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New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
Poet and Prophet
A Striking Prediction in 1866 Of the
World War
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In a recent sale in this city of
the final portion Of the library of the
late II. Buxton Forman were a number
or books, pamphlets and leaflets bv
William j. Linton, who lived for many
years at Brentwood, Coniston, in the
English Lake district, before coming.
about 1867, to this country, where he
died in 1897 Widely known as famous
WOOD engraver and authority on the
subject Of wood engraving, he was also
n poet of high quality and a writer Of
advanced political views, and a fiery
advocate Of republicanism in ENGLAND
ana on the European Continent. An
ardent partisan of Italy, numbering
Mazzlni among his friends, he STRONGLY
resented Austrian control of Venice and
other parts of upper Italy and bitterly
denounced the betrayal of the French
Republic by Louis Napoleon.
Among the leaflets in the sale was q
reprint Of the following prophetic poem.
which seems to me to be Of sufficient
interest to warrant republication at the
present time.
HOWARD MANSFIELD
New York, Oct 80, 1920
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
The Harding League Pledge

One Of the briefest and clcarest
statements Of the Republican posi-
ton touching the league question is
contained in letter written by Sen
ator Lodge on July |, 1920. to George
r. Bishop, of this city, and published
in The Tribune on July 80, 1920.
Senator Lodge, replying to an in
quiry by Mr.. Bishop, wrote on the
date mentioned;
"Thc passage you quote from my
letter !. e., prior one wherein the
Senstor described his efforts to get
the treaty ratified represented my
position then and represents 1t now.
have never changed, it. The proof
that | was ready TO 0tity the treaty
IS that | voted twice to ratify it with
reservations. As for meeting all the
charges the Democrats make, of
course that is perfectly useless. One
can only trust 70 the facts, which IS
What dc. OF course, the reso'u~
tor, cbout the league in our platform
docs not repudiatc Vhnt 1oc hcre done
before. It sustaino the Senate IN ITS
aAtsfadc It makes no promises for
the FUTURE"
The Republican platform pledges
the party to work for an irterna-
tionai organization il the interest Of
peace, and does not condemn as an
entirety the league that is. The "no
promises fov the future statement
Of Senator Lodge thus, of course,
means that the platform does not
say whether there is to be entry in
the league which now exists, precari-
ously and largely futilely, or the
establishment Of a new organiza-
tion. These alternative doors Sen
ator Harding, in spite of the stresses
of the campaign, has kept steadily
open. IF it shall appear that the
present league is so interviewer into
world relations as to offer the best
hope. then he is for going into it. IF
new organization is the line &C
least resistance, then he is for this
Which it is to be depends on circum-
stances~--on which is the more salts
factory to our friends abroad and
which is the more likely to secure
fhe constitutional approval of the
Senate.
The campaign being over, there is
no longer pressing partisan motive
for misrepresenting the Republican
position. 1t will soon be recognized
that this position is utterly at vari-
ance with the claims of Borah and
Johnson and the assertions of Gov
ornor Cox. With an increased Re-
publican majority in the Senate, the
prospects of entering some kind of
league are greatly improved. Dem
ocratic Senators in sufficient number
10 more than Offset the "irrecon-
cilable' Republicans can be mus
tered for non-partisan settlement
if those who say they are for a
league are really for it,
Our own Judgment is that the
easiest way is to enter with proper
reservations the league that is. 1t
is improperly based and crudely
drawn. but contains elements Of
good and the practical difficulties Of
a new negotiation are great Rut If
must be steadily borne in mind that
the exact course to be followed is not
80 much matter Of principle as Of
factics-depends on conditions in the
Senate and abroad. Practical friends
Of league viii be disposed to ac-
cept either plan according as the one
~ the other seems the more likely to
30 through.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
No Right TO Street Meetings

