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New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

can only say that upon this occasion
Mr.. Daniels gave me no instructions
whatever, except to report the situation
with special reference to cooperation
in case we declared war, and that had
no intimation Of the Presidents views
concerning the convoy until they were
stated In dispatch from him dated
July 4, 1917.
Those who knew Mr.. Lane knew him
as man whose integrity could not be
questioned. But not every citizen
knew Mr.. Lane. Those who did not
may decide between the unsupported
word of Mr.. Josephus Daniels and the
official document. which I have quoted
above. These not only support Mr..
Lanes point OF view but fatty contra
dict the Daniels statements.
WILLIAM 8. SIMS,
Reas Admiral, ". s. NJ.
Newport, r. Z, Oct. SO, 1893.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
The Flag Goes Dry

wherever the American flag waves
seefe must be drought. Judge Hand
sas given the straightforward and
sApeeted Interpretation of the Vol
eaa act in his supplemental deci-
ssoa IN applying it to American ships
''ereyer they may be. That great
ss''aage to property might result,
en the destr' 'cticn of all American
enger service upon the high seas,
ss rightly brushed aside by the
ast. Congress did colossal money
mage ashore by prescribing prohi-
shson and there is no reason for
9slK'ng that similar damage was
~ eortemplated at sea.
ne Supreme Court may spell out
inherent Interpretation Of the act.
aus i it does not the duty Of Com
sasss Is clear. There is abundant
s'aence that no yolstead act can
ally dry up the seas. Other ma
asns , can play at the game of regu-
s.ahg drinkables on beard ship. The
s'a British law concerning brandy
.sf medicinal purposes on outward
s'and ships d in point. Suppose
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

Great Britain imposes a similar re-
euirement on incoming ships! There
Is no end to the international muddle
IN which we shall find ourselves if
we persist in trying to control drink
ing on the high seas.
The one thing we can be sure Of ia
that our ports and shipping will
suffer. Foreign lines can be shifted
10 Canadian ports. The shipping
game is too keen proposition. rival
nations are too expert in creating
aids for their own ships, obstacles
Tor ours, not to turn this confusion
TO their account. Unless the Supreme
Court iererses Judge Hand In toto
Congress should promptly take steps
to tie the Nolstead act safely at
home, where 1t can be enforced with
ort running q vital American bust
ness and without initiating futile
sauabbles with other nations.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
cheney into men and spiders, would
they still be men and spiders?
Conserving the Brains Of Russia

OHe oi tne tragedies of Boisheyism
least appreciated in this Country il
the annihilation, through death or
exile, of the educated minds Of old
Russia. Many Of the artists have
come to this country and prospered,
But the scientists, professors, tech
nical experts, authors and others Of
the same class, whose professions
rarely brought in much money but
who nevertheless formed the brain
power of the non-political life of old
Russia, had neither the luck nor the
opportunity of the artists. Among
them are families with such we'll
known names as Turgeneff, Pushkin
and Tolstoy, To-day many of them
are languishing in exile in Constan-
tinople and elsewhere, hardly able to
keep their bodies together and quite
unable to make use Of the technical
training which they acquired in
AilCIAIiiS- VI lldsu NOIb.
But the true tragedy Is not so
much their suffering and hardship
as it is the fact that, unless their
children can be trained, Russia will
be deprived of the corps Of technical
experts which she will need in her
reconstruction. Without them there
will be no intellectual class to re-
place those who are dead and those
who have not survived the processes
of the revolution. The problem is
not SO much one Of saving their lives
as it is of conserving and developing
their natural gifts in commerce, scis
ence and the arts, SO that the new
Russia shall have trained experts to
help in her reconstruction.
Thanks to the vision Of small
group of Americans, headed by
Thomas Whittemore, an organiza-
tion was created more than a year
ago which, supported by American
contributions and aided by universi-
ties and schools in Europe, has been
able to place many hundreds of the
children of these families who
showed especial promise at schools
and universities in France, Ger
many, Bulgaria and other European
countries. But the admirable work
of the American Committee for the
Education of Russian Youth in Exile
has so far been limited to only
handful of young men and women.
Many thousands Of trained Russians
will be needed when the time comes
for the Russian renaissance. What
Bolshevism tore down these young
men and women will have to build
up. For the sake of Russia's future
they must acquire their skill abroad.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
From The Waste Land"

