The evening world. Newspaper, June 14, 1921, Page 20

i ESTADLISHED RY JOSEPH PULITZER. Pwtmed Daily Excepi Sunday by Tha Prem Publishing Company. Now, 53 to 63 Park Row, New York. RALPH PULITZER, Prowident, 6% Park Row. J. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 63 Park Row. JOSEPH PULITZER Jr., Secretary, €3 Park Row. MEMOER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Ae Amociated Prem is exctusively entitled to the une for repubttcntion log ait nein dnapetches credited to Mt or not otherwise credited im thls Dagpe ‘also the local news published ereio. LIBERTY'S ASPIRING NEW POLE. NAN invitation card to the dedicatory exercises over New York's new Liberty Pole, arranged today, there are these lines: “It's the answer of loyal America ito Social fem's sedition and treason.’ This is a perfectly good Flag Day sentiment. But in order to be thoroughly comprehensive, it should be expanded. The occasion in City Hali Park should be regarded as an answer also— To the Ambassador at London, who regards his country’s flag as camouflage for a national spirit rely and sordidly commercial; tion were not in his line. straight through them all. It does still. His simple wisdom cut IN HIS OWN WORDS. H‘ )W comparatively simple it wouki be to pre- dict the foreign policy of the Harding Ad- ministration if it were only a question of collecting | certain of the President’s statements on the subject and ignoring all others.that weaken or contradict them. For instance, as to the Knox-Porter peace resolu- tion and what is to follow. Mx. Harding said fast August: “1 shall urge prompt passage of the resolu tton declaring at an end the preposterous con- dition of technical war when we are actually at peace.” ‘ Good. Congress is now! wrestling with such a resolution. What next? Again we have the President’s word for it: : THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 199 te Teter sible (This Nowe York Brena The Pioneers of Progress By Svetozar Tonjoroff Comptia, 1921, by The Prew Detslianing Oo, (The New’ York Peering World} XV.—THE MAN WHO BROKE THE TABOO. The enacting clause in all the an- cient religions was the Taboo. Some idea of the manner in which this clause operated can be gathered from the in which it works in the islands of the Sout In prehistoric mes the head of the clan or the tribe was also its supreme religious authority, A continuation of this idea of divine government Is to be seen in the designation of sev- eral monarchs reigning in the present day as kings, or emperors by “divine right," That conception of the head of tve elan—or the Old Man the high priest simplified and consolidated the business of governing, By exercising the Taboo the Old Man could enforce any legislation he saw fit to promul- gate by the simple expedient of in- Seas forming his devout, if not credulous, folle that they would subject themselves to all manner of unspeak~ able penalties in the Hereafter if they did not observe the rules of their re- ligion in the Here. By Cie simple act of pronouncing an act or an article as “Taboo,” the Old Man could ie ban on the article To the President at Washington, who is content, seemingly, to frame under the flag a policy merely thetorical; ) To the United States Senate, persistently sacrifio- ing for party's sake that national honor for which “I have no expectation whatever of finding ft necessary or advisable to negotiate a sepa- rate peace with Germany.” What kind of peace negotiation: then? T to thi Pi ae sid t’s fi . rene te Fi ly dared bet a ited flag should stand if it stands for anything. un Beene irst Mists Cone tabooed ‘chject or living being, oF Locally, the new Liberty Pole is added toa group | and you find him distinctly urging that “it would 8 to the Taboo, it shoul out that many Taboos upon reason, One of the In just t of recent public acquisitions inching a town clock that strikes the hours and a Town Hall in which all New York may discuss the times and the issues. Perhaps there may be presently a fourth member of this group—a Town Spirit under the influence of which the Bronx will care what happens to Man- fattan, Wsrooklyn will have a fraternal concern for ‘be idle to declare for separate treaties of peace with the Central Powers on the assumption that these alone would be adequate,” and declaring that “the wiser course would seem to be the acceptance of the confirmation of our rights and interests as already provided and to engage under the existing » clan to marry rr community, pect that this the Old Man n to arrogate all ives within the It like a good many purpose by pre= masculine prerc community to him! But this Taboo, othe and Queens in turn willidevelop that cordial | treaty.” J svithia, ge feeling for Richmond. Disregard all conflicting utterances intended for stock. a the. youcie nut ‘This way lies real municipal unity and the rafly- the ears