Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1921, Page 6

eralz 6™ THE EVENING STAR, With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY.......August 30, 1821 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editer The Evening Star Newspaper no expression of sentiment beyond the bare announcement by President Obregun that the Ame n oil mer were coming and that ‘the first steps have been taken over the shortest route.’ Oil investments are not the only American investments i Mexico, or the only ones that have been rendered nervous and dispirited by the turmoil that has existed in the country for a decade. But they are very large in- . | vestments, and have taken the lead dos, The Eyening Star. with the Sundsy meratag edition. is delivered by carriers within the city at 60 cents per T month: on] cents pef month. ders may be sent by mail. or telephone Main 8000. Collection is made by carriers at the eud of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Dally and Sunday..1yr., $8.40; Daily only. yr., $6.00. Sunday on! yr., $2.40; All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00; Daily onty- e 1 7e:: v on: Sunday oniy. X The West Virginia Turmoil. Request of the' Governor of West Virginia for federal troops to prevent an outbreak of civil war in the mining counties brings forth a question that fortunately does not rise frequently in this country, that of the intervention of the national government in strictly state affairs. Federal troops have been very rarely used in such circum- stances. The President will not send troops into states, save upon the gov- ernor’s requisition, unless federal in- terests are in jeopardy. A notable in- stance occurred in the case of the Chi- cago railroad riots in the Debs strike of nearly thirty years ago, when Presi- dent Cleveland, against the protest of the governor, sent United States troops into lllincis on the ground that the strikers were interfering with the transit of the mails. Gov. Altgeld claimed that this was a violation of state sovereignty, but the troops were there, and were not moved until the danger was over. It does not always follow that the Tequest of the governor for troops is granted. In this present instance the President takes into consideration the ecircumstances, and he may decline to intervene, or he may proclaim federal martial law in the affected districts and place regular troops there to! maintain it. ‘This West Virginia imbroglio is a bad and dangerous condition. One evil has led to another. Good faith has been " undermined. Hatreds have been.en- gendered. The naturally independent spirit of the mountaineers has been aroused to fighting pitch. Dangerous- 1y mischievous radical propaganda has been preached among the miners and the hill men. Even the children are armed, as today’s dispatches describe. ‘These people have been led to think that they are fighting for their liberty. ‘What is chiefly needed right now is a clearing of the atmosphere through a systematic telling of the truth through- out the district. If the state authori- ties have blundered they should be made to correct their mistakes. Perhaps the best thing that could ‘happen would be the establishment of federal authority in the disturbed area for a time to allow passions to cool and the issues to be settled. This is no longer an industrial situation. It is a test of law and order in one of the American commonwealths, where gov- ernment has been challenged and ‘where it has proved too weak or in- competent to maintain itself. ————— The Evil at the Source. As The Star stated the other day, bootlegging has become “a profitable industry.” “There’'s millions in it Large numbers of men and women are engaged in it. They are snapping their fingers at the law, and, while serious enough about their business, are at the same time making merry at the expense of the law’'s baffled officers. But we hear overmuch about the small fry—about those who run the “high-powered machines” racing along country roads, or who man the small craft that put in unobserved at obscure harbors along the seacoast. Activities seem to be directed solely at them, and to let up after a capture. ‘Why not more attention toward dis- covering the men “higher up’—the men who are financing bcotlegging, and who give employment to the small fry? We may be sure that such men exist, and are operating according to carefully prepared plans. To hunt them down should be a leading feature of the effort for law enforcement. If they can be discovered and taken into custody, bootlegging. in_the nature of things, can, in large measure, be de- stroyed. This same course has marked the efforts to break up fraudulent voting, which have so frequently been futile. Too exclusive attention has been paid 1o the poor devils, who for a dollar or two can be induced to vote early and often, and too little attention to the men who hire them, and profit, in the in calling public attention both in Mexico and here at home to the losses they have suffered and others that are threatened. It