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New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
France the Sentinel
Her Plea for Guarantees Not to be
Disrcsarded

: To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In the surge. Of petitions, rcsolu-
tions and advice now beating upon and
around President Harding, his ad-
visers, tho various delegates to the
Conference on the Limitation Of Arma.
ment and every one more or less inti-
mately connected with these, several
things may be overlooked.
First-President Harding does not
need protests in favor Of peace. He
called the present conference for that
purpose. His utterances for months
have shown him to be entirely cogni-
zant Of tho hope Of the world. That
hope does not need voicinR in request
to do the very thing to which the ac-
tions OF the conference are tending.
And, besides, the large advisory coun-
Gil which has been constituted has as
one Of its main functions the interpre-
tation of popular sentiment. BY press,
by pulpit, by the wish Of the man in
the street, as we'll as by international
aspirations, known certainly since the
period before the end OF the war. there
can be no mistake as to the wish of
humanity.
Second-France remains to-day what
she was during the war and will con-
tnue to be as long as the menace ex-
ists: the outpost Of civilization and the
outer line of defense Of the United
States. No argument can twist this
fact out OF shape. France Is the SEN
tinel of humanity. Her warning can
not be disregarded. Her plea for guar
antics Of support back Of the front
fighting line which she has SO glori-
0usly held cannot be waved aside ur,-
less the lesson of the war is forgotten.
Disarmament is not possible without
the protection of France from another
leap at the throat while she Is safe
guarding the world.
Third--Analysis should be made Of
the insidious Teutonism that may Turk
behind this petitioning. q
Shall France, which won the tardy
synlpathies Of a great nation, propa-
gandized against France to the limit,
again be the victim Of q skillfully con-
cealed attack meant to weaken her
position, her power and hex proph ecies,
so amply justified In the past?
Only densest ignorance can fail TO
know the purpose Of war-weary
world to. curb and then to eliminate
war. But there are other things in
the line of the "hard, brutal fact" of
the philosopher James. One is the
danger line Of the world. France holds
that line. Another Is the perspicacity
of French experience and political
judgment. They speak that which they
know. Another is the deep, burrowins-
ly deep. but dynamite e-loaded Teutonic
propaganda. A. G.. C.
Princeton, n. j.. Nov. l2, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
AT the Foot of the Cliffs

Autumn has already torn away
most Of the draperies Of crimson and
gold which decorated the Palisades
for the ceremonies attendant upon
the opening of the new Henry Hud-
son Drive. Shreds Of sumac f1utter
against the face Of the cliffs and the
giant tulip trees form golden arches
for the shimmering vistas Of the
river, but the new driveway is now
chiefly study in magnificent bleak
ness.
Even in the grimness Of winter,
however, the Palisades command the
awe of the city-bred. New Workers
have long thrilled with pride in the
ownership of the east bank Of the
Hudson, have boasted that no other
great city in the world commanded
so splendid view Of river and green
heights. The new driveway opens
up the west bank and all it's wild
beauty. The great crags which loom
against the wintry sky might well
belong to some remote canyon in
stead Of to metropolitan parkway.
Landscape gardeners can hope to
make no improvements in the majes-
tic face of the cliffs; neither can the
puny bluster Of automobile horns
disturb their vast silences. The
careless hand Of the Great Work
man has cluttered the woods with
chips from the river wall; no park
department will ever restore them
to the neatness Of Central Park.
Until now, however, these wonders
have been revealed only to those who
trod their stony ways with the hardi-
hood of real nature lovers, or to
those who gazed upon them wist-
fully from the safety of Riverside
Drive and invested their misty
heights with imaginary splendors.
The Henry Hudson Drive brings
them within the reach of all, even
Of the typical New Yorker" doomed
to limit his nature loving to haunts
accessible to automobiles. Only the
eaole visited these crags. Now the
flivver makes them it's own. Next
spring it is promised that busses will
follow the trail and traffic cops will
wrest speed honors from tie chip
munks.
With the spring will come the six
million. This is as it should be, OF
course. The earth is theirs to IN
hcrit, and the Palisades Interstate
Park Commission is an able trustee
Of this bit Of the property. Sensitive
souls, however, will like the drive
way better before it becomes too
popular. Just now it is q paradise
for those who love solitude, cold,
austere and gray.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Remember Living Heroes

