The evening world. Newspaper, March 10, 1921, Page 26

ESTABLISHED ae (OSEPH PULITZER. ay by ‘The Press Publishing to ¢8 Park Row. New Tork. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. {The Associated Prem ts exclusively entitled to the use for republication ‘Gli ews Gempatchen credited to it or mot otherwise eredited ta this paper | ‘also the local news published herein. THE TRACTION BILL. pretended “elaboration” of Gov. Miller's : traction plan in the direction of municipal + edema tule and no arbitrary fare increases has de- © scribed a compiete circle and come-back to where ‘The traction bill as favorably reported by the * Genate Public Service Committee and the Assembly Uudiciary Committee discards municipal home rule * and leaves fare hoosting ¢o the discretion of the pro- + prosed Transit Commission. } All the talk of amendments to give the City of " New York a fairer share in the settlement of its own transit problem has been poppycock. The traction bill in its final form contains no for the police of one city to clean up their own doorsteps and dump the refuse on others.” There is much to be said for the recommendations of the Chicago police chief. But perhaps if he were more familiar with the Enright theory of police use- fulness he might be less keen for co-operation. Of late the New York police have been active In raiding expeditions. The “dangerous persons” who have occupied police cells have been universily stu- dents, “shimmy” dancers, crap shooters, admirers of “bob-tail, straights” and the like. The information the police of New York could | give Chicago would require moving pictures of syncopating shoulders to identify dangerous dance instructors. A good “poker face’’ is notoriously ils own best protection, and is proof against even Ber- tillon measurements. New York police are neither cleaning up their own doorsteps nor dumping the refuse on others, The Bandit Chorus of “Throw Up Your Hands” goes on right merrily and the police ‘“clean-ups” are thrown back on the threshold of New York itself by irate Magistrates who lecture the police on the evils of unjustifiable arrest. THe SETTER POLICY, f agealed are naturally jubilant over their vic- YO of The Ages By Svetozar Tonjoroff ome os Va be a XIIL—THE TEUTONIC ORDER. Many crimes have been committed in the name of charity, but the greatest, or one of the greatest, is known to history under the name of the Teutonic Order, or the Teutonic Knights. This engine of Germanic conquest was founded in the Third Crusade by @ group of merchants of Bremen and Lubeck at St. Jean d’Acre, where they thad established a hospital for wounded or ailing Crusdders in an old ship drawn up on the shore. In a few years the merchants who had incorporated it ennobled them- selves and from that time on the charitable organization became more and more strictly an officers’ club and then a vast chartered company ex- ploiting enormous regions, stretching as far west as Bruges, in Belgium, and as far east as Novgorod the Great, in the heart of Russia. The Teutonic Order differed at its inception in one essential respect from the Knights Templar and the Knighf8 Hospitaller. Its.membership was rigidly Ilmited to Germans. It ~ Such amendments. tory in the Court of Appeals. But the first eventually carried out the function of ah ; ie Nis Shea ; om ighty Ge! team-roller, which At is Gov. Miller's proposal with its original high response—almost automatic, it seems—from the riers a #01 the ob pomag BlayiD ine handed purpose. other side of the case is a calamity wail. tions flat and to extend German civ- The bit! expressly provides that the Transit Com- mission shall take over “the powers and duties of the local authority of a city to approve contracts or modifications of contracts under any provision of t the Rapid Transit Act, or of any contract heretofore Let there be no mistake: The traction measure which goes before the Legis- fature wholly disregards the protests of those who "have sought to maintain the city’s right to a voice crease of fares. ‘Unless municipal authority is to be surrendered, this traction bill as now framed must be defeated. ‘The objections to the Governor's original plan The rent law decision, spokesmen for the Real Estate Investors of New York and the Apartment House Association assert, will bring building to a standstMll. No new construction will be undertaken. builders and owners of improved real estate in this city. The rent laws specifically exempt new