The evening world. Newspaper, September 16, 1920, Page 22

It RSTABLISUED OY JOSEPH PULITZER. ‘Podlished Daily Except Sunday by the Press Publishing 4 Company, Non, $4 19 Of Fark Now, New York. LPH PULITZER, Provident, 63 Park Row, NGUS SHAW, Treasurer, Park Row. H PULTRER. Jr. Booretar Park Row. MEMBER OF TTR ASROCIATED PREBA. OS Pa ed A KNOCKOUT. €6 7 N a mad effort finally to offer some substitute to Uh Aosuak whe cans oe ately tors the blessings of peace, the candidate of the opposition in his speech of Aug. 28 made the suggestion that a : world court of justice be established for the purpose of + gatiling disputes; that they be settled, moreooer, by fixed G oe ae paiete d in Later there were hints ; from Marion that such a court was being organized by “ Elihea Root, which was to be a substitute for the League of Nations. “Today we learn that the commission, of which _. Mr. Root is a member, has made its report, establish- «> ing a world court for the adjudication of questions ac- «cording to rules of law. We find, however, that this court és @ part of the League Covenant; that Mr. Root and * his colleagues were appointed by the Council of the that they made their report to the Council of the and this report is now to be submitted to the members of the League, Furthermore, it ap- that the judges of the court are to be chosen by the Council and the Assembly of the League, and their salaries are to be paid by the League. “It is apparent, therefore, that this court of inter- national justice, which Mr. Harding hoped would be * Hy I Fair and full on the solar plexus of the so-called Harding foreign policy! oe Listen to the count. fe ' r we. ANARCHY IN CHICAGO, Vee HY should wild, free souls who glory in ad- venture, aharchy and bloodshed gosto the trouble of getting passports for travel in Russia or Moxico? Why not go to Chicago and enter into the Inter- necine warfare of Republican factions? Rioting and bloodshed at yesterday's primary ¢lec- * tion in Chicago was an example of anarchy and nothing else. Neither faction can excuse itself on the grounds of “fighting the devil with fire,” though _ tach will undoubtedly attempt such justification. “The record of Mayor Thompson of the “sixth German city” is well, if not favorably, known. “{ Gov. Lowden’s recon! was comparatively good until he embarked on his recent effort to buy the * nomination for President. The Thompson faction ‘is most to be condemned, but in resorting to thug- gery instead of relying on the courts to correct | Thompsonism, the partisans of the Governor's fac- tion seem to have sunk nearly to the level of their opponents. It makes not a whit of difference that the rival, | fighters wert under the name of policemen and v deputy sheriffs. When they fought as partisans the result was anarchy. ‘What's in a name? Col. House has no roof over ‘1s head. ’ M SUFFRAGE AND PRIMARIES. T WOULD be much too soon to say that National | Woman Suffrage has lified the whole system of voting to a higher and more promising plane That must still remain for a time a hope. Nevertheless, it is reasonable to reinforce that hope with such indications as primary elections this fall are furnishing, It has long been recognized that the value of pri- maries cannot be properly appraised until a larger . Number of voters form the regular habit of using them for the purpose for which they were intended. Primaries have proved rather an aid than an in- . convenience to the party machine, so long as the segreater part of the normal party vote takes no inter. “est in them except where some outstanding contest 1 * obetween aspirants or issues comes in for extra pub- Ye licity. The last thing party dictators would welcome tWould be a permanently increased and increasing number of party voters who went regularly to the primaries with a notion of exercising their inde- pendent influence in the nomination of party candi- dates, It is by no means impossible that the woman vote * will presently provide no little such embarrassment : for party bosses. . In some States enfranchised womerl are’ getting their first political education. > “SES SSeS = Coming fresh to the subject, they are likely to | show a keener wish to know the whys and where- fores, a deeper interest in the details of the machinery A . and a more enthusiastic readiness to vote whenever ‘sand wherever it is their duty to vote, than the aver- age man, The latter has grown up with his political re- * sponsibilities and righis, regarding them as matter of course—oftea aking no trouble to pry Into the workings of a political machine that appears to him part of the natural scheme of things. ‘ TH ing, for instance, to use primaries as they were meant to be used