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New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
~4~-c~~ Letters to the Tribune's Editor

US back to earth again. Especially
would it be clear if the government were
to make known the schemes and pro-
grams os the secret German organiza-
tions in the United States, whicn were
plotting and drilling in preparation
for "der Tag" when the German feet
would appear outside of New York
Harbor after Germany's army had de-
feated the armies of the Allies and its
feet had swept the high seas
In this connection, we should not
lose sight of the little hint dropped
by Zimmerman to Ambassador Gerard
III 1916, when he said: "Do you know,
Mr. Ambassador, that we have SOC 900
trained and armed soldiers in your
country to-day?" He knew what he
was talking about. They were here,
and those same organizations are still
here.
While saying all this, want to ac-
cord full honor to the hundreds of
thousands of loyal German-American
man and women whose sons rallied
gladly to the defense Of our country
in it's need and who stand ready to
defend it again if the call should come.
1 am sure that they would not criti-
cize Ambassador Harvey's utterance
quoted above. RALPH M. EASLEY.
New York, June 3, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Should He Have a Bonuso
Soldier Who Fought With British
After Rejection in New York
To tho Editor of The Tribune.

To tho Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The soldier and sailor residents
Of New York State have been voted q
bonus, and a good percentage Of them
deserve and are entitled to one.
But how about this case? I am an
American-born citizen. Two months
prior TO the declaration of war, know
iEg this declaration was sure to come
| attempted to enlist in the Marine
Corps, but was rejected because of my
Imperfect vision. Immediately following
our entrance into the war | again at
tempted to enlist, this time in the
state National Guard, but was again
rejected for the same reason.
1t was many months later, partly
through accident, that | discovered a
slight lie would enable me to enlist in
the British army | applied at their
recruiting office in West Forty-second
Street, and, after stating that I had
been "born in Canada" / was exam
ined, passed and sworn in as British
soldier. The routine Of overseas trans
portation, training and departure for
France followed | served on the
Somme with the 120th Battery, 9th
Brigade, 5th Division, Royal Field Ar
tillery. I was lucky enough to come
through 0 K, remained in Belgium for
a few months, and was finally sent to
England for repatriation.
/ cannot swear to my figures, but I
believe that the entire number Of
Americans who served in the British
army was 10000. Of these perhaps less
than 10 per cent are residents of New
York State. Do you not think it fair
that these men should be included
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Interim Tariff Legislation
Congressman Longworh's Proposal Supported-Fiow
the Plan Worked in Australia

, manufacturer entered into an agree
ment to share the profits of an ar
rangement under which great stocks of
gas engines were hurried into Aus
tralasa by fast steamers.
A three-year supply was landed be-
fore the proposed act to increase the
duties was introduced. Immediately
the act was reported the increased
duties became effective, and the i'm
porter advanced selling prices to in
clude the duties, which he had rot
paid and of which the public revenue
was thus deprived. The Australian
| importer, through inside information,
was put in precisely the same position
in which every importer in the United
States is put whenever an act to in-
crease duties is debated in favorable
Congress.
The sequel of the gas engine transac-
tion, in which Twas personally active
as sales manager, will interest those
theorists who have made themselves be-
lieve that 'Sthe public and not the for
eigner pay the duties" The importers
discount from British list prices was
25 per cent f. o. b. steamer. The i'm
porter had repeatedly applied for
larger discount, and had been told on
each occasion that at a discount of 25
per cent the manufacturer was really
more liberal than the cost of manu-
for 4aI Tho IN, rtar n mo
to accept this as fact.
Now, when the price of the gas en-
gnes was raised, the increase was 80
per cent to recover the duty, plus one
third on 80 per cent, the last to cover
the required margin of profit on the
outlay for duties. In other words, there
was an increase of 40 per cent on the
previous selling prices. When the in
creased selling prices were reported to
the British manufacturer ne expressed
his fear that the Importers increased
price list would afford "too much pro-
lection" to the small but growing gas
engine factories in Australia, and, to
the importers great surprise, the man.
ufacturer, without solicitation, but
merely as matter of policy in regard
to prospective local competition, in
creased the discount to the importer
from 25 per cent to as per cent.
Thus the British manufacturer In ef-,
feet paid almost all the duty to protect
his market. Nor is this an unusual in
cldent. 1t is the usual thing in such
emergencies. The foreign manufacturer
sees to it that his agents do not get an
excessive margin of profits; he makes
his prices conform with the conditions
of competition in his agents country,
and if these are favorable to himself
ne naturally retains for himself the
surplus margin of profits.
The importers and foreign manufac-
.urers and producers will be opposed to
Congressman Longworth's proposal. It
will deprive them of an opportunity to
prohteer legally to the immense direct
loss of the Treasury and still greater
indirect loss to the purchasing citizens
Of the United States.
H. l.. BULLEN.
Jersey City, N. j., June 8, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Effective Tariff Law
Drug Law Maneuvers

