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New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
From the Cradle

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: On reading the letter in TO-
days Tribune from Mr.. George r. Du
Bois, in reply to Lucius F. Herz,
Who take exception to German chill
dren being called "vjpers," I find l am
not alone in wishing German rropa-
ganda could he stopped in this country.
German babies are much the same
az others not German, but, unfortu-
nately, are taught, from cradle on. d
distorted view of life and to despise
all peoples not their own.
The lieutenant goes on saying that
even the so-called Huns were more hu-
name in 1870, after the surrender Of
Paris, having fed the inhabitants. Had
they not done so they would have been
ostracized by the whole world | have
yet to learn it is customary to extermi-
nate a people who surrender
The present generation sof Germans
probably know their "hymn Of hate"
by heart, and these supposedly hungry
children are told that their present con-
ton is caused by the Allies, with no
mention being made of their govern
ment, which started the disastrous war
NJ. LIE PERRIER.
(The Widow of Frenchman.)
1onkers, n. Y, Dec 81, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
A Veto Without Weight

Secretary Houston's arguments in
opposition to the revival of the War
Finance Corporation, voiced again in
the Presidents veto message, made
little impression on the Senate.
Only five votes were cast to sustain
the veto. Congress hopes that the
Finance Corporation may serve use
fully in the period of strain caused
by suddenly falling prices in many
lines of basic production. If it is
desirable to stimulate exports in
these lines, governmental co0rdina-
ton may help-it cannot hinder:
and the American producer still
shows a strong inclination to sell
otroad.
The war corporation bill was an
expedient to lessen economic fric-
ton. Congress is not to be dis
suaded from trying the experiment.
The country will be satisfied to have
it tried.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04

hurricane drenched their stores, and
altogether their return voyage was
more OF nightmare than daring
tussle with the elements. The odds
were too heavy against them. The
lessons for other yachtsmen We're nil.
Much the same criticism is to be
made Of Mr.. Henry A. Wise Woods
venture out 20 sea in canoe, of
which he wrote so entertainngly in
Sundays Tribune. He stressed the
gain in courage 10 be had from dar-
ing advptures. But the adventure
must be intelligently made to result
in any courage worth shucks, we
think. Amy fool can 20 over
Niagara in barrel, but neither the
wisdom nor the nerve of humanity
gains therefrom.
There is gorgeous adventure to
be had at sea, especially cruising
offshore and alongshore, provided
your craft is able and suited to the
winds and waters to oe fought. And
with every precaution taken, plenty
Of risk remains. There is only
reckless and nonsensical gambling
with ones own life in yachting upon
any other basis.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Feed French Children First

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Ii conpection with the dis
cusslon about feeding German children
that is being carried on in your
columns l would like to call attention
to two facts. On December 20 there
appeared in one Of the New York
dailies (The Evening Sum a pathetic
account of the present pitiful condi-
ton of the French children in the
devastated area-devastated, be it
never forgotten by the Hun. The ap-
peal-made by the American Commit
tee for Devastated France stated that
for many small and hungry French
citizens the school lunch of cocoa and
biscuits which the American commit
tee provides = still the only hot meal
of the day
The following day, December 21, this
item appeared in another daily New
York Times) "Thirteen thousand Ger
man university students will have the
ilrst opportunity TO eat real mince pies
when the American Friends Service
committees serve them Christmas din
ner at eighteen universities, where poor
students are now receiving from them
one hot meal daily"
Mince pies and hot meal daily 70
grown Huns and a CUP of cocoa and
some biscuits to little starving French
children. Is this American Justice .
DO we so readily forget who reduced d
those French waits to staryatjon9
Are we so calous to real SUFFERING
and so maudlin with sentimenta,itv
that we must provide luxuries for p
criminal race before we have saved the
starving children of brave and
heroic race?
When there arc no destitute little
ones left in Franco or Poland .,
Serbia then it Will be time to talk of
feeding Germans. Until then LET THO
rlch hohenzollerns and the swollen
German protitccrs help their own Door
tor even Christ said at il not mee,
to take the childron's bread and 90 -
it unto the dogs!
l.. +. M'QUIsIUN.
Dooos FerryyN. Y. Dec. 81, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Disarmament

