Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1921, Page 6

+ Dally only . { [ é Uniform Fares. * on both ed snd EVENING STAR, With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. +.Mareh 19, 1021 THEODORE W. ROYES. . . . Editor | SDIiity. The Evening Star Newspaper Company | ™ easure. Business Office. 11th 8t. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: ~Tribune Building. jonal Bank Buildt Office: Pirst Nat Office: 3 Regeat 7 The with the Sunday mornin; 8t 60 cents month; fll ection is #ad of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. 25 Maryland and Virginia. - ily and ..13T., $8.40; 1mo., 7 Ty oy nday. 131: $5.00; 1mo. 80 Sunday only 1yr., $2.40; 1mo., 20¢ All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1yr., $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Y YA e, 37.00 1mo. 6%c J1yr. $3.00; 1mo., 25¢ aily only, 45 cents per carriers & 8unday only Al the factors that prev: to cause the Public Utilities Commis- sion previously to keep the rates of street railway fare uniform in Wash- ington obtain now in the case of the readjustment under consideration. It is obvious that a differential of rate between the two systems would result In the divergence of much traffic from one to the other. Patronage would seek the lower fares. This would add greatly to the congestion on the Capi- tal Traction Company lines and would lessen the business and consequently the revenue of the Washington Rai way and Electric. It would defeat the purpose of all the late revisions of rates upward to enable the Wash- ington Railway and Electric Company to earn its operating costs and a rea- sonable profit. It has been estimated that in such circur stances that line ‘would require a tencent fare to meet expenses. At such a fare, of course, it would be under the heaviest pos- sible handicap, as against even a sev- enand-a-halfcent fare, the present token rate, and an even heavier hand- jcap under a six-anda-quarter-cent rate, which is now suggested for both eompanies. Plainly both lines must be kept on the same fare basis. If that rate is higher than the expenses-plus-profits requirements of the more fortunate of the two systems the result, of course, is that that system will make a larger net earning than the other. It will be carrying the traffic for too high a rate. The Commissioners now are faced with®the question of whether this evil is greater than that of pre- venting the other system from earning any profits. All of these elements work to the point of merger. Probably at the extra session of Congress this subject will be presented and pressed. Meanwhile the utilities commission must handle the fare question on the basis of exist/| ing conditions, Mot prospective. The hope is that it can find justification | for a reduction of the fare. If the present conditions warrant a lowering , from the rate of four tickets for 30 cents, the ruling should be to that effect, and the rates will be uniform lines. Nothing would be gain- much would be lost by a dif- tial. < ——tee————— The Carnal. . 'The Panama canal is very much in the American calculation. Mr. Hard- ¢ Ing last winter looked it over, and i returned feeling well rewarded for his trip. There is expectation that Con- gress, either at the special or the regular session, will hear from him ..on the subject. A large number of congressmen will " bave visited the isthmus and inspect- . : @d the canal before the special session begins, Their feelings are like Mr. Harding’s—keen for the welfare of a great American enterprise. They will be the better prepared by first-hand information to consider questions re- lating to the waterway when they are presented on Capitol Hill. The administration, it is understood, 1 e on, Eagiund. | General and a senator differ as to an Star « | appointment to the bench. is dellvered by carriers within the city | senator, from ‘moat ofll"” cents per month. be et by mail, or telephone Mine | the Attorney General, after giving o | judgment and offic supreme court that while extremely | sufficient, but it would seem to be a waste of electric power to crowd in the ‘What the Attorney General has in| posts thick enough to bring the net ugly he was truly great. mind probably is an opportunity to meet and converse with men seeking conversation, There s, hurdle to clear. however, still another Suppose the Attorney Suppose a a long and intimate acquaintance, recommends a man; and him “'the once over,” rejects him. The appointinent when made must be con- firmed by the Senate: and senators are { very sensitive both to personal Al prerogative. The lot of a dispenser of patronage not a happy Nevertheless and notwithstanding, he must face the music, and dance to The At- torney General's wrinkle is new and good. but it will not relieve him of all embarrassment. as is one. An American Rebuke. A little time ago a meeting was held in Madison Square Garden, New York