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New-York tribune., 1921-03-23

originally to meet an economic
emergency, was twisted out Of shape
eventually to meet political one.
It fingered in Congress for many
weeks and was loaded down In the
Senate with surplus amendments.
Some of the support given it was in
sincere. It owed its passage, many
people believe, to the confident ex-
pectation on the part Of numerous
supporters that President Wilson
would refuse to sign it and that it
couldn't be repassed over his veto.
Some abnormal conditions affect
ing imports can be cured by changes
in administrative tariff laws. Duties
could be based on valuations at ports
of entry rather than at ports of ship
ment, and differences in exchange
which work to the advantage OF the
foreign seller could be nullified.
Congress has such changes in view.
There are classes Of agricultural
producers which are suffering severe
ly from the decline in value of farm
products. They are entitled to con-
sideration, and if temporary check
on imports will help to tide them
through a hard season Congress is
justified in going to their assistance.
But the public would balk at any
general raising Of duties designed to
relieve spectators in food products
caught in falling market or to slim
ulate price boosting for the benefit
Of middlemen. The great decline in
prices from which the farmer suffers
hasn't extended very noticeably yet
to the retail trade, at least in the
big cities.
A "two-inch" emergency bill which
would really help to equalize condi-
tions for the farmer has much in its
favor. But the Fordney bill, which
failed a few weeks ago, has more the
characteristics Of q six-rail worm
fence.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
The Missing Allied Flags
To tho Editor Of The Tribune.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In regard to the fact that the
American flag only was displayed at
Madison Square Garden during the big
protest meeting on the 18th inst, allow
me to say that the one thing that would
have made that meeting effective, the
one thing probably that our pro- Ger
man and pro-Irish dreaded. namely,
the display of the Allied flags with
ours, was omitted.
Every one who was "over there"
during the war knows how the Stars
and Stripes few not only from
honored towers in big cities but WAS
unfurled in tiny hamlets throughout
the land. Because we lacked the
courage and independence to show the
same right feeling, ths monster pro-
test demonstration at Madison Square
Garden March 10, desp. 70 the waving
of American flags and impassionsd
speeches, declined into huge Ameri-
can advertisement, which neither dis
couraged our enemies nor heartened
our friends. A. NJ. WARREN.
Richmond. Aass., March 20, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
Paganis1n, 1921 Style

1t would seem to be a simple
matter to be a censor of artistic
morals, but those who try their
hand at censorship almost always
blunder, however admirable their
intentions. The mix-up over Charles
Cary Rumsey's statue is an example
of the difficulties of censorship.
There must have seemed to be some
good ground for the opposition to
the, piece; yet SO far as photographs
reveal Mr.. Rumsey has simply con-
structed another nude; and the final
decision to exhibit the statue appar-
emily confirms the superficial con-
clusion, for surely the committee
would not have reversed itself, after
public challenge, If an outrageous
affront to decency or morals were
involved. The episode is quite mex
plicable, except upon the theory
that all censorship is an ill-fated and
obfuscating job.
On general principles there will
be satisfaction that generous atti-
tude has prevailed In this first salon
to be shown at the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art. That institution has
reputation on the right side, as the
now dusty episode of the MacMon-
MES Bacchante testifes. This
sprightly young woman, paganism
Of generation back, was too racy
for the Boston Library, it will be re-
called, but was welcomed at the
Metropolitan, where she still occu-
pies an honored post and has lived
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
The Welfare Bills
Working Women Said To Be
Against Beautiful Uplift Laws"

Working Women Said 10 Be
Against Beautiful Uplift Laws"
To the Editor CT The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial to-day on the
so-called women's welfare bills Is. in
my opinion, inaccurate. You state that
minimum wage and \ forty y-eight-
hour week law are we'll known aims
Of organized labor. Yes, they are. for
women only. The men do not want
them for themselves, only for women.
Can you name one mems labor union
which enforces an eight-hour day in
its own union that says to a member
If ysu work five minutes overtime you
will be fined $500 or expelled from the
union? / know Of nc. Dwt these
beautiful lplift laws for women make
it a criminal offense for woman to
work five minutes overtime. How can
woman compete with a man under
such laws?
A few days ago in your news columns
you published a statement emanating
from the Women's JOINT Legislative
Conference in which it was declared
that the working woman was not given
chance to be heard at the hearing on
March 9 before the Legislature. The
statement was signed by thirteen wom-
en-. Every one was either paid or un-
paid uplifter. Not one working wom-
ans name was signed.
The working women are all on our
side, as we'll as most other women, as
witness the fact that the New York
City Federation Of Women's Clubs
unanimously voted against "welfare," !"
and the State Federation of Women's
Clubs voted about to I against it.
We know. We were uplifted.
AMY WREN,
Counsel B. r. T. women's Equal Op-
portunity League.
New York, March 21, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
Mr.. Wells and A. D. 492I
Things He Would Hand Down
Posterity in a Cornerstone
fFrons The Manchester Guardian,

