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New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Why Hatred of America?

A correspondent of The Tribune
yesterday asked the whereabouts of
the factory whence came "the in
visible, odorless poison gas whose
release negatived the good results
expected to flow from the celebra-
ton of the Pilgrim tercentenary.
The phenomenon has been widely
noted and the curiosity expressed is
common. Surely, pervasive inhu-
cnces have been at work. Ameri-
cans have been accused of being
boastful-of being too proud of
their record, of their ideals and of
their institutions. Strange it is
that as to matters. intimately af-
fecting national morale they have
suddenly become abjectly defensive
and apologetic.
Other questions may be put. Why
is the study Of American history so
belittled and neglected? Why is
there such zeal to caricature Ameri-
can principles? Why is mention of
Longfellow, and Whittier, and
Lowell enraging to self-appointcd
custodians of our literature? Why
is there dersion of the standards of
life precious to the old American
stock? Why are Pilgrim and Puri-
tan denounced as intolerant by
those who seem entirely satisfied
with the greater intolerance Of
Lenine?
TO rip out of American life dis
integrating anti-Americanism in all
it's phases requires much more than
to instruct the alien how to speak
and write English.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Tentacles of the Octopus

1t is true, as a correspondent OF
The Tribune points out, that Hylan
and Enright are merely creatures OF
the Hearst -Tammany government.
1t is true, as he further asserts,
that as long as this government is
permitted to exist the city will be
afflicted with Hylans and Enrights,
even if the present Hylan and the
present Enright are removed. But
these facts do not in the least sup
port his argument against getting
rid of both of them at the earliest
possible moment.
The government that Hearst and
Tammany have set up in New York
City depends for its very existence
upon control of city Offices. Deprive
Hearst and Tammany of offices, and
you deprive them of power. Deprive
them of power, and they cease to be
a menace to the community.
Their grip on the city is too firm
to be shaken off suddenly. In a
fight with an octopus it is neces-
sary to lop off one tentacle at a
time. The removal of Enright and
Hylan would keep Hearst and Tam
many out of the city government at
least until the next election. In the
mean time the machine that has been
built up through the control of the
office of Mayor and Police Commits
sioner would be greatly weakened
The kind of politicians who follow
Hearst and Hylan do not do SC
through any sense of loyalty, but
merely for what there is in it for
them.
1t is necessary, Of course, to dis
pose of Hearst and Tammany alto
gether before there can be any
assurance of good government in
New York. But a beginning must
be made somewhere, and we know
of no means of striking such an
effective blow at this sinister COM
bination as in getting rid of it's
present two most useful servitors.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
The Secretary's Revenge

So far, despite repeated attempts,
Secretary Houston has been unable
to frame defense that stands up to
justify his throttling of the War
Finance Corporation, thereby strik-
ing at sales of American goods
abroad
He has endeavored to arouse the
prejudice of one section against
another; Of this country against
Europe; of the farmer against the
manufacturer, and Vicc persG; Of the
employed against the employer. But
all this does not get him far. The
question remains, Why is he an
enemy of foreign trade? Is it be-
cause he knows the farmers took his
measure when he was head of the
Department of Agriculture, and this
so enrages him that he seeks what
may be called "The Secretary's re-
venge"?
The Secretary's scholarship de-
lights in the statistics of ancient
history. He knows we'll how much
idle tonnage is now in American har-
bors, but it suits him to parade the
figures of the period before his
embargo began to get in its deadly
work. He should get more down to
date.
Nor can he seriously hope to de-
lude many by his false claim that to
encourage export trade is class legis-
lation or that it is wise to keep our
goods at home because a collapse
here will promote ruinous bank
ruptcy sales. The vast majority of
sensible folk realize the cost of price
reductions so secured.
The excuse that an issue of gov
ernment notes to provide the funds
for the War Finance Corporation
and the sale of it's debentures
would add to the credit stringency
does not bear even cursory examina-
ton. To the degree that shipments
are made abroad there will be a
payment of loans now secured by
goods in our warehouses. All that
would occur would be to shift the
loans and make fluid credits which
are now frozen.
But the Secretary is so deter
mined to show the farmers that
he may not be criticized with i'm
punity that he pretends not to see
this obvious fact. AS long as he is
supported by chief possessed of a
power of veto who is as unreason-
ably stubborn as himself there is
little chance Of betterment. The only
weapon in the hands of the public
is to express its demands in such q
fashion as to cow egotistic self
suficiency.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Tennis Down There

