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New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Il Clear Cut Issue
II the Treaty Is Defeated Inccon-
cilables Are to Blame

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir, Senator Lodge and the country
are to be congratulated on tho stand
he is taking to keep the treaty con-
tinuously before the Senate. The coun-
try is unqucstonably demanding the
settlement of tho issue; humanity de-
mands It; economic reastablishment
throughout the world demands it.
Thanks to the fulfilment Of tho
Presidents threat that he would so in
extricably bind the treaty and the
league of nations arguments together
that they could not be sundered, wc
have no choice but to vote for both.
In all tho arguments against reserva-
tions there has been no suggestion
that any Of them would affect adverse
ly the welfare Of the United States.
Do the Democrats believe that they
will, or are they willing to sacrifice
even the possible vital interests Of our
own country In order to insure our
interference with foreign affairs?
In question of right or wrong,
clearly defined, this country never has
been laggard in expressing It's fecl-
ings. as witness it's straining at the
leash long before the Administration
had recovered from its neutrality Of
thought and deed.
Make tho issue clean cut on the
passage of tho treaty with reserva-
tions, preserving our independence, and
put tho responsibility for defeat, if
defeat comes, where it belongs: on the
irreconcilables, Republicans and Dem
ocrats alike.
AN AMERICAN WOMAN.
New York, Feb. Is, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

tion. For better, for worse, Amer
ica has moved on. The bathroom Is
one matter in which by moving on
democracy has improved. Else
where we gladly concede it has gone
back--mechanical conveniences still
lag behind the retreating servant.
But, whichever way the issue Of
creature comfort stands, the Ameri-
can notion Of individual independ-
ence is too cheerful n thing to be
ignored. For it we gladly forsake
the past, leaving Miss Gerould sit
ting proudly (and oh! so conde-
scendingly as she looks about Amer
ica) in her tin tub Of aristocracy.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
A Famous Canadian College
Stricken by Fire
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One Of the most interesting in
stitutions Of learning on this continent.
Kings College, Windsor, N. g., suffered
a week ago by fire the destruction of its
historic buildings, the financial loss
being estimated at $1,000
This institution has held an honored
place, both Intentionally and histori-
cally. 1t is the oldest colonial univer-
sity in the British Empire, and its ira
dltions and customs are patterned close
~ after Oxford. It Is not theological
school, but university, with the usual
faculties and with its courses open
to ALL
Although very slenderly endowed, It's
service and influence have been notable.
Inc loss of the buildings is q staggering
blow. but this doubtless will be met in
the same spirit in which this university
has met Its difficulties heretofore.
1t would be happy evidence of sym
pathy for our Canadian brethren and
OF the reality Of our fellowship with
them If assistance should 60 from some
OF Us to Kings College at this critical
moment of its life.
II any who read this letter should
wish to have further information or to
send some help to this historic and de.
servedly esteemed institution, shall be
glad to put them in the way of doing 40
WILLIAM T. MANNING.
Trinity Parish, New York, Feb. 1s
1920
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Discourtesy at Free Clinics

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A short time ago there appeared, IN
Tie Modern Hospital,' think, an &C
count Of the attendance at the various
free clinics Of New York City. The
thought conveyed was that the most
successful clinic is not necessarily the
on having the largest registration. but
rather the one which shows the great
est number of repeated visits-which
was able to continue it's treatment un-
til cure was attained.
III warrant that the clinic which
showed the best results In that regard
10 one which IS fortunate in having
courteous attendants in charge Of ply
slclans who have at heart primarily the
interest Of the patient. Common cour-
tesy IS as rare in many New York City
clinics as in the subway. have seen
poor mothers who were losing the pay
Of days work sit for hours waiting
the kerping<of an appointment, only to
be told The doctor won't be in to-day"
or The doctor is too busy TO see you
today
Very recently two boys Travelled 1--WE
or six miles through the cold Zone of
them with no overcoat) to keep 10
O'Clock appointment at clinic After
waiting till l they were told "The doc
tor can't see you to-day" One may saw
the physicians are contributing their
time and skill and cannot be expected
TO sacrifice when it is inconvenient; but
their aim Is not entirely unselfsh, and
the poor are contributing their bodies
and often their lives to science.
Again, the physicians are indebted to
the public in that the hospitals are gem
orally supported by bequests or public
funds-the plant, the instruments, the
conveniences arc the public's.
1t would seem to me, a mere layman.
that much better results would be Sc
cured by more attention to ordinary
business ethics.
ROWLAND c. SHELDON.
General Secretary Big BROTHER Move
ment, Inc.
New York, Feb. IA, 1920.
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Revolution liz Republic
This letter has been received

