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The sun., 1919-04-23
An Italian View OF the Causes Of the
Migration
II CSttod,no Of New York.

Csttodino Of New York.
The immigrant from tho day he lands
is never made to feel at home. lie Is
rather considered as an intruder. He
has to adapt himself to new conditions
the best way he can and meet them with
undaunted courage, extreme patience
and persistence in order TO succeed.
Even after getting his full citizenship
paptS" the lmnisr1m 10 seldom consid
cred as an American, for tho moment
he disapproves certain restrictions and
Inconsistencies OF American life he is
politely reminded that he can go back
20 Europe II this country does not suit
him
1t is only human, therefore. that those
who fail to be contented with such
situation should grasp the first oppor-
tunity to rejoln their humble but al
ways sympathetic home surroundings.
The laborers, particularly those de-
spised Italian pariahs doing the hardest
Jobs, are mostly anxious to repatriate
From the moment they landed at Ellis
Island and during their peregrination
through the country. with their ears
filled with tales OF the greatness of
HlitIlStt lNbN anu
the poor devils" found only hard work.
brutal manners and less liberty than
they ever enjoyed IN their native land.
The last stroke for them has been
the prohibition amendment TO the Con-
stitution. Being accustomed to sobriety
and temperance. their mind cannot con-
ceive the sense" of prohibition that
would deprive them of their wine. which
they consider an intrinsic assimilating
food in their ordinary diet
Now that the Government IL framing
a new campaign for Americanixation II
is imperative Ia study the various prob
lens concerning the proper settling OF
foreigners and the first one is for the
intelligent American patriot TO leave the
cries aside and never expect immigrants
to become Americans by mere artlfice
or compuls!on,
Self-inspiration. persuasion and nat
uIal attractiveness toward American
ideals and institutions is what the immi-
grant should be taught to evolve so
that his desire to recross the Atlantic
may be superseded by natural will TO
mike this his permanent home. That
can only be accomplished by treating
them as equals the moment they enter
this country.
The sun., 1919-04-23
RAILROAD PAY.
A Defence OF the Increased Pay of
Railroad Men.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCN-ST: In
THE SUN OF April is you publish the
latter part OF q correspondence between
]. B. Strork OF Reading. Pa, and z. H.
Lamb Of the United States Railroad
Administration.
As an owner OF stock and bonds Of
American railroad companies Mr.
Strork has outlined his views on tho
shortcomings OF Government ownership
quite emphatcally, and as an official OF
the Railroad Administration Mr.. Lamb
has defended that ORGANIZATIONS meth
DDS equally well. I do not feel disposed
to criticise or comment on the merits
OF tho respective views Of either gen.
tleman on Government ownership. EN-
ception is taken. however, to state
ment by Mr.. Strork, to quote him az
follows:
Tho unreasonable and unjust ad-
vance TO the railroad employers to
upward Of one billion dollars annually
Is just "A single example OF this reck-
less attitude OF the department and
the addition of si1ty-fve millions more
annually to the Big Four Brotherhood.
who already overpaid, only adds
TO the disgust with which the solid
citizen beholds the operation OF our
railroads.
In view of the living conditions exist
ing in this country for the pas; four
years such statement emanating from
Il business man of apparent intelligence
should be greeted with Amusement by
the average person Finding IL in the
midst OF a really intelligent letter has
ca used me no end OF wonderment and
is the reason for my comment.
The extraordinary increase in price
OF every necessity during the war pc
Rod must impress every fair minded
person with the fact that an increase
in wages to labor was absolutely es-
and put into effect by the operating
heads o. business in general is proof
that It was necessary. What was neces-
sary in other business applied also TO
the employees OF the railroads. The
proprietorship OF the railroads at the
time this action was taken had no bear
ing on the result.
In view of these facts Mr. Strork's
statement conveys to me either his APP
parent inability to gauge the economic
conditions OF this country or the plain
declaration OF one opposed 20 the pros
perty and welfare of that country.
Either position is unenviable and par
ticularly III fitting for one who has
taken occasion to describe himself as
one OF this country's solid citizens"
CHARLES r, QUpNBY.
NEW YORK, April 22.
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ting the attention Of the President Of
the United States.
In the end the employers and the
employees went about settling the
strike and relieving the strain on
100000 people in just the way they
would have gone about 1t IL Govern
ment contr0l--which is the polite
phrase for the Administration un.
comfortable itch to meddle--had never
existed.
The. strike is over. but the tele-
phone. the telegraph and the mails
are still In the Postmaster Generals
power. Whether the wire systems
Will be taken out of politicians hands
and returned to the men who know
how TO run them is one question.
Whether all three will be ut least res.
cued from BURLEsoN by the simple
remedy Of removing BURLEsoN is an
other question.
What will happen to all three sys-
TENS If they are permitted to 20 down
hill Mt the rate they are going until
March 4, 1921, is too alarming to
dwell upon.
The sun., 1919-04-23
tlesr the Banks OF Victory Notes.

