Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1921, Page 6

ST IS B R e L 1 . THURSDAY. MARCH 3. 1921 THE STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, EVENING "THE EVENING STAR,'" i . With Sundey Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C THURSDAY.......March 3. 1821 , THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office, 11th St. and Pennssicania Ave. New York Office: Tribune Ruilding. i3 Chicago Offien: First National Bank Baropexn Office: 3 Regent St.. London. The Evenire Star, with the Sandav morning tion. Ix delivored by carriers within the cite - Anily only, 45 conte e Tents per manth, OF oe "ecephone Main by carriers at the ud of each month. Rate-by Mail—Payable in Adrance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday..1yr., $840: 1 mo. Daily only 1vr., $8.00; 1 mo. 20¢ Bunday only Ciyr, $2.40 1mo., 2 All Other States. Batly and Sunday 1 . $10.0 1mo. Be 0: 1 mo., €0 The Retiring President. Tomorrow the adm President Wilson clo; eight busy. weighty ¥ perbod of He en tered upon the presiden: ssult of a doep schism in the vepublican party, caused by the defection of the following of Roosevelt upun the nomi nomi nation of Taft. Any democrati nee would have it circumstances. Y NOCTACY had put fgrward its prébably stron; est candidite. He had gained pres tige as a rssful l'\‘(h'.‘((““[ for the governorship of New Jersey his initial venture into the political fleld after a lifetime of educational work. He was known as a deep stu- dent of political affairs, and Keenly tions of statesman- interested in qu ship. In his first action Mr. Wilson dem- onstrated an independent disposition. with indifference to the cstablish practices of the office. He chose to address Congress i n. rather than by written me: He set -ommendations clearly and and with a finished liter- | thut maiked his official ex- < tdinary course of presidential deliverances. He sought for certain reforms that were granted by a co-operative Congress, though eventually this willingne: Jessened and he sccured results \\’ivl\l greater difficulty. Seventeen months after he tock the oath the great war broke in Europe. A difficult situation w created hy the sudden flaming of American parti sanship against gought the people of this couritry remain neutral, “eveh in thought This was impossible, but officially at least the government of the United Btateés remained impartial as to the merits of* the struggle in progress. German ag jons upom Amerfcan rights forced the issue of participa- tion. The President hoped to the very end to remain alcof from the war. Involvement was inevitable. When the crisis eame Mr. Wilson met it courageously and at once organized the country upon a war basis. Whether or not the war work of this country was done ecenomically, as to time and money, the fact remains that despite handicaps of unreadiness In every particular, the American forces were eventually put into the fleld in France in numbers to turn the scale, and by their actual per- formances, as well as their moral en- couragement to the allies, they brought the struggle to a vietorious conclu- sion. The war over. the President enter- @4 upon his role as peacemaker. He ehose to go himself to Paris as a ne- gotiator of the flnal tréaty. Be erred in judgment. Nao peace com- mission headed by the chief executive eould possibly halfe been other than & one-man delegation. LUpen his own shoulders Mr. Wilson took the whole burden of the dealings at Paris. Upon him rested the sole responsibility for the result. He was determined that that result should be ratified by the American Senate. He, in effect, chal- lenged the Senate. The challenge was accepted, and the President was de: feated. That he sacrificed himself physical- Iv to the cause he had espoused is not to be doubted. He fell in the field of his own selection. His life has been ®pared, but for a year and a half he has been incapacitated, save for a few exertions. for the discharge of his presidential duties. Fortunately, the eountry has continued on its orderly course, despite the stress of the tre. mendous adjustment incident to the sudden shift from wartime 1o peace. time {ndustrial conditions. Mr. Wilson has devoted himself to an ideal of worldwide peace. He leaves office with his work uneom pleted. Asperities engendered in his stormy career have been softencd by sympathy for his physical misfortune. Judgments have been tempered by a belief that he has in this remarkable effort been sincere in hia purpose to bring about a better state of worid relationship. ~ If his health improves, Mr. Wilson may write about his work at Paris, or upon the broad theme of his presi- dential endeavors. Such a work will bé a contribution to history. Today, on the eve of his departure from an office that has brougit him world- wide renown and much deep distress, he doubtless contemplates with eager- ness the rest from official cares that will soon be his to enjoy and the pros pect of later freedom to express him- self fully on the subject with whn-h' his name is now most definitely asso clated. —————— The campaign fund of the repub- lean national committee no longer