among those who will receive ~.
bonus? have spoken to many Of them
and in every case they enlisted eitb..
before our entrance into the war Or bs-
cause of rejection by the United Stat.
Army. Plainly speaking, these men
went out of their way--took the cbans.
of losing their citizenship-in order
that their little bit might help
Among those who are receivine ~.
bonus there are thousands who enJi..sa
in the Naval Reserve and o,h..
branches situated in and around Ia,..
cities. There are other thousands nj.
saw action over fat-top desk.
i admit these men were yoluat....
and were doing something. But do vor
believe they are more entitled. or a,
much entitled, to bonus as man ,,.
fought for his country, even though =.
had to be done under some other cor,
try's flag? LESTER D. CoHN
New York. June 3, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
o the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: An avalanche of criticism has
been leveled at the speech made by
Ambassador Harvey at the Pilgrims
dinner given him in London on May
10. This is not to be wondered at, as
the ambassador was indulging in his
specially Of attacking the former Ad-
mlnlstration and the League of Ma
tiqns, But | am surprised at the wide
spread criticism of this sentence in his
peech: NT
I'VE sent them our young soldiers
solely to save the United States of
America, most reluctantly at that
we were afraid not to fight
That is the truth of the matter"
: If the editors who are writing these
criticisms will only look back in their
files andsrereadsthe speeches made dur
ing the first Liberty loan campaign.
especially those of Secretary McAdoo.
they will see how far they have slipped.
remember a speech made by Harry
Lauder to "a shipload of our bows iust
before they sailed for France, which
was,-widely published at the time. and
in which he Said, as I recall it:
Boys, you are not going over to
save france, nor to save England. nor
to make the world safe for dcmoc-
racy.' Get that out of your heads,
You are going over there to save vour
own skins, your own homes, your own
wives and children, and you know II
ana we know 1t. So cut out the pusb
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
America S War Motives
Speech by Harry Lauder Recalled-Intrguers as Well
Slackers Might Be Listed

