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strrctive Of nsiionaiity. and esps-
ciaily OF American Nationality. and
II the American people get 70 UNDER
stand what the league ID In all It's
bearings they will make short work
with the League OF Nations that
seeks to govern the world and de-
stroy the sovereignty Of the United
States Of America
THE so-oalisd League Of Nations
10 q political government 10 govern
the world.
THE nation that enters will be
ruled by It.
Then the nations would cease 70
be Powers the power of the world
would be in the league. and the
power OF the league would be in the
hands OF four or ave men. the maxi
ing OF the worlds greatest despot-
Ism.
The Omitted States of America
would lose its independence by going
into II.
The present duty 10 to reject ne
league and save the nation
We commend Bishop NEELY's worl
10 those who have felt that goo,
morals and Christian generosity urged
the acceptance Of President WILSON,
scheme Of world government ant
who, consequently, though their mind!
counselled another course, have stiflet
their objections as a sacrifice to {
higher duty. 1t will set them straight
in their thinking and put curb oil
their untutored impulses Bishol
Nicely has performed q splendid ser
vice to his country in exposing thu
whole design In its enovmity. for h
has brought to the discussion O
this subject a disinterested and en-
lightened patriotism which recognize
clearly the solemn obligation o
Americans to preserve for the benefi
of the world the institutions Of ou
Government.
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starvation on High Wages.

Senator GRoNNA may not be right
when he names working day of four
teen hours as the thing which straight
way would knock the high cost of liv-
ing in the head. But he cannot be
wrong when he declares that cutting
labor's production excessively by cut
ting labor's producing hours exces-
sively must intensity the scarcity of
all commodities produced by labor and
thereby must make them dearer, what
ever the money wage of labor.
1t Is a fair question whether four
teen hours of exhausted effort will
yield in the long run as much produc-
ton as ten hours of less wearied eff
fort. 1t is a fair question whether
ten hours of declining effort will yield
in the long run as much MS eight hours
of sustained effort, But there can be
no question that if the production of
a nation does not advance while its
population increases the people of
that nation are going to get less for
their work-which spells higher cost
Of living.
There can be no question that If the
production falls only slightly while
the population rises the people as a
whole are going to face want-which
spells an inordinate cost Of living.
There can be no question that II
ALL fo11S heavily tIn Ylnn.
Pile as a whole are going to face Grass
starvation.
Wages are not money. Wages are
the commodities into which a days
work will exchange. If, to live, the
American people need 10000, 00O
loaves Of bread and 10000, 600 pounds
of provisions day, and the produc-
ton, through whatever cause, fell to
5000 900 loaves of bread and $1,000.
600 pounds of other food you might
raise average money wages to IS a
day, you might raise average money
wages to $50 day; but that wouldn't
add single grain to the loaves OF
bread needed or single ounce to the
provisions. The American people, or
whatever money wage, would have tc
go hungry.
To increase its reward-whict
means to reduce Its cost of living
mankind must increase its production
Under the laws of nature there is nc
escape by people from that economic
compulsion. When labor increases 1T
production it has the right to insis
upon getting that increased prOduc
ton as its reward If labor alon'
achieved the increase. 1t ought t.
exercise that right. In the possession
of its faculties 1t will exercise it. Blu
It will demand till doomsday wha
is not produced, what does not exist
and navar pat n
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WHY THE TIP?
A Chance to Lower the Cost Of Living
In Restaurants.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Why
should a waiter receive extra oompen-
sation for service? Does a salaried en-
ployee In any other walk OF life receive
stipend for extra service?
II work twice as hard or as faith
fully as I should receive the reasona-
BILE assurance that my position is Sc
cure. Why, then. the tip, a habit that
Is as vile and pernicious as 1t is de-
meaning in a land of democracy? If a
waiter does not receive sufficient re-
Enumeration to enable him to buy cord
tires for his limousine why does he
not seek other employment?
The people are tired Of being held
UP. They will never stand for the ad-
dItion Of 10 per cent to the bill We
are trying to lower the cost Of living
and here Is fine chance to start.
Cut out the tipping. Let the restau-
rateurs pay walters living wage. To
do so they will increase prices. The
public will not do so much restaurant
ing. Net result money saved for the
PEOPLE.
The public is fully aware that walters
IN many cases pay restaurant proprie-
tors for the privilege of waiting in their
esta blishments, AYBEE.
PATERSON, n. j., August 6.
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CITIZENSHIP AID
OFFERED'BY LEGION
Plan Bill Automatically to
Repatriate Yankees Who
Fought With Allies.

