The evening world. Newspaper, April 28, 1920, Page 26

tte ae 0 itt tate s Sgt ccelitn te mea a a ee ae apt TO A ee A eal i ; el ae a ey mt a et AR SS NES A GLASS HOUSE IT WAS. EN William M, Wood, President of the American Woollen Company, made his first ‘on the retail profiteers at Lawrence, Mass., Evening World printed an editorial entitled fi a Glass House” in which it suggested h the question. ‘Who's a profiteer?"” few days later The Evening World said: If Mr. Wood can show that the 1919 profits of comyany are back to somewhere near the level, he deserves public commendation leading prices down and taking less profit was possible. If not, his attack on the retailers must be judged as a hypo- and selfish movement to prevent further ~ demands by his employees. profits of the American Woollen Company the two years of 1917 and 1918 were a trifle $28,000,000, a sum larger than the® total is of the preceding seven years, profits for 1919 are now disclosed to be more $15,500.000, a further substantial increase. Evening World wishes to ib the “if” comment. world may judge of the sincerity of Mr. ’s attack on the retailers of Lawrence. Was $ condemnation anything more than a glaring OcTIS) ? pings for 1919 on the common stock of the mpany amount to $39.89 per share. a time when the term “100 per cent, Ameri- ‘has become a Spomrermraey what shall we call DONT LOSE HIM! FOV. SMITH long since agreed with The Evening World that William H. Ander- 4s the Republican Party's logical candidate Governor of New York. “It may be,” the Governor said yesterday, Legislature is a liation Ir. Anderson's leadership.” , Don't put it that way, Your Excellency. ‘Say rather that the passage of the beer bill is a § ction of popular yearning in this State to mark ~ @ ballot bearing the name of the Prohibition Boss. “William H. Anderson for Governor on the Re- tickel. Don't refuse the voters of this commonweath chance. ' RENT-STRIKERS THINK TWICE. IF |G reports as to the possibility of a May-Day rent-strike continue to come in. me of those in a position to know are evidently finced that rent-strike agitation has been effec- ¢ tenants will be making an immeasurably ‘mistake if they give the landlords an argu- a as open defiance of law would afford. nants who have received the considerable meds- of relief afforded by the Rent Laws should von- to depend on the law. A rent-strike wouk! be ct defiance of law. the power of the law necessarily would be ex- d to crush a rent-strike. The law would prevail. dlice, re-enforced by militia Ps wars would tak the “strike.” Tenants w suffer directly trom the inevitable reaction. e who have shown themselves friendly to : in the past have sounded and continue to d solemn warning against any lawless demon- agitator, no advocate of a rent-strike can make ‘a valid case no matter how plausible his appeal a be, ; a ospective rent-strikers should consider and re- 0 rent-strike can succeed, AT IT AGAIN. would seem that this was rather a late day for _ even Henry Cabot Lodge to dig up the bugaboo the “pooled war debt” of the Allied Nations. But he does so, Answering an objection of Senator Hitchcock, the or from Massachusetts with apparent sincerity gravity stated that he believed it to be “the ous thing” for the members of the League to the covenant so as to take control of the of all the nations of the world. ; 26 of the League Covenant reads as fol- _ Amendments to this covenant will take effect when ratified by the members of the League ‘whose representatives compose the Council and ‘by @ majority of the members of the League Whose representatives compose the Assembly. i bind any member of its dissent there- ‘from, but in that case it shall cease to be a _ member of the League. ‘Bither sentence affords a complete safeguard st an amendment which would seek to “pool bt’”--provided the United States is in the ih sald on. bore ‘have Mnohie ‘wel power on any Wosciditec?” pro- posed. The Evening World oe not believe that Henry, Cabot Lodge is so thick-witted and ignorant as to be unable to interpret such a simple and clear state- ment as this. The Evening World does believe that Henry Cabot Lodge is continuing the campaign of deliberate falsification, and malicious cis jan he embarked more than a year ago. Some of his other attacks may have been more plausible. . None has been one jot more valid than this self-evident fraud. YESTERDAY'S PRIMARIES, HE outstanding result of yesterday’s Presi- dential primary contests is the showing made by Hiram Johnson in New Jersey. Ohio Républicans stood by Ohio's favorite son, giving Harding a strong lead Over Wood. Lodge Republicanism cast the same old spell over Massa-~ chusetts, where