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lnterned Germans.

The request Of the German Govern
ment, transmitted to tho armistic,
commission at Spa, for the liberia
ton of all interred Germans raises
questions not only OF military expedi
ency but of domestic policy.
In this country the utmost consid
Grafton has been shown to enemy
aliens and only those considered actu.
ally dangerous to the United States
have. been interned. so liberal has
the Government been that there has
been a great deal Of dissatisfaction
with It's handling Of this matter.
Already there Is demand that
some OF the aliens now under confine
ment shall be dclorted. II this course
Is TO be adopted new legislation may
be necessary. and 1t should be en-
acted before the individuals 1t viii
affect are set free. Should the Gov.
eminent decide, on the other hand
that we have nothing to fear from
these once dangerous persons, they
Should not be thrown on their own
resources possibly to become the
cause of disorder.
1t will not help an alien to have
1t known that he was regarded as a
dangerous enemy during the period OF
active hostilItles. The liberated men
will surely find many difficulties In
their paths here for a long time TO
come. What their lot would be in Ger.
many 1t Is now impossible to tell, but
1t Is well known that many men and
women Of German antccedents who
two years ago were proclaiming their
Intention to make Germany their
home after the war now talk IN an
other fashion.
The future Of the informed enemy
aliens is not to be decided offhand
but for their good and our good must
have careful study.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-06
UnjustifabIe Peevishness in Tam
many Hall.

The petulance of our Tammany
Hall friends over the appointment of
Senator-elect WILLIAM J, HARRIS Of
Georgia to n fat job In this city under
the benevolent jurisdiction of A.
MITCHELL PALMER, the Alien Prop
erty Custodian. IS Ill concealed. The
patriots OF Fourteenth street make
little effort to keep from public knowl-
edge the irritation they feel because
the Democracy Of Manhattan and The
Bronx is to he made safe for Sena-
tor HARDwICK'S successful opponent.
Among them are many who to serve
humanity would have consented 10
sacrifice their desire for the Joys of
private life.
These ardent souls should give heed
10 the peculiar circumstances Of the
case. Mr.. HARMS is an estimable
statesman. On that point We have
the word of an authority no less
exalted than the President himself.
Moreover, Mr.. HARRIS has acquired
the habit Of devoting himself to the
public welfare. He contributed to the
intellectual supremacy OF the Federal
Trade Board for considerable 70.
riod; he quit that engaging body to
defeat the ohstreperous HARpwICK
and the too ambitious HOWARD at the
express wish of the President him
self. Who darcs say that he who In
the name of WILSON licked HARDwICK
and Howard In order that Georgia
might enjoy the blessings of self-de-
termination should not be welcome
guest wherever the tempting viands
OF Federal patronage are spread upon
the table?
Had Mr., HARRIS not been accom-
modatcd in New York, where would
this deserving Democrat have sat him
down to feast? The Federal Trade
Commission salary is n thing of the
historic past, gratifyin. in retrospect
no doubt, but void Of consolation In
| the present. Tho Senatorial recon-
pcnsc Is two months in the future,
| fair 10 look forward to, but like kind
words In that 1t buffers no present
parSnlps. Virtue and success com
mand applause, but they likewise re-
quire reward. New York Democrats
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THE TELEPHONE SERVICE.
1t Is Denied That Federal Control Has
Led TO Moro Complaints.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Str: In
TIVE Sun OF December 90 there was
printed a contribution under the head
ing Of where Uncle Sam Fails as a
Boss" relative to the poorer service the
public is now receiving under Govern
ment control as compared with that
under individual ownership.
Evidently the writer OF the article
does not realize that We have just
emerged from the greatest war in the
history OF the world. and our labor
problems have not begun TO adjust
themselves to normal conditions. In
such a period OF reconstruction do not
GeeIn II just to place all the blame for
every abnormal event uron Federal
control, Iieedlng his statement that IL
Is dangerous TO geueralize from limited
experience, will not attempt 20 give a
thorough treatise on Government man
agement in general hut | do wish 70
deny some OF his statements regarding
such control OF the telephone system.
In these statements Mr.. Smith speaks
OF the telephone service as being UNI
satisfactory under present control. en-
phasizlng that "inattention, forgetful-
ness of numbers called and the giving
Of wrong numbers are now rather the
rule than the exception think he
will agree with me that were II SO in
clined tho telephone industry could
have Just grounds 10 claim that It's
facilities for securing employees have
been sadly crippled in recent months by
the constant drain OF operators and
prospective operators by the war wages
paid In munition plants and other war
enterprises. In preference TO submit
ting such an abb. the companies have
taken on such employees as can be Sc
cured. and given them their regular
four weeks course in an operators
school.
You will remember that n few days
after the armistice celebrations we're
held the New York papers printed
articles commenting upon tho great eff
cheney and speed shown by the tele-
phone operators in handling an amount
OF traffic unequalled previous to this
time. To convince myself OF my be-
liefs l have inquired at the managers
office OF the Manhattan Bronx division
OF the New York Telephone Company
regarding the increase in the number
of complaints OF poor service under
Government control NJ Informed
that the number of complaints had not
Increased and II anything they had
decreased Now may ask If such an
expression OF public opinion Is not con-
elusive az 10 the kind OF telephone SER
vice being rendered under Government
control? H. L.
NEW York, January L.
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The German Submarin es

