Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1921, Page 34

——— 2 THE EVENING STAR, With Sanday Morping Bdition, enfranchisement of the people, save those of the District of Columbia. Steadily from the first suffrage has WASEINGTON,D. C been enlarged. In the latest election more than a quarter of the people TESODOBE W. NOYES. ...Editor | voted, the largest number and the March 6, 1921 |1argest percentage in American his- tory. When the United States was organ- ized it was freely predicted abroad, and by some believed here, that the experiment in self-government would fail. An electoral system was devised Bvening Star Newspaper Offiee, 11th 8t. and Pennsylvanis Ave. York Offes: New H e Rolidiag. Ofice: First National Bank Building. Ofes: 3 Rogent Bt., Loaden, Kngl i Traing Star, with e DUy Teeres | that had it been maintained in the R o7 b, Sally caly. & stn.” Br. [PiFit of its creation would probably g -'&u sent by mail, or tels Msia | have led to constant confusion. But e e e e O SR quickly there was evolved a system - — that, while remaining the same in Rate by Ma—Payable in Advance. | theory, is now quite different in prac- Maryland and tice from that of the beginning. There § Y i § i i Al i ! 2 ! 2 ¥ it i el B ! : g - i 5 ] ks ggi;gg E | ! 3 § § ¥ E ] H | i i i t i | Daily and Sunday..1 yr., $8.40; 1mo., 70¢ | is now no likelihood of failure of the mh -1y, §6.00; 1 mo., 80¢ | popular will to record itself. e m-‘;:_l’;-‘-.mm 1mo.20¢ | ™y have reached the White House Daily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00; 1 m in the past wilhou.l commanding the fiy only 1yr. $7.00:1mo. 60c | votes of a majority of the people, but 1yr., $3.00;1mo. 25¢|in the main those who have attained the office of President have been clear- ‘Americanise Washingtonians. |y and unmistakably the choice of the Judge Gard, who has for four termul nation. represented the third Ohlo district in! Every four years the people of the| the House and who is nmow retiring|country have the opportunity t i from Congress, has been conspicuously | change their administrators, and every | active in the two congressional tri.|two years their legislators. They have bunals which have established and are | changed frequently, but with all the! esiablishing financial equity and po-|changes the fundamental principles of | litieal equity for the District of Colum- | the American organization have re- Bis. Asa member he took a prominent | mained. The Constitution has contin- part in the hearings and the findings | ued despite amendments as the basic of the joint flscal committee of 1915, [law. The liberties of the people are which after full investigation laid |still guaranteed and safeguarded. The down the principles of financial equity | experiment has succeeded, and the for the District. As a member of the| American electorate, the most intelli- Heuse judiclary committee he has|gent in the world, is competent to de- taken an active interest in the recent|termine who shall govern and how. hearings uypon the proposed constitu- tional amendment empowering Con- A General Civic Obligation. gress to grant representation in Con-| qpe Associated Charities, largest of | gress and the electoral eollege to the | wauhington's purely local social Doople of the District; and elsewhere | ygoncies, today appeals to the city in The Star today & statement I8)¢or fynds with which to carry on its printed of the decision which he has | hape of the work of driving distress reached upon the Distriet's plea for | ¢rom the National Capital. With $50,- palitical equity. He approves the state-| 40y needed if the work of the organ- ment that the District {s not seeking | ;z500n s to be continued, it seeks an 1o wrest from Congress, representing | jncrease of from 3,000 to 10,000 in its the nation, eontrol of the Natlonal|yg ¢ supscribers. Convinced of the Capital, but is merely seeking On|n..q that this vitally important agency American principles just participation | .6t jn the public interest continue to in the Congress that In to exercise this| gnction (and that this conviction is exclusive legisiation. He believes that|;, 1i0ed no one familiar with local population of the District is fitted | yoia) weifare conditions can doubt), " for the highest exercise of every privl-| ne hoard seeks to make that end pos- lege, or duty, or obligation of an|gpie by distributing the burden of American citizen, and that the grant-| gnancial support as generally as may ing to the citizens of the District of | pe throughout the city. 8 yoico in national affairs will prove| mpree thousand Washingtonians ifest advantage both t0 €OUN-|pgye porne that burden or privilege eitizen. And finally he em-|;, tn, past. And whether regarded as vigoreusly his'coneluslon that |, ,rivilege or burden the distribution American right, long deferred, |1, poen unfair. The Associated granted to these Amer- Charities is Washington's principal agency for family welfare work. That 's semi-judicial decision | yory covers the city. Without dis- have welght with hisfinoiion as to race or creed or color, the Bixty-sixth Congress| yy.rever o Washington family needs are members of the SIXLY-|capable, experienced and sympathetic th Congress, from which the Dis- | 319, the Associated Charities alms to hopes for favorable consideration | ;unoiy ft. That it be accorded the Section upon its plea for political| sypport essential if that aim is to be realized is a matter of interest, not to S —— - r———— a limited group of Washingtonians, Serviee in the Senate. but to the city at large. Sr. Full, it is stated, accepted the| There is no Washingtonian exempt summons (o the cabinet table with|from the general civic obligation of eome reluctsnce, Not heeayse of a|!lghtening, in 0 far as his means will Iack of