Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1925, Page 6

-8 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Fdition. WASHINGTON, D. C July 17, 1825 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: 11th St. and Pennssivania Ave NTitars Omes: Tow Buropean Office: 10 Rexent St. England. The Evening Star. with the Sun: Ing cdition, is delivered by car: the city at’ 80 cents per month: s Der month: Sunday only. 2 er month. Orders may he sent by mall or elephone Main 5000. Collection is made by carrier at the end of each month. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. m Daily and s 1yr.$R40:1 Daliy oniySUne g i« 00 1 m Sunday only 13r.82.40: 1 me All Other States. ally and Sunday. +$10.00: 1 mo. ally Oniy> ndaY: 31900 1 mo Sunday only 3:00: 1 mo. 700 1y 1yrl Member of the Assoclated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dis- Patches credited to it or not ntherwiss cred. ited in this paper and siso the local news Dublished hereln Al righis of publication ©of xpecial diapatches herein are alwo rese: The Belgian Debts. It is difficult to follow the logical processes of former Foreign Minister Hymans of Belgium in the matter of that nation’s debt to the United States. And the fact that in his speech on ‘Wednesday to the Chamber of Depu- ties he clearly indicated that the Bel- slan debt mission, soon to arrive in Washington, would press for Ameri- can acceptance of his viewpoint, au- gurs an unfortunate delay before the Joint commission can achleve any- thing of practical value. For the Hy- mans contention is that, because a special provislon for German reim- bursement of Belgium to the amount of her external war debts was written into the Versailles treaty, Belgium was relfeved of responsibility for those obligations, and that Washington should, therefore, look to Germany for payment. And to this the American Government cannot concelvably as- sent. That the American people and the Government which represents them have, since that August in 1914 when Germany, in violation of the treaty of 1839, invaded and despoiled Belgium, felt deeply the wrongs suffered by that gallant nation has been sincerely evidenced. But that our sympathy for her and our conviction that German restitution therefor should be full and complete should inspire us to assume the responsibility of collecting Ger- many's obligatlon to Belgium is an- other matter. The American position in the case was made quite clear in the Paris con- ference for allocation of German an- nuities under the Dawes plan, and as a result of those conversations Bel gium’s share of the total to be paid, by reason of her debt to .us, was written in as 12 per cent. Hyman's plea, viewed with cold logle, is untenable. In the first place, the Versailies treaty does not relieve Bel- glum of her obligations to the “allied and associated governments, firms the existence of those obliga- tions, while stipulating what Germany should pay Belglum' to offset them. And in the second place the United States i3 not a signatory of the treaty -of Versallles. These facts are, of course, known by the Belgian government. It is despite them that they will plead, it the plea 18 made, for a substitution of German liabllity for Belgian lability. ‘The plea will be addressed to the established friendship and sympathy of America for Belgium. It is earnestly to be hoped that that plea will not be made. For it would have to be refused. And the refusal of a favor, asked in the name of friendship and sympathy, Is one which, whether it be between nations or in dividu; strains the fabric of sym. pathetic friendliness, however deep- rooted and firmly established. Bel- glum will find that the United States will make every legitimate concession in the matter of funding her debt to us—that her payments to us will fall well within the payments she is to recelve from Germany under the Dawes plan. Surely to ask for this, rather than for that to which we cannot consent, would be the wiser, the more practical and the happler course. ——— The youthful pupil is perfectly con- tent to accept fishing as a sport for small boys, while their elders put in the hot days of vacation time in arduous controversy over what shall be taught in the text books. ————— Experience is proverblally a con- vincing teacher, though a severe one. It 4s not likely that this city will soon forget the lesson of the Summer of 1925 as to the need of public bathing facilitie: . ———— Having taken over the crown estates the former Kaiser is in a position to make a strong protest as a taxpayer against the revenues Germany is ex- pected to raise. ———— The Cancer Discovery. Further reports from London re- garding the recent discovery of what 18 believed to be the causative element of cancer confirm the first bellef that this is but the preliminary stage of what may prove to be the finding of a cure for the disease. It appears that what has been accomplished is the isolation of a parasite or germ that is regarded as the originating factor of chicken carcinoma. That fowls are subject to cancer is well established. 1f there is a likeness between the chicken and the human cancer this present discovery may lead directly to the finding of & remedy. Dr. W. E. Gye, whose researches led to the isolation of the infinitesimal- Iy minute element, could not have reached this point but for the inven- tion of a photographic apparatus by Mr. J. E. Barnard, whose real con- tribution to the cause lay in the utili- zation of certain uitra rays of light. So tiny is the germ that ordinary light would not reveal it even to the micres scope. Thus the discovery, which is hailed as promising relief to countless suf- ferers from a hitherto incurable dlsj ease, is the joint work of two mexn; speclalizing in different but related lines. And it is interesting to note that both of these men attained eminence in their sclentific fields from obscurity. Gye. whose real name is Bullock, was a railroad ticket agent—some reports state that he was a porter—with an ambition to study sclence. Through the benefaction of a friend, who stipu- lated that he take his own name in order that it might be perpetuated in case Bullock became famous, he was enabled to devote himself to bacterio- logical study. Barnard