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New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Taking 1t Out Of the Fat

Contrasting France and the United
States with respect to war finance, Baron
Jacques de Neuflize, Of the Bank Of
France, remarks on the advantage pos
sessed by this country in "having many
large incomes which can bear great
share of the total taxation" Assuming
that France is country Of more diffused
property ownership than our own, he
presents it as a simpler social matter
to levy on the large holdings Of
hundred thousand than on the small
holdings of million.
The point has novelty and suggests
an unnoted advantage in concentrated
wealth. Where universal suffrage pre-
walls there is less friction in holding up
a few than in holding up many. A pos
sessing minority, even when not liking
to be MIXED, feels the hopelessness of
opposition and yields with such grace
as it can command. The tax-imposing
majority is troubled by no qualms of
conscience when it raids the strong boxes
of the House of Have by discriminating
exactions.
The large fortune is thus presented
as war chest. Men with the saving
instinct heap up stores, and these stores,
in time Of crisis, are seized. Here is a
new defence Of millionaires which ex-
plains why France, with her scattered
wealth, did not dare to make collections
out Of current incomes aggregating as
much as Great Britain and the United
States gathered in.
Germany, a land Of concentrated
wealth, refrained from adequately in
creasing taxation, but this was because
Germany hoped to pay her bonds out Of
indemnities. The hope being dead, Err
berger proposes a graded confscation
that will extinguish title to IS per cent
of the property Of the rich.
Many economists hold that war bur-
den falls, and must fall, on the annual
income of a people; that there is sight
draft which must be paid instantly; that
in no true sense is there a postponement.
True in one sense, this doctrine seems
untrue in another. Possessors Of wealth,
while bearing the whole weight ulti-
mately, might have at least choice of
paying cash down or giving note.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Embarrassing Prosperity

Even prosperity can be overdone-at
least Wall Street is beginning to think
so. Not it's own overwhelmingly
there can't be too much of that-but
the prosperity Of business generally.
And this is the reason it worries:
Industrial America is suddenly aware
that the business of peace is likely to
be greater and more profitable than the
business of war. It finds all at once
that it's stocks Of raw material are in
adequate at worst and none too large
at best. 1t descries, with vision de-
veloped by experience gained when this
was the worlds market place, new
trade vistas-fields to be conquered at
home and abroad. So it becomes tre-
mendously active in preparation. And
the first requisite of preparedness is
money.
Now, there is plenty Of money and
credit, which is the money of business,
but the world has witnessed during the
last four years the evil consequences of
imitation, and so there is everywhere in
ohicialdom reluctance to permit further
expansion unless expansion is required
to increase productivity. Speculation in
stocks, unfortunately, does not qualify.
Only indirectly and more or less re-
motely does it contribute to the ma
tion's output. Some Of 1.-THE kind
that sends stocks kiting twenty points
a day-does no good at all. So the
Federal Reserve Board has let the
banks Of Wall Street know that it re-
CARDS rediscounting-a process Of
finance by which new money is created
to obtain funds for speculative pur-
poses as highly undesirable.
Its wishes so far have not been strict
ly regarded, although the money mar
&et has frightened up enough at times
to send call money, the kind on which
stock speculation feeds, up as high as
20 per cent. Continuation of such wild
gyrations as those displayed recently
by Crucible Steel and some of the other
favorite mediums of speculation may,
however, increase the pressure on the
banks, and when that happens stock
speculation will have to keep within
bounds. That would free funds for
productive business.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Another Setback for Kolchak

The loss of Ekaterinburg loosens the
hold of Admiral Kolchak's forces on the
Ural mining region, of which Ekaterin
burg is the centre. They still occupy
Tcheliabinsk, on the main stem Of the
Transsiberian Railway, southeast of
Ekaterinburg and east Of the noun
tains. But their ability to defend the
city is doubtful. They may have to re-
tire across the Siberian border.
The Bolshevists have advanced 40
miles since taking Perm. They also
captured Ufa early in the spring. From
Ufa it is only about two hundred miles
along the Siberian main line to Tchelia-
binsk. Kolchak's armies have now
evacuated practically all of the district
east of the Volga, conquered by the
Czecho- -Slovaks in 1918. These wonder
full troops had discipline and martial
spirit hard to equal. But it is only fair
to say that Lenine's troops to-day are
better trained and equipped than were
the Red Guard of a year ago, whom
Trotzky publicly accused of cowardice.
Kolchak's military adventure, highly
promising six months ago, has ended in
failure. The route to Moscow from the
east has been closed. But there is still
a route open from the south, where Den
ekin has been making steady progress
for several months past. Yet Denekin,
at Kharkov, is still six hundred miles
from Moscow. Lenine's government is,
therefore, likely to survive for another
winter, in so far as it is threatened by
the Russian anti-Bolshevist armies. AL
lied aid to Kolchak was too long DELAYED.
The consequences Of the vacillating pol
icy of the peace conference are now be-
coming sadly apparent.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Disingenuous

