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The New York herald., 1921-06-10
Smoot on Federal Squander.

The following is strong language
regarding payroll padding and graft
in tho Public Health 2ervioe of the
United States Government:
''Why, there are head nurses draw
ing $4,000 q year. Is It any wonder
the American people are being taxed
to death7 am perfectly willing that
work done n the Government shall
be paid for. but am not going to
stand here and allow the Government
to be robbed Il can help Il"
And this denunciation of "a wicked
robbing proposition which has been
going on in that service for years
was not uttered in needless street
gossip. 1t was not the attack OF
venomous political partisanship. II
was not impatient newspaper criti.
cism. These indignant words OF
protest against loot Of the national
Treasury and the American public
by Illicit practices were delivered on
the floor of the United States Senate
by REED SMoor, one Of the outstand.
ing figures Of the dominant majority
membership of the upper branch of
Congress.
Senator SMooT, who is striving to
put the national Government on a
business basis, has given more study
to the mismanagement and sQuander
OF the Federal departments than any
other man In Washington. When
this clear eyed, hard headed. respon-
sible representative of the party in
control Of the United States Govern
ment speaks as he speaks Of the
misuse Of public funds 1t is time for
the Federal broom to sweep out the
wasters from cellar to garret.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
The National Anthem.
An Artists Plea for "The Battle
Hymn Of the Republic

To THE NEW YORK Herald: have
been following with great interest the
letters referring to 1.-THE Star spangled
Banner"
/ have had the privilege of being in
America since the present great war.
Being a singer I have sung most OF
the national hymns of the world and
have studied many of the quite un-
known ones-such as those OF the Far
East, the Black Continent. &C. for
am convinced Of the potential force OF
these hymns from a religious, emotional
and political point of view.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
seems the most unique truly spiritual
document In existence. also 1t implies, as
only a truly spiritual inspiration could
the great vision Of America---ths spir-
itual liberty-the hope. conscious or un-
conscious. Of every individual Of every
country.
I have translated these words. which
have indeed become fesh." into many
languages. In each language their
beauty seems to deepen with pregnant
hope and ultimate result.
In the time Of strife. when unity is
the only goal. could the world be given
anything greater. more inspiring or dig
nified than these words. ,''fIe is sitting
out the hearts Of men"?
Make this unique battle hymn the ma
tional anthem Lat It carry its own sio-
rious message a. the torch for human
ity--tl,e light Of the world.
Pardon me for writing on so deep a
subject, but IL must mean to millions
Whist 1t has meant 10 ma.
MANprN LYsHA.
New YORK, June Q.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
Railroad Strike Talk.

II every one of the hundreds OF
thousands Of track workers and other
laborers on the American railway
system should strike this afternoon
against the United States Railroad
Labor Boards order to reduce their
wages there would be three mer
standing in line to fill every vacant
Job tomorrow morning.
That Is why there could be no
strike to which the carriers, the ship.
pers, the public or anybody but the
old men who went off the payrolls to
make room for the new men who
went on the payrolls would ever give
a second thought.
If the leaders Of the four big
brotherhoods should canvass the
membership of their organizations as
to going on strike against the Labor
Boards order the locomotive engi
neers, f1remen and trainmen would
be able to tell them that without any
strike too many men are already of
the payrolls to suit them.
For hard sense there is no body OF
men in the United States to surpass
the workers on the railway trains OF
the country as whole. Hard sense
tells any man who possesses 1t tina:
going on strike these days against
lower wage scales, when there isn't
work enough by a big margin for
those who want to work, is about as
sane as going on strike against eat,
ing three square meals day.
That is why nobody is taking seri
ously the talk of the chiefs of the
four big brotherhoods that they could
not influence the rank and file In the
matter Of the wage reduction IL the
rank and file should decide to quit.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
It is the only way they have of ex.
panding their capital.

