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CARSON EXPLAINS SPEECH.
Served Notice That Ulster Demand
War Reward.

LONDON, July 17.-Sir Edward Carson,
the Ulster leader. in an interview to-day
gave his reasons for his recent speech in
Belfast which was the cause of a lively
debate in the House of Commons We'd
nesday. Sir Edward did not take part
In the debate.
Consider this de Valera campaign in
America which Is being conducted
against the integrity OF the British En-
pire by people who were our enemies all
through the war" tho Ulster leader said
ut Is being utilized. both on the other
side OF the Atlantic and on this. with tho
obvious end OF browbeating Ulster and
forcing her under some sort of Dublin
Parliament
Now. remember that throughout the
war Ulster men and women were the
foremost OF the Kings subjects in devot-
ing themselves and their substance TO the
support of the Empire and to fighting
the battle for liberty and Justice.
"I know well how bitter they feel at
the suggestion that their reward should
be handed over to their enemies and L
spoke as did in order to let II be known
clearly that Ulster VIII not stand It,"
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TRADE BRIEFS.

A factory for the manufacture OF china
ware will open shortly at Porto Allegro, In
the State of Rio Grande do Sui. Brazil
Tho British Board OF Trade has pub
lished instructions to ship surveyors in re-
gard TO the arrangements for preventing
boats' falls from .fouling when they are
being recovered.
A restriction OF rs per cent. in the
planting OF sugar in Java in order to in'
crease the output of rice has reacted ad-
vantaEeously on the Japanese sugar in
dustry. Many capitalists are keenly In
terested in sugar Just now. In view of the
expected continuation Of prosperity.
Increased activity is shown In the Japa-
nese petroleum industry. Drilling for oil is
soon to start In the naval oil reserve fields
in Formosa as well as IN Nairyo and
Kosempo. The Akita Mining College Is TO
inaugurate a course In petroleum engineer
ing, which Is said TO be the nrst OF its
kind in Japan.
A list OF the principal dealers OF Sweden
who have given evidence OF their desire
to trade with American firms has beer
receivsA from Consul George d. Hopper
OF Stockholm. Copies OF this list may be
obtained from the. Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce or It's district and
cooperative Offices upon referring to File
No. 1lG065.
The rubber trade Of Japan Is reeeivins
quite a revival. During the four years OF
the recent war there. was glut in this
market which was primarily caused BY
Germany and Austria (who had been large
importers OF rubber) being compelled &c
discontinue buying In the East. wheI
tho United States placed an import en-
barge on this commodity the glut in the
Japanese market became more acute.
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to every item OF the fabric. We
would not dare abate single item
of the programme which constitutes
our instruction"
AS everybody knows now, President
WILSON did not have the mandate
which he told the Conference he had
received from the American people
He possessed no programme constitut.
ing his Instructions other than the
programme which he had personally
and privately formulated on his OWL
account. Nevertheless this original
scheme for n League of Nations, af
terward modified and abated and com.
promised in so many particulars in
the difficult process Of barter for the
acquiescence Of the European Gov.
ernments whose help he needed, Is q
document Of the very greatest his
torical Importance and interest.
Its text when published will en-.
able Mr.. WILSON'S fellow countrymen
to measure the distance between the
programme that could not be abated
or compromised and that same pro.
gramme after 1t had been abated and
compromised; and, incidentally, II
will help our neighbor the Times Il
understand the difference between q
change of mind and a change Of prin
ciples. We hope the Times will join
us in calling for the prompt produc
ton Of the original Wilson scheme Of
a covenant and a league.
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UNIVERSAL AFFECTION"
Isn't a Beat skipped Occasionally by
the Heart Of the Worldf

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. No
one in our time has moro conspicuously
lived in a world of his own creating than
the President. There are several In
stances of this in his Carnegie Hall
speech.
"It Is a wonderful thing for this ma
ton, hitherto isolated from the large
Affairs Of the world. to win not only the
universal confidence Of the people OF the
world but their universal affection"
There were brave men before Aga
memnon, and the United States played
its part in 'the large affairs OF the
world" long before Mr. Wilson came to
the White House. And is there univer-
sal confidence or affection for us In
Italy, TO whom the President denied the
realization Of her fondest aspirations?
Speaking Of the peoples who were
held uuwillingly under the yoke of
Austria Hungary, under the yoke OF
Turkey, under the yoke of Germany"
but who now breathe the air and look
around to see day dawn about them"
ne remarks:
'-They think FIRST OF the friends who
through the long years have spoken for
them, who were privileged to declare
that they came into the war to release
them"
Perhaps. But they may also think Of
the friends who fought for them from the
start, who were not for two long years
and more neutral even in thought"
Shades of Chadband and Pecksnlff
EDwARD FULLER.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July IL
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Protection for Our Government
Wheat.

