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? £\ 4; i Pudlished Dally Except Company, JOSEPH PULITZER Jr. BSTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULATZE! . Nos. 82'to 63 Park Row, New York. RALPH PULITZER. Preeldont. 63 Park Now. J. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer. 68 Park Row Secreta MEMBER OF THE ASSOCLATED Phess. "ae Assad. Pr te eee ied ee wy fr “rept ‘Of ail news Gespetehes credited to tt or not otherwise credited Bnd also the local news published derein. CHARGED TO THE PUBLIC. SAMPLE of what the Hylan Administration's obstructing tactics in transit matters are cost- ing taxpayers in cold dollars and cents, as well as delayed improvements, was revealed yesterday. Since last July construction contracts for com- pleting the 14th Street Eastern District subway route have been held up through failure of the Board of Estimate to approve them. These contracts amount to $488,116. The job that cannot be finished without them represents an outlay of $16,000,000. The investment alone means a daily interest charge of $3,000—to say nothing , of the bills for watchmen, pumps, &c., required to keep the unfinished work from going to ruin. Is that economy? Is it service to New York tax- payers? IS it “guarding the interests of the people” Chairman McAneny of the Transit Commission long ago made it plain to the Board of Estimate that the latter's treatment of contracts “essential to ihe completion of the dual system” was becoming | an increasingly grave injury to the public interest. To the Hylan Administration the public interest counts for nothing compared with the joy of fight- ing the Transit Commission. S The costs of the fight.are charged to the public. Mayor Hylan is content. Is the public? THOUGH SENATOR LODGE PUTS A. TER- RIBLE STRAIN ON US. (From The Evening World, Feb, 13, 1922.) Our first business is to get these Arms Conference treaties ratified by the Senate with all possible promptness and good will. It will be time enough after they are ratified to insist upon similarities and dif-. ferences which in no wise alter the fact that they are desirable treaties as far as they go, and that the United States cannot afford not to be a party to them. Americans who look further can content themselves with reflecting that however in- ternational associations to promote peace may start or however their start may bo conditioned end narrowed by political cir- cumstance, they are more than likely to converge ultimately in the same thing. Provided such efforts are honest and in the right direction, there ts no point in dis- couraging them by too much etress upon the inconsistencies of those under whose auspices they are launched. It is a good deal to ask of human nature just now. But such restraint for a time will be both wise and patriotic, Yes, we said that, And’ we are going to try to live up to it, even if we burst a blood vessel. A MURDER NEST. OME things about the Irish situation are intelli- gible, but the supineness of authority in Belfast is not one of them. The city is a nest of murder. None is spared by the hidden snipers, save as their aim fails to be true. Women and ohildren fall as frequently as men, From the nature of the victims, it is impossible to perceive anything more than wanton assassina- tion—the feeding of a lust for blood that goes be- yond any ardor for liberty. rapidly. use. portant to the city. itself with the present equipment. pare a long-time programme of purchasing park lands in all the boroughs before valuations become prohibitive. Mayor Hylan recently expressed his strong ap- proval of athletic&. and play for the employees of No programme of legislation ever had such unanimoys support as Lockwood committee an people of New York are not vociferously vocal just now, it is only because the rent-payors as- sume that the Legislature will accept the expert advice of the committee. If any substantial part of the programme is killed by the Legislature a how! will go up that will be beard even in Albany. If the committee does not get what it asks there will be a demand for a special session so be loud and insistent that Gov. Miller will unable to deny it. PLAN’ FOR PARKS. N MANY neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, building booms are under way. New territories are being developed. Real estais values are rising, vacant lands are becoming more expensive. In these neighborhoods population is increasing With increasing population comes the need for more parks and play places. What is the City of New York doing to anticipate the need? In Manhattan we are denied new park space be- cause the land has become too expensive for such Will the mistake be repeated in the other boroughs? Nw York needs a park programme. Bunday by The press “Publishing 63 Park Row. at advanced by the Mr, Untermyer. If the Every in- crease in the population makes parks more im- New York should not content It should pre- ep eT Ee rer A REAR 