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The New York herald., 1922-03-23
India as a Dominion.
High Commissioner Optimistic Over
Future of the Country.
From the London Times.

Sir William Meyer, first High Commits
sioher for India. in a lecture on 'Thc
Position OF India in the Empire" re-
minded his audience that India was not
only a country, but rather a sub-conti-
nent, possessing a population of approx
mately one-fifth that of the whole world.
with tremendous variations in geograph-
ical conditions, climate. nationalites and
langus scs. and several different religions
Unity had never been attained in India
before the British regime. Even under
the great Mogul Empire southern India
and Burma were not included.
After skstching the gradual and al
most accidental extension OF British con-
troll in India, the lecturer described the
wonderful help given by India during the
war. During this period great impetus
was given 10 the already growing desire
among the Indian peoples for self-deter-
mination. an Idea which for the most
part owed rs inception to the educa-
tional imp :ovements and the progress
toward unity fostered by the British
Government. The first step toward the
realization of thi. idea was Mr.. Mon
tagu's announcement In 1917. India had
taken her place In the League of Ma
tions as separate State, was now I'm a
transltory state, and would soon no
doubt be on the same footing as the
great self-governing dominions.
lie was not surprised that there should
be a section OF the people who were so
extreme in their ideas as to desire moth
ing less than the complete cxpulsion Of
the British In this respect India was
ike all other countries. Economic Diff
cultlcs, Mohammedan unrest. the Turk
ish question, the Moplah troubles. and
Amritsar were all indications OF that
postwar unrest which was not by any
means confined to India. He was an
optimist and a great believer in the fu-
ture OF India as great self-govcrning
dominion.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
A RICH Young Mans Wisdom.

IL is a really fine example that
ROSWELL MILLER is setting to rich
young men when he enters New York
University as an instructor in engi-
neering.
Well off in his own right, Mr..
MuLER married the late ANDREW
CNsNEGiE's only daughter. He might,
Il he chose, spend his life in the lei.
sure Of sport, travel or society. Or he
might, with his ability and his capi-
tai. accept the offers that have been
made to him to go into big business,
with its promise of power, promi-
nence and greater wealth.
But Mr.. MILLER prefers to do that
which Will best serve the country. He
is taking his knowledge and en-
thusiasm TO a place where he can
share them with younger and less
fortunate men. He wants to teach
and therefore he will teach well.
What he has learned and what he
viii learn will be distributed to
others.
There is neither money, fame nor
leisure in the life of a college in
tructor, but Mr.. MILLER will have the
satisfaction OF doing the thing for
which he is fitted and which will
hcIp other men.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23

the wrestler If the men should come
together.
1t has long been an unsettled ques-
tion which is the more effective
for purposes of defense, boxing or
wrestling. Perhaps the outcome Of
such a match as is proposed for
LEWIS and DEMPSEY is indicated by
a happening which occurred while
BILLY MuLDooN was training JOHN
L. SULLIVAN for, his bare knuckle
fight with JAKE KII.RAIN.
Some of SULLIvANs boon compan-
ions came along and wanted him and
his sparring partner. LINEY TRACY,
to go to town. MULDooN told SULLI-
VAN he could not leave camp, and
when SULLIVAN attempted to go the
trainer threw the pugilist and in
spite of all the big fellows struggles
held his face in the sand till he
promised to obey orders.
On his feet DEMPSEY would be mas
ter of the situation, but once he was
down-and LEWIS might easily
throw him-the odds would be in
favor of the wrestler.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
War in Asia Minor Still On.

The first task and apparently one
Of the most difficult confronting the
Allies in their conference on the
Near East, which met yesterday at
Paris, is the ending of the war be-
tween the Greeks and the Turkish
Nationalists in Asia Minor. This
war is the last military struggle left
over from the world war. 1t began
with the attempt to enforce the pro
visions Of the Treaty of Sevres and II
has dragged on since with varying
success to the two combatants and
at the cost OF thousands of lives and
OF such an amount OF treasure as
practically TO impoverish both Greek
and Nationalist. So far as the two
combatants themselves are con-
cerned their differences seem IT.
reconcllable and both are maintain
ing armed forces, the Greeks on the
4Egean coast. the Nationalists at
their capital, Angora, in the heart Of
Anatolia.
Twice the Greeks left the seacoast
and marched inland, to be driven back.
The Turks In the first Greek advance
retreated as far as the line of the Bag
dad Railroad. permitted the Greeks
to capture the two important juno
tion points OF Eskishchr and Aflun
Karahissar, and then struck a blow
that sent their foes shattered forces
back to Smyrna and the coast. The
Greeks reorganized their army and
with CONSTANTINE himself at its head
advanced this time beyond the line OF
the railroad KEMAL Pasha, with
his full strength, met them as thcy
attempted to cross the Salt Desert.
The engagement was declared a
drawn battle, but the Greeks again
withdrew to the coast and KEMAL re-
covered the railroad and has since
held his ground.
The Allies fear that the war will
break out afresh this spring The
reasons. are thai the Greeks declare
they will not abandon their attempt
TO hold the Asiatic territory awarded
them by the treaty, and will fight
for IL, while observers at Angora
report that the Nationalist leader
Is increasing his army and is receiv.
ing new supplies Of arms and ammu.
milton. These signs Of preparations
are confirmed by a statement from
the Rome Bureau OF this paper to
the effect that agents Of the Greek
and Nationalist governments are
buying all available arms and ammu.
milton in Italy and that both Gov
ernmonts say hostilities will soon
be resumed.
An interesting question arises here
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
$15,51o FOR ANCIENT ART.
of St. Catharine' Brings
$1,O1O mt Picture Sale.

