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The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
Anti Taxes, or Anti-War.

n sort of welcome to the conference dele
"A gates who come here to dismantle their
navies and agree on world peace, this govern
ment has announced al series of new war weapons.
There was the riAed cannon to carry a ton-shell
thirty miles. There was the I6-inch howitzer with
like range but dropping 24oo pounds of destruc-
ton. About the same time were the airpIane
tests searching out fleets far out at sea and
dropping 4-ooo-pound bombs.
Now there are announced super submarines with
cruising radius of 10000 miles, over 1000 tons
displacement, and aI-knot speed With them comes
the dirigible air torpedo which glides from the
earth or deck Of a ship and, radio directed, flies
over cities 100 miles distant. Along with these
is new poison gas which nothing can filter, and
will destroy whole cities.
1t is cordial, genial sort of greeting a
muzzle poked in the ribs, while the free arm
gives loving embrace. 1t does not surprise
the guests They used to it. They under
stand. 1t is as familiar as the British hand grip
or the French kiss. 1t is but the international
greeting. They are all doing it. Japan has just
launched the worlds greatest battleships, to be
exceeded in power only when Great Britain has
her next launching,
Every country is busy developing new engines
of war, new monsters of destruction. Many of
these are direct by-products of peace production.
No matter what agreements are made no govern
ment and no people will believe that other gov
ernments and their people will not continue in
secret what is now done openly we'll in
secret. Yet until all do agree and keep their
agreement, limitation of armament is but limita-
ton of taxes and not at all limitation of war.
Peace, permanent peace, come only through
the confidence Of nations in each others good
faith. This only through that good un-
derstanding which is the product of close and
tinuous association 1t is true that association
does not exclude combination within the associa-
ton, but none are blind they may not see
and checkmate.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
Days of God Fastening.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
1t is deplorable, to say the least
to read from a minister Of the gos-
pei that the second coming of Christ
is a myth-that Christ will never
answer the anticipations of those
who have been. expecting his re-
appearance: The Bible is the great
and only true guide-book for the
human family to follow, and those
who believe 1t will some day re-
ceive their reward. IL they faint
not in their ,well-doing.
The Saviour. Himself. in speak
ing about false teachers. said:
They be blind leaders of the blind.
And II the blind lead the blind.
both shall fall into the ditch"
Matt. 1914. The Apostle Peter. In
warning about false doctrines that
would be taught in the last days
in his; second epistle says: There
shall come in the last days scoffers'
walking after their own lusts, ana
saying, Where Is the promise of His
coming? for since the fathers fell
asleep all things continue as they
were from the beginning OF crea-
tion?" Then he gives, the signifl-
can't answer: For this they will
ingly are ignorant Of that by the
word, OF God the heavens were Of
old and the earth standing out OF
the water and In the water: where
by the world that tnen was, being
overfowed with water perished;
but the heavens and the earth.
which. are now, by the same word
are !, kept In store. reserved unto
Judgment fand perditioP Of ungodfy
men. -. {. =. - .. - -.
Seeing then that all these. things
shall, be dissolved, what manner Of
persons ought ye to be in all holy
conversation and sodliness, look
ing FORWARD. and .hastins unto rae
coming Of the day of God, wherein
the ,heayens being on fire shall be
dissolved and the elements shall
tervent, heat? Neverthe-
lesst We. according 10 His promise.
look sfor new heavens and new
eafth,s wherein dwelleth righteous
nease,. Ghaptsrs-3.s verses. 81, 's-fss -
These Scriptures should help the
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
Comment on Harding Speech.

