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New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

good faith With less reason than NAV
be pleaded by the Irish Of to-day.
ihcy were as ignorant as many Of us
are Of the wide difference which often
exists between the government and
the people of England. If read Alright
the history Of the American struggle
for freedom toward the end Of the
eighteenth century, it was just as much
menaccd and retarded by differences
among Americans as is our struggle by
differences anon. ourselves. Many Of
the arguments in favor of lrelands
remaining in the commonwealth of free
nations under the British flag are by
no means obvious. Take. for example,
the argument implied in a letter re-
celvcd only two days ago from an
lrishman III South Africa. He writes:
we all out here hope and pray for
ratification by Dali Eircann and by a
large majority; rejection Of dominion
status would ALLEVIATE the dominions
Irish, for we feel that what is good
enough for the Irish Of the dominions
is good enough for the Irish in Ireland,
and they will find it good enough for
enabling them to do everything that
the peoples welfare requires and also
good enough 70 satisfy the popular
aspirations. Dominion status, as now
understood ard az it has unfolded in
recent years under the leadership Of
Canada and South Africa, has all the
substance of independence and the
protection of association
To this consideration | would like
odd laa,. ,s.L L..
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Hop o My Thumb

hlplng's remarks about the pla siar-
isms that were committed "Wher
'Omer smotc his bloomin' Tyre" re-
celve fresh point from the revelation
that the famous legend of "lIop O. M,
Thumb" (Petit Poucet) was not the
work OF Perrault. but that it comes
directly from India.
a famous translator of Buddhist
parallels has identified the Petit pou-
Get wearing seven-league boots with
Asni Vishnu, the Hindu god, appearing
IN the form Of dwarf before the giant
Bali The latter, owing to his great
strength, had conquered the three
worlds II one could resist him. and
even ;hs ~cn ~ere compelled to Weld
lhey IN their di,tress anplied t.
Elshnu, the most clever amony them
The latter, assuming the apvearance
OF Brahmin dwarf. went to ask the
grant as an aims the possession of az
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

wlchcs in nineteen hours. using up for
this operation twenty two hams and
forty-hve loavcs of bread of four
pounds each.
1t is known how men reproach
women for lingering in the stores in
shopping. An English woman wanted
to give the lie to this masculine
calumny. She wagered that she would
buy washtub and get a receipt in
proof in every department store Of
London and return homo in the space
ct one and one-half hours She woa
the wager
1he record OF rope jumping does not
belong to girl, but to man. VIII.
made 2.OA4 j. nps in thirteen minutes.
Allan Riggin is in the world waltz
championship. He waltzed in New
York for 20 hours SO minutes 10 .sc-
onds before jury. He had waesred
to tire out the pianist. But the after
held out. 1t is true that the Italian
Kancia did even better; for forty hours
he play on the piano 25O COMPOST
hons, with but two rests of ten min
utes.
But no sport has counted more
championships than eating. A few
years ago all New York was interested
IN the competition of beefsteak eaters.
Patrick Davis in one single repast de-
voured seven kilogrammes of beef. but
his chief rival, Charles Obrax. beaten
IN quantity, surpassed him in rapid
lty~-in three minutes. thr.c kilos.
Frederick Mackay. of Kansas. swal
lowed 500 oysters i'll fifteen minutes.
Sam Suifrin, OF New Jersey, swallowed
thirty mouthf"l. in $50 seconds. Will
llamsburs. of Rotterdam, ate fifty soft
boiled eggs in an hour.
The true glory is not to have been
able to do something formidable, but
to have done what others had never
done.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
.4rt Stays JnshackIed

The ambition to be painted by an art
lst is dear. 1t costs money and your
conviction besides, for he who has had
himself portrayed by painter must
renounce his opinion as to whether the
picture resembles him or not.
For the faithfulness of the picture
does not~matter, provided it is artistic.
SO at least thinks the Upper District
Court Of Hamburg. In recent iudg
ment it argues:
AS regards the question of resem-
blance, it is only possible to leave it
TO the s'tist charged with its painting
10 render ,''s represented object Just
as he sees it, with his means Of art. ac
co1ding to his conception and with
the talents at his command, and az. in
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Sir Horace PluukeH Pleads for Patience
Before Passing Judgment the Irish State
''Evcryt|hing," He Says,
s'Is Bound 10 Go Wrong
Before Ii Can Go
Right

