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ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Daily Gunday by the Press Publishing (on 88 3 Park Row, New York. ‘ Apeortated fxctustvely entitled to the us for republication ¥ Sree tars medusa et ae ont ceri erdied tn tale a the focal news published herein. THE DESTROYER. IHUS far in his campaign Hiram Johnson has devoted most of his time and effort to a con- ‘tinuation of his misrepresentation of international | affairs, to inaccurate and misleading attacks on the League of Nations. in his Cooper Union speech Monday he shifted his attack to the profiteers, It must be admitted ‘that all be said about profiteers was substantially pocurate. He Js getting close to the truth for a 1 But when he gets down to truthful statement In place of glibly reiterated falschood, he instantly reveals his woful lack of constructive policy. Johnson is a destroyer, nota builder. : He says that “had I the power” he “would en- deavor to prevent extortionate profits” and would seck for a fairer mode of taxation, “Good! But why wait until he becomes Presi- dent before searching for that fairer mode of taxa- tion and the prevention of profiteering? ‘The problem is here now, What concrete pro- . fposals has Senator Johnson for revising the tax system? How would he curb profiteering? Why thas he noi served the people in the Senate by de- veloping this sort of constructive action, instead of bearing false witness against the only plan that Pi _ offers any promise of international peace? |. Herbert Hoover's campaign has been in marked "contrast. Mr. Hoover is not certain that he or any @me can prevent profiteering and enact fair taxes, but he has turned his trained mind to the task, He _ ts outlining ways and means as a basis on which fhe may deserve Presidential power, _ Mr. Hoover is neither a wrecker nor given to ‘promising what he cannot perform. Senator John- HE inypending international tangle over the citi- “genship of the late’ Mrs. Walter De Mumm are eran the archaic situation of our own y laws as applied to women. i ‘This may be a source of inconvenience to the ” State Department in any representations it may see - fit to make to France, present American women, living in America to foreign citizens, are deprived of citi- During the war American girls who married in the Canadian forces here, or coming, these rules undoubtedly be changed, but the fact that the 7 the rights of its in determining their own must naturally weaken the case of Mrs, - Here in America there seems no good reason for “ the citizenship of a wife by that of her hus- ~ band.. It would be more reasonable to judge the _ other way around and consider an alien male a citi- “gen when, and if, he married an American girl. Factory workers out of a job because buyers refuse to buy at present prices are advised that tarmere ere offering good wages which include board and lodging. A DEEP GAME? i picture of a King rebelling against the mat- rimonial duties of his job is not precisely new. Royal love of the beggar maid on the part of the newly enthroned King Alexander of Greece Is all the more interesting because the “beggar maid” thappens to be the daughter of a wealthy merchant * “of the country and presumably well educated and intelligent. Recent events have put the monarchical system |» and all that goes with it in a new light. Speaking generally, Europe might be expected to love matches in place of dynastit alliances, America would. all the more interesting because of of the King’s Premier, Veni- statesmen and diplomats of generally credited with strongly demo- playing a deep game, It if his opposition were ) make the act of the King appear more ite K * THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1920, crats’ A Greek King with a Greek wife would be something of a novelty, but In the new day of democracy such a marriage might prove the surest path to popular support of a constitutional monarchy, Similar democratle sentiments have been reported in British court, circles, ; DOWN TO CASES. WW. ac Congress does ‘to the President's re- quest for authority to accept a mandate over Armenia is of secondary importance, It is perfectly understood by this time that the present Republican majority in the United States Senate. would reject the Ten Commandments if the latter. were presented with the indorsement of Woodrow Wilson. Of far greater moment is the attitude of a ma- jority of the people of the United States toward that which the President himself terms “a very critical choice.” In his message to Congress the President de- clares that he asks for power to assume the man- date “in the earnest belief that it will be the wish of the people of the United States that this should be done.” He refers also to ‘the voice of the American peo- ple expressing their genuine convictions and deep Christian sympathies and intimating the line of duty which seems to them to be clearly before us,” What is the truth about the wish and the voice in this case? Is the former strong enough to put convincing volume into the latter? It is not Congress alone that is pinned down to a decision by the President's proposal. ‘ The whole country is put in a position where it has got to be honest with itself. This Armenian proposition involves