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New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
Daugherty Doesn't Answer

A corresp spondent Of The Tribune
asks whether Attorney General
Daughertg, in his defensive eXplana-
ton on May % of his connection
with the Morse pardon, answered or
lodged the only questions involved
in Senator Caraway's charges, to
wit:
No Did he accept employ
nlent to make a legal argument for
the release of Morse or did ne make
such an argument? This would
have been ethical even if his fee
had been ten times $4,000.
No. 2.-Was he retained because Of
his personal intimacy with President
Taft and did he capitalize his politi-
cal influence TO his pecuniary ad-
vantage? If so, is this not un-
worthy Of reputable member Of
the bar, besides being a fraud on
his friend?
No Bid Mr.. Daugherty, after
discovering that Morse had malin-
Gered expose the facts and make
an honest effort to have the mis-
take rectified, or did he confine
himself to endeavoring at private
interviews to induce Morse to pay
the agreed-on sum?
The Tribune has carefully ex-
amlned Mr. Daugherty's first state
ment 1t is unable to discover refu-
tation Of the Carawey charges He
ccvotes himself mainly to the labor
f trying to drag in extraneous is
sueg. He thus must be enrolled
mong the dodgers.
The Attorney Generals letter to
onator Watson given out yester-
..y leaves matters much as they
lre before He admits lover a
care active Investigation, prepara-
II and service in the cases." but
io ignores the matters on which the
rubic wishes light.
To date 10 sufficient reason is
ven why Mr.. Daueherty should not
write his resignation or why the
PRESIDENT should not demand it if
rot voluntarily rendered. The let
tors written by Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Wickersham seem to have little
earring on the present controversy.
!. Nf course, these gentlemen were not
rware of the conspiracy if they were
y .s victims.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

credits on the understanding that
these foreign credits should be enl-
ploted to redeem them. 1t was a
moral and legal commitment which
there is no reason for breaking away
from now. Only the desire of the
bonus supporters in Congress to give
something without seeming to I'M
pose payment for it on the country
prompts this continuous harping on
the foreifn debt as sufficient
source for bonus disbursements. Mr..
Watson was disngenuous and reck-
less in telling the Indiana Republi-
cans that the bonus fund rabbit can
be drawn out Of the foreign loan hat.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

taken. but if carrier 257 or even 500
rect long is constructed and is pro
vlded with proper rudders it can
navigate the curves of the canal chan
mel without any great difficulty.
In regard to speed on the canals. the
law provides that the speed main
tanned by barges, as at present con-
structed, shall not exceed six miles an
hour in artificial channel sections. or
ten miles an hour in the canalized
rivers and lakes which constitute ap-
proXimately rs per cent of the canal
system. However, this association. at
its exhibit in the last National Marine
Show In New York City, showed three
new end distinct types of barges, one
electrically driven. another equipped
with Diesel oil engines and a third
with internal combustion engines, so
designed that they can maintain a
speed of from ten to twelve miles an
hour III the most restricted sections of
the canal and do no damage to the
side walls, etc.
Inc time consumed in lockages
averages but fifteen minutes. and it is
estimated that when the new typs
barges are constructed these carriers
VIII make the voyage from Buffalo to
New York in less than four days. Even
at the present rate the barge fleets
maintain we find that feet Of four
steel barges. carrying $500 cargo tons,
will leave Buffalo at the same time
tnat freight train does, moyinr the
same low grade commodity. and that
the fleet will be discharging, it's cargo
at one OF the New York terminals be-
fore the railroad train has reached
Albany. This, Of course, applies to
such freight as grain. ore, ETC., aad
does not include high grade COM
modities which move at express speed.
G. P. GLEASON,
Secretary Great Lakes Hudson and
Atlantic Waterways Association.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
DeadIocked

