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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-25

Anchors, large and small, at Graefs
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-25

Some men just can't foot bill with out kicking.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-08-25

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New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
Decently Tidy

To the Editor of the Tribune
Sir: My JOY was great at seeing re-
Gently that sixty offenders of park
ordinances had been fined for throwing
papers on the lawns in Central Park.
We have at last Park Commissioner
who is doing his duty. | have often
wondered whether Americans could be
guilty Of such vandalism when they
are allowed such great privilege as
the freedom of our beautiful park. |
was glad to see in the notice referred
to that most of the offenders were
aliens"
l only wish--we all wish-that the
Street Commissioner would show the
civic pride and zeal of Mr. Gallatin.
There are streets in the neighborhood ID
of Madison Square (and many others)
that would disgrace a Western frontier
town.
l have in mind one of the worst
spots Twenty-third Street, between
Broadway and Fourth Avenue, south
side. The pavements are Uttered with
papers and rubbish at all hours of the
day. If the city is too poor to keep its
pavements clean and too cowardlv to
arrest the offenders, some other means
should be devised to keep the richest
city in the world decently tidy.
A CONSTANT OBSERVER.
New York, May %, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
Can Boxing Be Restored?

Once again boxing returns to
New York upon terms which permit
genuine and lusty revival of this
ancient and admirable sport. The
revival comes under the best aus
pices, through no petty manipula-
ton by interested parties, but in
consequence of the new lesson of
health, stamina and couragNtaught
by the war.
Every one will hope for the con-
tinued success Of the sport. Yet
there is no ignoring the perils which
it faces and the possibility that the
revival will be i'll fated and short
lived. The question rests wholly with
those who conduct the sport. In
the first instance responsibility rests
upon the commissioners. Their con-
troll must be rigid, their standards
the highest, and there must be the
promptest debarring in cases of
crookedness or corruption.
Boxing has fallen on evil days,
and it will require ability and moral
integrity to restore it to permanent
health. If these attributes are lack
ing boxing will disappear again, soon
and deservedly
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
A President in Pajamas

That famous word 6gaHt6 might
have been invented to lend a moral
to the predicament of Paul De-
schanel, President of the French Re-
public, walking the ties of railroad
in his pajamas and bereft by a
whisk of fate of every last vestige Of
rank and position. The friendly
tracllman who cared for the bruised
apparition from nowhere showed a
proper Gallo common sense in re-
fusing to swallow this improbable
yarn of the Presidents falling off
train and being there present in
pajamas.
Who is there in this world of
sham and concealment who could ex-
pect different fate? We all need
our proper equipment of clothes and
cleanliness and all our equipment
of civilization to seem to others what
we think we are--even to feel our
selves that we are that wonderful
being. What happened in The Ad-
mirable Ca'ichton must happen to
any one under similar circumstances.
Cast us up on desert island, and
there we get egaNt6 for the first
time barring such momentary mis-
chances as that Of the French
President.
Does this equality last, by the way?
1t does not, as The Admirable
Crichton made distressingly plain.
1t lasts a little longer than the pre-
dicament of NJ. Deschanel, for there
must be time for ability to prove
itself and the strongest and ablest
to force his way to the top. But in
the life Of the world the pause is
momentary. Put the whole world
back to scratch, start the race all
over again, and see how swiftly the
field would be scattered! Put the
whole world into pajamas, and
; N%A3 =" iiiOiiC1i, q WOulQ SGC SOIIlc
pajamaless, some clad in good cos
TUNES, and few enough at the level
of the start.
Communism in Russia was an ef-
fort not only to put everybody into
pajanlas but to keep him there by
minute regulation. 1t is already
history that all pretense of equality
has been abandoned. The powerful
and able-the successors of the old
czars-are on top, exactly as if there
had never been a fresh start and
equality for all. So we reach the
confusing conclusion that, whereas
clothes make the man, there is no
salvation in attempting to make all
men equal by dressing them alike.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
The Costly Primary

