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The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Safety in War, Not in Peace? !?

On the subject OF the use OF by.
drogen instead of the non-explosive
helium in the ZR-2 a despatch from
Washington In THE NEW YORK HER
AID says.
Navy officers explained that at
the time the contract for the airship
was let the development OF helium
was not complete. The contract. con-
seauently. was for hydrogen gas bags.
A different sort ol bag is required for
helium and il was the intention when
the ZR-e reached the United States
to reht her for this gas
Discussion OF the proposed con.
tract with the British Government
for the purchase OF the R-3s, later
called the ZR-2, was not begun until
1919 The newspapers did not hear
Of 1t until October Of that year.
We have IL on the Official word OF
the Hon. BENEDICT CRowELL, Assist
ont Secretary OF War, that 147,o0C
cubic feet OF helium was at tide
water on Armistice Day, November
II, 1918, and that I'VE we're building
plants which would produce helium
at the rate OF $4,000 cubic feet day
and the cost OF obtaining IL hat
dropped from s1.7O0 cubic foot e
approximately 10 cents"
We have II on the written word o.
the Hon. FRANKLIN d. ROOSEVELT
who was Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy not only when the greai
helium plant was developed at For
Worth, Texas, but when the contrac
was made for the purchase OF tn,
British dirigible, that "if the wal
had tasted until spring the British
and American governments woulC
have sent hcliusr filed rigid air
ships over strategic points in Ger
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Fair to-da Y.
tomorrow partly cloudy; moderate tenn
perature moderate southeast and south
winds
For New Jersey-Fair to-day and to-mor-
row; moderate to- fresh east, shifting TO
For Northern New England-Fair to-day.
to-inorrow partly cloudy; moderate tempera-
TIRE moderate southeast and south winds.
For Southern New England--Fair to-day
ana Tomorrow; moderate temperature; mod
esnae Eas 70 10 fresh east and southeast winds.
DAY. probably showers by night tomorrow
uihsettled. probably showers. not mucn
change In temperature; moderate 70 fresh
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s-Pressurs con-
unued high to-day over the northeastern
states and the Canadian maritime provincss.
Mexico and the soith IN Atlantic nsI s coast - and ID
Ms stow aad 10 ong from Lake Superior
81 ~ minimum pressure Friday night
Wisconsin and eastern Kansas. This pres
sure distribution has been attended by local
thunder showers within the last twenty-four
hours In Minnesota, portions OF tho upper
iake region. along the north Carolina coast
in the wes nraa stass snd ana a. points
vailed Friday -
TOMORROW and Sunday In the Atlantic states
north OF Florida. while local thunder showers
are propable In the lake region, the Ohio
Naney ana the east Gulf States and the
Florida peninsula. Temperature changes
vi. VII not be important. Over the east Gulf OF
nisxlco moderate to fresh easterly winds
rains Tomorrow.
over the west Gulf OF Mexico moderate 10
lresh easterly winds and partly overcast
weather Tomorrow. Over the Caribbean Sea
anu Windward passage moderate easterly
WLnas over north portion and moderate Ia
Llesu east ana northeast over south portion
partly partly overcast weather and probably local
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

not simply with one or two special
groups they will not obstruct the
gradual scaling down of wages in all
industries, including coal mining and
transportation, in proportion with
the scaling down of interest rates on
capital and the reduction in the cost
Of living. which is now lower in the
United States than in any of the
other principal countries in the world.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27. 1921.
{ End of a Notable Conference.

The gathering of statesmen, Jurists
and internationalists in the beautiful
great green bowl at Wiliiamstown'
under the auspices of Williams Col
lege. came to an end last night. IL
was announced at the final dinner
that the idea of such an Institute OF
Politics was conceived by President
HARRY A. GARFIELD in 1913, more than
a year before the beginning OF the
.ereat war, and that the realization
Of the scheme now, when world con-
ditions permit, is due to the unselflsn
and unobtrusive liberality OF MI.
BERNARD NJ. BARucH.
1t is right that both facts should
be OF public record. The Institute
of Politics has been a credit to the
originator and to the generous donor
Of the funds. They may well be sat
isfied with results. The success OF
the Institute is measured not only
'.hy the calibre Of it's personnel, the
intellectual ability and high author
,ty of the distinguished gentlemen
who have participated, but also by
The unusual popular interest III
J the proceedings. The evidence OF
this is seen in the amount OF space
which the crowded columns OF many
newspapers besides THE New YORK
HERALD have yielded to the lectures
and papers at Williamstown.
The most noteworthy thing, how
ever, about this summer school O.
world politics has been its absolute
freedom from any attempt to run i
sr misuse it for propaganda. Wher
we say this we say much.
Next years session will command
from the very start increased inter
est and absolute confidence in the
catholicity and impartiality Of thu
curriculum which Mr.. BARUcH Il
financing for the general good.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
The Gompers Hallucination.