A bill to restore automatically to c,t-
zenship native born Americans who
served in the military and naval forces
of the allied Powers prior to the de-.
laration of war by the United States Is
to be presented to Congress by the lcgls.
lative/ committee of the American
Legion, it was announced yesterday.
Luke Lea. formerly Senator, and
Thomas w. Miller, formerly Represents.
tive, are the joint chairmen of the COM
mittee. and the bill will be drawn under
their direction.
Under an act passed by Congress
March 2. 1907, no American citizen can
expatriate himself while the country Is
at war, so that all Americans who ems
tered the service of foreign Governments
after April 5, 1917, retained their citi.
zenship. But those who took the oath
of allegiance to any of the nations allied
against Germany prior to the declare
ton by the United States did eXpatriate
themselves and must apply to the courts
for reinstatement as citizens. They are
required to appear before any Federal
or State tribunal authorized by law 70
naturalize aliens and take the prescribed
oath of allegiance. II they are still
serving abroad the oath may be taken
before any United States consul
Marshal Foch, SO 1t was said yester
day at national headquarters OF III
legion at 10 West Forty-fourth street
will be invited to attend the first ma
D to-, 90 he
ganization of American veterans of tn
great war. which is to be held in Nj"
neapolis November 10, II and u. II th'
military situation in Europe permits M
absence from France at that time
expected that he will accept the legioni
invitation. The invitation was sent MN
through Amba ssador Jusserand.
At the time the convention is benz
held the first anniversary Of the sisnl.s
OF the armstice. November II, VIII
celebrated as American Legion Ia,
throughout the United States. 1t is eN
pected that more than 100000 OF tl
1900. 900 men mad women who served y
the army, navy and marine corps wiz
have been enrolled by that time Alreau!
more than $500 local posts have oeeI
organized in the United States, win d
approximate membership OF S5V,VVV
To-day will be American Legion Ia!
on Staten Island, when the frst NV ~
cent. American Legion drive Will "
staged in the greater city. There W..
be mass meetings Of the posts a'rt'u'
formed and parades of service m''
Through a house TO house canvass q,
tempts will be made TO sign up evst!
one of the 1000 eX-seryice men IN h'0'
mond Borough as members.
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When the Second Division parades
on Friday 1t will be fdy celebrating
the anniversary OF It's retirement to
rest billets from the Scissors sector.
where It glorifled the name of the
Regular soldier in one of the fiercest
and most sanguinary contests In which
American troops engaged. 1t is not
only the heaviest casualty list which
must be taken into account in study of
the service of Americas professional
soldier, but the fact that what he ac-
complished was accomplished without
the immediate recognition which the
similar exploits of the men of other
divisions Immediately won. 1t will be
with a newborn pride that the city,
and thus in spirit the nation. will
honor tomorrow q splendid national
soldiery.
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ERIE EXCURSION TICKETS.
Mr.. UnderwOod's Ferry Crusade Sug'
gests Another Reform.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: There
is piquant dash of humor in THE
SUNS account of the Don Quixote adj
ventures of President Underwood Of the
Erie Railroad anent the succor OF per-
sens who use the Staten Island ferry
boats as excursion steamers. But the
spice Of the humor will be best appre-
ciated by those who have been blessed
with the experience OF pleasure shunt-
ing via Mr.. Underwood's Erie.
Mr.. Traveller will recollect that the
purchase Of an excursion ticket involves
caprlcious obligations and diversions
for his fellow passengers-for per-
chance should he be en- route from
Campgaw to warbasse and hold a
ticket stub marked from Warbasse to
Campgaw," ne will collide with a choice
of either paying a cash fare or count
ing ties from the next tank siding.
True, he has paid for transportation as
represented by the mileage separating
tho two points, but through some rule
OF railroad logic he must be penalized
for proceeding from east to west in
stead of from west to east as inexora-
bly, required by the ticket
The Pennsylvania system shelved this
arbitrary and annoying travelling him
drance years ago and substituted an
excursion ticket. either half of which
is good between the stations designated,
Irrespective of the initial starting point.
Wherefore call upon Champion I'm
derwood to forsake not the trials of
Jerseys mothers and babes who after
languIshlng in the ambrosial atmos-
phere of the Erie's Jersey City ter
mlnal are jolted sadly to their journeys
end while excursion stub wrangles with
collectors blight their SCOT stained JOY.
GEORGE r. P.
u.oxrraAoK N T., August g.
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How the Big sncomes Divide.

