Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1921, Page 6

. = ATHE, EVENING STAR., .. With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. sBATURDAY...December 24, 1021 | brought as closs as possible to the es- THEODORE W. NOYES. « . Editor ¥he Evening Star Newspaper Company | ;s cq has proposed what is probably _Business Office, 11th 8t. and Penosylvania Ave. New York Of Cheago Office: First National JXEuropean Office: 16 Regent St., London, Engla “The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning | vision of garages for the accommoda. edition, is delivered by carriers within the city “at 60 cents per month ; daily only, 45 cent nth; Sunday only, 20 eents per month. “ders may be sent hy mail, or telephone Mi 5000. ~Collection is made end of each mopth. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. All Other States. DPaily and Sunday. 1 $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only. $7.00; 1 m Sunday only. p== The “Political Prisoners.” sentiment by certain groups of sym- pathizers with the radical leader. An The Senate and Conference Results. organization has been formed for the sBuUrpose of securing the release of all “political prisoners,” on the ground “that the war being over there is no “further occasion for their imprison- ‘Mment. This movement was indorsed by some other national organizations and | i every detail will be present to do so. opposed by some, notably the Amer- ican Legion. The President's action is not necessarily in response to this *propaganda for Debs' release. Tt is Jknown that he has for some time been - considering the extension of clemency. “ . This action will probably not satisfv prominent in the work of the confer- “those who have been clamoring for 7the release of Debs and other *‘political prepared to meet all comers as to the ¢t | purpose and the value of what the a pardon, but a commutation of sen. | conference shall have accomplished. “offenders.” In the first plac it is nof ~tence, which does not restore citizen- _&hip. Debs and the others are released | ference were before the Senate no <from prison, but they do not regain - their civic rights. Moreover, the de- -mand for release affected the cases of | Prousht back with him had other than 197 persons, so that there remain 123 still in prison. The President refused |Ject: to consider the release of those who “were convicted of sabotage or attempt- “ed overthrow of the government by |accoun force. The argument of those who urget the release of these “political prison- ers” was that their offense was merely that of free speech. But in many of the cases of convictions under espionage law the offense was far graver than the mere uttering of opinion antagonistic to the American [ment ¢ war policy, or critical of the manner of prosecuting the war. Most of thos Who were convicted tried to check the | Calls for. So that what Mr. operation of the selective draft law; tried, in short, to prevent the raising of the army. They discouraged en- listments ard encouraged draft eva- ision. They preached non-resistance |ican opinion. and pacifism, They sought to oustruct the government's preparations for war. ‘While having no traffic with the enemy, they were actually in effect {100k only upon the surface of things aiding him by lessening the power of | ymight imagine that every one had for- .the United States to fight. There were | gotten the true varying degrees of this pernicious ac- tivity. Some men and women merely | ;ych talk of turkey, but not so much preached pacifism and draft-resistance. | gajq about the birthday of the Savior. - Others actually aided in draft evasion. ~Some preached non-participation in|a,¢ our conversation runs a deeper works of munitions making. Some, of | feeling which will show forth tomor- “those not now granted clemency, tried { row in all the churches of the city in to destroy property to check the muni- | hymn and devotion, and in the hearts -tions production. It is not a matter now of degreel s tyrkey and gifts. of guilt so much as of contrition. Ts the war-time offender against the laws repentant? Is he sincere in his realiza- tion that he played the part of bad citizenship when he tried (o prevent| e taught. They will carry baskets _victory for American arms in 1917182 | o¢ f0od to homes which otherwise s4pparently the President in his-dis|oulq go without on Christmas day. ‘imination has not based his action definitely on that ground, but the hope ! .1ared that before the war he had lived is that thoss who have now been|e,. music's sake alone but that his granted clemency will go forth free{oxperiences on the front had taught _With the feeling that they erred, and | i, that even the highest ideals wane ‘with the resolution henceforth to 0bey | when the stomach is empty. Give the the laws and to abstain from any en- | greptest musician in the world & plece cduragement to others to break them. | ;¢ pread and & cup of water, he eaid, et O A As a former revenue producer John | Even the hungry listener will listen Barleycorn places before