is probably true, therefore, that if the existing trouble as to oil can be composed, all American interests in Mexico will benefit, and the path be cleared for a general improvement in the relations between the two coun- tries. ‘Those relations were for a long time very cordial; and while they existed and Awerican capital was made wel- come in that country, Mexico enjoyed much prosperity and made gratifying progress. And that history, if Mexico wills it, can be repeated. Russian Relief and Recognition. According to a dispatch from Riga the soviet authorities have offered Dr. Fridtjof Nansen a first mortgage, backed by all the Russian assets, as security for the £10,000,000 loan which he is trying to raise among the Euro- pean governmengs for famine relief| work in Russia. It appears that while much is expected of the Hoover relief enterprise it is realized that that will not suffice, and that a much larger supply .of food than can be received through it is necessary. Hence the Nansen expedition, 8o to speak, to se- cure foreign credits. Suspicion of the real motive of the soviet government in this matter is pardonable. If Moscow can secure a ten-million-pound credit with the al- lied governments of Europe it will have gained a footing. For such a credit will be in effect a government loan. Evidence that the soviet is ex- tremely anxious to have the relief wark put upon this basis is afforded by the statement that it has agreed In this connection to take up later the question of the recognition of the old Russian debt. Repudiation of that debt has been one of the cardinal prin- ciples of the bolshevik regime. For the old Russian debt represents czar- ism, and anything pertaining to czar- ism is anathema. But it would be very hazardous to depend upon any present pledge of debt acknowledg- ment, for what has been repudiated once can be repudiated again. Nothing will be lacking for Russian relief provided the relieving agencies are definitely guaranteed freedom of access to the suffering regions, im- munity from interference by the soviet commissars, and explicit assurance that the food they distribute will not be diverted from the people to whom it is given. In short, there is-no con- fidence in the good faith of the soviet authorities, who have shown them- selves so shifty in all previous deal- ings. American relief supplies are now ar- riving, and will be started at once for the affected districts, reaching the suf- fering children of Moscow first. A par- ticular effort will be made to feed the little ones. Detailed reports of what the relief workers find and see should be sent back and given immediate publicity. If the situation is as bad as it has been painted, all the food neces- sary will be forthcoming. But as for the political aspects, that is another matter. The soviet government can- not buy recognition with the suffer- ings of the Russian people that it has caused. One thing that enables Henry Ford to conduct business economically is the wonderful amount of free publicity he gets. The publicity does not always appear at first to be of an advan- tageous character, byt Mr. Ford's suc- cess.is largely founded on his extraor- dinary ability to utilize material which at the outset seemed unpromis- ing. So much reference is made to lit- erary style in connection with the business of government that a classic era may dawn in which no man will be considered qualified to hold official position unless he can make his an- nual report in rhyming couplets. The cause of safety first might be promoted if every person in a position to derive profit from a big airship were required to be a passenger on the preliminary trips. ——————t—————— If Bernard Baruch could keep the lecturers he has financed under con- tract he could organize one of the most valuable of chautauquas. e As winter draws nearer the reports from the coal flelds take on mors im- ‘way of office or otherwise, by their law-breaking. Filling jails with the tools of ballot-box corruption and leav- ing the real corrupters undisturbed gets us nowhere. { Germany is in a position to develop along practical lines without wasting time in humoring the fantastic varie- ties of a megalomaniaeal aristocracy. 1 Radicalism invariably fails because of the activity of too much near- leadership. Having inspected both, Trotsky may conclude that the bread line is more influential than the firing line. “0il Week in Mexico City.” Representatives of leeding American oil companies with {nvestments in Mexico arrived in Mexico City yester- day to confer with the authorities on the subject of the government’s atti- tude toward oil interests. The whole matter is to be canvassed. This, in- deed, as stated in a dispatch from there, is to be “oll week” in town. From the same dispatch this is taken: “Although It is realized here that the oil question is not the only one at issue between the United States and Mexico, there is an apparent be- lief, which is reflected in newspaper editorials, thst once this guestion is to_amical der; settled the path