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New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
Making Old Clothes Fashionable

More power to the example of
Mr.. La Guardia, President of the
Board of Aldermen, who appeared
at his office yesterday in an O. D.
shirt and announced his intention of
continuing in such raiment until the
laundries could find way to laun-
der at something less than the price
of collar Gold style).
That is the spirit which the over
all cohorts should put into every
day practice. 1t is the Old Clothes
idea that so many of our readers
are writing us in praise of. No
parade or new equipment is neces-
sary to make one a member. 1t can
hit the line anywhere you will
collars, shirts, suits, shoes. Baggy
trousers, patched shirts, cracked
shoes-one can be as neat and clean
as ever and yet save a tidy sum
from the profteers every month by
simply wearing out every last item
in the closet.
Our fighting President of the
Board Of Aldermen is setting
fashion which every one should fol-
low. 1t is no more than the fashion
of thrift which other nations have
long practiced. We Americans can
do ourselves and our country the
best of service by getting the habit
now
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
A Hatless Line?
70 the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your hatless correspondents have
All missed the real point at issue. Wear
ing or not wearing hats is not a ques-
uon OF temperature but question of
geography. Nobody really needs hat
in any weather. The desire for hat as
a protection from cold or heat is merely
matter Of habit, and a bad habit,
though easy to break The question is
not when you ought to wear hat but
where you ought to wear hat. At
smith College there is hat line below
which no student may venture bare
needed. The line is drawn so that it
le9ves Us free to wander hatless about
campus and through all the streets
where off campus dwelers are domiciled
{ to the athletic field and Paradise
Pond, but when we set foot on the main
street OF the town we must be covered.
The Inhabitants of Northampton find it
more pleasing. Our hat line is quite
Imaginary. but as clearly defined and as
important as the equat tor.
Why not something of the kind in
New York? Say hats to be worn north
Of the Plaza and south of Washington
Square but not between. Think of the
saving in traffic space, think of the
avoided collisions and the enormously in
creased safety of the subway Think
ol the economy, the saving of wear and
tear on the hats themselves.
Perhaps this is one answer to Mr..
Prtchard s complaint about the useless
ness of most research work done in our
colleges. Smiths experiments ir the
matter of hats and hatlessness should
prove of vital import to the nation.
NJ. l.. f.
New York, April 81, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
remarks The Nc1U Statesman, but 1t
is madness to ignore it.:

"The ordinary decent man is q
patriot; the ordinary decent man is
a nationalist He who forgets this
fact had better not waste his time
on international politics. He would
be better occupied in making dan
dclion wine or growing parsnips."
In short, better sort of patriot
ism, not the abolition of patriotism,
must be the goal aimed at. A man
does not have to be Indifferent to
his family to serve his country; he
need not be Indifferent to his coun-
try to serve the world. Burke, for
example, ever attacked patriotism
itself because ''the lust of party
power disguised itself as patriot
ISM" He assumed patriotism as a
first necessity and sought only to
prevent "patriotism from coming
into conflict with justice and liberty"
There is wealth of sound sense in
The NcaV Statesmnn's article, and
may all the internationalists on this
side Of the Atlantic cease their
parsnip-growing long enough to di-
gest it's contents.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29

quired. If bed were made up to
jazz the sheets would probably not
be tucked in properly at the bot
tom. A little comic opera music
might suit hasty luncheon, where
as for a deliberate and formal din
ner an adagio from a symphony
might blend more harmoniously with
the occasion. Since the domestic
problem is one of the gravest the
modern woman has to face, it is OBJ
viously of the highest Importance
that the connection between the
family wash and the Greek dance
be carefully investigated and fur
ther researches undertaken.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29

Just as soon as those who have money
cease to spend literally just so soon
will there be distress among our busi-
ness people, both those who have money
invested and those who are employed,
and Mrs. Smith must remember that
there could be as real suffering among
those who are not of the city's paupers
as among those accustomed to depend
upon charity. if the opportunity to earn
were denied them.
| am proud of the understanding our
rich people have of the need Of spend
ing lavishly, and surely there are nc.
more fitting occasions than those of
thei children's weddings.
A BUSINESS WOMAN WHO KNOWS.
New York, April ~, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
The Northern Negro
Influx From South Raises
Urgent Need

