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PIlll.AUKI.flllA. TllfnMrAl , JAM'AIIY 11, 1916.
The icorhl knoiri iwthlni) of its greatest
men. Sir Henry Taiitnr.
After the Pennsylvania t'ailroail bullils
that new hotel In 7th avenue New Voi'ls, It
might consider the hotel needs of this city
also.
The Hrltlsh paper blockade Is to continue,
but Sir Edward Grey wants tho neutrals to
understand that It Is made of pretty stiff
paper.
Humblest apologies to General Valciluno
Wcyler. IJaik In '9S wo called him "Butcher"
Wcyler. Toilny wo know that he was tho
forerunner of civilized warfare.
The monitor Is not obsolete after all. The
Allies are still using It to get In close to shnn
In order that they may shell the German po
sitions on the nelglnn coast.
Ono result of the compensation law Is the
physical examination of cmplojes. The doc
tor has become a llxtum In every great In
dustrial establishment. This ought to mean
ultimately better health for workmen anil a
general Improvement In the conditions of
1'vlng
Fpr nil that the world really knows about
the physical condition of the Kaiser he might
as -well be the inhabitant of another planet.
The difficulty of obtaining authentic news,
thnt Is timely, from Kurope Is far gt eater
than the worst pessimist could have
imagined in the days before the war. Mili
tary rule shames the lam.
There will lie no coal strike, for the miners'
convention has decided that tho men must
continue at work during the negotiations
over a new wage scnle, oven If agreement
has not been renched on April 1. Now will
the coal dealers stop putting up the price,
with the npproachlng strlko as an excuse?
It Is better not to have any civil service
rules at all than to have them in such form
thnt they serve to defeat the real objects of
civil service reform. The civil service sys
tem Is Intended to protect reliable public ser
vants from the vicissitudes of politics.
Unless It does that it H worthless and the
expense for its maintenance Is unwarranted.
Philadelphia did not hesltnte to ask the
Btato to authorize it to borrow money where
with to build a rapid transit system and Im
prove harbor facilities. But now that the
:lty has the authorization it hesitates about
using It, as If there could be any room for
doubt in the matter. The expunsion of credit
has made modern life possible, and the wise
use of credit is tho making of great cities.
In reference to the agitation against the
presentation of "Mnrio-Odllo" In this city, tho
police power Is ample to protect tho public
against Immoral exhibitions of any sort. As
a matter of fact, the cxerrlso of this power
Is a. far better corrective than a censorship
such ns that which now passes on all moving
picture productions. The moral senso of tho
community generally makes Its-elf felt when
necessary, and there is nothing quits so de
structive to Immorality, on tho stage or In
life, as publicity.
All that Nathan T. Folwell says about Mr.
Knox Is true. Tho distinguished Pittsburgh
Unvyer has had n breadth of training that
fits him for nny post In tho country. His hor
vlce In the Cabinet and In tho Snato has
given him tho point of view of tho legislative
and of the executive branches of tho Govern
ment, His association with largo business
enterprises has qualified him to deal with the
larger problems of industrial policy. All this
can be admitted without going so far at the
present time as to say that he is tho most
available Republican for the consideration
of the Chicago convention. Even thoso who
do not like him will grant that ho Ih one of
a considerable group of distinguished Itepub
llcans from which a good nomlneo could ho
selected.
M. Santos-Dumont gave some Intimation
of what mechanics may do for the wars of
the future when he said that an ueroplane
has been perfected which can be sent into the
air without a human occupant and guided
by a wireless operator at a switchboard until
It has gone eight miles. Then It can bo
turned and brought back again. Such mar
velous machines are already being made, and
ore shipped from New York to the war zono
as fast as they can be completed. M. Santos
Dumont thinks that the airship Is the war
engine of the future. His surprise that so
'little has been done with it in the United
States is shared by other observers, espe
cially by those who know that the French
force of aerlulists Is larger than the Ameri.
can regular army.
