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The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Moslem and Hindu Band Together
to Fight Control by the British

1t may be argued that these are only
theoretical qualifications for such an i'm
portant post as that OF head of a great
religion that even IL the Suitans OF
Turkey possess the qualifications they
certainly did not descend from the tribe
or Koreesh to which the prophet be-
longed and with which the best authori-
ties contend the caliph should be able to
trace relationship.
QusIfncations of Csiiph.
The Young Turks. who came into
power in 1908, pursued a like policy
this time with the combined purposes
OF gaining the support OF the Moslems
or the empire against the nom Moslcms
and securing supporters abroad In case
OF foreign aggression. The decisions TAX
en- In 1910 by the committees OF union
and progress. the heart and soul OF the
movement. constitute clear proof OF this.
In 1911 Il was declared that tho "con-
gress OF delegates summoned from all
Moslem countries In the world ought
to meet annually in Constantinople to
discuss questions OF interest 70 the Mos
lem world and that Aionammedans in
various countries must be organized.
Although these and other efforts, which
certainly were encouraged by Germany,
did not save Turkey from disaster in
the Turco-Italian war and the Balkan
and European wars. they probably did
something to keep the Ottoman empire
temporarily together and undoubtedly
had the effect OF securing support among
the Indian Moslems for the Sultan's
claim to the caiiphate.
IL remains only TO repeat. whatever
may or may not have been the reasons
for or the legitimacy OF the attitude OF
the British toward the Moslems, who
fought faithfully for the allied cause
in the worlds war. upon the Turkish
question. this attitude is now real and
should not and cannot be ignored The
inhabitants OF India make up approxi-
mateiy three-duarters Of the total popu-
lation OF the British Empire. and the en-
pire is possessed OF more Moslems than
any country in the world. On basis OF
equality and experience. therefore. II IS
necessary for the British Government
10 devote the closest attention 70 a
problem which now has a vital influence
Ipon the worlds peace.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

rumber about 21s,00o, 900 OF the total
reputation have been working together.
This combination can only be explained
by saying that the Hindus who are pos
sessed of certain ideals are utilizing con-
crete Moslem claims in order to exploit
their own supposed grievances and fur
ther the policy OF India for Indians.
The whole controversy revolves about
the title OF the Sultan. whether he is to
Shave the position Of caliph or 'succes-
sor' to the prophet as head or the Mo-
hammedan religion. The position is some
what as follows:
Since 1917 the rulers OF CONSTANT
nople have claimed that Office because
in that year the Sultan Selim conquered
Egypt and forced the then representa-
tive OF Mohammed, who resided there, to
cede his spiritual rights TO the Turkish
sovereign. In addition TO this claim the
Sultans since that date have contended
that they are the lawful occupants OF
that post. because:
/. For many years the representative
or the Turkish ruling house certainly
has been the greatest Mohammedan
ruler Of his day, and has therefore
held the position which was won in
war by the right OF the sword King
George has more Moslem subjects than
Inc Dtt as Hb Is IiuL ~ NlOSltTl
he cannot be caliph.
2. Each new Sultan still is nominally
elected or acclaimed by the assembly
OF tho faithful at Constantinople, or
his accession TO the position Is at
least recognized by the religious au-
thorities charged with that duty.
8. In the past the itan has been
the nominal guardian OF the holy
cities Of Mecca, Medina and Jerusa-
lem. ard in separating Arabia and
Palestine from the Turkish. Empire
10 Is claimed the actual religious
rights OF the Sultan have been in
fringed.
4. The Sultan is In possession OF
certain holy relics which II is believed
have belonged TO the prophet and
which are now preserved at Constan-
tinoplc These. which include tho
mantle supposed to have been taken
from Bagdad TO Cairo IN the thir-
tcenth, century were transported
rom Egypt to Constantinople in 1915.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
whatever Our Opinion of Zoia
He Gives Truthful Representations

