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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
Europe's Policy After Wrangel.

| A former Wrangel officer, Gen. A.
| Noskon, writes a startling article in
the Information of Paris. in which he
advocates a cessation of hostilities to-
| ward soviet Russia and a resumption
| OF commercial relations. AS Gen.
Noskon IL recognized authority on
Russian affairs, and has contributed
to leading French publications for
many months. his advice is almoetcer-
tain to be listened to in Official French
| quarters. Gen. Noskoff says:
1t is a matter of much conjecture
| what will be the political move of
the entente toward soviet Russia after
| the decisive victory of the red army
! The principal questions are as fol-
| lows:
Would commercial relations with
Russia really help toward fighting
the world economic crisis? Is not
Russia in such state that all RENE
dies would be in vain?
IF the re-establishment of COM
mercial relations with Russia would
help to save her, would not the west
ern powers, in helping her risk the
creation of a force which might turn
against themselves?
Let us consider first the economic
state OF Russia, which it is usual to
look upon as one of extreme gravity,
but which. taking it on the whole. is
not SO bad as might be expected
In reality. the peasants constitute
per cent. For them the. present situa-
ton is neither much harder nor much
less bearable than it was before. The
Russian peasant has always been con-
tent with very little, and his life il
much simpler than that of peasants
in western countries. His one pleas
ure, which was taken away from him
during the war. was to drink brandy
His chief nourishment is bread, and
of that he still has enough
"There ceytaiply n lot
there is great scarcity of bread, but
these are rather the exceptions. The
Russian peasant is suffering in a gem
eral way only from the want of manu-
1actured goods, but. because of the
great simplicity of his home and his
implements this does NOT disturb him
much. F-'.'
For this reason, neither enormous
expenditure nor considerable effort
would be necessary to put the Rus
sian peasantry on the same footing
as it was before the war; it would be
enough to guarantee their security
of which they have been, deprived
during the long years of civil war.
Great destruction has taken place
in all industries and in all enter
prises which need complicated tech
meal work. Long years and 'oonsid-
cradle effort would be needed to re-
store the pre-war productiveness.
The soviets appear 10 De, taking
measures to re-establish the domestic
security of the country. which would
permit the population; to return, 40
work. bat they cannot hope to re-
establish industrial life without the
aid of capital and foreign technical
help.
I'm short, oountry where 80 per
cent of the population might easily be
helped to return to their former life
he pSfd act all
remedy. sT
ut is true thst Abe means of trans
port are in a very bad way as a re-
suit of six years,iof war. of which
three were citil war particularly dts
astrous to tho railroads. so that the
devastation hae taken quite terrible
.proportions." = -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
Harding and Wilson.

There are signs that Mr.. Harding in
Office is going to be kept very busy.
And this leads to the question: Will
the republicans refer as many of their
troubles to him for adjustment as the
democrats have theirs to Mr.. Wilson?
The popular belief is that Mr.. vii.
sons physical collapse was due to
protracted overexertion at the peace
conference, and his subsequent stump
efforts at home in behalf of the peace
treaty. Undoubtedly, he taxed himself
severely during his six.months stay in
Paris, comforting with all sorts and
conditions of men on all sorts of sub.
jects. He had never had such an ex.
perience before.
But what was his condition when he
arrived there? He had been nearly
six years in the White House, and
during the greater part OF the time
a very busy man. He had shown from
the start taste for leadership, and
his party had gratified it in the full
est measure. 1t had made him the
referee in many OF its factional dis
putes in Congress and out, and he
had shouldered the burden Willingly.
In congressional matters he had
come to have a more influential say
than seemed consistent with the fact
that he had never held Legislative
commission in his life.
It is altogether likely. therefore
that Mr.. Wilson. to a greater degree
than he realized. had overexerted him.
self before he reached Paris, and was
not in the best condition for taking
on the new and onerous duties that
awaited him there. His party had in
sisted en- George doing it. and George
had done it.
Physically, Mr.. Harding can prob
ably stand as much as the next man.
But at fifty Five he ought not to bend
his back, nor his party to ask him to
bend it. to any unnecessary burden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHIIAANDER JOHNSON.
Prudent Prophecy.

Prudent Prophecy. -
''It's going to. be a busy year."
Said Hezekiah Bings. -.
'AThis much I'll prophesy with chez
,Mongst New Year carolings.
The tariff now shows up anew.
The league is far from cold.
Investigations promise, too,
Some thrillers to unfold.
II won't predict in terms exact.
The prophets who are wise
Avoid the statement of a fact,
And gravely generalize.
I'll sure announce, without the fear
That contradiction brings,
It's going to be busy year."
Said Hezekiah Bings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

COW government was offensively-4n:
solent in the assumption that the
United States could be bought by trade
concessions. Secretary Wilson has fully
expressed the public sentiment in his
emphatic Reputation OF this sugges-
ton and his scathing denunciation of
the whole bolshevik program of home
administration and foreign prbpa-
ganda. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
Using the Surplus.

