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New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
The LoU We FIouf
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Since the bloody race conflict in
the city Of Chicago continues, there will
naturally be many conjectures made as to
its probable cause. Having been in that
city several times, where i have business
connections let me tell you of the one big
underlying cause.-the one which transcends
all others-and that is, the notorious disre-
gard of Americans for the laws of their
land
Remembering this, it seems incredible that
"The Morning American" July 81, would play
up prominently on its first page a reported
interview with the Illinois State Attorney.
Maclay Hoyne, in which he is quoted as saw
ing: There should be some scheme of sepre
cation, to which majority of negroes will
themselves consent" Here we have an officer
sworn to carry out the laws as placed on the
statute books of the State of Illinois OPEN
y advocating, with Mr.. Hearst's con-
nivance. a deliberate violation Of the H.
hnois equal rights bill.
Who having travelled in the South. does
not know that the much touted "dry" South
is as wet as any one with the money to
buy and the inclination to drink wants to
make it? Their dry laws, like the South.s
observance of the Fourteenth Amendment
and the North's observance of the Fifteenth
Amendment, are travesties With this dis
regard Of law and order among both rac.s
what more natural could happen than the
riot?
Tired, sick and disgusted with his miserable
existence. the colored man, infected with the
white mans contempt of law, could only
fight back.
The remedy" Simply enforce all our laws
but do not make new ones for the negro
only. CHARLES T. MAC11I
Chicago, Ill., July 81. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
A Chinese Departure

To the overthrow of the ancient empire
and the declaration Of war on Germany
changing China adds third entry which,
strange to say, has passed almost un-
noticed by the outside world. 1t is the
introduction Of, phonetic writing by
government decree issued last winter. :
AS with most, if not ALL ancient peo-
Piles, writing with the Chinese originated
in copying the appearance of objects.
Realistic in origin, the system by and
by developed into conventionalism, fixed
symbols, evolving from rough portrait
ure and permitting the representation Of
abstract concepts. Thus the Chinese
method expressed vicinity by two
squares drawn side by side; descent
was symbolized by the image of a child
suspended on cord; two female heads.
topped over by roof, signified the con-
cept of quarrel. This system of writ
ing is called ideography or the picturing
of ideas. 1t naturally necessitates an
enormous number Of symbols, and its
expressive range is restricted Its incon-
veniences were SO obvious that Chinese
savants attempted simplifcation. In
121 A. D. the number of primary or
root symbols was fixed at SAC Com
Dinations were employed to express ad-
ditional words. In 1916 the number was
reduced to 2l4, and ever since the ton
dency toward an ideophonetic system,
or tho combination of concept writing
with sound writing, was traceable.
Under this system a disease was rep
resented by the sign Of illness combined
with the signs Of the particular attic
ton. Thus badness was stated by the
sign of. harvest plus the sign Of man.
both under the sign Of Illness The sign
of mountain below the sign of illness
signified a tumor, and so on. As Ray
mond de Saussure, the Swiss .philologist
remarks, the analysis Of this system .of
symbols yields penetrating study Of
Chinese. popular psychology.
Even with the growing tendency TO-
ward simplifications Chinese writing re-,
mained so complicated as to offer
sayious, il not fatal obstacle to demo
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