appeal to me. In the greatest days Of
the Irish race thev we,c, before ali
things, a missionary people do not
think II il orly the restriction Of op-
portunit. IN Their own country which
has led them to rive Of their sst AZ
leaders Of men III war and diplomacy.
in legislation and administration in
the building up Of the British Empire.
| am not at all sure that in the days
political. economic and social life Of a
free and united ireland is the chief
task before her best sons, there viii
not still be found the same proportion
outlet IN sDirItuallzing the too matc-
rial aspirations Of the Anglo Saxon
peoples. Bu. we need not at the mo
ment look so far ahead or 80 far afe
The paramount consideration now is
the unity Of ireland. and this can only
be achieved by force or persuasion
This Collins and Griffith clearly see,
and they have made their choice. As
have the Overwhelming ajority OF the
American people r, tnci, side.
There is Just one more thing 1t may
be helpful TO say 10 the friends Of Ire
land in America at tins time. The more
important it is that their sympathy
should be with those who. in working
make notable contribution to world
peace the more necessary it becomes
to deprecatc any hasty judgments upon
Irish disscnsion which may ALLEVIATE
that sympathy. The early stages of
Irish self government are certain to
he embarrassed by storm Of destruc-
tive criticism. for which the Irish are
especially gifted. because there has
been no scope for constructive criti-
csm.
Much time and infinite patience viii
be required to develop the habit of
practical and helpful discussio on. out of
which alone sound legislation and cfi-
cient administration can be evolved.
cannot imagine worse preparation for
government than the conditions
under which We have lived in the
period Immediately preceding its be-
stowal upon us We have had three
governments in the country. two Of
which, the British ard the Ulstcritc,
had, in the eyes of the great majority
of our people. no moral sanction what
soever. while the third, that of Sim
Fein, was con the run" Out of this
chaos we have got to bring order. Many
upon whom the greatest responsibility
will devolve will have had no training
whatsoever for its discharge. Every
thing is bound to go wrong before it
can 60 right, but there is absolutely
no alternative to -goNcrnEent. Any
attempt to restore British rule would
eventually result in a prolongation and
intcnstication Of our troubles.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

manner in which this colony was gov
erncd by "prince' and "prcfcct," by
the side of whom were a "prncess
and "prefectess." who had rights and
powers absolutely equal to those of
their masculine colleagues.
1t i. seen that in Burns, as that town
was form erly called, the rights of
woman were respected. Even as the
men, women there could carry on bust
ness. bequeath their property and per-
form the same offices. Archaeologists
therefore ask themselves to- day if
there IS not some truth in the story of
the Amazons who, according to leg
end, lived III this very part Of Asia
Minor.
Not far from Burus is the "City of
Womcn,' where the latter had their
colleges and their university This
university comprised two faculties. of
arts and Of letters, each placed under
the direction of a principal, who how
ever, was man.
III UuoASVo dASO lllulCdlp tlldL MANY
modern institutions were then known.
On the numerous routes that ira
verscd the country carrier distrib-
uted regularly letters Of terra Gotta.
II they were without envelopes they
were not without stamps, and these
we're Of circular form. In enc of the
letters the writer wishes the carrier
a bright moon and clear sky on his
nightly trip.
In some correspondence allusion is
made to kind of check; the messen-
ger had received from tho sender in
structlons to collect from the addressee
q sum of money, tie amount OF which
was indicated on the tablet-in brief.
something like our postal money order.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
German Thoroughness

Inc German savants are patient and
method'cal people who do not overlook
any detail in their researches. But
one would scarcely have thought that
they would 60 to the extent of learn
ing what color was fashionable with
women Of high Egyptian aristocracy,
1000 years B. c. 1t was. it seems,
navy blue, and DR.. Rathsen even as
sures us that shred of this robe
submitted to severe chemical analy-
sis, has disclosed that the Egyptians
Of that epoch knew how to employ
indigo blue.
VIII they not. asks lie Journal"
one day reveal the formula of the per-
fumes with which beautiful Cleopatra
intoxicated the fierce Anthony!
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

