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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05
to Attract
Americans March 4

INAUGURATION week. ending Sat-
urday, March S. 1891. will find
Washington facing the greatest
housing problem in it's history.
The quadrennial rush OF. thousands
Of visitors from every state in the
Union will be felt as never before,
due to unprecedented conditions at
tributable to the war.
With hotels filled to capacity now
and with apartments and houses
throughout the city inadequate to
meet the ordinary day-to-day de-
mand. the customary influx OF inaug-
ural visitors. bent on getting at least
a peep at Washington. will put
Washington to a severe test. But
the test will be met.
Hotels already are receiving In
Hundreds Of Washington residents
have been advised Of the intended
visit during Inauguration week Of
relatives and friends from their
home states. or have sent invitations
to them.
Laying aside the natural inclina-
ton OF citizens to attend the induce
ton into Office of their chief execu-
tive. there are o number OF reasons
why the crowds Of other years will
be far exceeded next March.
One OF the chief Of these is the
desire OF hundreds Of persons, includ-
In mi 4 "a
on such occasions in the past. to
glimpse the National Capital before
the wartime aspect has worn Oft.
They are anxious to compare the city
Of four or eight years ago with that
of today.
Much has been written of the war
emergency buildings which sprang
up, skirting the Mall, almost over
night: of the busy government de-
partments and bureaus created with
the entrance OF this country into the
European conflict; of the guarded
public buildings and patrolled en-
bassies, and Of the martial spirit
with which the city has been imbued.
Newspapers all over the country
have printed column after column
in their Sunday editions. containing
portrayals of life in the National
Capital during the war period, IS
pictured by correspondents.
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Now it is in the grasp OF these per-
sons to view tho scenes Of which they
have read, before time has done its
work. Strong pressure is being brought
to bear by number Of art organise
tons to have the war and navy build
ings in and along the edge Of tho Mall,
from 18th to 9Th street. razed and re-
placed by parking and shrubbery. Emer-
Eency bureaus are being dis0Anded
with the lessening Of their spheres Of
usefulness and private dwellings and
apartment houses are being emptied OF
desks and file cases Public buildings
are once moro being opened to visitors.
A peace-time atmosphere pervades the
city.
It is the intention Of thousands Of
American citizens to see for themselves
the pictures Of the Capital city as drawn
from newspaper descriptions before the
opportunity is lost. 1t is realized that
before long every vestiEe Of what re-
mains of the military appearance in the
city will have been eradicaked The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05
The Nineteenth Amendment.

Opponents Of woman suffrage are
not content to abide by the verdict
that has been rendered in favor Of the
full enfranchisement Of the people OF
this country-except always the crimi.
nails. the insane and the people OF the
District Of Columbia. They now plan,
1t Is announced. to agitate for the
repeal Of the nineteenth amendment
in order to effect a resubmission Of the
question to a general referendum of
the people.
Repeating constitutional amend.
ment, as has been often pointed out.
iss one Of the most difficult things in
the world. 1t takes precisely as much
strength to repeal an amendment as
it does to secure it. II there is SEN
timent Of two-thirds in Congress and
three fourths in the states for propo.
sition, there must be tremendous re-
action to bring about repeal. A frac-
ton more than q third in either house
can block q repeating resolution, and
thirteen Of the thirty-six originally
states can block ratification
in case Of submission.
Moreover. In the present instance.
the movement for repeal Of the nine.
teenth amendment carries its own
fatal weakness. For now that the
women are enfranchised they must
be admitted to share Of the
proceedings Of repeal. viii the
women Of this country. who gained
their enfranchisement from the men,
now vote by two-thirds in the House
and Senate and by three-fourths in
the states to cancel this right in order
TO submit the question anew to a
referendum?
Far better would be an effort on
the part Of those opposed to woman
Suffrage to secure now moro perfect
electoral system through the correc.
ton a. faults In state laws and the de.
Volspansnt q IN IDEAL ballot.
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The Majority and the Initiative.