The disarmament which the world
needs most to-day is disarmament Of
the trouble making nations. General
disarmament is out of the question
until after the nations which broke
the worlds peace are made impo-
tent to disturb it again. The Yer
sallles settlement is being challenged
at many points by Germany. The
only substantial guaranty of en-
forcement is the armed power Of
France, entrenched on the left bank
of the Rhine. Soviet Russia doesn't
recognize the peace treaty or the
League of Nations. 1t defies both.
1t still hopes, either by the sword or
by propaganda, to reduce the rest of
Europe to its own level Of desolation
and misery.
The League Assembly at Geneva
recognized the futility of trying to
force dlsarmament on its own men,
bers. How could Poland afford to
demoblllze? She made a treaty with
Lenlne last fall. But she knows that
thus compact will not restrain him
from attacking her again when he
feels ready to do so-perhaps even
next summer. Rumania is in the
same position. SO arc the new Baltic
states. so long as Germany OBJ
structs the execution of the peace
treaty France is obliged to remain
armed, to say nothing of the value of
such reserve in case of Russian
irruption with which Poland, Rn-
mania and the small Baltic powers
would be unable to cope.
Marshal Foch reports that Ger
many has reduced her regular army
to 100000 en-, as the Spa agreement
provided. She has also surrendered
large quantities of artillery, machine
guns, rifles, arplancs and motors.
But She still maintains the Einwoh-
ncrwehr militia organizations in Ba-
varla and East Prussia. These
ought to be dissolved, because their
existence is a violation Of treaty
pledges and also because German
military power should be kept to The
lowest possible minimum in the case
Of new Polish Russian war.
The general disarmament theory
presupposcs state Of world peace
But peace has not been securely re-
established in Europe. It cannot be
until Russia settles down and ac
commodities herself to the new Eu-
ropean order and Germany shows
that she is willing 10 accept he YER
dict Of the war and the burdens Of
the peace settlement.
AS TO the restriction Of naval
building, or the more costly forms
Of it, that is a question Of domestic
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
The Navy Balloon

The hcartiest cOngratula ations go
to the three naval aviators who
handed themselves over to the tender
mercies of southerly gale and by
the grace of the special providence
that watches over such episodes
landed safe -- close to an arm of
the bay where an even greater dis
covcrer, Henry Hudson, Jared less
luckily. The feat was plucky and
ably performed and reflects high
credit on the personnel involved.
But the uninstructed layman will
wait with some impatience to know
Just why such a risk was undertaken.
AS sporting event it has an obvious
excuse for existence. As a dramatic
event there is much to be said for it,
even by comparison with that IA
nous blowaway in "The Wizard Of
o. But the navy is neither a
sporting nor a dramatic enterprise.
What the public will wish to know is
what aeronautical progress or knowl-
edge was yielded by the expedition.
Captive balloons have known
value in warfare; experiments with
them have an obvious meaning. SO
have any and all experiments with
dirigibles. To turn a balloon loose
before high wind shows which way
the wind is blowing, but what else?
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Going To 1t

Governor Miller's first retrench-
ment plan strikes at that diffusion
of power and duplication of activi-
ties which have made government
at Albany so scattering and costly
He wants to simplify admin istration
by creating a single bureau or de-
rartment to collect taxes. This work
is now done by three separate
agencies. The Comptroller's Office,
which should be an accounting es-
tab;shment pure and simple, now
collects income, inheritance and
stock transfer taxes. The Secretary
of State receives automobile license
and chauffeurs' fees, although that
is about the last sort of duty which
could be logically imposed on such
an officer. The expansion Of. the
automobile industry put an unex-
pected amount Of patronage in the
Secretary's hands, and the Comp
troller benefited similarly from the
levying of state income tax. Three
sets of tax collectors have been at
work and three separate bookkeep-
ing forces are necessary. Consoli-
dation will greatly decrease the tax
gathering overhead and will also
have the merit of bringing all these
operations directly under the Gov
ernor's control.
The Governors plan also provides
for closer scrutiny of sinking fund
bond purchase operations, so that
scandals such as the recent John
Doe inquiry brought to light may be
avoided. The methods Of the Comp
troller's Office were lax aud un-
businesslike, partly because the gen
eral system at Albany has run
for so many years at loose ends.
The courts are still to decide
whether the outgoing Comptroller
and his successor, formerly his chief
deputy, broke the law, besides los
ing money for the state by their
peculiar investment operations.
Mr.. Miller has started promptly
to clear the Albany administra~
tive jungle. 1t is a job worthy
of a practical-minded, man-size
Governor.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Dangerous immigration
Drastic Exclusion for Two Year,
Called Mild Measure

