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New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
. the Editor of The Tribune.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The question of a soldiers
bonus is real one, with real argu-
lnents on both sides. The Tribune has
attempted 80 be honest with the ex-
sold er and hes succeeded. So you may
rcad this as cool-headed argument
aad not as heated criticism.
The real question as to a bonus is
whether the country can afford to pay
it. It has been proved for the last
seven or eight years that the United
States can afford TO lend money to
'ltaer nations, to industries and to help
sufferers in ether lands. In doing this
the government, which assume repre-
sents the people, has apparently taken
u ior granted that the ex-so der can
take care Of himself-some wa
Inis is correct; the ex-soldier can
take care of himself and will do So
some way. 1t will continue to be
hard struggle for many. as it has ever
since they were discharged, especially
those who served abroad for any
length of time either in or out of the
trenches Their life underwent
change, they were away from old
friends and Influences. When thew
came back the had to undergo re-
adjustment. Their new life had rem
dered them difficult to understand by
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

milton and preservation Of the reserved
rights of the states and Of their ex-
elusive jurisdiction over the matters
retained by them arc essential to the
successful working Of our federative
system of government.
1t is automatic that the further you
remove power from the people the
greater the danger to their liberties,
and the less disposed are they to dis
charge the duties and responsibilities
Of their citizenship.
If for no other reason this would be
fundamental objection to the Dyer
bill. But, in addition, it is unconsti-
tutional, and, even if not so, it will
not accomplish the desired results.
Furthermore, why should the bill stop
at penalizing the local officials and
communities? To be really effective it
should provide for Federal control Of
the local courts and of the local police
authorities in all criminal cases likely
to lead to lynching.
This bill is but another attempted
invasion of the reserved rights, powers
and duties Of the states, which has been
going on ever since the Civil Wa. If
such legislation is not stopped the time
is not far distant when the states will
cease to exist, except as geographical
expressions, and there will grow up in
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Lynching Remedy in Dispute
Opposition to the Dyer Bill on the Ground That II
Inuades Stale Rights
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial in support of the
Dyer anti-lynching bill suggests to me
the following observations:
All right-minded and abiding
people deplore lynching and desire
that stop be put to it. Not, however,
out Of any sympathy for the victims,
who in most cases get what they de-
serve, but because Of the demoralizing
influence upon the people themselves
and it's tendency to weaken the foun-
dations of social order. Therefore the
question is one Of method, which is of
prime Importance, for as general rule
wrong methods for the correction of an
evil will do more harm than the evil
itself
SO many people, in their great de-
sire for reform and social bettermcnt,
but in ignorance Of the principles upon
which our Federal government was
formed, and which must be preserved
if it and our liberties are to survive,
seem to think that every i'll can be
cured by an act Of Congress, and that,
too, regardless of whether the subject
matter is within Congressional juris-
diction or not. The Supreme Court
has said. and rightly so, that recog-
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Land Chief Cause of War

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: H. G. Wells and the other amia-
BILE uplifters and parlor socialists who
have been advising the Washington
conference as to how civilization can
be saved are agreed that q reduction
in naval or military strength will not
tend to decrease the likelihood of war
unless the economic and other condi-
tions that make for wars are changed.
/ have read carefully Mr.. Wells's out
pourings, and have yet to find single
practical suggestion that if adopted
would help to rid the world Of the
great scourge. war. There has been
plenty of criticism and scolding Of
statesmen and diplomats. Nowhere
have I found even reference to the
chief cause of warthe desire to seize
and exploit lands held by the weaker
peoples-nor any hint that nations that
cannot establish justice at home are
not likely to be just in their dealings
VITA subject countries.
Mr.. Wells has read history to very
little purpose if he does not know that
in some form or other the land ques-
tion has always been direct or indi-
rect motive behind schemes of con-
quest. Why does he not say so and
rrge that our statesmen and leaders,
our thinkers and economists should
give their earnest attention and best
thought to this problem?
WHIDDEN GRAHAM.
New York, Dec. 20, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
The Lynching Problem
The Soldiers Bonus
60 the Editor of The Tribune.