fFfon7 Tbs Doll
"A PRlL Is the cruelest month, bresSiax
Lilacs out Of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Winter kept us warm. covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubsrs.
What are the roots that clutch, what
branches grow
Out Of this stony rubhtsi,s Son Of man.
You cannot say, or guess, for you know
only
A heap of broken tnassese where ths sun
beats,
And the dead tree g.vsa no shelter, tho
cricket no relief,
And the dry stone NO sound of water.
Only
There is shadow under shis red rock.
(Cons In under the shadow Of tbi. re9
rocky
And will show you scn,sthing dissrsn.
from either
Your shadow at morning stridins be,
hind you
Or your shadow at evening rising 70
meet you;
will show you fear In q handful Of dust.
T. 8. ELIOT.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
International Billiards

In sport, at all events, there are
signs Of international amity. OF the
six leading professional billiard
players who are to take part in the
approaching tournament in this city
three come from Europe and one Of
them, Erich Hagenlacher, is Ger
man. He will meet over the green
cloth the Belgian expert, Edouard
Horemans; the young French cham
pion, Roger Cont, and Americas
big three, Jake Schaefer, the pres
ent title holder; Willie Hoppe, the
once invincible, and Welker Coch-
ran, who is almost clever enough to
beat them all.
Great Britain is not represented,
for, with. characteristic loyalty to
their own way Of doing things, the
Britons stick to the variation of the
game played on q jumbo table with
pockets. Whence our game is de-
scended is not precisely known, but
probably from France. It gained its
vogue when Louis XIV's physician
prescribed it for him as exercise.
With the rise of Willie Hoppe the
Frenchmen were outstripped, and
over here for dozen years Hopes
superior skill had a numbing effect
on competition until young Schae-
fer, son Of the Wizard" broke the
spell. They "never come back" it
is said, and If Hoppe cannot dis
prove the adage at the coming tour
nament. probably he never will.
The foreigners play beautifully in
practice and in exhibition. Hore-
mans has stroke Of almost incred-
ible delicacy. But there is a nysteri-
GUS psychological punch which the
Americans are able to command in
championship tests.
If one has never had a cue In
hand he has no conception of the art
required to keep the ivory balls to-
gether. Like all things supremely
well done it looks easy. Maurice
DAILY tells in his book Of novice
who was taken to see two masters
play. After watching them click
off few hundred points, the balls
being always in perfect position for
the next shot, he was not enthusias-
tic. His comment was: "Why, any,
body could make the shots they're
making!" 1t is hard to realize what
manual dexterity and infinite hours
of practice go into an accomplish
ment apparently SO simple. Who
ever wishes to see the poetry Of
force and motion exempiified on a
ten-by-five table should devote
an evening to watching these wiz
ards of the cue.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

"oAO 1SSelNeQ the IOlIoWlng
letter:
To the Editor of The, Tribune.
Sir; In your news columns Mr..
John A. Mccarthy, the friend of Mr..
Murphy and the "discoverer" Of MFR.
Hylan, who took over the financing
OF the best paying bus line in New
York because he believed it should
be controlled by red-blooded bust
ness man. ia referred to as "Fish-
hooks Mccarthy. Can you inform
me how Mr.. Mccarthy came to be
known by this rather unusual sobri-
Duet? A.
New Rochelle, N. Y, Oct. 80, 1922.
The Tribune has investigated this
matter in the interest of it's CORE
srondent and discovers that Mr.. Nc
Carthy's nickname was bestowed
upon him by some of his Tammany
hall colleagues, who averred that
Mr.. Hylan's discoverer and Mr.. Muir
phys friend and former business as
sociate kept his pockets lined with
flshhooks. which, while they per-
mitted the ingress Of currency, ef-
fectually prevented any from coming
out. In other words, according to
the view of certain people who may
perhaps be jealous of Mr.. McCar-
thy's success, he has "one-way
pockets'
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
A Week of Verse
Two Seasons
fErons vasssy Fasyy