is a merchant, a prosperous hatter of London, who has been devoted to microscopy as a hobby for years, and has perfected nu- merous {nstruments and processes that have won the highest praise for their perfection and efciency. Dur- ing the war he rendered valuable servicea to the government. The search for the cause of cancer, and through that discovery for a remedy, has enlisted an army of sclentific workers throughout the world. They have proceeded along different lines, speclalizing in various phases of the pursuit, each contribut- freely exchanging determinations. The work of Gye and Barnard was aided by the work of Dr. Peyfon Rous of New York. French and German spe- clalists have contributed much to the sum of information. An enumeration of the names of the men and women Wwho have labored, often in adversity, to advance the frontier of knowledge on this mysterious subject would be & voluminous record. ———. A Sugmiher Capitol. A young New Yorker has been awarded a prize of $3,000 offered by the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design for the best plan for a Summer Capitol for the United States. While much interest attaches to the romantic story of the prize winner, who spurned his father's proposal for a business career in order to study art, Washing- ton is more concerned about the sug- gestion that the United States needs a Summer Capitol. According to the Beaux-Arts specifications, the site was to be on the shore of a broad lake and the legislative buildings were to be ‘capacious, with provision for both House and Senate assembly, and with such other features as a great court and a state reception hall. Just why the Beaux-Arts chose this particuldr theme for the competition 1s not explained. Was it because somebody thought that a “Summer Capitol” s an urgent national need, or a prospective development? Surely nobody who ever had the least ac- quaintance with the procedure of Congress would think so. To conceive Congress stopping work in Washing. ton in long-session years and moving bodily to the shores of some broad lake—there is none nearer than Erie or Ontarfo—is a violent stretch of the imagination. Hegira from Washington to the shores of the broad lake would have to be established by constitutional law, and not statutory, for the reason that there could be no guarantee of sta- bility of program even through con- gressional enactment. Would it be June 1?7 By the first of June members of both houses are figuring on how to get away before July 1. Few sessions last longer than the end of the fiscal year. Save in extraordinary condi- tions, such as those caused by war, a Summer Capitol would be vacant twenty-two months out of every twen- ty-four. But a Summer Caplitol, a “state- house” for the Nation for the heated term, would entail a Summer White House as well. The President has to keep close to Congress, especially dur- ing the tag-end of the session. So why confine the design merely to the legislative establishment? The Beaux-Arts has propounded an Interesting architectural study, but not one of a practical significance. It is to be regretted that talent should be wasted upon a purely academic problem. ————et—. Old Rosicrucians seeking to trans. {mute baser metals into gold came ac- cidentally upon discoveries valuable to chemistry. Astrology, a learned though sclentifically discredited form of re- search into remote influences on hu- man destiny, opened avenues for ac- curate demonstrations in astronomy. The discussion of elemental science and basic religlon in Dayton, Tenn., may yet prove to have some by prod. uct of thought which will be of as sistance in solving problems relating to normal standards and ethical rela- tionships. ——ee— It is asserted that Henry Ford Mkes dancing, but approves only of the old- fashioned quadrille and possibly the waltz and polka. In order to go for- ward in fashion it is sometimes neces- sary to go backward a generation or two. —————— There are fears that some important developments in the European situa- tion may be missed while the first- page news is being overwhelmed by the dispatches from Tennessee. - Rout of the Smokers. 8moking is forbidden even on the back seat of a traller in Detroit. An Assoclated Press dispatch says: “Such a roar arose from members of the city council today that H. U. Wallace, gen- eral manager, canceled his bulletin of two days ago that men and women might smoke in the rear parts of trail- ers on any line in the city.” The old order stands that “S8moking s not al- lowed.” The streetcar smoker has sustained so many rebuffs that he ought not to get much of a kick out of the Detroit ruling. He has been driven from one place to another. He has not given up his pack of cigar- ettes, and the ends of two cigars stick temptingly out of his top vest pocket, but he cannot smoke them on the cars. Yet, in apite of rebuffs, he keeps on smoking and his wife and sister often join him. One remembers what a row some made when smoking was forbldden in the horse cars. Really, many were | quite overcome with indignation when the managers of the Washington and Georgetown, Metropolitan, Columbia and Anacostia horse cars put up signe that tobacco spitting on the floor was [against the law. The law had been ing some modicum of knowledge and | THE the interest of sanitation. Smokers made their last stand on the back dash. They had been put off the front platform, where one could smoke and chat with the drfver, and later the motorman, and retreated to the back | dash. Then they continued their re- treat. There was complaint that they crowded the back dash and made it hard for people to get off or on. Every now and then an overcritical person would object to having a hole made in his hat, overcoat or shirt front by hot ashes. Some passengers went so far as to say that the cigar or pipe was not fragrant. People may still smoke on two or three of the rear seats of open cars, but open cars are few, and the most confirmed smoker has learned to ride in a street car without smoking. It is a privilege to get in at all. ‘Washington smokers understand the distress of their brothers in Detroit. They are familiar with the protests that come from non-smokers. The pro- tests that hurt most are those that come from the