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The New York herald., 1922-08-23
Passports Are Expensive.
yises mt $40 One Reason Why Eu.
rOpean Travel Has Decreased.

To THE New York HERALD: Refer-
ring to your news article about de-
creased steamship travel may / venture
the opinion that the passport nuisance
is responsible for the condition quite as
much as the increase In rates?
A passport means considerable added
expense, immeasurable annoyance. waste
of time and, In certain countries, an
almost unlimited opportunity Tor petty
extortion. People Of moderate means
who before the war crossed the ocean
almost every summer find the expense
of the passport fee and the various vises
a very serious item. A college professor.
for example. who finds himself Obliged
to provide passports for himself and ms
family at $40 each, with yises ranging
from SO down in each country visited,
may discover that price OF petty annoy
ance to be the last straw OF added ex-
pense which decides against the trip.
Business men and women who do not
need to consider the additional expense
but can spare time only for short
trip are not infrequently daunted by
the waste OF valuable time involved In
the transaction. The tales of returned
travellers who wished to travel are not
encouraging. 7 Cannot the steamship
companies invoke the assistance OF our
Government and the Governments OF
those European countries which desire
visitors and abolish the passport nui-
sance until another war makes It neces-
sary7 n. M. II.
New York, August 20.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
Cows in Modern Art.

After having passed several sea-
sons at Old Lyme. from which resort
OF artists 1t emanated annually with
n certain amount Of success, the sum-
mer tale OF cows being poisoned by
the by-products OF the landscape
painters art now emerges from tho
younger painters colony at Wood
stock in a slightly varied form.
In the years when it was reported
from old Lyme the cattle were in
variably poisoned by attempting to
turn discarded paint rags into cuds.
The newer Woodstockian version OF
tho tale has the bovine casualties
caused by the consumption of grass
impregnated with paint dropped from
the artists brushes. In either case a
perfectly good COW was turned into a
blot on a pasture and a problem in
the disposal of waste material.
In the opinion of the elder brethren
among landscape painters this an
nual mortality of cows in the neigh
borhood Of artists colonies is clearly
attributable to the color schemes in
vogue among painters Of the school
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
Commercial Baseball.
The Cheapest High Class Amuse-
ment, Says One OF Its Admirers.

To TIE NEW YORK HERALD Your cor
respondent Lover of Basebalr' seems
to imagine that a man should spend a
million dollars or so in buying expen-
sivc land in city. building grand stands
and paying lot of players for purely
altruistic reasons. II he will stop to
think about II ne will realize that base
ball is the cheapest high class amuse-
ment that can be found anywhere on
earth.
The idea that young fellow who
went into the game at college or on the
back lots at home just or'the love of Il
ceases to play the game fairly the mo-
ment he gets paid for playing 1t is a
peculiar method of reasoning. You viii
flnd crooks everywhere of course-in col
lege teams, in amateur teams, among
seini-pros. But that they are more COM
mon In professional baseball than any
where else do not believe.
In regard to the intimation that the
major league races are so arranged that
the city drawing tho largest crowds
shall win the pcnnant. he shows lack OF
information on his subject. A winning
team will draw crowds anywhere. And
the number of spectators at game de-
pends. not on the size Of the city. but
on the number that can crowd into the
park.
Pennants in the last few years have
been won by such places as Cincinnati
and Boston. The New York Yankees,
representatives OF the largest city on
earth, have captured just one pennant In
their major league history.
ANOTHER LOVER OF BASEBALL.
New YORK, August %.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
sodas for the Navy.

Inspired by reports OF tremendous II
creasos In the consumption OF sodas al
sundaes at the naval welfare stations.
Come. bosuns, pipe a mournful lay
From Kittery to the Keys,
And let the surf in requiem spray
With briny tears the breeze.
While Mother Carey's chickens fit
To sauawk the news afar.
And in the depths the nshes spit
Derision OF the Tar
The tar that erst so taut and trig
Would splice the brace amain,
And pause betwixt hornpipe and jig
His pannikin to drain,
No longer takes his tot OF rum.
No longer says Here's how"
To what pass the navy's comet
'Tis ice cream soda now!
From boom abaft to pinnacle
The battlcships all quake
To see fall from his pinnacle
Below tho cardboard straka.
The COB who yieldeth UP the bays
Bouueathed OF Farragut--
His tipple these degenerate days
Fizz, syrup. cream and nut
MAURICE Moms.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
U. S. Prestige Waning in South America
High Price of Dollar and Protestant Propaganda Notes
by DR.. Lima as Factors in Declining Popularity.

