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The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Government Operation.
Canada's Recent Experience and
Present Condition Are Compared.
From the Edmonton BuI,esss.

From, the Edmowtow BuIsesas.
Our NATURALIZATION friends are busy
now explaining that-the late Dominion
Government went into the ocean ship
ping business at the worst possible time
construction costs were outraseously
high, freight rates were Just naturally
bound to slump. &C. The taxpayers
It seems. should be hilariousiy thankful
that they have lost only fifty millions
or so In this branch Of socialistic ex-
perimentation UP to date.
That Is not saying very much for the
judgment of the late Dominion Govern
ment-which the nationalizers used to
laud and magnify for discovering the
bright idea that the way to make the
country prosperous was to load the tax
payers with the capital cost and operat-
ing responsibilities of transportation on
fand and sea. And at that the explana-
ton fails to explain how II is that the
Canadian Pacific Railroad keeps or
adding new ships and bigger ships and
more costly ships to its fleets on both the
Atlantic and the Pacific. tf
So far as any one has get found Out
the Canadian Pacific Railroad is not
running steamships or anything else
with the object Of losing money; and
that corporation maintains an account
ing department that can be trusted tt
know whether it's vessels are earning
dividends or burning up the profits from
Its railway system. The fact OF course
is that a business corporation can rur
a business enterprise In business way
and has to or go broke" while Gov
eminent can't and doesn't have to while
the taxpayers have anything left.
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Call for "a New York Specialist, -

DR.. CARLETON SIMON, Special Dep
uty Police Commissioner, who par.
ticularly directs the efforts of the New
York police to suppress the Illicit
trade in narcotics, has sent to AUSTIN
HARRISON, editor of the English Re.
vieto, letter of which a copy Is
printed below:
MY attention was called by an edi-
torial article in THE New York
HERALD of July IS. 1929. which here
with please to find inclosed, to an arr
ticle appearing in the English Revieso
of June. 1922. entitled The Great
Drug Delusion. by "A New York
Specialist
II have secured copy ofe the
English Revie,o and have carefully
read the diatribe. 1t Is pure rot. All
of 1t is obviously untrue and an in
suit TO the intelligence not only of the
medical fraternity of this city but as
well is criticism and slur upon the
moral attitude and efficiency Of the
authorities who are engaged in sup
pressing the drug traffic
''In eighteen months this Of
fee through an intensive anti-nar-
cotic drug campaign has made 4,942
arrests for violation of the narcotic
laws in this city. We have an inti-
mate knowledge and experience Of the
entire drug situation. not only here
but throughout the United States and
Europe. We have in this Office thou
sands OF fingerprints and photographs
from 3S4 cities in the United States,
from Canada, Belgium and France.
This office prides itself in being the
largest narcotic criminal identifca-
tion bureau In the world. Our inter-
city communicating system has made
us the repository Of records Of crimi-
nal drug addicts whenever or wher-
ever they occur.
1--WE have only two cases on record
of children being drug addicts, one
being an infant In arms, becoming an
addict through the milk from its
mothers breast, and the other a child
of six years. whose mother was men,
tally drug deranged.
Il agree with the editorial article
In THE New YoRK HERALD that "A
New York Specialist owes It to his
fellow New Workers and to the pub
lie in general TO make good on his
charge and lay the evidence before
the authorities.
You would confer a favor by CIV
ing this Office the correct name Of
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
HE CARRIED MESSAGE TO
GARCIA, NOW GETS D. S. C.
Famous Exploit of 'S8 at Last
Given Recognition.

WASHINGTON, July 21.--The War De-
partment announced to-day that Dis
tinguished Service Cross had been
awarded to Major Andrew S. Rowan, re-
tired, OF San Francisco, who carried tho
message to Gen. Garcia of the Cuban
Revolutionary Army in May, 1898, dur
ing the war with Spain. which has since
been held as one OF the striking In
stances of heroism during that conflict.
The citation said that Major Rowan.
then lieutenant, entered the Spanish
lines at Oriente. Cuba, In disguise,
crossed the island. ''and not only sue
ceeded in delivering message TO Gen.
Garcia, but secured secret information
of such great value that Il had an Inn
portant bearing on the quick ending of
the struggle and the complete success
of the United States army"
At the same time Major Rowan was
awarded ''silver star citation" for gall
lantry in action at Sudlon Mountain.
ccbu, Philippine Islands, In January.
1900. during the Philippine insurrection.
He placed and operated a field gun In
the attack on the mountain under haz-
| ardous conditions.
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
SATURDAY, JULY 90. 1922.
Let the Tariff Wait.

