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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22

state Legislature or deporting self
confessed anarchists to Russia.
But what are the true facts Of tho
case? The foreigners come here
and they are dumped upon us. What
notice do we take of them? Very
little beyond rounding up their chill
dren and making them attend school.
Many Of them come from agri-
cultural regions. No effort is made
on our part to induce them to settle
in that part Of our country which is
best suited to their talents. The ma
tive American scorns them.
1. Let US be tolerant. We must
realize that the foreigner has
worthwhile contribution to make to
us as we'll as we to him.
2. Let us set our political house in
order. Drive out the CRATER, the
protiteer, the "un-American Ameri-
cam" if one may use the paradox.
Then our institutions will be worthy
the respect which we demand for
them.
3. Let US have definite plan for
Americanization. My suggestions
would be (D restricted immigration,
(2) education and yet more educa-
ton. Then we may hope to attain
that state in which we are zone ma
ton, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for ALL"
TRINA J. COOPER.
so Addison Avenue, Rutherford,
T
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Allowance of
$1,000 Called
Grossly Unfair
$500 Is Held insufficient
Maximum in Considering
Cost of Maintenance for
Children as Defendants
Amend the Law, Is Plea
$500 for Crown-Ups and
5000 in Case of Minors
Suggested as a Fair Basis
y .he Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. 1t is matter of common knowl-
edge that at the time the $1,000 allow
apce was put into the income tax law
that exemption was considered
sufficient by our lawmakers for an
sdul. to live on with reasonable
economy. Since then the cost of living
has gone up at least 100 per cent. The
allowance for children, 5000, is, Of
course, a CHASTITY joke.
That sum never could feed and edu-
cate child IN to the age of eighteen.
Children are our greatest potential
asse. and deserve more consideration
At the hands of the government.
A blank should be inserted in the
Republican platform reading some
thing like this:
We favor the amendment to the in
come tax law so that the 81 600 exemp-
ton accorded adults shall read $500
for each grown person; that dependent
minor persons shall have an exemption
of $500 apiece. CITIZEN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Let All ille People Share
Benefits of Pork Barrel

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: lnasmuch as a pork barrel
plank musr be included in every party
platform, tacitly or otherwise, I am in
favor OF candid statement of same.
IN the hope that it may be modelled
eonstructively for the public good
Briefly stated, my plank is Govern
ment cooperation for the prevention
Of stream and river pollution-pro
tectlng the public playground
The object is to stimulate a general
cleanup crusade to restore our water
ways to their pristine beauty, and ex-
pend the government pork" in
manner which will benefit most d.
recently the populace at large.
r. H. E.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22

The liquor trade provided great revenue
tor the state, employment to thousands,
dividends to investors, and conserved
the voters welfare.
The evils of tho saloon may be eradi-
Gated without restricting the temperate
use Of alcoholic beverages. Curtailino
citizens tastes infringes personal lib.
erty. Prohibition causes discomfort
Its enforcement is tyrannical. Vice
not virtue, is engendered. Corruption
ensues.
Let each state enact how intoxicants
shall be sold. Repeal the Volstead actI
1nauguratc temperance
CARRIE NIEMAND.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Business Men Needed
In Legislative Halls
Practice of Picking Lawyers to
Run the Government Held
a Grave Mistake

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: l think the American people are
making a great mistake in not con-
sidering modifying their practice Of
allowing themselves to be represented
by so many lawyers.
Lawyers seem to be in majority,
both among our Senators and Con-
gressmen and among the Assemblyme en-
OF the various states. The delegates
to our state and national conventions
are also mostly lawyers.
We are nation of business men and
women. We don't send school teach
ers to do our plumbing, then why do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
"Made in America" as SLOGAN

We believe America could be made
better place to live in if every in
habitant were made worthy of citizen
ship. We need that which labor can
produce, that the needs of the world
may. be supplied. made in America
by Americans" should be our slogan
America should apply herself to the
making of Americans by encourage
ing proper education and making
citizenship obligatory for permanent
resldence:-Stuart l.. Ritz, Totem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Justice for ex-Fighters

