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should adjust curselves to ftas prempt-| 1y and successtully as possitie. ‘The consular ervice will be.s prom~ inent factor in our increased favelgn trade Projecta. Wo want ail the for-{few years. jn. teade we can get. 'We want it on the best terms Obtainable. Hence the larger value that will attach to copsular reports in future, containing, ve. | 88 they should, all information gather- able about foreign markets, and changes and shifts in-foreign needs o and productions. As this will be important work, and large in volume, it should be well remunerated. Congress would be well advised in going over the whole salary Ist and increasing the pay from top to bottom. The salaries paid at present are inadequate. The amounts should be fixed so as to attract the best grades of men. American Bottoms and Products. Rear Admiral Benson addressed the New York Press Club Thursday night on the subject of the American mer- chant marine. This is taken from a report of his remarks: “He said that there were three main points which every citizen of this country should keep in mind when he thought of meércantile shipping at all, and particularly when his ears were assailed by any expressions of a prop- aganda—which Admiral Benson in- sists is going on—which has for its object the depression of faith in our merchant marine, and enthusiasm for its future. The three points he made were: That the United States was as great a force in the last war as it was largely through the freighter fleet which carried the supplies to the Army. and that the vessels built and managed by the Shipping Board have more than paid their way, and that without the support of Americans they will disappear from American registry.” In short, American bottoms for American products. It is a strong slogan. ‘Well, American bottoms are in ex- istence. The war produced them. They cost & goodly sum, but so did every- thing else the government required at that time. We paid the top price of long neglect of a plain duty. We had needed for years, and should have had, a large merchant tonnage. American products in great quan- tities and varietles will issue from a stabilization of business and the re- turn of prosperity. Congress will soon be busy with the problem, and a prg- gram is now being licked into shape. The business interests of America must do the rest. In establishing for- eign trade they must patronize the home industry. They must give pref- erence to American ships. If they do that, and insist, as they should, on Bood service, there will be every rea- son to expect America to take a place among the foremost of the seacar- riers, and profit in every way by the achievement. thusiastic approval of the American Ppoblic. The inevitable converse of $hat fact is that it will prove a rude &nd wholesome shock to those whose fyraany, born in blood and maintained through terror, today extends over wnhappy Russia. For the answer is & candid and definite refusal even to eonsider the relationship sought, so long as the communistic economic sy: tem prevails in Russia. It is a mes- ®age in which frank reproof is soft- ened by friendly and wise counsel, and brings clearly before Russia the path her people must travel in their quest for happiness and prosperity. The nota points out that “it is only u O productivity of Russia that there is any hope for the Russian peo- pi=® In one brief sentence it enu- merates the factors upon which pro- @uctivity is conditioned. It indicates, fn so many words, that these condi- tions cannot be established while “the present causes of progressive impov- erighment continue to operate.” And it notifies Russia that until she can furnish “convincing evidence” of fmdamental changes involving due Pegard for the protection of persons and property and the establishment of eonditions essential to the mainte- mance of commerce™ this government suil? not consider entering upon trade @any other relations. That is the word of the American people to those who today control the destinies of Russia. In language more plebeian, yet no whit less clear, we ey to Lenin: “You want to trade wfth us. Yet you have brought the people with whom that trade would be conducted, through the crimes and expesses of your lawless government, $0 & condition where profitable trade fs an impossibility. Set your house in order, or let others do so for you. Show us—and we will insist upon be- ing shown—that you have done so. And then call again.” From the view- point of America, 'Russia and the world at large, the answer is the best that could have been made. —_—— Japan on Yap. A statement from the Japanese for- eign office regarding the value of the