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Evening star., 1925-03-29
Muzzling of Karolyi Defended
As Being Within Nations Rights

than force shall prevail, it always
Will be necessary to hold a man an
swerable for any libel or SANDER
which he may commit. The Amer
lean citizen. however. must be free
to express his views as to the form
of government which here should
endure and as to the best way of
promoting the life,. liberty and hap
piness of the individual
x II X
But those who complain about the
dictatorial conduct of State Depart
ment officials and would spread the
privileges of the Constitution OF. the
United States over Count Mich hael
karolyi, an alien. arc not good logi-
clans, If in fact they are good Amer
leans. ] permit my wife to say almost
anything she chooses to me about my
manners, morals and conduct. The
Constitution of our family gives her
freedom of speech as an inherent
right. and | am inclined neither to
shut her up nor put her out. But !
do not permit my neighbors to call
on me and start general discussion
on my mode of life, the way in which
| run my house. my treatment of
those who work for me, the religion
profess. the ticket | vote, and other
personal affairs which concern me
as an individual.
1t is bad enough when men after
swearing to support and defend the
Constitution of the United States go
out and advise the destruction of our
institutions. but il is infinitely worse
to permit aliens to enter this coun-
try and join the crusade for the over
turning Of our Government. The au-
thorities are not doing their duty
when they do not separate the sheep
from the goats and send the goats
home. They are only doing their full
duty when they exercise the precau-
tion which they took in the case of
Count karolyi to see to 1t that as an
alien he did not become a distur rbing z
factor in America to our peace, quie-
tude and good order.
] do not assume TO say that the
count would have uttered anything
dista asteful TO the old order in Ameri-
cain fact, ] doubt that he would have
done so under no restriction. ! merely
seek to defend the State Department
against the assaults which unthink
ing citizens have made against it. In
deed, II would be well If AL aliens up
to the time of becoming citizens were
prevented from discussing political
questions. We have a right. of course,
TO alter and reform our Government,
but the old order in America should
prevail until the citizens under the
old order shall of their own volition
alter IL. II any change is to be made
in my home life. ] wish IL TO be made
amicably by members of my family,
not by inquisitive and impertinent
callers through the creation of dis
cord and dissension.
Copyright, 1875. by 2fst Century Pressj
Evening star., 1925-03-29
New York and Prohibition.

The killing by the New York Legis-
lature of the bills for State enforce
ment of the Federal prohibition statute
was regrettable, though not uneXpect-
ed. The vote in the Senate against
prohibition included five Republicans,
lending non partisan character to the
defeat. If the bill had passed it would
have been vetoed by Gov. Alfred Z.
Smith. The politics in the case would
have been. SO the press dispatches re-
port. that in his veto message Gov.
Smith would have found occasion,
which he no doubt would have seized,
to make an appeal to the wet voters
in the next election.
The regret over the defeat of State
enforcement is accentuated by the
fact that only last week President
Coolidge had announced through a
White House spokesman his attitude
on enforcement of the prohibition law.
He maintains the position, which all
friends of enforcement occupy, that it
is as much the duty Of State, county
and municipal authorities to assist in
enforcing the national prohibition law
as in enforcing any other law, and
that the Government cannot carry
the burden alone.
President Coolidge's exposition of
his view of the subject was generally
construed as being an appeal to the
public for increa sed interest in State
and local enforcement of prohibition.
What the effect of New Yorks opposi-
ton to the presidential attitude by
way of example may be is yet to be
shown. 1t is we'll understood. of
course, that New York is wet State,
almost as wet as the Atlantic Ocean" i"
the condition which former Gov. Ed
wards of New Jersey hoped for that
Commonwealth. One effect may be to
arouse the friends of prohibition en-
forcement to increase activity through
out the country for local enforcement
New York and New Jersey, while pre-
senting conspicuous examples of wet
ness, do not constitute the thinking
mass Of the whole country. Aside
from the merits or demerits of the
question of national prohibition, the
incontestable fact remains that it is
provided by the Constitution of the
United States, and the law enacted in
support thereof and the crux of it is
whether the law is to be enforced or
practically nullified through being
ignored by State and local authorities.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
Viva ell Toro.

