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Foreign Banks In New York.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr: One
sees the statement every now and again
that New York is to become the faan-
cial centre Of tho world. and this idea
has been largely prevalent since early
in the war. but the point Is. on what
grounds is tho assertion based?
It Is true the United States has
changed from q debtor to creditor
nation, but that is owing to the plethora
OF money In this country and the neces-
stiles of other nations, added to which
was the repurchase hero OF a vast
amount OF American securities formerly
held abroad.
To be a financial centre more things
are required than mere money. There
must be knowledge and understanding
OF how business and credits are man
aged abroad. These things must be
looked Mt internationally and not from
the circumscribed horizon OF New York.
Then again broader view must be
taken in regard to foreign capital, and
not the narrow one usually INDUCED in
by our smaller banking fraternity. To
leEislate and put up barriers against
foreign capital coming into the country
In not conducive to making New York
the financial centre.
As a case In point. banks OF this coun-
try are opening branches In many OF
the larger foreign cities and in doing
30 expect, and are permitted, to enjoy
the same terms and privileges as the
local institutions in those cities, but let
one OF those local institutions desire to
open a branch In New York, what is the
result7 II IL at once met with adverse
legislation from Albany that prohibits
anything like reciprocity. and limitations
end restrictions are at once encountered
that debar 1t from making the attempt.
Put the foreign banks on the same
plane as the local banks. There Ia room
for all. Remove the disabilities and
give the country n chance to expand
financially. and then there might be
some reason IN the hope that New York
might become a great financial centre.
Under present banking laws New York
handicaps her own financial growth.
r. Y. HEBpEN.
ORANGE. N J., April I. =.
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Edsels OF tho Air.

The expected best, or worst, as one
regards It, has arrived in airplanes:
runabout which can land on almost
any fiat roof, In vacant lots, on any
old road, and Is to be sold at a price
within the reach of all who have the
price. 1t will bring Joy rides to those
who like that sort Of thing, and rage
and apprehension to those who don't.
The inventor, Captain D'ANNUNzIo,
son of distinguished father, the fly
Ing poet, assures US that the little pet,
or pest, as you like. which has a wing
spread of only twenty feet, can travel
for two and half hours without hav-
ing to land for gas, and cover In that
dight 125 miles.
This will revolutionize everything,
nearly. Commuters trains will, of
course, be abandoned to other forms
of live stock than bored business men
week enders will sell their automo-
blles for song, if anybody will sing
for n conveyance subject to the whims
Of traffic cops; messengers Of all sorts
will desert their out-fashioned en-
ginery of locomotlon, and scurry on
their ways through cloudland; golf
ers will read their Sunday papers up
to within one or two minutes Of the
scheduled starting time for their
morning game on mile away links and
land at the first tee ready to drive
Off on time.
On the other hand, those who can
not or will not use these Edsels Of
the dir will suffer much. Women
clerks who now at lunch hour choose
skyscraper roofs for a session with
HENRY JAMES or Q. HENRY will find
their tiled heights all a.fiutter with
D'ANNUNzIo's latest creation; vacant
lots, where Bakers, Schupps, John.
sons--aye, McGraws have ever been
made, will be nesting and resting
places for countless gas contrap-
tions; quiet lanes of urban parks
where sweethearts stroll will know
their soft whisperings no more, but
echo with the whirrings and chug-
gings Of fiocks Of landing and starting
aerial runabouts.
Ever more and more perplexing be-
comes the problem, what on earth
is this world coming to-"
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She and naughty little Rhode Island,

She and naughty little Rhode Island
perhaps through the Vaccinations Of
citizens who longed for titles, rejected
the amendment. Connecticut, Yer
mont and South Carolina did nothing
Mt all about the matter. Twelve
States ratified, but thirteen were
needed. So the amendment went to
sleep for a century and a decade.
Whatever the merits or the neces-
sity of the amendment, wouldn't It be
well to keep 1t for a rainy day? The
country has lot to talk about just
now and there may be years to come,
years Of oratorical famine, when this
amendment would be just the thing
for discussion on the stump and by
the fireside. Meanwhile every good
man will firmly resolve. Constitution
or no Constitution, not to let any for
eign potentate or Power attach a han.
die to his name.
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The Hunting OF Spies.

