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New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Crowner's Law

A coroner's jury having gone
through the motions Of inquiring
into the deaths Of persons whose
mutilated corpses were scattered
thickly over the Egypt Of Illinois,
finds that the mine superintendent
was a murderer and that his guilt is
shared by the officers Of the operat-
ing company.
II appears that the superin-
tendent, standing on the edge of the
mine pit, saw something in the dark
and shot and a man threw up his
hands and fell. The first victim was
unionist who. in disregard Of a
notice not % trespass. was prowling
about. As 20 who slaughtered the
non-unionists who were killed after
they surrendered the jury had no
information. The jury's foreman,
after making his report. added that
the verdicts. both in their inclusion
and exclusions, represent "the united
sentiment Of Williamson County on
the massacre of Tuesday and the
events which led UP to il"
A nan may have n right under the
Constitution TO protect his property
and may arm himself to this end
and may hire others to help him,
but in some parts Of the country
tho Constitution does not run. States
do not protect men in their rights
and local populations do not think
they have any This has been shown
in Pennsylvania. in West Virginia
and is now shown in Illinois.
What's to be done? Obviously, the
system Of hiring guards does not
vorr. The alternative seems to be 70
hire public guards. There is no
known case Of miners shooting when
and how they please when they face
q uniform with a disciplined man
within it. Complaint is justly made
q this savagery Of the miscellane-
Gus population Of Williamson County.
But on the state which will not pro
toct its citizens lies the chief blame.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Justice to Mrs. Noah

II does a twentieth century heart
good to find some one at last taking
sympathetic interest in the psy-
chology of Mrs. Noah. Was she
glad TO be saved from the food at
the price Of sharing her ark with
such creatures as screech owls that
kept her awake at night, to say
nothing Of mice and snakes and
little red ants? And moths
Belated recognition of the trials
Of the long neglected Lady Of the
Ark comes from Robert VI. Gay in
the July Atlantic" Il was bad
enough, he points out, to see your
own husband furiously building an
ark on dry land and collecting the
most dsagreeable animals. all be-
cause he thought it was going 10
rain, but how much worse after
they were all aboard;
"To live almost a year in n box in
which there was only one window 10
look out at, and nothing TO see even
from that except water; 70 have no
body 20 talk 10 except her sons, who
seem 20 have taken after their
father, and her daughters-in-law,
who seem 70 have been women Of no
importance: TO walk for exercise be-
growing creatures. and TO wake in
the small hours Of the morning
wondering how many Of the creeping
things might have got in the bed
room Where is there an example
% feminine heroism comparable 20
this"
The long-suffering woman had no
name in Biblical history, but rab-
binical legends refer to her as "the
pious Naamah," and Mr.. Gay hints
that It probably was on account Of
her goodness rather than the old
mans that the family was saved.
The Lucy Stone League should
take this matter up. Did the pious
Naamah voluntarily merge her in
dividuality in that of her husband,
or is this another example Of man
made history suppressing a wom-
ans triumph? Or is the anonym-
ity punishment because she de-
voted her waking hours TO devising
schemes for losing the crawling
/ things overheard? Did she plot
10 lose the moths, the June bugs,
the FISH worms, the mice and red
ants? Were her nights occupied
not in sleeping, as the simple-minded
Noah believed. but in opening the
window to drive out the mosqul-
toes? And then he'd catch her
at it,
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Scrsp Ii or Aid 1t

Cha.rn.l Lasker Of tho shipping
Board uncovers the shipping prob
lem in q way even The dulles' can
comprehend
Like other complicated questions
the shipping question i- simple
when looked at Simply The gov
eminent possesses Tie rrca.os, r'er-
chant fleet ever known But to@
feet. as experience ha- '5'adan'iy
demonstrated. caano. be operated
as cheaply as arc tho fo-cgn ma
rines with which it cop~c.er.
Is tms armada of trade 90 be oT-
Grated. as now. az tho expense OF
the country burdonei tax7ayers?
Or it TO be sold abroad? Or is 1t
20 be tied up and allowed to rot
and 70 rust?
40" ever ore says Then bu'
one other course is open. THIS IS
20 sell the vessels to our ship men
under conditions that will per
nit them to operate at some
profit. Laws which place American
shipping at a Disadvantage must be
repealed and government aid given
If Congress lays out routes which
at first cannot be money making.
But the cry Of Subsidy Sub
sidy" is raised and timorous Con-
ersssmen are frightened by IT,
shufled out Of view is the fact that
there is subsidy now, and Chairman
Lasker would lessen it. What he
asks is not a chance TO spend money,
but 70 save il.
America has the capacity to es-
tablish merchant marine on firm
basis. But men Of seafarins ex-
perionce must be turned loose 70
do t. They can do little while
tetheyed as they now are with the
threat Of government competition
constantly before them and rules
established for them which put
them at q business disadvantage
whenever they navigate the blue
waters. where freight goes 20 the
vessels which can carry 10 cheapest.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
The Billboard Blight

