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New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
Americanization in the Army


Sir: One hundred and ninety thou
sand enlisted men Of the army, as
we'll as the societies and organizations
which are engaged in Americanization
and educational work, will be inter
ested in two-reel motion picture film
which has just been prepared by the
War Department, showing the work a.
the recruit educational center, Camp
Upton, New York.
This film as available will be dis
tributeG for exhibition purposes to re-
cruiting officers throughout the coun-
try.
The Americanization work which is
being performed by the army at its re-
greatest advances that has recently
been made, and this picture shows the
recruit at work and play. The scenes
show the various classes in the differ
ent grades-the teaching of English
and elementary mathematics, together
with a number of views Of the super
vsed recreationai activities of the new
soldier.
When it is realized that 25 per cent
Of the men drafted into the army dur
ing the World War were unable to
read intelIigently the daily newspaper
the value to the country Of the arIny's
educational work can be better appre-
ciated.
That over 100000 men in the army
Of our country, which prides itself upon
its educational advantages, could be
classified as illiterates is astounding
But had the entire manpower Of. the
country been called, the number sc
classified would have increased in al
probability in proportion.
The army through its schools to-
day is bringing education, elementary
and advanced, to 10000 men, and the
films to be exhibited show the elemen-
tary school work that is being done al
the recruit educational centers, where
non-English speaking and illiterate re-
cruits are given their preliminary edu-
cation.
HOWARD S. PADDOCK,
Second Lieutenant, Signal Corps.
New York, Nov. 16, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
arbitration Unavoidable

If different counsels unhappily should
prevail and the wider exemption now
contended for be enacted By Congress,
we should either be constrained to sub
nit the matter to arbitration or TO in
vestigation and report by a commission
under the peace treaty with Great
Britain made September 15, 1914. In
either event the arbitrators or the COM
u. mission would be compelled to hold
that the United States for q good and
sufficient consideration had agreed not
to adopt any measure discriminating
against the commerce of any nation in
the operation of the canal, and that the
proposed exemption Of American mer-
chant vessels from the payment of
canal tolls was q direct violation of
this agreement. The record of the
United States for fair dealings with
other nations hitherto Is unblemished
We surely cannot afford now to en-
bark on a new course Of evading our
just obligations.
One of the great issues in the war
with Germany was tho maintenance
of the sanctity Of treaties between ma
tions, and 1t would indeed be = hu-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22

initiating outcome Of that struggle if
one of its first sequences should be an
effort by the United States to violate
her solemn treaty, obligations in order
to promote the interests Of her newly
created government-owncd commercial
navy.
Senator Root, in addressing the Sem
ate on January 81, 1918, characterized
as disingenuous the arguments by
which the proposed exemption of coast
wise shipping was supported, and asked !:
"Shall we have it understood the
whole world over that you must look
out for the United States or she will
get the better of YOU; that we are
clever and cunning to get the better
Of the other party to an agreement,
and that at the end"--
Senator Brandegee broke in with
the remark, Slippery would be q
rejoined:
"Yes; I thank the Senator for the
ggestion--'slippery.' Shall we in
our generation add to those claims
to honor and respect that our fathers
have established for our country
good cause that we shall be con-
sidered slippery?"
This question is again presented to
the American people by the proposed
violation of our treaty obligations in
volved in the recommendation to ex-
empt American merchant vessels from
the payment Of canal tolls.
GEORGE W. WICKERSHAM
New York, Nov. 20, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
"Futres' and Risk Carving