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Armistice Day is over. We have
buried our unknown dead at Arlington.
The torch, flung from lifeless hands
which lie in countless rows in Flanders
fields, to-day as barren Of poppies as
the hearts of scores upon scores of vet
Grams are barren Of hope, is still q
torch. 1t thrills US in poetry, it thrills
us in song-but who carries on?
Peace and all honor be to the dead
in Flanders fields. Daily We must
honor them ali in our hearts, dead
heroes and brave mon. But we are
alive in the world they sought to serve
Faithfulness, honor, courage, hu-
mility--these are the laurels of the
dead. 1t is up to as who live to win
those laurels for ourselves; win them
as all war heroes won them: by living
and dying for others.
Let us end dishonor, dishonesty,
crime, thievery and beggary in our
midst. Let us catch the torch and
carry oni
Remember the veterans. Circum-
stances, not their will, make them
alive to-day L. b. FAIRFIELD.
New York, Nov. IL, le2i
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
For War ON Waste

AZ the coming annual meeting of
the American Society of Mechani-
cal Engineers in this city the prin-
cipai topic of the five days discus
sions will be elimination of Waste
IN Industry" Such consideration.
by body of more than two thou
sand Of the leading engineers, tech
nologistss manufacturers and educa-
tors from all parts Of the country.
should be productive Of results.
There is a familiar saying that
the average American family wastes
outright enough food to feed a
French family. What is practiced
IN the home is seen also in ;ndns-
try. The wastefulness of numbering
operations has long been notorious :
and it was matched, at least before
the war, by that of carpenters in
using the finished product of the
mills, In cutting and slashing boards
IN profligate fashion. The noun
tairs OF refuse at many coal mines
are monuments of waste. The mil
lions Of horsepower unutilized on
our rivers represent colossal waste.
In some industries there is careful
regard for a multitude Of by-prod
ucts.
Mr.. Hoover did a great deal for
thrift promotion during the war,
when "Hooverizing" very largely
of course, not entirely---meant
merely avoidance of waste, and it
Ss auspicious that he has given the
impulse to the national discussion
of the matter. Months ago he ap-
pointed the committee whose elabo-
rate and authoritative report will
form the basis of action, and he is
guilty Of no exaggeration when he
says that the report 'has a special
message for government officials,
financial. industrial and commercial
leaders. labor organisations, econ
hsnists. engineers and research
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
A Bonus If Needed
Waivers by the Fortunate in Behalf
Of Those Out of Luck
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue Of Novem-
Der appears letter by Major Charles
A. Moore jr. on THE Soldiers Bonus
The major seems 10 be ail ''het up
over something that probably wont
cost him cent. regardless Of the out
come.
am not q member of the American
Legion and never will be, for their
resolutions and my convictions dor't
hitch we'll together but certainly Am
in favor Of bonus for those soldiers
who need it.
happened to belong TO an outfit that
was hit hard and often, and in twenty
five months, twenty-three of which
were spent in France, drew altogethsy
about $3.50 l an not in need of money,
and not week has passed in 8 yesr
when ST or So of my salary did not
do a great deal for some service man
who was badly in need of it. Person
ally, don't want any bonus, snd there
are thousands of others who don't
want it. bat there are many more thou
ands who need it badly
1t would not be a hard matter fox
the War Department to look over the
service records and through short
! letter find out definitely those who
need the bonus and those who do not
! suppose the major would do the same
as and mail letter waving ali claim
30 bonus. The difference between
my twenty-five months Pay and the
majors is only about $4,000, Now. II
/ all the officers of tho A. E. F. who are
not in needy circumstances turned
back the difference between a privates
pay and theirs. wouldn't it make
whopping big sum to divide between
the unfortunate privates who are exiss-
ing on our "petting' and senti
mentality?
SILLY sentimentality," the major
says, "helps to make too many good
men dead beats" Simply because they
won't become dead beats Is why lot
Of veterans are walking the streets.
waiting for bonus that will put them
or their feet again. Men who took
their 1s-inch wire clippers and cut
through apron wire under heavy ms
chine gan fire, dynamited the most
stubborn defenses, fought with iron
stakes as weapons at Cambria and con
tinued against well-armed odds wher
their buddies dropped in squads
around them, do not become dead beats
even when the old belt is squeezing
their wishbone clean against theis
backbone.
Let any one who is IN doubt take .
walk around the cheap lodging houses
and he will dnd convincing arguments
for "a soldiers bonus" st this time
L. J. DONOVAN.
Late Private 18th Engineers, A. E.y.
New York, Nov 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
For the Defendant

