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Evening star., 1922-11-20
The New British Alignment.

The elections in Great Britain last
week resulting in the return of a
large, clear, conservative majority in
the house of commons have had the
further effect Of developing a new
alignment Of parties which will prob
ably have an important bearing upon
the political future of the country. AS
the parties will line up in the com.
mons the conservatives will exceed
by approximately eighty-seven votes
all the opposition. Next. will come
the laborites with 141 votes, and
back Of them will stand two groups Of
liberals. Asquithians and Georgites,
with 109, or thereabouts. with a small
sprinkling of variously inclined men,
bers in addition. Thus the labor party
becomes the second in rank. It Is,
therefore. most distinctly the "opposi.
tion." Inasmuch as the remainder of
the opposition is divided into two
wings the laborites can claim the
prerogatives Of the chief minority
party.
The significance Of this new align.
ment Is not to be mistaken. British
political parties are in a state Of
transition, and 1t 10 believed in Eng.
lna6 now that the end will be q re-
Evening star., 1922-11-20

the principles upon which this govern
ment Is based should be given to every
American child in terms to make him
realize the blessings Of liberty In terms
Of life here.
Wrong education Is the cause Of
much of the ferment here as else
where. Perverted notions obtain in
consequence of Inadequate funda.
mental training and only partial en-.
lightenment. The President calls for
the young manhood and young wom'
anhood of the nation to enlist in the
work of teaching. Education" he
says, needs their youth. eagerness
and enthusiasm"
For one week this country will In.
tensively consider the problem of how
to spread the educational work. how
to improve it, how to recruit the ranka
of teachers. Much good will come
from such concentrated thought
upon this vital question.
Evening star., 1922-11-20

sumption Of the two-party division
along the old-time conservative and
liberal lines, the laborites drawing to
themselves the more pronounced of
the liberals of the past and the con-
servatives absorbing the less radical
of the former liberals.
In such an alignment the conserva-
tives have the better chance Of sue
cess in national election as long as
the laborite movement is chiefly sup
ported by the organized working
classes. There are some eight million
trade unionists in Great Britain at
this time. They cannot conceivably
gain majority unless they can Sc
cure the support of the middle classes.
who in all such divisions hold the bal
ance of power. In the main the appeal
Of the laborite group for such support
must be in terms Of prospective de-
crease of the tax burden. But the pro-
posals for naturalization with which
the labor party is chiefly identified do
not make for Tightening Of the taxes
certain at the outset if such plans
were adopted. On the contrary, in all
countries where naturalization has
been tried the taxes have paid the
costs.
The average British voter is like the
man from Missouri in this country: he
must be shown. 1t is the task of the
British labor party leaders. therefore.
to show the voters of the middle class,
small property holders in the main
and the chief bearers of the tax bur
den. that through nationalizing of in
dustries and utilities and resources
will come a lessening of the weight
they must carry for the support of the
state.
If the British labor party's program
is modified with less of naturalization
and more of practical reform. and
with no relationship to the interna-
tionalist movements that are always
suspected Of Russian extremism, the
old liberal vote may be revived. At any
rate. the labor party. now established
as the second in rank and as the
veritable opposition in parliament. has
it's chance to replace the old liberal
organization that in the past has had
its full share Of opportunities for con-
troll of the government.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
= oNGREss Is with us once more

~ ONGRESS Is with US once moro
and know of no more ap-
propriate time than this to
~, call the attention of the law
makers to the fact that some coal
dealers are behaving in manner
that. to say the least. is somewhat
strange: more especially after we
have been promised that no exorbitant
charges would be made for coal this
winter.
A friend Of mine, who lives In Chevy
Chase, just over the District line.
| thought. some time ago, that he would
play the part of a wise householder
and fill his coal bin at the named
rate Of 1850 per ton, and so called
upon the purveyor of the heating ma
terial with checkbook in hand. ready
to purchase the necessity, which. at
the mouth of the mine. costs So or
thereabouts a ton. He was Informed
that he could have but one ton at
that price. but he could be supplied
with all the "premiums'' he desired
at $3.50.
The last election demonstrated that
there exists today throughout the
country a feeling of unrest and it
might not be bad idea for those who
would garner unto themselves an un-
earned and abnormal profit to be con-
tent with an honest bonus. for if the
public makes up its mind to take
drastic action it will do so, and then
you will have government control of
mines and mining. OF course. there
will be many who will say that such
a thing cannot be done. but some
times the unexpected does happen.
~ \ i
TOR a long time we have been ac-
l. customed to hearing splendid Sc
lections rendered by the orchestras in
the different movie houses. and really
some of the pieces that have been
played have been in the nature of an
education to those who have never
had an opportunity to hear real good
music before or to attend classes
where other than Jazz was taught.
The other night 1 dropped in to see
a reel or two at one of the CinemaS
on F street and after the orchestra
/! finished it's work for that period of
the evening q young chap sat down
at the organ and commenced to play.
For the moment the audience thought
1t would be the regular program, but
the young artist, for a real artist is
he. soon had those present sitting on
the edges of their chairs, for he
Evening star., 1922-11-20
The Daugherty Impeachment.

