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New-York tribune., 1920-05-01

ally have to accept dictation from
these who control the party machin-
cry. The direct election of national
delegations and the Presidential
preference primaries which the Bal
timore convention ordered held in all
the states are conspicuous this year
by their absence. The candidates are
trying to avoid touch with the voters
and are pinning their hopes on the
support Of uninstructed delegates.
1t is an extraordinary reversal of
the doctrine of popular sovereignty
proclaimed eight years ago. The
only kind of popular sovereignty
tolerated to-day in the Democratic
party is sovereignty docile to an
administration which has outrun
every other Democratic administra-
tion in the direction Of party abso-
lutism.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Rlacklisted Democrats

Senator Reed was elected a dele
gate to the San Francisco conven-
ton by the delegation from the Kan
sas City Congress district to the
Missouri Democratic State Conven-
tion. The state convention annulled
the action Of the district delegates
because Of the Senator's failure to
support the Wilson draft Of the
peace treaty. Our neighbor The
World approved the Reed blacklist
ing 1t holds that a Democratic
state convention has an absolute
right to deny credentials to a dele
gate chosen by Congress district.
Senator. David l. Walsh, who also
opposed the Wilson treaty draft, has
been elected egate-at~large 10
San Francisco by the Democratic
voters of Massachusetts,. The World
says that he doesn't belong in a
Democratic national convention be-
cause he didn't support the Presi-
dent. If the one test of Democracy
is supporting Mr.. Wilson, why
shouldn't the same process of exclu-
sion be applied to Senator Walsh as
was applied to Senator Reed? The
Democratic National Committee ap-
proves the temporary roll Of conven-
ton delegates. 1t can Use its power
to deny Senator Walsh a seat, just
as the Missouri State Convention
used its power to boycott the Kansas
City statesman. The committee is
still loyal to the President. If rule in
the party descends from the sts te
organization to the district organi-
cations it can also descend from the
national organization to the state
organizations.
Mr.. Walsh has committed the un-
forgivable sin Of rejecting the senti-
ment of his constituents, instead Of
taking directions from the White
House. Such errancy is unpardon-
able under the present Democratic
regime, which has concentrated all
authority and initiative in the hands
Of an autocrat in the Presidential
Office.
The Democratic party has boasted
in its platforms of being the party
of the people and of recognizing
more completely than any other
party the right Of the voters to rule.
In practice, however, the voters usu-
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
The Kgean Injustice

1t is different with Italy, which re-
sents Greek development and sees In
Greece a future rival in the Near East.
This explains the pessimistic tone Of
Nltti's recent interview. But both in
northern Epirus and in the Egean isl-
ands Italian policy conflicts with right
and justice, and there is small reason
to doubt that in the end the Greek So
luton will prevail. Certainly, to deny
Greece the Egean islands would be to
sin against every known rule OF inter
national right.
In less than quarter Of a century
Venizelos has doubled the area of his
country. restored it to position in the
Near East lost by the Byzantine Empire
seven centuries ago and lost by CLASH
cal Greece with the collapse of the en-
pire of Alexander the Great. This work
IS still to be completed, but Venizelos
survives and the foundations are solidly
laid. Next year Greece will celebrate
her centenary of independence, and the
anniversary will see not only greater
Greece but q Greek nation capable of
becoming in the future, not only politi-
cally, but commercially, great factor
in the Near East. To Venizelos Greece
owes this achievement. Since Cayour
died Europe has known no national re-
constructor to rival the great Cretan.
Copyright, 1920, Mcclure Newspa per
Syndicate.p
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
What Tenizelos Did

From the moment of his arrival and
for nearly two decades thereafter Ven
iZelos applied himself to the task of
domestic reorganization Not until 1912
was he ready to pursue his larger OBJ
jectives. But in these yeas he had
regained for Greece the sympathy of
the world, and he had elso achieved
the impossible in establishing an al
lance among Serbia, Bulgaria and
Greece against the Turk. The result
of this alliance was the First Balkan
War, with its swift overthrow of Turk
lsh power in Europe, to which Greek
armies contributed honorably.
In the negotiations which followed
victory Venizelos displayed real states
manlike moderation, bu3 Bulgaria,
spurning all proposals, attacked Serbia
and Greece. Bulgarian defear resulted
in new division of territories at
Bucharest, and in this division Greece
obtained some 100000 people, the re-
eions about Janina, Salonica and Kavala,
together with the great city of Salonica
Only Italian jealousy prevented her
from obtaining her full deserts on the
Albanian side.
In the World War Constantine near
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Britain's Business Recovery

