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Evening times-Republican., 1920-11-02

Two hundred pounds of hedgehog
mushroom spawn was recently plant
ed in the Santa Barbara national for
est Of California by an organization
of southern California sportsmen for
the purpose OF providing a much.
sought food for the herds of wild
deer inhabitatins that region.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-11-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The literature department of the
Club will meet at 2:30 Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Philip Vogt, 14O9
West Main street,
The board Of the Twentieth Cen
|tury Club will meet at o'clock We'd
nesday with Mrs. NJ. u. Chesire. I'll
West Main street.
The women members Of the Elm
wood Country Club will enjoy their
weekly bridge and kensington at the
club house Wednesday.
The Excelsior Aid will meet in Odd
Fellows hall Wednesday afternoon,
Busy Bee Circle will meet wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. w. II. Ford
and Mrs. G. w. Patton at the home
Of the former. LOT South Third ave-
nue..
Sunshine Circle AID will meet We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. ]. Culber-
son, II North Eighth avenue.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-11-02

or the Philathea class of the Meth
odlst Sunday school at the home of
Mrs. Grace Burgher sos West Church
street, Monday night. Miss Gertrude
Rak'ton, Miss Nellie Auld and Miss
Cora Bowen were assistant hostesses.
The rooms were decorated with jack
o'lanterns, ghosts and autumn leaves.
A ghost dance by Miss Nora Wilkie
and Miss Nellie Pearse, accompanied
on the piano by Mrs. Grace Reamer,
furnished much amusement, and
Miss Verna McFerrin won the prize
Tor tell the most appropriate ghost
story. Several unique games were
played and the guests, seated on the
floor, We're served refreshments. The
following officers were elected at the
business meeting: Miss Mary Stroud,
president; Miss Gertrude Ralston,
vice president; Miss Edna Leise, sec
retary, and Miss Grace Crellin, treas
Nrar
Evening times-Republican., 1920-11-02

Chicago is having trouble keeping
its policewomen. In the last year six
of the most valuable officers have
quit the force to be married, and
others are expected to resign shortly.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-11-02
O. O. O.

A delightful Halloween mas
party was enjoyed by forty members
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05
a Fine Achievement

The House Of Representative &C
complished this week, without any
flourish, a reform which had been
long despaired Of. This was the
restoration to the Committee on APP
preparations Of complete control over
appropriations measures. Uniica-
ton of the power to supervise esti-
mates has followed from the unifica-
ton of responsibility for the submis-
sion Of estimates through the adop-
ton of the Federal budget system.
Extravaganza has resulted both
from the habit of pitchforking un-
digestcd estimates into Congress and
from the distribution there Of author,
ity to report supply bills. The ideal
budget committee in either branch
of Congress would be a Ways and
Means Committee, charged with
originating both tax bills and an,
preparation bills. In earlier Con-
crosses the House Ways and Means
Committee was such body. Then
it's functions were divided and an
approp1 cations committee was Gre
nted The latter's power increased
rapidly with the growth Of the coun-
try and Of Federal expenditure.
Ambitious leaders in the House who
looked upon 1t as too close cor
poration intrigued to despoil it of
some Of its authority. Other lead
ing committees combined to increase
their own responsibilities at its ex-
pcnse. Finally the committees on
Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Indian
Affairs, Military Affairs, Naval At
fairs, Post Offices and Post Reads
and Rivers and lIarbors acquired the
right to receive estimates and report
appropriation bills.
This dispersion hindcred economy.
for each onc-bil committee was
naturally tempted to pass the bur
den Of cconomizing along to thc
other committees. AS the House
grew rapidly IN size pressure for
good committee places increased and
nul'fied all efforts to restore the ln-
| divided Jurisdiction OF tho Appro-
priations COMMITTEES. Tho H,uae
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05