N A few hours | shall be pacing
Q thc deck of an Irish built ship,
crossing the now no longer dread
ed waves which separate the con-
tincntal from the island home Of the
Irish race. | shall have time to col
lect MY thoughts upon the reaction of
american opinion TO the dramatic
changes which have taken place in the
affairs of Ireland during the two
months | have been pondeying upon
her troubles from afar, But ] am asked
tc give MY impressions of this reaction
leforc | sail-pcrhaps because I have
said more than once that the only out
side opinion that matters in Ireland
is American opinion. whether hyphen-
atcd or pure. No man can forecast the
issue of the pending crisis without tax
ing this factor into account. SO | Will
interpret. as best I can. the views Of
the typical inquirers who have qucs-
toned nc upon recent Irish develop
ments,
When the truce o(sJss' summer be
tween the British army in Ireland and
the Irish republican army was fol-
lowed by conference between repre-
sentatives OF Dali Eireann and COM
nlittec Of the British Cabinet an end
ing Of the centuries s. old conflict be
tween Britain and Ireland seemed to
be in sight. When the conference re
suited III an agreement to recommend
treaty between the British Empirc
and the great majority of the Irish
people hopes ran high. Finally, when
this agreement was ratified by the
British Parliament on the one hand
and by Dali Eireann on the other, the
whole world seemed to regard this SEN
satlonal sequence Of events as a burial
Of "the Irish question:" Such, in fact,
confidently hope it will prove to be
But if the world does not want 10 be
erievously disappointed it must use
the term "thc Irish question" in the
accepted sense.
Extraordina Conditions
Mark lrelands Transition
Many people have asked me in the
last few weeks whether the Irish Deo-
pie are not raising Legitimate doubt
as to their capacity for self govern
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
The Oldest Mine Of the World

In the environs of Falun. N 'h'
north OF Sweden. IS what - held 10 ~
the oldest opsrateo mine In the wof.S'
AS early as l24a copper osgan 20 %
cXtrac cted from il. In tins seven'eeasN
century the mine constituted ;hc PRIV
ciral source Of copper Of Europe. ~
Gay it no longer produces the ss".
quantl,ies. but in its deep shafts sAN
galleries are found pyratcs OF Su'ph'',
which are used Tor the manufacture -
suiphuric acid and other chemical pioS
ucts. II is the least modern n'"'
imaginable, for it IS lacking e'eVa'v'1
or even buckets and wndiass ioF INV
workmea to descend and ascend.
For tk.s purpose they use s'0p'rs ~,
galleries And long ladders The ~s',
of the mine ere all the time eo's's.
with ice. Drainage and ventilation" o.
obtained by means VI wheel p9af'
the like o. which is seen nowhere '''@
Besides copper and pyrates the w. :.
produces a little gold The ciai'"
mads in Sweden that the gold iof -.
crown and sceptre of the knS
extracted !!om the Falun mane'
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

conformity with his school Of art. he is
IN the position to paint it,
Tne Hamburg judges are certainly
profound philosophers. They agree
with Schopenhauer, vino holds that the
world Is but AN idea. 1t is as one sees
IT, and since every one has different
eyes every one sees it differently
Therefore the artist who has quite
particular eyes may also see as he sees
and paint as he sees. He is just an
artist and therefore his production is
a piece of art. He who in addition asks
resemblance has no understanding of
art
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
.4mbnsSndycss Of the Air

For some time France has had a new
diplomatic function, that of ambassa-
cor Of the air. And for that delicate
function, for which not every one is
ht' a woman, Mile. Adriennc Bolland
has been nominated. This intrepid
av'atrlX was The first. it will be re-
mcmbcred, who few over the Cordil-
'efas OF the Andes. This feat made
her famous in South America. Thi,
renown melted the French government
to accredit Mile. Doland to the Repub-
nc OF Argentina, where she will rcp-
resent France in all matters concern
ing aviation. Nile. Bollard has left
Tor buenos Ayres, equipped with all
diplomatic powers.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Open Fires Must Cn
II the Tcgs DO

Is" new society lopcs 1. NAL
loa brighter 10 tno arss o,.co '''''-
more nt"ra. sense for o.. -. '''
prims's objects is 10 sboiisb so~ ~ ~
cannot be orer-sangujnc as Z, - -
medistc result in this direction ~ D
oroble" Of fog is linked Up With .a' -.
problem Of open fires. and tac Fn,,:' :"'
open Hrc is national and poaal.s ::
stitution. ~
The socicty's camDs q for r....
phoricsl, distinct fron, u...a'
brightness las peraaps better c1a..
Of success It plan to MAKE :,
ge'ized attack on the numerous ,..4-
restrictions voica. it is charged ror
tribute to a dpil and drab London s.s
help to drive away visitors and no,.r
We are not advocating for Londo, =,
says Augustus John. the artist On. =.
the latest recruits 70 tae society es;vs.
iifc ss It IS understood In Paris s..
lin. Vienna and o.her Con.jrp,..,
cites, but re arc aga'nst such oe.,.
and annecesssrY restrictions a. II.
abolition Of aftcr-thcater saopers =,
highly respectable botcis"
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
He Recalls the BIZ In Pang-
Of the United States in
Asking Us To Be
Tolerant

