Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1921, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR, With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY....... March 5, 1821 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor 1ding. The E the Sunday mornine edition. I riers within the ety &€ 6D cont per mont Iy oniy. 45 cente per month: Sundas oriv. 20 cents pec month o e may be sent by muil B00O. Collection is made €ad of each munth. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday..] yr., $5.10; 1 mo. Daily only 1 yr., $6.00; 1mo. Sunday only........1yr., $2.40; 1 mO. All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00; 1 mo. ers at the by o | 700 Daily only $7.00: 1 mo. Sunday only . ", "306: 1 mo has Harding President and Pennsylvania Ave. | Ruildine. | or telephione Main | less the Commissioners—when a board of Commissioners is organized—may under the police regulations law write and promulgate a rule for the regula- tion of pistol selling along the lines heretofore proposed. The police regu- lations law permits the Commissioners {to write and enforce rules for the | protection of life and property. While aiting for an act of Congre: of duly | for ti sued permits, with penalt that right would be chal- lenged in o But surel | ter to take that cha while await- ing a statute on the subject, than to the condition un- i viol: n. v it is bet continue present measure is provided by regulation or ihy law that will shut off the source of | prompt and somewhat u ning in th ministrati new chief ex organization s & cutive v names of his cab e | Senate in the | ation. Yes- | n the | d in execu- | tive session personally pr d the names of the t ¥ eoted | for cabinct duty departure f iha Wash the prevailed since the days of ton and Jefferson. In 1806 a rul ing for the po endance of the was lar | President at esccutive sessions of the | Senate, but this prerogative has not | been exercised until vesterday. Mr.! | Harding, having heen lately a member of the Se perhaps felt more free to avail hims of the privil of immediate and p nal announcement than his predecessors, whom { one « has gone directly from the upper chamber of Congress to the White| House. | As a result of this action yesterday | t work today at| 1ess hours, d. took the oath | Some | While the ad- vantage o© htly earlier start| is of no practical importance it is a | significant in of the disposition of | the new administration to proceed | with the least possible delay in the settlement of the problems that re-| } main for solution in the light of the mandate given by the pegple in No-| vember. It is indicated by Mr. Harding’ action yesterday that he will perhaps continue the practice of personally ad- dressing Congress renewed by his pre- decessor after many tinuance. Despite an earlier announe ment to the contrary effect, it may be that the new chief executive will find in this direct contact with the House and Senate a means of effecting th close co-operation between the legis lative and the executive which he de- clares will be the guiding principle of his administration. The Emergency Tariff Debate. The debate on the emergency tariff bill was not wasted. Many poin the general tariff question and situa-| brought out which will serve at the special session. The difficulties of tariff revision at this time are not underrated in any | quarter. They are very great. of them are altogether new. s on Some | The tariff problem is a world problem, and | must be dealt with as such. That is | to all the nations with which| we have been doing business and ! .ve | on our card for business dealing in | tuture their tariffs, or contemplating revision, and we must | consider their action or probab 1 in arran But, gr se difficuities are, they must be undertaken. The mat- ter cannot be postponed. The Under- wood law, unsatisfactory when in oper- | are revi action | { in. r own. t as th ation before the war began, is still more unsatisfactory now. It meets none of the requirements the war h bequeathed. The new Congress is booked for a | tussle on the subject. Although pru-l tection will be the under 5 prin-§ ciple of the new measure, it may not be easy to marshal all the p ion- | ists i in the nu of tails. Differences exist am. s also | Torn democ ame ¥ who in the past have trained under the banner | of anti-protect | The only t 10 the tal | session will b and that time somethi factos turned ou is n tariff £ that m pos > riea will valuabie fricndship and | underst: of course, | that mail delive sufficiently prompt to avoid —_——— i S amount of mutiny