Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1921, Page 4

4 . " THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1921—PART I. THE EVENING STAR, With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. EATURDAY . ......July 30, 1921 HEODORE W. NOYES. . . .Editor 'he Evening Star Newspaper Company usiness Office. 11th St. and Peunsylvania Ave. New York Office: 130 Nassau St hicago Office: First National Bank 1 Curopean Office: 3 Regent St.. London, h the Sunday morning within the city ily and Sunday aily only. . Bunday only y and Sunda: ily only Bunday oni: No Preliminary Conference. No preliminary conference will be eld between any group of the power: nvited to the disarmament discussion. Irhat is the definite understanding pased upon official views, not officially xpressed. The position of the United Btates is made plain in that no agree- ment as to the scope of the confer- ce is to be had by any smaller num- ber of the powers than all of those in- ted. In other words, there is to be 0 repetition here of the proceeding at paris, when the peace treaty was vir- fually written in principle by a very all group. Certain reasons have been advanced or & preliminary meeting, particularly he convenience of the British colo- nial premiers. The State Department ppears quite willing to accommodate the premiers and to adjust to their Iprearranged programs as far as pos- ble. But it is of far more importance hat the final conference should be held In circumstances of the most per- frect good faith and freedom of discus- jon than that the personal con- enience of certain officials should be onserved. The spirit of the conference as call- by President Harding is to be sin- erity. It an agreement is to be eached by the major powers to set- le equitably and permanently the ssues and policies that make possible lor warfare and consequently to estab- sh themselves on a basis of assured peace it will be only in that spirit. ny other outcome of the conference ould be a false settlement, a breeder pt trouble rather than a maker of peace. And the first requirement of ncerity is perfect good faith between Il of those powers that have by in- usion in the invitation been recog- hized as holding in their control the halance of the world peace today. This ill be no occasion for smart practice pr intrigue or combinations. It is an xperiment, as it were, in international politics. If it succeeds it will give the orld peace and relieve the people of Il lands from an enormous burden of ation and debt. If it fails it will eave conditions as they are, perhaps Ino worse and no better save that ings must. in that case. have been petter for the mere trying. The President in New England. The President will feel at home in [New England. The whole section did ery handsomely by him iast year. But it has been doing handsomely by republican candidates for the presi- dency for many vears. It has produced many notable men of republican affiliations. For more than half a century it has been served in both houses of Congress exception- ally well. At times, indeed, New Eng- land delegations have been at the top on Capitol Hill. When Thomas B. [Reed occupied the Speaker's chair and Nelson Dingley led the House major- ity, and W. P. Frye and Eugene Hale were colleagues in the Senate, the state of Maine for brilliancy and effi- ciency headed the congressional hunt. At present New England is faring well in -Washington. The Vice Presi- dent, the leader of the Senate. the Speaker of the House and the Secre- tary of War are all from that section and from the same state—Massachu- setts. “The Yankee boys for fighting are the dandy O And yet, for all that, New England lost her supreme chance for the presi- dency. Mr. Blaine was one of the brilliant men of his generation, and ted as the most magnetic party lead- er since Henry Clay. Andehe met with Clay's fate. The -highest prize proved to be beyond his reach. When he might have been elected he could not secure the nomination, and when, t last, he secured the nomination he could not be elected. ‘As President, Mr. Harding is at home in all sections and assured of ordial greetings in all. But, for the reasons given, it is understandable hy he should snuggle up to the sec- tion where, for the coming ten days or a fortnight, he is to be a guest. ——t——————— A fourteen-year-old boy wrecked a in by putting iron bolts on the track. He was only amusing himself. 'he fact that he meant no harm must ve accepted as a plea for immunity find éven sympathy. Nevertheless the incident is a reminder that there are fforms of diversion innocent in their [professed intentions which should alm serious supervision. g B —— Japan does not expect her statesmen o assume any attitude which might [promote the suggestion of national olation. This May Happen to You! This experience may come at any [hour in Washington to any citizen: A telephone call; announcement that child has been run over and seri- ously injured or killed while playing in the streets; the child was hurt be- auge it had no other place to play an on the asphalt in the midst of he traffic. - And while this telephone call was oming the father of that child may jhave been considering whether or not 0 draw his check to send to the Dis- building for the purpose of keep- Ing open the school playgrounds dur- g the summer. Or he may have just cified that this-is not a matter of the individual citizens, but for Congress and the District government. Or he may have felt that there is no need of organized playground service, for he had no such place when he was a boy. There are a good many reasons that one can cite in personal satisfaction for not sending a check for the open- ing of the school playgrounds, and all of_them are bad. 1t is not enough that Congress should have supplied funds, for Congress did not, and the playgrounds are closed and the chil- dren are in the streets. It is not enough that