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The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
Nondiscriminatory.

II HE W. R. and T. has made constant refer
ence to the public utilities law which pro-
vides that charges for service, rates shall be mon
discriminatory" 1t chooses to define this as ap-
plying rates as between its service and that of
the Capital Traction Company. The law has
such meaning. 1t applies to all utilities OF every
kind and not rates for competitive service as
between the only two offering the kind OF
service. 1t is only necessary to read the entire
paragraph to get the correct meaning.
Par. 2 That every public utility doing busi-
ness within the District OF Columbia, is required
furnish service and facilities reasonably safe
and adequate and in all respects just and rea-
sonable. The charge made by any such public
utility for any facility or service furnished or
rendered, to be furnished rendered, shall
Il be reasonable just and nondiscriminatory. Every
unjust unreasonable or discriminatory charge
for such facility or service is prohibited and is
hereby declared unlawful
The words reasonable, just and nondiscrimi
natory" must be interpreted together applied in
the same way to the objective and purpose
1t is so clear that thy refer service rendered
related patrons users. that any other interpre
tation is too strained TO admit of consideration
1t means solely and only that between users
there must be no favors and privileges; the
rates to all must be "nondscriminatory." 1t
has relation whatever to rates between
utilities furnishing the service. To read this
into the text, or to listen to such plea, but evil
dences the need OF Peoples Counsel to advise the
Commission.
As mater of fact the service OF the w. R.
and +. compared to that Of the Capital Traction
is so inferior as to be discriminatory as between
at equal price. The bare fact that the w.
R. and f says it needs $Io,oooooo with which to
rebuild" is proof of this But that the utilities
law by any stretch Of imagination provides, in the
paragraph quoted, that fares shall be the on
these two systems of railways, and cannot be dis
crmiuatory" as between then, is bosh.
Exactly the same is true of every other para
graph of the law where this word its kim is
used. Paragraphs 80 and Al show this
clearly, where Investigations authorized to de-
termne Il rates discriminatory between users
and not between competitive utilities. Para
graph 81 defines what is discrimination and a pen
atty is provided. The reference everywhere and
iavors These paragraphs specifically refer to all
utilities and all utility services. 1t is impossible
that they should haze the application which the
w. r. & E. would give them. Even when twisted
out OF shape hand picked to words phrases and
sentences, they do not have this meaning
But it shows the lengths to which utilities
corporation will go to secure favors for itself and
discrimination in its behalf. The whole law is
used as if drafted and enacted for the benefit of
law and all of its provisions show that its purpose
is for the protection of the of their service.
The sooner it is so interpreted in its application,
the sooner the public will get measure of justice
and nondiscrimination
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
No anoaymous communi-
cations will be printed In
the .Open Court column.
THE EDITOR.

tails of Christianity is a case in
point. manifestly corroborative of
my assertion. We still have with
us all the same varieties with the
same potentislity of still further d.
vision. Now. by what system of
logic can all these contradictory
religions be true at the same time7
Or what national church or local
sect would presume to call itself
the one true Catholic Church? Or
what Protestant would point TO his
own church IL a stranger asked to
be directed to the Catholic Church?
When we compare the Catholic
Church and its admirable unity and
universally with a divided Pro-
testantism and its multitudinous
sects, its mutually conflicting doc
trines and interminable divisions.
the contrast and obvious conclusion
becomes strikingly apparent. The
Roman Catholic Churcn alone car
ries out the injunction of Christ:
Going therefore teach ye all ma
tions teaching them TO
observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you, and behold J
am with you all days. even to the
consummation of the world.-
V. E. RITAS.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
Writes on Race Equality,

