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The New York herald., 1922-05-15
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Enough cash circulating IN the United
States to give each person is.Sa.--fiERALp
headline.
If had my forty-eight dollars
I'd buy me good cigar
And couple OF suits and some fine Ash
ing boots
And mayhap a motor car.
I'd HE rne away to Europe
or maybe the mountains I'd seek,
And I'd loaf and invite my soul day
and night
For an non. a month or week.
or again J might try the seashore.
Ana build palatial yacht
And ia cruise up to Maine and lease
Lake champlain,
Or maybe again might not.
should purchase q home in the city
with two dozen baths q bull pup.
Two Turises,sn CHATS and new golf
clubs. and spajs-
And silt shirt TO wear whcn dressed
NJ.
The eieiiy-nine cents should scatter
I'm tins OH. I'd pley the game
ljut--wouid II he run when the whole
thing was done
II you had exactly the sanhg
MAURICE NORRIS.
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Wan schools and newspapers. This the
Chilean Government denied. The sisua-
tion culniinated in Peru breaking Oft
its diplomatic relations with Chile.
When the world war enccd. Peru.
which was an Associated Power" again
brought up its case and. as soon as the
Versailles treaty was signed. disavowed
the Ancon treaty. claiming as a prece-
dent the return to France of Alsace and
Lorraine.
The case was submitted by Peru to
the League of Nations at its first ses-
sion Bolivia. which had become a third
party in the dispute, introduced 1t at tho
second session Of the league. Consid-
Grafton of the question by the league
was opposed by the Chilean delegation
and it was finally sent to the study of
a committee,
Bolivia, which. together with Peru.
had been defeated in the war of the
Pacific. ceded to Chile the yTcvince OF
Antofagasta by the treaty on 1Yp2 end
this left her without an outlet to the
sea. When the Versailles treaty was
signed Bolivia pointing to the cases OF
Poland and Jugo-Slavia. asked that
africa be given to her to provide her
with port in the Pacific. Both chile
and Peru opposed this. subsequently
Bolivia changed her claim to the erect
that the treaty of 1902 be declared null
and Antofx gasta returned to her.
The New York herald., 1922-05-15
Gloves and Tobacco.
Trade Restrictions Between Franco
and the United States.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: I have
read varian Banks's letter quoting my
letter In reference to the prohibitive
Senate rates on French gloves and l
would like to refute Mr.. Banks's argu-
ment so as to dlspel the wrong impress
sion his letter may have created on the
readers mind
I would like to say first that the
Franco American Boards program Is
to foster trade between France and the
United States and not to favor one
country or the other. The main object
is to bring about an even exchange Of
commodities, and this can be accom-
plished only by the enactment Of fair
American tariff permitting the importa-
ton of French goods while giving at
the same time ample protection to
American industries.
The new rates proposed by the Sem
ate. however, are prohibitive in the ex-
trenie, and II not considerably cut down
Will debar French goods from this coun-
try. thus depriving France of the only
means at her command to pay her debt
to us and purchase American goods.
This will be all the more detrimental to
the United States. as it las held so far
a considerable balance of trade against
France. Such balance was in 1920
about nine hundred million francs.
Now l would like to give a direct
answer to Mr.. Banks's statement that
"as the French Government will not
permit the delivery of American to-
bacco in France under any conditions,
the Senate rate of 50 PEI. cent on
French gloves is not unreasonable by
comparison. What would AR. Ctard's
feelings be IL he learned that our Gov
ernment would not allow tie entry of
French gloves under any conditlons?"
III Mr. Bankss friend to whom he sent
two pounds OF tobacco had ,onnplied with
the French law he would have been al
lowed 10 import tobacco for ais own use,
as the French Government authorizes
the importation Of tobacco FOR personal
use TO the extent OF ten kilos, or about
vidual, provided that (D proper permit
Is secured in advance CD the tobacco
is not imported for sale; (s) the pay
ment of duty is guaranteed.
The French Government tays yearly
large quantities OF tobacco III this coun-
try, principally from Kentucky, Tennes-
see and Virginia. According to Ameri-
can statistics, the exports of tobacco TO
France in 1919 amounted 20 more than
fourteen million dollars and in 1920 to
more than eighteen million dollars.
One more word, IL you please. |
claim that the Senate rate of co per
cent. on the French gloves IS unwar-
ranted for two reasons: /. Because such
duty being prohibitiye In tto extreme,
the importation will necessarily stop and
no revenue will accrue to the Treasury.
9. Because the tariff bill IS supposedly
framed TO protect American Industries,
whereas the gloves under consideration
cannot be made IN this country.
NEW YORK, May 13. EMILE UrARD.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

