Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1921, Page 6

6. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1921 THE EVENING STAR. With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. .. .December 1, 1921 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star New!pap;r Company Bl-hmg 0n§e. Jah 8t and P ew Chicago O e Firat Nationai, Ba European 0 London, England. The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning ditlon, is delivered 'by carriers in the city At 80 cents per mont ily only. 45 month; Sunday only. cents p gders miay be went by moil, or fele Collection is made by earrie end of eaci month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. . $8.40; 1 mo., 70c . $6.00; 1 mo., 50¢ 40; 1 mo., 20¢ Daily and Sunda; Daily only. day_on : 1 mo., 85¢ 00: 1 mo., e 5 The Vanderlip Plan. The plan of Frank A. Vanderlip for handling the foreign debt of $11,000,- €00,000 to the United States cannot fail to arrest the attention and fire the imagination of the American pub- lic. Mr. Vanderlip, one of the leading financiers of the country, has but re- cently returned from a study of finan- cial and economic conditions in Eu- rope. Upon the basis of that study he advances a proposition to his fellow countrymen which combines with sound economics and broad seil sagacity qualities of vision and hu- manity which civilization manding of its leaders. Briefly stated. today de- the proposed plan contemplates the spending of all that could be paid in discharge of the debt for many years to come for the re- habilitation of European civilization. Under it the debts owed to the United States by its late war associates would be recognized as just, and the policy of ecancellation uncompromis- ingly rejected. But all interest moneys for an undetermined period would be expended by the United States, through a carefully devised loan system. in bettering the lot of the peoples who owe it to us, in order that the economic and sociz structure of the old world may be rendered and and secure. Ultimate- Iy, when the rehabilitation of Euro- pean civilization shall have been achieved, the United States may ex- pect the payment of the principal of | the debt. Tmpediments to the unqualified col- lection of the debt at this time have oughly discussed in Amer- jea that the uire no elaboration Ly Mr. Vanderlip. Briefly and lucidly he points out the fact that the inflow of foreign goods incident to such pay ment would bring disaster to our in- dustrial system and menace the in- terests of American labor and capital alike. Then, conscious of the fact that thoughtful men and women through- out the nation recognize the impos- gibility from every point of view of forcing Europe to meet in normal manner her indebtedness to us. he volunteers his solution of the problem. The details of Mr. Vanderlip's #cheme remain to be perfected. There are difficulties incident to its operation which will require delicate adjust- ment. The basis upon which Amer- jca shall retain title in the enter- prises initiated abroad through the expenditure of the funds in question, as guarantee for the repayment of the debt, must obviously be determined. The question whether moneys which cannot be raised for unqualified pay- ment of their debt to the United States may be raised in European countries for their own industrial rehabilitation must be answered. These are, how- ever, but matters of detail. It is with Mr. Vanderlip's proposal in its broader aspects that the public will be pri- marily concerned. In those aspects the plan, whether viewed from the angle of expediency or altruism; of narrow American interests or the in- terests of humanity in general, has infinite possibliities. —_——— been so t International problems are so nu- merous that no conference can be ex- pected to dispose of them all at a eingle session. — e Every effort has been made to sim- plify proceedings by reducing the naval relationships of nations to terms of simple arithmetic. i The Primary School Need. ‘The joint congressional committee that is considering the public school welfare in the District of Columbia cannot fail to be impressed primarily with the imperative need of more, better and larger buildings. What- ever may be the deficiencies of the administrative system in its broad or detailed aspects, the most urgent re- quirement is for space in which the children can be housed while receiv- 4ng their educational training. At no time in the history of the public gchools of Washington have they been properly equipped. They have always Peen crowded. Successive additions %o the plant have been tardy and in- sufficient. ‘When the District was poor and Tacked funds the allotments for public school purposes were inadequate. In date years Congress has been un- ‘willing to spend out of the more sbundant money sufficient to make up these long-accumulated arrears. A few months ago a considerable ad- vance was made, but at the average sate of construction more