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New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
Carranza at 1t Again.

When the President returns he will
find the Mexican problem still on his
desk as unfinished business. 1t is the
same old NANCY cur that Uttered up the
premises seven months ago.
Since the downfall of Germany it has
seemed at times as if Carranza were
threatened with an Improvement in man
ners. But he has shaken off the weak
ness, and is again at the task of biting
the hand that fed him. He owes all he
is to the indulgent tolerance Of Presi
dent Wilson and of this country, but
the better he is treated the more dis
satisfied lie becomes.
On April 2 the State Department,
taking note of the fact that confiscation
of the property Of Americans was in
progress, sent forward protest. A re-
ply has at last come through. 1t is that
no permits for the drilling of oil wells
will be granted to companies which do not
put themselves under Mexican laws But
the titles Of the companies rest on con-
tracts. To take out permits is to concede
that the Mexican government owns the
oil lands. The Carranza plan is obvi-
ously to make the lands .valueless to
their present holders.
Carranza seems impervious to every
argument thus far used. Generous
treatment does not affect him. He is
gratitude proof. He does not, appar-
emily, care what happens to Mexico.
But one argument has not thus far been
used. 1t is a simple and direct state
ment that the open season for foolishness
is over and that American rights must
and shall be respected.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
The Ford Piano
Fron. The DccrborN IndencNdcnN


The happy medium between communism
and individualism is the Standardization
of production to the extent that all utili-
ties and most comforts Of life can be placed
reasonably within the reach of every man
and woman.
The motor business was among the
first industries to sense this fundamental
truth and proved its position in dollars and
cents-the universal language.
One of the best steps forward that can
dardization of product, by grades, to the
other things and want. The piano
is one, but not the only instance. Pianos
are Of all prices and varying quality 1t
has been said, truly. that piano has no price;
its price is what you are asked to pay for it
when you go to buy; but the customer has no
index, other than a we'll known name, as to
whether that price is up or down. As a
matter Of fact, prices of pianos range within
500 so, and even more, of any given
figure.
The piano is not standardized; hence its
price is elastic. The talking machine is
standardized and graded you have set
price.
Applied in a large. national way, many
splendid economies could be effected, at
least for the man Of modest means, who
places usefulness before trimmings; and
it is possible to 60 deeper and apply STAN
dardization to living conditions and public
works, still leaving choices open as to quail
ity, and so avoiding monotony, but reducing
the cost to the consumer by sensible pro-
ducing methods.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
ADiso sfrousDiamond d
oFron, The London Morning PoSt)


The Hope blue diamond, which has had
another disaster laid to its account, is not
the only relic accused OF exercising ma
lign influence on its possessors. The late
Lady Dorothy Nevill the recipient
of q Burmese figure Of Buddha, which she
placed in her drawing room, where, she
records, it seemed not to find its surround
ings congenial and took revenge. From the
day Of its installation disasters, financial
and physical, fell thick and fast upon her
family, and even upon favorite horse and
a pet dog, both Of which met violent deaths
Though scoifing at first at the suggestion
OF the Buddha having anything to do with
these misfortunes, the fail of a heavy chin
ney. which wrecked a whole wing of her
house, caused her to change her mind and
present the image to the India Museum,
where, apparently, it found contentment.
With its departure her troubles ended
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
DR.. Eliot's Discovery
Says DR.. Charles w. Eliot:


This unprecedented treaty also makes
the first international provision for the
reduction Of competitive national arma-
ments, remarkable provision consider
ing the continuing dread of armed ag-
grcssion under which France and Italy
labor"
What copy Of the covenant has fallen
into the hands Of Dr.. Eliot? One looks
in vain in the text of The instrument
commonly available for any provision re-
curing the reduction of the competitive
national armaments. What is discover
able with respect to armament is the
following:
"Thc members Of the league recognize
that the maintenance Of peace requires
the reduction OF national armamcnts to
the lowest point consistent with national
safety and the enforcement by common
action Of international obligations
"'rhe council taking account of the
geographical situation and circumstances
Of each state, shall formulate plans for
such reduction for tho consideration and
action Of the scveral governments.
"Such plans shall be subject to recon
sidcration and revision az least every
ten years.
"Aftcr these plans shall have been
adopted by the several governments, the
limits Of arnamcnts therein fixed shall
not be exceeded without the concurrence
Of the council"
The nations thus do not agree TO re-
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
r N THE mems ward of the Obuchov

