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Evening star., 1922-04-11
The Treaty Navy,

At the outset Of the debate in the
House on the naval appropriation bill
Representative Kelley Of Michigan, in
charge of the measure, said of the
committee reporting it: I'VE assumed
of course, that there should be main.
tanned an eighteen -battleship fleet
We have never proceeded upon any
other theory" This utterance was ap.
plauded, the Congressional Record re.
ports. An eighteen-battleship feet is
the ratio allotted the United States by
the naval Limitation treaty. Later, Ma
jority Leader Mondell said: I'VE all
agree, as I understand it, that the
Navy we desire to maintain Is the
treaty Navy, and that being true the
problem before us should be COM
paratively simple one"
So far, so good; all seemed agreed
upon maintaining the treaty Navy.
approved by the public sentiment OF
this country. But at that point the
solons began to part company. The
question was raised, Does the bill, IA
fact, maintain the treaty Navy? Con
Evening star., 1922-04-11
Speeders and Others.

More rigorous action may be taken
by the authorities against drunken
motorists, and the news from the Dis
trict building is that Motorists caught
driving machines while under the in
f1uence of intoxicants may be deprived
Of operators permits indefinitely" "
The practice now is to withhold for
three months the driving permit Of a
motorist convicted of driving while
drunk.
This is a forward step toward re-
ducing the danger of travel in the
street. The motorist drunk is menace
to pedestrians and other motorists.
Temporarily withdrawing the permit
of drivers convicted Of drunkenness
has not worked well. Accidents in the
street are far too numerous. Careful
driving and careful walking should be
enjoined. The reckless driver Of ma
chine, whether the driver be drunk or
sober, should, on conviction, be stern
ly punished. Commendable activity on
the part Of the police is shown by the
record of arrests made for violation
Of traffic laws.
Evening star., 1922-04-11
The Senate and the Tariff.

Now that the Senate is about ready
for the tariff, two questions are upper
most: ~ How long will the measure
be under discussion? and, C2) If the dis
cussion discloses oeep differences and
strong feeling, will the measure be
sidetracked to enable Congress to ad-
journ in good time for members to go
home and participate in the cam
paign?
Representative Longworth, who
helped prepare the bill and pass it
through the House, thinks two or
three months will be necessary for it's
consideration by the Senate. Say the
time is three months. That will send
the bill to conference the middle of
July. and fortnight. at the outside.
should be sufficient time for the con-
ference committee. So the new order
law will have three months-August,
September and October-to demon
strate itself before the country votes
on it and the other laws the session
may have passed. Rather short al
ing disturbed business conditions.
AS for sidetracking the measure.
and sending it over to the short ses-
sien-which would virtually be send
ing it over to the next Congress-such
a step should not be taken on any ac-
count. Mr.. Fordney warns against it.
The fact is that the country expected
the special session to dispose Of the
tariff. That would have given the
new law a test of more than twelve
months before election day.
Business is anything but what it
should be, and what all desire. But.
whatever the volume, it should be
stabilized and encouraged: and new
tariff law should contribute a good
deal to that end.
Evening star., 1922-04-11
Flies.

The fly is about to make his spring
visit to Washington, and his purpose
is to make the capital his summer
home, to raise numerous families and
to remain with us till the frests Of
fall. 1t is said that he has already
come and already buzzes in our midst.
1t is his purpose to eat out Of our
garbage can, our neighbor's garbage
can and our dinner plate without max
ing his toilet between times. His pur-
pose is to make quick trips between
the stable, cowshed and pig pen and
the kitchen, dining room. sleeping
room and the baby's crib and face. He
should be discouraged and the dis
euragement should take the form Of
a swat with a swatter.
So much has been learned about the
fly that it seems impossible to say any.
thing in his defense. His manner Of
living and his personal habits are
positively impossible" He brings on
his sticky feet about every kind Of dis:
ease germ there is. Every breeding
place for flies should be cleaned out,
the home should be screened agaiiist
flies and they sheuld be killed on
sight. At least there is no excuse for
letting flee in the house or letting
them stay in the house longer than
the Ay-swatter can be reached far.
There can oaly b Q iaEae excuse for
having flies any place, any time. II
Evening star., 1922-04-11

