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The New York herald., 1921-08-28
SOvIETS TELEGRAPH PACT.

RIGA, Aug. 21.-A Moscow despatch 10
the Lettish Official Telegraph Agency
reports the signing by the Bolsheviki OF
2 twenty-five year contract with the
Great Northern Telegraph Company.
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Special Cable to TIE New York HERALD
Copvrioht. 1921. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Aug. ~.
The purpose | have in writing these
weekly articles is to interpret, in so
far as I can, the meaning of the
popular ideas and the political ac-
tions in Europe, in order to forecast
the direction of those changes which
will undoubtedly preface, for good or
i'll, new chapter in the worlds his
tory. If this is wearisome to read
ers I shall be grateful if they will
write and say so, but to me this task
is intensely interesting, because at
the present time it seems to me that
humanity in all countries and among
all classes is putting its most impor-
tant problems of life to the test of
truth and is trying to get at a
philosophy which will give mankind
a better change all around.
Consciously and unconsciously a
great struggle is proceeding in pop
ular psychology on ideas of liberty
and self-government, and almost
everything now happening in Europe
and other parts of the world is due
to a clash of ideas on these subjects.
On one side are those who believe,
intellectually or instinctively, that
liberty, which | take to include self
government and the liberty of indi-
viduals and minorities, must be sub.
ordinate to the interests of the COM
monweal and majority rule. The
United States have taken this stand
definitely on such subject as prohi-
bition and also historically IN their
State laws. In fact, believe the in
stinct of the American people is
rather intolerant of minority opin-
ion--especially individual objectors
to popular convictions.
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Munich Food Riots Serious.

Demonstrations in Munich against
high prioas and alleged reactionary
methods Of the Bavariau authorities
participated In last night by 10000 peo-
pie, were announced In messages from
Munich to-day. One man was killed and
one wounded in the process OF dispensing
the demonstrators, which was effected
by the police and soldiers without seri-
Gus trouble.
The demonstration is described as be-
ing aimed IN particular at Premier liahr
and Chief Of Police Poehner.
No single event in post-rcvolutionary
Germany has uneashed partisan fury
with such vchemence as the assassina-
tion of Matthias Erzberger, which Is dis
cussed In Berlin in degrees OF passion
that apparently know no restraint.
The Freihcit insists that primarily re-
sponsibility for the murder rests upon
Herr Erzberger's leading political OPP
ponenAs. THE revolvers discharged In
Griesbach, Baden" the newspaper de-
clares, were loaded In the editorial
rooms OF the KreUs Zeitun1, the DcutSchc
Tdges Zeiturg and other Pan German or
gans."
The Socialist and Communist news
papers call upon the masses to join
common rally for the fight against reac-
tionaries along the whole front.
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ERZbERCER'S Staying
SHOCKS GOVERNMENT
Bullets Struck Peace and
Quiet of Fatherland, Says
L0ebe-Reward Offered.
ARRESTS ON SUSPICION
AbhOrrent Political Murder
Aggravates Munich Food
High Cost Revolt.
POLICE FIGHT WITH M0BS
Reactionary Methods in Baya-
ria Result in One Man
Being Slain.
POLICE FIGHT WITH M0BS
M me Associated Press.

BERLIN, Aug. 27.-President Ebert
has authorized the Government to Of
fer a reward of 100000 marks for the
apprehension or information leading
to the arrest OF the assassin of Matthias
Erzberger, head OF the German COM
mission which signed the armistice and
later Finance Minister, who was as
sassinated in Baden yesterday.
The local police are investigating
the present whereabouts of Oltwig
Won Hirschfeld. the student who re-
Gently was released from eighteen
months Imprisonment for his attempt
on the life of Herr ErZberger in the
courtroom during the sensational trial
Of the Erzberger-Helf libel ac-
tion.
The party organs continue to pour
out flood Of bitter recrimination.
The National party Of which DR..
Helfferich is one of the leaders has
instituted proceedings for criminal
libel against the independent organ
TTGHgib, because Oh lie ldtlSi . SiA'A e.
that the Pan German party instigated
the murder Of Herr ErzbergS.
Official circles in Berlin were without
details of the assassination Of Herr Err
berger, until a late hour last night. News
Of the murder reached the Chanceliery
while President Loebe of the Reichstag
was in conference with the party leaders
with respect to the autumn session.
"The bullets which laid Erzberger low
also struck at the peace and quiet OF the
fatherland," Herr Loebe declared. Their
effect on tile nation cannot be calculated
at this hour
The Cabinet devoted the greater part
of its session to contemplation OF the
possible results the shooting would nave
on the political situation.
Herr Erzberger's body will be broaght
to Berlin next Wednesday for burial
according to an Oppenau message this
afternoon.
1t was reported here this noon that
two students had been arrested at Oiten-
burg under suspicion that they We're the
youths who committed the crime.
The Berlin police are seeking a man
who is said by witnesses TO nave
declared recently that he was on hunt
for Erzberger. ttt
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Another Side or Liberty.

