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New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
MIR. Cox's League of Nations

Now come the Democratic leaders
and depose that if Mr.. James MI. Cox
does not lay OFF his League of Ma
tions talk in the approaching cam
paign they will not be responsible
for the consequence. 1t seems a
pity thus to pull Mr.. Cox's coattails
Just when he is going strongest, bat
political leaders are practical men
and they have no sentimental regard
for the feelings Of an orator, how
ever eloquent. Better firm "Sit
dowrl" now than loud Throw him
outl" from the audience later.
From which it might be argued
that the American voters have no
interest in the League and cannot
bear even to hear its name men
toned. That is not the case, in our
opinion. It is Mr.. Cox's League of
Nations that they are against-just
as they arose in their wrath and re-
jected Mr.. Wilson's League. They are
against any such project when it
comes to them as the personal prop
erty of a politician seeking to make
political capital out of it.
II Mr.. Cox knows anything he
knows he is doing the worst service
y,~ce e,It, ~ @La ca,,r1 sc %1o r oa r,,,n
in America by attempting to revive
the old issue of 1920. That issue
of super-state sprung full-blown
from the brains of a few wise men
and ready off-hand to run the uni-
verse-is dead beyond reviving. 1t
was Overwhelmingly buried by the
American voters and it has been
decently inferred by action of the
League Assembly. There remains
the League as it is functioning to-
day, an international body of con-
ference and advice, amply competent
to handle the minor problems which
have come before 1t, amply vigorous
to develop gradually and naturally
into greater power and influence as
public opinion ripens.
But such slow and normal proc
esses raise no political issue upon
which defeated candidate can plant
his feet, wave the flag of humanity
and insist upon denomination.
Hence Mr.. Cox's meddlfng voyage
about Europe. Hence his prospec-
tive campaign about the United
States. The real friends of the
League ought to join the Democratic
leaders in seating Mr.. Cox gently
but firmly and persuading him that
there are some things too important
TO be botched by small, personal
politjcs. osafa.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09

see the British censor exclude play
from performance at the very time
when the government had sanctioned
and protected with copyright Mr..
Lytton Strachey's book dealing a
thousand times more fully and more
freely with the same august theme.
We do not recall that there was
any thought of trying to prevent in
this country the performance of Mr..
Drinkwater's play Abraham Lin
coln,' although in fact that work
contained some regrettable blem-
ishes Of misrepresentation. Nor does
it seem less permissible to write and
produce a play about man, living
or dead, than to write and publish a
book about him. In fact the book is
likely to be read by far more persons
than see the play, and TO be remem-
bered very much longer. In both
cases the true rule is to grant 70
dramatist and author alike freedom
of production, subject to the usual
responsibility for abuse thereof.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
Tubes at Last

The all-around Incompetence of
Mr.. Burleson's administration of
the Postoffice Department reached
something very like spite and i'll will
IN its treatment of NewsYork City.
In abolishing the pneumatic tube
service Mr.. Burleson doubled the
number of mail trucks on our con-
gested streets and slowed down de-
hveries within the city by several
hours.
Just Eow much this stupid attack
upon the country's metropolis cost
in terms Of lives and limbs lost and
business delayed ii is impossible to
figure. But the damage has been
considerable, the inconvenience
great. 10 deny the greatest city
N the country this simple aid in
the ayoidancS Of traffic and business
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
Secretary Denby's Return BY Quarterback

observed the existing conassssmt n
China at this time. with the nash.to.
be-desired establishment cf q stable
and recognized central gov@rrnsns D
China, Of which there rs bright pso&
rect at present, The national ard hsvA
policies Of the United statss wils h
decidedly affected. whas viii y
China's naval ambition and hss Is
fensive and defensive plans IN che rsa
future? VIII she be- eontsn4 Ia ~
main heiplessf Tbs Unfted stAks 4
interested In the Drsssrvatins 4
China's sovereignty.
Aside from the many gcod ress.a
Of this cruise Of Secretary DsnhS tss
navy finds in bis return hope Ia Ne
prospect Of a new naval plan thai vii
bring the feet up TO date 10 ID
strategic and tactical preparedness.
There is evidence that a seuna ast
modern doctrine has been studied saa
prepared for his consideration. Tie
needs of strong air force hare bean
recognized. The airplane earrsu
are to be pushed TO completion and
planes are to be carried by all types ss
ships. The feet viii no longsr b.
helpless on the upper plane.
Moreover, the submarine Is nov h.
favor. This is most important. TIE
force on the lower plane has beaa N
long neglected. 1t is welcome nssa
that new types are to be built and u
fciency sought in the submarine fseA
The Nary Personnel
The personnel is above all things
vital. The Navy Department Is only
doing its duty in asking for 10000
additional men. Every ship and every
submarine should be manned. The siF
force and the submarines viii require
thousands of trained men. They mast
be trained and ready all the time--no'
some of the time. Recruits-untraEeo
mea-not only lose their own lives, pus
they imperil the navy and the pa
tion. The navy in war is no place to1
amateurs. Skilled men are demandsa
from the day war is declared.
The prospect for the navy is brigns
The battleship holiday Is boon. las
naval mind has finally jumped the SIN
gle track of conservatism and has pe'
gun to function in three dimensiora-
above and below, as well as on fas
surface of the sea.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
Thrones and the Stage

