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The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
Our Coming and Parting Guests.

Ellis Island is swamped with the
inflow of immigrants: 152,0S7 in the
first five months OF the year; $1,000
in the first twenty days Of June; 6,200
in two recent consecutive daysI
And this in the face of the mourn
fully compelled prediction that with
prohibition dominant here the imml-
grant would shun our shores as he
would a pestllence! 1t is upsettIng.
1t Is one more of those impertinent
intrusions Of the reactionary spoke Of
fact into the wheel Of theory which
so often has disturbed tho orderly
processes Of prophetic proclamation.
But the wet prophets are not the
only ones upset. The Jolly Landlord
Of the Ellis Island Inn, Commissioner
WALLIS, is by way Of being all but
keeled over by the rush. With his
roomlng, feeding and service equip
ment swamped and the tide still rap
idly rising, he Is lifting pleading
hands above the submerging tide and
calling aloud to Washington for help.
Clearly he needs II. During the war
time slackness in the immigrant busl-
ness and its ultimate shutting down
altogether, the Ellis Island Inn mechan-
isms naturally became dislocated and
rusty. Then came this sudden Johns
town flood wave. No wonder Ellis
Island resources are swamped.
Commissioner WALLIS Is a conscien-
tlous landlord. His, moreover, Is a
double responsibility. His hotel is
the gateway to the continent for
staggering number Of thousands. I'm
pressions these vast herds of foreign
guests get there influence their i'm.
pressions Of the entire country. And
then, too, there Is the Commissioners
own natural pride In running a we'll
kept house. Here are his own words
on both branches Of the subject:
II would be insensible to all the
higher impulses Of patriotism and the
generous sentiments Of humanitarian
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
Mr.. RobInson's Call to the Heights.

Senator RoBINsoN's address yester.
day, as permanent chairman at San
Francisco, was as fiat as fapjack,
but not half so good. Its single con-
splcuous quality was unQuestlonlng
submlsslveness to the WilsOn-Colby.
Tumulty plan Of action and scheme Of
utterance. HOMER CUMMINGS having
spoken the White House thoughts In
White House language, nothing was
left for the Arkansas statesman but
to say ditto TO the best of his rhetorl-
cal ability, and that is by no means Of
commanding or compelling force.
The main issue is narrowing in a
most satisfactory fashion when we
hear a Democratic Senator Of nearly
half a century's experience Of life as
sailing the Republican platform on
the ground that it puts our duty with
regard to Mexico above our duty with
regard to Armenia.
The preservation Of peace on our
southern boundary is, in Senator Rob-
INsON's topsy turvy perspective, an
enterprise of sordid selfishness com.
pared with the high and holy task Of
policing, for an indefinite period and
at an indetermlnate cost, the region
between the Caspian, the Black Sea
and the Mediterranean.
let the Democratic party" said
Permanent Chairman ROBINSON to
the convention yesterday, occupy the
heights"
Mount Ararat seems to be the par
ticular eminence which Mr.. ROBINSON
wants Wllsonized and International
lied Democracy to occupy.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
Mr.. Bryan aS Daniel.

We have 1t on the word Of Oul
neighbor the World that Mr.. BRYAN
meeting Mr.. BURLEsoN in San Fran
cisco, spoke as follows:
do you know. gentlemen. have
been reading my Bible this morning
and 1 chanced to fall upon the story
Of DANIEL in the lions den. felt
that as 1 read that was much in
the same position as DANIEL in enter
ing this convention"
1t Is easy to understand why the
Book Of DANIEL should attract Mr.
BRYAN. For one thing, DANIEL re
fused to drink the kings wine. Fol
another, the second last verse of the
book is comforting:
Blessed is he that waIteth and
cometh to the thousandth three hun
dred and Ave and thirty days"
Blessed indeed is WILLIAM, who has
waited eight thousand seven hundred
and sixty days.
1t Is with pain that We add to the
narrative, for purposes Of record, the
reply of BURLEsoN to BRYAN: Yes
and you are going to get hell bit out
Of you" The Postmaster General
should have entrusted a rude answer
like this to the mails.
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ism and hospitality II failed to give
these people, crowdinS here by the
thousands, a reception worthy OF the
institutions OF our country, and am
determined to make their way through
the gates OF the United States as free
from hardships and inconvenience AZ
Is possible"
Precisely the proper spirit. And II
we are to accept as quite free from
any tlncture Of splteful prejudice the
statements Of one Of the Commission
er's recent guests, his mental pertur
baton over conscious deficiencies
would be quite understandable. The
guest In question was the English
young lady who came over here to
fulfil her promise to marry somebody
but while en- route decided to marry
somebody else. This young lady was
Commissioner WALLIs's guest during
her brief stay on our favored shores
But she is bitter In her denunciation
of his hospitalities-wretched food,
forced close contact with offensive
fellow boarders, and, above all, filth
This Is not as 1t should be. 1t Is
not as 1t must be. Commissioner
WALLIS must be equipped properly to
welcome to our city the coming and
jOyously to speed the parting guest.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
Bonds ON the Bargain Counter.

