Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1921, Page 6

L ’ f THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor H WHE EVENING STAR, .: With Sunday Morning Edition. -—— WASHINGTON, D. C. “FRIDAY cmame« . August 36, 1921 ./ 'he Evening Star Newspaper Company “r New 150 Nassau .- Chicage Office: First National Bank « - [European Office: 3 Business Office. 11th 8t. and Pennaylvania Ave. York 8t. Building. t 8t., London, England. tar, with the Sunday morning by carriers within the dail m ont| only, 45 cents lay only, 20 cents per month. mall, or tel e Main made cal at the sent llection s ch month. ;..Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. = Maryland and Virginia. Dail; “ Daily only o i -Sunday only. yr.. §2. 5 All Other States. Daily and S -1y, $10. < Daily oniy o e ee +nJ8unday only yT. —————— . The Peace Treaty. Tn the briefest possible terms the eparate peace with Germany consists f ratification of the Versailles treaty Wwithout any reference to the league of hations or participation by the United ‘ States in European affairs save at its own wish. The treaty consists of re- ! !kital of the act of Congress of July 2, +1921, declaring the state of war to be ..at an end, as a preamble, and then in | three articles it is set forth that (1) the "Tnited States is to have and enjoy all the rights, privileges, indemnities, « reparations or advantages specified in ““'the act of Congress and stipulated for *‘its benefit in the treaty of Versailles; (2) that these rights and advantages of " the treaty of Versailles are those com- prised in a certain enumeration, but -~ that the United States is not to be ../ bound by certain other stipulations, “and (3) that the present treaty is to be .;,ratified “in accordance with the con- - +stitutional forms of the high contract- ing parties.” This treaty is doubtless a bitter dis- appointment to those who felt that there was danger in dealing directly and separately with Germany for terms of peace—a disappointment be- cause they felt that their own way of. peace-making was the only way. It has been proved that it is possible to nrake peace on the basis of the Ver- sailles treaty without any weakening * of the essential peace principles there- = in established. This is, perhaps, the first time in history when one nation has made peace with a late enemy in practically identical terms of the treaty made by < its allies and rejected. But never be- + tion of the Versailles treaty was re- “.-ence to the tradition of American in- . mitted informally to the foreign rela~ .~ and war prevention for the benefit of - 2(Yope should have litfle difficulty” ii'in- én “Nhe fore has there been such a peculiar _situation. The United States was in a unique relationship in the great al- liance or association that fought the war against the central powers of Eu- rope. It alone of all the allied and as- .. sociated nations held a position of == political and physical independence. It alone had a tradition that prevented it, if followed, from participation in world affairs as the associate of any ...other nation or group of nations. “When the time came to decide it had to hold aloof from a proposed world ?;league in which it would have been re- quired inevitably and ultimately to saerifice that tradition. That decision was made and ratifica- . fused. Remained then nothing but a “i'deparate peace, unless the United ""States and Germany were to continue *at war,” with no shots fired and with all intercourse resumed save in the strictness of official relationship. Con- gress having declared war in accord- ance with the Constitution, Congress ended war, and did so in terms that form the basis of a treaty. The task of the executive, though simplified, was not easy. It has been performed with dispatch and with faithful adher- dependence of world association, with loyalty to the late allies and - asso- ciates and with no yield of advantage to the late enemy. " Ratification of this new treaty is to be expected to follow promptly upon its submission to the Senate when it reconvenes next month. Already sub- “—tions committee, it has been pro- nounced satisfactory. It will, doubt- less, be denounced by those who felt that “peace and. honor” alone lay in the treaty of Versailles. It will De condemned as a sacrifice of the sacred principles of alliance by those who félt that that instrument alone afford- #d the United States with its greatest opportunity to be an agency for peace {ptankind. H a-But this new treaty will be hailed with satisfaction and approval by those who respect the tradition of sofmerican independence, who wish to #ee the