10 the Editor, The Wilmington Herald:
Anent President Harding's recent
speech in regard to the negroes
being permitted to vote in the
South. It is rather singular that at
this very time the Republican can
6idate for governor of Virginia, Mr..
Anderson. who Is appealing to the
people of Virginia to elect him gov
ernor Is making q distinct promise
that he and the Republican party
will, II he is elected. maintain white
SUPREMACY; that they are opposed
to the negroes having a voice in the
State government: that all the Of
icesf shall be held by white people
and the negroes shall have no part
in Its government except to rely on
the white people TO treat them
Justly. o..
There Is a widespread belief
among many people that the
negroes in the South are not per-
mitted to vote. As a matter of fact
the legal test for the white man
and the negro 10 the same. Many
negroes do qualify to vote and do
vote. The same law. namely, the
payment of $3.50. a year poll tax as
a requisite for suffrage in Virginia,
over 100000 negroes
who fail to. pay the tax: Also pre-
vents 100000 white men from voting
because they do not pay the tax. The
election laws of. the South have sew
eral times been sustained by the
United States Supreme Court.
In the State of Massachusetts
there are qualifications for suffrage
which IL applied in the Southern
States would prevent the negroes
from voting Just as effectually as
the existing laws in the South. Yet
the Massachusetts Republicans
think the negroes in the South
should be permitted to vote without
qualification The Republican eau
Gus OF the House OF Representative
recently decided not to interfere
with representation in the South for
the reason that the Republican
party was beginning to make gains
among the white people of the
South, and therefore concluded the
negro vote was not needed. The
white people OF the South will con-
tinue to control their own State
and will manage them
for the best interest of all con-
cerned
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nUDDY is home. We ali remember when he
IN left. We all-except Ambassador George
Harvey-know why he went to France. We
Now he is home again.
We wept when he went; we weep when he
comes back to Never in the history of our
country has there been another occasion equal to
! this in pomp and ceremony. Buddy, doughboy,
private in the ranks receives the honors desig-
mated for full general of our army.
Weddings by proxy are not unknown This
us funeral by proxy Buddy representing all the
khaki-clad Americans of all ranks who fell in
France Tomorrow, it will all be over. What will
sit have meant to us? What will it mean, in the
sdays and months and years to come? Has it all
been but outburst of sentiment mingled with
.sentimentality?
= This people joined with the people of seven
.other nations, whose representatives for postwar
.sonference now in Washington, in a war to end
War. When active warfare ended, this government
~ithdrew nte its she'll 1t refused further associa-
.fion with these governments with which it had
fought the war to end wars.
I, Buddy is home. What does his homecoming
gmean to the Americans for whom he in common
with tens Of thousands of his American buddes,
and millions of British French, Belgian, Italian
Russian, Portuguese, Rumanian and Serbian bud
,dies, gave their lives. Was it war to end war?
Whether it was or not depends very much on what
abs homecoming has signed to the people of this
itaH. y.
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sehoolhouse should have all that the best equipped
city school could offer.
In many of the Middle Western States the
rural communities have been replacing the little
red sehoolhouses with the modern consolidated
schools. But the Eastern States are more con-
seryatiye and need public spirited citizens to
donate few such schools and prove their use
fulness If in each Southern State some man
OF wealth would realize the value of such giving
and offer his home community model consolidated
school, it would not be long until the country
school districts would be building them for them
selves and offering the boy and girl on the farm
the same educational facilities enjoyed by the city
bred child.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
An Un-Christian Nation.

To the Editor. The washIngton Herald:
The words of Moses quoted by
Mr.. p. p. Hackett show the human
side of man, an imperfect being.
The most devout Christian is not
sinless, nor does he live daily with
out committing sin. II may not be
glaring. nevertheless he sins.
The record OF Moses evil deeds
are presented to US as guide posts
or pitfalls to be Stunned. The his
tory Of nations and the biography
Of great men are written for our
edification. our building up, and
contain the good as well as the bad
deeds of both. These are given that
succeeding nations and peoples may
Improve upon their ancestors.
Today the United States claims TO
be Christian. Many of its deeds and
the lives Of its citizens in doing
deeds Of Christian charity to out
sioers are exemplary; but composed.
as II is, of Ku KluX Klans, lynchers
and men and women advocating the
existence Of an organization which
Is against the races, and. tar and
ieather women and burn men alive
at the stake, the United States ma
ton is not Christian. Sodom and
Somorrah as a nation would have
oeen saved IL ten righteous persons
nad been found in them. but only
nve were found to meet the re-
quirements. so the city was de-
stroyed. The few good people in
this country are not exponents pf
the nation. Like Moses IL shows its
weakness In burning. Iynching,
numbering and oppressinE its fell
low men: while. with upIifted eyes
and cross In hand. IL calls upon the
Christ and say IL is unlike other
nations;s Germany. Hungary and
H. E BARNETT.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
The Educational Fountain.

