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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1919.

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Objections of League's Opponents Careful consideration of Senator Watson's address "Wednesday night makes evident that here at last we have a comprehensive statement of the features of the constitution for the proposed league of nations, that its opponents in this nation find highly objectionable. These objections may be condensed into four main classifications. First, that upon our accepting the constitution President Wilson submitted for our consideration during his recent brief visit home, we irrevocably sign away our sover

eignty as a free nation. Second, that through providing five of the nine members of the governing executive committee of the league our nation has but one and there are but one each for France, Italy and Japan Great Britain will havq the dominant power on that committee and therefore will become the real sovereign or autocrat of the entire world. Third, the league constitu

tion, to quote Senator Watson, "while ostensibly!

formulated to preserve peace, yet eight of its articles legalize war and four of them compel it." Fourth, the league is proposed as the successor to the old balance of power policy when, as matters now stand, the league will be but one-half of a new balance of power arrangement. With Japan hesitant of entering the proposed league unless treated on an equality with the white race regarding emigration, the future peace of the world probably will depend upon the balance of power between two leagues of nations; Japan, China, Russia and Germany composing one, the other consisting of the British empire enlarged by the addition of France, Italy and the United States. Senator Watson's expressed disapproval with this form of a league which President Wilson lecommends, met with the enthusiastic approval . m 1 1 1 1 1

of the enormous audience wnicn weignea ms words. It is evident if the final draft of the league constitution stands the same kind of interpretation as does this one, the American people will overwhelmingly reject it. The statement of objections is so comprehensive and the interpretations Senator Watson shows can be made of the different articles of the league constitution are so startling that citizens should study the remarks of the senator which appeared in the Palladium - Thursday in

conjunction with the articles which were

those removed by circumstances or their own efforts from that sort of distress that always hovers over the man who has no substantial stake

in the country in the form of a holding is that .'

they do not estimate properly the intense sentiment of the poor man for the place he calls home. Dickens, who had a wonderfully keen insight into human nature in the raw, said : " The ties that bind the wealthy and the proud to home may be forged on earth, but those which link the poor man to his humble hearth are of the true metal and bear the stamp of Heaven.' And again: " 'In love of home the love of country has its rise.' "The key to the problem of social unrest and political and economical unrest, too, for the matter of that is therefore at hand: Encourage the industrious poor man to acquire title to his home; let him have a stake in the country; let him, as the French say, 'stick his foot in the ground.' And this can be done without the exercise of that patronage which is certain to be promptly rejected by the self-respecting man; it may be done as a business proposition and a mighty profitable one at that. We believe that

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our friends of the working class will meet more than half way any well-thought-out plan to pro-

a xi v . f.A mieuaive iiuuiat

uiuwe nits atquisiuuu w nuuica , vc tvxc yiuiuuuu- of facllltleg tnat may be provided with-

ly impressed by the necessity which exists for out much extra cost, but which reduce

the employing element of the population to give earnest consideration to the opportunity that presents itself for insuring the prosperity of the entire body of the people.

"The Own-a-Home movement that is spreading over the country, and which has been taken up by civic organizations, is of much deeper significance than may be measured by the desire of stimulating business by putting construction work on a pre-war basis. It came originally from the people and was inspired by the fact that thejr enjoyed an unusual tangible prosperity in the form of savings ; it has, very properly, been taken up by organizations that will be able to bring wealth and enterprise to the realization of the aspirations of the people. The State Chamber of Commerce of Indiana has taken hold of the

subject with intelligence and vigor; other organi- expensive and a very satisfactory supJ a " ' ' port can be made of cheap twine and zations have become infected with the idea. And ! a few stakes to string it on. in the great good must come of this arousal of public j SfS'tS sentiment. j buy netting, so they went to a place "But in the lonir run the workineman will were refuse from the city was dumpxsut in uie iuiij, lun nit, YYuiKingiiidu win ed and secure(j a Dumber of broom have to exert himself to realize this ambition that t handles and enough discarded bale ;4. n i i .. wire to form a very satisfactory trellis is innate in all of us to have one spot on earth jupon which the pas were trafned. With a roof Over it that we can call our own. And j Tomatoes trained to a single stem it is not difficult to realize this ambition. The 1 building and loan associations present a ready ; ground, but the fruits themselves are

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A Weil-arranned garaen By providing supports of certain crops almost twice the number of plants can be grown on a given area. Where the garden is handled in an of strings or wire the beans are car-

intensive manner, there are a number ; ried up off the ground and occupy

less space than do those of the bunch

of a

the work of caring for the crops.

