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6 THE EVENING STAR _ With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY.....December 1, 1925 THEODORE W. NOYES. The Evening Star Newspaper Company Busin, s Ofice Europran Ofice 14 Rkt 11th St The Evening S fnz edition. 18 ¢ the city at 60 cents per month cents per month: Sunday only per mo ders may be eent by n telephone Main Coliection 1s m carrier at the end of each mouth 1 5r.. §$0.00 1yr $6.00 1¥r 3300 1mo. 7 1 mo.. 5 1mo. 2 s and Canada. 1yr 1 mo.. $1.00 1vr) 1 mo’.” 75 15r 1mo., 1l Other State: and Sunday s12.00 500 S100 33 Member of the Associated Press. Press is exclusively entitled publication of all o it or not otherwis and also the loeal 1 in. Al richts of publicat 1 dispatches herein 1< rosery red 1 District Legislation. As the time approaches for the re convening of Congress the chairmen of the two District committees, Arthur Capper of Kansas and Rep- deri land, are workin islative Al here are many important measu which demang tention at the comin, session. Chief among them is national representation for the disfranchised people of the District of Columbia. With a population larger than that of seven States, a high liter: ¢ standard and heavy contributions to the Fed- eral both national taxes at all times and man power in times, Washington qualifies in every particular for the purpose of representation in the House and Sen- ate and electoral college and access to the Federal courts. Inasmuch as the joint proposing national representation does not change the exclusive Federal con- trol of Washington, there is no longer any apparent reason why the citizens of this city should not be allowed a voice in their own affairs. of local impor tance is the removal from the Budget Bureau all supervision over Dis ict estimates. This matter is pecially urgent as long as the sub. fve law governing District-Fed- eral flscal relations is annually ig- ored and the lump-sum appropriation f the United States money made, contrary to equity. The Budget Bu- reau cannot slash the lump-sum ap- spriation, and all amounts in ex- cess of that sum come out of the Dis- 't taxpavers’ pocket. ion for some kind of bat facilities for Washington should Sena Zahlman to map out a the program for Government, war resolu ext among items ot t es Proy be made before the end of the coming | session. ‘Washington cannot g through another sweltering Summer with {ts citizens compelled to bathe n the unsupervised and polluted waters of the Potomae. The whole problem should be carefully investi ated and pools in varfous of the city, or bathing beaches, using impou Poton the heat athl should be established before gain descends on this city appropriations and traffl nges must have the atten- the District committees and houses of Congress at the possible moment. Traffic Di ldridge has been severely handicapped In his administration by ack funds and contradictions in the These matters should be aightened out at once. Development and expansion of the tree public library tem by means amendment to the organic law cating the Public Library should encounter no opposition in Congress. Washington's libr: system needs ex- pansion in order to compare favorably with other cities of like size {n read- ng facilities for the public. There are cther matters, such as the public welfare bill, which fafled of passage the last session; a new building for the recorder of deeds, bet- ter street lighting and elimination of grade crossings, upon which the Dis triet should act. able as Capper and Representative chairmen of trict’s interests will not tention when into code ch: tion o e two earliest code. sy at nator Zihlman the committees, the lack for legislative body Both chairmen have made studies of local condltic and under their leadership Washing- ton will go forward to greater accom plishments. men D a the &wings action r—————— The American working man ceives an excellent wage while work ing; enough, approximately, to enable him to meet his requirements when a It is the ultimate con- sumer who is unprepared. Housing for the Clark Gift. From the same estate, from the same family group all, from the same sort of generous im pulse that made Washington the pos- f the remarkable William collection, N re strike occurs and, above will come the ssary to constract the spe- to display these treas- already bequeathed by the terms of the will of their owner to the Cor- llery of Art and thereby to the National Capital and the Nation. Washington has been delighted by the recent announcement that heirs of the former Montana Senator, who was the discriminating acquirer and affectionate owner of this great col- Jection of beautiful and instructive ob- jects, have shown themselves so heartily in sympathy with the bequest of tha late head of their family that they expressed a desire to provide the 1ocal gallery with facilities to house these treasures and thereby to permit the public to enjoy them at the earliest possible date. These heirs will donate a special gallery bullding, preliminary plans for which have been prepared by an architect of outstanding reputa- tion, the ground for which is fore- <ightedly available and convenient, 1nd which will cost nearly three-quar- ters of & million dollars. it was undoubtedly a pleasure for sections | nded and purified waters of the | the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery to announce that the Clark heirs are “the generous friends of the institu- tion” who, following the