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New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
Engineer and Citizen
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In the obituary notices Of nv
friend and former associate, George L.
Christian, Deputy City Engineer of
Yonkers, who died April S, l find no
mention of the greatest of his many i'm
portant engineering works and the one
that undoubtedly fastened his end be-
cause of the strain and self-sacrifce
entalled. | refer to the Bronx storm
relief tunnel sewer, at that time (and
probably stilD the biggest concrete
structure of the kind in the United
States, and which was built and the
contract plans for which were prepared
under Mr.. Christians personal super
vision.
This stupendous work followed by
the building of the Metcalf Avenue
double tunnel sewer, also for storm re-
lief did wonderful things for the
health of the Bronx Borough, but took
the best years out of my friends life.
Engineers alone can appreciate the diff
ticultles in the way of its completion.
l know, because l was associated with
Mr.. Christian in this work, being in
charge of the cement testing laboratory.
A book could be printed on the subject
alone of the apparently bottomless
quagmires found on the line of this
sewer particularly the BLACK Hole"
in Claremont Park and through which
Mr.. Christian had to find a safe and
stable foundation for the big concrete
tunneh 1t was such difficulties that
caused him often to be on duty eighteen
out of the twenty-four hours of the day,
under untold mental as well as physi-
cal strain, and led to the illness that
too soon closed brilliant professional
career. But thiss work will stand as
perpetual monument to George L. Chris
tian, an engineer and citizen.
E. E. HANDEL,
Inspector in charge of Cement Tests,
Borough Of the Bronx.
New York, May 25, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
Armenian Mandate
A Reader Takes Issue with
The Tribune's Opposition
} the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: For some time / have taken
great pleasure in reading The Tribune,
which | regard as an accurate gauge
of American opinion In general. It
is. therefore, with a special sense Of
disappointment and discouragement
that | read your leading editorial Of
May 26 entitled "a Long Way to
Ararat." That you, as the spokesman
of a goodly share of American senti-
nlent, should describe a possible &C.
ceptance of the Armenian mandate by
the United States as roaming half way
around the world in search of further
trouble" is not inspiring.
If l am still to regard The Tribune
as the exponent of the way Americans
in general feel, must be frank In say
ing should hesitate long before Wis:
iting any foreign country 1t would
be with some difficulty that | should
own up to being q citizen of land
that officially through its Legislature
and unofficially through its press has
fixed on national selfshness as its
slogan.
The Tribune itself appears to regard
an issue wherein America has her first
chance to show she Is bigger and bet
ter for the war merely as an oppor-
tunity Of impugning the sincerity Of
the President.
When the war ended left active
service imme ediately, and am not desir-
Gus of returning. But if could be Of any
assistance in the work of putting tbs
Armenians, the worst used people in the
world, on their feet should not whin-
per at service in southeastern Europe,
nor at paying out little more in tho
way of taxes.
Mark my words: If America falls to
meet the test now her name will be
ridiculed in the four quarters Of the
earth. She will have won the war only
to lose it.
CONSTANT SOUTHWORTH,
I'd Lieutenant C. A. R. c.
Washington, D. c., May 26, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
A White Collar Defense
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 tne Edltor OF The Tribune.
Sir: AS one of the white collar
aggregation" alluded TO by Ralph Reid
in his letter published in your columns
recently, l must resent and take ex-
ccption to his remarks
will wager that have had as much
II not more experience with that body
of men than Mr.. Reid, and am proud
to belong to that body, as my expert
ence and opinion of them are entirely
different from Mr.. Reids.
In my estimation they are a body
OF efficient, energetic, conscientious
(though underpaid) workers, always
ready to help and do a good turn for
ono another. The exceptions to this
rule are few and far between. even
among the twelve chosen apostles there
was JUDAS, and in the inner circle
OF American patriots there was Bene-
dict Arnold.) The crooked sticks, how
ever, soon are weeded out, as it is i'm
possible for anything or any one with
crooked tendency to run straight fox
any length of time
can point with pride to the accurate
and efficient work done by the white
collar aggregation" who constitute the
axis on which the business world re-
wolves, to give the lie to Mr.. Reds
assertions, as it is an undeniable fact
that the working figures and calculs-
tions Of the entire business world
whatsoever depend upon and are per-
formed by this white collar sggregs-
tion," and it is true work, creditabls
work and work to be proud of. | only
hope that the aggregation" will give
the lie to Mr.. Reid second time BY
organizing.
I'VE generally Judge others by our.
selves" H. ASHLEY DA COSTA
New York. May 2e, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
The Knox Resolution Veto

