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by trade. He knows a. much about
bookkeeping and accounting as do
about Chinese porcelains."
Yes"
$50 Just before dinner tonight ne
confided that the finances OF the club
were not quite In a satisfactory shape,
that there would have to be a small
assessment to cover some recent Inn
provements. and that he didn't know
70 manifold q regular balanced state
ment. but he said that wouldn't DO /:
they'd never read r. So I agreed to 60
over his books before they had Q meet
ing tonight and .explain things ut the
meeting. He asked mo TO as soon as
I told him I was Wall Street man"
II hope" said the wife, that you
said II strong and out ioud--'wail Street
man'-just like that"
''I did" said Henry.
Proceed" said his wife
Exasperated Into Elouuence.
swell, the meeting came or all right
ana got up and made a speech. I
told them I didn't know anything about
experimenting. but did know = thing
or two about how to count money. A
two-year- old boy could have straight
ened their books out for them, but one
old bird there thought he knew more
about columns OF figures than did and
tried to give me an argument"
Keep going"
>"As a matter Of fact he ala know
something about books. but before he
got through with me he found I knew
moro. He admitted II in the end, and
then Williamson--that's the tennis nut
next door--got me to 60 ahead and
give all hands a little talk on business
efficiency and how TO keep q tennis club
from getting into hook. You and are
both TO be elected members At the next
! meeting. IT'S all set. Three or four OF
the women are coming here to call In
, body. I wish We knew how to play"
Listen"
eyes"
"who ever taught you 20 make Q
spsechf"
Nobody. But that old bird that tried
| to call me got me warmed up and when
took the platform ! went strong"
what did your new friend eayT
He says-to the old bird-'whsn you
can get a $4,000 a year efficiency man
10 talk his speciality without a fee It's
your cue to listen and not butt In"
And then I suppose you explained
that there's a mortgage on this house
and that $4,000 is three-fourths more
than all the salary you'll ever get"
NO." said Henry. "butswhen I %
back to the once in three days the biz
boss will listen to a speech from me or
the inadequacy Of my income and he'll
have TO raise II. You see, I've got ths
speechmaking habit now"
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APARTMENTS TO LET.
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wEsTcHEsTER REAL ESTATE.
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UNFURNIsHED APARTMENTS TO LET
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REAL ESTATE,
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

German peril is the creation of solid anti
German states in Poland, Bohemia. a de-
mocratlzed Hungary, Rumania and Jugo-
Slavla. Some among the Allies doubt the
value of the creation of these states. hay-
ing recently seen the Czechs conflicting
with the Poles in regard to Teschen, the
.Rumanians quarrelling with the Serbians in
regard to the Banat of Temesvar, and the
Jugo-Slavs in grips with the Italians. No
body regrets this rivalry more than | do,
but after the enormous repeated faults of
the bigger states during the war and since
the opening of the conference we cannot
reasonably ask that the small states be
perfect Moreover, the differences among
the small states concern small pieces of
territory, while the creation of these states
means the certain damming in of the pam
German influence over enormous geopraph.
ical tracts Then there is the influence in
the conflicts of the Slav and Latin states
OF the German propaganda, eager to inspire
the Allies with doubts on the building of
the new Europe, and also the Italian prop
aganda, which, to aid the Italian imperiaI-
ist ambitions on the Adriatic coast. is readv
to incite the Rumanians against the Jugo
Savs in order to render the latter suspect
in all Allied countries.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

armament Of a state than in those of
Napoleon. After Jena Napoleon dis
armed Germany by means of treaty, but
not long after the Germans were able to
resume fighting. In Napoleon's day the
manufacture of ornaments was simple
business and did not require special and
complicated machinery and large expendi-
lures 1t was easy to make them. To-
day billions are required to construct war
material necessary for armies, and a vast
complicated machinery must be installed
to bring armies into being. That is why
real, lasting disarmament of Germany
would be easy to obtain if the necessary
conditions are resolutely imposed. We
must not only disarm Germany, but we
must also prevent her rearming. To dis
arm her we must destroy or carry away
all armament of any sort found in Ger
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Time Lost in Discussing
Plans tor World Peace

