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New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
The End Of the Furry

The furry in Anglo-French rela-
tions resulting from the French oc-
cupation Of a part of 'the Rhine
neutralized zone seems happily over.
Premier Millerand has officially an
nounced that the French and British
governments have reached an agree
ment "under which both recognize
the necessity for the most intimate
accord in regulating the unsettled
questions still facing the world"
Such an accord is of vital impor-
tance not only to both countries but
to the world. 1t would be fantastic
for France and Great Britain to
allow the relations under which they
have been working for many years
to be altered or clouded by Frances
occupation of one part of the neu-
tralized zone as a counter move to
Germany's occupation of another
part Of it in defiance Of the treaty.
Germany admits her violation of the
protocol governing her use Of troops
in the Ruhr district, but, as was the
case with the invasion of Belgium,
the Bethmann-Hollweg excuse of
necessity" Is offered. The French
advance was legitimate reply to
German notification.
The British objection to Frances
vindication of the treaty was that
it involved an independent decision.
Unity Of counsel and procedure is
desirable. The French, of course,
realize this as we'll as the British.
The Ruhr incident ought to awaken
all the Allies to Germany's purpose
to annul the treaty as far as she can
do so, and to spur them to great en-
ergy in resisting the notification
program.
Anglo-French unity Is indispen-
sable for this reason and for many
others. 1t is incredible that the
solidarity-a solidarity which now
provides the only hope Of world
peace-between the two nations
should not continue until Europe Is
pacified and reorganized.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
Peace by Joint Resolution

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: With respect to the assertion
that Congress will be invading tho
domain Of the President if it passes
a resolution declaring that a condition
Of peace exists between the United
States and Germany, please say how
this statement is consistent with our
past history. I find that the State OF
Texas was admitted into our Union On
December 80, 1S45, not by treaty,
but by a joint resolution Of the two
houses of Congress, approved by the
President 60 U. s. Stat. at L., D. 1887
If the acquisition Of new territory is
within the proper scope Of joint reso-
luton of Congress, why is An assertion
Of the existence Of state OF peace
without it? Are not both things usually
accomplished by treaty? But il one may
be done by joint resolution, why no.
the other also?
YOUTH IN LONG TROUSERS.
New York, April 10, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
Wood and Illinois

The Illinois primaries happily
bring pleasure to the friends of all
the candidates. At least, this is the
conclusion to be drawn from the off,
cial expressions of delight from the
various headquarters.
Governor Lowden, who carries the
state as whole by plurality ap-
proximating $4,000, returns warm
thanks for the confidence shown to
him. General Wood, who carried
Chicago by $4,000 and did we'll in
the remainder of the state, despite
the natural preference of county or
ganizations for a home candidate,
surely has no reason to complain.
Senator Johnson points to the fact
that as many as $4,000 wrote in his
name on the primary ballots.
From this distance it seems as if
the Wood chortling has the more
resonant sound. The general was
warned to keep out of Illinois-was
told Governor Lowden would eat him
alive. But he went, and it is demon
strated quite clearly that, except for
the pride felt in an eminent citizen,
Illinois would be in the Wood col
umn. Moreover, the general has
seventeen delegates if the preference
vote is respected. In Republican ma
tional conventions the state unit
rule is not recognized. The Congress
sional district is the unit, and the
delegates from the Wood districts
are under obligation to respect the
declared will Of their constituents.
So far as the vote developed by
Senator johnson is concerned, it
seems practically wholly due to or
ders issued by the Chicago boss, the
unspeakable William Hale Thomp-
son. Senator johnson recently has
been featuring himself as the true
Roosevelt heir. To establish title it
is queer for him to make an alliance
with the most notorious political pro-
German in the country, man for
whom Colonel Roosevelt had about
as much tolerance as he had for
Bernstorff.
The nomination of General Wood
is not yet assured, but as the weeks
pass his prospects improve. He
has apparently successfully broker
through the favorite-son barrage
and so far the Hoover candidacy has
failed to attract the enthusiastic
support on which its promoters
counted.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15