Whatever our opinion OF Zola, we
are all agreed, / think, that he pos
sesscd what he claimed, a distinct
philosophy of life, and that his BOOKS
Give MS scientifically truthful repre-
sentations, ugly and often repulsive
vat irnbued with a robustness and
6do,itv to type that we recognize as
unmistakably real. No one who Eas
read his novels. particularly the Garner
ones. can ever forget them-"L'As-
somrnoir," with its frightful scenes OF
brutal and loathsome drunkenness and
cruelty: Mana" the history OF sirl
Who begins on the streets and ends
on tie dissecting table OF medical
college,; or ia Terre," filled with the
acrid and sitting reek of the soil, It's
perverse and ribaid peasants. They
are etched on our memory with In
delible ruthlessness, not because OF
their crushing perturbation OF the
ignobie facts of existence, the utter
vileness OF depraved humanity that Is
set forth therein, but for something
more vital and enduring-an aroma OF
verify that we shall continue to re-
member long after the books that are
now attracting attention have passed
into the limbo of the lost and forgot
ten.
But Zola. Notwithstanding his haunt
ing power, is lacking in esthetic
value. Though a prodigious crafts
man, he was no artist In the strict
sense OF the term. True. in some of
his works. as for example La Faute
de l,Abbe Mouret" and "L'Oeuvre" we
discover isolated passages that charm
~ their beauty OF conception and
treatment. but one swallow, as we
know. doesn't make a summer, and Il
Is therefore TO his disciples. especially
Huysmans and Mirbeau. that we must
turn il we desire to glimpse the SUI
preme heights to which the .naturalis-
tic novel can attain.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Many Varieties of Rainfall
Are Found in HAWAII

While one of the chief purposes OF
the mulching of row cane with these
strips OF paper is to keep down the
rank growth of weeds and thus meet
to a large extent the existing labor
shortage here, the paper is applied to
the pineapple rows TO conserve the
moisture. Strange to say. the paper
serves both to shed tho water that
comes from excessive precipitation
where some of the cane plantations
are situated and to hold the moisture
In the ground in the more arid dis
tricts which are devoted to pineapple
growing. 1t also prevents the ground
from packing.
To understand the agricultural con-
ditions upon the different islands that
comprise the Hawaiian group IL should
be understood that perhaps no other
region OF the world possesses greater
variety OF rainfall than Is to be found
here. The annual precipitation varies
greatly upon the different islands and
upon each island itself, due to noun
tain ranges and remarkable meteoro-
logical conditions. AS an illustration,
II is pointed out that there is one To-
cality upon one of the larger islands
OF the group. Maui. where the annual
rainfall is only little more thrn two
inches. while eight miles away II is
more than 500 inches
Upon the sugar plantation of the
Olaa Plantation Company situated
near Hilo. Island of Hawaii. the an
nual precipitation Is in excess Of 100
inches. 1t was found that this exces-
sive. moisture caused the weeds TO
grow with tropical rankness, necessi-
tating the employment Of much labor
for the hand cultivation of the crop
in the early stage Of its growth. With
the increasing shortage of labor the
problem Of overcoming the weeds be-
came more or less serious.
The company called TO its aid IN the
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Realism Practically Unknown
At One Time in United States

At that rather remote period realism
was practically an unknown quantity
in the United States. There were few
who could read "Zola" in the original
and when a venturesome person, like
Vizetelly in London, endeavored to in
troduce him to an unsophisticated
English and American public in an
unexpurgated edition he was pounced
upon by the minions of the law and
clapped into Jail. We were so pro-
foundly virtuous that even up TO the
late eighties the novels of the Eng
lishwoman who wrote under the pen
name of "Ouida' were considered
highly improper for any female of the
species who had not reached the age
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
BY MARoUIsE CLARA LAMA.