kearty ac- ceptance by the Corcoran board of a collection first offered to the Metro- | politan Museum of New York, but, providentially for Washington, not ac- cepted by that institution, some time ago expre: in a befitting manner the rare, beau- tiful and valuable art works owned by {ure to the local public to learn that it is indebted still further to the fam- ily of 2 man who had already dore so much for art in the Capital City. r——— Borah Counters. Senator Borah, chairman of the for- eign relations committee and opponent of the entry of the United States into the World Court until that tribunal heen made entirely independent of the League of Nations, has again set forth his views very ciearly in a letter addressed to President Hibben Princeton University. His letter is {in reply to a st that he do not |attempt to win his fight against the | court protocol by indirection. The chairman of the Senzte foreign relations committee counters with a charge that the prominent America: who with Prof. Hibben signed the rv quest, are them | effort to get th | the League of Nations by indirection. “While you nominally write me con cerning this court, ‘thy speech be. | trayeth the said Senator Borah : “What you are all thinking about is | league, and that by becoming a | member of the league court we have | practically achieved what you most desir This fs the charge that will be used iin and again by opponents of the World Court protocol In the fight that is to come In the Senate, beginning December 17, when by unanimous con- sent the protocol is to come up for consideration. They will ring the changes on the charge that the World Cdurt as it is constituted today is the ture of the league, and the league anathema. It is an effective line of argument which must be met by the | supporters of the proposal that the United States adhere to the present | court. Senator Borah demands that the World Court be divorced absolutely om the league. There must be no nnection by the way of maintenance or advisory opinfons rendered by the | court for the Leagus of Natlons or in ! the selection of judges of the court. Such divorce he holds to be an essen- tial before this country can join in | has rec the T of the court with the remark that he |is one of “a small group of irreconcil- ables who voted 7,000,000 majority strong to stay out of the league in 0 and repeated the instructions in g the purpose of the “ir- reconcilables” in the Senate, under the leadership of Senator Borah, to show to the country that the World Court and the league are practically onie and the same thing. It is just as clear that President Coolidge and the Sep- ators who are supporting the entry of the United States into the World Court, with the reservations already proposed, must show the country that the court as it now exists is really lan independent judicial body, a non- political court. The purpose of the irreconcilables to gain time so as to convince the country that they are right. They believe that, as in the case of the League of Nations fight, sentiment will swing with them the longer the contest can be continued. Senator desire for a World Court which shall include the United States, a court which has no connection with the League of Nations. The prac tical side of the question is whether the other nations of the world will agree to scrap the tribunal which they have already established in order to meet the wishes of the United States. Senator Borah believes they e Thanksgiving turkey was a little less expensive than expected. 1 holiday food corresponds to anthra- | cite as fuel. It has its advantages {but can be dispensed with. | SR A world court might find it among the first- of its duties to issue a war- ant for the arrest of China on the charge of disorderly conduct. JER The Operators Reject. ejection by the anthracite mine operators of Gov. Pinchot's invitation and proposal to settle the strike by arbitration upon certain stipulated basic terms leaves the situation al- most, but not quite, where it was be- fore the governor essayed in the pub- lic interest to bring the two sides of the dispute together. lt’ is not quite where it was before for the reason that the acceptance of the governor's | an increasing desire on their part to from their original contentions. The operators reject the governor's proposal on several grounds. First, they hold that the propesed arbitra- tlon would have power only to in- crease wages, which, they say, would not be fair arbitration. They contend that the Pinchot plan would be a repetition of the Jacksonville mistake of trying to maintain high prices in order to pay high wages, and that an agreement on prices is illegal. They next demur to the proposition that wages be fixed upon the basis of the profits of the industry, which they reject as fllogical and inequitable. Finally they demur to the modifled check-off arrangement proposed by the governor, characterizing any | form of check-off as “repugnant to reason and justice and a barrier trial relations.” It appears from the Ictter from Chairman Inglis that a fortnight ago through an intermediary the opera- tors offered to President Lewis of the mine union a proposal for settlement on the followihg Basis: Immediate re- turn to work at presuspension wages, resumption of negotiations to consider modifications of the expired contract, a new contract for not less than five 1 years and reference to a hoard for set- sed a willingness to house | Mr. Clark. It is an even greater