the country | petter. «the question as to whether there can|{ So, on Christmas, every one who be adequate taxation without intoxi-|packs a basket with food and carries cation, Diplomacy plays big games, *stakes being provided by the tax- payers. The Parking Problem. ~+Commissioner Rudolph, in committee on the parking question, says that he has heard objections voiced by some merchants to the pro- posal to prohibit parking in front of | ¢ the assumption that all the prob- churches, theaters and clubs, and at|jemg of the world can be settled at & The eame time to allow it in front of | gingle conference. Dusiness establishments. This touches ~ypon one of the greatest difficulties of this problem. When recently the Com- missioners announced their proposed -Zules for the regulation of parking, in- cluding prohibition in respect to all ‘business houses in the downtown area, .8 protest immediately arose from mer- ,chants on the score that it would seri- ously interfere with trade. Cancella- ' tion of these proposed rules was due in large measure to that protest. Now | America,” & unification of ¥t is suggested that sonte of the mer- chants object to parking in front of [to the world-wide revolution, said mmercantile establishments. 3, ‘This conflict illustrates the main trouble in the regulation of traffic.|uprising,” he said, “we must get in There is a constant encounter of in- terests. The motorist sees the matter | the master class and put them where At one time from the point of view of the man who has a car that must be Jeft somewhere in the street, and again | in their country.” #rom the point of view of the man who sannot find a place in the street to|of the fact that “a workers’ republic™ Mmmmym:m“ already exists in America. True all positions there. The merchant!the citizens of it do not work with s both a motorist and @ busiess man, | their hands. Some, naturally, work y, of course, the latter. He| with their brailns. As in all countries, Swants motorists to be able to bring|brain-workers are as necessary in thelr cars to his store and leave them | America as brawn-workers. Each class Fwhile they enter and trade. But only | complements the other. Nelther could o or three cars can stand in front | get along without the other. ‘@f any one place of business at the ‘same time, and if there are more than |ica. To begin with, they are not nu- * ghat aumber they encvasch upom the mercus encugh; and, tq end with, it thelthe number yere multiplied Swenty #phoact other piaconet business, “| But the real solution lies in the pro- -|hours. New York is wrestling with by carriers at the | this same problem, and the other day i:.ad: 11 mo.. Wfi which has been tried elsewhere, is to "’ $2.40: 1 mo., 20c | ®Xcavate accommodation under the $3.00; 1 mo., 25¢ | the stores or office buildings where “c President Harding's act of clemency | for consideration here. “¥oward Eugene V. Debs and & number | daytime storage space is provided on 7of other offenders against the war-|the surface or underground or above flm_e laws enacted for national se-|the streets and buildings In some way curity is a gracious act of mercy, well | it must be afforded in a few years, for timed for Christmas. Debs’ releaso | Washington at the present rate of sfrom prison has been expected for|growth will be choked with motor cars ysome time. A constant pressure has|during business hours, to the great de- “Béen exerted upon the executive and|lay of all traffic and to the increase of upon the public to affcct national|danger to the public. 4| Work had to look to him for argu- the | 0ushly even on his stumping tour e | of one mind as to what the occasion the | significance of the day to some who com- | capital warship is interesting as a .menting on the report of the citizens’ | comparatively passive target for a owners of which have then ground for complaint. Furthermore, when the cars of customers are parked in front it is impossible to load or unload mer- chandise trucks, which must be tablishment. Thus the whole question is somte. what paradoxical. The citizens’ com. the_ best compromise between parking and no-parking on business blocks. tion of machines during business a proposal was made, and is now being serfously considercd, for the establish- ment of municipal parking garages under the park spaces. The plan, parks for machines that are to be left downtown for a short time, to be sum- moned by special calling devices from their. owners may be doing business.’ Of course, such construction would be very expensive, perhaps too costly But whether It is important and encouraging to remember that when the results of the armament conference come up for consideration in the Senate two men thoroughly competent to explain them Moreover, both men are always heard with close attention by the Senate. They have established leadership in the chamber, one on one side and the other on,the other. Mr. Lodge and Mr. Underwood are ence, and will return to Capitol Hill ‘When the results of the Paris con- member of that body appearing as the champion of what Mr. Wilson had second-hand information on the sub- And information even of that kind was meager. Mr. Wilson had operated so much on his individual t—had played a lone hand so much at Paris—the supporters of his ments and explanations; and his com- munications left much to be desired. He did not answer his critics thor- across the continent. The American delegates to the arma- onference have so far been in agreement, and are likely to continue Lodge and Mr. Underwood shall say to the Sen- ate concerning their labors as dele- gates will make a strong appeal to thoughtful and well informed Amer- ———————— Joy in a Basket. At this season of the year those who ignificance of Christ- mas. There is much talk of gifts, But beneath the common currents of solid citizens who today talk only There will be, too, thousands of peo- ple in the District who this evening and tomorrow will exemplify the teach- ings of Jesus in a practical way which An eminent musician recently de- and he will play his music better. it to @ home where it will fill empty stomachs will help bring the true otherwise might miss it. And in thus taking joy in a basket to others he will bring joy to himself. ———————————— According to some naval experts a submarine. —_—————————— History provides no encouragement fi Al 168 0L DN 3B, @RV ein i BIRABRINNERI, s BT PO o oabadle BaTeoenEnl oY International bargalning in Wash- ington makes a day on Wall street look like child’s play. “A Workers’ Republic.” This is from New York: Hundreds of members of various ruaul organizations tonight opened a dbnvention here which is intends “the wark.r’ party o reyolution- George Hardy, leader of ‘W. favorable to create ary workers. the element in the L W. that the goal of this new party would be to set up a workers’ republic in America. “Simultaneous with a great our hands the Instrument of govern- ment and begin an oppression against they have us today. We are going to repeat throughout the whole world what the Russian workers have done Mr. Hardy seems not to be advised Idlers have never controlled Amer- & i times they would still be powerless. “Zip,” “pep,” “ginger,” “gitupand- getedness,” what you please, is what counts in this country. Our problem is to bring the two classes of workers into better rela- tions with each other; to bring each to a better understanding of the rights and just privileges of the other. When that is done—and that is the aim—we shall as a nation get along very well. The Russian workers, under the leadership of Lenin and Trotsky, have made a horrible mess in their country. Does Mr. Hardy want such conditions spread over the worlu? They could not be spread over this country. In Russia Lefiin and Trotsky have been dealing with people brutalized and made desperate by the consequences of centuries of czarism. They could not find in large numbers the like of the former Russian serf in America. Hence their ‘leadership in America would be impossible. Constructive Christmas Work. A most delightful custom has de- veloped in recent years of organiza- tions of citizens and business men tak- ing upon themselves the entertain- ment of children at Christmas time. These groups of busy men, aided in many cases by their wives, prepare big “Christmas parties” for the chil- dren, with automobiles provided to transport them and with toys end sweetmeats and foqds of all kinds ap- propriate to the season for their de. light. These children are chosen from among the families of the poor of ‘Washington who otherwise would have but scanty reminders of Christ- mas time. ‘There is no measuring the good that these “lords hountiful” do thus in their annual endeavors for the happiness of the little folks of Washington. Others than business organimations do the same. Churches, missions and neigh- borhood associations conduct these Christmas partles. Tt has become the fashion, and one, it is to be hoped, that will never pass, but will become more systematic year by year. The ideal is that no child in Wash- ington should go without some tangi- ble token of the season, some souvenir of kindness and thoughtfulness. The ways of the little folks who dwell in poverty are hard. Their lives are pretty gray and drear. After they have passed the period of uncensclousness of privation they realize their own un- met wants and they are apt to envy more fortunate children. Envy 8 not a wholesome feeling. It is destructive and it makes for trouble in later years. These big Christmas parties con- ducted by the clubs and churches and missions and other organizations help to smooth out the wrinkles, to make life easier for the youngsters, to give them a more wholesome outlook, to give them a surer start toward good manhood and good womanhood. And for this service these groups of good people should receive the thanks of the whole community. ————————— A very slight difference in geological events prevented Japan from being a peninsula instead of an island. This difference, however. looms up as of the highest importance in political and economic transactions. ——— The