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New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
For a Fair Showdown
Maintaining that the People Haven t
Voted on Prohibition

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Many facts are no doubt cor
rectiy stated by Orrin H. Graham in
his letter as to the putting over" of
prohibition. But apart from THE Boys
Over There" | think there is q very
general feeling among voters that they
have never had their "day at the polls"
on the issue. 1t seems to have been
SO handled, either by design or acci-
dent. as to always have been left out
Of sight, or at least subordinated to
other issues. in elections Of Congress
men and members Of state ssgs sintures
A direct vote, or referendum, would
20 far toward satisfying those who
complain that it was put over"
The 50 per cent Of communities that
voted local option were voting mainly
to abolish the saloon. The householder
expected to have, and did continue to
have, his customary supply Of alcoholic
drinkables in his home. So the infer
ence that these communities were rati.
flying anything like the Volstead law
is. it seems to me, incorrect
Much is being said about the moral
side Of law enforcement personal lib
erty. confiscation Of private property
rights, etc. Some of this comes. no
doubt, from the old story Of "Whose
OK etc. clergyman Of my acquain-
tance, in the convention recently held
here, in which it was suggested that
the army be called out in behalf of the
Volstead law, delivered very impress
s've speech on the subject of obedience
to the law. He had been late in reach
ing the convention that day, and in
coming here had gone up to "fifty-one
miles an hour" in defiance Of many
speed laws and warnings along the
highway. His OK was the Volstead law.
To another. who pays $40 now for the
bottle in his home that used to cost
him 81, the So difference is his OK.
| purchased five bonds of the Dis
tillers' Security Company some years
ago through my bank here. They are
now worth $340 per $1,000. I paid about
$3.50 per $1,000. The difference is nv
OK, for | am otherwise looker-on.
having been total abstainer for MANY
years
The United States has its revolution,
peacefully at the polls. Elections, fire.
quent if need be, arc our safety valves.
1 think the public feels that there has
not been fair Show down" on this
question. If this is true they are en-
titled to one
CHESTER X. BISSELL.
Poushkeepsie, N. Y, May 8. 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue Of the 7th in
stant Mr.. Orrin H. Graham, of Frank
lin, Pa, comes at me with n wind of
words in the guise of criticism of my
letter in The Tribune Of the 30th ult.
Mr.. Graham is so profuse in ridicule
and dinuse in reasoning, and has tried
so hard to make his attempted face
tiousness funny. that it is difficult to
deal with such literary fatulency.
But there are few misleading state
ments he has made which l feel it nv
duty to answer.
He says that "the liquor traffic fur
nished the most outstanding example
in history Of disregard for human
rights I wish that Mr. Graham would
enlighten his mind by reading the his
tory Of slavery on this mundane sphere.
He surely would not account the live,
OF galley slaves or the lives of the
slaves working in chains during the
day and confined in subterranean dun
geons at night in ancient Rome as a
less outstanding example Of disregard
for human rights than the liquor traf-
fic. How about the traffic in black
slaves in our early American days.
when the poor wretches were brought
over from Africa to be sold here to
the, early settlers, packed like sardines.
under and between the decks and in
the holds Of sailing vessels? The poor
creatures were often crowded torether
IN kneeling posture, face to back. in
the foulest possible atmosphere and
without room to move during the en-
tire voyage, undergoing such an agony
OF pain and terror that half Of them
often died during the voyage. Was
that traffic less outstanding example
of disregard for human rights than the
liquor traffic?
He says that "Mr Maxim's lamenta-
tion over the doleful state of the man
deprived of wine and beer is pure
bunk" and he says. further. "We find
no nation with wine and beer to
marked degree longer-lived. healthier
and stronger than those without" I
would like to have Mr.. Graham point
out any nation since the dawn of his
tory that has been without wine and
beer
1t is probable that the history of
prohibition in the State of Maine A.
fords one of the best examples of the
utter failure of prohibition laws to
wipe out the sale and use of liuuor in
a civilized country. | WAS born and
raised in Maine, and l have had an
opportunity Of seeing and knowing that
Maine has never been a dry state. and
that drunkenness has always been
markedly prevalent there; and also
am credibly informed that to-day the
long experience of the Down East
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
The West Virginia | rials
a est OF Sovereignty Says Chaestownian, Accusing
United Mine Workers of Lawlcssness