A veto of the Knox resolution was
long ago discounted. The resolution
is dead, since there is no prospect of
the veto being overridden in either
branch of Congress. What Congress
sought to do was not so much to
terminate the state of war with Ger
many, SO far as domestic war legis-
latlon was concerned,' as to put on
record its willingness to secure
peace by an alternative method, the
President having blocked all effort
to secure it through the ratification
of the pending treaty.
The veto message is interesting
therefore, mainly because Of the
argument it contains. The Presi-
dent doesn't rebuke Congress for
attempting to infringe on his con-
stitutional prerogatives, as he was
expected to do. He doesn't CON-
plain that Congress tried to force
him to go shat in hand to Berlin" !"
He merely objects that the Knox
plan surrenders rights against Ger
many secured to the United States
in the Versailles treaty. But this
point is very lightly touched upon.
The President is aware that we
now have no claims against the Ger
man government, except as Ger
many may feel like revalidating
them IN a separate treaty. The
main argument is the old one that
the only proper way to effect the
purposes we had in view when we
entered the war is to ratify the
treaty instrument in the exact form
in which Mr.. Wilson brought it
home from Paris.
The Presidents mind is un-
changed by the demand for reser-
vations to the treaty. He still re-
CARDS his own work as perfect.
The voice of neither the Senate nor
Of the people is of consequence to
HIM. He says, with a touch of un-
conscious humor: "Ihe attainment
OF these purposes [those for which.
ne says, America entered the war1
is provided for in the Treaty of
Versailles by terms deemed ade-
quate by the leading statesmen and
experts of all the great peoples who
were associated in the war against
Germany. Do we now not care to
join in the effort to secure them?"
This is the issue which Mr.. Will
son has raised from the beginning
with his opponents. He is unwill-
ing to classify them as statesmen
or experts" He thinks it is not for
them to. pretend to be such. He has
quarreled with Secretary Lansing
and Colonel House, his two chief
aids at Paris. There remains, then.
but one American Statesman and
expert" And with what that sole
survivor says the coordinate branch
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
The Ceremonious Elopement


There are doubtless a few odds
and ends of queer folk-idle maiden
aunts and busy gossipers-who like
the marriage ceremony in all its
awfulness of rice and old shoes and
indigestible cake and ill-assorted
presents and general barbarity of
staring and jostling and fuss. But
some other sport might be devised
for such onlookers, one should think,
leaving marriage the OCCASION of
gay and secret solemnity, which it
naturally is to the two most inter-
ested parties.
In the meantime, the elopement
comes to the fore as temporary
substitute, pending a revision of the
marriage show. So numerous have
these occasions been of late that the
accounts are becoming stercotyped;
already a ceremony of running away
is establishing itself. There must
always be large motor car in the
episode; and, apparently, it is
against the rules to be successfully
married at the first try. Some hitch
must develop-a cranky law or
heartless clergyman. The telegram
home and the family blessings fol-
low as inevitably as the rice and
the old shoes.
Will marriage become too light
thing if thus swiftly entered into?
Perhaps some development of fam
lily is desirable in this particularly
responsible and solemn hour. But
there is the other argument which
the cynic will make. Once the ma
chinery of marriage begins to grind
1T takes the courage of a World War
hero to escape. Both parties might
wish to withdraw and yet lack the
courage. With an elopement there
is always chance to change ones
mind right up to the moment of
slipping on the ring. The time for
consideration may be shorter, but
while it lasts there is at least an op-
portunity for free choice and eye
to-eye frankness.
Probably marriage will readjust
itself to the new demand for simplic-
lty. That is the way marriage has
of beating all opponents, however
bold and promising. In which case
the ceremonious elopement will have
won glorious victory, however
swift its disappearance.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
No Armenian Mandate

