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Evening star., 1922-07-05
The President and the Law.

With other thingsall Of them
well and coura ageously said-the Presi-
dent said at Marion yesterday:
The Constitution and the laws spon-
sored by the majority mast be en-
forced. It does not matter who op-
poses. If an opposing minority has q
just objection, the rising tide Of pub
lie opinion will change the law. There
Is no abiding liberty under any other
plan. The eighteenth amend,
ment denies to minority fancied
sense of personal liberty. but the
amendment is the will Of America,
and must be sustained by the govern
ment and public opinion, else con-
tempt for the law will undermine our
very foundation.
The eighteenth amendment-as the
President, as everybody, knows-has
been f1outed from the start. not by the
majority, but by a bold and aggressive
minority controlled by their appetites
and unwilling to obey the law. Hence
the assertion, often repeated by the
flouters, that the law cannot be en-
forced.
It is upon that proposition the wet
campaign for control Of the next Con-
gress is based. Those conducting it
assert that the people will not have
prohibitions; that the fact has been
demonstrated, and that repeal is the
logical and necessary remedy. Why
insist upon what the people have
shown such bitter hostility to?
These men have no right to speak
for the people, but only for them
selves, and they are in the minority.
The President Is right, Of course.
The laval laws-should be obeyed.
Contempt for particular statute en-
courages a contempt for all statutes,
and that leads to chaos. The boot
ieggers and their hackers should take
notice that the occupant Of the White
House is not in any sort OF sym
pathy with them or their law-defying
policies.
Evening star., 1922-07-05

cause he bought the picture for the
sake of the horses in 1t and not as a
commercial proposition.
The episode has its suggestion for
those who hold to the modern idea Of
art that painting to be worth while
should be only a hint Of nature. The
old Dutch masters painted truly, de
picting life as it was. They were good
and had no distorted vision
of composition or perspective. There
were no cubists among them. They
interpreted nature by showing her
truly. not as through crooked pane
Of glass. Had one Of the modernists
painted that landscape the horses
would probably have aroused the ridi-
cule of the man who knew horses.
the younger Of two brothers who
achieved fame as artists. The elder,
Adrian, lived to be seventy-flve, and
was the more celebrated painter.
Isaak had not developed to the point
Indicated by his early promise when
he died in 1649 at the age OF twenty
eight. But In that time he produced
some 400 paintings, a remarkable
achievement, and one that should be
considered by some Of the modern
artists who. in striving for perfection
along original lines. are failing in in
dustry. But life was simpler 800 years
ago. and there was less to distract.
Not only in point Of quantity, but in
quality, as judged by the standards
of the great collections. the work Of
Van Ostade was remarkable. Is there
an artist of modern times who in
twelve or thirteen years has produced
400 paintings, and with SO large per-
centage of them preserved in galleries
and rated In value by the tens of thou
sands Of dollars apiece?
Evening star., 1922-07-05
Why Employees Of Government
Stay on Despite Discouragemen'

time appropriations are up. It would
be a pertinent question to ask If the
critics in Congress have ever caused
to be compiled the number of hours
Of extra time put in by all the de-
partments in the course of a year.
Tho stock question asked, always
with certain pertness and acerbity,
about the clerks is. well. II things
are hard. why don't they get out of
the service?"
There are two classes of people in
the departmental service here who
cannot very well get out, and these
together comprise probably the bulk
of the personnel There is first the
class of those who cannot get out
5hsy are not fo
consider. BY the thousands they are
found. young and old, living lives OF
noble self-sacriflce. The most pa
thetic cases are of those who have
been caught in the machinery OF ad-
vancing years. with added RESPONSE
bilities without compromising in
creases in salary, and who must keep
on and on, going around the tread
mill. for II they fall they are crush
ed. There are those who are taking
care OIL uepeHucHL TeldIlVcS-SCuo'he
sons and daughters to school, or put
ting sister or brother through col
1ege, or helping the old folks back
home"
The postal employees will give stag
gering figures of the postal notes and
money orders purchased every 1st ana
18th Of the months. that go fiuttering
back to village. hamlet or city from
Maine to California, bringing. cheer
and even supplying actual existence
to dependents. These people cannot
stop; they must go on and on until
the responsibilities cease.
Then there is another large class of
younger men and women who are
working their way" through law
school, medical school or business col
lege, studying and reciting at night
partments by day for their subsist-
ence, hundreds of them aiding their
relatives as well.
Washington Is becoming great
educational center in this respect and
every year turns out hundreds Of
graduates from its universities and
schools. the larger portion Of them to
get back into civil life In all the COM
munities from coast to coast Others
must stay and meet their obligations
at home as long as they last.
X
1t would be interesting to have a
compilation OF the statistics in this
regard to show just to what extent
these thousands of clerical employees
are tiled up" with family obligations
and how many of them are foot loose
and clinging on to their positions be-
cause they like the glamour Of the life
in Washington. away from their own
dreary Main street. The compila ion
would be an eloquent answer to the
trite question of IF you don't like it,
why don't you quit?
Evening star., 1922-07-05
A Boom Resuming Business.
A press report SAYS:

The Henry Ford for President move
ment spread to Chicago today and
opened headquarters on Michigan
avenue. w. F. Kelly, in charge, said
$4,000 circulars were sent out in Chi
cago "to feel out the sentiment before
the office was opened"
Evidently Mr.. Ford has some warm
friends and supporters. Money is nee
essary even to circulariZe the electo-
rate, and more Is required to pay the
expenses of offices.
This Chicago venture is, of course,
but the beginning. In other cities
and soon, perhaps-headquarte will
be opened, and salaried men installed
to give visitors the glad hand and tho
boomers word Of cheer. Booming a
man for President is not work for
amateurs, and competent performers
come high.
And yet the announcement has been
made that Mr.. Ford, rich and am
bilious as he Is, will bear none Of this
expense, nor in any way contribute to
outlays in his behalf. He wants to be
President. Although with but small
experience in politics, he knows the
game well enough to appreciate the
fact that booming a man for Office is
not holiday sport, but a sort Of busi-
ness enterprise requiring system and
hard work.
This boom, therefore, should show
the unself1shness of Mr.. Ford's fol-
lowers, and how willing they are to
serve him out Of their own pockets.
and without thought or hope of other
reward than his continued friendship
and his appreciation of their activi-
ties.
Evening star., 1922-07-05
The Parking Order.

It is not too late to rescind the re-
Gently announced order which. subse-
quent to July "a, would forbid the
parking of automobiles along the road
ways of Rock Creek Park after night
fall. In view Of patent inequities of
the plan, which cannot but suggest
themselves to the authorities con-
cerned, that step should be promptly
taken.
It is the announced policy Of those
having Jurisdiction in the premises
that the parks Of Washington shall
provide a maximum Of pleasure and
recreation for the public. Whatever
the prevalence Of the abuses which the
order is purposed to prevent, it is GER
tain that for every car now parked
for improper motives one hundred are
parked for the harmless and natural
purpose of permitting their occupants
to enjoy the peace and beauty OF the
park at night.
Rock Creek Park is perhaps at no
time more lovely than Of summer
night. The moon is as a lantern hung
in the willow trees. The stream is q
silver pathway beyond the shadows. A
breeze whispers through the kind
darkness, a little, friendly breeze.
laden with the fragrance Of the night.
What more natural than that those
who have played their parts through
the hot day, here with the clamor and
rush and strain of the city ever about
them, should later seek this lowell
ness? What more fitting than that,
charmed by the peace and coolth about
them. they pause to let it seep into
their hearts?
There are, it is true, those who pro-
fame the loveliness about them in
manners unspeakable, and it is in the
plausible determination to terminate
such denominations that the recent
order was promulgated. And yet, be-
cause one in a hundred abuses other
privileges enjoyed by society, it Is not
ordinarily deemed essential to deny
those privileges to the nine and ninety.
The way to end the abuse OF the
privilege Of parking in Rock Creek
Park at night is to punish those who
offend with such severity as to dis
courage others similarly inclined.
Obviously, the effect Of the recent
order will be to drive such offenders
to other sections Of the District and
It's environs, while the innocent fre-
quenters Of the park are forced by
law to keep moving" The order
should be rescinded.
Evening star., 1922-07-05
The Women Are Alert.