Acknowledgement PALMER retired
from active service a body of vigil
liant helpers when In his statement
issued on Monday at Washington he
said that the Department of Justice
will endeavor to enforce the laws with
out the aid Of any private organiza-
ton, volunteer or otherwise"
This decision, however, need nor
crush the hopes of budding detectives
or amateur 'sleuths" THE depart
ment welcomes MT all times lnforma-
ton which may be germane to its
work." says the Attorney General.
The amateur may thus go on hunt
ing spies in the most approved form
of the modern melodrama, and he can
follow a trail wherever It leads. But
now he does so on his own hook and
at his own peril.
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faith; II was easy then to concede that
only the President could call an extraor-
binary session. unless a law were passed
for such session, when that concession
was itself the best argument for the
passage of the law.
The present situation IL vastly DIFF
ferent The Congress of 1919 may not
consider itself estopped by tho admis-
sions OF 1857. when such estoppel would
leave II helpless. There are difficulties
in q scattered body. headless, moreover.
getting together; still. the constitutional
provision that a majority OF each house
constitutes a quorum points the way.
Ia there any doubt on the point, or
have raised will-o' -the-wisp to give
vain comfort to your correspondent?
CHAuNcLY g. GooDRIcH.
NEW YORK, April /.
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GOV. EDGE SELLS HIS PAPERS
He Retains No Interest in New
Publishing Company.

TRENTON, N. j.. April The sale OF
hio two Atlantic City newspapers, the
Daily Press and the Erenin0 Union,
tho latter OF which was edited and man
aged for a time by women. was an
nounced to-day by Gov. Walter Fl.
Edge. Senator elect. when the new own
ers took possession. The Press Union
Publishing Company bought in the
property, including the Atlantic City
Photo Engraving Company. for Sl4O,-
900.
Gov. Edge said that he had deter
mined some time ago. in view OF his en- =
larged public interests, to dispose OF
the papers and that he does not hold
stock In the new company. Albert ].
Foyl is president, Paul ]. O'Neill for
WOOL" IN ch"rge OF GOV. Edges adver-
Using interests, is secretary and treas
u ana Francis l.. Croa sdale, former
editor of the Press aud secretary to tho
Governor. Is vice. president. Gov. I.Ige
said he was glad to turn the papers
over to young men who had been iden-
tined with the publications for years.
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The Hungarian German Alliance.

A despatch from Budapest reports
that the Hungarian Soviet Govern
ment has sent a delegation to Berlin
to conclude treaty Of alliance against
the Entente Allies, and that German
officers have undertaken the reor-
ganization of the Hungarian army.
This report accepted at Its face
value could be taken to mean an eff
| fort Of the Bolshevist Government at
Budapest to strengthen itself by n
Central European alliance that would
constitute a formidable obstacle to
the enforcement of unfavorable peace
terms by the Paris Conference. 1t
| would be a revival in a weakened
form Of the old compact of the Cen
trail Powers and would erect bar
| rler between western Europe and
Russia from the North Sea to the
Balkans.
Such an alliance would no doubt be
favored by Hungary, and its incep-
ton either as treaty to be actually
carried out or as measure to force
more liberal terms from the Peace
Conference would do credit to the
shrewd Magyar politicians who for
merly succeeded in dominating the
affairs of the Austro-Hungarian mon
archy. Hungary, as dellmited, will
suffer as severely as Austria In the
F.. loss of territory. With the cutting
away Of the Jugo-Slav provinces on
the east, Of Slovakia on the north
and of Pennsylvania and the Banat
on the south, Hungary comes out of
the war with scarcely more than the
Danube plains and the original Mag
var territory of central Hungary.
This means the loss of more than half
of her former area. and a territory
not much greater In extent than the
State of New York. 1t means n Mag
var land surrounded by Slav nations
that give promise of growing In
strength and power. 1t was tho
struggle against these conditions that,
KARoLYI declared, forced the retire
ment Of his Government and brought
on the rule of Bolshevism.
The proposal or the threat, which
ever 1t may be, of an alliance with
4 Germany becomes thus naturally a
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Higher Wire Rates, lower Service.