14 THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MARCH the Municipal deparimenis What is good for tie Municipal employees is good for the rest of the population. The parks and playgrounds are essen- tial for this sort of development in city Tife, It will never be too soon to make a start on a sensible, economical, far-reaching programme of park and playground purchases. The time to buy park space is before land valuations boom. STILL “NO."y Fret we refuse for three valle the co-operation that by helping Europe out of ‘its economic morass would have helped it to steady its politics. Then we point to the unsteaditess of its politics as the reason for our keeping away from a con- ference the aim of which is to improve its economic situation, Secretary Hughes's reply declining the invitation addressed by the Italian Government to the Gov- ernment of the United States to take part in the Genoa Conference is in line with a Republican foreign policy that has used a condition for which we are largely responsible as a stock excuse for our turning our backs on it. But by what right does Secretary Hughes imply that the “clear conviction of the American people” is what is spurning the Genoa invitation? Since when have politics in the United States totally disappeared in the purifying fire of the popular will? LA MARSEILLAISE—ROUGET D LISLE, France was being shaken to: foundations by the evonts of Revolution. The country was” vast military camp. To add to # trouble, war had been declired Austria. At a party given on the evening. April 24, 1792, the Mayor of 6 burg regretted deeply the the 600 yolunteers who were for the front the following mo had no patriotic song to cheer on the march, He also asserted such a song would help keep up spirit of the residents of Strassb in the event of a siege. Rouget de Lisle, a Captain of gineers, was one of the guests. Kini ing that de Lisle was musical poetically inclined, the Mayor him to write a song. The young < cer was intensely patriotic and 9 flery disposition. After the party was over he turned to his rooms and in a mom of inspiration wrote the glorious Marseillaise.” The next morn} April 25, the ‘chant de guerre Varmee du Rhin"” (war song of Army of the Rhine) was sung im Mayor's home. When it was sut the public square it created such thusiasm that the ranks of the volunteers were swelled to 900, It: then quickly arranged for mili bands. A curious effect that the “* jaise’’ had upon its hearers was it aroused them to acts of great lence and destruction. “It Bien! firewater of the French Revojagig It became the dominant note Ware} stirring times. Its martial sti were the incentive to the most b ous atrocities. Rouget de Lisle started more than he dreamed.,| bad its effect even on him. He proscribed as a Royalist and thi into prison by Robesplerre. He. released in time to escape being Jotined. The anthem was first calls “Marseillaise’’ whtn a bat a yolunteers from the City of M: 6 Representative Fordney seems to be making an earnest try for the record of being wrong on more important legislative questions than any man in public life. Emergency tariff, American valuation, bonus, sales tax, non-in- ‘toxicating liquors. The list is growing every day, growing every time he opens his mouth. “FOR THE GOOD OF THE SERVICE.” HERE have been cases where public officiais have taken scrupulous care to keep personal matters out of the administration of their offices. Commissioner Enright does not appear: to care what the public may think of the motives that caused him to skip Lieut. Evans in his most recent promotions, For all the public can discern, it ap- pears that Commissioner Enright is paying off an old grudge in an unblushing manner. Lieut, Evans was in the confidence of Commis- F ea ? iret sioner Woods when Enright was “skipped” in pro- SE es " Sh. Ay ¢ Pi park a , ane wan, instantly ray motion. The turn of fortune has come, and Enright ? “a ‘ % inerrant is keeping Lieut. Evans from the promotion he Nxt the Battle of Jemappes, in seems to deserve as head of the list. ere vp arery pee ie The only explanation Enright offers is the cryptic ne ‘he crucial moment of the te statement: “For the good of the service.” Dumouriez noticed that his right 4 -Perhaps there are good reasons why the good of nie phan eee batores tat the service justifies the Enright decision in this case. Pisng hmealt. st thet If so, he would place himself in better light with hig._men he. began’ ‘to sine! the public by making a careful, complete and truth- schoruss, Thelr courage Ten ful statement of he hrs 4 they charea the coemy and Until he offers something of the kind, the public will continue to draw its own inferences, which are anything but complimentary to either the sports- manship of the Police Commissioner or to his attitude toward the responsible position he holds. From Evening World Readers What kind of letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one 