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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
Open Diplomacy's Victory

nc Washington conference has
set new standards i'm "open diplo-
macy There has ncvcr been before
an international congress OF it's class
so Wiling to 'et the light Of dav in
ON its proceedings The recent COM
munlQues on the naval liwitat ton de-
bates IN committee have given q
practically complete summary Of the
proceedings and arguments. Nothing
of this sort was ever attempted un
der the older regime.
President Wilson went to Paris in,
1918 with demand for open cove
nants openly arrived at" Vet. as
Ancre Tardieu has disclosed, Mr..
Wilson in the carly days of the peace
conference was persuaded to cast his
vote for non-publicity, and even in
sisted that censorship should be
maintained on news cahled to the
United States. Our people were kept
in the dark as to what was going on
at the secret sessions in Paris, and
the European public was equally
mlsled as TO the sort OF peace settle
ment the American people desired.
Imagine what would have been the
clarifying effect at Paris of column
long transcripts of discussions such
as have been filling the newspapers
for days past!
Open diplomacy cleared the way
for the limitation put on naval CAPT
tai ship strength, for it rallied world
sentiment behind the Hughes project
from the very start. 1t has brought
China S wrongs to The forefront and
compelled candid consideration of
them.
The four-power Pacific treaty was
somewhat Of surprise, but it is now
plain the private preparation Of it's
text was mistake. The dispute
which arose over the construction of
Article I would have been avoided
had the drafters worked more under
the spotlight. Moreover, due to
prompt public criticism, the mistake
made was easily corrected-there be-
ing still time to correct it-before
the treaty was submitted for ratif-
cation.
The Washington conference risked
an experiment in genuine publicity
In view of the admirable results al
ready achieved through this depart
ure it is safe to assume that open
diplomacy has come to stay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
Unscrambling City Government

The clumsy operation of the pres
ent city machinery is evidence that
much of it ought to be scrapped.
Until New York gets a new and
moro modern charter its government
will cost far more than it ought to
and function with the old-time lack
Of efficiency.
The suggestions for new charter
made to the Charter Revision Com
mittee by the Merchants Associa-
ton tend to simplify the city gov
eminent and are excellent. Getting
them adopted by the Legislature is,
of course, another matter. But they
have been kindly received, and there
seems to be a good prospect that
they will be recommended.
The Merchants Association favors
the limiting Of the power of borough
presidents to simply administrative
functions. 1t would be better to sug-
gest the elimination Of the borough
presidents altogether and vcsting
their powers in the central govern
ment. This, however. would be futile
to suggest, as at present no Legis-
lature or city officials will consent
to the wiping out Of important and
profitable Offices, even in the inter
csts Of economy.
The proposal that the charter
shall not deal with details is also
good By leaving actual admin
istration to the city government real
home rule can be guaranteed and
business can be done as it is done in
any we'll organized business concern,
with the least expense and with the
best results.
The further suggestion that the
Legislature shall be limited to GER
tain definite times for charter re-
vision will insure the testing of
every charter before it can be re-
made. Under the present law no
city administration can be sure that
its functions will not be usurped by
4 hostile Legislature at any time
The necdful check supplied by giving
the Legislature the power of amend
ment is not dispensed with. 1t may
still be exerted, but only at pre-
scribed intervals.
There is acute need for new
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01

opinions about them. The multi
Observation-Disclosures will know the
facts, and Mr.. Hirshfield's adroit
questioning will bring them out.
The Boston field cleared up. there
arc Philadelphia and Valley Forre
and Saratoga and Yorktown to visit
each of which will be rich in his
torical data. Presumably Mr.
Hlrsh'ield learned all there was to
know about New York in Colonial
and Revolutionary times before he
extended his researches.
On his return there will be no
reason for further delay in the text
book matter. IF the books are not
all they ought to be, out they will
90. The children meanwhile will
rot starvc for history. for Mr.
Hirsh'ield. after his travels. will be
"oli qualified TO write new and bet
ter ones that will stand any patri
o'ic test that may be imposed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
New Light on Mental Disease

