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question •• between t'he Wilson Jde11 lilnd the i..J.-f!).llle idea is not out o! place Ul-day. At Geneva the tlrat general meeting of the teague a.f ~lfatif!nt. Moxow is celcbratinr the tot11ll Q:efeat of Wrtn¢, and 'With it <thll certainty that for a ti!M tc ~om11 the SovMa wlll no:t :have :to faea \'·:..;- ... ~ l*ia~ce {Jf a !onnidablll ~Iat!ll'e. The :League •1. Nation$ n•s :uaembled 'under a clQud. America ill ablle~:~t. Mt;re than tbt, Amt~;lc• bat just 11m~rged a ~fd.ential c~m~pa(gti 'Whlcli baa been in· tert~reted by enemi~s of the LeagJ,te as a re_pudiatlon e:t the League idea. 'We have emerg1!d from a politi- cal campaip in which, becauae of partisan exlgen· alta, ;ma,ny of !Alnlne'• a<:cuaatlons a1r;a1na~ the exi$t- ~r world prder have l>i!on repeated by good bo~tr• ~It ora.tor•· In attscking Wbod~ow Wilron it has seemmgl)' Jleen found nt~eellart tD aaaert that the peoples and •te~roon of Eu-rope are glven over to imperialism, , to loot, tD all thlf evil pauwns that brought on the l(f\'t eatastl'ol}he of m ~ean ago. TI•e f~tl'ldament.a\ .ldea ~;~t tlte :Uape ha• been usalled by this insist· •nee thd tht old A a-m l• all atl'on&' as e\1tr among t1!e nltiPn& Linlllt micllt well ask what hope th~re • 1s !or a world order whicl!. hu refnred to learn !rom , iJ!e wotld's greatest ealaliUty. It is not a race betwoon th13 League of Nnt1on• Bolshevilm in the \ltae that B~>l•hevlam is now lmmiJJtnt danae:t ~ wattl'n and celltt-Al E1ll'Ope, military vlctorle~ of the Soviet& eannot bl'tlsh fta)' the truth wh1ch bas been ~oming out ot Rus- ,1 .... concerning what Sovi~ttsm~o mean$ tn .vraetlce. Bot.hevism will be confined to Ru$'ia. But there is • 1lo meaning to all this talk about il~•troying Bol· lJ',:hevillll m Russia 1n .a war of \tdeas if western f',Pvllization hu no great affirmative idea to aet u I' 1 a~t~Wtn BolslJevian>. Lel:lhUI Wtll not be shaken out of ,,, 1 'tower m Russia as long as he can point to the C~ut· .Ia. world refWiil:!g to learn the lesl!ons o! thE> war I There lS tumor of trade' resumptto11 with Ru•• I I Sila., oof vo-sible recogmtion for the Soviets, when Mr 1 Harding beeou.1es Preaident Rut there ls to be no • fte<llllition for Wilaonism! It the enennes oC the WJUe have the1r way, It will be a double re~otni- tloOc for Bollhevism The Lemne idea\'\! be vmtlt· e.t.ted in Russ1a. Th!l League \Ill ~,. u<\tcoy~d out aid& 4f RnMia .America's absence from Geneva •s an added co;n :lqrt to Moscow rn its celebration of mlhtti:t\Y '\'to> y Eleetion EchcH!tl 1 'l'lle Rep~tbliean swe~p hal bad tw~ oppo&ttol e1feetli Upon .RepublieJlUI. Some 1t ~at <1lat~d to the po!Dt of rllcltll1.an~3 ~ !Jtbe:ra 1t hu in•p~rfld •lti! wal'n· il1g• t(J the party to watch 1t1 ate; . .., ln tbis. en., the t'lltmtr have m~l!e•ted theJr entl!utufit }};y ¢1lh'lll:' UJl\ln ~tpublicl!n :women to \wipe gut Tunmany.\ No :fusiOJI, no n.<>ll-p!lrtllum mllmelpal rl)!onn, liut a st~ight lti!pulilic~n Mayor and &aril of Emlmate- that ill the pl:'O~l'Ullme 'l'lte U~ iJ not aJtQgfthet' the result of the l'ictory of Novembecr 2 Ever atnc<t Ourrkn and L~ Guardia were elected•Preside-nt of tliit Bo.rouj!;'h of Manhattan ~tnrl Pt est dent af the Board o! Al4ermen, r'*J!!'divtly, l'«!