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New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Truth vs. Deception
To the Editor of The Tribnns


Sir: 1t is an insult to the intelli-
gence and honesty of America work
lngmen to imply that hard conditions
in Anne erican life bred Bolshevism and
kindred "isms" among US. All these
are alien propaganda, propagated by
paid tools and based on lies and mis-
representations. The editorial Meet
ing Propaganda" goes to the root of
the matter 1t cites the invasion into
a contented lumber camp of $50 l. W.
W. agitators and gives the result. The
entire editorial might we'll be mem
orlzed-certain sentences ought TO be
blazoned everywhere. For instance:
"Wha this country needs more than
knowledge of social theories is knowl-
edge of industrial facts. De
ception has become a profession. and
little is done to counterfeit its work.
The truth is the only known
antidote to a lie"
There were people in America who
did not wish to oppose American force
to German force. The same sort of
reasoning has allowed to flourish among
US the advocates of force to overthrow
government, law, even religion and mo-
rallty For the sake of the souls of our
children and the future of-our country
we must meet force with force and put
an end to anarchy and sediton.
The privileges of life in this country
are refused by the immigration laws to
anarchists and polygamsts. Public
opinion must make too lenient officials
enforce the law and deport these alien
agltators. Free speech cannot be guar
anteed by the Constitution to those
who would overthrow it and are in no
sense citizens. That would be a logical
absurhty. Those coming. to our shores
who behave themselves and respect the
rights of others need not bear molesta-
tion.
All the force we need is the enforce
ment of our laws. That every real
American will demand.
ETA v. LEIGHTON.
New York. Dec. 10, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
A Plea for Grinds
With Some Discussion as to
What Is a Leader

To the Editor of The Tribune:
Sir: Leadership" sounds good; IL
gives thrill; but, great as are its re-
wards, the majority of humans VITO
anoint themselves as LEADERS" hrd
that a tremendous amount of time
must be consecrated to the construc-
tion of the same old type of fences
that We read of in ordinary politics.
From at least one essential position,
that of time, it would appear fairy
reasonable that college youths should
not spend too much of taeir four-year
life in the fascinating labyrinth Of
leadership; that perhaps little n-
diligence in the fundamentals OF true
leadership, as seen by older and wiser
men, who are on record in the very
books prescribed for study, light bet
ter qualify them
AS to the "grinds" They no doubt
find that the game is so fascinating as
to intoxicate the cool prudence that
anticipates the dependable outcome Of
serious study route. They may have
sense enough to see thai, as profes-
sion, this game is crowded to the ears
principally ears; that as reality it is
largely artifce, if not deceit
Nor are we belittling leaders. We
are merely attempting to differentae
between them and leaders" For lead
ers we shall not lack, at least more
wocfully than in the past But we
suspect that ''hothouse" methods will
force greater growth of the multi
tudinous weed" leaders that infest the
earth. After all, what we really stand
in need OF is the quality that selects
leaders that lead, rather than leaders
that befoul the intellectual atmosphere
A little grinding" and much less Of
the usurpation of the functions of ma
turity by youths might be somewhat
productive along these lines.
But who are these "grinds"? Alb
normalities that are "parked' out as
typical are about as descriptive as the
famous "Hallroom Boys" are Of the
actual occupants of such ''pigeonholes.
Yet the caricatures beat the truth
every time when it comes to the test
of IMPRESSION The normal "grints
are fellows who earnestly and con-
scientiously undertake the task laid ont
for them in college, concentrate upon
1t IN mature way. and are prudeniv
indifferent to the ISLANDERS thrown by
the jealous seekers of laziness in the
ideal. Leaders first, qualifications
later, perhaps is not the slogan Oh
the normal grind
Now, regarding the source Of leaders
Is leadership like a serum injected into
the individual for the public good
Or is it rather innate? Has my brother
alumnus compared statistics Of duly
accredited leaders in the columns thai
show the type of school attended, ol
is he like the wonder artists of th'
new art" skilled in talk rather thai
technique9 II. S. A.
New York, Dec. IS, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
By
Heypood Broun

