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The New York herald., 1921-10-19
A King Leaves Exile.

The former King Of Bavaria, LuD.
WIG III, whose death was reported
yesterday from Berlin. came to the
throne when he was sixty-eight years
of age. While he succeeded his
father as the actual ruler of the most
important south German State, LuIT-
poLD had held only the rank Of Re-
gent and it was that to which the
son acceded. But in the year following
his fathers death, 1918, and after the
tragedy of the life Of his unfortunate
cousin, the mad OrTo, had been
dragged for the last time before the
world, he was proclaimed King.
The Bavarians in their monarchi-
cal days had apparently a strong
attachment to their ruling house, the
Wittelsbachs. an attachment which
the ruinous extravaganza OF LUDWIG
II. or the years of OrTo's incarcera-
tion as mad man did not break.
The family was more democratic
than the rival North German Hohen-
zollern house; 1t had many men who
worked diligently for the benefit OF
the people and it's rulers understood
the Bavarian psychology well enough
not to attempt any radical changes
in government or to place severe
exactions upon their rather easy
going subjects.
LUDWIG, under the former condi-
tions, might have proved as agree
able and able as any Of his prede-
cessors. But in the general cleaning
up of old German institutions he took
the trail Of kings in exile and went
to live in Switzerland. He conf
planned bitterly of his lot and the
deprivations forced upon him by his
poverty. II his complaints reached
deep into the hearts of HIS former
subjects there was little evidence Of
the fact. They were content that his
years Of reigning should be only six
and they have shown no especial de.
sire that the more or less unpleasant
RUPPREcHT should be restored to the
throne he vacated.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19

Special Cablc to TIE .Nrw yosK HnaALp.
Copyright. 1921, by TIE NEw. York HERALD.
New Yoris Herald Dnreau,
London. Oct. Is.
New York will only have u look a.
Gainsborough's Blue Boy" Sir Joseph
Duveen stated definitely to-day that. the
famous painting for which he paid
1900. 600 together with Sir Joshua Rey-
Tragic Muse" will not leave England
permanently. He Gays he paid this
record price on his own behalf.
Il am not accustomed to buy pictures
on commission" he said. but l will
exhibit these two treasures acquired
from the Duke OF Westminster both in
New York and Paris" .V
The salo has created endless gossip
both in artistic and social circles In
London. ''Blue Boy" is probably the
best known picture In the world after
Mona Lisa" and the Duke OF West
minister. with more than square mile
oS the most fashionable Mayfair and
Belgravia real estate as the basis OF his
fortune. Is understood to be one peer
who Is not in serious financial difficult
ties. It was learned to-day, however,
that negotiations for the sale had been
going on for several months, though the
two principals never discussed it them
selves. all the affairs being handled
throus't Christios.
AZ one stage OF the proceedings the
Dukes assessors refused a Duveen offer
OF el50,OO0 for Blue Boy" alone. which
Is probably the record offer for q single
picture. Both the pictures have had dis-
tinguished owners. blue Boy" having
once belonged to George Nv.
1t was only recently discovered that
this picture was not painted as Gains
boroughs answer to Reynolds's chal-
lcngr that q portrait could not be warm
ly painted with blues Instead OF reds and
yellows. 1t Ia now settled that the
c'cture was painted before Reynolds
made that assertion. Aside from the
fact that it is blue, however. the picture
Is generally recognized as the best ex-
ample Of Gainsborough's genius. which.
despite the popularity Of his female
portraits. was in his own day highly
priced for its depletion Of vigorous
young manhood.
It was learned here yesterday that
'The Blue Boy" will be shown for
three weeks In London, two weeks In
Paris, and then will oe brought on for
a three weeks exhibition in New York.
In 1919 Duveen Bros paid $4,000
g,i!neas, or $4,000. for Remney's por-
trait Of the ''Bec1rord Children" at
the Duke Of Hana,lton's sails and at the
time this was said to have been the
record price for an English work OF
art.
The appearance mere OF this much
talked Of picture will revive interest
in the old controversy IN regard to the
GainsoorouSh "Biue Boy" that was pur-
chased by the late George y. Hearn in
1899 for $4,000, and the presence In
the same city OF both works Of art will
possibly enable the experts to determine
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
Eating in Strike Times.

