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The New York herald., 1922-05-14

TIME Junior League seems to me
interesting and benefcial-up
= to point. My own opinion is
but, of course, that one particular
woman can do a great deal of good;
two women in league, 1 am certain,
can only do half as much good as one,
and four proportionately less. What,
at this rate, is to be accomplished by
noble gathering of thousands / must
leave to minds more mathematical
than mine.
1t is necessary to be even more ex-
act and repeat the phrase particular
woman; it is again my antique and
quaint conviction that not all women
are equally valuable: some. not many
have every appearance of being-to
any possible place Of life-simply in
dispensable. For once / am not re-
ferring to mothers. Happily they
need no reference. Nor am / con-
cerned with admirable civic creatures
in hats that might have been bought
In shop for men. 1t would be posi-
lively dangerous for me to even at
tempt to offer them support or to ven-
ture a criticism. SeaSonably clad in
what the French so amusingly call
trotters they could rush me into one
of thesmagnificent rivers of Missouri.
No, the woman with whom, for the
moment, l have to do is neither OF
those. The conspicuous good she does
lies in different quarter. Among
other things, to leave what she is not
for what she is, she Is a solace for
the eyes-eyes feminine as well as
masculine. She is, too. eager, vivid
like flame: and that is the heart of
her incalcuable value; TO the rather
dull sticks of life. to men. in short, she
applies the fire of her torch; and. for
little, the men flame into a certain
Illusion of warmth and color and
beauty. They turn into ashes soon
after; but for the moment they are
sustained by a dream of limitless
power and immortality.
This cannot be dismissed as merely
masculine-if not actually Turkish
triviality. Governments. cities. condi-
tions are not realities; and while they
can be attacked. overthrown, 1t is no
more than the tumbling of pile of
stones to earth. Conditions, cities,
governments are always the projec-
tions Of single individuals, men and
sometimes women-solitary and vital
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Now. is French logic so divincly sane
toned that we can allow that to hap
pen? Must we all go down I'm order
that the treaty Of Versailles may be
fulfilled to its last comma? Are we to
cut our own throat with cheerful
resignation in order that France may
get her pound of flesh according to
contract under the signature of the
victim?
France is not asking for more than
the fulfillment of the treaty. France
is merely maintaining claims admitted
in the peace conference by Lloyd
George himself and President Wilson
and the German delegates. France is
asking only that justice may prevail
and her rights be recognized. That Is
true. Her logic is unanswerable in
terms Of logic. But in terms Of COM
mon sense her policy is fatal and
an outrage upon the human family. 1
except by way of the United States.
French passion has been so reused
by newspaper propaganda that any ad-
vice from England is regarded as
another proof of treachery. France
would listen to the United States as
she would listen to no one else in the
world because of her Indebtedness, and
for that reason immense responsibility
rests upon the American people. /
don't know what public opinion In
America is upon this Genoa confer
ence, but it is possible and likely that
they uphold the attitude Of France
regarding Russia. Now here again
France is logical.
France. supporting Belgium, insists
upon the restitution Of foreign prop
erty in Russia, although as a matter
of fact France at Cannes agreed to
compensation instead of restitution.
But IL any agreement with Russia for
the sake Of European recovery and
for humanity's sake regarding the
Russian people is to be prevented be-
cause of strict logic and ideal justice,
then great numbers of Russian peas
ants will be doomed to die next year.
as the great trading possibilities will
be denied to nations urgently in need,
and inevitably what reconstruction
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slowly happens in Russia will be
German monopoly. to the great danger
of France and Europe.
That is where logic fails and only
the larger vision rising above logic
may succeed.
Soviet Undemocratic.
l have no enthusiasm for the Soviet
Government of Russia. i think 1T one
of the worst forms Of government ever
devised and the most undemocratic.
But 1t is there, and from all saw in
Russia likely TO stay there. BY pres
sure from without 1t could be induced
to modify its autocracy and to admit
moderate and free opinion. In any
case it has power to act, and its posi-
tion at Genoa puts the question of
recognition In the background. 1t is
not only recognized, 1t has dominated
the assembly far too much owing to
division among the other Powers.
But am certain that these Russian
delegates. in spite of their Oriental
way of chopping logic. also were will
ing to come into line with a general
agreement of peace and throw over
board all but the last tattered rag of
their Communistic philosophy in re-
turn for economic aid. They We're even
ready and are still ready to demobil-
ize the Red army In return for Polish
demobilization. But France would not
hear of that because she wants the
Polish army in being when she marches
into the Ruhr.
What is going to be done about
France? 1t all amounts to that. The
French people do not understand what
is being prepared in their name, what
risks are being taken with their lives
and bodies, what the future has in
store for them If Poincare prevails
The policy Of Poincare and his crowd
must be prevented to save France as
well as the peace of Europe, but
it cannot be prevented by British
friendship with Germany based on a
breach with France. The French peo-
pie must be made TO believe that a dis
agreement with their Government pol
icy does not mean hostility to France.
Copyright, 1922, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
WOMEN AND LEAGUES
Written for the Junior League
BY JOSEPH HERGESHEIMER