lend him the duck for a minute, but he
wouldn't give it up. l coaxed him a
good while, but he wouldn't let go. And
then a woman came out of that little
house and she began to scold him for
staying out so late, and so i told her it
was my fault and I gave her the holly
wreath just so she wouldn't be mad at
the child. And after that, you see,
didn't have anything to take to Beth
lehem, and so l came back here"
Deborah had begun to cry long before
Simon finished his story, but when he
had done she lifted up her head and
said, How could you do it, Simon {?
Those presents were meant for the King
of the World and you gave them to the
first crying child you met on the road"
Then she began to cry again, and
Simon didn't know what to say or do,
and it grew darker and darker in the
room and the fire on the hearth faded
to few embers. And that little red
glow was all there was in the room.
Now, Simon could not even see Deborah
across the room, but he could still hear
her sobbing. But suddenly the room
was flooded with light and Deborah's S
sobbing broke into great gulp and she
rushed to the window and looked out.
The stars danced in the sky and from
high above the house came the voice OF
angels saying, GLORY to God in the
highest, and on earth peace, good will
toward men,"
Deborah dropped to her knees in a
panic of JOY and fear Simon knelt be-
side her. but first he said, II thought all
the time that maybe that baby in Beth
lehem wouldn't mind so very much"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Governor Smiths New Idea

Governor Smiths latest move
touching the investigation of the
District Attorneys Office comes
as sudden shift and complete
surprise. He had heretofore dis
cussed Investigations by the grand
jury under the direction of the At
torney General-provided specific
charges were forthcoming. Now he
suddenly abandons that course and
promises an investigation by spe-
cial commissioner, Of his choosing,
if charges of misconduct are formu
lated. Such an investigation would
be public and would supplant the
extraordinary grand jury entirely.
There is much to be said for this
manner of taking testimony. The
publicity is an excellent attribute.
1t leads, if successful, directly to
concrete accusations upon which
the Governor can act If the right
commissioner is chosen---a man of
Mr.. Proskauer's capabilities and
standing, for eXample-an impartial
and thorough house cleaning is
assured. The objections are that
the method calls upon the grand
jury to formulate charges here and
now which may not have been suf1i-
GENTLY established Also it shifts
the attack from very live body,
resolute and impartial, a known
{ lantity, to an appo'ntee yet to be
named. Also, if strictly construed,
the charges named may unduly
limit the investigation. Lastly, the
formulation Of charges makes them
public and probably makes criminal
prosecutions impossible.
Fortunately there is good reason
to trust Governor Smiths desire for
fair play. His impatience with Mr.
Swanns side-stepping has been
made abundantly plain. The criti-
cal state of Democratic fortunes
locally necessitates a thorough
going search of the District At
torney's Office for misconduct. The
Governors project may satisfy the
public's wish for the facts and all
the facts and thus make an investi-
cation by the Legislature unneces-
sary Or it may merely stimulate
this wish and compel complete
uncoverng Of the city's administra-
ton in every department.
The public will be glad first of
all to know what the grand jury
thinks of the Governors new idea.
These jurymen have been doing a
public service courageously and
well at great personal sacrifice.
They are entitled to be heard, and
what they say will count largely in
the final disposition reached. here in
the general opinion of citizens and
at Albany in the coming Legislature
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

examples not only Of unsuccessful
actions, but Of failure to injurc the
enemy. By reason of the peculiar
nature of the submarine warfare no
blame necessarily attaches to the
commanding officers of these vessels
for their failures, but on no account
should they receive special award
for their lack of success.
even the assumption that subse-
quent to their failures they handled
the situation we'll is, of course, no
reason why they should be reward
ed. To do so is to reverse the policy
Of our navy and Of all other navies,
and thus establish a precedent that
might we'll seriously undermine the
fighting efficiency of the whole or
ganization"
The reference here is to the cases
Ct Commander Worth Bagley, Mr..
Daniels's brother-in-law, and of
Commander Percy w. Foote, his
aide. The former was in command
Of the Jacob Jones when she was
sunk by a German submarine. The
latter was in command of the armed
guard on board a transport which
was sunk by the Germans.
Mr.. Daniels has promised to send
to the Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs the recommendations made
by commanding officers and boards
and the awards as rearranged by
himself. He cannot afford to do less.
He has been frequently accused
of favoritism. But he has never be-
fore been openly called to account
for it by one of the highest ranking
officers in the navy.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Crime and the Police

