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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.
EVENTS TODAY.

NJ Rsilw way Signal Engineers. meeting
Thlrty-fourth street Merchants. lunch.
con- Hotel McAlpin, 1880 P. NJ.
Liberty Loan Rally of the Nationai
League for women's Service. Hotel Commo-
Abram !. Elkus will speak on the mini
mum wage bill. Cooper Union. p. n.
society OF Independent Artists. exhibit,
Waldorf all day
Dinner to Admiral Nathaniel r. Usher.
Waldorf. +. NJ
Nathaniel A. Rrltton. Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art. p. NJ.
Hamilton Holt will address tho Now
York Federation OF Churches Conference
at tho Church Of the Holy Communion.
Sixth avenue and Twentieth street. on
Economic Cub. dinner. Hotel Aston 7
+. NJ. Discussion of the League of Ma
tions by Senators Hitchcock and Lenroot.
Lecture on Progress in Bridge Build-
ing" by c. II. Amman American Insti-
tut" of the city OF New York. 20 West
Lecture on Honesty" by Or. Augusta
F. Brounor. Peoples Institute. IL Washing
ton square South. 3:Ib =. NJ.
Rocky Mountain Club. dinner. waldorf.
rrosbytertan Union, meeting. Hotel sa-
Retail Fur Dealers Association. meeting.
Bush Terminal Sales Building. 1870 West
Fort second street, L. NJ.
Meeting OF volunteer aids in National
League for Women's Service, 257 Madison,
avenue, p. NJ.
house viii speak a. Some Irish Poets Of
To-day p. NJ; Or. J. Duncan, Spasth
will speak in The Language Map of nus
rope. the Latin Groups" s:i5 Z. NJ.
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PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.

"Sra7il" Clayton s Cooper washingtsa
Irving High School 40 Irving place
Some Sayings 81 Great Americans oa
Present Day Problems" Prof. William =,
Guthrie Phi, II. Of -. =. y. y. Public
School 81. Forty second street. east OF Third
avenue
'Lincoln," ur John II. Randall. Public
Schoo. 40, lJ6h street and It. Nicholas
avenue.
1.-The cities Of Japan" sydney Nsvuis
FISHER, Public School %. 22s East fry
seventh street,
"Prtuthe Mama View Of tho Soul
Frederick SchiC't,r, Phi n . Public SohOSt
60. Hester. Essen and Norfolk streets.
scotland in song and story" Illustrated
by vocal and Instrumental music, Mrs,
katherine Hand, Public school l5T, 81,
Nicholas avenue and lc7th street.
THE Evolution Of the sun and the Earth
From Chaos to Man" stereopticon NsvG
Garrett =. Seryiss, Public School ls6. ~
West IoSth street.
shakespeare" Prof J. G Carter rroop,
rh. u, Bible school Han, III West FIty-
sixth street
britain and Ireland From the Days ot
Shakespeare to Thomas Moore" colored
Ftcr"optIrnn views, Miss Grace r. caldwell
81. columbia Hall, 3i3 West Twenty-siGhth
stree.
Tho symphonies Of Beethoven Par a.
nante! Gregory Mason. Morris High School
l6tth street and Boston road.
quebec and the Maritime Provtnoea-
motion pictures. Frederick W. johnson,
Public School a., 19sth street, between
cambridge and Briggs avenues.
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HOME NEEDS FIRST.
The Way In which America Can Best
Serve Humanity.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN---Sir: The
proposed League OF Nations is an at
tempt TO bleed America white for the
benefit of corrupt and bankrupt Suro-
pean and Asiatic nations an attempt to
procure American soldiers and sailors
TO keep order In Russia, Siberia, Poland
and elsewhere; an attempt TO divert bill
Ions of taxes raised in America to de-
fray the expenses OF present and future
world wars; an attempt to have US re-
nounce our freedom for the benefit of
Europeans and Asiatics who have not
yet won their freedom.
Let us no: reuounce real freedom for
a fancied freedom OF humanity. We
can be most useful to humanity by main
tanning our freedom, by maintaining our
strength and resources instead OF reck-
lessly squandering them.
Before we try to settle the AFFAIRS of
the whole world let us mind our own
business. Before levying taxes to help
defray the expenses Of league OF ma
lions, let US make sure OF economy in
our own national expenses.