is only | the soviet go ation depended L want allow Trot- fet presses {me to print propaganda in- stead of money. ‘While Mr. Colby’s term as Secre- tary of State was not long, it was ex- ceedingly active. I The Pistol Slaughter. Ample proof has been offered in the last few days of the need of drastic pistol regulation in Washington, and {etosing {much or | view. local supply of d ntial murdere adly weapons from criminals or the At the pros- | death toll ne. aughter the will be a heavy one. The Water Supply Increase. the ket veto” of the Army appropriation Lill yeste trict wi supply increas delayed rsumal however, only un- ¢ il the repu age of the bill at the ext ssion of Cong s. This is the one item in which the District was direct- and particularly interested in the hours of the Sixty-sixth Con- The appropriation was added to th bill late, that measurc having most available and ap- propriate for the purpose. It was se- cured with some difficulty, owing to the fact that the formal estimate did not reach Congress from the Treas- ury until after the Senate had acted. Having gone on record in favor of this immediate increase of the water supply in to the urgent recommendations of officials, Congre can hardly fail to proceed to a con- clusi Both the Arm and the bills must be enacted before the first | of July. There is re to expect hem to be put on the calendar early in the extra on, as they are routine matters, and whatever may be the dec to the size of the two | fensive s and wha the | policy regarding disarmament pro- vision must be made before the new fiscal year for sheir maintenance. No other measure than the Army bill, certain of passage before July 1, is in prospect as a more suitable car- | rier of the water item. There is now no question of the necessity. And the matter is so urgent that this factor alone puts a premium on speed in the handling of the Army bill. Washing- margin of safety in respect to ter supply is now so narrow that every month counts and the work hould be undertaken at the earliest possible moment. It will require eral years to complete in its entirety, and by the time the additional water is put into service the capital's situa- tion will have become most difficult and a matter of grave anxiety with each heated season. by ter | ¥ Army been respons m. son ¢ The Executive and the Congress. Mr. Harding will not fix the day for the assembling of the Sixty-seventh Congress in special session until after he has consulted with the men who will be leaders in that body. This is an excellent start. The President and the Congress should un- derstand and respect each other. They are called upon to do a good deal of business together. Deference is a good thing. So are consultations. Mr. Cleveland, probably without a thought of giving offense, once spoke | of having Congress “on his hands.” But the expression did offend. It was seized by the wits of the press, and used to the annoyance of Congress— given a patronizing twist which Con- P resented. And, it may be men- | tioned, Mr. Cleveland never got along well with Congress. More recently there has been erit- icism of executive domination on Cap- itol Hill. Congress has been too little its own master—has fallen short of discharging in the proper way the prescribed by the Constitution. criticism may have been un- severe. But whatever ground, little, there may have been duly for it, none at all should have exigted. Mr. Harding has served both in the | Ohio legislature and in Congress, and | that s has come into ap. iation of the legislator's point of He is now to come into appre- tion of the executive's point of view. | Let us hope t . thus equipped, he may hit it off with Congress to his own profit, and to the profit also of both Congress and the country. from v ——————— interchange the being encouraged in a way that should soon repiace propa- gandists with good, straightforward ad writers. Commercial world over is —_——— is evidently of the Reed opinion that the new Secretary of the Treasury will find on hand one of the me interesting collections of 1. O. U.'s ever made. Senator ———— Difficulties of language arise on both side: The Berlin negotiators have great trouble in understanding that simple English phrase, *“Please remit."” Future Inaugurations. Questions repeatedly asked yester- day by those who witnessed the in- augural proceedings were 1o this ef- fect: Have we seen the last of the old-time ceremonies incident to induc- tion into the presidential office? Is from their association with the seat Nobody can compute the number (l(!