appreciation of the honer, or permit, the burden of sorrow and dis- interest In Mr. Harding, byt be-|tress, hunger and cold, loneliness and mstisfaction with his seat despair which some of the community He had found pervice | MUSt bear. And so The Star urges a theroughly to-his liking, | Whole-hearted response to the appeal who try it. The oid|PoW before the city. 8sy to the As. Senate have cessed,|Sociated Charities, as it presses for. about “the Million-| W8rd in the work of caring for the There are no references | maimed and diseased, the heipless and “gsomnolent old gentlemen who | indigent of Washington: “We, who , and take it in office.” |are the community, are behind you Benate these days is very much | 88Y it—and back your words with con- Its proceedings are fyll of |Crete support. The total number of Nobody is eaught “asleep at | contributers, new recruits in the glad " there. Something ean work of lending a hand to thoge who started. and something | Deed it sorely, yp to noon each day will is usually going on. be published promptly. The total of Johin Sherman left the|10.000 should be passed by the end of cabinet table, but re.|the week. as he had eoncluded ment. Later, and| The retirement of Woodrow Wilson , P. C. Koz left { from the presidency has brought him cabinet table, but | compliments from statesmen the world &8 opportunity of-|over. No President has undertaken to mw the Senateplease s0 large an audience composed & placs in the cabi-| of people with viewpoints so divergent. and obtained a seat —— . Wwhere he became al! After the viclssitudes of a speech- making campaign, there is no chance There will be business of interest|or a President's suffering from stage and impertance In the Senate during| fright on the occasion of his inaugural the coming four years, and it is cer-| ggdress. taln & good and lively time will R ———— be bad by un:-‘ vr:o wonder Mr. Falll Tpe Joan discussions have at least 2 served to call attention to Liberia as e e v a financlally enterprising government. have been apparent to Dr. e Slmwns st the outset that any ar-| The Department of Commerce is a rangement he could make at Paris!comparatively new branch of the gov- 'woljid be ynpopular at home. Only the | ernment, but it is growing rapidly, provision for a profit to ; Germany would satisfy a clientele The pension office is pointed out to that prides itself on being obstinate. interested visitors as the place where | ———e e the inaugural ball used to be held. Liloyd George is in some danger of aflopding another example of how Ger- P % 3 S isbomncy eon. wyoil & pestastly Civil Service and Inauguration. fime disposition. In one very important respect an insyguration, marking the passing of ¥ the ezecutive power from one party The American Revelution, to another, 18 now of much less mo- A vovelution in American affairs oe-| ment to the city of Washington than curred Friday at noon. Peacefully,|a few decades ago. Time was when quietly, without strain, without the|such a change meant to a great many interruption of a single activity of | Washingtenians possible displacement government, the administration of | frem office and the neceesity of finding American affairs paseed from the con-| new means of earning a livelihood. It trol of one party to that of the oppo-| was an anxious time for the men and aition. This peaceful revolution is bullwcmtn in the departmental service. the latest of & long serlea of such turn- | Patronage seekers were no respectors overs. This {s the thirty-foyrth time| of places, or tenure, or experience, or that a President and 8 Vice President | efficiency, but went after government have taken the cath of office and the: “jobs”’ regardless of both the public twenty-third time that at the end of nd the individual welfare. presidential term another chief execu-| Now, as a result of the civil service tive has taken the helm of the ship of state. On two occasions, in 1861 and in 1877, fear was expressed lest the tranater of authority should be at-| tended by troubdle. But on both of thess eceasions the change was ef- fected without diieulty. Five times the President has died in office and' has been sycceeded by the Vice Presi- dent. Founded upen protest against do- minfon from everseas, established upen the prineiple of the fullest pos- law and its successive extensions and its systematic development, practically all of the subordinate positions in the sovernment service In this city are in the classified lists, and the incumbents cannot be displaced for partisan rea- sons or at the demand of patronage dispensers. And Washington is there- fore relleved from the great strain of apprehension that it used to feel. The THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, They regarded themsclves as tran- sients. Washington has gained immensely as a result of the civil service develop- ment—gained in civic stability, in sense of citizenship, in interest in the wel- fare of the community on the part of the government employes, who are now the largest class of the District’s work- ers. Today there is no apprehension, despite the political revolution that has just been effected with the change of administration. Some of the higher officials will be replaced by members of the dominant party. But the great majority of the departimental employes will remain, and as far as they are concerned in their work will be un- aware of any difference. The govern- ment is immeasurably the gainer in consequence of this condition. —————— The Cherokee Strip. In the erdinary political division of the Benate there is a republican llde| . and the center and a democratic aisle is the hounda: between the par- upy the left. ce President’s ties. The republicans hand side from the point of view, and the democrats the right-hand