school- houses will be necessary by the time these buildings are finished and ready for use. In fact, the new building projects of that lately authorized group Wwere in themselves not suf- ficient for the immediate needs. Burveys of the pubde school situa- glew dave been made showing the ‘points of congestion and the areas of “mmediate prospective growth and it 4s possible to determine just what dufldings are necessary to bring the ystem up to par and how rapidly ey should be erected and put in com- Imission. On the basis of such a sur- %ey a broad, comprehensive building plan should be proposed, covering peveral years of construction designed to catch up with the arrears, and to provide at the same time for the surrent growth of the schools. Such a broad building program “4hould not be measured by the allot- ‘ments of District funds possible an- STUGRLLALRUGSS is a capital investment for a fixed plant. It should be treated as a basic expenditure. If the current revenues will not yield enough for a school building program of this character the accumulated surpluses of District tax money should be drawn upon to pay the District'’s share of this ex- pense. Much of the trouble today is due to the fact that buildings once authar- ized by Congress are slow in comple- tion, owing, in most cases, to the fact that especially during late years the bids for their construction have ex- ceeded the appropriations. It has been impossible in these cases to proceed with the work without additional islation, and thus authorized build- ings have lagged months and even vears behind schedule, and, when finally put into condition, have been immediately overcrowded in conse- quence of the growth of the school population since the original appro- priation was voted. It would make for speedier construction if allowance could be made in the writing of the appropriations for possible increases in cost. The Commissioners, now kept down to rigid limits of available funds, must not be held accountable for delays in construction which are due to bids that are too high at the outset and to consequent changes in plans to bring the cost within the funds available. More buildings, provided cn a care- fully considered plan of successive additions to the plant, with no subse- quent departure from the general | scheme, will alone cure the ills from | which the school system is mainly suffering today. The joint com- mittee will doubtless reach that conclusion, and the hope is that it will so strongly report to that effect that a broad. liberal building bill will be presented and passed at the coming session. M. Briand's Return. A lively reception, we are told, awaits M. Briand in the chamber of deputies. The opposition is “loaded ;fnr hear.” Communists, socialists, conservatives will besiege him with is from a Paris cable: «lations, the KFran- the anti-French v and the protection ans in Cilicia after evacua- the French troops may pro- voke warm debate in the chamber. Jriand never declines com- i th bably afford both entertainment and instruction. While no mention is made in this cable of an interpellation on the sub- of M. Briand's visit to Washing- s most likely that the subject Jes ton, it will come up. Indeed, it is impossible to conceive of silence on a topic of such universal moment. The French premier attended the armament conference with a particu- lar object in view—to explain the size of the French army at this time, three years after the signing of the armistice. His speech, delivered with much fire and force, was heard with profound attention and complimented on all sides. Y The French public heard it by wire. So that what M. Briand says now will not be strictly new. Still, it will have an interest all its own, and particularly if the speaker adds, as seems likely and proper, some observations on the conference based upon a study of the meeting close up. He touched shoulders with it, looked it in the face, took its size and true purport, and has an opinion, we may all be sure, of value everywhere, on this side as well as on his side of the Atlantic. The President and Legislation. It is evident that Mr. Harding is to have an experience similar to Mr. Wilson's in the matter of party tangles in Congress over party meas- ures. That is to say, when factionism has produced a deadlock he is to be expected to produce the key. Will he respond as willingly and often as Mr. Wilson did? When the democratic party took full charge in March, 1913, it had been out of power sixteen years— time enough to get rusty in the role of legislator. At the start it seemed to lack confidence. It faced a large order. So it turned to Mr. Wilson in its dilemmas and he evinced much pleasure in responding. He united factions and showed the way. When the republican party took full charge in March last it had been out of power only eight years. But it faced a large order, and factionism soon developed. And factionism has been growing. The regular session of Congress