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1--WE Need Smokes More
Than We Need Food"

SERGEANT LUTHER L. lie
~ BLANC of 333d Butchery
Company in his card of thanks to
THE SUN Tobacco Fund after
telling of the need of smokes
says: 81 hope to be in New York
soon and will take tn. oppor-
tunity Of coming in TO tell you
how much appreciated your fine
gift of smokes"
As the soldiers return THE
SUN Tobacco Fund has the pleas
ure daily of hearing them make
remarks like this and others,
which are printed on page Q.
WARNING! THE SUN To-
bacco Fund has no connection
with any other fund. organiza-
tion or publication. II employs
no agents or solicitors
The sun., 1919-02-17
4 RUSSIAN GRAND DUKES SHOT.
Deaths Followed Staying of Iicb-
knecht and Rosa Luxembourg.

PARIS. Feb. l6,-Paul Eric, corre-
spondent of the Journal. who recently
escaped from Petrograd and made his
way 10 Helsingfors, says that four Rus
sian Grand Dukes were shot some time
ago without a hearing and that 1t was
understood their summary execution
was a result OF the killing in Berlin OF
DR.. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxcm-
burg,
The correspondent says certain OF the
Bolsheviki advocated the release OF the
Grand Dukes and that their view was
about 10 prevail when the GorolShovia,
or vigilance committee. opposed this.
and to~shoNN that ft'a,one Lad the Hgh.
10 decide the fate o' the prisoners had
them shot.
The sun., 1919-02-17
ITALY PRAISES LEAGUE PLAN.
High Tribute Paid 10 Wilson for
Action.

ROME. Feb i6-The whole Italian
press greets with JOY and satisfaction
the announcement of the foundation OF
'he League of Nations, and praises Presi-
dent Wilson for the energy he has
shown in setting concrete basis for the
league before leaving for America
The Mcssdgro says I'VE greet with
deep emotion and sincere faith the foun-
detion OF the League of Nations and
hope that the representatives OF the En-
tente gathered around Mr.. Wilson will
Immediately approve the project which
has been presented"
The sun., 1919-02-17

GENEvA. Feb. 10 ,GeiayedD Kurt
F.isner. the Bavarlan Premier. OH his re-
turn 10 Munich from the recent So
cialist conference held at Bern, made
reply 10 ATTACKS in the German press
concerning his speech at Bern. Eisner
said the Germans did not realize 10 what
degree they were isolated from the world
and what terrible mistrust there was OF
German politics outside GsrmaSv, The
Germans, he added, did not realize to
what extent the Allies considered the
German revolution a pure comedy. and
that it will be thus while the German
leaders remain the same Is those who
conducted Germany's odious war policy.
Herr Eisner demanded an entire
change OF the German Government lead
erS
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London Press Comment
Pleases Lloyd George
Special cooie DespatcA to THE Sun.

toptFT0HT, EIH' al F'0Nfs Teserted.
7 ,ONDON, Feb. 16.-Premier
Lloyd George, who expected
to return to the Peace Confer
ence at Paris this week, probably
will be delayed. He has deter
mined to remain here until the
critical labor situation shows
signs of clearing up.
1t is stated unofficially that
the Premier is highly pleased
with the reception Of the cove
nant of the League of Nations by
the British newspapers.
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REDS KILL PLOTTERS
WORKING FOR ALLIES
40, IL Being British, Seized
as Anti-BolsheUik Spies.
Special Wireless Despatch 10 THE sUN from ne
London Times Senrfce

London Times Senrice.
Copyright. 1919; all rights rsSerrtd
HELsiNGFoRs, Feb. 16.--The official
Petrograd newspaper, the Northern
Commune. states that at sthe end of
January the extraordinary commission
combating the counter revolution dis
covered new espionage organization
favorable to England working in col
lahoration with several Bolshevik COM
missions. One hund-ed and forty men
and women we're arrested. including
seventeen English ana NJ. Pokrovsky.
former Minister OF Finance.
II was alleged that this organization
was Working In touch with high officers
OF the General STAFF and of the Ministry
Of NrIrine. the majority Of whom al.
ready have been shot.
Owing to the lack OF coal work was
suspended In nearly all the large in
,dustrial establishments February 40
'Thrty-ive thousand workmon ATE idle.
but continue TO recelSe,fulr pay from the
national funds.
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shelves Monroe Doctrine.

