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New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
European Boundaries, Altered
By War, Make Work DifficuIl
Nativity Will Play Big Part in Determination of
Quotas; Wholesale Bookings of Steamship
Companies Will Be Cancelled

Of immigration here. The burea, -,
at once query other ports askin, e.
uras on Italian immigration. PS,,,'
may indicate that Boston. for exam,,
has 100 remaining in its quota ~
authorities at Boston will be askaa !.
transfer fifty to New YORK fb.,.s
taking care Of the twenty st,ao,,.s.
and providing opportunities for M tS',h
more fortunate Italians to pass bv q.
Statue of Liberty.
The 20 per cent month cIan,.
designed to thwart enterprisinp sts.m
ship agents who might be temn,ad .,II :.
make a cleanup by sending sta.n
ships to Turkish, Greek and 1T.
ports and transporting huge block. :.
the population to this countrv N 49,.
weeks time.
The authorities here have beer tols
that the officials of several Italian ,;m..
have contracted to bring to New W..
III July something like 1900 Italia.
when the new law DEGREES that 49,.
possibly more than 5000 NAV e,t..
through the port. The situation +b.,
viii arise when the other 5000 arc :,
formed that they cannot enter -.
United States is one which immivr.
tion officials are contemplating VII.
eqUanimity. 1t will be I'd In -.
steamship companies to conso1s 49,
passengers. The impression urevsij.
among several Italian steamship AGENT,
the authorities learn, that an annssl
may be made to the COMMISSIONS
General Of immigration when all else
fails and that he, by stroke of the
pen, viii permit the Italians to ente,
Commissioner Husband has done his
best to disillusion certain officials con.
corning his powers in this particular
Japan is not affected by the new
bill. immigration from japan is still
governed by the terms of the so-called
"gentleman's agreement" The new law
is expected by immigration authorities
to result in a more Intelligent and ap-
preciative type of immigrant coming to
this country. American consuls in for
eign countries Will be advised immedi-
ately concerning the number OF inhabi-
tants from those countries VINO NAV
come to America. For the first time in
history Uncle Sam has become partic
ular and the United States is bound to
gain thereby.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
British Woman Praises
Courtesy of American Men

LONDON, May 15.-An English
newspaper woman has just returned
from the United States and is writing
her impressions for one Of the leading
morning papers here. She speaks of
the courtesy of American men toward
the American woman and of the high
position that the American woman
holds.
Apropos of this, she recalls an old
story of an English traveller who
stopped late at night at country hotel
with his wife
"1'm sorry, sir, but cannot get you
very much to eat" said the landlord
I'm fact, sir, I've cnly got one chop
in the house"
"One chop!" said the traveller; why,
what the deuce will my wife have?"
"This joke" remarks the writer,
"would have to be explained to an
American woman"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

the Dique (dry dock), and all that
which they get as wages is bolivar
(about ten cents) to keep away sudden
starvation. Of course, the 'vagos' die
like flies, and similar fate is allotted
to them in San Carlos castle and all
prisons. Awful, indeed. However. the
horror doesn't end then and there. in
asmuch as the 'vagos' are also put to
hard work in the so-called highways,
such 'vagos' being known by The name
of 'colorados' on account of their red
pants, and when they are dubbed and
starved to death they are buried by the
roads like dumb animals. venture the
nellef that no man with honor in his
soul and red blood in his veins would
read without compunction the dreadful
details of the crimes brought about by
Gomez for not having gone forthwith
TO the rescue of the helpless victims,
destroying in so doing the ferocious
band of malecactors who are the shame
of the country"
There is the situation as Seno- Ayala
sees it. AS fer Bolivar, he can do
nothing but sit on his bronze horse in
Central Park, unless Mrs. Farrham
should be able TO play Pygma,ion to
Roliyar's Galatea.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Amnesty Decree Accepted
AS Reply to Wireless Plea