unworthy often profit by the efforts of the deserving. Early Christ- mas shoppers have made the Iast hours of holiday buying comparative- 1y serene and comfortable. —————— Many natives of islands in the Pacific continue to disport themselves in carefree indifference to the political importance they are gradually assum- ing. } £ =80 e ARwE s A AR o e DAY e Rl e - The fact that North Carolina is a democratic state does not prevent Who's Who XXX—Senator Oscar W. Underwood. Atthe Arms Conference HEN President Harding ap- pointed Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama one of the four principal American delegates to the conference on the limitation of armament sat- Isfaction *was widely expressed. In the first place, Senator Underwood is recognized as ome of the ablest men in either branch of Congress. In the second place, he is the leader of the democrats in the Senate, and it was generally conceded that the Presi- dent had been wise to appoint & mem- ber of the minority party a member of the delegation. Of the fifty-nine years of his life, Senator Underwood has spent twenty- six In Congress—the first twenty years as a member of the House of Representatives, and the- last six years as a member of the Senate, He i8 now beginning his second term as senator. Before he had completed his first term in the Senate he was se- lected as leader of his party in that body, which is almost unprecedented in the annals of the Senate, where length of service ocounts so much when it comes to selection of officers and membership on important com- mittees. But Mr. Underwood is es- sentially a leader. He has all the characteristics which make him an able chieftain. Moreover, the democrats had had experience with him as a leader in the House. When, during the Taft administration, the democrats came nto power, Mr. Underwood became chairman of the House ways and means committes. In those days this office took with it the floor leadership of the House, though this rule has now been modifiled, and the floor leader and the chairman of that im- portant committes are not one and ths same. Mr. Underwood welded the democrats into an aggressive fighting party group in the Houss. When Woodrow Wilson was elected Presi- dent and the Senate became demo- cratin, too, Mr. Underwood continued as House {eader and was a power in the drafting of the Underwood-8im- mons tarift act “for revenue only” as opposed to the republican tariff for protection. Mr. Underwood is one of the best posted men in the country on mat- ters relating to the tariff and inter- nal revenue. When he entered the Senate, however, he avolded seeking appolntment to the finance committee. which handles those matters for the Senate, leaving Senator Simmons of North Carolina to lead on tariff questions. It was not long, however, before Mr. Underwood made himself recognized as & power in the Senate. As a debater and & parliamentary tac- tician. Mr. Underwood has few equals. He has the ability to get his col- leagues together and to hold them together. This is due in part to his personality, particularly lovable. He Article II Resemble Article X? 1s article 1T of the new four-power treaty substantially the same thing as article X of the covenant of the league of matlons? In the opinion of many papers upholding the league the negligible difference between the two provisions, which they endeavor to prove, is the conclusive argument in favor of accepting the new treaty. But, on the other side of the debate the utter dissimilarity in import, whatever the resemblance in wording, is developed in an effort to secure popular support of the new pact. So totally divergent viewpoints seck the same objective. “After all the fuge and feathers over the famous article X of the Wil- sonfan covenant” remarks the Co- Jumbia State (democratic), “we are to get the substance of that article in another and even more definite treaty,” and the Scranton Ti (dem- ocratic) holds that because “in a very great measure article II of the new treaty is identical in purposs with article X,” and includes ‘“practically Does President Harding from going to|the heart of what the covenant almed Pinehurst. Golf knows no politics. } Anarchists exhibit a tendency to gravitate toward Europe. The genuine American citizen never develops into a bomb thrower. If Germany can produce “synthetic gold,” identical with the natural product, she may yet be able to redeem ell her paper money. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNEON. Obscure But Influential. Somebody spread the story That “there ain’t no Santa Claus.” ‘The old boy lost his glory And we silenced our applause. But a million good and true men Said, “It is no time to shirk, And although we're merely human ‘We will try to do the work.” So each kiddie gets his present As he did in days of yore, And the world seems warm and pleas- ant, . ‘Though it’s chilly out of door. Every pulse, with glad persistence Feels a strong and generous threb, And Old Santy in the distance. Stands around to boss the job. Quantity and Quality. *Your constituents are commenting on the fact that your speeches are not as long as they used to be.” “I hope,” rejoined Senator Sorghum, “that they realize and appreciate the care and labor invelved in going over them and trying te make them shorter.” Jud Tunkins saye that fn spite of all the affection for him, Saata Claus {s never going to get popular enough to set the fashion in whiskers. The Pathway. ‘We're told we ought to smeoth the way That fellow mortals have to go. We can't strew roses every day. But we can shovel off the snow. Harmless Cheer. *Po you remember when we used to have eggnog and. everything for Christmas?” *Yes,” replled Uncle Bill Bottlstop. “But I have reverted to my frmocent childhood days. I'm golng to hang up my stocking instead of a bootleg.” “Dar's a heap o' gratitude,” said Uncle Eben, “dat don’t never git proper expression, foh de reason dat fullness of de heart is mighty liable to » friends of the league of nations an with sincerity approve the four- power pact.” i It is, indeed. a “hopeful sign" to tha} (independent) “had Chronicle Muskégon : administration the the method that promises a way out. Placed side by side in the Chronicle's | editorial are the two provisions, and. in its opinion, as well as that of many writers, they form “a deadly parallel.” Article 1I of the new treaty provides that: “If gald rights are threatened by the aggressive action of any other power the high contracting parties shall communicate with one snother fully and frankly in order to arrive at an underatanding as to the most efficient measures to be taken jointly or sep- arately to meet the exigencies of the particular situation.” Article X is as follows: “The members of the league under- take to respect and preserve as against external aggression the ter- ritorial integrity and existing politi- cal independence of all members of the league, In case of any such ae- gression * * * the council shall ad- vise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled.” The “difference in principle is nil. the Lynchburg News (democratic) in- terprets the two clauses,”even though there is a material difference in scope, for, the Louisville Courier-Journal (democratic) says article II is “simpl article X applied to a narrower field’ as the New York World (democratic) puts it, “an Asiatic article X" Te tha Harrisburg Patriot (independent democratic), also, “the two articles Bre as like as two peas in a pod in principle,” and “in both instances when danger threatens there shall be tonference and consideration of means and methods of meeting the situation of fulfilling the obligation,” with the “moral” force of that obligation no less in the new treaty than in the -old. Such difference as there is between them “is really one of degree in frankness,” the Milwaukee Journal (independent) thinks, for while the “guarantee against aggression” is not stated in precise terms in the Pacific treaty as it Is in the covenant, action “4s intlmated in an unmistakable manner. There are “similarities,” the New York Tribune (republican) readily ad- mits, but “the dissimilarities are more numerous.” Chiefly, the Ithaca Journal-News (independent) points out, “there is no ‘supergovernment.’” The new pact, says the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph (republican), “re- lates to matters in which our govern- ment and the others have a direct in- terest because of ownership. * * * Ar- ticle X would have pledged us to’ in- terfere in matters that did not con- cern us in the slightest.” But the distinction that is empha- sised most persistently is the ‘one which concerns the “guarantees” be- hind the agreements. A number of papers, among them the Boston Her- ald (independent republican) draw at- tention to two words which they con- gider significant. The new treaty, says the Herald, “requires the con- tracting parties o ‘respect’ each others’ rights,” while article X pledges league members to “respect” and “preserve” territorial integrity and existing political independence. Therein lies the difference, the Por: Jand Oregonian (independent republi- can) observes, for in doing whatever a council “deems necessary to ‘pre- serve,’” war is clearly a possibility, while “there is absolutely nothing in|pet. Siaf pplpun l SENATOR OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD. is exceedingly frank. There is never any doubt a8 to where he stands on a proposition, once he has grasped it and made up his mind. In 1912 Mr. Underwood was a can- didate for the democratic nomina- tion for President at the earnest solicitation of his friends. In the Bal- timore convention ne showed much strength when it came to the ballot- ing. He was the first man from the south to obtain such a following for the presidency since the civil war. Mr. Underwood has not hesitated fo differ with the titular head of his party—when there was a democratic President in the Whitc House—when ge belleved that the President was faking & wrong position. He fought Mr. Wilson on the question of Fana- ma canal tolls, believing that Ameri- can