The operators and miners Of the
anthracite industry, in contrast with
their brethren in the bituminous
mines, have been comforting about a
settlement of their differences since
before the strike began.
Yesterday they adjourned for a
week, still deadlocked after more
than two months Of discussion. The
miners hatly rejected the proposed
reduction Of q per cent in wages
offered by the operators and instead
demanded a 20 per cent increase.
On other suggested points as we'll
both sides still are at odds.
The anthracite industry has long
been more closely organized than the
bltuminous. 1t is practically COM
pletely unionized, and the control of
the properties is in the hands of a
small group of operators. The out
put is limited and the demand stable.
The industry has not suffered from
the evils of overproduction and of
competition between union and non
union mines which have beset the
bltumlnous industry. And yet this
well organized" industry has made
no advances toward a strike settle
ment.
How much longer, then, will it
take the bituminous operators and
miners to come to an agreement,
both sides lacking the concerted ac-
tion that exists among the anthra-
cite people? If they should COM
mence comforting tomorrow and pro-
ceed no more rapidly than the an
thracite confereos they would find
themselves in the first week in Au-
gust no nearer settlement than
they are to-day.
The slow progress Of the anthra-
cite conference thus holds out little
hope Of a settlement Of the strike
without outside interference. It also
shows that even when both sides
meet it is a long time before an
agreement is finally reached.
The Administration has shown a
mild interest in the prevention of
protlteering. But until it shows a
keen interest in the termination Of
The strike matters will simply 90
from bad to worse. The Administra-
ton is already two months behind
hand.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
Back to the Ranks

/, is evident that Mr.. Babe"
Ruth's five weeks sequestration by
Judge Lands hasn't taught him that
even the great are bound by restric-
tions.
Mr.. Ruth hasn't been doing so we'll
since his release from the bench. The
plaudits Of the multitude that used
to accompany his mighty swats have
been few, because the swats have
been infrequent. Perhaps this has
soured him. Perhaps he became
cynical because the populace would
not applaud him for himself alone.
and reflected bitterly on mans in
gratitude and benefits forgot.
Anyway, when an umpire declared
him out he not only threw handful
of diamond clay at that official but
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

them-in other words, to give the peo-
pie what they most desired. But in
this endeavor he of the lesser kingdom
was more successful than his more il
lustrious prototype, for he won for
himself the unswerving loyalty Of
every one within the limits of his
tomain. His reign knew neither
street barricndes nor muttcrings of dis
content he was superior to the other
in the qualities Of political leadership
and with better education and wider
vision he might have become states
man instead Of a politician.
Under his mild despotism the island
became sanctuary for the wayworn
and sin-laden, who were glad to escape
the vigilance of the New York police
and creep down to a place where they
could end their days in what to them
was peace. These were permitted to
settle on condition that they trans
acted no nefarious business in the
chiefs bailiwick, a precaution quite un-
necessary, as there was nothing worth
stealing there and few visitors carried
money enough to tempt a pickpocket.
Many of these derelicts were relieved
from time to time by friends from the
city who came down in the off season
to see if they were still alive, and sell
dom failed to leave a few dollars be-
hind them.
The work of Baron Haussmann in
remaking Paris not only served TO
make that capital more attractive to
visitors than before. but left on it an
ircelible reminder of the glories of
imperial days and of the sovereign at
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
Barge Canal Navigation

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent writing of
Limitations of the BARGE Canal in
your edition of yesterday, brings up
several points which warrant attention
In the first place, he asserts that he
made trip through the canal last
summer on d boat with a draft oe
eight and ore-half feet and struck
bottom five times. If nc did so the
trip must have been made early in the
year and before the state authorities
had removed the channel distractions
as the required depth of twelve feet
was available throughout the entire
canal system during the summer
months, and barges drawing from ten
to ten and one-half feet Of water
were operating on the canal without
difficulty.
In the second place. your CORE,
spondent should make a difference be
tween depth and draft. A boat with
an eighteenfoot depth can operate on
draft Of ten to ten and one-half
feet on the barge canal and leave a
freeboard of eight feet.
Whether it is practicable to operate a
barge or vessel which can travel on
the high seas over the barge canal is
different matter In the first place
such operation will serve no real pur-
pose, as the laws governing ocean
operation are entirely different from
hose relating to navigation on the
canal and the Great Lakes, and it ia
extremely doubtful if any oceangoine
vessel can be operated with any de-
gree OF success on a long and re-
stricted inland canal On the other
hand, barge 257 feet long can be
operated on the canal and we have Ave
steel motor ships, each 256 feet long
and SO feet wide, navigating on the
canal to-day.
What your correspondent has to saw
relative to width is a point varv well
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
Allied Bonds and the Bonus

