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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
High Climbing
New York, July 8, 1921.

{From The Philadelphia Public Leaocr)
Speaking 81 the Mount Everest ex-
petition, Sir Francis Younghusband
says: "At great heights men get very
nervous and irritable. At $1,000 feet
they begin to lose patience with one
another. and the higher they climb the
deeper they hate"
There is moral in that for men
seeking high attitudes in our common
human life.
May it never be said of them with
truth: "The higher they climb the
deeper they hate"
1t is fine thing to find s man who
goes upward to great heights without
losing his head, his nervous equipoise,
his self-control 1t is an inspiration
to Us who plod and drudge along at
the lower levels to find him generous,
amiabie, affable, ready TO meet all COM
ers and faithful to his friends.
On the other hand, it is deplorable
to come upon a man who wins his way
10 eminence of any sort, and in that
lofty station. instead of looking to
the sky and a superior Power, looks
down upon "the common herd" and
thinks-and tells-how great he Is in
comparison with them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Protecting the Little Wells

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your editorial this morning
on "The Duty on Oil" you ask: "On
what theory of national benefit is such
duty to be levied?"
The theory on which the proposed
tariff is based is conservation" and
not for the purpose of Stimulating
domestic output" AS we understand it.
the tariff bill now before the House is
an emergency one, based on the idea
of preventing the dumping of cheap
products of foreign lands on American
shores. The American oil industry is
surely entitled to the same considera-
ton as any other.
There are in the United States, out
side of California, approximately 225,-
500 producing oil, wells. Of this num-
her 100000 wells produce about 6oO,0o
barrels day; $4,000 wells produce
approximately 100000 barrels day;
500 wells produce approximately 1885,
600 barrels day. or total of 975,-
600 barrels day from 225,5o0 wells.
In Mexico less than 500 wells produce
100000 barrels a day.
The backbone Of the present-day pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
head finally became conventional for
men in all walks Of life.

head finally became conventional for
men in all walks Of life.
AS a matter of fact, short hair for
women is already beyond the mere
fad stage, and is no longer confined
to Greenwich Village, as the Hart
ford employers ban indicates.
Rather the movement appears to
be a step toward the simplicity Of
attire that business and an outdoor
life demand. 1t is not at all clear
that woman's business ability and
steadiness Of character are measured
by the length Of her hair. Femi-
nine frivolity seems much more as
ISOLATED with the Janice Meredith
curl, the pompadour and ear puffs
than with bobbed hair. If women
are willing to sacrifice what has been
called their browning glory for the
sake of convenience and comfort,
that would seem to be their priv
ilege. Certainly it hardly seems to
be within the province of man to
rule against it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12

the Battle of France, for 1t extended
far beyond the Valley Of the Marine
and was fought on an immense
front. from the North Sea to st.
Mihiel."
In these three battles three great
German offensives were broken. In
the last the Allies defensive was
turned into victorious offensive.
Foyette tells this incident Of the
Verdun-Somme campaign: Marshal
Joffre visited him at his headquarters
in little village near the Somme
marshes. Joffre sat down and said
nothing. Fayolle, out of Difference
to his superior, also said nothing.
Finally Joffre arose, grasped Fay
olle's arm and cried: "They want me
to disengage Verdun at Verdun. But
no, it is here, with Foch and you---
it is here that l shall save Verdun."
Those words contained the plan Of
the Battle Of 1916.
The Marshal tells another story,
showing Foch's and his own grasp
of the military situation Immediately
after Ludendorff's break through
toward Amiens in March, 1918. He
visited Foch at Beauvais the night
before Easter.
"Well, old friend?" said Foch.
"Well," said Fayolle, eve made a
fine escape. The situation is critical,
but, nevertheless, it is good. The
Boche is in fish-net He will not
get out of it. Hallelujah!"
Certainly" Foch answered. "Let
us only see to it that the net doesn't
collapse and that we strangle him
in it. Hallelujah!'
Ludendorff was, in fact, nearly
strangled in the four big salients
which he created before Foch finally
attacked him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
The Bobbed Flair Girl