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: We wish to call to your attention
the question of the negro, whose ambi-
tlon has been quickened by recent events
and for whom fair-minded citizens have
greater respect because of his record
during the war.
The National Urban League and the
New York Urban League are seeking 10
meet the demands of the problems grow
ing out Of the influx of the negroes to
our cities, and are forming Joint com.
mitteees of white and coored people
who are working harmoniously on all
problems of health, recreation, indus
try and housing, which are acute gener-
ally. Employment bureaus, recreation
centers, big brother and big sister work
in the courts. lectures on health and
sanitation and boys and girls clubs
are part of the leagues program.
Public meetings are held TO arouse me-
groes to the Importance of taking advan-
tage Of the industrial and educational
opportunities now offered to them and
TO urge white people to accord to ne
groes larger opportunities. This pro-
gram is put into effect largely by col
ored social workers, who are trained
through fellowships furnished by the
league at the New York School Of Social
Work and other similar institutions.
We are paying special attention at
this time to the industrial situation be-
cause of the fact that negroes have
come to the North in such large num-
bers (probably over 100000 in the last
three years., and need advice on dan-
gers attending false steps IN their rela-
tlonship to their Jobs and to the general
labor question. In industrial plants We
are placing welfare workers who are
attempting to increase prodution, sta
bilize negro workmen and relate them
to the CHURCHES of their choice. The ne
gro from the South who has maintained
high religious morale in the past
should be encouraged to find q church
home Immediately after his arrival IN
new community.
We need $4,000 $4,000 for the
national and 1000 for the New York
work-to carry US safely over our pro-
gram for 1920 Of this sum $4,000 is
reasonably assured. We would appre'
ciate contributions of any size sent to
our treasurer, A. S. Frissel. at 127
East Twentythird Street. New YORK
City, who. with his many interests and
financial burdens, feels that this work IS
of such Importance as to merit his per-
scnal attention and support
EUGENE KINCKLE JONES,
Executive Secretary, National Urban
League.
JAMES II. HUBERT,
Executive Secretary, New York Urban
League.
New York, April 81, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
Patriotism and Parsn:ps

There are no wish thinkers as
egregiously persistent as the radi-
calls who talk of internationalism
We are hot now discussing the right
ness or wrongness of their ideal.
Ours would te a far more beautiful
world if all men were brothers and
national boundaries existed only on
the maps. But all men arc not
brothers; national boundaries arc
about the realest things in human
society; and any scheme Of progress
that proceeds on any other hypothc-
Sis cannot even begin to get started.
A high tribute is due, therefore
to The Neao Statesman, the Brit
ish radical weekly, for a candid ard
persuasive recognition of this view
The article should be posted in
every liberal and radical editorial
office in this where radi-
calism is a sadly conventional and
childish thing by comparison. 1t is
addressed precisely to these mis-
taken internationalists who regard
patriotism as a vice, and in so doing
destroy any chance whatever of
furthering their own cause. Let
The Neao Statesman speak for it.
self on this important point:
"If internatonalism can be pur-
chased only by tho sacrifice of ones
country, the average man viii have
none OF. it, any more than if it could
be purchased only by the sacrifice,
Of his mother and his children. And
the instinct Of the average man in
tbs matter is sound If a man is
indifferent to the fate of his own
family or his own country it is not
likely that he will have Il heart to
spare for Europe or the world
obviously, there is no future for
either lnternationalism or socialism
winch flies in this way in the face
Of human nature. 1t is merely a
form Of intellectual nonsense, and
those who profess it might as we'll
play domnocs. for All the help they
VIII be able to give in solving the
great problems Of human coopcra-
ton and freedom. The socialism
that cannot build on the basis of
love Of country and love Of family
on the basis. moreover, Of personal
freedom and private property is
merely tca-tablc problem for en-
thusiasts."
There is added an acute analysis
OF the practicalitics Of the problem
1acing the cause of internationalism
The rcformcr must respect his ma
ter'al, it is made clear, and the chief
material out Of which a new world
alone can be built is the affcctionatc
and generous instincts Of the human
race, among which patriotism ranks
high. Enthusiasm for the world at
large is no substitute for these af-
1ections; 1t may, at best, be a noble
passion; it often, at worst, dcgen-
crates into form Of excited self
righteousness, Il drunkenness result
ing from the imbibing Of too much
theory. And in any real contcs,
between this enthusiasm and these
affections the latter must triumph
as the World War demonstrated. 1t
II possible to dcplorc this triumph.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
The Bolshevist Won plehve