The women are getting busy in poll
tics. Such is the news from number
Of states. In some of them the regis
tration shows the women in the lead.
They may not keep the lead. The men,
under the spur, may pull themselves
together and make a better showing.
But at the start Of the campaigns the
women are manifesting a lively in
terest in the work in hand and dis
position to do a full share of it.
The results here and there are strik-
ing. Two women have been nominated
for the United States Senate, and sev-
eral have offered for seats in the
House. For state and county offices
a large number are running.
The enfranchisement of women is
going to be thoroughly tested. The
proposition upon which it rests Is that
tho influence of women in politics will
make for higher purposes and better
government, and give a purer tone to
all political aspirations and procedures.
Better officials will be selected, and
officials held to stricter account
ability.
1t is a large order. No one familiar
with politics disputes the oft-repeated
assertion that change for the better
could we'll be made. and that the time
for a change is now, when so much is
being reshaped and readjusted. Hence
the nineteenth amendment is in good
season, and the purpose to give it a
full try-out laudable in every way.
Women could not hope to improve
politics simply by voting. They must
lend hand otherwise.
Evening star., 1922-07-05
T may be laid down as statement
of fact that there Is more mis-
Representation and reckless writ

r may be laid down as a statement
Of fact that there Is more mis-
representation and reckless writ
ing about the employees of the
governmental departments in Wash
ington than any other feature Of Of
ficial life at the National Capital. 1t
seems to be the easiest thing in the
world for those who indulge in the
practice to take pen in hand"-or
typewriting machine-and dash of.
oh, just merely out of hand, of course.
highly favored and highly colored
articles ranging all the way from ro-
nance to diatribe, at the expense and
to the depreciation of a splendid
class of public servants.
Old chiefs of divisions in the de-
partments and veteran employees
know how far away from the facts
these romancers on the one hand and
downright detractors on the other
spleen, as the case may be. The offf-
Gals are moved by amusement or by
Indignation and lay the articles down
with a smile or a frown. There is a
striking similarity of tenor in most OF
the chapters as the writer's run the
gamut of the old familiar. notes.
X X X
The reader away from Washington
whose attention should be caught by
the most of these outpourings would
ment workers here are lazy, incompe-
tent, conscienceless toward their en-
ployer. who is Uncle Sam, in the ver-
nacular: and that for the most part they
spend their time watching the clock s
hands move toward the hour for dis
missal for the day. The fact is that
large proportion of the clerks In
the departments here are engaged on
current work which Is of such live
and imperative character as to render
1t impossible to shirk or hold back;
1t is case of must" to get 1t out,
and the employees simply have to keep
busy.
Naturally there is some work of
less exigent nature over which en-
ployes can take their time. There
may be here and there periods when
the work does not feed along smooth
ly. giving lapses in the driving pace.
but the proportion of such instances
may be said to be very small, indeed.
Always, in some Of the larger de-
partments, there are whole divisions
which work overtime. For months
some divisions in the War Depart
ment have been working an addi-
tional hour daily. Nothing is ever
said about this to the credit of the
clerks, who have. with rare excep-
tions, gone about the extra labor
with few complaints. however ardu-
Gus and taxing it has been.
If a congressman wandering
through a department sees a clerk
apparently idle at the moment the
incident is taken as a criterion for
the whole bfice and there is sure to
be an echo of 1t in debate the next
Evening star., 1922-07-05
An Old Painting,

The other day a New Yorker, who
has served as official Of a jockey club
and starter at one of the big race
tracks, and who loves horsefesh, was
told by a friend that some paintings
were to be aucttoned at public sale
in which were some pictures Of horses.
He decided to go and possibly bid on
one OF the paintings. He did 50. and
his eye was caught by small. dark
canvas on which appeared several
equine. figures, drawn In q way to
warm his heart with admiration. He
bid on It, and finally got It for $3.50, to
the surprise Of the auctioneer, who
rated 1t as an ordinary bit Of art not
sam. Tho buyer took It to an artist to
be cleaned. and It was discovered that
at was from the brush Of Isaak Van
Cstade, one Of tho Dutch masters Of
the seventeenth century. The buyer
has now refused an offer Of $4,000
for the canvas. The. horssmAn con-
scludes that he has made a big win
eip2. but has no idea Of selling. he
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Evening star., 1922-07-05
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States.
Trackmen Not to Strike.

