Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1921, Page 6

H.'HE EVENING STAR, 2 .._!l__sh Sunday Morning Edition. " WASHINGTON, D. C. #HURSDAY.....August 18, 1931 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Bustuess Office. 11th St. and Pennayivania Ave. ew York Offie Nassau St Chicago Office: First National Bank Bulldl European Office: 3 Regent 8t., London, Eng! warhe Eyening Star. with the Sunday morning edition, s delivered by carrlers within the elty At 60 cents per._month: daily only. 45 cents per ;- 8 cents per month. Or- 5y wail, ot telepione Main 5000. _ Collection is made by carriers at the ead of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday..1 yr., $8.40; 1 mo. Daily only 1yr., $6.0 Sunday -on! 1yr., $2.40; All Other States. Dally and Sunday.1 10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only ).1 S Sunday only month ders . Washington’s “White Way.” . Business men who have their estab- lishments on 9th street, between Pennsylvania avenue and G street, are asking for police co-operation in an effort to clean up that stretch of thoroughfare. They feel that it has gained a harmful reputation as a “white way,” through the locationi there of certain undesirable estab-| lishments and the attraction thither | Of numbers of idle young persons of both sexes, who make it a promenade. It has' been called a *“Bowery,” not altogether to its credit. it has been the scene of some decidedly unpleas- ant happenings. At night, with its flashing electric signs and its nu- merous picture houses with their flaming posters, it is a pulsing scene of restless animation. Naturally the merchants who have found these con- ditions developing in recent years are disturbed. They want the idlers and promenaders “moved along.” They ask for the service of the police in keeping the street orderly. Is there any place in Washington where such conditions are to be en- couraged or tolerated? Can the scene of such activity be shifted elsewhere Is this manifestation of the restless- ness of modern young life inevitable?| These questions arise in connection ‘with the present movement of the 9th street business men to redeem that stretch. The enterprises that draw the crgwds are wholly legitimate. They are operating under licenses regularly h~] sued. They are not to be blamed for the character of the idlers who con- gregate on the corners or along the fronts of the shops or by the curbs, or the promenaders passing back end forth in review. If there is any ground for police intervention in this section action should be taken. If loafing on streets is an offense against the law the po- lice can readily find within a narrow area material for court cases. But not all of those who frequent this stretch are culpable, by long odds. It is a thoroughfare for convenient passage, much used by highly re- spectable people. Many of the fre- quenters of the resorts within the area are far removed from question. The wotk of picking out those who make this part of 9th street of doubt- ful repute will not be easy, if under- taken. Ambassador Wood Sails. The President has picked a discreet man for the Spanish mission. Cyrus E. Wood, who yesterday sailed for his post at Madrid, said in response to an inquiry about public questions: “I would not even discuss the Ten Commandments today.” It is the era of interviewing and of oratory. Nearly every public man, regardless of his mission or commis- “sion, is laid under tribute. He is ex- pected to contribute something to the store of public information. If he is an orator, a speech is demanded; if not, an interview will do. “The temptation is great. Public questions are numerous and all “of them interesting at present. A man with & message about him has many opportunities to deliver it. But ‘there is risk in yielding. A specially when caught on the ?,g miay say too much, or too little. v develop his subject too far and {gmke himself too thoroughly un- dersfood. Or, in fencing to save him- sel?” e may not make himself under- stood at all. As a rule, diplomats are discreet mem: They are selected for that qual- ity. They know the value both of| sPeech and of silence. The greatest popular praise is of such as “can be silegt in twenty languages.” “Mr. Wood has resisted his tempta- tign on this side, but he will meet it when he reaches the other. Tt 'Elstick around during his whole stay in Madrid. —_——————— An American tour by Max Harden inafeates a readiness on the part of| Germany to competé for supremacy on the lecture platform as well as in the films. 1y, et The President of the United States 1s often called upon to make a season ’.aside for a vacation one of the ‘busiest portions of the year. #Benlin reconstructionists have shown great alertness in introducing sales- manship as a part of statesmanship. ——— 1922. i This {s from a news story published Sn Tuesday's Star: ‘The President today discussed gen- eral politics with Senator McCormick of Illinois, chairman of the sanat.