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New-York tribune., 1921-03-26

no small percentage Of our youth as
linguists. We have another sign
that the old aloofness is gone.
The new rule should have a salu-
tary effect in Kidding our diplomatic
establishment Of the remains of the
spoils system. An ambassador who
wants clerk will ask if his French
is fluent rather than what is his
politics. A new door to an interest
ing career is thrown open to Amer
lean young men and women. There
may be immediate embarrassment,
but in the end the new rule will
prove its merit. It is a time to
emphasize in our schools the teach
ing Of foreign languages, not only to
meet the governments requirements
but to furnish force competent to
do business abroad.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Oath. for Teachers

The Lusk bill passed by tho AS
sembly on Wednesday requiring
oaths Of constitutional allegiance
from public school teachers will,
of course, be denounced by fortu-
nately small part Of the teaching
force. But such legislation is not
new. Ohio, Michigan, Montana and
a number of other states have en-
acted it.
The opposition is to be disre-
garded. A teacher who resents be-
ing required to swear to an allegi-
ance that is generally implied when
she or he takes a position in the
public schools may be said to be hos
tile to the traditions, fundamentally
patriotic, Of the American public
school. No loyal teacher or loyal
teacher-candidate will object to TAX
ing an oath that is required in Writ
ually every other branch of the
public service, and which tho high
est as well as the lowest Of public
servants are obliged to take.
The formality Of an oath will not
change overnight the mental atti-
tude of teacher imbued with anti
American sentiments. 1t may never
alter what has become with some an
ingrained bent or abnormality so far
as the persistently radical teacher is
concerned. 1t win, however, en-
phasize patriotism in the teaching
profession and tend to check at the
start propagandists whose own con-
duct shows that they realize the i'm
portance Of molding the minds of the
Young.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Constantine's Private War

King Constantine has just started
q private war in Asia Minor. When
the Greeks voted to recall him it was
explained that they overthrow Ven
izelos because they were tired Of
war and wanted to have the armies
demobilized. At any rate, they man
ifested their desire to shuttle off the
obligations which Venizelos had as
suned toward the Allies in the way
Of enforcing the Sevres treaty.
The Allied governments took the
Greek voters at their word. They
knew they couldn't depend on Con-
stantine, and, moreover, they didn't
want to depend upon him. They
invited representatives of the Sui
tan's government at Constantinople
and Of Kemals independent Nation
alist government in Anatolia to
the London conference. There the
Sevres treaty was modified and
Kemal agreed to accept the mod
Grated peace terms.
The revision was unpalatable to
Constantine, because it loosened
Greece's grip on Smyrna. He didn't
want his subjects to realize so
promptly what price they had paid
for the royal restoration. He has
called out the reservists and renewed
war on one of the two Turkish gov
ernments. But he is not fighting, as
Venizelos did, on the side of the AL
lies. The Allies are spectators. He
is trying to recover single-handed
what they were ready to award Ven
izelos. but what his Comeback"
campaign beguiled the Greek voters
into throwing aw~y.
Constantine ouldn't draw the
sword to keep faith with Serbia. He
plotted for months to bring Greece
into the war on the side Of the Teu-
tons, intending to attack Sarrail's
Salonica army in the rear. He
knew that Germany would never let
him get foothold in Smyrna. He
was willing to accept the Turks and
the Bulgars as military partners.
Now he has picked quarrel with
Kemal, and hopes to establish him
self in Asia Minor in spite Of both
Turks and Allies.
There are contrary reports about |
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Tax Reduction Now Due

