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thing. to inquiry. report and recon-
mendation by the Council. And further.
note the following: II the Council Car
ticle XIV should report unanimously
except for the United States. that in Its
Judgment the Monroe Doctrine. so-called.
should not be deemed to apply to the
case in hand. and that Mexioo's cession
to Japan should be allowed upon the
conditions proposed or upon other con-
ditions imposed by the Council. the
United States could not, except in d.
rect contravention OF the covenant. re-
sort to war. II II did, II would render
itself liable to the drastic penalties OF
Article XIV. That Is. we should ipso
facto commit an act Of war against
every member OF the League, and sub
ject ourselves to accommodation by
the other nations Of the world.
Yet, irrespective Of the Monroe Doc
trine, some may inquire what becomes
Of the provision Of Article XIV. for non
interference by the League In matters
which by international law are solely
within the domestic Jurisdiction Of q
nation7 Would not such a dispute as
that described be deemed to be within
the domestic Jurisdiction of the United
States7 Perhaps SO, but improbably.
Indeed, the answer to this query in
wolves mention of a further feature OF
the revised draft, which might indicate
that in a certain important respect
those of our statesmen who have clam
ored for Unanimous consent as a
safeguard may now find in II a menace
L.. ha <aN L. Nhot tn
that It may disclaim or renounce juris-
diction. under Article XIV, OF an inter-
national dispute on the ground OF ma
tional domesticity. the Council must act
unanimously under Article " of the most
recent draft. Apparently. even the vote
OF the nation invoking the protection or
action OF the Council would defeat the
claim of the nation making'it, that the
matter submitted was one OF solely do
nestle Jurisdiction.
To prevent misconception of the
views OF the writer It may be stated
that he believes. in spite of certain am
biguities and imperfections. that the
proposed covenant for a league Of ma
tons Is probably a distinct step for
ward In the salutary direction Of inter
national comfy and better under
standing between the nations of the
earth. II so, and further amendments
are impossible. the treaty should be
ratified by the Senate unless additional
objections not visible on the face of the
document are discovered and urged
against It. The covenant Is not, of
course. sacrosanct In spite Of It's no
menclature. II will not be treason.
| sacrilege. proclamation or a mortal or
other sin for any Senator to inveigh
against It, II his Judgment and his con-
science concur in such a course. Nor is
the Monroe Doctrine itself entitled to
better treatment. But the national
spirit. running high Just now at the
victorious close OF a great war. Is in
no mood to tolerate attack upon any
time honored national shibboleth.
ARCHIBALD r. WATSON.
New YORK. May s.
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EVENTS TODAY.
,ictory Loan drive, day and night.

Victory Loan drive, day and night.
of t fSssT ,TG
York District. Hotel Blltmore. p. M.
>. major. Gen John F. oRyan will review
; P, NJ. 'e'u'
Campaign against Boishevism by tn,
John F. Organ. Senator Miles PoindeItsr
ana d, frederic r; Coudert speakers, Car
anniversary OF the sinking OF the LUST
tandai Cathedral OF ST. John the Divine,
Abram I.-Elkus will speak on Recon
structIon AMI Unemployment" luncheon OF
lhe Bronx Board of Trade. Pythian Tom
nie; ltsth street and Gerard avenue, |
Leigh Hunt will speak on "Goya IN,
Great Satirist OF All Times" Civic Club
David Pnski will read selections from
his works at the Woodstock Branch OF thu
New York Public Library. 75s East l6oth
Fourth annual supper dance OF the Hotel
ASSOCIATION OF New York City. Hotel Com
Dinner in honor of w lyric stevens b..
the Canadian Club, Hotel Commodore,
Metropolitan Museum OF Art. lecture bv
Jane b. Walker on The Tomb OF a King,
for the deaf, IL A. NJ
National Association of Knit Goods Sell
ite agents meeting Arkwright C.u6,
, sinsers Club OF New York. dinner, Hotel
McAlpin, p. NJ.
International Association Clothing De
sirners meeting, Hotel McAlpin. 1850 T ~
Road Drivers Association meeting. Hotel
NcAlpIn, p. NJ.
Penney Family Reunion dinner Hotel
McAlpin, p. NJ.
Pennsylvania Railroad. Passenger De-
nartment entertainment for the benefit -
the Pennsylvania War Relief Fund Hotel
PENNSYLVANIA. p. NJ.
