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IN Us.
/ HITS FRANCE HARD
Wine Growers See Losses of
Millions With Best Gus
toner Shut Off.
Special Wireless Despatch to THE Sun.
CopYrioht. 1919; oil tights reserved.

PARIS, March 22.-Prohibition in
America, In former times an alien, far
of subject to Frenchmen. suddenly has
ecome one OF considerable and Immediate
concern, chiefly over the loss OF FTance's
best customer for champagne Appre-
hension among the large wine growers
and dealers has become general and
has spread to the Government and the
public. who view with alarm the loss
of millions Of dollars obtained from the
expectation Of wine annually.
At present when the national Golfers
are virtually empty and the population
is staggering under the weight Of taxa
ton, to say nothing Of the burden of
the enormous national debt, this revenue
is needed more urgently than ever be-
fore. Enactment of prohibition in the
United States has upset many plans here
for the sale of French wines.
A good many merchants had come to
believe there would be an extraordinary
amount of business after the war with
the United States, butt hese expectations
have been shattered by the definite de-
cision Of America in favor of the new
amendment.
There is a lrage crop of editorial ar
ticles this week in the French news
papers characterizing the prohibition
measure as ridiculous, grotesque and
excessively hypocritical." Some say
they are unable to understand how any
rational Government could have enacted
such law LIE PETIT RepubHque sug-
gests pleasantly that 1t is a sign Of
weakness. as any Government that has
recourse to such legislation confesses
itself poweriess to fight the abuse of al
cohol and the evils arising from It
L'Avenir says that France viii pay
dearly for this prohibition. but adds mat
the nation is counting upon the Amtri-
cans who are returning to the United
States to demand the repeal OF such
"senseless legislation"
The shutting out Of Frances chief
product from America will not be with
out its reaction upon importations from
America. Already the French Govern
nient is planning to increase the import
duty on manufactured steel from the
United States, as the reciprocal arrange
ment which has existed between France
and the United States for the reduction
Of the import tax on American goods in
France and vice versa has been termi-
mated automatically.
Representatives here Of the American
Chamber of Commerce believe this ac-
ton will hit American manufacturers
hard, particularly makers OF automo-
biles and agricultural machinery.
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CUMMINGS DODGES
QUERY ON IRELAND
At Bay State Dinner Refuses
to Reveal Position Of Demo-
cratic National Body.
DEFENDS LEAGUE PLAN
Senator Walsh Says Boys Who
Fought Will Stand by
President Now.

SPRrNoruLp, Mass.. March 22.-Ho-
mer 8. Cummings, chairman Of the Ma
tioral Democratic Committee, and SEN
ator David I. Walsh were the principal
speakers here tonight Mt the Victory
Dinner" which was attended by more
than 500 Democrats from all over the
state. Michael A o. Leary presided
and other speakers were Joseph B. Ely.
former Lieut.. Gov. Edward p. Barry
and Richard H. Long.
A resolution was passed asking Presi-
dent Wilson to use his influence for
consideration by the Peace Conference
OF the claim Of Ireland to nationhood."
Mr.. Cummings said Democratic
achievements In the way of domestic
reforms constituted q miracle of legis-
lative progress" and declared the Re-
publican party had been captured by
reactionaries who elected Mondell floor
leader Of tina House and are seeking to
place Penrose in charge OF the Senate
Committee on Finance.
Speaking Of the League OF Nations, he
said, Senator Lodge Is In favor OF such
a league II he can draw the document
himself. but Is utterly opposed to 1t II
President Wilson has any hand in franz
ing It. He still hoped "the great pro-
1ect would not become a partisan ques-
ton"
Senator Walsh, referring to the league
problem. said:
''Our boys stood behind the President
in the trenches and will stand by him
now"
The harmony OF the dinner was
threatened only once. when Francis J.
Ginnernen Of Boston interrupted Mr..
Cummings to ask what was the stand
Of the National Committee in regard to
ireland. The incident was smoothed over
and there were no further interruptions.
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twenty city theatres at a special theat.
rical carnival which has been arranged
by the Mayors committee In cooperation
with the theatrical managers.
There will be two boxing carnivais Tor
the men tomorrow night one VIII DC IN
Madison Square Garden and the other
at the Eighth Coast Artillery Armory.
It Is estimated $4,000 soldiers will at
tend the shows.
The 700 state officials who are to be
guests of Rodman Wanamaker. Special
Deputy Police Commissioner. Will arrive
on a special train Tuesday morning
from Albany. They will be Mr.. Wana-
makers guests at breakfast in the Wal
dorf, and there will be presented TO
Major-Gen. Organ Following the
breakfast they will be taken down Firth
avenue to the Victory Arch and thence
TO the grand stand at Eighty second
street. sherry's will serve them luncheon
on the stands at II o'clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
ADAMS's EXPERIENCE WIDE.
Connected for Years With Tele-
phone Operations.