r KNOW I sm bat summer 20 youK
heart,
And not the full foux ssasons Of sh.
yoags
And yen must welcome from anothsr
part
Such noble moods as ars not nina, my
dear.
No gracious weight Of golden fruits to
sell
Have /, nor any wise and wfntry thing.
And have loved you all too long and
To carry still tho high swest breast OK
spring.
Wherefore 1 say: 40 love, ~ SUMMER
goes
/ must be gone, steal forth with sslene
drums.
That You may hall anew the bird and
When CONS back to you, as summer.
comes.
Else will you seek, at some not distant
time,
Even your summer In another cline,
II
Say what you VIII, and scratch my heart
to find
Tbs roots of last years roses in nay
breast;
l am surely riper in my mind
As II the fruit stood IN the stsIls con.
fessed.
Laugh at the unshed leaf. say what ysu
will,
Call na in all things what was befoys.
A futter in the wind, woman still;
tell you am what was and more.
My branches weigh me down, fross
cleans the air,
MY sky lie black with small birds bearing
south;
Say what you win, confuse ma with fins
care,
Put by my word ss but an April truth
Autumn Is no less on me that a rose
Hugs the brown bough and sizhs be-
fore 1t goes.
EDNA ST. VINCENT MILyAY.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Vino and the Waves
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May protest against the tons
which is used in writing Of those tray
elers who like TO be free TO drink wine
while crossing the ocasus One may
care for wine without being what the
newspapers are so fond OF calling
''booze-huntsrs." and to confuse those
who hops 60 prevent sessickness by
the means Of wine with those who
place their iove e9 liquor above their
patriotism" is mere blatant nonsense
when 1t isn't palpabiy insincere.
One Of these obnoxious hundred
percenters" arises IN the columns Of
Sundays Tribune TO protest that 1t is
incredible that any sane person and
American worthy the name, having
booked on an American liner, would
cancel his passage because he could not
get drink"
Well, would do precisely that and
I hold myself an American worthy the
name Ga Daughter Of the American
Revolution ct thati) and believe most
people would call me sane. Moreover,
no one by any possible stretch Of ths
Imagination could cali me "booze-
lover" or even that milder term Of
"drinker." have never in my life
drunk cocktail. On Cry land my an
nuai consumption Of wines and liquors
has averaged for the last thirty Ave
years but two or three glasses Of cham
pagne, three or four of claret and FIVE
or six of beer. have never tasted
whisky, rum or gin (uniess, possibly,
once or twice In punch, teaspoonful
of brandy once or twice., and, while I
look upon prohibition as an extrava-
CANT folly, denial Of states rights
and factory Of hypocrites, grafters
and law-breakers, yet personally II has
not caused me the slightest incon-
rcnienoe.
But when ] cross the ocean want
tn be free 60 drink champagne or
sparkling Moselie in rough weather.
And venture to think there are
thousands Of perfectly respectable peo-
pie like myself who find crossing en-
durable only on such terms. OF course,
he thorcughgoing prohibitionist hates
70 admit there can be any tonic rrcps
critics In what he persists In regarding
sclsly az an Instrument OF Satan. But
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
If Mem Were Machines

