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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-28
GENERAL DIAZ
WELCOMED HOME

Naples, Dec. 23.-General Diaz
has returned home and was receiv-
ed with an enthusiastic welcome.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-28
TROUBLE
STARTING
IN EGYPT
Two British Warships
Rushing to Egypt
And Others to Fol
low

Malta, Dec. 23.-Two British
warships have been ordered to
Egypt Immediately. Other ships
have been ordered to be ready
to leave on short notice, on account
Of trouble with the Nationalists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-28
SOVIET GOLD
OFFERED FOR
RELIEF WORK
" O sc oW Bolsheviks
Agree to Give Ten
Million in Gold for
Famine Sufferers

London, Dec 24-The Soviet
government has agreed to give the
American relief administration ten
million dollars in gold to use in
the purchase OF food and seed in
America for the Volga famine area.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-28
Hard Blow to Suffs.
Leader Of Missouri Women's
Organization Defeated
by Negro

81. Louis. Dec. 24-Miss Marie
A,nes. the legislative representa-
tive Of the Missouri Women's Or
garization. was defeated for dele
gate to the constitutional corven-
ton by Benj Eowles. d negro. The
district includes 4 part Of the eX-
elusive residence sections.
The Marines must be careful to
ask man il he is y train robber
before shooting him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-28

The Morse code requires a dash
after each interval OF financial ac-
tivity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-28

London. Dec. 22.-According to
8 dispatch to the Press Associa-
tion from Dublin extraordinary
scanes occurred in the Dali Fire
ann over the adjournment motion.
A reference by Arthur Griffith to
the length Of Mary MaeSwiney's
speech, brought Miss MacSwiney 10
her feet with a fearful remark
For "a days l sat through Brix-
ton (rneaning Brixton prison) and
I think / have right TO speak for
the honor of my nation"
Another incident occurred wher
the Countess Markiewicz referred
to Michael Collins IS having faced
Premier Lloyd George night after
night until Mr.. Collins was worn
out and wearied.' To this. ac-
cerding TO the press association
Mr. Collins reiterated:
Il never was worn out an6
weary"
"Wen, he admitted that he wa:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-28

Napoleon met his Waterloo and
every shirt meets its laundry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
The Naval Bill

The naval appropriation bill as
finally passed may scarcely be re-
garded a glorious achievement.
Dorn of ideas that were developed
under the preceding Administration,
which unerringly muddled naval
matters, it is not marked by many
modern conceptions. 1t provides
few up-to-date weapons In def
ance of reason it practically ignores
submarines and air forces.
Thus framed, the bill was foisted
upon the Republican Congress by
hold-over influences and strongly
approved by the House. The SEN
ate, while obstinately clinging to
the unamended 1915 program for a
powerful surface or one-plane fleet
at tremendous cost, attempted to
add s10O,000,00O for additional
personnel and for submarines and
air forces. But the people de-
manded economy and the House
threw out the Senate amendments,
leaving us with one-plane feet
in three-plane navy era. 1t is a
story Of obstinate departmental con-
servatism, followed by Congressional
Encouragement under both admin
istrations.
Happily, there is little danger of
war, and the Presidents call for a
conference of the five great naval
powers may free US from the un-
fortunate consequences Of an ill
conceived and out-of-date naval
program.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
Newfoundland headland to fly across

Newfoundland headland to fly across
the Atlantic and cast all natural
caution aside by throwing off the
landing gear of his frail airplane
he became world figure. He rode
into the jaws of death without the
slightest hesitancy, and with him
went another gallant gentleman in
the person of Lieutenant Com
nander Mackenzie Grieve, his navi-
gator.
Their subsequent adventure fur
nishes one of the most romantic
chapters in the golden history of
aviation. Not once in century
could the combination of ,circum-
stances occur that built up the mys-
terry surrounding the fate Of the i'll
trepid two. For twelve hours they
flew above the turbulent waters Of
the north Atlantic and then de-
scended into temporary oblivion. The
entire world gave them up as lost,
sang their praises and wrote glowing
eulogies. But chugging along had
come Danish tramp steamer, of all
the vast concourse of ships plung-
ing along the Atlantic one of the few
unequipped with wireless. Seven
days later this waif of the ocean de-
livered UP the audacious two. Like
many brave, impetuous men, Haw-
ker momentsrily dimmed the glory
of his brilliant achievement by an
unfortunate remark, but he was man
enough to apologize when the first
opportunity presented itself.
A youth in years, Hawker was a
veteran in the new art Of mechani-
cal flight. His loss is serious, but
it truly may be said of him, as was
said by one eminent Frenchman to
the bereaved wife Of another,
Madame, your husband has lived"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
How Erie Welcomes Citizens

