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Evening star., 1922-04-20
America and European. Finances

Certainly no harm to American in
terests can result from acceptance by
j. Pierpont Morgan Of the invitation
to be one of four bankers who will
study the question of arranging an
international loan to Germany. On
the contrary, the results ought to be
highly beneficial. for the whole prob
lem of German finances is one upon
which much additional light is needed,
and it is desirable that when the light
is turned on there should be an Amer
lean perspective in. the reaching. of
conclusions.
No American commitments will be
involved through participation in this
preliminary survey. Mr.. Morgan is
q private citizen and the firm he heads
is q private banking house. II at the
conclusion Of the study it seems FEAST
BILE and desirable that there should be
an international loan to'Gern,any with
American participation, Mi. Morgan
will. Of course, lay the plan before this
government and await its approval
before committing his own house or
other American bankers to the project.
A loan to Germany which did not
have the sanction of thes government
would be an exceedingly SprecAriouS
investment, pand, Mr.. Morgan is too
good asbankeri and too good an Amer
ican to-run contrary to the expressed
views of the President and the Secre-
txty OF the Treasurys
The proposal emanating yesterday
from Genoa that the Bank of England
be- requested to convene san internas.
tional conference Of central banks Of
es,ission. and that the United States
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means to make 1t an effective .Adrce
and to keep the Navy afloat and not
tied up at docks or rustings at anchor.
The Senate can be relied upon to do
this. without confirming the changes
made In rome ggartess ,of tgte ett of
navy yard pay, rolls or exaessiyd Hsbn-
bers Of ;empluyess IN any ;bIraa, But
the avxsmn{t ye given .hieEs sthe5 5yRen
furnished saIpppeesT adeduats fsfses
mainta5ned Iors fenalfs ana nttinks Of
the ships snd hss sentire service Esats
form, as reduced by. the naval aiu6ata-
tionstreafy made 100 per cent effeGtive
and kept so st all times. M
Various estimates have been, made
Of the amosnts required to, make the
service symmetrical, to conform te!the
increased, personnel. Suppose itldoes
increase. the stotafsot stlte bfil .hYxla :
$4,000? We WIN atIeast have aNavy
thatswill float and can sesEA its :pur.
pose OF defense ana protection. which
would not be the case without:ft. h
.Anifluminating feature: Of the de.
bate. IN the. House Vas the. snp pport
accorded the treaty, Navy ny. ..n,en
from the middle statesi and the eswest.
ern country, plain refntation: OF the
suggsstion that the increase wa.
brought -abouy. by a Sombination OF
coast ]. tntesests, copcerhed in, their
navy yards. They e1pressed the right
idea: the country, as a wholesis intent
upon clinching the efforts Of the
Washington conference for reduced
yet effective armaments and of not
leaving the United States in position
inferior to any other power.
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LADY Astor and Office.

This is taken from the press report
of the speech Lady Astor delivered in
New York last night:
When she entered parliament, she
recalled. some of the members looked
upon her more as a pirate than a
pilgrim. Aspioneer may be ptctur-
esque figure, she added, but often is
a rather lonely one. ,Stifl. she said.
the men in the house bore their shock
with decency, and no body OF men
could have been kinder or fairer.
Miss Rankin had a pleasant recep-
ton and experience in the House in
which she served, while Miss Robert
son is without complaint in the pres
ent House. Thus it is demonstrated
that men and women can work to-
gether as public servants in good ac-
cord and to the public's advantage.
The pioneer soon ceases to be lonely.
Lady Astor is no longer the sole
woman in the present parliament; and
English newspapers think it likely
that a number Of women will sit in
the next parliament.
Miss Robertson is the sole woman
tl0 present OuSEcSS, UuI Auui-
ber have announced for the next Con-
gress, and several may be chosen. The
candidates are on the stump, and
women are showing capacity for
stumping.
The world is moving at lively clip.
This is Lady AstOr's first visit to
America, the land Of her BIRTH. in
eight years. II when she was here
then some friend essaying prophecy
had foretold the nature Of her present
visit, the prophet would have been
without honor not only in his or her
own country, but in every country.
And yet here she is, invested in that
short space Of time with the duties of
legislator, and comes. upon invita-
ton, to discuss before an international
convention of her own sex the i'm
portance Of citizenship and the op-
portunities and obligations Of public
office.
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The Home for Feeble Minded.

