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Evening star., 1921-10-02


these reasons are the allurement Of
higher wages. q short days work and
an abundance Of that idleness and
semi-idleness which men call pleasure
and recreation. Other reasons are that
a job at wages in the city relieves a
mar from those responsibilities and
those necessities for initiative and In.
dependent thinking and acting which
are upon him II he would make his
living in the country
There is enough idle land in Mary.
land and Virginia to support at the
crudest sort Of a guess ten times rs
many people as live there. It Is said
that gardening and farming are not
profitable, and that is true in sense.
Gardening and farming for the pur-
pose Of selling in the cities is a hazard,
mainly because so many non.pro-
ducers take their toll along the course
which produce follows from the grow
er to the eater. The system of distri.
button Is complex and highly organ.
ICED, and it would be- best and most
effective If it were simpler and more
direct
The man on the land who is willing
to work and can work seldom COM
plains Of being "out of job" Of being
hungry, of having wife and children
who are in want and Of having land
lord standing at the door with a writ
Of eviction In his hand. Making a liv-
ing out Of the land is a harder job
than a wage job in the city, but 1t Is
surer. g.
Back to the land is one answer to
unemployment.
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Mansions and Nail.

II time IL golden. as tho poets say.
those who live In mansions should
give more thought to the daily mail.
It b a curious little link in psychol-
osy that has been brought out during
letter box week." in which carriers
Of tho city post ONCE are inducing
residents to afiix mail receptacles to
their front doors.
The interesting thing Is that the
larger the house. tho moro, money
possessed by the householder, the
harder II is to get q promise Of in
staflation Of box Of slot into which
letters may be dropped.
Whereas the humble cottage holder
gladly installs a box at his door sill.
the resident in marble or limestone
mansion is reluctant to do 80. Per.
haps he imagines It is too small a
thing for him to bother about.
But consider. At most Of these
large homes the ring Of the front door
bell 10 answered by servant. Often
long stretches Of hall must be COW
cred. Careful check by inspectors has
shown that at many homes q carrier
has to wait fully three minutes or
more before he can 80 on to the next
point
Granting the carrier had only TWEEN.
ty homes. which is far, far short Of
the number any mailman has on his
route, he would consume Just one hour
in waiting alone. No wonder the man
on the end Of the route "kicks'' about
slow mail service.
With letter boxes installed at the
front doors. however, all il different.
Tho carrier swiftly mounts the steps,
drops in tbs letters and goes on to
the next home. Everybody gets his
mail ssriisr. and the carrier has an
easier time Of It.
"Help your postmaster" =
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Arbitration in Foreign Trade

j., piled occasions for disputes between
traders residing in different countries
and, has at the same time, ADDED 10
the uncertainty, delay and costiiness
Of commercial litigation. Fo1 tnls
reason commercial arbitration looms
large in the minds Of international
merchants at the present time.
At the recent congress OF the inter-
national Chamber of Commerce IN
London, the subject Of commercial
ton. Reports from several countries
were submitted and much progress was
made in rendering this important arm
of the law available to honest traders
engaged in international commerce, oy
smoothing out the existing dimcuities
though it may seem, Limitations are
placed in the jurisprudence Of many
lands upon the amicable settiement OF
commercial disputes by arbitration,
~ Wolf explains.
Principles to be observed in order to
make the arbitration OF z commercial
dispute a thoroughly satisfactory in
str7iment OF commercial Justice are
given as follows: (A) There must be
an agreement between the parties to
4 contract that In the event Of dis
pute between them the same shail oe
submitted to arbitration, in order to
avoid expensive and time-wasting liti-
CATION; lacking such clause IN the
Contract. q similar agreement may Be
reached between the parties soose-
duci,t to the arising Of the dispute.
fbS Arbitrators satisfactory to both
parties must be agreed upon and these
arbitrAtors must be competent TO
iudre the points at issue and to render
/ e 3ust decision. (c) The parties to the
dispute must agrAe beforenano 70
abide ~ the decision rendered.
| {d) The Arbitrators' decision mo ost oe
entorcible.
It fs on one or more Of these points
that the laws Of many countries dif-
fer.. Before commercial asoi9aton
I Of international commercial disputes
arency for settling such disputes,
much work must be done, although
the! sentiment Of the business com.
munity is overwhslfningly in fAvof OF
arbitration wherever the subject mas
been properly understood.
The Chamber Of Commerce OF the
United States has perfected prActicai
ARRANGEMENTS with certain bodies IN
Argentina and elsewhere to provide
machinery for commercial arbitration
between American and foreign mer-
chants. The advisory committee on
commercial disputes IN foreign coun.
! tries has. drafted some important
reeomm mendations.
Az a result Of action taken at the
congress Of the International Cham.
ber OF Commerce. the commercial
leaders in practically all OF the i'm
| Dortart commercial nations are work.
inxi on the same general principle to
StSkA universal Commercial ArbttrA-
tioh. = practical ana e6sotave anssfu'
ment.
Evening star., 1921-10-02
History.