The way of the new woman is
hard. 1t does not matter in what
decade or century she differs from
her contemporaries she is put in the
same class as the transgressor of
law or morals. Take the recent an
nouncement of an employer of more
than six thousand women that girls
with bobbed hair must go. Just
when some people are predicting that
long hair will soon be as much a
thing of the past for women as it is
now for men, and for the same rea-
sons, comfort and utility, not to say
cleanliness.
History does not tell US whether
the first few daring males who cut
off their flowing locks were there
upon debarred from employment.
More than likely they got off with
little booing, which ceased when
their fellow men perceived the wis
dom of the new style in hair dress
ing. To be sure, men Of leisure and
fashion softened the suddenness of
10 radical departure by adopting
The beribboned wig. But the shorn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Fayolie ON French Strategy

Marshal Fayolle has published in
the June issue Of La Revue de France
some interesting observations of
French strategy during the war.
He notes that the decisive war
years were all even-numbered--1914,
1916 and 1918. The odd-numbered
years, he says, were periods of
forced suspension of effort and
recuperation. This is true in the
narrower operating sense, although
it must be remembered that in
the larger sense the tide turned
lrrevocably against Germany when
she renewed her unrestricted SUBJ
marine warfare in 1917, and thus
brought the United States into the
conflict to replace the exhausted
Russians.
Marshal Fayolle remarks:
Zone might even say that the war
is summed up in three great battles:
/. The Battle of 1914. 1t will be
known in history as the Battle Of
the Marine.
2. The Battle of 1916. That is the
Battle of Verdun and the Somme.
3. The Battle of 1918. the second
Battle Of the Marne( or, better still.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Foreign Mail

Postmaster General Hays believes
in keeping the public posted. Two
months ago he issued an appeal to
business men to mail early and often
SO as to avoid the evening rush. He
pointed out the delay that was
caused by too great an accumulation
of letters during the peak load
period and showed that early mailing
meant early delivery.
Now comes the information that
henceforth all mail to Europe, unless
specially addressed, will be shipped
on American steamers. In order to
avoid the possible delay, therefore,
incident to holding over mail for an
American ship, letter writer's are
cautioned to write on the envelope
the name of the steamer on which
they wish their letters to 60. This
applies primarily to the fast boats
of the English, French and Dutch
lines. If the writer's name them
it will be possible for the postoffice
to forward the letters by the speci-
fed ships, and thus expedite the par
ticular letters.
incidentally the public, as it pre-
pares to conform to the new regula-
ton, will not be deaf to the music in
the words "All mail to Europe, I'M
less specially addressed, will go in
American steamers"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Bonus Postponernent

Senator Penrose, chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee, has an
nounced that he will ask to have the
soldiers bonus bill recommitted. The
President and Secretary Mellon have
already given convincing reasons
why this should be done. It is evil
dent that the nations finances must
be stabilized and the cost Of govern
ment operation reduced before the
Treasury can safely shoulder a new
bonus burden, mounting possibly to
$5,0OO,o0o,000.
A common sense view of the stu
alton should prevail. A bonus paid
out now or within the next few
years would do much more harm
than good. Benefciaries would suf-
fer from its economic i'll effects as
well as non-benehciaries. The Fed
eral government has spent almost
$1,500,000,000 since the armistice in
relief to the soldiers. Most of that
relief has rightly gone, or is to go, to
the actual sufferers. They have the
prior claim. Their wants will con-
tinue to be looked after, bonus or no
bonus. disqualification and hospi-
tai construction have cost $141,000,-
600; vocational training, $20O,O0O,-
600; military and naval compensa-
ton and family allowances, $685.
100000; insurance, S23,000,000. The
administration of soldiers relief,
bungling at the start, has been over
hauled and simplified. The Federal
government has been open to crit
cism for blunders made under the
last Administration. But it can
hardly be charged with illiberality
in appropriations for war sufferers.
The states, too, have generously
interviewed to adjust the compensa-
ton of those who served with the
colors but suffered no injury. The
wish to be open-handed is not absent.
But for the national government to
indulge that wish would mean a sac
rifce of great opportunity-the
opportunity to balance its war &C
counts, to bring economic conditions
back toward normal, to debate Fed
eral expenditure and to install
methods Of efficiency which in brief
span of years will save the country
more than the total carried in the
bonus bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Perturbing Silence