Senator Capper, of Kansas, whose
zeal in behalf of the agriculturist in
terest is not questioned, proposes to
revive an old issue at the approach
ing session of Congress. He has
prepared hill to forbid trading in
grain futures which is certain to
have powerful support.
Many times in the past similar
legislation has been asked for.
Among grain raisers it is almost
universally assumed that wheat mar
ket speculation which partakes of
the nature Of gambling is to the
prejudice of the farmer and equally
harms consumers. Yet the COM
planned of practice has never been
seriously interfered with.
Why? A common explanation is
that the spectators are able to mo-
bilize at Washington a lobby strong
enough to protect their business from
naolestation. That such lobbies have
been present and have exerted large
influence Is, of course, undeniable.
But long ago grain spectators would
have been suppressed if they had no
better defense than is provided by
lobbies.
When man buys anything except
that which is needed for immediate
consumption he cannot avoid being
a speculator. Prices are fluid and
If they go up before he
Sails the commodity purchaser gains;
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
4 Voice From the South
White Votc Is Democratic Fror
Choice. Not Ignorance
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your issue of November 10 con.
tains communication from Atlanta,
Ga, under the headline, Breaking the
Solid South" which is so grotesquey
unfair to the South that it is harGy
worth noticing. However, lest some Of
your readers who are uninformed b
deceived by this kind Of rot, beg lesVs
to correct it.
Such statements as thousands votsa
for Cox because they were compels.
to- brand the author as a person q.
very limited intelligence. All well il
formed people know that elections are
as free to white people, and to whia
people only, in the South as they ar. u
any other part of the country. Huh
dreds of my friends all over the South
vote the Republican ticket regular!
without it affecting their standing u
the community. No one denies tbs;
there have been election frauds in The
South as elsewhere, but they are n''
confined to the Democratic party bI
any means.
The last two paragraphs Of this as-
surd deliverance are as follows: The
inland farmers were the reason why the
Republican party did not carry more
states. These men seldom see news
paper and often do not learn the can
didates' name9 until reaching the polls
where they, out Of custom, put an ]
in the black star column. We look ioF'
ward eagerly to the freedom Of sns
South, when a man can vote bis Owl
convictions and not cas-. vote Tor 1a'
minority party with guilty feeins
that if the act were ever discoVeres
his career IN the section would be over
The nearest approximation to sucA
type as described above is the mOul-
taineer of the western, or mountain
counties of Virginia, the Carolinas sha
Georgia, which counties always 90 s'-
idly Republican. 1t is the populsu0a
, of these counties, together with the ~
groes. which constitutes over ~ ps'
cent of the illiteracy Of these sta".
There are not many finland farmers
in such cities as Richmond, Va, VII
mington, y. c., Charleston, S. c, %,
vannah, Ga, and Mobile, Ala. all O.
which went overwhelmingly Den'-
cratic Louisiana has always hao
considerable Republican element "
lieving in protection for the sugar -
terests of that state. Your infornsn'
gross ignorance Of conditions here ?
further shown by his reference 10 y.
black star column" on the ballots -,
system is seldom or never used u0s'
here, as the different parties nave 's''
arate ballots. -.
1t may be a mere coincidence y. y.
worthy of note in passing. ths' W "
states composing the so-calied s'~,
South have the smallest percentsss : :
foreign born residents Of all sts's' >
the Union-that is to say, the s0''s. !.
population of these states is aOo'' :
per cent pure Anglo-Saxon. :.
In conclusion, wish to state "1,
most intelligent people already sav' =.
viz, the main reasons Tor tne w.,
South are twofold: first. the negro -. -
second, few pygmy-minded Kepa's
can partisans like your corresponas''
r. L. TATE
Charlotte, N. c., Nov. l3, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
Sim Fein History
the Editor Of The Tribune

70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I wonder if your correspondent
Elizabeth Carter Ga Virginian) knows
that Ireland was never part of England,
but one Of the oldest nations in Eu-
rope; that she never lost her individu-
alty and that England's right to Ire
land is one of might only? also think
1t an international question, for it af-
fects the peace Of the world.
NJ. F. MEEKER.
New York, Nov. 19, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
By
Heywood Broun

Aunt Fannie TO come out 10 ".
chelle for the weekend. WV T.
But as we started to ,ax =,
the world has gone on to 'aaasl
saints and philosophers and Do.s p''aas
has it ever done more impress;~' Wa
the tyrannosaurus? Whv con,s Ia
have stopped when It acb,.v.s
colossal type such as thu. s,s soe'
the species to persist until i. a.~' ,''s'
brains as well as bulk? 1. seem. @,'P'' =
that the world is the poore, =. y =
tact that the tyrannosaurus died ~, .
civilization was achieved. Fo, ou s'''
Leonardo da Vinci might hay. r.m s'
unborn and one or two other me-.
as we'll if we might have been r.sA 's'
ted to gee tyrannosaurus at.sm..
end run, only to be tackled bv ~ :
doccus. ps
The Outlines of History seem, :.
its first few chapters to be amor. .'s@ !.
most exciting books ever written w. :
is able to talk of fossils and bovs =
reader, or this one. at any rate ., :
edge Of his seat. In fact, /. spps.,. !.
US that the world in general woula I
much wiser and haoDier II evc,vh,s
else stopped and Il. C. Wells ~. =
lowed to write all the books. A, !. =
he writes most of them.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
.fEuBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Keep Germany Out