~o' Horace Pl'NhcN is the one
Non IN lrcloao best fttcd to sag 81
told you So" Fo,' some yoors he hos
been the lcocipg odcocote Of 4 do
o,jaion stairs ior hcio"d, 'chich is
nou tohing form in the Irish Free
State. He has decotcd himself to the
social bet}c,mcat Of the Irish fo1'nl-
ors. 7Acu condit'on lras rost'y I'M
proceed By the cooperative dairy
plum dcreloped bp him. SIR Horace
has crossed tire lf'ort'c more 'ha"
iol.fv times.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Business Men Support
Plan for Brighter City

It is clear that the fnisslonari.s =.
the society are not prcach.n. to IA.
wholly unconvcrted, for scores o, au.i.
ness men and otner citizens hav. lo,.
been enthusiastic FOR H.. deals o.
brighter, lighter city. L . part q
their argument taa. the restaurant
habit has grown n London during tn.
last decade, and thst T calling re-
striction were removed +. would sae
fuller and wider expression. IN point
o. fact, the extension q popular re.
taurants mas already wrought. soma
change in Frightening ~ad cheering
London and Londoners.
London streets certainly are brighter
at night than they we're 4 few years
ago. An increasing number Of arn.
in the West End are leaving .se.r
shop windows Lighted and uncurtsinsa
after closing hours. Regent Street and
Oxford Street are 10 longer dark
thoroughfarcs OF shuttercd saops. Tncn,
too, sky signs arc advancing IN orig
naiity and in number P,ccadily Cir
Gus and Trafalgar Square are be-
gemmed with them. They corrusca.e
on the dingy south side o. The river,
and their extension in future seems
assured
Bus the missionaries o. "Br;sh.e-
London" have not got it al their osr
way. There IS already cvidcn- Ger
tain reaction against their move -ent
b. no means from blue advocstes.
There are many vno hold tha. the
charm OF London consists precisely in
those features which the rcforn.rs
want 10 remove, and thai. since j,
could never be anything but bsd
imitation of Paris II It tried, i: had far
better remain itself. There are Lon
doners to whom the idea of
brighter" London sounds as fearful
as that Of dry Venice OF an indoer
Paris or shady Seville
They have even a reply 70 ths sus-
cestion OF frightening London by the
obvious process OF taxing the smoke
lid off. To do this. they say voaid
be to destroy the c;ty's unique atncs-
phere, that faint blue veil that dims
distances and defects. thst friendly
murk that makes London fires tas
cheeriest in the world
Says one defender OF the school Of
London as it is:
The electric signs Of Piecadiuv
Circus-the motor car wheels that 60
round forever while the ribbons IN the,
passengers hat twinkle in the orceze
that isn't there: the wonderful symbol
ism OF the wine bottle that pericdicsiiy
fills glass IN and yet never emp'less
the winknI words and the flashing
symbols have made Piccsdilly Circus
right. they haze justified the qoes'
ton OF the courtryman who said: IL
this is Piccadilly Circus. when IS 1t g.
ing to Begin The lights are brighter
but the circus is duller. A brighter
London might be more bright, ous 10
would not be London. London Is du'ies
than Paris because it IS not fsns'
That, incidentally. is one reason wh!
Americans leave Paris to sec it,
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Four Thousand Years Ago

Excavations made at Kaisargerh, in
ASIA Minor, have revealed that 2,4o0
years before the Christian era there
dwelt there Babylonian, partly mill
'afy' partly commercial, colony.
It's history is inscribed in cunerifo.n,
cnaracteis on tablets brought to light,
all dating from the same epoch.
They give curious details of +ho
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Another FLU" Remedy

y, prescriptions for the grip and the
"ilu, there is no end. But the latest
offered by that mad wag, Masquc de
Fer, IN "ligaro,' must sound like mock
cry to the inhabitants Of this land of
Nolsteady habits. 1t has. however.
academic and possibly some reminis-
cenf-lnterest. Masque de Fer ascribes
1t to Belgian origin and suggests that
perhaps it might be we'll to consult a
doctor before using it. But here it il:
Take litre Of good old rum. add to
II few erammcs Of sugar few cloves
and dash OF lemon and heat it. When
II gets boiling hot. go to bed, after
carefully placing a hat upon the foot
board OF the bedstead. Amy old hat
Will do; 1t need not be the latest fash
lon.) Then every five minutes drink a
glass OF the remedy, keeping your eyes
carefully fixed upon the hat. In about
q quarter Of an hour you will see two
hats where only one vas seen before
That Will be an encouraging symptom
that the remedy is operating. Con-
tlnuc taking it methodically and pres
entity third hat viii be distinctly vis-
ible. Go on drinking, but when the
fourth hat appears, as it surely will,
stop without fail. The cure will then
be complete Probatum est
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

