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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-03
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The Washington herald., 1922-09-07
Signs of the End

NNNE1SED violence marks the closing days
L OF the railroad shopmens strike Wrecks,
wrecking plots, assaults dynamitine Of BRIDGES and
'.,''ud"oh OF workers are regular features of the
udiS news lhls was to have been expected for
'ne STRIKE from the point OF view of the union IS
iaiIure. The gall Of disappointment grows more
oitter IN the mouths of the strikers as the nrac-
ucai impossi6lity OF avoiding defeat becomes GER
tain.
Not that we would insinuate for a moment
that the union organization is responsible for this
Fo-encc On the other hand. leaders of that or
eanlzatlon have without doubt, done everything
possible to maintain order. The majority Of the
shoPmen themselves for that matter have becn
peaceable and law abiding But the strike has been
taken advantage of by less conservative orpanza
tons' the leaders Of which have found some few of
inc Joocss men in the proper frame of mind for
almost any act OF reprisal
lhere was much justice in the demands of the
strikers. 1t is unfortunate that compromise was
not reached which would have allowed then, so-,.
OF the points for which they contended But the
TACT must be accepted that the railroad companies
nave conducted winning fight and that the trans
portaton system grows better every dav 1t has
Dcen possible to replace the shopmen with new
and skilled men. The roads have been able to re-
pair detective equipment and keep the trains rim
ming.
Inc roads can now show good judgment by
tolerance towards the striking empoyes-by taking
advantage OF every possibility for restoration of
good feeling.
The violence reported from day to day should
not be allowed to create embittered sentiments to-
ward the strikers on the part OF the railroad execu-
tiVes or OF the public. 1t is the work of the worst
enemies OF the shopmen themseves-of the pro
fessonal agitators who always come like wolves
aiter slaughter, to take advantage of the defeat
OF a strike. That is the moment when the minds
OF men are most open to revolutionary suggestions
The lives OF many of the shopmen were bound
up IN their jobs. The prospect of losing these
makes some OF them see red" and they are not
in frame OF mind to welcome the conservative
counsel of their own leaders
These acts of violence are the convulsions be-
fore the end. Transportation soon will be in
healthy condition once more
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07
The Why Of the "Hi."

4 EARNED authorities discuss the high cost OF
II living from time to time in symposia
notable mainly for the utter lack of agreement be-
tween themselves One ascribes il to excessive
supply of gold; others to popular extravaganza,
demand for the choice CUTS" high wages ncreas-
ing taxes, industrial overcaptalization inflated
values of natural resources and arbitrary price
raising by monopolics. On one fact they are
agreed. that the cost of living is high.
multitude of reasons could be given for rising
prices, but classifying them in order OF importance
gives wide room for differences of opinion. q
The influx of gold causes increase in prices Of
other commodities for three First. be-
cause it leads to increase in the volume of cur
rency, with consequent speculation and imitation:
second because as the standard of value, other
commodities increase in price it increases in
volume; third. because the value of gold, aside
from its use in the arts is purely arbitrary. and
that extent its owners get something for nothing"
when it is sold to the government.
As to the first of these reasons" imitation Of
the currency, this has been offset to considerable
degree by the Federal Reserve Bank system, with
its automatic contraction and expansion OF the
currency. In point of fact, the Federal Reserve
provides a brand-new Federal currency" or scheme
Of credits, by issuing credits against warehouse re-
ceipts and other securities deposited with member
banks and rediscounted This credit system, in the
course Of time, may we'll supplant the god reserve
method, being based upon production values, rather
than arbitrary standard.
When the West crying for free silver il
would have had the government place an arbitrary
value upon silver, in excess of its market value,
robbmg the nation whole for the benefit of
silver producers The same occurs in the case q
the gold standard, although for the sake of its
psychological effect the nations fnanciers it
may be worth the money" At any rate with the
Federal Reserve system to nurse it along" and a
great capacity for wealth-production the country
Will be able to weather through defects in its cur
rency system.
1t will be noted that there is vast dissim,
arIty between Federal Reserve credits and the fat
money OF bankrupt European nations or the green
packs demanded by American farmers in the 7os
OF inc past century The only similarity, the fact
tnat none is based on gold reserve is not unlike
the similarity between bulldog and steamboat
IN that neither can climb tree
The TACT that gold, the standard. increases
IN volume, commodity prices rise, led TO Prof
irving Flshers proposal for Stable dollar" varv
/ ing the amount OF gold by which paper dollars
should be redeemable to keep pace with the Index
number OF commodity prices This, he contepded
would prevent fuctuation of commodity prices as ,
whole, however much variation there mich, +. -
inc price OF any one commodity Fishers plan. as
yet mas not met with general favor in bank;no
circles, possibly because it is new.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07
The Geneva Meeting.
WIORLD disarmament, just at present, of
w too many vexatious problems. 1t does

