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league now because of the refusal Of
the President and a majority of his
party to permit entry in the only
practicable way that offered. The pre-
sumption is that we shall continue
outside if Governor Cox is elected.
1t is necessary for Governor Cox
to repudiate the fiat acceptance in
sistence on which prevented ratifica-
ton. Here is the obstacle which
must be removed before anything
else can be done. But he labors not
to this end. He seeks an election
without saying whether he is with
the President for flat ratification or
nothing, or whether he stands with
Senator Underwood, who voted to
ratify.
The issue is not between a league
and no league, but between fiat rati-
fication and qualified ratifcation-or
perhaps the drawing of new cove
nant according as future events give
instruction. In our judgment those
who stand out for flat ratification
are in fact opposing, although they
may not so intend, this country's
entry into any league at all.
What the Senate, which is a con-
tinuing body, ought to do if the
country elects Governor Cox may be
clear to Mr.. Helman, but as a prac-
teal man he must judge of the pos.
sibilities of getting sixty-four Sena-
tors to vote for flat ratification or
its equivalent. Mr.. Taft is per-
suaded that it can't be done. Sena.
tors are representatives, but also
have personal views. Moreover, thew
are elected by states, and not by the
nation at large. There is little
chance that two-thirds of the states
will instruct their Senators to vote
for fiat ratification or it's equivalent,
and Senators voting against fiat rati-
fication will say they are acting in
accord with the instructions of their
constituents.
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ours, toward the vision of world peace,
Between now and election time it is
moro than likely that the majority Of
us, both men and women, will turn TO-.
ward a candidate who makes his essen
tial position wholly clear on the great
est issue regarding human progress
that the American people have ever had
the opportunity Of passing upon at 8
national election. With all our faults
it remains true that courage, generosity
and optimism are our foremost virtues
as people, and they bid fair to assert
themselves in stupendous fashion,
sweeping aside all partisan and politi-
cal considerations.
Even at the risk of temporary party
disturbance, there are, think, hun
dreds Of thousands of Republicans who
hope, as l do, that Mr.. Harding will
see his way to not playing the game
too safe, never a very stirring proceed
ure. If he merely holds out the def
mite hope that in his administration the
country may yet join the present
league, whose problems our allies in
arms are now seeking to solve with
out that aid: which they might long ago
well have expected from US, he will
surely leave the majority of his fe!-
low citizens in the confident expects.
ton that this aim Will be obtained.
GEORGE S. HELLMAN.
New York, Aug. ?, 1920.
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A World of Bows

Dispatches from London indicate
that the calling Of an international
Boy Scout conference was a happy
inspiration, and Sir Robert Baden
Powell is receiving congratulations
on all sides for the splendid showing
Of his organization. London has ex-
tended an enthusiastic welcome to
the young invaders, and, indeed, it
must be thrilling and exciting ex-
perience to entertain 100000 Boy
Scouts from over all the world.
Thirty different countries are rep
resented, each with it's own language
and customs, and yet all united
under one character building banner.
Manliness, self-respect and consider
alton for others are the goal of the
true Scout, whatever his country.
Kinship with the world must in
evitably follow national patriotism
growing out of such training. The
hope of the leaders that this ana
future conferences of the youth of
all nations will play significant
part in the peace of the world MAY
not be unfounded.
In the mean time the youngsters
gathered in and around London are
showing one another how they work
and play at home, af'ording them
selves and the spectators much
diversion thereby. The jamboree,
as it is called, seems to deserve it's
name. Think Of 5000 boys in an
arena at one time-the Babel of
language and gesture and play!
Separately, the national groups
are presenting their own distinctive
life, strange, instructive and inter-
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Eliminating the Iobber
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: An answer to the letter Of July
80 by Mr.. Macfarlane appearing in your
columns, headed What the Jobber
Does"
The article in question cover. some
of the good points of the jobber's Of
lice in good style. Does this justify
the conclusion which Mr.. Macfarans
would have US draw. that the jobber is
therefore essential? The same argu-
ment could have been advanced for
morse cars-they had certain excellent
features, yet every one admits that
better system of transportation
now In vogue. What Mr.. Maefarane
forgets is that few good features In
a system do not justify it nor provs
that there are not better systems. A
man who makes fortune by illegal
means and then makes small gift TO
some church is looked upon by It's
members as a saint. The case of the
Jobber is parallel one-we should
'-OS oio" the unluStlUaDle COES4us.S"
that he Is essential in the business and
ms methods are above reproach ~"
because Of few points in his favor.
The fact remains that before the
epoch of the jobber We did not miss
him, and that lower prices prevailed
and We had plenty TO eat, although per
haps the jobber has tactfully educated
our tastes to demand more. Blu. where
the jobber has been trampled under
loot by the installation Of city mas'
kets, as in New York, Chicago. Cle'e'
land and Boston, we find lower prices
emerging. and better food as well. NsF
urally the jobber loses his commission
and still more naturally be spreads ins
propaganda" that he is necessary. pu'
his injured dignity is not drawing
much sympathy as formerly, and W
find that the planets still keep in tnsi'
respective positions and travel on ~
renely without him.
DEXTER H. MEAD.
Waterbury, Conn, Aug. 8, 1920.
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The Average Voter
Tired to Death of Democratic Rule
and Wants Peace