After losing precious time in discussing
the league of nations the conference now
wants hastily to polish off problems as
vital az that of reparation, whose solution
needs painstaking study if we are to avoid
the early bankruptcy of the European AL
lies. All Frenchmen, except the Bolsheviki
and Germanophiles, demand that the Allies
should proclaim that tho German people
owes reparation for all the damage, direct
and indirect, which it has caused, amount
ing to the colossal figure Of 100000 ,0OO-
900 francs. The French know very we'll
that Germany could never pay such fan
tastic bill, yet they believe that Germany
should be proclaimed responsible for all
the consequences Of her crimes. What the
German people owe and what they can pay
are two essentially different questions.
II il the full, unquestioned right of the
Allies 10 proclaim the French demand and
to take such steps as, with the help OF
time and necessary moderation will permit
the Germans 10 make all rcparaton posi-.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

of men of modern thinking with sufficient
leadership have left the old government by
provinces and projects to disntegrate
slowly.
"Ninety-fve per cent of the people of
China are illiterate, and in that fact there
lies the danger that modern education
means only the power for plunder unless
under the direction of Christian peoples.
For the nonce Japan leads the Orient, but
it is China and her millions which give
significance to her leadership. China has
one-fourth of the human race
"The removal of unified central power
capable of policing the nation, the ferment
of modern education and the world wide
desire for democracy have tended to break
up the social and political foundations Of
China from their very depths during the
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

less revolution, which ended in mirage
The republic was established simply
through the exchange of official positions
on the part Of few tens Of folks.
"China didn't have the men to take over
the offices and eventually they we're back
IN the old hands or some local dictator had
sprung up for brief reign Of terror and
pillage. We had one such in the city where
was, who modelled his rule much on that
of an old-time Tammany leader, but in the
end he grew to be so troublesome that To-
cal business men got together and paid him
large sum to leave town.
"Other nations stood aside in 1911 to
allow reasonable time for readjustments
even though foreign commerce was de-
moralized for the time. Then came the
war and China served herself we'll in be-
coming an active member of the Allies and
furnished 100000 workmen for the French
front Her place in the war was minor
one, but her representatives naturally
shared IN various councils and Chinese ply
slcians, trained in Western medical schools,
were on the inter-allied sanitary commits
sion. All along the line Chinese leaders
were thrown into world thinking with those
of other nations.
"Thus China's interests will be consid-
cred IN the peace settlements as they
would not have otherwise and some of these
leaders who have touched shoulders with
men of other nations on international plans
VIII lift Chinese thought in it's relation to
the rest of the world to higher level
"Other nations have been so busy in the
war as to remove from China the diplo-
matte pressure which for a half cen+urv
has enforced some show Of government sta
bility, at least where maritime commerce
was vitality affected. The coming of peace
will mean pressure upon China to set her
political house in order
"The Chinese revolution meant only the
disappearance of the top of the old govern
mental system. The vastness of the coun-
try the isolation of it's different sections,
the imperfect means Of communication, the
dearth of popular education and the lack
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
'oking for the Land of Arabian Nights? Go to China

