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New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
Work Instead of Bonus
o the Editor of The Tribune

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Every loyal American prays
that our brave fighting boys may al
ways be treated justly Nothing can
be too good for them. Too much
never can be done for them. But is a
cash bonus handed out indiscrimnately
to each one the very best that we
can do for them? Why not formulate
practical measures for real construc-
tive and uplifting aid? There are
abundant opportunities.
Some time this government will con-
struct a splendid highway through the
center OF our country from the At
lantic to tbs Pacific Why not employ
our boys who are out of work to build
it right now? 1t would not only re-
lieve unemployment, but would pro-
vide a practical way of showing our
gratitude. Construction Of such ma
tional highway could be carried on at
so many points that an army of men
could be employed.
There arc many irrigation projects.
Let our eX-soldicrs and sailors carry
on this work, and when the millions
Of acres are reclaimed give these boys
first opportunity with help) to file
their applications for homesteads.
FRED C. LAWRENCE.
San Francisco, Calf, Jan. %, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
Juvenile Crime Lessons

The reports of the Children's Court
continue to show decrease in juve-
nile delinquency from year to year
This information will no doubt
arouse a feeling of resentment in the
modern Jonahs who can see no hope
for the youth Of to-day. The vim
dictive old prophets condemnation
OF the children of Nineveh couId
have been no more severe than the
denunciations heaped upon the bows
and girls of this great city bv the
moral pessimists.
However, the fact is that the
young people are growing better in
stead of worse. The number of
cases brought before the court in
1921 was 10,445, as against 1852 in
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
The Highest Bidder

1t is barely possible that Judge
Seabury may succeed in his appeals
10 Tammany Hall to bring forth
fruits meet for repentance by de-
Ginning to bestow candidacy for
high office upon Mr.. Hearst. This
ISN'T exactly a lean year for Tam
many. 1t has whole city ticket in
office and hundreds of places snugly
filled by Tammany men. The golden
flood of salaries that once passed bv
its doors has been damned and di-
vcrted into channels of profit for
the braves. The Hearst dollars,
therefore, will not be altogether as
mamma in a desert.
Nevertheless, it must be remem-
bered that Tammany is a business
concern. Murphy may not like Mr..
Hearst, and probably despises him.
He remembers the days when Hearst
cartooned him regularly in a suit
with the stripes running around and
around. Smith has the best Of
reasons for disliking Hearst, who
supported him occasionally and re-
luctantly, only to denounce him
savagely later.
But a business concern cannot
afford the luxury of revenge. If
Hearst can get votes - no matter
how-he is likely to be acceptable
IN the eyes of Murphy. If Hearst
in the campaign will lavishly defray
expenses that otherwise would have
TO De paid cut of Tammany funds,
on what business grounds can Muir
ply oppose his nomination?
1t is a matter of common knowI-
edge that already the rank and file
Of Tammany are excited about the
prospect Of having a spender on the
ticket. Hylan was never notorious
for parting with large sums Of
none,yduring a campaign. Smith
neve- had any money to spend. No
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
The Bill Of Rights Upheld

