Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1921, Page 6

Aw R, 6 THE EVENING STAR. With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY....December 3, 1921 .Editor THEODORE W. NOYES The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office, 11th nd Pennsylvania Ave. New York_Ottic 70 Nassau St. Chicago Office: First National Bank Ruilding. European Office: 3 Regent St., Loudon, England. The Evening Star, with the Sinday morning dition, is |I'l1\‘l'rl»d by earriers within the eity at 60 cents per month Yo 47 cents T l;lnlh: 9|lzuln.l' onl; Tty 5000, oc €ud of each month Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. S Maryland and Virginia. ily and Sunday..1yr., $8. Daily only, .1 500 36 Sunday only.... All Other States. Daily and Sunda: Daily onl; Bunday o | School Needs and Surveys. One of the citizens eiations Tately adopted a resolution, in conne tion with the work of the joint con- gressional committee that is engaged in considering broadly the question public school welfare in the urging that befor, ny action by Congre v thorough school co by the burcau of cducation. The joint committee ducting a survey, and it i D W s taken surv is not desirable to pause for survey or uany other inquiry into school conditions and needs when the final recommendation rests with the senators and pepresentatives, A survey reaching beyond the qués- tion of building needs of the local school system would only confuse the questions that are of immediate mo- ment. What is most urgently required now is a material enlargement of the physical plant. Until that plished there is little to be is e ccom- ned in discussing nd means of im- proving the administrative organiza tion. True, it might be possible to proceed along both lines if one did not | delay the other. But the re marked differences of opinion respecting ad- ive judgzment, and there snee of opinion regarding the imperative need of schoolhouses. Some differing judgments may de- *welop as to the size of buildin, sites, their grouping and the probabi ties of population development. But certain arrear now obviou: there can be no doubt whatever of the meed of new school buildings in par- ticular places. There 14 ‘buildings that should be immeédi abandoned. as soon substitutes ¢ be provided. There are some that can be remodeled and retained in service, but to permit this new buildings must be erected, to serve meanwhile. The most practical survey would be one conducted by commission which could, short time, lay before the joint committee a comprehen i perhaps upon a report of th - com- mission of 1906. Th: of the most valuab Jocal school needs ever majority of its recommendations have been carried into effect. With that r port as a ba 1 new commission might well be named with instructions to frame a building program for sub- mission by not later than January 1. A month should suffice to furnish the joint committee with a summary of the District’s requirements. some are ho in a sed ve an, 1 | The President as Referee. The President will be advised to examine very carefully during the regular session eve submitted to him to act as referee in republican disputes on Capitol Hill. It is believed there will be many. The situation is disquieting from the party point of view The spe: ccssion closed with a number of divisions plainly showing. The regular on will open with those divisions still in evidence, and ses others will appear time passe: ‘When the session gets well under way div wre likely to be plenti- ful. It is easy. and even natural, for legislators in a snarl to turn to the President. He posse = a good deal of power. A word of advice from him @s a rule carries far. A legislator may excuse himself for changing base by explaining to his constituents that he acted in obedience 1o the wishes of the President, who is the party’s leader. & But this sort of thing, unless care is take to limit it, may invelve the Presiden. deeply in factionism—too deeply for his own or the party’s good. Moreover, as is suggested, 100 yauch complacency on his part might increase rather than diminish the epirit of contention in Congre Hence the advice that the Presi- dent make it known to his friends on the hill that either they should quar- rel less, or put fewer of their quar- rels up to him; that his own kit bag is packed with troubles, and has no room for more. —_———————— The question, “What shall be done with Germany has superseded fore- bodings as to what Germany might be intending to do with the world. —_————— There are economists who insist that cancellation of debts among na- tions would set a rather bad example for ordinary business. American Territory. Porto Rican politicians figuring on independence would do well to con- sider the casé of the Philippines. Al- though the decision has not yet been rendered, nothing is clearer than that this government has no thought of granting immediate, or even early, independence to the Philippine Is- lands. Of course, some differences are to be noted. The Philippines are numerous, loosely strung together and far away. Porto Rico is compact and close at hand. There are a number of tribes in the Philippines, some very backward, and & number of dialects are spoken. The Porto Ricans are one as respects origin and development, and before the advent of the Americans they epoke but one language. Since then English has been gradually finding a . place alongeide Spanish. Nevertheless, there is no more pros- ject of independence for