Inc freSlGefC IS reported as saying to
Senator Watson he fears, if the league
Of nations as embodied in the covenant
IS not quickly established, new Euro
pean crisis.
Thatsis to say, there now exists a
threat of war. If the league were in
being What would it do? Article NJ of
the covenant prescribes what IS to be
done i'll such a contingency, to wit:
Any war or threat Of war, whether
Immediately affecting any mombor Of the
league'or not, is hereby declared matter
of concern to the whole league, and the
league shall take any action that may be
deemed wise and effectual to safeguard
the peace of nations. In case any such
emergency should arise the Secretary
General shall, on the request of any
member of the league, summon meeting
of the council"
In the presence Of threat Of wal
there would be conference to consider
what should be done. To get any concert
of safegua riding recommendation it would
be necessary to secure unanimous
vote. The recommendation, even though
unanimously supported, would go back to
the home governments for Endorsement.
This is all that could be done under the
authority of the covenant.
Now, the nations can do this now.
There is nothing to prevent the Presi-
dent calling conference He has ample
authority under laws now on our statute
books. The President lis not required to
wait for the ratification Of the covenant
before acting. Should the President
issue invitations to a conference such as
Sir Edward Grey vain]y sought to bring
together,in July, 1914, no nations invited
would decline. 1t is disingenuous to imply
that with respect to meeting world
crisis the nations cannot now take coun-
sci together.
trying feature of the covenant dis
cussion is the denial in one breath that it
creates any new conditions aud the asser-
ton in the next breath that it does. The
remark of the President to Senator Wat
son is of the latter character, while re-
marks to other Senators have been of the
former character One minute it is
argued that the covenant does nothing
and is to be accepted rs at least harm
less, and then in the next minute it is
presented as of vast import. The truth.
Of course, is that the league has not
gun or man it can use without general
agreement plus the particular consent of
the nations whose guns and men are to
be used. But it suits personal or politi-
cal ends not to present the league as it
is, but as something qualitatively diff
ferent.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
The Mcral Equivalency of Baseball

OF all The folk who would Seat their
cake and have it too the 'pscltists who
would abolish war and yet preserve its
benefits seem the most egregiously il
logical and na1vely absurd. When Will
lam James wrote HIS famous essay upon
a Moral Equivalent Of Waf5hc conceded
the doubts and difficulties frankly, and
merely stated the desired end without
pretending to reach it. He suggested
certain adventurous occupations, such as
rallroading, as coming nearest to the
education yielded by war. Oddly enough,
he proposed something very like con-
scription to do the adventurous labor of
the world, that every citizen might
benefit by~it
Now comes a writer in The Dial who
puts forward baseball as the answer to
the whole problem. We can believe that
Professor James was amused by the sug-
gestion when it was abroached to him,
those years ago, and there are traces of
humor in the current Dial article
as considerable traces" as so solemn a
remoulder of the universe can counte-
nance. But in the end the searcher for
a moral equivalent of war presents base
ball in quite religious fervor
! am ready to urge the
claims Of international baseball as
capable Of arousing far more national re-
ligious fervor than the. more. monotonous
game of armarnents and war. Those who
foor fho
reign of peace can convince themselves
of the thrilling and exciting character of
baseball by watching the behavior of
crowds snots only at the games, but also
at the baseball score boards miles away.
National .rivalries and aspirations could
find their intenaest expression in q close
international pennant race, and get such
rivalry would not be incompatible with
the establishment of the true Church
Universal. in which all men would feel
their brotherhood in the Infinite Game"
Thrills and excitement-all that this
advocate of peace can See in WARFARE
Incidental to war training, to be sure,
part Of the rough, hard stuff of life upon
(which William James felt human young
;sters should tougher their teeth. But
the vicarious thrills of the bleachers
are about as far away from the terrible
effort and risk of a battle as The Dial
is from life. In the last analysis it is
sacrifice that makes war a great moral
training school to stiffen wills and en-
noble and enrich. And there can be no
sacrifice without risk, without tragedy.
without fierce effort. There is the
dilemma which,our paciists face They
would retain the benefit of war, yet
they must begin by rejecting the very
stuff of devotion which alone gives it
moral value. They are "a worse than
the child who would eal IS cake and
keep it. They wish a cake that is all
pretty pink-and-white icing, and yet
they must have it nutritious and whole
some.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Slurnber Song
(Froi1 To-donl

(Fron To-day
GLEEP; and my song shall build about your
bed
A Paradise of dimness. You shall feel
The folding of tired wings; and peace viii
dwell
Throned in your silence: and one hour shall
hold
Summer, and midnight, and immensely
Lulled to forgetfulness. For where YOU
dream,
The stately gloom of foliage shall embower
Your slumbering thought with tapestries Of
blue.
And there shall be no memory of the sky.
Nor sunlight with its cruelty of swords
But, to your soul that sinks from deep to
deep
Through drowned and glimmerins color. rin~
shall be
Only slow rhythmic swaying; and Your
BREATH
And roses in the darkness; and my love
SIEGFRIED SASSoON
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
To a Poet

from the English Re1,seso>
YOU have put on your singing robe again,
That Is fash Of wings.
Now white, now gold, now iridescent, then
Black as the pit whence all sweet singing
springs.
But who worship where may not tread
Nor touch your garment's hem.
Q. | who would not have your glory shed.
Your feet ensnared, forfeit your diadem
and may God forgive me} walk 50 far
Below your starry shrine
That sometimes, losing sight Of Whose you
ake,
| ,oouId give AL your ssngs--sD call you
EHs rRIEpIAENDER.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
A Week of Verse
On Growing Old
From The 1tfantto MontAl,,