The request from the District Com.
lmissioners that a further hearing be
afforded by the conferees on the Dis
trict appropriate tions bill to those who
| oppose the location of the proposed
Home for Feeble-minded at Blue
Plains. is reasonable and fair.
The Commissioners, in their letter.
| indicate the basis upon which ~oppo-
sition to the Blue Plains site is found
ed. They point out that insufficient
acreage is available at that point to
permit Of the inevitable growth of the
new institution. and that such acreage
as is available will no doubt be re-
quired In the future for the expansion
of the Industrial Home School for
! Colored Boys and the Home for Aged
and Infirm. already located on the
government reservation. Thus. it is
argued. the adoption of the plan to
establish the Home for Predetermined
at, Blue Plains would not only handi-
cap that institution from the outset.
but would impede the future develop
ment of two useful and we'll estab-
lished organizations already upon the
premises.
In weighing the fundamental space
considerations i'm the matter the diff
ferentiation between detention
home and a RECONSTRUCTION" home
must be carefully drawn. The former
type.s for which the proposed site
might be adequate, is condemned by
every authority on the subject and is
not desired by the District. The latter,
which aims at the restoration of a
great majority Of the inmates to nor
NAL health in mind and body. calls for
a sufficient acreage to permit of out
door work and exercise. The segrega-
ton of durable from incurable, white
from colored. men from women. must
also be provided for in a modern in
stitution which seeks to give maxi
mum of freedom while affording all
necessary supervision to those in it's
charge.
Quite aside from the important fac-
tor of the space available at Blue
Plains. due consideration should be
given to the claim that it would be
unwise to place the proposed Home
for Predetermined in juxtaposition to
two institutions now caring for other
types Of community dependents 1t
would seem to be patent that. if such
Il location is available. a site which
would combine detachment with ade-
quacy would be the wiser selection.
1t is the belief of those to whom
must be given credit for the sustained
effort to obtain the much-needed Home
for. Feeble minded that such a site
may readily be obtained for the $4,000
to be made available for that purpose.
Certainly their views upon the sub
ject should command the careful at
te1ition of those charged with the re-
sponsibility of final decision in the
matter.
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Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
| MARYLAND and virginia.
The Upper Potomac Park.

Yesterdays action of the Senate ir
adopting a resolution for survey of
the Potomac banks between the city
and Great Falls starts project that
should be carried through promptly
by the House. Whether the water
power of the river is to be developed
or not, every precaution should be
taken to preserve the natural beauties
of the upper river. If the power plan
is brought to maturity and the river
current is set 20 work the banks OF
the river will have to be acquired by
the government for considerable dis.
tance. Any. improvements that are
made in that section will be to the dis
advantage of. the public in increasing
the cost of acquisition.
It. should be accepted as. assured
that if the Potomac power is not de-
veloped the Potomac gorge between
the falls and the city should be made
into park. A park of this sort would
not be particularly costly after the
first purchase OF the land. 1t would
would require only care and the pro-
vision of means of access. For the
chief glory of such reservation
would be its naturalness. Designation
as a park would not indeed. entail any
immediate expense beyond that of
acquisition.
For long period there has been a
steady spoIiation of the banks of the
Potomac above Washington. They
have been ouarrieA for long stretches.
rendering them unslishtly and de-
stroying contours. II is largely to
check this work. which causes a per-
nlanent scar and incurably lessons the
aitractiveness of the river. that it is
proposed to designate the space as a
public park. Ii the power project is
developed all land purchases in this
area will be needed. II will be much
cheaper to buy now than later. when
the residential settlement has spread
upriver.
The joint resolution adopted by the
Senate yesterday provides merely for
survey with a small appropriation.
1t should be accepted by the House
without delay. and the hope is that
upon the presentation of the en-
gineers' report Congress will act to
preserve this scenic splendor of the
Potomac from destruction
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An Effective Navy:

voicing thereby. its support of the
treaty Navy, the House has adopted
the amendments to the naval appropria.
tion bill for Increased personnel by a
vote Of e21 to 14s. a handsome and
convincing majority. The action car.
ried Endorsement of the work Of the
arms limitation conference for Hmita
ton Of naval armament with resulting
economies and at the same time ex.
pressed the demand OF the country
that the Navy shall be Navy in fact
as well as on paper.
There is yet more work to be done
on the bill by the Senate in the way
Of rounding out the appropriations for
various branches Of the service. 50
that the personnel Of $4,000 men,pro.
vided by the bill can be backed with
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Railroad Extension Probably
Halted by Citizens Protests