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 eay much in few words. Take time to be briof. UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1922, by John Blake.) YOUR BEST REFERENCE. A man known to the writer came to New York with a pocket full of references from men prominent in a Western town. He presented all of them to prospective employers and got no job. At last he found a place he could get without a lee ence. It was a small one, but he took it. After that his worl was his reference, and such a valu- able one that he is now the head of one of the biggest busi- aess institutions in the country. A reference is merely an introduction. Men who are looking for employees of certain specific sorts pay little attention to them. Unless the writer of the reference is in a position prac- tically to order the employment of the bearer they are of little use. The best refezence in the beginning is the appearance and manner of the applicant. After that the.only réference of any worth at all is the way in which he dees his work. If you are hunting « job, look as if you had had a job before, and earned money at it. day. This victory placed Belgiui the hands of the French. In 1830 Heinrich Heine, the German poet, wrote of the * laise’’: “What a song! It thrills a fiery delight; it kindles within mij glowing star of enthusiasm an swift rocket of desire. Swelling, ing torrents of song rush f heights of freedom in streams as those with which the Ganges from the heights of the Himala: can write no more; this song An Anomaly, Bishop Gailor! When | and my com- To the Editor of The Evening World: rades who were wounded in France At my instance, Assemblyman Aron-|were brought back to America, and son introduced a bill at Albany to the|We discovered how these Prohibition effect that women, American citizens, |S!@ckers had forced Prohibition on the Gaia 4 country, and how we were surfeited should not lose the right to practise! with blue law fanatics, we wondered law by reason of marriage to an alien.]Jif, after all, we had not made a mis- My own case illustrates well the|take in fighting for democracy, We urgent necessity and justice of such|Cé'tainly did not see any evidence of it in our own country. I heard many a measure, Although an American) of the soldiers say that if there were born citizen and a law school gradu-|another war, we would let the Prohi- ate, my recent marriage to a British] bitionists fight it, But since your in- subject prevents me from practising|terview appeared in The Evening law. I am twenty-two years old and] World, we are beginning to believe losing my rights just when I was|that America has not gone entirely about to commence following my pro-| fanatic. We still have men like you, fession is a keenly felt handicap. As|and that is something to be thank- the law stands at present, should I] ful for. divorce Mr. Landau, my rights would} You are made of the stuff of our be restored at once, but so long as I] forefathers, Bishop Gailor, They retain the bonds of matrimony these| fought worse things than the Prohi- rights are denied me, bition and blue-law agitators, who are 1 would appreciate your calling the|causing discontent, dissatisfaction attention of your readers to the pro-|and law-breaking in this country. posed bill as [ feel publicity would|They sought to make a lot of spine- do much to impress the legislators |less old women out of American men, and the public at large with the im-|but they reckoned without that 100 portance of such a bill. per cent. American spirit you have IDA BIPNSTOCK LANDAU. [shown in your interview, — J. BYRNES Salutes Bishop Gatlor, New York, Mareh 5, 1922 To the Ealtor of T ening World: — May | Jail the Profiteers express my appyeciation ne af through your excellent papér of a] 7” ‘'* Heitor of Th i resting D ove vat man #0 worthy, so honest and,so fear-| - fe ed we ae AS Be - Shi es : jorse ans is sons e less in his opinion as Bishop Gailor?}ChATes eR sumone) Dave been indicted on profiteering charges It is splendid to know we still have] F iE: SNArate In this connection it is too bad that a such men in America real honest campaign cannot be made He is not unlike Lincoln, who was inst. this class. abused, reviled and insulted by those |“®™ hig gia who belleved in slavery. He ia aj ¥f,tve Government jailed every bus- splendid example of ma ‘Arnerican | DOM AF WHO Bronteered tn the: late ee We have heen so suifelted’ with | "a" the active membership of the intolerance, bigotry, and hypocrisy,|Chamber of other that it scarcely seems possible there|similar patriotic organizations such as are still men in this country who dure|tne Manufacturers’ Association would tell the truth about this obnoxious], considerably curtailed. ‘Then the w, the Highteenth Amendment pees Gallon ntated he had re-|bonus would go through with a lack veived letters of recrimination and in-]of opposition which would sult from Prohibitionists. I don’t] the innocent wonder: One has but to read the} All one needs to get 4 key as to etters these fanuties write to The|those who are really behind all this Evening World to see how small and} propaganda to keep the ve n from intolerant their minds are on the sub- | defiling himself by accepting a bonus ject. Thelr lettcrs are all in the]is to follow the stock market com- tame vein. If a man js not a hype-|reents in the newspapers. For in crite, and he admits that he does vot | stance, the evening following the de- ihink it is a crime for a man to drink | cision not to pay « cash bonus, com Photographs of Lloyd George all dressed up for the wedding help to explain his fondness for golf. The latter costume is so much more becoming. Reed Opens Fire on Treaty.