The Messiah (selections) and v.ctorr
oommemoratlon music. orchestra ~ mem
bers Of Philharmonic Society of New YORK,
Columbia University Gymnasium, sl5
4. NJ.
National Conference on Lynchburg Bar
Association, all day.
Father Duhy, chaplain OF the old sixty.
ninth Regiment. viii address the mothers
Of the men of the l65th Infantry at
meeting of the Womens Auxiliary to the
lh6th Infantry, L. :. A, Inc at IN
armory. Twenty-ffth street and Lexington
avenue. AT $40 o'clock.
Exhibition OF articles made by cripple
and wounded soldiers at General Hospital
No, B. Colonia. y, j. Plaza Hotel, after
noon.
Frederick W. Ellis. director social re
search of tho Neurological Institute, vii
give lecture On Fears Of Childhood" Z
- Washington square South. 3:45 +. NJ
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other things being equal that detail
often decides him. Germany under
stood that and used 1t to help her
world trade campaign.
The world Is in a frame Of mind
for such indications and etandardiza-
lions. Moreover, the great interna-
tional trade Of the future Is entitled
to the simplest, most economical proc
esses that are possible.
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MEN INDICTED TOO LATE.
Recognition Asked for Those Who
Did Not Get to Camp.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-S1:
wonder II we fellows who gave UP our
jobs and came home and were indicted
into the army on November 9. 1918. but
were prevented from going into camp
because Of the signing OF the armistice
will receive an honorable discharge.
Those Of us who were indicted by
our local draft boards feel that we are
entitled to a discharge as well as some
OF the fellows who succeeded in getting
to camp only to be discharged several
weeks later. think some Of our Con-
gressmen should introduce resolution
giving to such men an honorable dis
charge II one Is not coming in the regu-
lar course Of events.
DEWEY S. JOHNSON.
HoLIoKE, Mass, May s.
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Financing Germany Means Paying
American Money Over to Eng
land, France and the Others.

The proposal. rejected by the Amer.
lean delegates at Paris, that the
United States should finance Germany
SO that Germany might pay reparation
to the Allies was preposterous. The
plan which will be submitted to the
next Congress for American capital
and enterprise to assist In the eco
nomic reconstruction Of Europe is an.
other matter. And yet our Limitation
will be sharply defined.
American capital should be ready to
do business with Germany, with
France. with the Czecho-Slovak peo-
pie, with anybody-on business
basis. On a business basis the one
who does the financing-advances the
capital, the credit, the material
must get something out of 1t or 1t will
be only a question of time until he
can't do any more financing for any
body, himself not excepted.
chinery will work largely to liquldate
debts to the Allies, however, our
financing Of Germany to any extent
would be merely paying over Amerl-
can money to France, Great Britain
and the other Allies AS a matter Of
fact, those who should naturally
finance Germany are those to whom
Germany must pay. There Is no diff
ference here from any like business
situation. There never was anything
cruder in economics, there never was
anything more suicidal, than the ear
lier threat of France not to have fur
ther commercial relations with Ger
many. Such programme carried out
would simply mean that France never
could get paid.
Furthermore, 1t will not only be
natural, 1t will be possible for France.
burdened with debt though she is, to
help finance Germany so that Ger
many can pay. France can help
finance Germany with coal which was
German coal before the war, but will
be French coal after the war. So
with steel. And France, her repara-
ton guaranteed under the Peace
Treaty, can on that guarantee pur-
chase materials in other markets for
delivery to Germany, so that German
industrial machinery can work with
that material to turn out a finished
product for France. In other words,
like any other creditor trying to put n
debtor on his feet so that the creditor
shall be saved along with the debtor,
France can use her resources, her col
lateral and her credit to help the
Power which only the other day was
trampllng upon France-help Ger
many to help France herself.
The same thing is true of Great
Britain, rich and powerful; 1t Is true
Of Belgium, little and weak. Bel
GUM is going to receive forthwith
supplies and moneys In large guam.
titles. The bulk Belgium must use
for direct and immediate reconstruc-
ton at home. But some of 1t Belgium
can use-wlll be foolish not to use
to finance Germany in Germany's re-
construction to make further repara-
ton to Belgium.
But as for the United States, 1t
will be many a day before We can en-
ter largely into Gernany's economic
life without pulling chestnuts out of
the fire for somebody else.
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The Associated Press dispatches
from Orenburg province, in southeast
Russia, record continued success for
the Siberian troops who are fighting
the Bolsheviki. They have advanced
upinterruptedly since the first of the
year, and are expected soon to begin
campaign having as Its objective
the Volga River. The dispatches say !:
AS result of the efforts OF Great
Britain and France quantities OF
much needed equipment are arriving.
