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New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
MIR. Pinchot's Candidacy

Pennsylvania is showing deep in
tcrest in Clifford Pinchot's fight for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor. Mr.. Pinchot has distn-
guished himself by his high ideals
Of public service and his activc c
association with progressive leader
ship in the party He stands for a
loosening Of the hold Of the old me-
chine dynasty on Pennsylvania
politics.
1t is a propitious time to try TO
break that hold. for the formidable
Penrose machine is disintcgratlng.
Many sub bosses are disputing the
dead Senator's shoes. They are not
at one in opposing Mr.. Pinchot,
though most of them are behind
the candidacy Of his rival, Attor-
ney General Alter. The uncertain
factor in the contest is the ability
of the machine in Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and a few of the minor
cities to outvote the more indie
pendent element in the rest Of the
state.
Some considerations beyond the
scope Of state politics enter into
this contest Pennsylvania has a
solid Republican delegation In the
House of representatives.. This
is an abnormal situation. Some
seats are pretty certain to be lost
next November But how many?
This depends a good deal on the
primary decision. If Mr.. Pinchot is
nominated and a progressive cam
paign is made the candidates in the
close Congress districts will be
helped. If Mr.. Alter is chosen
the Democratic state and Congress
ticket undoubtedly will be bene-
flied.
Mr. Pinchot has q national repu-
tation as man of high character
and disinterested impulses. He was
a trusted intimate Of President
Roosevelt. He hopes to give some
thing to politics rather than to get
something out Of it. Most Repub-
hcans will think Pennsylvania has
acted wisely if she offers him a
chance
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
The Law of Nations

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: "Where there is no vision the
people perish (Proverbs, XIX, 1S)." Two
new voices are heard in respect to the
Genoa conference. From Rome comes
one, from the head of the American
Federation Of Labor comes the other.
VIII the former dissuade France? Will
the latter be heard IN the United
States? In the Far East cloud has
appeared no bigger than Il minds hand.
These things give pause to the imagi-
nation.
At the root of these problems are the
fatal questions Of violations of the law
of nations, of the justice or injustice
Of indemnites, of confscations, of ir-
reparable loss of life. of property and
of sovereign rights. These questions
must be removed from the sphere of
inf1amed public opinion and politics
and submitted to the e.sarbitrament, not
OF the sword, but of international law
The great star of empire which the
inspired fathers beheld and the future
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
The Week of Weeks

This is the week Of weeks. The
Mayor has called for a week of
cleaning up He has indorsed the
/ physical culture week. He appar-
emily has not opposed music week.
And even had he disapproved ne
could not well have hindered the
Mail Early week, which is particu-
lar pet of the Postal Department.
All of these weeks started yes
terday, SO that there will be enough
activities during the next five davs
to keep persons with variety of
tastes busy. Those who delight in
tidiness will hail the gloriea of
/ cleanup week. Those who treasure
trash may be moved to sudden
zeal for order, in which case they
have only to call for the police, who.
1t is reported, will assist in the re-
moVal Of discarded treasures.
Devotees Of the snappy seven and
the daily dozen may twist and bend
and breathe and blow each morning
of the present week with the con-
scious thrill that possibly a hundred
good Manhattanites, moved by the
lure of physical culture week, are
following their good example for
the nonce. Songbirds and all those
who Just love music may exercise
their throats or their pianolas with
impunity until sundown Saturday
night. Finally, husbands may make
a special effort to mail the letters
on the way down to the office in
stead of waiting Until guilty con-
science finally reminds them that
they had promised to do so.
However commendable the May
or's zeal in sponsoring these move
ments, it is only to be regretted
that he did not add a fifth week to
his collection and hold efficiency
week at the same time. 1t would
have facilitated the tasks of nearly
every one, and brought home in a
striking manner the number of
useful things a person can do at
once.
Had he done so, father could have
sung as he cleaned the cellar and
thereby been spared the necessity
of taking artificial exercise. AS
he would have been forced, in order
to do this, to leave the Office early.
so also he would have had to mail
his letters early. With the same er-
tort, therefore, five weeks could
have been jammed into one.
1t is understood that only the
non-exstence of a crime wave in
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
An Awakening