—Headline Score one for the treaty. Jim Reed is a charter member of the Always Wrong Club. German words are not surprising to an: who knows the song. It fills one indescribable feelings. Mere | cannot express it. Composers have often made FJ the “‘Marseillaise.”’ In the ‘‘Fasck) schwank Aus Vien,” Schumann | suggests it, The authorities at) had given orders to supprest! ‘‘Marseillaise."*"| Schumann, whe angry at them, introduced the { so cleverly in his music that thé clals did not notice it. He alsc it with remarkable effect in song, ‘The Two Grenadie: ——— From Nature’s Pa Copyright, 1928, (dew Fork, renal y Press Publishing Co. A PREHISTORIC HOOSIE On the farm of Dora 8. ¢ Jonesboro, Ind., tillers of "2 covered, at the beginning of the tieth century, the Incomplete sk of a mammoth, which must hav: thousands of years before India. came famous as the home of 4 can authors, « ‘Only the feet and some of the were missing. In other resi that belonged to the monster, J) ing tusks, were on the spot wi owner deposited them when down, never to rise again. It is possible, though net that this four-footed giant had|* sive or defensive dealings wi Prehistoric American man, |, ‘The restoration of the with substitutions of artificial for the missing ones, has e! American Museum of Natural to convey by its exhibit a vi of the sort of creature that ACHES AND PAINS A Disjointed Column by John Keetz. Mark Twain, in his autobiography, says that whis- key sold for ten cents a gallon when he was a boy out in Missouri: Ten cents a gallon for Bourbon brow ; It seems too good to ever have been true! . Nobody will vey m attention to you if your appear ance suggests that you have had nothing to do for six months or so, Business men are cynical. They suspect that a man must have been out of a job because he has been incom petent, and they pass him by. Talk convincingly about what you have done and what you can do. Don’t boast, but be sure. Don't grovel. Don't act as if you would burst into tears if you don't get the job. And keep hunting. There are jobs to be found, even in times of business depression. Some of them will involve the wearing of overalls and the soiling of your hands, but they will serve for a start. After you get one, build up that reference of yours by the right kind of thoughtful work. What you do will speak for you far better than what your friends say about you. The employer has sufficient van- ity to prefer hid own opinion to that of other men. We do not decry the value of letters of introduction, But we urge readers not to rely on them too much. You can get a job for yourself far better than any one can get it for you. to hold it. The O. Henry prize of $500 for the best short story of the year has been awarded to Edison Marshall, of Medford, Ore. It will be handed to him in New York, at the Hotel Astor, on March 22. 0. H. never got any prizes, but accumulated instead a fine posthu- mous memory. Wonder if Hizzoner will veto the new salary raise that Is headed toward him from Albany. A second term is always a test of fortitude and rectitude, . The American Woolen Company made $9,000,000 Commerce and last year, Wonder how much the sheep got. The soats paid it. An Iowa seedsman advertises clover that grows to be seven feet high. That's the kind to be in! surprise And no one on earth can by a letter help you SWEET LILLIAN, A Bobbed Hair Roma of the Preseut Day. MONEY TALKS. From the Wise CHAPTER Iy, (Concluded.) a glass of Wholesome beer, he is an|ments followed «long these lines The world is bigger than you By HERBERT BENINGTON: over the Hoosier State ai the Nimerant : “Wall Street pleased at tr i pyright, 1922 Evening World) | exe n was emerging 5 ; ignorant ass, or a drunkard, or a|Wall Street pleased at turn in bonus! think it is, and you are smaller |Copyright, 1922, (New ne age when mai Grasping the robber firmly in bis hands, he gave it otleprer, or at the very least situation,” “Decision not to pay cash By Press Publishing € primitive state and beginning 25 than you think: you are. his eyes to the stars. —Helen his ey a severe shaking, There was a «grudging tinkle on the metal ledge and lo, out came the gum! 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