instead of as party bosses have arranged they shall be used. In New Jersey, last Tuesday,- women voters registering for the first time outnumbered the nor- mal registration of men voters in the State. In last week's primaries in Massachusetts women in the City of Boston voted in larger numbers pro- portionately than the men—49,5 per cent. of women registrants as against 48.7 per cent. male voters. of registered Signs like these need not be interpreted too con- fidently. National Woman Suffrage is new. it re- mains to be seen whether the first zeal of women voters will settle into permanent habit and whether the trend of the woman vote will be more or less + toward lence, Enough is happening to give the party bosses some- thing to think about. If the women put their minds to It, vitalize the primaries and put many a chine badly out of gear, they can re- political ma- GOV. SMITH IS WISE. OV. SMITH limits the special session of the Legislature to the single subject of housing relief. By so doing he gives evidence of unselfish public service. By concentrating on housing legislation, there is more probability of getting a desirable and workable programme. There is a better chance to pass laws before Oct. 4. If the Legislature has nothing else will be less likelihood of logrolling among the members, to do, there and “deals”’ With nothing but the rent and building laws on the calendar, the Legislature will be working directly under the eyes of the voters. Members seeking re- election will be less apt to listen to the voices tempters. Gov. Smith's decision involves self-denial. the The Governor has several other important measures which are deawto his heart. Under the existing clr- cumstances he could demand the passage of his plan for co-ordinating and rearranging the executive de- partment and instituting a budget system. He could * force through his wage and hour recommendations under threat of taking the issue direct to the people. Good politics would dictate a clean-up of the measures the’ Governor has sponsored. But the rent laws are imperative, Gov. Smith acts wisely. “ASSIMILABILITY.” Grsron HARDING says that “assimilability” should be the test for admission of immigrants, Speaking to a California delegation, the meaning of “assimilability” is clear enough. It is a diplo- matic expression of Japanese exclusion. On the Coast the Oriental question is the only immigration question of importance. But in Ohio and the Northeast the question is not so simple, Just what is an assimilable alien? Where shall this country draw the line? How, if at all, shall we separate the assimilable from the inassimilable? Having set up the test of assimilability, the candi- date should make his meaning clear, Are the immigrants who are herded into steel and coal towns “assimilable” or is such labor recruiting an “America Second” policy to distinguish it from the “America First” doctrine on which the Republi- can candidate professes to hoki a monopoly? The melting-pot has not yet provided an authori- tative definition of assimilability, What Is it?) Does it apply only to Pacific Coast fruit tracts, or dovs it also apply to steal and coal towns? And if it applies to the steel and coal towns, is it not subject to revision by the boys from whom the boys get the money? ASININE. N THE news columns of the current issue of the Editor and Publisher the following appears: “Organization in thia country of an Amer- foan advertising association is suggested by the Manufacturers’ Club of Philadelphia as a method of inducing national advertisers to withdraw their support of magazines and newspapers that lean toward ‘sovietism, so- ctaliam or bolsheviem' in thelr departmenta.” editorial ‘The Manufacturers’ Club is quoted as asking: “Why should the business man or the banker or any thoroughgoing American who has love for the Institutions of the United States give advertising to publications which are directly antagonistic to our institutions, to property rights and to the business man indeed t” There is every reason In the world why no Intel- ligent, right-thinking American advertiser should go into a combination or association to boycott any publication on the basis of political or social views. In rebelling against the principle of a free pregs those who propose such a movement are revolution- ists of the most dangerous sort. They are the ones who provide “Red” agitators with the dangerous social dynamite of suspicion of the press. They make plausible charges that would otherwise appear plainly irresponsible, The agitators make effective use of just such silly suggestions as this one, Why is it that intelligent and successful men so often make absolutely asinine proposals when gath- ered in a group or association? 