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New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
Americas Absence

Aristide BRAND, the French Pre-
mier, referring to the German refu-
sal to keep her promises, sadly says
that eff America had been alongside
the British and French we should
have had no trouble"
1t may be. When dealing with the
"might-have-beens" of history the
imagination is untethered. But in
this case the French Premier is per-
maps right. Germany's hope has
been in disharmony among the ma
tions which had defeated her.
To this end German policy has
been steadily directed. Before the
signing of the armistice she appealed
to Mr.. Wilson and artfully, for flat
terry purposes, intimated that his
ideas with respect to peace were diff
terent and more noble than those of
Europe's principal statesmen.
Mr.. Wilson did not strongly rebut
the assumption. His replies to the
German notes indicated he had swal-
lowed the bait. Only after American
public opinion, in an almost unani-
nous outburst, demanded the equiva-
lent to unconditional surrender did
Mr.. Wilson agree Foch should write
the armistice terms.
Then Mr.. Wilson journeyed to Eu-
rope and hammered on the wedge
whose edge had been introduced. If
the war was to be who]esomely liqui-
dated maintenance Of union was
vital. Clemenceau, Lloyd George,
Orlando and the spokesmen of the
minor powers agreed. All save Mr..
Wilson saw this and asked for the
perpetuation Of some sort Of alli-
ance. Mr.. Wilson said "No." In his
famous Manchester speech he re-
fused to grasp the hands out
stretched to him. He said that the
league should be Of all of us, not of
some Of us, and declared his purpose
to return home at once if assailants
and defenders did not look alike at
the peace conference.
Later Mr.. Wilson was compelled to
modify this preposterous contention
and to concede that France and Ger
many did not stand on the same level,
but to the extent Of his influence Mr.,
Wilson insisted on all-of-us rather
than some-of-us principles in his
covenant. In the process he almost
completely destroyed that moral con-
cert among the Allies essential to a
solution of the problems of the hour
and of the future.
Mr.. Wilson then came home and
became the chief obstacle to entry to
even his own faulty league. Ratifi-
cation of the treaty was offered to
him on terms which the governments
ct all other members Of the league
indicated were acceptable, but Mr..
Wilson would not have it so. He let
it be known he would veto ratifica-
ton and insisted on referendum.
Thus he defeated entry to the league
and made still more difficult any
form of cooperation with our friends
in Europe.
1t is matter for regret that our
forces in Germany are not making
common cause with our allies. So.
abstainiug from action, we scarcely
contribute to the future security of
this country or the world. But the
new Administration Is not lawless.
Its chief does not hold to the doc
trine that President is an autocrat
with respect to foreign relations.
Congress has given no mandate, and
public opinion is so confused by
hang-overs from the era Of Wilson,
ism that it does not seem likely to
give any.
The phrase "peace without VIC
tory" has a fine sound, but dearly
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10

signature how infinitely greater is
the value Ut their performance.
We raised the ante to $40. We
have been we'll ana truly seen. Why
not, in all dignity, get out Of game
where the percentages are so much
aCainst us?
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10

voyage or two in the Office chair.
II therc ID a better way to have
spring without struggle, or at least
with minimum Of struggle, we
should be glad to hear what it Ia.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
The Coming T'ower
To Two Shclf-Buildcrs

To Two Shelf -Buildors
Carpenters, that hammer
All the afternoon,
If my verses stammer
Slightly out Of tuno,--
If my rhymes be lame, and
II my rhythms bo halt,
: Yours will be the blame and
Yours will be the fault.
Building a gigantic
Shelf whcreon to lay
Files, you drove me frantic
All Of yesterday.
Were I less unskilled, the
Thing would be a crime,
AS try to build the
Not unlofty rhyme.
carpenters, q hateful
Noise ye make, and worse;
But Pm not ungrateful
AS I spin the versel
Bo not unforgottenl
AS your hammers fall,
Muse / that rotten
Rhyme beats none at all.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
JOHN REED is DEAD

John Reed is dead The little songs of pain
Will not come by to torture him again:
Silently poised and calm. and smiling still.
He watches from the green and golden hill
Where winds have found him undisturbed,
and where
The heavenly meadows are sternal-
Well do know what voice Of singing peace
Will bring his soul the guardian-thrills Of
Greece
When Freedom wavered, like tossing tree
Over the shing hills of Castaly
For in the endless days of sunny Time
He will disport with Byron, and hk'
Last night l heard ts,em both this came
to me.
THE lyric lovcliness OF Liberty -
CHARLES A. WAGNER.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
The Richest Territory