: So long as our Government con-
tinues to tamper with the law of sup
ply and demand 1t is quite right that
Mr.. BARNES, Wheat Director, should
have the authority, as he now has it
under Executive proclama ton, to reg.
ulate not only exports but imports of
grain In few days there will be so
much wheat in this country that the
Government will not know what to do
with 1t. II Canada, Argentina and
Australia could dump their surplus
upon our market to get the benefit OF
our fixed price on the 1920 basis we
simply should. be buried under wheat
and the United States Treasury, which
must provide the funds to take all
wheat offered at the Unfortunately high
price, would suffer a stroke OF finan-
cial prostitution.
And the very fact that the Wheat
Director is compelled to bar out for
eign grain Is practical proof of the
folly of trying to sell our surplus
abroad at rs cents, or 80 cents, or 81
a bushel more than the price which
other whest exporting countries are
glad to get for theirs. Canada is con-
sidering a fixed price OF $1.75. Canada
is reported TO be contracting to supply
the needs Of Greece. Canada is sure
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URGES CONFERENCE
TO PACIFY MEXICO
Resolution Calls for Meeting
to Urge Harmony.

WksHINGToN, July IA Joint resolu-
ton providing for appointment of a Con-
gressional committee to confer with Mex
lean leaders for the purpos OF bringing
harmony among the factions in Mexico
and establishing law and order In that
country was introduced to-day by Repre-
sentative La Guardia (New York;, Re-
publican.
The resolution proposes a conference
with representatives of President Car
rama and Gems Angeles, Dias and Pc
laez, the Zapatista and other factions
engaged In warfare against the MeAi-
can Government.
Ambassador Bonillas OF Mexico, in
conferences at the State Department to-
day with Acting Secretary Polk and
Henry p. Fletcher. American Ambas-
sador to Mexico. renewed his request for
permission to purchase airplanes and
munitions in this country for his Govern
ment. He said after the conference be
believed his request would be granted
Mr.. Bonillas. who has Just rturned
from a months stay at. Mexico city. re-
ported on the progress being made to
paclfy Mexico.
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to put every remaining bushel Of her
surplus into the markets of the United
Kingdom. Argentina will sell her sur
plus in the same markets. Australia
still has a huge stock of wheat which
could not be moved In war times, and
as ships become available this will
go to market In the Old World.
Where is our export surplus going
and at what prlcel Probably our
surplus will amount to half billion
bushels. If the wheat importing
countries need as much as zoo. 900
bushels, with Canada, Argentina and
Australia meeting several hundred
million bushels of that demand, we
couldn't get rid Of our surplus wheat
on basis of 81 bushel. We might
not be able to get rid of 1t on a basis
Of $1.75 bushel. Yet the people of
the United States, with the greatest
glut Of wheat ever known In their own
country, are sentenced by the Govern
ment to eat their bread to-day on the
basis Of 1925 a bushel. Apparently,
even when our new crops have filed
the grain terminals, elevators and
warehouses to overlooking, when they
are pushing out the sides of the gran
aries on the farm and splitting into the
barnyard because there Is no other
place to receive them, the American
people may be compelled to 60 on eat
Ing their bread on the S226 basis.
Mr.. BARNES has been Boosting to
Congress that by compelling the
American people to pay famine prices
for their bread the Government has
already been able to make profit Of
$26,000,000 in the handling OF Its
wheat. If our Government cuts the
price Of our export grain so as to be
able to sell 1t against the competition
Of other countries it may suffer loss
Of several hundred million dollars on
the wheat thus handled abroad. Mr.,
BARNES will not then boast of the
fact, but 1t will be true that the
American people, while paying profits
to the Government on the wheat they
consume, will at the same time have
to pay enormous taxes to the Govern
ment to cover its losses on wheat that
foreigners consume.
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or course there is more romance in
knitting socks and sweaters for fight
ers than in helping TO furnish the
demobilized soldier with the bare essen
tials of a civilian outfit. This may
account for the absence OF the splendid
spirit displayed during the war in con-
nection with the present problem. AS
the War Camp Community Service ex-
plains in issuing its appeal. It is i'm
possible for the returned soldier to
win decent employment unless he is
decently apparelled. Unfortunately the
$50 Government bonus is pitifully
insufficient. Public cooperation with
the soldier organizations is needed. All
clothes or money contributions should
be sent to the League for Woman's
Service at 257 Madison avenue.
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A Base Attack on an American
Institution.