KANSAS CITY. March "a. F. Ad-
ans. president Of the Kansas City Home
Telephone Company. has been at the
head of the local company for seven
years and has been a member OF the
Government Telephone and Telegraph
Operating Board since its creation.
Before coming to Kansas City Mr.
Adams was connected with independent
telephone company operations in ILL.,
nois. Texas, Kansas and Missouri. and
at various times has directed proper
ties at Waco. Texas, Joplin. Mo. St
Joseph. Mo, and Topeka. Kan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
MACKAY DELAYS COMMENT.
Says In Baltimore He VIII Walt
Until He Reads Dismissal order.

Mackay, president of the Postal Tele-
graph Cable Company, was in Balu-
moro to-day, having come on from New
York to see his daughter. who is at
school here. He said tonight:
Until I shall have had the oppor-
tunity of reading and studying the full
text Of the order Diminishing me from
the service of the company / prefer
to make no comment about 1t. A state
ment will likely be issued by the COM
pany in New York tonight. l will
walt until 1 get back to New York
to read the order and will probably
make a statement then"
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be distributed to tho marchers at the
enc Of the parade.
To-day more than 1000 boys OF the
division. including many wounded men,
will see show at the Park Theatre,
given by tho talent OF Reisenweber's and
the B. +. Keith theatres.
The vanguard OF the Twenty-sevehth
men will arrive this afternoon. 1t will
include the Brooklyn and Bronx units,
who will participate In local parades to-
morrow. The lo5th Field Artillery will
parade in the Bronx from Willis Avenue
Bridge TO Mckinley Square, where It will
be reviewed by Borough President Henry
Buckner. Tho 1921 Engineers. formerly
the Twenty-second Regiment. will parade
through Washington Heights tomorrow
afternoon at Q o'clock. and Broadway
and st. Nicholas avenue are being gayly
decorated for the occasion.
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The Western Union telegraph Conn
pany has announced that with the excep-
tIon of cablegrams to Belgium. to north
ern France and to Alsace-Lorraine. which
take the same status as France, cable
grams to all former "enemy territory"
or former territory occupied by tho
enemy which has been opened to COM
munication must be In plain English or
French and must be addressed In pain
Language. Neither registered addresses
nor coded addresses are permitted.
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MACKAY Is OUSTED
FROM THE POSTAL
Continued from Fret Pass.

them. these officials have refused or
failed to follow out the Instructions of
the Department In the management of
the properties and failed to put into
operation promptly the wage schedule
and the eight hour day, and in various
ways endeavored to embarrass and dis
credit the Government operation OF the
wires.
THE reason for the refusal Of the De-
partment to grant the compensation
asked for was that the sworn statement
submitted to the Interstate Commerce
Commission in behalf of the company
placed the net income for 1917 at Sill
264, while the sworn statements they
made to the wire control board as a
basis for compensation placed the net
income for the same year at s4.4s5.-
500 34'
In the company's return to the Inter
state Commerce Commission In 1915, the
value of the plant and equipment Of the
Postal was placed at $6.647.472. but the
officers Of the company since have de
clined to make any statement OF valua-
ton to the wire control board. although
repeatedly requested to do So"
Court Action IL Looked For.
Officials of the Post Office Depart
ment are expecting a legal fight from
the officials of the Postal company. Some
officials here said informally that they
expected court action-they did not know
the exact form-to halt the execution
of the order. The Postal company offi-
Gals who are relieved continue their con-
nection with the Postal company, the
authority OF Postmaster-General Burle-
son extending only to the actual con-
tract and operation Of the company's
properties.
Edward Reynolds, vice-president and
general manager of the Postal. was re-
lieved by Postmaster-G General Burlesor
last January. 1t being charged that Rey
nolds was obstructing operation undei
the Government
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/ ter Is being condemned by Western
Union operators, while our wage sched-
ule met with the approval of our en-
ployees.
"Burleson's statement on the wage
schedule is a deliberate attempt to dis
tort the facts. We did refuse to assent
to n proposition made by Burleson's OPP
Grating Board Of Bell Telephone and
Western Union officials to increase tele-
graph rates, but this never reached the
form OF an order after the Postal Tele-
graph Company refused to assent to
such a plan. Mr.. Burleson carefully re-
Trains from mentioning this, and this
may be the reason for his removal OF
our officials.
"Burleson is trying to confscate our
money in order to pay It to the Western
Union. He ordered that we shall have
less than we earn, and that the Western
Union shall have more than 1t earns
Calls New Men Incompetence.
THE three men who came to the Pos
tai Telegraph Building at 253 Broadway
to-day to demand our property were MI.
Bethel, q Bell Telephone official; Mr..
Bracelen, a Bell Telephone lawyer, and
A. F. Adams, a Kansas City telephone
man. who has been put in charge of our
property by Mr.. Burleson. Not one OF
these men know the slightest thing about
the telegraph business and not the slight
est thing about the Postal Telegraph sys-
tenn. Adams in turn Is subordinate to
Burleson's operating committee, consist
ing of two Bell Telephone officials and
one Western Union official and Adams
himself.
ut is one of the most despotic acts in
the history of government We shall not
surrender or abandon our fight against
Burleson's usurpatio's. His purpose
very evidently Is to destroy the Postal
Telegraph system. but ne will fail In that
purpose. / think that Congress will
have something to say about 1t as soon
as Il convenes. This turning Of our
property over to our competitors, re-
moving our officers and giving our money
to the Western Union would be incredi'
BILE II It were not true"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
LAST OF FRENCH FLEET SAILS.
Cruiser Gloire One of Five War
ships with Base Here,

