The evening world. Newspaper, March 21, 1921, Page 20

BY JOSEPH PULITZER. . Daily Except Sunday by The Prose Publishing ‘y. Nos. 63 to 68 Park Row, New York. — ‘Prem is efehistvely entitled to the use fer republication ee es ae ee eS see ‘Yoos) mews published herein. ' to the Hirsch Plan for Housing Loans, Sponsored by Tenement House Com- Mann, is scheduled for introduction at additio Ye Mhe two plans have points of similarity and of divergence. More detailed information and a ison of the bills themsalves will be necessary a critical estimate of their relative merits is Evening World does not share with Mr. who is backing the Hirsch Plan, the fear Popular support will be lacking when these come up for action. Monthly rent bills, never f, are an incentive to popular interest. n, too, the tenants in the city have been ng for self-help and self-protection against landiords. These tenant leagues are a erful agency for mobilization of public opinion. greater danger stands in the way of a pro- of loans for housing construction... This is found in divided counsels and conflicting pro- a division of strength between rival From experience with the rent laws, we know the josition will be well organized, united and clever bis tactics. Its only rule is, “Anything to win.” “7 there is possibility of success in a “divide and ‘@omquer” policy, we may be sure that the profitee’s sing will do their utmost to promote dis- the light of the situation it is encouraging to mote that Mr. Gompers, in advocating a public hear- E before the Legislature, says: “I am less concerned with the plan than ith the necessity of arousing the people to need of action.” “2A programme of loans with.as much or as little ‘Stale aid as is reqhired is the logical supplement to laws. rent laws were negative and protective. ng loans backed by public as well as private are positive and an offensive against the goug- nt hogs. Evening World strongly advocated these tructive measures when the rent laws were d. The housing shortage continues to exist, the rest of the programme ought to be en- now. THE CONTEST IN THE G. ©. P. BAKING before the Pittsburgh Chamber’ of 2 Commerce, Secretary of War Weeks stated in H the situation which is dividing the ortho- otectionists of the G. O. P. nees in cost of production would mean the possibility of European markets. If is safe to say that no formidable opposition Wi be mustered against a tariff covering “the ry differences in cost of production.” Such a would be truly protective, but it would be the Antithesis of all that'“Protection” means in the it stands, the farming wing and the manu- ing wing of the Republican Party are engaged contest for foreign markets. With the assist i ee of a Republican tariff it may be possible for & ger wing to win foreign trade at the expense of 4o impose a general high tariff would defeat wings. oes »* NO CHOCOLATE FOR A YEAR. i ICE SINN of North White Plains must be a * , wise and observant man. Otherwise he would ives (have imposed such a sentence as he did in the t of the twelve-year-old boy who stole chocolate from a merchant of the town. a punishment for the burglary the boy musi tat chocolate candy for a year. all probability this boy could have gone his y and never bothered about chocolate candy. ailypops, taffy, molasses candy, sugar sticks and i other sweetmeats serve admirably in the nce of chocolates. Some boys prefer them. But for the next twelve monthstehocolates will be pone most desirable candy for this youthful sgiar. They will be desirable principally because are forbidden. The chances are that once the iod of punishment and deptivation is over the hg offender will go on a chocolate “spree” and ons Pa a % at ee and understanding. ‘IRONY APLENTY. ‘The essence is irony. tion. \ “Fortunately,” it says, “there is a genuine Repub- lican leader at Albany”—meaning Gov. Miller-— and adds; ‘ “The ironical note is clear in his remarks that ‘an investigation without reasonable Brounds would be foolish,’ ” But what a lot of recent Gubernatorial irony the Times overlooks! There was the irony, for instance, of the Gov- emor’s letter 1o Gen. Bridgman following the first protests against the high-handed proposals of the traction programme: P “The bill now in course of preparation will expressly provide for the participation of the city both in the formulation of the plan and in the negotiations to put it into effect.” Read in the light of the Traction Bill as finally framed, how deliciously ironic—participation of the Powerless! | / Again, take the exquisite irony of Gov, Miller's demand for a traction settlement “regardless of local consents or contracts,” when considered alongside the following plank from the State Republican plat- form on which he