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New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Canny Bulgaria

A, Bulgarian paper, the Dnevnik,
in explaining why Bulgaria should
not pay any indemnity, advances a
reason that has apparently been
overlooked by Germany.
Protesting against the Allied Com
missions request for list of reve-
nues set aside for the payment Of
reparations, the Dnevnik says:
"In view of the fact that our budget
shows an enormous deficit, how is
it possible to ask Bulgaria to turn
over large part OF her revenues :?
The Inter-Allied Commits
sion should not ask that revenues be
applied to the reparations payment
until after our budget balances.
On the contrary the
commission should give US the neces-
sary help, and this help should be
forthcoming soon, before our situa-
tion gets any worse"
Frankness is generally an attract
i've quality. In this particular case
it will not be said it is lacking.
Unless we arc misinformed there
are few governments of Europe, vic
tors or vanquished or neutral, that
show surplus in their budgets. If
all alike could apply this doctrine to
the payment of all sums due foreign
nations it might greatly simplify
problems. 1t certainly would make
life easy for nations with enormous
debts.
When a man owing money is not
to be asked to lay aside anything
toward paying it off until he is max
ing more than he can spend the
world will be debtors paradise.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Recognition for Art
"Flishbrow" Interests Need Repre-
sentative in the Cabinet

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: All honor to Allen Tucker,
who writes on "Freedom for Art"; he
hath the right dope but the wrong
remedy. Art has not suffered from of
fetal interference, but it may have suf-
fered, in material ways, from official
neglect. Art, like everything else, is
free on the spiritual plane: nothing is
free upon the material plane. No of
iicial will ever be able to control it:
that is not to be feared. But Official
recognition of art is to be desired.
Politicians fear plumbers because
there is union Of plumbers; all or
ganized, necessary trades must be
feared; their interests must be watched
over, because strike hits US al alike
and at once. Nobody fears artists
they are not Immediately necessary
and strike, even by portrait painters,
would hurt most of the populace like
kick from a house-Sy. Artists arc
helpless politically and despised prac-
tically until they are rich enough to
need neither protection nor representa-
tion; they are then honored, respected
and considered, not because thew are
artists but because they are rich.
Art is free enough, but because the
educated classes cannot band them
selves into unions for the purpose of
offense they are underpaid and very
little respected. If all the arts and
sciences were allied, if the newspapers
stopped when the sculptors had
proper grievance, or if the doctors laid
down their tools beside the palette and
brushes of their dissatisfied brothers
in art, they would not be lightly ig-
nored.
We need Secretary Of Fine Arts
who should be the official representa-
tive of the intellectual interests; he
should be the mouthpiece of High
brow, which in time might take away
its reproach, for it is the scandalous
truth that to evinco interest in even
superficial culture of the mind is re-
garded by thousands with contempt.
The presence of an educated man in
tercsted in the arts might do no harm
to the Cabinet if it did no moro for
art than obtain official recognition for
small group of any nations most
valuable citizens.
STEPHEN HAWEIS.
New York. MAY IL. 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
No Special Privilege