Into the mammoth cave OF hallu-
cination walks SAM GoMPERs and
1ulls the hole in after him when he
calls upon wage earners, organized
and unorganized, to support his nom
sensical Atlantic City proclamation
by resisting attempts at wage re-
auctions and urging all the people to
Join in the demand that our proc
esses of production be stabilized and
that the well organized and con-
certed efforts Of the exploiters of our
land for the further reduction Of
wages shall come to an immediate
end"
rDs In one paragraph he raves about
resisting wage cuts and in the next
he inveighs against importation OF
cheap labor to do the tasks highly
paid, skilled Americans will not do.
lie wants the Government to come to
everybody's help by shovelling out
more inflated dollars, piling up more
i o US and steering a straight
course for financial ruin, all for the
cake OF keeping up wages and slim
ulating production which could never
be sold in competition with the pro-
duction Of other nations.
He talks still more nonsense when
he says the reduction OF wages does
not affect prices, He knows and
everybody else knows that prices
have come down faster than wages,
and that existing unemployment Is
due to the very fact that present
prices in domestic and foreign mar
kets do not warrant the wage scales
in force In many industries. Conse.
quently there Is nothing else for
those industries to do but to shut
down until they can resume on q
!. competitive basis.
sr- This would indeed be very much
better country to live in than II is
to-day and there would be vastly
! more happiness il all the workers
could be kept fully employed all the
time at top notch wages without ever
any thought Of domestic or foreign
competition or any regard for thu
value of service rendered in relation
to the wage paid.
But the economic balance Of this
country and Of the world Is 50 deli
cate that not only do we have tc
give consideration TO the foreign
competitors who will shut us out o.
cur own markets unless our costs oi
production are properly adjusted but
we have to perfect such a scheme Of
wage adjustment that workers shall
Tot profit at one another's expense.
rf. the labor leaders have any reaI
synkathy with the great army o
wage workers in this country ant
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Erzberger's Death.

1t was perhaps true, as has been
frequently asserted, that MATTHIAS
ERzBERGER, once Minister Of Finance
and Vice-Chancellor OF Germany, who
was murdered yesterday, had more
enemies than any other man in Ger
man politics. He won them through
his varied and erratic activity and
the inability of either friend or oppo-
nent to determine which course he
might be depended upon to follow
with any degree Of consistency.
His last important public appear
ance was early in 1920, when the long
and bitter fight between him and
DR.. KARL HELFFERIcH reached the
stage of suit for libel. DR.. HEIF.
TEgfcH had become so insistent in
his charge of malfeasance in office
against ERzBERGER that the latter de-
manded hearing in the matter be-
fore a court. He made use of his
old bullying tactics in the Reichstag
and aroused against himself so in.
tense feeling that he was pro
tected with difficulty and was slightly
wounded on Berlin street by stu
dent who declared him a man toe
dangerous to Germany to be permit.
ted to live. The trial ended Err
RERGER's political career.
No person seems to have under.
stood the reason of his unusual po
litical activity in the few years pre-
ceding the war when he was assum
ing his familiar character of unotfi
cial adviser to either the Chancellor
or the Minister Of Finance. He ap
parently took charge of the German
mission in Albania and it was al
one time believed he was to become
ruler Of the new State. He spent
much of his time on trains between
Berlin and Vienna and Constants
nople. The publicity which he gave
to his movements was frequently the
cause Of no little embarrassment to
the Berlin Government.
AS the self-appointed leader OF the
Catholic party he assumed a power
in the peace discussions in the
Reichstag which was scarcely justi
fed. He was undoubtedly RESPONSE
BILE for the overthrow Of BETHMANN
HoLLwEG and his Cabinet. He de
manded peace by agreement, and
when that suggestion failed of favor
he went to Zurich and made the
by which he is best re
inembered--thatw with half an hours
talk with Premier LLOYD GEORGE OF
Mr.. BALFoUR he would succeed In
tringing about peace.
ERzBERGER came from the people
and as long as he remained true to
his early principles they stood back
of him. Unfortunately for him IL
was the people themselves who first
mistrusted him.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
The Tnnitalned.