The Newark News has made a dis
covery--namely, that the Republicans
are worried by former President
Wilson's silence. 1t appears that MIR.
Wilson, cruelty refraining from
speech, will not t'hurl bolt at the
Administration or censure it's acts or
it's program!
The implication, Of course, is that
if Mr.. Wilson would but take his
once-ready pen in hand that which
he would say would shrivel Pres
ident Harding into nothingness,
would reduce and destroy him, and
that thus the poor man lives only
through the mercy of his predecessor.
The News means, of course, to be
complimentary to the object of it's
admiration, but does it succeed in
so being? The matter is open to doubt.
Is it not aware that Mr.. Wilson is so
courageous, so devoted to high ideals,
so concerned about keeping the heart
of the world unbroken, that a plain
duty would point the way to him to
censure Mr.. Harding if the latter
has strayed from the path of truth?
If Mr.. Harding is wrong and needs
to be set right, then, obviously, no
claim Of politeness or Of good taste
is valid. IF Mr.. Wilson possesses
bolts that should be hurled they
should not be allowed to rust un-
used in his private CULVER.
But it is not strictly true that
Mr.. Wilson has been silent. Under
the thin disguise of indirect quota
lions by Mr.. Seibold in The World
some time ago he attempted to cou-
tribute to public discussion. He re-
Endorsed his own course. He said
in effect that the only thing to be
done was to ratify without reserva-
tion or change the Versailles cove
nant just as he wrote it. The recep-
ton of this utterance-even the
faithful World shying from giving
it indorsement-was not such as to
encourage further speech. AS to
Republican perturbation and its
courses, there's Mr.. Cox and his
noteworthy silence. Why does not
our neighbor enlarge on the theme
of why this makes all Republicans
nervous and anxious?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
To the Editor of The Tribune.

Sir: In reference to your editorial
"The Duty on OIL" it is pleasure to
find some one opposed to legislation Of
this kind. At the same time it might
be interesting to review the reasons
leading up to the temporary overpro-
ducton of petroleum.
A producer will tell you that it is
caused primarily by the fact that he
is continually compelled in self-preser-
walton to drill offset wells. This seems
to be half the story, because if this is
so 80 per cent of the producers are try
ing to get something for nothing, and
i'll their efforts to do so demoralize the
entire industry.
On tive-acre tract of oil-producing
property one we'll probably would drain
your entire acreage if placed in the
center Of the tract. The apparent OBJ
ject, however, seems to be to buy a
iveacre tract and drain, say, an area
Of nearly two and one-half acres of
your neighbours tract by placing your
we'll as close to the edge Of your prop
orty as possible. For this reason, you
will note, when looking at maps of
producing properties intensively de-
veloped, continual series of wells
on the extreme boundary line with
large tracts of undrilled territory in
the center, which is one of the reasons
the producer is asking for protection
and marketing for 81 now that for
which he could readily get So lit
tie later, were he assured of its re
mainingsintact.
Congress might better confine its eff
forts to conserving what we have by
passing proper laws to protect pro-
ducers against filching by placing re-
strictions upon and definitely estab-
fishing line beyond which it would be
Illegal to drill.
If the center of five acres were es-
tablished by law as being the proper
location for drilling a well, and if in
dr' ing this well producer were COM
PEELED by division order to share the
production of such we'll in the same
proportion as the overlapping area on
his neighbours property compares to the
total five acres drained, so per cent Of
the intensive production now developed
and not Immediately needed would be
stopped. w. F. SUENDER.
Mau Yorly yu1u O 1901
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Oil Duty and Production
Plea TO Restrict We'll Drilling to Stated LocationArgunent
Of the Small Independent Producer