concrete action on the part of the United States in helping a disordered and menaced people to that safety which we professed to make one of our chief aims in entering the war.. It deals with a remote and alien population. It is going to cost something. Are expressions of sympathy enough, or have we, as the President puts it, “a line of duty?” Twenty years or more ago, in the case of the Philippines and Cuba, we thought we had a line’of duty. The opinion was not unanimous, but it pre- vailed, To be disinterested was expensive. Never- theless, we proved ourselves both disinterested and sincere, * Has it been a natiorial regret? It Is perfectly practicable for the United States to sit tight and continue to speak urgently of what ought to be done to save Armenia, The man who stays in his own yard when somebody else’s house is bumning at the other end of the street is entirely within his rights. The chances are he is the best firemen on the block—when the wind begins to blow flames in his direction, The American people have been pretty well used to the consciousness of power, But they are only just beginning to feel those irksome promptings and uncertainties of conscience that come with a suddenly enlarged sense of the responsibilities of power. The President can declare his earnest belief as to the country’s wishes in the matter of the Arme- nian mandate. But only the country itself can confirm that belief. If the President is mistaken, to act on his mistake would be a profoundly serious perversion of national will and purpose, Congress has done little of late but destroy con- fidence in its character as a representative body. It looks as If the people of the United States would have to do their own thinking and ask them- selves seriously and insistently what a majority of them desire, As a proposition, the League of Nations is com- paratively broad and general, It has been easy to be vague about it. The Armenian mandate gets straight down to Casts. YOUTH POINTS THE WAY. HICAGO'S G. A. R., division has set an ad- mirable example in inviting the Confederate Veterans to participate in the observance of Memo- rial Day. It is to be hoped that the invitation will be ac- cepted and that the example will be widely copied, The sons of the Union soldiers have stood shoul- der to shoukter with sons of Confederate soldiers, Their blood has washed out the Mason and Dixon line, Youth will be served, The boys are fathers of the men and providing paternal guidance for the footsteps of the Civil War veterans, Old age is no time to foster hatreds and revenge. Grand Army “boys” and Confederate veterans are nearing the sunset, Their ranks are thinning, Not even their combined numbers can make the brave and impressive showing that either did in the days en tie. new body. of veterans stood tiptoe cn the. | in [|_FROM EVENING WORLD READERS _| What ktnd of letter do you find most readablef Isn't it the one that gives you the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? There is fine mental,exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying to say much in a few words. Take Bellevue Staft Kind. To the Bultor of The Evening World: Julius Reich knocks the treatment accorded at public hospitals, 1 differ! with him, On March 20, 1918, I fell down an elevator shaft and was seriously in- Jured, I was taken to Bellevue Hos- pital, New York City, a charitable ingtitution, where I was confined to bed for five months, I feel that I owe the doctors and nurses of Bellevue Hospital a great deal of thanks for the treatment I received at their hands, I must say that the treatment accorded me by both doctors and nurses of that hospital was as good if not better than I could possibly re-" celve from either a doctor or nurse to whom I was paying the highest fees, JAMES A McPHERSON, No, 1976 Belmont Avenue, Bronx. Real Hospital Honpttality. To the Faitor of The Evening World: I read Julius Reich's letter on “Hos- pital Care.” I also was a patient in Bellevue Hospital and in a very seri- ous condition and had no money or anything else, but I can truthfully say that it is an utter impossibility for me fully to express my gratitude to the nurses, orderlies and physicians for their kindness to me day and night, Had it not been for their un- remitting attention and kindness I would be alx feet under to-day. Once I entered the hospital, hospitality of the best kind was my lot. RICHARD CHISHOLM, New York, May 2, 1920. Prussian Reform, ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: I want to protest against these “holy” vice crusaders. I have noticed that their activities are shaping into forms that even a Prussian would blush at. Entering decent dance halls and insulting working girls who go there for relaxation for thelr fa- tigued minds is not going to clean thie city, Such tactics emanate from minds that are deformed and seek publicity under the guise of reform. If you really desire to pursue vice why don't you enter the domains of the young social sets?" Do you hound the poor, working girl who needs and {s entitled to some form of pleasure while you wink your eyes at the hilarious “dinners and “dances” given by so-called “re- fined” young ladies? Every one wants a clean city, but when you use such methods you will lose your best friend—the working girth AL. WIENER. They Abused Liberty. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: time to be brief. worth actually about 0.0000001 cent and twice that much for white, green, red, blue or yellow liquor worth about one-half of the actual price of beer, has indeed been the deathknell to personal liberty for brewers and dis- tillers who were at liberty to concoct some of the most pernicious, vicious | and detrimental beverages a chemist’s | (not a brewer’s) mind could conceive. | It the National Government had laid down and- enforced a law com- pelling brewers and distillers to Manufacture and to sell only a cer- tain standardized pure beer, wine or liquor “Pussyfoot" Johnaon himself, I am sure, would be standing to-night in front of the polished bar, ordering to “fill ‘em up again,”* Prohibition {s the most natural out- come of: personal liberty abused by brewers, distillers and sakoon keepers. In future wet days let us curta!l that liberty to brew, distill or sell concoc- tions which do not measure up a high standard prescribed by Government experts on public health and weifare in matters relating to public drinks. The day is near when none shall fear a “pinch” for a glass of beer. FRANK HILL, No, 14,590, Dannemora, N. Y., May 17, 1920. Why Fountains Are Closed. ‘To the Exlitor of The Brening Work! ; It is important that the letter signed Kenneth Gordon Stables be corrected. Honestly mistaken, he charges the 3. P. C, A. with culpability tn failing to keep its horse fountains working. A teow years ago the Board of Health made a ruling that dri/ors (under penalty of fine) must carry a pail. It condemned the common foun- tain as unsanitary, (I don't agree with this). Thie law, impossibble of on- forcement, rests with the honor of the driver, but the average New York driver does faithfully watch his horse (witness the long waiting line at the hydrants). Thcve are kind people grieving that these loving and lovely monuments that should be honoring their dead are instead useless. Tho anti-cruelty e@octetias are, as 1 know, deeply distressed and at their own expense maintain pail stations, FAIR PLAY, New York, May 24, 1920, ‘The Why of ‘Twisting. To the Rattor of The Brening World: Judging from the letter written by Miss Lowell and published tn your issue of the 224 inst, Miss Lowell has apparently not resided in New York during previous election times or she would realize that much of the hos- tility displayed toward Britain and everything British is but propaganda 1 took the time to be brief in tltum- inating the following point, Do you havi) its origin in our many hy- a societies and from time | realize that it was too much personal | form liberty ebueced nation to go wil "Be By J. H. Cassel Mind ie Pod bvecing Welnet UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Corsright, 1990, by John Bisko.) HOW TO BE UNHAPPY. The surest way to be unhappy is to count too much on happiness, Life is not easy. to be disappointed. If you expect it to be, you are ‘ving The boy who is “brought up soft” is certain to find life dreadfully hard. Every trial he encounters is unexpected. He looks for friends and is pained to find enemics He looks for justice and is astonished and grieved when he meets with injustice. Far better to begin life knowing the world as it is than to be sheltered from its troubles till you lose the power to overcome them, In one of his stories De Maupassant makes a character say: “We are taught in our youth to believe too much in happiness. ing or striving or suffering. hearts are broken. We are never brought up with the idea of fight- And at the first shock our “We look forward with blind faith to cascades of fortu- nate events. What happens at best is a partial happiness.” The pursuit of happiness is our chief business in this world. So important it is that it occupies a high place in the rights guaranteed by the founders of America, The object of all statesmen, of all philosophers, of all humanitarians, is the happiness of the race. It is important, therefore, that every beginner in life should be taught the best way to secure true happiness. This consists of expecting but little, or meeting the world as it is, not as it ought to be, and of setting the teeth to make a battle for right when wrong blocks the pathway. The truest happiness is that which is enjoyed by the man or woman who has fought hard against wrong and in- justice and won at least a partial victory. But every such fight should be made for others as well as one’s self. The most certain way to be unhappy is to be selfish, for the selfish person is never satisfied, and because of his selfishness he can never make friendships or en- joy to the full that affection for others without which happi- ness is wholly impossible. dent Wilson tn his naval speech was but stating facts such as the Daily Mail and other London papers had been publishing for a year or two in an effort to awaken the British Ad- miralty to the menace of the sub- marine, even though th ea-going navy needed no advice to ke pru- dence from its vocabulary, sihce it hes always been the unwritten law of the British Navy to engage an enemy whatever the odds. Admiral Craddock probably knew he was facing certain defeat when he engaged the German squadron off the Chillan coast; but, like