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INDIA FABRIC Of
BRITISH EMPIRE
Lord Chancellor Birkenhead
Says Loss Would Mean
Step to Disintegrate.
BY EARLE c. REEVES.
international News Service staff Cor.

ENbpOUu0Hhsl
LONDON. Aug, 2i.--"fs India worth
keeplng7" is n question which has been
propounded TO the British public" by
Robert Blatchford, prominent pub
licist as n result OF the wide public
discussion OF represslve measures which
have been necessary recently to en-
sure stable British rule there
The question Is one which, a few
years ago, probably would have been
considered almost In the light of trea-
son 70 Britain's idea Of empire, -,
lord chancellor. TO reply in which
he gives striking evidence OF midas
Importance to the British empire.
The loss Of India would be the first
step in the disintegration OF the EN-
pire, Lord Blrkenhead declares.
From the broader imperial stand
point the quctson admits Of but one
answer In the fabric OF our great
empire India Is vital part Unless
indeed, we are content to abandon the
great heritage OF the past and so sink
nificance, the surrender Of India would
be an act not only Of folly, but of de-
generate poltroonery. To make SUCH
a surrender would be to remove the
keystone of the arch. ,
fresh In our minds, the mere fact that
the question has been asked by re-
sponsihle and patriotic Englishman Is
disturbing and 1t Is well to state in
broad outline why the severance OF the
tie which binds India to the empire
would be a crushing and irreparable
disaster.
II say deliberately and with knowl-
edge that the winter campaign of
1914 Is would have witnessed the loss
Of the channel ports but for the
stubborn Valor OF the Indian corps.
"One and quarter million of her
troOps fought braVply In many cam
palgns-in France, in Egypt, in the
Dardanelles. and In Palestine; her
seamen shared with their British COM
rades the perils OF the submarine.
India provided throughout the war
steady supply Of foodstuffs and raw
materials vitality necessary to the
allies"
Lord Dirkenhead continues his ar
gument by pointing out the CONNER
cial advantages. He states that one
quarter Of the Indian exports come to
England and that 40 per cent goes to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21
LADY PRISONER
. IS PARTICULAR
She Declines to Occupy Cell
Until the Town Provides
Conveniences.

BABYLON. l.. l., Aug. 81. CBy Inter
national News Service. )--"Nothing but
the best" will do for Mrs. Lydia Oak
ley, q years old. She put the town au-
thorittes to much trouble before she
would agree to spend the night i'll the
town hall following her arrest on Il
bigamy charge
She is the first woman to occupy the
building and the cell was devoid Of
the comforts" she demanded. Finally
Justice Cooper sent out constable who
purchased a comb, brush, towel, soap
and other articles Of toilet. When she
saw the bare mattress in the cell the
woman Indignantly exclaimed:
You don't expect me 10 steep on a
bed without sheet?"
The justice said he thought she could
for one night. but she thought no., and
a sheet and blanket were purchased tor
her. She then was persuaded to occu-
Ply the cell, as she had been unable to
raise the $500 bail fixed by Justice
Cooper.
She was arrested on warrant sworn
out by Harry Beach, who says he mar
ried the woman at Hampstead in Sep
TENDER, 1919 and that three weeks lat
er she left him, Recently nc learned,
so he says, that she was married in
November, 1919, at Patchogue to La
Verne Long.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21
PALESTINE LIKE
CALIFORNIA, SAYS
FOUNDER Of ZION
Tells of Vast Possibilities Of
NeW\JeWiSh Homeland as
He Saw Them-No Absen-
tee Landlords.

[ Perhaps the greatest romance of the
nations" today is to be found in the
struggles Of the Jewish race to re-
build the ancient nation OF Palestine.
The foundation stones have been laid
py the recent Zionist conference in Lon
don. The International News Service
covers several striking angles Of the
battle of these nation builders in a Sc
Tles OF articles by two American girls.
This is the first of the SERIES
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21

the British empire. While India, as
market. since 90 per cent OF midas
total imports are from England and
10 per cent from the empire as
whole.
He turns then to the Indian CT
world welfare side Of the ledger:
Just as England has brought light
into the remoter places OF the earth,
so in India she has set herself the
task of lettering the condition OF the
people, Law and order have been in
troduced, life and property rendered
secure, the country iB practically i'm
mune from the devastating families OF
the past, wealth has Increased. and
the standard OF life improved.
The work OF civilization pursued
steadily for more than century Is
bearing fruit and India now stands
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21
TOBACCO MEN TO PAY
FRENCH DEBT, Is REPORT