Premier Facta has publicly thanked
the press Of the world for its efforts
to awaken people Of all nations to
the importance of what was taking
place IN Genoa. The press has been
able to do much for the Genoa con-
ference, because the delegates from
the beginning have been frank and
open. For the second time in a
gathering Of the sort the delegates
seemed to realize that secrecy
arouses only suspicion.
There can be no hope of achieving
any Of the purposes of the Genoa
conference without enlisting the
peoples Of all the countries Of the
world, The press is the only
agency through which these peoples
can be reached.
The custom of talking frankly to
newspaper men about the world q
affairs was begun in Washington,
where an open covenant was really
openly arrived at It was because
the people Of the United States
had been told by the newspapers all
about the Four Power Treaty that
its defeat by the Senate was made
impossible
Had the Washington conference
been conducted in the same fashion
as that in which the Paris confer
ence was conducted, Borah and
Johnson might have made the
country believe that there was some
thing sinister in the ten-year peace
which was agreed upon.
The results Of the Genoa confer
ence have been by NO means as
definite as those of the Washington
gathering, bat careful regard for
the Importance Of letting the public
know what was going on assisted
greatly in what was accomplished
Secrecy has always done infinite
harm and never by any chance any
good III the critical hours of the
worlds history. If America has
done nothing else but to impress
the value Of publicity upon Eu-
ropean diplomats she has made an
important contribution toward the
peace Of the world.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
China's Civil War

News from China, normally in.
| complete, has become even more
fragmentary since the reported ad
vance upon Peking of the Manchu
rian war lord, Chang Tso-hn. De-
scribed by Americans who know him
as one who puts Villa to shame and
painted by Lord Northcliffe as =
scholar of gentle refinement, Chang
has produced upon all an impression
of great personal strength and
shrewdness. Whether he is, as
Bland describes him, scholar Of
Fthe classical type, or whether, as
some Americans affirm, he can
neither read nor write. all agree
shat he stands out strikingly as
the s'rong man of China.
1t ls this fact which makes his
reported alliance with DR.. Sun Vat
sen, the modernist leader Of the
southern China forces, particularly
interesting. Chang is generally
considered a monarchist, or, at
least. believer in the old. tried
Chinese form Of autocracv Dr.
Sun, on the other hand, admires the
American government and believes
IN the adaptation of republican
principles to China. That two men
'of such opposite beliefs should unite
to accomplish single purpose-the
overthrow Of the existing Republic
of China, which is headed by the
colorless President Hsu and de-
fesded by the powerful General WI
Pei-fu--is the best proof of the alb
sclute political anarchy that exists
in China to-day.
1t is obviously purely an alli-
silce Of convenience. which, if sue
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
An Asset
To the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Daylight saving is the great.
est asset that has come out of the
World War. 1t adds to health and ef-
ticiency.
Daylight saving saves two million
tons OF coal year and increases the
production in our large manufacturing
cities by increased efficiency and an
opportunity to work in the country
after factory hours. 1t has been
great aid to the farmers in reducing
the high cost of all the manufactured
articles which they purchase for their
farms. They are the original pro-
ponents of daylight saving, for they yisa
earlier in summer than they do IN
winter from one to three hours, to.
start their days work feeding theh
livestock. D. BRAMAN. +
New York, April %, 1929. -A5
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02

