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New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
A Family of Paradox

The Arnold tribe, intellectually
one of the most distinguished OF
modern England, has reveled in the
exhibition of paradoXes, and Mrs
Humphry Ward lived true to her in
heritance. One of the chief among
learned English women, she refused
to follow the current of her sex, anC
obstinately opposed suffrage and
feminism to the end.
In her first and best book, "Rob-
ert Elsmere," were heats of crea.
ton that fired consciences to their
depths generation ago. But there
after Mrs. Ward withdrew within
the shell Of her Arnold intellect and
never again ventured upon an
untrod Faith. A mind that promised
to be light and a directing force
among women and her generation
was dissipated upon bypaths of So
clal fads and conventional fiction
There were similar contradictions
in the mind and achievement of Mrs
Wards distinguished uncle, the great
Matthew. A leader of his time, un-
questionably, how much further his
influence might have reached had it
been warmed by the fires of common
humanity! Yet in denying Matthew
Arnold this last greatness we must
remember that for all his conscious
culture and irritating intellectualism
he wrote lyrics, moving, lifting, beau
tiful lyrics, Of the first rank. Truly
only an Arnold could assemble within
one being such contradictory ele.
ments.
For a final mystery there is the
question as to how such descendants
could have issued from the line of
the great and original Thomas of
Rugby, a genius of practical educa-
tion, whose intense humanity was
the outstanding fact of his success.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
Daylight Worth the Bother

There is no question that saving
daylight by cities or zones or states
involves some bother and the risk of
occasional confusion. The plan is
not going to work without effort, as
did the simple, logical national shift
of clocks used during the war. But
the bother is not great, and the gain
is great. We are sure that every
city dweller or worker will be more
than glad to exercise the little extra
intelligence necessary to meet the
confusion involved in local time.
There is bound to be considerable
temporary confusion in New Jersey
owing to the inaction Of the state
Legislature. But we presume the
towns of the committing district will
follow Governor Edwards's sound ad-
vice and turn their clocks ahead with
the rest of the metropolitan area.
Commuters will then experience only
the slight and occasional bother
which comes when through train
IS to be taken instead of a local,
linen 1T will be necessary to remem,
Der that your watch is an hour ahead
of railroad time and that the train
which by the timetable leaves at l
o'clock for Boston will actually leave
at 2 o'clock by your watch. So far
as local trains are concerned, there
will be nothing for the commuter to
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
Ebert's Capitulation

If the news from Germany is cor
rect, the Ebert government has
agreed to the formation of private
army to control the western German
industrial DISTRICTS.
This is not treaty, but a capitu-
lation, A government which in
trusts to those not responsible to it
the supreme power is not a govern
ment.
Particularly is this the case when
those to whom arms are given openly
proclaim their disregard of laws and
elections and advertise their belief
that possession of might creates
right.
Evil days seem ahead Of Germany
unless there is reputation of the
Ebert agreement and speedy re-
establishment of democratic institu-
tions. No doubt can be entertained
of what the followers of Lenine and
Liebknecht will do when they have
weapons and military organizations.
They are not hypocrites, and they
openly disclose their program.
What will the rest of the world
do? Our government, without wait
ing for developments, characteris-
tically says it does not concern us
whether Germany goes Bolshevist or
not. 1t is apparently intended that
we shall look on indifferently, no
matter how great the rapine and
plunder. Once we were told Amer
lea opposed all arbitrary and auto
cratic governments everywhere. But
there have been second thoughts.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
The Conviction of Newberry
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: To the thoughtful and unpar-
tisan citizen the testimony adduced on
the Newberry trial, extending over MANY
weeks, showing a vast outlay of money
all the way from subsidizing the press to
giving gasoline unaskcd to ministers of
rural churches, is enough to bring the
blush of shame
To say that Henry Ford had used
the same tactics during the Senatorial
campaign is no justification. In fact
that plea doubles the offense against
the corrupt practice act as we'll as pub
lie decency.
To make the affair even more sinis-
ter is the public statement of New
berry's manager Gointly convicted), in
which he defes the judge and public
prosecutor and flouts the law of the
United States.
Have Goldman, Berkman or other de-
ported Reds ever made any more an
archistic utterance or done ANYTHING
more calculated to bring the adminis-
tration of justice into contempt?
W.
Princeton, N. j., March 90, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
Princeton, N. j., March 90, 1872
The Professional Smuthounds