1t may be argued that this view
makes it possible for rough gang to
break up any street meeting. So g.
does it the polica in the faithful dis
charge Of their duty are unable 20 curb.
the gang. Since speaking itself
though It may be the proximate cause.
5 not, when permitted, III itself
breach of the peace, the police are
pound in the first instance 10 prevent
disorder if they can, by arresting the
direct disturbers in the crowd. BIT
they are bound TO maintain good order
in any event, so that if other means
fail they are justified IN terminating
meeting at which little or nothing
may have been said which ought 90
have created disorder, thus requiring
those desiring to exercise their rigas
of free speech to do 50 az another place
or time. The constitution g!ees no
right to hold street meetings, neither
does it guarantee audiences. Let Doo-
pie give expression TO their sentiments
in books and newspapers. which nobody
is forced to read, or hire halls, where
nobody needs 80 unless he wishes g.
listen. If meeting which nobody needs
attend is attended and disturbed, the
police may be required TO 80 the lsmi'
in protecting the meeting. But there
IS no such obligation in the case OF
street meeting.
Free speech does not mean the right
to say anything you choose, anywhere
YOU wish, regardless of consequences
Speakers at street meetings may he
required 10 conform 10 that degree o.
restraint which recognizes the rights
Of others in their use Of streets TOR
.heir primary purpose. L.oerfF Il
speech will not be construed TO Us
NY acts inconsistent with the puoic
peace and good order.
LEIGHTON CALKINS.
plainaeld, y. T., Oct 2s. 1920
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heConning T7owet
AN OLD-SCHOOL PRACTITIONER

AN OLD-SCHOOL PRACTITIONER
Yes, what you say is true.
At times his pony team
Would tear by in tho dusk
Lines wound about the whip,
He lying helpless there,
Huddled behind the dash.
He died in an old shack
The railway workmen left.
Yes-all you say is true
But he reached down to me-
Down through the frightened crowd
OF whispering women
Down past tho men who took
Counsel if 1 should lie
Among my mothers folk
Or with my fathers s-down,
Far down through the dimness,
And drew mo back again
Back, back from that dark place
Where no remembrance is
And men no moro give thanks.
Then something in me said,
Now / shall live" He blew
Upon my soul until
Once more It was afame;
And while it still may burn
I still must speak Of him
With decent. gratitude.
| sometimes wish these words
Were carved above his grave:
Others he saved-himself he could not
save. c. s. 3.
1t is reported, by postal card, that
the Presidents first remark to Mr.
Tumulty was Say it isn't true, Joe;
say it isn't true"
"The price Of victory" says Mr.
Frank A. Munsey, In ono Of his cpl
grams, "is good service" SO Bill Til
den was saying.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
A Costly Antique

From The Detroit Nslls
A restaurant keeper in Boston sold
for 80 cents ham sandwich which Il
cost him only cents 10 make >t-i'
the man may offer the plea ,ha' there
was an additional expense OF storing
the article a long time untiis he ceuid
find a market for It.
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myth. and will realize, IL his admin
istraton is to be a success, that it
will not be wise for him to rely too
much on the undying loyalty of men
in politics professionally.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
YET SHALL IL COME

YET SHALL IT COME
Yet shall it come, despite smooth b-wo,do,
And tape-tied Europe ne'ertheless be fros
Think you that Natures trava;lips, ,,,a',
For any swathings Of Diplomacy?
Think you that Europe is content n NAV
Her age-long hopes, her future. because
you,
Crown'd charlatans are frighten'd lest the
Should serve the Many rather than the
Few?
Yet shall it come, whate'er the monarcbs
Or Bonapartes or Bismarcks 1t /. night
But the triumphal hours. for all delay.
March steadily onward to the morning.
light
On, ever ont the banners of tho aours.
II borne by kngly hands, bear nations
names:
Halt, or advance the battle yet the Powers
O'errule your highest overreaching aims.
The Powers are with the Peopl%-streneth
and Right
And Destiny; with you are Place and
Guile
Make peace, and in your treaties wrap our
Might;
Shelve it, housewifely statesmen Yet
smile.
Yet shall it come-the European War
However hinder'd or however led;
And the Reyenger drive his furious car
Over the crown'd and coroneted dead
Who wars for idea ? rs France alone
Apostle. Herald. Champion of the Truth
Hast thou annexed Thought too? Napoleon ,
Must the worlds progress lag behind
thy youth?
Say Europe is decrepit: must it bow
Before the nummied Caesars mask of
pride
Ausustus-nay, Tib<Aius what arc thou
Against the party of the Crucified?
The Emperor's ideas nost thou forget
Republican, or Cossack. it shall be"1
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
Reasonable Regulation

