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The President and Patronage.

There is some fretting here and
there about patronage; an occasional
complaint about the neglect Of an old
friend, and the too great coddling OF a
new; q mild assertion that things are
not going as they should'; q not
unamiable reminder that there may be
a thereafter" AS yet, however, there
has been no commotion resembling
that that shook the dominant party
in the time Of Hayes. Of Garfield, of
Cleveland. Of Harrison.
Mr.. Hayes came in under circum-
stances that, in the very nature Of
things. embarrassed him. He had been
q compromise nominee. He had been
accorded the certificate Of election by
tribunal until then unknown in our
affairs. He was certain not to stand
for q second term. The distribution
Of patronage by him, therefore, was on
every account difficult.
Gen. Garfield, with Mr.. Blaine at the
head Of his cabinet and Mr.. Conkling
the dominant republican figure in the
Senate. could not escape ENHANCEMENT
in the old Blaine-Conkling feud.
Mr.. Cleveland, professed civil serv-
ice refoemer, had been steered to the
closest Of victories by Mr.. German. a
frank and aggressive spokesman, who,
as campaign manager, had issued a
good deal Of campaign paper" When
Mr.. Cleveland began repudiating this
paper" Mr.. German angrily protest.
ed. and "a pretty howdy-do" resulted.
Gen. Harrison had q like trouble
with Mr.. Quay. and the trouble was at
the base Of the hght at Minneapolis in
1892 over the denomination.
Mr.. Harding, it is true, was q com.
promise nominee. But the defeated
leaders-Wood and Lowden-fell at
once into line. and are giving the
President full support without condi-
tions. AS for the "original Harding
man." he was lost in the Harding man
at the polls, who turned out to be
multitudinous.
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Sunday. There IL absolutely no ad-
vantage to the government in main
tanning different schedules Of pay.
ment. It is, however, Of some mo-
ment to business Washington and it
is of considerable moment to the en-
ployes. An effort Is now being made
to secure uniformity by interdepart-
mental agreement, failing which q
provision Of law should be inserted in
one of the appropriation bills now
pending in Congress, covering all
branches of the government service, at
least in Washington.
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Government Pay Days.

There is no occasion whatever for
lack Of uniformity in the matter of
paying of the government forces. In
some departments. however. payments
are made on the day before Sundays
or holidays, and in other departments
on the day after. This makes q diff
ference Of two and In some cases
three days. as, for instance. when a
holiday falls on Monday. the 18th
These matters are subject to depart
ment order. and unless there Is agree
ment between the heads Of the de
partments the lack Of uniformity will
prevail. The matter would be most
simply and certainly settled by statu
tory enactment providing explicitly
for payments on the LIST and 18th OF
each month, or on the Saturday pre-
ceding when the lst or the 18th falls
Len Sunday-~ O. q holiday following q
Evening star., 1921-05-22

1 dors. ministers. charges DAT
faires, counSelors, CONNER
cial attaches and secretaries of lega-
ton. have just returned to this city
from attendance at the first interna-
tional conference on world trade ever
held in the United States.
They assembled in the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel. New York city, last
Tuesday morning. at the invitation of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers. to give their views and sug-
mercial good will might be builded
between the United States and other
countries. 1t was the purpose of those
that conceived the assembly to bring
the foremost representatives of other
lands into close and personal touch
with the leaders of industry in this
country, SO that they might help to
noblest in its mission-good.will and
friendship.
K X + +
The conference OF ambassadors and
ministers on world trade, as it was
called. was not to be convention on
foreign trade, in its precise limita-
tions, but to bring home to manu-
facturers who have heretofore not
been interested in the outer world de-
velopment Of their businesA a fuller
appreciation that since the termina-
ton Of the great war the United
States must take into proper con-
sideration the effect of trade and pros
perity of other countries on our own
country's. Before the war attention
was given to foreign trade in it's di-
rect application: since the war every
single manufacturer in this country
is more or less affected by the trend
in other countries. We, of necessity
must maintain the outer contact that
was established during the war. and
which has been augmented by hun
dreds and thousands Of those men who
were overseas and thus obtained theiI
f1rst-hand impressions of the inter
dependability Of all the nations Of the
world In trade and commerce.
From the very first speech, which
was made by Ambassador Jusserand
Of France, and whose knowledge OF
American commercial ideals is very
wide because Of his long residence
here. to the very last speaker there
was entire agreement among the dis
tinguished speakers on the necessity
Of material participation by the United
States In the economic reorganiza-
tion Of the world. Probably never
before has any group of accredited
representatives Of other nations
spoken so frankly regarding the needs
of their countries and their knowl-
edge of the importance to the United
States Of prosperity throughout the
rest Of the world. Time and again
tho speakers referred to the dangers
which they believe lurked in the
emergency tariff measure, because, as
they explained, 1t threatens to erect
a barrier about the United States
which will close It as a market for
foreign products. This would mean.
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German 1ngratitude to Italy.

