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The New York herald., 1921-03-17

ST. Patricks Day parade and celebration.
beginning at 9th avenue and Forty y-third
Rabindrenath Tagore viii lecture on The
Spirit OF India" Town Hall, ll3 West Forty
third street, y. NJ.
st. Patrick Society OF brooklyn. annual
dinner, Waldorf-Astoria. y. NJ.
The musical clubs of Columbia University.
concert under auspices Marquette Club. Ho-
Mrs Maude Howe Elliott win speak on
'.out From the Old World Into the New
Central Branch Y. w. @. A., Lexington ave-
ngs %.;.Dd and fittythird Ml1sr sen street siS
Navy Veterans s. A.. reunion. Columbus
Institute, 81 Hanson place. Brooklyn. r. NJ.
the Hour Ely Club, Hotel Biltmore. II AM.
New York Institute for the Education OF
the Blind, anniversary exercises, Ninth ave-
nue and Thirty-fourth street, 80 p. NJ.
1.-THE Educatio Possibilities OF the sum
mer Camp for Boys and Girls viii be dis
cussed at a conference OF tho Federation for
Child Study. 26o West seventy-sxth street.
New York Academy OF Medicine, stated
meeting. 4 West Torty-third street, 80 L. ".
Travelling the Political Highway will
be discussed at the monthly meeting ~
the New York County Republican Commit
tee. Bryant Hall. Sixth avenue and Forty
Prof Marguerite Clement will lecture on
intellectual Leaders; Poincsre. Afme. CU-
rie. Rodin, B.rsson,, Town Hall. iia West
Dr. Harry w. Farrington win lecture on
America" Bowery Mission, s p NJ.
Ladies' Auxiliary OF the 106th Infantry
Post OF the American Legion, masquerade
dance. Twenty-third Regiment Armory Bed
ford and Atlantic avenues, Brooklyn, $3.50
T.. M.
immigration Commissioner Frcdoricl A.
Wallis will speak on Timing ton at the
Port of New York" Union League Club,
5:I5 P. n.
Package party and dance, Republican Club.
3Is West Fourteenth street. p. M.
Or. VIII purant viii lecture on 'psycho-
analysis Broadway Casino, 100 Broadway.
Brooklyn. s 80 J.. VI.
Daughters Of the Empire state, meeting,
Waldorf Astoria, +. NJ.
International Flower SHOW. Grand Central
Palace, 10 A. M. TO f0:30 p. NJ.
Hotel Pennsylvania. beginning az T.. NJ.
Italian Musical League, testimonial dinner.
Hotel Commodore. y. NJ.
Dixie Club Of New York, meeting, Waldorf
Astoria, r. NJ.
ST. Pntrick's Society OF Queens, dinner
Hotel Biltmore, p. NJ
Rotary Club, luncheon, Hotel McAipin,
~ 80 +. M.
Society Of Illinois Women. meeting. wal
dorf-Astoria, r. M.
Dublin Club, dinner and dance, Hotel Mo-
Alpn. this evening.
Friendly Sons OF ST. Patrick. dinner. Hotel
Asfor. 7:30 r. M
Eastern Bar Iron Institute. meeting, WAL
dorf-Astoria. % A. NJ.
National Industrial Conference Board,
meeting. Hotel Astor. beginning at $3.50 A. NJ.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Another Montezuma.
The Earlier Ship Of the Name Was Of
the Black Cross Line.

To THE New York HERALD: There
certainly were two Montezumas. and
both must have been good ships in their
day, sailing under different house flags.
A contributor 70 the Philadelphia Evcn-
ing Balieti,i IN 1914 said: "outside of
Philadelphia the Cope line was known
as the Black Cross line as its ships all
had a large black cross painted in the
centre OF ell their foretopsaiis."
Among the early ships OF the line were
the Lancaster and the Montezuna
(Scharf and Westcott, History OF Phila-
delphia, H., 2157). The dates in my
former letter, as printed In THE NEW
YORK HERALD, are not In error or mis-
quoted. The extracts are taken from
letters which are part Of a series IN my
possession. So until confu,ed I shall
claim that the transatlantic record was
established In 1927 and held by Mon
tezuma until supplanted by a steamship.
This raises a new difficulty. / am not
responsible for the heading under which
my former letter was printed. What ia
a clipper" ship? Was Il product OF
gradual evolution. or a new creation.
and II the latter. where did II make It's
appearance? wish &C. ON" In his
letter had handled this question I
doubt whether the earlier Montezun,a
was a clipper Jp.p
PHrLADELpHiA, March Ia.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
When the Wheels Will Start.