ne report that the Social Revolu.
-"lats Of Russia have declare,
'efFor'stic var against the Bolshe.
vist leader and that the first v;c,;,,
of assassination is ZinovieF one ri
Lenine's principal licutenants. is
credible.
i~ninc - more Of czar than cvcr
was Nicholas, and Zinovjcf has
ocen more murdcrous in his repres-
siYe acts than ever vas Won plehyc.
~ ~ not strange that the new czar.
fnip ana Its agents are assailcd hv
me same rnethods az the old en-
countered Many Russians, when
open resistance becomes futile be-
cause Of the military power Of a
tyrant, hold it. ia permissible and
pfalseworthy TO apply the Athenian
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
Washtubs and Greek Dances

How to make household work at
tractive is so serious a problem
that it is delightful to hear that the
operation of washing clothes is "a
kind of Greek dance" SO, at least,
a lady who is used to Greek dancing
declares. The same authority says
that she engages in Rhythmic
movements" for every household
duty and finds her labors surpris
lngly lightencd. Thus energy can
be conserved in the lifting of a
Kettle if one stoops with ones whole
body instead Of simply leaning for
ward a little
The theory is plausible enough to
deserve careful working out. 1t
IS one of the principles Of modern
education that study must be made
play for the child. How much more
should work become one sweet song
for the housewife. Many might
ma thc combination of washbOard
and Greek dance perplcxing. Prob,
ably the ordinary household worker
might resent the interference with
her ways" no matter how much
help she might derive from it. But
we have one resource unknown to
the ancicnt in canned music. Put
IN the record and turn the crank.
and the rhythmic movement is easy.
In this untroddcn field Of domestic
art---or shall we say scicncc?-the
tirst advcnturcrs Will have TO walk
wariy. Only long and careful OK
Fcrment can determine the exact
KIND Of music for each particular
task. 1t would not do to employ
jazz Il slow waltz time were re-
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
New York, April 81, 1920.
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The spirit Of good fc]lowsh;,
winch is supposed to be created by such
organizations as the Y. NJ. c. A., Y. w
g. A., Y. NJ. II. A., y. W. Ii. A.. etc. is If
ilttle value unless it can be of a ner-
manent nature. In other words, if Tie
Young men depart from the orpanizn-
tons and forget their former associ,-
uons there is small benefit derived
from the spirit taught 1t would be or
tremendous Importance, therefore. (,
organize alumni from those who have
lett the institutions. similar to the ones
known to every college.
In order to develop such an idea and
at the same time to commemorate tho
twentieth anniversary of its building,
the Young Mems Hebrew Association
at Ninety-second Street and Lcxinr-
ton Avenue, has set aside Nav 9 for
grand reunion of mon who were affili-
A'ed with it in the past twenty years
dinner will be held on this occa
SION and past experiences Of the d Ter
ent men related. Should any oldtime
member OF the association read this ro
tice and caro- to be n part of this ccle.
braton, notice to the secretary of tho
building will bring to him further IN
'orn'"uoh. J. NADEL.
New York, April %. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
4 Union Of the Public
4 Call for Time and Effort Topard
ORGANIZATION
To the Editor of The Tribune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter published on the ed-
torial page Of last Sundays Tribune,
signed Mary Lyon and which you
headed "a Union of the Public" i'm
pressed me as being especially timely
Undoubtedly every thinking man and
woman is giving more real thought
toward solution of the pressing prob
lens Of these times than ever, and
realizes that individual effort leads nc
where, whereas collective effort would
be power which would, as your cor
respondent says, necessarily have to
be reckoned with by all agencies serv-
ing the public welfare.
have had the great pleasure and
privilege of being allied with Com
munity Service for vhie, and one OF
the chief features of its program is
the emphasis put upon the proper en-
ployment of leisure time" i. e., play
time, of both adults and younger
people. What possibly better use of
ones leisure time could one make than
devote much of this time toward an
effort to help organize a great public
union? 1t will, of course, take much
time and great effort, but what lasting
project worth while was ever accom-
plished otherwise?
| do not think it would take "man
of genius" to launch an effort even of
this magnitude. I think, if given in
telligent direction, it would grow of
Its own volition. | sincerely trust
many of your readers will discuss this
project at length, as there are, of
course, very many sides to a problem
Of this kind. Let US all give this
serious consideration. |, for one, agree
to give my leisure time and effort to
the study Of the best ways and means
Of bringing into being a union of the
great unorganized public. Who will
join me? Perhaps The Tribune will
be good enough to publish list Of
names of those who may write af
firmatvely of this project. | shall be
very glad to communicate further with
any one caring to write me on this
direct RALPH c. CJrNTUCp
No. 7 Eldorado Place, Woehawkcr.
n J.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
The Teachers Campaign