1s it collective ego- Or does the over- development of the acquisitive faculty cayse atrophy tism? Is it the mob spirit? EVENING WORLD, THU Opposes Training. the Bittor of The Drening Work! ; About this law of military training from the age of sixteen to cighteon, is it constitutional? Here, a few years ago, we were condemning the Germans for their military law. I have a good Job and also a good home, but when Bept. 23, 1920, comes, 1 shall have to leave here and all I care for, I'll be eighteen in April, and rather than take the, outrageous, training | would ee (o the «nd of the world. I've been 4 seaman for one year and a half, and iso a Signal Corps mem- ber. But yet Lam to be forced to take this unjust punishment. Punishment is all it can be called. Cc. A. DOYLE, New York, Sept, 16. In to Win, ] To the Bilitor of The Byeaing Workd : | I have read the good lecture of, “Shure 'Nuf Southerner,” and can tell An almost parallel story 1 Was with the boys over there for year, When | returned, my old em- ployer offered me a position, but not the old one of assistant manager, whioh a stay-at-home now holds, My being with the firm seemed to breed dissatisfaction with the other em- ployees, for 1 jumped their heads. The only step left was to seek employment elsewhere, and now | am selling for a large packing concern, 1 will never be a real, cut-and-dried salesman, for In some instances I have no confidence in the market vu sume |items 1 sell, consequently I “stick” no lone and make @ fair salary or com- | mission. | Lhave tried a few Interviews. They are of the same belief; 1 have sop away from the hang of office routine Now, don't get the impression that I was looking for a position as presi- |dent of the company; that would not | leave any room for advancement. If only I were a real saleaman, 1 could have sold my services, But, never mind, I'll ehow you folks a thing or two before I'm old and gray. MOTT HAVEN. New York, Sept, 11, 1920, A Confer! of Faith, ‘Vo the Pititor of The Breaing Work! 1 am sending “A Democrat's Con- feasion of Faith,” which may not be worth much, yet perhaps may be re- vied in some way #0 us to bo ser- viceable in hing the stony, seeth- ing-with-hate, hearts of some of our Republican friends who are #0 fear- fully in error in their attitude toward the League of Nations, 1 take this opportui of expresa- plete concurrence wit uch to the potnt edi al and prohibition q leader who is @ real leader, who at- What kind of letter do you ind most readable? Jewt it the one Bhat gives you the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? There 1a fine mental exercise and a lot of sutisfaction in trying fo say much in a few words. Take time to be briey. my motives are born of a true hu- manitarian impulse, and are guided by & sincere desire for the best good of mankind in general, as well of my country, 1 am doubly thankful that my motives are not born of hate, which by all thé laws of God and man must lead to destruction. of Nations, I feet fully convinced that were God himself voting, he would vote the same ticket, Should this cause be lost, at least I know that I am voting as my Christian conscience tes, and I will never feel dicta ashuined of my stand, and if neces- wn with my face to+ A DBMOCRAT, 16. New York, Se! P Which? ‘To the Balitor of The Brening World A constant reader of your paper, I ask you to settle the following dis- pute: A says that the world owes us a living, B says that we owe the world a living. Which is correct—that is, as far as the saying goes? B.A. KOPF. New York, Sept, 13, 1920. In Reply to “Taxpayer.” ‘Do the Editor of The Brening Workd The long expected has come. The “poor” downtrodden taxpayer ust mak- ing his how! about increase in salaries to city employees before they get cheir first check at Increased rate, Does he realize that while he and the meohanics have been gotting theirs, even during the war, the city em. ployee’s debts, in his struggle to keep his head above water, nearly drowned him? The records of the loan soclo- tles of Now York City will prove this, The increase in the tax rate to make up the necessary an increames for the ount to pay salary year 1921 will be 4 to the Individual, out Paxpayer” will, 1 um sure, find some way to increase bis rent extent that will insure per cent, profit on his tm Tf the H. C. L. is going down, Staten Inland is the only place that knows It But why knock the Increase to city employees on this hypothetical baste? He talks of decreasing the salaries as the H. C. L. comes down, Did ét ever enter his mind to start a movement to increase the salary of his servant as prices went up 100 to 200 per cent. (of which if a