Are we Americans because we
play baseball or do we play baseball
because we are Americans? "Both"
seems to be the safest answer, so
inextricably is this business Of toss-
ing a ball around a square (that we
insist upon calling diamond)
rooted in our character and distinc-
tive stand. Literature and the arts
give some clews to national traits,
but games are the real essence of the
common lot. No exceptional giant
speaks in them. Theirs is the best
and the worst Of us all.
All our national cheerfulness and
good nature answered "Present!" at
yesterdays opening Of the season of
seasons. Thank goodness for them,
too! Never did we need them more.
Bleacher-sitting may not be an ideal
and complete exercise, but it at least
fills the lungs with fresh air and the
eye with the snappiest and most ex-
hilarating Of scenes. When all else
fails to cheer, here is matter calcu-
lated to stir the torpidest liver and
sweep the cobwebs out of the dust
lest brain.
To be sure, honest-to- goodness ex-
ercise would do far more. All too
probably the American willingness
to ht back and let trained head
liners do our exercising for US is
part Of that rather good natured
laziness (the ''let George do it,
spirit) which Is a vexatious weak
ness in America for all its rather
mellow origin. But the war taught
us much of the value of sound
bodies. 1t is safe to say that gen
uine revival Of sport, personally
performed, not vicarious, has begun
among US. In every branch of ath-
letics there is more interest and
activity than in any year we can
recall. The enthusiastic send-off to
the baseball season is only typical of
the spirit inspiring all sport.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
Decidedly Queer

Our contemporary The Evening
Post, fumbling to find an argument
against the self-evident justice of
making the stay-at-homes even up a
little with those who went to the
war, remarks that "when the nation
was summoning it's young men to
take arms nothing was said about
a cash basis for this necessary
service"
True enough. Likewise nothing
was said by the stay-at- homes that it
was their plan to make extra money
while the boys were absent and to
cling tightly to 1t when the boys
came back. We don't recall any
one who cheered on enlistment by
saying: "Our scheme is to allow you
81 day and board while we draw
down from $5 to $40 day."
1t is sputtered out in opposition to
the equalization proposal that the
country is grateful, and it is implied
the former soldiers should be sat
isfied with this. There Is no law
against being grateful and paying
just debts at the same time. Let us
say we compensate the soldiers one
half for the time they put in and let
us be grateful for the remainder,
and for the bodily risks and special
hardships they endured
The alleged augmentation against
the so-called bonus is decidedly
queer. What howling wilderness
must be the head which houses the
conclusion that it is greedy for a SOL
dier to ask 81 day when it is alto,
gether legitimate for civilian to de-
mand SIS day for time spent in a
shipyard, or in driving nails, or rail
reading, or In tending a shop or a
shop machine. A corollary Of uni
versal military service Is that each
element Of the population shall dc
the work 1t is best qualified to dc
and the paymaster shall have nc
favorites.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
The Albany Outrage
Why Women Fight the
Sweet Machine

To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring editorially to state
ment that the annual legislative fiasco
in Albany Is productive of Bolshevist
propaganda, you say at is about time
to can this sort Of appeal"
This statement was not advanced a.
an appeal" 1t was deprecating fact.
1t Is useless to preach or to theorze In
face of the facts. / had just heard .
labor group express itself cynically and
bitterly. They said, "Our people scrsps
together money year after year TO pay
for printing and other Legislative cam
paign expenses. But it has been
waste of time and money. 1t looks as
If we would have to get justice through
entirely different methods"
It is all very we'll to "can" and shove
the product son the back part Of the
topmost shelf" But however strong
the can or sequestered the shelf, if the
goods are overripe for canning there
will be fermentation and explosion.
Shaking finger reprovingly 10 not the
solution.
Your editorial Of April s, IN Its stall
wart indignation at the conditions in
Albany, afforded a real safety valve for
the explosive feelings OF thousands OF
workers in our industrial ranks who
are. vitality affected and thousands OF
other people in all walks of lie VINO
have made many sacrifices for this
necessary program of legislation. 1t is
because we appreciate TIE Tribune's
repeated demand for justice that tho
Woman's Joint Legislative Conference
wants you to realize how high and i'm
possible the wall seems against which
the organized industrial workers Of the
state are flinging themselves.
HARRIET B. LA1DLAW.
New York, April Ia, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15