W/ORLD disarmament, just at present offers
w too many vexatous problems 1t does not
seem probable that the league of nations assembly,
now in session at Geneva, succeed along lines
where the Washington conference failed. The
gathering OF world statesmen at Washington
marked. it seems to US, the hgh-water mark Of
disarmament efforts for the period Immediately fol-
lowing the wal
League delegates, in fact, already have come
to the conclusion that little is to be gained by the
discussion OF land disarmament With the situa-
ton IN Europe as 1t is present, further debate
over the question would lead to more cmbittered
feelings. France does not intend to disarm on
land. Poland does not intend to disarm. nor Italy,
nor Serbia, Rumania, nor any OF the others.
Soviet Russia does not intend dsarm. Ger
many, OF course. does not intend TO disarm any
further II she can avoid it-and she has been fairly
successful thus far, according enemy observers.
OF course, none of these countries have any
need for armies The existence OF these troops is
a constant menace 10 the peace OF the world
Their uPkeep IS too great burden for the tax
payers The soldiers arc supported with money
that should be used for schools. agriculture, and
payment OF foreign debts. France keeps an army
because she thinks Germany is about to attack her
Germany keeps many men under arms in secret
as is possible because she suspects that France is
about to attack her. Both France and Germany
suspect that Russia is about to attack them Rus
sia, OF course. thinks that France. Germany Italy
and all the rest about to attack her. AS a
matter of fact. nobody intends to attack anybody
else
Thus the vicious circle whrls around The
Washington conference could not stop it, The
Genoa conference could not stop it The league
assembly viii not be able to stop it The best that
the league delegates do is study the problem
and make recommendations. These recommenda-
tionS will be filed away after the cabinets OF the
powers have had good laugh over them.
There must be end to land armaments
some time-but just it sometimes seems safer
not to meddle. Peacemakers have had peculiar
tendency to set the nations more ferceIy at each
others throats.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07

tive measure. which We know now
was OF little practical value. A
great change has followed this
most valuable discovery. that yell
low fever is transmitted by the
mosquito. for. as result of the
enforcement OF drastic and effective
Of mosquito extermination both in
Cuba and the Southern States in the
way of the destruction of breeding
places successful results have been
obtained and yellow fever in the
South has disappeared.
Italian Governments Work.
Yellow fever is confined chiefly TO
this continent, while malaria exists
In almost every part of the world.
certain sections of which have been
almost depopulated by the ravages
of this disease, unchecked by proper
treatment. Italy in the past has
sunerev very seriously in this way.
At one time malaria rendered its
army almost unfit for service. Those
who visited Italy years ago recall
the stringent regulations in force
to prevent the extension of Roma n
feNer-really malaria-which pre-
vailed largely in and about Rome,
for the Campagna or vast swamp
land in the immediate vicinity fur
nished an enormous breeding place
for the Anopheles The brilliant
and successful work of mosquito ex-
termination undertaken by the Ital-
ian government in the vicinity of
Rome and elsewhere is well known.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07
Twelve Years of War.