Flre-prevention day falls close upon
the fiftieth anniversary OF the break
Ing out Of the Chicago fire. October 8,
1871, q IRE which destroyed 17.450
buildinss, swept an area Of nearly
three and . third square miles and
caused q monetary loss set down at
SCOT. .000, ,008., 1t was the greatest Of
American fires. The Boston fire of
1872 destroyed 776 houses, covering
sixty acres, and caused a loss estt
mated at 97S,ooo.0o0. The Baltimore
fire of February, 1904, destroyed $500
buildings. covering seventy squares,
and entailing a loss of $4,000, 900.
The San Francisco disaster in April,
1906, was q combination Of earth
quake and fire, and caused loss esti-
mated at $s50.ooo.o0o.
In connection with Fire.prevention
day and the Chicago anniversary,
news stories sent out from the great
lake city say that tho "history" that
Mrs. O'Leary's COW started the fire
by kicking over an oil lamp in the
stable is bad history, and that the
story is not fact. Other historians
have arisen to defend Mrs. o'Leary's
COW and to protect the COW against
being deprived of her historic distinc-
ton. History is difficult thing to
keep straight. 1t Is now said that
Nero did not fiddle when Rome burned.
Violins were not made then. and Nero
merely twanged a Tyre. Henry the
VIII was not royal monster, but q
kind and simple.minded gentleman.
Richard III was not a hunehback sent
into the world scarce half made up so
that dogs barked at him as he passed,
but was an Apollo who might have
served a. the model for a recruiting
poster. John Brown, when on the
sca1old at Charles Town. did not take
a colored babe in his arms and kiss It.
No colored people were allowed in the
field where the scaf1old stood. Barbara
Fritchie did not wave a Union nag at
q Confederate column passing by, and
Stonewali jackson never said warning
ly that he who harms one hair Of yon
gray head dies like = dog. stonewall's
troops did not pass down the street on
which Barbara's house stood. Sheri.
dan did not make a ride Of twenty
miles to Winchester, and Grant and
Lee did not meet under IN apple tree
at Appomattox. And so it goes.
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Back to the Land.

The cause Of Unemployment 10 tha,
there are more men than Jobs. One
way to cure unemployment IL to fur.
nish the unemployed with tobs-tha.
Is, TO. furnish Jobs to those Of the. un.
employed who want TO work. Another
cure for Unemployment is to encour'
age mon to put themselves In q situa.
tion where they do not need "job.'
The answer to that IL in the land,
Various factors have contributed to
the overstimulation Of cities and over,
stimulation. must always be followed
By periods of depression. Millions Of
men leave the country and move to
the city for many reasons. Among
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Arbitration Of commercial disputes
in foreign trade as an alternative ior
nrotracted, expensive and friendship
destroying litigation is a subject TO
which special attention is now oeins
given by the bureau Of foreign ana
domestic commerce. In this construc-
tive eftor. to keep the mechanism OF
foreign trade running smoothly and
remove all stumbling stones from the
wav Of international business friend
illness the Chamber Of Commerce OF
the United States is giving hearty
cooperation.
The business interests Of the ooun-
try, seeing tho big advantages to be
gained by substitution Of arbitration
for .ut,gstion, have held conferences
with Secretary Hoover, in which II
was decided that the federal govern
ment and the organizations ana
federations OF commercial interests
should work together to make com
mercial arbitration . handy agency.
The bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce, in response to urgent re-
quests, is preparing . auestionne'rs
"a be sent to It's connections IN 1or'
aim countries in order to determine
she present status. Of the arbitration
clause in all countries. This cues
.ionna,re has been worked out by the
division of commercial law and Is
now being reviewed by > legal Az.
thority in New York prominently
identified with the subject OF commeE-
,cial arbitration. :,
A. J. Wolf, chief Of the DIVISION Ok
commercial law, points out inst ar.
sarlisst days OF antiquity. The laws
At many lands have taken cognizance
~ Il and have generally encoufegeo
Il. Many trade organizations nave
adonted arbitration tor disputes Snss
inr between their members ana nsNe
'asfablished elaborate provisions ZOE
the carryins Of the arbitration fdeA
intn enact, Particularly In tntefnee
t;onsi transactions. with the dfver-
rent laws, the difnculties OF ascere
.taininr the rights and wrongs OF the
nofnts involved. with the parties 70
the dispute resident at considerepie
distances from each other. there is
need Of an arrangement wherepy ois- s..
putes may be settled equnaoiy.
aWoSnds au,Sndds Behind. BEN M. Wolf emphasizes.
Arhitration offers such an arrange.
ment and It has been rightly de-
scribed as q means for securing Jus.
tice without recourse to courts. Tne
disti,roed economic condition OF the
yorlds principal markets has multi
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Republican Tide Still Running