pleas. | the tribunal. He taunts the supporters | Borah proclahs his own | but only | Turkey | proposal by the union leaders indicates | secure a settlement on terms differing | rather than an aid to sound lndus~’ THE EVENING tlement of all matters in dispute and not disposed of within thirty days, this board to consist of two named by the operators, two by the miners and three by judges of the Federal and State courts. The willingness of the miners’ union leaders to accept the Pinchot plan and the unwillingness of the operators in- vorable to them and the latter as un- favorable. The public is not concerned as to the relative merits of the two plans of adjustment so long as it gets, first, an immediate resumption of co mining, and, second, assurance that the settlement will not greatly in- crease the price of fuel. It will be dif- | ficult to determine which is the block- | ading element, the miners by their re- | fusal of the operators' proposal of a | fortnight ago, or the operators by | their refusal of the Pinchot plan. In jany cas . the public patience is being | more severely strained daily - Real estate in Florida is still in re quest. 8o is real estate all over thc country. Florida applied publicity methods to concentrating a demand, which, as homes are more and more needed, becomes universal. Watch your two-acre tract in Squeedunk as carefully as you would a corner lot in Miami. ———s Germany illustrates the difference between a republic and an empire. elves engaged in an | United States into Hindenburg goes after his results in jusually got manner, as con an entirely unobstrusive while the former Kaiser spicuous as a drum major in a circus was parade. B Mussolini fearing ass | named his successor. The nominee is in a delicate position, which prevents | him from calling popular attention to the ability wfth which he might fill the office if he had a chance. o Assertions that bootleggers will be- come the moneyed aristocracy of an- other generation imply a belfef that the aristocracy of the future will be complacently indifferent to the man- ner in which it was financed. s Taxation and economy are ideas which have always gone hand in hand. Greater economy in government means less need for rigid economy on | the part of those who must pay the | taxes. | ———— Hold-up artists are active in the Dis trict of Columbia to an extent which makes it extremely desirable to en force some regulation to prevent them from parking overtime in our fair city. v—e—— Fashions change, and it has been found that heating facilities enable the Charleston to be danced as comfort- ably by soft coal as by anthracite. e Gov. “Ma” Ferguson is in danger of losing prestige among voters because of her inclination to set an example of wifely deference to domestic dis- cipline r———— a rough little game all for some Kind of & Foot ball is which may vet peace conference. .o “Ma" Ferguson is now accused of | being a cat's | »aor ! ) SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON nty—“A. M. 1. | Hello, Santy! Long ago We would wait for you to ride On your way through sleet and snow To the cottage chimney-side. Hello, Santy! In a flat Now the family is found, Where they use a thermostat But you're only just a myth, All intangible and queer. Old-time ways you scorn forthwith— You will find us, never fear! | | | | Hastening through the starry night At the radio’s rapid rate | You will come on wings of light— | Hello, Santy, Up-to-date! Sidetracked. “Your friends continue to send vou to Washington.” “I am not flattered,” said Senator Sorghum. “They'd rather have me de- bating on international affairs than mixing into efforts to abate local graft. The Quest. Lofimg for troubles? That's easy to do. A near-sighted man can with ease find a few. Endless vexations will sadden heart. Looking for happiness—that's hard part. the the Authoritative. “Have you any authority in your own home?” “I should say I have,” replied Mr. Meekton. “You just ought to hear the arbitrary toue I assume when I put the cat out at nigh Jud Tunkins says riches have wings, and the successful capitalist has to watch himself, same as an aviator. Influential. “Who is the most influential man in Crimson Gulch?” asked the book agent. 4 “I am,” answered Cactus Joe. “What is your official position?” “I haven't any. The reason I'm | influential is that T stay in the back- ground and always manage to hold the deciding vote.” Ode to an L. 0. U. Oh, let us all be sweet and kind And generous and gentle, And hope a creditor to find ‘Who's no less sentimental. | | Corrected. “Gimme a ticket to Charleston, said the traveler, in a hurry. “Charleston!” repeated the brand- new railway clerk. “That ain't a place. “That's a dance.” “A friend in need,” sald Uncle Eben, | “is a friend indeed; but later on he's !liable to be unwelcome ‘cause he re- wminds you of hard luck.” STAR, WASHINGTON, dicate that the former regard it as fa- | red | Midway ‘twixt the sky and sround. | e powers for d | the field which are signi | ey D. TUESDAY, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Tom-Tom saw Biyull as the latter started to get on the bus with a shi and green toy, flecked with er trancing edges of bright yellow. Tom-Tom was what “his mother called him, although he had been sol- emnly laptized Thomas some four years before Biyull, who name from _the playmates, who amed it “Bl-yull! in the way children have of splitting one-syllable words Into two. Tom-Tom was the spoiled darling of one