To the Editor of The Trss-.
Sir: In behalf Of the many teaVSers
who have received from your paper
editorial expressions Of appreciation Oh
their work and encouragement in their
struggle for better salaries, better
schools, better teachers, | desire
thank You for your helpful assistance
If there has been one factor in ths
campaign just brought to a successful
conclusion that has influenced the pup
lie at large more than NIL others, 1t mas
been the persistent. determined and co"'
vincing stand that your columns hS
devoted to our American public schoo'''
For this the $4,000 teachers of this c"s
S'e deeply grateful to you.
JACOB THEOBALp, a.
Principal. P. S. 50, Manhattan
New York, April 81, 1920. :.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
Fair Play to All Veterans

10 the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The bill which Senator Calder
has recently introduced, insuring a
fair deal to all disabled veterans of
the United States, is worthy of the
careful attention of our citizens who
stand for justice and fair play.
Few realize that our disabled service
men arc now divided into two camps:
the one struggling along on antiquatcd
pension rates Of twenty to forty years
ago and the other provided for accord
ing to the enlightened economic meth
DDS developed by the World War.
For the disabled soldier it makes
little difference whether he was total
~ and permanently disabled in the
Spanlsh-Americnn War or in the war
with Germany. In each case the cost
of living to-day is the same. Just why
our government allots orc ONLY $50
monthly while the other draws S1OO Ia
hard TO understand
Senator Caldcr's bill eliminates this
grave discrepancy and gross injustice.
1t is TO be hoped that the public will
give the measure their active and
solid support
ARTHUR NJ. VAN RENSSELAER,.
New York, April q, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
The Primary Results


