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To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: What commodities are for
eigners able to ship to this country for
less money than we are able to ship to
them? What is the difference in the
cost Of procuring shipping docu-
ments. ETC.! am inclined to think
that after you have investigasN
thoroughly you will find that almost
everything is far cheaper to ship 70
this country than for US to ship
abroad.
I feel that this question should Ds
thoroughly ventilated. Is the Ameri-
can flag flying on the seven seas fer
the benefit of the American manu-
facturers who are endeavoring to 40
an export trade! L. J. SALOMON'
Brooklyn, Jan. {, 1922.
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More Truth Than Poetry
By James ]. Montague
The Reaction

he Reaction
What's come over little Bill
No one seems to know;
He won't go up to bed until
It's half past ten or SO;
He simply will not wash his face
Or even feed the pup;
He strews his toys around tho
place,
And never picks 'em up.
He pulls his little sisters hair
Whenever no ones by;
He bellows like an angry bear
To make the baby cry;
He very often will not speak.
To Mother or to Dad;
And he was in a fight last week
The first he ever had.
A month ago he went to bed
At seven every night;
He tried his best to be well bred
And willing, and polite.
he would not play rough games
because
They seemed too rude and wild;
And all the neighbors said he vas
A model little child.
But Santa Claus was round here
then
He kept we'll out Of sight.
Where he could watch young gem
tlemen
From morning until night.
And golly. but it was a strain,
But now Bills free of fear.
The old man won't be here again
Until another year,
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Apply to "Thc American"

The United States. never beaten in war
Is now 10 be defeated in peace At
the close OF the War OK 1912 with Great
Britain there was no definite peacc.~-The
Tribune
suffering as | am" Cullen quavers,
IRON loss of memory which usually
occurs at this time of year. nav ask
your assistance in locating place
where | may secure ribbons of above
campaign! have a faint rccolec-
tlon of having taken part in two mill
tary conflicts in recent years, but am
not positive whether they were for or
against G. b."
Cullen also might seek information
from Commissioner Hirshficld who. We
understand, is Just completing, in the
interests of truth in the public schools,
his ."Outlaw Of History"
For II. G. Wells I rise and shout
md to him bumpers fH;
lie drcads lest matters should turn ont
As Hearst capccts they uW
have induced us to chase the panic
stricken fox cub that certain pub
llclty-hungry fur merchant turned
loose on Fifth Avenue the >thcr day.
But we'd willingly give s1O.75 for the
privilege of chasing the aforcmen-
toned fur merchant twice the distance.
All VIC hope is that if Mr.. HAYS
actually becomes Car Of the Films he
VIII issue ukase insisting that photo
plays with a newspaper setting be di-
rected by former newspaper men.
IL he had only taken Office earlier he
might have been able to do something
about the captions Of "Orphans of the
Storm" which mar an otherwise gor-
Geous and powerful production.
TO ONE or THE ORPHANS
Lillian of the photoplays,
Clumsy is this bard at praise;
Noac he'd sing Of you and he
Lacks brand Of pocsy
To his grade of literature
A. your art to some he's seen
Much too often on the screen.
Out Of tune or jrayed or mute
Are the strings upon this lute.
lingering more delicate
| Should your acting celebrate.
Could u tribute be more high
Than Just this: You made mo cov!
And those tears a0ere rccompense
For tco dollars t1penty cents.
Our yearning for Canadian nickels
to use in the featherweigl.. gates has
been abated by information from Harry
Piermont and r. II. Keith that they
are only half the size of dime, which
Mr.. Keith proves conclusivcly by en-
closing one of them.
Mr.. J. Throckmorton Cush never
touches tobacco in any form. He be-
lieves, he says, in keeping clean and
fresh the temple built by the Almighty
fol sheltering his soul. Mr.. Cush rides
to and from his Office on his car and
thinks that exercise may be all right
for the young. He also believes that
the inner man must be fortified by
three heavy meals day. His ply
scian has warned him to diet, but
Mr.. Cush just SCOTS at this. Doctors.
he says, always ask you what you eat.
and, if you tell them, command you to
stop it.
Now that the wassail quaffng season
is about ended, the Ambulance Drivers
Union can take down the Yuletide
motto from their headquarters, with
the consciousness of having lived up
to it.