household, Eiyull of another, totally unknown to each, meeting that first and only time In this world, in all probability, at the door of the bus. Thelr respetive mothers held them back as others got in the vehicle at the stand. It was the end of the route. Sunshine played over Wash- ington in the full glory of a sparkling Autumn day Along I street snented traffic ing some to only got his pronunciation of traffic rolled, the of recent years point with pride, other to view with alarm. Along the siflewalks rippled stockings of all hues known to standard rainbows with assorted searcely nizable {n an orthodox spectrum, Tom-Tom, seeing the shiny wanted it here was no need to hlame for wanting everything he saw. always did, having been that way. What is mor perhaps, is the added t 1 want it he said, direc ing to Bivull's glistening pk at shades og toy, him He brought up to the point fact that he . pot hing cull, high re. hix efficien: B! Tom'’s behind in th of sight, o Tom-Tom, however, evidently did not know that saying, or perhaps he had a single-track mind, as they say “I want it,” he reiterated, glaring in the direction of the brown-clad Biyull, who still held his toy behind him “Why, you can't have. the little boy’s toy, Tom-Tom,” his mother said, leaning over him. “It belongs to the little boy “I—want—it," distinct] Tom, beginning to blubbe “Well, you can't have it, that is all 4 his patient mother, beginnin; 1t last roared Tom-] v unimpressed by Tom directly stuck his toy | probably believing | ¥ of the old saw, “Out of mind urged Biyull st a mite In brown, closely behind h his blue sailor s hat, held out b side. Tears began his ruddy face. “I want it! I want it his ! ck. Tom-Tom, In nd taine’ shanter hands on the otber to stream dow; ream: “He wi think k how nicely you are he beha wo nothers each louder and loude his mother comn Tom-Tom, | n 1 ded Tom had | pro driver | nd his toy vehicle and th this time Biyull ippeared ir the pelled by his parent, Wit to start. He looked ques. in the direction of the tall woman and the red-faced child et in quick, Tom-Tom No-o! I want it! I want it! The passengers were getting merv- ous, the driver fidgety; everybody wanted to go but Tom-Tom. * kK ok Leaning over the young man, the mother grabbed him by both arms and swung him up and into the bus, which maneuver caused him to roar louder than ever. His pink face was convulsed. “Yah! Yah! Yah!" he cried lashing out with his arms, tears flow- ing in little revulets down the roseate gullles of his face, now screwed into uncanny shapes and lines. Passengers gave a slgh of relief, despite the uproar, which hit the com: paratively low roof of the bus, slapped against the windows, and rolled back, echoing and re-echoing, “Ya-an! Yah! Yah! Yah!" The driver put the 5-ton truck (that is what a bus Is licensed as) through ts various gears, with a roar and a ang, but all combined were not loud ‘nough to drown out the clamor being nade by Tom-Tom. IFor there on the long back seat Givull, his shiny red, green and yel low toy held proudly before him, in the full pride of ownership, now made more pleasurable by the knowledge hat another wanted what he had. Is not that the way of life? We own something without much thought about it. Suddenly some one idmires it. Immediately it becomes > valuable in our eyes. Another flers us a sum of money for it. Last eek we would have accepted the bid without a moment's hesitation. But now all fs dif The thing has become valuabl our sight. You will have to pay a pretty penny to get it away from us now. Biyi ) fondly regarded o did Tom-Tom “T want it! 1 want it’” His demand rose into his mother plumped hir side seat, just across the x x> “William, let the your toy for a moment, mother, inspired. No,” was her child's comment. Then as he saw Tom-Tom’s covetous eyes, he pulled the plaything behind his back and held it there. “Oh, see the little calf in the funny wagon, Tom-Tom,” sald the other woman, pointing out the window “Baw! Baw!" went the calf, looking out its barred prison, rolling on its way to Center Market “I want " insisted never taking his eyes for a second off the other voungster. The calf slid bawling*for de forever un- seen by the two men of the rising generation ‘William, let the little boy see your toy.” again commanded his mother. This time Biyvull relented enough to his toy—and shriek v into as a ttle boy have said Biyull's Tom-Tom, oung ibring the Lauble into his lap. b 15t hold back to Solemnly on tk bit of man, a AS Af o it for u Biyull released his grip toy, and his mother took the tin, some sort of strange little 1 handed it over to Tom-Tom. by magic the child’s face smoothed out. Curiously he turned the toy over and over, looking at it from every angle. There was a pleased look in his eyes, w calm, the storm blown over. Biyull looked somewhat doubtful, b never said a word. In fact, he never had, nor did he. He looked at 'om-Tom, nd the latter, appeased, zan to look at him “Give the toy back now, Tom-Tom,"” « his mother, softly And he did now, z ond. 1d let him 1 He will give n t BACKGROUND OF EVENTS BY PAUL ¥ | There have been many revolutions. has 1 n zing fruitage in China. is marked by battles tuchins which will af- government; the of the change of there never en na tional evolut verge of The revolution between rival fec Chinese evo an the ition may change the face and in certainty will of China warter rld in population. No longer is China asleep; no longer je, with apologies to | world, e the