from the Children's Court and several
necklaces are restored to the proper
resting places. The "Justifables" van
lsh in their petty endeavors to be com
mercially uatrustworthy, having started
bravely but finishing in the mists
Perhaps you would ike to know what
sort Of girl Kate Dunstan Is, the
daughter of Arpad Dunstan, the geld
tinancier. Lcontine, her maid, is dres.-
ing her for dinner, and she is IN
brown study. "Ycs, you may have that
black gown, Leontine, ruff and all, and
the hat, it will suit YOU" she says.
And she proceeds, "Leontine. you may
take the most beautiful woman in the
world and put her in the wrong frame
and | don't care who she is.
she'll be at disadvantage. In house
like Mrs. Salgregor's, with its sofe
lights and its graceful stairway, no
woman, properly gowned, standing at
the head Of those stairs, can fail 20
be elfective' A little more powder on
the right shoulder, Leontine, and an
swer the telephone"
know and admire Mrs. Brunner TOO
well to be competent reviewer Of her
first production, The Personal Touch F."
But am happily supplied with a sub
stitute even more qualified than I to
estimate the values of her initial work
as popular literature. Mrs. Gertrude
Atherton. who knows more about fiction
than I do, says of "The Personal
Touch"
"Here we have novel that
possesses all the elements of popu-
larity; plot, drama, good writing ami
craftsmanship, sharp Characterization
and much originality in its treatmer.
Of the underworld, the newspaper
world the world of fashion and Of the
lntelligentsia. I have hardly CRASHED
the fact that it is first novel" I
choose to hide behind Mrs. Atherton' :
skirts and to claim that If You Ike
The Personal Touch / told Won so.
and If you do not, told you so likewise
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
Art Revival

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Repeated statements have been
made Of late as to the increased
popularity of oil paintings. Almost
daily are reported sales and purchases
of valuable pictures. The "Blue Boy
reproductions are all over the coun-
try, and "Civic Virtue" is becoming a
byword. Art, indeed, is coming into
its own, and with the passing Of the
bill before the state Legislature to
provide for a great temple Of fine arts
in New York new epoch may be con-
sidered ready to dawn.
AS the love of nature in its most
beautiful phases is most encouraged
by realistic paintings, the visual art
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
Record Breakers

What hero has beaten the record
or tied it today? Unless somebody
has done so we feel that the world
wags feebly. 1t was choice Nav
Day news that Charlie Robertson.
Of the White SoX, pitching a no-hit
game against Detroit, did not let a
Tiger reach first base. Only five
pitchers in major league baseball,
including our own veteran John M.
Ward, have performed like feat.
There are records and records.
Some can be broken, some not, while
others must always remain in the
realm Of speculation. Robertson
has yet to strike out twenty-seven
batters. Babe Ruth may dream Of
a home run for every turn at bat.
There's still something to shoot at
before the limit is hit. But most
games are finite. A player cannot
safely hold more than thirteen
trumps at bridge. At golf a hole
cannot be made in less than l.
The Mauretania has lust cljpped
the transatlantic steamship record.
lime and space records are to be
broken, perhaps, for the next thou
sand years. 1t will take longer than
that for man to outrun a grey
hound. How long before the airman
will breakfast in New York and
dine in San Francisco? The radio
Will transmit whisper instanter
from pole to pole. When it broad
casts unspoken thoughts by tele-
pathic magic it will have done some-
thing.
Most miscellaneous records ex-
pressed in figures are susceptible Of
fracture. Mr.. Bryan's three tries for
the Presidency are open to every
statesman's rivalry. Tradition may
be knocked into cooked hat bv
thlrd-term President Two hundred
passengers may be packed in a sub
way car instead Of 199. Pessimists
have right to imagine that Mayor
Hylan's next plurality may be a
But large class of superlatiyes
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
Amerlcanizing Through Mus;c