man who thinks his G-cent cigar is the best in town, and objects to the fumes of the 10-cent clgar that another fellow smokes. Al- together, smokers are having a rough time, but their middle name is Resig- nation. The back yard at home and the public park are still open to them, and they are still free to walk along the street, smoke a clgarette or pull on an old dudeen and look at the sights. ———e “Seeing” the Fugitive. Washingtonians, probably lke the residents of many other Eastern citics, are now getting thrills out of “seelng a fugitive from justice, a man who Is wanted in New York State for com. mitting an atrocious murder. Photo- graps and descriptions of the mur- derer have been widely distributed and printed. At least six residents of this city have declared that they have en- countered the man. If he has been really seen by all of them, he has been extraordinarily indifferent to the chances of detection and capture. And in other cities police have had similar reports, showing that unless imagina- tlon has been working overtime this chap is a remarkably agile person. This is a common occurrence. When- ever a fugitive 13 broadcast in fea- tures and detailed description he is recognized everywhere. The trouble is that there are so many clues to him that he usually escapes for a period. By the time the police get word that he was seen at a certain place he is reported as being else- where. Eventually such a man Is almost In- variably found. This particular fugl- tive will doubtless be identified and haled back to the place of his.crime for trial. It is easy to get about now- adays, with motor cars and airplanes, but sooner or jater a man who is wanted by the police is caught, through some chance or indiscretion. Meanwhile there is no harm in “see- ing” Knapp, and everybody who thinks he has recognized him should make an immediate report to the po- lice. Some innocent persons may be temporarily discommoded, but no fin- nocent man will be detained. It is an exciting sport while it lasts. —t—— His assertion that he might take over Shipping Board vessels “if he could buy them right” led to an im- pression that Henry Ford was inclined to depreciate their value. Competitive bidders now object to him as a bull in the market. Mr. Ford {s probably no poker player, yet he appears in- tuitively to sense the rudimentary principles of the game. —————— Bclentists regard the Scopes trial as settled in advance by the prejudices of the jury. There is at least no sus- picion that the alleged frame-up has been encouraged by former attaches of the Department of Justice. German farmers are preparing to g0 to Mexico in large numbers. Mexi- can agriculture will recelve some valuable suggestions, among them the uselessness of the word manana in the vocabulary of practical industry. ————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. A Consolation Gone. Ot yore, when I had nothing else to do And my reflections left me rather blue, In the quest of mild diversion, 1 would take a brief excursion, And I'd go to see the monkeys in the z00. Departed are the hours of simian glee. We're finding life as serious as can be. ‘We deliberately borrow Some additional sorrow, As we journey down to Dayton, Tenn. Curbing an Impulse. *A man in your position ought to do a great deal of profound reading.” “True,” answered Senator Sorghum, “but you want to be careful not to be 80 scientific as to get out of intel- lectual touch with some of your most energetic and influential constituents.” A Neglected Formula. There's danger in the open tide. For swimmers now we fear the ‘worst. ‘When bathing plans were set aside, ‘Where was that slogan, ‘“Safety First?” Jud Tunkins says when he was a boy he used to sing “I want to be an angel,” and he still hopes he'll be able to evolute on this line. Logical Tendency. As clothes grow less and less in style, Perhaps we'll venture, after while, ‘When Summer heat becomes too dire To use tattooing as attire. A Patriotic Protest. “We have about made up our minds to send you to the Legislature.” “What for?" inquired Farmer Corn- tossel. “You'd be wastin' talent. I don’t know how to make laws and I do know how to make hay. And this community needs more hay instead o' more laws.” “Religion,” sald Uncle Eben, “helps human folks to love one another, ex- cep’ when it leads to one o gleshere made not for esthetic reasons, but in‘|arguments where friendship EVL... .G STAR, .| Chinese in the Midwest WASHIN THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES L. TRACEWELL. A gentleman and his wife, out in search of a home, stopped in front of what they took to be a beautiful estate in Georgetown. “There!" exclaimed the man. “That is just the sort of place I would like to ‘ha I wonder if we could buy part of it?"” v “1 don't imagine they would sell," an red his wife, dublously. “Certainly they would if I gave them thelr price,” the husband re- plied. “Look at those beautiful trees and that hill overlooking Rock Creek. Isn't that the very place we have been looking for?" No doubt about it, it was a very lovely place, his wife agreed, but— but—surely the owners would not be willing to part with a bit of it. The husband knew better, however. Confidently he approached a man walking along the sidewalk. Do "you know who owns that place?” "he asked. “I want to pur- chase a lot there." “You can't purchase a lot there, mister,” answered the stranger. “Why not?" belligerently asked the house seeker. “Because the Government won't sell it to you,” smiled the other. “That is Montrose Park."” - xox o We can sympathize with the gen- tleman, while we smile, too, at his eagerness. Certainly no one could be blamed for wanting to purchase Montrose Park, if he had money enough to swing the deal. Of all the major “breathing spaces’ in Washington none possesses quite the charm of this beautiful park on R street, situated to the west of Oak Hill Cemetery. In saying this, of course, one counts | out the larger places, such as Rock Creek Park and Potomac Park, whose amplitude puts them in a distinctly different classification. Montrose Park is, without question, the finest of the smaller parks, pliced @8 it is on the brow of noble hills declining to the creek, filled with great trees that once delighted