The Allies have their backs against the
wall If they go down, you are the
next in line. If you don't 20 over, you
will have to face the Boches alone on
your own soil instead Of fighting them
over there, with England, France and
Italy helping and that is why you
are going over!''
If the editors will look at the COM
ments in the papers at the time they
will find that the boys cheered Lauder
to the echo and that they generally ap-
proved the sentiment he expressed. OF
course in going over to the assistance
of France and England in order to
save our own skins" we incidentally
settled the question of our right to
sail the high seas without the permis-
sion of the Beast of Berlin" and
helped to show autocracy where to
quit.
1T our government, in addition to
giving out a list of the sackers, would
publish the names of the German and
1hooehi ian iheli ana women as well as
those of other nationalities still here.
who were known to have been directlv
or indirectly-and consciously at that
assisting in the intrigues of Won
Bernstorff, Won Papen, Boy-Ed and all
the rest. and who, calm and unashamed
are going about their business in this
country to-day say, if our govern
ment would give out such a list and
tell also what they did and attempted
to do in 1915 and 1915 it would bring
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Why America Fought
Modified Prohibition
re the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Congressman Longworth's pro-
nosal that the duties in the proposed
new tariff schedule shall go into effect
Immediately upon the introduction Of
the act is not new in tariff legisla-
tion. In countries where such pro-
cedure prevails it has proved to be
effective against an immensely profit
able avenue of profteeriag.
When duties are increased the OBJ
iect is either so-called protection or in
crease OF revenue, or both. When such
an act is introduced it is rarely passed
in less time than three months, during
Gus and successful efforts to hand the
merchandise or products involved in
the increase of duties in as great guam
titles as. their own capital and credit
and the capital and credit of their for
eign competitions will permit.
Always, while acts for the increase
of customs duties are being debated,
the bonded warehouses are filled to
their limit, and on these goods the
importers and their foreign connec-
tions gain the greater part Of the mar
gin between the lower and the higher
tariffs. This amounts in this country
to hundreds of millions Of dollars, Of
which our revenue is deprived, and
thus tha benefits (if any) of protection
are deferred.
On the other hand, if duties are pro-
posed to be lowered, importations of
the items involved Immediately cease.
If the supplies on hand are normal
period of scarcity follows the cessation
of importatiohs, and the prices of the
items involved are kited at the expense
of the public.
For more than half a century the
worth has been in effect in Australia
and New Zealand. 1t is one of a
series Of wise laws which in those eoun--
tries have mininized profteering and
political and commercial graft to a
negligible point. An instance, in my
own experience, will illustrate how the
plan would work to the advantage Of
the public.
A firm of importers were agents for
certain type of gas engine which
practically monopolized the Australia
sian demand in the days before the
introduction of electric motors. AS
no one in Australasia was making gas
engines there was no duty on them,
while the duty on steam engines, many
Of which were made in that country,
was 27A per cent ad valorem. In
course of time two small gas engine
factories were started, and the propri-
etors, backed by the makers of steam
engines, agitated for protection.
The head of our importing firm was
the nephew of the Minister for Gus
toms, and one day he received informa-
tion that at the next session of the
Parliament the demand for protection
of gas engines would be conceded, and
that the duty on both gas and steam
engines would be 80 per cent. The
British manufacturers of the gas en-
gines were advised by cable of the i'm
pending duties, and in an interchange
of cable messages the importer and the
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
"Middle Ground" Liquor Views
Reasonable Modification of Volstead Law Advocated
Good Radiance of Saloons

country, 1t must be conceded that pro-
hibition has not altogether proved q
failure. If it has succeeded in putting
to rout the saloon and the dive, the
much abused Eighteenth Amendment
has certainly served good purpose,
for which all decent people should
give thanks. This the anti-prohibi-
tionists, in the blindness of their rage,
fail to recognize.
Another matter of equal Importance
is that the Eighteenth Amendment is
now part of the Constitution and.
therefore, has ceased to be an issue.
No amendment to the Constitution has
ever been repealed, and it is large
question whether this one will be. Some
day there will be a revision of the
Constitution, and until that day ar
rives the Eighteenth Amendment will
remain where it is.
There is one lamentable feature at
tached to most of these movements
against prohibition, and that is the
failure to advocate obedience to the
law. Mr.. Wayne B. Wheeler has made
the ffattering request of me that I urge
my friends to obey the Constitution,
and Federal Prohibition Commissioner
Kramer has similarly favored me;
which calls for the reply that I would
like to see every. amendment to the
Constitution obeyed, including the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments.
d. R. BROWNE,
Chairman Self-Determinaton League
of Liberty.
New York, June 8, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
The Drug Situation
Possible Resource of Advocates Of
Institutional Treatment