For the general public the disturb
ing thing about Postmaster-Ge General
BURLEsoN's increase of telegraph rates
by 20 per cent. Is not the mere millions
Of dollars this particular jump will
cost private pockets.
A very small proportion of our
population uses the telegraph service
to any extent worth mentioning. In
dustrial plants, business houses, the
branches Of the Government itself
send messages over the wires by the
thousands Of words day in and day
out. The heavier tolls will mean a
pretty penny for them. Perhaps not
one individual In hundred uses the
telegraph more than once a month.
The American people as a whole,
therefore, will not feel directly this
new burden of Government operation.
But wait for the rest
For the whole American people the
alarming. the narrowing thing Is the
tens Of millions of dollars which Post
master-General BURLEsoN undoubt-
eddy will pile next upon the country's
telephone bills. Everybody uses the
telephone. Everybody uses 1t fire.
quently. Everybody accordingly is
going to be hit by the new telephone
rates when they rain down upon the
helpless public from that merciless
airplane destroyer Of incomes, Gov
eminent operation.
1t is only fair to the Postmaster
General to take him at his word that
increased expenses, chiefly labor,
amount fully to the increased charges
But 1t is only fair to the public to re-
mind him that the one big promise Of
Government operation was that 1t
could do things so much more cheaply
and efficiently than anybody else that
its savings Of operation would take
care of such natural expense increases
as wages and at the same time give
a better service.
1t is only fair to the managers Of
private operation to recall that,
whether the cost of materials rose lit
tie or much, whether wages just
climbed up or shot up, government
authority. national, State or local,
kept railroad rates, telegraph rates,
telephone rates under private opera
ton nailed down hard and fast.
1t is only fair to truth itself to bear
witness that, while rates under pri-
vate operation were held motionless,
the service was made to grow better
and better; but while the rates under
Government operation soar ever
higher and higher the service sinks
lower and lower.
The touch Of Government operation
In business Is the touch of death.
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OLD NEW YORK.
Information About Target Companies
Given for the Benefit Of the Maker
OF the New Valentines Manual.

Of the New Valentines Manual.
To THE EDITOR OF THE sus--sI: In
answer to Mr. Henry Collins Brown.
beg to say that remember the old
target companies OF the West Side very
well. I was born in "Old Chelsea and
resided In that section of the city for
fifty years.
The companies that recollect were
the Chelsea Guards, the Mazeppa
Guards, tho Wrentown Rangers and the
Hound Guards. fantasies. Tho COM
panies paraded around the neighbour
hood. stopped at the residences OF
prominent politicians. who presented
them with prizes. such as water
pitchers. cake baskets. mugs. knives and
forks, &C. then became invited guests
and marched with tho company. After
parading for about two hours we took
the boat from the foot of Twenty second
street, North River. and sailed up the
Hudson to Bulls Ferry, where shooting
at the target took place and prizes were
presented to the best marksmen. after
which a good dinner was eaten and the
company returned 20 the city The af-
fair generally ended with q ball, either
at Knickerbocker Hall or Millerman's
Hall. The target was always carried
by n negro. A good time was had by
all who participated.
On election night the boys were given
the ballot booths. which were used at
that time. gathered UP all the barrels
they could collect and had grand bon
fire in honor of the day, no matter
which party won. We kept the fires
going until chased away by the NJ. P.'s,
as the policemen were then called.
EDWIN H. VAN DovEN.
NEW YORK, March 81.
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Standard Time.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Standard Time.
Sun rises. $40 A NJ Sun scts. ......7 III p NJ
Moon sets ....s IS M
The forefoins table has been corrected TO the
new artificial time"
For eastern, New York and New
Jersey. fair and slightly warmer to-
day; fair and warmer tomorrow /;
moderate northwest winds.
For northern New Bnsisnd--Partiy
morrow fair and slightly warmer; modsr =
ate northwest winds
Fer southern New Enslsnd-Fsir and
warmer; moderate northwest winds.
For western New York-Fair and warm
er to-day and tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April Moderately his n
pressure prevails. except In the Atlantic
States and the extreme Northwest. but it
V falling rapidly oyer the interior OF the
of the Mississippi River. and on Tuesday
morning tho low temperature record for
the month of April was edualied or ex'
western Virginia. west of the Mississippi
River temperatures are higher, and above
the seasonal averase as e rule from the
In northern New England ana local rains
In the Northwest States and the Rocky
Mountain region. Elsewhere seneraiiy fair
weather prevailed, although there were
light local SHOWS In tho middle Atlantic
states. Temperatures will rise slowly on
Wednesday east of the Mississippi River
except In New England, and they will be
still higher on Thursday in the Atlantic
states. the upper Ohio Valley and the
lower lake region. rain Is probable on
Thursday in the upper lake region. the
lower Ohio Valley and west Tennssses.
and by Thursday night In the upper Ohio
Valley and the west lower lake region
In the Atlantic States the weather will
BIO fair Wednesday and Thursday.
Observations ut United States Weather Bp
re:u stations taken at p. N. yesterday, ssvN
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Southwest he adds almost twenty
years of service in our furthest north
possession. For twelve Of these years
he has been at the head OF the road
commission for Alaska, charged with
the construction of wagon roads and
trails under the Secretary Of War.
BY this long experience he is pecu-
liarly fitted for the care and transpor-
tation OF troops in a cold climate. Be-
sides, RICHARDSON'S presence may have
n wholesome effect in north Russian
Bolshevist circles; he is one of the
biggest men OF the army and a giant
in muscle and strength.
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Let the Next Congress Take Warning!

