Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1921, Page 6

'e‘! _— THE EVENING STAR. With Sunday Morning Edition. T WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY........October 28, 1921 THEODORE W. NOYES. . . . Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office, 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 150 Nassau S Chicago Office: Firat N Back Bitlding. European Office: 3 Regent St., London, England. editlon, ix delivered by at 60 cents per month : month: Sunday only, 20 cents per month. Or- ders may be sent by mail, or telephone Main 8§000. ~ Collection {s made by carricrs at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. 1 vr.., $6.0 Sunday only Tyr. §2.40i 1 All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1 Daily only. 1 Sunday only —_— Railroad Strike Called Off. Heads of the organizations of rail- road employes are to be congratulated on their good sense in calling off the strike which had been scheduled to be- gin next Sunday morning. Not only have they benefited the members of their own unions, but they have ren- dered a distinc rvice to the cause of organized labor. The policy of peac ful adjustment of industrial gri has been advanced as measurably it would have been retarded had the strike order been permitted to become effective. The count owes a debt of gr tude to the Railroad 1 B through the efforts of which the s has been averted. ministration in Wa handled the case with a combination of firmness and conciliation which forced +the brotherhood chiefs to abandon the untenable position they had taken, but still allowed them to go to their fol- lowers with the representation that something had been gained. There will be no complaint over assurances given by the board that it will not pass on any application for a further reduction in wages until pending controversies over rules and working have been adjusted. That would seem to be only fair and right. and the coun- try does not want that the railroad workers should be forced to accept anything which is not fair and right. The frankness with which the brotherhood executives recognized that public opin sirike, and that the strike mo., 20¢ ti- abor rike 3acked by the ad- shington, the board conditior ould not he won in the face of adverse public opinion, is gratifyving. It shows the way to the future scttlement of i dustrial controversies and, it is to be hoped, to an end to industrial w fare. The workers of the countr ought to be assured that. when the are right, public opinion will operate in their favor as strongly as it oper-|s ated against the railroad employ when they were wrong. Employvers should and must be made to feel its weight no less than their employ What has been proved good in the| present instance in the case of trans- portation would prove good for other industries, and it would seem to be an excellent time to revive interest in the plan for adjustmenfs which was worked out by the second industrial, conference appointed by President Wilson. Legionaires as Hosts. Marshal Foch, on his arrival in ‘Washington this evening, will be wel- comed by the American which appropriately extends the greet- ing at the capital to the distinguished French soldier, hecause he has come| to this country in part, in fact pri- marily, to attend the annual meeting 3¢ the legion at Kansas City. The local posts of the legion have alreads served in the same capacity in meet- ing eminent representatives of the al- lied armies and navies on their advent here, and doubtless throughout the éeremonies incident to the opening of the arms conference and the Armistice day program the American Legion will{ conitinue to act as reception commit- tee. It is appropriate that this should be. The American Legion stands for the war force of the United States during the great struggle which ended three vears ago. representative, comprising both those whao went overseas and returned and thoge who were awaiting orders to the front, and those who were performing important essential services on this side. The legion represents America’s readiness, skill, efficiency, spirit in thej war. It has in the brief time of its! existence commanded a high degree of public esteem and confidence. It has stood for the best citizenship as well as for the maintenance of the interests of its members. On these occasions of ceremony the local posts of the American Legion are well qualified to act as hosts. They are composed of Washingtonians. They represent the Capital city. They are familiar with the military cour- tesies, and it is gratifyving to have these soldiers of renown coming into Washington greeted at the city's gates by the men who represent America's contribution to the great victory. —_——————— Mr. Blanton of Texas has had to be reminded that while some people will pay liberally for rough literature no one will tolerate its indiscriminate