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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

New York bucketecr has been con.
victed as a common thief. 1t Is conceivable
that this thing of calling a spade q spade
may have distinctly beneficial results. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

Quebec Board Of Trade limits speeches
to three minutes ''unless the speaker hS
something important to talk about" But
who decides? And when? =.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

Premier Craig and President Griffith
unite in condemnation Of the murder Of .
member Of the Ulster Parliament. The
world now awaits a pronouncement from
Dc Valera.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

When the law succeeds in making the
bootlegging business bootless 1t won't have
q leg to stand on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

The world might get better line on
Russia II = knew exactly what Chicherin
thinks Of Trotzky.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

When 1t comes to ST.. ing 1t with
flowers Ardmore is blooming success.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

Add wisdom--What the Senate needs
Is more speed, says Senator Pepper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

The telescope gown has appeared h
Paris. An cye-full, doubtless.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
SHORT CUTS

Coal has always resented being the first
syllable of coalition. ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24

DUT apart from the strictly political or.
- ganizatlons that recognized the Repub.
lican women's headquarters at 2l0 South
Seventeenth street as their hcadquart rters
temporarily, 1t was meeting place for con-
ference and cooperation of many of the
great womcns clubs and societies of the city
and State. Word of the coming opportunity
that Election Day would give for the women
to make stand for honest voting at the
polls was passed along to thousands of
women, through this center. by word of
mouth 1t so happened that many of the
clubs and associations were having their club
mnchcons and dinners, or their final meet
ings for the season during April or the first
week in May, and that fact gave n very
favorable opportunity for timely word to
be spoken face to face regarding the issues
at stake.
On certain afternoon in the uppcr room
of the Republican wOmcn's clubhouse
counted some ten women present who were
the administrative heads or representatives
of organizations that touched some 900
members. who were In their turn the Key
women OF their communities Whtea u why
perhaps the women without tn4fll7e Meso
able to function 70 quickly antk eo2c22lS
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20


take their exercise by cheering the
varsity teams.
One Of the main purposes Of inter
collegiate games is to encourage par
ticipation in sports by an ever larger
percentage of undergraduates. The
great - increase in the number OF
crews at Harvard during the last
few years is an example Of the good
effects of such an impetus. Other
sports have received similar encour-
agcmcnt elsewhere.
The ideal in college athletics is. OF
course, the development Of large
number Of good athletes rather than
a limited number Of experts. Fortu-
nately this is the general tendency in
most colleges and universities to-day.
President Lowells suggestion may
thus be read not as a criticism but
merely as a warning against the
present tendency toward an increas-
ing number of intercollegiate con-
tests
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Let Randolph Do 1t

1t is hardly fair for Mr.. Hylan
to force the city to pay the expenses
of a long and futile legal battle to
overthrow the Transit Commission
1t will cost many thousands Of dol
lars to carry the case to the United
States Supreme Court, provided this
can be done, and the chance of sue
cess is negligible.
Inasmuch as the city can i'll
afford this expense, Mr.. Hylan might
ask Mr.. Hearst to bear it. Mr.
Hearst melted Mr.. Hylan to his
present course of action. Also he
has vast amounts Of money.
By meeting the litigation bill he
will at least harvest a little pub
licity and gain a little practice in
the spending of large sums of
money, practice that may come in
handy when he begins to run for
the high Office for which Mr.. Hylan
has nominated him.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20

President Lowell Of Harvard sue.
gests that the number of games
played by college football teams NAV
be excessive. He points out that the
single Harvard Yale boat race at
New London is enough to stimulate
great activity in rowing. Will a few
games Of football and baseball each
year arouse sufficient interest in
those sports?
There is little doubt that the popu-
larity Of intercollegiate football and
baseball has increased enormously in
recent years. This in itself has
helped create a desire in the minds
Of undergraduates to take a greater
part in the sporting life of the COL
lege. The tendency, however, to
place these intercollegiate games on
plane with professional baseball
and to make them sectional or even
national contests risks emphasizing
too greatly the decisive matches
rather than the sport itself, and may
Increase the number of those who
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20