Recently the Third Siberian Corps
operating here received $4,000 rifles,
forty-fve cannon and equipment for
100000 infantry and 10000 cavalry.
Training schools for officers have
been opened with British assistance
at omsk, Tomsk. Novo-Nikolaievsk
and vladivostok."
From Cmsk 1t Is reported that the
Government bearing that name, under
the leadership of Admiral KoLcHAK,
has accomplished in months what
other governments saddled with SINH
lar reconstruction work have taken
years to achieve" The authority Of
the Kolchak Government is recognized
from the Pacific to the Urals. Many
men Of many minds are cooperating
In 1t in true democratic fashion to
save their country. The future ap-
pears bright. but:
ION all sides among Russians u
heard regret that the United States
has not seen At to exert its influence
in support OF the better element Of
the population.
while the oficials seemingly I'M
derstand that the United States is
far from favoring the Bolsheviki,
they find It dificult to combat the
popular impression.
British and French influence Is
paramount In this part OF Russia,
because of the friendly attitude OF
those Governments, which leads the
struggling administration OF north
Russia to rely upon them FOR counsel
and direction"
So the United States has no part In
the rehabilitation of Russia; but
Great Britain and France are doing
all they can to hasten the reestab-
lishment Of stable conditions in what
was once the Cars empire. And
when stable conditions have been re-
established there the Russians will
be grateful to the Powers that helped
them in their trouble; and the Rus.
slams will do a vast trade. Perhaps
British and French have not over
looked this.
When Great Britain and France
are doing business with n rich, con-
tented, happy Russia, Americans can
look back with gratitude on the fact
that President WILSON proposed the
Princes Islands conference.
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The Touch OF Death.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: THE
SUN recently in an editorial article
mentioned that the Governments touch
on any public utility was death to 1t.
This Is hurtfully true SO far as the TAX
ing over of the telephone lines is con-
cerned in New England. as in the rural
districts on this island of Marthas Vine
yard. Just where telephone service is
most needed. rates for Ave party rural
line have been raised beginning the first
OF this month from s34 to 3116 a year.
an increase OF over 200 per cent. and
the consequence Is that rural telephone
service is now beyond the means of most
of those who need It most. Burlesons
experts are certainly wonders at eff
fectually killing business.
HENRY r. DAVIES.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, May 8.
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CAVE! ADSUM."
Prophetic Words of the Kaiser Soon
After His Accession.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: Soon
after the Kaiser's accession TO the
throne in 1855 he presented to Cardinal
Hohenlohe a photograph OF himself and
across the face OF 1t he wrote In large.
bold letters. these words in Latin:
Gave! Adsum' (Beware! am here).
After Cardinal Hohenlohe died his
effects were sold and the photograph
was purchased by the late Or. Nevr,
who was at the time rector of the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF the
Americans in Rome. The Kaiser
through his agents tried to recover
this photograph with its menacing in
scription. but DR. Nevin thought too
much of It 10 let II go.
wonder what the Kaiser thinks about
IL now. ARLINGTON II. CARAVAN.
PATCHoGUE. l. l., May 6.
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PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.


Venice, Milan and the Italian Lakes
illustrated by motion pictures by Pro,
Henry E: Northrop. p, s. lOi, lilth stree.
west n Lexington avenue.
Tho Monroe Doctrine" by Mrs Mar
T. Lease, 4, $, llb, nth street, nsAr
Audubon avenue. Illustrated by stereop-
ticon views.
Webster. the Touuler Of American NJ.
tionality" by Thomas McTiernan, Th n
central Jewish Institute, l25 East Eight!
hfth street
"Alasks." by Francis +. Rent. illustrated
by stereopticon views. Cooper Institute
Eighth street and Fourth avenue
The Sea Beach at Low Tide" by John
!, Schoonh oven, Hawthorne school, Hav.
thorne, y. Y. Illustrated by stereopticou
views
Tho Creative Genius OF Victorian FL
tion: Charles Dickens and HIS Great
Novel Nicholas Nicklehy.'" by Frederick
paulding, Hunter College. Lexington ave-
nuo and Sixty-eghth street.
Music In Italy To-day" by Glusepp.
A. RHndegger, the first OF a course OF four
lectures on "A Musicians Message TO Mus,
Lovers" illustrated by instrumental music
Hamilton Grange Library. sos West lijth
street
"The Value Of Smile" by Winter Ru.
sell. Seamens Church Institute. rs South
street.