The disingenuousness Of the attitude
of most Of the "Sign here" supporters
of the league of nations covenant is
illustrated in The Euemimg Posts re-
marks on Senator Colts speech. 1t
says: "His [Senator Colt's] address
was a plea for early ratification of the
treaty with the league of nations in
it, because the treaty cannot be en-
forced except through the league.'" 1t
also intimates that this is not the atti-
tude of most Of Mr.. Colts Republican
colleagues. Yet it is clear that there
are less than dozen members of the
Senate who want to reject the league
of nations. The great majority of the
Republican Senators merely want to at
tach reservations to it, clarifying It's
meaning and better protecting Ameri-
can interests.
Mr.. Colt is not in favor Of ratifying
without qualifications. He made that
entirely clear in his speech, saying:
II believe the popular sentiment is
universal, and share it, that the Mon
roe Doctrine should be clearly safe
guarded. l also believe that domestic
questions, like immigration, which in
some of their aspects may be inter-
national, should be properly safeguarded
The storm centre Of these reservations
seems to be Article X. AS to the re-
tention Of this article much may be said
on both sides. Upon the question
OF reservations, I reserve my judgme MT
for full discussion and consideration"
That is a rational position which
most Republicans approve. The Senate
is entitled to qualify, if it thinks quail
fications are desirable. How far it goes
will be determined by its Investigations,
for neither the Senate nor the public
is familiar as yet with the conditions
under which the covenant was drawn.
1t is still to be discovered to what ex-
tent our allies would be disposed to de-
mur to changes, or whether most of
them are concerned at all about reser-
vations which the Senate might insist on.
BY reopening trade with Germany
the President has killed the only argu-
ment heretofore made in favor of hasty
ratification. There is no force any
longer in the "Sign here" admonition.
IT other nations regard the covenant as
worthless without the adhesion of the
United States, they will not be likely to
raise objections to notifications made
by the United States for it's own pro-
lection.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
"France The Leader"

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Allow me to congratulate YOU On
your most beautiful article in to-dav,s
paper, entitled France the Leader" There
are three great names that will live forever
and forever as the greatest leaders Of their
time: Clemenceau, Joffre and Foch. Thew
were the incarnation Of unselfishness and
immaculate of stupid, ignorant idealism.
Long live France, the savior of civ;liza-
ton!
AN AMERICAN OF FRENCH DESCENT
New York, Bastille Day (Juy 14). 1910.
10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Thank you for the very fine leader
France the Leader" one of the best things
Inc tribune has published since August.
1914, and that is saying good deal.
W. S. RAINSFORD.
Ridgefeld. Conn.,. July is, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
The Harden Legend