Let us purge the country OF anarchists
ard other dangerous citizens. Let US
demand of Mexico reparation for her
Injury and murder OF our citizens and
the confiscation of their property, which
Us being attempted at this very moment
ANGELO HALL.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. April 3.
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DINING CAR SOUP.
One Who Tried 1t Wishes the Govern.
ment Would Buy It In Cans.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Str: I
recently ordered soup In a dining car
and the quality was poor Shortly after
my return I wrote to tho Bureau for Sug-
gestions and Complaints OF tho United
States Railroad Administration COM
planning of the soup served. and sug-
gested that IL they would introduce
canned soup they would not only make
money In view OF the smallness OF the
portions which they served but at the
same time insure standard article
which would give much satisfaction to
their patrons
I received this reply from the admin
istration:
In making soups the trimmings from
the meats and other supplies which are
carried on dining cars are used. and
It has been our experiences that with
proper supervision tho cooks can turn
soup that is made.
I have a letter before me from one
of the largest soup manufacturing con-
Germs In this country in which II Ia
stated 1.-THE dining car service buys It's
beef and mutton cut and trimmed"
Is 1t not therefore n fair inference
that the soup In the case which I quote
was made from what In usually re-
garded as garbaEe7 LOST ArPETIrE.
NEW YORK, April r,
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American Ships in tho Free Phil
ippine Islands.

If the time has come to set the
Filipinos up as free and independent
people, as many Fillpinos, President
WILSON and Secretary BAKER appear
to believe, the remuneration Of Its au-
thority over the islands by the United
States should not be made without
careful study Of the possibilities and
necessities OF American shipping on
the Pacific Ocean.
We have in being or building a
great merchant marine which was
not in existence when we acquired
the islands. A considerable part Of
that merchant marine should here
after be engaged in the Pacific car
rying trade. The United States Is
entitled to utilize the good will and
interest Of the Filipino people to the
advantage Of its shipping, and any
treaty negotiated between a new Fill
Pine Government and this country
should protect American ships in the
archipelago.
America has done much for the
Filipinos and 1t is not unreasonable
or selfish for Americans to insist that
In any political arrangement affect
ing the future Of the Islands the needs
Of our commerce shall DO thoroughly
and explicitly safeguarded.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

Norway possesses many various mineral
deposits. Before tho war the total vaias
OF mineral ores exported from Norway
amounted TO but 100000 crowns, Of
which 100000 was tho value Of ouprous
pyrites and : 300 600 that OF iron ore.
Mineral Imports arc far In excess OF s1-
ports.
Japan is producing more window Eiass
~ smaller sizes and cheaper grades than
is needed for use within the country. Tn.
surplus is being exported chiefly to China
Java, india and Australia
The total capital invested in Canad,.u
Industrial plants In 1917 was S2,7T2,b1f. !.
ESQ, OF which (a) land. buildings and dx-
lures amounted to sa9s. S51 o7o; (b) ma
chinery and tools to 1881, a62. 5ss, 10, ma
terials on hand stocks In process, finished
products, fuel and miscellaneous SUPPLE.
10 sT45,546.sio, ana (d) cash. accounts
and bills receivable to S4s1 36T. 7e2
The chief Chinese centrs for Til, In.
portation OF glue IL Hankow, with Thar.
tsin ranking a close second and swas.x,
third In 1915 as2 400 pounds Of x,us -.
imported into Hankow and 49,. 20T p...a !.
In 1919. In 10lT--an abnormal yean4h.
quantity was reduced to 1857 pounds
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SENT BY EXPRESS.
Explanation Offered Of a Failure to
Deliver n Suit Case.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--sir: 1t
IL so seldom that we receive a communi-
cation from one who has passed into
the other life that l read with much
interest an article that recently appeared
in THE SUN written by one who signed
himself as KILLED Outright" We have
no reason to doubt that this man Is
dead, for he is his own witness and
tells the manner Of his passing away.
He states that 1t had been his habit
each week to send his linen soiled by
wear in New York TO a laundress at
New Rochelle. Each week. purified by
the influences of this city, his linen
was returned to him by express in his
own suit case. But mark you, one day
the hour and the moment came for the
arrival of the suit case and II did not
come. A week OF weary waiting passed,
the disappointment proved too great and
the man died.