\-f government even for a brief period. lives that will be sacrificed before some | Possibly that fact will weigh here- THE EVENING ington on the occasion of the inaugu- ration than the exceedingly brief ar- rangements of yesterday afforded. In one respect the inauguration ves- terday was exceptionally satisfactory to the people. By use of the amplifie in the stand on the east steps of the Capitol heard by ever ybody in the great space. would | After all. the taking of the oath and | piaining that not cnough memb the delivery of the inaugural addre: Pageantry in connection with the | inauguration has its value in provid. | ng cle which brings to the | capital great numbers who otherwis probably would not visit tais city and | who cannot fail to gain inspiration | spey after to induce usual feature a resumption of the of inaugural cevemony. Democratic House Leaders. The democratic House leadership has in the past thirty years been in | the hands of John Sharp Williams, Joseph W. BEailey, James D. Richard- son, Champ Clark, Oscar Underwood | nd Claude Kitchin, Mr. Williams, Mr. nderwood were transfe and Mr. 10 the red Senate, partly 1 reward for their House servic Mr. Bailey resigned from the Se 1 Mr. Wil s will retire at thy close of his pres term. Mr. Underwood is entering on his second term, and is the democratic leader in that body. Mr. Richardson did not seck a seat in the Senate. He liked the louse, and was one of the best parliamen- tarians on the floor. His leadership was unoratorical. He was argumenta- tive and persuasive, and a quiet and skillful negotiator. Mr. Clark was at once an orator, and a rattling allaround debater. The energy of his floor leadership won | the speakership. When his party came | into control he stood marked for pro- | notion; and he was three times re.| elected Mr. Kitchin is on deck. though not | in vigorous health. The hope, shared by both sid is that his health may improve, and able him to take the part in the new House for which he is so well suited. As was Mr. Clark, and somewhat on that order, he is an | aggressive debater, h: specialized on the tariff, and stands for the old demo- cratic doctrine, a tariff for revenue only. The democrats will be few in num ber in the Sixty-seventh House, but compatent leadership should enable them to make a serviceable record for use in next yvear's congressional cam- paign. | | ———— The good people of the Island of Yap should not be led into false hopes. They should be made to understand that their real estate is important only for strategical considerations and not because of its value per square inch. —_————— Berlin statesmen say that some of the representatives of the allies have difficuity in understanding the German language. The language is easier than the arithmetic. — The German people are reported to be uninformed concerning the trans tions of their government. This was probably the case in a large degree be- fore and during the war. ————— There are times when Col. Bryan! must regret that it is not as easy to compel men to mount the water wagon as it is to push them off the band wagon. ———— Public utterances proceed with a dignity which conveys assurance that the rhetorical style of Mr. Dawes will not be universally adopted. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, ‘The Robin. They tell us that the bluebird ‘Was sent this world to bless, A tender and a true bird, ‘Who signals happiness. Oh, Master Bluebird, do not sneer It to old friends I cling. The time for cheer does not seem near 7Till 1 hear a robin sing. Of course, we know the snowbird Must have his wintry day; Although he scems a slow bird, He's bound to fly away. And as a sunbeam gilds the tree With promise of the spring, I hope to see a world carefrce, When I hear a robin sing. Jud Tunkins says he lent a man an umbrella ten years ago and has been borrowing umbrellas ever since, hoping he'd run across it. Econol favor strict of Fou course.” “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum. “But my attitude toward economy is 4 good deal the same us my attitude toward the violin. I want the other fellow to do the practicing and let me do the applauding.” New Number. The old band wagon will, they say, Again be getting under way. They'll change the tag it had of yore, And mark it “1924.” A Hopeless Person. “What would the boys do if they caught a man dealing off the bottom of the deck?” economy, elsewhere if possible for the protection of the local community. One police- man has been killed and two danger- ously wounded in consequence of tha ease with which pistols have been ob- tained by demented