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The New York herald., 1922-10-22
PADEREWSKI, HERO
AS WELL AS PIANIST

VY yHEN Ignace Jan Paderewski
A/ returns this month from Eu-
w rope To write another bril-
liant chapter of musical history "Finis'
will lrdve concluded that important
political volume for which. as Premier
OF Poland. he supplied the materials.
During the thirty years in which he
won applause from admiring audiences
Paderewskd was more than the master
musician and the eloquent orator. He
was the trained engineer; he practiced
scientific agriculture on his California
estates, and studied other basic finan-
ciai and social sciences, so that, when
The hour should strike toward which
he confidently looked, he might be fit
TO assist Poland to organize as a
nation.
The war ended. tho Allies proclaimed
that Poland should be reunited and
Josef Pilsudski. Chief of State at War
saw, sent for Paderewski to accept the
Premiership Of the new republic.
That Paderewski gave several mil
lions OF dollars toward the immediate
necessities Of his native land is, per-
haps, not the most signal service
which he rendered. Returning by way
of Danzig and the Baltic Sea to War
saw. he found that which he had all
along known he would find--a people
who had lived under repression of ma
tionalistic sentiment, lacking leaders
trained in the philosophy of initiative
and attempting TO weld together Rus
Dali ax.d ax.d
Prussian Poland. each OF which had
grown under differing social forma-
tions. ideals and purposes.
Paderewski had taken to Warsaw
his check book on a bank account en-
i-iched by every available asset OF his
fortune of more than $4,000. 900. Again
and again he. wrote drafts on his
bankers in sums TO make the average
person gasp. But IL was more than
that which he contributed. Paderewski
knew that In those beginning days
Poland was not yet a republic but
was mere mass of excited. confused.
vet joyous. proud Poles. who. II the
political experiment succeeded. must
work out their salvation and win to a
settled rational reeimen.
Said Poland Must Keep
Firm Faith With Allies
RE knew. and said time after time.
that. first. Poland must preserve abso-
isue faith with the Allies, and honor.
~ oniy tae letter of tho treaty but
also that spirit OF Interpretation which
cannot always bc written in exact lam
guage Second. technical men imbued
with Ills own ideals must be asked TO
80 20 Warsaw. to advise IN the labor OF
organization. Third, that there might
he no suggestion OF Imperialism in
polands attitude toward territorial
questions. And, fourth. that Poland
must cultivate the good opinion and
confidence OF all the nations.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

held In view. That's quite correct,
quite what il should be. and / may be
accused of disloyalty TO my own school
and to the prep" school generally for
what l have written. i must be al
lowed to express my regret that this
goal of college too often becomes a
bugbear to our boys and the cause OF
narrow vision to their fathers. What
ever happens to the latter is perhaps
not material. Never realizing what
they had in their potential boy, they
are apt to be satisfied II he turns out
a chip from the old block" but with
the boy 1t is sometimes calamitous. II
he had Immoral longings," which
have been torn out by the roots, he
may feel throughout his schooling and
long afterward that he has been de-
prived of a birthright.
The fathers who, in my judgment, do
least harm Ito put 1t politely are men,
college trained or not, who pursue a.
policy of on-interference in the de-
velopment of their sons. Such men do
not lay out formal paths for their sons
o walk in life and are not either sur
prised or indignant when the boys
wander into paths of their own find
ing. l have known wise men who
neither rage nor weep when their boys
at the end of the senior year in prep"
decide against college, because they
feel a call to business or to an art
These are the delightful generation
who don't dictate to me or to their
children. They suggest and they listen
to suggestion. Delightful but few.
Then there Is the father who did not
20 to college himself and who did not
consider the possibility of sending his
son there. If by freak of circum-
stance his boy does go TO college that
kind of parent. as he has infrequently
swan into my ken. proves to be the
IDEAL college-boy-f father. He likes to
hear the boy talk about what he is
doing-his studies. his play--and he
listens with an enjoyment which spurs
he boy to kind of eloquence. This
ideal father is an inspiration to his col
lege son.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