ing tank or dropping bombs from
en aeroplane. Whether upon Ger
mans, Russians, Frenchmen or Amer
leans, he is-to Go him justice-in-
partially Indifferent. While every
high spirited girl dreams of being
shot at sight as a Red Cross nurse
and having hideous memorial
erected to her memory in Trafalgar
Square"
1t is something to have the revo-
luton postponed a generation. But
we do wish our pacifist friends
would go step further and, exam
ming few boys and girls, would
find out just how much wars and
enmities are implanted in their souls
by education and just how much ma
tive scrappiness is congenital and
indelible. Perhaps some Of the un-
natural national animosities could be
cxtinguished by the truth. They arc
being so lcssened, as a matter of
fact. But the will to fight needs no
culture in the average boy. 1t grows
in him along with measles and base
ball and calf-love, and woe to the
parents who try artifcialy to sup
press it. Witness the clergyman
son of sacred tradition!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05

fought President Taft's modest and
tentative budget plans. 1t resisted
reform from without as we'll as from
within. 1t was not until the war
multiplied expenditure many times
and the demand for an intelligent
conduct of the public business be-
came overwhelming that Congress
came to admit the necessity of re-
turn to first principles.
Now we have a budget system, and
the committee organization in Con-
gross is being adjusted to it. This
is great and solid achievement.
The record of this Congress is being
unfairly assailed. The fact is that
this Congress has done an invalu-
able work in rationalizing budgetary
methods. This work will be of enor-
nous and permanent public benefit
Mr.. Mondell hardly exaggerated its
Importance when he said of it: "The
passage Of the budget bill and the
amending by the House of Repre-
sentatives Of its rules in harmony
with a budget system, taken to-
gether, constitute the most remark
able advance step in legislative prac-
tice that has taken place anywhere
IN the world in half a century,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05
Justice to Postal Workers

Congress has come to the relief Of
the hard-worked and underpaid
postal employees. The bill which has
.sne TO conference adds s33,000,000
to the postal pay roll. Its passage
viii help to check decentralization in
the force and steady flow Of resig-
nations from it.
The postal employee has strong
sense Of attachment to his Job. He
has pcrsevered under discouraging
conditions. The government has been
an exactsn2 employer in his case. It
has held his wages down in spite Of
no akying Of living costs. The Post
office service has been badly man
aged. II stands very low to-day in
popular cstecm. But that has not
been the fault Of the average postal
employee, whose fidelity the public
recognizcs and appreciates.
There il Il widespread demand for
rotrcnchment in government OK
penditurc. That demand can be met
by demobilizing the civilian workers
who Eth clutter up the war ecrvices
"A I'd by liquidating the governments
war enterprises. There arc many
guDsshuous government employees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05
Burn the SchooIbooks!

Our ever hopeful friends, the in
tellectual radicals, bear an amaz-
lngly close resemblance to the don
key with the bale of hay roped to a
pole projecting beyond his head.
Their revolution is always just one
jump in advance. They spend a sea-
son hastily reforming the world and
predicting just how and when the
great earthquake is going to seize
US. And when not trenor results
upon the appointed day they stake
out a brand new method and quite
novel overturn and go to work as
cheerfully and expectantly as before.
War was impossible, quite obvl-
ously impossible, in July, 1914, for
any one of dozen reasons. (See
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures editorials in
The Evening Post.) Then when
war came to the rest Of the
world the thing was for us to
stay out of it. Mr.. Wilson was a
reat man to these intellcctuals as
long as he did not know what the
war was about AS soon as he dis
covered, he was anathema, and the
pacifsts transferred their hopes
elsewhere, principally to the Ger
mans, by some strange perversity.
While the peace was being written
it was the league Of nations that
was to remold the world. But,
alas. those fond hopes have utterly
vanished from the radical creed
Nothing is more disliked than this
same league. Even Bolshevsm has
lost it's bloom. 1t is beginning to be
conceded that no complete guide to
Utopia is likely to be written by
Messrs. Lenine and Trotzky.
Thus our radicals come out at the
next and last chance, education
They are conceding the stupidity Of
existing generations and the folly Of
trying to convert them. Therefore,
presto. let the revolution be shifted to
the next generation! Burn the exist
ing schoolbooks, teach children that
peace Is everything and all men
everywhere are brothers, and then
at last will come the millennium. As
Mr.. Jcrom> X. Jerome douches the
latest paciflst hope in Common
/ Sense:
''To the generation that is Ainging
aside It's school satchcls and pouring
out into the world the mischief has
already been done. The joys Of bat
tie have been instlled into our
youngsters The man on the pranc.
ing horse, staying and laying waste
The land has been duly held up to
him as the model hero Our empire
days have come and gone, the Union
Jack has been duly waved and the
fact impressed upon his rnind that
the EnQlishnan'S God-appointcd duty
ia 10 relieve every other country not
stronH enough TO defend itself Of the
burden Of It's own prosecutions, that
NE sun has no right to set upon any
part Of the earth that docs not be.
! long to Great Britain. Every boy
you speak to dream. Of one day driv-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05
No Private Platform