Mr.. H. G. Wells is becoming so muS
national institution that his corre
spondence must be reaching Glad
stonian dimensions. People of al
serts in doubt, on difficult imaginatiu
questions particularly, appeal to hin
III both senses of the phrase. TIL
manager of the huge building that
being erected between Kingsway AMI
the Strand has been considering thl
idea Of foundations casket to b
embedded in the great mass of ferra
concrete on which the building is n
stand. AS a reader Of Mr.. Wellsl
History of the World he had beeI
struck by Mr.. Wells's difficultJ
through lack of significant material, il
dealing with the worlds history thrsl
thousand years ago. AS he was toll
that the concrete foundations would
last at least that time, he thought thai
it might be of use to the Mr.. Wells d
A. d. 1921 If he found the information
about our time neatly prepared foi
him. Accordingly Mr.. Wells vas writ
ten to and asked to suggest what
would be the most useful things Of
messages to be placed in the cavity
Here is Mr.. Wells's reply:
Difficult to make suggestions
Probably commonplace things witt
their current prices >'ill be Of
much value as an -.ling. Ssfete
razor, cotton reel, bottle OF pickle
and that sort of thing. Shoolbredv
catalogue, pre-war and postwar
Samples of patent medicines ant
what they profess to cure. DietaFl
of ordinary citizen; typewriter,
sewing machine, and so forth. Dres3
ing bag with fittings. Current booI
on How to Behave. A kinema reel :
current events. Whitaker's Almansq
and Bradshaw's Continental TIM
tables (pre-war and post-war). Bag
deker's England. Town maps az
plans" i
1t was typical Of Mr.. Wells's sple3
did public sense that he should hsI
answered so readily to this appeal.
now lies with the company to get
opinion of experts as to the duraoiiiY
G. these things, even in sn air-pro1
chamber. The subject is an exciti9
one, and one on which no two peopi
have the same views. Suppose II
only q question of leaving messa
punched in aluminium, or whatever
the most permanent form for messagy
in air chambers, what is the truth
our time that would be most signil
cant for the angels that are to W
on this earth three Thousand yes5
after us?
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
General Woods New Post

The country's loss is to be a great
university's gain, according to the
news from Philadelphia. General
Wood is still further to serve his
country at his Commander in
Chiefs direction by undertaking the
difficult task Of bringing order out
of chaos in the Philippines. AT least
he is to investigate and report, with
the aid Of w. Cameron Forbes, for
mer Governor General. After that
there will apparently be open to him
the new post Of president Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, an opportu.
nifty for service that will doubtless
appeal to him.
Although the country will con-
tinue to regret that the Republican
Administration has not seen fit to
command to the full General Woods
great ability as an organizer and
administrator, his friends, and the
young men of the University of
Pennsylvania in particular, will have
every reason to welcome the end of
his Philippine service.
Outside Of governmental spheres
there are few positions where Cen
eral Woods personality can reach so
far. Always a leader. and like his
friend Theodore Roosevelt an in
spirer Of young men, it is as a guide
and example to large body of the
youth of the country that he will
have work to his liking.
1mbued with the highest sense of
duty, fearless, honest and jealous in
the performance Of whatsoever has
fallen to his hands to do, General
Wood will be a living ideal for the
young men of Pennsylvania. just
as at Plattsburg his personality
lifted the thousands who attended
the training camps to higher levels,
so at the University of Pennsyl-
vania It will fill the undergradu-
ates with new spirit of service,
loyalty and manly devotion to duty.
Scholarship alone is not enough to
make a great educator. Mere book
leardng, unaccompanied by other
great qualities, is not sufficient for
the headship Of university. More
and more this fact is being realized.
Our big colleges have become more
than mere schools. Their very size
has necessitated an enlargement Of
view. Where a scholar might have
made ali admirable head Of a small
college fifty years ago, to-day uni
versities require able administrators
men who possess the indescribable
quality Of leadership.
Doctor of medicine, soldier, colonial
administrator and author, General
Wood is especially we'll fitted for his
new task. Pennsylvania is to be
congratulated upon her choice, and
the people Of the state may count
themselves fortunate that their sons
will come under the benignant inAu-
ence Of a magnificent example Of
perfected American manhood.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: At the burial service of 8 young
soldier in St. Johns Church at Larch-
mont yesterday the rector, DR.. Golden,
said to the assemblage, including about
100 members of the American Legion,
that what we want and must have in
this country is one language, one flag
and 100 per cent Americans"
Your editorial in yesterdays Tribune.
almost Overlooked" was very timely.
l consider Hearst one of the most
baneful influences in the whole United
States. II. w. u.
New York, March 21, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I attended the "All-American
mass meeting" last Friday, and left
with feeling of hope that there we're
still some red-bloodcd Americans
left, and that they were awake. But
this morning large notice was handed
me, with the following headlines:
Cup De Valeral Monster mass meet
ing, at Lexington Theater," ETC.
How many more un-American meet
ings are we going to stand for?
The answer seems to be: AS long as
Hylan and Hearst run New York
M. L. B. PECK.
New York, March 81, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23

