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New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
Aircraft Not Overlooked

The Hughes naval armament
limitation program is criticized on
the ground that although it re-
stricts capital ship and submarine
construction it doesn't interfere
with the building Of aircraft. 1t is
argued that aircraft are as abomi-
nable as submarines-even more
so, because they open interior
cities as well as ports to attack.
Section 27 of the Hughes pro-
gram reads: "The limitation of
naval aircraft is not proposed" A
note appended to the section says:
lowing to the fact that naval air
craft may be readily adapted from
special types of commercial air.
craft, it is not considered practica-
bic to prescribe limits for naval
aircraft" But it is to be noted that
material restriction is put on the
use of naval aircraft by sections
% and "a, dealing with airplane
carriers.
The general Hughes objective is
to check offensive naval warfare.
Therefore the capital ships, the
backbone Of an overseas offensive
are to be reduced in number and
size. Difficulties are put in the way
OF aggression by surface vessels of
all kinds. Submarines are not to be
numerous or big enough to travel
far. And the offensive power Of air
craft is to be greatly lessened by
limiting the tonnage Of the airplane
carriers.
OF these the United States anc
Great Britain are to have only
$4,000 tons apiece hereafter, ane
Japan only $4,000 tons. That al.
lows two large airplane carriers te
each Of the western powers ane
one to Japan. On vast ocean like
the Pacifc--even on the Atlantic
airplane operations would be mini
snized by lack Of carriers. They
would have to be conducted on q
narrow scale from shore or island
bases.
Tho rHughsa schama daaA sauss-
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22

sideration Of whether he was actu-
ally guilty of the specific crime
charged against him.
That Anatole France, Barbusse,
ROLAND and other international
radicals have no right to express
judgments is clear from their own
statements They have not famil-
iarized themselves with the evidence
tho record has not been trans-
lated. They tell tale told to them
that's all. They are cruelty In
different to the fact they are making
cool review Of the case difficult,
and thus heartlessly increase the
possibility Of miscarriage Of
justice.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22

ments that make our pin-point Of .
planet appear more and moro con-
temptible. When Professor Michel
son a few months ago with his In
terferometer proved that Betelgcuse,
one Of the pretty little sparks of
Orion, has 800 times the diameter
Of the sun he did quite enough to be-
little our whirligig Of solar sys-
tenn. The admission that the plea
yune globe can be dwarfed no more
by comparative figures that are In
telligible Is welcome. Our habitation
was being reduced to the point Of
vanishment. Nothingness seemed
near at hand.
The sun's--our auns--reputation
for magnitude was once low; it rose
magnihcently, and now we have wit
messed its decline and fall. Heraclitus
told the Greeks it was no more than
a foot In diameter. But Anaxagoras
taxed credulity by asserting 1t was
even larger than the Peloponnesus.
When science had measured its true
dimensions the guesses Of the philos-
ophers looked silly. Tho sun itself
looked sillier when the astronomers
went on to discover that it was one
Of the feeblest Of radiators, after ali
only yellow, undersized, decrepit
old star that In few million centu-
ries may grow cold.
But you have chilled us all you
can, you telescopers. Take a night
off and come out into the November
sunshine!
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22

French Vindication

Premier BRAND also has given the
world a glad surprise. This moloch
of Imperialism, this monster Of mill
tarism who daily crunches innocent
Germans, has suddenly become .
mild mixture Of lamb and dove.
France, accused and convicted of
a wicked desire to dominate, through
him announces her purpose to cut her
her army in two-to reduce to
eighteen months the time her young
men must serve with the colors.
This halves the old service period
and will automatically take so per
cent from the strength of the
French army. This France will do
without waiting for others to act.
Not satisfied with this, and truly
applying the principle of open cove
nants openly arrived at, France pub
licly offers to do more. If the great
nations will unite in pledging secu-
rity to her, such assistance as she
received in the World War, then
she will be delighted further to di-
ninish her army.
This searching offer is on the table
OF the peace conference. What will
be its answer? Will those who
greatly love peace in the abstract
PASS by on the other side as if
frightened by the concrete?
Half a loaf is better than no
bread. Naval limitation and Pacific
agreements are great gains, but the
peace problem will remain unsolved
so long as the frontier of civilization
lies exposed and it's proper defend
ers fail to pledge themselves to de-
fend it. Many who personally rec
ognize this plain truth shrink from
the necessary conclusion. For one,
The Tribune is not afraid to speak
out loud and, as it is friend of
world peace, to support the only
program promising to insure peace
to the next generation.
NJ. Brands noble vindication Of
the policy of France is not only
intellectually convincing but stirs
deep emotion. But there is a sense
of shame. Think of forcing France,
with her shining record, to defend
herself against aspersion! But min
gled with the humiliation is thanks
giving. Perhaps henceforth no one
will dare to circulate the poisonous
SANDERS which have steadily blown
from over the Rhine. Yet, as she re-
fleets on the crucifixion she had en-
dured for three years, France may
recall her patron saint. Did not
Joan of Arc, after winning q pure
victory, also feel the irons of tor
turers?
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
The American Principle

