davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
Japanese Women Win

1t is a. little difficult to visualize
the kiinono-clad women Of Japan
fighting for political liberty. And
then, with the first victory in their
hands, the right to take part in po-
litical meetings and organizations,
to find them laundering against the
ancient tradition Of the three obe-
dlences Is significant indication
Of the rising independence Of
women the world over.
For twenty centuries the women
Of japan have bowed themselves
mentally and prostrated themselves
bodily before the self-imposed su-
periority Of their men, fathers, hus-
bands and grown sons in turn.
Once in all that time, perhaps, some
daring feminine soul, building upon
the hoped-for support of her mas
culine admirers, thought to express
in public opinions that she could not
utter at home. The CONSERVATION
and indignation Of the political
chiefs in solemn pow-wow assem-
bled may be imagined. To protect
themselves from any future inva-
sions they put upon the statute
books police law, satirically
dubbed as the "peace preservation
regulation law" forbidding women
to take part In political organiza
tions, meetings or activities of any
sort.
1t is this law that has just been
wiped out by the Imperial Diet.
Now the women of Japan feel that
they may take up the real struggle
for their political rights. The right
to organize and to assist at political
meetings will give them chance to
present their claims, and no doubt
the men of Japan will presently see
the light and recognize the fact that
their mothers, wives and daughters
are people as we'll as women.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
The Clear Case OF France

There are abundant signs that the
straightforward, consistent policy Of
France is becoming understood in
this country. Her public men have
no taste for propaganda; they pos
sess little ability in explaining
their case in terms understandable
abroad. They lack the British skill
in diplomacy. On their side are only
simple justice and undiiuted reason.
The German people have done ir-
reparable damage TO the world, most
of all to the devastated regions of
France. Adjudged guilty by man
kind, they have evaded payment by
every device and, prospecting at
home, have scarcely begun to pay
the costs due from them. France de-
mands but justice. She has had no
militaristic designs and has none to-
day. Her public men have never
asked the impossible. 1t has been
known for some time that they stood
ready to accept a scaling down of
the Preparations bill to sum plainly
collectible, provided England would
do her share by foregoing the
French debt and guaranteeing
French security.
1t would be idle to enumerate the
different stands that Mr.. Lloyd
George has taken in face of this
simple French demand. A few
weeks ago it was strongly intinated
that England would release the
French debt; now at London the
string has been pulled and this
promise of settlement withdrawn.
Once again the security of Europe
is imperiled by Mr.. Lloyd Georges
maneuvering.
This deadlock cannot persist. The
sympathy Of America is strongly
with France in her predicament
Public opinion here is not prepared
to discuss the release of debts 50
long as England and France remain
thus at loggerheads. Once the en-
tente is re-established and the repa-
rations so revised as to yield a maxi
mum of aid to France and their pay
ment enforced by the full and sim
cere cooperation of England, the
participation of America in the up
building Of Europe is a foregone
conclusion.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
The Transit Block

Two things contribute to the
greater Interborough profits Just re-
ported. One is the natural growth
OF the city; the other is the fact that
the improved service ordered by the
Transit Commission has made Sun
day and holiday and evening travel
more comfortable and has greatly
increased patronage by people who
formerly used the lines only from
necessity.
1t is, however, the rapidly grow
ing population which accounts for
most of the increase. With the
city's present transit capacity no
service that can be given can long
be even SO per cent adequate. Every
day that passes makes more impera-
tive the need for the improvement
and extensions planned by the Tran
sit Commission and for still further
extension plans to take care Of grow
ing traffic in years to come.
This plan is still blocked by the
attitude Of Mr.. Hylan and the city
administration. AT a time when
jams occur on every business day
and when stagnation is imminent he
still talks of bus lines and takes
every opportunity to attack the COM
mission and the existing transit
system.
If Mr.. Hylan were really interest
ed in better transit he would not re-
fuse any action favorable to the
plan until forced TO act by court
order. IF he had even any intelli-
gent political ambition he would be
able to see that the settlement Of
the transit problem would be as
much to his credit as to the commits
sion's and would cooperate instead
of imposing obstacles to progress.
But the Mayors political vision Is
limited. His ideal transit system Is
taouaands Of busses. lunlbering
through the stxeass and making tha
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
Fish Fighting Disease

