The evening world. Newspaper, February 9, 1920, Page 16

MR. HOOVER'S STATEMENT. R, HOOVER conveys little comfort to the po-| Titical managers, \ Mr. Hoover declares that he has no “organization’ and that no one is authorized to speak for him po- to discourage farmers from heavy planting. Still later, it would be used, as in the past, to keep down the price to thé producer until the bulk of the crop is in the hands of the speculators and storage barons, Just now the farmers have disposed of most of their 1919 crops. It does look very much as though losses litically, He refuses to tie ‘nimself to “undefined :par- | {0M @ lower market would come out of the pockets tisanship.” He believes only in party organization of the middlemen who have been hoarding food and “4g great ideals and to carry great issues and |clothing and boosting prices by profiteering. consistent policies.” This leaves the party leaders face to face with them selves, sistent policies, “If they do not want Mr. Hoover they must be pre- pared to reckon with his undoubted ability as an inde- pendent candidate to present his own principles and policies with a directness that will make a powerful appeal to voters of all shades. The situation is highly stimulating to American political instinct at its best. Will this condition be a source of regret to any one? Yes, it will—to the profiteers, and to no one else. If they want Mr, Hoover dt is up to them to define] DEFINE, THE REAL CONFLICT. their party principles and bring forward their con- ILL the present week end the treaty deadlock in the Senate? Will the publication of the President’s letter of Jan. 26 to Senator Hitchcock speed or retard ratification? To the average American business man accustomed to contracts, partnerships and compromises, the contro- versy over the form which ‘reservations to the treaty Here is a man who is not a candidate for the Pres- | Shall take, and whether they shall be called reservations idency, but whom the country would gladly see a|F interpretations, presents no obstacles which honest candidate, . Instead of pushing him, the political parties find Purpose and willing common sense could not get over in a few hours’ concentrated effort. HE EVE vones NING WORLD, i | Before and After! DAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1980,°. by the Hrem Wublishing Uo, (fue New Xork Kvening World.) Te Fhe Be Peace Should Put a Check on Government Spending; ~The War Is Over; Lighten the Taxpayers’ Load Copyright, 19209 ‘By J..H. Cassel deiianian American Immortals Who Are the First Nine? Marguerite MooersMarshal! ‘Who are the nine greatest Ameri- / gens? r | Whom would you select as the Im- mortal Nine among your countrymen? Think it over. And consider the list {which inspired me to ask these ques- \tions, the list suggested by Dr. Samuel Macauley Lindsay of the Han- son Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn. In the current issue of the Baptist Watchman-Examiner, while writing his personal impressions of John<D. Rockefeller, Dr. Lindsay makes this interesting assertion: “When a foreigner thinks of America nine men rise before him. He thinks of Washington, Lincoln and Roose- velt in polttics; Edwards, Emerson and James in intellect, and of Mor- gan, Carnegie and Rockefeller in finance.” : Are these nine names really the |nine lighthouses of American emi- jRence, whose beams are cast across iby ithe Atlantic? Are they the “Big themselves in a position where they must needs push F, themselves, 4 From the party point of view it is not a question Take the reservation on Article X—around which the conflict chiefly centres, ~ et PS ee merece tees 5 ons et eee SOE ae OT gsc * of booming Hoover as a Presidential possibility. It is a question of measuring up to him. « HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? The President deems “very unfortunate” any. form of reservation which starts off with a downright re- fusal to assume obligations under this article “unless cr except.” He believes such form of statement would “chill our relationship with the nations with which we YNE B. WHEELER, general counsel for the expect to be associated in the great enterprise of main- wen League, “for a moment to issue the following statement, which his moral mask | ‘iting the world’s peace.” To the substance of the proposed compromise reser- (he American public will read with mingled resentment] Vation on Article X submitted to him by- Senator and