As yet the tide has not turned.
Sentiment is still with the repub-
licans.
At a special election held in Iowa
several months ago to fill = vacancy
in the House the republican candt-
date was an easy winner.
At a special election held more re-
Gently In Pennsylvania to I'LL va
cancy in the House the republican
candidate had an easy victory.
In New Mexico the other week a
republican senator was chosen to sue
ceed himself. His majority was a
record for an of year.
And on Tuesday in Massachusetts,
congressional district the republican
candidate for a House vacancy had
the best Of the poll by majority
comparatively as large as that the
republican candidate Of last year re-
ceived.
True, Iowa, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts are republican states,
and New Mexico is republican now
and then. Still, allowing for this. it
is plain that the people are disposed
to give the party In power q fair
chance to redeem its campaign prom.
ises: that they do not repent Of last
years decision. but are looking
forward to a justification Of the con-
fldence they then expressed at the
polls.
This should operate as spur to
Congress to do its best. There is a
good deal to be done. and a good
deal depends on how it Is done. And
next year the people in choosing a
new Congress win pass on the record
now in the shaping. That shaping
cannot be too carefully attended to,
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Politics at Home
An Alert Official.

Chairman White Of the democratic
national committee. undiscouraged by
the, election result In New Mexico. is
still on the Job. He is often in Wash.
tngton, where he is welcome, and
while in town confers with the lead
ers of his party who harbor here. In
this way he keeps in touch with party
sentiment all over the country.
T. This was the policy Of Mr.. Hays
while chairman Of the republican ma,
tional committee. He was a frequent
visitor to the capital. and in frequent
consultation with prominent repubii.
cans in Congress and out. He found
profit in his visits, and probably Mr..
White is finding profit in his.
Formerly. and not SO long ago, the
chairman Of a political national com
mittee had little to do. and did little.
in of years. At the close Of the presi
Dental campaign he had managed for
his party he would ''lay or until the
next national convention met. and
then, after calling that body to order,
give place to a new man.
It IL very different now. There Is no
rest for chairman. Whether he wins
or loses his fight. his work goes on.
Politics is never adjourned. Tho or
ganization needs. and receives, his
constant attention. II fully alive to
his duties he finds something worth
his while all the time.
The public is still without informa.
tion about Mr.. Whites future.
Whether he Is to retire soon and stand
for the governorship Of Ohio, or con.
tinue in charge Of his party's national
organization work until 1924, he has
not said. There are unconflrmed re-
ports both ways. But whether he re.
tires from, or remains In, his present
place, he Is well employed in his pres
ent activities. If he retires he can
turn over all the information he has
accumulated to his successor. II he
holds on he can use it himself.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

The som Of DR.. Wu Tins.ians may
be q member OF the delegation from
China to the conference ON armament
DR.. wu in remembered as
Ea man Of . most inquirins mind. and
his son will prove remarkably we'll
informed. abbut America Il the doctor
repeated in the family circle all the
answers to the questions he asked
while stationed here. @,-.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

representing this area would extend
to chicago instead Of New York. -
The expense Of tho street system CT
the Washington that covers the whole
District is not to be endured unless
met by all the resources which com.
bine to make the National Capital
worthy Of tho nation.
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Mr., Bryan and Office.