~ UTSIDE OF some selected spots
II in the plant of the Bethlehem
Steel Company, experts on
noise agree that Tbirty-fourth street
and Broadway, New York. Is the
noisiest spot in the world. But claims
to distinction In thsi regard. like blood
pressure and the quantitive nourish-
mont In victuals are no longer going
to be mere matters of vanity and con-
versation. When you say anything
about noise hereafter you've got TO
provo 1t. Extracting gold from sea
water and sunshine from cucumbers
have always been thought the most
sensitive of scientific experiments. but
they pass herewith into the limbo OF
clumsy and primitive things. Mr..
John Mills of the Western Electric
Company can now provide you with a
perfectly lfelike photograph of the
midnight melodies of Mrs. Casey's cat.
The Western Electric Company is
the manufacturing end OF the tele-
phone company. as almost anybody
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Boys Strongly Object
To Any Extra Tuition

Boys--all boys--reject unnecessary
tuition. under which head they put
everything that doesn't give them a
mark, and they reject it because they
are human In the history of human
ity the list Is very small. indeed of
those who absorbed knowledge for
itself alone. The ordinary scholar
does not feel with Bacon like taking
"all knowledge for his PROVINCE" but
instinctively raises q barrier between
himself and many departments of 1t
because they will do him mo good:
l. e.. they will not help him in his
career.
This is too vast a digrcssion for me
TO pursue it as far as proof l will
keep to the boys and their natural re-
lection OF subjects they are not to be
examined on. and It is a common re-
lection. Rarely it happens that a boy
wishes to read an English author. re-
ferred to more or less fully in his
literature. but whom the college does
not include in its English require
ments. For instance, rather well along
in this study my boys read "Sohrab
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Inspectors May Add Names
To Lists in Rural Districts

Personal registration is required
only in cities and villages of 5000 in
habitants or more. In all the rural
districts and In cities and villages of
less than 5000 inhabitants everybody
who voted at the preceding election is
automatically registered without his
personal attendance, and the inspec-
tors may add the names of other per-
sons without their application or per-
sonal attendance. provided these other
persons are known or proven to the
satisfaction of the inspectors TO be
then or thereafter entitled 20 vote ut
such election"
In these smaller villages and cities
and in the country districts a new
voter does not have to prove his abil-
ity TO read and write English TO be
registered. Proof may be compelled
'if any voter shall upon oath declare
that he has reason to believe that such
new voter Is not able, except for ply
sical disability, TO read and write Eng
ish.' In this case 1t is the duty of
the inspectors to examine the new
voter when he comes to vote.
This makes n decided distinction in
the literacy test in cities and in viii
lagos and the rural districts. In the
cities the literacy of the new voter
will be tested when he comes TO regis
ter. In the rural districts 1t may not
be tested at all unless some other
voter declares that he has reason to
believe that the new voter is not able
TO read and write English. 1t would
require a good deal of knowledge of a
mans or woman's education TO make
an affidavit as to their inability 10
read and write English without having
applied a personal test. Some people
can write and read a little who would
not be able 20 read 'intelligibly" Sec
tions of the state Constitution.
This provision about reading intelli-
gibly sections of the State constitution
recalls story told of a village in a
Southern State where the negroes
were in large majority. and there
was a constitutional provision that a
voter must be able to read and UNDER
stand a section OF the State constitu-
ton.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
CRISIS SHOOK
EUROPE AFRESH
Sir Philip Gibbs Says Complications
Over the Turkish Question Have
Endangered the Existing Entente
Between England and France and
May Lead to New Arguments
BY SIR PHILIP GIBBS.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD
LONDON. Oct. 81.
"HE Near Eastern crisis Eng
land escaped by 20 more than
a hairbreadth has shaken the
very foundations OF European
diplomacy. 1T has raised every funda-
mental auestio min European life and
policy with great force. Turkish
readmiss'on into Europe and this VIC
tory of Mohammedanism are very
serious in their consequences and once
again make the Balkans fiery caldron
of hostile races.
fs"s greater even in its gravity is the
strain between tine two leading nations
OF Europe. namely, France and Great
Britain. The last link between them
has very nearly snapped In the last
two weeks; 1t was only held together
by the temporary tinkering of states
men desperately anxious to thrust
back the evil genii which have been
liberated by folly and are now af-
frighted of them.
The entente cordiale between Eng
land and France no longer exists. 1t
is not in the spirit of either people,
apart from all diplomatic patchwork.
The French abandonment of Chanak,
which threatened to leave Great Britain
alone in the face Of the Turk armies,
was a severe shock to popular senti-
ment in England and revealed in a
painful and abrupt way the break
that happened between the old loyalty
and friendship after an immense sac
rifice together. 1t is still an open
question whether the entente cordiale
is to be renewed on an entirely new
basis or whether England and France
Will make up their minds to be in
opposite camps.
Angfo-French Break Ruin
For Century to Hopes of Peace
II the latter is decided there will
be no peace or happiness in Europe
for the next hundred years, for there
will be new constitutions and group
inss of Powers struggling for suprem-
acy. Russia and Germany will not
be ignored both are desperately SEEK
ing new ways to escape from present
ruin. All the little nations will have
10 make up their minds which of the
great Powers they should back for
safety's sake. France, with her su-
preme army in Europe and her Afri-
can legions will not patiently face any
threat to her national pride or future
policy. The biggest dullard with
bleary eyes must see what horrors lie
behind the veil of the future IL Great
Britain and France range themselves
on opposite sides.
Yet there is frightful danger of that.
It is already happening. It-lhappened
when France withdrew her troops
from Chanak. though afterward such
an immense tragedy stared In the face
French and British statesmen and
their generals hat the great evil was
hurriedly averted. Now the question
OF friendship with France dominates
all other problems and is direct issue
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

