms and quality.
Photographs are selling in the. local re-
tail stores from IS to $751;. The most
popular are those selling from $50 to $50.
Consul General Alexander W weddeli
reports from Athens that the Ministry of
National Economy has notified his once
that they have recently ~inaugurated a
catalogue room for the use OF local mer-
chants and dealers, and that they would
be glad II American firm sent copies OF
their catalogues and trade publications for
6llnK therein.
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Colonel Grsnstend Ccntradicted by
Former Intelligence Oflcer.

To THE EDrroR or THE SuN-Sir: A
despatch from Phoenix, Ariz., quotes
former Lieutenant-C Colonel Edgar p.
Grinstead as saying in reference to the
prison oruelties practised on men Of the
American Expeditionary Forces In
France:
Everybody that was a soldier in
France knew that thousands Of our men
were running away from the fropt lines
and that had the war continued many
executions would have been necessary
before these desertions could have been
stopped.
This was the reason, according to him.
for the inhuman brutalities and cruel
ties that occurred on Farm No. Q with
which his name has been associated.
I was an intelligence officer during
tho last five months of my service in
France. From September IL, 1918, until
October 10 I was attached to the Fifth
Army Corps as intelligence officer, and
when the Second Army was organized
I was transferred to It as the intelli-
gence oficer for that army, where I re-
manned until ordered home December
20, 1918.
From September II and until the
armistice at least ten different divisions.
or over 500, 900 troops, came within my
jurisdiction. One of my most important
dvtles was to maintain a very careful
watch on the morale of the soldiers and
to keep General Headquarters constantly
advised of the results of my observa-
tons. / had under my command and
assisting me IN this work several SER
geants Of the Corps of Intelligence Po-
lice, n these men were everywhere in
the sectors occupied by the units to
which I was attached. I ave seen our
soldiers under all conditions. In towns,
training areas. in The trenches n In
action throughout the st. Mihiel drive
and in the Argonne battles, and General
Headquarters kept me advised concern
Ing conditions prevailing in the other
corps and armies Of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces.
Therefore l feel fully qualified to pass
judgment on the statement reported to
have been made by Colonel Grinstead.
and 1 denounce II as without foundation
fiom beginning to end.
II 10 impossible to exaggerate the mag
innocence OF tne Hlorhio VI our bolulefs
during the entire time that they were
engaged In the war. French and Brit
ish officers who had been through four
years of war expressed themselves to
mo In terms Of e~xtravagant enthusiasm
over the conduct of Americans in ac-
ton.
I never heard of a deserter while ]
was overseas. a period of Amos eigh-
teen months. but It is of course posi-
BILE that out OF a force OF over 1000, 900
men there may have been some. I doubt
II convictions for desertion could have
been secured against 100 members OF
the American Expeditionary Forces all
told.
In his alleged statement Grinstead
| tries Il avoid responsibility by traduc-
| ing the honor Of the army that was
sta nding between him and the enemy.
Like Grinstead. I too have an honora
ble discharge from the army. but the
word honorable on my paper will be
without meaning to me as long as the
Government allows him to retain his.
EUGENE c. PoMERoY.
| CONVENT, N. j., August 10.
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w CENT PIECES
A Coin Formerly Mlnted Would Be q
Convenience Nowadays.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: Mr..
Perry Lukens in a letter to THE SUN
suggests that the 50 bill should be re-
tired because '1t causes more trouble
al, along the line than any other de-
nomination in Uncle Sans currency"
Mr.. Lukens is absolutely right and
the Government would do the public a
favor IL It acted on his suggestion and
retired the bill that lis considered a
hoodoo and Stunned at the banks and
elsewhere when It is possible to get
dollar bills"
But II the Government sees At to re-
tire the 50 bill It would be doing a
public service by minting two cent
pieces. The time is now favorable for
the re~introduction Of such a coin and
there are many reasons why it should
be minted. One cent pieces are scarce
and the public has been given to un-
derstand that the mints are working
overtime on these = coins While the
nints are at it, why not turn out a
few two cent pieces?
The man who buys his newspaper In
the morning and evening would be quite
elated II he could dispense with the
necessity of carrying a number of one
cent pieces. 1t would be simpler to
plank down a two cent piece n h
run for his car. The news dealer would
b.. able to transact more business In
less time and he wouldn't be bothered
making change.
Another reason is the increase of troll
ley fares to seven cents in cities
and towns throughout the United
States. Take New Jersey, for instance.
The fare on the trolleys in nearly all
parts of the State is seven cents.
Wouldn't It be convenient IL passengers
we're able to pay their fares with a Ave
cent and a two cent piece?
And now hat transfers on the local
street car lines cost two cents New
Workers would like to have a coin OF
that denomination. W.
New York, August 10.
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SaIyagIng War Wrecks.