AS a matter of justice to Mr..
Daugherty, and in the interest of good
government. the charges preferred in
the House of Representatives against
the Attorney General should be dis
posed Of at the earliest possible day.
If his enemies can show before the
House committee on the judiciary Il
reasonable probability that Mr..
Daugherty has been guilty of impeach-
able offenses, the House should i'm
peach him promptly and bring him to
trial before the Senate. If they cannot
make such a showing the country has
right to know that the charges are
without substantial basis. and Mr..
Daugherty has right to vindication.
that he may discharge the important
duties of his Office without this handi-
cap.
1t is a very grave and serious mat
ter to enter upon the Impeachment of
an officer Of the government, and
when a member in the exercise of this
high privilege rises in his place in the
House and makes demand for i'm
parchment he assumes a grave and
serious responsibility. No member. it
is to be assumed, mindful Of his oath
and his obligations under it. would
exercise this privilege for the satisfac-
ton of personal aggrievement or to
gain partisan advantage. Therefore, a
demand for impeachment cannot be
treated lightly or put aside as inconse-
quential. When the trainers Of the
Constitution provided this method Of
removal from Office they intended it as
q last resort to gain relief from in
tolerable conditions, and that this view
has been accepted by successive Con-
crosses is attested by the relatively
few times in which resort has been
had to it.
No friend Of the Attorney General
could wish for or strive to delay ac-
ton on the charges against him. Mr..
Daugherty himself demands an early
hearing, and to this every considera
ton of fairness and public policy en-
titles him. II he is guilty Of the NAL
administration of his office, he should
be removed from it. If he is not, he
should be vindicated, and his vindica-
ton would serve as a reminder and a
warning that this final recourse of the
peoples representatives against ex-
ecutive abuses should not be invoked
lightly or for trivial cause.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Use of Poison Gas
In War Disapproved.
% the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr.. r. L. Adams. in his defense of
gas experimentation on animals,
modestly states that pending Gen.
Fries reply to Miss Hough's ques-
tions, he will prescribe a palliative
in the interim" Like many so-called
palliatives, Mr.. Adams proved quite
Intellectual.
We lock our doors against thieves;
We punish the thieves when caught
because they trespass established
rights. When a nation resorts to the
use of poison gas in either offensive
or defensive warfare it transgresses
every recognized rule of combat and
becomes an outlaw among nations.
The world has not forgotten the hor-
ror it felt when Germany added poi
son gas to her long list of unpar-
donable sins. Must We hasten to
emulate her shame?
Mr. Adams wakes sentimental over
saving the lives of children by the
unlimited use of poison gas. What
about the children of other parents?
Parent-love is the same the world
to protect our own children. or to
kill the children OF our enemies?
Are we not deliberately perfecting a
lethal weapon capable OF destroying
mankind, Of destroying civilization?
Like myself. doubtless Miss Hough
would gladly sacrifice all dogs If it
would bring a cessation Of the use
Of poison gas in any future war. But
to sacrifice them in order to perfect
and increase its use Is. indeed, a
useless slaughter of the innocents.
Mr.. Adams says II these experiments
had been made before the war. in
stead Of during 1t. many lives would
have been saved. He would have
been fully as logical in saying that
had we not entered the war at all
no lives would have been lost. The
fact remains that through the use of
poison gas thousands Of additional
lives were sacrificed. The outraged
conscience Of tho world demands
that it's future use be banned.
Were the fine sentiments of Amer
ica's representatives. at the arms con.
ference but vain words. a sham wall
behind which We perfect ourselves
in a mode of warfare condemned by
the civilized world?
ESTELLE AUBREY BROWN.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Mr.. Wells Overwhelmed.