agitates ahy of the political arith meticians. An Uprising in Russia. A report from London gives the sub- stance of dispatches that have been coming lately through Helsingfors by way of Reval, telling of flerce revolu- tienary fighting in . Petrograd ana Moscow. At the former capital 300, 000 strikers, it 18 reported, have been srrayed against the soviet. The de- tafle from Moscow are meager, as in- deed are all the reports, owing doubt- lesw to the censorship. Sooften tn the past have these up- risingn—occurre® against the eoviet Germany. He be-| In that | cting the present outbreak to succeed. After the collapse of the Denekine. Kolchak and Wrangel move- ments there is little likelihood of suc- cess at the present stage of affairs in eventual overturn of the soviet fem. The people are being ex- ploited eruelly and they will not al- ways stand submissive. The only {question In Russia is whether a suffi- cient numbed can move at the same time to overcome the established prwer. Probably if all the discontent was imulated at the safhie moment Lenin's regime would be overthrown ily. The soviet government has probably ation of ladopted the methods of the old czar- dom and established a system of es pionage and counter esplonage—that |is. spies upon spies—within the ranks the workingn and peasants and Idie Probably nothing happens anywhere in Russia that is not quickly made known to Moscow. But the old sir spy system broke down, | Lenin's spy system is likely to br | d as well. through the ver, of merality that such intensive age bhrecds. | —_——— | Champ Clark. is best, and very ae- | curately, described in the term, “a | rugged American.” He had force and {fight in him—was s irumibls'. He was distinctly a man of the people—understood them, and all his life rethained close to them. He | pos: ! pose and conviction, and both moral lana physical courage. A warm and dependable partisan, and a party asset of great value in Itime of controversy, he yet was broad and fair in all matters not freighted | with party duty. He had won his way to the chair in the House by aggres- veness on the floor. but while in the chair he held the scales as strictly | true 1 judge on the bench. Both des of the chamber accepted his de- | cisions, the republicans questioning | them as little as the democrats. { Mr. Clark was an orator of power. | He early acquired the House manner. [two very successfully. An educated 1. of wide reading. he was a mas- [ter of colloquialisms, and employed {them in his afdresses with taste and {effect. | His specches in the House had a | wide circulation, and gave him wide | reputation. ~ An excellent specimen is the one delivered in opposition to the repeal of the law granting to Ameri- {can coastwise vessels free passage through the Panama canal. _The ques- tion will be firesented to the new Con- | gress. and upon the grounds taken by Mr. Clark it his admired deliverance. He wak a House man. He liked the House atmosphere, and shone in it. With true appraisement of his own powers he declined the proffer of an appointment to the Senate. He re- mained where he felt i qualified to serve the state. ‘That he served the state well there is attested by his repeated re-elections, |and by the friendships he established flicts of the chamber, and had oppor- | tunity to appreciate the temper of his steel and the stre~s5th of his arm. i On Guard! Although the inaugural ceremonies Ihave been simplified, Washington is filling up with strangers, drawn here !by the prospect of witnessing the {transfer of the government ~from { democratic to republican hands. There always heretofore come to Washing- ton at inauguration and are doubtless here naw, of will corhe in the next few |hours. A police watch is being kept at the station, but there are othetr {ways for crooks te enter, and prob- lably some of them are slipping | through. They will play all kinds of | games, swindlés, thefts and dodges to separate fieople from their money. | The police have given warning in { explicit to carry handbags or purses suspend- ed from the wrist; not to expose val- uable jewelry: not to make their {houses safe deposit vaults for articles |of value; not to leave their houses | unguarded or unlocked, and not to fall | for ancient flimflam games. The po- Eu.-n also ask that everybody immed!- |ately report suspicious persons. There is just one safe rule at a time likeé the prefent, and that 18 to be {careful. The crooks and grafters are | seeking prey. They have all morts of games and tricks. They are smart. | Tt is better to be suspicious of every- |later as the losing end of a swindle lor a theft. | Emma Goldman is homesick for | America, but there is no evidence of !any reciprocal sentiment whatever. | March came in Tike a lamb, but the |lamb is no more reliable as a weather | prophet than the ground hog. —_——————— Everybody in Line. The men mentioned for cabinet places who were not appointed are all stanch republicans, and all have the time and means to render the party good service. Ts there any rea- son why they should not? TIs thére {not cvery right to expect that they will? And if they do, will they not prove strong