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Evening star., 1921-09-04
New York's "Unemployed." !"

New York is concerned about the
unemployment situation there, and is
taking count Of stock to determine the
number Of idle people and particularly
the number Of those who belong there.
And 1t has found to its discontinue
that Of the 100000 said to be unem-
ployed in the greater city about 40 per
cent. or 100000. are transients. Many
Of these are "floaters," not real job
hunters, but Of the traditional hobo
type, ekeing out an existence by pan
handling" They do not want work.
and probably a little later they will
make their way back from whence
they came. It has been found that Of
the $4,000 ex-service men who 1t is
estimated are now asking for work
in New York about 80 per cent are
from points other than New York.
Some of them are known as "canteen
boarders," having acquired the habit
Of dependence. Then there are about
Is, 900 alien seamen who are stranded
in New York, or profess to be, because
Of slack shipping business. Most of
them, who have access to ships bound
for their home countries. say they
would rather be idle in New York than
in their own ports.
In short, New York Is the victim of
q reputation Of always caring for the
unfortunate. It is rated as a good
place In which to loaf. It's charity or
ganizations are efficient. its means are
abundant and it naturally attracts in
digent visitors.
Probably this Is true in most Of the
cities, where large percentage Of the
unemployed will be found to have drift
ed there in the hope Of getting easy
subsistence. And meanwhile there is
a call for farmhands. Down in Vir-
ginia, a short distance from Washing
ton, farm was recently advertised for
sale because the owner could not get
help to pick the fruits and vegetables
for market. and this condition is not
exceptional. Farmers are not paying
the exceedingly high wages that pre-
vailed a couple Of seasons ago, for
they cannot afford to do 30, but at the
lower rates the men now huddled in
the cities waiting for big-pay jobs, or
preferring no Jobs at all. could make
a good living on the farms, and, in
cidentalfy, would be much healthier.
Much Of the unemployment is really
a state Of mind rather than a result
of Industrial slackness.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Politics at Home
Conferences and Action.

what is this 'confer'?" asked an
innocent old lady whose daughter had
been invited to confer with friends
about u matter Of neighborhood con.
Germ.
"Why. simply to come together and
talk things over.'' .f.
"Oh, that will suit her exactly! She
IL the greatest talker you ever heard
In your life! She can confer!''
The republican leaders on Capitol
Hill are advised to meet and confer
about the state Of the congressional
card. Nothing like halt has been
reached, but the going is slow and
heavy and the way a little dark.
But there must be more done than
meeting and talking things over.
Among the men mentioned are some
great takers. All can confer, All have
been conferring for some time. and in
that time discussed every problem
now in hand for solution.
True, every one Of the problems is
difficult. Not one is easy Of solution.
Not one should be solved in q spirit
Of impatience or evaporation. Much
depends on how even the least difi-
cult Of them Is solved.
The President has been assisting
with good counsel. He has conferred
with all who have asked audience, and
even arranged meetings for those
charged with legislative responsible
ties. He has done. and is still doing,
his full share toward producing the
legislation the country needs and ex-
poets.
There Is q time for conferences, and
time for action. The time for action
on Capitol Hill is almost due.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
An Uuheralded Comet.

A German astronomer announces
that the earth passed through the tail
Of q comet August 8, and 1t is recalled
that on the evening Of that day oh.
servers on the Pacific coast noted a
remarkably bright object in the west.
ern sky Just after sunset. which was
regarded as probably the nucleus Of a
comet. Thus both German and Amer
ican observation coincides-a novelty
for q number Of years.
But what becomes Of public lay faith
in the prescience Of the astronomers.
who are supposed to be able to know
Just when a comet is coming and how
near we approach it, and what it will
DO in its journey around the sun and
back into the great void? No forecasts
had been made Of the approach Of a
comet. Nothing was limited about a
bit Of a comet bath for the earth. Per.
haps it was just as well. for some
nervous people may have been wor-
ried by the possibility Of breathing
comet dust. That celebrated Wells
fiction would have been recalled.
Well, the bright spot has gone, II
would seem. and nobody has been
hurt. unless it is astronomical prestige.
The unlearned public would be glad to
have the scientists who sit in the big
white domes and squint into the stellar
spaces keep it posted upon comets, or
else acknowledge that comets are un.
guessable and erratic and are not to
be scheduled or announced. II comets
are to be put into the relativity class
Of the unknowable well and good. but
those who do not know a nebula from
a double star would be grateful for
the assurance.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Why Italy Backs England.

