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The New York herald., 1922-07-29
Institute Of Politics Opens at Williams
Round Table Discussions Under Way-First Lecture
4 To-night-Britons Sketch Talks.

come into the constitutional dominion
scheme"
He expressed grave apprehension over
the situation in India. characterizing II
Tho sore spot of the British empire,
and held the remedy related to the In
tegrity of the British Empire
He was OF the opinion that self-gov-
ernment In India must be deferred.
'Just as you. who have gone further
in the Philippines. do, not yet conceive
the islands ready for self-government.
SO we believe the situation in India,
only greatly more serious"
DIR. Harry A. Garfield. president OF
williams College. gave a reception to
the members OF the Institute this after
noon.
Tomorrow night Mr.. Curtis. as sue
cessor TO the late Lord Bryce. Will de-
liver the opening lecture of the Institute
Of Politics. He will discuss self-govern-
ment in South Africa. His next succeed
ing lecture will be on self-government In
India. and the last on some interna-
tional implications. Mr.. Kerr will then
deliver three lectures to complete-the
British contribution to the present ses-
sion OF the Institute. All Of the public
lecturers except Raymond -Recouiy of
Paris are In Williamstown tonight.
Some round table sessions began to-
day, others will continue through to-
morrow and all Of the fourteen save
two will begin this week.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALp.
WrLLIAMsrowN. Mass. July 28.-The
British outlook on the international sit
uation. the theme of the lectures to. be
delivered here by Lionel Curtis, Oxonian
lecturer and secretary of the Irish
Peace Conference. ard Philip Kerr. for
mer secretary to Lloyd George. was out
lined Informally by intimation by both
lecturers at their temporary headquar-
ters at the Sigma Phi House to-day.
Both praised the international service
Of the Institute Of Politics. Mr.. Curtis
conceived the Institute as a great tele-
phonic service for international affairs
and said it's larger usefulness would be
furthered by trunk line connections with
similar institutions in each country.
Queried as to whether this could not be
done by the League of Nations, he said !:
II prefer to hold to my simile of the
vice. You must remember that q League
Of Nations would function through Of
ficials whose main duty Is to do their
job: There is an appalling ignorance on
foreign affairs in all countries. A
group of publicists--by that mean a
comparatively small body of writer's
makes International opinion.
"They must be informed. They, must
work in cooperation With the officials Of
government and they can do much. My
own knowledge for instance. of Amer
ica's Influence in foreign affairs at
Paris was greatly aided by association
with the publicists and officials of the
American delegation. 1t was a revela-
ton to me to know that graduates of
Robert College in Turkey, an American
college. were the leaders in the Turkish
revolution. The influence Of American
missionaries in India Is incalculable.
The American relief work In Russia of
this year has unforeseeable influences"
After Mr.. Curtis had left to try his
voice on the great amplifier III Chaplin
Hall. Mr.. Kerr took up the conversation
and said that the body of British opin-
ion was in favor Of modification OF
the German reparations and cancella-
tion of war debts. He said he con-
sidered tariff walls the impediments to
prosperous international trade relations
and declared some of the schedules iE
the pending United States tariff will, II
adopted affect adversely American
British trade relations.
Irish affairs have turned the corner"
he said. II think the Irish situation Is
now on a proper constitutional basis
and that the Republicans will ultimately
The New York herald., 1922-07-29

States and practically all the leading
nations Of the world. says under Cen
eral Principles: THE high contracting
parties recognize that every Power has
complete and exclusive sovereignty over
the air space above It's territory" While
this may apply only to international
relations 1t makes it obvious that the
regulations for the use Of the air must
rest in the Federal Government alone.
The right of eminent domain has long
been used to acquire for public use
rights OF way and land for public bet
terment so that. no matter what legal
quibbling may cloud the broad issue, Z
will always be possible for the Govern
ment to retain control Of the air. Free
as air" is no longer maxim but is
becoming a reality sanctioned by law.
The sea has always been free. A lead
ing legal authority has said THE sea
is an element which belongs to all men.
like the air."
1t will be unfortunate IL case In
volving exhibition flying. where noise of
planes and the nuisance from crowds
brings in the question Of local police
power. Is used to influence public SEN
timent about the fundamental freedom
of the air for commercial air transport
tation. L. d. GARDNER,
Publisher Aviation.
NEW YORK, July 2S.
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Vagaries of Horse Breeding.

