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New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Human F1ybrids
No Such Races as English" French, Italian il il
!. Ethnological Sense-A Word on Mixed Parentaac

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sit: Judging by the report in Sun
days Tribune of an interview with Pro-
fesspr Boas, he believes that the hybrid
izing of white people and Mongols and
other more or less distantly related
stocks is good thing; and he gives as
an instance England, peoplcd by Jutes,
Normans, Saxons, Danes and others.
But all these, despite their different
names, were closely related offshoots Of
the same stock, parts of the same blood
brotherhood.
He also quotes Spain as made up Of
moro diverse races than almost any
other European country. But where is
Spain now among the nations?
1t is a very common error to classify
races geographically. People talk Of
the French, the Irish, the German, the
English, the Italian races, and so forth.
Ethnologically there arc no such things.
Unknown ages ago certain racial
groups, perhaps confined within limited
areas by geographical or other condi-
tons, developed set of peculiar mental
and physical characteristics. Either at
the same time, or later, other tribes or
oTshoots separated from the main stock
and developed their own characteristics,
but without losing their relationship.
Fostered during thousands of years by
causes only dimly understood, these
characteristics became so ingrained and
persistent that they continually re-
appear after many generations of cross
breeding with other races, and short
people produce tall children, blondes
crop up in brunette families, round
headed parents have long-headcd off
spring, and so on and vice versa.
Certain of these racial groups arising
in ,ariety, Eastern Europe, at some
ST 5cnl9Y c1im99Y' development, under climatic
pressure or in search of food, developed
the wander spirit and overran Poland,
Germanx. France, Scandinavia, the
British Isles, Italy, Spain and penetrat-
ed into many other lands. They de-
stroyed, expelled, dominated, absorbed
or were absorbed by the original in
habitants. Later their descendants
colonized North America, Australia,
South Africa and spread into all parts
of the habitable world, and very small
minority even reached the north and
south poles.
Thus, racial affinity depends not on
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Is Uncle Sam Growing Feeble3

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: When Roosevelt was President
and Root was Secretary Of State IN
American named Perdicaris G. Greek.
but naturaIized American) was held
in Morocco by the bandit Raisuli for
ransom. "A cablegrsm was dispatched
as follows:
We want Perdicaris alive, Or Raisnl;
dead, Monday. Warship will follow
Tuesday" A warship was at hand;
Perdicaris was Produced alive on
Monday.
Do we not all remember the wsva
Of pride that swept over the country
at this proof that Old Glory il abIa
TO protect our citizens, even in for
eign ports?
Here, now, 1t home, we are not pro-
tected, round the corner or even s.
cur bed chambers. Trained soldiers
are pining for jobs. Why haven't
they been sent sitter the bandits. And
Whist about safety in travel! what
armed guards man our public con-
veyances?
And how about the comfortable, nm
disturbed robbing Of registered mail
that stands for self-denial, honest pay
ments, a6ecticnate devotion on tho
part st senders. and for comfort,
pleasure, often for livelihood, on the
part Of the supposed yeeipients3 II
ours uncls Sam SO faeble that shsre il
40 safety for the peoples property!
New Cork Mareh n. 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
A Fable
ofthe Man. the Green Bottle Fly and
the MOSQUITO