than in Turing children between the
covers Of good books. Yet no one,
so far rs we recall, ever before 'ap-
piled the library method to the re-
form OF wayward boys.
One can almost envy this lad,
opening the door for the first time
to the kingdom of his imagination
and letting in Sidney Carton. Ben
Hur and D'Artagnan. Before him,
as he stands in the library alcove,
wait his faithful servants, row on
row, In their dull, hardworking
liveries, ready to perform for
him feats beside which the most
daring exploits of gangsters fade
into back-page stuff. They will
guide him to buried treasure in
glistening far islands. Tigers will
leap from the jungles and redskins
from the forests. And with Friend
Dickens as his guide this Flushing
boy may learn that adventure awaits
brave youth even in the grimiest OF
cities.
1t was Dickens and Hawthorne to
whom this lad was particularly SEN
fenced. Let US hope the probation
officer will be wise and that Oliver
Twist and tho Wonderbook will he
early introduced, and that they, long
after the three months Of the court
sentence expire, will lead him JOY
ously on.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
Anti-Hyphen
New York, March 81, 10:
To the Editor of The T1ribune.

To the Editor of The TTibune.
Sir: You are to be congratulated and
thanked for your two very fine edi-
torials almost Overlooked" and
"Anti-Hyphen." They should be re-
printed by every 100 per cent American
paper throughout the country. Truly,
it is shame that Herr Shamps Hearst
should be permitted to call his paper
The American. A more fitting name
would be The Rhine Feiner or Hoch
de Erin, the official organ of the hy-
phenates.
And speaking Of hyphenates, the
only kind we want in this country are
Omitted States-Americans."
WILLIAM A. NETCH.
Brooklyn, March 21, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
Cermany's Dubious Victory

Rejoicing in Berlin over the re-
turns from Upper Silesia is tempered
by an uneasy consciousness that Sun
days vote isn't the last say in the
matter The treaty gives the pleb-
iscite only an informative value. The
suit isn't binding in it's length and
eadth on the plebiscite commission,
r is the commissions recommends
on binding on the five principal
powers-Allied and associated, now
reduced to four--which are to fix
the boundary lines.
The treaty doesn't say that the
district shall act as unit. It saws
that "the result of the vote will be
determined by communes according
to the majority of votes in each COM
mune." And of the communes, in
Guiding those that embrace the chief
coal measures, seven seem to have
declared for Poland.
The result leaves the plebiscite
commission free to decide that the
communes which voted Polish wish
to be attached to Poland and that
those which voted German wish to
remain German. While paying re-
gard to the expressed will of the in
habitants of the communes, the COM
mission may also take into account
economic conditions and geographic
cal complications, the last considera-
ton coming into play in case Pol
ish or a German commune happens
to be left surrounded by communes
which have been won by the opposi-
tion.
Apparently the Germans carried
the western and northern parts of
the district and the Poles many of
the communes in the southern and
southeastern parts. One southwest
ern district is to go to Czecho- Slo-
vakia, regardless of the plebiscite.
1t will probably take the commits
sion several weeks to analyze the
commune results and to draw a
boundary line. This line will take
economic considerations into account
perhaps also political ones. Then
the whole question goes to the four
powers-France, Great Britain, italy
and Japan-whose power to decide
is unlimited and final.
Germany is about to refuse to
meet the demand Of the Reparations
Commission for settlement of over
due indebtedness, much Of it cover
ing the cost Of the Allied occupation
of the Rhine province and Rhenish
Bavaria. German obduracy is rails
ing more and more the question
whether the financial reparations of
the treaty can ever be collected. If
Germany will not fulfill her treaty
obligations, how can she expect the
Allies to be accommodating or gem
erous to her? The treaty can be
executed to the letter without sur
rendering an inch Of Upper Silesia
to Germany. The plebiscite gives
Berlin even no moral claim which
German bad faith cannot completely
extinguish.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
Copyright 1921. New York