1t may be rather difficult to visu
alize the agile Messrs. Tilden and
Johnston racing around upside down
on the bottom of the earth-about
at the antipodes of England, to be
exact-and serving balls which fall
up toward US. But the result of the
first days matches can be under
stood with satisfaction, at any rate.
The great Brookes gave his young
opponent a hard battle for a while
there has never been better ten
MS brain than bis. In the end he
was swept aside by the sheer speed
of the new worlds champion.
This first match resulted accord
ing to prediction. Johnston's over
whelming victory over Patterson
was so one-sided as to amount to an
upset. A hard match seemed GER
tam. A win in straight sets, with
only nve games in all going to Pat
6A'So oOIlIlSLOu one OIL LnH
most astonishing successes in Davis
Cup history.
1t Is certain that Patterson was
on mis- game. But it seems equally
ciear that Johnston was playing at
level which easily ranks him on a
par with Tilden. That he fell be-
low his best in 1920, both in Eng
land and here, was the opinion Of
many observers. Evidently the an
'ipodes have agreed with him. The
consequences for Australia are omi-
nous. However the doubles match
which is being played in full New
Zealand daylight as this is being
written in New York night-results.
it is forlorn task for any team to
rtop Tilden and Johnston when both
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
The Fiune Untanglement

1t was bitter to D'Annunzio's taste
for histrionics to quit the scene
at Fiume. He had luxuriated there
for months-dictator, poet laureate,
military chieftain, high priest and
lawgiver of the little fiefdom which
he had erected there. He had strut
ted before the world like a condot-
there of the days when Venice was in
her prime, his own master among
his own retainers.
But D'Annunzio overstayed his
role. He had done the Italian people
a great service by enabling them to
defeat the alienation of Fiume either
TO Jugo-Slavia or to the League of
Nations. But when Fumes auton-
omy and her right to rejon Italy
were confirmed in the Treaty of
Rapallo the poet aviator's mission
was accomplished and it was time to
leave the details of the absorntion
OF Fiume into the mother state m
events and prosaic administrators
Annunzio left his airdrome two or
three days too late. His exit was
inartistic.
Fiume wants to be Italian, but she
also wants to be prosperous. The
stipulations of the Rapallo treaty. IN
dicate that Italy intends her to he
both. There will be natural eow
OF trade between Italy and the Adri-
atic hinterland, for Italy has mann
factured products to sell and the hin
terland has raw materials and foods
70 give in exchange. Italy is also q
maritime nation. 1t will be IN her
advantage TO develop Fiume AZ 81
gateway for tho hintcrland's over
sea commerce.
The settlement now effectsd !. .
fairer and better one than the ono
President Wilson strove for. II T..
]uster to Italy. Yet Jugo-sIav;a
Will suffer little from It. A me,o
dramatic exploit contributed far
more TO the final practical soIut,on
'asn did ths lsbors of the black
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

the primitive mind of the race and
in addition subordinated it to it's
past, immediate and remote.
We have all known. in a sense,
that we carried our past around with
us; and the past of our ancestors, as
we'll. The new psychology discloses
the detailed fashion in which this is
true--by delving into the subcon-
scious--and thus gives a stress and
reality to our unseen ego that it
never had before. SO probably the
psychologists are right 1t may be
something of a shock to human van-
ity to learn that Betelgeuse would
fill our terrestrial sky if it replaced
our sun. 1t is a far greater shock
to realize, for instance, that the
elaborate reasons that we give for
our politics and other solemn views
are usually just SO many excuses
for subconscious conclusions already
reached by our despised and invisible
instincts. We are not at all the
highly rational darlings of a uni
verse that we supposed ourselves to
be. We can still be the masters of
our fate if we will, but it is only by
frank recognition of our constitu-
tion and a life carefully adjusted
thereto. And so on.
At least, so stands psychology to-
day. A century hence it will doubt
less jolt man again, or if psychology
does not some other science will
Which suggests, we submit, the real
reason man is able to withstand so
cheerfully these "shocks" Of discov-
cry; each one, when seen in per-
spective, only increases the amaz-
ingness Of the universe and of man.
For the more science learns the
more it discovers to lie beyond.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Much in a Name
{ From Thu PhiIrI~r,b!, r