The uncertainties of horse breeding
are in no respect more pronounced
than in the matter of coat coloring.
Sometimes, as in the case of the
famous Irish thoroughbred The Te-
.-arch. the result is freakish combi-
nation of colors.
When The Tetrarch was foaled his
coat was a dirty gray. AS he grew
older ii was splotched with white as
II he had been pelted with lime,
and though he was a big, strong
youngster when led into the ring as
a yearling the comment of a specta-
tor who shouted Here comes the
rocking horse." amused the crowd,
which at once recognized the aptness
" the comparison.
How II. s. PERssE known among
racing men as ATTY" bought the
colt as yearling for his cousin,
Major McOALMoST, for 1900 guineas
at Doncaster is a matter of turf
history, as is The Tetrarch's wonder
full career on the turf. Mr.. PERssE
was we'll known gentleman rider
before he took up training az an
occupation. lie was in the United
States for several seasons, being fre-
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
Poscher on Compers Preserves.

What is it that SAMUEL GoMPERs
objects to about j. CLEvEN NDEAN,
whose encounter by telegraph with
the President of the United States
has given the topnotch strike leaders
a high voltage shock? Surely not
the fact that DEAN was guilty of both
misrepresentation of the attitude of
the United States Government and
insolence to the President of the
United Ststes-surely not that. for
nobody is more habitually guilty of
such Misrepresentation and insults
than GoMPERs himself.
Before DEAN struck out for him
self in this dishonest business Of in
flaming the strikers and misleading
the public by bearing false witness
against the American Government,
thereby getting himself squelched by
the President Of the United States,
GoMPERs was Illuminating the strike
situation with his own Incompatible
incendiarism against the Govern
ment and its chosen officers.
No mere underling like DEAN could
hope to match, for example, the
abuse and misrepresentation poured
out by GoMPERs on July 10, when,
eriticizing President HARpINds no.
tice to mine owners to resume oper-
ations, GoMPERs sneeringly asked
who was going to dig the coal even to
the tune of "the roll Of drums, the
rattling of sabers and the pounding
OF the mailed fist"
Poor little, obscure. insignificant
DEAN is a real person all right. He
is a union official and a strike leader
down in Chattanooga, Tennessee, all
right. But he is not in the same
world with GoMrERs, the past master
at that kind of Indictment OF the ig-
norant and vicious.
And at the very moment Of declar-
ing that DEAN was lust man OF
straw set up by interested persons
for a purpose which should be plainly
evident" GoMPERs was uttering on
Thursday almost the precise words
for which DEAN got stood on his
head on Wednesday by the President
Of the United States.
DEAN in his rashly insolent tele-
gram charged the President Of the
United States with trying ito estab-
lish involuntary servitude" among
union workers. Well, GoMPERs was
quoted in the public prints yesterday,
while pretending not to know DEAN,
as shouting that 1t was better for the
country to suffer want and hardship
than that the coal miners should be
forced into slavery" The only diff
ference Is one OF technique, GoMPERs
excelling in the vividness Of his
false words.
SO. we repeat, It cannot be merely
DEANS sentimentss and morals to
which GoMfERs takes exception,
They are as like unto COMPRESS as
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
Art and a Knights. Armor.

