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New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

more often then any other vocation,
attracts the son to follow In the
footsteps of his father. A familiar
example is in the Beecher family.
Henry Ward Beecher was the son
of Lyman Beecher, hardly less IA
nous, who also gave another son,
Edward, to the ministry.
Three of the five brothers Of
Phillips Brooks mounted the pulpit
with him, following the tradition of
their family. Through their father,
William Gray Brooks, they were de-
scended from one of the greatest
of Americas pioneer preachers, John
Cotton. His two sons, Seaborn (born
at sea, hence his name), and John,
took up the work Of their father;
and Josiah Cotton, son of John Cot
ton I'd, was a famous missionary
among the Indians.
Jonathan Edwards, Colonial Amer
ica's most celebrated divine and
metaphysician, also founded a line
Of preachers, his own work being
taken up at his death by his SON,
Jonathan Edwards the younger.
Equally illustrious is the record Of
the Mathers. First in America was
Richard, whose son was the famous
Increase, prodigy of learning, who
entered Harvard at twelve, was
graduated at seventeen and filled his
fathers pulpit at nineteen. Even
this record was eclipsed by his
own yet more renowned son, Cotton
Mather, who entered Harvard year
earlier than did his father and was
graduated at fifteen, filled pulpit
at seventeen and at twenty-five was
pastor of North Church, Boston.
The figures compiled by the Inter-
church World Movement show that
few of the sons of men Of other pro-
fessions embrace the ministry.
Cities and towns furnish practi-
cally no ministers, except, Of course,
the sons of ministers as already in
dicated. No explanation is offered,
but were it not for the farm boys
the pulpits Of the nation would be
practically empty. AS it is, the
shortage is acute, and it is estimated
that one hundred thousand additional
workers must be recruited within
the next five years or the plans for
extending the work Of the churches
will have to be curtailed.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
In California

The primary result in California,
although not promising to have any
marked influence at Chicago, is in
teresting as showing that Hiram w.
johnson has many friends In his
home state. His political career is
variegated, he changes with remark
able rapidity, and what he is in one
campaign he is not in the next, but
those who know him best like him;
those presumptively most competent
to judge the sufficiency of his expla-
nations are unshaken in their allie
glance.
But if Senator johnson has reason
to be pleased, SO has Mr.. Hoover.
Starting with no organization, and
everything lined up against him by
the well-oiled and smoothly-running
johnson machine, a bunch of politi-
cal amateurs secured the support of
40 per cent Of the enrolled Repub-
licans of California. Except for the
strength developed by Senator John
son in his Eastern campaign, some
thing gratifying to state of strong
local pride, it is possible Mr.. Hoover
would have gained the instructions.
Mr.. Hoover entered the contest to
give California a chance to vote for
league of peace candidate. But
the contents of the California press
during the contest do not suggest
that there was any clear-cut peace
plebiscite. The campaign turned on
issues local and national, rather on
those which are international. Mr..
Hoover, who is reputed to be a
greenhorn in politics, has doubtless
learned much during the four weeks
of his foray and understands better
than he did the illogicality Of the
average American when preparing
himself to exercise the loftiest pre-
rogative of freeman.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
The New Citizen

Merton A. Sturgis, chief natural
ization examiner in New York for
the Department of Labor, in his
article in The Tribune recently
strongly urges that the ceremony of
naturalization be made more impress
sive and dignified.
Many thousands of immigrants
who become American citizens deep
ly appreciate the step they are tax
ing. They have come to America
not merely because it offered mate
rial advantages, but because it ap-
pealed to them as a land of high
ideals and of political liberty.
Among the things the war taught us
is that Washington and Lincoln do
not belong to us alone, but are the
idols Of millions of people of Eu-
rope. The name of Washington has
been on the lips of many orators :;
the Gettysburg Address stirred the
hearts Of Europe before it touched
the imagination of America. Every
trans Atlantic traveller coming up
New York Harbor has had the expe-
rience of watching some immigrant,
his family about him, straining his
eyes for the lifted torch of the
Statue of Liberty.
But, as Mr.. Sturges points out, it
is difficult to keep this idealism alive
during the trying process of acquir-
ing American citizenship. The ap-
plicant must appear with witnesses,
who have reluctantly quit their
business, and, arrived at the court,
the applicant finds hundreds ahead
Of him.. The room is >stuffy and
sitting, and many are forced to
stand.
Then follow hours of delay. Facil-
tiles are inadequate, aid frequently
the applicant, discouraged by the de-
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Why Not "Co-opsP?
An Anti-BolsheUist Hint From
Russia