IS N ANY soldiers have been in one battle
lfl field or another for the past twelve
years and they are thoroughly disheartened BY the
conviction that there is nothing tangible to fight
for"
Thus a correspondent OF the London Daily
Mail explains the lack of corps desprit in the de-
ieated Greek army which has been broken so
badly by MustaPha Kemal and his troops of rough
riding Turkish nat;onalists
The FIRST ten years." as the bows used to saw
IN France. "are the hardest. After that you get to
like it"
II doesn't seem to have resulted that way with
the unfortunate conscrpts of King Constantine
Anybody who ever has taken part in war can
appreciate the situation. Twelve years of war
service almost overtaxes the imagination
Alter all the raving OF 100 per cent patriots
has been discounted we have the ungarnished fact
that the average doughboy in France had small
concern indeed for the safety of democracy
reeIom OF small nations" etc, ETC., after the first
SIN months OF the His one concern was to
get the hight and see the blue water of the
atlantic Ocean once more.
We do not presume that there is any outstand-
ing difference between human nature as exempli-
ned by the Greek doughboy and by the American
doughboy. Now just imagine what the corps
doSrrr OF tn: American army would have been
after tie war had dragged along for twelve years
The crowned heads @: Greece might have
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07
Commends Judge Who Re-
Dukes Policeman.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald.
The decision OF a broadmind~d
and just judge in one of our
courts here yesterday, releasing
two women arrested by a police
man. and severely commenting on
an invasion of a private dwelling
violently and without q warrant.
is an admirable lecture on the
prevailing and too popular prac-
tice Of breaking into snc violating
the sanctity and security Of the
home under frivolous pretexts.
1t is q good lesson. wish all
other judges would deal as sum
marily with all spies who intrude
upon the homes of the people un-
der color OF law. Lese majectie
has no place In America. One
mans person is as sacred as any
other. Every mans house is his
castle, where he should feel. and
be. safe from any such outrages.
This is fundamental in England as
America.
Spies in war should be shot and
in peace are at least intolerable.
The utterly unconstitutional and
unwarranted espionage law has,
been invoked to cover all such
violations OF the basic law. un-
til so common, 50 fragrant, is this
practice little attention is given to
it, else Congress would dispose OF
II quickly by repeal Of all laws
that encourage this crying evil.
In former good old days the
American people would not have
tolerated any such invasion Of
their liberties.
PRIVATE DALzELL
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07


ington conference on the limitation of
armaments Mr.. Burton asserted that
the object of the conference must be
furthered. He said in part:
How shall the objects of the con-
ference be continued with view to
the economic reconstruction of the
world? Let us ever remember that
the most wholesome economic and So
cial conditions can not exist without
favorable political conditions.
Peace and helpful industry go
hand in hand. War destroys not merely
life. but beneficial enterprise as well
The threat of war fetters progress and
diverts activity from the channels
which would furnish healing streams
to cure the waste and wreck of the
last terrible struggle
"A staggering load of debt rests
with frightful weight upon the coun-
tries engaG Ged in that contest. Even
those most fortunately situated in
Europe have incurred Indebtedness
equal to half the total value Of all
their possessions. public and private, a
computed in 1914.
with others the proportion is much
greater. The situation has been griev-
ously aggravated since 1918 by limit
less isues of irredeemable paper
money and by failure or inability to
meet current expenditures by sufficient
revenue.
I'm Europe even il the din of war
is absent yet to all other ills there
is added an intolerable burden of
military expenses together with prcpa-
ration for possible conflicts in tic
future"
Except where compulsion or rbe
constraint of poverty prevents there
is still evidence of the construction of
armaments and the costly mainte-
nance Of armies and navies.
I'm the United States, where con-
ditions are regarded as much more
favorable, in the year ended June 80,
1920, out of appropriations OF well
nigh $4,000. 900 900. barely $400, ,000. 900
the government. the balance was
for expenses resulting from war or
from preparation for war Thus ap-
proximately SO per cent was due to
war and per cent was for purposes
of peace.
'1n the two succeeding years the
proportion was somewhat improved,
but was still appalling. 1t is a start
ling fact that the expenditure of the
United States government for the
four years of the civil war. from 1861
to 1865, was more than in seventy-two
years preceding and in, or connected
with the late war more than In 12S
years preceding.
AFTER previous wars economists and
financiers have noted with glad sur
prise the very rapid recuperation
the nations enjoyed whether victorious
or vanquished. But this time the
devastation was too vast and conf
dence and cooperation are lacking.
Behind wide areas where hatred,
disorder or want survive. there Is a
lurking threat which endangers the
very life of civilization. The one sur
est road to economic rehabilitation as
well as political and social progress
Is an abatement of military expenses
and opeI ations. and in the relations of
the nations with esc ch other. the SUBJ
stitution of methods more just, more
orderly and more sensible for the
present attitude Of distress and repul-
81 Jn."
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07