In an interview in The Liverpool
Post, shortly before taking ship for
America, Sir Auckland Geddes, the
new British Ambassador, gave in
teresting information concerning
British unemployment.
On May 2, 1919, about year ago,
no less than 1,093,OO0 persons, of
whom 100000 had been DISCHARGED
from the British army, were jobless
and receiving payment under the
donation system. 1t was dark
hour, and the condition sufficiently
explains the industrial unrest which
was reflected in a rise of a Boil
shevist spirit.
But a change for the better soon
manifested itself. By October the
men and women working in British
industry numbered S,65O,0OO. This
was 100000 more than were en-
ployed in July, 1914, before the war.
The number Of men industrially en-
ployed had fallen off 100000, but
the number Of women had increased
25O,OO0. Taking the whole field of
employment, there are now nearly
100000 more women engaged in
some sort Of gainful work than be-
fore the war. It may be said that
the women saved Great Britain
economically.
Living costs are up in Great Brit
ain more than in this country, and
100000 men were withdrawn from
industrial work for five years, vet
there is economic recovery in Great
Britain, To-day life is still hard,
but it is not hopeless, ard there is
some sort Of job for any one. The
Lloyd George government has been
steadily attacked for inconsistency
and the unsoundness Of it's recon-
struction policy, but, assisted by the
so5riety and good sense of the Brit
lsh masses, it has achieved great
results. - tha war-disorganized
countries Cat Britain seems to
have effected the speediest recovery.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Lloyd Georges Pecan

Lloyd Georges speech in celebra-
ton of the San Reno Homecoming
was mastery prose pecan. The
British Prime Minister brought back
sheaves and garlands. So, accord
ing to his testimony, did every other
major participant in the conference.
"As far as l can see" he told the
House of Commons, Everybody is
satisfied with what happened and
everybody is convinced that he did
it." 1t was like the fourth act of a
play with a happy ending. What
quarrels there were in the other acts
were only preliminary to the great
curtain renewal of solidarity of af-
fection.
The British Premier is always
something of a hypnotist Looked
at through the glowing atmosphere
of his speech, the differences which
SO recently seemed to be estranging
France and Great Britain become
almost imponderable. What re-
mains of their original substance, in
the light of their easy and salts
factory settlement? Lloyd George
says that there were two not very
material MISUNDERSTANDING In the
first place, the French had the idea
that Great Britain didn't mean to
help in enforcing the treaty pro-
visions concerning German disarma-
ment and reparation. The British
government did dissent from the
counter measure, taken by France,
when Germany violated her agree
ment as to the number of troops to
be sent into the Ruhr-district. That
pointed reservation aggravated sus-
picions IN France and elsewhere that
the British government was being
too greatly influenced by the theory
Of the Keynes school of revisionists
that the easiest way to secure modi-
fications Of the treaty was through
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Underwood's Opportunity