ace w | is she ultra-pact z to exercise nor-| mal sovereignty. She has, today, the field trained soldiers than| has any nation in the world—1,700,- 060. She has accumulated vast stores | of military materiel. The giant n: tion of the Orient is avoused [ in | more rmies ln‘ to the | China_is vellow It is not China's gres Oceident. with the “y *h we have heard She has millions nations of the not threatening peril,” about whi stories for decade: of voung men — students —and “the Jung men see visions, the old men dream dreams.” The dreams are con- tinuations of the somnolence of cen- turies, but the ‘“visions” of Young China mean much. Last month an international con- ference of representatives of all tions having treaties with China, and which had forbade her to fix her own tariffs, unanimou greed to| recommend that all tariff dictation of | foreign nations should cease, o that | after Janu 1, 1920, China might fix her tariffs to suit her own inter- ests, instead of the interests of for- eign nations. This agreement of the conference awaits ratification of the respective nations. For half a century China has sub. mitted to the humiliation of permitting foreign nations to retain jurisdiction over thelr respective nationals within Chinese territory. There were no less than 17 foreign codes of law admin- istered in China. That is “extrater- ritoriality. On December 18 a commission of representatives of each treaty country will hegin an investigation into the operations of extraterritoriality, as the preliminary background of a movi ment to abandon all extraterritoriality and trust to Chinese administration of justice to foreigners, as other nations deal with “the stranger within their gates.” The commission is appointed in ac- cord with article 5 of the disarmament conference of Washington. It has no power to accomplish the abolishment of extraterritoriality, but is a fact- finding body to report actual workings and general conditions under the law. Kok %k ‘The heathen Chinee!” What of him? Christian missionaries have heen seeking to enlighten him in re- ligion for 125 years. Today there ar- rives in Washington a somewhat startling pamphlet issued by the com- mittee of reference and counsel, For- elgn Mission Conference of North America, 25 Madison avenue, New York, in which it Is_authoritatively argued that the day has arrived for withdrawing missionary work in China, and permitting Chinese Chris- tlans to carry on upon their own ini ative and under thelr own manage- ment. There are now 8,000 Christian mis- sfonaries in China. Associated with them in active Christian work are 27,000 Chinese. There are between 5.000 and 6,000 organized churches, with 550,000 baptized members. In Christian™ colleges throughout China there are 300,000 students—not il Christian young men, but under Chris- tian influences. The treaty of 1858 provided, in Article XXIX: “The principles of the Christian re- lof their | Japan committed . COLLIN, ligion, as prof and Roman recognized ®ood, and would have « aft teach harassed the Protestant churches, are teaching men to do do to others as they rs do to them. those who quietly profess and these shall not be or persecuted on account faith. Any person, whether a citizen of the United States or Chi- nese convert, who, according to these tenets, peaceably teaches and prac- tices the principles of Christianity, s<hall in no case be interfered with or molested.” That agreement dates back 67 years. and Christians have been persecuted in spite of it. The Boxer rebellior was Jaregly aimed at Christian ! sions and converts. The riot last Spring, in which British and Japanese police fired fatally upon the mob, brought a violent reawakening of an- 1gonism against all forelgners, partic- ularly British, and including Chris- tians. The masses of Chinese are un able to differentiate between foreign Chyistians and their opium-trading compatriots and political grabbers of Chinese territory. Very recently the 5,000 Baptist con verts in South Chinx held a conven- tion at Shanghai, at which they de- clared independence from American Baptists and appointed : board of 80 to manage the Baptist churches of South China. On that board are 45 Chinese and 15 American mission- aries, the latter to act in an advisi eapacity only a statement, from which is quoted: Not lons ago Great Britaln and very unrighteous and cruel deeds in Shanghai. This oc- casloned the people to speak il all the more against Christianity, claim- ing that the Christian religion de stroys the national character of its converts; they are ‘denationalized’ and the churches are ‘factorles’ fo the ‘production -of homeless slave: Missionaries are sald to be forerun- ners of invaders of China, etc. Thus it is slmply true that under such con- ditions it has become very difficult to carry on the work and affairs of the Christian Church. Nevertheless, we know that (od's spirit is sustaining omforting us in our endeavor to press on and forward.” SRISEI B * ok koK While the above has to do only with Baptist missions, the report of ;hle cgmn:iueemot reference and coun- el, Forelgn Missions Lh e Conference of “One aspect is Phasis on_the old slonary must decrease and the Cl increase. The present nlluulionL}v‘\!::nflg us that in spite of difficulties and ob- stacles, the burdens must be shifted They, must be dumped onto the Chi. nese, if necessary, in order to get the change effected.” So long as the mis. sionary acts as patron saint and ‘Lord Bountiful, the Christian cause