nc IOIcSSlONdI OTnutNOundS
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Because l am one of those
who care deeply about American art
and letters | write you a note of pro-
test concerning the recent suppress
sions by the Society for the Suppress
sion of Vice and the vice department Of
the city police of two beautiful ex-
amples of our native letters, Cabell's
"Jurgen" and Hutchins Hapgood's
"The, Story of Lover"
The history Of American literature
has been a record Of tortures, debase-
ments and pitfalls. Commercialism
and British colonialism of attitude and
mind have not been the least of these,
but by far the most detrimental influ-
ence has been the stranglehold exerted
on the printed expression of the artist
by Anthony Comstock and his follow
ing That hold, so pernicious to the
free development of art, seemed to be
slackening not long ago and we seemed
to be coming out into the sunlight. But
if the Cabell and Hapgood cases mean
anything they mean that tho profess
sional "smuthounds" are Tightening
their grip again.
GORHAM B. MUNSON.
New York, March "a. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
Socialists in the Assembly
A Review by Louis Marshall, Of the New
York Bar, of the Precedents for Party Protests

y
Governors of the New England states
refused to aid the national government
with the militia. In fact, the militia OF
Massachusetts, enrolled to the extent Of
10000, we'll drilled and we'll equipped,
was definitely withdrawn from the serv-
ice of the United States in September,
1914, and Connecticut followed the ex-
ample. John Marshall himself indicated
readiness to become a candidate for
the Presidency as against Madison, on
peace platform. De Witt Clinton, a
peace Democrat, was indorsed by the
Fcderalists as the anti-war candidate.
The right to secede from the Union was
avowed by men high in authority. The
student of history will not forget the
Hartford Convention, which was only
prevented from proclaiming secession by
the good sense of few Of its members.
In advocating the secession and the
destruction of the Union the Federal
lists only followed the precedents for
which jefferson was responsible, evil
denced by the famous Kentucky reso-
lutions of 1897 and the Virginia reso-
lutions of 1899.
1t is common knowledge that in 1892
South Carolina adopted an ordinance
which declared that the tariff actA of
1923 and 1882 passed by Congress were
1~x i, ~
the Legislature to take measures to
prevent the enforcement Of those acts
within South Carolina, forbade appeal
to the Supreme Court of the United
any case where the South Carolina law
was involved, and required all state
officers, civil and military, to take oath
to "obey, execute and enforce this or
dinance and such act or acts Of the
Legislature as may be passed in pur-
suance thereof" Calhoun, the great
apostle of notification, continued to
exert his potent influence in the United
States Senate, and although Jackson
issued his proclamation insisting upon
the enforcement of the law Governor
Hayne replied in a counter-proclama-
ton, in which he quoted Jefferson as
the author of the principle that "nulli-
fcation of unconstitutional acts of
Congress was the rightful remedy of
the states Nobody was punished
nobody was expelled from Congress.
Jackson himself parleyed and COM
promised.
The Mexican War was strongly op-
posed by one of the political parties
while it was in progress, and in 1864
another great political party went to
the people on the issue that the Civil
War was failure.
Considering these precedents, IS 1t
not extraordinary that more than a
year after the armistice five constitu-
encies have been deprived of repre-
sentation in our Assembly, merely be-
cause those whom they have elected
arc charged with belonging to a polit-
ical party advocating the adoption by
constitutional means Of doctrines far
less hostile to the perpetuation of the
Union than those frequently pro-
pounded by various political parties
ever since its establishment?
LOUIS MARSHALL.
New York, March 22, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26

