The evening world. Newspaper, December 15, 1921, Page 30

ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Published Datly Except Sunday by The Press Publishing 0 Company. Nos. $3 to 63 Park Row, New York. j RALPH PULITZER, President, ; | Park Row. and also the Jocal mews pubilshea herein. ' DOGS IN THE MANGER. UBLIC debate in the Dail Eireann on the most momentous question in the history of Ireland is postponed until to-morrow in order that De Valera may wrangle in secret session to-day with the supporters of Griffith and Collins over the charge that the Irish peace delegates failed to keep to the letter of their instructions. The President of the Irish Republic has chosen to become a small and diminishing figure in peace. He might have risen to a high plane of statesmanship on which self-sacrifice for Ireland’s sake would have ¢ Noa ‘of all news despatches credited to It or not ovmerwise ereuitea in tale papgy THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921, to discount. Or maybe it is like the “close-up” of a check with several ciphers, which is seen on the silver screen one moment only to be effaced the next by the contemptuous heroine who spurns the offer of her wealthy suitor and falls into the arms of the poor but faultlessly featured youth who has won her love. You never can tell about the money coming out of the movies—as many a luckless Investor in recent amalgamations can testify. Now that Will Hays has proved faithful to his first love, the G. O. P., maybe the movie magnates will get down to business and find some one who is willing to serve for $150,000 a year—less the usual discount in salaries, FOOLISH FOREBODINGS. NOUNCING the Four-Power Pacific Pact as ague of Nations, Sert- en worse than the [ ator La Follette says: “When tt fs understood that the proposed Sond ig Da enerceineeninteteeamnanre Copyright, 1921, By John Cassel (New York Evening World) ‘by Press Pub. Co, Foreign-Born Builders haa dine America By Svetozar Tonjorof XIN—LOUIS AGASSIZ. Jean Louis Rudolphe Agassiz was an international figure in natural science when he came to America in middle life—the first of two eminent contributions which Switzerland has ~ made to the building of America. Agassiz had published a wide va~ riety of monumental works on such a wide variety of subjects as “Fishes of the London Clay,” and “Etudes sur les Glaciers” (respectively in the English and the French languages), when he came to America in 1846, sent by the King of Prussia on @ scientific mission suggested by Hum- bolat. Incidentally, the man who had been professor of natural history in the College of Neuchatel, and had estab- _ lished a notable museum of natural ~ \ history there, delivered a lecture at treaty binds the United States in an alliance with the principal beneficiaries of the Ver- made him one of the great patriots of history. He has sunk instead to the level of a trouble-maker, mistakenly striving to preserve his own political im- portance by subordinating peace to the narrower ambitions of a faction. De Valera and Ulsterites of the Lord Carson type are the dogs in the manger of the Irish settlement. It is inconceivable, however, that the influence of De Valera wouki not dissolve away to harmlessness cunder the test of a referendum to the Irish people on the issue of the proposed treaty. _ As to the Carson sneer at “the abject humiliation _ of the British Empire,” Lloyd George’s answer yes- e., terday in the House of Commons was complete and —. pomvincing : : “They (the articles of agreement) have been received in every quarter of this country with satisfaction and relief. They have been re- esived throughout the whole of His Majesty's dominions with acclatm. ‘* “The Dominions of the Crown are not in the, habit of rejoicing over acts of humiliation to the empire they have sacrificed so much to © maintain.” yy, The Irish peace is too big a thing to be lost in _ factional scuffles. If Parliaments hesitate, peoples must decide. That last instalment of the income tax 1s *. due to-day. Few Christmas greeting cards will be inclosed with checks sent to the Collector + of Internal Revenue. THE NEW THRIFT BONDS. HE Government's new thrift bonds in con- : venient denominations are issued at a time *Avhen they will help most in solving the Christmas “shopping questibn. A $20 bond, an $80 bond or an $800 bond would make an excellent Christmas “present for any member of the family. = One desirable feature is that the present will be- , some more valuable the longer it is kept. In five years the $20 bond will be worth $25, the $80 bond - will