Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1921, Page 6

EBEGDORE W, NOYES. .. .Editor 11th St. and Pennaylvania Ave. =i ‘Baak Buildin Fitet National Ba . 3 Regent St., London, England. Star, with the Sunday morning ron by carriers within the city | y month: daily only, 45 cents per; Weuth; only, 20 cents per moath. Or- be sent gy mail, or telephone Main ¢ tion is made by carriers at the | ot Tonth. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginis. Dafly and Sunday..1yr.: $8.40; 1mo., T0c Dally only .--......1 yr., $5.00; 1mo., 500 Suaday- only 1yr., $2.40; 1 mo., 30c ‘All Other States. District Bill Adjustment. In the ordinary course of adjust-| et of appropriation bill differences | between the House and Senate the| pructice is-for each house to stand | firm on its own proposals, granting to | the other the minimum of concessions. The. result. of this method of settle: | ment is to reduce the amount pro- wided. The District bill now in &on: ference, however, offers an oppor- | tunity for a different procedure, lead- | ing to much better results for the benefit of the capital community. Both House and Senate have voted for additions to the public. school equipment,. for example. The Senate, By writing into the bill a provision for the use of the accumulated Dis- " tefot tax surpluses now lying idle in the Treasury, has afforded a chance for midre liberal appropriations of this chavacter. . There is no good reason ‘Why both sides’ cannot have their way. Thus, the Senate reduces the amounts to be spent on the Eastern High School, the Burrville addition, the West addition and the Takoma wdaition. It could logically and prop- erly withdraw these amendments, lesying the amounts stand as written by-the House, while the House agrees €0.the provision for acquiring sites for Afteen new buildings. Take again the provisions for the| Public Library. There are only two| stging pf disaéreement, and both might | readily be ylelded. The House should acoapt the Spnate amendment increas- . 18§ from ' $3,000 to $4,000 the pro- vision for extra services on Sundays and holidays, when the library is much used by the people. The Senate | sholld granit to the House the full ntmber of ‘attendants at $900 eac, wiieh it Has proposed to reduce trom three to two. It this policy is followed the- bill | ‘will grant the maximum for the main- | { For each| ‘e put e ; %‘;{fi!hfl' than by elimination, mikés-for better legislation and for w'iner¥ adequately- equipped capital ouksicipality. 2. .@ov. Cox’s Journey. Gov. Cox’s European itinerary will take him ‘through’ the devastated countries.; THe, §uggestion that he ‘will make a study.of the situation with & view of'qualifyitig to discuss it with 1934 in mind s far from persuasive. In‘the first.place, the present situa- tion in Eurcpp i of uncertain tenure. It may ‘change’radically. Everybody hopes it may improve. Strong in- nces'sare dn-motion to that end. ¥ much is still. unsettled, all cal- culations for the future, Soon or re- mote, are mide with risk. In the second place, nobody may fy ROW, or soon, what relation to | affairs America will hold hyee years hence. Mr. Harding’s pol- fa not: known. It may, or it may not, pyeet with popular favor at home. or it may not, meet. with Bftopean favor. It may, or it may not, be’a factor in the fext presiden- In third .place, Gov. Cox may oot be a factor in that race. He is, of course, free to try for another neminatién, and he has an .organiz- tion . capable of rendering good sup- (port. But the field.is- quite as open to others, and there are signs that! there will ‘'be several entrants. A likeller stiggestion is that no poli- tics enters into Gov. Cox's plans; that e has a rest i view; that after hold- ing office fof somie years and run- ning for the highest'office In the coun- try he has Oecided to take a look | . 20d goes to the quarter of.} fe the most may be seen of - trafgic ‘dharacter. poio ks Paderedbuidt’ 16 still W the Polish | “¢4;,The. etninent pianist has| capiass probably allowed himself to get so| far ouviof practice that he will be| obliged.$6- cotfine himself to political Tfe’ ‘It’ may be doubted, however, ful o diploniacy as he' was artistic | ™ % X3 A retharkatty mild winter has made | the moét ~method of deal- | fag with the coal situation that of | obgerying " the therfonfetsr instead- 1¢ é Mmaus ballovaists go on the | stagy, they will bave:to resign from the Navy. A comparison of the pay | zolls will probably leave the balance | ©f persuasion on tha side of art. | ' Bechagsification Goes Over. | The_veclisgification bill, it is an-| nouticdd, will Zo over to the next Con- Sree.ndsmuch as & majority of the members of House committee con- | #idering .the measure will not return fgc’March 4. Tuere is really no “for the passage of this bill| -t /and it {s Just as well | 0.Jek it 53 gver and ‘have the hear-| ings on lt,:I;t‘thvum ‘when they will éit “of ‘sotne sort of a re- taneificatibn: faea one f the cer- 4sinties’df-{He futufe. The govern- ment’cannot go along on its_present basts tdefimitely. It must apply busi- to its departmental without & standard of