France alone among the great powers
supports the Poles in the Upper Silesian
wrangle. The Tribuna of Rome explains
why Italy adopts the English point OF
view:
1.-The local discord between Germany
and Poland has spread into a European
discord which opposes British to French
policy. II we remember that the mining
district, which is the knot of the whole
question. is the largest coal reservoir of
the whole Of Europe. the seriousness Of
the present conflict is not to be won
dered at. England, and Italy also.
wishes to prevent an industrial predomi-
nance on the continent, such as the
Franco Polish bloc would represent If it
were to break the unity OF the mining
area in Upper Silesia and thus reduce
Germany to a state OF absolute indus
trial poverty. France does not hide her
self, for her action is SO much bound up
with that of the Poles. In the mining
district 80 per cent of the capital is Ger
man, only 10 per cent Polish. Poland
without Industrial organization would be
quite incapable not only Of developing
the technical organs created for more
than a century by Germany. but she
could not even make them work finan-
cially and technically. Thus France be-
hind Poland repeats today or tries to
repeat in the industrial domain as well
az in the military and strategic domain
the attempts of Louis XIV and Napo-
leon to create q Franco-Silesian bloc
against the Slaves and the Germans"
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Talks by Wireless While Flying.

All the airplanes on the Instone
Air Line flying between London and
Paris are now fitted with Wireiesa
telephones. Their utility was strtk-
ingly shown while the City of London
was on its way from Paris to London
recently. says a correspondent of the
London Daily Express.
The machine left Paris at 4:30 pm.
Growther. asked the pilot to book him
return seat for today. The pflot
Immediately rang up the passenger
ohces at Waddon Aerodrome. Grow
don. Only one seat was available in
todays machine flying from London
to Paris. and this was booked FOR M
Crowther.
Two minutes later an ordinary tele-
phone call was received at the aero
drome from a would-be passenger in
London. He was too late
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Ewes on America.

The plans and proceedings Of the
present Congress have aroused a wide
interest. We have really the world
for gallery.
Foreign newspapers, and particu-
larly those published in Europe. are
carrying liberal reports as to our pro-
jected national legislation, and com.
menting on them with every show Of
concern, II not always with correct
understanding.
Americans who visit Europe return
with accounts Of experiences which
testify to the close attention being
paid there by all the reading classes,
and especially the business classes. to
what is in progress on Capitol Hill.
They are full Of questions about
American ideas Of business rehabilita-
tions, and what should be done in this
country and elsewhere looking to the
restoration Of normalcy in the world
and a return to prosperity.
|. VIII this serve as q spur, a chal-
lenge, to our lawmakers? VIII the fact
that the eyes Of the world are on
them, and that the world Is building
somewhat on their propositions. dis
cussions and conclusions improve the
quality Of their output? .t
It may, and, indeed, 1t should. We
are coming into closer contact with
foreign business interests than ever
before, and the greater the impression
for business capacity we make on
them the better It win be for US.
American leadership in world trade Is
our design and desire, and now is the
time for laying the foundations.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
World Says, LETS Pack and Co

and high-priced steamer and ward
robe trunks.
The demand at present is supplied
chiefly by twenty domestic manufac-
turers, and to some extent by Ger
many. This latter country is able
able prices owing to the lower ex-
change rate of the mark. AS Secre-
tary Hoover pointed out, however,
Germany Is experiencing great diff
Guilty in all lines in making good on
deliveries. England is also supply
ing trunks in the Netherlands
market. Those who have studied the
manufacturers in the United States
can readily succeed in compel etition
against those already in the market.
Frequent inquiries have been made
for American steamer and wardrobe
trunks, especially with black, plain
brass edges and snap looks The
American manufacturers are advised
that there Is q fair market assured
If. the prices are not too high
Vice Consul Mabel also advises
that suit cases hand eatchels and
travelling bags are imported chiefly
from Germany and to a small extent
from England. The variety of these
articles on display in the shops Of
Amsterdam is unusually large and
prices are rather attractive. Suit
cases have become rather popular in
the Netherlands. and there IL an In.
creasing demand for tho cheap and
medium qualities made OF dber and
cowhide. -
The high dollar exchange rate has
been detrimental to the general
promotion of American trade and to
the Introduction OF new American
articles, but the exchange rate has
recently become more favorable.
in mind is that generally through
out the world there Is an unusual
call, for .trunkA which indicates that
our world neighbors contemplate
doing quite q bit Of travelling.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Mr.. Roots Refusal.