con- struction from rent restrictions. If it proves neces- sary to.extend the term of the present laws beyond would certainly continue this exemption. The local tax exemption ordinance is a direc: in- ducement to renewed building activity. And since its passage there has been an encouraging stimula- tion of building. BOOSTING THE LIMIT. ECRETARY DANIELS wanted a bigger and “Secretary Denby, before he was fairly settled in Wiis chair, advocated ‘‘a navy as big as that of any ~ other nation.” ‘Now comes Rear Admiral Huse with a proposal for a navy “as big as those of any other /wo countries in the world.” and high interest rates were the’ real causes for cessation of building. to rail against laws which do not deny just and rea- sonable returns on the equitable value of property. No business and no group of business men can afford to go before the public and openly profess themselves /unwilling to do business without format From Evening World Readers) What kind of a letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one UNCOMMON SENSE ilization and German political author- ity eastward over Poland and Bohe- mia—now Czecho-Slovakia—into Rus- sia. A venturesome King of Hungary, Andrew by name, finding himself be- set by an invasion of Cumans—tiret cousins to Genghis Khan's pillaging k F warriors—called upon the Teutonic The Evening World is not yet ready to believe Order to help him. The Knights made.” ‘ 5 went, saw—and beat the Cumans these statements fairly represent the attitude* of back. ‘fo show his appreciation the King awarded tv them the District of Burzeland, which ‘they began to de- velop with great energy. But the Grand Commander began to advance claims of sovereignty that alarmed the King. So he packed the kuights out, bag and baggage in the st t Neither t King nor al] his men lem: - 1 + . d all horses, however, availed ia A} ‘ i ‘ Nov. 1, 1922, the good faith of the Legislature turn the Teutonic Order from the It provides no safeguard against an arbitrary in- ssion for ruling and exploiting Eu- an lands which they had con- ceived from their initial intervention in European affairs. Shifting their srations noythward and westward, knights Who had started out as J attendants launched a vigor- mpaign against heathenism im now Prussia, " have NOT been removed or compromised Here they found that the heathens F whom they were determined to con- The fight has only begun \ Rent laws were not what produced a housing vert with {ire and sword were Slavic ei i 4 ‘ tribes inhabiting Borussia (the shortage. High material costs and high labor costs original name of Prussia) and the territory extending eastward to the Vistula, then to the Dwina, The Czechs, the Poles and the Lith- uanians (the latter a non-Slavic peo- sn as * ple) opposed the knights in their more expensiye navy than this country has Spokesmen of the building interests would be far march, | The knights, | however ‘ A 4 i : < : joughed their way steadily east- ever had. wiser to point out this angle of the situation than Ward, Cermanizing as. they went And wherever they gained ground they built upon it a German strong- hold. Of these they strung a large number all along the Baltic Sea. This movement is known in history ag the German “Drang nach Osten,” or the German eastward march, It began in and was ended, or at least suffered a decisive check, on Armistice Day, on Nov. 11, 1918. i sie ; that gives you the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? By John Blake ‘There came, however, to the It “ha ag for some beardless ensign fresh from | guarantee of the unlimited right to extort the last There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying rates Pala 4 Kenights a ‘preliminary Measure of tates ought 3 to say much 4 cords. Take time to be brief. eas barn disillusionment in 1410, when they to and et ena wie: Ps odin i Bese ne Penety oi, aes eles Seer Veet rn esetecer shee THERE IS NO COMFORTABLE WAY TO CLIMB A$) uffered a crushing defeat at the all the other nations combined. Set i cemesyceatue APATUnENL Louse Ass oun Wenders of Frobitition, ing traffic; an® fire needs but fo MOUNTA ites eateweancltiec alin ct soy None of the “big navy” advocates have been able ‘to present convincing and reasonable evidence to _ back their contentions. Not one of them has had ihood to compute the cost of his programme ‘or to ‘Pll the taxpayers where the money is to be raised for such a jingo race in armament. Gradually this other aspect of “big navy” talk 