ica-against the so-called religious prop
| aganda of tho Protestant bodies.
"Such a reaction. more political than
religious. exerts itself. although In Q
gentle way, under the form of a pre-
monition. against institutions which
were formerly considered beneficial. the
Baptist Schools as we'll as the Young
Mems Christian Association, all OF
them being taken as expressions or a
policy of insidious penetration elo-
quentIy denounced by eminent voices OF
the church's hierarchy.
Recent innovations In the United
States seem to have little possibility OF
emulation in South America. Among
these are prohibition and woman suf-
frage.
woman suffrage does not possess
charm for all South American women.
Some among them defend the feminine
right of vote as Just recognition of the
intellectual and. moral equality of both
sexes. Womeh in Hispanic-Amcrica
show themselves as yet very moderately
militant in the field of public affairs. in
the same way as they were little beili-
cosc regarding the war. ! DO not agree
at all with the saying OF a pessimist
l am acquainted with, who told me thae
prohibition and feminine suffrage are
converting the United States into
country OF hypocritical men and In
triguing women.
The round table on International
Commercial Treaties and Policies" under
the leadership of w. S. Culbertson, vice
chairman of the United States Tariff
Commission, discussed the question OF
shiplAng policies. Because the United
States Is handicapped by the high cost
OF labor in shipbuilding the additional
cost of ships built In American shipyards
should be paid from the national treas
ury. declared r. T. Merrill. Director of
the Bureau of Research of the United
States Shipping Board.
Mr.. Culbertson outlined cosnprehen-
sive program for the betterment OF the
nations worldwide commercial policy
He advocated the negotiation OF new
series of commercial treaties and author
ity for the President to penaIize dis
examinations against our overseas COM
mercc. For the settlement OF questions
not included In this program Mr.. Cul-
bertson was of the opinion that an inter-
national conference on compercial poll
ces should be held.
With The approach OF the close OF
the Institute OF Politics on Friday, a
super-rotfnd table convenes each eve
ming, made up OF the various round
table leaders and their secretaries.
Tonight DR.. David p. Barrows, Presi-
dent of the University Of California,
submitted an analysis OF what he con-
ceived to be tho attitude of the Ameri-
can government toward the Far East
He set forth thirteen points as the fund
amentals of this attitude.
These propositions. are presented and
defende1 not in a spirit of futile criti-
cism nor to revive irritations," said DIR.
Barrows. 'but in the belief that only
by the recognition OF the mistakes of
the last seven years can international
policies lie corrected and the basis laid
for a frank and honorable understand
ing"
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
Benefits of the Tariff.
The Argument That Everybody VIII
Profit From High Duties,

To THE New YORK HERALD: You show
only the debit side OF the ledger account
when you put the Increased cost OF liv-
Ing chargeable to the proposed tariff
law at approximately $4,000, 900. 900.
Why do You not tell the credit side ?
1t is easy to show in that column $6.-
00o,o00,00o plus. or a profit more than
equal to all the cost you charge against
the newer protective act. M
Why don't you say that the American
interests everybody. In fact-and all
will additionally earn moro than twice
$1S.16. the average per capita yearly
cost--and not the foreign interests will
have money put into their pockets?
Farm lands that will grow the mate
rials, factories that will fabricate them.
railways that will transport them. all
creating vast revenues--thc story is old I;
you suggest its rctelling. however It
runs down the line to doctors, lawyers,
grocers, butchers who kill tho mutton
from which the wool Is taken-mutton
that people eat. which otherwise would
not be available unless imported.
What IL we do pay the duty? Doesn't
that $4,000. 100000 pay that amount Of
taxes which without the tariff would be
raised otherwise? Again. since all the
people live off one another. what would
all the labor OF the United States that
Is employed In tariff made goods and
the outside related interests be doing?
Where would they get money to spend
for newspapers, &C. IL their European
and Asiatic cousins were manufacturing
what our mechanics will produce under
the new tariff?
Don't think l too have not given this
subject study from the economic stand
point. Everybody knows to have a dol
lar to spend you must first possess II.
Under free trade tendencies the Amer
lean citizen just does not have the dol
lar. History has repeatedly proved It.
Under 1t the foreign iaborer works. while
the American rests.
/ too speak advisedly. represented
an American industry before Congress
under the Reed, Dingley and Under
wood tariff bills. / was chairman OF
the Ohio Republican State central com
mittee, twice United States Collector
OF Customs and a member of the mill
tary staff Of william Mckinley, the be-
lever OF the full dinner pail. pupil
under his teachings.
JOSEPH c. BONNER.
New YORK, August 20.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23