'Nron This Philadelphia Inqmrer>
IS tne United States to be content
wi'h equal privileges in zap, over which
IL Is proposed to give Japan "man-
date? There was JOY in the land when
IL was announced that this strange lit
tie island was to belong to us. A place
or curious customs, Yap was to be one
OF our cherished treasures, the sole
spoil Of the great war.
Inc Administration seems to be
concerned chiefly with its possiblities
as an international cable station This
IS loo practical and sordid view to
take. Inc true purpose of taking pos
session Of zap lies in ts appeal to the
imagination. In this respect it ha,
even Guam beaten. Lat US stick To Yan
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Poor Psychology
(From The Philadelphia Record,


If the Sim Feiners expect to ter
rorlze John Bull by setting fire to
cities and numbering policemen and
soldiers, they are making the same
psychological mistake that Germany
made when its Zeppelins and airplanes
rained bombs on London and other
communities and killed many innocent
persons. besides doing much damage.
This policy of frightfulness only served
10 increase the determination of the
british government to see the war
through to the bitter end no matter
what the cost. No great power can
allow itself to be intimidated by fire.
bugs and assassins. Such tactics are
only delaying the day of Ireland's free
dom. They are so futile and inex.
cusable that they naturally raise a
doubt as to the capability of persons
approving them for self government
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

coated of the Paris Conference.
D'Annunzio has fled in disgust from
Fiume. But it was his personal eff
fort, chiefly, which enabled the city
to become Italian and free.
Some day, then, we may expect a
statue of a bald-headed poet will
ornament Fumes public place, and
children will be taught that to him
is due the credit of the fact that
their names are Pietro or Beatrice
rather than Vastly or Kossara.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

We must admit that we are little
tin ed of being asked to admire Bolshe-
visit theory when it doesn't begin to
conform to Bolshevist practice. George
Lansbury, for instance, in his What l
Saw in Russia (Boni & Liveright)
makes great to do over the fact
that in dealing with conscientious OBJ
Jectors a thoroughgoing Tolstoyan non
resistant has been made member
of the tribunal which passes upon
the cases. But having said this
much. he drops the theme without Civ
ing even hint of what the Soviet does
with its conscientious objectors once
their cases have been heard. And here.
o. course, is the true test
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
The Coming 7ower
THE SENSITIVE MARGOT

BARON HnscR: I want you to marry my
son Luclen. You are in love with
some one else. perhaps7. -.
The question annoyed mo. I thought It
From The Intimate Diary OF
Marsot Asquith"
The old Victorian days are gone, we
talk Of what we please
OF corsets and of lingerie, Of legs
and even knees;
The fappers talk eugenics and call
things by their names
In way to send the shudders
down their great-grandmothers'
frames:
Oh, 'tis a frank and fearless age
with reticence in flight;
The topics once taboo are now the
debutante's delight.
And yet-and yet sometimes, cen
now, timid soul appears
To call to mind the flavor of those
blushing, swooning years;
Despite the modern mode in CONVEX
sation, don't forget:
Be careful in the hearing of the
tender violet
When others list, step on the gas and
let your eager car go,
But never in tile presence of the shy
and shrinking Margot!
LOUIS GRAVES.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

Decidedly it would not please US to
silence censors and correspondents.
That is. if we proceeded on the assump-
tlon that we could combine the Jobs
Of head of the New York Soviet and
editor of Books" for The Tribune. If
there were no such persons as Straton,
Bowlby and Sumner, what should we
find to write about? If there were no
correspondents, what should we find to
paste up?
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

