Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1922, Page 6

1'HE EVENING STAR. With Sunday Morning Fdition. WASHINGTON, D, C. TUESDAY......February 7, 1922 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. . Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office, 11th St. and Pennsylvanis Ave. heag Gl Offce: 150 Nassan St. icago Office: Tower Buildiny Kuropean Office: 16 Regent St., London, England. The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning | edition. is delivered by carrlers within the clty at 60 cents per month . daily only, 45 cents 5"' month: Sunday only, 20 cent: per month. Or- ders may be sent by mail, or telephoue Maln Collection is made by earriers at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sund: 1yr., $8.40; 1 mo., 7 Daily only it 00; 1 mo., 59¢ Sunday onl; 1'yr.. $2.40; 1 mo., 20¢ All Other States. Daily and Sunday.1yr., $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢ Daily only. .1yr., '$7.00: 1 mo., 60¢ Bunday only ‘1yr.. $3.00; 1 mo.. ¢ —_— The Knickerbocker Inquest. Today begins the inquest into the Knickerbocker Theater disaster. It is| hoped that the cause of the coilapse which caused the death of ninety-eight persons will be definitely determined. In so doing it will be possible to asce tain the responsibility for the cond tion which contributed to this greatest catastrophe ever suffered by Washing. | ton. H 1t is ip no spirit of punishment. how- | ever, that. this inquiry should be pressed; though, of course, if it is found that any person or any group of | people has been guilty of neg]i[.’(‘m't-i or culpable contribution to ‘the use of an unsafe structure, punishment | should and doubtless will follow. It may be disclosed that the design for | the structure was faulty, and yet with- out any purpose for the cheapening of the construction. It may be that through lack of inspection force the workmanship ani materials were not up to official requirements. In fact, there are many possibilities; is the range, indeed. that there Is danger of a confusion of expert opin- ion, calling for tae most careful con- sideration to permit a clear conclusion. ‘The primary consideration in this matter is assurance against repetition. The Knickerbocker disaster will have | i 1 H been indeed an appalling waste of human life if it does not lead to pro-; tection, against any further building failures. A very large part of ourj popuiation attends piaces of public amusement. Daily tens of thousands are housed in buildings large and small erected to cater to their enter- tainment. Are they all safe? Has the factor of security been worked out with a sufficient margin? From the Knickerboeker collapse lessons may be | learned. perhaps to apply to existing buildings, surely Yo apply to the fu- ture. s are likely following . Upon the findings, of the inquest will depend further pro- cedure along the line of fixing respon- sibility. But in other ways along con- struetive and helptul lines there should be consideration, to make certain an adequacy of supervision over all con- structions in the District, especial those which have relation to the pub- lic in targe groups. This is not a time for eriticism. but of search for better, surer metiods of inspection in order that the horror of the 28th of January | may become of sume value to the community. H Additional Judges. The Scnate judic committee has voted in favor of an increase of thir- teen in the number of United States district judges. Let us hope that the measure carrying the matter may | soon be on the books and the new of- ficials at work. The business of the] federal courts is much congested, and | the congestion should be relieved. | Nor is the trouble confined to thej federal courts. Similar complaints are | heard about the business of state; courts; and in New York the governor has been appealed to by the bar asso- ciation and the newly elected district | attorney of the metropolis to take ac- tion looking to the clearing of the court calendars. This is a question of the highest im- portance. There should be no delay | about either civil or criminal business | in our courts. The spread of the lynch- | ing spirit has been attributed in part | to crowded court calendars and slow legal processes. Public patience is often overtaxed, and mobs take mat- | ters into their own hands. While nothing excuses mobs, no room should be left to them to seek excuses. Enough courts should be | open to promptly dispose of all mat- ters demanding settlement according to the forms of law. ! Among those recommending these | increased facilities are Chief Justice | Taft and Attorney General Daugherty, both of whom are, of course, entirely familiar with the subject and solicitous fof the solving of the difficulty. H —_——————————— Bergdoll is no longer thought of ex- cept when some of his family is in trouble with the courts. As usual, he is not en hand to render assistance in an emergency. e | The election of the Pope is one sol- emn and important event which is not | regarded as absofutely requiring the presence of an American delegation. —————————————— Economists, whether considering budgets or