Senator Walters is probably right
when he says: "These bills will not
affect the average real estate man in
New York and other cities Of the
first class who is and has been act
ing squarely." AS most land owners
are able to show they have not
pushed up their collections as fast as
other persons, it does not appear
that the bills are to be rated as
ushering in tenants millennium.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26

pigeonholed. Later the Secretary
said that he never knew of its ex-
istence. It might as we'll never have
been written, SO far as it's effect on
Mr.. Daniels's ideas and policies was
concerned.
The Secretary was, in fact, pacifist
and anti-preparationist in sympathy
up to the outbreak of the war. He
never got morally ready for the
break with Germany. And his
mental prepossessions and admins
trat;ve habits kept the navy from
getting ready.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26

watch at the hour he has always
awakened and catch his usual train
at the usual hour. This is assuming
that all the railroads will follow the
example Of the New York Central
and the New Haven and schedule
their local trains exactly an hour
earlier than before. OF course, the
occasional traveller on a local train,
with no committing habits to help
him, faces the same problem that
faces the traveller on through train.
He will have to remember that for
all trains, local as we'll as through,
his watch is an hour ahead of the
time shown on the timetable.
The greatest confusion will exist
at the edge Of the time zonc--across
the state lines. No metropolitan
community has sharply defined
limits, anyway, and it is impossible
for the city communities to use a
local time without making trouble
for some areas. The answer is, Of
course, the nationwide shift made
during the WARMTH proper pro-
vision in the way of train service for
strictly rural communities to stand
by the old schedule if they desire.
But since this simpler solution has
been made impossible the present
move is Il sensible and practicable
substitute. 1t should be welcomed
by every one and the large benefits
accepted as an ample reward for the
episodes of mathematical confusion
that may occasionally occur.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
TO the Editor of The Tribune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Let me premise that nothing
can be more opposed to my economic
and political views than the doctrines
of socialism or the theories of the paci-
fists. None the less I regard it as essen
tial to the preservation Of represent
ative government that those chosen by
duly constituted celebrates to occupy
seats In a legislative body shall not be
precluded from carrying out their man.
dates because the political party to
which they belong advocates policies
abhorrent to the majority and by the
latter regarded as subversive Of existing
government, especially where constitu-
tional methods are not departed from
in the effort to establish such policies.
The fact that a political party is in
active opposition to the policies of the
majority party, even in time Of war,
has never been considered disloyalty,
much less treason, in American politi-
cal life. The War of 1912 was occa-
stoned by the aggression Of Great
Britain, which led it to seize and search
American vessels on the high seas and
to impress into the British maritime
service American sailors. In spite of
that fact the Federalist party not only
opposed the declaration of war, but,
after war had been declared and the
United States was at grips with the foe,
that party continued it's opposition to
the war.
In Chapter I Of the fourth volume of
Beveridges admirable "Lfe of John
Marshall" there is collated series of
uttcranccs by leading American states
men expressive Of their hostility to the
government, compared with which the
recent utterances of the Socialist party
which have been read into the record
of the trial now in progress in Albany
partake of the mildncss of a zephyr.
War was formally declared on June 1s,
1912. The Federalists voted against it
practically as unit. On July IL, 1912,
Pickering, the leading Federalist of New
England, wrote: 'Let the Union be
severed. Such severance presents no
terrors to me-" On July Is, 1912, Stod-
dert said: "Success in this war would
most probably be the worst kind of
ruin The Massachusetts House of
Representatives issued an address to the
people urging the organization of a
peace party, adjuring loud and deep
disapprobation of the war, and demand
ing that nobody enlist in the army.
John Lowell, of Boston, wrote a pam
phlet, entitled 'Mr. Madison's War" in
which he justified British impressment
as in pursuance of sound policy and
regarded as unassailablo the British
doctrine once a subject always a sub
ject. He also urged: "In war, offensive
and unjust, the citizens are not only
obliged not to take part, but by the laws
Of God and of civil society, they are
bound to abstain" 1t was also pro-
claimed that it was the right of citizens
to oppose the war by tongue and pen if
they thought the war to be wrong, and
to refuse to serve if called contrary to
the Constitution. Throughout New
England the men of wealth declined to
subscribe to the government loans. The
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
Books ueyv,ss 3D. p,..,