Congratulations to Mr.. II. G.. Wells,
to the labor party of Great Britain, to
the reading public everywhere. He
has been soundly beaten in his effort
as laborite to break into parliament.
He will not have to waste valuable
time in attendance on legislative pro-
ceedings not in his line; not be obliged
to prepare pieces Of doubtful merit
and without appeal to listeners. He
can proceed now, pen i'll hand, with
tasks for which he is eminently fitted.
and hope to contribute not only to the
entertainment but to the instruction
and general benefit Of mankind.
The times are but Of joint. So much
is unsettled and needs to be put in
proper place again. specialists are the
real need of the hour. The tools to the
man who can use them. Hence. strange
tools should not be put into unskilled
hands. The world needs finished and
durable work bythose thoroughly COM
petent and experienced.
And yet others have "erred and
strayed" in their efforts and ambitions
as Mr.. Wells has. Paderewski. con-
sidered by many persons the first
pianist of his generation-the wizard
of the keyboard-took shy at Polish
politics. only to find the game beyond
him. Wisely enough. he has turned
his back on that turmoil and will ad-
dress himself again to the field where
there will be no uncertainty about his
performances.
That old saw about the shoemaker
still holds good. When competent, he
should stick to his last.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
The Newberry Case Closed.

Senator Newberrys resignation
closes case that has been cause of
much bitterness ever since the election
of 1918. Plans to reopen the matter
at the present session had been an
Eounced, though with little chance of
Il reversal of the vote of last January
whereby Mr.. Newberry was declared
entitled to his seat. The fact that
changes in the Senate would probably
wipe out the narrow margin in his
favor in the next Congress and that
move would surely be made to take
advantage of that condition may have
had an influence in the writing of the
resignation. Senator Newberry puts
his action upon the basis of the re-
cent election in Michigan. where his
warm supporter. Senator Townsend,
was defeated. The situation. he says,
renders futile further service in the
Senate
Senator Eewberrys action. predi
Gated upon his freedom from personal
culpability. has not only relieved him
personally from embarrassments that
were becoming unbearable, but has
also relieved his party of Il handicap,
removing one of the factors of dis
turbance from which il has suffered
for four years. The Senate voted to
seat him on the record. coupling vindi-
cation of him personally with denunci-
ation of the excessive use of money in
elections 1t was charged that partisan
politics had induced the Senate's ac
tion and the matter became a political
issue which the democratic party
pressed with vigor and. as the election
indicated, with some measure of sue
cess.
Condemnation Of the wrongful and
excessive use Of money in elections
has been universally expressed by the
people. including the multitude who
refuse to believe for an instant that
MFR. Newherry knew of law violations
in his senatorial campaign. The New
berry case has thus had its beneficial
result in a warning-formally ex-
pressed in the Senates resolution of
last January-to all parties and all
candidates. To continuous vigorous de-
nunciation of the excessive use Of
money in elections all thoughtful
Americans will say. Amen.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
EDITORIAL DIGEST

come a hero Of romance rather than
hero of partisan politics. but the
fact that some people are still think
ing Of him in the latter role Is proof
Of the one great need of the demo-
cratic party-and 4 need which does
rot now appear likely OF fulflilnent. ."
This is directly the opposite of the
view entertained by the Birmingham
News (democratic), which says that
Wilson is yet a force to reckon with.
The Wilson ideals and policies. as re-
CARDS international matters and the
duty of the United States. are by no
means dead. They will forge rapidly
to the front as vital issues again.
The Chattanooga News tdemocratic),
for it's part, believes that the vast
ma jority' Of the people '.have come
back to the sick man of. street.
whose ideals will yet lead America to
fulfill their heritage by rescuing the
old world from It's cesspool of
hatredS."
Evening star., 1922-11-20
The Call and the Question.

