The evening world. Newspaper, December 1, 1921, Page 26

9 ee ee _- BSTABLISHED BY JOSEPH R. Y Daily Browpt Sunday by The Pross Publishing ‘Company. Nos, 58 to 63 Park Row, New York. PULITZER, President, 63 Park Row. 9. ANGUS SHAW, Tresaurer. 63 Park Row. PULITB@ER Jr., Secretary, 63 Park Row. th OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, A ‘Pres: ts exclusively encruen to the use for repubitentiod Prmatches credived to tt or nov ounerwise creuitea in une papas ‘Mito the local news publishea herein, A NEW IRISH CRISIS. "© all appearances the Irish peace negotiations have come to a wall, the stones in which are: (1) Refusal of Sinn Fein to consider anything but > “umited”’ Ireland under an All-Ireland Parliament. {2} Refusal of Ulster to risk itself in such Irish ” i (3) Refusal of Sinn Fein to take, under any cir- an oath of allegiance to the Crown, ; oe falera has gone back to talking about “the plinciples for which Irishmen have fought for the years,” declaring that “all the power of the cannot break the spirit of one true nation,” Apparently the only kind of settlement that will Fein leaders is one that gives them the breaking the Empire. “Aan the question arises: Would they dare ask people to decide for war or peace on this Would they dare risk a popular referendum question of allegiance? : is significance in reports that the Sinn Fein oor: are disturbed over the effect Lloyd George’s E to the States might have upon ‘rish- American opinion. ~~ Wthey are no surer than that of their position, the ‘best thing they can do is to agree to.exterid the truce wad ay 20 find out how smany-Irishmen.in freland, ‘as Weil 2s in America, would back them in flouting peace and free government to escape a formula, anh * ¢*Pive dollars will buy 1,000,000 rubles in ¥ Issues of rubles have reached so many that the Soviet Government has had to & new ruble worth 10,000 of the present, choked with money, cross off some of < eprior FOR NOBODY'S TOES. "F948! no doubt highly ‘uncomfortable for Interbor- directors to be called before the Transit to explain who profited by the: 1915 Interborough-Metropolitan stocks that fol- | the big dividends these same directors voted. ~The discomfort is increased by hovering litigants ; _ Nigiaegerdtamenntomelebacana proper- as + York’s traction problem, however, has come where it overshadows anybody's dis- is no vindictiveness in the present inquiry. ‘the law calls anybody to account for past actions policies, wet be only incidental to the larger city’s transit future is a far more important ‘mere punishment of those responsible for in its transit past. ¥ _ The Transit Commission is not concerned pri- marily. with hunting down wrongdoers. But neither “ean its afford to diverge/a hair’s-breadth from its of consideration ‘for any corporation or in- involved. > . : 4 Chairdian McAneny yesterday ordered that | “thesinterborough directors be brought under sub- ‘Pogna befare the Commission to-day, he said: “Ht is palpably true that in order to enable “ito proceed rightly and with full information ‘™must know the financial and operating con- Sia ot each of the companies with which dint or fe have reached this point in the investiga- of the affairs of the Interborough without knowledge on our part as to what might Gisclosed, We have been impressed, I might amazed, by some of the matters that have hrought forward here. We propose to Press them absolutely to a conclusion, in so far ».) fils the gaining of complete knowledge upon this gfubject is concerned.” There can. be no, faith in any readjusiment thai does not keep New York traction finance free hence- ‘forth of stock’ jobbing. Te know how to free it of stock manipulation, the ‘Commission must probe into every record that sug- | geIS Such manipulation—regardless of consequences for manipulators. TAF Vast the great and indispensable root-cleaning ‘prooés has begun. . a TEtis to be thorough, it must turn aside for no- body's toes. " “a! ‘ i . $2,900,000 Gold Ingots Break Down Broad- i ‘Trock—Headline. “ .qvidimst about the good they're doing the country. aeeey JUDICIAL SANCTION. ‘7? REMAINS to be seen whether the injunction t* against the employers involved in the garment will prove effective in weakening the Manu- rs’ Protective’ Association. isa new method of procedure and its effective- well be questioned, for employers do not f Indust troubles in the same way that labor om do. The most effective use of the