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The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Bv ENRICO CARUSO---
(TMs Article Was Written By the Great
Singer Shortly Before His DEATH
Be Sure Before You Take to Music Profession That You Have
CALL" Without That "ar You Would BE Wise Devote Your Talent
to the Amusement Of Your Friends and Relatives.

mo me music ~ . profession II
life. Tor life without music
u what you oaii . ''happsn-
Ing" . STATE q thinss cannot, ]
lars not, Imagine.
u - not Sse M - ~ vhstAav ]
havs. - havS net. bssn susosssesl
from IN srtastio point q vlsw, but ]
% know that sven had I faiiad ~
tirsly b make my calling . rssnunsPs
alive one I should PET have wished,
and sim wish. even today, 70 sssnaia
. singer.
NJ art u my iifs, and cannot
imagine feelings sthss than this
coming from any singer,
A. tAs same tina I havs tsavsasd
too far and have visited tse many
towns ard oltlAs not b realize to
the full that music II not . pxeEss-
SION 6oe ths crowd It " . pvoZss-
sisa sniy fos those vhs, vhss 81
eAxsnsnts soms not, vhsn the pssss
IL low, vAsn ths outlook u biasak-la
short, when no light n sssa ahead
can find soiaos and ooRssiatiea h
thsis AT,
The tSlss artist alone csa - d1is,
the mediocre performsr dsspairs be-
cause he has not the courage be-
gotten Of the knowledge that he pos
sesses something which the world
wants. but yet, II the moment. dess
not know what Il wants-
But ~in tina your real artist
says to himself, ~ he meditates over
his present lack Of success; 1T II
az sure to want me as 1t Ia certain
that the night follows the day, for
nothing but a miracle can serve to
hide my ability. and he will prob
ably sAA with . sigh; '-Ths AAu q
The Washington times., 1921-12-18

snA dlsavpsaR unAsP Shs wahsH Do
u may Do foressen thaS in ths IN
turs 10 wm not b. this Or thas boat
that YIN hsvs 70 b submsrsiblA bub
I'll boats.
1T u - redidilous to want 30 pre-
vsnt warships from piungins unAss
ths go ~ IL would be to try to prs-
vent armies from diving undss-
ground. In ordsr to avoid srapsshot-
There VIII Be better chances 81 hosp
ing slivs On board . submarine than
ON board . capital Ship"
said to the admired that wAs4
appeared to me- the main point q
the debate On submarines was .
question Of msruy, Did hs not thiuk
submarine warfare orusias thaA
war In tho openf
Me-" replied Admiral 10 Hon
IAN warfare 10 cruel. But subna-
rine warfare b No crueaor than any
other, whom IL h limited 10 combat
ante. What difference b thers b.
TWEEN receiving . torpedo thrown By
. torpedo-boat, hidden behind .
cloud Of smelxa, snd receiving one
thrown BY . submarine emerging
suddenly from the waters IL h the
Same torpedo. IL gives riss 10 ~
muoh HWY ~ y saasss - 0aQ
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miracles are over and sonA, dad for
svNe,"
Yss, 20, music b . great pfo-
1sssion, It u . profession than
which ] can Trina 81 aSaA bstesRt
IN truth, bslisvs ne - bsitsvs nas
bst - you may think ~, tAass -
- bsttss profsssisn.
1ut listen ems moment Music
moro eftsn not IL born IN us- II -
a. muah part and paresi Of N ~
eus very limbs. True, 1t may require
q certain amount Of training % bring
this musical talent to light, but the
talent u thsss all the tinas. Ths
training IL uasssiy just what that lit
tie bit Of aourishment that u wantad
to iafuss Il With life,
This u where tbs ssai Aaasss 81
music lies, Music 10 suoh . sweat
power, It radiatss - much iisht and
Life, that Il v sally natural THAI Il
should attsast ths moths. And hy
tbs moths / ssfsc to those so-caiisd
musicians who regard theiy art a. .
saOasy-mskss.
Fhis music, in Itself, u not There
are far too many musicians In the
world to justify anyone Znistaking
a certain knowledge Of music ~ IN
asset on which they can rely ~ IN
income Garner. Surely the idea IL
absurd.
Why, II music were m orthodox
professionalism u to say, II a Ger
tain knowledge, higher or lower, n
the case may b, could command an
income higher or lower in proper
ton to the amount Of knowledge.
then there would be somo sort
Of q living for every singer. every
yiolinist, every pianist
nnt thaas II az ~ UAUf
The Washington times., 1921-12-18

