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The New York herald., 1922-11-22
Give Allied Debtors a Chance.

The International Trade Commis-
sion, according to a speaker before
the Southern Commercial Congress
in Chicago, is ready TO submit TO the
world a program for the payment OF
the interallied war debts and the
German reparations. 1t is an amor
tization plan calling for an annual
interest payment of per cent. and
an additional one-half of l per cent.
on the principal of the debt. This
would cancel out the debt In sixty
six years.
If these debts are ever to be paid
there is very great merit in any
proposal TO extend the time in which
the obligation is to be cleared. But
it would better be a hundred years
than sixty-six. from the point Of view
of giving several of the debtors
chance to dig their way out. Some
of them might not be able to do 1t
in hundred and fifty years.
In the case of those owing us Con-
gress has made it the law that they
must settle up in twenty-five years.
This is simply nonsense and Con-
gress must know it is. For the most
Fart we might as we'll ask them to
pay now as to pay in twenty-five
years. None of them could do the
first and none of them could do the
second.
And while THE New YORK HERALD
believes that only low interest
should be exacted, or for the matter
Of that can be exacted, it also believes
that the beginning of any interest
payments at all should be postponed
for a number of years. To start such
payments before the debtors had got
on their feet would merely be to drag
them down again. Moreover so
heavy an annual payment as would
be required at 4 or . per cent.
on some of the colossal loans would
drain the life out of even the strong
est debtors. AS a mere business
proposition there is no sense in driv-
ing a debtor to ruin before he has
paid.
The interallied war debts, how
ever, were never strict business
undertaking. Nations and peoples
Joined in a common cause were
throwing into it what they could
throw in, each according to his abil-
ity. Some put in more men, some
more ships. Some put in more guns.
some more food. Some put in more
munitions, some more money.
1t was not generous and it was not
big minded then to drive sharp COM
mercial bargains with those who were
fighting shoulder to shoulder against
the enemy. Still less would 1t be
generous and big minded now TO
squeeze the last possible penny out
of those who. thus fighting side by
side in the war waged in. that com
mon cause, had come out victorious
but exhausted--so utterly exhausted
that there is no chance they can get
back their strength for years to
come
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
A Family That Will Prosper.

An ideal family OF immigrants
came through Ellis Island the other
day. They consisted Of father, mother
and nine children. There were three
other children, the father explained,
but they had gone ahead into Wis
consin to blaze the way.
No city stuff for this group from
westphalia! No tenement living, no
trolley lodging. no factory work, no
pushcart peddling. I'VE are plain
country folk" August REUTER- said.
"and we are keen to turn over Ameri-
can soil"
This country, with its own boys
and girls leaving the farm for the
city, needs immigrants of the Reu-
ter type. Out in Wisconsin, that
great dairy land. family of four
teen farmers will prosper and pro-
duce. They have old world notions
OF hard work. They will absorb new
world ideas OF democracy.
AUGUST REUTERS grandchildren
perhaps some of his children-will
he students at the University Of Wis
consin. And they will he better
Americans than they could he II AU-
GUST had stayed in city looking
for something soft" They will be
producers, and IL IS producers that
America needs.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1o2
Assigning the Reason.

The latest backwash Of the cleo
tion is a suggestion made by some
Republicans that their party work
ers upstate did not spend as much
money as they had to spend or as
much as they should have spent.
These critics are not explicit. They
do not specify the amount that could
have turned defeat of 100000 into
victory.
The more excuses the merrier, per-
haps. We have heard the Republi-
can defeat blamed on the tariff, the
bonus, rum and street car fares.
Bringing in conservative spending of
campaign money adds to the con-
fusion. And BILL WARD Of West
chester, veteran manipulation of wires
and long time student of politics,
caps the climax by saying that the
real trouble on election day was that
"the voters were crazy minded"
The fact is that the cause of the
Republican defeat lies much deeper.
Like the colossal defeat of the Dem
ocrats in 1920 il was chiefly pro-
test. The voters were protesting
against the party that went into
power with Mr.. HARDING. If they
were crazy minded" as BILL WARD
says, it was the antics OF the Repub-
lican majority in Congress that made
them demented.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
Queens Want. Subways.
Objection to Building Elevated Rail-
roads I'm the Borough.