The cruiser Gloire, last OF feet OF
five French warsh.ps stationed In
American waters under Vice Admiral
Albert Gleayes. to convoy American
transports. sailed for France last night.
The cruiser. which carried Rear Ad-
miral Grout, French commander OF the
little fleet. was the flagship OF the
French warships at the American base,
tho others being the Montcalm, Condo,
Marseillaise. and Dupetit Thouars. The
latter vessel was sunk by a German sub
marine last August while Conveying
American cargo transports to the Bay of
Biscay.
Admiral Grout and Admiral Gleaves
exchanged greetings and thanks by
wireless last night as the Gloire passed
down the bay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
INFLUENZA SUBSIDIES RAPIDLY.
Only 83 New Cnses Reported, the
Lowest Since Outbreaks.

Only 65 new cases OF influenza were
reported in the city yesterday. This is
the lowest mark recorded for single
day since the beginning of the epidemic
last autumn and shows a drop of 6S
cases under the previous days total
Deaths due to the disease were IS.
decrease of two.
Pneumonia cases and deaths also
were fewer than on Friday. Fifty-one
such gases were reported. Is less than
Friday. and pneumona's mortality for
the day dropped from IS to so. New
cases reported yesterday. by boroughs,
were:
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Celebration In Brooklyn.

Brooklyn will have It's own Victory
celebration tomorrow. When the DIFF
ferent units arrive across the river they
will be escorted to the different armorier
by guardsmsn, VINE. they win remain
overnight and be billeted until Tuesday.
The 1o5th Field Artillery and the Head
quarters Brigade OF the F1fty-second
Field Artillery will dstrain at the Park
avenue yards this afternoon At o'clock.
The other men Of the division will ar
rive In New York tomorrow and viii 70
at once to the armories assigned to them.
On Monday afternoon the men will Nil
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
.Interallied Board Planning to
Regulate Traffic on Navi-
o.
cation Basis.
RIGID TESTS FOR PILOTS
Germany to Pay All Costs Of
= Destroying Munitions and
I" Fortresses.

sseciel Cable DsspatcA to TIE Sun from "a,
London Times Service.