service and pay applicable to all its branches. In respect to the details of what is broadly known as reclassification there are varying opinions. Several schemes have been proposed, each ad- vocated by a particular group who have. their own interests in view. In general principle there is no difference between them. In detall there are wide differences. But it is not a tré- mendous task to adjust these differ- ences, to work out @ bill that is prac- tical, just to the govérnment and Jjust to the body of the government's em- ployes. That is what the House and Senate committees now considering this matter have to do. It is not a task for the clerks or any organi- zation representing them. It is a piece of government business in which, of course, the views and judg- ments of the employes are of value,! {but are not necessarily governing. The perfect reclassification scheme is hardly to be expected at first en- actment. It is vitally important, how- ever, to get the principle of a stand- ardized service enacted into law as| soon as possible. Such a measure should be the object of the House and Senate committees early in the extra sessiofl, so that the enactment can be compléted before its close and the government at last put upon a practi- cal basis of businesslike administra- tion. Philippine Independence. In a communication to The Star, Jaime C. De Veyra, resident commis- sioner of the Philippine Islands, says: “From various newspaper clippings 1 learn that there is an intention of send- ing an investigating committee to the Philippines. It is welcome; the sooner it is done, the better. Let there be light; the Filipino peoples are not afraid of light and would not run away from it. On thé contrary, they want the flashlight of this nation's investi- gators focused upon them, The Philippine legidlhture, Wwhich has re- 8péctfully patitioned the United States for independence, has been persistent in its invitation to the members of the committees of the Benate and_the Houss in charge of Philippine affairs to visit that distant country, so that they may see for themselves and ren- der judgment upon the actual condi- tions in the islands.” How soon the next Congress will | take up the matter of independence for the Philippines is a question. Probably not at the special session. ‘There are issues more pressing and more ‘important than that, and they will- consume time. The first con- sideration is getting on an even keel ourselves. Until then, and our ship ot state is once more making smocth progress, Congress will hardly be dis- | posed to give attention to anything else. As the Filipino a@vocates of inde- pendence desire an investigation of their. project and are ready for it, not unlikely, when the time comes, one will be ordered. As a result of the war—everything is showing some re- sult of the war—this question should be examined from new angles, and presumably will be before the final deciston is reached. /, Meanwhile, & new governor general —a successor to Qen. Harrison—will be due, and the Harding administra. tion may not care to make a recom- | mendation of any sort touching inde- pendence until the official who is to represent it has had time to take a look around and reéport. e et e = The Railroad Crisis. A serious crisis is feared in the raliroad situation owing to the failure of the transportation lines to earn enough to meet their expenses. They must either reduce costs materially or ask for receiverships. The chiet item of expense is labor. They are now proposing a reduction in the wage scales that were increased during and | since the war. -Naturally, these re- ductions are resisted. Representa- tives. of the employes assert that there is no crisis, that the rafircads are not as bad off as they claim, and that wage reductions are not neces- sary. Surely there is & means of mscer- taining the conditions quickly. If the situation is as bad as the railroad companies assert it can be readily demonstrated. If, on the other hand, the railroad employes know to the contrary they should be able to prove their case. But if the railroads are not earning enough to meet expenses at the present scale of wages one of two things must be done. Wages must be reduced or transportation rates must be increased, for it would be a national disaster for the railroad companies ‘to go into bankruptcy—a disaster in which the operatives would be the first and heavieat direct suffer- ers. Tt is decidedly to the advantage of ‘the workers to keep the roads out '|of the hands of receivers, and it is also to thelr advantage to prevent freight rate increases, which will re- act on them in terms of higher living { cost, in common with all other people ‘who use goods that are hauled by rail. —_————— His model viliage will enable Mr. Frank Vanderlip to contribute some interesting views on the housing prob- {lem as well as on finance. It will | give him an intimate insight into the mental operations of the man who is paying off the mortgage that should have a considerable value in economic education. ———eatee Expectations that wars will de tm- possible hereafter do not prevent in. ventors