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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
Good Americanization

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: have just read the quotation
from I'll Popolo" on "Amerieanization.
Good and Bad" II set me 10 wonder
ing just where this bad Americana
zstion" is taking place. Surely, II there
is any organization carrying il on,
that organization should be suppressed.
Put the Americanization that we are
trying TO do In Connecticut Is exactly
the sort that this writer calls good
Americanization. Il is not prompted
by any fear Of the immigrant, but we
desire 20 show kindness and good viii
and hclpfulncss toward HIM.
Before Gltcn pting any line OF work
we call in the leaders Of the different
races and consult with them as 10 what
should be done. We place the cmpha-
sis just where this writer does, upon
the learning Of English and those
things that will III one for his life In
America. We make no attempt 70 sup.
press the raeial-language papers or
books, 70 discourage people from keep
ing up their Old World language in
their homes OF churches or 20 inter
fore with the customs that ages have
endeared 20 them.
] doubt II any other personality has
60 strongly impressed Americanization
workers in this state as that Of Ed
ward Steiner, and every one knows
that the key to all he says and writes
is sympathy, kindness and good will.
The AUGMENTATION workers with
whom associate most closely use
every opportunity 10 discourage race
and religious prejudice and 70 en-
courage people Of all races 70 live to-
eether as good friends and neighbors
should, each learning from the other
and trying 70 appreciate the best
Things in all races.
II there is any organization trying
20 Amerieanize by hsrshncss. domina-
ticn and oppressive laws surely that
sort OF AUGMENTATION is nothing but
a nuisance and does more harm than
good. But / hope such statements as
this quotation will not carry the i'm
preston that that is the kind that Is
most common in these days when a
great and sincere ondeayor to do good
happened 10 be ehristened with the
large and awkward word "Amerieaniza-
ton" ERNEST c. CARPENTER,
Executive Secretary OF the Ameri-
eanization Committee Of New
Haven.
New Haven, Conn. July %, 1922.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24

cially stunt" flying at low altitude
over parks. baseball grounds and
other crowded places, should be en-
tircly prohibited. The best way to
do this is at the airdromes. Flying
licenses should be revocable IN case
Of offenses against this statute just
MS driving licenses may be with
drawn for reckless driving. Air
planes are not yet 80 many in the
neighborhood Of New York as 20
make il impossible to identify the
owner or operator Of given plane
guilty Of reckless flying, without re-
course to a feet Of flying police
craft. One or two pursuit planes
might be useful, so that violators re-
ported from the ground but not
IDENTIFIED might be followed TO their
landing fields. A few stunt flyers
arrested for their foolhardiness
would soon eliminate the danger
from these sources.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
The New Literacy Test

Few, if any, challenge tie sound
ness Of the idea behind the new sec
tion Of the state constitution under
which a literacy test for voters is
established.
A man or woman who is not able
to speak and read the country's YER
nacular can't make the contacts or
acquire the information essential 20
intelligent judgment concerning pub
lie affairs.
The weakness Of the new law is
the difficulty Of securing its impair
tial administration. The test is the
ability to construe a part Of the
states constitution. The Secretary
Of State has selected a hundred ex-
tracts and will transmit them to the
registration boards. New voters,
whether native or naturalized, are to
be asked to show they understand at
least one Of them.
But the responsibility Of giving
judgment is on the registration
boards. They are to say, in each
particular case, whether a name is
to go on the voting list. The oppor-
tunity to discriminate is patent.
Appeal from a ruling is cumbersome
and impracticable. In a vast major
ity of cases a boards say-so will
be final.
In some states with similar laws
registration boards grossly abuse
their authority. A colored Repub-
lican may have Marshalls knowl-
edge Of the Constitution and yet be
excluded, whereas a white Democrat,
though abysmally ignorant, gets by
as a matter Of routine. In New
York will Tammany boards be i'm
partial? Or will they stretch points
in favor of voters they believe they
can control against those they fear
they cannot? 1t would perhaps be
better, so far as concerns naturalized
citizens, 10 change the naturalization
laws so that certificate Of natural
ization shall be prima facie evidence
Of ability TO read and write English.
Both the public and the voter are en-
titled 70 the protection Of tribunal
not acting with the haste or the par
tisanship Of a registration board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
Private Ownership of Facts