1t Is reported in the Washington
news dispatches that certain busi-
ness men having to do with big In
terests have Informed President HAIR
DING that the low ebb of business de-
preston In the UnEed States has
passed and that increasing activity
With less unemployment Is to follow.
We apprehend that this better out
look, II there be better outlook. Is
merely seasonal. This optimism Is
perhaps the sort of sensation that
falls within the old Horace Greeley
classification Of important Il true.
Unfortunately, however, there Is still
lacking a substantial basis of fact
under the thought or hope or what
ever 1t may be Of these business men
to carry with 1t conviction.
That this country will come safely
through its industrial. and business
difficulties and perplexities Is certain.
Nobody need have any fear on this
point.
The country Is steadily making
progress in reimbursement downward
but the end is not yet and will not
be until wages generally come down
to substantially the pre-war basis.
Houses cannot be built for our
people in sutiiciency, farmers cannot
produce with profit the food we need,
railroads cannot tighten the burden
some cost Of transportation, SO long
rs they must bear their war labor
costs.
Until there is a general readjust-
ment Of war labor costs there will not
and cannot be restoration of peace
prices to the public. Until there is
restoration of peace prices to the pub
lie there will not and cannot he the
General consumption which Is the only
thing which will set the Industrial
wheels Of the nation to whirling again.
put the millions Of unemployed wage
earners to work and food the indus
trial nation with sunshine.
Mills and factories for the most
part have already cut their costs OF
production through reduction in their
wage scales just about as far as they
can cut them until the reduction of
wages becomes universal Peak wages
in the great steel Industry, for ex-
ample, hold up the cost Of produc-
tion in vast number of other lines.
The only way to get down to sound
cost basis of production and do II
quickly Is for all industries to come
down together. Bottom costs OF pro-
duction can never be reached until
wages in all industries and in all
fields revert to a sane level.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17

urge toward instruction and deprived
of the average benefits Of the schools
by lack of means. IT has already
demonstrated It's value, school offi-
cials say, In increasing both the earn
Ing and producing capacity Of the
pupils. 1t also operates to make out
OF them good citizens and intelligent
men and women instead Of disgruntled
grudges. The abolition Of the system
IS 4 blow at universal education and
detriment to citizenship. As an
economy ii Is unwise, like any other
check to evolution in the schools.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
How to Measure Our Trade.

While they are about the work Of
bringing up to date and improving
the statistical data on our foreign
trade the economists assigned by Sec
retary HOOVER Of the Department OF
Commerce would do well to incorpo-
rate in the improved tables an index
number to show the relative volume
or weight of our external commerce
III addition to its value in dollars as
given in the monthly summaries.
The inclusion of an index number
Of the volume Of trade would not be
difficult task. but 1t would be an
invaluable guide in judging the equa-
tion of quantities and prices as fac
tors in decreasing or increasing our
trade. At present the tables show
only in dollars the total Of our trade.
Quantities are given in most In
stances for individual articles. But
some articles are recorded by the
number Of pieces. others by weight or
by liquid or dry measure. These
could not, of course, be totalled up
because weight and measure added
together mean nothing.
But II the quantity Of each article
exported and imported, say in 1910
or 1913. were taken as a base of 100
and the variations from that quantity
recorded from month to month 1t
would be simple enough to total up
the percentages of all articles. This
would give q definite quantltative
index number MS trustworthy in In
terpreting the volume Of trade as the
dollar total is In gauging the value.
II is only necessary to glance at
some individual articles for which
the quantities are given in the
monthly report to discover how mis-
leading are the figures In dollars
with regard to the actual volume Of
the goods. Our raw silk Imports in
1918 amounted TO 32,SG5.000 pounds
but were worth only $50, 100000. In
1920 the imports dropped 10 3O,OoS,-
374 pounds but the value of this de-
creased quantity was $2S4, SOL 600.
Here was what looked like an in
crease Of more than S100.000000 in
the volume Of our imports of raw silk
alone, whereas the increase was flc-
titious ais regards volume and merely
reflected inflated values.
In 1913 we exported 2.50s,0O0,0O0
gallons Of refined mineral oils worth
s332, ,1S1. 900 ot prices then prevail
Ing. In 1920 exports OF the Fame
article increased 10 2,7G0.0o0,OOO gal
Ions. but the increase In value to
$500. $4,000 was greatly out Of pro-
portion to the increase In quantity.
An index Of the quantity Of our
trade in weight or volume would he
invaluable. II would reveal the weak
and the strong spots IN the geo9slphi-
cal distribution Of our trade, a thing
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
St. Patrick's Day.