Senator Underwood, a man Of ex.
perience in politics. leader who has
led-the leader Of the present Senate
minority. and likely to be the leader
OF the minority in the next Senate
has no plans to announce now. As the
initiative is with the majority, he will
wait until the majority discloses it's
plans. The only safe and wise course.
This course might be copied to adj
vantage by those impatient democrats
who are insisting on the immediate
forming Of plans for 1922, and even
for 1924. They want the party. or
what remains Of the party, reorgan-
lied at once, and reofficered for work.
They seem to feel that every moment
is precious. and that unless a start is
made now, another defeat will be en-.
countered.
How can an intelligent start be
made until the republicans, after TAX
ing full charge, have had time to
show their hands? What will they
attempt, and what be able to put over,
at the two sessions Of Congress-an
extra session. and the first regular
session-before the election of 1922?
The campaign Of that year-for the
control Of the Sixtyleighth Congress
will turn upon the record the repub-
leans will have made between March
next and then.
As for 1924. what intelligent fore
cast could be made now as to either
ticket or platform? The democratic
standard-bearer Of that year may not
be at present in the public eye-may
not even be known to the country at
llarEe-while issues at present un.
thought Of may arise to force into the
discard issues which today are stirring
the country.
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Mr.. Bryan's Status,

Is Mr.. Bryan within or without the
democratic household? The question
grows out Of suggestions that the Ne
braskan may present a program for
the reorganization Of the democratic
party.
Mr.. Bryan claims to be within the
household. He has never left 1t. True,
he made no speeches for Gov. Cox. He
could not consistently do so. He had
advised against his nomination. and
upon receiving the nomination Gov.
Cox had pitched his appeal for election
in key Mr.. Bryan could not sound.
But he voted the ticket. Not only
voted the ticket, but travelled from
Miami, Fla, to Lincoln, Neb., in
order to cast his ballot. That stamped
him with the seal OF regularity.
This does not satisfy the anti-Bryan
democrats. What. they ask, did Mr..
Bryan's ballot amount to? Nothing.
they reply, and he knew it possessed
no value. Would he have cast it for
the ticket if it would have decided
the election in the tickets favor? They
say not. They characterize his vote as
q mere gesture. He knew it would
not count. He knew the situation was
desperate. He had helped to make it
desperate. In withdrawing his speak.
ing support from the ticket he had
thrown the full influence of his name
in favor Of the opposition ticket. His
trip from Florida to Nebraska was a
selfish demonstration. intended not to
benefit Gov. Cox, whose defeat he
knew was certain. but himself.
A very pretty row. this, and one that
may afford some gayety later. Mr..
Bryan is not casuist, but q crusader.
He Is at his best in broad sweeps Of
assertion and not In drawing fine dis
tinction, or in nice juggling with
words and phrases.
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D'Annunxio's War.

A state of war practically exists be.
tween the government at Rome and
the government at I'iume. Gabrielle
D'Annunzio has defied the italian gov.
eminent. land and naval forces have
been sent there to Impress him and his
followers that there can be no fur.
Their resistance to the terms Of the
treaty Of Rapallo, recently signed be.
tween Italy and Jugoslavia, ana war
may break out at any time, with shock.
ing results.
D'Annunzio from the outset Of his
exploit in Selling Fiume and organic.
ing there virtually Independent gov.
eminent, In defiance OF Rome and the
allied powers. has assumed the role Of
q martyr to the cause Of italian ma
tionality. His impetuous tempera.
ment has led him far. He has in.
spired the people Of Fiume and his
immediate followers with q lofty spirit
Of determination. At the outset the
government ut Rome had to deal gently
with this affair, It greatly embar.
raised Italy in the adjustments fol.
lowing the srmistice, and throughout
the peace conference at Paris It wa
the cause Of q dangerous strain.
A war against D'Annunzio By the 1tal.
ian government would be extremely
unpopular in Italy. But II under.
taken-and unless D'Annunzio quits
Fiume and Yields to the demand that
the treaty Of Rapallo be executed wa
must come-it must be carried through
to finish. It Il stated in one Of the
dispatches that al the men Of one OF
the regiments Of regulars reported
sick" rather than 60 forward to light
their countrynen.
A war ct Fiume might have evn ~
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Bootlegging Ingenuity.