An ordinance requiring "a psrrn.s
from the Mayor would seem to % a
reasonable means to that end True. ID
vests power in an individual which
may be abused, but that raises
wholly different question. a grant Of
authority is not neces sarily lMega.
solely because il may be abused. The
point is that such ar ordinance Is no.
an urconstitutional interference with
the rights of free speech and public
assembly because there is no consti-
tptional right 10 speak CT assemble or
streets In short, the discretionary
power Of the authorities IS broad
enough to justify refusal tc permit .
street meeting 10 be held if here is
ground to suspect that public disordor
may loilow from what IS likely 10 be
said. The authorities are not bound
to wait until the disorder occurs.
1t follows that If street meeting
may lawfully be prevented u the irs
instance but IS permitted. it may Law
fully be terminated II it unrea sonably
interferes with traffic or creates pubic
disorder OF course, what creates puc-
lie disorder depends q great deal or
the character of the community, on its
customs, Institutions form Of govern
ment and the training and educatl o.
OF the masses OF tic people In This
country the people Usually viii put zap
good naturedly with the public expires
sion Of sentiments Of almost any KIND
So that it IS not so much a qoestion o.
what IS said as the effect of what is
said, which determines the propriety
OF a street meeting. S.eh meeting
ought always u be term ed if dis
order cannot readily be prevented. 4
concession to speak on the streets IS
abused if persisted in at the cost O.
the public peace and quiet.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
A Costly L<uxury

From The Philadelphia North American,
1ne nations luxury bill was Sa2, ,7oo.-
100000 last ,ear. Ok. we'll. We can
economize this year by cutting out the
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
Training for Social Work


To the Editor. of The Tribune.
Sir: There must be many young
women Of leisure in New York who are
looking for something worth while to
do with their spare time-who are
anxious to find some Systematic and
intelligent way of doing good.
The Charity Organization Society
offers these young women just such an
opportunity for service in its three
months course to train volunteers for
family social work. The course in
cludes two hours each week Of theo-
retlcal work and discussion, and at
least twelve hours a week of practical
work in some district of the society
And not only does it fit It's members
for service that is vitally necessary.
nut 1t provides pastime that is tre-
mendously interesting and absorbing.
took the course last spring and
cannot indorse it too enthusiastically
1t is to be repeated this year, beginning
on November u, and Miss Clare NJ
lousiey, at 105 East Twenty
Street, is again in charge. Those who
are interested should apply to her.
JEAN A. LUKE.
New York, Oct. 26, 1920.
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The National Sport
(Frorn The Baltimore SYN,

fFrosn The Baltimore Sun)
AS yet no evil influence has con-
taminated the great American rauue Of
running down pedsAtriana
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
KEEP ON TRYING

II long 10 land" the eager sailor cries.
rs with tho winds and waves he boldly yics
His fragile bark directing toward the
strand
bene;- n his feet he yearns to feel the sand
And in that hope steadfast oar he plies.
The lusty angler. too, pursues a prize
4 struggling fish OF wondrous weight and
size.
Says he, '"This monster, tugging meath
my hand,
| long to land"
And cen the hard to gain his quarry tries
his grerdon that exaIts him TO the skies.
Yes, Boss, it's with this last I take nv
stand;
And at The Towers peak, where all the
hand
or loyal Colyum Fans first turn their ewes
l long to land ADELAIDE.
Deceived again, and by a publicity
agent! We thought some zippv read
ing might be found in the book she
brought in, Scouting for Girls but
it was only Il volume about the Girl
Scouts.
Tomorrow will be Guy Fawkes dav.
by the way, who caused the Wall
Street explosion?
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
The Diary of Our Own Samuel pepys