two nations lately at war re- .Btored to a basis of peaceful if not oérdial relationship, and who are im- patient with the long delay in attain- ing to that basis. And judging by the results of the “solemn referendum® of .isjast November there can be ho doudbt that those who will approve the tréaty —as a righteous way of ‘“‘ending the ..uwar” are in the overwhelming ma- “idority. > - 1t wealthy Americans have been go- to Europe in large numbers Eu- Jweasing its shipments of gold.to the U S.A : 1 ———tee «In-considering the taxation of oil de- =wélopment, Mexican Statesmen may ‘be persuaded to- recall ‘the old fable about the goose that laid the golden s + O——— A —— (Mars is expected not merely to take ’innflm. but to retire from bisiéss. ———goe————————— Congress-and Beer. - X press news storys says: =% ‘«~%Baer, as a medicine, was doomed yeost the Treasury unless Con- gress after recess should fail to enact -enthi® Willis-Camipbell anti-beer bilt:xIn sieomference with Internal Revesue ‘- Chmmissionér Blair, Secretary Mellon ided that the regulations already dr#wn, which would permit physicians __to prescribe a case of beer at a time with no-limit on’the number of pre- wmeriptions, should be held up by the pending determinatigm of beer question by Con- . 3 - . Sited ox 11y deciston. 2¢ 18 fair, and e lin - the ‘interest of fair- dealing. The question is one for Congress to settle, and Congress has it in band. That it was not settled before the recess was due to a parliamentary maneuver of the wets. It seems likely that a vote in the Senate will be taken soon after Congress reassembles. The wets are organizing for this year's elections and next, and pulling every string they can reach. In this matter, of Treasury regulation they had hoped to score by securing what, once in operation, might not easily be canceled. The confessed.aim is not the resur- 1ection -of ‘John'- Barleycorn, but of King Gambrinus. But, as a matter of fact, tolserve one is to serve the other. If beer is restored to privilege, the fight for whisky will be aided; and the full objective of the wets is the pesto- ration of the old order—the return of the saloon, and the dispensing of all kinds of beverages over the counter. The era of kings is passing. So let this king remain in his cerements. He was not laid out in haste or thought- lessly, and the country can get along well without him—is getting along ‘well without him. ————————— Halt the Race for Size! -Evidence of the exact cause of the dirigible disaster in England is dificult to obtain owing to the completeness of the destruction and -the submerg- ence of the wreck in the Humber river. In fact, it may never be known to & certainty just what happened. But from the statements of eye-witnesses on the ground, from those of the few survivors, and from knowledge of the condition of the ZR-2 just before the test trip, it is deduced as fairly well demonstrated that one of the girders buckled, and this punctured one of the balloonets or gas containers, or per- haps one of the fuel tanks, and the ex- plosion resulted. In short, all that is known points to a structural defect. And it is reasonable to believe that this was no mere accident of bad ma- terial or bad workmanship, but was the consequence of overextension. In short, that ZR-2 was too big for safety. It may be that a dirigible 700 feet in length, and proportionate in other dimensions, can be bpilt strong enough to withstand the air strains and the in- ternal strains. Possibly the girders were too frail for the load they had to carry, and the fault was, after all, one of engineering and not merely of size. But is it well to try the experiment beyond the point at which it is known that a dirigible can be built and safely used? This big gas bag which fell the other day cost approximately $2,000,- 000. She is a total loss. There is no salvage. The questions, who is to blame, who is to pay, are of less im- portance now than what is the future of the dirigible. Is there any advan- tage in putting out a bigger bag with @& longer radius? Has the dirigible & commercial, practical utility against the airplane that justifies these experi- ments in magnitude and power so costly in terms of both money and lives? On the 11th of November delegates of the major nations will meet in this city to discuss the. question of dis- armament. It would he well for the TUnited States, on the eve of that meet- ing, quietly to halt;further works ‘n giant dirigible construction. Whatever the outcome of the session may be, whatever the purpose of an immense self-propelled, self-floating airship of vast size may be, there is