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Evening star., 1921-12-29
EIeyen-Year Justice,

Enthusiasm over the successful ter
mination of the governments anti
trust suit against the American Sugar
Refining Company is tempered with
disappointment at the length of this
litigation. 1t was commenced in 1910.
Eleven years have been consumed in
it's conduct. The public is informed
by the Department of Justice that the
taking of testimony ran through sew
eral years. And evidently other stages
of the litigation had corresponding
longevity.
There is something radically wrong
either with laws or with methods of
enforcement when litigation has so
long life. The Department of Jus
tice wakes eloquent over the victory.
1t is victory that does not mean
much to public that has long ago
forgotten the subject-matter Of the
suit.
That the efficacy of legal protection
against commercial wrongs depends
on the promptness of the remedy is a
truism. In such matters a victory in
litigation that does not come until
eleven years after commencement of
the action has many elements of a de-
feat.--Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (inde-
pendent democratic).
Evening star., 1921-12-29

democracy largely on Mr.. Wilson'S
record and principles; and that contest
went against Mr.. Wilson's party by a
recor6breaking majority. ,~
The presidential fight over, Mr.. Will
son faced four months in Office crowd.
ed with business. and which had to be
transacted under very depressing cir
cumstances..
1t is easy to believe, therefore, that
Mr.. Wilson, free from all official cares,
and enjoying all the comforts Of home,
has recovered in the past nine months
much of the spirit and some of the
strength he possessed before he went
down under the stra:". Of the trans
continental stumping tour he had un-
dertaken in the interest Of the treaty
he had brought back, from Paris.
Whether, sheltered as he now is,
Mr.. Wilson stands to recover his full
strength is a question. All will wish
he may. But even If he makes no
further progress and holds his own,
he Is strong enough to take a keen
interest in politics ard become at
least an adviser of his party next
year and two years later.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
M. Clemenceau's Return.

So much has been said in the past
six months about M. Clemenceau-
now that he would, now that he would
not, re-enter journalism-now that he
would, now that he would not, re-
enter politics-now that he would let
history take care Of his record, now
that he would assist the historians
with some further observations Of his
own-that the following cable from
Paris, carrying a definite announce
ment, commands attention:
The Echo National, the new newspa-
per of Georges Clemenceau. Frances
war premier. is expected to appear
| here on January 10. 1t is believed
fense of the Tiger" against the
critics of the Versailles treaty.
Andre Tardieu. who was a member
of Clemenceaus cabinet and is a
stanch supporter of the one-tlme head
of the French government. has ac-
cepted the post of political editor Of
the new Journal.
The time for the venture has been
we'll selected. French politics has
never been livelier. NJ. BRAND is fight
ing for his life. and with charac-
teristic courage and brilliancy. He is
facing a strong and determined oppo-
sition.
If he falls, who will succeed him?
How much influence will NJ. Clemen-
ceau exert in the contest, and in whose
behalf will it be exerted?
He is still the "Tiger," and as long
as he lives will show the spirit that
won for him that sobriquet. He comes
into the field this time embittered by
the criticism that fell upon his work
as a peace commissioner after the
wealth of praise that had been be-
slowed upon his work as the greatest
of the French war premiers. In such
humor he is certain to use his claws
freely, and leave his mark whenever
he closes with an opponent. The
temperature Of Partisan Journalism
will rise with the appearance of the
new recruit.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Cigarettes and Women.

English doctors report that the
cigarette habit has actually ruined
the heart action Of many English
girls and women, rendering them in
eligible for life insurance. They are
of more nervous organism than
men. it is said. and tobacco exercises
upon them an influence that is at
once speedy and deIeterious. All
sorts of heart troubles are engendered
by the practice, and the health of
the whole nation is seriously threat
ened. There is food for thought in
this presentment for a lot of fool
ish girls and women in this country,
who have taken up with the cigar
ette habit, not because they like it,
but for the reason that they con-
slider it modern" and "chic." On
the contrary, it is nothing of the
sort. 1t causes men to regard them
as cheap sports and imitators of the
half-world, while at the same time
it destroys their health.-Fort Wayne
News-Sentinel (republican.)
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Physical Culture in Schools.