city, to protest against what was called the “horror of the Rhine.” It proved to be a thinly-veiled bit of pro- German propaganda. The presence of the American troops on the Rhine in observance of the terms of the armi- ice of 1918 denounced as an out- rage. Veterans of the great war who were present protested, but howled down. The participation in these proceedings of other war vet- erans, members of the American Le- gion, caused an intense feeling of in- dignation. Last night a monster meeting in protest was held in answer to the “Rhine horror” plea. The Garden was packed, and almost as many more people assembled in overflow meetings outside. It is estimated that 25,000 gathered. The speakers, of whom Gen. Pershing was one, were thun- derously cheered. There was no sign of pro-Germanism or anti-American- ism. It was a 100 per cent patriotic gathering. If there is any thought now on the part of the partisans of Germany in this country that the American people have reacted against our participa- tion in the war and have undergone a change of heart toward the enemy, it is utterly mistaken. There remains, of course, a yesiduum of antagonism. were illumination up to requirement. Whether gas or electricity is used, stations of much dignity and respon-[and whatever it may cost, the streets He wants to sound them in | of this city should be given the best and otherwise take their | possible illumination as a measure of * | public safety. This whole question 1S, .ot giftarences of opinion existing worthy of particular study, and, so| money s | ¢ far as new law or more concerned, of urgent recommendation to Congress at the next session. —_—————— Tariff Squalls. Let us not be discouraged by acrimonious character of some of the talk about the tariff. “About this time,” using the old almanac formula, “look out for squall: They always come on the eve of tariff revision. But they have never defeated a re n when due, and when the responsible party in Congress had it in hand in go0d earnest. We are hearing a great deal about factions; about how this interest is playing for advantage over that, and defeat. The duty of Congress in this matter is very plain, and we may expect Con- gress to do its du A tariff for for revenue must be drawn deserving American interests Such legislation, to be successful, must not follow ecither class or sec- tional lines. The farmer, the manu- facturer, the miner, the wage-earner must all be remembered. The object is to promote the general welfare. If that is not accomplished, the revision fails. The present is the biggest task of the kind ever undertaken, and full of difficulties. It is fortunate for the country that in both houses of Con- gress are men who have specialized ith all in view. ticipated in several revisions. They know their way, and may be relied upon to bring their best powers to bear on the problem before them. If months are necessary for the uation demands, the time is available. And as time passes factionism and acrimony will diminish, and maybe disappear altogether. ———— The District Administration. Commissioners Rudolph and Oyster have decided upon a policy of regular “cabinet meetings” at the ,District building. They are to hold these ses- Probably in such a mixed community as the United States there can never be absolute unanimity on any ques- tion, especially one involving relations with foreign governments. But the minority in any case where the honor | of the United States is involved will | be mighty small. 4 The persistent efforts of the pro- Germanists to evoke antagonism in | this country defeat themselves. They are making the same mistake of mi: calculation and misinterpretation that ‘was made by the German government in 1914 and by the hyphenates in this country. And this mistake is the more certain of rebuke now because of the existence of an organization founded | upon the principle of righteousness of | American participation in the war. The American Legion, which promoted | the meeting in New York vesterday, | can be relied upon to rebuke and check the anti-Americanism that | masks itself under cloak of citizen- ship. | —_———— England has always cultivated and | admired the statesmanship which for- | tified cogency of argument with fa- cility of rhetorical expression. Col. George Harvey has not only proved himself a master of lucid literary em- phasis, but has enjoyed the assurance conveyed by an enormous vote at the polls that he knows a psychological moment when he sees it. Whatever questions may .be raised as to his previous partisanships, there can be no aspersions on Col. Harvey's parts of speech. sions for the purpose of securing a more effective co-operation between the branches of the municipal service through & fuller understanding. This ness as well as public administration. It makes for greater efficiency. In the District building the organization is complex. - Owing to the fact that i the