Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1921, Page 6

THE EVF’.NING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY. MARCH 4, 1921 THE E With WASHINGTON, D. C FRIDAY..........March 4. 1921 THEODORE W. NOYES. . ..Editor ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office. 11th St. and Pennsvivania Ave. | fic New York Office:_ Tribune Bullding. Chicago Office: First European Office: 3 Regent St., The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning edition. 1u deiivered by carriers within the city &t @0 cents per month; daily oaly. 45 cents per moath; Sund; . 20 ceats per month. ders tiay be- yent. by mail. oF ‘teiephone i 5000, Callection s made by carriers at ead of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Dally and Sunday..1 7., $8.40: 1 mo. 700 FAC $2.40; 1 mo., 20¢ All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00; 1 mo.. &% Daily only ‘1yr. $7.00: 1 mo., 60 5 3.00: 1 m President Harding. Warren G. Harding becomes Presi- dent of the United States today in consequence of the largest vote ever given by the people of this country. Only two other Presidents have re- ceived their commissions with such everwhelming popular indorsement. George Washington and Jamn Those WO Wi virtually unop- Mr. Harding w d after &N ntense hip thiee in roe. posed. a can FING STAR, |entiticd to caretut nvestigation. Morning Edition. | 1 Bank Ruildine. St Londoo, Evglaad. < Mon- | We all know the situation. 1In the e powerless. made so by local suf- frage laws. Only skeleton republican organizitions exist. and their oniy ef- fective functionings relate to choosing delegations to national conventions and to dividing the local spoils of of- when party success at the polls is achieved through the party’'s strength in the other sections of the coun The charge by the party in other sections is that as the south can give no aid to the election of a national ticket its influence in putting a ticket in the field present figur The should be reduced from reply of the kouthern repub- that they should not be pen- what is not their fault: that deprived of their strength stitutionally, and that their party hren in other sections have re- »d aid to right the wrong: that, de- | spite the handicaps, they are making { progress. As there is time for the thrashing out of the matter, it is to be hoped that full time will be taken. A Message of Service. President Harding today took his oath of officé on a passage from the {bonk of Micah: “What doth the Lord Juiresof thee but to do justly and and to walk humbly {r {to love merey | with thy God | This was t text of his address to The new Prosident ta {the American people as he assumed difficult circumstances COUNTES e heavy tesponsibilities of his of 1s In process of readjustment after! 0 U U el to serve, He war. The problems created DY Amerl-fog g00q (he hundred millions of the can participation in the Iu | people to co-operation with him in a struggle remain unsolved. Our foreign relations are unsettled. Our status in the international equation is unde- termined. We are technically still at war with Germany, awaiting the mak- ing of peace. * With these international and do- mestic questions before him the new President must take hold vigorously and promptly. He will soon call Con- gress in extra session. He has indi- cated a disposition to work with and through that body of which he was a member at the time of his election. He knows the congressional procedure intimately after nearly six vears of participation. There is reason to look for a close co-operation between the White House and the Capitol. Mr. Harding is a capable n n, duty to which the republic has sum- moned them. In such co-operation only can the national affairs be equi- tably and properly administered. Interest naturally centers in that part of the inaugural address which {bears upon our foreign relations. | Briefly the President’s view is recorded in this passage: We are ready to associate ourselves with the nations of the world, great and small, for conference. for counsel, to seek the expressed views of world {opinion. to recommend & way to ap- {proximate disarmament and relieve | the erushing burdens of military and naval establishments. We elect to par- | ticipate in suggesting plans for media- i tion, conciliation and arbitration. and would gladly join in an expressed conscience of progress which seeks to larify and write the laws of interna- tional relationship nd establish a world court for the disposition of such qualified by experience for adminis-|justiciable questions as nations are ive work. He has had a large]asreed to submit thereto. In expres trative work. H h“_ 2 4 5€}ing aspirations. in seeking practic: measure of success in life. success|pland in translating humanitys ne with his newspaper and success in the political field. He is highly respected personally, is animated by the loftiest patriotism and