From the other world he tells us that
his untlmely death was due TO the Gov
eminent assuming control OF the express
service, He stated that when he was
In this world he lived at 2 East Forty
fifth street Evidently the laundress had
once been IN New York and had felt
that one living at . East Forty-fifth
street might be OF the world worldly.
but that to live at 2 East l15th street
would be heaven itself. and possibly
knowing something of 1.-The precarious
condition OF this mans health she one
fateful day put the suit case into the
express company'5 hands addressed to
the heavenly number but when the suit
case arrived at New York the man was
rot yet dead and was unknown at tho
pearly gates Of East 115th street. and
the suit case rested in the ION hand" de-
partment of the express company.
The man is dead and his suit case with
its spotless linen cannot be delivered
to him. nor can hope that he will see
this letter. but my message is to those
living under the best Government that
this world has that they address cor
rectly all packages put into tho hands
Of the express company,
NICHOLAS FROST.
NEW ROCHELLE, April 8.
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FROM FRANCE CAME LIGHT
Tho Worlds Opportunity Now to
Repay Past Benefits.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: Let
France have what she wants.
Let whatever else stand aside that
must; but let France have what she
wants. II we have go soon forgotten
what she taught us, in the doing. OF tho
mechanics of sheer spirit, let us think
her grasping, selfish even--horrifc word
still let her have what
ever she chooses TO have.
1t is ourselves whom We shall serve
we'll BY doing so. Yes, very we'll. 1t
is rot to-day that tho world can AFFORD
TO bargain with any forces Of salvation
that 1t may possess. =
Out Of what materials shall We con-
struct another influence like that of
France II hers should be diminished
Greece went down--there has not been
another Greek mind. There will not be
another French mind. We shall not
got equal clear thinking. equal sanity.
from our own English speaking family.
We shall not get 1t from the subjective
Slsv. We shall not get taste from,
Frankfort on the-Main.
France. in all these things. has led
US all. In balance. in order. in lucidity,
she has created. We have copied. We
have followed on behind; initiating. un-
consciously mostly: without giving
credit mostly but stealing. all the time
all that we could. We did we'll. There
are other qualities. certainly. There are
also surges of desire. taking various
forms OF appeal that rise UP in the ma
lions at intervals, and would make short
shrift Of all ideas.
But in the beginning was light. Let
us not SO easily be deceived. II is light
that ultimately saves US all. The French
mind has given us light. II has a curl
QUO capacity for sensing the future in
the spiritual life OF the race before the
rest of US feel the dawn wind. Let us
not. by cramping and impoverishing the
national life of France, quench the light
silence the prophecy.
Let France have what she wants. She
has for four centuries been the eye OF
the race. IALArNE GoRREN.
BOSTON, Mass, April 5.
The sun., 1919-04-07
THIS ALDERMAN rs NEEDED
IN PARIS.
He Alone, Evidently, Knows the
Truth About Russia.

To THE EDITOR on THE SuN-Sr:
desire to take exception to an editorial
article appearing in your issue Of April
., captioned IAN Alderman Adorcs Boil
shsvism."
We are becoming quite accustomed
to Misrepresentation Of Bolshevism and
the Bolsheviki on the part of those who.
like the Senate investigation committee,
show a woful ignorance OF conditions
In Russia and n constant and deliber-
ate distortion OF the little they do know.
am not, as your editorial article
would indicate. in favor of "conflscation,
theft, sabotism. abolition by the State
Of morality. humanity and industry"
and definitely deny that this or any
similar state of affairs is prevalent in
Russia to-day. am not quite 30 sure,
however, that they are entirely absent
here ~ these United States.
Fo' '1stance, my friend Alderman
Kenne ~ notorious anti -Bolshevik, who
''confiscated and divided up" the parade
tickets that my Socialist colleagues and
I should have received. is a living ex-
ample that the principle OF "confsca-
ton. theft" &C, Is pregnant in our po-
litical life.
'tSabotism." as you term It. is quite
a common practice among our capital
lists. The treatment OF conscientious OBJ
jectors at Leavenworth, also the pro-
posed Imprisonment OF Eugene v. Debs
ard others, would indicate that to this
extent there has been abolition by this
State of morality and humanity"
So far as the abolition of industry ID
concerned. are you not aware of the
fact that the breakdown OF industry In
Russia, the shortage of raw material
aad equipment, Is due not to the Boil
sheviki. but Is a heritage of the reac-
tionary autocratic regime Of the Gar
and IL condition that exists through
out Europe?