When the Senate revolt against the
Fordney-McCumber tariff monstros-
ity starts with two or three indepen-
dent members OF the majority party
in control. when next 1t picks up
several more members who always
are of the organization but seldom
hidebound and never stone blind;
when later Il gathers in still other
members who recognize political
danger as it begins to crash over
their heads; when finally it sweeps
along even some Of the machines
most cherished hardboiled tariff
standpatters. as in the case of the
overthrow of certain outrageous glove
schedules-when the Senate tariff re-
volt becomes mountain slide, carry
ing away everything. 1t is pretty
nearly time for even the Fordneys
and the McCumbers to wake up.
The majority control of the United
States Senate, the very machine in
charge of the tariff, now recognizes
that the measure is not right. cannot
be accepted by the American people
and is sure to become high political
explosive. t
The Congress machine also must
realize that in the brief time left be.
tween now and the national cam
paign for all the seats in the House
Of Representatives and many Of the
seats in the Senate, this tariff meas
ure cannot be made right and can
not be made safe.
Let the tariff wait until after the
November elections.
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Compers Against President
The Time Has Come to Retdrn to
First Principles.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Your ed
itorial article "Gompers Against Tho
President" is timely and forever will bt
until Mr.. Gompers and his kind recog'
nise the right Of all the people to gov
ernmental authority.
Who and what is this man. who. rep
resenting minority. dares to challenge
the prerogative Of the foremost repre-.
sentative in the world striving patiently
to protect the rights Of people whose
basis Of government is majority rule?
A need Of the times Is return to the
unrestricted operation Of natural laws
the merit system, the law of demand
and supply. the right of Individual con-
tract and other rights that will promote
initiative and the Incentive to superior
service: In word, freedom In every
department OF human endeavor.
ERIE, Pa. July 81. E. D. AUSTIN.
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A New York Specialist IL indeed
such authority exists in fact
Very truly yours.
CARLETON SIMON,

Very truly yours.
''CARLEroN SIMON,
Special Deputy Police Commissioner"
The "New York Specialist" for
whose name DR.. SIMON thus courte-
ously, though we believe hopelessly,
asks declared that police statistics
showed there were 1900 child drug
addicts in Harlem. 1t is interesting to
learn that after the intensive cam
paign which has been carried on
against the sale and use of habit
forming drugs only two children ap-
pear on the police list of addicts.
This is a dumfounding shrinkage
from the 1900 Juvenile drug adj
diets the New York Specialist"
alleged that police statistics disclosed
In Harlem alone. The infinitesimal
percentage of fact thus revealed. in
proportion to the alarming figures OF
the New York Specialist" affords a
pretty dependable clue to the actual
danger of the Illicit drug trade in the
United States in comparison with the
danger it's sensational exploiters
pretend to discern in it.
Meanwhile, "A New York Special
list" should come to- the front. dis
cover his name. cite his authorities,
make good his assertions, or else
apologize for the wrong he has done
his city.
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
BRITISH AND u. S. ARMS
GROUPS SEND GREETINGS
Hughes Replies to Message
Cabled From London.

wAsHrNoroN, July 21-- Secretary
Hughes made public to-day the follow
ing message Of greeting to the, Ameri-
can delegation to the Washington Con-
ference for the Limitation OF Armaments
sent by the Earl or Balfour. Lord Lee,
Lord Riddel1 and other members of the
British party which came to Washing
ton for the conferences: ~
"At a reunion dinner OF the British
mission to Washington which also was
attended by British and American news
paper correspondents who were present
at the conference. 1t was resolved to
send to you and to your colleagues OF
the American delegation a message OF
friendly greeting and to express once
more our appreciation of Washington's
kindness and hospitality and our happy
memories Of the spirit OF cooperation
through which great things were ac-
complished."
In reply Mr.. Hughes cabled: my COL
leagues of the American delegation
heartily appreciate the friendly message
from the reunion dinner of the British
mission to Washington. They join me
In sending to you and your assistants
cordial greetings and are glad of the
opportunity to speak onceEmore of the
pleasure with which we always remen-
Der the friendly cooperation OF the
British mission"
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Rattle. the Cowboy Mi.ssa.