:And there b another ssds 10 this,
too. There has been some taIk of
authorizins small submarines and
prohibiting the larger ones. We'll
the largo submarines arc perhaps
moro humane than tho smaller. For
. small submarine b built In such .
way ~ to carry its crow and tor
pedoes. and nothing else. When n
has accomplished ID work and sunk
capital ship. Il can only d.
appear IL caI,not save asu Of
III victims.
"0n the contrary, tho larger sub.
mersible, which = roosrier, can
emerge. n need be, and rescue como
Of the shipwrcclrsd.N That b what
very fow people know OF think Of"
Tho admiral stopped . moment
and then continued:
Submarines ala barbarons WORK
during the lato war. But that wac
not whom they were torpcsolna
warships. Al y matter Of fact. they
tcrpedoed but worry few. II was
when they attacked peaoeable msr-
chant ships and passenger boats;
whom they sunk women. children
and old people, That h what must
be prshibitsd, thaA h what nust
net b tolerated.
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Ended Spanish Misrula

rhs United STAGES wss Q na&1oa
- psuoh more powerful than Spain
that, 10 naAs war upon her - W
IA, was tfrom the standpoint Of
nafl1ons Of people in eur country
nsw1 an insncussbas aOt ef ruf
0anism and nilitax1sm-
YG snly twsnty.<hrss ysars -
sanasae svssy Individual n ths Uniss4
DtaESS was eager fag war with Spain.
Tsa6 sf Thousands q highly -
OeotsAas gentlemen wore IN hsR
SutAShholss . ribbon On which was
ps4ntsd ITO HELL WITH SPAIN"
XSsan. IN 1871, II would have bssu
sasIsr for the United States TO oon-
sanus - remain neutral. ~ she had
bssa sincs August 1. 1914. Many
msn IN tho Omitted states were maxi
~ splendid sums Of money b. sslL
~ munitions Of war and supplies
- bgth sAdsa.
Our greatest rivals were IN ths
~ u tVxuAn0 cn VSAsOss As~
Omitted States was enjoying the
spectacle Of the rapidly decreasing
pswr not only Of Great Britain bot
e m the other nations that a.
proximaAs her IN wealth and power.
WY change suoh . delightful situa-
toni Everything was against esas
gofnk 70 war"
This was thoroughly understooA,
~ o reference 10 the conditions In
the latter part Of 1915. when the
national election was held. con-
clusiyely demonstrates. In fant, II
II tbs consensus Of opinion through
out ., the country now that the
actual President was reelected b.
CAUSE the majority Of the voters
S:cyed that ne kept w out Of
AT the United Statss should
=. intsresrsA - SrsvsaA ~ 90
The Washington times., 1921-12-18

F16KE, u. 8. NJ
IN HERE ID no difficulty In keep
ing out Of war.
~ :. In fact, II y easier to keep
cut. Of war than to 30 to war. In
or1sr to keep out Of war. ono sim
ply has to do nothing; in order to
30 to war one has to do . great
DEAL,
In ITS It would have been easier
for the American colonists to pay
ths taxes that the British gov
srnmsnta sndeavorcd to impose.
than to struggle against paying
them. The Colonists were OK
trsmely prosperous. and the taxes
were not 90 great that they could
not have paid tirem seasily.
!. Inatead Of paying the taxes. they
ras6rted to measures that wore
NOT only difficult to execute but
dangerous.
ssAs . result. they went to IN OK
pspss q thousand times greater
than. that Of paying the taxes; for
they organized an army and to q
certain extent . navy. and carried
on war for seven years throughout
an area Of country that was vast
and over which the means Of trans
por4ation was exceedingly difft
oulta and the means Of communi-
cation exceedingly crude and slow.
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
China Evaded War.