coastwise vessels should have free passage of the canal, and on other matters. But he is a stiong party man, believing in party organl- zation and the rule of the majority. He was anti-prohibition and anti- suffrage when those issues Were be- fore the Senate and is reckoned a conservative. Nevertheless, he has been found supporting much_of the progressive legislation of recent years. During the present conference Mr. Underwood has been made American representative on and chairman of a subcommittee dealing with the in- tricate question of the customs tar- iffs to be levied by the Chinese, be- cause of his great familiarity with such subjects. EDITORIAL DIGEST contemplated or suggested” the Birmingham Age-Herald (independent democratic) agrees, “the signatory nations merely pledge themselves to meet and ‘talk things over’' if mis- understandings develop which might lead to war, for in effect “it is a ‘gentlemen’'s agreement.’ nothing more.” India and Autonomy. The impression grows, probably by reason that the English-Irish ques- tion appears to be almost solved, that the next task Great Britain faces is that which concerned autonomy for , India. Within the next ten vears, ac- ! cording to a member of the British { Indian council at Washington, com- piete autonomy for the Indians is more than a possibility. In that coun- ‘ try the Ghandist movement has made great headway. Yet it is not a move- | ment particularly designed against British_jurisdiction over India. The | chief factor which enters into the | Ghandist revolts is industrial in its Indian manufacturers believe they have a grievance against the British government, super-induced by the failure of the English authorities | to protect Indian mercantile institu- tions against the influx of British- menufactured products. Ghandl, an { idealist, is leading the way toward apprising the English of how much antagonism there.is to the practice. Many men of India feel perfectly safe in saying that there would be no at- ! tempt to revolt or throw over the ! governmental authority which rests with the crown. The next few years will determine in large measure what India’s future i to be. Eventually a new status will be established.—Day- ton News (democratic). For Reciprocity. ‘The wheels turn in Canada ag elze- where. Ten years the liberty party went down to defeat in & mem- orable campaign of which the chief issue was trade reciprocity with 1he United States. The initiative had come from President Taft, who staked his political fortunes on that plan for closer trade relations between the two countries. The plan was general- ly favored in the states, though west- ern agricultural interests were du- bious or hostile. The British took alarm and made an imperial issue of it. Rudyard Kipling cabled excitedly 10 Canada on election day. “It is your own soul that you put In jeop- ardy this day.” The antagenistic propaganda won, and Canadian re- fusal settied the matter. In the election held the other day the liberal party comes back to pow- er, largely on this same issue of reciprocity. The Canadian people are for it now, by a big majority. Time has softened their feelings toward the United_ States and made them see more clearly the advantages of busi- ness co-operation between two coun- tries which, though divided political- ly by man, have been made one eco- nomically by nature. There will probably be new propo- sals for reciprocity now, coming from Canada, since our neighbors seem fo ‘be of the opinion that twe such coun- tries grow rich from exchanging goods with each other. Our industrial and financial interests support the proposal, and the “agriocultural bloc” may be expected to line up against it —Butte Post (republican). There hap been 8o much summer weather this wiZiar that, we are told, fur dealers ‘e done a big business. —Arkansas Gazette. Mr. Hughes’ limitation ef armament plan provides for oonstructive de- struction instead of destructive con- struction.—Arizona Republican. ‘What, them, did M. Brjand mea: ‘when he sald, on the annodncement onf the naval program, “We are behind ou?' That Franoe was behind us in the size of her navy, and mugst catoh up?—Omaha World Herald. English is the popular language in Moscow. We have never quite given up the hope of popularizing it in thig country.—St. Paul Ploneer Press. If the nations will only wipe out the debts they can then set themselves to the pleasant task of wiping out com- petitors.—Baltimore Sun. Having learned at last flu; why Ad- miral Beatty wears his hat so pecu- llarly the publio is now ready to turn ts attention to some other probe em.—Nashville Tennessean. There was_a time when it was thought dueling could never be brought to an end. Ridieule finished it. That has never been tried on war. —St. Louis Globe Democrat, Margot Asquith is coming over. Everyhody should check his particular pas and favorite peccadillo onisis s 2 = .2 ¥ b [ I THANK YOU! Wiching my many friends and patrons a very Merry ghnstmas and 2 Happy New Year. H. 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