When there is industrial peace
Samuel Gompers. the honored head
Of the American Federation Of
Labor, talks much sense-often
gives advice that might we'll be heed
cd by the members Of the indus
trial partnership.
But let the strike drum beat and
Mr. Gompers quickly says farewell
TO his intellectuals, and even to his
common sense. He rants as II a
sand-lotter. Perhaps he feels that
he must-that liberty Of private
Judgment is no longer with him and
that his first business, if his leader
ship is not to be repudiated, is to
captain the radicals and Guido them
in unreason.
But even in the wild days-such
as he is now passing through-Mr.
Gompers occasionally drops a profit
able saying. For example, he re-
marked the other day, with respect
to the coal industry, that the day Of
the private ownership Of facts APP
proaches an end.
We know what miners earn; but
we don't know what mine operators
earn. The knowledge should be
equalized. We can't be judges wheth-
er wages are adequate or prices TO
the public are fair if access to the
budgets Of the coal companies is de-
MED. The companies say they don't
make much. But do they? When the
Harding-Hoover commission gets to
work it should investigate not only
wages but profits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
Hands Across the Isthmus

1t seems to have become a settled
practice to send Secretaries Of State
to express 10 the South American
republics the good will of the United
States.
Elihu Root was the first TO under
take such a mission. President Will
son dispatched Secretary Colby on
the same friendly errand. Now Sec
rotary Hughes is TO assure Brazil
and the Argentine and perhaps
ether nations Of the distinguished
consideration Of their big sister Of
the North.
The two continents Of the Western
Hemisphere have much in common.
Both arc 100 per cent republican in
their governments-not excepting
Canada, whose people conduct the
affairs Of their dominion with little
more than theoretical assistance
from across the water.
Mutual acquaintance makes for
mutual understanding. While we
are further away from South Amer
lea than we are from Europe in
point Of time, the day will come
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
Mr.. Blaine's Hat

In the summer Of 1890 James G..
Blaine appeared at his own request
before the Senate Finance Commit
tee. The Mckinley tariff bill had
passed the House and was being re-
shaped in the Senate.
Mr.. Blaine, in accordance with the
traditions Of that period, wore
statesman's silk hat. This he reck-
lessly smashed on the table in the
Senate Finance Committees room,
while he earnestly demonstrated that
the House bill would not make a new
market for a single American bushel
Of wheat or barrel Of flour.
The Secretary's picturesque DEM
onstration bore fruit. Mr.. Aldrich
introduced a series Of reciprocity
amendments, which were afterward
attached TO the Mckinley bill. Mr..
Mckinley cordially accepted them,
for he and Mr.. Blaine were en-
lightened protectionists, who didn't
lose sight Of the Importance Of ere
ating markets for exports as well as
for guarding the home markets.
The Fordney and McCumber bills
repeat the error Of the original Nc
Kinley bill. Our export trade has
multiplied many times since 1890.
Our economic relations have become
worldwide. We have undertaken to
build up an American merchant ma
rine Of the first rank, intended to
handle our exports overseas. We
have become a creditor nation in
stead Of debtor nation.
But what statesman is there in
Washington to-day who has Blaine's
vision and courage and his ability to
recognize that protection is not
mere doctrine Of repression? Mr..
Fordney and Mr.. McCumber are vic
sims Of narrow views. 1t is not
enough 10 say that every American
producer must have the field to him
,elf, regardless Of the effect Of such
nonopolization on the country.
1t is high time for some one to
smash a hat, and TO smash it hard
IN the presence Of Chairman Nc
Cumber and his associates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
The Cost of Strikes