Mr.. Keynes stated that only per
cent of the territory of France had
heen invaded, but Mr.. Brenier writes
that nearly 7 per cent Of the French
territory suffered during four yssvs
the greatest damage Of the greatest
war. This, he says, represents 5000, 900
ocres, or about % per cent of Eng
lands area.
Mr.. Keynes not only erred in regard
10 the size of the devastated area, but
" entirely failed to realize-and con-
scquently to inform his countrymen--
that the said area was, except Paris,
the richest territory in France.
Mr.. Keynes mentioned 1.-TWO cities"
as having been destroyed, because
those two cities, Rheims and St. Quen-
tin, were the only ones with over
$4,000 inhabitants, as if this would
suffice to settle this important
question. Mr.. Brenier points out that
Z great many other cities suffered ter
rible damage, and that among the "de-
par.ments" directly affected by the war
are included that of the Nord, With q
population Of $40 inhabitants Der
square kilometer, and that of Pas de
Calais, with population Of 1853 inhab-
itants, whereas the average population
Of France before the war was only
seventy-four inhabitants per square
kilometer.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
The Diary of Our Own Samuel Pepys

March Sup and to the dentists, and
found G. Rice in the chair, suffering
great pain, so I laughed at him and
otherwise encouraged him. Then I in
the chair, and bore the pain without
crying aloud. So to the Office, and G..
Riegclman the barrister come to
luncheon, and we made r. Kirby pay
therefor. At my stint in the afternoon,
and so home and wrote a story, with
good idea in it, but poorly executed;
which is antipodal to my wonted method.
To see Mistress Marjorie Trumbull, and
played a tune or two on the hekto-
phone, ard 90 home and read some in
Paradise Lost, and to bed.
9-To the Office, and all day there,
and at some pains to do any work,
what with many visitors that do but
laugh at the No Parking sign on my
desk, albeit l mean it deeply. Home,
and found r. Kirby and Estelle there
for dinner. and Miss Lcola Leonard, too.
"Laddie Boy, the aristocratic Aire-
dale" says dispatch to The Wilmington
News, "folded his tent and stole away"
"Obviously," suggests l.. F. K, zone of
those pup tents"
And an A. P. cable to the same news
paper says: "The fortress at Krasnoya
Gorko, the dispatch adds, is participate
ing in the fight, but, owing to the fog,
it is not known on which side" Could
it be the mist of conscientious objcc-
ton?
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
Ruined Cities

To another Of Mr.. Keyness phrases,
that many of those cities were old
and many Of those hamlets were miser-
able" Cine excuse to destroy thcm!)
Mr.. Brenier, in thrilling historic
resume, shows what these old provinces
of Flanders, Artois, Picardy, Verman-
dois, Champagne, etc, what those cold"
cities like Arras. Laon, scissors, Cam
brai, Noyon, Senlis, Amiens, Peronne,
MeziereA etc, and what those "mlser-
able hamlets. such as Bouyines. Wat
tignies and Rocroy, meant to French
heart and mind He remarks that the
etym illogical meaning of Verdun, the
Virodunum of the Gauls, is: MANS
fortress frowning upon the rapacity
of the Eastern barbarians." Mr.. Breaier
strikingly states that not only :he
material but also the moral dam.ge
should be taken into account.
The second article touches on tho
question Of damage wrought to build
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
70 the Editor of The Tribune.

70 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: While the question Of indem-
nifty to be paid by Germany is now oc-
cupyng the greatest minds among Eu-
pean statesmen, it is interesting to
read in The London Times a series of
articles contributed by Henri Brenier,
general manager of the Marseilles
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Brenier frequently quotes from
J. N. Keynes's book, The Economic
Consequences of the Peace, apparently
to show that the latter's statements
were often inspired by a biased mind.
The Brenier articles dwell mainly
upon the amount Of damage done in
France by the Germans, and give fig
u-es which have been corroborated by
number of experts, at variance with
the ridiculously low estimates of Mr..
Keynes.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
JOURNALISTIC JlNGLES

s. The Headline Writer
He scores" he raps." he hits" and
"Aays."
He 'lauds." he "seethes," and "Aaunt.
and Routs.
Ha probes" and urges" "balks" and
Stays"
He seeks" locates" denies and
scouts.
He bolts" he wars" declares" and
aids"
He passes lie, "indor.es pledge"
Oh. can stand appeal" and raids. -
But spare me from ,ha, word ''allese.' ''
CHICoT.
The so-calied Rayher Libel Bill gives
us an alleged pain. F,P. A.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10

