Evening star., 1923-07-06

Secretary of Labor Davis has gone
to Europe to study the immigration
problem. When he returns he will
handling of immigrants. One of the
main evils he will undertake to rectify
Is the tragedies of disappointment of
thousands of would-be immigrants
who sell their homes in their native
lands. and in good faith cross the
ocean. only to be refused entrance
into the Promised Land after arrival
at the port of entry.
Mr.. Davis proposes to have all i'm
migrants given preliminary exam
ination abroad, SO as to eliminate
nine-tenths of the ineligible class
before they cross the ocean. 1t Will
not be a final examination, but 1t
will take the edge off the problem.
The 100000 reward offered by Ed
ward Box for a practicable plan to
gestion from men and women who
feel so kind and lovely that they
believe 1t is easy to charm rattle
snakes by smiling at them.
The means of abolishing war Is
not a. secret; 1t was published CEN
turtles ago. All that is needed is to
persuade greedy criminals. in posi-
tions of power and influence, to ac-
cept it. This is the rule--absolutely
practicable and efficient Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself.''
There is no international law"
possible without that supreme law
which will control national greed and
power over nations. making national
will subservient. "On these two COM
mandments hang all the law and
the prophets''-love of God and love
of fellow men.
Mr.. Bok's 100000 reward is too
extravagant If II is given to redis-
cover the long-discovered only prac-
ticable law; too cheap IL II seeks a
law superior to that. on which hangs
all the wisdom of the ages. AS well
offer 100000 for an improvement on
the solar system.
What Is it worth to bring a smile
to a face which has not known one
for weeks? Who can measure the
therapeutic value of jazz which
takes morose and often violent
character-one who has been con-
fined in a straitjacket because of
his sudden outbursts of temper-and
causes him to forget his gloom and
offishness, to the extent Of spring
Ing to his feet and shuffiing a dance
to the merry measure of a jazz?
jazz is not music. it is wild racket.
Sweet music had failed to "soothe
the savage breast" OF hundreds of the
wounded and sick and discouraged
veterans at Walter Reed Hospital.
but when a travelling jazz band
played for them, men smiled and
danced for the first time since the
armlstice.
Jazz is not music. it is discord-
and discord is what pulls at the
nerves of the men whose lives have
been wrecked in the strain of battle
and trench.
can reach. Some of the musicians
found buddies who had fought in the
same regiments to which they had
belonged. Then the jazz broke loose
all the more furiously-and the smile
-smile-smile" broke loose again.
1t was almost the famous smile
that won't come off"
Senator Curtis proposes to tax
billboards placed alongside the road.
Why stop with taxes when damages
would be more proportionate? A
pleasure rider pays taxes on his au-
tomobile, pays for the upkeep. for the
depreciation, for the gas and oil, and
occasionally for the police funds, and
then he goes out into the country to
enjoy Nature. Does he enjoy Ma
ture? Yes. he has no Nature today,
He has Durham bulls and old fences.
He has toothpaste and medicines He
has hotels and groceries and say, He
has old fashioned spaghetti. and Long
Island chew-chew-gum. but Yes, he
has no real Nature today.
Damages. Multiplied damages!
Help! Help! Representative Aswell
of Louisiana has vowed he will come
to the rescue of the District of CO.
lumbia against Maryland in the mat
ter of automobile reciprocity. His
blood boiled when he witnessed
1000 Washingtonians in line July 2
trying to get Maryland licenses for
the second half of the year, because
Maryland refuses to recognize Dis
trict tags.