Porto Rico v of| ditions here should be made | . their | nd | building | than for the Philippines. This 1s not| the time for lowering the flag, any- where. Public sentiment would not tolerate such'an act, far east or nearby. It would be partciularly objection- able as respects the West Indies. We have recently strengthened ourselves there by the purchase of the Virgin Islands, and we have just begun im- proving our latest purchase. Those iislands are to be brought up to date on American plans and for American purposes. The West Indies are on the route to the Atlantic end of the Panama canal, and the canal is an American enter- of tremendous importance. See Washington First! Recently Director Wilmeth of the {bureau of engraving and printing ad- dressed the Kiwanis Club of this eity on the work of that establishment, and the fact was disclosed that very few of the members had ever visited {it. Accordingly, a tour of inspection ‘under his personal guidance was ar- ranged and has taken place. The lincident is suggestive of the unfa- { miliarity of large numbers of Wash- ingtonians with the actual workings Iuf the government plants in this city. ve when visitors come, few Wash- ingtonians zo “sightseeing.” They are busy at their regular tasks from day to day and from week to week, and it is hard for them to take time to go to any the places of interest here to which they so proudly escort their guests from out of town when pecial oceasion Many a resi- dent of this city has never seen the navy yard, or the engraving bureau, or cven the Capitol or the White House until he has taken friends from | it of town there as a guide to the f Washington. | Washington First!” might be | urgged as a slogan for the District citi- .. Often a resident of the National Capital on leaving home finds people who are more familiar with the im- nt and historical aspects of ; The tourlst ne one ¢ a . the local resident follows his tomary busine; and social lines and rarcly goes out sightseeing. This is not a strange phenomenon. It in every city. Probably more | outsiders than Bostonians have climbed Bunker Hill monument, and more | outsiders than New Yorkers have as- | cended to the top of the Woolworth tower, and more outsiders than Chi- ans have visited the stock yards. t so many more outsiders than Washingtonians have visited Mount V. rnon. The visit of the Kiwanis Club to the bureau of engraving and printing ought to be the first of a series of sightseeing tours of Washington busi- ne men and other residents of the capit. ‘Washington is a wonderful city and it is well worthy of close {sm«ly by the Washingtonians. i The Message. s message to Con- will not, it is understood, be of the “blanket” variety. There will be no I effort to ¢over everything with one de- {liverance. Other messages will follow {from time to time. Undoubtedly, a iwise decision. There are so many { things aiting attention, and so much said about each one, that an attempt to handle them all at lonce would tax public attention too i | severely. a is 1o be e with it. Legisl: | has been pron ind is due. {Star the other day referred to Mr. [ Cleveland's handling of the subject.| Desiring to emphasize its importange, he gave & message to it, and fixed the attention not only of Congress but of the country. 1f, too, as is suggested, the Presi- {dent follows this up with a message {on the merchant marine, and in that { case recommends a subsidy he will be [well advised. The most successful | | ocean carriers subsidize their venture, {and as a competitor why should not we subsidize ours? Indeed. is it not i necessary that we do if we are to | hope for success in such company? As |we have assisted our industries on | land by tariff rates, why not assist| i la vigorous tus [this industry on the water by carge rates? !. That word subsidy has bobbed up {for vears every time the subject of a { merchant marine has been mentioned, | and has had no little to do with dis-} couraging the revival of American | merchant power on the seven seam. | ! The President may be able to lay the ghost. ———————— Diplomats find it necessary to be extremely polite, in slight offset to the rough work that comes into evi- dence when their efforts fail to avert war. ——— | It may comte a little hard for people iwho have revered a battleship as an emblem of patriotism to consent to its consignment to the junk heap. ———— Charles W Morse has been active in spite of ill health. He is one of the most industrious of our tired business men. ——————————— Steamships and Immigration. Promifient steamship companies deny a charge that they oppose, and are acting in opposition to, the new immigration legislation. They assert, on the contrary, that they are work- ing in conformity with ft. A story long optained that much of our trouble over immigration sprang from the greed of steamship com- | panies; that they beat the highways and byways of Europe for passenger i traffic; that they spread extravagant accounts of American conditions and opportunities among the restless and uninformed classes of forelgn popu- lations, and delivered such people in great numbers without selection and without regard to consequences on our shores. The new legislation represents the new view entertained in this country about the melting pot. That receptacle had not been functioning as desired. Too much had been- going in. So it was decided to limit the amount, se- lect that amount with better care, and stir more steadily. That view will