vi the Man. the Green Bottle Fly and
the Mosquito
Sir: A Man, mild-mannered and slow
to anger, sat in his garden reading
his newspaper. The surroundings were
peaceful, and likewise the Mans state
Of mind. he was enjoying himself in
= quiet sort, after the way Of normal,
well behaved citizens.
Suddenly, however, he found his
comfort disturbed by tho buzzinK and
unpleasant singing of some insect
which flew close to him. every
now and then. Once it slighted on
the nape Of his neck, but he scared it
away. Then it lit on his trousers and
he struck at. it~with some animus. for
ne sawait was Green Bottle Fly. The
thing kept darting and circling about
his head, emitting its disagreeable
sounds and waiting for chance to bite.
The Man kept shooing it away.
After the last repulse some minutes
went by, during which he was left un-
disturbed. But the Green Bottle Fly
returned presently, accompanied by q
Mosquito, and both begin jointly to-
engage the Man. The latter moved to
another part of the garden, but they
followed him and fell to irritating him
sorely.
When the Man no longer could con-
tain himself he decided to be rid once
for all of the annoyance. He spied a
shingle lying little way off and arose
and possessed himself of lit. The
Bottle Fly, on his way to another at
tack, had made stand on the walk for
moment, and the Man swooped down
and smote him with tho shingle, so
that the poisonous green thing rose no
more.
Thereat the Mosquito, which was
already closing in upon the Man from
the rear, sailed away out Of danger, as
he considered, and landed upon q spray
Of shrubbery, there to prepare new
campaign. But the Man was now
thoroughly aroused. He went into the
house and anon returned with q tin
vessel, and seeing that the Mosquito
was still in the same place dashed over
him the contents Of boiling hot water,
SO that he shriveled all up and his
remains fell to the ground.
Then the Man sat down again in
peace and comfort to read his paper.
The Green Bottle Fly was German
propaganda in America, and the exacer-
batting Mosquito, its coadjutor, was
Sim Fdin propaganda in America.
And the Man was the great body Of
pure American citizens. C. B. r.
New York, March 16, 1921,
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Save Lake Hopatcong
Protest Against Making Ii a City
Reservoir
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: As ! citizen Of New Jersey am
interested In the preservation Of all Of
her beautiful and beneficent natural
|gifts. Among these Like Hopatcong ii
unique. In rarity Of situation, pictur-
e1Qucness Of detail, beauty Of scenery,
ranity Of environment and convenience
Of location with reference to great CEN
tcrs Of pcpulAtion I hardly know where
to find its equal.
But. IS pool Of drinking water for
! distant city, guarded round with res
strictions against human residence and
natural human use and enjoyment,
Lake Hopatcong would Iose all Of its
attractions for the people at large and
AL Of its usefulness for the inhabitants
Of that part Of the state to which it be-
lengs. TO sacrifice in that way one Of
It's most notable geographical features
would be lasting shame to the COM
nonwealth of New Jersey.
What would they say in Scotland to
= proposition to drive people away
from her beautiful lochs in order that
they might be made water troughs for
!, oms saxpence -pinching town? They
do supply Glasgow with water from
Loch Katrine, but not at the expense
Of turning its shores into forbidden
ground. In England Thirlmere sends
it's waters to Manchester, but nobody
is driven away from the lake to save
Manchester the expense Of purifying its
own drinking water.
When the great manufacturing cities
VI the "black country" Of central Eng.
land needed more water to drink they
instructed lake for themselves, but
Cid not put barbed wire around the
little lakes that Nature had given to
the inhabitants of the country and on
whose shores they had confdingly
erected their homes. The cities select
O. an ancient glacial valley and col
lected into it by natural drainage the
largest reservoir Of water in Europe,
called Lake Vyrnwy.
England contains great number Of
beautiful little lakes. Go and see how
many Of them the great social cancer
of London has desolated. You will find
none. water London consisting Of
territory of $50 square miles around
the English metropolis, is great sys-
tenn of water collection and water sup
ply, drawing upon streams principally
thc rivers Thames and Lea-and upon
q multiplicity of springs, wells and res
ervoirs. And London purifies her own
water She doesn't drive people from
Ike shores that their ancestors have
occupied with an imperative, uncom-
promising, absolute Get out! want
thisln
thisl" GARRETT P. SERVISS..
Tcnahy, N. J., March 16. 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Schools Suffer by System
Human Problems Neglected Says Teacher, in Watchno
Wheels Co Round and Round

10 the Editor oK The Tribune.
Sir: We have systkm Of education
System with j Big s, and edueation
we'll, II doesn't particularly matter
whether the : is big or little.
Not long since saw the outline used
by ! district superintendent in making
his inspection Of the work Of 4 teacler.
It said one thing to the teacher: Whist
are you doing to maintain the Sys-
tenn Z" There was not thing that said,
What are you doing for the children? /?
The System provides the best. teach-
crs it knows how--and throws the en-
tire burden and responsibility upon
them. Not once in my experience Of
twenty Years has there come from the
Department. Of Education a single eff
fective move that was aimed at making
the work Of the teacher more pleasant
or more efficient.
The System works much like ! ma
chine. The child is tossed from one
teacher from another and from one de-
rartment to another, much as leather is
passed through q factory to come out
Sboes at the other end. But the schools
are dealing with human beings, not
with mere material.
The schools are trying to systema-
tie human beings. They should stop
it and try to humanize their System.
The schools fairly bristle with
human problems. There is hardly =
teacher in the System but whose work
is diminished to half or less Of it's
effectiveness on account of the fact
that the System is watching It's
own wheelsIg go round and round and
makes no effort to adjust itself to the
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Too Much School System
a Study of Races
Hand Made Milk
owless, Synthetic Mix
las Not All The Qualities st Mature Product but &
Nutritious -Dr. Lees Tests