Sure they had one.
"Now is the time for all good men
to come to the aid of the party"
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T,.t C,,~~..t;oo

Just a Suggestion
If Mr.. H. G.. Wells would read "Mr
Britling Sees It Through he might
revise his opinion Of France.
fCopyrtoht By jones J. Monta1ue)
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The End of Ignorance

Well find out what is the matter
with the world pretty soon now.
Lord Northcliffe has finished his fy.
ing investigation.
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Which She Has Had to Give Jp.
Japan's dream was farm-haris
across the sea-
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Now that the wassail quaffing season
is about ended, the Ambulance Drivers
Union can take down the Yuletide
motto from their headquarters, with
the consciousness of having lived up
to it,
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Sure they had one.
Now is the time for all good men
to come to the aid of the party"
F.F.
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Cullen also might seek information
from Commissioner Hirshfcld, who, We
understand, is jus. completing, in the
interests Of truth in the public schools,
his ."Outlaw Of History"
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GUAR RAN ~

q a. ,he postof1ce al New York A.
CaSs Mail Matter.
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For II. G. Wells ,.isc and shout,
And to him bumpers fill;
lie drcads lest matters should torn OH
AS Heorst erpccts they cW.
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No,0 approach the dismal days Of the
year whcm those of as uho forcsvorc
cigarettes on January 1 begin to find it
easier to start buying them again than
to f'y to borro'0 any more from our
H;rc ,notr.
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Our yearning for Canadian nickels
to use in the featherweigk.. gates has
been abated by information from Harry
Piermont and r. H. Keith that they
arc only half the size Of dime, which
Mr.. Keith proves conclusively by en-
closing one of them.
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incapable Of taking anything tia.
might be offered to me.
I UNDERWOOD that in . neigh.
boring room lunch was being
served to Outlet. Three o'clock
had Just struck. I was asked to
accompany the inspectors Of the
surete. who wsre going to inspect
our fiat; my heart sank, and I saw
again the terrible affair Of the
morning. remained therc. pros
trats with anguish. while the search
lasted. saw moving figures
around me, which fingered. took.
or rejected objects which somo
hours before were precious to me
and which now could no longer
even touch. From time to time
a question reused me from my
stupor. Certain information was
asked for; weakly I replied. and
then was lost again in thought.
About five O'Clock, the search hav.
ing been concluded. we returned to
the police office.
I stayed there for q long time.
Occasionally questions were put to
me, but the evasive answers which
gave could not have given much
enlightenment. At last towards
evening, ! was informed that I
was free and I could 20 away.
Having some Questions to put to
Outlet, asked IL someone would
take them to him. I was told that
there was no reason why ! should
not put them to him myself, and
was taken to him, strong guard
being present.
had not seen Lucien since the
morning. He seemed to have re-
tanned his calm self.possession.
When I asked him where would
be able to get some money for my
immediate requirements, he thought
for moment. and said that he
would give his lawyer instructions
about that.
] was Just going to withdia w
when he looked at me with such q
sweet, gentle look OH his face that,
despite my emotion ran to him
aud was locked In n last fond e.
brace.
rBE ENpJ
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was partly due to the very fact Of
this overwork. for. in spite Of the
revolution. the conception Of govern
ment that prevails in Russia bears
the stamp of the German system,
the Hohenzonern regime, In fact,
translated successfully through the
complex but fallacious reasonings
Of Kant and Hegel and Karl Marx.
The greater the activity in gov.
eminent departments the more are
restrictions multiplied. Russia has
been dying of government. for II
has killed individual initiative and
rendered nugatory all the greas
qualities of a acknowledgements
of character, intellect. enterprise.
Far preferable would be a state of
sheer anarchy. I think that Rus
STA would rebound with new life II,
even for q short time. It could be
endowed with that regime which,
so I have heard. was once the con-
stitution Of Arkansas: Every man
do as he dam please"
RUSSIA PARALYZED.
Russia is at the other extreme.
for in place Of anarchy, initiative
and vitality, we have a whole ma
ton reduced almost to paralysis.