there were no play- grounds in the old days, for the streets were not dangerous then; there were no motor cars, and there were fewer children in the cities. So the parents of this city should re- member that possible summons and act. Such a message' has gone to many a father and mother in Wash- ington in the past few years, and many more of them will go if the chil- dren continue to play in the streets for lack of proper play places. If these | school playgrounds are opened prompt- 1y and kept open during the remainder tion period many of these will be prevented. Every {check written for this purpose is an insurance investment. —_———————— I France and England. Danger of a break between England and France on the Upper Silesian question has been averted by the de- cision of the government at Paris not to send additional troops until at least the matter has been referred to the supreme council. Premier Briand, re- ceiving a message from the British government that could be interpreted only as a warning that further pro- ceedings would be in the nature of a breach of compact, persuaded the min- istry that insistence 19 n the pro- gram of reinforcemei¥. in Upper disastrous. ‘Whether this course was influenced by the decision of the Italian govern- ment to adhere to the British view of the case is not, of course, known, but the fact may well have had its bearing. The difference between England and France over Upper Silesia is one of ‘procedure. France wants to safeguard {the Polish interests by the establish- iment in the disputed areaof a larger number of allied troops. England wants to hold strictly to the assigned procedure of awaiting the decision of the allied council on the plebiscite. The delay in the rendering of that de- cision has led to much difficulty. Ob- viously a grave problem has been af- forded by the vote. In respect to gross numbers it favored Germany. In respect to localities it chiefly favored Poland. Decision could logically be rendered either way. But there are grave political considerations at stake, and economic factors enter the case. Which country is to possess the val- uable coal mines? The allied supreme council must answer. Unless a strict censorship has been exercised over the news from the dis- puted area there would seem to be no urgent occasion for an increase of the allied forces in Upper Silesia. No dis- orders have been reported from there recently. The Polish insurrection has subsided. Of course, there may be dangers of which the American news- paper readers are unaware, and which are known to the French foreign office, but of surface indications there are none to warrant the insistence and the haste of the French demand for im- mediate reinforcement. It would al- most seem as though the Paris min- istry had sought to force the issue of dominance of influence. In that case the London government has taken the trick by pointing out that tbe French moves have been contrary to the spirit of the compact whereby France agreed to take no action without first consult- ing London. Adjustment of these differences is to be welcomed. A break now be- tween England and France would be a disaster. Fortunately the Polish issue is recognized at Paris as of less consequence than the maintenance of cordial relations between the two coun- tries that stand today as the bulwarks of peace in Europe. . ’Silesiu would be possibly f If it would disarm the weather man to the extent of making his predictions !e=® painfully accurate, there would be & general move to take his ther- mome@es away from him. l No mayor of New York is expected to live up to the descriptions either of his immoderate eulogists or his im- placable detractors. 1 ‘Whatever may be the adverse crit- icisms of pugilism, it will always have its admirers as a profession of lucra- tive possibilities. ( A tariff discussion is almost as much a permanency in American interest as base ball itself. } A state of permanent peace for the Pacific ocean impresses itself as an obvious propriety. In some waters “ship ahoy” is be- coming a form of convivial salutation. § Illinois’ Artful Dodger. Gov. Small of Illinois is playing a shrewd and foxy game to beat the in- dictment found against him for a mie- use of the state’s funds while treas- urer. Having been denied the “divine right of kings” in the matter of im- !'munity from arrest, he tries now to be arrested on ground of his own choosing. The Sangamon county war- rant can be served anywhere in the state, but the governor does not want to be arrested in Sangamon county, where the judge has already shown his indifference to the sanctity of the office. He would much prefer to be haled to court in Chicago, where Jjudicial sentiment is more friendly to- ward him and the machine organiza- tion which he represents. The sheriff of Sangamon county, charged with the production of the prisoner in court to answer to the indictment, is willing to wait until the governor is available at Springfield, the capital of the state, and the seat of Sangamon county. So the governor has ‘decided to make a tour of the state to inspect the new roads system. He transfers his office to automobiles and he and his staff will sdbjourn for a time on wheels, avoiding Sangamon county and invit- ing arrest in those counties where Jjudges are more friendly than in other counties. For the friendly judge may grant a writ of habeas corpus and so tie up the proceedings. The sheriff meanwhile sits tight and waits, know- ing that sooner or later the governor must return to the veritable capital. This proceeding is, of course, great- 1y to the detriment of what remains of the governor's prestige. The resound- ing assertions of innocence evoked by the first news of the indictment are now but faint echoes. The “divine right” clamor and the whirring of the wheels of the itinerant headquarters have filled the public ears. A less dig- nified proceeding has never been known