In writing tribute to fish as
allies in the war against disease
the Rockefeller Foundation uncon-
sciously pays tribute to the mar
yelous work which it is achiev-
ing. In the annual report of
the general director of the Inter
national Health Board it is de-
scribed how fish were planted In
waters fit for the breeding Of vel
low fever and malaria mosquitoes,
resulting in conquering the epi-
demic in regions badly infested
with these two diseases. Seven
hundred and fifty thousand fish
were distributed throughout parts
of Ecuador where the yellow fever
was most virulent, with remarkable
success, and in some Of the malarial
regions of this country hundreds Of
thousands Of small minnows have
been planted, not only in ponds and
other natural breeding spots, but
even in fountains and reservoirs.
La every case the fish have proved
themselves most efficient aids Of
the health workers.
New Workers Of to-day and in
habitants of the healthy Northern
countries do not appreciate the i'm
measurable service to mankind
done by the Rockefeller Foundation
in its health campaign Year after
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
About the Rest of Us By Adele De Lssup

by reason Of my comparative youth,
which I am trying to remedy as
quickly as possible, suppose belong
in that category commonly assailed by
ministers short Of sermon, maga-
zines short of copy and oldsters short
of sense Of humor.
The bizarre in anything--litcratu
art or human nature-always gets at
tention. A host of instances prove,
however, that it does not always keep
that attention. But it is rather un-
fortunate for the rest of us, who are
legion, that just because a ridiculous
ly small minority Of girls pretends to
be intimate with the devil and all his
works, that just because it believes
that wit is loud and cleverness shallow
and has not the subtlety Go be mysteri-
GUS nor the intelligence to be reserved,
the world is observing it in complete,
open-mouthed, horror stricken fascina-
tion. am pessinlistic enough to say
that people never seem to get over
their enjoyment at being shocked, and
am optimistic enough to believe that
after while they will turn around,
rather bored, and, seeing the rest Of
us--who are legion-will exclaim stu
pidly, well, we'll! You don't mean TO
tell US that yoaOe been here all the
time!"
You see we feel much the same as
flowers in garden must feel when
after trying hard to bloom and be q
credit to the gardener he comes out
and sees only two or three upstart
weeds and gives them all his attention..
His course of reasoning probably is that
the flowers are just what they should
be, but the weeds are not as per sched-
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
Hearst Passes

When Al Smith publicly assured
Franklin d. Roosevelt that he would
accept the Democratic nomination
for Governor, William Randolph
Hearst was automatically eliminated
as candidate.
That disposes, probably for good
and all, Of Mr.. Hearst, SO far as the
Democratic party is concerned. He
cannot be nominated when Smith is
in the running.
There is still chance that he will
form a third party and make him
self its candidate. He has already
skeleton organization called the
Political Union for Progress; but
there is little time to pad the bones
of this skeleton with substantial
political flesh, and even If it were
heavily financed it would cut an un-
important figure on Election Day.
Smiths action required courage.
With Governor Miller opposing him,
there is small chance of his election.
He will have to neglect q profitable
business to make a campaign. He
will have far less opportunity to do
the effective work as a member Of
the Port Authority which has gained
him the respect and admiration of
many persons who formerly regard
ed him only as politician.
Moreover, he knows that he will
be subject to violent and continued
attack from the Hearst newspapers
both before and after his nomina-
ton. There is also the possibility
that Mayor Hylan will throw all the
influence Of the admiaisk~ alton
against him because of iis decision.
Personal considerable az have not,
however, weighed with aG.a so heav-
lily as the Importance of saving his
party from what threatened for a
time to be very serious menace If
he loses the election he will still
have the satisfaction of having done
an extremely good job.
AS for Mr.. Hearst, all the hopes
in which he has invested his money
and the time and efforts of his en-
ployees are dashed to the ground
His twenty-year-old ambition to be
President is destroyed by his failure
to grasp the Governorship-for
which he now cannot secure so much
as the nomination of the only great
party with which he has ever been
able to traffic.
Before Smiths declaration Hearst
was an important and an ominous
political figure. To-day he is a
newspaper editor, embittered, left
with limited capacity to make mis-
chief and cut off from his last hope
OF elevation to important office.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17