NO man who has ever offered his life
IN support of our institutions should
be allowed to suffer want because Of
thoughtlessness r-niggardliness on the
part OF the government. Just remuner-
alton should be awarded our soldiers
sailors and marines. No amount within
the limits of financial possibility would
De too great recognition of their splen-
did work.-C. A. LEMMERS. BUDGET
and Efficiency Commissioners, Capitol
Building, Denver, Col.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
The Man for President

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Republican party wants a
President of the United States, for the
United States and in the United States.
but who does not think he is the
United States. 1t will not allow him
to run personally conducted tours" to
Europe for his family and friends at
the public's expense. and any inability
to fill his Office for three consecutive
weeks will give the Vice-Pres dent full
power to act during his inability.
A Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Join the Nations League

America Should adopt the league
of nations, provided articles gov
erning such league safeguard the
Monroe Doctrine and the territorial
rights of all nations. The Repub-
llcan party. pledges itself to further
American influence, power and JUS
tice that the murder of American
citizens in foreign countries NAV be
stopped, to enact laws of Justice
toward labor and capital, to limit
immigration, protect our industries
and farms and to settle the prohi-
bition question by vote Of the
people-A. J. Burton, Fort Ann, N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
More Efficient Education

The Republican party lends itself
whoie-heartedly to program for
making more efficient the educational
system Of the country. 1t extols the
great part which public and private
schools have, had in the development
OF the nation. Its present wish is to
aid in broadening the horizon Of pos
sible greater future accomplish
ment. The party favors the estab,
llshment of a governmental depart
ment, with Secretary of Education,
who shall be over an active retinue
of educational experts.-Clyde B.
Douthat, Emory Va.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Reins on the FOREIGNER

AS a national measure for Ameri-
canization, preparedness and secu-
rity the Republican party advocates
six years as liberal amount of
time within our country for the alien
to acquire citizenship. At the ex-
piration of that time all aliens Tex
cept those designated) will be re-
stricted to employment opportunities
where the influence or authority of
position, salary or wealth would be
a negative factor for deteriorating
or destroying American ideals, 10y
atty and morale.-N. C. N.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Real Justice for Labor

We maintain that labor, the true
partner of capital, should be given
real share in business profits. Be-
sides receiving wages, unissued stock
of the corporation should be appor-
toned to the laborer; if the stock is
should be issued to the value of the
labor performed. Thereby would re-
suit real hip.-Juliette
A. Jacobson, 81 Pineapple Street,
BROOKLYN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Recognition Of Unions

The Republican party recognizes
the system Of labor unions and their
absolute rights for collective bargain
ing; but under no circumstances
will it subscribe to the so-called
principle Of "closed shop" Any per-
son has the sacred right to honestly
earn his livelihood where he can
Philip Raimondo, 303 West Seventy
fourth Street, New York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Forbid Food Hoards

We stand for law making it
criminal offense to speculate in food
stuffs and providing that food where
ever held shall be seized and sold by
the government, with fair profit to
the owner, when the food is needed
by the people.-Arthur N. Shaw,
Clinton, Me.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
alter Margin OF Exemption in Income Tax Is Demanded

we send lawyers to dp our business
when we need Wanamakers and Car
negies?
The Republicans can do the country
no better service at this time chan by
taking the initiative in nominating and
fostering the appointment of business
men to all offices not strictly legal.
FRED. N. PARKS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Repeal the Volstead Act;
Let Temnerance Thrive

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: National prohibition contra
venes the popular will. Abolishing
business heretofore conducted under
government supervision is an invasion
of property rights, dethrones freedom
and hampers the pursuit Of happiness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Social Reconstruction

We stand for orderly and pro
gressive social reconstruction, and
believe that an ordered and construc-
tive democracy in industry is as nee
essary as political democracy. We
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Training for Legislators

We advocate state and national
schools for training newly elected
legislators without previous expert
ence in the major duties of their Of
fees. Attendance at one of these
schools should be compulsory between
election and date of taking office;
subjects outlined-political economy;
history, law and parliame ntary pro-
cedure as we'll as any others which
experience proves vitality necessary
"A. u. Higgins, North Cohocton, N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-22
Some Suggested Planks
among e mass OF suggestions for pas IN the Republican
platform the foLoaUimo:

deplore class struggle and declare
against all class domination, whether
of capital or labor-Ivan w. Frey,
1886 Marble Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
Prayed for Cure
Finds it After 10 Years
Food Would Sour and Boil
Teeth Like Chalk
Mr.. Herbert M. Gessner writes from hi,

