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The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Nsthins frsn Nsthins.

l(6n USSIA is gigantic economic vacuum"
IN This is the graphic and striking
statement of Secretary Hughes made in a
letter to Mr.. Gompers explaining the impossibility
of trade relations with that country. No can
trade with vacuum. Only nothing can be taken
from nothing and while the American commerce
with Russia was but one and third per cent of
our total exports and imports. even that erumb is
impossible now
Mr Hughes says the gold now controlled by
the Soviet government Is but $I7sooo,ooo. though
wild tales have been told Of tons upon tons being
shipped to this country It would be well II this
remainder could be retained as some measure Of
monetary basis. Mr.. Hughes letter is complete
justification of the position taken by Mr.. Gompers
that American labor could have no relations with
Russian communism.
He points out that Russian domestic trade even
where not dependent upon imports is at the lowest
ebb There is very little to export and that little
cannot be gotten to ports Of shipment because of the
generalization of the railroads Indeed it is well
known that Russia cannot even distribute her food
products to feed her own people in the cities,
though she was once great food exporting
country.
She has had entire liberty of trade for the past
six months with the United States. As Mr.. Hughes
points out, she could readily ship any goods
modties through the Baltic states If she had them
for exchange and could transport them by rail to
her boundaries. Nor would there be any difficulty
in making the exchange. 1t is not any form of
blockade which has destroyed her trade, but her
own economic and industrial collapse.
Mr.. Hughes estimates that $6,sooooo,ooo of
orders have been placed here by the Soviets though
the peak of our trade both ways in former years
was but sssooo,ooo. Very few of these orders have
been filed Russia could not pay with money.
could not get credit and could not get barter. 1t
would seem probable that most Of these orders
were placed as a form of propaganda and were
but pretense. There expectation or inten-
ton of ever closing them.
Russia has enormous potential wealth as a basis
for credits. But who has sufficient confidence in
the Soviet government to trust it? II has not pre-
tended to keep its pledges to fulfill its agree
ments. 1t has promise Of permanence and no
could feel assured that any succeeding govern
ment would feel bound to fulfill contracts made or
concessions granted by the Soviets.
When credits cannot be modified to care for
other people who have fair promise Of stability,
when the needs of the Balkan states, of Italy and
even of Western Europe have to wait credit ability.
and greater producing power. who would be so in
sane to give credit to Russia? Her trade must
be for gold barter. She has neither the gold
the goods. She is economic vacuum"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
JugoSlayia.

TT is not all despair, misfortune n;sruI. .,d
i chaos in Eastern Europe With the exception
of Austria, there has been quite rapid recovery II
may seem strange, yet it is quite natural that from
the new governments, where the people have gained
new and Tar greater authority than before there
seems to come the most of promise, due largely to
control falling to strong men, of high ideals of
national service. =
One of the worst messes left by the war WAS -
Jugo-Slava- "Self-determnation' left strange and
incongruous mixture. Old Serbia offered an .stah
iished government with King and the new terri
tory, lar exceeding her own in extent, was nomi-
naly annexed But il included Croats and SIoven..
and Carniolians with which the Serbs had little in
common m language. viewpoint ambitions, customs.
employment or religion.
She also fell heir to Bosnia, Herzesoyina and
the little kingdom OF Montenegro closely allied
racially, but not altogether happy in the new ALI;
ance and changed relations The Greek church :,
the church of the Serbs. The croats and sIover.s
are Catholics. There are also many Mohammedans
Quite naturally disunion followed union. Tb.r.
were for time three seats of government with
three legislative bodies. There were srouos tb,,
persistenty refused to negotiate or affiliate with ,b
central or national assembly.
But gradually and by sheer force of ability
Pashitch, the Serbian PREMIER seems to have over.
come these factions, by conciliation by fair treat
ment, by tact and force of character A eonst;t,,-
ton has been framed and submitted to the assembly,
whose action will be final 1t wipes out the old
provincial boundaries and substitutes department.,
With the boundaries may go old hostilities rivaries
and ambitions There win be measure Of depart
mental self-rule.
Psshiteh was himself radical who is now be-
come the conservative leader, as is the usual ex-
perenee in other countries where radicals take ON
actual responsibility. In the assembly of 4Io mem
hers. few Of whom still remain outside, he has .
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Everybody Wins.