be worth $100 and the $800 bond. will be worth 81,000. _, At any time before maturity the, thrift bonds can be returned to the Government for the price paid “plus 314 per cent. interest. *© This is an interesting experiment in Federal financing. It aims to do in peace what the Liberty - bond campaigns did in war. Small holders of Gov- “ernment securities are preferred. The national debt ‘is to be scattered as widely as possible. © From the standpoint of the taxpayer, this is good ~ business. If tax-exempt Government bonds can be .paid off from the proceeds of these thrift bonds, evading owners of exempt securities will be ; Sriven to invest in taxable securities. e Bt SEEING IS BELIEVING. EW YORK theatrical managers are reported to 4 be considering a serious campaign against ticket speculators. » _.,, New York theatregoers will give serious consid- _ #€ration to such a statement when—and not until— *resulis clearly show the managers are in earnest and # their plans effective. Until then theatre patrons will say with Rabelais: _ “The Devil was sick—the Devil a monk would be; ®) The Devil was well—the devil a monk was he.” ‘There is no question but that theatrical business “1s sick, but are the managers in earnest or are they 5 : eenly expecting to be monkish until business picks up? » . The suggestion of a centrat ticket-selling agency for all theatres sounds promising. It would be a “fonvenience and might help to shift overflow pat- sronage from the more popular attractions to those Jess in demand. * There seems to be no’ good reason for a box sailles Treaty, pledging American soldiers and American resources in defense of thelr spoils in the Pacific, tre people's voice will again be heard in the United States Senate.” \t should prove a tiny voice if it comes only from people who “understand” the Pacific Treaty in the fearsome way it is “understood” by the Senator from Wisconsin. Few Americans can be persuaded that a treaty so worded, so arrived at, so essentially a product and expression of popular reaching toward the very an- tithesis of militaristic aims and ambitions, will ever be used to defend anybody's “spoils.” Even if it were conceivable that a Government of the United States should lend itself to a per- version of the treaty’s purpose, the Congress of the United States and the people of the United States would interpose effective barriers to the carrying out of any such scheme so far as this Nation’s aid were concerned, As to Article II, of the treaty, which causes Sen- ator La Follette, among others, so much alarm, one learns more from the article itself than from its i terpreters. “It says: If the sald rights are threatened by the aggressive action of any other power, the high contracting parties shal] communicate with one another fully and frankly in order to arrive at an understanding as to the most efficient measures to be taken, jointly or separately, to meet the exigencies of the par- ticular situation. “Shall communicate with one another fully and frankly.” This does not go very far or commit anybody very deeply. But no che can doubt the moral effect of merely the certainty of such communication upon a would-be aggressor uncertain how much he might ultimately bring upon himself, ; Suppose Germany in 1914 had had-to take into consideration the possibility of an understanding immediately arrived at between the strongest pow- ers in the world under a treaty designed to forestall exactly such plans of aggression as hers. Any ‘hreat of co-operative force—even though left indefinite—tends to lessen the chances that force will have to be exercised. . “Jointly or separately.” That is another phrase of Article II. that has not been sufficiently emphasized for the comfort of those who see nothing ahead but war after war, with the United States dragged by the neck into each and every one. “The exigencies of the particular situation.” The particular situation is never going to be one that suddenly springs full-fledged and formidable from some United States Senator's dark imaginings. If it develops at all, it will develop as such situa- tions always develop. Public opinion will have time to study and reach conclusions about it. National ‘honor and conscience will have their say as to what this Nation ought to do. To reduce the probability of such situations aris- ing, the treaty ilself will act as a constant aid, That is why no reasonable voice in or out of the Senate ought to be raised against it. TWICE OVERS. sy Poy From Evening World Readers that gives the worth of a thousand words in a couple @f hundred? What kind of letter do you find most readable? Isn’t it the one There is fine mental cxercise and a lot of satistaction in trying te jSoakum Sarah, the time I asked him the ques’ «ay much in few words. “Soakam Sarah”? | To the Editor of The Exening World: What does SS. mean after the fol- lowing: City of New York — ) County of New York > SS.