For any man, rich or poor. the Vic
tory notes are good buy as an in
vestment--the safest investment in
the whole wide world. The interest
return is very high for times of peace
The term Of the note Is 50 short that
the market price Of the invested prin-
cipal cannot fade as the poor Liberty
bonds faded
For every business man, for every
professional man, for every, man of
good salary, for every wage Garner
in u well paid job the Victory note Is
a necessary investment as insurance.
Ii Is necessary investment as in
surance against industries being closed
down for lack of bank credits against
business being stifled for lack Of bank
credits; against payrolls being slaugh-
tered for lack of bank credits.
If the Victory note were merely an
ordinary investment from the point Of
view of direct returns-and it is not
an ordinary, 1t is an extraordinary,
an Incompatible security--the lead
ers Of industry. the business men.
the men who work by the month or
by the day, could not permit this Vic
tory loan to stuff up the banks with
out endangering the opportunities, the
earnings. the very bread and butter
of all.
Aside and apart from what the Gov
eminent needs To pay its bills. the
best thing the American people can
do for industry and business. for the
returns of capital and for the jobs of
labor, is to subscribe for the notes so
fully that none of them will he left
in the banks when the loan campaign
closes. and TO distribute them so
widely that none Of them will find
their way back to the banks in the
weeks and months following the drive.
Keep the Victory notes out Of the
country's banks.
The sun., 1919-04-23

SON. Every act performed by Post
master-Genernl BURLEsoN has had the
approval, sanction and support Of Pres
ident WILSON, made manifest and po-
tent through Mr.. BURLEsoN's reten-
ton in office by the President Had
President WILSON regarded Mr..
BuRLEsoN MS an unfit. mischievous,
incapable Postmastcr-Ge he
would have compelled him to quit of.
flee. To retire Mr.. BuRLEsoN to pri-
vate life and thus to rid the public
service of what Mr.. BURLEsoN's Dem.
ocratic critics describe as II malign
influence exerted by Mr.. BuRlEsoN
las been within the power and proper
province of WOODROW WILSON every
day in every week ever since he sue.
ceeded WILLIAM H. TAFT in the Office
Of President.
This being the case. the Democratic
critics Of Postmaster-G General BuRLE-
son are actually crlticising President
WILSON. Every word they say in der
ogation of Mr. BURLEsoN Is word
in deroGation OF Mr.. WILSON. Mr..
BCRLEsoN came into authority as
Postma ster-General through the au-
thorlty of Mr.. WILSON as President.
He has remained in authority as Post
master.General through the authority
Of President WusoS. At any mo-
ment the President might have dis
posed Of Mr.. BUKLKsoN as Postmaster
General. The fact that President
WILSON has kept Mr.. BURLEsoN in
Office constitutes President WILSON
official Endorsement and political APP
proval of Mr.. BuRLEsoN's acts as
PostmasterG
Consequently. every Democratic as
Sault on General BURLE-
SONS administration is Democratic
assault on President WILSON'S Adj
minlstration and Democratic con
fession of the weakness of that Adj
mlnistration. q fact which Democrats
may be presumed to understand as
well as anybody else.
The sun., 1919-04-23