Sir: In your issue of last Sunday,
under the caption "Plan for Greater
Port Is Nearing Completion" there is
this statement:
"a comparison of the two maps of
the proposed plans shows at glance
the general similarity of location of
the two outer belt line railroads in
the New Jersey area back of the
trunk line railroad freight terminals,
except that the Port Authority outer
belt line covers broader field and
affords larger facilities. In the de-
velopment of the city plan it is ap-
parent that the commttee--Arthur
S. Tuttle, chief engineer of the
board; Murray Hubert, Dock Com
missioner; Grover A. Whalen, Com
missioner of Plant and Structures.
and Theodore S. OXholm, engineer of
the Borough of Richmond-closely
followed the suggestions of the Port
Authority, based in large part on the
original plan adopted by the New
York and New Jersey Port and Har-
Dor Development Commission. All of
the data for this plan, in fact, were
furnished the city authorities by the
Port Authority"
This is untrue and therefore unfair
to the members of the committee you
name.
The idea of an outer belt line in
New Jersey was advanced by ME as
long ago as 1905 and was considered
by the management of the railroad
with which l was then connected as
being five years ahead Of the times. In
March, 1910. it was published in "The
Engineering News" (page 360). and
year later its precise location was
placed by me on the ground and pre-
liminary report prepared thereon, dated
October Z, 1918.
In 1917 and 1918, while serving with
our army in France, l witnessed the
compelling part that the Paris belt line
played in winning success for the
Allies; and animated by the belief that
cur success in the war would be fur
thered by q similar portation
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

the opportunity to benefit by Uncle
Sans emergency.
The letters OF ex-soldiers, given wide
publicity in newspapers and periodi-
cats, calling tho proposed bonus un-
warranted charity, hurt those soldiers
who really needed this--call it charity,
il it Ia that 1t is too plain that the
SOLDIERS" who wrote these letters were
either not soldiers or else soldiers who
had help, friends and money.
The proposed bonus WAS called
charity" "unearned," etc. This propa-
ganda hurt the ex-soldier moro than
almost anything else. 1t hurt his pride
and spirit.
1t is true that not every ex-soldier
needs the bonus nor deserves it That
is no reason why help should be with
held from those who do need and de-
serve it.
Thousands Of ex-soldiers need the
bonus now as much as they ever did.
1t will give them new start. They
will have nothing to do after that Is
spent but work, but they will work in
the knowledge that their country has
aided them and that now it is up to
themselves.
Can the country afford to pay
bonus? 1t cannot afford to pay an in
discriminate bonus. But this is what
it can and should do: Pay those who
served in the United States $40
month, nothing for shorter service, and
pay those who served abroad 81 day
for the time they served abroad and
$40 month for the time they served
in the United States.
1t has been said that many ex-sol-
diers don't want the bonus. Those who
bring forward this argument should
have the courage to back it up by Of
fering the bonus, so that those who,
they are confident, do not want it can
refuse to take it, as they will surely do.
New York Dec %, 1921. N.F.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Income Tax Option
Plan to Let Small Dealers Who
Keep No Books Pay
Fixed Rate
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Having had considerable expe-
rience in the last three years in aiding
small business people who did not keep
books in the preparation of their in
come tax statements, should like to
suggest plan, which, | think, if put
into effect would bring in large reve-
nue. to the government that it does not
now receive because Of carclessnesg.
premeditated evasion or claimed exemp-
tions, and which would be accepted
by these small taxpayers with great
favor as providing a simple and con-
venient way for them to escape a dis
agreeable task.
Any one who has had to do with the
making up Of income tax reports
knows that il is one OF the biggest
nuisances of the day to the small busi-
ness man who does not keep books
Whatever he may do in making up his
report will not save him from the in
ternal revenue inspector. He must re-
hash the entire proceeding and prove
to the inspector that he is neither
thief, swndler nor liar. Ia most
cases he fails to do this for the reason
that he keeps no books. his memory is
net clear or his report may have been
arranged by some strange and possibly
incompetent bookkeeper, who is not
accessible when needed.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
The Reparations Obstacle