Proposed for nomination as one Of
the judges Of the international court
Of justice by six countries Mr.. Root,
who played so conspicuous a part in
the creation of the court, has declined
the pronered honor because Of ad-
vanced age. No living American has
been more closely associated with the
project OF establishing a world court
Of arbitration than has Mr.. Root. For
years he has labored with vision which
never dimmed and ardor which never
cooled toward the day when the ma
tions Of the world might be afforded
a sound instrument for the peaceful
adjudication Of points Of difference and
dispute. His was one of the leading
roles upon the international commit
tablished, and defined the functions
thereof. No more fitting honor could
have crowned a life rich with varied
honors than that which extraordinary
circumstance today requires that he
decline.
OF the basis upon which he declines
service few will entertain doubt. The
explanation that advanced age pre-
cludes acceptance must serve as well
as another as the formal ground for
his decision. OF the real cause for his
courteous rejection Of the honor which
France, Italy. China, Brazil. Bolivia
and Uruguay would have conferred
upon him he could say nothing. Yet
that he could not accept post upon a
tribunal not recognized by the United
States was a foregone conclusion.
The international court Of arbitra-
tion Is one Of the few phases Of the
league Of nations with the aims and
methods Of which the United States is
thoroughly sympathetic. That we
should long stand apart from the bal
ance Of civilization in its firm resolve
to substitute justice for might in in
ternational relations Is very Tar from
the American program. It should not
be long before, in one manner or an
other, a way shall be found whereby
we may with dignity and pride play
our part In support Of the aims Of in
ternational arbitration. When that
day comes It will be the pride Of the
United States to add its name to the
list of those nations which would place
Mr.. Root in the seat for which he is
SO eminentiy fitted. And Mr.. Root,
grown younger in the days which
shall have passed. will accept.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
The Perennial Postponement.

Somewhere in Washington Is prob.
ably q man who knows when the
Grant statue was first scheduled for
completion. Maybe on careful search
two or three might be found who
could tell without deep research Just
when that sculpture was supposed to
be delivered. set up and given to the
public. Those who planned. and es.
pecially whose who placed the statue
at the east end Of the Botanic Garden.
were Tremendously concerned about
early completion. and they went ahead
and had q big pedestal erected with
groups Of horsemen and guns in
dramatic positions. The groups were
put in place 10 long ago that most
people thought that was all there was
to the memorial, despite . chimney
like protuberance in the center on
which another IMAM on horseback''
would be placed to add to the great
equestrian collection In the capital.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Nansen's Agreement Repudiated.

DIR. Fridtjof Nansen'S arrangement
with Russia for the assumption Of re-
lief work by the International Red
Cross has been set aside by that body.
and DIR. Nansen has been summoned
to the Geneva headquarters to explain
the situation. His agreement with the
soviet government has been disavowed
on the ground that under It the relief
commission will be required to remain
at Moscow. leaving to the soviet the
control Of its activities elsewhere.
When DR.. Nansen made the arrange
ment it was regarded as dangerous
combination Of politics and relief. 1t
was precisely the sort Of basis for the
rescue Of the Russian people by out
side agencies that was evoided by the
American commission. Mr.. Hoover in
sisted upon a free hand, with no inter.
ference with the work Of his organiza-
tion. The soviet representative at Riga
protested and the work Of relief was
nearly prevented. but at the last the
soviet government yielded and the re-
lief work Is now under way, progress
ing satisfactorily. Had the Nansen
agreement been ratified at Geneva the
International Red Cross would have
been merely a supply agency for the
soviet, leaving that government free
to distribute food according to its own
wishes and prejudices. There would be
no assurance Of effectiveness, no guar
antee that the people most in need
could be reached. Doubtless the In.
ternational Red Cross will insist. as
did Mr.. Hoover, upon having q free
hand In the actual work Of relief. and
probably the government at Moscow
will yield. The soviet plays politics
throughout. but in this case it will fail
in its effort to capitalize the sufferings
of the people as a means Of forcing
some degree or form Of recognition.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