Watchful investors are at present
preoccupied in determining whether
one Of those long sweeping downward
curves in interest rates which come
about four times century is in its
inception. There Is under normal
conditions a standard level of inter-
est return on high grade mortgage
bonds fiuctuating between 3I5 and
per cent. When the yield on such
securities goes below or above that
level it is the signal to keep watch
for the turning point. If the interest
yield goes Gown the price Of the secu-
'ty gc9s up. If the yield goes up the
ce goes down. 1t is the practice of
-arsighted investors to sell at the high
market prices and husband their
funds until the swing in the other
direction reduces the price and in.
creases the yield, permitting repur-
chase of the securities at a profit.
Interest rates move up or down in
the same direction and about the
same proportion as the cost of com.
modlties. 1t was around the begin
ming Of this century that a general
movement toward higher living costs
began to make itself felt in the invest
ment market through the liquidation
of long term, low yield bonds. This
liquidation checked the movement and
accelerated the trend to normal just
before the war.
The momentum gained by rising
commodity prices, however, started
the living toward the opposite ex-
treme; and the war, with still higher
prices and demand for capital, added
to the velocity of the movement until
the present abnormal conditions have
resulted.
Those who marketed their long term
securities at the outset of this move
ment now see the same issues selling
at less than three-fifths the price pre-.
vaillng then, and the interest yields
correspondingly increased for the new
buyer at the bottom. One or two ex-
amples will suffice: Atchison 4s of
1895 sold as high as 106 in the early
years of this century. They are now
around 7015. The yield then was
under per cent. 1t Is now almost 6
per cent. New York Central 31as of
1897 sold above Ill, with a micro.
scopic yield of 3.15 per cent. about a
decade before the war. Now they are
03, yielding nearly 8 per cent.
This contrast between prices and
yields of 15 to 20 years ago and the
prevailing levels of to-day Is true
throughout the whole list Of bonds
But 1t will not always remain 50.
The period Of hesitation, with minor
p fluctuations both ways in commodity
prices and interest rates, will give
shrewd investors the opportunity to
take back their beloved long term
bonds. That they are not neglecting
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
Germany to Try % Make Good.

Chancellor FEHRENBAcH's declara.
tiOn before the German Reischstag
that Germany will do her best to
carry out ehe Versailles treaty sounds
like craftsmanship. 1t Is a new
thing in European politics to have
the heads Of Governments strive to
bring the mass Of the people to a
proper realization Of cold facts. Even
the British Prime Minister main
tained his present post by telling the
British public how hard he was 60
ing to make 1t for Germany and how
easy for the English taxpayer. He
has done neither. The attempt to
bleed Germany Of her life blood has
only reacted on both England and
France, for it has greatly reduced
the probable amount Of indemnity
they may receive. Meantime the
British taxpayer must pay the bill
he thought LLOYD GEORGE was going
to collect from Germany.
In Germany the tendency Of the
Ebert Government has been too much
toward encouraging the people in their
self pity and venting their wrath
against the Entente and the United
States for violation of the Fourteen
Points. The change to a sensible pol
ICY is a good omen for the Spa Con-
ference.
So long as Germany maintained a
threatening or defiant mood the
French never would consent to modIf-
cation Of a single iota of the Yer
SaIlles treaty. 1t was necessary to
make the requirements excessive be-
cause the attitude Of Germany made
a certain number Of violations inevi-
table. But if KoNsTANTIN FEHREN-
EACH Is able to convince the Allies at
the Spa Conference that his latest
manifesto means what it says, and
that the German people intend to
carry out their obligations to the let
ter, there Is q chance that some con-
structive work may be done at the
conference.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
SAFETY AND SANITY.
Acquired characteristics Of Recent
Independence Day on the Mane.