to 3 standing is clear. Officially, the: e portance than the weather bulletins. The soviet government becomes more stable as it grows less govietis- tle. The Agrioultural Department. The selection of Charles W, Pugsley to be assistant secretary of agriculture is in line with expectation and prom- ise. He may be descrihed farmer, not an agriculturist, The difference is pointed out in a popular witticism. Mr. Pugsley was born and reared on a farm, knows what cropping is and requires, and since then has in his occupations kept in teuch with farm- ing interests. He is up-to-date in mat- ters relating to the cultivation of the sofl. Last year Gov. Cox used a phrase in his campaign that “caught on.” This was that if elected he would appoint “a dirt farmer” Secretary of Agricul- ture. The Department of Agriculture has grown in importance greatly in the past quarter century, During sixteen years of that time it was under the direction of James Wilson of Iowa, & thoroughly competent man, who gave his whole time to his duties, and made reputation in his place. Today, agriculture bulks larger than ever in the couniry’s equation. For several years we have been feeding| not only ourselves, but a large part of| < AR R ‘Europe. The farmer has played well| an indispensable role in the most ex- citing drama the world has ever wit- nessed. And as he must continue in that role if the world is not to suffer, he is entitled to have governmental affairs which touch him the most in- timately administered in an under- standing and syccessful way. Mr. Harding has guaranteed this, first by the appointment of Mr. Wal- lace, apd now by the selection of Mr. Pugsley at Mr. Wallace's instance, and the farmers will have nothing to com- plain of on that score. Flies at the Jail. In reply to a suggestion that the District jail should be thoroughly screened to keep out the flies, it is stated by jail officials that the flies are not very bad, though it is acknowl- edged that the dining halls”are well filled with them during mealtime. The kitchen, it appears, is screened, but no other part of the building. It is astonishing to learn that this institution has been permitted to go without screens for so many years, and almost as astonishing to find that the lack of screens is viewed with such indifference. This is not a matter of flies alone. The jail stands on the banks of the Eastern branch, which is a notorious mosquito breeder in its present condition. The same screens that would keep out flies would keep out mosquitoes, but evidently no thought has been given to the possi- bility of wholesale malaria infection among the inmates. The lack of screens in the building, save in the kitchen, makes the screens in the kitchen windows of but little value. If the dining rooms are filled with flies it is impossible to keep them out of the place where the food is prepared,’ even though the windows are barred against them. Yet this con- dition seems not to have caused con- cern. It is stated that there is no money to screen the jail. Then money should be provided without further delay. The matter is urged upon the attention of the District Commissioners with the hope that they will include in their now-forming budget an estimate for the thorough screening of this insti- tution. No argument is needed' to demonstrate that those whom the law sends into custody for misdemeanors and crimes and those who are held awaiting trial should be safeguarded scrupulously against disease. They are the wards of the District and the government, and they deserve protec- tion. —————— Reports that Standard Oil interests have taken an influential position in Russian finances will, if verified, give promise of more common-sense busi- ness and general discipline than sc- vietism has ever known how to at- tempt. —_—————————— Diplomacy is often called upon to decide whether it 1s better to call in the faithful and trustworthy news- paper reporter or leave the public without restraint in exercising its own vivid imagination. ——————— In a little more than three years there will be another presidential elec- tion. All that will be necessary for republican success will be to hold a landsliding fair percentage of the vote. ———————————— Summer resort landlords who favor a reduction of rates may derive bene- fit from the slightly belated idea it System of they can popularize a Christmas holiday excursions. ———————————— After a man has become inured to ithe experiences which befall 2 mayor of New York it seems more humane to re-elect him than to choose some one who is idealistic and sensitive. —_————————— The career of the ex-kaiser will have value as a warning to men inclined to mistake autocratic political authority for popularity with the masses. So-called’ mystery ships have been responsible for elevating the boot- legger to the picturesque dignity of being called a pirate. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. 