The New Jersey Court of Errors
and Appeals in rejecting the Van
Ness act as unconstitutional has no
desire to fulfill Governor Edwards's s
purpose to make that state "as wet
as the Atlantic Ocean," 1t has not
repudiated prohibition certainly
has not struck a blow at temper
ance, though it has rebuked those
who, through political ambition and
excess of zeal, would imperil the
foundations of government for the
sake Of doctrine.
The decision of the court has not
the slightest bearing upon the ques-
ton Of prohibition That was not
at issue. 1t relates solely to the
methods OF enforcing the Eighteenth
Amendment, ard it logically holds
that it will not do to seek to uphold
one part of the Constitution by an
nulling other parts. It is a truism
of history that the Constitution of
the United States never would have
been ratified had it not been for
the agreement to adopt those early
amendments known as the Bill Of
Rights, some Of which had orig
mated in Magma Chavta.
Of that Bill Of Rights no provi-
sions are more priced by the people
than those guaranteeing trial by
jury and securing them in their
persons and homes against unrea-
| sonable searches and seizures. These
provisions Of the Federal Constitu-
ton also are literally embodied in
the State Constitution of New Jer-
sey, and it is because of it's violation
of them and also of the great prin-
ciple of Anglo Saxon Jurisprudence
which places the burden Of proof
upon the prosecutor that the court
by two-to-one vote rejects the Van
Ness act.
1t should be obvious that scarcely
anything could be more dangerous
to the liberties of the people than
acceptance of the principles Of that
act. If trial by jury were to be de-
MED to persons accused of manu-
featuring or selling wine for bev-
crage purpose it could as we'll be de-
MED to those accused of larceny or
manslaughter. If persons might be
seized and their homes invaded and
searched for supposed stocks of
liquor without warrant they could
be similarly treated for any other
cause. If a man charged with man.
ufacturing or selling wine for pro-
hiblted purposes were to be required
to prove his own innocence, so might
be man charged with theft or ar
son or any other crime. 1t cannot be
conceded that a man who is sus-
pected of violating the prohibition
law is so much worse than any other
criminal that he must be placed
apart in special category and be
deprived Of the legal rights which
all others possess.
The annulment of the Van Ness
law probably will cause much con-
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
Freedom of the Knees

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l was so pleased to read in The
Tribune yesterday morning the COM
ment by DR.. Elizabeth Theburg, the
physician at Vassar College, on the
"Freedom of the Knees" The action
Of the knee has everything to do with
graceful walking, and to my mind
nothing develops this so much az dane
ing. quite agree with the doctor re-
garding the women's dress question.
find my freedom Of knee action has
been developed by dancing. Ny advice
to school teachers is that they should
have their pupils learn dancing. l be-
lieve that this art should be taught in
the public schools. Dancing develops
poise. perfect body, and makes for
graceful walking, as it brings into
action all the muscles.
IDA MAY CHADWICK.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
Port "Horne Rule"

The Craig -Hylan program of dead
locking port development doesn't ap-
peal to the Business Mems League,
which was one of the potent factors
in last falls "vindicaton" of Hylan-
ism. There are evidently enough
business men in the league to color
that organizations economic views.
Port development is a necessary
means of freeing business here from
the handicaps Of excessive shipping
and delivery charges. Continuing
these handicaps into the indefinite
future would keep local manufac-
turing and living costs artifcia.ly
high and tend to diminish progress
svely the business of the port and
the city.
The Business Mems League wants
to see the port developed as unit
the only way to develop it on
sound, economical lines. Tanlmany,
even. seems not averse to supporting
the Port Authority's comprehensive
plan, if only the city is allowed to
name two of the three New York
members Of the bi-state commission
Tammany, as usual, would like to
be in a position "to shake the plum
tree" That is the extent of it's in
terest III the economics of port build
ing.
The Craig Hylan policy Of dead
lock would leave no plum tree to be
shaken. The Port Authority's COM
prehenslve plan is almost certain to
be approved by the New York and
New Jersey legislatures. Thereafter
q limited and rival city plan would
have no show at all, for the sue
cess Of this limited project is tied
up with the possibility of terminal
operations on the Jersey side of the
liver and is dependent upon sccur-
ing freight from that side to be
III diAo tUi lcu dCTOSS CtdtcIt lSlullU
and through the city's proposed
Narrows tunnel.
The. only adequate and feasible
port development scheme is the BIZ
state ono. Setting up one part Of
The port area as a competitor of the
other would be simply disastrous A
port On the New Jersey side could
hardly be prevented from securing
q freight differential from the Inter
state Commerce Commission if New
York City pursued the theory that
the present port is separable. Unity
Of the area works materially to our
benefit, not against US. The Craig
Hylan "home rule" cry is nonsensi-
cal. The city could not prosper
under such perversion of ''home
rule" The only home rule which is
desirable is home rule for the port
area. And this is fully guaranteed
under the b-state treaty and the
Port Authority's proposals.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
Tests for Immigrants