Figures compiled by the National
Industrial Conference Board esti-
mate that the 1,25O,OOO American
wage workers now on strike lose the
income Of 100000 or more hours
a day.
Counting wages as low as 30
cents an hour, here is a loss to wage
workers Of 100000 a day. The
wage workers product is most
perishable. 1t passes with the tick
ing Of the clock. A snowflake on a
river has a less evanescent life.
Then there are the indirect losses.
There is a diminished supply Of some
commodity or service which brings
rise in prices. This rise affects
the whole supply Of the commodity
or service. The country's normal
consumption Of bituminous coal APP
proximates 100000 tons a week,
and 81 more a ton means a weekly
addition Of S2O,OOO,OOO to the cost
Of other things. Even greater adj
ditions to prices come from disor-
gained industry, as one falling
brick pushes down its neighbor.
In an economic way war is about
as hard on the victor as on the
vanquished. Neither side wins or
can win. Even more strikingly is
there this dual loss in industrial
war. Any settlement within reason is
better than conflict, and wage work.
ers, constituting the majority Of our
population, are hit the hardest by
disturbance. II there is one mundane
thing which labor should make a
god Of and worship it is arbitration.
Labor unionists will yet see that
even faulty resorts to il are better
than nothing, and instead Of criti-
Ching will passionately defend such
agencies as the Railroad Labor
Board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
An Absentee Candidate

Having discussed progressive pol
icies" with a little group Of upstate
politicians, herded into his presence
by William j. Corners, Mr.. Hearst
now plans 20 retire to his lonely
peak in the Coast Range Of Califor-
MIA, where he will await the sum-
mons that calls him 10 high Office in
New York.
Just what the high Office is the
editor will not be particular, so long
as it will be a stepping stone to the
Presidency.
Time was, when Mr.. Hearst was
running for Office, that he remained
on the job and did himself the work
Of creating sentiment which he now
proposes 10 intrust to the hands Of
Mr.. Corners and others.
But frst-hand candidacy is often
embarrassing, especially when the
candidate is possessed Of large
wealth and when election workers
cannot understand why it should not
be lavished generously on expenses.
Since publicity has become organ
lied it has become expensive. One
Of the raw materials Of its manu-
facture must bear on paper or on
silver or gold the imprint Of the
United States Of America.
Far easier to sit on a mountain
top, contemplating herds Of white
faced Hereford cattle, and let Mr.
Corners do the worrying about the
expense Of a campaign, than to keep
within telephone call Of importuning
politicians.
The aerial mail, the telegraph, the
long-distance telephone, or even the
radio, can bring the call Of the peo-
pie when it is sounded, if at all.
Meanwhile a candidate can enjoy all
the delights to be found on a vast
estate in the clear, bracing Pacific
air, and congratulate himself that
others must do the campaigning and
bear the costs incident 10 it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
Settling the Allied Debt

The settlement Of the Allied debt,
a question long taboo at most Off
cial gatherings, is once more up for
discussion. So far the extremists,
pro and con, have talked loudest, and
those who demand pay in full" and
those who cry complete cancella-
ton" have had the floor.
OF the attitude Of the Administra-
ton there is as yet no final declara-
ton. The Wilson regime went on
record in favor Of complete payment
on the theory that America had done
her share in winning the war and
had received none Of the material
benefits Of the peace which accrued
to the Allies. This point Of view is
now upheld by those who favor pay
ment in full
Advocates Of cancellation claim
that the Allies held the enemy at
bay while we prepared in leisurely
manner TO enter the fray. The sums
we advanced, they say, were impor-
tant elements in our participation
in the war and should be counted as
part Of our expenses Of the war
rather than as loans TO our allies.
An excellent argument can be
made for each side. But is either
extreme necessarily the solution7 Is
there not a compromise which con-
taius elements Of justice for both
sides and at the same time has the
merit Of practically?
There can be little doubt that a
goodly part Of the sums advanced
10 the Allies, and 70 France in par
ticular, replaced men and materiel
<~ilch the United States might have
sent. Such advances can, therefore,
legitimately be recognized as war
costs. II is also true that a part
Of the loans went for purposes other
than the prosecution Of the war.
So far there has been no ex-
animation Of the case Of each par
ticular nation with a view to deter
mining what portion Of the loans
made by this country went for war
expenditure and what went for
other causes. The line between these
two classes Of expenditure would, Of
course. 81 times be dim. But there
IS no reason why a rough classified
tion could not be made and a given
percentage written off as war ex-
penditure and the remainder funded
as long-term loan with interest.
During the Napoleonic wars Great
Britain made advances to Austria
under conditions Dot unlike those
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24

when the distance will be bridged by
rail and commerce viii be given
frecr flow.
It Is wise practice to send the
premiers Of the Cabinet TO meet and
talk with the rulers Of the South
American nations, TO plan together
for the future and 20 promote an
understanding that oil be highly
profitable all round.
Secretary Hughes Is singularly
clear-sighted and possessed Of an
observing and analytical mind. His
visit cannot fail to be productive Of
great good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
neutrality-suspicious. Union

