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The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
Germany. Refusal to Pay.

\" ERMANY'SH reply to the demand that she
NJ pay 2o.ooo.oooooo gold marks by May 1,
is that she has already paid this amount This pay
ment is required under article 23s of the treaty,
during 1919. 1890 and the first four msnths of 1921.
Out of it the expenses of the armies of occupation
were to be paid and part could be used for such
food and raw materials for the Germans themselves
as the allies might judge essential to enable them to
pay the total reparations.
But the chief object of the payment to
cradle the allied countries restore their indus
trial and economic life pending the full determine
ton of their claims. 1t was to be preliminary
cash payment for certain specified 1t was in
dependent of any other provisions. obligations or
payments. or credits under the treaty.
But the Germans now at the last date of liza
bility, undertake to offset against it, the value of
ships surrendered at padded prices the allies claim,
and certain other materials They also would in
clude all the public buildings and property in ceded
territory and estimate its value at soooooooo gold
marks.
The treaty provides for credit for this prop
erty against the final reparations allotments made
to the country gaining ceded territory But this is
part of the completed total payment and does not
in any way modify concern this preliminary par
tial payment with its fixed and definite purposes
The allies also claim tho German estimate of
value is double the real value, in the Of
ships Naturally neither would be too low,
lower than it possible to make them The
allies concede certain payments the total
during the periods specified in article z3s. but place
the balance due at AROUND 100000 gold marks.
Related to this German plea of poverty and f.
nancial martyrdom are the reported operations of
SHINES and his associated group. SHINES is the
iron. coal and shipping king of Germany. He is
classed the most regal prohteer of the period
and pretends to estimate his wealth.
1t is claimed from reliable that this group
has bought up the leading mining, coke and steel
industries of Austria.
They have recently secured control of the great
electrical industry of the Italian Tyrol, formerly
Austrian. They have their agents prospecting in
Russia ready to buy, soon there is govern
ment to buy1 from, under. Germany has no
money for reparatons, but she has apparently limit
less means for industrial entrenchment in these for
eign border lands.
She is reaching out for her old control on which
her war strength so largely rested and upon which
must increasingly rest her future making power
Given these industries and the Slesian mines she
would in a few years be back, menace to world
peace and far superior to France in war power.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
Making the Best a Habit.

II IWANIS has pledged to raise $4,000 for
n the support of Washington Boy Scouts.
They will do this the first half of April. If
your boy is Scout, you know all about it. If he is
too young to join, you want vigorous organization
ready when he is Scout age. If you have no boy,
you want the sons of others to have Scout ad-
vartages
. Everyone who understands the Scout organ-
zation and what it does for boys that no other
can do, that fathers and brothers cannot do, that
even the Y. NJ c. A. and camps cannot
do. is Scout enthusiast. 1t is only necessary to
know, to want to give something to help.
The support fund has to come from voluntary
subscription This is thing that makes il worth
while. This organization is not charity; it is
not government supported; it has not the remotest
element of politics; it is purely and righteously
democratic; it comes from the folks and belongs
to them for their boys.
The most interesting and worthwhile animal
in the world is a boy. He is also the greatest
problem and yet is the simplest of all human be-
ings. The problem is how to develop the best that
is in him and submerge the bad; to make good
automatic, and the bad an impossible effort
The Boy Scout organization does this and
much more. 1t does it through the boys themselves
in code of honor. Under this the boy is pledged
his best and when he does this systematically
with his fellows, it becomes habit. All the rest
IS wrapped up IN that one hrst pledge and it could
well stop there without enumeration.
More than this, boy likes to do his best.
That is natural to him. The one power that is
inborn is concentration or initiative. Watch any
baby and see the proof. Frequently this is largely
destroyed in infancy, and it is the Boy Scout work
to orrevive it, to make it dominant, to make it a
habit 10y fostering it through those activities and
team work which most attractive
at takes the place of the gang" If you ever
were . real boy or had chance to be real
boy. you belonged to some gang" Give the boy
Of today a chance to belong to the right kind of
gang in a city which otherwise, like all cities,
provides only the wrong kind, and when asked, or
If not asked, chip IN to this Kiwanis fund.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
Japan Not a Unit.

