Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1921, Page 6

THE EVENING With Sundsy Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C ST AB-, tinople states that it is expected that a Greek army of 200,000 men will be put in the fleld. The Turkish nationalist leader, Mus- MONDAY..........April 4, 1921 [tapha Kemal Pasha, has issued a The Evening Star Newspaper Company [as a_ traito Busises- Office, 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. The Evening Star, with the Sundsy meening edition. is delivered by carriers at 60 cents per month: daily only, 45 cents per month; Sunday only, 0 cents per month. Or- ders Yy be sent by 5000. Collection is made by carriers at the end of each momth. manifesto saying, “This is the last war ;mmu W. NOYES Editor | o7 the preservation of the empire. Every Turk must enroll or be executed Obviously every pos- sible resource will be employed to pre- vent the Greeks from gaining further ground in Asia Minor. The Turkish nationalists are in a difficult position. within the city | To the south of them are the Frerich and British areas. To the east of mail, or telephione Main|them are the Caucasian bolsheviks, in whose friendship they have lately trusted, but who may at any Rate b7 Mxn—l’ayn-ble in Advance. |time turn upon them. If the Greeks Maryland and Virginis. Dally and Sunday..1yr., $3.40: 1 Dty - 6.00; 1 mo., Sum;nozly 3 ;2.“ 1mo., 3% All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1yr., $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only . 1yr.. $1.00 Sunday only . 1yr., $3.00; The Note to Berlin. The attitude of the administration toward Germany's efforts to dodge re- sponsibility for the great war and to default on the payments toward repa-| i | ration to which she is pledged . has never been in doubt in this count We change our administrations, not our conmsciences. The joy of M. Viviani over the recent nate to Berlin lies not so much in the assurance thereby given to France, for France could never have seriously doubted but that we are in full accord with her in her just demands to Germany, but in the rendering of those assur- anees into the written word for Ger- many to read. For France, with the rest of the world, recognizes the ex- traordinary faculty of Germany for misjudging the state of mind in other nations, and has been exceedingly anxious that the United States might effectively disabuse the fond misappre- hension of Berlin that we would stand by her in her resistance to the alli demand that she honor the pledge made at Versailles. The Hughes note ‘will accomplish that end, so M. Viviani and the nation rejoice. The stupidity of those charged with the delicate task of estimating the trend of foreign opinion for Germany has been perhaps more responsible than any other single factor for the pass in which that nation finds itself today. It brought her into a war into which she would never have entered ‘had the attitude of England been accurately gauged in 1914. It insured her absolute defeat when her agents blundered in their advice as to the American sentiment early in 1917. And recently, in 1921, it has been threat- ening to persuade her to a policy which, if adopted and pursued, cannot but bring down upon her the contempt and distrust of the civilized world for decades to come. The government at Berlin is face to face with the question as to whether the game it has been seeking to play is worth the candle. Instead of meet- ing its just obligations, fulfilling its plighted word and setting forth upoh the task of regaining the confidence and good will of the world. sacrificed to gratify the criminal ambitions of ‘William Hohenzollern, it has since the armistice, which signalized the triumph of right over wrong, sought to beat the game. cannot be beaten must now be dawn- ing upon her. The Hughes note must serve to remove the last preposterous premise upon which her hope that that end might be accomplished was based. For a government charged with re- sponsibility for the future of the peo ple of Germany to do aught but a mit its duplicity and accept the in- evitable would be fatuity even beyond German governments as we know them. Anna Louise Cary. Tt has been nearly forty vears since Anna Louise Cary's glorious voice weas heard by the American public. She had been singing only little more than ten years in opera and in con- cert when she retired. upon her mar- riage. Since 1882 she has been liv- ing a domestic life, almost all of that time in Norwalk, Conn. Yesterday she died, at the age of seventy-nine, and her death revives memories of old times on the stage. Her name was associated with those of the two Pattis, Adelina and Carlotta; Nilsson, Gers- ter, Kellogg. Campanini and others famous a generation ago. Her voice was a