A news dispatch from Madrid re-
Sunday the bulls, as once in a blue
moon they will do had their inning.
One star matador escaped a charging
bovine at the expense of sprained
ankle: two others were gored and
trampled The skilled matadors had
given out; bush league bullfighters
were called into action; they also
found the speed and control of the
bulls that were selected a good bit
picadors and banderilleros. finding the
situation too tough for them, went
Evening star., 1925-03-29

on strike; the fights We're cancelled;
the splendid old embroidered shawls
draped from athe box ratings were
picked up by their fair owners and
| the disgruntled crowd wehded its way
homeward.
The bitter disappointment of that
Sunday crowd in far-of Spain is
easily imagined. Perhaps there were
darling little children there, taken to
see their first fight and papa is yet
patiently explaining their almost un-
heard-of bad luck and is promising
buckets of blood for the next. sunny
Sunday. This grief, however. is like
ly to leave the Anglo-SaXon race. es-
pecially those members thereof who
have ever seen bulltight, cold and
unsympathetic. They are for the bull.
first. last and all the time. They ad-
nit the skill of the matador in placing
his sword thrust precisely where it
ought to go; the daring of the picadors.
the activity of the banderilleros. But
they are for the bull just the same.
1t was not much more than a CEN
tury ago when sport-loving Britons
attended and enjoyed bullbaitings
The animal, chained to wall or
staple, was attacked by dogs, bred
for the purpose, whose natura.
bravery impelled them TO jump foI
a hold on a tender nose or lip and
whose powerful jaws enabled them to
retain that hold regardless OF the
frantic tossinss of the bulls head
The bulldog is still an honored mem
Der of canine society. but the bull
batting has gone into the limbo of the
past Men simply got tired of seeing
a courageous chained animal take on
all comers with no chance of ultimate
success.
A story is told of the American
who happened to be present at a bull
fight on one Of those. days when the
bull was proving too much for the
combined efforts of the highly trained
humans and the pitiful, frantic. blind
folded wrecks of superannuated
horses. The crowd sat in utter
prayerful silence. Soon, no doubt,
the fighters would find themselves
asd this insurgent beast would get
! his just reward. But it never hap
pened. The big, black, brave beast
checkmated all their efforts and, II
not victorious. stood there in the
center of the arena, having forced a
draw. At this juncture the Yankee
rose and in stentorian tones reared
out three of his stock of nine Span
ish words:
viva el toro.'
lie WAS promptly thrown out by
! horrified ushers. But he claims it was
one of the pleasantest experiences of
his entire European tour. Americans
and Britons have their faults. many
and grave ones. But on the other
side Of the ledger stands always to
their credit the fact that they are
Tor the bull.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT +. SMALL.

ever since then New York has been
resquiescatting in a very nice pace.
And so the Prince of VALE is going
to ride an electric horse all the way
to South Africa nag of the very
latest model fashioned after White
House standards, with four change
of pace and wires guaranteed not TO
cross so as to cause any bucks or
sidesteps. II is TO be hoped that The
dynamic Dobbin, or well charged
charger, has been thoroughly trained
for the prince, for the name of the
battleship on which it has been in
stalled is the "Repuise' and if there
is anything in a name. the horse may
get notions in its head and do a lit
tie repulsing on it's own, not that an
such treatment from a horse would be
news to the prince-not at all.
1t may be news to some, however
to know that the electric horse be
longing to President Coolidge is the
gift Of his old cIassmatc at Amherst
Dwight W. Morrow of New York. Nr
Morrow. a partner Of Morgan & Co,
is one of "A group of New York mil
| lionaires who have been converted 10
| the electric horse for indoor exercise
and a shaking up of sluggish livcrs.
| II the President takes any real long
| cruises on the Maydower this Sum
| mer his static steed may be trans
ferred to the graceful presidential
| yacht.
| Virtually every member Of the
| Coolidge cabinet has faced the micro
| phone for a test at the ordeal o.
| breadcastng. Even the taciturn and
! retiring Mr.. Mellon has faced tn
mike" with more or less perturba
/ tion. but splendid results to the radi"
audience.
And yet but five short years aeo
| il was considered quite stunt for
| cabinet officers to record their
speeches on phonograph records. \
statement issued from Democratic ma
! tional headquarters in early 1920 read
as follows
short speeches by nationally prom
! inent Democrats arc being made
/ through the medium Of monographs
! in hundreds OF places which thesr
/ notable man are not likely to visit iU
/ person and to thousands Of people
! who may never have any other op-
/ portunty of hearing their voices"
! No vision there of the coming ar
/ which was 70 carry the actual voic-
! at the moment Of speaking 10 tho far
corners Of all the country. The notice
| continued:
by arrangement with the Demo
| cratic national committee, the Ma
| tions Forum Of New York, is issuin :
a monthly series of monograph rec
| ords carrying the messages Of thesr
! leaders. Thus far there have beer
| released speeches by former Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo. Attor-
| ney General Palmer, Secretary Of
| War Baker. Secretary of State Colby
and DR. stephen :. Wise. On the re
verse of each record there is a pa :
triotic musical selection"
Thus setting the precedent that all
talk and no music makes the radio
audience dull Iistener-in.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
Leopard Stone Extolled
For Building Purposes