The gentleman who few days ago
demonstrated at paying ten cents for
II bottle Of pop at the ball games has
an added cause Of grievance; pop has
gone up to fifteen cents and the size
of the bottle is one-third Of what It
was in the good old days OF Here
ye are, a nickel a shot"
This matter may appear on Its face
Insignificant. Pop. 1t is asserted, is
not n necessity. Ask the patriotic
bleacher fan, nobly and CALAMITY sup
porting the national game on a hot
summer day. If It Is not necessary to
his proper defence Of a great Ameri-
can institution.
But the worst is not yet inside
information Is to the effect that be-
fore the season Is over pop will be
twenty-five cents a bottle. That price
would make 1t almost prohibltive ex'
cept in the exclusive circles of the
grand stand.
How, we ask, how is the wicked
refractory and stubbornly partial
Jump, bought up and paid by the op-
posing team, to be brought to reali.
zation OF the enormity Of his crime
in making rotten decisions against the
Giants or Yankees If the bleachers
are to be deprived in this manner OF
their pop bottles?
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The amendment designed particu-
larly to punish bootlegging introduced
by BoIEs OF Iowa to affect the Volstead
prohibition bill reveals much that is
surprising and which will be OF in
terest to citizens of States only n few
weeks dry. A bootlegger. 1t appears.
In districts long legislatively dry. does
not carry on his abominable traffic by
aid OF boots with superabundant leg
coverings. He did in former and less
progressive times. hence the name |;
now he carries his abhorrent goods.
transports them on defined route Gin
q vehicle or other conveyance" and
leaves his filled containers "in a place
for others to receive" these acts being
specified among others to be punished
by, provisions OF the Boies amendment.
What a ca4oused souly the bootlegger
must have that he carries on his
odious trade by practices which imi-
tate the milkman's innocent ways and
means!
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that ANTONIO MAURA took over the
Premiership. -

that ANTONIO MAURA took over the
Premiership. -
To the credit of Count DE ROMA
NoNEs's Government 1t should be said,
however, that It produced a pro-
gramme Of reforms and that 1t at
tempted to make SPANS peace with
the allied nations. It endeavored to
show this by naming q Madrid street
La Gale de Allados (the street of the
Allies) 1t offered the freedom of
Spanish cities to President WILSON
and to the heads of the Entente
Powers. This course had its effect
with the Maurists; but the actual
circumstances that led to MAUnA tax
ing over the Premiership were the un-
rest in Catalonia, the strikes in Bar
celona and the defiance of the MILL
tary junta Of that city. Although
MAURA sent his most trusted lieuten-
mt, JUAN DE LA CrERvA, to settle these
troubles, he found himself as much al
loss for a definite settlement as was
DE RoMANoNEs.
King ALFONSO has summoned Senior
DATo, who on the occasion Of the
previous crisis promised the support
Of his party to the Government II
1t conformed to "the interests Of the
nation" 1t Is doubtful, however,
II the Datists are able to form a
Government strong enough to carry
any effective measures of reform.
Spain is unquestionably awakening
to It's national interests; Its voice is
not against Its King but against the
Government which controls but does
not represent 1t.
1t is endeavoring to break away
from the "regionalism" that has made
Its provinces "islanded one from the
other" and which prevented 1t from
having true national policy at the
time of the war. Spain has found
out from bitter experience that Its
isolation from the remainder of Eu.
rope is poor policy. Sefior PEREz-CA
BALLERo expressed this when he said
"If we would raise Spain from tho
low level upon which her neutrality
has placed her 1t Is indispensable. that
her signature be Joined to those OF the
United States and England ON the pact
guaranteeing security to France"
Sefior PEREz-CABAI.LERo must, how
ever, have understood that there are
two, considerations in this effort tc
raise SPAIN: What is the mind Of
the United States, England and
France In the matter, and has Spair
a statesman able to carry through
such a measure?
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In prisoners and machine guns cap
tured the Seconds record Is far In adj
vance of any other.
It was the Second Division that first
arrested the German drive at Chateau
Thlerry and Belleau Wood. when the
Huns were only thirty-four miles from
Paris on June 1. 1913: when another
days march would have brought Paris
under the Boche artillery; when the
French in their WEAKNESS were crying.
Paris hnir' as they retreated through
the new American lines at Belleau
Wood; when the Americans received a
French order to retreat, and somebody
who got tho order replied, 'Retire?
Hell! We've just got here" At that
most critical moment Of the war, when
the French Government was packing up
for second retirement to Bordeaux
and France was at its last gasp, the Sec
ond Division swooped upon the Hups
and held them until Foch organized the
counter offensive of July.
The Second Division was made up OF
enlisted men from all America, marines
and regulars; the Fifth and Sixth Ma
rlnes. tho Ninth and Twenty-third Reg
ular Infantry, the Twelfth. Fifteenth
and Seventeenth Regular Field Artillery
and the Second Regular Engineers. It
fought in all the battles, from Chateau
Thierry and Belleau Wood, through Soils
sons. st, Mihiel, Blanc Mont, Rheims, to
the final thrust at the Meuse- Argonne.
At Belleau Wood the marines lost 80
per cent OF their force. and the French,
IN recognition of that bloody turning
point, changed the name to Bois de la
Brigade de Marines In the Argonne
lighting companies were reduced from
$50 to rs. No other American division
fought quite so hard. 80 steadily. &C
complished SO much and lost so many
men.
Yet because the Second Division were
from all America, and were not, like the
brave Twenty-seventh and Seventy-sev-
enth, recruited chiefly from New York,
they will come back without a welcome.
They will disembark unit by unit. appear
on the streets as individuals, and dis
appear.
Why shouldn't New York give this
battle SCARED Second Division. fresh
from Germany. a fitting weioome7 France
has honored them by a place OF honor
in her historic Fourteenth of July pa
rsde. May we not at least sec then
march up Fifth avenue7
... FRANCIS BELLAMr.
NEW York, July II.
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Mr.. Black Jack.