Although when questioned he ap
pears to reserve. II not to f1irt with
the subject, it does not seem likely
that Mr.. Bryan has a thought Of try
ing for the Senate from Florida. He
soon tired Of the House, and sought q
more congenial field for the exercise
Of his talents. He would as soon tire
Of the Senate. II would be quite q.
little to his taste-rnaybe less 10. TO,
he has found since h> left the House q
field very much to his liking and IN
which he has been pleasantly ant
profitably active for years.
Nor while Secretary OF State did hi
seem to enjoy executive ONCE. At any
rate, he did not tarry In It long.
And this leads to the question, Wo,ilt
Mr.. Bryan, who has kept longing eye,
on it for a quarter" century, enjoy the
presidency? Probably not: George d
Prentice, d boomer of Henry Clay for
the chief magistracy, said after Mr.
Clay's death that il he had Realised
his ambition he would have been q
|heart.broken man; that he could moi
have rewarded his friends as they
would have desired, and that his help
lessness would have crushed him.
So in Mr.. Bryan's case. He has q
great many devoted friends. and he
could not even as President reward all
Of them as they would expect and he
desire.
As a matter Of fact-and maybe he
himself recognizes it--Mr. Bryan in
his present employment is serving te
his best advantage and satisfaction
Using the word in its complimentary
sense, he is. before and above every.
thing else, an agitator. He has ideas
and the courage Of them. and an At
tractive way Of presenting them; and
as the proof of the pudding Is in the
eating, he is, after twenty-five years
as much in request as lecturer and
stumper as when fresh from throwing
a national conventioR-C Chicago. 1856
Into .:'conniption fits" :: ~
Evening star., 1921-10-02

German sentiment is evidently not
in favor of allowing anything SO in
teresting. even, as peace discussion
to interfere with plain constructive
industry.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Sending flowers to a prisoner
charged with serious crime Is a Gus
tom 80 well fixed that 1t would be un-
wise for the attorneys to neglect It
even II they have to buy the flowers
and hire the ushers to carry them.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Californians earnestly repudiate the
suggestion that the beverages con.
sumed at rough parties have any re-
lationship to the former products OF
the coast vineyards.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Democrats have 60 much faith in
Oscar Underwood that they feel sure
he can serve in an Official capacity
with eminent republicans without for
a moment teopardizins his political
identity. 80 e. = 5:9t, 49, =.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Suspicious that the failure Of the
league of nations to receive replies to
certain communications was due to
hold-over policies in the postal system
have proved to be entirely unfounded.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Several senators will commend
themselves to thrifty and conservative
constituents by refusing to keep late
hours even for the sake of treaty dis.
cussion.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Good business conditions are expect
ed to arrive in time to make the shop
early" warning in advance Of the
holidays more imperative than ever.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Bolshevisn's greatest dthiculty lies
in the necessity Of constantly chang
Ing the meaning Of the term to meet
new conditions.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

: There comes = time In the life of
every man. In the I'm Kiux Khan as
well as out Of it,:-when he wants to
tell his troubles to a policeman.
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Science may discover a new fuel to
take the place Of coal. but there is no
chance Of its production in time tor
this winters deliveries.
Evening star., 1921-10-02
A Forbiddfnr Prospect, !,

IA rWUAsUAAS AAVoPcVss .
II am afraid;" said the woman who
had moved into a new nat, that we're
going to have q, cold. hard wintery''
Judging by those nature-fakins
signs?" sneered her husband.
mo. BY the expression. on the jani.
tors face.' -
Evening star., 1921-10-02

Jud Tunkins says nobody does any
thing SO well that somebody doesn't
think he could do it better if he was
to take the trouble to try. = =,
Evening star., 1921-10-02
A Proyerb Unrespected

III you want a thing done properly
do it yourself. said the ready.made
philosopher.
Sometimes, maybe commented
Uncle Bill Bottletop. .But I'VE about
decided ia rather SO thirsty than take
|chances on these homemade drinks"
Evening star., 1921-10-02
SHOOTING STARS.
By pHuANpER JOHNSON.