What exactly do we mean by real
ISM in fiction? If the term is in
tended to designate any creative work
of the Imagination in the field OF ro-
nance that depicts life as it actually
Is, and not as it might or ought to
he. then Jane Austen ThackeraE Bal
zac.N Turgenief and numerous others
Of the same class must be considered
realists. And so they are. despite
their somewhat ilusory viewpoint
But TO our more recent understand
ing. realism" has come TO signify
something altogether at variance with
the outlook and methods of these
noveIists. To-day, if we are to judge
by the literary output that calls it
SELF "verstic." it appears rather to
apply to anything at all in the realm
of fiction that paints the drab and
commonplace with a microscopic mi
nuteness, or faunts and glorifies the
bizarre, the extravagant and the para
doxical. This, of course. may be due
to the spirit of the time, which always
to a certain extent colors our litera-
ture. In any event, provided the char
acters in a novel, pursue the even
tenor of their way in an environment
OF atrocious and deadly stupidity,
carefully detailed and enlarged upon;
rail at the sanctity of marriage; re-
gard illicit sex relationships as OF no
more importance than a ride in the
subway, and indulge in radical and
bomnastic dissertations concerning So
cialism and anarchy, the author is
hailed as a "realist," holding UP for
our admiration a perfect photograph
of life. To those, however. who can
bark back to the days when realism,
so-called. had its inception in htera-
ture--and there are still few OF us
left-this kind of writing is exceed
inrly unlike what was originally
meant by lie roman rdturaIistc. Moth
ing in fact could differ more COM
pletely from the sordid pessmism or
Zola. who founded this particular
school, than our present day realistic
novels. dealing with groups OF or
dinary people and events that are the
acme of the restricted and the unex-
citing.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

'1sss ssnsr.';.''oa C, ST: @a''' Of ''as''e;' sas
proved fact that human in
genuity is able TO cope with almost
any industrial situation that may arise
is to be witnessed in the Hawaiian
Islands. 1t is in the form of the de-
velopment of one phase of agrcul-
ture that may in due time be applied
in its present or modified form to
other branches of farming upon the
mainland of the United States. 1t is
that of mulching the growing young
sugar cane and pineapple plants with
long strips of specially made paper
SO successful has been the applica-
tion of this new method upon sugar
plantations there that the experiment
was conducted with satisfactory re-
suits during the last season in grow
ing tomatoes in California and tobacco
In Connecticut. 1t is said to be pos
sible that it may come into general use
i'm the excessive rainfall districts as
well as the semi-arid sections through
out the United States and other coun-
tries of the world in growing crops
where intensive cultivation is required.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Let Teacher Believe What He May,
Inhibition Is Class Room Rule

My objection Is not to the faith or
religious belief, or lack of religious be-
lief Of the professor-that is his own
concern. He has the same rights and
should enjoy the same freedom that
claim for myself and for the students
at the State institutions. He may be-
lieve anything he pleases with refer
ence to God, the Bible and the ele-
ments of our faith, but he has no
right TO express that belief in the
class room or upon the campus In the
presence of the students, and especially
do / object to the making of any of
these statements for the purpose of
underming the faith of the students or
belittling the faith and religious be-
liefs of their fathers. If these teachers
desire employment in our State insti-
tutions and compensation from our
tax moneys they should be willing to
observe not only the letter but the
spirit of the constitution and laws of
this State, and that means not only
that they shall refrain from religious
instruction but also from the demon
stration of anti-religious sentiments.
The teacher who is worth retaining
is a leader, a model to his students.
Let him scrupulously refrain from ex-
pressing sentiments to his loyal but
immature followers that may under
mine or break down that faith which
the experience of world shows Ia the
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Our Modern Fiction Writers Lacking in Style
Says Authoress, Comparing Verism Of Present
With Realism of Past; Criticizes Main Street.

Terism. so called TO-DAY. is tHe
same thing MAT Ia the nineteenth
century 2cds called realism, or IL
there is a shade OF difference 1t is
i,t fdtor OF The elder brother: the
youthful Derist pours ont OF his
saul as out Of can, gchdteuer it
contains. MDie. Loasu, daughter
Of, Surgeon Gen. Hdmmond~ OF the
linton Army. lcroie realistic fiction
and as a friend and cola borator Of
George Moore is counted OF his
school. Her contrast Of the realism,
OF yesterday and to-day is piquant.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