Two common beliefs concerning
mental infirmities are strongly at
tackled, if not entirely overthrown,
by DR.. Henry A. Cotton, the medical
director of the New Jersey State
Hospital, at Trenton, in his Van
uXem Foundation lectures at Prince
ton. His utterances have special
weight, because he is at the head
of the institution which, first of all,
through the persuasions of Dorothea
Dix, renowned the Gage of Iron" in
which insane persons were kept in
manacles and straitjackets, and in
troduced modern humane and en-
lightencd methods.
The first of these beliefs is, or
has been, that mental deficiency and
insanity vary greatly in prevalence
in different parts of the country.
The difference is not in the number
of patients, but in the care taken of
them by the states. Thus the num-
Der of patients with mental diseases
in institutions, to the million Of
population, ranges from 3,746 in
New York to only 831 in Arkansas.
This difference is because New York
in her institutions cares for cor
respondingly larger percentage of
her insane. New York and Oregon,
Massachusetts and California have
approximately the same percentages
of insane patients, and California
and Nevada have more than twice the
percentages of the adjacent states
of Utah and Wyoming. East and
West. North and South, the actual
prevalence of mental disorders is
about the same. The same is true
concerning mental detectives as diff
ferentiated from the insane.
The second belief which DR.. Cotton
upsets is that insanity is disease
Of the mind as distinguished. from
the body and is commonly trans
mitted by heredity. With wealth
Of detail more understandable by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
Almost Lynched
Narrow Escape of One Whose Friend
Lent Him a POW

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The letter Of Alexander Sidney
Lanier on lynching can be appreciated
only by one who has looked down
the barrel Of a gun from the open end
and seen tho hammer set and ono of
those savag lynchers behind the gum
also a rope dangling from saddle
horn and about fifty ssvages surround
ing him.
Such was the experience Of the writ
er. If he had been ten minutes later
in one act he would have been hanged
for horse stealing, and about fifty wit
nesses, most respectable citizens" to
testify that the horse was found
hidden in the dense woods and
the thief hiding until nightfall to
escape. An enviable record to be re
ceived by ones parents and friends
Briefly, the circumstances were that
| had to go across sparsely settled
country about four mile. to estimate
the value of the trees in certain
piece Of dense woods. On my way
met man whom had known for
years, and he told me to stop at his
house and take his pony-that he would
be glad to have it exercised. The
offer was accepted. There being no one
at the house, helped myself to the
pony. The only thing that saved my
life was that I got so hot, hungry and
thirsty that I could not stay longer
and put the pony back before the mob
got ne.
1t has been more than half century
since lynch law was adopted by sev-
eral of the states, and l have never
heard of case where the savages have
been punished. While few pretend
to "deplore" it, they uphold it, as Alex
ander Sidney Lamar does in saying:
Not, however, out Of sympathy for
the victims" etc.
If an American-born citizen should
be lynched by a cowardly mob Of saw
ages in any other country the United
States would take some notice Of il,
but the Estates rights" to lynch must
not be violated!
G. M. BIERBCwER.
Tarrytown, N. T., Dec. %, 1921.
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ice; on the contrary. It will aid ma
means employed to honor his memory
and keep the lessons Of his career be-
fore his countrymen.
Like Lincoln. Roosevelt belongs TO
the ages; to a singular degree he be
longs also to his generation. to man
kind. Therefore, it is proper that
memorial associations and public move
ments in general designed to honor him
should be strictly bipartisan. In
ono respect, however, the Roosevelt
Pilgrimage is distinctve-it is avow-
cdly partisan. 1t is intended to pro-
vide for his dcvout followers q means
through which they can express en-
during fidelity to his doctrines, not
merely as his admirers, but as his DIS
ciples.
It's essential purpose is not the hon
oring of the already illustrious name
of Roosevelt, but the furnishing 10 his
followers Of an annual opportunity to
renew their faith IN his teachings
There Will be no elaborate organization
Only such machinery viii be evolved
as may be necessary to give direction
to the movement. At the yearly gath
ering beside the grave there will be no
ostentatious ceremonies, no orstions or
eulogics. Each year a committee viii
select from the vast accumulation Of
Colonel Roosevclts writings and pub
lie addresses passages having a bear
ing upon the paramount issue Of the
hour, to be read at his resting place
by some one who stood with him in his
long battle for the right 1t is believed
that the reutterance Of these mes
sages, based, az they arc, upon convc-
tons drawn from \ thorough knowl-
edge Of history and rare gift of pro-
phetic vision, will have a far-rcaching
potency; that to millions of men and
women his clear words OF counsel will
provide knowledge and inspiration to
guide their hcsitating judgments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
The Unknown
From Poetp)