New York School OF Applied Design for
Women, thirtieth annual exhibit. opens 10
a. NJ, lGO Lexington ayenuc. continues
throughout the week.
American Colortype Association. meeting
and luncheon. Hotel Pennsylvania 10 A. NJ.
Bundle Day in aid of Near East Relief
sorosis. meeting and luncheon. waldorf
Astoria, IL A. NJ. r
Radio Exposition, Brooklyn Ice Palace,
Bedford and Atlantic avenues. afternoon and
Drama Comedy Club, cards, Hotel Astor.
p. M.
Shoe style show. Hotel Commodore. after
noon and evening.
Womans Roosevelt Memorial, Association,
MIS- A. Barton Hepburn. $50 Park "Ss,s avenue. e,
p. NJ.
Andrew jackson Chapter, Daughters Of
1912. meeting. waldorf-A Astoria, . p. NJ.
Fostermothers Of America. cards. Hotel
Astor, II. NJ.
Minerva Club. annual meeting. Waldorf
Association OF Manufacturers Representa-
ttves. luncheon, Hotel Pennsylvania. 1880
Justice Crepsey. District Attorney Banton,
ON Problems of Crime" at a dinner OF the
City. Club, 55 West Forty-fourth street. !
Il. NJ.
American Pharmaceutical Association. New
Army. college OF pharmacy. Columbia Uni
,ersity. Hotel Pennsylvania, Z p. NJ.
Former Governor Goodrich OF Indiana viii
rpeas at dinner of the New York Presby
terian Social Union, Hotel Astor, y. NJ.
ST. Erick Lodge. r. and A. NJ, supper,
Hotel Astor, 10 y. NJ.
Aaron J. Levy Lodge, =. and A. NJ, meet
Ing, Hotel Pennsylvania, 3 p. NJ
St Aloysius Rectory. entertainment ana
dance. Hotel Pennsylvania. 5 p. NJ.
New York Hair Dressers Association
meeting, Hotel Pennsylvania. y. M.
Diamond Settlers Protective Association,
meeting. Hotel Pennsylvania, y r. NJ.
Junius p. Wilson and Martin Healey will
speak at n meeting under the auspices Of tie
Home Builders Association. National Bap-
tiet Church, 80 East 125th street. Pm
women's City Club, annual meeting. ~
Park avenue. 10 II. M.
brotherhood OF the Commonwealth, su-
preme council meeting. Prospect Hall. Brook
iyn. 3 r. NJ.
American Academy OF Medicine. section OF
ophthalmology, meeting, II West Fory-ihlrd
street, r. NJ.
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Save the Wild Flowers.

Despite the many appeals for the
preservation Of wild flowers and the
organization OF societies for their
protection the beginning OF the
spring season indicates that the wan
ton destruction OF these beautiful
natural adornments of the woods and
fields continues without restraint.
Forest fires and building operations
are responsible for the loss of many
wild plants, but an equally destruc-
tive agency and one far less pardon
able is the human vandal.
The true admirers of Wild flowers
have been forcibly struck with the
fact that within the last few years
these plants have become fewer
in numbers. The trailing arbutus
has been so much o victim OF the de-
stroyer that in many spots where IL
was once abundant there remains not
a single plant The destruction Of
the wild laurel has been carried TO
such an extent in the East that nu-
merous appeals have been made for
its protection by law in this state,
Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
Nania. Another sufferer is the trillium,
which is frequently dug up for trans
planting but seldom survives re-
moval from its natural surroundings.
The same Is true OF the exquisite
The New York herald., 1922-05-15
Chile and Peru Begin Farley To-day
Will Try to Settle Their Forty Year Old Dispute Ove
Provinces of Tacna and AFRICA.