It is the only way they have OF ex,
panding their capital.
After the experience of last year
we should think neither Senator
SMITH nor the farmers themselves
would wish to sponsor the printing
press as q panacea for economic all.
ments.
The capital to finance the farmers
should come out of the savings OF
the country. That is where the mid
dleman obtained his capital to buy
the farmers crop on a falling market
and to carry 1t until the market re-
covered. He borrowed from his bank,
his bank borrowed from It's depos'
itors OF in the open market. But
never were his warehouse receipts
eligible for discount with their ma
turity year in the future.
This capital to finance the farmers
will not be obtained from savings il
one year farm paper is deposited in
the reserve banks and made the Sc
curity for paper money issues. In
fact, the six months discount privi-
lege itself is hindrance. 1t has the
appearance of meeting the farmers
needs when It really does not. And it
admits to discount class of paper
which, as can be seen in the agricul-
tural districts at this moment, works
directly against a thoroughly liquid
banking system.
Senator SMITH would be working
along sounder lines to draft bill
requiring the Farm Loan banks,
which have no money issuing priv
ilege, to set apart specific fund for
crop finance and to sell bonds to the
public for this fund. The easy road
to imitation. which eventually would
lead right back to the uncomfortable
experiences Of defation, would then
be closed.
One year farm paper made eligible
for discount and as the basis for
paper money would clog banking
channels and bring us the same trials
and difficulties as the old bond Sc
cured currency. We do not want to
take that backward step, and even If
we did 1t would not be the best way
to help the farmers.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
Modern Indians on the Warpath

When bands of Utes left their rev-
ervation In southern Utah q few
days ago and started on the warpath
there was In the report received at
Washington q reminder Of days less
than half a century ago, days when
the West beyond the Missouri watched
closely the news of an Indian upris-
ing and felt more or less apprehen-
sive of the outcome until 1t was put
down. The Utes' method seems to
have been much the same as that Of
the red men of the '70s. The Indians
broke away from Official restraint
and were killing and stealing cattle
and sheep and shooting white men
who attempted to oppose these ma
rauding excursions. War for white
men has changed and the world has
thought It changed for all men. but
the Indians have not yet risen to the
use OF poison gas.
These Indians were moved from
western Colorado to the present
reservation seventy years ago. and
they were always more or less dis
contented and constantly complain
ing that they had no hunting
grounds. Fifteen years ago the more
restless and warlike members of the
tribe left the reservation, but were
finally rounded UP by a detachment
OF cavalry on the South Platte and
taken TO Fort Meade. It is the rem
nant Of this band with new adher-
ents and leaders which the other day
took the warpath.
There would be work for q Lawton
in an outbreak in the days Of real
Indian warfare, and long, hard
marches over the hot cactus plains
Of the Southwest. There would be
the call of Boots and Saddles" at
the cavalry forts, which would put
irto the field Crook, Terry or Gus
ter, a Charles King OF Nelson
Miles, and there would be dangers
for the Codys and all the white and
red scouts. The outcome might be
merely brush with some disoon.
tented red men; IL might be a
Beecher Island fight or o LATHE Big
Horn massacre.
But an Indian uprising to-day,
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
William, Hester.

Colonel WILLIAM HESTER was one
Of the two controlling spirits that
have animated the Brooklyn Daily
Edgle since its beginning. The other
was his uncle, ISAAC VAN ANpEN
who founded the paper and ran 1t for
thirty-four years. Mr.. HESTER was
easily the dean of newspaper pro-
prietors, for he had been president of
the company since his uncle's death
in 1875. More than that, he had
served the paper in various capaci-
ties. from compositor up, for nearly
seventy of his eighty.five years.
Mr.. HESTER participated in practt-
cally all the great mechanical ad-
vances that have marked journalism
in the last century. He saw the first
cylinder press installed in the Eagle
Office, and he saw its numerous i'm
proved successors come and go. He
saw the first OF newspaper stereotyp-
ing. Of wood paper, Of typesetting
machines. Since 1852, when he be-
gan work for HIS uncle, the processes
Of making newspapers have been
revolutionized, and WILLIAM HESTER
was progressive watcher Of the
many changes.
Colonel HESTER was never editor
Of the Eagle, but he exercised that
same judicious care in choosing edi-
tors that the Walters and otter sue
cessful owners employed. In the
years of his service the EagIe had
several noted writer's in the EDITORS
chair. HENRY MCCLosKY, a brill
liant but headstrong man. whose sup
port Of the secessionists caused VAN
ANDEN to cut him adrift In 1881;
WILLIAM WooD and THOMAS KIN
sEI.LA. None of these, however, com.
pares with the editor chosen by Mr..
HESTER himself in 1SS5-ST. GLAZE
McKELwAr, whose thirty years edi-
torship added much to a prestige
which the Hester ownership had
made great.
WILLIAM HESTER was journalist
OF stature. He perhaps more than
any other one man was the cause of
making the Daily Eagle one Of the
truly great American newspapers;
one Of the first four local newspapers
Of this country. The newspaper he
was so intimately associated with will
miss him and revere the traditions he
left it. Brooklyn will grieve for him,
for he knew and loved that borough
as well as any man ever did. The
city and the State have reason to
regret the passing of fine citizen
who helped them both.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
Bad Crop FINANCE.