The Iowa Circle Citizens Associa-
ton has revived the proposition to
give physical culture to school chill
dren who need muscle building most.
rather than conf1ne such training
largely to athletic boys and girls, who
need it least. The contention is not
a new one, and has for some time
been agitated in the colleges and uni
versities Of the country. Some good
has been accomplished, but, in a gen.
eral way, it may be said that not
enough has been done to give weakly
boys and girls the muscular develop
ment which they need to carry them
through the stress of adult life.
Revival Of the proposition is pc
culiarly appropriate, in that it tends
to place stress upon the necessity Of
furnishing general physical culture to
all the children. in the graded and
high schools. These are the years to
correct posture, to get the spine
aligned properly. to broaden the chest
and to make the bones grow the way
they should. A year Of early physical
training will do more good than two
years later.
The great trouble, largely speaking.
has been that physical culture in
schools has been placed in the hands
of extremely healthy men, who, al:
though finely fitted to train track and
other athletes, have had little SYM
pathy with weak boys who lack the
urge to indulge in physical exer-
ton. Many children who need physical
culture most of all shrink from in
diligence therein because they are
ashamed of their physiques, and are
clumsy in comparison with their bet
ter developed friends.
The true physical culturist in the
schools Of the future will be the man
or woman-who will have the broad
est sympathy and compassion for the
spindle-legged children, the small
bodied and big-headed children, the
super-sensitive children who shrink
from physical training. but who. be-
cause they totally lack muscle hun
ger" having no, muscles, chiefly need
such training. In the hands Of such
teachers physical culture will be Of
the greatest value in the schools Of
the nation. -
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Mr.. Wilson's Health.

Mr.. Wilson is reported as in better
health than at any time since he was
stricken, now more than two years
ago. Improvement, it is said, has
been marked since he left the White
House. r.
The burden Of the presidency is
heavy even for a well man. For
sick man--sick as Mr.. Wilson was
during his closing time in off1ce-a
period covering some eighteen months
it must have been almost insup-
portable. ....
Mr.. Wilson's collapse was followed
by the long fight in the Senate over
the treaty of Versailles, which finally
went against him.
That fight was followed by the pres
dental campaign. waged by the
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Debs Starts His Campaign.

Eugene V. Debs, just freed from
prison by executive clemency. is in a
precarious position. Accepting com
mutation Of sentence without the least
sign of recantation of his radical ideas.
he has been courting attention in a
manner to indicate that he is seri-
ously intending to engage in a definite
propaganda. He reached his home at
Terre Haute, Ind. last night and was
given a vociferous and spectacular
reception, participated in, it is esti-
mated, by $4,000 people. There were
bands and transparencies and red fire
and tremendous cheering. Dramatic
ing from the war was ever more
vehemently Iauded. And it is just
that sort of thing that will make trou-
BILE for Debs by encouraging him to
believe that he is the voice of the
people of this country and that he
bears a commission to preach radical
socialism.
As matter Of fact, apart from
those who are sentimentally sympa-
thetic with a man who has been
punished for his opinions. regardless
Of those opinions, there are compare
lively few people in the United States
who are partisans of Debs or followers
of his faith. The Terre Haute recep-
tion crowd was probably swelled i'm
mensely by mere curiosity seekers,
people who wanted to see the face Of
the man who had been so much talked
about, the most notable political pris-
oner" since civil war times. There
was, Of course. a certain neighborhood
friendliness, too, to swell the ranks,
but It is safe to say that very
great majority Of those who partici-
pated will have none Of the Debs
doctrines and at the next election will
cast their votes along normal lines.
Debs is not q young man, to be
easily beguiled by batteries and noisy
eympathies. He is an intensely
earnest man, honestly convinced of
tho Righteousness Of his cause, wholly
unpersuaded Of any error Of conduct
ser paech. xhis very sea1 and this
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Who's Who a:s3:':':: {: #: a'%:
XXXV-Dr. Chung-Hui Wang.
THE wish has often been ex-
l.. pressed in China of DR..
Chung Hui Wang, one Of the