The Independence Beige of Brussels
| believes that since the armistice Italy
has shown unmistakAble signs Of desir'
ing to renew her former cordial rela-
| tions with Germany. but that the Ger
mans have harshly repulsed these ad-
vances, notably in the Tyrol matter
The paper says:
ITALY has played her part loyalty dur
ing the war and contributed with an hei
might to the common victory: but hel
war was a war against Austria, and she
only accepted war with Germany as an
inevitable consequence Of the other
When it was a question Of organizing
peace q large number of political men
Of that country thought it wise to re-
establish relations with their former ally
some of them for political. others for
economic reasons. N. Nitti encouraged
this tendency to the utmost, ana intro
duced it in the negotiations at San
Reno with an ardor and petulance
which almost upset everything.
much enthusiasm, had the same ideas
in negotiations concerning the rate OF
Germany, and Count Sforza, while al
ways behaving correctly toward main
tenance of the entente between the al
lies, nevertheless always showed irwin
chile repugnance for military sanctions
which would create between Italy and
Germany a serious obstacle to political
and commercial reconciliation.
''But the Germans. and especially
the pan-Germanists.w who have learned
nothing from the last war. paid no
attention to the Italian tendencies
and have adopted an aggressive pol
icy with regard to Italian interests
near the Drenner, which has aroused
dom The Tyrol plebiscite. favorable
to the union with Germany. is a
warning from which Italian wisdom
has prof1ted, and in which a threat
was to be seen concerning the state
Of things created by the 81: .hn Iermals
to Ifaly. and where several large
rroups of German subjects are now
under Italian rule. The agitation
caused by the pan-Germanlsts IN the
Tyrol. and the speeches held at INNS
have aroused q feeling Of indignation
and of lively irritation. because the
Intention was observed Of creating
iissension among the newly annexed
Populations, and of not considering
the treaty Of St German ain Is ts.aen aennte. ne
inst recompense for the sacrifices and
losses sustained in defeating the
Hapsburg empire.
II can only say that the language
-, the Italian press, except a few who
have special reasons for not chang
Ing their tone, 1t not SO friendly
tnsav as It has been until now.
and evidences q great change of
opinion with VT .vsrts rsgasd ,n 10 the TSrol is
fully recognised, and 1t is realized
that pan-German fanaticism has tried
10 create there = subject Of dissen-
sion between Germany and Italy. TO
conclude from this that Germany can
he oniy one step. but 10 Count Sforza
inclined to take it.?
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Objection is offered I'm New York to
a change Of the name Of Blackwells
Island to welfare Island" It is as
serted that a change Of name creates
confusion and does not serve any prac-
teal purpose. This will discourage any
effort to use psychological process to
clinch prohibition by rechristening
Broadway with some such name as
"Teetotal boulevard
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Government Experts.

