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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
The End Of the Chestnut Tree

Gltlord Pinchot, who is now State
Forester of Pennsylvania, has an
nounccd that the attempt to discover
the nature of the disease that has
killed the chestnut tree and to eradi-
cate it has been abandoned. For
years various commissions have been
studying the subject, and their re-
ports fill large section in the State
Library at Harrisburg. But nothing
has come from their labors. The
chestnut trees are dying OF dead.
Mr.. rinchot asks for bids on the
timber, in order that it may be re-
moved, since it greatly increases the
danger of fire in the forest reserves.
Apart from the commercial loss,
the disappearance of the chestnut
tree from the American landscape
is tragedy. 1t has made many
hillside beautiful and has given dis
tinction to many an open field. 1t is
handsome in it's full luxuriance of
leaf, but handsomer still, perhaps, in
carry summer, when its creamy
white, fragrant catkins cover it as
Sitn q mantle of soft snow. The
durability of the wood has made it
particularly useful for railway ties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

legislative entities, will not be forth
coming for some time. On the other
hand, opponents Of the Government
of Scotland bill--many of them Scot
tish-emphasize the difference be-
tween home rule and devolution. The
latter, they argue, is a mere ques-
ton of governmental expediency,
while the sense of oppression and in
justice which alone could afford a
genuine backing to real home rule
movement is absent in Scotland.
The loyalty of the Scottish people
to imperial unity stands unques-
toned. Apart from some Highland
Gaelic revivalists, who affect to
speak of the English as foreign in
truders, and few self determine
ton bitter-enders who would push
principle to it's logical conclusion re-
CARELESS of consequences, there is
nobody in Scotland who would dream
of assailing the union with England
or the sovereignty of the imperial
Parliament. But starting a Sim
Fem movement in Scotland is one
thing and demanding Scottish
legislature to handle purely Scottish
questions is quite another.
The Secretary for Scotland in the
Lloyd George Cabinet, Mr.. Munro,
maintains that there is a strong SEN
tinent in Scotland for home rule and
complains of the inconvenience Of
having to administer Scotland from
Westminster. And, after all, there
are probably Englishmen who quite
seriously agree with DR.. Murray's
humorous suggestion that home rule
for Scotland will mean home rule for
England as we'll, and if Czecho-Slo-
vakia has self-government why
shouldn't England have it, too?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
A Call to Irregularity
2 Editor Of The Tribune.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: AS an enrolled Republican, I
wish to enter strong protest against
the present attempt of Republican poll
ticians to ntimidate the women voters
by warning them that political perdi-
ton awaits them if they dare to be
irregular and do not swallow every
Republican edict and candidate, Of
Whatever kind and character, without
dissenting murmur This, of course,
is preliminary to lining up the women
for Senator Wadsworth. now tenderly
protected by the high political fence
of party regularity
Evidently the admonishing politicians
have forgotten the old motto, practice
what you preach" since a little reading
of political history of not very an
Gent date casts strange light over
the actions of their pet candidate and
many of his adherents In 1909, when
Mr.. Hughes was Governor and Mr..
Wadsworth vas in the Assembly, the
Governor was in favor of direct pri-
mary legislation and the Republican
state platform went on record in favor
Of this same legislation, but Mr.. Wads
worth consulted his own sweet will
dehed the Governor, ignored the plat
form and vigorously opposed the meas
urc. Many of the men now shouting
for regularity failed to vote for a Re-
publican Governor at the 1918 election.
HOW many Of the present G. o. p.
candidates can present an unbroken
record OF party regularity to the criti
cal eye? OF course, we must remem-
Der that there is always one rule for
men and another for women, and that
when man f1outs his party he is
nobiy strong minded, and that when a
woman does it she is either weak or
wicked.
In spite of solemn warnings, the
women in the Republican party are
going carefully to appraise the charac-
ter, record and opinions of James w.
WadsWorth, and the present indications
are that his lack of party loyalty, his
reactlonary spirit and his selfish dis
regard of the wishes of his constituents
Will count so heavily against him as to
make them glory in the thought of
joining the irregular" forces opposed
to his reelection.
OREOLA HASKELL
New York, May 7, 1920.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Home Rule for Scotland