injunc- to against employees has been to tie up strike nds and so starve the unionists back to work. is will not apply in the present dispute. As one of the employers is quoted: “The court iy } ser “may ise injunctions, but injunctions i! not make Nevertheless, tHe injunction’ serves one valuable purpose. It places judicial sanction on the conten- tion that the employers are contract breakers ana “outlaws” who have forfeited public sympathy. That is perhaps the most important immediate effect of the temporary injunction issued iy Jus- tice Guy. MAIN STREET'S WAY. NE news despatch did not get the prominence it deserved in Tuesday's papers. We re- print it: MADELIA, Minn., Nov. 28.—The “Madelia Plan,” under which merchants have agreed to accept corn from farmers at 10 cents above the where, market price in settlement of old ac- counts and jin payment for goods, went into operation Saturday and is meeting with favor among corn growers, backers of, the -project said to-day. é The plan is operative until Dec. 13. Bach farmer is limited to the disposal of 100 bushels, For all we know Madelia may be the model-from which Sinclair Léwis drew his picture’ of Gopher Prairie in “Main Street” * It is a little country town depending on the surrounding country for trade and profits. When the farmers in the ‘neighborhood are prosperous the town is too, And when business is bad the town suffers. If the farmers have a griev- ance and lose hope, then the merchants do ‘little business, \ Almost any one can understand the motives be- hind the “Madelia Plan.” Merchants wanted to get the stocks on their shelves to moving. They want- ed to collect old debts. The farmers were nursing a grievance because it now takes twice as. many bushels of corn to settle a debt as it did\ when they contracted to pay. Merchants found collections slow. If they went to law to collect, they might or might not win, but if they did win they forfeited the good will of customers, The Madelia Plan was a compromise. The ad- vantages to each part¥ are obvious. It also creates an atmosphere of good feeling. The merchants of Madelia are doing on a small ‘scale very much the same thing that Frank A. Van- derlip is advocating in international finance. And Vanderlip is only going a step beyond what many other great bankers and economists feel is inevitable if the United States is ever again to do business abroad, ‘ It is all very well for financiers, economists and Statesmen to talk about the necessity of rehabili- tating European credit; bolstering up exchange, scal- ing debts and declaring moratoriums. , But before Congress can be induced to accept anything of the kind, a big scale campaign of education is:necessary. People must be brougitt to understand the problem better than they now do, Otherwise the. United States is likely to be brought to the inevitable by * the hard lesson of experience—only to find that it is too late. The United States has learned a lot in the last year, but it must be admitted that gt present any proposal t@ make concessions to our debtors would meet with. opposition based on inability to under- stand the question. Here is where such a movement as the Madelia Plan is valuable. It affords a lesson in interna- tional finance in which all the elements are so famil- jar that any one can understand them. It is kin dergarten finance. ‘The merchants of Main Street are showing the way to the banker of Wall Street and the legislators in Washington, Gen, Wood and forme? Gov. Forbes are good Searchers, In, their survey of the Philippines the two were able to discover just about what. they set out to look for, The report ould as well have been written before as after the in- vestigation, ' . TWICE OVERS. “ec WE (naval men) have felt that whatever our duties are with regard to the navy, we have a higher and greater duty to civilization, to our Goo- ernments and.to the countries we serve, and that is— Uf it is possible—to make war impossible.” —Admiral Beatty. i ee 66 THs high school is getting to be the limit. They ~ teach us folk dancing in school and if we danced that way after we left school we would be ar- rested.” —A student in Nutley, N. J. eer ada "A CAREF UL examination of the record (of the trial of ‘Clubber’ Tighe) discloses a case singularly free from error.” — Justice Mullan, * * * SST HE people must unite for peace and bend the opposing forces to their will." —Major Gen. O’ Ryan. * * * “e yf T is only through