even ex-Gov, Samuel MoCall’s popularity failed to put him across as a Hoover delegate. The Republican State Convention in Washington did what it was expected to do, with an instructed delegation for Senator Poindexter. Democratic results were for the most part cut and dried, It is New Jersey that provides chief food for thought. . If Johnson can come into an out-and-out Eastern State and fascinate Republican voters into running him a close second to Wood in a preference vote, the Johnson boom is sure to get up more steam and blow its whistle louder. A five’ to three vote for Johnson in Jersey City is no mean indication of what the Californian can do in thickly populated industrial’ sections. And candidates are not made altogether by the rural districts, New Jersey has at least proved that “Hi” John- son is capable of raising particular Ned with Re- publican plans and that the going at Chicago is likely to be anything but easy. The Republican Party is everywhere full of restive elements that refuse to take orders and stay put. From the traditional Republican view such a state of things is especially ominous. The first few ballots at Chicago may go according to schedule. After that anything can happen, It may be questioned, however, whether these Republican uncertainties carry large comfort and assurance for Herbert Hoover. The result in Massa- chusetts does not point that way. Events may yet persuade Mr. Hoover that, with all his unquestioned fitness and running strength, he is training in the wrong stable. IT MUST BE REPUBLICAN. HAIRMAN D’OLIER of the American Legion has been forced to come out and remind Con- gress that a cash bonus is only a part of the pro- gramme recommended by the American Legion, Congress is giving attention to the cash bonus, but it is not considering the alternatives of land reclamation. home-loans and vocational education. Nothing could present a Clearer indictment of the purely political motive, behind the Republican bonus agitation. Republicans hope to “tie up” the soldier vote on the basis of $1.25 a day or s6me other sum. If the veterans are willing to stay “bought” on the basis of gratitude it must be gratitude to Republican ideas alone, , Home-loans, vocational education and—most em- phatically—tand reclamation were Administration policies which Congress has flouted repeatedly, If Congress were to accept the Legion recommenda- tion in full, some soldiers who took advantage of the alternative schemes might have a kind thought for some one not a Republican, Republicans agree that this would never do, A NEW ONE ON DUTCHESS COUNTY. REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMAN is reported to have “smiled” over Mrs, Vincent Astor's suggestion that the committee get busy among the voters in Dutchess County and induce them to con- tribute to the $32,000 county quota for the national campaign fund. Mrs. Astor has what to profes- sional politicians is the absurd notion that voters ‘would have more interest in politics if they were led to contribute, The committeeman, who smiled, saying: ue “I am anxious to know just what the voters of my ward will think about it. We have al- ways been in the habit of spending money there, and there is lots of room to spend more. They won't understand the kind of polities where they are expected to contribute.” * Mrs, Astor’s suggestion is not “practical” from the machine standpoint. Milking the Wall Street cow has long been the “practical” method, But if she can educate the voters to contributing she will induce the interest she hopes to arouse. That sort of interest spells good government in place of “Wall | Street Government.” This is the kind of helpful feminine influence which Suffrage advocates have predicted, Every good citizen, Democrat or Republican, will wish Mrs. Vincent Astor well in her effort to raise the county quota from Suny instead of from a few contribu- is quoted as Teen ScSOTN, "UR MEE Ae ATT ME ~The Chain Holds! AS veces OF SY cen PEN REET VEL EREL UNEP RAE OT By J.-H. Cassel that gives you the worth of a hundred? to say much in few words. Take Economical Dreams. To the Editor of The Brening World: I think an excellent editorial could be written based on the following facts: The Mayor of New York approves of the expenditure of $6,000,000 of the people's money for a new Borough Hall in Brooklyn and yet is firmly against any increase in teachers’ sal- aries, due, as he states, to the lack of the necessary funds, T am not a teacher, but I am in sympathy with them, as all fair minded citizens are, and I am thoroughly disgusted with some of the “economical dreams" of our pub- he officials, KE. W. SANBORN. 