a general railroad strike would
have to reckon with great national
resource which did not exist in the
days of other extensive railroad
strikes.
There are ten million reasons why
the public could hold out almost
indefinitely against the strike. These
are the ten million motor cars which
the United States has. Every region
able to get gasolene and oil could
fight strike with automobiles. And
the oil from which gasolene and lu-
bricants are made is largely piped
to central refineries, which are there
fore almost independent CT the rail
roads. Besides, there is a great sup
Elementary supply of oil which comes
in tank ships from Mexico to tide
water refineries.
The public thinks-and rightly
of railroad strikes effect in terms
of food and fuel. What can we eat
and what can we burn after the re-
serve supply is gone?
So far as New York is concerned
it has great supplies OF food within
reach Of its motor cars. The trains
Of meat from Chicago and Kansas
City might be reduced. or even cut
of altogether. The quantity brought
by ship from the Argentine might
not be adequate. But we have near by
great quantities of poultry and eggs,
butter, cheese and milk. While tho
motor cars were collecting these the
ships (and nobody can complain that
the United States hasn't enough
ships!) would be bringing fish and
potatoes from New England, fruit
and vegetables from the South and
the tropics. The Shipping Board has
already planned to put ESQ ships in
commission for the coastwise food
trade, just as the War Department
Is getting ready its thousands Of idle
I motor trucks.
For bread and coal New York
| would look to the inland water route.
The Erie Canal might at last endear
itself to people that has spent hun
dreds Of millions on It. The New
'orker cannot run his fiivver out to
Scranton for coal or to Minneapolis
for -four. but while the fiivvers and
the trucks were taking care OF the
light foodstuffs on short hauls the
railroads-which are going to keep
running to great extent no matter
what tappens-could bend their en-
ergies toward getting grain and flour
and coal to the waterside.
What with the automobiles, the
ships and the canal barges the out
look is not dismal in the matter Of
eating and keeping warm. Com
modities other than food and fuel
can wait.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1921
Let Us Settle Il Now.

Let us have tie answer. 1t must
come sooner or later, and better
now.
The railway executives say they
can operate their trains in spite Of
union strike orders, and they ought
to know whether they can or not.
The American public wants the rail-
way managers to have the chance
to prove they can keep the roads
running. The American public
wants a showdown on this funda-
mental issue.
In this stand of the public ara the
railroad managers the United States
Government. pending the test Of
whether the roads can be kept run
ming, ought to keep its hands OF,
except for making sure that violence
is suppressed, the mails are carried
and the public gets its food and other
recessaries of life.
The American public maintains the
railroads, the American public owns
the railroads and the American pub
lie does not own and maintain them
solely for the sake Of the relatively
small minority employed on the
railroads.
The American public in the last
five years has seen the railway pay
rolls 90 up from less than billion
and half of dollars IN 1916 to ap-
proximately a billion and three quar-
tsrs OF dollars under the Adamson
and half billions of dollars in
1918: then to moro than two and
three quarters billions Of dollars in
1919. and then In 1920 to the rate
in round numbers OF four billions OF
dollars year.
This stupendous total has had
some shrinkage. partly because Of
fewer men employed and In small
degree through a pairing down OF
wages.
The American public has seen the
country's industry and business stag
gering under the excessive trans
portation charges continued to pay
the excessive transportation pay
rolls. 1t has seen its own income
come down under. the E -onomic read
justment from war imitation heights.
1t has seen the general cost Of liv-
ing come down.
In this situation the issue IS
whether the one hundred millions OF
American citizens not employed on
the railroads will stand the threat
ened strangulation by the two mill
ions employed on the railroads.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
wild Asters.