To THE New YORK HERALD: was
interested in the suggestions made by
Police Commissioner Enrigat at a meet
ing OF the Fifth Avenue Association to
scrap the Second and Sixth avenue ele-
waited structures IN Manhattan. What
an Improvement II would be TO our city
to have those unsightly structures de-
molished. but. on the other hand. what
a crime II would be 10 erect them else
where in the same city!
/ have lived In Long Island city all
my life and have witnessed the unex-
celled advance made In our thriving
Borough OF Queens, and / can assure
you that. looking back a few years, II
was heartbreaking TO see the beautiful
parks, walks and roadways OF the
Greensboro Bridge plaza ripped up and
trodden down by the feet OF hundreds
of iron workers and others who at the
command OF their superiors destroyed
the plaza and erected the monstrous
structure known as the Queens plaza
station. At the cost OF millions these
antIquated elevated structures were
erected in Queens. Considering the ex-
penditures made since and now being
made "A subway could have been easily
constructed.
Suggestions are being made to take
the elevated structures down I'm Manhat-
tan, but why erect them In Queens2
The most logical and important improve
ment at the present time would be an
alteration in the Queens plaza station.
Jackson avenue Is Long Island Citys
main thoroughfare and the station at
the plaza is four blocks away from IL.
There is plenty OF room for a continua-
ton OF the station directly UP 10 and
with steps leading down 70 Jackson
avenue.
And now comes Mayor Hylans cross
town subway. Entering Long island
city submerged II emerges at Mott ave-
nue.. IN the vicinity or ST. Johns Hos
pital and Court square. 70 connect with
the elevated and Queens plaza station
at the plaza why not continue this
line from Brooklyn submerged up Jack-
son avenue and have the station at that
avenue instead OF four blocks away
WILLIAM CARROLL.
IoNa ISLAND CITY, November 81.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22

this country and which our represen-
tatiyes at Lausanne cannot ignore.
The United States, not having been
at war with the Ottoman Empire,
was not one OF the signatories of the
treaty of Savres. This country has
no after the war treaty with Turkey.
That such a treaty may be negoti-
ated at the conclusion of the Lau-
same conference is considered not
unlikely. AT least there is every rea-
son to believe that treaty of amity
and commerce will be made at no
far distant time between America
and Turkey. In obtaining a thor
ough understanding of the issues III
the Near East problem, in safeguard
ing American interests in Turkey
and in exerting such influence as is
possible in securing permanent peace
for the world Americas representa-
tives have a mission of Importance
at Lausanne.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
A Badly Advised Lecturer.

The only law against the lectures
which an officer OF the German raider
Emden proposes to give in this coun-
try is the law of common sense. Such
a tour Is i'll advised, indelicate and
inconsiderate. Lieutenant-Captain
Won MUEcKE might have learned this
in Germany if he had taken the pains
to ask men who know something
about the sting which war leaves to
rankle In national hearts.
The war is over and nothing should
be done to reopen its wounds. If a
German came to the United States to
explain the German republic and its
troubles and hopes he would get a
respectful hearing. But when man
comes to tell of his exploits against
the nations which eventually became
the allies of the United States he is
reviving painful memories. Such lee
lures as Won MUECKE proposes can
appeal only to persons who SYM
pathized with the German Govern
ment OF the Emden period-a Gov
ernment ruled by the Prussian au-
tocracy and welded to the Tirpitz
idea of frightfulness.
The person who signed VoN MUEcKE
for a lecture tour may have told him
that in this country lecturer can
say anything he pleases and draw ali
the money he desires. If such state
ments led the German naval officer TO
enter into a contract he was badly
deceived. Americans are no more
prejudiced than other peoples, but
they naturally resent the bad taste
displayed in the offer of a series OF
talks about German prowess at sea.
1t was German sea tactics which drew
the United States into the war. Most
Germans remember this but Won
MuEcKE evidently does not.
Americans of German extraction
regret such incidents as this. They
know that here and there racial
prejudice has led to unfair treatment
even of German artists like Nine.
GApsKI, a great and popular singer
who was reduced to tears by the un-
friendly attitude Of a portion OF the
public in Los Angeles on Monday,
whose conduct disclosed very mar
row prejudice. Other artists of Teu-
tonic blood have had similar expert
ences much to the regret of broad
minded Americans. A mistake like
the Won Muecke case only adds fuel
to a fire which should be dying out.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
MISS FLORENCE IN SONGS.