darkness. caring little for blood ant
nausht for grief.
Martial law was in effect in Ming,
County. The local Law officer. hae
found themselves deficient to enforc,
law, protect lives and property, and hsc
called for state aid. The state tried it.
hand, but found itself deficient. snt
twice has solicited and obtained Fed.
eral aid.
The United Mine Workers did not re.
spect the state officers. They killed
four Of them. shooting them in the
back. from ambush. They fred fire.
ouently on the Federal aoldiers, who
were saved by luck alone. An inspec-
tion OF the Federal army records
which, / presume, are available, will
disclose the attacks made from am
bush on Federal soldiers.
The United Mine Workers have left
trail Of blood over every foot Of
ground in southern West Virginia
which they have covered. Their armed
marches are not for the purpose Of
enforcing law nor to protest against
non-enforcement Of law. They are
made in defiance Of law and for the
purpose Of opposing the authority of
the state executives. Not only do they
kill law officers that stand in their way,
but without compunction intimidate,
threaten and kill men who choose to
work without joining their organza-
ton.
Every measure that has been taken
to supply police power within the
state has been bitterly opposed by the
officials Of the U NJ W. of A. They
fought the passage of the state police
bill, and since its passage have not
only taught disrespect for the state
policemen, but have killed four Of them
and wounded others
The question to be decided in the
Charlestown trials is whether or not
law shall be observed and the law Off
GERS OF the state respected. We shall
shortly know whether or not groups Of
men may arm themselves and harass
the executive, plot to kill sherifs. open
the jail doors and free felons and in
warlike fashion take over the control
and government Of commonwealth.
think it Ill becomes newspaper OF
the respectability Of The New York
Tribune to utter comforting messages
to outlaws who conspire against gov
ernment. G. c. MlNTOSH,
Charlestown, W. Va. May 9, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
MIR. Maxim's Pen in Hand
Where's the Tcctoaller Stronger Than He in Mind and
Body in His Seventeen Year?

Yankee in the bootIcgging industry
enables him to drive = most thriving
and profitable business with certain
other Of the United States Of America
Mr.. Graham touches feclingly on the
matter Of wife-beating by drunken
husbands and upon the weak-minded-
ness of children born of drinking
parents. According to the testimony
of most Of the ardent prohibitionists,
their forebears were exactly Of that
intemperate drinking sort who reared
imbecile children; for, if we take the
word of the prohibitionists for it,
their friendship for and advocacy of
prohibition has been largely influenced
by the sad experience of hard drink
ing members Of their family, who were
horrid examples of the utter depravity
and imbecility produced by drink.
Mr.. Graham mentions the fact that
children are taught in their school
books that alcohol in large quantities
or in small, is a poison--always, every
where, poison" Such absolutely
false teaching OF the young is certain
ly not a thing that the prohibitionists
should be proud Of. II alcohol were
poison and poisonous even when taken
in small quantities, to say nothing Of
it, effect when taken in large quaint
ties, then certainly even moderate
drinkers of alcoholic beverages ought
not to be as healthy, as happy. as in
telligent and as strong mentally and
physically and live to such ripe old age
as total abstnincrs. and yet it is
fact that there are far more notable
examples Of great mental and physical
strength. high condition of health and
well-being, and q greater mum Der OF
noted examples of longevity among
users Of alcoholic liquors than among
non-users.
On both my fathers side and my
mothers side, my forebears were a re-
marksbly rugged healthy and long
lived lot. My mother lived to be
eighty-eight, and then died through the
mere accident of pneumonia. My Aunt
Eliza. on my fathers side, lived to be
nnety-cisht and great-aunt on the
same side lived to the ripe old age of
ll6; and all were users, but none of
them abusers Of alcoholic liquors.
suppose that great-aunt might pos
sibly have lived fifteen minutes longer
had she never used alcoholic stimu-
lants; but she was certainly strongly
Of the opinion, as was my Aunt Eliza
and my mother, that alcoholic stimu-
lants are an absolute necessity to the
aged.
| myself shall be seventy years of
age IN a few months, and | would like
to- form the acquaintance of any total
sbstaining prohibitionist of my years.
stronger physically and in healthier or
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
n%%%- Letters to the Trbune's Editor x1M