year Ii Is carrying the war against
disease further into the unhealthy
regions. bringing with it greater
comfort and happiness for millions
of human beings. In its work 1t
has often to fight against Che igno-
rance Of those wholn it is saving,
and to devise means of overcoming
the obstacles arising from bad local
conditions.
In the case of the yellow fever
epidemic on the South American
coast, for instance, an attempt to
teach the inhabitants how to pre-
vent mosquitoes from breeding ON
their own premises failed owing In
part to poor cooperation and in
part to the scarcity s,f water for all
purposes, making such expedients
as dumping infested water, or even
straining 1t, either difficult or inn
possible. When fish were enlisted,
however, the problem Of control
was enormously simplitied. The fish
did most Of the work that the in
habitants might have done, and to
introduce them required no serious
efforts to change local customs.
But even the use Of such allies
would be impossible had it not been
for the years Of devotion Of the
staff of the Foundation to the study
Of all possible means Of controlling
disease at it's source. This, together
with the courage and unseltishness
of the men who have gone into the
field to conduct the health cam
paigns, has constituted the great
ness Of the Foundations work,
This is applied idealism Of the
highest type.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
Unionisrn's Worst Foe

Reports have come to the Attor-
ney General at Washington whicl,
indicate that the +. w. w. is active
In some sections Of the West where
sabotage has occurred in connec-
ton with the railway strike.
IL this is true it is Of the utmost
Importance for the unions to in
vestigate as promptly as the gov
ernment. The I. w. w. member Is
organized labor's worst foe. He Is
not only an outlaw union man, but
genuine outlaw as we'll.
/ His idea Of making a strike eff
fective is to dynamite bridges and
destroy the lives Of innocent people
wherever possible. If any union
has countenanced the aid Of these
lawless Bolshevists it's chances OF
getting q fair hearing in its contro-
versy with the railroads will be
greatly diminished.
Public opinion, in the end, deter
mines all strike issues. Public
opinion can never be enlisted on
the side of any union which will
permit I. w. WIS or +. w. w. meth
eds to come to it's aid.
The chief of the I. w. W., "Blg
Bill" Haywood, learned something
about public sentiment in this
country when he had to flee to Rus
sia in order to escape serving q
term in the penitentiary. Any
unions that have dealings with the
organization of which Haywood
was the principal exemplar will
swiftly learn the same lesson.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
u. S. First in Library Schools

10 the Editor of The Tribune,
Sir: In yesterdays Tribune was an
item to the effect that "the first school
for women Librarians was established ed
in Berlin about twenty-five years ago."
Why Germany should be given the
credit for pioneer work in a field where
the United States is notably pre-
eminent I cannot imagine. l do know
that all Librarians and those interested
in the work which the American Pub
lie Library is doing will be glad to
see such statement corrected.
Thirty-fiye years ago, in January,
1887, to be exact. tho first American
library school was founded at Column
bia University, in the City of New
York. Two years later this school was
transferred to the New York State
Library at Albany, where it has since
been maintained by state appropria-
tions. Greater New York was also the
location Of the second American
library school. established at Pratt In
stitute, In Brooklyn, in 1890.
By 1897. there were FIVE recognized
schools In operation for the training
Of Librarians, three of them In New
York State. All these schools, though
they admit both men and women, have
trained far greater number of women
to be librarians.
] might add that at the present time
there are thirteen library schools of
the first rank in the United States. to
which an increasing number Of for
eign students come yearly. The COM
ing year will witness the establishment
OF ct least two more such schoola,
which is in itself an indication Of the
growth of the library movement In the
United States and the increasing on
portunities in library work for proper
~ qualified young men and women.
FORREST B. SPAULDING.
Consulting Librarian
Syracuse. N. r., Aug. is, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
Gentler Sirens