ceatinue, though changes are likely to be made from time to time in giving it legislative i i spotlight. Commission and the Railway Wage 1 Board are compelled to keep plodding THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY,. DECEMBER expression. * Undesirables are now more undesirable than ever. The war has set great numbers of such peo- ple in motion, and many have America in mind. 5 They are not wanted in this coun- try, and the steamship companies by co-operating with the immigration au- thorities can render valuable assist- ance in the work of keeping them out. | This they pledge, and the desired im- provement should follow. The Children Will Help. Postmaster General Hays will set an interesting example next when' he issues his “Christmas mes: sage” to the boys and girls of the United States, asking them to mail their packages during the week be- ginning December 5, and reminding them to write plainly, wrap parcels se- curely and otherwise co-operate with the Post Office Department. The letter, which will be read in every schoolhouse in the land Monday, is signed, “Your Postmaster General, Will H. Ha and ends with a “P. §.—Don’t forget to mail Christmas packages this week.” Needless to say the letter will win the hearts of the children, and enlist their active sup- port in the “mail early” campaign. Those in the past who have been wise enough to secure the co-operation of children in big tasks have found that the procedure “works,” as wit- ness the results secured by the boys and girls in selling war savings stamps and liberty bonds. Almost every successful “tag day” is a te monial to the persistent work of be and girls The cabinet official who, in the midst of his task of actively directing the work of 300,000 men and women, ! can stop to think of the millions of boys and girls and ask them for their co-operation ure to get it in is abundance. This action on the part of | the Postmaster General is not only another instance of his determination to “humanize”; it also shows that he is a good psychologist, a man who knows children as well as he does “grown-ups.” ————————— A Striking Twilight. Those who' were fortunate enough to look westward at dusk t evening were treated by nature to one of the most unusual twilight pictures paint- ed in the heavens in many y A great dark cloud, which scemed to cloak the entire northwest, drooped low over the horizon, like some gigan- tic curtain in a theater. ended a space above the sky lin ever, and this space was brilliantly lit by the setting sun. Trees and houses outlined against the rays were dark as night, as was the great cloud, but in the space of light the radiance was as the sun itself. The contrast between the cloud and the sun was supreme. Those who witnessed the picture remained enthralled until it began to fade. Whatever beauties foreign lands may possess along this line, whatever attractions other parts our country undoubtedly or of have, Washington possesses its uwnI share of natural beauty. But, as in everything else in life, it takes the seeing eye to see, the understanding heart to understand. —_————————— The boys who went to war are as deserving of Christmas remembrances now when they were in trenches, and they can be more easily reached. as \ out of the Commere Although temporarily the Interstate along. f The automebile thief is lucky to be living in a more generous and ad- vanced state of civilization than that which surrounded the horse thief. \ Lenin's declaration that Russia needs capital shows unfeeling disre- gard of some of Trotsky's writings. i A diplomat’s visiting card is often as significant as some of his long speeches. $ SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, Impossible Secrecy. In days of old the world was large And men could build a battle barge Or raise an army with great care To catch a country unaware. It took so long to get the news That peaceful folk much time would lose In getting into fighting trim When War displayed his visage grim. But now the world has grown so small That men are neighbors, one and all. Electric wires bind the sphere And bid mankind as friends draw near And talk things over to refrain From seeking to grab all the gain. Oh, who would lay a secret plan To overthrow his fellow man For pelf or for malicious fun? Besides, it simply can’t be done! Tmproving. “Your opponents are finding fault with your grammar.” “I'm happy to hear it,” commented Senator Sorghum. “They used to dis- cover so much else to find fault with that they didn't have time to notice a little thing like grammar.” Jud Tunkins says that when a man makes a speech in & conference those present listen with polite attention, but the real audience may be several thousand miles away. The Old Question. Did Bacon write the Shakespeare plays " On which the public loves to gaze? Did Francis live a poet true, And Bill a grafter, through and through? Relieving Monotony. “That young man says he’s tired of asking you to marry him only to be refused.” “I'm sorry to hear it,” replied Miss Cayenne. “Proposing is about the only interesting thing he does in a con- versational way."” “Some men,” said Uncle Eben, “gives advice because dey has wisdom to spare, an’ some because dey is jes’ natchelly talkative.” week | The curtain | how- | the | Who’s Who XII—Prince Iyesato Tokugawa Atthe Arms Conference DIRECT descendant Shoguns, who ruled Japan for 300 years, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa of the Japanese delegation to