Although we seem to be in the
Twilight Of the Thrones, with roy
alties-in government, not in busi-
ness--very much at discount, some
Of the divinity that doth hedge a
king" is evidently still lying around
loose to protect even sovereigns who
have gone out of business from being
portrayed on the dramatic stage.
A court in Berlin has decided
against Emil Ludwig, the dramatist,
in the injunction suit brought
against him by William Hohenzol-
iern to restrain him from producing
his play, "Bismarck's Dismissal" !"
Although Mr.. Ludwig had treated
the quondam Emperor somewhat
more kindly than Sir John Tenniel
did in the immortal cartoon, s'Drop-
ping the Pilot" the court finally held
that the creative rights Of the dram
atist did not transcend the rights Of
the individual to protect his own
character and acts from misrepre-
sentation. Therefore it granted a
permanent injunction--to the great
indignation and disgust Of German
dramatists and authors in general,
who declare that the decision will
nave a bad effect on the drama and
literature.
by curious coincidence only a
few days before somewhat similar
case was disposed of in England
not, however, by the courts. but by
the censor of plays, the Lord Cham
berlain. The play was Miss r
smith-Dampier's "rhe Queens Min
ister,'' dealing with the first years of
Queen Victoria s reign and the serv-
ices OF her much-adored minister
Lord Melbourne. The censor FOR.
bade the production of the play. not
ostensibly because it portrayed the
Queen, but because it violated q r.,e
OF his Office which forbade the stage
representation Of any living person
or any person who had not baan
dead at least fifty years. OF course
Victoria has not been dead 6atv
years, though the tine cf the play
vas more than eighty veers aqa.
1t was enough II make tlle aoIs 1T
olympus grin to SEE the iua-ns Il
Berlin 50 solic'tous - q44ss,,a 10
feelings Of criminal. fux;tigs fran
justice who dared sat re e.stes his
native land to plead his case: ana ic
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
Keeping Up With Jewell

Mr.. JEWELS decision to deal with
the minority group of railroads evil
IDENTIFY presages the collapse Of the
shopmen's strike. The strikers
ranks have been depleted. Men
employed by the roads which have
made an offer to MIR. Jewell, prac-
tically the same offer which he de-
clined a couple OF weeks ago, are
anxious to go back. They may go
back Of their own accord If he cries
to hold them in idleness any longer.
What was the strike all about?
Originally it was a protest against
a slight reduction in wages-a re-
duction which left the shopnlen rela-
lively much better off than they
were In 1914. That is to say, not
only had their actual wages been
increased, compared with eight
years ago, but the purchasing power
of those wages was higher. Com
pensation had advanced faster and
further than the cost Of living.
Somebody had to be egged on, ap-
parently, to make a fight against
the Railroad Labor Board. The
shopcrafts union. was selected as
the "goat." Mr.. Jewell boastfully
repudiated the board and said that
he had washed his hands of it. But
the wage decision stood. 1t still
stands. A few weeks after the
walk-out it became clear that there
was no chance Of getting any of
the railroads to join with the shop
crafts head in reversing the Labor
Boards award.
So the objective of the strike was
altered. It's leadership under
took to get the strikers back with
seniority rights-that is to say, with
preferential claims to places which
they had vacated and which had
been filled by others. For tir,e in
July and August 1t seemed to be the
purpose of the strike to demonstrate
that railroad employee can quit
work and still not quit work-that
his duties to the road are Cancelled,
but that the roads duties to him
are only suspended.
But the seniority decisions of the
Railroad Labor Board were also
adhered to by the roads. SO that
Issue evaporated. The minority
group of executives then offered to
take back the strikers without sen.
iority rights. Mr.. Jewell replied
that he could not make a settlement
except on a nationwide basis.
Thus the nationwide issue re-
placed seniority. Now, it appears,
individual settlements are about to
be sanctioned. The men on some
roads will get back. That is the sum
total of achievement to the credit of
strike leadership which set out
TO break the Railroad Labor Board
and TO demonstrate once more. the
efficacy Of old-fasfioned, brute-force
methods Of collective bargaining.
However, somebody had b. be
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
Gernany's Gold
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: r. DIS letter, Encouraging Ger
many" in your issue Of September 4
touches on one question that merits
more than passing notice. This is the
question OF Germany's gold poverty.
There are several pieces of evidence
which tend to prove that. despite the
fluctuations in marks ana imitation OF
paper money, Germany is not as poor
as she pretends to be.
Take, for example, the big influx OF
gold to this country which began about
two years ago. The popular theory
WAS that the metal came in settlement
for merchandise exports. But there
ment which discredits this theory. This
was it's negative effect on our business
prosperity. On all former occasions a
great influx of gold has been the
forcrnnner cf great prosperity. This
was because it meant an increase of
buying power, which is the sole source
OF all prosperity. But in 1921, when
the increase Of gold was much greater
than in any former year save one,
there were great decline in general
business and an unusually large mum
Der of idle laborers Now, II any con-
siderable part Of this gold had come
in wa.ment of merchandise exports the
business depression Of last year would
haye been an economic impossibility
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
The Tower
ID r n A M 8