GUARANTY
Wee can psrsAsss msrchsadiss atvertisss In THE
IMMUNE vttA aAsslsss sAis.y--tsr u dtssat'sfas-
Ties rvssca 10 any case TIE TRIBUNE suarsn-
tea 70 ~ y<xr msass berk Spsa request. Ne red
ssp~ Ne suiAalins. W. make sssa sssnsth II
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New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
The Negligible Groom

[Fror The New York Americana
During the Mrs. Andrews was ac-
lively engaged in relief work and she was
decorated by the French and Belgian gov
ernments. Mr.. Andrews also served with
distinct ton.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10

News from the baseball training
camps is to the effect that good many
players are holding out this season,
obviously for The Wife and the Kid
dies
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
srfsrn OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press Il exclusively entitled TO
tia Use fos republication OF all dispatches
credited to II or otherwise credited N this
parss and also the local news Of spontaneous
srlstn published herein.
AL rghis of republication sf ell other matter
Asreir also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10

Of course, the March Ides fall on
the 18th, and income taxidermists are
becoming aware of it. But as they used
to say in Rome:
In March, July, October, May,
The Ides are on the 18th day;
The Nones the seventh; and all besides
Have two days less for Nones and
Ides.
Our guess is that Mr. Fl. Bell Brown,
when in the neighborhood Of W, It
Seventy Street, had dinner at
the Kum-an-Dyre.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10

With no desire to lower the NOR
tality record, it occurs to us that prob
ably not one suicide In a thousand
doesn't visualize the story Of his sui
eide on the front page. And not one
in a thousand does attain that promi-
nence.
Our gay co-slave, Mr.. Allan Dawson,
points out that it wasn't of M. Dreyfus
but of M. Zola that Mr.. Dooley said
"and they thrun him out"
To readers under the ago Of thirty
IL should be said that Mr.. Doolcy
was character created by writer
named +. P. Dunno, who years and
years and years ago used to write
pieces.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10

"Mr. Daniels" The Trbunes Wash
ington Bureau wires, will disclose some
of the actions and operations of the
American navy, which during the war
were held secret because of their value
at that time to the enemy" Cries Of
Treason! Treason.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
THURSDAY, MARGn 10. 1921
GUARANTY

nssRsd - sAs Ps.tetrcs II New Yasx sscsre
Cfsss Mail Matter.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-10

The so-called Rayher Libel Bill gives
% an alleged pain. F. p. A.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
London Divorces Increase
Judge Says Tolerated Collusion
ls RespOnsible

LONDON, May (By Mail) divorces
are increasing at great rate here
and so. too, according to Judge Darl-
ing, are the "shyster method" as they
are sometimes termed in America
whereby some divorces are obtained
Judge Darling is one of the veterans
of the bench who has recently had to
tackle divorce cases, in addition to his
regular judicial work, in order to cope
with the growing demand for the unity
ing of nuptial knots.
I'VE know perfectly we'll that an
enormous proportion of the undefended
cases in the divorce court are merely
collusive," said Judge Darling. "Men
know as we'll as | do that those letters,
My dear Billy, do return to your low
ing Kitty are composed in solicitors
offices. Everybody knows it, only it
is presumed that the Judge in the di-
yirce court does not. OF course, he
does
Judges who had retired are dragged
back instead of being able to enioy
hir old age in comfort, because there
are not enough judges to deal with
these cases. And what wonder when
people can come into the divorce court
and treat it in this fashion,"
He added that what people looked for
most In the newspapers were the like
Aesses of every adulterer who could be
snapshotted coming out of the courts.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Buys Camp Filled With
War Stores on His Nerve
Schemer Gains Possession of
French Tract Without Pay.
ment and Removes SunnI;es

LONDON, May 6 (By MaiD.-A man
succeeded in purchasing camp of war
stores for 51,000,000 francs without
possessing a penny, through sheer
audaclty and fnesse, reports the Paris
correspondent of The London Dailv
Telegraph
The story is told of Leonce Surain.
OF Tonneains, in the Lot-et- Garonne'
who has been arrested on charges of
theft, abuse of confidence, and cor
ruption of officials at the camp Of
Saint Sulpice, near Bordeaux.
Surain, man forty-nine years of
age, was consumed with a big ambi-
ton. He wanted to be a millionaire.
and he conceived the idea of becoming
the owner of the camp of Isur-Tille. in
which huge stocks were accumulated
He had not a sou to call his own. but
by dint of maneuvers cleverly executed
he managed to obtain possession of
the camp, and kept it for three davs
without making any deposit. During
these three days he labored assiduous
ly, and, it is said, removed those nor
tons of the stocks which attracted him
most.
Inquiry shows that few months
ago he had collected several hun
dred thousand francs as the result Of
his dolngs at the camp of Saint Sui
plce; Surain, backed up by his audacitv.
might have continued his successful
career but, unfortunately for him.
mere was woman in the case. 1t was
because he had abandoned her that
the woman gave him away.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Greek Newspapers Joke
Over Sir William Leeds
One Suggests He May Be Made
Prince in Exchange for
His Fortune