Congestion of governmental bust
ness at Westminster is put forward
as their chief argument by support
ers of the Government Of Scotland
Dill proposing autonomous admins
tration for the northern kingdom
much along the lines of the 1914
Irish Home Rule act. AS Mr.. John
stone, the Scottish member sponsor
ing the bill, pointed out, at present
100 much time is spent in the Com
mons in discussing parish pump
questions, while problems vital to re-
building the empire are crowded Off
the Parliamentary calendar. Local
legislation, he says, would be much
better taken care Of by the proposed
slngle-chamber Parliament of l4S
members sitting at Edinburgh. while
such Scottish relations as affect I'M
perlal interests directly would re
main under the jurisdiction of the
central Parliament.
Indeed, in sense the Scottish
Home Rule bill provides merely
short cut to devolution, or the reor-
ganization of the United Kingdom
INTO quasi-federal units. Such
devolution scheme is actually under
consideration by a Parliamentary
committee, but advocates of the
tombstone measure fear that its re-
port, involving as it does the Irish
settlement and other difficult prob
lens like the breaking up of England
into separate administrative and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
General Woods Church

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: on talking with number Of
people last evening on the subject Of
politics and the present outlook, one
of the party asked, what church does
General Wood belong tor Then we
all with one accord remembered we
wanted to know, so one said, 81 will
write The Tribune, for we will be sure
to get the truth from that paper" So
Will you kindly inform US? READER.
Jersey City, N. j., May 4, 1920.
General Wood and Mrs. Wood
are both members of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.-Ed.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
have drawn their indictments by

have drawn their indictments by
some such process as this.
There are sporadic outbreaks Of
crime, of course, and there are in
creases in the number Of crimes
which may be attributed, not to any
extraordinary human perversity, but
to police negligence. 1t would be
strange indeed if France especially
could settle down after these terrible
years as if they had never been. We
run to extremes, and there are reac-
lions even from the supreme exalta-
ton Of patriotic heroism. But the
idea of crime as force in itself, a
form of energy communicated by
psychological impulse, does not ap-
peal to reason.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

Among the lively adventure stories
Of the month we recommend The Eye
of Zeitoon," by Talbot Mundy. Mr..
Mundy has a rare gift for spirited
storytelling, even if he does pause in
the middle Of exciting incidents to OK
plain the meanings of his words with
footnotes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

"The Superstition of Dvorcc,' by
Gilbert Chcstorton (John Lanc), is
disappointing. 1t seems dull 70 US. In
fact, in the whole book there is not
one-tenth as much shrowd and wise
observation about marriage as in the
recent half column statement Of Miss
Fanny Hurst. 1t may even be said
that "The Superstition of Divorce"
will be best liked by those who do
not read it. Of course, it is fertile
and facilc enough in paradox, but less
richly endowed with either logic or
sound observation.
"To put it roughly" he writes in
his chapter on "The Tragedies of
Marriage eve are prepared in some
cases to listen to the man who com
plains of having a wife. But we are
not prepared to listen, at such length,
to Che man when he comes back and
complains that he has not got a wife.
''Now, in practice at this moment the
great mass of the complaints are pre-
clsely of this kind. The reformers in
sist particularly on the pathos of
mans position when he has obtained
separation without a divorce, Their
most tragic figure is that Of the man
VINO IS already free of all those ills
he had, and is only asking to be al
lowed to fly to others that he knows
not Of. | should be the last to denv
that, in certain emotional circum-
stances, his tragedy may be very tragic
indeed. But his tragedy is of the
emotional kind, which can never be
entirely eliminated, and which he has
himself, in all probability, inflicted on
the partner he has left. We NAV call
1t the price of maintaining an ideal or
the price Of making mistake; but
anyhow 1t is the point Of our whole
distinction in the matter; it is here
that we draw the line, and | have no.
where denied that it is a line of battle
The battle joins on the debatable
ground, not of the mans doubtful past.
but Of his still more doubtful future
In word, the divorce controversy is
not really controversy about divorce
1t is controversy about remarriape.
or rather about whether it is MARRIAGE
at all"
Later he adds: Out I do WILLINGLY
admit that the cause would be dark
and terrible one if it really asked these
men to suffer torments. As I have
stated it, on its most extreme terms.
it only asks them to suffer abnegations
And those negative sutferings do think
they may honorably be called upon to
bear. for the glory Of their own oath
and the great things by which the ma
tons live
In other words, no torment is a tor
ment If one can only get himself into
the habit Of calling it an "abnegation."
Also, as we understand the reasoning
Of Mr.. Chesterton, man who has
scalded himself must thereafter drink
only cold water; to stumble is sufficient
reason to abandon walking; to be
poisoned by ivy makes it necessary to
forswear all growing things. Nor do
we think that Mr.. Chesterton fully un-
derstands that persons who desire more
liberal divorce laws by no means de-
sire to rush out Immediately and avail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Gotham Gleanings
l 2y5yZ ZS.1

