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New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
The Subconscious Ego
OF American Life

The American type of house has been trans.
planted into this Washington atmosphere and
has grown more beautiful than its ancestor
Here the Colonial of New England becomes
more Colonial than ever the Colonies builded
The old Dutch house of the Hudson River be-
comes more Dutch than it was in Holland
The French of New Orleans, the manor house
of Maryland and the gardened villa of Charles
ton when they take root in Washington ex-
hale new and vital beauty that they did not
know in their original habitat Washington
modifies, transforms, exalts. In Washington
live the genii who make things turn into some
thing else. Washington is in some way the
sub-conscious ego of our American life, rich
fnexplicable and irresistible, the imperial city
of our imperial vision, the expression of our
future rather than our past, dream that has
not yet come true, but one that haunts us with
its strange reality.
So we have in Washington two kinds of
government: An orderly, constitutional gov
ernment, which seems to function, which
seems to be the real government ard which
seems TO be the only government 1t is the
government TO which simple-niinded men and
women tuyn for relief ia times Of stress. Then
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
The Anti-Saloon Leagues
Program Outlined

The second item in the league program is
the civil service bill, introduced in the Senate
by Senator Ernst, of Kentucky, and Congress
man Wood of Indiana. 1t will concentrate the
law enforcement activities in one bureau and
give it larger freedom in the enforcement of
the law. The Commissioner of Prohibition will
have control over distilled spirits from the
time they are manufactured until their final
disposition. He will supervise the collection of
taxes and all moneys received by directors who
will be required to give bond as collection
agents, similar to the bonds now required of
collectors Of internal revenue. 1t will concen-
trate in officer direct and full responsibility
for the enforcement Of these laws under the
immediate supervision of the Chief Execu-
tive. The measure will promote efficiency be-
cause the officer who is best acquainted with
the problems of enforcement will have au-
thority to make final decisions.
Tms,rx~d: bill to make it felony to forge
permits for the illegal withdrawal of liquors.
Fourth: A bill to deport aliens who have
been convicted for violating the prohibition
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
THE SCHOOL, OF AUCTION RRIDGE

T Is undoubtedly for the best interests of
the game that the so-called ''invitation to
n go n0-trumps" is dying out. For time
there was quite fad for bidding club or
diamond as hint to the partner to go no
Tumps with the natural result that if the
partner had anything as good as an ace and
king he felt obliged to respond to the .sinvita-
tion' too often with disastrous results.
still more popular invitation, now never
used by good players, was known as "the
shout" This was to call two clubs or dia-
monds, to show a solid suit and beg the part
fer to shift to no-trumps If he had shoppers in
the Others or good cards even in two of them
IL was my privilege once to sit behind player
VINO shouted with seven diamonds to the ace
King, queen, his partner holding three aces to
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

starts with club and if A trumps it Y
will over-trump. can now put z back into
the lead with small trump or a small diamond,
SO that q may lead his remaining club This
Will trump, no matter what A does If A
does not trump he must discard diamond.
This is>supposing z got in on the diamond and
that has trump left
Whichever red suit did not lead at the
second trick he leads now. If this is the
trump picks all up and forces A to discard
at the same time, so that either makes two
spades or spade and diamond at the end
AS AS trumps are of no use to him. his hest
defense would seem to be to trump both the
clubs, 50 as to hold his choice Of discards as
long as possible, but nothing he can do will
defeat the solution
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

merce. Also for further development of the
consular branch of the State Department
Finance-The chamber has always taken
constructive attitude on the bonus. President
Barnes has just appointed committee to in
vestigate and report on forms Of relief for
veterans.
Merchant marine-The chamber is for a
merchant marine and some form of subsidy
The policy of the chamber is always to stand
for principle and not for particular piece
OF legislation. The representatives of the Ma
tional Chamber of Commerce are striving to
get uniform ocean bill of lading and to have
legislation which will force the government to
stand damages when it's public vessels do in
jury to private vessels.
The chamber also has an interest in the coal
commission and believes it has an opportunity
to bring order out of chaos. Representatives
OF the chamber also are interested in the pro-
posed legislation on trade associations and on
the workings of the present immigration and
the formulation Of a permanent immigration
policy. A national forestry policy, a policy
looking to the reclamation of waste lands, a
national waterway policy-all are matters that
interest the National Chamber of Commerce
Here is great organ of super government,
not bad, but exceedingly helpful to govern
ment, functioning within government, vet
above government controlling government
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Functions of the National
Chamber of Commerce