lh1S letter mas been received by
The Tribune:
May ask you 20 write an ed-
'orial ON The Democratic Doctrine
of Revolution,' basing 1t on the fol-
lowing quota tion from the Declaration
of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self
evident. that all men are created
equal; that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable
rights; that among these are life.
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
that to secure these rights govern
ments arc instituted among men, de-
rYing their Just powers from tho
consent of the governed; that when
ever any form of government be-
comes destructive of these ends it is
the right of the people TO alter or 10
abolish it and to institute new gov
crnment, laying its foundation on
such principles and organizing its
powers in such form as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their
safety and happiness'
FRANK DIXON"
Our correspondent might have
quoted more. The Declaration also
says that when one people dissolve
the bands connecting them with am
other "a decent respect to the opi,t-
IONS Of mankind requires them to
declare the causes. Revolutionists
must have reasons. Jefferson did
not hold that it was enough for a
people to have a mere caprice for
change.
In the Declaration also appear the
following sentences:
prudence, indeed, will dictate that
governments long established should
not be changed for light and tran
cicnt causes. But when n
long train of abuses and usurpa-
tions, pursuing invariably the same
object, evince desire to reduce
them under absolute despotsm, it
Ia their right, it Is their duty, to
throw off such government and to
provide new guards for their future
security. The history of the
present King Of Great Britain is
history Of repeated injuries and
usurpations, all having in direct
object tho establishment Of an abso-
lutte tyranny over these states"
The justification for revolution thus
Is tyranny. And what is tyranny?
The antithesis of government by free
majority consent Queer Is the logic
which argues that because tyranny
may be overthrown by force institu-
tions of freedom may also be so over
thrown. Ascribe this doctrine to
Aenine, not to jefferson.
Jefferson conceived of govern
ment where provision for orderly
change removed excuse for cata.
clysm- The Declaration saws tba,
all men are endowed with inalien.
able rights, to life, liberty and the
pursuit OF happiness. Life is MOI
respected, nor liberty regarded, no,
the free pursuit of happiness DER
mitted when any set Of men, almos
inevitably minority, enforce thei7
Will by weapons and bloodshed.
Jefferson in no way countenance.
the doctrine that one class ma,
tyrannize over others, and his phi
losophy would support rising
against such tyrant as Lenine, but
not against free republic.
In general answer to our CORE
spondent it is to be said, therefore
the democratic doctrine of revolution
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Universal Training

Inc house MlllCary Affairs COm~
mittee, yielding to the advice Of the
Republican steering committee, post
pones universal training legislation
until the next session.
The decision is born Of political
cowardice and lack of confidence in
the intelligence Of the American peo-
pie. Our war experience once again
exposed the futility Of the military
system which had broken down sue
cessively in the Revolutionary War,
the War of 1912, the Mexican War,
the Civil War and the war with
Spain. Yet convinced Congress is
afraid of the supposed prejudices OF
the people.
The old illusion, Of course, per-
sists In certain quarters that a
million Of "citizenry" can spring
full-armed to the defense Of the
country overnight. Our resurgent
pacifists want to keep us out of war
by estopping the United States from
defending itself. There are still
others who, though willing to fight
when they have to, want to escape
the inconvenience and cost Of follow
ing Washington's precept and pre-
pairing for war in time of peace.
But who has right to say this Is
the prevailing American sentiment?
1t will be profoundly discouraging
if the postponement is generally ac-
cepted as a surrender to the do-noth-
ing or do-as-little-as- possible theory.
We cannot believe there is such q
surrender. The new army reorgani-
zation bill breaks definitely with the
old military system. The regular
army is concerned. The regular army
is to be reduced to the role Of a police
force, guarding our borders and
garrisoning the dependencies. It is
not large enough for other purposes.
If it We're meant to be our main
agency of defense it would have to
be expanded, and the cost of such an
expanded standing army would be
nearly prohibitive. Since the regu-
lar army is to remain only as a
policing body, another force must
supplement 1t. Such a force--ade-
quate in size-can be obtained only
through the general training of the
youth Of the country A short
service with the colors exceed
ing six would benefit young
men physically and morally. It
would contribute to education. to
self-rehance and to Americanizatlon
1t would throw men Of all groups to-
gether-to the advantage of every
group. BY distributing impartially
The obligation of service it is demo
cratic and leveling It's essence is
equality Of citizenship. 1t has devel-
oped freely in the most advanced
GenioSfarieS' iike Ausuralla ana
Switzerland. 1t is adapted to the
United States We have been pre-
vented from trying it only because
of ancient prejudices created by our
undemocratic military system.
These prejudices are naturally
still strongest inside the government.
TIE people We're far ahead of the
government in seeing the necessity
FOR CONSUMPTION and demanding it.
We believe that they are also far
ahead of Congress in approaching
the utility and justice of universal
military training
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
The AYistocrat in Her Tin Tub