Ar exceptionally charming program
and masses of flowers featured the re-
cital OF Miss Rose Florence, soprano. in
Aeolian Hall yesterday afternoon Com
nencing with Recitative and Cava-
tina of Paisillo. Miss Florence continued
with a number OF songs, including the
beautiful ''Verborsenheit' of Hugo
Wolf. "Aul dem Wasser zu Singen," by
Schubert, and Schumann's "F'ruehlin-
snacht." French group, including
songs by Doret and Debussy, followed
by English and American compositions,
completed the program.
Miss Florence evidently has much
feeling for her art, but her voice did
not possess the requisite qualifications
for a clear Interpretation of her pro-
gram. skillful phrasing and an under
standing of her offerings were not
enough to overcome limitations imposed
by faulty breathing. an absence OF a
good legato style and insufficient beauty
of tone or depth of expression.
Praise is due Mr.. Coenraad V. Bos.
accompanist. for his customary excel
lent and artistic work a, the piano.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
To n Little Boy.
From the Arisonsds Gazette.
Idn nhc.aA

From the Arrsonsds Gn=et,,
To ride, shoot straight and speak tho
truth"
This was the ancient Law for Youth
Old times are past, old days are done.
But the law runs true--O little son
To ride-whatever the mount NAV be-
Power or sorrow, fame, tragedy
Master the thing lest II master YOU.
Ride when the going Is fair and plain
With velvet touch on the snafIie rein
Yet vigilant always; watch and guard
When need be. ride on the ourb-ride
hard
wh3tever mishap or grief betide.
Firth handed. sure seated, fearlcssly-
rldel
Shoot straisht--know that you shall not
How at glance should the sights be
lined.
study the terraine and feel out the
range.
Brace to the shock with = steady
stance
Carefully, carefully. ware mischance--
At the flight Of the vcnomous indircc,
word
Swing on the quarter and lead your
bird.
NJ lhe cnarge or the namlngly base
desire,
Hold low and fire! Hold low and fire I
And speak tho truth--and here is writ
The heart Of the law. Cleave close TO It.
Guard II and cherish and hold II high
Worth on lie no moro may stand
Than the house that was builded upon
the sand.
Yea. though the truth may scar you
and burn,
Out OF your agony men will learn
The strength of your soul and the merit
of you,
And your voice in the council. Speak
true Speak true!
O little son, IN your hands to-day
A marvellous. beautiful thing I lay
This rs the ancient Law Of Youth
"T'o ride, shoot straight and speak tho
truth"
SIT G. T. DAVIS.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
EVENTS TO-DAY.

New York state Association OF pyers ana
Cleaners. convention and exposition, Hotel
Pennsylvania. all day.
Container Club, convention Hotel rilt
more, all day.
National Association of CONVENTION Bu-
reaus. convention. Hotel Commodore; lunch
con- Hotel Pennsylvania, IL 80 p. NJ
National Hotel Mons Exposition, Grand
Central Palace all day and evening
New York State Hotel Association lunch
con, Grand Central Palace T.. NJ; meet
ing. Empire Tours Association. Grand Cen
'ral Palace, 2:3O Il. M: theater party, eve
ming: supper dance, Hotel Plaza. II p. NJ
American Railway Association, Signal Sec
ton meeting Hotel McAlpin, 10 a. NJ. and
7. NJ.
National Founders Association, meeting,
Hotel Astor. 1880 A. NJ; dinner. Z P. NJ
Protest conference against vivisection. au-
League, Hotel Commodore. beginning at 10
A NJ.
Methodist Bosrd OF Foreign Missions, al
nual meeting. 1870 Fifth avenue. all day
NJ. ciemenceau will review the 1osth Ir-
fantry, armory, Brooklyn. 2:45 p. NJ
Board OF Education. meeting. Park avenue
and l'ifty-ninth street, l.. M.
Pasteur Celebration Committee, meeting.
Academy 4 Medicine. IL West Forty third
street. T.. ".
Taylor Society. dinner. Engineering Scot
etics building 29 West Thirty-ninth street q
p. NJ; annuu business meeting. 1890 /. 81.
United states human safety and Road
Educational Association. dinner. Hotel Com
modore, Z p. NJ.
Grand Street Boys Association, ladies'
night. Hotsl Pennsylvania. p. NJ.
New YORK University, recertiCn by Chan.
cellor and Mrs. Brown, 100 Washiu gton
Square East to 10 +. NJ
Palestine Bureau of the Zionist Orsanl-
zation OF America, ccnferrnce Central Jew
ish Institute, t25 East Eighty-flfth street.
u =. NJ.
New York Electrical Society. annual meet;
ms, Engineering Societies Building, 20 West
Thirty-n!nth street, r. N.
Benefit for tho Masonic Tubercular and
Necreational Center In the AdirouuacKs,
Manhattan Opera House, S:i5 =. NJ.
David sarnoff, vice-president OF the Rn-
dio Corporation OF America. will lecture on
Radio, It's c. mmercial and Social Inlu-
ence, Engineering Societies Buildnb, -
West Thirty-ninth street. p. VI.
Real Estate Board OF New York, monthly
dinner, Deimonico's, r. NJ.
Society OF Arts and Sciences, dinner, IIo-
tel Astor, y. NJ.
Teachers Benevolent Society," dance, uotsl
Commodore, s 80 II. NJ.
Marquette Club, illustrated lecture. ''rho
Lure OF the North" l.. o. Armstrong, Hotel
Plaza, s:15 =. NJ
The Changing Scene" fret OF a series
OF lectures on Russia. After the Revoii-
tion." the Rev. John Haynes Holmes. buId-
ing fund benefit Community Church, Park
avenue and Thirty-fourth street, S:15 =. NJ.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
carnotite deposits OF Colorado and
ITfoh hanau,a fha anurea