should il enter such an alliance the
Monroe Doctrine would seem no
longer to hold. as the council will have
II in It's power to authorize other ma
tlons 10 do The police work of the
Western Hemisphere. Such an expedi.
ton nS that sent to Vera Cruz would
have to have the consent OF the league
council, and many believe this would
apply also 10 action like that taken
in Santo Domingo and lIayti.
Americas viewpoint on these ire
mendouS Issues is earnestly sought
Another point involves the Use of the
commercial and economic boycott, n
weapon which The President, It is con
tended here, will have the power to
WELD without consulting Congress.
Foreign Minister Pichon insisted in
an interview to-day that France is in
entire accord with the League OF
Nations so far as it goes. but he
pointed out she wants extensions
which would be threshed out later.
The Mntin to-day disputes Preside mt
Wilson's assertion that the league was
adopted unanimously by fourteen ma
tions. insisting that many reservations
were made among them besides those
of Japan and Greece. France also
wa~s~s gre-e protection ny the
adoption of the Bourgeois amendment
expressing the hope that the ConStitu-
tional objections OF certain States
would be removed
Now that President Wilson - re-
Confined OF second Page.
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GERMAN PLEA
FOR DELAY GETS
QUICK REFUSAL
French Marshal Announces
He Will Leave Treves if
Order Is Not Obeyed.
TRUCE WOULD BE AT END
Erzberger Requested That
Signing Be Deferred In
til Noon To-day.
TRUCE WOULD BE AT END

COPENHAGEN. Feb. 16-Replying to
a request by Matthias Erzberger. head
of the German Armistlce Commission.
for delay in the signing of the
armisticc terms until Monday noon
Marshal Foch declared that the armis-
tice would expire at O'Clock Monday
morning and that the last hour for
signing would he o'clock Sunday
afternoon in order to be able to issue
the necessary orders to the troops. II
not signed then Marshal Foch said
he would he obligei to leave Treves
and the armistice would no longer be
in force.
Answering Erzberger's counter
demands Marshal Foch said the new
armistice terms had been fixed by the
heads of the associated Governments
and that he was unable to alter them.
a Havas despatch from Basel Satur-
day night reported that the armistice
had been extended indefinitely. and
that the Germans are requested to
cease their offensive against the Poles
and carry out the previous terms Of
the armistice until completed.
WEIMAR. Feb. 15.-In an address be-
fore the German National Assembly
Dr. Schiller. Minister Of Finance, said
he saw tho necessity for credits of
ss.S25,ooo.oOo being requested. OF this
amount. the Minister said. $4,000. 900
would he used for building houses. He
added that the total credits and loans
aggregate more than $50, 900 ,0OO, 900,
not including $1,000, 900. 900 in treasury
notes. The bank bills in circulation.
Dr. Schiller said, amounted to SO S75,-
1000.
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ItaIy's Queen Reaches Paris.

PARrs, Feb. lG.--Qucen Helena OF
Italy and her daughters have arrived
ir Paris
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This cable, saving that failure by the
House to act faVorably on the bill
would be fatal to my negotiations
served to convince great many Sen
ators. who eventually will be called
upon to ratify or reject the result OF
the negotiations, that one man power
had reached the limit. The use of the
word my" in the cable it is understood
did even more damage than did the
meaning OF II.
For one tnMg. there was distinct
feeling that this cable did not com.
within the scope of the Presidents
declaration in favor OF open concenants
Of peace 1t was generally looked upon
after publication of the gist OF this
cable as nothing more or less than
bluff To indicate to Great Britain that
the United states was willing to en-
gage in "A battleship building race,
which England. after a great war
could not afford. and thus force Great
Brtd1n's acceptance of this part OF tho
Presidents League OF Nations plan
dealing with limitation OF nationa!
armaments.
There is great curiosity I'm the Senate
as 10 what plea the President will
make on his arrival here The opposi-
ton to the inclusion OF a League o
Nations plan in the peace treaty Itself
Is just as ST. ons, IL not stronger thar
ever. and il is doubtful if any appea
for support Of the plan of inCludinr
both in one document and ratityin-,
them will have rnY appraCiable effect.
The strongest element in the Senate
the next SeUate-- according to Re
publican leaders, still will insist tina
the treaty OF peace be a treaty of peac.
and nothing else and that separate
consideration he given the League O.
Nations plan as thing apart
Senator Borah Gdaho). Senate"
Hitchcock (Neb) and Senator New
GndD all expressed the view to-nigh,
that the Presidents suggestion was nc
to he taken too literally.
Senator Hitchcock said; Il do no
believe the President meant 10 restrain
any Senator whose opinion has ALREADY
been formed regarding the league
see no improperly in the subject"
Senator Borah said; Since tha
President has suggested postponemen,
OF debate his secretary has ANNOUNCE.
The sun., 1919-02-17