ana w anus CAGE
10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have just returned from a
months visit in one of the so-called
most prosperous cities in northern
Ohio-also the dirtiest-and while
there took particular pains to get an
insight into the political feelings of
the average voter" I found him not
at all interested in the Wilson League
OF Nations, or any other, for that mat
ter; indeed, Mr.. White, Mr.. Cox's
manager, was quite right in his re-
mark.
What the average voter is most in
terested in is reducing the high cost
OF everything and bringing about
peace here at home, with the emphasis
on Home. Peace between capital and
labor, between the buyer and the
seller, between landlord and tenant
putting our own house in order. in
other words. This league talk is sim
ply kept alive by few Wilson papers,
notably "The New York Times" "The
New York World" and "The Evening
Post"
The following extract from a letter
have Just received from a relative of
mine who has a large ranch in Mon
tana may be of interest as showing
how the farmers feel:
I'VE have no more trouble than most
1armers&poor crops and being made
the scapegoat for the whole country.
The laborng man is the worst profit
ecr, then the storekeeper, then the
middlenean, then the banker and last,
but not least, the grain SPECTATORS:
and If the government had done half
as much for the wheat farmer as it has
Tor the cotton farmer he would feel
more kindly toward Wilson. If the farm
ers have their way, Cox will get left.
We are paying Sc day to get men
to help us. If labor does not pay some
time I'll miss my guess. They bleed
one to death. They have no mercy
don't know what it means. They grab
grab, grab, and keep hollering for more,
more, more"
Incidentally, Mr.. Gompers might
think this over. Everywhere in my
talk there was bitterness against the
Wilson administration.
l also might add that the writer of
that letter voted twice for Wilson. but
never again" The West is tired to
death of the Democratic administra-
tlon and its utter inability to do any,
thing. +. F. ROGERS
New York, Aug. 8, 1920.
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"Runaways"
To the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial of Monday, "Run-
ming Away" referring to the doctor
who died a dishwasher, was admirable
except for its ultimate intmation that
q weakened mind explained the case.
"Runaways," however, might be polite
as we'll as an expressive term to apply
to such folk.
The instance in point came to pub
lie notice, but how many other remain
unknown? During a long experience
in the Bowery it was the Bow
cry-l met there, besides many expert
tradesmen, great number Of profess
sioral men whose records were beyond
question. There were an electrician
whose patents are in universal use, to
another's immense profit; an artist
whose drawings were once familiar in
many periodicals; an actor who starred
successfully for years in his own play;
the inventor of the original harvest
my machine-all these and sundry
more.
TO account for the presence Of these
men in such an environment was not
easy, since explanations were seldom
asked or offered. Family troubles,
nsgging at home and the like, were
to blame in nine out of ten cases, and
business difficulties in the rest
Dr. John J. Hallimond, superintend-
ent of the Bowery Mission, which has
salvaged many hundreds of these So
cial renegades, should be in position
to give some highly interesting facts
upon this score, and it would appear
that his view of the matter should be
very profitable to every one
JERSEY.
Paterson, N. J., Aug. 8. 1920.
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A Grammatical Plebiscite