The reported intention Of the German
government to dispatch Macmillan
Harden as Ambassador to the United
States should be noted with reserve by
Americans. Those familiar with Har-
den's pre-war status in German politics
and literature know only too we'll that
his appointment, should it realize, would
signify not a compliment to American
public opinion but an attempt to ex-
plot American public prejudice.
1t is true that Harden has said cour-
ageous words in condemnation of Ger
man rapacity and frightfulness and has
taken the floor for President Wilson's
war programme when to do so in Ger
many involved some personal risk. But
to class him, by virtue of this attitude,
with men like Grelling or Nikolai or Won
Beerfelde is simply to betray ignorance
Of Harden's personality and career.
Harden did not make his debut af-
ter August 1, 1914. His wartime
performance should be judged in the
light of his pre-war record. And this
record puts him down as nothing more
than an extremely clever and-in the
intellectual sense-extremely unscrupu-
lous journalist. He was always a pro-
fessional dissenter who exhibited his re-
spect for and dependence on popular
prejudice and convention by his painful
insistence on thwarting it. He found
all the German journals and journalists
around him madly competing with one
another in the adulation of German philis-
tinism; SO he based his circulation on
shocking the philistine's sensibilities.
1t proved to be gold mine His pri-
mary object was not to tell the undis-
guised truth but Do "6pater le bo1r-
geois"; and he became millionaire by
championing unpopular causes.
So much for Harden the publicist.
Harden the writer and artist, outside of
his cult Of admirers, was never taken
altogether seriously. His style, like his
ideas, was determined in the first place
by the stubborn will to differ from every
body else. Extremely intricate and pom
derous, overloaded with illusions and
archaisms to the point Of unintelligibil-
ity-something like a cross between
George Meredith and pedantic Greek
scholar gone mad--this style was delib-
erately employed to produce an illusion
Of profundity and learning as part of
his technique TO shock the crowd All
Germany roarcd with laughter when his
relentless enemy the Viennese writer
| Karl kraus-infinitely his superior as an
artist and moralist---started out to pub
lish regularly translations from Har-
denese into German, printing the orig
inal in parallel columns.
1t was also Karl Kraus who said that
Harden's intimacy with Bismarck--for
years the principal stock in trade Of the
publisher Of the Nnft-.increascl in
direct proportion with the distance from
Bismarck 3 death. {. i3 true tha. it was
bismarck who fret discovered Harlcn';
wit and ability, ord Used and rewarded
him; there is 10 evidence that he loved
or csteerncd him.
Withal, far from being "grcat moral
force" and the "chief spokesman Of Ger
man democracy" Harden was-and
probably is---considered by his country.
men a. sometaing between clever freak
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
VenezueIa's PLIGHT
(From Lu Joven VeneSuela)

(Fron, Lu Joven Vene@uelG)
THE groundwork of any reform in
Venezuela must of need be the
restoration of constitutional order
destroyed by Gomez and his accomplices.
But to restore constitutional order in
Venezuela only one means can be en-
ployed-to hold general election for
Congress, which, in turn, in accordance
with our political system, would elect the
new President and pass on tho new con-
stitution of the Republic. Thus the prob
lem is simply of finding way of
holding a national election, and this in
our opinion can be done only in four
ways, as follows:
Through the resignation of Gomez.
2-Through Gomez tolerating or con-
senting to the holding of an election un-
der the sway Of his club, or, rather, Of his
bayonets.
3-Through the intervention Of foreign
power.
Although a revolution that at the very
start, after triumphing over the existing
regime of oppression and barbarsm, would
within the shortest possible term call for
a general election of Congressman and of
a President.
An examination of the means just shown
leads us to reject at once the first and
second of these as out of reason, since
there is not the slightest sign that would
indicate that Gomez is making any
preparation to give up voluntarily the
dictatorship he hasVo ruthlessly imposed
on the people Of Venezuela. Nor is 1t
possible to believe for a moment that
Gomez, who by force of arms prevented
the holding Of the elections called for by
the constitution in force in 1914, will now
or ever allow the Venezuelan people to
freely express their choicc--a choice which
he we'll knows will not be to his taste.
The third hypothesis, that of interven-
tion would unquestionably be rejected
without hesitation by the people of
Venezuela and is, therefore, out of the
question.
Thus only the fourth hypothesis remains
to be consdered-that Of revolution
which 10 undoubtedly the only way open
to the people Of Venezuela Tor the rs-
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
The japanese Defence