circulation in a government publica- tion. Active Party Workers. The executive committee of the League of Republican State Clubs— an organization with headquarters in this city—met the other night and ex- pressed this bellef: “I¢ the republican party is to main- tain its control of the Senate and House after the elections next year the administration must show more interest in the active workers of the party throughout the country.” ‘The matter is to be further can- vassed, and the result laid before the President and members of the cab- inet. ‘This administration is having the experience of many of its predecessors. In one quarter it is accused of show- ing too wuch interest in “the active workers af the party.” “Look!” ex- clatm ita crities in that quarter. “At Legion, Tts membership is widely } | with uneasiness—business in confusion {and millions of men unemployed—the ent and b adv S are turn- side too often to the petty ends ributing party patronage. Let piccutting wait until more im- portant matters have been attended L0 4ad In another q rter, iced, the admi rd of neglecting of the party in- as ation the active wor and familiar ques- “Is not the laborer Are not the men here er: asked. of his hire? who last year helped to put the party in power the ones to help administer the power securcd? Can that pow he retained without their further ai Next year another appeal will be made lto them. Unless their claims to re- d for what they have done are recognized, how can they be reason- ably asked to do mor And so it goes. Maybe an admin- istration that did not find itself be- a few es in this way would mis thrill. At any rate, scaped the experience. —_———————— Censure No Cure. i If the vesult will he a more caretul | safeguarding of the pages of the Con- al Record from extraneous nd improper matter, or better still abolishment of the much and often of “extension of re- de culminating yes terday in the censure of a member of Congress fo of the Record i will have been to a good end. to 8r misuse the difference between expulsion and censure, which the House decided in {favor of the latter, there is no special concern. Prohably the action t in the circum- public ;t.tkt‘n was the {stances. The offens terjecting in a “leave-to-print” speech a certain document in the last degree {obnoxious to taste and decency, not lin the member's own language, but given as an exhibit. For it, of course, | the member was responsible. The of- {fense in printing it was to the minds {of many of his colleagues azgravated I by refusal to apologize for its in- {sertion, and his insistence upon its | justific a proper item in his ument. But the House, though re | fusin the narrew margi Tnf eight votes, administered a c mlsion by by s | parallel in its history. i idence that the House is not dis {posed to curl m of r { marks wa: fately after ure yester- print were grant- The danger of im- connection with is actually member re- | buked excep- tion. umerous expungements have joceurred in the past. but as a rule, and | uniformly, {day, when 1 led two membe | propriety occur ! sl The of terday is one of r: ase the members are as about their extended about those they actually {deliver on the floor. The real evil in { this ¢ s not the possible abuse of but the privilege itself. pointed out vesterday by the House majority leader in pressing his resolution for expulsion that in the {speech at issue iten in frequent references to the { Speaker, w] that the words actually been de; tlivered on the floor of the House. This {is a common practice. Members have {done it from time immemorial, and it 2 |is simply an agzravation of the case {against the “leave-to-print” privilege. The Congressional Record shoul contain nothing as of the nature of {“procecdings” that is not strictly im- imediate to those proceedings. The leave to print “speeches” never de- livered, in fact, grows out of the prac- tice of withholding remarks for re. { vision. If the Record is to be truly a {record mo words uttered in debate | should ever be withheld or revised out inal meaning and scope. {1f this rule can be adopted “leave-to- print” privilegzes may with safety and i propriety be granted to enable mem- {bers to publish extraneous matter, | cupplementary views and documents, provided these prints do not take the appearance of matter uttered in de- bate. The whole question turns upon the matter of the franking privilege. The |speeches printed under extension of remarks are frankable as part of the Congressional Record. They can be reprinted as documents and franked through the mails free. If it is de sired to continue this prerogative of the membership let Congress provide {for it in some other way than by de- {priving the Congressional Record of |its character as a true report of its proceedings. an bankers located in zive some valuable ad- in discouraging finan- that annoy the ‘ A few Ame