in American public life. And the people of the country, regardless of political feelings, are now hoping that the farce will soon end and the accused official will be given the jus- tice that cannot be forever evaded by even the craftiest political dodger. —_————— The President and the Press. Lord Northeliffe yesterday attended the semi-weekly conference at the White House between the President and the Washington correspondents. The meeting interested him very much, but he made no comment. Mr. Harding, both as official and as former newspaper editor, knows the value of the press in this country. He wants to keep in touch with it. So he receives members of the press twice a week, and discusses with them the issues of the day, and responds to questions as to administration moves and measures. Mr. Wilson took a similar course. Although the politiclans complained of “offishness™ on his part, he gave the representatives of the press no cause for quarrel on that score. He met them at appointed times, and fenced with them for points in a way that both sides enjoyed. It is, of course, the proper course, and both sides profit. The President receives as much information as he imparts. He turns interviewer him- self, and learns from his callers how to turn the trick. Forelgners are impressed with every feature of the accessibility of our pub- lic officials to the rank and file. It is particularly striking when they see the head of the state open his doors, and admit to conferences men not in office, and with no other credentials but those relating to their service to the public. The experience of the Oscar 2d does not prevent Henry Ford from looking forward with confidence to a time when every ship that sails will be a peace ship. ! Even should the requirement of a stamp on a bank check cause many people to pay cash, it will have its economic value in the promotion of thrift. i ! Men weary over familiar luxuries. Thomas A. Edison enjoys getting out in the woods where there is no pro- tusion of electric lights. # The Russian reds who have Ameri- cans in captivity are causing alarm among the radicals who begin to think they have had trouble enough. l The railroad business demands a study of interest tables, as well as time tables. Americans find Paris so expensive that the U. S. A. is likely to become positively fashionable. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Willing Worker. I used to think our congressman Pursued a merry pace, A leader in the dashing clan Engaged in pleasure's race. I pictured him in glad array, Equipped with motor cars, Or sipping ‘bubbles all the day And smoking large cigars. I paid our congressman a call, He wore a look of care. A crowd was waiting in the hall And letters filled the air. ‘The toil that most of us would dread He really seems to like. ‘Why does he seek this job, instead Of going on a strike? Expensive Minerals. “Father,” said the small boy, “why do they speak of coal as ‘black dia- monds’?” “Because,” my son, “it's human na- ture for us to keep one another wor- ried as much as possible about the cost of living.” Swimming Encouraged. “Everybody should learn to swim.” “I'll say so,” replied the lifeguard. “The more some of these folks sub- merge, the better the ocean looks.” Utter Pessimism. The torrid pace July has set The weeks will not reverse. For August will be hotter yet. September may be worse. Persistence. “Why is red tape so difficult to get rid of?” “Because,” replied Senator Sorghum, “it requires extraordinary care, in dis- pensing with old red tape, to avoid in- venting e new variety.” Disconsolation. “Were you ever seasick?"” “No,” answered Mr. Chuggins, “only river sick. Every time I goout in a motor boat the motor quits.” * ‘The practice of carrying home a hungry man’s dinner from the deli- catessen shop has broken up more homes than all the wine, women and song in the world—Providence Even- ing Tribune. Somebody says the ‘“best way to escape the h is to forget it.” Why not? Some people find that system works fine on their debts.—Kansas City Star. E— Don’t comb your hair over the bald spot on your head and then kick be- cause the grocer puts the biggest po- tatoes at the top of the measure.~ Bay City Times-Tribune. Bovn abted. In" the, Dublic. printe re: n n o prints_re- those. -:urd' sox in °—.-.N'Z;“,r ‘0’1"1‘&" Fimes-Picayune, Editorial Digest The Charge Against Gov. Small. Indictment of Gov. Small of Ili- nois for alleged misuse of the state funds when be held the office of treasurer has stirred up comment from the east, west and south, as well as the prairie states themselves. For the most part, the newspapers seem to think that if the facts are as stated the governor and his as- sociates are bound to suffer political death whether or not they are found technically guilty of crime. The fact that the accused official explained the accusation as an attempt at “po- litical assassination” does not help his case with most of the news- papers. “Whether the indictments are sup- ported or not.” says the Philadelphia Public Ledger (independent), “they will come as a crippling blow to the staggering Small-Thompson pres- tige,” and “with Chicago turning finally and definitely against Thomp- th the man he made governor indictment, and the political unde creeks out of their banks all over the state, “Thompsonism’ is all set for a bad yvear in 1922." Granting that “an indictment is by no means a_conviction,” the Roanoke (Va.) Times (democratic) feels that “the development will shake the state of Illinois and will quicken the move- ment gradually taking shape to smash the Thompson machine into junk at the first opportunity.” Regarding the matter from the legal side, the Springfield Republican (re- publican) declares that “if the facts are as alleged Small and Sterling have apparently violated the spirit, if not the letter,” of the Illinois constitu- tion, which plainly ‘asserts that the state