was elected: “We favor granting to all cities and villages adequate powers of self-government and con- trol over their local affairs and property and the transaction of municipal business, subject to proper constitutional safeguards and the general laws of the State, but free from legis- lative interference in purely local matters.” And then the supreme irony of the present situ- ation: Gov. Miller loudly denouncing the Hylan Munic- ipal Administration for incompetence and inefti- ciency, yet refusing to exercise his power of removal in order that he may use Hylan as an excuse for establishing a new State tyranny, over the 6,000,000 people whose plight has touched the Gubernatorial heart! The Times belittled its own discovery. Any one with a relish for irony need only look toward Albany just pow to get his fill, UPPER SILESIA GOES GERMAN. 3 Bb Plebiscite in Upper Silesia has resulted in a big victory for the Germans. The latter appear to have well over two-thirds of the total vote polled. Upper Silesia has settled its nationality by popular Teferendum and that nationality is not to be Polish. Several factors contributed to the result, The Germans were doubtless more active and successful than the Poles in rushing back former Silesian residents to voie. The commercial and moneyed classes, largely German or closely bound to Ger- mans by business ties, proved stronger than Polish patriotism, particularly in the cities and larger towns. Also the precariousness of Polish relations with Soviet Russia and the dread of war undoubt- edly persuaded many Poles to vote German and thereby avert the risk of conscription. The decision should have an immediate and marked effect upon German morale and the attitude of Berlin toward the reparations settlement, The fear of definitely losing Upper Silesia with its valuable coal, iron, lead and zine resources as a consequence of the plebiscite has been one of the chief German excuses for reckoning lower and lower Germany's ability to pay. The German Govern- ment has manoeuvred in every way to secure from the Allies the cession of Upper Silesia. Now that the matter Peg settled favorably to Germany by the highy respectable imethod of self-determination, the Allied nations should be able to use the outcome as additional argument why Germany must quit scheming to get off with less than just terms. TWICE OVERS. ‘A HOME-BUILDING boom is already under way.” —Borough President Curran. * * « “ce NLESS intensive economical methods in rail- road administration are adopted, there is no alternative but Government operation, followed by Government ownership, although the country has given overwhelming evidence of being opposed to it.”--S, Davies Warfield. * * . a ited than one-third of the freight car equip- E50 many chocolates that his taste will be cloyed. theless, for the next year chocolates will be sirable. The boy will suffer a real punishment. term of the punishment is another evidence om, Justice Sinn limits the punishment ‘o p year. He doesn’t’ place a permanent ban on plaies. He has not the “prohibitionist” turn d, ag wi the Justice iold the boy ite could never again lait, the iad would either have obeyed and * reneged appa sa ment owned by the Pennsyloania Railroad, which ought to be earning revenue, is not earning a cent." -From a statement by the railroad. : ev aas “Ty HE Non-Partisan League affair was a revolt ~—a revolt against conditions that never should have been permitted to develop. een ee -Maithew Woll. “ec ANY men let their tongues en away with oF, W. Galbraith, Jr, Com- ale eh aria In neither case would the actual punishment have been so effective as the deprivation for a year, a punishment in which justice is tempered by mercy T remained for the Times to-discover the inner essence of Gov. Miller's attitude toward this city: The Times approves the Governor's non-comi- mittal and evasive statement regarding a possible investigation. of the present Municipal Administra- apie THE BVENING WORLD, M ONDAY, MAROH = te soy much in a few words, Take To the Editor of The Brening World Like most Americans, I do not be- lieve in Prohibition. At the same time I do not under- stand why I should be asked to con-| tribute $1 to the ‘Association Against the Prohibition Amendment in order that I go on record with my views. ‘The Prohibition people would gladly give a man $1 to enroll his name as being’ one of them instead of asking him for it. ° hs ‘The general opinion is that the drys wore pretty clever in their pro- «ramme. Now to beat them we have to use better or at least as good meth- ods as they did. ‘ So why not make a house-to-house canvass and secure names of all voters opposed to Prohibition and submit} them to Congress. Surely no one would object