an honorable gentleman, lived up to the traditions of his service. Criticlam of the Ad- miralty does not necessarily imply a jack of appreciation of 8 ren~ dered by the British Navy at sea. Those of us who crossed the Chan- nel to trom ce during ag vy at dynes of the war an examination of German equipment such as paper rope, car- tridge containers, sandbags and other “ersatz” convinced us that the block- ade was no longer @ paper one, if it was so during the early days of the war. When the history of the war written in its true perspective Ton my and Jack will not need to ask credit, The men of Zebrugge, of the Dover Patrol, of the Drifters, of t Mercantile Marine all have made h: tory that ranks with the exploits of the men under Granville, Drake, Nel- son and the host of other leaders Britain may justly be proud of. As for the land forces, praise is unnecessary, They reasoned why, and did, wr died, America ‘Proud of the boys of Chateau nilery, Britain's battles would and her dead—— | Ten Minate Studies of New York City Government. Coprright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Oo, (The New York Brening World), By Willis Brooks Hawkins. Thia te the frat article of a series defining the duties of the adminis- trative and legislative officers and Doards of the New York City Government. THE MAYOR. HE Mayor of New York Is re- sponsible for the entire Munt- cipal Administration with the exception of the Department of | Finance and the departments under the jurisdiction of the five borough Presidents. He is empowered to ap- point and remove at pleasure the heads of twenty-seven administrative departments, six of the ten members of the Art Commission and the ap- pointed members of the Board of Standards and Appeals; to appoint and remove on charges after a hear- ing the Trustees of Bellevue and allied hospitals, the members of the Board of Education, the Trustees of | the College of the City of New York, ' the Trustees of Hunter College, the Commisstoners of the Board of Wa- ter Supply, the Commissioners of the Court House Board, three members of the Parole Commission, members of the Child Welfare Board and City Marshals; to appoint City Magis- trates and the Justices of the Court @f Special Sessions, and certain other officials, including some of the trus- tees of the Brooklyn and Queens Bor- ough Public Libraries. . The Mayor ts ex-officio a member of many boards and commissions, the most Important%f which is the Board |of Estimate and Apportionment, of | which he 1s Chairman, and in whiecb he casts three of the total sixteen votes, Matters relating to franchises and to changes in the eity map for physical improvements must recelvs the separate approval of the Mayor in addition to the affirmative yote of the board. He ts also Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, of the Armory Board, of the Board of City Record and of the Banking Commision, and 1s a member of the Art Commisston. The Mayor has the power of veto over all bills passed by the State Legislature affecting the City of New York, over ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Board of Aldermen and ‘over many of the resolutions of the Municipal Civil Service Commis- sion. His veto of legislative acts may be overridden by re-passage of the measure by an ordinary majority of the Legislature, while the Board of Aldermen can override his veto by a two-thirds yote, except that in matters involving an appropriation, the creation of a debt, or the laying of an assessment, a three-fourths vote is required. * In addition many minor powers are conferred upon the Mayor. He is & Magistrate; he may exercice po- lice powers when in search of stolen property; he may issue a proclama- tion for the apprehension of ecrim- {nals and offer a reward not exceed- ing $500; he may issue permits for children under sixteen years of age to appear on the stage and grant many other permits. The Mayor is elected for four years, the present term expiring Dec. 81, 1921. His salary ts $15,006 a year. He mmy be removed by the Governor om charges after a hearing. ‘The Governor's action 1s not subject to review. The present’ Mayor is John F. Hylan of No, 959 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn. His office is in the west, wing of the City Hall. His tmme- diate staff consists of a secretary to the Mayor, an assistant secretary, an executive secretary and a chief clerk. | News Flashes From Around German Toys in Colon, Seventy-eight large cases of German toys were imported into Colon during November and December, The invoiced value was about $3,000, They came from a firm in Hamburg, be...) shipped via Amsterdam. The toys are being retailed from 49 to 50 per cent, cheaper than American toys, and it is re ported that the wholesale dealer made a profit of 200 per cent, In Old Japan. Here ts a list of things “the Japanese do differently” from Americans: , Ladies sit with their hands folded, palms upward, Dvery lady shaves, Ladies never brash their hair; they only comb ét, It is polite to make a noise with the mouth when eating con “tain food, It shows one appre ctates the food, Ladies, however, rarely do 80, as they are sup. posed to suppress thelr feelings, A bride calls on her neighbors and friends, instead of the neigh Bore and friends calling 4