treasurer shall not “receive for his own use any fees, perquisites or other compensations.” If, then, it is that he and his companions “have feathered their own nests at the state’s expense,” whatever the courts may decide “as to the technical le- gality of the alleged transaction the ‘political assassination’ which the governor charges is being attempted bas been fairly earned. “Taking a similar view, the Des Moines Capital (republican)’ says that even if the facts are established the accused men may “get out of it on a technicality,” but “they will never establish them- selves in public opinion” by such means. Though there may have been no “malfeasance” the New York World (democratic) considers “the methods used in banking the money of lllinois taxpayers revealed by the jury's re- port are in themselves an invitation to fraud.” The New York Post (inde- pendent) is of the opinion that merely “unethical” though not illegal prac- tices are enough to give “a body blow" to “the most hated political machine that has arisen in lilinols in a genera- tion." The fact that this hate exists and because of the bitter fight “between the Lundin-Thompson machine and the Lowdenites” cause the New York Times (independent democratic) to feel that “outlander friends of good gavernment, necessarily sympathiz- ing with the opponent of the machine, are more bound to be guarded in their comments on the indictmen The Peoria Transcript (independ- ent) stands steadfastly by the gover- nor, declaring that “{o condemn him would be criminal” and “to defend him unnecessa concluding that “all that remains for the citizen to do is to reserve judgment, remem- bering that Len Small is governor of the state of ilinois and that it is the duty of every good citizen to be loyal to_the governor.” On the other hand, however. some writers feel that Gov. Small has al- aroused suspicion by the nature s statements and the fact that he at first resisted arrest. This was “quite improper, vs the Wheeling Register (democratic), for “the inno- cent man is not afraid of the law.” and as to the statements. “his reti- cence,” adds the Rockford (Ill.) Star (independent) on vital points “makes his shrieking about ‘criminal profi- teers’ and ‘character assassins’ sound like hollow brass.” The Syracuse Herald (independent) considers it a “flimsy subterfuge” to assume that the governor “is perse- cuted by making him the defendant in a criminal case that will be ulti- mately adjudicated by the courts.” In any case, “if disgrace is to come to the state of Illinois” through the conviction of two officials, “the ma- jority of the voters of the common- Wwealth have themselves to blame,” says the Sioux City Journal (repub- lican), for “the recommendation of the Thompson - Lundin crowd of Len Small should have been warning enough.” The Unready “Islands.” An authoritative forecast of the re- port of the Wood-Forbes commission, now in the Philippines, shows that the following recommendations wi'l be made to the American Congress: The Philippines should be retained, with a continuation of the automony granted by the Jones act, but with closer American supervision. The courts must be thoroughly overkatled. finances must be rehabilitated and peonage practices broken up. This means that the Philippines are not ready for independence. ‘The com- missioners believe that America must continue its responsibility in the is- lands. The development of the is- landers has not reached a point where our efforts may come to an end. The report will have a disappoint- ing and even disquieting effect-in the United States. There had been a growing feeling that the Wood- Forbes investigations would show that the time was at hand when the Filipino could “take over’ and get along ‘“on his own."—Philadelphia Publio Ledger (independent). Authority to Offset. The railroads owe the government money for advances made to them while in federal hands and spent on improvements. On the other hand, the government owes the railroads money for services during the war, for damages and on other accounts. There is no disclaimer of obligation by either party. but it is manifestly impossible to sell at this time securi- ties sufficient to pay what is owed to the government. On the other hand, it is not convenient for the govern- it ment to pay the railroads what owes to them. In view of this deadlock it is pre posed to place, through the War Fi- nance Corporation, the railroad se- curities that the government holds. With the proceeds the goverument will pay what it owes and resort ‘to taxation will be avoided to the extent of the payment, while the railroads will get funds for much-needed bet- terments. Action in the direction of carrying out this double policy the President urges on Congress. The recommenda- tion seems fair and reasonable, and no reason appears why it should not be at once followed. The railroads now have a surplus of equipment, but a shortage may soon be expected.—New York Tribune (republican). When a girl tells a man she lik to see him smoke a pipe he might well start looking at houses for rent. —Flint (Mich.) Journal. An Austrian crown is worth nearly one cent, which makes it more valua- ble than some other Europe: crowns,—Saginaw News-Courier. Let's settle the disarmament ques- tion by making sausage of the dogs of ‘war.—Greenville (8. C.) Piedmont. The government has wisely deferred the disarmament conference until after the world series.—Terre Haute Star. The republicans are going to cut down the high cost of feeding the Kkitty by reducing the tariff on poker chips.—Little Rock Arkansas Gazette. The Japanese have movie officials to explain the action of the play. ‘Here in America the bonehead sitting behind _you does it—Birmingham (Ala.) Newa. Shot, Seeks Ref in Bank: Shot ge:. Bviden bank shots that d Expi t the Buffalo Express, . _ . : Cleaning MME. VIBOUD, Inc. 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