November 2-Early up, and to tho
polls, and voted, and so to the office,
till I was sure of Harding's election,
and so with Miss f. Millay to Miss
Ruth Hale's for dinner, and found A.
Woollcott and r. Broun there, too, and
VIC had fine dinner, and so to the
Provincetown Players to see "The En-
pcror Jones' Of Eugene O'Neill's, as
fine thing az could be, and the act
ing of Mr.. Charles Gilpin perfect and
powerful. SO all to Il. Bennett the
playac.or's, and his wife as lovely q
dark lady as ever + saw, and we had
some herring and sausages and eggs,
and SO all 10 ny Office, at near 2 in
the morning, and learned Of Harding's
election and Miller's, too, and all at
the Office jubiant, and so drove Mr.
and Mrs. Bennett and Edna home in
my pctrol-waggon, and how the others
got home [ knew not, and then home,
and found c. Parsons sitting in the
hall, asking for lodging, which I gave
him, and so to-beI.
3-Lay till near noon, discussing
politicks with G. Parsons, and reading
the pGhlick prints, and so to breakfast
and I played q few tunes on my con-
ccrtina, astonishing him with my skill,
and so to thc Office where all day till
evening, when 10 the station to meet
my wife, and home to dinner, and
early to bed.
While thetc are many opinions as
to which is the best car at given
price. there are as many views as to
which tyres give the best service, and
while the car cannot be easily changed
when once bought without losing
money, our choice comes to be exer-
cised fairly often in the selection of
tyres, as & car Will outlast several sets
of tyrcs.-London Gentlewoman.
Which inexorable logic, sighs K. P,
nobody can deny
Meet, if you please, Dulcnea's ele-
gant friend, Miss Mince. She saws
that her brother now imbibes, and gets
his supply from bootlimber.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
A short time ago.
BARON IRELAND
Lost-One drift to Cox.

This is Apple Week, being probably
the anniversary of the celebrated .evic-
ton proceedings in the Garden of
Eden. Il f. p
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04
THE BOREDOM CUP

1t is the most internal bore.
OF all. the bores know.
10 have friend who's lost his heart
A short time ago.
Jefferson Winter, quoting William
Winter, in the Satevepost.
1t is the most internal bore,
OF all the bores I know,
10 have friend who's bought a car
had kid
\brewed some
hootch
made The Tower
started golf
been to Cal.
switched to Cox
A short time ago.
BARON IRELAND.
You remember Anna Hempstead
Branch's THE Shoes That Danced. .
And West Twenty 18th Street en-
porium advertises "Dancing Dresses
We never were one to try 10 take
the J. out of l., but, though the hous-
ing problem needn't bother Mrs. Har
ding for four years, it is, We are told.
difficult to find and keep cooks and
upstairs maids.
fos+-Nrof Ir;ft to Co~
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04

Meet, if you please, Dulcinea's ele-
eant friend, Miss Mince. She says
that her brother now imbbes, and gets
his supply from hootlimber.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04

"The price Of victory" says Mr.
Frank A. Munsey, IN ono Of his epi
grams, sis good service SO Bill Til
den was saying.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-04

1t is reported, by postal card, that
the Presidents first remark to Mr.
Tumulty was Say it isn't true, Joe;
say it isn't true"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
Steps Taken in Bronr
Against 2 Ousted Mer,
Prosecutor VIII Present Anv
Evidence duplicating DE VIII
and Or to the Grand Eurx

Steps toward the possible prosecu-
ton of two of the five accused Social
ist Assemblymen now on trial before
the Judiciary Committee at Albany
were taken yesterday by District At
tosncy Francis Martin, of the Bronx.
The two Assemblymen are Samuel A.
De Witt and Samuel Orr, both from
the Bronx.
Mr.. Martin announced that he has
assigned one of his assistants, William
F. Quiglcy, to consult with the seven
legal advisers of the Judiciary Com
mittee and to present to the Bronx
County Grand Jury at the earliest pos
sible moment any evidence that would
tend to convict the Socialist Assembly,
men on charges Of sedition or crimna |
anarchy. Mr.. Martin ISSUED the foa-
lowing statements:
~ was convinced at tho time Of the
summary action taken by the New York
State Assembly that certainly there
was strong enough evidence to warrant
the expulsion of the Socialists and to
place them on trial. l and my office
will do all we can to help the legis-
lators of this state in their fight
against Bolshcvism or anything lead
ing toward Bolshevism."
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
More Bond Plot Arrests
May Follow Inquiry

Further arrests in connection with
the alleged conspiracy to steal $1,000,
600 worth Of bonds from the financial
district may be expected as result
of Investigations made yesterday, ac-
cording to Detective Sergeants Mayer
and Brown, who are working on the
case.
The four messenger boys said to be
implicated in the plot were interro-
gated ut Police Headquarters yesterday
in the presence Of Assistant District
Attorney Richard G. Murphy and the
two detectives. The boys, with Ed
ward J. ("Big Ed") Furey, who. is
alleged to be the leader in the plot,
will be arraigned in Tombs Court this
morning. Evidence in the cases will be
presented to the grand jury on Mon
day by Assistant District Attorney
Alfred ]. Talley.
Sergeant Mayer denied yesterday
Furey had any connection with the
mysterious death of Benjamin Binko-
WITT, Of 169 Eldridge Street, the boy
messenger who was found stabbed to
death October 10 last, after he had got
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
Convict Clears Murder
Mystery SO Years Old
Participation in Killing of Ken.
lucky Couple When Ill
Years Old Confessed
Special Dispatch 10 The Trfbune