Chairman Good of the House Ap-
preparations Committee throws some
light on the confused matter of Fed
eral taxes and revenue. The last
Administration opposed reduction
Of expenditure. 1t seemed to think
that because the country rejected the
Wilson peace treaty it ought to have
tc pay for that misdemeanor until it
hurt. The Treasury Department
kept issuing bearish statements,
while Mr.. Daniels and Mr.. Baker
were turning in estimates which
Congress was able to defate 40 to so
per cent.
The idea persists that the country
Will have to operate next year on a
$5,000,O 100000 expenditure basis. AS
The Tribune spointed out recently,
this is not the case. The total Of all
appropriations for 1921-'22 author
lied by Congress was $3,806, 900 900.
This includes the amount carried in
the army appropriation bill, pocket
vetoed by the President, and the
naval appropriation bill as it passed
the House of Representatives. Sub
tracing from this total the Post
Office appropriation of $574,ooo, 900,
which is offset by postal income, the
amount to be offset by taxation is
$3,232,0oo,oo0 instead of $5,O0o,-
900, 900.
Mr.. Good thinks that the Treasury
will not need more than $3.50, ,000,-
O00-excluding postal revenues-to
meet next years appropriations.
This leaves a safe balance for def
icits from this year and for some re-
ductions in the floating debt. He
agrees with most other economists
that the maturing Liberty loans
should be refunded, and that the most
urgent economic need to-day is to
get rid of the excess profits tax and
to reduce the income surtaxes, both
Of which are Instructions to the nor
malization Of business.
Excess profits taxes will decline
in volume next year from natural
causes. Mr.. Good favors abolishing
them entirely. From income and
corporation taxes he would be sat-
isfed to raise $1,5o0,o00,000 next
year, in place of $3,956,O0 900
raised from income and excess profits
taxes last year. He also advocates
the repeal of the transportation
taxes, which are serious burden on
railroad traffic; an increase of to-
bacco and spirits taxes and the levy
of tax on automobiles.
Congress has done a remarkable
work in lowering government ex-
penditures. Ordinary appropriations,
including $574, 100000 for the postal
service, are down to $2,174 ,0O0, 900.
Further reductions can be made. It
is time for Congress to adjust war
taxation to this new level, in the in
terest both of the taxpayer and of
general business recovery.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Governor Miller and the Budget

Governor MILLER and the Budget
To the Editor Of the Tribune.
Sir: The next time the announcer
calls out, Executive budget" won't
your readers be grateful for the in
formation that Governor Miller has re-
Gently expressed himself as convinced
that the so-called executive budget
would not receive the popular vote?
In his interview, printed by The New
York Times last Sunday, he said:
"The Legislature defeated the execu-
tive budget once, and I believe it
would continue to do so. This
provision would deprive the Legis-
lature Of some Of its authority, and
the Legislature is jealous Of its
authority. There is no department of
government that is ever enthusiastic
about depriving itself Of power"
The concurrent resolution now pend
ing. which came down from Governor
Smiths time and the reconstruction
commission, contains an absolute pro-
hibition upon the Legislature-namely
1T might not increase the Governors
tentative allowance. 1t did not even
require the Governor to give any rea-
sons in his tentative budget for his
increases or decreases. to give evil
dence upon which the increases were
based, or even to show that he had
ever made or had had made any field
study.
Doing away with this prohibition
upon the Legislature gives the state
new chance in budget making to
put the emphasis upon visible needs
and to avoid penny-wise-pound-
foolish policy Of arbitrary blue-pen-
Cling Of requests for hospitals.
schools, roads, etc.
WILLIAM H. ALLEN.
New York, March "a, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
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proaches through ancient elms to the
manor house. Mr.. Wilson gave US all
we needed to know about Newbern
Center with speed and ingenuity on
pages l and 2.
"Now, Newbern Center is modern and
grows callous," he writes. "Only the
ether day wandering biplane circled
the second nine of the new course, and
ef the four players on the tenth green
tut one paid it the tribute Of an up
ward glance. Even this was glance
of resentment, for his partner at that
instant eyed the alignment of three
foot putt and might be distracted. The
annoyed player flung up hostile arm
at the thing and waved it from the
course. Seemingly abashed, the ma
chine skunk off into cloud bank.
"Old Sharon Whipple, the player who
putted, never knew that above him had
gone thing he had very lately said
could never be. Sharon has grown mod
ern with the town. Not so many years
ago he scoffed at rumors of a tele-
phone. He called it contraption, and
said it would be against the laws of
God and common sense. Later he pro-
scribed the horseless carriage as an
impracticable toy. Of flying he had af-
firmed that the fools who tried it would
deservedly break their necks, and he
had gustily ragged at the waste of 1875
yards of good pasture land when golf
was talked.
"Yet this very afternoon the inconse-
quent dotard had employed telephone
to summon his car to transport him to
the links, and had denied even q glance
of acknowledgment at the wonder float
ing above him. Much like that is grow
ing Newbern."
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
For a National Port