can nmever come to vigor of expression or vitality of character. The missionary must decrease so that the Chinese can increase. * * * If the present movement in China means anything. it means that the sooner the Chinese Church is in control of the Chinese, the sooner the world can discover whether Christianity as a way of life has taken a vital hold on China. If it has not, the efforts of 125 years in China are in vain. If it has, then wy do not need to worry about the way if which Chinese Christians carry on. In either case, it {s time to put the issue to the test.” PR In the face of the awakening of na- tionalism and military independence and tariff autonomy and repudiation of extraterritorfality, of what com- parative consequence is it whether Russia or Japan gain military control over Manchuria? The Quarter-World movea! (Copsright, 1025, by Paul V. Colltns.) to Here doctrin the renewad em- doctrine, the mis- DECEMBER 1925. NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM LG M. THE ROOTS AND CAUSES OF THE WARS; 1914-1918. John S. Ewart, K. C., LL.D. George H. Doran Co. Suppose the World War—“to end war”—had in verity met such right- cous and idealistic intent. In that case, Ewart’s “Roots and Causes of the Wars” would on the one hand have taken its place as an authoritative summary of the approacaes to that event. On the other hand, it would have stood, a complete body of evi- dence, for the use of logician, pub- licist, psychologist, political philoso- pher, historian. But—the Great War did not end war. See Morocco, Syria, China, all in open conflict. e political en- titles In varfous parts of the world ripe for explosion. * ok K ¥ The gigantic failure of the World War to meet its heralded purpose of future perpetual peace changes the frontage of this study. From an ex- clusive bearing upon the past it now faces actively upon the future. This, for the sake of a wider knowledge among nations, for a keener insight, for more honest policies, for franker avos The awful failure stands open at nts—in irreparable losses in of youth, in deepened Jorn jealousies to in tensify old rivalries, in the existence ot present wars, in.discoveries and inventions calculated to make the con flicts of the future unspeakably sav- age in an_indiscriminate destruction Much time and controversy have gone into statements and arguments as to the causes of the outbreak in 1914, as to the responsibility attend ing it, as to the reasons why this nation or that one enlisted on this side or that. No persons, no mations appear to have gone much bheyond the stage of impassioned declaration or_pontifical pronouncement. It seems as If John Ewart may have said to himself, “Why not collect the printed evidence in a single place. why ot spread it out there for every man’s personal study and considera- tion? Th maybe- ill bring a gen- eral enlightment. Certainly, it will help to iift the confusion that now s0 completely obscures the sub, * ok what this From b e and gi und orange—he gatherel documents of the varions nations iu volved. To this collection he b the communication the President of the United States to Congress and +0 other bodies of influential though! Here, besides, the outloc of the modern historfan, the insight of the publicist, the experience states- men and politicians with and weight behind their words. Al together are set down here, their sayings inviolate between the sucred quotations. A mass of direct evi dence, whose accumulation alone be speaks amazing industry and patience diree d by specifal training and ex verfence in the art of bringing reason to bear upon hodies of evidence. * * A topic preliminary to business of this two-v given to the analysis All war is covered predisposing and precipitat the former are the war and the provocat first are deep-seated religion. The second arise out o ternational activities and it ideals. Precipitatn anything—the shootir prince in a Serbian villx baked college youth, anvthing. roots of war are infinitely portant t its prec For these reach back— so age.old conditfons, certainly dissatisfactions among peoples. For in nee Europe was radically objectionable to most of the nations, and the objec tions could be removed onlv by ’ And several pages arc here given to quotations from highest scurces as to the root causes of the Great War, with as many different opi vanced as there are authors of these varying theories. There are reasons for this confusion—reasons Iving in the turmofl of the hour, in personal temperament, in the demands of pron aganda, in the relations of the press to the public, in other less ohvjous re- quirements of the hou * % % “The war was in reality & number of wars among nations that may be classified in respect to them as prin cipals, accessories, associates.” Aus tria-Hungary and Serbia were the principals. The other nations en gaged belonged to one or the other of the two remaining classes FoE From this preliminary point view, under chapter headings such as “Why DId Russia Enter the War?" he study engages itself with the evi- dence in an answer to the question for each of the nations involved. In every case there is an “alleged rea son” and a “real” reason. “Why Did the United States Enter the War?” Let's stop here, since at this point American readers have at least a shadow of opinfon on the subject. About 14 pages are given to writer een an the And_th substance th cause in us etir m contigu 1D American leaders. President Wilson is, properly, the mouthpiece of this