Next to illness, which is the per-
feet form Of protection against
the demands Of society, the best
device is Observation-Disclosures, or alb
sorption in ones work. The world
may laugh at the professor who
neglects his haircuts or the scien-
tist who forgets to keep his din
ner engagements but it forgives
while it laughs, for the world has
an instructive veneration for wis
dom; it knows that in knowledge
lies its only hope Of progress. In
the name of knowledge, however,
many crimes are committed.
It is this theory Of a special
privilege for genius which Nine.
Curie shattered with her denial Of
the famous story of the girl who
swallowed a pin This tale is in
tended as testimonial-highly
complimentary-to madame's alb
sorption in her work, but she inter
preted it as a reflection on her
kindness Of heart.
'If it were true that science
made me Indifferent to the suffer
ings of young girl, then it would
mean that I ought never to be a
scientist" she explained. "The
only reason for science is that it
helps civilization, which is sys-
tenn for making human beings
happy. If science makes people
unkind to one another it defeats it's
own ends"
Just where the dividing line lies,
where kindness ends and the rights
of science begin, is the question
that every scholar has to determine
for himself. And every other hu-
man being, too, who must decide
between his personal obligations
and his work. Nine. Curie, as The
greatest woman scientist of his
tory, speaks from the depths of her
experience, and she contributes
this word: that science has no right
of way over kindness.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
"Paradoxical New Jersey"
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent r. r.
Forstmann takes issue with your edi-
torial "Paradoxical New Jersey" the
paradox being that New Jersey refused
to ratify, but passed an enforcement
law to-, the Eighteenth Amendmen
The gist of his argument is that
New Jersey has the right of refusing
to ratify the amendment, but she does
not have the right of refusing to obey
the Constitution. The first is true.
but where does he get the idea that
New Jersey, in order to obey the Con-
stitution, must pass an enforcement
law?
The Supreme Court decided that the
first section OF the Eighteenth Amend
ment, the prohibition one, was con-
stitutional, but the second section. as
to concurrent power" was unconstitu-
tlonal, in that the laws of Congress-
were the supreme laws of the land.
This decision Immediately takes away
the argument that New Jersey must
pass an enforcement law to obey
the Constitution, since II is the duty
OF Congress, and not New Jersey. in
order to obey the Constitution as in
terpreted by the Supreme Court. TO
pass an enforcement law. This Con-
gress did, through the Volstead act,
which is the supreme law of the land
In every state, whether the states rati.
red or not. No state IS compelled by
the United States Constitution or ia
obedience to it to pass any enforce
mens law to the Eighteenth Amend
ment, but If state does so It can psss
only law which does not conflict
VIZ" Tue soistead act. 1. Fl. B.
New York. May Ia, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Francis V. Greene

Francis Y. Greene was a soldier
of distinction who was also able 20
apply his talents to advantage ir
many other walks of life. He en-
tered the army in 1870, in the
period of military stagnation which
followed the Civil War. The mill
tary profession had very little to
offer an ambitious youngster in that
era. But he was lucky enough to get
in 1877 an assignment as military
attache and observer to accompany
the Russian armies in the Turco-
Russian War. He saw the fighting
from the Danube to ConstantinopIe,
was decorated for intrepidity az
Shipka Pass, and on his return to
this country wrote a vivid and de-
lightful book, The Russian Army
and Its Campaigns in Turkey-by
far the best work on the subject
available to American readers of
that time.
This books success turned his
mind to military criticism and his
torical work. He produced Army
Life in Russia, The Mississippi Cam
paigns of the Civil War, in the
series OF the campaigns of the Civil
War published in the sos; Life
Of Nathaniel Greene, the Revolu-
tionary general, who was his kins-
man, and, much later, The Revolu-
tionary War and the Military Policy
of the United States. He thus
joined the group of intelligent
critics, headed by General Upton,
who were trying to arouse the pub
Tic to the extraordinary laundering
which had characterized our mill
tary policy from the days of the
Revolution down to the days of tho
World War. During the World
War he also contributed much
valuable military criticism to news
papers and magazines.
General Greene left the army in
1885 and entered business and
politics. He Joined the National
Guard Of this state and became
colonel of the list Regiment. In
the Spanish war he was. made
major general and assigned to the
command OF the American army
which took Manila. A report on
Philippine conditions which he sub
nitted to the American commits
sioners at Paris proved Of excep-
tional value In the negotiation of
the peace.
Following Colonel Rooseveit's
example, C#1eral Greene served
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Let the Council Settle 1t