w
betEr condition both physically and
mehtally than J am.
If Mr.. Graham will take the trouble
to read my previous letters to The
Tribune, he will find that have al
ready very thoroughly and completely
answered his claims that prohibition
was put over on the American people
because the majority Of the people
wanted it. As matter Of fact, it
was not an overwhelming majority, but
an overwhelming minority that put
over Federal prohibition. The Eigh-
tcenth AmendemntN was blackjacked
through the Congress and again black
lacked through our state Legislatures
because Of combined intimidation and
palmvoily methods employed by high
ly organized and highly trained body
of prohibitonists.
HUDSON MAXIM.
Landing, N. j.. May II, 1929.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
A Maxim Volley
Voting on Prohibition

enough so that there :.
for all the coal that can :. oen'and
by all the men (and boys who h, ''as'd u.
to prefer to work at the minina ~ >. seem
because 1T IS good-paying wor, y Goa q,
result therefore is overprodneti' .s' IAs
rather, an oyersupply of coal NJ; 9"' o.
This oversupply is the ror.
is undenlable and inescapab,s 'p0' Is
The union leaders try to t.,..
mine owners to hire all coner,, e ss d, ~
er needed or not. Thev ..n, *heta-
many men, work them only ~ - = TOO
day instead Of eight-bus mi,S ap'fs
you pay them for the eiys, 4. mat
too many men, work them fo., = sui
a day so as to give work to sIip "psF' 9s
forcing process, being sgsn.. -. -. iai'
rnutable- laws Of comuerc. .,s ,4e M
ness and Of common ssnss ~ '''i-
course, to trouble. aug Of
What, then, would the esa,;...
be able to do with this Situation i,'''''
They could only say to The ,,;.
I'VE have investigated, and bags s''; .
that there are TOO many Of vos .oaSa n''
ing at the mining Of coal: tssr. ''A'
overproduction, and the public ,,s ;, "a
afford to pay the prices tnat will e..
you in part-time idleness 7.
public policy to do so. and :. "''
opinion, 1t is not good for yon ~. WI
they should do 50 We sugge.. w.. ~.
one-third Of you should seek war. s. :.
other trades, particularly in fsr,;,
an honorable and healthful ocsuua,,a.
in which there is a crying shor.ap. :.
help
How far would the conm;,sior
in such accommodation, even tbop,,
they had touched the secret sprio, >.
the whole mechanism? The an.us.
obvious. The unionizers of the xo,,'
men would object, preferring to ~,
tinue their fight for bigger enDlov.
ment and shorter hours, the publi. :.
pay the deficit, as they have besn !,
ing On with the strike; let blBe /.
JOHN l. TrvD.tr
Flushing, y Y, May 10. 1929
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
West Virginia
From Mine to Farm
70 the Editor of The Tribun..

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial pertaining t,
the treason trial in Charlestown. i,
your Sunday issue was not such ar
ut*erance as ono would expect to com,
from 4 newspaper usually controlled
by moderation and guided by facts.
In this trial West Virginia is test
ing its sovereignty. In this suprem.
test Of its authority it would naturally
expect to be upheld by the forces o.
order and to have, at least, the mora
support and countenance Of news
papers such as The Tribune, not or
.dinarily given to catering to the mob
The United Mine Workers did not
s inAugurate its march to Mingo County
a, protest against non-enforcement
Of law.
- 1t shouldered arms to defeat the law.
t. reduce to contempt the duly con-
.stltuted authorities Of the state and to
Asbstitute force for law.
The evidence adduced before the
Senatorial Investigating Committee in
Washington last year showed con-
clusively the utter disregard Of the
United Mine Workers for law and law
ohacers. 1t was so plain and 50 over
~heiminx in its volume that Senator
Kenyon, inclined to find in their favor,
was forced to give verdict condemn
elnx them. And had The Tribune had
the patience to await the outcome of
tbs trial now in progress il would
have been obliged to write an opinion
exactly opposite to that with which it
offended the intelligence and decency
of this state Sunday morning
Through four succeeding state ad-
sninistrations the United Mine Work
exs have arisen in arms and have de-
fed the law and challenged the law
-cf6eers while pressing their aim to
organize the mines within this state.
Every advance that they have made
= "a southern West Virginia has been at
the muzzlss Of their rides and at the
expense of the peace and dignity and
authority of the law administrators.
They caused the loss of dozen
lives in the Paint Greek and Cabin
Creek invasion. They caused the loss
OF thirty known dead in Mingo and per-
hsps double that number unknown. How
many were killed in Logan will, doubt
less, always be within the folds of
mystery, for the United Mine Workers
do not report their casualties. They
bury their dead under the secret OF
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
Bonus Dilly.Dally

