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New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
After Synurae, What?

The svnur4, those insidious friends
Of tho rum power which Brother
Anderson has strangely failed to cx-
pose, seem in the way Of being
banished from our midst. It re-
qulres 40 report Of experts TO as
sure us of this fact The SAVIOR has
been becoming milder. People differ
az to the precise flavor. Some have
said the pipes we're full Of fish.
Others have been equally positive
that the taste was Of ovellipe cab
bages. The elite discovered a GER
tain taste Of cucumber. But all
agree and are prepared to admit
that. whether fish. cabbage or cuculn-
ber, the water has been sweetening.
Just as the late war spread a
knowledge OF geography, so the
synura invasion spread a knowledge
OF gcrln-olcgy. People learned that
the synura was q cross between a
rowboat and q goat, was gentle while
ne lived, hut beastly when he died
They heard Of protozoa which multi
piled by dividing. They were as
suHed that the water was full of
little microbes which We're healthful
and beneficial. They discovered that
the cltys pronunciamento about the
dearth of synurm in the early stages
OF the plague was as effective as the
assurance about the non-existence
Of the crime wave.
But the people resisted the judg-
n1ent Of The experts, and, true to
their traditions of democracy, de-
clded the question for themselves at
their own convenience. They have
finally pronounced the synura going.
There only remains to ask: "After
the synur4, what?"
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27

which was not doing 60 poorly, even
if the ambition Of the head of the
ticket was thwarted by the electors.
Many careful negotiations must
be concluded to the entire satisfac-
ton Of Mr.. Murphy before that gen
tleman will announce that a can
didate for Governor NJ. Hearst
is good enough for him. These nc
Eotiations will be severely practical.
It. is doubtful if the fitness Of Mr..
Hearst for the duties of State Exec
utivc will be gone into at all.
If, however, other matters can be
adjusted it is quite likely that Mr..
Murphy will be more communicative
as to Mr.. Hearst's qualifications for
candidacy. Millionaircs who are at
The same time good spenders do not
frequently fall into Mr.. Murphy s
lap. When they do he treats thcr,
kindly.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
The Sword of Sieefr;ed
The theft Of the sword fro,,, u

The theft Of the sword from the
statue of Siegfried in Berlin raises
the question, WHAT has Berlin to
do with Siegfried's sword or with
Siegfried himself? That hero was
no pruasian. but rather Belgian
at any rate, Netherlander-and H.
vas Burgundian princess that he
married, In his day tie Borus-
SLAMS We're an obscure tribe. scarcely
heard OF IN Burgundy and along the
Rhine.
Moreover, the difference in char
acter makes it hopelessly incon-
graous for the Prussians of to-day
to exploit Sicgfried as one of their
national heroes. Hagen of Tronie
would be more fit, chosen at the mo-
ment when he treachcrously mur-
GERS Siegfried, vhen he steals
nr1emh.lde's fortune or when he
brutally Stays the infant Ort1;eh
ou' oleg1r'ed was honorable, Sieg-
tried was brave, Siegfried was
chlvalric, Siegfried was not q Ho.
henzollern.
To exploit Siegfried and his Bal
mung as emblematic of Prussia mr.
indeed of the Germany Of to-day. ia
gross lmpertinenca. 1t ia we'll ths
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
A City Of the Dim Future