side. Usually the parties are so nearly even that cach side suf- fices for its own particular party. But when a landslide occurs this barrier s | his pol passed. For not even the most in- genious sergeant-atarms can find room for seats enough for the domi- nant party. November election, there are twenty- two more republican senators than democratic, and the center aisle is overflowed. Even with the shifting of desks from right to left there is not room enough in the left side for all the majority. And so seven of the new- comers have had to find seats over on the extreme right of the democratic side, a region that has been known in other times of republican predomi- nance as the “Cherokee strip.” Every occupant in this remote part of the Senate chamber hopes to live long enough politically to find room in the party quadrant across the aisle. As a party man he does not want any of his republican colleagues defeated two years hence, but he hopes for promo- tion through the succession of vet- erans by newer men, who will them- selves take seats in the Cherokee strip. With a membership of fifty- nine, the republicans are only five short of the coveted two-thirds strength. Some of the party optimists Today, as a result of the| D. C, MARCH 6, 1921—PART 9 POLITICS AT HOME Shoveling Out Books Vs. An Information Service Woodrow Wilson in Washington. Whether as lawyer, historian, or citizen taking a keen interest in poli- tics, Mr. Wilson is well located in Washington. i As a lawyer he may be expected to concern himself with the larger ques- tions of practice, and they are here. As a historian, and with the subject of the war in view, he will be near much valuable material, and can as- semble it with ease. The public is hoping for a full story from his pen. As a citizen, still noting the progress of things political, he will be on the scene where large politics is constantly in evidence. Washington is headquar- ters. We have palitics in this town all the year round. Now and then some scornful but superficial person speaks slightingly of the capital and describes it as the poorest place in the country for political observations. But that opinion represents either bile or ignorance. Politicians of influence are frequently in town, and full of in- formation. Mr. Wilson can see as many of these | visitors as he likes. Any or all of them will be glad to call on him. Even | 1 opponents would be glad to respond to an invitation. It is much to be doubted if Mr. Wil- son is through with politics. Relieved of the burden of high office, he will now be able to give more time to the game, and appraise at a cleaner value the moves of the players. After eight vears of strenuous and conspicuous playing himself, he must have ac- quired a passion for the game, which he could not if he would conguer on the instant. Better not count Mr. Wil- son out until he counts himself out. Kentucky and Missouri. Champ Clark was a native of Ken- tucky—one of a number of Ken- tuckians who found opportunity in the newer state of Missouri, improved it, and made reputation for themselves. B. Gratz Brown ran on the demo- cratic national ticket with Horace | Greeley, in 1872. Thomas Nash, the cartoonist, made him laughable in the campaign by refusing to use his pic- ture, and forcing him to serve as a tag, by name attached to Mr. Greeley's | long white overcoat. Gov. Thomas Crittenden broke up look to see that point reached in the next election. There are possibllities. In fact, the republican party managers have their eyes on no less than eleven democratic seats. Should the two- K thirds point be reached by a continued republican success there will be twelve members of that party in the Chero- kee strip and only thirty-two demo- crats. The seven isolated ones there- fore have prospect of company. But there is many a slip in politics, and stranger things have happened than changes two years hence making room for them in the home fold east of the aisle. ————— A decision in Massachusetts that a glergyman must pay income taxes on collections taken for his benefit places an extra demand on patience and plety when the internal revenue offi- cer happens to come up for mention. home ———et——— the Jesse James gang by playing Bob Ford, a member, against James, the leader. Ford killed James, and the robbers dispersed. The late Senator George Vest was a entuckian, as was the late Senator ‘William J. Stone, and as is David R. Francis, who has just resigned the office of ambassador to Russia—that is, the Russia of the late czar. “Silver Dick” Bland was a Ken- tuckian, who, as did Mr. Clark, made his way, unaided, from humble begin- nings to popularity and political power. In 1896 Mr. Bland led in favor for the demoeratic nomination for President, but Mr. Bryan drew the prize. In 1912 Mr. Clark led the field, but Mr. Bryan bestowed the prize on Mr. Wilson. A story long current in Kentucky was of 4 young man from that state who, leaving home to establish & new in Missouri, received a parting injunction to write about his change The soviet government is sufficient. | of base. He wrote: “This is a fine ly developed to find in evidence the|country. Only the people don't know occasional crisis which every organ-|how to serve a toddy. But there are ization designed to wield political pow-|s0 many of us settling in the state, er must face. —_—— Censorship for the films is to be provided in New York state. The offi- cial in charge of the work need not expect to be popular either with the producing managers or the movie fans. —_———— ‘The fact that there are laber trou- this defect will soon disappear, and we'll all feel satisfied. Come on!” Albert Sidney Burleson. There is general expectation that Mr. Burleson will try his hand in politics again. He is only fifty-eight— | Russia