remarkable contralto, of ex- ceptional purity and range. She was gifted with great beauty and her pres- ence on the stage was magnetic. There was genuine grief when she retired at the age of forty, her voice undimin- ished in its rare qualities. Perhaps #he was wise to stop then in the full glory of her talent and fame. Many other singers have continued. some of them beyond the point of discretion. and the public has been kindly patient for the sake of memories. Anna Louise Cary’s voice still sounds in the mental ears of those who were favored to hear it, with the same purity and depth and sweetness that were its ape- cial qualities when she sang her last song on the stage. —_———— The discovery of an explosive more terrific than TNT should be supple- mented by some device to keep it out of the hands of people whose motto is “Unsafety first.” —_——— The Greeks in Trouble. Disaster has overtaken the Greek forces in Asia Minor. Pushing for- ward from the line of their initial suc- cesses in the advance toward Angora, the Turkish nationalist capital, they attacked the Turks at Eskisher, an important junction point about 130 miles west of Angora. At first they were successful, but the Turks, rein- forced, regained the town and at lat- est reports had caused the Greeks to retreat in the direction of Brusa. Evi- dently the Greeks were deceived by the eastward movements of the Turks into thinking that the nationalists were planning to offer no serious re- wistance or were unable to hold their lines. This campaign in Asia Minor was undertaken by the Grecks with per- haps Inadequate preparation. It was a heavy enterprise. Now the govern- ment al Athens Js cushing reinforce- The fact that the gameI 1mo.. 88c|tion of the Armenians 1mo..380| Tpoy are being ground between the i 1 can only hold a firm line from the meo., T8¢ | Black sea southward the nationalists will be compelled to strike a bargain with the Caucasus reds, for they must have an outlet. Meanwhile the situa- is desperate. nationalists and the reds. France and England are not disposed to lend any aid in the Greek campaign. Up to the present the Greek enter- prise has not succeeded. The Tarks could well afford to yield ground in the west. A mere demonstration of force on that front is of no political alue. King Constantine, pledged to a vigorous warfare against the Turks, may find himself greatly embarrassed and possibly his royal position Jjeopardized. e at———— John Burroughs Clubs. The writer of a letter to The Star, a long-time friend of the late John Bur- roughs, proposes the organization of Burroughs clubs for the preservation of wild growths. John Burroughs hated to see wild flowers torn up by the roots and flowering shrubs broken for the sake of their wilting blossoms. The Star's correspondent said that much as he loved Washington he al- ways refused to walk along a certain ed street in this city because there he saw evidences of such vandalism, in the form of goods displayed for sale. He might have seen them on all the roads leading into Washington at this time of year, with the highways filled with motors bearing branches of the dogwood and others of our beautiful shrubs. The purpose of these proposed Bur- roughs clubs is to teach the lesson of preservation of beauty. The children should make effective missionaries in this work. Mrs. Patten’s suggestion is well worthy of execution. Much has been done here already in the way of practical conservation. In the pub- lic schools a great advance has been made by organizing the children into garden groups and nature study classes. Under the guidance of Mrs. Susan Sipe Alburtis thousands of the young Washingtonians have been taught to respect plants and flowers in other people’s yards. Not long ago an exhibit in practical conservation was held at the Wilson Normal School, that has attracted nation-wide atten- tion. Washington is a good field for the beginning of this work. John Bur- roughs was well known here. As stat- ed, he loved the city, and especially fn the spring, when its wonderful follage was just developing in its first full freshness. He loved its trees and its parks and the hills all around the city, with which he was intimately familiar. Let Washington erect a memorial to John Burroughs by starting this work, perhaps not confined to the children, for adults are even worse offenders in the matter of shrub and tree vandal- ism than the youngsters. It would be a most effective tribute to the memory of the dear man who has gone and who did so much for this country by teaching it communion with nature. —————— The Order of the Elephant, com- posed of newspaper men who accom- panied Mr. Harding on his campaign, can have an exceedingly large asso- jciate membership if it cares to invite all the landsliders