(From The Philadelphia EUemin0 Led0er)
The necessity Of the daily job and
the daily wage is responsible for much
false political economy. Allied coun-
tries would have no difficulty in put
ting German reparations on natural
basis if it were not for the complexi-
ties Of the worlds industrial system.
They could take Gcrmany's natural re-
sources and conserve their own. But
because it is labor condition and not
merely an economic theory that faces
the world common sense is perforce
sacrificed to expedience.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Outer Belt Line Plans
idea Adomced BY William J. Wilgus in 1906 UHlizcd
By the Cuy's Committee

| facility at New York, authorized my
lay this plan before the Federal gov
ernment. by which it was referred to
and in large part adopted by the New
York and New Jersey Port and Harbor
Development Commission.
The mandate of tho Legislature of
the State of New York that the City
of New York shall forthwith build a
Narrows tunnel has again brought this
plan to the fore as means of securing
users in order that the tunnel may be
self-supporting and not burden on
the taxpayers and commercial interests
Of the city and port. The city's COM
mittee clearly has a right thus to use
plan which long pre-dated the organ
zation of the bi-state commission, now
falsely credited with being its father,
and which, as consulting engineer for
the city, / have freely placed at their
disposal.
The wisdom and good taste of the
attack by the bi-statc organization on
the efforts CT the city to make the ad
mittedly necessary Narrows tunnel
project self-supporting, and the rela-
tive engineering merits of duplicate
cross-bay tunnel, are matters that you
may not care to consider and publish,
but at least the falsity of the charge
that the city's committee purloined
plans should be plainly set before your
readers. WILLIAM J. WILGUS.
New York, Dec. 81, 1921.
[at the office of the Port Author
ity yesterday the commissioners said
they must decline to engage in a
controversy with Colonel Wilgus;
that they did not question his state
ment that he had made an outer belt
line plan, but that the Port Author
ity was using a plan laid down and
surveyed by the old bi-state COM
mission, which was materially aided
by Irving T. Bush, who at one time
contemplated a large warehousing
improvement at Bayonne, and who
had planned an outer belt line in con-
nection with it.-Ed]
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Unclaimed Baggage
(From The Providence Jouy,,aD

(FrOnl The Pforidoncc J0ur1luD
Six revolutionary deportees who left
America on November "a for Russia
are still in Riga, where they are not
wanted, waiting permission TO enter
Russia. They are men and women
without country, apparently un-
welcome everywhere. No wonder these
Reds are blue
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
VOTES AGAINST FLEET BASE
Senate Knocks Out Provision in Navy
Bill Looking to Alameda
(caiD Yards.

Washington, May 24.-Disarmament
advocates carried the day in the sen
ate. Ignoring administration recon-
mendations and possible complications
In the Pacific. they knocked out of the
navy bill all provisions looking to the
development of a naval base at Ala
media. Cal. adequate to care for the
needs of the Pacific feet
Victory for the disarmament ele-
ment was made possible by coalition
of 10 Republicans with ~ Democrats
against ~ Republicans and Demo
Gratis
BY this vote the amendment au-
thorizfrg acceptance OF a tract of s.
$40 acres on San Francisco bay as a
gift from the city Of Alameda for the
naval bese site was thrown out of the
bin
This action carried with II the elm
nation OF am appropriation of $500
900 foe preliminary development Of
the hase.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
ECONOMY BIG
TASK, HARDING
Tells Political Economists at New
York Luncheon of Work
Before Him.
U. S. MUST CUT EXPENSES
Says Ho Business Could Continue to
Spend Money az Unfortunately as
Government Has Spent II With
out Leading to Disaster.