In the decree Of amnesty signed last
week by the President of Honduras
some of the local Latin American col
ony folk professed to see a reply to
their wireless plea. They have but lit
tie hope, however, of such speedy ac-
tion on the part of President Gomez of
Venezuela.
The situation in that land of prom
ise for petroleum hunters is such, ac-
cording to some of her patriots now
dwelling in New York, that if Mrs.
Farnham's great statue of Bolivar
could be touched with magic wand
and endowed with life the Liberator
Immediately would clap his spurred
heels into the sides of the spirited stall
lion charger upon which he is mounted
and sallop southwark, again to free his
homeland.
"There are about tive thousand po-
litical prisoners in Honduras" said
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Latin America Again Inu0kes Bolivar

~ hWS dispatches from Teguci-
= galpa on Wednesday reported
that General Rafael Lopez
Gutierrez, President of Honduras. had
signed a decree of amnesty, granting
unconditional pardon to all political
prisoners in the Central American re-
public. Thereupon members of New
York's Latin-American colony, number
ing many political exiles, cheered
shouting, "Viva Bolivar."
DR.. Marco Aurelio Herradora. =
Honduran scientist, who resides in New
ork, estimated that 1000 Of his fell
low countrymen won freedom from the
lails of his native land by this order.
1t was Dr. Herradora who laid wreath
OF flowers, as tribute from Latin
Americans residing in New York, at
the feet of the bronze efigy of Simon
Bolivar on April 19, when this heroic
work Of Sally j. Farnham was unveiled
IN Central Park in the presence of
President and Mrs. Harding.
The reason the SPANS speaking peo-
pie here cheered for Bolivar upon re-
celpt of the news Of the amnesty de-
cree was this: Following the unveiling
wireless messages Of greeting were
flashed to the nations south Of the Rio
Grande. There was a special purpose
in the messages sent to the President
n I -,
Venezuela, the native land of Bolivar.
The message to Honduras was merely
copy of the following wireless, ad-
dressed to the President of Venezuela:
upon this impressive moment, when
the undersigned, presidents Of commit
tees of the LatinAmerican colonies Of
New York, are assembled together with
President Harding, Secretary Hughes.
ENJOYS and Ministers, DR.. l-Borges
and Dr.. Dominica, Governor Miller,
Mayor Hylan, the diplomatic corps
from all Latin American countries and
100000 persons Of all nationalities be-
fore the statue of the Lberator, Simon
Bolivar, we beg to tender the sugges-
ton that it would be welcome tidings
for the world to hear that, availing
yourself by this lofty occasion you
have set free all political prisoners in
the land of birth of the Great Libera-
tor, and, nay, that as it would be q fit-
ting climax to the ceremonies of the
unveiling Of the statue the accomplish
ment of this suggestion, we again re-
quest that it be done according to our
desire"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

Senor Manuel Ayala, son of a former
President of Venezuela, who is in the
exporting business here, "but in the
dungeons of Venezuela there are ten
thousand poor wretches confined with
out process of law"
Senor Ayala has accumulated affidav-
its from escaped prisoners and others
to support his charge that ten thou
sand political prisoners are held in
Venezuelan jails. Copies of these affi-
davits, he said, have been placed in
the hands Of Secretary of State Hughes,
with the hope that the weight of Amer
lean disapproval might force President
Gomez to free the unfortunates Mr..
Ayala says are confined by him.
Hundreds of these prisoners, accord
ing to Senor Ayala, have died in jail as
the result of the crueltes Of jailers
and the insuficiency of food. The affi-
davit of one of the alleged prisoners, as
given out by Sehor Ayala, stated
cat the time found myself prison
er in the Libertador castle (1913)
there were therein over 500 unwilling
guests, and, though it is true that there
We're many vacancies left through
death among them, it is equally certain
that substitutes were found at all hours
for empty room. Should we add to the
500 prisoners above quoted those of
the San Carries castle who may be read
lily estimated to the number of from
500 to 600 prisoners, we will, then, have
a total amount of 1,100 victims, all
told.
Further, we will take into account
the jails in the twenty states of Ven
ezuela, in which there are chained 700
inmates; also the above referred to
prison, Los Plomos Venecianos de
Maracay, where there are within it's
walls 100 prisoners; also the prison La
Rotunda, old and new, where I counted
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
English Painter Creates
"Tyros" to Show Bad Natures