‘ campaign committee, and John Adams, chairman of the republic national committee. Besides south- ern patronage and reorganization of party forces in certain sections, the principal toplo discussed was the 1922 elections.” , [carry small comfort. : |to enter the race for re-election in as e e ad 'ltvfiu - L his friends differed now and then as to what the situation called for. He found, and tock, the right course every time; and the phenomenal triumph at the polls was & high trib- ute to his sagacity as a party leader. The republicans will have a large stake in the fight for the next Con- gress. To lose the fight outright would be a very serious blow, while to win it by a narrow margin would The democrats, pointing to the great reduction of strength, would claim a victory, and be heartened for the campaign to foilow two years later. The President is interested, of course, both on his party’s and his own account. His renomination seems a certainty, and he will want promising a position as possible. —_———se—————— Fourteenth Street Extension. Approval by the District Commis- sioners of the bill to open 14th street through the grounds of Walter Reed Hospital follows the line of the de- cision of the highway commission that that street should not be perma- nently interrupted. At a hearing held by the highway commission facts were presented which clearly showed the need of the extension. It was demonstrated that there is & large traffic north and south that is now accommodated solely by Georgia ave- nue and the extension of 16th street and that this ‘trafic is steadily in- creasing. If the hospital grounds are to act as a permanent barrier to any further street development those two thoroughfares will in & few years be- come intolerably congested. of the fact that no street car lines|to the end of his days. Pulchritude and the White House Washington, but was later proved to be merely one of a series of similar atrocities perpetrated by a labor-sav- ing supervising architect of the Treas- ury in half a dozen other cities. Per- haps it has been heretofore thought that everybody would recognize this as a postal building because there are so many other postal buildings like it scattered throughout the country. Be that as it may, it has not been plainly marked heretofore. Now it is given its label. In large bronze letters over the central arch of the main portal it is proclaimed to be the ‘‘Post Office Department.” And, thanks to the in- cumbent . chief, it is really a post office as well. One can buy stamps there and register letters and pur- chase money orders and mail all sorts of postable things. So that the words over the big main arch mean what they say. It is a “‘post office” again, after many years, and Washington rejoices thereat. Lord Northcliffe says of Mr. Hard- ing that he is ‘“‘probably the most physically attractive man in the long list of presidential residents of the ‘White House."” This is very high praise, for some handsome men have occupied that fa- mous mansion. Millard Fillmore was one. He had the inches, the pose, the complexion, the eyes, associated with masculine pulchritude. His carriage was fine, and he was much admired. His successor, Gen. Pierce, also filled the eye. Frank Pierce had been a dandy at school, and later; and he re- In view|mained very careful of his appearance Both in uni- will probably ever be permitted onjform and in civillan dress he was good 16th street, the rapid transit service|to see. would be confined to that on Georgia avenue, plainly Inadequate after @ few years of development. Hence the finding of the highway commission that the hospital area should not block at least 14th street, and happily the military authorities have accepted this view and it is therefore likely that the bill will pass. A proviso is agreed upon at this stage, to the effect that the War(Department is to have the right to prescribe the grade at which 14th street passes through the hospital grounds. This may mean that it will be carried through below the general grade of the reservation. It is naturally contemplated that street cars will be operated later along this route. The partial lowering of the street grade will therefore avoid grade crossings, from which serious danger might arise to the patients at the hospital. It would seem that this compromise meets all requirements and it is gratifying that a troublesome question has been so happily. settled. The passage of the bill and the pro- vision of funds for the extension of the street should quickly follow. —_———— A Line on Next Year. Current discussions in Congress af- ford a fairly safe line on what we may expect in next year's campaign. The war has not made the changes expected. There are some new toplcs, but they are treated in the old fashion, while the old topics are treated much as they have heen for years. The party in power—either party—jrevolt is seldom strong enough to is always charged with recreancy in the matter of campaign promises— with ignoring or violating the terms upen which it obtained power. Such is the case now. The repub- licans are accused of shuffling with the tariff, with taxation, with the railroad problem and with economy. In a word, they are charged with window-dressing. In the contest for the Sixty-eighth Congress all the changes will be rung on this accusation: all efforts made to support it; all figures examined for proof ‘of it. The record is now being made, and as the republicans are thus early ad- vised of the criticism they are to en- counter, they ¢an shape their course accordingly. In the end, the warmer the contest the better. It is to be hoped that next year’s expression at the polls may be emphatic; that if what is now being done and what is done later on | Capitol Hill meet with approval the authors may be rewarded with an in- dorsement which will spur them to still further performances of the same general character. ————— One of