Down the 81. Lawrence from Niagara
20 tho sea- by Edward Justus Park.r.
Harlem Y. VI. c. A, West l25th s'res'
illustrated BY stereopticon N!ews.
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The Man They Missed Yesterday.

From the windows Of THE Sun
Office which look upon City Hall Park
we saw, in the autumn of 1917, the
first parades Of the men who yester-
day marched up the avenue to take a
real Roman triumph. The professions
Of eighteen months ago we're not mag
nificent. Sometimes there was music.
but there were no uniforms, no mar
tial glamour, for the men who
marched did not even keep step. They
were craftsmen on their way to Camp
Upton. Upon the arms Of some hung
mothers, sisters, sweethearts. Many
Of the men wore the face Of appre-
hension or disaster. Others had that
look which comes when the soul is
steadler than the knees. More had
the appearance of one who goes on a
great but mysterious adventure. We
do not think that the German General
STAFF would have been impressed If it
had been permitted to share our win
dow. Even good NATHAN HALE, be-
fore whose handsome figure these mot
ley soldiers of the future passed,
might have lifted his eyebrows II his
superclliary muscles were not Of i'm
mobile bronze.
That time, az we said, was the fall
Of 1917, and yesterday was another
time. The German General STAFF Is
heaven knows where and nobody gave
NATHAN HALE a second look when
hurrying up town to see other and al
most as famous Nathans. What q
change In year and a half Water
loo may have been won at Elton, but
was the Argonne won at Washington
Irving High School? In part, most
likely: but we think that the lions
share of the credit must 60 to the
scrub oak plains Of Long Island,
where Camp Upton reared its sudden
head: 1t was there that the raw ma
terial, the unmelted human metal
from the pot, was really fused into
citizen soldiery of an understanding
type. Patience did 1t; patience and
the patriotism which infects like q
benevolent germ.
Thinking Of the divers figures who
used to straggle across City Hall plaza
In the draft days and seeing on
the avenue yesterday these same men,
now in uniform and covered with a
glory greater than that of almost any
other selective service division, sense
Of regret arose: that the man, more
than any other, who worked this al.
most magic transformation was not
there to look upon his youngsters. II
General ]. FRANKLIN BELL, the kind
est, most patient Of military school
masters. could but have lived four
months to realize in full that every
seed Of his forbearance had borne
fruit the day would have been more
complete. Maybe, with the thousands
Of the Seventy seventh who died for
their country, he watched his dlvi-
sion's triumphal march from the
grand stands Of Olympus.
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Brooklyn, There She Is!

Up to Monday night Brooklyn had
subscribed only two-fifths of her Vic
tory loan quota. She was not tagging
80 badly as Manhattan, but she was
tagging. Then, at one meeting, held
under the auspices Of the banks of the
borough, Sal, 300, 900 was added to the
subscriptions, putting Brooklyn we'll
beyond the task allotted to her.
Forty-two million dollars may not
sound large in these days Of Billions,
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Only the Ultimate Consumer and the
Stamp Are Stuck.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr. To-
day in a drug store I called for a GER
tain article. Before 1t was handed TO
me. on went a revenue stamp.
do pay for the stamp?" I asked.
Cert" replied the young lady at
tendant.
Like "a good American" paid with
out murmur. But as left I could
not help asking myself why the manu-
facturer and seller should not share the
tax with the public. "A. LAMB.
NEW YORK, May 9.
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That stupendous Counter Claim.

The counter claim Of $13, $50. 000, 900
which, according to Mr.. Won VIE
oANp, has been worked out at Berlin
by accountants, actuarles and statisti-
clans under Count Won BERNsToRFF's
accomplished direction. Is marvel
Of ingenuity, industry and uncon-
scjous humor. That is to say, 1t will
constitute such a world wonder II 1t
10 ever presented seriously at Yer
sailles as an Offset to the claims of
the allied Governments for damages
on land and sea resulting from Ger
niany's violations Of the recognized
! laws and customs Of warfare.