TIME wish has often been ex-
l., pressed in China of DR..
chuns-Hui Wang. one Of the
three Chinese; se;nlenitotentiaries
to the conference on far eastern
questions.s that there were two of
him.. one t0 act rass president of the
supreme court and the other to ( be
head of the law codifcatfon commits
sion. In the last few years he has
first held one position and then the
other. and because of his great knowl-
edge Of law his government has been
unable to decide in which capacity he
is of the greatest benefit to his country.
1t has resulted in his remaining chief
Of the supreme bench and at the
same time in being called on con-
stantly as adviser to the commission
revising the laws. which keeps him
an extremely busy man.
AS an authority on law there IS no
one in China even to be mentioned in
the same breath as DR.. Wang and,
further, he is rated extremely high by
the jurists Of Europe and America.
His chief interest has been In revis-
ing criminal law, and from 1915 until
1920 he was occupied in rewriting the
entire code practically unassisted,
tremendous task. The original Chi
nese code was written by forelgners,
and it was through DIR. Wang's enorts
that it has been brought up to date
and made adaptable to the Chinese
customs and natural tendencies.
During the Boxer rebellion, after he
had received his first education at
Rei-Yang University at Tientsln. Dr.
Wang went to japan to study politi-
cal science. at the same time working
as editor of a magazine. Like SO many
other Of the Chinese, however, he
came to America. for the major part
of his education and graduated from
Yale Law School in 1904. He was quite
a celebrity at this time. He not only
came out with Phi Beta Kappa, but
stood No. in his class, which was an
unheard-of thing for an oriental. The
newspapers and magazines made a
great deal of this phenomenal young
Chinese student. and the story is told
that he never could get any of his
examination papers because his pro-
fessors keprsthem all as souvenirs.
After graduating from Yale the young
lawyer went to London to study further
in jurisprudence and international law
and was called to the bar at the Inner
Temple After two years there he went
to Paris to become familiar with the
French laws and later spent three or
four more years continuing his educa-
ton in Berlin.
Foreign languages were no hindrance
to the brilliant barrister. He learned
English before coming to America. and
while he was here mastered French
and German so well that when he went
to those countries the natives would
not believe he had never lived there.
The: whole time he was studying here
and in Europe he was a constant con-
tributer to many magazines and his
style was considered excellent. His
most remarkable contribution to litera-
ture. however. was a transla ton OF the
German civil code into English. Many
Germans and Englishmen have done
this, but it was for. a Chinese to produce
what is considered the most perfect and
Evening star., 1921-12-29
The Nelson Signal.

The President has Cancelled his en-
gagements for North Carolina. He is
too busy to leave town at this time.
His callers are numerous, and their
missions are varied. Many questions
of one kind or another are presented
to him, and answers expected. He
keeps an ear open for all who desire
word of counsel.
This probably may be accepted as
sort of New Year resolution. He is
going to stick to his knitting closely
during 1922. He has not been loafer
since entering the White House, but
with an. eye trained in and for poll
tics. and knowledge Of legislative work
derived from having assisted in a good
deal Of it, he sees that things in gen.
eral, and particularly on Capitol Hill,
are Tightening" and that steady
pull all along the line is now matter
Of necessity.
In word, the President has raised
the Nelson signal. The country ex-
poets every man, in office or out, to
do his duty-to come across with the
best that is in him.
On a clear day it will be possible
to read this signal from Capitol Hill;
and it should be read from that i'm
portant elevation. Congress should
take a similar resolution, and. "stick to
it's knitting" from the day of re-
assembling. The more pressing Of the
problems awaiting legislative attention
should be solved without more delay.
Nine months have elapsed since they
were taken in hand, and naturally
there is some impatience on the part
of the public. The way to legislate is
to legislate.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
France and the Conference.