Trajectory answers were furnished.
The layman, hearing the debate would
have come away with his head in a
whirl, and at loss what to think Of
1t all.
There was Mr.. Tinkham, for in
stance, who contended that in so far
as enlisted manpower is concerned the
bill would make the United States
third instead of equal to the first of
the three powers interested. He said
that Japan, whose ratio is to our 5,
will have 68,252 men, or more than
1000 in excess Of the number allotted
to the United States, even with our
superior ratio. He said the average en-.
listed strength of the British navy is
approximately 10000 enlisted men, or
$4,000 more than the committee bill
provides for the United States.
Mr.. Hustled, confessing his un.
familiarity with the technicalities OF
the subject, made suggestion. 1T is
a case where we have to decide be-
tween the subcommittee Of the COM
mittee on appropriations" he said
ION the one hand, and the President
Of the United States. the Secretary OF
the Navy, the assistant secretary of
the Navy, the general board of the
Navy and every expert In our naval
establishment, on the other hand. as
to a technical question, question
which is peculiarly within the knowl-
edge Of the naval experts"
The sentiment of the House may be
unanimous for maintaining the treaty
Navy; the proponents of the bill may
avow that the measure does maintain
it. But so long as the technical and
administrative officers assert to the
contrary the public is likely to sym
pathize with Mr.. Hustled. who declared
that on question of this kind he is
constrained to accept the judgment OF
the men educated and trained to deal
with it.
Evening star., 1922-04-11
Bonus for the Stork.

A queer sort Of landlord lives in Chi
| cago. His name is Harry l. Dalsey, and
he says: VI want to see lots of children
| IN my building. for they mean happy
homes. His new thirty-three apart
| ment house will be built to accommodate
| large families. with special compart-
ments for baby carriages Twenty-Five
dollars reward. or bonus, will be paid
by this landlord to the parents of every
child born under his roof. He'll double
it for twins
Children are noisy. children are trou-
oiesome; children inflict more wear and
{ tear on houses than most adults. But
every one can't own his own home, and
unless there are children soon there
would be no need for houses.
1t is possible for several families, all
with children. to live in one apartment
house. And, strange as it may seem to
some landlords. the little beasts do not
Kick out the window panes or smash
the doors every week or so.
All landlords do not object to children,
but a surprisingly large number do.
Even in W orcester, as every one knows
who has done any house-hunting here.
Harry I. Dalsey. May his tribe in
ent).
Evening star., 1922-04-11
Merit System in Peril.

At no time in recent years has the
merit system been in such peril as it
appears to be in today. There seems
pressure is being brought to bear upon
the administration to break down the
barriers which have been erected for
protection of faithful public servants
and to reintroduce the spoils system.
with all its attendant evils. Minor
faults of the merit system are being
magnified into major ones. and at
tempt is being made to condemn the
many for the shortcomings of a few.
In this connection there is abundant
issued by John H. Bartlett, former
president of the Civil Service Commits
sion and now first assistant post
master general. Mr.. Bartlett, a stanch
champion of the theory that govern
ment employees in the lower ranks
should be protected in tenure of office.
believes this protection has been un-
warrantedly extended to employees iii
the higher ranks. He argues that an
administration. charged with response
bility for government, should be free
to choose men for the higher places
in whom it has confidence, and who
would cooperate Loyalty in carrying
out administration policies.
With the general proposition thus
laid down there will be no quarrel.
The President and the members of
his cabinet ought not to be required
to maintain in confidential and i'm
portant administrative places men in
whom they did not have confidence or
as to whose loyalty there was a justifi-
able doubt. But that hardly is an
argument for wholesale dismissal OF
all employees above a certain rank in
order that their places may be filled
by active political workers belonging
to the party which happens to be in
power. The President is responsible
for administration of the government,
and should not be hampered in doing
whatever is necessary to be done to
better it and increase its efficiency.
But changes made to increase the eff
ficiency of the government service and
changes made for the purpose OF re-
warding party workers are things en-
tirely apart.
If civil employe holding response
BILE position refuses to cooperate In
carrying out the policies of the ad-
ministration, then he should be let go,
But it should not be assumed, because
it Is not true, that merely because
such an employe is of different politi-
cal faith or was appointed by an
other administration he will not be
loyal to the administration in power.
The overwhelming majority of govern
ment employees have no interest at
heart other than the service they have
made their life work. and they con-
stitute not only a finely loyal. but a
highly efficient body which it would be
utterly impossible for the spoils sys-
tenn to duplicate.
Evening star., 1922-04-11
"Inviolability" of Treaties.