698 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. April 23, 1920, John Blake lake Helped. I derived so much satisfaction out of reading the article written by John Blake entitled “Save Your Pity for Others” that I feel justified in letting you. know. For the past wéek things have been going wrong; have been treated un- justly at business. But there is no one I could confide in, as I feel no one would quite understand. There- fore I have indulged in self pity, the result being lowered spirits, But 1 received just the proper consolation by reading John Blake's “Uncommon ense.’” v New York, April 23, 1920. To the Editor of The Evening World; From whom did Mr. Good of the Appropriations Committee soldier bonus? ury. That is politics: 000,000 deficit in the ‘Treasury and nothing serious occurs, how will another $1,000,000,000 harm? If we are not deserying of a bonus, let us know. Why'go around the bush and pat us on the back? Never mind the glory, é&e. enough of that, and living the best, while we sacri. ficed all. are going to do with the money. _ FROM EVENING WORLD READERS _ What kind of a letter do you find most readable? Ign‘ t the one receive applause in his speech against the I'm positive there not hesitate in agreeing to a bonus, | regqediess of the deficit in the Preas- Why should there be any dispute about a bonus? If there is a $4,000,~ United States We haa We ‘want to have the same presentable appearance as those who stayed at home during the war, getting war-time wages, cating Mr, Good is worried about what we thousand words in a couple of There is fine mentot exercise and a tot of satisfaction in trying time to be brief. show us how considerate you are of the 100,000,000 Americans. . x. New York, April 22, 1920. Benefits From Trat To the Editor of The Evening World: | I have been taking military train- ing under thg laws of New York State for two years. Before that I was two years with a junior naval organization. In those four years, particularly in the last two, I have found nothing wrong with the prin- ciples of military training, ‘Julius Friedel” speaks of losing | two valuable hours a week because of this training and also of not want- ing to grow up with a militaristic spirit. ‘There are approximately 168 hours a week in which he may study. The training given in the armories is not military. At least half of the time is given to calisthenics or athletic games. The drill is certain to de- velop his sense of alertness and quickness of thought and action, if he enters into it in the right spirit. Sure- ly this is a better substitute than going to the movies or a dance or even bending his head over books for the two hours. Furthermore, the officers I have met in the two years have, with very few exceptions, been manly, up- right men who have acted more like brothers than disciplinarians. As to the truth of this missive, ask any fellow who is interested: in his own welfare and who gets into things, instead of kicking at eve thing, about it, PRIVATE h Regiment, C. C. 8. Y. P. S—Watch the boys parade May 1, down Fifth Avenue. The Regul: ‘Yo the Editor of The Evening World I read with very great interest the wasn't an ex-service man among article in The Evening World signed them “Ex-Regular,” and I follow in saying If the 4,000,000 ex-service men : were in the majority of the coun- thas some one ts making a big mis- ltry's population, probably he would | ‘ke It certainly will cause fewer enlist- ments in the army if a regular is to be “done out” of a bonus to which he, if any one, is certainly entitled, I think the regulars did just as much as, if not more than, the drafted men to serve the country. Before going overseas to help whip Germany the regulars had to get all this “raw material" and help to make ohe great “machine” of it. If all thesg men who were drafted had been sent overseas without the training and advice they received from the regulars it sure would have been a hell of a fighting army. =| I say give the bonus to all or none PETERSON Reservist, Ex-Sergt, Ist Div. 1| 5% Bergen Street, Brooklyn, April could spend it all on a visit tg a| 2% 1920, | specialist, with my poisoned stomach Jacquired from the selective ood handed to me in service. ml personally will agree to sacrifice y bonus for sixteen months’ service To the Editor of The Evening World: ford this ilk. More power to you! But I believe you are overlooking a pretty fertile feld when you neglect some of TREY any UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Cop-right, 1920, by John Blake.) GENERALSHIP. Napoleon could take a small army and thrash a big army with very little trouble. ‘He had the same kind of men and the same kind of material. But he knew