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Evening star., 1923-04-27
That First Home Game.

After preliminary warm-up i'll two
standing in the games won and lost
columns, the Washington base ball
club yesterday made its bow before a
plus-capacity audience in this city. II
was a notable occasion. a day made
to order for the game, d distinguished
assemblage, headed by the President
Of the United States, and. what is most
important to the faithful ones who are
the mainstay and support of the sport,
a victory for the home team.
II is always satisfactory to start the
home season with a win. No matter
how many victories are later scored,
there is something about that first
home game that seems 10 count for
more. il the score is on the right side
\ victory in the presence of d multi.
tude of enthusiasts is bigger than one
achieved before Il scattered squad of
thick -and-thin attendants. Yesterday
the winning was accomplished with
dramatic features. 4 close game, a
pitchers duel. many chances to score
shut off by hair-raising plays. a tense
situation with the bases filled by
enemies and the foreign batsman en-.
joying i three-nothing count against
the pitcher. only to whiff on the next
three pitched balls, Then the satisfac-
ton of trouncing hurler whose name
has heretofore been anathema 10
Washington for his uncanny skill.
What will Washington do this year?
The answer comes in varying terms
according TO the temperaments of the
respondents. Same old story" say
some. Watch our smoke" say others
The worm will now proceed TO turn
at last" declare the perennial opti.
mists. But wherever the team that
represents the capital will stand at
the finish il is assured that the games
at the Georgia avenue ball park this
year will be we'll attended, and will
yield a great measure of entertain.
ment for those who witness them. II
is great game. whoever wins
Evening star., 1923-04-27
A Strange Requirement.

The ruling Of some authority at
the traffic bureau that an applicant
for d drivers permit cannot take the
have seating capacity for less than
three persons is surely subject to re-
vision by some one higher up" This
remarkable requirement. it is plain to
see, would, if carried through, prevent
the examination ia the car he expects
TO drive through Che streets Of Wash
ington of every person who acquires
3 roadster. unless he can borrow the
larger car of some one else. 1t would
seem to be the reasonable purpose of
the test to ascertain whether the can
uidate can drive the car he owns or
proposes to drive. not the car Of an
other person. The only basis for this
extraordinary requirement. it appears
is that the candidate must be accom-
panied by an experienced driver in the
course Of the test and by an officer of
the traffic bureau as well: if there is
10 room for the lastnamed by reason
vi tlle ldel lnal the second scat IS
occupied by the practiced driver, he
cannot observe the test. There is,
however, way to get around that
difficulty. In fact. there are two ways.
The official observer might possibly at
4 pinch take the place Of the expert
"nccd driver IA the car. or he might
accompany the test party on a motor
'yclc. Either way would bring the
test Immediately under his observa-
lion. Either would be much preferable
t" requiring the borrowing of a
strange car watch the candidate is not
TO use later o.' barring him from any
chance TO get his permit. Surely this
extraordinary: ruling will not stand.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

While Hiram Johnson has been
| in Europe. California republicans have
been busy organizing for 1924 on be-
| half of Warren G. Harding. The
Presidents stock. this writer is au-
thoritatively informed was never
higher on the coast than today. A
League Of Harding Clubs" has re-
Gently been formed, and, according to
present indications, it will present a
list of delegates to the republican ma
tional convention, headed by Gov.
Friend w. Richardson. such a
ticket" it is stated. will sweep the
state very easily. so there's every in
dication that California will be lined
up strongly for Harding when the
roll is called next June at the repub-
lllcan national convention Gov. Rich
ardson ran 1900 votes ahead Of the
johnson senatorial ticket in the No
vember. 1922 election, although John
son faced much weaker candidate e
than Richardson did.
:; !; x X
The most current Of all interna-
tional law topics-Uncle Sans rights
beyond the three-m limit-will be
meeting of the American Society of
international Law in Washington.
The question, "Is the jurisdiction of
the United States exclusive within
the three limit? Does it extend
beyond this limit for any purpose?'
Will be discussed tonight by Prof
Philip Marshall Brown Of Princeton
University and by Fred X. Nielsen
Enlicitnr q g. "a 10
partmcnt. Both speakers are likely
10 mention an ancient decision eN-
cavated by Mrs. Mabel w. Willie
brandt assistant attorney general Of
with pending disputes with Great
Britain Mrs. Willebrandt. who han
dies prohibition cases at the Depart
ment of Justice. has revived a de-
ciSion by Chief Justice Marshall of
the United States Supreme Court
This clothes American Officials with
the right. under certain conditions.
TO operate anywhere within the
twelve-mile customs limit under
"hovering statutes" dating from the
earliest days of the republic. The
decision Is still considered good
law" by Uncle Sam and will be in
voked in the diplomatic debate with
the British over our right to cnjoiu
formerly American-oWneds ships from
engaging in rum running.
\
The Farm journal of Philadelphia
publishes In its May issue an illum
mating chart showing that American
farmers have almost endless
variety Of sources for borrowing
OF money. The chart tabulates
eighteen different sources, as follows:
Investing public
Federal reserve system.
United States Treasury.
National Agricultural Credit Cor
poration.
National Rediscount Corporation.
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank.
War Finance Corporation.
Credit Union Building and Loan
Association.
Friends or relatives
Local bank.
Live Stock Loan Company
state Agricultural Credit corpora
ton.
Federal Land Bank
Joint Stock Land Bank.
Mortgage banker. etc.
Farm Loan Association
Farm loan agent
Cooperative Association.
"Too many remarks the farm
Journal This chart will look as II
farmers had too many sources or
credit But certainly no one can
hereafter claim there are not enough.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
Two Ohioans on a Third.