ID r n A Nj 8
TT NREAMs can be terrible, mocking
6P things.
Son of mine.
Even their memory aches and stings,
Son OF mine,
One by one they are laid away.
You, who loved them, must let
them go
Back to the glamourous yesterday;
Back to the region each man must
know
Where the sun shines always and grass
keeps green
The far-away land Of the Might Have
Been,
Son of mine.
Dreams will break hut you mustn't
cry,
Son of mine.
You must sit, silent, and watch them die.
Son OF mine.
Once, dreamed should capture fame,
Gold and glory would both be mine,
Grateful millions would hail my name,
Such, long since, was my dream 8
design.
All that was perfect | planned to be;
/, your father-and look at me,
Son of mine!
Men don't talk of the dreams they've
had,
Son of mine,
Save, perhaps. to little lad,
Son Of mine,
Who sits unheeding upon the floor,
Solemnly piling his wooden blocks;
Building and needing your voice no
Than the sunlight, bright on his
yellow locka.s
speak, but you do not turn your head.
What do you care for the things I've
said,
Son of mine?
Dreams are sweet, but they will not
stay,
Son of mine.
One by one they have dropped away.
Son of mine.
Where is that courage, sublime and
high?
The wisdom, burning with tranquil
fame?
The spirit that never would crinse or
lie?
The shining record, untouched bv
shame?
Whence have they vanished? You onlv
stare
AT the shabby man in the shabby chair.
Son of mine.
Deep in the past have the visions lain.
Son Of mine.
Yet, so I dream, they shall rise again.
Son of mine.
Not like myriad, unlaid ghosts
VIII they come once more. shalJ
live to see
Their bright resurgent, trium,bant
host
Riding with you to your victory.
Dreams that were mine once shall
come to you;
Dream them, laddie; ah, drear than
true,
Son of minel
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
Back to Barbarisma
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune,
Sir; Edmund Burke stated tass 3
was not possible TO indict nstssli' ~
Is it any more feasible to place hip3
rupt nation in ths hands Of rssHissss
Eight years ago Germany and AhfssS
set out to conquer che world slA
day would gladly turn over al, Issv
assets to the United States z ~
country would appoint ccnnaissasa
administer their finances for
benefit of their creditors. Thay ~
have recovered from the dsnsgs
iicted by the guns Of their erasa
but now find that their own prla'ss.
presses have caused greater asss'
than the collapse os their armies. =
Does it not seem probabls thas tssss
people must relapse into barbarssla ss
cause they have no money to pas ss e.
expenses which civilization Calls sss.
No matter how skiilful mechaasa .s-.
be nor how many hours he 70 Wt''ess
to work, his labor is ali in yaid = I. Z
is paid in 8 currency worth oaas s.
fraction of a cent on a dollar. s.
Germany and Austria may be ppIs,
ing cut the fact that no nstiea w "
afford to be civilized. It is sssus.sss =.
which would greatly interest 9 sis's. !.
from Mars when 1t was expssinSa. 3
him by Bernard Shaw and Mr.. s'
South Jacksonville, Fla, ssrs' Y i's''
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
Braxil's Centenary