~ - Prospectus.
A joyous world will make its way 3,
Meath skies forever blue,
If all that the. press agents say
Comes absolutely true, ,
Wen never see a show that's bad,
Nor read q book that's poor:
No speculation will prove sad,
Successes will be sure.
.t ~
So let US bid him persevere
And ply his skill anew.
This earth may be a better. sphere
When H. says comes true.
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Precocious Demonstration.

PrecOcious Demonstration.
THAT infant next door cries con-
stantly."
''And yet,' unused Senator Sorghum.
Il don't. believe he actually has any.
thing on his mind. He's probably Just
filibustering." ."t - -. ::
Evening star., 1921-10-02
Fortified Geniality,

The optimist .defies the storm,
). Provided hes thrifty soul. !.
And has, besides a heart so warm.
., A cellar that is full Of coal. ~rr
Evening star., 1921-10-02

hardly have consented to dedicate for
street purposes more than half OF the
total area Of the city; and the new
washington, beyond Boundary street.
naturally shrinks back when invited
to develop the e1travasAnt and ex.
pensive but magnificent street plan Of
a great National Capital with the
feeble. unaided resources Of a scat
tered suburban population. which in
it's natural development would never
dream Of dedlcating to the public and
Of maintaining and improving at its
own expense q street area that would
take out Of the market and render not
only unproductive but q source of di.
rect and heavy outlay over. one.third
Of the entire suburban city.
The taxpaysrs Of the District are
absolutely unable unaided to devslop
the outlying territory on the lines Of
the original capital. Suburban Wash.
ington contains s1,s25 acres, as
against e,111 acres In the original
city and $500 acres In Washington
and Georgetown. At q minimum ssti.
mate there VIII be much over 10.so0
acres Of streets to be condemned.
opened. maintained ana improved, a.
against 3,see acres In the original city,
under whose burden the taxpayers Of
the capital for three-fourths Of q CEN
tury groaned. The new city Will BE-
FIVE times the area Of the original city,
The area Of the streets to be donated,
maintained and improved win be twice
as large az. the entire area Of the orig.
tnal city, and the imaginary street
The New York herald., 1921-06-26
AFFECTS ALL NATIONS
Lawyer Asks if Disadvan-
tages of Plan Do Not Out
weigh Advantages.
looks FOR A REVISION
Believes a Few Years Will
5 Show Berlin Is Unable to
Carry Out Conditions.

Paul D. Crdvdth. one of the leaders
of the Nelo York bar, distinguished
REPRESENTATIVE of American thought
and achievement and an ardent cham
MON and constant friend OF France
during and since the a0Gr, submits a
close analysis OF the repdrdtion set
aentent, 1ohich is an important con-
tribution to the great international
question.
His vieios on the 1oorking out OF
the problem noto that Germany has
begun the solution are judicial rather
than controversial. His glance into
the far future takes in possibilities
rather than facts. But his point OF
vieto can hardly fdiI to interest all.
By PAUL ID. CRAVATH.
Now that the French Chamber of
Deputies has approved Premier Brands
policy in dealing with the Germans,
and the German Government has made
its first reparation payment, it is worth
ress toward a solution Of the repara-
tion problem that has been achieved
by the German Governments accept
ance of the allied ultimatum. 1t is
necessary first to consider what would
have been the effect of the reparation
provisions of the treaty Of Versailles
had they remained unchanged and the
objects the allied statesmen had in
view in their negotiations with the
Germans, which began at Spa last Au-
gust and ended in the agreement just
concluded.
Apart from various items of COM
paratively small volume, such as prop
erty to be restored in kind, and re-
endorsement to Belgium for the
amounts borrowed from the Allies dur
ing the war, the amount Of the repara-
ton payment required by the treaty
was the total damage suffered by the
Allies under ten specified categories as
ascertained by the Reparation Com
mission and notified to the German
Government by May I, 1921. OF these
items, by far the largest. constituting
more than half of the total. was the
capitalized value Of the payments and
obligations OF the allied Governments
for pensions and separation allow
ances.
Under Article 233 of the treaty the
amount thus fixed by the Reparation
Commission and notified to the Ger
man Government would measure "the
extent of that Governments obliga-
tions" for reparaton. The same article
made 1t the duty of the commission to
draw up schedule Of payments which
would provide for the discharge of
"the entire obligation within a period
Of thirty years from May /. 1921"
Under Section 16 of Annex II. the