and strong. No woman close to the
head OF Government would choose
to interrogate body of Aldermen.
Women banded. leagued together are
either depressed about their individual
position or conducting their real az
fairs in more or less private. Women
why not admit it, charming women,
make no mistake about the relative
Importance of their efforts. A lovely
dress, the embroidered breadth of an
Andalusian shawl, a brocade sandal
with a jewel at the strap-these. and
not votes, not papers. upset and reform
Governments.
If every woman with any influence
at all upon one. or two. or twenty men
would address herself vigorously to the
task of making him, or them, into a
reasonable and humane being, or
beings, in three days the thing would
be done, the world saved.
can't say for what. but it would bathe
in salvation. But this women. natu-
rally, will not do; they have more inn
portant objects to accomplish at home;
and so they join cheerfully and
earnestly into leagues. e'
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Germany Urged
to Tax Americans
for Cheap Liping
Reichstag Bill Would Assess
Tourists What They Save g
Under L. s. Costs.

Speciai Gable TO THE NEw YonK HErALp.
Copyright, 1922. bv THE New YoaK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin. May 13.
Foreigners living In Germany should
pay a tax equivalent to the difference be-
tween the cheap livteS In Germany and
the cost of living in their own country,
according to a bill which has been pre-
sented in the Reichstag by the German
Democratic party. The bill, ~ it becomes
a law. would tax Americans ct the rate
of four gold marks. or 81 daily. ard
Swiss and French tourists five francs
daily Nff
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by WILLIAM M'MURYRIE spEEr


Everybody should know what the
law requires in the case OF an auto
mobile accident. 1t is felony for any
one to run away il the motor vehicle
which he has been operating causes
injury to a person or another We
hicle and the operator has reason to
knowit.
The highway law defines motor ve-
hicle" to include "all vehicles pro-
PEELED by any power other than mus
cular power. except motor bicycles,
motorcycles, traction engines, road
rollers, fire wagons and engines. police
patrol wagons, ambulances and such
vehicles as run onSy upon rails or
tracks"
The provision in case OF accident is
the same for licensed chauffeur or
private chauffeur or a person oper-
ating his own machine.
Law on Fleeing Motorfst.
The law provides that "any person
operating a motor vehicle who, know
ing that injury has been caused to a
person or damage caused TO a vehicle, .
leaves the place OF injury or accident
without stopping and giving his name
and residence. including street and
street number and license number
shall be guilty Of felony"
The liability is the same whether
the injury or damage has been caused
by the culpability of the person op-
Grating the vehicle or by accident. The
report of name, residence and license
number must be given to the injured
party or TO a police officer. IL the in
jured party is incapable OF taking
down the name and license number
and there is no police officer near by
the person operating the machine must
go to the nearest police station or
judicial officer and report there.
The penalty for not doing this is for
the first offense a fine of not more than
$500 and imprisonment not exceeding
two years or by both fine and impris-
onment IL the same person is con-
victed second time the punishment
for the second offense must be inn
prisonrhent for not less than one year
and not more than five years.
The clerk OF the court shall also re-
port the conviction to the Secretary OF
State, who shall suspend the license
Of the person so convicted, or II he be
an owner the certificate of registration
of his motor vehicle.
Interpretation Left TO Court.
The court has interpreted what must
be done in such case. The law does
not require the operator TO state the
circumstances tending to show his re-
sponsibility. but merely to stop TO
identify himself.
The man who runs the machine
must stop at once and report immedi-
ately. II he himself is injured so that
he cannot report that is an excuse,
but II he is capable of running away in
his machine II Is to be presumed that
he was not SO injured that he could
not report.
The constitutionality OF this pro-
vision of the highway law has been
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
BY J. p. SIMPSON
of the Scots National League.