There will dm general satisfaction if the re
port ehall be erlfled that the President Is
insisting that Germany must admit she
Uolatcd international law when she sank
he Lualtanla. More is Involved in the case
than the payment of Indemnity. No civilized
Govurnment can consent that merchant ships
may be sunk without warning or that non
Hibatants may be murdered without a
ehanifa of scape merely because the mer
ahiJii phip happens to fly the Hag of a bel
Kgvrent. Whether the Allies are flght.n our
liattlfts for us or not. there can be no doubt
ih4 ore flshting the battle for all hu
ataiAHy to tfee tmsiianta case. Wo must not
i)rmii t wntublihn?iiit of a p.receJent
EVENING LEDGEK-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1916.
which can by nny possibility be cited In Jus
tlflcatlon oi wilful murder on tho high sens.
The reluctance of Germany to admit Its
wrong Is Understandable, nut reluctant or
not, she must admit It before the American
people are through with her.
A MANUFACTUKED EMERGENCY
The I'rilerat Income tax, mltlmrlf eil for
nir In nn rmrrupitej lm hern rcsorlcil
lo lij flip llcmiicrncj to meet Hip pIrpu
rp i f m mmtiifm'iHreii ilellclt In rcxcinies
lirniiKlii nliniil hv InrllT reilm'tlnn. It
trpinpN nn tlip tnlnu: prporrtp f the
Mnlon n nil Mpiitipiin tlip n lilt It. v of the
mil Inn to in re I n rent rliiiTurnrj .
AHl'SlNMSri man called on a friend to
Indoiso his note nt the bank for a
lnrge loan.
"1 will leave the money In the hnhk and
repay you In n short time," said the bor
rower. "I nm putting through a deal which
may bo bigger than I can carry with my
present cash, but 1 do nol think It will be.
1 want to be prepared for nny emergency."
Tho friend Indorsed the note, only to find
In a few weeks thnt his money had been
used In nn unsuccessful attempt to stave
nrf bankruptcy.
A man with a limited vocabulary would
hnvo no dllllculty In piopeily characterizing
this transaction.
The Htntos of the 1'nloii today find them
selves In tho predicament of the man who
Indorsed the swindler's note. They were
urged n few yenis ago to empower the
National Government to levy nn Income tax.
They were told that Ihelo was no Intention
of using that power, but that it was needed
1 ns n mensure of llnnticlnl propntedness
j nunlnst wnr or other grave emergency.
In response lo this plea of national
patriotism the States consented to share
with the Government in Washington tho
light! lo raise money by a tnv on n source
of revenue open In the past to tho States
nlono.
Congress, controlled by the Democrats,
betrayed the confidence of the country. No
sooner wns It empowered to levy rn income
tax tlinu It set out to icdueo the revenues
f i om tho tarirf anil lo create nn emergency
which would Justify resort to taxing the
Incomes of the rich.
That is, "oligres decreased tho liuiden of
taxation on tho foieignor and Inct cased It
on the man at home. That "the foreigner
pays a large part of the tarirf tax cannot
be denied by any Oemocrntlc advocate of
nntt-diimplng laws. Up sells his goods In
our market nt such a price as will find
purchaser!;. If the tat Iff is high he reduces
ills price, and If it is low ho make, so much
more profit. The producer In America dues
tho same thing. He sells abroad for loss
than ho charges at homo because he Is com
pelled to do It to got Into the foreign
market. And be is glad to do it in order
to dispose of his surplus- product, lie pays
a large part of the tariff levied to protect
tho home mnrket of the foreigner, Just as
the foreign producer pays a large pnit of
the tariff levied to pi.itcct our producers
The power of Congiess to levy any sort of
nn Income tnx in any uay that pleases it
1ms now boon .sustained by the Supreme
Court, and the Democratic leaders are plan
ning to place a heavier burden of domestic
taxation on tho country, legardlcss of the
needs of tho States. Any form of tariff Is
so offensive to it that it is ignoring tho old
Democratic plea of a tariff for revenue, which
could be levied without trespassing on the
preserves of the States.