Legislating the farmers into pros
perity is no child's play at best. But
when this sort Of legislation calls for
new arrangements in the technical
banking machinery It r. we'll to be
sure that in attempting to help the
farmers the whole monetary system
Is not spilled OF its base.
The so-called agricultural bloc" IN
the United States Senate has dele
gated Senator SMITH of South Caro-
lima to take up the question Of relief
measures for the farmers. Senator
SMITH has drafted a tentative bill
amending the Federal Reserve act and
permitting the twelve central banks
to rediscount farm paper of one year
maturity. Under the present provi.
sions Of the law central banks may
not discount agricultural paper hav.
ing more than six months to run.
Presumably Senator SMzsH believes
that by extending the time on farm
loans from six months to one year
the farmer Will be able to hold his
unsold crops through periods of stress
such AZ we have seem in the last year
Leaving out the fact that the farmer
seldom benefits from holding his
crops more than three or four months
at the outside. the harmful possibili-
ties Of Senator SMrrH's proposed bill
are enough to condemn II in favor OF
some sounder and wiser method.
What the farmer wants, and what
he must have before he can be pros.
porous, Is fair market for his
produce. Whether that market be a
month, six months or a year in the
future, the farmer has come to insist
that he be enabled to carry his crops
on borrowed money until the market
materiaIises in which he can sell
without loss. He is tired Of being
whipsawed and forced TO clean up on
a falling market.
The question boiled down is where
this credit to carry crops over ex
tended periods is to come from. Sen
ator SMITH's bill would extract the
credit from the printing press by
authorizing the reserve banks to dis
count one year paper and print money
against 1t. That Is the only way
the credit could he obtained through
the Federal Reserve banks, bel fpse
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
Better &eeplschase Prospects.

Crop-country sport Is looking up
when $4,000 10 paid for q three-year-
old gelding which viii be put at
steeplechasing II he shows aptitude
for the game. This was the amount
of JOSEPH ID. DAvrs's bid for Phenix
by Garry Hermann at Belmont
Park recently.
There was time when most of
our cross.country performers were
horses which had outlived their use.
fulness on the hat. Jumping was a
sort Of last resort for many OF the
slow ones, which were assigned to
their new task on much the same
principle that actuated the Kentuck-
ian when he sent to friend in a
distant part OF the country ''the best
coon dog In the world" Upon the
friend writing that the dog would
not hunt coons, the Kentuckian wrote
expressing surprise and remarking,
II thought sure he was coon dog
because had tried him on every
thing else"
In France and Sngland they put
The New York herald., 1921-06-10

Secretary HUGHES is not trying to
i,unniliate Mexico by making recogni-
ton of the Mexican Government con-
ditional on the signing of treaty
guaranteeing property rights and re-
ligious freedom of American citizens
In Mexico. Extracts from the treaty
Of 1s4s, signed by the United States
and Mexico at Guadalupe Hidalgo,
and reprinted yesterday in THE New
York HERALD, show that this country
has given the same treaty guarantees
to Mexico. If President OBREGoN Is
going to say now that provisions Of
this nature would humiliate Mexico
he must first admit that Mexico hui
inflated the United States in 184S.
But there was no humiliation OF
the United States in the signing of a
contract which gave to private prop
'erty specific status and which guar
anteed religious liberty not only in
theory but in practice. No honest
man and no honest nation hesitates
TO declare in favor of honest prin-
ciples, even when there is no doubt
about the meaning of honest prin-
ciples. In the case of Mexico there
is at least a difference Of opinion on
what are the exact interests Of
property owners and Of religious
worshippers.
The Mexican Constitution of 1917,
superseding the one of 1857, is out Of
all conformity with the principles Of
honesty as they are defined In the
United States. We do not arbitrarily
confiscate the property of our own
citizens or of foreigners, and we set
no limitations on religious freedom.
Article XVII. of the new Constitu.
tion makes confiscation Of private
property and limitation of religious
freedom possible in Mexico. But the
treaty of 1s4s, by the provisions put
in at the request Of Mexico, specifi-
cally outlaws confiscation Of the prop
erty of Mexicans in the United States.
Il This country, without humiliation,
gives to Mexico double assurance
against confiscation; once in its laws
and in it's national principles, again
and specifically in the treaty Of 1S4S.
Mexico gives assurance in neither
way. Her laws authorize confiscation
and her reluctance to sign proper
guarantees embodied in treaty
doubles this uncertainty.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
The Pioneers.