Here is one Of the explanations of
the incessant paradoxes which I
encountered in Russia, for I do not
believe in accepting paradoxes and
incongruities without searching for
some deeper explanation which
reconciles them all. Here it was a
case Of a number of men Of excep-
tional ability trying to realize an
absurd theory. 1t may be objected
that these men could not be clever,
If they were content to adopt a fall
lacious theory Of government or
economies.
That does not follow, for we find
not merely theory but a virtual
religion. When it comes to that
point the history of the world has
shown that there is no absurdity
which can repel men. even men of
intellect. In the midst of the most
evident signs Of dislocation, face to
face with that haggard misery
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did not receive q reply. was
literally astounded. I asked myself
II were not q prey to some fright.
full nightmare. thought In some
sincerity that Lucien had been the
victim Of some mistake, and that IN
explanation would be sufficient to
clear everything up. Besides. Lucien
looked at me very calmly, complete
ly master Of himself: not a mus
Gle In his face trembled. Thus. =
said to him:
Come. my friend, will you en-
plain to me what all this means7"
In soft voice. not q bit changed,
he replied:
Don't worry yourself. beg Of
you; there il nothing at ALL"
And he fell again into . most
puzzling silence.
The car stopped. We had arrived
at building which, learned later.
contained the offices Of the mobile
brigade. We passed through sew
eral passages, went up several
stairs. then Lucien was led into ono
room, while I waited In another. A
thousand confused thoughts ca
reered through my brain.
As the door of the room into
which Lucien had been led had been
led left slightly oren, heard some
one interrogating him, and a brutal
sentence pierced my heart like a
dagger
you know what you are accused
Of? You are simply accused Of four
wilful murders"
At that moment I felt my ears
buzzing; my legs shook under me,
and I thought was going to faint
at this terrible re, elation. I pulled
myself together and summoned all
my courage, but from that moment
heard nothing more. My brain
was dend, as I wished to be myself.
At last Outlet came out Of the
room and passed before me, the
handouts on his hands and under
a big escort Then 1t was my turn
to h" QuCsiiUnc,l.
OUR PARTING.
After "a brief Interrogation I was
asked 10 would have anything to
eat. I refused, feeling absolutely
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had not noticed, in fact. from
a glance at his general appear
ance, that his shoes were dirty,
and that his clothes were covered
with dust, and that he seemed to
have greatly exerted himself. for
his face looked tired and pale.
gave him some cold meat.
which he ate with a very good
appetite. As I questioned him,
about the real aim of his absence
he said, with that mysterious smile
Of his, that that could have no
possible interest to me, and, b.
sides. that he could not give me
explanations. as these kinds Of Jobs
had to be kept secret and that he
was bound by his oath.
MY CONFIDENCE.
Some time later. he said to me.
with a very broad smile:
IT am very happy, I have Just
brought off an excellent piece. Of
business. For 5000 francs have
bought furniture Of a really much
greater value. II you hear Of any
one in the neighborhood who wishes
to buy furniture let me know.
am keeping the bedroom furniture
for ourselves.
"In spite Of my protests. for
had no liking for secondhand fur.
niture. Lucien, some days later.
with the help Of the apprentice l
have already mentioned, had the
bedroom suite brought to 3 Rue
Rochechouart.
That same day he said to me
again:
IT have another suite tho very
Same to SELL"
AS never In our daily life had
any obstacle come to spoil our
tranquility. and as eventually
grew accustomed to Lucien's dis
inclination to take me into his inner
most confidence, no doubt what.
ever entered my mind as to the
real identity of the man with
whom was sharing my life.
However, several incidents soon
took place which. little by little.
shook my confidence. One morn
ing was busy attending to my
household duties while Landru, who
was in the dining room, was
amusing himself with sketching.
whistling to himself the while,
when some one knocked at the
door and handed me a letter.
without oven taking time to
look at the envelope was getting
ready to open it when Lucien sud
denly came rushing up to me and
made to tear II out Of my hands.
A little put out and vexed at
this want Of trust in me. told
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but a. a matter Of fact not ono Of
them entered into the phase Of
reality.
And 80 in the end I was not sur
prised when q friend Of Lounachar-
sky told me, laughingiy: why.
he can't get q car for himself when
he wants one!" Then I thought Of
the eleven cars In Moscow. seven
Of which were hors de combat. and
I ceased to be disappointed. and I
thanked Lounacharsky for his good
intentions.