Two eminent Ohioans are just now
commenting upon President Harding )
world court proposal. One of them is
candidate for President. The other is
former Justice John II. Clarke. pos
sible democratic nominee for the same
office. Each standing firmly on a
league Of rations platform. it might be
expected that they would agree in
either their criticism of the President
for urging that the United States will
not go into the league through par
ticipati ton in the world court, or their
praise of him for going so far toward
international responsibility as advo-
eating membership in the tribunal of
world justice.
But no. They are in discord. Editor
Cox in his newspaper scores the Presi-
dent severely for Inconsistency. while
Judge Clarke. in a Chicago speech.
praises him warmly and sincerely for
his stand. Nor does the former justice
equivocate or shade his praise. He
goes quite as far as does the PreSi-
dent in his assertion that participation
in the court does not mean joining the
league AS an experienced lawyer he
was sure that the proposed reserva-
tions would prevent any relations with
the league.
These Orleans should get together.
They are supposed to represent the
high principle of 100 per cent Ameri-
can participation in old world affairs
They are believed to reflect the policies
and principles and desires of him who
has been called the father Of the
league of nations. They are both
democrats, both presidential possibili-
ties. both wishful. doubtless, of the
support and influence Of that eminent
democrat. One or the other is wrong
in this matter. Both cannot be right.
Do they reflect differing democratic
views of the world court proposal Of
President Harding? And if so. are
their present differences prelnonitory
of democratic split" even as the
enemies of the republican party are
today busily engaged in predicting a
split in those ranks?
Evening star., 1923-04-27

gard it as undignified and as reflec-
ment. II there is any justice in
the cause for which pickets and their
hackers stand. there are various tried
and approved methods of procedure.
That anybody or any set Of persons
seeking to advertise a grievance
should stand at the gates Of the White
House with banners or keep up an all
day parade outside the fence is 4 poor
plan for soliciting public support.
Picketing should be done away with.
While the Daughters of 1872 oppose
picketing in general, the immediate
reason for the resolution they adopted
is the picketing now being carried on
at the White House by uniformed men
who display signs demanding the re-
lease of certain classes of wartime
prisoners. The resolution called for
investigation Of the use of the Amer
lean military uniform by the pickets
and made a demand that the District
code be so amended ''as to prohibit un-
patriotic plcketlng or the Whlte
House or any public building in the
future" The executive committee of
the District American Legion has also
passed resolutions against the present
pickctiIg of the White House and
called on the Attorney General for
certain information regarding social
ed political prisoners in the United
States. Hostility to the pickets and
their cause was so manifest that ad-
ditional police were directed to report
at the place Of the picketing that they
might be on hand in case of dis
order, but the pickets did not appear.
The presidential residence should not
be made the scene of such disorderly
and possibly riot-provoking spectacles.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
Elihu Root and the Court.