According TO figures compiled by the
British Admiralty, 202 German sub
marines were captured or destroyed
by the Allies and the United States In
the war, fourteen were destroyed by
the Germans themselves, and 100 have
been. surrendered under the terms Of
the armiatice. In this way 3SS U-boats
have been accounted for, and 40 more
nre building In German shlpyards. In
obedience to the revised terms Of the
arm!stlce, these are to be delivered to
the vlctors.
Thus it appears that the German
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are all rich; they should be content
with glory, based in clear consciences,
such as they proudly boast.
Moreover. New York Is convenient
for the purposes Of Southern diplo-
mat, solon, lawglver. Mr.. HARRIS can
have desk room in Washington, there
TO consult constituents, and run over
to New York to attend to Government
business whenever opportunity al
lows. Under this arrangement, the
pestiferous details of the Alien Prop
erty Custodlan's sorlid transactions
will not seriously cut into the time
needed for the dlsintercsted distribu-
ton Of the Federal Jobs In Georgia,
for any Of which Tammany men are
at full liberty to make application to
Mr.. HARRIS. when Mr.. HARRIS takes
the oath Of Senator and resigns from
Mr.. pALMEB's Jurisdiction, that i'm.
portant functionary. in selecting his
successor, may look favorably on a
candidate from north Of Mason and
Dixon's line.
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So frequent have been the reports
that trench rents were exacted by the
French from the Americans and Brit
ish upon French territory that an off,
cial denial IA no doubt believed woth
while. Captain ANDRE TARpIEU. spear
Ing for the Commission for French
American War Matters. says:
The rule followed since the Ameri-
can Army arrived In France has been
inspired by an exactly contrary spirit.
When an American unit relieved French
troops tho unit leaving the sector passed
over the material collected there. and
the same rule was in effect when the
French relieved the Americans. In cam
tonments the requistion price paid for
private buildings Is the same for the
French and allied armies. AZ for hos
pitfalls. schools and other public estab-
lishments. they have been placed ut
the disposition Of the American Army
gratuitously."
These words should successfully dis
pose OF what appears to be n belated
gasI' Of the once active and aggressive
German war propaganda
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-06
How Massachusetts, Welcomes Her
Gallant Sons.