Whatever prospect of success there
may be in the Genoa conference-in
fact, the very possibility Of holding the
conference-is due to the fact that
Great Britain yielded to French insist
ence that there should be no attempt
there to revise the treaty of Versailles.
France would not have sat in the con-
ference had that point not been con-
ceded.
There is no disposition seriously to
criticize France for insisting that
there shall be no impairment Of the
rights she acquired under the treaty,
however much better it might be for
her and for every other nation con-
cerned were she willing to make some
concessions. The inviolability Of
treaties was one Of the issues in the
world war, and the nation which did
not hold them sacred having been de-
feated, it would seem that no nation
ought soon again to treat them as
scraps of paper.
But thing great many people, es-
pecially the Greeks and other near
eastern peoples, are having trouble to
understand is why there should not
attach to the treaty OF Sevres the
same inviolability as France insists
and England agrees shall attach to
that of Versailles. And much less are
they able to understand why insistent
France and agreeing England should
have played the principal parts In set
ting aside the stipulations OF the Sevres
treaty and in restoring to the Turk
the possibility that desire for ven
geance will make more rigorous even
than in the past the centuries-old
abuses. When the treaty Of Sevres
was handed the Turk to sign at the
conclusion of the war. civilization
agreed that the punishment had been
made no more drastic than was merit
ed by the crime. The Turk was forced
20 relinquish sovereignty over terri
tories in Europe and Asia Minor in
habited by alien races whom he al
ways had oppressed. for religious and
other reasons, and it was declared that
they had been taken forever from the
hardships Of Ottoman rule.
These peoples were not consulted
when the council Of foreign ministers
met in Paris recently and drew up
terms for an armistice between the
Turks and Greeks which abrogated
most of the principal provisions of the
treaty of Sevres. So today these near
eastern peoples are looking on at
Genoa and wondering what has come
over the wartime spirit, of the allies
that makes justice now. it seems to
them, a thing to be had only by those
who are strong and carry arms.
Evening star., 1922-04-11
New Bridge Spanning Potomac
Begins to Approach Completion

!, to vision the finished appearance of
the bridge. Except for the last span
mentioned, the construction of the
bridge structure proper has been ac-
complished. Even the solid concrete
side railings are in place and a sin
gle bronze colored lamppost Of hand
some lines, placed for the inspection
of the Fine Arts Commission experts.
can be seen in the center portion of
the bridge.
The cross-section .of the bridge
formed at the space to be occupied
by the span now under construction
way will look. Two grooves running
in the center of the bridge it's whole
length mark the underground trolley
recesses for the electric railway
tracks. On both sides Of the parallel
tracks are vehicular thereughfares
walks for pedestrian traft5e. Beneath
the sidewalks are tunnels for cleo
trio conduits. water pipes, gas pipes
etc.
Striking M street at an angle, the
bridge will be reached by wide ap-
proaches curving gracefully toward
35th street. This approach plan WILL
no doubt be worked out along artis-
| tic lines and should greatly enhance
the beauty of the main structure. AT
the Virginia end the engineers will
be forced to do good deal of grad
ing, as the bridge now stops abruptly
at the shore line some distance above
the present street level. The direc-
ton of the bridge indicates that the
Virginia approach will not follow the
street route of the old Aqueduct
bridge. bearing westwardiy and to
the rear of business buildings on
Rosslyn's main street. This would
furnish an opportunity to eliminate
the right-angled curves between
Rosslyn and Fort Myer Heights. now
a menace to vehicular traffic.
Business houses cut off from the
main trend of traffic at either end of
the new bridge are fearful of loss of
patronage. but, as a whole, the i'm
provement will constitute one of the
greatest business booms that George
town and Rosslyn have ever had.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