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I have read with the gress,,
interest Mary Lyons plan for "Bs
Union" of the oppressed middle classes:
and a real apprehension that II may
all end in nothing more than polite, 4
general, approval. leads me to write 70
you on the subject. Please do not 1t
such good intentions be used as paving
in the old familiar way. Keep the iia
alive through your columns, and keep Q,
your search for the person or gros,
with enough executive ability to pu. &
through.
Let us, moreover, not forget that ID.
genious as the Lyon plan appears, i
has already been successfully tried oui
in Europe, and notably in Russia Be-
fore. entering the army (Which, in spite
of the appalling waste of its comnF
sariat, afforded another lesson in ts'
irresistible power of cooperation) !!
lived for several years in Petrograd sN
came in constant contact with the USES
and advantages afforded by the system
Of "Cooperatives" These unions Of the
official and middle classes had grown N
a few years to fill an almost indispens''
bic place in the life of every large Eu'
sian town. II is interesting to noA
that even the great game Of 'bsgSsf
my-neighbor," carried on by the Bosa'
vik regime, was forced to spare the OF.
ganization of the "Co-ops." in spite "
the fact that they were in prinelps
opposed to the dearest tenets OF 'a'
Communist doctrine Why not try thsn
here? ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Princeton, n j., April 80, 1929.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Loyalty or Intolerance

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One of your correspondents in
to-day's issue brings the tidings of Bos-
tons latest panacea for our country's
troubles, the so-called Loyal Coalition.
To certain individuals, when they learn
Of its plans, it will be most welcome,
but to those who are Americans at
heart 1t viii! be quite obnoxious.
Those who have read this organiza-
tion's advertisements in the Boston
papers can readily see that it is a re-
vival of an old enemy of religious lib
erty, under new guise. Under the
cloak of Americanism it would seem that
the Loyal Coalition advocates a most un-
American observation-disclosures Their.
are SO many problems Of vital impor-
tance to which one would expect such a
patriotic" society to turn it's atten-
ton that it is exceedingly difficult for
one to have any faith in its declared
purposes. To say the least, the objects
of the Loyal Coalition, or, rather, the
means of attaining these objects, are
most ungrateful expression of gratitude
to those of us, who are most offended by
such organizations, who not long ago
did our best to keep alive the principle
of liberty.
Evidently the gentleman who wrote
this mornings letter has, to use an apt
expression, his wind up. However, many
peaceful night on the Western front
began with much shell fire. We worried
most when the Germans were quiet.
Even in these days such an attitude
should calm the fears of those whose
pessimism asserts itself too readily.
P. J. G.
Brooklyn, April 80, 1920.
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A Vote for Hoover
Editor of The Trihune

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l should like to give some OF my
reasons for supporting Hoover's can
didacy.
First, he understands the interna-
tional situation.
1 was "Y'' worker in Europe from
January, 1918, until July, 1919. I
spent ten months with the Polish and
French armies on the battle front. l
also came in close contact with the
British and Italian armies and served
eight months with the American army
IN France. l took every opportunity to
ask officers Of the different foreign
armies how they felt toward Hoover
and received such replies as "He is our
savior; he is the greatest man living:
he is the one man in America who un-
derstands the conditions over here
The next Administration will have a
harder task than the present one. To
establish fraternal relations among
the nations, to bring order out of
chaos in commerce and restore business
to normal condition is the almost
superhuman task required of our next
Chief Executive. Who more than Her
bert Hoover has had the bread experi-
ence to see the whole situation and the
place America must take in the recon
struction of the world?
Hoover stands for the ratification OF
the treaty and our entrance into the
league. of nations as the only course
that America can pursue with honor
and the only means by which she can
secure for herself seat in the coun-
ellis of the Allies. .
Supplying food to starving Europe
has been the strongest preventive of
political uprising. Hunger has caused
more revolutions than any other agency.
A British soldier who had been a pris-
oner in Germany for two years told
me that he gave his watch and gold ring
for single slice of bread, adding, "You
know when man is hungry he will do
anything"
Things such as this Mr.. Hoover has
met lace to face. The knowledge Of
them has made him the great humani-
tartan that he is. He will look upon
the White House as place from which
to quiet the turbulent elements at
work In the world rather than as a
seat OF honor and personal aggrandize-
ment
Germany is already arming to the
teeth, preparing to fight her way back
to her lost position. Let us have a man
in the White House who will raise his
hand and say, Thus far shalt thou
come and no further. America is
speaking"
believe Herbert Hoover to be pre-
eminently such man. Therefore, | am
Tor Hoover. MYRTLE STINSON.
New York City. April 20. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
No Third Party
A Republican Who Wants
No 1912 Again