of obstinate factions in the President’s he communty to ge kin for their wives. ing of Greatest New York for everything that a . ultimate effect of the Taboo, 7 party and you have here outlined:a course that leads ever, Was to fostor superstition, Liberty Pole rightly symbolizes. aan se’ the power ¢ a y Pr ghtly sym to ratification of the Versailles Treaty with reserva- ck initiat vo, sk ust q rand aad ‘ tions—inchiding no doubt the rejection of afl or most of the League covenant. It is a clumsy course—starting with a super- erogatory resolution which gets us nowhere and camplicates the succeeding steps. But at least it is a course that takes us eventually into some sort of better understanding with the Allies and that does net commit the colossal imbe- cility and crime of refusing to have anything to do with the Treaty of Versailles. The question is now: Has the President definitely decided on this course, and does he mean to stick to it despite the roars of bitter-enders who think upon the race the chains of Impose custom “That young man in New England who is eontinually refusing millions left him by rela- tives is a trial to the nerves of his countrymen. Instead of getting everybody wrought up trying to decide whether he's a hero or a fool, why doern’t he take the money and do some good with it? h the power of the primi- ; ginal form of the « Old Man man- nvery have power of fa ohtef nd pronounced the THE WRONG WAY. * A. DELEGATION of negroes are reported to have called on the Prosecutor of Burlington County, N. J., and told him they would be glad of the chance to do their own lynching when the negro without the ment—<t de if you will, From Gvcnng World Readers | of murdering seven-year-old Mathilda they are being betrayed into some abhorred U. Ni COM M ON SEN SE Russo is caught. ‘hel at “alliance ? Me . What kind of a letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one | "These negroes meant well. But their method is Can he develop in himself the leadership that that gives you the worth of a thousund words in a couple of hundred? é By John Blake When the occult powers which the | stlerly wrong. It must be the law, not vengeance, | alone can carry it through? There 4s fine mental exercise and a tot of sutisfaction in trying Old Man invol pee (Copyright, 197L by John Blake) that inflicts punishment, That is as necessary for GLOOM IS CATCHING. | to say much in a few words, Take time to be brief. the Old we well ima can black as for white. Race troubles will never end All the same, we'd rather the Rear Admiral Fame’s Favors, Me value. (oath a ; — or ivi “ justice,” “4 hen one of us “mortals gets | val omething T do in the sky, a cloudy day depresses us. Ss 5 § e In Y bear ano Beene Individual cannot be BLES a bevaliie . pinched, no matter tf on a charge of /MOF thitis the tt sry a feeling of foreboding even on a clear day, when a cloud it “mob justice” is itself an ugly contradiction in THE CITIZENS’ HOUSING LEAGUE. | apitting on tho sidewalk or first do-| 1¢t thines they are, 1 i cht themselves, and the persous| § comes between us and the distant fire that lights and warms thelt the world. stint terms. fed and time pred in- ee NNECE: €ree murder, and is found guilty, all the world points at him as a convict Shul- do with) ut it will find no the SARY,” is the way Otto B. . as though he great deed, lized with » unjustly he was kept in a cell four hours. ire Betti offense for : ‘ ‘ ; shai n ra mney for feng n | this {nitial violation of the In a letter to The Evening World, printed on this hof, present Chairman of the Mayor's |and society bara him as an undesir. | {ein income tix: om We are similarly seus...se to all the little troubles of our 3 eee eee teen ne. trom page yesterday, a Southern Negro (so the letter was | Committee on Rent Profiteering, characterizes the |able member to mingle among “true | OQ}, YO MOOKS AT ET SEN- lives—to anything that disturbs our regularly ordered ex- the lation of the ancient stric- signed descril i ‘i . | Citivens’ Protective Housing League which Nathan | “itizens.’* istence. ; , Peet RA Hea ) ribed a chief cause of race riots as suc Hirsch, f ane ousing beagle which Nathan Babe Ruth has been arrested a Namen. A temporary illness—a suspicion that there are some 3)race. It maile pre le, cinetly as we have ever seen it put: Hirsch, former Chairman of the committee, is now Jong time for driving his cor To the Politor of The F 4 of ME kind of business breakers ahead—these things plunge us mto eee |. “When a black man commits a crime every organizing, twenty-six miles and was ying to t : ot M3 gloom. a — ay ‘negro that can be found has committed that “This committee,” declares Mr. Shulhof, “is and e100 fine. Hatonrinavaitan sabiish _ And we, in our turn, pass the gloom along. For our Te n-Minute Studies \ | yerlme.” functioning just as efficiently now under my