Well, 'ere's to you. Mr.. Black Jack
You are sure some hBhtin' man,
An now with tho Kings and the PrinceH
You're a-ridin' along In the van.
Ridin' Aiaad with the all star YAnks.
An the Victors in London Town.
An you've been an dinsd at Buck nham
Where tn King keeps is bloomin' Crown
Well. that's Just whur' you belongs. Jack
Away up there with tn swells.
A-cannin' along In tho lead. Sir, DO
To tn tune OF London Bells.
So 'ere's TO yer. Johnny Pershin'.
You're a proper nghtin' man; ... g..
Mindanao TO tn Marine, Sir.
z You can lead-we'ii say you can.
SEABURI LAWRENCE
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The Sun Calendar
THE, WEATHER
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
STANDARD Time.
Sun rises. ......b:3p A N Sun sets. 10 NJ
Moon rises .........u:nP NJ

. MINIATURE ALMANAC.
standard Time.
Sun rises. .....5; 10 A N Sun set.:.v s;aS
Moon rises ..'.....'h'hf 4"
For eastern New Yorh-Fair In int
terror partly cloudy on the coast to-
day and tomorrow: not much change
in temperatury gentle TO moderate
south and southeast winds.
For New Jersey-Partiy cloudy. with
moderate temperature to-day and to-mor-
'O For " northern New EnSlsnd-Fair to-
change in temperature; gentle to moderate
'0a Foa sn sou ;Ss1n"' New ha Ensl.ndPsry
cloudy to-day and tomorrow not much
change in temperature gentle TO moderate
For western New xork--Fair to-day and
probably to-morrowi not much change In
temperature; gentle variable winos'
WASHINGTON, July I1-Ths prsssurs
remains high on the Atlantic eseNN-ssd
q 6h,t the sSon Of ,ss s.s s.n. s,s s
and the Rocky Mountain region aad ttsh
and rising in the far Northwest. A ala
.Sa north % Of sSrsh DAKOTA fhs
perature has fallen decidedly over tho
Northwestern States and the warm wave in
that region for the past several days has
been broken. Normal Temperatures for
the The season SOL now Prsyail generally over the
hours there were showers in the immediate
middle Atlantic and southern New England
coasts and in the south Atlantic and Gulf
States, also In the south Rocky Mountain
fell In southern Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia, northern Florida, weet-
ern Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle,
The outlook for the middle Atlantic and
New England States 10 for a continuation
OF normal temperature and generally fair
weather except that clouds are probably
along the coast. In the Ohio Valley and
the region of the great la%es tho weather
Will be fair Friday and be come cloudy sat-
urday, with thunder showers probably
Saturday IN the lower Ohio Valley and the
upper lake, region In the south Atlantic
and east Gulf States and Tennessee show
cry weather will continue Friday and 6ats
urday. with moderate temperature.
Observations at United States weather I'm.
cnty-dfth meridian time,
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FOR THE FISHING DEVIL.
Opportunities for Sport when He Gets
Z O. Back From the Gulf Stream.