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: I
have been following hopefully the dis
cussion as to the possible power OF Con-
gress. while not in session, to call itself
together. but your editorial article Of
March 81 seems to dash any hopes that
some of US may have had that a way
would be found to accomplish this end.
There IL no doubt that the next Con-
Sress will provide against q recurrence
of the present lamentable situation dur
ing It's life. but az a safeguard for the
future do you not consider this an op-
perfume time to suggest the adoption OF
a suitable amendment to the Constitu-
ton giving Congress this power. which
is enjoyed by the board OF directors of
every golf club?
Louis NJ. FANNINo.
WHrrrsroNE, N. Y, April l.
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The Sleeping Amendment.

Senator GORE supplies to the public
q sensation akin to that which a cIti
sen feels when he discovers a five dol
lar bill In last years waistcoat. The
Oklahoman has disinterred, living
from Its archival tomb an amend
ment to the Constitution which Con
gress presented to the States in 1916
and which the States have not ratt
led. 1t Is this:
''1f any citizen OF the United States
shall accept claim, receive or retain
any title OF nobility or honor, or shall
without the consent of Congress ac-
eept and retain any present, pension.
ONCE or emolument OF any kind
whatever from any emperor, king.
prince or foreign Power. such person
shall cease to be q citizen of the
United States and shall be incapable
q holding any office OF trust or profit
under them or either of them"
This proposed amendment was de
signed to be rigorous substitute TO,
that paragraph Of the ninth section o.
Article /. which provides that ne
citizen holding any Federal office Of
profit or trust shall, without the con
sent of the Congress, accept of any
present. emolument, office or title o.
any kind whatever from any King
Prince or foreign State"
AS Senator Gone says. the amend
ment was intended to put teeth In
the Constitution, Congress reallzinf
that other Congresses might be weak
The Congress of 1SO9-1S10 laid thu
new law before the people; and there
It is yet. unaccepted and forgotten
but still pulsating.
We have to confess to Senator GORE
who remarks that the amendmen,
failed Of ratification by one State
that New York was one nj the guilty
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SUNS to Meet Politicians.

Women voters OF the Seventh Ninth.
Eleventh and Thirteenth Assembly DIS
tricts will have an opportunity to see
what sort OF men are politically repre-
senting them at dinner TO be held by
the New York City Woman Suffrage
party at the Hotel Majestic Saturday
evening. Mrs. Charles l.. Tiffany will
preside. Senator William VI. Calder, As
semblyman Philip Walter, Senator Abra-
ham Kaplan. Representative Joseph
Rowan. Representative Herbert c. Pell,
Senator Edward ]. Bowling. Assembly,
man John ]. Cronln. Alderman A. Al.
Wise and Asscmblymaa Mary A Lilly
will speak.
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Brigadier- General Wn.DEs p. RICH
ARpsoN. who has been assigned by
General PERsHINo to the command of
the American forces in northern Rus
STA, would seem to have unusual quail
ifications for the post. To years Of
active army service in the West ana
The sun., 1919-04-02

