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The New York herald., 1921-08-13
The Issue Massachusetts, Faces.

A petition recently circulated in
Massachusetts, has for it's object the
| perpetuation in that State of class
privileges and class immunities. The
signers Of that petition have put
themselves on record as against the
fundamental American doctrine that
all citizens are equal before the law.
They would create favored groups
exempt from legal responsibility for
acts done and engagements made In
their collective capacity. They are
asking the electorate Of Massachu-
setts to nullify by referendum vote
the Whidden law passed by the State
Legislature last January and signed
by the Governor.
This Whidden law is so wholesome,
its appeal to the principle of justice
for all, special privilege for none, is
SO clear, and it is so judicially i'm
partial in tone that the violent oppo-
sition it has evoked is surprising.
/ There had been tacit exemption OF
certain collective bodies from legal
responsibility. The Whidden law an
nuls that exemption. Even by the
most prejudiced exaggeration OF its
provisions it could not be construed
as singing out any one group more
than another for its operation. With
out shade of discrimination it puts
a full and equal responsibility for
collective acts on each and every or
| ganized body in the State. To every
lawfully created and lawfully con-
Quoted collective unit IL affords ample
protection. 1t is destructive of only
one thing, thing hateful and intol-
erable to all American concepts Of
right political and social conditions,
and that thing is class privilege with
its abhorrent corollary, class immu-
nifty from accountability before the
law. This the Whidden law does
remorselessly abolish.
In his communication refusing to
yield to the strong pressure TO induce
him to veto the bill Governor Cox
put the whole matter in nutshell.
He said:
IAN individual Is responsible for
his acts, and IL group of individu-
ais desire to act as a collective unit
they must assume collective respon-
sibllities"
II
1t might be supposed the mere
enunciation Of this principle would
be sufficient to rally every last voter
in an American community to the
support of any measure embodying
It. But there are seekers after spe.
cial privileges who reject the equality
ii would establish. The Whidden bill
was advanced very slowly and delib-
erately to enactment. Every oppor.
tunity for a full hearing was open to
all opponents. Step by step it moved
forward in its Journey through the
Legislature. Stlsp by step. on every
foot Of the way. from introduction to
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
Going Through a Comets Tail.

Four days after the fact it is
learned, through the watchfulness of
astronomers at Heidelberg, that the
earth passed through the tail of a
comet last Monday.
A great number of persons will be
grieved, not because of the adven-
ture but because they did not know
of it in time to worry about it. II it
had been announced in advance that
the earth was to beat its way through
a comets tail these persons would
have had most delightful time con-
turing up what would happen. Some
would have predicted the worlds ut
ter destruction, some would have
spent the days in prayer, some would
have drunk deep of plain worry.
Almost everybody in his life passes
through great many comets tails
of various kinds. Too many spend
their lives shuddering over what the
next comets tail is going to do to
them-and then nothing happens, as
has been the case with the flying
earth and the sizzling comet.
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
Forto Nicans Are Loyai.
But They Ask the Privilege Of Elect
ing Their Own Governor.

To THE New York HERALD: Some
visitors to Porto Rico return here with
wrong Impressions about the political
wishes of the people Of the island. be-
cause they do not stop to distinguish be-
tween loyalty and liberty.
II we make critical study eS Porto
HIco we will see that the Porto Ricans
love liberty and are loyal to the United
States. They have never had any in
clination to revolution against the Amer
leans: always have been ready to CO.
operate in case of war.
The Porto Ricans ask for home rule,
because it is only just that we should
have the privilege to elect by popular
vote native Governor instead of hav-
ing Governor appointed, as at the
present time, without popular vote.
We want to have a Governor who has
the same customs and language that we
have: one interested in making Porto
Rico prosperous. Appointed Governors
are likely to be out of sympathy with
the aspirations of the people.
1t is time now that the United states
should do justice to Porto Rico and give
IL a Governor OF its own.
1t is necessary that the torch of the
Statue of Liberty light Porto Rico too.
New YORK. August IL. T. E.
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Urges Codifying International Law
Vscount Bryce Suggests America Should Lead I'm
portant Movement for World Peace Preservation.