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. There are about this town the
most diabolical shrieking sirens on
trucks. Why could not some equally
effective kind of siren be used? These
sirens and horns, with their short,
sharp squeaks, startle and sometimes
confuse nervous people, and New
York 10 full of them, In crossing these
busy atreets. There are not traffic
policemen on every corner.
The noise from street cars and the
elevated railroads, to say nothing of
the traffic in the streets, is bad enough,
but these noises cannot be avoided.
The shrieks from the sirens on trucks
can be.
There are many ears in this town
that would welcome the suppressioa OF
the present sirens on trucks and the
substitution Of something less shrill
and ear pisrcing. v.
New York. Aug. IA, 1921
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
The Deadly Highway

William M. Wood ir., dead from
an accident while racing in a high
powered car on highway out of
Boston, brought his tragic end upon
himself. Such is the inevitable risk
to the man who drives recklessly
upon public road.
But he could not restrict the con-
sequences to himself. He risked not
only his own neck but the lives of
dozens of innocent users Of the high
way. In the final accident he over
turned two small touring cars, bruis-
ing the two occupants of one. car,
fracturing the skull and breaking a
leg of an occupant in the other car.
These persons had an equal right to
be on the road. They were driving
safely and carefully. They were
powerless to save themselves from
this wanton disregard of other
peoples rights and welfare.
Another car racing with Woods
car escaped injury. How far it con-
tributed to the accident is not clear.
The obligation of the prosecuting
authorities is clear. A serious offense
has been committed upon the high
ways of Massachusetts, and every
one who contributed thereto and
whom the law can reach must be
punished therefor precisely as if it
were a gun that was recklessly
used upon the highway instead of a
deadly juggernaut.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
The Blot ON Illinois

In the appeal by the Illinois
Chamber Of Commerce for funds to
enable Che states Attorney General
to make a real investigation there
Is welcome evidence Of determination
to fasten on the murderers the guilt
Of the Herrin massacre. "In this
emergency" writes the president of
that influential body, "the State Of
illinois is on trial. Our citizens visit.
ing elsewhere have been compelled
to hang their heads in shame. The
world is asking us, What are you
going to do about it?sn
Il is nearly two moaths siase
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
" hat Readers .Sau
The Seaman $ Faith

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I read with pleasure your edi-
torial in this mornings Tribune on the
utterance of Captain David of the
Adriatic expressing a seaman's faith,
1t left one question in my mind--I
hope it may not be SO pertinent as to
border on the impertinent. Why does
newspaper man avoid so sedulously
the religious value of such an utter
ance?
You comment: "It would be good
thing if we could ali share the seaman,s
point Of view. It would not necessarily
be religious in any strict sense OF the
word"
Certainly an instructive faith in .
supreme Being is as universal as Ian
gauge. David Livingstone tells us thar
he found no native in Africa so low in
the scale of human life as to be with.
out it, We ought not, therefore, ID
shy around frank expression of faith
in an cverruling Providence, whether
we choose to write the "Providence'
with a capital "Ps or not.
Furthermore, may it not be an op.
portanity which great paper like The
Tribune has TO help ON a good cause
to strengthen faith, by giving un.
qualified Endorsement TO frank utter.
anee Of a man like Captain Davide
Religion. after all, Is natural thing
lit takes on various forms, and in
these various forms there has been
much that is confusing and sometimes
offensive, but at The core religion is
merely the conscious relating Of our
lives to the Supreme Being, and that
10 the greatest stabilising power in life
We are glad to have clear uttorance
from the press on matter Of this sort
and we wish to commend 1t.
j. r. GoULn
New York, Aug. 15s 1e2a
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17