leadership is weak these tcrrorize the peo
pie.
"Underncath all the political, economic
and social disorders lie the spiritual de-
tcenccs Of the Chinese. The nation ia
honeycombed with dishonesty and graft:
there is no patriotism or honor as we know
them, concern for the weak or unfit.
and everywhere are superstition and igno
rance.
"Yet China is sngularly open to Ameri-
can influence. Back of the American mis-
sionary in China are all that the United
States stands for in the eyes of the Chi
nese, Western civilization and the influence
of centuries of Christian idealism.
"Why, do you know" and Dr. Wards
eyes lighted as he said this, "Yuan Shih-kai
came to us after the revolution had been
successful and wanted to make Methodism
the state religion of China. We told him
Americans didn't do things that way. They
wanted all kinds of help in those days, and
always they looked to the Americans for it.
We were close to them. One judge who
was at the head of many courts wanted US
to establish prison chapels in all the prisons
within his jurisdiction, and asked us to per-
nit him to turn over to Christian orphan
ages all the children who came before the
court.
HE asked me to get him the codified
laws of that state in the United States in
which the laws we're most nearly ideal and
suggested that that state would doubtless
be New York"
DR.. Ward could hardly repress smile.
"Well, wrote lawyer friend of mine
in Mos oh of &c \
him, and at length he replied that he
thought the laws of Maine more nearly fitted
the conditions. So asked him to send on
copy of the Maine code, and he did, 1t cost
me SO to get this great lawbook bound in
sheep out to Foochow, and when it got
there change in local politics had resulted
in putting this judge out of office. and I
still have on hand perfectly good copy of
the codified laws Of the state of Maine.
"a college professor whose institution
draws from a city of from 100000 to 75O-
600 people came to me to know if I could
get set of the county laws of the United
States, which he had understood would
be reliable guide for county and provin
cial laws there. My legal friends tell me
that if United States law is weak anywhere
it is in our county laws, and wasn't able
to help my friend as much as l would like
to have done.
"The downfall of the Manchu monarchy
IN 1911 broke the unifying cord of national
political life in China, but through age
long tradition some manifestation of ma
tional unity held good, and to an extent
still does. For the time being the republic
seemed on some sort of solid foundation
and the world heralded wonderful, blood
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

seven years of the republic In many parts
bandits have pretty much the right of way
Even the main routes from Chengtu, the
capital of the great province of Szechwan,
whore the revolution began, have become
practically impossible. But during the
years of the revolution the lives and prop
erty Of aliens-and especially of whites,
and more especially of Americans-were
sacredly guarded.
They needed our aid and sought it often.
The few educated men, and that means
those who had attended schools, were
in such demand that often one would hold
several Offices. The collection of customs
was serious problem. In Foochow they
insisted on the monitor of the college be-
coming the local customs officer and for
some time he didn't know what to do, as
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
We All Approach the Moment to Saw "S6n Here'

ing to the per capita of citizens. It is
clear the country whose people expended
5000 francs per head for the common de-
fence made a far greater sacrifice than
the one the per capita expenditure of
which is only 1000 francs. Men killed in
the war also represent an immense capi-
tai, and therefore really war expendi-
ture, and justice demands that account be
taken OF the number killed in each Allied
country. If we wish an equitable division
of the German indemnity cannot put on
the same basis country which lost 1OO-
900 men and one which lost million men,
The length of participation in the war
because of the disorganization thus pro-
duced should also be taken into considera-
ton. What is more, the uninvaded coun-
try cannot make the same claim as the
land cruelty invaded which, in becoming a
common battle-ground, makes further sacri-
fees in order to hold off the agony of in
vasion from other lands. Justice demands
that account be taken of the various cle-
ments in the aggregate state expenditures
the per capita expenditures of lives fost
the length Of participation and the factor
of invasion.
The solution of the various reparation
problems is subordinate to the absolute
that even If Germany signs all she is asked
to sign she will pay only when she cannot
do otherwise-when she is dsarmed |
would like to remark that in these modern
days it is much easicr to secure the dis
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
By Andre Cheradane
NeW York Tribune
Special Cable Serrics


Special Cable Serrics
scop'risa., 1919. New York Tribune Incl
AKIs, March 22 - The conference
seems anxious to arrive az soon as
- possible at tho signature of peace
q. rather than peace itself. Faced by
0pastacfde movement, which in q large
ss'u!e u German manmuvre, many mem
- " the peace conference say: eve must
sass s's 70 quick conclusion or we will have
'y Az, 70 treat with" Nobody seems to
~. W.. oi what would happen IL, when the
.sy .ss.y is signed, the German government
s.ssA go signed it should dissolve at once in
4 - 70 avoid carrying out the conditions
which Is very probable.
s..s,l !" : surprising to remark how systemat-
- the leading men Of the conference
A.. 70 take into account the most evil
III. .s's' For instance: They depiore
asasvism az. in Russia. They testify to its
s.. ,.'aai Character, but sometimes they
s..... nissr all this ordeals they have
a. through tho Allies are unable to
81. serously With the Boisheyiki.. Those
Is. spssk thus do net seem TO be aware
0s,... q tnsy alIow the completion Of the
+ IL. Aasslan organization the treaty
III. 80 aeout 70 siRn will not have the
II ss vs.s.. Importance, for certainly Ii will
Aers.. ssssa !, q soon as the Junction Of the
n.ss e so'sheyik forces allows fbe Ger.
s sssaps iss application.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