Istand of Yap, concerning which there has been much discussion and, it must be acknowledged, with little- geo- graphical information, is a plea somewhat after the fashion of that famous one of Midshipman Easy's nurse. It is verily “a little one.” Yap is tiny, but sometimes little things are troublesome. The Tokio foreign office points out that the total area of the eatire group of which Yap forms & part is smaller than that of Rhode | Island, that Yap has only eight square | mfles, or less than one-third of Guam, | and that its harbors are capable of : sccommodating only three steamers with a combined tonnage of not more than 9,000 tons. In short, the island is, according to this authority, “a ‘woarthless piece of barren soil in mid- ©ocean.” S I there is any principle involved in “ the case of Yap it is not affected by its stze, situation or resources. Yap is obviously suitable only for a cable sta- tion, but at that it may be a very im- portant factor in the Pacific. The United States feels that the assign- ment of Yap to Japan is contrary to understanding and good faith. There “ 48 no public excitement in the United States over Yap, and it is perhaps as ‘well to bave its territorial insignificance clearly understood through the me- @iam of the Japanese official announce- ment. If Japan needs a cable sta- tion eo urgently as to cause the rights of the United States in the premises to be overlooked, the value of the islet obwicusly is greater than the square mileage indicates. —_—————— The fact that Eugene Debs makes trips unguarded is at least an assur- ance that prison discipline has not been made especially rigorous in his case, Mr. Taft at the White House. This is from a story about Mr. Taft's call on President Harding yesterday: “The former President, in his usual Jjovial mood, explained that affairs of state were not discussed, laughingly indicating that he was not looking for trouble, nor was he dispensing any of the gratuitous advice which the President is receiving in large quantities.” And yet there were some “affairs of state”—past affairs—the two men might have discussed with interest, and possibly profit. Upon taking office Mr. Taft found the tariff questioh pressin nd call- ed Congress in special session to dis- pose of it. The revision effected split the republican party wide open, and paved the way for the democratic triumph at the polls that. followed the next year. Patronage was not quite as difficult a problem then as now, but still dif- ficult. The republicans were already in office, but there were many repub- licans outside who wanted to displace those inside, and Mr. Taft had & man's job in handling the push. And in handling it he made some enemies. Such a thing as bull moosery was not on the horizon. Those who had put Mr. Taft in the White House were unitedly behind him. But the .tariff split and the patronage disaffections led to other divisions, and by 1912 bull moosery had arrived; and in that year's campaign it polled more votes than the old party. “The Assyrian icame down like a wolf on the foid,” and almost as suddenly. ‘Tariff revision and a distribution of patronage confront Mr. Harding now. ‘Will anything resembling bull moosery confront him in 1924? There is no sign of any such thing today. ! Should the revival of vague claims against America become customary, some financial archeologist will take occasion to suggest that the -U. 8. A. is under moral obligation in connec- tion with Christopher Columbus’ ex- pense account. f Col. Bryan observes with regret a dispositiop on the part of the water ‘wagon to wabble instéad of keeping to the straight and narrow way. i Another irony of fate is the loom- ing up of a man of Bergdoll's per- sonal unimportance as an interna- tional problem. Sowletism admits that destruction has gome far encugh and the time has errived for reconstruction. While Mr. Lansing was not very active in diplomacy at Paris, he leaves no doubt that he was a good audience. Scrapping the War Buildings. Sale of some of the temporary war | buildings begins the process of clear- Wersailles promises to be a source of fnteresting comment for a great many years to come. ' Americans Ameri |ing the parks of the obstructions that ; for onn e o v s (ol S¥hn I Toumn = wows Nate: vears. Four of the large frame struc- s of &Nl American Jivlomaticl s, that cot the government about State Department that they must get | $1.800.000, have been sold at auction It of all noo-American attaches by | for $62,364 in the aggregate. The suc- e L R e e e e i for tn the last diplomatic appropria- , ings and restore the sites with a top- e e Ty P Ulated that | oil guitable for seeding. The other fund should be only for Ameri- | buildings on the Mall east of the empioyes.” Smithsonian will probably soon be sold and removed as well. But there will remain the large concrete bulldings Mot only all our diplomatic busi- eexs, but all our consular business in Potomac Park, which, though offi- clally known as ‘“temporary,” are of N should pass through American hands | enly, Put none but Americans on ! guward, no matter how small and com- | such materials as to lead to the fear ! paratively unimportant the place may | that they will stand for some years Be. to come as housing for various gov- . Our foreign relations of every kind|ernment offices. 