what to do with both. ponents did not. You have the same kind of a fighting force as most other men. Your eyes and ears are as keen, your circulation is as good. The difference between your muscular development and that of other men is not important. You will not go very far if you depend on your muscles, anyway. Whether you do better than other men or not depends on your generalship. And the general of your forces is located at the upper terminus of your spinal column. It is shut away from dan- ger, as all G. H. Q.’s ought to be. It is free to exercise its direction without being disturbed by the same perils that must be endured by the battle force under its command, You will win battles if you have got a good general. If you haven't you will lose them, Your general must be edficated for his trade. have training and experience. Most important of all he must have undisputed com- mand over his army. Every faculty must be ready to respond instantly to his orders. Muscles and eyes may be fatigued, but when they are told to keep on the job they must do it. Incliftations may long for comfort, ease and leisure, but they must indulge in these things only when permitted to. There must be absolute discipline, thorough team work, And neither of these is possible without the right kind of a general, If you are of average build and ability you have a good army. What it needs is discipline and training. Begin with your general. If he is traincd and able, you will have nothing to worry about. Often his op- He must three dollars. which is selling “a dollar watch’ for It's a very nice thing for the large ] What Foch Really J Said at the Time Of the Armistice French Biographer of Foch and Joffre Gives the Inti- mate Details of the Con- ference Which Closed the World’s Greatest War. ERMANY'S appeal for an armistice on Nov.,7, 1918, met with the laconic reply, “4 have no terms,” from Marshal Foch to Bra- berger and the other plenipotentiaries, according to Raymond Recouly (Capt. X), French biographty of Foch and Joffre, in an article entitled “What Foch Really Said,” which will be pub Bicone in the May issue of Scribner's Magazine, out to-morrow Capt. Recouly, describing the his- toric scene of the morning of Nov, 11 when the Generalissimo of the Allied | forces, attended by a few members of his staff, signed the document in a railway dining dar in a forest near Rethonde, a town between Compicgne and Soissons, declared “the sight of butter seemed to fill the German en- voys with joy.” | The radio from the Germans asking for “a cessation of hostilities in the name of humanity” was received by Foch shortly after midnight on the 71m, and at 1.25 A. M. on the 8th Foch sent back his answer; “Che German pleni- potentiaries will have to go to the out- Post on the main road from Mayhewse- la-Capelle-Guise.”. From this point they were brought by delayed stages to Rethonde, which they rea‘hed about 7 o'clock in the morning. Two hours later they were in the presence of tt armies. “There was a cold salute,” | Recouly, “a bow in return: no pre sentations. The Germans: took +) places at the table in the dining ca where their names were written, and remained standing. The officers secret embarrassed and upset. Not so ‘hi civilians, who did not seem to care 4 all. They talked familiarly tog it was impossible to belicve that the country’s fate was hanging in th ance, and that th the most ‘kolossa world had ever scen. Foch's piercing eyes, gruff vole and curt manner were impressive. “To whom have I the honor of speaking” he asked. The Germans replied. “Wiat is the object of your visit?" he asked. ‘Then followed this dialogue: Erzberger—We have come to ine quire into the terms of an arinis- tice, to be concluded on land, on sea and tn the air. Foch—I have to you. Count. Oberndorf, in the German party, interceded the Marshal prefers, we may we are here to learn the itions on which the Allies would be willing to grant us an armistice. Foch—I have no terms. Erzberger, drawing forth a greasy paper: “President Wilson has formed our Government that Marahal Foch has been invested with the power of submitting the Allies’ con- ditions to the German plenipotenti- aries.” ‘och—I will let you Allies’ conditions when asked for an armistice. for an armistice? “Ja!” exclaimed Erzherger together. Foch: “In that case I will read you the terms drawn up by the Allicd Governments.” He sat down and the reading began. It lasted an hour, fu» the document had to be translated. The Germans pleaded for an imme- diate suspension of hostilities and for time to permit the Berlin Government to examine the terms. Again loch spoke: i “I am, but the mouthpiece of the Allied Gévernments. It