there were no foul or decaying refuse
there would be no flies. They breed
and revel in dirt that is not merely
matter which is out Of place." but
dirt that is peculiarly and extensively
dirty.
Hear the call Of Health Officer
Fowler. 1t is a call for 437 900 tpopu
lation of the Districb volunteers to en-
list In the army of fy.swatters. He
sets forth in strong language the dan
gers and the evils Of the fly. He calls
for screens, and he calls upon you te
keep your garbage can tightly Gov
cred. He also warns that not a bit OF
your food should be exposed to flies
Take heed and swat the fly.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

ylTH construction of the fnal
NN span Of the Georgetown
bridge fully under way.
prospects for completion
of this imposing structure by late
summer appear bright.
Recently workmen began the task
of building wooden substructure to
support forms for the arch over the
railroad tracks on Water street. and
by the end of last week the major
portion of this job had been about
completed. The last link in the new
bridge connecting the District of Co
be in place with the pouring of con-
crete into the massive mold con-
structed by the engineers.
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The Water street span involved
complications not met with in the
other sections. due to the necessity
for maintaining clear right Of way
for the freight trains passing along
this thoroughfare. The arches over
the water, Of course, were the most
difficult from an engineering stand
point, as great steel forms had to be
erected on barges so that they could
be fioated into position and. with the
aid of the tides, placed. Once the
method of floating them into their
places had been devised and the
means for executing the plan effect
ed, it was a comparatively simple
matter to repeat the process from
span to span. The change of scene
of the operations from the water to
land. however, required new plans
and apparatus.
The incomplete scaffolding presents
the appearance of an arched fine lat
tice work with a box-like aperture
forming tunnel for the trains. The
substructure will bear smooth
form in the shape of an arc, into
which will be poured the concrete.
Interlacing the concrete will be- hun
dreds of thick steel bars for rein
forcement, and long ends of these
bars will be allowed to project from
the hardened mass for extension into
the smaller arches which later will
be formed on the main span.
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Evening star., 1922-04-11
America Should Act

MILAN. Italy.-Another suggestion
that the United States early accent
| representation on the reparations
commission is made by Luigi Barzini.
who says:
1T. must not be forgotten that
America, while not ratifyinE the
versailles treaty. still concluded a
separate treaty with Germany. stipu-
! lating the same economic and repara-
tion clauses as the Versailles treaty.
Thus America emphasized her right
| to sit on the reparations commission,
| and it is suggested that President
Harding soon be empowered by Con-
gress to name representative for
this commission. Even If Japan were
initiating policy of completely
crushing. Germany, the Anglo Amer
lean Italian block inevitably must
succeed at least in paralyzing French
initiative. which is considered dan
| of the world.
But Japan is much too anxious to
resume profitable relations with Ger
! many to follow France on this road,
and 1t is probable that, through the
presence of an American representa-
| tive on the reparations commission.
French initiative concerning the in
tegral carrying out of the Versailles
treaty automatically would be stop
| ped by an irreducible majority, with
out political shocks, simply on a
technical basis.
1T is thought that this participa-
! tion of America represents the most
efectual aid which the United States
| is able to give at the present time to
Europe. There can be little conf
! dence in the efforts of Europe for re-
construction as long as France does
| not. move toward a policy Of mod
Grafton"
One brand of justice for all, and
plenty of it.-Chicago Daily News.
There will be no base ball in the
1924 Olympiad, because several Eu-
ropeans say America would have a
cinch on the result. Perhaps several
other events ought to be dropped for
similar reasons. then.-Kansas City
Star.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

Soviet leaders are endeavoring to
show that their desire for further
power has something te do with the
relief of starvation; which is the phase
of the Russian situation uppermost in
the nublic's mind.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

The japanese cherry trees around
the tidal basin are pleasant reminders
of friendly sentiment. In sending
: them to the U. S. A. as an expression
OF esteem the japanese anticipated a
custom so general and "said it with
flowers
Evening star., 1922-04-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Old, Old Story