castle attacks upon The beliefs OF the
so-called "old fogles- VINO s.iil adhere
to them. constitute still more vicious
and damnable violation of the spirit
of our constitutions and the faith and
ideals of the founders Of this unlver-
sity than does any denominational in
struction. l say this at the risk OF
being charged with embracing a mar
row dogmatism, unbecoming in the
free atmosphere of a university. /
rest my case for the fathers and the
founders. now forever silent, upon the
solid ground of the law they have left
and which you will find as far back
as the territorial code of 1877. They
have in these old statutes emhalmed,
we trust forever, their faith of their
posterity. II you want to know what
they thought. what they believed and
what they WISHED their descendants
to respect and revere. commend to
your thoughtful consideration section
81 Of the old Penal Code, still a part
of our statutory law as section 1922,
G. L.. 1913, where they seek to pro-
tect from contumely the Christian re-
ligion, the Holy Scriptures and the
Triune God. They were not ashamed
to let the world know what they be-
lieved; they would be ashamed and
chagrined to know that any institu-
ton they founded should tolerate con-
tumelious or contemptuous treatment
of those things that men aud women
hold most dear.
may say here that the men and
women who thus violate the spirit of
the constitution and laws. in my opin-
ion constitute but a small percentage
Of the faculty of any of these institu-
tons, and that the great majority of
the, faculty members honestly and
fairly observe and follow the spirit of
our laws.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
ny II. CHARLES WOODS.

New York Herald Bureau.
London, March 2J.
ny TT. CHARLES WOODS.
author Of several recognized 1corks on
India aud an ortensive Traveller IN that
country.
The extreme heat generated by the
apparently insignificant incident OF
Edwin S. Montagu's publication. of a
message over which he should have
consulted the Cabinet has ample JUS
tification in an examination of the re-
lations between India and Constanti-
nople.
The Moslems are the spearhead of
India, a dominant fighting race. now
for the first time with the Hindus at
their backs. Their views as to Con-
stantinople are religious views held
with all the tcnacity usually charac-
teristic of religious views. And
whether in western eyes these views
are right or wrong a. survey Of the
situation based on political reality
must accept them as existing and cx-
ercising an overwhelming influence.
10 was only owing TO tho loyalty OF the
Moslems that india was won over 10 the
Allied cause and that Germany did not
succeed with Turkey and the sutton ON
her side in converting the struggle into
holy war. This is the case because
whereas the Mohammedans OF India who
accept the Sultan of Turkey as their
Caliph only number about 10000, 900
ont OF a total population Of about 314,-
900. 900 that element in the community
has vastly more influence than is sug-
gested by its numerical strength. The
Mohammedans who invaded various
parts Of India between 712 A. u. and
1909 are conquerors. fighters and the
dominators OF that country. As such,
therefore, their attitude on all questions
Is OF supreme significance.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Discountenances Attacks on
Doctrines of the Church

But n practice has grown up in
many of the State institutions which
Is Infinitely worse. and which consti-
tutes lust as direct n violation of the
spirit OF the provisions of our consti-
tuition and laws as would any teaching
of specific denominational doctrines.
This consists Of attacks made by
teachers in the classroom or upon the
campus in the presence of students
upon fundamental doctrines OF the
church. and upon elements OF tho
faith of the founders of the institu-
tions. and Of the men and women who
furnish the financial support of these
State institutions and who send their
children here to them for instruction
and guidance.
The teachers who have been guilty
of this practice seem to have assumed
that the enabling act, the constitution
and the laws are being violated only
when tie teachers at the State insti-
tutions advocate positive denomina-
tional doctrines and teachings. They
seem TO think that sarcasm and sneer-
ing attacks upon the fais OF the
founders and their descendants and
the teaching of doctrines especially
designed and intended to undermine
that faith do not constitute a violation
OF these constitutional and legal pro-
visions.
My conviction is that any such
teaching. undermining the funds-
mcntals OF religious fsith and the sar-
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Utterly Lacking in Style
Are the Modern Story Writers