II you have money. buy more
LIBERTY BO<DS--from uS
N You need money. We win hny
LIBERTY BOSDS--from YOU,
John Muir & Co.. A B'Way-ldr.
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Issue May lie Pressed.

1T will be hard financially. 1t will
be harder because OF our depleted young
manhood. after losing n million and
half men during the war"
Asked II the matter of the formation
- an International aSny would be
brought up again, Prof Larnaude re-
piled that he was unable to say.
But" he added, "the covenant has
not yet been signed II has merely been
presented. and It is hard to tell what dis.
cussions ma" vet arise"
In conclusion Prof. Larnaude said :
Upon one thing. however. all the dele
gates are fully agreed, 1t is that your
President Is blessed with most amiable
disposition, He presided over the ses-
sions with great dignity and equanimity
even during the most trying discussions
and We wish him Godspeed and a prompt
return"
The sun., 1919-02-17

The Senate has given ample evi-
dence that 1t Is sick and tired OF
"pussyfooting" in arranging peace
with the Central Powers. Having In
mind the Presidents expressions IN
regard 10 open covenants Of peace
openly arrived at. Il strong Senatorial
faction is determined TO take the
President at his word and make their
part of the negotiations frank and
open.
Senators Oppose Surrender.
The stand of a great many Sena-
tors is that the Constitution divides
equally the power Of making treaties
between tie President and the Senate.
The Senate does not propose to sur
render one jot or little of this power.
ana believes ti.o President II prcsUm-
ing. in attempting to force silence on
this or any other similar matter. jus;
as much as the Senate would he pre-.
suming in attempting to dictate to the
President in his negotiations and the
negotiations of the other American
peace commissioners in Paris.
Since the beginning OF the war. 1t
was pointed out to-day, when it was
necessary to concentrate large powers
in the hands OF the Executive. the ten
dency has been stronger and stronger
toward stripping Congress Of lis
powers and functions and placing those
lowers in the hands OF the President
to he eXer,i ised by him or his ap-
pointees and that this tendency is con-
tinuing
SO far as falling in line with tho
Presidents ideas OF this sort in regard
to the negotiations in Paris touching
the proposed League OF Nations, the
Senate consistently has opposed it and
the opposition was firmly crystallized
when publicity was given to the secret
cable sent by the President to Secr--
tary Daniels 10 be used as a club IN
9ettin- the House to report ont and
pass tho naval appropriation bill with
its paper fleet of immense proportions.
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Prof. Larnaude added that with new
developments in aerial warfare Germany
might prepare secretly sufficient air
forces TO destroy Paris in one day.
Surely when Germany enters a
League OF Nations" Prof Larnaude con-
tinued. 'she will agree 10 sign every un-
dertaking We desire: but we know what
undertakings means TO the Germans.
Did they not agn a treaty guaranteeing
the neutrality OF Belgium"
Referring to the International army
which the French desire former Prof,
Larnaude says:
What we asked for was an interna-
uonal army in the strict sense of the
word. We are too grateful for what
America did for us In the present war to
expect that she would again send her
men by hundreds of thousands to future
wars. But perhaps We meant the protec-
ton OF Americas great feet. We thought
IL unfair that France should have to
keep a huge standing army TO protect
herself from Germany's attacks.
The sun., 1919-02-17
WORLD DEBATE
MAY INCREASE
LEAGUE PERILS
Other Nations Await Crys-
tallizatiOn of Sentiment
in the United States.
BINDS TO AN ALLIANCE
Opinion Expressed in Paris
That Monroe Doctrine Is
AbrOgated Thereby.
BINDS TO AN ALLIANCE
By LAURENCE HILLS.
StGG Correspondent Of THE Sun.
Copyright. 1919; all rights reserved.