Chair- and columns te Hist of the names of the business in- | % friends, secing the black and foreboding faces that we wear, { ‘True as this is in certain sections of the country, manship as it did during the time when Mr. Hirsch terests that have made contributions | $ grow gloomy too, jlo f New York City : Government ft is nevertheless not true of New York nor, do we believe, of New Jersey. Burlington County negroes should be assured by Burlington County whites that no negro lawless- to the Anti-Saloon Lez bling “the whether they ¢ cstablishments their was its Chairman.” Will Mr. Shulhof produce facts to show how much it is actually doing? How much efficient legal aid is the Mayor’s Com One sullen faced man in an office will sometimes spoil the day for the entire working force. One croaker on board a ship in a storm may send the whole passenger list into something very like a panic. oublic sire to patronize their and continue to use | II | 1921, Prem Pyviishing Oo, ‘ithe Now’ York ‘Wort,) 1 copy of mmit a crime t 4th, 192 Nobody loves a gloomy man—but everybody listens to ci or lynching is needed to defend the good name | mittee now furnishing tenants in rent cases? How Teenie enticed ° Standard him—and looks at him, By Willis Brooks Hawkins, Of the race and avert conflict. many such cases marked “settled by the com- unution of } t care, he will, no The prophet of evil is never without an audicnce. Tile ia tha sonenty-atte article “ i c i ane - body, including ed to observe many Poe in his remarkable poem shows how the raven, by EAS a idst SOTA ieotsativa mittee come into court afterward sympathy to us, tribute ' on ” A the administrative and legisla Mr: Hirsch resiened f the Chai Hin Ge Eee ye eny ORERT GLASSES. CID ES ape croaking the word “Nevermore,” was able to drive a luck- officers and boards of the New : esigned from the Chairmanship of Jew ¥ re suiaei) = an ee # tine ee 1 st al h f insanity York City Government. STILL UNMATCHED. : ? New York, June 9, 1921 713 Starr Street, Brooklyn, N. Yo less poet almost to the verge of insanity. + j ‘the Mayor's Committee on Rent Profiteering be- : June 10, 19, Hoats to the Fatitor of The Visit Immigrants, Continual gloom is not good for the soul, any more HE graduating class at Syracuse University than continual shadow would be good for the green and cause he could not secure the money and support | Brentng:¥ BUILDING RESTRICTIONS. listened yesterday to a commencement ad- | needed to make it accomplish what he thought it aos may of my not be aware of |, te er pvonine _, Ulossoming things upon the surface of the earth. ree mse Bonne s vn entation dress in which E. H. Gary, head of the United States | ought to accomplish, ie ik a ie hea pan iis ia a) [ere aes We all need sunshine and a great deal of it. restricting the Steel Corporation, dwelt an the interdependence of For $1 annually the member of the Citipens’ »|tives and friends of arriving immi-| Anti-Prs parade fate new: ins it is not BECO ude about continual feline pennle lings to abor and capital, with an extra plea for the latter as | Protectiv sing gue is assur ‘ rants are being ficeced right and | stance of the bigotry which seems in-|% how happy we are, like Pollyanna, but we can at least keep in general Ii ia of ‘ e sabe P erate Protective Housing League is assured Sorpeent: |v wea araunintbaatiownerelat't parable from the “moral eause,t|% our troubles to ourselves, and not look as if we were limping 3 | (he wi which they Gasential to “a desirable and proper degree of com- | legal help when and where he needs it in court |iattery who charge anywhere from | Tt is alway amied that poosed | $ along toward the grave or the gallows. five, BAHN fort, contentment, happiness, advancement in any | Does the Mayor's Committee guarantee as much? |$2 up. per person, to take them to} lot! MRS AEG OF OL tee The gloomy man or woman in a home destroys the hap- pul must not direction, protection against disease and destruction, As to what becomes of the league dues, neither ee Ae NS he turn for Ett Chim that practically] piness of an entire family—and usually drives the children | cover n r ; ” A * . ¥ . erin receed " 1 vhere PAS ere i 3 ; Metho: for every inhabitant of every land. Mr. Hirsch, its President, nor Samuel Untermyer, | !sland pOnbath feotot 1 out on the streets, wher ne le ie the 4 and sunshine, § | M°\) ) atrecta by 1 int hi Ar. G ; ‘ os) Lgratis he belief th J maybe now and then a hurdy-gurdy. buiid- To point his argument, Mr. Gary made full use of its advisory coun: will be suspected a the belief that to dis and may a y-gurdy s » Mr. Gary ma S its advis X 1 spected of planning a yoniict that on The reasor ; i P 2 comic » » to be i : ee : r en iat_one » reason the jaza is popular, that the comic s 1 a ; ial “ = y ® misuse the e nclinitions iat : ck from the strect. 