This Is st. PATRIcK's Day, but there
is no morning in his island. There,
rather. IS the darkest night in cen
turies. And It may be that the night
will be still darker before the least
gimmer Of dawn arrives.
-. PATRICK was great man. He
is the only person who ever turned
the whole spirit of Ireland. He did
with prayer and without the shedding
of drop Of blood what men later
failed TO do with fire and sword.
PATRICK had courage. He went into
Ireland when all the Druids we're op-
posing him with magic anc violence.
PATRICK had patience, combating
that Fate which seemed determined
&c keep him out of the land he was to
evangelize.
PATRICK was magnanimous, even
toward the man who had mistreated
him when he had been a slave.
In short. PATRICK was rich In the
qualities which are so conspicuously
absent In the Irish conflict now. lie
was a Scotsman with an unselfish
mission. not politician seeking to
hold or gain power.
1t takes a good man to be remem.
bered gratefully, as PATRICK is, after
he has been dead fourteen centuries
And he will still be celebrated four
teen centuries hence, when the world
has forgotten the crimes which to-day
are committed in the island he served
so well.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17

Armenians he turned the job over 70
TALAAT, who was then his Minister
Of the Interior. TALAAT made no ef-
fort to shield himself; he proudly
and defiantly announced that he had
dealt the Armenians n blow which
would end the Armenian question for
twenty years, If not forever.
When the armistlce with Turkey
was arranged in October, 1918, En-
YER, TALAAT and DJEMEL Pasha, the
third member OF the clique which
had been in control Of Ottoman affairs
during the war, fed from Turkey.
The Entente Powers demanded that
they should be brought to trial for
their crimes. The new Turkish Gov
ernment charged them with looting
the national treasury, with muroer,
theft and the Armenian atrocities,
and sentenced them 70 death. They
all sought refuge in Switzerland,
but feeling unsafe there they tuned
to Germany. of DJEsiEI. nothing has
been heard recently; ENvER, dis
guised as a peasant, escaped through
Soviet Russia TO Asia Minor and is
said to be In the Nationalist camp at
Angora. TALAAT, knowing that he
was the most sought of the trio, was
haunted by the fear of arrest by
Turkish officers, of being turned over
TO the Entente Powers for trial or OF
assassination, and was constantly on
the move. He was living under an
assumed name In remote, obscure
part OF Berlin at the time Of his as
sassinatio
TALAAT was the first Of the 'nfa-
nous triumvirate to die. Three Is an
unlucky, fatal number in Turkey.
In Islam all depends upon fate Kis-
met will decide the appointed lot Of
the other two.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Arrmenia's Prosecutor Slain.

The former Turkish Grand Vlzier,
TALAAT Pasha, was assassinated on a
street OF Berlin on Tuesday by an Ar
menian student. To the Armenians
themselves 1t will perhaps appear an
act Of retrihutive justice that this
man, whom above all others they
abhorred and who was responsible for
the massacre and deportation to mis-
cry and starvation OF 4 million OF
their people, should escape the death
sentence imposed by the Turkish Gov
ernment and the punishment threat
ened BY the Entente Powers to die by
the hand OF one Of their own race.
TALAAT Pasha was type Of the
men who came into authority wtn the
ascendency Of the Young Turk party
in the ottoman Empire. After the
first year of the rule Of the Commit
tee of Union and Progress power fell
into the hands OF adventurers OF the
type Of ENyER Pasha. Most Of them,
like ENvER, were not Of the Turkish
race but OF mixed Levant blood.
TA1AAT was more Armenian, BJlgar
or Pole than Turk.
To ENyER, who had married into
the family Of the Sultanate and who
posed MS an aristocrat, TALAAr was
especially useful as representative
of the people. TAtAAT had the nuild
and appearance Of . teasant, with .
round aud rather good humored face !;
his role was to live In small house
III an obscure part Of Stamboul En-
yrR from his more extensive European
experience was fitted for the necotia-
tlons that aligned Turkey with Ger
many and Austria. But when Il
came TO Issuing and executing such
y decree ns thot qelerins the dcspoil.
ing, massacring a. deporting OF the
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Grinding Out Laws.
Busy Albany Adds to the 100000
Existing Statutes.