in his public utterances since his election and in his address at the Capitol today he has expressed himself in terms of devotion to the highest Americun ideals. He enters office in a spirit of dedication to the | most important duty the American people can impose upon a citizen. The new President has called to his service as members of the official fam- | ily, historically known as the cabinet, men of ability, well fitted for the duties to which they have been detailed. In their selgction Mr. Harding has been governed apparently by one primary consideration, to organize his adminis- tration upon lines of practical per- formance and of harmony of action. ‘There are no antagonistic elements. Men of special qualifications and men of general qualifications are associ- ated. It is not the * ‘which some had predicted for the new administration, but it is a cabinet of exceptionally high average, commands the respect and confidence of the country. The, people have put their trust in President Harding. There was question about their November, and since the election there has been no waning of their trust in “him as a man able administer the nation’s affairs in a difficult and try-| ing time. It is assured that there will ‘P& some dissatisfaction. No President has ever pleased all the peoplel throughout his term of office. But if Mr. Harding cischarges his duty as his conscience dictates, with regard for the weifare of the majority and the best interests of the people as a Whole, and without departing from the fundamental principles upon which the republic was founded, he will win the sapport of the country as today he has fts confidence and the heartfelt pray- ers of the people. . no A Notable New Law Firm. Announcement that Woodrow Wil- #on and Bainbridge Colby have formed a partnership for the practice of law, with offices in New York and Wash- ington, brings to mind the probably half forgotten fact that Mr. Wilson began his career as a member of the bar. Graduating from the University of Virginia in 1881, he practiced at Atlanta In 1882 and 1883. His legal work was interrupted by a post-gradu ate course at Johns Hopkins, with in- cidental court activity in Baltimore. In 1855, however, he left the law for the fleld of education. The most grati- fying fact about the presen ment is the suggestion which it con- veys that the former President has sufficiently regained his heaith to en- gage in active service. Other Presi- dents have upon retirement appeared in court us counselors. Grover Cleve- land, Benjamin Harrison and William M Taft have returned to the Jaw upon completing their presidential terms. In Mr. Wilson's case the return is after a much longer interval than in the other instances. —_——— Tammany did not find itself called upon to attend the inauguration this time as a polite party formality. —————— In whatever part of the map he may happen to be, Senator Hiram Johnson is in the thick of the fight. Greck politics has been requiring a remarkable amount of medical at- tention. The Southern Republican Question. The republican national committee decided at yesterday’s meeting to give upercabinet” | and ity preference in | announce- | concept of righteousnes: its hatred of war int action, we are ready most heartily to unite, but every commitment must be made !_n lh".FX(‘l‘(‘h‘G of our national {sovereignty.” | This does not commit the new ad- Iministration against international as- soclation. It establishes definitely. however, the principle that the United States will, in such association, retain lits individual authority and responsi- !hili!y and freedom of action. In a pre- (ceding paragraph the President de- | clares for “the inherited policy of non- {involvement in old world affairs.” For that deliverance Mr. Harding has as jwarrant the overwhelming vote given {to him for the presidency last No- vember. A suggestion of trade reciprocity couples with the admonition that a rich opportunity awaits American commerce in the south. A strong de- murrer is entered to the suggestion of possible war, which the President cannot conceivably be waged righteously against it for any act of this nation. | Condemnation of profiteering at the {expense of the people who are serving | to maintain the national honor in time {of war leads to the declaration of pur- { pose to reduce the abnormal expendi- justice and i H H itures of government and to lessen the |burden of taxation. Mr. Harding speaks for a “rigid yet sane economy, fiscal justice.” He that the people in post-war ad- justments must give and take, and that “‘prices must reflect the receding fever of war Perhaps, he notes, we shall never know the old levels of wage again, and he warns { that the penalties inseparable from the necessary readjustment will not be {light or evenly distributed. A word is sounded for adjustment of industrial controversies by conference in advance rather than after conflict and suffer- ting. President Harding has sounded a strong, clear, inspiring note in his in. taugural addre He speaks humbly, us befits one who faces a great task. ———— { When the Ballet Russe came to this | country, the prediction was made that it would exercise a great influence on ! American art. This influence is now manifest to a degree that suggests the need of importing a ballet from Ice- land, where even the dancers have to dress to keep warm. ———— Outgoing officials cannot be expect- ed to have many suggestions to offer | their successors which have not al- ready appeared in print. P Ideal Inaugural Weather. 