The leaders In Washington, who owe
allegiance to their States as well as to the
nation, should read the recent message of
Governor McCnll to tho Great and General
Court of Massachusetts, in which lie says:
The States perforin the most expensive
functions of government, and especially
those functions which most closely concern
the people They provide education, roads,
tire and police protection and ninny other
Important services. We nlse each jenr In
.Massachusetts to carry on our local govern
ments KWCO.ISG. or about $26 per capita.
Bxcluxlvt of the postal department, where a
special service Is rendered In carrying let
teis and commodities, the nntlonnl expendi
ture Is now about $:i per capita, and that Is
larger than it ever has been In time of
peace. In other words, we require in Massa
chusetts nearly three times as much per
capita to cairy on our local governmental
functions as Is needed by the nation, and a
similar disparity Ih shown In very many of
tho other States of the t'nlon.
Obviously. If tho State.s are to continue to
perforin the vital functions which they have
so long performed, the National Government
must respect their sources of levenuc, and
should conllnp Itself to tho rich and almost
limitless tlelils of which It has exclusive
command. In times of grave emergency,
when the existence of the nation is at stake,
tho last dollar In the countiy should be at Its
command, but except In such times tlieie
should be no settled policy or taxation estab
lished at Washington which would threaten
to cripple the local governmints of the coun
try and Impair their eltlelono .
The logic of this reasoning applies to the
proposed now tnxes on automobiles and
gasoline ns directly us to the contemplated
lowering of the limit of taxable incomes and
tho Increase In the rate of tux on largo
fortunes. Tho nation Is confronted by no
emergency which Justifies emergency taxes.
If wo exhaust our domestic sources of
revenue, whero can wo go when n real
emergency arises and our sources of revenue
from taxation on foreign trade are closed?
CLEAN BOXING
IF TUB limited-bout, no-decision regula
tions fall to keep boxing clean and honest
In Philadelphia, then tho supervision of tho
police, which is requlied, will have to bo
strengthened and more vigorously exercised.
As a matter of fact, boxing has been as stain
less as spring water In this city, and if Is
only because they are exceptions that
"framed" bouth attract attention nt all. Tho
mere shadow of suspicion cast upon a light
brought direct orders from Director Wilson
for an Investigation. In tho Interest of the
sport It Is to bo hoped that tho trial will be
speedy and decisive. Monday nights have
been times of keen zest for many men who
are not particularly brutal, and the very
limitations of the bouts have ndded to their
Interest. But shadow-boxing, "wrist-slapping
bees" and pugllstlcs a U Vernon Castle
aro as disgusting as they are cowardly and
dishonest.
ARE WE SHIRKERS?
IT IS almost unbelievable, In view of recent
historical events, that the Democratic
party should insist on Its wild scheme to leg
islate the capacity for self-government into
the Filipinos. With our splendid public school
system, supplemented generously by private
educational institutions of all kinds, it has
been a difficult task to maintain an electorate
of sufficient understanding to vote intelli
gently. Mexico has been a republic for gen
erations, but with no apparent progress
toward real democracy- To grant freedom
to the Philippines would be simply to re
nounce our obligations in that part of the
world and surrender the islands to a riot of
lncorapetenceWnd ultimate social ruin.
1 Tom Daly's Column
MAHLON W. NEWTON, standing In tho
lobby of his hotel, noticed a hey rubo
person gawking about the place nnd
presently recognized him as ".take," who
worked beside Newton when, ns a farm-boy,
ho cut corn for f0 rents a day down Vlnccn
town way, many years ago. .take didn't
know him nt first, but finally he said:
"Shuck!)! you hain't Mnyl Newton!" "Yes,
1 nm." "Well, whut ye doln' here?" "Oh,
I've got n good Job hero." "Don't sny?"