From The Atlantic HonthIa0
DE WITH me, Beauty, for the fire Ia dvino
Ny dog and are old, too old for rovno.
Man. whose young passion sets the snindr;r.
flying,
Is soon too lame to march, too cold for lov;,..
take the book and gather to the fire.
Turning old yellow leaves. Minute by rn;,,.o
The clock ticks to my heart; withered wira
Moves thin ghost of music in the spine.
cannot sail your seas, cannot wander
Your mountains, nor your downlands n.,
your valleys,
Ever again, nor share the battle yonder
Where your young knight the broken SQUAD.
ron rallies;
Only stay quiet, while my mind sen,en,be,.
The beauty of fire from the beauty Of ef,bor
Beauty, have pity; for the young have po,ye..
The rich their wealth, the beaut Sul -b,4
grace,
Summer of man its fruit-time and It's f,o,ver
Spring time of man all April in face
Only, in the jostlng in the Strand
Where the mob thrusts, or loiters. or is lous
The bcggar with the saucer in his hans
Asks only penny from the passing o,,r5
So, from this glittering world with
fashion,
Its FIRE and play of men, its stir, its march.
Let me have wisdom, Beauty, wisdor aas
passion,
Bread to the soul, rain where thc summers
parch.
Give me but these, and though the darkness
close,
Even the night will blossom as the rose.
JOHN MASEFIEI D.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
The German Harvest
By William G. Dreher
The Tribunes Stcf Correspondent
(CopuriQilt 1919. hat ~ t.,- fA-L.--.

ID ERLIN. July l0.-The unhappiest pco-
ID pie in Germany arc naturally the
Conservatives the elements that we
group together under the designations Of
Pan-Germans. Prussian aristocracy. Prus-
sian mllitarism. They have lost more
through the than any other class Of
the people in some important respects
They lost thejd cherished ambitions of n
Germany in dominant position in Europe,
enlarged by extensive annexations and en-
riched by huge war indcmnities; they have
lost their political position, their Kaiser
and with him the military machine and the
control 1t gave them over Germany. The
great bureaucratic machinery of Prussia IS
gradually passing out of their hands So
cialist labor leaders are stepping into the
shoes of the district presidents the Social
ist waves have begun to play upon the
economic structure
And thus it comes about that the lamen-
tations called forth by the signing of the
peace treaty were more poignant in the
Conservative press than elsewhere A few
Of the utterances of Conservative papers
may find a place here
The "Pommersche Tagespost," of Stettin,
ranted thus: Burning, boiling hatred must
be kindled in all German hearts. Revenge,
unsparing revenge, will we take upon our
oppressors. Retribution and revenge, in
stead of father and mother, are tho first
words that we want to hear babbled by our
latest bonn children' Yet this wild editor
feels that not even his strong words.
act
many, and the specific action demanded is
that We again become q power, that we
again forge q German sword as strong and
unconquerable as the old one" He even
thinks immediate faction" is possible: "In
the East the torch of liberty must be
lighted and Its blaze will penetrate victori-
cusly into the West. Forward to
the rescue!r
In comparison with the Stettin paper, the
"Deutsche Tageszeitung," the Pan-Gerhan
organ of Count Reventlow, is mild
Germany is dead" it wrote; Gin place of
Mitteleuropa, which fructified the world
and preserved its peace for more than Sorty
years, there appears a wild chaos in which
Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson
have sowed the dragons teeth of eternal
enmity and most venomous hatred"
y
Of course, President Wilson comes in for
much sharp criticism in connection with
the signing of the treaty. 1t IS not neces
sary to reproduce remarks Of that kind
here; but the Hamburger Nachrichten."
which used to be Bsmarck's body organ in
the final years OF his life, fastened upon
one Of the Presidents sins at Versailles
which has probably not been duly charac
teraed by any other newspaper in the
world. Here is its astonishing discovery:
ut is Characteristic of the moral decline
Of our opponents and their. leading states
men that Wilson demanded that his wife
should be present at the signing. For such
q gross lack Of tact we can, find no parlia-
aentary expression whatever; but the
variety show character Of ta-dsx'a psacs
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