On the osher side are those who
proclaim the divine right of the
minorities to liberty OF self-goyern-
ment and individuals to liberty of
self-expression. II man wishes to
get drunk, they see no reason why he
shouldn't. If woman desires to
depart from her husband and to asso-
ciate with another man, they support
State desires to cut loose from large
federation and to establish its abso.
lutte independence, they passionately
present coercion.
These two schools Of thought are
further divided. The first is for ex-
tending the commonwealth of peoples
by wider application of interna-
tional law. The second is for split.
ting up into smaller and more iso-
lated groups.
But the greatest division of opin-
ion, as expressed in practice, Is not
on the scope of liberty itself but
upon the use of force by which it may
be obtained. Whereas many minds
believe that armed force should give
way to moral claims presented to the
court of public opinion or world JUS
tice, others believe, and act their
belief, that liberty is best obtained
and best secured by armed revolt
against injustice, by minority war
fare against majority tyranny and by
individual acts against social op-
preston.
Those abstract ideas, not logical on
either side and sometimes hopelessly
mixed. are the dynamic causes of the
Irish question, of the trouble in Up
per Silesia, OF Russian Bolshevism.
OF the labor unrest and the Greco
Turkish war-of all the social strains
and stresses.
Minoritics Turn TO Violence.
For some time after the war there
was a tendency for the minorities to
secure what they believed to be their
rights by violent action, while to
satisfy the demand for solf-govern-
ment Europe was Balltanized by the
breaking up of the Austrian Empire
and parts of Russia into small States
When Gabriel d'Annunzio seized
Fiune it was only one symptom of
the minority claim to the use OF force
as q proof OF right. Adalbert Kor-
fanty's similar exploit in Upper Silesia
was recent example of the same
idea. Bolshevism itself was a violent
assertion by minority to impose its
win against a majority. Going to
iogical but criminal extremes the
train outrages by bandits in France
during recent weeks was based on the
principle that social injustice or in
equality may be challenged by armed
r-beis for waat they conceive to be
their liberty and rights.
- in France and In England the
threats of general strikes to stranele
the industrial life OF the nations in
order to secure n certain scale Of
wages in certain trades were appeals
not to the moral judgment Of public
opinion. but challenge by force. The
nnarchical result OF such action hy
the minoritios Is now perceived by
many minds, and lately there Is
clear ude Of opinion IN England and
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Would Violate World Opinion.


If the Irish extremists repudiate that
verdict, declare a state of war and
open q new campaign of terror they. I
think. will be violating all those hopes
of liberal thinkers throughout the
world who are striving for arbitration
rather than argument by armed
strife; for an uplinking of the peoples
In wider common veal rather than
in separation and isolation OF nation
allties and for liberty based on a rea-
so7able acceptance of conditions for
the good Of humanity in general.
I am all for liberty and in SYM
pathy not only with the Irish claims
Of self-governmcnt but with many
minorities and individuals in their
rights of self-expression and freedom
from coercive control. But liberty
Itself Is subject TO certain laws unless
It merges into anarchy, and one of
these laws surely Is loyalty to the
human family and good will rather
than bloody strife, and peace rather
than war, unless there is an alterna-
tive for life and honor.
That is not the alternative in Ire
land now. Dominion home rule is not
tyranny. II Is not dishonorahe. 1t
has been found 10 hold large liberty
in Canada. In Australia and In South
Africa. If not satisfied with that, the
Irish are hard to satisfy, but at least
they should refrain. and will, I hope,
refrain from flinging IL away for
liberty to kill and die In warfare
which would be treason to the worlds
hope in peace and an outrageous
cruelty 10 Irish women and children,
and altogether unjustifiod in Christian
morality. BY entering on equal terms
into the federation of British peoples.
Ireland would help. by spiritual force.
toward that world ideal of peace
which will, in November. be pro-
claimed In hope at washington.
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pArTLEsHrr UTAH TO CRUISE.