As to whether tho people of my dis
trict are proud of their Alderman"
can state frankly that am as much
in the dark as you are, for under our
system Of government It is almost i'm.
possible to ascertain. On the other hand
under the Soviet form of government
It would be quite a simple matter, fol-
the constituency has the right of imme'
date recall. Your concluding query Is
therefore, an eloquent argument at Least
for that phase of the Soviet state.
And now may I ask you a question
Nj Editor? How much longer do yoJ
expect the American people to believe
the fairy tales that you are printing
about Russia. and when will you begin
| telling them the truth about tho sue
cessful efforts of a free people in their
taa lr - oafa Iteh nj Ia
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the speeches to individuals whom they
expected to influence.
Mr.. FuuIEa recalled, as did Mr..
WEST. that the commission consisting
Of CHARLEs e. HUGHES, A LAWRENCE
LOWELL and HARRY A. WHEELER
which investigated the mail franked
out by Congress in 1908 reported that
In one year members Of Congress sent
out one-fortieth Of the whole mail Of
the United States. A member so in
clined can waste a million dollars Of
the public's money in flooding his dis
trict with speeches, books and seeds.
A fine Of $500 Is provided for per-
sonal use of the franking privilege,
yet, as Mr.. FULLER remarked In his
speech, congressman violate the law
with impunity."
Abuse Of the mailing privilege by
men in Congress may still be regarded
In some quarters as a joke, but 1t is
a very mean joke, perpetrated at the
expense Of a tax ridden public by a
number Of politicians who keep them
selves in once by playing the damned
hog" The Republican Congress ought
to investigate the scandal. make pub
lie the names Of the offenders and
wipe out Of existence this license to
impose a heavy and unnecessary bur-
den on the taxpayers.
The sun., 1919-04-07
Thoughts on q Fur Auction.

New York finding itself, as one Of
the surprising results of war trade
shifts, the worlds greatest fur mar
ket, a proper town spirit requires
some study Of the interesting and
suggestive facts revealed by current
fur auction announcement.
1t is not urged that much which
may be known to unrestrained stu
dents of natural history should be
acquired by New Workers. ofrhand !;
that would be too much of a task.
Where, even, could we easily find au-
thorities to tell the many interesting
things one hopes must be known to
somebody about the barunduki, 10000
Of whose skins have been taken to
make attractive New York fur
auction? One feels uncertain even as
to his habitat, though the name some
how suggests India, In part, and in
part Russia.
The muskrat furnished the most
numerous crop of skins; plain. I'M
qualified muskrat, 523,625; black, a.
T9S; total of 55S,423; surely an
impressive number when compared
with the least numerous specimen Of
fered. musk OK, four. And what about
musk-that animals so named in part
are most and least numerously rep
resented in the offering?
Some of the items suggest how sue
cessful must be the recently estab-
llshed industry Of commercial breed
ing Of fur bearing animals. The fox,
we have heard, is so bred, and his is
the family most yarlously represented
by coats of many colors. There are
the red, white, blue, gray. silver, cross
and Australian foxes; then there
are many breeds suggested by the
listing of 6,1S7 "sundry" foxes; $500
fox tails; 1000 fox paws.
The danger and. sport of those who
supply New York's fur market are
abundantly indicated by the stock OF
2s,1s9 wolf skins. 294 wolverines
twelve tigers; by the skins Of lynx,
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A Smile That Was.

The Paris correspondent Of Span
ish newspaper has been trying his
pen on what may be called compare
tive psychology and presents this con.
clusion based on one of his studies:
Read CLEMENcEAu and you will
ind that he always uses verbs In the
present tense.
Read WILSON and you will see
that he uses them always in tho
future tense"
The writer finds external evidence
OF a difference in mood, temperament
IL not in mentality, and reports:
'Ths American. in the prime OF
his days. seems like an aged man
incapable Of smiling the Frenchman,>
almost an octogenarian, is gay and
mischievous as a child"
what then, has become Of thai
famous smile which, when President
WILSON arrived in Paris on his first
trip to the Peace Conference. was the
focus Of every camera in Europe?