This may be said respecting the
American merchant marine question
which now takes the center of the
stage on Capitol Hill:
ID 1t is an important and most
pertinent question The movement for
an increased foreign trade will be fu.
tile unless provision is made for de.
livering sales in American bottoms. To
depend on our competitors for helpful
service would invite failure. Natural
Iy, they will help themselves.
(2) A merchant marine would in
case of war become an invaluable ad'
junct Of the Navy. The naval authori.
ties, therefore, are advocates of a
merchant fleet adequate not only for
peace purposes-trade purposes-but
also for war purposes. They want to
be properly equipped in case the coun-
try at any time is challenged on the
water.
81 1t is a familiar question. Dis
cussion, in Congress and out, has
played around it for years, and every
phase Of it has received attention.
% 1t is not a party question. Some
Of the warmest advocates Of a mer-
chant marine both as respects peace
and war are democrats. The fact that
a republican President has put him.
self squarely behind the proposition
does not make it unacceptable to them.
For these reasons protracted debate
will be unnecessary. and a filibuster
would initiate against public interests,
Let a vote be taken in good season,
and the matter, one way or the other.
disposed of. The President is making
no undue call upon Congress by ask
ing for action at this time.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Fulfilling a Prophecy.

Kipling's prophecy. with the
Night Mail" has already reached sur
prising degree of fulfillment In this
imaginative vision of the future Kip
ling mentioned the wireless on air
ships and stressed the importance of
light signals on the ground to direct
night flying. These two features
have become vital in the develop
ment of air travel.
The Post Office Department in its
to-coast mail service depends upon
radio direction finders. radio field
localizers and radiophones to guide
the mail ships. Postal pilots have
been quoted as saying that they
would rather fly at night If they have
daytime when fog often lies in wait
for them and forces them to fly low
lodging all manner of obstacles.
They prefer radio apparatus In good
working condition to the best COM
passes. turn indicators, distance re-
passes spin and most Of the other
apparatus becomes useless when the
plane twists in tight corner" at q
hundred miles an hour.
High in the air. there are radio
messages that enable the fiyer to 60
travelling on a straight line. He can
fly through the fog, or high above 1t.
AS to the lighthouses for air travel
ers that Kipling picturesquely de-
scribes. their wonder is already ap-
preached in the high power search
lights that have become an acknowl-
edged necessity on landing fields. AS
yet they are without the picturesque
titles which he accords to them and
bulletins are not yet posted. as he
has related. concerning the unrelia-
bility Of lights in the Malayan archi-
pelago on account Of earthquakes.
but in these details, as in the rest
Of his prophecy. we have seventy seven
years In which to make them reality
Judging from the progress already
made. his prophecy may be>exceeded
in that time.-St. Joseph News-Press
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Education Week.

In all the range Of the weeks de-
voted to nationwide promotion Of spe-
cial purposes there is none more i'm
portant than that which has just been
proclaimed by President Harding, the
week Of December 3-9, set aside for
the consideration Of education. AS the
President says, "the strength and Sc.
curity Of the nation will always rest
in the intelligent body Of its people" :"
Upon the degree that that intelligence
is cultivated and developed depends
the stability Of this great institution,
the United States.
It has been often said that COM
munistic radicalism can never prevail
in this country because Of the high
percentage Of literacy among the
people. Russia has frequently in
recent times been pointed out as an
evidence of the evil of an uneducated
body polite. And America has felt
secured against such a violent revo-
lutionary reaction on the score Of the
superior intelligence Of it's citizens.
Yet there Is always room for advance
ment. Ignorance still prevails in some
degree in some quarters. The schools
are not sufficient even now to reach
all Of the younger generation, and the
vital Importance Of education is not
fully appreciated In every state.
Two questions present themselves,
,olo< <;p0 "a tho oxfent and tho n,,n li<,,
of the education Of the people. It il
necessary that there should not only
be more schools, but that the teaching
should be sound. that the training in
citizenship which u conducted in them
should be Thorough. Understanding Of
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Here and There in Washington
BY ''THE MAJOR"

