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One of Grants Vetoes.
A Civil War Proposal Similar to the
Bonus Agitation.

To THE New York HERALD: 1t Is
probably true that IL the ex-soldiers OF
the world war were left to their own
views. free from the devices OF propa-
gandists, they would generally prefer
that the industrial life of the country
should be made healthful than that
few hundred dollars in bonuses should
be distributed to thousands OF men,
many of whom do not need II.
1 talked with one OF these men.
station agent in IAN Indiana town, at
3 o'clock in the morning recently. lie
went over with the First Division TO
France and remained through the entire
period of the war. lie came back and
went to work, and he tells me that his
country owes him nothing: that the
experience, the broadening OF his views
and the development which came to him
fully compensated all his hardships.
Ten years after the close of the civil
war tho Congress OF the United States
enacted IAN act TO equallze the boun-
ties OF soldiers who served In the late
war for the Union" and that great SOL
dicr Ulysses g. Grant. who probably
knew the American soldier as we'll as
any man then living, wrote the follow
ing veto message:
March .. 1878.
10 fhs House Of Representatives.:
House bill No. 3s4i is herewith returned
0thout my approval for the reasons,
fret. that II spproprlates from the
Treasury a large sum OF money at
tlms when the revenue Is insufficient for
r,,rront wants and this proposes further
drain on the Treasury. The Issue OF
bonds authorized by the bill TO very
large and Indefinite amount would seri-
ousiv embarress the refundirg operations
nov progressing, whereby the interest OF
tbe bonded debt OF the United States is
being largely reduced.
second, I DO not believe that any con-
siderable portion of the ex-solders who.
n ia supposed, will be tns beneficlaries
OF this appropriation arc applicants for
~. but rather Il would result more In
81 measure for the relief OF claim agents
and mIddlemen, who would intervene 10
collect or discount the bo,inties granted
by H. Tne passage OF this bill at this
timc ~ Inconsistent with the measures
OF economy now demanded by the neccs-
stiles OF the country. u. s. GRANT
The civil war soldiers served for s13
a month; the world war soldiers had
ss2 a month. were better fed and clothed
and were insured against casualties Is
there any good reason why the latter
should be given that which was denied
The New York herald., 1922-02-11
The Treaties in the Hands Of
the Senate.

In laying before the Senate the
treaties Of the Conference President
HARDING well said that they embody
the hope and the yearning of the
world Moreover, he urged that the
agreement on naval limitation accu-
rately mirrors the spirit and demands
OF Congress.
The President stressed the fact
that the compacts Of the Conference
left each nation participating in the
international gathering as free from
entangling alliances and as sovereign
In its powers as on the opening day
of the Conference.
1t is in respect of this that the
Washington Conference is entirely
dissimilar from and has nothing in
common with the League of Nations
with its supersovereignty, and il
was chiefly on the question of super
sovereignty that America refused to
enter the League.
Americas refusal to enter the
League did not mean that she was
dead to the spirit of international
cooperation in the interest of world
betterment and world peace, but did
mean that she held far too dear her
independence as nation to surren-
der it to another governing body.
There is nothing In the compacts of
the Washington Conference that can
Justify those who opposed the League
of Nations, when it was under dis
cussion in the Senate, in opposing
the treaties of this Conference.
THE New YORK HERALD vigorously
fought the League of Nations on what
it stood for and on what it demanded
Of member nations. 1t did not fight 1t
because of political considerations.
THE NEW YORK HERALD indorses
without reservation the treaties of the
Washington Conference, which make
for better understanding among ma
tions, make for the lifting of crushing
military burdens, make for the elm.
ination of wars. Quite as IL opposed
the League of Nations without re.
gard to political advantage 1t in.
dorses the work of the Washington
Conference without regard to politi.
cal advantage.
1t is important not only on the
merits of the question but because OF
Americas standing with the nations
OF the world that the Senate approve
the treaties President HARDING laid
before it yesterday and do this with
out unseemly delay, so do it that in
method as we'll as In fact we shall
show warm appreciation of the great
and unselflsh achievements of the
FIRST world conference ever held or
these shores, and in fact the greatest
OF all world conferences.
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went to Rome. arriving there on Au
gust 20, in time to participate In the
election of BENEDICT XIV, which oc-
Cured on September 8. Cardinals
GIBBONS and O'CoNNELL sailed for
Italy on August %, two days after
the death of Pits X, but were too
late for the Conclave.
The death of BENEDICT XIV. found
both American Cardinals in the
United States, and neither Cardinal
O'CoNNELL nor Cardinal DoUGHERTY
was able to reach Rome before the
selection OF the new Pope. So OF
the seven attempts made by Amer
lean Cardinals to reach the Vatican
for Conclaves only two have been
successful: Cardinal GIBBoNs's, be-
cause he was forewarned, and Cardi-
nal FARLEY's, because he happened
to be in Europe at the time of the
death of PIUs x.
His Eminence of Boston is not the
only Prince of the Church who is
outspoken for a change in the cleo
tion procedure. Cardinal MERCER
has declared specifically for a wait
of twenty days, instead of ten, be-
tween the death of the Pope and the
beginning of the Conclave. Support
of this attitude comes from the
French, Spanish, Austrian and Ger
man Cardinals; and the Dean of the
Sacred College, Cardinal VANNUTELLI,
admits the need of change in the
constitution which will permit the
Cardinals Of theSWestern Hemisphere
to make the journey to Rome in time
for the balloting.
The experiences of Cardinal
O'CoNNELL, who twice missed the
election of Pontiff by few hours
after employing the swiftest possible
means of transportation, has shown
in the most striking way that unless
Rome relieves the situation nothing
can insure the presence of the Cardi-
nails of the New World at future Con
claves-except the use of airships.
And, although the Italian Cardinals
may control the CoRclaves indefl-
nitely, the New World is very valu-
able to the Roman Catholic Church.
The New York herald., 1922-02-11
Darwin in the School.
His Teachings Not a Factor in the
Making Of Good Citizens.

