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The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11
OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD RUSSIA

Reports from Genoa indicate that
the allied European nations prac-
ically have come around to the views
OF the United States. regarding Russia
France has gone so far as to say that
she will not recognize the soviet gov
ernment until after such action has
been taken by this country
The attitude of tho United States
toward Russia. therefore becomes a
matter OF immediate interest. 1t has
been expressed by Secretary Hughes
on two separate occasions.
The secretary in April, 1921. when
the Russian soviet made advances for
the resumption Of trade relations with
the United States, said:
Production is conditioned upon the
safety of life, the recognition OF firm
guarantees of private property, the
Sancuty OF contract and the rights of
free labor. II fundamental changes
are contemplated for the protection
tablishment of conditions essential to
the maintenance of commerce, this
government will be glad to have con-
vincing evidence of the consummation
OF such changes, but until this evil
denee is supplied this government is
unable to perceive that there is any
proper basis for considering trade re-
ladons.
Secretary Hughes on May 1, 1929.
when the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom pre-
sented a resolution asking for the
recognition of the soviet regime. re-
piled:
Some time ago pointed out the
essential conditions for a return to
productivity in Russia. That was not
q formula that was not an artificial
conception; that was simply a state
ment of facts Russia needs credit,
but 1t is idle to expect credit unless
there is a basis for credit. That basis
for credit cannot be supplied from
the outside. That basis for credit
must be supplied inside of Russia
tablishment of a sound basis for in
tercourse. Political recognition is de-
pendent upon the existence of a gov
ernment that is competent to dis
to discharge its international OBJ
legations. This whole matte- is
in the control OF those who domi-
nate the affairs OF Russia. We are
most desirous to do what we can to
aid in Russia'S recuperation. but they
must establish the basis for such re-
cuperation.
These are plain words. which
everyone can understand Russia is
still in the grip Of Lenine. Trotsly
and Tchiteherin. To demand the
recognition of Russia at this juncture
is TO demand the approval Of the
principles of those three men. To
approve such principles is to approve
those which are contrary to American
conceptions Of -decency in government.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

dows. waving carelessly to the help
less women on the bank; they could
see that the men below had caught
the house with boat hpoks and We're
towing it safely into a cove -eloiiier l9l,i.s-
house was coming down. low white
building with green shutters II looked
familiar to Mrs. Horton.
sIt's the parsonage at Little River"
she exclaimed Historically Tor any
one could see that the parsonage was
not at Little River just now And
land Ruth is that a man on the roof
1t is: perhaps it's the minister IL
that house catches on the old snass
the whole ching will topple over ana
he will he drowned. Sakes alive,
Ruthie, where are you going? Coma
down this Instant
But Ruth did not obey. Under her
arm was the big bundle OF knitting
that she had been working on-knlt-
ting all her sorrow into it. she pulied
out the needles as she ran, and then
she began to climb the old oak tree
that stretched n huge arm across the
river above the dreaded snag- Astrlde
the limb of the tree, she WORKED her
way down until she swung over the
river. Then she tied one of her shoes
to the end of the scarf ana begah 70
unreel her rope. One end was thrown
over the limb. and secured; the other
with its dangling little shoe swung
low enough to attract the ministers
attention. He glanced up, saw the
rope, the limb and made quick grasp
for the dangling shoe He caught it.
gripped the muffler, pulled himself
up with quick 1.-the movements and
then caught the branch. Ruth's
strong young arms did the rest.
The parsonage was wrecked on the
old snag. but the minister was saved.
That night Ruth told him the story
of her long scarf. He nodded. and
his strong face looked down at her
very tenderly. ''Will it hurt you it
1 tell you that married that man 10
a foolish girl last week."
Il don't care a Bit said Ruth. and
it was quite true
When Mrs Merton came again
some two months later, she tapped
Ruths sunny head.
You landed a pretty good fish, my
deart'
Copyright, 1922, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11
Dorothy Dix Tails
More MIRRORS.
III DOEoTHY DIX
wSz1A's digbess Paid woman WrsssR.