In Massachusetts, II has been recog.
nized that the welcoming of returning
soldiers Is not exclusively matter of
brass bands and shrieliing sirens, and
that the task OF the reception com.
mitteeS is likely to cover a consider.
able period. Consequently the Stale
authorities have undertaken the for
nation of n comprehensive organiza-
of all the towns and cities and insure
an orderly and uniform greeting to
the soldiers and sailors when they go
back TO civil life.
The Massachusetts Committee to
Welcome Returning Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines" has headquarters in the
State House, and LOUIS A. COOLIDGE,
Its chairman, Is in correspondence with
the Mayors of all the cities and the
Selectmen Of the towns. 1t has re-
minded these civic authorities that:
Some who went out will not return.
and those who do return will not be
what they were.
They have passed through the FIRE OF
supreme adventure: they have felt a
auicken!ng OF the spirit; they are alive
with love OF country they have a clear
err understanding of the meaning of
America. a higher vision of republican
ideals, a better knowledge OF their own
responsibility and power as citizens OF
free State. Into a few months of
their youth there has been packed ex-
iDerience which In peaceful times would
be the growth OF years.
They left their homes az boys. They
come back men"
The State committee wants all the
political subdivisions to plan at once
for suitable ceremonial obseryances,
and, while 1t seeks not to interfere
with local projects asks that in so far
as practical all towns and cities al
Just themselves to harmonious and
consistent scheme. Although 1t Is TO be
expected that at least year will be
occupied In rehabilitation and men
may be arriving home every week,
Mr.. COOLIDGE and his associates want
every man to be greeted cordially and
TO receive from his friends and neigh
bors the recognition due his uniform.
To accomplish this 1t Is proposed:
IN order that each community may
have as speedily as possible an anthem
tic record OF its own mem in the service
the Acknowledgement Of the state re-
/ quests that every man be asked Inn
medately upon his arrival to register
with the town or city clerk. We earnest
ly hope that this request will be com
! piled with by the designated, officers
! throughout the State.
I'VE suggest that wherever local COM
/ mittees OF welcome are not already In
! existence they be formed at once. In or
der to make sure that no man arriving
shall want for adequate attention. We
request that We he kept Informed as 70
the personnel OF these committees
I'VE suggest that on the first Sunday
In February tho citizens Of each COM
munity assemble In an appropriate meet
ing place In order to extend a welcome
TO soldiers and sailors who have then
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ITALY IN DALMATIA.
The Impression OF an American TRAY.
eller Abroad.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: I
observe that one OF your correspondents
said few days ago that mot one Amer
lean could have thought of Dalmatia as
Italian" May say that to most Amcrl-
cans who have travelled in that country
the italian character OF land and people
has been striking
From the Roman ruins to the Venetian
buildings. the language and appearance
OF the people in the streets, and the
habits OF everyday life. one IL con-
stantly reminded of Italy.
The hotels and restaurants are mostly
in the hands of AuStrlars or Germans,
and there are many Croats among the
population; but with climate. products,
works Of art and people strongly suG-
gcst!ve OF the other side OF the Adri-
attic, II seems a mistake TO assert that
no American could have thought OF the
connection. TRAVELLER
NEW YORK, January l.
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THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY,
A Horrible Example of the Possibili.
ties OF Government Ownership.