who last fall adopt- ed the elephant as their political em- blem. —————— The fruit crop failure calls regret- ful attention to the fact that food prices cannot be expected to go down as rapidly as the mercury did. ——— World-recognized proficiency in film production may enable Germany to develop a new source of revenue that will ease the burdens of indemnity. —————— Few of the callers desiring to pay their respects to President Harding can hope to equal M. Viviani' in con- versational interest. —_——— Enforcement of blue laws often means overwork on Sunday for the police. Foreign Trade and Traders. ‘This is from Cleveland: “Arrangements are rapidly going forward here for the reception of foreign trade leaders of the country in the eighth national foreign trade convention, May 4 to 7. More than 3,000 merchants, manufacturers, bank- ers, railroad and steamship men will meet here to further endeavor to co- ordinate foreign trade activities of the nation, according to H. F. Sey- mour, general chairman of the local arrangements committee.” The foreign trade leaders of the country are among its most important leaders today. Three thousand is a goodly number, but six thousand would not be too many. Teamwork is the thing, and the larger and stronger the team the better. ‘We are staking much on the move- ment to enlarge our foreign trade. It is tke time of times for taking the world int® account. As the result of the war, the world is being rearrang- ed—made over, as it were—in a trade way and every other way. New boun- daries are being run. New industries are springing up. New tariffs are be- ing fashioned and will soon be func- tioning. America wants to be, needs to be, in on this.” We are ready to take a hand. Our raw materials are abun- dant. Our finishing plants are numer- ous, and all with up-to-date equip- ments. Our manufacturers are widely advertised, and. wherever known, of good report. There are American bote toms now for all American products. ‘The whole question lies in Intelligent organisation. Yet-usNope, then,. the men qualified for organization work—such men as are described in the Cleveland dispatch—may take it up in good spirit and prosecute it to a successful conclusion. A Penalty for Bolting. A Richmond dispatch says: “‘Assistant Attorney General Hank, in an opinion made public today, holds that & citizen voting for Harding in the last general election is not eligible to stand for a seat in the next house of delegates of Virginia, subject to the democratic primary in Augus! This is calculated to discourage bolt- ing. A voter must remain regular if he is to enjoy all the privileges of citizenship in the Old Dominion. Presumably, however, there will be no objection to the exercise of the vot- ing privilege by those who supported Harding last November as a protest against Wilsonism, and vet are demo- crats all right in home affairs and ready to support democratic candidates for nominations or for offices now. After his first defeat for the presi- dency Mr. Bryan showed & disposition to carry this matter to the extreme. He announced that no democrat who had bolted his nomination should re- turn to the party except in sackcloth and ashes. But this proved to be the deliver- ance of an angry man. Four years later he had cooled off, and was glad to accept support without conditions. Still, easy as he made the approaches to the polls, he again did not receive ienough support to win. And now, singularly enough, after a quarter century, Mr. Bryan is under the ban himself. He voted for Gov. Cox last year, but the weight of his mame was cast against the ticket in the campaign. He refused to speak for it. So the Coxites have tagged him as in effect a bolter, and announced that the must present himself in sack- cloth and ashes if he hopes to affiliate further with the democratic party. There is no likelihood, however, that Mr. Bryan will order any such peni, tential toggery of his tailor. Peonage. ‘While about it, the national govern- ment should make its investigation of peonage broad and thorough. It should not circumscribe its activities in so serious a matter, but extend them to wherever there is complaint, ‘or good reason to believe that the evil exists. Evil it is; and now is a dangerous time for it to exist. Labor of all kinds; organized and unorganized; skilled and unskilled; literate and illiterate, is discontented and in some sections in a state of grave unrest. Peonage applies to labor in the lat- ter's lowliest and most helpless form. On that account the authorities should be especially vigilant. They should see that the humblest man, living out- side of organization influences and be- yond the reach therefore of organiza- tion aid, is protected in his natural rights against injustice or