7 s experiment with Sovietism. Yet we cannot to let any one misuse them, river front charse ‘ 3 \ it ne ation ment sells by the million copies, and that the comedian gets ha ae Bist a ines pO et niles ind in his treatment of the labor-capital theme any- —_——_ EE ea Ah se ned the ins] $ $1,000 a week is because we will do anything to get rid of § /by reauiring « minimum amount ss . i i Foetal , Peantt per visi , iy space on each lo 1 warchouse thing that for fairness, simplicity and force replaces TWICE OVERS. “Ave these people conducting ik aL SoHE earettp sib is) | gloomy | ts a building may, cover ta lah = . * ‘ operations beneath the eye A MOONE 1 ; ; Ane tc i : ° ‘a dled the few words in wi was summed up sixty | ¢¢ 77 AM opposed to this resolution, because I cannot |city—ti eity Heeme wine some | It is a burden on life, a menace to human happiness. If ot Ned | ! Peet os ee arent ise rae Me Ree eluant tito do tr in|} yor are a gloom addict change your mode of thought. You snc teroual Years ago by a great American who had no Soviet b self to belicve th its hund 4 TRESMhiais care 3 « districts a examples for a warning: ring myself lo belicve that the supreme struggle | ans near She ch HINDU HUD ee are as much of a menace to the community in which you ainae cane, oF ples for a warning: of the ages to save free institutions and free govern |i init bd a ee move as was “Typhoid Mary” to hers. ley separated #ide of the family relation, should be the-one ments should be ended by a simple ex parte resolution \or tie 1 mt Wo : i uniting all working people of all nations und y. W. R. nO- merely declaring the existence of a state of peace.” | cz 7 { re- , 7 New York City , 1921 drewa| who seek to acquire the necessary . 4 i vege , ! tongues and kindreds, Nor should this tead to , bl d popularity through ts rom the W f ae vn Assembly | Publicity and popularity through ise ; ‘ @ war on property or the owners of property, Representative Kelley, Republican, of Michigan. ; : Nant ony | ties of bitter, bi sed attacks, 0 tricted only, A n | i ‘ . * * » i - 7 | citlly when they involve a class com- : Lanaint c labor: " e Was ber wit A. In supporting 3 fand p t anne Property is the fruit of labor; property 4 HOPE. Robert Ed sill 5 one Lar oppe ANY TeT hgasi one Steriff assctied the | Prising the mass of voters, To succeed as a lieyer, a man) About two-fifths. of destrable; ix a positive good in the world, That “ee ‘obert Edgren will referee.” —Car- the present Hauor laws. Rniueniaccs Having: tha munnart of W. BROOK. | must york tike @ hore and live like) ‘bout two-thirds of th some should be rich shows that others may be- pentier. ning was piven to every ho oasterly 4 district,| New York, June &, 1931, harniheLora siden Mad rater or “a ome rich, and hence is just encouragement to Pye 5 i” - "e Was ample opportunity med by bh rt he A. Comntaint. . iat Ydustry and enterprise. We selected Robert Edgren.”— Jack Kearns, Demp- sumalent upely Tne pall Meaninte eres he Biitor of The Evening World Invention is the talent of youth, ent cis. € 80, an y y ba m hing » done st $ ' . “Let not him who ts houseless pull down the sey's- manager. Ont any: other man « : Cannot something be done to SOP gag judgment of age. Swit, ay inetd at house of another, but let him work diligently . . . about the poe r s thi rehing persons on the street, I"! r 4 { ; ; ; 1 If he were too poor for pocket flasks? | Silence or neglect dissolves many Sirie d build one for himself, th A in : | , un restriction nd build one for Aimsclf, thus dy caample 667 CAN beat Hylan.” —F. H. La Guardia, Presi- | ply at from $4 t My husband always got his liquor : assuring that his own shall be safe from vto- lence when built.” friendships.—Anonymous. dent of the Board of Aldermen, lent Hous and brought it home with i lowntown poor to drink, and bow t A i poor man exh by him, had a few drinks at night and ete a ikp gartigad ah tilcliell tn ery Ta aH iny friends that came in helped him Abraham Lincoln was never accussd of “Istic"* ten. ' » « »* \ fers ikely (0 farsi his ee Hee ear fae De uel . He was not ashamed to confe: e h law u atlempted, it ld bring las none us. Tam satis ued ps then the tis inside of him, = i i - Gencles H as not ashamed to confess that he F lynch law were attempted, it would bring aes ese A RE a \erside| It deprives our hame of w great deal] 710 persone will not be friends had been “a hired laborer mauling ralls, at work on tng disgrace to Burlingion Prose- | pans to County." pons for a chang and makes him late for din- bited of joy Tong if they cannot forgive each the prov Hons sag frou tne wueaed . ee i ‘ ee tiee ae Rees crea ce led A WIFE. - without departing from the purpo 4 Mlatboat.” But economic “Isms” In elther dlrec- | cutor Jonathan H, Kelsey. gives mo a siandiiy, 2t has enhanced | suecesatut those New Work, June 11, 1921, other's little failings.—La Bruyere, | tne law. ia ee