BY the income tax returns for 1917
it Is shown that there were in this
country 1902 incomes between $780,
600 and $4,000 each. II the aver
age was $125.0O0 the total incomes
in that class were $402, 100000. There
were 2,347 incomes between S1b0,OO0
and $4,000 each. II the average
was $500, 900 the totnl incomes in that
class were $469, ~, 900. There were
$50 incomes between 100000 and
$4,000 each. If the average was
100000 the total incomes In that
class were $223, 100000. There we're
915 incomes between 100000 and
81 100000 each. If the average was
$750000 the total incomes In that
class were $3.50, 250,OOO. At the top
of the heap there were 141 incomes Of
81 200, 900 or more. If the average
was S1,50O000 the total incomes In
that class were S211, 100000.
In all those classes put together the
total incomes were 81, 643, 500,0 900. The
United States Treasury got consid-
cradle share Of those incomes as
taxes. Presumably good part Of
what was left was distributed by the
owners among the general public, In
wages, in the shops, in the hotels and
restaurants, the schools and colleges.
the churches and hospitals, the tho1-
sand and one places where comfort
able, large and prodigious incomes
alike usually spend themselves
But suppose the United States
Treasury hadn't got any of that
s., 648, SOC, 600 of income. And suppose
1t could be taken away from those
who had 1t. Suppose not the 81 wage
Of day labor was left to them. Sup
pose every red copper OF it was taken
away from them. Suppose 1t was all
distributed among the 10000, 900 peo-
pie Of the United States.
Then that distribution would give
everybOly-eXcept those big income
holders from whom all had been taken
-S14.94 more In the whole year than
everybody-except those big income
holders-had. 1t would give every
body $L24 a month more than every.
body had. 1t would give everybody
nearly 2S% cents week more than
everybody had. It wouldn't give
everybody a nickel a day-not even a
car fare before the era Of the Will
son cost of living. 1t would give
everybody just shade more thar
four pennies a day.
We, the American people, are moi
fools. We know that confiscation, In
whatever form, of all the incomes OF
the very rich would not do anything
could not do anything, for the Ameri
can people comparable with fab
wage and a rational living cost
Neither partisan editors nor profes
siOnal politicians can befuddle the
American people over that.
If Mr.. WILSON will pull the plus
out of the Governments prohteerini
grain reservoir and permit the public
to have some food at sane prices We
can all get back TO business, settle
down to work and earn some rea
money which will buy things.
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-
For eastern New York and New ~.
sey-Showers and thunderstorm, MY
ably to-day and tomorrow; mods.Ss.
variable winds mostly south,
For New Engiand-Showers and th,..
storms probably to-day and to-rnartuou,s.tr
moderate southerly winds. O''o"'
For western New York--Bhovnr. 49,.
thundar storms probably to-day ana I tSe
morrow; not much change In ten1ners,,..oo.
moderate south and southwest winds
Pressure n high TO the south~.,.
newfoundland and over the nortS.t
Rocky Mountai nregion and ssns,.ua
lower over interior districts east Of ~,
Rocky Mountains. VI the
During the last twenty-four hour, .h..-
ers and thunderstorms have occurr.1
the Atlantic States, the region Of ths ~
lakes, the Ohio Valley and in portIoss y
the northern plains States, elssWb.,.
Throughout the country east Of the Miss,,'
fair. Temperatures are above normal sas
orally east of the Mississippi River s, csa.
along the middle and north lti.a.Nt