One OF the speakers before the joint
civil service committee on the reclassi.
dcation bills Friday pointed out that
during eight months Of the year 1920
fifty-eight technical experts had re.
signed from the bureau Of chemistry,
Department Of Agriculture, to enter
private employment at substantially
higher salaries than those paid by the
government. This is not an unusual
experience in the government service.
though perhaps the expert turnover"
in the period mentioned was high. The
fact La the government does not pay
enough to hold specially skilled work
ers. Redistribution a. projected
tends to establish q more DEFINITE
recognition Of expert values. and the
adoption Of one Of the bills now pend
dng should lessen the loss which the
public service constantly suffers in
this regard.
The scientific government workers
enter the service usually from the uni
versities and special schools. They
quickly divide into two classes. those
who are bent upon passing through
the public service as quickly as pos
sible into private employment, capital
izing their departmental experience,
and those who find in the public serv-
ice opportunity for useful work, the
fruits of which are to them the equiva-
lent Of high emolument. There are
today in the government ranks many
scores Of highly skilled men and wosn-
en- who prefer to remain at lower pay
because they feel that they are con-
tributing to the public welfare. The
situation Of these people during the
last few years has been deplofAble.
They have received from the govern
ment barely enough for decent liveli-
heod. Meanwhile many Of their COM
panions have gone forth into private
employment at two, three and even
more times the public service pay,
some Of them Of less ability and ex.
perience.
Probably the United States win
never be able to compete with private
corporations for the services Of ex.
perts. but Il VII have at least one I'D.
vantage, given the fair scale Of pay
for. ths scientific class, In that these
experts are inspired chiefly by love Of
their work rather than by the mate.
rial reward. and the government ssrv-
ics odfers wide opportunity for con.
trfbutions to the public good.
Rehabilitation will, in any form
now proposed. improve the condition
Of these expert workers. At present
they have, save in q very few cases,
little better than the status Of clerks.
Owing to the differences that prevail
bseVesn the departments and bureaus
m some branches Of the service typists
and stenographers arc getting more
money than university.trained scien-
lists In other oficesL This condition
must b cured or the sovernment viii
b IN time deprived Of the services Of
an its scientific workers save those
who are using the government service
as . stepping stone to something bet.
ter in commercial lines.
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Shifting and Lifting.

Tho people. We are told. did not
elect the present Congress to shift
taxes, but to lift them. Epigrammattc
and arresting. but somewhat mislead.
ing. Let US consider the situation.
The taxes now on the books were
levied in time OF war, and Of coure,
for war purposes. They served those
purposes Hssy Vel. Thay Yielded q
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HEARD AND SEEN

After trying out his hand at pitch
ing horseshoes. City Postmaster
Chance had a hankering last week
to see what he could do with = pistol.
Accordingly. he accompanied a
group Of twenty-one of the clerks
Of the city post ONCE to the rifle
range at Congress Heights. where
postal workers are practicing with
pistols furnished by the Post Office
Department.
Although about the first time in his
life that ne ever had pistol in his
hand. the postmaster surprised him.
self and the others by finishing sec
ond in the days scoring.
The postmaster led the field with
a score of 46 out of possible so IN
the slow firing, but fell down slight
ly in the quicker firing. when he Sc
cured 33 out of a total of so.
Postmaster Chances score for the
day was 79. ]. c. King. clerk,
took first place with a score OF s4
He got IS in the slow firing, and 80
in the quick firing.
50 postmaster and all at the city
post Office are daily at the range
making it evident that any person
who longs to be q mail robber will
get a warm welcome if he attempts
to begin at the city post office.
| The presentation Of the Electra" o,
| Euripides one afternoon last week
brought home to many the difference
between the tastes Of men 1000 year.
ago and now. AS a work OF art the
old Greek tragedy is as great as oi
old. but as an afternoons entertain.
ment It is a trifie boresome. to say
the least.
The modern dramatist would inject
little pep" into the plot and speed
up" the action a trifie. cutting ou,
many Of the long speeches" which
| are used in the tragedy to carry or
| the action. The average spectator
would enjoy reading the admirable
Gilbert Murray translation a great
| play. This admission, Of course, II
No doubt the hundreds of high
school girls present spoke in glow.
ing terms to one another after the
performance as to their enjoyment OF
1 u
was trif1e belied by what one youns
girl was heard to say to another.
Members Of Menandros, the loca
Greek dramatic society. had tus'
taken their seats in the first row be.
| fore the curtain went up. They were
| attired in Greek festival costume
making bright picture.
One Of the girl spectators turned te
another.
Are those the only living Creeks
| she asked. solemnly.
think some Of the boys at Waite,
! Reed Hospital must have been "spoof.
| ing" those kind men who took them
out for an automobile ride recently
Probably the wounded men though,
marvellous stories were what were ex.
pected. and tried their best to ac.
| commodate those who were helping
them. Maybe they did 1t just be.
| cause they happened to think of it.
Any way. the citizens were told {
story about two pals" at the hos
| pital, one with. both eyes put out by
gas. and the other with his righ
| leg and arm gone.
And the doctors say that they car
graft an eye on Bill pretty soon.
went the story. Then came the mas
"And jim. who already has an arm
snd and leg of; nj, is going to give one Of
Thrilling, indeed, but medical Off.
GERS at the hospital say there is ''ab.
solute1y nothing to ii"
A
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The falling of in I. W. W. member.
ship may be regarded al q hopeful in
dication that numerous individuals
have decided to abandon the ranks
Of the voluntarily unemployed.
Evening star., 1921-05-22