The bill which has created alarm
from Pelham to Ossining looking
toward q future city of Wcstchcstcr
merely provides, after all, for the ap-
pointment Of q commission to devise
form Of government for Westchcs-
ter County. The introduction Of such
bill was made possible by the
passage at the las election Of con-
stitutonal amendment which per-
Mits WeStchestcr and Nassau coun-
ties to determine how their affairs
shall be administered.
Inasmuch as there are thirty-two
members on the commission. there is
little likelihood Of hasty agreement
to consolidate Tie various cities and
towns of Westchestcr into modern
metropolis Ancient dislikes and
ioalousies are not lightly to be over
come. Nor is the fear Of the suburb
ante that he may be assessed for
streets and sewers through distant
hayhelds and stone quarrjcs easily
to be brushed aside.
The territory which Judge Slater
would unite in one city is rough
triangle. one siGc OF which stretches
from Van Cortlaadt Park to Tarry-
town, the second from Bronx Park
to the Connecticut line and the third
from the Connecticut line to larry
town.
1t comprises several cities, one of
which, 1onkers. has :; population Of
more tl.an ninety thousand, and
moro than twcscoro tow rs and vii
laces. While town J. y abuts on
town line, there are VI acreagcs of
countryside and nile ol. mile of rela-
lively sp0rsely settled territory.
Unified policing and fire protection
for snch aD area would be p~acti-
cally impossible. Sewer systems
would have to be confined to centors
Of population, and The traction prob
lem, should one be attempted, would
defy solution.
The advantages Of d consolidated
municipal government for so cxten~
aivc aud varying a district would be
extremely doubtful. The difficulties
would be very real and terrifying
The day may come when city builds
TO meet city and it becomes desirable
for all to unite. But that day, so
most Of the residents of Westches-
ter devcutly hope. is still far in the
dim future.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Now that the Duke Of
West ntnsters famous "Blue Boy"
is Or exhibition at the National
Gallery, London, soon to be shipped to
Henry f. Huntington, its new owner,
it is interesting to remember
that the first rumors Of this sale in
cluded also Reynolds's painting Mrs.
Siddons as the Tragic Muse" and that
the same pair of paintings had been
selected for admiration by Crabb Rob
inson in 1888.
In his diary MAY 81 1889 he made
this entry: ~ accompanied Mrs. Jaffray
to the Marquis Of Westminster's to see
his pictures. The pleasure of seeing
them was rather enhanced than dimin
Ished by my better acquaintance with
the great masterpieces in Italy.
Westall was with George Young there.
and l could hear him give the pref
erencs in coloHng to Sir Joshua's
Mrs. Siddons' over every picture in
the room. The Blue Boy Of Gains
borough is delicious painting. Wilkie
was in the room-a thorough Scotch
man in his appearance"
W. CLARK DURANT.
Dobos Ferry, N. Y, Jan. %, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Roswell Skeel Jr.
ditor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sill: The sudden death OF Roswell
Skee jr. takes from the Prison Asso-
citation Of New York an exceptional
character. Day and night. for years
M. Skeel gave his services to tho Prs-
on Association without salary as head
of the relief bureau for the families of
prisoners. A man Of means, lie chose
to minister with unceasing devotion to
scores of families in the depths Of
misery because the breadwinners were
in prison.
He carried messages to men in prison
from their families and he brought
their messages back. On the day be-
fore he died he saw his families" in
our Office in the morning and visited
nine families in the afternoon and eve
ming. lie gave libcrally of his own
means Frequently he took parties of
children or his 'fami!ics" to the then
ter. He knew every mother, every
child. lie always saw the cheerful thing
to do or say. Rarely have known any
one who SO completely carried his work
with him at all times.
O. +. LEWIS.
General Secretary Prison Associa
ton Of New York.
New York, Jan. 25, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Mr.. Hines's Ex1.ses

In his testimony before the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee Mr..
Walker d. Hines put himself in the
attitude Of defending sometime in.
defens'ble. He succeeded Nr. Nc
Adoo as head of the Federal Rail
road Administration and carried ont
MY. McAdoo's policies. There is a
disagreement as to the size of the
deficit which the two directors Gre
sted. Senator Cummins. chairlnan
OF the Senate Interstate Conn
merce Committee. who ought 70
know, estimates it at 81 800, 900 600
MT. Hines protests that il was-or
ought to be-only $714.00O,O00. The
eX-director still basks in optimisn,.
BUT since the Federal government
had complete control of the situation
why should there have been anv
deficit al all?
The Railroad Administration bur.
dened the roads with enormous wage
increases. Labor cost of operation
vas 1882 per cent higher in 1920
than it had been in 1916; but rates
we're not increased correspondence,
The directors sold transportation at
less than cost in flush war times and
charged the difference to the Treas
ury. Shippers who were making
arge profits received an add I'd bonus
through inadequate railroad charges
The carriers la d no chance to benefit
from the war business boom and to
lay up SURPRISES against hard times
as other great industries did.
When the Treasury got tired of
meeting deficits the roads were sud
denly turned back to private opera
tom; but they had been stripped
are. Win defation beginning on
al SIDES they had to FIGHT for higher
Tates, much lcss productive then
than they would have beer in war
'ime They also were tied up to
wage agreements, out of line with
earnings, which could be modified
only by the slow process Of appeal to
Federal Labor BOARD.
Most Of the difficulties with which
the railroads have been contendjnp
in the last two years were due to the
mistaken policy Of the Federal Rail
road Administration. The problem
was approached in the wrong way
n an unnatural economic way. With
rates and wages raised in unison
during the war and falling in unison
after the war, the transportation in
dustry could have weathered deha-
J,on much more easily. Government
operation would have been le IS open
TO criticism and railroad credit
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
No Dunniing
Let Frances Debt Wait Until She
Collects From Gernanu