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Now that we have had a pract; :
ca! demonstration, on a national scale,
Of the value of intelligence tests, why
should we not apply such tests to pro-
spective immigrants?
Why not exclude such immigrants as
fall under the D and + rating (inferior
and very inferior intelligcnce), mean
ing in the army classification those
fitted only for low-grade service with
careful supervision and those dis
charged as incapable Of any army
service?
Analyses of our white drafted army
showed % per cent of inferior men;
the figures for the forcgnborn showed
46 per cent Of inferior men. That our
country has here a serious problem is
not arguablc. Would not intelligence
tests, added to other tests, at the points
Of embarkation for our shores help to
prevent the growth of this problem?
An intelligent foreigner who had
been prevented by social conditions in
his country from learning to read and
write would not be excluded from the
United States by an intelligence test as
he would by lteracy test. And we
would be taking a reasonably safe
chance that he could be converted into
an American citizen worthy Of the
name if we knew he possessed an in
tellect capable of understanding and
assimilating our American ideals.
whereas the chance would be slight
were we dealing with D or an Z
intelligence. EMILY 7. PRATT.
Fort Plain, n. Y, Feb. /, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
More Truth Than Poetry
By James ]. Montague

Moderate Contentnent
! envy not the idle rich
Their houses on the avenue
The marble palaces in which
Their costly pleasures they
pursue
l know the way they often spend
Their time-and think but lit
tie of It:
No golden leisure at Ostend
! covet.
Rare jewels don't appeal to me,
know l should MT care 10
A diamond which was said TO DO
The worlds most fine and cost
: stone.
If wealth had in boundless
I'm sure I'd never be so reck.
AS to acquire a pendant or
A necklace
Their private cars envy not:
I've not the slightest wish TO
roam
The ocean on a snow white Yacht;
It's pleasanter to stay al home.
l do not crave each day to dine
On terrapin-I think il 5 waste
full;
] find the most expensive wine
Dlstasteful.
do not want what rich men buy;
Their best possessions leave me
cold;
| would not ask at night to lie
Upon bed of beaten gold
/ ask no vast estate, no gem.
And, though perhaps you'll
think it funny
really only envy them
Their money.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03


Justice is administered in the Philip
pines by supreme court, numerous
courts Of first instance, justice of the
peace courts and municipal courts.
The Supreme Court has the respect
and confidence Of the Philippine peo-
Pile. The other tribunals do not enjoy
sn equal degree OF confidence In the
lower tribunals, generally speaking,
the administration Of justice is un-
satisfactory. slow and halting, and
there is a widespread feeling among
other influences have undue weight in
determining issues.
During the existence of the Philip
pine Commission most serious effort
was made to secure the best available
men for the bench, without regard to
party ahiiation. and the men ap-
pointed at that time as a rule enjoyed
public confidence. I'm later years the
same care has not been exercised.
There are pending in the courts Of
the islands to-day in round numbers
approximately 10000 cases, including
some 5000 probate and guardianship
cases Conditions ave growing steadily
worse, and with the present personnel
and methods the dockets will never be
cleared.
The condition of the courts Of first
instance is generally deplorabe. The
number Of cases flied has steadily in
creased from year to year. The num-
Der Of judges has not been increased
proport tely and is insufficient to
dispose of, promptly and efficiently
the great volume of business that they
are called upon to transact. The aboli
tion of the court of land registration
imposed 4 heavy additional burden
upon these courts. The judges in too
many courts do not realize the neces-
sity Of reaching early and prompt
decisions and are too ready to post
pone hearings and trials. The clerks
Of the courts of first instance are too
often without the necessary expert
ence. There is.no uniform system of
filing records, and in many cases it is
difficult for attorneys to secure records
promptly.
The justice Of the peace courts are
the weakest point in the judicial es-
tablishment. Complaints against these
courts are numerous and come from all
parts of the archipelago. Because Of
the remotencss and isolation Of many
of these tribunals, the want of fire.
quent and effective supervision and in
spection. many abuses ,are perpetrated.
A frequent cause of complaint is
against extreme action taken under the
provisions Of Act 209S, which enables
employers Of labor to prosecute their
iaborers for breach OF contract and in
many cases to hold them against their
will, resulting in kind of legalized
peonage. The laborers are kept in debt
through the advance Of monev and sup
plies, and in return for these advances
agree to work for definite periods Of
time and under certain conditions. Un-
der the provisions Of this act, should
they leave before completion OF con-
tract, they can be arrested and tried for
violation of contract and for obtaining
money or supplies under false pre-
lenses. During the fiscal year 1918
there was a total of 3,266 cases Of this
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03