To the Editor of Tho Tribune.
Sir: Is not Stephen Lauzannss
article in to-day's Tribune perfect in
its logic and clarity Of expression, its
deductions unbeatable?
One Of its concluding sentences, "The
American principle that no one people
has the right of dominating on land or
on the sea to the exclusion Of others
is principle Of justice" expresses
most clearly and forcibly an outstand-
ing American ideal.
Is not the whole tenor Of the article
an appreciation Of the fact that America
wants only square deal? ]. OBJ.
Englewood, N. j., Nov. 20, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
Baron Kato's Declarations

Baron Kato's reply to the Chinese
proposals contains this statement:
eve are entirely uninfuenced by
any policy of territorial aggrandize-
ment In any part Of China. We ad-
here without condition or reservation
to the principle of the Open Door
and Equal Opportunity In China.
We look to China in particular for
the supply Of raw materials essen
tial to our industrial life, and for
foodstuffs as we'll. In the purchase
Of such materials from China, as in
all our trade relations with that
country, we do not claim any special
rights or privilege and we welcoms
fair and honest competition with all
nations"
Here is statement Of policy which
accords with Japan's pledges to us in
the Root -Takahira and Lansing-Ishii
notes and with her pledges to Great
Britain in the British-Japanese
treaty of alliance. Baron Kato's
views apparently reflect the attitude
of the Hara administration, which
was disposed to withdraw from the
advanced position toward China as
suned by Okuma and Terauchi. The
Twenty-one Demands illustrated
Japan's former purpose to use the
war as cover for encroachments on
China. Such demands would not
harmonic with Japanese policy as
Baron Kato depicts it now.
The Japanese delegates in Wash
ington haven't yet accepted the dis
covery, made for their benefit, that
China's northern boundary is the
Great Wall. They express the spirit
Of Japan's Western diplomacy. In
"What Japan Wants" Professor
Yoshi S. Kuno, Of the University Of
California, says that the Japanese
Foreign Office employs Oriental
diplomacy In the East and Occident-
al diplomacy In the West. The Chi
nese delegates, being also Orientals,
express suspicion Of Japan's policies
and regret Baron Kato's intimation
that discussion Of innumerable de-
tails Of the Chinese situation
shouldn't be allowed to retard the
conferences work. Some details must
be discussed. Remission Of foreign
control Of the Chinese customs is
one. Severing political control from
economic control of the railroads
operated under concessions is an
other. Extra-territoriality Is still
another. Yet If Japan's representa-
tive is speaking in the Western sense
his declarations are Of genuine i'm
portance not only to China but to the
Western powers. If China is to be
restored to full sovereignty as ma
tion (that depending largely on her
own efforts) she can be best restored
through self-denying agreement by
other nations which have infringed
on her sovereignty to respect the
Open Door and to concede Chinese
territorial integrity and political in
dependence.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
Knots an Hour -
How the Speed Of Ships Is Messusd
by the Log Line