The effrontery and wanton vio-
lence of the burglars who invaded
the Knickerbocker Hotel are typical
of a number of crimes of recent
weeks. Plainly there is something
deserving the much abused term
Crime wave abroad in the land. 1t
s not confined to this city. 1t ex-
tends throughout the country An
aftermath of the war it seems clear
~ to be, however its precise psy-
Geological causes may be explained.
Apparently there is a fresh and a
large crop of yeggmen prepared to
take any chances.
Te fsse thia Aeriopa situation. it
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

The way to keep the equilibrium Of
the nation, when we get rid of the
10000 Reds" is to deport, synchro-
nously, 10000 utter conservatives. In
that way, and in no other, could we
have the country to ourself. For,
vcrmilion as our views are half the
time. they are purple the other half.
The only thing we are constant, un-
yielding, and immovable about Is our
hatred and disgust at our own vacil-
lotingness. But we should hate
to have to leave the country; for, with
all our faults, we love it.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Wet and Proud of 1t
From The Portland PrsssJ

The Cubans are indignant because
American reformers propose to devote
their energies toward making Havana
"dry." "The President Of the Unitea
States long since enunciated the princi-
Pile of self determination say the
Havana newspapers, land Cuba claims
the right of self determination so far
as drinking is concerned" The Cuhans
seem to think they ought not to be made
the target of reformers because few
Americans see fit to select Havana as
q place where they can 90 to get drunk
when they want to.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
The Thanks Of Belgium

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: During four successive years
many of your readers responded to the
appeal of the Dollar Christmas Fund
for Destitute Belgian Children, with
the result that thousands of little ones
were aided and consoed in the hour
of their greatest trial. AS honorary
secretary of the fund | have lately re-
turned from trip to Belgium and |
am glad to report that the benevolence
of Americans during the war is very
warmly remembered in these days Of
peace and reconstruction. visited
many towns and cities and everywhere
+ss'ax assured that it would be impos-
slble to eXaggerate the gratitude of the
children because a great country across
the sea had consolcd and aided them
and their gratitude will never fade. In
Bruges | was permitted to take part in
the anniversary of the evacuation of
the city by the Germans. The place
of honor on that occasion was given to
the Stars and Stripes; the military
band in the great square played Amer
lean national airs and all with whom
spoke assured me that Americas prac-
tical help in feeding the hungry had
worked wonders in preserving the hard
tried morale of King Albert's brave
people at a time when the issue Of the
war had not been decided.
pLDCN & pIrT TIN
Honorary Secretary of the Dollar
Christmas Fund for Destitute Bel
gan Children.
New York, Dec %, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Much Too Difficult

From The indianapolis Neus)
The Cuban sugar men are banding
together to keep down the price, it is
reported; but, of course, anything like
that is pretty difficult in times like
these, and we should not be shocked or
even surprised if they fall.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

promise or concession of any kind in
mind, what would the Chamber Of
Commerce do? 1t would roundly be-
rate the Senate. Why does it not ap-
ply the same rule to the President?
The treaty will be ratified when
the President is made to understand
that his course is condemned
scarcely before.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
KEEP
MICK.