1t really scems a pity to waste such a clear, delightful March 4 as this on so simple a program of inaugural IA'or:-mnnifis as those that have been arranged for today. In almost every respect it is an ideal day for the great national occasion. The skies are bright and the air is just bracingly cool. Few inauguration days have been bet- ter in any particular. Many of them have been far worse, for public com- fort. Those who have witnessed today's ceremonies, with the extreme sim- plicity that has marked the induction of the President into office, doubtiess recall vividly other occasions, when Pennsylvania avenue has been athrob with music and ablaze with color and vibrant with rhythmic motion as the assembled hosts have escorted the new executive to his post of duty. Perhaps there are many regrets.for the paes. ing—temporary, it is believed—of the custom of marking the great change with impressive circumstances. Then there are those who hold that the occasion is more impressive in its further time to the consideration of | simplicity, that the procedure of add- the question of reducing southern rep- resentation at republican national con- ventions. A subcommittee of seven will tour the south, and report on its find- ings. It is an interesting question, and ing another name to the roll of Amer- ican chief magistrates gains in sig- nificance from the lack of military and civic display. Perhaps these are in- fluenced by the fact that when the President-clect made known his wishes 4 | | newcomer in the national field. A lit-| drive for rz.]n»im. l.llsiv'n sx, provided he b Sie cis sepy. 15 Eiven the authority and powers re than a year ago he was serv-1ypich chould t ited, as it is inti second term as Governor of {mated they will be, by the Harding husetts | after: thi terms \i raministration. -New London (Coun.) G = 2™ Day (reoublican). ant governor. He was not widely ¢ i Hoover's mere presence in the known outside of his state. though in |administration Secretary of any- thing whatever would raise its tone ? | | 4 | l | there was no appeal and necessity compelled the adoption of the simpler lower southern states the republicans | program. The chief regret occasioned by the change of custom is that comparative- Iy few people from other parts of the country have come to Washington for Consequently a smaller num- ber will have had the inspiring touch with the center of the federal organ- ization that in many cases in the past is only gained at inauguration time. Washington would gladly have enter- tained these hosts, to the best of ity ability, and bade them farewell satis- | fied that the contact had made for bet- ter citizenship. These bright skies and this clear, in- vigorating air today may be accepted as good auguries for the success of | the Harding administration. A fine Inauguration day has not always pre- saged complete success, while bad In- auguration days have assuredly not beon always followed by administra- tive misfortunes. It would be sad, in- deed, if the weather on the quadren- nial 4th of March really governed in this matter. Few Americans would ever aspire to be President if their hopes of fame and satisfactory achievement rested upon the vagaries of the March climate. Vice President Coolidge. Calvin Coolidge, who becomes Vice resident today, is comparatively a Massachusetts he had gained distinc- tion by a long course of successful service in various positions. An emer- gency brought him sharply to the at- tention of the country. The policemen of Boston undertook to strike for the privilege of joining a union. The city was thrown into confusion. Then Gov. Coolidge asserted his authority and by his prompt, vigorous, fearless action stopped the strike and restored con- ditions to normal. His demonstration of courage and quickness to meet a dangerous situation won the approval of the country at large. In June he was nominated for Vice President after his name had been presented for first place on the republican ticket. Mr. Coolidge is an admirable type of American. He is unostentatious, re- served, devoted to his immediate duty. He has a broad view of affairs and he expresses himself freely, pointedly and convincingly. In the chair of presid- ccommended | ing officer of the Senate he will have little to do, in accordance with the