duction is the 100000 or more small
wells which have been drilled during
the last fifty years and which are still
producing. Of these probably $4,000
produce less than one barrel we'll
a day. Under present conditions very
few, if any, of these wells can be op-
Grated at a profit. A large proportion
of the small wells produce water with
the OIL If the water is not pumped
from the producing sand the well is
permanently ruined. In view of the
present conditions many of the wells
are not being operated and will be
abandoned.
The statement SO often made in con-
nection with this important question,
that the IS per cent import tax will in
crease the cost of gasoline to the con-
sumer, is not fact. In 1918, when
mld-continent crude oil was selling at
81 per barrel, the tank wagon price of
gasoline in New York City was II cents
to-day it is 81 cents Ono oil was i'm
ported in 1919.
During the four months ended April
80, 1921. 46,9240O0 barrels Of Mexican
crude oil were brought into the United
States, as compared with 1898 900 70,
the same period of 1920. The cost of
producing Mexican crude is less than
10 per cent of the average cost of pro-
ducing oil in the United States. The
IL portation of over 100000 barrels per
day of this low-priced crude oil has
almost entirely displaced American
fuel oil, which is largely a residue from
the independent refneries.
AS result of this importation easo-
line is practically the only product
which the independent refners are sell
ing and it is, therefore, carrying the
entire refining cost. If Mexican crude
pays 35 cents per barrel tariff to the
Federal government it will have the
effect of increasing the cost of Mexican
fuel oil TO an extent that will enable
the independent refners to dispose Of
their fuel oil.
Independent producers must have re-
lief if the backbone of the industry is
to survive. Which is the better thing
TO do--shut in the Mexican wells tenn
porarily, to the inconvenience of half
dozen companies, or to wreck thou
sands Of small American producers?
f. B. REESER.
New York, July 8, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Perhdious America

Delusion seems at last to be
giving way to enlightment in Ber-
lin. After years Of trying to
separate America from the Allies
it is slowly beginning to dawn upon
some Of the German people that
this policy has been unsuccessful
Repeated attempts to bully, bluff,
wheedle or bamboozle America into
siding with Germany have failed
none so notably, perhaps, as the re-
cent endeavors to make America a
mediator ON the PREPARATIONS ques-
ton.
Mr.. Hughes's decisive refusal was
the first real eye-opener. 1t made
them suspect that perhaps their
sources Of German-American in
formation did not reflect the true
conditions in this country. Per-
sisting in the mistaken habit of
crediting the reports Of .profes-
sional German-Americans, they
maintained the same erroneous i'm
pressions of America that flooded
Germany during the war.
Now that the peace resolution
has been published, the German
awakening is tinged with surprise
and dismay, but also with some
thing that seems to indicate that
at last they understand.
zone will seek in vain in this
long-winded resolution" says the
Deutsche Tageszeitung, "for single
word about future friendly rela
tons or anything similar. Seldom
has document of such import been
couched in soberer and colder Ian
guage. 1t is bitterly essential that
we harbor no illusion that q savior
from without, from ideal motives.
Will pluck us out of our misery"
There is the usual talk that
America must be taught by propa-
ganda that an innocent Germany
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Mary Baker Eddy