When, on September Z. 1892, Dom
Pedro proclaimed the Independence
of Brazil he completed a revolution
remarkable for it's peaceful and al
most household character, Dom
Pedro was the son Of the King of
Portugal, who had moved his court
to Brazil and proclaimed himself
head of the United Kingdom of
Portugal, Brazil and Algarve,
But there was an ever-growing
opposition to the King and the Por-
tuguese. As early as 1883, led by a
cavalry officer nicknamed "The Tooth
Puller," there had been a revolu-
tionary outbreak inspired by the sue
cess Of the American Revolution.
The ideas of the French Revolution
were slow to permeate, but in the
first two decades of the nineteenth
century they spread, and in 1921
there was trouble in numerous i'm
portant centers. I'm these disturb
ances Dom Pedro championed the
Brazilians against the Portuguese,
and finally accepted the leadership
of a definite movement of independ-
ence, which was successful with lit
tie difficulty, owing to the small
number of Portuguese troops in
Brazil and the overwhelming sup
port of the Brazilians. He was pro-
claimed Perpetual Defender of Bra
I'll" and soon was accepted by the en-
tire country.
Thus Brazil was quietly emanci-
pated from Europe. There were nu-
merous ties with the Portuguese, as
was natural in view of the fact that
the young Emperor was the son of
the Portuguese King. These very
ties later were the cause of his over
throw and served to vex the Brazil
ian nationalists. But with his ac-
cession Brazil assumed her place as
an independent nation and was al
most at once recognized by the
United States. Her subsequent de-
velopment as an empire and her final
adoption of the republican form of
government brought her into con-
slant, close and. friendly relations
with the United States.
Less spectacular than our own
achievement Of independence, Bra
zil's birth as nation was never
theless hailed with enthusiasm in
this country. Subsequent events
justified the feeling of our tradi-
tionally anti-monarchic people that
although Brazil took the form of an
empire she was at heart a democ-
racy. In time she discarded the
form, and to-day she stands out as
one Of the foremost republics on the
American continent.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09

There is no instance in the commercial
history of any country where such
unusual depression took place in the
face of a great increase in the supply
OF good money.
FINANCIAL experts handle this para
doxieal situation very gingerly because
it does not square with their theory
that the gold comes here in settle
ment of commercial debts. The most
likely theory of the movement is that
Germany sent good part of the gold
here TO prevent its seizure by the
Allies and to lend color to her plea
OF poverty. Germany has credits 10
many parts of the world, and there is
no doubt that she has transferred the
same in the shape of gold to this
country.
Another curious fact which IS not
generally noticed is that while we have
been getting all this gold from abroad
German exporters have been driving
American exporters out of South
American markets by reason of their
ability to grant longer credits. Ana
at the same time German branch banks
have been driving American branch
banks out Of business in the same
markets. These things don't dovetail
With all the stories about Germany's
inability tc pay her just debts.
w, II. ALLEN.
Brooklyn, Sept. S, 1929.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09

The whole country will learn with
the deepest regret Of Mrs. Harding's
serious illness. She has won the af-
fection and admiration of official
Washington and of all who have
come into contact with her. Her
.graciousness and goodwill have
made the White House home Of
fine courtesy and true American hos
pitality. For itself and for its read
ers The Tribune expresses the
warmest sympathy to Mrs. Harding
in her suffering and to Mr.. Harding
in his hours of deep concern. There
will be universal hope that her re-
covery will be a speedy one.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
An EMPLOYERS s Sympathy

TAA AAiAIploycT oyTnpatny
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is no fun to strike and go
without wages or but little for days
and weeks or months together.
| am an employer on small scale,
but l would not feel right If my work
men could not have the privileges and
comforts which I think necessary for
myself, and certainly it would seem
that men would not willingly suffer
hunger and the sacrifices which must
be borne unless their conditions were
such as to be most serious.
The strike is an extreme measure,
undertaken only when conditions make
1T seem necessary, and, while it causes
inconvenience and trouble to the pub
lie, must be much more trying to the
strikers.
AS | look at 1t, the question Is not
what wages were before the war. hut
what ls comfortable living wage now.
Experience seems to show that suffi-
cient to provide for this does not cause
INJURY to any one, but rather brings
about conditions which result in ad-
vantages for every one, and those en-
ployers who are most liberal with
wages are able to sell at the very low
est prices and still make a great deal
of money,
On the other hand, the reduced in
come OF the men on strike has quite an
influence in reducing the prices of
farm produce and manufactured goods,
as they are not able to buy as usual.
H. H. SWIFT.
Millbrook, N. Y, Sept. 7, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
More Truth Than Poetry
By James J. Montague
Mr.. Citizen