Moro Mirrors
As for manners, surely no girl who
was forced to gaze upon her counter
felt presentment would sprawl around,
or stand in postures that brings that
very necessary, but unbeauteous- -organ3
the stomach, into undue prominence,
or otherwise offend the eye by as
suming uncouth attitudes. On the
contrary, she could but cultivate grace
of movement and position and learn
how to become part of the picture if
she had to be easy on her own eyes as
well as the public's.
And what a pity there is not some
magic mirror in which the naggers
They deceive themselves by thinking
that their ceaseless interference with
everything that their victims want to
do is prompted by love and
by believing that the members of
their families love them in spite of
being deprived of every particle of
personal liberty.
Surely, millions of domestic martyrs
would be set free of their sufferings
if the naggers could see that their
nagging is nothing else than petty
tyranny, and selfish determination to
enforce their own will on others at
any cost. 1t would curdle the blood of
many a father and mother to know
that their own children looked for
ward to their death, or to getting
away from home as a prisoner does
for the opening of the Jail door. And
it would startle many a man and Wo-
man to know how cordially he or she
is hated by the husband or wife whom
he or she has turned into bond slave.
And oh, if we could only have
some mental mirrors, in which we
could see how we really looked to our
fellow creatures, what a reformation
it would bring, What a shrinking
in swelled heads there would be if
only the egotistic could behold how
contemplate their little vanities are,
and what puny figures they really cut
in the world.
The man who brags about how
much money he has made the soldier
who boasts that he won the war; the
writer who admits that nobody since
Shakespeare has his geniuS5 the
woman who boasts of her conQuests
and tells, you that no man can resist
the fatal lure of her beauty; the
woman who nonologues about how
wonderful her children are, how hum
BILE and deprecating they would be-
come if only they could see that peo-
pie listen to their boaStings with their
tongues in their cheeks, and mock
them for wind bags behind their
backsi
Not without reason does the old
Japanese myth represent the mirror
as bringing US the light of day. If
we could see ourselves as others see
US, it would bring to us all q great
enlightenment.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
LESSONS

LEsoSONS-
The small boy studies his lessons in
the class room that he may be able
adequately to get his lessons in after
life-outside the class room.
Education is application
We learn from what We have
learned
But our most valuable lessons are
not learned from those who agree
with US. who praise us and who cheer
us on-but from those who reject us.
who do not agree with us, and who
cannot see in our way any good way
at all.
Lessons must make US think They
must make us act very often quite dit-
ferently than we had made up our
mind to act.
A large portion of failure that
comes to this world IS traceable TO les
sons that were not learned or which,
having been learned, are not applied
A little bright violet may teach
some mind a greater lesson than a
world war
The greatest lesson that the recent
great world war taught was that war
doesn't solve anything 1t only
emphasizes causes
Selfishness is the food on which
war feeds No nation ever started a
war on the proposition Of love and
toleration-
Until we are able 10 recognize hu-
man frailty as a liability and love as
an asset wars will 6ontinue.
Here is very good everyday lesson
that we all should learn thOroIy-that
there is some good in the nieanest
human that ever lived and that our
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

Of Illinois, is quoted as saying that
Nat Goldstein, who was recently nom
mated for the office of United States
collector Of internal revenue for the
st. Louis district is unfit for the Of
flee. The charge against Mr.. Gold
stein is that he took s2,5OO of Low
den S money in~the presidential cam
paign of 1920 Never has it been con-
sidered good form for. tho pot to cal
the kettle black. However. Mr.. Goli-
.tein's offense seems to lie not -
much in the fact that he took Low
den's money but in that he also ac-
otpted money from the other side.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

unfit. the feeble-minded or downright
insane, the illiterates. the deaf and
dumb. as well as aliens in excess of
the quota allowed the country from
which they came, continually are
knocking at the once wide-open doors
into this country. Stowaways and
those likely to become public charges
arrive with their pitiable pleas to be
allowed to remain. Those already
here of the same nationality add their
fearful pleas and often considera BILE
influence to the efforts of these new
arrivals to try to break down the law,
which congress in its wisdom has
found necessary for the protection of
America and American labor
The board of review, naturally the
point of attack for the bitterness en-
gendered by disappointment, has the
unwelcome task Of disposing of all of
these cases. Actually, the secretary
of labor finally acts, but he is frank
to confess that the unpleasant and
heavy task-sometimes 20 or 80 cases
are acted upon in a single day-falls
on the shoulders of this instrument of
the government headed by Chairman
Robe Carl White, and consisting of
T. V Powderly, once commissioner
general of immigration, A. z. Reitzel,
Z. j. Shaughnessy, and George w.
Bope.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11