buildings, admit that there is no greater wastefulness than mis- taken economy. ————————— Beating a Snowstorm. That story in The Star telling how they fight and beat snowstorms in Philadelphia was very interesting. It shows how the work can be done and, more than that, how the work has been done. It contains many sugges- tions how Washington can do better in the future than it has done in the past in handling snowstorms. In Philadel- ! phia and perhaps in other great indus- trial cities there is preparedness against snow. There is organization by which the city can launch a counter attack on a snowstorm just ebout as soon as the flakes begin to » fall. The antlsnow forces get busy # hefore the city'is blockaded. The street car snowplows are set in operation Just as we do it here, though pry Vi is male snowplow a structural organization of the gov- ernment’s personnel. iaccording to duties and responsibili- is a substitute for that which recently. passed the House. There are material differences between the two, but none on the vital principle of groupment according to duties. Necessarily there would be divergences of opinion as to the relative values of services. It is not necessary to wait for a settlement of all these differences in committee before the final enactment id effected. N} track mile than we have here. Then, street cars turn out of their barns rigged 'with adjustable plows and sweepers, augmenting the work of the regular snow engines. Heavy trucks slip on snowplows and start on their way singly and in fleets to keep the traffic ways open. Divisions of city workers called out by telephone and roused by the police g0 to their sta- tions' at appointed crossings to help clear the ways. If the snow continues tc fall, and the situation holds a threat of a tieup, a special call is sent out, day or night, and reserves of workers and trains of carts turn out to the job of lifting snow from streets and dump- ing it in sewers. All city departments get busy and work together. L It is a great plan. It has been proved {that the expense is not heavy when compared with the loss it prevents. The Philadelphia idea is to put up a fight against being blockaded instead of putting up a fight to dig out after being blockaded. We ought to learn something from the City of Brotherly Love in the way of shaveling snow. There is no spirit of fault-finding in { that remark. Washington did the best it could in the light of its experience and the equipment at hand, and, tak- ing all things into consideration. it was a pretty good best, but we ought to do better in the future. Ratifying the Treaties. ‘When President Harding submits to the Senate, as he has announced he i will at an early date, the treaties which are the fruits of the Washing- ton conference, it is expected that the country will insist upon their prompt consideration and ratification. All re- ports from the other nations signatory to the pacts are that they will pass through the constitutional stages of acceptance without delay, and that they are not menaced by any prospect of unfavorable action. The treaties will be referred to the Senate committee on foreign relations for primary consideration and report to the Senate. Affirmative action upon them in that committee is regarded as a foregone conclusion. although there may be a degree of minority objection. The ranking democrat on the cpmmit- tee, Senator Hitehcock, has declared in favor of them. and. of course, the democratic leader in the Semate, Sena- tor Underwood, who-assisted in their | { negotiation, will urge the concurrence of his colleagues. There may be re- publican dissent, but it wiil be heavily outvoted in committee. There is understood to be no desire on the part of the administration and the other friends of the treaties to limit debate unduly when the treaties reach the Senate. Their consideration is expected to be in open executive session, and the proceedings will be fellowed by the country with eager in- terest. But the administration is con- sidered justifiable in expecting that the debate, while adequate, shall not be dilatory in effect. There is no indication other than that the country overwhelmingly ap- iproves the work of the Washington conference. This is shown in every conceivable way in which it can be manifested short of a referendum vote. Having made up their minds in sup- port of the conference’s efforts hnd ef- fects, the people are likely, in the true American spirit. to demand their consummation. They “want results,” it may be justly claimed, and want them with as little delay as possible. In no official quarter is there appre- hension that the treaties will fail of ratification. The popular view prob- ably is that as they are to be ratified, | they should be ratified promptly and put into operation. ——————————— There are a few democrats who, contemplating this administration’s difficulty in economizing sufficiently to make up for previous lavishness, seem {0 be in doubt whether they ought to apologize or try to appear amused. ————— Sing Sing prisoners have found means to rob the United States gov- ernment. This shows no especial shrewdness on their