Nathan L. Miller take the oath OF
office as Governor OF the State or
New York. That occasion was NOV
ing for me not only because 1 had
seen Nathan Miller through his long
public career discharge positions os
public trust both in tho state house
and in our courts and now being re-
warded with this eminence. but be
cause many years ago I had had a
hand in shaping the character that
has made him tho wise and courageous
leader he is to-day
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

"All for defense. nothing LOT con-
quest" was the essence OF his doctrine.
Poland should have what army was
needed to defend her borders. Poland
should ask no Pole or friendly country
to give a life or a dollar TO wrest
sovereignty from a nearby people who
were not made part of Poland by tho
Paris convention.
In his stand for preservation of the
amenities OF the treaty and against
any suggestion of imperialism Pader-
ewski rose to his loftiest level OF
craftsmanship. And to express that
opinion is not to impugn the honesty
OF other Polish patriots who appeared
not to align with the Premier at that
time. The wisdom OF his policies be-
came obvious when later. Paderewski
gone from the Zamek. his Premiership
ended. and Pilsudski supreme In his
policy. the armies. a million strong
marched TO Kiev. in Russian Ukrainia.
and a hundred kllometers beyond, to-
ward the Black Sea at Odessa: for
those armies were hurled back In a
defeat perhaps unparalleled In mill
tary history.
The fruits OF Padercwski's calling In
technical advisers were quickly ap-
parent. Such able men as Col. A. s..
Barber of the United States Army; r..
NJ. Ferduson, petroleum engineer; Dr..
f. Dana Durand. master of scientific
statistical research and valuable aid in
conserving Poland's food supplies;
Frank w. Morse. American railway
genius. and others who advised in
several departments. performed SER
vices. which have become OF the warp
and woof of modern history. Millions
were subscribed In tho United States
for Treasury bonds, the initiative
taken under Paderewski's Premiership.
Followers of Pifsudski
And Paderewski Fell Out
But antagonism arose between the
Paderewsl and Pilsudski followers.
Some Paderewski adherents asserted
that there was jealousy OF the pas
sionate love for Paderewshi mani
tested by the Polish masses. Some
Pilsudsli partisans contended that
Paderewski was impractical and that
II his policies held they would deny
TO Poland much aggrandizement and
power.
Paderewski retired. his fortune
spent. and--so believe his fricnds--his
heart sore beset with n sadness from
which few might ever have emerged.
Poland passed through bitter trials and
perils. domestic and foreign. and finally
obtained a more settled condition.
out from the welter of Polish and
post war confusion, out from the ap-
parent wreckage of his political cf-
forts. there emerged a Padercwski not
less beloved by the people Of his native
land. He had. as most persons. now
realize, laid deeply the foundations on
which the future Poland must build.
and Is building.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Miller as SchooIboy
Showed His FearieSsneSs