amaze: ? “When the Governors of two great States like New York and New Jersey invoke fhe ancient and discredited dqctrine vf personal liberty and State's rights (the italics are ours) to protect the outlawed liquor traffic, it is manifest that the work of Americanization and the appeal to patriotism must extend beyond the ranks of aliens within our borders.” erty is-guaranteed. The State rights doctrine was settled once for all during the Civil War.” The Evening World has contended in season and out that the feature of the Prohibition Amendment most repugnant to American democracy is its assault on the Hitchcock the President declares himself «bound to adhere.” genuine purpost could not accept the President’s crit- icism and embody it in modified wording which need in no wise alter the substance? Note the references to Congress in the Pr@Bident’s letter: 2 ~ “I am solemnly sworn to obey and maintain the Constitution of the United States.” “e © © lines of action which under our Constitution only the Congress of the United States can in the last analysis decide.” © © © the Constitution itself providing that the legislative body was to be consulted in treatymaking and having prescribed a two Personal liberty of the citizen. 4 thirds vote in such cased.” Mr, Wheeler admits that such was the design of the “J see no objection to a frank statement that Anti-Saloon League. the United States can accept a mandate with Personal liberty is not to be recognized as the right of the American under the Constitution. Mr. Wheeler has made the issue plain: x The Anti-Saloon League is to be the sole arbiter of the degree to which personal liberty in the United States shall be enjoyed. As a citizen of “free America,” how do you like it? GO SHOVEL SNOW. with an extraordinary ‘condition in the streets, Mayor Hylan adopted the plan of calling for volunteer co-operation in snow removal, ad- vocated earlier in the week by The Evening. World and _ indorsed by the President of the Downtown League. There is a considerable element of sportsmanship involved in the scheme, It is too big a job for paid laborers. If it cannot be done so, then the only alter- native is to do it by an appeal to the play instinct, by teamwork. Teamwork, volunteer effort, competitive co-opera- tion were the only things that carried the great Liberty regard to any territory under Article XIII. Part I, or any other provision of the treaty of peace, only by the direct authority and action of the Congress of the United States.” | Events have made plain to the President the desira- | \bitity of this stress upon the power of Congress. He now emphasizes that power often and openly enough | to disarm the critics who contend that he ignores it. Here again, if the conflict over the Peace Treaty and | conflict between the power of the Executive and the) What business man will admit that good faith and| *. i — DIDNT CARE A WANG what VICTORY COST __FROM EVENING WORLD READERS __ For “the Great Majority.” F the Iatitor of ‘The Wrening World: The article in The Evening World the League of Nations covenaift has been in truth a/of 24>. 3% 1920, covering the appear. ance before Commissioner Nixon of Mr. Hedley, manager of the I. R. T., ‘power of Congress, the way to a just balance lies open, | 4nd “straphanger” in cars operated | But if the conflict has been and is still nothing larger | by his company, and inventor of the contrivance by which he so patiently | ‘than,a conflict between Republican Party feaders and a! supports himscl¢ upon his trips to | Democratic President against whom they are carrying ‘on a war of personal and political hatred, compromise and ratification may be still far off. | The present week should tell. | SUBWAY SUNBEAMS. ” N unidentified straphanger has edited a reprint of A the Beefsteak issue of the Subway Sun displayed Loan drives “over the top.” A combination of the in the station at 145th Street and Broadway, His com- ability to work and the will to play will do wonders if rightly applied. That is what New York needs now in order to “go over the top” of the snowdrifts, ment is: | ‘A bear lives on his fat during winter. | Let them live off the fat of former years. As usual, intelligent selfishness appears very much! ‘The current issue from the Interborough press adver- * like pure unselfishness. Is New York intelligent enough tises that Mr. Hearst has doubled his price for his Sun- to grasp this point and act on it? In working for the