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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-10
A Plan to Supply Agricultural Labor

To THE NEW York HERALD: Instead
Of suspending immigration for two years
with the proposed exception of rela-
tives of citizens-why not make an ex-
ception in the case OF agriculturists, or
those who undertake and agree to de-
vote themselves to agricultural pursuits
for at least two years after being al
lowed TO land here and also to be-
come American citizens?
This would prevent our cities and
manufacturing districts from being
flooded with cheap foreign labor in COM
petition with our out of workers, and at
the same time help the farmers and those
interested in agriculture to obtain the
labor on which the existence of their
enterprises depends.
II might be further provided that no
immigrant should receive a passport
from the point Of his departure unless
he was strong and healthy and able
to work, as proposed, and was also of
good repute In the district from which
he intended to emigrate. The onus of
proof Of this to be on the immigrant.
The question OF admitting young
women suitable for domestic service 1.
another matter that should be consld-
cred. Undesirables would, of course. be
debarred under any circumstances.
EDWIN CHARLES ELLIOTT.
NEW YORK, December o.
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Ion model Venus went out of the mode
several thousands of years ago and
that since then there have been as
many changes In style as there are
inches in the distance from the earth
to the sun. Besides, If we are not
mistaken, Venus was held up as a
model by reformers who would do
away with corsets And judging
from the advertisements 1t may be
safely said that corsets are still made,
sold and worn.
DR.. SMITH apparently expects much
help from women now that they have
the vote" Perhaps he is right. Who
is to enforce the law, who is to be
the Kramer of the high heel meas
ure? When that bill is introduced,
what is the sacred Goldfish of Beacon
Hill going to do about 1t?
Without disrespect to any progress
sive and enlightened reformer, 1t may
be set down as fact that laws to
regulate woman's dress are laws
which invoke violation and the en-
forcement OF which enlists the SYM
pathy Of nobody. ThisN ancient truth
should be borne in mind; besides,
what administration would court the
opposition of the wearers Of high
heels?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-10
Mime. Easton Successful in Carmen"
Suddenly Called to the Role by Miss Farrars Illness
She Achieves Artistic Triumph

The first named was represented by
his complacent overture TO Rosa
munde," his time honored b minor SYM
phouy. and two songs. Death and the
Nader" and The ECl King" Weber
was exhibited in the "Oberon" overture
and Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster
from the same opera. Mendelssohn fin
ished the proceedings with his cheerful
Italian symphony. The singer of the
concert was Nine Matzenauer, who
was not in good voice and sang with
much labor and little style. The or
chestra discharged its congenial duties
admirably.
In the same hall In the evening the
Philharmonic Society performed table
d'hote programme. Bach had three
numbers, the Brandenburg concerto In
T. Max Rogers transcription OF 20
Nan, Thy Grievous Sin Bemoan." and
Abert's arrangement of a prelude, cho-
raj and fugue Then by way of piquant
contrast came Strauss TIL Eulen-
spiegel," which was followed by Albert
RousseI's LES DieuS dams POmbre des
Cayernes ("Evocations, No. 10. The
concert concluded with Tschaikowsky'
.'Francesca da Rimini."
The programme was Ill planned anu
threatened indigestion for the nearer.
But a large audience was present and
apparently had appetite for the least.
None of the compositions. except thae
of NJ. Roussel, was unfamiliar TO Fhii-
harmonic patrons.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-10
Policing Central Park.
Watch Towers and Searchlights to
Detect MalefactOrs Advocated.

To THE NEW York HERALD: The re-
cent murder in Central Park near the
Hotel Majestic has impeled me to sug-
e to the Commissioner of Parks a
plan TO combat and defeat the thug and
holdup man in that park.
/ frequently visit Central Parl. Tor
n constitutional. There must be hum
dreds of busy workers who would do
the same after a days hard toll in the
city. But the danger of walk there
would deter them and so deprive them
of a citizens right to enjoy his own
park.
MY suggestion is as follows
Place many elevated watch cabins in
suitable positions in the park. The ele-
vations should be always sufficient to
overlook large areas. Each watch cabin
should be equipped with a searchlight
revolving in any desired direction. BY
these means at any time the policemen
In charge could search all suspicious or
dark corners of the park.
At a given signal several searchllghts
could come into action simultaneously
IL necessary, and policemen on their
posts about the park could at once be
on the alert and able to spot gil per-
sons exposed by the searchiight. All
cabins would be connected by telephone.
contend this plan of watch cabins
and searchlights would completely foil
the thug and holdup danger.
DILLON SHALLAED.
NEW YoRK, December g.
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The Fizzling League.

