Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1921, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. | WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. . .May 19, 1921 THEODORE W. NOYES. . . .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company i ance is definitely adopted at once these Business OfSee, 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New Tork Office: 130 Naswau St. Chicago Ofice: First National Bank Ruilding European office: 8 Regent St., London, England. The Erening Star, with the Sunday merning edition, is delivered by carrlers within the citr Zt 00 cents per month: daily onls. 43 cents per month: Sunday only, 20 cents per month. Or- ders may be sent by mail. or telephone Main o Collection Is male by ecarriers at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payabie in Advance. Maryland and Virgini Daily and Sunday..1y Daily only. Hunday only All Other States. Daily and Sunda; Daily only. Sunday only. i No Intervention. | Sccretary Hughes' note to the Polish | {in Potomac Park, are another matter in order to prepare the ground forl these buildings. | structed that they will necessarily pass in a few years. They will fall to pieces if not razed by the wreckers. But the course of government economy is such that unless the principle of park clear- lath and plaster buildings will be al- lowed to stand as long as they will give shelter to clerks and documents. Orders have been given for the de- struction of some of them. One or two, not in the park arca, are now ' being demolished. But at the present rate it -will take several years to get| rid of even the frame buildings in the middle section of the Mall. The con- crete buildings up in the western end, entirely. It has been said that only dynamite will destroy these concrete buildings, known as the Army-Navy group. Whether by design or by the chance of construction, they are structurally in the permanent ck t they are intruders on the park space. They | are in the way of the Lincoln Memo- minister leaves nothing to be desired in the matter of explicit definition of { this government's attitude regarding’ strictly European questions. Prince | Lubomirsky had set forth in his nnl(’l certain reasons why particular dis-| 13ts of Upper Silesia should be as-| signed to Poland and asked that the representatives of this government (m! the supreme council, the council of| ambassadors and the reparations com- mission should be instructed to n-.fl'rx} their influence in faver of a settle- nwnt. of the matter strictly in accord wiih the treaty of Versailles and the resut of ihe recent plebiscite. Mr.| Fiughes replies that the settlement of the boundary disputes is ““a matter of European concern in which, in accord | with the traditional policy of the Uhnited States, this government should not become involved.” In accordance with this attitude the American rep- resentatives in Europe will, “'so far as ut present may be seen. tuke no part in the discussion concerning Upper Slies’u and express no opinion as to 2 sestioment.” This position is strictly correct. The 8ilosian situation is more than a mere | matter of boundaries. It involves the| possibilities of conflict hetween the major powers. If the United States were to intervene, even in a mediatory capacity, it would find itself at once! involved in the present difficult rela-| tions between England and France, which have been strained by the Silesian revolt. “te tact that the United States is mot 4 party to the treaty of Versailles Impofcs on us an obligation to follow tke middle course between aloofness | ard injurious commitments in these | matters of strictly European concern. ‘The United States is not a member | of the league of nations, and is thus able to determine in every case its degree of responsibility and also its limitation of action. The *“American doctrine” is plainly enunciated in Sec- retary Hughes’ note to the Polish min- ister. ————— Chief Justice White. Chiet Justice Edward Douglass White @eparts from life with a long record of usefulness to the state. Had he re- mained in the Senate, where, during the three years of his service, he mani- fested an exceptional ability as legis- lator, he would doubtless have become ene of the strongest figures in that body and a contributor to the writing of sound law. But in the difficulties of appointment to the Supreme Court which'. confronted President Cleveland in 1394, when two of his appointees wete. rejected by the Senate, he| tirned to Mr. White and drafted him | +from the upper house to the court. It; was a _most_happy appointment, for ; the Louisiana’ farist took to that bench a speelal W:: concerning the! Napefetriccéde, which had become | ingrained into the American system ! in Louistana and surrounding areas. ! He was furthermore pronouncedly of the judicial temperament. During his | twenty-seven vears of service he mani- fested the qualities of the great jurist, and his selection by Taft in 1910 to