through Italy to eastern Europe were
Frances great necessity in trans
portation. They declared that il the
Atlantic-Orient system, which the
world war seemed to show was inn
perative, was to give the best results
there must be new direct route built
from central and eastern Europe to
the Atlantic seaboard.
Whether or not this Serbian rail-
road will be a link in a great east
and west railway system is matter
which Will develop with time and
with the trend of economic condi-
tions in southern Europe. But a
benefit which it seems most likely
to confer upon Europe is that by
opening up new seaports for the
southern Slavs it will solve their
great problem of transportation and
at the same time remove the Fiume
controversy forever as source of
international trouble.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
Pictures.

shall mako of each day a canvas to
hold
Tho thoughts that dream but have
never yet told;
The thoughts OF the things I am longing
to be,
And beauty to hear and beauty to see.
One thought is a picture Of children that
Through tulips and peoples. and laugh
In the sun.
And one is picture OF heaven afar
When no thought is stirring save only
a star.
And one Is a bird whose silver soft
wings
Now fash and now fade. and forever
he sings .
The song that through ages has never
been heard,
The music OF silence, the unspoken
word.
The pictures are many, but always the
frame
Is over and over forever the same:
desk and chair and a silent brick
And a border of duty surrounding II all,
An1ns TaAznn- BowER.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
WOULD STOP USE OF
POISON GAS IN WAR
International LalD Conference
Opposes Bombing Of Civilians.

BUENos AIRES, Aug. 22.-The Inter-
national Law Conference will open here
on Thursday and all the leading cour-
tries OF the world will participate. The
American delegation Is headed by
Arthur IL. Kuhn, the British by Prof
Hugh III. Bellot and the German by Dr.
Walter Simon, former Foreign Ministe".
Some of the delegates deplorc the ac-
ton Of the United States IN not Joining
the League OF Nations and advocate
the sending of invitations to Germany
and Russia to become members, as the
league would be Of no service without
all countries In II.
The conference will endeavor to ss-
cure prohibition Of poison gas and the
bombing Of civilians by aircraft in tins
of war and establish an International
criminal court 10 try the offenders. 1t
also will consider the question of stolen
Russian national securities. the ma
tional status of women and maritime
law.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
WiLLIAMsTowN, Mass, Aug. 22.-Dr
Manoel de Oliveira Lima of Brazil In his
final lecture at the Institute OF Politics
declared to-day that the Monroe Doe
trine has been made safe by the dis
appearance OF Germany as world
power He said the United States was
becoming increasingly unpopular in the
Southern Hemisphere, and attributed
this largely to the high price OF the
dollar IN terms of the currency there.
He emphasized the unmportance OF
racial differences in South America by
saying black pigment does not prevent
down there a statesman from attaining
the first positions in the land If he gets
a title to them through his ability or
even through his political shrewdness.
"Pan-Americanism is to be and will
be continental doctrine" he continued.
Vt Is not merely catchword. but lies
at the root of the greatness of the New
World as continent OF peace and prog
ress. Owing to the combined action OF
several circumstances, the first and chief
OF which Is the character of its civili-
zation. much more modern and shaped
far differently from that OF Europe.
America has been incomparably less the
field for international violence.
Regarding the Monroe Doctrine.
nearly all the nations OF the Old World
had Acknowledged It before the great
war. with the exception OF Cermanv
she virtually became in mat way the
potential ally OF any Latin America =
nation that would be tempted or led to
deny that famous doctrine Its egotistical
Interpretation.
THE United States need NOT fear 20
meet with any opposition in the matter
since Germany's power has been over
come. But Notwithstanding the disap-
pearance OF all rivalry within the Amer
ican borders the popularity of the Mon
roe Doctrine has somewhat diminished
ana that OF the United States has NOT
increased with the war. It's popularity
was steadily gaining before that, aided
largely by the scientific attainments
winch institutions such as the Carnegie
ana Rockefeller Foundations were
spreading for the beuefit of humanity.
For the decrease in popularity one
thing has contributed, not in a small
scaie--the high price of the dollar, which
minds less familiar with financial mat
ters and those who have been suffering
through IT In their private interests.
which speak louder than any other. at
tribute to what they call American
greed. neglecting explanations of a more
technical nature. consequently more
scientific and more accurate.
I'VE have seen lately the growth in
Brazil OF suspicious which had never
shown themselves previously--which at
least had never acted as a disturbing
element in the social relations OF Amer
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
Free Labor and the Unions.
The Right to Work More Valuable
Than the Right to Strike.