There are a number Of things
about the Middle Ages and various
other antique eras that have ap-
pealed to us, and we have heretofore
always listened humbly and patient
ly while worshipers Of the past have
bcwailed departed glories. But we
have listened once too often. We
have read clear through piece by
Katharine Fullerton Gerould devoted
largely to the praise Of the tin bath
tub, and we shall never find our old
faith again.
Avowedly and consciously Miss
Gerould is damning the "new SIM
plicity" and the whole stream Of our
democracy as it is at present stream
ing-away from truth and courtesy
and the higher virtues and toward
nothing at all but open plumbing
darkly and degenerately arrived at.
AS nearly as we can sum up the
/ thought of Miss Gerould it is that all
Of our Western civilization, from
Babylon and the Greeks down, is
rapidly running out Of It's porcelain
bathtub through the waste-pipe Of
democracy.
There is an admirable case to be
made for all this sort Of thing, and
we paid no especial attention to this
particular statement of the theory
until we struck the tin hathtub.
Then we knew that 1t was all wrong
- that whatever Miss Gerould
thought she was doing she was
really upholding not aristocracy and
/ the past on their merits but aristoc-
racy and the past because they were
the past. 1t is Miss Gerould's dec
laration that there is nothing to a
porcelain bathtub as against the
portable tin tub Of Great Britain,
provided you have enough servants
to handle the latter. Perhaps we
should debate this notion respect
fully. But we shall not. The hor-
rible ceremony of the British tin tub
needs but to be experienced to be
Stunned. Or If this trial is too
greatly dreaded it may be read Of
in masters words in Mr.. Arnold
Benefits "A Great Man." which
contains full-length portrait, meta
phorcally speaking, Of this strange
and awful ritual. Not if we had a
hundred slaves to serve us in tin
would we exchange. for it the white
and luxurious solitude Of the Ameri-
can bathtub.
We fear that Miss Gerould, in her
devotion to the tin tub, has lost her
common sense. She also reveals a
sad failure to understand a very
real part Of American fun in living.
A flock Of servants, one standing by
your soup plate to snatch it from
you 1t in an unguarded moment you
set down your spoon, another lurk-
ing beyond your bedroom door to
turn your socks inside out or draw
a tub too hot or too cold, and so on,
from Saturday night to Monday
morning, are a real annoyance to q
proper American. They are con-
venient in spots. But they destroy
independence; they end solitude
They reduce life to a thing Of cramp-
ing. deadly. circumscribing conven.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

The Post tries to show how ridicu-
lous it would have been II to the re-
port Of tho Declaration Of Independ-
ence, or of the meeting between Mark
Antony and Cleopatra, a description Of
Benjamin Franklin's and Mark An
tony's costumes had been added. 1t
would have been highly interesting
and would have displayed ingenious
accuracy on the reporters part. Not
the least thrilling parts of Pepys's
Diary are concerned with apparel.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
The Coming 7'ower
A Slopshirc Lad

Losthliest Of streets Is Broadway, now,
A miracle of muck. l vow.
The cops they find 1t quito bore
Ferryins the ladies DER.
Now, of my thrcescore years and ten.
Twenty will not como again.
And take from seventy springs a score.
1t only leaves me fifty more.
And since to see such heaps OF goo.
Fifty springs arc all too few;
About the forties I will go
And paddle through laucscent snow.
GERARD DE ToURNELLn.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Which Is the Natter