succeed the late Chief Justice Fuller, though politically unusual, was fully Sustified by his eminent capacity and | by the high esteem in which he was! held by his associates. During his| Supreme Court service Justice White | was called upon to render many im- ! portant decisions, at times casting the controlling vote of a divided court. His written opinions were exceptional for | their clarity, and, whether in the ma- Jority or in the minority in divided rulings, were read with the greatest respect for the learning and precision of their view. Personally, Justice | White was a man who appealed | strongly to others. A man of delight- ful qualities, he posscssed a social side | that, while always befitting the dig-| nity of his high office, was neverthe- less altogether human and agrecable. He was the tenth Chiet Justice in American history, and he remained | throughout his judicial career true to the hizhest standards of that eminent Post of great responsibility for which he was 30 admirably fitted. ———— In addition to going withcat sieep sclf T. A. Edison has caused some sicepless nights for voungsters who triecd to answer his examination papers Park Refuse. ery citizen is urged to be a park hnan and guardian to keep the dfe reservations in this District “n and free of refuse. Uncle Sam should set a good example in this mat- ter by clearing the parks of the trash accumulated in them during the war in the shape of “temporary” office huildingzs. Much more effect will be had from the appeal to the people if the government itself does a bit of «ffective park policing. When these bulldings were placed in the parks the sole excuse was that | there was no time to look for sites clsewhere and eeonomy demanded the utilization of the public spaces for {and official life in Washington, and i many of those who so believe will leave rial approach project. Kven though they are substantially built, they will | be shabby and unsightly in a few| years. Unless a general public building project is adopted and promptly put into execution all these structures will stand as long as they are useful. A joint resolution by Congr alling for the removal from the parks of every building erected since 1916 would not only clear the reservation but would hasten action on a compre- hensive government building measure, | enactment of which is urgently need- ed in the public interest. i —————————— Moving Pictare Censorship. The signing by the Governor of New York of the Lusk bill, providing for a | censorship of moving pictures in that | state, marks a precedent which those | responsible for the future of the great! silent drama” industry of the nation | should take carefully to heart. There can be no doubt that that industry, conscientiously conducted, can exert a tremendous influence for the better- ment of America, and. conversely, it is equally obvious that, if conducted without scruple or principle, it can do grave harm. It should be stated, in fairness to those chiefly concerned. that generally speaking an apprecia- tion of the responsibilities involved is evidenced. It is today the exception rather than the rule when a picture can fairly be classified as indecent, sacri- legious, inhuman or of such a char- acter as would tend to incite to! crime. Yet such pictures are pro- duced today, and the direct result of such productions is the agitation for strict “movie” censorship, which has culminated in New York state in the passage of the Lusk bill. The lesson to be drawn from this event is this: Unless the producers of moving pictures can so regulate their industry as to prevent the filming and exhibition of pictures which bring discredit to their profession the sev- eral states of the Union will take mat- ters into their own hands and protect themselves. For the thinking citizen of America has reached the point when he will no longer tolerate the ready acquiescence of certain pro- ducers to pander to the tastes of the depraved at the cost of subverting the morals of the youth of the nation. A picture of the type now being agitated against was recently display- ed in Washington. It portrayed many of the lawmakers of the United States engaged in the business of seducing | young girls, or of selling their votes for the gold of “vested interests.” It pictured Washington “soclety” as par- taking in revelry which outdid the wildest of Roman orgies. The fact that to any intelligent man or woman the absurdities and extravagances of the story were obvious detracted no whit from its vicious qualitfes. For many who see that picturc will believe it to be an exact portrayal of social the theater with either a loss of re- spect for their lawmakers or a ten- dency to reason “if they do these things, why should I not?" That is the type of picture the New York censorship law proposes to keep from the screens. And that is the type of picture which those who are jealous of the good repute of the mo- tion picture profession must ban or face the consefjuences in the form of | a similar law in every state of the! Union. It can readily be understood | that the passage of such laws would involve, over and above the concrete!