The Scottish home rule movement,
which is beginning to assume the di-
mensions Of a serious political issue. is
no new born babe. Among it's early
converts was Mr.. Gladstone. For the
last half century and more associa-
tions have existed the main purposes
of which were to foster the demand for
self-government. Academically at
least Scottish home rule has been for
some time past a plank in the Liberal
party's program. Yet until the last few
months there was little life in the
movement; chiefly 1t suffered from a
lack of active opposition. Even old,
cruste6 Conservatives had nothing to
say against It.; the man in the
street" was favorably disposed toward
it. but apart from small band Of
perfervid patriots no one could be
found to whip up any practical en-
thusiasm for it. Even the patriots In
question treated the issue rather as an
occasion for convivial gatherings than
as a serious political battle cry.
Scotland Wakes Up.
Two fresh factors have radically al
tered the situation. Ireland has OBJ
tained dominion status; this means
that Scotland alone of the British
tribes remains an obscure appanage or
England, deprived of representation
on the League of Nations. of a direct
voice in the management Of her own
affairs or the policy of the empire.
Scottish pride has been stung into re-
sentiment by this fact. The second new
factor is the economic and financial
impasse into which the country has
drifted. Saddled jointly with England
with the entire running costs OF the
British Empire, with her own trade
and financial interests not infrequently
eacrificed to those Of the dominan mt
partner, Scotland is beginning to in
quire whether the game is worth the
candle, whether 1t would not be better
and cheaper to run her own show and
to devote Scottish taxation 70 Scot
tish purposes.
Pride and thrift are strong constitu-
ents of the Scottish national character,
and they are both directly involved in
this new phase of the home rule ques-
ton.
The active supporters of the cause
are divided into two main groups, viz,
the Scottish Home Rule Association
and the Scots National League, and
while these two bodies are, to a GER
tain extent, working along parallel
lines, their aims are by no means iden-
tical. The Scottish Home Rule Asso-
ciation Is prewar body. which in the
main would be content with the crea-
ton of a Scottish Parliament in Edin-
burgh and the transfer of the seat of
Scottish administration from London
to Edinburgh; on the purely home rule
issue it represents moderate opinion
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Lillian Russell Warns Americans
Against Letting Down the Bars to
Europe's Undesirable Immigrants

is then compelled to pay s400 for each
immigrant deported. That includes
the cost of maintenance at Ellis Island
and the fare home.
If this country insisted on each i'm
migrant having a blood test before he
is permitted to start for America we
would save ourselves from the danger
of infection and could keep our own
country cleaner and its people health
ier. 1t would be more honest toward
the immigrant and would save this
Government large sums Of money. The
immigration laws should require the
blood test.
Our consuls need greater powers IL
we are to protect this country. They
should be permitted to act where they
are and without a lot of red tape. 1t
seems to me that some arrangement
could be made through the Ministers
Of Foreign Affairs.
/ strongly advocate the use of our
merchant marine and the opening of
ports up and down the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts. New York is now the
one great port Of entry and the con-
gestion here is enormous. If we had
port at Seattle for the people from
western Europe and Asia and another
at Galveston for SoVhern countries
and another at Charleston and still
another at Boston this port would be
relieved of much of it's work. These
ports would receive a certain share Of
immigrants.
Must Keep Quota Down.
After 1925 we must do something to
continue the per cent. quota or lower
1T, perhaps. l am in favor of stopping
immigration altogether. 1 heartily in
dorse the suggestion of the Secretary
of Labor that aliens who have no in
tention OF becoming citizens be taxed
" month. the money to be used for
teaching immigrants and their chill
dren to read, write and speak English.
What Senator Reed said about me
In the Senate after had made my re-
port to the Secretary did resent. His
remark was that might know about
stage costumes and cosmetics, but he
didn't see how I could know anything
about immigration. / don't think any
man would have thought for a moment
OF cosmetics. Under the circumstances
1t wouldn't have come into his mind.
Anyway, I take 1t as an honor to have
been the only woman discussed In the
Senate.
am particularly interested in Arti-
Gle III. of the immigration laws and I
intend TO start a campaign among
women to study and understand this
law.
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Europe in Worse Plight
Than If the Farley Had
Not Been Held, He Says