4will grow as the result of the war. All of these buildings should be def- Our representatives of every kind|initely doomed to destruction. The buildings on the northern edge of Po- tomac Park Intrude seriously upon sbroad will be busy men getting the new “day of the land.” The home gov- ‘ernment will need their utmost energy | the Lincoln Memorial setting and ap- + @ Chetr best judgment. There is a[proach. They are an obstruction. "\ pex oKid 40 bs dealt with, and w aro-not besutiful. They are not THE EVENING n keeping with the architectare of| the capital. They are mersly useful now, but they will deteriorate and be- come Jess useful in the course of a Editorial Digest Tar and Patriotism in Kansas. American sense of fair play was ap- parently so outraged by the mob- methods employed agalnst the Non- Partisan League representatives in Kansas. that almost the entire pres of the country, the majority of which has gone on record as heartily op- Dosed to the league, speaks in bitter condemnation of this example of BuiMing costs will probably fall by the time an appropriation can be se- cured and plans drawn and bids asked for new buildings sufficiently to justify the government in starting on a large program of construction, which it urgently needs. None of the govern- ment departments should be permit- ted to remain in rented quarters, how- ever conveniently located or for the present well adapted. The government should own every square foot of build- ing space it uses in Washington. A State Department building is one of the most urgently needed. That department is now housed with two others in a building barely big enough for one of those two. If the.War De- partment, for instance, concen- trated there—a tight fi he Navy should be given another hame as well as the State. Virtually only tradition Justifies the maintenance of these three headquarters under one roof. Bailiff Kendig is dead. For thirty- The New York Worl democratic) thus expresses itself: “A more aca- demic and neurasthenic community might have wasted time in cajolery and verbal discussion, or might have allowed a debate pro and con, thereby running risk of defeat. The Non-Pi tisan League, it is now apparent, wa: economically wrong from the begin ning and will remain forever indis- putably wrong.” This “sarcasm was well deserved,” comments the Loulsville Post (demo- cratic), for the incident ‘“created the im- pression upon many that the cham- plons of the existing orddr were afraid to let the facts be known, when, as a matter of fact, all the facts are against the Non-Partisan League. The Oregon Journal (independent), making a similar point, remarks tha “principles will stand or fall on their own merits, regardless of efforts of individuals or mobs to defeat them by forc and the Spokane Spokes- Deal Direct With Producer Blank Books Pay Less—Receive More ‘We are the only retail stationers in the city who RULE, PRINT and BIND UNDER OUR OWN ROOF. We Ask But One Profit N x»c:'vim in preparing spe- charge for ex cial blanks. ‘PRODUCING STATIONERS ASHER FIRE PROOFING CO. 915 SOUTHERN BUILDING for women Are Very Reasonably Priced Here! i pert. man-Review (Iindependent republican) declares that “issues must be settled in this country on the plane of law, order and reason, not by hoodlumism or_ruffanis; The affair “comes too close to lynch- ing to be encouraged by communities that are law-abiding,” says the Hart- ford Courant (republican), and Kan- sas, adds the Milwaukee Journal (in- dependent) “cannot afford” to have this “violence" repeated. To this the Wichita Eagle (independent), speak- ing for at least a part of the accused state, agrees, admitting that ‘“mob two years he has been on duty at the Police Court. That is a long time for such a service, and during it the vet- eran saw a sad procession filing through the precincts of justice. He saw Washington’s unhappy side and came to understand as have few Dis- trict people the misfortunes of human ity. The post of a Police Court bailiff is a peculiar one. It touches life on the raw spots. The judge on the