THE mentality of the Japanese may be very
Il simple AT least it would seem to so tag that
OF the American people. Japan is now spending
one-haH her total revenues in military and naval
armament For the same purpose, the United States
spends but a tenth of its total income
Yet the Japanese minister of naval affairs
says that his countys naval program looks orly to
protection from her enemies or possible enemies, in
the Far East, among her neighbors. Who can
these be? China has navy worth the mention,
nor has Russia All the rest of the East is in
eluded m the possessions of Europe and America
1t recently announced from Japan, with
seeming authority, that she would fortify her Pacific
island possessions. Against whom, or what? Will
these include those acquired through league mandate
from Germany? If so, what of the recently an
nounced mandatory rules framed by the league
council?
These provided that none of the inundated
islands should be fortified nor closed to foreign in
vestu,ent. There should be the policy of the open
door and complete regard for the good of the
native population ard the deyelpment for their ad-
'vantages in natural resources for their benefit
Possibly Japan does not mean to include in her
program these former German possessions But in
an events the people of Japan, just the folks, are
arousing themselves to the financially suicidal policy
Of any in ornaments. If their government
does not have aggressive policy it certainly has
possible excuse for fearing on this side of
the Pacific. Her people know this and the greatest
hope lies in this new Japanese assertion of rapidly
developing public opinion aimed not here, but
against her own militarist leaders who have always
held her fate in their hands and completely con-
trol1ed her policies.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
Get Bergdol. "

Q ECRETARY WEEKS has declared that he will
y get Bergdoll if it is humanity possible. 1t GER
tanly is possible. The United States is still in
technical state of with Germany, and if the cx-
treme is required Bergdolls surrender as we'll as
the release of the two members of our army who
undertook to take him from German soil, can be
a part of any peace terms. ~ ..
Bergdo is not German He was born an
American. The German rule that that government
recognizes change OF. allegiance, does not apply
to him. Once German, always German in citi-
zenship does not fit his case. He is merely an
escaped American convict
To get to Germany. he secured a forged Ca
hadan passport which involves Great Britain, if she
chooses to act, though she is under no obligations
to do However, only if this government chooses
to forget is it possible for Bergdoll escape
ing his full sentence in American prison?
1t is not apt to forget and still less apt to be
permitted to do The American Legion has
made this case its own 1t has determined Bergdol
shall not live at ease glory over his escape, defy
this government he refused to support, and revile
this country. He will be returned sooner or later
and will get part of his deserts, as he is also
liable to extension of sentence for his escape
In the meanwhile, those who helped him escape
should not be neglected. They are worse than he
Any American who would help Bergdon to fee
justice deserves to lose his citizenship and to oc-
cupy cell with him:
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
FIRST SAW BERNHARDT
IN LONDON IN 1892.

1t was in London in 1892 that
Hopper first saw Mime. Bernhardt.
She had appeared in La Tosca"
and he was so impressed with her
Interpretation of that role that he
determined to see her in Camille"
which she was to play the next
night. His time in England was
limited. but he felt that he must see
the great tragedienne again.
IF she could play Camille" as
well as La Tosca" then knew that
she had command of the entire
gamut of human emotions" he de-
clared.
The manager said that Bernhardt
would play her best that night, and
that Hopper should have the Royal
box.
TT was superb" said Hopper. at
the last. when Camille dies, every
one in the house felt that he was
actually in a death chamber. And
when Camille died-well, we knew
that she was dead. One forgot the
theater. one forgot the scenery, one
forgot the audience. You could hear
a pin drop anywhere in that great
house. / felt that there was the
woman whom l had grown to know
during the play and to love-and
she was dead.
For about nve seconds there was
a death-like silence. There was no
reaching for hats and wraps as is
usual in a theater at the close of a
performance. Everyone was en-
thtalled. And then came the ap-
plause-and when Madame Bern
hardt and the company appeared on
the stage in the last ensemble-for
the audience had to have some dem
onstration in order to feel that she
was not really dead-then came the
applause. like the thunderous waves
of the sea.
And at the very end Madsme
Bernhard looked toward the royal
box and kissed her hand to me-"
Years after Hopper met Madame
Bernhardt IL New York and she re-
called the incident, much to his sur
prise. Since then he has seen her
play and met her many times, but
he never forgot that first time in
London.
Although Hopper is a comedian
he prefers dramatic roles and likes
productions in which there is a
real plot. He feels gratified that
"Erminie," in which he is appearing
this week at the National affords
opportunity for some characterize
ton.
Asked What he thought Of Wood
row Wilson as a world-figure, Hop
per said: II believe that he is an
idealist. OF course, as an actor"
he said. ~''it is not within my prov
ince to criticise the statesmen of
the day."
Hopper is a staunch admirer- of
Theodore Roosevelt.
Il truly believe" he said, that
We would. have had the greatest
American since Washington and
Lincoln IL we could have a combina-
tion of Roosevelt and Taft-Roose-
Welt with his sterling qualities, and
perhaps little too much aggres-
sive1ess, and Taft with his calm and
serenity and grasp of world affairs"
+. w. G.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
A Right and q Wrong Way.