THE Railroad Labor Board has made its deci-
i sion to the disputes between railroad man.
ayers and employees. Quite as usual it was a vic
tory all around As necessary corolary of this, it
was defeat for everyone concerned. Labor deei-
sions, from whatever source, and from whatever
action they may come; from arbitration or mutual
agreement; whether with without strikes or lock-
outs, quite invariably are Of this character.
1t certainly is triumph of wisdom that every
one is eheered, grated, pleased and hopeful of the
future. The board ordered the rules OF the unions
covering The working conditions remodeled by the
men and their employers, The men are to retain
their eight-hour day fixed by law; but to be inter-
preted as continuous employment, the right to
organize, collective bargaining and others of their
contentious. but rot the closed shop
The national agreements. orders and rules, now
in effect are to be terminated The new agreements
a.e not in all instances to Sc national. As to some
local conditions are to control Others to be ma
ional The wage scale not involved in this
deal AS fact both sides did gain materially and
beth sides have seemingly lost only where they
may now be mutual agreements that they expected
to lose and should lose.
Maybe this win help along the good day when
employees and employers will themselves get together
and reach such conclusion without the interven-
ton of any third party In this instance the board
has done well, but both the contestants have lost
valuable time at large cost to the country and have
ahead of them eleven more weeks Of similar DELAYS
and loss
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Split-Second
Comments
On the News
BY ROBERT CULLEN

Even the man who is unable to
meet his bills manages to keep q
respectable sum on hand for the
hold-up man.
With the cost OF propaganda
mounting daily. how can you expect
nation to pay indemnities?
English lecturers In America
wonder who started the
fool theory that silence is golden.
John Barleycorn is dead. all right.
The odor Of the charnel house clings
to this bootleg stun,
It 10 q little difhcult to land a
government job. but think OF the
long rest you get afterwards.
People seldom need money until
they persuade themselves that they
need something else they don't
need.
Now that the income tax Ia out
Of the way, one can begin saving
for new casing for that rear
wheel.
A few weeks from now, one won't
know which to hate more, the land
lord or the umpire,
Very frequently success Is the re-
suit Of living up to hattery or iiy-
Ing down . knock
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 70, 1871.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL -, 1871.
This Is an uncertain day. accord
ing to astrology. Although Nep-
tune Is in strongly benencent as
peot Mercury is adverse.
II is q sway under which COM
rneree should benent and there is
the forecast of exceedingly favor
able treaties that will increase
trade.
There is the forecast that states
men will have a clear vision re-
garding international affairs. but
there Is . sign making for mistakes
In diplomacy, or at least complica-
tions due to unwise treaties of the
past
This should be a lucky day for
Journeys. especially those that are
made on the water. There will be
much travel across the ocean during
the summer months.
This Is not a favorable rule under
which to enter into new partner
ships or to sign important contracts,
During this sway Disappointing
messages are likely to be received
and for this reason II is well to
have an optimistic point Of view.
Again the seers prognosticate war
and there will be heated discussions
over the navy. the stars seeming to
forecast the need of defense.
Agreements and alliances between
Russia and other foreign powers are
Indicated.
A summer OF great heat is fore
cast for certain parts Of the world
and there may be a great deal OF
epidemic sickness.
Surgeons and physicians are sub
ject to a direction of the stars max
ing for extreme demands on them
They will make much money, but
may be hampered by the need OF
hospitals and nurses.
Persons whose birthdate Il Is
should have a fortunate year in
which they attain their hearts de-
sires In many unexpected ways.
Children born on this day should
be endowed with great physical
strength and mental activity. These
subjects of Taurus usually have
great persistence and succeed in
anything they undertake.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
DR.. MERRIMAN TELLS or
THE LAST OF THE NoSEMITES