Successful salvaging of gold ingots
valued at $5,OO0,OOO from the hull of
the Laurentic off Fasad Light Is an
nounced from England, and the world
may confidently expect news Of many
similar attempts TO reclaim the nom
pertshable cargoes Of ships sem to the
bottom in the war. The Laurentic
was the victim of a mine, and was i'll
service as a British auxiliary cruiser
when disaster overlook her, causing
the loss Of the lives Of $50 Of her
personnel of 470.
Toward the end of the war the
Governments involved had brought
the salvaging of vessels sunk or
beached because Of enemy attacks to
a high state Of efficiency. Instead Of
abandoning the vessels and their con-
tents to private wreckers, the naval
establishments Of the various Powers
took charge of them, and the special
divisions organized to raise the hulls
or, where this was impracticable, to
rescue the cargoes showed remark
able efficiency. Numerous ships which
before the war would have been left
undisturbed where they lay as worth
less were floated, repaired, In some
cases rebuilt from keel to bridge, and
restored to service. . Thousands of
tons Of solely needed cargoes imper-
vious to salt water were redeemed
from the sea. This work was done
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TO DIVIDE PACIFIC FLEET.
ROdman VIII Have Units Visit
California Ports.

Los ANGELES. Aug. 13.-The Pacific
feet. commanded by Admiral Hugh Rod
man. will be temporarily divided into
units of smaller size to-day, to reunite at
San Francisco probably about August 81,
In the interval. battleships, cruisers and
smaller vessels will visit the ports along
the coast.
Venice and Redondo Beach were Wis
tied by d~readnoughts and lesser craft,
and tomorrow further detachments will
visit Santa Monica, Newport and Long
Beach.
A four day round OF entertainment
concluded at Los Angeles last night. II
is understood here that the flagship New
Mexico. bearing Admiral Rodman and
his staff, will depart northward about
next Monday, making an unhurried trim
to San Francisco. with stops at several
intervening ports.
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IN OLD
Memories Of the Days When Man
Power Ran the Ferry.

To THE EDITOR oil THE SUN-Sir: One
of my observation-disclosures. George
Van Nostrand. had two children that
grew to maturity. His son from whom
1 am descended. was born at Ffshkill.
The daughter, Helena. was born in
Brooklyn on st. John the Evangelist's
Day, 1888, and died at Fishkill in May,
1874. AS I was seventeen years old
then I have a vivid recollection Of this
great-aunt-
She told me that among her first
remembrances was their living on
Fulton street near Hillary. in Brooklyn.
There were two houses in the block and
the only we'll in the n~eighborhood was
in an adjoining yard. From their resi-
dence they had an unobstructed view to
the site Of the Borough Hall.
Her father was a carpenter, and as the
dinner hour was noon, her mother, II
there vas not meat In the house. would
send her out about 8 A. NJ. to New
York for some; there were no meat
shops nearer, she said. The little girl
would walk down Fulton street alone,
and TX the rowboat ferry across.
as the ferryman would not go over
until he had at least three passengers.
Helena grew to ~womanhood and be-
came a tailoress. Late In life she be-
came the third wife of a wealthy Fish
kill farmer. whom she survived many
years. A dress hat her mother made
for her when she was but Ave or six
years old we have. II was a fancy one
for those days. The figures IN the
material are trees will peacocks at
roost. The tails of the peacocks are
larger than the trees.
WILLIAM r. DEAN.
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