To THE SUN AND New YORK HERALD /:
With the approach OF the Fourth of July
II becomes apparent that the law
enacted TO prevent the sale of fire.
crackers to children is being violated
extensively with impunlty. The law
seems to be a Joke. and instead Of the
evil diminishing each season the use Of
frecrackers by children seems to be
Increasing. At the present rate of in
crease 1t will not be many years before
the children will be firing off crackers"
with the abandon and gusto their fathers
did not so many years ago.
Moreover, not only are the children
Of the city finding 1t easy to procure
frecrackers, judging from the frequent
reports that greet those passing through
the streets as the firecrackers snap. but
the Sullivan law is likewise being vlo-
lated to some extent by minors. Last
Sunday, for instance, there were two
boys walking through an uptown street
and each Of the youngsters had a pistol
Of a cheap grade, which he fired as fast
as he could reload 1t.
Where do they get them? That's the
question. AS FAR as the revolvers are
concerned the question remains unan-
swered. but apparently they come from
the same source as the frecrackers.
New YORK, June 20. PARENT.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
NEW YORK WASTES
MILLION LOAVES
Thrown AwGy Each Week.
Mrs. WeIznilLer Soys.

More than 100000 loaves of bread
are thrown away each week in New
York, according to a report made YES.
terday by Mrs. Louis Reed Welzmil,er
Deputy Markets Commissioner.
The campaign against food waste
showed bread Is one Of the chief items >
Mrs. Weltzmiller's report states, "T, is
said more than 100000 loaves weekly
or about $4,000 bushels Of wheat q
year, are wasted in New York citv
alone" Si'S
Housewives told Mrs. Welzmll,s, IN
gradients that go to make stale broad
Into palatable desserts, such AS supar
milk, &c, are so dear that II does nni
pay to buy them to save the bread IN
hotels are entering into the food was,e
campaign and have offered to contrih,,to q
the knowledge and experience of tbat.
best chefs to teach economy in cool,In,,
and buying. Application to ioin snnS
classes may be made TO Mrs. Welzmi,ler
Announcement has been made hv r.
den's Farm Products Company that ,ho
price of bottled milk will advance nno o
cent July /. o''e
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
ON BEAR MOUNTAIN.
Complaint Of the Conduct of Certain
IncOnslderate Visitors.

To THE SUN AND New York HERALD /:
Cannot something be done to save Bear
Mountain from ruin?
When this resort was opened some
years ago it was a clean and attractive
spot for a days outing. There was an
effort made to keep it clean and neat.
but on a visit there last Sunday I found
that great change had taken place
The condition Of the place was disgust
ing. and showed that it had been visited
by some persons who were without good
manners or a sense Of public RESPONSE
bility.
Bear Mountain is for all to enjoy. and
II some go there ignorant of the ways
Of decent humans 1t would be advisable
to have 1t divided into two parts. into
one OF which persons of cleanly habits
could go and into the other those who
are not 50 particular could wallow and
feel at hcme. BENJAMIN WYcKoFF.
BROOKLYN, June 20.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
JAPANESE FRUIT GROWERS,
They Have Special AptneSs for Such
Tasks as Strawberry Culture.

To THE SUN AND NEW YORK HERALD
Your editorial article on Senator Phelan',
latest attack on the Japanese exposes
the Senator's prejudice and either hi
ignorance Of the facts or his unwilling.
ness to be fair.
He ought to know. and probably does
that the enormous increase in the cul,
tivation OF strawberries. sugar beets
melons. celery, &C., is due to the industry
OF the Japanese laborers, and TO that
alone. They have taken unproductive
acres and turned them into rich gardens
FOR these ground fruits. In many cases
too. where the native gardener failed
The reason ls Just as clear to Senator
Phelan ns to any one who knows the
Japanese methods. It is this:
The Japanese, like other nations In
the Orient, can sit comfortably on their
folded legs or on their heels for hours
II is position dominated by their habits
of life for generations. The posture re.
qulred for cultivating ground fruits
therefore, Is natural and easy for them
ANY one VINO mas ever weeded straw
berry bed knows what back breaking
Job 1t is. The American laborer in Cali
fornia tried 1t and was glad to yield tho
Job to those who can do 1t.
Here is an industry in which the
Japanese laborer excels. He has set an
example Of patient devotion to an Inn
portant brand of hard daily work in the
fields He has shown himself a good
citizen. He has added largely to the
wealth Of Senator Phelan's State. Why
not give him the credit of It instead OF
using the figures which record this in
dustry to create, as the Senator unfairly
intends to do, an antagonlstic impress
sion? ]. B. MILLEr.
New YORK, June 20.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30

