Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1921, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, »- With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. G 'SRIDAY......September 9, 1081 2HEODORE W. NOYES. ... Bditor #Fhe Evering Star Newspaper Company ;nd Pennsylvania Ave. Nassau St. fonal Rank Rullding. St.. London, Englan “ The Evenirg Star, with the Sunday morning edition, is delivered by carriers within the city ‘at 60 cents per manth: dally only. 45 eents #month: Sunday anly. 20 cents per month. e ‘ders may be sent by mail, or telenhone Main $000. Collection is made by earriers at the «nd of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. 1 mo.. 70¢ 1 mo., 50¢ 1mo., 20¢ Daily and Sunday..1yr., $8.4 Paily only.... yT., $6.0 8unday only.. yr.. $2.4 All Other States. Dally and Sunday.1yr., $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only. 1yr., § 1 mo., 60c Sunday on! 3. ‘mo., 25 . The Coming Conference. President Harding, addressing the student officers of the/Army War Col- lege yesterday, took ctcasion to em- phasize the fundamental purpose of the approaching international confer- ence in Washington. His words were | timely and happily definite. For if there is one thing that could hinder the full success of that conference it would be a popular misconception of the ends to be sought. Those ends have been stated previously Wwith frankness and precision. Yet, owing, perhaps, to the misnomer under which the conference is generally referred to , today, and perhaps to the impractical Fearnings of the “too many theorists™ to whom the President referred, the possibility of misconception exists. So the President spoke. That, in the light of his pronouncement, doubt should re- main as to the aims of the nations whose representatives will, on Novem- ber 11, foregather here would seem in- credible. They are to meet, those nations, with a view not to disarmament but to the limitation of armaments by inter- national agreement. Whether or not President Harding is correct in his as- gertion that “there may never be a time without the necessity for armed forces in every government” is, after all, beside the point. If, as many ‘hope, such an era may sometime be reached —that day lies far ahead. What America, with the balance of the world, craves today is action which will meet the conditions of to- day. The nations of the world, always with the exception of those who, de- feated in the world war, have been forbidden the “privilege” of competi- tive armament, have attained to an ap- preciation of the obvious fact that a continuation of the mad race for armed supremacy upon land or sea ean only result in international bank- ruptcy. Aware of that fact, they pro- pose to take counsel together to the end that, by mutual agreement, the race may be halted and armaments limited to rational bounds. * “Keeping that program ever before it the conference should succeed. Once departing therefrom into the imprac- ticable discussion of the abolition of ell armed forces it might readily fail. President Harding, aware of those facts, vesterday gave assurance that the American conferees will work clearly and directly toward the need of the world today. & B ———rm———— The Need of Veterans. Presumably, if Mr. Cannon decides to stand for Congress again, his con- stituents will return him. He has served them long and well, and given to his district a national name. “Veterans of his type are valuable in our public life now. Although we are pathmaking in some things, we ars treading familiar paths in others. Those familiar with such paths, there- fore, are desirable company. 0Old men for counsel. Mr. Cannon has been a national counselor for half a century. He began at the time we were reconstructing matters the civil war had dislocated and all but de- stroyed, and saw that work completed. Since then he has seen the nation grow, and helped it to grow, stronger and more efficient than it had been be- fore the war came. »We are reconstructing matters new. The dislocations of the world war have been severe, though we es- caped the horrors of our civil war. There was no fighting on our own soil, and the people were not divided. Young men for action. We need ac- tion, and there are men for that work. But we need counselors, too—men qualified by experience to cut out work—and we have men of that sort. Let us mix the two sorts in a propor- tion to get the best results. _This Congress will but begin the task of reconstruction, and much of wrhat it does may necessarily be short- lived. So that the Sixty-eighth Con- gress will have a crowded card, and should be chosen with that fact well considered. —_————————— Insurance experts say that the aver- mge length of a human lifetime has peen increased by four years., In view ©f recent events bringing anxiety to every individual, the theory that worry .shortens the mortal span cannot be fully accepted., ————— * More thought is being given to how another war can be averted than to Jhow the next one may be fought. . —_——————— German monarchists evidently as- pume that the public has a very short fmemory. 1 Briand and Wilson. A cable from Paris says: £*Premier Briand wishes to obtain § Wote in the chamber of deputies giv: ing him sufficient authority to repre- sent France at the conference on ermament and far eastern questions, hich will begin in Washington on Fovember 11, it s declared by L Homme jbre. The newspaper says he wishes to given such a vote of confidence be- re leaving for Washington, but, so . as known, no decision has as yet i n reached relative to the date upon mhich parliament will be called to ‘gonvene.” M. Briand may haye in mind the : "fi-dnh ‘Wilson. .