LONDON, May 15.-Wyndham Lewis
in his "Tyros and Portraits" exhibit at
the Leicester Galleries has set out to
paint the bad side Of his stter's nature.
"Tyro," a word hitherto unused in por-
traiture, has been adopted by Mr..
Lewis to describe the immature, un-
finished or even malicious sides Of
peoples natures
There is in some of the painted
tyros certain resemblance to persons
portrayed. In other cases the tyros are
more imaginative, and they are most
weird and wonderful creations. The
portraits are futuristic in style, being
done in planes and brilliant splashes of
color. Mr.. Lewis in the foreword to
his catalogue says in describing his
types:
"They brandish their appetites in
their faces, lay bare their teeth in a
vaiedictory; inviting, or merely sub
stantial, they laugh. Some of these
tyros are trying to furnish you with
a moment OF almost Mediterranean
sultrlness in order, in this region of
engaging warmth, to obtain some ad-
Aheage over you. They are
seen oasking themselves in the sun
shine of their own abominable nature -
Inc artist shows a tyro OF himself.
iooAlng very satanic, and with a for
mldaole set OF teeth. Other tyros an
pear with crimson or metallic blue
faces.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Praises Britain for
Nations Part in War

In message to the English nation
the Crown Prince said on his arrival:
.'After a voyage Of over two months
1 am extremely delighted to land on
these beautiful shores Of our noble
ally The great achievements Of the
British people in the past for the progl
ress OF world civilization have long
been the object of my profound admi'
ration.
THE moral grandeur to which they
rose in the last great war and the bril-
liant success with which their indom'
liable efforts have been crowned
coupled with the fact that our two isl
and empires nave so closely been united
by strong ties of alliance, have deep
oned the sense of my admiration for
the British people and created in me
veEy keen desire to pay my visit TO
this country one day. Naturally, fee
most happy that my long-cherishsd
hope is now realized"
He Will stay here for several weeks
and will visit the business and manu-
featuring certers, universities, institu'
tlons, museums and picture galleries o.
both England and Scotland
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

Major Lawrence Martin, Of the Depart
ment of Western European Affairs. Mr..
Mcbride is "a native Of Michigan and
was recalled from his post as consul
at Warsaw to take charge of the visa
section Of the State Department. He
is considered one of the best informed
and most capable men in the consular
service. Mr. Mcbride recently toured
Europe and made survey of the i'm
migration problem. While at Warsaw
he dealt with vast numbers of Russians
desiring to come here.
The Department of Commerce is rep
resented by William c. Hunt, chief
statistician for population, and by
DR.. Joseph A. Hill, chief statistician
for review and results. Mr. Hunt and
DR.. Hill are the types Of men who
possess statistics on everything. They
can compute with an infinite exactness
just how many men are engaged in a
certain occupation within the United
States, or just as accurately how many
men are likely TO be engaged in that
same occupation ten years from now.
The Labor Department has named
Ethelbert Stewart, Commissioner of
Labor Statistics, and Commissioner
General Husband to membership on the
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Right of CameIs to Walk
In Streets Put Up to Court

FROM The Tribune's EuropeGn BuYeSa
LONDON, May 15.-Have camels the
right to walk in public streets?
The question came up in the Lond0s
courts recently when a horse drawiss
a heavy coal truck shied at a camel
walking up Charles Street, bolted ana
smashed the coal van into taxicsb'
1t was a real camel and was being
led to His Majesty's Theater for ~
daily appearance in "Chu Chin Chow
now in its fifth year here. Suit SH
brought against the, owner Of 'a'
camel by the taxi driver. who said @
had lost S. a day for twenty-five day
by his taxi being laid up. W. hpA
veterinary surgeon, said in eyideHo
that, while camels were dangerous "
public highways, there was no N'
against their being there. The o
fendant held that camels were not T"
dangerous as lions in a public th0'
oughfare and had by cultivation /"
fact, become almost tame animals =
perts testified that camels on po0't,
highways during the busy hours y :,
the day were nuisance and taaI :
the case were dismissed the gres'p..
prevalence Of camels along Kegsa'
Street might become a serious quss
ton.
No decision has been reached. e.
sides are confident. AS
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