administration is three-headed, su- pervision over the various depart- ments is divided. In a single-headed organization there ‘is concentration. Of course, the three Commissioners a meeting of minds in co-ordination of the work. Butsmost of the details of administration are left to chiefs of jdepartments and divisions, and it will undoubtedly be advantageous to bring them together periodically for ex- {change of views, for general discus- sion and the smoothing out of inter- departmental wrinkles. ———— So many automobiles are now own- ed in this country that Henry Ford naturally feels that he can turn his constructive thought into channels other than those in which he has been so practically successful. * There is an agreement among edu- cators that civilization needs more money for instruction and less for propaganda. l No physician's prescription can re- store the bock beer announcement to its old place among the signs of spring. i Julke Landis experiences indigna- The title “doctor” is apparently as ' 5 behind the canal, 50 to say. It wants | tjon at being able to impose only a|usual in Germany as that of “colonel” the canal to function at its top value. | fine of $300 on 2 man who assaulted a |in this country. + Business all over the world is reviving. The great sea lanes will soon be full | of ships, and many of them will use the short cut between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and should find it in the best of condition at all times. It is doing well now. It should ycontinue to do as well as the times *j demand. As the author and owner of the canal, America takes great pride in the work and in seeing it meet the “fullest expectations of all who use it. Congress, therefore, may be relied upon to respond favorably to any rec- ommendation the President may make looking to keeping the waterway abreast of all requirements. —— Reproof of Americans for love of . luxury brings up the question, “What "8 & luxury?” In the ecarly days of { rallroading, travel facilities now of- 'fered by the humble smoking car would have been regarded as decid- edly luxurious. ————— Various senators regard the league of nations as valuable up to this point chiefly for the suggestions it . offers as to points which ought to be aveided in a general agreement. ——— ‘The prosecuting officers in the case of Clara Hamon are inclined to regard the proceedings as offering material for & motion picture entitled *“Vamp- ing & Jury.” ————— et A New Patronage Wrinkle, This is & news note: “Attorney General Daugherty is go. ing to ‘look over’ personally all pos- sible appointees as federal judges or district attorneys before selections are made. In making known his in- tention Mr. Daugherty said yesterday that he intended to call to Washin, man who came up for serio deration In the districts and see himself before making any ap. Applicants for the places named ton oo ought not to decline personal inspec- postmaster and robbed the office. Dif- ficulties in reconciling mathematics and the law have frequently been conspicuous in Judge Landis’ judicial career. —_———————— Germany’s agreement to terms of indemnity will be the best argument for the economic support upon which she relies for reconstruction. ——— Prohibition agents find difficulty in keeping up with the “stop” and “go” signs of liquor traffic regulation: —_———— Easter places renewed responsibili- ties on the “flareback’” experts of the weather bureau. ‘““See America First” is becoming a slogan the world over. Better Street Lighting. In considering the matter of better illumination for the streets of Wash- ington the welfare of the motorist should be taken into account. As the streets of the city are lighted now they are spotty and dangerous. There are places in which people may cross from curb to curb practically unseen by the drivers of motors. If every- body crossed at the street intersec- tions conditions would be better, for there is usually fairly good illumina- tion there. But the midblock stretches are perilous after dark in most stredts. As between vehicles, motorists are well protected by the headlights. But pedestrians no longer carry lanterns, and they are apt to present themselves suddenly in front of machines without any warning of their approach or presence. ‘While this question of street fllu- mination is up the Commissioners might well look once more into the matter of the frosted globes that are used on many of the streets. These give a soft, refulgent light that is tion. They should be willing to pre-| pleasant to the eye and artistic in ef- ment themselves, and put their phizes | fect. But the {llumination is reduced isto the scale in support of their ap-| materially. This can be noted at any piiestion. ‘But, of course, pulchritude will not| glass is missing. point where by accident a bit of the Through such a turs the scale. A man may be home-|hole the light streams to the pave- 