| 7When Mr. Wilson eppeared in Paris ’§tflnpflumhmlm . gredited and refected leader. The latest - the proprieties, he had asked for a ma- jority in the new Congress of one complexion, and the country \had re- sponded with one of the opposite com- plexion. It was clear to nearly every- body, even to many prominent demo- crats, that Wilsonism was doomed! And another thing. Mr. Wilson's program comprehended ignoring the Senate. Not only was the Senate not represented at the conference, but it had no line of communication with B |that body. It was kept in ignorance of the “inside” of the proceedings, And yet the work of the convention would have to be ratified by the Sen- ate before it could apply to the United States. ‘While all this was known to Mr. ‘Wilson, it apparently was not known to the representatives of the powers with whom he was treating. They ac- cepted him as “the whole thing” so far as America was concerned, and he acted as if he were. Hence the failure. The Senate would not ratify the treaty as Mr. Wilson had negotiated it, and he would not accept the reservations it proposed. M. Briand in coming to Washington wants such assurances from France as Mr. Wilson did not take with him when he went to Paris. 3 The Attack on Judge Landis. The American Bar Association yes- terday by a viva voce vote went on record in condemnation of the ac- ceptance of Judge Kenesaw M. Landis of private empldyment while holding a position on the federal bench. This revives the question which agitated the American public some months ago and led to sharp discussion in Con- gress and even to suggestions of im- peachment. It also raises the ques- tion of the propriety of the bar ex- pressing itself upon the opinion of an individual member of the bench. Judge Landis’ acceptance of the national base ball commission chairmanship ‘was noted chiefly because of the cir- cumstances in which the position was tendered to him, the wide popularity of the sport and finally the liberal salary accompanying the office. The fact was ignored that many other judges have in the past accepted pri- vate employment, have taken fees for arbitrations, have engaged in business, without raising any clamor. In the Landis case he accepts a fixed re- tainer of $42,500 as an arbitrater in the base ball business, which has be- come one of the major American in- dustries. If his fixed fee—and it is no more than a retainer fee—had been no more than $4,250 there would have been no fuss about it. It was the liberality of the stipend that made the case nmotable. And it furthermore served to call attention pointedly to the fact that the United States govérn- ment pays its judges pitifully small salaries, exacting from them heavy sacrifices when they accept assign- ment on the bench. It is to be regretted that the bar as- sociation went on record in this mat- ter so hastily, and with so little con- sideration, and especially on the strength of such intemperate state- ments by the member presenting the resolution, who talked about “sbiling the ermine,” the “temptation of ava- rice and private gain,” “sapping ju- dicial strength,” “dragging the ermine in the mire,” and finally “execrable conduct.” The legal profession is not so far removed from the charge of avarice and commercialism and private gain that it is justified in setting up in the Landis case the exalted standard of ethics from which to condemn the con- duct of a man against whose integrity no whisper has ever been heard, who has upheld in his judicial capacity the high principles of the American bench and who has without question the es- teem and confidence of the American people. § London Punch is carrying advertise- ments addressed especially to what is mentioned in London as the great American thirst. Punch often relies on the comic portraiture on its cover to prevent it from being classified as one of the most serious of publications. ———————— A motion picture concern is charged with being a trust. The commercial importance of the film indystry threat- ens to make the legal briefs as excit- ing as the scenarios. & Berlin is again called upon to study assassination as the possible cause of a political upheaval. Experience will doubtless inspire a sense of caution. i Sovietism rapidly lost ground as soon as the phrase, “The meeting will come to order,” asserted itself as the merest parliamentary fiction. { Unemployment is a problem which must be finally disposed of by the in- dividual, whatever solution may be devised for collective use. Publish the Stop Changes! Certain changes in car stops have been ordered by the Public Utilities Commission, but the executive of the commission declines to make them public on the ground that the pesople will know by cbservation when the signs are moved. If this is a fixed policy of the utilities commission it should be reconsidered and changed, for there is nothing more essential to the prompt end effective service of the street railway lines of the city than knowledge on the part of the peo- ple of the points where the cars will stop. It is not so easy a matter as the executive officer intimates for the peo-: ple to learn these points. They have become accustomed to the