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sr: 1t is we'll understood that
sovereign state may not bo sued. If
inability to collect from a reluctant
state is admitted, what about our
chance as a nation to collect from
foreign nations what they owe us as
result Of the war? We certainly arc
not going to war to collect our claims.
In such circumstances how foolish
appear Congressional resolutions re-
mnnding debtor nations Of their
liabilitiea and Senator Mccormick to
claim that we arc paying for the
French military establishment and in
tcrcst on their debt. The sharp reply
Of M Lauzannc is only what we
provoked and must expect ilo re
minds the Senator from Illinois that
Germany owes France twelve bilious
Of dollars and Russia owes France or
French citizens four billions. $50
long az Germany and Russia do not
pay US no states. 1--WE cannot pay
who viii bear in tho form of taxes
The interest on the three billion dol
lars we owc you. This you cannot
sufficiently often repeat to him"
II America and England arc not
willing to guarantee France from
German attack we cannot criticize her
raintaining what she regards an adc-
quatc army for defense. All talk Of
"mlitarisN" and imperialism" in
these circumstances is Inconsistent
and simply strengthens Gcrmeny's de-
termination to avoid so far as pos
sible the reparations agreed to in the
Versailles Treaty.
| for one wish il had been possible
ior us rs q nation to say to France
1--WE will stand by You again in similar
circumstances and be prompt about il,
too AS we do not say that, and
know French taxes are far above Ger
man taxes. let us say: Collect from
Germany and get on your feet You
must wait and We will wait with YOU
CHARLES S. HARTWELL.
Brooklyn, Jan. 25. 1922,
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Equality

If there is any practical way to
increase the supply Of New York
apartments renting at So to 50 a room
by 5000, or 45o. surely no enc who
has the public interest at heart will
get in the way. If Senator Lockwood. .
Samuel Untcrmyer, the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, the build
ing trades unions and the dealers in
materials who have hearts in their
bosoms can work out plan they are
not to be discouraged.
Bat the public is weary Of bun
cosnbe. With d great flourish of
trumpets The Legislature passed the
rent iaws. Their practical effect SO
far as concerns providing a remedy
has been almost nil. Except the
provision under which there is OK
cmptioN from taxation Of structures
used for small apartments, the net
effect Of the legislation. by diminish
ing the number Of rentablc houses,
has been to raise rents instead of re-
duce them. Particular landlords
have been restrained, but the re-
straint has been accompanied by
resultant lack Of rev erection. and
vents have found ways TO crawl up.
In any lew legislation LEI Us hope.
then, that the dclusion viii not be
followed that econemic law can be
ignored. Few men can to induced
to invest III risky and improbable
business. y way 20 get an object Of
general desire is TO avoid discourage
ing its manufacture. To diminish
supplies is an effective method to
force prices up. Many of US do not
like this laH, but there it is.
Nor Will philanthropy, no mat
ter how zealous or generous, cure
the housing evil. If workmcn. ma
tcrlal men and providers of capital
Nouid serve tAt public they should
sell their various services and com
modities to all at the same price. IF
the trade unionists, fo1 example, are
willing to reduce thoir wages to
those cooperating with Messrs. Lock
wood AMI rntermyer they should
make az equal reduction TO all.
ctherwi1e, discrimination. while it
may encrgize one scheme. may stihe
score OF others. with the net result
Of fewer new houses. A concern not
able to build as cheapIy as another
becomes comatose. for it knows that
at the very start it 1nust charge off,
as waste, part Of it's investment.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Sunny" California
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | was somewhat amused in
reading "Daisy's" experience of South
ern California, as it fits in exactly with
my experience in San francisco during
the summer Of 1919. What she saws
about boosting is true, and it has been
the means Of building up that section
more than anything else. Almost the
first question one is asked after an in
PRODUCTION is. well, how do you like
our country, and wouldn't you like TO
come out here and spend the rest of
your days."
Ugh! the month Of March in the
East is bad enough, but August in San
Francisco is worse yet. In August l
have seen men wearing overcoats and
straw hats. was told by the old in
habitants that they wear the heavie st
underwear all through tbs summer
months. In tho morning and evening a
heavy "forg" Gas they call it) settles
down and dampness prevails. Without
sweater or heavy coat one is
chilled to the bone. In six weeks dur
ing my visit I saw the sun only twice
before 10 a. m.
On the other hand, one can almost
forget the climate when al else is
taken into consideration-scere
flowers, fruit and surroundings. Lam
not knocking California, and expect to
take another trip there next summer
and come back and live in good old cold
New York next winter ! am afraid
Daisy" is homesick and not used to
change, which to me is the spice Of
life, even if / have lived in old New
York for the past seventy years.
GRAPES.
New York Jan. "a. 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Cardinal Merc;-r