OFFICIALS HANDICAPPED.
Nearly all the other great Of.
ficials were. though not all of the
same type, yet similarly handi-
capped. Kamene1f. whom I knew
in London as a highly Intelligent
man, well versed in literature, 10 Q
very much worried official in the
Russian capital, where he IL chair
man Of the Moscow Soviet. He
was struggling. somewhat inef-
fectually. to cope with the famine,
and he was at the head Of two
separate commissions. one depart
mental. and the other formed by
various citizens. drawn from all
ranks.
One day Kameneff was due to ar
rive at this committee in order to
preside. but he telephoned saying
he would be delayed for half an
hour. Soon after. officers of the
Tchay-kah pounced on everyone
there and carried them of to
prison. What happened subss-
quently to them I was never able
to discover, though Of course I
heard the usual lurid stories of
Wholesale shooting. These were
probably untrue, but the govern
ment itself 10 partly to blame for
the persistence of rumors Of the
kind, for the system Of secrecy
and the atmosphere Of suspicion
are amongst the worst features Of
life in Russia
Most of the other members Of
the government are good. hard
working men. but somewhat COM
monplace. Kaiinin, who II the
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timid chin whiaker. He wore q
coat which seemed compounds
between d smoking Jacket and .
soldiers tunic. buttoned tight up
at the neck. and with this trousers
and tennis shoes. He made quick
little movements a. he walked. and
these might have been taken az
a sign Of excessive energy. A can
did friend Of his. however. told me
that that was probably due to his
habit Of playing billiards" to
which he Is said to devote an in.
ordinate amount OF time. Be that
as It may, Lounacharsky delighted
me, for he showed himself &C.
quainted with my own system of
philosophy. and he talked with ease
and freedom. and also acurnen. over
. considerable range Of subjects.
He was very amiable, and said that
he would do anything for mo.
Mentioned Leading Lights.
He said that he would arrange
for mo to meet all the leading lights
In the intellectual world. and. az q
final dessert to this attractive dish,
he said: Wouldn't you like to see
your compatriot, Isadora Duncan?"
was not sure that Isadora was
my compatriot, but / said I would
be delighted to meet her. and also
Bogdanoff. and also the professor
Of mathematics who had studied
under my own friend, the famous
Henri Poincare, and all the other
shining lights.
He had given the orders, but at
some point they had broken down.
One never knows in Russia why or
at what point orders broke down,
and 1t never seemed quite right, or
perhaps safe, to inquire.
now look upon the matter in
. somewhat different light. Thus.
for instance, when you meet an
Englishman he talks about the
weather: not that he really intends
to alter the course Of phenomena
or that he says anything not al.
ready obvious. II il merely his way
Of conversation. And so with dis
tinguished Russians. They will
meet your wishes in anything; but
this should not be taken more seri-
ously than the Englishman's
weather; It is only a form Of con-
versatioD.
Lounacharsky Immediately gave
orders through the telephone, and
he further sid that. 30 that I could
see Moscow and the environs to the
best advantage. he would send me
q car and q guide and that I had
only to ask for anything and my
wish would be granted He then
went to the telephone and gave all
the orders accordingly in q clear.
commanding voice. thought:
Heaven! At last I've struck . live
wireT'
wish I could add that all those
promises had become redeemed.
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minute details of his life. his hur.
ried departures. and his unusual
absences until such late hours.
A MYSTERIOUS ABSENCE.
On the 18th Of January particu.
larry specify this date-I was invit.
ed to be present at a marriage in
remote suburb. left home alone
that morning, leaving Lucien In
Paris with the promise that I would
find him again at home next morn.
ing.
I returned at the time stated, and
contrary to his promise found the
flat empty.
Everything was left exactly as II
was when I went away. I immedi-
ately came to the conclusion that
he had to leave the house a short
time after my departure, and that
he had not returned since. More.
over, found on his desk a letter OF
explanation which he had left there.