resolution proposing an amend
rnent 10 the federal constitution which
would prohibit the Issuance of tax ex-
emit securities BY the federal govern
rnent and by any of the states or other
government units has been favorahlv
reyurted to the house by the ways
and means committee II such
amendment should finally be adopted
i, -. d not by any 7, ssibility become
effective in less than six or seven
ears BY that time the situation
which it l. intended to remedy. if it
ass,a-ly be objectionable. viii have
riEhted itself. Few nl- of a financial
or commercial nature ever are cured
by legislation. In the matter of the
projected amendment the remedy
probably would be found TO be worse
than the disease. There is a large
cess of securities now taxable but the
assessor rarely finds them. 1t is un-
likely that he would do any better
r.rre the amount of taxable papsr in
creased. But that interest rates
" ould be increased there car be no
dt9tt. thus m@kins municipal state
ard federal bonds more attrartivs 10
the investor than they are today
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11
MINES AND MINERS.

The alleged over-development OF
the coal industry is blamed by union
labor and economists alike for many
OF the ills OF the industry. But the
real trouble probably lies in the fact
that there are too many miners, rath-
er than too many mines.
without doubt the federal govern
ment has the authority to restrict en-
terprises in the coal industry. just as
it now can prevent the construction of
new railroads. but whether it would
be wise to exercise this authority is
open to doubt
The department of justice and the
federal trade commission are spend
ing millions annually to preserve COM
Petition, and TO hold down the num-
her of coal mines would go wholly
contrary to this. Ten operators bid
ding for one consumers business. says
the Iron Trade Review. should insure
equal-than were only two operators
in competition. and that mine which
mas the lower production cost inevita-
bly, will best the higher cost mine.
The source of a proposal Invariably
is an index to its character, and it
may be accepted as a certainty that
union labor sees greater benefit ac-
cEuing to it than to the operator or to
The public. 1t is inconceivable tho
union labor may advocate fewer
mines, that it would consent to any
lessening of its numbers employed in
the coal industry, for the mass lends
strength TO the whole cause of organ
lied iatcr. One of the economic de-
fects of the coal business is that too
many men are trying to find employ
ment in it. The union certainly has
never done anything to help change
the condition and thereby improve the
position of the individual workman.
There are more than 1000 separate
producers. operating about 10000
mines in twenty-six different states.
There are millions of acres of coal
land readily accessible to railways and
highways, upon which new mines car
be opened with little expenditure OF
either time or money.
The total capacity of the mines now
open, as demonstrated by actual per-
formance. is 776.O0O,OOO tons of bi-
luminous coal a year. The maximum
production in the year 1918 was just
under 100000 tons.
So long as an industry remains
over-developed. the fact of excess
productive capacity ready and press
ing for opportunity to serve buyers
should act as a public safeguard
against shortage of supply.
Therefore. while IT is entirely true
that the over-capAc city in the bitunli-
rous coal industry may constitute
burden upon the coal operators. 1t
does not necessarily constitute a bur
den upon the coal consuming public.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