The conscious and conspicuous vir-
tue that used to be ours is gone. For
years at Christmas we have refraned
from doing more than just looking on
the wine when it was red, white, and
colors adjacent. And for years, rising
on December 26 with the healthy glow
Of vigor peculiar to us clean-limbed
Americans, we have said, adjusting our
halo, that we were not as those with
hang overs. And now we should bar
gain with Satan himself for the
privilege to feel something awful Fri
day morning.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
nr,,BrR OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 10 the
use for republication OF all dispatches credited
% IT OF no, otherwise credited in this paper. and
also The local news Of spontaneous origin puobshed
herein.
All rights OF republication OF all other matter
herein also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
"LONG, LONG AGO"

addressed to d Barkeeper
Mix us the cocktails you once used to
Long, long ago, long, long ago.
Fix US the drinks you delighted to fix.
Long, long ago. long ago.
Now you are gone all our life is q bore
Let US forget that you'll come back no
more;
Pour US the kind that you once loved to
pour,
Long, long ago, long ago. C. K.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
"A Red BIooded, 1oO9a Americanv Sneak

"A Red Hooded, 1000 American' Speaks
Sir; | think something ought to be done
about this man kreisler, who plays the
violin. On those occasions when he
gets past the guards of the American Legion
he goes and hypnotizes his audience until
they lose all their character as patriotic
American citizens. Sunday night when the
Metropolitan Opera House was filed from
pit to ceiling with unsuspecting New York
ers, this was on the program for two
numbers. He was called back nineteen
times and forced to give five cncores. The
audience refused to leave until the lights
were turned out Is America entirely help
less against this nsidous influence?
MEMBER OF THE LEGION
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
TO THE AMERICAN LEGION

Oh! may your acts reflect this land of ours.
And all it's native genius, breadth. and
force
Be mirrored In your judgments. Lend your
powers
To foster good where found Then at the
source
OF all your words and deeds mankind will
Truth. beauty, justice, dwelling tran
gully.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Mysteries of Manhattan

At the P R, R. checking stand your bag
shoots the chute in fifteen seconds. WHY
does it take fifteen minutes to climb back :?
Why do the Amalgamated Restaura teurs
sell good lunch uptown for 15 cents and
rotten one downtown for $3.50?
Why do they let a guy horn in on the
dinner with stuff like this, when many a
sonneteer p~rishes of hunger?
Z. L u. AMARANTu
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Gay as newspaper office generally
is, there are no boundaries to the mer-
riment that sutfuses it in the so-called
holiday season. 81 suppose you know" "
twinkled the most jejune of editorial
coruscates at the desk
next to urs,-"why half-truth is
called an lsorism"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

We beg to call attention in prose to
the fact that the person who supplied
the additional verses for Mr.. Frank
Mouan to sing to "I've Got Little
List" rhyming "midst" with missed, ="
never would be missed.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Speaking of adroit rhymng, there
is Guard Morris Cohen, who, in the
lnterborough Bulletin, says:
Though VIC swing our gates from sta
tlon to station,
1t takes boys like US with plenty of
patience.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

You can purchase merchandise advertised in IHe
TRIBUNE with absolute safety-for II dssatlsfac-
lion results In any case THE TRIBUNE guarantees
% pay your money back upon request NO red tape
No aubbllng. We make good promptly " tho
advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

We Were Saying So Only Last Night
Sir: Has it occurred to any one that Miss
Beatrice Herford is vaudevlles w. T.. Hill :?
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
The Columbus 5000 Blues

The Columbus $500 Blues
And when | die
Don't Baery me at all;
Just campbell my bones:
(To bottle of grapejuice add one
tablespoonful of sugar, one
cake Of yeast, and raisin
Shake we'll and let stand for
ten days.
Put d bottle of the above
At my head and feet;
SO my poor bones
VIII surely keep; will
SURELY
KEEP
MICK.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
Long, long ago, long ago.