The Legislature has passed the
port treaty bill and the Governor will
sign it. Thus first step is taken
toward the modcrnization of tho
Port Of New York, which has been
too long delayed. The state authori-
ties are put in position to make an
agreement with New Jersey which
will recognize the unity of the port
area.
Opposition to this project has been
based on the idea that nature and
political barriers ought to be left
alone. New York has most of the
water area Of the harbor and New
Jersey most Of the trunk line termi-
nal facilities. So If the situation
were allowed to work itself out with
out cooperation two ports would
finally develop. We should still have
on this side the lions share of the
water frontage. But in a modern
port railroad terminal facilities are
becoming more and more the control
ling economic factor. Our lighterage
system is a liability, not an asset. 1t
would be fatal incubus on any pro-
gram of competition between our
half Of the harbor and New jerseys
half.
Our port Is national in character
and it's future development should
ignore state lines. The Interstate
Commerce Commission recognizes
the theory Of economic unity by de-
nying a freight differential in favor
of the section across the Hudson.
Some short-sightci opponents Of the
treaty say that, inasmuch as the ab-
sence Of differential now equalizes
the cost Of freight delivery on both
sides, there is no reason why we
should concern ourselves about pool
ing interests. Yet if the bi-port pol
icy is accepted and genuine unifica-
tion is obstructed the Interstate
Commerce Commission may yield to
the argument that the Jersey trans
shipper oughtn't to be burdened by
the lighterage charges which go into
the freight rate to this side.
The way to benefit the city is to
develop all the ports facilities to the
best advantage, whichever bank they
lie on. Foreign commerce is ma
tional service. We have outgrown
existing port machinery. Moderniza-
ton will bring greater efficiency and
prosperity. 1t will also help to re-
duce the cost Of living in this city,
now artificially inflated by our anti
quated system Of local distribution.
The port treaty looks forward to
reorganization, sadly needed, which
it isn't within the power Of the city
alone to bring about.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
The Release of Deb.

u - good to know that the new
aminl lstration is considering the
se ox Mr.. Debs with an open mind
q I eenerous. spirit. The permis-
20 the prisoner to travel to
ineton on parole was unusual /:
The result showed Mr.. Debs's
could be trusted. He did not
away
leader OF a considerable
In America committed a grave
IN against the state in the course
hs war; for which he was prop
convicted, and for which he
build serve an adequate sentence
Scqa1ate primarily as warning tc
others that they will not be per
ltted to strike down the Republic
cfting It's citizens to disobey
III necessary to it's preservation.
E there is no question Of the al
hisnn Of Mr.. Debs's aims or Of his
|rity Of character. His crime was
|nmitted through wrongheadedness
ther than Though any evilness of
art.
All these considerations are before
!. Harding and must be given due
light by him az part of his exec
W Obligation. His authority is
Ioluts and his responsibility cor
.flsqdingly complete. The length
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26

his operations east Of Smyrna. In
SO far as they represent an effort to
take the Turkish settlement out Of
the hands Of the great powers they
seem likely to fail. 1t is little late
in the game Tor Constantine to in
ject himself into the Near Eastern
situation as a champion of Greek
claims against either the Bulgarians
or the Turks.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
The Bellies Lettres Market

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is hard for me to tell what
many of our citizens read, but 1 do
know that with many of them good
books are at discount. Going about
town as do, often stop at second
hand book store. 1t may read like a
silly story, but last week I bought q
volume Of Motley's Rise of the Dutch
Republic for five cents. The book had
been used. but was in good condition.
l have bought copies of John Fiske's
histories and Macaulay's essays and
histories for from 10 to rs cents each.
You can't get into decent motion
picture house at those figures. F.A.
New York, March "a. 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Books z.,r..z 3D. n.,m