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l notice there is a we'll devel-
oped movement for a third political
party. God knows we have been we'll
fed up with third parties, and we want
no more. Sane and sensible Americans
should clip this new movement in the
bud.
Amos Pinchot in Jersey City Friday
night last said it was economic power
and not political power that threatens
our country, and if his party wins
everything will be sublime; in other
words, second heaven. They will
curb big business and at the same time
open up increased industries.
Unfortunately, for any movement
there can be found adherents because
of our mixed nationality, who will fol-
low blindly the leader and believe i'm
plicity anything that he may tell them,
especially at this particular time of
unrest; and when we find the so-called
intelligent class creating this unrest,
what can we expect of the ignorant?
1t seems to me that political rather
than economic power not only threat
ems, but has strangle hold upon, our
country to-day, and that the economics
can be controlled by the right kind
of political power. The very reason
we have not that kind Of .political
power to-day is because of the inter-
ference of the so-called third party.
The primary law was made especially
for the people that they might, with
their votes, nominate their own candi-
dates. Yet only Is to 20 per cent take
the trouble to vote, and because of this
Indifference leave the door wide open
for the politicians to name their own
men.
We who are Republicans do not want
repetition of 1912, nor again of 1915,
when one man, because Of pique or
something else, felt that his personal
wish was greater than the welfare Of
these United States and all it's people
and the Lord knows we have suffered.
The proper and only way to obtain
stable government and to eliminate
this unrest is to nominate in Chicago
level-headed, far-sighted, capable,
constructive man and then elect him,
even though he is not the choice of
the individual voter.
Personally I prefer Leonard Wood.
MAJOR M'CLAvE.
Cliffside, N. j., May 8, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Preachers Sons

How i'll deserved is the glib say.
ing that preachers boys usually turn
out badly is shown by figures com
piled by the American Education
Department of the Interchurch
World Movement Those show that
more ministers are recruited from
among the sons of ministers than
from any other source except the
farm. When it is considered how
few are the sons of preachers COM
pared with the number of farmer
boys it Is obvious that preachers
boys are not commonly loose of life.
In America the ministry, possibly
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

the calm answer. "Dictatorship of
the prolctariat" is a "transitional"
condition, q wartime measure"
Once communism is established by
force everybody will be for it; there
fore the force is entirely defensible.
1t is' "a trifle pedantic" to talk Of
democracy and liberty at such time.
Professor Russell weighs the bomb
with learned detachment. England
has love Of moderation, and per-
haps may escape the extremes of
Bolshevism. But he leaves no doubt
as to where he stands if bombs be-
come necessary. "For my part, I
feel convinced that any vital prog
ress in the world depends upon the
victory Of international socialism,
and that it is worth while, if it is
necessary, to pay q great price for
that victory" No "milk-and-water
system" of socialism (such as Pro
fessor Russell has heretofore advo-
Gated, by the way) will do. There
must be 'thoroughgoing, root and
branch transformation, such as Le-
nine has attempted" And if conflict
is the word we must "acquiesce in
the evils involved in conflict"
The Russell logic is as infexible
as that of Torquemada; so bring in
the thumbscrew and the rack. And,
since our American liberals seem in
entire agreement with his facts, it
would certainly rebound to the credit
of their intellectual and moral cour-
age if they became candid Bolshe-
wiki as he has become.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