day paper and opines that “increased casts of labor and benefit of others in this extraordinary situation every | materials justify this.” » worker is also achieving a selfish advantage, ' | Would the Interborough be satisfied with a raise for To-night’s count of aching backs and blistered hands Sunday travel alone? among those unaccustomed to steady shovel work will provide a rather accurate measure of how well New| York is getting out of its traffic difficullies caused by last week's storm. NO TEARS FOR PROFITEERS, AST week's crisis in the foreign exchange market is the most promising factor in the fight, against othe H. C. of L. : peeee I should think A Quincy ‘Adams, “i get-away and the passengers will not | ; | he will prosper. | Sulney Aeae rts off by the very press: co- profiteers. gr etanbed ily throwwh # rough-and- | some American paper would make an|% 80 PORE | Lowell, James : WA caper - Se ES, OF & walle ct the Save New York C ittee | tumble battle Retting in or out of the| issue of this and move to have him | Avoid envy and iealousy as you would a rattlesnake. There are six women: nom& circumstance, the chances are that domestic.. As a matter of fact the Save New York Committee | (iil? Ofico this plan will have a| ken off the bench. { for one am |Cushman, Harriet Beech | HOMES FOR WORKERS. TERSON, N. J.,, proposes to add 200 municipally built homes to its housing facilities. If New York built in the same proportion to Popu-| Likewise on the lation it would ‘erect 8,000 homes to accommodate |:piiy nas two about 40,000 persons. Paterson hopes that its municipal homes will give material aid in discouraging and defeating the rent | worked, however, the plan will have and from his office, was indeed very interesting. One of the best jokes I have read in a long time was Mr. '# statement that it is his pol- | icy and the policy of his company to exert every effort to serve “the great | majority rather than the small mi-/ nority” when remarking upon the| suggested plan of operating express traing from 9th Street to 160th Street on the unused inside track of the West Side Broadway Subway. Mr. Hedley evidently forgets that “the great majority” served under his present system is suffering ‘a greater inconvenience through being jammed into overcrowded trains with | that “small minority” which could be eliminated through the plan suggest- ed. Mr. Hedley’s plan, without a doubt, is that archaic policy which is | elastic enough to meet the require- ments of the company’s purse. If Mr. Hedley really had the inter- est of “the greater majority” at heart | in framing the policy of his company there are 1,001 means of reaching his | goal. However, whether he is open fo suggestions or not, I am offering a plan which I believe will greatly relieve the congested condition during the rush hours, To bq successfully to be in practice throughout the en- tire day. I would suggest that on all sub- way trains the centre doors be used for “exit” only and that the end doors be used for “entrance” only. one end for “exit” and the other for “entrance.” distinct advantages over the present system, By pre- gers hindering the exit of the out-| coming passengers, and vice versa, | the trains will effect a more speedy | | Act. venting the jam ef Incoming passen-| . as the pay-in-advance fare plan and will be more highly appreciated by the public. I would like to know what some other Evening World readers think of | this plan, STRAPHANGER, “Absentee La Guardia.” TW the Lalttor of ‘Tue Evening World: The daily papers of even date notified the public through their col- | umus that the Board’ of Aldermen went on record not only as support- ing Goy. Smith's appeal for a refer- endum on the Prohibition amend-| ment, put. also as accusing legis- lators who voted for the amend- | ment of "shameful" and “dishonora- ‘ble” tactics. They further stated that the President of the Board, Mr. La | Guardia, took the opposing side to this resolution, claiming that the only | hope for a change lies in an amend- | ment of the Volstead Enforcement | Many voters of the “Greenwich Village” (Mr, La Guardia’s original district), are surprised at his actions and laxity in the interest of the peo- ple of the city who consider it an infringement of thelr personal lib- erties and habits to have Prohibi- tion foisted upon them without their voices being heard in the matter. A good point to bring to his attention is the fact that he was one of