Mr.. Bryan finds no difficulty in
reading the meaning of the. Demo-
cratic primaries. "In Georgia" he
says, "less than one-third of the
Democrats stood for the treaty with
out reservations. Two thirds were
divided about equally between ratiti-
cation with reservations and total
rejection of the treaty. In Nebraska
Senator Hitchcock's vote would not
have been worth counting had he
been compelled to rely on those who
indorsed his attitude on the treaty"
Why is the treaty impounded at
the White. House? Why has Senator
Underwood, the new Democratic
leader of the Senate, no basis from
which to negotiate a compromise?
Because the White House does not
authorize him to egotiate-because
the White House holds no communi-
cation with him.
The "great and solemn referen-
dum," which the President in Janu-
ary said he wanted, not having thus
far resulted to the Presidents salts
faction, he refuses to listen to the
country, as for months he has re-
fused to listen to the Senate. 1t is
not of practical consequence whether
the refusal is due to the Presidents
pathological condition or to a mere
continuance of the stubbornness he
displayed before his illness. In
either event nothing is done, though
it is plain that the road to ratitica-
ton becomes more rocky the longer
there is postponement. 1t is already
improbable that Senator Lodge will
be able to muster as many Republi-
can Senators for ratification as he did
on the last roll call.
A heavy responsibility rests on
Senator Underwood. His group is
seemingly the only one which can
now do much for the treaty. Should
it shake off partisan trammels and
support the policy its members as
Senators personally favor, it is likely
the White House would yield. At
least, the experiment is worth MAX
ing. How can any man say he favors
meeting Americas world duties and
at the same time give tacit support
to treaty-throttling policy?
The Republican Senators are pow
erless to resuscitate the treaty. The
President is deaf to their advice
his friends arc able to say they are
hostile and are playing politics. But
demands from Senator Underwood
could not be pushed aside in this
manner. He could not be accused of
hostility to the Administration. If
he were willing openly to avow his
views and follow his own Judgment
he can perhaps yet save the treaty.
Great is the opportunity offered to
him.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Hoooer Qualifications
What He Did at Paris and Might
Do a, President
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In to-day's issue Of The Trib-
une you print letter headed "Does
Hoover Qualify?" Much Of that letter,
which relates to party government, is
answered by Mr. Hoover in the same
edition. He served loyalty under
the party in power, as did all other
Americans. What other party was
there to serve under in time of war?
He advocates party teamwork and CO.
ordination of legislative and adminis-
trative branches in government. He
pleads for 1t in his own party. Many
, disgusted voters Of both parties in
New York State and the nation at
large will cordially agree with him
| to-day
Have our greatest Presidents had
| Congressional experience, or have they
not rather been those who could select
and work with other men Of ability
and fuse diverse elements and char
acters for constructive work?
Your correspondent has an inqulr-
ing mind and a taste for history. VIII
he study the history Of the Economic
Council at the Versailles Peace Con-
ference of 1919? Herbert Hoover
was a chosen representative OF Amer
lea to this conference. He was later
appointed head Of the Supreme Eco
nomic Council and served throughout
as chairman of the Council of Ten. In
reality, there were about forty lead
ing representatives with many affi IL
ated groups. Among the Americans
were many men Of many minds and
diverse personal interests. Surely as
great a complex as any American Con-
gress could show.
1t is the universal testimony Of
those who came in touch with this
epoch making event that the quiet
American chairman conducted these
conferences with dignity, courtesy,
ftrmness and supreme intellectual
grasp; that no one lacked the oppor-
tunity to be heard; that no ranco1
was shown toward those whose con-
| tentlons were Numerically opposed to
the American views and interests of
which he was the spokesman, and that
the results accomplished were phe-
nomenal and will be cumulatvely bene-
fetal for years to come. Could all
this be accomplished by one untitled
to deal with statesmen and political
spokesmen?
Is it then surprising that hundreds
OF thousands of thinking and hoping
American voters trust and desire this
American leader who, with vision and
! lf-sacrifcing service, has sought
steadfastly to organize the good will
OF world distraught with the evil and
loss Of war and to help the America
which he represented emerge from this
chaos with not only prestige, but
honor, unsullied and to renew its his
toric pledge of "life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" under his
guidance? M R f
New York, April 20. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Stand Up and Be Countedl
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Let me shake hands with E.
S. B. and his old-fashioned tenant.
Evidently we three belong to that small
and dwindling order of poor But Hon
est Americans"
If we could get a hundred million
people in this big country with spunk
enough to fight for their natural and
civil rights against the depredations
OF jazz lmbeciles, money hogs and
unionized bandits, we could make short
work of civilizing, Christianizing and
humanizing the United States.
AS commercial instructor with
forty years education, clean record
or seventeen years military and cleri-
cal service to the government and a
reputation for square dealing, l am
helping young people to earn money
honestly on a salary equivalent to
about $13 in real money, while being
robbed by everybody, from Uncle Sam
to window cleaner. who can possibly
get any of my cash, directly or indi-
rectly, by hook or by crook.
Will all good Americans who are
willing to enlist their services in a
campaign for humanity, practical
Christianity and all-Americanism
please stand up and be counted? If
such a condition as universal Justice
be attainable in our country, let's
have 1t! WILLIS r. PERRY.
New York, April 20. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01