A London sartorial journal has
made practice Of printing every
year at the opening of the Royal
Academy exhibition criticism Of
the clothes worn by the men who
appear in the fashionable portraits
en- view. The tailor critic Is no re-
srecter OF persons, passing as harsh
judgments on the attire OF a Prime
Minister as he would on that of any
body else, and IL the clothes worn
ly Winston Churchill or a Lloyd
George are below the approved stand
ard in any respect the world is in
formed of the fact.
This innovation in art criticism
led some persons to believe that in
olden times mems clothes, especially
in portraits, we're impeccable. But
from some comments made\ by the
curator of armor OF the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art on the suit OF armor
worn by the chief figure in CARPAc.
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The Crime at Herrin.
Strikers Policy Of Ruthlessness
Certain to Fall.

To THE New York HERALD: 1t Is a
trite old saying but very true that whom
the gods would destroy they first make
mad. There seem to be well defined
signs OF madness In the overgrown
trade unions who very Ill advisedly are
attracting public attention to themselves
and who will shortly feel the effects of
it. The people of this country do not
propose to be ruled by a cabal Of walk
ing delegates nor viii they submit to
organized robbery much longer.
1t would seem that the fate of Ger
many with its complete Failure to create
terror by its exhibition of ruthlessness
ought to have sufiiced for few years
at least. The massacre at Herrin. with
it's details of brutality, will have. only
the effect of focusing public attention
on what savages trade unionists may be
and that it Is not safe to rely on any
parley or flag OF truce Each fight here
after will have to be fight to a finish.
The details of the crime at Herrin
remind one Of the remark of Herman
Melville, who lived among a tribe Of
cannibals in South Sea island. and,
noting the detail of their lives. set dovNn
his conviction that the civilized white
pan was the most ferocious animal on
the face Of the earth.
The Herrin murderers are said to he
on strike to secure justice. 1t is much
to be hoped that it will ultimately be
meted out to them.
CHARLES E. MANIERRE. :.
NEW YORK, July 28.
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Sufferers by the Strike.

10 THE NEW YORK HERALD: Who are
the coal miners now on strike? Who
are the sufferers for whom appeals are
being made?
Are the miners now on strike the con-
tract workers who are pictured as TAX
ing their ease and smoking their pipes
in the front yards of the cottages which
they own. enjoying this vacation by
means Of the money which they earned
and saved during the war. and are the
sufferers the laborers who worked under
these contract miners and were COM
PEELED to lay off because their bosses
wanted to take this vacation?
If this latter is the case 1t would
seem that the appeals which are being
made are misdirected and the charity
which is being given is also misdirected
and only making bad situation worse.
How can these men take four months
vacation without pay II they have been
so badly underpaid? INQUIRER.
New YoRK, July 20. bs
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
Air 'Trespass.
An Interesting Question About .Avi.
alton in the Pennsylvania Courts.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: An in-
teresting case OF so-called air trespass
has come before the courts OF Pennsyl-
vania. Some gypsy fliers rented tract
of land which they used for lying
field. The owner OF the adjoining farm
Objected to the noise Of the airplanes
flying over his property and brought an
action for trespass The Justice of the
peace fined the aviators 500 each. A
few days later the decision was reversed
by a Judge who held that as the air
men had not set foot on the complain
ants ground they had not violated the
existing trespass act. 1t was also indl-
Gated that there was no trespase law In
Pennsylvania under which airmen could
be fined.
The information against the fliers
was made under the game act OF 1905,
which forbids trespassing on land that
is posted. No decision has ever been
rendered in Pennsylvania hs to trespass
where only the air above posted prop
erty Is involved. The owner of the
property has been made liable for the
costs of the case pending appeal to the
higher courts.
The question of the ownership OF the
air, while never finally adiudicated In
this country. seems to be obvious from
common usage. Ever since the rights
of property have been established the
use of the air by birds, bees and car
rier pigeons. regardless OF their owner
ship, has not been questioned. Even
polluting the air by chemical plants has
been permitted. Now radio Is establish
ing another precedent by zoning the air
for different classes of wave lengths.
Who owns the air In question that
has been discussed from many points
of view. While the unobstructcd and
peaceful use OF the air has always rested
in the owner Of land. the right of ten
ancy has never been extended to pre-
vent the free use of the air above prop
erty. No owner of land has ever pre-
vented the public from looking or hear
ing through the air above his property
and the very mention OF this prohibition
sounds absurd. --~
The convention for the regulation oI
air navigation, signed by the United
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
Porter J. McCumberGs Latest.