Efforts to evade the prohibition law
have led to the display Of much in
genuity. II all the inventive ability
that Is being expended on these
schemes to dodge the drought were
applied to industrial production the
country would be far better of than
1t Is today economically. A dispatch
from Baltimore tells, for instance. Of
a specially made motor car with a
false bottom concealing metal tanks
under the floor and other tanks under
the seats. In the early days Of boot
logging belts for carrying bottles were
cleverly devised. Suit cases and grips
have been constructed to hold "con-
trahand" out Of sight Of inspection
agents. All Of these things are symp-
tomato Of q desire on the part Of q
certain percentage to beat the law.
But one by one these schemes are un-
covered, and the enforcement agents
get to know what to seek and the
smugglers Of liquor are put to harder
straits to get their stun through the
gantlet. A competition has devel-
oped between the enforcement staff
and the booze.running fraternity. In
the end the victory is certain to go to
the law, as there is a positive limit
to the range Of evasive Inventions,
and, moreover. as punishments are in
1iicted the game becomes hardly worth
the candle. Then perhaps the in
genfous devisers Of law.beating
schemes will turn their talents to
something more genuinely profitable.
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unusual chance to accomplish this de-
sire and, at the Same time. witness tho
Inauguration Of President-eiect Hard
ing, is an attraction which few will be
able to forego making the most OF.
So -
Another factor contributing to the
magnetism Of the National Capital, at
this time, is it's sudden change from q
reputed austere. wrapped-up-in-itself
community to a truly national. even COS
mopolitan. city. Washington. in the
meltng-pot Of war. has emerged the
home Of the nation In moro than the
sense that 1t Is the seat Of government
Patriotism called to its borders thou
sands Of war workers from all parts Of
the country, persons to whom Washing
ton. at one time, was something in
tangible and remote. Many Of these
men and women have returned to their
homes. carrying with them memories OF
life near tho White House. They will
be among those leading tho procession
toward the District Of Columbia next
March. Those still employed hero will
induce their families and friends to
pay them visit at a time when other
events combine to make a visit memoir
able.
Four years ago. when President
Wilson was reelected. although de-
pressing war clouds were lowering
and White House gayety had long
been taboo, every available square
foot OF living space in the city was
focked here. Halls were partitioned
OF and furnished with cots and i'm
provised beds, after the supply Of
rooms in hotels and rooming houses
had given out. Infiuential-appearing
families called at private homes and
actually begged for shelter. even if
they had to sleep on bare floors.
At that time housing conditions
were not SO bad as they are now and
rents were considerably lower. What
will be the scenes created when the
crowds seek for places to stay . few
months from now is difficult for old.
timers to imagine.
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Beginning March 4, 1891, Washing
ton is due to discard the drab cloak
Of war in favor OF ball attire. Mrs.
Harding 10 said to be already plan
ming . round Of entertainments, start
ing with q revival Of the famous in
augural bail. She has announced her
intention OF throwing open the gates
of the White House grounds as q well
come to the Threshold Of the Chief
Executive. Every news dispatch
which tells Of added Inducements to
sightseers strengthens the determine
tion to journey in March to the mecca
OF Observation-Disclosures.
Statistics show that 100000 persons
pass through the gates Of washing
toms Union station In a month. OF
these, It 10 estimated that 100000 are
tourists. That would make about zoe
tourists . day. In addition. scores ar.
rive daily BY boat from Norfolk. and
by electric train from Baltimore and
other points. Keeping In mind these
figures as an everyday occurrence. the
magnitude Of the crowd which will
be here early in March Is under
|atandeble.
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Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and VirKinia.
Concerning Tax Revision.