THAT was forty years ago--nore
than that. I was school teacher IN
an upstate county then. One OF my
pupils was little Nate Miller. l re-
member him nova sturdy, detor-
mined little fellow. the soul OF cour-
tesy and full cf consideration for oih-
ors, somewhat rare in boys Of bis
age. And even then he showed the
courage and fcarlcssness which since
has characterized his public acts.
"T think 7 can tell YOU in a few
words exactly what Nate Miller WAS
as a schoolboy. lie was a Boy Scout
many years before the idea Of such
an organization ever was thought o.
Continued on Page Fiye.s
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
BY A HEADMASTER.

T 7 Is surely not necessary for me to
say that in every instance the
= boys that come to this school do
SO with the intention of passing from
here to college. A prep school. there
fore, In the general opinion. is a place
where the pupils are prepared" for
entering the higher educational insti-
tuition. I should hate to think that
this is all the truth. and that the
lower school is not broader in its aims
and fails to prepare" the pupils for
life. This school emphatically does
mean to do more for boy than merely
fill him with the scraps Of English,
history and mathematics that, happily
selected. will insure his passing col
Ilege examination. 1t tries 10 make a
man OF him.
What it means to make a man" of
a boy Is something. a very great
Something" that, too often. the father
Of that boy and the headmaster differ
about. The father in many cases
wants his boy made ready for Har-
ward, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth with
as little trouble to himself as possible.
not seldom one of good natured con-
tempt. / have tried to show a father
what his boy will have to do In the
years he spends here. only to have
him wave the facts away carelessiy
and remark:
II don't care what you teach him;
get him ready for the college entrance
exams. don't want him to fail in
them. that's ALL"
If we could do so and still deal justly
with the boy we would refuse to take
him, for this attitude of the father
every time reacts on the son, and
whatever talents he may possess he
isn't apt to exert them to the full; he
accepts willingly his fathers 'laissez-
faire" attitude and is satisfied If he
just gets by" by which he means
taking the lowest marks possible to
admission.
I consider this kind Of father the
most foolish one we have to deal
with. And I regret TO say the father
who is Indifferent to ways and means
Is in the majoritv.
The work of the preparatory school
would be simplifed and strengthened
il there was no thought OF college
ahead if it were pursued as If it were
an end in itself
Perhaps it sounds like a singular
statement for a headmaster to make,
particularly as nobody knows better
than he that all education Is a prepa-
ration for something beyond. l stand
on the statement, however because
the data l have gathered in twenty
years supports me in 1t. My boys
resent being taught things that will
not be useful in the exams" the re-
quirements for which they know even
better than l do. They take the nec-
essary studies willingly enough. but
a little excursion into natural history.
q lecture or two on subjects aside from
the routine almost invariably sets up
a grouchy feeling.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