Perhaps the newspapers that are
going to the pains of showing in de-
tail the arrant nonsense of Senator
McCUMBER's declaration that they
set out to ruin the Republican party
under President TAFT, because the
Congress OF that time would not SUBJ
NIT to their demands to have all
newsprint put on the free list. arc
taking the gentleman from North Da-
kota much more seriously than he
deserves to be taken. The American
people who did not vote for the re-
election of President TAFT probably
know better than PORTER j. McCUM-
BER, the disappointed, disgruntled.
querulous man rejected by his own
State, why they did not vote for
Mr.. TAFT.
Congress in general doesn't take
McCUMBER so seriously, and the Sen
ate in particular doesn't take Nc.
CuMBER so seriously. Nobody in the
Senate, where he is familiar but
not striking figure, takes very much
stock in MCCUMBER for anything
he says or does. Nobody in the
House pays any attention to him.
Senator McCUMBER never did much
harm so long as he was a subordi-
nate member of the Committee on
Finance. He didn't get the chance.
When the seniority rule thrust HIN
into the craftsmanship OF the COM
mittee he blundered into this, blum
dered into that, and blundered into
the other mess, but never yet has
PORTER J. McCUMBER succeeded in
laundering out Of anything into
which he had blundered. This news
paper matter is just one more.
The Republican party of his own
state of North Dakota showed what
It thought of McCuMBER the other
day by dropping him Off the tail end
OF its band wagon at the primaries
not long after his accidental but dis
astrous elevation to the chairman
ship of the great Finance Cohmit-
tee OF the United States Senate.
Sometimes even man of McCUM-
pER's limitations gets a reprieve
when he has Topped into a great
office-gets 1t because of State pride.
But there wasn't any State pride
u at could save McCUMBER with the
people of North Dakota.
PORTER ]. McCUMBER, who never
in any of his singular notions of
Craftsmanship has been taken seri-
ously where he has been under close
observation, whether in Congress or
in North Dakota, doesn't, in his
epasms of personal spleen, need to
be taken seriously by the newspapers
of the country.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
Brooklyn Bridge.

If Brooklyn Bridge has in fact
fallen into the state of infirmity
which is suggested by Commissioner
WHALENe letter to Mayor HYLAN
the municipal department which has
had charge of it has a lot of explain
ing to do.
A bridge ought not to grow infirm.
Properly maintained and properly
used bridge does not weaken. Men,
bers that through wear fall below
the established standard Of safety
are removed and new ones are put
N their places. A well kept bridge
is forever being renewed.
In his letter to the Mayor Com
missioner WHALEN devotes several
sentences to emphasizing the neces-
s.ty for properly spacing at all
times the load Brooklyn Bridge is
compelled to carry. He writes:
''rhe spacing of trolley cars. ele-
waited cars and horse drawn vehicles
will be strictly enforced upon the
Brooklyn Bridge.
f'It is most essential that the
active load factor on this bridge Sbe
properly distributed"
On what considerable bridge. mod
err or antiquated, is 1t possible tt
neglect the distribution of the load
without incurring dangerr Spacing
trolley cars and spacing other We
hicles is necessary on the newest oi
bridges. The bridge on which the
load is improperly distributed will
Bot stand; it can't stand. If Com.
missioner WHALEN's department II
not compelling proper spacing oi
vehicles |on all bridges it is no,
Going its duty.
Commissioner WHALEN asserts posi-
lively that "the four main cables can
not be reinforced or replaced unles.
the bridge is rebuilt" This Is either
plain nonsense or Commissioner
WHALEN attaches an uncommon sig
nification to the word rebuilt" TIL,
Department Of Plant and Structures
has dozens of engineers who. givel
the money, can rebuildthe suspension
cables without interfering seriousl.
with traffic.
Finally, Commissioner WHALEN as
sumes that IL Brooklyn Bridge come
down the city must build anothe
bridge. But what's the matter will
an East River vehicular tunnel?
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
"NOw We Must Part.v