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
With your permission. in open
Court" 1 would like to ask Chan
color Williams IL he ever considered
the following facts relative to racial
justice:
God made fve races. the white,
yellow, Malay. red. and the black.
To prove which Is the superior.
consider London. Eng see the
bridges. buildings. engines. boats.
telephones. automobiles. all accom-
plishments of the white race. Next
consider China. See the boats.
houses. farms. factories. etc. the ef-
forts of the yellow man. Now.
whom We find in a most primative
state: what has he accomplished. Of
his own initiative?
Among all races We find the prac-
tice of selecting a superior person
and making him ruler. To show
respect for the superior ones a
salute or obseance of some sort is
given by the masses when the su-
perior one appears.
/ Do you know that a few years ago
the question became paramount as
to the rights of American born citi-
zens who objected to having the
Christian Bible in the public schools.
The Supreme Court decided that
this was a Christian country, priv
ileged to make laws to suit them
selves. and all so-called rights were
privileges when granted to other
than Christians. which could be
withdrawn at will
Don't you think the same deci-
sion applies to the negro and make
this a white mans country?
God said Go forth. multiply and
fill the earth" By that right the
white man came to America.
The educated American colored
person is of mixed breed, and for
them God said. The child must
suffer for the sins Of its parents.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
Happy am !; from care I'm freei
Why ar'n't they all contented like me?
Opera of La Bayadere.
Will Reach Agreement.

THERE is occasion whatever for present
II pessimism serious doubt to the Brit
ish-Irish situation. A solution will be
found and accepted Ireland is having a taste of
tfr, blessings of peace. The Irish can walk the
sweets and travel the highways and byways, in
safety. They not menaced by eviction and
the destruction of their homes. The British are
Tree from tactics of repression and reprisal
Voting to every Brton's conscience and his spirit
OF fair play. He has respite from what has been
the greatest threat to imperial stability.
1t has been horrible in small pot
Neither the Irish of the south, the Scotch-Irsh OF
the north, the British of England, Scotland
and Wales, will excuse their leaders for fail
ire. 1t is public opinion, popular will which has
to be reckoncd with and not stubborn, sef-willed
leaders ruled by false pride and personal aggrand-
izement All these leaders know that the people
they represent will accept any fair program sub
mitted to them.
Even North Ireland will conccde much while
Dc Valera's whole argument is based upon SELF
determination which, if used as Mr.. Wilson used it.,
and as everywhere accepted, means OF people, not
OF geographical limits. AS applied in Silesa, it
was to communes, to the province as whole.
But Canada and South Africa examples of do
minions of diverse races and languages. There is
more of difference between the North and
South of Ireland even in religion, and strangely,
blood race than between Quebec and Manitoba,
Quebec and New Brunswick.
D. Self-determinatop often, however, finds
its real and better solution in economies than in
blood even in religion. The Irish question in
Ireland WI have its determination in economics,
and British government will be rather the inter-
medary than the master, even the granting
power. The Irish question has long been Irish
and in Ireland, not BritishIrish, and neither the
North nor the South can now take the response
bility of preventing what national and international
opinion will approve.
The truce is to be extended. The longer it
lasts, the surcr is permanent peace. ireland has
had enough, Britain has had enough OF the other
thing and dominion government as proved i'll
both Canada and South Africa, offers security
enough to Ulster, sufficient of independence and
OF self-determination, that stiffneckedness
-sad rebellion will not be pardoned. This is not
The Middle Ages
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
Provides for a National Need.

TIOW to provide adequate credit for agricu-
III tural development, has been the constant
ard most unsolvable problem throughout the agri-
Cultural regions. 1t is to be solved. 1t has
ibeen the most important theme for discussion at
satt-thc various associations of every kind whose
object has been county, regional State settle
mont 1t is the greatest plague of all so-callcd
country banks national, State and personal
"a These banks always loaded with farm
paper. Often this prevents adequate mercial
cfsdt But do the best they can, banks cannot
a1Se any credit where very, very often it is most
s,rcded. They can, at best, only loan the substsn-
AlsA farmer who has established and profitable
farm. There have been many plans and schemes
TO supply this need, all local. all limited and, ad-
.rnittedy, all makcshifts.
Probably the best known of these is the
Ashland pani for developing "cut-over" lands in
Northern Wisconsin. Other localities have adopted
this or something similar. where banks advance
the required capital for productive investment upon
security given by pool formed by business men.
Even this is, in effect frozen credit it is based
upon constant renewals as rotating fund. Large
land companies often provide similar funds from
land sales. But these merely demonstrate the need
which they hardly scratch.
The bill just introduced by Representative Nc
Fadden, in the House, is the only measure ever pro-
posed which completely covers this growing and
has been known in prior Congresses as the Nc
'Fsdden-Kenyon bill. 1t will provide for unlimited
productive credit, what may be called capital
credit, as it covers only loans made for invest
ment other than in land 1t will authorize double
organization of credit banks, in each State
and OF multiple insurance. that all loans will
have insurance security
The local organizations referred to, have
proved that losses in organization of even that
loose -jointed character, under 5 per cent
Whatever they would be under the nationwide or
ganzation provided by this bill. would be split
between the insurance company and the borrower,
embarrassing neither. as each borrower has to be
a stockholder TO the extent of 10 per cent OF his
loan in his local commune The machinery pro-
vidcd would be much safer than that OF even tho
shIand plan. it places responsibility squsrely
upon the local sconlmunes OF farmers and not on
groups OF business men necessarily only partially
informed credit reliability. -
Nor is this measure needed only in the South
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
House Building.