The investigation now on at Wash
ington into re-convention campaign
expenditures is taking an expected
course. Chairman Kenyon of the
committee, who has been on the
stump for johnson, seems to think
the hearing is to injure Wood, while
the Democratic members not unnat-
urally labor to bespatter all Repub-
lican candidates, on the theory that
one of them will be chosen and it
is time to weaken him.
With sincere attempts to lessen
political expenditures and to get rid
of expensive primary campaigns the
right-minded of cou"se sympathize.
But for mean efforts, born of per-
sonal narrowness and heated feel
ings, to bring men into unjust disre-
pute there must be contempt. And
when an investigation is held while
a contest is raging it is almost cer-
tain to degenerate. 1t becomes a
game of protecting your man and
seeking to injure the rival that you
fear.
No evidence has been produced in
dicating that the expenditures this
year have been unclean. Seldom has
our politics been shown less corrupt.
The disbursements have been for in
nocent purposes. Some candidates
have spent more than others, but
this has been because they have COW
cred more states. AS far as can be
discemed the expenditures have been
strikingly similar in their items.
So far no way has been discovered
to carry on primary campaigns eX-
cept at heavy cost. When the pri-
mary system was coming into vogue
this consequence was generally rec
ognized. We can't have things two
ways. If candidates are to be
brought into contact with great null
titudes it is inevitable to have large
contributions. We must choose, it
would seem, between selecting dele
gates in the old machine way or
paying bills for meetings, printing,
brass bands and the like. TO limit
expenditures to $4,000 per state
means the primary system will not
function.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
A Long Way to Ararat

The opinion seems to prevail at
Washington, without regard to par
ty, except the small faction which
still genuhects to the White House,
that it is long way from the
Potomac to Ararat. So the recon-
mendation that this country accept
a mandate over Armenia is likely to
sleep with the company of the ig-
nored.
Why the project was brought for
ward at this time is not explained.
The surmise of The London Daily
Neacs is perhaps as good as any
other-namely, that the Presidents
action "doubtless has tactical bear
ing on the impending election cam
paign." The President, Of course,
knows how little is the possibility
of his advice touching Armenia
being followed, and speaks to no
practical end; but he probably has
hopes of embarrassing his oppo-
nents.
The hither slopes of the Cauca-
sus, the borderland between Asia
and Europe, for centuries have been
a troubled region, populated by a
multitude of races. To become the
military overload of Armenia, at an
expense, according to the Harbord
report, of S88,0O0,00o annually,
would involve us in the Asiatic
Balkans. Two wars are now going
on there, and more are in prospect
We are neither willing nor sufi-
GENTLY prepared at the present time
to take charge Of so distant and
chaotic land Besides, our respon-
sibilities are on this hemisphere. We
have neglected much here in the last
seven or eight years which should
be put in order before we go roam
ing half way around the world in
search Of more trouble.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
The Walker 2.75 Act

