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New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
The French Treaty

The text Of the Franco American
treaty has been made public in Paris.
This action clears up transaction
about which there was much unneces-
sary mystery. Early in April the
French newspapers reported the exist
ence OF compact piedging the United
States to guarantee the military secur-
ity of France. The convention was char
acterzed as a compensation for Glen
enceau's failure to persuade the Council
Of Three to cede France the left bank
Of the Rhine.
Then, on April "a. came an official
denial from Secretary Tumulty. He is
sued rhls statement: ain view Of the
fact that certain newspapers of wide
circulation throughout the country have
intimated that the President has entered
into a secret alliance or treaty with
some Of the great powers, ! conveyed
this information to the President, and
am to-day in receipt of n cablegram
from him giving positive and unquali-
fed denial 10 the story"
Iatsr it developed that President VII
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
Another Speech Outrage

Local Bolshevists claim unfettered
wight to assemble to eulogize regime
.7hich specializes on suppressing free
speech and shooting those who presume
TO exercise it.
Now comes Police Commissioner En-
right saying that he doubts his ability
20 give adequate protection to meet
ing Of the anti-Bolshevist Russians,
who are said to include the great major
;tv of Russians in this country, and
hence deems it unwise to hold it. 1t IS
feared that the Bolshevist lovers Of free
sseech love It so little that they would
cause riot perhaps explode few
rcnlbs, TO keep others from talking The
Ieninistic principle that you may do a
hing. while others who disagree with
sou may not, is thus vindicated. Alas !!
scne are so illiberal as some protessed
l'nerals; none so intelerant as some pro-
feasional toierators; none so tyrannous
Is some who shout against tyranny.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
Common Sense

Samuel Harden Church, president Of
the Carnegie Institute and a conspicu-
Gus advocate Of the league idea and the
covenant, comedies the wisdom of ratify-
ing and Interpreting and defining by
reservations. He suggests the simple
proviso that obligations under the Treaty
shall not con.ravene the Constitution or
the traditions Of the American people.
The form of words does not matter,
although it is, of course, desiraba to be
as explicit as possible. In a score Of
different ways it would achieve the ends
in view
These ends may be described as fol,
lows:
First, the ratification of the covenant.
The covenant is in grave danger cf not
being accepted at all if its proponents
resist reasonable defining reservations
Second, removal of doubt as to what
sort Of obligations the nation assumes
and a saving of those great national
policies which have been a bulwark to
US and which are in no true sense born
Of spirit Of selfish aloofness.
Third, early peace; for who is longer
fooled by the scarecrow that Europe will
not accept orr reservations and hold up
the peace while she wrangles the issue
out with US at q new conference?
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04

son became President contained the fol-
lowing
"The constitutional rights Of American
citizens should protect them on our bor-
ders and go with them throughout the
world, and every American citizen resid-
ing or having property in any foreign
country is entitled to and must be given
the full protection of the United States
government, both for himself and his
property"
To the Mexican editors in June, 1918,
the President said that his policy "st
every point was based upon this prin-
csple: That the settlement Of the internal
affairs of Mexico was none of our busi-
ness" A sound declaration, but in no
wise implying that Mexico, touching the
business and rights of our citizens, has
license to do as she pleases.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
Quigg's "7in Type s"
To the Editor of The Tribune,

To the Editor Of The Tribune,
CvIR: Il the articles recording The death
Of Lemuel Ely Quigg his activities in
journalism and politics receive due at
tention, but something remains 70 be said
about the work which may ultimately serve
better than any other to keep his name
alive. refer to the volume of "Tn Types"
which he published some twenty-five years
ago. Before these sketches were collected
in book form they appeared in the Sunday
issue of The Tribune. and ! can well re-
member the wide appreciation with which,
week by week, they were received In them
Mr.. Quigg portrayed variegated company
of New York characters, especially those Of
political stripe.
His analyses were set forth in extraordi-
narily vivid fashion, he used plenty Of the
slang Of the day, and there was biting
humlor in his delineation Of metropolitan
traits The skill which he showed as q re-
porter in your columns-brillisntly illus
-rated in the dispatches on the Lizzie Bor-
den trial mentioned in The Tribune's obitu-
sry--and the shrewdncss which character
lied him an editorial writer were rein
forced IN Tin Types by something of the
creative power Of the novelist. The book
was one OF the first to appear in a notable
field Of American realism, and one of the
best. 1t has been long out Of print be
Neve. Perhaps Quigg preferred to leave it
so, though | can't why. If he has left
no contrary injunction in the matter it
ought some day to be republished The
same book written by Richard Harding
Davis. saw would have heer arh.S;.a :.
the collected edition Of that authors works
and everybody would talk about it's value as
record and as literary exploit. Whv
shouldn't Qugg be remembered for it9
New York, July 3, 1919. Z. G
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Dispute d Wilma