To THE EDITOR or THE Sun SIR. With
regard TO this craze for Government or
municipal ownership OF railroads, trolley
lincs and various other Industries as an
American citizen hope never see any
more city or Government ownership than
we have already. and that IL tho ferry
running to Staten Island.
II run by a private corporation and
run in the condition and service II is
giving the public it would be roasted
10 pieces.
1t Is becoming a wreck and run in
any shape or time. In rainy weather
passengers need umbrellas or raincoats
for the trip.
Last week there was an appropriation
of $4,000 just for cribs OF four ships,
which is about iive-sixths over private
cost,
That is a fair sample of municipal
ownership. AMERICAN CITIZEN.
New YORK, January I.
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GratuitOus Contribution TO the Next
Edition Of the Dictionary.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Free
for any lexicographer:
State Socialism: The Official way OF
sitting and mummlfylng, in swathes of
red tape, all initiative and enterprise in
trade. industry, transportation, commu-
nication or finance.
J, HOWARD CowPERrHwAIT.
ENGLEwooD, y. j., January
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Knights Of Columbus. meeting waldorf
sorosis meetIns. aldorfAstoria. 10 A. N.
nor, waldori.Astoria, c p, NJ.
Exhibition of work of the War Service
Sssses for Trainins Reconstruction Aids, $50
Bible class in lobby of the West Side Y. NJ.
A.; snasl"yt' NThe Book, d,rrd p. n M.n
Kaltenborn win speak on Timely Toi,os"
! and DR. c. C. Albcrtson on Principle, Of
| Christian Conduct" p. NJ:
League. Central opera House, sixty ..eTsnth
| street and Third avenue p. NJ.
| New York campaign dinner. Hotel McAipih
Silver Cat SHOW Hotel McAlpin. all DAY
| Exhibition OF the products and resolrC>t
BUILDING, 49, West Forty, second street.
n. T Merrill |. S. n. Hotel AsiOr. 80
! Special emergency conference OF the Va
Labor at the home Of Adolph Lewiso,n 81
Celebration OF the 507,h anniversary ~ IN.
birth OF Jeanne Arc at the Joan OF Az
STATUE Riverside Drive and NineS'thIra
Pershing Theatre for officer. st Mansou
avenue and Forty fourth street opens
/ Special matinee of The Better Ole" for
| benefit of the Cooperative Home for Small
\ Saaried Girls. Cnrt Theatre.
| Mdwinter tennis tournament al Pinthurs7
a
championships at Dalys. pocket billiards At
Doyles.
John l. Jones of tho Steel smelta-, unioh
! Of Wales, England. Will speak on Tho British
Labor Parry at the women's Trade Union
| League. East Fifteenth street. $50 p. "
Lecture on The Oh Industry IN America"
| tuts OF the City OF New York, 20 IVES;
| Thirty ninth street. S:ia i. II.
Prof. Horace NJ. Kalcn, Charles Et~rd
Russell and others viii speak on Africa in
the World Democracy' at mass meeting under
| the auspices OF the National Association To-
the Adyancencnt OF Colored People Car,
Comptroller Charles I. Craig will spe.E on
| "ons Year in the ComptroNer's ofrc~" BE-
fore the e. West y End Association Hotel An
New York Academy OF scienrs r-n.r.l
meeting section OF astronomy. physics snd
chemistry, American Museum OF SaturN
Opening OF school to teach In r-.ra
Public School 49, AmStGrdan avenue and
! Opening new evening school OF industrial
! art I'm connection with Me- rnpoiNan snt
! Natural History museums, washlnS1on frvtS
/ High school Irving place. SO =. NJ.
Thomas Il. C,ar,c, exhibit on. American Art
Ass>9'ai,og' p ; - Madison square South =
Southern Jewciry Travellers Association
| dinner, Hotel Aston I. VI,
| National Roller and Radiator MXnr,sc
A NJ; dinner = NJ
Governmenl Club, conference. Notol AHor
! . NJ.
! Yarn Credits Association. meeting. Tota
/ HeAlpiu, +. NJ.
hsetuIe By Chnrle, zpOenn, The worls'
celebration OF peRre ball suN~T' ptiou
| benefit OF Babies Hospital. direction cf Me-
| Doane Sherry's =. NJ
! Pen and Brush club. nrst winter eIh!h
| ton Ia Fast Nineteenth street
| Befaro.T Twelfth Night Festival of ths Co..
! day KindergArten ABSORPTION of a. or
street at the assembly rooms Of The So.rN
ern Tea Room, 20 Madison ayeru, ., %
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Germanys newest battieship. the
Baden, will be surrendered at British
port within few days In accordance
with the terms OF the armlstice. accord
ing to announcement here. The Baden
Is a battleship OF the very latest type.
1t has a displacement OF $4,000 tons.
Owing to the fact that this snip was
completed after the war began little
Is known az TO its armament. II has
been reported that ships OF this class
had been armed with 165 or II inch
guns. but information on this point has
been meagre and unreliable. - Report
from London.
What a melancholy trial trip!
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Hooker on Autocracy.