D OADS-sgood roads-are the prime, modern
IN essential Of States economic deyelopment
But there are right ways and wrong ways of getting
them 1t is the automobile and motor truck that
have made the necessity. These same agencies
have increased their value hundredfold
These same agencies. Also wear them out and
so should pay for them. A motor car is useful and
leeopomica in proportion to the excellence of the
roads They tear any dirt road to pieces Even
maeadam costs more for maintenance under their
destructive agency, than ordinary taxation can pay
fo1 while 1t IS proved that the saving in upkeep,
maintenance, load and life of motor cars will paw
for hard surfaeing.s
So il is that Minnesota has voted to issue s1oo.-
10000 of bonds to be expended in a series of
years for system Of State highways. The mile
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

age Is apportioned among the counties and these
roads to be perpetuay maintained by the State.
g. Every dollar Of the principal and interest Of
these bonds, and all maintenance charges win be
paid by special tax on motor cars in lieu of the
personal tax These cars need the roads; they
wear out the roads; they win pay for them. while
all they pay will be saved twice over. and more,
by the owners in the difference in cost of opera
ton and usefulness of their cars.
On. the other hand, Arkansas is undertaking to
build helter-sketer road system by direct tax on
land The land gets the least benefit. the cars the
most Vast acreage is not owned by car owners.
There are miles of unsettled territory and very
many struggling settlers. Most are owned in
cities
The tax threatens conhscation and work is be-
ing stopped by force II is almost civil war brought
on by an unwise law with good motive, but
framed to tax those least interested for the benefit
of those most interested. and of those who will get
the contracts.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
Road Seeks to Cut Pay
OF UnskilLed LdbOrers

CHICAGO. March 30.-Hearing of
the application of the New York
Central Railroad for permission to
cut wsEes of unskilied labor was
started abefore the United States
Railroad Labor Board today.
Reduced cost of living and the
financial condition of railroads were
given as reasons for the request.
The New York Central is the first
Dig road to 60 before the board with
a wage-cut proposal.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
; Court Bars Picketing,

NEW YORK, March 30.-An In
junction restraining the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of Amer
lea from picketing or instigating a
strike among its employees was
granted today to schwart & Jaftee,
elorhing manufacturer. The orders,
issued In Brooklyn by JustIce Van
Sickiin. named President Sidney Hil-
lam Of the workers specifically. The
manufecturers net strike with the
adoption Of the open shop.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
Weeks Approves Drive
For Relief of Ireland

NEW YORK, March 30.-Secretary
OF War Weeks today expressed his
his friend, Joseph II. Beckwith, filed
mittee for Relief in ireland drive
Tor funds. He wired the commit
tee:
Il wish you the greatest success
IN your drive to obtain funds for
the relief of distress among the
women and children of Ireland.
America should never be deaf to
the appeal Of suffering humanity.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
DE Wolf HoFPER TALKS
ON WORLD AFFAIRS.