No final adjustment Of the finan-
cial difficulties confronting the nation
can be accomplished until railway
wages and other operating expenses
are lowered, making possible a reduc-
ton of transportation costs, it is de-
clared in the report OF the economic
policy commission of the American
Bankers association, meeting at
White sulphur Springs. W. Va Even
greater than the wage question, the
report asserts. are the ''onerous work
upon the railroads." Closer co-ordi-
nation between the interstate COM
merce commission and the federal la
Dor board is recommended. The re-
port of the commission also goes on
record as opposing the soldiers bo-
nus bill. 1t endorses. however. the
stand OF President Harding that if
such a law were enacted. means OF
payment should be provided thru a
sales tax. The commission declares
that "a tariff must not be framed
which will restrict imports to such an
extent that it will at the same time
endanger our export trade" It also
asserted that if an unduly protective
tariff were adopted Il would prove
impossible to prevent new flood OF
immigrants. I'VE cannot exclude
both European goods and European
labor without breaking down the
whole economic system OF the world.
the report says. If We exclude Euro
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11
Heart AND HOME PROBLEMS
Written for The State journal
BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a young
man 19 going with a girl from another
town. 1 do not care so much for her
now because there is a girl close 10
me whom I really love When I tell
her she won't listen. How would you
advise me to gain her love? G. D.
The girl probably thinks that as
long as you go with another girl too
your declaration of love means little.
Stop going with the girl from out of
town. Naturally the way to win
girls love is to court her. Take her
places she would like to go to. buy
her candy and flowers. and before you
talk of love prove to her you are
loyal and agreeable companion.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Will you
kindly advise me what is good for
ringworms? My face is nearly COW
erec with ringworms- BELLE.
Paint the spots with a saturated So
luton of salicylic acid in collodion.
Sometimes one application will SUIT
flee.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11
Dinner Stories

There is a theatrical manager who
is noted for keeping people waiting
in his outer office. The other day
a booking agent arrived at noon with
his appointment card. He lOunged
about until five, getting angrier all
the while. At six he suddenly flung
his card down on the secretary's desk.
Tell your boss" he shouted as he
flounced out, that I've grown my last
beard in his office"
you say this movie cost a mil
lion?"
Just about" said the producer.
Don't you know the public can
not be fooled by that sort of advertis-
ing any longer2 The people know
movies don't cost a million dollars"
WHO'S talking about dollars2 This
movies was made in Germany. II you
are so darned inquisitive, figure out
how many marks it takes to make a
dollar"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11
JUST FOLKS
BIZ EDGAR a GUEST.

WORK.
Work is always hard to do,
Every one Of us prefers
Roses under skies of blue
To the briars and cockleburrs-
But there Is no beauty here
But is born Of someone's toll,
For the rose which blossoms near
Someone had to till the soil
Work is father OF the smile
On a glad child's morning face,
Every joy that Is worth while
Work has fashioned in its place
Work has builded air we know,
Stitched the clothing that We wear.
Set our houses in a row. -
Leveled every thorofare-
And that sometimes we may play
BY tho laughing rivers brink.
Sweet with all the blooms OF Nay.
Even God must work,el think.
Copyright, 1872 By Edgar A. Guest-1
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

A southern publication advises
southern senators Go insist" upon
protection for southern products IN
the tariff bill. The tariff leaders are
so badly in neeI of support that prob
ably it will not be necessary for south
ern senators to insist" All they will
need Ito do is to vote for the other
fellows tariff schedule. The high
tariff schedules have grown so unpop-
ular that it has become necessary fer
their supporters TO adopt log rolling
tactics.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

At Genoa 43O years ago was laid the
foundation for the development OF a
new world. Today, in the same city.
an effort is being made to develop
another new world. If the conference
succeed as well as did Columbus it
viii occupy in history a place along
side the great discoverer.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

best friends are made from hunting
and discovering the most good in
them and overlooking the bad.
And here is another useful lesson
that some of US never learn-that we
cannot have everything. but that there
is a plenty in the world that we can
have If we seek it and that is able to
make US abundantly happy and use
full.
Copyright. 1929, George Matthew
AdamS,)
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

pean goods the cheap labor OF Europe,
which otherwise would be employed
at home. will ultimately break thru
our immigration barriers to consume
our surplus here"
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

More business in government" it
is said is saving the people $4,000. 900
a day. And it might be said with
equal truth that government in busi-
ness is costing them an amount fully
as large.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

We had often wondered about Ham,
let's melancholy. 1t seemed so out of
proportion to the reason assigned for
it Happily, Mr.. Law clears the mat
ter up. The mad young Dane was
a golfer. Maybe he was off with
his wood; maybe he failed to hole a
twelve-inch putt on seventeen. In any
event, his chronic state of perturba-
ton has been explained and justified.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-11

Recurring for a moment to yester-
days flow of pish-posh and returning
to the stream just below the point at
which we left it, it seems to us that
the effort of a lady who is interested
in the release of four Philadel-
phia inmates of Leavenworth prisoii
the crest of the flood. In an
effort to prove to us that the prisoners
in question should be released she sent
US a clipping from the New Republic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
OFFICER RODENHE|SER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Suspect He Was Trailing Fires
Revolver at Him, But
Aim is Poor. .