NEW YORK. Aug 81 (By Interna-
ional News Service y There were re-
ports in Wall street that arrangements
by which the French portion Of the
Anglo French loan will be paid at ma
turlty involve the fact that a substan-
tial part of the funds to meet this OBJ
ligation win be supplied by American
tobacco interests.
The story was abroad In Wall street
that the French tobacco monopoly has
been leased or sold to an American syn
dictate This syndicate will form a
French company. 1t was said, which
' c'''f" Any ~" ~ under Frerch man
agement, although the capital will be
s- ysl-,-. b. .t...> tiCan banhS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21

Read News scimitar Wants.
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French and Italians and boys OF other
nauonalities because each Of them
knows that there were plenty more med
ais like their own at home, but none
Of the other kind
why, IL We hadn't gone into eRcn
camp every night and changed the
foreign medals back again the boys
wouldn't have any decorations to enter
the arena with when the time came"
said one scout master
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21
ORDER BIBLE READING
IN SCHOOLS OF ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. q. (By Inter
national News Service. AFTER a fight
extending over five years and follow
board Of education has adopted reso-
luton ordering Bible readings each
morning from $3.50 to $40 in the public
schools of Atlanta, effective early in
September. An offer by the Junior Or
der OF United American Mechanics to
provide Bibles fr the use of the schools
without cost to the city was accepted,
but 1t was specified they must be the
American revised -ersion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21
TO RAZE CANTON WALL
FOR AUTO SPEEDWAY

VICTORIA. b. G. Aug 81. tBy Inter.
Canton City are to be pulled down to
make way for an automobile speedway"
declared X c, Ii, one OF the industrial
princes OF China. departing for the Far
East. China has 5000 automobiles ana
she should have six millions"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21

in the Jordan to irrigate vast spaces
which are now arid, and the same river
can furnish many thousands of horse
power. Between Lake Huleh and the
Sea OF Galllee there is one waterfall
sufficient to furnish 10000 horsepower.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21

The high efficiency of Max
we'll and its growing numbers
on the worlds highways call at
tention daily to the engineering
thought behind its construction.
The object has been to elm
mate useless weight as such
weight adds nothing to car eff
cheney and provides a handicap
in high cost of operation.
Merely to make a light weight
car would achieve little, for
there have been too many light
weight cars that could not rtand
the shock of wear and tear:
The answer is found by the
science of metallurgy.
Special steels have been de-
veloped after years of expert
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21

on the path that may lead to self
government | for one profoundly be-
lieye that she win remain true to the
throne"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-21
BY BARBARA LAPoRTE.
written for the international News


LONDON, Aug. 21.-"Palestine is the
southern California of the East. What
Los Angeles, San Diego and the I'm
perlal valley are to the Pacific, Jerusa-
lem, Haifa and the Dead sea are to the
Mediterranean. The only difference be-
tween the two Is difference of $780,
100000 OF 100000, 000 When we have
put into Palestine the amount of money
spent upon the marvellous roads Of
Southern California, upon the mansions
OF Pasadena and the orange groves Of
the Redlands, you will have almost an
exact duplicate Of our American South
land. And Palestine has more water
than the section around Los Angeles.
southern California is a man-made
country. The new Jewish common
wealth will have to be made the same
way-with large investments and enor-
nous energy"
This is what Bernard Rosenblatt. of
New York, founder of the American
Zion commonwealth, thinks of the pos
sibilities in the new Jewish homeland
He has just left the International Zion
ist conference in London to go to the
East to purchase several hundred thou
sand acres of land in Palestine With
him go many members of the confer
ence, including several Americans, who
will not return to the countries from
which they came, but go to Join the
pioneering colonies in the holy land
The New York herald., 1920-01-07
A SINGLE TERM?

TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Mr.. Hannis Taylor says in your paper
this mornng:-"The people should impera-
lively demand that both of the great
parties now pledge themselves to plat
forms absolutely guaranteeing q single
Presidential term
think there Is an objection to that
suggestion. 1t is this:-Suppose that there
was a war, as In Mr.. Lincoln's case. and
the end of the term occurred at a critical
time in that war. this provision would dis
bar a successful administration from con-
tinuance in office, to the detriment OF the
countrys welfare. 1t would be, to use
Lncoln's familiar phrase. like swapping
horses in the middle of a stream"
Mr.. Taylor says mo President should
ever again be tempted to break his word
to the people through the hope OF Sec
ond term"
The objection to that Is the same al the
objection to the adjustment of stairs o.
the ground that children might fall down
them. Even putting fence at the head
of the stairs is apt 10 stunt the child's
character development
GEO. W. WEBSTER
New York City, Jan. 8, 1890
The New York herald., 1920-01-07
is BACON BASSANIO?

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD -
The objections from writer's Of various
nationalities to 1.-The Merchant Of Venice"
Hamlet and Macbeth on the ground
that they SANDER the racial character Of
the Jew. the Dane and the Scot might De
alleviated il the. objectors could be con-
vinced that Bacon was the author Of these
plays.
In the first place. Bacon had an animus
against the money lending claes Of Jews.
as he had been arrested for debt (accord-
ing to the cipher history by one Of them.
and his brother. Anthony Bacon, had lent
him money to meet his obligation the year
'The Merchant of Venice" was written. AS
for Hamlet" the king in that play sends
Hamlet to England. with the explanation
that his madness will not be noticed
there"
At the Friars' Frolic week ago the liv-
ing portrait Of Shakespeare reprimanded
Hamlet. in a skit called Hamlet q In
jazz" for blasphemy in parodyfng the play
and said 1t would be sacrilege even II Lord
Bacon were the author" But as the skt
had much to do with drunkenness 1t seems
to me the emphasis should be reversed.
and that 1t would be blasphemy to Bacon's
memory and not to the Stratford actors 8,
considering the fact that the actors record
shows that he died from drinking too hard.
HAROLD S. HOWARD.
- New York City, Jan. 5, 1920.
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Herald Readers /.
Discuss Topics
of Live Interest
Correspondent Approves Limit Of One
Term for Presidents-Sug-
gests Other Changes.
To THE EDIron or THE HrnALp:-

TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALp:-
Permit me to heartily lndorse M.
Hannis Taylor's suggestion in regard the
constitutional amendment limiting the
President to one term of office. I would
also reduce the term Of United states
Senator to four years and make him
ineligible for reelection. and likewise
limit member OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives to one term.
Let us avoid anything like an official
class. Short terms and frequent elections
would result in more active interest
In government and better qualification
for alert citizenship through a more
thorough educational preparation.
Another needed change is the. .,simplifi-
cation OF party machinery. The intricate
and elaborate party organization now
existing is needlessly confusing. and en-
tirely too expensive. The constitution.
OF course, recognizes nothing Of this kind.
This year is an excellent time to curtaii
campaign expenditure, and real patriot.
ism demands Of the two chief political
parties that they be with each other in
the practice of economy. Many people
erroreously associate dignity and great
ness with an expensive environment.
False standards Of value are at the
bottom Of much Of our Industrial trouble
1t Is unfortunate that many with large
earning ability. or great capacity for the
accumulation of wealth should seem to
consider material gain an adequate COM
pensation; the example is demoralizirg.
and we need not wonder that many are
demoralized thereby.
To return to political parties, suppose
the national committeeman and the
wouid-be-candidates for the Presidency
and all other aspirants for office, elective
or appointiye, do really force themselves
to work for what they honestly 5elie:e
to be the best interests of the whole
people in the country. We should then
certainly have an inspiring campaiga.
Suppose we, the people, lend hand in
! that direction? ALICE DAVIS.
New York City, Jan. S, 1920.
The New York herald., 1920-01-07
ON THE DEFENSIVE.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
would call the attention of A. r. II.
to the grave error in his reasoning in
letter published in your paper where he
states that the supporters Of prohibition
legislation, influenced by CONSEQUENT evils,
will urge the repeal or modification of
these laws. He is speaking from depths
OF ignorance. A. b. H., who has written
so much and so effectively on the Curse
of Prohibition" should be told--since he
seems not to know it-that IL the bodies
of the many victims of wood alcohol pois-
oning could be laid at their feet. members
of the w. c. r. u. and Anti-Saloon
League would send up paeans Of rejoicing
over the other hundreds who. in their
opinion, would have died from drinking
good whiskey. A. b. III. should Danish
from his thoughts any conviction that
those who fostered prohibition legislation
will render aid in cancelling it. Officers.
agitators and organizers OF their societies
hold lucrative positions. Their orgariza-
tions are SO rich that they can support
powerful Hobbies at the national and at
every State capital, and can In addition
conduct elaborate and expensive cam
psgns in other lands. They have put
cheir opponents on the defensive
/. KNOWEM.
New York City. Jan. 2. 1920.
The New York herald., 1920-01-07
CONTINUOUS DEpENpABnrrY.