Where once the Indian roamed su-
preme there are only old and dying
survivors. DR.. e. Hart Merriman
said at the meeting Of the Anthro-
biological Society yesterday after
noon. when he told Of his work of
thirty years that has resulted in the
saving OF many OF the details OF
early Indian life in the Yosemite
Valley of California.
Back in 1890. Dr. Merrimsn who
is now devoting every minute Of ais
time to completing his task. began
TO unesrth the history. Legends and
dialects of the 500 different tribes Of
that region. Every year since then
lie has spent considerable time talk
ing with the survivors Of the tribes
that will soon disappear from the
face OF the earth.
In Just a few weeks Or. Merriman
will travel across the continent %
talk for the last time with an Old
bed-ridden Indian woman who is
one of the two survivors OF the
Mewkuk tribe. To him she will tell
bits OF the tribal traditions that will
piece out the few facts that are
available from California history.
From the time that the SpanIarc
came to Or. Merriman's FIRST trip
to them. the history OF the Yosemite
Indians was one Of oppression.
Under the gUise OF religion the
Indians were brought into tho
power Of the white men in the
missions and those tribes that re-
sisted were conquered or burned.
For seventy-hve years this oppres-
sion diminished the number of In
dians. According to the mission
records themselves, 10000 who
lived in the missions were killed
during this time.
Then in the days OF '4s the Cali
fornia gold rush came and the red
man did not fare much better.
Those Indians who got in the way
were killed. DR.. Merrimsn, who
made friends with them in 1880.
was one OF the FIRST white men to
treat them as human beings.
Even now some Of his red friends
OF that day remember him and ~
is because they do that they s-s
telling him Of their life and his
tories Or. Merriman has been
known TO go 100 miles on horse
back and foot to see an aged war
rior who is the last of his tribe.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Wallace to Hear Plans
TO Change Wheat Grades

On Wednesday. April 81. at 2
o'clock. Secretary wallace will re-
ceive q delegation from Minnesota,
who, 1t 10 reported, will ask for
changes in some Of the requirements
or the Federal wheat grades, par
ticularly for hard red spring wheat.
II Is understood that this delegation
10 coming because of action taken
recently by the Minnesota 1egisla-
ture looking to the re-establishment
OF ,the former Minnesota State
grades unless changes are made in
the Federal grades. 1t Is announced
that the Secretary will be glad to
nave present at the meeting the rep
resentatiyes Of any other interests
who would like to hear the proposed
changes. and that ample opportunity
will be afforded them to present
their views after the Minnesota del
esation has been heard.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
FOR LOCAL ENGINEERS.

A complete employment service
available to members OF the Wash
ington Society of Engineers has
been established by the American
Engineering Council OF the FEEDER
ated American Engineering Societies
at its new offices in the National
Savings and Trust Company Build
ing. 71s Fifteenth street. This serv-
ice has been inaugUrated for all
the other member societies through
out the country as well.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
ANTHRoPoLoGIsTs A
REFLECT OFFICERS

Dr. c. Hart Merriman was re-
elected president Of the Anthropo-
logical Society yesterday afternoon.
The other oficers who have been
serving were also reelected: DR..
Neil NJ. Judd, vice president; J. P.
Harrington, secretary; J. n. b. Hew-
tit. treasurer; Charles l. G. Ander.
son, Felix Neumann and Francis Ia
F1esche, members OF the Board OF
Managers.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
VAIN REDBIRD
FIGHTS MIRROR FOE.

A vain cardinal, or redbird, that
watches his reflection in the win
dow pane has been an annual Visi-
tor to DR.. +. II. Knowlton's back
yard for the past ten years. In the
spring months from March to May.
when Mr.. and Mrs Cardinal take
up their residence. the protector OF
the home not only primps before
the window-glass mirror. but be-
comes jealous OF his image.
Ali day long. for ten years during
these months, Mr.. Cardinal has been
dashing his head against the pane.
and the many headaches that he
must have acquired have not yet
taught him that his strutting ad-
verssry OF the looking glass Sc IN
no danger Of alternating Mrs. Car
dinars affections. He just keeps
himself at the stranger at
the rate OF about ave times per
minute. according to DR.. Rnowi-
toms observations. W. d
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20

bloc Of so. rather marrow margin for such !
purpose as establishing new form Of govsrltheat
but enoogh II Is what win come after thatSpiil Be
the real answer; but his wisdom. courage and pa
tienee gives assurance that having already
complished the seeming impossible. he viii use his
legalized powers to win the rest-a truly national
government with national spirit for this greater
country of the Balkan Siavs.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
BIOLOGISTS DISCUSS
IGNEoUs ROCKS

Petrologists of the city met last
night at the Geophysical Laboratory
and discussed igneous rocks. Among
those who spoke were: Prof. r. A
Daily. OF Harvard; W. J. Miller. Of
the New York State Survey. and
DR.. y. l. Bowen Of the Geophysicsl
Laboratory.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Alexander Comments
On Rail Abrogdtion

