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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03

Harold L. Pride of South Chestnut
street. has gone to North Gorham.
where he plans to pass week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03

vile, was the guest Of friends in the
city, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03

George NJ. Crosman Of Weeks Mills
was in the city Monday calling on
friends and business acquaintance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03

Charles Towle of Winthrop was II
the city Monday on business matters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03

Miss Belle MacAllister and Miss
Marie Cram visited friends in Water
vile Saturday and Sunday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03
NORTH AUGUSTA

Miss Carrie Fisher also Mr.. and
Mrs. Alonzo Cross and son William
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03

Dance at North Augusta Grange
hall, Thursday, May 5. Music by
Smiths orchestra. may2d3t
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LOCAL NOTICE

Mrs. Wilson, the agent for Spencer
Corset will be at 1S9 State street for
0He week. Tel ~. may3d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03

Old Folks mid-week dance. Golden
cross hall. Wednesday evening.
Hhli'hs orchestra. may3s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03

DIR. E c. Bryant will be absent from,
MS dental office May SO inclusive, in
attendance at the Massachusetts State
Dehtai convention. may2d4t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-03
DAILYKENNEpEC JOURNAL
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Subscribers who fail to receive the
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The Progressive Spiritualists will
nave public circle tonight at 176
state street. Mrs. Nettie Smart Of
"interport, Medium. may3d1t
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
The "Creat Wall' Delusion

One Of the CURIOUS misconceptions
used at Washington to befog a
Chinese settlement has involved a
resurrection of the Great Wall as
China's existing northern boundary.
1t has been asserted by way Of in
terpreting Japanese policy that
Japan had already hung up in her
Foreign Office new map Of China,
in which Manchuria and Mongolia
figured as non-Chinese provinces,
True, this map agreed with no other
accepted map. In a political and
geographical sense Manchuria and
Mongolia had never been detached
from China. Yet some of the
prophets Of realist diplomacy had
definitely alienated them to Japan
and were calling on the conference
to awake from it's siumbers and
recognize this accomplished fact.
The Japanese, it appears now, arc
no moro alive to this Great Wall
discovery than the other delegates.
This question was put the other
day to Baron Kato, the head of the
japanese delegation: "Does Japan
regard Manchuria as being part
Of China?" The baron answered ::
eyes; Japan considers Manchuria as
being part Of China"
Japan has leasehold in southern
Manchuria and leased a strip of ter
ritory along the south Manchurian
railroad. These were acquired from
Russia through the Treaty of Ports
mouth, and China subsequently ac-
quiesced in the exchange. The life
of these leases was extended in the
settlements following the presenta-
tion Of Japan's twenty-one demands.
But they are still only leases for
definite terms. They haven't alien
ated Chinese territory. Even Toxic
frankly admits that China's political
boundary hasn't been pushed back
to the Great Wall.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
Nakicheyan

Nallichevan? Yes, Nakichevan!
1t might be new one-half Of i
per cent christ quencher," and it
might be the name of new Broad
way musical show. But it is neither.
1t is the name of the latest member
of the family of nations.
According to news just at hand,
Nalichevan was born on October 13
last Of a treaty between the Turkish
Nationalists and the Soviet republics
of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.
1t is part OF old Armenia and is to
go forward or backward "autono-
mously" under the protection Of the
Republic of Azerbaijan.
The treaty creating Nakichevan
recognizes in it's preamble "thc
rights Of peoples to self-determina-
tion," and thereupon proceeds to
business, which is the seizin by
the Turks of about half Of Cau-
casian Armenia and large tracts Of
Georgian territory. Further, it alb
rogates all prior treaties concerning
the trans Caucasian republics, ex-
cepting the so-called Russo Turkish
agreement signed at Moscow last
year.
How many new states or national
entities have come into being since
1918? Who can name them offhand,
along with their capitals and boun-
daries-Azerbaijan, Anatolia, Ar
menia, Constantinople, Czecho-Slo-
vakia, the Eastern Republic, Estho-
MIA, Finland, Georgia, the Kingdom
Of Hedjas, Jugo- o-Slavia, Lithuania,
Latvia, the Kingdom of Mesopota-
mia, Nakichevan and Poland?
Are they all there? We doubt It.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
Citizenship