In the Upper Silesian settlement
Premier BRAND says that all
France asks is adhesion to the
treaty. Wirth, the new German
Chancellor, says he favors solu-
tion on the basis of the treaty. Po-
land has never challenged the right
of the Allied Supreme Council to
make a final decision. Korfanty
declares that he too is awaiting the
Councils action and will abide by
it. Only Lloyd George wants to set
the treaty aside and call on Ger
many to assist the Council in paci-
flying and partitioning Upper ST.
lesia. 1t is the Councils business to
maintain order in Upper Silesia
pending delimitation of the Ger
man-Polish boundary line. Lloyd
George, who has complained most
loudly Of the Korfanty uprising, di-
minished the scant contingent of
British garrison troops. France
was left to bear the burden of the
two-year occupation. BRAND is
right in saying that France is free
from blame if the small Allied
forces in the plebiscite region have
not been able to restrain Korfanty's
activities.
The Allied Council has held many
sittings in the last few months. 1t
can meet at any time on short no
tice. The Upper Silesian settlement
is in its hands now, as it has been
ever since the Versailles treaty was
signed. It has unlimited authority,
Is, can even completely ignore the
report Of the boundary commission
and the result of the plebiscite. 1t
has armies and navies with which
to enforce its verdict.
Why, then, should there be any
wrangling as to whether Poland en-
couraged Korfanty (Which both
Korfanty and the Warsaw govern
ment deny) or whether Germany
should be invited to help the Coun-
Gil out? The Council should forget
these side issues and perform i
own duty. 1t is a reflection on
competency for any one of it's me
bers to try to dodge responsibility
by dragging in Warsaw and Ber-
lin.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Home or School?

The controversy between the
Teachers Council and the Board Of
Superintendent over the teaching
Of manners In the public schools
raises anew the question of the ex-
tent to which the school is to SUD-
plant the home or is to perform
functions which have commonly
been regarded as pertaining to do
mestic life and parental authority,
In recent years it has been pro-
posed that children should receive
IN school regular instruction in the
care of the teeth, the care of the
hair, personal physical hygiene,
table manners and social deport-
ment.
There is no doubt that children
need instruction in such matters.
and perhaps in none more than in
manners and department. But
children are primarily charge on
the home rather than upon the
state, and the greater part of in
struction in manners and morals
should be given by parents
rather than by school teachers.
OF course, children should be
taught in school to comport
themselves properly as pupils,
but that is something which Is
to be done incidentally, all through
the routine of school work. If that
is done thoroughly, in addition to
the studies Of the textbooks, the
duty of the school is performed.
For the school to essay teaching
children--except, of course, in the
most general way--how to behave
at the family table, how to act
toward their parents and other eld-
ers and what to do in the intimate
relations of domestic life is to go
beyond its province. Such usurpa-
ton OF parental functions is likely
to lessen the authority of parents
or other natural guardians, which
is one of the worst things that
could happen.
1t is unfortunately true that
many parents are incompetent to
give their children proper home In
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
The Edison Test
Serves Its Purpose. but Proves Moth.
ing as 10 College Training

Ing as 10 College framing
To the Editor of The Tribune:
Sir: 1t appears from "Adsum's" let
ter of May IL that he is of the large
company Of those who would fail on
one of Mr.. Edison's questionnaires, in
asmuch as he even now has merely
begun to learn that colleges do not
teach everything, as evidenced by his
experience that college graduates have
to begin al over again"
Even this statement shows poor pow.
ers of observation-a more nearly exact
statement would be college graduates
ere ready to begin" The point at which
they begin" is the same point at
which a high school graduate would
begin in most cases, but for the col
lege graduate the amount of progress
and the rate of progress are in most
cases greater by many times than in
the case of the public school numnus.
Another evidence Of poor powers Of
observation is the expression great
free school Of experience" Experience
is quite the antithesis Of free. 1t is
probably the most expensive method Of
acquiring knowledge ever discovered. 1t
should be noted that the only way Of
acquiring proficiency at any task is
by experience, but knowledge of how to
dc, or how to learn to do tasks Of al
kinds is more easily and more quickly
gained by study of books
So far as the Edison questionnairs
is concerned, the arguments against
college men and college methods are
wide of-thc mark. NJ. Edison wants
college men, according to his own state
ment; further than this, he wants
particular type of college man enc
who specializes on general, as opposed
to specialized, observation. Obviously
the majority of men are interested IN
some one line of endeayor above all
others, and, naturally enough, spend
most of their time in making obserVa-
tion along that line
Those who do not follow this pro-
cedure are those who are interested in
several lines OF endeavoT, those who
can't learn anything and those who
won't learn anything Out Of the total
only few are generalists.
The test serves its purpose admit
rably but proves nothing as to the suit
ability or unsuitab bil:ty Of college cur
ricuia in general.
CHARLES v. BROWN.
West Orange, n j. May "A, 1921
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Too Much Uniformity