WAsHINGToN, May "a tAssociated
Press.) In an atmosphere Of renewed
cordiality and hopefulnc5s the pleni-
potentiaries of Chile and Peru will meet
tomorrow In the Hall of the Americas
to attempt solution of the difficulties
that have estranged their Governments
for more than generation.
Convened IN Washington ar me in
vitation of President Harding, the con-
ference will be opened with an address
of welcome and good will by Secretary
Hughes. delivered in the presence Of a
notable gathering OF Government officials
and diplomatists from every part of
the world. Response will be made for
Chile by Luis Izquierdo. and for Peru by
Melton Porras, and then the two dele
cations will retire for private consul
tations in their new effort co apply the
conference plan" of diplomacy to in
ternattonal relationships OF the Western
Hemisphere.
The problem of the Pacific, as the
forty year old controversy between
Peru and Chile is known. has been con-
sidered the most grave II not the only
menace OF war in South America. 1t
brought about at one time the sever
ance of diplomatic and even consular
relations between those countries and
has been the cause of costly armed
peace" not only for Peru and Chile, but
as result for their neighboring coun-
tries, Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador.
1t has concerned the United States
also, for it involves trouble for the
American interests which have been
more and more engaged in important
commercial enterprises in both coun-
tries.
H. toI =
africa comprises about 5000 square
miles with a population OF about 40, 00U
Briefly stated the case is this: The
treaty of Ancon of 1884, which put an
end to the war Of the Pacific between
Peru and Chile, stipulated the cession to
Chile Of the Peruvian province Of Tara
paca In perpetuity and cession Of the
provinces of Tacna and africa for ten
years. at the expiration of which a
plebiscite was to have been held to de-
termine whether they desired to stay
under the control OF Chile or to pass
again under the sovereignty of Peru.
The treaty did not establish the rules
ana form in which the plebiscite was
to be held.
When the ten years had elapsed, the
parties could not agree on the terms Of
the plebiscite. The Chileans insisted
upon having control of the voting and
upon vote for the Chileans who had
taken up residence in the two provinces
in recent years. while the Peruvians
would not accept either demand and
contended that only the population
from Tacna and africa could vote. Arbi-
tration by the King of Spain was pro-
posed by Peru, but no decision was
reached.
These discussions were on for twenty
seven years. In 1912 the Government
OF Peru accused Chile of "Chleanlzing"
the disputed provinces. meaning by that
alleged prosecutions and expulsion of
the Peruvian elements, closing OF Peru
The New York herald., 1922-05-15
Bathing Boys.
They Are Held to Be Incompatible
With Civic Virtue.

To THE New York HERALD: Now
that Civic Virtue has been set up in
City Hall Park and the warm weather
is upon us / hope that something can
be done to suppress the use of the foun-
tain basin at the northwest corner OF
the park by little boys as a bathing
place.
nv Office is on the west side OF
Broadway, directly opposite the foun-
tg in. and I was frequently chagrined
st summer by the spectacle OF scantily
clad urchins--some OF them, indeed, un-
cIad---divirg into and swimming about
in the pool
This sight caused large crowds of
uncouth men and, / regret to say, some
women scarcely less uncouth, to congre-
gate on Broadway and Chambers street.
Some Of these persons. to the disgust
OF all right thinking men and women,
actually encouraged these boys by
throwing coins into the water for them
TO retrieve.
The traffic policemen were strangely
unobservant of this misuse OF a public
beauty spot: when they did take cog
nIzance OF it their behavior was such
as to lead to the suspicion they did not
really want to capture the boys, but
desired only to frighten them away.
This. to put It mildly, is not the way
TO inspire in the young fear OF the law.
TO all sensitive persons the exhibit
tions these boys made OF themselves
were highly offensive. They should not
be repeated. o. y. SERVER.
NEW York Nav | r.
The New York herald., 1922-05-15
The Railroad Labor Board Ruling

