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The New York herald., 1922-12-28
The Wisdom of the Near East.

With all it's wars and political dis
turbances the Near East has clung to
its fondness for expressing it's worldly
wisdom in it's own quaint folk lore
and proverbs tinged with Oriental
ism. At the Near East conference
IsMET Pasha, head of the Turkish
delegation, frequently enlivened the
discussions with homely Turkish quo
tations. On one occasion when dele
gate said that IsMET's statement was
not in accord with general report
he replied: "Ah, a case of Khoja
Nasreddin's donkey" His reference
evidently was to bit of Anatolian
folk lore regarding favorite Turk
ish character, something of both
knave and philosopher, whose donkey
braying at an inopportune moment
revealed his falsehoods. "By ALLAH"
Khoja exclaimed. "this fool world
will believe a donkey when it will
not believe Khoja."
In the Near East among people
who have little book learning folk
lore has a wide circulation. 1t came
down through many generations and
the proverbs gathered in the centu-
ries much OF the ancient philosophy
and cynicism of the Orient. ZABEILE
G. BoyAJIAN in an article in the
Contemporary Revic,c apparently
finds that the folk lore Of the Turks
and Armenians possesses more racial
characteristics than does the folk
lore of any other of the Near East
peoples. 1t is, at least, much less
familiar in its original form in the
West than that of any Of the other
races in the old Ottoman Empire.
"a friend looks at your head, an
enemy at your feet" "Gop turns the
mill of the fool" Business by the
ounce, friendship by the pound" are
proverbs long used by both Turks
and Armenians. while crossing the
river call the ferryman 'excellency' "
lS tutlT way VI tADitooihb thc lutd
that dying men catch at straws. In
stead OF "A priest abroad and a
devil at home" the Armenians say
"a light abroad, fire at home"
ITO kill two birds with one stone"
in Turkish Is Cleaning the candle
stick to butter the rice" "If the
thief is strong enough he will arrest
the householder" is the Turkish way
of implying that culprit may be
clever enough to incriminate his
victim. whom the gods wish to
destroy they first deprive of reason
has its parallel in the Turkish prov
erb "The end Of an overexcited dog
is the mango"
The Armenians convey the hope
lessness OF reforming rogue by say
ing. while they we're reading the
Gospel over the wolf he said Hurry
up, the sheep are passing" The
Turks encourage unostentatious liv-
ing by saying do good and throw
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
The Year in Flying.

This has been big year for the
United States in the development OF
flying. More than that, the things
accomplished here in 1922 areaimpor-
tant to the development of aviation
everywhere. We have not tagged
along in 1922. We have done some
leading. A chronology prepared by
the Aeronautical Chamber Of Com
merce Of America shows that clearly.
For instance.
In October\ Brigadier General
MITCHELL flew at the rate of 225
miles an hour over straightaway
course. That was a new world Is
record.
Y The United States Air Mail COM
pleted in July it's fourth year of fly
ing operations, covering 1,750,000
miles in twelve months without a
fatality.
Lieutenant KELLY and Lieutenant
MAcREADY broke another worlds
record in November, when they flew
1850 miles between San Diego and
indianapolis without stopping.
One flying boat service carried
10000 passengers on its lines be-
tween New York and Atlantic City,
Miami and Nassau, Key West and
Havana, and Detroit and Cleveland
At least twenty new types of air.
planes were started or completed in
as many factories.
The mapping Of the Mississippi
delta by airplane was completed by
naval aviators during the year.
Eighty-seven planes equipped with
radio watched over the national for
ests on the Pacific coast, giving them
protection against fire which would
not be possible without airplanes.
Several devices were perfected which
should make flying easier and safer.
Many more are in process Of develop
ment, one of these being the rever-
sible propeller.
The year has demonstrated, beyond
question the airplane's capacity for
sustained flight. 1t has promised new
marvels of speed. 1t has afforded
striking instances of the practical
uses to which flying can be put be-
yond the primary service of trans
portation. 1t has, in fact, opened ur
a vista of possibilities for 1923 and
the years thereafter which is beyond
our appraisal.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28