Elihu Root. addressing the Ameri-
oen 3ncietv of International Law last
nishs IN this city. further clarified the
,ropcsal for adhesion Of the United
States TO the Permanent Court OF IN
crnational Justice. and pointed out
the distinction between such Il course
aud Joining the league of nationsS Re
garded as one of the greatest auzhori-
lie, Of any country on INTERNATIONAL
law and international relationships.
Mr. Roots words are worthy ot care
ful attention.
Assuming that everybody wants
Deace with honor among the Rations.
Mr.. Root noted that the league and
the court approach the great problem
II preserving peace from different
angles and by different methods. They
Gifer radically in their nature and
their effects" Every member Of the
council of the league. he explained.
was obligated to serve his own nation
as its diplomatic agent. willis no mem
bcr of the court represents or is at
liberty 10 represent any state what
ever. but must decide any contro-
versy in accordance with the law and
the facts without suboraination 10
political power
lie explained that the duty of the
judges is not to deal with policies or
agreements. but to decide questions Of
fact and law. Each Judges obliga
ton" he pointed out, lis not to repre-
sent his country, or any country: not
10 execute the orders OF any foreign
Cffice; not 10 reflect the =policy of any
government. but upon his own con-
science to hear and decide upon the
evidence and the law lin accordance
with his own pcrsnoal Judgment
Mr.. Root contended that war cannot
&c Outlawed by proCla:mation. resolu-
non or mere agreement. but only ''hy
erraying the moral force of the civi.
lied world in support -of definite rules
II conduct which exclude war" An in
s'tution to do this lis a court by
whose judgment the great multitude
who desire the peace Of Justice may
know what is just"
1t is evident that: adhesion TO the
court is to be the subject Of sharp con-
icntiun, with divergent opinions urged
by men Of great ability. The pro-
poncnts of the plan nay congratulate
themselves on having Mr.. Root among
their chief interpreters and supporters.
Evening star., 1923-04-27

phrase. Let them come. Washington
is making ready.
The gates Of the city will be flung
wide open. So far as the gates are
concerned, and so far AS constitu-
tional hospitality permits Washington
will be a wide-open town. The water
works are being enlarged, and the
fountains will run and play night and
day. Sandwich making machines will
WORK overtime. and there will be no
eight-hour day for coffee pots. All
homes are hanging their latchstrings
on the outside, and extra cots are
being made up. If there are not
enough cots for those unreasonable
persons who insist on going 10 sleep
in Shrine week old-fashioned pallets
can be made up on the floor.
Glad to see you coming, crowds.
Washington will do her best to make
you feel at home.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
: Picketing.

Another national organization in
session at the capital records it's dis
approval of White House picketing.
The latest protest against this form of
gaining publicity comes fronE the Ma
1onal Society, United Daughters Of
1912. Pickefing the White House has
become good deal of nuisance, and
such comment as it calls forth =is un-
tiattering to the pickets, the infiu-
ences behind them and the cause for
which the ptcketing is maintained. 1t
serves no good purpose and rritates a
large body Of the public. Nearly all
persons who think about it at all re-
Evening star., 1923-04-27