Sir: Dorothy Canfields fame as g
novelist is as nothing in comparison
with her abilities in the line of book
blurbs. The following comes this
morning as part Of a circular from
Publisher Knopf:
ut is always golden experience
for me to read one of Villa Gathers
books. To read ------ was O glori-
Gus experience. The novel gave me
not only the deep satisfaction and
pride which every writer feels in
the ripe, sound sureness Of Miss
Gathers technical mastery of her
medium, not only the precious joy
In fawiess presentation Of char
acter, but special deep glow Of
emotion warm, rich and as personal
as If the book had been written for
me alone. It Is my conviction, and
one it makes me very happy to hold,
that to read the book will bring to
an immense number Of Americans
the same deep glow Of feeling and
that innumerable American families
will open their arms to the hero as
one of their own, much loved, flesh
and-blood kin"
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
The Tired Public
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The great American public is
tired of strikes and strikers, tired oi
so-called unions and leaders of unions
that make for disunion. The question
to be answered honestly is this: Are
not the mine workers and railway men,
owners and operators alike, all servants
of the public? II they are. what is to
hinder the prompt and permanent dis.
charge of any worker who deserts his
post? Let every striker be notified
that his services are no longer re-
CURED and that his former position is
not open to him, and this troublesome
problem will be solved. Let every
worker make good or get out and stay
out.
EDWARD H. CLEvELAND, Nj. D. I
New York, Aug Is, 1929.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
The 7'ogcey

REV SION
T AM 30 weary Of the cautious coin
a. or human commerce.; sickened
unto death
OF Life-on-stilts; Life walking
warily
With sly complacence and unhur-
ried breath.
/ am full tired Of the neat display
OF justified emotions; Of the fair
That men have found for gestures;
febrile things
More empty and less honest than
the air.
would return toAancient brutal
days
My soul remembers. Iwould know
the thrill
OF large adventure; naked stalkings
forth
TO love at large; attlarge to hate
and kill.
Life ran to meet one then on recis-
less feet
One held him close; one came to
mortal grips e.
With those brown limbs of lean and
pulsing force;
One fought that Life. But this
weak thing that slips
From urgent hands, evading urgent
eyes,
Has softer weapons. Challenge
turns aside
From clever words, emasculate Of
truth
And secret dwellings where his
meanings hide.
The coward conquerorl Not Sin,
herself,
Takes on sweet contours aEA Ahis
nerveless touch; y
Nor does he heed my embassies: he
knows
/ love his sterile favors overmuch.
FAITH BALDWIN.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17
More Truth Than Poetry
BY James ]. Montague
The Price of Neutrality

AAc AiSc oI iSeuITallly
We've taken no position
About the railroad strike:
Both sides have our permission
TO act the way they like.
We're not a party to it
We've always understood
Our duty was to view 1t
AS rank outsiders should.
And yet we're rather nettled,
Though neutrally we sit,
To know that when it's settled
Wen have to pay for it.
The coal strike wasn't started
BY any word from US.
We're far too tender hearted
To mix in such fuss.
Could it have been prevented
We might have raised a shout;
But we will be contented
However it turns out.
Yet when they end the trouble
And still their mutual bluff,
Our .coal will cost us double.
Which seems a little tough.
Poor Belgium small attention
Directed to the war
Before that vast dissension
Destroyed her peaceful shore.
She thought neutral nation
Was sure to get along,
But to her perturbation
49, Discovered she was wrong.
The Boche set out to hand Ter
The hardest wallop struck;
The innocent bystander
Is always out of luckl
New-York tribune., 1922-08-17

II Congress would now scrap the
entire tariff bill as quickly as it dis
posed of the 1875 committee amend
ments Tuesday night the country
would be vastly relieved.