bench —in your home. from deteriorating by the use of Paint. We are painting experts. Interior and Exterfor Work Consult 1 B. K. FERGUSON, Inc. Painting Department. Ph. N. 331-233 the | | 1114 i oth St violence as means of suppressing po- does not quite get the contact that the litical and economic ideas is not only un-American and criminal; it is the height of folly.” The Buffalo Commercial (independ- ent) interprets the event as a “mani- festation, less characterized by com- mon sense than by deep conviction that the victims needed a thorough warning.” The effort to look upon the motives of the former soldiers and others who tarred the leaguers as .patriotic, and thus steking to justify their action, is vigorously combated by most writ- ers. The Plitsburgh Leader (progres- bailiff does. The administrator of justice sees the defendants at their best, for when they reach the dock they put up their most effective front. ‘But back in the pen, out of sight of the court, is where the bailiff meets them at their worst. It is a severe test to a man to serve so long in such a re- lationship. But Bailiff Kendig passed through this ordeal and in addition to rendering effective service preserv-|3iVe Eepubiican) piersely’ remarke: ed his kindly qualities to the end of reign of mob rule in Great Bend, Kan., SAVINGS BANK OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN WASHINGTON WELCOMES YOUR ACCOUNT 110 14TH ST. N.W. UNION 14th Street § Cal-o-cide positively gives quick reief cause. (Plasters for Stubborn Corns) 'S Millioa Calockde Peckages Scid —— Al Druggrts B8+ FooT REMEDY and lasting results. and removes [each paciage Cal-o-cide While Kansas opinion as reflected in the Wichita Beacon (independent), Gov. Allen’s own paper, deplores the violence that was used at Great Bend, adding that “it only strengthens the radical leaders in their martyrdom, that paper clears the Amerl fense League and the Americ§n Le- gion of all responsibility. The Florida Metropolis (democra ie) says: “It is fairly safe to believe that they were ex-service men; and ‘while steps of this kind can never be sanctioned, for they throw down the bars for repetition, if there is to be radicalism in the forces seeking to destroy Americanism, why not retal- iate with radical Americanism? Som times\jt is the most effective method. The wielders of the tar brush are also given a little encouragement from the El Paso Times (democratic which refuses to t. serious calamity. ment of free speech,” it shy: severely frowned upon by all parlor bolshevists, and denunciations will spout from many a soap box. But, somehow or other, we prefer an American method in such cases the one in vogue in radical Russi his days. should be interesting to all 100 per cent Americans. It may help them to 8 uccessful study of the pavehology : now is making policing au- Going After Bergdoll. thority throughout the country look Secretary Weeks says that “we are |like a make-believe institution and going to get Bergdoll if it is possible [SieVInE the serious-minded every- to get him.” No intimation is given of | The 'cnaz:::.,,)aglz. Times (independ- the means that are to be employed in eMocratic) also feels “that what- 3 ever may be said i ti f this attempt. No more kidnaping,|the indignation of :‘hg:e' e?:"::::f;'tie& however, is contemplated. If Bergdoll ::ae“dc‘inn d'enloegd their lc!idonhwlthoul & ocracy,” and t! Den- is secured it will be through the ction | ver Rocky Mountain News (independ- of the German government. That gov-|ent), which holds “no brief for the ernment, it is reported, is embarrassed L1 Semhichiitioon: by Bergdoll's great personal popularity i loism on the part of in Germany. He is regarded as a hero| the mob leaders can excuse their ac- and there was public rejoicing recent- | giarespont > TOUSTt the law into ly when he evaded capture and his u;De‘l}Ior!b‘le lnhna wholly without jus would-be takers were caught. To the | ication” is the comment of the Lex- gton Leader (republica Germans Bergdoll is & patriot who, |spirit which it labela “wholly felae 1o despite his American birth, was too fim:’::lfzfg»zol::dth? rlnettho:a which violate t German to render military service. It|rights, the Declaration .o; hf,:m'n;f will be interesting to see whether the Shos) and the Constitution of the government at Berlin will cite this|Uapcd States Thougly it sees In the event an utter personal popularity of the deserter as|repudiation of Townley and his fol- a ground for refusel or inability to ex-|lowers, the Butte Post (republican) tradite him. A diplomatic.document|Con8iders the conduct of the Kansans, S s 1a be a|."ho know what they want and are based grounds woul always willing to let