coasts. The highest temperature renor,.s
tni, evening was 1ot degrees. at Fot
The outlook is for continued un,.,,,..
weather. with showers and tbunderstoswaa
on Thursday In tho Atlantic States "a
the lake regions. and on Friday in m.
northern Atlantic States, the southern ne as
lantic States and the lower lake rsrios
Elsewhere east Of the Mississippi River m.
weather will be generally fair 'As
temperatures will not change materiar,
but II will be somewhat cooler Thnr.ta.
In the upper lake regions
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ton have any adequate appreciation
OF the cold which prevails at vast
heights In q dry atmosphere The re-
searches Of Professor TYrpALS- the
eminent English physicist, revealed to
the world much information relating
10 this and kindred matters
There Is a constant tendency on the
part Of the earth to radiate away
from Its surface the heat which 1t
continually receives from the sun.
The air which surrounds the earth
would allow this heat to pass away
into space without let or hindrance
20 rapidly that the earth would be
uninhobitnble II It were not for the
moisture In the air, which acts as q
blanket to keep the heat in. Without
the restraining agency OF this mois-
ture in the atmosphere the radiation
In a single night would cool the earth
down to the temperature which is
believed to exist In empty space; a
temperature which Sir JOHN HER-
sCHEL calculated TO be at least $50
degrees below the zero Of FAHRSN-
HErr's scale, or nearly ten times as
cold az that experienced BY Mr..
RoHLrs. mo animal or vegetable"
said the distinguished astronomer.
could resist such frost for an hour
any more than 1t could live for an
hour in boiling water. Such frost
exists, no doubt, over the dark half
OF the moon. which has no atmos-
phere, neither air nor vapor."
The experience of aeronauts In gas
balloons indicates that ascent to an
altitude in excess OF $4,000 feet ordi.
narily involves considerable danger of
asphyxiahon. In TIssANDIER's ia
nous ascent from Paris In 1875. when
he attained a height Of 27,950 feet,
both his companions were killed by
the rareied air. GLAIsHER. the Eng
lish aeronaut, believed that he had
reached an altitude of $1,000 feet In
his ascent of September 8. 1862, when
he lost consciousness before his hal
loon began to descend; but It is gen.
orally considered that these figures
are doubtful The facility with which
modern airplanes can be manag ed
so as to descend at will and very rap
idly renders 1t proba bic that they can
reach greater heights than balloons
with much less danger.
Those Of US who are wont to com,
plain In the dog days Of General HUI
nudity will do we'll to remember that
IL that important officer in the army
Of nature were to resign his commits
sion the earth would cool soff so rap
idly that we should all freeze to dea Ii
in less than twenty-four hours. The
temperature which Mr.. RoHLFs found
six miles above Mineoa would be only
n mild degree OF cold compared t.
what would follow the removal OF
all moisture from the atmosphere o.
the earth.
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Proof of the Treaty's Authorship.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
Times of Tuesday says, 1.-THE Foreign
Relations Committee has laboriously
road the document 1.-THE treaty Of peacel
Inc by line" and adds "the members
OF the committee are no wiser than they
were before"
This ought to settle all doubts as to
the authorship of the treaty.
President Wilson must have written
II LAFAYETTE b GLnA0o1<
NEW York. August g.
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Republican Women Prepare to Vote