The Tribune directs attention to
the following from a pamphlet con-
corning the Lusk bills which has
recently come across it's editorial
desk;
"Thi. Legislation, II enacted, will
not only disrupt the educational ma
chinery of the state by introducing
into 1t system Of espionage COM
parable only with that Of the Gear
and Of the Procurator Of the Holy
Synod, but it will tend to impose
direct restraints on all human prog
ress, the consequences Of which are
incalculable. The world has pro-
gressed because there have always
been men and women disposed to
examine critically all institutions,
who are not satisfied with what has
been achieved, but who yearn for bet
terment. In the domain Of ideas there
Is no greater fallacy than that what
ever IS, is right"
This utterance is made by an or
ganization never heretofore accused
of social incendiarism. 1t Is con-
tanned in formal report to the AS
sociation of the Bar of the City of
New York-a report unanimously
signed by a committee of nine emf
nent lawyers.
On an administrative officer, with
no provision made for hearing, one
Of the Lusk bills places power to
revoke the license Of teacher If, in
his opinion, the teacher is not loyal
to the institutions of the United
States and the state.
What an institution is is not de-
fined? Are the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the Volstead act an insti-
tuition none may question? Must we
approve Of every legislative act and
judicial decision? Senator Lusk is q
Republican. Does he think Abraham
Lincoln should have been excluded
frnvs rulir onpIovrert h-rause
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
Yet Josephus Remains

Captain Harris Laning, who was
1t the center of things in the Navy
Department during the war, has told
the Congressional investigators why
it was three weeks before the first
six of our seventy-four destroyers
sailed for Europe, why battleships
were held back f1ve months after
Admiral Sims urgently requested
them, why our naval participation in
the war during 1917 was bungled
botch. Captain Laning said in eff
feet that
In the years preceding our entry
into the war the Navy Department
did not foster legislation and poll
cies essential to preparing for the
possibility of war; so the fleet was
not ready.
When war was inevitable the
Navy Department abstained from
preparing the full feet with the
means at hand, failed to adopt es-
sential plans, and recommended
against an increase in personnel.
That about the time war was de-
clared the department disapprovcd
such war plans as were prepared by
the proper officers. Lacking any
plan, there was little coordination
among the various parts Of the navy.
That it was several months after
we had declared war before our
dreadnoughts were sent to the yards
70 be prepared for war.
That our stock OF big shells was
extremely low when we declared
war and the Chief of Naval OPERA
tons wrote Secretary Daniels urg-
ing quick action and porting out
that dreadnoughts without shells
could defend neither themselves nor
the country. After waiting ten days
Daniels returned this letter with the
request that they "sec if there is
any change in the situation" no big
shells having been ordered in the
interim.
That when important policies and
plans were submitted to Secretary
Daniels directions would be given
70 leave the papers for "considcra-
ton and that usually these instruc-
3 Esezut thsf The rtstte~ ..A,,,d
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
Who Are Foreignersa

To the Editor of The Tribune.
+ Sir: An article under the above head
in The Tribune some time ago remind
ed me of an incident on a Havana
Tampa steamer about thirty years ago.
The steamer from Havana had stopped
at Key West and received few pas
sengers. One Of them who had occasion
to do some business with the custom
house there had received a documens
signed by the United States Collector
which he was exhibiting to some Of his
fellow travellers. Look AT this" ne
said. Cant the government find an
American to be Collector OF Customs
at Key West? This paper is signed
Ramon Alvarez, United States Collec-
tor of Customs" He then expressed
himself rather freely as TO MI A. ana
foreigners in general. HIS point OF
view seemed to be that there were no
real Americans except those deseendeo
from the passengers of the Mayhowse
In the course of business Sons
months after this I happened to meet
the foreigner" who was Uncle sans
Collector and learned that his ancestors
were the Alvarezes who settled D.
Augustine about sixty years before 'h'
landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
From st. Augustine the settlers OF
some of them. afterward went "
Georgia and South Carolina. The eo''
lector was a native of the latter sta'c'
where there are quite a few peop's
whose ancestors arrival antedase0
Plymouth Rock
mention this merely to remind my
brethren who are descendants of tn'
few thousand Pilgrims that came ."
the Mayflower that there are s0m'
other Americans besides ourselves.
P. ]. NEvMs-
p-.-'.'--, A~~', 20 1920
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
The American Sweet Tooth