dates for nomination, including General
Wood and Senator Johnson, supported
Colonel Roosevelt in 1912, and to me
1t hardly seems that The New York Trib-
une, the Oldest and most prominent
supporter of Republicanism, can afford
to prophesy or allow its columns to say
unkind things of Republican candi-
dates.
1t is sure thing that Republicans
do not want rehearsal of 1912, and
the prophecy and rehearsal of the past
are entirely out of order and out Of
date, and it is up to the delegates of
the Republican National Convention to
say whether it will be General Wood,
Senator johnson or some other good
Republican who shall have the nomina-
ton. w. w. BABCOCK.
Bath, N. Y, May 3, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
No Retroactive Tax
Non-Negotiablc Notes Suggested TO
Pau Bonus
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: If a soldiers service bonus agcre-
eating about $4,000, 100000 should be
decided upon and the proposition of a
tax on sales to meet it should be re-
jected, think it would be great mis-
take to impose retroactive additional
war tax.
10 add a retroactive war tax to the
taxes collected in the last three wears
would result in the practical ruin of
great many businesses and in decreased
production just at the time when it is
most important to have as large a pro-
duction as possible, that being the only
way to bring about lower prices and at
the same time maintain prosperity All
the financial arrangements of CORPORA
tlons and business men have been based
on the ruling taxation. Dividends have
been paid accordingly and money used
Tor improvements and other purposes.
Increased earnings after the COM
mencement Of the war were not neces-
sarily war profits. The cost of living
has advanced and the value of the dol
lar decreased.
If it cannot be arranged any other
way, would propose that the bonus, if
granted, be paid to the ex-soldiers in
the shape Of non-negotiable government
notes to run, say, twenty years, bearing
interest at the rate of s per cent year,
of fho
off every year, SO that in twenty years
the bonds would be liquidated If the
bonus were to be paid to the ex-soldiers
now in cash much of it would quite
likely not be used wisely, or if a part
were invested in securities all the holder
could get out of it would be the interest,
the same as he would get out of the pro-
posed issue mentioned above. These
being non-negotable bonds or notes.
they would not come in competition
with the outstanding Liberty loans.
Within few years, when the immedi-
ate consequences of the war shall have
passed away and a normal state of af
fairs shall exist, the governments ex-
penses ought to be greatly diminished, so
that it would not be difficult, without re-
sorting to extraordinary taxation, to
meet them and still have enough to pay
interest on its indebtedness, and gradu-
ally to reduce the indebtedness by pay
ing off substantial part of it every
year. ADOLPH LEWISOHN.
New York, April 20, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Wood Carving On

On Monday in Maryland the Pres
idential candidacy of Leonard Wood
took long stride toward success.
Tuesday in Indiana it went even
more notably forward. In the opin-
ion of many observers, the result in
the Hoosier State came close to in
suring General Woods nomination.
Not that it yet appears that Gem
eral Wood has a first ballot major
ity. His managers, wisely refrain
ing from boasting, make no such
claim at the present time. But he
is in striking distance of majority
needs but few more uncommit-
ted delegations to win.
A salient feature of the Wood cam
didacy, it is remarked, is it's reserve
strength. Most of the delegations
which are uninstructed or instructed
for others are permeated with Wood
sentiment. This is true of Massa-
chusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and
even of California. Lift the enbar-
goes, and it will not be easy to pre-
vent a stampede.
Resorting to an old device of poll
tics, local leaders, as soon as it ap-
peared that the Wood candidacy was
taking hold, began to bring forward
favorite sons. Then General Woods
friends were told that it would not
only be impolite but dangerous for
him to enter the staked-off pre-
serves.
For a time it looked as If the plan
would succeed. But, wisely, Gen
eral Wood determined that if he was
to win he must disregard local sem
sibilities and go direct to the people.
So he began his offensive. Timorous
supporters plucked at his coattails
and begged him to be cautious about
offending this or that local group,
but he went ahead.
And it may now be said that the
favorite son peril is practically over.
A national candidate will win-not
one whose chief claim to considera-
tion is that he resides in a particular
locality. If General Wood is as for
tunate in jumping other hurdles as
he has the favorite son one, he may
look forward with unruff1ed con-
fidence.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Bertrand Russell Goes Bolshevik