— State of New York } I have asked many well-known lawyers this qu. ion, and each one of them gave me a different definition, therefore | am still in doubt as to the proper meaning of same, My last informant, a tnent attorney, said very prom- hat it mea 1 do not know if he under: wanted to get rid of me, to Josh me, or whether he really knew himself. What is the correct answer? It will not only satisfy any curiosity, but it will also enlighten some of our mem- bers of the bar, Will you please publish this ques- tion in ‘The Evening World? W. J New York, Dec. 11, 1921 AW a Bird, To the Editor of The Brening World: The ow! is said to be a wise old bird, He looks wise. So do a lot of people. ‘The ow! may be wise. Perhaps it's because he keeps out of trouble. Polky sould follow his example. ‘The ow! sleops all day and stays ou: ell night. Lots of people do the same ‘The owl can't see in daylight. Many people can't see beyond their nose. The owl roosts high. Plenty of peo- ple live too high for the size of their pocketbooks. ( ‘The owl never starts a serap, He knows enough to mind his own busi- ness. The cwl would probably not be a Prohibitionist. He'd be wise enough ty know {t's doing more harm t good. GEORGE W. HOPPE New York, De 1921, Gen, March and Preparedness. To the Editor of The Evening World: Permit me to comment through your editorial column upon an article in last night's Evening World, in which Major Gen. Peyton C. March, ret. warns against a too liberal redu tion in the size of our standing army. The disar: ament negotiations at present going on tn Washington, D. C., Take time to be brief. He was very busy at} Jot curing the afflicted. junk pile if the ~ ..7t mothers would jrealize the deep meaning and sound | truth of Gen, March's criticism. ‘This | able officer Is merely advocating in, more definite terms the policy of the late Theodore Roosevelt pertaining to preparedness, HARRY H. ZODY, ist Div. A.B, New York, Dec. 13, 1921. An Old Custom, Te the Editor of The Frening World Why any one should try to pre- vent the making of se is beyond me. According to Egyptian myth- ology, their god Osiris was the first to crush the gra; and mske wine and store it in vessels. We can say, therefore, that this traJe is as old as the monuments which depict the cultivation of the vine 10,000 years before Christ Who is this Vols* i sd? Who is this W. H. Anderson that makes it a crime to ny 2? Are they some sort of a God or are they super-inen? “MAXIMINIUS" Brooklyn, N. ¥., Dec. 13, 1921, Voor Sportsman, ‘To the Editar of The Frening World: As a constant reader of The Eve- ning World I wish to add a few words in favor of Dr. Lorenz. We have in this country some of |the greatest surgeons in the world, but there is one here from Austria who is greater, and a few of our surgeons here are poor sports and fail to acknowledge it. They fail to appreciate his whole- heartedness in his work and his willingness to show them the method The opera- tions ure, as I understand, also blood- loss. If they know how to cure the afflie- tion why did they not do so before !Dr. Lorenz came. Then he would {have had littie to do, But, according to the newspapers, he was over- worked by the multitude of poor and rich seeking his advice and opera- tions. I say shame on those who showed their poor sportsmanship toward his endeavor to relieve the suffering. May God bless him with good health and UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1921, by John Blake.) IN A PINCH. The desire for the luxuries of life is perfectly natural. It would be a barren world that provided only food, clothing and shelter. To a person of sympathy the purchase of a phonograph with money given to a poor family for clothes is understand- able. The cv: ing for pleasure is inborn, And the poor, csual- ty denied it, really have more need of a little of it now and then than tte rich, Every man is entitled to some of the luxuries of life, if- be can earn them, - The automobile has brought infinite pleasure and a great deal of valuable education to many families of yery or- The moving picture theatre has opened an avenue of enjoyment to thousands, and if it is kept clean will do more good than many unused libraries. But while you are enjoying such luxuries