Miss Lola Fisher spent last week
in New England.
Miss Fannie Hurst entertained
callers last Tuesday.
Frank Case and wife was to the
Equity Show last night.
Sam Adams of Enscnore, N. Y.
was in town three days last week.
-Gcnl Leonard Wood was a
pleasant caller Thurs. Come again
Gen1
Mont Glass has sold his house
in New Rochelle Mont will be back
from Calf. next wl.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs
Murdoch Pemberton are spending a
few days in Larchmont.
-Rupe Hughes is back from Calf.
but his telephone has been discon-
tinued for | reason or another.
Miss Edna Ferber left for Balti-
more this a. m. to attend the premier
opening OF her new play, $1,000 a
Year"
Literary Note.-Mr. Haywood Broun,
who has not yet reviewed "Something
Else Again" in his department, is re-
vising proofs on his forthcoming book,
Things Seen At Night"
Bishop Rhinelander, Of Philadelphia,
says that people don't even shrug their
shoulders at naughtiness. Huh"
shrugs R. P, chow about the SHIN
miers ?'
Mr.. Walter Johnson's delivery isn't
what it used to be, owing, perhaps, to
the Burleson proximity to the Wash
ington team.
Miss Hurst isn't the only Fannie
who doesn't breakfast with her hus-
band every day.
There's Miss Brice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Wilson Sugar Prices

trngedy of sugar prices are clarity.
ing. Retrospectively speaking, al
least, they are helpful. First, as tc
the blame for the ascension. The
former Food Controller leaves no
doubt as to where the responsibility
lies. He says that last September
the Administration could have
bought the Cuban sugar crop at 61s
cents a pound" This would have
given the American consumer 12-
cent sugar for 1920. But the Presi-
dent refused to sanction the pur-
chase, acting, it is said, on the ad-
vice of a distinguished professor of
economy, who told him that sugar
would take care Of itself. 1t is due
solely to what MIR. Hoover calls "bad
business administration" that the
consumers sugar bills have in
creased 100 per cent.
Second, as to the limited remedy
against excess prices still available,
MIR. Hoover believes that the $50
extra a year which each American
family has been condemned to paw
for the Presidents mistake may be
shaved down through a rationing of
sugar. If sugar were allotted only
for essential consumption there
would be enough to go around at
lower price. But it takes moral
courage on the part of govern
ment to ration food. The very rudi-
mentary food rationing machinery
which was established in 1917 and
1913 has been practically scrapped.
The Administration has taken in
stead to threatening and prosecut-
ing individual profteers. That is
easy and makes a stir. But a fine
or a jail sentence imposed on
profiteer doesn't put any money
back in pockets Of mulcted consum-
ers. Other profiteers spring up to
collect toll. And what constitutes
fair or unfair profit can be deter
ined in the long run only through
the dictums of government regula-
ton.
Mr.. Hoover also suggests that the
Administration might enter into a
compact with foreign governments
which are the largest purchasers Of
sugar to check reckless bidding for
supplies. Such an arrangement
would take much time to negotiate.
1t is probably too late for the United
States to get into an effective crop
and price controlling pool.
Congress is talking of putting an
embargo on the export Of sugar. Yet
our domestic production covers only
a small percentage Of the domestic
demand. Prohibition of sales bv
manufacturers to brokers and specu-
lators might help. But here also
the lack of a genuine regulatory
system would make enforcement DIFF
ticult.
The consumer has been turned
over to the shearers. Anything done
now can only temper the wind for
him. But Mr.. Hoover's statement at
least provides an outlet for his
anguished emotions. He is finding
out who made sugar dear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
The Coming 7owe1
FANTASY