Various editorial writer's complain
that Lloyd George does not under
stand the true inwardness of Lenine
and Of Russia. How could he? They
ought to remember the shrewd observa-
tion of Philip Guedalla that "Britons
never will be Slavs."
We have yet to read Guedalla's book
Supers and Supermen (Knopf), but we
have read what Christopher Morley
says on the jacket and we are eager
to know more Of the writer who "holds
the mirror up to Nietzsche," "dynas-
ticizes Henry James into three reigns-
James I, James II, and the Old Pre-
tender" and speaks of "the cheerful
clatter of Sir James Barrie's cans as
he went round with the milk of human
kindness" These seem to US admi-
rable examples Of the fun which is, 1T
its best, one Of the highest forms Of
humor.
American journalism is not bereft
Of notable practitioners in the art. We
have always liked F. P. AS hitherto
unpublished line about the financier
who was siouxing his wife, and we
were much struck by recent
dramatic review of Mr.. Alexander
Woollcott's, which was called to our
attention, in which the unfortunate
heroine of the play was referred to as
young woman Gin seduced circum-
stances"
II see," writes J. T. L., chat you
are reading Mrs. Atherton's book The
Sisters in Law, and I am wondering if
you will be struck with the comic side
of it-you will II you are Californian.
Tho comic side is tho assumption that
there Is an aristocracy in San Fran
cisco. Now, San Francisco is most at
tractive place and the people are an
engaging sort, but an aristocracy does
not exist among them. What traditions
there are date from the time of the
frontier, and the so-called 'aristocracy'
is made UP of people who are the Sec
ond generation of that queer lot who
went there in 40. The people who COM
pose San Francisco society are jolly,
bohemian crowd who make no preten-
sions Of exclusiveness. Almost any
young man who has dress suit is able
to meet whomever he pleases, so it is
difficult to believe in Mrs. Atherton's
climber.
"Californians are sensitive about
their reputation for crudity, and 1
imagine this is what actuated Mrs.
Atherton in writing Of San Francisco
as If it were Boston or Philadelphia"
Concerning the question at issue we
are not in position to decide. We
once spent month in San Francisco
and met no aristocrats, but that will
hardly serve to prove that they are
exclusive OK that they don't exist.
]. T. l.. is right, however, in assuming
that there is something little comic
in the amount Of attention which Mrs.
Athcrton devotes to California caste.
To be sure she is iroaic about San
Francisco social distinctions, but irony
in itself is compliment in that it as
sumes that the subject is important
enough to warrant a flank attack. We
liked the book better in its fire and
earthquake chapters than in it's pres
ent phase, which has dwindled down to
little luncheons.
The practice of starting many books
at the same time is a pernicious habit
OF which we must break ourseIf. We
feel confident that we can go straight
through The Wrong Twin Doubleday
Page) without turning to anything
else. Harry Leon Wilsontsets his stage
quickly. We hate novels with long ap-
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
Lenine's Unchanged Spot.

The explanations the Berliners
tive Of the origin Of the Communist
outbreaks in Germany furnish an
Illuminating commentary on the sim
kerity Of Lenine's recent pretended
Ebandonment Of his program and
promises to be good.
The Berlin newspapers unani-
nously charge that Moscow engi-
heered the concerted uprisings. The
Socialist Vorwarts and the Freiheit
ire as explicit in their accusations
is the liberal Tageblatt and the re-
dictionary Tageszeitung. A Bolshe-
TX agent named Kopp has been do
ng in Germany the work Martens
Bought to do here. Many have sus-
bected that Germany is merely stag
hg domestic disturbances as part of
er campaign to wriggle out of debt
aying. But this time the evidence
eems against this Interpretation.
That no change has occurred in
be quality Of the Soviet government
shown by Lenine's continuance at
he head Of it. He can't, even if he
vould, remake his character over
light and get rid Of his former self.
he habit of lying is so ingrained in
I'm, he is SO permeated with the idea
hat to deceive is legitimate, that he
annot think Of any other method
Then negotiating.
Not long ago Lenine demanded his
cceptance as world dictator. In
is role Of Red pope he issued bull
socialist organizations throughout
he world to adhere instantly to his
hird International and to drive
ut all who did not conform to his
aandate. He demanded the heads
such men as Longuet in France,
ranting in Sweden, Vandervelde in
|elgium and Smillie in Great Brit
IN. Even our Hillquit was not suf-
ciently revolutionary for him.
It Is preposterous to think that
enine has undergone any real alter
tion OF heart Even if he has it
hakes no difference. If he has re-
anted his purpose to base des-
otism on Bolshevist principles and
now trying to set up a despotism
Rsed on Tammany principles he is
objectionable in the new phase as
the old. ss
No health seems possible in Rus
a, or even beginning thereof, until
here is root-and- branch extinction
Lenine and his crowd. Lenine
as brought together in his Commu-
ist party some 100000 persons
pme fanatic. but the greater num-
pr mercenary.. This machine, with
ess than one-half Of per cent Of
ae Russian people willing to join it,
ales through its exclusive possess
on Of arms. The monstrous con-
piracy must be smashed.
Nothing toward benefiting the
us1ian people can be done by enter
pg into any arrangements with
ear opnressors that will tend to
solorg the existing tyranny. The
ID heartlessness Of those who
prsd give the Soviet government a
~ Tease Of life is an index Of
oraI death. The only. way to help
nssA or to bring about a resump-
Dn at normal international rela-
pms y to assist in removing the
use pf Russia's misery.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26
The Coming Towcr
BERT LESION TAYLOR