Europe might vice and assist clal eccentricities world in general. —_———— Partisan compliments leave Mayor Hylan of New York in the position of !a motion picture star who has hard work living up to the performance Jaid out for him by his scenario writer. The Panama canal shows a profit which may give government owner- ship advocates new courage, —————————— Peace and National Defense. In his speech at Atlanta yesterday the President said: “I believe that every family which has lost a member in the struggle to ve mankind from absolutism; every citizen-soldier who has given years and suffering to that cause; every gold-star mother or maimed veteran, will agree that peace is preferable to war, and that to train a world in the ways of peace is better than to pre- pare it for war. I would not have you misconstrue. I believe it wholly con- sistent to preach peace and its triumphs in that convincing sincerity which an unselfish nation commands and yet make sure about our Dproper defense.” If the President had proposed dis- armament, and invited the nations to a conference in Washington for the purpose of framing a plan to put such a policy into execution, what would have been the result? No conference. The nation would have been suspected of a trick, or of being a millennialist. In either event we should not have been considered fit company for straightforward and practical na- tions. All such would, as politely as possible, have declined the invitation. ‘What the President did propose was | spir .|dents to bring them to attention. the member had wribl THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1921. of so practical a nature, and bore so directly on present conditions in the world, it was acceptable to, and ac- ‘c-'p((-d by, all. A nation declining an invitation to such a meeting would have discredited itself. Let us ume—for it is a safe as- sumption—that our guests at the con- feren table will be animated by a milar to our own as respects Editorial Digest The Right to Criticise. Immunity from criticism has never been a prerogative of public amula]s! of this country, and any hope they | may have been entertaining that the! mayor of Chlcago was going to se- | cure it for them by muzzling Chicago national defense. Al will want 10|papers has gone glimmering. tead make sure” of that. Not one of s judicial decision has reafiirmed the them, notwithstanding the economic |principle that criticism s mot only jembarrassments of all, would be will- the privilege but the duty of the S in any creaimata _ public press, and editors are accord- Ing, in any circumstances, to proceed |j, g1y rojnicing that another “inso- | upon any other line than that of self-|lent attack on the constitutional free- | preservation in time of danger, and|dom of the prews” to auoty the Dhil- 5 : S S hia Bulletin (independent repub- that the danger of war, notwithstand-ljijcan), has only succeeded, as the| ing the general desire for peace, still s City Star (independent) ob- lubks in e woda serves, “in making that principle ! - more ure.” “The first attempt on record of a city government to avenge Itself| upon_a newspaper critic by a libel suit has failed completely,” the Bos- | {ton Herald (independent republican) reports, and the principles involved ' in the decision “are nation-wide | Dhe suit brought by Mayor Thomps in the name of the city, asking for $10,000,000 damages against the Chi- cago Tribune and the Chicazo N for “injury to the it of the nicipal _corporation, evi intended, the lence critici the platfor Lights on Obstructions. Nearly a year ago a young man was killed in a motor car through collision with the post of a railroad viaduct in the northeastern part of the city at night. Attention was immediately called to the danger involved in the lack .of proper lights at these points, especlally as the posts were of dark color and invisible at night. It was urged that lights be placed upon them !as a warning, but all that was done then was to paint the posts white. A few nights ago a motor party smashed “large enouxzh wrec paper propert. would thing like fair and of a municipal administration impos- | any make into a viaduct post in South Wash-|sible.” But, as t attle Times (in- | o o " : Sy Wt dependent) the court “prop- .lington and several were severely in-{eriy» held that it i jured, owing, in part, to the absence|within the rightful purview of the press” and that newspaper comment dealing with governmental conditic ould not be curtailed freedom of =p ons.” of any warning lights upon the ob- | struction. Now lights have been or-| dered for all of these viaduct posts. They should have been es the Thompson ad- | long ago, before the fatal accident of in razed by the i 2 t s is \{lication of much truth” as | December. But this is one of thely, i, yerald (independ | things that “happen.” needing acci|brought amainst Its ! deed, in the opinion S. C, Record (democrat frank eriticism | 1319-1321 F Street STORE NEWS Exclusive Washington Agents for Men’s “Knox” October 28 8 AM.to 6 P.M. » Hats We Celebrate Our Ninth Anniversary With Extra Values We’ve made our Anniversary Sales very important bargain events, but even this occasion would not justiiy the lowering of a price for suits and over- coats that has already been cut helow any figure quoted in Washington for merchandise of similar value. 