from submitting new ideas for attack and defense on deadlier lines than ever. E 3 ——————t e e Mr. Harding is now out om the ocean, and any advice will have to be transmitted by wireless. An Adequate Navy. There.are several assurances that the United States is to have an ade- quate Navy. Assurance number one. Discussion of the subject has developed, wide ap- proval. The people today have a clearer idea of the nation's duty in the premises than formerly. They have not accepted the proposition that the last-great war -has- been -fought. They have pondered, and are still pondering, the lessons of the great war that ended two years ago. Assurance number two. Disarma- ment, and especially with respect to I¢ oaniot Pemsin the only | sea power, is not & new subject. Bvery % the United States| now and then for years it has been THE brought forward by one nation or an- other, but never with any resultant action. Navies everywhere have been strengthened. They are . beéing strengthened now, despite all current jdisarmament talk. Millennialism has not taken hold of practical men any- where charged with the duty of pro- viding for government. Assurance number three, and Ver: strong. Mr. Harding favors an ade: quate Navy, and has so declared. H has investigated the taken it up with members of Congress —has obtained their views and given his own. For four years at least, and :mnybe for eight, he will have a good deal to say about national policies. No man has ever entered the White proval as that which will accompany { Mr. Harding when he crosses the threshold March 4. An adequate Navy is a certainty. To assume otherwise is to question the November mandate and the men chosen to give it official expression. ———————— Rainmaking by Contract. It has been a long time since a “rainmaker” proposed to increase the precipitation from the skies by arti- ficial ‘means. A couple of decades hgo such a scheme was advocated and ex- periments were tried under goveérn- ment auspices, but with so little re- sult that it was concluded that the rainmaking theory was fine on paper, but not to be relied upon for the making of crops. Now comes a dispatch from Medi- cine Hat, Alberta, telling of a “rain- maker” named Hatfield, who has just signed a contract with the United Agricultural Association by which he #grees to increase the rainfall be- tween May 1 and August 1, and that for every inch of water he causes to be precipitated in addition to the nor- mal amount he will receive $4,000. | He will be given credit, it is explained, for only one-half of the total precipi- tation on the theory that Providehce deserves credit for the other half. If the region of Medicine Hat is in for a wet season Hatfield is in for a good profit. But if his plans do not work, if his machinery goes awry, or it Providence refuses to be helped he will 1o8e out on the contract. No explanation is given of the methods to be employed. Usually in these schemes the rain is to be brought out by explosions, by bombing the clouds. Since the earlier experiments on “this line much has been done in the way of aerial bombardment. May- be Hatfield has a line on some of the effects caused in Europe by artillery fire. But rainmaking at $4,000 an extra inch would not be profitable at the rate of explosives used in the fe- cent troubles in France. —— et Mr. Harding's retirement from the editorship cannot be expected to cre: ate any great ambition on the part of the office force to bring the Marion star to attention as a strictly non- partisan publication. ——— Unless Mr. Edison perfects a sys- tem of other world communication, | there is no way of telling what some of those old-time advocates of a 3. cent street car fare would think of the present transportation- ratex. -° Any league or assoclation of na- tions that fully contents Col. Bryan ‘will, it may be assumed, have to ptro- vide definite restrictions against in. ternational rum running. —— Reports of the beautiful clothes in préparation for Fourth of March wear are likely to revive the popular wish for an ipaugural ball, where they may be popularly admired. ———t—— Armeniang feel that some further means should be taken to prevent nelghbors inclined to massacre from establishing total depravity as a na. tional poltcy. A motion picture star fell and broke a finger. Some little sacrifice for the sake of art is expected. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. A Natural Demonstration. “I do not cultivate a smile,” Said Hezekiah Bings, “For any joy that’s worth the while The day's experience brings. An honest smile {s seldom due To efforts of your own. It blossoms from the heart, if you ‘Will let your moods alone. “T do not seek the darkened way, ‘Where gloomy shadows dwell; Nor fear the toil nor shun the play That keep this old world well. A smile keeps hovering about, And to your thought it clings, Unless you harshly shut it out—’ Sald Hezekiah Bings. Designation. “Would you regard & man who raises his own grain agd makes his own liquor 4. legitimate agricultur. 