We took pleasure the other day In
chronicling Mr.. HENRY W. TAFTs
manly and candid avowal that in the
early days OF the discussion Of Article
X. "the heart Of the Covenant" he
was totally mistaken as TO its origin
and significance. He favored Article
Y. because he believed that the Eu-
ropean nations demanded 1t.
ave were all misled," Mr.. HENRY
w. TAFT now says. "Mr. WILSON was
the potent force which insisted upon
the insertion of Article X. in the Cove
nant. The one idea Of the League
which, more than any other, was
fraught with danger Of international
complications terminated on this side
Of the Atlantic; and it has now been
rejected by the American people"
Mr.. WILLIAM II. TAFT makes a
similar and equally notable admis-
sion in the Pa6iic Ledger of Phila-
delphia. He is referring to the spirited
efforts of Mr.. RowEIA, the Canadian
delegate, to put through interpreta-
tive resolutions, practically amount
ing to amendments or reservations, at
the present session at Geneva with
out waiting for the session of 1921.
Fix President TAFT remarks that 4
Mr.. RowELL and Mr.. VIvIANr arc
right in their view that a nation is
bound by the acts of its delegates In
the Assembly or Council, then 1t must
be admitted that the Covenant means
something very different from what
its American supporters thought 1t to
mean, and that 1.-THE fears of its OPP
ponents as to Its effect are better
founded than the American sup.
porters Of the treaty have been willing
to admit"
Ex-Presldent TAFT's further conclu
sion, In the light OF the actual pro
ceedings at Geneva, Is that the variety
Of interpretations given to the Cove
nant and the unexpected character OF
some of them make the need for
Qualification and revision Of it much
more apparent.
OF the contributors to 1.-THE Cove
nanter" whose able explications O.
League law are classics, we now Deet
to hear only from the Hon. GEoRel
w. WIcKERsHAM and President Low
ELL Of Harvard that they misappre
hended the meaning Of the great in
strument they labored to get thu
American people to accept.
Meanwhile, 1t is becoming every da!
more apparent to the common sens
of the American people that few ques
lions are of less practical importance
than the meaning Of this or that arti
Gle in the morlbund covenant whicl
the League to Enforce Peace spent 81
much time and money In advertising
as the universal solvent.
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Laws and Houses.
Building viii BE Resumed When In.
yestors Find IL Profitable.

To THE NEW York HERALD: II II Is
true that the Lockwood committee is to
recommend drastic legislation" and a
new State commission to supervise build
ing operations the cure is indeed worse
than the disease.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS attempt TO
mine coal with court injunctions and the
Lever act was not successful. and quite
az abortive would prove an effort 10
erect houses by passing moro laws.
Funds cannot be legislated into building
loans and houses will be built when
Il pays 20 build thom. A State commits
sion would restrict building and increase
the cost thereof, since IL would Involve
tho creation OF a lot more tax consum-
ing Jobs.
so-called prohibition supports this con-
tention: every time a new Government
agency takes a hand In enforcing II tho
price OF liquor moves up TO level
which includes the added graft collected
by the officials for the privilege OF dis
penslng or transporting II.
ALBEIT r. GArLATIE.
NEW YorK, December o
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-10
Cabinet Reform.
A Privy Council Proposed to Assist
the President.