IT WO stories come out Of New York City which
i need study by proponents OF home building
One story is that since the tax exemption law be-
came effective just less than FIVE months ago. plans
have been filed for $4,000 houses and 5000 apart
ments, to housing nearly 2I,ooo families at aNcost
of $Ioo,ooo,ooo. The other story is that costs OF
construction are still so high that contractors and
builders cannot finance home building. The
overplus of present is much above probable
future selling value that there is but small mar
gin for loans.
Building materials, OF which freights are large
element in price, have not reduced nearly IN pro-
portion to other essentials, nor have wages. These
are the two factors which include nearly all the
cost of building. Until these are reduced some
where near to pre-war levels, credits will be meas
ured, not by investment. but by intrinsic value
Remission of taxes does cover this inequality
In New York relief from taxation has disclosed
the housing need 1t has brought this food OF
plans in 10 weeks. 1t will be interesting to see
how many of these structures are actually built.
There is no need to especially promote building
when costs arc low enough to assure credits Rents
are always the promotivc factor and demand always
keeps them above the line so that economy, actual
saving induces building. Today in spite of abnor-
mally high rents, building costs still so high
that credits cannot respond, there is nothing to
equalizc the split between investment and intrinsic
value.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
Ooen Court Letters to The HeralA
M1SlAAgS6 gS6pA5]Ds aSSGepaBS557s 57ssaSfEFs FEaf

does not usually. IL ever. i believe,
appear in the copies which are post
ed in the churches. 1t is also
omitted m the recitation Of the
Commandments. Furthermore. the
Exodus version Of the Fourth Com
mandment is always given rather
than the Deuteronomy version. The
omission and the selection are un-
doubtedly due to the fact that the
introduction is not addressed. and
the reason assigned for Sabbath
observance in Deuteronomy does not
apply to Christians, but to the
Jews.
C3) In connection with the differ
ence between the Fourth Command
ment, as given in Ex. 20: IL and
Deut. 5:lS, IL will be noted that
the Jews had two reasons for oh
serving the Sabbath: First, Com
memoration of Gods rest from the
work Of creation: second, deliver
ance from the bondage OF Egypt
Likewise, Christians, in observing
the seventh day (sfter six days Of
labor. according to the Command
ment. commemorate both rest and
deliverance. As to the former. they
commemorate. not only Gods rest
from the work Of creation. but also
Christ's rest from the work Of re-
demption. AS to the latter. they
commemorate their deliverance
from the bondage of sin. accom-
plished by Christ's resurrection.
(See Heb. 40. lO-R. V: also X. ].
margin.)
II any of your readers have had
any interest in our discussion, they
are, OF course, not dependent upon
acceptance of the arguments as Of
fered by either OF US. Each has
direct access to the Bible (the
source of ell such information). and
the libraries in this city furnish
facilities for examination OF the VOL
umes which have been written on
both sides of the question. ! wish
to thank YOU for your kindness.
J. z. MEYER.
1t22 18th street NV.
Washington, n. G, July 1e. 1921.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
New Job for Dawes.
the Editor, The Washington Herald