The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations has recognized the need of
prompt action on the Armenian
mandate question. If Congress
didn't feel that this country was in
position to accept mandate, it
was due to the Armenians and to
the Supreme Allied Council to say
so at once.
A Turkish settlement should have
been made year ago. The world
has been : loser by the delay. An
independent Armenian state, able to
sustain itself with a little outside
aid, might have been established in
the summer of 1919, when the
Turks were willing to accept almost
any peace terms. At that time
Mustapha Kemal had hardly begun
his maneuvers to set up an Anato-
liam regime hostile to the Sultan's
government and ready to repudiate
peace treaty which bore too harsh
~ on Turkish Nationalist aspira-
tions.
Now the dream of an Armenian
state, established in peace and pro-
tected by Allied authority, has
faded into the background. Mustapha
Kemal will fight to hold Turkish
Armenia, recaptured from the Rus
slams in 1918. The acceptance of a
mandate over an Armenian republic
which should embrace former Turk
ish territory as we'll as former
Russian territory would probably
involve the mandatory in war with
the Turks, the Kurds and the Boil
shevists, the latter having come into
power in Georgia and Azerbaiian.
The drawbacks to American as
sumption Of responsibility for an
Armenian state are therefore mani
fold. We should be drawn inextrica-
bly, into dubious peace settlement
with powers with whom we are not
at war. We should undertake to
execute by force a treaty which we
have no right to sign and don't
expect to sign. We should be ac-
cepting mandate which ought to
have come to us from the league
Of nations, but didn't because we
don't yet belong to it.
That the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations would recommend
a declination of the mandate was
never in doubt. The vote yesterday
to report resolution to that effect
was one-sided. Democratic Senators
are as reluctant as Republican SEN
ators to commit this country to
an enterprise which for the present
seems hopeless.
President Wilson's message re-
questing authority to accept a man.
date avoided all discussion of prac-
tical difficulties. 1t made no mention
of the Harbord report. But that
report is highly dissuasive. Even
more dissuasive is the deadlock over
American foreign policy which Mr..
Wilson has brought about and which
he is bent on carrying into the Pres
idential campaign.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

Of the treaty-making power, con-
tanning no craftsmanship or expert
knowledge, must disagree at its own
peril.
ut must be my way or no way"
egain says Mr.. Wilson, "and since
you don't submit, the treaty will
have to remain unratifed."
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
Campaign Costs
The Malice of Small Minds and The
Honor of q Big Man

= ~ A'A utteC " OHiutt IW UlQS ana Inc
Honor of Big Man
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: AS a study in psychology it
would be interesting to know what
Hearst and "The World" and others
of the stripe would do with cam
paIgn fund of $500,O0O or more in the
interests of a candidate of their choos-
ing. There must be something beyond
the mere raising of huge fund which
makes it, in their minds, a criminal
enormity.
There appears to be no one with the
courage to declare that Leonard Wood
is not an officer and gentleman, with
all the qualities which the term implies
NO one, not even Hearst, has the
temerity to deny that he has given to
his country great qualities, or that he
IS fitted by training and ability to
serve capaby as its chief servant.
The man is the butt of the utilities
which for eight years have miseov-
erned this country mainly because he
was the friend of Theodore Roosevelt.
mere Is an element of fright in the
persecution to which he and his ad
mlrers have been subjected. Hence, If
still larger campaign fund is needed
will be willing to contribute mite.
and l will do it with feeling that
am again serving my country. 1 will
actively engage in an effort to raise
more. have clear idea of how the
money could be spent
1t could be used in a national adyer-
tlslng campaign in all the newspapers
and magazines which could conscien-
tlously accept the copy, and these ad-
vertisements would tell the people inst
what Leonard Wood stands for and
what ne does not stand for Such a
campaign easily would eat up much
more than $500,0O0. A portion of the
money could be used for railroad fares
1or mass meetings, for a rousing. plain
spoken campaign of Americanism as
opposed to pacfistic pandering to alien
and class groups. 1t could be used for
outspoken and vigorous effort to re-
deem this country from ineptitude and
lheHciency, and for q smashing effort
to eliminate hypocrisy in Office and
politics.
1t might be used to arouse the aver
age American-the man who foupht
and paid for the war and won il in
spite of his government-to TIE fact
that he is recreant in his duty if he
does not take an active and unceasinp
interest in politics. This CAMPAIGN
would be costly in money, but chean
at the price, and if it went far enough
l. might bring about a permanent re-
form IN our attitude toward our Presi-
dental possibilities.
| hope that Leonard Wood will he
the next President. So far all efforts
to dlscredit him have reacted to his
advantage among the majority, who
love fair play and honor big, patient
urpretentious man.
There is little wonder that the malice
OF small minds and the fear of the
unsorupulous are both active against
General Leonard Wood Both types
nave good reason to wish him i'll and
to tight strenuously and with charac-
teristic dirtiness against any effort to
make him the next President. That
is only one reason why the great mass
OF our citizens are anxious to vote for
MN. hope money enough will be
or has been raised to pay the ex
pehses. A. E. H.
New York. Nay 2e, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
"Exegi Monumentum"