| mans to treat an earthquake as q Joke
and began to laugh. There was moth
Ing hysterical in this perfunctory trib.
Ute to the lesser tradition, and it inn
nediately restored her courage. More
over the curiosity she felt for all
phases of life, psychical and physical
and her naive delight in everything
that sayored Of experience caused her
to stare down upon the city, now toss
ing and heaving like the sea in a hur-
ricane, with an almost impersonai in
terest.
"Thc houses seemed to clutch at their
precarious foundations even while
they danced to the tunes of various and
appalling noises. Above the ascending
roar Of the earthquake Alexina heard
the crashing of steeplcs, the dome of
the City Hall, of brick buildings too
fastily erected, Of ten thousand falling
chimneys; of creaking and grinding
timbers, and Of the eucalyptus trees
behind her, whose leaves rustled with
shrill, rising whisper that seemed ad-
dressed to heaven; the sharp, terrified
yelps Of dogs; and through all a long
despairing wall. As the earth
with final leap and twist settled ab-
ruptly into peace, the streets filled sud-
denly with people, many in their night
clothes, but more in dressing gowns,
opera cloaks and overcoats. All were
silent and apparently self-possessed.
Whence came that long wall no one
ever knew"
Eventually Mrs. Atherton vindicates
herself as Californian. To be sure,
she does write about the earthquake
but she writes four times as much
about the fire.
AS yet we have read only a little of
The Sisters In Law, and we will report
on 1t later, Iut already we can say that
it begins easily. I'VE have passed that
point, met all too often before the
twentieth page, at which the reader
realizes that he is going to need oil his
resources to get through.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
The Dulcfnean r,rva

The Dulcinean Urge
Dear Buds (meaning pal, NOT choco
late):
II am beginning to spend my week
ends in the city now--I always do In
summer" writes Dulcinea. "New York
Is just tho finest kind Of summer re-
sort, and isn't it funny you always
meet all Of your friends wherever you
park your little old George W. Moto,
car? AS, think it was, Irving Cot
says, 'Ain't the world wonderful and
Amt nature small'!"
P. S. / have a new one on pianos
and made it up out Of my own think
tank. Frank thinks that all uprights
sound tinny-do you get it7 Frank
Tinney!!!l!l GRETCH.
And now G. T. shows US that the
Venice-traffic-cop wheeze, which we
credited to Ed Wynn, was printed in
The Yale Record before March, 1917
1t was later than that when we heard
Mr.. Wynn pull it, so whether he got it
from The Record or The Record from
him is added to the mystery Of cosmic-
jest sources.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
A .sTwo-lnch" Tariff Bill
President Harding {

President Harding suggested the
other day that Congress pass ~two-
inch" emergency tariff bill. It was
> happy idea. But Congress would
hardly carry it out by resnacting the
emergency tariff bill Of the last ses-
saon which President Wilson vetoed.
xaAe neasurs, though intended
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
The Stock Resolution

(Fyosn The PhiIadelphia TnqxirerJ
Making out an income tax resu'
is like preparing for Christmas. 70"
going to have the job out Of the va
ahead Of time--next year.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
The Saddest Of All

fFsrom The Sc. Losis Post-Dispates}
The Crown Prince says Wieringen
the dreariest spot on the face OF z
earth. He hasn't been inside IA Are|
lean barroom since prohibition.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
xx,prs or TIN ASSOCIATED PRESS

fhs Associated Press i exclusively entitled TO
ne use Tor republication q all news dispatches
credited 70 It or not otherwise credited In this
RapeR. and also the local news Of spontaneous
origin published herein.
All rights Of rspublIcatea q all ether asstsr
herein also arc reserved,
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
The Coming 7.ower
THE vERNAL URGE

Pop, pop! Two little buds burst forth.
Flap, flap! Two little birds fit north.
One tiny grass blade, through with
his nap,
Merrily waves his little green cap.
Two little hearts go tippy-tap-
tap =.
SPRING!
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
SPRING.!
YIP.