The Mayor of Philadelphia has
proclaimed next Sunday as 'Better
Citizens Day." and urges gather
ings at places of worship to consider
ways and means "to discourage those
things in our public and private lives
that are debasing, and to uphold
those things that tend to exaIt and
elevate us in self-respect and citizen
ship"
Our youth are trained and in
structed carefully for industries
business and the professions, but not
for the civic and patriotic duties of
citizenship. "Who shall instruct
your sons," asked Socrates many
centuries ago, Gin those things which
pertain to the man and the citizen?"
In spite Of the vast machinery of
education that has been set up there
is reason to think that the average
person has less vivid conception of
citizenship than comes out Of the lit
tie schoolhouse with it's unscientific
pedagogics. And not only do we
know less, but we have less disposi-
tion to apply the knowledge we pos
sess. Things have gone so we'll in
our steam-heated civilization that it
is assumed that the social organism
is a self-running machine. When
anything goes wrong the criticism is
not Of ourselves. Why don't "they''
do something about it? The "they"
referred to Is q nebulous group, in
fact, non-existent, on which respon-
sibility rests.
"This is great people-when it
gets mad," wrote Horace Greeley,
on hearing the news Of an election
which had overthrown and expelled
from office corrupt political ring.
But the same "great people" little
later let the same corrupt ring re-
turn to power for still greater plum
Gering. What we need is a people
great when it is not mad; which sees
simple truth simply, particularly
the vital one that government is
merely ourselves acting coopera-
tive]v.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25

no plan or idea Of one. Now, as
heretofore, the practical result Of it's
lahors is to push fares up.
But though something Is done to
reduce expenses and thus to keep
fares down, what prospect is there
Of the new construction the impera-
tive need Of which approaches? The
thrifty savings bank depositors Of
New York number approximately a
million. How many Of them are will
ing to buy subway bonds with trac-
ton conditions as they now arc?
And if they are unwilling to risk
their own money, on what ground
will they appeal to others to take the
risk? Yet there must be new invest
ment if subway congestion is not to
become horror.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
The Broken Pledge of 1918

Conceding that President Wilson
did no unprecedented thing when he
asked for the return of a Demo.
cratic Congress, let us consider one
part OF the appeal Mr.. Tumulty
finds it convenient to forget.
The appeal, ic will be recalled
contained pledge. Asking in the
plainest terms for an Endorsement
Mr.. Wilson faced the alternative.
lie made a flat and unqualified
promise as to what he would do if
the decision was against him. "I am
your servant" he wrote, "and will
accept your Judgment without cavil y
Did ne accept the Judgment with
out cavil? Did he accept it at all?
Not even Mr.. Tumulty contends he
did. On the contrary, he acted as if
he had been overwhelmingly in
dorsed' The result Of the election
became of no consequence to him.
He had, in fact, played game
whose rules were "Heads l win and
tails you lose"
Why, then, talk of precedents? No
ore will assert that any former
PRESIDENT ever asked the people for
an Endorsement on a particular mat
ter and then disrcgarded the popu-
Lar verdict when it was against him.
Lincoln, when ne thought Mcclellan
would be elected, made specific ar
rangements to turn over the govern
ment to his successor as soon as the
returns were in. Colonel Roosevelt
was emlnently kind to Mr.. Wilson.
as we'll as accurate, when, Just be-
tore Mr.. Wilson's departure for the
faris Conference, he penned this
statement for the information Of
our friends abroad: "Our allies. orr
enemies and Mr.. Wilson himself
should all understand that Mr.. Will
son has no authority whatever to
speak for the American people at
this time
AS President Mr.. Wilson was bv
virtue OF his position. constitutions
ally a part of the treaty-making
power, but further than this his
power did not run. If Mr.. Wilson
subsequently, personally suffered, his
own mirror, when he looked into it,
revealed to him the features of the
person responsible.
Did the American people under
stand the significance of their re-
pudiation of the Wilson leadership?
lhey did. Mr.. Wilson, just before
the issue of his appeal, had been ex-
changing notes with Germany. It
appeared that his policy was colored
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
Frances S Aims"
editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: An article in to-day's Tribune
by p. W. Wilson, correspondent of
"Thc London Daily News" and former
Member Of Parliament, under the cap
tion British Disavow Quarrel With
Frances Aims" contains the follow
ing passage:
IF France feels that her quarrel with
Germany must go on forever, we have
had to make it plain that the British
commonwealth cannot be mob
ilized behind that dispute. France has
not been vanquished in the war. She
is the chief victor. And to be generous
in victory is recognized virtue"
The reading of these sentences calls
to mind the old saying: "None so
blind as those who won't see." France
has no quarrel nor dispute" with
Germany; her "aim" is simply to de-
fend herself against any further out
break of Germany's savage hostility.
She is not the chief victor, although
she was the chief combatant, for the
reason that there has been no victory.
The armistice promoted by Woodrow
Wilson stopped the war before it was
finished, halted the march to Berlin
and brought the peace without VIC
tory" which the ex-President declared
was his desire and purpose. Hence
the virtue of generosity in victory IS
something France has had no oppor-
tunity to exhibit; she must still main
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25