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
sir' In a recent issue Of The Trib-
une appeared letter by the brother OF
Serbian official in Montenegro on the
union Of that country with Serbia. He
stated that II was done by the practi-
eaily unanimous vote Of the Monte
negrin people.
Ny opinion on the subject would be
OF little value as know no Montene-
grins nor nave ! ever been in the
country. ! would like. however, 10 call
the attention Of your correspondent 10
two facts. which are not matters OF
opinion:
uD The British government has al
ways refused to make public the report
OF the Count de Sails on the methods
whereby Montenegro was annexed to
Serbia. In reply to questions concern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
More Truth Than Poetry
By James ]. Montague



In reading ancient pages
We frequently have found
The views Of so-called sagcs
Were morally unsound.
Devoid Of inspiration.
Mere misunderstanding cant,
Is that old oxhortation
To emulate the ant.
This bug, in legion numbers,
Crecps forth 90 put 10 rout
Our necessary slumbers
When we are camping out.
Upon our Utmost clothing
He ventures 90 intrude;
We look on him with loathing
Partaking Of our food.
The many-footed sinner
Culls not his meals from
flowers,
But when he wants n dinner
He helps himself to ours.
BY conscience unimpeded,
OF decency bereft,
The man who does as he did
Would 60 to Jail for theft.
To follow his example,
And steal all one can eat,
Would merely be TO trample
The law beneath ones feet.
No good example is he
No theme for copy books
OF course the wretch is busy,
But so are thieves and crooks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
What Readers Are Thinking

ing il asked in the House OF Conns-
the government has said that the res.
for the suppression Of the Tsp'" :
that It's publication would BE- an =
friendly act" "a
GU Last year the Canadian .
Cross attempted some relief won q.
Montenegro, but was forbidden s' - :.
Serbian government to enter
country. "A
have no comments 20 maze
facts. Readers can draw ther
conclusions. MARGARET hV"n 80
Aurora.on- cayuga. n. Y, July W."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
BY Marie CeciIe ChomeI

possession OF her beautiful hon. nj
looted il Of its riches. She skcEst =,
her empty linen closets, ard s'ais
the doors OF the silver egp.af. ~
yealed its barrenness. ns lsssly
home remained, practically a. ,s;g
she'll. On every hand one ksrs u.
Of the suferings Of the peopt iru
the short Bolsheyist regime. ur.l -
Latvians, firing Of their slsvsr, r.
eanized and drove out The Communists
and set up a republican form Of s''.
eminent.
In Latvia I Travelled from border 10
border, talking with numerous peas
ants, and not one but was ssEeag 70
his determination 70 hgh. couzari''
propaganda.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
Quoting Montesquieu

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: wonder n an excerpt from
Montesquieu's spirit Of the Laws will
strike your readers as forcibly as IL did
me. When we are looking about for
the answer 20 the question, "What IL
the matter with America to-dayl" |
wonder II the following is what we are
looking for;
81. The corruption OF government
generally begins with that Of the
principles
"2. The principle Of democracy Is
corrupted not only when the spirit Of
equality is extinct, but likewise when
they fall into spirit Of extreme
equality, and when each citizen would
fain be upon a level with those
whom he has chosen 70 command
him. Then the people, incapable Of
bearing the very power they have
delegated. want TO manage every
thing themselves. TO delegate for the
Senate, to execute for the magistrates
and 10 decide for the judges"
when this Is the case virtue can
no longer subsist in the republic.
The people are DESTROYS Of exercising
the functions OF magistrates, VINO
cease 20 be revered. The delibera-
tions Of the Senate are sighted; all
respect Is then laid aside for the
Senators. and consequently for old
age. II there IL no more respect for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24

during the World War. After nego-
tiations for many years the British
government received about - cents
on the dollar. The rest was written
of as part Of the cost Of the wars.
AT the present time America is
receiving nothing. Principal and in
terest remain unpaid and the entire
question remains unsettled. What
is needed is a solution which is at
the same time just, polite and prac-
teal. Part payment and part can
collation. may possibly be such a
solution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24

old age there will be none presently
for parents; Difference to husbands
will likewise be thrown Off. and sub
mission 20 masters. This license will
soon become general and the trouble
Of command be as fatiguing as that
Of obedience. Wives, children, slaves
will shake OF subsection. No longer
will there be any such thing as man.
ners, order or virtue"
Is that what ais us7 Extreme
OLD IRRITABILITY.
Bridgeport, Conn, July 2l, 1922.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24