The Federal wartime prohibition
act, which went into effect on June
30, 1919, Provides that until the
conclusion Of the present war and
thereafter until the termination of
mobilization, the date of which shall
be determined and declared by the
President" the sale Of distilled,
Vlnous or malt Intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes shall be un-
lawful.
So the signature of the PTS beer
bill by the Governor of New York
does not lift the dry embargo. The
President has not proclaimed that
the war is at end and that the
period of rehabilitation is over.
Not until there is formal peace will
the Walker law, even though other
wise valid, become operative. 1t was
on this ground-namely, that a 2.75
beer bill at the present time is a
futility-that Governor Coolidge re-
Gently vetoed a bill passed by the
Massachusetts Legislature.
But some day doubtless a Presi-
dent will sit who will proclaim that
peace exists and that rehabilitation
is finished. Then the Walker act
must jump two bars to reach the
postures Of actuality. 1t must be
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
he Smoke Screen
A Prayer for q Stiff Breeze
20 BEouU 1T AtUoy
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: AS a graduate of the Naval
Academy and an ex-naval officer who
has just resigned l have been much
interested in your editorials on the
Sims-Daniels controversy.
Last night [ came upon this in
Admiral Fishers "Memories" As you
know, he has spent a good deal of his
life trying to give England a decently
efficient navy, in spite of politicians.
This is what he says, and it has some
thing Of the bluff Sims "aroma" about it,
and to my mind throws considerable
light on the whole business Of naval
officers patriotically getting up and say
ing what they really think for the good
of the service and the ultimate safety
of the country. Says Admiral Fisher:
Il nope l shall not be considered pre-
sumptuous in saying all this. l humbly
confess | am neither diplomatist nor
= politician. | thank God l am neither.
The former are senile and the latter
are liars
Without emphasizing too much excep-
tions to the above, quote the following
from the same letter: THAT great Amer
lean, Mr.. Choate, sWore to me before
going to The Hague that he would
side with England" Which reminded
me that there have been other Ameri-
cans who, having no particular political
ak to polish or Difference to pro- Hun
sympathy, were not ashamed to declare
their affection for land with which
many of us have much in common. And
no one ought to accuse that stanch old
New Highlander Of scrvilely soft-soap-
ing Jhe English, he who joyously
boastcd in the lions den OF our Amer
ican delight in "twisting his tail to
bear him roar"
The admiral also says: eve have no
idea, at the Foreign Office, of coping
with the German propaganda in Amer
lea. Our naval attache in the United
States tells me that the German En-
peror is unceasing in his efforts to win
over the American official authorities,
and that the German Embassy at Wash
ington is far and away in the ascendant
with the American government" The
German propaganda is matter of
record.
Could anything be more unpatrotic-
ally un-American than toadying to the
9atural prejudices of loyal Americans
of German descent to camoufage an
important issue and cover up a policy
of busybody reforming and self and
party advertisement, which has driven
the esprit of the navy to point where
even chief petty officers (the highest
non-commssioned rating) are deserting?
This, it appears to me, is the purpose
If what you SO nautically term "The
Smoke Screen" which has recently be-
fouled the atmosphere and still hangs
undisturbad about the crippled enemy.
Let all who would see truth triumph
pray for stiff breeze to clear it away,
that our gallant Admiral Sims may
keep his guns going-his ammunition
must be near.i exhaustless-for, as Kip
ling puts it, ~e would not see "the
truth he's spoken twisted by knayes
to make trap for fools"
THEODORE WELD STERLING.
New York, May %, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26

other states in which no real popu-
lar Judgment was obtained. The
list Of eligibles, based on demon
stration Of national strength, is
small. 1t includes Wood, Johnson,
Hoover and Lowden. These are
the real contenders at Chicago.
And General Wood, who has run far
better the country over than any Of
his rivals, has the best claim on the
nomination, if the convention is to
base it's action on the manifest in
tent of the voters,
There is no need of clark horse"
at Chicago. Republican voters gen
ersflly want nominee chosen from
the group of candidates in whom
there has already been an attestation
of popular faith.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
Mr.. Colby 8 Reticence

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Mr. Porter, chairman of the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs, is
endeavoring to prevent action on the
resolutions before the committee which
propose recognition of the Irish Re-
public and sending an American rep
resentative to its government. When
he asked the opinion of Secretary
Colby on the resolutions the latter re-
Piled: at seems hardly proper for
me to attempt to guide the action of
your committee by an expression of
opinion of legislation at this stage"
Thus Secretary Colby has thrown away
an opportunity to do his country
great service.
The meddling of our Congressman in
the affairs of Great Britain only strains
the good relations of the two countries,
and it is not a commendable love of
the ideal of liberty which prompts
this action, blt contemplate fear of
Congressman had courage enough to
hold their country's interests above
their own they would keep their mouths
shut on this matter.
Secretary Colby deserves to be con-
demand for pusillanimously refusing to
use his influence to squelch these pro-
ceedings, which are a disgrace to the
American people. DAVID HALL.
Cambridge, Mass, May %, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
A Primer of Economy

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Regarding the h. c. of l. and
the many remedies prescribed therefor,
l would like to add my advice to the
victims. am trying it out myself and
find it very satisfactory. Here it is:
Don't patronize high priced restau-
rants-eat your dinner at home and
make it a simple meal. Carry your
luncheon downtown--a banana and a
couple of apples make an excellent
lunch.
Don't patronize any theater or
movie 1t will do you good to take IA
walk in the fresh air every evening
for an hour or so. You'll sleep better
and feel 100 per cent better next morn
ing.
Shine your own shoes-a simple job
You don't need the old style brushes
for this purpose-just rag and one
Of the many prepared shoe dressings.
Shave yourself every morning I
wouldn't miss that luxury for a good
deal. When you go to a barber for
q h'i1 -cuU HeNe1 AA'Ao Ile HaIhpoolHg,
slngelng, massage, expensive tonics,
etc, that the barber will recommend.
Buy only one newspaper day (pref-
erably The Tribune). The papers all
have practically the same news. You
can get along nicely without the vari-
Gus funny pages.
Try this for month and you'll Won
der how you ever were such a fool for
so many years. II. c. l..
New York, May %, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
The Daniels "W-r Plans"