Tho high stars pointing overhead
Send down to earth their cleaning
ray;
Once on a time they challenged me
Because they are so far away.
But little did know the path,
The distant heights ! may not climb,
For i have failed the goals ! set
And lost my scorn OF space and time.
Still shine the stars, the unattaincd,
Remote from all the troubled day,
And now they strangely comfort me
Because they arc so far away
NcLANDBt non WILSON
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

From ne Kansas city star.
"That is quite An idea OF yours building
your house on side hill no that the slope
OF the structure win cause the front door 20
shut itself when left OPEN" admiringly said
4 tourist IN the Ozarks.
"Eh-yop," prldcfully replied n resident OF
straddlo Ridge. 1T saves a heap Of poster,
ono time and another. But II took me right
smart OF while TO figgcr out some scheme
for opening It from the outside without
touching It, but ] got II at last. Sec that
there lever and block at the lower end OF
the house? Well, when tho children come
tearing home from school. instead OF slam
banging at the door they pile onto the lever,
heave no. lift the house and the door flaps
open as pretty as you please"
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
NOTABLES TO SAIL
FOR EUROPE TO-DAY
Earl of pardonald Among the
OroPeso's Passengers.

Sailing to-day by the Royal Mail Liner
Oropesa will be the Earl OF Dundonnid,
returning 10 England from Peru. where
he was the representative OF Great
Britain at The centenary celebration in
Lima on July 2S. His sister, Lady Eliza
beth Cochrane, accompanies him. Others
on board will be Major +. NJ. Ballard.
Toronto; Mr.. W. J. Parrish, Jr., Rich
mond, Va: Mr.. and Mrs. X. T.. Sonnes-
tuhl, Chicago; Mr.. Robert S. Grinneli.
Capt. Martorell, skipper OF the Pacific
liner Quillota, with several officers OF
the same ship: Mr.. and Mrs Robert 10.
Bower OF Philadelphia and Mr.. Eric r.
Steinback
Among the fellow passengers of Baron
do Cartier do Marchienne, Belgian Am
bassador at Washington, and Mirzo
Abdul Ali Kahn, the former Persian
Minister to this country, who has been
transferred to Madrid, outgoing to-day
on board the Baltic will be Mr.. Yano,
first secretary of the Japanese Embassy
at Berlin; Mr.. otali attache OF the
Japanese Embassy at Berlin: Mr..
kanaki Kumabe, Mr.. Shunichi Kase and
Mr. Shunsuke Naruse, attaches to the
y. Wells. manager of Haype7's Ma0d-
7ine: Major II. L. A. Swami of the
British Army and Mr.. William Tucker
Lindsay OF New York.
The Right Rev. Thomas w. Drumm.
Bishop OF Des Moines. Iowa, and q
number of Catholic priests win sail for
Rome to-day by the Presidents Wilson.
They will visit the Pope. In tho party
are the Rev. j. +. McManus, secretary TO
Bishop Drumm; the Rev. Edward Jones
OF Norris. Mimi, and the Rev. Fred
erick Lupi or st. Francis Xavier Col
lege Of this city. Another passenger will
be Or. stefan Rosicki. Polish vice-con-
sui OF Detroit.
Another OF the outgoing transatlantic
liners to-day will be the Rochanbeau,
with the following among her passen-
gers: Mrs. j. a. Anderson, Mr.. A. r..
Durham. the Misses G. H., j. p. and
q. M. Durham. Mra. J. do la Tour Fon-
due. Miss G. de la Tour Fondue, Miss
E. @. Litchdeld. Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Robinson, Mrs William Brenton Well.
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. RI. j. Stewart Mrs.
II. s. Banning, tho Baroness do Coriolls,
Nrisa Il. t. Cleveland, Mrs. n. NJ. Cross,
Major 4. +. Drake, Mrs. j. II. Dixon.
Mr. and Mrs w. II. Davis. Mr.. w. g.
Van Horne Miss " O. Harvey and Mr.
j. II. Wadsworth.
Nfessrs. Ward r. Van orman and VIII
lard T. Selberling OF Akron, Ohio. Amer
lean entrants for tho international bali
loon race to be held at Brussels In the
autumn. win sail to-day by the Finland
Of the Red Star Line.
Mr.. +. w. B. Bohlen. Mr. Norman r.
Gould, Mrs. William Bayard Hale and
her two small sons. William II. and Bay
ard ri. Hale. and Mr.. and Mrs Garrett
w. McEnerny will be passengers on the
America of the United states Mat
Steamship Line sailing to-day for Plyn-
outh, Cherbourg and Bremen.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
A Buffers Book.
Tells What He Saw in the Trenches
hut Nobody VIII Print Ii.