Decision by maintenance Of way en-
ployes not to join the strike of the
railroad shop crafts unions is crafty
ing to the public, and q cause for con-
graduation 10 the men directly con-
cerned. It is an indication that sanity
still prevails i'll labor leadership, and
that the obligations of duty and re-
sponsibility have not been wholly en-
quilted in the clash of conflicting in
terests.
The fact that the officials Of the
trackmen's union, in conference with
the Railroad Labor Board, were able
to work out solution of their prob
lem without resort to a strike accentu-
ates the mistake the heads of the shop
crafts unions made when they de-
clined to make final effort to arrive
at a peaceful adjustment. Their course
Immediately "outlawed" their strike,
and left them without public sym
pathy, without regard to how the pub
lie might have viewed the merits Of
their controversy.
A point was considerably stretched
in favor of the trackmen when it was
agreed that Il ey should not be called
upon to do any of the work Of the
striking shopmen, but this is con-
cession to sentiment which probably
was\ necessary, and the compromise
having been made the railway man.
ayers must live up to it in good faith.
1t probably will not seriously affect
the operation of trains, for the indi-
cations are that there will be an in
creasing number of men in the shops,
and that equipment can be kept in
order for many weeks, even if there
is no general break in the ranks Of
the shopmen. There are plenty Of
nachinists and other skilled workers
who want and need employment, and
all who are willing to serve in the
railroad shops will be fully protected
in their right to work.
That the government is determined
there shall be no coercion of the men
who take the places Of strikers was
emphasized yesterday by President
Harding in his address at Marion.
Liberty is gone in America" he said,
when any man is denied by anybody
the right to work and live by that
work. 1t does not matter who denies.
A free American has the right to labor
without any others leave. 1t would
be no less an abridgement to deny
men the right to bargain collectively.
Governments cannot tolerate any class
or grouped domination through force"
Labor and capital alike must heed
the warning which the President ut
tered to the effect that laws sanctioned
by the majority of the people must
be enforced, and that where the rights
Of minorities are infringed by the
majority they must look to the work
ings of public sentiment for redress.
Evening star., 1922-07-05
EDITORIAL DIGEST

in coventry. and declares that "as we'll
might this cruelty be attributed to his
having red hair as to ascribe the brutal
treatment Of young Kaplan to his being
Jewish. There Is no excuse for this
contemplate treatment accorded this
young officer by his classmates, but the
Naval Academy has welcomed too many
successful midshipmen of the same
racial extraction as Kaplan to allow
reasoning minds to attribute his abuse
to his race, or his religion" And the
Waterbury Republican also thinks that
sin fairness to the editors 1t may be
said that they probably did not realize
the grossness Of their offense. Youths
Of that age are not able to estimate
accurately the values Of such public
condemnation"
Evening star., 1922-07-05

the revolution, which was started by
the signing Of the declaration. Those
who put their names to that instru-
ment knew full well that II the
colonies did not stand together as an
organized whole they could not main
tain themselves in Independence, and.
that this meant mutual sacrifices OF
beliefs and privileges for the common
good
Evening star., 1922-07-05
The Observance of the Day.

Inc VU6cIVduCo VI t00 Ooys
Although the rain interfered to some
degree with yesterdays local cele-
brations,. Independence day was OBJ
served in the capital in q true spirit
Of commemoration. Various programs
were carried through against tho
handicaps Of bad weather. Some out
door meetings were shifted to indoor
places, but on the whole the day was
marked according to tradition, The
most disappointing effect Of the In
clemency was upon the picnic parties
and those who went ON outings.
In the course Of the day several
notable addresses were made to the as
sembled people. Taking their text from
the Declaration Of Independence, the
speakers addressed themselves to ques-
tions Of present day moment, applying
to Immediate conditions the principles
that inspired the founders Of the re-
public. In this q wide variation is al
ways noticeable. It Is possible to in
,terpret the Declaration Of Independ-
ence, in application to present condi-
tions and problems, in many ways. It
all depends upon the point of view.
Much mischief can be done by such
argument and admonition II there is a
disposition to Justify radicalism and
departure from the written law.
On the whole, however, Independ-
encs day orators In their talks to
crowds Of American people do much
good In strengthening the sense Of
unity that is thet primary motive In
me maintenance of this government
For on unity on the part Of the thru
ta.,, o<I,v,i..s kaoy,o,,dos1 ft,o ,u,,<,<.rS ~
Evening star., 1922-07-05

Tho primary system permits almost
as much interest in the contest be-
tween party factions as in the test OF
strength between the great parties
themselves.
Evening star., 1922-07-05

France is considering an extensive
employment Of German labor in the
work of reconstruction. This would
advance the laborer's status as tax
payer and possibly facilitate the col
lection Of indemnity.
Evening star., 1922-07-05
The Great Yankee Shark.