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: On the Fourth Of July, in
Perry Square, Erie, Pa, under ~the
auspices of Roger Israel Post, H..
American Legion, there took place a
ceremony from which ali other cities
and towns of the United States should
take example.
Some $50 aliens were invested with
citizenship by ceremonial approx
mating the comforting of degree by a
college.
They and their families and friends
were assembled. The city band played
national airs. Judge Clark, of the
Orphans Court, addressed them, with
little preaching of American doctrine
scattered through his discourse.
Then they were called by name
singly 10 eene forward and receive
their papc.s. stopping on their way
from the platform to sign the neces-
sary receipt at the prothonotary's desk.
Altogether they were made to feel
that they were the recipients of special
privilege in being put op an equality
with the other citizens of the Republic.
. What contrast to the sloppy, get
through-with-the-j obin-a- hurry and in
formal way in which the thing il
usually donel j. O.. B.
Englewood, N. j., July II, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
Useful Vocational Training
Ex-Scryicc Men Not Weaving Baskets
Nor Cutting Out Dolls

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: / wish to answer the letter of
Martin Sprague, headed an Debt to
Wounded Soldiers" which appears in
your paper to-day 1t is quite appar-
ent from Mr.. Sprague's vague letter
that he is in the dark regarding the
soldier bonus and particularly regard
ing the system of vocational training
given disabled soldiers, sailors and ma
rines.
1t is we'll that your correspondent
admits ~ know very little about this
so4called vocational training which
he believes consists mainly of teaching
our incapacitated comrades to weave
baskets. For his benefit and that of
hundreds Of others who have similar
impressions and misconceptions / write
this letter.
While there are many grave errors
and much mismanagement in the Fed
eral Board of Vocational Training, and
more especially in the Bureau of War
Risk, which Is almost nil in efficiency,
1t is only fair to "give the devil his
due" l am one Of the "incapacitated
comrades" Of Mr.. Sprague who was
not taught to "weave baskets" but was
given the opportunity and mainten-
ance ct Columbia University to COM
plete course (which picked out.
There are more than three hundred of
these men at Columbia alone, and they
are not learning to weave baskets nor
cut out paper dolls. They are studying
whatever line Of work they have Sc
lected, and those who have graduated
from the university are doing very
we'll in their professions, thanks to the
training received.
While the wounded and disabled man
must fight his way through the inefi-
cheney Of both bureaus, when he finally
arrives at the end he is we'll taken care
Of. The question Of bonus is side
issue to that Of caring for the dis
abled men. Let the money spent in
Investigating the advisability of the
bonus" be spent in making the war risk
payments, which have been wrongly
withheld from the men Tin my own case
$150), and some good will come Of the
matter.
Ex-FEDERAL BOARD STUDENT.
New York, July II, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
Challenging the Coated

A correspondent of The Tribune,
sure men would look better in neat
shirts, challenges all its male read
ers to go to business minus a coat.
The argument is unmeetable, the
appeal timely, yet even the highly
intelligent male readers of The
Tribune will not respond. Why?
Because of the nature of the stupid
sex. Men are cowardly and tremble
at the thought Of popularity. The
shopping woman asks for something
different. Man, doting on regimenta-
ton, demands what others have; he
eyes a tailor narrowly to see he
plays no tricks with the established
order. It takes years to broaden
hat brim or to shorten or lengthen
vest, and time and place conven-
lions are irnmutable.
But there may be more reason for
the martyrdom than appears. An
issue Of rather subtle psychology is
raised. 1t has, of course, recently
been trying to have ones torso in
closed with a cuirass. But abate one
jot or little of the sartorial scrip
lures, and all sorts of error may
creep in. A thousand years have
passed since Runnymede, and it has
taken all this time for the male of
the species to achieve the democratic
end of having all men dress alike.
1t Mr.. Harding can get univer-
sal agreement to limit cloth arma-
ment at specified times it might be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
Two Requisites