The first of a series of conferences
Of Republican women, the object of
which Is to organize the new voters
for the primary and fall campaigns,
was held in Blnghamton yesterday
under the direction of Mrs. ARTHUR L.
LIvERMoRE of the Republican State
Committee. Meetings of a similar kind
will be held in WATERFOWL on August
-, In Saratoga on August 10 and in
Plattsburg on August II. At these
gatherings the necessity and methods
of organization will be discussed, the
selection of candidates being reserved
for later action.
If there was ever any doubt about
the skin and capacity Of women to
band together for political action the
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Admiral Won Tirpitz's Error.

1t Is scarcely necessary for JAMES
W. GERARD to disclaim the utterance
attributed TO him at second or third
hand by Admiral Won TIRPITz, which.
according TO the German Admiral, de
ceIved the rulers of Germany into the
belief that the people of this country
would accept Illegal submarine oper.
atfous without deep resentment. The
circumstance that Won TIRPIrz at.
tributes the remark to Mr.. GERARD
while in Bremen, a city the American
AnASassadox AaRsF visitsd duzi.g HI
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LUXBURG AID IN ARGENTINE,
Haddenhausen Says He Hetur"
on Commercial Mission.

BUENos AYREs, Argentina, Aug y
Baron Won dem Bussche-HaddenAauss-a
former German Minister 10 Argehu"-
and German Under Secretary OF Forces ~
Affairs at the time OF the expose IN Wv
case OF Count Won LuXburg, the We,
man Minister to Argentina VINO TI
dismissed because of his ooje'uon"1u,,,
activities in connection with Ger'U""'
submarine warfare, has arrN,u
Buenos Ayres. The Baron st1ted
he had come to Argentina ioE So ,r,
mercial purposes. Several other W. w..
inent Germans also have arH'eu NV
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QUAKER CITY POLICE IN JAIL
SIX Convicted In Election W"
spiracy Begin Sentences

PHILADELPHIA, Aug, Six me'u w.,
of the Philadelphia police force - M
were convicted of conspiracy 10 VIZ .,,.,
the election laws In the Firth "arH oo-'
cilmanic night of two years ago t,.,
serving their sentences at West 0.''''
to-day. N
They are Lieut.. David Balue.I S'
fenced to eighteen months Ia''o, ~,
Emanuel Tram, Louis Feldman Sy Ss
Wirtschafter and Michael MuIP"t
twelve months, and Clarence hayass -
negro patrolman. six rlouthA 'S
must pay nnes also
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BARLEY WINE.
A Request for . Recipe INSPIRED
+ Doubtless By Simple Curiosity.

TO TEE nprron on THE suN--gtrs Some
few weeks ago in response TO n request
for q recipe for ale or beer two OF TIL
SUNS corresponding luminaries fur.
nished the desired information. ono Of
the replies called for yeast the Other
made no reference to the yeast
viii THE SUN be 30 kind as to ASK
one Of It's myriad friends to tell how
10 make barley wine7
As we are as yet only in the penumbrs
Eight wines and beer seem not to be
30 heinous. and your humble petitioner
would like to taste this barley wine
before the total eclipse Of all thingt
alcoholic, including Natures law OF fer
mentation, becomes a legislative fact.
BARLEY BRoo.
BErHInHrM, Pa, August 9.
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Concert for sailors and seamen. Woman.
Auxiliary of the New York port iss
Eleventh avenue evening
Campaign Day" on Staten Island. Amer.
lean Legion. mass meeting of eight post,
and parades.
Lecture. "A Mans Book" W. e. Fenno.
West Side Y. NJ. C. A, SlS West Fitty'
seventh street.
Columbia University summer session. ro.
clal-hygiene motion picture The End ~
the Road" Horace Mann Auditorium. 4 p
NJ; conference on worldwide Religious
Problems" the Rev. Z. c. Lobenstine az
the China Continuation Committee speaks.
Earl Hall, +. NJ.
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Ymietr IN Chlnene MedlcInc.


From the Chrfstida Herald.
Dried frogs and asbestos are common In
gradients in the order which the Chi
nese doctor prescribes for his patient. For
the sake OF variety he may include in the
prescription any Of the following for
which the patient, perhaps, may expires,
q preference; Scorpions. rhinooeros skins
wood shAvings. dies. crushed pebbles
moths. esntipsdsA. tosda. usardz. osAsr.
pillars, powdered snakes or waspA
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Million dollars found in bella KuN's
baggage.-Neospape heudline.
When it comas to the traditional
tricks of the trade the fleeing Boil
shevik is as scrupulous as the abdi-
eating autocrat.
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Message of the Voices In the Air

To THE EDIToA or THE suS-Sir:
List to the voices In the air.
4 splendid burst OF sound a-plenty,
And what they say In thunderous tones
Il. "Just you wait till nineteen twenty
r. r. WHsxNFLUA
SCRANTON, Pa, August Q.
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FRANCE HONoRs K. OF C.
VIII Confer Legion of Honor Cross
on Supreme knight FIaherty.


BUFFALO, Aug. 6.-The Knights Of Co.
lumbus have received the highest honor
within the gift of the French Republic
in recognition OF their effective war re-
lief by the comforting on John A. Flah-
erty of Philadelphia. Supreme Knight,
the cross of the Legion OF Honor.
Word to this effect was telegraphed to
the peace convention of the knights of
Columbus by DR.. Marcel Knecht Of the
French High Commission to the United
States. His message ran: Delight to
announce officially the comforting by
France on Supreme Knight James A.
Flaherty of the Knights OF Columbus the
cross of the Legion of Honor. This I
wish to bestow on you publicly at the
peace convention of the knights OF CO.
lumbus in Buffalo. With my affectionate
congratulations MARCEL KNEcHT."
MARCEL Knecht In expected to arrive In
BufrAlo to-nishI
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Within the next few days It will be
a cheering indication Of the normal
regained for Congress to hear the
President speak about the pulse of
America instead OF the heart of the
world.
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In the opinion Of some the luckiest
man Is he who is drawn for a jury
to try a prohibition test case in which
deciding the character OF legally ex-
hibited liquor Ia a legal obligation.