as you f-el that you need it is well to know just how many of them you can dispense with. Every man is safe if he knows what he can do in a pinch. If he has figured with care exactly what he would do if a sudden change in his circumstances compelled a drastic re- duction in expenses, he can face the future with no fears. This is something that is worth thinking about. It is worth while to take a pencil and paper and see ex~- actly what you could live on in a pinch, Arf opportunity may come to go into business—provided you have a certain sum of money., You can get that money by reducing your expenses, if you know how to reduce them. “Better think and plan that out now. Better also think what you would do in case sickness or any trouble swept away what you have saved, or plunged you into debt. Do not deny yourself the luxuries of life. But plan how to get along without them if you have to. Then when hard times come—if they do—you can take them philosophically, fe.ling-that by getting along tempo- rarily on the bare necessities of life you will be able to weather the storm ii!l it blows itself out. the Lowell Institute in Boston. He recetved go hospitable a recognition in Boston that he decided to make America his home. He was destined to be followed soon by his son, Alex- ander Agassiz, Released from his mission by the Prussian Government, Louis Agassiz accepted the chair of zoology and geology in the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard. He made the university in Cambridge the centre of nature study in America. Among © his pupils were such eminent scien- tists as Nathaniel S. Shaler and his own son, Alexander. In the summer of 1848—the mem- orable year of political upheaval in Burope—he conducted an explora- tion, with twelve students, in the Lake Superior region. The results of this study he embodied in a book published two years later—“Lake Su- perior—Its Physical Characteristics.” During succeeding summers he travelled all over the country, lectur- ing and collecting apecimens for the great Museum of Natural History, projected by him in Cambridge. From 1851 to 1854 Louis Agassiz occupied the chair of comparative anatomy and zoology in the Medical College at Charleston, S. C., studying the marine animals of the Southern coast and collecting material for his great work “Contributions to the Natural History of the United States.” This study of America, begun in cold type in 1857, was destined to be completed by his son, Alexander. In 1859 one of the most conspicuous evidences of the services of the Agassiz, father and son, was founded. It was the Museum of Comparative Zoolugy at Harvard. To this cause Louis Agassiz devoted most of the time in his remaining years. In 1871 this argonaut of science conducted @ great scientific expedi- tion aboard the new warship Hassler. With a large staff, mostly trained by himself, he sailed around the cape in December and reached San Francisco late in August. The material thus collected served to enrich the museum in Cambridge, of which he continued the curator until his death in 1878, Of Louis Agassiz it may be truly said that he placed nature-study on the educational map of the United States. His admirable work was destined to be carried on after his death by hie Alexander. VANISHED RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK t. 1021, (New York Drening World), CORT reas Fofslning’ Oo EARLY DEPRECIATORS OF THE CURRENCY. ‘There came a time in pre-Revolu- tionary New York when the currency petered down to no value at all, for the same reason that makes Soviet currency worth a shade less than the paper on which it is published. Among the exhibits in the Ameri- can Museum of Natural History are several collections of wampum, Wam- pum was the currency of the original residents of these five boroughs. As wampum was made of shells, sulta~ bly ground and pierced for stringing purposes, the area in the vicinity of what is now the corner of Wall and Broad Streets was the financial cen- tre of the country even at that time, From this area wampum circulated northward and westward among the Indian tribes of the interlor in ex- change for commodities. The Dutch settlers, however, re- duced a laborious process of “coin- age” by hand to a simple operation by machinery. The result was that Manhattan and the country were flooded with an inflated wampam currency. And the more wampum the Dutch, turned out the lower dropped its ‘value—until it ceased to have any value at all as a medium of exchange. x From the Wise To overcome evil with good is good, to resist evil by evil is * evil—Mahomet. poltice vat each theatre except in the hour before the str opening of the performance. may prompt a t many-of us to ‘ee with Congress, who authorized an army of 1:0,000 men, Gen. March displays a scund knowledge of prob- eble future develomy ents when he says that “if that portion of the man- hood of the Nation which would serve school Dr. Copeland received his de- gree. vrrhe men at the head of the medical profession here in New York are of the hiehest type, honorable men, who devote much of their time to charity strength, so that he can fulfil the great work our Maker has enabled him to achieve. W. F. Long Island City, Dec. 13, 1921, the M.Ds, c Lorens ste fi HIS is a lawless age, anyway, and the law- lessness is carried right into the prisons.” — NOT FOR $150000 A YEAR! Orlando F. Lewis. Psi ehneaii The contagion of crime is like that of the plague.—Napoleon, As the Saying Is “PAINTING IT RED.” Painting it red, in American slang, a Speak of the wolf and you witl ‘1 " P “ i ‘The bre : oy giv i” treatment at many/to go on a reckless debauch; to be see his tail; speak of the devil STTHE movies will have to flicker along withour | 66 E ought to have been the first instead of the With the colors in tir of war could | Te te Bator of at cratering |heanticie fat SeORe, 1 Ate WOMENS widely extravagant, AG outmmcwth d he wil © ’ ‘j appreciate what it means when un-| I am a- reader 0! he Evening ‘Thousands Yiave received 6 and he will appear, aster ner; last in gran a rer a trained men must be hurried into se is “to paint ie town red,” or the jazz influence of Postmaster General Will last in granting a general amnesty to all be f tc pay Phrase is “to paint the t i World, and am very much interested | P"Y.atment for many years past. | a Wwe American people are dependent | more simply, “to paint the town.” bod- of men for our/The immediate source of the phrase —Frenc vi battle, they probably would vote over- uch proverb, whelmingly fer the training in time of peace that would fit them for their in the criticism on the American Med- | ical Association, and Dr. Lorenz, fon fine our political prisoners.” —Representative Sinclair of 3 S/Hays. To refuse @ favor quickly is to The salary of $150,000 a year is no inducement | North Dakota. ie Gutiee in war and would insure them| Allow me to say when Dr, Cope-| health and Fe oe ng ne Raureieal [MAY be traced to the times when al grant one—Pub, Syrus, is sticki 3 F ent chance their 4 i refers to The American Medical wie 1 a ‘ to Mr. Hays. He is sticking to the G. O. P. Per- @ decent chance for thelr lives on |lans rs to The American Medical| know vent nd resent Dr. Copeland's | Mississippi steamboat Captain would Talent 4@ some one faculty une ‘ Ve HOPE a way will be found to make for flexibility and elasticity, so that (tariff) rates may be ad- justed to meet unusual and changing conditions.” — President Harding. . rks. Livery. graduate of a Medical school has to take the State board minations before they can practise accent « fee. young men Strain every nerve to make his boat defeat a rival. “Paint her red, boy would be his command to his men as they heaped fuel upon the roaring fires at night, casting a red glare * haps when Will Hays was a small: boy some one 0 him with the idea that he might some day be President. Maybz he took the suggestion to pecar. se they did not | re eive Dr. Lorenz. he (8 insuitin, le bodies of An While our national legislators were leaning back in their arm chairs dy ing the dark days of the World War | praising the vaior of our boys over there, a vast number of them were “slaughtered” on the battle usually developed; genius com mands all the faculties, —F. H. Hedge, are American ade Delne thous bein~ able to defend nora Why then should @ courtesy | upon the surrounding poanery, Un. Pac hobln sa ary ao of serra imes ven, simply because they undignified for one;be extended to an alien when it is|doubtedly the phrase was helped into how But $150,000 is lots of money, and three times | ¢¢777JME may have dusted my hair, but I haze thereat tho firiig line without-oven high oe in our City | denied our own American born, | pupularity by the fact that to paint! much pleasure it 4@ asa 7 is it? Maybe it is subject 1s: never been over twenty-five.” —-David Belacso, jthe most necessary training. Many | o: M.A. K, |i: e, to paint the nose red—was an aarenietet, f f ms a gold star Would be thrown on shel, 1 would-dike do know damm waat! New, York, Dec, 18, ok old slapg term for i ‘Dickens. : ¢ * az: i o] ¥ : wey es > M aie ? 3 ey ‘ if e . “ a Ae, a — —-———_.