To THE New York HERALD: The Leg
isIsture of Kentucky has been sharply
criticized with respect to a bill forbid.
ding the teaching Of the Darwinian the
ory in the schools Of that State. The
idea of the bill Is right.
The Darwinian theory is that mar
descended from the ape. 1t Is a simple
thing to tell what the theory is, but
different thing to demonstrate tina,
theory. If the theory is sound the
ancestors of Adam must have lived In
the trees. The Bible teaches that God
created man "in His own image" (Gen-
esis. l., 27). Hadn't we better let it GO
at that?
Why should public education monkey
sround with the Darwinian theory? The
sole purpose of our system of education
is to produce thinking, loyal citizens
who will revere and obey our laws. II
there anything in the study of the Dar-
winian theory that will aid In produc.
ing citizens? Our schools have enough
to do to-day without discussing the mad
theory that man Is descendant oi
monkeys. This is a fad. Let's keep II
out of our schools.
! am reminded of little joke which
I recently read in newspaper. In a
conversation between two monkeys the
first monkey said "They are saying
that man is descended from u.s." The
second monkey replied Yes. they are
accusing us of almost anything these
days" CHARLES r. SKINNER.
ALBANY, February 10.
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Man o. Wars First Born.

Man o. Wars first foals came into
the world recently at Hsylands stud,
near Lexington, Kentucky, but they
will add nothing To the glory of their
sire, as the twin colts of which the
Broomstick dam, Emma Ursula, was
the mother we're dead when born.
There has been q lot of interest in
the prospective progeny of this re-
nowned stallion whose racing career
was OF the greatest brilliancy, and
the arrival of his first foals has been
regarded as an event i'm the blood
stock world. Thoroughbred mares
are more prone to multiple produc-
ton than the dams of other horse
families and some families are noted
for this characteristic, which is not
looked upon as desirable by breeders,
because twins seldom prove OF value
for racing purposes. Their value in
the stud is more widely recognized,
notable instance being the case of
that good Irish racehorse and sire
Bachelors Double. by Tredennis,
whose dam, Lady Bawn, by lie Noir,
was a twin.
Upward of thirty high class mares
we're mated with Man o. War last
season, and the produce of these will
be coming right along at Haylands
under the watchful eye of Miss
ELIZABETH DAINaERFrELD, who is the
manager of that establishment.
breeding thorougnbreds Is lottery.
The New York herald., 1922-02-11
Cardinals Vain Journeys.