II rWE EplTon or THr SrN-SH: A.
We look our future taxes In the face
nothing can be trucr than Richard
lIooksr's remark two hundred ana nifty
years ago THAT to live by ono mans
will becomes the cause OF all mems mis-
cry" ]. G. KELLOGG.
ELIZABETH, ~ j.. January I.
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ENTERTAINMENTS FOR MEN
IN UNIFORM.

Dance sailors aud soldiers Clue. Broadway
above seventy sixth street s T. NJ
Hospitality Refreshments Lafayette Climb
for soldiers and Sailors. y East Eighty
seventh street, Sll l.. NJ. Please lua,lir. a,
elevator for Mrs, Isaac l.. Rice
Social, Music-Ceniral Branch Y w e A
$40 Lexington avenue least OF 7 ry.thIrd
street,. 40 J. NJ.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: Tres
ident Wilson's name has effected one
thing at least for which all Wilson's are
grateful. Playwrights no longer smear
the name over every other butler they
create" s, X. WILSON.
OAK LANE, Pa, January I.
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that no owns a name the euphonious
construction OF which permits It's adap-
tation as n byword for food saving
thus rendering conservation popular.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-06
Fighting worlds battle.

To emphasize his plea Mr.. Smulski
said to-day Poland is fighting the battle
Of the world. He declared that since his
recent arrival In the United States he
had received a cablegram from Swaito-
pelk-Mirski which argued that aiding the
Poles was not only a humanitarian thing
but important from the standpoint Of
world politics. This cable said: '"The
existing hatred toward the Anglo Saxons
and allies among the Russians and Ger
mans will make = vary easy for the or
gan!zing genius OF Germany to construct
solid block consisting OF $50. 900. 900
people and incaiculable material re-
sources OF vast territory east of the
Rhine and up to the shores OF the Pa
cifc.
This new block will be unconquerable
by any nation and the chief aim will be
the imposing OF new social order
throughout the world. The only element
capable of holding back these rising di-
visions f. the Polish nation. for the Poles
are fighting now not only for themselves
but for the whole human culture. The
Bolsheviki are being organized by Gen.
Ludendorff and receiving supplies OF
arms from tho same source. They are
advancing steadily and to-day are AL
most at the gates OF Warsaw.
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POLAND'S DESTINY.
Gutson Borglum Asks American Syn.
patty for q Struggling Nation.

husslan Dorder. Also there Is epecinc
announcement that the "Bolsheviki have
entered Polish territory" We all know
that the Lithusnians. under German d.
I rection. have been a menace and irritant
to this struggling state for many
months We all know. also. that after
! the Poles entered and signed the mid
European compact, celebrated so quaint
ly at independence Hall in Philadelphia
October rs, Poland. through Paderewski.
protested against the presence In that
compact of agencies OF small states In
middle Europe represented or controlled
by German or pro-German agents. And
ve also know that this protest while
acknowledged by Masaryk. was never
met nor properly answered.
But we do not know. that ls. the
American public does not realize. either
link that must complete the chain be-
tween the Teuton and the eastern Slav.
or the frankness and confidence and the
lack OF newspaper propaganda Undulged
in so extravagantly by other mid-Euro-
pean stntes) that cost Poland the sup
port OF this country--a support that she
had not only the right to expect but
which we ehould have had the state
craft to have seen she deserved and been
prompt to render
Long talks with Dmowski. Paderewski
and their associates-all brilliant, gem
erous. yet undeceived Poles Of vision and
vested with tie authority OF their ma
tional oouncil-showed that they did all
that men could and should do to secure
the Poles proper recognition.
Poland had suffered two invasions by
Russia and two invasions by German
troops. Her commerce Is in the hands
mainly of German mercenaries. and she
has been ground between the merciless
M iles of tho Romanoffs, the Hohen-
zJllerns and the Hapsbures since 1772.
She has been the victim OF planted In
surrection by these Powers whenever
one or all needed an excuse TO strip
her further of tho little independence
left.
She has been the victim Of a SANDER
GUS propaganda by Imperialistic. Social
list and Bolshevik press In turn. and ac-
cused OF anything and everything that
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