Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1921, Page 6

Rrgy the matter of bail for a certain class of offenders who should not be re- stored to liberty. The crime in this e was unmistakable. The assault was unprovoked and had a deadly in- te ¢ the ch bad aim THE EVENING STAR, ‘With Sunday Mornln:j?dltion. WASHINGTON, D. C. ....March 9, 1921 ne THE! e i was er rted Had the bullet ODOBE W NOYES. B | e %5 its sk ant ¢ ulted The Eve: St News the man would not have be dmitted S bbb ot v "et he could have been more Business Office. 11th St. and ¥ New York Office: Tribun Chicago Office: European Offce: kis freedom in that case er wounded aving with_the Sm The Evening Star, edition, is deliverwd by carri At 60 conts per mont month: Sunday onl ders mias be sent b¥ 5000, Collection s end of each month. ht | his vict | upe & with/the us Rate by Mail—] Maryland and Virgini Daily and Daily on! Sunday miy And it adn ra iy 1 240 All Other States. idera the public Paily and Sunda Daily on Sunday wha have 1 on of Tpa = this n no District Commissior 1 i i The plied in t and not as granted with | it is to be an Il means the stiffened and functions is of vigorous rely 10 eve oy are our|so tha il judgment w ) st free a potential murd w il certain m : tions ose Who Can Help. f have limi . on cannet turn away | Publie Uil ey exe i Ipless ones.” That is th ! cise iy \ al executive concer of congressic a become I f ten dollars | trict, advis glad work of | mittees oo s e in their dark | In the « v t fact. That each one of| ity the p em. ced dually with the dis- tive officials and despair of some fellow «it for wise or fool would readily give till it hurts them: In the capital ve that distress or despair is a States this heavy 1 ditt - of the Associated | upon the President any other social the city of the nat is o to vital- 000 Amer; who 1 f of the help- particular in his hands. one T imbue m with the The legal tions upon th ipping quality of human | eretion of th make the answer of | tion of Commis as happily impuisive as must appoint thos actual residents of three vears next 1 we app and have during that period ci residence nowhere else. He ma appoint to the Public Utilities ¢ mission any one who is directly directly int ed in any | s Didteiat] ity or in any stock, Lond bt government itself, | security or contract of any worie ki M and s utility. perform it ntl, It i The broad b tion underlying and those the actual, continuous and exclus trict resid of those cases Comm 1e to any one of us, | oughly hat pity and that hun- | nians b tified in ir enjoying the and regard, and reflecti wholesome local publ s the | nity. For lhn.\:,z t in touch with the not for the A:!u-' is not solely to ed in the Associated| Teamwork. for the helpless to those | Postmaster General Hays, an iwru would help. And those who would nounced, has in purpose getting thor- | Belp cannot but hear and answer. | oughly acquainted with his depa h s and voicing sentiment. —~————— . I Mr. Harding's Way. ment. Not alone with the busine forms and details, but personally with| “Let's talk it over.” Such seems| the men who supervise the work. He[to be Mr. Harding's motto. wants to see how things are done, a to meet those who do them. Wi this object in view he will mak few tours of inspec At Marion he confe d me miliar with pub stions, and eager to help of ions about publ close relations with his He proved a m,..d‘lm..m-w Teamwork is his object, with €Very | They proved good talkers. Encour-| member of the team assured of appre- | aged by him, they gave him the bene efation if he does his work well. of their fullest information. He | 1t is also announced that & ited undoubtedly by the confabu-| Denby has in purpo: eourse as respects his department. In Washington he has b will “go to sea whe ible, and | same way. He is conferring with become thoroug! familiar with the | men who have something to ¢ and administration of the flee uraged by him to say it. More- These are good s, and | gy ¢ are men charged as he is good should come from carrying them | ywi duties. He i out. . They are members of and with many | e in | Zes: zun in the ever pe resc clal -utive. The man at the top should know | jcaders in th fonal legislature. his men all down the line. Me birs rocom sures to them, them inspires them and inspi and they and their associate legisla They do th better for the!tors take his recommendations under knowledge t under the | consideration close observation and he does his work thus in the public 1d not the President and Con- ierstand better miliarizing