the eves of George Washington, standing like & rare jewel in a precious setting. It has been my pleasure in the last few years to call the attention of many persons Itving in other sections of Washington to Montrose Park, and all have ended up by agreeing with me as to its beauty. It so blends in with the cemetery to the east and a private estate to the west of it that many are scarcely aware of its existence, imagining it a part of one or the other An astonishing number of people in other sections, too, have never visited it, knowing it only by name, reading about it once In a while, when a band concert is given there. Once they do pay it a visit, how:- | ever, and experience its calm beauty, they go away declaring it the most beautiful of Washington parks. Ev- erything taken into consideration, they are right. In the park the visitor finds a—what shall we call {t’—calmness of atmos phere as refreshing as it is unusual Other parkl often are filled with hurly-burly, "all the benches filled, noisy children running here and there. In Montrose Park things are other- Wis Nature and a policeman co-operate to make this park a place of refuge. The sighing of the wind from the ley through the great trees, the majestic sweep of the land toward the water, the silent presence of the dead to the east, combine to impress the beholders, even the youngest. In addition, the park policeman does his part by enforcing strictly the rlles BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL V. COLLINS. Daily dispatches have much to say concerning the unrest in China. Young China, led by the student body, is in revolt against interference by foreign- ers with Chinese autonomy. Danger to the peace of the world is seen in the situation, fostered by the Soviet mischlef-makers of Russia. China's 400,000,000, once aroused, would men- ace the world. * x k¥ But what of the unrest in India, with its 247,000,000 conquered natives ruled by the English and 72,000,000 others ruled by native princes? There is unrest in India of longer standing than that of the student upheaval in the vast country to the north. India has been listening to Mahatma Grandi, the prophet of pussive resistence, with non-co-operation with the British offi- lals, but no relief has come through Gandi's program of passivity. What will India do, after Gandi's failure is fully recognized? That is an issue which alarms British states- men. Britain is already the chlef tar- Kot of dissatistaction in China, the chief objective of the Soviet disturb- ers. It is foreseen that the enemies of Great Britain in China will seek to foment trouble for her, also, in India. With the combination of 400,000,000 Chinese and 319,000,000 Indians in possible open revolt within the next few months, the British are facing the greatest crisis of the century. Soviet Trotsky is quoted as already gloating over his prediction of the speedy collapse of the British Empire. Clivilization s less eager than the Soviets to let loose the hordes of Asia and Russla, whose leaders cry for anarchy in every constitutional gov- ernment in the world. * % ok The Indians are crying for nation- alism, even more vigorously than are the inese students and strikers. This Indian demand is more deeply seated than is generally appreciated outside of India; it is not merely the product of the -agitation of Gandhi. There is a breaking up of old traditions and the caste system is wearing away, under the Influence of modernism. TR ox ok ox M cannot be assumed that India s in a position to form an inde- pendent republic, since, unlike China, there is too much diversity of peoples. religions and languages for any homogeneity of government. It 1s that weakness which has made it possible for a few English officials to govern the vast region for a cen- tury by offsetting the power of cer- tain races with the opposing power of others. To picture the situation, imagine a territory two-thirds as large as that of the United States in which we would attempt to legislate for 30,- 000,000 Spaniards in New England, 20,000,000 French in New York State, 20,000,060 Germans In the Cen- tral States, 100,000,000 Mexican peons in the Mississippi Valley, 30,000,000 and 100, 000,000 of minor tribes—including such as are designated “criminal tribes"—crowding Into tha rest of our territory. And of all this conglomer- ation of races, not more than § per cent are able to read, and no race capable of understanding any lan- guage but its own, except a smatter- ing of English picked up by a few. Furthermore, the 200,000,000 Hindux despise the 60,000,000 Moslems and the castes have no dealings with each other; for, although it is claimed that caste is dying out, it must not be misunderstood as having yet passed. India is today in the same state as was Europe just before the Renalssance. * ok % English statesmen claim that if England should withdraw from Indla the immediate result would be, not an Indlan republic, but an uvrising of the Sikhs, followed by revolts by the GTON, D C and regulations. No doubt some of the youngsters call him an ‘old grouch,” but certainly he makes the place comfortable for their elders. There is no bofsterous throwing of balls or other ‘“horse play” in Montrose Park. A well equipped play- ground to the northeast is reserved for such sports, and all those desir ing to indulge in strenuous exercise, with one exception, are directed to it. The exception Is tennis, which, although some continue to regard it as an “easy game,” in reality is pretty good exercise, if played fast. The tennis courts come under the office of public bulldings and public parks of the National Capital, and those who play upon them have se- cured permits from that office. The playing is confined courts. Not long ago several young girls, waiting their turn, attempted to bat tennis balls around on the turf. The policeman hurried over. “You mustn't do that,” he firmly. “"We are not hurting anything,’ answered one of the young ladies, in a hurt voice. “I cannot allow it,” answered the policeman. “If I let you do it I will have to let every one play.” At the time it seemed he was un- necessarily severe, as the girls were simply knocking the ball from one to_another. Yet he was right. From the larger standpoint of all