uc Japanese Embassy IN ltS state
ment seems to say Shangtung will be re-
stored to China within six months or a
year, and that only control over the
Kiao-chau district, with an area Of 200
square miles, will be retained.
If this is the policy resolved on Japan
has not been fortunate in her diplomacy
In 1915 and 1916 she hammered on China
to confirm to her all alleged German
rights in Shantung and forced China to
agree to the grant. In 1917 she secured
from her European allies an agreement
that she was to succeed to the German
titles. In 1919 she appeared in Paris, and
apparently threatened not to adhere to a
league of peace unless the validity of
German rights and their cession to her
were recognized. Surely here are signs
Of policy deliberately pursued.
One looks in vain in the Shantung
clause for a word indicating that it is
to have but temporary effect. Strange
indeed is it if Japan, merely to have six
months or year to examine data to be
turned over by Germany, were willing to
prejudice her standing in the world by
opposition to any limitation in the con-
veyance to her.
Equally difficult is it to understand,
If only short occupancy was contem-
plated, why the clause relating to the
only Shantung railway is in the treaty.
Ihis clause makes Japan the owner of
the railway and also of the Shantunp
mines. There is no time limit nor anv
other. The japanese delegates must
have known such a grant implied per-
petuity.
Nor can it be that Japan has so low
an opinion of the intelligence of the
world as to assume it is not aware that
possession of the railroads Of Shantunp.
with right to guard them, means the
practical economic absorption Of the
province
on the legal side Japan has strong
case. The executive department has we'll
nign foreclosed objection by this coun-
try. Not to speak of the signing by our
delegates OF peace treaty which prac-
tically conveys Shantung to Japan, there
is the Lansing-Ishii agreement of No
vember 2, 1917. In his note our Secre-
tary Of State said:
"The governments Of the United States
and Japan recognize that territorial pro
pinquity creates special relations be-
tween countries, and consequently the
government of the United States recos.
nizes that Japan has special interests in
China, particularly in the part to which
her posscssions are contiguous"
Special interests" of course, meant
the district and port Of Kiao-chau and
the railways and mines Of Shantung
province. Thus there was partial clos
ing of the door that Roosevelt and Hay
pried upon.
The President is at tactical dis
e~*sntsss IN ysessipu 1sr4n - let "a,
onss Through the State nspartrnsnt and
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18

covery Of their lost rights and stolen lib
erty without loss to their dignity.
Study the case of Venezuela impartially
where there are no institutions, no libertv
no rights Of man-no right other than
might and the ruthless will of a cruel and
sanguinary despot-a tyrant who in verv
truth was an enemy of the Allies durinp
the world war and who is still q masked
enemy now that peace has come; and after
this study decide whether there is inst
cause for the unavoidable revolution tba+
each day draws nearer in unhappy
Venezuela
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
A Disappointed Reader
Ie Editor of The Tribune.

Sir: would like to ask you what has
come over the spirit of The Tribune, with
Its habby and meaningless editorials on
the league of nations? What has become
OF The Tribune of last March CATER the
Presidents visit), when it wrote such edi
toriais as Futile Rage and others of
similar vein? / am compelled to say ! am
more than disappointed perhaps disgusted
would he more correct-with the change.
why the change? have been subscriber
many years and do not like it.
DAVID COwEE, Jr,
Troy, N. Y. July 16, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18

once himself by signing the Versailles
treaty he has conceded Japan's case.
There is great hope for Japan. Rea-
son exists for thinking that she caught
from Europe the grabbing disease and
would gladly suppress it if others would
do the same. She is affected not little
by the thought in Uriah Keeps mind
when he said: "We're very tumble, but
are afraid others not so tumble will get
the start of us"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Why People Swear

tFrom The London Daily MaiO
Addressing the members of the Civic and
Moral Education League on Saturday after
noon, Professor Gilbert Murray said that
tobacco was slight narcotic poison. The
use of bad language he took to be due
to the slight nervous convulson momen
tarily destroying self-control and releasing
subconscious interests which are normally
suppressed
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18