A 'tBetrothal Of st. Catharine." by
FEDERICO Barocci. brought the highest
price of last nights session at the Amer
lean Art Galleries in the sale of the col
lection of ancient paintings of the
Italian, Dutch, Flemish and French
schools. 1t sold to Bernet, agent, for
$1.010. A Sacred Family" by Fran
cesco Bigio, was purchased by Henry
Rolfe for $1,000. D. q. Noorian paid
SITS for angels Growing the Virgin"
by Innocence da Imola. The total of
the evenings session was s15,51o and
the grand total for the sale was S22,425.
"A Lawn Party" by Isack van Ostade,
was purchased by NJ. Greenwald for
depicting "The Virgin, Christ and the
Apostles" was bought by Prof. Frank
Jewett Mather for $3.50. Bernet. agent,
paid $500 for ''The Virgin and Child and
st. john" by Alexis Baldovinetti, and
G. j. Fitzgerald gave $3.50 for THE
Stable Yard with Travellers" by Isack
van Ostace. A "Betrothal of st. Catha-
rine." by Innocence da Imola. was
bought by Bernet. agent. for s400, and
"St.. Jerome and his Enemies" by
Domen.chino Zampieri, went to r. A.
Correa for S340. The same bidder paid
1925 each for a '"Martyrdom of SITS.
Mark and Marcellus" and "Martyrdom
of st. Sebastian" both by Paolo Veron-
ese. Frank NJ. Gale paid $500 for a
Virgin and Child and Donor" by Gen
tile da Fabriano. and Bernet. agent
gave 1910 for another "Betrothal OF st
Catharine." by Innocence da Imola.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
Heading Of the Coal Strike.

Whether President HARDING does
or does not get the bituminous opera
tors and workers into a peace con-
ference TO avoid strike in the soft
coal fields on April /, neither the
Government nor anybody else can
settle this issue TO any purpose with
out a downward wage readjustment.
1t is OF no use for anybody to fool
himself about that.
The union mines cannot sell their
high cost product now against the
lower cost product OF the non-union
mines and the foreign mines that
are landing their coal in our ports
at lower selling price to the con-
sumner than it costs merely to dig and
ship the coal OF the union bitumi-
nous mines. No arrangement that
President HARDING might make to
keep the mines open at the existing
costs could sell their full product.
The great coal consuming industries,
the railroads and other heavy buyers
of fuel will not use the high cost
coal so long as they can get cheaper
coal anywhere in this country or any
where on the face of the earth, and
they are getting more and more. OF
it every day from other sources than
our union mine districts.
Until the union mine costs come
down to the levels at which con-
sumers can buy their coal from the
non-union districts, from Great Brit
ain and even from Germany, there is
no chance TO make market for the
dearer coal, and when there is no
chance TO make market for it no
strike settlement that did not get the
cost of mine coal down to a competi-
tive selling basis could mean any
thing to anybody, no matter who
brought about the strike settlement.
Either the union leaders must sub
NIT to the economic laws, whether
voluntarily or involuntarIly, and help
to get down the cost of what they
produce, so that IL can sell against
the coal that other producers are able
and willing to supply to consumers
at less than the labor and transporta-
tion cost alone OF the union coal. or
the union leaders must make up their
minds to have the majority of the
union miners go without jobs, strike
or no strike.
This is all there is or can be under
existing economic conditions to the
soft coal strike situation.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
Farm Population and Output.