Senator James L. Watson was ap-
Narently drawing long bow when
lie told the Indiana Republican State
Convention that bonus act would
be passed at this session of Con
rress, would entail no new taxation
and would be paid for out Of the for
tlgn loans due from our allies. Pres
ident Harding has repeatedly said
that he would approve no bonus bill
which did not carry taxation to meet
lonus charges, He has said that it
would be impracticable to depend on
Aflied repayments to meet soldiers
claims. He has also said that the
only kind of bonus bill he favored
was one including a sales tax.
Repayments by the Allies are un-
certain. Negotiations for liquida-
ton of this debt have hardly begun
and will probably produce small re-
suits within the next few wears.
Congress never contemplated the use
Of interest or principal returned by
our European borrowers for general
Treasury purposes. BY the Liberty
Loan act this foreign debt discharges
fund was specifically set aside for
the redemption of Liberty Loan
bonds or Of other outstanding gov
ernment bonds Section of the act
reads:
''rhat the Secretary of the Treas
ury, under such terms and conditions
as he may prescribe, is hereby au-
thorized to receive on or before
maturity payment for any obligations
Of such foreign governments pur-
chased on behalf OF the United States
and to sell at no less than the pur-
chase price asy OF such obligations
and to apply the proceeds thereof and
any payments made by foreign gov
ernments on account of their said
obligations to the redemption or pur-
chase at not more than par and ac-
crued interest of any of the United
States bonds issued under authority
CT this act, and If such bonds are not
available for this purpose the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury shall redeem or
purchase any other outstanding in
terest-bearing obligations of the
United States which may ST such !
time be subject to call or which may
be purchased at not more than par
and accrued interest"
The government sold the Liberty |
bonds used As basis for foreign
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
Another Lloyd George Shift

The latest speech of Lloyd George
ingeniously argues, first, that there
was no retreat from Genoa, and, sec
ond, that in the retreat which oc-
CURED he triumphantly saved odds
and ends of baggage.
But finally ceasing to sing song
Of jubilation in a falsetto voice,
he makes two points worth noting.
One is depreciation Of further ex-
corlation of France. The open sea
son for threats TO isolate her and
make her a defendant prisoner be-
fore the bar Of civilization is appar-
emily over. British common sense
has once more reassertod itself, and
Mr.. George once more RECOGNIZES
that if Great Britain breaks with
France his German and Rus
sian friends are kelly to boil an
other hell broth for Europe and the
world. Grim necessity and COM
mon danger require France aud
Great Britain to hold together.
We're the United States effectively
joined as a third powerful partner
IN perpetuated protective under
standing the prospects for peace
would be brighter than they are.
Widespread ropaganda ceaselcssly
carried on to separate the Allies
beats against the rock of the simple
truth that discord means calamity.
May Mr.. George, strengthening the
slnews Of his resolution. stick this
tune, and not go wandering off into
support of the doctrine that German
and Russian promises are an accept
able substitute for French per
formances.
A second interesting contribution
by Mr.. George is his discussion Of
the Russo-German agreement. He
would have us believe he was sur
prsed and shocked when the instru-
ment was signed and published. But
he knew IN advance that it was in
preparation. Truculently says Os-
wald Garrison Willard. whose biases
and proclivities are we'll known:
The haying ceased when il was dis
covered that Lloyd George as we'll as
other British officials knew all along
that this pact Was on the way
Why the Bolshevist power in Rus
sla and the present government Of
Germany tend toward an alliance is
no secret The influences at work
have been patent for three years.
There is fraternity now as there was
formerly fraternity in III doing dur
ing the wars critical time. Then
Russia and Germany were in effect
ailies--one played the role Of de-
serter while the other attacked. So
the immoral foundations Of an i'm
moral Pact We're Laid while the guns
still blazed. Now there is further
community Of interest, and Germans
can make guns for Russians to use,
as Mr.. George frankly scknowl-
edges.
OF course, Germany and Bolshe-
visit Russia tend to come together.
No one needed to wait for Genoa to
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
The Passenger 8 Viewpoint