Has No much too young for the shelf. He likes Ppolitica, and can afford the game. His HOVELING out books may be the snap judgment of a casual visitor to the Public Library as he sees the long lines of persons returning and tak- ing out books and the beehive ac- tivity of the charging desk, but any one who listens to the ques- tions at the reference desk d covers that the real service per- formed by the library is furnish- ing information—"information on every subject of human interest,” to quote the words of the library hand book. The library is well equipped to furnish material on the subjects asked for, since besides the large circulation collection and the ex- cellent and up-to-date reference books it has files of clippin pamphlets and government dc ments and many reference aids in the way of indexes, book lists and bibliographies; these. with the thorough training and long experi- enoe in the use of the general re- sources of the library which the reference assistant is oblized to have, make it possihle to unearth almost any bit of information in a surprisingly short time. In fact, it is the rare exception when the in- quirer goes away without the de- sired information. * K x x Without having recourse newspaper the assistants in the reference room could follow the trend of local, national and Inter- national affairs by the questions they are called upon to answer from day to day. For instance, in spite of the fact that the inaugura- tion did rot bring its usual crowds they are forced to the conclusion that Washington still anticipates many visitors to the National Capi- tal this spring, since requests for material on handling crowds, hous- ing in the District, auto trips about Washington, history of the capital and the Key bridge are numerous. But local interest is not limited to plans for sightseeing. Washing- tonians are intensely concerned in all matters of civic betterment, and apply to the library for informa- to a tion on improvements in W- ton, community work, Dis Columbia lighting system, ven tion of cars, government of the trict of ( Distriet w supply, £. Nor are the more of the com- v clean rious affairs The fine arts come in for share. especially dramatic art., judging from such r for community « trated books of ing scenery for the “Mii en recorded that one person visited the library seeking ‘the address of a place to get wigs. From m of local interes the queries reach out into nati and internationa hops, s rial _revolution 5 labor work counciis, particips ing, show lems toda other vi is an- in the requests ation, naturaliza <. Japanese and California. * ok ¥ * The business interest in Tatin American countri reflected in the calls for information on oil in South America, opportunities in South America, cost of llving in Latin American countries, business conditions in Mexico and industrial Mexico. This interest in foreign lead to requests for data on foreign exchange and depreciat- ing currencies. Arbitration is an- other_phase of international inter- est. International arbitration, in- ternational law, league of nations, fourteen point: compulsory arbi- on, nited States have be great demand. The income t however, the livest question present moment. While our worthy citizens are busy with their business matters and affairs of state, their wives and daughters turn their thoughts to beautifying their homes, and apply to the library for material on oriental rugs, how to make a lamp- <hade, basketry, decorative, study of period furniture, antique glass and china painting. treaty making powers of n in t the FORESEE PERIL IN SOVIET TRADE That grave danger to future trade with Russia lurks in any com- merce be- Committee Members tween Amer- ican manu- Convinced of Peril. ¢, ctyrers and exporters and the present soviet gov- ernment is the conviction of many members of Congress. This has been stressed by some of the members of the foreign affairs committee, who have taken a deep interest in hear- ings at which officials of the State Department and others best inform- od on Russian resources and economic conditions have testified. This warning was emphasized by John Hays Hammond, internationally noted mining engineer, who made a careful investigation of the natural resources of Russia for the Russian government. He made a decided im- pression on the members of the com- mittee when he pointed out that it is impossible for the present govern- ment in Russia to last, and argued that if American business should now establish trade relations the future of American trade with Russia would doubtless be jeopardized. Hearings on the Russian situation continued up to the very zero hour of the Bixty-sixth Congress, because the committee has become deeply in- terested in the problem and many other members of Congress came in as listeners. Representative Krede- rick Dallinger of Massachusetts fathered a resolution calling upon the State Department for information re- garding the Russian situation. No action was taken on this resolution, but its purpose was accomplished be- cause the State Department volun- tarily furnished to the committee on foreign the very information asked. * * *x A half dozen official and experts of the State Department. most closely in touch with the Russian situation not only testified before, but submit- Goods to Sell. bles in Moscow Indicates that the bol-| circumstances are more than com-|ted to questioning which brought out shevik plans for enabling everybody to live without work have been defi- nitely abandoned. ——— Marsha)l Foch finds the soldier diplo- macy, of which Lloyd George spoke disparagingly, called into the situa- tion after all. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNBON. Placid Bliss. ‘This life will soon be one of placid bliss the whole year through. There's always some one near to tell us what we have to do. The copper tells us where to go and also when to stop, And experts tell which laws are good and which we ought to drop. They tell us what to eat; they also tell us what to wear. They tell us when to pay our cash without a thought of care. Our joy should be extensive and our sorrow should be small, ‘When we come to a condition where & we needn't think at all. Unhappy Returns of the Day. “The simplified Fourth of March 'was & success.” t was,” replied the man who was trying to make out his income tax return. “What I'd like to see now is a simplified Fifteenth of March.” Hjdden Features. “Turkish ladies conceal faces.” “So do we,” replied Miss Cayenne; “only we use cosmetics instead of ‘yashmaks.’ "' thelr Genlal Illusions. An optimist we often see Who makes life's comfort greater, Yet sometimes he appears to be A plain prevaricator. Out of Critical “They call 2 man a lame duck after he has been defeated for office,” “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum; present generation can scarcely ap- preciate the tension in the atmosphere at such a time of shift from party to stble participation of the people in the government of their own affairs, the i party. Heads of families went to their offices daily with fear in their United States has withstood sll tests hearts lest they should find awaiting and is teday firmly and permanently|them notices of summary dismissal. cotablished 88 perhaps the most sta-| As a consequence of this uncertainty ble government {n the world. few of the government workers un- “These changes in the highest office |dertook te establish themselves in affected in eensequence of the full | their own hemes. They were renters. “but I don’t know that he's due for any extravagant sympathy. It is often better to be a lame duck then one who is flying around to be shot at.” . Jud Tunkins says he'll never have complete confidence in the wisdom of the plain people yntil they quit tak- ing circus posters and press agents seriously. fortable, In Congress and in cabinet be bas spent many years in Washing- ton, and was active “in the thick of things.”” Will life in Austin satisfy? Not longer, it is thought, than life in ‘Washington can be resumed, ‘The House again, or the Senate? The Benate, this time. Mr. Culberson, ‘whose popularity at home continues, does not improve in health, and on that account the guess is that he will not offer to succeed himself. Here then will be Mr. Burleson's chance. During his eight years in the Post Office Department Mr. Burleson stood very near his chief—had the reputa- tion, indeed, of being, even more than Col. House, Mr. Wilson's political ad- viser. Certain it is that Mr. Wilson turned a deaf ear to all the criticism of Mr. Burleson, and refused to part with him. They retired together, the best of friends. Should Mr. Burleson re-enter poli- tics, therefore is it not likely that he| | will represent, and be accepted us| |representing the Wilsonian brand ofl democracy? And suppose Joseph W. Balley should offer for the Senate as a representative of the Jeffersonian rand? There would be a race to beat the band! The two men are seasoned cam- paigners. Mr. Bailey possesses the gift of oratory, Mr. Burleson a gift for organization. Both men know their state. In years past both have re. ceived signal evidence of appreciation at home. And in such a race where would Col. Houne's power fall? Or, in the changed conditions existing, would the colonel take an interest? —_————— German monarchists are at least|b sufficlently discreet to wait for pres- | ent perplexing transactions to be set- tled before turning the responsibility back to the Hohenzollerns. —— ‘The famous front porch at Marion, ; Ohlo, may now be painted and repaired with reasonable hopes that it will re- |ml-hl in order. ———te—— A system of ocean management is hoped for that will keep ships busy carrying grain instead of guns. —————— There are European statesmen who have learned to regard an ultimatum a8 a mere literary incident. ——— The market for propaganda talent has for some time been undergoing a. steady slump. | | many phases and sidelights and in- fluences that would not be likely to appear in a formal report. The upshot of the testimony was that Russia has nothing to sell to this country because the Russian people are producing nothing, and that trade is absolutely impossible because the present soviet govern- ment has_aholished all individual rights to buy and sell. The people are not producing because whatever they do produce becomes the prop- erty of the government. Among those who laid bare the situation to members of Congress are Norman H. Dayis, undersecretary of state; Wesley Frost, acting forelgn trade adviser; Arthur Bullard, chief of the division of &ussian affairs, and others who have been in Russia and who speak the Russian language. The present position of the United States is that trade with Russia is impossible until the Russian people have something to sell. The United States has removed the last obstacle to trade with Russia. There is no prohibition against exporting and im- porting, except against the shipment of arms and munitions. Any American who can find some one "in Russia to buy may sell any other commodity without let or hindrance. Any Americun _who can find any one in Russia who has some. thing to sell may buy it without pen- alty of any sort. There are no bar- riers against trade. The hearings setting forth the of- ficial view of the Russian situation are to be published during the recess between two congresses, for the guid- ance of American business interests There is a large demand for these printed documents, because a number of corporations with strong financial bzacking are eager to establish