Census figures for 1920 showing
that the number of persons engaged
in agriculture had fallen fron L..
100000 in 1910 10 10,g51.000 two
years ago shed a false light on the
farming industry Of this country un.
less they are interpreted in coniunc.
tion with the value OF crops pro.
duced. The fact that the number OF
persons engaged in manufacturing
and mechanical industries grew from
10,65s,0O0 in 1910 10 12,s12.0O0 in
1920, even discounting the tempo.
rary, abnormal conditions resulting
from the war. proves that migration
from the soil had attained a substan.
tial lead over migration 70 the soil.
but it does not prove that the pro.
ductivity OF the farms has been I'm
paired. On the contrary, production
has steadily increased.
To take the same years covered
by the census report, in 1910 the
area planted to the principal crops
was 337,OO0000 acres, and in 1920 the
figure was 351, 100000 acres: the pro.
duction of the three principal grain
crops, wheat, corn and oats, in 1910
The New York herald., 1922-03-23

in regard to the Powers that are
furnishing the money for carrying
on the war. The Greeks earlier as
serted that they were backed by the
British, but the assertion was after
wards denied in the House of Com
mons. On the other hand, the state
ment that the Nationalist were re-
ceiving support from France was as
vehemently denied at Paris. And
there the matter has been permitted
to rest.
The recent overthrow of the Gou-
naris Cabinet in Greece gave some
promise of a settlement OF the mat
ter, but STRATos, who was called to
the Premiership. failed to form q
Cabinet and, GoUNARIs returned to
the head of the Government. He
was VENIzELoss chief opponent and
a defender of CONSTANTINE and there
is no indication that he intends to
alter his general opposition to the
Allies program in the Near East.
That Greek or Nationalist must yield
appears evident and there seems no
doubt but that the Treaty Of Sevres
will be modified to the advantage of
one of the contestants. But at the
same time 1t is clear that to make
any modification OF this treaty effec-
tive the strife between Greek and
Turk must end and peace be restored
in Asia Minor
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
Passers By.

Passcrs by, the morning sees US
Fare the open path along,
Mortal. for so fate DEGREES US,
Heirs to sorrow and to song.
Although youth our veins with vernal
Ardor I'LL beneath the sky,
with its blue that seems eternal,
We're but passers by.
passers by. the noon reveals us
AS we take the forward way;
HAPPY hope or valor stecls us
To join bravely In the fray.
Yet although In tilt and tourney
We set right what is awry.
On life's brief dim vlstaed journey
We're but passers by.
Passers by. the eve beholds US,
Ploddng. ploddlng. plodding still,
Till a purple veil enfolds us
Creeping up behind the hill;
Then the dark's unplumbed abysses
Fathomless to human eye!
Night we know no more than this is
We're but passers by
CLINTON ScoLLARo.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
BY w. j. HENDERSON.