The predominating fact apparent in the great
Automobile Show at Grand Central Palace and
the parallel exhibitions in hotels and salcsrooms
is that the day Of the rapid depreciation OF the
automobile is passing swiftly. Almost every cngi-
neering effort now seems directed to effecting
durability and worth.
This must be source OF great qualification not
only to automobile buyers but to the automobile
builders who want to make their names syncny-
nous with continuous performance and leading
value. We have bad our days of poorly built auto
mobiles OF cars with structural weaknesses ~ hat
have been responsible for many accidents: of mis-
representation by sales agents, some of whom
knew little more about the cars they were selling
than the purchasers all of which had their effects
on the industry.
The pleasing fact today is that the great ma
jority of automobiles on show-and the same is
true Of the motor trucks exhibited at the Eighth
Coast Artillery Armory--are being constructed
with more dependable motors with simpler motors:
with all of the moving parts enclosed and pro.
tected; with more strength to those parts that
fundamentally make for safe operation; with the
des Of giving service for years instead Of for one
The New York herald., 1920-01-07
Today in New York.

Passenger Automobile SHOW. Grand Central Pal
ace. ten \. VI. to half-past ten T. VI.
Automobile Truck Show Eighth Coast ARTILLERY
Armory. ten a. NJ. to half-past ten r. ".
Convent.~r United states I'otters' Assocat ton
Hotel Astor. ten A. NJ. and two L. NJ: anuua
dinner. night.
Convention Society Automotive Engineers En-
gineering Societies Building. morning and after
noon sessions: carnival at Hotel Astor nine y. NJ
Convention Cycle Trades of America. Hotel As.
tor. morning and afternoon: dinner. six p. NJ
Meeting New York Oystcrmen's Association
Park Avenue Hotel. eleven A. NJ.
Concert .1., and dance. Theatre Assembly. Hotel
Meeting New York CITY Federation Of Women
Meeting Missouri Women's Club. Hotel Astor
two r. NJ.
Meeting EMPLOYING Printers Association. Hote
Astor. ten A. NJ.
Dinner Camp Fire Club of America. Hotel Penn.
sylvania. seven +. NJ.
Dinner Motor and Accessory Manufacturers' As.
socation. Hotel Commodore night.
Dance Empire City Lodge. Hotel Commodore.
night.
Annual meeting New York Probation and Protec.
tive Association. Cosmopolitan Club, No 135 East
Fortcth street, hall past three l.. ".
Luncheon Advertising Club: @. T.. Knoeppel,
Scientific Management OF Ltbor;" one T.. NJ.
Meeting and banner presentation OF the First
Division Lieutenant Jefferson Feigl Post of Tho
American Legion. half-past eight P. NJ. Hote
The New York herald., 1920-01-07
ON A CERTAIN coNDEscENsloN IN MEN.