In. receiving supplementary esti-
mates from the Commissioners for GER
tain urgent District needs. schools,
parks, bridges, etc. works OF q perma-
nent nature. the Senate appropria-
tons committee has indicated a dis
position to utilize the local tax reve-
nue. surplus accumulated in the Treas
nry. And. moreover. it has manifested
q, purpose to appropriate that money
on the equitable basis of an equal con-
tribution Of funds by the United States.
that being the basis on which the
Thus whatever may be the precise OBJ
jects to which these funds are ap-
piled the Senate committee is disposed
to adopt the principle for which Wash
inston has long contended-that there
should be no curtailment Of appropria-
tions while revenues remain available
through past neglect of local needs.
In effect, the District has a reserve
1T present Of over 50, ooo, 900, twice the
sum Of the accumulated local tax reve-
nues. Neglect of permanent works
or the imposition of excessive taxes
while that credit remains to the Ma
tional Capital is unjustifiable. The
obviously businesslike and just pro-
cedure is to employ the funds that
stand to the credit Of the District.
And quite as obviously just is the pro-
posaI 70 use them on the basis on which
the revenues were raised.
II only part OF this fund is used at
present there will remain a balance
in the Treasury for later utilization
on the same basis and for similar OBJ
jects. 1T should be kept strictly sep
arsted from current tax revenues. 1t
should be appropriated only on the
haif;and-half basis, however long may
be the interval between its raising
and its appropriation. AS long as 1t
rests in the Treasury 1t should be re-
karded as a fifty-ffty fund, even
though. Congress may have twice or
thrice In succession appropriated for
the current maintenance Of the District
On another ratio Of federal and District
con1fibutions.
Thus the District looks, forward
hopefully and gratefully to the action
Of the Senate. indicated by the ap-
separations committees course, in re-
eardfng this accumulation as a reserve
to be allotted to local needs as rapidly
as the conditions permit their effective
expenditure. and always upon the
equitable basis Of equal shares by the
capit9l partnership. It may be that
in another year the balance remaining
xfter yhe present draft - made can be
similarly used. There are assuredly
Needs enough to be met beyond those
that can be satisfied by the current
maintenance appropriations to exhaust
thfy fund. The vitality important point
In the case is that there should be the
strictest adherence to. the principle
that this money shall be spent only on
the terms upon which 1T was raised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

= Not IN sixty years mas an inaugural
address been awaited with the inter.
est that attaches to the one Mr.. Hard
ing will deliver on Capitol Hill In
March. The whole world will be at
attention.
The whole world was at attention
in March. 1861. Was the great re-
public OF North America on the eve
OF dissolutionf Would the slave
power carry out its threat? II it did,
Aoald Mr.. Lincoln fight? He was an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
MERE are in the United States
more than 1000. 900 children
whose education requires

THEREare in the United States
more than 100000 children
whose education requires
means varying widely from
those in common use for the edu-
cation of a normal child, it is esti-
mated by officials of the federal
bureau of education. Several thou
sand of them are enrolled in the
public schools of Washington. This
number includes subnorrnal chill
dren-the deaf. the blind, the Grip
pied, the incorrigible, the diseased,
and those whose superiority, gen.
eral or specific, makes it desirable
that they be given special oppor-
tunities in particular subjects or
for general promotion. The latter
are commonly referred to as pre-
cocious or accelerant children. and
their future educational advance
ment now is forming the basis of
an exhaustive and carefully study
by national and local educators
The subnormal or backward chill
dren. the blind. the deaf, the in
corrigible and the diseased al
ready are segregated in special
classes in the schools of the Dis
trict. But what to do with the
accelerant or precocious children
is a question which DIR. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools,
and members of the board of edu-
cation are seriously considering.
They have, however, reached the
conclusion that the retention of
bright children in classes with
others who are backward or on the
border line must be eliminated if
they are to make the proper edu-
cational advances. Therefore, they
recommend the isolation of tthe ex-
ceptionally bright children in spe-
cial classes. in the same manner
that the subnormal, blind, deaf and
crippled have been segregated. 1t
is not unlikely that in the near fu-
ture Supt. Ballou will take the
steps necessary to create special
classes for the precocious children.
Establishment of division in
the bureau Of education, with spe-
cialists and assistants for the in
Vestigation of the education of
exceptional children, has already
been advocated by Philander P.
Claxton, commissioner OF educa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS

in the adherence to the league. We
cannot henceforward be isolated from
all international politics. But it is
important, at once, to state clearly
that the collaboration on our part is
the result of perfectly voluntary de-
cision and is only a duty for US i'm
consequence of the right conception
OF our government as to what is
right and natural in a case like the
DreSenf"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