To THE NEW York HERALD Your
editorial article relative to the Presi-
dents Cabinet is extremely interesting
and unquestionably wise in its argument
in favor of not too many members.
The following occurs to me as sug-
gestion which appears TO possess many
advantages, not in lieu of Cabinet of
course, but as an assistant organization.
1 would propose what might be termed
q privy council made up Of men distinctly
representative OF various lines of In
dustry and commerce. as fully as possi-
Bile embracing all who would be honored
by being chosen and stimulated to spe-
cial effort to add constantly to their
general knowledge in their respective
lines and to crystalline OF condense such
information, thus making It readily
available and of greatest value IL or
when called for.
This council need not be modelled ex-
actly in accordance with those existing
In other countries, but might be adapted
10 American conditions and become q
valuable aid to the President and his
Cabinet. ~ r. y.
New YoRK, December Q.
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The War Finance Corporation.

The War Finance Corporation, de-
scribed at length in Secretary HoUs-
ToN's report. was endowed by Con
gress with an adequate capital fund
to promote American foreign trade,
and we know Of no more propitious mo-
ment than now for the employment
of this money as originally intended
Senator CALDER is on the right track
with his resolution to revive the cor
poratlon and Senator LODGE makes an
important supplementary suggestion
that Its aid be extended to other
industries as well as agriculture.
A merclless fogging has been ad.
ministered to trade and indus ny In
this country during necessary della
ton. Producers directly and consum
ers Indirectly have paid q penalty far
and above any sins they ever com
mitted. Producers have listened 10
sermons about increasing production
and satisfying the foreign demand as
a means of cutting down taxes and
keeping a balance on the right side OF
the ledger There is more corn, more
cotton, more wheat, more copper, more
steel. There are more textiles ana
more shoes than the country can con.
sumo, but there is only a restricted
outlet for our surplus to the markets
filed with eager buyers abroad.
The interests Of the country VIII be
properly served If surplus goods be
yond our own needs are sold abroad
on credit. Private initiative could
not II 1t desired, do all that Is now
necessary to undo the snarl caused by
the unsound policies Of the Treasury
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Carmen" was repeated at the Met
ropolitan Opera House last evening, but
there was a new representative of the
hayward gypsy. Miss Geraldine Farrar
had been attacked by hoarseness and
her place had to be taken at short
notice by Nine. Florence Easton. The
change gave the audience an opportunity
to enjoy a somewhat different version
OF the role. But OF the difference moth
inst need be said. Nine. Easton achiey ed
distinct artistic success, and her ex-
cellence was Immediately and cordially
recognized by the audience.
Doubtless the most unexpected fea-
lures of the impersonation We're Nine.
Easton's command of the music and the
text, her confident and authoritative
treatment of both. her easy and sure
presentation of the most subtle shades Of
Bizets melody. her mastery of the style.
Her Carmen was unsteady admira BILE
Her French was admirable. Her concep-
ton OF the role was admirable. In short
she was genuinely fine Carmen rot
vulgar or brutal, but hayward. passion
ate and full of changeful moods.
Leon Rothier was the EscGmtlIo, sung
the last time by Clarence Whitehili. and
Mr.. Martinelli the Don Jose. Nine
Sundelius sang MicdelG. But all these
have been heard before and they made
no new revelations last night. The per-
formance might have been somewhat
dull had 1t not been for Nine Easton's
invigorating spirit. Albert Wolff con-
Quoted without great spirit.
Mrs. William Jay, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Iselin and Mr. and Mrs Will
lam Greenough formed a party in Mrs.
vanderbilts box. Mr. and Mrs Alex
ander s. Webb. Mr. and Mrs. John f..
rCowdin and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard L..
Norris formed a group In box 2.
In the Clews box were Miss Louise
Scott, Mrs. Richard Stevens, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis Gillespie and Mr..
Arthur Williams. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Jams Burden. Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
f. Kountze, Mr.. and Mrs. l. Townsend
Burden and Mr.. Austen Gray were in
box 80
The party In box included Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Shaughnessy and Miss
Marion M. Kemp, who has lived In
Rome for some time but is passing the
winter IN New York. Miss Fanny l..
Johnson was with Mr.. and Mrs Henry
A. c. Taylor in box 10.
Other members of parties in the
boxes were Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler L..
Parsons. who were with Mr.. II. Thorn
ton Wilson In box 8 Mr.. and Mrs Sum-
ner Gerard, who were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Stewart Barney in box 20 |;
Miss Lucille Baldwin, who was with Mr..
and Mrs. George 3. Saint George in
box 10; Dr. and Mrs. Preston Pope
Satterwhite. who were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Griswold A. Thompson Mr..
and Mrs John Henry Hammond, Mrs.
William B. Dinsmore, Miss Marion
Carey Dinsmore. Mr.. and Mrs. Felix d.
Doubleday. Mrs. Walter Damrosch, Miss
Polly u. Damrosch,~ Mr.. and Mrs G..
Hunter Brown. the Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
Herbert Shipman and Messrs. Frederick
Harrison Baldwin. Robert Walton Goe-
let. Richard w. G. yelling and Albert
Morris Bagby.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-10
Texas Alone Big Enough TO Hold the
Whole Worlds Population.