tfrom 1he Philadelphia Inquirer,
Anere Is, as many persons may not
haVe known, National Association Of
Master Pie Bakers, and this bodv has
been making rules for the manufacture
OF pies which it expects every member
TO follow. A standardized. product is
the aim. None shall add one more
raisin or raise the meringue by frac-
tion of an inch.
Haif the joy of life comes from the
unexpected. Pursuers of pie have long
sought new haunts for new type. Now
there is to be nothing but deadly uni
formity. 1t was not this way when
mother made the pies. But indiyidu-
aiism is dying fast in a much m ansged
world.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Should Teachers Think?

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Should teachers think? MOI
They should not think Of the present
lest they find something not perieeR
which they could wish changed. Ihe!
must not think of the past. for there
change is ever pcesent-gradual ~nea
natural, violent when suppressed.
They must not study science isss
they find evolution, discoveries ana
inventions like printing, gunpowdef.,
steam, which have changed systems Q.
government, sometimes with violence.
Nor must they dream of future iess
they catch themselves thinking demOe-
racy has still chance to develop.
Leave all desire for change to those
wild and woolly who will throw aWs3
life itself in some mad cause. Denoe'
racy "as is" must take no chances
Teachers must sit tight and hold on u
their salaries, now they have been
raised, and teach what they have 0es1
taught.
But do not forget there IS mors
death through internal disease thsa
through violence and rapine.
JUNIUs 5TH
New York, May Il, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17

i Governor Miller has now acted
on all the measures passed by the
Legislature. So far as legislation
goes the record of the first year of
his administration is made up. 1t
is an extraordinary record, and the
major part OF the credit for it must
go to him, for the legislative pro-
gram was largely his and he fur
nished the leadership which in
spired the Legislature with unusual
zeal and new sense Of RESPONSE
bility to the public.
Mr.. Miller's objective in the last
four and half months has been,
in word, better government. That
conception includes more economi-
cal administration, reorganization
of the executive service. centrali-
zation of power in the Governors
hands and the larger exercise of
that power for the public welfare.
The Legislature stopped many leaks
in expenditure and abolished many
superf1uous Offices. 1t reduced the
states running expenses by SIS
100000. 1t put an end to the
creation of department. deficits. If
other legislatures live up to the
high standards set in 1921 New
York may soon look forward to at
tanning her proper rank among the
states which realize the largest per-
centage of public benefits on their
annual expenditure.
Governor Miller has sought also
to Introduce more efficiency in city
management. He has broken the
transit deadlock here, opened the
way for the unification of the port
area and started an investigation
into local affairs which may lead to
a revision of the city charter. He
has secured the passage of an act
protecting investors by checking
the sale of cat-and-dog securities.
He hopes through the reorganiza-
tion of the states labor agencies
to develop a more satisfactory
method of dealing with industrial
disputes.
1t isn't necessary to accept the
Governors judgment on every
bill he signed. But no candid
critic Of particular measures which
ne has approved can well dispute
his statement that the Legislature,
working in cooperation with him,
has made record which shows that
it was animated throughout its
session by the single purpose to
serve the public interest" In his
'wn attitude toward bills Mr..
.liller was the model of con-
scientlous executive. He was not
to be moved by threats or by spe-
cial pleading. He refused to be
governed by the lower considera-
tlons Of politics. He put his con-
ception of duty above partisan ad
vantage.
No other Governor in many
years has made so powerful an i'm
preston of personal disinterested-
ness or of political courage and
insight. No other Governor in so
short time has laid up SO large a
capital of public confidence.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Our Golfers at EEovIake