18t7”, “Mo,” teplied Farmer Corntossel. “He's.what I'd chll a jagriculturist.” Jud Tunkihs says he'realizes that human beings must trust one another evéry. time he rtuts his life in the hands of a taxicab drivet. The Bargainiag. matter—has | House with so overwhelming an ap-| EVENING /STAR, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1921 - Editorial Digest finemployment and Its Remedy. | At a time when editorial columns speak of the “army of unemploy- ment” and.news’ cslumns carry stories {of closing ' ‘plants, decreased labor |forces, and, even. 6f bread lines and soup kitéhens, ‘the report just made by the federal employment sérvice oes not reassure the press, as a whole. A number of papers take the osition that an analysis of the em- ployment service's figure of hearly three and a half million unemployed will show that it makes no allowance for redistribution, and is, conse- quently, mérely an enumeration of those who have been dropped from the pay rolls of industrial concerns during the year. But the press, on the ‘Whole, is inclined to view the un- {employment situation geriously, and |many “writers point to the action of the Pennsylvania and other railfoads as a possible way of meeting what threatens to develop into a crisis. Already “the unemployment prob- lem is_keeping the whole country awake nights,” according to the Flint (Mich.) Journal _(independent), and the Boston Transcript (indepéndent republican), while it does not believe that “the present level of unemploy- ment will continue indefinitely,” warns that so long as the condition obtains it presents “one of the most pressing of our domestic problems since “it strikes a blow at the com- fort and happiness of hundreds of thousands of American citizens.” ious as the present situation is admitted to be, it is regarded by most writers as a pagsing phase, caused by normal readjustmént from war pros- perity. Some view it more specifica 1y as the result of the “buyers’ strike, which in the nature of things cannot continue indefinitely, The Richmond (Va.) Ne independent dem. ocratic), instance, thinks “pro- Auction ' will not be resumed on an adequate scale until the public decides to buy more goods.” The New York Herald (independent) s that “the country has seen the worst of the readjustment.” and that while unemployment figures are ad- mittedly “grewsome,” they do mnot, “thank heaven, spell the doom of American industry and business.” But to the Baltimore American (republi- can) the fact that crowds of men in that city “want work badly enough to form in line on the chance of get- ting it,” suggests the fear that biusi- readjustment and deflation of es must after all all come “by v of the bread liné, a method that 1l wish to see avoided.” The news dispatch from Toledo that soup kitchens have been opened in that city to relleve acuté distress re- sulting from unemployment has pro- duced something like a gasp of aston- ishment from editorial writers, to whom, as to the Cincinnati Enquirer (democratic) it has “a strange sound in this land of teeming plenty, of tre. mendous resources, of prideful moral impulses.” g Discussing the contention that peri- ods of unemployment should be re- lleved through the coustruction of public works, the Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Review (independent re- publican) believes that “it is certainly to the advantage of society and makes for the stability of the state when governmental authorities do what- ever may prove to bé within theéir’ power to supply willing but workless workers with work.” But the situation can bs met through private as well as public Ini- tiative, it is pointed out, and the method proposed by the Pennsylvania railroad and other large employers indicates the way, in the opinion of many writers. In presenting to its employes “the alternative of accept- Ing a reduction to five days a week in working time, with.a corresponding reduction in weekfy Incofre, or of 20 per cent of the whole losing_their jobs entirely,” the New York World (democratic) feels that the Pennsyl- vania has found a better way than “the older methodg,of meeting a simi- lar situation of business depression.” The Seattle Union-Record (labbr) rec- ommends the five-day scheme or lay- offg for a definite period to the work- ors, since under such a system “you aren’t haunted by worry.” A large number of industrial con- cerns, according to the Brooklyn Ea- %le (independent democrat) “have al- ready put into operation the idea of voluntary lay-offs for ons week or two weeks to avoid discharging men? Now with the plan proposed by the railroads “they may come to the uni- torm five-day week notion.” Rome and Washington on Italian It i{s said that the Italian parlia- mentary commission ‘on ‘emigration will ask the Italian.government to protest to the American government against its proposed restrictive im- migration laws. It {8 hinted that, if these laws are passed, they may re- sult in some diplomatic complication between the two governments. We have no doubt that this report is ex- aggerated, and from a very- unreli- able source. For, if it were #0, it would prove that the Itallan emigra- tion commission has not at all studied the problem that it was to solve. Has the Italian