Typically the fairest and most representa-
tive and most democratic organization in
Washington is the National Chamber of Com
merce. 1t is organized in half dozen big de-
partments, and when question arises in
American business in any division, as for in
stance, insurance, transportation, merchandise
ing or communication, a ballot is sent out to
all interested parties, to chambers of COM
merce all over the land, and to trades associa
tions. The question is carefully stated by ex-
perts, and the two sides honestly and clearly
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
By r. F. FOSTER

they had seven spades between them and could
hand had no re-entry
Ems brings up point that SO many be-
glnners, and even fairly good players, over
look, which is the Importance of having a re-
entry as well as long suit When the suit is
solid and the re-entry is sure it is a waste of
time to invite" a no-trunper, and much bet
ter to make that bid at once. The partner
must have bust in both the other suits to
prevent the no-trumper from making at least
the contract, if not the game.
The Importance Of re-entry will he evi-
dent if we consider two factors. The first is
the assurance that the suit can be brought into
play, even if an unusual distribution ;s foind
against it. The other is that the partner NAV
not be able to lead the suit. or perhaps onlv
once, and it turns out that the adversaries
can stop it.
Now we come to cases in which the suit is
not solld 1t one lead will establish it and
tnere IS sure re-entry, well and good. But
suppose there is no re-entry? The value of
the suit then turns upon the partners ability
TO get In and lead it. This again turns ON his
ABILITY to lead it more than once, because no
matter now often he can get in, the suit is of
no value if he cannot make it.
these considerations have led good nlavers
70 formulate very useful rule. If Won have
pid "a minor suit and your partner has gone to
no-trumps, leave him alone if your suit is of
average length, as the probabilities are that
ne mas several cards of it. But if it is a suit
o. SIX or more cards and is not solid rebd it
axe the example in the preceding column:
dealt and bid club. which A passed. It
- 70 gear tnat will go no-trumps just as quick
" on bid OF one club from his partner as he
nave made two tricks in that suit. One PLAYER
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

presented by the best minds in America The
vote is carefully tabulated and made matter
Of public record. Then the record is laid be-
fore the members of Congress. Each member
can see how his home merchants, bankers and
manufacturers voted upon any question and
how the country voted, or how any section of
the country voted. These tabulations have
great weight with Congress.
This year the American Chamber of Com
merce is considering rather seriously five big
questions. These questions have gone through
the referendum, and when the National Cham
Der of Commerce goes before Congress it will
be able to tell Congress exactly what the
business men of America think of these cues
tons Its agenda to-day is something like
this:
First in the field of efficiency and economy
in government as in the budget, the National
Chamber would like to see the President have
power to veto items and riders on appropria-
tion bills. The chamber is urging reclassi-
hcatlon Of government employees in Wash
ington and is interested in departmental or
ganization, and while they have no attitude on
the subject except in principle they will
will vote.
Foreign trade--The chamber is for further
development for the foreign and domestic
commerce bureau of the Department of Com
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Imperial Washington"
Has TIDo Meanings