Il am the Secretary Cf the Navy
and shall answer you in accordance
with the duties Of my Office said
Mr.. Daniels, when Senator Hale
asked him to tell the committee,
yes or no." whether between
August, 1914, and April, 1917, the
Navy Department had any plans for
war against Germany in cooperation
with the Allies. That is an ingenu-
GUS way Of lodging embarrassing
questions. But it will hardly work
Secretary Daniels has made certain
statements about the existence Of
war plans and his knowledge Of
them. Can he make those state
ments good under alert cross-exami-
nation?
He has said, in the first place, that
he instructed the General Board of
the Navy to prepare war plan in
March, 1915. Did the board prepare
such plan at his suggestion and
was it submitted to him? He ad-
mitted on Monday that he couldn't
recall whether Admiral Fiske, who
was then aide for naval operations,
had brought him a report from the
General Board, signed by Admiral
Dewey. He would make no more
positive statement than that if Adj
miral Fiske did submit such a re-
port, Il probably put it aside, know
ing there would soon be a new chief
of operations. When in 1916 did
the General Board prepare a plan
for war against Germany? When
did the Secretary eventually take it
up and what became Of it?
Mr.. Daniels is also reported as
saying t hat on February 10, 1917,
he submitted to the General Board
problem based on a declaration of
war against Germany, asking for
an estimate Of the situation direct
ed at close cooperation with the AL
lies and the best method of driving
the submarines from the seas and
using American battleships." An
answer was returned on February
II, he added. But when the commit
tee requested the Secretary to fur
nlsh copy of the problem he said
that, unfortunately. there was only
one copy and that it was lost.
The celebrated letter written by
Admiral Fiske predicting American
ENHANCEMENT in the war was also
officially ''lost" for time. But it
was recovered when the Senate
called for it.
1t would be extremely interesting
to know what war policy was rec
ommended by the General Board in
February, 1917. In the early sum-
mer Of that year policy was out
lined by Admiral Benson in dis
patch to Admiral Sims. Admiral
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
Engineer Hoouer
4 Cartoon That Made General
Wood Seem the Right Man

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Is it not of the very essence of
teaching by illustrations (cartoons) that
they should be true to fact?
| am great admirer of Ding's art
as generally set forth in The Tribune,
yet it seems to me that in to-day's con-
tribution he very greatly msrepresents
the facts.
The main implications are two:
Frst-That to- continue the Consttu-
ton an engineer was necessary; that
Washington was then an active engi-
neer, and that he only was its author.
Second-That Mr.. Hoover, being an
engineer, is thereby fully qualified to
execute the provisions of the Constitu-
ton.
The first implication is misrepre-
sentation, because what Washington
contributed was due primarily to
disposition, temperament and ability
which were the result of heredity and
training that enabled him to take coun-
sci with others and render to every
man his just due without distinction,
and which training can only include
engineering as an incidental.
That he was not at the time depicted
in the cartoon an active engineer and
that h, was only one Of thirty-nine
whose labors during four months gave
US the Constitution.
The second implication is by Mr.
Hoover's own record an already proven
misrepresentation, in the matters of his
favoring the campaign request Of Mr.
Wilson in 1918 and the league Of ma
tions covenant just as brought back by
Mr.. Wilson.
More than mechanical ability is
needed in the high office for which he
is mentioned.
Large vision is required. Mr.. Hoover,
judged by the instances cited lacks
large vision.
General Wood has proven himself
possessed of this vision, as is clearly
shown by his record in Cuba the Philip
pines, Plattsburg idea, etc
These instances also prove his capacity
as an administrator and statesman.
His general cvel-headedness is shown
by his course of action under great
provocation during the war and the
recent Gary trouble
I am glad to see that editoraliy you
seem to have definitely decided for Cen
eral Wood
The voters will smite Wilson chip
and thigh" in November.
Meanwhile, "saw wood for Wood!"
0. T. R.
Stamford, Conn, May %, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26