f1oW the opecd OF Ships Is Mcasusd
by the Log Line
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; ]. NJ. Kilborn takes exespssa
TO the use In Tribune article Of the
phrase "Knots an Hour" In comparing
the relative speed Of q battls-c1rism
and an sirplanc. SKnots An hour Aov-
ever, is correct.
Knot derives It's name from certain
marks used on 8 contrivancs called
log line that determines the speed
ship; that was IN use hefors the In
vention of the patent log, chat registers
continually while the ship is under
way. The "log line" gets it's name from
the "log book" where everything Of
Importance that happens during the
voyage is recorded for reference.
The log line is marked at measured
intervals (each 47.A2 feet) with narrow
strips of leather, bunting and MARINE,
with the requisite number of knots
tied on them and inserted in the lins
A fork splice on the end Of the line
was fastened to an s-inch triangular
piece Of hard wood-one side rounded
off and loaded with strip Of lead, TO
help keep it perpendicular in the water.
To cast the log two men were required,
one to hold the sand time glass and
the other to handle the line. When ths
measured line paid out as fast ss the
ship was going. and the first marx cs
white bunting passed over the rail
the glass was turned over. and when
the sand stopped. the line was checked
on the instant and the mark with The
number Of knota at tbs edge Of Che
rail was noted. Then, with a Little
calculation, the speed Of tbs ship sss
worked out Ia mileage an sur snd
entered on the logbook every watch
The nautical mile equals 2.025 yards
--one-sixtieth Of degree Of latitude
being longer than the land mile OF
1850 yards. JAMES FOREMAN ST.
Passaic, N. j., Nov. 1s, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
Heartless Propaganda

Mrs. GlendoWer Evans, OF BoS-
ton, who for reasons creditable to
her heart furnished large sums for
the defense Of Sacco and Vanzetti,
feels called on to repudiate the cur
rent Sacco-Vanzetti propaganda.
She is convinced, she is quoted as
saying, that the agitation which so
suddenly sprang up abroad is the
result of the work of fanatics.
Eugene Lyons, chairman of the
Sacco-Vanzetti defense committee,
entertains a similar opinion as to
the induced nature Of the agitation.
He ascribes it to the Third Inter
natiohale-that is, to Lenine. The
Russian tyrant has deposited
throughout the world vast sums
drawn from the treasury of the
Gar, and finances secret agents and
a press. The hurrah started when
he pushed the button. Says Mr..
Lyons: "It is too we'll organized to
be spontaneous. I believe it is the
work of the Third Internationale.
They saw an opportunity to get
back at America"
The Sacco-Vanzetti case, as it
now stands, raises two entirely dis
tinct questions. The first Is the
question Of whether the two mer
are guilty, as charged. AS to this
there is difference Of opinion ac-
cording as one believes the alibi
witnesses or the witnesses who
identified the accused as among the
bandits. To many the alibi seems
stronger than the Identification, but,
on the other hand, the twelve men
who saw the witnesses united In
the verdict.
The other phase of the case re-
lates to the claim that the men
were prosecuted because of their
political opinions. The record in no
wise supports this accusation. In
deed, when the defendants were ar
rested the police do not appear to
have known they were radicals. A
particular automobile had become
an object Of police curiosity, and
the police arranged to watch for its
owners to approach 1t. Sacco and
Vanzetti, not before suspected,
came to take it away and were
taken into custody. Until they thus
ran into a police trap they were
for three weeks unknown to the case.
The trial judge kept from the jury
all evidence bearing on the published
opinions Of the defendants-in
his charge emphatically instructed
the jury to consider only the matter
OF whether the participation of the
defendants In the murder was es-
tablished beyond reasonable doubt.
The identifying witnesses were by-
ISLANDERS. They may have been mis-.
taken, for the bandit car moved
quickly, but they were not police
wltnesses--not even the defense
asserts there was frame-up.
The Sacco-vanzetti prosecution
has been likened to the Mooney
case. There is little similarity ex-
cept in one thing-namely, the at
tempt Of propagandists to make
capital for their causes. Mooney Is
still in durance, as he himself de-
clares, largely because pretended
friends really preferred to have him
rot in his cell and diverted atten-
ton from the single pertinent con-
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
Too Drastic

{From The Charleston Ne.os- -courier)
Probably there's only one method of
doing away with the railroad prob
lem and that is to do away with the
railroads; and for various reasons
that Is method which we don't feel
like applying just yet.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
The Conqueror y"
BY Lucien Boyer