HAvnE, Aug. 27.--The American bat
tleship Utah will leave Monday for n
cruise In the Baltic Sea.
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BERLIN HOPES FOR u. S. AID
TO ESTABLISH STABILITY

Continued from First Page.
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Erxberger's comrade wounded.

Deputy Karl Diez. who was with Herr
Erzberger when the assassination oc-
curned. describes the assassins as two
well-dressed youths who followed Herr
Erzberger and himself, then suddenly
appeared In front of them ana ac-
costed the one-time Minister for the
purpose of fixing his identity Both
thereupon drew revolvers and fired IL
a cold blooded manner at short range.
Herr ErZberger attempted to run to
cover, but was mortally struck in the
head The assassins continued to fine
into his PROSTATE form and then fled.
Deputy Diez. who was slightly wounded
in the hand. crawled up to Herr Err
berger and found him dead Although
the police authorities in Baden started
in pursuit Of the assassins a few hours
after the murder no arrests have yet
been made.
The Government has visibly been dis
concerted over the possible effects OF
two events which occurred yesterday.
both of which were wholly unexpected,
the murder of Herr Erzberger, for
mer Vice-Chancellor and Minister OF
Finance and demonstrations in Munich
against high prices and the alleged reac-
tionary methods of the Bavarian au-
thorites
The assa assination of Herr Erzberger,
which is viewed here as an abhorrent
political murder and the situation In
Munich are regarded as having the
aspects OF storm signals, the results OF
which cannot BE- foretold at this hour.
The Government has given public ex-
preston of its repugnance at the killing
of the one-time Chancellor, who
not only was Q personal friend OF
Chancellor Wirth. but also was close
party COLLEAGUES of the Chancellor
The Government apparently is more
than apprehensive in respect 10 the
ramifications threatened in the Bavarian
situation. which now Is resolving itself
into a final test OF strength between
Premier Kahr and his faithful Chief Of
Police, Poehncr, on the one hand, and the
Labor elements on the other. In political
circles here, however. IL is considered
that the Bavarian officials will have to
work out their own salvation, az the
Central Government in Berlin, for vari-
Gus reasons, has not felt il possible TO
come to their rescue. In this connection
moreover. political circles point out that
the Berlin and Munich governments have
not given indica tions or over affection
fa, aurh nfhay.
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COMMUNISM IS KILLED
National Egotism Is Menace
in Opportunities
for Nations League.
MINORITIES AT DISCOUNT
Sim Fein Inconsistent in De-
manding From Ulster What
Tt Denies TO Britain.
by SIR PHILIP GIBBS.

Special Cable to TIE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921. by THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Aug. 81.
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LLOYD GEORGE GOING
TO TAKE A HOLIDAY
Will Retire This Week TO Scot
tish Highlands for
Brief Rest.
FAR FROM A TELEGRAPH
House Approached by One
Road, Nearest Town so
Miles Away.

Special Gable 10 THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
CoputiQht. 1921. bu THE NEw YoRR HnRALD
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County Commissioners Meet

The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session Tuesday
March Sth, 1921.
Those present were: President,
Luke X. Hackett, Commissioners, H.
P. Spedden and c. S. Jackson.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The Thompson Station Ditch Com
mission consisting of Messrs- }. Z.
Mears, Samuel Thomas and W. }.
Holland was before the Board and
made a favorable report. The Com
missioners was instructed to proceed
with their work.
The Fork Vienna District Often
Commission consisting of Messrs. w.
A. Percy, F. B. Clifton and stephen
Andrews was before the Board ana
made a report which was favored by
two-third majority. The commls-
sion was instructed to continue their
work.
Mr.. W. A. Percy was before the
Board and presented a proposition
to establish a road system, beginning
at the town of Vienna and going to
the Salem and Drawbridge road
thence through DOth -
Steeles Neck road, and to connect
with the Safe aided and river ROADS
to Vienna. Mr.. Percy suggested that
this road be devided into sections OF
parcel Each parcel is to be super
vised by parties living on each sec
ton or parcel. The following par
ties have agreed to assume the re-
sponsibility for the upkeep OF thest
roads at the usual rate OF pay
Messrs. James Turpin, John +. core
Frank Lewis W. L. Landlord Jno.
W. Jump VIM. Everspacker, Car
Kubler, Fred Sellers, Olin Brinsheld
Herman Hurst, Harry L. BrohaWn
and James Murphy.
Mr.. Percy's idea is to try out TINS
plan for at least one year, as an eA-
neriment. The Board expects &c
give the matter due consideration:
Bills to the amount OF $4'5 +.
were passed and ordered paid.
As there was no further business
the Board adjourned to meet again
on Tuesday March %, 1921.
W. H. LEONARD, Jr., Clerk
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CHURCH LOCALS

-Lenten devotions at st. Mary
hurch this evening at 1880 O'Clock.
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ALL life INSURANCE
RECORDS BROKEN
The Metropolitan Had Its Greatest
Year In 1920 And Leads The
World In Assets, In New Business
And Amount OF Outstanding.