"Yes. Come over and hnvo something for
old time's sake." .lake had some red-eye, and
when Newton moved nwny without pnylng
for It .tnko said: "Don't ye have to pay fur
the liquor?" "Oh, no," said Newton, "that's
part of the job."
Later .lake was Newton's guest nt lunch,
with nil the flxln's, nnd Jnkc noticed here,
too, thnt his friend wnsn't obliged lo pay.
Lntc In the nfternoon, mellow nlul duly Im
pressed, Jnlte bade a reluctant good'hy.
".Mnyl," ho said at parting, "you want to
tflke mighty good care n' thet Job, Vnuso It's
a dnrn good one."
Humpty Dtimply
t'otir klili Mpoii a fence! The MuUt
l( tmiorcurr nt surh a helylii
Quite vhokal my fnt alii heart with rliht.
To them It tens n huue tlclluht.
Mi, met It mu.it he ju.it Immenic
Tit he n kid itiiini a fence,
fncou.ielnui that If you should fall
You'll html yourself to hcllcnall!
IT seems to us there's n fortune nwnlt
Iiir tho man who will Invent u shirt-stud
th n phonographic attachment to make It
sing automatically:
"fi ' take us out before von send
our tliess-shlit to the wash, mv friend."
t h Etigtuette gof thogj) Table, jjjft
Krtmi "IIIII'm 3liinii.il of s lul nnd llulnes Forms,"
! Tho i; mil. (iiicnKn, isv.
l.'ntbiR With the I'nrk
Fashions coutluiuill. chnngc It doew not fol
low, bec.iuse be doo tint keep up with them,
that a mail talks br.ilnx; still lo keep some
when near the pievnil ng style, in habit, cos
tume mid geneiiil deportment. Is lo avoid at
tracting unpleasant attention
l'"nhlon change In inniles nf rutin,. i,..
i quof ounh't. primitive man conveyed food to
his mouth with his
lingers In process of
time be cut It with n
harpeneil instrument,
nnd held It, while he
did so, with something
pointed. In due time.
1-Ik i:i In.orrc.t ii """ "l0 advancement.
Men Kir liolillnR knife nn 1 or e!lll7ntlon, there
r,irk came the two - lined
foil; for holding, and the broad-blndc knife for
cutting the food and ooiielng It to the mouth.
As vtnrs have passed on, bringing their
change-, the three nnd fotir-tineil forka have
come Into use. and the habit of conveying
loon wiin mem to ine
mouth, the advantage
being that thero Is less
danger lo the mouth
from using tho fork,
as food Is lesu liable
to (hop from it when
being coneyed from
tho plate. Thus the
knife, which is now
only used for cutting
meat, mashing pota
I'ln II Correct position
for holding; knife nnd
fork.
toes, and for a few other purposes at tho table.
Is no longer placed to the mouth by those
who give attention to the etiquette of the
table.
Krrors to He Aiolded
Never make a display when removing hair,
insects or other dlsngreeable things from your
food. Place them quietly under the edge of
your table.
Never make an effort to clean your pinto
or the bones ou have been eating from too
clean; It looks ns If you left off hungry.
Never expectorate at the table: also avoid
sneezing or coughing. It Is better lo arise
quietly from the tnble If jou have occasion to
do either. A sneeze is prevented by placing
the linger firmly on the upper Up.
Never spit out bones, cherry pits, grape
skins, etc., upon our plate. Quietly press
them from your mouth upon the fork, and
lay them upon the side of your plate.
Grip
Don't care to hear of Wilson,
Nor of Europe's war,
Don't care to rend of baseball,
Kaiser or the Czar.
Just don't cure how Teddy
Whoops and lets things rip;
World has lost attraction
Got the grip!
Don't care about Anconn.
'Souse me' sneec and bark,
Don't care what H. Ford does,
Won't rend about Champ Clark,
Don't care If Touts or Allies
Get Greeco on the hip;
Don't care a darn for nothing
Got the grip!
Three or four more stanzas, -nnd then
Don't caro If collector calls
Forty times a day.