8 being bome home to Congressmen and Senators, who must vote taxes if they are to make the navy bigger and more threatening than ever before. To Aldermanic President La Guardia, who didn’t believe tax exemption was justifiable because no crisis existed, we re- Spectfully refer the following excerpt from the decision of the Court of Appeals: “Whether or not an emergency existed was a question of fact, debated and debat- able. This addressed itself primarily to the Legislature. That it existed, promised not / ‘to be self-curative and called for action ap- peared from public documents and from com- ‘mon knowledge and observation.” ‘T THE SNOW DIDN'T COST. c IMISSIONER LEO reports that snow re- q moval for the winter cost $1,800,000. “Much larger and more impressive would be the and efficient clearing of the streets. ciation criticises rent regulation by the Municipal Courts as too “loosely conducted.” The Evening World has frequently advocated an agency or clearing house for rent justice that would help the Municipal Courts administer the rent laws with greater uniformity and despatch, laws would be far better policy than general obstruc- tion and threats of a building strike by investors. ON A STREET CAR. See SEATS of a Manhattambound trolley car were filled, when a white-bearded old gentle- man with palsied limbs entered. As the car started he stumbled and almost fell. The nearest man and woman rose quickly and gave him a steadying hand apiece. Each motioned him to the adjoining seat spaces they had been occupy- ing. The old gentleman smiled his thanks and accepted the proffered seat. Neighboring passengers smiled too and began to slide over and squeeze together until there was seating space for both the man and woman who were first to extend aid. And the car travelled on and every passeng was a little happier. The sun seemed. a little As I suppose you will not take the trouble to answer “Mr. Optimist,” I wish to use your newspaper to ask him and all those why think like him | some questions. He speaks of the wonders achieved | by Prohibition, but, besides giving his own measure does not mention even one of the, remarkable achievements of the most iniquitous law fastened on the whole Nation by a very small minority of | religious fanatics, Ts it becauso a drink which could |" be had for 10 cents now costs more than 60, or is it because instead of having one or two persons drinking | in one house, now that wine and beer are madé at home, women and children who did not drink have an opportunity of doing so? Or it may be because it has trans- formed into law-breakers millions of law-abiding Americans) who will never admit that drinking a glass of whiskey and paying for it is a crime, and that 100 amendments to the Com- stitution will not make it a crime. I am one of the few who sincerely believe that when we will know bet- ter we will not drink anything but pure water, but to reach that point people need education, and in the mean time some intelligent restric- tions such as we had with great suc- cess during the war. Some people are convinced that Prohibition was a great achievement, and still believe so, but in fact not one of its objects has been fulfilled. New York, March 7, 1921, ‘To the Editor of Tae Brening World: The Police Department is certainly moments to cause panic, not be wiser to keep one side of the) street clear for such an emergency? This situation exists not only in Wes! 45th Street, but other theatrical streets as well. J. A. HARRINGTON. New York, March 7, 1921. The Crime Promoter. who, in @ rabid and insulting letter appearing in your issue of March 2, charges The Evening World with pro- moting antagonism | toward the ghteenth Amendment and with rling like'a mad dog” when its views are opposed. ‘The laugh is.on “Optimist” since a pe of his, or Mer, letter will nd him, or her, to the head of the class as a “snarler,” quite outdoing The Evening World in the malignancy of the bark. However, “Optimist” rund true to form, after the manner of the untamed Prohibitionist. A raving, ranting minority put this thing over on this country under the caption, “Moral Issue,” marshalling a little alleged religion to give it the appearance of a vitality which it does not possesk as a clean, meritorious measure. ‘The Eighteenth Amend- ment is NOT a moral law. It is not sound statute law, since statute law, to hold, must be based upon moral law, which came first. God Almighty never prohibited the drinking of spirits, and