Your troubles are just beginning"
writes "A. B. "H. Sd knew he was a
bad boy when he broke that lamp
He has simply been testing your moral
sense, which for some months he has
suspected of being inadequate. | fore
see that you will be a great disap-
pontment to him as time goes on. In
twelve years OR SO he will find your
political views unsound and your lit
erary tastes decadent. 1 doubt whether
he will approve of the way you spend
Sunday.
"You may think you can retain his
Affection if not his respect, by keep
ing clear of the arbitrary methods of
a bygone generation. Alas! l don't
think there is even that hope for the
radical parent of a conservative child.
BY the time H. 3D. has grown to ado
lescence he will feel that dogmatism
is q sine qua non of parenthood, and
he will wish that he had had real
father. He may even resolve to have
military discipline in his home.
II am sorry. You give me so much
daily pleasure in the pages of The
Tribune that | wish l could see bright
er things for you in the days to come.
Please forgive the impertlnence of
this prophecy. 1t has been wrung from
the experience Of one who has been
condemned out of the mouth of four
teen as socialist, pacifist and (if he
had known the word) a pagan"
we have feared as much. Already
we have found that we do not know
the child. A week ago we were de-
lighted when he picked up pocketbook
and, with a scornful exclamation of
Money!" threw it far across the room.
he will be an artist" we said, but
last Saturday morning he came charg-
ing down upon the crap game loudly
shouting, Il want n dolIar!" He had
TO be forcibly restrained from gather
ing up the entire stake-it was two
dollars and not one-which lay upon
the floor. We were so disconce rted hv
the revelation of his spirit that we
threw twelve twice and failed on an
eifht. VI course, that is not the thing
which disturbs us. We fear that H.
81 will grow up to be business man.
AS such, of course, he may become
the support of our old age, but we
shall consider support more than
earned if it entails our receiving with
our allowance monthly homily on
the reason and cure for unrest.
Michael Arlcn, the Anglo Armenian
author Of "The London Venture: .{Dodd
MeadN, reminds the reader Of George
Moore. But he is younger and his
discussions of indiscretions have a
somewhat less academic air. His is
bright and we'll written little book
from which we would like to quota
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26

the preface, "Apologia pro Nomne
Meo":
"Out of consideration Tin part) to
such readers as may read this book
have assumed a name by which they
may refer to me (if he or she may wish
to do so kindly) in the same manner
at least twice running-a feat of pro-
nunclation which few of my English
acquaintances have performed with nv
natal name. But there is also another
reason conslderate of the author. 1 have
been told that there are writer's whose
works would have been famous if only
their names could have been familiar
ly pronounced-Poli and Russian
writer's for the most part. gather
Since l had already taken every other
prccaution but this to deserve their
more fortunate fate, in changing nv
name have, l hope, robbed my readers
of their last excuse for my obscurity.-
Dikran umdjian-'Michael Ar
lem"
In looking over reviews and notes
about books we were distN ssed to find
that in the light of cold, sober, second
thought they often seem violent. We
are constantly coming across some
ting Or other which we have called the
best book of the month or the year or
the generation. Sometimes we fear
that this has been an overstatement.
Aud yet every critic feels that his one
chance OF fame is to discover a neg
Aected genius. We all hope to be able
to say of reigning favorite some years
hence, Il praised his first book when
he was living in garret." Perhaps.
we are inclined to praise ten second
rate men rather than let one high
talent escape. And since the book re-
viewer must compete with the fires.
the foods and divorces of the dav.
often his praise seems somewhat shrill
and illmodulated At such times we
comfort ourselves by remembering the
mule driver whom we met in France
He was driving four mule team
hltched to ration wagon and, as he
told the story, he lost his way in
the night and mist and drove right
through the American trench line.
which was not continuous at that
point, and started rumbling along an
old road which led across No Mans
Land He had gone few rods when a
doughboy jumped up out of a listen
ing post and began to signal to him
with both hands.
What's the matter?" shouted the
driver.
"Hush!" said the doughboy in a low
and agonized whisper. you're headed
straight toward the German lines. For
Gods sake turn around and don't
speak above a whisper"
whisper, HE'LL" doomed the driver.
i've got to turn four mules around /"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
Josephus the Unready