Don't caro if children cry
Or on the car-track play.
Don't care If tho waiter
Acts too fresh and flip;
Don't care If world should end,
Got the grip!
I.os Angeles. Lue. T. Vernon.
The WrortR Note
(Part of a letter from a relative in Ireland)
"And, oh. I nearly forgot to tell you of a
Mtory about 'Old Neddy' of Cloudahorky. The
wife has been keeping his old age pension
lately, not that Bho Is badly In need of it, but
to prevent the old buck from frequenting the
pubs. Hut what did he do the last fair day,
but steal away unknownst to tho Missus, with
a small pig which he promptly sold for 25
shillings.
Then ns long as the funds lat-tcd he treated
everyone he met (not forgetting himself). But
before spending his last penny he bought a
ballad from a street singer. "Tlpperary," it
wae, and printed on one nlde of grayish paper.
When folded with the blank side out the ballad
sheet was the dead spit of a pound note. And
that's the way Neddy struck it Into his pocket
Well he zigzagged out the road and arrived
at home while the wife was visiting Murphjs
of Sand Hill, you know. He undreesed, hung
his trousers on the bed-post and fell Into bed.
The Missus learned from Murphys that the
old fellow had sold the pig and painted the town
red; so she hurried home. When she entered
the house Neddy was snoring. Mrs. Neddy
was blazing with auger, but splng his trousers
she searched the pockets and found the sup
posed pound note. Her anger turned to Joy,
but short-lived Joy it was, for the words of
"Tlpperary" glared up at her a moment later
when she had unfolded the note.
Neddy was awakened by his wife's loud cry
ing; and seeing her standing with the ballad in
her hand, he said now what do you think
he eaid? "Arrah woman, give over; fer ye
haven't the right chune to it."
Shan.
Sir: We had been discussing gender nouns in
our class and then the lesson turned to proper
and common nouns. I asked: "What Is
dress'?" A red-headed boy put up hit; hand
I nodded to him to answer, "It's the feminine
of pants," said he.
Teacher.
NO) WK'hh BE TOO OLD FOll IlOVb' STOHIES
Sir Why not take a fling at the latest Ger
man undersea boat, "The super-submarine ?"
Are we to read in the post bellum boys', stories
of the subaqueous commander being monarch
of all he periscopes in bis super-submarine?
jr. F. c.
7 '' rnovnvTrt TTAPFJ TO START HIM Xv If. . N
WjYvtv'M' Sir j ,.'-.'" . '"jC j ""' ., '... rl to th
W- IT ' ' ' J
JUDGE GEST, OF
THE ORPHANS' COURT
Knows How to Write Entertaining
ly as Well as Authoritatively on
Legal Subjects Learned in the
Law and Outside Thereof
EVIDKNTDY there's more In tho Orphans'
Court of Philadelphia than Is Indicated
by Its name. Ono of the most useful books
lo tho practitioner in that court, and nt the
same time ono of the most Interesting books
to lawyer nnd Inymnn alike, Is entitled
"Practical S u g ges
tlons for Drawing
Wills nnd the Settle
ment of Kstnles In
Pennsylvania." It's
full of wit and humor,
yet it's a law book.
It is, moreover, a
treatise that comes
under the description
of "standard." Fur
ther, it lives up to its
title by being thor-1
ougniy "practical, in
short, it's no ordinary
book.
Legal nnd llfrary
scholarship mingle
111010 l (Hltekunst.
j lido n oi:st.
therein. Principles nnd procedure are illus
trated by anecdotes as well as "cases," and
illumlnnted by allusions to books of fiction
ns well ns ponderous tomes of legal lore.
Glancing through tho pages one notes quo
tations from Meredith, Browning, Horace,
Byron, Dickens, Georgo Eliot, Kipling,
Plato, Pope, "Piers Plowman," Shake
speare, Thackeray, St. John nil for the elu
cidation of tho drawing of wills nnd the set
tlement of estates In Pennsylvania. The
reader also runs ncross odds nnd ends of
curious Information such ns might bo found
In a well-kept scrnpbook, and a well-kept
scrapbook, be It declared, Is the most
Interesting work in the world.