The statement of Senator Watson
that he is taking with him to Chi
cago draft of the Republican ma
tional platform on which "the finish
ing touches have been placed is
unfortunate, to say the least.
The natural inference is that he
and his friends have written it. This
is contrary to the expectations of
Republicans throughout the coun-
try. They have been told that
the advisory comm tee on policies
and platform, which had done the
work of assembling facts on political
and economic ques tons, would turn
its material over to the resolutions
committee in Chicago and that from
this material platform would be
built. They have understood that
the old-style platform, drafted in
secret and brought to the convention
in a leaders pocket, was a thing
of the past.
No chairman has as yet been des-
ignated for the resolutions commit
tee. The position needs a man who
will be representative of the idea
which led to the appointment of the
advisory committee, and the Re-
publican party would be strength
ened by having the work of the final
platform handled in committee and
presented to the convention by
man who is identified in the public
mind with the new idea in platform
building. 1t should certainly not be
filled by any one as tenacious of old
methods as Senator Watson appears
to be.
1t is a matter of notoriety that
the progressive elements of the
party are as much interested in the
character of the platform as in the
record and affiliations of the candi-
date. Senator Watson is known
to the general public chiefly as a
"stand-patter" and a reactionist. A
platform prepared by him would
thus not be we'll introduced. Sus-
picions would be excited against it.
SO Senator Watson's private labors
should be discouraged not only in
Difference to the new and better
method of platform making, but out
of respect for progressive sensibil-
itiac
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05

still engaged in work of dubious pub
lie benefit.
But this situation doesn't exist in
the postal service 1t is under
manned. 1t has few slackers. The
public is in touch with the postal
workers. 1t knows that they have
labored faithfully and have suffered
as much as any other class of fixed
salary earners from the economic
arrangements of the war. 1t is glad
to see them get higher wages. 1t
hopes that their working conditions
may also be improved. They have
done their duty without grumbing.
They enjoy public respect. They are
entitled to the full fruits of that
respect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05
A Delegates Convention

40 a. AsS PUpliS1ii iiCWS pa pei Will
the permanent welfare OF the party
deeply at heart, The Tribune sees
wisdom and practical sense in the
outspollen demand of Governor
Beeckman Of Rhode Island for free
and Embossed convention.
AS we read the Governors words,
he was speaking in behalf of no one
candidate and no especial policy
He was simply insisting that the
convention be a convention of dele
gates and that no clique of Republi-
can leaders, however greatly en-
titled to the respect of the party,
should be permitted to usurp the
direction Of this great Republican
gathering.
Senator Lodge is admirably fitted
for the temporary craftsmanship.
The victorious leader Of the Senate
majority in behalf Of the principle
that Congress, the great council Of
the nation, shall continue to share
responsibility for the conduct of for
eign relations. amply deserves this
signal honor. But there are Re
publcans of ability and achievement
outside the Senate group. Other
battles than that of the peace treaty
kave been fought and won. 1t should
BE- the aim Of the party in conven-
ton assembled to pay honor to
every group and element that has
distinguished itself.
There are twenty-seven Repubi-
can governors. Some of the ablest
of them are to be present at Chicago.
There is Governor Allen of Kansas,
who VIII be one of the outstanding
figures upon the floor Of the conven-
ton. There is Governor Morrow of
Kentucky, Of whom Republicans
have heard much and whose strategic
position in doubtful state entities
him to special consideration in the
probabilities of politics. His s4lec-
ton for permanent chairman would
be a stimulating sign tina: the party
had turned its back not only on
steam rollers but upon star cham
bcrs as well.
The question is not only of 1920
but of the years to come. A party
cannot live without new blood, fresh
abllity; and to develop ability there
must be opportunity. A conven-
ton with many new faces and much
new vigor is assembling at Chicago.
Wise leadership will open the door
wide to individual action, to repre-
sentative direction, to fair play for
all, that above everything else it
may be o convention in which the
delegates rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05