Like mimic stars along the upland lanes
They march in multitude; a galaxy
In proud imperial purple. yet 10 me
Modest they arc despite their royal
stains.
Soon the chill drcnch Of gusty autumn
VIII mar their beauty. vet some en-
They will retain (unhaunted by the
ell Frost. the miser. counts his final
gains.
Then will their light be quenched. as
when the morn
Doepoils the night or It's aerial fiow-
Dotting the slopes, forsalsen and for
lorn,
Yet valorous, they will wait the fatal
The death stroke Of those melancholy
icurs
That fold the earth in their wan
shroud of snow.
CLINTON scolLAnp.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
Interpreting the Stars.
Gazers Now RS Of Old End0w Them
with Human Emotions.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: May one
thank Charles Nevers Holmes for his
letters on astronomy? They are like a
personal guide In the heavens when one
gazes at the colossal consultations.
Consider the people Of the Bible who
thought them put there for our special
benefit. mere lamps Of the night to light
the darkened sky! Though we watch
them now with a different interest from
our little spinning speck OF dust we still
at times endow them with our own
human emotions.
I never look at the Dipper that do
not recall the lines:
And marked the Great Bear wearily rise
UP
And drag his clniing chain Of stars
Around the starry main.
When Joaquin Miller wrote this he
said he felt that greatness had gone
forth from him. 1t would seem, how
ever. as II at this point the sailors on
the Ship in the Desert had experienced
fatigue. FLORENCE McLANpsuRGH.
AKRON, Ohio, October II.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
October.

Serd down the lane gusty breeze
And send it up the hill,
And let 1t run among the trees
SO that 1t find me still
And let the screaming birds dip SOUTH
But sudden leave the air,
Their startled wings to brush my mouth
And tremble in my hair.
lie. eun1ach purple by my door,
Let trees be FIRE and flame.
But leave the pirsc tree as before,
Its sturdy green the same.
Send Just the faintest smell OF snow,
The sparkle of the frost,
But let the river laughing 60
Until Its song Is lost.
Oh, let me scamper through the brake.
My feet upon the wind;
Let winter yawn but not awake,
And let the sun be kind!
ABIGAIL w. CREssoS
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
Dictation by q Minority.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The an
nouncement Of tho impending strike OF
the railroad unions raises the question.
How long will the American people sub.
nit to the d!ctation Of email
minority?
It seems to me that the time has come
to settle once for all whether the trans
portation industry OF this country shall
be dominated by selfish group working
in its own interest at the expense Of the
general public or whether the roads shall
be operated on a sane business basis for
the good Of all.
Since the disgraceful surrender to tho
unions known as the Adamson law their
leaders have become more and moro ar
rogant and truculent. Until In this
period Of depression they now defy the
ruling Of the Railroad Labor Board and
refuse to accept the small reduction in
wages which It ordered after a fair
hearing.
1t is to be hoped that the present
Administration at Washington will have
the strength and courage to stand fast
and help the railroads to continue opera
tions in defiance OF the threats Of the
unions.
Given an opportunity to express their
views ana to take part in the contest
the general public would decide the issue
in very short time. The strike would
be over before It was begun. There are
thousands Of unemployed men in this
land who would rush for Jobs vacated
by the strikers at wages reduced far
moro than ~ per cent.
woLcoTr p. ROBBINS.
NEW York, October re.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
The Question at Issue.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Why not
have a show DOWN. Why not find out
now il the railway workers are to be
put in their places with fair but not
the present wage or If we are to have
an aristocracy two million strong to sup
port in perpetuity7
don't believe the American people
would let two million strikers starve
them and their children to death. be-
l,eve trains with food and milk would
be run to the cities will do what I
can to run them, for one. But IL I am
wrong in thinking this let's find It out
now ana get the matter settled for oil
time. J. A.
MrNEoLA, October IS.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New YorlI--Fair to-day
ana Tomorrow, somewhat colder to-
morrow fresh to strong southwest and
west winds.
For New Jerscy-Generally fair to-day and
tso-Morrow, somewhat colder tomorrow;
Aresn southwest and west winds.
for Northern New England-Cioudy to-day,
20 morrow generally fair. not much change
~ temperature; fresh southerly shifting to
Tor Southern New England Cloudy to-day.
to- orrow fair and cold: fresh to stroa:
sou'hwcst and west winds.
For Western New York-Cloudy to-day
and Tomorrow; probably local rains; colder
tomorrow: fresh to strong southwest and
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1S-The disturbances
that was central over Wisconsin last nInht
moved nor.heastwa-d to Ontario, attended
~ showers In the lake rcgon. the upper
Ohio and upper mississippi valleys. Willie
the Alberta disturbance mov,d eastward 10
Manitoba attended by local rains In North
Dakota and the Canadian Northwest over
the remainder OF tho country generally fair
ty-four hours, except that thero were local
rains In the Florida peninsula.
The temperature continued above normal
almost generally. and 10 was much above
normal from the Rocky Mountain region
westward. several stations reporting tho
highest ever recorded at this time OF the
year.
The Indications are for local rains In the
lake region. the extreme upper Ohio Valley,
Maine and southern Florida. and generally
fair weather elsewhere east OF tho Missos
sjppi River TO- morrow and Thursday. Thore
Will be little change In temperature to-rnor-
row, but somewhat colder weather will over
spread middle and northern sections east OF
the Missiasippi River on Thursday and
rhuraday night.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19