Natures process of making alco-
hol, deprived Of artificial assistance.
is creating sugar demand which it
Will be more and more difficult to
meet. The consumption per capita is
already up from 72 to 90 pounds.
DR.. Hubbard, Of the Health Depart
ment, estimates the United States
Will soon consume one-quarter Of
the worlds total product. This will
presumably bring about a shortage
IN other countries where strong
drink has not been banished, and 1t
is easy to foresee what will happen
to prices V
DIR. Hubbard halieves = auppj, ~
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
4 Welfare Union
Let the People Organize to Ostacize
Outldp Strikers

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: l propose the formation by the
citizens of this country Of \ nation
wide public welfare union, to curb the
expressions Of the labor unions. Tho
great mass Of the people arc to-day at
the mercy of a small, we'll organized
minority, and this intolerable condition
can be remedied only by organizing the
majority. This public welfare union
should be organized along the lines Of
the labor unions, with locals In every
city, town, village and hamlet. Its mem
bership would be made up principally
OF business men, large and small; pro-
fessional men, clerks, farmers and nom
union workers of all kinds. Membership
should not be denied, however, to pres
cnt union workers, provided they pledge
themselves to subordinate all other
union obligations to their obligations
to the new union.
The public welfare union would set
up certain principles which it would
enforce by the most drastic measures
when necessary. Among such prin-
ciples might very we'll be % COM
pulsory arbitration Of labor disputes,
(2) absolute prohibition Of strikes and
lock- outs in industries essential to the
public welfare-such as transportation,
lighting, food and clothing production,
numbering, coal mining ct cetera, and
(3) prohibition of the soliciting, inhu-
encing or ordering others to leave their
employment in any industry.
The public welfare union could
enforce these fair and reasonable regu-
lations by the pledge Of its members
to do no business Of any kind with any
one violating them. The shopkeepers
would refuse to sell to those resting
under the condemnation Of the union;
the professional men would refuse to
render service to them; the commu-
nifty as a whole would ostracize them.
The knowledge that such measures
would be taken, If necessary, would of
itself prevent violations Of the princi-
pies adopted by the union for the
maintenance Of the public welfars.
AMER LAIMAN.
New York, April 13, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15

not be heard from again until tho
officer interested looked up the
papers, and then frequently the
papers could not be found.
That conditions finally became
so bad that officers used every means
possible to put their plans and poll
cies through without the required
authority"
That these conditions slowed down
the effective operations Of the navy
immeasurably and added incalcula-
bly, to it's costs.
Josephus Daniels was-and still Is
the Secretary of the Navy, despite
his responsibility for the existence
and continuance Of these conditions.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
San Reno
By Franz II. Simonds