great city of clear atmos-
phcre blaziag light. gay
cafes. throngcd boulcv rds and daz-
cling shop windows. the .ondezvous OF
artste. the magnet for tourists Of two
continents. II you do feel that way
stop off at Southampton or Liverpool
and 70 to London but not just yet
awhile.
This is what the Engiso capita IS
going TO be like when the Brighter
London Society. just formed, has
finished with il. Peers and painters,
bishops and business men. arc back Of
this big new organization which plans,
first Of all. vide propaganda drive
aimed al arousing public interest in a
more attractive London.
Among the societv's objects are:
70 make London economically the
most WORTHY and beautiful city in
tho world;
70 dispel IT. drabness. abolish its
smoke evil and dspersc its TOO
frequent fogs;
To help the tneaters, hotels. res
taurants and shops in the metropolis
increase their facilities and thus ct
tract the merchant. and tourists Of
the world;
TO improve the streets and banlsh
excessive noises:
To bcautify public places and m
prove the parks.
Glow Of l.. S. Dollars
Seeks Bright Lights
The "B,ightcr Lonaon" Increment IS
avowedly aimed to a large extent
across the Atlantic, and It's business
side is admittedly not Us least impor
tant aspect. In 1913, it is reckoncd,
Americans visiting here spent some
thing Ike hundred million dollars
Last year they spent less than half
that amount, because there were not
enough Of them to spend it. 1t is def
nitely known, says the secretary of the
incorporated Society Of Retail Distrib b.
utors, that owing to the dullncas of
London life many thousands OF pros
pccti7c visitors from North and South
America and from the Continent have
been lost to London during the last
twelve months: consequently London
as shopping center suffers seriously.
This wear, however England is ex-
pecting an unusually large invasion Of
American visitors. Reports from the
transatlantic shipping companies of
inquiries for advance bookings tend to
bear out this belief More settled con-
ditions in the British Isles. and cspe-
clally settlement in ireland viii. il
is held here, induce many OF those vno
held over European vacations to pay
visit to this country the coming sea
son. And London wants to get better
share Of any tourist business there
may be going. Hence the outbreak OF
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
T.oeIve Hours a Day in Russ's

In the industrial area. in the ~.
the twelve hour working day mas ~.
introduced. together with trans'e.s =.
to Job work. As a result OF TINS
daily production Of rolled iron mas.
creased by 5000 puds; tnat IS 10 :.
Il has reached the peace level. hsAs. -
forward it is proposed to work !" 50 :.
shifts so that the production can
raised to 5000 pud..
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Fogless, Dazzling London
To Angle for U. S. Dollars
Movement t" Increase Ctys Appeal to To,rs.
Siirs Warm Controversy Over Cher
ished Old Institutions

the Brighter London" mseon.
1T this moment. 'pN
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
BY Ware B. Wells
LONDON. February

0 YOL want to visit the
brightest city IN the world
= great city Of clear atmos-
phcre blazing light. gay
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19

tins young person had as much good
sense as beauty. On my part, and after
having looked close At human condi-
tons, think that for young man Of
twenty-five the most complete chances
OF happiness are to be an Englishman
Of good family and finishing MS studies
at Oxford, and for young girl. to be
born an American, Of father who has
made his fortune in the mines. the
railroads or real estate specu!ations.
and to arrive with good sponsors in the
society Of New York or Washinston."
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
By SiY Horace Punk EFT

N A few hours shall be pacing
thc deck of an lrish-bult ship,
crossing the now no longer dread
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1922-06-22

'hs The statement or stand by Il. even
th"as' the arology b. far belasd
''f,.ih 4 IA, he uscd the language
s'tF@uisd {" him, and his dsnnal a,
thS time u causing much discussion
h~'r. and = no, helping ths .nator.
'Aose fraSaness and eoarare have
"~ays been his outstanding eharae.
sefisiiss, D. not sinkiaE 4. shs level
.ot les agoguc St IL uis Star.
June -. 1922