3ut we must do something unusual—and that “something” is in offering Under the regulations, if any ob- struction is left in the streets or on the sidewalk or on the parking it {must be lighted at night by a red lan- tern. It may be out of the way of |traffic. It may be only a little pile {of brick on the space between curb the most vicious assaults upon the ting straight from the shoulder” an unequivocal defense of that tradi- | tional American right, the Great Falls, Mont, Leader (republi s Judge Fisher, who wrote th sion, has earned the thanks of | jand sidewalk, but it must be lighted, L 5 est newspaper of the United States.” because it is an unusual and not a|The principal defendant in the « permanent thing. But a fixture, noalso believes that zens throus out the countr will matter how dangerous, has heretofore m is a notewort not been considered as needing illu- of Ameri mination. even though % 2 ; Tribune may b Sometimes the “temporary™ obstruc- 5 M Ash fntar | tions are in the way of becoming per-{ While “the effort to right of the press to erit manent. For example, about three| months ago several immense spools of electric cable were carted out into ;mq northeast and deposited on the parkings, presumably for speedy use in the replacement of the conduit con- ductors. They are still standing there, trash accumulating around their b |grease from the nightly placed lan- terns fouling the walks, a dangerous plaything for pranky and venturesome boys and altogether an unsightly blot {upon the landscape. Th hinks “it is n and mad L dangerous or el might be, e would to nse the power of the n is not good | in hiding his crookedness {business. It these, cables were to be|ltits, With the taxpayers’ mon held until used they should have been | publicly questioned his arookednes |stored at the expense of the electric an““p;"jvl‘k{;]r; s of this guntrv company owning them, instead of| rizht. the D declares, ¢ pri | being put into the free space of the to the annoyance of residents. is another matter requiring of- ficial attention. And the ¢ democratic). | P ——— believe to he the mistakes or { The time appears to be at hand|misconduct of public officials.” ) that dut {when no really great expression ¢ffChiiian { American statesmanship is regarded . not {as complete without a reminder of de- | sirability of placing orders early with | the nearest newsdealer. involves respousibi 1 News (ind N “immunfty. —_——— Half the population of the United States lives in rented houses, which tatistical announcement leaves it to {be inferred that the opportunities for {home-buying offered by high war- | time wages were not fully improved. such abuse ousht red through the aze of court procedure urts cannot settle such Not twelve men but zll of a newspaper m verdict. The jury questions the reade bring in always ‘out. is —_————————— Every now and then some old- fashioned statesman tries to offer the {suggestion that the original text of {the United States Constitution is as {important as some of the amendments. “The Cabbage Patch.” g of Mrs. Mary A the orizinal of “Mrs. Wiggs of (i Cabbage Patch” calls the attention of the public afresh to an extraor- —_——— dinary literary success that came 1o e = a woman who simply set down the Even if the Washington conference | ¢, /ion "things observablo about her should lead to no definite results in the {in the life of every day. |way of disarmament it will rank asf Alice Caldwell Hegan suddenly real zed the literary erial i 2 one of the greatest educational events|ghant. Y atenal lnithe Jof of history. 3 f her time in altruistic labors. The ——— e genius of the title of the book 1Is in | Germany hecame so accustomed to|the addition of the Cabbage Patch to ;. «“ jag" of t ine. doing business with “calories” that her | ¢, name of the heroine. The author | respect for a system of valuations{of those who live amid squalor and | i o 3 e impaired, |filth that the sun may be in a life, if | based on “marks” became impal rot in a eky. Her cheery philosopher | — e 1e and-dump part of Louisville, | where she was putting. in much_of | still greater value for the price that has become a by-word this season with clothing buyers. The assortment was already a vast collection of magnificent quality, but we’ve added scores of both suits and overcoats that were considerably more expensive, and they make this offering very impressive. Suits =« Qvercoats 95 Valued by the