fFrsm PoetrY)
AM the stir Of garments that Won
- heard
Pass by you in tho wood.
I am the lips that smile, but speak ne
word
For evil or for good.
am the voice that whispered IN ths
long
Sweet twilight of the spring.
I am the haunting music Of the song
I would not let you sing.
am the finger reckoning in the street:
The strife, and the reward:
The quivering joy that stabbed you With
its sweet
Sharper than any sword.
I am the dream that Shines right
apart,
When other lights are spent
I am the pain that grips and breaks
your heart
TO save Il from content!
ELLEN MARGARET JANSON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
A Quantock Village
(Frsas The Poetry Reu.e

(Trsas Tbs Poetry Ret4eej
l APPED in content the village les
The green hills wrap it round.
fragrant and cool and quaint it is.
Remote from heat and sound.
Far of and faint, sound Of the Sc;
Tho pipe Of wild-bird note
And Hitting tones OF singing brooks
Across the silence float.
Hero broad and NOISY footpaths wins
Deep, deep in cm'rald woods,
BY fern and fower-embroidercd vavs
To lovely solitudcs.
Lone coombes, within whose tranuulr
hearts
Pure limpid waters rise.
Where winds blown Ger bright heather
bells
Bring scents of Paradise.
Surely tho homo of Peace Is here,
Here Calm and Quiet stay.
Like pearls from of silken string
The smooth hours glide away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
The FIying Historian

oa'd hirshfeld, Mr.. Hylan' S
commissioner Of Accounts, is going
~ iearn flrst hand if there is any
aans wrong with the teachings of
ne text books in the public schools.
W. hlrshheld has been informed
LAT certain passages in some Of the
''''0i histories reflect djscredit or
.'mencan patriots, soldiers and
..'ssSmen. He is not one. however,
. form hasty judgments. or to con-
1..' '"' written history without all the
p'''ence He is therefore going to
'''Sn' one OF the cradles Of Ameri-
-" liberty and find out whether
,,..: o0oSS IN question arc really per
Sel,mg the truth.
eeitine frst-hand information
se'a' the American Revolution will
H., o'iaeoit business. but trust Mr..
a = to overcome the . d diff ~
c's' Bunker Hill is still in Boston.
., e''0fa and Lexington still stand
"ns the route Of Paul Revere.
- ''''o'ies are 10 be had for the
~ ana New York City is good
en-. 'e D'lis. Ii Mr.. Hirshfield dis
''Fers tha> MANY. s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
Checknate

Hail Columbia. The boys on Morn
ingsidc Heights may yield to Yale,
Princeton and Harvard on the grid
iron, but in the Oldest game Of all
they excel.
Their chess team has again de-
fcated the young masters Of the
three other colleges. In twenty ght
encounters over the checkered board
Columbia has won sixteen times. II
her undergraduates have not edu-
Gated toes, their intellectuals, at
least, seem to be in working order.
Columbia has chess traditions. Capa-
blanca, worlds champion, the great
est player since Morphy, developed
his skill there. 1t is pleasant to see
the local university foremost in a
sport as ancient, probably, as the
siege of Troy.
Chess is not for all. It strains the
temper even more than the mind. It's
the hardest game in the world to lose
gracefully, since there are no bad
luck "albis." AS the nelancholic
Burton remarked: "Chess is game
too troublesome for some mems
minds, too full of anxiety, all but as
bad as study; besides, it is tcsty,
choleric game and very offensive to
him that loseth the mate"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
A Referendum Questioned