Curious Wills and Codicils
From pngo 4G, with tho footnotes omitted:
"The stntute says, 'Every will shall bo In
writing." But how shall the writing bo mndc
and upon what mntorlal? Here Is room for
variety. A brilliant author wrote a story In
which a will was tattooed on n woman's
back, and a recent novelist conceived the
Idea of branding a will, In paragraphs, on a
number of horses nnd cows, much to tho
embarrassment of tho probate Judge when
the living document wns offered for probnto.
But In real llfo some testators seem to try
to propound conundrums for tho court. A
will scribbled on a slato has been held not
to bo within tho spirit of tho statute, hut a
will may he written In pencil. I knew a
connoisseur who wrote n codicil on a blank
check, nnd a will was recently admitted to
probate which was written on a vlsjtlng enrd.
Mrs. Eliza Jane Guston wrote her will In
pencil on nn old gns bill or circular
Lord Clyde wroto a codicil on club paper,
giving Thackeray a theme for one of his
Roundabout Papers, and Lord Grimthorpo
wrote three of his 14 codicils ' on the
backs of nn old letter, a dinner Invitation
nnd a circular. Be advised, therefore,
and ndhero to tho time-honored though
humble materials of good white paper and
Ink, unless you prefer typewriting, which
has the authority of tho Act of Juno 18, 1895,
P, L. 209."
"Tho most effectual way to settle un
estate Is to run away with all tho assets,"
wo aro informed. "This plan possesses not
only the obvious merits1 of speed nnd sim
plicity, hut also relieves tho courts of the
labor of construing tho will, and, moreover,
produces in the bereaved family, however
discordant they may havo been, a feeling of
singular harmony." Tho author points out
on another page that If a patient lives
the doctor must collect his bill Just like a
butcher or other creditor, but if the patient
succumbs to the operation or tho medicine,
the doctor or druggist, like tho undertaker.
Is made a preferred creditor. The authorvis
by no means a Jokesmith; his distinction is
rather the ability of talking or writing on
a "heavy" subject in a light nnd .entertain
ing manner, yet with authority.
John Marshall (lest wrote this book before
he was appointed Judge of the Orphans'
Court, us the successor of Clement Diddle
Penrose. A prominent lawyer remarked the
other day that "Judge Penrose, to, an ex
tent, made our Orphans' Court hNy, always
courteously and thoughtfully striving to do
the right thing nnd never standing on '
technicalities, and Gest was the one man
pre-eminently qualified to follow him."
Lawyers hardly know whether they like
Gest the better for his qualities as a, judge
or his qualities as a man; but the distinction
ntimverM nn Inconsistencies. Gest. thev sav. I
is Gest. whether in the courtroom or out of 1
it courteous, affable, learned, able- '
Judge Oesf. leanMdntu i the law.
I & pit
lb siW
IE VC&
NSSj3k 4 3t&4VtMHf
though up to date, Is of a moro or less old-
fnshloned kind, In that it embraces an ex-
ceptlonnlly thorough knowledge of legal
OllglllM HUH 11 1UIIIII1.1I IC , illl-1 ll.ltt t.ltlWII,.
lawyers than It used to be, with the writings
..ll ... r...llln..l.. wnn m. n.v.....n-
i of Coke, Littleton nnd other fathers of the
I law. Ho has mndc a special study of med
I leal Jurisprudence:; hut for thnt matter Is I
I ono of those men who nro nlways looking for
1 more worlds of knowledge to conquer nnd
j who conquer them. Judge Gest nt piescnt i
Is chairman of the commission nppol: ted by
I Governor Brumbaugh to standardize the
1 Pennsylvania lawn relating to estates of deco-
1 dents. That may not bo tho exact title of
I tho commission, but still It covers some
I ground.