is those Gov- ernments that have drawn up the conditions of the armistice limiting the delay to seventy-two hours’ dura~ tion, 1 have, therefore, mo power to suspend hostilities without thgir au- ‘thorization.”” The Germans messenger to Spa, and the request that his journey tv Berlin be “facilitated.” When the messenger reached the German posts, it is related, the troops were so de- | moralized that they fired upon his | white flag. Promiscuous volley firing continued and the emissary was un- | able to reach his destination until the \next day. Meanwhile the German | envoys had notified Foch of their dif- |tieulty and Foch agreed to permit them to send a German officer to | Berlin by air. A plane was equipped and ready for the flight when word was received that the messenger had ched Berlin, Capt. Recouly declares the armis uk was signed because Foch and his staff were convinced Germany was already in the throes of a revo- lution, The armistice envoys painted a “black picture’ of conditions. While the German Government was analyzing the terms the plenipoten- tiaries remained near Foch in the forest at Rethonde. They were per- mitted to leave their train and, " says Capt 1 were there to visa capitulation the no terms to submit the diplomatist know the you have Do you ask Obendorf and t once despatched a with credentials the large retailers, department stores to reduce the| puanded by armed soldiers, exercise i a ar ' ,e| Prices on some things and get a lot ie y C ‘8 . Are you aware of the fact that the | Br ublicity doing it, but why. not| !2 the open air. On the afternoon of department stores are Do you know that a large department store recently put on sale a lot of women’s garments that cost them last year $18 and at this sule offered them for $45? sale on women's capes for $79, and these capes cost them $24, not ram& profiteering then I give up and would like to know what is, step toward reducing the cost of men's clothing, and the only bad feature about it is the fact that the man who actually produces these garments is hit and hit hard. manufacturer and neither am I fight- ing their case, but 1 honestly believe it is not their fault that the prices proptecring © publicity to the stores which profiteering? in t This same store also had a It this 18 | up in the big stores, first thing we know we will This overalls mgvement is the best to adjust | sumer whd the retailer, T am not a clothing | 8¢t 80 far. during the war—i. e, are It is the easiest thing world for the Department of Justice to get this evidence. All they would have to do is to get the whole- salesprices of various articles from the manufacturers and check them If this profiteering keeps up the have | Hizzoner appoint some sort of a com- mittee, and they will have the power disputes between the con- It should not If the Department of Justice will| do what the Food Administration did place large the 10th, Foch informed Erzberger, the head of the delegation, that hos- tilities would be resumed at 11 A. M. the next day. At 7 o'clock on the night of Nov. 10 the following radio message was intercepted by the French: “German Government to German Plenipotentiaries: The plenipoten- tlaries are authorized to sign the ar- mistice. (Sighed) The Chancellor of the Empire.” Three ciphered figures at the end of the message proved its authenticity, More than twelve hours of deliberation and debate over the “harsh” terms followed, Foch granted some concessions and refused the others. Subsequentty the wearied French, are high. It is more the fault of the! signs in the Windows of offenders—| _. retailer. Ut also know of one case profiteering will stop, A sign read- | English and Germans appended their Where @ retail store is paying $58 for ing in this manner will work won. | signatures to the document and by coat and is reselling it for de “We are profiteers and the| Prearrangement, six hours after the It is with the gredtest amount of leasure that each evening when | am it Mr. Good and the rest of the gang homeward bgund 1 read the arti: liticilans in Washi) will also \gackigice alx months ef pay. Now made The firm which advertises that it in our store.” “the dollar famous” is now making the dollar worth thirty cents. ' press, where each day would ia cles deall ith Tabs on eate and the wiiewe pubis tee at- That is true the case of @ concern @ list of offenders, M, J, public is warned not to purchase any. thin, Another good ad- vertaing medium is through the local ar signing, or 11 A, M. of the morning of the 11th, operations ceased along all the fronts, Four years of wa fare which had cost more than 9,000 \* lives was at an end, commander of the conquering Aliivd-