Gradually we are taking under our domin-
our shores that are not tied down to England
Central America feels vaguely the presence Of
this lust in our eyes which we deny; so we are
under suspicion among our neighbors. But
the imperialism of Washington is not merely
desire for foreign dominion. We are build
ing up strongly centralized government for
the people of this continent. Americans are
finding, that they must turn to Washington
more and more for direction in their business,
their sanitation, their social activities, their
educational purposes.
Our capital, Imperial Washington is be-
coming more and more a sacred city, holy
of holies in our politics, place of pilgrimage.
New York remains our intellectual and COM
mercial capital. There in the blare and roar
of the avalanche of commerce that scours the
cavernous banks of the trade channels that
griddle the town, the lifebood of America
courses its tumultuous way New York is at
the heart of things. But Washington rules
From Washington come the impulses, the
Visions the purposes that rise within us some
times only to be thwarted and appear else
where in the mob desires, the prohibitions and
the restrictions which guide and give color
and character to our lives New York is
Grass and material thing, beautiful, powerful
obvious, glorious. Washingtons glory is of
the spirit. 1t is elusive but never uncertain.
No one doubts the charm. No one can ques-
tion the power of Washington, even though it
is often mysterious and impalpable.
This autumn the town itself, the outward
ana visible sign of Washington, is not so
gorgeous as it often is in October, because
dry September thinned out the foliage The
mowers are not SO gay as they sometimes are,
ana because Congress is not in session the
town is bit dull. But it is Frightening up as
tne season deepens. Washington has odd sea-
sohal hablts In the late spring certain small
dealers In odd things, small fruiterers, confec
tioners. oyster men, curio venders and owners
OF, antique shops close their places and disap-
pear. They go like the birds; perhaps thew
light in Atlantic City, perhaps they appear in
the Adirondacks or the Rockies or on tho
Maine coast. Few Washington people ever
meet them; they just disappear, and in Octo-
ber cor,e back and brighten the side streets.
They are coming back now, and SLOWLY the
hotels are filling up. Washington is COMING
to life. Why it should suspend animation
heaven only knows. But it does. Commerce in
Washington knows its own trade winds. In
another month Washington will be normal
And the more normal Washington is the more
unlike any other American city it is.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

and narcotic laws. There are approx;r,,.,-
100000 aliens in the United States = !.
estimated that about 10000 of them .. ! !. 2
lating either the narcotic law or The v,.,;..
tion law In many places the majoritr jan.
liquor law violators are aliens Thsv an -.
1aiis and burden taxpayers. 1t is hard enough
for law-abidiag citizens to take care Of ars,.
ican criminals without this additional buraer
The United States has provided for wears &,
the deportation of alien criminals yolat;o,
laws involving moral turpitude. Up to ii,
present the laws relating to the prohibition II
narcotics and the liquor traffic have not bes,
construed as involving moral turpitude.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

rather than being controlled. In this organ,-
zation every business has a vote, not every
man, as in political democracy. It follows
the soviet idea, and is based upon the fact that
mere numbers, mere men, mere human beings
counted and divided in piles, don't mean much.
National elections are of no consequence to
these super governmental organizations. They
go right on above parties and outside of
politics, making sentiment, dominating legisla-
ton. They are the real government
Consider for the moment another great
American organization, the Anti-Saloon League.
1t is organized somewhat as the C. of G. and
the Federation Of Labor and the League of
Women Voters and the Bankers Association
organized. 1t has its membership,
little leagues all over the land. The leagues
hold conventions and pass resolutions and the
resolutions gathered into state conventions
make state platforms, and the sentiment of the
state platforms are garnered at the national
conventions to make national programs. The
national program of the Anti-Saloon League
this year briefly is:
First--To extend the three-nile limit to
twelve miles Rum smuggling ships of for
eign registry are lowering along the coast of
the United States, supplying liquor for illegal
purposes The Anti-Saloon League feels that
America cannot successfully cope with this
illicit traffic under the present three-mile limit
law. Liquor smuggling ships, the most elusive
and dangerous law-breakers to apprehend, are
the greatest source of liquor supply for illegal
purposes
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
OutDard Forms Of Power
Which Fool Nobody

So we have two classes of statesnier--a oss,
of titled political Pharisees, who are stlcAs's
for the outward forms of power; and 9 loSs.
caste that gives them lip service ana 'Ses
bosses them around incontinently. Sucn =. 8.
the mysterious habits of our imperial city. IS 8.
strangely beautiful exterior of the Place So 3
charming splashes of color in the rlpooi 1. !,
traffic that runs along the zigzag streets, e.
exotic beauty of many little parks and s01hs..
of wood and bramble, trysting places OF neasss
knows what senile fauns Of a modern ano ass.. sss
illusioned world, all make a eity thai o's''ss Fs
our four square American minds. s
The thing just COULDN'T happen jn asas
that is built along section lines about 3 s0ss
house square, with a gospel hynned rel's'ss ,s
and with Puritan soul. Yet here il is, .esss SIS
out Of our hearts, made of our visIops ps,., s..
upon out own Tower Of Babel--a grace
shadow that we have cast upon the world -
our real souls, all done in brick and ross.s
and stone and steel and marble. II IS e s..7 S7 &
real as romance and as unbelievable as trusA
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

