The evening world. Newspaper, October 15, 1920, Page 34

" —-__ RE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1920... ; FIGHTING THE PHANTOM. | ™ Evening Mail indulges in speculation on It Used to Hold ‘Em | ae ey Se ty the Pee what would happen if one of the smaller | spatuidiimeetececcess . = =— rr | Baropean states should experience “a grave internal crisis, Involving an attack by a resentful neighbor.” In such a case, according to the Evening Mail: America would find itself facing two horns of an impressive dilemma—to send “its ALPH PULITORR, President, ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, PULITZER, Je., Secretart, ~ * “IS AMERICA A WEAKLING * * ® - ASKING TO BE SPARED THE TASK" From a specch at the Twelfth Republican Ne Monal Convention at Philadelphia in June, 1900, armies and its navies” to the threatened country, or to refuse to carry out its sol- emnly formulated obligations to take such measures, and thereby incur the odious charge of faith breaking. This fs clumsy misstatement, To illustrate by an analogy, let us suppose a Primer of the League of Nations ¥ ; 7 Pr ee E stand on the threshold of a new century policeman saw a loiterer on the comer, Following . By 1 big with the fate & mighty nations, It Evening Mail logic, the policeman would face the Richard Linthicum — webeeet afratcarlg — ing two homs of a dilemma—whether to draw his re ‘d years of that century we shall march forward to fresh aden ae Lit rae - xu. | trltumphs or whether at the outset we shall cripple bleak Heeb, Babi pile ental Ne ill This instalment, the twelfth and ‘ for the contest. fast as possible in the opposite direction, last, treats of amendments to the : ' "2 America a weakling, to shrink from the world. Rather absurd, isn’t it? baat and states thone already , lwork of the great world powers New York policemen do not act this way. A ie rs ee gti The youns giant of the West fied New York policeman would go up and suggest that tne tat Ae ene. _eontinent and clasps the crest of an ocean in either: Bd e Leag' ; t and. Our Nation, glorious in youth and strength, the loiterer “move on.” If the loiterer refused, the ‘Answer—Yes; provision I's made foi { g amendments in Article 26, the last ) : dooks into the future with eager eyes and rejoices as a policeman would warn him that he would be ar- Article of the Covenant, following the | ; strong man to run a race. rested. If this did not suffice, the policeman would Fi line of all constitutions for governing # ; ‘ ' 2 ea awe ee te mere be yoo fo be | arrest him. If he resisted arrest, the policeman dodtes E task, er! as we look ‘ontest. zo y = q ; “No. We challenge the proud privilege of doing could use-as much*force as necessary to accomplish ming are. aihentdmonte : a Whe work that Providence allots us, and we face the the arrest, even If this Involved calling out the re- « pstindiy anaes hm 4 seoming years high of heart and resolute of faith that serves, or even the State and Federal soldiery. member or sroup of members yy | . P propose amendme ‘ py pple Bet tryed To return to the smaller European state: In | , been couchsaf tons 4 .—How are amendments to the t a iy eo never yel to the nat case of aggression or threatened aggression, the Qonenant per Into otfoclt j : ( . shatkind, Council of the League would consider the matter. —Amondm tnke effect when ) ) Be | © The speaker was the Hon, Theodore 5 HRAGAN Ep the mammihers cd ten, Teomaes b et ‘As in the case of a loiterer, a warning would prob- Whose representatives composo the rt ~ | }* Roosevelt of New York—later Hiram i Cocrucaee by A. mjOReT ee ie | By “sarmon’s leader. | ably suffice. If not, “severance of all trade or members whose representalves com- f : : financial relations” would follow automatically, In ~ pose the Assembly, <a) tv event that this proved ineffective, the Q.—Would ratification by all the _* EVERYBODY'S MONEY ANYBODY'S, | ™ sige soto io - Eee | nalonn remenented om the Counc * n at usighbor o je state mi in- aso B . | QBVESTIGATION of bond purchases by the State | nearest Bre ee Se i ciha Lange sone “, t Comptroller has made one conclusion self- tervene—but only with the consent of the Council, Jeted to vatirve ‘ 4 evident. ; In the Iast analysis, tf the Council unanimously : a \ q Fe ~ = > A—Yes, except in the case a na- The Legislature must define the duties of the | agreed, every nation in the League, including the MU LITE irate tion or of nations that dissented thero- | office so that such a state of affairs may never again | United States, might be advised to send armed - trom, ' ‘ . 