In Reyal, Esthonis, ths sane stan.
Here Esthonians who had been es'ai,e
in Russia since the beginning Of ~
war were coming home az the rata y
hundreds daily, and the barts'
their conversation as they were y
united with families and frisrcs w
utter condemnation Of eomncnn
They had suffered too severely. On'
hungry, ragged, they wanted nona
but a ehapee 70 start life again ''''
a peaceful government.
In Lithuania Communist propsfs'a
had fallen on barren soil. The Lac
anians are a purely agricultural re''A
90 per cent living on the soil, ana ID
who own their own land are not ~
eepti6le 70 radical doctrines 70 "
same extent as industrial workers
It must not be supposed that sf''a
at propaganda have ceased. On !"
contrary, the Soviet is making :"
perate efforts TO plant the seed Of "
discomfort in all these eoan'neA
Never a day that I did not see ~
brilliant scarlet cars Of the s'ns.
from the Russian missions in me ~
ferent countries. bright. sleek ana W"
turned out, speeding through the s'r
row. twisty streets. Where 90 's1
get the money!" was the aSs''''
everybody was asking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
FOREIGN Books for Sea VieS

To the Editor OF The Tribune. .,.l
Sir: We have at Sea View h''r -,
a great many foreign-bon - -,
VINO cannot read English. In "' -,
u tuberculosis there are many 49,.
hours in which reading may 70
but in a number Of cases there =" -
books in our library In the 'a,s
with which the patient is fami'n ..,s
viii any who have novels o. =
in Italian, Russian, Polish .,.Aa
Spanish for which they have no .,,.L
use please send them 10 the n =
where they will be most grs''''''
eeivedi a,cp
DOROTHY ROSS cAkar" .,...
Director Occupation Therspy psP'
ment. - adir
Sea view Hospital, West S'v ~
ton, N. Y. July q. is2z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
In Poland

Here in Poland the agricultural
population was inclined TO listen 10
Bolshevist propaganda-until Com
munists invaded the country. Il re-
quired very short trial Of Bolsheyist
methods 70 induce the peasants 20 join
forces with the Polish soldiers 10 eject
the invaders. But before that was ac-
eomplished the Russians had brought
about a destruction so vast and terrible
as to leave the population Of eastern
Poland dazcd.
Estates were wrecked and the houses
burned. have been in dozens Of
beautiful old country houses, where,
inside the blackencd stone walls, were
disclosed great piles OF books, musical
instruments. paintings and tapestries.
all partly burned in the orgy Of wanton
destruction that accompanied the Boil.
shevist terror.
Then they went to the peasants and
said; Give us your food" Growing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-24
DR.. Hochfelder' s Plan

To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: / suppose a mere man has no
right 70 enter into discussion as TO
Anna W. Hoehfelder's plans for his
matrimonial credentials. She pro-
poses that a prospective husband must
before obtaining license @be required
to establish that he is mentally and
physically able by virtue Of trade. oe-
eupaticn or profession 10 support
wife" and has been able 10 do so for
three months prior 90 such application.
Why does she not call her measure
"an act for the protection Of imbeeile
women"7 Surely a woman who mar
ries expecting to be supported by a
husband would be an idiot not 10 know
whether he could support her or not.
As TO the health question. it is Gu
genies in disguise. and II II is wise for
the state to interfere II must do 70 as
regards the prospective wife a. well.
We have had paternalism. maternal
ism and now we are TO have ante-nup-
tialism. The state is supreme and the
individual ceases 10 exist. Laws, laws,
laws-nothing but lawsl
HORACE V. JEwETT.
Brooklyn, N. Y, July 20. 1927.