~ The Editor of The Tribuns.
sirs ~Chemisal Ensineer,~ ii The
Iribuas. says ~synthstie milks Il ! fal-
1sey. Literally. DR. Elmer Les's Syn
tAstis MIX i NOT : trus synthetic
prodaet The engineer Ii tschnically
eosreet On that point. D
The principal purpose IL the doe
tcrb experiment With cowlsss milk is
y produce an economic ana safe food
fer unweaned children and at sahe same
time enancipats farm life from drudg~
sry and economic loss IN keeping cows.
The main question Is whsther hand
naxde milk will prove ! safe nutrient
1or children; % for sdults. milk is OBJ
xiously unnatural and counter indi-
estsd. Natures time and place for
milk sre before the child has teeth.
When the teeth appear the child is
Meaned from milk. That IS the natural
conclusion Of the milk stage in animal.
Also n human, development.
Natures way is final and unchanre-
sble IN nutrition, and were it observed
less sickness and infrmity would be
seen smcne children and adults. As
% whether Handmade milk is favor
able and wholesome food for young
children, I know Of but ono way to de-
eide that question. That way is to
prove It BY using such milk as food
Tor children.
DE-. Lee know has made the actual
sests and has proved The sutficiency Of
ertihcial or cowless milk in feeding
babies. One case was that Of : maras-
matte Infant Of nine months-a puny
skelston Of baby that weighed three
pounds less at nine months than 1t
birth.
Thas baby was fed on ccwless milk
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Montenegro 5 Woe
Reports oflll Treatment at the Hands
-r Of the Serbians

Reports OF I'LL Treatment at the Hand.
Of the Serbians
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: According to statement is
sued By the Minister Of the Kingdom
of Serbs. Croats and Slovenes. there
is no Foundation for the report that the
Montenegrins had declared holy war
against the Serbs or that fighting was
going on between tho Serbian and
Montenegrin troops. Does It not seem
that the denial. il warranted, should
also come from the Monsenegrin Minis
ter!
The press has just recorded the deatb
Of heroic figures picturesque fir.
ure perhaps, one belonging more to
past sges than tho present King
Nicholas of Montenegro. In 4 period
when individual and national liberty
was becoming 50 valueless here we had
king who stood to the end on his
rights as sovereign and leader Of .
brave people.
It may be that there is NO truth in
the report Of holy war, but it is
true that there are committees in Italy,
France and England which have been
working to obtain recognition by the
Allies Of Montenegrin aspirations. A
committee that is particularly active
is located in Switzerland. Recently the
latter has been making vigorous APP
peal to the Allies to assure the indie.
pendence Of Montenegro from the Ser
bian confederation and to put = stop
70 alleged Serbian atrocities.
American sympathy has been aroused
toward Serbia on account Of the recent
visit Of Bishop Nicholai. Scores Of
local society women and prominent
Msn have heard him tell Of the pitiable
state Serbia is in. Yet. even while he
appeals Tor sympathy for the Serbs. it
sppears that those very Serbs are and
haye been committing atrocities against
the Montenegrins who refuse to sub
NIT to the rule Of the confederation!
In its attitude towards Montenegro
Serbia is evidently using the same
methods which Austria used for CEN
tnries sgainst Italy rs we'll as Serbia,
Montenesro and other subject peoples.
= the reports are untrue it is strange
that they should emanate spasmodi-
esily fron various points. The Amer
lean people should ask for an explana-
ton Of the reported i'll treatment Of
the heroic Montenegrins. Let us not
forget that their king has just died Of
= broken heart.
LUIGI cRIscUoLo.
New York, March is, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20