THE HERALD has received statement of
i : the Public school educational reservoir of
the United States" Included in this reservoir"
is list of some $50 "pure and applied science
workers who advise school edueatiohists" Among
these found every sort of vocation from actuaries
to zoologists including building constructionists,
seven kinds of chemists; eighteen kinds of. en-
gineers,, farmers, experimental as we'll as other
kinds OF physicians dairy specialists all the
"olosists" and the lightning specialists.
SO far as can see the only ones omitted
from the cisterr are the statesmen, editors, pub
liests, journalists and plain newspaper men, These
not in the reservoir" They are the springs
from which the reservoir is fed, kept live, fresh
and sanitary; the fountains of educational refresh
mSnt without which it would dry up-if only it
weuld--or become befuneused
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
Merely a Consequence.
SSW/HAT man soweth, that shall he re
Z w New York City has been hotbed

ASNVIHAT man soweth, that shall he reap"
T. w New York City has been hotbed of
law defiance Its newspapers which are presumed
!to reflect the sentiment of its business and Of
tthe bulk OF Us population, have been little more
than the organs OF bootleggers They have encour-
sged 5ooIlegging and the defiance of the Volstead
law. They have declared the law could not be en-
forced, and rejoiced m its violation.
They have trained their public in this school of
rdicule of the law and that laws be observed
tRhen observance agreeable to the citizen, or
10 his prCh Law observance has been deliberately
put tie lene of appetite and financial gain. Day
bitter day, n onth after month this philosophy has
sbeeu drilled into the minds of New Workers until
ID has evidently had the desired effect of soaring
lfher consciences.
e. With the liquor laws as subject of rdicule
tas u9enforceabe, of effect and to be avoided,
iput the immigration law. 1t has cut the business
of the great steamship companies and has affected
;the business OF the port of New York. 1t is guilty
ssof that crime of crimes along with prohibition
sThey are twin criminals.
(. Now has the city election to prove that
tho powers which largely control public opinion
cannot devote months and years in debauching it,
sand expect to sober it up over night. Hylan, sup
ported by Tammany and Hearst, has been reelected
J bv ono of the greatest majorities given New
York mayor. He opposed by all these news
papers in a campaign OF purity and honesty, as
against administration accused of lawlessness
bad faith, corruption and selhshness.
!, No public influence play both good god
and good devil" and get away with both roles
"a city has the kind of government its people want
and its people want the kind of government they
are trained to want. When the better elements
socalled-are open, gleeful, triumphant law viola
tors 364 days of the year, they cannot take an
airplanc fight OF uplft, of sweetness and light on
the 365th to reduce taxation, and expect to hoist
along with them the dear people who vote.
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letters Of fire. II these factions
cannot be mobiliZed in the defense
Of safe, sane government we are
elected to bid a long farewell to free
republican government.
Some have spoken warninEly OF
France and Russia. There is no
comparison between their situation
and ours. They overturned govern
ments in which they bore no part in
the making. governments which op-
pressed them, while they were COM
PEELED to furnish the means for
their own oppression.
The legitimate object Of govern
ment is to accomplish just three
things: To protect life. to protect
liberty and to protect property. In
our Declaration of Independence
and in the preamble to our constitu-
tion happiness is mentioned. but
happiness is an incident. not an OBJ
ject OF government.
Happiness. like general welfare,
Is too variable. too all-inclusive. TO
be set forth as an object of govern
ment. 1t must be incidental not ele-
mental.
believe it to be a rule Of logic
thoA an lhCloSuN can never De OF
greater Importance than its ante
cedent. For years we have been
worshipping at the shrine OF the m
cident, losing sight of its antece-
cedent and lost our bearings.
l said. or gave the inference in my
former letter that oratory was de-
cadent, had lost its power !
amend by a substitute. Oratory is
just as powerful as in days OF its
prime, but 1t is on the wrong
side. or more truthfulIy, on the
wrong end. Instead OF leading the
people, it is following the people.
have been a rather attentive
reader Of the Congressional Record.
I have been told that reading the
Record is having nothing TO do. and
have noticed that when a Senator
or Representative desires to deliver
stunning blow he says: My peo.
pie back home" want this
Now, sir. there is the solemn. In
disputable truth in a nut shell. We
have the old discarded democratic
government. while we think that
we have a representative govern
ment, Nineteen out Of every twenty
of the members of Congress today
would rather have that kind Of gov
eminent than take a chance OF
losing their office by giving us the
other kind.
HI TRIsLER.
Oklahoma City. Okla.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
A Gift to Children.