Preliminary hearing in tho case Of
John Canance. charged with having
shot At Oficer Rodonheiscr when the
policeman attempted 10 arrest him
early this morning on a charge OF
breaking and entering. and the case
Of Walter Aiken. Camance's compan-
ion. charged with the latter offence.
VAS set for next "Wednesday morning
by Judge Lynn in City Court this
morning.
lofncor Rodenheiser saw the men
shortly after ! o'clock this morning.
carrying suspicious looking suit cases
.; Second and king streets. He follow
sd them TO Second and Market streets
where one, said 20 be Camance. turn
ed suddenly and fred point blank at
him. Tho sho, WAS fired at close
range and IL seems a miracle that the
policeman escaped unharmed.
After the shot both men dropped
their sultcases and iled west on Sec
ond street towards the railroad. Of
ncers Rodenheiser, Chambers. Sutton
and kempskl trailed them To n cabin
on the Chris,iana. near the pulp
works. whore they made the arrest
The suit cases were carried 10 the
police station where they were found
TO contain waring apparel. The police
stated this morning that IL had been
taken from the store of Lieberwit7
Brothers. on Third street, between
Market and King.
From statements made in court this
morning. Camance and Aiken will try
to prove that they were not in the
vicinity of the shooting at the time il
occurred
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03

stated, tho situation there was really
better than II had been on Saturday,
but whether any now mon had been
put to work was not explained.
It developed today that many OF the
men who are employed at the Todd's
Cut shops did not report for work Sat
urday or today. Many OF these men,
II was said. have no desire to become
involved in any way in the present
movement and therefore decided to
simply remain away from work until
such time as there may be n settle
ment. This leaves a largo number OF
worlimen not at their places who can
not very we'll be definitely placed.
Whether the unions claim them as
strikers or whether the railroad
officials count them as men who walk
ed out or as men remaining at work
is not known. BY Wednesday morn
ing 1t Is believed, however. this class
OF workmen will have been placed on
one side or the other.
Lenders Caution Against Violence.
At Omaha Union leaders maintained
that moro than 81 per cont OF shop
men employed by the Union Pacific had
Joined the strike while company Of
ficials said that about rs per cent OF
their shopmen had walked out. Union
claims at other Nebraska points and a,
Sioux City, Iowa were similar as &c
the number of mon joining tho strike
Two thousand shopmen from Lin
coin and Havelock, Nebraska. gathered
at the latter place for a massmeeting
yesterday. were cautioned by leaders
to refrain from violence or disorder ir
the strike. The men were said TO hav,
como FROM Chicago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
STATE POLICE on GUARD
AT PENNSY REMOVE SHOPS

Williamsp0t, Pa, July 3.-AG the
result of disorders marking inc strike
of shOpmen Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road AZ Remove, four state police have
been sent 10 that place at the request
Of the sheriff Of Clinton county. Strik-
ere at Remove were reported 10 nave
made a house 10 house canvass Satur-
day night threatening workers who
had not gone out on the strike call
II. VI. Carson. general supcrinten-
dent Of the Central PENNSYLVANIA III
vision Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
on being informed Of these novemente
called on the sheriff 70 protect thc
workers and railroad property. The
sheriff not having any available force
asked Harrisburg for men. They ar
rived last night and arc patrolling tho
streets.
Superintendent Carson statcd todav
that $50 shopmen of total Of $500
are out on strike on the .our d!vi-
s!ons under his Jurisdiction Williams
port, Sunbury. EimTa and Schuylkiu