The first session Of the general
committee which represents the vari-
Gus anti-Tammany elements passed
happily. Despite alarming advance
predictions no casualties are re-
ported.
The task of getting together may
not prove as difficult as has been
feared. The great body of sensible
independents recognize that it is in
dispensable to have a candidate who
can secure majority in the Repub-
lican primaries. And the great
body of sensible Republicans recog-
nize that it is equally indispensable
to have a candidate who has strength
outside of his party.
This double necessity greatly re-
duces the number of eligible candi-
dates and contributes to make the
task Of selection easy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
Old White

"Old White" is dead. Leader of
marauding pack Of wolves in Colo
RADIO, his life was that Of Lobo the
King Of the Currumpaw. Govern
ment hunters and private individuals
tried in many ways to catch him, but
his cunning outwitted them all.
Each year he and his pack took
their toll Of the cattle on the Bear
Springs Mesa range. Each year the
ranchmen laid traps for him. Each
year some cowboy would come to
town with a tale Of having just
missed him. Forest rangers heard
Of the VOLTS destruction on the mesa
and hoped that the chance to catch
him might fall their way. On winter
nights ranchmen, sitting before a
blazing fire or budding about the
glowing stove, would plan to put an
end to his depredations. He had
killed, according to the Department
of Agriculture, as much as $4,000
worth Of livestock belonging to one
man, and even old age failed to curb
his ferocity.
Last spring they caught his mate.
It was thought then that he would
not last long. But he continued to
outwit his hunters and fought brave
ly till the end.
His death was inglorious. No man
was skilled enough to shoot him. No
fair fight caused his death-if it can
be called fair fight to pit man
with a rifle against a wolf with his
cunning. But the steel jaws of a
powerful trap crushed his leg and
held him a helpless prisoner. Four
traps had been placed in a blind set
--viciously strong springed steel
traps, so cleverly concealed that even
this old veteran had no suspicious.
And as he returned fresh from a
kill, perhaps little dulled by over
eating, the ruthless jaws snapped
to and burned like fire. He strug-
gled in agony for several hours,
tricked at last by mans deceit. For
twelve long years he had escaped his
hunters. For twelve long years he
had been the terror Of the range.
A bullet from the rife Of gov
eminent hunter put an end to his
suffering. And now the range is safe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
A Stepping Stone
Public Service Graduates Who'vt
Been Largely Rewarded