Ne,r Urier,.ood ~etps IN Evening Huronite.
Although Ed whitcbread. rancher. has
lived on the prairies all his life and has
killed probably hundreds Of rattlesnakes
during his time on the plains. vet he failed
to heed the warning OF one Of the reptiles
Saturday and his oversight may prove fatal.
While riding range whitebread came upon q
rattlesnake which Immediately darted into
n shallow hole In the ground. The rancher
says he thought ne would pick the ratties
from the snake without disturbing II other
wise. and so he placed his boot on q por-
tion OF the snakes body and reaching down
took hold OF the ratties and started TO pull
them Off, while the snakes head MS Inc
thought was inside the hole. The snake
doubled back. as they have habit OF doing
and struck the offending ranchcr on the
right hand. whitebread dropped the snake
and rode with all possible speed for town.
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Racetrack Starters.

Englishmen of title have from the
earliest days Of the turf been identi-
fed with racing, many Of them as
trainers as well as owners. Not a
few have trained and ridden their
own horses in such races as the
Liverpool Grand National.
One of the most conspicuous ex-
amples of man of title making a
living through the medium of sport
is Lord MIDDLETON, who was for
some time the chief starter for the
English Jockey Club. He recently
resigned his post and the selection
OF his successor was question which
received careful study. The post has
gone to Captain ALLISON, one of the
deputy starters, but there is move
ment on foot. according to the cor
respondent Of Racing Form, to test
several new men.
To be chosen to start thorough
breds in a race conferred certain
distinction in the days when meet
ings were infrequent in England and
the United States. In this country
up to the early '70s a drum was
used in starting the horses, and a
prominent citizen of the town or a
roted breeder or promoter of racing
was usually selected as the starter.
Then came the flag and the profess
sional starter, who served for S100
a day. Some of these early starters
were men of marked individuality.
JAMES SHERIDAN of Eatontown, New
Jersey, was one of the most conspic-
uous among them. 1t was he who
wrote to the late Captain JAMES II.
REEs, when that noted horseman
was secretary. of the Memphis Jockey
Club, this note. which In racing an
nails is held to be class.c.
"DEAR SIR: ! shall use flag
instead OF drum at your meeting.
Thcsv are some deaf jockeys but l
know Of no blind ones"
The flag was superseded by the
starting machine, which is now in
universal use, but England and
France have never had the benefit
of the type of gate used on Ameri-
can and Canadian courses. The ma
chimes used on English and French
tracks are rather crude. and the re-
Tease being operated by hand gives
jockeys an opportunity to prejudge
start. Then, too, the starters
stands are not placed so that full
view Of the horses can always be
had. The result has been unsatisfac-
tory work both in England and on
the Continent.
That the post of starter is attrac.
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Protect the workers.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Samuel
Gompers asks ''Who is going to mine
the coal?" In answer to the question
Of the czar of labor one can say that
Mr. Gompers will in no way lend any
assistance to the mining Of any coal. no
matter what suffering may result from
this continued strike. unless the people
pay the cost Of his demands.
AS a leader OF labor Mr.. Gompers has
repeatedly championed causes that af.
fected more seriously the laboring classes
and brought more suffering on them
than those he intended to punish. 1t Ia
time that such men as Mr.. Gompers
be kept quiet and the people be per-
mitted to talk and act.
NEW YORK, July 81. HALLE SMITH.
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Support for President Harding.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: A dispatch
in your paper is headed "Debs Says
Strike, Vote. Fight as One"
he uses the word Tight? No one denies
q man the right to stop work II he 50
desires, but we do deny him the right.
by resorting to all kinds Of means. such
as arson. violence. even murder. to pre-
vent another willing worker from earn
ing living. Labor Is a bad loser.
During the war It was able to control
all industries by taking advantage OF
conditions. but now that the war Is
over industries must control their own
affairs. and the quicker labor realizes
this the better it will be for everybody
concerned.
What a disgrace 1t Is to this country
when striking miners can commit such
brutal act as occurred at Herrin, ILL.,,
and at the plant Of the Richland Coal
Company in West Virginia! How much
longer will acts Of this kind continue
without some action?
Every citizen of the United States Is
entitled to protection in his daily walks
Of life. and IL the States will not or
cannot give this protection, then let the
Federal Government step in and take a
hand. President Harding is to be COM
mended for his stand in the coal and
railroad strikes and let us hope that
some action will be taken Immediately.
There is no time like the present, and
the people Of the country will most GER
tainly back President Harding fully.
Your editorial article headed 'The Mer
to Dig the Coal" is very interesting
There are thousands OF men ready and
willing to dig coal. provided they car
secure the protection they are entitled
to. A few we'll trained soldiers equipped
with machine guns will AFFORD this
needed protection.
The time must como when every State
in the Union will pass q law similar
to that Of the State Of Kansas. which
will tend to prevent strikes. A few lead.
ers, such as Mr. Debs and Mr.. Com,
pers and their subordlnates. are able tt
control the labor unions. While the,
are drawing their high salaries. paid b,
the individual workers. they do not suf
fer any hardships. 1t is the workers
| who lose, but they are unable to un
| derstand this. Without leaders ther'
would be no strikes. Congress has th'
power to legislate against strikes, ant
| the quicker 1t realizes it and stops play
ing politics the better It will be for al
tie country.
Strikes are detrimental to the interes
Of the people and country, and ever:
one should now bo doing his utmost 10
reconstruction and better business. Con
struction is what we need and not de
struction. A. G. p.
| New YORK, July q.
The New York herald., 1922-07-22