will open with the party divided on a number of propositions. Mr. Harding has already been ap- pealed to in several disputes, and has responded. This, of course, will en- courage other appeals. Will he con- tinue to respond? There is no impropriety either in such appeals or in such responses. On the contrary, both are within the practice. But Mr. Harding would be within his rights if he intimated to his party friends on Capitol Hill that there is considerable business to at- tend to at his end of the avenue, and that it has the first call on his time. —_————————— The eventual fate of a battleship is to be scrapped. The operation could be performed with far more dig- nity and far less disaster in time of peace than in time of war. ————————— It will be hard to persuade a con- siderable element of French opinion that the only way to deal with Ger- man policies i3 not to “treat ‘em rough.” “Bluebeard” Convicted. Conviction of Henri Landru at Ver- sailles on a charge of wholesale murder closes a trial that for three weeks has held international interest. seemed a figure of fiction, fantastic and unreal. He had killed, according one boy in the course of his diabolical scheme of robbery and murder. successively by offers of employment and matrimony. of them seen after entering his house. The known crimes began in January, The “Bluebeard,” as he is called, has to the police, at least ten women and The women had been lured to his villa In no case was any 1915, and they followed at intervals Landru was arrested three months gfter the last disappearance. Though there was little doubt of his guilt, it seemed at the outset that it would be impossible to convict Landru, inasmuch as no ‘corpus delicti” could be proved. In other words, the bodies of none of his vic- tims could be produced. The women had- simply disappeared. Landru de- fied the state to prove his guit. He did not declare his innocence until the close of the trial. He simply stood back upon the principle that it was up to the prosecution to demonstrate {guilt. This attitude undoubtedly had |a psychological effect to his disadvan- tage. But with all the suspicion against him, and the remarkable co- incidence of successive disappear- ances of women last seen to enter his home, it would probably have been impossible to fasten guilt upon him had it not been that certain teetn demonstrated to be of human origin were found in the debris at his villa. Landru’s only defense against this was the negative claim that the prem- ises had been left unguarded and that this evidence could have been “plant- ed” there by the police. Apparently the jury did not believe in this possi- bility, for it rendered a verdict of | guilty and the infamous “Bluebeard” has been sentenced to the guillotine. Several cases of this kind have oc- curred in the United States. There was the celebrated Dr. Meyer, who poisoned a number of women after g them and paid the penalty ¢ his crimes. There was again a in the middle west who a few table “mur- ma years ago conducted a v der farm” and slew several men, burying them on the premi The wholesale slaughter of peonage pris- oners in one of the southern state: recently was of this same character. Monsters of iniquity of this type recur from time to time, and society must protect itself from them. The French convibtion of Landru is a gratifying evidence that this fiendish manifesta- tion inevitably meets its just pun- ishment. —_———————— When reduction of armament is proposed it is necessary to give the statesman accustomed to rvegard big naval equipment as the greatest na tional asset a little time to think mat- ter: There are prediction | future of central Europe pe s to create forebodings tha + recent pur- states ean hope them. S0 to settle down and enj —_—————————— tive obser: to share More conser failed from the outset the enthu- siastic ex ations that by this time the delegates, having gotten through with business, would be drawing up cha nd telling funny it * After consulting the dictionary, enator Borah evidently decided there was not enough difference between the definitions of “league” and “as- sociation.” i Bergdoll is more concerned about his status as an American citizen {when the matter in hand is one of pecuniary interest and not one of patriotic service. & The importance attached by nations to the old battleship does not indicate much faith in the assertions of ex- perts that it is to be superseded by aircraft. \ l A hoycott of cold-storage eggs has been proposed in Chicago. Refusal to eat a cold-storage egg. if it can be detected in time, involves very little sacrifice on the part of the consumer. t Bolshevism has appeared in Portu- gal. Russia’s supply of the article in its original form is now mainly for export purposes. \ It may be a relief to Lloyd George to visit this country and get his mind temporarily off the local perplexities of his government. $ Lenin from his meal ticket. & SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Benefactor. And