tain an alert attitude Of self-defense
+. w. Wilson proceeds to tell us
that the German war machine has
disappeared. It does not exist. "Ger-
many is disillusioned of war, horrified
over conscription and getting down TO
daily industry" This seems to be the
VISION that sees only what it wishes
to see. In view of much evidence to
the contrary, it is difficult to accept
these assurances of Germany's material
helplessness and moral change of
heart. If Mr.. Wilson clouds from
view the facts of the actual situation,
he throws light on the British temper
of mind toward France and goes FAR
to confirm the recent utterances of
Frank Simonds regarding it's motives
and its activities. F. A HENRY.
Morristown, N. j., Nov. 23, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
lie had an Achilles heel it was thick

lie had an Achilles heel it was thick
ly booted.
Hoppe's game Is not only mechan-
ically perfect, but always at his COM
mand, because he has refrigerated
rerves---or had until the Chicago up
set. To overcome player whose
manipulation Of the ivory balls is all
but as accurate as the movement Of
a watch, and as little affected by ex-
tornals, is beyond the power Of oppo-
nents Of almost equal skill but
handicapped by wavy lines Of tenn
permanent: At Chicago Hopes ice
pack melted, his nerves began to
tingle and then to jump. He will
never be the same glacial imperson-
a)ity again. Young Jake Schaefer,
wizardlikc. has abstracted q precious
quality from the billiards of Willie
Hoppe.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25

by his strange "peace-without-vic-
tory" idea. The people would have
none of this--did not like it's smell.
They asked for an unconditional
surrender, such ms Germany agreed
to when her representatives signed
the Foch armistice. Yet, in contempt
Of the spirit Of the armistice terms
and in contempt Of the mandate of
the American people, Mr.. Wilson at
Paris declined to represent Ameri-
can opinion.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
Where Congress Made Good