supports of the admin- tstration? Mr. Root Is a power in the east, in political, legal and business circles. No man stands higher. No man's ad- vice on public matters is more fre. quently sought, or more gladly ac- cepted. Gen. Wood is a power, east and Russia on the pait of insurgent work- men and peasants. The soviet has pretty complete control of all the munitions of war and, short of a mutiny @mong the troops, it is in a position to hold firm against any revo- lutionary regetion. But these uprisings. even though | they fall, cmptomatic of the real | | conditions fn Russia and are indicative ssed the strong qualities—pur- | He had brought the stump manner | {with him, and he amalgdmated the {building. are some, though, who come from al less worthy motive. Expecting a big| The importance of the Island of crowd, certain types of crooks have | Yaf like that of Rhode Island, is not ito be judged by the amount of space ,r‘nl\‘ to fail that there is 'no gmund,wesl. Eastern born and western de- | exy velopetl, he is a figure of importance in both sections. 1f he takes office under the administration he will. of courge, be reckoned among its assets. But it he should not, his republican- ism is such and his personal rela- tions with Mr. Harding so cordial, hi: influence will go with 7is party friends. Gov. Lowden declined appointment. But he has not lost interest in poli- tics, or broken with his partv. On the contrary. he is still in the ring. and in the middle country has a large following. Mr. Hert is one of the most active, capable and influential men in border state politics. His name rhymes with alert; and he is ull of that in every campaign. He helped nominate and elect Mr. Harding, and that he will assist to the extent of his power in the work his party has in hand is assumable from his recérd. Everybody is in line; and with every- body in earnest and well disposed, why should not the administration score? —— e e——— President and Distriet. Though deprived by his own wish of the privilege of providing an in- augural program in keeping with the customs of the past Washington wel- comes President-elect Harding today with warm regard. I position toward the National Capital community. He is, in éffect, its gov- ernor, its o#n particular chief execu- tive. He signs the acts of Congress. which serves as its legislature. He appoints its offictals, Commi: and lesser public officess. He exer- cises a supervisory autherity over the District. Having lived in Washington for six years as a senator, Mr. Harding is famillar with its situation and its needs. By a peculiar circumstahee Ke will be called @pon probably, & one of the first acts of his adminis. tration, to name one or two Distriet Commissioners, inasmuch as the Sen- ate has not vet and possibly will not confirm the appointments submitted jby Mr. Wilsoh. which In default of confirmation expire at row. Whether he renames those whoin his predecessor selected or others, he must designate some one as District Commissioner immediately, since the District's business cannot be conducted by less than two Commis- sioners, and after noon tomorrow. un- less the Senate acts meanwhile, there will be but one on duty at the District noon ‘Washington hopes for a cordial un- derstanding between the local citizens tand the President. It hopes for ep- portunity for free eonsuitation with its executive head. It hopes also for his co-operation in securing legisla- tion making for full development of the National Capital municipality. Respecting his wishes, the people of the District have remitted their labors in preparation for an inaugural ceremony commensurate with the re- | markable manifestation of puMic sup- port given Mr. Harding in November. They accept his judgment, and tomer- row will acclaim him their President, even though through an injustice Wwhich it is hoped he will recognize and seek by his influence to correct they have been deprived of any voice himself best | Whatever in the selection “of a chief executive of the nation. —_——e— Peace may be regarded as secure for a long time to ¢ofme if nations will among his associates. And no gren!err»nnsenz to postpone another war un- regret is felt at his passing than by !til thé arguments ‘arising from the those ¥ho encountered him in the con-|recent one have been settled. ————————— No amount of inaugural simplifica- tion can prevent the resi@ents of the District of Columbia from joining in an enthusiastic “Welcome to Our City!" B — ‘Trotsky's pfesent propaganda liter- lature does not read any better than the editorials he used ts turn out in the Bronx. ————————— it occupies on the map. New York's “White Way" fell un- der sudbicion of being fluminated by moonshine as well a8 electricity. An Ultimatum to Germany. The allled premiers at London have n*(lfled the Gefmar delegation that Gérmany's counter proposals for terms. They admonish the {prople not to trust their money to |repdration submitted on Tuesday were lunknown persons to be changed: not [Nt Susceptible of examination. In other words, they were not merely re- jected. They were not even comsid- { Germany will have no chance for bar. gaining. In