AS result Of resolutions adopted at gathering
in Chicago on Monday Of women belonging to the
Republican party, representing no less than four
teen Middle Western States, Mr. Will n. Hays,
chairman Of the Republican National Committee,
has made statement which has caused great joy
in feminine circles and some disquiet among the
politicians of the other sex.
According to Mr.. Hays the organization makes
no distinction between the women and the men
1t is in favor of no separation segregation, and
realizes that the voters are to be regarded as
entitled to participate in all the activities Of the
party on precisely the same terms as their fathers.
husbands. brothers, cousins and uncles.
This is flatfooted enough,to suit the most exact
ing. Indeed, it is hard to why the National
Committee should not contain man and woman
from each State, and why equal representation
on all committees State and local, should not be
the rule That is to say If the ladies desire it,
and those who have made their wishes known
certainly do
OF course there are doubling Thomases who will
aver that up to the present the women have not
taken full advantage of their new status. But
that is really beside the question. Logically no
distinction should be made between women who
voted last year and those who did not for in every
individual case It is to be remembered that every
daughter of Eve has the inalienable right to
change her mind. So that even those who say
that they will never go to the polls are most
likely to do so the very next time
Furthermore, it is to be noted that the mem
hers of the curious and interesting Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage are believed to have
registered and voted in 1919 almost to a woman
thus setting fine example OF self-sacrifice to
che sisters who we're willing to parade in Fifth
avenue IN white garments as a protest against
being deprived of their rights, and then found the
rights bore when they got them.
When equal suffrage became an accomplished
met certain halfserious, halfhumorous con-
descension toward their sisters, their cousins and
their aunts voters the part of the politicians
was observable. IL was even noticed that some
went so far as 10 dcclare-with a certain amount
Of caution so as not to be rudethat the result at
any election would not be changed as a result of
doubling the electorate But that dclusion has
gone the way of many other comfortable and con.
venicnt doctrines
1t soon became apparent that the women were
not greatly impressed by offers Of club houses
and honorary membership on unimportant com
mttees. At the present time statesmen and active
politicians more preoccupied with what the
ladies arc likely 10 think about any public uues.
tion than about. any other detail, while old and
experienced voters are being humilfsted at their
own dinner tables by the knowledge, which has
bccn acquired by the gcntcr mcmbars OF the
family
The fact Of the matter is that thia has csased TO
- the best Of all posfble worlds as organized By
The New York herald., 1920-01-07
THE COST OF GOVERNMENT OPERATION.

According to the report of the Bureau of Rail
way Economics the government deficit from
railroad operation during November was $64,5oo-
600. The governments net loss In the operation
of railways since December, 1917. has thus far
amounted to approximately $54s, 100000 The
loss for the year 1919 was more than 1891 OOO,oOO
Despite these figures promoters of the Plumb
plan, members of the four railway brotherhoods
and leaders Of other labor organizations urging
programme of continued government operation
on the theory that such operation has not received
fair and adequate test. However, to all these
appeals the President has turned deaf ear and
announced that the roads will be turned back to
their owners March /.
In the meantime the members Of the Senate and
House Conference Committee are struggling to
harmonic their differences. An agreement has
been reached to give the Interstate Commerce
Commission supreme authority in fixing inter-
state rates, with power to suspend and annu rate
orders of State commissions when interfering
with interstate commerce. This agreement more
definitely establishes the power of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and would remove con-
flicts to State and interstate tariffs raised in
many cases brought before the United States Su-
preme Court. The power Of State commissions
within States is not curtailed This is the pro-
vision of the Senate bill
The stumbling blocks in the Conference Com
mittee will be the Senate creation of new trans
portation board the anti-strike provision in the
Senate bill and the radically different methods of
adjusting disagreements between employers and
employees While it is hoped that all these differ
ences may be ironed out before March l. it is use
less to conceal the fact that stormy time is ahead
before the end Of the road is reached.
The New York herald., 1920-01-07
Admiral JelIicoe
Calls Annapolis
Greatest School
ESPECIAL prspArcH TO TIE HERALD

ESPECIAL DESPATCH 10 TIE HERALD
ANNAPOLIS. Md. Tuesday.
Jellicoe told the midshipmen here today
that this was the greatest naval school in
the world and that the navies OF the
United States and Great Britain acting to-
gethcr could maintain the peace OF the
world After reviewing the regiment this
n,crninr. Admiral Jellicoe and the official
party proceeded to the armory where Ad-
miraf Jelicoe from the gallery addressed
tho midshipnen
Admiral Jellicoe spoke of the great
honor he had received in meeting the
budding officers OF the United States
Navy, that great navy which has been so
closely bound in comradeship with my
own" He said that the contribution Of
tho American navy to the defeat of the
enemy started in May, 1917, with the ar
rival of the first destroyers. He alluded to
his own close bonds with the United states
Navy, saying that he had first expert
enccd IL when the navies of the United
states and Great Britain co-opcratcd in
China In 1900.
In closing, Admiral Jellicoe told tho
midshipmen TO give their best to main
tain the traditions OF their Institution.
service and country and told them that
the peace of the world was assured as
lonf as The navies OF the United States
and Great Britain co-operated' along the
lines of the present comradeship.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Tuesday.--Ad-
miral viscount Jellicoo left Washington
late today for Key West, en- route to
Havana. Before leaving he issued 2
statement In which he expressed MS
gratitude for the cordial reception ex-
tended to him by the American people