From the Kanscs City Star
A caravan on a windswept trail
A scorching sky where the buzsards sail.
There ever on. though hopes seem frail.
The pioneers trudging with sure intent
Are seeking the land of sweet content.
Dreaming dreams OF the new tomorrow,
Tasting Joy with it's lack Of sorrow,
Glad to flag. hut loath to borrow.
sGiving their all right cheerfully they
Are travelling on toward the brighter
day.
Knowing we'll what the journey means.
Numbing the ache for the old time
scenes,
All, how the world upon them leans.
All unswerving in tho face of strife,
Opening the way to better life.
So has the world from the first moved
on.
Leaving behind like curtain drawn
The old time dread for a crimson dawn
Just for home whore to laugh and
pray
Is the end Of a quest for better day.
RosIN A. WALLER.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
SOCIAL NOTES.

Mrs. Lewis III. Brereton, wife of Mator
Brereton. who Is connected with the
American Embassy In Paris returned by
the Cambria on Monday and IA Mt the
Hotel Astor for a short visit Also ct
that hotel is Lieut. Col. WYTliam A.
Castle, u. S. A., who is on leave from
the American Legation in CONSTANT
nople.
Mrs. Arthur Beden Benjamin Of I6s
West F'ifty-eighth street, accompanied
by her son-in-lnw and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Remsen McKim, will pass
the summer at the Crawford House.
White Mountains. In July Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckim will be for a while with his
mother. Mrs. Robert A. McKim, in New
London, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry s. Abbot and
tpeir daughter. Mrs. Abbot Meredith,
have gone to Watch Hill. r I. Mrs.
Abbot's sister, Mrs. Frederick Roose-
velt will go there tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore Shack
ford Of Far Hills. N. j.. are being corr
graduated on tho birth of daughter
last Monday They already have two
Reeve Shackford. Mrs. Shackford was
Miss Olive Schley.
An afternoon dance will he held Sat-
urday in the Huntington Bay Club. at
Huntington. j.. T. The regular saturday
dinners and dances also viii begin on
saturday and continue throughout tho
season.
Mrs. Howard Gibb has rented Mrs.
Judah Howe Sears's camp at Spitfre
Lake. near Paul Smiths. n. Y.
Mr. Louis De Wolf of l43 East Thirty
ninth street has gone TO Norfolk Conn.
for the summer.
Mrs Henry McKeen Ferriday and Miss
Caroline rerriday have gone 20 their
house In Bethlehem. Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. aIasten WI,
pass the summer ut thei- camp in tis-.
A,f-orrarer
Mr. and Mra. Allan Forbes OF west-
wo' l. Mass and Mrs. Louis S. Tread
well OF Newport. r. J.. src stopping at
the Hotel Chatham.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
Sale for Animal League.

A rummage sale for the benefit Of the
New York Women's League for Animals.
which was founded by the late Mrs.
James Speyer. will be held to-day and
tomorrow at 261 Madison avenue
There will be offered for sale all sorts
Of useful articles and clothing, also some
dance dresses and slippers given by Mrs,
Robert Tremaine, who was Irene Castle
Among those who will assist at the sale
are Mrs Lewis Gouverneur Morris, Mrs
John Dyneley Prince. Mrs Edward NJ
Weld. Mrs. George b. Adams, Mrs. Her
bert b. Nlcholl, Miss Florilla Niles and
Miss Florence Allen.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
CARUSO IN NAPLES, IS
WELCOMED BY CROWD
Says Voyage Across Atlantic
Did Him Much Good.

NAPLES June 9.--Enrioo Cs1uso, noted
opera singer, arrived here to-day "a tho
steamship Presidente Wilson and was
met by throngs Of friends and admirers
condition.
The singer appeared in a Jolly mood
and said he had come to rtaly TO have
perfect rest among his native people.
He added that his voyage across the
Atlantic had greatly contributed toward
recuperation Of his strength and viEor.
and that now he feels completely At.
Mr.. Caruso said ne hoped to resurn
to America ready to sing again hexs
autumn.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
At a Price They Will Sell.

