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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-06-02

MERE was a prospect last week
4 that the German PREPARATIONS crisis,
due on May 81, would be ayerted. The
allied Preparations commission was
considering offering Germany indef1-
mite postponement of the ultimatum
date, on condition that she accept es-
sentially the commissions full pro-
gram. Such an arrangement was
thought to be advisable in order to
give time to the international bankers
committee, which met Thursday in
Paris. Four solutions of the interna-
tional loan problem were presented to
the bankers at their opening session.
j. P. Morgan submitted what he
termed the American plan, and the
others were offered by Sir Robert
Kindersley, one Of the governors of the
Bank Of England; Charles Sargent,
former French undersecretary of f.
nance and president of the Banque de
PUnion Parisienne, and DR.. G. Wiser
ing, president of the Netherlands bank.
The sessions were private and the pub
lie was not given any hint of what
the plans. were. However, it was under
stood to be the opinion of the fnan-
ciers that if any loan to Germany were
arranged, it must be very large, prob
ably at least a billion dollars. 1t also
seemed likely that it would be neces-
sary, in that case, for Belgium to sur
render partially her priority on Ger
man Preparations, for Great Britain to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-06-02

Close quarters in the miser's purse.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-06-02

nj OTHING doing yet in the matter
l of a senate bill for soldiers
bonus. The Republican members of
the finance committee last week fou1d
themselves evenly divided between
Shoots plan for paid-up insurance
policies and McCumber's plan for GER
tificates on which the service men
could borrow. 1t was thought for a
time that President Harding might ex-
press a preference, but he evidently
was determined the senators should
extricate themselves as best they might.
Then the Republicans decided to call
in the Democratic members of the
committee to aid in drafting a bill. 1t
was said the Democrats rather favored
the McCupber plan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-06-02

TOM WATSON, the eccentric sena-
! tor from Georgia, had one of his
spells" last week and tried his best
to get into fist fight with Senator
Phipps of Colorado. Watson was angry
over Phipps' action in regard to GER
tain Georgia postoffice nominations
and during a session of the senate he
began a furious verbal attack on the
Coloradoan. They then went outside the
main doorway and Watson roundly
cursed Phipps, shouting: If you will
come down off that step, I'll knock
your face in with my fist" Phipps, de
clining the challenge to combat, called
a sergeant-at-arms, and the raging
Watson was led away by Senator Nc
Nary.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-06-02

THE house has not yet acted on the
4 resolution providing for a congress
sional investigation of war fraud
charges, which was introduced by
Representative Woodruff of Michigan.
Senator Norris of Nebraska was
quoted as saying that if the house did
not speedily pass this resolution, a
similar one would be introduced in the
senate from the Republican side. Alto
gether, the situation of the attorney
general is decidedly uncomfortable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-06-02

reduce her proportion of p per cent
of the reparations, and for France to
cut down her expectations of cash
payments.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-06-02

W. k-@St3CiS I1~StlC ANVN6 ahS%l NAis
On March 4 next Joseph G..
Cannon of Illinois, a member of
congress for nearly half a CEN
fury, and John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi, who has seen service in
the house and senate for more than
a quarter of a century, will retire to
private life. Cannon has been a Re-
publican leader and Williams Demo-
cratic leader virtually from the hour
that they reported for work in Wash
ington.
Cannon was four times speaker of
the house of representatives and Will
liams was three times the candidate
of his party for the speakership, but
failed of election because the Repub-
licans were in the majority. Cannon
and Williams have been known as
picturesque figures in the legislative
halls during the entire time of their
service. The country knows that both
are able men.
Cannon and Williams have been
bitter political opponents for many
years, but their personal relations
have been of the most amicable Kind.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27

he Is doing. In these days no one
can urge as defense that he did
not know that wood alcohol was
poison.
It may be said, Of course, that
persons who buy and drink liquor do
50 at their own risk. But those
who cross the streets against police
signal do 80 at their own risk, yet
this does not provide any defense
for tho reckless automobilist who
wantonly runs them down.
Wood alcohol in liquor can almost
invariably be traced. II Is dispensed
as a beverage chiefly By persons
who are fairly well known 20 the
police. The arrest and punishment
Of these 10 the full extent Of the law
will put an end to their trade. It
Is the only course that will disccur-
age them from making the immense
profits to be had from dispensing
poisonous liquor.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
Political Weevils