The passage of the tax revision
law was the chief accomplishment Of
the extra session Of Congress. This
law gives relatively little satisfac-
tion even to those who voted for it.
1t is admitted to be only make
shift, which will be displaced as
soon as Congress and the public are
educated up to better understand
ing of the evil effects Of taxes which
drive capital out of productive in
dustry.
What most people are interested
in besides tax reduction is the spirit
in which this Congress views the
Harding program of economy in
government expenditure. In this
field the record Of the extra session
is beyond criticism. Congress is
still working earnestly to bring gov
ernment outlay back to peace
basis. The appropriation acts for
1921-'22 were passed at the short
session Of the last Congress-all ex-
cept two. The army appropriation
bill was vetoed by President Wilson
because it ignored Mr.. Bakers
spendthrift demands. The naval
appropriation bill passed the House,
but was caught in the last week jam
in the Senate.
What was done with these two
bills at the extra session is a meas
ure of this Congresses continued zeal
for retrenchment. The vetoed army
appropriation act carried $346, ,OOO,-
600. Mr.. Baker had asked for $685.
100000. The army bill for 1920-'21
had appropriated 100000. The
army bill repassed by this Congress
carried about $330,OOO,000. This
sum is $369,00o,000 less than the
Wilson Administration demanded
and probably would have been
granted had Mr.. Cox been elected.
Inc naval Dill as it passed the
House of Representatives at this
session carried $396,OOO,OOo. Mr..
Daniels had asked s679, 100000. The
Senate added $100,0oO,o0o, but
nearly ali this was stricken off in
conference. AS it went to the Presi-
dent the total was below $400,O00,-
900. The appropriation for 1920-'21
was $433,0Oo,oO0.
Congress has therefore kept the
faith. 1t is rapidly reducing ex-
penditure. Appropriations for 1921
'22 are s9oo,ooO,0oo below the ap-
for 192O-'21. And the
hrst Federal budget, to be presented
week after next, will show start
ling decrease in the amounts needed
for 1922-'23.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
Chinese Self-Rule
Reply to Japanese Who Says Kiao-
chow is "a Good Place to Live"

Reply to Japanese Who Says Kiao.
chow is "a Good Place to Live"
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Last Saturday Modiri Komatsr
told the American public in your paper
that "the Chinese, in spite of it (Kiao
chow being under Japanese domina.
tion, find it (Kiaochow) a very good
place to live, much better than many
other places in which Chinese sover.
eighty is upheld" His statement does
rot tell the whole story.
Chinese are never in favor of for
eign control over their territory. Nc
Chinese wants to secure happy living
at the expense of their national SOW
ereignty. Chinese want to sacrifice
everything for defending their national
nag, for maintaining, and not changing
the map Of their own territory. That
is the reason why their delegates in
1919 refused to sign the peace treaty
with Germany, because they opposed
japanese control over Kiaochow, which
is part of Chinese territory.
Komatsu says that when Japan re.
turns kiaochow he should be sorry TO,
the Chinese masses living in Kiaochow
who do not care about politics and who
only want to live in peace. I suppose
komatsu to be patriotic Japanese
If he really believes that the para.
mount aim Of his people Is nothing
moro or less than to secure physical
and material comfort and that the SOY.
ereign rights Of his nation are secon-
dairy, then, all right, will put this
proposition before him, China o,
Great Britain or America demands To
control Toxic, capital of Japan, and in
return to give Japanese inhabitants
living there the happiest life in the
world by free board, free lodging, free
traffic, safety Of life and property, and
SO on down the line
Would Mr.. Komatsu be agreeable to
such proposition? If he would, ]
don't see how he can be called patri-
otic Japanese. If he wouldn't, why
should no be sorry for the Chinese
masses living in Kiaochow? Please
don't forget that the best, happiest
life is not simply life of physical OF
material comfort, but material comfort
plus Intangible happiness. In the long
run ones life cannot be happy if he is
not allowed to manage his own affairs
II he is under others control.
According to Komatsu the root Of the
Chinese troubles is in the inability of
the Chinese to help themselves, and
not in the ambition and aggression of
foreign powers. should say that the
Chinese troubles are really in foreign
ambition and aggression. Take the
tariff, for example; China cannot raise
the rate Of tariff without the consent
of the thirteen contracting powers
She really wants to improve her finan-
cial condition, but foreign powers pre-
vent her from getting out of financial
chaos If the Chinese are allowed to
raise the tariff why should they not be
able to meet financial difficulties?
MING X. CHAO.
Ithaca. N. Y, Nov. 20, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
Business Men for Arms Limit