carnotite deposits OF Colorado and
Utah became the source.
Now independent production by
America will cease, in the opinion of
the Radium Company of Colorado.
A plant has been erected in Belgium
at cost of 3,500,000 francs which
in size and capacity is greater than
the several American plants put to-
gether. There the new African ores
will be treated, and American capital
will aid in the development.
If the usefulness of any given
quantity OF radium were short lived
the small quantities now obtained
would hardly suffice for experiment
tai purposes, let alone practical ap-
plication. But radium is almost in
destructible. It's deterioration is
only one twenty-ffth OF l per cent.
in year. When the millionth part
of gram which goes on the face OF
the average luminous watch no
longer produces light it Is not be-
cause the radium has lost its power
but because It's energy has broken
down the zinc sulphide with which
It was combined.
A larger supply Of radium is
greatly to be desired. for as it be-
comes more available our chances
are better of learning something def
mite about the uses to which it may
be put. Some of its functions in the
curing of disease are still debated.
but nobody would deny that its po
tentialities are chiefly unknown, and
that 1t may make things possible we
have not even dreamed of.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
Reflection.

Ny heart that held tho sunlight all day
long
Tonight Is still az summer twilights
arc,
or that strange hush that fingers after
song
iIas spent itself. There is no word
20 mar
The perfect beauty OF my quietness--
am boat that drifts without an oar,
Content to feel the passing winds caress
And watch the night come down on
either shore.
JOY wakes irksome after many hours
And lips from laughter must demand
surcease.
And yet the silent thought that over
powers
The active will is lcss dream Of
peace
From .wcariness than leisure 10 call back
The warmth Of Joy the quiet moments
iach.
HELEN FRAzEE- BOWEN
The New York herald., 1922-11-22

and the careful execution of the duties
OF a cook there is possibly one other
consideration that holds back the
native American. There is In the work
a suggestion of domestic service
which is repellent to many native
born workers. There is no ground
in reality for such a view of the post.
There are certain duties of the chef
which are akin TO those of the hotel
or restaurant manager. He must
keep careful and businesslike account
of the stock on hand. He must de-
sign his bills of fare with a business
eye on the supply that is in the
larder and the articles that must be
bought for the day. 1t is on his COM
mercial management as well as his
skill as cook that the prosperity Of
his employer often depends.
These are traits In which the
American excels. The man who COM
bines professional skill and bust
ness sense in the fullest degree is Of
course the best paid. The chef Is as a
rule very we'll rewarded for his SER
vices and the place demands no
duties which an American cannot
perform with all possible self-re-
spect. 1t will be therefore more or
less a national advantage If the
Societe Culinaire Philanthropique
attracts the attention Of young men
seeking start in life to the possible
tiles in the career of the chef.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
More Radium.