4 Worker for General Wood Who
Has No REGRETS

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; The press is filled to-day with
columns concerning the Presidential
primary campaign fund contributions
and the investigation of same by a
committee of the United States Senate.
Every honest citizen welcomes and
approves such an investigation if it is
really sincere one designed to pre-
vent the collection of funds for an
immoral or dishonest purpose.
1t would seem, however, from what
have been able to obtain from the
papers, that no real distinction is be-
ing made as to the uses Of the funds,
but simply to throw great emphasis on
the larger sum that has been raised
on behalf Of Leonard Wood as COM
pared with that raised for the other
candidates.
Any thinking man, particularly if he
has any real knowledge of politics,
knows that getting out the vote of
the country is a difficult task, even
for the old organizations, and Just 50
much more difficult is it for voluntary
organizations who have to provide
headquarters, literature, postage and
speakers when trying to bring the
name and achievements Of a man they
believe in before the country.
1t will be difficult to persuade the
country that its citizens have not the
right to do those things and to pro-
vide the cost of doing them, even if it
takes two millions or more of dollars,
which amount can readily be absorbed
in trying TO reach 100000 or 25,-
100000 voters Of both sexes. That it
would be much better to have 100000
contributions of 81 than 100 contribu-
tions Of $1,000 goes without saying,
but just as in ali other organiza-
tions-hosp itals, charities, ctc.-there
are always a number of generous and
high-minded citizens who do much
more than their share and without
whom it would be difficult to act.
The financing Of our war is, perhaps,
the most concrete example. War Saw
ings stamps and $50 bonds did not pro-
vide the sinews of war; they helped
greatly, but served chiefly to show the
earnest intention of the poorest as we'll
as he Youngest Of our citizens.
Because such large numbers Of men
have served in the cause of Leonard
Wood, and because they have so strong
~ desired to put his name and achieve
ments before all our people, has it
been possible to raise the money which
has been subscribed. Perhaps money
has been wasted in Advertising; it is
cutie probable. because many Of us are
amateurs in political organizations,
more IS the pity. But as one of many
who have worked for General Wood
l have no regrets, nor do 1 know any
that have
am proud to serve fine cause, for,
above all things, it is an honest one.
MURRAY II. COGGESHALL.
New York, June 3. 1920
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05
The Innocent Who Suffer

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The German women, who solicit
money for the relief of the starving
children Of Germany and Austria. not
outstanding their "noticeably German
accent Go use the words of your cor
rcspondent), are doing noble work
and deserve all the moral and financial
support we can possibly give them. I,
would be nothing short of criminal TO
make innocent children suffer starva-
ton because Of the sins OF their IA
theirs, committed at the command Of
brutal militarism and an autocratic
war lord. Let us fair in our esti-
nation of condi us and circum-
stances. It is surprising. indeed, that
your correspondent cannot see beyond
the distance of an arms length
$. S. SKlDELSKY.
New York, June 8. 1920.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05
Hamilton Country Home
HUH { y u Q 7 II O.i'
Boston, Mass, Juno 8, 1920.
the Editor OF The Tribune.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue Of to-day # IS
stated that Nevis. the famous Alex
ander Hamilton estate IN Irvington,
\. " has been purchased for client
by former Ambassador James v
Gerard
May l be permitted to correct 10.
unnatural error in this connection
Inc property at irYinz'on was bong
and the house erected IN 1873 b. Jan
A. Hamilton. third son Of the fsmo,
Alexander Hamilton. who called -
place Nevis after the s. I'd in TIE
West Indies or which his father VS.
born. Upon the death OF James A.
Hamilton the property was inherited
by his son, Alexander Hamilton. AID
from him by his nephew, Philip Schn
Ter, who died in 1906. Mr.. Schuyie
LETT no descendants and after -
death Of his widow, Mrs Fhilio Schaf'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05
The Flippant Critic