Here for the loan campaign, the
celebrated cannon that succeeded in
making Paris temporarily dig in may
inspire a good many Americans to dig
down. deep!
The sun., 1919-04-02

1t is not the reasons for the defeat
OF daylight saving which the Canadian
Government must now concern itself
with but rather the problem of run
ming a nation divided on the time sys-
TEN. The agricultural classes OF Can-
ada opposed as American farmers agi-
tated against, the changing OF time,
summer and winter, and they were
successful in the Legislature. The day
light saving bill was limited to one
years trial, and therefore went out of
effect Immediately. But Canadian rail-
roads and a large body OF the Domin-
ions citizens decided to live by the
time In vogue In these States. That
this step Is almost absolutely neces-
sary for the railroads because OF their
close relations with the American lines
is perfectly apparent. Yet Sir HENRY
DRAYToN, chief of the Dominion Rail
road Commission. has already de-
manded an explanation OF the change
of time schedules made by the rail-
roads independently.
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Would you know why TO me all these
strange sights appearedP
Tho Fairy Tale Prince has his birth
day to-day;
His magic tales many thousands have
chesred,
And chased gloom and sorrow away.
For though he was honorsd with monarchs
as friends.
No simpler man could be found.
Though his fame throughout every eoun-
try extends.
In the hearts OF all children he's bound.
May his spirit dwell with n. ana may We
believe,
In fairy tales. fairies ana elf,
Yes, there's truth In them all. n his words
We but live,
THE Most Beautiful Fairy Tale Is Life
Itself"
cLAhA ALPEHs.
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Strange sights all about me appear.
Weird figures ny by. and right merriiy play
And fairylsnd seems very near.
The "old Church Bell" with itS sweet, rich
sound,
Calls The Lovsrs' TO heed It's tone;
The Jewish Girl" on The Ell Hill'
mound.
Something" brings from the "oid
G.avestons.'
Little Tux" and Tho shephsrdsss" -Ir
the Duck Yard"
Run TO sec The Puppet Snowman
While Grandmother finding her '"Ttndei
Boz charrsd,
Tries to hide her Great GRIEF II ahs
The Hardy Tin Soldier selects for hi,
mate
THE Lovsiisst Rose In the World"
Meath The ola Street Lamp to settle
their fate,
THE Goioshss Of Fortune are hurled.
The Ugly DucklinS' steals The Las,
Pearl"
In "Ths Shirt Collar deftiy to place
While The Girl Who Trod on the Loar'
gives a curl.
The "NeIghborinE FamilisF' gather tn,
FLAX"
That THE DarninE Nesdis' be used,
While Great Claus and Little Claus thoiI
patience tax.
Last THE Little Match Girl" be abused
What the Old Man Does Is Always
Right"
So THE Children's Prattle" declares.
| Though the Flying Trunk" which HI
brought them last night.
OF THE Red Shoes" contained but tive
pairs.
Tho Farmy.rc Cock and che Weather
Cock
Both picked Five Out OF Ono She'll"
While 1.-The Nightingale" all THE storks''
would <lock,
As Tn Seven stories-ths Snow Queen
he'd tell.
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Here Is a correspondent who thinks
that somebody Is luckier than the
doughboy:
ITO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir:
The Command Chief OF the Army
and Navy Is lucky. His Washington
Job is waiting for him when he
comes back. NJ W."
New YORK, April !.
1t is quite possible that the truth
of this remark about the awaiting Job
depends upon the date of the Com
mander-in Chiefs coming back.
The sun., 1919-04-02
A Pull Overlooked,

The Man in tho Moon complained.
~ have . lot to do with the sea, yet
they never even asked me into their
league" he cried.
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A Prohibition Goddess.

Venus emerged from the foam.
1T II only water" shs hastsnsd to sz-
plain
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LOCAL WEATHER ppcoRpa

Highest temperature. as at . p. II.
Lowest temperature. "a at 10 p. N
Average temperature, 2g.
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London once, 40-48 Fleet street.
Paris once, Rue dc la Michodiere, OF
Rue du Quatre septembre
Washington ONCE. Nunsey Building.
Brooklyn once. Room 200. Eagle Build
tng. S03 washin gton street
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