The deepest regret is felt by the
friends of France in this country for
the position taken by the government
at Paris in respect to submarine and
auxiliary ship tonnage, a position
which, while not endangering the sue
cess of the arms limitation conference,
yet lessons its effectiveness and causes
a deplorable friction. In consequence
of the definite and final refusal of
France to accept the proposed limita-
tion for the smaller craft. the naval
holiday of ten years will apply only
ito capital ships, and the signatory
powers, unless later efforts at agree
pete as they will in tonnage and cost.
This does not mean the failure of
the conference, though it does mean
that it may fall short of that degree
of success that was hoped at the out
set and that seemed assured when
spokesmen for the major powers
voiced their unqualified acceptance of
the principle of the Hughes proposal.
The attitude of France in this mat
ter is deeply to be deplored, not merely
on the ground of the effect upon the
conference and its achievements, but
as an expression of apprehension re-
sarding the good faith and the pur-
poses of other countries. There is no
ground for suspicion. There is no rea-
son to fear breach of relations. Sub
marines are requisite only as a de-
fensive weapon unless a government
possessing them in numbers plans an
offensive role. If in the contingency
OF war France should need submarines
for defense against invasion they
would not be of avail. A surprise at
tack would render them futile.
Great disappointment is felt that
this submarine issue should have been
raised in blockade of full achievement
following the earlier French dissent to
the capital ships program, in view Of
the general acceptance of the basic
principle by Premier BRAND. Had
these exceptions been noted at the
outset, had France made perfectly
DidlI1 Ill tue IFSt lOuIS lIldl tIlel {
could be no agreement in full to the
proposals set forth by Secretary
Hughes, there would have been no
such feeling of distress as now pre-
walls on the score Of the successive
Interruptions and objections.
When the first French demurrer
was entered to the capital ships ratio
there was an immediate manifestation
Of American surprise and pain. In
France the criticisms uttered here
were received with astonishment, ap-
parentIy without realization that in a
sense the French delegation had not
played perfectly fair from the outset.
Doubtless American expressions Of
chagrin over the present difficulty will
be similarly received there. But there
is no occasion for harshness of feel
ing, no cause for friction between
France and the United States. just as
there is no cause for friction between
France and England, despite the
malevolent efforts of certain factors to
effect a breach between those allies.
whose unity of purpose and action and
of sentiment is one of the surest guar
antees of world peace today.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
SHOOTING STARS. .
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Natural Impulse. ---
I longed for a life Of ease complete
AS looked at a lazy cat,
And I thought that existence must be
For one who could loaf like that.
But the feline strobe from the cushion
soft =. ,.s.- Fl
And made for an open door >,
And started a fight on the fence.
where oft ..:. i" ~ -:
The battle. had raesd before. -
And wonder if I, had Fate ordained
A lot that was free from care,
With never problem to be explained
And paid-up bill-of-fare, =,
With nothing to do but dream and
purr-
I wonder if should rest
Content-or get out mid the flying fur,
Where it's learned whose claws are
best. t.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Exporting Motion Pictures.

Officers of one of the largest and
most celebrated feature film COM
panies state that the American photo
play has captured South America
South America than those produced
In Europe, they are preferred. The
South Americans like American So
ciety dramas and comedies, and they
display keen interest in pictures
depicting life and manufacture in
this country.
Expectation Of the productions of
one great syndicate is reported to be
three times greater this year than
in 1918 and 20 per cent larger than
last year. Forty per cent of the
business is in Great Britain, and the
next most important markets, in the
order named, are Canada, Australia,
Scandinavia, Brazil and Argentina
Passaic IN. J.) Herald independent }
Christmas is the day between shop
ping and swapping.-Greenville (S.C.)
Piedmont.
and enjoyed his liquor still drinks,
but that's all.-Nashville Tennessean.
The ex-kaiser says: "There can
be no talk of Germany's war guilt"
How is he going to stop it?-Provi-
dence Journal.
Mr.. Wells is now so famous that
almost everybody knows that his
first name is Herbert-or Is it Henry?
Chicago News.
The emblem on the new silver dol
lar will be a broken sword, but it
might be a broken pocketbook.-
Philadelphia Record.
A landslide in Washington state
crushed four lumberjacks. But what
was that compared to the one last
year that crushed thirty thousand
democratic postmasters?-H Houston
Post --4,n---...-.--
Evening star., 1921-12-29
EDITORIAL DIGEST

it owes the United States" and "our
failure to take definite action" the
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph (re-
publican) believes. lis holding back
the process of readjustment among
our debtors and thus operating to our
own disadvantage" For these reasons
the Richmond Times-Dispatch demo
cratfc) hopes that Congress will
speed the bill on its way to the White
HOuSe"
Evening star., 1921-12-29