To THE New York HERALD: The Leg
islature of 1920 introduced 1853 bills
2,2ss in the Senate and 2.2S4 In the AS
sembly. Governor Smith signed 937 laws.
In the Legislature OF 1921 up TO March
IL there were introduced in the Senate
s29 bills against se2 in 1920. The Sem
ate has passed 148 Senate bills against
Ia2 IN 1920; Sc Assembly bills against
33 in 1920. In the Assembly 1920 bills
have been introduced against 1,103 in
1920. The Assembly has passed ia of
it's own bills against 65 In 1920: IS Sem
ate bills against "a last year.
IN 1920 the Senate with 81 members
carried list of 1876 employees; this
year ls4. The Assembly in 1920 with
l50 members carried a list of i49 en-
pioyees this year ll3. These employees
are listed in the White Book. But there
are others on the payrolls who are not
listed.
THE NEW YORK HERALD OF March z
il referring editorially to the Massachu-
setts high heel bill and silly bills gener-
ally printed this significant quotation
from one of the speakers at hearing:
Fifty thousand new laws are added 90
our codes every year. No man knows
whether he Is a criminal or q law abid-
ing citizen. Ignorance Of human nature
is no bar to legislation, and ignorance OF
legislation Is no bar 20 punishment, and
SO we are between the devil and the
deep sen.
Anybody who obeys the hundred thou
sand laws now on the statute books OF
New York must be accepted as a law
abiding citizen. LEdis.
ALBANY, March l6.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17

which Is now impossible except in a
general and unsatisfactory way. A
scarcity of any one article or keen
demand IN any one part of the world
makes for higher prices.
Such higher prices not only de
crease in many cases the volume OF
trade with US but also bring other
nations into the field With the re-
turn Of normal prices one is liable TO
find that the higher prices and appar-
entity Increased sales were simply the
screen which covered up increasing
foreign competition by leading us 10
believe enormously that our trade
had been increasing in volume ar the
same pace 1t had increased in dollar
marks.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
THURSDAY. MARCH II, 1921.
Governor Miller.

In two months and a half as the
Chief Executive OF New York State
Governor MILLER has loomed large as
d public man Of very great qualities.
Indeed, he already has the seeming
of the biggest figure in American
political life.
He has a clear vision. He Is a
sound. thinker. He has extraordl-
nary initiative He has rare courage.
He is inherently independent. He
does not square his acts to politics
or politicians. He is not shaping his
course to reelection He does not
wish a reelection.
AS Governor be has gone about
his work as level headed, force
full business man goes about his work.
He does the thing tina. common sense
and common honesty dictate. He
hews straight to the line of duty as
he sees Ii, without regard 10 self
interest. And with all these sane,
sound business instincts he has
brought 10 the service of the State
legal mind the equal Of any at our
bar.
If Governor MILLER carries through
TO the end Of his term as he has be-
gun he will not be allowed to return
TO private life. He will have become
Il national asset.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Civil War Foes Meet.
Notable Gathering at Colonel Nor
gan's Birthday Party.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: There was
a small but unique party In washington
on March 10, the occasion being the
seventy-sixth birthday of Colonel James
Morris Morgan. Seated around the table
we're the following guests:
Rear Admiral Thomas Q. Selfridge,
U. S. N, who had three ships sunk un-
der him In the civil war, One was sunk
by the Confederate ram when that vessel
ran through the Federal feet on her
way to vicksburg. and another, the
frigate Cumberland. was rammed and
sunk by the Merrimac in the great fight
in Hampton Roads. Admiral Selfridge
is the only survivor OF the Cumberland.
Captain II. Fl. Marmaduke, VINO is the
sole survivor of the crew OF the Merri-
mac on which vessel he was 4 midship-
man; ne was badly wounded by shot
from the Cumberland.
Rear Admiral John Crittendcn Wat
son, u. S. n, who was the Flag Lieutcn-
ant of Admiral F'arragut In his great
victories and who was really the one who
passed the line around Admiral Farragut
when the latter mounted the rigging OF
the Hartford at the battle Of Mobile Bay.
Rear Admiral Stirling. u. S. ~, who
was in the attack on Fort Fisher and
who was also In a sloop-of-war which
chased and GU. up very badly the block
ade runner Lillian. on board of which
Morgan, then a midshlpman in the Con-
federate Navy, was trying to run into
Wilmington. n. O, in -S64
Rear Admiral Charles f. Clark, who
was on the Ossipee when she rammed
the Confederate ironclad Tennessee at
the battle OF Mobile Bay, and in the
Spanish war commanded the famous
Oregon.
Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester. who
was on board of the sloop-of-war Rich
mond OF Admiral Farrag CUTS fleet at the
battle of Mobile Bay. and who in the
Spanish war commanded the cruiser
cincinnati.
Major Herbert Barry. a nephew by
marriage OF Colonel Morgan and a
member Of Troop A Of New York. who
was a liaison officer at the front in
France. was the only other guest.
1t Is doubtful Il any such historical
gathering OF men OF civil war fame will
ever take place again IN view of the
fact that more than half century has
elapsed since the civil war ended. Y.
WASHINGTON March 16.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Ensland's Bolshevik Bargain.