To the Editor, The washington Herald:
In Saturdays Herald r. T. Ed
wards points out a few odd jobs for
Gen. Dawes TO handle in his
spare moments. II Mr.. Edwards
only knew how. he could easily cor
rect these abuses himself and leave
Gen. Dawes free to tackle the real
job which I am about to point out
Commissioner Oyster is consider
ing means for locating those auto
mobiles on our streets which are
not carrying a District license but
should do so.
Now the senior Senator from the
State of Pennsylvania. residing at
Wardman Park has a crimson band
wagon which bears the license Of
his beloved State and none other.
He Is frequently to be seen in same
and travelling at express speed. III
Gen. Dawes can tack q d. c.
license on Penrose's red devil, he
will receive a vote of thanks from
the people of this city and his
memory will be forever hallOwed.
Until this specific case Of lawless-
ness is attended TO, further talk on
this subject is plain bunk.
The writer can furnish the Dis
trict Building with additional data
of this nature at any time. and so
can those police who are stationed
on Capitol Hill.
CAZENOvE C. LEE. Jr.
(The license of any State is all
that is necessary in this District
The license of one State is recog-
nized in all other States, including
Maryland, which makes an excep-
tion only of District owned cars
The EditorO
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
Ritas Answers Critic.

To the Editor, Tho Washington Herald:
i recently published a brief let
ter in the Open Court column call
ing attention to the patriotism and
answering loyalty Of Catholics in
high positions, citing the late Chief
Justice White as a typical example.
My motive for so doing was to re-
fute an untrue and entirely unwar-
ranted charge emanating from GER
tain on-Catholic centers, but not
representing the collective opinion
or attitude of Protestants generally.
One Of your correspondents an
swered through this column. max
ing the astonishingly inaccurate
statement that there are no nom
CaVholic sects" and that Roman
Catholicism is by no means uni
versal." Just what she means by
this perhaps no one but herself can
conjecture. Permit me to call at
tention TO the following well known
facts:
For any church to be universal
or catholic it must necessarily pos
sess as an inherent characteristic a
threefold universality. 1t must be
universal as to time, existing by
unbroken apostolic succession from
the time of Christ and the Apos-
ties: as to- place and manner. in
the sense that il must teach iden-
tically the same doctrines to all
men, in all parts of the world; as
to doctrine. in the sense that it
must teach the entire doctrine of
Christ, not leaving the individual
free to formulate a creed for him
self. Such is the universality of
the Roman Catholic Church. a
quality to which no other will pre-
sumo to lay claim. As to the state
ment that there are no non-Cath-
lolic sects. might merely mention
the following: 1t is a matter of
history that for the first 1900 years
the Roman Catholic Church was the
only universally recognized Chris
tan religion and is today ac-
knowledged as the mother church
of all Christianity. We all know
that all other churches were es-
tablished by mere men, such as
Luther. Henry VIII. Calvin, Wesley,
etc. We know Furthermore that
there are in the world today be-
tween 800 and 400 different Pro-
testant sects. having separate sys-
tens of theology and teaching
contradictory doctrines. Moreover
there Is often a wide divergence
tof views on certain subjects be-
tween ministers of the same de-
nomination.
| The failureSof the proposed fed
Grafton of Protestant churches ane
their failure u agree as to wha'
constitutes at least ube fundamen n
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
Question of Sabbath.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
do not believe that it was. or is,
your intention to deny the oppor-
tunity of answering through your
open Court" columns a personal
challenge contained in a letter re-
Gently published in these columns
The heading "Finis" in connection
with the letter referred to, il edi-
torially affixed, would seem, how
ever. to signify at least that you
would prefer that the corresnond-
ence which has been going on for
a while between another writer and
myself be discontinued. am re-
duesting your forbearance this
time, after which. if you so desire,
l am willing that the discussion
rest on its merits.
The writer Of "Finis" suggests
that ask preachers whether or
not the Old Testament law concerns
the seventh day of the week. repro
ducing the statements of those who
agree with me in these columns. In
order TO show the inconsistency OF
this suggestion, il can scarcely be
considered amiss TO mention that a
letter which I received some time
ago. from the same writer and con-
cerning the same matter, contained
this advice: Don't go to your
preacher who keeps Sunday instead
of the Sabbath. Remember, the
preachers uhe scribes and phari-
sees) were teaching perverse things
when Christ came the first time
And now, with the idea that his
views on this proposition may be
backed up by them, he suggests
that / go TO those for Information,
whom he formerly advised me to
shun. In view of his earlier ad-
vice, would he now have me regard
them as authority? 1 have not ac-
cepted the suggestion. / can see no
reason whatever for so doing. The
Bible is authority. At all events, /
certainly cannot believe that all the
preachers in Washington Cor else
where) would insist upon reading
into the Fourth Commandment
something which is not there. But,
supposing they did; then, ask,
would that be cause for me TO ac-
cept the "perverse things" taught
by "the scribes and pharisees"?
The facts which I request space
to mention are as follows:
ID The Ten Commandments, as
such. were given to the Jews, to be
observed. as a whole, in commemo-
ration of their deliverance from the
land of Egypt. Biblical proof OF
.his is shown by the introduction to
the Commandments as they appear
both in Exodus and in Deuteronomy
(See Ex. 20: 2 and Deut. g: 81 This
fact is also brought out explicitly
in Deut 6: 2o-25 These statements
are not intended to imply that there
is no longer occasion for obedience
to the requirements of the Com
mandments, since they contain Ger.
tain great and fundamental prin.
i ciples which are In their very ma.
! ture eternal. There is this distinc.
! tion, however. While the law should
! be as sacred to one as TO the other
| to the Jews. in times past. as ST
| Paul says. the law served as .
"schoolmaster": to the Christian
''love is the fulfilling of the law"
t2D The Introduction to the Com
| mandments ts. Given in the Bible
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
ENVOY TO FRANCE
LACKS QUARTERS