the drinking of liquor ts not a crime, Legislators cannot make it a crime, nor can they create a new crime, but they can and have created an appalling situation its foundation and object the most all histosy. We should not tolerate If one could journey to success in a steam yacht, with pleasant weather assured and stewards always at hand to serve cooling drinks, the heights of life would be very badly overcrowded, But no journey really worth making can be made in perfect comfort. And the journey to the high places in life, like those to the high places of the earth, must be made known to themselves want to get to the top of a snow covered peak do not takg along bed lounges and French chefs and table linen. They confine their packs to bare necessities such as cof- fee, hard tack and bacon. They lash themselves together to prevent the sudden loss of a member of the party down a crevasse, and black their faces to prevent the blistering of the cuticle by the bright rays of the sun. Usually the party climbs to the snow line, sleeps there uncomfortably overnight and spends the next day in mak- ing a perilous and always fatiguing ascent. But they get to the top of the mountain, which is what they started out to do. And they never would get to the top of the mountain if they tried to be comfortable at the same time. You can get a great deal of luxury out of life even with a small income if you try hard enough. A cheap bed is just as pleasant to lie in after 8 o'clock in the morning as an ex- pensive one. ‘The tramp who rides on‘a box car is getting much the same sort of luxury as the millionaire who rides in a private car. But the luxury isn't getting either of them anywhere, It doesn’t matter so much to the millionaire, be- cause he has got to where he wants to go already, probably by hard work, It doesn’t matter to the tramp, because he And the sooner that worthy learns to forget comfort till he strength between the Slavic members of the human family, with their Lith- uanian allies, and their cousins of the German branch of the same cele- brated family. The fortunes of battle decided that the Teutonic Order must | West Prussia, which they hi verted” with fire and sword, cept Polish overlordship over East . 5 in informing US | ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: a # He Prussia. But these two questions are the ones which ap- ‘ 7 _,, _ | that you have made an uss of YOUr-| Permit me to reply to your corre-|% With a great deal of self-sacrifice and discomfort. | From that blow the Teutonic Order ‘peal t strongly to voters and. taxpayers Such a constructive effort to improve the existing self Because you have common #N8° 'soondent, “Optimist,” Prohibitionist A band of mountain climbers who for reasons best $| never recovered, although it con- most . and can see things as they are, he 2 + tinued to drag out a weary existence until 1800, when Napoleon I. merei- fully closed its eyes and relieved it of all its property. Its restoration by Austria in 1834 is a story not worth telling. Which teaches us that an empire founded upon force is like a house built upon sand, | | Ten-Minute Studies | of New York City Government 1221. J tte Pree yttiching Oo, By Willis Brooks Hawkins. P This is the sizty-third article of | @ series defining the dutics of the administrative and legislative of- ficers and boards of the New York City Government. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Mayor ‘and President and courtesy that made all concerned think better gigantic money grab the world has has climbed his‘particular mountain peak the sooner will he $|(f the Park Board being ex-officio giigure for the amount saved to New York by prompt | Or anaes Suggention, ever known. Its debauching, effect | Go. there and the longer will he be able to remain, embers. The Zoological Park in the Bronx ‘ ’ ow, here. | The New York Zoological society 4 is " i ‘Those who drank drink still, and, be. |reeking with crime possibilities. doesn’t want to go anywhere. 