ceremony is adequately characterized by it,
The humiliation inflicted upon us here
again by our enemies the German people
vii! never forget. 1t is the summit of hu-
man brutality to make a theatrical per-
formance out Of an act of state that is to
decide the veal and woe of an entire
people,
IN spite of their deep disappointment
with the peace terms most Germans turn
hopefully to the league of nations That
arrangement Is now their only opening
through which moderation of the harsher
stipulatlons of the treaty can be expected
While there is much genuine sentiment in
favor of the league in itself, suspect that
tins hope OF getting a certain absolution
at least some relaxation of punishment
through the league, is the chief ground for
Its rather marked popularity among Ger
mans. popularity, however, is too strong a
WORD; 1t is an acceptance rather than
whole-hearted approval of the league. The
real friends of the league here-and that
means the present government and all the
democratic elements--wanted a much fur
ther-reachng form Of the compact than
that adopted at Paris.
Economic and social conditions have been
passing from bad to worse and the ele-
ments of social unrest have chosen 1ust
TINS time, apparently, for concerted effort
10 increase the troubles of government
already weak. Strikes and riotous outbreaks.
accompanied by the pillaging of food shops,
have occurred in many towns within week.
Here at Berlin and in few other cities
a strike of railway workers was begun.
which threatened at one time to extend to
the whole country.
The folly Of such strike, from the stand
point of Prussia's finances, was manifest.
Even after aRllway rates have been sharply
advanced the roads are being operated at
heavy loss. The Finance Minister said
last week that the deficit to be met this
year, ii the demands of the railway workers
were yielded to, would reach $500 or prob
ably 1000 million marks. He added that he
had already asked the Assembly for credits
OF 10000 millions, but soon would nave to
ask for an additional 1000 millions. The
wages OF the men had already been so ad-
vahced that the average for the whole
country was 4,200 marks per man; but the
new advances asked for would have raised
this figure to 5000 marks
In the negotiations with the workers the
government showed the impossbility of
raising their pay, but offered compromise
in the shape Of an extensive reduction Of
the prices at which foreign food is sold.
thinking. evidently, that this would min
in the bud a host Of other strikes. The
reductions will cause clear loss of 1.5oO-
100000 marks to nation, states and towns
within the next three months The railway
organizations accepted this offer and voted
their disapproval Of the strikes Neverthe-
less, the strikers refused for several days
to return to work. preferring to lend an
ear to revolutionary sgitators, who told
them that 'whoeyeg hes control of the rail-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Characterization Abroad

(Fro3l The Near IFitness)
an DINNT HILL the daffodl
Has crowned the years returning.
The water cool in Placket Pool
Is ruffled up and burning
In little wings of futtering Are;
And all the heart of my desire
Is now to be in Gloucestershire,
The river flows, the blossom blows
In orchards by the river:
0 now to stand in that, my land.
And watch the withies shiver.
The yearning eyes of my desire
Are blinded by twinkling fire
Of turning leaves in Gloucestershire
The shadows fleet DER springing wheat
Which like green water washes
The red old earth of Minsterworth
And ripples in such flashes
AS by their little harmless FIRE
Light the great stack of my desire
This day to be in Gloucestershirc.
F. ". HARVEY.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