A rather broad claim is being made
for the Leopard Stone Quarry, in
Davfe County, as the only stone
deposit OF the kind in the world"
The leopard stone, or leopardite, as
named by the geoiogists, was dis
covered on the Phifer property, in the
Belmont section, years ago, and the
Government has at frequent intervals
sent agents here to get samples of
the stone. 1t is a species of granite
marked with black spots, suggesting
the leopard.
II the quarrying of the stone on
the. Harrston farm proves of COM
mercial value, then we might expect
development of the leopardite quarry
at Charlotte, for the quarrying of the
rock would indicate that a use has
been found for it in construction pur-
poses Of some kind. It would make
a beautiful building material. and the
wonder Is that IL has not been adopt
ed by architects long ago.-Charlotte
Observer.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

are few who do not view with sympa-
thy the great strides which have been
made in the matter of prison reform.
And as a result our prisons today
would be regarded as havens OF COM
parative comfort and pleasure by
prison inmates of few decades ago.
But there still remains the ines
capable conviction in the minds of
the average man and woman that
fear of punishment, whether it is the
best, is still the strongest deterrent
to crime That conviction is no doubt
strengthened by unconscious consld-
Grafton of ones own psychology.
Whether or not we are ashamed of
it, the fact still persists that in such
lesser lawbreaking as speeding ones
automobile on u good. clear stretch of
road, or parking ones machine next
to fireplug on a crowded street, or
failing to declare 10 the customs Off
cials the full value of the handker-
chiefs we purchased on the Rue de
la Paix. or even whisper it softly
skimping a bit in the matter of re-
porting the size of last years income,
the fundamental a1eterrent is not "a
lofty and serene appreciation of our
legal or moral responsibilities in the
premises, but persistent and uncom-
Portable dread of what the punishment
might be if we were caught.
What is true in these instances of
law violations Of a less heinous char
acter is undoubtedly equally true in
lawbreaking in it's grosser forms. I'M
pending retribution, swift and stern,
is still the hazard which saves many
d potential criminal from submission
to his or her more vicious instincts.
And, indeed. the falling OF the United
States below England and other ma
tons in the matter of crime preven-
tion is attributed by many OF the most
competent authorities to the fact that
here. as a result of delays in appre-
hension and pronouncement of SEN
tence and Of the escape from estab-
lished penalties through an astute de-
fcnsc. based upon subtle technicalities
or an appeal To public sentimentality,
the dread of punishment has been in
too great measure removed from
the criminal mind.
The desirability of the business of
inalIy inclined cannot be stressed too
heavily, nor the consummation of that
end sought too earnestly by every
practical msans to suit. modern So
ciety. The attempt to restore the
criminal to useful citizenship cannot
bc too vigorously advanced to please
the bulk of his fellow men. Yet to
practical men and women the mat
ter. rests there The world. pending
the achievement of its hearts desire
in the matter of Il universal applica-
tion of the golden rule, continues in
need Of the strongest arguments
against doing unto others what you
hope no one will do TO you. 1t is for
this that nations have navies. 1t is
for this that banks have vaults. 1t
is for this that our doors have locks.
And it is for this that society. wisely
and practically and in the final analy-
sis effectively, has prisons, where any
man shall pay the penalty should he
venture to commit a crime against it.
1t takes deal of faith or deal
of foolishness to hold that, as matters
stand we could do without them.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
BY THOMAS n. MARSHALL,
Former Vice President Of the United
states.