The handful Of malcontents who
seek 20 organize a party Of "open
communism" in this country declare
hat they will accomplish this pur-
pose by boring from within" This
is a remarkably descriptive phrase.
The weevil, by boring from within, "
subsists on wealth that he does moth
ing to produce. he is as much a
worker as any Of these gentry who
demand a soviet government in
America. The weevil is, however,
more dangerous, because he is not
only more numerous but more indus
trious.
The real purpose behind the at
tempts TO form a Communist party
in America is to provide easy livings
FOR men who would be complimented
IL they were called dcmagogues.
Fortunately, these men have little
energy and less ability. Even in the
manufacture of trouble industry is
necessary. No party, not even
party whose motives are purely sin
lister, can become dangerous If its
leaders are mere lazy ne'er-do-wells,
to whom every form Of work is alb
horrent.
The real working people Of the
United States are not in the least
likely 70 be affected by a proposal to
bring about conditions here like
those which now prevail in Russia,
either by open communism or by
boring from within" They have
won the recognition Of the right TO
collective bargaining. Wages are
high. Employment is plentiful.
Everything the workingman has
gained would be sacrificed should a
Communist party become sufficiently
important TO constitute a menace.
The only persons who would benefit
by the growth Of such a party would
be the political weevils, and their
benefit would be short lived, for the
instant they began seriously advo-
eating a violent change in the form
of government the Federal peniten-
tiaries would swallow them up.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27

destruction and forcing nations TO be
constantly ready for. the battlefield
the other a law Of pesee, work and
health. ever developing new means
Of delivering man from the seourgss
which beset him.
~The one seeks violent eonquests'
the other the relief Of humanity.
The latter places one human hfe
above any victory. while the former
would sacrifee hundreds and thou
sands OF lives 10 the ambition Of one.
The law Of which We arc the instru-
ments seeks. even In the midst OF
carnage. 20 cure the sanEuinary Ills
Of the law Of war; the treatment m
splrcd By our antisePtic methods
may preserve thousands Of soldiers'
which Of these two laws Will vlti-
mstelv prevaii God alone knows.
Bu, W. msy assert that French sei-
.nee will have tried. BY obsying the
law Of humanity, TO extend the iron
tiers Of life"
Surely no nation could have bet
er hero than this stalwart old sci
,ntist, who believed In God and
prayed for peace and stood ready 70
Iefend his country with his life.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
HeIp France First
10 the Editor Of The fri6uhN

To the Editor Of The tnouhs
Sir, / ses THAI Congress has had
before II a resolution 10 make . siit OF
$4,000 600 20 relieve distress IN ues-
many and Austria. dont know 20. y.
Il may be With Austria, bat ey ~
accounts Germany IS about - musn ;. !,
need OF such relief as Canada ~ =
taxes ara 80 light IN the United s'a','
that Il can afford to make gifts Of M ',
lions annually 20 foreign peoples WIZ ,,
out feeling It 10000 went 70 hus'
sia last year-why not apply the p'o'ss
this year where II is really needea' -
IN the devastated area Of France, where
I believe people arc Still living IN aug
outs and where reeonstruetion Is pF'e.
tieally stopped because Of lack o.
money. or 70 the relief OF unsmpi0''
msnt in EnsInndf FIAT IuSriIM
BROOKLYN. Dec. rs. 1922
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27

life work, they should receive this
pension. An ex-reserve officer psrma-
nently injured 80 per cent or more Is
also handicapped In carrying on his
life work. and, IN the case Of some, re-
turn to their professions Is impossible.
Did "Ex-Marine" object when the ex-
reserve officers Of the Marine corps
Wero retired or the ex-reserve officers
Of tho navy; or when tho provisional
officers OF the army received this
pension? These classes OF officers have
been retired, as have all regular ofi-
GERS. This would show the Bursum
bin as removing discrimination rather
than eonferring preference.
The government made . contract
With the reserve officers when com
missionins them 70 give the sane "pay,
allotments and pensions" as the slnillar
grades In the regular establishment. IL
fulfilled the agreement with the sKesp-
tion Of retiring tho ex-reserve army
oficer disabled In line Of duty. Did tho
government live up to It's agreement
with ''Ex-Marine"l II not, will gladly
help him get his Just due.
PAUL FREDERICK sLoCUM.
Ex-First Meutsnant Air Service.
injured in action, xaRevillers,
France. Totally disabled.
Elmhurst L. l., Dec. 25. ie17.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
PLAYERS or PoIitieians7