oppression from any source. The representative of the Depart- ment of Justice in charge of the in- vestigation now in progress in Georgia makes the gratifying statement that in that state “peonage is not wide- spread in the sense of being state- wide.” At the same time he con- fesses that “the bulk of our work now is on peonage complaints, and there are more of these than all other cases combined.” ‘We may easily belleve that the rep- resentative planters of the south are opposed to peonage. Putting the mat- ter on the lowest plane, it is against, their interests. They are large em- ployers of negro labor, and cannot af- ford to mistreat theit help or remain indifferent when scandal attaches to labor conditfons around them. For this reason they will probably lend their ald and influerice to the effort to stamp out peonage wherever it exists. ? The Greeks and the Turks are de- termined to carry on their old fighting instead of holding a conference to con- sider the advantages of disarmament. —_————— The former Emperor Charles may yet wish he had been content to chop wood like the former Emperor Wil- helm. H SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDPR JOHNBOS. Steadfast Purpose. Through the field the south winds blow, Coaxing out the clover, As they whisper, “Don’t you know | That the fignting's over?” Through the sky the storm clouds float And their threats redouble, Saying, “People, please take note; ‘We'll have further trouble.” Mortals on this earthly soil Still must work together— - 8inging as they play or toil, “Never mind the weather.” Jud Tunkins says it's all right for a farmer to let well enough alone it it’s an oil well. Thrills. “Why don’t you make one of those old-fashioned ringing speeches that thrill the heafts of the multitude?” ‘“‘Because,” replied Senator Borghum, “people who want thrills no longer de- pend on orations. They go to the pictures.” Same Old Criticlsm. The stage, 'tis whispered through the land, Is going te the bad. The tragedy is funny, and The comedy is sad. But comment ever has been thus. They said such things as these Concerning poor old ZEschylus And Aristophanes. Modern Transactions. “True,” replied Mr. Chuggins. “I'm thinking of putting a mortgage on the automobile to make a payment on a house.” Crude Hilarity. “Wine is a mocker.” “8o 'tis,” agreed Uncle Bill Bottle: “Every man should own a home?”| ¢, Editorial Digest Truce in Packing Industry. The peaceful settlement of the dis- pute between the packers and the unions, even though it has been de- scribed by one of the labor men as only a “truce” is oconsidered by most DOWSpapers s a “triumph” for the Harding edministration and particu- larly for the Seoretary of Labor, who presided over the hearing. The fact that the employes yielded to the pack- ers’ demand for a reduction in wages is looked upon with satisfaction by @ number of writers as a sign of the times, indicating that labor has come to recognize that wages must gO down if prosperity is to return. Al- though the disputants are only bound by their agreement until September 1, when the war ruling concerning the eight-hour diy will no longer be effective, the majority of editors feel that both sides hive shown that the . tendency from now on will be away from the use of force and toward arbitration. The New York Evening Post (in- dependent), hardly an enthusiastic supporter of the republican regime. considers the settlement “a nota le triumph for President Harding's ad- ministration,” for “to postpone a strike for six months is equivalent to averting it.” The Seranton Times (democratic) calls the work of “Sec- retary of Labor Davis, Secretary of Commerce Hoover and Secretary of Agriculture Wallace” a ‘first-class job." and the Harrisburg Telegraph (republican), while it admits that “the caliber of Mr. Davis as Secretary of Labor is not demonstrated by this one instance,” grants him “a good start.” The Milwaukee Leader (in- dependent) says the ‘“six-month truce” is “a bright feath in his cap and the administration’ Justification of the choice of Mr. Davis a8 a cabinet official is seen in his successful role of mediator by the SiougaCity Journal (republican). which 8 the decision as “sig- nificant, n that it shows that labor has a “disposition to accept lower wages in_the aljustment of costs which affect living oconditions™ Adopting this course, the Kansaa City Star (independent) believes, will strengthen the labor organization Wwith the public. Whether there is full basis for the hope that labor ‘will generally accept lower wages 18 not a settled question to the Sioux City Tribune (independent), however, for even the packers’ agreement may not be permanent if prices do not keep pace with wage cuts. It was rather a question. in the’ opinion of the Indianapolis