For instance, by providing supports for certain crops about double the number of plants can be grown on a given area, it is pointed out by specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Certain varieties of early peas do not necessarily have to be provided with brush or any kind of support to climb upon, but they will do better and yield more if given a support. With the later peas of the telephone or tall-growing variety it is essential that they" be given something to climb upon. Brush, if brush can be procured for this purpose, should be on hand and ready for use when the peas are planted. Substitutes for Brush. As a rule, brush cannot be secured in town, so it will be necessary to use some other form of support. Wire poultry netting 18 to 24 inches in width probably is the most desirable support that can be procured, but it Is

true

held off the ground, they are cleaner

plished a tremendous good in making it possible. and morf convenient for gathering.

j xjy priming -a.ua lying 10 siaKes a

much larger number of plants can be

placed on a given area. Also plants,

for the poor man to acquire real property. But

with the facilities that are now nrovided the

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j thrifty worker to get title to a home there is no shes, and beets', can be grown in the Irpnsnn whv the mnst. finmhle should tint, spc nre spaces between the tomato plants.

re-;..- t. ,, , , e ., , . , , , I Many people prefer the bush type of dor himself the advantages of canital in stretch- T.ima hpnn tn tv.a rr, r,! h.

printed in the Palladium Tuesday. j . hig HttIe savings to the Iimit needed to give I uie po1:s re required for' the Pit iren chin rw well .m self-interest demand , . , ,T ... .. , i bush kinds. It has been found, howUtizensnip as veil as sen interest uemiu him & tMe tQ thg rQof oyer him He wiU fmdjever that under most circumsance3 that We Should all inform ourselves thoroughly, the bankg an(J trugt companies wiU g0 altfie pole Lima beans are preferable. ihniif these i?nes o vital to the future of 0U1 , , , , , . , . i ... ; because they can be trained on the abOUt tnese issues SO yixai lO ine iuiure ui oui , Jong way tQ hejp hjm reahze hls ambitions and i strings or wires attached to a fence,

repuonc ana us estauusneu imhuuu.iS the organizations that are prompting the Own- T ? is ?Z Vre' .,,1;.!.,, . ...... . i beans can be trained on the fence it-

policies.

Home Owners Bulwark the Nation Against Bolshevism The Union, an official organ of organized labor, in a current issue comes to the support of the "Own a Home" movement with an editorial which calls on the working man to exert himself to the utmost to obtain title to his own habitation. The editorial expresses a fundamental truth when it asserts hat the attainment of a home can come only through the initiative of the individual. It follows in its entirety: "The greatest service industrial and commercial chiefs can render themselves and this country is to encourage by substantial means the natural prompting of the worker to acquire title to a home. For the home owner is not only armored against the slings of fortune he is alsG immune from the appeal of the Socialist and the Bolshevik and the I. W. W. "The trouble with most men and especially

a-Home movement may be depended on to greatly

facilitate his hopes

"But employers can do more than any other v

element of the community in furthering this work. They know their men and they know their own resources; they can promote organizations within their works for the forwarding of the home-owning movement. They can do this with- ' out offending the independence of the self-res-'

Ipecting worker and they can link his interests ;

with their own with hooks of steel.

self. By the use of poles or a trellis

varieties. The same is number of garden crops.