fat, we understand, and he not only
prescribes for his flock of heavics
but sets an example for them ss
well. 1t would, Of course, be better
If our Chamberlain were Of build
to get on the scales with his fellow
banters. But this is a detail. Mr..
Hylan might sacrifice his own ele-
CANT waist line In such a cause. The
main thing is that Chicago shall not
forge ahead Of us in this matter Of
municipal Identification and that the
City Chamberlain shall have some
excuse for cashing his salary checks.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Save the .Armeniansl
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The fate of the Armenian ma
tion is trembling in the balance. Dur
ing the war they rendered the same
service to the Allied cause in the
East that Belgium did in the Vest
holding back the enemy until it was
too late for him to make his blow eff
fective. If they are now left to perish
it will be an eternal disgrace.
The war, we were told, was fought
to make the world safe for democracy.
Has civilization really triumphed if
civilized and Christian men, women
and children are left to be slaughtered
with all sorts of atrocities by the un.
speakable Turk?
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
Dorchester, Mass. April 20. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Greater Greece.
By Fra1k II. Simonds

Amid all the confusion of San Reno
rumors the fact detaches itself that
Venizelos is at last to have his reward
and Greece to obtain substantial justice.
SO far all reports are in accord that
Greece is to obtain the whole Of Thrace,
Bulgarian as we'll as Turkish fractions
included, and thus occupy the entire
region between the Bulgarian frontier
and the bases Of the Constantinople
and Gallipoli peninsulas. In addition
she is to receive Smyrna and substan-
tial hinterland and portions of northern
Epirus. What remains a matter of
doubt is whether she or Albania will
have Koritza.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01

Senator Lockwood disposes Of the
Mayors statement that the city Is to
pay the salary increases Of upstate
teachers. For once the city is to re-
ceive back little more than the CT
per cent Of the direct state tax. How
did it happen? 1t looks as if the up
staters were strangely asleep.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
In Lieu of a Bonus
Insurance and Tax Exemption
Rather Than Cash
e Editor Of the Tribune.

To the Editor of the Tribune.
Sir: There is a real need for mo-,
general dissemination of the plain facts
as to the ex-scrvice bonus, instead Of 50
much partisan pleading. Make more
public thorough understanding Of al
the facts, and give both ex-service and
non-service men and women a fair
chance to decide definite program.
The basic items would seem to be:
1. The country decided that certain
part only Of It's citizens were compelled
to assume combat duty, with its risk.
and at low rate of wage. There never
was any equality and justice" in such
compulsion unless the other citizens
assumed a substantially equal burden
as their share of service.
2. The Administration did not compe
non-service citizens to do a partners
share Of the war work, since it permitted
the outrageous wags increases on gov
ernment work. Therefore, non-servics
labor was allowed to profteor at The
ultimate expense OF the country as S
whole.
3. The Administration permitted man!
corporations and others 20 make un.
usually large profits. whereas the sol.
diers were making unusually low wages
a. The country as a whole, though no,
100 per cent of it, did assume certain
burdens, as 20 food control, bond puI'
chases, Red Cross and ''Y" drives, etc.
s. A part of the non-service citizen.
did assist the government mt persons
sacrifice of income, comfort and heslh
6. A bond issue now to raise servie'
cash bonus undoubtedly would have AZ
injurious effect on the country's finances
and business, though the amount Of this
effect may be uncertain.
7. 1t is very doubtful whether there
is any fair method of making retrosc'
tive collection from the undue wsgs'
and profits of items and 3, above.
8. Any bond issue must ultimately be
paid for by both ex-service and non-seF-
vice citizens.
9. 1t is unfair and unfortunate thai
every citizen was not, at the time, con-
PEELED to do q fair share with the men
and women in the service; the question
&c !, lf cl, ho i
it an error and everybody forget It. OF
make a partial repayment or a full
repayment?
The writer believes the answer to the
above should be to forget part OF the
injustice and to repay part; !. E., ICY
get the poor judgment and bad manage
ment, as its remembrance breeds oao
citizenship, but make such repayment
as is most urgent at once, and a par'A'
recompense, not necessarily IN cash. ~
soon as practicable.
The repayment as 20 insurance, carr
of the partly disabled and vocstiohA
training should bear no delay. Prefer
ence employment, where solllty eA''~
and opportunity for entry on govern
ment land would seem entirely tus'in'
able.
Instead of an immediate cash bonus
the writer believes many would be VIII
ing to substitute the following:
(a) A lower government insursn''
rate or paid-up insurance.
(b) Deduction from government An'
local taxes for period OF years anu - -
reasonably small sum a year.
(c) Some real effort at governm'.'
and state economy to reduce the III 9,
fects Of the past errors Of Inanagehe'~
R. D. Co0MBS' e
New York, April 90, 1920. "
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Towers of Babel