II may b objected by some that
We could not have kept out Of
the war indefinitely. But this can.
not sbs true: for the history Of
China proves that nation can
keep out Of war. II she makes that
her principal aim.
IF THE HISTORY OF ANY
NATION CAN PROVE ANY
THING AT ALL. THE HISTORY
OF CHINA PROVES THAT A
NATION CAN KEEP OUT OF
WAR FOR VERY LONG Pc
RODS.
The case Of Korea II also to the
point. At one time, Korea was
such . strong and important ma
ton that she defeated Japan in
war. But Japan conquered her
about 1886. and since then the
Koreans have been extremely peace
full. They are tho most peaceful
people that have ever met.
remember one evening In
Chemulpho when Ensign Fermier
turned on q band Of about twenty
Korean mon who were following us,
and drove them away by waving
his arms at them. A month later.
my wife drove off q similar num-
Der Of men in Seoul, by brandish-
Ing her parasol.
The Koran men are as fine ex-
amples Of physical development ~
can be found in the world. They
are magnificent specimens Of physi-
cal manhood. Besides. they are very
peaceful; besides. they arc abso-
lutely worthless.
There II no difficulty Of keeping
out Of war. II q nation simply makes
up its mind to do 1t. The only dis-
ficuity comes when q nation tries TO
keep out Of war and at the same
time avoid being bullied whenever
any clash Of interests arises. Tho
difficulty has been 90 great that
during all the 5000 years Of recorded
history. no nation has ever sue
ceeded in accomplishing 1t, Elk
CEPT DURING SHORT PERIODS.
It may be asserted that nations
can keep out Of war II they try. and
1t tho Same time maintain their
standing; just ~ any gentleman can
keep out Of physical fights and yet
maintain his standing II there was
not . municipal law that defended
his person and guarded his rights;
and the time was not long ago when
gentlemen did have to engage occa-
sionally In physical fights. This
was before the railroad. telegraph
and telephone made possible the pro-
lection Of the law over large areas
Of country.
Possibly, the main reason why 30
many people In this country fail to
see the tmpossibility Of keeping q
nation out Of war and yet maintain
Ing her rights - that they fan to
The Washington times., 1921-12-18

AZ Reported - IN I~ssvSiss0 ~
Stephen Lsxsn'ssA, Edfss~ o. Il
Malta,
<<NYo ens sessns 70 rsaIiss what
the naval war Of the future
viii be iilns ten - twelve
years from nswI Il win b . war
carried On entirely below watsr. u
b ridiculous, tlessfere, to want -
put stop to submarines"
I'VE have succeeded In turning
cut cannon With . constantly m
orsasins range, We shan seen
have them capable q hurting ~ .
distance ef twenty - tventy-fiv
miles enormous vrojsotilss that
viii dash against the most power
nii warships. nattsning them cut
like 20 many pancakes. All that
vii be needed VIII be 70 have sir
planes guiding ths aim Of tho ~.
tinsrymen-
~At the same time huRdrsds,
Thousands Of flying machines win
attack superdreadnauGhts On the
high seas, raining down upon them
q deluge of iron and fire, How will
they be able to defend thcmselvesf
How will they resist
'Thers will be only one way -
0Mna hefasa t,las - Saasoa ~
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
LONDON, Dec. II.

LONDON, Dec. II.
r T II unlucky for twenty-five mil
lion peasants in Southern Rus
sia that they have no food to
eat At . time when the world II
tired Of tales Of human misery, Gich>
Of it, own troubles. and busy. with
passionate selfishness.s in trying to
cure its own maladies. Those Rus
sian peasants have been very un-
lucky.
First the war came and their
sons were taken from ploughs and
fields to fight tho Germans. They
obeyed because they were Russian
peasants. even when they had TO
advance upon German artillery and
machine guns without rifles or with
out ammunition, and were daughter
Cd in droves like silly sSssp. Years
later after long slaughter-And the
harvests were not 20 rich down on
the Volga and the, Don because
young labor was scarce-soms Of
them murmured. why should We
fight mon against whom We have
NO hatred3 Why should we fight
endlessly At the command Of men
who grow rich out Of war. who
do nothing for our comfort, who
rob US OF our very boots7 >. II
IL better to make peace" But II was
not . good peace, and the Russian
peasants were again unlucky.
Revolution broke out in the cities,
the old regime was overthrow. the
now gospel Of Bolshevism was pro-
claimed as the hope of humanity.
And the Russian peasant hoped for
a little while. He hoped for peace.
he hoped to get back to the land
now free-and his little homo where
all the memories OF war would b
blotted out by peace and happiness.
But he was unluclry again. The
Red armies called for recruits and
took the last reserves Of grain to
feed them. In vain the cid peasants
said, There will be famine again
II our barns are emptied-" RUsGa
was Invaded by White" armies paid
for by French and British money.
They solved Russia, these white
armies, that to save It they de-
stroyed many things along their
line of march-houses and barns
and railways and bridges and the
very standing crop. The Russian
peasants were unlucky-the old peo-
pie and the women and the little
ones. They were caught between
the tides Of Red armies and White
armies and fed II they could from
advancing terror on this side or
that-rcfugees without refuge. At
last, when Kolchak and Yudenitch
and Denil<in and Wrangei were
finished. there was peaos In Rus
sia- But the peasants were un-
lucky again. It seemed that God
now had declared war upon them
after all the cruelties Of men. No
rain fell to swell their SEED corn
In the soil and give II life.
MERCILESS NATURE.
Month after month no rain fell.
Even from the blackeearth Of the
Volga, % rich and fruitful ~ .
granary Of the world. came up only
thin crops. And the sun was fierce
and pitiloss and tho Russian peas
ant praying for rain. weeping for
rain, had no luck. Nature was mer-
oiless, It seemed. ~ man had been
without mercy. For hundredS Of
miles, East and West, North and
South, from Mini Novgorod to A.
trachan, the soil was baked hard
under . binding cruel, ruthless sun.
and twenty-five million Russian
psasants who had no luck, no luck
1t all. groansd ovsr their pitifal
harvesting and had NO broad for
their children, They had Ibesa saA-
ing grass mixsd With earth, the bark
a trooa. fioiA nina. loouDt2 oa1
The Washington times., 1921-12-18