~ubltc:l\11 polit!L1atls hen- about~ how:e had thelt eye upon next year•s elty elee- tJOJl. Once l!IUth a hope would have bee:~! regardeil 1U the ~x.ttema Iff absutdity, but 110w it 1s belng treated ~~IQ;UBly, It IS a hope that bl><des 111 for- bettm governmetlt m th1s city Out !nng struggle f(lr bone•t t.nd f!ll\cient administrati-on has not be<Jn a •tru,egle •trainlt 'l'ammany alone. It lll\,8 been 1l 11truggle aJ!IliMt pattisamh!p cl, wbateH~I bue. To defea~ Tammany by puttmg in :a Republican set o! otlldalli woulol ~ at ~eat only a lull! victo1•~. Of r-ecent yu:r• Republicl!ns have reildeted conspicuolb llefflce to ~he cane of good govern}llent in this city by th& Jlll,rl they hii\Ve J,llayecl in fusion. T<t drAW IUide itl Pi:dll' to p after the offic!_l! ~s P<>litlcal spoilt would be. to JlW Tammany the compliment <Jf im1ta· tion. Thti unthinkint: contidence ln :Uepu bltCAn succes~ ia M~ exhibited by the leading R.cJtUblican o1 gsn af the Middle West, The Chicago fi'libwm rc~11nds ita readers tha~ ,.'the Republican party baa but lately re(1Gvered trom a schiam.'' :tt 1r~tnkly recogn1~5 that \there are tw() well-defined wings, j<Jmed by commo:ll pdnclpJel of party philoaopby lind tratlitic.rn. divided by dijferel).~ Ill empha1i11 u]l<)n pubhc pr<:>b · le11111 and a.s til method In deallnr wit1t them.\ ft ,tees in the llep11bllcan t>ll:r:liY' \an inl!.uent;al group which will diaw fxom .the mqnitll~le ot' Tuesday'• vlctozy encou:ragement for polic1ea ;vhich would bring: Mr. HardinJr'• admml•tntlon reversal llf. fo1 tune sooner than th1l)l now su~pect Itt the proldc of a great trlumplt.'' Theae men will interpl'et tbe Tesul~ o:t t'he election al \jnatifieation for re~hon.\ The1e can be no question of the co.rrectnes11 of true Tl'ibumt'\' positl<tn or of the deairability of pl:ying lteed to the wa:ming that it sounl\s. Both patties will 11• :tace to :lace with the Issue of party leaderthi p 'Wi14)11 the new Oonl!;'t ess. meets and • .Speaur nnd a lea<ler of tht m!cortty must be cho.ten. 'l'he ptellminal')' ml.ln(ll!uvrea wtll take place durlnr the cloatnr •etr~ion o! the present Con- gres•, ~hich aturn:blea ln'Dicemb\!r. On th:e Repub lican aide the attenlpt to replace tlie rule of seniDrity for the appQlnt:ment of committee chal:rnen \y a more enUghtene<,l procedure baled on abi!Jt:v and ex- perience will be renewed. There w-Ill alao be a, try for a more prog:xesaivo Representative in the Speak- er's chair than Mr. Gillett, ,Row m ucb vigor will be tbrl>'Wll into thelle undertakings no one enn say. Nothlna would augur more auaptciously !cor the party that will then be In power than a dllf\eren~ outcome of both conteal4t from that of two yett.ra ngo. On the Democratic •ld~. (!whz to Cha'lllp Cla-rk•s defeat, tlie contest will centre up<!JI the queation of wb~tbel\ Mr. Kitchin Is to play arain the ~le 'Of minority ieader that be pla:yed JO badly during the war. The resultll of tbue battle& will indicate the t.lm}'H!r ot the two partlea nnd tlt• eharacter o:f leglalat1on that may be expected The Law Sleeps Yesterday's fat.al pantc in~.an East Side mo;·ing- plcture theatre repeats 11 familiar 1tory. A law <R passed establishing a rcguhttton in the Interest of safety. It is le111 and less rlg1dly enfor-ced until 1t becomel! a dead letter Then an accident whtcb the law wall pasaed to prevent occurs and t.he nuthort· tiel remember tl!e la:w and start en!orctfltr 1t again. No law can ruarll.lltee immumty from trr.Jury result· mg tr(lm a cry of \Fire\' true or f&li'IP, but 1! dtll· dren were alloweii tD enter the Nev Catharine yes· terday unaccompnnled by parents or guardians, in violahon ot the law, the normal nsk of Injury and ot loss of hfc was fl':leatly mcreased ParPnts wh~ permit their cluldren to go to tile .. movie•\ alonE must l'!har(' in the blame for the traged~ Are there not some other neglected •af•tv reg-. ulatlom thllt- ahould be enforced nl<>n!!