ON WORLD AFFAIRS.
The FIRST thing that strikes one
about De Wolf Hopper. world fa-
nous comedian. is his size. He Is
big man, physically. with a deep
voice and personality vibrant with
vitality. Outdoor sports. all his
life. gave him his vigor. he says.
As boy he followed baseball and
swimming. OF late years he has OBJ
tained most !, Of his recreation in
motoring.
The next impression Is his ad-
miration for big people, the men
and women of the world. who do
and have done things. Equally iIr-
portant, and perhaps before his ad-
miration' for the dominant individ-
uals Of the world. one might put his
devotion to his own calling. the
stage. Then comes his loyalty to
New York-'the greatest city in the
world" he calls II.
Speaking of the stage he says
that there Is no calling in the world
which gives one more immediate and
satisfying qualification for what one
does than the theater.
Call IL personal vanity that the
actor has, IL you WILL" he says, "and
he must have some self-esteem to
succeed in his profession. But there
is no balm Of Gilead like the auri-
cular appreciation one gets after
having concluded a good piece Of
work behind the footlights. 1t Is
spontaneous, II is immediate. This
applies to the post-prandial speaker.
the orator and the lecturer as well.
The, others must wait, and often
never receive it."
Hopper has the highest apprecia-
tion for the geniuses of his own
profession. Booth was the greatest
tragedian that ever lived, he says,
Joseph Jefferson the greatest come
dian. and Sarah Bernhardt-well-
she Is "the divine Sarah.''
Il shall never forget to my dying
day the time that / first witnessed
her in a performance" said Hopper.
She kissed her hand to me-"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

people who place the President in
the office OF Executive. There is by
this election no surrender of SOW
ereignty; and IL is by public opinion
and sincere criticism that the peo-
pie protect that sovereignty and
prevent usurpation by any of their
public officers. OF course. extreme
cases are met by impeachment pro-
ceedings, but the assumption Of
powers that are inherent are direct
ed and controlled by the integrity
of the incumbent and the vigilance
OF the people. So much for the
right OF the people to criticise any
public oficer from the President
down to the lowest OF our agents.
As a citizen. then. Mr.. Harriean
must not be attacked for avaiIing
himself of this inalienable right
guaranteed by the Constitution
as amended before Massachusetts
would ratify it II your correspon-
dent found anything in the criticism
which warrants prosecution let him
Cor should IL be her?) bring n for
ward or refer il to the Department
Of Justice for appropriate action.
Instead of asking why should a
man like that he allowed to pub
lish such criticism" he should daily
thank God that freedom of the press
Is not entirely a meaningless phrase
Ihe incident which gave rise TO
the criticism. in the opinion Of the
writer, was a blunder on the mart
OF the executive officers in com
mand OF military and naval forces
IN massachusetts, which never again
shoulo occur in connection with the
ceieoration of such a memorable
ana traditionally real Americas
event as the evacuation of British
troops from Boston. United States
soldiers and sailors should bava
been at the head of the nrocesSior
sseh FORBID that they ever be re :
ported missing" again so long as
the country remains TO True Amer.
ican Citizens"
AS native American and q lover
OF republican form Of soyernue,,
tne writer has no Alternative 90
nighest regard for and deem svr-
patny with any peoples eager 20
seaoiish their government similar
20 our own. Your correspondent Is
IN tne same position for he rightly
says: The Irish cause is lust as
most or us know, and We believe
.nst the Irish should be free and in
dependent" However. we part corn
pany when he vituperates the Irish
ana charges that they have been
lying TO excite the Americans and
English to take up arms agains,
each other"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
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Depsrtmeut Bssaset As
sociation of the once of the Chief
OF Engineers. War Department.
annual banquet. Hadleigh. this
evening. o'clock. Addresses will
be delivered by Secretary Of War
Weeks. Chief of Engineers Ian
sing H. Beach, Engineer Commits
sioner Kutz and Col. Clarence o.
Sheriff.. military aid to the Presi-
dent
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
Open Cburt Letters to The HeralA
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President impels the writer to ad-
vance few morsels of food for
thought which. il is hoped, will as
sist in our return to the sound prin-
ciples of the founders OF this great
republic.
First, sovereignty. rests in the
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