Mr.. Herbert M. Gessner writes from his
home in Berlin, N. H.:
l had stomach trouble over ten years;
kept getting worse. tried everything for
relief but it came back worse than ever.
Last fall got awfully bad; could only eat
light loaf bread and tea. In January got
20 bad that what would eat would sour
and boil; my teeth would be like chalk.
l suffered terribly. prayed every day for
something to cure me. One day l read
about EATONIC and told my wife to get
me box At the drug store as was going
to work 1T 1 p. m. took one-third of it
and began to feel relief; when it was
three-fourths gone, felt fine and when it
was used up had NO pains. Wife got me
another box but have felt the pain but
twice. used five tablets out of the new
box and have no more stomach trouble.
Now l write to tell you how thankful l
am that heard of EATONIC. i feel like
. new man; eat what like, drink plenty
Of water, and it never hurts me At al.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18

OF the deserving Indians may possibly
soon be made citizens by congressional
legislation. The Indian isn't dying off,
either. Nor is he losing his identity
Dy intermarriage with the pale face.
10 the coming Indian!" IL the revised
version Of the old phrase
1.-THE only good Indian Is the dead
Indian" was the way the frontier ex-
pressed the general contemporary
American idea Of the desirabi]ity Of
the red man as a man and brother.
"As a race the Indians are utterly
incorrigible. Despite all efforts to re-
claim them they remain savages; wild
men OF the wilderness; untamed dem
liens of the woods. And even when
individuals Of their race are taken
from the forests and educated and cul-
tured they relapse at the first oppor-
tunity into savagery, and then they
become more barbarous than original
barbnrians. Essentially wild animal,
like the wolf and the catamount, the
Indian has always roved, and will al
ways continue to rove, untamed IN the
forest" Wesley o. Howard, former
Justice of the supreme court Of New
York, thus states the case Of those
who still continue to dislike the Indian
On the other hand the friends of the
1ndian--and they are many-believe
that the so-called INDIAN problem"
should be solved by making the In
dams a part Of the American people,
instead Of keeping them apart as aliens
and semi-outcastS under the name of
wards OF the nation. This case for the
Indian is the one adopted by a COM
mittee representing his friends. It's
chairman was the Rev. Henry Roe
Cloud, an Omaha Indian and a gradu-
ate of Yale university. Among its
members were S. M. Brosius, the Wash
ington agent Of the Indian Rights as
ISOLATION; the Right Rev. n. L. Burle-
son. Protestant Episcopal bfshop OF
South Dakota: John W. Clark. secre-
tary of the National Indian associa-
ton; Mrs Raymond T. Bonnin (Zit-
kala-Sa). secretary OF the Society of
American Indians; the Rev. Thomas
@. Moffett, superintendent Of the Pres
byterian Indian Mission Work, and the
Rev. Francis s. White, domestic Sec
rotary of the Protestant Episcopal
board Of missions
Mrs. Bonnin. secretary Of the Soci-
ety of the American Indians. believes
that er-paternalism on the part Of
the United States government Is ST.
ling the initiative Of the Indian. She
wants him enfranchised and believes
he can take care of. himself. Mrs
Bonnin (Zit-kala-Sa) Ii the wife of
Capt. Raymond T. Bonnin, q. 8. A..
Of French and Sioux descent. She
herself Is full-blooded Sioux and a
direct descendant OF Sitting Bull.
Self-determination for races hither-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
Its Identity.