THE village of Chazy N. Y, a tiny hamlet
OF less than 300 inhabitants, has become
Famous overnight and all because of its citizens
Kho had gone out into the world and made
aortuns. returned to present his native town with
lan unusual gift. He was evidently a man of
vision for he did not build the usual hospital the
ifneuoriaL church, bestow a park or erect
iruonumeH The Chazy phianthropst built .
model sehoolhouse to be used not only by the
children of the village, but serve as consoli-
dated school for the outlying districts from which
the pupils will be brought in school bus in sum
kasz and sleigh in winter. -
3 Besides large, well lighted and heated class
ICONS, this building has completely equipped shops
kor inauual training, rooms for domestic science
md domestic arts and all the facilities for the
organization and equipment of thoroughly modern
schooI system. The money for the building was
handled by the local school board, the donor
orIy asking that these children who had been
limited to the ude facilities of the little country
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10

organization, and that IL we want to
enable this great organization to
realize its historical destiny we
must consider the questions con-
cerning the different peoples not
one-sidedly but from a general point
of view. remembering that all peo-
pies have an equal right to develop
themselves and to progress.
1t Is then in a new historical at
mosphere that We shall develop tfie
good work of the. conference to
which we have been called by the
Chief of that great American dom
ocracy which was born under the
flag of freedom ande has been able
to grow to great strength because
II has always been, inspired by a
conception Of life which IL both full
of practical sense Of reality and of
elevated idealism.
Many questions have been settled
by the war, but many other very
serious questions are still to be ,set-
tied. The Washington conference
will help. toward the re-estsblish. /.
ment of such international .reia-
tions as will be real guarantees Of
peace among nations. y -
1t Is necessary to substitute for
the violent and unexpected solo
tions often caused hy misunder-
standing and by lack of worthy
discussion the system of friendly
and loyal Understandings fouAded
on. serene study OF the different
International problems; -,
Italy is inspired by the most loyal
intentions. Our supreme ideals are
the peace of the world and the re-
construction of our national econ
omy. which, although disturbed by
the consequences OF the war, has
not been irretrievabiy ruined. >,
The italian delegation goes, to
Washington with. q sincere s-hhpe
that a complete agreement of ideals
and sentiments with the American
delegation will help toward the
success Of the conference. -.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
For Representative Govern.

To the Editor. The washington Herald:
Let's start fair. doe't write this
to break into print, neither was 1t
my intention in the case of a former
letter. L wrote in order to enlist
you in defense Of our governme Mt,
which has fallen into a critical con-
To show. You that I am not
alone in that belief. Senator Ash
urst a few days ago in speaking to
the Fordney tax bill, said that we
were on the verge Of a volcano. OF
course, that was rhetorical
But the stern fact is; That our
does not rest on the
sure foundation that It did in our
earlier history. We are confronted
with criticism and
doubt. Instead of being divided into
two great useful parties, we>are d.
vided into fractions. whose purpose
Is not the defense of government,
but the defense of themselves. 49,
Such Q condition spells disaster In
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10

cussion Of the present future OF
the islands
She is the wife Of Martin EGan
OF California who served as a cor
respondent OF the Associated Press
In New York. London. Toxic, Pek-
ing, and Manila. and is now a mem
ber Of the stan of J. p. Morgan a
Co.. OF New York.
Mr., and Mrs Egan were married
In Yokohama. Japan. in 1905. and
from is0S to 1919 lived In Manila,
where they edited the Manila
Times Since then Mrs. Eean has
travelled in Europe. Asia. sAd
Africa and revisited Manila
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10

d ertAki Ing Of
President Hard
ing constitutes
an ist or ical
fact. the impor-
tance of which
has not been
misunderstood by
anyone.
America, call
ing together the
peoples of Eu-
rope and Asia
to discuss ques-
tions OF world
interest, pro-
claims the prin-
ciple that all
mankind constl-
tutes one great
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
DESCRIBES WATERS OF
EARTH's CRUST.