This day will not pass without some
commentary upon its significance to
the world: that immortality is not an
evanescent term which cynics may
mock and most people look upon
askance. April 2s, although the event
is only credited to it by tradition. Is
the birthday OF the man whose name
first given over 900 years ago. still
blooms in perennial youth and fresh
ness. Call SHAKESPEARE the master
poet, the greatest dramatist, and still
you classify him as the supreme fig-
Tire in "a certain field Of fine art. But
to think OF him as a man leads to the
realization that the one quality which
he has apart from all his fellows Is
immortality. The spirit OF SHAKE
sPEARE's work has stood through CEN
turtles as the contemporary spirit Of
perfection. He lived, lives and shall
live. Others may come, others may
go, but he goes on forever!
The sun., 1919-04-23
SUMMER SUNS ARE RISING.
Signs In the Starry ornament OF Re.
turning Sprinetime.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--sI. At
last the season of spring has really
begun. Or. rather. the sprngtime or
nature has Just commenced, despite the
fact that spring itself has been with us
for about one month.
Indeed. II needs only a glance out OF
the window TO behold the vetdant indl-
cations of sprinstime. The Frightening
lawn, the budding hedge, the awaken
ing tree. and the brief yellow flower Of
the foreythia are positive evidences Of
returning springtime. Out OF doors we
feel the presence of spring in the air
and in the sunshine. the gentler breeze
and the warmer sunlight.
1t IL true that April showers and
clouds sometimes come to discourage
us, that n mild day Is followed by one
which reminds us of March. and that
we are rather impatient because the
season does not advance faster. But
nevertheless, 1t is at last really spring
Many OF us are already discarding our
overcoats-often unwisely--and once
more man is at work in his suburban
garden or amid some country field.
And in the starry armament the suns
Of winter are setting, the suns Of svrc-
mer are rising As the clocks Of city
and country are announcing the hour
of in the evening Sirius and Rigel
have almost set, and Procyon, Betel-
geux. Aldebaran and Capella are de-
scending nearer and nearer the western
horizon. At the same hour Arcturus
and Spica have risen. and Vega is about
TO rise.
And between these setting stars of
winter and these rising stars OF summer
directly under the zenith. there glitters
the first magnitude star Regulus, with
its symmetrical sickle The surs of
winter and early spring are departing
the suns of later spring and summer are
coming.
Truly. both upon the northern earth
and in the northern heavens the season
OF spring has really begun.
CHARLES MEYERS HOLMES.
NEWTON, Mass. April %.
The sun., 1919-04-23
Italy's and Europe's Security.

Britain, France ana RUSSIA IN 1910
p1edged themselves to support all ltal-
ian solution of the Adriatic problem.
There was no doubt then what an
italian solution meant. There Is none
now what 1t means. 1t means what
it meant more than 1000 years ago
when already Italy was warning to
establish security in the Adriatfc.
No lesson in history is more amply
Illustrated than that Italy cannot be
safe while a potential enemy is strong
across the Adriatic, The London and
Paris Governments knew this when
they gave their pledge TO Italy. Italy
has now done her part, and is entitled
to have that pledge executed. Secur-
ity on the Rhine is no whit more to
France than security in the Adrlatic
Is TO Italy The Rhine, the English
Channel and the Adriatic are three
water frontiers along which history
has been making almost since there
was any record of it; and longest of
all ON the !turiatic.
1t would be fine If Fiume could DE
given to Italy and also to Jugo-
Slavia: but it can't be. 1t has come
to stand for Italy's case in the Adri-
attic To deny 1t is TO repudiate the
treaty. TO embitter Italy. 1t is more.
1t Is TO invite Italy TO join the ranks
of cynical, disaffected. disappointed
peoples. 1t is to convince her that
talk of the sacredness of treaties is
mere prattle and clap-trap; high
sounding stuff 10 be shattered around
when it helps, forgotten when the hour
Of urgency is past.
All the testimony is that au Italian
Government accepting treaty of sur
render on this point could not survive.
There would start the sparks that
lead to explosion. Are the peacemak-
ers willing to chance political up
heaval, revolutionary enterprises in
Italy as the price of broken treaty
pledge? What may we imagine would
: have happened in France II It had
been presumed to deny her from rich
Alsace-Lorraine? Italy's Adriatic
policy is to her what Alsace- Lorraine
Is to France.
The delivery to Italy OF what was
pledged to her would, as THE SUN
sees it. make for united Italian peo-
pie, strong Government and ca
pable European Power. This in turn
would make for stability in n part of
Europe which Is now threatened with
all sorts and varieties of wars and
disorders, great and petty, national
and tribal.
Italy's rights in truth, are the con-
Germ of the better part of the Old
World. Not merely for the sake Of
Justice, but for the security which is
essential to the welfare of Europe.
give her those rights.
The sun., 1919-04-23
The Present Democratic Assault on
President wilson's Administration n.