TorHH EDITOR OF THE suN-sir: Like
Arlington H. Carman. whose interesting
letter appeared in THE sun, was struck
with the title Of the article on Devil
Fishing in the Gulf Stream" I did
not, however. understand 1t as he did.
/ gathered from It that his Satanic
Majesty had temporarily forsaken his
usual occupation OF seeking human prey
and had really taken to actual pisca-
torial pleasures in southern rivers, and
marvelled greatly that he should have
done this at time when there were
no many opportunities to ensnare the
wicked of our human species, who by
their perverted natures are making the
lives of us decent people more or less
of a burden to US
Among these undesirable humans ]
would class the purveyors Of the neces-
saries Of life, both great and small, who
are profiteering and robbing us unmer-
cifuily.
Parlor Bolshevists and radicals and
the perhaps less harmful who air their
incendiary views over the tea table or
from a soap box.
Supporters of this iconoclastic and
silly League of Nations that would throw
the freedom OF national action into the
discard, destroy that most wonderful
and Incompatible of Documents. our
Constitution that our forefathers writ
for us in their blood. and make US a
vassai nation. INDEED. 4 could enumer-
ate many more types Of near humanity
that would all be suitable prey for gen.
tlemen in red. all pestilential nuisances
and whose company we could lose to our
great and endless comfort.
am sure there are secluded places
in the realm below whore all these
undesirable citizens could be placed in
wonderful isolation and where they could
work out their horrid doctrines on one
another to their hearts content.
EpMuNp @. HAMKKsLY.
DAVENPORT, Pa. July II.
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Unfortunate Remarks by the Mar.
quis Okuma and Others.

a ueidyeu ueSphUCH ITOm 1OkOndInH
to the Associated Press was published
yesterday containing the report Of a
somewhat flamboyant speech by the
Marquis OKUMA, formerly Prime Min.
lister, on the refusal of the Peace Con-
ference to adopt a declaration Of ra-
cial equality. Addressing the Japan
Civilization Society he said:
: ct Is blot on Justice and human
ity that the whites. who constitute
less than one-third OF the worlds
population. should assume control Of
the world. and declare that a Jus
tice and humanity which do not rec
ognize racial equality are. scarcely
worthy Of the name. Germany mas
hitherto been, a great influence in
the world and this influence is about
to be replaced by AngloAAmerican in
fiuence, which will produce a far
reaching effect on the future peace OF
the world and the veal of mankind"
Conceding that the japanese are
considerably weaker than the west.
erners in intellectual powers, physi
cal strength and wealth, Marquis
OKuMA urged them to endeavor new.
ertheless to attain equality. saying IN
conclusion:
There is nothing morally wrong
in securing development, morally.
economically and socially. If the
best efforts are made in these direc-
lions It Is to be hoped that no great
difficulty will be experienced In sur
passing the arrogant westerners and
bringing them to their knees"
Talk Of this kind in Japan abou,
arrogant westerners". makes an I'M
favorable field for the reception OF
American circumstances concerning
Shantung. and It is as unwise as II
Is surprising from such source
Equally unfortunate is the suggestion
by one of our Senators to the effect
that America has "cringed" too often
to Japan.
This is no time for boisterous
speech on either side. The truth is
that so far as this country Is con.
cerned Japan has always been a model
Of diplomatic fair dealing. Senator
RooT has testified to this in the most
emphatic manner, saying:
For many years I was very IA
miliar with our own department of
foreign affairs and for some years
was especially concerned in its opera
tions. During that time there were
many difficult, perplexing and doubt
full questions to be discussed and set
tied between the United States and
Japan. During all that period there
never was a moment when the Gov
eminent OF Japan was not frank, SIN
cere. friendly and most solicitous not
to enlarge but to minimize and do
away with all causes Of controversy.
And there never was a moro consist
ent and noble advocacy of peace, of
international friendship and of real
good understanding in the diplomacy
OF this world than was exhibited by
the representatives Of Japan-both
here and in Japan-during all those
years, in their relations to the United
States"
1t is a pretty good plan, both IL
Toxic and in Washington, TO keel
cool while the Shantung question 1,
shaping itself and not to say anything
that may afterward be regrettable.