ATHENS, May (By MaiD.-The
Greek newspapers found much diver
sion in the arrival here by airplane
of young William B. Leeds, son of
Princess Anastasia They are calling
the youth, who is soon to- marry Prin7 5
cess e s - xenis' the seventcen-y -year-old
daughter of King Constantine's sister
Marie, "Sir William Leeds" and it has
been suggested that the King may con-
fer a dukedom on him in return for
the fortune he may inherit.
References are being made to him in
the newspapers as ''the Duke of Pi-
raeus" and "the Prince of Leeds"
We hope" says a humorous writer
in the Athena, chat the yiung prince
viii dispose of the millions as chart
tably as his mother. 1t is wonder
ftul thing to be a prince or duke.
but it is better to be millionaire.
Let US hope that the National Assem-
bly,, with its usual liberal opinions,
will vote bill by which Mr.. Leeds
will become an official Prince of Greece.
but only on condition that he gives us
all his money!"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Factional Break May Lead
To Internal War i'm Egypt
Nationalists and Higher Glasses
at Odds Over Diplomatic
Methods

LONDON, May 1 (By MaiD .-Diplo-
matte negotiations have been broken
off between Zaghloul Saad Pasha, head
of the Egyptian Natonalists, and ABLY
Yeghen Pashs, the Premier, who has
been trying to effect a compromise with
the extreme elements of Nationalism,
and actual warfare between the sup
porters Of the the leaders is feared,
says the Cairo correspondent of The
Morning Post.
The Yeghen party is supported by a
small body of the intelligent elements
and by prominent local Jewish families
who have large material interests at
stake. Zagloul's followers are students,
falaheen and laborers chiefly.
A third party. known as the Dissens-
tients, comprises the influential pashas,
lawyers and a large section of the
educated people.
ABLY Yeghen stands for ministerial
negotiation with England for a settle
ment of the Egyptian problem; Zagh-
loul is striving for direct Nationalist
negotiation with England, disregardng
the ministry, and the Dissenients de-
sire ministerial negotiation with Eng
land, but wish the result of the negoti-
ations to be submitted to the National
lists for approval prior to the signature
of an agreement.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Narragansett sun So
1T. Pleasant Season Begun
Much Earlier Than Usual
Leighton Hangs Out "Welcome
Home" shingle for Holi-
day Crowds
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N. j,
May 28.-Memorial Day crowds are
here to fill the cottages and hotels, and
an interesting program of events is
planned for their entertainment and
amusement
In years past it has been said that
Point Peasants formal opening dated
from the time that the Leighton Ho-
tells welcome Home" sign was dis
played. This being the case, Point
Pleasant has started its season, be-
cause the Leighton welcomed returning
patrons yesterday, month earlier thar:
any previous season. Robert NJ Crouch,
the owner, IS managing the hotel.
Inc Pine Bluff Inn, which is beauti-
fully situated up along the Manasquan
River shore, has been open for severa !
weeks, and the Memorial Day crowds
have confirmed all of the optimistic
beIlefs of the manager, J. E. Beer
power, who has experienced two very
successful seasons there.
Golfers fiocked to-day to the Point
Pleasant Golf Clubs improved course
tor the first of the seasons official tour
naments.. Scores were entered in the
events, which included matches for men
and women. Cups and other trophies
were awarded the winners. Tennis on
the municipal courts has been an ex.
citing pastime for a large number of
the early comers this week, and the
official program of summer events is
Delng arranged there. The annual
Point Pleasant invitation tournament
is to be played, as usual, on the Leigh
ton courts in August.
New management will direct the af-
fairs at the Carrollton, Point Pleas
ants other big hotel, this year. The
house is being prepared for an open
ing about June 18.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Drive Is Begun for
Adequate American
School i'm Peking
Legion Post Backs Campaign
for Government Allowance
of $50 a Pupil; Building
for $50 Students Needed