nature, Of which 400 resulted in con-
vcton.
Another common cause Of COMPLAINT
is the initiation Of proceedings result
, ing IN the arrest and confinement at
remote places Of people who are unable
to give bond This procedure results
often in holding men in confinement
for months before the cases are acted
upon by the judge of the court Of first
instance
The present condition results first.
and above all, from the lack OF proper
inspection and prompt, corrective ac-
tion where inefficiency and negligence
have been shown, from an insufficient
number OF judges, insufficient pay and
no provisions for retirement, and in
some instances from lack of careful Sc
lection
Investigation also indicates very
clearly that more care should be exe.-
clsed in the selection of the fiscals or
prosecuting attorneys
The unsatisfactory condition in the
administration of justice can be cor
rectsd by the insular authorities. In
doing this it is important to build ND 4
strong public opinion in support If 4
prompt, effective and impartial admins
tration Of justice. Provision should be
made for the retirement of the Judges
of the courts Of first instance, and the
entire administration Of justice must
be placed outside the scope of politi-
cal and other improper influences. In
brief. the independence and stability of
the Judiciary must be established. Ii
lies at the foundation of stable govern
ment.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
Sober Second Thought

Now that there has been OppOr-
tunity to study the transit situation
it is clear even to those who sup.
ported Mr.. Hylan that his present
course will serve only to make any
solution impossible.
The Business Mems League, an
organization formed to support the
Mayor in the last municipal cam
paign, has been looking into transit
matters lately and has decided, a
little late, to be sure, that the Mayor
is in the wrong. Being business
men, as the name Of their organiza-
tion indicates, these gentlemen are
interested in the future welfare of
the city. This they know is bound
up in the successful solution of the
traction tangle. In Mr.. Hylan's s
policy of insisting upon continuing
a quarrel between the city authority
and the state authority they can see
no hope whatever.
After careful examination of
the plan submitted by the Transit
Commission they have approved it,
save in one OR two details which arc
unimportant. They are emphatic in
their opposition to municipal opera
ton and condemn the substitution
of bus lines without reservation.
1t would have been wiser, of
course, if these gentlemen had taken
the trouble to analyze the transit
situation before they lined up be-
hind Mr.. Hylan. If they had had a
few talks with the Mayor before
agreeing to support him, they would
have discovered that he had no
workable plan either for extending
the subways or for securing a per-
manent fve-cent fare.
In the mass Of confused ideas ex-
pressed IN his speeches they would
have seen not single chance of
practical relief. Mr.. Hylan's diff
Guilty from the beginning has been in
the adoption Of impracticablc ideas
formulated by other lnen. The au-
thors of these ideas intended them
only for campaign purposes. 1t was
not remarkable, therefore, that Mr..
Hylan never clearly understood
them, or that, after his reelection.
he was unable to act upon them.
Fortunately for the city-and for
those now repentant business mem
Governor Miller has brought the
Transit Commission into being. The
Court of Appeals has upheld the
validity Of the transit law, and in all
probability an appeal to the Su-
preme Court of the United States
will not alter the situation.
1t will be vain for citizens or for
business men to seek to make Mr..
Hylan listen to reason. They can.
however, insist that the Transit
Commission proceed to put it's plan
into execution, to the end that fares
be stabilized and that new subways
be built. If the commission cannot
have Mr.. Hylan's cooperation it
must proceed without him. He NAV
annoy it from time to time by
strewing stumbling blocks in its
path, but he cannot prevent it from
doing the work it was appointed
to do.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
The Stage
To the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: F. X. Richfeld's letter con-
cerning the Worrell sisters conIuse'
names, according to my recoliecs'0''
Jennie was the one, believe, wno''
untimely end is spoken Of.
What impels Mr., Richiield TO o"s.
this sad case as "a fine illpstratiop y.
the uncertainties of theatricals" =.
to add gratuitously that 1.-THE n'Ss.''
of the stage is record OF extrem''
adulation and prosperity on tne ~
side and disappointment ana CIV
penury on the other?
The ways of the theater are NJ ..s
uncertain than any other Walks o. :.
lightenment; its people diner IA
their fellows as artists and as me"
women merely in the fact tnas VIZ" -
who count have proved their qua''''
pure gold in the refining process,
GEORGE TAGcARE'
Paterson, N. J.. Jan. 81. 1892
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
A Scat of Authority