A few days ago a list of the new
operas produced by Mr.. Gatti-Casazza,
and the revivals accomplished in the
course OF his management was pub
iished. Naturally 1t did not contain the
name Of Gounod's Faust" which was
repeated last evening in the presence
OF a large audience. This work has
never had to be revived but once. 1t
came into the Metropolitan Opera House
when that institution opened its doors
to the New York public. and 1t survived
even the transition from italian to Ger
man opera. It needed some reviving
after the imposition Of the burden Of
German text upon it, but even in those
days strange evasions took place. as on
one occasion when Miss Alma Foestrom
and Julius Perotti sang in Italian while
Emil Fischer and the rest sang German.
In these days OF polyglot opera COM
panies the original text OF Faust" is
not sighted. Last evening the cast en-
braced four Americans. two Italians and
one French singer. but all used French
and at least two OF the Americans lid
so with distinction. Miss Farrar as
Marguerite and Mr.. Whitehiil as
Mephistopheles were these two and botn
also won great applause for their sing
Ing. although Mr.. Whitehill was hoarse
and at times seemed TO be in difficulties.
Mr.. Danise as Vdientin and Mr.. Mar
tlnelli as Faust were the italian MEM
bers OF the cast and had their army OF
adherents. Miss Ellis as little green
clad Sieber and Louis d'Angelo as a tall
Wagner were the remaining Americans
and Mime. Berat as MGrthe was the lone
hes 0f No nc
Mr.. Hasselmans in the conductors chair
did his share for the glory OF France.
With Mr.. and Mrs Henry White were
the former Ambassador and Mrs. John
w. Davis, Mrs. William Buckler and
Miss Buckler.
Mrs. John A. Logan, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
D. Warren, Messrs. Harry Brown and
Ignace de Labarra were with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessey in the
Vanderbilt box.
Mrs. Charles f. Hoffman. just back
from London. was with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis B. Gawtry and Miss Beatrice
Gawtry. Mr.. Gilbert Francklyn also
was in the party.
Mr.. E. Francis Hyde's guests were
Or. and Mrs. J. Milton Nabbott. Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy H. Witthaus and Mrs. Oscar
I
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Rosseter Belts, Mr..
W. Rosseter Belts and his fiancee. Miss
Thompson. were with Mr. William
Fahnestock.
Mrs. John Morris, Miss Virginia
Alexandra. Miss Helene Marsh, Capt.
Charles Quicke. Messrs. Ralph Allen
and Dean Richmond were in the VIII.
son box.
Mrs. Louis T. Hoyt's guests were
Mrs. Henry Asher Robbins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas 3. Bisset. Messrs. NJ.
Astor Wilks and Percy Bramwell.
With Mr.. Clarence II. Mackay were
his daughters, Misses Katherine and
Ellin Mackay. Miss Josephine Noel
Messrs. A. Costere Schermerhorn and
Gerald p. Lilbin.
Mrs. Percy Fearn, Mrs. Bradford
Weekes and Mr.. Nathan Lord were
with Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Reeve Merritt.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Chief Magistrate William McAdoo and Po--
lice Commissioner Riehard 2. EnTlsht VIII
meeting of the Mulry Club. Carroll Club. i2o
Madison avenue. s:15 r. II.
Prof. Marguerite Clement. lecture. THE
French Peasant Town Hall. 123 West For
ty-third street, IL A. M.
Lions Club. luncheon. Hotel Martinique.
Rotary Club. luncheon. Hotel McAlpin.
1880 p. NJ.
New York City Colony. National Society
Of New England Women. luncheon. Hotel
Astor. p. NJ.
James w. Gerard will speak on .'Mexico.''
Civil Club. College of the City OF New York.
Conv~h avenue and 13Sth street. p. NJ.
womsn's Department. National Civic Fed
eraion New sHIk aaa Msw
Dr. Morton T. Porslid, illustrated lecture.
'Ihe Flora of Greenland" Brooklyn Botanic
Garden. laboratory building. 97s Washington
avenue. 80 j. Nj.
Mary ellison. lecture. Employees Service
Activities" Bureau OF Personnel Admins
trntion, II West Forty-seventh street. 6 +. M.
Alfred Z. Smith will speak at an anntver-
sary dinner of the Bowery Y. M. G. A.,
East Third street. 6:15 p. NJ.
New York Electrical Society, meeting. En-
gineerins Societies Building. 20 wost Thirty
ninth street. p. NJ.
George Schiadt win speak on Illumination
for Aircraft meeting OF tho illuminating
William d. Bosler, lecture. The True Citi-
zenship." Bowery Mission. p. M.
Benefit vaudeville for veterans mountain
camp of the American Legion. by Glen Nor
ris Dramatic Club. Thirteenth Regimenf Ar
mory. Jefferson and Sumner avenues, Brook
lyn. s:f5 +. NJ.
Martin G. McCue will speak on Two Fisted
Patriotism" meeting OF the osccola Club,
1886 Park avenue. $3.50 p. M.
Commissioner Joseph p. Hennessy vi III dis
cuss The Parks of The Bronx" Demo-
cratic Club OF the First Assembly District.
3i3 St. AIMS avenue. The Bronx, $3.50 7. NJ.
French Alliance Of New York. meeting.
Hotel Plaza, s 80 p. NJ.
Society Of Independent Artists. exhibition.
Waldorf Astoria. all day.
League OF Women Voters. meeting, Hotel
Pennsylvania, Il. M.
New York Browning Society, meeting. Wal
dorf Astoria. u. Nj.
American Scandinavian Foundation So
ciety, lecture, Wsidorf-Astoria, 8 p. M.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
The Stage Negro.
White Men Who Have Been Admira-
BILE as Black Face Comedians.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Your
correspondent II. A. W." says no white
comedian can initiate negro eccentrici-
ties. II he had ever seen Billy Gray as
Palestine Pecter at Harrigan and
Hart's Theater Comique. and had heard
Johnny wild call "Mistah Pcwtah" he
could not make such a statement.
Johnny wild played thirty years on
Broadway In black face, and as coal
HEAVIER dandy or captain of the Skid
moro Guards he was astonshingly life
like. Harrigan's Pete was an car
lier creation; in black face sketches with
Tony Hart his work was admirable.
Tony Hart gave the best representation
of n negro wench that ever stepped on
the stage. just as he was the prettiest
white girl ever seen one week, an old
sa ilor the next. and black nanny In
turn---it was all superb art.
Had III. A. W." ever seen w. F.
sweatnam or Billy Emerson Billy Man
ming or Luke Schoolcraft he could never
have challenged THE New York
HErALp's editorial opinion. Dan En1-
NETT, n white man, created "pixic
Mcintyre and Heath as tho Georgia
Minstrcls and in the sketch where the
old woman washes at tub and
souelches her consort who paradcs
around tho kitchen in rcgimcntals gave
llfelikc stage Characterization OF the
Ethiopian comedian.
III. A. W." instances Shuttle Along
as real negro performance and says
colorcd folks understand IT. but "
would not continue unless supported by
white folks who I'LL the seats every
night. They like tho jazz and the
really good work OF the comedians, but
those comedians, real negroes, black
up. as Bert williams used 70 do.
III A. W." advises me TO see some
real negro performances. wonder Il
he ever saw Billy Kersands or Bob
Height and the Hyer Sisters Opera
Troupe. There was more music in ono
opera without jazz given by the Hyer
Sisters genuine negro troupe and by the
Real Negro Georgia Minstrels In the
'7os than anything Of the kind In the
world to-day Jazz Is a white inven-
tion fastened on tho negro. The Ethio-
plan comedy and minstrels are ampli-
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
THURSDAY. MARCH %. 1922. /.
Squandering Their Power.