The visit to the United States of
Count Michael Karolyi eX-premier
and exPresident of Hungary, for the
purpose of visiting his wife, who was
i'll, stirred newspaper writers and
others who thought they saw in the
restriction imposed upon the visitor
an attack upon the right of free
speech. In this way they misinter-
preted the decision of American Off
cials in England to deny the count a
wise unless he promised not publicly
to discuss POLITICAL questions on his
visit.
Newspaper reporters stood amazed
at the audacity of the State Depart
ment. karolyi would have been good
for daily interviews. Columns could
have been written about him. His
opinions were worth much space. He
could have been hailed as a deliverer
of his country or tyrant. He
could have been pictured as "a reac-
tionary or a progressive. Yet the
State Department had killed" mil
lions OF words that might have been
written and read with avidity. Those
who profess TO believe that every one,
always and everywhere, should be
permitted to write, print or speak
anything which may come into their
minds were almost overcome with in
dignation.
In my Judgment the State Depart
ment acted prudently In placing re-
striction upon the count. For the
good of the republic the precedent
should grow into a policy. The Con-
stitution of the United States was. not
impaired. There is more loose think
ing and talking about the Constitu-
tion than about anything | know of.
including the Holy Bible. Many per-
sons, educated as well as ignorant
have the erroneous ideas that the
Constitution of the United States is
the Constitution of the world and
that it's provisions are applicable to
every person regardless of his race or
nationality. They forget that our
Constitution has TO do exclusively
with citizens of the United States.
II may be well to recall at this
point that the Constitution does say
that Congress shall enact no law
abridging the freedom of speech or
of the press. and that il contains no
provision that ! shall not be answer
able by way of damages or punish
ment for the utterance Of those things
which the legislative authority may
deem to be inimical to the best in
terest of the Republic. I trust that
in the hour of peace no American
ever will be punished for the exer-
else of free speech or for the dis
semination of his views touching
statecraft, yet in order TO prevent
riot. tumult and disorder and to sus-
tain the dignity of the courts. as well
as to uphold our idea that law rath or
Evening star., 1925-03-29

There is something very reminis-
cent in all this talk about hostile air
fleets blowing up New York. Phila-
delphla, Chicago and all points south.
east and west in just a few moments
of bombing and blasting. One sees a
single bomb dropping the entire low
er half of Manhattan Island into the
sea, carrying with st. of course. all the
financial brains and genius of the
country, to say nothing of the more
or less tainted lucre Of Wei. Street
and the Standard oil and 'Jir Sorgans
and everybody.
The picture is sS.et,y. I-fr' remi-
niscence has 10 dc with that late un-
pleasantness known as the World
War. After the first two vstrs of
fruitless endeavor to beat tLn allies
into dictated peace; after two years
of hardships, Of bitter losses. osklock
ade away from the rest of the world.
the German morale began to weaken.
The folks at home were dismayed:
the troops at the front were suilen
and morose.
What did the German high cS.a-
mand do to revive the spirits Of all?
1t promised TO blow London and Paris
to smithareens. London was TO be
the first to go. Perfidious Albion was
TO be spnrlos versenkt. Then the
frogeaters of the French capital were
to get what was coming to them.
4 X !:
Beginning the latter part of '1C
scarcely German prisoner was cap
tured who did not have in his posses
sion some promise from home in writ
ing that If he would but carry on A
little longer the invincible German
air fleets would make mincemeat OF
London. One could h4ar the voice OF
the ogre:
Fee, Fl, 70 funl-'
And you have got to give the Ger
mans credit for trying. They sent over
the Zeppelins and they sent over the
Gothas. They bombed London by day
and by night. but they couldn't build
Zeppelins as fast as they were lost in
the attacks, and the airplanes after
dropping their one or two eggs" had
TO fly the hundreds of miles home
again before they could be of further
possible use.
Somehow or other London refused
to succumh. She would not he wiped
out In a moment, even to improve the
German morale. OF course il is ar
gued, rapid advances have been made
in explosives and in gases since tho
war. But gas is supposed TO be barred
now by treaty-and blowing up "A city
is bigger task than most people
imagine.
After poor old Ypres had been shot
at for three solid years. George Ber-
nard Shaw said he could infiict that
much damage In three years with d
tack hammer.
When Gen. Robert Lee EuIlard re-
tired recently from command at Gov
ernors Island, he begged the people
of New York please not TO lie awake
nights worrying about their metrop.
oils and the vain threats being made
against it by the excited airmen. And
Evening star., 1925-03-29