New York, May 24.--Speaking today
before distinguished gathering Of
political economists, educators and
students of government, President
Harding declared that one of the most
difficult problems he is facing is the
task Of bringing economy and eff
cheney into the government"
Government Must Economic.
Inertia and Indifference, he said.
must be combatted at every point, "the
loyalty of a certain class of poll
ticians" is not IN the Undertaking
and the task is "thankless and I'M
gracious" but he pledged his admin
istratiOn anew to successful accom-
plishment. No business, no household,
he declared, could continue to spend
money as indiscriminately and as
loosely as the government has spent 1t
without leading to disaster
President Harding spoke at lunch
con of the Academy Of Political Sci
ence at the Hotel Aston.
Must Gust "Place Holder"
d
establishment" the President said.
than to continue In existence offices.
positions and employment, once they
are created. 1t requires persistent,
determined, stony-hearted devotion to
public interest. There must be utter
sacrifice of all sympathy for the place
holder. whose real reason for keep
ing his position Is that he wants the
salary. Inertia, which is cas-
lily the greatest farce In governmental
organization, must be combatted at
every point.
Calls Task Thankless.
'The administration which devotes
itself relentlessly to such work must
understand that it will lose a great
deal Of immediate loyalty on the part
of certain class of politicians, which
will not be compensated to 1t at once
In the appreciation of the public
Nevertheless. thankless and I'M
gracious as the task will be for most
OF those who devote their efforts to
1t, 1t must and will be attacked. it is
being attacked, with all determination.
Needs Support of Public
"In all departments this sort of
work is already progressing under
executive orders within the power OF
the executive. We shall need the full
support of enlightened public opin-
lon"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
SHORT NEWS ITEMS

Lila Balm Lila Balm. Adv.
To Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Calls, a
son, last week.
Marathon county roads are being
much improved by dragging and the
filling in of holes. Roads to the north
are in excellent condition.
Three Wausau men will attend the
shoot of the Eau Claire Gun club on
May 20 and 80, next Sunday and Mon
day. T. ]. Schott, Charles Lenz and
Frank Priebe.
Charles Helke. ST., cut his hand
badly Monday, severing a vein from
which blood flowed very freely. Mr..
Helke was replacing several broken
window canes when the accident oc-
Cured.
Badness can be prevented easier
than it can be cured. Stop falling hair
and get rid of dandruff by using Paris
ian Sage; best for the hair. w. w.
Albers sells it with money back qua
rantee. Adv
A rattlesnake several feet in length
was killed on Rib river by Gottlieb
Kuntz and VIM. Klokow last Sunday.
Rattlesnakes are a little farther south
where there is sand and rock, but few
are found hereabouts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
IS CHICAGO DWELLINGS BURN
Near Origin of Great Chicago Fire
Arrest Owner Of Factory where
Sisnc Started

Chicago. May pa fire that swept
one Of the most crowded ssctfcns Of the
ghetto district ON West Twelfth place
just west Of Jefferson street started
under mysterious circumstances in the
William Bfitssein box factory at 6tI
West Twelfth place. Bfits,etn was at
rested
Fifty-twe families were routed from
their homes and ny noon rs buildings
In Yves. Twelfth plsee and O'Brien
street were In flames with all available
.ffretightnig apparatus seeking to get
the blaze under cootrl.
Tie scene cf the fire was only three
blocks from the spot where Mrs
OLeary's COW kicked over lamp and
started the great Chicago Ore of 1871,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26

Legislation affecting Ash and game
has practically been completed for this
session Of the legislature. with few
new laws enacted. according to Mark
Catlin. chairman Of the assembly Ash
and game committee. Most OF the bills
have been corrective in effect. Mr..
Catlln said. with the Idea foremost
that the Ash and game reserves OF
the state belong to all the people. A
bin has been passed which lnsures an
open highway to all Wisconsin lakes,
and reserves the shorellne around the
lake for the general public.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
You'll enjoy the
sport Of rolling
'em with P. A.!

And, besides Prince
Albert's delightful flavor,
there's its freedom from bite
and parch which is cut out by
our exclusive patented proc
ess! Certainly you smoke
p. A. from sun up till you
slip between the sheets with
out a comeback.
Prince Albert is the tobac-
CO that revolutionized pipe
smoking. If you never could
smoke a pipe - forget it!
You can--AND YOU WILL
If you use Prince Albert
for packing! It's a smoke
revelation in a jimmy pipe
or a cigarette!
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
Politics Blight on Good Roads.