% the Editor Of The Tribune
oif: There IS a teacher of Enrlisb
to immigrant classes in our cjtv who
holds her books in one hand. 50 ~
speak, while with =. other she Ieads
these strangers through their first
months in new land, full of new
faces new ways and new pitfalls.
1he easiest way to break the ice
when dozen races meet in one roo,r
she hnds to be a common interest in
music. They all understand that Ian
guage. Little Hungarian tunes, Italian
arlas, Russian folk dances and Snanisb
fandangos set feet tapping and heads
noddlng, and toward the end printed
pages are passed around and somewhat +
brokenly, but quite heartily, "Mv Coun-
try, 'Tis of Thee" swells out No one
can doubt that these lusty singers are
learning loyalty to their new home.
A piano is greatly needed for this
work. 1t has been necessary to pet one
IN for the evening, from time to time.
but that is impracticabe. A perma-
nent gift is urgent. The Americaniza.
ton committee of the Association of
University Women is looking for some
one who will contribute it. Communi-
cations may be addressed to the under
signed
MRS. LEON T. LIE WALD.
No 80 Claremont Avenue, New York.
April so, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
A Lost Victory

The garment workers Of New
York City won a great strike be-
cause their leader, Benjamin Schles-
niger, was able to convince the public
that they were in the right. Not
only did he get public opinion be-
hind them, but he fought their case
successfully in the courts and Sc
cured an order enforcing the carry
ing out Of the contract which the
employers had made with them.
Schlesinger was convinced from
the beginning that the laws Of this
country arc just and its people are
fair minded He believed that an
honest cause could win, and he
proved it.
Now the Communists among the
garment workers have succeeded in
forcing Schlesinger out Of his leader
ship, which means that the victory
he won for them has been lost by
their own stupidity.
Communism has no place in this
country. It's methods are foreign to
our government and will never ac-
complish anything here. If the gar
ment workers want Communist lead
ers they can find them. But no
leader who disbelieves in the prin-
ciples on which the government Of
the United States is founded will
ever win strikes for his followers,
even though their cause may hap
pen to be just.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
More Truth Than Poetry
By James J. Montague
The Moral Code IN the South Seas

| he Moral Code IN the South Sea
Upon the beach of Waikiki
1t used to be treat
TO see the maidens brave the sea
In skirts of shredded wheat.
No other kind Of clothes they had
In which to breast the foam,
And native modesty forbade
Their leaving them at home.
But to the town Of Waikiki
At last there came a day
When sundry maidens crossed
the sea
To see the L. S. A.
And they bcheld at Coney Isle.
Where mildcr pillows roar,
On wilder bathing maids style
They'd never seen before.
50 back they went to Waikiki
And swan, with grace and
rhythm,
The lashing billows Of the sea
In suits that they brought with
EN-.
And such hit the tourists made
In every manly breast
nat soon each Waikikian maid
Was similarly dressed.
Alas. to think the way that we
Must end this little tale!
FOR every maid in Waikiki
Was hustled off to jail.
HaWall stills savage isle
But you would be surprised
10 see how they suppress a stvlo
That's wholly civilized
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02

which they knew waited upon their
work are the advancing ever equitable
obligation Of the law OF nations whose
acknowledged rules it was purposed
should be saeredly observed uader the
Constitution of the United States. This
is the stone rejected by the builders
ana rebuilders Of the Old World. L
IS the cornerstone of American foreign
relations. Let US raise standard TO
which the good and the wise can ,..
pair declared Washington.
FRONTINUs.
New York, May I, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
Verbal Antipathies

o tne Edltor OF l ne tribune.
Sir: Attentive reading of your edi-
torial "Three Essentials" greatly aids
to clear away confusion as to true CON
ditions in Europe. have read no
summary more comprehensive.
But wish particularly to thank you
for the use Of the word "normality,'
whereas you had a fine opportunity tc
introduce "normalcy"--a most shocking
invention which too many are prone tc
adopt.
Nor can [ recall your use Of that
stilted and meaningless expression
"by and large which some of ou,
editorial writer's secm partial to.
c. G. CULIN.
New York, April 80, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
Root and Branch