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The choice Of the new pope i,
o1 course, no business of us who arc
non-Catholcs; but it is impossible to
refrain from hope that the coming
Pont'H shall be one who has already
won the homage Of the world through
strength Of character and splendid
moral hcroism in al hour Of the
scvcrest testing. The election Of Car
cinsl MERCER would do more to win
the sympathetic approval Of mankind
and to honor the electors than could
that of any other individual.
JAMES r. MORTON JR.
New York, Jan. 25, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
the sword is gone. The statue itself
should follow 1t into retirement from
place where it does not belong.

Senator Walker complains bitterly
that he was refused admission to p
number Of the institutions Of Ward s
Island, and demands that something
be done about it by the state authori-
ties. Mr.. Walker is right. Some
thing ought to be done about it. We
hope that something will be. We
can see no reason whatever why Mr..
Walker should not be admitted in
stantly to any or all of the institu-
tiOns on Wards Island.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Murphy Waits Watchfuliy

Charles Francis Murphy is not
one to shut the door of political op-
portunity to the rich. To news.
paper men seeking information as
70 his attitude on the political
aspirations of William Randolph
Hearst Mr.. Murphy declared that
he was not in any deal to give Mr.
Hearst the support Of Tammanv
Hall. Pressed as to his opinion
az to what sort Of candidate for
Governor Mr. Hearst would make
the bcss relapsed into his habitusl
caution.
II won't answer tha; question
now he said, not chcapening his
goods by overreadincss.
Perhaps Mr.. Murphy viii answer
the question by and BY But il he
does it will not be until he has he
satisfactory GUARANTEES as to The size
Of the campaign contribution.
Mr.. Hearst was Mr.. Murphv's
candidate for Governor once be-
fore, and from Mr.. Murphy's stand
point he made most excellent can
d,date right up to the time that the
votes were counted
Those were ppy days for the
Hall. Mr. Hearst was generous. He
bore far more than his share Of
necessary campaign expenses. And
20 we'll did his contributions 90 their
work that every single Democrat on
the state ticket was clected--with
The exception of Mr.. Hearst.
Mr. Murphy got a Lieutenant
Governor, a Comptroller, q Score
7ary of State. 4 State Treasurer and
+ State Engineer and Surveyor.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
For French-American Orphsn'

=
To the Editor Of The Tribune. :.
Sir: Yesterday $50 children OF -
st. Vincent dc Paul institution -
French-American orphans were a'as
ferred from, their New York City n'us
to the Tarrytown property seesa ss.,a
purchased from the John y. A''A'
estate. ,
The new property comprises foursess
acres with frontage on the HUDSON -.
hss been greatly improved by sao'''ss
and equipped in keeping with the ~. -
lations of the boards Of charity -,
education: the trustees have expsn0's
$3.50 600 for tho lands, buildings
improvements.
The sum Of $4,000 will bs neees',1. :.
to complete the work. MISC MAJ" -.
Montague has kindly offered 70 =" -.
charge of a campaign to raise ~.
sum and obtained yesterday sa0'''"
tions to the amount Of $1,000. 80,
Under. the new conditions this 'a's-
tuition will rank with tho most moos..
of its kind. Both French and Am.., ss
can children are eligible to adm'''.s ~.
and both languages are useo ~
process Of education. ..>,.
subscriptions for this commsno',,.. :.
work NAV be forwarded TO h'ss = =
Montarne at the Colony CLUB, ~ -
Avenue, at Sixty-second o'.''"
will be officially acknowledged
EMILE UTARD, Treasure"
New York, Jan. 20. 1s22% -------.-.--''
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27