RIP Rumble Is a-hee hee hee -
wag!" chuckled old Riley Rezzidew OF
Petunia. HE told me he was going
to Kay See for a surgical operation
anyhow, he guessed likely he'd have
his pocket book removed"
1--WE do not see anything especially
waggish to that statement" returned
the able editor of the Weekly Ra1la-
dunn. knowing Ripley as we do,
and having been In Kansas City sew
eral times, ourself, We consider 1t q
plain and plausible presentation OF q
perfectly probable possibility. KAN
sas City Star.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
Ugly, Unsightly Pimples
Are Signals of Bad Blood

trouble. This remedy Is The great
est vegetable blood purifier known,
and contains no minerals or chem
icals to injure the most delicate
skin.
Get a bottle of S. S. S. today,
and get rid of those unsightly and
disfguring pimples, and other skin
irritations. If you wish special
medical advice, you can obtain it
without charge by writing to Med
ical Director, 105 Swift Labora-
tory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
Safe as a Bank.

In examination In bankruptcy pro
ceedings Mrs. Helen HINT. widow, of
Lee Bankroad, Birmingham, England,
said she did not keep banking ac-
count.
"Where did you keep your money!"
'In safe place outside the house,
with q faithful friend"
"The dog" said Mrs. Hunt. II used
to put the money in a cash-box under
the kennel, and nobody dared go near
the kennel"
''Nearly $4,000 (S15.OOO) under a
dogs kennel?"
"Yes," said Mrs Hunt. She did not
think bank was safer.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18

For a great many years graphite
used In making lead pencils was OBJ
tanned almost exclusively from mines
In Cumberland. When the best quail
ity was exhausted (earfy In the nine
teenth century, the manufacturers
turned their attention to the utilixa-
ton Of the Accommodations Of waste
from cuttings Of the original masses
which they finely ground and mixed
with varying proportions Of clay. In
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
Going the Limit.

The evening party was over, and
most of the guests had gone, so the
story goes. AS one young man took
leave of the hostess the lady said:
I'm sorry you found Miss Bicycle a
poor conversationalist"
poor cOnversationalist exclaimed
the guest. "She's absolutely the limit
Why the only thing she said to me dur
ing the entire evening was, No., and
had to propose to her to get that out
of her"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18

dams and giving even closer atten-
ton to the incompetent Indians. that
they may the more readily achieve
competency. Broadly speaking, pol
Icy of greater liberalism will hence
forth prevail In Indian administration
to the end that every Indian as soon
as he has been determined to be as
competent to transact his own busi-
ness as the average white man, shall
receive full control OF his property and
have all his lands and moneys turned
over to him, after which he will no
longer be a ward of the government
This is c new and far-reaching
declaration Of policy. 1t means the
dawn of O. new era In Indian admins
trati0n. 1t means that the competent
indian will no longer be treated as
half ward and half citizen. 1t means
reduced appropriations by the govern
ileht and more self-respect and indie
pendence for the Indian. 1t means
the ultimate absorption OF the Indian
race into the body polite Of the ma
ton. 1t means, in short, the begin
lem. In carrying out this policy, l
cherish the hope that all real friends
Of the Indian race Will lend their aid
and hearty cooperation"
AS fast as they become competent
the Indians are placed on individual
footing, receive fee patents to their
lands, and are turned loose" In
pursuance of this policy 1O,956 patents
have been issued In the last three
years. more than were issued in the
| preceding ten years.
No matter whether the Indian gets
the franchise or not he Is rapidly be-
coming factor In the nation. Here
are some facts indicating his progress :
AS to the present-day educational.
social. and domestic conditions OF the
Indians, 1t appears from Commissioner
Sells report that 81 900 out Of "a, 900
eligible children are In school; that
$4,000 out of $4,000 families live In
houses; that there are only 236 polyga-
nous marriages; that $4,000 Indians
are churchgoing; that 10000 speak
English; that $1,000 are literate in
English; that 191, 900 wear citizens
clothing; that 10000 are citizens. and
that 10000 are voters
The United States has reserved to
them some 6O,OOOOOO acres of land
which If brought together would make
a region more than twice as large as
the State Of New York. 1t Is very
conservative to say that this land Is
worth 1893, 100000.
They raise about $11 600, 900 worth
of crops, sell about 100000 worth
| of live stock annually without depict
ing their fiocks and herds, gather In
about 100000 a year from brother
whiteman as landlords sell about 81
100000 worth of land year, receive
about 81, 100000 a year as interest on
trust funds, 100000 on treaty account,
and. In the last fiscal year, about $780,
100000 more from Indian money, min
eral royalties, and hard work, the
Inter item alone amounting to about
| 100000
More than $4,000 adult Indians are
now supporting and less than 5000
! able-bodied adults receive rations with
or without labor equivalent.
In fact, the Indians as class are
now so prosperous that they were
able to invest about $25, 100000 in Lib
erty Loan bonds, or approximately SIS
per capita. which is far better than the
per capita showing Of many Of the
Stares, besides investing about 81 ,0OO.-
600 In War-Saving stamps.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
Mount Mckinley Sinkinn-