\ wttll the one prohlbitmg child~ fr<>fij. enUmlii: n theatre a!Olle ~ At Pnnceton on Saturday a ma,gntiloent team, ahve to evel\'r move of the enemy, rewurceful, hard· hitting, ami cnnny, overwhelmed !I t~am lacking all J those attributes of sueeess. The Yale team wa1 gam~ fighting deggedly to the last wh••tle, but It 't\as a dull team, and Reii>lned to regain itE• consr1ou•n~s• at onh rnr<> tnterval~ I rom the point of vtew bf the mnn who only S<'PS one or two football games s ~ear, 1t wu~ u firRt rate exhibitiOn. for 1t ahound(ld ll'l O'()tln field plu\s and >;amplt>R of spl'clacular •lf·ategv. Yale tnay be \\e pleaAt>d that such n Prtn<elu<> l .. nm ,omeJ along only onto tn a blue moon -oc •houl<l we say an orange On•? Smgle·Minded Soeieht-s tu tile 'l'q wire a photopaph nf nn In'tfian 1rom St. !,o-ui.; to Nei.v York is p1 oper en\l..gh 1111 u scielltiilc dem- onstration, but there would be a lot mol'& hunun inml!lifl 11'1 a photograph of If few Americkll• joying tbem~elves in HMana. is Contem})C)rary Opinion lte$ubmitting tlie Trellty \\'ith lr ~t~eet to the qut>stloD: wheU1t-r the :~bould .reau~mit the Pt H.t ·rHtllY to the Senate. it sooms ~ us that the conshl<> atlons wlllch ur\'e that aetl~c outweigh thase that could be advanced In, <it>PJJBltlon to lt. Indeed \\ lqw\ ot no renson Villy this should not be doll< except th~ single one 41ying in the POJIJ!Ii>lllty that II mlght tesult In r~qulrlnlo\\ the l'resld~nt \1> ratify on te1 m~ more obj~ctton!ll>le tp hlrn tl•an those 'll'hlch he has ah~ud) dt•nuuuccd If ho 1h.Ollld roaublnlt the 'f'1ent> he would tim ~u~ tucltl' incuP the obllp.tlon to ratlty It •uhJ~rt to whale,•r re!ervatlona the Senate mhrht adopt suwe the I e could be no object lrt reJillb- mlttlng II <'><eJll 1141! or lu>st~uln.r \n ending ot tlle 'Wa:r ami the •nllnn<~ uf the l'n.lt<d At,,.., Into the Learne or Nations H \\(1\lld be r-nJlJ<:Ura~ !\lg tp fllO Pre&lden~ ot coUrSt tn a~'~~t>nt to ratlftctttltm n• terrtls that he lta.s dcnount(i'd o.tul l'~'>rbal>• eve:n won~e- ••ne•, but: that i.a a predicament he , xpo••il lum•elf I • l>v submlttl%tg tile conllovel~)- tu.:t\\ tl u l1lmsl\lf ,ud tln ... t nate to a '•JI!Otemn Letters From Our Reader~~ Our Diplomatle ServiCf dotcnce ot ti• •IIPI:t to>!!. 10 R<~>rret Itt pll-.lnr time I• vatn aJ)d llrMdll c..,tempt !or qualltU!a alljl ltttrilluttl !llore WOt1llY tar tmn th-.t or ;)'i>1llh In y\u A oh~ 4etl-. 1naDI!-.qUAin.tl•l •• 'llh• nQmlle• ed tOft tha~ lri\<!W on ea~b 1!lxtttn\llty were noticed alld at t\t'8t atlr>bUted m~rely t() Jue~pon• • stbl& vandaU•tn O>' tiMe tho nne apd \\'' .getlo quality of • tllls yea;r's ~crS,PJ>lt CI<lJl which ~way!< ct.uoe\ eonstd- erable e'ltoltement ll.nd hallu;;lnlili<ln amona- the hl&'h- l!>lrlted cltl:zons of Pblladel)>hll\, Eut when ,. beautiful JOUu&\ lady, said 10 be a Atudent cat I~•Yn M.aw• College, was apprehet<ilfd In the net o! ll.ttncklnr the llOtel <~&'IB· t~ With a l>Ah of Ml>ear• tnqulrleo W'~re made M1 Richard Fran~• w~IJ know11 1 tlllder a nom de plume} ns the author of an ex.,.llent );)ook c.r dotectlvo storleo, \Samuel Lyle, Crlmlnolortot.