The ruling of the United States
Railroad Labor Board that under the
transportation act carriers must
have their equipment repairs done
in their own shops and not by out
side contract is contrary to all the
principles of sound business and
common sense If it makes the roads
pay more for the work than they can
get it done for elsewhere. There is
no reason why railroads, big or little,
should not get the work done at the
cheapest rate consistent with good
results.
1t is the business need OF rail-
road and it should be the business
practice of railroad to get its work
done under the best possible circum-
stances. II it is cheaper and better
to do the work in its own shops the
work should be done there. If it is
cheaper and better to let the work
out by contract it should be done in
that way. AS business principle
that is all there is. of il.
1t is bad law that says railroad
repair work should not be done to
the best advantage of the roads, If
| the law does say such thing. 1t is
a poor public service body that would
insist on waste and extravaganza in
getting repairs done IL there were
any chance to get the repairs done
without waste and extravaganza. 1t
would be as sensible to maintain that
railroad should pay $40 ton for
coal from certain mines, although it
could buy the same quality of coal
somewhere else for S. ton.
From the inception of the United
States Railroad Labor Board the level
headed American public has had
doubts as to the wisdom of the law
under which that board is constituted
and the usefulness to the country of
the body as it functions. But more
rulings like that on equipment repair
work of the roads will not leave the
public merely in doubt as to what it
thinks of the board; they will con-
firm the publics conviction that the
best interests of the country require
that the part of the transportation
act concerning such matters be re-
pealed and the Railroad Labor Board
be abolished.
The New York herald., 1922-05-15
Brooklyn's Post Office.

/ Brooklyn has asked Congress for
s750,000 for the extension and i'm
provement OF the Federal building
which houses its main post Office.
The bill carrying this appropriation
has been introduced in the House by
Representative HOGAN and in the
Senate by Senator CALDER.
This measure should be passed
without delay.
The Brooklyn post Office serves a
very large population. The manufac-
turing and commercial concerns de-
pendent on its facilities for expedi-
tious transaction of their business
are among the most important in
the country. The internal trade of
Brooklyn is enormous in volume and
requires good mail service. The
social life of Brooklyn is close knit
and lively. 1t too needs an up to
date postal service. Thus the Brook
lyn post Office should be brought to
the top notch of efficiency and main
tanned there.
But this is not the whole story.
The Brooklyn post Office is money
maker for the Government. Brook
lyn is one of the fat post Offices Of
the country. one of the post Offices
which by earning q profit make it
possible for the United States to
take letter for two cents to it's
remotest hamlet.
This profitable post Office the Gov
ernment can make more profitable by
providing in it all the machinery
that is necessary to bring it's service
up to the highest attainable stand
ard. AS the service is improved the
public will use 1t more and more.
and the more the public uses the mail
service the greater will be the re-
ceipts OF the Office. In private busi-
ness when an alert merchant finds
that he is making money in pros
porous. growing community he ex.
tends his enterprise, plows his profits
in, increases his stock of goods, i'm
proves his delivery system, does
everything he can think of to get old
customers to patronize him more
freely and to attract new customers.
That is what the Government should
do with the post Office.
Brooklyn is big field for ex-
pansion Of post Office business. The
Government should cultivate il, and
i,s cultivation should begin with ex.
penditures on the Federal building
which would make that structure a
suitable place to shelter the post
Office workers.
The New York herald., 1922-05-15

city, the old house will be properly
restored and in it will be assembled
all Whitman relics available. there
to be preserved for all time. 1t is
fortunate that the good taste of those
in authority in Camden forbids the
removal of the poets home from its
original environment and its grace
less injection into the scenery OF a
public park.
1t will be 1O3 years on May 81 next
since WALT WHITMAN was horn at
West Hills, Suffolk county. Long ISL
and, and Camden could not more
fittingly commemorate that birthday
anniversary than by thus preserving
the house in which the poet long
lived and finally died.
The New York herald., 1922-05-15
HARDING RETURNS
TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Makes Trip in Rainstorm At
ter Visiting at Wilmington.