The American Defense Society,
which since its logical war functions
ceased has taken up the profession
Of viewing with alarm" does not
20 far enough in its charges that
the coming visit Of the Moscow Art
Theater Company is a menace 10 the
United States. II shows an unfair
discrimination by emitting TO refer
TO the dangerous effects Of the
Chauve-Souris, the Russian ballet,
and the foods of Russian music and
literature which have descended
upon this country. Arc they not a.
Russian as the Moscow players, and
possibly more dangerous, because
they have been with US longer7
During the war there was a ban
on German music. In the United
States this ban was more justihsble
than in France or England. Our
German population had a tendency
TO hail It as German rather than
as music and to use it for purposes
Of German propaganda. In the
months Immediately following the
armistice this tendency was par
ticularly noticeable, and was resented
because the manner in which It was
shown gave offense 10 Americans Of
non-Germanic origin.
But at this late date to endeavor
TO create opposition 10 the Russian
players on the assumption that they
arc Bolshevik agents, and therefore
a menace TO the United States, Is 10
show a remarkable lack Of faith In
the sound sense Of the American
people. II during the postwar un-
rest and period Of unemployment,
which reached is peak at a time
when Bolshevik agents were most
successful In this country, the reae-
tion Of the average American to this
propaganda was altogether antago-
nistic, II there any danger that a
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
Bv p. n. w. Ross
PrssiGsni National Marine
Leagas Of he y. S. 4.

IN the United States would look ahead
ten or tweaty years and see where HE
business would be By that tine n he
gave his strongest competitor control
OF his distribution, thereby placing
this competitor IN dlrse. personal re-
latlons With ell bis customers.
Exactly the sane thing holds true
IN regard 20 the whole American ua-
tlon, which from this time forward
has got 70 Increase Is customers IN
foreign markets II Il purposes 70 sell
80 great ard growing surplus product
and 30 achieve lasting prosperity. with
fair returns on invested capital and
With regular employment a. steady
wages FOR iss working people Of even
occupation.
Our Share in World Profis
I. Is hardly reasonable to expect
American shipping, denied protsetiFs
subsidy, 10 compete successfully with
foreign shipping financially backed and
bu,tressed by the subsidies which .or'
s!gn governments have granted for
many years.
The great msfitime powers Of .he
world, whether British. German, Jspa-
nsse or other. have not bssn a. all
befuddled over this matter They are
highly practical. those govsrnmsnn
and their peoples never Forgetting 70
keep an eye on the maia chance and
tho ideA Of fighting violently sgsinis a
speeter, mere vord, such - snip
subsidy" would seem as ridiculous %
them as is Is illoglesl, Inconsistent and
silly TO US, considering all the o'Asf
subsidies we have granted
We Americans have a hgha 70 :
generous share IN world tuds and
world proatA We hhvs a hght 70 IN
slst tina. our government help Us Is
much as foreign scrsrnnsn" n'6
their people. N
The only way sor uS 70 gss tAi' hslp
Is 70 make sure that congrs" passes
a proper and an adequate ship SUB
sldy bin, 90 that American sarT0ss
may DO carried In American ships aa'
sold throughout the world unosr e1s ''s
ditiOns as favorable as the'. wA'ea
are enjoyed by our foreign con-
petltors.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
Disabled Emergency Officers
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; Allow mo TO thank you for pub
fishing the letter signed "Ex-Marine." /"
II shows the line Of attack OF few
Of the opponents Of the Bursum bill
Is. 1859 for retiring disabled emer-
gency officers. In tho past the only
opposition seemed 70 come from the
General StaR, who feared that the addi-
tlon 10 the retired list Of the names Of
erstwhIIe fellow officers disabled in
line Of duty would so pad" the list
as to make future retirement Of reg
ular officers moro dihieult.
"Ex-Marine" statesi "Ths Bursum
bin Is n preferential bill in that II
provides a bonus for ex-rossrve officers
only; that ho cannot see "why the
sx-reserve oiiicer should DO retired on
three-quarters pay and in addition re-
eelve monthly compensation cheek
from tho Veterans Bureau, while the
poor wounded enlisted man receipe .
only the check from tho Veterans
Bureau" II Is evident that "Ex.
Marine" has not read the Bursum bill
Is. i5eb), for the bill specifically states
that its benefits are ain lieu of the
present compensation received from
the Veterans Bureau. II is evident
therefore, this Is In no way a bonus.
Disabled regular army officers were
(and sro) retired on three-quarters pay
because they are trained only for a
military lifs," and. being disabled sug.
heisntly 70 prevent carrying on their
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
Nav Connecticut Yankees

