Evening star., 1923-03-16

Much ado about ths act of a rep
resentative--Hon. Clarence MacGregor
Of Buffalo, N. WHO has gone to
the University Of Pennsylvania 20
take a course in banking and. cur
rency during the interval between
sessions of Congress-. He gets his
portrait In the papers and is written
up as doing a most remarkable
thing-in going back to school after
he had already arrived" for is he
not a member of the House commit
tee on banking and currency2
After the armistice, ; the world
war, thousands of American officers
and enlisted men took advantage of
the universities and colleges OF
France and England while waiting
for transportation homeward. The
day has gone when any man grows
too old to attend classes taught by
specialists in studies he has not pre-
viously or adequately studied. No
one need be ashamed to learn. When
one ceases to have enthusiasm for
progress, then he is "oId"-never
until then. Men of fifty, or older. ac-
quire knowledge more rapidly and
thoroughly than callow youths whose
minds are divided between study and
sport. When Congress convenes
again. doubtless" where MacGregor
sits Gin the committee on banking and
table"
Maybe 1t was not due to the Nc
Cumber-gordney tariff that the i'm
ports of all merchandise during De-
cember last were greater than in De-
cember. 1921, by s60,504,495, and the
exports were also increased. For ex-
ample, the total exports of coke, for
the seven months Of the fiscal year,
amounted to $3,7s2,654, as contrasted
with the coke exports Of the same
seven months of the preceding year
ended December 81, 1921-amounting
to s1.3s3.3s5. This coke export was
in spite of the high American price,
due TO the coal and rail strike.
All arguments fall to the ground
which do not take in all of the facts.
By what theory could an increased
tariff on imports increase the i'm
ports? By what theory could a high
tariff on imports increase exports,
when the capital argument against
tariffs on imports Is that they will
stop exports, since 1t is supposed that
we cannot sell to any country unless
we Duy lHdI s
Having presented the facts above, I
am cautioned to let every reader put
| his own Interpretation thereon. The
one with whom everybody will agree
Will demonstrate that he is a super
statesman.
| How often are civilians reminded
of the reverence due to ":Old Glory"
The flag must never be used as
| tablecloth, in decorating a speakers
stand; 1t must never be subordinate
to any other flag, etc. In view of the
| strictness of instructions to civilians,
| and even of the law of the District of
| Columbia, and also the Army and
Navy regulations. regarding desecra-
| ton of the flag, it was amazing to see
! in Washington newspaper recently
| a reproduction of scene over the
inscription: Assurance of expert in
| struction in naval warfare is obtained
in the United States Navy through
the use of radio"
The photograph shows a naval en-
gineer officer instructing two ''gobs"
| in the handling Of a gun. which rests
upon Old Glory, used as a covering
| across a box. Has the party been
| court-martialed? The law makes 1t
misdemeanor. punishable with a
! fine of 800, but naval officers cannot
| be tried by the civil courts without
consent of the naval authorities.
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| What would the new managing
editor OF the Post Office Department
do If press time had passed. and he
found the wheels still idle, while two
pressmen were smearing ink over