manufacturer to retail for $45 and $50—marked by us regularly at $335 and $40—we now add some that are even more expensive and offer them for $31.95. EVERYTHING in this stock is NEW—and unless you get NEW goods you're not going to get CORRECT styles. If you buy clothing that was made a year or two years ago the difference will be very apparent. The suits and overcoats here are RIGHT—in cut and in color—and when you see clothing that'is different in these respects you can make up your mind that it's old stock, and woolens of the past few yecars have not been up to the present standard. Special $50 Overcoats and neighbornood benefactor is a uni- versal type. That is why the book ! Medicinal beer is expected to afford JZ50 PG, P hiln Anduages and | relief to a number of people Who are|has brightened the existence of myr- | eat slclc s iads who recognize the picture of | the common human instincts exempli- | fied and typified in a compelling per- sonality i Today the “Cabbage Patch” itself bears witness to the influence of th work of the writer and the inf of her original many times multipl in print. A civic improvement clu has banished the weeds and the clut- | tered disorder, if it has not evicted my lady Poverty. The picturesqueness may have vanished, but much of grime and _crime has_ disappearcd therewith. The broom of Mrs. Wiggs will still be sweeping clean years hence in places of which she never dreamed.—Philadelphia Public Ledger | (independent). ¥ SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Fair Enough. Genius built the big machines To run on railway ties. 1t figured out the ways and means By methods very wise. Since genius solved the problems tough, A magic skill bestowing, ‘We surely should have sense enough To keep the old works going. College Girls as Newspaper Readers ' Editors no doubt may profit from | the information as to what college ; girls find most interesting in a news- | w 10)Wroug, paper, as disclosed by a census of ‘Our esteemed colleague allowed | Radcliffe students. himself to put some rather question- l"l;r:l i begin witl fpfiff’,‘;mdp,,"f“'s women makes appeal to able language into the Congressional|ihem; of the six hundred students to Record.” whom a questionnaire was submitted “Yes wp|only four gave the “woman’'s page” Yes,' ‘repued Senator Sorghum. “I preference, as against fourteen votes am afraid he has made a mistake in{for the sporting page “nd six for the 5 comic sections. Sixty-two per cent | applving his talents to politics. He| lh% g editorials rogularly and 2 | ought to be writing dialogue for some|per cent registered a preference for | of the musical shows editorial comment. Twenty-Lhree per cent said that the general news at- = tracted them most and 35 per cent Jud Tunkins says he never managed | confessed to a predilection for head- to meet many enthusiastic optimists lilg:r;t:‘g;lln‘w‘gi‘en Siris e thepaners who weren’t always figuring at least|about as the rest of the public does, : six months ahead. though possibly with a less avid in- | terest in sports. But it would be in- | structive to have a similar poll of | a man's college for comparison. It If socialism brought about was lf‘;)!un\itlgat‘ 96 per tiem of the Radcliffe students read the newspa- The plan which in its theory lurks, | Radclife StARoncs reer the answers The man who makes the pay checks|to the questionnaire show, intelli- out gently. IS the percentage a8 high 4 t H. d”? Would be the only one who works. | At e estar the xni The Lone Toiler. At all events, the exhibit of lively Interest by college women in the cur- | i red. rent news of the world is commend- | i Belf Conte able. Newspapers are nowadays read ‘Did you see the play depicting the|in class in sofmie efllleg‘es as par; ?r | lon: 'h their course of instruction. But their persecaions of the Christians under | Ao o Crtant Iinfluence s exerted Nero? at the student's breakfast table. In “No,” replied Farmer Corntossel.|reading them regularly the Radcliffe e irls wisely follow the old precept T've got troubles of my own right| . notning of human concern Is for- now, and I belleve in letting bygones|eign to their interest—New York be bygones.” World: (democratic). “Modest rents” seems to mean they “Satan don’t hab to work very hard |have been well raised—Wyoming temptin' & lot of us pore sinners,”|State Tribune. said Uncle Eben. “All he has to do| Perheps congressmen call it & “bloc™ ts to announce his office hours an’|béceuse the Ku Kluzers have used up available “k.”—Nashville Ten- hab us standin’ in line.” A pessean. v & These are our finest $50 garments—the best $60 to $65 values as reckoned by the prevailing market prices. There’s an unlimited variety of beautiful coats in this offering. See them! We can say just this to you—Here are the very latest Fall Hats, of superior quality and finish. 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