(Ths foIlowing is translation Of
tho French verses read at tho dfssmsy or,
!Sssmday eventng at which Marshal Foch
was tho guest Of honor Of the .Alsaoe-
Lorrnine Society Of America and Allied
Franco-Amcrican organizations of Ncpo
York;
So New York was awaiting the Marshal
Of France
And wishing also to SEQ the Conqueror's
arrival.
Many humble buildings felt the pain
Not to tower as the skyscrapers.
City Hall said to Woolworth: "Weil. biz
brother,
Don't you sac him coming, Monsieur Ie
Mar6chal?"
Answered the giant: II am looking and
I hope"---
And stiffened up bis paradoxical head
into the sky.
OF sudden Woolworth says: II see
point which CLEANS:
A new star has burst into the night!
Though see nor flag nor ship.
Yet, and don't know why. I am sura
1t is ks.
At last the Paris xlided into tho
Down, before her, burst with fervor.
And suddenly thrilled upon her granite
pedestal,
"Bonjourl" Liberty cfeets her savior.
Obi not for long, all moves SO quickly
in old U. S.:
Even for conqueror, great moments
are brief.
They know how to prepare for him
triumph electric
PITT! q Pullman. pftl a BAN
quet Pftl an address.
True! But here hearts are never for.
getful,
Sacred names are ever tinkline like
sleigh bells.
What they love in Foch Is also Lafayette.
And he was in their minds in the Bois
de Belleau.
Upon the gorgeous cities which will be
born
Near Lake Michigan or near Missouri,
Already we divine the names which will
be written:
Foch, Verdun. Saint Mihiel, Belleau.
Chateau Thierry.
But we ourselves havs seen ons thinfl
q thing
Which Americans Of the future will not
believe.
We saw Wall Street, for that apotheosis.
Tear up Its files and scatter them broad
castl
Yes, all these nnanciers, these bankers,
these brokers,
We're scrapping into confetti their &C.
counts,
And, thanks to these eccentrics, one
could only see
a little man in blue beneath white but
tcrhies-
And, indeed, proud Of his hegemony,
Flatiron cried cheerfully:
"Now I know what is q Marshal OF
France:
It Is ray Of azure which glides along
Broadway"
And then. raising his voics with en-
phasis
So as to be heard by tho swarning
crowd
Woolworth shouted: aI was only gothic,
But Marshal Each has made me fam
boyant!"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
Truth About the Schools

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: During the past week certain
articles have appeared In the school
page of "The New York Globe" and ]
desire to call your attention to the fc1-
lowing excerpts from these articles:
1.-THE coalition leaders undertook 10
make schools an Issue. Facts vers
distorted and conditions misrepre-
sented in al amazing fashion - one
newspaper, The Tribune, going so fsf
as to n,isrepresent daily the real COZ
ditions in the schools of this city
Almost daily The New York Trit-
une published misleading data about
individual schools and the only efee'
was to increase the Hylan majority
! feel that your readers are entitled
to know il these charges Of nisreprs'
sentation against The Tribune are trus
and would suggest that you snsssf
them through the columns Of your
paper.
Continued silence on the part OF Fhs
Tribune can cause the public to orss
but one conclusion and will render
meaningless your slogan, "First to La''
the Truth"
VINCENT M. BOWLING. +
Corona. L. l., Nov. IS, 1921.
To so indefinite request Tne
Tribune can, Of course, return 10
detailed answer. All that it can say
is that it's statements were true
were never successfully challenged.
Ed
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22

quently. guard against huge de-
velopment of the naval airplane for
offensive purposes. Costly plane
carriers will not, as critics predict,
replace scrapped capital ships.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
An Out of Town Opinion

tFrons Ths Washington Post)
A New York hotel has installed .
thinking room" Always catering %
the out Of town tradel
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22