them- selves in trade with Russia at an opportune time. One of the last witnesses was Mor- | ris Schwartz, thirty years old, who i had served time in the Russian army. { For vears he has been an organizer {among employes of trolley companies. | His wife was a graduate of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin and an active | Worker for the socialist party. Mr. Schwartz told the commlttee that | when the second congress of the third internationale was about to meet, his | wife suggested that they ought t over and help out the tauswp, 'I‘“hf)o' were received as delegates from the communist party. * * * Mr. Schwartz explained in detail how closely the meetings of the con- gress in the old People Kept in Kremlin Palace were guarded, 8o as to pre- Ignorance. yont any whisper of what was done from reaching the lpeonlm He said that he and his wife traveled about the country talking with soldiers and peasants, and that the first thing they knew they had been put into prison. His wife died as a result of this incarceration. Now he is back here lecturing among the socialists against bolshevism. Confirmation that the Russian peo- ple have nothing to trade with and that they are producing nothing. was given by Mr. Schwartz. He said that while they have unmeasured natural resources of timber, oil, fish, minerals and other treasures of the earth, these are lying inactive and tempo- rarily inaccessible. Wood is cut and hauled out for use in locomotives by women, he explained. The government has abolished pri- vate ownership, he said, and any one asserting private ownership, or who buys from a person so asserting, is liable to the death penalty. Under those conditions, the farmers are not producing more than enough to feed themselves—otharwise the government takes all they produce and feeds it to the soldiers, or dis- tributes it among those who do not produce for their own sustenance. Representative Ernest R. Ackerman of New Jersev, Representative Henry W. Temple of Pennsylvania, Repre- sentative Merrill Moores of Indiana, and practically all other members of the committes are passing the word along to “off” trade with Russia until a stable form of government has been set up. A Catechism of the Constitution BY HENRY LITCHFIELD WEST, Issued by the National Security League. (Copyright, 1919.) in Twelve Lessons—No. 9, Q. What are the provisions of the Constitution relative to the judicial power? A. The judicial power is vested in one Bupreme Court and in inferior courts. The judges are appointed by the President and hold their offices during good behavior. Q. What are the powers and juris- diction of the federal courts? A. The Constitution provides that the judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under the Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority; to all cases affecting am- adors, other public ministers, and suls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; to contro- versies to which the United States sha! a party; to controve sies between two or more state between citizens of different state: between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of dif- ferent states; and between a state, or the citizens' thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects. Q. What is accomplished by grant- ing this power? A. It means that the Supreme Court of the United States is made the high guardian of the Constitution o that the humblest citizen can appeal for justice when any law s enacted or any act committed in violation of his constitytional rights, Q. What is treason against the United States? A. Treason against the United States consists only of levying war against them, and in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid ahd comfort. No person can be convicted of treason unless upon the testimony of two wit- messes to the game overt &st o n in open court. Q. What author. ment for treason A. Congress. Q. Do all citizens of all stand upon the same b.a. A. Yes. The citizens are entitled to all pflvll::’:;':lx‘ldflllnt: munities of citizens of the several states. Persons charged with treason, felony, or other crime cannot escape justice by fleeing from one state to ,_but, upo arciier pon demand, must be Q. What are the states guaranteed? A. A republican form of = ment and Drotection aFainet 1icaon and on application of the legislature or of the executive, when the legis- lature cannot be convened, domestic violence, ipRRiua Q. Can the Constitution be amend- ed? ity fixes the punish- the states A. Yes. Amendments must be adopted by two-thirds of both the Senate and the House of Representa- tives and tl!:en ratified by the legisla- tures or by conventions of 2 fourths of the states. e Q. Is this the only method? A. No. On the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the seve eral states, Congress shall call a con- vention for the purpose of proposing amendments, but this plan has nevep been used. Q. Is the Constitution supreme? A. Yes. Any state constitution or law in violation of any of the pro- visions of the federal Constitution Is illegal Q. Is a religious test required quaiification for office? a8a A. Bo. The l%“"}o‘l‘l,!‘":mn expressly rovides tha ous test shal B required. | A | L Rl B 73 IHEARD AND SEEN Tt would be interesting to know just kow many people there were on Penn- s¥lvania avenue last Friday who fondly expected to witness the old- time inaugural parade. From casual remarks heard in crowd it was evident the number wa not inconsiderable. Although the pa- b for weeks had told the facts as to the coming ceremony, man crowds March 4 were looking for the usual sort of thing Tie imagination of the crowd was demonstrated by the numt £ people heard a band playin a matter of fact, there playing except at the Capitol, s could not possibly have been heard at 14th street and Pennsylvania avenue. 