part. The trick years agc hecame $o easy as to seem positively unsportsmanlike. —————— Some of the gentlemen who said the ‘Washington conference would not amount to anything have relaxed their journalistic industry and are again turning their attention to best sellers. ————————— A man who is willing to sacrifice himself for an idea is an idealist. When he decides that he is the one person on whom the idea has to de- pend he becomes an egoist. ———— New Jersey’s legislators contemplate a law to exterminate cats. Having failed with mosquitoes, they will try quadrupeds. Reclassification Progress. As a result of'a peculiar division of Jjurisdiction, the reclassification bill, recently passed by the House and yes- terday reported to the Senate from the civil service committee with amend- ments, now goes to the appropriations committee. This arrangement was the result of a compromise necessitated by the fact that both committees had certain rights over the measure. It ‘was wisely decided that the civil serv- ice committee should scrutinize the bill for the strugtural provisions and the appropriations committee for the salary scales. Thus whep the measure finally! reaches the Senate for enact- ment. which is hoped for this session, it will represent the joint judgment of these two committees. What is called reclassification is, in truth, ‘‘classification,” for there has never been until now any attempt at It is the first move toward a businesslike division of the public service force into groups ties regardless of places of assignment and du The bill now pending in the Senate subject 10 & t later, a8 | in THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, TUESDAY, FEB experience proves the wisdom of changes. The lesson of the retirement law should be applied in the case of re- classification. It took many years to get retirement established in principle, because of differences as to details. Al- ready it has been found necessary to amend the law, and bills to that effect are now pending, and will doubtless be glven -effective consideration at this session of Congress. A perfect system 13 not to be expected at the outset. B ————— Narrow Scope for U. S. at Genoa. President Harding's next decision in | foreign relations will be as to partici- pation of the United States in the Genoa conference, proposing to deal lwilh economic conditions in Europe. { Political and sentimental arguments | for and against this country’s taking part in that meeting have been set forth at length, and are familiar to | the public by this time. It may be of interest to know how the proposal is viewed in high financia! quarigrs. Taking as authority considered worth while a circular of the largest is that participation on general prin- ciples would seem to be desirable: but, it is pointed out, “‘the position of dele- gates from the United States would be exceedingly difficult, for the reason | that much would be expected, and they would be in position to promise prac- tically nothing.” Going on to show how hampered would be the delega- tion, it is asserted that it would have very little latitude for engagemen as to the policies of this country. For instance, it is explained, as to the question of Europe's indebtedness to the United States, the refunding act will leave little for negotiations out- side its explicit terms. Then, as to trade relations, the forthcoming tariff law will fix definite metes and bounds in that realm. The American delega- tion would have no power to discuss variations therefrom. Next comes a very significant statement: “As to loans or financial assistance of any kind, there is no likelihood of organ- ized effort in the United States until Europe has gone some distance in the settlement of its controversies and in putting its finances in order.” That statement will have an ominous. {sound if echoed in Europe. It refers to expected assistance outside of gov- ernmental aid, which is oyt of the question. H B —— A desire to keep any league of na- tions discussion out of the Genoa con- ference may be animated only by a wish to assure delegates that they will not be separated from their families for a long, long time. —oatm—— in favor of peace, but display little confidence that there will ever be such a thing as peace without argument. ————————— One thing that George Harvey did for American politics was to show how easy it is for an agitated statesman to start a magazine of his own and re- lieve his mind. ———— The drama is again accused of i slighting talent and experience. In all the talk of censorship no mention is made of Mr. Creel. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Rude Awakening. I saw a pretty girl who looked so charming on the screen, { I felt that she must dwell in realms of | poetry serene. i The youth who came a-courting was so handsome and so strong, His personal existence, I assumed, was like a song. But when I read the papers, I was { filled with great distress, i Like ordinary people, they had much unhappiness. 