the Wash- ington conference on limitation of armament and problems of the far st embodies at once the ancient lineage of Japanese nobility and th more modern development of the Jap- anese since they came in contact with western civilization. Prince Tokugawa is a popular figure in Japan, not alone becausc of his high rank and family prestige. but because of his onal qualities, of the practically v\"luch have endeared him to the peo- ple. ed, Incidentally, it may be mention- the prince is a great wrestling " And wrestling Is to the Jap- what base ball is to the Amer i It is the national sport. | Freguently Tokugawi steuls | be found in a b a wrestling exhibition, enjoying it to the full. As a matter of iact, he has been an accomplished wrestler him- self. This scion of one of Japan's most ancient families was born at Tokio in | 1 { | g when the wave of western influence and civilization was making itself felt in the isand em- pire. Throughout his life, therefore, { he has seen the changes wrought by | this western influence, and has sce { the problems tackled L overcome in winning h i place of power which she holds in th world toda part in | ba | ! the Tokuia the Sh try for s { the United States | now famous voyage Japan, is authority for the po place occupied by the Shogun Japan even if there were no other cvidence of that historical fact. Whe Commodore Perry visited Japan he mistook the Shogun for the emperor of the country. In his education and culture Prince Tokugawa lacks none of the elements 0 to make up a gentlema ed standards of the e those of the west. ucated in the best sche untry. Later he entered Camb spending_ there the About ten y ound the wor ntion to the ars ago he made a A, wmiving careful re recent develon- ularly to the | desirous, it is | cquainted with the stions, o for mem- e delegation to ference, not alone bership in the the Washington | The Country's Estimate of Con- gress. i The first session of the Six seventh Congress has come to w the New York Giobe (independe n“l calls “an unwept end.” But it is by no means unsung, nor is it wholly unhonored in the press. Popular it admittedly is not, but, while its rec- ord is severely scored by many dem some republican papers also defended, reverse, b republican and demo- writers i | eratic and it is many cratic to some Representative Mondell is qudted K City Times (ind. s saying that “the extra one of the most diligent nt in history.” ays this, the paper ex- is the republican Representative | suys that ession so well in the pendent) session and import Mr. Mon plain ler in the Hou Garrett, on the othe! nothing became the nsas sessions 1 be use he its quitting. Mr. Garrett | that because he is the leader in the Hou of the country, the Times hoids ither Mr. Mondell’s nor Mr. G The country’s opinion wiil ion, though an ext regular in its vs the Pi this parti one, forman vet, s h Sun (democratie). ange is “more than ordinari significant, for few sessions have ymbined o much that is good and 50 much that is bad, and turned out a heterogencous composite of intel- nd stupidity, both tinctured tion and bravado,” as has the one just ended. However, a republican Congress which “disappoints the party in con- trol” so sorely @3 to call forth sharp criticism_from_such partisan papers {as the New York Tribune (repub- {lican) and the New York Herald (in- dependent) “needs to be doing some pretty serious_ thinking" in the opinion of the New York Post (inde- pendent). For it has been “a Con- gress of disappointments.” the Knox- ville Sentinel (independent demo- cratic) thinks; after being called into extraordinary session “because of the urgency and multiplicity of = the things that were to be done, it sat from early April to late in November, and excelled only in doing none of 1 | them.” It was called “to cure the ills of the nation” the Wheeling Register (democratic) adds, and it has adjourned leaving the the nation “still sick,” with business stagnated and ldleness prevalent, for, accord- ing to the Albany Times-Union (in- dependent), “it did nothing, or worse, on every measure before it” Bus ness is the chief vietim of congre: sional laxity, a8 many writers see it, for there was ‘“no definite accom- plishment as regards the tariff,” and the revenue measure “is little more than a makeshift,” to quote the Cleveland Piain Dealer (independent democratic). Further, In the opinion of both the Plain Dealer and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (inde- pendent democratic). “‘temporizing tactics in dealing with the railroad refunding bill have had a depressing eftect upon business,” as the former puts it. In short, complains the Cin- cinnati Enquirer (democratic), little has heen gained “but the "experi- ence,” for “the whole of this year is lost to productive industry, so far as gathering strength for the coming year is concerned.” That, of course, is the negative side. In actual achievements this Congress has been “far from impotent,” 1 Sioux City Journal (republican) in- sists, because, as the Providence Journal (independent) says, really urgent matters have been at- tended to, and the deck is thus left fairly clear for the regular session® The Tecent session “faced one of the most difficult jobs that any Congress in the history of the United States has ever faced,” the Baltimore Amer- ican (republican) declares, and “it is pure folly to expect that a six-month session_could more than .touch the tremendous problems of reconstruc- tion” that confronted