There IL more than one argument
favoring the swift disposition Of the
business Of federal tax revision during
the approaching short session Of Con-
gress. And certainly not the least
cogent Of these Is that which raises
the question Of the -sufficiency Of the
current system for meeting the care
fully estimated expenses Of the gov
eminent.
No prominent spokesman Of either
OF the two major political parties has
registered dissent from the popular
claim that the existing system-built
upon the taxing Of profits made in
Industrial enterprise-has a harmful
effect upon the Industrial development
of the nation. The sitting influence
Of taking the lions share Of profits
accruing to productive effort is broad
~ recognized in all its economic de-
structiveness. 1t is argued. not that
this system. inaugurated as a var
time expedient. should be continued
under peace-time conditions because
Of any inherent excellence. but that
the exigencies Of the hour, the need
Of the federal government for funds
during 1921, demand its continuance
for that period.
No American would stint the gov.
eminent. It is not entirely clear to
many why the mere fact that a par
ticular sum is needed for govern
mental operating expenses and the
meeting Of governmental obligations
should call for the continuance Of
dangerous system Of taxation rather
than the devising Of one more favor
able to Industrial expansion and ca
pable Of raising like sum. But even
this point might be passed over were
there reason for believing that. by
continuing the current system, the
sum necessary to discharge our gov
ernmental liabilities would be forth
coming.
Yet . reasonable doubt exists as to
whether such would be the fact. It
is clear that a system Of taxation
based upon sharing in the profits of
industry requires that Industrial
profits be made II the system Is not
to fail. The nation has witnessed dur.
ing 1920 a decline In the profits Of in.
dustry to point which renders peril.
nent the doubt as to whether some
hitherto prosperous plants can survive.
In many instances large losses are to
be charged Of. And the thought
which Is bewildering the minds Of
plain American business men Is this:
II under existing conditions business
fcannot make sufficient profit to en-
courage its continuance. what are the
prospects for Uncle Sam, who under
the existing scheme Of taxation is de-
pendent upon sharing in large profits
Il he himself II to continue tc do bust
ness. The question should be sug.
gesttve to those In charge Of the imam.
cial destinies Of the nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05
The 'eprexident-E Elect"

The custom OF referring to the per.
son who heads the winning presiden.
tial ticket in the quadrennial elections
In this country as |'President-eaect" Is
based upon the long established tradi-
ton that although the electors named
in the states are in theory free agents
and may vote for whon1soever they
please. they are in fact trustees
pledged to vote at their respective
state capitals for the nominees Of their
parties. Strictly speaking, Senator
Harding is not today the "Presidsnt-
elect.' He may be in law "Presideht-
designate" He will not be President
elect until the second Monday in Jan
uary, when the electors viii meet at
the state capitals to cast their balota
BY some it has been contended that
the successful nominee il not actually
Presidentelect until the formal can
wasting Of the electoral vote by the
two houses Of Congress On the second
Wednesday in FEBRUARY. when the re-
suit of the electoral voting IN pro-
claimed. But despite these TECHNICAL
ties the phrase standis and everybody
knows that the winner OF the Novem-
her election is definitely selected
as the Presidenttoibe just as soon ~
the results Of the voting in the states
in November is ascertatned.
Only the death Of the party nomi-
nee before the meeting Of the electors
in the states can possibsy prevent
them from voting Tor him. The char
acter Of their position Is stated il
that of trustees for the people, who
have designated them b. majority
votes In their respective states. Never
in the history Of the country has the
nominee Of the victorious party died
before the meeting Of the electors.
Horace Greeley died after the election
Of 1872, but his decease was Of no po.
litical moment. as his party had been
overwhelmingly beaten at the polls.
Similarly when Vice President 8her.
man, nominee ON the TAFT ticket IN
1912, died alter the election. his death
made no difference in tho electoral re-
suits. Just what Ws0ad Be done In the
case Of the death Of the head Of the
victorious ticket has often been dis.
cussed. It has been suggested that
another national convention should be
called. or, failing time for that, q meet.
ing Of the national cunmittee Of the
successful party, But 1t has been sug-
gested that this emergency would JUS.
tify q return to the original eosception
Of the electoral college rs q body a
independent Judgment. Tho electors
Of the winning party might In such
event assemble at Q central point and
decide their choice for themselves In
case Of the death Of both presidential
and vice presidential candidates. such
communion might be essential.
Short Of the candidates death, how
ever, there remains no possibility Of. q
change Of the verdict rendered in No.
vember, and the man who heads the
winning ticket in that election sl1nds
before the people as Presidentesect.
even though he II not yet, strSctiy
spealeiuG. elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