effect, an ultimatum has been pronouncéd. If by Monday nooh Germany has not accepted the funda- mental conditions recently laid down by the supreme allied council at Paris the alliés will take immediate steps. The first of these wiil be the occupa. tion by allied tFoops of the cities of Duisburg and Duesseldorf and the Ruhr region of Germany, contalning important mines and iron plants. such a tax on Uerman merchandise as it will deem proper. Flnally, a cus- toms boundary along the Rhine will be established under allied control. It is hinted in the dispatches today that the granting of four @ays before action will be taken if Germany does not feariwhile accept in full the al- lied terms was not inspired by con- sideration for Gefmany, but by a dis- position to wait until Mr. Harding has delivered his inaugural address as President of the Uhited States, and possibly theréln has given an indi- cation of his préposéd foreign policy. Unless the German delegation has gone to Londofi with plenary powers it will have to communicate with Ber- lin. 1t is quite likely that thé Bimons commission werit instfucted to négo- tiate for better termi#, but without ex- pectation that a stern, inflexible re- fusal to abate the Paris conditions would be encountered. If that was the thought it has been bitterly disap- poifted. The program of alliéd action indl- cated by the reply ‘given today is a modérate one. It dbes not invélve the eutting off of Bavaria, as some Loty it & bz icoawd hen 40 ,,.;m{mn. each allled country will place The President of { khht‘ United States occuples a peculiar tomor- @éred. There will be no compromise.. imve thought. It doss mot include a {blockade of @he German ports by the British ns#w, But R does involve the occupation of the Ruhf regiom, whence Germany now obtains prac- tically all her own native coal. Cur- tailment of the German fuel supply may prove to be the most potent fac- tor in bringing full acqulescence in the allles’ terms. Judge Landis’ Case. Nao action will be taken at the pres- {ent session of Congress frespecting the matter of Judge Landis' acceptance jof an outside position in addition to his judiclal duties. The House com- mittee on judiciary, however, files a report declaring that this dual guty is inconsistend and constitutes a seri- ous impropriety, and recommends a full investigation at the next session of the impeachment charges brought by Representative Welty. All pro- ceedings, of course, die with the fall of the gavel at noon tomorrow. 1f, when the extra session opens, there is still a feeling that Judge Landis has erred in accepting this base ball job it will probably be manifested in terms of a resolution. Impeachment, however, iz hardly likely to succeed. it may be improper. unethical and linconsistent for a judge to take a sal- ary from another quarter, but so f: !;.,« known there is not the slightest {breath of suspicion that the holding of this outside position and the drawing of this pay will lessen Judge Landis’ scrupulous regard for the law ahd the equities which he is called upon as judge to interpret and administer. Congress may pass an act prohibiting tederal judges from taking any com- pensation whatever beyond that meted out by the United States, or even from rendering any service whatsoever save that performed on the bench. In other words, Congress may declare that who- ever aclepts the federal commission as judge restricts himself to the one duty and the one pay. Thid matter of Judge Landis' base ball position is wholly apart from his recent expres- | sions on the subject of a youthtul bank i thief who restored his stealings before the act was discovered and whom the | judge refused to punish. That matter lis not involved in tha House proceed- {ings. One assured effect of the whole affair is to arouse public interest sharply in the matter of the pay of judges. The United States is by this {affair exposed as a poor paymaster. e The hope expressed by Mr. Thomas i Marshall that the tountry will pro- {duce a really good nickel cigar seems ia trifle TUtoplan. Many nicotine ex- jperts stoutly aver that there never was any such thing. ———— A revision of international laws will not be regarded as complete by Col. Bryan unless it Includes somte ar- rangement fot making prohibition unanimous. ———————— The fact that the indemnity is Graw- ing interest all the time does riot pfe- vent Berlin from employliig every possible device to prolong the diseus- sion. . o A sovigt appropriation may be re-. quested in order to enable Martens to come back and find out whether i he was really deported or not. et G . The supply of alcoholic beverages Ihns taken 4 remarkably long timé in attaining the irreducible minimum. ———————— Col. House has entered upon what promises to be one of his most per: sistent silences. ———— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Policemen. I do not carg for Sherlock Holmes, Not as 1 did of yore; I much prefer the cop who roams Nearby my cottage door. Monsieur Lecoq, who charmed me so, { In favor doth decrease. I very much prefer to know Bome practical police. A burglar bold eame 'round one night, And my belongings took; While