custom that has relegated the Vice President to that inconspicuous role. Yet President Harding has announced that the Vice President will, during his administration, become a member of the cabinet in effect. There is a close relationship between the two men and apparently a thorough under- standing. Massachusetts has contributed richly to the national welfare in the persons of some of the most distinguished statesmen in our history. Vice Presi- Ledger (independent). dent Coolidge will maintain the high- est traditions of his state and will be a helpful associate of the President in the trying work that lies before the new administration. —_————— Sir Thomas Lipton is still patiently awaiting the day when the world will be as much interested in yachts as in airships and submarines —_——— The only indication that the soviet system may be something like a regu- lar government is the fact that Emma Goldman disapproves of it. ———— One point of Lenin's policy is clear. He is uncompromisingly in favor of | tions. private ownership of everything in sight. Editorial Digest [ Editorial Approval of Hoover. Unstinted praise from almost the entire press of the country comes te President Harding for his selection of Herbert Hoover as Secretary of Commerce., A few newspapers ques- tion Mr. Hoover's “political abilit and some fear his ability to *go along” with the new administration. but practically none questions his ability to reorganize and run success- fully the department which he has been chosen to head. Mr. Hoover realizes that American commerce has bright prospects before it, and if he can spare the time from his other duties. which he says he must discharge. he will Increase the value of the Department of Commerce, but at last the fate ‘of out commerce rests largely in the hands of 1 dividuals and firms engaged in it Better not depend too much on gov- ernmental agencies to carry our com- merce to the ends of the world-— Chattanooga News (independent dem- ocratic). All things considered, a cabinet with Mr. Hoover left out would have | been disconcerting to thousands of | American citizens who are looking for great things from the incoming administration. Mr. Hoover's ability means too much to these pcople, and has been too plainly demonstrated, to have left them calm under any announcement of department secre- taryships in which Mr. Hoover should not appear.—Christian Science Mon- itor (Boston, independent). Hoover knows the world and knows | commerce. and should be able to give a_ tremendous impetus to America’s censiderably, and the proposed new functions of the Department of Com- merce, as he has outlined them, should make this heretofore perfunctory posi- tion an extremely important one.— New York Globe (independent). The announcement of Mr. Hoover's ceptance of the post of Secretary of Commerce is made in a manner to car- ry with it the assurance that the de- partment is to be reorganized and ex- panded according to Mr. Hoover's idea. This, we think, i more important to our future than the average man can possibly appreciate at present.—Fort Worth ~ Star-Telegram (independent democratic). The nation no less than ) is to be congratulated, Hurding, upon the ae- ceptance by Mr. Hoover of a seat in the cabinet. His advice and counsel on all matters considered by the Presi- dent’s official Tamily will be of great value.--Worcester (Mass.) Gazette (in- | dependent ) While Mr. Harding might find scores of men to run the Department of Com- merce equally well, he could find only a_limited number of men who would bring to the cabinet meetings the inti- mate knowledge of the world and its affairs and the after-war conditions that Mr. Hoover will bring.—Hartford Times (democratic). His alert mind, when directed to. the department Gver which he has| been called to preside, goes at once with characteristic directness to its chief problem—the need of correla- tion and reorganization. 1In_like manner he will in the cabinet be of great value for his ability to go to the bottom of other administrative problems.—Minneapolis Journal (in- dependent republican). With such men as Hoover at the cabinet table, even were the rest of its occupants of less distinguished caliber, the President- elect gives an earnest of the gen- uineness of his_intention to make capacity for services .the primary qualification. — I'hiladelphia = Public Hughes and We are glad that Hgover has agreed to take the place. YHe certain- 1y will make more of.1t than any- body else we can think. 