Tho price Of radium has gone TO
the new low level OF $4,000 for one
gram. At that figure IL there we're
pound Of radium In the world
It's value would be about $4,000. 900
There is, however, considerably less
than a pound The annual production
is thirty-fve grams, and there are in
a pound approximately 452 grams.
1t was the discovery Of new de-
posits of radium bearing ore in the
Belgian Congo that caused re-
duction in the price of the metal
Possibly these deposits, believed to
be richer than any now known, may
add greatly TO the worlds present
production The discovery has again
shifted The center OF radium opera
tions. Before the var most of tho
supply YVES extracted from pitch
blcnde deposits in Austria. Then the
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
From Picket Line to Blue Ribbon

When the clean bred gelding Sub
mersible won five blue ribbons at the
National Horse Show last week he
established a record and demon
strated versatility and dependable
ity that brought about his sale by
Major JOHN d. BAEEY of the cavalry
school at Fort Riley, Kansas, to Mrs.
FRANCIS p. CARAVAN of Roslyn, Long
Island.
Major BARRY is in command at
Fort Riley and is one of the most
accomplished horsemen in the serv-
ice. Submersible was on the picket
line at Fort Reno, Oklahoma. when he
caught the eye of Major BARRY, who
with true horseman's instinct rec
ognized possibilities in the imma-
ture thoroughbred two-year-old that
had come up from SAM WAEING's
ranch at Eden, Texas. He took the
galding, whose sire was First Chip, a
son of First Mate by Fonso and out Of
the mare Grace Davis by l.. 3. Davis,
to Fort Riley and Uncle SAM was
s14515 the richer by the transfer,
that being the price at the time for
anything in the rough that was
wanted by officers in the service.
Expert handling and feeding soon
converted Submersible into a differ
ent looking horse. He was never
tall--he is only 152 hands at matu-
rity-but he is what good judge
would call "all horse" being rounded
out and muscled in a way that is a
delight TO the eye Of the expert.
Nature gave Submersible brains
and the art of his owner did the rest,
the result being a thoroughbred
whose level headed, reliable quality
is challenge to those who are fond
of ascribing temper TO most Of the
breed
There are many Submersibles
awaiting the touch of men like Ma
jor BARRY to bring out the admirable
qualities for which the thoroughbred
is preeminent.
It is a far cry from the picket line
OF Fort Reno to a FIVE time blue rib
bon week ip Now York but Submer-
sible has made II as though to the
manner born.
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
A Shipbuilding Lesson.

The Bethlehem Steel Company
makes the steel out of which modern
ships are built. The Bethlehem Steel
Company owns and operates great
shipyards where steel ships are built.
But when the Bethlehem Steel
Company needs two ore carrying
ships to transport raw material from
South America for It's steel mills to
make into finished steel, some OF 1t
to be used in its shipbuilding plant.
what does it do? 1t goes to Germany
to get the two 10000 ton ships built
because 1t can do better to have them
built In German shipyards than it
can do to build them in its own ship
yards.
And it is not business PROPOSE
tion for a great business concern
like the Bethlehem Steel Company to
pay more for anything than 1t needs
to pay, even though this means TAX
ing business away from its own
plants. So it sticks to what is good
business for itself-getting Its own
ships on the best possible terms.
When the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany cannot afford as cold business
proposition to have and to operate
ships built in its own plants what
chance is there for anybody to build.
own and operate American ships on
a business basis so long as American
costs stay up where they are and
American shipping laws remain what
49, o,ao
The New York herald., 1922-11-22
In Orchestra Seats.
Reasons Why PIaygoers Want to Be
Near the Stage.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: In refer
ence TO the letter saying the gallery
patronage OF theaters is falling off
because actors do not make themselves
heard let me say the gods still live and
resort 10 the galleries OF the theaters
Mr.. Klaw and Henry Hull are per-
haps right In part when they say peo-
pie want to sit near the stage because
of the careless diction and low pitched
voices OF actors nowadays. Have they
forgotten that the times OF the old Yell
ing melodrama are past? Dict'on Is
necessary. yes, but with my short expe-
rience i have. found 1t possible TO step
OH the stage OF the Metropolitan Opera
House and without raising my voice be
heard In the topmost top
One of the main reasons why people
buy in the front OF the orchestra is our
very mad habit these modern times OF
wishing to be seen, to be IN the lime
light, to have all our friends know
that we bought our seats at the top
price speculators to let the world and
his family know that we are good
spenders and able to turn up our noses
at Mr.. and Mrs ManWho-Goes-to-the
Theater-to-Enjoy-I who If he is wise
and really wishes to see and hear all
and as Earl Carroll suggests. IL the
theater is properly built--sits in the
first rows of the first balcony.
More and more some people are try
ing to blame any imagined slump IN
theatricals to the actor. We are not
versatile? How very much we would
like to be We are types? We don't
want to be- For myself / have ambi-
ton aplenty and will always keep It
and hope. Perhaps If better plays were
picked or II better plays were written
things might improve.
EFFINGHAM PINTO.
NEW YORK, November q.