gone too far. The public will refuse to
have its patience and capacity for suf-
fering made the decisive factor IN
strikes.
This vote Of the railroad unions VIII
force home the fact to US all that
unionisn gone mad is peril to the
country which cannot be tolerated.
Whether the strike takes place or not.
autocratic unionism has shown plainly
that a small minority OF the people. to
gain their own selfish ends. can 'nfict
endless injury and loss on the great
majority. This Is upsetting the principles
Of our Government and must be stopped.
l.. A. THRooP.
CAMBR1poE, Mass, October IS.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
The Threatened d Strike.
Railroad Employees Under Moral
OBLIGATION to the Public.

To THE NEW YORK HDRAlD: we arc
told that the leaders OF the unionized
railroad men have ordered two millions
of them to desert their posts on October
80 In order to tie up most o. the roads
In the country. hoping thereby to compel
compliance with their demands concern
Ing wages.
II there Is any possibility Of sympathy
for them, which is doubtful. 1t can be
had only on the assumption that they
are ignorant Of the popularity OF their
relation to their occupation and the OBJ
legation that it involves.
No railroad can be built without q
charter. BY that charter the state
transfers to the company part OF It's
right Of eminent domain. With this
power the survey Is made and every
owner of land through which the line
Is to run Is obliged to sell to the COM
pany whatever may be necessary for
roadbed. stations, freight houses. &C.
OF course this power is not free gift
there is a contract by which the bene-
fciaries Of the charter are obliged to
serve the public by regular running Of
trains. And the stockholders are not the
only benehclaries or the only parties to
the contract. Every man that accepts
employment on the road Is bene-
ficiary OF the charter, for without It he
could not have that employment; and as
long as he retains the employment he Is
bound by the, contract--morally. in all
certainty. and should be legally.
II, as an individual. he chooses to step
out and let another man take his place
he has exactly the same right to do 90
that a stockhol6er has to sell his shar es.
II a group of stockholders. being dis
pleased with the management of the
road, should enter into a conspiracy to
take up some Of the rails and carry
them away, on the plea that these rails
were bought with their money and rep
resented their part In the ownership.
the employees would be the first and
loudest to condemn the act. Yet It
would be exactly analogous to that
which tl,ey themselves purpose doing.
Obvious Of their obligations as bene-
ficiaries of the charters. they have or
ganizcd great conspiracy to make 1t
impossible for the roads to fulfil the
contract that was made through the
Legislature with the people of the State.
Thereby they place themselves in the
same class with deserters from an army
or mutineers on shlpboard-only their
offence Is vastly greater and more seri-
Gus than any ordinary nlutiny or deser-
tions.
Milton. In an eloquent and oft quoted
passage OF his plea for snl;censed print
ing. characterizes good book as the
treasured up life blood Of q master
spirit. Similarly with US our railroads,
created by master spirits Of invention
and enterprise. are the veins and
arteries Of this great country through
which courses the life blood Of our
people. He who for the benefit of his
pocket would enter into a conspiracy to
stop the circulation, well knowing that
numerous cases OF sickness and dealt,
must result, Is no better-I am loath to
say It. but 1t is true--is no better than
the bravo that assassinates for a cash
payment. RossITER JOHNSON.
NEW YORK, October IS. a
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
Voliva Is Needed Here.