n n THE mems ward of the Obuchov
4 Hospital the famous physicist,
Nicholas Alexandrowich Hesechus,
was brought in the other day and class-
fed as suffering from Symptoms of
acute exhaustion due to undernourish-
ment.' Professor Hesechus was former
ly so popular as a scientist that many
an able student in physics was frequent
ly given the title of "Hesechus' in honor
of the old man. To-day he is seventy
two years old, and lies in the Obuchov
Hospital swollen from hunger, his limbs
distorted by dropsy.
This fact does not call for special COM
ment or lamentations. | merely wish to
recall that the great French Revolution,
while it indeed beheaded the great chem
ist Lavosier, still did not permit the
other scholars to die from hunger. How
ever, almost anything can be expected
from our moral inertia l should not
even be surprised to find a cynic remark
here or there:
"Well. the professor is seventy-two
years old"
But even the coarsest of cynics should
find himself disarmed in the face of the
tragic fact that in the mems ward of
the Obuchov Hospital there are 1874 pa
tients whose sickness is the 'result of
insufficient and subnormal nourshment."
Of these patients ffty-nine are under
thirty years of age and thirty are
under twenty years Of age. They are
all men accustomed to doing physical
labor, who in normal life needed 5000
calories, but who under the existing ra-
tioning of food get only 500 calories,
which is less than one-quarter of what
they require. Consideration must also
be given to the fact that not all of these
500 calories Of nourishment that they
take is being absorbed by the system.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
the pIkRYof OUR OWN SAMUEL pEpYs

Jitnc 2S-Lay late, enjoying the Quietude
OF the country, ard then up, and my wife
prepared breakfast, and | drove her to the
provision shops, and we bought many sup
plies. To the courts in the afternoon, and
l beat B. Meier, and thence home, where
G. Plank is come for dinner, and l read
again G. Mcrcdith's essay on Comedy and
the Comic Spirit the finest thing written
on that theme.
29-At the courts all the day. what with
beating ". Prtchard, and S. Spaeth, too,
and watching many matches. A. Ostendorf
twitted me over my ineptness at the game;
and indeed | am aghast at the versatile
prowess of the man, being so great tennis
player, warrior, and wit. Mrs. Hunter
to watch the games, and ] glad Of seeing
her; and Mrs Martin gave me luncheon
of tea and cake and sandwiches. Then
home and fashioned some verses
30-To the city in my etrolwaggon, and
offered q lady ride, and she tells me her
name is Miss Blanche Faramb, but I said
little to her, owing to the great trafiick on
the Avenue, | being careful to heed the
policemen. To luncheon with G.. Parsons,
and had nought to drink, albeit there was
much talk of it being the last day. Fin
ished my stint, and then to the courts,
where p Kynaston trounced me roundly.
Home, and read, for the first time, Kip
ling's "Solders Three" and liked it less
than thought to have
July Ito the Office by train, and there
all the day, doing this and that. Passed
by drinking saloon this morning and
looked in, and saw beer served. Great
confusion about concerning what is the
law, and what the future holds. The wear
half over, and I have saved no money at
all, neither am so deep in debt as I was
on New Years Day. Ted Robinson the
poet and Fred Schaefer to see me- and told
me Of many things.
Eggs touched bottom this week." records
the Delhi N. Y, Express, being rctailed
at loc Dozen Those-the paper is dated
April 27, 1S95-were the h. d.!
Mary Pckford is to retire from the mo-
tion picture professions so her return to
the movies will be a Big Sensation.
That's twice l've seen YOU" cooed Dull
cinea yesterday, ain concussion."
Again the use of quotes is sanctioned.
As, for instances
How are you betting on the fight"
y P. A.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
Ancient Folklore