FROM The Boston Eve~,so Trunscripf)
Twenty-thres languages are spoken
in Jerusalem, according to the latest
reports. But Jerusalem has nothing on
the number Of foreign tongues which
one hears on the average New York
streetcar.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
The Cain in Europe

Put into figures, this means that
Greece will obtain in Europe new terri
tories having an area Of approximately
10000 square miles, little less than
the combined areas Of Massachusetts
and Connecticut, and a population in
round numbers amounting to 100000
at the last census. But the last census
was taken more than decade ago, un-
der Turkish rule, and is notoriously in
exact. In addition three wars have
passed over this .ciuntry since this
numbering and swept away large per-
centages of the inhabitants; while
changes of rulc.s-as portions Of Thrace
that have been Turkish, Greek, Bull
garian, are now to be Greek again, all
in the span of eight years--have pro-
duced much migre ton, voluntary and
involuntary alike.
In Asia the Smyrna grant, despite its
rather grudging limitations, will give
Greece approximately 5000 square
miles, with q population of much more
than 100000, Hellenic in majority. Thus
Greece emerges from the last trial q
state with an area of rather more than
10000 square miles, having population
of approximately 6.500,00O She is, then,
in area more than half as large as Italy,
in population somewhat smaller than
Belgium.
A quarter OF century ago, when
Venizelos came from Crete to begin
his great work, Greece, just beaten In
Turkish war, was a state with popu-
lction Of less than 2,500,000, living on
q territory of some $4,000 square miles.
Athens, with the Piraus, IS the single
considerable city; railway communica-
tions We're totally Inadequate, Greece
was isolated from the rest of Europe
and order within her boundaries was
entirely lacking. BY the Turkish war
Greece had lost the sympathy Of Europe
and her dynasty had lost ali domestic
regard.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
A Mere Formally
fFyon The Los angeles 7'i@e')

fFrom The Los Angeles IS"'dV
The Democrats are all dressed " W
and have no place to go for csh'''
date. The hammer chorus demons"'
tion against Woodrow Wilson is som.
thing fierce. However. the Demee.Sss y
really do not need candidate this iSe
except for the sake of appearances
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Manhattan Miniatures

manhattan miniatures
N@mbcr AO1 Of the -Four Hundred
Mrs. Clithers is so beautiful
! hat other women distrust her.
Older men deny they like her type,
And young men send her flowers.
Even to smiling with her shoulders.
She is correct in everything she does.
Except that she never uses slang.
This omission makes some people
Doubt that she Is the real thing.
Her dinner parties would be perfect
If there were not so much food to bs
eaten.
The Husband of Number 4o1
Mr.. Clithers is a mans man:
That is the universal opinion.
He loves to shake hands with people.
And to talk about beefstcaks.
The friends of his wife maintain
That he does not appreciate her.
Perhaps the Indictment is true,
But once, when in his cups, he is re-
ported
To have said of Mrs. Clithers:
81 know the womans a fool she must
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
She married me-"

There is nothing to go to war about
because zone Night in Rome" was
booed by London audience Miss
Taylor. of course, is an American,
but Mr.. Manners is an EngEshman, and
the play concerns Italy. We re-
member "One Night in Rome" and it
was only the inhibition of etiquette
that kept US from booing. That, and
the fact that nobody on the stage ever
looked lovelier than Miss Taylor in
the first act
New-York tribune., 1920-05-01
Our Own Travelogues

Went to Causon's to see the
ostrches. The birds mature early and
select life partners. If death sepa-
rates the pairs, remating never occurs.
Returned to the Hotel Alexandria,
which is the strutting ground for mo-
ton picture people. These birds also
mate early. Los Angeles affords one
of the most curious sights of the West
ern world, i. e., motion picture star
wearing a service button. B. C. T.