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The 10 per cent reduction in
freight rates will not benefit the ulti
mate consumer single cent. A reduc-
tion in passenger fares would have
promoted travel, stimulated commerce
and benefited the public and the stock
holders. LUIS JACKSON.
Upper NJ nteiair, N. j., May34, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
The T0wer
M f M O r Y
T TPON a shelf ! found it,


TTPON shelf / found it,
~ Where dreams forgotten lay.
| do not know who bound it,
This book of yesterday,
With covers SCARED and tattered
BY passage Of the years;
With hy-leaf strangely spattered
AS though by ancient tears.
Its leaves were Drowned by ages;
Its print was faint and old;
And there were missing pages
That broke the tale it told.
The sky, it said, was fawless;
The world was bright with May,
And spring winds, blithe and Iawless
Ran on to show the way.
1t said that grasses tender
Cried out beneath our feet;
Your hand was cool and slender;
Your eyes were calm and sweet;
Your lips were made for kissing
How ancient wounds still smart!-
And then-a page is missing.
know that page by heart.
We speak Of fading passion,
And swore we would be friends
Despite what fate might fashion
And there the story ends.
All, cold and bleak the ember
That dreamed it's dream of flame
| struggle to remember,
Yet can't recall your name.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
More Truth Than Poetry
BY James J. Montague
In Memonam

John Doe is dead, the good old
man,
Who's stood before the bar
A criminal, since time began,
Wherever cOurtrOOmS are.
No iot Of reverence or awe
The rascal has displayed;
He's broken every single law
That ever has been made.
Policemen, running down crime,
Have hunted high and low.
And always in the course of time
Have brought in old John Doe.
He's burgled, pillaged, forged and
He's perjured, robbed and lied,
His yearning for ill-gotten gain
Was never satisfied.
In every prison that there is,
In dungeons deep and dark,
That ever busy hand of his
Has carved its we'll known
mark
No judge has ever served a term
On benches here below
Who's not, in accent clear and
firm,
Passed sentence on John Doe.
And now he's dead-for Mr.. Taft,
In one judicial breath,
Has swept this famous King Of
Graft
To dim and dusty death.
The law for his time-honored
Has no official use,
And so he's dead, but just the
same
Wen miss him like the deuce.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
Danascene Law

The cable dispatches are not kind
enough to describe the exact offense
that Charles r. Crane, Of ambassa-
dorial rank. has committed in the
Levant. All we are told is that a
French military court, sitting at
Damascus, in French mandate terri
tory in Syria, has tried him in his
absence and sentenced him to twenty
years Of Imprisonment.
The mysteries Of French military
law an outsider may not hope to
penetrate. We gave it up in Dreyfus
days. 1t manifestly moves in ways
no American understands.
What did Mr.. Crane do and why
did not the military police catch
him? The incident is a contribution
to the serio-comic events of the time,
for while the status of Mr.. Crane in
Syria was that Of some sort Of crim-
nal he was being accorded inter
views with ministers and otherwise
shown distinguished consideration in
Paris. 1t must be that French nerves
in Syria, because Of the heat or other
reason, are frayed a little.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

The Anti-Saloon League is not going
to take any further action against home
brewers, according to its counsel. This
makes the beief that tho pumishment
more than fits the crime practically
unanimous.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
Worth the Trip

Russia got something out of the
Genoa conference. She didn't have
to feed the delegates who attended.
Copyright by James J. MontasueD
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

Tlle Associated Press is exclusively e1ttued to
'he $50 for republication Of al dlDstcNes
credited % N no. otherSise credited in this
ts.tr ard also the local Of spontaneous oriyn
Published hcreiu.
Al tights %: capitalization Z" all other matter
hsreln reserved.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

The above-cited organization, by the
way, has no connection with the Ante
Saloon League, Of which-if we remem-
Der ectly-Noah was the founder
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
G u A B A N I Y

Seu can purehass mecrhsndise advertised In ThE
ypiBUSe with absolute safsty--for IL disSatis'ao'
tlsn -esats in any case The TRIBUNE Gusran.
tees to pay your morsy back request. No rcd
tap. No auihelins. We refund promptly II the
advertiser
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

Tip to William H. Anderson: Lookut
what happened to Ham.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
An Execution

A dramatic critic is the only man
we know Of who makes money by
knocking
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
lust a Scramble