fFrom The Philadelphia Evening Lcd0c,J
The dillydallyers who are afraid tc
kill the bonus bill, though they see
the folly Of passing 1t, take joy in the
fact that the President will not sign
it unless it is accompanied by a
provision for the raising Of the
money, that the Senate cannot origi-
nate any such provision and that the
House may think up some reason for
further delay before undertaking re
vision. Courage is something our
legislators appear to have everything
else but
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
Coal Trouble Diagnosis
The Industry Ovennanned - Suggestion Tb,, r.
third Of the Miners urn to Farmiino me

To the Editor of The New York Tribune
Sir: At the Hotel Astor on April 2i
was held what was looked forward to
as an important debate between the
representatives. of unionized miners
end the public.
The rather barren results Of this
debate seem to lie in the proposal of
Mr.. Garfield that the government Gre
ate q coal commissi on-or rather two
commissions. one for anthracite and
one for bituminous interests
These commissions as proposed
would take in the Interstate Commerce
Commission and pretty much all other
branches Of the United States govern
ment, including statistics and rec
ords. and presumably the history Of
coal strikes.
The duty Of the two commission.
would be to investigate. The duty Of
the government would be to loan it's
machinery for that purpose, and, of
course, one other thing: make san ap-
preparation Of funds.
The sore spot in this whole bedevil-
ment is perfectly well known to both
parties to the controversy. Here is
what the commission would find out.
and here is as far as they could go.
IT happens that the mining OF coal.
under normal conditions and with
modern equipment, is a comparatively
easy job. / hasten to explain that
what is here meant by "easy' is that,
while the mining OF coal Is grimy
work and involves good, honest toll,
yet one man in an average days work
can mine lot of coal A gang, or
Shift" Of men will mine a big guam
tity OF coal and make good wages
while doing it. All the mines working
at capacity, therefore, turn out an
output greatly in excess Of the needs
of the country in ordinary times Of
peace and in the absence Of any
extra ordinary export movements
Stated differently, the average one
man production per day is easily great
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
Cipheriing

fFrom The philadelphia Evening Ledger)
If Congress is going to disregard the
opinion of experts as to the proper
size Of an efficient army why stop at
l15,000 men? Why not knock off the
naughts (Which don't mean anything
anyhow, and have an army Of 115,
with headquarters at Washington And
the money saved can be slowed away
in the pork barrel.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
A Natural Charm
From The

lFrom The Washington Star)
Threats Of conflagration that have
once or twice hung over the United
States Treasury caused very little ex-
cltement in this country, but probably
aroused violent apprehension among
European governments
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
A Matter of Interest

1Ffol The WdshInotoN StorJ
While liberty. humanity and justice
have figured prominently in the dis
cusson OF Russian affairs, the old
subject of oil proves to be not with
out it's Importance.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
The Bonus and Much More
An Estimate of the Nations Debt to
Service Men and Women
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: If each citizen owes his best to
the country of his birth or adoption, the
converse ought also to be true, that the
country owes its best to its citizens,
80 When those who volunteered or were
drafted went into the service, they be-
came dependent for sustenance and care
upen the government Of the United
States. Those who were not so selected
had the opportunity to enrich them
selves. I am not speaking Of New York
City alone, but Of tho great masses of
employees in the industrial and africul-
tural sections Of our land. For instance.
atreetear employees throughout our
country advanced from % to 35 cents an
hour to SO and 70 cents an hour. Rail-
road employees advanced their wages to
256 per cent Of their former pay. Those
ssrv'ce men and women whose income
vas not impaired by their entering the
ssrvice Of the United States (mirhty
few, need not be considered. as to their
economic status.
Upon being released from service the
men and women Of the service found
that the best positions were all filled,
that the most desirable apartments, lofts
and ofhees were leased and rented, that
IN many cases their old jobs were filled
and that all prices had advanced to the
= skies. Here is where the fallacy beeins
to work: Instead Of the country giving
a it's best to the service men and women.
: those who gave their best to their coun-
try got what was left and very little
Of that.
., 1t is impossible to pay those who
fought. nursed or served in the ma
Pine corps or the navy or the army
fer their service, but since a republic
exacts the best, 80, too, should it give
the best and not the crumbs from tho
table Of those for whom they won tho
war.
Bod It is presumed by some that money or
care can repay the women and men who
have been disabled What an irony.
what an insult to presume that either
Of these can ever repay for the loss Of
health or limb!
We're the average New Yorker who
is opposed to the bonus to travel
about the country as my business
necessitates, I am sure by careful OBJ
servation he would see the great
wrongs done to the ex-service people,
and would realize the stern facts
dividusls who have given Of their ut
most to their country and it's servants.
The City and State of New York, be-
heve, have passed laws for the benefit
of their veteran employees, but this is
not true Of all other states.
This nation can and will give Of its !
hest and owes to the disabled and the I
crippled not money but love; and love
would not let any Of its objects starve
nsr lack care. The same is true Of
those who were separated from their
homes and occupations. Many Of
them had to sell out and will never be
able to start again. Others can be
helped, and adjusted compensation will
give them = start that will re-ecbo in
prosperity and happiness in their
homes, in business and throughout our
land. Let's 60! Thanks to The Trib-
une for the service mans columns and
10 the patriotic citizens for their de-
vetion to their and my country
- CHARLES LOHMANN.
New York, May 8, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-14
Reparation
(Fro,n tn. Ph;Irs.,,b,, ,