upon which the general election in
England will be fought out. At least
that enormous question will be decided
by that election, and 1t Is of mightier
significance than all Lloyd Georges
victory or defeat.
The mentality of England during
those days when peace or war In the
Near East was trembling in the bal
ance of fate was astonishing. wonder
full. Outwardly there was no excite
ment Not even the departure OF
troops for Constantinople aroused any
tremendous outburst Of emotion. In
London no stranger would have been
aware of any unusual emotion stirring
its population They seemed utterly
apathetic. Yet in every little home
there was a consciousness that war on
a big scale was coming nearer, very
close. within a few hours even, and
that once again the youth which
escaped the last great war by luck Of
years would be called again for sac
rificc. f
English People Refused to
Be BiuHed Into New War
There was not soul who did not
know that if this new war happened
it would put an intolerablc strain on
the British people. exhausted, over
taxed. facing poverty. There was no
wild outburst Of hysteria. anger OF
alarm, but there was something far
more remarkable; that is. very cold.
stern demand from every class of men
and women in the kingdom to know
what necessity there was for this new
call to arms. They refused to be
bluffed into a new war by politicians.
They refused to be stampeded into
another sacrifice of youth to save the
face of any Government convicted of
atrocious blundering.
/ believe there IS still a chance for
a new entente .cordiale between Eng
land and France but before that can
happen the board must be cleared Of
prejudice and calumny and new men
must take IL in hand. 1t is essential
for the r zee of Europe and because
so many people understand, that on
both sides of the channel / think
great efforts will be made. 1t must
be the first task of any new govern
ment in England.
One trouble still bars its way. Ger
many is still there with unpaid in
IDENTITIES and marks crashing in
world markets. Only a few weeks
remain for France TO decide on her
future treatment of that problem
Once again England will try to act as
conciliator and will deprecate any act
Of France putting new severe pressure
on Germany in her present distress.
Hitherto French sentiment has re-
garded all such restraint by Great
Britain as treachery. II ber people do
not realize 1t is not treachery but
common sense. then there Is hope for
Anglo French understanding. 1t is
upon that issue, among others. that
an Entente Cordialc will be made or
not made.
Copyright, 1922, by The Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
The Section Selected
To Test Colored Voters

The section read to the colored voters
ran something like this:
THE Legislature shall pass no bin
OF attainder or ex post facto law
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

TEW voters should become ia
1 miliar with the provisions of
Evening star., 1922-07-20
TENNIS STARS PRESSED
TO DOWN YOUNGSTERS

BROOKLINE, Mass, July 20.-An
excellent augury for the future of
American lawn tennis was furnished
by aspiring youngsters on the third
Bowl singles at Chestnut Hill, yes
terday. when some of the country's
ranking stars were pressed to the
limit to win.
Wallace F. johnson of Philadelphia,
No. on the 1922 ranking list. had to
and strategy to overpower Carl
Fischer, another Philadelphian. in
five sets, while r. Norris Williams. I'd.
of Longwood. was hard put to con-
troll the forceful shots of James
Davies, Stanford University star, who
carried the 1921 American Davis cup
captain to twenty games in their
opening set, and then won the second
set.
william T Tilden, I'd. of PhiladeI-
phia and n. w. Niles of Boston took
no chances against two other Pacific
last eight" with something to spare.
sinsies-Third round:
william 7. Tilden, I'd, Philadelphia, ds1Aatsd
Philip Bettsns. San Francsoo. 60, eS. 80.
ard Ainoklsy. Hollywood, Calf. 81, e-4.
r. Norris williams, I'd. Boston. d.f..s.d
James Dsyiss, Los Angeles. Calf. H. -,
wallace johnson. Philadelpha, defested Carl
Fischer, Philadelphia. as, el. 1-s s-a.
Deubles-Second round:
Il. Y. Greenough and II. II. Bundy. Boston.
Won from James Dsyies and Richard Hinckley.
California, BY default.
Carl Fischer Philadelphia, and Philip Bet
tens, San Frnci.oo, defeated s. I. Eieholl
Third round:
W. T. Tilden. Cd, and wallace F. Johns.
Philadelphia. defeated Benedict and Gu
63, 80. e3.