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Americanization Of foreign.
er3 has grown INTO an immense indus
try since the outbreak of the great war
over six years ago. The leading dis
covery VIC have made on the subject
is the stubborn difficulty of the proc
css and, in large numbers of >ases, the
complete impossibility of success. II
anything is selfevident from this
experience it is that We should cut off
the influx of these indigestible clc-
ments until we have devised the art
of their assimilation.
In view of this the drastic exclusion
Of immigrants for two years is an ex-
ceedingly mild measure. Iae clause
Ct the bill to this effect permitting the
entrance Of blood relations of those
here is thoroughly bad, because it opens
so wide locphose. Besides, many of
these relations will be of the type that
ought to be kept out.
Already the cry is raised that this
measure is intended to be an assault
on this or that particular race. If the
embargo is made absolute on all races.
as 1t should be, it is an attack OF no
particular race. Congressman Siegel's
protest against the bill as one specially
designed to restrict the Jews is in real
ty a st ono argument in behalf of the
measure There is certainly no ground
for allowing Jews to swarm hither in
great numbers, as his protest shows
they intend to do, any more than any
other race should be permitted to do
the same
The whole question is whether the
character of cur population shall be
utterly changed, switched away from
It's historic path, and unquestionably
lowered, as it will be if the adultera-
ton BY undesirable elements from Eu-
rope, from which We have already suf
tered, perhaps irrctrievably, goes on.
We owe no h en- to an, European race
or type that drags us down. We owe
the world and ourselves the production
of q higher race here.
The riotous immigration of the past
has already caused decay of American
character; if this is not stopped now
the degeneration of our racial quality
will accelerate until the DESTINY Of o1,,.
ideals viii be impossible.
MORRISON |. SWIFT.
Boston, Dec. r. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
The Inspiration Of Hoover

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is comforting to turn from
the letter Of George r. Du Bois, with
its plea for hatred against innocent,
starving children-victims Of the
World War-and read the words of
Jesus of Nazareth, the Saviour of
mankind.
He said Suffer little children to
come unto me and forbid them not, for
of such is the kingdom Of heaven" He
said Feed my lambs" He said For
IL ye love them which love you, what
reward have yc; do not even the publ
cans the same"''
Paul said "Lovc is the libcrator,"
and the world must some day learn
that only love can destroy hate Noble
men and women who have been work
ing in the starvation areas of Europe
feel no hatred for the innocent victims
their only thought is to bring help to
them before it is too late
An Englishwoman working in Austria
for the Save the Children Fund wrote
from Innsbruck: The only outside
help given is by the admirable Amer-
can mission TO school children. from
which children between six and four
teen receive d midday meal every
school day. But the children between
ono and six and the adolescents over
fourteen receive nothing, the result
being, Of course, that the children's
hospital was crowded with little ones
under six. Visiting that hospital " IS
a very terrible experience.
Nothing can save the greater part
Of the pitiable little inmates. Iuber-
culosis and rickets in their most viru-
lent forms had seized on the cmaciated
and weakened little bodies, and dread
ful skin diseases, assesses, blindness
and deformity made one feel that in
most cases death was more mcrciful
than life. Yet the doctors, themselves
badly underfed and short Of all equip
ment and drugs. were straining every
nerve to save their small patients, who
turned their piteous little faces toward
them and sometimes stroked their
sleeves when they visited their beds
Dr. Paul Dohnen said to mo Children
recover so wonderfully. if I only had
milk and cod liver oil could save
very many Of these"
"tor of such is the kingdom of
heaven'-children of Huguenots or
uuns-chldren white, black, red, yell
low. The instruction, Feed my lambs. )"
is for to-day and all days Human
hatfeds will pass away, but the words
Of the best man who ever lived will
never pass away. 1t is inspiring to
Know that we have tho privilege of
saving the childf Il, that We can share
with them our little or much. 1t is
inspiring to know that noble men and
women realize that they arc their
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
A City in Distress