A distinguished Governor says that
crime is due to the fact that people
want the front seats in life. But
isn't he occupying one OF them'
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
A Second hand Value

We don't believe in scrapping the
United States Senate. We are sure
Henry Ford would make some sort
of offer for it.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
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New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
The Standard Excitement

(f'rom The Syracuse Post-Standord)
Auto bandit sa1stes have again
crowded the synuroAnfested water
reports of the FIRST page of the New
York papers. u
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
loo Unsettled

If we were Peace we wouldn't take
a job in Ireland without long-term
guaranteed contract.
Copyright by James J. Montaguc)
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03

fusion in New Jersey, through the
reversal Of many decisions in the
lower courts. But that is less regret
table than would be the annulment
Of the Bill Of Rights.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
,rxsrBEr OF THE ASSOCIATED pRrss

Ina Associated Press Is exclusively entitled 10
,ne uss fo- republication cs all dispatches
credited 10 Il no, otherwise credited In this
paper and a'sc tile local CT Spontaneous
ertSin published herein.
Al riehA. Of republication Of all ether matter
t.ssstn aso Nro rescrvsd.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03

With all the civilians on trial for
shooting cops and all the cops on trial
for shooting civilians, you wonder how
Commissioner Enright manages to
keep traffic moving.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03

And speaking of traffic, our sparse
experience on Broadway after IL p. m
makes US wonder why the police
haven't enforced the rule:
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
PHEBE REMINISCENT

"Of ancient 1oays,"
She sometimes says,
II still must speak in wo,ds of praise
The old Belt Line.
For that pine.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
"a JURY OF HIS PEERS

Being q transcript of the deh1era.
tions Of tacelve good men IN the Su.
preme Court case Of the People Us -.
A Juror: Well what do you say. j:
Ec guilty or not?
Chorus: Guilty.
Foreman: Hey, wait a minute.
ask the questions.
A Juror: What's the use of askin
questions" Everybody's satisfied. Nov
all we got to find out is what degree.
Foreman: What degree dc you me,
say?
A. Juror: Well, we can't convict hin
on the first, because he fired two
shots. See? First shot, first degree
two shots, second degree.
Foreman Aw, that's not right. We
got to find him guilty in the secont
degree becsase he was convicted OF
havin' gun two years ago. and thi.
is his second conviction.
Another Juror: Yes, that's it.
BARNEX.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03

While athletic undertaking is in
progress, wouldn't it be we'll Tor the
Boxing Commission to eliminate the
amateurs from the ranks of the prize
fighting fraternity?
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
CHEER LYRIC
hcep on smilin',;
Tour with Hylan.
PALM BEACH.

Well, they've fined twenty-five sub
way smokers, but we're willing to wa
ger after month Of day work that Tie
vcnders of morning papers still tramp
over the feet Of passengers on the $3.50
q. m. local.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
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Now that Mr.. Hearst shows signs of
running for something again, isn't it
about time for some one to rean-
nouncc the imminent abdication Of
Charles +. Murphy?
New-York tribune., 1922-02-03

well, Well" We Flash Wittily
Good morning, Judge" was Glass 5
greeting to the Idaho Senator.
Not yet, Carter" was Borah's quick
reply.-The Times.