Mer Rouge before the killing; the
other is a former deputy sheriff. T. j..
BURNETT, who not only insists his
innocence but denies that he is a
Klansman. The State investigators,
however, do not eliminate the Klan
from the case in the least degree and
declare that they have proof that all
the members Of the hooded mob that
kidnapped DANIELS and RICHARDS were
Klansmen.
II the State should prove that this
brutal killing was the act of Klans-
man and that the Klan sought to pro-
tect him from the law the Ku Klux
would receive blow that ought to be
fatal to it.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
forward"

The convention of the Workers
party, a body composed almost ex-
clusively of persons who hate work,
adopted large number of resolu-
tions in the course of it's sessions.
None of them, however, contained
more exclamation points to the square
inch than the resolution which ended
as follows.
Workers! Forward with the
Workers party! Forward to the
victory Of the American Social Revo-
luton under the leadership and
guidance of the Communist Inter-
national -
While it was in the forwarding
business the convention might as wei
have swept onward to the natural
conclusion.
Forward to the crimes and shames
of Soviet Russia under the leader.
ship and guidance Of the Communists
International!
Forward to the sitting of ambition
and the suffocation Of industry! .
Forward to the destruction o
earth's most valued institutions, re
ligion and the home!
Forward to the subversion OF al
social and governmental order!
Forward to hunger, disease ant
dirt!
Forward to despair and death!
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
Workers Program Destined to Fail
But Federal Officials Fear Bloodshed May Follow
Adoption of Revolutionary Plans.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HnALn
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. G., Dec. ~.
The revolutionary program just
adopted by the Workers Party OF
America at its second annual conven-
ton in New York city is a real menace
to the American Government and insti-
turions. officials of the Department OF
Justice declared to-day. While 1t is not
feared q revolution can be accomplished.
1t was pointed out that much unneces-
sary agitation and bloodshed in some
localities may result.
In recent series of articles on the
activities of the Reds in America THE
NEW YORK HERALD presented documents
showing the close connection between
the Workers Party and the Communist
Party.
The Communist Party is divided into
two branches-No. 1. the legal" branch
or the Workers Party. and No. 2, the
Illegal or underground branch.
1t was decided at a conference of the
Communist Party this summer that in
order that the two parties might work
together with the greatest degree OF
harmony the same set Of officers should
govern both organizations.
That such policy Is being carried
out is shown by the following records OF
some Of the officers Of the central execu-
tive committee. or the national governing
body. of the Workers Party elected yes
terday:
JAY LOvESTONE New York
Has been arrested for criminal an
archy. Was a former organizer of
the Socialist Party, and has been on
program committee Of a Communist
convention.
EDWARD LINDGREN. New York
Member of editorial board of Com
m,lnist Labor Party Ne1s and former
secretary OF Central Executive Com
mittee Of Communist Party of Amer
lea.
ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG
New York-Political refugee in the
United States. Advocate Of direct
action. Former member of Commit
tee for Third Internationale Of Mos
cow for Socialist Party.
A. BITTELMANN, New York
Former alternate to Communist Party
Internationale.
LUDWIG LORE. New York -
Organizer for Communist Labor
Party.
]. LOUIS ENGDAHL, Chicago
FORMER secretary Oh oOClhllSL GdTty
in Illinois. and now an organizer.
Arrested with Debs and others and
convicted under espionage act.
JAMES p. CANNON. Kansas City
Arrested November. 1919. under Lever
(food) act, for creating riots during
Pittsburgh and Kansas coal miners
strike.
H. M. wICKS. Chicago--Formerly
on program committee of Communist
convention.
WILLIAM +. KRUSE. Jersey City
Convicted In Chicago under the Es-
pionage law.
NJ. JAKIRO, New York City-Mem-
ber of Communist Party. At sub
district committee meeting this sum-
mer he proposed that all youths who
are members of the party join the
military training camps to circulate
propaganda among the soldiers and
to become militaristc in preparation
for the time Of the revolution.
At secret conference of the Worker
Party In New York city on July 13. 1922
William Z. Ruthenberg defined the dis
tinction between the legal and illega
branches.
The illegal apparatus is supposed Il
The New York herald., 1922-12-28