"The point made by Anon in yester-
days Tribune" writes f. A. Sieverman
jr., "hits q nail on the head that has
been sliced and topped and bent and
missed for many months. Anon sug
gests that the folk who are scratching
out the degrading ad in The Liberator
will never be the same. And there is
an Idea worth toying with The world
IS full Of censors and attorneys gen.
eral, and reverends and editors all will
ing to sacrifice themselves on the Altar
of Smut to save the rest Of us. Aside
from the rcverends, they carry no
Divine diploma of special fitness. And
yet, sacrifice themselves as they will
they come up smiling. They are never
the worse for the wear. Smut and Sin
and Sedition roll off them and harm
them not at all, even though they make
silly speeches about their scared souls.
There was d movie show in My
Town once that wasn't exactly nice
And before it blew over a committee
of Three Prominent Women was ap-
pointed to censor future movies, and
thus save us poor boobs Of the lower
classes No one seemed to think that
the Three Censors could be harmed.
They were suddenly clothed by popular
fancy in bunch OF armor that Sin
could not pierce. These Three could look
at bare leg dispassionately; they
could see a murder without fear of doing
likewise; they could listen TO the willy,
mouthngs OF willy agitators without
emotion-that is, without any emotion
that would prompt them to bring in a
report in favor Of recognizing Russia.
They were exempt, so to speak. And
along about that time | came to see that
they were out of my class. They were
the nice people, whom nothing could
stain; we were the proletarians waiting
to be made sinful and lustful and revo-
lutionary by the first stray wind that
blew down the avenue
I'VE were the more numerous, but
we lacked the stability of morals.
lacked the fundamentals of righteous
ness and patriotism; and so we needed
protection. They talked lot, but any
one could see that it was, after all,
merely talk; actually, the Prominent
People were never hurt by the things
that would undermine our morals.
Since then keep an eagle eye on
the news for some sign that | am
wrong wait almost hopefully for
the Postofiice Inspector to turn bad.
tho Committee Of Three in NV Town 70
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

ere going we'll, for their rank as the
two leading players of the worlu
ran hardly be questioned.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
The Diary of Our Own Samuel Pen,

ne Diary Of Our Own Samuel Pepys
December 28-Lay later than | had
thought, and so to luncheon with J. Ben
Ami the playactor and thence to the
Office, where till late, and met with A.
Woollcott and with him and my wife to
Mistress Kate Rice's for dinner. verv
good, and We had some preserves from
Nashville, and 50 home and to-bed.
29-Early up, and all day at my office,
and so to BARRIERS to be trimmed, and
my wife and 1 with A. Samuels to dim
ner, and H. Broun and Will Murray and
| matched coins to see who should pay
for the cab, and lost, so all to the play
house to hear "The Beggar's OPERA" and
albeit | was seated in the third row, |
could not distinguish the lords of any
of the songs, which marred my pleasure
greatly. Nor did deem the thing more
than mildly amusing nor 50 good as the
least merry of Gilbert's librettos. But
all were against me, saying was fell
low of no taste. With my wife to C.
Gaige's, and he gave me a drink, and
Mistress Hilda gave me some candy to
take home to A. Samues, who a fort
night ago came to stay the night with
US, and hath not yet uttered his inten-
tion to leave.
30-To the office in my petrol-waggon,
but bulb failing to illuminate and my
efforts to adjust it futile, stopped to
see Mr.. Louis Albert Rolling, who ad-
justcd it in a second, with the magic he
hath, and which l marvel at greatly
All day at the Office, very gay that Mr..
Tilden and Mr.. Johnston have had so
great success against Mr.. Brookes and
Mr.. Patterson.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