1t is to be expected that the Tam
many members of the Legislature
will oppose an investigation of the
Hylan administration. Tammany
would cheelfully see New York City
shipwrecked if it could be assured
the beachcoming privileges.
. Everything that makes Hylan IN
satisfactory to the people of New
York makes him pleasing in the
eyes Of Tammany. Inefficiency, in
competence, graft-all make better
pickings for the professional politi-
elan of the Tammany stripe. That
the Tammany delegation is already
organizing for fight on the Robin
SON Steinberg resolution is sufficient
proof that they know that an in
vestigation would result in Hylan's
removal.
But there is still decency among
the upstate Democrats. Murphy
has not yet succeeded in making his
word the law of the party. And
these upstate Democrats, knowing
how serious is the situation in New
York City, will surely not join with
Tammany to continue reign which
it regards as a veritable millennium
This great municipality is in dire
distress. It's police force is power
less to cope with an invading army
of criminals. But for the investi-
cation conducted by the Lockwood
committee building contractors and
crooked labor leaders would still be
, levying tribute on rich and poor
like.
Mismanagement and worse exist =
practically every city department.
There is absolutely no hope for re-
ief while the present city govern
ment remains in power.
Appealing TO the Legislature to
take a hand in New York City
affairs is serious business. Such q
step would never have been taken
we're there any other possible way
TO save the city. But Election Da
is a long way off, and the present
state of affairs is not to be endured
for ten months more.
The upstate Democrats are under
no illusion as to Tammany. They
owe it to themselves and to the
communities they represent to make
The coming investigation non-parti-
san-to approve it and support it.
The greatest city in the country is
1T the mercy Of crowd Of political
spoilsmen. 1t appeals not to the
Republicans in the Legislature but
70 the whole Legislature to save it..
All that it asks is an investigation.
Disclose the facts, and the remedy
will be applied.
The case is too grave for politics.
1t is an issue between right and
wrong. And the honest Democrats
in the Legislature have exactly as
much cause to array themselves
against Tammany as have the Re-
Dublicans.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Looking through this mornings
Tribune, I read the letter written by
George r. Du Bois-"A Plea for
Hatred" Surely, this letter was not
written in a true American spirit.
Is thers any wonder, when one voices
such contempt and hatred and tries to
instill the same into the hearts of
others, that the world is as it is to-
day?
What wo need is a plea for love-
universal love. When such currents of
thought are sent forth throughout the
world discords will be eliminated and
suffering humanity Will be blessed with
health, happiness and prosperity.
AS you give. SO shall you receive"
MARTHA F. NEEBE.
New York, Dec. 81 1920
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
In raise of Enright
Here Is One Citizen Who Rates the
Police Commissioner Highly

O1lLC commissioner tiSDlN
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR As native New Yorker VINO has
observed, with a citizens interest, news
paper phenomena that preccde by
year or so every municipal campaign,
am surprised to note how few protest.
have been made by readers, or at least
unparalleled newspaper drive now being
made to discredit the police adminis "a
ton, particularly Commissioner En-
right.
1t is possible that such protests are
made only TO reach the editorial waste
basket, yet l will chance that fate With
mine.
| meet in the course Of week many
New Workers in various walks Of life,
and can honestly say that there is lit
tie OF no criticism of the police or cf the
departments Commissioner except tha,
fostered by newspaper reading, il my
experience is an average one Every
citizen who walks Broadway knows that
New York was never as clean" as il is
to-day. In making this statement ap-
peal to every New Yorker with
memory.
Every police administration bound
to make enemies, and il seems 70 me
that it i'll becomes newspapers, in tn
furtherance of their personal or polit-
cal ends, to encourage by criticism tnst
is unjust, and by statements that are
exaggerated. the people who, because
Of the nature of their lives, arc enemies
Of the police
Much has been printed lately Of the
excellent administration Of Commis
sioner Woods IN comparison with tha
Of Commissioner Enright, yet who doe
not recall the Ruth Cruger murder and
the vigorous criticism then altered o.
Commissioner Woods and Of his motor
cycle squad? If remember aright that
was before an election, too
Every New Yorker who has occasion
to cross the Hudson River or 10 ride
beyond Greenwich, Conn, knows tha'
the wave Of crime begotten b. the va
Is common TO almost every large-sized
community in the country Exchange
editors Of every one of our dail;es
know from their daily reading tha'
this country is face 20 face with genera.
conditions of unrest and money rapaclty
the violent outbreakings of which are
better handled here than perhaps n an.
other large city in America.
AS the late Mark Twain said Of the.
premature story OF his sudden death
Ut IS grossly exaggerated 50 | say
of these Misrepresentation OF Commis-
sioner Fnright, man whose rise from
the ranks and whose versatile and mas
terful personality would ordinarily Nin
fame and emulation, rather than ablse
and threats OF official destruction.
New York is q liberal, fair m.ndea
city, and il is unfortunate that its news
paper editors, or rather It's newspaper
owners, do not live closer to is people
and know them better. Newspaper IN
iiuencc would be greater and New YORK
official life would be more attractive 70
high class citizens ii newspaper owners
knew their town"
THOMAS J. BANNON.
New York. Jan. ., 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
The Game at Washington