5 ; force or incur the odious charge of faith-breaking, Pa relat igs Poet se laa eee i hs ce shows > +. ee, cine Pia allie Reading Article X. alone, such an interpretation A.—It would cease to be a member ently paid great sums ' 6. ‘This provision would j the ay vet as the Mail gives is far-fetched but not impossible, of ually ‘require usanimous ratie, nds ow by equired number of FF fit has teen ossibie for a “go-tetween” to profit | Butreaing the Covenant as whol, the state ee Fo ee a i usly. If there is no legal penalty for such | ment Is positively false. The United States, on the Au Gf the others . cnet : “f — can amendments fs easance there should be, contrary, would bind itself mof to send its armies wines \g The Comptrofler seems to have had no concep- | and navies until after the Council had considered > A / Ae Se es oct Oe | io As soon as the League was form | : i od wag to Hn send vont cag rl and advised such a measure. Sy Gannot be acted upon. until the Lin f we been to make large purchases r: n ‘ sting of the I which 1s set ‘ Pans ues FANE NAG |The Evening Mall falls Into error because a 1 2 Tn future the Comptrotier should be required | blindly follows the lead of Senator Handing in at- Boe ert tay enanuiesarl sere ti to advertise for bids for all or any part | tacking a Phantom League which has no existence : A—You; four, by Norway, Sweden Y f the bonds for which purchase money is avail. | ¢xcept in the minds of politic:ans. FROM EVENING WORLD READERS UNCOMMON SENSE and Denese THY BO sana F ‘ He should be required to buy for as little ~ - ~ | for the economic blockade, 0 ag to } ; y as possible, When there is money ina sink- | CHORUS OF HARDING PEACE-ADVocATES: What kind of letter do you find most readablet Ien't tt the one 7 By John Blake Regsege dra ne tenpe terete + o fg fund he should always be prepared to buy from We could not love thee, Peace, #0 much, Lillie you the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? (Coprrtatt, 1920, by Jonn Biamyy | which the blockade has been enforoed | 4 i ‘i " i Fa y ere ia fine mental erercis lot t ; VIZE Y J YD, j to intain certain degree of inter- 1 > |). © any one willing to shade the market even if only a Laced we mot Porky more. \ #0 tay sack rs fine ahora Tea ten te Biehl alaae oe ee. ORGANIZE YOUR MIND. | courao with the Covenant-breaking Af é bond were offered. The Comptroller him- . i Orgertaation is system, And without system progress }/ relay Pcie Coonoll Decesenry to pres a should Have power to go into bo ‘The “Yippers.” never be read because these voters mpossible, | vent the blockaded state from §hreat~ s self wld Have power to go into the ond market THE EAGLE ENTANGLED. TD the Mittor of The Rrening Worl: ate readers of ‘papers that aranow in In business a good. organization succeeds; a bad She ening or attacking {ts neighbor. and gather blocks of bonds as Judson did. OR nearly a week we ha ited th 1 It was fine of you to print an edi-| support of the Republican faction, A fails. | (2) To amend Article 8 by providing . ‘The Comptrotler should be the “go-between."! y ve awa le verbal |rorial about the unnecessary traffic |steat many of thess votors can bé ‘ | tor fixed annual meeting and also , t Comp s be the “go-hetween.', explosion which has not exploded, noises, Keep up the agitation, for if |Teached without any particular organ- The man who thinks systematically works systemati- 3) proyiaing that on the demand of ten oe tHe is paid for doing just what he permitted Judson Does some one slumber in the Wilson-hating |92™¢ rellef doesn’t come all people | i2htlon oF people baying the expense, cally. And if he does that he gets rid of lost motion and members of | the League Secures % ¥ i se e | 1 Relleve, by the following method: = |% loses no time in getting his work done meeting of the Assembly The State should get the “rake-off” which who have not the heads of brass mon-| There are numerousteltizens strong. & gs . | called at any time by the Secretary- ] , collected. The Comptroller should eam sanctums of the Sun or the