everybody curiosity indeed. know it” to be “an outrage for which Do Fxouse can be successfully plead- Newspapers in England were re- quired by unions to suspend publica- tion on Good Friday, owing to & rule against work on public holidays. No clear indication is given as to whether the work taken so seriously is that of the comparatively few engaged in get- ting out an English newspaper or the large number who consider it their duty to read it. ———— Building interests in various cities are doing their best to secure some kind of reliable enforcement of the law of supply and demand. L — Lenin is, ambitious to undertake some legitimate commerce instead of limiting himself to political trading. ———— Raflway management has now adopted the heart-to-heart talk as part of the regular business system. Poland is compelled to admit that the Silesian plebescite s not quite the landslide she expected. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNEON. The Jurywoman’s Husband. Apparently there is no other way. New Jersey husbands must learn to cook. The courts there refuse to consider household duties sufficient cause for exemption from jury duty. The dinner hour may find the new e jurywoman detained at court. The Miss April. deserted husband must cook or go hungry. Breeze makes music in the orchard| "BE7Yi.. L not waste sympathy. tree— The avoidance of the kitchen by the average male is not so muci rom Gz ::f' L O X R e A [ Biaefauns Eaistachization: Cast on a desert and or just off on a hunting or fishing trip. the mas- culine half of humanity does pot starve by any mean Of course, ‘an open fire in the woods is more allur- ing than the kitchen range, but that is a mere detail. The preparing of food is a fundamental human in- stinot. So when the husband of the jury- woman receives word that his. wife Blossoms smilin’ all along the way— Oh, Miss April, here's your sweet bouquet! £ Skies are blue and laughin’ sunbeams play. Oh, Miss April, turn your eyes this Py will not be home, he will be Dhilo- Old world lookin’ mighty gay an’|sophical and put on an apron. And grand, Lr nl.“ lln;t. h;:m% h'herll e|,l‘ is re:dy 4 .| he will understand her fee}ings when Says’ “Miss April, here's my heart an’| he telephones, as he sometimes does, bany that he’ll be late for dinner tonight. At least, he will know that getting dinner is not an unmixed blessing, and not be in the state of mind of the East Orange man who, when notified that his juror wife was detained, sent back word that it ‘“served her right New York Tribune (republi- can) - ‘There are certain persons who may attribute their straitened circum- stances to following their natural bent.—Memphis News-Scimitar. “The day of the vampire is wan- ing.” observes Theda Bara. A few gray hairs and some wrinkles do it, eh?—Lexington Leader. Surf bathing is an exhilarating sport. and then, too, you're not liable to slip on the soap.—Florida Times- Union. Starting Competition. “What did your boy Josh do when you told him he would have to go out in the world and make his own liv- 'He went to the next farm as a hired hand, and in g week had me offerin’ him his board an’ keep an’ more wagee.” A “The world owes me a livin",” said Jud Tunkins, “but the world never did much sittin’ up nights worryin’ about its debts.” Astronomical Contest. The distant suns if they drew near ‘Would melt us on the spot. We're fortunate, 'tis very clear, To keep the one we've got. Georgia farmer pays four cents in- come tax. Most farmers will wonder how he managed to pay that much.— Mugkegon Chronicle. Even the lawyer who helps his clients to avold long sentences Is himself hopelessly addicted to them.— Baltimore Sun. An Appreciated Auditor. “Your small boy asks you a great many puzzling questions. “He does,” rejoined Senator Sorghum. “But it's a rellef to go home and listen to him. He always believe I am giving him the correct answers, which is more than I can say for my con- stituents.” Liberia is becoming a real nation. She has just sent a delegation to cle Sam to see what the chances are for a loan—Columbus Dispatch. Many & man is beginning to cast 100l longing at the bureau er in which his wife has locked B. V. D.’s.—Toledo Blade. The idea seems to be that this year it will be good farming to raise two blades of grass where one stalk of (8. k cotton grew before.—Greenville C.) Pledmont. The Classics. Do yoyng women read the classics?” “I'm afraid not,” replied the pro- fessor. “I'm inclined to think many of them neglect the reading and content themeelves with studying the pictures for costume suggestiona” Col. Ho must find, these days, that this is: a cold, indifferent :‘orld. 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