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; | have always been under the
belief that grammar was a consequence
OF language, not a cause. Also, l have
known that living languages vary with
time.
The chief justification for the teach
ing of grammar is to obtain the great
est uniformity of speech and writing,
and as consequence the greatest ease
III the expression of thought.
The proper way to settle the at is u
or ut is ME" controversy is to let the
iIlustrious students of English take a.
census and find out whether a majority
OF the people say at is me-" If they do.
then the language has evolved, and it is
up to the grammarians to change their
grammar. C.. w X
North Asbury Park, n. j.. Aug. 8. 1920.
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Taking a Chance

II, however, for the sake Of preat
OBJECT, we are willing 10 take a great
chance, contributing at least our cour-
age toward plan of world betterment
that has already passed from the realm
OF dream into the first plane of ac-
omplishment, it is because the An,eri-
can people share in the higher hope
Ii is thus dangerous time for a Presi
Dental candidate to leave doubts in the
minds OF the voters as regards what is
implied in his addresses; and that Mr.
Harding has left such doubts everv one
knows who has discussed his speech of
acceptance with other men. some of
whom are certain that he is opposed 70
the league, while others maintain that
ms was clever political speech. Of
lending no branch OF his party and al
lowing him freedom of action in case
of his election. Some of us will. with
a feeling of lassitude, vote for him on
the basis Of this latter assumption. and
because of our oldtime faith in the
Republican party; but if. accepting
the assurance that there are such
doubts, he will yet come forward and
state categorically that, if elected, he
and his Cabinet will use their en-
deavors to devising means by which
America may, with all CONSTITUTIONS
safeguards, enter the league alreadv
existing and functioning, he will be
adopting course of courage and plain
dealing congenial to the American puh-
lie, and he may be removing the all
too imminent possibility of a sweep of
Democratic votes, carrying Mr.. Cox
'nto office on an avalanche of impa-
tient national fearlessness.
Let it not be forgotten that the
women are, for the FIRST time. TO vote
IN large numbers. I have spoken to
various women, all of them wives of Re-
publicans, and in every instance they
have, on account of the question of the
league, expressed their opposition to
MIR. Harding. We men who have, dur
ing the past four years, contributed,
whether in personal service or in
money, are perhaps little weary of
international philanthropy; but there
is little evidence of such reaction
among women. Though they, too, have
contributed TO the achievement of VIC
tory, their efforts and their hopes are
still directed, more untiringly than
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All Het Up"
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: You good folks over in New York
appear to be call het up about Jimmie
Wadsworth. Well, to a looker-on across
the~llnc it would seem as though the
primary We're to have pretty fair test.
Last election close to a million Deon1c
voted for Whitman. What right have
any of them to protest if they will not
take the trouble to cast a vote on Pri
mary Day? Yet l will venture the pre-
diction that the total vote in the Re-
publican primaries will not exceed so
per cent of the vote cast for Whitman.
And the loudest squeals of dissatisfac
ton will come from those who will be
altogether too busy to vote" then.
And this will be true whether the Hon.
James W. Wadsworth or another is the
nominee. w. G. N.
New Haven, Conn, Aug. 3, 1920.
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The Next Yacht Race
Practical Suggestions Which Would
Produce Scaporthy Craft