To the Editor Of The Tribune -.
Sir: A correspondent writes "a,
Tribune from cohoeton, y. l. '"
he would like to Join "a soes"
discourage the use Of billboard
tising" S.x
The Municipal Art Society 0i -
York for many years h" se'",r .s,,
worked against the oplse"',, -,
forms Of outdoor Advertising .ns 49,,
recently issued its second puoh''n1
en- the subject Of billOosrd', ',Al,
"The Billboard Blight" fo' 80,
other readers like your .0nS a
correspondent would like TO sn,s
this society. which would ss's' s''s -.
them 70 It's membership. and ~n''"
fers them an opportunity to e.P
their civic interest The sos'e'y A
eeives more communications IN ''s as
TO billbosrds than on any o'nei
ject J. r. kEbN'
New York, June 70. 1874
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
The Supreme Courts Function

The Supreme Courts Function
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In connection with Senator
La Follette's speech before the American
Federation Of Labor, In Cincinnati. in
which he charged that tho Supreme
Court had become the real controlling
power over the American people, the
following words Of Alexander Hamll-
ton, taken from The Federalist," No. rs,
arc Of particular interest:
"The Executive not only dispcnses
the honors but holds the sword OF
tho community. The Legislature not
only commands the purse, but pre-
scribes the rules by which the duties
OF every citizen are 10 be regulated.
The judiciary, on the contrary, has
no influence over either the sword or
the purse; no direction either OF the
strength or the wealth OF the society,
ard can take no active resolution
whatever. It may truly be said to
have neither force nor will, but
merely judgment. This simple
view Of the matter suggests several
important consequences. II proves
ineontestably that the judiciary is
beyond comparison the weakest Of
the three departments Of power; that
II can never attack with success the
other two; and that all possible care
Is requisite to defend itself against
their attacks"
From the weakest to the strongest
is far cry. 1t is possible, Of course,
70 preserve the letter OF the Constitu-
tion while violating its intent. This
is the case with respect TO the
provisions Of the Constitution on Presi-
Dental elections. But. IL the intent Of
the Constitution has been violated to
such an extent as Senator La Toilette
charges. considerable proof should be
given before his statement should be
entitled TO applause.
Some people may claim that when the
Supreme Court declares an act Of Con-
gress unconstitutional II Is taking an
active resolution" Justice Brandeis
has the following 10 say (Eisner vs..
Macomber) on this point:
AS this court often has said. the
high prerogative OF declaring an act
OF Congress null and void should
never be exercised except in n clear
case. IL is but n decent respect due
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Helferich's Boomerang