WASHINGTON, May 10. - President
Harding and his party. who spent the
weekend with Senator Edge of New
Jersey at the Sea View Golf Club, near
Absecon, N. j., arrived at the White
House few minutes before midnight
last night. The return trip was made
In continuous rainstorm from Wal
mington. members OF the party said, and
caused delay in the schedule.
Other than the discomfort OF the
storm, the return trip was without Incl
dent The automobiles conveying the
Presidents party passed through Balti-
more about 10 o'clock and were two
hours making the remainder of the jour
ney to the capital---about forty miles.
WILMINGTON, Del, May 14.-President
and Mrs. Harding and their party OF
friends were guests tonight of Senator
and Mrs r. Coleman du Pont during q
stop they made On the way to Washing
ton from the Seaview Golf Club at Abse-
con, N j.. where they were guests OF
Senator Edge.
In addition to the Presidential party
the guests included the Swedish Minister
and Mrs. Wallenburg, Senator and Mrs.
Ball, Judge George Gray. former Sena-
tor RI. A. du Pont, Gov. Denney. Mayor
and Mrs. Harvey, Thomas w. Miller
Alien Property Custodian, and Mrs.
Miller and Republican State Chairman
and Mrs. Warner.
The New York herald., 1922-05-15

lady's slipper and also of the jack
in-the-pulpit.
Landowners complain that intrud-
ers dig up great masses OF ferns
along the wooded streams, thus seri-
ously interfering with the watering
and drainage of their forest. The
queenly cardinal flower, which is
strictly Indigenous to America, from
its very beauty falls an easy prey to
the vandals. 1t has been pretty well
cleared out near the cities, except
on swampy land where its inacces
sibility protects it, Wild violets be-
come rarer each spring because the
gatherers, not content with the flow
ers, destroy also stem and root.
Those persons who say that they
no longer see well formed trees COW
cred with the beautiful masses of
dogwood flowers may find an expla-
nation In the fact that there are auto
mobile parties SO recklessly deSruc-
tive that they strip the trees OF as
large flower laden boughs as they can
break off or hack off to decorate their
cars. The country excursionist who
has little respect for other peoples
property and less for natures offer
ings is one agency responsible for the
disappearance of the wild flowers.
Another Is the flower dealer who
strips large tracts Of the most at
tractive species for the market.
AT an exhibition Of wild flowers
which was recently held in San Fran
cisco more than 800 species were
shown. 1t attracted unusual interest
and an enthusiast described it as
"one of the greatest flower shows in
the worlds history Wild flowers
are natural resource worth preserv-
ing from extinction, treasure so
rare that mans sense OF beauty alone
should insure their growth and
perpetuation.
The New York herald., 1922-05-15
Overcherging American Tourists

In parts of Europe the delusion
evidently is still harbored that Amer
leans are all rich and all gulls. An
Associated Press dispatch from Mu'
mich declares that the tradesmen o.
that city, through which tourists pass
on the way to Oberammergau, have
established special high prices for
Americans only Complaints of the
same character have been heard con
cerning certain French, Italian and
Swiss towns.
In some cases the Governments
give moral encouragement to the
tradesmen. A bill introduced in the
Reichstag would tax foreigners the
amount of the difference between liv.
ing costs in their home countries and
in Germany; Americans would have
to pay about 81 day for the privi-
lege of staying in Germany. In Italy
the Government has already put two
taxes on hotel bills.
II the stories OF gouging by hotel
keepers and shopkeepors are true the
gougers will be the sufferers for It.
There is no surer way to kill inter
national friendship than this. An
American--or any other tourist
comes away from a eisr where he
has been discrimlnate sEninst with
remembrance OF the q scrlmination
which overbalances the recollections
of the city's good points.
If the stories OF gouging are true
the places where IL is practiced will
lose money as well as friendship.
Americans are fond Of seeing Europe
and they are accustomed to paying
good prices for good things. Their
money is needed in Europe. But
their money will stop flowing to Eu-
rope. or at least to the towns
where there is discrimination, as
soon as it becomes known that the
Yankee is considered fair game for
overcharging.
The New York herald., 1922-05-15
The Shore.

The coastwise path that threads a. GER
tain shore,
Bends winding way through solitude
profound.
Where oceans voices never cease to
sound
A clamor or caress. and sea birds soar.
The eannet darts unmindful of the
roar.
And wrests his food from depths
where fish abound;
Then flashes white as spray to rocky
ground
OF headland. there to feast where oft
before
His shining prey has lain. The inland
calm
Steals out to mingle with the stress
or sea.
In laurestine, the bees and butter
Wing low, and from old ocean seek no
aim;
But in earth's garden sip contentedly
The honey cup each willing bloom
supplies.
BLANCHE ELIZABETH WADE.