Mr.. Citizen
Beware of the wakened Ameri-
cans wrath!
The Yankee, from Yuma to
Bangor,
Is pleasant enough when he has
clear path,
But ah, he is awful in anger!
Let Congress insist on opposing
When once on some law he has
set it,
Or try to put through an unpopu-
lar bill,
And sometimes he almost won't
let it!
He is gentle and kind when he
gets what he likes,
With living costs down and
high wages,
But let him be troubled by lock-
outs and strikes
And notice the way that he
ragesl
When strike gets to spreading
a1 OFtt silG itllu
The parties are wise if they
drop it;
He will rise in his fury and take
the high hand,
And almost get ready to stop
it!
When tariff bills threaten to
tighten the load
He carries about in his pocket
1t Is quite sensation to watch
him explode
And soar like a spluttering
rocket.
When bonus law adds to his
rising expense
And he hasn't the money to
meet it
His quick Indignation is hot and
intense,
And almost attempts to de-
feat it.
He is quiet enough when you
leave him alone
He is usually calm and con-
tented
But when he is thwarted you'll
find he is prone
To get, of a sudden, demented.
Still and all, as we saw, back in
1918,
With sense of profound sat
isfaction,
Though we can't always trust his
belligerent mien,
That sometimes he goes into
action!
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09
G II A TIT DE

u n A L I u ID e.
Pale, misty moon,
Shedding its haze apom calm lagoon.
Slamberous stars,
Peeping in aoonder through the cloud
made bars.
Murmuroas breeze,
Sobbing, then laughing, in famtastic
trees.
Soft, subtle night,
Waiting its perfume With Keen delight.
What's left to. do
But to thank God for suntmer-and for
you? J. PHILIP STACK.
The truly upright human, confident
of his own rectitude, is, we suppose,
the person who can receive an envelope
from the Income Tax Bureau without
hearing the gates of Atlanta creak on
their hinges.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09

congestion was an ineScusable blum
Ger, to state the case mildly.
Il is good news that the re-estab-
lishanent of the service under the
present Administration will take
effect without delay. BY October /
the bulk of the tubes will be In
operation and by the new year the
handiwork of Mr.. Burleson will be
a thing of the past.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-09

election. 1t has no political stigma.
On the contrary, it was truly ma
tional as well as an international
event. 1t gave the Secretary an OPP
portunity to inspect naval bases at the
Canal Zone, San Diego, San Francisco,
Hawaii, Guam and Manila--a matter Of
supreme importance at this time. Fol-
lowing the Washington conference and
in view of the somewhat irritating
situation between the United States
and Japan, Mr.. Denby's visit TO Toxic
with the class of 'S1 was most timely
and diplomatic. 1t promoted peace and
established cordiality and mutual conf
dence between the two countries. There
was need of such an influence.
Cenaenting Friendly Relations
The navy of the United States has
never provoked war. It's policies have
always been dignified in firmness and
peaceful in intent. The navy, for it
self. and in loyalty TO country, has al
ways sought three things:
l. To be thoroughly prepared for
war.
2. To be in all respects efficient for
battle.
8. To cultivate friendly relations"
with all nations In it's cruising
routine the world over.
These three principles have ever
guided the navy's conduct. There can
be. no criticism of such policies. The
world cruise of the battle feet i'll
Roosevelt's time was display of force,
TO be sure, but its intent and result
We're to promote peace. The mere fact
that this country dared to send its
entire fighting navy away from home
for many months proved at once it's
fearlessness and it's confidence in the
friendliness of other nations. 1t is the
inborn Instinct of naval officers, follow
ing traditions, to "cultivate friendly re-
lations" wherever they cruise, whether
In single ships or in fleets. It has been
a most forceful influence for good in
our foreign diplomacy. Such has been
the effect of Mr.. Denby's cruise in the
Henderson.
In addition to the inspection of our
distant possessions and the good
diplomacy with Japan, it is most
fortunate that the Secretary of the
Navy should have visited Peking and