the rehabilitation of Et-ropean civilization that these debls can ever conceivably be paid.” —Frank A. Vanderlip. [From Evening World Readers | What kind of lett@r do you find most readable? Isn’t it the ono that gives the worth of a thousand words in a'couple of hundred? There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying te «ay much in few words. @rasens.” | To we Editor of The Evening World: Referring to the letter of Mr. James 1, Morton jr, which was jvery interesting reading in your issue of the 23d instant, may J} be | permitted to point out that the cus- ;tomary methcd of a people's identifi- jeation is by a country’s name. ‘The assertion that, as this country ig identified everywhere as the “United States," it would be needless to make any effort to constitutionally change its title; but, that its citi- ;2ens should become “Usonians,” is not sufficient to “fill the bill.” The misuse of the words “United States” and “American” by citizens when abroad forced Europeans to differentiate between them and other visitors who also were Amer- ican, so that we find an “English- speaking American from the United States” referred to as “Yank" or |“Yankee,” and a Southerner does not care for such a definition, although aJl concerned realize no offense is intended when so addressed. Other Americans, whether they be Cana- dian, Mexican (and his United States), or even Patagonians, are lidentified by their respective. coun- tries in the Americas, To, simply attempt to alter the effect without consideration of the Jeause of the confusion would be wasted effort, and it some time must |be definitely determined, as this Na- tion is not now confining its affairs to itself, but having accepted inter- national responsibilities, it now ex- erts a sphere of influence as a world power which was not contemplated at the time of its birth. Therefore a cleat and comprehensive name must be considered for both it and its peo- ple, and I pass on the suggestion that the country be called “Fusona” and its people “Fusonans.” The name is made-up simply from the initial let- ters of “First United States of North America” and, as I see it, is not only euphonious, but which is much more solutely true, Take time to be brief. some quarters, namely, that the abar- donment of the reception to Marshal Foch planned to follow tho laying of the cornerstone of the Academy Building on the 19th instant was due to the Illness of the distinguished soldier who honored the occasion by participation in the .ceremonics. The change In the programme was necessitated, not by. the Marshal's illness, but by the fatigue of a stren- uous day.and was done from pruden- tial reasons at the request of the Marshal's physician. “While in com- pany with tho large number of per- sons to whom invitations had been sent, we deeply regret this necessity, we are sure, in view of the consid- eration due to thg.great Marshal, the decision to nbanddn the reception will meet with the:approval of all con-, cerned. | ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON. | American Academy of Arts and) Letters, 15 West 8ist Street, Nov. 22, 1921, The, Difference. | When Harding decided that Mars} must disband i He immediately notified Hughes, Who posted the data that he had on | laimed it, “The President's | Next day in the paper it first did appear, And was read with a whoop of de- light, By French, Jap and English and Chi- namen here— For. none of them wanted to fight. But after reflection they were-puzzled and sore, And pondered a way to back out. For armies and navies they wanted before ° Were disposed of and now put to rout. ’ “Tis a new League of Nations,” a Senator said, “And = express vi the President's jews. ‘The former one, written by Wilson, is dead, The new one was written by Hughes.” P. H. KELLY. New York, Nov. 27, 192). of Arkansas, if [ be not in error, by amendment to their con- stitution, set forth the proper pro- nunciation of the State name (Arkan- saw), and if the people of but one of these United States considered the upholding of their State dignity to the, extent of securing accurate pro- nunciation by legal process, surely with such a precedent before it is not unreasonable to expect that all States will not hesitate to amend the National Constitution so as to accurately define the Nation and its people, and thereby forever rid them of the objectionable terms of Yanks jor Yankees, FUSONA. 