The Washington herald., 1920-11-17
'SOLON FAVORS
HIGHER TARIFF
Newly Elected SenatorF From
Louisiana Seeks Revision
Upward.
~ GEoRGE PERRY nosRIs.

~ GkoA0E FEhht .Otc.
The -protectionist' sentiment Of
the New South. much. Increased by
the experiences OF the waf. 10 TO
have an ardent champion In the
new Senator from Louisiana. Edwin
8. Broussard. He In nothing ~ not
thoroughgoine. Il am" he says.
"for a top 20 bottom revision OF
the tariff. ! am against the time |
honored Southern policy, Of 'tarir
for revenue only, for ! know to-
day that a free trade nation cannot
continue its existence. The tSrin
should be taken entirely out OF
politics and made a national policy
and put in the hands OF board
which will formulate regulations 90
conform to business necessities, not
the political exIgencies Of this ma
ton" Not the least important de-
tail OF this statement 10 its cham
pionshIp Of a tariff board with
power that IL more than advisory.
/ In Memory OF John Alfre< Brsshear.
The next meeting Of the Ameri-
can Society Of Mechanical Engi-
neers will feature a memorial serv-
ice in honor OF DIR. John Alfred
Brsshear. a scientist. and In his day
the country's most famous maker OF
astronomical instruments. President
Pritchett. OF the Carnegie Founda-
tion for the Advancement OF Teach
ing. IL to be the eulogist. Ne will
have abundant material BrasheEr
came up from the ranks Of labor
through sheer ability and character
to the status Of an international
hgure and he adorned the life OF
Pittsburgh while he lived much
/ h0n a.
and steel industry did.
A Woman Radical OF the Old school.
Eighty years ago Msrula W
Kicker was born in the village OF
| New Durham, y. H.. and the other
day she died in the city Of Dover In
the same State. Washingtonians of
the soc and eos will recall her
we'll for she won some notoriety By
being admitted In 1889 to practice
law in the District and nine years
later she was admitted to practice
before the Federal Supreme Court.
She was an early advocate OF equal
suffrage, forcing the issue upon the
New Hampshire Legislature by her
impOrtunate petitions. Her large
hesrtedness early won her Interest
in prisoners. and especially friend
less ones who came forth TO suffer
from the tsint: and long before
Maud Ballington Booth took up this
j work as a life career. Miss Kicker
J was alert to the need. Heterodox
in religion. an intense admirer Of
! Thomas Paine and Of Robert @.
Ingersoll. and not at all backward
in proclaiming her rejection Of the
dominant creed OF her fellow coun-
trymen and coUntrywomen. she had
to pay the penalty.
!, A senator Who L. n Scientist.
4 II Wisconsin had elected Dr. Paul
I Reinsch as its Junior United States
Senator the nation would have had
an expert in knowledge ol condI-
tions in the Far East where he
could have been useful. As il - ,
! now China will continUe 70 profit
I by his advice. North Dakota. how
! ever, has managed to put within our
/ House OF Lords a lswmsker VINO.
\ when il comes to dealing with prob
I lens of agriculture, economics and
I rural well-being, will speak with
;, authority. The president OF the
Massachusetts Agricultural College.
! Kenyon r. Butterfeld. who f. not a
radical. has been telling New Eng
lsnders to quit worrying about SEN
ator-elect Ladd. who has come To
the Senate as a Republican with
nonpsrtisan league Affiliations.
'i3 A
, He calls attention to the fact
that Senator Ladd was born in
Maine, graduated at the State uni
versity. is a chemist Of eminence
and a man who is essentially a
scientist. His mind is keen but
! sympathetic in temper and he is
jUdicious in counsel with a solid
, sense Of the realities" Of the farm
iers' economic difficulties. which he
|. will try to remedy. President But
terfield tells his Massachusetts fell
low citizens that the league is a
rather extreme expression Of an
sgrarian movement that is getting
under way very rapidly: that IL is
not to be trifled with: that IL will
) not be downed by abuse. and that
= IL can only be checked by Construc-
} tive legislation. Recent uttersnCes
+, by conservative Grange officials In
! New England indicate that the
; farmers Of that region are getting
ready for radicalism IL something is
/ not done soon by Congress
BeIIIcose Count okuma.
The most distinct threat OF war
by Japan on the United States mad.
by any man Of eminence strangely
enough comes from Count Okums.
the old Liberal leader and at one
time far more friendly to the United
States than any OF the leaders 80
his generation. He has been tend
ing toward more martial amt
strictly nationalistic spirit Of late
years, and the psychology OF the
change IL Is interesting to speuu-
late about. However. elderly Lib
erals are rare. Times night. dis
illusionment. the irreverence Of the
new generation for the old. death
Of friends. and sclerosis of the
channels of the affections almost al