Herald? keys will be the unhappy posscasors | ly in favor of the League who support Slovenly habits of thought are very common, and they $} General at the seat of the League, _ 4 i : a, 1 c ea Last week the news despatches announced that Jot broken ear! drums and shattered testes cone bei Gia rd lead to slovenly habits of work. (3) To hee Ar Cole 4 Pe PE ‘ 3 thts salary. the INTERNATIONAL Postal Union had adopted ae aa te enin hearer vo thelr ps realization) incapable Go ie a big atten nd yeu will see that the important Ths ty Ace Sat A ™ — io \@ | of Dé ‘e | ive: i s cy ei ye > serve fo oe * be - the United States dollar as a standard of settlement |that many accidents actually occur | verbally, but’ would be only too. wills SRO Pane rhe Aeike gies a Mincit and not be mublect, to re . b H DOES MR, HOOVER AGREE? of balances for postal service because of that ohare Sule “gerd ing to sintrintiee literature siving | They nave when they, get tn sesith Fat what th election for the following pertod, Ff if ay Py by aj F of the "what do you call ‘em” @p the | strong, short, snappy reasons why y y ge just what they are 4) To amend Article 18 by omitting + F ' ‘Prices will keep on going down,” declares | Some base tool of the Democratle Autocrat at | motor vans. f the League should become a reallty for) } going to start with. And they tackle the hard problems the word “generally” from the para- | Mr, Hoover, “and if this price readjustment ‘The writer has barely esca: with | the United States, as well as for the fi hile th d } . craph ‘which reads: “Disputes as to e ¥ Bert Ut Based om a plan providing ‘eeay eth Washington is responsible, her life many times by its shrilek, a# | other countries that are already mem- irst, while their minds arp fresh, ee ie taca Tentye Gn eo - ; rf iy stag Why delay th test? Is I the van was some distance off, caus-| bers. They would not only be willing Then they proceed, one by one, to take up other mat- any auestion of international law, as | 7 | in tte dosent, it will go down with a crash y delay the protest? Is It to be held until Jing her to stop ofyen to turn or else |to distribute this literature, but would|$ ters, settling each definitely, and never allowing interrup. }| tothe existence of any fact which, 1¢ | | and result in the destruction of countless in- just.before election in order to annihilate the Ad- |t? rush a Fe oe eat an a ateat | ee ete cee, ie Mteratlre!-F tion to turn thelr minds away from the job, , I eatablinhed, would constitute a brench | : % ; sae) s rn co Li does on a 1 Rive oUt, L 3 8 of a ernatl< ligation, or aa t ' = saat ministration? Is the fact being hushed up now in that Wada to A egal Station.) Could not some of the leading news That comes of clear thinking. They get through in an te RecA Ana TDAtUre OF the veparas | . x ety, * he has opportun! oO ke 2 wl rh pe a 1 “ Z ¢ ; mf atin vistas hen elie onder to gain strength for a final punch when it |these van drivers and thelr inslaterice | tint a small pamphiot written by e| ¢ HUF with more work than untrained men can get through in $] tlon to be made for any much breach, j ‘ a and bedevilled into dividing politically peel will be too late to deny or undo the despicable oh 43 uphecesaary Bose, AN Wal) ingoreseg: authority gialined ‘0 a day, and they do it much pe ‘: hater oo ity suitable for submission . . * ee ‘é words, cles anner, COn- ou can organize your minc you take the trouble. tration.” 1 ; great peace movement which has no place in deed? a clusive-arguinents for the League, tol $ mink of one thing at a tim 4 Att - ‘Tho purposs of the first amendment { " meatic problema in the present campaign and an outrage? The “X” on the back of a ten-doll Why antagonize the’ Catholic voter?