FANTASY
They were as still as any pair
OF figures painted on fan,
A lady delicately fair,
A not uncomely gentleman.
They'd had, it sSemed, falling out,
AS fondest lovers often do;
But what the quarrel was, about
1t matters not to me-or you.
Twas plain to see they felt regret,
And longed to make it up once more
That all the oldtime love was yet
Within each heart as heretofore.
His eyes were pleading, hers were cast
Down on her dainty slipper tip;
This silence surely could not last;
Forgiveness trembled on her lip.
Yet not a movement made the man,
To speak the lady still disdained;
AS figures painted on fan
The pair as motionless remained.
To spy on such affairs is rude,
And i'll beseems a gentleman;
And |, Of course, could not intrude;
And so 1 quietly closed the fan.
C. W. w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
A Bleached Endorsement

Iammany's purpose at the Albany
conference, it is said, was to give
President Wilson's treaty policies
a "colorless" Endorsement. If that is
true, color was artistically econo-
mixed. The Endorsement is bleached.
There is no splash of tinted matter
left in it.
The Hon. Bourke Cochran looked
after the decolorizing process. One
of his remarks was comprehensive
and illuminating. Replying to Mr..
Wilson's eulogists, he said: 81 agree
with the gentlemen of the opposition
IN all they have to say about the
Presidents splendid service, I'D to
the date he started for Europe"
This recalls Mr.. Cockran's state
ment, in his memorable speech in the
Democratic National Convention of
1892, that Mr.. Cleveland was the
most popular man in the Democratic
party on 1854 days out of 365-the
off day being Election Day.
The Democratic organizations in
the Northern States are not for a
great and solemn referendum" next
November on the issue of Mr.. Will
sons draft of the covenant against
all substitutes. They have reason to
know that very powerful elements in
the Northern Democracy prefer the
covenant with drastic reservations
to the covenant without the reserva-
tons which Mr.. Wilson condemns as
'nulifying." If it comes to choice
between the Wilson league and no
league they would welcome the lat
ter alternative.
Mr.. Cochran has invented super
@oding process for pacifying the
World That is disarmament.
Among the platform declarations
which the delegates to San Francisco
approved this epigram appears: at
Is not clear that the league of ma
tions would produce disarmament,
lat it is clear that disarmament
would establish a league of nations."
= ter that Mr., Cochran could we'll
chow surgery on the league char
Ter. 1t seemed useless to him to cut
out the heart or to chop off limb
here and there. If the nations agree
~ total disarmament there will be
no occasion, in his opinion, for an
international compact, such as Ar
ticle X contemplates, to guarantee
the territorial integrity and political
independence Of every league mem
Der against external aggression
The relations of the New York
Democracy to Democratic national
administrations have often been Pc
ouliar. The politicians here have
generally been "agin'' Washington.
But on the treaty issue the antago-
nism has gone deeper than mere pat
ronage quarrels and incompatibility
of temperament. The Presidents
absolutism in foreign relations and
his insensitiveness to the drift Of
American opinion have separated
him in thought from the great ma
jority of the voters, Democrats as
Well as Republicans. He doesn't
command their support on the issue
which he wants to force on the coun-
try. MIR. Cockran's ironical resolu-
tons clearly convey the idea that
has been expressed more bluntly by
the Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Democrats, The Endorsement which
the White House seeks in the East
ern states is either being refused or
being bleached to the point of de-
rlsory pallor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

Conrad's new novel, "The Rescue"
will be published on May % by Double
day-Page, and a week later will come
Letters of Travel" by Rudyard Kip
ling, which is issued by the same
house. Other orthcoming books fron.
Doubleday-Pa which promise to be of
interest are Edna Ferbers Half Por-
tions" and "The Killer" by Stewart
Edward White
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Strained Relations
ew York, May 7, 1920.