To the Editor of Tho Tribune.
Sir: notice in a newspaper inter-
view that Wayne B. Wheeler, general
counsel for tho Anti-Saloon League, has
taken the preliminary reports from "The
journal Of tho American Medical Asso-
ciation," December "a, 1921, on the
continent Of physicians as to the use
Of liquor for medicinal purposes and
has so selected his figures and pre-
scented them as possibly to give false
impression. I think it only fair to the
lay public that it be known that the
so-called referendum which has been
taken on alcohol by "Thc Journal Of the
American Medical Association" is not
a referendum at all, because the sub
scribers to this journal do not repre-
sent possibly moro than SO per cent Of
the physicians of America.
The quegtionnaires, moreover. were
sent only to selected groups in each
state and these questionnaires were
not sent to all subscribers, for know
Of several (myself included) members
Of the American Medical Association
who did not receive questionnaires.
I do not know whether it is fact
or not. but it would appear that there
is an element within the American
Medical Association who by this qucs-
tionnaire seem determined to prove
their point instead of really getting at
the true sentiment Of the medical pro-
fession. 1t is to be expected that
thinking men within the medical pro-
fession will disagree on the subject of
the Eighteenth Amendment, just as
the medical profession.
AMERICAN LEGION.
New York, Dec. q, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
Alb Gabriel

IRON The af-aste~eJ
II IL should happen now, If a woman
Bending to the weeds - s.n
rosemary he'd Wv ~
Should see a fam;n,. .bsdou er
hoa,. sca,.v ''''''''
Whirring in the annie ire. .ho-. a
head ''''
And rising I'D should ind 10, i.nu
think She wonld mot .,o.,-..
would onl,, r.a~e % ''''
Wondering how, = crow, .,,
be co Ill s0D'0 e''-
As to have vola.r -.
curled hair ''- '0''-
And when your voice SO s;neiu~lv ed
MARY, Nary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
IL Buonarrotii''
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Does the gentleman who so
valantly defends his fair native land
in his letter to The Tribune not know
that there is no "Michacl Angelo"
known to history? The man in ques-
ton was named chelangelo Buonar
rot, the former being Christian name
common in Italy even to-day. In works
on art he is generally known in his
country by his family name, being
called usually al Buonarroti."
ADRIAN VAN MUFFLING.
New York, Dec. 81 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
The Roosevelt Pilgrimage
From The Philadelphia North Amcrtcam)

On The 9Th CT last January, second
anniversary of tho death of Theodore
Roosevelt, small group of his friends
and followers met by agreement in New
York ard journeyed to Oyster Bay.
After paying visit to Mrs. Roosevelt
at Sycamore Hill they went TO the
burial place Of the Colonel in the little
hillside cemetery There they agreed
that on each succeeding anniversary
they would meet at that place, in testi-
and to rcafflrm their loyalty to his
teachings.
With these men the visit to Saga
more Hill that day will always be
cherished memory Mrs, Roosevelt,
who knew them all, welcomed them in
the famous library with the gracious
charm which distinguishes her; and
there, surrounded by his well-worn
books, the trophies Of his travels and
mcmentos of his public life, the little
group talked for an hour Of him who
had gone. Despite the association Of
tho day, the occasion was without the
slightest constraint or suggestion of
mourning; the conversation was all
reminiscent Of the unforgettable per-
sonality that seemed still to pervade
the room-of his irrepresible humor
his bounding vitality, his quick sympa-
thics, even his lovable weaknesscs-
Mrs. Roosevelt taking evident pleasure
in telling as we'll as hearing anecdotes
that recalled his distinctive character
istics. The empty chair by the study
table awakened no gloomy reflections;
rather it enhanced the impression of q
room unchanged and of presence just
withdrawn, as though the we'll remem
bered figure lad but stepped outside
for moment and presently would re-
join the fresidc group. The spirit Of
the little gathering was not one of be-
reavemcnt, but Of a quiet, grateful
happiness that this man had lived to
serve his fellow beings and bequeath
memory so inspiring to his country
men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01