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Although by no means at
home in Spanish literature, cannot
refrain from breaking lance for DR..
Perez in reply to Julian Hincklcy.
Really great contemporary novelists
seldom win wide recognition from
abroad, at least not for some years.
Mr.. Hinckley's way Of disposing Of
great Spanish names is unfortunately
Enthusiastically American pro
ccdure; viz, the summarizing of the
bare externals of plot in fippant
words, as though the plot were the
only important element. However,
this method is INDUCED in by at least
one great critic.
Tame in his history of English III
erature, in contrasting Byron's "Man-
fred with Goethe's Faust" calls
Faust a sad, Intellectual hero, whose
worst actions consist in betraying a
grisette and dancing at night in bad
company, exploits accomplished by
many German student. In justice to
Tame, however, it must be said that
when he drops the hero viewpoint he
considers Faust" one of the greatest
works Of the age.
LAMBERT a. SHEARS.
New York, May SO, 1920.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-05
The Republican Tradition

When great party is about to
assemble in its quadrennial grand
council the time is one to consider
more than the immediate problems
before it. 1t is fitting to look behind
issues and candidates. to elements
more abiding.
Why parties at all? Washington
opposed their creation, believing they
would degenerate into organizations
of selfish faction. Some to-day see
no reason for them and talk of the
desirability of non-partisan selec-
ton. One Of the years Presidential
aspirants for time seemed to coun-
tenance the sophistry.
Parties, particularly those of the
two-party system, are necessity Of
our institutions. Fearing a tyran-
nous Capitalization Of authority, the
forefathers fashioned government
whose powers are distributed The
states check the nation and the three
great departments check one an
other.
migrating influences are needed
to correct this studied division. A
party is a device to secure measur-
able unity Of action. 1t is eXtra-con-
stitutional, but finds ways to induce
collaboration. A common mandate
goes 20 mayors, governors, Con-
gressnen and Presidents, and there
IS an approximation to the harmony
which is indispensable to efficiency
Let no one be ashamed, therefore,
CT allegiance to party. Except for
parties our diffused government
might work poorly. They perform
an Office here not performed in other
countries. Here as elsewhere they
embody distinguishable principles
and ideas; they are the weapons In
the warfare between Gins" and
"outs" that tends to make the former
careful; but, more than this, Ameri-
can parties are coercive coordina-
tors.
But, the necessity Of parties being
conceded, why the Rep oiican party?
Because certain principles need a
permanent home. The party was
founded in 1854, but in some re-
spects it merely took new name. 1t
was the heir of the Federalists,
who emphasized nationalism, adopt
ed the Constitution and successfully
launched the new government. 1t
was heir to the Wing principle of
economic independence. To these in
heritances we're added an intense
humanitarianism and a livelier be-
lief in democracy.
Issues come and go, men rise and
pass, but it is not difficult to discern
when particular proposals are in &C.
cord with Republican principles and
when particular men naturally be-
long to the party. A Republican is
a nationalist, a believer in the build
ing up of America, and is a pro-
gressive who never loses faith IN
human perfectibility and is ever
jealous to aggrandize men and to
promote social betterment.
The men to assemble in Chicago
next week are to be envied. They
meet with the sun of a great tradi-
ton to light their way A noble past
calls to them and adjures them to
show an elevation of mind equal to
that marking the first Chicago Re
publican convention, the momentous
gathering which placed the staff of
leadership in the hands of Abraham
Lincoln.