Modern politics consists Of a race
of both the big parties to grab the
most promising issues.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

The Westchester authorities have
decided to keep both watch and
Ward.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

The recent advance in price Of gaso-
line is probably due to the amount the
oil concerns have to pay for advertising
TO induce the public to use more and
reduce the reserve supply.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

Japan has decided not to compete
for the Davis Lawn Tennis Cup.
This will serve the Hearst papers
with another excuse for declaring
war.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

Babe Ruth will have to be taught
that throwing things at the umpire
is the exclusive privilege of the spec
tators.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

Somehow we don't feel as confident
as we should that the tariff bill will
exhaust the Senates entire store Of
reservations.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

Lord French advises Erin to "h,o+
out the past" probably in the hope Of
diverting the patriots from their ear.
nest effort to eliminate their future.
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New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

WHAT is THE GUN WHEN THE
TARGET is DEAD?
Tho pistol given to him sixteen years
ago as a present from a widow in Brooklyn
who had no use for the weapon after her
husband had died, he said.-The Sun.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

Dared oy N~w yors Tribune Inc. New Ycik
Coyr-Nstioa. Published daily. Ogden Reid, rrefl-
RnxSs R.ld Secretary X T. MHftd Treasurer,
Aed-vas 1YtbUse Buiidipg i5s NASSAU Street, Ne"
Ts-.. sSi.phcne i.@eknsr 5000.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
Hark from the Tomb Com
mandatory Sound

(Found by A. c. Tyler in the NeWport
News. Va, "Daily Press')
The public is our reference. We
refer you to those whom we have
served. They will convince you Of our
efficiency and of our fairness. They
will tell you that at all times we are
thoroughly dependable. II. S. Cum
ningham, Funeral Director and EN-
balmer
Evening journal., 1922-12-29
WOULD
FEED GERMANY

WASHINGTON. Dec. % Omitted
Press) 1.-THE United States Govern
ment would be empowered to pro-
vide a billion dollar credit for Ger
many for the purchase Of foodstuffs
and raw materials in this country
under a bill introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Bursum. Republican,
of New Mexico.
The bill. however. specifies that
the credit granted in one month
shall not exceed $50, 900. 900 nor in
one year NOR than $3.50. 600 900 with
the specified aggregate of a million.
The foodstuffs TO be purchased
would be shipped to Germany in
American vessels. The secretary of
the treasury who would be author
lied 10 carry out the provisions OF
the bill Is instructed TO specify an
interest of 5 per cent on the Ger
man obligations, bonds, etc. which
the bill states should be secured by
adequate collateral or industrial OBJ
legations"
The German government. likewise
would be restricted from spending
money gained in the sale of these
products and is required
TO place 1t in a trust fund which
would be used to pay Off
the American obligations.
To provide money for the loans
the secretary Of the treasury would
be empowered to borrow on special
Ave year bonds.
Evening journal., 1922-12-29
ALC0 LOAN TO
ISSUE NEW SERIES

The Alec Building and Loan Asso'
citation with offices at the plant o.
Amalgamated Leather Companies
Inc. Front and Adams streets, is pre-
pairing to issue its second series OF
stock on January. 5.
This association was organized In
July 1922 by the employees of the
Amalgamated Leather Companies
and Lindley c. Kent Lumber Com
pany but does not restrict member
ship to employees only. Anyone is
elegible TO become a share holder.
They have $50 shares in their first
series and numerous applications
have already been received for shares
of the second series. All money
has been Immediately loaned to
members as first mortgage on their
homes.
The following directors have been
instrumental in the success of the
association:
Frederick j Blatz,- president; c.
Stanley Chambers. first vice-presi-
dent; Ira F. Jones. second vice-pres-
ident; c. A. Monaghan, treasurer;
f. J. Finn, assistant treasurer; Ed
win W. Booth, secretary; John F.
Bishop, assistant secretary; George
c. Herring. Jr., attorney Walter j.
Miles Friel, Frank T.
Sudowski, Peter A. Blatz. Harry A.
Schrade. Andrew Rimlinger, Guy r.
Ford, George A. Bernard. Adam T.
Hertrich. Raymond Scott. Scott p.
LivermOre, George Somers.