present to the congressman andt ths
Commissioners strong argument
against any extension Of raiiread
tracks into territory as thickiy
populated as the section into which
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company desires to expand. They
VIII explain that some $50 famulies fl =
win be dispossessed of their homes
that a hospital nearby will be AFFECT
ed by the noise Of locomotives and
freight. cars. and that religious and
educational institutions In the eyicin-
|'ity will suffer materially.
AS the situation now is. the danger
that the rails win force houses from
their location and damage the cnar-
acter of surrounding property IN tne
North Capitol street district tsa no.
serious In the first place, Senator
Balls bill has yet to be recomme neeo
by the House committee. II II snouIo
be approved by the committeei ano
passed by the House. the resultins
legislation would merely endow tne
District heads with general autnoIIts
as to the extension Of railroad rients-
of-way. If pressure were tnen
brought to bear on the Commission
erS In the Speclnc HALteI - ~
Wandering the North Capitol stree.
! land, and brought to bear with suc1
effect that the city officials consented
to exercise their authority. zonlns
complication would be. encountsreo
At present the threatened blocks are
not zoned as industrial and. II is un-
derstood. this would Temporarily pre-
clude the carrying out OF q possioie
extension decision. The nnai step
then. would involve the reZoning oi
The affected territory
As each of the outlined steps was
started a revival of opposition would
no doubt occur from civic sources. II
is likely that with each move favor
ing -the extension the objections
would become more widespread
through publicity given the anitia
protests, further hindering the con
templated project. :,
Taking into consideration these 3
facts, the citizens and institutional
repre- Sc natives who were at hrs'
startled by the passage OF Senator
Balls bill in the Senate are becoming
LESS anxious. 80
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ME- storm Of protest raised by
|. civic and institutional inter-
2-ests' against the proposal to
-. extend railroad tracks into
the squares on the east side Of North
Capitol street from Il to N street
northeast appears to be- accomplish
hg Its. purpose. 4 IL. ~. *.
The House committee taking cog
nizance Of the protests. has given as
sErance that due hearings will be at.
fordAd those interested when the bill
PASSED by the.Senate Tn this conhec-
tton comes UP for consideration, and
the Central Citizens Association.
which is taking leading part in the
hght against the, extension legisla-
flon. has RECEIVED information indi-
eating that the House will not ap-
prove the bin az passed by the Sem
late. = II
Further reinsurance has been re
csived from Commissioner Oyster
who. with his associates on the board
|rof District Commissioners, would be
empowered by Senator Balls bill to
extend the tracks. not only into the
squares mentioned, but INTO any ter
rttory declared Industrial. Under the
present coming of the squares desig-
mated the Commissioners could not,
under the proposed Legislation. au-
thorize an extension. but by declaring
this section Industrial such action
could be taken.
I" Commissioner Oyster is quoted as
asserting that he viii vigorously OPP
pose the placing of railroad tracks
In the blocks suggested, should
authority BE vested in the Commits
stoners by law to permit extension OF
rails into Industrial territory. The
attitude of tpe other Commissioners
has not BEEN SO plainly stated:
With a view to ascertaining def.
nitely the stand of Commissioner Oys-
ter's colleagues. the Central Citizens
Association will invite Col Keller
Engineer Commissioner. to attend the
regular meeting of the association
Friday night in+the Juvenile Court
room. Members of the House District
committee also are expected to be
guests of the. association on this Oc-
casion.
* X 4 \
: The citizens plau OF tb;c .tin,a tc
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The Paramount Issue.

The tariff we have always with us,
and we are always interested in the
tariff. 1t touches us all where we live.
, The manufacturer and the merchant
want profits on their investments. and
the tariff, properly adjusted. has to
do with securing them. The wage
Garner wants steady work, a fat pay
envelope and a full dinner pail, and
IL the tariff is adjusted with the home
market kept in view he has his wish!
The farmer wants good prices for his
stuff, and the tariff, properly adjusted
helps him.
Here. then. is good. full reason why
tariff revision always commands close
attention. The people sit up and take
notice whenever Congress tackles
the subject. -4 ... -.- -t
The Senate has now tackled the
subject-tackied it in the most com
plicated form ii has ever worn, and
will strive to adjust it to the most
country has ever known.
The contest will be warm. The
democrats will attack. the republicans
defend. vigorously: Many Of the old
tariff slogans-the best of them have
survived the war-will be put in com
mission again. Hence the current pre-
diction that the tariff will be the para
mount issue in the congressional
elections this year.
II may be. But something depends
on the nature OF the Bill sent to the
President for his signature, and its
effect on business and the condition OF
business when the new law is ap
piled. Picking and naming the para
mount issue this early in the game il
at picker's risk.
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Be a Medium and Grow Thin.