The expressions of regret uttered
by Cardinal O'CoNNELL Of Boston
over his inability to participate in
the recent Conclave may have re-
suits pleasing to the Roman Cath
olics OF the Western Hemisphere.
Cardinal GAsPARRI, who continues as
Papal Secretary of State, has al
ready indicated the possibility, II not
the probability, that the question will
be taken up in the next Consistory
of so changing the method of Papal
elections that the Cardinals OF the
United States, Canada and South
America may be sure to participate.
SO far the history of the attempts
OF American Cardinals to reach
Rome in time for Conclaves has
been disappointing. The first Amer
ican Cardinal, JOHN MoCLosKEf,
started for Rome when informed OF
the death OF Pfus TX. in 1873, but
missed the election OF LEO XIII. by
~ lew HOuIS. .i' SeCOHu A1HeTlCdn
Cardinal, JAMES GIBBONS, was noti-
fed early in July. 1903, by Cardinal
RAMpoLbA, then Papal Secretary OF
state, that Pope LEO was critically
i'll. His Eminence of Baltimore
sailed for Europe on July and ar.
rived in Rome on July rs, six days
after the death of LEO but in time TO
participate in the Conclave which
chose PrUs X, who became Pope on
August 4.
AS PrUs X. gave red hats to Arch
bishops FARLEY and O'CoSNmL there
were three American Cardinals when
the Pope died on August 20, 1914,
three weeks after the beginning Of
the great war. Cardinal FARLEY was
in Europe having gone abroad in
July to attend the international Eu-
charistic Congress at Lourdes. He
The New York herald., 1922-02-11
BY w. j. HENDERSON.

Richard Strauss's "Salome" was re-
peated at the Manhattan Opera House
last evening. 1t was evident that public
interest in the revival of the work had
been awakened. The audience was OF
large size and listened attentively to the
musical expression OF emotions not usu-
ally discussed In public. The perform
ance of the work by Miss Mary Garden
and her associates was one deserving
much praise yet not quite equal to the
demands of the work. 1t might be said
that the want Of impressiveness was due
in considerable measure to the difficult
ties encountered by Riccardo Martin in
dealing with the complexities of the role
Of Herod.
Mr.. Martin made a brave effort, and
he went much further than those ia
miliar with his methods could have ex-
pected. He looked we'll. sang much OF
the music with appropriate tone color
and In action almost disguised some of
his long accustomed mannerisms But
% communicate to an audience the war
OF thoughts i'm the troubled and fright
ened spirit of this weak governor, to
create the conception of mystery and
brooding fate found in the text of Oscar
Wilde, was beyond the powers of an i'm
personator of Mr.. Martins limited re-
sources.
Mr.. Dufranne as Jokanaam had only
to produce the Illusion of the immov-
able body against which the frenetic
force Of Sdiome vainly hurled itself
1t. remained. therefore. for Miss Garden
I'd give the action vitality. She labored
valiantly She was necessarily active
a painting, writhing. gesticulating CREW
ture. frenzied indeed. but rarely flash
ing into the auditorium the lightning of
illuminating genius. In one moment of
her repulse by Jokdndan she reached
the expression of emotional sincerity
After the fondling of the head she at
tained the perfection of shocking reality.
About her singing nothing but praise
can be published. 1t would never do for
SoIome to sing beautifully. She sans
frantically. and that was admirable.
Her dance was modified by the reduc-
ton of seven wells to two and there was
nothing in 1t ito bring the blush OF
shame to the cheek of modesty." Much
might be said about the orchestral part
of the performance, but it is not essen
tial. Mr.. Polacco conducted the opera
we'll. but without achieving greatness.
In the audience were Mrs. Paul
Abbott, Miss Anne Moffott. Mr.. John
v. A. Weaver and Mr.. William Muir
ray. who we're in the box with Miss
Beth Martin, daughter of the tenor;
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Steinway. Mrs
William A. Stafford. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Fleitmann, Mrs. James A
Spraker Mrs. A. B. de Guerville, Mr.
and Mrs. william Maxwell. Mr.. ant
Mrs. wilfrid Klamroth. Miss Dorothy
Kane. Mrs. Winthrop w. Aldrich Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Garden and Mr.. Pur'
don Robinson.
willem Mengelberg, conductor. watched
the performance from q prosceniur
bOx.
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Emergency Aid to Railroads.