or criminally in- clined people. Anybody can get a gun in this city today. The present law 49 absolutely worthless as a measure of publie protection. Nothing, of gourse, can be donc immediitely he €3G Congress iy poL u ssslon, ua-Pinpelling Teason: Zoo-coming Lo Waaly, this simple ceremony of today to be the type of the future? Nobody can answer these questions. It is altogether a matter for the newly elected President to determine, as in the present case. Possibly the sim- plicity of yesterday's procedure may be regarded as more satisfactory than the more elaborate affair hitherto ar- ranged. Again, it may be realized that the people should have & more “They'd shun his company,” re- plied Cactus Joe; “all except Piute Pete. Pete is that unregenerate he'd try to form a partnership.” TUnavailing Effort. “Can’t you make your husband stop betting on the horses?” “No,” replied young Mrs. Torkins. “All my arguments are absolutely useless. And, besides, he has prom- e & new, st of furs I he wins. STAR, WASHINGTON. » @ Comment uy e o President's words were| g O U {Des Moines Register (independent republican) It is @ ent from the ¢ acter of the men he or his 1binet that Mr. H been pursuing the policy during the campaign—consultin it members party before determining his cour: of action —Wi ngton (Del) Journal (republican). Any one without prejudice will be bound 1o that. on the whole, the Harding ¢ < a good one, and rubber dent will not be filled by men ignorant of public de strong me D. C. , SATURDAY, MARCH 1921—PART 1. . . . Editorial Digest The Harding Team as a Unit. newspaper on Harding's binet s a unit is for the most part There are a few lnlt‘r~~.=x~; ontradictions, some writers 1 President working ing om- it not be well to use this power in a | in the official family are of national {way that will surely tend to protect|are the vital points of the whole Pro-|repute and others praising the Pres [1ife in the District? gram. Yet so fow can see the action |dent for his selection of uniformly | The Commissioners can prohibit the fof the administration of the cath. and | “great” but the majority con- | maintenanc dangerous nuisances | heretofore so few have heard the Presi- | sider the n a good averag under this general authority. Prok !dvn s words that limitation of the ("}v\"‘:.l"h“r I" S m.u]] it v,.,f":f,‘“.".f’,," v if they were to write and enforce | public spectacle to the east front pro- | GFRG PELS MER Whe Bre o e a rule Jidding the sale of deadly | ceedings is an extreme narrowing of | country e will by weapons save upon the ,-r.srnuuinn"nho range of public contact. i pleased. ol ':u:}:w X It Lake! ation depende nt of the nation Harding has done in this deli king He » characters and rec- De Th will 1 important undert niamed men who We wish to announce the comple- ticn cf our modern manufacturing and repair department. Special machines have been in- stalled for rewinding motors, controllers and other electrical apparatus without delay and with less expense. 714 12thN.W. Main 7320 ord )lish the th have the kind of help he needs in the work of readjustment: he in confirméd the people i opinion of his intellizence ti Seattic Post-Intel- r (independent republic men who are to advise and President wil. con- < right arm in the adminis- tration of affairs represent a very composite sort of group and yet one at will re yield to the coordi- S President.—F ublican (independent) President-elect } no { talent | and expe- most usefuladministration. Eve turns on whether they puli together | and on what they really aim to do— that, ind starts out botter than the average.—Utica Press (independ- ent). The average American citizen will be found satisfied with the £ of the cabinet President-elect Hard- ing has picked. It measures up, on the whole, to what the people have expected of the new President. There are, of course, those who will be dis satisfied and who will feel that th personally could have done much bet- ter if the job had been theirs— Tacoma Ledger (independent). The reaction of public opinion to the President-clect’s cabinet appoint- ments is on the whole favorable. Only Al RO el L b d for a supercabinet, composed tirely of the “best minds,” prof disappointment. — Ithaca Journal-Ne (independent) When Warren . Harding takes his at the nation’s helm on Friday he will have a cabinet to a vise him and o execute his policies |3 that should be a credit to him and to |2 the nation. True, it is not 18 but has there ever been one that was (% or will there ever be?