The much criticized young woman
of to-day has found defender in the
president Of Goucher College. $50
much has been said about the vani-
ties of the modern girl" says DR..
Guth, "that it is only fair to point
out that the average girl of to-day is
far better equipped mentally than
the girl Of a generation ago. The
girl of to-day wants to be useful as
we'll as ornamental" He backs up
his defense by saying that all the
evidence visible from a college office
Indicates that girls nowadays are
aiming toward a standard of real
usefulness in the home, the COM
munity and the business world.
Such words, coming from the presi-
dent Of a college established as early
as 1874, should give pause to the old
fogles who are always dragging
forth the ghosts Of the dainty, mine
ing girls of long ago and holding
them up in contrast to the sturdy,
competent. unabashed product of to-
day. Read any of the old romantic
novels, with their timid and shrink
ing heroines, who tainted and wcpt
at the least provocation. And
"oh. don't you remember Sweet Alice.
Ben Bolt,
Sweet Alice. whose hair wa. so
brown;
| who wept with delight when you rave
her smile
And trembled with fear at vour
frown7"
Those were the girls of the old
days. They had what DR.. Guth calls
"bobbed brains" and they were
proud of it. The girl who yearned
for taste of the higher learning ac-
corded her brothers was considered a
bit queer and out Of her element.
1hs was usually ths plain and unat.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Books g.,., 2s.,,,... b.

to do ite duty and deal with "the prob
lens of the time" SO Felix was be-
wildered when Hawkins's drama was
announced from Broadway as bed
chamber farce entitled "Totsic Woot-
eie'
THE Briary Bush," besides being an
interesting study OF rebellious marriage
among the freedom loving artists Of
the Middle West, is also an animated
enumeration OF life's bagatelles in
Chicago's Bohemia.
ThNte are audacious and pretty ac-
counts of Rose-Ann, performing her
additions in snow drift the morning
after her marriage; of her bobbing her
own red hair: of Felix's irresolute and
casual infdelities; Of gay parties at
Henrici's and other quaint hooks, and
of stimulating discussions on Winck-
lers "History of Love" and of the
physiological aspects OF Leaves Of
Grass" Nothing in Mr.. Dell's report
disturbs MIR. Mfncken's contention that
Chicago is the heart and soul. of
American literature.
Recent novels which have the
journalistic life as q theme or a back
ground are now four in number. All
Of them enable the curious outsider to
penetrate the mysterious and thrilling
sanctums Of the newsmen-Ben Hecht S
Eric Dorm" Mr.. Dells "The Briary
Bush Samuel Hopkins Adams's
Success" and j. c. Smiths "The
Council of Seven In Mr. Hecht's
and Mr.. Dell's cndeavors you get hot
and youthful transeriptions of the
nsnting experiences of the brilliant
cub journalist and his women folk
Mr. Adams studies and Eliminates Tie
institution of the newspaper, regard
ing it as of as much IL not more
Importance than the adventures OF
those who make it. Mr. Snaith's new
book is inelodramatic extravaganza
and startling disappointment to one
who knows him only from reading
"The Sailor" | like 1t the least Of
the quartet and Mr.. Adams's book
tho best.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Open Diplomacy