| tribute them’ to their friends and Caan t i ify F My ny ay ! . ; a dollar tg es by Keep interruptions away if you ean, It is best to learn nd mmendment to 1x a definite ‘ y ) making some progress toward the better- . id et hee at “Protestants on Guard!” will not /Weduaintances, among whom would be 8 7 Nanaia ; date for regular meetings of the As- 4 we know some “foreign” postal official will be pull- gto aro being stuffed rf zl ? fe 3 c va a special meeting to enable the As- ill Mr. Hoover admit that? il- | religion ro being stuffed full of misinforma: ; ; apes é A i Wert’ Mrs Hoover admit ( aha folie CUE ke fate tne feces ‘he slogan tx Repubiteanter, pure|tion about the phantom league ite people and work by yourself till you learn to concen- rembly to accompllah (ta missions the ‘1 ; re and simple. There are & great many people that wate. representation in the Counetl of a , i ‘ eagle. In {t fair to the Catholic boys who| Could and would invest $1 or so for But work systematically, Organize your mind. Get it lari “ ‘ ane y ys 3 A xe number of states; the fourth ts i | THE “LUMP OF LABOR” THEORY. Where is Hiram Johnson? Why naught but | fought so vatiantly for America tn the | int" See that it gut late. ferate well] ¢ in the habit of pegging away at the job till it is finished, $| to make tho obligation to revort to ar- } IN the protracted strike of union fut workers, the | silence from Bill Borah? A “foreign council” js | tiaity"w tsy tordeprte the mothers, | that coud Hot posaibly aagiat by mak-|$ without thinking about the clock or whut you are going to }| btrttton more abso a ‘ I i ii ‘ Ls 7 dows, ora and ts of the mm contributions, and who w! veni —Do these proposed amend- ; employing furriers say that the union demands | assuming to say what shall be done with American | WidoW%, sistem and awoethoarts of tie otherwise merely contribute but one do Oy Sanat d j rene ind , Wenth tiple cru anruataral weneles y ‘ a forty instead of a forty-four hour week because money. freodam? 4 eae eure paviualioa'art whys 4 an ae mportan in your mind as it is in ness in the League Covenant? { 4 K * i i A . * I am © Protestant, but not #0 ns el Bi “ wr} your office, in fact, you never will get any system in your tended » if the forty-four hour week is retained there will | Stop the postal service—to England at least, Get | row-mninded or bigoted that 1 eannoc| Well taken, so that a multitud® of] } Pet ce or in your work till you first get it into your mind, inet tne Covenant wan a pettack doghe ; d mot be enough work to keep all the members of | back to the Front Porch and Normalcy. APTOS te thule, Protestant, yew. |Pefore the coming election. ae ment; it wag not contended hy Phe , union on the payrolls. = i ish and colo societies, Catholic * W. emnmnnnnnets | proponents of the Consiiuden of the \ « : —_——- re Mit Fast Orange, N. J., Oct. 7. United States that it was a@ perfect 7 ; If this is a true statement of the case, the union HARDING AND ARTICLE X. Pie Saar leone down and votes us _— ~| document, and the proof that it was | , b . UE Xx. the great God looks down and rules us - hé fact that it was improved rj jably wrong. Enforce: ( 4 From the Globe. | all foap Hoxes for Demoorats. — =] | ‘Hero it was that for the first timo| NOt ls thé tact thet it wae undeniably wrong, Enforcement of such a — Fre the Bie.) Ws eltido aur Gute anatbay Cail [wine Iltacer res aiota: Wenn: Corn a? 99] | Aaron Burr,'a most amiable youth of] Chote es fer, amendments i . ory would be suicidal to trade unionism. he Harding argument about Article X. is the | ico: extant, Jewish or colored,| May I ask a question of the Dem-| || That sa Fa t twenty, came to my vie (ibe Fi pe Telia ona esate haus } To demonstrate the fallacy of such an argument, | “OTe Ronsense of all. Article X. ts a promise which | and no one can expect moro | ocratie party to-day? Co yy tren Wecndsc he ke STAN Ree, noe taan aac ptad: i RII oceetare te rare Akt ; its leon a become morally or legsily binding only it tt is | enone a EPH scat Why Js It you will never find a By Albert P. Southwick | ee AH Ie ey yr | ‘ only y to carry it to a logical con- | indorsed In each particular tnstance by the American | > A oe mn Democratic speaker holding ‘a masa [lo 1030, by. ‘The Pybiinsing Coll | Py the mistake of a single word,| mesg ap the Covenant an ansicer | jusion. ere were twice as man miby ” representative 0) "4 = meeting on the street corners of that New You 2 we Word). i | the fears of the people of Point Lev: 5 ec! / i If th y members of Dp ive upon the council of the League. It 18 |ane League to of wncokinn tk enon eaitet = Levi} to some of the objections that 7 | * union as there are, the same process of reason- | 4" agreement to demonstrate beforehand the futtlity she ba Pyne hy ta it if you do Roath netinsraes ia eee ase loveenned by the] have been made to it? A, 4 x * o the Batter . 