= The substantial and admirable con-
tribution to American literature made
by Albert ]. Beverage in his Life of
John Marshall" should be warning
TO those inclined to poke fun at
Indiana politicians not to judge their
statesmen too hastily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

1t would be interesting to know if
any Of the nations whose borders con.
tain starving children are still enter
tanning an idea Of making more war
and creating more starvation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
A Compliment ACKNOWLEDGED.

"What are your views on the league
OF nations?" asked the interviewer.
IT thank you for the compliment
from the bottom Of my heart" said
Senator Sorghum.
What compliments"
THAT implied by your question.
There cannot possibly be anything
new remaining to be said on the SUBJ
ject. Your inquiry can have no rea-
sonable basis except a desire to listen
further to my own particular style OF
Oratorical duency." :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

As usual, the party platform and
the campaign textbook are not Offer
ing nearly the amount Of decisive
suggestion on public issues that they
appeared to contain when first pre-
scented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

His unfriendly attitude toward the
inaugural ball makes it appeal. that
Senator Borah does not care what hap
pens to either the league of nations
or the gayety of nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
Armaments and Economics.

for an international reduction in arma-
ments, voiced by Gen. Pershing in
New York on Wednesday night, which
must have arrested the attention of
the nation. Here was a professional
soldier, the man who has commanded
more troops in war than any other
American who ever lived. one from
in the upbuilding of huge war ma
chimes by the several nations of the
earth-would have been expected the
ardent championing of the policy of
Simply and earnestly he condemned
as futile and evil existing conditions
under which military expenditures
several times greater than ever before
in peace-time are claimed to be neces-
sary, and urged an international
curtailment Of such expenditures. No
pacifist this-no sentimental dreamer
but one possessing with his attributes
as a leader Of soldiers the attributes
of a leader of men, facing cold facts
with practical vision.
Those facts are inexorable. The
process of competitive armament,
familiar to the world, has never pre-
vented war and there are many who
believe that it has ever made war in
evitable. Intellectual as a deterrent,
that process is suicidal in its economic
- IF no fri sy
of the civilized world engaged in CON-
peting as to the bulk of their military
establishments, bankruptcy stares
each in the face. Every national in
terest, the health, prosperity. progress
and social advancement of the nations
partaking in such rivalry, must in
evitably be subordiHated to the main
tanning of each nations relative posi-
ton in the race. As in any race. any
one Of the contestants can force a
general sprint whenever the whim
arises. Production, already hard pat,
can no longer stand such drain.
Men, charged with the obligation of
progress, cannot earn money fast
enough to pay taxes incident to such
expenditure without so reducing the
standard Of living as to endanger
civilization itself.
These are the facts applicable to
the case in the United States and in
finitely more obvious in Europe. There
il likewise the further fact that no
nation, in a world organized as is
the world today, can be expected to
drop out Of the race and permit others
to go on. For desperation borne Of the
economic exhaustion which would
overtake those who continued could
not but inspire raid upon the re-
sources it would then have. 1t is for
this reason that Gen. Pershing and
others facing the facts advocate the
utmost care liz proceeding. ~Disarna-
ment is not contemplated in the plan
as ,outlined-but ALI international
agreement whereby the increasing Of
ornaments would be sharply halted.
It might well be that, with the bene-
fits Of such breathing space estab-
lished, the expenses Of maintaining
existing ornaments might be mate
rally cut. What is urged is that the
United States shall lay such a pro-
posal before the world. That, with the
chance before her, she should fail to
do so were equally incredible as that
Europe, staggering already under an
almost unbearable load. should fail to
take advantage Of the proposal when
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

Rental relations have not yet been
adjusted to a basis that permits land
lords and tenants tc wish one another
Fundamentally a happy New Year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

Nothing in the Mexican news indi-
Gates that Villa reverted to his old
custom and celebrated the holiday g
with the assistance Of firearms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

II Wall street operators make a
practice Of selling stocks to meet IN
come taxes, the market should be easy
to guess every three months. Ee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

Mr.. Thomas Marshall evinces so re.
liable an ability to take care of him.
self that no one is likely to raise the
question of what the country is going
to do with its ex.Vice Presidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
Mystery Of the Pyramids.