Vine Crops on Fences. If the garden is small and there is not room to grow Ihe vine crops on the ground, they may be trained to theveouth side of a fence or even upon the side of a building, so that they really occupy very little of the actual garden space. Where it is desired to have some kind of a screen or shade over the back porch, there ii nothing better' than pole Lima beans, as they form a perfect screen that will last throughout the summer and at the same time give a supply of fresh beans for the table. A little study of

the habits of the various crops will enable one so to arrange the garden as to get the maximum production without sacrificing quality or convenience in its cultivation. By proper arrangement of rows and the grouping together of crops of similar nature, the work of caring

for the garden is greatly reduced. For instance, all such crops as carrots, parsnips, salsify, onions, bt-ets and turnips that require very little space between the rows should bo grouped in one part of the garden. Those that grow larger should be given another place and those that cast considerable shade should be placed at the north side of the garden, where they will not shade the small crops. Making Watering Easy. Another special facility for the garden consists of a line of perforated pipe that may be attached to the hose and used to irrigate the crop3. Where

the land is nearly level, watering can be done very conveniently by discharging the hose into small furrows alongside the rows and irrigating the crops by the flooding or furrow system. Wherever the land is steep or uneven, the line of perforated pipe will distribute the water to better advantage. This can be used where a water supply is available, and it Is doubtful if it would pay where special pumping arrangements are necessary in order to provide the water. In sections where irrigation must be depended upon entirely for growing crops, special arrangements for get-, ting water upon the garden must be made. Last year a great many farmers of the irrigated sections provided special facilities for watering their gardens.

Opinions Expressed by Our Readers on the Proposed League of the Nations

POINTED PARAGRAPHS

WORSE THAN CHINESE PUZZLE Baltimore American. At present it is the peace treaty that passeth understanding.

GETTING LESSONS FROM PROFITEERS? Indianapolis Star. Burleson does not seem able to do anything for service, but he is strong in advancing rates.

A Time For Action

THE GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS DAILY TALK TIME "NOT MINE" Emerson, in his very wonderful essay on "Friendship,' says this: "We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected!" Just so are the great acquirements of our character and achievements. Those things which we seek to grasp and retain, as a part of the development of someone else, we do cheapen and prostitute, as we try our own clothes upon them. What an art to smile at the Not Mine and to give credit, where credit is due but to mindly pass into a creative courage where we may pay homage at home. Of course you will have to be quite individual to respect the axis of your own mind but it is a happy thing to do. Your world is worth while. There is plenty of room. Shoving is not necessary while stealing is despicable! Every man and woman soul is a sealed package at birth. What you are to the Day-by-day i3 a revelation of what you take from your own package or of what you take from the package of someone else. The important fact in the development of strength and power is that what you take from the allotment of someone else, you just that much crowd and disarrange what was originally made for you. What you have in you is capable of infinite development and expansion and multiplication, but not of imitation. I read of, or talk with, or take from in inspiration by using my eyes and ears and instincts and powers of interpretation, but I must respect the Not Mine whether of fact, or story, or person or else I do not respect myself. Nor do you. You are a person of worth and moment if YOU know and demonstrate it!

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Th public Is Invited to discuss th Paris covenant in this column.) SENATOR WATSON'S SPEECH Editor Palladium: There is an old saying that "He who proves too much proves nothing." That was the weakness of Senator Watson In his speech of Wednesday night. He would have us believe that the proposed constitution of the League of Nations was all bad, and much of it intentionally bad; that there was no good thing about it; no, not one. He gave arbitrary and imaginary powers to the executive council, where its constitution gives the council advisory powers only the right to recommend; and he built on this false foundation an eloquent and fallacious appeal to the American people to preserve their liberties which are about to be destroyed by "those foreigners;" and that while the United States had but one vote out of nine, Great Britain had five, and thus we were deliberately putting our heads in the British lion's mouth. Whereas, the constitution itself reads that "Each of the high contracting parties shall have one vote," and it names Great Britain as one of the parties. This construction applies to both the body of delegates and the executive council. It makes the legal status of the United States precisely the same as that of Great Britain or. any other member of the

league. Watson was equally unfair In his "mandatory" argument. Instead of

both parties to a mandatory being

subject to the caprice and dictation

of the executive council, the constitu

tion expressly provides, that the

wisnes or the people over whom a

manadatory is to be chosen, "must be the principal consideration," and also, that "the tutelage of such people should be entrusted to advanced nations who by reason of their resources, their experience or their geographical position can best undertake this responsibility." On the now popular subject of