to this, But to ask # voter for $1 to get his name on such a list is not only @ joke but looks like double dealing. Such expenses as must be met could be defrayed by the people who could afford it. How about it?) HARRY HAYS. > Darwin's Theors. To the Edilor of Tue Evening World: The illuminating article entitled “Visible Proof of Man's Descent Wrom Monkeys" in your issue of the 10th, by Roger Batchelder, may con- vince or reassure some of your read- ers that a man is descended from the monkey, but it has had no such effect on those who have persisted in the belief that we are created by Him, in His Own image and likeness, Were it true, would “descent” be the proper term’ to use, or should not your special writer graciously and kindly honor us with the term “as- cent The averag loosely ana ne y reads, and attempts to di- | gest, the prolific articles pf most of our popular writers and fills his mind with a great deal of arbitrary opinions \that will not bear the acid test of log- | ical reasoning. The difference between layman | the average person who believes in the scent of man from monkey and the entist who looks calmly on Is the \ifference between lack of Knowledge nd cold fact. The layman talks j about evolution as if it were an es. | tablished fact th yo in of i s unknown to scientists, and that the origin of the main organle types and their princt- pa! division a kewise unknown, ie layman embrace the conviction man originated in the monkey reag the scientist knows ana ad mits there is no trace of even a prob- argument in favor of the animal origin of man. Despite the examina - tion of thousands of s, mens of monkey family, they bave ne found an instance where the so-called pissing link” possessed the whorls his Anger-tips and the straight es on his mounts. Neither have extending boyond the range| ange variation observed tn the human |which he had to scientist admits| From Evening World Readers What kind of a letter do you find most readable? 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 time to be brie}, ural Selection” as something posi- tive, while the «cientist describes it a8 a negative factor only. W. H. STA New York, March 18, ‘NTON. ‘To the Editor of ‘The Hvening World: A most wonderful character for his- tory. Any person who thinks himself an American is a very poor American indeed who will or ever did try to de- fame a character s0 big and so won- erful as Woodrow Wilson. It seems to me this special claims to the grati- tude of his country must include the wisdom of his Administration in guiding the ship of state creditably in perplexing dangers and through the World War, that in most of his acts while filling the highest office in the gift of the people he was patient, patriotic and wise. Most people for- get the exceeding difficulties with contend and the virulence of his enemies. What if he had a few obstinate traits. These did not swerve him |from the path of duty and honor, nor dim the lustre of his patriotism nor make him blind to the great interests of the country, whose independence |and organized national life he did 90 |much to secure, All cavils are wasied than wasted on such a and worse man. His fame will shine forevermore in un- dimmed lustre to bless mankind. Small is that critic who sees the de- fects, but has noeye for the splendors of a great peer. A HOMAS B. V 913 Tinton Avenue, Bronx, N. Y, Accept ¢ evitable. ‘Tc the Editor of The Evening World ‘The letter of Optimist in your issue of March 2 has certainly evoked a storm of protest from those who do not believe that the world is pro- gressing, and who do not like to ad- mit that Prohibition 1s here to stay, and that it was a godsen The r action of Prohibition has undoubted- increased, the making of home brews and also increased the cost of whiskey to those who still insist on drinking it, but will any clear think- ing paper or proper thinking indi- vidual refuse to admit that in five or ten years the world will be far better off and @ much better place in which to live as @ direct result of the ghteenth Amendmen ‘ols will be foois and no one can change their* natures. Those who want to drink and insist on drinking will continue to do so, but will they drink as much when jt is at least a trifle more difficult and risky to se- cure and when it is more expensive? We are daily hearing of instances where Prohibition bas worked a hardship or has resulted in crime, put we do not hear of the thousands. of cages where it has worked untold benefits and. blessings. The law is here to stay—it is a good law morally, and was put Into effect by the representatives of the people, y not admit it aad all join in UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1921, by John Blake.) my LOOK AT YOUR