it. Even so, it is none the less “a fact,” the paper con- tinues, “that this Congress has suc- ceeded in getting g sound reconstruc- tlon policy started.” In addition, there is ths “large rec- ord of accomplishments” which the Detroit Free _Press (independent) gives, in part, as follows: “Besides -the tax bill are the grain exchange and packers’ bill, the legis- lation for financing agricultural ex- ports, the budget bill, the good roads bill, the maternity bill, the beer bill and the emergency tariff. The Colom- bian treaty was disposed of, peace was declared and Congress had a part in calling the armament conference, besides doing work in the direction of reducing naval and Army expenses without waiting for international agreement.” H The Wood-Forbes Report. The last sentence of the Wood- in |4 | step aboard a home-bound b e of his lineal presti; ing. but because of the off which he holds at home. pawn is pre of Japan, in the government ance, than is tae t ‘Britain. Prince Toku- dent of the house of peers h is much more powerful of Japan, for in- house of lords e between the house which stands for the n, and the upper nts the powerful ration in house, which rep: group of nobles Prince Tokugawa is regarded as most amiable in Japan and his personality is a powerful factor in maintaining harmony. The prince rance, is a Kindly, well dressed u like the sa wears onventional frock coat or and tall silk hat while at- and sp gawa, the adopted the last Sho- gun of Japan, who first treaty with Ce v in Amg ica to sign the treat < to result from the W ence looking to limit ment and better underst world. shington ¢ on_of arma- anding in the EDITORIAL DIGEST, reads: “We recommend that under no circumstances sk government permit to be in the Philippine Islands a sit wh would leave the United Sta in f responsibility wi out authority. The Jones act and the eight neral Harrison ded to cr 3 gainst which Forh protest, th- Philippine government . tuation Wo nd Mr. . Harrison did i e his func- tions and talked longingly of the coming of the day on which h ould ; tehmer, carrying the lowered American flag hun invited Filininos themselves. President Wilson etary Baker concurred in this he si g Gen M the present general tus in the nds until the inhabi- s have had time to become ac- omed to the use of the powers intrusted to them. The two com- ioners recommend a repeal of the isions of the Jones law, which diminished the governor general's proper authority. They think that administration—especiaily the admin- istration of justice—ought to be lift- { €1 back to the pre-Harrison level— ew York Tribune (republican). Pernicious Hospitality. If there is a humorous side to the plight in which some of the delegates to the Washington conference find themselves as a result of the exces- sive hospitality and sociability they have met in the American capital city, there is & serious side also. When a man is obliged to eat more than he should, night after night; when he is systematically robbed of sleep, when he is called upon to ex- pend his energies recklessly in meet- ing long lines of strangers, he is bound to become unfit for business, even though he may be a hardened diplomat and versed in the science of taking care of himself under the most adverse conditions. The fine edge of his capabilites wears off. His imagi- nation becomes frayed and dulled. His brain lacks something of its nor- mal clearness, and perhaps most seri- ous of all, his temper loses the fine- ness of its poise. The faet that two or three delegates in_Washington have actually been obliged to take to their beds tempor- arily because of the social demands made upon them may easily provide & reason why some of the conference discussions are not going as expedi- tiously or as smoothly as they ought to go—Detroit Free Press (independ- ent). “Cut It Out.” It was a bold Initiative which was taken in Chicago the other day, when at a meeting of the National Conncil of Teachers of English Harrry G. ‘Paul, president of that organization, declared for use of slang—within limits, but slang. “If two boys are fighting, don't tell them to ‘desist, sald Mr, Paul. “‘Cut it out’ is more effective.” It is a fact that slang is often more graphic and picturesque than classical diction. Some of it is 8o vigorous and expressive that the language cannot afford to lose ft— Buffalo Times (democratie.) Lloyd George is coming_on every ship.—New York Evening World. Leagues and associations manage to get along together all right in base ball. Why not in nations?—In- dianapolis News, Doctors of laws are getting almost as common as laws.—Greenville (S. C.) Piedmont. AL The man who says sugar is the sweetest thing known never slept until ten o'clock in the morning.— Parkersburg New! A modern good provider is one who brings home a new dance record for the phonograph every night.—Hart- ford Times. Harold T. Luck is listed among the bankrupts in an Ohio city. The “T” stands for, “tough,” we take it.—Buf- falo Express. ’ Think how Armerica’s heart would ache for the jobless if they were on the other side of the Atlantic.— Birmingham News. > H. G, Wells says the British em- pire will be a dust heap within 100 || years. In which case perhaps she'll be able to pay us a little of the “dust” she owes us.—Nashville Ten- nessean. Preserving peace will not be so difficult when we call in the women, Their experience in the kitchen will tell.—Asheville Times. 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