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Following the editorial Drug
Control Needed" you. print letter
with the heading sBring Out the Drug
Facts; Let the Meyer Committee Inves-
tigate and Decide on Control Method"
Now, as matter OF fact, there are
no facts to be brought out that are not
generally known, not only to the pro-
fessions of medicine and politics. but
to the public as we'll.
The hrst drug law drawn in this state
prohibited the prescribing of morphine
except for injuries, disease pr dis
ability. A physician who prescribed
for drug addict was promptly ar
rested. He waslas promptly discharged
when it was shown to the satisfaction
of a jury that drug addiction was a
disease.
: The drug law promoters did not know
this when they drew their, law.$ They
thought they could, fiji demonstrations
by measure making it unlawful to
prescribe for an addict who was only
the victim of a habit ora vice. Since
then they have attempted to compel
Institutional treatment to the, exclusion
of all other, methods, underrules and
regulations not laid down by the state,
but by officials.
So powerful medically, socially and
politically are those interested in in
stitutional treatment that they were
able to pass at the last Session of the
Legislature a measure even more VI
cious than the measure rejected by
Senator Cotillo. This bill the Governor
did not sign. The bill he did sign,
however, gives to the drug exploiters
a chance to put in effect. the, measure
which he vetoed under the form of an
amendment to the Sanitary Code of the
New York City Department of Health
Should this be attempted it would form
a legitimate subject of investigation by
the Meyer committee.
JOHN P. DAWN, M. D.
New York, June 3,~1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In sensible editorial of last
Sunday entitled "Prohibition's Future"
The Tribune said: "The minds of
many, keenly alive to the liquor evil,
are turning again to the original idea
Of the Anti-Saloon League--namely,
that the most that can be achieved is
saloon suppression, and that the op-
portunity to accomplish at least this
much should not be neglected"
This phase of the question I have
endeavored, unsuccessfully, to impress
upon the mind of Mr. Wayne B.
Wheeler, who appears to be insensible
of the fact that there is decided re-
action throughout this country against
the unjust, unpopular and unworkable
Nolstead law. Mr.. Wheeler, as the ma
tionsl legislative agent of the Anti
Saloon League, seeks, as everybody
knows, to make the present enforce
ment law even more drastic. He re-
fuses to listen to those who are as de-
sirous as he is Of destroying the evils
of the liquor traffic.
Diselaiming any intent to disparage
the work of those who are opposed to
the liquor Law, 1t seems to me that the
time has arrived for full, free and
fair discussion of this grevous and
perplexlng question. To say that we
are opposed to prohibition means moth
ing and gets us nowhere. Between the
anti-prohibition forces and the Anti
Saloon League the outlook for reason
able solution of the problem is not al
together encouraging. Here we have
Two extremes, assuming that the anti
prohibltionists are not in favor of re-
strlction and regulation of the traffic
in liquor
mere IS, however, a middle ground
IN this controversy, and that is a
reasonable modification of the Volstead
law that will meet with the approval
OF intelligent, fair-minded and tenn
perste people. The saloon is almost
/ universally condemned and properly
so, and the sooner it ceases to exist,
the sooneri we shall reach our objec-
tive. Any attempt to Improve" the
saloon Is worse than folly.
Why have all past movements against
prohibition come to an ignominious
end? The reason is not far to seek.
notwithstanding the high handed
methods employed by The Anti-Saloon
League In forcing prohibition on this |
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
A Sailor on the Navy Club
, the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | have recently read piece in
New York paper concerning the Navy
Club, and it occurred to me some good
might be done through q letter of ap-
probation from a sailor, even if he
is away out in Honolulu. 1t might
show people how much the sailors think
of the Navy Club. -
I have heard so many shipmatesa Of
mine speak in praise of the Navy Club
and have often thought that perhaps
one-quarter of the praise might not
reach those whosare helping it.
sailor thinking of the states" and
talking about 'Little Old New York"
invariably mentions the Navy Club,
and all the good times he has had there.
l don't know what the sailor from the
inland states would do without. the
Navy Club as, a sort of headquarters or
place of rendezYops ,while, in New York.
Any sailor who has sat and listened
to a lady sitting patiently at q tele-
phone arguing with .brusque business
men in an effort to interest them in
the sailors welfare-I say, any sailor
that has seen this and a lot more un-
selfish labor, as I have, feels it not
only pleasure but duty to thank
these people, one and all, for their
kind and considerate interest in his
welfare. ALBERT l.. STRACK.
Elc. 1st (R). U. S. N.
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, May Is, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Savings and Loan Advice
New York, June 3, 1921:
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 tne Edltor OF The Tribune.
Sir: There are many public-spirited
citizens in communities throughout the
state which, unfortunately, have no
cooperative savings and loan associa-
tlons, who are seeking information
relative to organizing these. associa-
tions. The banking department fur
nishes charters in the first instance.
but there are many details to be
worked out in order that the new or
ganizations may be in a position to
lend money Immediately for homes,
Expert advice is sometimes hard to
get, and fine. opportunity is offered
these citizens to learn about the bless
ings of these organizations to commun
tiles by hearing experiences and getting
points by attending the annual con-
vention of the State League of Savings
and Loan Associations, to be held in
Buffalo next Thursday and Friday,
June and 10.
ARCHIBALD w. M'EWAN.
New York, June 8, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
A Lost Opportunity