time and occasion. However, there is a word from President Harding and one from Secretary Hughes. Three Pperiods come under scrutiny—that be. fore the declaration of war by Ameri- ca, the perfod of the declaration and the one subsequent to it. Here are solemn public statements from the President to Congress. to_other high officials, to the people. These three periods, from the evidence submitted, contradict one another flatly, in spirit, in outlook, in intent. moving fast, conditions were shifting overnight, words could hardly keep pace with events in their ¥arious as- pacts. One moment there is praise for “the humane and enlightened atti- tude hitherto assumed by the im- perial German government in matters of international right.”” In no time at all there is condemnation of “au- tocratic governments,” in which we can “never have a friend.” At one hour the war-motive was mere self- defense, the next it was regard for “suffering humanity” and “the civi- lization of the world. And so the contradictory evidence runs. Out of it-this author gathers the following: “Although it is perfectly clear that the United States entered the war in defense of American lives and prop- erty as against attack by German submarines, that is by no means the generally accepted view. It is much too self-regarding. It supplies no basis for self-laudation. Nobler and more magnanimous motives have been substituted for it. Reiterated paeans of self-applause have made assertion of it extremely unpopular. The inex- orable facts nevertheless remain. Note them as they occurred in the two pe- riods: (1) Prior to the declaration of war, and (2) at the time of the decla- ration, and contrast them with (3) the subsequent assertions.” So, throughout this study, in re- spect to each of the nations involved in the war, John Ewart brings for- ward the evidence, leaving it to vou to work out the truth and logic of the matter. If at one point or another you disagree with his findings, just take the evidence—it is all here—and make your own conclusions. One agreement throughout lies in the evi- dence. This that each mation, at bot- of | this topic, all of them dealing with | Times were | Q. Please give some information about the Blue Cross movement in Central Europe—E. R. F. A. The Blue Cross movement is a British organization registered under the war charities act, and sup- ported by voluntary contributions, to perform the same service for horses, dogs and mules on the battlefield as the Red Cross for soldiers. It es- tablished hospitals in France equip- ped with veterinary surgeons, and also sent medical supplles to Italy, Mesopotamia, Saloniki and Egypt. Q. If clothes are put in storage and when removed moths develop, can it be possible that the moths ltved through the storage period?—W. C. K. A. The Bureau of Entomology says that well grown larvae of moths in fur and wool were held in commer- clal storage at a temperature said to fluctuate between 24 degrees and 48 degrees Fahrenheit, but held mostly at about 40 degrees Fal enheit, and were found to Le alive after storage for 6 8 10, 11 «nd 12 months. Larvae in fur helmets placed in storage during Februar remove the following De. cember, and held in a 1-heate building, transformed 1 wsiderab) numbers into active adults by t! middle of January. ‘These adults showed no effects of the refrigeration of the larvae from which they had developed, but laid many eggs t hatched normally. Refrigeration for six months had no noticeable effect upon the larvae, except to hold them inactive and incapable of causing in ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. the old French “sas™ from ths Lat'y “salix” meaning a willow tree. Q. What was burned in fluld lamps R that were used about 75 years 3. E. L. A. Different flulds were used in old type of lamp at different pe Fish ofl, including crude, heav ofl, was employved, and later was substituted in certain lamps. The lamp burning petre and kerosene came in consider later Q. How was the last ant! strike settled?—R. I. A. The last anthracite coal was terminated on Septembe An agreement between the Mine Workers of Amel operators was as follc ors conceded an increa cent in the wage rate ers dropped their der off. Q of s pre How civil service the number : Q. settle an state whether a ste inch in diameter wou in a plece of steel e diameter—-E. A. 1 A. It is possible to fit a steel plug one inch in diameter into a_hole ex actly one inch in diameter. argument ctly one ir In fact it is possible to put in a plug a ten thou- | sandth of an inch oversize if sufficient pressure is used Q. A feet a second, Q. Do more children the country have Doo C.MJ A. Rural How fast do quails fiy?—J. K. Their speed varies from 65 to 85 veraging about 75. n cities or in evesight?