Commenting on the action OF the
Railway Labor Board, James s.
Alexander. president Of the National
Bank Of Commerce. In New York.
says:
The abroEation OF the sotcalled
national agreements 10 the first i'm
portant step toward the remedying
Of an almost intoierable situation.
Negotiations must yet be had be-
tween Individual lines ana their en-
ployes. but the snunciation by q
government agency Of the broad
principles Of honesty In work and
fair treatment both ways a. q basis
for these neGotiatieHs 10 certainly
the most favorable development we
have had since smeraency iesisia-
tioB separated railway employees
from other labor In general"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Meaieal secsetr. Medic.I s.rietr
w..hi.ston society OF Easi.s
ENGINEERS MAKE HOOVER
HONORARY MKaRER-

Herbert Hoover. Secretary OF
Commerce, has been elected an hon
orary member Of the Washington
Society OF Engineers, according TO
an announcement that has just been
made by A. c. oliphant secretary,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Opinions
of Other.
Ed i t O r S
Brief Comment From
Leading Newspapers
Throughout Nation
The Message.
CFormer President Taft

Had we entered the league with
the Republican reservationists in
1919. as we might and should have
done. we would doubtless have been
engaged in making 1t over. as expert
ence showed it's defects and its inn
practicable features. Now we are to
approach the same subject in a dlf-
ferent way. with the same purpose
but with more experience. We can
only secure what we seek by ad-
justment of our ideas with four
great nations now members of the
existing league, and its structure
must play a part in the new asso-
citation to be formed.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
'sc!9ssfffR| !es EEjsis
oInnMleHtI M
Cmm1G ~ He<ffn@
zefirfl<s n S>>irlls
IN gs~kksersr

WEDNESDAY. APRIL ~. 1sz1-
tns.trsseS lecture s.ser shs sus-
pices Of the wild Flower Preser-
walton and Audubon societieA
Wilson Normal school community
Center. this evening. D. m.
Birds and Flowers OF the sand
Dunes" by DR.. w. ID. Richardson.
Of Chicago.
Aneriean Geopk ysfenl Union. annusl
business meeting. Carnegie Insti-
tuition. today. 2 p. m.
American MeteereIeEtcaI society,
weather Bureau. this evening.
$50 D. m. -Bioclimatic Zones by
A. ID. Hopkins: The Freezing OF
Peach Buds" by +. S. Johnston;
The Critical Period Of wheat at
College Park. Nd by W. J.
Sando; Meteorological and Other
Pertodicities," by c. y. Marvin:
Progress in Making Upper Air
Pressure Maps" by c. l. Meisinger.
and The Influence of Mountains
on Meteorological Research" by
s. p. Ferguson.
Building. this evening. 9 D. m
Col. H L. Gilchrist. Z. s. A. will
speak on Fighting Typhus Fever
in Poland with moving pictures
A talk on First Aid Treatment
Of Fractures" will be given.
washington Society OF Ensiseers.
Cosmos Club. this evening. Sis
y, m John l. Harper. chief en-
gineer OF the Niagara Falls Power
Company, will speak on Niagara
Falls and Its Utilization L. w.
Wallace. executive secretary Of
the Federated American Engineer
ing Societies, will speak on the
relations of that society to wash
ington Society Of Engineer
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20

The switserisnd synod OF the
Pfetestant church has deeided to al
low unmarried Swiss women to act
as ministsrs
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20

The back-to-the-farm movement will sue.
eeed when some profit appears to lead the way.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
CPhiladelphia Ledger.l