3 My fancy fond into the depths of gloomy fact was hurled. I wished they didn’t have to tell their troubles to the world. I hate to think the pie king, who eats custard with his knife, Has made the neighbors talk because he doesn’t like his wife; Or that the man who registers such heroism bold Is bullied by a manager and all for sordid gold! . I'd like to think comedians are laugh- ing all the day; That ingenues are innocent and that soubrettes are gay. 'The tears are on my lashes and my handkerchief's unfurled. I wish they didn't have to tell their I troubles to the world. A Distinct Benefit. I “The world conference will result in many benefits,” remarked the ob- server. “True,” rejoined Senator Sorghum; *“and one of the most important of them lles in the fact that a number of gentlemen from abroad were detained long enough to get actual information before going home and writing their impressions of America.” Jud Tunkins says he likes a man who minds his own business unless he's in a kind of business that com- pels him tc be remorseless in taking up other people’s time. Traveling Costume. Now, when the drifted snow begins to thaw, And through the street an icy rent shoots, I wonder why it isn’t fashion’s law For folks to put on sealskin bathing suits. tor- 1 Literary Comment. “What is your favorite novel?” “‘Jack the Giant Killer,’” replied Miss Cayenne. “That is only a fairy tale.” “Which is my reason for liking it. Nobody is going to get you into an argument about it by saying, ‘How true to life the characters are’ and “Isn’t the philosophy a wonderful reve- lation of the human soul?” “8ix days pass mighty quick,” said Uncle Eben, “but dey’s more dan time enough to 16t us fohgit whut we national bank in New York, one view | .'shm-!, the emergency ” The league of nation promoters are | Tenants Ask, Owners Oppose Extension of Ball Rent Law XTENSION of the Ball rent act, which is 8o written as to expire May 22 next, is proposed by a bill now pending in the Senate, consideraticn of which by tae District committee of that body is eXpected at its scheduled session tomorrow. This extension, if enacted, will be the second | prolongation of the life of the statute, originally written to run for two years from October 22, 1919. The present pro- | posal is to continue the act in force for two years The Commissioners have! recommended that this extension be re- duced to eighteen months in the belief that that period will suffice to restore ithe desired balance between supp)y and demand of housing accommogation in the District, which was upset by the| war conditions. The Ball act was 'an emergency measure, designed to meet an excep- tional condition caused by unusual cir-| {cumstances. Its extension in 1921 for a period of seven months was in the | nature of a re-enactment. It was made ! by Congress in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court sustaining the law against the charge of unconstitu- tionality. ‘The court upheld the act on the ground that it was a necessary measure to meet an emergency due to war, and also because in its view the {property rights of owners were assured of equitable protection through court revie Tt is v now for Congress to consider whether a second re-enactment is requisite, whether still exists, ® %k X X Without doubt the present demand ! for extension of the law is due to a | fear on the part of tenants—in which | e included many members of | s—that as soon as the act P‘-I |pires and the rent regulating procedure | is abandoned, house owners will pro-| ceed to advance rents extortionately. | This fear has beep unquestionably | whetted by the attitude of some of the | landlords, who have shown a disposi- tion at every stage to make the most {of the fact that the housing supply i not adequate to meet the demand. This s not true of the majority, but it is impossibie for Congress to differentiate, and that inability is at present a deter- mining factor in promoting the chance ] tment or extension. | The government itself precipitated | this condition by its declaration of war ! workers, swelling the population sud- denly by nearly 100,000 without any corresponding increase in accommoda- tion. Tardily and inadequately the overnment contributed to the facili- ties, erecting a group of “hotels” ac- commodating several hundred individ. ! uals. This was a hardly appreciable | actor. Long were occupied the congestion had reach- ed a climax. * X X X Its only remedy for the situation| thus created by the government has been this series of enactments regu- lating the rents by submission to a {commission created for the purpose, {with power to revise leases subject to appeal to the District Court of Appea jImmediate challenge of the law by | property owners virtually destroyed }lh-e effectiveness of the commission |during the greater part of its first term, and, furthermore, it lacked the serv: s of an attorney, even as now it has no inspection force as a supplement and aid. Affirmation of the law by the court. even though only by a 5 to 4 ' i vote, and re-epactment for seven months have greatly increased the efth. enc {is no {extension on the ground that an effi- cient commission is most objectionable. The Commissieners, in their report on the bill of extension, expressed ! the belief that a condition of