FoRD's offer Is q very businesslik'
proposition. shrewd. well calcu
lated bargain for himself and onl,
for himself. 1t is a very unbusiness
like proposition for the Government
and the national taxpayers.
AS Is stated in another report--s
House minority committee report
which also is strongly against accept
ance Of the Ford bid:
IF this proposal is accepted this
company at Muscle Shoals will be
given the use Of two dams and power
houses fully equipped for period of
one hundred years and It will be re-
quired to pay as rental therefor only
per cent. on $50.o00.o0o, although
the dams will have, cost the taxpay-
ers $67.000.oo The company will
not be required to pay anything on
the use Of s17.0oo.ooo already in
vested in Dam No. 2. We have seen
also that the Government will lose
ss5.252.ssS. besides an enormous
amount of accumulated interest.
when it turns over to Mr.. Ford, Wdco
tquarry1. Gorgas [steam plant] and
the two nitrate plants.
I'm order to accept the Ford prop
osition the Taxpayers of this country
mast put up s5o.ooo.ooo additional
money to complete the two DAMS"
AS THE New YORK HERALD has sait
before, there is no objection to Mr.
FoRD's getting the Muscle Shoal!
project on basis that is businessliks
for the Government and fair for the
national taxpayers. There is ever,
objection to his getting Muscle
Shoals on basis that would compe
the Government and the taxpayers tt
sink $50,000,000 more in the project
for the benefit Of Mr.. FoRD's owr
business venture.
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
GOV. MILLER WARNS
ALL STATE NOTARIES
Carelessness in Acknowledge
nnents Must End, He Says.
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Burcnu.
AIhanv .I,Ilv 2l

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Burenu.
Albany. July 81.
Gov. Miller sent out the warning this
aft,l .:oon that notaries public must
cease the careless habits that have
come to his attention IL they wish to
continue in that capacity. He had just
given hearing on complaint asking
for the removal of Charles b. Whipple
OF Cattaraugus county.
There has been too much careless
ness by notaries public" said the Cow
ernor. 1T has resulted In very serious
difficulties, even the neglect sometimes
TO file a certificate In the county in
which the notary acts. Notaries take
Acknowledgements of persons whom
they do not know and Immediately cer-
tify that the persons are known to
them. They take acknowledgments by
telephone, and such carelessness results
In serious disputes.
Il wish to admonish all In the State
that the careless habits which prevail
must be discontinued II they want to
remain notaries public"
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Fair to-day
end tomorrow: little change in tempera-
ture. gentle to moderate southerly winds
For New Jersey---Generally fair 10
day and Tomorrow: little change IN
temperatures; gentle to moderate south
erly winds.
For Northern New England-Fair to-
day and tomorrow; little change In tenn
perature; moderate winds. mostly south
and southwest
For Southern New England--Tair 20.
Gay and tomorrow; little change in
temperature: moderate winds. mostly
south and southwest.
For Western New York-Fair to dav.
Tomorrow partly cloudy possibly local
thunder showers: little change in tenn
perature; moderate winds, mostly south
and southwest.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Pressure was
relatively high tonight east of the Mis-
sissippi River and local over the western
half of the country except along the
north Pacific coast Fair weather has
prevailed during the last twenty-four
hours, except that there were widely scat
tered thunder showers in the south At
lantic States. the extreme upper Missis-
sippi Valley. North Dakota and the
Rocky Mountain and plateau regions.
The temperature was slightly higher to-
day In the middle Atlantic States, the
southern lake region. the Ohio Valley
and the southern plains States, and con-
stinued abnormally high In the interior
of Texas and In the southern Rocky
Mountain region. Maximum tempera-
lures OF 100 to 104 degrees were regis
tered throughout northern Texas, west
ern Oklahoma. southwestern Kansas
and southeastern New Mexico.
The indications are for generally fair
weather Tomorrow and Sunday in the
middle Atlantic and north Atlantic
States. In the lover lake region. the
Ohio Valley and Tennessee the weather
will be fair and partly cloudy. proba bly,
with scattered thunder showers Sunday.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations. taken at r. NJ yester-
day. seventy fifth meridian time:
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.
EVENTS TO-DAY.