to take advantage of his own wrong.
1--WE are forced TO think seriously what
can be done to reestablsh confidence on
a basis more secure. Can any authority
be found impartial enough to try offences
and to enforce penalties on convicted Of
Tenders?
1--WE have got to think more of inter-
national jurisprudence in peace time and
turn 1t to better account for peace pur-
poses. 1t has done one great service in
helping to secure protection for small
States. asserting their equality in point
OF rights with large and powerful States.
1t is the natural foe of militarism be-
cause law is the only alternative to
force.
The idea OF law, that Is, of means
or preserving order and protecting the
rru-r ~ sur--re -, ::,is S---J,,s:s.cl &c viz
lence, has been the greatest influence
making for the proper security of every
work for the commonwealth of all man
kind. forming and educating a public
opinion of the world which will impose a
check upon the violent or aggressive pro-
pensities of any one State. The idea OF
such n public opinion has lacked body
and eubetance. Such substance, such a
concrete form it may find in international
law. Opinion may anchor itself to Law,
law may instruct and steady opinion.
Tife task tnat now lies De-ore us is 10
see whether and how the judgment
passed by law and supported by opinion
can be made to be enforced between the
nations"
"Communism's grip upon popular favor
In Italy was definitely broken when the
Government refused to take any drastic
measures or repression against the seiz-
ure of factories by the worllmen, Tom
masto Tittoni, President of the Italian
Senate. told the institute this morning.
From the day the workers occupied
the factories and were obliged to realize
the impossbility of their taking over the
entire administrative control" said SEN
ator Tittoni, Communism lost ground
daily among the great mass of the peo-
pie
ITALY is by no means the only country
which has had grave labor agitations,"
he said. They have been experienced
everywhere. The movement which at
the present time is peculiar to Italy is
that of the peasantry and the agrarian
Socialism. unknown to other great coun-
tries, which has obtained an extensive
footing in many parts of the peninsula.
The occupation of the factories was a
flash in the PAN it lasted but a few
days. but the occupation of lands has
been a phenomenon of longer duration.
though of this, too, we can say that the
movement has now lost its intensity and
is on the decline.
"The Italian Parliament is preparing
to tackle the grave problem of the rela-
tions between capital and labor both in
the factories and in the fields, now that
the most disorderly and violent phase of
the agitation of workmen and peasants
has subsidized. In the words of an Ameri-
can writer who also carefully followed
these movements, Italy has survived the
worst. and will hold steadfastly to
peaceful solution of her troubles"
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
A Contented Mistress Tells OF Her
Contented Servants.

To THE NEW York HERALl: I have
Just read the letter of "A ButMr.' Gra-
cious what disagreeable person he
must be to have around. I can't believe
we are as bad as he paints US. lie must
have had hard luck.
Now / have city house and only
two servants since the war-rny income
being greatly reduced-and I'm sure
they don't hate me or they wouldn't
stay. I pay the cook-laundress only
s45 month. and the houseman, who
attends TO the furnace. vestibule, side
walk and does all sweeping and busting,
$50. The cook also makes the beds.
Being family of two, do not bother
to give them different foods. They have
chickens. porterhouse steak, fruit, in
fact. abort everything we have and
plenty OF 1t. They have o'clock coffee
and can share II with their friends. They
have lovely rooms. Each has an after
noon and evening out during the week.
and both may go out Sunday. one in
the afternoon, the other in the evening.
My cook makes all breads, pies. cakes !;
I never neel t. have anything from a
caterer.
Tho only outside service ] have Is q
man to clean the windows and woman
once week to do extra cleaning. I've
never seen a cross look or asked any
thing that has not seemed TO be will
ingly done. In the summer we are four
months in the wilderness. where they
also seem quite happy. The man runs
the motor boat and the cook has leisure
TO sew on the sewing machine. They
have each a little house of their own on
the grounds. which they like very much
and seem to enjoy fixing up with pretty
curtains. book shelves and so on.
1t quite terrifies me to hear they all
hate usl
A HITHERTO CoNTENTEp EMPLOYER.
NEW York, August 10.
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too lightly rigged. common fault of
yacht racing machines in both coun-
tries. These accidents may serve as
a useful lesson when, according to
the present programme, the next
series of races is sailed in this coun-
try. in 1922.
American yachtsmen will be par
ticularly interested in the manner in
which the Grebe lived up to the repu-
tation she established in the pre-
liminary races on Long Island Sound.
In those contests Grebe won all but
one of the races; in the international
series she finished first in the open
ing race on July 30, seventh in the
race Of August 1, third on August 3,
first on August 5, second August s
and third on August 10. But in each
one of these races she led the four
American boats, except in the race Of
August ]. thus eenallipS shs form
established in home waters.
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
D ally Calendar
THE WEATHER.