it into the sea: II the fish do not
know it ALLAH will" "To-day's egg
is better than to-morrow's chicken"
is the Armenian version of "A bird
in the hand is worth two in the
BUSH" An angry man is said by the
Turks ito be wearing a shirt of fire."
An Armenian proverb which explains
itself is "If Gop wishes to rejoice the
heart of a poor man He makes him
lose his donkey and find It,"
Some of the most telling points
against their own Government are
made by the Turks in what appear
to be innocent stories without hiddeQ
meaning. Thus, in referring to the
all around dishonesty. of a public
official. a witty Anatolian remarked,
"They asked the camel why his neck
was crooked: he said, which part
of me is straight that my neck
should be stralghtT" Official Tur-
key was surprised early in this CEN
tury by the wide circulation Of the
saying "a fish with dead head
cannot swim" 1t was the Young
Turks way of describing the plight
OF Turkey under ABDUL HAMiD.
Miss BoYAJIAN tells the story of
how Khoja ate cucumbers by the
wayside. He peeled them, making the
peelings thick. "Let whoever passes
this way afterward think It was a
gentleman who ate cucumbers here
he thought Then he collected the
peels and scraped them thin. Let the
passersby imagine also that the gen.
tleman had servants" He again col
lected the peels and ate them, say
ing to himself. Let them think he
had horse as WE'LL" Nothing In
Turkish imagery could more COM
pletely express than did this story
the pretensions Of the Turkish OH
cials, their Inherent dishonesty and
the utter ruin they brought to their
country. They did not leave the peo-
pie even the peels they cast away.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
POLICE HEROES NAMES
GO ON BRONZE TABLETS
Five Killed on Duty Honored
at Headquarters.

Workmen late yesterday began in
scribing on the two bronze memoriaA
tablets In the main entrance of Police
Headquarters the names of the last
five policemen who lost their lives in
the performance of duty.
They are Patrolman Charles y. Potter
of the Bridge precinct, killed July %
while trying to rescue his daughter
from drowning; Detective Sergeants
William A. Miller and Francis j.
Buckly Of the West 135th street station,
shot and killed January while taking
Luther Boldly. negro. to the station !:
Patrolman John H. McMail OF the
Brownsville station. killed while puri
suing bandit on March 10. and PATROL
man Otto. w. Motz of the West 135th
street station. who was killed by an
insane negro who snatched revolver
from the policeman's holster.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28

send men into the army and navy to dis
tribute propaganda and to commit other
illegal acts. The legal apparatus Is
supposed to be used for the purpose of
obtaining recruits for the movement
who would not permit themselves to
join with an illegal revolutionary move
ment.
The Communists are clever opportu-
Dists. Wherever there is discontentment
they believe they cap~find likely sub
jects for their propaganda Yesterday
the Workers Party passed q resolution
to launch an intensive propaganda
among farmers and farm laborers un-
der a national agrarian organizer.
Department of Justice officials are
not worried about effect of propaganda
on the farmers. They say the farmers
are by far too sensible to permit them
selves to be moved by preachers Of
social revolution"
The danger lies in the effect of the
agitation among the working classes
and the negroes. The Communist Party
has men in many Of the labor unions
who are attempting to get control. They
are spreading propaganda among the
negroes in the hope Of melting them to
rebellion.
Secret Service operatives have every
phase of the revolutionary movement
under close watch. Every movement at
tempted by the Communists to date has
been unsuccessful They failed to stir
up the negroes because the blacks In
the South refused to accept the for
eigners." They failed to create sym
pathy for their cause through the pro-
duction OF radical motion pictures be-
cause of the large amount OF money re-
quired. They failed TO win labor over to
their moven1,nt because of the decrease
in unemployment. Department Of JUS
tice officials are confident the Com
rnunists will be no more successful In
their attempt to stir up the farmers to
an American social revolution"
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
A Tryst With Hills.

I have a tryst to keep when spring re-
turns,
A tryst with hills, green garbed and
wondering
Through all these winter days within
me burns
The fever Of the song my lips shall
sing
When. free at last. to keep my tryst
Out Of the city's gate unto the hills
Green hills, awaking from dream of
To long day dreams Of wind and
daffodils.
While yet remembrance OF departed rain
Turks in few last tears on blade
and leaf.
I will arise and seek them once again.
Fling from my shoulders days OF win
ter grief,
Stoop to the earth and kiss them every
Hills / have loved through long. long
days of sun.
HELEN FRAzEE-BowER.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
Ranches for Japan.
Prediction Of American Pioneers Are
Being Fulfilled.