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: W;ll your readers be interested
in some notable exceptions to the COM
clusion that poor men cannot afford
to go into public service? These are
but few Of the examples that could
be quickly cited to show that poor
men have found public service step
ping stone to recognition and larger
salaries and opportunities than they
could have expected if they had not
gone into public service:
Charles E. Hughes became so we'll
known through public service that
enormous fees were gladly paid him
for private legal service. George Nc
Aneny left public service for highly
paid newspaper service. Henry Bruere,
after three years in public service,
went into private business, where, the
first year, he earned nearly six times
as much as his public salary. Arthu.
Wolfson left high school principals
ship for a $4,000 business salary.
Frank Vanderlip stepped from the
small salary of Assistant Secretary of
the United States Treasury into bank
ing connections and multimillionaire-
dom.
James W. Good has left Congress
to go into law practice in Chicago,
but who can doubt that the national
advertising his creditable service to
the public gave him will repay him
many times over for taking low
salary as Congressman?
Had Franklin X. Lane lived no one
can doubt that his creditable service
to the nation and extensive advertise
ing would have helped him rapidly to
recoup and quadruple his fortunes.
In dollars and cents William G. Nc
Adoo could have afforded to pay
$4,000 a year and more for the rec
ignition brought him by his public
service
Instead of deploring the alleged sac
rifces which men make when they go
into public Office, do not the times
call for advertising the innumerable
opportunities for advancement which
efficient public service offers?
WILLIAM H. ALLEN.
New York, July IL, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
The Bobbed-Hair Gid
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 The Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t seems rather pity that
president Of an insurance company can
find no better arguments against
bobbed hair than those he is reported
to have voiced. The arguments are as
meager and unfounded as could be
given by man far less acquainted
with the employment of girls than he,
AS if girl with long hair is not as
desirious Of finding a good husband
some day as is her bobbed- haired
sister.
So far as efficiency Is concerned II
Is ridiculous to think that girl cannot
work is well after her hair is cut %
before. She does not undergo nnets-
morphosis, not does her mind perform
somersault because her locks are cus
Off. If she was a sensible, earnest gifi
IN long hair she remains the same when
her hair is bobbed. A short-haired gil
does not have to spend five or ten MIR
utes in the dressing room to coil Up
long hair, for her "coiffure' is mace
for the whole day when her hair IS cut
to say nothing OF the wonderful CON-
fort of a hairpin-less. net-iess, rev
to-the-air head Of hair.
Finally, it is unspeakably narrow
minded to judge any one by mar
dress rather than judge person 70.
herself only; for refined, earnest si1.
will always be pleasing and gooa
worker whether her hair reaches nss
waist or her neck. r. n.
New York, July Il, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
From The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Fusion More Efficient
But Not Less Extravagant Than Tam
many, Says Stewart Browne

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: William D. Fitzpatrick's letter
on Realty Owners VS.. Hylan" calls for
reply. There are 100000 realty OWL
ers in greater New York, but it il
impossible to get $4,000 of them TO-
gether on any one point; not even on
municipal efficiency and economy.
But suppose they did get together
and their votes elected a certain mnnic-
ipal ticket, do the people believe that
defeating the Hylan administration
and electing a Republican or Fusion
administration will give New York an
economical administration There is
little if any difference between anyone
administration and another. The weak
ness is fundamental. The people think
and say they want an efficient and
economical administration, but they
don't. They practice the reverse.
What are wanted are two amendments
to the state constitution and new
city charter, not to meet the views Of
the politicians, or even the taxpayers,
but to meet the views of Governor Mil
Ter, who knows what is wanted. That
will give an efficient and economical
administration, and nothing else will.
I hold no brief for Mayor Hylan. But
he is damned if he does and damned If
ne doesn't. He is damned for his economy
and damned for his extravaganza. He
should be praised for his economy and
damned for any extravaganza he 10 re-
sponsible for, but not for extravaganza
that the Legislature and others are re-
sponsible for and over which he he's
no control. Both Hylan and Craig
have stood personally for economy. but
they get no credit for it.
While the above are my views on
economy VS.. extravaganza, know that
the Hylan administration has been in
efficient, as compared with the Mitchell
administration. Any Tammany admins
tration will be more inefficient than
Republican or Fusion administration,
but it will never be more extravagant.
hat fools these mortals be-
STEWART BROWNE.
New York, July u, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
The Northeast's Tax Burden

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: An instructive article appears in
to-day's Tribune showing the amount
Of Federal taxes raised in the last
year and the sources thereof by states.
The prcponderance of revenue is sup
piled by the northeastern group of
states as compared with the numerical
strength of their representation in
Congress, whence the revenue bills en-
anate.
Whereas twenty Northern and East
ern states furnish " per cent of the
revenues, their representation in the
lower house of Congress is but 80 per
cent. The remaining portions of the
country, with Al per cent Of the repre-
sanitation, furnish only % per cent of
the taxes. QUO USQUE TANDEM.
New York, July. 8, 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
Hawker's End

Harry G. Hawker, the undaunted
went to the Valhalla of airmen in
his flying clothes. Now he is in the
brave company OF the gallant spirits
who have pitted their skill against
the elements to help on human prog
ress. Grief among aeronauts is
tempered by the general pride in his
bravery and by knowledge of his
real contribution to the development
Of the art Of mechanical flight.
When Hawker took off from q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
II there lisa German or Austrian ma