6f.3Beston Post (independent democratic). The inclusion of Mr. Hoover is the greatest guarantee of confidence, not merely because of his ideals of pub- lic service and great individual abli- ity, but because of & point not hither- to brought to attention. This is the close bond of sympathy and respect between him and Mr. Hughes. These two are the strong men of the cabi- net; their harmony of ideals and pur- pose will double their power within the administration—Des Moines Reg- ister (independent republican). Under the direction of Mr. Hoover the Department of Commerce should be brought to a new level of im- portance in the nation’s business. Mr. Hoover beliaves it can be made to “assist materially” in the readjust- | ment of our foreign economic rela- This hope will be fortified in the public mind by his acceptance of the post—Wilmington (N. C.) Star (democratic). Mr. Hoover's acceptance of the cab- CIC ‘PRODUCING STATIONERS | —_——— A . inet post of Secretary of Commers For some time past, Marshal Foch|will be hailed with delight not only s had the air 5 throughout this country but through, nae e alpiot e man whoswould | N0 sy DUE through not be surprised to receive marchingj Mr. orders at any moment. ——— Representations continue to be made that Judge Landis' connection with |, base ball demands the services of an arbiter. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Grand March. i Everybody’s marching, though per- haps not in the street; ‘We'll keep on going forward with our minds, if not our feet— Marching toward the happiness that all the world desires, And the big ideals that each honest heart admires. Marching to the sunshine from the Valley of Regret, ‘We've had a long, hard journey and it isn't ended yet. But our hearts are strong and fearless as we travel on our way— Everybody's marching on Inaugura- tion day. Considerate. “Hiram,” said Mrs. Corntossel, “do you think the price of food is coming down?" “I won’t commit myself. I don't in- tend to risk encouraging any false hopes in the next flock of summer boarder: Unusual Distinction Withheld. “What is this prisoner sulking about?” inquired one policeman. “His dignity has been offended,” re- plied the other. “The newspaper re- ferred to him as a pickpocket Instead of a master mind.” Lingering Complexities. The problems ranged on every side Of care demand a lot; The 4th of March is simplified, But politics is not. A Discouragement. “All the boys in Crimson Gulch ap- pear to have quit playing poker. “Yes,” replied Cactus Joe. “The sport wasn't worth the trouble it gave us figuring our losses and gains for the income tax return.” Jud Tunkins says the men we most revere do not set the fashions. No- body wears his hair like George Wash- ington’s or a beard like Abraham Lin- coln’; Hoover in the cabinet increases immeasurably the public confiden in the incoming administration.—Minne- apolis Tribune (republican). It required some nerve on the part Mr. Harding to appoint Herbert Hoover to the cabinet. for there are republicans in high places who do not like the esteemed food director. However, the common people are de= lighted to have Hoover cnployed in some way in the great task of read- justing political and economir con- ditions which the new administration | must face. 5o it doesn't matter the kickers.—St. Joseph (Mo.) Press (independent). No doubt Mr. Hoover will make a &ood Secretary of Comme He has been successful in his private affairs and has gained world-wide promi- nence through his efforts in behalf of the suffering peoples of Kurope. But politically Mr. Hoover is not en- tirely satisfactory. The republicans feel that he 18 too closely identified with the democratic administration to warrant their indorsement as a fuli-fledged republican.—Memphis News- Scimitar (independent). ews- The Way to a Man’s Heart, Senator Ashurst of Arizona found how to get the Senate to do so thing, and do It pronto. It Simple feed the brute, Senator Ashurst wanted $61,000 in- stead of $51,000 for fig und date plant investigations. He didn't clutter up the Congressional Record with @ history ot Smyrna, whose coat of arms Is on all ‘classy” fIg packages, nor an. exposi- tion of cross-fertilization. He passed around packages of western grown figs and dates, and while the senafors were chewing {hem they unanimolisly ape proved his increased appropriation. Cynics may find fault with his. strategy In uiming at the stomach instead of the head, for it is held good strategy to attack the weakest point, but he got results, Other statesmen will regret that Sena- | tor_ Ashurst's discovery did not come earlier. 1f, when the tariff bill was up, bottles of milk had been passed around, the tax on milk for the bables might easily have been increased from 2 cents to 20. And now the antl-Sajoon League, I It Is wide awake, might sooot the $1,400,000 Volstead law enforcement appropriation through the Senate by dis- tributing _certain samples.— Milwaukee Journal' (independent). has The modern young man's idea of roughing it is rolling his own.—Bal- timore Evening Sun. ‘Women's skirts used to rustle, but no more. Lingerie is to be seen, not heard.—Columbia (S. C.) Record. Too many pedestrians don't care how badly they mess up an eutomo- bile radiator—Norfolk Ledger-Dis- patch. 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