the patrons of Montrose Park he was eminently cor- rect. By such strict enforcement of the rules the park is kept quiet and peaceful. If its rules were modified it would not be very long before base balls would be whizzing in all direc tions, while peppy youngsters of vari ous ages would combine to trample the grass as if a herd of cattle had passed over it. * ok ok % In other words, Montrose is a well bred park. It is clvilized. Out in the jungle of traffic one finds ill-breeding, lack of courtesy, and gen- erally hogglsh tricks—a state of sav. agery, where the largest machine has the right of way. In Montrose Park one finds well regulated civilization, where man has established certain rules of the game, which rules are regularly and prop erly enforced Accordingly, it is a most pleasant place to visit. Here cne may com With some assurance of peace and quiet. There will be games and sports but they will be according to the rules Spaces are large enough in Mont rose Park so that the visitor feels that author did who wrote of seeing his “young barbarians all at play." Their shouts come agreeably over the tall trees. Here one may meditate, if medita tion suits him, or simply browse in the shade, in the curious state of mind known as “doing nothing." He has stepped out of the hot as phalt into green ways, from sidewalks to grass, from 100 degrees to 85 de. grees He has come from noise to quiet, trom little trees to big trees, from | rushing street noises to the murmur | of Rock Creek and the rustle of age old trees; and he finds the change a most agreeable one, suiting his mood of the moment. We are all city-bound get back to the to the said, we long to place where we were | born: but would we be happy there Let us be happy. then, where we are; and what more beautiful place is there to be happy in than Montrose Park? Rajput. Gurkhas and Mahrattas, There wouid also be a religious con flict between the Moslems and the Hindus, in which the Moslems, al though greatly outnumbered, would conquer, for they are abler, physically and mentally. i i * % x ¥ There would be a rapid degeneration of modern equipment, such as rail roads and manufactories, for the In dian is prejudiced against machinery. | After his release from a British pris Gandhi was urged to take the la ship of the Nationalist part; sented only on condition that member* of his executive should spin a certain amount of yarn Gaily. Mrs. Gandhi s personally teaching the women to weave, and ail torelgn (meaning RBritish) cloth is boy- c-tted bv the Nationalists. i “While Europe been developing machinery " says Gandhi, “India has been rearing men"—a boast that has Yyet to be proved. Gandhi demands the abolition of pri- mary education, which Kngland forces on a small percentage -of Indian youths—arithmetic, writing and read {ug—and in its place he wants only industrial training. 5 Can any one say on historical or | cultural grounds,” asks Gandhi, “that | Indians are not fit for self-govern. ment, while the Abyssinians and the Arabs of Hedjaz are? India is less in need of steel weapons. It has fought with divine weapons. It can still do s0. Other natlons have been votaries of brute force. India can win wholly by soul force.” 2 That was said half a vear ago. Since then Gandhi’s influence has waned— waned in spite of his hunger strike, which he attempted in the hope of recalling the disputing factions back to unity. Now Gandhi Is no longer the unquestioned leader of Natfonal- ism, and the spirit is becoming more and more favorabls to militant revolt. Battle for self-rule and, at least, the status of a dominion within the Brit. ish Emnire are demanded, which may eastly develop into a cry for complete independence and an “India for the Indians,” if not met with liberal con. cessions and astute diplomacy. In 1919 a program of partial repre. sentation of natives in local legisla- tion was adopted, with provision that the Indian self-rule was to be in. creased in 1929. Agitators are now seeking to advance the period and ob- tain the 1929 concession at once. * X ok x Faith is expressed in Engl; n the ability of the two amteux:e:"dw}‘m are handling the situation. Lord Birk- enhead, the secretary of state for India, and Lord Reading, the Indian viceroy, are recognized as two of the most brilliant minds in England. The viceroy is now in England conferring with Lord Birkenhead and urging a more liberal policy toward the de- mands and inclinations of the natives. Lord Birkenhead has been in his pre: ent office only about eight months, hence, except for his notable quick- neas in reaching conclusions, he has had, too little opportunity to appreci. ate ‘the problem. Lord Reading has been four years in Indla, and he is very thorough as a fact-gatherer. It is reported that his advice is convert- ing the secretary toward liberality of poliey. A few days ago, in Parliament, a: member put the question to Secretary Birkenhead: “Is India a lost do- minion?” Lord Birkenhead retorted vigorously: “There is no lost do- minion. There will be no lost dominion, until that moment, If it ever comes, when the whole British Empire, with all it means for civilization, is splin- tered in doom.” There are nearly a billion enemies {in unrest—Russian Communists, (' nee and Indians—all seeking ths ‘splintering in doom.” (Copyright, 1925, by Pagy V. Collins.) every committee | FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1925. SUCCESS By David Belasco, Famous Producer. (Note—Mr. Belasco toiled long, weary years before obtaining public recogni- tion. But with a high idealism he does not call that “success.” Success is to him a far deeper and more sig- nificant thing. This interesting article points, in a material and selfish age, a moral of paramount importance.) There is much discusslon of the term “success” in these mad, hurrying days of ours; likewise, criticism of those who merely plod along their humdrum way buying a home, raising a family— doing little or'nothing to create a rip- ple in this pond we call “life.”’ For a moment let us stop to con- sider what success really is. Is it the act of amassing great riches? I do not belleve so. 1s it some out- standing act for the public good which malkes one man or a group of men more noted than the other millions? Possibly; but if so, such success still does not provide a sane measure of achievement. Measure of Real Success. What constitutes real success is do- Ing some one thing, no matter how lowly, just a little better than any one else can do it. Mr. Edison could not have achieved his wondrous fame if there were not successful toilers fabricating the materials he used in his inventions. Ruth St. Denis would lote much of her scintillating triumph were it not for her musicians and the rhythmic, superb accompaniment they provide. ' Then the orchestra would be a failure if each of the musiclans was not successful in his chosen line. All human progress {s dependent on the works of others. All of us are borne to serve the God-scheme in some capacity. Some of us are laborers be. the world needs toilers with ir hands. Others are artisans be- cause the world need is for the prod- uct of shop and bench. I belleve there is a divine balance in all things of life and that the Su- preme Intelligence casts us in the role where the need is greatest. At the same time, I belfeve we are given am bition and ability with which to raise ourselves to the higher plane if we so desire. Doing a Job Well. There it would seem lles the great secret of success—to do our appointed task gratefully and willingly, seeking always to make it more perfect than the work of the man at the next bench, the next desk or the next office. For there lies the one obligation we qannot esc we must perform our personal task to the best of our abil- ity, whether we be street sweeper or capitalist. The measure of perfection of our service s, to my mind, the sole mensure of success, The captain on the bridge of the transatlantic liner, who carries his thousands of passengers through the dangerous sea lanes in safety year after year, is as needful to human- ity-—as successful—as the banker who Protects our savings, sees they are invested wisely and pays us our divi- dends every quarter. Achievement the Test. So it would seem that success can- not ba counted in dollars, nor can it be confined to any walk of life. The most expert ditch digger has a greater asure of success to his credit than has the mediocre financier. True, his lines are cast in a different soclal plane, but heé has achieved, while the other merely has dallfed. Let us then be content with the k that is given to our hands and t us measure our success by the manner in which we perform our serv- ice to humanity. For, when all {s said and done, that is how we are judged when the entrfes are made in the Great Daybook of Life. (Copyright, 1926.) Senator Capper On Farm Taxation To the Editor of The Star It is surprising and regrettable to find such an able and worthy man as Senator Capper repeating and sus- taining the erroneous doctrine “that taxes should be levied according to ¥ to pay.” This quotation is taken from his article on “Farm in The Star of July 13, is certainly true that “taxes” must be raised to pay the expenses of conducting the Government, but this payment should be according to services rendered. Government is a | business undertaken in behalf of the people to supply some needed service, If no service be rendered. there is no reason for having a Government, and the price charged for what service is rendered should be proportional to the service. It I wish to hire a servant, say a policeman, a fireman or a school teacher, he charges me for his service what will enable him to give me his time at a reasonable rate, not accord ing to how much money I have in my pocket or in the bank. If I want to a barrel of flour, the grocer arges me what he would charge ny one else, without asking me whether I be rich or poor. If I do not want any flour, the grocer will not arge me anything. If I be walking the street and a highwayman attacks me, does the policeman inquire how much money I have in my pocket be- fore he comes to my rescue? x ok % There are some services so general and necessary that no one can claim a rigat to demand exemption from maintaining them even if he do not appreciate their value. Such might, for example, be the need to maintain public schools, to the cost of which a person who has no children may be called upon to contribute. There might properly be a poll tax, alike for every- body, to sustain the cost of the ren- dering of such common, indefinable service by the Government, but, as a usual thing, the services rendered by the Government are not propor- tional to the amount of money a person has been able to earn or has managed to save. Two men may acquire by their labors or otherwise the same amount of money by the day, the month or the vear. Is it due to any service rendered by the Government that one squanders his money, another uses it to promote business either by carry- ing on the business himself or loaning it to some one else, or even puts it in coin and buries it? If it were proper for the Government to treat these men differently, should it not rather fine the man who hides or burles his money, and pay a premium to the man who shows thrift or helps to promote the world’s work? * ok x % The only support of the doctrine that money should be taken from per- ons in proportion to their ability to pay comes logically from the robber, and the levying of so-called “‘taxes” according to any such doctrine is the commission of robbery by govern. mental authority. The ancient doc- trine of the monarchs was that the people belonged to the king, and the king had a right to take from them whatever he could get out of them. Naturally the king did not expect or try to get out of a poor man what he got out of a rich one, and thus grew up the custom of taxing men accord- ing to ability to pay. There should not be any taxes. The Government should charge every one for services in proportion to the serv- ices it renders to him. No one would think of calling the price a person charges for personal or other serv- ices rendered to him a “tax.” Neither should there be any “tax” for services not rendered. Persons of ibe ability and authority possessed by Senator | gerous when so used. * paid for. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. Wil you please tell me why my fox terrier howls when he hears mu sic?