— i districts generally report | a larger per cent of defective vision than city districts. In Pennsylvanig, for ins aral districts show 16.8 per cent defective vision among 500,000 pupils examined, while s of th ate show only 8.3 per | among 000 pupils examined; | distr 1 lowa rey t 14.4 per ent defective vision and city districts the same State sfon. The e: lanation of this were obtained, the highest mou and South Amer hest MeKinler i North Amer in Alaska uth Am tween Chile A ica_is 1t Acor en »eginning derivation. | from th of Indian Kansas In vai Kanza place names “saxum’ meaning Does C A ‘Red his Grange slipped off the | i mate nd slip- » b ne editor, himself.” While question is ignorad le right as much crisp chec < int according to - the ball all by this phase of by defenders of “the inaliel of every An can money as he can doin best, w nur the ' transformation ball hero into a paid per L loss both to the player : zame 1t the d at 1 stile cannot quite repay A shock to every sentimentalist seen in the case by the Bal wore Sun, which feels that zood foot ba players all turned professional im madiately at the close of their last n the suggestion that college foot ball is an amateur sport would | be beyond credence.”” While, however, | the Sun concedes that Grange “can- | not pretend that he served his uni- | versity on the foot ball field for honor d without thought of pay.” it points to the tact that “at that he s been | somewhat of a philanthropist; this high-priced expert has playved several dozen games for the University of Illi nois and has not charged - ’* In flar vein the Norfolk Daily ews contends that “the Illinots has been « Grange for three years, “filled its athletic cofferS with money paid by fans who crowd its stadium whenever the backfield marvel is ad- | vertised to play.” Continuing, the | News savs: “Isn’t this commercializa tion in a very unlovely form? TIf his alma mater can ease her conscience | while she rakes in tha thousands of dollars earned by his reputation as foot ball player, how can we hinme ‘Red’ Grange if he decides to emulate her and gather in a little of the himself upon | | 1 | i sea. | | [ | | * % * “We wish Grange woll.” savs the | New York Herald-Tribune, with the | added hope that “he will get a large share of the box office receipts, and that he will prove as popular as a pro fessional as he was as an amateur The Herald-Tribune, however, sug. gests that “if the colleges are to bo regarded as training schools for pr fessional foot ballers, the sooner the shut up their grandstands the bet ter.” “And why should not ‘Re, of his reputation to feath 2 asks the Memphis News Scimitar, with the explanation: “lie has finished his amateur career. iic passes out of the picture. He worked on an ice wagon last Summer and retained his amateur standing, thons it might have been a little clouded He is a poor boy. His father is a man of no considerable means. Grane has done more for amateur sport than it can ever do for him.” A similar view is held by the Daven- port Democrat, which declares f “on the foot hall field he has some- thing that is all his own and that, his college career over, he ought to have the right to dispose of as he wishes.” In defense of Grange's entering the professional ranks the New York Times argues that “it would have — . ———————— tom, was actuated by selfinterest in its support by this or that side of the great conflict. A notable work—original in concep- tion, fair in projection, not too arbi- trary in conclusions. More than this the “book offers one an opportunity for first hand Investigation as to one of the momentous events of all time. Al | The 1 to increase the of steel and material for hard tc ~cee d ble d ten wire s king incandescent Q. How fast must an a driven to pass t in races on a board spe The speed ne 120 miles per L ried b dandel Q€ A a base ba or on a foul bz He can, and ription of the e s play Robert E cduca the prosperity of th words of the aeneral are than distin chen he spo Informat the test tion free tional data in the are t query return posta rmation streets novth together 1 Bur: ollege Foot Ball Suffer “Red” Grange “Goes Pro” been great e agent or a aduate 1 to to keep 1 the com: staphorically line. hard al feree's whis in view nvolved is of 1 him ye ¢ other ose to take the that exert thy v easier th opin to e of ende: the long path right h of his adv es to make his tur and now would path ver assertion nor enary, acco h d to that him from “resretting the amatenr his fear that doubtless will h other Young mien will “come to he participants not « fress opportu Adrian Daily Tele is useless to argue th mal cor certain discount of prestige or withou complexi*ies of th, for the ties points to ing effect ers geng remark." inc foot b * % % “The question 1s not,” dr Decatur Herald, “what the education is g0INg to be toward foc ball, but what foot ball of the profes sional variety is going to do to edt tion. If it is zoing to entice vou men out of college the moment the have played their last college g then it to us that, techni eligibility notwithstanding, profe slonalisin reaching back into 1} colleges situation also impel the Worcester Telegram to remur that “if the spirit which for two hour on the gridiron carries a lad through Qesperate hattle when the lungs, less and muscle all cry for relief, and onl the high heart drives on, is shown ti be nothing more than the preliminars pining for check, then those academic graybeards who have been gravely condemning overemphasis upon foot ball are deadly right, and we had best be considering the ser ping of our bowls, our stadia and our crescents.” The Roanoke World-New adds that “meanwhile, college foot suffers through his decision.” The effect upon the player impresses the Springfield Daily Neiws, which as serts: “College foot ball, made the king of college sports Ly the team play, which appeals to college spirit, develops stars. The man who carries the ball is a hero. Professional foot ball is quite a different affair. There each man plays for himself and the test of the college man comes when he! has to go alone. Often he will find that he has to buck the line, overcome interference and carry the ball by himself.” seems