To TIE New YORK HERALD: The real
danger from immigration Is not in the
numberfbut in the character of inlmi-
grants and In their dispersal after adj
mission 70 our land.
The entire population of the world.
1900, 100000 souls, might be placed In
single one of our States, allowing only
ten persons to each acre Of land. The
State of Texas has an area OF more
than 265.00 square miles, each OF which
contains $40 acres, or O grand total of
169.60o,000 acres. II only ten persons
were assigned to each acre of land Texas
could accommodate every living person
in the whole world and have room for
1876 100000 more.
In the light of such facts how absurd
are the fears of those who pirate about
our country becoming overcrowded.
There are hundreds of millions OF fer
tile acres In our vast extent OF territory
lying unoccupied which under intensive
cultivation might produce enough to feed
all the half starved millions in the Old
World
Agriculture is the foundation upon
which all the wealth OF industry Is based
and builded. If our unoccupied territory
were cultivated our national wealth
might be increased a hundred fold.
Let our State legislators enact and
enforce such laws as will free our city
tenement houses from overcrowding,
sending the surplus population out to the
fallow districts of our great West, and
IL necessary giving them such temporary
help end instruction as shall enable them
to become producers instead of consum-
ers. Let our national Congress admit to
our shores only such immigrants as will
contract to engage in agriculture. farm
labor and kindred pursuits for q term
of not less than Ave years. and where
necessary let these be helped with means
to produce a first crop.
Such legislation would bring into our
country class OF immigrants who would
develop our now IDLE resources. return
enormous profits to our national wealth.
bring comfort and contentment to MILL
ions of people now living In poverty and
prove lasting and Unreasonable bless
ing to the world. WILLIAM y. REED.
NEW YORK, December Q.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-10
High Heels Hailed TO Court.