(Frons The Montgomery Adcsrs&s0
Is the world having moro troupss
than formerly. or is it that thsss =
more publicity1
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Echoes From Any Dinner PARTY

well, understand there's q place
in Jones Street. No, they won't de-
liver it; you've got to call for it in
taxi, but anybody can get it,"
"SlX barrels of gin, my dear! Think
Of it! And they never take a drop
themselves
"No drinks worth that price, say.
I always could take it or leave Il
alone. There's limit"
Right over the bar, Jack said. Open
as daylight. | don't know just where
One Of those queer streets off Seventh
Avenue"
"Mr. Blank. Of Chicago, gave me
wonderful receipt. No, | haven't tried
It yet. Let's see: forget exactly, but
| know you put yeast in and let it
stand. Mr.. Blank says it's much better
than anything you can buy nowadays
No, | won't take chance. Not
with all this wood alcohol around
Awful, isn't it? can't decide whether
It's a good argument for or against"
HE says he wouldn't stock up, be-
falr others should But he swills
other peoples"
As | said, my dear, six barrels
In their own cellar"
"A dollar and half! No, that's
too much!"
hight over the bar. Really!"
I'm sure about the yeast"
Yes. it's awful!"-
Havana" OSCAR
Add Superduous Information, the
worlds headline, "Wilson Consulted
No One in Naming Colby for Cabinet
Inc young woman who has conducted
TINS column each previous February
zV'n gives notice that owing to the
tact that February goth this year falls
on sunday. she refuses to work this
year. And as we are an ideal EN-
ployer, We never argue. But she posi-
lively will conduct The Coming Tower
on February 20, 1924. Order Of you,
newsdealer now.-Adv.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

is that revolutionary right exists
only when institutions do not provide
for free change according to the
ascertained will Of the majority.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

We disagree with the revercd Eve
ming Post, which satirzes the Times
for describing Lady Astor's habili-
ments in the cabled account Of her
speech. To us it was the most fasci-
mating part Of the story.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Perish the Notionl

Sir; In Alarc6n's FL Captain Vcneuo is
found "Pero como exposition de su ciencia,
no Sc Mcio tanto, pucs el buen hombre
adolecia del vcio oratorio de Pero Grullo "
Professor j. D. NJ. Ford explains that
Pero Grullo is Peter Crane, fictitious
character generally cited rs the authority
for unnecessary axioms and truisms, such as
,o"r eggs make t,cc pairs Of eggs. u man
echo Is put to death is killed, etc. The
term peyo0ruUada Ga Peter Crane sayr0} }
denotes n truth universally known that
it is mere folly TO cite it."
Do you think that Mr. Ford could have
confused Pero Grullo with DR.. Frank Crane ?
H. W
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

And A II. NJ. offers prize for the
appearance Of Admiral Cary 7. Gray
sons name without the qualifying "the
Pre- esident's personal physician"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
By
Heypood Broun

He stopped to the ball, picked II up and
flung 1t at Thorgrim.' 1t hit him full
in the face. Down he went again on
his back. Then Gish turned to Thorkel.
Brother, shall we finish the game 2 "
And yet we think it might be possible
TO find an All-America team to-day
which could hold its own with the Ice
landic athletes Of long ago, concerning
whom Hewlett writes with such gusto.
We would choose Stecher, Eddie Mahan,
Walter Johnson, Jack Dempsey and
Babe Ruth Here would be combina-
ton which could rough, run, wrestle,
throw and bat the ball with all the
Thorkels and Thorgrims and Thorbi-
orns In the world.
Our suggestion as TO recent worth
while novels would include Hewlett's
'The Outlaw Mary Austin's "Outland'
and A. P Herbert's 1.-THE Secret Battle
a reader who took our advice about
"My Antonia," by Villa Sibert Gather
writes that he was delighted by the
book and wants some more. He may
choose between "The Song of the Lark
and 30 Pioneers"
1t was a Scotchman who read Hew.
let's "The Queens Quasr'' and then
commented, and 80 is the whole lot
Of them"
Anybody who wants 70 know some.
thing about psychoanaiysis, without
having to learn an entirely new Ian
guage, will probably find Andre Tridon's
"Psychoanalysis" (Huebsch) q useful
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

Ysu saa purshass msrchaHdiss advertised IN THE
TRIBUNE with absolute safst1-tcr u dtssatsfas.
= NV your msnsy hssA upen resasst. NJ rod tape
, Nc guihkilnS. We make essd promptly II the
sdvatlses dsse nee.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
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MEMBER or TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS
rhs Associated Prsss ID exclusively entitled TO- tho
ssa fox republication Of all dispatches credited
70 Il or not otherwise credited in this paper aud
sso the local news of spontaneous origin published
sssein-
All rights Of republication Of ell othe, matter
Aerein also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