the “Absentee Congressmen” at the time of the passing of the Volstead En- forcement Act, and if he and his absentee colleagues resented this trickery they would lend their as- sistance to whatever forms of legis- lation that could be enacted, restor- ng to the people their habi liv- ng. Many people in the Greenwich Village know that Mr, La Guardia was not a Prohibitionist before the war, and are wondering if be has felt the lash of the whip of “Superin- tendent of 6 Anderso A GREENWICH VILLAGE RE- PUBLICAN, Resents Wendel's Speech, To the Editor of The Bvening World: After reading of Louis Wendel's speech at the Lutheran Society dinner NAN EXTRAVAGANCE IN TIME OF PEACE WE DEMAND ECONOMY I would like to express my opinion as an American citizen, By John Blake > (Copyright, 1920,) THE RED SEES GREEN The Red does not reason. His creed is envy. equal opportunity means the same opportunity for idleness and vice as for ability and industry. You can see plainly the snow-capped top of a mountain. But you must use your reason to appreciate the laborious winding trail, beset with obstacles, that leads to it. ‘Why can’t I have one of those?” says the Red, as he «watches an automobile roll past. bile. man in the automobile to buy it. When James J. Hill was President of the Northern Pa- cific, a young college graduate’ asked him how to succeed in the railroad business. “Workelike h—Il for forty years,” said Hill. Anybody could see Hill riding over the road in his But only reasoning beings could see him pa- tiently learning the business, step by step, often in the private car. face of tremendous discouragement. In the present Congress are four men who began as The green-tinged mind of the Red sees But they would still be rail- road laborers if they had allowed envy to cloud their vision. But, contrary to the proverb, opportunity does not knock on every man’s door, even once. You may go through life without ever seeing it railroad laborers. in these men lucky accidents. This is a land of opportunity. if you don’t go out and hunt for it. In Russia the aristocrats owned the land and enslaved No increase of oppor- tunity would come from overturning a Government which’ the serfs. But this is not Russia. has been proved the most liberal in the world. Dynamite will not get the Red what he wants, which is something for nothing. Terrorism will not get it for him. As long as envy and malice rule him he will be as he is, There is no His propaganda will make The vast majority of the people believe a Bolshevik in name and a burglar at heart. room for the Red in America. no headway here. in this Government, and will support it, And day by day, as education progresses, and thought awakens, it wjll be found that as a man toils and thinks, UNCOMMON SENSE All he sees is the automo- He does not see and he does not want to see the in- dustry, the effort, perhaps the sacrifice that enabled the amis | Nine” of whom the average English- man or Frenchman would think first, jf somebody pointed finger at him land said, “America!” | I take leave to doubt it. ~ think |that at the present moment, “ asked the European man it -tw. street for the first names the word |“America” suggested to him, iis answer would be “Wilson—Hoover!” The third name very likely would |be “Pershing!’ | With a respect to Dr. Lindsay, would any one except a clepgyman | Suggest that Jonathah Edwarde, the | awe-inspiring old New England a:- vine, would be the first American 9f | intellectual eminence to come to the mind of a foreigner? (When Ur, Lindsay says “Edwards,” 3 assume he means “Jonathan” and not “Big BI") Erudite as is the “Treatise on the Freedom of the Will,” I fancy it rather less familiar to the average European than the works of either Mark Twain or Edgar Allan Poe. The former travelled abroad exten« sively, and the decorations he re« ceived from Oxford and other for- eign sources are a matter of proud remembrance to his countrymen. Edgar Allan Poe, the man whom I consider our supreme literary genius, was extolled overseas many years be= fore cgrtain so-called American “judges” distinguished themselves by excluding him from our own Hall of Fame. He is no longer excluded, though if he were it wouldn't matter —as some one truly said— Into the charnel house of fame The dead alone may go; | Then place not there the living nams-¢ | Of Bdgar Allan Poe! The Sage of Concord may be one of our commanding intellects in Buro- pean eyes, but Poe and Twain