Don Agustin Edwards. for eleven
years Chile's Ambassador to Great
Britain. and one of the leading pub
Ilc men OF the trans-Andean repub-
lie, is not South American who
fears the North American peril or
alarmed by close relations between
the two great English-speaking do
minions.
There was a time he said. in
his notable address to the Chile
American Association, when Latin
America was haunted by spectre
called lo-SaXon imperialism. -"
But the period has passed. IL
reckon myself" declared the am
bassador, among those who do
not believe in the menace of the
great. fear very much more the
lul king treachery of the little. For
that reason I AM convinced Of the
solid advantages that would accrue
to Latin America from a close and
cordial understanding between the
two great Anglo Saxon powers"
Surely most uncquivocal utter
ance-one calculated to quiet those
who say that an increase of cordial
lty between the United States and
the British Empire will be offensive
to our neighbors of the South.
South America, her resources but
scratched, would attract capital and
competent industrial and engineering
assistance. Her saner men see they
are most likely to get these speedily
if the two English-speaking peoples
march together. Pushed aside as a
foolish chimera is the vision which
has in mind the political subsection
of any people.
The American people will not be
unmindful Of the confidence in the
rectitudc Of their intentions which is
expressed by this distinguished Chill
can. 1t is compliment which every
North American will hope is justi-
fed
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Happiness and Crowding

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: That the people in the cheaper
tenement districts go around, as r. P.
Green says in letter to The Tribune.
with smiles and seemingly content. NAV
indicate that they are pleased and salts
fled with themselves. But 7, for one,
am inclined to give them credit for a
little headw ork, and do not infer that
their happiness is increased by their
living conditions.
Dirty walls, rotten woodwork and
leaky roofs do no direct harm. but |
always thought it was the duty of en-
ightened folks to grumble about these
things and try to better such inferior
living arrangements. Why harp on Of
fcials in and out of Office who speak
of it: 1t is a matter of common
knowledge.
Epidemlcs raise havoc in tenement
districts. and the cncompassing con-
gestion in them causes daily discom-
fort and inconvenience. Is it necessary
for any one to tell those people they
are downtrodden Their home sur
roundings must make them feel that
way. whether or not it is their own
fault, and it is natural that they blame
others before themselves.
The lodgings Mr.. Green refers to.
and many others. are an eyesore to the
greater city. and while they exist will
hamper its symmetry. Any boosting
campaign the local authorities start
should, include a little uplift along
this line. with the intention of bring
ing more comfort, happiness and clean
lincss to many unfortunate and de-
serving. THEODORE MICHEL.
Brooklyn, Jan. Is, 1929.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Doctors of Hospitality

Long buried in the back numbers
of the comic paper is the naughty
hotel clerk whose object in life was
to frighten the unhappy applicant
for accommodations. But now the
running Of hotels has become a pro-
fession, demanding both art and sci
encc.
The staff of a modern hotel is a
highly trained and disciplined army,
officered by men whose salaries
might we'll be envied by the general
officers in the army of the United
States. And now it is proposed that
Cornell recognize the Importance Of
the calling by giving a special
course Of training to the young men
who hear it's summons.
Few people will question the de-
STABILITY of such training, but
should the state. supply the funds to
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Penal System Revision

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir; | trust that other letters he
sides this will be called forth nv the
letter of Stephen Haweis in Your issue
Of January 10. His proposed method
or dealing with the criminal seems to
me admirable and if it can be rcit-
Grated it may ultimately be incor-
porated into the law.
The criminal law until very re-
cent date was wholly concerned with
the melting out Of punishment to fit
crime. 1t took no account Of tho fact
that very large percentage of crimi
nails were mentally deficient and would
remain in that respect children for
life. Thi. being the case, their being
at large is both an injury to society
and to themselves. To shut them up
behind iron bars is unfair TO them. al
though it may temporarily remove the
menace to society.
Under proper restraint and govern
ment they could be self-supporting
find a reasonable amount of happine IS
in life and their menace to society
would be almost entirely removed
The criminal aspect of their detention
could be minimized and perhaps in
many cases entirely removed. But re-
straint by the state ought to be con-
tinued indefinitely until it is demon
strated that they no longer require it.
CHARLES T.. MANlERRE
New York, Jan. IS, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Going to 1t