Rathcnau's murder, even more
than Erzbergers, has turned the
German masses against the elc-
merts which are working for a
Hohcnzollcrn restoration. The Junk
ers and militarists are as direct
actionsts' as the anarchists Of old
or the Communists of to-day ever
pretended 20 be- They are willing
20 sioop 10 infamous crimes against
fellow Germans. They would dc
stroy the republic and bring back
monarchy, no matter what the cost
10 the German people in added bur
dcns and further military inter
vention.
They have closked their appeal so
far under fiery chauyinism, incit-
ing the public TO defiance and re-
venge and vilifying the republican
government for carrying out, even
IN part, treaty which the
monarchy's bankruptcy made in
ovitable But the German city
workers, al least, sec clearly that
the motive behind this reactionary
clamor end this incitation TO vlo-
lence is rot patriotism but envy.
a restoration could do nothing to
oa5c 20 condition Of the working
rc e.. J. would, on the contrary,
a. -c.'zc The rest Of the world
are 'sc'-.c Germany still further.
i -er''l reimpose q domestic yoke
". So cling foreign yoke harder.
4 }. ERE from Doom might salye
The ~r.lc &C the militarists who lost
the vc-. But il would leave all
ot.c- Germans politically more sub
mcrrei and economically more
desperate.
Two hundred thousand Berliners
attended Sundays Lustgarten DEM
ons.ration in favor OF the republic.
When Kapp seized the government
the population Of Berlin boycotted
him and a general strike ended his
"putsch." With power Of this sort
lodged in the hands Of the masses
the Helferiehs among the polili-
clans will probably rave in vain for
& revival Of the Kaiserrcich.
The Wirih government has been
too tolerant Of monarchist conspirs-
tors. But the Chancellor said in
the Reichstag on Sunday, address
,ng HelHerieh's Nationalist group:
This is the end; this is the end.
and we must 70 another way II
is time the republic cleaned house
and put an end TO anti-republican
agitation and vendettas; for the
first condition Of German ameliora-
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Queer Times
= a.. ra,.o, =, rh. Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. Whether 4, be the sppre''
of Mars or spots on the sun there Vt
tainly does appear in the" TIM"
peculiar mental twist In the worla.
This is well illustrated IN !"
parody os government eon'i0'.s .,.'
Russia. Another striking illa'f'','
is tho coincidence Of time Ia the p'.
licstlon Of the book Of the h'"
wherein Is sought 20 be proved w,
many was not responsible f'r 'A'
World War. and the enthusiasts
ceptlon By the Confederate 's''
at Richmond Of the pamphlet ''sN ~
10 establish the idea that A's's n,'s
Lincoln was responsible for the '''
War.
Il has been said words are n'''
conceal thoughts. In the Wr'"nt
history they may be equslly s
in eoncealing facts. y
New York. June 20. 1922.
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method Of clcciing President and
Vice. President had not yet been per-
feeted. and tho candidate getting the
grea,est number of votes was made
President. while the one getting the
next greatest number became wee
President. Now. this year Jefferson
and Burr got the same number OF
votes. and the House Of Representa-
tives had TO dccid. which man should
he elected. Many Of them wanted
Burr. but Alexander Hamilton, who
hated Burr. excItcd al his influence
against him. and finally Jefferson
was elected, while Burr had 20 con-
tent himself with the Nice-Presi-
dency."
Burr did not run for President
against jefferson. He ran for Vice
President. as everybody understood
on the same party ticket with the
great Virginian. whose opponent
was John Adams. The voters had
no intention e making Burr Presi-
dent.
/. was gall and wormwood for
Hamilton 20 advise a Fcderalist
friend to elect jefferson, The leading
exponent Of n theory Of government
antipodal to his own and his tower
inc political rival. But. knowing
.Ieferson's character and knowing
Burr's. he had but one course 10 fol-
low. His support OF jefferson was q
high-mindcd. a patriotic act.
To attribute his decision 10 malig-
nant personal dislike FOR Burr is q
pucrilc misintcrprotation Of IIamil-
tons manly and statesmanlikc con-
duct at a critical moment in the af-
fairs Of the young Republic. His
judgment Of Burr's character. his
utter distrust Of the man, were amply
justified. a. all records attest HAM
ilton was not cankcr-heartcd. Hc
kept Aaron Burr ont Of the Prcsi-
dency not because he hated Burr but
because he knew Burr.
Yet writer Van Loon, Of tho school
which is determined % be against
accepted views, no matter how at
tested. says "who hated Burr"
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
The Litter Nuisance
The Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; Is there no law against the throw
ing about and leaving Of newspapers,
paper bags. pastoboard boxes and
remnants OF lunches in the parks and
on the public thoroughfares Of this
city? II not there should be.
In no other city Of this country can
you find a condition such as presents
itself 10 the eye any morning. Mondays
particularly, on Riverside Drive and
upper Fifth Avenue. Il is n disgrace.
Drastic measures should be adopted TO
correct such untidiness
ALFRED (. JOY.
New York, June %. 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
More Truth Than Poetry
By James J. Montague
Remembering the Risk