That great thinker WILBUE GLENN
voLTvA, who succeeded DowrE as Over.
seer of Zion City. out Chicago way,
has emplified his dictum regarding
the earth. 1t Is nat, Of course; he
announced that some time ago. But
1t is also circular. 1t is shaped, we
imagine from his description, like
one of the slnkers they used to serve
in DoLAN's, on Park Row. The North
Pole is in the centre OF the circle
There is, says voLIvA, no South Pole.
1t was brutal for him to have held
back this news until SHAcKLEroN had
sailed, but the explorer never should
have believed the rot about globu,
lar earth.
What keeps ships from sailing off
the edge of this fiat volivan earth?
It's fence, great wall Of ice. And
the earth does not move, the Zion
philosopher declares. The sun, which
is only thirty-two miles in diameter
and 5000 miles away, revolves around
the earth. e..
Oycrseer voLrvA may love his Zion
City, but the place where he belongs
this month is New York. He should
be on the stump for the Tammany
candidate for Mayor.
A man who really believes that the
earth is fat could believe that Mr..
HyLAN is for the Peepul and that the
Interests are against the Mayor.
A man who believes that there is
North Pole but not South Pole
could say without blushing that.
while the number Of part time pupils
in the New York schools has In.
creased about 100000 in the last four
years, the Hylan school programme
is fine.
A man who thinks that the fiat
earth is edged with a fence Of ice
could be taught to think and say
that the New York Dock Department
has been conducted on business
principles.
A man who can believe that the
sun circles the earth could easily
make himself think that free motor
cars and benevolent transactions in
Morton Pete are but manifestations
OF universal brotherhood.
Yes, Mr.. voLIvA should come to
New York and stump for Mr.. HYLAN.
At least, IL he does not know. he
thinks he knows. He never has to
ask DUNCAN. He never let's HErrRrcK
write his letters.
The New York herald., 1921-10-19
Our Valuation of Imports.

II Professor WALTER F. WILCOX OF
Cornell University. speaking with
others against the American valua-
tion plan Of the proposed new tariff
act, was quoted correctly in the
news dispatches, he said:
1.-THE American valuation plan Of
the pending tariff bill Is likely seri-
ously to diminish the foreign trade
OF the United States and thus TO d.
minish the chance that foreign
countries viii be able to pay
their American debts, governmental
and private"
Let us see about that. Great Brit
ain owes US a war debt Of billions Of
dollars, Germany owes us none at all.
With the German mark worth virtu-
ally nothing and with German goods
generally produced Mt a very much
lower cost than similar British goods
are produced, consider tarif OF 30
per cent. based as now on the Ger
man and British valuations of export
goods. II the British value Of an
export intended for our market. as
expressed in our money, is 500, say,
the 80 per cent duty under the present
system adds $50 to it in this country.
II the German value Is $50 the 30
per cent. duty adds S15 to it or only
! one-half the duty in dollars which
tho British article must pay to get
into this market.
But IL the value of similar Amer
lean article were $110 in our own
market and the 30 per cent. duty
were applied on that basis both the
| British article and the German ar
ticle would pay the same amount OF
American dollars as duty. The Brit
ish article might pay So more duty
than it now pays; but the German
article would pay SIS more duty than
IL now pays. This would not be a dis
advantage but distinct advantage
to our British debtor as against that
debtors highly competitive rival who
is not cur debtor.
Japan's currency is not greatly de-
based, but of all the great Powers
Japan's labor Is on about the lowest
wage basis. Japan. like Germany,
owes the United States no great war
debt. France does. Japan's low
wage cost now gives her exporters a
strong competitive advantage In our
markets over the exporters OF France
with her higher wage cost. But also
the present valuation system exact.
ing a less duty in dollars from japan
than from France. because the home
value OF the French article Is higher
than the home value of the Japanese
article, magnifies that competitive
advantage of the Japanese as against
the French exporters. The American
valuation plan. on the contrary, talk
ing exactly the same duty in dollars
from each, would tend to mini
mizc Japan's low wage competitive
advantage against the higher wage
and higher duty paying France.
| There is much to be said for the
American valuation plan as THE NEw
The New York herald., 1921-10-19

To TIE New York HEaALp: The rail-
road unions have deliberately. for the
sake of a few dollars. chosen to bring
trouble and dieastcr to the people Of the
United States. A necessary cut OF IL
per cent in wages has caused such
anger among them that they are willing
to take away the entire means OF support
of thousands of hard working. innocent
families.
There Is no reason except their own
selflshncss which exempts railroad men
from the reduction which must come be-
fore life can be normal again. 1t Ia q
childishly simple economic fact. but they
refuse 90 see Il. The cynical attitude Of
labor Of "the public be damned" has