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue OF Tuesday, July l.
in an article "a Few Wars" by Frank y
simonds, among other things he make
mention that the Poles are disputing ths
title Of Wilma. DO not want to criticiso
Mr.. simonds's article but deem it duty
TO write and let you know that the status
Of wilma Was and is lithuanian.
To show that the Poles have 70 claim 10
the city Of Wilma the following will he,
in explaining the situation as it 2: Their
was only personal union between L51hu
ania and Poland, and e. the first oppor
tunity it was annulled by lie Lithuanians
There never has been q real union between
the TWO states. A. the union Of Lublin [
sort of confederation was formed. against
the will Of the Lithuanian people. The
King Of Poland had no right to act at tha<
conference, as the Duke CT Lithuania. to
compel the Lithuanian representatives 10
take the oath Of allegiance and 70 annex
the Lithuanian provinces to Poland, Be
cause year previous TO this convention
he had left the throne OF Li.huaniz Il
most Of the treaties with Poland there va
no pacta pu5l.ca, only jus priratum. A
the partition OF Poland and Lithuania, al
relations and ties, if any existed, wsre
dissolved.
Lithuania mas never been conquered bs
Russia, Poland or any other country, buS
was attached to Russia, never extiaguished
because the Russian Gar had The title o.
Grand Duke Of Lithuania and transferred is
to Others ct each coronation. they using l.
officially. The fail Of Car Nicholas II ipso
fccto again frees Lithuania
Lithusnia 'sss declaration OF independence
by the State Council and later the reccgni
ton Of the independence by the var.ous
governments, although unsatisfactory.
make the question Of Lithuania an inter-
national one, which finally must be set
tied by all nations participating in tAs
peace conference.
What | have written about Lithuania np-
plies to Wilma because wilma is the capita
of Lithuania, and has been q barrier for
the Olden Teutons, the modern Prussiaas
the Boishevists and the present Polish
army. THOMAS SEANIS.
New York City, July /. 1919. <
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
Anna Shaw

Among the pictures with many is thai
OF Anna Shaw, in the flowing gown Of
college woman, with silver hair and keen,
kindly eyes beneath a mortar board,
sturdily marching down the avenue at
the head Of suffrage parade. There
walked unshaka Die resolution welded t.
serene and sunny faith. The cause-one
could do no better than to spend ones
life fo,' it, for it was right; and as it was.
right it was certain to win.
An eminently American career such
as it is to be hoped the land will long be
blessed with. In early years a girl in a
Michigan pioneer home, living in floor
less log cabin, forty miles from q post
Office and one hundred miles from a rail
road. Her father. wrestling with the
wilderness, was without farm animals or
implements, and the future champion of
sex equality exempliied it by doing the
work Of "hand," telling trees, digging
wells and bitches and planting corn and
potatoes in holes chopped with an axe
At fifteen years schoolma'am at 81
week, and glad to get it. Then de-
parIure, despite frowns, for college with
SIS in pocket. Further struggles with
extreme poverty in a Boston attic as she
beat with bare hands against closed
doors. Here was education--an educa-
ton that developed character, growth
that proceeded from within No wonder
she became strong and resolved to do
what was in her to open opportunities to
others. And yet through all the hill
conflict no disposition to rail at circum-
stances or to lose high confidence and
happiness.
The woman suffrage movement in its
later ard victorious stage was fortunate
n securing as leaders such as DR.. Anna
Shaw and Mrs. Chapman Gait. women
with experience in life, who were for
equal suffrage because they were dem
ocrats. 1t no longer seemed as if shrill
voices were clamoring for something for
themselves, but human beings were be
seeching for a chance to help. The
short hair per ;od had passed, and it was
difficult for shallow rldicule TO cling to
its foothold. The movement broadened
and deepered, and, as predicted, as soon
as women as class gave evidence. of d
definite desire it was granted No man
ever heard Anna Shaw, with her life
back Of her words, who did not feel
ashamed.
A noble woman, with an eloquent
tongue, keen intelligence and all her
faculties at the service Of moral pur.
pose. Big and wise Of soul was this
daughter of a pioneer, even as was Lin
coin, the rail splitter, and largely for
similar reasons. She leaves a sweet
memory and has erected a great nlonu-
ment, and many an eye was suffused BY
the news Of her passing
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
Books
By Haywood Broun