To THE NEW York HERALD: The tele-
gram from Japan announcing that the
Japanese are planning to establish Eg
ranches by developing the wonderful re-
sources Of the Hokkaido is very gratify-
ing to the survivors Of the five thousand
or so foreign experts from many coun-
tries, but mostly Americans, who. be-
tween 1870 and 1900. helped the Japan
ese into modern life.
The faithful labors Of the Americans
Capron, Antisell. Warfeld, Eldredge, Ly-
man, Munroe and others who, as geolo-
gists engineers, agriculturists and ply
sicians. began the regeneration Of Yezo
--Yesso in the old maps-were not ap-
preciated by those who did not under
stand American methods and were not
familiar with New World ideas.
Some of the criticisms Of British on
lockers, for example. seem now silly
enough In view of the facts stated in
the telegram. Nor has any one more
than the late President Kato of the
University of Hokkaido Of Sapporo-a
city laid out on the American system
been more profuse in his appraisal of
values or appreciative Of results, paying
tribute Of praise where 1t belongs, TO
these American pioneers.
We OF the early '70s who trusted and
believed in the Japanese have hardly
been surprised at either their progress
or their honorable career IN diplomacy.
What your telegram described Is only
what General Capron predicted in my
hearing in 1873. With modern methods
Japan's soil has yet unbounded possi-
biiities, even to the full feeding of her
Increasing population That was the
goal OF Capron's ideals.
WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIs.
PULASKI, December 27.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28

tice Marshall, followed in a long line
of cases in the United States Supreme
Court since that time. and not with Mr.
Chief Justice Taft.
The Fourteenth Amendment made an
innovation upon this correct principle ;
it. did authorize judicial review of State
legislation. and the constitutional system
Is the weaker for the innovation. Indi-
vidual liberty As safest when intrusted
to the States. BENJAMIN S. DEAN.
JAMESTOWN. December 27.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
Skating Stars.

The night was cold, tho moon was dead
The earth was far below.
And in the rink OF stellar space
clrcled to and fro.
The silver stars and planets bright
Went skating madly by
II Is the steel upon their heels
That twinltles In the sky.
Mars traced the alphabet. a scroll.
A rhombod and n ring.
And Venus did a shimniy dance
And tried pigeon wing
Then / was back on Reilly's pond
Where had gone TO skate
And hit the ice when | essayed
To cut figure eight.
MrNNA IRVING.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
Parks or Roadways?
A Plea Against Wiping Out Beauty
Spaces in Streets.

To THE New lKoRK HERALD: The
plans Of Borough President Miller for
relieving trafic congestion ere excellent
in so far as street widenings and exten-
,sions are concerned, but ] would like
to protest against the suggested re-
moval of parked space from the road
ways Of Park avenue. Seventh avenue.
Broadway and Delaney. street.
These little strips of parkways were
planned to beautify our streets and
should be preserved and taken care OF
better than they have been; in fact all
our small parks are sadly in need OF
repairs and adequate supervision, some
of them being In deplorable state OF
dilapidation and ruin.
CHARLTON W. CRANE.
NEW YORK. December n.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
Flats of the '70s.
Six Large Rooms and Bath Rented
Then for $45 a Month.

To THE New YORK HERALD: In the
early '7Os Sol Gumprecht erected some
very good flats on Third avenue be-
tween Slxtieth and Sixty-flrst streets on
the east side Of the avenue. Stores
were on the street floor and there were
four families housed in each building.
They were the first modern flats rent
ing from s45 down. The second floor
cost the most. Each fiat consisted Of
six large rooms. kitchen and bathroom
and plenty of fine closet room. which Is
lacking in the apartments of to-day.
These fats were built In 1875.
HENRfErTE STRAUSS.
New YORK, December 27.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
EpItomc.

From the Arkansas Gosotte.
Beloved the cold injurious stars look
down
Upon this little love OF you and me
That Ia no other than a breath of mist.
A single heart beat In eternity.
And here. Beloved One at our needless
feet
These live their loves--these wistful
eyed, wee flowers.
we pass unmoved by their brief rap
ture as
The stars by ours.
G. T. DAVIS.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28

New York State has acquired Mount
Marcy. the highest peak in the State,
as q part of the forest reserve. 1t is
a noble eminence. known by the
Indians as Tahawus--Cloud Divider-
and selected by the white man as a
fitting memorial to great statesman.
Mount Marcy Is In the category Of
works of nature that should belong to
the public.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
WOMAN COURT APpoINTEE.