To THE New York HERALD: ! have
read with pride and pleasure all OF
your forceful editorial articles in de-
fense OF the rights OF all loyal railroad
employees who stuck to their jobs dur
ing the present strike. and Of the new
men who took the places of deserting
strikers.
Doubtless a majority OF union men
are fairly good citizens. but tney seem
never to rebuke the evil acts of the bad
minority. The right to strike Is con-
ceded. even though with bad motives
and no Just cause. but. having voluntar-
ily and deliberately left their jobs. they
have as a business transaction forfeited
all their rights in and to said jobs. ana
the sooner this Is admitted the better
1t will be for business prosperity.
So long as some members OF labor
unions are permitted TO commit, Win
seeming impunity, every type or crime'
from destruction OF property to whole
sale murder, as at Herrin. ILL.,. so long
will such crimes be committed. 1t IL
sad commentary on so-called civilization
that such conduct Is permitted; tarbar-
ism could do no worse
We are in conditions similar to those
In the days OF slavery, whea L'ncoia
said government coull nos exist haif
slave and half free: one or the other
must prevail. So now. either union tyr
amy must dominate all laborcrs or all
laborers must be free TO secure employ
ment as opportunity offers. The righ;
TO work is a thousand times more valu-
able to the human race than is the riSht
to quit work. HENRY A. BROWN.
wApINo RIVER, August 70.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
The Lash for Robbers.
English Court Held Crime Justified
the Punishment.
From the London Times.

From the London Jbnes.
At the Central Criminal Court. before
the Recorder (slr Ernest Wild. X. CO..
Alexander Robb, 81. engineer; Alfred
Edward Walker, 90. bath chair filter /;
Thomas Henry John Crawiey "A. la
borer. and Herbert John Reeves, 20,
chauffeur. were indicted for a robbery
with violence on Mr.. Herbert Fearne.
relieving officer to the Lambeth Guar
dians, and stealing from him f2oo.
Robb pleaded Guilty" The other
prisoners were found guilty of robbery
with violence. Detective Inspector Good
said that Robb. the ringleader. had con-
fessed TO a number of other robberies
which he desired to have taken into con-
sideration.
The Recorder sentenced Walker and
Crawley each to three years penal serv-
itude: Reeves to four years penal serv.-
tude and ten strokes with the cat
and Robb to six years penal servitude
and fifteen strokes with the eat He
said there was great deal too much
tendency both In this. country and In
other countries for comparatively young
men to commit crimes of violence. The
wicked attack on Mr.. Fearne was an H.
Illustration OF the extent TO which law
Iessnsss had become prevalent in this
country. He refrained from orderins
walker and Crawley a whipping on ac-
count OF their good character.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
Ireland's Money Here.

1t is likely that most OF the Amer
leans who contributed to the Irish
freedom fund or bought Irish bonds
will sympathize with the effort of the
Free State Government to keep the
money on deposit here-said to be
more than $2,000.000-out of the
hands of the irregulars who are re-
sisting the Free State.
This money was given, either d.
rectly or through bond buying, to the
Sim Fein. The Sim Fein, through
it's Parliament, the Dali Eireann, ac-
cepted the treaty setting up the Free
State and accepted that Free State as
true measure of Irish freedom.
GRIFFITH and COLLINS and. their col
leagues in the Dali and in the provi-
sional government announced that the
Free State would take up the obliga-
tions incurred in the struggle for lib
erty, including the bond issue.
AS the Free State Government is
bound by it's pledge to honor the
bonds sold here it would be mock
cry if money realized by the sale
of the bonds should be used by the
men in rebellion to make war against
the Free State. The effort OF the
American hackers OF the irregulars
to hold on to the funds is the effort
of minority to defeat the purpose OF
the majority.
The revolt against the Free State
is futile. Spending any more money
in support of it only means adding a
few weeks more to the period OF
death and disorder.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
Provide Life Preservers.
Lesson Taught by the Drowning oi
Mr.. Phipps From a Motor Boat.