himself with details, each other, confer keeping in touch with all the her. and, whenever possible, work requirement rmony? There need be no poach-j The new order quite the largest committed to a pol country. her on the preserves of the The President need not at- S 10 ex r that the large sen g ical party in this Our embarrassments ar merous and and on it laws be passed and be wort work—everybody in office doing his | of nful execution the lawmakers | best—can pull us through and the executive snould respect and —_———— te » over a mile separates Compressing snow and cut into bric for easier te House and the Capitol, but scientifically adv 8 here have been tim hen the short street cleaning. It is impra emed impossible of nego- ®o a step further - walking should be bet- for building u as to give val temporary struct ——— &0 so high to ter now. even the me ave so shaped themselves wia that L is willing to per- Trotsky assu almost any utficial respo which he is & to take a char to ceipt of numerous sugge the L O. U. should be carefu ed to prevent its evolution litical TNT. N tong Marshal permitted with is a time since Kerensky has o lence to any period the unofficial but importan repose. Russia, “Director of Revolu s | In view of the extreme ser < {of the business B Bail for a Would-Be Slayer. | 3 4y L "" 'M - i ' Last Saturday a man with a o g ance shot a former s r United States in this ¢ TR W m— fortune the shot wa Political Crime in Spain. fneffective, inflicting sination was wound. The assail + political plot. arrested and was formally charged by a number of with “assault with a deadiy ired upon him as he was Although there were circu i from the legislative cham- in the case to suggest a mental He has been the object of in- balance, this charge stood a v for a long the prisoner was under the law rvative, Dato ; titled 1o bail. A bond was a opposed to any that night and was accepted at th il ish govern- erder of the district attorn w 4 the proponent of so- as he now explains, could do 1o other | cial and industrial reforms, he has than release the man under the stat-|had no s ithy with the working utes governing such cases. On Mon- | classes and his various ministries day the prisoner was arraigned in|have been marked by labor troubles. + Police Court and the case was con-| Spain has been traveling a rough . timaed, but the defendant was at once [road for som The domestie situation has been extremely difficult owing to an unsound ecconomic con- dition and a complete lack of cohesion ween the classes of the people. A rearrested and sent to the hos for examination. This case illustrates the dangerous margin now permitted by the law in al 1. | the benefit of the wed the attempt | i 1 once the chief | service, | himself to look for-| THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, definite republican movement has been under way, checked primarily by the personal popularity of King Al- fonso, who has occupied in this re- spect much the same position as King Victor in Italy. The slaying of Dato is apt to caus reaction against the liberal movement in Spain, unless, indeed. it is the first act of a carefully planned iution. The vet no signs, however, that it is more tha 1 act of hatr | In itself it cannot change things e whom Dato s y antagonized thrd | his carec Spanish politics {tremely complex and no single grou are as ten | perst = actually controls. An ultra-libera premier could not command a su taining majority in the cortes short sal revolution. Thus it is probable that Dato's sue | vessor will be a ¢ Teo whose task much con- nernment n such a Simon's reference to a United Germany, the Hohen, will not escape the impression that a important of its litical life become hopelessly ted. Mlerns element po- —_——— The Princess An: i has sent for an American physician. The man who writes the prescriptions from time to time takes ovel {those who write or administer th Gws, ———— A consolidation of the - {retary of the Navy and Sec of War would re a re duction of force that it could not be figured as an immediate step toward disarmament. o < s sure to arise frequently to how much time it wise to spend on investigating the past when there is an extensive future to be taken of. —_————— . The new administration is giving Washington. D. €., an opportunity to greet @ number of old and valued friends who have been nt for | some time. —_———— Assurances that the prohibition laws will be enforced to the utmost i possibility leave even Col. | nothing to complain of. —_—————— It base requires a fearless man to be a ball arbiter, and Judge Landis has fully demonstrated his qualifica tion in this respect. —— Central American governments are beginning to realize that fighting is | more and more unpopular the world over. —_——— Kerensky evidently feels that Lenin’s unpopularity has developed sufficiently to create a psychological moment. —_— Costa Ricans are cautioned against carrying weapons with them when they make any more neighborly visits in Panama. —_——— Trotsky will run greater risks dictator than he had to tak sent to the firing line. ————— Lenin's reign of terror i{s material- izing, but it is of the ingrowing va- riety. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSO Censoring. They are censoring the pictures, mod. ern innocence to warn. We have had a lot of shocks since we beheld eptember Morn™'; And once we start the censoring, no- { body can pretend. | To say precisely when the supervision ought to end. We'll have to censor all the plays i whose dialogue is queer; | We'll censor all the contracts in which grafters may appe censor all the « upon the footlight censor all fashion magazines. umes worn nes; We'll censor all the speeches that the orators may shout; censor all the billboards that so boldly blossom out; | No chance to shield propriety will be allowed to slip. {Our ship of state will be one grana and glorious censorship. i Not Rejoicing. “Have you observed that the price { of gasoline is going down?" 1 “ve replied Mr. Chuggins, “but the price of gas will never go down fast enough to compensate for the way traffic regulations keep the fines go- ing up.” Car Fare. “The Chinese use copper coins by {the handful.” “I don't understand how they ac quired the habit. Strect cars are not numerous in China.” ! | Obstruction. You'll al % find a faction That is hard to understand, Who criticises action When it ought to lend a hand. Jud Tunkins says some people never have any idea of pulling together un- Jess the proposition is some kind of a political pull for their personal bene- fit. e Water. was the ruination of the noble red man.” “Yes," “I never believed Injuns was as ro- bust as they've been represented. If they had tried the kind of licker now circulated surreptitiously the noble red man would have disappeared in less than six weeks.” e There would be no vamps if there were no men, and there would be a lot more of them if it were not for the women.—Columbia (S. C.) Record. \ i | this the pictures in the | replied Uncle Bill nnlllr-lnp.l Editorial Digest Mandates and American Rights. Whether or not the term “mandat: long ago interpreted in Kurope i @ convenient euphemism for an- nexation,” to quote the Rochester | Democrat and Chrenicle {repubiicany) | {the American pross stands sqwarely the State Department pro- that the United States behind | ne of its rights in per- fritory which by virtue of an allied | victory has been “tuken over” by our | former comrades in arms. Most w s pay high tribute to the Colby field (Mo.) 1 “upholds the b ican displomacy tic) thinks < of Ame: statesmanship. | {note on ‘mindate i | | | h the .\'n.'-m:-i i i merica has r s which are to | isted upon even at the risk of | some diplomatic {riend- the Pittsburgh (pro- | ve republican) b i case they the national law " the Peters Gindepend- conterred by the jusgentium’ fy existing today.” | irnal (republican) | v treat s City J ce trea rdless of Who are parties to it, caa abrogate i niringe upon the fundamental rights of any nation.” The Omaha s (independent) thinks Americ : right to invest where she pleases and enjoy the turns from the production she en- + “Th United States d=n t 1 eitizens the right of invest the development of t cou come try the us i to inves development. without e from risks inherent in Noitation testion of this countr and reapi rd that from judici wants only yioncer ion rew pr | or absence at the league council { table has nothi to do with the question. in the opinion of the Nor- folk Virginian-Pilot (democratic). In the case of Mesopotamia, limiting ex- ion of to “th on of ‘the zo the cco provi- | on respecting man. L breach |4 of expressed and imp reements | % at Paris that nations exercising man- (¢ dates should not enjoy v special | % privileges in the expioitation of such | % districts. and in contravention of the [% plain principles of right that are in- | & dependent of covenants and agree- :’ ments.” 3 Irrespective of the league, says the |4 nchburs News (democratic), “the |9 States won the right to he | onsulted in the disposition of the b5 4 of victory by participating as 1% power in establishing that Baltimore News (independent) |35 sints out that the question of .