II THE New YORK HERALD were a
hard boiled isolationist like JOHNSON,
BoRAH and REED, which it is not,
II would naturally be in sympathy
with their distrust OF international
cooperation of any kind. But even
then it would have no sympathy
with their methods OF attack on the
treaties and on the distinguished
American delegates to the Washing
con Conference.
Their charges have been trivial,
small, pitiable-wholiy unworthy of
The great Offices these men hold,
wholly unworthy of their brains and
power-a power they have been wan
tonly squandering in this outburst Of
bitterness.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23

was 3,4S6,O0O,O 900 bushels, and in 1920
it was 5,545,00O,00O bushels; the
value OF all the principal crops in
1910 was $4.794, 100000 and in 1920
it was $9,14s,0 100000. In the abnor-
NAL year 1919 the value of these
crops was S14,0s7 100000, and in the
subnormal year 1921 it was s5,675.
100000.
With fewer farmers among whom
to divide the larger returns result
ing from increased production in
recent years, the agricultural COM
munity, in bad times and good, has
enjoyed a comparatively larger share
of the national wealth and income
than ever before. The hardships of
the American farmer in the last year.
when he was selling at low prices
and buying at high prices, are not
to be denied. But the American
farm industry continues to be the
greatest thing in the world.
The New York herald., 1922-03-23
Merrimac and Monitor.
A Union Victory, Says One of the
Witnesses OF the Fight.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Being
one of the few surviving witnesses OF
the contest between the Monitor and
the Merrimac on Sunday. March 0,
1852, your tribute to John Ericsson was
of more than passing interest to me-
But that encounter should not be de-
scrsbed as an undecided fight or a
drawn battle. Why so persisten. in a
false teaching when the truth is more
easly written?
II was neither a drawn nor an unde-
cided fight, for not since the day OF the
Biblical fight between David and Co
Hath has such an unequal battle been
fought as that OF the pygmy Monitor
against the giant Merrimac.
Writers dwell on the Monitors "1s0
FOUNDERS" whereas the gun energy OF
each ship is matter of official record.
to wit: Merrimac, two 7 inch rified guns
pivoted one on the bow and one on the
stern; two inch rifled guns and six 0
inch Dahlgren smoothbores. giving the
Merrimac gun energy of four guns In
broadside with the pivoted bow and
stern guns crew about $50. The Moni-
tors gun energy was two IL inch smooth
bore Dahlgrens, throwing ITO pound
spherical shots crew about 30.
Without interference other than the
Merrimac's stray shots. every movement
of the contesting ships from about 8
A. NJ, when the Monitor moved from
under the Minnesotas stern and fired
the first shot OF the contest. was OBJ
served until the Monitor, at about 2
p. NJ, fired the last shot in the bsAtle at
the Merrimac as that ship was beading
for her home berth.
1t was a continuous point blank ac-
tual physical contest from beginning to
end. The Merrimac withdrew. The
Monitor rose out OF the sea, opened
matches. giving her half clad crew the
first breath OF air since early morning
and allowing them to join the dough-
boys-posted behind the sand dunes to
aid the grounded Minnesota with their
muzzle loading cap muskets IL daylight
should bring the Merrimac bent on CON-
pleting the destruction of the day be-
fore-in cheering over the victory.
HENRY NARCOTIC,
Then Sergeant Company l, Second Now
York Volunteer Infantry.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. March is.