The Democrats of the United States
from the discredit and disrepute into
which the Wilson Administration
has brought it have decided TO make
POstmaster-General BITRLEsoN the
scapegoat for MI the errors and blum
ders committed by the Democratic
party in the last six years.
From every quarter of the country
come Democratic denunclations of
Mr.. BURLEsoN. His political prac-
tees, his administrative methods and
his personal qualities are asSailed
with concerted violence which sug-
gests, If it does not prove. the exist
ence Of a party movement to elimi-
nate him from Office and lay upon
his shoulders responsibility for all
that has gone wrong In the public
service since March I. 1913,
THE Sun has no desire 10 defend
Mr.. BURIEsoN. What his fellow Dem
ocrats say about his reckless partl.
sanshlp, his arrogance, his incapaclty
In official place We shall accept as
true. But THE Sun does not believe
the electors of the United States will
be deceiN ed for a moment by this in
genious effort TO load on Mr.. BcRLE-
SON the whole burden Of Democratic
failure and incompetence.
Mr.. BURLESoN was selected by
President WILSON to he Postmaster
General, and has been kept in thar
Office for six years by President VIII
The sun., 1919-04-23

most vigorous Of those who are to
solve its problems and make its
record"
Here Is the CHEEKY philosophy OF the
life worth living, of the obligations
Of common humanity, of the graceful
urbanity that is needed to redeem an
otherwise dismal and sordid world.
Here is the secret of. eternal youth
communicated by the most consistent
and persistent of all living practition.
ers of the golden precept.
The sun., 1919-04-23
VERY PERSONAL" INDEED.
Questions Put TO Teachers by the Re
gents OF This State.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: In
order that their economic status may
be clearly understood by the state Ecu
cation Department tho Regents of the
University OF the State of New York,
through Assistant Commissioner Thomas
Z. Finegan, have asked the teachers Of
the State 70 answer questions OF a very
personal" nature. The QUESTIONABLE in
cludes such questions as the following
what is the nationality OF your par
ent..
Where were they educated"
How much have they earned.
Where were you born?
Where were YOU educated7
How many years have you taught:
Where do you live7
How much do you pay for board.
lodging and laundry?
How much do you save, II anything?
Where do you spend your summers?
How much insurance do you carry?
How many Liberty bonds have YOU
bought
How much have you subscribed TO
the Rad Cross?
Do you pay toward the support OF
othersP
Are you an economical help at homer
DO YOU make your own clothes?
Do you own an sutomobile3 If so.
what kind and COST
In order to make this inquiry more
complete as to economic status" we
suggest that the following questions be
added
Have you ever had the measles" n
So how many?
Have you ever been married. II SO.
do you consider marriage a failure?
Have you any matrimonial intentions &?
II so, why?
what dime do you go to bed at
night?
what time do you &c, up in the
morning.
Do you make your own bed
How old are your please excuse
How old is Ann?
what IL the color OF your hair
What Is your favorite ceresi2
DO you dress decolIete' II so, how
much7
DO you resemble your grandmothero
DO you wear furs in the good Old
summer time'7
who struck Billy Patterson?
Do you ever drink ANYTHING stronger
than soda water II SO, whe-c did
YOU buy T.?
How. when and where do YOU expect
- get 1t after July |"
what Is YOUR opinion OF Article
4-l1-44 Of the League OF Nations
How lorE has 1umultv been Presl,
dent Of IN" untcd States
Have YOU voted" II so, how many
times?
ALBANY, April 90. A. r. c.
The sun., 1919-04-23

Il shall write a book" said Premier
CLEMENCEAU in answer to a question
about his planned serious activities
after his present recreation time is
ended The Tiger is bit conscience
stricken. as men temperamentally in
dustrious are likely to be when at
leisure or engaged in entertaining
sport. The Premier feels. perhaps,
that his mental fibre is relaxed by
merely casual or insufficient exercise.
and he purposes to get back into vigor-
Gus intellectual condition by hard
work as soon as his playmate
guests have departed He will write
a book. and II he permits himself to
write freely and frankly about his va
cation experiences what a renowned
best seller that book will be-
The sun., 1919-04-23
The Administrators Failure in the
Telephone strike.