There is Coupling Kate's--is it too
late to name her Dupli Kate ?--brother
TRIPPING Timothy, who, says W. Kaye
doesn't intend to be guide. philosopher
and friend to every Tom, Dick. and
Harry, be they good, bad or Indifferent.
He used to fall for them hook, line, and
sinker. but now he feels like throw
ing them out lock- stock, and barrel;
OK having them hanged, drawn, and
quartered.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
GUARANTY

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New-York tribune., 1921-03-23
Books u.yv,sS sy s,...

Having learned from Vance Thomp-
sons Live and Be Young that one
may prevent the onrush of age by
spending most of his time with the
rich and the smart, we have been seek
ing information as to where the tickets
OF admission may be purchased We
were fortunate enough to happen upon
The Sisters in Law, by Gertrude Ather-
ton, in which there is no little discus
sion of the manner in which outsiders
manage to effect an entrance. To be
sure, 1t is only San Francisco society
which she describes, but even among
these simple folk there seem to be
class distinctions enough to furnish
clews to the earnest student. Still,
Mrs. Atherton is not altogether con-
vincing. Writing concerning the for
tunes Of young climber who is anx-
ious to go higher, she says: "If he
had been 6 brilliant hand at bridge
or poker the inner fortifications of
society would have gone down before
him, but his courage did not run to
card gambling with wealthy idlers who
set their own pace"
Skill at bridge might have availed
him little, but we doubt very much
whether adroitness at poker would
have been anything but a handicap.
We never knew a good poker player
who was not cordially disliked. In
fact, no person of agreeable DISPOSE
ton can possibly play very we'll. It
IS game in which the shrewd operator
is able to draw substantial dividends
from dislike. The best player we ever
knew was one of the most irritating
persons we ever encountered. He knew
that and developed it. He would sit
in game and after round or two
everybody would be thirsting for his
hearts blood. Then, just as soon as
ne got full house or some equally
compelling hand, he would atrogantly
shove his whole stack into the center
Of the table and everybody for miles
around would be so furious that he
would simply leap in to call and lose
his money. No, it seems to us that
social success awaits the young man
who is consistently difident about
filing fiushes and who will, upon occa-
sion, draw four carGs to an ace.
Mrs. Atherton says a good deal more
about the earthquake than BELTS
loyal Californian, but it makes good
reading. Alexina has been to dance
without permission and is just about
to slip into the house when the earth
quake interrupts her. "She had barely
time to brace herself" writes Mrs.
Atherton, when she saw the sleeping
city jar as If struck by sudden squall,
and with the invisible storm came
loud, menacing roar of imprisoned
forces making concerted rush for
freedom.
"She threw her arms about one OF
the trees, but it was bending and groan-
ing with an accent of fear. tribute it
would have scorned to offer the mighty
winds Of the Pacific Alcxina sprang
clear Of it and, unable to keep her feet,
sat down on the bouncing earth.
'Then she remembered that 1t was q
rigid convention among real Califor-
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23

the description is "really stun.
ming" the way you handle" it.
"Would you read book recommend
ed by Booth Harrington 2" asks one OF
the Doran advertisements; and quote.
his recommendation, as above. Yes
but if we thought Mr.. Harrington used
quotes instead of their having been in
serted by somebody in the Doran estab.
lishment in "really stunning" and than.
dle," we'd never read anything he rec.
commended. Or wrote.
Probably the use Of quotes is the
most revealing exhibition writer can
make. Nothing so displays the desire
to patronize the reader; nothing so
proves the literary snob.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-23

Needles and Pins, Ride-a- Cock Horse
When a Mans Married He Gets
q Divorce
Stillman and Stokes,
Stillman and Stokes,
Crowding out stories
About other folks.
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