8. ‘When Orpheus, chief musician, played The rocks and trees went onparade. The Orpheus of the present hour Possesses no such wondrous pow'r. How fortunate that this is so, ‘When on a strike musicians go! They'd fill the world with gloomy deubt Whene'er the leader called them out. As Orpheus led the union throng The bulldings tall would'march along. Breadth and Depth. P “Do you think politles makes a man broadminded?"” “Occaslonally,” answered Senator Sorghum. “‘Scmetimes a rather limit- ed mentality has to cover a large range of thought. The trouble is that the more it widens out the thinner {t necessarily becomes.” * Jud Tunkins says one reason why oratery is declining in popularity is that it has come to be regarded as a form of unemployment. Fuel Economy. ‘The flivver tourist southward goes, And thys avoids the ceming snows. It is, as prices pass control, More cheap te travel than buy ceal. Cherished Incredulity. “You mustn’t believe all you hear,” remarked the prudent person. “I don’t,” rejoined Miss Cayenne. “If I believed all I hear I'd consider it a privilege instead of a misfortune to be deaf.” Saving a Salary. G “I've got & great idea!” exclaimed the producing manager. “What is it?"” “Your performance of Hamlet is| good, but the atmaspheré isn’t up-to- datdy We'll gut the ghost out of Hame! 7 let and-put in'a oulje board."g - ‘THE EVENING' STAR, WASHINGTO! Editorial: Digest. When Bast Meets West. The response of the American press to Mr. Lloyd George's tentative sug- gestion of an “understanding” be- tween the United States, Great Brit- ain and Japan, as summed up by the New York Tribune (republican), con- sists of “an active opposition; and, to & lesser degree, an active approval. But the prevailing mood seems to be one of listening favorably but with hesitation against acceptance.” “Yet no less a person than Thomas Jefferson,” continues the Tribune, “au- thor of the document that broke former tles, said a hundred years ago that it would greatly delight him to have an alllance with Great Britain— that nothing else would 80 much con- tribute both to our national safety and to the world's peace and the tri- umph of liberal idea Equally fa- vorable is the sentiment of the Provi- dence Journal (independent), whith says that “much as the theorist might prefer a world-wide agreement for the prevention of war, practical men and women will see in these regional understandings and ententes _the promise of earlier -and more effect- ive resultp.” Many papers interpret “understand- ing” to mean in effect “alllance” and invoke both tradition and present conditions against it. “Who is to control . this political combination, which, as Admiral 8ims put it, is ‘to run this round globe? * asks the New. ark (N.J.) News (independent). “Eng- land, America and Japan—a strong combination,” comments the Philadel- phia Public Ledger (independent), “but there is a tomorrow, with a resurrected Russia and a rejuvenated Germany and a changing old world to consider. Form one great group and immediately silent forces are laosed and begin building combina- tions against the first great grou England and America “would, inall probability, find themselves often agreeing in opposition to Japan,” the Sioux City Tribune (independent) thinks, thus giving Britain an ally within an alliance, or “in other words, America would pluck Britain's chestnuts out of the fire.” The re- verse of this situation occurs to the Memphis Commercial Appeal (demo- cratic) as at present desirable he most persistent prophets of the com- ing war are English publicists. The English government can prevent trou- ble between the United States and Japhn. Will the English politicians do it? We will see during the next “greater understanding” is ‘not likely to be realiszed.,” the In- dianapolis Star (independent republ can) thinks, “if it involves anything resembling an alliance,” because “there are few policies on which t people of this country are more fir Iy united than on the historic attitu: against entangling alliances.” portant,” observes the Chattanooga ws (democratic), “that these three shall reach a friendly understanding regarding issues in the far east, but an exclusive offensive and defensive alliance would impress others as hav- ing a purpose to impose its will in matters wherein other nations might have interests.” The Hartford (Conn.) Times (democratic) says: “So far as our membership in an alliance with Japan and England is concerned the idea is repugnant. That, indeed, would be an alliance of the most dlnfermle type, because it invites the forma- tion of a stronger alliance in opposi- tion. Opposition to a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance is found in the Chicago Tribune (independent epublican), which s convinced that and “whom Great Britain finds in way as the world power in financ and it sees in the renewal of the alli. ance “not an expression of senti- ment,” but a purpose “to attain an object or maintain e status.” The Boston Transcript (independent re- publican), emphasizing the necessity for mutual concessions at the confer- ence, says: the British gavernment to ness thinks: “The best hope of solution