To tho Editor of Tho Tribune.
Sir: have noticed from your recent
editorials regarding the cup races that
you would welcome suggestions as to
an improvement in future races.
If 1t Is desired that future races be
sailed, boat for boat without time al
lowance), by strongly built, scaworthy
craft this can be quito simply ac-
complshed.
First of all 1t would be wrong, in
my opinion, to change our present
velops very seaworthy shaped racing
boats. For instance, it is hard to
imagine more seaworthy formed hull
than that of the Resolute.
If there is any weakness it is not
on account Of her shape, but on &C.
count of the lightness with which she
was built in order to attain her ex-
IRENE speed.
Any possible weakness in future
boats could be overcome by having
scantling restrictions agreed upon in
the conditions. If both boats were
built to these restrictions it would
mean that we would have seaworthy
craft, able to continue sailing for
many years after the races, instead Of
being broken up once their Americas
Cup experience was over.
If both boats would agree not to
build over a stated rating measure
ment they could be constructed under
our present rule and race practically
boat for boat.
Risking repetition, I sum up the
suggestions as follows:
L. Adopt scantling restrictions,
which would insure strongly built
craft
2. Build to a given rating under our
present rule, which would insure boat
for-boat racing.
g. The universal rule, developing a
fine type of race boat, would not need
to be altered. HARVEY J. FLINT.
Providence, R. l., Aug. 3, 1920.
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An Easy Radiance

CFrom The Pittsburgh Gazette -Times)
Why don't all the cranks turn to
Niagara Falls for an outlet for their
irrepressible desire of the bizarre and
spectacular? We feel sure that an ap
peal for funds to provide barrels would
meet with hearty response from all
parts of the country. 1t is not unlikely
that plenty of subscribers could be
found ready to pay the railroad fares of
cranks who could be induced to go to
Niagara to try their luck with the falls
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The Test