Union Theological Seminary, second annual
conference for ministers and workers.
Broadway and 120th street. morning and az
ternoon sessions. ~
Marble shooting contest for tho champion
ship of the United States, Park Inn Baths.
Rockaway Park. 2:30 p. M.
Dr. NJ A. Howe will speak on PLANT Life
OF the Sea- Botanical Garden. Bronx Park,
4 p. NJ.
Pennsylvania Club of Columbia University.
reception and dance. university gymnasium,
Sis p. M.
Single Tax Party. naming Of county ticket,
POI West Thirteenth street. 8 p. M
st. GATHERINGS Hospital. block party In aid
Of benefit fund, Bushwick avenue. between
Grand and Powers streets. Brooklyn. p. M.
Paul Revere Council. Association for the
place, between Grand and Classon avenues.
Brooklyn. s p. M. s--
The New York herald., 1922-07-22
Start the. Coal Commission.


adhere to his plan Of commission
to go thoroughly into all the condi-
tions of the soft coal industry, strike
or no strike. In the bigger point Of
view which takes in the future and
weighs the country's continuous
stake in it's fuel supply this is far
more important than even the i'm
mediate strike situation. The coal
investigators, therefore. should be
commissioned to their task, whether
mines that are now inactive remain
shut down indefinitely or resume op-
erations at once.
No matter how fortunate may be
the outcome of the Presidents re-
solve to get coal for the country be-
fore winter sets in there cannot be
more than momentary labor peace
Ill the bituminous fields so long as
the industry itself is in economic
chaos. There cannot be reasonable
wage earnings for the miners while
there are two men trying to make a
living out of one mans Job.
There cannot be square deal
price for the consuming public until
there is complete reorganization Of
the whole bituminous industry on a
basis that will assure operating effi-
cheney, more or less eQualized pro-
duction costs within given districts
OF mining territory and more or less
stabilized selling prices within given
districts of consuming territory.
This calls fundamentally for put
ting mining properties together so
that the fat can carry the lean. 1t
calls for Capitalization Of manage
ment and zone team work so as to
reduce the costs Of superintendence
and check the waste of wild cat
rivalry 1t calls for the elimination
of useless labor and the delivery of
coal to consumers from producing
centers by the most natural and
least expensive shipping routings so
as to give the public chance to get
its coal at the right price.
And all this. Of course, calls not
merely for cooperation among mine
owners and associations Of mine
owners; it calls for cooperation be-
tween the Government and the soft
coal industry.
The Governments commission must
make its investigation so that the
Government will know what reor-
ganization of the industry is needed
and what legislation by Congress is
needed to permit the reorganization
and to sanction the workings Of the
new system. This work has to be
done first. Until it is done nobody
can lift an effective finger toward
the imperatively necessary soft coal
reorganization.
The sooner the coal commission
puts, its hand to the plow, therefore
the sooner the country, the coal in.
dustry and the coal workers will be
on the road to the permanent solu.
tion of this grave national problem
Meanwhile. strike or work, there
must be continuation of the bad
economic, social and political condi
tions in the soft coal fields, with tn,
industry demoralized, the OPERATOR
and workers continuing at strife ant
the public paying the fiddler.
/ Pick the coal commission and pu
it to work to solve the problem!