There has been good deal OF talk
at Geneva about admitting Germany
into the League of Nations. The
league Assembly is entitled to elect
members by two-thirds vote. But
with regard to any state not named
in the annex to the covenant Article
I Of that document prescribes that
such state "shall give effective guar
antics of its sincere intention to OBJ
serve its international obligations"
Germany's record in the way Of
observing international obligations
isn't impressive. She invaded Bel
gium in violation Of treaty. Her
conduct as a belligerent made her an
international outlaw. She has re-
peatedly shown since signing the
Treaty Of Versailles that she will
make good her promises therein only
in SO far as she cannot avoid do
ing so.
BY her resistance she has already
secured various notifications Of the
treaty-notably as to the surrender
of her war criminals and the deliv-
cry of coal to the Allies The total of
the German reparations hasn't yet
been fixed and the process Of indem-
MITIGATION under the treaty has hard
ly begun. Under these circumstances
new pledge from Germany to live
up to her international obligations
would be hypocritical form Of
words. The only real test Of German
good faith is that Of performance.
The German spirit is disclosed in
the protest just made to the Assem-
bly, about the distribution Of man
dates over the former German colo
MES. The Berlin government claims
that the treaty has been violated be-
cause the peace conference selected
mandatories instead of passing that
duty along to the league. This claim
only camouflages an intrigue to Gre
ate friction Between the Assembly
and the Council.
BY Article 119 of the treaty Ger
many renounced "in favor OF
the principal Allied and associated
powers all her rights and titles over
her oversee possessions" The Ger
man colonies were not transferred to
the League Of Nations, but, specifi-
cally to Great Britain, France, Italy,
Japan and the United States. The
Council of Five, or Four, or Three
whichever it was--distributed the
mandates. If there is any conflict
between that distribution and the
mandate provisions of the covenant
that is question solely between the
league and the five principal powers.
Germany is merely an outsider, with
relinquished interest. Yet on the
basis of so purely fictitious a COM
plant her government charges that
a violation Of the treaty has oc-
Cured which automatically frees he1
from her obligations under it.
Tho Germans seek admission tc
the Assembly In order to carry on IN
side it their bushwhacking campaign
against the treaty. They are unre-
signed and unrepentant. Their hope
is to divide the Allies, and thus te
escape paying for their crimes. II
would be costly error to allow then
to ply their game to better advan
tage by giving them a base of opera
tions within the Assembly.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22

Hardly as exciting or thrilling ss p.
Outlines OF History, but still a read,s.
yarn, is Double Life. by Grant Rieb,,s.
This is new sort of racing ms.
For once it is not the husband Int .,
wife who secretly becomes heavily !,
volved in gambling on horses. ALI, :,
the end Of the book we find that Il.
has made something more than tb;-,
thousand pounds. This makes the noy.l
more attractive Bookmakers. ra,..
track ones we mean, have such a pul
thing OF it generally that It seems orl,
fair that they should take a pouud,,
once in a while, even il it's only sc.io,
Olivia does not win all her mouev !,
betting. She buys a yearling for sr.,
pounds and ne develops into the b.,.
two-year-old in England. Our only d.
jection TO Mr.. Richards's lively storv /,
that he lets his heroine have preco,,
little fun. Whenever her horse n.
umphs in close race she invsrisN-
faints, and she weeps even more. P.,.
haps the author was afraid that n,
book might seem bad influence Il /.
allowed the heroine not only to vi,
money by gambling but also to ha,.
good time about it. However, even th.s.
reservations are not likely to save hin
We don't see how any impressionaN,
reader can finish Double Life withou;
Immediately rushing out to buy rae.
horse. In fact, we are already on h;
outlook for a promising $40 one.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
No Red Need Apply

tFrons The Providence JournoN
or one thing we may be sure-that
during President Harding's term OF
Office the White House will not be sur
rounded by visionary theorists and
muddy thinkers of Bolshevist tenden-
eisa-or II it 10, they wont get in.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
Gotham Glcanings
3Eg SETlY