The annual report of the Metfopol-
tan Life Insurance Company on tue
business of 1920 shows that the new
business placed on the books broke
all previous records IN the word.
Neither the great amount OF new
insurance taken out, nor the percent
age of lapses indicate depression IN
the business or industrial world.
The amount placed in the Unlted
States and Canada was 5 ,651, 95O--
15l which is a gain Of more than
two hundred and fifty million dol
lars as compared with the previous
year.
The income and assets increased
proportionately the income for the
year being $263,519,779, and ne
assets making a gain of $116.
262 for a total of $3.50, Ii, O87. Dlvl-
dends have been declared, payable
to policy-holders in 1921, amount
ing to S1O,819,369 of which So
961,261, is to holders of lndustrlal
policies.
The number of policies outstand-
ing at the end of the year was 20
899,997 or about one for every hve
of the population. The NUMBER IN
creased in 1920 by ? 1926.
Claims were paid on 312.689 poll
cies All average of one every 70
seconds for each business day OF
eight hours The amount paid to
poiicy-holders IN claims, matureo
endowments, dividends, etc, was
S81,257.393. or an average OF
S556.86 a minute for every business
day of eight hours. Group lhsur-
ance amounted to $214, 547572.
The Company had invested at the
end of the year III bonds and mort
cages. S257.7O3, In 1921 the
Company loaned and agreed to loan
SIS. 100000 mostly for housing.
METROPOLITAN nurses made 1881
q38 free visits to policy-holders and
Netropolitan Agents IN all parts OF
the United States and Canada en-
gagged i'll a health campaign through
the distribution OF literature u
policy-holders to the extent OF over
eighteen million pieces, these
health actigities have been contlnu-
GUS during the last ten years anu the
Company has found that they nave
had an appreciable effect on us
mortality. The death rate TOR 19zo
among Industrial policy-holdeTs was
the lowest iii the history OF the COM
pany. The reduction III general
mortality in the last nine years mas
been 22 40 per cent. me COM
pany's reduction Of mortality from
tvphoid in nine years has been IL
per cent; III tuberculosis. ~ per
cent: heart disease. a trife over IS
per cent; Bright's disease nearly ~
per cent. and the infectious diseases
of children, over % per cent. rms
eaneral reduction and for each prin-
cipal cause of death. is greater than
that shown by statistics in the regis
tration area OF the United States.
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The DAILY BANNER
Published Daily, Except Sunday
Brief Local News

Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Vane, are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth Of a fine son.
Mr.. John H. Phillips left on the
boat last night for Baltimore where
he will spend a short time OH bust
ness
The many friends of Mr.. Allen
Hurst of East New Market. Will
learn with much regret that he is
critically i'll with pneumonia.
You remember how you laughed
at Owen Moore in The Poor Simp"
we'll don't miss seeing him in his
latest big Select feature, The Chick
en- In The Case" at the Grand Opera
House tonight, Wednesday only.
Mr.. Alton R. Shenton, who is EN-
ployed in Baltimor ore is the guest of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
w. Shenton, at their home at Tay
lor's Island for few days. He
was accompanied as far as Cam
bridge by his cousin Mr. William
Geoghegan, also of Baltimore
Benefits AlI-Star basket bail
team defeated the C. H. S. team last
night at the Armory in one of the
most exciting games Of the season,
the score being % to 10. In the
preliminary game the Blues won
over the Whites by the score of 3 to
2; this game, too, was very eXc1t-
Ing one
Mr.. A. Shepherd Bayly and corps
of the most capable women in Cam
bridge will serve refreshments at the
Auto Show at the Armory March, Is,
16, II, Is and 18th. 1t is report
ed that "Shep" has bought any num-
Der of turkeys. Looks like he in
tends to turn his refreshment booth
into a banquet table.
A musical show and mixed chorus
es will ge presented by fredericksburg
talent at Harper Hall Hurlock, Md,
March 18th. The entire door re-
ceipts will be donated by the COM
pany to the Near East Relief Fund
Through the Modern Priscilla Club
your attendance will be of two fold
benefit first by giving you an even
ing of fun and laughter and second
it will contribute to a worthy cause.
There was man in our town,
And he was wonderous wise,
He whistled with the amateurs,
And carried off the prize.
at the Armory, Saturday, March 10.
B-Natural Jazz Orchestra will keep
the crowd tuned up and there will
be enough side-splitting features tol
keep the blues" away for a week.
Buy your ticket today for the Auto
Show at the Armory and come out
and encourage the amateurs. Pro
ceeds for Rescue Fire Co.
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Mr.. H. P. Geoghegan Elected
Treasure Tabernacle Campaign