—L. T. A. The Biological Survey says that dogs react to music and that some tunes make them howl loudly. It cannot account for this in any other way except by assuming that it is the dog’s instinct which he has inherited | from his undomesticated ancestors. In other words it is the call of the wild. always speak of themselves as “we”?—A. G. L. A.—This i3 a survival from the Ro. man Empire, when there were two Emperors, one in Italy and one in Con- stantinople. They {ssued identical de- | crees under their joint authority, hence the custom of using the plural “we.” Q. How many miles of submarine cabll;s are there in the world?—L. A. There are 291,000 miles of sub- marine cables at the present time— | enough to go around the globe 13| times. Q. Will you please tell me how 1| may clean aluminum ware which has | become discolored?—T. G. B. A. Discoloration on aluminum may | be rubbed off with whiting or steel wool (grade 00). It may also be dissolved by the acid of vinegar or by dilute oxalic acid. These acids should be thoroughly washed off the alumi- num after being used. Q. Is Lowell Sherman, the motion plcture actor, married?—C. H. A. His engagement to Peggy, of the dancing team of Cortez and Peggy. has recently been announced. Q. What is the flag of Arizona’— W. B, H. A. The flag of Arizona is described || as follows: The upper part of the | flag consists of 13 segments or rays, | alternate red and yellow; the lower part is a solid field of blue, while upon the center is {mposed a copper star. | Q. Please tell me the cost of print- ing & lo-dollar bill—A. G. O. | A. The Bureau of Engraving and | Printing says that the cost to the| Government of producing a national | bank note is .0155 cents. The cost of | a United States note or a gold c silver certificate ‘is .009 cents. The | denomination of the currency does not affect the cost of making. Q. At what season of the vear do| the Indians remove the bark from |4 the trees to make their birch bark canoes, and does the removal of the | bark Kkill the tree’—F. H. H A. The Bureau of American Eth nology says that the bark is taken from the trees about the middle of May. Its removal does kil the tree. | Q. est number of daily newspapes’—J. G A. New York State leads with 200 | dailies. Pennsylvania is second with | 184 and California third with 181. | Q. When was the United States | Infantry organized?—C. W. 1 A. The first United States Infantry was organized May 28, 1798. Q. Will you please tell me V\‘hk(i are the longest pontoon bridges in | the world and what i{s the length of | each one of them?—J. N. H. A. The longest pontoon bridge in | existence is the railroad bridge over| the Mississippl at Prairie du Chien, Wis. It is 7,000 feet long and crosses | an island. There are two pontoon | sections, one 2,000 feet long to the east of the island and another 1, feet long west of it. Other importa pontoon bridges are that cver the | Rhine at Coblenz, 1.050 feet: the one at Stockholm, Sweden, spanning %00 | feet of water, and the one at Darah India, 420 feet long. 1 Q. Are rhubarb s] C. J. A. Numerous cases of more or less serious {liness and some fatalities have been reported in both Engla and America from eating rhu leaf blades (the large, heavy, flatt dark green portions). They are dan | Even the leaf | stalks so commonly used have been | reported to cause mild forms of illness | with some people. It is recommended | that rhubarb leaves and the young | flower stalks be left severely “alone | and not used under any circum- | stances as a food. Q. What is the Spingarn medal?— J. R. K. A. The Spingarn medal is annually awarded for the highest achievement of an American negro during the previous year. It is furnished by the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People. This year it | was presented to Roland H: negro ns poisonous?— fine | & | use Which State publishes the larg- | tenor, by ductor of Society Q. What is the weight of Statue of Liberty?—M. P. The statue welghs 450,000 pounds (225 tons). The bronze alone weighs 000 pounds. Q. What became of Willlam Scott the Vermont soldier, who slept whila doing sentinel duty in the Civil War? —P. R. A. According to L. E. Chittenden, young Scott volunteered to act as sentinel in place of an ill friend. For the first time in his life Scott was awake all night. The following night he was called out for sentinel duty and went to sleep at his post. He was court-martialed and sentenced to be shot. Scott’s commanding officer, Gen. W. Smith, felt that the sen- tence should be carried out, but friends enlisted Chittenden in their cause. Together they sought Presi- dent Lincoln before whom they pre- sented the case. Lincoln pardoned Scott, but he was later Kkilled in battle. Q. born inf: person? Walter the New Damrosch, con York Symphony the How does the pulse of a new- compare with that of an PONe § A. In new-born infants the rate is 130 to 140 beats per minute; in old age, 60 to 75 beats per minute. Q. Why was the use of firearms for- bidden on the island where Stevenson ried?—8. T. w/:',mx hie Samoan chieftains forbade their use, so that birds might 1 there in safety and sing over Steven- son’s grave How did the Bresca fam e privilege of furnishing the Ims for Saint Peter's on Palm Sun- day?—S. D. K. ; A. In the d of Pope Sixtus, V an obelisk was being elevated in the za before St. Peter's. When it was about to be reared, Sixtus threatened every man, woman and child with death if one spoke while the obelisk was being elevated. Forty-six cranes were used. denly, as the stone was slowly rising, the ropes began to yield. Then the stillness was broken by & voice: Aqua alle funi!” (“Throw water on the ropes.”) Bucketfuls of water were emptied over the ropes, which began to shrink. The workmen then pro- ceeded to raise the block to its base. captain of a fishing smack at San Remo, Bresca by name, was the man who at t sk of his life defied the Pope's order and spoke. As a reward for ng the lives of many work- men, Sixtus decreed that henceforth the of Bresca and his native llage should furnish the palms for . Peter's on Palm Sunday. Q at food does the whippoor- will eat?