Tour cards in three suits, lone jack Of dia-
monos. All ne made at no-trump was six
tF'cxs. II was an easy game in diamonds. :.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

it does rise and does assert it's reality, its
eminence. But when the stress subsidies, the
formal government disappears, becomes
shell which holds only the substance Of poiti-
cal power while real power dwells elsewhere
Chiefly, real power in our Washington gov
ernment in these dull days dwells among the
Soviets of Washington The soviets are mod
eled as nearly after their Russian namesakes
as Ango-Saxon institutions can be modelled
after Slavic counterparts They are organi-
cations of citizens along trade lines. The SOL
diers and sailors have their soviets-the Sc
curity League and the Navy League and the
Defense League. The merchants and the
business men have their soviet in great
building at Seventeenth Street and Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, called the National Chamber of
Commerce. The women have their soviet the
National League of Women Voters, just across
the street from the Department of State. There
is the League to Reduce Armaments and the
Child Welfare and Hygiene League and
number OF other altruistic organizations, pow
erful, but most centrifugal in their tendency.
emanating sacrifice and service.
The laboring man has his soviet the we'll
known Federation Of Labor, and the prohibi-
tionists have their famous Anti-Saoon League
and the brewers and distillers have theirs. The
lawyers and doctors have their national asso-
Citations and the farmers have their. national
lobby. Every American vocation, business and
way Of life or thought or aspiration is repre-
scented IN these great national leagues, socie-
ties, associations, bunds and groups They
generally maintain elaborate Offices The Ma
tional Chamber Of Commerce fills whole
building. The American Federation of Labor
which more or less represents the opposite of
c. of G. view, occupies it's own building, the La
bor Temple. Hundreds of men draw millions of
dollars from the American people working in
these soviet organizations. Each has it's leg
lsat1ve program and the legislative program
of each organization honestly represents the
aims OF the people who support the organiza-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

iAefe are no tlnaaps aud leads Y mud y
:. asa1st ats ne tricks. Hoaes dc they get thema
Solatiop neat week.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Publicity Sought for "Wet"
And "Dry" Backers

Fifth: A Federal corrupt practices act i,
make all organizations, candidates and poIt;.
cal committees report the amounts rece;ypd
and expended for the election or defeat f,r
Congress. The Anti-Saloon League feels In
this is made necessary by the decision IN tie
Newberry case. The dry forces will back !.
honest bill to reach the vets as well as ths
drys in giving publicity to election and pf
mary expenditures.
Sixth: A bill to prohibit Peyste, known Is
dry whiskey, from being shipped through L.
terstate commerce. This drug is used chieay
among the Indians.
Seventh: A civil service bill to put all Ped,
eral prohibition agents under civil seryise
To-day these appointments are political, all
where the Senators and political leaders Az
wet or dry, the appointments are wet or dry.
In making these programs every man has.
vote who belongs to any calling. The inss
tive and referendum inside of the various call
ings and professions works all the time. Ever
man, therefore, has two votes at least IN this
country-one his vote at the polls for men to
enforce the laws and second vote IN his
trade or calling to indorse laws which shall be
presented to Congress. His second vote Is
actually of much more Importance than bis
first. For in ordinary times Congress is con
trolied by these organized minorites. We are
supposed to have a government of majoritis
registered in political parties. As matter
of fact, the weakest organization in Wash
lngton, SO far as political influence within
Congress is concerned, is the Republican Ma
tional Committee. 1t is pigmy compared to
the Anti-Saloon League, the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, the Women Voters or TIE
National Chamber of Commerce And The
Democratic National Committee, although
represents a considerable minority of Ameri-
can voters, stands for nothing in Washington
And that is because political vote is weaker
than vote in some organized minority.
mans vote through his trade or calling counts
for much more than his party vote.
Imperial Washington" the soul Of the
great Republican empire. What town 1t Is S
Full of things that are not what they SEEM
place of cross-cuts and of circumlocutlons sue
by side. Here the two forms of government
reign without serious disagreement. IN
powerful government of organized ninofitles'
the weak government of disintegrating ma
jority gathered at each election. These 1"o
governments have few classes; the weak gen
orally obeys the strong, even though ing
strong government is without constitution q
bylaws. Few people know about 1T, and i1s
few who know about it care little about the
fact that the real government IS Invisible. iI
titles of government go with thesweaker i011
of government; Presidents, Cabinet meaDsa
bareau chiefs, congressman, Senator'S Juoss
and what not of official nabobs. The heaas
the invisible government the rulers OF tne s
Vulnerable minorities in Washington, are ois'1
men of greater skill in politics and sorletlns'
have better minds than many of those who fau
the regular political organizations.
Outw0rd Forms Of PorDer
Which Fool Nobody
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
RECLAMATION CAMP FOR
HUMAN WAR DEREL|CTs
Miss Brandstrom Plans to Es-
tablish Refuge in South
crn Germany.
CALLED CANCEL or SIBERIA"
LcavcN Comforts OF ArIStocrHtic
Swiss Rome. Lends Small Red Cros.
Expedition into Land az Suffering
and R~pRtrintcs Thousands.
[nv Nssocintch rrcss.l