EXeg1 Monumentum"
The most bromide of writing guys,
I've spoken of "service" and "peak";
| frequently say "decentralize,"
And I use pep" twice week.
I used to refer to "bonehead" play
Give called it at times a "merklc")
But I've never, In spite Of the things
l say,
Referred to the vicious circle"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
MENlRrR or rHE Assoc1ArEn pREss

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the
for republication OF all dispatches credited
10 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper. and
also the local news of oaltaneous origin published
herein.
All rights OF republication Of all other matter
herein also reserved
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

Again the reporter omits the impor-
tant part Of the story. "Mr. Bryan"
the Evening Sun says, "then told a
funny story and sat down." What
was the funny story?
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

Subtle criticism often is employed
in tho use Of quotes, as, for instance,
when The Tribune says 1T was said
that it would be Strong message"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
Referred to the vicious circle"

One dollar and eighty-seven cents.
That was all And sixty cents of it was
in pennies.-From "The Gift of the
Magi," by O. Henry.
Sixty cents, in round numbers
Probably $50 or $.61.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

AS to his soap, "It floats; but he
lent $5oo,ooo to the Wood Campaign
Committee for-you've guessed it-a
sinking fund.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

When an Afro-American wash per-
son abstracts half bottle Of sloe gin,
it impairs her efficiency. Also 1t raises
ned with the bottle Of sloe gin.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

wv 4VUH IHNeJ T1.1 6nd TI0e, La,
Sir: Have you mentioned Ebb. Ark. and
Flow, N. CT Ran
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
SUBSCRIPTION RATES-By mail includir
rostage IN THE UNITED STATES
Entered at the Potonicc at New York as secon
Class Mail Matter
GUARANTY

YOU can purchase merch andse advertised In THE
TRIBUNE with absolute safeS-for II dlssatlsfac-
ton results In any THE TRIBUNE guarantees
&c pay your money back upon request. No red tape.
No Guibbiine We make good promptly II the
advertiser docs
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

AMBITION
will be Poetl
l am determined to arrive.
80 will write jagged categorical
poem mentioning
Bricks and blackness
Smoke and tawny air
And beautiful uglness
And bigness and coarseness
And the Lake and winds,
Smokestacks and brick dust
And little misty wistfuness.
With refrain Of:
on, Chicago, Chicago, CHICAGO !,
And Harriet Monroe will publish it in
Poetry"
With a blurb In the back pages saying
am
New to our readers"-
Who says there are no royal roads 7
DONALD LINDSAY.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

Somehow We recall having been told
that Senor Blasco is the correct form,
and not Sehor Ibanez. But it adds to
the perilous pleasures of journalism
to see whether the linotyper uses the
accents on Ibahez, so Ibanez it Is.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

We, for one, are all for the doubl
standard.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

Why should women have all the
freedom1
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
The Coming 71owe1
A POETS PRAISE