—Worcester |3 Post (independent democratic). g To a large extent the man on the treet’s impression of the Harding |% cabinet is determined by tl ] Mr. Hoover is a member. The Hughes | # appointment, announced by itself | % ahead of the others. was greeted |4 with_approval, but had all the other members proved to be ordinary, 3 Hughes prestige would not % saved the entire list from an un-|% favorable reception. — New Bedford | % Standard (republican). o The proceedings of the President- |« elect have given the country much i satisfaction s indicating that the| new President will surround himself with strong men and that the final decision on pol will represent the of the best —San Francisco composite view of som minds of the count Chronicle (independent). No eritical unalysis of the coming republican cabinet Is necessary to dis- cover that the heads of t Xecutive departments during the next admin- istration will be executive in fact as well ax in name; that the era of the stamp has definitely ended offices under the next Presi- Fublic affairs—Los (independent republican). On the whoie, it is a strong proving by that fact that M s not fear to be oversh and that he weak men who would hinet, ding elerks while he ran ments. It I8 progressive that it will be the Presidents tenants in leading the nation for- ward, and it is conservative only in the sense that it will not disturb the solid foundations of our institutious and will not travel so fast that a backward step might be nece Portland Oregonian publican). Democratic n s of 1l tion are far bet rd, or less iplaining over the Hardin, inet than are the republican paper: From any angle seen that Mr. Harding is not going to h “ picnic for the next four years. And so far this is concerned, we do not xpect anybody e to have one, Columbi 5. () F ord (democratic). The p: king and thorough man- ner in President-elect Harding went about the task of s cabinet, a problem made harder by the great number of pos mong whom there was little e as to fitness, has made a favorable impression the policy of the new ad- The names of members of Mr. Harding’s official family em- phasize the belief that in acting de- liberately Mr. Harding chose the course of wisdom —Colorado Springs Telegraph (republican). All of those named have the marks of personal ability and strength. Mr. Harding is carrying out his campaign pledge: nd meeting th ctation of the country when he places the management of its government d. partments with men who contain the (independe rat h most augur of ministration promise of performance and whose acceptance implies in advance that they are to enjoy that independence of amction which is n sults.—St ph (Mo.) (independent). President-elcct Harding, on the whole, has done better than any one could have expected of him, knowing and characteristics. 4 individus nd wer for which he has not been given eredit—Knoxville Sentinel (in- dependent democratic). The Harding cabinet may not be spectacular in app ~business- like bodies seldom are—but it looks like a capable working body, and goodness knows that is whi country needs in th, s just ahead 1 body tha t can co-operafe in plan- ning and execution for the welfare of the country and, because we cannot escape our share in that, of the world a8 well—Duluth Herald (independ- ent). The real scrap that causes w: long green.—Florid; ars is the Metropolis. few dozen edi- that the times or @ not After glancing ovy torial headlines. w are still trending.—Nashville Tennes- sean. 3 “Yap” shall henceforth take its fe- licitous place in the vocabulary as the place where the wires crossed.—Knox- ville Sentinel. The Germans kick against indemnities just as hard as though they really in- tended to pay any.—Roanoke (Va.) Times. . What is the stage coming to? Most chorus girls nowadays wear little enough to go out on the street in.—Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. The “crime wave’’ moves sapient law- makers to enact more rigid gun-toting laws. Soon it will be too dangerous for anybody except burglars to own a re- volver.—Labor. A New York milliner has designed a new hat called the ‘“highwayman,” copled from a bandit's cap. That's nothing. Husbands have known for centuries that women’s hats were hold- -Gazetlan Star-Gi 18 1 ¢ highly AT [Kill That Cold With CASCARA Colds.l'oéoughs OQ OQ Neglected Colds are Dangerous Take no chances. Keep this standard remedy handy for the first sneeze. Breaks up a cold in 24 hours — Relieves Grippe in 3 days—Excellent for Headache Quinine in this form does not affect the head—Cascara is best Tonic Laxative—No Opiate in Hill's. 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