happy little children say The good old Santy by and by The elder folk when burdened with The cares that cannot be forgot Declare that Santy is a myth. Unrest. government?” plied Senator Sorghum, paid in private employment.” or defend himself. Avoiding Conflict. grave diplomatists thronged ‘When tress, A conversation well prolonged Appeals to them as a success. Uncle Eben, time bein’.” . Limitation. is in favor of peace.” “Understand correct,” Cactus Joe. always favored peace. e s B i Soviet Russia has not reached a de- gree of privation sufficlent to detach The merry Christmastide draws near ‘Will harness up his generous sleigh. But how they wish that he was not! “Do you have much trouble with constituents who want jobs under the “Not as much as I used to,” re- “Most of the pathetic appeals now come from peo- ple who have been working for the government and who want me to get them a chance at the kind of salaries Jud Tunkins says one reason a fat man gets the reputation of being good natured is that if trouble starts he is not in shape either to run fast have To lead the world from war's dis- “When I goes to church,” said “I has de comfort of knowin’ dat even if I don’t understan’ de sermon, I's out o’ mischief foh de “I understand that Crimson Gulch answered “Crimson Gulch has The only ques- tion is which of us leadin’ citizens shall be permitted to carry guns in order to impress the populace with the inadvisability of behavin’ anywise | Who’s Who Atthe Arms Conference X—Senator Vittorio Rolandi Ricei ENATOR Vittorio Rolandi Ricel, Italian ambassador to the United States and second member of the Italian delegation to the arma- ment conference, is a man so physically, mentally and socially robust that one fortunate enough to meet and converse with him is reminded of a Roman pater- familias of tae best period in the his- tory of that ancient empire. The simile carried further when one recalls the simplicity of the well-to-do citizen of the republic or early empire, desiring most to live on his rural estates, sur- rounded by the members of his house, t patriotically willing to sacrifice his pri and his weaith could he but serve the state in peace or war. Sena- tor Ricei gave up much in the way of personal gain to enter the field of di- plomacy, while scientific husbandry on his estates in Tusca Umbria and Piedmont is his greatest avocation. Senator Ricei’s experlence in the realms of international diplomacy was, at the time of his appointment, limited to nothing at all. There are those who have said that his non-conformity to the generally accepted diplomatic type is one of lhis greatest assets. Where other mature diplomats began their present careers at an age little past boyhood, Senator Ricci did not inaugu- rate his until he was past middle life. From the ages of twenty to sixty he Was a corporation lawy ‘That his ex- pert services were in general and fr quent demand is evidenced by the fact that his income taxsat the heigh 1 ctice was not only the higr member of his special pro- ssion in Italy, but was six times as great as that turned into the treasu by the corporation lawyer who paid the next highest amount. Ambassador Ricci, when asked to interrupt a lucrative practice and en- ter a field of work quite new to him, did not hesitate. He felt that if 600, 000 of the young men of Italy had been willing to sacrifice their lives he could not well refuse to contribute to his country what he has been known to rerer to as “the worn-out remnants of his life” However, any one who knows Senator Ricci and has seen him k will teetify that, to use the tile phrascology, if Italy got likes America and finds ~the latters’ and words con- o his own ideas. Furthermore, United States government wil him, sitting as a delegate, a collaborator fully persuaded as to th sincerity of its ambitions for interna beace and good will habits of industry have made him Italian emigrant t in this class has always been tively helpful one. Ie bring to these shores a contribution of cheerful labor which an mselves and to In his inter- He Porto Rico Boils Over. Something of the Ole Hanson brand of “robust Americanism” scems to have run counter to Latin tempera- ment in Porto Rico, with the result that that usually well behaved little island is storming at its new gov- ernor. Hostile demonstrations and formal charges preceded Gov. Reily's visit to Washington. and have set American papers to dlagnosing what appears to be a serious ailment in the mpany with many editorial the Philadelphia Bulletin (independent republican) reserves judgment in the matter of the open break between the governor and the majority party in Porto Rico until we get more facts and less feeling. because “party politics the world ver often inspire unsavory maneu- vers and public opinion in this coun- try s too little informed on condi- tions in our island dependency to warrant any judgment on the affair now Thae Boston Herald (inde- pendent republican) also, while a knowledging that to Ricans em to be all ‘het up." feels that “temperaments are so volatile in that part of our domain can be safely discounted. Its inter- pretation of the affair, howover, is that “the leaders of the majori party—the unionistsas—are agonized because the new governor has rudely broken into their preserves, their practically absolute monopoly of the offices,” and has offended by * policy’ of impartially apportionin, appointments among' the three parties, unionists, republicans and_socialists. Primarily, the Philadelphia Record (independent democratic) _ agrees, “this is a quarrel over the filling of offices, and therefore over the power of the boss,” who, according to the paper, 18 _Antonio Barcelo, the presi- dent of the Porto Rican senate. Be- cause of his political power “he has been in the habit of dispensing the patronage,” and when Reily “showed no appreclation of the privilege” of making appointments from ~ Bar- celo's lists ‘the “boss” and his fol- lowers retorted with formal charges “of every sort of unconstitutionality and lawlessness and favoritism on the part of the governor.” Among the “specific charges” which have been presented to the President and Secretary Weeks, as quoted by the New York Times (independent demo- cratic) are these: “That he has removed judicial offi- cers without giving any reasons, and threatened others with dismissal; that he ordered the police to break up a reception to Antonio Barcelo, presi- dent of the senate, the unionist leader, and that he has appointed three heads of departments ‘opposed to the spirit of the organic act and to the laws of Porto Rico.” At bottom, the Times thinks, is the separationist movement, a posi- tion which the Boston Transcript (independent republican) —supports. Gov. Relly’s inaugural address, says the Transcript, “was a challenge against all separationist agitation, and because he dared to carry the fight into the territory of the foe he has incurred the wrath of that roving group of politicians whqse de- votion to the separationist cause is largely a bread-and-butter devotion.” Certainly the administration will stand by the governor, the India- napolis News (independent) thinks for “it cannot do less; nor is there any reason to believe that it should do less, until the charges have been investigated.” The New York Post (independent) #inds the governors hostility to the separatist move- ment “quite justified, for Porto Rico is not ready for independence.” At any rate the St. Paul Pioneer Press (independent) thinks such a proposal “needs to be examined di; ssionately and in the light of reason”; obviously “the personality of one man should not be the deciding factor in & ques- tion of such importance.” Granting all that, it remains a fact, the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (inda. pendent) believes, that Gov. Reily found the unionists “in possession vi a majority in the popular assembly” when he took office, a situation which called for “soft words and unlimited patience, not an angry application of a club.” Instead, his first declaration, according to the Sioux City Journal (republican) was “that he had come to Porto Rico to clean house, which meant that he proposed to separate all members of the unionist party from public office: and he denounced “the destructive doctrine of independence” in the face of “the imense majorit: which adhered to that policy.” T governor's _purpose was “ able,” in the opinion of the Buffalo Express (independent republican), but “he applied a lash where he - should have used soothing ointment,” and “of- fended instead of converting.” His poaxed. ol -but.as the. that outbreaks methods of “Americanization” not only 3 -Schenec~ SENATOR VITTORIO ROLANDI RICCL course with them he has found but few who regret their coming; more- . he is confident that they form a group who will be more and more appreciated by Americans as time goes on and additional opportunities for them unfold. Drinking nothing but water himself, Ambassador Ricci thinks highly of the wines of his native country, and regrets the diminution in Italy's in- come caused by the impossibility of exporting to America a portion of the 34,000,000 hectolitres manufactured yearly. It may be, also, that he thinks America is missing something in these days of unpreventable poison- ous concoctions, for, he says, with a nkle in his eyes, “They are good wines." Next to farming Senator Riceci is fond of literature, of which he is both a great consumer and, to some extent, a producer. Lawrence Sterne once wrote that a man should accomplish four things in his life; he should have two children; should build a house; plant a tree and write a book. The has two grandchildren, whos grandmother, the diplomat's mother, now eighty-six years of age, is the principal reason why he disiikes to stay so long away from Italy. He is a great smoker, consuming Itallan cigars exclusivel, as he considers