Mr.. Daniels's defects as a war
time Secretary of the Navy were
not made apparent to Admiral Sims
alone. Practically every naval Off
Ger who came into close contact with
the head of the department received
the same impression of indecision
and procrastination.
The testimony of Captain Harris
Laning, assistant in the office of the
chief of operations, is highly illumi-
mating on this point. He says that
whenever plan or policy was pre-
sented to the Secretary the latter
almost invariably delayed action on
it. 1t was easier to prepare a sound
plan or policy than to get permission
to carry it out. "This condition
finally became so bad that officers
used every means possible to put
their plans and policies through
without obtaining the required au-
thority." Even Admiral Benson
labored under this great handicap,
Captain Laning says.
The navy's inacton in the first
months of the war was not due, as
the army's was, to conditions beyond
the departments control. 1t had the
ships and the men. 1t had been
warned long in advance of the ap
proach of hostilities. Says Captain
Laning:
= For many months prior to Feb
& ruary l, 1917, our agents in Germany
E were reporting on the situation there
= They gave us fairly accurate infor-
nation of Germany's intention to
carry on unrestricted attacks on mer-
= chant shipping. But the department
s even then failed to get the fleet
. ready for war. On February
8 1, 1917, Germany announced her cam
t paign of unrestricted submarine war
.-~' fare. At that time the country prac-
ticaiiy gave up the hope of avertne
war, and certainly then, as never be-
l fore. there was the necessity of at
\ least preparing plans for war
I against Germany. But, although |
was IN the Office Of the chief of
naval operations and would have
! Anown of them, l did not hear IF
any such plans.''
Secretary Daniels was deaf to all
/ advice from men who foresaw war
! and knew what it meant. AWAY
/ back in November, 1914, Admiral
/ Fiske, tkcn his aide, filed with hin,
+ a memorandum pointing out with
marvellous clearness the reasons fo,
( beginning at that time to prepare
| for the contingency of war. Ad.
s-miral Fiske wrote with prophetic
accuracy:
"In my opinion, as your professions
adviser, and in the opinion of ever,
naval officer with whom I have
/ talked the United States is in DANCE,
8 Of being drawn into war and vii
y continue to be in danger for severa
3 years. And when l say war do no
mean the kind of war that we hat
with Spain. but war with great
e power. carried on in the same ruth
less spirit and in the wholesale man.
nor as that which pervades the fight
= ing in Europe now"
This important document was
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True Heroisn1
I QC 1CI OISEII
From The Cincinnati Euou;,

fFrom Inc Cincinnati EuQn.rer)
Major Schroeder, the man who re-
Gently penetrated the heavens to q
height of seven miles, accomplished 81
feat requiring superlative courage. But
we've got to hand it to Secretary of
Agriculture Meredith as being brave1
man. He has demanded that the time
honored graft of distribution of free
seeds to their constituents by members
of Congress shall cease. Bring on a
bunch Of Distinguished Service Medals.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
Home Spinning

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to the letter ID w
days Tribune by William Jay ho0'
inson on the subject of Home spun
ming" if class is formed to 'ea''
home spinning ! would be very si''
indeed, to join it. am learning - -
weave and am thoroughly enjoying =
If Mr.. Robinson's suggestion ping
fruit | trust The Tribune Will puD''s'
the fact, so that l may know wheie y
apply for lessons. BROOKLYNilL' lL'
New York, March "a, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-26
If L0lcs Protected Land

If it is the claim Of the conserVa-
ton commission that these farms are
maintained for the propagation OF
pheasants. the claim is absolutely re-
frted by the provisions of the law IT
self, which has the approval of ths
commission. The law provides thsY
the birds shall be distributed free o.
those who apply for them. But shouL
such applicant turn them loose upon
his own land such land by that act
cannot be protected 1t becomes open
to the public A person accepting
these birds simply opens his lands 70
public degradation. Can more fool
ish state policy be imagined?
If the law provided that no person
should shoot upon another persons
land without written permission, II
would be but short time before ths
farmers and land owners would feeu'
protect and propagate game because
game adds greatly to the value o.
the land and is profitable. Many pe''
pie, living on farms, would douolies'
raise pheasants if for no other p'i'
pose than seeing them about, were u
not that raising such game woo's
simply entice trespassers.
EDWARD G. WHITAkEh
New York, March 20, 1920.