We are informed by the Boston
Transcript that the Massachusetts
Osteopathic Society, at its annual
convention in that city, solemnly de-
cided to introduce In the Legislature
Of the Commonwealth a bill prohibit
Ing the manufacture, sale and wear
ing of heels more than one and n half
inches In height. The man who appar.
emily will father the bill, DR.. r. KEN.
DRIcK SMITH Of Brookline, makes no
concealment Of the fact that the bill
Is principally aimed against the high
heels worn by women. In the extent
OF Its cunning this bill rivals most
oSher schemes for the restriction of
rnmptuary rights because large per-
centage Of the footwear of women In
this country is manufactured In the
old Bay State.
In a paper read before the con-
vention DR.. SMITH declared that all
women who wear high heels acquire
a. deformity Of the knees and some
times fiat feet, and that a number OF
diseases may be traced to high heels
for, he said. Il is absolutely impossible
to put prop Of three inches under
the heels without vitality disturbing
the relation Of the internal organs
and creating serious and sometimes
dangerous pressures or alterations OF
gravitation."
We are not in position 70 pass upou
this statement; we might under pres
sure agree with him that n graceful
carriage Is impossible and that "ar
awkward, jerky, hobbling locomotion
Is cultivated which Is wearlsome and
dangerous" But ut the same time
we may call his attention to the
fact that very large number OF girls
from IA TO 75 are willing TO risk these
perils and dangers
"If you want to know what q
woman wearing high heels really
looks like" the doctor exclalms, "pui
pair Of French heels under the foot
Of a statue Of Venus" The trouble
with that argument is that rs a fash.
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because they are construed as confs-
Gated property, which should have
been conserved as collateral for the
eX-Czar's external debl
Before England changed her atti-
tude toward the Bolsheviki the EN-
barge was effective and the Soviet
dictators could not spend the money
If they desired. But England's change
Of front has opened the way for the
Soviets to connive at outside trade
which is causing the gold collateral
In Russia to bleed away without doing
Russia q great deal Of good and with
out benefit to her creditors.
NJ. BAoAEy, in an article in the
Economic Life, official organ of the
Soviets, declares that the goods re-
Gently received by Russia in return
for gold have consisted largely of I'M
necessary articles, such, for instance,
as shipments of children's toys, gar
den shovels or "vozhi," and other
things which could well have been
excluded In favor of machinery, cloth
Ing or railway rolling stock, the need
Of which Is acute.
This lack of system in imports is
due TO the methods OF the Peoples
Commissariat OF Foreign Trade. which
controls. all external transactions.
The commissarlat cannot trade openly
with the outside world owing to restric-
lions by the various Governments. 1t
must therefore ship Its gold to
Sweden and receive in return what
ever luck may turn its way. There
is no prearranged schedule Of what
Is to be admitted and what TO be ex-
cluded. The commissariat. therefore,
is a mere tool of those who are able
to negotiate a foreign purchase in ex-
change for gold. So Russia bleeds
her gold.
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Liquor in Australia.
IL Is Denied That the Commonwealth
Is Nearing Dry State.

To TIE NEW YORK HERALD: Az a
visitor from Australia may be permit
ted to correct the most important of a
number OF inaccuracies credited to S. 7.
Muir of Australia in an interview re-
ported In your paper on November 30?
Mr.. Muir evidently has wrong con-
ception of the liquor question in Aus
tralia 1t is impossible to understand
how Australia can go dry in the next
election seeing that this question Is not
submitted to the Federal electors but Is
purely q matter for local option, and so
far all States have rejected prohibition
by large majorities. We are not a ma
ton OF drunkards; reference to the off,
cial year book of Australia shows that
convictions for drunkenness have de-
creased almost 100 per cent. since 1913
and even in that year the figures were
extremely small. CONTINUANCE.
New YORK, December 3.
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America Needs Farmers.
Only Through Immigration Can Food
Necessities BE Met.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Referring
to your editorial article entitled Tbs
Price of No immigration Will Be Fam
inc Food Prices" which ends thus But
when we contemplate barring out immi-
grafton altogether we contemplate Geo.
nomlc suicide" wish TO state the views
on this subject held by at least one large
rancher in Wyoming.
He sees the labor situation as regards
farms and ranches in this light; Amer
leans have seemingly lost their pioneer
ing spirit They have become people
restless in the pursuit of equality in the
kingdom of wealth. They have trained
their sons and daughters to be unable
to use their hands. Hordes OF these
sons and daughters are searching for
mediocre knowledge. no wisdom, and for
supreme wealth and luxury, which they
Immediately desire.
This has spread a wave Of migration
through the country, sending from the
food producing sections those who in
their youth have learned at least partly
to use the soil to its full. There are
loo rev AIlerlCdHs WIN VIII oSS"iiN eAAN
toll OF the country with its wages.
meagre only when compared with those
paid for such things as bricklaying.
Now has arrived a time. if this opin-
ion be true. when Americans must pro-
duce or Americans must let foreign labor
produce. The latter course is lethal. as
It was in Rome, in Athens. in all ma
tions where slave labor or paid slave
labor-which is TO say, paid labor by
those whose interest is abroad--has been
employed. Thus against economic sui
eide Is balanced moral suicide, and only
the middle course Is left safe between
Seylla and Charybdis.
ROBERT T. RATEoLDs.
i PRINCETON, N. j.. December g.