RI THE NEW York HERALD: When
con sav Won are butler, houseman or
sor,o,binp like that everybody looks at
Won with Indifference. and IL you Try 70
do something nobody will help you. For
instance. I know a butler. an intelligent
ard willing young man, coming over
of,ar he had been all the time during
the war in the trenches.
rTa understands the things he has
seen In their very truth and discovered
many others In the horrors to which he
,,-os q witness and he wrote what he
had In his mind, and got some manu-
scripts that can make not one but sew
eral very interesting books. would not
sav the work IS perfect, but the idea
- in it and II is a very noble one.
To tried TO see II he could publish
his work some months ago, but all the
publishing houses where he went asked
him an exorbitant price when he said
he was n butler and looked at him
without interest.
After that he tried TO change his posi-
tlon ho went 10 some banking houses,
willing to do anything, tried to get q
position as salesman; went to some
moving picture houses for any JOB, but
everywhere when he said he was but
Ter nobody paid any more attention e
him or asked him 10 do long train
Ing before he can get Job.
There II is. II hs was something else
than a servant perhaps he would find
somebody who would be interested in
his work and he could make his life
different and more useful.
JEAN DELALuNE.
SOUTHAMPTON, August 90.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Hungary and Rumania.
The Former Hungarian Premier
Replies to Prince Bibesco.

To THE New YORK HERALD: You pub
lished on Monday a letter by Prince
/ Bibesco. Rumanian Minister, In which
/ he writes that some OF the statements
made in one of my lectures before the
Institute of Politics are semi-scientific.
/ This epithet he applies to the compari-
SON which ! drew between the size of
certain sections OF old Hungary, as
lately partitioned. and the size of GER
tain States of the United States but
especially does he apply II TO my re-
mark that possession by the Rumanians
and Czechs of the headwaters OF the
rivers which flow through Hungary en-
dangers. through the possibility OF floods.
the Hungarian plain.
l am not in position 70 acknowledge
the authority OF Prince Bibesco as q
judge of the scientific value OF this lat
ter statement of mine, because in an
swerlng 1t he makes the greatest scien-
THO mistake which he could have made.
| Observing that the upper course of the
Rhine and the Rhone rivers lies in
Switzerland, and that this has never led
to any difficulty between Switzerland on
the one hand and Germany and France
on the other. he cities this Iact as a
proof that Hungary likewise can have
nothing to fear from the possession of
the headwaters of her rivers by foreign
States.
Now 1t Is well known to every one
that the Rhine in It's descending course
from Switzerland flows through the Lake
nf - nd ha
Rhone through the Lake of Geneva.
Moreover. it Is known that the head
waters of both rivers come down from
glaciers, the Rhone glacier being espe-
cially well known not only to geogra-
piers but also to every tourist. So that
Prince Bibesco, even If he did not notice
that ! said that in the case of the rivers
of Hungary the danger and its aggra-
walton lie precisely in the fact that
there are no lakes and no glaciers to
regulate and temper their spring floods
should have been aware that the last
two rivers in the world which can be
compared to our case are the Rhine and
the Rhone
As to the comparison between GER
tain sections of old Hungary and cer-
tain sections of the United States, this
was used in my lecture solely to make
clear the comparative sizes of the ter
ritory involved, with passing sugges-
ton of its economic nature. The racial
issues raised concerning 1t by the Ru-
manian Minister are therefore in this
instance extraneous.
With regard to the political issue
taken by Prince Bibesco that Hungary
is occupied with questions of the throne
and of revenge instead Of sseking an
economic understanding with it's neigh
bors, I would like only to n antion the
fact that I made the first suggestion
looking toward such an understanding
as early as July. 1919. but received a
fiat refusal. After the winter OF 1919,
when the Rumanian army further con-
tributed to disturb public sentiment
the situation grew more difficult. Not
wlthstanding this. we repeatedly endeav-
ored to bring about mutual diplomatic
representations. the obvious first step to
real understanding.
COUNT PAUL TELEKI,
Professor OF Geography.
WTLLIAMsrowN, Mass, August 26.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
EVENTS TODAY.

Kings County Historical Society will cels-
brate the 1d5th anniversary of the Battle OF
Long Island. ut the band stand. Prospect
Park, $3.50 r. NJ.
Testimonial dinner TO Commissioner Grover
a. Whalen of the Department of Plant and
Structures. Midland Beach, r. M.
Buffet lunch In honor of Frank Bacon.
Little Theatre, afternoon.
Dr, T. J. Seaver will give an illustrated
lecture on Colorado" in the museum build
Ing Of the New York Botanical Garden,
Bronx Park, Z. NJ
Hall of Fame. New York University, Uni
p. NJ.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Suspended Sentences.