—K. P. W A. This bird is seldom seen through the day, but seeks its food by night, catching moths and insects on the wing. Its flight is near ground, zg- zag and noisel Q. What is Pens for’—C. M. R. A. Pensacola is home of & large fishing indust Its fleets go as far off as the coast of Yucatan. la, Fla., noted the | Pensacola is also a large exporter of r. The United States aviation station for the Gulf is located here. A few miles west is the Perdido River, the boundary between Florida and Alabama. Q. Who introduced the willow pat- tern china into England’—M. E. O. A. This decorative design, usually in blue on white backgrotnd, of Chi- nese style, was introduced on house- hold china in England by Thoma#, Turner of Caughley in 1780. Who made the first collection s assembled {n the United H Hawley of Hartford, work of collecting was Hawley in 1876 when (The Star Bureau of Information in Washington, D. C., is prepared to give you accurate and euthoritative infor- ‘mation on any question of fact that you ask. It has at hand the un- paralleled resources of the Federal Government 1with its hundreds of . D, Conn. The begun b he x t the g | 1aboratories, its thousands of special- |ists and its great libraries. It is & university of information in the full- est sense of the word. As an institu- tion it is unprecedented. The Star en- pages its services purely for the con- venience of its readers. There is no cost except 2 cents in stamps, which should be inclosed for reply. Address The Star Information Bureau, Twenty= rst and C strects northwest.) Further Light on America’s Attitude Toward Europe President Coolidge's ~Cambridge speech, delivered on the spot where George Washington took command of the Revolutionary Army 150 years ago, is applauded by many observers as a timely and illuminating state- ment of America’s attitude toward the proposed European security treaties. A tendency to question the practica- bility of the Coolidge suggestions is reflected in some of the newspaper comment, however, and editorial crities who disapprove the Govern- ment's foreign policy seem to agree with the Lynchburg News in the be- lief that the President “‘would accom- plish more by turning his attention to ward persuading the United States to ay its part in the world.” Pl e nesch. explains the Philadel- phia Public Ledger, contains “the first intimation of the official American at- titude toward Europe's proposed se- curity pact,” this attitude being, to quote the President directly, that “such covenants would always have the moral support of our Govern- ment.” o “Evidently it is the President's opin- fon that progress toward security un- derstandings is_likely to be more rapid,” reasons the Indianapolis News, after its study of the speech, “if Euro- pean powers have some reason to be- lieve that this Government does not look any too favorably on the making of loans to those not definitely com- mitted to a program intended to en- courage stability.” But as to “how the suggestion will be recelved and how practicable it will be in accom- plishing what the President wishes to see achieved,” the News believes “there are sure to be many different estimates.” * k X X In his loan suggestion President Coolidge now expresses the same sen- timent recently voiced by Ambassador Houghton, says the Springfleld, Mass., Union, “and its effect, since it comes from the highest American spokes- man, should at least be equally pro- nounced on European opinion.” In this connection the Illinois Stats, Jour- nal remarks that “it seems that they (Europeans) require iteration and re- iteration before they are convinced, and the Springfleld, Mass., Republican thinks Europe may ‘see in this re- iterated suggestion a vague threat of financial pressure. That the President’s advice was not recelved, at least in England, with Capper should concern themselves with the question of what is the serv- ice rendered to the individual by the Government,-and how it_should bg \B. PICKMAN MANN. complete equanimity is learned from certain paragraphs quoted in Amerls can papers from the London Daily News, which, according to the inter- pretation of the St. Paul Dispatch, “resent an imputation it sees in t| President’'s words that the United States holds itself in an ‘holier-thin- thou’ attitude on the matter of desir- ing peace as compared to the prone ness of the states of Europe to en- mities and strife.” The Dispatch de- nies that the imputation is justified, in which view the Saginaw News-Co rier agrees, stating that while “it is true the President dispensed some very plain talk for European statesmen to ponder over, he spoke only in a spirit of helpfulnes: “Perhaps this isn't the first occas sion in history when a Fourth of July speech has irked British nerves,” suggests the Akron Beacon-Journal, while the Wichita Beacon refuses to see that the London Daily News has “explained away the European war habit.” * x k ¥ Among the papers not favorably impressed, the Fort Worth Star-Tele- gram asserts that FEuropeans are seeking peace under a plan that was brought to them by an American President. “That later American Gov- ernments have refused to participate in that plan,” the Star-Telegram adds, “Europe regards as the greatest ob- stacle in the way of peace.” The Louisville Courier-Journal asks, “Is it not about time that we should re- frain from offering unsought advice to peoples with whom, we wish them distinctly to understand, we can have no relations except to offer them ad- vice and to assure them of our ‘moral support’?” “Our moral support would have greater weight and our international influence be enhanced by closer as- sociation with the foreign powers,” declares the Oklahoma City Times. Contrasting Woodrow Wilson with Calvin Coolidge, the Omaha World- Herald says: “Woodrow Wilson gave his lite trying to induce the United States to take the medicine he pre. scribed for others. Calvin Coolidge prescribes the same medicine, with the same earnestness— for others, But he would die rather than see the United States itself swallow a dose of it.” Although the Birmingham News also sees the President as opposed to the League of Nations, it says: “But when he so vallantly stands for the ‘World Court, and when he declares that he wants ‘to see America assume a leadership among the nations in the reliunce upon the good faith of man kind,’ somehow it dulls the edge of our resentment.’