London Times Service.
Copyright. 1913: oil rsoAfs rsssrrsd.
PARIS. March 22.-The sub-commis-
lions appointed by the Intersilied Com
bliss on continue examining with the
kreatest caro- various questions within
kheir respective spheres. Although no
hefinite decisions can be said to have
Been reached. 1t appears probable that
hll air vessels will have to obey rules
thippinE.
Passing on the right hand viii be
Universal rule. At night machines will
pc compelled to carry 'front.' rear and
hide lights Aerial 'roads' will come
hnto use in much the same way as did
band roads, merely from custom. Vari-
bus routes naturally have been formed
BY past flying and others will follow
kradually. As soon as a certain route Ia
Eeen by the authorities to be frequented
banding stages. guiding lights at night
land visible signs for the day will be es-
tablished.
The commission also 10 considering
THAT qualifications will be neces-
4ary before driving license for
personal conveyance ana TOT carrying
Hys paseeeS WIN oe s'an'
l3tandard in the past. This is to be
Managed. 1t is probable flying tests In
Tho future will be more difficult than
they were for war pilots. and 1t may be
Hr.t th.t 81 an annrentics ALLOWING the
GoJd.r to 40 within restricted area.
Ina then Tho certifcate OF a finished
iIIlot
Medical Tests for Pilots.
III .,a ~,
4 stanuaru ineuicai -.
siso nave 10 De possesseu uS pno
with the climatic conditions of the coun-
ICY IN wnich the ny'ns was 10 DC uone :
tyne new neatn test WIN qua'is ''o p'-
3fot Tor nylns the Worio over
~ The BRUSH proposal IN regard 10
Frontier control seems to ma general
s3avor. the french. however, 10 save
itime In the new organization, appear to
have decided to adopt the d. c. A Ode
Hence centre avions) system, which was
fused during the war. 1t Is certain It
twill be an international agreement that
jtll planes passing frontier will be
tiblieed to land In specified airdromes on
4he frontier line to have papers and
}Sarroes examined.
N The ,omm,.sion seern. .tu In Aim
n,Iey In rag,rd IN oviro reg,,,atIon. IN
n. ;,ro,aa ~ anar,,, co,,n,rias ?, a.
IT, dJt,,c,,,. - no sure th.t r.aoe ,ir,s
w. Ill, 81 80 - ha
s nv IL, ,-..
n, npH.o - eo NJ
E.s 80. 40 at, a., xIA..
uae ~ nyHs p'oi'oi'eo
Tne possible outcome Is that the AL
pes Win take d longer iease on al conf
herTial aeriai i,nes III Eerinahy. mat
Eould preVeht .ne gro",n OF nyins on a
large scale Ior cer.alh peroo; Sucn
asIeeHent Wouiu hecessaIS nave 10
20 CLAUSE III 'he peace treaty
rr,orc,na Term. nm Foe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
BRITISH TROOPS IN
TRIUMPHAL MARCH
Industrial Harmony Clues
Test to Great Parade.
Special Wireless Despatch TO THE suS.
Copyright, 1919; all rights reserred.

LONDON, March 22.-The bright pros
pect for peace and for Industrial har-
nony brought out to-day one of the
largest crowds in the last decade to wit
ness the triumphai march OF Great
Britains Oldest and most honored mill
tnry organizations Under the bright
spring sky the heroes OF countless bat
ties marched through lanes Of densely
packed humanity and received the plau-
dts OF their countrymen who expressed
their admiration Of the lighting men in
a way seldom seen In London.
The Guards lacked the bright display
of peace time uniforms but they marched
with the consciousness of victors. The
Irish Guards especially were cheered be-
cause they went to thu war regardless
of political animosities and fought with
the bravest.
LONDON, March 22.-The first tri-
umphal march on a large scale of British
troops which have fought in France and
Belgium occurred here to-day, Fourteen
battalions OF the Guards, representatives
OF all units of Great Britains crack
corps, accompanied by their bands, pro-
ceeded from their barracks to Bucking-
ham Palace, where they were reviewed
by King George. The route OF march
thence led through the main street2 of
the city.
All along the parade route great crowds
assembled to cheer the men. many of
whom belonged to the "Old Contemp-
tiblee," and had fought from August,
1914, until the signing of the armistice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
FIFTH AVE. CLOVIS
IN WELCOME LIGHTS


Hospital will all be in automobiles
parked along the east side Of Fifth ave-
nue.. Red Cross nurses and soldiers
from other hospitals will be placed in
the extreme southern end Of the big
grand stand. In the other end will Be
sufferers from shell shock and the men
from the Gun Hill Road Hospital. In
cluded will be 900 sailors and $50 ma
rlnes from the navy base hospitals
The MANNED and wounded Of the divi.
SION. in advance Of the parade itself.
will ride in 800 automobiles all the
length OF the avenue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
PURE CONFISCATION,
SAYS A POSTAL MAN
Threatens Appeal to Congress
Against "Despotic Act"