cars stop- ping at certain places. If changes are made without notice they are likely to be left standing, the car going past ‘without checking, with the motorman perhaps making cryptic motions for- ward or backward to indicate some in- determinate point ahead or in the rear where a car may be boarded. But not that car! And the loss of cars on this score is most irritating and un- necessary. The street cars are run for the public convenience, and are stopped to take on the passengers in order, that they may discharge their function. If ths election -at home: had gone huvfly'p«mle have to guess where the cars against him. Waiving precedent and!are going to stop they are not getting service. This attitude of letting the; people learn by experience savors of the old “take-it-or-leave-it” position which public service corporations formerly assumed. Once before this question arose in a similar situation, and it was explained | that if the changes ‘were announced before they went into effect the Dis- trict building would be besieged with protests from those who took excep- tions. This can hardly be a serious reason for concealment. If so, how- ever, it is an indication of unconcern for the public welfare that is not to be accepted as characteristic at the Dis- trict building. i These car stops figure in the daily life of the people, and to many they are of materjal importance. Arbitrary changes would be accepted in good spirit, assuming that they are reason- able and make for better service, but concealment of them before they go into effect is intolerable. Croakers to the Rear. I Europeans of consequence and In- fluence, in office or out, who have never visited America are expressing | a lively interest in the country, and many have arranged, and others are arranging, to pay us a visit. The disarmament conference will attrast statesmen, soldlers, sailors, journalists and literati in numbers, and while it sits such trained and keen observers will have an eye for every- thing, and later appraise us for what they think we represent. But outside those circles, and with- out regard to world politics or domes- tic politics, foreigners of means and education, able to indulge in travel and desirous of benefiting by a survey of advanced countries and peoples, will in the near future include the United States in their itineraries, and give us more than “the once over.” Our life, in its political, business, edu- cational and social aspects, will in- trigue them, and they will examine and assess what we have done and are planning to do. ‘We shall thus for some little time be under the intimate observation of men and women whose good opinion we as a people desire. Let us, then, be on our best behavior and in our best mood. If it is necessary, let us round up the croakers and despairers, and keep them out of sight and hearing. They are trying enough on home folks, but are a positive injury to the country when holding forth to visitors, as many of them are in the habit of doing, about the shortcomings of popular government on the American plan. « ———————— Bergdoll was last heard from in Switzerland. There is little serious foundation for the fact that Germany may again become involved in war- fare of one kind or another, but Berg- doll took no chances. —————— - References to men reported as slack- ers who saw active and honorable service are now regarded merely as evidences of a rather confused system of bookkeeping incidental to the con- fusion of war. —————— Scientists assert that the coal supply will give out in a few million years. Commercial statisticians intimate that the public will not have to wait so long for the interesting experience. —_——————— There is difficulty in reconciling the assurances of Ku-Klux literature that the Kian is a gentle and sociable in- stitution with reports from scenes of its active operations. —_—————— The stock market would not be so dangerous for lambs if the bulls and bears were less industrious in trying to mislead one another by unreliable tips. —————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDBR JOHNSON. ' Boys and Men. The small boy is a happy elf ‘Who lives but to enjoy himself. His life is free from serious care, His only need is to prepare For glories he is sure to earn ‘When at life’s game he takes his turn; ‘With little need to tofl or grieve— That's what the older folk believe. The man mature in restful pride Has laid anxieties aside, And gained the power that mortals prize ‘Which he, at will, may exercise. His wisdom brings him ease complete And smooths each pathway for his feet, As every scene brings joy anew— That is the small boy’s point of view. Tired Business Man. “I understand that you are going to take a vacation?” “Yes,” replied Mr. Dustin Stax. “I need a change of scene.” “You never appeared to work very hard.” “No. But it becomes mononotous to do all your loafing in the same office.” Jud Tunkins says one encourage- ment to unemployment is the fact that s0 many people seem to regard it as & luxury. Machinery. The government is a machine, An intricate affair; Sometimes it rides along serene, Sometimes it calls for care. A few skilled workmen must be found To tend the running gear, v ‘While thoughtless people stand around And try to interfere. No Sphinx. “You never seemed to care to be re 2 sphinx in politics.” “Nq,” replied Senator Sorghum. “I've seen a sphinx. 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