News is trihe scarce this week.
Pax Hibben was a caller Thurs.
This town needs some new
bldgs.
Coughs and colds are the order
OF the day.
-Wincl, Norden of Chgo. Fri
dayed in our midst.
Charley Edison is working for
Hen Stoddard this week.
Geo. Bryan slipped yc ed. box
OF segars last wk. Thanks Geo.
Herb Swope is executive editor
of The World. Good luck Herb
say we.
Miss Lola Fisher is in Washing
ton, D. c.. to play in Roi Megruc's
drama tonight.
Mrs. Walter Dodd the maple
sugar queen of East Corinth, w.,
was in our thriving burg last week.
Mrs Harry Landauer of Mil
waukee went to New Haven Sat. to
visit her son Dick, he being fresh
man there.
Leonard P. Ayers, who used to
be Col. on the General Staff and is
with the Sage Foundation, is going
to be vice-pres. of the Cleveland
Trust Company beginning Dec. /.
Good luck, Leonard.
Mrs. S. J. Farnham, Miss Janet
Flanner, Miss N. McMein, Mrs.
Mildred Bowen, and Miss Edna Fer
Der gave ye scribe a birthday party
last Monday, same being surprise.
Cake and port were served without
stint.
Newman Levy, who was in the
army till he was discharged and in
the navy till after the armistice
thinks he ought to have a ticket to
next Saturdays game and sit on one
side halt the game and on the other
side the other half the game.
Newm and T. w. Wilson are the
only ones entitled to do this.
THE daily newsr aper costs two or
three cents,' writes Household
Hinter in The Evening Mail, "and the
Sunday edition six, or, in some cases,
ten cents. But how much more are
they actually worth to YOU" What
do you mean, more?
Nine times the deal had passed.
you'd think" said the dealer, as he
shuffled for the tenth deal, chat the
motto of this pot was Not To Be
Opened Till Christmas!'"
Now and then we read Of a writer
who says he actually enjoys working.
If q day ever comes when we'd
actually rather write than do anything
else, we shall celebrate by taking the
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
Unforgcttable
fFrom Ths Toled0 Bladsl

tFrora The Toledo BlaS0 e,
Manager McGraw, of the Giants. - :.
been indicted for "unlawfuliy. "liii-', !,
and knowingly possessing q oosss =,
whisky" If he had it it is . sac
that he knew il.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
Sh1kei

1t is tribe early, but, little students
in journalism, what, when Blizzard
Cripples Traffic and L and Sub Tie-up
is the subhead, is the eight-column
streamer covering such an occurrence?
Answer: CITY IN ICY GRIP.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22

If a day ever comes when we'd
actually rather write than do anything
else, we shall celebrate by taking the
day of.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22

Now and then we read of writer
who says he actually enjoys working.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22


"Why," Miss Georgia Jackson asks,
don't we hear more of the poetical
passages in Roget's Thesaurus? Some
times he achieves splendid emotional
effects with an economy that should
be the envy of the imagists." And
Miss Jackson. submits
FEEL ING
BY P. NJ. Roget
Tingle, thrill,
Heave, pant throb,
Palpitate!
Go pitapat,
Tremble, quiver,
Flutter. twitter,
Shake!
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
Without q single doubt, there'U be
A hundred girls aVho'd mao7y me.
ADELE l., De LEEuW.

If the gentleman who asks us to
launch crusade on behalf of ''the poor
but honest theater-lover who is COM
PEELED to pay s7.70 for an orchestra
seat at the Globe Theater, despite the
law which limits the price to $3.85-t so
-$4.35, and who has tried for month
to buy seats through Mcbride and Ty-
son, who can get nothing better than
the eleventh row. will sign his name
to his letter-or better, write to Mr.. c..
B. Dillingham-we shall be glad to
launch the crusade.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
TheConning 7 ower
MY LORDS PLEASURE

I have loved many ladies: some
Because their hands were slim and
white;
And some because their hair was
soft,
And some for just the eyes delight.
And some there were who drew me
like
A moth to worship at their flame.
And one, like some wild, frightened
thing,
It pleased me to pursue and tame.
Ho-hum! I'm getting old. I think
III marry now and settle down.
I'll look about-I'd like some one
Who looks right in most any gown;
A woman-or a girl will do
Who'll talk when desire to talk,
And who can cook, and who won't
call
A taxicab when she could walk.
I'd like a woman with some wit
But not sarcastically Inclined
Who has her own thoughts, but is
glad
To recognize a higher mind.
I'd like one whose first love I am
lOf course, it'y different with men);
Who knows I care for her without
Repeating time and time again.
l don't care much about the shade
Of hair, or color of the eyes;
It's more important that she should
Be willing to economize.
Without q single doubt, there'U be
4 hundred Girls auho'd 11na.,.l mr..
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22