What psychology other than Teu-
I tonic could have produced this master
piece Of mathematical precision, logi-
! al Arrangement and statistical thor
,ughness. and then based It on an ut
rerly preposterous general PROPOSE
ton? What but German mind could
have conceived a theory Of indirect
damages reaching even to the care
fully estimated value of the lives that
have never been, but might have been
Ii the navies opposed to Germany had
not maintained a form Of high sea
/ blockade assumed by tho counter
claimant to be illegal2
1t seems that these laboriously thor
ough and exact computers under vow
BERNsToRFF's command are graciously
willing to accept American actuarial
standards concerning the trade value
Of human lives at different ages as
the basis on which they figure the
totals of their charges for asSessable
! losses affecting Germany's popula.
tion, born and unborn. At the same
time, the lawyers and diplomats be-
hind the accountants, while proposing
to address their claim partly to Amer
can judgment, and relying more or
less. no doubt, upon the now obsolete
Point 2 of the Presidents Fourteen,
apparently forget that the long dis
lance or high sea zone blockade, to
which they object in the case of the
British proceeding and on the illegal
ity of which they found their huge
counter claim so far as 1t has any WIS.,
ible foundation, Is very much of an
American institution. The German
counter claimants should study the
history of the blockade during the
,iyil war and the theory Of the con.
inuous voyage, before they appeal to
is over Great Britain's head for re-
dress on the ground supposed to be
afforded by President WILSON'S Sec,
oDd Point or Principle.
Weare also led to wonder what would
be the effect on Germany's own rec.
ognized liability for war damages II
her representatives succeeded in es.
tablishing the principles on which the
Teuton accountants cipher up the stu
pendous total. If they could do that
how much bigger would be Frances
Just bill for indirect damage to popu.
lation, actual and potential! How
much bigger Belgium's.
. We are inclined to believe that this
alleged counter claim Of $13,650, 900,
600 which is said to be the product
of Count Won BERNsToRFF's efforts
will figure hereafter in diplomat
and judicial history chiefly as a curl
osity of impudence.
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It was the inspiration of the cry
Remember the Alamo" that carried
the flag to triumph in Mexico: the cry
"Remember the Mainel" that won
Manila Bay and Santiago; and 1t Is to-
day the memory OF the Lusitania that
has been crowned by victory.
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THE WEATHER
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

Standard Time.
Sun rlses......b:8 A NJ Sun sets. .....7 81 N
,Tne for.soins table has been corrected to
the new artificial time"
For eastern New York. cloudy. with
probably showers to-day: warmer In
south portion; tomorrow fair; fresh
southeast and south winds.
For New Jersey. cloudy and warmer
with probably showers to-day; fair to-
morrow; fresh southeast and south winds.
day, probably followed by showers to-
night; clearing tomorrow: fresh southeast
For southern New England, cloudy and
warmer with probably showers to-day:
fair tomorrow; fresh southeast ana south
winds.
fair and cooler tomorrow; fresh south,
shifting to west winds.
WASHINGTON. May e.-rhe westhey
unusual se act in the general eastward
drift. lows and highs moving at unusual
speed and following one another at brief
Great Lakes Monday IL now on tho New
England coast. Tho low that was then
over colorado IL now over Wisconsin and
tho high that was then over British CO.
lumbia Is now over the Missouri Valley.
Another low appears TO be forming over
the honl ra, West During the last twsnty;at9anr r
Atlantic coast and in the south Atlantic
and Gulf States and the upper Mississippi
Valley and the plains States There were
thunderstorms at number of points in
the upper Mississippi Valley. Oklahoma,
Kansas and Texas. Temperatures have
fallen considerably in the middle Atlantic
and New England States and they have
risen in tho region of the Great Lakes
and the central Mississippi and Missouri
valleys. Cool weather continues over the
Mississippi Valley the plains States and
the northern Rocky Mountain region The
outlook is for overcast weather and show
ers Wednesday and generally fair weather
on Thursday over the region east of the
Mississippi River. The temperature will
rise somewhat Wednesday in the middle
Atlantic and New England States and the
upper Ohio Valley and IL will fall wednes-
day and Wednesday night in the southern
portion OF the upper lake region and tho
lower Ohio Valley and Thursday in tho
upper Ohio Valley and the lower lake
region.
observations at United States weather m
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In London the temperance OF the
monocle has been hailed as a positive
token OF the return of the ante -bellum
status. In New York we have the
equally important temperance OF the
unguarded sugar bowl in restaurants.
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A Yearning.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Oh
for Lodge in this vast Wilson-ness!
L. w. WooLsEY.
HANCOCK, May g.
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Agreeable Food Plan.

Knicker-whAt is your idea OF putting
down the reds?
Bocker-Eating strawberry shorteake.
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Highest temperature. 50. at 1901 A. n.
Average temperature, bs