landlord, he probably got Is quota), while the elty employee's y rematned #{ and he was after hours for ? snertion is true, as the writer was one of those who left his desk at 5 P. M, reported to the American Pxpreas Gempany at 6 and toted until midnight for two weary years to earn sufficient to provide the necesatties hand comforts of Ife for his family. kA of pe sions he faile to nsider m tion that am 401 not se nything from A DEMOCRATS CONF this pi share of « OF FAITH, fund witch he hae to create in I can thank God that T have a jco-operation with his fellow employees. Ro, don’t worry, Mr. Taxpayer, a city tracta my admiration and respect, without necessitating any explana- tions and excuses, Before all else, I am thankful that ’ employee's penston doesn't cost you anything. He rates mechanics at 80 cents an hour, The skilled men of Gtaten Isl- WARDING 5 In casting my vote for the League | LEAGDE POLICY UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1920, by John lake.) = INTEREST YOURSELF AND YOU CAN INTEREST OTHERS. . You can’t sell a wan anything unless you interest him. Getting a job is selling your services. To do that you must interest somebody in yourself. And unless you caa be in- teresting you will gct very little attention. Interesting people always get along. But in order to be interesting you have got to be out of the ordinary, You must know more about something than the average man; you must know how to do something better than the average man, Until you are able to interest yourself in something, you will never learn enough about it to be able to interest otners. The men who get into the highest places are the men who ca’ become most absorbingly interested in what they are doing. . Stevenson became a great writer because he was pro- foundly interested in writing. Napoleon, tremendously interested ita war, learned more about war than any man up to his time had ever known, This knowledge was not born with him, He cultivated it slowly and laboriously The thiag in which you are most interested is the thing you will succeed best in. But you must keep up your in- terest. The man who is interested first in one thing and Ms to make both | . d |muntelpal affairs anc then another never learns e20ugh about anything to be of interest to others. . It doesn't matter so much what you do, as long as you are fascinated by it. Some men succeed greatly by doing things that seem of little account to others, But they find in them an interest that enlists their energies, and they soon specialize ta them to such an extent that they canyinterest others, When that time arrives, success is assured, Tf you have the faculty to interest man in life insur- ance, you will be a successful life insuraace agent. If you can interest them in the potato market, you can make money by selling potatoes, But depend upon it that if you are uninteresting your self, you will get Tittle attention and little courtesy, Geniuses are always interesting, but so are.thousands of men who are ‘act even talented, but have found out enough about some one thing to talk about it intelligently and to interest others in it. Be interesting and you will be successful. Taxpayer, before it is built? Give the city employee a chance to catch up with the landlords and high-priced mechanics before taking from him that which as yet he has not. and are poorly paid, It might possibly interest bim to know that the laborer in Queens is commanding this rate Your average city employee does not make 65 cents an hour, and with his increase of 20 per cent, attains to che laborer’s scale, Surely bis years of training, his thorough know of his readiness to always aasiet the public warrant him a larger wage. He is the special ward of the public, and if “Taxpayer” is acquainted with him at all, he knows that hia frst thoughts are for the tax- tion with an unprejudiced mind, | am payera and that lis superior demands sure he will realize what a grave in. that he be extremely courteous in justice his letter is to the dealing with them. CITY EMPLOYEE. ‘Why tr to pull down the nape, Mr. Lang Island City, N. ¥., Sept. 11. After animal, evidenced by his ability to ere civil service tests as he pward, and surely he is wor thy of his hire, Being a rentpayer, he js & taxpayer, and does his sbare towant supporting the municlpality, ~|the woman who had brought Ter ¢ * all, the elty employee is an intelligent | lt “Taxpayer” will study the situa- | A885, RT WOM SEES IT Som By Sophje Irene Loeb Comrretts Nie Vor hrmnine Wendel 6 6 QU HD just stole that servant from me.” ‘This is the Gotm ment of a woman who ' telling her friend how she had ® servant to come to the with her for the summer, and that neighbor woman, having got! quainted with the girl, offered! more money and took her’away ft the place. 