\ waa call•d In tor con• aWta.tlon. Mr. Franc!., t<ftet \m.tnlllh'>l tit~ regtst~•. S<>On d!I!ICOV•red the II!Cret, Jt *JlPPirJI tho.t W:lliam AlcF'ee. th& e!lltbrtJ;~d authoo sp~nt a nill\bt at thll! hotel a few we<tk:.e aa-o. art.t hkd ~<~ra•d thl\ book. Tile news had l!J;>read amon&' the lite I ai'Y C11tel'lt• ot the eltr, and ov~r-zealoue .,.utograph eol~toi'JI were 11ttemptllll\ t<> deapDil t••o alb\lm or hla v•lua,ble •·rnattu·e The pro- prl•tor (lf de h~tol now has a, doubt,. shift .,r st<.Jwn.-t cler~ cmH' tp~ tha Llt:sk night at~d da.} Mi1s Gu,n~) 011 R. L. S. Is. t.:llarmlng hut. alu;; lhO:lymou.s client ltaa bePn bT~eious rnough to so <I uo two l:>eo.utlful examples of tile work of th<' In!• 1~1ut•o Tmoc:•n Gplney, bqth prl· vatol;y pr]nt•d In H•>•t•>n hv l\opel•nd &: De) One of tne•e Is \Nine Sonn~t.. Wrl t•n nt O>fpnl\ the otllor lo that very rnu• -.nd much •h~rlsh•<l booklet, \Robel t Loub• Stevense>l) A Study by: A 8' with a PN!Iudc 4tnrl & Po.,tlude by !. I G '' A B. ot CMltK<>, Ia :MISIJ Alica Brown, whose brilliant nnd beautJtul eua:r Is remcm• bered l>y ma.ny grateful Sto,en~«>nian-altllou.-h v.e have always eotnewhat domurred (with p10!>f'r dcfe•- •nco) IC> hl>r dictum that R I~ S was IJD<ora.tll Of the fentllline h~art. It Is to b• relllenJoor~d that M\' Brown's ettld)' wa11 writtE-n •oar.n after Stevenaoo • death, and ~>Prore (we think) the publlaUon or W•h of Hfrmloton,'' \\It b It~ ml>&'lliftce!bt p<~rtr•~al of th& two I<lnohl't! --·-- \Ve are partleu!ii.rly glml to )ld\ thl• Stevenson tribut~. bec&u.., It suggoots that we reprint a few otanU.! from Kills Gulnal •• (lYQUI .. ItE- \Val•dletjon n \rltte11 after Tualtala'\ death Ollb the <>ther day ono ot our cllentt, n1>t famlltar with l•U•t ~ulne:r'e wrltln11•. aal<l>d u• to reprint something or 11<'•1 on tht (l ... en 'M•o foilo\ lnl Une~. then are taken from her trtbute to tbe \anlohed miLcldru~ A V •leclittiora Where from water o blue out.poat Lontll' Beauty calls, Call•, and down tho gh>~ 1111r f'oa...~t ~'ell donial falls, Where tern above the cloud 'l\rooi>ln.rrt. Jmve h<>nr\1 I' rom tbe Prince or \\ f'lnomes by, ao alnd •ru•Un&' word; W'beee tho !llanted glen• Unbar Boldly to lllP gat .. And a..romn\'. JoosPd nfar !U.. tltc trader • Rail, \V'bnn!l O'\ er Javn. ~I\e ... llane<ei the vine, F'o1 a symbnl pe.rtectQd, thy sl\puh hre [l.nd ~brma' lltemory like a •aJnbon' ~all' Painted on the 111om Deareat llattle that on a prayer Chritlonl) Is bo11'P Soon to rom meA exhaled, l.J.nrer nnll h' e .St'ed no purer untr nul n 1 h '-,lid Ike men t'.tUJ give • \t 15 hard to for~<:o QUOtlllg tho \hole Of thla poem. But 1~1erp lB one uf tloe <>ttrllor 1t<lliZ:aa tb•t we e!t1lnot re.J.II1, not only for Its a.dm1rably S.) Jla.biE\-d tendernl?!ls but for it. .. aallant oaten for tne art. or r.oman.,., as &.Hainrt tbil.t or the rumbling and too cJ.rn•I touch C~f !l<llne wr!tel\!l ot aur time \VIl ~r truant to tllt North Chidmi;. ea n ro•tot ~'I Whl~b of ctU•• leaning fotth '!'ouch him :t11 b•Core• \Vhrre se1T:ied (ant ~tfl'R~ s r\rt as ot old, Nt;~vennou.-. alr•f r.1 loved oriflat:nint> of &uhl --:-- 'l h041o. who want to look tlp the. con1p1ete te-xt of :Y~s Gu!ney\a p(Jem will riM It t·~j)l-Jnt~d wlth •om. r•· vision•. In Stevoensonlana <>rltt•d trv J A llammerton CW' Marint!rs' Department ' ' ' .. , r ' ; i r \