A warning against state as well as
local Tammanys, which he branded as
wreckers OF efficient work, by high.
way construction commissions was
sounded by A. X. Hirst, state high
way engineer Of Wisconsin. at the an
nual banquet of the Portland Cement
association In Chicago Mr.. Hirst
urged that citizens and taxpayers all
over the nation organize to prevent
politicians and inefficient commissions
from wasting millions which have
been appropriated for good roads
"When state has from $4,000 900 to
$10O0O0.0O0 to spend for highway
construction II Immediately has the at
tentIon Of the new Tammanys and
other political machines" he said
"Whea there were only few thou
sands for road building these poIiti-
paid little attention to It. Now when
state has an immense sum pOlIti
clans cannot get to II quickly enough
When politician sets himself up as
sole arhiter OF expenditures for high
way construction. he Is throwing n
monkey wrench into the machinery of
department which Is operating on
an efficient and economical basis, The
governor who VIII do things like that
Injuries the cause Of highway construc-
tion. Highway work must he divorced
from politics. II Is disgrace to any
state whose officials refuse TO com.
piete n link of good roads between
Chicago and Northumberland ann not
going to- name that state-becwuSe
they cannot have everything their
way" Mr.. HIrst added that when a
state changes its political complexion
and with n the leadership In Its high
way department the shock IL felt
Throughout, the commonwealth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
Legal Game Refugees for state.

A bill has been passed which estal'-
fishes legal game refugees In WISCONSIN,
for the protection OF native birds and
animals, This is the first time that a
Wisconsin Legislature has recognized
this principle OF projecting game. The
law dealing with partridges has been
opened up for four days In 0ctooer
the duck season has been heightened
to December ~. and the goose season
to December 10. Piekerei, croppies
sunfish. bullheads and catfish have
been taken ont OF the reuxn fish class
and hoop and tyre net fishing prohib
tied
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
R0sEN FOR FOREIGN OFFICE
German Minister to Holland is Given
Most important Place in Doctor
Wirth's Cabinet.

Berlin. May Cdr Frederick Ro
sen. German minister to Holland. was
appointed foreign minister In the
cabinet of Chancellor wirth.
In addition to the chancellorship,
Doctor wir,h has held the foreign
ministry since the formation OF hh
cabinet early this month.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
Sheldon on Rest Estate Board.

George NJ. sheldon, TeaahawS. was
appointed ~ ~ mensber ef the state
real estate board To take the place OF
Tom o. Mason. Cumberland. The ap-
pointment Ia for the unexpired term Of
MFR. Mason. MIR. sheldon has accepted
the appointment and win assume his
new duties Mt once.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-05-26
Minimum Wage Rate Hearings.

The industrial commission an
nounced hearings to be held through
out the state in the first week in June
on the petition of the Wisconsin State
Federation of Labor, the Milwaukee
Council of Social Agencies. and the
Wisconsin Consumers league, for an
increase In the minimum wage rates
and decrease In the hours of labor
Of women and minors. which has been
pending before the commission since
last fall. On June 1 hearings will be
held at Superior. Green Bay, La
Crosse. and Sheboygan; on June 2 at
Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire. Amigo
on June 3 at Janesvile, Wausaw. Mil
waukee and Madison. No conclusions
have been reached as yet by the COM
mission or the advisory wage board
upon this petition. Reports which
have appeared that a rate of 27 cents
an hour has been agreed upon are
without foundation. Not even tenta-
tive conclusions have as yet been
reached. In the notices being sent
out by the commission the statement
Is made that information Is desired
upon the cost of living to seIf-suppOrt
ing women in Wisconsin as shown by
recent surveys. and also upon whether
there Is difference In the minimum
cost of living in large and small towns
and, If so, what Is fair dlfferential,
Information Is also sought upon wheth-
er reduction In the hours of labor
of women is necessary for their health
and safety, and particularly whether
there are Industries and occupations
In which the work Is such that an I'M
usual strain Is produced. rendering
shorter hours more necessary than in
most lines Of work. The commission
also desires information upon any re-
spect In which the minimum wage
law as at present administered does
not work out satisfactorily. The pres
ent minimum rate is % cents an hour,
having been established at that figure
In 1919. This rate allows $40 per
week for board. 50 per week for room
rent, $3.50 per week for clothing, and
~ for incidentals. The petitioners
who seek an Increase In the rate
claim that these allowances are too
small, and that, despite decreases. the
minimum cost of living of self-support-
Ing women Is still higher than 1t was
two years ago. and that rents In par
ticular have increased. On the other
hand, 1t Is contended that the present
time Is inappropriate for an increase
In the minimum wage rates, and that
living costs are coming down rapidly.