1) the Editor of TI ‘On behalf of American Acadamy of Arts and Letters, I beg to correct ® misapprehension which prevails in “A” Little Lew To the Editor of The Evening Work: It is a great surprise for me to see a paper of the calibre of The Evening World wasting valuable space by publishing letters from young men and women who advocate birth con- trol, These letters prove the old adage that, “A Little Learning Is a Dangerous Thing.” . If they would only think they ould easily realize that no insigni- ant mortal has the right to dictate interfere in any way with the ‘laws of God or.Nature> The attempt |would but put man below the leve! of the beast.and jn the end he would | sugter dearly for his presumption. What we need ari lawe that will UNCOMMON SENSE By John ‘Blake (Copyright, 19¢1, by John Blake.) TIME IS THE ORE OF: OPPORTUNITY. Most veluable of precious metals are found in ore. Ores are of differing degrees of value, according to the amount of the metal they hold. Some cuntain so little as not to be worth working. Uthers are extremely rich, and make the fortunes of those who are engaged % developing them. The thmg we call opportunity, and for which most of us seek either diligently or frantically, according to our natures, is to be found in the thing we call time. Years of time my contain very little of it for some of us. A few seconds of time may contain a great deal for others. Yet if our time is not worked, if it is thrown away, it is certain that we shall never find the opportunities. Those who habitually get all there is out of their time, whether at work or play, are the ones to whom opportunities are commonplace. Successful men find not only one but hundreds of oppor- tuniues in the hours and days and years that compose their lives. A But those who engage in “killing time,” to whom a day is only a space ‘of existence to be got over somchow, never know what »pportunity means. We al! have about the same amount of the ore of time to work, If we work it inteiligently, looking for the content of precious metal in the form of opportunity, the chances are very strong that we may find it. We may not, of cgurse. Chances vary vastly in this world, or no dull man would ever be prosperous, or no brilliant ones unsuecessful. But the excepticns to the rule that work brings success ere few. And rssuredly idleness never brings success, or enything but unkappiness. Work your ore as it flows through the mill that is your brain. Examine it with diligent care, Test it constantly. -ind if it se -m’s to be valnable use it. ‘Time is the ene thing which we all share alike. Those of us who know how to use it and do use it lead happy lives. These of us who kill it destroy the opportunity that is in it, and existence for them, especially in old age, is one of miserable dependence. Remember that if you throw away the ore you throw away the metal, Time alone brings dpportunity, And time allowed to yo to waste may contain the thing that you have spent your life looking for. laws, whereby the State would.come to the assistance of hard-worknig and God-fearing parents, who are striv- ing under great odds and at .times insurmountable difficulties, to bring up the children who are to be the future men and women of the race, strong, mentally, and physically. whereby they would be a credit to co-operate with Divine and me By Albert P. Southwick || “Tit for tat" is said by J. Bellenden |God and country, but such laws @8/ ker, to be the Dutch for dit vor dat that would be asking too much of our spineless politicians who worship mammon and cringe before the crooked syndicates of the country. (this for that"). The Latin equiva- Jont ts quid pro quo. Heywood uses French expression tant pour tant, all! teenth century. |THE MAN IN THE ROCK SHELTER 1X—HAYM SALOMON. Among the money debts incurred in the Revolutionary War which the Republic has not yet paid is the cash loaned to the Government im its in- ception by Haym Salomon. Bor- in Prussian Poland and @ countryman of Kosciusko and Pules. ki, Salomon is a worthy representa- tive of the Jewish race in the long list of the foreign born who have-4 contributed of their best to the up-"! building of the country. mek Several years before the revolff<!