Now we must part. ah, let us treasure
not>
The fleeing. foolish quarrels best for
got,
Nor any little irritating ways,
Nor jealousy of one another's days,
Nor criticisms with impatience hot.
Let us not cherish even one least lot
or rancor. nor bemoan with tears our
In gricving that on bitter memories
feeds
Now we must part.
But rather let us make n garden plot
or glad remembrance. and with ardor
plot
To guard Loves blossoms from en-
croaching weeds,
That fragrance shall aught dull or ugly
blot
Now we must part.
CHARLOTTE BscxER.
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quently seen in the saddle on horses
owned by the late SIDNEY PAGEr,
WILLIAM c. WHITNEY and Mr.. Cham
blet, which was the racing name Of
we'll known Bostonian. He was
a finished horseman and he has been
conspicuous success in his profess
sion. winning most Of the English
classics with horses owned by Major
McCALMoNT and other patrons.
The Tetrarch was as freakish in
speed as he was in color. His sister,
Royal Quest, which is owned by w.
&. KILMER of Binghamton and has a
daughter, Sun Quest, racing this year
or Jockey Club courses, is chest
nut. Another sister. Nicola, which
PERssE trained and which, was fac
tor in making him buy The Tetrarch,
was bay.
Good horses come in all shapes.
sizes and colors.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
BALLOONISTS READY
FOR BENNETT RACE
Americans Visit Scene of
Start of August s.

GENEVA, July 2s ASSOCIATED Press) -
Capt II. Il. Honeywell. Major Oscar
Westover and Lieut.. Walter H. Reed.
the American entries for the Gordon
Bennett spherical balloon race August
s. visited the aeronautlc park to-day and
expressed themselves as greatly pleased
with the technical arrangements that
have been made. The park is situated
on lofty plateau between the Jura
Alps and the spurs of the Mount Blanc
range. The grounds are OF a larger
area and the facilities for taking off
are better than at Brussells last year.
Pilots will he better informed of the
direction and velocity OF the wind than
at any similar race, captive balloons
being stationed on neighboring moun-
tains to send by wireless weather re-
port every half hour from daybreak
August 6 until I o'clock In the aftet-
noon, when the first departure Is sched-
uled Twenty balloons are entered, all
OF them now being on the ground.
The New York herald., 1922-07-29
The Boy and the Cop.

Young JIMMIE MARcHEsANI OF West
Hoboken has been sentenced to spend
one hour every evening for ninety
days inrhe detention room of police
station as punishment for throwing
stones at a neighbor's house. Only
two days Of the sentence have been
served but even the first had'a salu-
tary effect. After he was released for
the night JIMMIE remarked that
they put me in room where can
talk to the cops, and the cops are a
pretty good bunch of guys"
If JIMMIE has discovered that "the
cops are pretty good bunch Of
gcys" that is a pretty good guaranty
OF his development into a useful, law
abiding citizen. Boys don't behave
themselves as matter of abstract
principles or out of respect for some
thing known as~the law. They are
restrained from bad forms of mis-
chief because they like and respect
somebody who tells them that isn't
the thing to do.
When boy who is left pretty much
to himself on the streets gets the
notion that the policemen in the
neighborhood are his natural en-
cmies his defiance of the law follows
as a matter of course. If there is a
vicious slant to his character 1t
rapidly becomes aggravated, and pres
emily he is being sought for some
serious offense.
The sentence imposed by Recorder
WALTERS might well be used in other
cases in which boy needs corrective
measures to keep him from getting
under way on the wrong foot. Every
night after his hour is up JIMMIE
will be taken home by policeman,
who will see that he goes into the
house and stays there for the night.
BY the time his ninety days are up
JIMMIE will be we'll acquainted with
several policemen. If they use a
little judgment and understanding
JIMMIE's picture will never hang in
the cabinet at Police Headquarters.