King Constantine has called three more
classes to the colors, to dispute the Turks
London title to Smyrna. He promised Greece
peace but there amt no such animal" s
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
l. G. ST. CLAIR.
APPROVES TAX EDITORIAL
To the Editor. the Washington

10 .ne Eoitor' the Washington
l wish to speak NV sr.,.,,,,
thanks for your leading editoris,
on the tax revision in this nnorn-
ings paper. There Is SO much ,aId
on the other side that Is based -
misunderstanding Of the arect =,
a sales tax, and such a delure ~
letters comes In to the average
Congressman that I am extremely
anxious about the results during
the coming session.
Last session II would have he.,
put through on the soldiers. honn.
bill. but after II was reported hy
the subcommittee. we defested ths
sales tax proposition in the, caucu,
IL Is intended more particularly a,
a brief survey of the. subject I
desire TO suggest alternative nro-
posals at the beginning Of the next
session, providing excess profit. tax
is repealed. However. desire the
proposal Of the substitute should
come from those who demand the
repeal OF that tax and that would
give us the chance to discuss the
subject on their own proposal
This is written personality but
to thank you for what I believe is
the only editorial this far offered
In the District papers opposing the
sales tax.
Very truly yours.
JAMES A. FREAR
washington. March -.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
Opinions
of Other
Ed i tor S
Brief Comment From
Leading Newspapers
Throughout Nation
Soto"utun treaty.
Boston Transcript.D

The administration forgets that
the fundamental question involved
in this latest attempt of Colombia
to hold up the United States for
S25,0O0,00o has twice been the sub
ject of national referenda. In each
case the verdict of the people has
been against Colombia, upon the
ground that the Colombian demand
that the United States purchase for
S2S.Ooo.Q0O the good will Of Co.
lombia was not well founded. Be
fore the new administration is per-
mitted to reverse the verdict of the
American people the Roosevelt Sen
ators insist that the whole matter
shall be threshed out in open
Senate.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

AS we understand il, Judge Lands is ex-
pected to throw the ball in the first game and
throw the hooks in the first crooked player
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

o. The Louisiana lottery was much wickeder
than the stock exchange. You see, it gave one
4 chance to win; and that made it gambling.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

:; A President has his little troubles, but
every time he makes an appointment he silences
sf least one critic.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

If President Harding's hobby is really
helping the down and out, say the Democrats,
how can he justify helping swell their ranks
with the now up and ins
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

When Lansing finishes his discussion of the
Big -Four. Wilson might come back with
series entitled: Secretaries of State / Have
Known"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

Franceis operating on the theory that a
cow that can't give milk should at leaA be will
ing to provide beefsteaks.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31

A pessimist thinks only of the bills that are
passed; an optimist remembers the thousands
that are killed in committee.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
Chicago Tribune.)

In the matter of the Colombia
payment. enter explanation No. 3.
To wit: the japanese explanation.
1t is now mysteriously rumored that
we are paying to keep Japan out
Of Colombia. We do not reject ex-
PLANTATION No. 5. We do not reject
its predecessors except that we say
II the Senate has any hope of pur-
chasing the favor of Latin America
for s3S,ooo.0oo. paid to the present
Colombian government our august
body needs q guardian
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
pEFENDs PUBLIC CRITICIsM.

To the Editor, The washington Herald:
The sincerity of your correspon-
dsnt who de3lores criticism Of the
The Washington herald., 1921-03-31
New York -ribune.D


In defiance of most primary hu-
man and constitutional rights CO.
lombia had refused to consent to an
arrangement for digging the canal
through Panama, when it was obvi-
Gus that her veto, if effective, meant
tne canal would be dug through
Nicaragua. Panama, her whole fu-
ture thus menaced with destruction.
seeded, as was her right. and set
up an Independent republic, which
our government justly recognized.
This is a record of honor, not OF
dishonor. To acknowledge the su-
periority of Colombia's title to the
istnmus was to do cruel wrong to
the people of Panama-was to ap-
prove the principle of conquest and
70 condemn that of sslf-determina-
tion.N