Remembering the Risk
Scientists, always alert to advise
US
OF any cerebral helps that they
find,
Are now writing brochures and
screeds 10 advise Us
That flying in airships Will
brighten the mind.
II your thought has Of late be-
come duller and duller,
II you seldom are there with a
comeback or quip,
II your reason is stale and reflec-
tion of color,
You're in need Of a ride in an
aerial ship.
Get away from the world 20 the
wide, open spaces,
Away from the racket and
roaring Of ears,
Away from the crowd. with It's
gaunt, gaping faces.
Go where there's nothing to
see but the stars.
Like a hermit who fees TO some
desert seclusion
To Danish the present and
bury the past,
You will find, when you're free
from all human intrusion,
That it's easy to think and 20
think mighty fast.
Looking down on the world from
your lofty position,
Ideas will flow in a stream 20
your brain;
Perspective will give you a rare
intuition,
And shortly your mind VIII be
Fighter than rain.
We know lots Of minds that
would function far better
II their owners would purchase
an airplane, and fly
II they'd break with the world
that has held them in fetter,
And battle in the sunlight afar
in the sky.
But rs for ourselves. while we
doubtless may need it.
We arc giving advice that
we're not going 20 take.
For the sake OF our mind we
would be willing 10 heed Il,
But we'll stick TO the ground
for security's sake.
We might get ideas 10 Hast us for
ever,
Tho world. when We landed,
perhaps might be thrilled
To find US so brilliant and sud
denly clever,
But that wouldn't help II we
fell and got killed.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
History Twisting

Alexander Hamilton, who hated
Burr Il is late in the day for
thumbnail historian 10 distort the
truth about these two men, but, from
whatever motive. Hendrix Van Loon.
who has knack for historical bead
stringing. contrives TO do so. In one
Of his latest sketches, For Little
Historians" Mr.. Van Loon tells how
Burr almost reached he White
House.
an 1900 he burr san for Presl.
dent against Thomas Jefferson. The
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27

put more food in ice boxes or
clothes on backs. The railroads as
capitalistic enterprises, have been
milked dry-so dry that II railroad
employees get more it necessarily
means that other folks will get less
Social Justice requires consideration
Of the rights Of all and a cessation
Of the habit Of paying bonuses with
OF. inquiry as to who pays the bill.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27

10 the wisdom, the integrity and the
patriotism Of the legislative body. by
which any law is passed, TO presume
In favor Of its validity until It's vio-
lation Of the Constitution Is proved
beyond reasonable Doubt"
II is difficult 70 see how the Supreme
Court may be deprived Of the power
TO declare law unconstitutional with.
out being deprived Of the one function
which ithas-namely. judgment. Senator
La Toilette, itseems, would favor curing
a faneied malady By stabbing the al
legged patient. A. c. HAVEN.
New Rochelle, n. Y, June %, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
What Readers Are Thinking

ter Of adequate playground spa"
They want reeres,ion Pier 50 81 ne
foo. Of Marke. Stree. opened 70 'a'a
as . playground.
MARGARET GIBSON
Head Worker
New York, June "a, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
The Living Wage

Says "The Emporia (Kan) Ga
,ette," William Allen White editor
the threatened railway
.trike;
"The boys have kick coming.
When they went TO work for the
Railroad Labor Board two years ago
they went TO work with the explicit
agreement that q living wage should
be established upon which adjust
ments Of all disputes should begin.
The living wage was 20 be guaran-
tcod TO the men at the bottom Of
the industry. and for skill, risk and
length Of apprenticeship higher than
living wages were 20 be paid.
NOW the Railroad Board declares
that the living wage cannot be paid
until profits and rehabilitation have
been secured. That is TO say. rail
road labor is only a commodity like
other labor Il is 20 be paid without
respect to the fact that it is neces-
sary TO the life Of the nation, and
tho special guaranty Of a living
wage is 20 be scrappcd. That
guaranty was contract.
Perhaps il was an unwise con-
tract for the Labor Board 20 make.
But 10 was a contract and the men
accepted 70 rather than strike when
they accepted it, so America got
value received, which was peace for
two years So now that the contract
is TO be ineontincntly junked the
boys have a kick coming
Passing over the fact that the
railroad act mentioned other things
besides "the living wage as also
guiding when wage adjustments
were considered, it is doubtless true
that the railway employees sincerely
feel aggrieved. Formidable tables Of
statistics show that the men will
not be able under the new wages 70
maintain a wife and three children
in the comfort to which they deem
themselves and their families en-
titled.
What is a living wage? No one
has yet defined il. 1t is a phrase
much affected by those whose sym
pathies are tender, but it conveys
no exact meaning The standard Of
average living varies from decade
to decade, responding TO laws that
cannot repeal. Happily,
the American standard has risen
steadily during the history Of the
country. But it is never absolute
and cannot be 50.
All Of US except few parasites are
in producing-contribute in
capital or in management or in
labor. The aggregate produced is
divided under a system Of distribu-
tion which confessedly is faulty, but
is the best mankind has ever known.
But at any particular time there is
a limit inherent in the fact that the
goods distributed cannot exceed the
total Of goods created. II the sums
Of the living wages asked are more
than the aggregate Of current pro
Guction there is no living wage, and
no labor board can improvise one.
The notion has many adherent'
that somewhere a Golconda store OF
wealth exists and that when rail
road managers deny wage requests
Of their employees they are merely
hard Of heart. Alas, the idea does
not bear examination II fall-of
in living wages has occurred II is
because strikes, mismanagement and
other reasons have brought a de-
cline in production. Would we ad
vance the average living wages
Then let US work more steadily and
intelligently. Quitting Of jobs, doinl
nothing, won't lay the foundations
Of a living wage.
Jumping on the railroads will not
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27