A statement of Conan Doyle's re-
garding spirit communication scarcely
will fail to attract the attention Of
the skeptics who are conflning them
selves to worldly annoyances. He de-
clares that every one could become a
medium If the talent were developed.
He says that ectoplasm exudes like
an aura from the body of a medium
and that the medium loses weight ac-
cording to the amount exuded. At
present about half of the people are
either actively engaged in trying to
reduce their weight or wishing they
could or would do SO. Various sys-
TENS OF. eating very. little Of things
the victim does not relish have been
devised along with physical labors Of
sundry. kinds. But there is q better
plan. One has only to become a me-
dfum, work at it steadily and with
the consequent loss of ectoplasm
Rdown will come the weight. Sir
Conan. unfortunately, hasn't stated
rinced by this method. Perhaps he
will come to that lateE--Indianapol polis
Star independent republican,. y
Horse sense will restore stable. con.
ditions.--Asheville Times.
Spring weather revives the put-and-
take craze. We put them on and take
them of every week.-Altoona Mir
ror.
II the modern novelists merely
called g. spade a spade. it wouldn't be
SO bad; but they take a rake and
make hero of him.-Kansas City
Star.
Will any President really favor .
single term for Presidents before he has
had.a second term?-Greenville Is. CO
Piedmont. =
As middle-aged pedestrian. we
should greatly prefer the mid -Victo-
rian days to these -Elizabethan
days-Arkansas Gazette.
She held out her hand and the young
man took 1t and departed. Oh, we'll,
he may. return it.-Boston Transcript.
Because Cambridge, Mass, has
moved twenty-six feet away from
Greenwich in forty years it does not
follow that Great Britain and the
United States are drifting apart,
Detroit Free Press. fa
The saddest thing in the world IL
to have. the spring urge take the
form. ,ofe.. an, .irrksistibae' impuiDe -
clean house.-Syracuse Herald.
Evening star., 1922-04-20

The United States Supreme Court
decides that the Juvenile Court can.
not sentence to hard labor. holding
that hard labor" is an infamous pun.
ishment. 1t is an example Of the
technical turn siy&t 4y the law to a
phrase. In connection with criminal
procedure. it implies guilt meriting
scorn: while in common, respectable
life, hard labor" Is, regarded as a
duty and often as q pdvilese. -
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Humors of the Blockade.

To those upon both sides who re-
gard the liquor question as the most
important in the universe, the subject
Of prohibition is one of such deadly
seriousness that nothing connected
with it can possibly provoke smile.
There are others. however, who can
appreciate the. somswh$t ludicrous
incidents that occur nb~ and then.
There Is, for instance, the case of
the precious brick taken from the
great wall of China, which w'asjbeing
sent to this country for exhibition
in an American museum. A brick is
a queer sort of thing for anybody to
want to import into this country, and
when the New York officials saw it
they smelled a rat What IL it were
a hollow brick with fiery liquid in
it's interior, So the officials, bored
holes in it, and. to make assurance
doubly sure, sawed one end OF. Tne
museum will get it's brick and, put It
on exhibition, but 1t will have to pre-
pare a special label explaining the
damaged condition of the relic or
people may get the notion that the
great wall of China is composed Of
bricks with holes in them. ~
OF some interest. too, though not
So appealing to the risibili,ies. is the
case of the cutter Vidette. which
bore down upon a strange craft OF
the Florida coast in the expectation
of finding much spirituous contra
band aboard, since the suspicious boat
was showing no lights, and therefore
was seemingly desirous Of making
landing unobserved. The vidette's
men found no liquor. but they did
find ten Cinnamon. This suggests
that the naval blockade against the
liquor runners may catch number
of unexpected fish in the net in the
shape OF contraband things other than
liquor. The liquor smugglers are not
the only smugglers. 1t seems likely
that the smugglers of other forbidden
goods. who have been having COM
paratively easy time all these years
bringing their cargoes in through
lonely inrets on the coast, will be
seriously inconvenienced now that the
war on the liquor runners has called
into existence a whole fleet of snug
gler-chasers all UP and down the
Atlantic shore line.-Charleston Is. C.)
NaTo Courier {aAnnnnra ficl
Evening star., 1922-04-20