Washington's warning against entangling alliances abroad, the senator was also unfortunate. In order to show the inconsistency of President Wilson, in such alliances, he quoted what the latter said before we entered the European war, which is very different from appealing to Washington at this late day; after this country has been Into such entangling alliances up to its eyes for nearly two years! It was one thing for Wilson to call popular attention to the significance of such a new departure in our traditional policy when the people still had the power of choice, and quite a different thing to appeal to the memory of Washington and his wise words at this time, after we have taken the plunge into the "seething cauldron" of world affairs in the very middle of a

world war. Mr. Watson and the foaming Beveridge are as much out of place now in their solicitude- for old

traditions or for democratic ideals as they were in keeping silent on that subject before we entered the war, when they were demanding that we enter the war but when the issue was open they and their patron saint, Roosevelt. By the way, It is Interesting, if not amusing, to note the belated devotion these Republican leaders are now showing with tears in their eyes to the traditions of the fathers, in foreign affairs. They were not as soliciious wfoen purely selfish considerations were at stake. They forgot Washington and his words of warning when they overthrew Queen LI1 in the Sandwich Islands by the menace of American arms. They were not at all worried about entangling alliances when they had a chance to grab the

Philippines, for as Beveridge so elo- , quently and with such unction declared "they are rich and we will , keep them forever." They bad no re

gret or conscientious scruples when Colombia was robbed of Panama by a foul conspiracy backed up if not.

engineered by the Roosevelt adminis-1 about the first railroad bridge built

tration. rso, not so! In each of these by the Pennsylvania, wrongs there was something to be

be achieved and the tender hearted !

Republican leaders were equal to the occasion! But to return to Senator Watson's speech; the most significant thing about it was what he omiUed, and not what he said. He confessed that

while he was in favor of a League of

peace armistice and are they to bo left at the mercy of their former masters?" If so, God help them! In conclusion. Senator Watson would permit the fruits of the World War, with all Its costs and sacrifices, to be frittered away and lost to the civilization of the world, leaving the world's last state worse than the first. After waging to success a war against the unspeakable Hun in the interest of justice, of America's own future and that of all liberty loving peoples everywhere, Mr. Watson would at this crisis abandon our advantageous position and all those millions who look to us for comfort and protection and surrender all that has been gained to date. He would do this after our unprecedented success in winning our great aUies to the high level of American ideals abandon all this and turn tail and run away and stick our heads in the sand! If this course does not mean ignominious failure, self confessed, I know not what adequate name to give it Such a course would put the United States in a class by itself that of being the champion hypocrite and moral coward of all time among the nations of the earth. It would mean that we were too weak to fight for our national ideals, or too selfish to coin those ideals into the warp and woof of our national life. Our country would become en object of world scorn and would deserve the contempt of the hoping and militant millions that we would have betrayed. Ti fMft.... - m . i . .

lauuicw me league means worm failure setting the world back one hundred years towards the feudalism

of the middle ages. But I have faith to believe these evils will not -come upon us. There is: a brighter side to the picture. President Wilson is the incarnation of faitlu and fidelity. He believes In an allwise Providenci. His faith and his serene spirit hare begotten faith to a world of semi-darkness. That faith, has already moved mountains. It. has already won its way with world peoples and world leaders. It will not fail; it cannot be denied. It will wini a Peace League for the nations of the earth. It will even soften the heartsof prejudiced partisans. It will even win the approving vote of James Eli Watson, Junior senator of Indiana. B. B. JOHNSON. April 3, 1919.