Nobody knows just why the pyra.
mids Of Egypt were built" remarked
the archeologist.
NO" rejoined the suspicious cit.
izen. maybe there wasn't any rea-
son beyond the fact that some of those
Pharaoh boys felt under obligations
to provide graft for influential friends"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

II Mr.. Will Hays accepts the 3csi-
ton of Postmaster General he vii,
again prove that he is not the kind Of
man who insists on picking out an
easy job. "a"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
Moral Agitation.

a crime wave in Crimson Gulch."
1T amt that at ALL" protested Gao
tus Joe. Its great reform. The
lawbreakers all got suddenly i'm
pressed with righteous indignation and
started in shooting one another up IN
discriminatory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

The minor offender is often one most
likely to get caught. The rum-runner
never forgets to secure his motor
license tag. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

The Thermometer continues to pro-
vide the most reliable argument
against extraVsant coal prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

Jud Tunkins says you may as well
look out now for the Crouch who is
going to average up because he over
worked his disposition trying to be
happy Christmas and New Year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

When a railway is denied an in.
crease Of fare it may still entertain
the hope Of advancing its revenues by
Increasing its carrying capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
New Year Cheer.

Although the new year seemed forlorn
Devoid of liquids humorous,
We must be cheerful, since next morn
The headaches are less numerous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

=. The country IL dry. but dry agents
regret to report certain ieakagea In
prohibition a. well 81 In finance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

The same child takes infinite de-
light in being allowed to stand I'D in
a street car. Perhaps when she is
older she will not feel that way about
1t. But for the present standing in a
street car is a treat.
Most people look forlorn when a
crowded car comes along. But not so
this child.
"Oh. now can stand up" she cries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

The meagerness of economic infor.
nation about Spain available to Amer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02

In The Star of December IS. 1870, is
an extract from the New York Times
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-19
ANOTHER PIONEER GOES
 ACROSS GREAT DIVIDE

John Harret, P. an Alaskan pio- Heer, died at noon today at St. ms Hospital after a long illness from cancer. He was resident of Douglas. Funeral announcement will be announced later.
 ''Cordwood Jack as he was fam iiarly known came north thirty years ago and lived in Douglas al most continuously since that time. He received his nickname through the fact that he cut cordwood for his living when he was not prospecting. He was born in Nova Scotia but had lived on tho frontiers all his life. Several years ago he took up 2 homestead at Aux Bay but was taken sick before he could do much 0 it. He lay in his cabin at Doug las for several months waited on by friends until about six weeks ago when he was removed to the hos pita.. He was q persioncr of the Territory
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-19

ficial of the Alaska Fish and Game Club and a representative of the Biological Survey. The measure. he stated, also provided for the removal of protection from the brown bear. Dr. Nelson, he stated, was confident that he would be able to secure $60, 900 per year from Congress for the needs of the Commission. MT, Bai ley stated that he was sure that the efforts of Gov Riggs and others during the past three years was di- rectly responsible for the determina tion of the Fasteners interested to ask for the new law.
 Plans Changed
 It had been the intention of the Club at the outset of it's campaign to ask the passage of the game law by the Legislature subject to it's validation subsequently by Congress. It voted last night to abandon this idea after Gov. Riggs stated that he had received a letter from Dele gate Dan Sutherland asking that this IlOI DC IollOWCu Out tlldl the Legislature be asked to approve the measure by resolution. He stated that the Delegate believed that he would be able to get better results by the latter method. Mir. Nerland said that he had also received a letter from Delegate Sutherland con taning the same request.
 On a motion made by Secretary Garfield just prior to adjournment, all the members of the Legislature were made honorary members of the Club by a unanimous vote.
 To Be Presented Soon
 The measure was referred back to the game committee last night. Suitable resolutions are to be pre- pared at once for transmission to the House of Representatives in the future.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-19
EXCURSION PLANNED
 TO SEE PULP MILL

An excursion to Speel River, com plimentary to the members of the Alaskan Legislature, is a feature planned by Glen c. Bartlett, man. ager of the Gastineau Hotel, to give the lawmakers an opportunity to sec Alaska's first pulp mill in operation. MT Bartlett said today that as yet the date of the excur- sion was not definite but that it probably would occur on the first sunshiny Sunday in April.
 Besides the members of the Leg islature many others h2ve signified 9 desire to make the trip, the ma jority of the people here never hav- ing seen pulp in the process of manufacture.
 Besides the view of the working Of tho pulp mill the trip will be a scenic one, the boat crossing beau tiful Taku Harbor and into Snet- tisham Arm where the scenery is particularly wonderful.