power of a New York Legislature
to define what is Intoxicating, and,
second, that its definition does not
need to be the same as that of Con-
gress.
1t is easy to guess whether 2.75
beer is Intoxicating or not. The
solicitude Of large multitude to
have it sold answers the question.
The Supreme Court is likely, if it
addresses itself to the point Of fact,
to follow common sense and disre-
gard the swearing match of the
experts.
But the legal point is another
matter. Has the Legislature Of
New York non-reviewable power to
give judgment? The Walker act
says that it is to enforce the Eigh-
teenth Amendment, and the amend
ment gives it concurrent power with
Congress- What is the force Of the
word "concurrent"? The Supreme
Court has never passed on this ques-
tion under similar conditions, and
lawyers have a dazed look as they
seek to develop a convincing argu-
ment either way.
But there is another phase of the
Walker act. Should the Volstead
law be invalidated, New York would
have an anti-saloon law with teeth
to it, such a one as prohibitionists
would have been delighted with two
or three years ago.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
Ozark Horses"
function

No Republican National Convention
since 1888 has nominated for Presi-
dent a clark horse" candidate
designating by that term also aspi-
rants who, though formally nomi-
mated, had at the beginning little
more than "favorite son" support.
Benjamin Harrison, who won after
a deadlock at Chicago thirty-two
years ago, was not clark horse"
in the sense that his candidacy
wasn't open and avowed. He was a
national figure and had votes from
other states than Indiana. Yet he
lacked the solid support Of the Indi-
ana delegation and had another
Indianian, Judge Walter Q. Gresh-
am, as a rival. Gresham, going on
the Federal bench, had transferred
his residence to Illinois, and was
supported by that state. On the first
ballot Gresham received Ill votes to
Harrison's 80. John Sherman was
the leading candidate up to the end
Of the sixth ballot. On that ballot
he had 244 votes and Russell A. Alger
1877. Harrison had increased his
strength from 80 to 231. Harrison
was nominated on the eighth ballot.
In 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908 and
1912 Republican Presidential nomi-
nations were made on the first bal
lot. In 1916 Charles E. Hughes,
leading candidate on the first ballot,
was nominated on the third In the
Republican party the clark horse
candidate has become practically eX-
tinct.
The reasons for this increasing
concentration of opinion are to be
found in the fading out of the old
factional feuds Of the Blaine Grant
era and the broadening out Of party
control. Thirty years ago the con-
ventions were ruled by politicians.
Electing delegates and then getting
them seated was a special art. The
misrepresentation of the Southern
states opened a rich field for corrup-
tion and manipulation. The pruning
of the Southern delegations and the
adoption Of the primary method of
election in many Of the Northern
states have enabled the rank and file
of the party to make their will more
directly felt. Before a convention
meets these days 1t knows which
candidates can base their claims on
genuine nationwide support and
which must depend for success on
the favor of an inside group of
party workers and leaders.
This year the primary results
though giving no candidate major
ity of the delegates, have clearly dis
closed the trend Of party sentiment.
There are few "favorite sons"
supported by delegations which
are still holding together with a view
to disposing of their votes later to
the best advantage. Bur the judg-
ment of the party, so far as it has
been freely expressed, has crystal
ized about the three or four men
who ~ere capable Of making an ap-
peal To the country at larga. What
happened in the primary states un-
doubtedly reflects the feeling in the
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26

Benson's idea was to keep the Amer
lean fleet intact for postwar emer-
gencies, avoiding risks and casual
ties as far as possible. Did the Dan
iels problem also contemplate the re-
tention of our fighting forces on this
side of the Atlantic?
The Secretary has raised some
highly interesting questions. He
can't run away from them by claim
ing "Pinafore"- like immunity on
the stand on the ground of his
sensitive dignity.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune lnc.)

possibly by the fact that Abraham Lin
coin and Governor Coolidge are similar
types OF men in some ways. The
Governor knows the life Of Lincoln and
his speeches better, perhaps, than any
ether politician. F.. L. ADAMS
Boston, Mass, May %, 1920.