II there lisa German or Austrian ma
tional who is the true owner of prop
crty in the hands Of the Custodian Of
Alien Property and his right to it
is to be recognized. then it is not
our business to impose conditions of
how it shall be used. To force in
vestment, in particular fund would
be to deny enjoyment of the full
rights Of ownership. If some one in
Germany or Austria is heir to estates
in America it ia for the heir to de-
termine what he shall do with his
own
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
Private German Property

Colonel House, writing from Ber-
lin, says in regard to German eco
nomic rehabilitation:
ut is proposed that the German
| property in the hands of the Alien
! Property Custodian should be re-
| turned to the individual owners on
| the condition that the total amount
thereof should be used for number
Of years as collateral security to
furnish credits for German Industry"
The act Of Congress under which
the Alien Property Custodian took
charge Of the sequestered private
German property in this country
provided that the property in ques-
ton, OF its avails, should be held in
trust to await such disposition as
Congress shall order. So far no
measures Of final disposition have
been prescribed, and what will ulti-.
mately be done is necessarily mat
ter of doubt.
The Versailles Treaty, Articles
296 and 297 (and our peace resolu-
ton reserves similar rights, places
on Germany the burden of compen-
sating her nationals resident in coun-
tries on whom she waged war. When
property is retained it can be used
as an offset in the settlement Of rep
aration due from Germany. The
Lusitania victims. thus have a lien
on the funds held by the Alien Prop
erty Custodian, while German mer-
chant ships have been absolutely
taken over by our government as
prizes, as sea property and as COM
pehsation for illegal acts committed
by Germany during the war.
But there is broader principle
involved than the question of how
far the German governments disre-
gard Of international law in a par
ticular war justifes reprisals against
her nationals. From its foundation
this country has been an answering
champion of the doctrine that pri-
vate property on land was inviolate
in war and that at wars conclu-
sion the property should not be kept.
For century we had an unde-
nounced treaty with Germany MAX
ing reciprocal pledges to this effect.
Germany tore up and stamped on
this rule of international law, and
other countries, fighting the devil
with his own weapons, to some
degree visited on her the treatment
she gave to others. But the question
remains of whether we should, be-
cause of an emergency, join in es-
tablishing precedent which would
| put international law back to where
tit was before VattePs day. To many
Americans Of the old-fashioned type
1t will seem that we, looking to the
future, should make haste to restore
rules whose recognition is as cred
liable to our heads as to our hearts.
1t seems an indecent thing to- en-
courage private persons to invest in
a country and then to seize their
property. 1t does not seem. feasible
concerning this matter to have law
applicablesto Germany and not apph-
cable elsewhere.
The particular plan of return re-
ferred to by Colonel House, however,
is not likely to enlist much support.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14
Naval Conservatism
Expert Charges That the Naval Bill Provides the Bigges
Ancient Navy in the History of Modem Times
By Quarterback

Conservatism in the navy within rea-
sonable limits Is steadying influence,
but extreme conservatism breeds OBJ
tuseness and pigheadedness. 1t smoth-
ers intelligence, balks progress and
lessons the fighting efficiency of the
navy.
Naval officers must realize that this
is an age Of invention and of revolu-
ton in warfare aAoat and ashore. At
such time they must have receptive
minds, not single track minds. They
must lead, not follow. They must place
our navy ahead of, not behind, foreign
navies. They must help the people and
Congress to save, not to waste, money
in the formulation of naval measures.
They must be far sighted, not blind.
If they lead the country into the ex-
penditure of vast sums without provid-
ing an up-to-date navy that can meet
the conditions Of future war on the
sea they will lose the confidence Of the
people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-14

well, but IL seems imprudent to run
chances. The lcveling of masculine
attire is a harbinger, as it were, Of
The dream of social reformers, when
individualism shall be dead and the
sin of sins will be to vary an iota,
either in appearance or behavior,
from the established common type.