denounces the league of nations as
a superpower, fails to take into sc-
count the fact that it is through
the league that the scattered pos
sessions of the imperial German
government are being administered,
that IL is through the league that
mandates for the backward people
are being handled and that through
its machinery a very great part of
the enforcement of peace terms and
settlements is functioning. Nor does
the association to promote peace in
the world" which the President
again mentions as his league sub
stitute. appear in any way to o1er
any substitute for that great fune-
tion OF the league.
In brief. President Harding sc-
cepts by Implication the treaty OF
peace, with it's settlements and its
imposition of penalties on the van
quished, and rejects the agency that
would enforce those penalties and
carry out so many Of its provisions.
He says ''The highest purpose OF the
league Of nations was defeated in
linking II with the treaty of peace
and making 1t the enforcing agency
OF the victors OF the war" Now,
there must be some enforcing agen-
cy; what. then, would President
Harding use? What machinery
would he substitute for mandates,
as an instance:
New York Times.)
What President Harding will
have 10 say a year from now, or per-
haps two years hence, will interest
the country more than what he said
yesterday in his address to Con-
gress. His position is by no means
an easy one. He is confronted upon
one hand by a group of Republican
Senators, the irreconcilables of the
Foreign Relations Committee. who
live. move and have their being In
hatred of the league of nations.
Outside OF that there is hardly an
idea in their heads. 1t is natural
that Mr.. Harding should wish to
avoid a quarrel with these men at
the very beginning of his Admins
tration. They were his old asso-
ciates, friends; they are ambitious,
even arrogant, In their purpose to
control the foreign relations of the
hepuDilc- lneg 40 CoutTol tne sen
ate, of course. and OF that fact the
Executive must take note.
On the other hand there are innu-
merable members OF Mr.. Harding's
party who, IL their counsel was
sought, would advise the Admins
tration to resume speedily those re-
lations of good understanding and
that during the war ex-
listed between the United States and
the powers with which 1t was asso-
ciated. Mr.. Harding in his address.
therefore. steers a middle course.
He treasures the irreconcilables
with tho phrases they adore. but
the sense of his great responsibiii-
ties prompts him to point to the
only way IN which peace and se-
curity can como.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-20
Period Of Extreme Nationalist.

HNE Of the most significant facts in world
I conditions is that those countries are in the
best economic position and have recovered
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-03
HAMMOND PROF.
AND 4. s. TEAMS
ARE DEFEATED.

"IF---that's all that stood between
Dr.. Alva Youngs Hammond pro-foot-
ball eleven and victory in hotly con
tested game with the Buffalo ALL
Americans" at Buffalo yesterday after
noon. The score, ITO. with the Ham
monditss toting the lingo, should have
been 10. according to DR.. Young.
we got all the bad breaks. But we
gave them some fight and sport writ
ers for the Buffalo papers say the game
was one of the most spectacular ever
witnessed in that city. The crowd
was not as large as we anticipated, "
said DR.. Young this morning.
Some of the IFS" that interposed,
were recounted:
If the Hammond back-held had NOV
ed more methodically.
II the Hammond interference had
been more united.
II the Buffalo line had not held so
well.
If the Buffalo team had not already
had the confidence OF two %icybrres.
If It had not been Hammond's hrst
real game.
In short. If Buffalo hadn't won. Ham
mond would.
Score by quarters: First. 90: sec
ond. Hammond 0. Buffalo, 3; third.
Hammond 0, Buffalo Z fourth. Ham
mond Buffalo T. Read EN- and weep.
Dr.. Young announces his team will
play the famous Canton. Ohio, Bull
Dogs" next Sunday at Canton. A
change in the back-feld is contemplat-
ed, says the doctor. with the arrival of
Lyman, OF Pennsylvania Benn DUR, of
nsylvauia and Powell an aIf-Pacifc
man. who halls from the Oregon Ag-
gies.
The team at present comprises:
Williams. OF Brown, left end. Elliott
Risley. former Indiana L. captain. left
tackle; Tommy Tomlin. OF Syracuse
left guard; John Depler. former Illinois
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-03
THE Patron" IS
NEW ORGAN Of
K. c. CHAPTERS

The Calumet chapter OF the Knights
OF Columbus, composed OF the councils
Of Hammond, East Chicago and Whit
ing. has issued the first number OF its
official paper. The Patron. which
begins as p monthly and is brim full
of news and editorial matter of a high
order. It VIII be the official publica-
tion for the three councils and. judy
ag from its initial effort. is bound to
Be popular with the "Caseys,"
One OF the avowed aims OF the K
of c. Is to correct the deal OF Inisrep-
resentation and Islander against their
order and church generally. and The
Patron" begins with a declaration Of
principles of patriotism. and an earn
est purpose to support all deserving
GubHc movements. whether originating
IN the order or out of IT and barring
personal or partisan politics.
The war record of the X OF c. is not
forgotten by the country. and the gem
erous financial aid since then extended
by the national organization of the
order 10 such worthy subjects as yo-
cationai schools. care OF disabled war
veterans. and the more recent donation
Of Ave million dollars to the Hoosier
relief organization are evidence OF the