There is no chance that Secretary
MELLON, the deep analyzer, the
trained banker and the experienced
business man, imagines that the
ideal treatment for the railroads
is to feed them from a Government
nursing bottle. When he favors as.
sisting the carriers to borrow money
by having the Treasury indorse the
carriers equipment notes in the
banks, as the Government in effect
indorses the farmers asset notes in
the banks. he is, so to speak, recon-
mending. further emergency aid to
the injured.
The railroads cannot go on failing
10 repair broken down rolling stock
without becoming helpless to trans.
port the nations business. They can.
not 20 on failing to take care OF
roadbeds, rails and bridges without
falling to pieces. But they cannot do
the work without money and they
cannot borrow the money on their
own credit when they are not earn.
ing good money. SO to make sure
OF having the country's transporta.
tion work done emergency railroad
treatment by the Treasury is still
required, more for the sake of the
country than for the sake Of the
The New York herald., 1922-02-11

Edward C. Plummer. Commissioner OF the
United States Shipping Board; Winthrop L.
marvin. and w. w. Hoppin, Assistant At
torney-General. will discuss 'Our Merchant
Marine at a luncheon, National Republican
Club. "a West Fortieth street, p. NJ.
American Steamship Operators Association.
convention, Maritime Exchange, IL A. NJ.
Alumni Club OF Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
reception In honor OF Justice James c.
McReynods OF the United states Supreme
Court. Hotel Martinique. +. NJ
Nome commissioned Officers Association of
the 1O2d Engineer Regiment. annual 'all.
ermory. Fort Washington avenue and ic3th
street. $3.50 r. NJ.
New York Letter Carriers Association.
annual entertainment. Seventyfrst Regi-
fourth street. p. M.
Judge Harold n. Wells will speak on
aoppor'unitMy ~ and s, Future . Prospects; at
Hotel Astor, p. NJ.
George II. Chase will lecture on "Etruscan
Art" Metropolitan Museum of Art. =. NJ.
Benefit concert by members of Metropolitan
band. social welfare funds of Department
of Public Welfare, Twenty-third Regiment
Armory. Brooklyn, s;i5 p. NJ.
Ben Lesere will speak on "onc Big Union
ia Canada and the United States,' auspices
OF the New York Camaraderie. Civic Club.
IL West Twelfth street. 1870 p. NJ.
New York Lodge. No. /, n. T. Q. e.. en-.
tertainn,ent. home. 1os West Forty-third
Accountants Post, No. sic. American Lee
gion, meeting, 2J West Forty-thlrd street.
+. NJ.
Alexander Karlin will discuss The Proba-
tion Systen. Versus the Prison System" be-
fere the Medico-I.eFal Society, Hotel des
Artistes. 1 West Sixty-scventh street, $3.50
+. NJ
Herman Benevolent Society, charity ball.
Hotel Plaza, s:30 T. NJ.
Prof. Pietro Marzen will lecture In Espe-
ranto. before the Esperanto Institute "Har-
monlo," The Green Witch. 6s East Eleventh
street, :45 r. NJ.
women's Press Club, meeting. Waldorf
Astoria, . +. M.
Head Masters Association, dinner Hotei
Astor, +. NJ.
New York Building superintendepts AZ
sociation. dinner. Hotel Commodore. 7. Nj.
Garment salesmen's Association dinner.
Waldorf Astoria, Z 7. NJ.
Connecticut Bankers Association, dinner
Hotel Commodore. y. M: - 49,,
knights or Columbus, Montauk Council
dinner Hotel Commodore, +. M.
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EIectionecring Expenses in France.

From the Manchester Guardian.
Whereas elcctioneerins In Great Britain is
nothing like so expensive as II used 10 be,
the tendency in France Is oil the other way,
for there Is no limit imposed on the amount
n candidate may spend. In an article advo-
eating the need OF n law to restrict cleo
tion expenses NJ. Jean Barnard remarks
MY old friend Floquet told me that In 1891 :.
when he was first elected for the Eleventh
reimbursement Of Paris, the election cost
him only 500 francs. Al the general cleo
tion OF 1891. when he was defeated, Flo
quet spent $4,000 francs. and had TO spend
even more than that when stood for the
same constituency In 1910. MY opponents
victory on this occasion Is said to have cost
him 100000 francs. and believe that esti-
mate to be by no means exaggerated"
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An Ancestral Home.

so many kin OF mine lived here before
That can never keep the present
clear
OF their dead selves, they creep so
very near:
Always. when push open any door,
There enters. not just me. but many
more;
Even at meals I may not sit alone.
Since one whose place seems opposite
my own.
Slips, lighter than bird. across the
floor.
Perchance they long to live on earth
again,
And that is why their restless spirits
glide
About me, or SIT friendlywise beside
My sewing place that looks upon the
lane
Ofttimes. 7 wonder. too, II II might be
That all these dead folk live once
more in mel
CHARLOTTE BECKER.
The New York herald., 1922-02-11
Women of All the Americas.