Free concert, De Witt Clinton High School
auditorium, 8 p. NJ.
Volunteer play leaders OF the Neighhorhood
Service meet at the Savage School OF Physi'
cal Education, 308 West F'ifty-nlnth street,
.SP.
Gov. Sproul OF Pennsylvania will speak at
mass meeting Cf the Patriotic Order, Sons
OF America, In Madison Square Garden
z. NJ.
Meeting and luncheon OF the executive com,
mittee, National Lutheran Council, Hotel
Astor. $3.50 A. NJ.
Meeting, Unity Society, Hotel Astor I;S1
P. NJ.
ISOLATION Of Engineers, Engineering BuildlnS'
20 West Thirty ninth street. p. NJ.
Meeting, Master Butchers Association
Hotel Pennsylvania. s P. NJ.
Meeting, Surety Association OF America
Hotel Pennsylvania.
Committee luacheon, Fifth Avenue AssoclA'
tion. Waldorf-Astoria, ~ 80 p. NJ.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
REFLECT DIR. TILDSLEY.
A Former Soldiers Appeal In Behalf
Of the Associate Superintendent.

To THE SUN AND NEW YORK HERALD
The reelection of DR.. John L. Tildsley,
Associate Superintendent assigned to
high schools is being opposed by tho
enemies he made during the war while
trying to keep the schools loyal to those
ideals for which men in the service were
offering their lives His untiring efforts
to see that our children were taught
what we really were fighting for, his
stubborn determination to put the schools
sQuarely and Loyalty behind the Govern
ment, his fearlessness In doing his duty,
these are the arguments now being used
In the attempt to prevent his reelection.
Can we whose children he was defend
ing against the most insldious of pot
sons fail now to protest against this
injustice?
So far as I have heard no one con-
the most efficient high school admins
traitors the system has ever had that,
however, Is the business Of the educa-
tional experts. But that he should be
penalized for his splendid efforts to pro-
tect my boy against disloyalty while I
was fighting in the front lines in France
Is my business and the business of every
soldier who has a child in the publlc
schools Let US tell the Board OF Edu-
cation that we want a man strong and
courageous enough to keep all disloyalty
out of our schools, that we "love him
for the enemies he has made' and that
we are backing DR.. Tildsley now as
strongly as he backed us then.
ROBERT A. HALL,
Formerly First Lieutenant Eighteenth
Infantry, First Division. A. E. f.
BROOKLYN, June 20.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
The Wealth of the Philippines.

In the latest Agricultural RerielC
issued by the Philippine Bureau of
Agriculture 2. ]. WEsTER, Advisor of
The Bureau, writes that the natural
resources of the country have yet
been scarcely touched" and that COM
pared with the results attained in
Java I'VE are still in the infantile
stage as regards the agricultural and
commercial development Of the ISL
ands.' He makes two comparisons
in subStantiatiOn Of this statement.
In 1917 the exports of the Philippines,
with an area of 1852 square miles,
amounted to sos, 100000, while in 1914
the exports Of Java with $4,000 square
miles amounted to $150,OO0, 600.
Against $95,0OO,0OO of exports from
the Philippines in 1917 Is $75,OO0,OOO
OF exports in the same year from
Hawaii with an area of only 6,4O6
square miles. Mr.. WEsTER says that
I'm areas of cultural land, in the fer
tillty Of soil and climate the Philip
pines have decided advantage over
both Java and Hawaii"
That the Philippines have prospered
since the American occupation and
that their oversee commerce has In
creased in volume Is shown by the
industrial reports of the islands. In
the last few years the growth has
been almost phenomenal In some in
dustrles and the extremely high price
received for Manila hemp, abacG, in
1917 and 1918 put large amount of
money In circulation.
The price of abaca, one of the most
important products of the islands, has
fallen but the industry remains in a
most satisfactory condition. The
growing Of cocoanuts on a commercial
basis has been one Of the more recent
developments Of the Philippines. The
tree had been extensively planted for
local food consumption and the
Islands were in excellent position to
profit from the demand for COBRA.
They are now the third most impor-
tant producer of cOcOanut products In
the world. Cane sugar products rank
third In Importance among the Philip.
pine exports and the growth of the
industry is shown by the fact that
the value of the crop was increased
almost threefOld In the last eight
years. Corn, which as late as 1905
was an article Of import in the Philip
pines, is now the fifth most important
crop. Through the activity Of the
lnsular Government the corn i'm
portation was years ago wiped out.
The tobacco crop, the next In impOr-
tance In the islands, has gained stead
fly In value each year and the yield
in 1918 was worth four times as much
as the yield Of nine years before.
The development noted here has
been made to a very great extent by
the Filiplnos themselves. The produc-
tion of Manila hemp is largely in
their hands. While a number of Amer,
leans are engaged in the industry,
there has so far been no large cor
poratlon in operation for the growth
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30