From The Kansas City Joaf7lal)
Active fighting between Turks and
Armenians is reported from Asia Minor.
This is not surprising. Instances Of
unfriendly feeling between the two
have been noted for some time. Some
of the Armenians, it seems, objected to
being massacred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
SPRING

I wish ! wero a seagull,
SO | could hy on high!
| wish 1 were deep sca fish
l would not linger nigh!
/ would not linger near this place,
If l were gull or fish;
Ia bid goodby with joyous cry
Then-think up another wish!
T., K r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
By
HeyW0Od Broun

themselves of the privilege. Keys rat
tie pleasantly in the pocket even of
those who are content to ring the bell.
But, as it has been written in the holy
writ of human experience. Whom God
hath put asunder, let no man join to-
gcther"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

"Those who like period houses" Of
fers Nina Wilcox Putnam, twill be glad
to know that the Frank L. Fisher Co.
is advertising a dwelling between
Fifth and Madison Avenues in earlv
oighties.'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
Where Did They Get 1t?
tFronl The Toledo Blodc

Z
Secretary Houston sees lower prices,
1t is reported. Cabinet members are
showing quite q tendency toward see
ing things, even though this is q prohi-
bition age.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

"Many alumni" says the Princeton
Alumni Weekly, "have written from
time to time to the university asking
for guidance in the conduct of their
reading" Let the alumni be guided bv
the class of 1920, whose favorite read
ing is The New York Tribune.
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OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

me Associated Press Ia exclusively entitled to the
use for republication OF all news dispatches credited
70 u or not otherwise credited In this paper. and
herein. S N
All rights OF republication OF ell other matter
herein also reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
The Lost Art ~ Copv.r,.<;

The Lost Art Of Conversation
lOverheard on Sixth Ave and 18TH St I
well. you'll let me know then sure on
Friday"
"Yeh, one way or another"
sure. one way another"
You see, if you can't do the work I got
to get somebody else and so got to know.
Yeh, I'll let you know Friday"
"One way or another?'
Yeh. one way or another"
Il hear you got another kid"
'Who told you?"
Gus told mo"
"0h, Gus How did he know ?"
II don't know"
., "cn' I'll let YOU know Friday about
chat one way or another"
"Yeh. Don't forget now"
NO. / won't forget, Ill let you know
either Friday morning or Friday night"
ut don't matter as long as it's FRIDAY
bnt I got to know Friday ono way Or an
Well, I'll let you know sure"
zone way or another"
"Ieh, one way or another"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

For our part, the only trouble with
Fanny Hurst's scheme is that we be-
gin our day with lunch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10
OSCAR.

The possession of photographed
ABILITY does not sell for much in the
open market, so the person who makes
out Scribners' bills may be drawing
down just as much as though our bill
didn't charge us with
Miscellaneous Papers
/ The Fairy Detective
l A Musical Molly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-10

Some of the wounds received in the
war never got mentioned in dispatches.
There was the wound that Lieutenant
Howard Wilson, of Dallas, Tex, got on
June IT, 1918, near Baccarat. The
lieutenant was opening the window of
with another officer, when the glass
broke and a fragment cut his forehead.
And one day Captain Wallace Morgan
appeared with his hand bandaged.
"How did you get that?' asked Cap
tain Ernest Peixotto. Helping three
fellows put up one-man top" was
the warriors reply.
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rou can purchase merchandise advertised In THE
.u,nInoNe With absolute saoty--for u dissatsfac-
20 pay your money back upon request. No red tape
no no eulhbline. We make good promptly II tho
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"Who is the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy" NJ. V. B. asks the Just Ask
the Argus column, in Albany. "Major
Benedict Crowell, of Ohio" answers
the Argus. Referred to Admiral Sims.
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