Stnf Correspondent Of THE Sun.
Copyright. 1919; all rights reserved.
PARIS, Feb. 1G.-The future course
Of the Peace Conference Is likelyfo be
Influenced largely by the criticism
made OF the League of Nations plan
now before the world for discussion.
President Wilson hopes that the cove
nant can he adopted without much de
lay. his plan being to have the nations
sign the covenant first and then go on
to other matters, affirming their sigma
lures again in the peace treaty. which
will incorporate the covenant previ-
ously signed.
Admittedly it is impossible 10 fore
tell what may happen when the plan.
now reduced to tangible form. is dis
cusscd openly by all the nations in the
conference. 1t must he agreed to by
all the nations around the table be-
fore it can, be incorporated into the
treaty. and It is feared that with the
fioodgates Of world discussion now
open objections may multiply and the
conference may he protrncted further.
All Eyes on America.
Many of the foreign diplomats here
have their eyes now fixed upon Amer
lea. This has tremendous iutiu-
ence here. the diplomats being more
interested in the reaction In the United
States than in any other country. for
the reason that il is the home of the
chief apostle of the league and be
cause they recognize that the cove
nant as drawn involves greater de-
parture for America than for any
other country.
Even those who are disappointed in
the weakness of the proposed league
are pleased apparently that It brings
America into the hard and fast alli-
ance. the first since the old French
compact. There are many indeed who
see little more in the league than an
alliance of the five great Powers. Even
during the war the United States re-
fused to enter into an alliance, calling
herself an associated Power.
The sun., 1919-02-17
FRANCE BREADS
GERMANY'S NEW
GAS AND AER0S
No Way to Force Old Foe to
Stop Secret Development,
Says Lalnaude.
"QUICK BLOW" HER AIM
Professor EXPLAINS Why Ma
ton Holds Out for Inter
national Army.
BLOW" HER AIM

PARIS. Feb. Is (delayed) There
never has been any disagreement on
the Fundamentals principles of League
OF Nations between the French dele
gates and the delegates OF the other
Powers" said Prof. Ferdinand Lar
naude, Dean of the Paris Law Faculty
and one OF the French delegates on the
League Of Nations Commission, to-day.
The only differences Of opinion we're
those expressed by Leon Bourgeois yes
terday, with whom l am completely in
accord. We do not seek an interna-
tional army for the purpose of making
war, but for the purpose OF preventing
it God knows we are a peaceful peo-
pie and we have proved it during forty
four years of mental anguish in the
face of the military preparations going
on east Of US.
Future disturbances of the worlds
peace will come from Germany alone.
Germany's unsatiated greedy appetite.
her lust for power and domination. viii
return as soon as she feels strong
enough to renew her aggressions Inas-
much as Germany some day will be adj
mitted to the League Of Nations, what
NJ. Bourgeois and myself objected to
was the necessity OF being placed In the
position Of taking Germany's word for
anything The German people have not
progressed along the lines OF sincerity
The sun., 1919-02-17
WEATHER. FORECAST.

Fair to-day with diminishing northwest
winds: Tomorrow fair and warmer.
Highest temperature yesterday. 40; lowest. ,o
Detailed weather reports on editorial page.
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A Letter to the Editor
By GEORGE GORDON.

CIR: Some twelve months ago you sent
~ me for review a volume of essays,
The Dartmoor Window Again (Long-
mans, Green), written over the signature
Of Beatrice Chase by Miss Olive Kathe-
rine Pan, devout Anglican believer in
the goodness Of God, to whom she daily
hymns TIE Deum, now that her eyes have
beheld the bleak country of Mr.. Thomas
Hardy's returned native. She keeps her
soul dressed ever ready to receive the final
sacrament of death. She gushes her
blessings upon high heaven for the daily
miracle of the dawn. The night is ush-
cred in to her consciousness with anthems
of gratitude, and this, not in the Garden
of Eden, but in world as forbidding as
the poles, the frontier of hell, where con-
victs languish for unspeakable sins, and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-28
polished Ebony"