to do 80. and that their demand Il
being felt in the investment market
Is shown by the action Of bankers In
considering q long term Swiss Gov
ernment loan In this country.
Bond offerings are always made on
terms to conform to the demand. II
there we're no sensible demand fol-
long term issues bankers would moi
waste time looking at the proposals,
A year or so ago, before the peak OF
interest rates and living costs had
been reached, short term securities
we're the only ones that the market
would take.
The change now becoming apparent
should be q pertinent hint to the wise
individual who desires to obtain q
good return on his savings without
impalrlng their future safety. The
prime securities Of the country, In
Guiding Liberty bonds, are on the
bargain counter.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
CALLS WILSON KING,
BUT BECOMES CITIZEN
Egnatz Qualities by knowing
How to Get LomppostS.

Special to THE Sun AND NEW YORK HERALD
CHICAGO. June 29.--After eleven years
residence in the United States lgnats
Kaczmorek appeared before the Federal
bar of justice to-day to swear allegiance
to his adopted land and become Loyal
citizen thereon.
Ever heard OF Wilson," he was asked
by Judge Carpenter.
YEAH" said Ignatz. 1--WE heard"
Who is he?" insisted the questioner'
"The King" said Ignatz.
Judge Carpenter nodded
II guess he Isn't far off at that" said
the Judge. Consider 1t an answer
We'll, then" the questioner started on
another tack. who makes the laws for,
Chicago?"
lgnatz disposed OF that one briefly
George" said he.
George who?"
1gnatz smiled at case. king George
said he.
81 see; then what does the City Coun'
ell do?"
They gets you a lamppost in front OF
your house, and when you get pinched
they whisper to the Judge and YOU no
go to jail"
That's enough" Judge Carpenter cus
in. So Isnatz was made a citizen ans
left wearing a tiny American nag.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
The FIattoneFs.

The high cost Of heavy machinery
has not affected Democratic processes
In San Francisco.
Tammany Hall has steam roller
which 1t runs merrily back and forth
over SEABURY and LUNN.
The Administration has steam roll
ers which crunch REED, BRYAN and
Tammany into the dust Of silence OF
helplessness.
These convention implements are
toys compared with the tank which
the American voters are tuning up
for their November Job.
The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-30
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

Eastern New York-Showers to-day,
tomorrow fair, moderate temperature
iresh southwest and west winds,
New Jersey-Local thunder showers and M,
gute 80 warm Today; tomorrow probable
ia NortbsSn Iresn sSSSshTsSt Ss SS, and west winds.
winds. anu west
Southern New England-Local shovers to-
1y tomorrow fair; moderate Temperature:
Iresn southwest winds.
western New York-PartIv cIoudv ona
somewhat cooler to-day; tomorrow fair:
moderate west and northwest winds.
WASHINGTON, June 20. - Ths nre.sur.
mas @ iaiIen In the Eastern and Southern States
ana tonight disturbance OF moderate in
tehsity was over the st. Lawrence Valley II
mas been attended by local showers and thun.
uerstorms In the Atlantic States north OF
maryland and In the region OF the great
lakes and the Upper Ohio Valley.
Pressure Is relatively low IN ALI Western
districts and there have been local showers
IN the Plains States and the Rocky Mountain
and plateau regions.
me weather has become cooler in the rc-
sion OF the great lakes. the Central Missis
ssippi Valley and the plateau and Southern
ROCKY Mountain region. 1t is warmer in
tue far N1itlwes
In New ENGLAND and New York local show
eIs tomorrow will be followed BY fair
weather Thursday, with moderate tenpern.
lures. In the Middle Atlantic States, the
ONO Valley and Tennessee there will be local
,Inuhaer showers tomorrow, with slightly
on Thursday. In the region of the great lakes.
the south Atlantic and East Gulf States the
weather VIII be generally fair both DAYS
without material change in temperature.
Observations at United States Weather Blu
reau stations. taken at 8 p. M yesterday.
sCVC nty-f fifth meridian time,