(From The Philadelphia Taou;rer) E.
The attitude of some nation. il
that France ought to dust up the front
room. bake few cakes and invite
Germany to come in and sit down for
q nice long chat.
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he fclIDnine - bpoks hsve
been roceiEod q II rnnlfa. library
md viii ~ rG1dy for cfrculatiou
tomorrow morning
Accepting, the uniyerse-John
Burroughs.
Adventure of Hvtns-John s.
|etfacrey.
All That Matters--E 4. Guest.
Atolis Of the Snn--Frederick
O'Brien.
Book Of the Radioc. ". Taus-
sig.
Coal. Its Properties. Analysis,
Classification. Geo1ogy-E S.
Moore.
Constitution Of ths United States
1T. J. Norton.
Contemporary One-Act Plays-B
n LAWS.
Courage. II. Barrie.
Crime; Its GAUGES and Treatmaul
Clarence barrow.
Enrico Caruso-Pierre Y. Key.
Hairy Ape-Anna Christie.
The First Man--Eugene q. O'Neil
| Introduction to World Pclitids-
Herbert A. Gibbons.
Iron Nam n Industry Arthur
Letters Of Franklin K. Lane, ed
by Anne WintsEmuts Lana
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Tho polios ambulance and pnl-
motor were rushed 10 the seeaee.
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had recovered. He apparenfly ~
fered no serious injury.
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NIcofette Emmukka orexy
Pipptu Archibald l1aroAaiL
BED x night--Francis Brett
Young.
Tho Judge RAbecca West.
Two Shall Be Born Marie G.
Oemler.
Whelps OF tAs Wolf George
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Young peoSls's Pride Stephen
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CLUB
|E:Rs HAPPY


.ndred fifty employees Of
1922 Power company in
s7srd Moline and East Mo-
present at the banquet
reun last night in the Rock
III
Iair was in celebration Of
subscription Of the United
4 Power company bonds.
"a made possible by the eff
= The employees Of the Peo-
1nwer company. The Go
N club, which Is organized
~ employees OF the power
say. held it's meeting last
ioint;y with the celebration,
principal speaker was E. y.
\ the Western Pump COM
davenport. who talked on the
- Relationship in Industry
~ ! general outline Of tina;
4 labor and the building uT
ln1tfies. A few remarks wert
- y B. J. Denman, president o.
4 fpople's Power company, ant
81 B. Mcdonald, general man
william Mcintyre was toast
~. A. L. Herrin had charge
~ community singing.
6hswgo Fund Started.
|4n CO. etters club last nigh
~ to build up a fund to b,
d trust for Ruth Shawgo. Ii
GepA daughter of Mr.. and Ms
- ShaWgo. 500 Forty-secon'
- The girls leg was blow
: b explosion OF an overheate
ojFy stove Nov. 6. The none
r y under the care Of William
Hintys. who was appointed trus
= \ will be used to give her a
1Dntton or such other use a
u b determined for her aid.