THE two dentists, who jointly own
the Gold Crown Ice Cream Parlor
in one of Oetavus Roy Cohen's negro
stories in the collection called Polished
Ebony, recall another dentist, by name
"McTeague," whose ambition and dream
it was to have swinging from his Office
window huge gilded tooth, molar with
enormous prongs, something gorgeous and
attractive, and made out of real French
gilt and no German substitute. And if
Mr.. Cohen's story, which is called Pain
less Extraction, does no more than to re-
call Frank Norris's great novel it has ac-
complished some good.
Mr.. Cohen writes of the negro city
dwcllers in the South-the real dressy
and stylish kind who wear diamond rings
when they are not doing the washing and
ride in automobiles when Providence and
the lottery are kind, which may account
for their remarkable language. For if
there are negroes anywhere, off the stage
or outside of the funny stories in news-
paper, who talk like some of Mr. Cohen's
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-28

Polished Ebony people then Thomas Mel
son Page and Joel Chandler Harris and
Mark Twain and E. K. Means and More
e. K. Means have missed trick or two.
That the negro is malaprop and is
fond of big words, the bigger the better,
and that he often gets stuck in lis words
like the fly in the molasses is doubtless
true of the city as well as of the planta-
ton negro. But it is not easy TO believe
in the reality of Mr.. Cohen's colored folks
when he makes them say terminal liable
and "public respitution" and eighteen
carrots" and "plutonic friendship" and
"pussonal sediment" and even the follow
ing:
"You know what the poeck says in
Latin, Mis- Atcherson-Honey swat key
molly pants"
As matter of fact, although some of
these stories are amusing as stories, the
humor, if it is humor, is largely in the
language and malapropisms, instead of in
the negro psychology and character, as in
the case of the E. K. Means negro stories,
for example.
The collection contains nine stories, Of
which the first one about the diamond ring.
called Al That Ghtters, is much the best
and has as many interesting turns and
complications as the Maupassant story of
the necklace-almost. You might as well
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-28

the hound Of the Baskerviles bays a
grinning, half mad moon.
I have long debated with myself the
advisability of in any way referring to
this book. Though know you doubt it,
/ have a conscience, fellow feeling for
all those who write, and invariably GER
tain pity for mine enemy when in an
swer to my prayers for vengeance upon
his head. he finally writes and. publishes
his book. Because her philosophy is so
futile a weapon against the destroying
violence of nature, because she is (self-
absorbed in her petty cares, remaining the
flowers in her garden, rewriting the letters
she reeeives) all unaware of the faulty of
her thought in world that, having de-
scended and stayed FIVE years in purgar
tory, rises to new life-I am peculiarly
ashamed Of myself, for can think Of no
good word that can be said either for Miss
Pans complacent acceptance of things as
they are or of her humble kneeling he
fore the image of Tomlinson's God.
I appeal to your readers. There may
be one among the thousands who can
write upon the uses of inadvertence.
WE'LL say that Clarence Burlington
w Kelland's title, The Little No
nrent of Happiness, is one of the most fe-
licitous labels ever affixed.
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expect woman not to know her own
child as her own diamond ring. Anyway
Mrs. Elzevir Nesbit knows hers Mr..
Cohen is the author Of the successful play
The Crimson Alibi and the book of that
name.
POLISHED EBONY. BY OcTAvUs Roy
COHEN. Doid, Mead G Co.
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THREATENS
CALIFORNIA PHONES
WaIkouts Of Operators in Cities
Tend to ParaIyze Industry
in State
TELEGRAPHERS AWAIT CALL
BY the Associated Press

San Francisco Jure 17-Te,enbone
'u'
cities of southern California, and. with
additions to their ranks of others in
centroI md ror,horr California to-
ee'ner win eiectrical workers. tne IN :
dustry promises soon to become par
alyzed throughout the state.
Telephone girls struck yesterday in
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Long
Beach and other places.
Last night 2700 operators in San
Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa
counties voted to walk out. With this
announcement made by the women and
girls, another soon followed from the
s nlale elecer,cal workers OF larger dis
= triS. e. INA. they' 700, "ouid strlke.
a. gan n,eso telephone workers were
.m ,a'es' " announce strlke vote' and
a., an "ere u qu'' tneir posts TINS morn
g.. .,.
:, issues involved IN the strike include,
r.om ~ was ,I sa,u, oe'ter housing conditions.
,'.as,so Wy increases lor certain classes OF
o.hers ,I;oaf;.,- anu ulscontinuance OF alleged
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