Two items in the news Of Thurs
day are of interest to taxpayers.
One deals with the activity Of the
engineers of the New York Board of
Water Supply in surveying water
sheds and aqucduct routes that will
not be needed for more than fifty
years. The other tells Of Police
Commissioner Enright's request for
100000 to be expended under his
exclusive direction, in the construc-
ton of new police stations-the best
good thing" which has come into
sight since the Police Hospital fliv-
vered.
The attention of taxpayers is
called to these two items because,
just at present. taxpayers arc very
much in favor Of rigid economy in
state and city affairs. Already they
are carrying all the load they can
carry. Living expenses are still
above normal, with wages and sala-
ries steadily decreasing. Any plans
looking toward indiscriminate cX-
travagance in the immediate future
are of serious consequence.
Tammany Hall, however, is not
concerned with the taxpayers be-
yond what it can get out of them. It
is certain CT only four years more in
full power in the city government; !;
and there are increasing indications
that it expects to be busy, proftably
busy, during these four years.
After the Board of Water Supply
had completed the Ashokan water
system it was announced that New
York's water supply would be ade-
quate to meet all possible demands
for fifty years. Mr.. Hylan, then a
candidate for Mayor, severely criti-
cized Mayor Mitchell for not scrap
ping the board. On his election Mr..
Hyian put one Of Mr.. Hearst's young
men on the board, with instructions
to report to him that the board ought
to be ended. The young man has
been in Office for four years and
has drawn. OF is credited with draw
ing, $4,000 from the city in that
time. His report, so far as can be
learned, has never been made.
Now the board, instead of going
out Of existence, has resumed activi-
ties, and its activities are going to
be expensive.
At the same time Mr.. Enright
comes forward with a method of
putting the taxpayers money into
circulation. Clearly, whether the
people want to be thrifty or not
they will have little chance if they
happen to live in New York City.
There is, it is true, a better pros
pect in the state. While Tammany
has been looking hungrily toward
the day when it could have complete
control of the city Governor Miller
has been cutting millions of dollars
from the state expenses, making a
consequent reduction in the state tax
roll. This proves that economy is
possible if the elected officials desire
it. But Tammany desires extrava-
gance-proposes to get while the
getting is good.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
The Starred Windows

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The starred emblem which. ac-
cording to the press, the ". c. T. L. is
planning to have displayed in the win
dows of the homes of those who alb
stain from the use of all intoxicants,
blazoning that those SO making use of
it are loyal to the Constitution. is the
latest evidence of the overzealousness
of reformers.
At time when good will is so
greatly needed if the whole world is
not to go to pot. thus thrust upon US is
a device potential of the utmost discord
between our PEOPLE. Neighbor is to be
set against neighbor, those making use
of the stellar device, by implication at
least, accusing those not using it Of
disloyalty, with recrimination and bit
ter resentment mounting ever higher.
Reflected, too, will be this unhappy
condition among neighbors' children.
for children readily absorb and express
the antipathies of their elders.
Wear the badge I give you.' COM
mands the reformcr, ''or you shall be
known to all the righteous as a con-
temncr Of law and morality"
Verify, Mr.. Editor, we have fallen
upon evil days. And we hsve only our
supineness 60 thank for it. E. A. M.
Brooklyn, Jan. II, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Amendment Reminders

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The picture in to-day's Tribune
Of the ". G. T. U. card to be hung in
the window in dry" homes suggests
something. The legend on the card
reads: Serve America-Support the
Constitutions"
suggest that several million Of
these w. c. T. U. cards be sent to the
people Of the states where the Four
teenth and Fifteenth amendments to
the Constitution have been ignored, de-
fed and nullifcd for the past fifty
years. No doubt disregard for these
two amendments is responsible for
some Of the contempt for the Eighteenth
Amendment. ROBERT r. SMALL.
New York, Jan. Is, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
The Chinese "Open Door"

The powers represented in the
Washington conference repeatedly
have subscribed to the theory Of
the "opcn door" in China. They
have promised to observe the prin-
ciplc Of equality Of commercial
opportunity and. as coro'lary. to
respect China's territorial! integrity
and political independence.
At Washington these distractions
now are being translated into con-
crete agreements. Hitherto the
open door" has been kept open
rather fitfully. At least one of the
open door" powers kept on obtain
ing concessions which infringed
Chinese sovereignty and initiated
against equality of commercial op-
portunity. Under the Root resolu-
tions, adopted at an early session of
the conference, encroachments on
China's independence, such as extra
territorial rights, spheres Of in
Huence, territorial leases, foreign
postof1ices and foreign control of
China's tariff rates, already have
been abated. The conference now is
trying to give practical application
TO the economic equality theory.
The three Hughes resolutions
adopted on Wednesday bind the
conference nations once more not
tc seek monopolistic or discrimi-
natory privileges in China. eThey
also provide, for the first time,
machinery to deal with infractions
of this selfdenying ordinance. An
international Board Of Reference is
to be created, to act as umpire on
all complaints Of infringements.
Here is a constructive achieve
ment. The "open door" is to have
doorkeeper instead Of standing
unguarded. The pessimists natur-
ally are not appeascd by the sort
of guaranty which looks solely to
the future. They lay emphasis on
the fact that the fourth Hughes
resolution has been dropped. 1t
looked to the past and subjected ex-
listing concessions in China to the
scrutiny of the new Board of Refer
ence. Japan would not agree to this.
She wanted nothing retroactive.
The United States would like to
have the record Of the past cleared
up and Chinese sovereignty restored
to the fullest extent possible. But
it is clear that such restoration
must be gradual. The greatest OBJ
stacle to it is the present political
situation in China. The new Peking
government is a dubious quantity.
q product Of reaction-perhaps coun-
ter revolutionary and inclined to
favor Japan. 1t is not easy to under
write full Chinese rights when China
hesltates about defining them.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Commerce First
lnsistencc on Its Prime Importance
in Foreign Relations