The results of the primaries in the
three important states of New Jer-
sey, Ohio and Massachusetts, and of
the conventions in Washington and
Idaho seem to leave the contest for
the Chicago nomination about where
it was
The New Jersey returns are, of
course, not altogether satisfying to
the friends of General Wood. They
expected a more emphatic declara-
tion in his favor. On the other
hand, they have reason to be elated
over the Ohio result. Senator Har-
ding has secured a nominal indorse-
ment from his home state, but his
success is only by nose Another
favorte son has been practically put
out of the race. In Massachusetts
a delegation tentatively in favor of
Governor Coolidge is selected, but is
known to be strongly for Wood as
second choice.
Despite the largeness of the John
son vote in New Jersey and the
demonstration that it has strength
in the East, the extreme unlikeli-
hood of the nomination of the Cali
fornia Senator increases rather than
diminishes. The country is begin
ming to take note of the character
OF the Senator's chief support. He
has attracted to his standard the re-
mainders of the old German -Ameri-
can Alliance, likewise the special
champions of Eamon de Valera, and
also radicals and their dupes who
regard Lenine as great statesman.
Finally, he has the vociferous in
dorsement Of Hearst, who makes
little secret of the fact that he hopes
Senator Johnson will be defeated at
Chicago and that in his irritation he
will consent to head a third party.
OF course, citizens of sobriety and
intelligence who fall into none of
these categories marked their bal
lots for Senator Johnson. Many
New Jersey Progressives remember
that Senator Johnson was Colonel
Roosevelt's running mate and adj
mire his public record. Others who
recall with sourness votes they once
cast for Woodrow Wilson are fol-
Senator Johnson because he is sc
antipodal to Wisconsin. Still others
rather voted against General Wool
than for Senator Johnson.
But in the main the johnson can
didacy is favored with two kinds o4
hyphenism and carries an odor OF
extreme radicalism. During the re
naming six weeks of the pre-con
ventlon contest these things vii
come more and more to public atten
ton, and the fact will not lead unin
structed delegates to turn to it. In
deed, to tie degree the johnson
movement becomes formidable the
impulse to concentrate on Genera
Wood is obviously stimulated Prog
nostlcatlon, it seems to us, can pro
ceed on the basis that Senator John.
son will not be the nominee. ever
though Mr.. Hoover makes 200,
showing in the California primaries
1t is now certainty that the
great majority Of the delegates tc
the convention VIII be uninstructed
or for local candidates not likely tc
last much beyond the first ballot
me choice will be the result Of con
rence and counsel. There will be
, steam roller-the character and
1hence Of Chairman Hays guaran-
tnis--but serious effort to
7e the man the most acceptable
- both patriotic and party stand
The friends Of General
d have manifest reasons to vel
come deliberation along these lrey
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
Lacking Farm Labor

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | note in to-day's issue two ap
parently uncorrected items which, never
theless, may perhaps have a certain re-
lation. The first mentions the nossj-
bility Of a milk famine and contains
the statements "lhc distributors offer
$3.50 hundred pounds. The league is
holding out for S2.55. The dairv-
men claim that the $255 a hundred. for
which they are holding out, is still 81
below the actual cost of production at
present prices for feed and labor y
Health Commissioner Copeland is quoted
as saying: "Should a strike occur it
would be calamity for the City of New
York, and the officials of the Dairymen's
League would be responsible" SO much
for cause
On page ID, under the head Grade
and Financc,' occurs the following:
"One of the most unfavorable aspects OF
the general situation is to be found in
the crop outlQpts The promise of the
seasons agricultural yield is way below
normal. This is due mainly to the
acute labor situation. Reports show
that the supply Of hired farm labor is
only about II per cent of the normal
supply. Without adequate help the
farmer is finding it difficult to plant the
usual acreage, despite the big profits
offered by the high prices prevailing
for all farm products" Here is an
effect. W. II. WILTON.
Neshanic Station, N. j., April 26, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
What To Do With the Reds
10 the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: In yesterdays issue you pub
llshed an account Of an address by
Monroe Robinson to tho Young Mems
CHRISTIAN Association on Sunday after
noon, in which he declared that if he
mad ms way with the Reds there "would
be only one way to deal with them. and
that would be too good for thcm-kill
emil"
msforc tho Young Mems Christian
Association makes another drive for
funds it seems to me that thcv sbould
make 1t clear to the public whether they,
TOO, advocate killing.
MARY X. SANFORD.
Now York. April 20, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29
The Need Of Spending l.avisblv

The Need Of Spending l.avishly
10 the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: Having read Mrs. Salle Brown
smiths letter in your issue of April 27,
am led to wonder in what way she
thinks the business people could con-
tlnue in business If the rich people did
not spend their money.
men one thinks of the many people
VINO are given employment by the Civ
ing of large and fashionable we'd
ding. | rejoice that not all rich ncop,e
lhS's' on unostentatious weddings.
These same rich people vho give beau
uful Weddings to their children arc at
the same time giving to all charities
and helping those who do not accept
charity by giving them employment
New-York tribune., 1920-04-29

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