For Eastern New York-Fair to-day
and tomorrow not much change in
temperature moderate variable winds.
For New Jersey-Talr to-day and to-mor-
row; little change In temperature; gentle 10
moderate variable winds.
For Nothern New England-Fair to-day
and tomorrow. with moderate temperature;
gentle to moderate northwest and north
winds, becoming variable.
For Southern New England-fair to-day
and tomorrow; cooler on east Massachu-
setts coast to-day; fair and moderate ana
west and northwest winds, becoming variable.
For Western New York-Fair to-day; to-
morrow partly cloudy, probably local thun-
der showers; not much change in tempera-
ture; gentle to moderate variable winds.
WASHINGTON Aug. 12.-Pressure was
relatively low to-day over the Canadian
maritime provinces. tho plains States, the
plateau and south Rocky Mountain regions,
ana was high generally elsewhere.
twenty-four hours in the middle Atlantic
and north Atlantic States, the lower Laks
region, the Ohio Valley, TeaussssA ~.
Kansas ana at scattered points in the south
Atlantic ana East tsplf States OkIai.A.-~,
Kansas, the Dakotas and Tne fsccky -e5,in-
tain region. Temperature changes were
slight, as a rule.
Generally fair weather will prevail in
the States east of the Mississippi River
tomorrow, except that showers are prob
able In upper Michigan and scattered thun-
der showers in the East Gulf and south
Atlantic States. The weather will become
unsettled over n considerable area Sunday
and local thunder showers are probab.s In
the lake region, the Ohio Valley, Tennessee.
generally fair weather win continue Sunday
In the Atlantic States north of Georgia.
The temperatures will not be important.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations. taken at p. M. yesterday,
seventy-fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
Panama Hats.

From the Bulletin of the Pan-Amcricdn
linton.
Most OF the so-called Panama hats
are made In Ecuador. The material is
called paja toauilla and comes from a
palm two or three meters high. The
leaves are cut just as they are about
to unfold, the veins taken out and the
fibre remaining is dipped for few min
utes In boiling water to which a little
lemon juice is added for bleaching pur-
poses. Each leaf has approximately
thirty strands about fifty-fve centime-
ters in length. although the best grade
reaches eighty centimeters. The hats
can be woven only during the part OF
the day when the humidity is greatest,
since the straw of the best quality is not
dampened. A man working six hours
oay completes an ordinary hat in six
or seven days, but on very fine one
he spends month and a half; it is the
labor. IL erefore. which makes the hats
expensive. The most famous are those
OF Monte Cristi; they surpass all others
in fineness, lightness and perfection.
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
The Disarmament Invitations.