1t is Arthur's notion that Mr.. Porta,
OF Ann Arbor, Mich. (not connected
with the University of Michigan). is
the best of sports. If he lost, every
body could say, 81 told you sol1 If
he had guessed right
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Mr. Salteena probably has moved to
Kingston, N. Y, the Daily Freeman of
which town advertises the loss of d
new gentleman's pigskin wallet"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Wonderment that an Englishman
should have written play like "Abra-
ham Lincoln" grows among us erudite
Americans, most of whom would be
equally thrilled to learn Of Lord
Charnwood's Life of Lincoln" and of
Col. Henderson's "Stonewall Jackson"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

This Choo- Choo Of Cheer viii run as
usual tomorrow, Christmas Day.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
The Coming 7ower
The Tree of Stars

As God hangs stars for all the world
On his Christmas tree,
Go make beautiful your own
With stars of charity.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Deck small trees for the houses
And big tree for the city,
And the biggest tree of all
Bright with love and pity.
WlTTER BYNNER.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24
GUARANT EE

Entered ~ the Posor'cc at New York rs Second
Class Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

Merry Christmas!
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

With reservations.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-24

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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-20
MAGIC VASE OF LIFE.

An eastern legend tells of wonder
full magic vase-known as the vase of
life-Which was ever full of a mys-
terious liquid. No one could tell what
this liquid was. No chemist could
analyze it or tell what entered into it's
composition. The marvellous thing
about it was that whatever one
dropped into it would overflow and
run down the sides of the vase. That
is, the original liquid would not run
over, but the thing which was dropped
into it would overflow in kind and
amount. The depositor would always
get out of this magic vase exactly
what he put into it.
Life is just such a magic vase. It
will run over to you only that which
you drop into it-nothing more, moth
ing less, nothing different. If we drop
in love, generosity, tolerance, mag
nanimity kindness, helpfulness, un
selfishness-the life vase will run
over to us the same things in the
same amount and quality. If, on the
other hand, we put in hate, jealousy,
envy, cruelty, selfshness, graspins
greed, malicious gossip about our
neighbors-it will run over with all
of these black devils to torment us
and rob us of happiness and success.
Mem SUccess
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-20
LONGFELLOW.

1t is customary for some supercili-
Gus would-be literary persons to dis
cuss Longfellow. with a plying smile
as if he were a plane beneath their
intelligence Yet Lafcadio Hearn used
to say that the man who has not loved
Longfellow as a boy is unlikely to
appreciate poetry or to have an opin-
ion about it worth while hearing.
Andrew Lang was another frst-rate
critic who loved Longfellow and wrote
warmly in praise of his verse. Kipling
and J. H. Shorthouse have testified to
his marvellous knowledge of the sea.
Fitzgerald could read him with de-
light for the sake of the stories he
told so beautifully, so humanity. His
metrical translation of the poets poet,
Dante, is by far the best we have. Do
not mind the hyper-critics and the
super-men. Read your Longfellow and
revel frankly and honestly as your
heart will dictate in his inspiration.
He is always pure, always sound and
sane, always beautiful. And for the
man in the street these things count
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-20

For, oft, when on my couch l lie
In vacant or in pensive mood.
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.'
What a wonderful thing it is to have
stored up for the enjoyment of <e'that
inward eye a host of beautiful me-
mories, to be able to call before the
minds eye the glory of a sunset, the
yellow gold of ripened harvest field,
the hundreds of marvellous pictures
painted by nature, as we'll as by the
brush of the artist; and to listen with
the inward ear to beautiful music
heard years ago. Such wealth stored
up in mind and heart is worth all
other riches.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-20
BALLOTING ABROAD.

The sign of the cross on the ballot
paper indicates the voters choice in
this country, but in some foreign lands
the method Of voting is different. In
Belgium, for instance, on the voting
paper black square with a white
spot in the center is printed after each
candidates name. The elector votes
by blackening out as many white spots
as he is entitled to. In Greece leaden
balls are substituted for voting papers.
The ballot boxes are so constructed
that the voter can drop one of the
balls secretly into chosen receptacle.
In some districts of the United States
ballot papers have been supplanted by
voting machines, which indicate the
state of the poll throughout the day
of the election. In one or two coun-
tries, in order to obtain greater Sc
crecy, the voting papers are inclosed
in envelopes before being dropped into
the ballot boxes.