If England has signed 4 trade
agreement with the Russian Soviet
Government, as is reported from Lon
don, the British Government has
adopted this course because Of purely
practical considerations. 1t has not
acted from altruistic motives.
In England itself a vociferous fac
ton Of the well organized working
mems political associations has 'Ieen
demanding recognition of the Soviet.
In India the native revolutionists
have been reinforced and supported
In their campaign against the EN-
pire by agents of the Bolsheviki. In
Egypt the Russian agitators have
appeared to add to the unrest of the
population. England may figure at
buying OFF the Bolsheviki by opening
trade routes now closed in return
for Bolshevik pledge to cease prop
aganda in British domlnions will be
profitable, no matter how disappoint-
ing uCluul lIuut bSLNccA AsuSai'a o'Ns
England may be.
The future OF this trade Is prob
lematical. English courts have al
ready held that title to goods seized
by the Soviet Government remains in
those who were their legal owners
before the advent Of communism.
1st,o.o 1oo;eJo,s ora ,,of Iif.nlY IN ha
upset. In addition TO this the amount
Of Russian goods available for ex-
change is said by competent persons
to be grossly oyerstated. Conse-
quently the political factors may have
had more weight in bringing England
to this bargain than immediate trade
possibilities.
1t will be argued, Of course, that IN
future days Russian people, freed
from the mad rule Of the Bolshevild.
may be grateful to England for this
act in the hour Of their countrys pros
tration. They will be, no doubt, but
In that day Russians will do as other
people do, buying and selling where
they can buy and sell most adypT-
tageously. not influenced by thoughts
Of gratitude.
Meanwhile 1t remains to be seen
whether the Bolsheviki will stand by
their agreement. If they do, we may
fairly begin TO believe that LFNrNE
and TRorzKY have radically altered
their whole political policy.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17

Liszt made up her somewhat limited
programme. Her playing again had
musicianly insight and poetic charm
raths, than great power or brill.anesL
In the Bach fugue. the ID minor pre-
lude, No. a. or Chopin and his A major
polonaise. her fine piano tone. good dy-
namics and technic were often without
the outlines drawn by firm, bold hand,
while in the masters harcarolle. and
what was without doubt her most sue
cessful number. namely. his G sharp
major rocturne. she did much exquisite
work, Ia which beautiful color was the
salient feature. The audience was not
large.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
I'll Troyatore- at Metropolitan.

The familiar melodies of III Trova-
tore" were sung TO large and demon
strative audience Ia the Metropolitan last
night. with Miss Claudia Muzio and Miss
Jeanne Gordon as LeonorG and Asucena.
respectively. and with Messrs. Kingston,
Danise and Martino singing the chief
tenor. barytone ana basso parts. Tho
electric sparks flew with fine realism
during the anvil chorus. Mr.. Papi con-
Quoted.
Baron Rosen. who was Russian AM
bassador to the United States under the
old regime, was in Box 33 with Mr.. Il.
Francis Hyde, whose other guests were
Judge George c. Holt and the Misses
Constance and Sylvia Holt.
The party in Mrs. Vanderbilt's box in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Iselin, Col.
and Mrs Edward M. House and Mrs.
Workman James.
Mrs. Hamilton Mex. Twonrbly's
guests in Box II were Mrs. James Rus
sell Solely Mr.. Robert Bridges, Mr.. Alex
ander NJ Hadden, who has just returned
from trip to China and Japan extend
ing over several months, and Mr.. Frank
lin A. Plummer, who went to Miami to
pass ten days. sprained his ankle, re-
mained three weeks. returned few
days ago and Is just able to be about
again.
Mrs. James Lowell Putnam, Mrs.
Minturn Pinchot and Mrs. William Jay
were members of the party in Box %.
Mrs. George L. Rives was with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Henry Warren.
The guests Of Mr.. Shipley Jones were
Mrs. Henry Asher Robbins, Mrs. John A.
Stewart, Miss Sarah A. NJ Brown and
Messrs. George Ledlie, Robert G. Hone
and Robert Kerr Richards.
In Box 26 with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
NJ Connfelt were Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lang
don Schroeder and Mrs. Lothian Graeme
Scott.