Mount Mckinley, the Oregon noun
tain, is sinking with the weight of
ages. Within the last several years,
when the peak shrugged Its rocky
shoulders in earthquakes, the Hottest
mountain in North America has sub
sided at least 500 feet from its original
altitude of 90 feet. Such was the
assertion of Herschel c. Parker, geolo-
gist and mining engineer who first
scaled Mount Mckinley in 1912.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18
Something Wrono.

THAT guy you seen me wit just now
Is either liar or some kind of nut y
declared SILK Shirt Slick of 18th street.
whats the matter witim?" re-
turned Nimble the Nick. HE looks all
right; classy dresser, too"
"Yeah! But wen i asked him how
he made his money he said he earned
it. Wouldn't that twist yeh KANSAS
City Star.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-18

10 heid In tutelage Is the fashion Of
the moment. It's in the air for the
indian. There are several members
OF congress of Indian blood and leg
lslatlon making the Indian citizen
Is likely to be kept before that body
TIL something Is accomplished One
OF the lending proponents of equal
rights for the Indian, for instance,
Is one who has trace Of the lineage
Of the red man himself. Robert Latham
owen, senior senator from Oklahoma,
whose mother was "Narcissa Chisholm
OF the Cherokee Nation" As the sec
rotary OF the board of education Of the
Cherokee nation, United States Indian
agent for the Five Civilized Tribes
and owner and editor Of the periodical,
the Cherokee Chieftain, the senator
has done notable work for the cause
OF equal rights. The best service he
has rendered, however, Is In being
what he is-for surely any one who
has made fortune as an up-to-date
farmer, is the organizer Of bank and
has got himself elected to the United
States senate has furnished demon
stration that he Is well adapted for
taking care Of himself.
William Writ Hastings Is of Chero-
kee parentage. He was born In 1855
In the old Indian territory. On his
graduation from the Cherokee Male
seminary he went to Vanderbilt uni
versity, which gave him the degree Of
LIB. He became In 1896 the at
torney for the Cherokee nation and
represented 1t in the winding I'D Of
its tribal affairs In Washington. He
was delegate at large to the national
Democratic convention at Baltimore In
1912. Besides serving as a member
Of the present congress Mr.. Hastings
is the regular attorney for the Chero-
kee tribe In all Its public relations.
Charles Daugherty Carter was born
near Doggy Depot in an old fort OF
the Choctaw nation. Indian territory.
He attended as boy the Chlckasaw
Labor academy near Tishimingo, L.
T. He worked on ranch as a cow
boy for while and then became a
clerk In store. Mr.. Carter rose to
high place In the councils of the Chick
asaws, serving as school superntend-
ent and mining trustee and occupv-
ing various other positions. He is a
director of the Ardmore bank in his
home town OF Ardmore, Okla. and
he is the member of congress respons-
ible for the Indian Acknowledgement
bill.
Probably the force most to be reck-
Oned with among the Indians of the
present day is the returned soldier.
The Indians sent 10000 young braves
into the army and 1000 into the navy.
| They proved to be gorgeous fighters
and brought home decorations galore.
But the main point Is that the army
experience OF the young men has
proved, for most of them, the most i'm
portant educational factor Of their ca
reers. Commissioner Sells refused to
permit them to be grouped as Indians
in service units. They volunteered
or were drafted as individuals and
we're allocated as such to companies
and regiments. The result was that
for year or two they lived precisely
the life of the white soldiers. with
white men for companions. These men
will never be satisfied until they are
citizens.
Cato Sells, the United States Indian
commissioner, has faith In the red
man. He says:
"The time has come for disseminating
the guardianship Of all competent In