IN Foreign Relations
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Without doubt all of US who
have given the subject consideration
will agree with your editorial of
January II on "Improving Foreign Re
latlons.' while a number of US will re-
greet that you did not 20 further and
apply your remarks to the foreign
service generally Of our government,
and not, by stressing the diplomatic
service alone, ignore the Importance Of
other branches, particularly the com
mercial.
Is it not a demonstrated fact that
commerce is the great underlying mo-
tive OF international differences and of
international agreement? As an exam
pie. we need Zap as a cable station in
the preservation of line of communica
ton required for the prompt transmits
sion Of information either purely com
mercial or diplomatic in it's indirect re-
lation to some situation basicallv com
mcrcia.
In the last analysis it seems TO me
that diplomacy exists because of some
international commercial motive or
stimulus, perhaps coming out Of a long
past experience or looking to future
of business prospects. 1t would seem
as though the world now recognizes
certain defects in secret diplomacy and
seeks other means to a settlement Of
its international problems. Why not
grant that in our modern life COM
merce is the real raison d'etre of the
intercourse between nations? Even
Japan, in its quest for additional terri
tory to accommodate an Anticipated
unhealthy crowding of its population, is
only an exception that by contrast
proves the rule
What we need in the United States
is less emphasis on diplomacy in our
Foreign Service. as though it were the
whole substance of such service.
Rather we should understand that, in
the promotion Of international good
WILL IN the cause of world progress,
diplomacy is but one agency to that
end. After all, is not trade the essen
tlal thing-thc potent influence for
peace; while diplomacy is its guardian,
contributing much to it's wellbeing but
ever dominated bg it's needs?
W. W. NICHOLS.
New York. Jan lS 1929
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Protect the Good Tenant

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: Your correspondent "Uptown'
is certainly correct in saying that the
laws should continue permanently ia
protect well behaved and prompt pay.
ing families" from being turned out of
their homes simply because the land
lord sees fit to say: 81 want your apart.
ment for somebody else"
In reply to the question: Cannot a
man do what he wishes with his own
property?" | answer promptly: Ger.
talnly not! There are plenty of things
already that a man canno1 do with real
estate that he may own-and in every
case the restrictions are so plainly in
the interests Of the community as q
whole that nobody proposes to change
them"
Under housing conditions in city
as congested as New York is-and al
ways will bc-the landlord should be
practically common carrier" in re-
spect to tenants.
AS "Uptown" we'll says: "Any tenant
who pays the agreed rent and who
otherwise behaves as a good tenant
should be, certainly ought to he be, free
from TIE menace Of an arbitrary dis
possess notice issued at the caprice of
& landlord"-who may suddenly have
decided to "favor" some new acquaint-
ance, or friends friend, or employee.
Fhc present law makes tenants per-
manently secure in their quarters,
with certain proper exceptions, to be
established in court. It's good law.
Keep it ON the statute books.
ANOTHER UPTOWNER.
New York, Jan. 16, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Nobbe's Release

The denial may be true that no
particular secrecy has marked the
proceedings relating to the release
of Francis H. Noble, convicted OF
violation Of the antitrust law and
sentenced to serve four months in
Jail. But it will be admitted that
the matter was not widely advcr-
tised
On January the affidavits that
Noble was so i'll that confinement
threatened his life were forwarded
to Washington So far as the pub
lie is aware there was no publicity
The communication order was issued
with great celerity on January T.,
with still no publicity. Not until the
release was fact accomplished was
the public informed. If the pris-
oner had a pulmonary hemorrhage
the keeping back Of the information
was most unfortunate. Attorney
General Daugherty, who has init
mate knowledge Of the remarkable
recovery Of Charles w. Morse, and
District Attorney Hayward are
scarcely so innocent as not to know
what persons would think if lack Of
frankness fed suspicion.
Maybe nothing was put across"
on President Harding, as something
was "put across" on President Taft:
it may also be untrue, as reported,
that Noble expects in q short time
to be at his Office again; it may be
that the late prisoner, mindful Of
proprieties, will take a trip to Sar-
anac, where he can count on being
free of the solicitations Of life in
surance agents who may regard him
rs good risk. But why cover up
the details Of an indisposition which
excited the solictude of tender
minded doctor?
The public is not savage. 1t does
not demand that jailbirds die in
their cells. But it would not have
propaganda material furnished to
revolutionary radicals, and is per-
force compelled to regard the cir
cumstances surrounding the delivery
Of Noble as scandalous.