Recent demonstrations suggests a
conviction in Lenin's mind that he can
attend to all the important business
without waiting for Trotsly's O. K.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

Ing expense. This 10 commonly known
al series production or Standardization
Of product. It has been common sub
tecs Of discussion between , . AmeE'ca nj
it lie thought that its Importance was
overestinAted BY Americans who had
not become familiar with the extent to
which American methods already had
been applied in certain branches OF
European industry.
The changed point Of view Of the
average European Manufacture is
clearly stated by United States Consul
Davis, a. follows: "Formeriy there was
a fixed disposition on the part Of manu-
fActurers to attain certain success.
and then with q comfortable income as
sured, to withdraw from business. Now
there ie a much more ambitious senti-
ment manifest. and lafge-scale output
10 the prevailing idea. American sys-
TENS OF quantity production continue to
be studied with great interest. The
transformation OF war Industries for the
Ia proceeding rapidly"
A Belgian commission visited the
United States in 1915 Tor the purpose OF
studying standardized methods Of pro-
duction and reported favorably to its
government.
The new postwar conditions have
made 1t essential for certain indus
tries to install labor
Labor-Saving saving equipment
Equipment. tn. cheap labor
available before the war no longer
exists. This fact has been realised
in America, and at first it Influenced
American machinery dealers to expect
from Europe . demand which later failed
to miter1alize. The reason for the de-
mand still exists:
In the midst Of negotiations for
American participation in the recon-
struction OF those industries which
have been devastated by the war. a.
we'll as the rehabilitation Of other
industries OUTSIDE the stricken area.
the rates Of exchange reached point
which made cash terms impossible.
even in cases where cash might have
been available under normal rates.
In addition to such business cred
its as can be established, there is an
opportunity to barter. Such things
as machinery, copper. cotton ana coal
from the United states might be ex-
cn2uBe0 1Of potash, OhNo Ohs eilh,
linen, fine cotton textiles and articles
Of art and luxury. This is an OBJ
vious solution which must have oc-
Cured to every business man, but
there 10 no harm in repeating it.
Belgium IL in better shape for in
dustrial readjustment than France.
Belgium IL industrially the most
highly developed country In the
world, and since the war it has at
tackled its problems with spirit and
harmony that have made possible
gratifying results in the progress to-
ward resumption Of normal business.
In Belgium emily the area Of actual
lighting was laid waste. and many
BolEian institutions were left intact
because the enemy evidently expect.
ed to annex this small neighbor. The
same motive which left certain parts
of Belgium free from destruction in
spired the enemy to lay waste thu
occupied section Of France. Belgium,
however, suffered greater pillage Of
everything that the Germans had
time to move, especially valuable ma.
chinery and practically all raw mate
rails.
y
Tho devastated section Of France in
cludes some Of the most important and
most progressive indus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

Distinction should be made betweeh
immigrants who are looking for work,
and those who merely came TOR the
ride.
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Armenia Is not In position to be
ill-natured in complaining that she
would lilke less advice and more as
ststance.
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Advertising clubs az the world have
sent congratal2ations TO Oregon, who
IL undoubtedly TO be admired Tor select
ing the proper line Il puslicity at the
psychological moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

A New York publisher says there
are too many books; and almost every
retiring statesman is threatening to
write some more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

Some Of Lenin's financial plans dis.
play a holiness calculated to make
RCnzi observe with establishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

Turkeys ambitions for self.improve.
ment are never strong enough to make
it forget ancient grudges.
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What's the Use2

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
Our idea Of the acme Of futility is
present time speculation upon the
probable democratic nominee in 1924.
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Hardy Bird.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
The English sparrow Is said to live
to be forty years old. After getting
through q winter. nothing can kill
him short OF q gun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05

The only thing that was guaranteed
to be good In some OF the building
transactions WAS the money that