The National League OF Women
Voters is preparing for a gathering
of exceptional interest. 1t is to be
a conference at Baltimore next April
of representative women from all the
American countries, North, South
and Central. It's object is closer CO.
operation among women Of the west
ern hemisphere.
The effort to accomplish this was
really begun at the Second Pan
American Scientific Congress. On
that occasion a woman's auxiliary
committee was organized to clear the
way for a conference such as that
which now has been arranged.
Through this committees efforts Off
cial delegates and representatives of
women's societies in all the countries
to the north and south Of us have
been invited to come to Baltimore,
there to meet and become acquainted
as a preliminary to general inter
change of views on topics Of especial
interest to women everywhere.
In general these subjects are child
welfare, education, women in indus.
tries, the civil status of women, So
cial hygiene and such collateral top
les as may be suggested by the dis
cussions. The sessions will open
with round table conferences on spe
officially formulated subjects for each
day and will continue from April 20
to the Sunday after Easter, April 30
when a mass meeting is planned to
be addressed by the Pan-American
delegates.
The general subject to be discussed
on that occasion will be Leaders
Among Women" 1t is sufficiently
comprehensive topic, so comprehen
sive that one might readily imagine
it to be rather too abundant rather
than restrictive in material. But as
matter OF fact the leaders among
women whose achievements are to
be commemorated are the women
leaders OF the Americas alone.
Even thus circumscribed the field
is wide one Speakers will have
wealth of women distinguished in
public affairs from which to choose tc
illustrate their remarks. There VIII
be not only the women whose courage
and self-sacrificing devotion to the
public good have fixed their names
for all time in the pages Of American
history but the equally inspiring
leaders in women's work In the gen
GRAFTON in which we live.
Such a conference as that proposed
may be of great value In the promo
tion OF women's activities in all the
American countries. But its benefit:
should not stop there. 1t Is a Ions
stride forward in the direction o.
that better acquaintance with oul
neighbors which should go far to
ward promoting kindlier relations
and removing misconceptions thai
lead to senseless prejudice.
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Dim Past of the Bowery.
Memories of Days When Well to Do
Citizens Had Homes There.

To THE NEW York HERALD: My
father was born on Bowery lane, where
the Cooper Institute now stands, in
1902 and lived under all the Presidents
but Washington and Adams. / have
lived under more than half of them
mvself.
/ was born on the Bowery In 1s47.
1t was a very different street then and
many we'll to do merchants lived over
their stores. Benedict Lewis, president
of the old Butchers and Drovers Bank,
lived over the bank. I was well ac-
quanted with his family and used to
think it great fun to have the run OF
the balcony, which not only was on the
front but ran the entire length Of the
building on Grand street. It was a
fine place to see parades. which usually
went down Broadway and then up the
Bowery.
Speaking OF the bank reminds me OF
the building of the Bowery Savings
Bank l remember 1t was built about
the same time as the Third Avenue
Railroad. In those days it took an
hour and a half to ride from Harlem
Bridge to City Hall.
On Centre street, on the west side,
between Grand and Broome streets, a
man named 1zzy Lazarus kept sa-
loon. He was very fat but very expert
with his fists. remember many a time
seeing him sitting on two chairs placed
together to support his great bulk and
one arm on the back OF a. n.
In the hotels then there was more
comfort IL not so much style as now,
In the international Hotel was Tay-
lor's saloon and he kept It till he took
the st. Denis. and 1 will say I have
eaten finer meals there than anywhere
else in this city. r. II. BREWSTER
NEW YORK, February 10.
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The Late Solon Fl. Borglum.

To THE NEW York HEhALp: The
members OF the late Solon II. Borg
lum's School OF American Sculpture wish
TO acknowledge publicly their apprecia'
ton of and gratitude for his teaching
and friendship.
His teaching was simple, vivid. strong
and true his patience. courtesy and
generosity unending. lie gave to the
school without reserve his energy, higf
courage and unfailing interest.
Big, simple, true and real. his was q
great spirit. II is a rare privilege tc
have known and worked with him. And
with gratitude we acknowledge our debt
to great teacher. q splendid friend, a
fine comrade.
HELEN AVERY ROBINSON, Jr,
For the Student Committee.
NEW York, February 10.
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but 1t is safe to predict that there
will be winners among these foals.
Just how much of the element Of
luck enters into breeding is shown
by the fact that we'll known breeder
in Kentucky who is fond of taking
chances makes it a custom at year
ling sales to wager even money that
none of the offerings, no matter how
we'll bred they may be, will win a
race as a two-year-old.