Having for some years enjoyed a
reputation as fighter. Senator Lodge
finds the Massachusetts, democrats
more than willing to provide facilities
for his enjoying himself.
Evening star., 1922-04-20

With so distinguished financier as
j. P. Morgan giving it attention the
European situation may not only
reach solution, but eventually be
made to show profit: ,t,.:..
Evening star., 1922-04-20

When the screen comedian whose
pictures wilr Hays suppressed heard
the news. he said, "Gosh!'' 1t is as
long a speech as should be expected
from the average screen comedian.
Evening star., 1922-04-20

The democsats whose support ex-
President, Wilson dnesshot desire and
whom he does not desire to support
would make fairly large and infiu-
entail party organization by them
selves.
Evening star., 1922-04-20
SHOOTING STARS.
By pHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Game Of Nations

A game Of nations. once took place
At which, somebody played an ace,
And took a. king, likewise a queen,
(which left the game far from serene.
!.
The smaller cards gained prominence
Till minor values grew immense.
Disorder strange was soon turned loose
And then somebody played the deuce.
Evening star., 1922-04-20

Russia and Germany will show
great financial cleverness if they sue
coed in organizing a system Of doing
business with each others paper
money. -. ~
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Efforts to Explain.

"A speech should be a ringing ad-
vocacy Of some important principle. !"
ut can't always be that" replied
Senator Sorghum. Every now and
then a speech is bound to impress
your public as merely an apology for
the way you are going to vote.
Evening star., 1922-04-20

The defeat of a bill to prevent dan
Lament does away with the prospect
of a necessity for organizing a secret
service corps of mind readers.
Evening star., 1922-04-20

Daylight saving offers the man who
declines to, make nearly start an op-
portunity to put UP the argument that
he IL an irreconcilable.f.
Evening star., 1922-04-20

Germany and Russia evidently got
together on the principle that misery
loves company.
Evening star., 1922-04-20

Russia managed to develop enough
strength to throw monkey wrench
into the machinery at Genoa.
Evening star., 1922-04-20

Jud Tunkins says that after you
have had q fiiyver as much as two
years the most important part Of the
machinery is the repair kit
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The People win Catch Up.

The concern Of General" Coxey
last the PRESIDENTS golf men estrange
him from the people is Without basis.
Ia President who delights to honor
EEslf ,profAssionzls. wAn- loves ~ tain
ressd.a writer as Graht1and Rice. can
Evening star., 1922-04-20
Convention Days,

Does your wife object to your stay
ing out late at night?''
mot at ALL" replied Mr.. Meekton.
shes always out later than am
Evening star., 1922-04-20
Endless Task

When one reform we realize.
We still keep bravely storming..
From each reform new things arise
Which still need more reforming.
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:. EDITORIAL / DIGEST

never become a snob. Furthermore.
the establishment of public golf
courses, by every important city IN
the country proves that golf is hard
on the heels Of base ball in the race
to decide which is the more popular
American pastime.
Golf is no longer merely game for
the idle rich. 1t is the only sport OF
Scotch derivation which MAY be en-
joyed without violating our amended
Constitution. 1t has become the solace
Of the conmufer and the relaxation
of the artisan.
II Mr.. Harding wanders no farther
from what Bill Sulzer used to call
the great heart Of the people than
the golf course. he will never be be-
yond their reach. And in few years,
when the cities have had time to
construct a few more public courses.
he will find himself in their very
midst-New York Tribune (republi-
CAM. ....
Evening star., 1922-04-20

de trouble VIII a loafer."' said Uncle
Eben. lis dat he allus wants To- or,
i've hardworkin' folks ! d wait On
him." ss
Evening star., 1922-04-20

The citizens plan at this time te
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The saddest thing in the world is
to have the, spring urge. take Tire
form. ,of.. an .irr<ststibley impuiDe ~
clean house.-Syracuse Herald.