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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your editorial to-day or Mr..
Hoover's candidacy you do full justice
to his genius as an executive. He is a
man of extraordinary personal ability.
He has done a great work and all
Americans should be proud OF him as a
citizen.
But you add, somewhat casually:
"But one objection is raised to Mr..
Hoover's candidacy-namcly, that he
supported President Wilson for re-
election" Have you forgotten that on
the morning Of November 4. 1919, there
was published a letter from Mr.. Hoover
to Frederic Coudert, strongly indoors
ing the Presidents nefarious demand
for a Democratic Congress. thus lend
ing Mr.. Hoovcr's great name and in
fuence, at a critical moment, to an at
tempt at autocracy without precedent
in this country?
Friends of Mr.. Foover's have recent
ly assured ne, alphabetically, that he
was compelled to do this "to hold his
Job" which at that time was feeding
Europe. In other words, Mr.. Hoover,
with an eye solely on his own work,
and apparently convinced that he alone
could carry on what he had so ably be-
gun, was willing to surrender the
whole government of this country to
a partisan group whose Incompetence
was already a scandal among those
who knew the situation at Washington
and none knew it better than
Mr.. Hoover, and to help establish au-
t~ocratic precedent in a country whose
government is founded on freedom
and the representation Of all the peo-
pie.
Like President Wilson, Mr.. Hoover is
autocratic. His outlook Is wider than
the Presidents, his general informa-
ton Is greater, he is less narrowly sell
fish and less visionary. But he is none
tho less an autocrat. Like Wilson, he
Is a brilliant and !nsidious propa-
gandist, and he happens to have now a
nlghly organized machine ~ NIB COM
mand. Like Wilson's, his associates
have been selected not for their wis
dom in council. but for their willing
ness to carry out orders, though it
must be admitted that his subordinates
are generally ADLER men than the
Presidents. Unlike Wilson, he occa-
sionally listens to advice, but like
Wilson, he rarely accepts 1t.
He is a brilliant personal executive,
and his record makes a tremendous
sentimental appeal. But does this
country prefer one-man government
Are we returning to autocracy7
WOMAN VOTER.
New York, April l. 1920.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04

other candidate to-day If the Repub-
lican party Will nominate such q man
for its standard bearer it Will be sure
Of victory at the polls.
Leonard Woods slogan Of success
has always been do it. and don't talk
about It," and the quiet simplicity Of
his methods, backed by knowledge and
good Judgment, the absence Of doing
anything for efsect-anythine Of tho
personal "ego"-has contributed largely
to his we'll deserved popularity.
He has 8 genius for getting things
done quickly and quietly, without fer
ment or conversation.
He has achieved eminent success in
everything he has undertaken, and is
a statesman, full of vision; . man
whom nothing can brighten. BE has
an unconquerable spirit, and does not
know what impossibilities are-and
above all, ne can be trusted implicitly
to fulfill every pledge given to the
people, in peace or In war.
His skill IN organization and wall
thought out plans, his calmness Of
Judgment under the most trying cir
cumstances. make him the best equipped
candidate for the head of this great
nation.
Leonard Wood is a man OF whom
America has every reason to be proud.
He is inherently sound, clean, fine
and has demonstrated that he has
commanding abilities.
/ challenge Mr.. Hoover and 1.-THE
World" to disprove (not simply con-
tradict) any statement I nave made
concerning Leonard Wood.
IDA E. GEDNEY.
Brooklyn, March 81, 1920.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
Should Support Wood
the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir, Though Herbert Hoover has
lived abroad many years, he must
know, as does every Intelligent Ameri-
cam, Leonard Woods record for ex-
ecutive ability, fidelity and absolute
integrity in the service he has rem
dered his country during forty years
of activity.
If Mr.. Hoover Is really and genuinely
Il Republican, seeking the highest well
fare Of his party and his country, and
is not secretly actuated by personal
ambition. why does he not lend his
influence to help nominate Leonard
Wood for the Presidency, instead Of
entering the race against him at this
time? II he is sincere and not self
seeking, would he not. In the interest
Of harmony, withdraw from the race
and cooperate, with all his great On
erxy and ability, In securing the nom
nation of Genera Wood. whose ecord
Of Aahisvsmeut - soldier and admin
istratcx L. unsQuslsd by that Of any
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04

me rise III rents has been 40 to so
per n Ii the average rental per
apartment per month was $40 in
I9l', whereas now it is $50. the
landlords Of New York are in receipt
OF S2o,ooo.oo0 per month. or s24o.-
100000 per year. above 1917. This
sum would pay interest at 5 Der cent
on no less thaH 0o0,000,o0 or
one-fifth Of al the war loans.
The Ricardian Law Of marginal
control thus receives a terrific vim
dlcadon. Because il cosrs moe to
Guild a new house the income from
old houses is nightly boosted. 1t
would have paid New York to have
bought brick at s25 and sold to
builders at $40 per 1000, with other
materials similarly bought high and
sold low.
Some day, perhaps, a population
VIII have intelligence enough to act
to keep prices down by co0peratively
engrossing floating supplies Of GER
tain classes of commodities and dis
posing Of them below cost TO meet
emergencies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
An Outrageous Bill