Diplomacy Of a rare type marks
President HARDING's invitation to
England, France, Italy and Japan to
attend the conference on the limita-
tion Of armaments at Washington on
November IL. The Presidents asser-
tion that productive labor is stag
gering under an economic burden too
heavy to be borne unless the present
vast public expenditures are greatly
reduced" puts him in the centre Of
the stage speaking language the
whole world can understand. Every
body and every nation has learned
there Is direct connection between
armies and navies and the bread and
butter in the workers dinner pail.
In exchange for the satisfaction Of
being able to boast Of an invincible
navy and a great army, nation
must pay the price Of high taxes and
lower standards of living which come
from diverting to the maintenance Of
fighting machine the production
which should belong to the ordinary
consumers.
President HARDING has cleared
away mass of ambiguity regarding
armament limitation proposals by
making plain the truth that produc-
tive labor cannot support the burden
Of ever increasing armies and navies.
When productive labor breaks under
strain, civilization, which rests on
it, crumbles.
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
AMONG To-DAY,s sEAG0ERs.

Passengers booked by the Royal Mail
liner Orbita. sailing to-day for Cher
bourg. Southampton and Hamburg. In
clude Mr.. W. T.. Taylor, vice-presldent OF
the Equitable Life Assurance Society,
and Mrs. Taylor; Miss Irma Seydel,
pianist Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Blodgett
and Mr.. and Mrs Franklin Horton OF
Boston Mr.. and Mrs A. j.. Clark, going
TO Germany az Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries
Miss Catherine Fletcher OF New York.
DIR. and Mrs. w. J. Higbee Of Philadel-
phia, Mr. and Mrs. T.. X. Berry, Miss A.
G, Bliss. Springfield. Mass. Mr.. and
Mrs. Is. l.. Butler, Eagle Springs, N. c.
Mrs. G. A. Whitfield. Cleveland Miss
Patricia Ward and Mr.. and Mrs. III. q.
Flower. Jr.
The Savoie of the French Line out to-
day for Havre, will take among others,
leut,-Commander w. Y. Boyd, DIR. w.
G. Huntington, Mr. and Mrs. t. A. Coffin,
DIR. w. T. Diver. Mr.. ~. lie Roy Edgard,
Mr.. S. Wing, Mr.. w. r. Upson and Mr..
w p. Fairman.
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
Steel Traps Are Cruel.
The American Humane Association
Trying to Protect Fur Animals.

To THE New York HERALD: The
American Humane Association is trying
to put a stop to the cruelty connected
with taking fur animals in steel traps.
This cruelty is not essential to provid-
ing the pelts which are made into the
fur garments of men and women.
1t should be borne in mind that there
are two kinds Of traps. In one variety
nearly so. In the other 1t Is simply
caught and held for an indefinite period.
usually by the foot or leg. In this po-
sition 1t may linger. without food or
drink. frequently for many days, per-
haps until 1t freezes or starves or Is
eaten by another animal
1t is we'll also to bear in mind that
possibly 25 per cent. of the animals
caught In steel traps are what is called
in the trade fiukes. These are birds or
animals whose pelts are worthless or
domestic cats and dogs or animals
which have bitten their legs off and
gone free.
1t is said that is per cent Of trapped
animals chew or twist off their legs in
order to get away. Many trapped ami
IiidlS nave Hedlcu SluiIlpS SIoWliS llldt
one or more legs have been lost in this
way. The twenty-four hour law which
requires traps to be visited daily is a
farce. 1t is a physical impossibility for
anybody to visit a line of from fifty to
one hundred traps in the stipulated
time.
Hundreds of thousands IL not millions
of these cruel traps are in use. Millions
of animals are caught In them.
To educate the public In the matter
the American Humane Association Is
offering prizes aggregatlng $500 for the
best essays showing the cruelty Of trap
ping and how IL can be remedied. For
Information concerning the contest APP
plication should be made to THE associ-
atoms Office in Albany. S.
ALBANY, August H.
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A Summer Evening.