MObt commanding ClClZeu
In the list Of Roman men,
Now, or in the ages past,
Or as long as Rome shall last
Marcus Tullius, to you
Your Catullus' thanks are due.
Wretchedest Of poets he,
To the very same degree
Thatiyourself throughout the land
AS a peerless patron stand.
A POETS GRIEF
(Catullus at his brothers. gruve)
Through many lands and over many a
come, my brother, keeping grievous
trust;
The last sad rites of death I render
thee,
And call in vain upon thy speechless
dust.
Fate tore thee from me; to thy lonely
I come, forlorn and desolated, giving
Such tokens as Of yore our fathers
gave
when living.
Accept them, and the tears that on them
fell:
Now, brother, haill Forevermore fare
WE'LL G. S. B.
Our candidate, Governor Henry ].
Allen, editor Of the Wichita Beacon,
will debate this evening with Mr..
Samuel Gompers at Carnegie Hall.
Our candidate is a better orator than
Mr.. Hoover and less oratorical ora
tor than Mr.. Johnson, and our advice
to readers Is to go to hear him. If
we didn't hate to hear anybody talk,
we'd go ourself.
The Old Oaken Husband, tho Iron
Bound Husband
Sir: OF all the forms of propaganda
now in circulation, the worst Is the
antf-husband variety.
After reading aloud to my wife the
seasons two best novels-"Sisters"
and "Miss Lulu Bett"-and taking her
to see the seasons best play, "Jane
Clegg," she laughs at everything about
me except my jokes. U no longer al
low any Briggs cartoons in tho house.)
There Ought To Be a Lawl
OF.
Tutl and pair Of pishesl It'd take
a dozen "best" novels and dozen
"best" plays to counteract the anti
wife propaganda Of years. Besides,
any husband who thinks "Sisters" one
of the seasons two best novels ought
to be laughed at.
Somehow We recall having been told
that Senor Blasco is the correct form,
and not Sehor Ibanez. But it adds to
the perilous pleasures of journalism
to see whether the lnotyper uses the
accents on Ibanez, so Ibanez it Is.
When an Afro-American wash per-
son abstracts half bottle of sloe gin,
it impairs her efficiency. Also 1t raises
ned with the hott1a ~ a1oa o,ir
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

Owned and published daily by New Yorx Tribune
Inc. New York Corporation. Ogden Reid. Presi-
dent; G. Vernon Rogers. Vice President; Helen Rogers
Reid. Secretary; r F. Maxneld Treasurer. Adj
dr1s. Tribune Building l5+ Nassau Street. New
York Telephone. Beekman 5000.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

If MIR. Bryan's proposed amendment
providing single standard of morals
ever is added, there probably will be
a law against selfishness, avarice and
greed.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28
The Old Oaken Husband, tho Iron
Bound Husband

Tutl and a pair Of pishesl It'd take
dozen "best" novels and q dozen
"best" plays to counteract the anti
wife propaganda of years. Besides,
any husband who thinks "Sisters" one
of the seasons two best novels ought
to be laughed at.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

Business Of Stretching
Sir: Would 1t be carrying it too fay If
l should mention the fact that once knew
a Chinaman by the name Of Ho Hum who
was proprietor of an opium joint?
AMBROSE GLUrz
Court Gives Hylan Bus System An
otker Jolt.-Tribune headline.
Another jolt, offers G. F. E., never
will be noticed.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-28

If investigation Of profiteerine be-
comes widespread, we are going to
hide. 1t doesn't cost US a cent week
IN ink to write our stuff, and the profit
Is tremendous. And at the thought of
the profit we make in other peoples
stuff, reason totters.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-06-24
BLAIsDELL

Blaisdell will have q celebration and
picnic on July 3rd. NJ
q Mrs. s. ]. Brye Of Minnewaukan.
N. D., visited her son, John, several
days last week.
" The friends Of the, Powell family
gave them q farewell party Saturday
evening.
q Miss. A. Bjorkman Of Wildrose, N,
d., is guest at the home Of Otto
Olson. III N, /.
4 Forrest Rice is spending some time
on the ranch. ! Nj
Mike Salo, mechanic at the Viii
liston G. N. shopssis here on bust
Mrs. Pete Nelson Was, a caller at the
Benson home Monday afternoon.
Miss Belle Moss, is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. John Dahle Of Ray.