1y, and yet have in him the making|ment in strikingly greater power than , 9f & fine judge. It was said of Chief|at other places. If enough lamps of © _ Justics Sbaw of the Massachusetts|this kind are used the illumination is v - \ —_———————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Miss April. Sunbeams dancing on their way, Oh, Miss April, don’t delay; Got some steps entirely new That theyll use to welcome you! Robin near the garden gate Says, “Miss April, don’'t be late™ Breezes singing to the moon Practice on a welcoming tune. When your cloak of rainbow mist Floats 'neath skies of amethyst You will banish all regret— Oh, Miss April, don't forget! Youth and the Motor. “Are you seeing to it that your son’s education includes courses of instruction that will help him in the busy affairs of life?"” “Yes, sir,” replied Farmer Corntos- sel. “I told Josh that no matter how fascinatin’ his Greek and Latin might be, he must not let 'em interfere with his studyin’ the traffic regulation: The Indomitable Ego. “You think all wealth should be dl- vided up?” “I do,” replied the hazy soctalist. *“In what way would you proceed?” . “Oh, most any way thatll giye me first pick.” Lost Motion. The man who kicks and brings distress By unexpected balking, In life's affairs will not progress Like one who keeps on walking. The Exacting Public. “Do you agree with the late P. T. Barnum that the public likes to be humbugged?” “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum. “The public likes a little incidental nonsense, but it isn’t sat> to attempt it unless you are, like Barnum, smart enough to give a regular money's- worth show along with it Jud Tunkins says that when he meets a friend in the big town he's afraid to say “How’'s your wife?” for fear the friend’ll say, “Why: haven't you heard?” 1 the | threatening terrible things in case of | protection as well asj on the tariff, and as legislators par-j shaping of such a measure as the sit- § is in line with good practice in busi-} frequently confer, and that constitutes | Editorial Digest The Colombian Treaty. The belief of the Fremont (Neb.) Tribune (republican) that the reason the Colombian treaty has been so dif- | ficult to settle is “because of the hon- among men as to its real virtues” ems to be borne out in the press ai ion of that treaty which has followed President Harding’s request for its ratification. Adoption of the rmly advocated and expr nging from o “blackmail fun |ana but the division is not altogether po- {litical. What one writer calls “th |dead hand ‘of Theodore Roosevelt” l‘ 3¢ to direct the argument of the | ovposition. but the prevailing senti- | tever the ment is that, wh | the old figh be H ification of step in se- importan the treaty curing b pers which are un- 1 to the indemnity of the sub- ain been brought forward with the Chicago Tribune (inde lent republic <, “What is back of the proj adel- phin North Americ sive) is : 4 4 and it, 100, wants to know “whence comes the passionate eagerness of present | statesn; ip to fulfill one of the most sible commitments of W E The impetus, however, is simple and plain to the Springfield Pepublican (independent), which explains that “what was blackmail in March, 1917, s become a debt of honor in March, . by the delightfully simple proc- ess of turning out the democrats and 16 putting in the republicans.” But the New York Evening Post (indepen- cent) believes that even if President essage on the treaty y an appearance of in- 'y, it a kind of inc of ‘which we need more,” and iblican agrees that “the coun- reason to be glad of it the action of the so-called “Roczevelt senators” in delaying dis- cussion tends to bear out the prophecy of the Louisville Courier-Journal (democratic) that ratification will not be accomplished “without consider- able disturbance of that unruffled party harmony which is the supreme jdesire of the President” The admin- istration forgets, the Boston Tran- pt (independent republican) says, {“that the fundamental question in- | Yolved has twice been the subject of | national referenda” in which “the fverdict of the has been against_Colombia.” The Knickerboc republican) expre: against the treaty when it says that “frankly, it is a 000,000 game of blackmail, the mere mention of which is an affront to the memory of Theo- dore Roosevelt,” or, in the stronger expression of the Detroit Free Press (independent), a “direct insult.” The {New York Herald (independent) pro- tests against the consideration of de- mands “which cannot be granted without reproach to a great and hon- orable leader of his country and with out discredit to the American name. The Philadelphia Public Ledger (in- dependent) regrets that “the merits of the Colombian treaty question are omplicated and clouded by senti- mental considerations relating to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt.” But his friends, the Fort Wayne Journal- Gazette (democratic) believes, “are doing scant justice to him in assum- ihg that anything in the way of justice to a small and friendly state people r Press (Albany, s the sentiment would be unjust to him,” and the Wheeling Intelligencer (republican) agrees that “his greatness and posi- tion by national dispute. The Houston Chronicle (independ- ent) smoothes over the difficulty by declaring that “this government could consistently justify President Roose- velt's policy” and “still concede that Colgmbia is entitled to compensation." “*The common sense of the Amer- ican people and all sentiments of {justice favor ratification of this treaty at the earliest opportunity,” n history cannot be tarnished the adjustment of a small inter- Particularly Fine Gas Range MAURICE J. COLBERT, 621 F St. Main 3016-3017 == Spe and Ins lly priced led for i Dollars plus Car Inspect the Lighter Six WESTCOTT On Display Section 42 Automobile Show $2 46 0 Delivered E. J. Quinn Motor { Sales Co. 824 Fourteenth St. i UNION SAVINGS BANK OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN WASHINGTON WELCOMES YOUR ACCOUNT 110 14TH ST. N.W. ' SI;VQ Batl:e a;d Shampoo with one Soap.— Cuticura Caticure Seapls thefavorite forsafetyrasorshaving. 20% REDUCTION {the Chicago Daily News (independ- ent) declares, not only as a matter of abstract justice, but because, as ithe Chattanooga ews (democratic) iputs it, “nothing could go farther | toward ring Latin American of our unselfish purpose to- ward them” than would this action. While the treaty is “a matter of no very great importance in itself,” the Minneapolis Tribune (republican) cels that its failure “has put in the hands of hostile South Americans an argument which they have used with damaging effect,” and ratification of {the treaty, the Pittsburgh Sun (demo- {cratic) adds, will give us the chance {to “equal our fine phrases” about “brotherhood and pan-Americanism® by “fine doings.” Jockeying With the Inevitable. From the mass of phraseological fo- lage which obscures the railway wage controversy three facts stand out as Mars at perihelion. One of these is that wages are coming down. The peak of artificial prices and values created by the war is being leveled 6ff. The farmer already has taken his cut. Gradually, and in some cases still almost imperceptibly, the manu- facturer and the merchant are taking theirs. The raflway worker must stand his. It may come at the end of a bitter and destructive controversy, but it will come. It is not a matter which any labor board or officially constituted tribunal can settle offhand or permanently. At the end the wage status of the railway worker will be fixed by the iaw of economic values, which is as immutable as any decree promulgated by the late Medes and Persians. It is not only that the rallway wage controversy is obscured by phraseo- logical foliage; it is wreathed in mis- leading propaganda. Somewhere in every broadside aimed at the proposed reduction in the wages of railway workers lurks the charge that the rails are in_financial difficulties be- cauge of ineflicient management. Who knows the railways are inefficiently managed and how did he find it out? The railways of this country are con- trolled by groups of men which may be described here as “the financial in- But they are, without ex- , managed and operated by men who know the trade of railroading as only a man who has given his life and his abilities to a given calling can know it. Men who manage and oper- ate the railways come up out of the ranks. They are, from the post of general manager down through the various grades of authority to the job of trainmaster, men who entered rail- way service in humble capacity. and who were promoted because of dem- onstrated and proven capability. They are the picked orew—the men ad- vanced as vacancies oocurred because of executive capacity or operating ability. Their jobs hang on the thread of their’ efliciency. What ocould be more preposterous than the assump- tion that any man, or group of men, without training or practical knowl- edge of railroading, would be more efficient than the men who now run the rails? The #Public Ledger {sn't trying to settle the railway wage controversy. That will be done, after bitter and acrimonious controversy, by old eco- nomic pressure. It merely hopes that, by presenting certain salient facts in countrie -|the case, it may prepare the public mind for the inevitable outcome.— Philadelphia Public Ledger (independ- ent.) . Uncle Sam shouldn't let George do it at the court of St. James.—In- dianapolis Star. Is there an embargo on Californians in the Island of Yap?—Savannah News. Bullding may come down a little, but it stiil costs a tidy sum for porter- house.—Minneapolis Journal. ‘Why should & man wear & mustache now, when he can no longer use it to glnno' suds? — Baltimore Evening un, g == &EFmmmsomEis. 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