To TIE NEW York HERALD: 1t would
make Interesting reading matter to pub
lish the records OF suspended sentences
In the Court Of Special Sessions. Bur-
glars, safe blowers, all sorts OF high
waymen are let loose under the guise OF
giving them chance at reformation
NEW York, August 25. A JuRoR.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27
Now zest to Middle West Bathing.

From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat.
Hair raising panic prevails NJ all tho
bathing beaches for one hundred miles along
the Illinois River. Fourteen nlligators. from
seven to ten feet long. have cancelled their
eneagcments as attractions at park here
nv breaking their wire barriers and escap-
inc into tho river. Rifles are in demand
and the open season for alllgators is on.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

1t Is urged that Mr.. CURrAN run for
Mayor on a sanitary platform. What
could be more appropriate when the
Job before him will be to clean up
tho city government?
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

The "arrny Of 5000 miners" march
Ing on Mingo county, West Virginia,
has been turned back. II consisted OF
about 600 men, most of them impelled
TO take an excursion by curiosity and
enabled SO to do by idleness.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

"A policeman carrying the police field
day receipts from Astoria to Manhat-
tan had a bodyguard Of two patrol
men. The police evidently are not
as confident Of the safety of New York
streets as Wall Street brokers are.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

a practical joker in North Carolina
has been revealed as the author of
the pirate ship yarns which took In a
number OF Federal officials this sum-
mer However, this Is nothing for
him to be proud Of; every Govern
ment Is cursed with a few officials
notoriously easy to fool.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

Perhaps when politicians become
fully alive to the fact that women
have the right to vote Tammany will
not be as brutal in its treatment of
widows as 1t appears from testimony
before the Meyer committee to be.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

W 4LLiAMSIONN, AhdSS.t <Au5- Aus-<An-
nounceinent that Bernard nj. Baruch OF
New York was the donor OF the funds
which made possible the holding of the
Institute of Politics at Williams College
dent OF the college. at the closing dinner
of the institute tonight. His gift also
will cover the expenses of institute ses-
sions in 1922 and 1923.
The principal address at the dinner
was made by Elihu Root, who
spoke extemporaneousy. Viscount James
Bryce. President Tommaso Tittoni OF
the Italian Senate and the other dis
tinguished institute lecturers from
abroad were present with the exception
of Stephen Panaretoff, recently reap
pointed Bulgarian Minister to this coun-
try. who will sail for Europe tomorrow
All spoke briefly.
Several hundred members and guests
OF the institute. which for a month has
been considering international relations,
attended the dinner in the college GYM
nasium. On their behalf committee
consisting OF President Ellen F. Pendle-
ton OF Wellesley College. President
Charles +. Thwing Of Western Reserve
University and Col. C. M. Vestal of the
Army General staff colleges offered a
memorial of appreciation for the bene-
fits derived from the institute.
Mr.. Roots Address.
Mr.. Root emphasized the effect of the
war in producing many new democra-
cies. These democracies, he said. had
much to learn, but because people can
learn the art of free self-government
believe they can learn the art of inter-
national peace" They must become 'in-
ternationally minded" he added, and
must learn "the limitations upon their
national rights
Never before In the history cf the
world" he said. has there been so
much occasion for an effort of this de-
scription. The war has left many
changes, but one of the greatest is the
change In the procession of power in the
governmnts of the world. Not only do
democracies hold in their hands the
power of government, but the effect of
war has been to set free the millions of
people who constitute these new govern
ing pOultS lIpfIi Ilcir OIu idpll VI IC-
spect to authority in matters OF opin-
ion. to emancipate them from their old
habits and customs and ways of feel
ing. They demand the right of decision.
They follow closely upon the heels of
their representatives and dictate what
they shall do.
THE old autocracies understood inter
national affairs thoroughly, bat the old
autocracies were utterly selfish The
new governing democracies are gener-
Gus. They mean what is right, they are
honest, they wish for peace, they abhor
war, but they are most i1nperfectly
formed Many OF them are quite obliv-
ious to the fact that there are different
factors. different ways of thinking and
feeling among the people of other coun-
tries. They assume that their own ideas
are the ideaa which ought to prevail and
which will prevail.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

Mr.. LA GuARDIA's daily announce
ment that he is still a candidate is
uttered for his own benefit. II he did
not keep on saying it he would forget
1t. as almost everybody else has.
The New York herald., 1921-08-27

An English historian insists that
King ARTHUR was not a Briton but a
Dutchman. A square head at the
Round Table?