Old. Old Story.
The world is smoothly going
AS it did in days gone by,
The blossoms brightly glowing
In the springtime greet the eye.
The tariff they're discussing;
Civil service men are fussins
And some congressman are cussinz
As they did in days gone by.
The tenants are complaining
AS they did in days gone by.
Still the landlords are maintaining
Rentals that are deemed too high.
People view the fashions sadly
And we say folks act so badly
That the world is running madly,
As We said in days gone by.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

A Chicago labor leader has called
upon unions to boycott base ball be-
cause Judge Landis is base ball com.
missioner. 1t should be remembered
that Judge Landis is by no means
committed to capitalistic sentiment
He once fined Standard Oil $4,000, 900
Evening star., 1922-04-11

Prediction that flappers will even-
tually cause war brings Up q serious
question. History repeats itself. Re
search might be properly applied to
ascertaining whether Helen Of Troy
was a happer.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

When the discussion Of the old Dar-
winian theory is concluded the debat-
ing society may take up other Of the
ancient favorites, such as the blue
glass cure, the Keely meter and "Who
struck Billy Patterson"
Evening star., 1922-04-11

Reports Of i'll health are frequent
with reference to Lenin. But he al
ways shows great recuperative power
when a situation arises which prom
ises him the chance for a little proflta-
BILE business.
Evening star., 1922-04-11
Heavenly Harmonies.

The next radio program will include
the following: Male quartet, 20, Be
Ye Reconciled." Messrs. Borah. John
son. La Toilette and France; solo, Il
Lenin: chorus; "Keep the Home Fires
Burning coal operators and miners;
Dear" solo. Mr. Lloyd George: trio, trio
"Ain't we Got Fun?" Messrs. Collins. De
aiaa Valera b., and !;,,g G;raig; solo, %Ain't Nature
duet. "Yoo- Hoo" Woodrow wilson Wilson,
and Henry Cabot Lodge; solo,
Hello. Prosperity" Joseph W. Ford
ney.-Worcester Telegram (independ-
ent).
The most dangerous crossing in the
world is double crossing.-El Paso
Times.
If ever the human race is lost, it
won't be for want of speed-Roches-
ter Times Union.
It isn't what men have descended
from that Is the serious problem. It's
the things they descend to.-Tacoma
Ledger.
There is talk of deporting boot
comparatively easy.-Arkansas Ca
Zette.
Funny no one has thought to blame
short skirts or bobbed hair for the
coal strike.-Buffaio Express.
Evans Woollen says "all women
need financial ADVICE" and financial
advice is about all those in some
families get.-Indianapolis Star.
America has two-thirds of the
worlds telephones and four-ifths of
the worlds wrong numbers-Fort
Smith (Ark.) SouthWest-American.
TN, In dsmaad1ns LII sems asa.1 yemen o,i.as on the
they were not called the gentlsr sex
for nothing -Mun.ss Star.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

If the Patagonian plesiosaurus is
alive the public may depend on having
a chance to see 1t in some menagerie
before the summer is over. The Amer
lean circus manager never sleeps.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

The activity of the stock market en-
ceurages business men, but the farmer
is likely to regard it only as a sign
that Wall street is getting all the
money.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

II the critics are right much Of the
energy applied to the production OF
statuary might better have been em,
ployed in designing and construction
calculated to meet the housing prob.
lem.
Evening star., 1922-04-11
EDITORIAL DIGEST

quota is filled" and lit should be a
simple matter" the San Antonio Light
independently feels, ito require
steamship companies to work in CO.
operation with American consular Of
f'cials' in this selective process
Evening star., 1922-04-11

Uncle Sans relation to the Genoa
is far from one of aloof-
ness. He is a most respectfully at
tentive audience.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

Mrs. Asquith declares that she lee
tured because she needed the money.
The lady is to be admired more than
ever for her astounding frankness.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

When "relativity" gets into the films
DR.. Einstein is expected to prove more
comprehensive as a scenario writer
than he was as a scientist.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

AS the April thermometer rises no
subject could be more seasonable than
that Of Fairgrounds for children.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

The mine operators and the miners
appear absolutely unable to come to
any gentleman's agreement as to how
the public's money shall be divided.
Evening star., 1922-04-11

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