Let no citizen sit back and con-
graduate himself on the breaking
up of the crime wave. An army
Of desperate burglars, highwaymen
and black jackers is not going to be
driven out Of highly profitable
business merely because some of it's
number have been sent to the peni-
tentiary
No law has ever yet made men
good. The only way to clean up
crime in New York is to catch the
criminals. There is little indication
that the Police Commissioner is any
buster about this than he has been.
He is taking 70 himself a great
deal Of credit for convictions which
were not of his procuring. Mean
while the crime record is but little
abated.
Judge Rosalsky, who has imposed
heavy sentences on all offenders
brought before him, warns the pub
lie that only beginning has been
made. There are still in New York
very large number of very evil
men who will not hesitate at muir
der if that is the only way they can
continue in crookedness.
1t is the business of the Police
Commissioner to rid the city Of these
gentry. He has a sufficient force Of
competent men for this job. If he
does not do it he will not escape
responsibility for his failure.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
What Readers Are Thnbing

must ever occupy foremost place
Such agencies as belittle and ridicule
the medium Of the brush are tho.ght-
lessIy inimical to aesthetics. By all
means let US have our art temple, where
music, drama and poetry may occupy, as
they have long deserved to, place Of
dignity for the inspiration Of coming
generations. L c. W.
New York, April %, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
bOOPS By Percy Hammond


In "The Personal Touch" Mrs Brun-
ner discovers new combinations Of
romance. intrigue and big business as
they might be practiced in the life Of
this miraculous metropolis. Though
the romance may be bit routine and
the intrigue more or less familiar, the
economics from which they spring is a
refreshing adventure in the uncharted
possibilities Of commerce.
Thus, the foundation Of the animated
tale IS a corporation, with executives,
directors, bond issues, capital stock,
shareholders, deficits and surpluses---
organized for the purpose of theft
Such loot rs its enterprising agents
may acquire is its product, and upon
their activities depend The dividends
and interest payments. Quarterly
statements, are issued, with estimations
Of capacity. output, income, disburse-
ment and prospects for future pros
perlty. Known as international
Limited" it is not sordid gang of
pCUlS ucpieuaIOlS 4HVduIIiE VHe uUNaly
second stories, but rather it is a reg
ular business institution, founded
ironically on the ruthless principles
suspected to be predominant in the
American marketplace.
It's directors call themselves "The
Justifaples'; and upon the walls Of
their board room are to be found
justifying extracts from the daily
press, announcing casually the dis
honcstes Of all the other corporate ons
sugar, oil. railway, steamship and
banking.
If business is respectable crime,
they say, why is not crime a respect
able business?
Young Olmstead, Mrs Brunner's
handsome hero. has been educated by
his fanatical father to be utensil
of revenge against the predatory rich
He is learned in the languages and in
The skillful separation of necklaces
from the white throats which they
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02

You esn purchase nerchand,se advertised In IHg
iHtbOhE with absolute tzf9tJ--for " dipat,s:Ao-
tier fesaits Ia any TIE TRIBUNE euaran.
ICES % gay your money back uron request. No red
taee. Ne ouieeias. We sefsnd promrsfy II the
advertiser does not
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02

After reading that one Of the
Chinese armies had captured one of
the Chinese navies, it was a relief
to learn yesterday that the Peking
police have been ordered to control
disorders.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
Method in Il

Mf. tord's project for street at
Muscle Shoals seventy-fve miles long
LOOKS like an appeal for the traffic
cop vote in case he runs for the
Presidency.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
Explaining His HostiIitv

Evidently Mr.. Bryan thinks that
evolution is some sort of a product
of Wall Street.
copyright by James J Montague,
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
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the city prevents the cleanup
movement from being directed
against the denizens Of the erst-
while underworld.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02

Samuel Gompers's announcement that
hussia has sent an enormous bribe to
this country wiz probably cause lot
OF paper pulp mills to enter bids
therefor.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
AT Last

Now rubber is SO cheap the govern
ment ought TO make the currency
more elastic.