Before Americas entry into the
war one test infallibly showed who
were real believers in the principle
of league to enforce peace; re-
vealed those who thought in any
genuine way it was our duty to pro-
tect civilization.
The test was q persons attitude
toward the war and Americas obi
cations thereto. Any one then hold
ing that the war did not concern US
and could not affect us could not be
a peace Lacquer. No circumstances
could be imagined more strongly de-
handing abandonment of interna-
tional isolation. Indifference to the
issues of the war showed either pro-
Germanism or indifference to the
principles of a league to enforce
peace.
Now comes another test-not as
plain, perhaps, as the former call,
but still definite. 1t is the case of
Poland. Essaying a task beyond her
strength, Poland sought to establish,
according to the doctrine of national
self-determination, a group Of loosely
federated and friendly Slavic states
along Russia's horder-the Ukraine,
Lithuania, Latvia, Esthonia and
Poland.
For assisting the Ukrainian ma
tionalists, under the heel of Boil
shevist imperialists who would re-
establish the frontiers of Czaristic
Russia, Poland has been attacked in
overwhelming force, Poles hear
again the swish of the Russian
knout
What is this country doing? The
peace of the world is obviously in
peril. Western democracy is again
threatened. The duel is once more
on. Are we going to march against
gigantic wrong or are we not?
If we arc not, those who are salts
fed with a policy of aloofness may
say many things in self-justification,
but not so those who boast of strict
adherence to the principle of league
to enforce peace.
Many advertise intense interest in
a league to enforce peace. But they
hold to their lips bugle they do not
blow. They applaud the sermon, but
do not apply its doctrines. We say
by acts, always more significant than
words, that eulogy of the league
idea is merely rhetorical exercise.
Neither from Washington nor from
Dayton nor from Marion has come
any summons for the nation to grid
itself. The idealist has visualized
this country as knight Grant,
ready to spring to a rescue. But the
knight now sleeps.
For failure to make performance
equal profession we are not blaming
any one. But let us face the facts
manfashion and temper to some ex-
tent the fury of our protestations of
undying, supreme allegiance to a
noble principle we do not follow.
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esting, so that the young Scouts will
carry home with them fund of in
formation.
American parents, as they read Of
the part this country's delegation is
taking, will feel new bond of in
terest with other parents the world
over.
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Let Harding Speak Out
4 Republican Reader Urges Him to Give Definite
Assurances With Respect to Present League
To the Editor of The Tribune.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: On turning to the fourth page
of to-day's issue of The Tribune I ex-
perlenced sensation Of sheer delight
on reading the headlines. civilian
Howard Taft Discusses Voters Duty
on League" Here, it seemed, was an
end to difficult misgivings on the part
of one who has always been Repub-
llcan in national elections and who for
the first time has found himself hest
tant. My admiration for Mr.. Taft's
broad-gauge wisdom and high-visioned
patriotism led me to begin his article
with the conviction that all mental
doubts would be stilled, and it is be-
cause the analysis of his remarks had
no such happy contamination that I
am now, not without reluctance, ven-
turing on argument.
The crux of Mr.. Taft's reasoning is
that, even if Mr.. Cox is elected. there
will be at least thirty-three Republi-
can Senatorial votes Ca number sufic-
ing) to defeat ratification of the league
without the Lodge reservations, this
assumption being based on the fact
that thirtythrce Republicans have al
ready twice voted in this manner. But
does not Mr.. Taft lose sight of the
fact that these previous votes were
taken at times when the Senate could
temper OF the American nation with re-
gard to the league? If Mr.. Cox is
elected under the present conditions,
when the mistakes of the Democratic
administration, the alternating intellec-
tual egoism of an otherwise often adj
mirable President, the widespread be-
lief that Republican cabinets are more
efficient and harmonious than Demo-
cratic cabinets, and, above all, the in
herent desire for a change of admins
tration, after a period of economic and
social difficulties, are factors strongly
in favor of Mr.. Harding's election, the
victory of his opponent will be due
to, and will have to be construed as, an
of the American public that it will
brook no shillyshallying with our en-
trance into the League of Nations. It
is hardly conceivable that with the ma
tional will so drastically announced
any considerable number of Republi-
can Senator'S will f1out their own peo-
pie. They would tie facing, if l may
use paradoxical term, moral lynch
ing, and as Senator represents his
state and not alone his party voters
all those who belonged to states that
had returned Republican Presidential
electors would, in the ultimate analS-
sis, be disloyal to their people.
The Case for Cox
Democratic willingness to accept
some verbal qualifications as regards
Article x makes possible Mr.. Cox's
support by those of his fellow citizens
who favor the league, but who yet
are averse to the relinquishing of any
rights and duties inherent in our Con-
stitution. His absolute acceptance of
Mr.. Lodges amendment is not neces-
sary, and changes of wording are al
ways very simple matter. He is.
therefore, it would seem, not pledged to
policy that need ALLEVIATE even such a
vote as Mr.. Taft's, and it may be as
sumed that he will not evince the mex
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for republication OF all news dispatches credited
TO II or not otherwise credited In this paper and
herein.
All rights OF republication Of ali ether matter
herein also reserved.
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An Expert Candidate

(From The San Francisco ChsHNio'o
Henry Ford is satisfactory to "
Forty-eighters because he knows -
about fivvers.
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Useless Comments

(From The san Francisco Bulletin
The third party now looks like the
fifth wheel.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST S. 1920.
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Truth About the Market

Paterson, N. j., Aug. 5, 1920.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-04

she had her quarry all but frozen stiff
with fright, he has 90 assume only n
loud, brave tone II voice TO send her
away on high gear with the gas wide
open As Lady Macbeth she Would be
pale and insipid failure Unless she
can do her vamping with a somewhat
sterner resolution it is believed the now
skulking males will he out again after
1880 y, IN.
There is one robust citizen who is
even now unabashed, and even slteptical,
the chief of police, NJ. A. Doran.
'All bosh, nonsense, says Doran,
Haven't had any complaints of people
being molested About seven years ago
there was poor, old, demented woman
here who prowled around all hours of the
night and this woman in black story
has been bobbing up ever since Some
people have too much Imagination.
Lee Fisher says he doesn't know
whether the chief ever received any com
plants or not, but he does know half Of
Doran's night force helped him search
that lumber yard, if he remembers cor
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