Miss Euphemia Hemans Simpson, IN
tsrvlewed yesterday on Mr. A. Felt
mans poem, aaid, in part:
Here's to the Mayor OF New York City,
No man ever worked harder.
/ hope he Is enjoying his vacation
Down at Palm Beach, Florida.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

We doubt P. WIS assertion that Rud-
yard Kiping hates reporters. Our
collection is that he told Mr.. Irwin
$. Cobb and Mr. Herbert 3. Swope
otherwise; also, if ever there was a
reporter at heart, it is Kipling.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
T Cannot Sing tho Old Songs"

Sir: Even you. young you are, must
remember a song used to consider rather
devilish In the late '90s:
''They didn't do a thing to him. not single
thing to him.
He'll have TO wear his summer clothes next
fall.
While he was drinking ginger pops,
They filled him up with knockout drops,
They didn't do thing to him at all -
Also that rather pathetic ono about the
servant girl-your younger readers may not
understand this term, but the older ones
know what it means-who lighted the
kitchen fire with kerosene:
And on the following day, those who
CHANGED to pass that way
Saw sign upon the window, Girl
Wanted" " DAISY Bell
Yes, Daisy, young as we are, we re-
call those songs perfectly. Also a.
topical song, There Are Others" But
the other day, in the middle of q Kelly
pool game, when Mr.. Reginald Barlow
sang this one, it was new to US, old
as we are:
Out in the cold world, out In the street,
Asking q penny from each one | meet;
Shoeless [ wander about through the
day,
Wearing my young life in sorrow away.
No one to help me, no one to bless,
No one to pity me, none to caress
Fatheress, mothcrless, sadly ! roam,
A child Of misfortune, I'm driven from
home.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

1t appears easy enough to dodge the
police and the detectives, from ac-
counts like that Of Nicky Arnstein.
But it Is not easy IL the Guilty Feeling
suffuses one at the slightest provoca-
ton. When we, for instance, leave out
a comma or when type error ap-
pears in this Iota Of Infallibility, We
feel like giving ourself up to the police
and Telling ALL
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

Speaking Of Tho typewriter "a par.
of an orchestra, the Stamford, Conn.
Advocate advertises for sale, under
Musical Instruments, "PIANO-Baby
Grand Chevrolet at a sacrifice II sold
Immediately. Paint, tires and mechani-
cal condition perfect"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

1t was a Scotchman who read Hew.
let's "The Queens Qua!r' and then
commented, "And 80 is the whole lot
Of them"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
SUB0CHrprIoN AArES-By mail Including
Rsslass, IN THA UNITED STATES AND
GUARANTY

Sntsfsd q the Postocaos It New York Bscuud
Class Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1920-02-27

Our suggestion as to recent worth
while novels would include Hewlett's
"The Outlaw" Mary Austin's "Outland'
and A. p Herbert's 1.-THE Secret Battle
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-05

after the first Monday, in November. 1920.
III approved by majority of the votes cast
upon that question, it shall continue of force
and effect from and after January l. 1921.
otherwise 1t shall cease to be of force and eff.
feet and become null and void
Upon the ballot shall be printed: "Sball
chapter insert the ballot the number
OF the chapter) OF the laws of 1919 entitled
insert the title of the act) be continued Of
force and effectg''
Section s. This act takes effect as above
provided, subject, however, to all provisions
herein contained for its submission to the peo-
Approved July H. 1919.
Published July Is, 1919.
NOTE: If the foregoing law is ratified
by this election, it becomes the law of this
state on the subject of Intoxicating liquors
except as amended by Chapter 6s5 of the Laws
of 1919 and except affected by the Eight
and the Volstead Act of Congress enforcing
same. Ii it is. rejected, the effect will be to
reinstate the former law said subject
known as Chapter &c of the Revised Statutes,
OF 1917, with the same exceptions as above
noted.
State of WISCONSIN, Department of States.
], MERLIN HULL, Secretary of State of
the State of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true copy of
Chapter $50, Laws of 1919, and that same
has been compared by me with the original en-
rolled act now on file in this department.
Given under my hand and official seal at
the Capitol, in the City of Madison, this 30th
day of July, 1920.
MERLIN HULL,
(SEAI4l Secretary of State.