To the Editor of The Tribune. -.
Sir: We believe that the puo'
should be kept informed as to W
opinions OF the various business -
terests of the United States regafd'''
the limitation of armament.
We take the liberty, therefore'
sending you the following resol''.''.
which has already been forwsrdea
the Secretary of State:
Resolved, New Jerseys %'''
tries offer their united and ani'
served support of the msgn'ne's
program for the limitation OF sf".
ment. We hail the day when II sas'
no longer be necessary TO make -
instruments of war.
We greet you, Peacemaker!
The Manufacturers Club OF b'0''
field and Vicinity. =.
Employers Association OF North 's'
sey.
Associated Industries Of Pssef'''
n. j.
Bayonne Chamber of Comne'''
Manufacturers Division.
Hudson County Open Shop Lesg'I !,
Associated Silk Industries Of N'''
Hudson.
Perth Amboy Industrial ASsac's..'.
~ \
Manufacturers Council, state o. ~
Jersey. EARL +. toffs
Secretary Manufacturers 'Cino :"
Bloomfield and Vicinity.
Bloomfield, N. ], Nov. ~. B1
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
Why Hedley Laughed

When Frank Hedley, Of the Inter-
borough, amid general jocularity, re-
marked at the Transit Commission
hearing that he is reconciled to a
five-cent fare and will try to make it
go around he, Of course, did not
mean it literally or to imply that
such a fare actually exists. The
municipal campaign is over, and not
even Hearst or Hylan makes such a
claim. 1t was profitable and cred
liable before the election, but there
il no reason to press it further. It is
more agreeable for Hearst and
Hylan to laugh at New York's boob
ish credulity.
AS Mr.. Hedley Is aware, it costs
something more than six cents to
maui passenger on the subway, and
no part Of this cost falls on the oper-
ating company. Five cents is con-
tributed by passengers directly and
the remainder indirectly-throuph
payments Of $4,000, 900 to s12 .00o-
600 from the city's treasury. the
funds Of which come from taxes that
push up rents. Travellers on surface
lines who ask for transfers paw seven
cents, and when more than one COM
pany furnishes service paw ten or
fifteen cents. This condition. which
prevailed before Election Day, con-
tinues to prevail. Visitors to the city.
who don't pay taxes here, are still
practically the only persons who are
fortunate enough to travel for five
cents.
By hiring fewer guards and put
ting Ia wicket gates that will make
ticket choppers jobless and by other
economies something is being done
to reduce fares. The Transit Com
mission, by its plan for getting rid
m duplicated services, is laboring to
tbe sasae snd. But the City Hall has
New-York tribune., 1921-11-25

their lights he resents as having "had
little important commands aioat and
no commands afoat which brought
them into contact with modern fleets
Or modern methods of warfare" The
words in quotation marks are, it seems
to me, unhappily chosen, since they
imply oualifications-a sine qua non, as
it were-which, curiously enough, ap-
pear to be lacking in those whom he
defends and who are to-day the &C
credited naval advisers. In this | can
not agree with him. AS TO those whom
he attacks, 1t is pertinent to remark
that sometimes it is the onlooker who
can best see and follow the moves IN a
game Of chess, for example. Moreover
it may be observed, en- passant, that the
one officer possessing these very re-
quirements at their maximum is con-
spicuous by his absence from the coun-
Gil board at the capital. mean Ad-
miral Sims.
The charge that the retired officers
against whom Admiral Wiley tilts cleft
the active service with a grievance
rests on his own allegation, since no
names are mentioned. Possibly they
did, whoever they are; still, it is what
they say, do and work for which count,
not the preiudices imputed TO them.
And even If they are mistaken in their
contentious, they are useful in opening
up discussion, and thus in imposing on
their opponents the necessity Of prov
ing them in error. It will not avail to
question the motives Of men whom 80
many Of their colleagues, active and re-
tired, believe to be right
hold no brief for "these retired
officers and their small following" as
Admiral Wiley disdainfully puts it
The one thing l do care for is
free discussion of naval topics, which
must result in vast benefit to the navy
and the nation, and the abolition of
the lock which has so long, until now.
sealed the lips Of Uncle Sans devoted
and patriotic sailors.
C. F. GOODRICH,
Rear Admiral U. S. N. (retired).
Princeton, N. j., Nov. %, 1921.