T was reading with delight In a detective book. And, therefore, I #m someéwhat shy Of fietion heroes néat, I favor him who trudgeés by, 1n patiefice, oh his beat. It is a pleasant thing to read Of work with finger prifits, And how from trime men may be| tiecd By psychologic hints. P But to secure protection sure, The kind of man I'll take Who lives apart from literature And likes to stay awake. The Censored Public. “What kind of a play did you see last night?” “One of those plays,” replied Miss Cayenné, “which we have learned té6 see without & blush and whieh it wbould be consi@éfed highly improper to deacribe minutely in print or éoa- versation.” Arhoreal Fiction. “What kind of a tree di@ Thomas Jefterson hitch his horse to when he rofle up to tHe Cupitol to be ifisugu- rated?” “I suspéct,” answered Senator Sor- ghum, “that it was & chefry tree; one of the same kind George Washington chopped down whéh he wae a little boy.”" Inevitable Business Details. ‘When Wat's wild mood at last 16 spént, And earth récovers from ita thrills, THen cofpes the usual afffument Conéeffiing who shiall piy the bills. Jud Tufikins says some 8t the mo: tof plcturd stars begin to look as it théy péld & whole i6t more money to iawyets than to scéfiarlp Writers. A Hint for Chafles. ‘“Charléy, dear,” exclalfed young Mrs. Torkins, “I am convinced that Bolémon's reputation for extraordi- nafy wisdom was deserved." “Although you read of his 8pénding monéy résklessly you don't see any #uggéstion “that he ever placed & bét Oh & horee race.” Pennsylvania _ Avenue Half-lined Suits Third Floor. Warmth-Without-Weight ¢ Third Fioor. A Sale of Trousers Third Floor. Huks & Cnmpany Open All Day Friday For more than fifty years our prices have been as low for similar qualities as any house in the United States. Announcing a Sale of —that make a strong appeal because of their availability for spring—and the .added feature of their being values up to $88. Offered now at— 525 To the point—they are Iots that we have carried over—as being more con- sistent for spring than fall. Excellent models — both Single and Double Breasted. Excellent styles — both Young Men'’s and Conserva- tive. The sizes are well assort- ed up to 40—and, with an eye to the immediate future, you can see the advantage. Just the Weather For Topcoats | You're going to get a genuine surprise when you “size-up” these Topcoats— the quality of weave, the type of design, the charac- ter of making—and con- trast them with the price— $21.75 The price is a special one. During last fall we sold the identical c o u nterparts of these Coats at $40—because they were worth it. Oxford and Heather mix= tures, silk trimmed; patch pockets—and all those tailoring details which count in satisfaction. Just what that means is this—that we are placing every single pair of Farncy Trousers on our Third Floor Department on sale for your choice at— $6.95 You know the Separate Trouser values were up to $15 here—but we’ve run the prices all down to $6.95. In addition, you’ll find . many pairs of Blue Serges among them. Such a Hat First Floor. Is Remarkable For $4.85 We have worked out a most unusual combination of intrinsic value and expert craftsmanship. Few Hats have the “qual- ity” you’ll find in these. Fewer still . have been blocked and finished with the taste and skill which have been lavished on them. ‘We wanted the best Soft Hat in America to sell at $5. We got it—and can shave that price a wee bit. In Pearl, Steel Gray, three shades of Brown, Green, Olive and Black. Saks & Company Some Real Bargains in Boys’ Clothing Interesting h a ppenings for Friday—through some fortunate buying we've done— Fancy Cheviot Suits, with two pairs of full-lined Pants —neat patterns; belted model; excellent make ; sizes 7 to 16 Crompton’s All-weather Corduroy Suits—weather- proof and also well nigh wear = proof; cut full; strongly made tovems . $6.75 Blue Serge Knicker- bockers—all wool and fast color; sewed seams. Sizes 7 to 17 years We've a lot of Arrow Brand Laundered and Soft Collars, for boys, which we are not going to resize. Choice— 3 for 2 5 C Black Cat Stockings— all sizes; fast 39 C [ [ R S 3 for $1.10 Blouse Waists—here is one of the biggest specials of all—neat patterns; full cut; attached collars; soft cuffs—all sizes 6 to 15...... 59C Second Floor. Men’s Popular Shirts First Floor. Splendid Silk Scarfs First Floor. A Special in Silk Hose First Floor. Two Specials in Fine quality of Crepe Silks the unusual pat- terns; in effective colorings —cut and made as becomes the high grade shirts they " $5.95 Plain White Mercerized Oxford Shirts, with soft collar attached. If you have tired of the fancies—you’ll find acceptable relief in the refined plainness of these Shirts— $1.65 You'd never guess less than a dollar as the price— because the quality of silk suggests even more. The careful making; the choice selection of patterns—will all confirm an estimate of value beyond the price. But we maneuvered—and planned—and here is the result— 79c 3 for $2.25 Just read the description carefully—pure thread silk —of shapely make — in Black and the wanted colors— 69c 3 Pairs for $2.00 Seventh Street