Representative Coon, chairman OF
the House Committee on Appropria-
tions, would be right enough to sink
the Governments 275 wooden ships
If there were no other way to cut off
the huge cost OF keeping them in
condition and guarding them while
they are tied up waiting for bidders.
Whether man or a Government has
put millions into a venture and finds
that he cannot possibly get profits
out of his bad investment 1t Is not
good business and It Is not good
sense to go on putting In more and
more millions, with no chance to win.
It is wiser, cheaper and altogether
better, If there is no other way out,
to shut the thing up and stop the
loss.
But the United States Government
does not have to scrap or sink its
wooden ships to cut off the big loss
Of keeping them-merely to guard
them costs 100000 a year. 1t can
sell them for something 30 somebody.
somewhere.
There is always a price at which
anything that is usable can be sold
on basis that will enable it to be
operated at a profit as a business
proposition. II the Government will
set out to market it's white elephant
fleet of wooden ships on that funda-
mental, principle of taking what it can
get for them It will be able to rid
itself of them, to stop its losses on
them and to have some salvage money
to show for It besides. This would be
no reflection on the Governments
previous policy of building the wooden
ships. It was right to build them at
any cost when anything that could
carry cargoes was needed In the war
stress. Now It Will be just as right
to auction them on
THE NEW YORK HERALD has no
doubt that with his keen business
instinct, practical knowledge of af-
fairs and successful experience at
putting undertakings on a paying
basis Mr.. LAsKER, new chairman OF
the Shipping Board, will start
straight out to junk Improbable
ships that cannot be sold, sell those
that can be operated by the Govern
ment only at a loss. and cut down
the running expenses of those that
can be operated by the Government
without loss.
To set the Shipping Board situa-
tion to rights is big job for any
man. But business man Of proved
ability can put business methods
into this vast enterprise. which to-
day Is a vast failure. Then If the
Federal merchant marine cannot
earn living at least 1t will not eat
up the tan paying public.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
To Cut Government Cost.
Savings Can Be Made Only Through
Modern Business Administration.

To THE NEW YORK Herald: On page
104 of Hearings Before the COMMITTEES
on Consideration of u National Budget
United States Senate. the following tes-
timony appears;
Senator Sirnmons--what do YOU mean
by tho word "wAsted"? DO you mean
that thsrs has been an unreasonebis price
paid. OF DO you mean that the money
has bssn maladministered and not ac-
counted fbr properly? What do you
mean by saying 'wasted"'
Mr.. Hr-1t may be activities which
are now going on which have no real
neoersity, which we do not nced. and
possibly should not havs
Senator simmons-That would sbe On un-
wiSs sxpenditursf
Mr.. LAii--Trom the point of view Of the
taxpayer Il would be wasted.
Senator aimmons--1hat would not be
wasts, but would bs An unwise expendi-
ture. n may be authorized by law. and
doubtless Is authorized by law. do
not suppose there could be any. expen-
diture unlsss si,ers is an appropriation
for u which 10 authorized by law.
It may also interest you to know that
the budget bill before the President for
signature restricts the power Of the
Comptroller General to prescribing the
FORMS systems and procedure for ad-
ministrative appropriation and fund ac-
counting.
II Is my belief that reduction ir
expenditures wllI only be secured ID.
the use Of modern business methods. as
now obtain in modern corporate prae-
tice.
Practically without exception ths
basis Of administrative action in sue
cessful corporations IL rsonthly compare.
tive balance sheets and operating state
ments. These arc entirely distinct from
appropriation or fund accounts, and
their use appears TO be prohibited by the
bili now before the President.
THOMAS n. LHEx,.
NEW YORK, June 9.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
Passenger Rates TO the Coast.

To THE New YORK HERALD Now
that wages have been cut there should
be q prompt reduction of freight and
passenger rates. am one of the many
thousands anxious to go to the Pacific
coast TO live. but cannot afford the
high fares, especially the outrageous
Pullman fares and the high freight on
my household goods. The present OK
oursion rates to California from Juno 1
to October 81 are too high. One has 60
pay extra for the Pullman and meals.
A FORMER TRAVELLER.
NEW YORK, June 0.
The New York herald., 1921-06-10
like everything else, is different from

like everything else, Is different from
what 1t was half century ago. II
is not job for the army. Sheriff
LYNN HYDE OF San Juan county and
his deputies gathered posse Of
ranchmen and galloped after the rem
egades. There was no flag of truce,
there was no armistice, but all hos
tilities have ceased. "If ever these
officials of San Juan county come
within hailing distance of the Utes, I"
adds the report, peace win be off,
cially declared" And so ends the
modern Indians warpath.