At a meeting of the Finance Com
mittee today of the Great Union
Tabernacle Campaign composed Of
Mr.. Russell P. Smith L. Thurman
Philips, R. W. Randall and ". l.
Bowdle. Mr.. H. Philip Geoghegan
was elected Treasurer of the Cam
paign. 1t is requested that all OF
those that have subscribed to the
Guarantee Fund" make their
check payable to him and let him
have same within the next two weeks
as this money should be in hand be-
fore the building is started. Those
that have already paid will receive
in the next few days an authorized
receipt with his signature.
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MRS. ISABEL THOMAS
FOUND DEAD THIS MORNING
Body Found Floating In The Creek
This Morning About Half Past
Seven. Death Probably Due To
Apop1eXy Ol Heart Trouble.

The body of Mrs. Isabel Smythe
Thomas widow of the late George NJ.
Thomas of Hills Point. was found
floating III Cambridge Creek this
morning about half past seven
o'clock.
The circumstances surrounding
her death are unknown as 10 one re-
calls having seen her since last night
about a quarter after ten o'clock at
which time she had retired for the
night Mrs Thomas made her nome
with her sons, MesSrs Lee and Harry
Thomas at THEN home at the corner
OF Muir and Cherry streets Last
night she seemed III heT usual spirits
and talked with her son, Lee, VINO
read the paper to her. Her son, MI
Harry Thomas. got in ABOUT ten
O'Clock and found his mother sitting
I'D and went TO bed leaving her still
I'D. Her grandson, Harvey, was the
last one 10 see her and stated that
she went TO bed about quarter after
ten o'clock.
When she gCl UP and went out IS
not known. MI Lee Thomas StaIeu
that he got UP about six O'Clock TINS
morning and seeing her shoes anu
clothing III the room thought that
she was asleep III the adjoining ROOM
which was her bed room. Later
when she did not appear he looked III
her room and FOUND that she was
not there and then looked through
the house but found that she was
gone. A search through the neign-
borhood vas started DIT she coulo
not be found but a little later nef
body was discovered III the CREEK.
1t was thought at first that MRS
Thomas. who had been III poor healtn
since a stroke Of paralysis last sum
mer had drowned herself but the
examining physician stated that sne
was dead before she fell into the
water as the result Of which II IS pc
lieyed that she suffered an attack OF
heart trouble apoplexy and fell over
board Her presence at the water
edge can be explained by the 1acl
that the water seemed TO nave hao
fascination for her as she not 1ntre-
quently walked down TO the river
and watched it.
She is survived By four sons
Messrs. Hamilton Thomas, OF corner
Vile: Lee and Harry Thomas, OF TINS
city and Albert Thomas, OF Thomas.
She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Mag
gle Reinhardt of Brooklyn, Anne
Arundel County.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
THURSDAY. afternoon at two O'CLOCK
at Spedden's NJ F. Churcn. inter
ment Will be III the church cemetery.
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NOTICE TO CHICKEN OWNERS

All chicken raiSerS are nelepS
notified that it is a violation OF one
of the City Ordinances to permit
chickens to run at large; those per
sons raising them must keep them
confined to their own premises, and,
in I,iew of the fact that complaints
are being made to the ponce apou'
the trespass Of chickens lnsti uc.
lions have been given the ponce ~
arrest the owners of chickens lounu
running at large, and to investigate
complaints made to them and mar e
arrests where it is found that the
ordinance is being violated.
DANIEL E. BRANNOCk'
oAAAN-
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MILK PRICES REDUCED

On account of an Increased milk
supply l am prepared to take on a
few more customers for strictly first
grade milk and have reduced the
price to II cents a quart. }. Ell
LOTT WADDELL, Phones POI or
1914. 3Io-I
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ITO THE LADIES"

We wish to state that we received
today by Express several big ship
ments of Suits, Coats and the new
Wraps, including a big assortment OF
the popular Wool Jerseys" - OF
which there is a great demand-and
we invite you to call and see-them
HURLEY & WILLIAMS.