The world wants to go travelling
wants to pack up its troubles as tne
unitds States soldiery sang It, and
to see especially America, the land OF
great deeds and opportunity.
An, indication of this migratory
feeling here, there and everywhere
.hrnueh the world. is found in trade
renorts which show good marke!
and a lively trade in trunks, bags and
other travelling yappurtenances.
II n a. part Of the program OF
American business and the Depart
ment OF Commerce, which ID co-opeF-
atins as never before with the asso-
c,afions Of American business men to
Sncoura9e the people of other coun.
tr;es to come here. They want them
10 get the friendly feeling from as
Sociation with the people OF the
United States, which inevitably re-
suits in closer trade relauons. Tney
American manufacturing enterprise,
40 different from the sweatshop and
factory drudgery and squalor In
competing countries.
Therefore, it is gratifying to the
American manufacturer in all lines
ports to the Department Of Commerce
that foreigners are buying more
travelling equipment. for It indicates
that more people are coming here to
buy. to look US over, and to feel ever
after wards that they are trading
with friends and getting the best
goods that can be produced under q
Humanitarian system.
More directly the trunk manufac-
turers are doing good business and
preparing 70 develop new markets
While the report from practically
every important world market shows
this trend. one good example can bs
quoted In the case Of. the Neither
lands. Vice Consul Eugene Mabel In
Amsterdam urges that . good and profit.
able market could be created In the
lNefhAr1andn for American. medium
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Kaiser Didn't "Hooverize."

Emperor William and his court, while
exhorting the German people to hold
out" did some holding out" on their
own account. A book entitled ''Hohen-
xollern." by Kurt Heinig, has just ap-
peared in Berlin, and the Berlin Tage-
blatt gives extracts showing how the
royal family lived UP to the food regu-
lations:
.aThe provisions for the court were
kept in large kitchens of the old castle
in Berlin, which were not in use since
the end Of the court festivities wnicn
the outbreak Of war had interrupted
But they were not large enough for the
provision Of -four. therefore large guam
titles were stored loose in other rooms
For ordinary people it was certainly
something unusual in November. 1913.
to see q whole apartment OF several
rooms filled up with the best wheat
iour. and It can easily be imagined
what an impression these stored guam
titles Of -four and other provisions made
on the sailors at the time OF the revo-
luton. After they had been used to
provision q large number OF troops for
two months the town OF Berlin could
still send large quantities OF tnis 1000
to hospitals and such like tnstitutionA
There were tons Of wheat hour, rye
flour, potato and pea -four. peas. white
beans, quantities Of rice, sugar. oatmeal,
tea coffee substitute canned vegetables,
marmalade, canned fruit and meat.
1905 bottles Of cream and pounds OF
soap and soda.
Large quantities remained over
which were not suitable for invalid
diet. The town Of Berlin would have
nothing to do with these luxurfes. and
they were returned to the court admin-
istration. It was an extraordinary
list. Besides quantities Of trufnes
there were about 47b bottles Of vine
gar, besides twenty-five bottles OF
cocks combs, thousands Of pounds of
salt, 500 glasses Of mustard, and such
like remained over. It IL certain that.
sven taking into consideration the
large numbers that these stores were
to provide for, the rations were very
plentiful and were not without . comi-
cal side. II we remember that the
cooking ana table salt for the court.
which was mostly at headquarters,
was sent from Berlin, the over-or-
ganixation Of this provision machinery
seems quite ridiculous. Even Q small
barrel for water was sent every day
to Germany by. courier, % the tea
would otherwise not be good. It is
interesting to uDint out in connection
Evening star., 1921-09-04

The instruction Of youth II most i'm
portant. It is impossible to say that
any age IL too early for Impressions
that may exercise influence on later
thought. Senator Borah's political ad.
dress at Asbury Park, when the IA.
nous resort was holding its annual
baby parade, may exert q powerful
psychological influence on public opin-
ion. Of the future. ,s..
Evening star., 1921-09-04