now ample reason for checking the race for di- mensions that has cost so sorely. “The Folks Back Home.” What do “the folks back home” think of the session? What was done that ®ught not to have been done, and what left undone that ought to have been done? Senators and representatives who spend the recess with their constitu- ents are likely to make inquiries along these lines and get answers. The peo- ple have been reading about Congress as seldam before. They have followed. the press reports of the proceedings with unusual interest. The importance of the business on the congressional card, and the very pronounced chary acter of last November’s mandate, have encouraged the forming of opin- jons, and those opinions ere on tap. This 1s not the time, of course, for legislators to render formally an ac- ecount of their stewardships. That time will come next year, when cam: paigns open and stump deliverances are in order. r What is now said—in the next few weeks—will Be of an informal char. acter, and on thaf account maybe of the greater value. Face to face, i conversation, with none of the tricks of oratory in play, the legislator will be the franker with his friends and ac*, quaintances, and they with him. Let us hope they all return to Work) on Capitol Hill refreshed and in¢| formed, with physical strength re- newed, and an assortment of tips that will serve them through the remainder of the special Session and the whole| of the regular session. 4 If financlers continue to make flying business tours among the world's capi- tals, as J. P. Morgan is now doing, the new models of aircraft will be equipped with a full set of office furni- ture. ‘While President Ebert is not 2 man of aggressive personality, the privilege. he enjoys of signing the peace. treaty will make him & prominent figure for-| ever in German history. D'Annunzio reads his postry only to friends, but Tushes into print With his politics. 3 A Steam and Motor Freight War. For some time the autémobile tril has been competing with. the railroad) for short-haul freight, and .to the dis- comfiture of the railroad companies it has been getting it.” The volume THE EVENING BTAR, 'WASHINGTON, overhead cost, if any. It can be load- ed to eapseity with a miscelluneous freight. It can make direct delivery. It can carry at rates that can be com- puted with precision to cover costs and profits. The rallroad must maintain for the short-haul freight all the equipment that is required for the long-haul service. It must submit to rate in. spection that takes into account the total cost of operation. It cannot de- liver directly. It must adjust its schedules- of operation to certain limitations of safety. After losing & profitable line of busi- ness to the motor trucks the Boston and Maine railroad has determined to go after the traffic. It has just an- nounced a heavy cut in all freight rates within a fifty-mile radiue of Bos- ton. It remains now to be seen whether this cut will bring the rates down to the point at which the moters cannot compete. The motors will perhaps meet the cut with one of their own. The question is which side can afford to lose eventually on the operation for that period in a ratecutting war when both sides get below actual eost. Rates being equal, the motor has still certain advantages. The contest around Boston will determine whether the shipping public has any prejudices against the traditional foe, the rail- road, or will acquire new prejudice against the truck using the common highways for regular scheduled freight operations, without paying special taxes for road maintenance. ——————ee— e The intention of using & *“scrub- brush” on certain graft-smirched of- fices is an evidence of modern prog- ress. The “scrubbrush™ is an im. provement on the old whitewash brush, once so prominent. —————————— Enough publicity is desirable in con- nection with official gatherings to pre. vent unfounded rumors from making headway under a theory that one man's guess as to what happened is as good as another’s. ‘The actors and the producing man- ager continue to talk abeut each other in & manner which makes it difficult for the public to admire them both at the same time. It is reported that over 2,000 auto- mobiles were stolen in New York in less than six months. Bond robbers and bootleggers need automobiles in their business. ‘The most conscientious moonshiner might be puzzied in an effort to pay his proper income tax without giving criminal evidence against himself. The thrifty German citizen no doubt has by this time convinced himself that war, without being & pleasure, in. terferes seriously with business. As