American cigars too sweet. For forty ears he has never been seen without flower on the lapel of his coat. Sometimes it is a ro sometimes a nation or other blossom, but it is always and invariably pink. EDITORIAL DIGEST | tady Gazette (democratic) sees them, | they look “dangerously like the old | symptoms of Russification and Teuton- |izing methods of running people of | foreign traditions into a mold.” It has been pointed out, the Sioux City Tribune (independent) remarks, “that under Porto Rico’s constitution its government is good or bad, stupid or intelligent, according to the behavior | and capacity of the man chosen to ad- | minister the island,” and because that | man_ “ought to be of a ripe culture and broad sympathies” the Springfield Republican (independent) thinks that | should Gov. Relly “feel it helpful to ‘the administration to resign, it seems | quite certain that President Harding could find a successor more con- spicuously fitted to represent the United States in Porto Rico.” A New Type of Ambassador. Dr. Adolf Lorenz of Vienna, the world's most famous exponent of bloodless surgery, is a new gype of ambassador. The doctor announces that he is not to go into practice in America or ac- cept patients, but will devote his time and skill to the correction’ of certain types of malformation in the little poor children of the charity hospitals and, if possible, to bringing American and Austrian surgeons into friendly contact once more. And he undertook this misslon to the United States In order to render some expression of gratitude to the American people for what they have done to relleve the unspeakable dis- tress in his native land. The incident of Dr. Lorens's mis- sion serves to remind us of the better influences that are finding expression in a disordered world, and how sun- dered friendships may be restored and the healthful processes of good will and refraternization promoted. Not less admirable is the ethical standard exhibited by Dr. Lorenz. He might obtain scores of wealthy pa- tients and quickly replenish his wrecked fortunes in the United States, for it will be remembered when he was in America before he was offered numerous cases by wealthy people in all parts of the country. But, in his view, to accept pay cases would defeat his true mission, which is to show as far as he can how deep- Iy America’s kindness to the starving children of his own country Is appre- ciated. So his work will be confined to malformations in children of the poor in charity hospitals who are un- able to secure the scientific treat- ment which he, as the outstanding scientist in bloodless surgery, is 8o competent to render. Dr. Lorens is really an ambassador worth while.—Houston Post (demo- cratic). . The road to peace is paved with good preventions.—Cleveland Press. It seems that France is always ready to raise Old Hun-dread.—Nor- folk Virginian Pilot. Harding’s other appointees are doubtless glad they are not “living ?e dllffl of Relly.”—Springfield (Mo.) eader. . The only relief given by the tax measure is where it relieves you of your all.—Wheeling Register. With its new and powerful tele- scope Yale may see a winning foot ball score next year.—Janesville Gazette. ‘California_Sets New Record in Orange Yield.”—Headline. No sign of a naval holiday in that—Detroit Journal. ‘Butchers Say Cut Is Unfair,” sayi a news headliner. That's what we have noticed about most of the butch- ers’ cuts.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram. ‘Whenever a man s something that sounds well but means nothing he is classed an erator.—Burling- ton News. ‘Washington hotelkeepers must be alarmed over the progress the arma- ment conference is making—Indian- apolis Star. ‘Warfare is of two kinds, offensive and defensive. But the world is get- ting into a state of mind where all war is offensive.—Arkansas Gazette. A Chicage professor of seventy has just married his childhood's play- mate. When men of that age marry they generally choose their children’s playmate.—Columbia (8. C.) State. “Music and Accordion Teacher,” reads the sign dllrh.yod in Chicago by one who evidently gave the subject Some Thought.—Springfield Union. ‘We already feel so encouraged over the ‘situation that we feel the nations can, through patience, counsel, bank- ruptcy and other powerful influences, stave off another big war for twenty Yoars 00 @O wuston Poaty doors; no hinges; porce- lain table; hardwood throug hout; value, $65. 2 8t DAYS OF DRASTIC UNDER- FURNITURE! These very remarkable underprices will hold good for Friday and Saturday— two big money-saving days. Select the sensible gift things from these. JOSEPH PRICING IN FINE High-grade 10-piece Din- ing Room Suites in Jacobean oak or walnut. Sold until now for $350 and more. At $245 the bargain is traordinary. Living Saving You Money on Fine Velvet Rugs and makes; beautiful marked gsoosell al and ;. s‘sAlex Smi ster sizes; marked $18. 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