Who Made the Anchors for Old So. E St. Bridge

Samuel Marlatt, who is at Franklin,

made the iron anchors for the south

side suspension Jirtdge which collapsed

40 years ago, he says in a letter written to the Palladium giving Information cn the old bridge. Following is the letter: Editor Palladium: "In your issue of March 31, you ask the date and circumstances of the

collapse of the suspension bridg-?,

across wmtewater river at South Fourth street. I do not remember the exact date, but remember it was built in 1865, as at that time I was employed with Gaar-Scott, and made the anchor bars for it, and they are probably in the banks at this time. "I remember that they were ordered by Luther Mering, who insisted that they be made of refined iron, costing double the price of common iron, which would have answered the purpose equally as well. "The bridge did not last long. People hesitated to use It, as It swayed badly when one walked over it, and was quited narrow. I remember going over it once, but came back by the old National bridge. I was not afraid, but preferred the other route." Tomorrow Mr. Marlatt will tell

Memories of Old

IN THIS PAPER TEN YEARS AGO TODAY There was much discussion over the wintfMuiUif was t-V t attrQtfAil tha

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""rrl0 : attention of political writers on state

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From the Washington Tost. THAT the Sixty-sixth Congress, which is expected to be called into session within a few weeks, faces great responsibilities la fully realized by those who have made an intelligent survey of the situation. There is talk of investigations and probes into official acts of the administration, of turning the light of publicity upon matters which are now shrouded in mystery, of a general overhauling of the governmental machinery. There may be reason and adequate excuse for much of this but that will not be enough. The new Congress has constructive duties ahead of it which are of far greater importance to ihe country than anything else.

Representative Frank W. Mondell, who has been selected floor leader of the House Republicans, appears to have a proper appreciation of his party's responsibilities in the case, according to an interview in which he is quoted as saying: While we may have been pardoned for mistakes made under the stress of war, we cannot expect any such charitable estimate of our acts as the Sixtysixth Congress proceeds to the formulation of policies for the period of peace. If that statement may be assumed to represent the spirit which animates the men who will compose the new Congress, It augurs well for the nation. The first thing tc be done is to impress upon Congress that with the return of peace conditions have changed which demand a change In policies and customs by the national legislature. During the war billions were voted with scarcely toy. debate, merely upon the request of the executive?

branch of the government which was charged with the responsibility of conducting the war. That was patriotic co-operation on the part of Congress. But under peace conditions the spending of the public money in the same spirit becomes profligacy. Congress now should scrutinize every appropriation carefully and place the ban upon those which are unnecessary. An era of intelligent and conservative economy in public expenditures should be inaugurated, and thus greatly relieve the tax burdens of the people.

Then there are so many great questions, closely related to the industrial and commercial prosperity of the country, to be solved that the wisdom of the new Congress will be severely tested. The status of the railroads, the telegraphs and the telephones must be fixed permanently; the disposition of the merchant marine fleet built by the government remains to be made to the best interest of the public; legislation must be enacted for developing foreign trade and protecting home markets

from unreasonable foreign competition, and the national debt should be rearranged so as to bear upon the people

with as little discomfort as1 possible. These and other

problems, all having a direct bearing upon the prosperity of the nation, are pressing for solution. The Sixty-sixth Congress faces a stupendous task. It will be controlled by the Republicans and they will have ample opportunity to prove to the country their ability to successfully cope with the responsibilities imposed upon them. If they make good, they will materially advance the prospect of their party's success in the 1920 election. But if they fail, they must bear the penalty of public condemnation; Excuses will not answer.

Good Evening! By ROY K. MOULTON

MAKE IT A GOOD ONE. Nov they are trying to Put the ban on tobacco in every form. The insidious cigaret must go, The pipe is a baleful peril, The man who uses eating tobacco Should go behind the bars, And the cigar smokers As for them spurlos versenkt. All of which, of course, Is as it should be. Men are entitled to The mild but certain consolation Of tobacco, Which has inspired good deeds, Great works of art And masterpieces of literature. But why stop with tobacco? Close up the theaters, Stop all the movies, Put the ban on apple pie, Drive out French pastry, Abolish all hammocks, Burn up good literature, Forbid all circus lemonade And circusses as well; Ban all automobile riding, Blow up the soda fountains, Destroy all playing card, Make it a crime to dance, Plow up the golf links. Destroy the tennis courts, Kill everything that's pleasant And makes life worth living. If we're going to have a good world,

Let's make it a really good on! One that will be Worth while. Let it be hoped that wireless telephony isn't as phony as it sounds the firt time you say it.