The one hundreth anniversary Of
the birth of Mary Baker Eddy, July
16, will be attended by no pilgrim
age to her native place at Bow, N. II.
What ceremonies will take place
elsewhere have not yet been dis
closed. The controversies and dis
sensions that followed her death in
1910 are still going on.
In these controversies and dis
sensions all the lights and shadows
of our gross and material selves
have been revealed as penetrating
into the new temple; but the adher-
ents Of Christian Science still in
clude considerable and apparently
growing body Of our citizens. They
remain devoted to the founder of
their faith, in spite of all the at
tacks against her. Her "Key" is one
of the most important books of the
century, if we may Judge from the
sales.
Mrs. Eddy cannot be dismissed
as a mere thaumaturge. She
launched her new faith in 1866, a
time Of great national disorder.
And yet it cannot be called new. 1t
was only that, taking certain immu-
table principles which from time
immemorial have been practiced by
human beings, she succeeded in CIV
ing to them a new focus--a striking
revelation Of the fact that the mere
oct of believing is highly important
to human beings and that the found
ers of the great religions followed
as true psychological law when they
emphasized it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Realty Owners VS.. Hylan
Will Property Holders Be Deciding
Factor in the E.lectione
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t may sound ludicrous, but it
seems to me that the controlling factor
in the city election is the property
owners, if they will vote together on
some outstanding issue, such as re-
duction of taxes.
Analysing the ownerships in the en-
tire city, the records show that there
are 100000 separately assessed parcels
in private ownership. There are 100000
tenements. There are about $50 1000
one and two family houses. There arc
100000 other buildings and vacant lots
How many of these parcels represent
separate ownerships is unknown, but
certainly the one and two family
houses are almost 100 per cent single
ownerships, representing an average Of
two votes, which means 100000 owner
votes in this class of property alone.
The increase in taxes in two-story
dwellings in Brooklyn amounts to as
much as $3.50 peg annum, which is a
serious matter to the man occupving
his home and raising a family of
youngsters, and creates of that man
an enemy Of the Hylan regime. 1 have
not at hand the increase in total tax
alton since 1916 or 1917, but it has
been gigantic and has been reflected
in an increase in rents in tenements
Of all classes. (My taxes on three
houses are 5000 higher than several
years ago, and I ought properly to take
it out Of the tenants, but l hate TO do
so and will not)
There is no outstanding issue as vet
for the municipal campaign. Tax re-
duction might we'll be made such an
issue for both owners and tenants,
Certainly if the property owners are
the controlling factor, as is strongly
indicated by the 100000 separate par
cells, such an issue, properly presented,
will GUST Tammany.
On such tax reduction issue the
Tiger is on the defensive--Mayor Hy-
lan's popularity" is clever propaganda
rather than fact. Anyhow, 1 firmly
believe that the taxpayers Of the city
can, if they will, control the election
in the fall.
WILLIAM D. KILPATRICK.
New York, July 8, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12

was wantonly attacked by ruth
less Belgium. and Der Tag adds
that Germany can scarcely be in
duced to sign for second time
"the disgraceful peace Of Yer
sailles, and all its humiliations,
privations and confessions Of Ger
man guilt"
In fact, the separate peace does
not seem to be at all pro- German.
Isn't it about time to raise the
cry of "per6dious America? And
is it not also about time for the
American intelligentsia to be-
come persuaded that the Americans
are too hard headed to be victim
lied by word parades?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
A Challenge

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l hereby challenge every male
Tribune reader to go to business on r.
hot day minus his coat.
am sure man in neat shirt would
tie more pleasing to look upon than one
sweltering in heavy coat
American men, show your independ-
ence and good sense!
Why should you emulate the English
man who never experiences in his coun-
try the heat we feel here? Why be un
comfortable when you could be COM
paratively comfortable?
II you fear the opinion of the oupo
site sex / am sure vote would show
that there are thousands who agree
with me.
Discard those coats and the shackle,
Of foolish custom
A SYMPATHIZER,
New York, July 8, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-12
Irish National Spirit
New York, July 8, 1921.
e Editor Of The T. bune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The outstanding feature OF ths
present Irish conference and discus
sions is the vigorous revelation of thS
Irish national spirit. 1t forcibly re-
calls Grattan's last great speech agains'
the union. in which he made use OF th'
passionate words addressed By Reme'
to Juliet in the vault:
Thou art not conquer'd; Beauty's en'
sign yet
Is crimson in thy lips and in tiny
cheeks,
And deaths pale flag is not advanced
there. A. P. LANDY.
East Orange. N. j., July Q, is2l ]