~HRISTOPHER MORLEY INDUCES him
self in the pleasant task of making
~ book lists in his new novel, ''The
Haunted Bookshop" doubleday Page &,
Coz. The hero is bookseller and the
heroine Is young heiress apprenticed to
the shop SO that she may gain taste in
reading, In order to try out the sort of
thing which interests his pupil and assist
ant the bookseller carefully selects num-
Der of volumes and places them on the
shelf in her bedroom. This collection in
cludes volume of Christopher Marlowe,
then Keats, because "every young person
ought to shiver over st. Agnes's Eve on
bright, cold winter evening" Over Brem-
erton's" is included because it's bookshop
story and Eugene Fields Tribune Primer"
ito try out her sense OF humor." scrap
book of the "Archy" series from the Sun
Dial OF Don Marquis is added for the same
reason
Next comes Conrad's ";Tigger Of the Mar
cissus." Roger muses. he puts this book
IN place, Even if she doesn't read the story
perhaps she'll read the preface which not
marble nor the monuments of princes viii
outlive."
Then he adds Dickens's "Christmas
Stories," The Notebooks Of Samuel Butler
and Stevenson's THE Wrong Box and
Travels with a Donkey" He is about to
add The Four Eorsemen Of the Apocalypse"
out finally decides against it on the ground
that it's "a pretty broad book for young
ladies'" tom Jones" also fails to pass the
censorship. The remaining space the
shelf is quickly filed with walking Stick
Papers" of Robert Cortes Holiday, Leonard
Merrick's "Whispers About Women Jos
Boys" The Lays of Ancient Rome and
Austin Dobson.
And now" said Roger. well be excep-
tiona!ly subtle; we'll stick in Robert W
Chambers to see if she falls for it,
The booksellers own shelf of books con-
tcins fewer titles snd is somewhat mar
rover in its scope. Here we find "Pilgrim's
Progress" Shakespeare, "The Anatomy of
Melancholy" 1.-The Home Book of Verse;"
George Herbert's poems, THE Notebooks Of
Samuel Butler" and Leaves of Grass"
Prudence Brandish in her book "Mother
Love in Action" (Harper's) declares her
firm belief in the value of awakening the
dramatic instinct in children at an early
age. II have seen q child convulse an au-
dience," writes Miss Brandsh with 8
/. the telephone. train conductor. doctor,
school teacher. hostess."
a. tha third hAs ~ yet displayed NO
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
Confiscation Con Came