/ Who's the most popular man in
Washington? Harding? Wilson?
Hughes? Hoover? Taft? If the Dis
trict of Columbia were not the
Cinderella of the nation, and its resi-
dents had votes IN addition to the
privilege of paying taxes, one man
would come mighty near to winning
the popularity prize. He is George
H. O'Connor lawyer by profession
and singer by predilection. Although
he's vice president Of successful
title insurance company, few know
MIN except as warbler of dialect
ballads. Hardly a public dinner is
complete without him. His average
is ten banquets week relative
a banquet invited George to accom-
pany him. ITS like asking a letter
carrier to take Il walk" was the reply
|OConnor's HE Amt No Relation of
Mine" is as familiar and almost as
beloved in Washington as THE Star
Spangled Banner" It's a screaming
burlesque on "joiners' and is destined
to send the Shriners into paroxysms
of mirth in June. O'Connor is a ma
tive son of the District.
x X X K
Our naval flag floats at the mo-
ment in many seas. The addresses OF
our ships of war include Cuba, China
Japan, Philippine Islands. Turkey
Egypt. Russia. Greece, Syria, Canal
Zone, Santo Domingo, Gibraltar and
the West Indies. The United States
destroyer squadron, including the
cruiser flagship Pittsburgh. is dis
tributed among various points in the
near east that will figure in the cable
news these days as the LausSane con-
ference drags along. Our bluejackets
are in evidence at constantinople
Odessa, Mersina, Haifa. Samsun
Smyrna, the PiraeuE, Trebizond and
in the Darddnelles. Rear Admiral An
drew +. Long. soon to come to Wash
inRton as chief of the bureau of navi-
CATION. is in command OF our Euro
pean sea forces.
X < X
Senator Burton X. Wheeler Of Mon
tana. who is now fraterniZing with
the soviet at Moscow, sometimes is
spoken Of as democratic white hope"
for 1924. lie is young, able. aggres-
sive and progressive. He will take
former Senator Myers seat in Con-
gress in December. Men and women
,
ton since his recent election are fav-
nrahly impressed. His hohnobbing
with the reds in Russia Is said In mo-
wise to indicate Sympathies with
their doctrine. Wheeler went to E,u-
rope in search of first-hand informa =
tion. Montana is considered geo
+ graphically impossible for presiden-
tial timber, but il isn't as far west
as California.
4 !:
!, The hoomlet inauGuratrd on behalf
Of Senator Garter Glass for the demo
cratic Standard bearership is said to
he fathered hy the desire of many
southernerS not to let Senator oscar
w Underwood hog Dixie support.
Glass. too. ranks as the favorite son
Of the progressive southern de-
mocracy. as opposed TO the CON
sprvatiSm with which Underwood S
name Is associated. Another Glass
asset iS his uudoahtcd favor with
Woodrow Wilson. If he and Under
wood were to become serious rivals.
the WiIsonian influence would almost
certainly incline in tho Firginian'S di-
rcction. The old Dominion is certain
Ia present Glass name To the national
convention. as il did at San Francisco
in 1920.
CCopyriGllf. 1872
Evening star., 1923-04-27
BY THE MARQUISE DE FoNTESOY.

BY THE MARaCISE DE FONTESOY
New elements of strife and Of war
are cropping up in the entire eastern
portion of Europe in connection with
religion. which during the last ten
years has played a comparatively
negligible role in all the international
conflagrations of the eventful period.
For the massacres by the Turks in
Asia Minor, both prior and subse
quent to the armisticc OF 1918. were
due TO racial. rather than to religious
prosecuting the clergy in Russia, 1t was
the object of compelling them to sur
render the huge treasures of their
churches, rather than from any dc
sire to destroy every vestige of re-
liEious sentiment.
Now, however, new situation has
arisen. In Rumania, for instance.
half of the kingdom. especially the
newer moiety, embracing no less than
two and half million Magyars in
Transylrania alone. are up in arms
against the new constitution. which
has just been enacted by both houses
of parliament at Bucharest. For by
the terms OF the union OF TranSyl-
vania with Rumania, signed by King
Ferdinand at Alba, he guaranteed all
the religious rights of the people of
Pennsylvania. especially of the non
orthodox churches. This agreement
on the kings part was embodied in
of Versailles, in which the equal
rights of the different churches in
Rumania were emphasized. But the
new constitution violates all these
pledges OF the Rumanian crown, and
the Greek Orthodox rite is pro-
nj q ;y,a I'D ha OF
of the kingdom, with predominant
voice in all matters of education. etc.
The result Of this Is that the Greek
Uniates, the Roman Catholics, the
and even the Moslems, are all deter
mined TO fight, each one of them, for
their faith and for the safeguarding
Of it's interests. Indeed, so serious Is
the situation in Rumania, and so bit
ter are the rivalries AMI resentme ents.
mainly of a religious origin. that
sanguinary disturbances are general,
even in the streets of Bucharest, and
that the dynasty is regarded by many
as imperiled.
Religious dissensions are likewise
largely responsible for the grave un-
rest in Serbia, where the veteran
statesman. Pachitch, who has wealth
cred so many storms during the last
forty years, and who is In every sense
Of the world the grand old man of
that country. has found it absolutely
impossible to maintain himself any
longer in power or to form an admin
istration.
In Russia, the bolsheviki junta in
control at Moscow, make no secret Of
the fact that now they are not merely
resolved to divest all the churches of
every remnant Of their treasures. but
to oblfterate all Christianity, and to
Wipe out of existence every religion
even that Of the Jews and of the Mos
lens.
4 X X X
Lastly, the Poles upon whom we
have been relying so much to serve as
Evening star., 1923-04-27
Welcome, Crowds.