We can imagine few proposals
doing greater outrage to the funda-
usntals Of American liberty than
that introduced by Assemblyman
CsulAeld, Of Kings County, creating
\ secret service for the Attorney
General Of the state.
The bill would appropriate $780,
200 to establish this Intelligence
bureau" and would give its head or
Any officer or employee power to
Subpoena witnesses and examine
them under oath before himself. It
pssks to keep secret the substance
oi such inquiries by imposing a fine
Of $1,000 or Imprisonment Of one
year, or both, upon any one making
ssvelations thereof without the At
sorney Generals order. The only
limit upon inquiries is that the At
torney General shall deem them to
concern public safety, peace and
justice"-which is no limit at all.
A worse kind Of star chamber
persecution it would be difficult to
authorize. The bill would turn over
70 a single appointed officer proc
ssss Of justice which for cen
iu,ies, under the historic principles
q our law and justice, have been
rsposed in courts or grand juries.
They have been so reposed as part
Of that sacred protection Of individ-
aal liberty which has been our
ehiefest pride.
We read that Attorney General
Newton approves this bill. Yet we
hesitate to think that any considera-
Die support for it will be forthcom-
ing at Albany. To be sure, the IN
\ Kating Of the Socialist Assembly,
men disclosed a shortsiehtedness to-
ward u American principles and
their perpetua-ion without parallel
IN American legislative precedent.
But until other evidence offers we
snall continue TO look upon this cpl
sode as an accidental folly and dis
grace, due largely to the machina-
ions OF n small but pertinacious
politician, Mr.. Sweet.
, The treatment Of Mr.. Caulfeld's
btu will furnish valuable indications
upon this point 1t should be de-
bounced upon the floor Of the AS
subly for the un-American outrage
lat It Is. It should be killed
Fenptly ard for all time. To do
es viii be to brand our legislators
. Albany as blind and deaf and
emo 70 the basic principles Of
american government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
a Friend in Need

At last we Of America may feel
reasonably safe; the eyes Of a tried
friend are watching over US: that
incompatible German, Count Ernest
R%eventlow, whose essays on naval
rtrategy, collected under the title
"The Boomerang Under the Sea; or,
The Short Cut to Losing Wars" re-
main so far unpublished in book
form, extends TO US q word Of ad-
vice and encouragement and prom
ICES to keep as in mind.
Commenting on Secretary Dan
;els's demand for an American navy
second 10 zone, Count R~eventlow ex-
claims in effect "Attaboy, Josephus.
Go right to it." He stoutly main
tains that if the United States cares
to possess the strongest navy in the
World nobody has the right to OBJ
:ect. He adds, with a sly wink from
behind his monocle "And if, which
Colt forbid, Great Britain should
take ofcnse, we Germans wash our
hands." Alas admits the count,
"for the time being it is impossible
10 prove even the likelihood Of an
early war between America and
Brjtain"-but give them time! And
then there IL Japan and the ycllo"
peril, fine old bogies Of Pan-Germar
crystal gazers. Az for Nippon, the
only hope for the United States lies
in equipping every peramnulatoz
With a Lewis gun.
OF course Reventlow has humo1
.no,vb to know a wish fathers
some NJ his ~plsasantsst thoughts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
The Gains OF the Landlords

Figures compiled BY the Tenement
aoase Department. for the Recon
sRoction Commission, nd submitted
/" hs latter to the Governor, do not
,1a'eae, strange TO say, az grave a
0'adng condition in the city as is
"umon.y supposed TO exist.
IN March, 1919, a year ago, there
"srs egg, 1923 apartments in this city.
u" shortage this year, allowing for
10 Increase IN population ard for
'~ranents erected and destroyed
..a Tor vacancies filed in 1917 and
40 ls estimated at 1850. This
'~sl does not mean actual shortage,
'a re number II apartments nee
mary If the city is to be relatively
we supplied az in 1916, when the
'sssacies we're 5a,541.
y Is surprising to learn that a
re ago there we're az many az
s''@z yacancies, or 2.ta per cert of
gross number of apartments. If
vacancies are nov practically
'Aaed, al the commission says, the
@s'sat actaal shortage is in the
~noorncod II 10000, or about 2
q esnt Term requirements. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04