Dr. Solf says the Germans never did really hate anybody. But it must be admitted they gave a fairly clever imitation of it.

Hun Ships Turned Over." Headline in Evening Mail. No good that way, we'll say.

Dear Roy: I never saw a shimmied fly; I never hope to see one. But let me tell you now that I Would rather see than be one. H. C. K. GUESS WHO? LTnwept, Unhonored, Unhung.

BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

EATON, O., April 4. Ralph Shaffer, aged 16, son of Edward Shaffer, was accidentally shot in the chest with a ball from a flobert rifle and was removed to a hospital in Richmond, Ind., where he now is a patient. "The ball pierced the right lung and lodged In the back. Advices from the hospital indicate he will survive his injuries.

vast, intelligent and " interested audience what kind of a League of Nations he favored. Not a single paragraph, not a sentence, not a line or a word did this "constructive" statesman suggest as to a proper thought or theory to incorporate into such an important document. All he did and

all he said from 6tart to finish, was to knock, knock, knock to tear down and utterly destroy if he could the work of other and better men the world's leaders in constructive statesmanship. He offered no aid to these world leaders not a word as to how to improve on their plan of a League of Nations, and yet such a' league is he says, as dear to his heart as the scenes of his childhood. But other Republican leaders, who were really interested in such a league, have found ways to show that interest by friendly and helpful suggestions and the spirit of sympathy and co-operation, even anxiety, for its success. Mr. Taft, who Is a patriot first end a partisan second, and Senator Lodge and Secretary Root, did not fail to make their real interest appear; but Indiana's two senators agree in this one thing only to damn the League of Nations with faint praise. It is an attitude discreditable to them and one that I am surprised that Senator New should take. Mr. Watson-realized the growing menace of the present European situation and the paramount importance of a speedy settlement of the questions growing out of the war; but while so deeply interested in a "proper" League of Nations be contented himself with the nonchalant declaration that his plan would be to drop the League negotiations, and conclude a quick peace with Germany. In taking this attitude he confesses an utter failure in the practical working out of even the peace terms; because the future welfare if not the very existance of the many new nations that have sprung into being since the end of the war, are 60 interwoven with the purpose of a League of Nations that no adequate protection can be afforded them except by league terms. Are their rights to be ignored in the

papers. William rJ. iiioageii oi ine Indianapolis News picked W. W. Zimmerman and J. Bennett Gordon as tho leading candidates. Superintendent of Police Staubach was asked what aftlon he might tako if Richmond movie, houses showed pictures depicting kidnapping scenes. He deferred judgment.

Dinner -Stor iei9

Senator Penrose, discussing the Cape May thoroughfares, once told of a conversation he had with a Cape May skipper. Amazed at the way they were skimming through the creeks but an inch or two deep, he said: I suppose, captain, that you think nothing of sailing across the meadows when there has been a heavy fall of dew?" "Right you are," said the captain, "though occasionally we have to send the men ahead with a watering can." The candidate was rather surprised when he faced the "audience," to find it consisted of one solitary person. Realizing, however, that an election may be won by one, so to speak, he braced himself up, and delivered his address as to a "packed house." After an hour and a half of pledges and promises he wound up with: "And now my dear sir, I will not encroach upon your valuable time any longer . "Oh, it's all right, guv'nor," interrupted the "audience." "Fire away! Don't mind me; I'm only your taxi driver."

The gold medal awarded by the 1

Reading High scnoois ior the best alumni essay was conferred upon Miss -Isabel Strawbridge. The brother ofS

and her essay was entitled, Tlie Spirit of 1917."