on fact. That is why, / repeat, it is abso-
lutely indispensable to the Allies to occupy
Danzig, for without this port and the
Polish region surrounding it Poland can
not live as an independent state 1t is also
OF immense Importance to isolate East
Prussia from the rest of Germany. for East
Prussia is the country of great landed pro-
prietors and those Prussian junkers who are
the real source of the PAM German spirit
and whose suppression is indispensable to
the peace of the world. For the Czechs the
most urgent necessity is to feed them.
Ihey are IN peculiar situation. Having
done great things for the Entente, they
believe they are getting worse treatment
than the Germans, who are being fed by our
baneful biologists. The Jugo-Slavs are the
victims of Italian Imperialism, which is
putting forth an intensive and most blam-
able propaganda in oraer to get Fiume.
If this iniquity is committed, if Fiume IS
given to the Italians, the Allies will soon
nave cause to repent, for conflict, which
would be an inevitable consequence, would
1oliow Immediately. To be just is still the
best means to assure peace. But Justice can
be based only on a careful study of reali-
ties That is why justice suffered so ,ruch
because of the time lost in wishing frat
TO ou'id up an immense edifce of a society
of nations.
lhat Is why the great majority OF
Frenchmen believe, with good sense. in
peace hrst and tha league Of naticns after.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

BILE. These steps will be found in the an
ready explained to the readers of The Trib-
une-that is to say, moderate German an
nuity payable over long series of years
and this annuity forming the basis of re-
deemable inter-Allied loans. 1t is true that
this will exact from the Germans only a
small part of what they really owe. Ten
billion francs annually for sixty years, cal
culated on the basis Of actual value (1919),
that is to say, taking into account the fuc-
tuation of interest the proposed system al
lows the Germans, represents only 1885,
600 100000 francs. An annuity Of 15,O00,-
100000 for sixty years represents only
284, 900 900 900 francs, and 20,000,000,00O for
sixty years only 379,O00,O000 0O0-less than
third of what the Germans in strict
right should pay to the Allies, 100000
100000 francs.
Whether the German annuity be ten,
fifteen or twenty billions remains ques-
ton Of equitable division among the Allies
that is to say, it must be on the proper
tion of the contributions made by each Of
the Allies to the common victory. 1t has
been proposed to divide the German in
demnity on the pro rata expenditures Of
money made by each OF the Allies. This
means all forms Of expenditure made to
secure the common victory. From this
viewpoint the money expenditures must
not only be estimated according to the
aggregate outlay Of the state. but accord
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

he didn't wish to give up preaching At
length he decided to give the customs work
part of his time, but sought to draw sal
airy only from that and none from US. We
couldn't permit that, of course, and in the
end he withdrew from government work
and stayed with US, where he is of the
greatest value in dealing with the native
Christians.
"People who think only in village terms
are distressed by the pillage and increas-
ingly difficult financial conditions, and those
who are striving for mastery in larger po-
litical units are likewise distressed over
the way in which Chna's resources not
only remain undeveloped in any adequate
way, but are continually mortgaged more
and more to outside powers and foreign
capitalists whose money is borrowed by
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Police Force Needed
For Home Protection

Germany must have police force, but
we must see that the arms of this police
force are not increased We must remem-
Der that if Germany is disarmed she will
not have revolutionary troubles, and without
an army these cannot last. So in order to
assure that the police force will not grow
INTO an army we must arm it with guns
and revolvers made outside of Germany
IN the United States, for example
German disarmament assured, the second
great safeguard against the rebirth of the
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23