"Open diplomacy" became bitter
jest at the peace conference. The
cynical minded, seeing that the
largest results were obtained there
by the least open diplomatists, have
ever since been applauding the close
mouthed school and predicting in
evitable failure for any statesman
who should have the temerity at any
future conference to lay his cards on
the table.
The response to Mr.. Hughes's re-
turn to open diplomacy In his naval
armament reduction proposals shows
how overdone the skepticism Of the
cynical was. What failed at Paris
was not open diplomacy, but was, as
Mr.. Lansing has shown in "The
Peace Negotiations" open diplomacy
without clean-cut, concrete pro-
gram. Mr.. Hughes is not seeking a
limitation Of armament through
trades and dickers behind closed
doors. He has proclaimed from the
housetops what the United States is
ready to do. He has gone into the
minute details. We are prepared to
stop building for ten years and to
make huge cuts in our present naval
establishment, completed or still on
the way to completion. This propo-
sal is put forward without reserva-
tions or proyisos. Its scope has aston
ished the world. It came with dra-
matte effectiveness out of a clear
sky. The two other powers con-
cerred--Great Britain and Japan
are invited to accept it; or, if they
wish. TO improve upon it.
This direct and unconventional
method brushes aside the delays and
indirections of the old diplomacy. 1t
rejects that conception of the con-
ference which likens it to a wheat
pit or a horse market. 1t lifts the
gathering TO level of cooperative
effort in the interest of all nations.
Exclusive advantage is set aside in
favor of common advantage.
Open diplomacy has been maligned.
1t is lath only in the hands of the
tnexpert. Mr.. Hughes has used it
expertly. The United States didn't
build a navy for offense. It is more
than willing to see the common bur
den Of excess naval competition
lifted. 1t has a policy in the Far
East which rests on fairness and
equal opportunity. The doctrine of
the open door and the maintenance
OF the political independence and ter
ritorial integrity of China are rooted
deep in our history. We have moth
ing to conceal or to equivocate about.
Our aims in this conference are to be
best attained by the open diplomacy
which Mr.. Hughes is so adroitlv
practicing.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Motor Ships
Says Marine Engineering" in it,

Says Marine Engineering in its
current number:
"If a private corporation had a
three billion-dollar investment which
1t was unable successfully to develop
it would, without doubt. seek the ad-
vice of known experts the indus
try In which it's money was at stake
and endeavor by all possible means
to try out all reasonable policies so
recommended"
Which is the springboard for urg-
ing the view Of Frank C. Munson,
president of the Munson Steamship
Lines. that the United States Ship
ping Board could dispose Of at least
500 of its steel vessels if it would
motorize them.
According to Mr.. Munson's esti-
mate, it would cost from $3.50 900 10
$250,000 to install internal combus-
tion engines in these ships in place
Of their steam plants. And motor
tied he sees them salable at from
s350,00o to 100000 each.
Mr.. Munson stands on firm ground
in proposing the adoption of the
motor ship as one sure way of abat-
ing the operating differential which
bars our flag from deep-water COM
petition. 1t is not debatable that the
motor ship is the most economical
cargo or medium-speed combination
cargo and passenger type Of vessel
engineering has devised or will pro-
duce for long, long time. For in
stance, it consumes from one-third
to one-half less fuel than q steamer
and all the space which steamer
must give TO accommodate boilers.
condensers, feed pumps and a feed
water supply is available in the
motor ship for revenue-earninq
cargo.
Europe is fully alive to the possi-
bilities OF motor tonnage. According
to the latest Lloyds returns, there
are now building on the other side of
the Atlantic 1873 merchant motor
ships Of 502,e44 tons, while the
American program includes only
three in process Of construction.
Says the Marine Engineering
article in conclusion:
"Mr. Munson states that the 500
steel cargo ships, ranging from 5000
to 1000 tons, that are now tied up
should be motorized, and that with
these vessels SO converted we could
laugh at foreign steamship competi-
tion. Our higher wage scale, he de-
c'ared, would be more than ofrset By
the economies of operation, quick
turn around and the driving force Of
American or~anizaticn
''Of what use will it be to develop
shipping policy that will equalize
the difference in cost OF operation
hstwssn Americsn and foreign steam
ships 4 hy che Mnas ~ eet The policy
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14