Lloyd George is taking a vacation.
Or possibly he has gone to a quiet
place where he can think out some IN
tricate problems without being dis
turbed.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

The Hohenzollern family cannot fail
to realize how much better of it would
be If the idea of limitation Of arms
had found more cooperation years
ago.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

Trotsky reports a series Of murders:
Trotsky may be more reliable and in.
teresting as a police reporter than he
was able to be as a philosopher and
publicist.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

The statute Of limitations may pos
sibly be made to provide immunity.
but It cannot be depended on for any
very influential form Of vindication...
Evening star., 1921-09-04

The formation Of tariff system
satisfactory to all sections Of the U.
s. A. has always been an enterprise
Of much difficulty. A tariff that will
content all the world Is an undertak-
ing Of even greater responsibility.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

A Limitation Of armament II regard
ed as necessary when the taxpayers
Of the world have about reached the
limit Of their capacity for buying
munitions.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

Enormous salaries paid to motion
picture stars have not prevented the
accumulation Of enough corporation
capital to excite the interest Of the
federal authorities.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

Only very obstinate and old
fashioned person now throws away
his straw hat merely because the
calendar announces the arrival of
September.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS

with this when this wonderful or
ganization failed. It was when the
court train was fleeing to Holland that
the daily courier with fowls, meat and
vegetables stopped. the general con-
fusion and the speed Of the train
blocking the way to the imperial
Kitchen"
Evening star., 1921-09-04

In spite Of the mild and benevolent
qualities attributed to the Ku-Hux
Khan there II no escaping an impress
sion that It becomes ugly when It 10
vexed.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
SHOOTING STARS
BY PHILANDpR JOHNSON.

The Acquisitive Sense.
The man whose energies are bent
On claiming everything in sight.
Can never hope to be content,
. AS avarice guides his fancy's flight
OF peace his mind will find a dearth
While nursing aspirations fond,
For, even when he owns the EARTH.
He strives to grasp the stars beyond
Evening star., 1921-09-04

Attorney General Daugherty has
found a number Of things to interest
him without waiting for Detective
Burns to get into official action.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

japan insists on making q well de-
fined distinction between accom-
plished facts and unfinished busi-
ness
Evening star., 1921-09-04

SO far any prospect Of even mild
retribution for Bergdoll rests on the
hope that the hotels and automobile
repair shops will show him no mercy.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

:. The reports from mining districts
show no popular advantage In burning
smmunitaon In . manner 10 interrupt
an orderly fuel supply.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

Uncle Joe Cannon never runs for
Congress. His position there is one Of
static security.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

The league Of nations is still open
for business. and expects in due course
of time to hang up busy day sign.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

In order to be a successful Mexican
or less of an expert in the oil business.
Evening star., 1921-09-04

West Virginia needs a disarmament
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Prior to the F1ivver.

Prior to the Flivver.
Great men. as we are all aware,
Whose minds illumed this mortal
scene
Have studied by the candies glare :
Instead of burning gasoline.
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Realism,

"I understand Piute Pete is drawing
a thousand dollars q week from the
movies" remarked Cactus Joe.
"Yep." answered Three-nnger Sam.
"fIe ain I much Of q desperate at that;
but I reckon he's enough of , gun.
man to intimidate q manager when
they're signiu, contracts." - S
Evening star., 1921-09-04
Tributes Of Regard.

VFIDuto1 VI 1soBHEus
would you accept my heart and
hand?" asked the impulsive youth.
"No," replied Miss Cayenne. II have
noticed that after man has made q
present Of his heart and hand he be-
gins to think about economizing on
candy and flowers"
Evening star., 1921-09-04

Excuses.
what will tell this man who says
you promised to make him a post.
master?" inquired the secretary.
"Tell him the TRUTH" answered Sena-
tor Sorghum. "Tell him the postal
system is hard to depend on. and It's as
difficult now to say when you can de.
liver an appointment as it used to be
to predict when a letter would ar
rive"
,'-r -.
Jud Tunkins says he doesn't like
amateur classic dancing because It re.
minds him Of the way summer board
ers act Of an evening when the mos.
quitoes are bad.