Is it not about time to issue an
honorable discharge to the special
Veterans to which was delegated the
task of combing the school histories
for uncomplimentary illusions to the
'1ost cause? Such committee had
a mission In life when historians,
mostly northern-bred, were writing
pens still warm from the fires of war.
But what mission has it now? The
damyankee histories that Lied about
us are all out of print. Their writer's
have, for the most part, gone to an
swer for their 1fbels at the bar OF
in southern schools are the output of
men who have no personal grudge to
feed by distorting the truth in the
south's disfavor. There has even
grown up a generation of fluent his
torians who were born in the south
histories favored with magnolfas
need go without. Where Is the sense
in carrying on q war when there Is
no longer anything worth fighting
about? The northern conspiracy. to
pollute the mind of the south's young
great shark. There Is no such animal.
Why not relieve the veterans COM
mittee from the duty Of continuing
to hunt it?-Norfolk virginian-Pilot.
Our merchant marine evidently
needs both subsidy and subsidy
Allentown Chronicle and News.
BEARS hate the smell Of musk. %
Verify. in some respects. bears show
almost human intelligenoa-Butte
Miner.
Some mon live to q ripe old arc
and some start somewhere with . pay
roll.-Akron Beaoon-Journal.
Tho day Of romance 10 over, ana
the travelling man who registers from
New York no longer inspires awe.
even in the remote villages.-Mem-1
phis News-Scimitar.
The fad to have the teeth out to
cure everything isn't new. They be- 4
gan that experiment with the laws
some years ago-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
+ Irish People to Have New Ccns&i-,
tuition. says . headlina What they
have been going through Ii enough
to wear out. the strDngest constitu-
tions GreenEille RtedmgEt
Evening star., 1922-07-05

It is not necessary to be very old
inhabitant Of Washington to remem-
ber when there was no difficulty what
ever in finding parking space for a
vehicle at this time Of year.
Evening star., 1922-07-05
SHOOTING. STARS.
By PH11ANpER JOHNSON.
Safe and Sam

Safe and Sane.
July the Fourth was safe and sane.
The fireworks were forbidden.
We sang patriot refrain,
But kept the matches hidden.
Why not move on toward peace COM
plete
In every rank and station,
Avoiding temperamentaI heat
That starts conhagration?
Evening star., 1922-07-05

Jewell has apparently no more re-
spect for the Railway Labor Board
than the average campaigner has for
a plank in party platform.
Evening star., 1922-07-05

Though no longer able to agitate the
world. Wilhelm Hohenzollern Is still
able to make certain amount of
trouble for Germany.
Evening star., 1922-07-05

Whenever economies are proposed
the experts proceed to talk about gov
ernment salaries, instead Of motion
picture salaries.
Evening star., 1922-07-05

Managers say that musical produc-
tions will be better next season. As
a sporting proposition, the promise
seems safe. They could scarcely be
worse.
Evening star., 1922-07-05

The league Of nations is developing
enough energy to indicate that 1t may
come in for more or less prominent
mention In the fall campaign.
Evening star., 1922-07-05

No matter what other agitations
may be in the air, the true American
citizen never fails to give due interest
to q big base ball game.
Evening star., 1922-07-05

According to some senatorial opin-
ion, the motion pictures are the only
things that have so far escaped CEN
sorship.
Evening star., 1922-07-05

Jud Tunkins says when he held q
political Job he had to work two hours
. day to fill It and the other twenty
two hours to hold onto It.
Evening star., 1922-07-05
A Different Matter

A Different Matter.
"Polonius advised against being a
borrower"
eyes," observed Senator Sorghum,
''but Polonius was speaking Of in
dividual affairs and not as q repre-
sentative Of a European government" /"
Evening star., 1922-07-05
Mnsings of a Mofo,. n,

Musings Of q Motor Cop.
An oil king gave 10 cents away.
Hortense Magee said with dismay,
please don't do that; for when you do.
The price Of gas goes up anewr'