3 governed by a board of thirty-si That is a large figure and impressive. But how brighter. The day’s work did not look quite 89 |,ides, lots who did not. do so as a|_ The plain truth is that Prohibition It does, however, matter a great deal to the average man. eagers, ire elected by the sos #7 " onerous, and all because of a little act of kindness | SPert. ODNAREFF, _ | was conceived in hypocrisy, having as ch year, for terms 7 . It is th and the Aquarium in Battery Park Last winter, when the streets were blocked and # fe to be commended for its efforte In| ee eee to te ee te tree |e under the control of the societs for more than a week, statisticians esti- TWICE OVERS. handling the tremendous volume of | deceit af Prohibition as a 100 per cent. he Wi Ss Ih anh from Pendowennee ‘ e theatre ric Slcrime promote is for the level- . ‘ the daily loss in profits and wages at from | §€ LEASE tell them not to deport me. I would | {ie rush hours of the evening per. headed” taw-upholding majority to Words From the Wise A Y Ob 9 funds docvonal Careighine a: 9.4 eta by 070,000. rather be Uhrown indo the sea.”—Mrs, Esa |Mormantcs: muy'be hoipttt ana osm, Acerminaton” ta" never Tee] eat hoppiness docs not con. ||ATE YOUU Dservant | hioci'Aprit to o.e th and ac By "A week of blockade this year would have cost at | Subich on Ellis Island. sidered aa constructive criticism, I/go until the, Bigntconth Amendment] sigt in the complete sotisfaction | WHAT. PLAGE IN NEw ae Ouring ne rest Sianee eioadt Iaest $10 for every dollar spent in efficient removal. 488 Forty-ffth Street between Eighth] My compliments to The Evening | and multiplication of all whime, Read the Answer in the Nous inoue, ee In justice to himself, Commissioner Leo should | E hove occupied three more German towns | Avenue and Broadway is @ one-way | World in Ite anti Prenibition stand.| fancies i trea: Of wie of 4Re Goriea,_ |Gaya when a {ce Of 2% cenis is , . M. Wevis mag eyey rather in the wise mo Reveat . included a statement of what the last snow but have not received a sou. What is the and continuing up to almost 8 45 Richmond Hil arch De euaaton ol thee maha | gee previous descrivtion—The| Ps Aauariumn ys open daily in sum. i H ’ . isk vi le e 2 94 4 06 P.M. ana i t cost, as well as what it did. good?” —L'Intransigeant, Paris. fic as to prohibit a timid pedestrian a Chinese Passle.” —Louis M. Notkin. ald Post Office, Broadway and Park epg en Tyee a P. M Ne r ct ek ‘trom crossing the street from one | wo the Alito: of The Brening World Row ond. Maj greet, hdmission fee is charged at any time. } FI di ‘the I ‘ side to the pa oo same stress I am a single man earning $20 per Worldly riches are like nuts; = = ~ = — OLICE CHIEF FITZ-MORRIS of Chicago here, no Assemblyman who votes for the Miller |it syer oumurred to Any one what & base oF Ineomne tax blanks are| them, many a tooth broke. in ne we one A queer, who ts ob glevatar ype de ge tye Pipanth & é * ie terrible calamity a fire in any one o: than a Chinese puzzle to th : us a section, | drug store o » As he # favors a strong national police organization | traction bill can be re-elected this fall." Justice Ford, | these houses would cause? What an ie wee. is Scanriag hath RH Oster @ belly | reached by trolley, bus and subway tance away is one-of the moat benutl: A ; appalling thought! et every night vhy cannot the Tax Commi: 7 filled with eating a | shupan ti ace ey | ful drives in e city ere isa mutual help and interchange of information re- an ae the same conditions exist—and the| ere auc ane wet of blanks for annie —R. Veoning, | 10.2, “letrict. Alero rents are go hizh,| view of the brond river and the Pali- the movements of all dan “ HE man who says the decision will kill the | worst factor is that the fire engines | men and another set for married me three of the four subway corners|sades. Within a few blocks is one gerous persons. Sah would find it almost impossible to]thus avoiding the complications | Scandal breeds hatred, hatred |should be occupied by two-story|of the most famous of the city's the Police Club luncheon Tuesday he said: housing campaign is ignorant of the fact that reach, the seone of alarm without |bound to arise from trying to flgure| yegers division, division make |butd:ngs, One is x cafe with a the- | churches. and 18 the fame neighbors = ly erable dela . complex anc . Fiber no 8 - “We inave the same problems in Chicago the rent laws do not apply to new houses." —Dr. Cope- |°It would take but one automobile tithe contained. In the official, blaine? faction and faction brings ruin, |t"e ae Seere Srp enaiver-iy >i bave national reputstions, tn ‘ada: mu have here. T think $¢ te very impractical |e create a serious delay, either by A READER FROM THE FIRST Aussies, | Cigar stare, aint’ 4 conten, | shen wonderiul epartmens land. jamming, stalling, or othepwise delay- 1sSUR. , Moneta An & MN, CORRE POM \ \ ' . : ey wi v - & Lt ra “a ete ay MALT CTO ne - + lie, ie ~ \ - we e