brought melody from that organ the
like of which they had not heard Tor
many a day. At the conclusion OF his
performance there was a hush Tor =
moment and then those who had en-
loved the treat gave evidence Of their
appreciation by long and vigorous
anplause. It was indeed treat to hear
real music instead of that vulgarisa-
ton of melody that they have termed
jazz.
CEvERAL Washingtonians have
y changed the plans that they were
to put in operation had Albert J. Bev-
eridge been elected to the Senate
from Indiana. The men mentioned
had planned to carry on a campaign
that had for its object the securing
of delegates to the next republican
convention, all of whom were 10 De
pledged to vote first, last and all time
for the one-time favorite son OF the
Hoosier state. and 1t was hoped that
events would cause the present oc-
cupant Of the Executive Mansion TO
withdraw from the race in 1924. and
then they would be able to put out
ticket of their own making. These
men, however, il they desire to be
President makers. must look around
for another candidate, for Beveridge
as a presidential. possibility has passed
from view. All of which brings to
mind the old saw that runs. "Oh that
mine enemy might write a book" The
biography of the kaiser. with Its
praise of the one-time ruler of Ger
many, did not materially assist BeV-
eridge on November Z.
THERE is no doubt that by the time
i winter comes with it's cold.
biting winds the rejecting pool
In front Of the Lincoln Memorial will
be in shape to be used as skating
pond for those who delight to indulge
in this form Of sport. While Wash
ington does not have many days of
real good ice skating, there are. how
ever. a number Of men and women
who take kindly to this form of ex-
ercise and among them are some real
experts who learned the art before
coming here. One of the great at
fractions of the rejecting pool is that
it is perfectly safe and also that 1t is
within easy walking distance Of many
car lines. No doubt, there will be
hundreds who will avail themselves
of ii chance to skate.
Evening star., 1922-11-20
Honor to Logan
To the Editor of The Star:

TO tHe k1uItOf OF 7 ne SldT.
Washington Is generally extolled
for its numerous beautiful parks
Quite a number OF these are in cir
cular form and are. therefore. called
circles. Nearly all of them bear the
names of great Americans except one
namely, Iowa Circle. We have
Washington. Thomas. Scott. Dupont
and Sheridan circles. Now, why couE
not Iowa Circle be called Logan Cir
Gle, as 1t is now Eraced by an eques-
trian monument Of Gen. Logan. cer-
tainly a hero worthy 20 have the cir
Gle called after him?
FIRED J. BRAENDLE
Evening star., 1922-11-20
A Flyspeck.

De Maupassant built a great story
about piece Of string that changed
the life of man.
New Jersey justice may now sur
pass even this master OF Imagination.
For it seems possible that the cred.
ibility of the chief witness in the
Hali-Mills murder mystery may de-
1t Is not beyond the bounds of pos
sibility that the life of ono or more
persons may depend on q penciled
note on Mrs. Gibson's calendar.
Whether this note was penciled two
months ago or only recently may turn
a jury toward belief or disbelief Of
Mrs. Gibson's story. And a fiyspeck
may determine whether the note was
made at the time claimed. II the n.y.
speck is on top Of the writing it will
tend to prove the note valid. II the
writing runs over the speck 1t would
impeach the testimony.
Detective story writer's have to be
more ingenious to match actual ex.
periences.-New York World.
She's a kaiserin; he's a kaiserout,-
Syracuse Herald.
No, it isn't because the country was
Chile that it shook.-Canton Reposi.
tory.
The appeal of the European nations: :
Day by day in every way we're grow
ing debtor and debtor.-worceste
Telegram.
Late in life success expands the
waistband. Early in life It merely ex-
pands the hatband.-Duluth Herald.
Last November We were counting
the money disarmament would save
US. What did you do with yours?-
Nashville Tennessean.
Now that the sultan is looking for
work he might start q newspaper
column on how to keep harmony in
the household.-Little Rock Arkan-
sas Democrat
No. gentle reader. road hogs are not
included in the pig census now being
taken by the government.-BrtdEe
port Post.
There's always q way. and It may bs
that the thirsty traveller can sign on
az member OF the crew.-BfrminI.
ham News :. +, s7es - 5.
Evening star., 1922-11-20

If December is reached without a
snowstorm the theories that the
climatic conditions are undergoing
change will be entitled to serious in
vestigation.
Evening star., 1922-11-20

The bears of Wall street refuse to
assert sympathetic relation with the
genial and optimistic old Teddy bear.
Evening star., 1922-11-20

Germany Is willing to pay all kinds
Of reparations II some one will give
her the money.