l. the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your article on tho Navy De-
partment to-day was most interesting.
But, my dear Mr.. Editor, don't you sec
what the game is? Everything is be
Ing done to cmbarrass Harding, moth
Ing to facilitate the solution of the
many hard questions before the coun-
try. / don't suppose any Republican
expected anything else, but in view
ct the highhown ideas, as vaporized by
the present Administration, it would
seem that it would have been decent
had they helped things along. IFar-
ding has hard row 10 hoe, and the
onuchine Of n few more brickbats into
tic row is just fun for little men like
Npkcr and Daniels. That's the game.
AN OLD TRIBUNE READER
New York, Dee. 27, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
American DyestuHs

The American dye industry started
under adverse conditions. Before
the war German producers had al
most a world monopoly. Their proc
csses were a manufacturing secret.
The Allied blockade threw the United
States on its own resources, DYES
had to be made here and the govern
ment encouraged local enterprise to
make them.
The necessities of the war nut our
1ye industry on its feet. It's product
has steadily improved in quality as
well as in quantity. The Tariff Com
mission reports that the output of
1919 was So per cent greater than
our pre-war importations. There
has been an increase in the produc-
ton of the higher class grades, and
III some grades the manufacturers
have not only supplied the home
market but made considerable OK
ports to China and Japan.
Congress has protected the dye in-
dustry against foreign competition,
thus serving national interest. The
policy Of protection has worked ad-
mrably. 1t should be continued and
exteoded if necessary, after peace
wit rmany is signed, in order to
for, any German effort to crush
o. new American industry by
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04

economy, to be dealt with by the
chief naval powers. These powers
may well agree to limit their naval
expenditure for time without
prejudice to their own interests.
But such an agreement would stand
apart from a general policy Of world
disarmament, which can be attained
only when world conditions have
made it safe to disarm.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Foolhardiness VS.. Pluck

The three Harvard boys who
climbed Mount Washington in a
blizzard and narrowly escaped with
their lives gave an excellent exam
pie of how not to take chance.
Climbing these dignihed old noun
tans of the Presidential Range is
not chjld's play in the best of
weather. A stone tablet near the
foot of Mount Washington COM
memorates a traveller who lost his
llfc i'll a sudden midsummer snow
storm only few years ago. In
such sudden changes lies the danger.
What can be seen from the valleys
below and what may drop out Of the
sky 5000 feet up at any moment
are two quite different matters.
Therefore the only sensible course
is to plan at the outset against
every contingency.
That is not fussy hunting for
trouble. It is sensible precaution
Had these Harvard boys gone prop
crly equipped with provisions their
climb would still have been adven-
turous enough, but the danger Of
losing their lives would have been
reduced to the lowest limits.
Exactly this distinction was
made in these columns in relation to
yachting. The trans-Atlanticv venture
Of the small kctch Typhoon was
rated rather foolhardy venture;
nor Grew nnnrIv sfurnnL MI 4 -
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Leaving 1t to Time
lFrom The Mnr,o. Sfor

(Frow The Har,o~ Sto-l
The manner in which the Allies arc
handling the Armenian situation re-
calls the confession of gifted para
graphcr, that he always let letters g.
unanswered until there no longer MAS
any occasion for answering them