Much has been said and written
concerning the superior workmanship
displayed by these young writer's, but.
with one or two exceptions. I have
not been able to discover It. The style
of Main Street" is that OF a re-
porter on daily paper. correct
enough, but totally lacking in distinc-
ton or grace. In Erik Dorm" il Is
jerky, blazing and sputtering along
like pack of frecrachers to which q
lighted match has been applied. In
"Cytherea," with it's two sharply con
trasted types of womanhood-th
mother and the harlot-which Is the
whole book, the sentences are often
SO clumsily constructed that one has
to read them over several times be-
fore the authors meaning can be
grasped. In THE Narrow House."
tremendously praised, we are intro
duced to the most disgusting family
conceivable. described in choppy syl-
lables. and with a Leitmotif that i'm
pels the various members to dash up
stairs at stated intervals and cast
themselves upon beds and chairs.
One of the chief troubles with the
ultra -modernists is that they do not
read enough. Imitation is, of course.
not to be recommended 1t would be
the height OF absurdity for the novel
ist of to-day to try to write like the
naturalists Of forty years ago. But II
they would study the style of some
Of the great masters OF that time. or
even Of later date. familiarize them
selves with their rhythmic prose, the
perfect phrasing, where ie mot juste
never fails to sparkle like a gem OF
purest rcy. we should very likely
no longer be deluged with the ltera-
ture Of ncurasthenia and pathology
narrated in the form of pyrotechnics,
or the morning paper. Nor should we
be so often reminded of the painter
mentioned by Tchekov in his Let
ters,' who boasted OF never having
read a book in his life. "Why," he
demanded loftily, Should l read when
have opinions Of my own?"
With so much that Is beautiful and
fine in the world 1t seems strange that
our young men of talent can find
nothing to write about except sex and
ugliness. The woods are full of clever
college boys who think they are show
ing us what life and art actually are,
and producing a better and more en-
during literature than anything we
have hitherto seen. Perhaps IL is as
well not to disturb them in their
dreams AS for us older ones. who still
cling to our ideals, and II may be our
prejudices, and who turn for relief
from these hectic vaporings to the
stories of pure romance we have al
passe to merit ausht but the shrug OF
ways loved we must no doubt resign
ourselves to be dubbed too hopelessly
passe 20 merit aught but tho shrus OF
liberation.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1899, bD TIE NEW YonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
r,1x 4
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Now work Together.

This significance has been greatly in
creased of late since y Is only now that
the Mohammedans and Iindus, Who
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

mothers and kissing were tolerated in
Mr.. Robert Bonner's eminent family
weekly, the New York Ledger. Moth
ing of the kind was allowed to sully
the chaste columns of that journal
To-day We're Free and
Glory in Our Nudity
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-02

Tho most popular mcmhor OF con-
grcss is Miss Allco Robertson ot
Oklahoma. on both democratic and
republican sides she IN admired ana
respected. Miss Robertson is sue
ccssful legislator. She gets what she
wants because she goes after II In "A
gentle feminine way that wins.
Miss Robertson made her longest
speech I'm the house the other day
when she arose to propose an
amendment for "a 100000 apprOpri-
alton FOR The old Fort Gibson mill
tary road. She spoke cxtomporano-
ously as she always does. but the
speech was an eloquent one, II ID
here printed In full
MIR. Chairman, after strife comes
peace. After the soldiers life, Tor
many a grave In some quiet national
cemetery. Such quiet resting place
for more than three thousand, near
ly four hundred OF whom are un-
known dead, IS the old cemetery at
Fort Gibson. a ploneor fort Of more
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-02

Introducing Miss Gail West LOWS,
queen of tine University OF Tulsa.
The uulyorsityH 'uuorowucd
queen won tho tltlo by her victory
lu contest which closed Friday
Her chief prcrugaiivc Of
rank viii Do prominent space in the
university annual, the staff of which
conducted tho contest and three
different photographs ~ hor high.
rcss viii rmillC from a page iu the
koudnllHbrum.
Miss LOWS o. one OF uuiyCraltys
most charming aud popular co-cda
nud takes "a leading part IN an stu
dent activities. though this lH only
her first yyur ON the campus. She
ls ylro president of tho s. ". g. A.,
a member of tho University Glrc
club ana OF the Theta Beta Phi SO.
rorlty and has participated iu wom-
ems sports Daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis r. LOWS. 5iA South Gil-
lcttc, Miss Lewis has spout all hor
school days In Tulsa graduating
from the high school last year ~
one ~ eight high honor pupils in "a
graduating class of 2l3. She played
a flute in the high school orchestra
whcu II took first place at Norman
last year IN competition with other
high school orchcstras OF tho state.