ways has his hand on the throat of the
state However, they finally went to work.
after having been threatened with summary
dismissal, but they went sulkily, murmur-
ing that their demands had not been with
drawn, but only postponed. SO the nation
wide railway strike has been adjourned for
q time; but the feeling that some evil
force has its hands on the throat Of the
state remains.
Under the brief sway Of Socialism not.
yet realized German labor has become ex
ceedngly dictatorial. The laborinr neople
OF course, are living under extraordinarily
hard conditions, with food of all sorts ex-
tremely scarce and dear; but it is none the
less evident that they are in a mood that
BODIES i'll for the German nation. Like the
tanned lion that has once tasted human
blood, they are breaking away from all
CONTROL The old labor organizations. once
models OF wise moderation in modern labor
movement, have for half year seen the
relns slipping from their hands and pass
ing INTO the hands of reckless turbulent
leaders. rhe laboring classes have proved
on more than one occasion that they can
force the government to do their will. or
at least make big CONCESSIONS; and it is
to be expected that they will continue to
exert pressure upon it through strikes.
And the economic effects have already
begun to manifest themselves in forms
that augur III for Germany's further devel-
opncnt. AT a recent meeting of the stock-
holders Of great coal company in tho
Essen region Hugo SHINES, one of the coa,
and steel magnates of Germany. said that
the aggregate deficits of the coal companies
IN western Germany since the revolution
amount TO 500 100000 marks, which hannens
TO be Just about the amount paid In divi-
dends during the whole war Another re
port on conditions there in the coal and
iron industry says that production has sunk
to aoont onefourth of what It was before
the war whereas not half of the homo de
mand can be satisfied, not to mention for
elgn business. Many shops that build cars
ana locomotives and other machinery have
oeen forced to shut down because they cam
not obtain coal and iron; and meanwhile
control has passed into the hands of la
oorers and office employees who. instead of
WORKING, are ever holding long-winded dis
eussions OF socialization and similar prob
1ems"
AT Munich the excessive demands of the
workmen; together with the prostration Of
business, have caused several important
establishments to shut down. The most
prominent manufacturer there. builder
OF locomotives, adopted drastic process
with his men when they demanded the same
pay for six-hour work day as they had
been getting for nine He asked the shop
leaders TO go. before notary with hinl
and he would sign deed giving them the
whole establishment outright | know a
manufacturer who did the same thing, with
the happy result that he was at least able
70 shut down without further loss His
menpof course, declined the gift.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
We Are the Little Men

(Frons The English Retaeso>
WE ARE the little who made
An earth, heaven, and god;
Devils, and martyrs unafraid
Who bled, and blossom in the sod
Affairs. and smoke of sacrifice
To veil our hot, desirous ewes.
with kisses from our praying lbs
We burnt our lusts upon your nights.
Touching your breasts with finger tins
Too avid of their quick delights
And for your wounds Christ who bleeds,
And long cold hours to tell your beads.
Order and law and sheltered ease,
And little painted jails of stone:
Soft smiles, and supple knightly knees.
All this was given you to own;
And with little hands of ctay
We soiled the flowers about youx vs.
Children you gave US for our pride
Young flesh Of pleasure. blood Of pain;
So were you, Mother--sanctifled;
We knelt Us to our gods again,
The Mart. the Furnace, and the Guns
Who drink the blood of all your sons
We the little men who bind
lhe dreams we may not understand
With words, that you must stumble, blind,
Along the paths our fathers planned;
BY little laws found meet and good
Trip the young feet OF motkerhooS.
We are your masters, priests, and kings
One law alone, the law we give;
There Is no song woman sinos
NO vision, and no dreams that live.
o, dust of all the Woman-dead
Hide thou our shame when We are sped
STEPHEN SOUTHWOLD
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
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New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
The Leavenworth Idea

fFrcm The Kansas City T;neesj
/ What is wanted by tho War Departme mt
at the disciplinary barracks, as we under
stand it. is an elderly gentleman Of loving
disposition who will not be afraid to say
Shame on you!" or something like that.
when conscientious objector takes shot
at the flag or an I. W. W. playfully drops
bomb in the officers dining room The
need q the hour in disciplinary way is
for some one who will be able to tell the
misguided young men that it is wrong to
do such things.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
SUNDAY. AUGUST 3 1919

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New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

The lnescapable
fro"s TIE PAsladslphss Record
Mayor> Thompson Of Chicago would not
70 to the ~wN.s< san& ssxx-has come 10 him.
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Heading OF War

The President is reported as saying to
Senator Watson he fears, if the league
Of nations as embodied in the covenant
IS not quickly established, a new Euro