the unkindest forms of prac- tical joking is an occasional effort in Europe to persuade a dethroned mion- arch that his old position is open to him. ————— e The American agitator who goes to soviet surroundings is likely to yearn for the comparatively patient audl- ences he had at home. ——————— Predictions of the greatest of all wars in case the conference fails are among the best possible arguments for a limitation of armaments. An income tax never grows large enough to warrant the average citizen in an effort to reduce his income. ————— The Sign Over the Door. In the course of his work of “hu- manizing” the postal service, Mr. Hays is doing many things that strike the public fancy as grounded in good sense and practical consideration for the general welfare. For instance, he wants everybody to know where the “post office” is. He thinks that the post office is the center of the com- munity and he rightly believes that there should be no lack of identifica- tion. In following out this policy he is causing the big building on Penn- sylvania avenue in this city, where he has his headquarters and where the springs of the postal service machine are coiled, to be properly marked, so Gen. Garfield had the Harding equipment. He was tall, straight, clear-eyed and easy and graceful of movement. He was physically one of the striking figures in the public life of his day. His successor was quite up to his notch. Gen. Arthur presented a fine appearance everywhere. Dressy, after the New York fashion, he had the carriage of assured position, and was as impressive in appearance as any man of his period. Mr. McKinley lacked only inches, and the lack was slight. He carried himself so well his medium height put him at no disadvantage, while his handsome face attracted all eyes in any company. We started with a handsome man. But Washington as President did not occupy the White House. i American hospitality is such that it permits a departing guest to take the liberty of making unkind criti- cisms without anybody hinting that he ought to return the college de- grees and other souvenirs. i When the economy students get through with their governmental duties they may have some valuable|gq, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Editorial Digest. Secret Diplomacy. Editorial comment on the reportdd secret treaty negotiations with Ger- many 1s found chiefly in democratic papers. Its.general tnor is not so much & criticism of the element of secrecy in the procesdings, which is, in fact, defended by several writers, as it is a taking to task of Senator Lodge and other “irreconcilables” for their apparent approval of a course of action on the part of President Hard- ing which they so bitterly assailed when President Wilson followed It. The Anaconda Standard (demo- cratic) expresses the belief. that the new treaty will be “identical in spirit” with the Versailles pact, “but in dif- ferent phraseology”; in short, ‘“Hamlet will on no account be left out, but the play will have a new nam blt 18 questionable, however, to the Mem- phis Commercial-Appeal (democratic) that Germany will acqulesce in such an arrangement, since what she con- ted to in the treaty of Versailles 'was under the force of compulsion,’ while what she may agree to in a Imp-:ll":te ae:ca ';lwll:' be what she s or [msgines e best Interests of The fact that any discussion of the outcome of the diplomatic exchanges must be wholly speculative is protest- ed against by many papers, among them the Fort Wayne Journal-Ga- zette (democratic), which exclaims that “the American. people know that negotiations are on between this gov- ernment and Berlin for a treaty of some sort, but apparently the nature even of the treaty is not considered a ubject in which the common herd have any interest.” : President Harding is treating with ‘a nominally enemy nation,” the Lynchburg News (democratic) asserts, while the American people and the American Congress, and even the for- elgn relations committee of the Senate, know nothing about what he is pro. posing, to what ends he is atrivin, what demands he is making, wha E,);r.l.!er proposals he may be consider. The American people’s “most bitter complaint against the Versallle: treaty.” the Muskegon Chronicle (in- dependent) recalls, “was that it had not been fabricated in the light of day.” and the paper fears that the final result of this second effort to formulate an agreement in the dark will be that the minority senators will “see an opportunity to embar- rass the administration with a show of standing on principle,” and defeat ratification in retaliation for the re- publican fight on the Versailles treaty. erfectly true.” the | Jersey City Journal (independent), that President Harding is going about the proposed German treaty In a thoroughly orthodox fash- | ion,”“that, nevertheless, “is a presi- dential function and it is none of the | Senate’s business,” and, the paper adds, “what is true now was § as true when President Wilson was in of- fice.” The procedure under the new administration is “right,” the Louis- ville Post _(independent) holds, *exact- 1y as Mr. Wilson was right. The Harrisburg Patriot (independ- ent democratic) pictures Senator Lodge as “apparently as ignorant of what Is taking place between the White House and Friedrichstrasse in Berlin as the elevator m e Rochester Herald (independent) char- acterizes Lodge as a “political hydra,” | | ab! s necessity dictates, to turn it- self inside out. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (in- | dependent democratic) agrees “with Senator Lodge's 2l when he there is no treaty before the Senate, but in view of the senator's record in the matter of the Versallles treaty suggestions to the railroads on the art of reducing expenditures without impairing service. i A revolt in Tammany §s a frequent incident of New York politics. The make the chief fear it will develop into a revolution. i Railways' would be in better shape if they had been able to follow Henry Ford's simple system of reducing ex- penses instead of borrowing money. ! It is an unfortunate fact that peace can never be reached as impetuously as war. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Final Analysis. Bill and Ben and Jack and Jim Have to labor with their hands. Each has problems put to him ‘Which he acarcely understands. But they feel the hunger-dread That is common to all men. They must have their daily bread, Jack and Jim and Bill and Ben. Lofty is the brain intent. Subtle is the reasening. Mighty is the armament; Proud the banner that we fling. But the powers that hold sway One great purpose must fulfill— They must have three meals a day, Jim and Jack and Ben and Bill. They must toil and they must earn, Play the game and play it fair, They should be assured in turn ‘That the game is on the square. Precepts that are fine indeed Influence will often lack If they show no way to feed Ben and Bill and Jim and Jack. Dangerous Aversion. “Do you remember the old-fashioned copy book with the line, ‘Honesty is the best policy’?” “Yes,” replied Mr. Dustin Stax. “It was @ mistake to make that line al copy book task. Some of the old: timers I have met in business evi: dently wrote it till they got sick nndu}l tired of it.” Jud Tunkins says that after taking notice of his daughter's short skirt end limited stockings he has decided that the Bootch highlander isn’t get- ting near the’credit he's entitled to for setting the fashions. . The Zest of Uncertainty. Life would grow stale if it fulfilled ‘With ease each mortal's wishing. If fish were free to hands unskilled But few would go e-fishing. A Transmitter. , “Do your constituents expect you to do their thinking for them?” not th: | dependent republican). ws the conclusion that it would to make & big difference who is Hartford Times B | & republican happens to be Presid. | irit of “rubbing it in | deprecated by the Brooklyn Eagle || (independent _democratic), ~how | Which feels that the ' J I t and Secretary and worthy end.” and rather than fol- lowing the lead of Senators Harrison and Williams, ould rejoic ministration making the right direction.’ The attack on Senator Lodge is based on a “fictitious parallel | opinion of the New York Tribune (re- publican), which refutes “the assump- { lf tion that Pregydent Harding s imi- (| One may be ’ | democratic senators “to see the nmew ad- ich progress in tating his predecessor.” quite mure, it adds, that if the Presi- | dent were following Wilson real fashion” in the matter of secret diplomacy “he would soon hear {rom Senator Lodge and the Senat: Hughes the Man, The White House announcement on Saturday that President Harding had informed Secretary Hugh: that he would be head of the American dele-| gation to the international conference on the limitation of armaments means a vast deal to this country. It would have been easy for the President to have gone outside the cabinet and made either a political appointment or | a selection of some distinguighed pub- | licist, but he has’avoided the blunder of personal participation 4n the con-, ference and at the same time has as- sumed that personal repregentation which is the prerogative of the execu- tive in matters of diplomatic nego- tiation. Furthermore, the announcement is taken to mean, according to Wash- ington interpretation. that Secretary Hughes will act as president of the conference. A more difficult position can hardly be imagined. And the ap- pointment shows that President Har- ding is fully conscious of what the success or failure of this epoch-mak- ing conference may mean to his ad- ministration. Secretary Hughes is not likely to reopen old sores and old con- troversies in an effort to impress the peoples of the earth with his rhe- torical and historical inspiration. He is not the man to rub racial and na- tional currents the wrong way in such a manner as to shock and irritate for- eign feelings. The one great in American statesmen, due in large measure to a provincial grasp of for- eign politics and tendencies, is to| make unfortunate remarks. Secretary. Hughes might do man: but | l y_thing: ~—Philadelphia Bulletin (in- Germany’s Peace Offensive. It is agreeable to note that at least in one respect Germany has adopted a line of behavior of which the world may not justly complain. in fair and open competition the! erman worker produces more than | his rival of other lands he is not to be begrudged all he can get for the legitimate fruit of his toll, pro- v e remembers and pays what he owes the world. ‘The direct losses of the world war were enormous, but statisticians have been able to establish that the losses subsequent to the armistice, due to an avoidable industrial ymoralisa- tion, which was fomented by & host of agitatgrs, who preached that in some way the requirement to work had been repealed, have been greater. 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