Mexico is in the news again, and agaln
appear efforts to distort the truth and
10 play on prejudices that run against
sersons in the oil business. It IS well
sor the public to recall certain facts.
The Carranza revolution proclaimed
that it would restore the supremacy of
he Mexican constitution, call q free cleo
ion as soon as established in Mexico City
-ad surrender power to the new admin
lssration. 1t pledged itself to protect
.e treaty rights of foreigners and to in
s.nnify them for losses incident to the
evolution On the basis of these prom
:zes our government finally recognized
ne Carranza government.
Carranza, instead of keeping his word.
declared a "pre-constitutional period"
md not until year later was there an
siection-but not an election to elect Off
GERS under the old constitution, but to
aaact new constitution. His jurisdic-
Jon did not extend into FIVE important
-tates, and in the other states it was or
5ered that the franchise should be eAer-
e.sed only by those known to have sup
corted the revolutionary party. Local
bosses determined who should vote, as in
the days Of Diaz, and the polling was
necessarily 6 farce.
The hand-picked convention, repudiat
;ng the promise to restore the old con-
stitution, adopted new constitution,
which provided that sub-surface wealth
should be the property of the nation in
stead of belonging to the owners of the
surface. 1t is Mexico's right to adopt
such a rule, but not as to lands already
sold to foreigners who have spent great
sums in developments. Mexico may do
as she pleases with her own, but may not
If right confscate the property of others
may not extinguish titles guaranteed
by treaties whose validity she acknowl-
edges.
Mexicans may have no remedy against
confscation, but foreigners, who are
properly forbidden to take part in Mexi-
can politics, and hence have no weight in
domestic affairs, may not be despoiled
Representations that Mexico merely seeks
70 apply TO outsiders the rule she appice
TO her own citizens are irrelevant Mex.
leo may control conditions under which
new concessions are granted But bar.
gains arc bargains, and TO individual O,
nation may rewrite an existing agree
inent without consent of the other narty
Carranza says he will deal Justly. Ru
he will determine what is justice /.
there any one outside Of an asylum will
ing TO hand MS savings tc such guardian
ship?
The new Mexican constitution, in ad
dition to the provision already mentioned
says tnat properties may be seized an
the owner shall be paid IN bonds to a;
amount to be fixed by the state legis
sstures, and that "the owmey shalt b.
Sound 10 receivs the bonds Of specia
issue to guarantee the payment Of tn,
property appropriated" Americans II
Mexico are indisposed to confide in Mexi
can officials, operating under the fore
going authority. Nor are they quieset
5y the following provision Of the new
constitution: "The Executive shall have
the exclusive right TO expel frosn the re
public forthscith and wfshout judiosa
process any foreigner whose presence h,
cay deem inexpedien4."
.. Ths pIstfcsm IN which Woodrow VII
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
The Coming Tower
BALLADE ToADEPARr,Nc GOD

God Of the Wine List, roseate lord,
Ard is it really then goodby?
Of Prohibitionists abhorred,
Must thou in sorry sooth then die,
% fatal morning of July)
Nor aught hold back the threatened hour
That shrinks thy purple clusters dry?
Say not goodby-but al revoir!
For the last time the wine is poured,
For the last toast the glass raised high,
And henceforth round the wintry board,
AS dumb as fish, We'll sit and sigh,
And eat our Puritanic pie,
And dream of suppers gone before,
With flying wit and words that fly
Say not goodby-but az rerosr!
Twas on thy wings the poet scared,
And Sorrow fed when thou wentst by.
And, when we said Here's looking
toward" -.
It seemed a better world, say !.
With grsener grass and bluer sky
The writ is on the Tavern Door,
And who would tipple on the sly? u 8.
Say not goodby-but az Tevoir.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04

son had written letter to Clemenceau
promising to recommend to the Senate
of the United States an agreement by
which this country should pledge itself
to go to the aid of France if the latter
were attacked by Germany.
On May the Committee on Public
information made a further announce
ment, which read:
''In addition to the securities afforded
In the treaty Of peace, the President of
the United States has pledged himself
to propose to the Senate Of the United
States and the Prime Minister of Great
Britain has pledged himself to propose to
the Parliament of Great Britain an en-
gagement, subject to the approval Of the
council of the league of nations, to come
Immediately to the assistance OF France
In case of an unproyoked attack by Ger
many"
On the same day The Associated Press
sent this rather battling statement from
Paris:
"Those close to President Wilson main
tain the engagement is not an alliance,
and therefore, not inconsistent with the
principles of the league of nations. They
say it is a temporary means Of assuring
French security until the league is fully
established and able to make France Sc
cure"
On the next day it was announced at
the White House that Mr.. Tumulty had
asked the President by cable Regarding
the pledge to help aid France" and that
the President had replied as follows:
"Happily, there is no mystery or pri-
vacy about what / have promised the
government here. l have promised to
propose to the Senate a supplement in
which we shall agree, subject to the ap-
proval of the council Of the league Of
nations, to come immed ediately to the as
sstsnce of France in case of unproyoked
attack by Germany, thus merely hasten
ing the action to which we should be
bound y the covenant Of the league Of
nations"
In May it was reported that some Of
the smaller nations had objected to the
the part Of France, the United States
and Great Britain (for the British dele
gates also agreed to sign a similar
agreement with France). 1t was argued
by the objectors that an alliance of this
sort was a reflection on the power and
self-sufHciency Of the league of nations,
and also was in conflict with the clause
of the covenant intended to prevent such
alliances.
The text of the treaty shows how this
last objection was met. The treaty of
alliance, which is made fo- the purpose
Of guaranteeing the execution Of the
articles of the treaty with Germany re-
garding German military activities on
the banks OF the Rhine, and of protecting
France from unprovoked attack, is to
be submitted to the council of the league
of nations, and may be approved by it
oy majority vote 1t may be termi-
mated when majority Of the council on
appeal from either Of the signatories
decides that the league is strong enough
unaided to guarantee the execution of
the treaty and to protect France.
The treaty with this country is not
to go into effect until after the similar
treaty with Great Britain is ratified
This tripartite alliance is real guar
antee OF peace. There is apparently no
good reason for not negotiating it in full
accordance with the methods of "open
.jir,1o,,.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
Colorado and Protection
f.s-o,n rhe RocI.. Mn,.n,na. -.