Marie Casey Of 452 West Forty-ninth
street, formerly prison matron of the
Department of Correction. was ap-
pointed court attendant yesterday by
Chief City Magistrate William McAdoo.
She is the first woman to receive this
appointment In this city. Her salary
will! be s1.317 year. She will take up
her duties January l in the Family
Court, East Fifty-seventh street.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Rain or snow
and colder to-day: Tomorrow fair, east
and northeast gales to-day, backing to
northwest by tonight.
For New Jersey--Rain in south and
rain or snow and somewhat colder in
north portion to-day; tomorrow fairs
easterly gales becoming northwest this
afternoon.
For Northern New England-snow,
probably heavy. to-day; colder tonight !;
tomorrow clearing; strong east and
northeast winds and gales to-day be-
coming northwest tonight.
For Southern New England-Hafn.
sleet or snow and somewhat colder to-
Gay; tomorrow generally fair and
colder. Strong east and northeast winds
ana gales to-day, becoming northwest
tonight.
For Western New York-Snow or rain
to-day; Tomorrow cloudy, not much
change In temperature easterly gales
becoming northwest this afternoon.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-General prect-
pitation. mostly In the form of rain, has
occurred within the last twenty-four
hours over the eastern half OF the coun-
Try except along the north Atlantic
coast. The temperature was lower to-.
day in northern New England, northern
and central New York.
The storm that was central over KEN
lucky tonight will move east-northeast.
ward attended by strong shifting winds
ana gales along the Atlantic coast from
cape Hatteras northward, probably be.
coming dangerous over the north Dor.
tioh tomorrow. Heavy snow is prob
able In northern New England and In
northern and central portion OF Eastern
New York. On Friday, generally fair
weather will prevail in the washington
forecast district. The temperature will
fall In the Atlantic States tomorrow.
NO unusually cold weather is indicated
except possibly in northern New Eng.
land. The temperature will rise Friday
In the Ohio and lower Mississippi wall
leys.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28

Premier MUssoLINr is going to have
new coins struck in which the fasces
will appear as emblematic of ancient
Rome and new italy, regenerated by
the Fascist" 1t is unfortunate that
the black shirt. which in all parts Of
the world has cbme TO be symbolic of
the Fascist, does not lend itself to
reproduction on the minted pieces.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
Professor Frost on the Job.

From the Lake Geneva tWis) Netcs.
The thermometer at Yerkes Observatory
weather Bureau station registered 20 below
zero Monday morning. December 10. accord
ing 10 Professor Il. II. Frost.
Friday morning the temperature was II
below zero.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28

A young woman complained yester-
day to a City Magistrate that when
she sought to elude him by riding on
the elevated railway an unwelcome
man successfully pursued her In a
taxicab. He Is lacking in sense of
the eternal fitness Of things; in pur-
suing an elevated railway train the
chase should be carried on by means
of an airnlane.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28

Highest temperature. Al. at II noon,
Lowest temperature. 80, at 800 A. M.
Average temperature. 43.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
e,.ar,,r I'm nm Arkansas Mystery.

Boich rcws IN Newport Independent.
Sol Heincmann fell In the ditch In the
neishborhood Of Balch and sprained his arm.
Some say one thing and some another. but
will vouch for him.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
A Weak Defense.

From the Topeka Capital.
Cigar ashes on the rug don't look bit
worse than face powder scattered all over
the dresser.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited TO II or not otherwise
credited In this paper and also the LOCAL
news published herein.
All rights OF republication Of special ais
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
ARMY CRITIC DROPPED.
Major Whceler-NichoIson sepa-
rated From Service.

BosroN. Dec. 27-Major Malcolm
Whceler-Nicholson recently court-niar-
tailed for his criticisms OF the regular
army. has been Informed by the War
Department Of his separation from the
service.
In letter 10 President Harding he
alleged "Prussianism'' existed in the
army. He later wrote a pamphlet en-
titled abolish the Army or Reform IT,"
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
LOCAL wEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature In this city yesterday. as
recorded by the official thermometer, Is
shown In the annexed table:
The New York herald., 1922-12-28
The Mer Rouge Case.

THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2S, 1922.