There is no more entertaining z
speaker before the public than w. j.
Bryan. Should he succeed in arriving
in the United States Senate he might
succeed in making even a filibuster
more or less entertaining.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

a Science remains baffied at certain
points. with all its marvellous progress.
There is very little encouragement in
the study Of the habits of earthquakes
and tornadoes with a view to ascer-
tanning when and where they will re-
appear.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
Heard and Seen

That particular fellow, Jack Spratt
the baked bean cat, ran up the back
walk at am, after a night out.
The walk was wet with dew; a red
bird sang on the telephone wire:
Spring had come at last
The air was filed with that elef-
trical quality of early morning which
so few enjoy any more, since so fcn
get UP until they have to- and, ~
course. most city folk are not forced
TO get UP that early.
Silent, open windows yawned down
at Spratt. While he had spent the
night out. his people and the re-
mainder of the neighborhood had
spent the night in That is the differ
ence between cats and people.
Jack is just an ordinary alley cat.
He loves TO roam. Although he hates
his kind, as all good cats do, never
theless other cats exercise great
fascination for him. He must stay
out to see what is going on.
After fellow has been lurking
around all night, most of it spent
in eluding old Capt. Kidd. the white
tailed terror from the next alley, he
is very likely to be sleepy
Jumping up on the back porch, Jack
looked up at the windows Meow :"
he cried. Meow. No head appeared
above Spratt redoubled his cries
'Mee-ow!" he sang, in his clear. high
soprano.
Jack is a we'll defined coloratura
His notes are liquid clear, fascinating .
to friends of his kind hateful to their
enemies. AS a matter of cold, scien-
tifc fact, however, the cats meow
is as clear as a bell.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

New York restaurants submit pa
tientiy to being 'padlocked" by dry
authorities, knowing that they can
easily make up for few weeks idle
ness by raise on the cover charges.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

Neither France nor Germany enter
tains much present hope that the
other can be persuaded to relinquish a
state of suspicion that has become al.
most a fixed national policy.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

The present serenity Of the United
States Senate would be more appre.
fIated were it not for an impression
that its members will merely take ad-
vantage of a suspension of business to
look up material for more trouble.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
Music Loving Public.

Was there a brass band to meet
you when you got back homer"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum.
II told the committee on arrange
ments to cut out the music. I'm tired
Of being politely tolerated while the
leader of the band gets the real ap-
plause."
Evening star., 1925-03-29

The fact that the United States re-
mains the richest nation on earth is
the more remarkable when various
colossal expenditures with scant hope
of return are considered.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

Assertion is made that this country
has too many laws. The fact that
many of them remain very modest
and unobtrusive does not prevent
shock to a consistent sense of pro-
priety.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
Hutf,or and Path0s.

The comic picture makes me smile
In mirthfulness all free from guile
Yet, if | saw a real man
Constructed on the comic plan
A tear my eye would surely dim
How sorry I should feel for him.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

II kid" Mccoy serves all the SEN
tences imposed by the court he will
properly be known as "Old Man Nc
Coy when next at liberty
Evening star., 1925-03-29

The best craftsmanship nclines
more and more to the opinion that if
a world war is possible world peace
should be equally So
Evening star., 1925-03-29
Hypocrisy.

The man who went to see a show
Which he declared offends,
Is liable again to go
And take along his friends.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
ProlOnging the Interest.

You have several times refused
me. If ] again ask you to marry me
will you say 'yes?"
II won't tell you" answered Miss
Cayenne, You might not ask me-
Evening star., 1925-03-29
Personal Pride an Asset.

When a chap ceases to care wheth-
er his trousers bag at the knees, it is
a sure sign that he is already we'll
down the CREASED slide that leads to
nonentity.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

There is no doubt this time about
the personal arrival Of DIR. Cook at
his advertised destination.