But, then, he believes in the recipe,
developed from the we'll known ex-
perience OF a certain Alice, that
# you only repeat a thing suffi-
Gently many times it becomes true.
That was the basis of his sub
marine policy; it failed then, but it
may succeed now. At any event,
those American newspapers which
would elevate their favorite pastime
CT 8risoA-baiting into a national
policy, and which d~enourco every
Fora spoken for Amer;can-British
friendship as treason TO the United
States. may derive satisfaction from
me knowledge that the heart Of
Count Ernest Reventlow beats with
theirs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04

Barkis takes the cake as an ~all-round,
long-dlstance, go-as-you-please sacri-
ficer. He imagines his country needs
MIN and can satisfy that need only
through the Republican party, but
Barkis Is too big a man to act as
savior to his nation unless the party
that dominates him conforms to his
blueprints and specifications.
like Barkis. It's q great thing for
TIE country and the G. 0. P. that his
progress toward the highest honors is
not jeopardized by the possession Of a
sense OF humor. Barkis, fortunately
for his career, never seems TO see the
funny side Of anything.
EDWARD S. VAN ZILE.
New York, April /, 1920.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
4 Mind That Runs Al0ng

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t looks as II Wilson were
behind tho Hoover boom. 1t would
be such an easy way to continue ruling
tho country. For. by whichever party
Hoover Is nominated. Wilson will be
tho power behind the throne. with a
maj whose mind "runs along" with his,
and who Will therefore do his bidding.
Do tho voters want WfIsonism con-
t1nuodf
Wilson n assuAs snSugA - s4s@mp<
this litxle game. Bot surely the coun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Barkis is willin'. but only con-
ditionally. If the Republican party
will do this, that and the other, Barkis
will condescendingly forget that he
recently advocated the election of a
Democratic Congress and will agree
to carry the standard of the G. O. P.
if the platform Of the party IS neither
radical nor re%actionary, but just dove
tails with Barkis's ideas.
We havo had heroic figu res in Amer
lean politics in the past, man Of lofty,
unssff1sh natures, who were willing 10
mako great personal sacrifices tn or
der to occupy tho White House. But
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
No Git for Publicity?

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In the opening paragraph of
your leading editorial this morning
you say: "Mr. Hoover has
little gift for personal publicity" AS
the college boys put it., What's the big
idea?
The publicity methods Of the late P.
T. Barnum were crudely futile in COM
parison with the peerless genius of
Mr.. Hoover, Press agents to right Of
kim, cameras to left OF him, special
articles surrounding him, thousands
of feet Of film testimony exploiting
his monopoly Of executive experience
and ability
No gift for personal publicity? MY
Gawdl n. O.
New York. April oh. Is that it,
1920.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
A Week of Verse
A Man Walks In the Wind
(rrsW rWRW

(Frs~ Yesxx
TIE wind over tho gr.ss-r had not
i known
Tho wind was such . lonely xhtne.
Tho wind eleaves me with beauty to
the bona,
And the gray clouds that brush tn.
fields and fing
Gray darkness OF 70 the driven pr.irs.
and fold
Their lonely silence around tho hills.
and fly
On to the upper night, 70 the upper
They have beat ma clean, they have
beat my body cold
With beauty. Do you hear the Wild
geese cry?
And now the dark is heavy in nv head.
And IN my heart all the sorrows hav.
come home.
I am tired-you do not know how tired
I come.
V "ouio NOT care co-n1ghtr You
would not care,
But let your hand wander through nv
hatr7
There would DO no hurt now. Va ~.
both too tired.
I would finger the soft silk Of vour
dress the same
AS long ago, when you vere Arst
desired,
As hong e when tho Wind whiried M
to fame.
For We knew tho bitter tune the Wind
singsy
There will be Silence now, thsre VII
be rest,
And eyes will heal stter the Wind
sttngs,
And I shall hear your heart under
your breast
Moving ACROSS time With 4 treat low.
And we shall hear no moro the Wind,
calling,
But only the silsncs Of It falling md
falling,
And always the room viii throb quietly
and slow.
MAURICE LEsEMANN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
The Bad Old DAVIS