public opinion OF the world, acting not
through superstate but directly in
an entirely free way, is the prime
sanction necessary to enforce agree
ments growing out OF the proposed
international meetings. Since the
masses are not yet sufficiently edu-
Gated in international affairs to enable
the world to rely entirely upon public
opinion, total disarmament at this
time is impossible. However, civiliza-
ton has arrived at the stage where
public opinion can be made Efficiently
enlightened and active to warrant a
reduction in the amount Of might and
force that must be maintained to keep
unruly nations from running amuck.
valuable contribution toward &C.
complishing this would consist in hold
ing regular conferences Of the nations
at stated, short intervals, through
which public opinion would become
enlightened as TO the facts, enabling
it to become active in the prevention
Of war. At these meetings the repre-
sentativcs Of the nations should have
merely the power to recommend to
their respective governments and the
world at large the adoption Of the
agreements that they reach. This func~
tion should be advisory, not executive
The power Of the pen. not the sword,
should be IN the background Of their
deliberations.
The agreements made by the repre-
sentatives Of the nations assembled at
these gatherings must be presented
and explained to The people at large,
to be freely adopted or rejected by
them. The decisions reached will de-
rive their strength from the verdict
rendered at the bar Of public opinion
Of the entire world.
Of course, we must be patient. These
meetings are a step in the right di-
rection, but cannot at once bring about
the millennium. Enduring peace among
nations will require the development
in the mass Of men Of a state Of mind
which cherishes not only selfish ma
tional interests but also the interests
OF the human race as q whole. The two
ideals are not incompatible.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
{1> No. f2) No.

f. P. A.: Heaven knows my kit does
not contain many Of the tools Of the pro-
fessional, but have applied. with no
success, several literary jimnlies to the
window of your Helix Of Heterogeneity.
Can't you announce, from tins to time,
the names Of those who make" your
galley Of over,natter? Some consola-
tion is had in knowing there are run
ners-up in the frenzied competition to
land.
l was born November Is, 1888. Does
sentiment count in the race?
7. ". &
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
The Basis of Peace

Sooner or later the interest of every
nation to cooperate with all the
others, and not to compete ruthlessly,
is bound to assert itself. Gradually in
ternational competition and industrial
Imperialism will be replaced by politi-
cal and economical cooperation for the
general good. The common interest 10
cooperate and to promote the happi-
ness CT all will be the basis for reach
ing the agreements necessary to OBJ
viate war. II human frailty and selfish
desires prevent agreement and the ma
tions fly apart, then public opinion
will become aroused, and demand, yea,
insist, that some way be found to pre-
vent mankind from committing suicide
by wars. Civilized men the world over
are alarmed at the satanic destructive
ness of modern warfare. They feel
that God "hath made of one blood all
nations Of men,"
The above considerations and others
of similar nature will impress them
selves moro and more upon the world
as internationaa meetings are held at
regular, short and stated intervals, in
time these meetings might become for
all men everywhere visual symbol Of
the solidarity and brotherhood Of the
human race.
Let the Washington conference In
augurate a system Of periodical inter-
national conferences.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
Rirht.. "a usnaI

r. P. A.: In "The Canyon Of the
Fools" running ssrially In The sateve-
post, Mr.. Hallstt, tho author, lays
claim to discovery Of tho word "smbi-
sextrous"; and he thinks so highly Of
it he uses 1t three times on the Same
page. My recollection Is that tho gen-
tleman just to the East Of you, Mr..
Percy Hammond, coined this word
about dozen years ago in describing
the performance Of our most dextrous
and sextrous impersonator, Mr. Julian
Eltlnge. Am right? JOHNNIE.
"Aldrlch," The Evening Mail told us,
Swung around left end for 10 years."
This was in the second, or glacial,
period.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-22
Periodic Conference Plan
Proposal 10 Hold International Meetings Regularly for War
Prevention and Peoples Enlightenment
By Theodore Stanheld

Speaking Of the Hague Conference
an American statesman once remarked: {:
"The question about each international
conference is not merely what 1t has
accomplished but also what 1t has be-
gun and what 1t has moved forward.
Not only the conventions signed and
ratified, but the steps taken toward
conclusions, which may not reach prac-
tical and effective form for many years
TO come, are Of value"
In calling the nations together to dis
cuss and try to settle by voluntary
agreement, and not by might, grave
international problems that might
otherwise lead to war the United
States has made valuable contribu-
tion to the difficult art Of preserving
international peace. When men meet
to talk matters over and endeavor to
reach an understanding they are likely
to resolve the doubts, obviate the diff
culties and overcome the obstacles that
stand in the way.
international gatherings should be
permanent and periodical. Although
they will not make war impossible,
they will help to prevent 1t. Since
shs meetings occur in the calm Of
peace. before an issue has been Joined,
they will tend to bring to light all
sidea Of tho casa. Growing difficulties
can then he dealt with currently and
tho development Of danger zones Of
war can be obviated.