'Ffom The London Daily Nc,es,
Inc end of the No Treating Order reminds
me OF gooa story which Just before the
Wartime restrictions on drink had ;ts or;c;x
in Manchester. Two men were sxchs,c;n.
memories OF dead pal. Said one, "Now, hs
was the KIND OF chap like: he was a Wat
'ier' not Mlneser.' Asked to explain these
unfamiliar terms. he replied, "Why. he always
said' '"hatll you havc?' not like some chaps.
Mines beerv"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
A Serpent That Wrigg.es

"For most of us the war was primarily
perhaps a profound disillusionment about
human nature. Mankind is better than we
knew, more capable of sacrifice The
brutal passions of the elemental animal
more easily aroused than we, luled
by the gentle ease Of our we'll ordered
world, had dreamed. There is no need,
however. to despair; knowing the worst
Of ourselves, we can now take the neccs-
sary steps to prevent the worst from
ever again becoming domlnant."- The
Evening Globe.
At Long Beach woman was beaten
to death with a hammer-the jury said
in the hands Of her husband, and he said
in the hands Of burglars Are we to
understand that the victim was bestial?
Two motor vehicles came along a high
way in contrary directions. One was on
its side Of the road travelling carefully.
Then death leaped at It's occupants from
the impact Of a whizzing monster which,
driven by reckless demon, was out of
its proper path. Was the blame for the
catastrophe Joint?
For nearly five years, under one dis
guise and another, sometimes openly but
more often by insinuation, has been
heard the whisper: "Both sides were
about equally to blame for the red ruin
Primitive passions were everywhere un-
loosed
The explanation ISLANDERS those who
beat back the great assault. The war,
either in origination or method, was
not the same on both sides. Serbia did
not invade AUSTRIA Hungary. 10 slay and
ravage; Russia did not invade Germany,
nor did France, nor did Belgium Blood
guilt was not with the pitiful peasants
who filled all roads in their mad flight,
nor with the defenders who tried to
save them.
There is war which is malcvolent, born
of a desire OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ut the ex-
pense Of others; there is war which is
benevolent, born of a determination to
protect right. The two have no moral
smiarity-one is of the pit and the
other Of heaven. A man sacrifices him.
self for others, and there is no loftier
height; another man seeks to destroy
others for his own advantage, and there
is no deeper depth.
Why is the implication that both sides
are alike breathed abroad? We don't
know. Sometimes it has seemed there
is hope to save Germany by bespatter-
ing others. Sometimes the motive seems
to be an unwillingness to abandon some
pet economic or historical theory that
the obvious facts Of the war negatived
Sometimes no special reason is dis
cernible other than the one Of general
moral inadequacy. Whatever the reason
it is a duty to hit the head Of the ser
pent as often as it is raised.
For future peace, to say nothing Of
truth, the world cannot afford to have
any considerable number Of persons be-
lieve that in 1914 a murderous mood at
tackled the whole human species and all
its parts went forth to sIay. Germany
had an option~willcd to go to war; Bel
gium and France had no option unless
willing to make instant surrender to a
cruel conqueror.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
Books
By Haywood Broun

T<HE notion that newspaper reviewers
loll about IN ambush until promising
piece OF work appears and then as
sault it with cynical Indifference is without
foundation. On the contrary the tendency
is rather to turn a cartwheel or so too
many over any book which peeks above the
top OF the average. Reviewers have the
newspaper tendency of living always in the
hVe-star final present and dsregarding what
happened last year, last week or an hour
ago. Thus, when good book appears news
paper critics generally not content to
say that it is q good book, but must add
that the writer is the greatest living master
OF English. Authors who have not appeared
IN type tor month always regarded as
missing and probably dead.
Commenting on "Prefaces," an admirable
new book by Don Marquis, Benjamin De
Casseres says in The Sun: HE is the
greatest satirst writing on this side of the
Atlantic" Now, Mr.. De Casseres is entitled
to his opinion, and his estimate may be
correct, but we wonder whether he had it
clearly in mind when he wrote, that Finley
Peter Dunno is still alive and on this side
Of the Atlantic, and that George Ade is also
in good health and in Indiana, and that ST.
neon Strunsky motors to the Office of The
Evening Post" every weekday. In our opin-
ion Marquis has made no contribution to
satire which is as good the Mr.. Dooley"
series of Dunno, the "Fables in Slang" Of
AIDE or the "Through the Outlooking Glass"
of Strunsky. As matter Of fact. it seems
to US that Marquis is not primarily a sat-
irist His "Hermione" series is satire, to
be sure, but we have never found him as
amusing in these sketches as when he was
writing about Archy and turning out other
fascinating pieces of sheer josh which had
not an aim in the world except to furnish
fun. satrist has to be after some person
or thing. AS a rule, Marquis seems to be
imbued with no such premedtaton.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
Educational Chaos
in Russia