kind Of fifth. Many have lain down
and died. glad to die. they said, b.
cause they hated 70 hear tho wall
ing Of children and to see 20 many
Of them die too, one by one, little
skeletons before death and burial.
Women weep in the villages about
Samara and 6aratoff when they
show their empty cupboards and the
typhus-stricken children lying under
bundles Of rags. too weak to walk.
But that weeping il only when
strangers come with promise Of
help or words Of pity. The Russian
peasants who have no luck. and not
much hope, now. do not weep many
tears. They stare out with dull
eyes upon their misery and wait
very patiently for some poor chance
OF rescue. or for death. It is diff
ficult to get about in those famine
districts. Few men who have como
back with personal evidence Of this
human tragedy have touched more
than the fringe Of It, the outer edge
beyond the Railroads. But those
who have gone deepest into The
famine districts say that It u worse
n the villages are more remote.
most frightful where Communication
10 most difficult. Al the railway
stations the pictures are always the
same, crowds Of quiet peasant folk
with skins drawn tight about their
facial bones. and sunken eyes which
look up pleadingly, while the chill
dren who cling to gaunt men and
shrunken women cry out necessarily
words that mean "A bit Of bread.
little Uncle. . bit Of bread"
It II monotonous, miserable. dreary.
and these Russian peasants are un-
lucky ~ usual because all VINO uy
to tell the tale of their surrerihg 70
the outside world find . bleak In
different. even . hostile spirit in
their audience. The worlds imagin-
alton has been deadened by three
years of appeal for starving people.
T.Er THEM DIEr~
Va. IN. Ru.sian peasants are a
much rsspons,bl. for the Soviet
regime A oaxed animals 1t the ZOO
for Tn. psvoholosy Of their keepers,
knowing N much about Kari Marx
=. . Devonshirs laborer about Her.
h~rt spencer. liking communism a
much A hares like the harrow. and
m entrenched in individualism
that thsv say the whole theory and
practice Of communion has been
abandoned by I,enin himself because
of tho passive resistance of peasant
Russia,-these peopls have no luck
At All b.csu.a hatred of Bolshevism
Kin. all human charity In the hearts
NJ MANY people 10 that they prefer
la. IN truth. n truth In ever 40 little
IN fsvor NJ . s,ns1s Soviet official.
ana Yin let m,ll,ons Of peasant. die
Ia, IN. Rc,.h.vtk .hou,d rat M
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tinuance Of, the delightful program
that was being carried out must
have asonized their souls. It was
wholly Inconsistent with the doc
u'ins that the main effort Of civili.
Eation should be to prevent war.
Besides. It made life less comfort
able.
The Washington times., 1921-12-18