It is not to be expected that George
Harvey wfl1 attempt to put as much
rhetorical dash into his diplomatic
papers as he put into his campaign
articles.
Evening star., 1921-05-22

Explanations Of the Einstein theory
Invariably suggest that people who
profess to understand It have for.
gotten . few small but essential do
tails.
Evening star., 1921-05-22

It is predicted by commercial sx-
perts that profiteerins will go out Of
fashion and be regarded as no less
absurd than hoopslkirts or hourglass
waists.
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Samuel Gompers dares the Judge to
put him in Jail and the Judge dares
Samuel to do something to give him
a chance. As the Joint debate now
stands it may be regarded as a draw.
Evening star., 1921-05-22
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHIIAANDER JOHNSON.
Reltsble Predictions.

Reliable Predictions.
1 pays no 'tention when de robins ding
A song dat ay you kin look fob spring.
But I listens close when across de
marsh
Comes . vo3cs dat's mixin' Dc sweet
with harsh.
I looks fob do sun an I watts fob de
breeze
Dstu Join do chorus - It Torches de
trees,
Do sunshins's due, an dar aim no
doubt,
Cause do frog be knows what he's
tallin' about.
Dat frog ain pertendin' to know q lot,
But de little knowledge he's somehow
got
Is of de mos reliable kind,
An he ain a-skeart foh to speak his
mind.
So 90 way, folks. with yoh weather
ways.
My heart Is set on dem sunshine days
Dat know viii soon come a.gleamin'
out,
Cause dem frogs, dey knows what
dey's tallkin' about.
Hats.
$50 you want people to stop and
salute your hat" said William Tell.
Certainly" replied the tyrant Cess.
Ter. I'm tired Of having all the care
and admiring attention devoted to my
wife's headwear."
Jud Tunkins says a man who wor-
ies about what ne can't help can buy
a thermometer and keep himself scared
two-thirds Of the year.
Literary Thrills.
The books put forth are strange
indeed.
They make me hold my breath,
| II believed all that read
should be scared to death.
Teeth.
'"They are going to put teeth into
prohibition enforcement"
''Well." replied Uncle Bin Bottletop.
| eth be expensive. Good dentistry
costs considerable"
Improvisation.
! "CAn you sing The Star Spansled
Banner'?"
There's a difference Of opinion on
that subject in my home," replied
Senator Sorghum. my daughter says
am all right as to the words. but
when 1t comes to the tune / fall into
my political habit Of disregarding prec.
edent and trying to substitute my
l0Wn HeaAs
Evening star., 1921-05-22

Poland hopes that German remarks
to the effect that France IL . militia
ristic nation win be abundantly ver1.
ned.
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Tho HohenzoIlerns have reduced
their ideals to the plain old assump-
ton that the world owes them a living.
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The tariff is another Of those great
questions which no amount Of able dis
cussion serves to settle permanently.
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TO WELD TRADE AND DIPLOMACY