Star (in- dependent republican) of establishing the fact that “the readjustment pro- gram is not aimed at reducing their strength as well as their wages" that troubled the workers, who “are evi- dently disposed tc be reasonable” as to the cut in pay. They “evidently realize,” the Wheelin, Register (democratic) believes, “that a strike Wwas useless, that more was to be lost by a long fight against reduc- tions than accepting them.” and the “course they followed is a tribute” to their “common sense.” To this the Chicago Tribune (independent re. publican) “agrees: “The workers’ rep- resentstives displayed rare good Judgment in submitting to the wage cut fixed by the packers in exchange for concessions on the eight-hour day and contigued arbitration arrange- ments." The attitude of the workers in agreeing, to the cut was bound to come, declares the Mitchell (S. D.) Gazette (republican), “with the de- cline in prices and the general re- turn to normal conditions, and will undoubtedly set a precedent for other groups and for wage and salary workers generally.” To the Savan- nah News (democratio) it is an indi- cation that: “The wild days when wages were anything the employe wished to ask, and when prices were anything the seller wished to ask, are over.” The Boston Transcript (independent republican), though it admits some- thing has been accomplished, quotes ' the words of the employes’ representa. tive to the effect that they merely | establish “a truce for us to prepare | for war.” H To this the New York Globe (in-| dependent) feels there is a satisfac- tory answer In “the fact that a treaty, or as one of the spokesmen of the unions viewed it, a truce, has been obtained, is in itself encouraging.” This optimistic standpoint is main- tained by the Chicago News (inde- pendent), which urges that the @oubters should “bear in mind that the packers have announced their definite intention of establishing other machinery for the ‘prevention or set- tlement of labor disputes and of giving their employes a voice in the | determination of certain questions! relative to wages, hours, safety and | other working conditions.” Uncle Sam’s Almanac. The day of the farmer who planted his crops by the almanac which hung on its hook near the clock between the pantry and the door leading to the back kitchen has passed. The newspapers and bulletins from | agricultural colleges keep today's farmer up-to-date, or perhaps he has a son who is a graduate of one of the colleges which have done so much to make the farm pleasant and profit- able. He may have taken a short course himself and have a knowledge of soil analysis and fertilizers that his grandfather would have given his best pair of cowhide boots to nnnan.l But whether of the new or of the old vintage the sentiments in the Agricultural Almanac for 1921 issued | by the United States Department of Agriculture will tickle his risibilities. This publication does not contain some of the useful information th | oldtimers did. such as “About this time look out for squalls.” nor the en- | try so dear to the boy with the cop- per-toed boots and a new pair of skates which read “Heigho for ska:- | ing” opposite a certain date in Fek. ruary. The following is one of the best sentiments thenew almanac ah boast of and it ought to be past over the hearth of every farmer and stock raiser in the Union. “The owner of a scrub bull should have a leath- er medal—made from the bull's hide.” The new editor of Uncle Sam's al- manac says: “Beware of false proph- ets. Don’t plant by the moon; get the best seed and prepare the seed bed. then plant when eoil and moisture conditions are right”” That sort of advice should fill every granary and smokehouse in the United States.— New York Herald (independent). The onion {8 the scenter of popu- lation.—Greenville (S. C.) Pledmont. Credit Hungary with one vigorous antl-shimmytic protest.—Boston Her- al | The allies owe us a debt of grati- | tude, too. But we'll probably eull!ct‘ | i tha Syracuse Herald. Holding German cities will give the allles excellent practice for their ultimate task of holding the bag.— Baltimore Sun. ‘The difference between a mon- archy and a republic seems to be more a matter of quantity than qual- ity in government.—Columbia (8. C.) Record. ‘The old-fashioned man who used to go home and smash up the fur- niture now stays at home and weéars| it all out sitting on it.—Minneapolis Journal. So far as our future naval policy is concerned, it ms to be that in gard to new batt] know where they're going, they're on the ways.—Dayton News. The movement for restriction of naval armament was progfessing more promisingly than usual. Then along came the pacifists and indorsed it—Cleveland News. 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