merged imperccptioiy With the "Mulli-
gan Guards and thereafter came the
long line Of Harrigan and Hart melodies
and such songs as "The Little Old Log
Cabin in the Lane "Grandfa.her's
Clock" cold Arm Chair" and the
like.
But no ere who ever heard the old
songs can ever forget them OF the
sweet singers who sang them. Lingard
topped the lot in my judgment, but
the sweetest and most graceful Of the
burnt-cork singers was Billy Emerson.
7. S. B.
Wh;testone. n. Y, Jan. "a, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Subway Amenities
To the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have just read with interest
Louise G. De Quesada's letter on "Thc
Subway Crush" ! agree with most
everything she says, but l do take
exception to her remark that "tbc
showers are not really in any hurry {,
They are, for they arc 80 afraid thov
might miss vacant seat they don't
know what to do.
Subway hogs is what l call them
and nothing gives me greater delight
than to obstruct their path and to
step all over them as they try to push
by me as leave train. II can
knock one down or kick one in the
ahins consider it day we'll spent.
E. X. BEALS.
Nag York. Ian. 26. 1922
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27

would not have been paralyzed. Who
outside the little circle Of the Fed
cral directorate has now good word
to say for Federal operation?
Mr.. Illness excuses arc laboYcd.
His figures are not convincing.
Moreover, he cannot explain away
fatal policy of deficit making by
merely pairing down shortage totals;
and the Treasury deficits were only
a part Of the cost to the country of
the Federal Railroad Administration
fasco.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
The Treaty Wreckers

Ex-Governor Coz takes some
credit to himself fer waiting more
han a year before disputirg the
wisdom Of the decision which went
against him in 1920. Yet why
should he have waited? lie appar-
cntly has cared nothing for the
Judgment expressed al the "great
and solemn referendum. Tie
said in his Dayton speech o..
Wednesday,:
"Our faith in the official pro
nouncemcrts the Democratic party S
platform and his own speeches Of
1920 is unaffected by tte resul. OF
the election OF thai year. We stand
in our very tracks, Just where We
were when the votes we're counted.
We have no. letreated y ster. The
flag still flies and We are ready for
the next fight"
In 1920 Mr.. Cox stood for the
Wilson policy Of parliamentary
alliance with Mr.. Borah and the
other "irrcconcilables" 10 prevent
ratification Of the Versailles treaty.
Mr Wilson, as is we'll known, pre-
fern ID ncn-ratiication to ratifca-
'ion With reservations which the
other sicnatories we're willing TO &c
ccpt and which the League Assem-
bly, itself has since accepted in rcso-
lutions interpreting Article X and
other articles. The original cove
aant or no covenant is still The Cox
Wilson ultimatum. and Nr. Cox
would again be co-worker with
Mr.. Borah.
It is no surprise. therefore. to
find the recent Presidential candi-
late following the ex-President in
again seeking fellowship with M
Borah-this time in opposition to
the Pacific treaty. Having refused
20 let the country into The League
Of Nations except on their own
terms, Mr. Wilson and AIr. Cos
don't want 20 let il into the four
power league. The new treaty. the
after says, "creates division OF
moral purpose He still acclaims
the objects Of the larger league
Yet he is willing again to supper,
Mr.. Borah who likes one league a.
title as the other.
Mr.. Borah, in turn. is engaged il
cuddling up to Mr.. Wilson. ant
though he denounces the Treaty o.
Versailles he is at pains to ac
quit Mr.. Wilson, who signed it
OF personal blame. Mr.. Cox
like Mr.. Wilson, of course, is in
hihitcd from echoing Mr.. Borah i,
his, but is willing to be partne
N MIR. Borah's destructive enter
\ prise The three stand in their Oh
tracks. They have not retreated
step. Yet the country has gone TO,
ward. American foreign policy I
being based to-day not on the Demo
cratic official pronounccnlents O
1920, but on the results OF the ref
erendum Of that year, which for III
following fifteen months at leas
left Mr.. Cox speeches..
New-York tribune., 1922-01-27
Poincare' 8 Program
To the Editor Of The Trihun.

~ VIZ Ioltoi ol Inc lTlDune.
Sir: In your editorial Of January 20
on "Poncare's Program" you state:
France takes a stand dclibers+elv
on her treaty rights. Those who
quarrel with that stand are quarreling
not so much with France IS with the
treaty"
In the report of Poincare's speech
on his foreign policy in the same issue
Of The Tribune one finds:
'You will look in vain at the peace
treaty for my signature" he exclaimed,
but what was omitted there can be
done now"
PHILIP MARSHALL BROWN.
Cambridge, Mass, Jan. %, 1922