The 'breach Of discipline" by the
New Britain patrolmen who mutinied
because their drill instructor was
said 70 have attended a Ku-Klux
Klonelave is "deplored" by the Mayor
Of the town. The Police Commission
Is dsbstipg what TO do to The rebels
n anything. This isn't the Coolidge
way, nor does It seem the Connect
cut Yankee way Of handling police
strike.
But have Yankees much TO say
nowadays in the nutmeg territory!
In New Britain, for exampleI Inc
Mayor OF that hustling city is Angelo
NJ paonessa. There isn't name that
looks Yankee among the mutinou'
patrolmen. Neither for that matter
are the three policemen who stuck
20 their duty-Ellinger, Veley ana
cabelus-of probable Puritan stock.
The alleged Ku-Klux eommunieant
over whom the ruction was started
IS named Hergstrom.
The Dutch have taken Holland, 70
svsrybody's satisfaction, but the
whole world has taken the United
st.t.s This newer Americans are
on the way to capturing the strong
holds Of YankeedOm, If they have not
already done 80. If, as appears, they
have even captured the Klan Of New
Britain, what Is all the excitement
- -,,,.,,.o.F9
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
The Poison Business

However divided public opinion
may be on Yolstead law enforce
lnont, the sale OF wood alcohol dis
guised as liquor can be regarded
.sas nothing short Of manslaughter.
On Monday, described by the news
papers as the "dryest Christmas in
= The history Of New York." six per-
stons were killed and many others
made III by drinking poisonous
whisky.
No bootlegger OF Illicit liquor
dealer is at all likely 70 employ
wood alcohol as an ingredient Of the
stuff he sells without knowing what
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27

handful Of players, now that Boil
shevism Is recognized throughout
the world as a failure, can corrupt
the American publicT
The American public Is not Inter
ested IN the political afIiliatiOn OF the
Moscow players. It will welcome |.
them on their merits and with that
same sympathy which It has shown n
20 Chaliapin, PavlOwa, Raehmaninon
and hundreds Of other artists VINO
represent the true Russia. Should
It turn out that the Moscow players
arc politicians in disguise the public
will eivo them their due without
waiting for the guidance OF alarm
safsh
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
Fifth Avenue Traffic Signals

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; Why do public officials in Sc
leeting signals for trafhc on Fifth Ave
nue. pass up what have been standard
trAnie indications on the majority Of
steam and electric roads In the United
States for many yearsi
II the subway With its dense trafic
can be regulated by a standard color
scheme, why not the Fifth Avenue traf-
hci The use Of the searehlight signal,
where the three eolors, red, yellow and
green, are displayed through ono white
lens. is a big step in tho right d.
reetlon. The eolors as used at pres
ent, however, are not good In practice.
Present usS--Red, green, yellow.
Indication - Prepare to stop. stop
and stay, proceed.
Should be used--Yellow, red, green.
The red has in most color schemes
been recognized as a stop or danger
signal, and the fundamental prineipls
should not be lost sight Of In the Fifth
Avenue signaling, while the present
change is being made. a. Il Is better
to get Il right 10 start with. No doubt
other cities will copy the New York
scheme and thus broadcast the error
over the land.
The display Of signals only 20 Fifth
Avenue trafhc and not 20 erosstown
trafhe is also not good practice. Sup
pose a railroad crossing was protected
In this manner. What would you ex-
peet In the way Of efficiency In han
ding trafne safely At s1eh a polnti
In one case you tell one party wha.
20 do and leave the other who needs
the same Instructions to figure Il out
for himself.
The suggested remedy is 10 get the
advice Of signal engineer.
G. z. BECK.
New York. Dee 2i. fssa
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
Tb. Budget IN Action