Omce written by the eX-kaISer
in the spring OF 1917, in which
ne states his peace terms. 1t is a
strange and amazing paper. The gist
Of the introduction is: eve have been
at war more than two years, and my
government still failed to inform me
what the war was being fought for, so
now in the name of my army and navy
/ announce my peace terms"
These terms include the following
points;
Germany to have Longwy and the
Brie Basin.
Belgium to be divided; Germany to
have the coast.
The Kaiser to be Duke Of Courland.
Germany to have Lithuania.
Germany to have the Azores and
Malta.
The United States TO pay an indem-
nifty of s4O,OO0,o0O,0Oo, France one Of
$4,000, 100000. England to pay an in
demnity of money and material.
Another document in the archives
shows that the Kaiser was anxious to
see his son Joachim King of Rumana.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

during my three years forcible stay
300 prisoners, including myself.
Moreover, there is something more
horrible yet which would be out of har-
mony even in the pages of Dante's In
terno, and that is the peculiar prison
ers who are called in Venezuela De-
tenidos, and of whom there were 1000
when l was kept prisoner in the
'Libertador' castle. Besides, there are
'Detenidos' in San Carlos castle, also
in the La Rotunda' prison; in fact, in
all the prisons where they could be ac-
commodated at the will of the Venez-
uelan Dictator.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

question for many years past" said
the Commissioner, has been due to the
fact that the members of the Senate
and House have been deluged with rea-
sons why the poor immigrants should
not be barred, and why they should be
admitted in hordes to this asylum of
refuge and riches.
"It is only recently that the country
kas awakened to the menace contained
in the unrestricted dumping of Euro
pean peasants and derehcts on our
shores. To have shut down on immi-
grafton absolutely would doubtless
have been harsh, but by the method pro-
posed in the immigration bill it will
be possible for the United States to
choose its future citizens with far more
discrimination than was ever done in
the past. believe that in the past our
Honsuls have accomplished immeasur-
able good in picking and choosing from
among the thousands Of immirrants
from southern Europe who presented
themselves for visas to America. But.
While this country admitted the new
comers with practically few EXCEPTIONS.
the consuls were powerless to prevent
many persons entering who were not
really deserving of the privilege.
1eei that we shall still be com
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Men Arrested on Pretext
AS Migrants Die Like Flies"

"The then Secretary of the Interior
"a man by the name of Zumeta)) issued
an order to his subordinates for the
arrest of al the so-called 'vagos'
(shiftless or tramps), and they went to
iniquitous extremes beyond belief in
compliance % the order. 1t was taken
as a preteX1 to put out of sight any
and all men upon whom the Dictator
looked aska ace, and they filled up the
prisons and castles with the so-called
'vagos.' They are, put to hard work in
both the Puerto Cahello's e4stla and
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
By John Gleason O'Brien

~w% HREE PER CENT immigration
became fact when President
Il Harding signed the immigration
bill recently. The new regula-
tions become effective next Friday, and
for the first time in the history of inn
migration legislation in the United
States the spectacle is presented Of
Uncle Sam consulting his ow wishes
in regard TO who shall enter his gates.
rather than the desires of millions who
plan to come here. Three per cent
sounds reminiscent OF prohibition
ruling as applied to alcoholic bever-
ages. AS matter of fact, it is pro
hibition enactment in a way, though
far more vital to the welfare of the
United States in many ways than any
liquor amendment.
The per cent stipulation occurs
ir the new piece of legislation like
this: THAT the number of aliens Of
any nationality who may be admitted
under the immigration laws of the
United States in any fiscal year shall
be limited to per centum of the num-
Der of foreign born persons of such
nationality resident in the United
States as determined by the United
States census of 1910" The first ques-
tion likely to occur in the mind of
any person interested in the working
of the law is, What are the quotas for
the various nationalities, and how will
they be worked out??"
AS may be we'll imagined, the quotas
cannot be computed in a few hours at
the Census Bureau.
The stipulation contained in the law
that the census figures of 1910 be EN-
ployed as basis for calculation is all
very we'll until one looks upon the map
and sees what the war did to bounda-
ries and frontiers, how peoples we're re
patriated at peace conference and
how thousands of one country were ap-
portioned to another. To determine
the quotas for Poland and Czecho-
Slovakia, for example, and, let US say
Alsace-Lorraine, is job calculated to
afford the government statisticians a
real test. The sponsors OF the bill
provided for the contingency by de-
clsring that the Secretaries of State,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Heirs to the Thrones of Japan
And England Hobnob in London
Crown Prince Hirohito Is Guest of King George on
His First Visit to the Occidental City and the
Prince of Wales Is His Constant Companion