sacts Of hunsan nature. The writer b,s
not struggled with these defect. ..
twenty years without knowing them
The lack Of efficiency in the school.
constitutes one Of the most seriou..
pieces Of wastefulncss in the c;tv :.
the nation. 1t is an appalling ws.t.
Of human life and energy. When :.
pupil is kept back it means an eeo.a
mic loss to the parents and tn npr;,
of from 5000 to $500. That means xal .
100000 year, ard half of this ii Dr,.
ventable if the teachers own ener..
were properly conserved and direct.s
And this is but one item in s..
catalogue Of errors.
The System works as . bureaucraev
usually works: II believes in putt;,.
pressure upon the teachers. Ins.e,S
Of setting ideals before them and coal,
of efficiency to be reached. it mt.
pressure behind them--a soul kiln.
business. The teachers who rebej
throw it on and hout the rules Of II.
System are the best teachers We h,v.
The schools of New York ought a
be the best in the world. Thev y.
far from being that.
What ought to be done about n,
Nothing will be done and notb;,.
can be done till the System is .bol.
ished. Put ono real human being IN
control, with power to take his o.,
assistants out Of the teaching ss,s
with no increase Of pay) and put =
end to the eternal politics and bicksr.
ing at the board. Then, and then only.
might we get somewhere.
A TEACHER.
Brooklyn, March Is, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
In The Gunlr,aIl ) T Favor
Sullivan Law Works Against Law
Abiding Citizens


TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter regarding the Sullis
van Law signed "Grand Juror in one
|of your recent issues, is an excellent
argument for it's repeal.
IfEa gunman is caught with IN auto.
matte on his person he is charged with
4 raisdemeanor, as he would Be were he
caught splitting or smoking III the SUBJ
way; also, he would be no more guilty
shan MI. Householder who had SINH
lsr weapon in his home TO protect his
family and property from the gunman.
~ the thug enters Mr. Householder's
nome and is caught in the act Of com
mitting robbery he IS guilty of fell
cny II convicted cf the robbery, and
something else for carrying 4 gun, al
though Grand Juror" does not make
itclear what the punishment would be
possibly : slap on the wrist.
The burglar, xunman, highwayman
or whatever may be the speciality Of the
criminal is disregarder Of law by
raturc or inclination, and his occupa-
tion requires the possession Of gun
or other effective weapon. AS he knows
he runs the risk Of e1ectrocution in the
use Of the weapon what folly It is to
think that he will be deferred BY the
remote possibility Of being caught be-
forehand by policeman with con-
cealed weapon, and, If so caught, being
liable for misdemeanor!
The ordinary citizen, on the contrary,
is law abiding, and would not keep in
his home the weapons necessary to pro-
.ect his family and property from
criminals. The Sullivan law, therefore,
works out in such manner as to protect
the law-breaker and make the law
abiding citizen helpless victim. No
doubt in Colonial times the savages of
IL ose days. (the hostile Indians) would
have welcomed Mr.. Suliivan's law.
Statistics are not at hand, but it
would probably be found that more
sun play and murders in the streets
have taken place since the Sullivan law
went into effect than ever before.
There must be some interesting story
behind this Sullivan law. Why was it
desired that citizens of New York
s,'.ould not bclallowed to possess arms :?
Is the law constitutional?
God grant that the Allied nations be
not tricked into some disarmament
agreement which would turn. out to be
a great international Sullivan law for
the protection and encouragement of
criminal nations!
ARCHIBALD C.. ross.
New York, March IL, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
The Point of View
(Fyont T'ke Knrsos C;tv Tin,e,l

(Tyont TIE Kanscs City Tinles)
The Berliners are relieving their feel
ings by carrying red flags and denounc-
ing the capitalistic scheme of the Al
lies to collect their war bill. The
capitalistic scheme of the Kaiser to
bring home indemnities from the AL
lies would also have been denounced
in Berlin if it had succeeded, we sup
pose.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Much to Learn
frro,r, The Drtro;, E,rte p,~..,

YfFronr The Detroit Free Ptess)
The fact that the North Dakota Leg
islaturs has adopted a yesolution pro-
testing against the kind Of troops
maintained on the Rhine by. France
suggests that North Dakota knows even
less about what is going on in France
than it does about banking.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
A Restricted Evil

(Frort The Boston Trdttscrtpt)
New York Democratic papers, hav-
ing conclusively proved that New York
City is a Conquered province" of cups
state" the rest Of the country can now
breathe more freely.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
A Slight Difference

(Frons The Washington Post)
People were always held up in New
York, but the citizens themselves, not
crooks, did the work in the good OLD
days.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
More Disarmament

lFrons The Chic0oo Daily Neus)
This would be q better world If
everybody would take five-year holi-
day from gossip.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12
GERMANY ACCEPTS THE
ALLIED ULTIMATUM