a director of food distributions Mr. Hoover has been in a position to learn that the knife and fork are mightier than the sword. Party leaders may wonder occasion- ally whether one or two prominent re- publicans are only technically in a state of harmony. New York city insists on being prominent as one of the communities that do not regard the prohibition question as settled. Lenin is said to have no detter food than the common people. It is as- Editorial Digest. Is Dry Ardor Dampening ? ‘The unexpected storm in Congress over the anti-beer bill has opened a wide discussion in the press of the whole guestion of prohibition en- forcement, home brew and . constitu- tional guarantees. The latter is, of course, the essential element in the discussion of “Volstead Act, Jr.,” as editors differ as to what, under the terms of the Stanley amendment, constitutes ‘“unreasonable search and seizure” in the enforcement of pro- hibition. It is a curious development, the El Paso Times (democratie) points out, that a provision intended to make the Volstead act “more dras- tic” should in reality become *“the first step toward liberalization of the ‘prohibition enforcement laws.” When the dry forces sought to prohibit the medicinal use of liquor, the result, the Baltimore American (republica says, was that the “Senate woke u In the new bill “than had been di: covered in all the long and dreary months that prohibition has been a lilhjel‘:t of practical discussion,” and now, “having suddenly discovered the Constitution,” the Senate “is ready to die in defense of that historic in- n 8 new discussion arose anti-prohibitionists, in the opinion of llch)e C '::I’llnblg (8. C.) Sdllle (democrat- P ¢ been wandering al and Indulging In futile clamorn: woy ave they discovered the weak spot in the prohibition armor,” and the result, as the Pittsburgh Leader (progressive republican) sees it, is that “the Senate has forced to the front one point for a verdict—shall We retain the fourth amendment or }.he Volstead enforcement act?” since It is impossible to have both ‘While the Louisville Courier-Jour- nal (democratic) does not recognize that & man “cannot carry the Const tution with him outside his home, the Springfield Republican (independ- ent) argued that this guarantee is only against “unreasonable” and seizure, and in its opinion mon sense finds nothing unreasonable topping and searching withont WArrant an automobile suspected of rum-running.” News (independent since: 1f a m chine must be trailed hundreds of miles until it reaches a point where it remains long enough to permit swearing out a detailed search war- rant, or must be pursued untl the contents have been widely distributed before search can begin, prohilition enforcement is bound to break down. The Brooklyn Kagle (independent democratic) supports this position only on the grounds of practicability, because “it is plain sense, from the administrative point of view,” and finds reason for rejoicing r the “long step toward rationalism” evi- denced by the protection to the hume which the new bill affords. However, under the new interpreta- tlon “convietlons for violations of tne prohibition act are certain 1o be made ten times more diflicult,” the Wh. inE (W. Va.) Register (democratic) believes, and as a result vrohibition, in the opinion of the Elmira Star- ?;::tlt: (lndcp:ndenl) can go “no fu an to close the saloc i et saloon and its he Chicago News (independ- agrees, Congress *never intended to substitute home distilleries and brew- eries all over the land for regulated and taxed commercial breweries and distil- leries,” out of which will grow, the New Haven Journal (independent) warns, “a home-brewing indulgence that will reach out its disastrous tents But it is because of this very “home- brewing indulgence” that the Arizona Republican (Phoenix, independent pro- BTessive) regards the new amendment as the “wisest and most effective move to further the cause of proHibilion since the ratification of the eighteenth amend- ment.” Home brewing, the Repyblican thinks, has been persiated in, despite failures d disappointments, “‘because & pater government had’ forbidden it Now it suggests that if the new ruling be followed up. by government recipes for making in the home every kind of an alcoholic heverage that was ever heard of in six months there would ::“:?r’h‘gma brewing anywhere in the The Duluth Herald (independent) also suspects that “if the government turns its attention elsewhere and passes up b game too small for its sumed that he takes it rather more = regularly. ‘The most unhappy sovietists are those who left America and are in position to draw comparisons. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDBR JOHNBON. Taking Liberties. I'm giad that the steps have been taken ‘To.free ue from teshaical war, My opirit has often Deen shaken: - T've wondersd what iife could be for. The “Liberty sausage’'—they made it A good imitation at first, B But now I'll be thankful to trade For honest old-time wienerwurst, Thess’ Liberty @rinks are ao drearv, I grieve.to be pouring them out: Of Liberty cabdage I'm weary, I long for soms plain sauerkraut. ‘When the dear @ove of peace is In question \ i T wel¢ome the bird with acclaim, As T think of the crimes ‘gainst diges- tion Committed in Liberty’s name. Psychological Advantage, “¢‘Are you going to send your>boy Josh to collvge?”” 2 replied Farmer Corntossel. ‘“The wisest men have admitted that there are a great many things they don’t knows To succeed & man must have faith in his own ability. Josh has arrived at & point where he thinks he| ket knows everything worth-knowing, afid | bs I don’t-want to spoil: his self-sonft .J dence.” Jud Tunkins says the man who al- ways wears a sunny smile may not be a sincere optimist, but he’s liable to make a good poker player. Stock Exchange Fables. The animals talked of affairs - In good old Aesop’s day. And even-now the bulls-and bears Have many things to eay. truggion of the home brewer as & mat- et OF public safety,” otherwise “there is ng where a lot of us will wind R hn&l.ll in Japan. Just home from the east, Mischa Eiman declares that the most i presaive. thing he saw .in Japan Avas the Bkill of the boys at base ball. They played with expertness ‘and @bandon, and hit the ball hara: l&vuuld be.a good thing for our Matlbnal gamg if-some other: people itosk ft up i & sérious way. The prospect of an International series &hould-appeal to ball players and to fans¥ich epough to pay the passage to Toklo, We have international golf, tennis, polo and yachting. Noth- ing has prevented international base cept lack of -enthusiasm -and n the other countrfes. 08 parts of the earth have seen the American ball player in _action, thanks to the tours made by -our pEcfessionals ~But there can never e true interest, except where the geme 18 played by the natives. Has [ Japan « “Wiiter Johnson or a Ruth? New York Herald (independent)s Pre.-War Beef Prices. The American Meat Packers' Insti- tute announces that the wholesale price of dressed beef has declined nearly 45 per cent during the year in the eastern markets. Retailers, please take notice and regulate actiops accordingly. - This brings _beef . prices down close to those that prevailed” when Germany went crazy in 1913. During the week past the-average dropse‘ to 14 cents a pound, as com- pared with 20 cents & pound in the same week of last year. There is hope for the discouraged market bas- his & in many other items as the tetailer shares the an’'s burden with the whole- er and lets the reflex appear in.the ‘price scalé to the customer. The packers have blazed the trail. Let others follow it away from the tactics of the- profiteer, who piles on the agony just as long as the public_stands for it, back to sanity and common decency and our conse- Quent etonomic and domestic sal- ottiesP! hlxMethll. Public Ledger zmdepenflen Do Americans consume about-forty-six billion cigarettes a year. No wonder the women feel constrained to help in this gigantic undertaking.—Mobile Register. - H The only. Bation.capable of Yoking @ world is stagfatiode=Blmira b|Star-Gazette “you indorse the interview without having read it1” “Fully. The ¢cémment on it dy my! eoititueénts has Béen Ro favorable that I'nt sure that it's entirely satisfac- B} tory.” duced in consequence of the under- ibidding of the motor truck, and as the short-haul freight was always of rich revenue ‘the-loss of business has been severely felt. tages over the raliroad. It has roadbed to maintain: It has & 3 P Not to Be Theught 0f. “Do you bellave i corporal punish- il cemplexions am “Tne hOMS s Some WomMen's sphere somé fmen's fear.~Littlé Rock (Ax.) Oasette: * i e Corn. on_the o8b. is-fine, but there are some who prefer it on the h Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. Bpige of prbhibition, ‘the high renfRin Wet: Aln't nature won- a “Norfolk Virginian<Pilot. - —_— Ve don’t see how the film story of ‘aMd -Bve s Eoidg to get by g.&; geprors—Knpxville, Journal ~and o ZPEEP e aTTT L a Fouomn wtilf find some.,good nat- i g smmen.—Terre = D, ““Good te the Last Bite!” Are the very words spoken by those who enjoy the taste-delight of Auth’s Square Pressed Cooked Ham. 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