Nine times the deal had passed.
you'd think" said the dealer, as he
shuffled for the tenth deal, chat the
motto of this pot was Not To Be
Opened Till Christmas!'"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-22

The daily news aper costs two or
three cents" writes Household
Hinter in The Evening Mail, "and the
Sunday edition six, or, in some cases,
ten cents. But how much more are
they actually worth to you?" What
do you mean, more?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-23

down to the banquet hall. the poor
little Queen slipped out Of bed and
into the Kings wardrobe and whisksd
the snun boz out Of the upper right
hand corner pocket Of his best royal
robes before you could say Jack
Robinson OF course. the King
stepped into his robes without ever %
much rs feeling Of his pocket, ana
down to the banquet hall he sailed TO
greet his guesta' Poor Things. they
were all standing abess Ars4 On one
foot and then on the other. looking q.
GUM ~ an undertaken At his own fu-
neral. and nobody daring to say any.
thing pleasant or nice for fear h
would make somebody eiss smile, and
ugh. 1t was hcrridi
They sat down to dine a. SOM ~
the King was seated, and whfis n.
nrst part Of the dinner was beins
served the King very siyiy reached mn
Tor his upper right hand corner pocket
ana the snuh box. and IT Wasn't
THERE! -----s
The King rose: his face We purr,.
wath rage CAN everybody into ths
nall" he Numbered to the sarv.r,.
ANA trembling in the knees 10 th.t
tney could scarcely stir. the iackevs
ma the flunkeys and tAines stumblss
ouk q the hall. and back they came IN
: Nv minutes with all the rest e ~
nMeys and nunkeys and thinsn tn
ossoins the First Assistant Tsster to
lns Hoyai Cook and the Second Dec-
Wy Trimmer Of ths Royal Beard. ana
al three Secretaries to the chief
Darner Of the Royal Socks, Last az al
the poor little sent-to-bed Queen.
stand up" bawied the King vhsn
sas miserable procession had filsd In.
ana all the terrified quests popped mn
IN their placas. Who" he howIeA
who has stolen the SNUFF BOX from
rny pocket!" There wa \ dad ~.
ience. Search every man and woman
Ia this hall" he commanded the
Holder OF the Royal Purse. ana the
man or woman upon whom 1t 10 found
shall be beheaded before dinner"
Tho search began. but 1t Wasn't
much OF search. for the poor HoldAr
OF the Royal Purse was trenb,inr tn
the fingers that he couldn't feel Of
anyoody's pockets. and the sues..
were all trembling 50 that their pock-
cts didn't stay in ira same place long
enough to be found. and evervbosv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-23
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

1HERE was Il king--but poor
dear. he couldn't help II. HIS
father was King and he had to
he King TOO, Just Ike the Croc-
osiie's children have 80 be Croco4iles
whether they IKE 1t or not And 80
there was 8 King and he was the
fsRCsSEST THING you ever knew. He
swoalo IN ueh rather have beer a circus
rider He hated Ringing nntjl he Rad
frown two inches deep or his fore.
head and scowl SIX inches wide on
his mouth.
1ae N5e 9av he made up his mind
that be would never even TRY to be
Esad again as long as he was king. and
20 he passed q law against g.adness in
hss Kingdom. Whoever smiled he said
should be popped into PRISON and fed
on bread and wafer for SIX months
whoever grinned should be locked In
dungeon fer two years: and whoever
iacshed--but nobody ever ever did
laugh. because the royal decree was
that the head which laughed should
~ chopped OFF on the spot, Brrrr,
Hsw would you like 70 live in king
aem Hike that
Nobody who lived there liked Il;
but they were all afraid 10 run away.
And - thev stayed. and looked saddle.
ARd grumpler every year and never
6&foA enjcy themselves one bit. and
things grew worse and worse until
dear knows what WOULD have hap
penad II the King hadn't decided 10
gire party.
To be SURE he had given parties be-