The rapid progress made this seS-
sion with the appropriation bills Is a
striking tribute to the efficiency OF
the budget system. Several appro-
priation bills have already gone TO
the President. In other years no
appropriation acts used 20 go to
him until after the Christmas
recess.
II was one Of the main argu-
ments in favor Of the budget
method that it would lift an un-
necessary burden from the shoul-
ders of a hard-driyen Congress.
This relief was especially desirable
II the short session was 20 con-
tInue TO be feature Of the Fed
eral calendar, for In an ordinary
short session Of the old type prnct-
cnlly nothing could be done beyond
voting money for the support Of
the government. Often, when other
things were attempted, somo OF the
money bills failed.
Congress ought not TO assume re-
sponslbility for every detail Of Fed
eral expenditure. The executive
who submits the estimates and IS to
spend the money is the real house
manager. The budget emphasizes
this responsibility. All disputes
within the departments are settled
through the arbitration Of the
budget director, representing the
President. Department and bureau
chiefs may no longer go direct to
Congress to plead for larger allow
ances. Such control alone can bal.
ance the governments outlay and
make possible an intelligent Treas
ury policy.
Congress has gladly diyested IT.
self of an awkward and wearisome
function. It. too, has centralized
control Of appropriations in the
hands Of two enlarged appropria-
ton committees. These reserve
the right to reduce estimates. But
they seldom recommend increases.
They also discourage individual or
outside committee tampering with
the money bills. Log rolling and
'pork barrelinE" are no longer alb
sorbing Congressional pastimss.
That Is why the appropriation bills
slip through nowadays In a few
hours instead Of a few days or a
few weeks. There is a bill for each
department. II three or four OF
these measures were consolidated
more time would be saved and Con-
gress's new role as an accounting
rather than an apportioning body
would be even better established.
Congress ought to give It's ener-
gies TO legislation. 1t is out Of its
real sphere when II undertakes to
pass on the minutie Of department
and bureau operations. 1t, too, can
give thanks for the revolution
wrought by General Dawes and
President Harding.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
A Hsroi

Yes, Peter was larry, a bully and rude;
A brutal, coarse fellow;
His notions Of truth were exceedingly
crude;
We said Pete was "yellov."
He lived on his people, hs thrishsd
his old dad,
Was harsh With his mother
A rufian, crook, a sneak and q cad
he robbed his own brother.
There we're many things spite Of hls
bluster and bluff,
That Pete was afraid Of,
So you wouldn't think Pete had a BIT
OF the stuff
That heroes are made OIL
Well, Nature Is strange VITA her
flowers and weedsl
There's many a story
OF blaekguards redceminE bhss lives
with great deeds
To gain death and gloryl
1 hlNh!b nave hcld thht were SURE 70
find good
In each man and woman,
II we search for the truth a. hard
as we should
And 10 err Is but human.
The schoolhouss caught hre-ths chill
dren were saved
But one woman teacher
Lehned from a vindow and shouted
and waved,
And no ono could reach her.
And Peter was there-can you see,
down the street,
Rough Peter come racIngi-
Risk his life 70 save foi-erude,
brutal old Pctel-
All danger out-faeingi
Well, Pete didn't save her Too
frightened, that's why.
Twas somo other fellow:
| remarked ~ the start, believe,
didn't ],
That Peter was "yelloW"i
New-York tribune., 1922-12-27

mlllsj accountants, salespeople, stenog-
raphers, wAtchmen, engineers, elsetri-
clans; men who mine, sell, transport
and deliver coal for factory use; own
ers OF houses or apartments 20 whom
many ef this multitude pay rent, and
the vast number Of others who each
receive a part Of the wages hOwing
from that cargo.
Real Prosperity
Is it worth while 70 hold on 70 the
foreign trade we now have and try 70
get morei
Prosperity for the individual Aneri-
can. or for a nation Of l0O000,ooo In
dividual Americans, does not depend
upon producing only enough food, fuel
and other commodities for our own
use, particularly as we have 10 pay,
sooner or later, for imported basic ma
tsrials, such as silk, wool, rubber, tea,
coffee, sugar, etc, the purchase price
OF which cannot be liquidAted By
domestic sales.
Real prosperity depends upon the
surplus we produce and sell 70 others
In foreign lands.
II Americans forward their surplus
products IN American ships they may
anticipate the service and treatment %
be expected from ship owners, ofhesrs
and crews, whose deepest interest lies
In American prosperity as = whole.
For out Of that national property
comes their own.
This fair and square deal, this
"favorins" element, cannot always be
counted on when American earToes arc
forwarded In ships Of nations eompst-
ing against American farmers. manu-.
faeturers. miners and all others for
control Of foreign trade.
No ksen-sighted merchant IN Peoria,
H., or Minneapolis, for example, would
scrap HIS wagons or motors and turn
his delivery service over to an az
gressivs rival who ls trying 70 get his
business away from him. Not for =
moment would he consider such .
preposterous plan-even II the rival
should offer 70 deliver his orders for
somewhat less than his own delivery
service costs for maintaining Il.
A level-headed merchant anywhere