Sweet were .he hours Of the sapphire
summer weather,
Hours that were fleet to f1y.
When we watched the wedge of the
clear half moon together
Sever tho eastern sky.
Never breeze in the tops Of the naples
signing.
Never a whisper harsh;
Only the eerie notes OF the treetoads
crying
Far away In the marsh.
Only the veil of the mist that came
crecping-creeplng
out of the nights vast deep,
Wrapping us, warning us this was the
time for keeping
The calm white tryst with slecpi
CLINTON scoLLArc.
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
DR.. .Harding's Self Determination.

The contract undertaken day before
yesterday by the estimable father Of
the President of the United States is
one requiring neither the initiative
of the Executive nor the advice and
consent of the Senate. 1t is an extra
Administrative, upergovernmental
affair The only intervening pswe.
AS TO negotiation and advice is Cupid
himself, and Cupid's active interest
praise bei-recognizes no age limit.
The only consent needed is that of
the religious and civil authorities,
and this consent was obtained in all
propriety.
The one flaw that the most minute
scrutiny can detect in an otherwise
perfectly correct procedure is the re-
ported admission Of the bridegroom
that he paid the Deputy Clerk at
Monroe, Michigan, a dollar to keep
the news from the newspaper re-
porters. Surely DIR. HARDING must
have been misunderstood. Instead
of investing dollar for the suppress
sion of such universally interesting
and personally creditable tidings he
would naturally have been expected,
in the jocund mood of Thursdays
adventure, to have offered to the
clerk at least twenty times as much
to disseminate the intelligence in or
der to expedite the returning con-
gratulations and expressions Of good
will and approval.
In these congratulations THE NEW
YORK HERALD Graves permission to
join; and it sincerely believes that
the entire country, including the
White House, will participate in
generous approval. For this is 4
union which, although it may have
been suggested by sense Of unbear-
able lonesomeness, as DR.. HARDING is
reported as declaring, is based on
the most sensible principles Of selec-
tion and guaranteed by many years
Of daily association and mutual un-
derstanding. 1t seems to us almost
like employing canned truth of
commonplace to add that such a
basis is the surest foundation Of
future happiness.
May Hymen, for DR.. HARDING and
his bride, always wear the same
blithe and benevolent smile which
Cupid displayed when he led them
over the border into Michigan.
The New York herald., 1921-08-13
Six Meter Boats at Cowes.

The British yachtsmen have won the
series of international races OF six
meter boats off the Isle Of Wight
The Americans lost by the score OF
SS points to the Englishmen's III.
Sailing under alternating weather
conditions, on some days in strong
and in others in light winds, the
American boats were only able to
win one race and make tic in an
other. They lost four. But in none
OF the races was the lead Of the Eng.
iish boats very impressive, showing
that, on the whole, the craft were
pretty evenly matched. Carrying
away OF gear was frequent enough on
both American and British boats to
shaw that for the heavy seas and
sts5ng winds Of the Solent they were
The New York herald., 1921-08-13

passage and executive ratification, it
was fought and fought bitterly by the
American Federation of Labor and by
every unit of labor unionism in Mas
sachusetts. When all their efforts
failed and the bill became law, then
these same elements of opposition got
back OF petition the object of which
is notification of that law by means
of referendum at the next State
election.
The American Federation of Labor
in Massachusetts has filed with the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth a pc
tition bearing 1920 signatures pray
ing that the Whidden law be referred
to the people. This is only small
percentage OF the actual number of
signatures, said to be over 100000.
Yet it is 1900 more than the $4,000
identified names which are sufficient,
provided not more ihkn q fourth of
them are from any one county, to
suspend the operation Of the law until
a popular vote has either confirmed
or annulled it.
The issue is plain and simple. Are
the people of Massachusetts, prepared
to vote upon their own shoulders the
burden Of a privileged class exempt
from all legal responsibility for its
acts and engagements Of whatever
nature? That is the question which
the Bay State voters havO now to
ponder. 1t is that :ssus which they
have to weigh in the balance of their
inherited American traditions and
their inherited Yankee horse sense.