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the Literary Digest by the Raleigh
IN. c. Nc,os and Observer. the edi-
tor Of which is the Hon. JosLPHUs
DANIELS, Mr.. WILSON'S Secretary OF
the Navy:
Tho people in this community
trust WILSON. They have not OF
course analysed the proposed con-
stitution OF the league. but they do
not believe WILSON and his assocl-
ates could be misled or that there IL
any purpose to mislead them at
Paris"
Nothing could be more beautiful
or more dangerous, than this abiding
faith. this refusal to analyze princi
pies lest they be found unworthy OF
their author.
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wildcat, leopard, bear, mountain lion.
But, alas! ones Imagination, alert
with pictures Of daring and danger.
OF tropic and arctic zones, Of noun
tain camp fires, desert wastes, Jungle
darkness, is rudely shunted to dingy
back yards where dwells neither ro-
nance nor sportsman's danger !:
blouse cats, 80, To3 skinsv"
II fashion would be content to be
served only by valor and SKILL
But let us forget poor, friendless
Tabby, slain to make leopard skin,
and consider the opossum. We do not
| know how 1t may be with others; ma
ture students know much, or pretend
to, yet dream little, but We have al
ways associated in thoughts on the
opoesum something wholly American,
somewhat Southern, pineknot torches,
dogs Of wisdom and enthusiasm but
scant renown in ancestry, negroes Of
the uncle variety, white folks of quail
ity and sporting tastes. Let nature
students scoff, but we rather fancied
that there were few opossums and
that those held themselves in reserve
for night hunting parties with dance
and supper later in the planta ton
mansion, where pretty girls waited
for the return Of our friends Of the
Imagination.
We seem to have missed out some
where along the line Of our pleasant
thoughts, for In this fascinating cata-
logue of furs we find the opossum
running the pesky and unromantic
mole a close race for second place to
the muskrat for high census figures,
the record being, mole skins 292, 1923,
opossum 2T0,974. And no less than
2S,533 were not American, but bear the
title Australian. Popular Judgment as
to the cunning Of the opossum must
be revised II our deductions from these
disappointing figures are correct, and
| what credit for the quality OF cum
ming Is awarded must go to the ring.
tailed variety, be he foreign or do.
mesdc. for Of this kind only the com
paratively small number OF 1891 per.
mitted themselves to be dressed up fol
the metropolis. No less than 226,50O
American opossum, the variety around
which our fancy played us such fool.
ish tricks, the fellow we saw eludins
sportsmen. humble If intellectual dogs
and pineknot flames, took Off their
coats to be polite to the ladies.
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e.Admiral Sims Comes Home.

Vice-Admiral WILLIAM s. SIMS,
U. 8. N. commanding American naval
operations in European waters since
April %, 1917, is due to arrive in New
York city to-day, having earned the
affection and respect Of the people of
the country whose uniform he wor-
thily wears and the high professional
and personal esteem Of the represen-
tatives Of foreign Governments with
which this nation Is associated in the
war.
The task Admiral SIMS was ordered
to perform was intricate and diff
cult. When submarine attacks were
most frequent and most dangerous the
supreme responsibility for conveying
our armies and the supplies for those
armies through the danger zone rested
on him. He 1t WAS who established
and maintained the basis Of friendly
understanding which made possible
harmonious cooperation between units
Of the American navy and units OF
the naval establishments Of foreign
Powers
In the administration Of his office
there we're required of Admiral SIMS
high professional skill, unfailing en-
ergy and limitless tact. The social
obligations imposed upon him called
for the exercise of gifts sometimes
denied to men Of action. His naval
duties demanded decision of character
sometimes lacking in men possessing
social charm. Whatever the occasion,
whatever the quality necesStated by
the circumstances in which he was
placed, Admiral SIMS answered the
call and abundantly jusdfied the con-
fidence reposed in him by his fellow
countrymen.
It Is unfortunate for the country
and for the service that the whole tale
of what the navy did in the war has
not and cannot be told. On land and
on sea murh of It's effort was put
forth under conditions which render
impolltic the full revelation of its part
in bringing victory at this time, But
enough has been told to inform the
public that the navy performed Its
duties with heroic devotion guided by
preemlnent technical skill. On the
roster Of those who have won endur'
ing fame in the world war Vice
Admiral sIMs's name will have high
place, well earned.