He informed me that he had sud.
denly had to leave to carry out an
inquiry in the country, and that he
would doubtless be very late In re-
turning Also" he said, attend
to your own work and do not wait
up for me-"
After a day of waiting I was get
ting ready to go to bed about IL
o'clock at night when Lucien re.
turned.
soon after your departure" he
told me, IT received an order from
the prefecture to 60 to the coun-
try to settle an urgent matter, and
as soon as was ready I went.
and you see I have not wasted
much time. I had to run for more
than an hour along the country
roads so as not to miss the train
which brought me back to you."'
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seven o'clock. felt quite delighted
at seeing again In fun bloom the
little garden Of tho Hermitage"
We dined on some provisions
which I had myself bought In the
village The meal was dun and din
NAL. We Scarcely even exchanged
a few commonplace REMARKS.
About seven O'Clock the following
morning Lucien brought me my
breakfast in bed, and told me 10
hurry up and get dressed a. We had
to be back In Paris by midday. I
hastily dressed, and tho engine was
already running when I got down.
stairs.
without taking time to tidy up
the rooms, Lucien pulled down the
blinds and locked the door, and we
started on our Journey. At that
moment was far from thinking
that I would never see this dear
little villa at Gambais again.
FRIEND OF VICTIM.
We resumed our ordinary every
day duties. Lucien still in negot!a-
ton with some leading manufac-
turers about his radiators, was, at
last getting glimpses of O satisfao-
tory solution. Thinking he held the
trump card for definite success. he
came to me one morning more
radiant than usual and said point
blank:
BE happy; am going to tell
you something which will give great
pleasure to your mother, who Ia al
ways sulky toward me, and which
I hope will overwhelm you with Joy.
As soon as my business is definitely
settled. shall marry you"
On Friday, April IL. after lunch,
Landru, who was in a very good
humor, asked me to take advantage
Of the lovely day and accompany
him. We went first Of all to the
bazaar at the Hotel de Vile, and
then sauntered back along the sun
bsthed boulevards.
Here. to enable you to understand
better the sequence of events. I must
state what was later revealed to me
oy the newspaper. While Landru
was negotiating for his purchase he
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him Indignantly that. now We were
living together. I had every right
to read his correspondence. He
became red with anger, and vigor-
ously criticised my action. for Il was
that alone. he said. that had Of.
Tended him. for having rapidly read
the contents Of the letter. he smil.
Ingly held It to mo to show me that
1t contained nothing very COM
promising.
A LADY VISITOR.
However. some days later I BE-
ter understood his hasty interven.
ton by the discovery Of Q letter.
signed by lady, in which a meet
Ing was arranged with him In very
definite, II somewhat familiar.
terms. demanded an explanation
Of this meeting from him. He re-
piled quite freely that he was in
business negotiations with this lady,
who was a colleague Of his at the
Sureto. and that she could use
language suitable to that position.
From that moment I did not find
any more correspondence Of a sim
liar nature. but on several occa-
sions q lady came to the house
asking to sec M. Outlet. Offered
this lady to convey to Lucien any
message she might care to leave.
Thanks. very much" she re-
piled, ut was with NJ. Outlet him.
self that I wished to speak"
This lady did not come back
again to ask for another interview.
but learned from the concierge
that she had returned several times
In the hope Of meeting Landru
alone. and that they had. in fact.
talked with each other for Q long
time on the stairs.
On the 4th Of April he left very early
for his workshop in Clichy. got the
car ready and returned for me at
midday. His young apprentice no
companied him, and was driving ths
car. We arrived at Pontoise with
out hitch, and there he loaded his
lorry with the material he had 10
take away. and we took the road
for Gambais.
We arrived at Gambais about
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head OF the COMMITTEES of the chair
men Of the Soviets, and who there
fore should be something like the
prime minister Of the country. Is of
peasant origin. He did . good deal
In the famine districts toward
finding means Of organisation and
fostering various methods Of com
batting the evil. but In works Of
political reconstruction he plays
only q secondary part.
One Of the few men amongst
them famed in positive science 10
Shemashko. the minister Of health.
He dealt with cholera and famine
on the approved lines Of q well.
trained sanitary inspector. and he
wrestled successfully with the evil.
This was q triumph Of science,
and makes one Of the brightest
spots Of contemporary history there.
Science, and moro science. would
help in the salvation Of Russia.