The way in which water occur,
In the crust OF the earth was de-
seribed TO the Geological Society
last night by o. z. Meinzer Of the
geological Survey. Besides ths
water OF the atmosphere, ana the
water Of the rivers and oceans on
the surface OF the earth, there 4.
water below the surface. Tbi.
ranges from the soil water that
supplies growing things, 20 the in
ternal water that rocks, flowing
under the immense weight Of over
ying crust. must contain in a sort
Of rock solution.
The solid earth may be dIvideS
into an upper zone Of rock fracture
and a lower zone Of rock nowaE."
said Mr.. Meinzer. The rocks in m.
upper Zone contain myriads Of VOID
spaces, or interstices, which in IN.
aggregate form huge reservoirs for
interstitial water. Rocks in the
rome Of howage have their inter
stices squeezed shut"
The fractured part Of the earth
consists OF an upper portion where
the rock interstices are drained ~
water except that held BY tn. mole
cular attraction Of their walls ana
lower zone OF saturation where all
the rock pores are filled, he eS-
planned. The water table 10 the
upper level OF the ground water
contained in the zone Of saturatIon
So close to the surface Of the
ground that plant roots can utilize
IL is the belt Of soil water. Just
above the water table is a capillary
fringe which draws up water from
the zone OF saturation just az a
towel would IL dipped into water.
Usually this frings and the soil
water are separated by an inter
mediate belt
But in some places the water
table is so near the surface that
plants can use the ground water.
Such areas especially In arid re-
gions, support distinctive species OF
plants called ''phrestophytes" which
Is the Greek for well plantL"
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10

human family to. build character,
and prepare for the day of God.
which il fast Fastening on. All
who live godly will escape the
punishment that awaits the wicked
and rejoice with Christ on an earth
that shall be cleansed from sin, and
its defiling influences.
WALTER L BURGAN.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10

with a wealth %
experience 10 aid
Ter in her new
nd important
york. Traveller
md author. she
as visited m re
Countries an d
written b o U {
hem more read
bly, and author
tatively than any
Ither American
woman Esps-
tally is she an
.uthority on the
'hilippines, and
her most recent
articles are i'm
portant contribu-
tions 10 the dis
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
CHEMISTS ELECT
OFFICERS TONIGHT.

The following have been nomI-
mated for officers of the Chemical
Society Of Washington by letter
ballot and will be voted on at the
meeting tonight: President. r. c.
Wells. W. NJ. Clark. r. e. Tolman,
L H. Adams, P. W. SmIther: sec
rotary. J B. Reed, C. II. Mains. L. n.
Bailey; treasurer, r c. Wells L.
Wichers. II W. HouGhton. c. W.
Bacon; councillors, W. d. Collins. r.
b. Sosman, w. W. skinner. W. NJ.
Clark, W. Smith, VIM Blum. r. c.
Cook, A. Seidell, l. II. Adams. Z. T.
Wherry. r. o. E Davis. V. X
Chestnut; executive committee, c.
w. Bacon, V. X. Chesnut- l. II.
Adams. F. c. Cook. c. o. Appleman.
F. w. Power. W. W. skinner. r. o.
E. Davis. W Blum. J. F. Couch r.
3. SOsmsn, r. b Moore, c. J. West
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conmunicatiens will net Be returned
unlsss specific request fer such return
10 made and stamps enclosed.
Letters should be typewriter when
ever possible. Communication extremely
difficult to read viii net b considered.
No eopmunieatisns signed with Aetitisus
namss will Be used.
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WHO'S WHO IN
THE DAYS NEWS

Mrs. Eleanor Franklin EGan'
named by President Harding as
member of the advisory committee
to the conference on Limitation Of
armamentS, goes to Washi"ston
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
IDEAL OF ITALY =
is PEACE, HE SAYS

Italy, after having fought side
by side in the world war with her
great associate, has now accepted
most willingly the invitation from
the United States government to the
conference at Washington. The un-
The Washington herald., 1921-11-10
H. Z. BARNETT.

Florida arrowroot" is made from
species Of zamia, or "coontie,' %
growing wild In southern Florida.
This plant supplied the Seminole
Indians With food during their long
wars with the United states.