PARIS. July 21.-Ambassador Her
rick has been homeless here since
his arrival having no place except
a rented once in which to sec his
distinguished colleagues and MEM
bers of the foreign ofice. who en-
tertain him in costly palaces erected
without a thought of expense.
Unless Ambassador Herrick finds
a home by October. when the lease
expires on his rented cottage at st.
Cloud, he will have to move TO
hotel. Congress has only appropri-
ated sl5o.o0o to buy an embassy
building. This would not purchase
a building IL the suburbs capable
Of housing half OF the embassy force.
The best available building now is
the Dyffayei mansion. on the Champ
Eiysee. which Is priced at s3S0.oOo.
The embassy Is now housed in two
apartment buildings that badly need
repair.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-22
. \ hhU
FRIDAY, JULY -, 1871.

This is not a fortunate day, ac-
cording to astrology. Venus and
the Sun are both adverse.
1t is time to avoid any departure
from beaten paths and Is a day In
which to devote special attention
to routine business.
Venus frowns on all the activr-
ties of women, making for dissat-
isfaction with leaders of clubs OF
other organizations.
1t is an especially forbIdding time
for those who seek support or aid
from women.
The planetary government is be-
iieved to encourage independence
and self-sufficiency among girls In
a way that reacts unfavoraply.
Theaters will find this rule OF
the stars unlucky, since the favor
of,the public will be difficult to OBJ.
tain.
During this direction of the stars
women should take account Of their
own possibilities and refrain from
seeking employment or asking fol
positions.
The seers declare that th,
ten weeks will not be lucky fol
women who desire personal recog.
milton, but that 1t should be favor.
able to organization for future
work.
Many changes In the President,
cabinet during his administration
are prognosticated. but at this time
there is little hope that ID woman
VIII attain a place in 1t.
The signs are read as strong,,
indicating that women must WORK
together If they would achieve
progress and It is foretold that ma
tionwide organizations will co-op.
crate in reform movements.
Traffic conditions on the rail.
ways are to improve greatly next
month, the seers announce.
Persons whose birthdate il is hay.
the augury- OF a quiet, happy year
Business affairs will proceed a,
usual.
Children born on this day viii
probably be quick and iL;eIligent
Those subjects of Cancer are usual,
Very versatile. prudent and indus
trioua