tion is the maintenance Of an un-
terrorized republic. strong enough
to command respect abroad and
self-conhdent enough to challenge
home criticism for honestly doing
what it can to pay Germany's debts.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Always Careful

John D. Rockefeller made his first
dollar b. selling a hock Of geese.
We feel confident that he first made
sure that none Of them was laying
any golden eggs.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Almost HogQish

Now York has just had a cyclonie
storm. She hates 10 lot any West
ern town have anything she can't
have.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
A tIabt

Having failed as a war lord and as
an emperor. Mr. Hohenzoilcrn in
sists on failing as an author.
(copyrigt' D. Jauss :. NonfaossJ
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27

The aeenda Of the Hague peace
conference will consist chiefly Of the
German request for time and the
Russian request for money.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
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New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
The T0Wcr
cnNeFcRATION

CONS T. c K A TlON
TIE WHO has seen his vision, nc
III who has dreamed his dream
Straight to his goal shall travel
needless Of mems esteem.
Love shall not lure him backward
not though his heart be torn;
Hate he shall meet and conquer
bravinr the lash Of scorn.
Men with their strength will chal-
lenre. barring his destined
way:
Women with frailty's power cling
10 his feet and pray
Pleading with tears that scnld him.
racking his soul with pain
Binding. with soft white fingers
twincd in his hair-in vain.
Always he marches onward, up 70
the light he secs.
Crawls. II his feet he crippled, up
on his bleeding knees;
Seeking. and ever seeking, all that
his purpose finds.
Staring with eyes onraptured into
tho sun that blinds.
Fame shall not make him falter' not
with her gifts Of gold;
Nor shall her absence fright him
hunger or thirst or cold.
What If a cross he waiting, reared
on a hin Of shamel
What If n stake be pian,ed-piled
Al its feet. the flame!
In. on the path un,rodden, straight
to his own white star
lie shall forever struggle, up where
his own gods are.
When. at the last, Death greet'
him-mocks at his wasted llfe'
Points with chill. bony fingers
back at the useless strife
Still he shall hope. eyes shining
even though heaven seem
Only futile vision-only an empty
dream. HARRY VARLEY.
A eoroner's jury has laid the blame
for the Herrin massacre upon the mine
operators. This ia only the initial
ten toward justice. Each wounded
uon.union man should now be indicted
.or receiving stolen ammunition.
pyobobf, ,rfcn The matter lGs been
.if,,S N N, bottom fic real blame will
be found 70 rcsi upon 'he shoulders Of
fae Pror9cucc that permitted The coal
20 bc deposited there.
Tn. Herrin verdict should cheer up
,mnoverished Turkey. with such
precedent. there doesn't seem 70 be any
reason why Mustapha Kcmnl and his
pals should rot at once file suit for
heavy damages against the Armenians'
Manor 4. T. Pace. Of Herrir, insists
Iis fopa has as lGio-obiding oitisen'
os avn eify in the United SiGte'." The
hospital where the copndcd from the
massacrc arc tying. his honor edd'' -
being potrollcd by police"
Tfs.L..
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
CONCERNING ALERTNESS

CONCERNING ALERTNESS
Wien Trc had iruGcicnf sleep
! uGiCn until riV optics iceep.
Ard fhsH for nine long hours I srore,
And rake 20 find naicn much more.
Tie nations OF the world must be-
come better tempered, Lloyd George
,ays. In other words, they must dis
play toward each other in their dis
agreements this hurts Us almost as
much as it does you-nothing but
pollyanimus.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27

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