In the proposed reorganization OF
the government departments. to which
President Harding has
Consolidation C. given most earnest
personal support the
froposeo. first step in the re-
grouping Of State Department activi-
ties, as recommended to the joint ex-
ecuttvs and congressional committee on
reorganisation by the Institute FOL
Government Research. is:
Tho creation within the State De-
partment of bureau Of foreign COM
merce to take over the duties now
performed by its office Of foreign
trade adviser, the bureau OF foreign
and domestic commerce of the Depart
ment Of Commerce and the division
of foreign markets Of the bureau OF
markets. Department of Agriculture y
Emphasis is laid on the point that
partmentally Of the performances of a
special fuHction has given rise to
more acute differences OF opinion
than that Of which department should
have charge Of the promotion Of the
foreign trade interests Of this eoun-
1s
any one case where there to greater
need for action. having for its pur-
pose to eliminate duplication OF or
ganixation and work.
~
There il practically no difference of
opinion that these three services
represent duplication
nnnIication Of organization and
work, q diffusion of
Recognized. responsibility and an
unnecessary expenditure of public
funds. There is consequently an al
most unanimous opinion that, II fea-
sible. the work of these three serv-
ices should be consolidated in a sin
gle service. A difference Of opinion
develops only when the question is
presented Of determining the service
and department under which this func-
tion should be located; Upon this
Strong arguments have been brought
in favor Of each of tho two alterna-
tives that are presented: Location of
the service in the State Department
and location Of 1t in the Department
of Commerce.
After a detailed review of the his
va VI SASoS SAaA ~ S~.IN sHAoAA
development, the Institute for Govern
ment Research summarizes the pres
ent conditions. It points out that not
withstanding repeated efforts to elm
mate duplication of organization and
work, in respect to securing ana dis
tributing information regarding for
eign commercial conditions and the
protection and promotion of the for
eign trade interests Of the United
States. conditions are now more un-
satisfactory than At any previous
time. Not only are these three agen-
cies at work, but the factor of du-
plication has become still more pro-
nounced due to the fact that the bu-
reau Of foreign and domestic COM
merce and the division of foreign
markets, as we'll as certain other
services concerning Themselves with
foreign trade matters, are inaugural
ing the policy Of building up field
services Of their own in foreign coun-
tries
This latter phase OF the duplication
Of organization and expense, which
tends steadily to become
RannrfAd moro marked, is vividly
<,~< o. n
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Nations are beginning to realize that
IT 10 not only wrong TO night, but that
u - expensive.
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Control Il
Essential


Of the government for securing infor-
nation regarding foreign economic and
trade conditions.
a. That representatives Of the gov
ernment In foreign countries can do far
more effective work il they have the
official status Of representatives of the
department of the government intrusted
with the conduct of foreign affairs.
90 That it is imperative that the
State Department shall have in Wash
ington a service and personnel fully in
formed regarding foreign trade condi-
tions to assist it in handling the many
questions affecting foreign commercial
relations that are constantly coming be-
fore it for settlement
(6) That, due to the foregoing. it is
impossible to secure that centralization
Of responsibility and work in respect to
the protection and promotion Of Amer
lean foreign trade interests and the
elimination Of the existing duplication
Of organization and work which are held
to be desirable in any other way than
by intrusting this function to the State
Department.
(D And. finally. that il this policy is
deliberately adopted, and the precau-
tions indicated are taken, there is no
reason why this function may not be as
efficiently performed and the same
prompt service rendered to the interests
concerned as is now secured from the
services which It b proposed shan be
abolished :, &.
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Parental advice was not reliable or
helpful in BerEdoll's case.
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Senator Knox's peace resolution. hav-
ing demonstrated endurance. is now ex-
pected to show speed.
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This latter phase OF the duplication
Of organization and expense, which
tends steadily to become
Reported moro marked. Is vividly
.o,o brought out IN q memo
In AoA0' randum submitted by the
consul general in London to the Sec
rotary of State In 1919, which has been
laid before tho reorganization COM
mittee.
The adoption Of the recommendation
to concentrate in the State Depart
ment complete responsibility for the
very important function Of protect
ing and promoting the foreign trade
interests OF the United States is ex-
pected to result in the consolidation
into . single strong bureau Of 1n1Eu
commerce.
It is not suggested that any change
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BY C. FRED COOK.

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