cer- tainly belong before Edwards and either Henry or William James—it is not clear which of the two brothers Dr. Lindsay has in mind. Who are the next three Americans that would occur to the average Euro- pean? Would he think of financiers first? Would he not be at least ag likely to remember the name of the wizard of electricity and invention Thomas Alva Edison? . ashington, Lincoln, Y Roosevelt, would be included'in the National Nine by nine Europeans out of ten. David Lioyd George says ho has read everything he could find about Lincoln in the last few years, and the tine dramatic presentation of the Great Emancipator ndw in New York was written by John Drink- water, an Englishman, How many Americans t countrymen and countrywomen Pat theirs have been voted into the Hat! of Fame, given to New York Uni. versity by Miss Helen Gould to per petuate the memory of the 150 thou: illustrious names in our histere” Fifty-six of these names have been immortalized in this manner since the {Tiail Was dedicated at the beginning of the century. ‘The first twenty-nino— to whom tablets were dedicated inn clude Washington, Lincotn, Franklin (a well known and much-admiret/ figure, by the way, in Europe), Grant Jefterson, | John” Marshall,’ Joh) Adams, Peter Cooper, Henry € Daniel Webster, Robert Fulton, Fa, ragut, W. Channing, Gilber| | Stuart, Jonathan Edwands, Horaca\ Mann, Asa Gray, John J, Audubon. » Henry Ward Beecher, Joseph Store James Kent, Samuel F. B. Mors. George Peabody, Eli Whitney, Haw. thorne, Longfellow, Emerson,’ Irving and Robert E. Lee. Among others who have'since been entered are Hamilton, Poe Roger Williams, Andrew If you always see gréetn, you a’e no better than the Red, against making New York a German | colony, A READER, New York, Feb, 3, 1920, St Mary Lyon, Emma Willard, Fran 2 Willard and Maria Mitchell, tendency to distribute the load moi | | | There is a rule that no one can pe | prices are due to react and decrease. The profiteering has an even more ambitious housing project, to be) isauoluch ae ike, DAAMaDeS speculators judged wrong for once. undertaken by co-operative private initiative, The | win naturally forge to the exit upon , A is ‘ “ entering the trains, which will soon If so, the drop will come at the most favorable time committee is planning homes for 85,000 persons, Ciininate thet oldetime nuleance-sthe possible both for consumer and producer. Other things being equal, private initiative is better | stick-to-the-door hy Late winter and early spring {s ordinarily the period than public paternalism. —_—_—— — | elected to the Hall of Fame until he | bas been dead at least ten years. But making his $100 a week, then comes )ask? ‘The Mayor, } think, is more| you need net observe such a ru! Nothing to kick on| interested in the skating match be-| making up your list of tme Nor tween the boys of Chicago and New| Nine among Americans. “Vho wil Where's the Mayort, | To the Editor of The Evening World: that it will re-| I have just been raised §§ on my and wide-awake! pent. I am practically helpless, his rent income. his part. We will all agre Let us hope that the Save | autre Job's patienc The ad a son killed in the world| York. I am not the only one who| Who on it? fi , J z platform men to install this system|),,aiord, who has two other houses I have had a the w nm it? f ‘ i a ad , al wt othive 0 b | war who probably would have helped] has suffered from these profiteering| Here's my list of the nine Amey." 7 ¢ in which retail prices on staples are highest. {t !s har- New York Committee and the men backing the move | ana wet It working smoothly; but the | ie eon he thinks how helpless I| me had he lived. “I am now being | landlords. Make them sacrifice somes | cans who make me most pr oer Ve _ yest time for the speculator and storage man, for garment workers’ homes will make things equal or! {{s°pian has been tried, I belleve| am. He 1s filled with pride, America | repaid accordingly. thing for America, | eee ing one: Washington, Lincoln, Pranks “! it might d i he Pati roject. ft can be as successfully continued | is doing everything for him, but what! Where is our distinguished Mayor's . FRIEDMAN, — | hin, Wilson, Poe, Twain, Hawthorne, ' Mf the slump were fo eome later it = lo more better than the Paterson project, it can be iily acopted by the publig;has he doue for’ America? He is Rent Commktee, may I venture to| 491 Hinsdale Street, Brooklyn, N,'¥,| Edison and Henry Adams. ‘