""-S H-'-''u 90 n.I the vacancy left
by the death OF Chief Justice Edward
ID. White. Washington felt certain
that Sutherland would be selected
II Tart did not accept the office.
sutherland was born March 25.
1862, and thus just stands within
the age limit informally set hy
President Harding for appointments
to the judiciary. The President
early in his administration laid
down the rule h. would not appoint
to judgeships men who had passed
the age of SO, but il was stipulated
that "a man is so until he is 61."
Sutherland was educated in Utah
and took law at the University of
Michigan. in 1852 and 1888. being
admitted to the bar in the latter
year. He began the practice of law
at Salt Lake City, where he has
maintained both practice and rest
dence. although having an office ~
Washington.
He was a member of the first
Utah senate in 1896. and a delegate
to the Republican national conven-
ton since 1900. He was a member
of Congress from 1901 to 1908 and
Senate from 1905 until 1917. He
was president of the American Bar
Association in 1916 and 1917.
The former Senator was a fire.
quent and important visitor to the
Marion headquarters of President
Harding in the campaign of 1920,
and was and has been considered
among the Presidents closest coun-
selors.
He was chairman of the American
advisory committee in the confer
ence on limitation of armaments
and at present is abroad on a diplo-
matte mission for the government
to adjust a shipping issue with
Norway.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07


in the 1928 estimates. They claim that
ss,5ooooo maximum is impossible No great
amount OF thought is required to where they
are right. The condition of Washington school
buildings is lamentable. They overcrowded
Some unsanitary. Nearly all old-fashioned
They grow from year to year. Yet the es-
Inmates which the Board of Education asked
to accept do not allow for buildings or for
more than nominal repairs on the old ones
1t is difficult understand the situation. The
needs of the District have been explained to the
Bureau of the Budget. The members know what
Washington have in order to keep its head
above water. Yet they deliberately order the 1923
budget cut to point where even barest necessi-
ties cannot be had. The District Commissioners
of course, not at fault in this instance. They
have their orders. They must stick square peg
in round hole. If the estimate ior schools is not
sashed some other department must be deprived
Of badly needed funds.
The schools, however, can least afford such
cuts. The situation demands real backbone.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07
We Cannot Condemn Rank and
File Of Workmen for Vio-
lence, He Saws.

10 the Editor. The Washington He-,ld.
according to the Declaration n,
independence, governments are in
stltuted among men to secure tbe,,
the enjoyment OF their inalien. ~.
rlehts- Among these rights. three
are specifically enumerated-If,s
liberty and the pursuit OF happiness
Inc hrst enumerated-ltfe mean.
nothing to the individual IL Il "a CON
nned TO mere animal existence
Call TO Arms" in his letter 20 The
heralo, seems TO have overlooked
some OF these facts He merely
speaks OF those questions which are
on the surface. He is against the
iaoor unions. Unfortunately for all
concerned, there are a comparstive-
ly few men involved in this strike
who resorted to VIOLENCE. Il Is very
unfortunate for organized l.hor
that this violence existed. Indeed.
every working man rnourns the dav
that the FIRST act Of violence was
committed. However we cannot
condemn these thousands upon thou
sands OF honest. upright and true
American workmen for these harsh
acts Of the very few. Call TO Arms
asks for a curb to be put on our
labor unions, and hints al the re-
sponsibility OF the working man for
the hardships which will result. hut
he does not dare to approach the
responsibility Of the railroad ex-
ecutive in all his power. glory and
luxury. Assuming that our govern
ment does pass legislation that
would take from our organized labor
its little bit OF protection: namely.
the strike ballot what would the
working man have to think about
That his government. for some res-
son. has disarmed him of his only
defense. The striking shop men
have not made any unreasonable de-
mands.
The wage question was the orig
inal issue, and not the question of
seniority. il looks very much as
though the men are right when they
claim il is a movement to cripple
our organized labor unions. II IL is.
il will never be accomplished as
long as the laboring man has a
vote at the polls. G. 9.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07