PEKING, April (Delayed),-A cam
paign is in progress in Peking to es-
tablish an adequate American school to
be housed in its own building and
capable of accommodating 250 pupils.
A movement has also been launched
by the Peking Post of the American
Legion to obtain grant of $50 a pupil
by the American government to pro-
mote education among American chill
dren in the Far East
The existing American school in
Peking will complete the second year
of its existence in June of this year
Last year there were 120 pupils en-
rolled and the budget was approximate
ly $4,000. This year the attendance
has increased to $50 and the budget
to $21 900. The school has outgrown
It's temporary quarters and the trustees
plan to have complete modern build
ing ready by September, 1922, if the
necessary funds are forthcoming.
A staff of twelve teachers has been
engaged for next year. Charles R
Crane, the American Minister, and most
of the prominent Americans in Peking
are taking lively interest in the
project, Organizations at present sup
PoA CillS NHc SCHOOl anu represented on
its board Of trlstees are
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion, the Methodist Episcopal Mission,
China Medical Board, Peking Union
Medical College, Peking. Mothers Club,
Scottish Rite Masonic bodies, the
American Association of North China.
the American Legion, the American
College Women's Club and the Ameri-
can Chamber of Commerce.
Julean Arnold, commercial attache,
has prepared data in support of the
project showing that there are $500
Americans in China, exclusive of mill
tary and naval forces in Tientsin and
Peking. Of these 3,A00 are men, 2,7OO
women and 2,400 children, living chiefly
IN Shanghai, Pekiug Hankow, Canton,
Ilentsin, Marking, Foochow, Tainan
and Chengtu, in the order named, with
the larger numbers in Shanghai and
Peking.
He points out the inadequacy of
native educational facilities both in
China and Japan.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Crown Blocks Suits for
Damages i'm Irish Courts
Order Issued That All Actions
Must Have Sanction of Mill
tary Commander

DUBLIN, May 4 (By MaiD.-All ef-
forts to collect damages resulting from
acts of the British military authorities
have been stopped in the areas in Ire
land now under martial law by the is
suance of an order forbidding the
courts to hear any such claims against
the military authorities unless thew
have permission of the commander in
chief. -
-Four, cases in which the plaintiff $
claimed damages against the crown
FORCES Tor property which had been
destroyed by them were brought up
before the Kings bench here, but with
but avail.
General Sir Nevil Macreadv. the
British commander in Ireland, sent an
affidavit to the court asserting that a
state Of war existed in the area in
question and that the defendant was
acting under his orders for the rur-
pose OF suppressing rebellion and re-
establishing law and order.
=, The Lord Chief Justice ruled that
the court had no power to dismiss the
action, but granted stay of proceed
ings for "the duration of the war"
This will bar all actions to recover
damages for military acts in the
martial law areas. as it is expected
that the usual act of indemnity will
be passed by Parliament when the
"state of war" ~ends.
The Irish county courts previously
have awarded total of about e5,750'-
600 for malicious injury to persons and
property, but only a small proportion
OF this has been paid.
Inc tax payers are liable under the
law for all this sum, but the local
authorities refuse to make amy attempt
to collect it.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Chicago Police Discard
Riot Rife for Shotgun
Find New Weapon More Eff
fective in Operation
Against Thugs

CHICAGO, May substitution of
the shotgun for the rife is the latest
development in man-hunting by the
Chicago police. The time -honored
riie-squad has given way to the pump
gun squad.
The reason for che change was thus
outlined by Michael Hughes, chief of
detectives:
"In close-range fighting the pump
gun is much the more efficient weapon,
for within ninety feet of the objective
it has a spred of four feet Each shot
carries nine rounds of lead, CORE
spending in size to that in a 38 re-
volver bullet.
an street fighting, also, the chances
of hitting the innocent bystander are
greatly minimized by the use of the
shotgun, because the effective range
is so short.
"The other day we discovered new
use for the shotgun. During a race
Of our men emptied his gun through
the rear curtain of the speeding ma
chine ahead. The hail of bullets
stopped that car as no rifle shot would
ever have done.
The gun we use has the shortest
stock. Every one of the detective cars
carries these guns as regular equip
ment."
Another innovation in the detective
bureaus equipment is steel shield.
as high as a mans head, from behind
which the operatives can direct, in
comparative, safety, their fire at ban
dts barricaded in building. This
portable armor is mounted on rollers.
and is light enough, so that one man
can operate it. Port holes. through
which to fire, and heavy glass peep
hole are appurtenances.
4 Bombing, which is now a recognized
! part of police tactics in Chicago. can
be carried on with great impunitv
from the shelter of this shield. said
Chief Hughes.