* tionary sentiment had found expreé-"! sion in memorable action, Salomon came to America and went into bust!” ness in Philadelphih. As a merchant’ and banker he accumulated what wal’ in those days an enormous fortune. | This he devoted unreservedly to the” use of the Government during tha., war, In addition he supplied genepwig ous sums to individual patriots in the=é form of personal loans without secq-_ rity. He also financed various agenta., and Ministers of friendly foreign» powers who had been cut off from” home supplies by the exigencies of war. It Isa matter of history that ef this last category of loans made to advance the interests of the United States more than $100,000 was never repaid. And $100,000 in those days was a sum several times larger than the mere figures would indicate. ‘6° Haym Salomon negotiated all the’ loans and subsidies granted to the revolted colonies by France and Hi Jand. The obligations he soid in indorsed by him and backed by h entire credit, at a nominal commig-, sion of one-fourth of 1 per cent. - He acted as Paymaster General of-+ the French forces in the Unitedor States, a business from which BB reaped no profit but which faciltH tuted,the participation of France #? the war. To the Government he lent at rious times $600,000 in cash. At hié™ death $400,000 of this amount re- mained unrepaid. . Many _petitl were sent to the Treasury and Coi gress by his descendants praying ait @ liquidation of the debt. Bills recognizing the debt and fs propriating money for its repa; " with the interest accrued, were vorably reported in Congress. that time the original amount ~hal mounted into millions—and Co had not yet accustomed itself to de ing in billions. « So none of these bills resulted iil the reimbursement of the sums whidigg) the immigrant from Prussian Polanggy, had voluntarily contributed to in: the success of the nationa] cause. Which gives peculiar point to old epigram about the ingratitude republics, ' aa) WHERE DID YOU GETiai THAT WORD? am 107.—KHAKI. rt To India, by way of England, wij owe the word “khaki.” sect of Brahmins—and it is still existence—who applied the ashes B®} cow-dung to their clothes and pera sons. They were called “khaki” be- cause of that coloration—or discolos- ation. Ls ‘The word was naturally appplied to the earthy or clay color in the uni- forms of soldiers or sepoys by the British Government, Hence the pro- tective light-chocolate dye employe: in British military uniforms, .* It is maintained by some America’ military authorities that the word “khaki” is not correctly descriptive of the color of the American uni- forms made famous by the A. E. F.— which is described more accurately as olive-gray or olive-drab, VANISHED RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK. .. ‘ght, 1021, by the Press Publishing Oa, Corres ‘New York Evening, World.) There was | H Scientists delving in the extreme northern end of Manhattan Island, in the vicinity of Cold Spring, have shown that the Indian, down to Revo- lutionary times, lived as primitive man lived. Primitive man lived in a cave— when he did not make his home in @ tree. On the southern shore of Spuy-, ten Duyvil Creek three rock shelters, with three refuse heaps of kitchen middens, testify to man's occupancy! of what was then a wilderness, 1 Shelters of this type at the foot of Inwood Hill are shown in the collec tion at the American Museum of Na ural History. { At least one of these shelters, the; humble ancestor of the Woolworth; Building, must have been occupied as; a home by an Indian, his squaw and papooses, That 1s conclusively shown’ by domestic utensils and articles of! adornment found beneath the over-! hanging rock that served the primi tive tenant asa roof. As to the rental; he paid, if any, there is no available’ information. The “dump,” or kitchen mtdden,! found nearby showed that the Indians| who made their home in this rock shelter were given to oyster eating, whether the month contained the let- ter "R" or not. But the bones of wild turkey and deer in the vicinity testify to the varied fare of the happy household, having the same signification of “one >| thing for another.” ee «€ The English word saltcellar is qn, etymological curiosity. . The terfa! cellar i8 a corruption of the Frengt! saliere, “a salt holder.” Consequentf-’ |y. & salteellar te literally a “salt mat! ho'der.”" a ace The earliest mention of writi the Bible is In Exodus xvi., 16, Ww! Moses is commanded to “write for a memorial in a book.” . . . “a That beautiful flower, the magnolta,! the phrase “tat for tat,” possibly the| Montpellier, was named in honor.of Pierre Magno!,! Who was professor <2 botany «att France, in the sevem«} dente tee