1t certainly Is no exaggeration to
say that the approaching conference
at San Reno may prove one Of the
most important international confer
ences in contemporary history. The
decisions, or lack of decisions, that
mark this council which is to assemble
in the sleepy and sunny winter resort
along the shore must enormously in
fluence international affairs for many
years to come.
The truth is unmistakable that all
OF the work Of the peace conference
and much of the achievement of the
World War will be placed in jeopardy
unless Great Britain and France can
find basis of agreement for the flu
ture, and as the positions Of the two
countries are now in absolute conflict
it is very difficult to see how any
compromise can be found which will
at once reconcile French and British
policies and discourage the German
from future violations of the treaty.
German Erasions
SO far the German has In part or in
totality evaded compliance with every
obligation accepted by him at Paris
he has not disarmed he has not fur
nished France with the required coal !;
he has not surrendered his war Grim
inals; he has recently, in defiance of
French protests, carried his troops into
the neutralized zone created by the
Treaty of Versailles as one Of the
guarantees Of French security.
The German has been encouraged to
do all of these things by the growing
recognition of discord among his con-
querors. The action Of the United
States Senate in twice rejecting the
Treaty Of Versailles; the fact that the
British government is surrendering
more and more completely to the agita-
tion within Great Britain for a re-
vision Of the treaty Of peace which
would be profitable to British material
interests, although perilous to French
safety-these developments have en-.
couraged The Germans first to evade
and then to defy.
Great Britain now stands on the
principle that no matter what vio-
lence Germany does to the treaty
France shall take no action to protect
herself or her interests without British
approval, and if France persists
In policy of defending what
she regards as her own security with
out waiting for British approval, then
Great Britain promises to "wash her
hands" of the whole matter and leave
France and Belgium to take the con-
sequences.
Italy Backs England
Italy will support Great Britain at
San Reno because Italy has nothing
to make by insisting on the German
rcparation; she has nothing to fea,
from Germany because she has no
frontier joining German territory ant
she is eager to humiliate France be-
cause France supported President Will
son and not Orlando in the matter o1
Fiume. Lloyd George has, in substance
served notice upon France that Great
Britain, while reserving herself the
right to act without regard to her
allies in such matters as the recent
occupation Of Constantinople, de-
nlands that France, no matter what
aggression Germany may undertake
must both seek and obtain British
permission before she can defend her
self on her rights.
1t still is poksible to hope, but II
! ~ ~~''rc'v nrwisa TO as.um- that th-
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
They Brought. 1t on Themselves

'From This Philadelphia Inquarer>
IT persons close to the White House,
had been moro frank from the outset
in keeping the public informed as to
the nature Of the Presidents illness
they would not have to be 20 busy now
denying reports that he had suffered
another break down.
The health Of . President Of tho
United States can never be a mere
family affair. The attempt to make 1t
so naturally fosters surmises which
may or may not be true. There has
seldom been more unfortunate case
of ilI-i,dcnd sccroc~ thcn thi.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
As Cre,U the World Wur

In reality we have arrived at pre-
cisely the same kind Of condition as that
out of which grew the World War, name
ly, situation in which the actions of
the several governments have created an
Issue and precipitated crisis, all sat
isfactory escape from which is made
difficult by reason of the interjection
of questions of personal and national
prestige. From the present crisis war
will not emerge Immediately, as in
1914, but what seems most certainly to
emerge is final rupture between Great
Britain and France which marks the
end of common action to enforce the
Treaty of Versailles, and leaves to
France the bitter choice between COM
plete submission to Great Britain and
resort to such desperate measures as
present superiority Of French military
power would enable her to carry
through successfully Abandoned by
her allies, France must now submit to
British policy or rely upon her own
strength and proceed against Germany
in such fashion as to postpone to the
far future the German peril which re-
mains q dormant circumstance for all
Frenchmen.
tCopyrisht, aen Mcclure Newspaper
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
The Coming 7'ouer

Givei
Give With . Will all undismayed
TO THE HEBREW SHELTERING AND
IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY," OF
AMERICA, which is raising a
Building Fund of 100000. Head
quarters, 229 East Broadway.
And, that Art in the Drama be not killed,
Hclp to support THE THEATRE
GUILD, Garrick Theater, which is
trying to get 5000 members.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
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New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
RONDEAU

RONDEAU
When am Eone I hope there'll be
A bar room in Eternity
A rail to rest the psychic toe
But, most Of all, constant flow
OF good old spiritual slee -
It must be what inspires a spree
It must be what requires a key
I hope that's where I'm going to go
When l am goneY
And then-lf Lazarus agree,
Wen drip one drop to quench che plea
OF He'll And ther-we'u toast the Pro
Hibitionists who roast below
And he1a-we1l lough--old Laz and me,
When l am gone.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-15

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