All discussion about the vaunted and too
much talked about sense OF humor is, as
has been said herein, futile and irksome.
When women ask whether we think women
have an S. of h., we always say yes, because
that automatically stops the argument that,
having no g. of h., they would like to start.
And they have about much as men, which
analysis shows to be A Trace. Which brings
us to say that copy of "Judy," the new
magazine by women, has been received. 1t
strikes US as effeminate, if you know what
we mean . like the superfluous ex-
clamation point. On our copy, frinst, is
written, "Advancc Copy!"!
"Rhymes Are So Scarce in This World Of
Ours
beach,
Where one gets coat Of jolly tanl
Oh, you lovely dove on the cover Of
The August Metropolitan G. B. G.
You-anybody--must hand it to Victor
Ritche, who, according to the Evening
Mail, is "a very clever performer, having
defeated seven Of his last six opponents"
Ever Attended a College Debate7
Sir: Please compile tome of Drearest Func-
tions. will submit first entry the Sunday
Afternoon Family Walk. If that doesn't qualify
as a headliner. how would the High School Gradu-
alton Exercises dot n1xn1u 1oHsaox
John Reeds essay on Mr.. Ford, printed
three or four years ago, was mentioned
yesterday. In the story Mr.. Ford was
quoted as saying that he wouldn't give a
nickel for all the history in the world.
That, however, may be only the resentment
of man who has been paying a dollar a
week for nineteen years on a set of hooks
that means nothing but lot Of trouble
every time he moves
When Mr.. Ford said he thought Bene-
dict Arnold was a writer, he was doubtless
thinking of his Letters on the Expedition
to Canada" Or he may have been think
Ing Of Matthew, or Sir Edwin, or Gottfried.
Mr.. Ford thought ballyhoo meant a
blackguard, and that ignorance, idealstic
though it be, we cannot forgive.
Here and there may be found an ignorant
rcaist who can tell all he knows about
Shantung in less than one minute, fiat.
Mr.. Ford's admission that he is "an ig-
norant idcalist" leads to the speculation
that perhaps therein lies one Of tho main
troubles with the world
Too many OF us consider Ignorant
idsaiist" redundant E.P.A.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
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Diversion
.(Fro,n Tho Bosfon r,

.tFrom Tho Boston TYanscrpD
Doubtless the moralists, If not the nat
uralists, will ere long And . kinship be-
tween the blind tigers and the jaguarA
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The Coming 7owcr
ABDULLAH BULBUL AMER

TThis version IS q mosaic Of five mems memer1es.
Author unknown.1
The sons Of the Prophet are hardy and grim
And quite unaccustomed to fear.
But most reckless by far both of life and Of limb
Was Abdullah Bulbul Ameer.
II you wanted man to encourage the van
Or harass the foe from the rear
Or to storm a redoubt. you had only to shout
For Abdullah Bulbul Ameer.
There are brave men a-plenty, and well known to
In the army that works for the Gar.
But the bravest by far q man by the name
OF Ivan Petrofski Skovar.
He could initiate Irving, tell fortunes with cards
And sing to the Spanish guitar
In fact quite the de la creme of the guards
Was Ivan Petrofski Skovar.
One day when this Russian had ehouldered his
And assumed his most trucuent sneer,
While going downtown he CHANGED to run down
Brave Abdu1lah Bulbul Ameer.
my friend" said Bulbul, 'is existence dull
That you're anxious to end your career?
For, inhdel, know you have trod on the toe
OF Abduah Bulbul Ameer
80 take your last look the sea, sky and brook.
Make your latest report the war;
For mean to imply you going to die.
o Ivan Petrofski Skovar."
Said the Russian, my friend, your remarks in
the end
Will cause you great trouble. fear.
For you'll never survive to repeat them alive,
Mr. Abdullah Bulbul Ameer."
Then the brave Mamaluke drew his trusty chibouk
And murmuring "Allah, elk Varv'
With murder intent he most savagely went
At Ivan Petrofski Skovar.
And just as the knife extracting his lhe
In fact, he shouting "Hurrar,''
He felt himself struck by that willy Kalmuck.
Count Ivan Petrofski Skovar.
The Consul drove up in red-crested hy
To give the survivor cheer,
And got there in time to exchange goodby
With Abdullah Bulbu Amcer.
Count Isidorf Whiskersoff Iscarus, too.
Drove up in the Consulates car,
But all he could do to yell, "Allah loor'
Over Ivan PetrofsM Skovar.
There's tomb on the bank where the Blue DAN
ube rolls,
And on it in characters queer
Is: stranger. forget not to pray for the soul
OF Abdullah Bubul Ameer.
Muscovite maiden her vigil doth keep
BY the light of the pale Northern star,
..nd the name that she murmurs each night in
her sleep
Is Ivan Petrofski Skovar.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18

and keen business man. Should he be
appointed ambassador it will mean not
that the Germans want to send their
best, but one that is good enough-for
Americans.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
What the Reds" Live On

From The Washington PosO
Everything is going fnc," says Trotzky
as he retreats and lodges shells.