SN Associated lTFSS.l
STOCK HOLM. May l3-N refuge az
rest and physical rehabilitation
where the human wrecks Of German
war prisoners from Russia and 81
hcriR may he treated and salvascd.
* being purchased hy Miss Elsa
BRA dsi orm, known throughout Cen
tral Europe and Russia as the an
gel of Siberia"
Miss RranGstror is ucsOiatIus for
n village In Southern Germany. which
she proposes TO turn into a human
reclamation camp tor tho derei'e's
that once marched proudly under
HludcrhurE and Other TsutonIc NIL
itsry leaders against the Russians
and we're captured and sent 10 ST.
berian c~ntTation camps
Swedish Red cross Nurse.
They remained IN siberia until
long after the world war was over.
snd there arc still thousands 81 them
left. free 20 return home 4 they
could But ;hey have neither n"
means nor The qhysica! strength 10
Mss Rrards;ron Is young Swp1-
ish Red cross nurse. the daughter ~
tho late General Edward Brauds'rorn.
for many Years swedish minister 70
Russia under the Cars regime
Leaving her comfortable home in
Stockholm and Tho s'ocra:.r SOFA!
set IN whirt s"e had been "rouGh;
up. she led small Rcd Cross 'NrN-
dition into Westcrn Siberia and has
succeeded If iepatriauNE thousands
OF German and Austrian war prison
ers.
Ready by Autumn.
But she found that when lh> for-
mer soldiers reached ;Heir Homes they
were unable to assume thalT ta-W'r
pinces In society They Were wrecks
that had to be attended to.
So she has collected \ considerable
sum and hopes TO purchase v'llag"
and have II ready for occupancy TINS
autumn.
AS 10 tho war prisoners still wan
dering about Russia and Siberia,
many OF them Will never ~ found,
and mono % thcm will ever be ahl"
TO get back without outside aid. Miss
Brandstrom proposes to conttaH"
rounding ur these waits and bring
them TO her haven OF rest.
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her new Honeymoon she was In
structed 20 come TO Paris and !dcnu-
~ her flrst husband.
Greatly pcrturbod. she visited tho
hospital. accompanied by her motheg-
in-law. who greeted her son' e.
fusively.
''rha; IL not my husband shouted
the young woman. and acquaintance
Of The missing soldier summoned also
IN He'd TO recognize hiGn. some OF them
even saying that Their. was no, the
slightest resemblance.
The older woman broke down ans
told tho officials
i've known right along ne wasn't
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14
stay at London hotel. Tho party

stay at 4 London hotel. Tho party
has departed 20 the continent.
The accompanying servants com
prise three maids. one valet. two
secretaries. private physician. a
mass"ur aud two Chaufrcurs In ad-
d!tiOu. while in London, a titled So
Cicty woman was cmrloycd to chapc-
rome the daughters on shopping cx-
petitions.
The Daily Mail remarked: Even
Princess Mary on her honeymoon
was not accompanied by tho small
army OF attendants. which arc at
achcd to a certain family now visit
ing London"
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FLOCK OF SERVANTS
USED BY AMERICANS

LONDON. May l3.-Several Lon
don newspapers commented on the
size OF the encourage of scrv,u,s
Which accompanied am American
family OF father, mother and two
daughters, which Just concluded