The English philosopher and radi-
cal, Bertrand Russell, may be a sad
Judge of men and events, but he is
superb logician, and it is natural
enough that, believing as he does,
he should have at last abandoned
liberalism and Topped clean over
to Messrs. Lenine, Trotzky & Go.
Our American radicals Of the Neau
Republic school long ago hung their
clothes on the hickory limb, but they
have yet to stick first toe into the
revolutionary pool. That Professor
Russell should now take clean
header from the Socialist SPRING
board into violence, dictatorship and
all the rest Of the Bolshevik terror
certainly places him in a far more
consistent arid courageous position
than those snivering malcontents
who would and would not slay and
oppress in the name of the people.
Considering that Professor Rus
sells last book was entitled "Pro-
posed Roads to Freedom" it may be
wondered how he now is converted
to dictatorship and communism
that are probably the most unfree
governmental forms the world has
ever seen. Guild socialism, plus some
mild and incidental anarchy, was the
plan decided upon in that ingenious
volume. Freedom was the one con-
slant goal toward achieving which
everything was to be sacrificed. But
in an article in The Liberator Pro-
fessor Russell makes his shift clear
SO far as sheer logic goes. To be-
gin with, he now believes that de-
mocracy is, as the Bolsheviki assert,
only "a bourgeois trick" The capi-
talists control press and schools, and
therefore control the peoples minds.
Therefore:
"What is called the rule of the ma
jority in bourgeois democracy is, in
reality, the rule of those who control
the methods Of manufacturing opin-
ion. especially In the schools and the
press"
Professor Russell then nimbly
proceeds to his next thesis. He con-
cedes that Bolshevism has "tsmpo-
rarily fiouted two ideals which most
of us have hitherto strongly believed
in; I mean democracy and liberty"
But "are we on this account to view
it askancA1n II think not" comes
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
A Document Of Discomfort
To the Editor of The Tribune.


Sir: With as much, if not more, ''''
liquor being sold in New York Ciy s''
various other parts Of the country "
day as at any previous tine sl'''
national prohibition went into eHe''
three and one-half months ago; S'''
the prohibition law widely and ope'p
disobeyed and scoffed at from one '''
of the country to the other; with ssi'''
keepers tratficking and prodteerins :
whisky or near-whisky at from " o''I
to So drink; with so-called coo'''
"hootch," or merely diluted weoa 49, ''..
hol, still being sold in innumeraoie w.
at from 80 cents to 81 q drink; VIZ,
numberless victims of this rank %
deadly poison being treated pf'' =,
so as to avoid publicity, and dying "a
flies; with "protection' agains'
ranging as high as $500 n'oh'h'
s2,400 a year prohibition eni0'
agents confiscating liquor, seiilhs y.
at fabulous prices and inses"Hs ...,,
proceeds of such criminal transs''".
in high-priced touring cars; VII" :,
cnness on the increase more 'aAa
any time before the nation wen. ~,
and lastly, with decent and ls"-s'
citizens either forced to go Ti'h0'. :.
drop. or else compelled 70 resort >
dishonest and hypoeriticai expeo's''. -,
a doctors prescription stating 1h"' -
are "convalescing" from some mss.
illness-with such a disgracstuh ,.a
erable and American situation "A
is it any wonder that all aees'. .s.s
self-respecting Americans are
themselves and fiocking to Eatop
A.B.h
New York, May 2. 1890 x
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lay and discomfort, or unable to
persuade his witnesses to remain
longer, gives up in despair. Those
who persevere and obtain the COW
eted papers. 60 away with much Of
the fairy dust of reverence rubbed
from the wings of their first enthu-
siasm.
1t is fruitless to say that the gift
of citizenship Is it's own reward. A
gift from the Christmas tree, with
its tissue and ribbons, is Of no more
intrinsic worth than a similar pack
age from the store, but more value
is attached to it. The sentimental
streak, strong In all Of us, is GER
tainly not less strong in the immi-
grant. So Mr.. Sturges would make
the acquiring Of citizenship to the
immigrant what commencement is to
the college graduate. He would have
patriotic ceremonial, to which the
new citizen and his wife and chill
dren would be invited, with the oath
administered in solemn manner.
Then those present would be ex-
pected to greet the new citizen much
after the fashion, for example, as
the "hand Of fellowship" is extended
to the new convert in church.
Each one would go forth from
such a gathering" says Mr.. Sturges,
with firm resolution to preach the
doctrine Of good citizenship among
his neighbors and friends"