VA"~"s"sfeWp w NWtV04eb tV0Te Wht 90
memorial services for B. L. +. FoEtov
come verses 100 wrote for The Americas
Magazine, printed in April, 1s14.)
In Goshen, Massachusetts,, he
Some eight-and-forty years ago,
The subject of this cameo,
First saw the !. Of d.
I mean--why try the truth to smother 1--
Bert Lesion Taylor, and mono other.
Soon after that ("that" means his birth)
He to ok to writing things for print,
Replete with merriment and mirth-
A daily column stint.
Duluth, New York, and points con-
Meeting
Were places Of his young selecting.
"How is your job7" q man inquired
OF Taylor, In Duluth. ".Oh, grandl
A pipel" said Bert "Ahai
You're fred. t
I am the boss. You're canned"
So Taylor left that land hibernal,
And made for The Chicago Journal.
Where, penning trifes light as air
And healthful as the air and pure
The public said: "The guy is there.
His stuff is Lit'rature."
So now he runs "A Line-o-Type or
Two" In Chicago's Grytest Pyper.
Ono day went to B. l. T.
"Tell mo some facts-but four or
five,"
I begged. "Well, 1 was born," said he,
"And I am still alive"
Yet comes this magazine suggesting
A man like that is Interestingly
So shall be compelled to state
What he elected to- omit:
He is the utter ultimate
OF hodiernal wit.
Be better ?-well, a column could not;
Although I do say so that should not
Hes gentle, modest, noble, kind,
Retiring, unassuming, plain:
He has mo malice in his mind"--
In brief, he's wholly sane.
He looks bit like a professor,
Being the worlds Most Awful Dresser.
Yet were I recreant to my trust
Did neglect to shout his shame:
He golfs-O Truth, prevail thou
must!-
And plays a rotten game.
Says Mrs. Taylor, who's delightful:
"It cuts into his home life frightful."
All, but for him-O grateful hearth
This Lot of mine had been far worse,
"Cut Life Insurance out for Art"
He said I took to verse.
This might, instead Of this avowment,
Have been q twenty-year endowment
1t was in October, 1901, that We be-
gan as a contrib to B. L. It's column,
"a Little About Everything" in The
Chicago journal. Our offoring fol-
lows:
TRIOLET
Without rhyme, o B. L. T.,
Don't pass this crisp October.
1t seems shame to let it fee
Without a rhyme, o B. L. T..
If you'll accept hint from me,
Perhaps you might use Sober"
Without rhyme, o B. L. T.,
Don't pass this crisp October.
To which he replied:
Thanks awfully, o F. P. A.,
We might, indeed, use Sober
AS there's no other, F. P. A.,
Rhymes are so scarce" for any lay,
AS Charles S. Calverley would say,
But specially for October,
Though at a pinch, o F. P. A.,
We might fall back on Obcr
Ammergau.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-26

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