common sense, does not act by the
strict line of logic but by compromise
to suit the case, by forgiveness and
reconciling. by helping ones neighbor
to help himself, by converting enemies
into friends. by abandoning even just
claims II they lead to new disasters
and greater ruin. The safety of Europe
is greater even than the safety of
France alone. The health of Europe
must not be destroyed SO that France
may alone be powerful. The future of
the boyhood Of the world must not be
jeopardized by the certainty OF new
and dreadful wars in order that
France may wripg the neck Of Ger
many while she has the chance.
That is the situation which we face
now. 1t is perfectly certain France
can march into industrial Germany
cept such guerrilla warfare and mur-
der as will happen In back streets. 1t
is perfectly certain that Britain will
not prevent her. But in that case
there is no more chance OF European
recovery, and the next twenty years,
or far less, will be devoted to prepara-
tions for another Armageddon, with a
Encouragement Of friends and foes.
Germany will use Russia as her ar
senal and recruiting ground.
Poles as Border Police.
France will use Poland as her border
police until Poland is crushed between
the upper and the neither millstone in
a new national agony. All Europe will
gather into two groups for this inevi-
table conflict, for which Japan and the
Mohammedan world are waiting with
secret and enormous hopes.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
Law Declares It Felony
TO Flee After Motor Crash

tested and decided favorably by the
Court Of Appeals. The objection was
that it compelled a person to report
on himself and that was a violation of
the constitutional provision tEat a man
cannot be compelled in a criminal case
to be witness against himself.
The Court of Appeals. answering
this argument, wrote that 1t was not
required that a man should state facts
tending to incriminate himself or facts
to show his responsibility for the acci-
dent. but it complied with the law il
he gave his name, residence and
license number.
Parallels Answer Objections.
Tt was decided that this was not
more unconstitutional than to require
physicians to report deaths, druggists
to report the sale of poisons and fac
tory owners to report accidents.
1t Is also interesting to note that
the Court of Appeals said "that TIE
Legislature might prohibit altogether
the use of motor vehicles upon the
highways or streets of the State"
There is authority for this prohibition
Massachusetts and Maine, where the
use OF motor vehicles was prohibited
on certain highways and streets.
The reason for this as given by the
court Is the fact "that the motor We
hicle on account OF its size and weight,
OF its great power and of the great
speed which IL is capable of attaining
creates. unless managed by competent,
careful operators, a most serious
danger. both to other travellers on the
highway and to the occupants OF the
vehicle is too clearly a matter of COM
mon knowledge to justify discussion
The requirement OF stopping and
giving the name and address Is justi-
fled as "a condition OF operating such
machine" The great speed at
which they can be run enables the
person causing injury to escape un-
detected. leaving the parties injured
in person and property unable to tell
from whom they shall seek redress"
should Decrease Accidents.
The prompt enforcement OF this pro-
vision of the highway law and the
conviction OF some OF tho offenders
should tend to diminish the increasing
number of automobile accidents and
injuries.
The New York law does not go SO
far as that in some other States. In
Texas the law requires that the oper-
ator Of the motor vehicle shall give
any person injured all necessary as
sistance. This has been held to mean
that if requested he must carry the
injured carties to a doctor or hos
pital. Also he must bring a doctor if
the injuries are such as to require a
doctor. Merely giving his name. adj
dress and license number Is not suf-
ficient.
Under these laws the usual defense
of an automobile operator is that he
did not know he had done an injury.
This defense hangs on the phrase in
the statute knowing that injury has
been caused"
In recent cases that excuse has
failed on the theory that a man should
take the pains TO know and that ig-
noring q bump or a collision ia not
such Ignorance as the law excuses.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
One View of Home Rule,