Estimates of the Shrine week
tErong continue to grow. In the mat
ter OF automobiles that would be
ariven to Washington it was first esti-
snated that the number might reach
10000. Very soon afterward the esti.
mate was raised to 10000, and a little
while later to $4,000. Then the sug-
gestion was unofflcially made that
$4,000 automobiles from all parts of
the world beyond the District lines
might be honking for parking space
in June. And if that many do honk
for entrance to the city Of cities they
will find the reception committee on
its job and pleasant green stand in
q public reservation ready for the
visiting auto
In the matter of men, women and
children the first estimate by the AL
delegation Of 100000, representing all
America, would call on Washington in
the opening week Of June. The latest,
but probably not the last. estimate by
the principal Shrine week committee
is that half a million people are max.
ing ready for the pilgrimage to Wash.
ington.
1t is said that the railroads are
finding it necessary to put a limit on
the number Of travellers they will
undertake to bring from points along
their lines. This is sorry news. It is
hoped that the railroads will not have
to do anything Of the kind. Let there
be no breakdown in rail transporta-
ton! Bring out the locomotives and
the coaches, the sleeping cars, the
sleepless cars and the smokers and
bring the people to Washington! 1.-THE
more the merrier" Is an ancient
Evening star., 1923-04-27
Women Voters League
and League of Nations

To the Editor of The Star:
In The Sunday Star. April - Mr..
y. O. Messenger. speaking OF the an
nual convention Of the League OF
Women Voters. says:
That organization adopted reso-
luton denouncing the entry of the
United States into the league of ma
tions. but favoring President Hard
ing's plans for adhesion to the inter-
national court OF Justice
May / call the attention OF your
CORRESPONDENT and his readers to the
fact that no resolution denouncing
the entry of the United States into
the league of nations was submitted
to the convention of the League of
Women Voters?
What happened was this:
The committee on "internationsi
co-operation to prevent war, deSlr-
ing a resolution that would author
ize the league to ask senators to sup
port the world court idea, recon-
mended the following resolution:
"Resolved. that pledge our ac-
tive support to the proposal of the
President and Secretary of state for
participation by the United States in
the permanent court of international
justice, believing this to be the first
step toward the outlawry of war
This resolution was amended on
motion of Mrs. Charles F. Tiffany, a
New York democrat, by adding the
words, "And toward that fuller and
more far-reaching international CO.
operation which is necessary to pre-
vent war"
Additional resolutions passed were:
"Resolved, that We urge our gov
ernment to take further steps to
abolish causes of war and to abolish
war itself by association with other
nations for the maintenance of abid-
"Resolved. that we call upon all
citizens of the United States to unite
in support Of every constructive ef-
fort toward permanent world organi-
zation for peace. without regard to
party afiliation."
These amendments were carried
after a debate that clearly indicated
that the women were voting on the
world court as q step toward the
league of nations and were accepting
the league of nations under the word
association" AS an offcer OF the
league said, "They do not mention
there it is. fully organized. Nobody
has yet created a substitute for it,"
1t is evident that your correspond
ent, like many others, was misled by
the headlines OF partisan republican
press.
shall greatly appreciate your
courtesy in printing this correction
of Mr.. Messengers statement, which,
I am sure, he made under misappre-
hension of the facts.
EMILY NEWELL BLAIR,
Vice Chairman, Democratic National
Committee. r.
The convention of the League of
Women Voters at Des Moines rejected
an amendment to the resolution on
the international court which pro-
posed to add the words: "And the
entrance Of the United States into the
league Of nations" It was upon this
refusal that the deduction Of The
stars article was based.
Evening star., 1923-04-27

Well. it was some wedding 4 ques.
tion has arisen in certain minds as to
just what in the way of ministerial
fees a royal duke has to pay the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop
Of York, Primate of Scotland. Bishop
Of London and dean Of Westminster
for making him husband.
Evening star., 1923-04-27

Bleeding Kansas" seems to get into
trouble as easily as did Job. First In.
dians. then border ruffians. cyclones.
grasshoppers. prohibition long before
her neighbors and now a queer sala-
manderlike creature that is killing off
her cattle
Evening star., 1923-04-27

II has been stated in at least one
newspaper that The model better
home" to he constructed south Of the
White House will he a replica Of the
home Of John Barton Payne. J. B.
Payne is an accomplished man, but
he did not write the song in praise
OF Home. Sweet Home