special significance for the fact that no
member Of the japanese imperial fam
lily has ever before left the shores Of
his country. This radical departure
from the traditional japanese policy
indicates d new interest in world af-
fairs, and a desire to strengthen rela'
tions between Japan and the British
Empire.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

PEELED to rely upon the good judgment
of our consuls to great extent in
deciding which class of aliens shall
come within the clause contained in
the new bill which says that aliens
visiting the United States as tourists
or temporarily for business or pleasure
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Queen of the Beigians Waits
Her Turn in Line to Vote

BRUSSELS, May 15.-Women voted
for the first time in Belgium in the re-
cent municipal elections here Voting
Is compulsory for male citizens, King
Albert being the only male Belgian
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

are excepted from the quota. 1t will be
extremely difficult to stipulate from
this end the numerous purposes and
missions which shall entitle an alien
to visit this country for a short time.
The consuls are far better qualified
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Prince Is FL Years Old,
Though Born in 1901

Prince Hirohito was born April %.
1901, and according to japanese Gus
tom, which regards child as a year
old on the day of his birth. is now
twenty-one years of age. Following
the custom of Japan, he entered the
Peers College in Toxic, and went
through the primary, secondary and
higher departments of the courses
there. According to the Japanese
writer Yoshio Markino, he was at
first called "To-Goo" and later "Haru-
no Miya," the first word meaning "The
Prince of the East Court" as he lived
in that part of the palace at Toxic,
and the second, "The Prince of the
Spring Court"
Yoshio says that at the Peers School
the prince did not emulate the other
peers, who were always striving for the
highest prizes, but studied those things
which were necessary to attain for his
personal sake. On concluding his
studies the prince became engaged to
Princess Kuni, a member of the famous
Fujiwara family, which has furnished
imperial consorts since the eighth
century.
His present visit to England is Of
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Nativity Plays Greater Part
In Determination of Quotas

1t will be seen, therefore, that nativ-
ity plays the greater part in determin-
ing the various quotas. A British
naturalized subject born in Italy and
desiring to come to this country would
be included as part of Italy's quota,
no matter whether he sailed from
Naples or from Liverpool
According to the new Commissioner
General of immigration, ". W. Hus-
band, it will require week or two for
expert statisticians in the State. Com
merce and Labor departments to pre-
pare the figures for the various quotas.
The Commissioner General studied
the immigration problem for years,
first as a secretary to the Senate
Committe on immigration, and more
recently from actual observation in Eu-
rope. He is convinced that only by
such means as outlined in the new bill
will it be possible for the United States
to handle with any degree of assurance
the immigration problem.
"The trouble with the immigration
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Washington Lays Its Plans for Sitting Out Our
Consuls and Port Officials Join
To Enforce 3 Per Cent Law
Regulation Goes Into Effect Friday, and State, Com
and Labor Departments Combine to
Determine National Quotas

! Commerce and Labor should prepare
statement showing the number of
persons OF the various nationalities
resident in this country.
In the case of the creation of new
countries which are recognized by the
United States and the transfer of ter
ritories recognized by this country the
basis of computation is simple. Esti-
mates are TO be made of the number
of persons living here in 1910, who
were born, for example, in that part of
Germany which is to-day the new ma
tion of Poland. That quota will be de
Quoted from Germsny's percentage of
immigrants eligible to come here. In
like manner persons born in Alsace-
Lorraine will be checked up and the
totals deducted from Germany and
added TO Franco,
Aliens born in the area included in
any new country shall be con-
sidered as having been born in that
country, and aliens Dor in ay So
called transferred territory shall ba
considered as having been born in
the country to which such territory was
transferred.