4t that corner a very positive kept reg I hear Don't you When mpa that they nan would he s won band, sered er u s coined during raug 1ling cane: parade’ « especially busy about walking along Pennsyl- with bundles of small nes, and loud! 8 them “Senator H Most of the t vania avenue . in their in the | by small boys | FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR. th of February nt t th the to nam Henr n. Cooke tn be t under the Henry D. Cooke First Governor of D. C. new 1 law ch he ¥ signed a few days hofore, The & that day said “It is hardly there is n tahle te bly nt. The synonymo, honorab, ed; and he with the have name o\ rnmer it hurry, pronounces ne- thing like this. “Sen' Harding canis.” | _To the average s sounded | @ like nothing so m su'l Hard- W ident Harding get to be a general?” was the remark often heard. One gentleman w ifar as to reprove one of the cane- selling boys for s pro- nunciation. But he merely wasted his | time. * % A n thing happened in a newspaper office when Champ Clark, that sturdy American, went to his rest. Newspaper offices do not often divulge their happenings, but this one shall have publicity. The head of the copy desk re- ceived word that Representativ Clark was likely to die at any mo- ment. Then for an hour and a half the copy editor did not have time to recall the matter. About 2 o'clock, when the rush of copy had slackened, the editor sud- denly remembered Champ Clark. Vividly, almost like a flash, the thought of Champ Clark came over hir. He meditated s of the d upon the life and ng ex-Speaker of the 1t the pathos of the im- ath of this man, just as a President of the United States new was about to be inaugurated. Then, as if moved by other will than his own, the chief copy editor held out his hand under the mouth of the pneumatic tubse up which come dispatches from the Associated Press. No carrier had come up that tube for a full ten minutes. As his hand was extended under the mouth of the tube there was a rumble, the cover opened, and a leather carrier dropped into his hand. The editor opened a folded sheet and read aloud the “flash” as follows: “Champ Clark dead.” * * Retiring officials of the government last well known lines: “Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, And silently steal away.” ‘1t was something marvelous to wit- ness, especially to those not familiar with the end of administrations, the way those officials “faded away” from their old familiar haunts. Here, where but a few days ago they had been all-powerful, they had become no more than the veriest clerk—in fact, scarcely held his pow- er, since he was to stay, while they “were on their wa; * ** There's a colored cook in this town correct word. was “idolize,” of course, but what she said wa ) “She just analyzes that chi CHARLES E. TRACEW 1 England’s Plan or America’s Tip? ‘While many French.papers blame England because the latter seems to have got rather the better of things in the peace settlement, others blame their own statesmen. “A Diplomat” writes in Paris Midi concerning the return of Ambassador Geddes to America, and the Neptune of Antwerp suggests that it was the news he took to Lloyd George that forced the British statesman into his strong stand against Germany by warning him that financial aid would not come from America. Says the Paris Midi: “Sir Auckland Geddes, British am- passador in Washington, has return- ed to the United States. The English know what they are doing in send- ing back this former professor of anatomy as soon as possible to his post. “There is no doubt about it that at the present time Washington is more interesting than Berlin. The United States has the purse and at the same time the key of many problems. Whether the German indemnity is mobilized or not, whether the inter- allied debts are to be canceled or modified, whether the Paris agree- ment is to be followed or not, all this depends on them. “It is just during these mext weeks ithat discussions will be taking place on all these questions. Mr. Harding takes up office on the 4th of March. Already the future members of his administra- tion, especially Mr. Hughes, his Secre- tary of State, are at work. “Therefore, England must lose no time. No one knows exactly what communications Sir Auckland Geddes brought with him recently when he landed during the Paris conference. But to judge by the recent appeal made by Mr. Harding to all people of the English tongue, it is probable that Sir Auckland found it possible to enter upon useful negotiations without waiting any longer. “This is a remarkable man who stood out during the war by his extraordinary talent for organization, which he shares with his brother. The two Geddes were the two most brilliant recruits which the British government hag made in the Jast years. Sir Auckland is very young, which is no disadvantage, and is of the bold and expeditious kind which is ap- preeiated in Washington. “We will bet anything that there will be a repetition of what happened on the eve of the peace conference in 1919. While France waited for Mr. Wilson with_a certain dignity and indolence, the British government was talking to him about some capital subject, the freedom of the seas or the German colo- nies. This caused France to be some- times offended and to accuse England and America of making a plot against France. ““There is nothing Machiavellian at the bottom of all that. however. Only the English _know well the psychology of their American cousins, while France is contented to conjure up the spirits of Lafayette and Réchambeau. Did England consent to the big repa- rations bill drawn up at the Paris con- ference just to help Premier Briand out of a hole, or did Ambassador Geddes tel Mr. Lloyd George that Germany must pay if the war debts were ever fo be settled, and that the United States would not consent to mutual cancella- 3 jon? 