The intelligent discussion Of the
great industrial problem is once
more interfered with by the "incor-
rlgibles" who persist in clinging to
romantic views of the past. The
roots Of the Saturnian myth, based
on a belief in a golden age in prior
times. obviously lie deep. In the
exact sciences they are pretty we'll
dug up, but in the unexact sciences,
such as economics and sociology,
they are still much alive.
In q recent article Professor D. 8.
kimball, for example, m~instrelizes
the happy industrial relations which
existed before the application Of me-
chanical power to production. Mas
ter and man, he sings, were in happy
harmony because in wholesome per
scnal contact, whereas now, accord
ing to his threnody, there is antago-
nism because the employing capital
ist is apart.
No one will, of course, challenge
the fact that in the days of the in
dentured servant and the small boss
conditions were often good. But
any n who will take the trouble to
examine such evidence as is acces-
slble-such evidence az is furnished
by old letters, by novels of the
PERIOD, by court proceedings, laws
and the like-will discover that the
old employer was commonly a tyrant
such as would not now be endured.
The apprentice shaved long hours
and the recalcitrant journeyman met
q heavy fist. In some industries,
such as the agricultural one and do
nestle service, the old personal con-
facts still survive. Ask "hired men,
or hired girls" if they find con
d-tlons to-day as good as in factories
and capitalized industries.
In the guilds there was a measure
Of protection to industrial workers.
but the guildmen were the aristo-
Gratis Of labor and included only
a. small percentage of the working
population. Nearly every custom
that comes from the past shows that
$50 years ago the wage Garner was
forced into su~bserviency. Employ
ers almost universally believed that
in providing employment they placed
the laborer under great obligation
and were entitled to bows and hat
fittings. Indeed, a large part of the
present opposition between employ
ers and employed is due to degrad-
ing survivals from the past.
Between the workers Of the bust
ness Office and the machine room
sympathetic acquaintance is highly
desirable, but it is no substitute for
intelligent appreciation of common
interests. The chief merit of the
shop council" plan is that it makes
clear The fact of partnership. Wher
the fact Of partnership is recognized
there is little trouble in establishing
confidence and friendship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
In the Palace Garden
tFrUu To-Du1

tFron To-Ddy)
E'HE yews became part of me.
The long walks edged with sparse
flowers,
The auttering green fringe. Of elm,
leaves
Blurrlng the washed blue sky.
The long shivering ripples of the river.
Bird-calls, all we saw and did.
Became me, built me up,
Helped me to love you.
[ was happy.
1t was enough rot to be dead,
Not to De a black, spongy mass Of decay
Half buried on the edge of q trench,
More than enough to be young and CAV.
To know my lips were such
Yours would be glad to meet them.
loved you with my old miseries
Which were no longer niseries,
With the scent Of the lilacs
And the softly sprinkling fountain.
And the kind glances Of passers.
How did it happen then?
The sun Gid not cease shining,
Tho water rippled Just as neetly,
loved you Just as indiscreetly-
But gradually my golden mood tar
nished,
Happiness Kissed into nothing
Metal under a fierce acid
And I was Whispering,
This happiness is not your;
It is stolen from other men.
Cowardl You nave shirked your fate"
RICHARD ALDINGTON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
Looking for Trouble

A Washington dispatch says the
Democrats are worrying about the pos
sibility that President Wilson may
want a third term. Probably tho Demo-
Gratis can find enough to worry about
if they %confne themselves to tho Prcsi-
dents first and second terms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
The Hoover Critics
Letters From Number Of Our Readers Opposing the Candidacy Of
Hoouer and Approuing the PROGRESSIVE Republication OF Wood

try cannot be so easily fooled. Nor
would the Republican convention nom
mate a MAJ who had been in any way
associated with wisconsin. The coun-
try is tired to death of him, his ways
and works.
NJ. Z. VAN W~AGENEN.
East Orange, N. j., March 81, 1920.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
Political Resurrection

tFronn Tbs Los AN0eEea TErncsJ
All politicians come back finally.
Both Bryan and Asquith wcre supposed
to have gone hsncs, but they are quite
lively 1ust now. Asquith IL back to
worry Premier 0eorye, and Bryan has
about concluded 10 try his hand again
ar a candidate for tho Presidency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04

v~ en purchase merchandise advertised in THE
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l. ..ssIf, N ~ cass ~ TRIBUNE Gu1-antess
Your money hacS upon request. rio rcd tans.
!. ~suiaaIlag. We MAKE good promptly if the
ssysrisr does not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
Hoist BY Their Own Petard

tFvom The Rocky Mo-s.tot~ Ne,ps,
II tho Allies had taken all the guns
and ammunition In Germany there
would be several thousand more Ger
mar alive to-day
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~nn OF rHB ASSOCIATED PRESS