4 I overheard an argument on # matter, The woman who lost, servant complained bitterly of servant's disloyalty ‘and the ‘bor’s perfidy, ‘The person with whom she talking spoke at considerable: t on the subject of competitive. and freedom of people to work wi ever they pleased and at what t y chose, It became rather heated and T flected on the matter and as ae figures involved, especialiy there is so much of this kind of during the present servant Of course it is true that ; servant, in fact, everybody, has t! right to choose his job and leave or tak it at will, The days slaver: gone and no person hold another against his will, Also, it true that it is to advantage of each person to b Nimself, to seoure higher wages to change one's condition as one wires, Yet, when all is said and donap despite these inalienable rights, th js ome thing that should ini every worker, no matter how poor how affluent. It is keepin, word, even though at a sacrifice, In this particular instance, the vant agreed to come to work for tt woman for the summer In the o try, where it ie practically im) to secure any help. She agreed upon the price to phid her. She was satisfied to co and did so. Having arrived at-t place and somebody offering more money, she leaves in the lure the woman who brought ‘her, onl) because somebody else offered & more money, M Somehow to my mind there te siderable disioyaity in such acti It is not being fair. It is 1 kind. And the person who does thing like thie can’t feel very about it. Down deep within them they it ien't right. Suppose this servant had said to her mistress at the that she engaged her, “I will the country with you and I am feotly satisfied with the you @re going to pay me, bu’ 1 get there somebody is going me more | will leave you.” think the woman wquid have her to the country? Not at ‘The verbal agri ‘eoment 5 mistress and maid should have b an honest and binding contre spected by both, as all cont d agreements should be. t ‘This worker waa evident) 0 the theory of mad much aknised term. I would lose my personad liberty then per- sonality, : Your personality # raged ba 4 self. respect, your attitude towa! your kindness, thoughtfginees, ; your stability of character, as Ae liabdility—all, all that goes to a up_what you are, Somehow it seems to me there is ‘somehting that is as worth while In word as in timing The person who goes through life with only @ selfigh mo- jtive, disregarding agreements, con- tracts, fair play and the like, something in the scheme of something of the great so vital to real bappin Breaking promises tends to make one callous, hard and impervious to the feelings of others. As to “personal liberty” it ts very much exaggerated. Like Byes oe ence,” there ts no such thing, is dependent one some one, somehow. No one may be all-suffictent | sonal liberty may extend only | am it does not injure another. The highest humanity rests on keeping | cne's word. edie “That’s aFatt”’ | By Albert P. Southwick por a ata, ee & When Henry Hudson (whom Dutch culled = "Hendrik") thes | sailing into the mouth of the river (thereafter kuown by his ni in September, 1609, almost the whole of what is now known ag the Merce was under water at high le. oe The amount of fand that @ret Herieriag! Win Py wae tri- ing, for in Gov, ngan's report to the Board of Trade (1687) it ts stated that “the und that the fort (George) stands upon and that belongs to it contains, in quantity, about two acres or thereabouts,” fe The primitive Battery wae a small affair, loosely constructed and lightly armed. | T' of he report the survey of 1688 contains’ this item: “Out the fort, undem ¢he flag-mount, near the waterside, demi-culverins.” Five years its conditien was so ruinous as be beyond repair, wherefore it replaced by “a half-moon mount | ing seven great guns,” the term half-moon evidently referring to the sem!-circular shape of the new fortification. o- The energetic New Yorkers about 1698 decided to bring their water~ side defenses to a condition of high | efficiency (as they understood 1t) by bullding “a great battery of fifty guns on the Gutmost points’ of rocks under the fort, so situated us to command both rivers But.the century In bufiding--and the Bat. tery 18 first shown, completed,’ on Ratzen's Map of 1767 ee The Astor Place riot of 1849 was f the greatest ¢ in New York City. The scene was @ theatre thit occupled the site afterward used as the Mercantile Library, 8 In 1835 jealousy among the militia regiments led to a fraeas, and in 1857 a “Bread Riot,” brough! about by the high price of flour | created great trouble and madi i destruction of property.