§. warding mandates was a matter for | e supreme o i, of which we ¢ a member, and America’s pro- st was registered when the “C" 1% kS under this|* Ik Ledger Dis- democrat) question we o league’ k of our patch (independent clares, withou sntinue, “league significantly Horics used to odefrefsaieodeeded 1 diplom But at least in H days they do not sneer at our |ee shirt-sleeved action.” - That the attitude of the powers con- ol e S i G e o cerning the territories over which they hold mandates is not simply a legal problem in the opinion of many writers is made pla by the com ments upon the moral side. Ex-Sec retary Colby's note, declares the D troit News (independent), may serve as a warning that there is still a watchful world which. however much it may stand aloof while others as- sume executive authority, is minded to desire an accounting of interna- tional conduct.” The United States fs “shocked.” the Minneapolis Tribune (republican) be- lieves, to discover that some of the powers, “notably Britain and Japan, had no idea of living up to their agreements,” and America now “is fighting to prevent the world from going back to the discredited habit | of annexation and exploitation.” This | i-‘numry imply wants justice and | equality to be obtained in such coun- will be put under mandatory the Dayton News (demo- her than permit them to ruled, as the Fort Wayne Journal- s a (democratic) puts it. under : anifestly untrue’ a culiarly repugnant” which ngland, especially, and France to a lesser degree have placed them. This Franco-British “convention™ is a “step backward,” in the opinion of the Hartford Times (democratic), for the question of mandates “is whether there shall be an open-door policy or a policy of preference to the nationals of mandatories and league members. * * * America in- sists upon the open door. One of the few newspapers to question the American policy, as ini- tiated by Mr. Colby. is the Boston Transeript (independent-republican), which thinks that the former Secre- tary “greatly weakened the position of the United States, for, “by re- questing the communication of the council's intention to the United States government before it acts on matters before it he seeks to com- mit our government to the action of the council exactly as {f we were a member of that body."” Srieeieeieeieodeadeadenies oot R X R ITIIE 2 Almost Rooseveltian. promptness with which Mr. Hughes acted in the Costa Rica- Panama difficulty has something of a | Rooseveltian character. The call on |them to halt and to adjust their dif- { ferences has a peremptory sound, but of stopping in its in- cipiency a minor international trou- ble that might breed more serious mischiefs. Our justification or excuse for such imperative interposition is the Panama canal and the moral obli- gation to Panama which we assumed when ghe became independent. Secs ate Hughes does not [under s on the merits of the c sy between Costa Rica and Panama He simply insists there Jmust be a peaceful solution. He Is {not erting the Monroe doctrine; he rather applying a principle of the It is a little curi- tones of it has merit e deied afoodeedenieismioodeofesiruiiudrodeeion league of nations. ous that one of the corner the covenant which the Senate re- jected has 8o soon been adopted by ourselves as an aid in preserving the peace. It is being done primarily in our own interests, but it is a big- brother act of authority all the same. Possibly the promptness with which Mr. Hughes has acted may be intended | indirectly to prevent intervention by the league—may be designated as a no- tice that this is our business. In an% event, we have real interests in that region which we are bound to pro- t d there is a red-blooded {smack of decision about the first act of the new Secretary of State which will please those who do not believe {in “watchful waiting."—Baltimore Sun (independent democratic). ool Harold and Bess have broken up { housekeeping. They lost their can- jopener—Chicago News. Here's hoping they will get all the Yanks out of Europe by Christmas.— Hastings (Neb.) Tribune. Once it was over the hills to the pooriiouse. Now it's all down grade. —Labor World. ofeofeeieadeedeadenfondorfondondoefos As a matter of fact, the hold-up {man is merely a vest-pocket edition of an empire builder.—Baltimore Sun. oo Maybe Mr. Harding chose Senator | Fall for the interior to keep him ;auay from the border.—Milwaukee Journal. 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