A man with Debs' active mentality
must have something to think about.
1t might be good idea for him to
confer with Doc. Einstein and spe-
cialize on the theory of relativity.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

The release of political prisoner
should not automatically provide for
the release of all the talk which orig
inally got him into trouble.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

France, not content with governing
the frivolities of fashion, is developing
an ambition to set the styles in war
craft.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

It is not likely that any one con-
ference will ever be able to settle for
all time all of the questions coming
before it.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

Success in diplomacy. as in the
game of whist, depends largely on the
knowledge of when it is desirable to
sacrifice trick.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

Lenin and Trotsky remain proni-
inent as the two, Russians who have
escaped embarrassment in connection
with the unemployment problem.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

The social and political influence: Of
Uncle Sam may be stronger If. instead
of consenting to a cancellation Of
loans, he makes their payment as easy
as possible.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

Submarines and poison gas threaten
to leave the non-combatant at as great
a disadvantage in war as the ultimate
consumer is in business.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

The new year resolutions Of an in
dividual are of slight significance COM
pared to those nations have been in.
vited to make. -.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

Wilhelm had a quiet Christmas at
Doorn Santa Claus did not bring
anybody an iron cross. 1
Evening star., 1921-12-29
Poetic Graces.'

TU0CC UTdCeSs 7.
"Poets necessarily have lively imag-
nations
"Yes." answered Miss Cayenne:,""es-
pecially those Mhof'w write ;cfrS6iSrs to
tell you how sweet and lielpfHEth the tel
ephone service as-''. :, ~a.-.A st
"it ought not to be necessary" said
Doc afey, f6r ;; d iai t6
low tastes to avoid being unkindly
suspected as 'highbrow.'
Evening star., 1921-12-29
The Personal Attitude.

The Personal Attitude.
''Have you ever tried to show that
nervous constituent that, So far as all
important prospects are concerned
the country is perfectly safe?"
NO" replied Senator Sorghum. ''He
is one of those people who don't be-
lieve the country can possibly be safe
unless I get him a government job"
Jud Tunkins says every small boy
wishes he Gould grow up to be. Presi-
dent, but he doesn't wish it as much
as every President has.,wiahed he
could be a small boy again.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

interrupted Optimism.
Perpetual smiling H. admired.
It is depressing to reflect
That indignation isarequfred
Sometimes, by common self-respect.
Evening star., 1921-12-29
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The emblem on the new silver dol
lar will be a broken sword, but it
might be broken pocketbook.-
Philadelphia Record.
Evening star., 1921-12-29

Mr.. Wells is now so famous that
almost everybody knows that his
first name is Herbert-or is it Henry?
Chicago News.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-03
|NWANIs WISHES
HARDING HAPPY
YEARS IN OFFICE

Warren G. Harding, who takes
oath of ONCE as president tomor-
row, is a Kiwanian and today the
Rock Island Kiwanis club sent him
a message of congratulation, ex-
pressing hope that his four years
in the White house will be happy"
ones.
The message, signed by DR.. G. A.
Andreen. Kiwanis president, was:
Warren G. Harding.
President Of the United States:
Members of the Rock Island XII
wants club unite in the wish that
you are entering upon the happiest
four years of your life and that you
may prove to be the most success
full chief magistrate in the history
of the nation. Our prayers and our
hopes will attend you in your every
activity. Please convey our sin
cere fluctuations to the first lady OF
the land.
ROCK ISLAND KIWANIS CLUB,
DIR. G. A. Andreen. President"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-03

ssId to-day. worlds oE chz1tiliy.
Win traHine effects, 1e4&hers,
flowers, and ribbons are being used.
Yards Of willow wosnd around the
crown Of the hat and falling into =
streamer II very good. Some Of the
fabrics In use are the georgette,
faalle, londress, in the following
colors, grey. mellon. nile. SEA foam
green, pimento. tomato and black.
Aside from tho display Of gowns.
wraps, hats, and bags. the models
are also exhibiting the newest word
in footwear. One Of the pretty
styles is . slipper the strap Of
which crosses in the front and
overlapping the entire side OF the
slipper is attached to the arch o.
the shoe. The buckle on the side
is a neat ornament which just nm
ishes the cleverness Of the shoe
The footwear is furnished BY the
Boston shoe store.