'h t develops the e Nentirr 20 Antmern “Many peopl askinig why the week exemplified Longfellow's { s exper an in whom have 1e entire communi Henry member of the of 1. Cooke & Co. was bom in Sundisky, Ohio, in had resident of for ten years prior to his appointment. * The terms of peace between Gor- many and France were recarded as shockingly severe. Franco-German They were stated in the issue of The Peace Terms. cu.r of March 1. 1871, 10 be as follow: “The exact conditions upon which the Ger s are willing to make peace with Fra ; stated by | M. Thiers in the at Bordeaux ceste codes one-fitth of Metz and Thion- ville, and all of Alsace except Belfort and Pays. The indemnity is five milliards of francs, one milliard this year and the bal + in three Years. The German troops will gradually withdraw from the Freunch rritory as the payments are made. The armistice is prolonged to the 12th of ch. _These terms are unusually se- re. Thiers and Favre we veral times on the point of breaking off the negotiations at the risk of resumption of hostilities, but yielded at last through dire necessity. Bismarck at first de- manded ten milliards indemnity, and it was reduced to the sum finally agreed upon only by the most strenuous ef- forts.” * * % When the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company, rival to the Balti- more and Ohio, en- Protest Against tered Washington e it was given a ter- Station Site. inai site on the Mall, at 6ta and B streets. The first proposition, however, was different. - Star of March 1, 1971, sai that passed the House | | Recently she was telling about her | rooms. X mistress' love for the only child of | is also to be consi the family. What she wanted to use | ger to the school children from hav- givi Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company the right to put up their station house and depots on Vir- ginia avenue between 6th and 7th streets west should receive amend- ment in the Senate, as the position is most unsuitable in most Tespects. Some twenty of the public schools are located just at this point, and the in- jurious effect upon them of setting up this pandemonium of - screeching who is fond of using “big words.” She | whistles, bell ringing, blowing off of has the right idea, but not always the | Steam, starting trai . etc., directly under the windows of the school- zan be readily imagined. There red the great dan- | ing to cross the streets here while motion. committee on™ trains are Will not the give. the ma in 'DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS British ambassador at Sir Auckland Gedde and remained ther conference. After inquiring a ceiving information from certain English and American papers we may assert that this journey closely connected with the liquidation of debts made by the allied and asso- ciated powers during the war. These debts are tremendous. “The payment of these enormous debts has become a burning question particularly between the United States and Great Britain. Great Britain i8 rich and she is covered against the effects of an immediate reclamation, but all her capital is in- vested in extremely remunerative af- fairs, and as far as the money is con- cerned which is owed to her by France, Italy and Russia, she cannot very well resort to the policy of threatening to cut their throats. All these war loans concluded between the allies are so entangled that it is necessary for one to begin in order that the rest may become unraveled. “Who is to begin? The Americans seemed to find it quite natural that it should be Germany. Let Germany pay her reparation debts and the will afterward pay the United States. will afterwards pay the United States It is & curious thing that the greatest obstacles to the desire of France and Belgium to force upon the Germans serious and rapid restrictions should have come from certain English cir- cles. Let us put ourselves in the place of England's creditors and we shall understand that Sir Auckland Geddes was requested to go to Paris to give Lloyd George certain advice. In the circumstances in which this advice was given it almost looked like a veritable ultimatum. “We have before us several im- portant American papers of six days ago. The articles that they contain Jeave no doubt on the existence of the American maneuver, and the pressure brought to bear on Great Britain. “Thus the United States has done us a great service in the settlement of peace just as she did in the termi- nation of the war.” “Sloppy Propaganda.” The Leipziger Tageblatt published the other day an article entitlied *“For- eign Propaganda,” in which the writer declares that the success of the meth- ods reviewed in Sir Campbell Stuart's book, “Secrets of Crewe House,” has resulted In renewed outcry against the sloppy methods employed by Ger- man foreign propaganda. The writer regrets that there is a strong demand among Germans, espe- cially those belonging to the parties of the right, for a methodical and sys- tematic propaganda of the same kind by speech, writing, picture and film, “in order to break down the wall of lies with which our enemies encircled us during six % years of work.” He cites the recent revelations of the London Times of German machinations behind the Rio Tinto strike as an example of war psychosis on which German efforts might usefully have been em- ployed. In general, however, the writer is skeptical about foreign, or ruther anti- forcign, propaganda, as the Germans have hitherto understood it—and ar- rives at the Interesting conclusion that it is not mass, but methods that count, and that propaganda may be & grm of insult to the Inielligence of