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 13-The murder
and robbery thirty-six years ago of Mr.
and Mrs. Hillman King, wealthy
couple, several miles from Hickman
KY, had its sequel tonight in con-
fession by r. C. Merryman, forty-seven
years old, Il prisoner in tho Atlanta
jail, that he, when eleven years old
helped five men commit the crime while
in search for gold.
The aged couple, four Of whose
daughters are still living at Hickman
we're slain in the winter of 1885, a few
days after King had obtained some gold
from a bank. Their bodies, hacked by
an axe or hatchct, were not found until
several days after they were killed
The gold had been taken. The mans
body was found in the barn.
A note signed "Frnnk Gibson" and
dated Atlanta, received yesterday by
the Hickman Sheriff, said: "If you
want the slayer of Farmer King and
his wife come to Atlanta and get r. C.
Merryman, in the Fulton County Jail"
The Kentucky Sheriff communicated
with Atlanta and learned a man of that
name was in Jail, having been sem
fenced to life Monday on charges
brought by several young Atlanta boys
Merryman at first denied any knowl-
edge of the crime, but later made full
confession to a newspaper man.
Merryman told how the couple were
murdered and the search made for the
gold. He had been sworn to secrecy on
threat of death. he said, hut his CON
science always had hurt him. He de-
MED writing the note.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14

immediate reseating Of the five Soc
ialists.
And it is a fact that some Of the
counsel for tho prosecution are strongly
condemning Speaker Sweet for his con-
nection with the custer, and the meth
DDS he used to bring 1t about.
Political Storm Forecast
Even his faithful little group in the
Assembly havo been condemning the
Speaker for starting the custer bs-
cause Of the opportunity it will give
the Socialists to spread their propa-
ganda.
With the disaffection so close to
home, friends of the Spe aker, who still
believe that he can be governor OF
vice-president or something else, have
left no stone unturned to help his am
bitions along.
All indications here are that q
political storm of stupendous proper
tions will break in the Assembly within
the next fortnight. There are some
who predict that the storm will break
as early as Tuesday, when the Judiciary
Committee reconvenes to hear the
further defense of the suspended
Socialists.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14
Three New Haven Dailies
Appear, Despite Strike
Evening Papers Use Same First
Page and None Contains
ANY Local News
Special Diapatch to The Tribune

Special Diapdtch to The Tribune
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 13.-The strike
of newspaper compositors here con-
tinued to prevent tho publication Of
"The Journal Courier" the only morn
ing paper, to-day, but the three even
ing dailies, "The Register" "The
Union" and "The Times Leader" ap-
peared
They contained no local news, and
the first page Of all three was the
same. Inside pages were made up of
the papers standing advertisements.
The manner in which the publishers
succeeded in getting out editions is Il
puzzle to the strikers.
1t was rumored that the first page
was printed on "The Ansona Sentinel"
presses and three matrices were rushed
here. Each paper displayed the follow
ing "notice to the public":
"The New Haven papers are printing
under extreme difficulties, after sus-
pension of twenty-four hours. They
are obliged under the circumstances to
ask the indulgence of the reading and
advertising public until normal condi-
tions have been restored"
"The Journal Courier" promised an
issue for tomorrow morning.
The disagreement between publish
ers and the local typographical union
remains unsettled, despite a long con-
ference to-day. The publishers insist
the agreement signed last fall protect
ed them until May 1, when a new wage
scale was to go into effect.
70 this employees reply that they
have right to resign at any time, as
long as they do not formally call a
strike. Publishers all over the country
it is said, will take up this point with
the union for their. own protection.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-14

Adriatic. Premier Nitti, of Italy, is
reported to be satisfied with the note
prepared to-day.
BERLIN, Feb. 13.-General Reinhard,
commander-in-chiefo Of German forces,
has published an order Of the day, say
ing: Germans regard the surrender
Of mon accused Of war crimes an i'm
possibility, an opinion with which the
army. agrees and will in no case
abandon"