4 a . orgotten that| TPO at th osts of Arnold’ ‘ membership were multiplied ten times, the i $ ee ean, | ment to "Match the'Prealdent's $600] clallst party—€ . Benedict ola | Zhe Canadians, who frst saw them,| jus the power to change any articletor j Te week cle 5 se d : where, by a provision for the amicable resettlement | contribution to spread the truth about | #uing the doctrinc A eee ri iit ae mald they were “vetu @ Hee Ennrace ta dite tise Gace on { 4 ir g of boundaries or other factors which)are causing | she League of Nations; newspapers,| , 1,1) Only 8 air of fourteen years, derceas of Maine and Canada in-ittt,|tolle Waa changed by. exporien \ _ 4} The “lump of labor” theory has been a stum- | irritation. Article X. may be removed, but tha.prine | #vGh (se your awn are carrying oo} { am a very interested listener “in| when the Americans suffered greatly, | 208.9 tole: whieh me The League of Nations now extsting t i block in labor disputes before, Friends of | ftple whieh it lays down Is as earential to a League ithe citiacna as to the true meaning off thewayer fay not eth Fatnerings | trom inck of food and other priva-| tm March, tho city id ke rena/ia wasae ohana i had* hoped that union leaders had abandoned of Nations or ssoclation of nations” as the prin- | the League of Nations af compared to wetting only one point of view (that| ons, They were ragged and starved) o¢ New Amsterdam * of deciding disputes between nations i is aad : ciple that the citizen may delegate to the police the |the phantom league about which the lor the Socialists) in regard to the| before reaching their haven of com-| nis corporation will leaso 1 and to stitute therefor arbitration, a foolish contention. If they have not, then Republicans aro spreading their Prrave matter holding the public at- Shan anh abou este conciliaMon and international law and ph ge right to arrest murderers is essential to an orderly | propaganda and which a great many | tention to-day, Ho Task of the Dem. | baretive shelter and asccurity, jand lying at the lower end of 1 justice, All other known means have ee they ey better it will be for the | civit community. Harding will either have to accept people accept a the truth, ‘There is cratic party, why not give ua your see way, fronting 1 t ort, to wome| been tried and have failed. Whether j : union movement, an obligation involving ua in #ome responsibility for |"? 0° ‘* bing ass AY] Rolnt of view? Ie tt nat neo 27 Judge Henry, who near the end of] OMe Inhabitants of the sald fi, | or not the League will prove a success is given out by the papers supporting|Or ia it laziness, dndifference or s i hi sj order to be inclosed to ke can only be determine 4 © | The plain logic of the case is*that If there are me rape bd the world, extn rane s Artile X, fa [the Leaue is doing a groat deal of |wwhatt Ay father is noted wa hel erunterene Geni aer mon Seek: wil Green thereat with Rich Be emp cea gerain RASH bag co , ; ’ A ned, or he cannot carry out the ple - | eood to public, by ere | Demoe is he justified in being | dent o cond Judicial Clreult o in, for the beauty and orne absence of any alternat a @ many union members for the jobs available, ‘ Serre fe Dledse of his plat~ | fro a gréat many votsra who will yotel ono? Why not @ Socialist? Seemingly | Pennsylvania, was ono of the eoldiors|of suid street, ae wull ax for ths. cfc naman expenteney Aen aey y i form and his spesches to join in committing “the | So *BreAt Many Voters wi wt vie ee h ‘ lease solv ; Me fer 2: only remedy is for some of the unionists to go if Piha wean basin Unalvdad He [the Hepublican Yokel this soning they aro the workers, Pi #olve} on this ill-fated eaplolt of Arnold-|Teeredtion and’ delight of the Inhabi- it a fair trial, for Its purposes are. thee N ee ) until more jobs are available, agreed cathe r tie g, Serica Mnoluded: to peace |e oy are. doing tno right tiug and oy | ariten SCHOOL STUDENT. | Burr. When near Sertigan, on the Nop os Waa oh oot Atte test tn Md ett P ualenn Fees se \ Filet 1 n * en rpational justice,” 4 . a - 7 hon ah olde tne! of med by the our of Manking + fie? ke weitie: : r whom such papers as your own w. apokire, Oct. 12, 1920, Chaudiere River, Canada, he wroju;! breadth,’ alowed Ske tadhne te a \ f ysis cy! ayes a ‘ ¥ 7 i ’ « seth BT ) . r Le a0 “ “ cere ~~ s i {