| disadvantages entailed, an imputation hard for the industry to endure. It 1s earnestly to be hoped that that im- putation may not have to be generally made as regarding a profession capable of limitless usefulness to the nation. If I. W. W. membersnip continues to fall off, it will have to depend for prestige on its reputation as a sedect and exclusive association. l Every A. F. of L. election is pre- cedee by a report of Gompers' prob- \able defeat as a part of the regular 1order of business. l Bergdoll is now trying to pose as a boy who “always took mother's ad- vice.” So far as influence is concerned, ! “Big” Bill Haywood is rapidly assum. ing miscroscopic proportions. | Solving Our Tarif Problem. The conferees on the emergency tariff bill have reached an agreement, and the measure will soon be a law. ‘The President’s signature is assured. ‘The general tariff revision bill is on the eve of introduction in the House, and when taken up will be pressed to its passage there. No delay in the i Senate {is expected, and so that meas- | tion THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1921 ago—at the beginning of the McXin- ley administration--a protectlve Certain of the buildings were 80 con-| measure—the Dingley mecasure—iifted business out of extreme depression and started it on a course of extreme pros- perity. Between 18937 business was in the doldrums. Between 1897 and 1901, when Mr. McKinley was at the helm, business was sailing on calm seas and making progress. The depression of this day does not issue from the causes that produced the depression Mr. McKinley encoun- tered. Present troubles are largely affecting the world. Our tariff prob- lem today is in a way a world problem. That is to say, in solving it we must take the disturbed world into account. The two measures in question have attempted thi With what success only their application can answer. The National Defense. We have the Army bill and the Navy bill in juxtaposition in Congress. No two bills possess more interest for the general public. No two bills just now are of more importance. For years both the Army and the Navy were neglected. Neglected in the sense that no adequate provision was made by Congress for either. As a result we were shorthanded as a na- in a particular of the greatest consequence. Our Navy, fit for its size, was too small, and our Army the same. In fact, our land force was so small it did not deserve the name of Army. Professional soldiers could not with propriety express themselves on the subject in public. This condition did not escape pro- test. Attention was repeatedly called to it and efforts repeatedly made to remedy it. Public men and widely read newspapers sought to create sentiment in favor of such a provision for the national defense as the size of the country and its place among the na- tions demanded. But lethargy con- tinued. The story of our plight when we entered the world war and our fever- ish activities to get ready for what we had undertaken is fresh and hu- miliating in the minds of all. Could we well afford another such experi- ence? Putting the matter on its low- est plane, should not the money cost alone warn us not to be behind a sec- ond time in preparations so essential to the country’s safety? ——————— . A veto by Gov. Miller of New York recreation, to be called ‘“Roosevelt of a great American man. never knew a workless day in all his life. —_—————— Reports of their comfortable, not to say luxurious, surroundings would in- dicate that the Hohenzollerns have at least solved the housing problem so far as their own personal needs are concerned. ———— The aurora borealis has been blamed may be responsible. The approxima- tion of the sublime and the ridiculous is inevitable. —_—— ‘The ceremonials attending the con- ferring of Dr. Einstein’s college de- grees did not involve any definite re- sponsibilities as to their elucidation. ———— “Putting teeth” into the prohibition amendments represents the crowning achievement of the brilllant carcer of American dental science. —_———————— French statesmanship naturally con- tinues to represent more or less of a state of indignation toward Germany. ————— Instead of being isolated, Uncle Sam finds himself almost the life of the party. Silesia is another country that has awakened to find itself famous. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILA! ER JOFINSON. Quantum Sufficit. Most every phase of human woe That calls Hope's beauteous bluff 1s due to folks who do not know When they have had enough. ‘The flowing bowl has ceased to flow. Men fool with bootleg stuff, Because of folks who do not know When they have had enough. The monarch’'s power has ceased to Brow; Earth teems with problems tough, Because of folks who do not know ‘When they have had enough. This is my pray't while bending low, Where storms are strangely rough; Oh, teach me only this: To know When I have had enough. The Momentous Silence. “You don’t talk as much in Wash- ington as you did in your home town.” “No,” replied Senator Sorghum. “When a man succceds in getting sent to Washington it is sometimes his best play to convey the impression that he is engaged in intense and silent thoughts.” A Sporting Streak. ““Hiram,” said Mrs. Corntossel, ““our boy Josh seems. determined to live without workin".” “Humor him along, Jerusha, and let’s take a chance. That kind of a feller always turns out to be either terribly poor or wonderfully rich.” ‘The Call of Commerce. Though frigid phrases most polite, Mark both diplomacy and fight, ‘The real proposition is The fact that business is biz. Jud Tunkins says a real patriot is a man who devotes as much thought to the welfare of his country as he does to how his family is going to spend the ure will follow the other to the statute | book. With these two measures in opera- tion, business should show improve- structures that would soon be torn down. Objection was, of course, raised on the ground that experlcnce taught that “temporary” bufldings usual lasted a long time. Furthermore, W3 necesaary to Lestroy meny ety | erly ment. Both are intended to accom- plish that object. Business interests bave been consulted ahout both. ‘The policy of protection when prop- app:ied has hitherto proved a ,boon tc business. A quarter century summer. Noah's Oversight. “Don’t forget to feed and water the canary birds,” sald Mrs. Meekton as she started for, the train, T won't, Henrletta,” replied Leoni- das; “though I can't help wishing sometimes that Noah, when ning te perpetuate animal life, hal}decided to femve cunary birds out of the aPk.” inheritance from the world war and are [* Editorial Digest The Polish Wedge. Whatever the final cffect of the | flery remarks of the French and Brit- ish premiers on the subject of Si- lesia may be, Lloyd George's anti-| Polish statements served to turn the | majority of the American press. al-| ready quite out of patience with the ! Polish “invaders, further away from | the French attitude. The foily and | danger of the Poles in resorting to | force has gradually given way as a Ubject of comment to the greater danger of a diplomatic split in the allies for which Korfanty's “annun- i as the New York Iivening Post (independent) calls it, furnished rich cause. To the Springficld Republican (inde- pendent) British opposition to the French “championship of the Poles can be traced to business competition “It is plain that the B world, while it favors the cl France to a large indemnity, is op- posed to A Kranco-Polish monopoly of the coal of Europe. A few papers, still touched by the bolshevik fear. fcel that the allies may justify almost any step rather than chastise Poland and thus, as the Cleveland Plain Dealer (independent democratic) puts it, weaken “cviiliza- tion's one strongest barrier” against the red menace. The New York World (democratic states the extreme when it “France stands in grave danger, not only of political isolation, of moral isolation” for: “The Silesian incident is merely the culmination of a series of politics with which the rest of the world h little or no hy. In this particular case the dirccted not again: s. as the French press sumes, but against the treaty of V i to which the Krench govern- set its signature.” \Itimore News (independent) thinks “the French scem to be ing fast and loose with the whole uation in Iurop" and in this ¢ “apparently winking at breach of order” The Leader (progressive republican) goes a step further, scenting French plans for a_war on Rus: Declaring that Llovd George ent protest against the Tolish inva A serious Pittsburgh 1 sion “will be very welcome to every liberal mind.”" the New York Mail (independent) remarks that “if France is abetting the Poles, as has been charged st now abandon for fires for which cigarette smokers| her course or be prepared to flout the wishes of Great Britain and Italy.” The Rochester Times-Union (ind: pendent) belic that * Lio. George is right”” and the New Lo don Day (republican) echoes thought with the assurance that * truth is behind nim.” while the Ne York Evening World (democrat) as- serts that the right moment has come “for downright British insistence that the duties and obligations of the al- licd governments under the treaty,” must be upheld. The Philadelphia Public Ledger (in- dependent) declares: “All these recent clashes are grist for the German mill. Here ig the first real threat of a split in the allied ranks. If France and for a bill to provide a day of rest and [ England do not get together. take second thought, cyear the Poles out of Silesia, go ahead with a systematic day,” is a fitting tribute to the memory | and legal settlement of the Silesian Roosevelt | matter and keep a mutual eye on Ger- | _ many, the beginnings of trouble are at hand.” Calling the Poles the “spoiled chil- dren” of the allies and mentioning the suspicion of French interests in con- nection with the invasion. the Boston Post (independent democrat) does not omit to speak of the “hand of the British textile interes seen by Po- land in “British Jukewarmness” to- ward the new and bellicose country. The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times (re- publican) speaks with sympathy for Poland’'s economic aspirations, but adds. “what will it avail to secure economic advantages if a country lose | its good repute among nationg?' and the New Orleans Times-Pleayune (in- dependent democrat) feels that “rock- ing the boat in Silesia” will not “im- prove the Polish position before the world.” The Lincoln (Neb.) Star (independ- ent) scents another motive in allied laxity and says that “even for the allies to permit the Polish insurgents to serve as an incentive for Germany to meet the reparations demands, a violation of the Versailles treaty. and declares that “the future of Up- per Silesia should be determined with- out conflict.” The New York Times (independent democrat) while realizing the danger a'iead, still pins its faith to the su- preme council to smooth out the seamy situation and expresses faith that ‘things are ting down.” Tt sagely concludes: “The trouble-mak- ing spirit of the Poles needs no en- couragement from Briand. The Ger- mans will find enough ways of being troublesome without the assistance of Lloyd George. Having bungled the en- tire Silesian matter from the begin- ning, the least the allies can do is to sec to it that the seeds of mischief they have planted there do not sprout into srious disturbance. filing the whole world with anxfety. Which Way Back to Normalcy? The United States Chamber of Com- merce. after extensive inquiry, notes two ways in which large industries are trying to make their way back to noi malcy in the face of an unsteady mar- ket. “The first is by discharging workers not actually necessary, and the second is by lowering wagzes. “The 3,000,000 idle workers in this country witness to the fact 1 the first method is more gen- o s chosen by large ind cause to lay off men causes with the fabor unions tha . The unions seem to prefer that part of their members go without work than that the mafority accept a lower wage scale. They are loath 1o give up the ground the. ned through the war, and they hope the unemployed will s00n b recailed. This might be_good tries, be- s friction to lower us 1 reasoning under FISH SPECIALS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Potomac Roe Shad. . Potomac Buck Shad. . Potomac Split Shad.. . ... Potomac Herring. . 8 Cuts for 25¢ Potomac Salt Herring, per 100.............$1.50 Large Butter Fish. .. .25c1b. .30c Ib. 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To have work, while oth- abnormally high economic system It reduces the standard of living for some and raizes it for oth- ers, It throws some industries, like sportation, which pays an abnor- mally high wage, out of alignment with others. It puts some men where they cannot buy many goods at the market price, and does little to reduce the costs of production in some of the most es- sential lines. It would be far better for the workers themselves and for the whole Industrial system if they were willing to accept a reasonable retrenchment in wages, when these are clearly too high in relation to other conditfons, rather than to have many men out.- of employment alto- gether. As long as certain essential commodi- ties like coal remain high as they do wage reduction should not proceed abruptly. The main point is that all | show some willingness to share in nec- ary retrenchment, even as all shared the benefi's of a rising market.— (independent re- in Minneapolis Journal publican). The jingoes are finding it hard to talk louder than taxation.—Green- ville (8. C.) Pledmont. Japan will please take notice of the fact that our President wears a No. 10% shoe—Columbus Dispatch. “The war brought historical books into more constant use.” savs a pub- llsher. Also check books.—Baltimore Evening Sun. It is still a long way to normaley when a lot of girls who were satis- fied with porch swings last vear are {;ulmmg on automobiles.—Sacramento nion, “The meals you eat here" adver- tises & Marinette, Wis., restaurant. “make you think of home.” And think better of it, too.—Columbus Citizen. “Germany plan; OURS will—if you get the quality that lasts; the style that keeps shape—the things you find in clothes | made by Hart Schaffner & Marx Satisfaction or money back to make fresh pro- posals.” That been the trouble, i along, from the allies’ point of view.—Richmond (Ind.) Item. The father of his first child feels that the world is full of fine people until he meets the chap who has just bought his first automoblle.—E] Paso Herald. ‘There's & thorn to every rose. The meek will probably inherit the war ‘with the - . timore. Eveni Raleigh Haberdasher 1109-1111 Pennsylvania Avenue