tF-crs The Rock~ Mountain Ne.osl
joplin miners recently organized a prosec-
tive tariff league to secure duty Of st least
two cents per pound on zinc. That sounds
interesting to Colorado Leadville has every
incentive TO lend assistance President wil-
son has urged protection to infant cher icas
Industries. Zinc ought to climb onto ~
same schedule It needs protectian h,Av
cheap foreign competition. So does tunxstSn
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04

knees BSI0Is goa. IHlS EooT clergyman
holds religious services often at Amercn-
gen and has had more or less prolonged
talks with the ex-Kaiser and his wife. The
pastor wants this letter circulated SIS
widely as possible, and am willing to help
him; but doubt whether l am also help
ing the principal in the case. He writes as
follows:
Il have never heard complaint from the
Kaiser's mouth-rever a word indicating
that he regards himself as greatness
wronged He is ever thinking only CO
others, about the future of his people. With
what love he speaks of them, of mis- brave
army, his court preachers and pastors. 1t
was really touching, on his birthd day, to see
how he came 10 the defence of his people
The misery of the war and hunger brought
the people TO such d pass'-that was his
view. He said once, with deep cadness:
Before the German people fall upon their
knees before God there is no salvation
Twice he said to me, I am in Gods hands,
Every day he takes part in the morning
worship, which Count Bentinck holds with
his family and servants in the Dutch Ian
guage.
"The Kaiser takes an interest in every
thing and works much. Count Bentinek
said to ne that the Kaiser continues to be-
come greater in his misfortune In spite of
al that weighs upon his heart, he can still
tell with humor how many trees he has
chopped into stove wood for CONT Ben
tinck There are people who, when they are
in sorrow, exercise depressing influence
moi T,
gen the case is quite different; wherever
the Kaiser comes there is sunshine. The
Kaiserin is great comfort to him. She takes
their experiences hard; she has often wept
in speaking to ne of conditions in Ber-
lin"
Another, but less exalted old favorte OF
the Berliners has recently come into public
view, but only to pass out again quickly
and probably for good--von Jagow, who for
some years before the war was police presi-
dent here. He was fond Of the laconic and
the Draconic; his petty despot airs amused
the Berliners in these days, and they still
smile when they read one of his famous or
ders, issued to forbid a street demonstra-
ton: Il warn the curious. The streets are
greater glory as Regierungs president at
Breslau; and there his fate has at last over
taken him. He ran foul of the new Social
ist Republican government by publicly de-
clAring his fidelity to the ex-Kaiser That
settled his business, as the following adver-
tisement in the want column of the staid
old "Kreuz-Zeitung" shows:
"T seat To,r1ovran%
private service, Cooperative
Society, Public welfare Organization
Dr.. Of Laws Won Jsgow,
Regierungs- President
Government Buildings, Breslau."
Won Jagow's case is an interesting one.
as illustrating how the Prussian bureauc-
racy is being gradually transformed into g
democratic, up-to-dale institution. The
ober-president there now is Herr Phillipp,
one Of the live Socialist leaders of Bres,au,
man OF the simple people; his wife q
dressmaker. AS Regierungs- president he is
entitled to move into the governors resi-
dence of forty rooms and live in great state
on his fine salary. Some time after his ap-
pointment Of his friends asked him
New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
While Production Wanes

(From The Springfield Rerrbfseaas
The American Federation Of Labor now
regards as ideal the six-hour day. but it will
require more work than six-hour day can
ever deliver to establish . wexkingmaus or
ANY othar mans utopia.