RECORD NOW AND THEN. the record of the work of each man, promotion get it. value to the team of every man on it. counts very heavily in favor of him who possesses it. referred to whene It is quite pos: and you will find it a very useful thing to do. It may be that you have neglected it in the past. er wanted, well you have done it, in so far as you are able to decide. it up with your standing. ure further along than most of them, well and good. and see what is the matter with it. you are able from your record to check their results. mind that nobody is treated quite fairly in this world. Geen, Most modern corporations keep on file cards which show If men are needed to fill higher positions these cards are inspected and those who have proved most worthy vf The same sort of a record is kept by the Big League baseball clubs, The manager of any club, when the time for making new contracts comes around, can tell at a glance the batting average, the fielding average, and the general Beyond these records is of course the tangible something called personality, which cannot be recorded, but which But the record is useful, and no man whose record is bad is likely to get very far in an office where it can be le for you to keep your own record, too, If so, begin to-day. Write into it just what you have done and how Then at the end of the month, or of six months, check Compare your position in the place of your employment with that of other men who started at about the same time you did and who are doing the same kind of work. If you If you are falling behind them, better inspect the record carefully You will find that many little faults can be corrected if If slumps follow dissipations or periods of “blues” or of dissatisfaction because you fancy you have been unfairly treated, cut out the dissipations, cure the blues and bear in As long as records are likely to be kept of your per- formance you might as well keep one yourself, It will shed a great deal of light on your capacity and enable you to im- prove Your output right along. It is well worth doing. Try it for a month or two and you will become convinced of it. great deal more good by accepting the inevitable and reserving your criticism to instances where it will be \constructive but not malignant, New York, March 16, 1921. | West | the Press Publi British West Indies. Peethe eryes, Rolle To the Kaltor of The Brening World NE set Rabel Referring to the letter “The Islands Are British,” I certainly do not agree with the writer, although I was born and grew up in the British West Indies, It is true that they are devoted to England, but, what does England do for them? They are not developed to their fall,extent either industr.ally or commercially, and are many yéars behind the times : What rights and privileges do islanders enjoy that they would not have under American rule? I am sure they would progress better, and | “Aet,” used principally gravestones,” means “aged.” $3 fifty-three tons; Cologne, Germany, has « twenty-five tons and the at Nankio, China, PS ea a best to uphold the law and make UnitedsStates a better and decent jase of abode? anot! cB al) the species, been strictly demonstrated either imentalty ov. hi torically. Bg ge od of your constant ene likes your paper im- al So aan "5 “ota eh Sh it would be to their advantuge in levery way tp be a part of Amoriea iWwny, is tha Seniter in America. if he iy 80 proud to remain @ senaeen! I pitt itish, Dt proud that Lam now! The prio: ; 2 aras the Col Mount Sorats, Bolivia is est in South Am x hi i “That's a Fact’ By Albert P. Southwick ne 0. | The Great Bell at Peking weigh the Kaisergiocke z Weight of | pat Bell) twenty-two tons, on olg| Upon its mate In 1880 there were only twenty-four| cities in the United States having a/ population of over 75.000 inhabitants, | the high- 00 feet, n fie world | the mountains, from whose forbiddi: It took | walls avalanches mn a sweep down through Get-Rich-Quicks| of The Ages By Svetozar Tonjorof Onearite 1, Ve becnne Wares XVI, NAPOLEON Ill. Napoleon. III. is hard to classify He was the greatest quick-change actor on record. He was by turns @ + philosopher, a political economist, @ military expert, a showman and @ downright charlatan, But he cer- tainly belonged to the ancient and enterprising order of Get-Rich- Quicks, . His uncle, Napoleon I, was the dominant tradition of Kurope when Louis Napoleon—son of the great Napoleon's brother, Louis Napoleon, and his stepdaughter, Hortense de Beaubarnais—burst upon the politi- cal horizon by crossing over to Boulogne from England and trying to stir a regiment stationed there to mutiny, It was in this adventure that Louis Napoleon demonstrated bis qualice cations as a showman who could have given