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The defenders Of soviet Russia make
fruitless attempts to show the soviet govern
ment in the best possible light, and in trying
TO convince the Americans that the soviet
rule is much superior TO anti-Bolshevik
Russia they publish the usual news about
conducting higher institutions of learning
and other schools in soviet Russia.
AS an academic person, who spent the
years Of 1911. and 1918 in Petrograd and Mos
COW, take the liberty of giving q few facts,
known to me personally, about the conduct
of the higher institutions OF learning undci
Bolshevik regime. I am doing this upon the
request Of some of my American colleagues
The Petrograd Agricultural College sus-
pended studies because it's experimental sta
ton taken over by the order of the
Soviet Of Peasant Deputies and also because
the students left Petrograd on account of
starvation and lack of safety
Janiiors Eguo! ofessoys
AS general rule, in accordance with the
orders issued by the Bolsheviki the demo
cratic part of the employees, such as clerks,
janitors, messengers, etc. took active part in
the administration of Russian higher institu-
tions Of learning, and through their rcpresen-
tatives made an ultimatum to the Council of
Professors that their salaries be made equal
to those received BY their recent superiors:
that they should have the use of teachers
quarters and so forth. In some places for
instance, at the Moscow Agricultural Inst-
tute), such eXccsses, which are always upheld
by the local commssarate the Bolshevist po-
lice station), have lead to dispossessing of our
we'll known and highly esteemed Professor
A. f. Fortunatoff who, together with his
priceless library, literally thrown out
into the street, and many other professors
were deprived of their quarters
On the whole, this humiliatng treatment
of professors became so intolerable that all
those who did not lose self-respect were
obliged to leave the educational institutions.
Some of them went south, some went abroad.
even though this presented terrible Difficult
ties.
The soviet government issued another not
less disastrous order, i. c., that the pro-
fessors had right to request the presen-
tation of papers hold entrance examjna-
tions for those who desired to enter colleges.
universities or other higher institutions of
learning. In this way any one who so
wished could walk right into the university
and demand admittance to the lecture rooms
and laboratories. This naturally would thor
oughly break up the routine of studies and
would make the conduct of such practically
impossible.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
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The literary reviewer of The Evening
Sun" does not stop at the waters edge in
seeking to find analogies for Marquis He
writes Of "Prefaces": at is no mere
ephcmeral journalese'; no more ephemeral
than the Essays OF Ella"
Nor is the reviewer content to rest here.
"To some extent" he continues, marquis
is akin to Lamb; twentieth century ana
logue, under freer and happier conditions.
breathing a better air and with broader
outlook but seeing things from something
the same angle"
The "happer conditions may be well
deserved tribute TO Mr.. Munsey, but
have been in the Office of "The Evening
Sun" and we think the "better air" bust
ness overestimates the ventilation. More
over, the window of Marquiss room opens
on Spruce Street, which we should hardly
call "broad outlook Perhaps the re-
viewer had in mind the fact that THE
World is just across the way.
Al any rate we viii wager the "Prefaces,"
excellent book though il be. is more ephem-
eral than "The Essays Of Ella" over a route
OF one century and furlong Why, Ella
would win, we'll predict, even with Gilbert
Chesterton in the saddle.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02
The Coming Tower