government no sources of information in the United States? Is it not aware of the pres- ent political, industrial and economic situation? Does-it“fiof' know that the Senate has nop.yet discussell the law, and that it surely will not be ap- proved in its present form? Why does not the Italian government -rea- lize that the present industrial crisis in the United States makes it very difficult for Italian immigrants, and that it were-better for them if they daid not come, for not only will they not find here the “promised land” they had expected, but it will be im- possible for them to obtain even the means of a livelihood, and that their arrival will make it still more diffi- cult for their compatriots who are struggling along at present, as the competition in the labor market will 'be all the keener? It seems to us that this Itallan parliamentary commission, instead of making objections and protests which mighy lead to diplomatic complica- tions, should study the question in the right light,;and seriously work to pass measufes which would pro- tect the Italian emigrant from going into a foreign land where he will find conditions the . opposite from those he has -expected-to find, but who will be compelled to remain, be- cause he will not have the necessary funds with which to return home. The Italian government should take a little more care of their emigrants. For reasons that we will not dis- cuss, the American government wishes to stop ijamigration for some time, and Italy, instead of trying to force its people on this country, should find some outlet for them in some other part of the world.— L'Italia (Itallan republican), San Francisco. For all we know, the closed shop may be all right, but a closed fac- tory isn’t.—St. Joseph News-Press. Indian chiefs take up study of law. If the Indians had done this sooner this' might still be their country.— Dayton News. Wouldn't it be fine If for six months the men who are building warships could all be turned to bullding Sald Germany, “I can’t agree ' That anything is dué— Unless some day you'll hand to me Your own good I. O. U.” Drawing a Line. “What do you think of prison re- form?"” “It’s fine,” said Bill the Burg. ~Oaly they oughtn’t to put in so much re- finement and education as to leave a feller at a disadvantage unless he has attended one of the best penitentia- ries.” Costume. “Discharged?” inquired one of the statuesques in-the spectacular show. “Yes,” replied the other. “The stage manager says I overdressed. I wore a dimple and a mole at the same tHme.” ; g houses?—Boston Globe. The allles might hire some of eur expert bandits to collect that money from the Germans. They can get it it there {s any money in the country. —Cincinnati Enquirer. Now that they have barred silk shirts at Sing 8ing, no aelf-respecting crook will t to go there.—Bur- lington News.~ Twenty-five plumbers were brought before a New York court. Possibly that was a wrench they had forgot- ten.—Wheeling Intelligencer. The old comedy of "outting oft the farmer's free seed” §s now on the boards in Congress. It never fails to get a laugh.—New Orleans Item. A pure food expert declares that the use of sugar in #oft drinks will sat- isfy the craving for alcohol. Sh-sh! Now thereti-be-an-amendment forbid- ding the. use -of sugar In gaft drinks— Cleveland Pldin Déaler. : B Correct Style Headguarters February 1 TheYoungNens 1319-1321 F Street STORE NEWS Store Hours: Every Day 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1319-1321 F St. The Truth—and Nothing But the Truth 600 Overcoats » These Coa ts Bear Original Price Marks ‘ As High As $80 Price tells you exactly what wonderful bargains these are because their value is known. There are all styles of overcoats here—all the desirable kinds of ma- terials. Some have handsome fur collars. It’s simply a final clearance of our en- ' tire stock at one price. You can have the best one here for $23.75. Up to $60 These are the shirts that sold as high as $10 at Christmas time—silk broadcloth, frosted crepe —pure tub silks in gor- geous colorings that are guaranteed absolutely fast, The Famous “Yorke” $3.50 to $5 Values A huge line of these shirts—a brand that is known to equal the finest made in this country. The material is principally that durable woven madras, in handsome patterns of colors that are absolutely fast., All have the soft cuff, and sizes are complete. S .t B ] There are still hundreds of unmatchable bargains here in our suits. - Everything in stock (except dress clothes) is included in the two groups mentioned below. We've never had better suits to offer you—the BLUE SERGES at $24.75 will prove that. Silk Shirts $65 to $80 Wool Hose Sold at $1.50 Imported English Rib-~ i bed All-wool Hose that were big values when priced at $1.50. Both Soft and Stiff $8 to $12 Values This is a complete clearance of our hats, for it includes everything in the department. Our lines come from the best known makers of this country, and we've kept values right up to the top notch. In either a soft hat or derby we’ll give you the best bargain you ever bought. : 3.85 | | Caps worth $4.50, now $2.50 (e