That arch enemy Of machinery,
the late Samuel Butler, would havs
given gruff and cordial approval to
an article in the current "Yale Re-
view" 1t is called "The Empire Of
Machines and is from the pen of
Professor John M. Clark, sof the
University of Chicago. 1t pictures
vlvidly and accurately that strange
mastery which machines have gained
over man. Beginning as. his SER
wants, they now determine where he
shall live--who besides the blast
furnaces would willingly reside in
steel mill town how he shall work
and what he shall wear and do and
see. The turnstiles cluck their pleas
ure at dwelling in New York SUBJ
way. but no human could be coaxed
into them if he could escape their
maws. Not our wishes but the
vastly ingenious but quite restricted
machinery of movie determines
large slice Of our entertainment.
Professor Clark reaches the con-
clusion that man must look his ma
chimes in the face, so to speak, and
tell them where they get off. When
they help him to comfort and happi-
ness and wealth and goodness, let
him use them. When they cramp
and destroy and irritate and de-
grade, let him up and throw them
into the scrap heap. Unless he is
courageous and far seeing enough
thus to strike himself free, only
gorillalike automatons, supremely
efficient and supremely unhuman,
will ultimately survive.
The machine is in truth the ex-
preston of just that efficiency which
the scientists reprobate nature for
not using in her evolution of life.
AS a neat antithesis of the machine
and the whole ideal of the late F. w.
Taylor, inventor of efficiency, let us
note the spider. Professor Petrun-
kevitch, professor of zoology at Yale,
presents him, in another article in
the same magazine, as an example
cf the imperfection OF instincts;
Even the construction of those
wonderful geometric webs made by
spiders is accompanied by consider
able waste. For the spider constructs
first complete web of common silk
before 1t attempts to weave into It
the special silk with adhesive drops
which alone can capture insects. To
do this properly the spider has to
remove the first structure, thread by
thread, rolling it up in little ball
which Is then dropped to the ground.
OF course, il Mr.. Taylor had been
standing at the elbow Of nature
when the spider was taught his
pretty but wasteful tricks things
would have been much more ably
planned. But he was not, and a
wealth Of instinct in man rises up
to protest satisfaction. Most of us
are spiders when we are doing real
ly creative work. The life of any
great artist, writer, painter, cou-
poser, will reveal just how much
reiterated effort goes into the max
ing Of a masterpiece. Such mechan-
ical-note the word operations as
bricklaying can be simp3ified and
waste motion eliminated. But
whether generations Of men, thus
rendered efficient can survive and
grow in mind ard spirit remains
to bs ssen. If ws could put effi-
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Quoting admiral Jellicoe

think that, as First Sea Lord of
the Admiralty, Admiral Jellicce is more
competent to speak on this than MI
Daniels. On page io2 Of his book, "The
Crisis Of the Naval War;" the latter
says: "The question of the introduc-
I ton OF conveys for the protection of
merchant ships was under considera-
tion at various times during the war;
Note that the Admiral refers only to
merchant ships; the British had con-
voyed troop-ships from the beginning
Of the war. The reason why all ships
we're not conveyed was simply, as Ad-
miral Jellicoe :nts out on page Ill.
"there was an insufficient number OF
vessels available for use as conveying
cruisers" He then goes into detail to
describe the shortage. Even so, where
escorting ships could be found and
| where the danger was greatest the con-
voy system was put into effect. On
page 120 Admiral Jellicoe states Tho
history Of the Scandinavian and East
SOdsC conveys odtSb paSh w tuo
autumn Of 1916"
On June 26, 1917, the French Naval
General Staff wrote to the French
Naval Attache at Washington: eve
have considered n concert with the
British Admiralty, before the entrance
Of the United States into the war, the
principle Of grouping in conveys CT
merchant ships across the Atlantic
with the protection by cruisers"
In letter to me dated July IL, 1917
| Admiral Jellicoe stated: "I am much
disturbed about the convoy question
AS you know, we are making great
efforts to get it going. but we are abso-
lutely dependent upon United States
destroyers for the convoy coming from
New York. Therefore, we must be GER
tain of having eleven United States de-
stroyers for this work"
In the light of the above, what shall
we think of the following statement by
Mr.. Daniels:
Shortly after his arrival in London
Admiral Sims presented President Will
sons views. on the convoy to Admiral
Jellicoe, and short time thereafter
the convoy was put In practice, with
good results
Now for the facts from official docu.
nienss.
My letter of April 10. 1917, gavs nay
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
The Arkansaw Traveller
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; Senator Carawsy, Of Arkansas,
fs not much impressed with France,
and he sndulges in personal criticism
Of Poincars. Robert G. Ingersoll's leo
ture on the mistakes Of Moses. oy,ce
called from the late Judge Jsre Black
q remark that he would like to hear
Moses lecture on the mistakes Of In
gersoll. Many would like TO know
Poincare's opinion OF Carawsy.
II is difficult to translate into lan-
guage ona's personal opinion Oh q
United States Senator who would In
duige In such insulting personal crits-
cism Of the Premier OF friendly coun-
try like France. Ii his words aro to ap-
pear in print.
The Poincars family Is one Of the
oldest in Alsace, and hes long been
eminent in statesmanship, science ard
letters. Henri Poincare as an eminent
engineer. and the present Premier has
surprised even his friends and adn,ir-
ers by his ability In handling the at
fairs Of France. Europe is credited
with desiring that tho United States
becorns member Of the League OF Ma
tions, but Il might pause and medstats
on the possibility Of the appointment
Of such a @statesman" as Caraway ID
represent US in the league. And, nm
fortunately. all United States Senators
ars regarded az statesmen in Europe,
and the distinctions which we rscornixs
In America ara not understood there.
r. CHAPPELL-
Helena Mont, Oct. 25. 1899. si
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Sims Retutes Daniels .
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Franklin x. Lane is dead and
he cannot defend himself, but I am not
dead yet. MIR. Lanes account of Mr.
Daniels's failure to adopt the convoy
system is deficient in one respect only
--he refers to Mr.. Danielss attitude in
February, 1917. But it can be conclu-
sively proved that this opposition did
not end until July, 1917.
Let us consider Mr.. Daniels's account:
"President Wilson turned to me and
asked: Daniels, why have not the Brit
ish conveyed their ships?'
an reply Informed him that the
policy OF the British Admiralty was
spefngt the eanynvD
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