Lines on Reading "The Erotic Motive in
Literature" by Albert Mordell
Once innocently when l read
The works of novelist and poet.
I thought they meant just what they said,
And if they didn't, I should know it.
But now | know that isn't true,
For I have learned thing two.
Mordc says when the bards indite
or skies and birds and fragrant flowers,
They're thinking things that not right
or sparse-clad nymphs and blissfu hours.
His book reveals just how 10 sec
What writers mean subconscousy.
When some one writes of insect life.
1t shows some awful crime he's screening.
Most probably he's killed his wife,
Which gives his words double meaning.
When reading treatses complex
You'll know the authors full Of sex.
Mordell proves there is not book
That hasn't something queer behind it,
And if you'll take the pains to look,
Ycu'n never. never fail to find il.
There's sex in this and in that
From Fairy Tales to the Rubaiyat.
This little book of A. Mordell-
It's simply great and oh clever!
1t gives many authors hell
With such an cfortlcss cndeavor.
But still wonder if he knows
How much about himself it shows.
P W.
"The fact that Willard brcathes through
his mouth" wires the Times correspond
ent "has led observers to believe that
the champions wind is short" 1t leads US
to observe that the champion probably is
the kind of man who brcathes through his
mouth; and also moves his lips when he
reads-if any.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02

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SING IT
cannot drink the old drinks,
The gin and whiskey raw;
For do not enjoy them,
And it's against the law.

Mr.. Stafford Waters is the Slippered
Rantaloon who furnishes the words to "The
New Marguerite" recalled the other day by
this Rafter of "Reminiscences. 1t appears
that Lottie ellison was the poppy chan
teuse who sang the song, the words Of
which, written by Mr.. Waters himself,
follow:
THE NEW MARGUERITE
or all the girls the poets claim
In every written tongue
There's surely familiar name
That's oftener been sung
Than that name of Marguerite,
Which maybe you recall'
Yet when m done,
You'd say there's
That out-of-sghts them all
CHORUS
She's fairer than the farest,
She's ncatcst Of the neat,
She's rarer than the rarest
And the sweetest of the sweet,
She's finer than the finest,
OF all the girls divinest
She's my royal highness- -Marguerite
Yum, YUM. Yum!l! Yum!.!l
Make mistake
Yum. YUM! Yum!.! Yum.!!!
She takes the cake:
She yanks the bun the roll, the biscuit,
And whatever else they bake
90 to her every night,
And, boys, | say she's out Of sight
She is my own my ducky darling Marguerite!
MIR. Waters says that if Della Fox sang
"The Belle Of Avenue A. another song he
wrote, he never heard her. First" he
writes, 'it madc quite hit in vaudeville
and then died. Afterward l used it in
Tommy Rot for which Rupert Hughes did
the book and the music and lyrics
Blanche Ring sang it and made a brand
new hit in it. She used gracefully to say
that if she made the song the song also
made her"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02

LA Bodega,' of Ibanez. is book of mar
vellous color, but we wish the author had
not named one of his characters Fermin. 1t
took US out Of Spain and made us think OF
Herman's little. brother in Tarkington's 5
"Penrod.'
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02

1t is evident that after person has ap
peared in moving pictures for certain
length of time she begins to see life in
terms of close-ups and captions. In Pearl
Whites autobiography. Just Me- published
by Doran, she describes violent scene with
her father, and she quotes him as ending
the interview with: "Well, girl. I have
fost. have tried to change your mind and
failed Therefore, can but wish you good
luck
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02

That's twice lve seen you" cooed Dull
clnea yesterday, "in concussion."
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02

Again the use Of quotes is sanctioned
As, for instance:
New-York tribune., 1919-07-02

How are you betting on the fight"
y p. A.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
SAW AND HEARD PREsIDENT
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Witty Spent
Week at State Fair.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Nj. Witty return
ed Sunday morning from Pueblo,
where they enjoyed the State Fair.
Mr.. Witty has attended previous
state fairs but says the show was
about twice as good in every way
as any previous exhibit.
They were fortunate enough to
get good seats in the auditorium so
they could see and hear the presi-
dent. Mr.. and Mrs. Witty visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Pitcock,
cousins of theirs.
Speaking of the steel strike Mr..
Witty said that it appeared to him
fully 80 per cent of the laborers
would 60 back to work If they were
not members of the union.
He says that these men freely
admit that they had no particular
reason for striking other than
that the union officials ordered the
strike; that their wages and work
ing conditions under the ROckefel-
ler plan were very satisfactory.