points to, the late P, T. Barnum. In an effort to visualise the Napoleonic legend by the appear- ance of the emblem under which Napoleon had almost conquered Europe, Louis Napoleon took @ trained eagle with him, as the story, goes. This Napoleonic bird had been cast for the part of flying up and then swooping down. and alighting on Louis Napoleon's shoulder. This per- formance was calculated to appeal to the Gallic imagination and connect the nephew with the uncle in the fancy of the French people. But the eagle, bad actor that it was, Spotied the drama by refusing to alight. The unlucky opening of the drama which Louis Napoleon had in- tended to end with a triumphant entry into Paris and the fall of Louis Philippe had an equally unhappy ending. Louis Napoleon was captured with his confederates and he was sen- tenced to life dmprisonment in a fort- ress. History does not record what became of the eagle that missed its cue. But the nephew of Napoleon I. was not in the least discouraged. Having jgailed dismally as a stage manager, he devoted himself assiduously to the part of political economist, military expert and politician. Here is the kind of press agent stuff he put out of his prison at Ham: “The idea of improving the lot of those who suffer and struggle against the difficulties of life is always in my mind.” Having escaped from the fortress— probably because of the contempt of his jailers for the kind of stuff he ~ appeared to be made of—Louis Na- poleon returned to London, where he lived in Cariton Terrace, surrounded by magnificence provided for him by his inamorata, Eleanor Howard, and by various Parig bankers who, tike him, wanteg to get rich quickly. After Louis Philippe had toppled from the throne in 1848—the year that shook political Europe to its founda~ tions—the French electors gave signal proof of the gullibility of human ni ture by electing Louis Napoleon to the Chamber from several departments at the same time, and then by mak- ing him President of the Republic on Nov. 28, of the same year. After that Louis Napoleon's cou! was easy. Bringing his talents as politician into play, he packed the army and the civil'service with his creatures,- reduced the badly-twisted constitution to a sctap of paper, got himself elected President for a ten- year period by a plebiscite and in 1852 became Emperor by the simple act of issuing a proclamation. One of his first acts as Emperor ww to pay back the millions which he hgd borrowed from Eleanor Howard and the bankers who had backed him when he held court in Canton Ter- race as a pretender, ‘To carry out the Napoleonic tradi- tion and prepetuate his hold upon the French ‘Treasury—not to mention various imperial stockjobbing opera~ tion—Napoleon III. took a prominent part in, if he did not precipitate, five wars between 1854 and 18° ese wars were the Crimean War, the war against China, the war in Italy, the intervention in Mexico and the Franco-Prussian war. For forty years after Napoleon surrendered at Sedan the French people bore the burning shame im- posed upon them by Bismarck's ‘Treaty of Versailles. That shame haa been wiped out by the new Treaty of Versailles. Taken as a whole, the career of Napoleon III. teaches us how dif- ficult it is to over-estimate the pose sibilities of human credulity, siolaiieen Wits Lblad | WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WORD? Copyright, 1921, by The Prew Publis! ‘rie New York Evening World) Om 1.—DILAPIDATED. The word “dilapidate” is derived directly from the Latin “Ailapido,” (I destroy.) That word in its turn is made up of the particle “di,” or “dis* (apart) and “lapis” (a stone). The early Romans, like all primitive peo- ples, derived their language from the simple, every day processes of life. When a primitive Roman wanted his house torn down we must assume that he regarded the operation us the direct act of taking the stones apart— of “dilapidating® the building. Hence this original occupation of the House Wreckers’ Union, made famous by |eurrent criminal investigation in New York, was made to apply to all ects of destruction. This word underwent some hard usage in the period between 1914.and 1918, when no stone was left standing in large areas of ‘ope and in some parts of Asia. ae build it, in honor of Titus, and its seating capacity was 87,000 spectators Werdinand de Soto (1496-1542) dis- covered the Mississippi River in 1541 and was buried in its waters, Twenty-_ cight years previously Vagco Nunes: de boa, also a Spaniard (14750 117), first saw the Pacific Ocean, The Death Trap” is the name given to Abbott Pass, above, the famous Lake Louise in the Canad Rockies, where for a mile Rea quarter the treacherous snows of / {Victoria Glacier are hung between | i \- a