lies in a quadruple agreement, includ- ing both China and Japan, granting to Japan the minimum necessary for her_economic life, and sufficient guarantee to cent nationhood. nsure a_de- somewhat remote. Falling that, we may secure British support for our position and the denunciation of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Failing th: there would remain two alternativ Either a tripartite agreement, which would amount in all prol ility te partition of China, or else a dead- lock, which could issue only in our withdrawal from the open-door policy or a Japanese war.” Bill to Register Aliens. Secretary of Labor Davis ha recommended the adoption of a bill obliging every one who resides in the United States and has not yet be- come an American citizen to register himself. Adults would have to pay a registration fee of $10-and wage- earning children a fee of $3. The Secretary asserts that such re tion would be in the immediate In- terest of the immigrants, aince it would make it possible to direet la- borers to districts where the] ton could not be considered as a police measure, ‘but as a mesns to protect the immigrants. The chief of the Department af La. bor would find it very hard to mal such a reactionary and medieval la: palatable to our liberty-levin zens, “even though it is directed merely against the immigrants. Half a century age, even the most backward parts of Hurope rid them- selves of the passport regulations and other rules restricting perso. erty, but It appears that in free America it is quite in erder to damp the spirits of a possibly unruly peo- ple by regulations and registrations. To mlll.y’ people who hate all “fors i t may appear quite natural Shat for thia procedure the immigrant should furnish the object to be perimented on.—Dakota Freie Presse (German, independent), New Ulm, Minn, A congressman would prohibit be: ty contests. The jealous thing! kansas Gazette, That famous sayin| will soon be changed to read, ressed by the censor.”—S8yra- cuse Herald. The Sinn Fein seems to have return- ed a flat “No! reservations.—New York Tribune, ‘er physicians’ pre- soriptiens Wi every h‘l’- Swn home into & life-8aving stes tien?—Anaconda Standard, Any progressive county knews that where there is a will there is a high- way.—Asheville Times. Anyway, we are from d than from bol ~—Housten Pos! *The monster ed it yesterday. And t monstrous than ever- script. Another obstacie in the way of peace 1s the fact that the milk of human kindness won't satisty a_thirst for the cream of foreign trade.~—~Muncie Star. The great navies of the world co: tain :several hundred thousand tons of obsolete harm ‘warships, 1 of concerned in the disarmament con ference will be d to —8eattle Post Intelligencer. ‘D, €., TUESDAY, W NAAPAPTOSLSLr,| Laces;and Lace Curtain AW. H. Butler Co. | “It would be difficult for give & more convincing proof of its willing- to make concessions than by publicly pronouncing its |n(enth;rlnnflo§ iving China But the possibility of such an egreement appears to be to Lloyd George, with man can turn ffering much more ltntununlhlg in the bed hair. rahip.”! 8o they call. and. ifnocuous h the nations get rid “of. It’s not so bad for wives to sheet] '}hhalr lmltbu%: in ‘:-lhl arms and legs. e real trouble will begin when some| ted witie shoots hi UGUST 30, 1921." - EADERS of THE WA! INGTON STAR visiting London are Invited to make eanut Butter A Delicious Food Absolutely Pure. Large Glass Jars 10¢ At your dealers or | delivered anywhere IR in this city. 4 VEGETARIAN FooD & NuT (0.4 1339-41 5. CAPITOL ST. B.E. mz%, Inc. Established 1855. 727 11th 8t. N.W. At first sign LUDEN'S hol “There Is a Reason For It* Deecorat business is When we embarked in this business we employed only one mechanic. We are employing an average force of from 30 0 40 5 We do everyih'ng ia the Painting, Paper- hanging and Interior Decorating. Phone us for prices. HARRY W, TAYLOR CO., ne. 2333 18th St. N.W. mentho Lon, may be traced through the Reg. istration Department conductsa by our London Office. - USELuden's. Often Pprevent serious “Colds” — always give quick relief. The menthol blend cools and soothes irritated ¢hroats— “The Daily Spread on the Daily Bread” ELK GROVE BUTTER HY is Elk Grove Butter so much better than other butter I have tasted? So questions many a housewife after she A has introduced Elk Grove Butter into the household. Madam, if you could take a trip with us over the countryside and visit the many creameries where Elk Grove Butter is made, if you could go with us over the sun-kissed clover fields and through winding meadowlands and see the countless herds of contented cows producing the sweet butter fat which is in turn made into Elk Grove Butter—you would have your answer. 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Life Time Furniture Puts the price “away down” on every piece of this fine furni- ture, and whether it be a footstool or a buffet you'll sure- ly save by buying here—and now. Comparison will prove it!—won’t you look areund and then come in? :