Almost too fattering reports of
the game our golfers are exhibit
ing come from the Hoylake links,
Liverpool, where one or another of
them is confidently expected to win
next week the British amateur
championship.
From the accounts we read the
only perplcxity is as to whether
Mr.. Evan, Mr.. Ouimee or Mr..
Joncs--in England every amateur
is a "Mr.'-will go all the wav
through. This, too, in spite of the
fact that Mr.. Evans in two previ-
Gus tries for the title was beaten
and Mr.. Ouimet in his earlier at
tempt made no headway at all.
although he went over as the con-
queror of Ray and Vardon. Mr..
Jones, of Atlanta, Ga, is chopping
his first divots out of an English
fair green, and it is admitted bv
all beholders that more masterly
performer with the irons has not
been seen of late years around
Liverpool.
Besides the Americans there will
be some Englishmen and Scotsmen
in the championship. Mr.. Tolley,
who put out our fighting ex-cham-
pion, Mr.. Gardner, by forty-foot
putt in last years final at Muir
field, meets in the first round
the siege gun from Boston, Mr..
Gullford, who whales the ball $50
yards from the tee. Mr.. Tolley is one
of the few Britons mentioned in the
Well, it is hard this year not to
be too optimistic. Evans, Ouimet
and Jones in any tournament in
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
The Coming o,Der
TIE YERNAI. ukcE

(Catu'IuS. 4s: Tam ver eoesidos refsr
teporesI
Now Spring brings back the days of
gold,
Now gales that blew so wild and cold
Are bringing on the tempest's breath
The incense of the Winters death.
Catullus, leave the Phrygian aeld,
The rich Nicea's teeming yield,
Come, fly to Asia's lands afar,
Where cities famed and golden are.
The eager minds with longing thrill
Obey the restless feet their will,
The long road calls US far away,
For Spring Is In our hearts to-day.
Oh. jovial band of comrades dear,
Long time we've dwelt together here,
Now varied ways and sundered far
Shall bear US where new glories are
l.. 3.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
- III ICAN AIA W LID
New York, May 13, 1921.
The State $ Feeble-Minded

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your admirable editorial on "The
States Feeble Minded" should be fol-
lowed by the introduction of legsla-
tive bill making scientific social sur
gerry obligatory for criminals, the in
sane and certain classes who should
not be permitted to reproduce their
kind. A false sentimentalsm has too
long protected mental detectives, till, as
stated, the number in New York State
alone is forty thousand and is rapidly
increasing.
1t would do much to raise the class
of immigration in any community
where it was widely known that mental
detectives were thus scientifically
treated, for their own good and for
the greater good of humanity. A.D.
New YsSks May 1As 1o2As
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17

struction. But we have no assur-
ance that every young man or
young woman who engages in the
teaching profession is fitted to act
Sn loco PARENTS. For the majority
Of pupils classroom lectures or pre-
cepts cannot be expected satisfac-
torily to supply the lack of home
training.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17

1t Is not matter of great pride to
be quoted in The independents Re-
markable Remarks; but The Indepen-
dent should blush at it's shameful way
Of quoting. ave genufect to nome"
is how we are quoted. What we said
was eve genuflect to none in our wor-
ship of the Mute Dramas newest inter
prefer" Will The Independent please
genuflect?
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
What a Contrib Wonders About

Sir: Mr.. Edison's new list contains
the question What is TNT?" 1 Won
der what he would think of George
Fitch's definition of dynamite: GA
large noise waiting for a job"
But really started to say that can
answer about 60 per cent of his ques-
tions, and wonder whether he would
give me job working part time.
SLEEPY STEVE.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
Campus Memories

Sir; When l came back to the Third
Room in the Douglas School, Ottumwa,
Iowa, after an attack of measles, they
had learned two new songs, words and
all. The words had been erased from
the blackboard. had to join in as best
| could after I had heard them sing the
songs. | had (and have) a good mem
ory All that year l sang "Thy-y-y
man Dates may keer Rosa Semble";
though who this Rosa was, or what
the process of keering, never knew
and was too shy to ask Then, too,
there was the song with the line, "Soil-
ing to the OF Shamboo." | thought
the or Shamboo was one of those
places the negroes were always singing
about and longing for, like the Suwaneo
ribber. / think I must have sung it
that way for years before I discovered
that the words were ocean blue" AL
so | thought that freight trains were
'fraid trains, because, 1 suppose, L used
to see them creep SO timorously along
the tracks cdging the Des Moines.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-17

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