The New England telephone strike
has been settled in the very way that
such a wage dispute would have been
settled if it had arisen before the Adj
ministration put It's inefficient hands
on the wires of Amerlca-by mutual
agreement between the employer and
the employed.
1t is small comfort to remember
that IL the telephone business had not
been Burlesonlzed the strike undoubt-
eddy would never have occurred. There
Is some value, however, from the ex-
perience. If anybody in New Eng
land nursed the foolish idea that Gov
eminent control of the wires was
beneficial, or even nonrinjuriOus, he
Gus lost the deluSion.
fhe, strike also led TO frankness in
certain quarters. The President Of
the Massachusetts Democratic Club
and other Democrats of that region
rent their plea TO Mr.. WILSON to re-
move Postmaster General BURLEsoN,
.ssho was "wrecking the party and
settle the strike. Mr.. WILSON, with
out defending BURLEsoN. confessed his
syn ina.Dity TO "act mtelllgently Mt
this distance"
4UBLEsoN, at home, failed. Presi-
dent WILSON, abroad, declined either
TO assume the duties Of his ineffi-
Client Postmaster-General or to take
any other action In an emergency
which was distressing a population us
great as that of Belgium, or Bavaria,
or Rumanla, TO mention only three Of
the political divisions which are get
The sun., 1919-04-23

THE WEATHER.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

mlClhIIhE ALMANAC.
standard Time.
Sun rises. .....s:07 A NJ Sun sets. ... 7.i2P N
Moon rises Il :t6 AN
The foresoins table has been corrected 70
the new artificial time"
For eastern New York-Fair to-day
and tomorrow; moderate winds, mostly
south.
For. New Jersey---Fair to-dny; to-mor-
row fair. warmer in interior; moderate
For northern New England-Fair to-day
and tomorrow gentle northeast winds.
becoming variable.
For southern New England--Fair to-day
and TO morrow; gentle to moderate shift
For western New York-Falr o-day.
warmer in east portion; Tomorrow fsfn
WASHINGTON, April R2-Press,rs n
moderately low from Kansas southwesf
ward and a strong and cold area Of h!sf
Northwest attended BY rains ana strong
winds that extended Into North Dakote.
The high pressure over the lake region
slowly and there were showers in lows
Illinois. Indiana, Kentucky and Southers
Ohio. Elsewhere fair weather preveiieS
ture in the Mississippi and lower Missouri
Valleys, tho Gulf States and from the
t.mpsrstap pe'i have siso risen from X
lake region eastward. With the exceD
ton OF local showers "wednesday morning
between Maryland and North Caroline The
weather will be fair Wednesday east OF tho
Mississippi River. There will be rain
Thursday in the Upper Lake region, ara
Thursday or Thursday night IN the west
ern lower lake region, while In the Allan
tic and East Gulf States, Tennessee She
Ohio Valley and the east lower lske re
zion fair weather will prevail Thursday
1t will be colder Thursday in the upper
lake and western lower lake reglonA It
will be warmer Thursday from Pennsyl-
TAN IA a I'd =
Carolina.
The sun., 1919-04-23

4 roundabout report from the Boil
shevist representative at Kiev is to
the effect that a revolution in Turkey
has resulted in the establishment OF
Soviet Government According to
the report the seat OF this experiment
is at Constantinopie. Bolshevism in
this new move comes thus into direct
contact with the Allies At the sign
ing of the armistice with Turkey the
British commander came UP TO the Pera
bridge in a motor launch accompanied
by n few sailors and most unostenta-
tCusly took over the control OF Con-
stantinople and the Dardanelles and
Bosporus. Quite as unostentatiously
a British fleet steamed up from the
Marmora and dropped anchor in the
Golden Horn. This was later followed
by Allied troops from Salonica and
also by war vessels from the French
fleet. From all reports the military
Government was not only firmly es-
tablished but welcomed as a means OF
stantinople. This was its mission and
that 1t possesses the ability and
strength to carry out the mission TO
the fullest extent will be one Of the
first discoveries the Soviet Govern
ment will make. Another discovery
it will make in its first actual contact
with the West is that this military con-
troll will not divide its rule with repre-
sentatives OF LEVINE and TRoTzKY.