Already our education, liquor laws,
land legislation, justice. police. lunacy
and other similar things are conducted
on different system from that pre-
vailing in England, and it has become
increasingly apparent that the Houses
Of Parliament in Westminster are far
too busy to give proper and adequate
attention to needed and desired re-
forms in Scottish legislative measures.
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and 1t voices the almost unanimous
desire of Scotland.
Scots League for Independence.
The Scots National League is more
extreme; on paper, at any rate. 1t is
out for independence. Its leader is a
scion of an old Scottish house, the
Hon. Rory Erskine of Mar. He Is an
uncompromising visionary, who would
at one blow wipe out the centuries and
restore the state of affairs as before
the Union. Any association with Eng
land is anathema to him. The curious
thing Is that this fanatical foe of
things English lives in London and is
utterly out of touch with popular sen,
timent in Scotland.
But on the principle that man
must always ask for more than he
hopes to get, a large and ever increas-
ing number of people are joining this
association who, with no desire to cut
the painter or divorce themselves from,
the British Empire. yet realize that
nothing less than dominion status
would meet the needs of Scotland. OF
this body Edinburgh is the strong
hold. owing largely to the skillful and
energetic leadership of it's local presi-
dent. Mr.. Lewis Spence, an author
whose standard works on South and
Central America have won him wide
the Atlantic. Founded since the war
1t has been conducting a very active
campaign by means of leaflets, public
meetings and a. monthly magazine
The probability is that it will at no
distant date emancipate itself from
the fatal dogmatism of the Hon. Rory
Erskine Of Marr and rally to itself the
ardent spirits of both associations.
AS compared with the rival body II
has the advantage of having politically
clean hands. The Scottish Home Rule
Association is suspect to large num-
Der of moderate electors by the fact
| that so many of it's leading members
are associated with the extreme wing
of the Labor party. The Scots Ma.
! tioral League, on the other hand. is
steering clear Of all party connection
1t Is a curious feature of the situation
that the extremist elements in general
politics should have fiocked into the
ranks of the moderate Home Rule AS
ISOLATION. and this has already had inn
portant results. The natural leader OF
the moderate home rulers is the Mar
quis Of Graham, and one cannot dc
better than define their position in his
own words:
One View of Home Rule.
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Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1922, by THE New YORK HERALD
n. Gin puII.IP CHRIS.
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But logic would reduce the whole
world to ruin. just as De valera's logic
is reducing. Ireland 10 ruin. Great
statesmanship and great leadership.
Ia say nothing Of Christian charity or
The New York herald., 1922-05-14

Special Cobie 10 TIVE Ngw YopK HrpsLp.
Copvri0ht. fsas. by THE New YosK HEa1Lp.
New York Herald bureau.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-23
BABE RUTH BEGINS /
BELATED HOMER DRIVE
nv Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, May 23.-Babe Ruth
has begun his belated 1922 home run
campaign. His circuit blow of the sea-
son started the Yankees toward rally
that tied the score and enabled them
to win a stirring battle with the st.
Louis Browns in the thirteenth, to <.
Camp Skinner, Yankee recruit, who is
earning a reputation as pinch hit
ter, knocked in the tying run with
single, and Joe Bush's RELIEF pitching
aided in the victory which gave the
New Workers a lead Of three games,
the most they have had this season.
Cooper's so victory over Philadel-
phia put Pittsburgh in second place in
the National league, erratic fielding
costing ST. Louis 13-inning struggle,
So, with Boston and its runner-up po-
sition in the race. AS the Giants
bowed before Cincinnati's stellar all
round play 10 for their fourth
straight setback, the Pirates are close
to the leaders.
The third extra-inning battle of the
day was halted in the eleventh with
the Athletics and Detroit deadlocked
at 5-5. Four home runs marked the
game, one of them, by Pinch Hitter
Clark, of Detroit, bringing in three
runs and tying the score in the ninth.
Guy Morton returned to form for
Cleveland and, with Speakers heavy
hitting, subdued Boston II. Faber
bested Erickson in mound duel and
Chicago nosed out Washington 4-3,
while Brooklyn, displaying further
evidence of comeback, BANKED Chi
cago, Dazzy Fance holding the Cubs
to four hits.