Clarke as associ-
ate Justice on the
United States Su-
p r e IN e c urt
bench, did not
come as a sur
prise to admins
tration followers
a n d friends Of
the President and
Sutherland. T h e
two have been
w a r m personal
T r ] e n d $. Th e
former Senator's
name was men,
toned for tn e
chief Justiceship
" h e n f orm e r
resident Taft
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07

meeting of the In
.terparliamen t a r y
Union being held
in Vienna. accord
ing to copies of his
speech. W h | C h
reached his Offices
at Washington re-
Gently.
The Congressman
urged still further
steps in the reduc-
ton of armaments.
contending I h a I
preparations ar e
now being made
for possible con-
flicts in the future.
In praising the
a.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07
Touring Europe,
Day BY Day
By 3. D. Mcintyre.

LONDON. Sept. 6.-The London
residential sections are far more
beautiful and home-like than those
of New York. To me they are the
most appealing thing about the In
teresting city. The weather here
brings out beautiful flowers and
every window Is lined with them.
There are no jangling street
noises. There is dignity and pri-i
vacy about the London home which
makes the stranger believe truly
that a mans home is his castle. Out
along Mayfair and the Mall the
homes are not boarded up as they
are on Park and Fifth avenue.
Cretonne curtains are hung over
the entrances, which indicates the
occupants are away. but there is no
lifeiess. chilly look. A new home
in London Is net desirable. People
prefer the old mansions 100 and
200 years old in some instances.
All the doors have the big brass
knockers-freshly shined each day
just as the steps are always well
scrubbed. In the late afternoon in
the better sections the fine old
walks are crowded with families
going to the homes of friends for
tea.
Father wears his high hat ana
frock coat, the sons their Eton
Jackets and haring collars and
mothers and daughters wear smart
afternoon frocks. 1t is a phase of
social life that seems to me to have
entirely disappeared in the larger
American cities.
The only disagreeable feature of
the London apartments are the end
less news which catacomb the rear
and in which live the shiftless and
unkept.
The various railroad depots-
Charing Cross, Waterloo. Padding
ton and Victoria-are beehives of
activity. The bank holidays are on
and London is on vacation. A SEN
sible plan is followed at the sta
tions. where platform tickets are is
sued for a penny from slot ma
chimes. The ticket permits the
holder to pass the gates. Also there
are innumerable Brush Up Sta.
tions," where one may wash and be
brushed off for a threepence.
One of the busiest cigar stores
in London is on the Strand, and it
deals exclusively in American made
cigarettes at almost double the
prices back home. 1t has a mes
senger service and the patron is
promised that his cigarettes will
reach his stopping place before he
arrives.
In the Court Calendar today
noticed that Lady Inchfinch was on
the royal yacht at Cowes for tea.
II Is probably lese majestic but she's
got a name that would be good for
a giggle in any burlesque show.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-07

either the inclination or the ability to consider the
common soldier as anything more than machine
Of flesh and bone. like horse or mule.
They might have seen that their brave lads
were losing all interest in stealing provinces in
Asia Ainor. protecting Christian minorities and
the like. The Hellenic equivalent of "How come, :"
We presume, has been going the rounds of the
billets for some time past