Yet this immense danger could easily
be avoided II instead of the anxiety to
prepare for peace on paper the conference
understood that it must first end the war
and bring about in Europe, above all,
state of things guaranteeing peace. 1t is
not thus that they proceed
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Want Allies to Hold
Danzig to Save Poland

But the creation of these new states will
be durable only if based not on treaty but
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Bv Kendrick Richards

- WING in China now is like
kk being in the midst of the
4 transformations of the Arabian
Nights. Even to one familiar
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Riding Habits

for Women, Misses and Youngsters
are shown i'm generous assortr1ents i'm
the section for Riding Habits and Sports
Suits, ON the Third Floor.
The new models are made of choice
lightweight materials suitable for the
warm days.
Riding Habits
i'm two styles; one a double-breasted
paddock model, the other belted model
with coat box-plaited i'm back; both of
them exceedingly smart, and new,
are specially priced
at SIS. 0O
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LA GUARDLA ASSAILS
WAR RISK BUREAU
Wants Discharged Soldiers
Put on the job There.

A testimonial dinner was given last
night in the ballroom Of the Hotel Astor
to Representative Fiorello La Guardia,
who was one of the first members OF
the House from this city to enlist in the
army. The dinner, which was attended
by $50 men and women, was under the
auspices Of the Progress Republican Club
and the Women's Club of the Eighth
Assembly District. Judge William II.
Wadhams was the .toastmaster.
Representative La Guardia was ex-
pected to relate some Of his war expe-
riences. Instead he severely criticised
the Bureau OF War Risk Insurance,
which looks after the allotments OF the
dependents OF soldiers, sailors and
marines.
II am going to ask Secretary Glass
on Monday to dump out the horde of
inefficient and incompetent subordinates
in the War Risk Bureau" said Mr.. La
Guardia after giving a voluminous ac-
count of the errors and mistakes OF
that department during the war The
Secretary of the Treasury has the power
to appoint those people. and l am going
TO urge him to fire them out And after
they are out 1 am going TO gather the
unemployed soldiers together and put
them to work in the bureau. where they
will make good because they have been
through the grind overseas and will
be heartily in sympathy with their
work"
Mr.. La Guardia limited that Secretary
Glass at present Is bordering over n
score OF designations from officials of
the bureau, and he Is going to insist that
they be accepted. even II he Is compelled
TO introduce a measure in the House to
put his plan through. The diners gave
the Representative prolonged applause
after he had told them about the short
comngs OF the bureau.
The other speakers included Nicholas
Murray Butler. Senator Calder. Samuel
Koenig. Frederick c. Tanner, Francis NJ
Hugo, Secretary OF State: Judge Otto
Rosalsky and DR., Frederick l. Marshall.
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spite deniais from Mr.. Baker, now are
given to the public.
Charges OF mismanagement and mis-
takes relative to such matters as hand
grenades leaked out and were given wide
publicity. only to be officially stamped
as attacks on the Administration" and
members Of Congress who evinced too
great an interest In the charges were
characterised as lacking In patriotism -
The real situation that existed Is now
explained frankly by Assistant Secretary
Crowell in his ofiicial account OF war ac-
tivities
In a nutshell Mr.. Crowell explains that
on July 1. 1918, nearly one year and
four months after the nation had en-
tered the war. tho results obtained along
this line by the Bureau Of Ordnance were
REPRESENTED by the figure zero" and
that us. 100000 rough castings of gren-
ade bodies $500, 900 assembled but empty
grenades and 100000 loaded grenades
had to be salvaged."
Some of the machinery used In the
production of the faulty grenades was
useless and had TO be replaced by new,
while the trained forces which had
reached quantity production in April
had to be disbanded or transferred to
other work while the design was being
changed"
Mr.. Croweli explains how a cablegram
from the American Expeditionary Force
on May ., 1918. brought the plans then
in operation to an abrupt halt.
"The officers of the American Expedi-
tionary Force in no uncertain terms con-
demned the American defensive grenade.
The trouble was that in our anxiety to