Berlin, May 10.-Germany has ac-
cepted the Allied ultimatum. The
Reichstag tonight by a vote of 221 to
It's. yielded to the final demands of the
Allied powers, and, in so doing. agreed
to fulfill the terms of the treaty of
Versailles, ito the capacity" Of the ma
tion to do so.
DR.. Wirth, the Centrist leader. fin
ally succeeded in forming a coalition
cabinet, composed of Centrists, Major
ity Socialists and Democrats, which
confronted by grave necessity speedily
decided acceptance of the ultimatum
was the only course. In making this
announcement to the Reichstag, the
new chancellor asked for an immedi-
ate decision by that body and in the
voting which followed, the government
was sustained.
The Allied ultimatum required a de-
finite reply, based on yes" or mo"
No conditional reply would be enter
tanned, and the ultimatum was formu-
lated to expire on the night of May -.
The total sum which Germany is
called upon to pay is $3.50, OO0, 600
pounds sterling. Disarmament must
be carried out by Germany in accord
ance with the provisions of the treaty,
and the trial of war criminals must be
put into effect. Numerous other inn
portant terms, in which Germany has
been in default, will be enforced.
Noncompliance with the Allied Ill
timatum would have subjected Ger
many to the occupation by the Allies
of the Ruhr valley and whatever other
military and naval measures we're
deemed advisable.
The new cabinet is generally re-
garded as a make-shift, largely un-
representative, but good enough to ac-
cept the Entente ultimatum, and thus
avert a further advance into the Ruhr.
While the cabinet obtained a COM
Portable majority I'm the Reichstag, it
has the undivided support OF only the
majority Socialists and Clerics. The
members of the other parties, II is de-
clared, have given 1t support as a
make-shift, and are not pledged to
give it parliamentary support.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-12
WOLSEY SCENE
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
Bandits Hold Up Bank Employees and
Make Escape With $27O6

Wolsey was the scene of much ex.
citement last Thursday afternoon
when two masked bandits entered the
Fist State Bank, and while one of the
men covered with a pistol the assist,
ant cashier, Robert Bager and other
persons who were in the bank at the
time, his companion stepped through
the door entering the cashiers cage
and scooped cash amounting to $2706
into a leather bag. Then having seiz-
ed all the money in sight he walked
to the door of the bank, removed his
mask and started the motor of a car,
with which they had entered the town.
The other robber then backed to the
door, being careful to keep those in
the bank covered, pulled his mask from
his face and rushed to the car, which
! then left the town at a high rate of
speed.
w. S. Woodwork of Minneapolis and
Amos Radcliss, Wolsey farmer, were
lin the bank at the time of the robbery.
A telephone message from bank Off
Gals was received here, Immediately
after the robbery, giving a description
of the robbers and of the car, and ask
ing that a strict lookout be kept for
the two men.
The robbery, according to Mr.. Bager
the cashier, was one of the most daring
daylight attempts staged in South Da-
kota for many years. Mr.. Bager's
story follows:
81 was behind the cashiers window.
There were two men, w. S. Woodwork
of Minneapolis and Amos Radcliss,
| Wilsey farmer, in the bank transact
ing business. Suddenly two men, to
me giving the appearance Of young
active athletic type, sauntered into the
bank ~nonchalantly gazing about. Like
a thunder from the clouds one of the
mel asked me to hold up my hands,
which / did, Immediately, not even
blinking an eye. The other two men
were also ordered to hands up.
but let me say before either one
OF them got two feet from the door
entrance they placed large bandana
over their faces, and then proceeded
with rapidity to work.
Holds Them mt Bay
Zone man held us at bay while the
other with a sack, it looked pretty big,
began to pour the money off of the
counter into il. He worked pretty
lively, and did it with such rapidity
that thought he was not going to
leave one cent.
After the two men got near the
door, the man who took the money
took off the bandana, ana dashed hur-
riediy to the waiting automobile in
front of the bank, cranked ii and wait
ed for his companion. When the COM
panion heard the motor he took off the
bandana and dashed for the auto.
They got in and motored away-to-
ward Huron. Just as soon as we put
our arms down, ! picked up the re-
~volver, from under the counter, and
dashed toward them firing several
shots, but they had already taken adj
vantage of the few seconds since out
of the bank"
So far, nothing has been heard of
the robbers. Two young men were
arrested on suspicion at Willow Lakes,
but established a convincing alibi, and
were released.