vided leadership to meet the sn-
preme demands Of the hour.
Theodore Roosevelt IS to-day
more than ever a vitalizing, domi-
nant force in the hearts and aspira-
tons of millions Of his countrymen.
His principles Of universal righteous
ness and virilc, progressive Ameri-
cansm are sacred creed to which,
they give devout adherence. With a
fitting sense Of reverence, We assert
that the teachings of Theodore
Roosevelt arc as essential to the
normal moral Ifs of nation at the
laws of Mount Sinai are to the nor
NAL moral life Of man.
at is fact Of profound significance
that Theodore Roosevelt dead is
something inconccivablc to the
masses who came within the sway of
his physical presence and to other
millions who felt his powerful per-
sonality through intangible processes.
Theodore Roosevelt living is a logi-
cal end impelling belief to these men
and women. His mind, his spirit, his
personality remain unaltered. His
virtues-his sincerity, his courage,
his honesty, his common sense, his
human tenderness and chivalry-are
a living, imperishable force. To null
titudes OF men ThecAaee Roosevelt is
still their great leader. To multi
tudes of women he is still their val
liant champion. To multitudes of
children he is still their loved COM
panion.
"The aggregate estimate Of the
masses is unerring. BY common con-
sent Theodore Roosevelt remains the
embodiment of the qualities and as
pirations Of the American people. To
them his lifelong battle was in ex-
ceptional harmony with divine law.
To preserve with tho living this ex-
listing consciousness and to project
it into the minds of generations yet
to come it is proposed that this little
group shall become the nucleus Of a
still larger number Of his tested dis
ciples, to arrange an annual pilgrim
age to this shrine on this date for all
who care to come. Here they may
make solemn reaffirmation Of their
allegiance to the leadership Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt and take such action
as will serve best to keep alive cital
interest in his principles and policies.
THAT pilgrimage should be made
to this consecrated spot is not the
conception Of single mind. 1t is
the spontaneous, universal express
sion which has como straight from
the heart Of America, in which he is
immortality enshrined. In increas-
ing thousands earnest visitors jour
ney to this place. No day IN
tho year is so forbidding as to halt
entirely the ceaseless procession Of
worshippers. We here to-day strive
only to act in harmony with this
ever-increasing pilgrim throng, to
the end that we may do our small
part in keeping Americas face to-
ward true democracy, that goal for
which Theodore Roosevelt so bravely
fought, the same democracy taught
by tho Carpenter Of Nazareth nine
teen centuries ago. Only in this way
can we as q nation attain that just
victory and righteous peace which
arc the ultimate aim Of human gov
eminent"
"Belongs to the Ages"
The Roosevelt Pilgrimage is in nc
sense a rival to any other organiza-
ton or movement designed to com
Roosevelt's name and serv'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01

Bacon somcN here remarks that
history is Invisible into annals and
;.urnals-thc ono referring to things
Il the year deserving of remem-
trance, and the other to the things
e he day, 1T hitting that news
isper Of daily appearance. aud thus
coupled IN mineliue tie important
AMI the trivial. turn aside AT least
oas day in the year and endcavor to
bay tie part Of annalist
The year has been one of tangled
confuslons. of groupings and discour-
agemen.s. Of many voices, often
laised dissouantly and raucously.
But the eye and ear Of faith are able
10 detect clear signs Of the coming Of
letter day.. There is more basis for
hppe 4 more harmonious note be
rms to assert Itself. The heavens
oace again seem closer. We can re-
turn more confidently d triumphant
Affirmative to the great question Of
whether the world is passing out of
the valley and the shadow.
Mankind fell sick after showing
for four years q nobility such as no
generation Of men ever showed. The
illness was chiefly psychological, but
tbs did not make the consequences
The less grievous We forgot, almost
basphemously forgot. that the law
q cause and effect still rules in all
things. and that peoples and classes
end partners could not distrust one
another and any one be happy. In
our distcmper We dehed the great
ruth carried by the hymn of good
will heard in the skies above Bethle-
hem. But the world is weathering
through the effects Of the great apos-
tasy and the forces of life are hap
PLY proving stronger than those Of
destruction.
In many lands conditions are still
mad, but there is less talk Of try
ing to make them moro endurable
by further destruction. Bell-ringing
Is not yet tie fashion, but there is
more wholesome, humble acceptance
Of circumstances as they are. Less
reliance is placed on dreams and
more on work. Mere discomfort is no
longer deifed and there is subsi-
dence of vain attempts to create a
world in which TWO and two make
i've rather than four. We bow our
reads to rule that change must come
slowly if it is not to be curse. The
cult Of revolution is losing vogue and
evolution reasserts its claims.
No the curve is upward again.
rect are again planted on the up
ward trail. The great work of con-
,maslon goes forward not only in the
ned of internal politics but even
more vitality in industry. Detritus
"as accumulated which must be
painfully removed. but at last we
are at the great work. The dawn
when now sends forward its stream
e's oespeaks in no uncertain way the
cary coming Of time of thanks
giving and JOY.