an, surprised that no many news
paper men, who surely ars not prohibi-
ton fanatics, employ what amounts to
tho same language In dealing With this
nuch-vexed subject oil the boat and
the bottle.
ANNIE NATHAN MEYER.
New York, Oct. "a, 1929.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
The Raiders

Tammany Hall has double pur-
rose in the state campaign. It wants
3 be let alone in New York, where
ader Mr.. Hylan it is adding $1l,-
700, 900 TO the budget annually. It
wants to extend the operations that
ave proved so profitable in New
FORK to Albany.
The disclosures made by the
transit Commission investigation
apply sequential and convincing
8idence of a carefully worked out
elan to- substitute bus lines for sur
lace railways and to give the con-
xol and profit of the bus lines to
Tammany politicians.
Mr.. Hylan has asked the Legis-
ature for s25, 100000 for these
bus lines. What would happen to
/ hat $25, 5,0o0, 900 if it ever got into
he hands of Tammany administra-
ion in New York City is glaringly
apparent to those who have read
he testimony brought out by Mr..
Searn before the Transit Com
MISSION.
Tammany's only chance to get
such an appropriation is to change
he state administration. More
ser, it's only chance to continue
u apresent highly lucrative method
Nfunning the bus lines is to change
The state administration. To carry
0ut its plans it must be let alone
Governor Miller has not let it alone,
nor will he let it alone as long as
it persists in raiding the public
treasury
What has been done with the bus
Ines and iii other city departments
could well be done in the state were
Tammany put in charge. In the next
TWO years the vehicular tunnel to
New Jersey will be we'll under way,
water power will be developed and
new subways will be built. Put
these enterprises into the hands of
Tammany and Tammany will do the
rest.
Then there is the projected new
bridge to Brooklyn, which must
rave legislative authorization be-
lere it can be constructed. Hun
afeds of millions of dollars will be
'equired to buy approaches and to
aalld the bridge-hundreds of mil.
'lcns Of dollars, considerable por-
ion Of which will find its way into
iaiimany pockets.
Inc fact that such bridge is un-
necessary-that a tunnel would be
eetter and cheaper-will make no
Inference to Tammany. What ".the
4 ooys" want is a public work that
WI cost a great sum of money
which can be spent under Tammany
auspices.
AS long as Governor Miller re-
aains in Albany raids on the pub
ae treasury will be checked, as the
as operations have been checked
y the Transit Commission which
me Governor appointed. Substitute
2 The Executive chair a Tammany
sOvernor and the last defence
sgainst the raiders will be gone.