Postmaster-General Burleson's order
deposing Clarence H. Mackay and his
associates from the control OF the Postal
Telegraph and Cable Company was de-
livered in the company's Offices at noon
yesterday.
Mr. Mackay was out of town for the
week end when the order was received
but II called forth a statement last night
from Mr.. Deegan. the former secretary
In which he accused the Postmaster
General OF "a deliberate attempt to dis
tort the facts and with trying to con-
fiscate our money in order to pay It to
the Western Union" Mr. Deegan. who
refers to the Postmaster-G General as
"Burleson" In his statement character
ICES the order as "one OF the most
despotic acts in the history of govern
ment." and lntimates that the matter
will be taken before Congress as soon as
It meets.
After stating that the Burleson or
der was delivered without any word
OF warning or previous notice and in
the absence Of Mr.. Mackay from the
city for the week end" the statement
issued by Mr.. Deegan says:
"Burleson gives as a reason for the
order that we have failed to carry out
his orders and instructions. We do not
know what Burleson refers to in the
way OF orders and instructions. This
Is all a pretence. The statement by
Burleson that we failed to put into eff
feet promptly the wage schedule is a
distortion. We announced an increase
in the wages of all our employees on
March s to take effect on January /,
1919, which was more generous than
that ordered by Burleson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Introducing the Mode in
SPRING FUR FASHIONS

Featuring Scarfs of Russian Sable, Hudson
Bay Sable, Fisher and Stone Marten
This asserbage of rare pelts of sumpuous quality and
beautiful tonings emphasizes the vogue of
the one to six skin scarf
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Hot food for the 1000 musicians Of
the twenty National Guard bands which
will play at fixed points along the line
OF march will be furnished free by the Y.
NJ. c. A. from two rolling kitchens Of
the type which were used at Chateau
Thierry and other fronts. While the
division Is preparing to start the ''Y"
workers will all 10000 lunch boxes to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Western Union Plan, He Says.

The Burleson schedule was based
entirely on the Western Union plan of
organization, which is different from
ours. and 1t was impossible to apply
Burleson's schedule to our organiza-
ton. Mr.. Burleson's operating board
admitted this and told us TO do the best
We could with It. and we did the best
we could with 1t. which is even
better than Burleson's plan. which lat
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to
Three Hundred and Ninety -Fiue Dollars

Many variants of the mode presented in these
individualized capes, wraps and considerations
that are governed by the great style successes of
the Paris couturieres. Particularly featured are
capes and wraps of trcotire and silk duxstyn, ar
sumptuous evening NANTES 81 gold and silver
tissues embroidered chffons and delightful satins
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-01

considerable delay, Judge Peres granted tenn
porary injunction. That was the death knell of
anti-Crump hopes The decent citizens fore
saw him walking away with the election. And
he did.
Now we get to this Judge Peres, of Jewish an
cestry, little known possessor of legal know-
edge, but who had for years posed as an ant-Crump
man. Indeed, it was because Of his professed anti
Crump views that he appointed chancellor by
Governor Rye two years ago. So you may imagine
the CONSERVATION that reigned among the anti
Crumps when Judge Peres ruled in favor of the
Crump faction, thus practically nulfying the fight
made against the boss.
But Editor Leech, in his answer in court, main
tanned that it was not Judge Peres to whom he
referred in his famous editorial He insisted that
his denunciation of corrupt judges and dishonest
courts manufactured to fit any Judge and any
court of such character. In other WORDS Leech
said "any Judge who thought the shoe fit him might
wear it."
A half dozen lawyer friends of Judge Peres
thought Leech was aiming at Judge Peres At
least they professed to think. How they came to
think that the "shoe fit" their judicial friend is a
mystery to me, for the leader of the SIX Lawyer R.
Gratz Brown, told me that he thought Chancellor
Peres was "most upright, honest fearless judge"
Brown added: Newspapers need to learn their
place."
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-01

TO extend the r1ght OF punish
ment by contempt to cover al
most any sort of near or dis
tant contempt. 1t would seem
to indicate that a free Ameri-
can can not speak Of the cor
.ruption of judges, or the dis
honesty of courts, mentioning
no names or courts, if some
judge took it upon himself to
believe, or profess to believe,
that the editorial was aimed
at him. If he could stretch his
powers Of imagination thus
far, he could do even better and
believe, or profess to believe,
that the denunciation of judi
cial corruption "interfered"
with the case under his con-
sideration, or with the case he
had decided but in which the
time for appeal had not ex-
pired. .. ,.
So much for the effect upon
newspapers Of this decree. Its
effect upon the readers would
be identical. If a newspaper
is stifed by judge-made
law, so is the word of mouth.
You, Mr.. Man, and you, Mrs.
Woman, can not criticize a
judge for his action, ruling,
corruption, dishonesty, if the
courts of your state follow the.
ruling Of the highest court in
Tennessee.
That is the goal Of. American
judicial autocracy.