From The Charleston Neaus and COURIER
Each new chapter of the Bergdoll
story rs more astounding than the last
one. The Kaiser made his great mis-
take when he didn't put Bergdoll in
command of the German army. Grover
c. would have persuaded Foch to let
him take 100000 German soldiers into
Paris to search for pot of gold hid
den under the Eiffel Tower.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Home Owner DiscouYaoemsr

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Here's letter 1 have received
which points moral:
''The tax bill I paid last week x,,
oouoie 'nat OIL 19l9' and my husbands
salary has not increased.
at is very discouraging to neo,I.
of limited means after being urged -
own their own homes to have assss.
ments and higher taxes piled on tbs,,
each succeeding year. One might bst-
ter rent"
There's an old saying "thas fools
build houses and wise men live in
tkem," but the above shows-and there
must be thousands of similar cases
"that fools own houses and wise msr
rent them" STEWART BROWNE
New York, June 8, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05

at capacity with untitled orders on
hand for over 1000 cars.
In this quarter we shall produce
2l,OOO automobiles against 1000 in the
corresponding period of last year This
IS an increase of approximately 1000.
No other automobile manufacturer
IS making comparable showing.
We believe that the confidence of
the buying public, which has made and
IS making this record possible, will con-
tlnue, because it is supported by the
quality and value of our products, and
these we shall uphold.
We expect that as consequence the
present economical and efficient pro-
ductlon basis can be maintained and
that we are justified in making further
reductions IN the prices of Studebaker
cars.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05

Eight months ago, when the costs of
material and labor appeared to have
reached their peak, we made substan-
t1al reductions in the prices of Stude-
baker cars. These reductions were in
anticipation of our ability, after the
turn OF the year, to purchase materials
and to fabricate them at lower costs.
The expected savings have been
realized.
With them, other savings have been
made, as result of the greatly in
creased volume which Studebaker has
this year enjoyed.
During the first five months of 1921.
our volume of business has exceeded
that OF any other automobile manufac-
turer except Ford.
The Studebaker plants are running
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-23
n Posltlon,

From d story-"I am half inclined Il
kiss you" be said. as he bent over her
--Bostcn TRANSCRIPT. Js.l.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-04-23
RESERVOIR PROJECT
MEETING OPPOSITION

The proposed dam in East Walker
river canyon, a part of the irrigation
project, is meeting some opposition
in Bridgeport. The Bridgeport Chron-
icle says:
Bridgeport valley today faces the
strong probability of being turned into
a beautiful body of water which will
cover thousands of lacres of excellent
graz land and land that can be
made to support a good many dairy
strings.
"The Walker River Irrigation dis
trict of Yerington, New, has made ap-
plication for a reservoir site at the en-
trance to the Walker river canyon be-
low Bridgeport, the county seat of Mo
no county. This reservoir, as it is
now planned, will hold $1,000 acre feet
of water, the dam being forty feet in
height.
"When completed the reservoir will
take in practically all of the A. S. Bry-
ant field all of the Hayes, Brandon
Stewart (2) and most of the Boone
ranches. It will come up to the very
edge of the town of Bridgeport