~ Associated Pres. IS exclusively entitled to the
- a. republication o. al news dispatches credited
~ x 20: otherwise credited III this paper. and
- the locx cews u spontaneous origin published
I1 nsh.z Of republication Of al other matter
~aa also ae reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
After Fever
From Pu6tJj

THERE is . singing that IL every
i wheres
Waves Of . ssa that washes in my
head
The shoreIess sea that roars inside q
shell,
Blurred ringing Of Q distant drowsy
bell;
C1amor OF fairy festival, or fair.
But for the iron Of this featherbed.
l should foat into places thin and far.
And like q bubble pricked against .
star,
Die In q trxn Of tr1descent ain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
Nfm Dork drihune
RE. to Last-the Truth: News-Edi-
torials-.dvertiseracnts
v.rs., a. the Aad!. kuresu q Ctrcui At,cns
SUNDAY, APRIL (. 1920

cx,.s ard published tsf, ,r New Wy T-tnrns
v.v York Co-rO-s..on. Ortcn KeiI. Pes
v-rno- Hcsc->. Vice P-~sidsnt: Helen
-. ps,t S~rr-S~ :. 2 NsNts.1. Treasurer.
sasxs,x. r-eun- building. Ia Nassau Street. New
~ r~cepa04s. BceAra&n Sooa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
rssnrrEoN nArrs-ny mau. .nslualus
FOREIGN RATES


~rh Il re Pos.cncs at New York As Second
Cas- Mai Mater
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
In q trxH Of tr1descent ain

A SHY CHILD
They o and beguile,
As though teasingly
A squirrel IN . tree.
You do not speak or gmfla.
IN you1 e7es dft wise
Thoughts that wonder vsxvea
OF their Silly wordss
Safe IN your gr.ve eyes,
Safe as little birds
Busy behind leaves.
LOUISE REDF1ELD.
Gage
From ResdSs Mtrvsvj
I FAVE me-, and let tho sacrifice b
mine;
Leave me-, and let me- take tho WY
Twtxt sleep and waking. though Il be
The long road home-nd I vf1 ash no
sign.
"A lark IS at MS early cup OK 0oWf
The hills march down like armies to
the sea,
Bearing dawn's red standard. Can
il be
Beauty is but a wall to batter through.
I have had far too great a Joy Of these
Shadows and misty semhlances to
hope
For light moro searching or for
keener sight
Let me be lost and beaten 70 my knees,
VIII rise up Ia gladlier 70 grups
Through such a darfness. shre0sh
10 rich . night
LESLIE NELSON JElQuN0A
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-18
KIDNEYS NEVER
CAUSE BACKACHE
Rub Pain, Soreness and Stiff
ness Right Out With Old
"St. Jacobs Liniment"

Kidneys cause backache7 Nol
They have no nerves, therefore can
not cause pain. Listen! Your back
ache is caused by lumbago, sciatica
or strain. and the quickest relief
is soothing, penetrating "St Jacobs
Linlmcnt." Rub 1t right on tho ache
or tender spot and instantly the
pain. soreness. stiffness and lamencss
disappears. Don't stay crippled! Get
small trial bottle of st Jacobs
Liniment" from your druggist and
timber up. A moment after 1t IS
applied youIl wonder what became
OF the backache, sciatica or mmbago
pain. "St Jacobs Liniment' stops
any pain at once. II Is harmless and
doesn't burn or discolor the skin
It's the only application TO rub on
a weak, lame or painful back. or for
lumbago, sciatica, neuralgia, rheu-
matism, sprains or a strain.-Advt
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-18
PLAN TO STAND
PAT ON TREATY
onNrlNrEn rRoM rAGE ONE

the fact that the national committee
had endorsed the pc1cc"trC1ty as
submitted by tho president and was
standing pat ON that issue. Thuac
who believed that the treaty was I'M
imi"al To the political aspirations 90
tho Irish people were bon the wrong
ne said. The treaty and the league
of nations he declared. would hc a
real benefit to all the small nations
Of the world.
Chairman Cummings announced
that so many mlsstdtCmvuts hJd
been mudC concerning the democrat
ic campaign FOR funds thut he would
issue formal statement within a
few days.
81 feel that tho chairmcn OF the
respective national committees
should not enter into a personal con.
trovervy." he said. "but tho criticism
against us has become almost libel
Gus and ! feel compelled 10 issue a
formal reply and make our position
clear
Tho only business transacted by