THE RHYTHM OF HEADLINES
Sir: I have been interested in the
rhythm of our press headlines, but
further step seems to have been taken
and we are beginning to have them
rhymed for US. From two papers
Gull these:
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Heywood Broun

break out in aesthetic Dancing Apparel
the Palmers to vote for Debs. Alas!
when Debs can staAd in a dramatic
courtroom and make his plea without
getting even a quiver from his distin-
guished opponents, the case seems
Black indeed. We are the ignoramuses
the ignorant, the feeble; they, the
omniscient, the powerful. We need
censorng, directing, helping; they need
only the hint tsof Our needs, and they
censor, direct, help and guide our err
ing ways.
81 remember that you took fall out
Of Soviet Russia for failing to support
freedom of speech for all-friend and
foe. Don't you see it is the hand of
Fate? The Proletariat are having their
fling. For countless ages the Promi-
nent People have Gagged their minds
Now they are soaring to the heights
and carrying with them the spicy
thought that their jailers are now
Jailed. Bare legs and smoking revolv-
ers and Socialism are free to gaze upon
and see and think about in all chastity
And the Prominent People are holding
their omniscience tight to their breast
and shouting about freedom In three
short years they have had all of their
sort Of freedom they can stand.
these Russian Communists believe
in freedom, but they can't get over the
habits of the ages in one brief sit
ting. Later on there will be free ad-
mission to the galleries, then the bal
cony and finally the orchestra The
boxes always will be reserved. For
tell me, MIR. Broun, if you were elected
head of the Soviet for the District of
New York, wouldn't it please you to
issue an edict or two slencing CORE
spondents that you know of"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

Keats, Shakespeare, Chaucer-these
may have been minnesingers of a sort,
but to the Headline Writer'S Union
D'Annunzio is the only Poet.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
Curb ON Marine
Insurance Seen

And, in adjoining columns. we find
OPERATORS OF FIRST ASSIGNMENT
SHIPPING BOARD FOR ARMY GENERAL
VESSELS ASK AiO STAFF DUTY MADE
And, also in adjoining columns:
ONE ACQUITTED. SIX TENTATIVELY
HUNG Jury IN PRefERRfn Foe
"NSsAo GASES CABINET PLACES
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

President Wilson turned down a syn-
dicate's voice: What syndicate y offer
OF sl5o'ooo for an article on the ground
that no article Is worth that
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

GUARANTY
Ysu can purchase merchandise advertised In THE
rRiBUNE with absolute safet--for II dissatfsfae-
fion results In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees
10 pay yoGr money back upon request. No red tape.
Ne ouibbiIns. We make good promptly " tho
sdvsrtiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

"This history of Wells" said our
friend Rollo, Seems to me to confirm
the story of creation as told in Genesis.
The impression which I gather is that
the Creator attempted various life forms
again and again, and each time wasn't
satisfied and swept them all away. APP
parently he was experimenting eontinu-
ally through the ages until finally he got
to me and said, That's it, and stopped"
But you don't know that he's
stopped, objected A. w "What seems
to you a pause is only fraction of
second in infnity 1t seems to me more
likely that the Creator is just shaking
his head and saying, Well, | suppose
I'd better go back to the Neanderthal
man and start all over again."
But, then, A. w. doesn't like The Out
line of History very much. He says that
Wells lacks sense of proportion just
because he dcvotes more space to the
question Of whether it was wise for
Woodrow Wilson to take Mrs. Wilson
to the Peace Conference than he does
to the entire life and career of julius
Caesar.
A magazine editor is man who says
"Sit down." then knits his brows for FIVE
minutes, and suddenly brightens as he
exclaims, "Why don't you do US a series
like Mr.. Dooley?"
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And a pessimist is a man who know
the next year can't be any worse thar
the past one.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

1 thought" confessed Armand. a,
ne gazed at truck emblazoned Empire
Moulding Company that the war was
fought to stamp out that sort Of thing -
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

Our notion Of an optsaist is man
who, knowing that each year was worse
than the preceding, thinks next year
will be better
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

Solely because Mr.. Charles Z. HUGHES
confessed that he was reader of this
Columella of Cachinnation. we voted for
MIN IN 1918. And so we hope that he
Will accept a place in the Cabinet
though we doubt his ability to qualify
for the Contribs' Dinner.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

Galli~Curci Wedding Fixed.-Trit
headline.
obviously case for the Grand jury
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31
'Uncle' Starts Up
Auto Pawnshop

but it will come, fer we have this ire
proachable couplet:
New-York tribune., 1920-12-31

How about ArticIa X
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