XYOU hear much talk Of the d.
vine ratio OF 6-S-s hors ct
Washington. What 10 there
about numerals and the letter Z
that holds public attentionf
All the talk about what X repre-
sents and the heaven-sent division
Of drsadnaughts into the SIS
cabalistic puxzls afford topics Tor
discussion In the cut-and-drisd open
sessions. but when delegates and
visitors and writer's get down TO
their mutton the real talk 10 Of
China and whether It u to bs be-
nevolently assimilated.
Some one has said that China 10
the poor little bride at the confer
ence. Another calls her the corpse.
An English writer says "the confer
ence has gathered over the prostrats
body Of China"
Ii China prostratef Has she been
deprived Of her sovereignty over Inn
portant parts Of her territory Have
other countries obtained concessions
and trade rights and sovereign
power which have brought China to
q condition whore the "open door"
In a meaningless shibbolethf
IL 90. what IL to be done about 1T
Everybody knows what ought to
be done, but nobody 10 willing to
take the necessary steps.
Shantung was the stumbling-block
at Paris. Shantung and British and
French control Of Chinese ports and
provinces IL the stumbling block in
Washington.
HAYS VISION SPLENDID.
John Hay had 4 vision splendid
which he labeled "ths Open Door,"
That great Secretary Of State said
twenty years ago: Tho worlds
peace rests with China, and who
ever understands China socially. po-
litically. economically. relig1oudy.
holds tho key to the worlds politics
for the next five centuries"
'-Fine." said Germany and France
and Great Britain. Never did
scholar statesman use such elegant
phrases about the Celestial empire.
All honor to John Hay and Little
Breeches!' And Japan Joined In
cordial approval Of the doctrine Of
the open door.
That was lip serv1cei
And then all these nations pro-
ceeded to cinch or to grab some
''spS ere Of influence" in China and
siam the door In tho face Of every
body else.
All the while they were proclaim
ing their undyins devotion to the
preservation Of the territorial In
tegrtty Of China and disooursins
upon tho glorious policy Of the open
door.
And we didn't realise the sham Of
1t until Germany lost Shantung and
Japan captured It.
Az long az Germany, France. and
Great Britain were particeps Grim
inis in the undoins Of China, admit
ting Japan rather jsalously. the IAN
Gaul II Divided Into Three PartS'
policy worked smoothly.
But Germany fell out and over
reached herself. In their extremity
Great Britain and France promised
japan that II that nation would run
German ships off tho Pacific and
fight German influence In the Far
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS

The ''Open Door" Skeleton Is
Out Of the Closet-Paper Set
tlement Not Enough; Sham
tung Was the Weakness of
the Treaty of Versailles.
The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Bv ADMIRAL DE BON -

Of the French Naual Delegation
at Wdshington ConfGence)
Tho Next War WIN Be Carried On Entirely Below Waer-N Ride
ulous Therefore, Want to Put Stop Submarines Submarine
Warfare Is No Cueler Than ANY Other
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

Following is DIR. w. NJ. Riggs ad-
dress before the s. ]. A. A. conven-
ton which closed yesterday at the
Tutwiler hotel. DR.. Riggs, who is
president of Clemson college, is
a position he held for 10 years.
This thing of having someone to
make a speech at the annual conven-
lion Is an innovation that has grown
up since l have hao VI part in the
affairs of this association. Speech
making is a form of dissipation Pc
culiar to southern people. When
called before the bar of judgment 1t
VIII have many sins to answer for.
Its chief utility lies IN filling up
time that would be lost anyway. OF
that commodity 1 imagine the S. l.
a. A. convention has only very linn
tied amount and l shall take only
II minutes of it.
/ read with n great deal OF pleas
ure DIR. LeFevre's classical address
delivered before this body last De-
cember. The committee is to be con-
graduated on having printed it, SO
that others like myself who did not
attend the 1920 convention could read
and mediate on the high ideals Of
athletic conduct held up to the gaze
of all The only pity is that few
have followed them implicitly.
] believe | am one of the charter
members of this association. My
service antedates that of any here
present. Dr. Petre of Auburn. DR..
Charles Herty, formerly of the Uni
Nersity of Georgia, and DR.. Ben Ross
of Auburn are the only ones | can
think of who are now my seniors In
point of service. DIR, Dudley of Van
derbilt the beloved founder of this
association. and for nearly 90 years
it's president has long ago gone to
his reward. but We can never forget
his zeal for those principles of anna
teurism and craftsmanship which
this association was organized to pro-
mote.
Resigns In disappointment
Insfs15. at the New Orleans conven-
ton. ! resigned the presidency of the
s. l. A. A, to which position l had
succeeded upon DIR. Dudley's death.
and washed my hands of further par
ticipation. did this not in anger. but
in disappointment. The failure OF the
S. I. A. A. to adopt the one-year rule.
what ] regarded as its compromising
attitude toward summer baseball. and
the conspicuous lack OF teeth and
claws in its constitution made OF me
pessiuist as TO Its future potency,
But | have never lost my love for
the s. I. A. A.. nor my interest in It's
affairs. have watched with deep
concern the final surrender of vital
principle of amateurism upon the al
tar OF summer baseball. With sorrow
did l note the handwriting on the
wall as to the one-year rule go by
year after year unheeded.
There was a time when ] never
missed one of these annual conven-
SONS. Well can ] remember our an
n1al bouts on the subject of summer
baseball. The old arguments re-