stability in the District will soon be reached, | and they urge a period of a year and | a half from the date of the next ex-| i piration—that. is until October 1,/ 1923—for further observation. They | point out that as long as the rent act | remains it will diminish the incentive 1o capit: adequately to meet the sit- uation by building for rental purposes, | and that an cxtension of the act will | l The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill. The main pivots around which edi- torial discussion of the anti-lynching measure moves are four: That it is {designed to hold the colored vote in pivotal states in line, but not ex- pected to become law; that 1f it should become law, it will not be more effective than existing state {laws; that if vigilance is not exer- |cised by states in the enforcement of their individual measures against Iynching, a federal statue is inevita- ible, and lastly, the old familiar ar- gument -of states rights, as affected by the Dyer bill. | "The Petersburg Index-Appeal (inde- pendent) feels that “it is a matter of deep regret that the democrats in Congress should have lent themselves to the republicans for a cheap politi cal trick,” since, so far as it “can re- 11, the House democrats have not imade such an issue of any other | measure which has come up recent- 1y.” “So bitter has been the demo- cratic_opposition that the bill may be regarded virtually as a party meas- ure,” states the Pittsburgh Press (in- dependent), which prompts its neigh- bor, the Leader (progressive repub- lican) to inquire “What can be ex- pected of a non-progressive and largely illiterate population, which has been virtually standing still since the surrender at Appomattox, when 25 per cent of its national political {represeintatives in officlal places de- fend the right to commit capital crimes?” The St. Louis Post Dis- patch (independent) thinks that “po- litical cowardice carried the measure through the House, and the hope that the Senate will kill it is a compli ment to the judgment and courage O the Senate,” though the Baltimore Sun (indeperdent democratic) _feels that republican leaders in the House have thus “incurred a grave political liability without surely paying off a debt” since by this “single stroke Mr. Harding’s conciliatory policy toward the southern states has been killed a- borning.” 3 As to_the effect of the law. the Grand Rapids Press (independent) states that “a jury is a jury, filled with as many prejudices in a federal (as in a state court,” and the Minne- sota Star (independent) feels that even if such a law were sustained “one may doubt whether it will end 1ynching,” since “behind the lynch- ing of negroes is mnearly three cen- turies of social injustice which has fostered lynch law.” The Memphls News-Scimitar (independent) states that “the passage of the law will be equivalent to serving notice upon state officials that they have been re- lieved of responsibility,”" and the Richmond ' Times Dispatch - (demo- cratic) thinks “the criminal element among the negroes will be embold- ened to commit crimes which inspire 1ynch law, in the belief that they will receive a measure of federal pro- tection under the act not now en- joyed.” - “The existing statues of every state afford ample grounds for prosecution and punishment of per- sons guilty of the crime of lynching ® ¢ ¢ Wherein would the offense be heightened or. the execution of justice the offender be made more cers and the assemblage here for war pur-{ /| poses of great numbers of temporary | i should its before these bufldlnzsir EDITORIAL DIGEST as many marriages as divorces.— in|to merely postpone the time when the present stringency will be corrected. * kK * The rent law has discouraged build- ing in the District., Property owners have been lbath to expend money in the erection of houses and apartments | at high rates of construction with an! assured restriction upon rental in-| comes. On the other hand, the law stimulated the sale of housing prop-; erties, which has merely meant trans- | fer of responsibility from the former | landlord to new owners, the latter! being in many cases the former ten- ! ants. Between the high prices of construction and the check upon rent! returns imposed by the law building | in Washington has virtually stag- nated—has, in fact, not kept pace with i the natural growth since the subsid-\ ence of the war-time excess popula- | tion. | It has been urged that, having cre- ated this situation both by precipita- tion of war and the consequent swell- ing of the capital population beyond its housing accommodations, and by interposing a construction-checking regulation, the government has been under the moral obligation to promote building in the District by some scheme of aid or inducement calcu- lated to encourage capital into hous. ing investment. Nothing of this sort has been attempted or even practi- cally outlined. The government has| looked to private enterprise to supply the demand while interposing a dis- couraging rent regulation system. * ok K k. ‘ There are, of course, more tenants than landlords in the District, as in| every other community. Therefore | the weight of interest lies on the side of regulation, to prevent inor- dinate increases, to assure housing. i to check ousters, to make the utmost use of such facilitics that exist with the least burden upon those least able to bear the weight of war-time and post-war high prices. The ques- tion that now is pending in Congress, particularly In the Senate committes on the District, is whether it is nee- e ry to continue this protection for another period, although the war is ended and the population of the capital has diminished to normal pro- portions and the balance between housing supply and demand is more closely approached. If in the judg- ment of Congress an emergency still exists @ re-enactment will probably follow in season to continue the com- perhaps with some of the proposed by the District Com- changes thus recommended are in the direction of making the commission. more equitably effective. It 1s urgld that the commission f consist of a representa- tive of the property owners, one of the renting class and one who is a renting-owner nor a renting- ; that the attorney for the should represent the public as a whole and not merely the renting class; that the commission should have an inspection force; that he bona fide purchaser of a dwelling should be assured of possession with- that it should be mxmmel s to get rid of objectionable tenants; that lease-signing tenants should not be permitted to break the | terms. of a leate regarding the | amount of rent, and that the law should no longer prohibit the razing of rental property used for resi- dential purposes unless it is replaced by new residential constructions. * K kX These changes are in the line of equity. They do not affect the vital principle of regulation. They do not lessen the ability of temants to se- cure protection against extortion. Assuredly if Congress deems it nec- essary to extend the law on lhe! ground that the building balance has'| not yet been restored and an emer- gency remains, such an emergency as in the judgment of the Supreme Court_justifies a_rent-regulating law, it will proceed to frame the new law as a revision and not merely as an extension of the old, secking to se- cure the most effective and the most equitable method of assuring teuants of protection from extortion, and as- suring owners of a fair and a rea- sonable return from their property. (independent) champions the bill on the ground that “America’s right to be called a civilized country is at take,” and, while admitting the in- vasion of local government, concludes that “if the states will not or cannot put a stop to lynchings, the federal government must intervene to the extent of its power.” The Providence Journal (independent) feels the measure is a “long step toward wip- ing out one of our worst national disgraces,” in agreement with the | New York Globe (independent), which thinks that “the prompt passage of the bill by the Senate will be a step forwanl in American civilization. “If states persist in placing lawless- ness above law, it is certain that the United States, soon or late, will inter- vene and, in so doing, have the moral support of the great majority of the people except in the states at which intervention is aimed,” says the Columbia (S. C.) State (democratic), but it feels that an effective argu- ment against the Dyer bill, which it conside a ‘“profoundly serious menace,” is “the conviction and sen- tence io life terms in prison' of five white lynchers of a negro in Okla- homa last week.” “We don't want federal laws infringing upon every activity of our state government, says the Houston Post (democratic). “But we are going to get federal laws unless we enforce our state laws.” - “Pittsburgh Plus.” If a_man lives in the country he has the advantages of fresh cream, fresh eges, fresh vegetables—all at a lower cost than if there were freight tran: portation charges to be paid. “Pitt: burgh plus” is the system which de. prices the man who locates his steel- using plant near a steel-producing fac- tory and every one who buys what is made of steel of that natural advan-; tage. It is a system practiced because certain interests have the power to practice it. It is repugnant to sound ideas. Pittsburgh plus means that if you live next door to the great steel-making plants of Gary, you pay for steel the price it sells for in Pittsburgh plus the freight from Pittsburgh. You not only lose the advantage of buying steel that, according to the deciaration of no less an authority than Mr. Gary, costs less to make than steel made in Pitts- burgh, but you pay in addition for a Jjoyride for that steel all the way from Pittsburgh, though it has never been there. This is the simple plan. There are all kinds of things that can be said around it and about. When they are all said, the fact remains that it is a dis- crimination against every man who lives nearer any other steel plant than he lives to Pittsburgh.—Milwaukee Journal (independent). One way to get your feet is to sell your motor car.—Arkansas Gaszette. At any rate, there are bound to be Knoxville Journal and Tribune. 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