working we find that the foreign
countries have with their motor ships
created another differentia] in their
favor which ia equal to or greater
than that which now exists I"
All of which Is true, but, in so far
as the Shipping Board is concerned,
is 1t in a financial position to under
take Mr.. Munson's suggestion and
spend $100,00o,000 on motor CONVEX
sion? Striking an average of $780,
900 a vessel on the basis Of MIR.
Munson's estimates, that is what it
would cost.
Assuming that the board is iinan-
cially fixed to go ahead, without OBJ
tanning authority from Congress, the
proposal Is so opposed to the coun-
try's sentiment that it has had
enough Of government in business
that it is doubted If public opinion
would support the program. Moth
ing, however, stands in the way Of
the board selling vessels at such a
reasonable price, and under a con-
tract that they are to be converted
in American shipyards, as would in.
vite the investment Of marine capi-
tai and promote motorization. This
seems to us to be the straight busi-
ness way Of going at this matter.
Let the Shipping Board say for
what it would sell tonnage under a
motorization agreement.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
The Touer
THE CROCK or GOLD

tAa q. A. G.. thinks tho Forty. eighth
sttcet bards might have adapted James
sterhenss story)
Katis came from Irsln,,d jnst ysar
ago to-day;
She'd hcavd thot there tocve stveets Of
rold--ths best one was Broadwoy.
But What disappointment! Thsyo Wos
no gold to be found.
Says Kate, II must start digging them;
II may BE- underground"
CHORUS
No,o shs's gold digger.
Baby. schat a fagsyf
Dvcs.ed up by Lucille III Payis style.
Out mith q cake eater
Nothing could DO nccter
Than the sooy shc sepcrotes him from
his pile.
What With her "come htthcr"
Bank rolls start to ,oither-~-
Can't hold out against hsr I,isA smile.
She's got a Hickson modal ,odlk
And Tine Of Ritsy talk---
Simple little Katie from old Ire land.
Lsprecaums in IroIuad, so Kate soas al
t0ays told,
Wore Hke insides sDith no oWtsides s0ith-
out a crock Of gold,
Soys Kate, "l'ns like the lsprccanns." 4"
And 80 she bought cyocE
Ard filled Il ap Nth gold 80 she would
asspsr 90 sn hock.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Oath of the C;ty's Youth
the Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t may interest your CORE.
spondent A. R. Fullerton, at whose sue.
gestion you published recently the
Oath Of the Athenian Youth" to lear,,
that our Scouts took the Oath OF the
City's Youth" modified from the
Athenian oath by the writer, at the
council fire last Tuesday. Other read
ers also might be glad to know of this
departure. So far as I can learn. we
arc the first organization to use the
"Oath Of the Cty's Youth" which is
as follows:
1--WE will never bring disgrace "a
this cur city by any act Of dishonesty
or cowardice nor ever forget our duty
to It's Inhabitants in time of emer-
gency. We will revere and obey our
city's laws and fight for it's ideal and
sacred aspirations, whether alone O,
with others. We will do our best to
incite in the citizens respect and rev.
erence for civic duty. We will thus
strive to advance the unselfish inter.
ests of our city and to transmit to our
posterity continuously niagnificen,
inheritance."
A. F. ERDMANN, NJ. D.,
District Commissioner, prospect
Heights District Council, Boy
Scouts of America.
Brooklyn, Nov. 12, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Hylan' 8 Socialist Support

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Have the Socialists received 9
jolt in New York City? They knew
that their n,ayoralty candidate, Jacob
Panken, stood no show of being elected
so, according to their reasoning, they
did the next best thing-voted fol-
Hylan.
From n distance it looks like q shrewd
political move on tho part Of the So.
cialists, because Mayor Hylan's atti.
tude toward the transportation com.
panies in New York City is along so.
cialistic lines. That gives the Social.
lists satisfaction, while at the same
time they do not have to stand the
blame for the outrageous transports
ton conditions in your city.
READER.
White Plains, N. Y, Nov. IL, 1921.