I A Fast Train lo the Alps
j Cost's scholarship came to light at least
1 as long I ngo ns his college dnys. Ho was
1 graduated from tho University of Pennsyl-
i vnnla in 1879, n Phi Beta Knppa man; re
ceived tho degree of A. M. In 1SS2, delivering j
tho master's oration, and In 1882 took his do- '
greo from the law school, together with the
j Shnrswood (first) prize for his essay on "The
rtule of Kx Parte Waring." In thoso days, I
as now, ho wns ns popular as he was schol-
arly. After college ho and a few friends
got together every Saturday night to rend j
the Latin authors. In the, afternoon they
took long walks. One of Judgo Oest's hobbles 1
is mountain climbing? especially In Switzer- ,
land. When ho goes to Europe ho tnkes the ,
fastest train for the Alps.
Was it Latin we spoko of? When, nfter
the announcement of Gost's nppolntmcnt ns
Judge, the Class of 1879 gavo him a dinner
at tho University Club, tho following
"dedication" wns printed on tho menu
folder: " 'Quae enlm major Jucunditns, quao
voluntas quidom flngrnntlor unquam sunt,
qunm lilac, quao hac in Clnsso LXXIX
nobis multos per nnnos fuerunt?" Pro soclls
Igltur tuls omnibus; pro rccordatlone nostra
honoris Class! to reddltac; .pro tandem
amlcltla tun, carlsslma nobis omnibus, tc
Kalutamus omnes." Which, being interpreted,
means that they were ull jolly good fellows,
which nobody can deny, nnd that they
liked John Marshall Gest and were proud of
him to hoot. Besides, they knew that tho
Judgo would appreciate tho Latin touch.
Tho Judgo wns born In Philadelphia,
March 17, 1859, the son of John Barnard and
Klizabeth (Purves) Gest. Ho married Miss
Hmlly Judson Bnugh In 1SSS. Tho family
live In town In winter, nndf in summor
occupy their house in Ovcrbrook,
THE DANBURY HATTERS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir An nrtlclo In your columns Mond;iy eve
ning roferrcd to tho npproachlng fnct of 1SS
members of the Hatters' Union, many of whom
nro now well on in years, nbovo 70 nnd SO years
of ago, losing their properties In pnvincnt of a
fine of some $252,000 for damages growing out
of a strike of tho employes of tho Danbury
Hat Company some years ago. The verdict was
rendered under tho Shcrmnn nntltrust law for
dumages having resulted from a boycott.
Some yeais previous to the finding of this
verdict against these worklngmcn by tho courts
a Judge In one of the Western States, Judge
Laudls, I believe, had Imposed n lino of some
$29,000,000 against tho Stnndnrd Oil Company
under tho samo Inw.
The ttno against the .Standard OH Company
wns overruled by the United States Supreme
Court, which claimed the verdict was confis
catory, nnd therefore unjust. No such Interven
tion upon the part of the higher tribunal hns
Interposed, however, to stop tho collection of
the fine Imposed upon the members of the
Hatters' union, which surely Is proving to bo
sufficiently confiscatory.
Thero may bo a Just reason for this distinc
tion, but It Is hidden from the view of tho ordi
nary citizen. It is contrasts like this that aro
responsible for much of tho discontent among
the workers of the country. But to talk against
it Is to encourage socialism. Has any one a
valid explanation to offer? . P. L. G.
I'hlladelphla, January 21.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
"Preparedness" has Impressed Itself on the
public mind without waiting to be used as a
campaign slogan. Washington Star.
The Mexican people, especially the 55 per cent,
for whom Mr. Wilson Is concerned, need peace
and don't know how to get it. It will come
through energetic action by us or some other
Power. Which do we wish It to bo? Chicago
Tribune.
If there Is any ono thing the rising generation
lacks in its education it is discipline. Without
attempting to analyze the whys, It can be stated
that tho disciplinary Influence of the home la
largely becoming a thing of the past in this
country. Grand Rapids Herald.
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