To THE New YORK HERALD: From
the account In your paper Of the drown
Ing of Donald A. Phipps by being swept
from his motor boat In a heavy sea 1t
seems that the boat had no ring lifo
preserver handy in the cockpit which
could have been thrown to Mr.. Phipps.
II ring or other life preservcr. or even
an oar, had been thrown to Mr.. Phipps.
who was a good swimmer. hs might
have kept afloat and been saved.
/ have had forty years experience In
small boats and have saved some half
dozen persons by having a ring life
buoy handy In the cockpit and also by
placing an oar under the chin OF tbs
person In the water. ! have also seen
drowning accidents due to the want Of
such easily procured aids. No motor
boat or small boat of any kind should
be without ono life preserver at least.
CRAWFORD. N. j.. August %. c. J. @.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23

The fine repair job done at sea on
one of the steamship Majestic's port
turbines. for which new supports were
installed while she was crossing the
ocean. recalls another notable achieve
ment Of an engine room crew. The
propeller shaft of the Cunarder Umbria
broke at the thrust block at 5:25 p. M.
December 23, 1892. In four days the
engine room crew repaired the break.
and the Umbria reached New York
December 81, thirteen days out from
Queenstown. The skill and endurance
OF engineers and others of the crew
won high praise. A marine engineer
Is always a capable man. What tales
might be told of emergency jobs done
In the war by members of this too
little celebrated professionl
The New York herald., 1922-08-23

look forward to doing without fur
ther preparation, and it is unwise of
any graduation speaker to give chill
dren the idea that the training period
is over and that the world is now
their oyster.
That danger can be avoided by a
little more wisdom in the selection of
graduation speakers and little more
thoughtfulness on the part of the
speakers themselves. 1t is not neces-
sary to do away with the graduation
exercises. as Mr.. BRADY suggests
Graduation" is ceremony to which
parents and children alike look for
ward with pleasure and pride, and If
the custom We're abandoned Mr..
BRADY would hear volume of pro-
test which would surprise him.
The little flourish which accom-
panies the completion of grade school
has no deterrent effect upon the
parent who means that his child shall
have all the education he can give
him, or upon the naturally studious
child who has in him hunger for
knowledge which must be satisfied.
And as for the parent who needs to
be convinced that more education
would be worth while for his child,
and for those pupils who are impa-
tient to be done with books, the grad
uation exercises offer an excellent
opportunity for the speaker to i'm
press upon them that at the end of
grade school education has only
commenced
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
The Counterfeit.

Why did you bring this counterfeit to
me
And tell me it was real, could you
have thought
That ! would not discern what you
had brought
And know its worthlcssness. could you
not see
That who had pure gold would never
Content with tarnished brassr All,
once you sought
The best and finest metal ever
wrought
TO fashion for our House Of Love a
key.
Before to-day not one imperfect thing
Passed from your hand to mine
would you defle
The lovely memories I have OF you?
If you. enamored of another's smile
Have come to me, take back the gift
you bring.
want no homage IL 1t be untrue
ELISABETH SCOTLAND.
The New York herald., 1922-08-23
BELGIUM TURNS BACK
SOVIET STATESMAN
Tchitcherin on Way to Lon-
don Has Faulty Passport.

( Special Gable to Tnn NEW yoRK HrnLp.
Copyright. f9Rs. by THE NEw YosK Hxnatj
BRUSSELS, Aug. %. - George Tchlt-
cherin was prevented from crossing the
Belgian frontier because he did not
possess a proper wise on his passport
with n number Of his Soviet associates
Tchitchcrin was travelling from Cologne
TO Ostend on his way TO London. But
at Herbesthal. on the Belgian frontier
the gendarmes who came aboard the
train found that the passports OF Tho
Russians lacked vises from the Belgian
Consul at Cologne and refused to let
the party enter Belgium. They wero
forced TO go back to Cologne to get
their viscs. .