10 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1919 K U -r Eucntng "Public Uebgec TOE EVENING TELEGRAPH PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY 'J, ctrus it. k. cunns. runriM . Chatlea . t.udlnrton. Vic Pn-Mrt-nt; John C. Martin. Secretary anil Treasurer! Philip H. Collins, Join n. Williams. John J. Hpurteon, Dlrectora. EDITORIAL hOAIUli . Cuci It. K, Ccgtii, Chairman ' DAVID K. SMILEY LMltor JOHN C. MAnTlM.... General business Manner Published dully at l'eauo I.rnarn llulldlnc. Independence Fquare, rhlladelrhla. Lmn CivTiL..,..llroad and. Chestnut Street ATtARTia Cm Prtai-Vnlon Hulldlne fiiw YnaK 200 Metropolitan Tower StnolT 401 Kor.l llulldlnc 31. Lotus Ions Kullerton Hull. line micaoo 1202 Tribune Uulldlnx NCWS IlUREAUSl WltiiiNaTfiN IirtKir. N. K. Cor. rennejdranla Ave. and 14th HI K air init OIK Illicit'. ..The din Hull tint HDOS Dl'Stec... 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Tu,.J,T, Janmir 7, 1919 A LONG WA FROM THE KM) fTtHU denial of u new trial to the seven -meiy conMcled of conspiracy In tho Fifth Ward primary murder cne prcp.irc-1 the way for an nppc.il to the higher courts, If tho convicted defendants or their advls er think It Is worth while spending nny more money for ft possible nciiultlal. Their case is In n way tied up with that of tho Major, who Is under Indictment for conspiracy growing out of tho same chain of events. If tho hcven convicted men can be freed by an appeal, the case against tho Mayor will be weakened. It Is natural to expect, therefore, that an appeal will be taken from Judge House's decision In West Chester denjlns a new til.il, and that tho case will drag Its wn) still longer through the courts. T It. Tireless ISen'ir on HARMONY IN HARRISHURG TT WOULD bo Idle to (.peculate about how much of the harmony at the Republican legislative caucus In H-irrls-burg last night wns due to the conciliators advice of Governor-elect Sproul and how much was due to the realization of the minority that a fight wus useless The fact remains that harmony pre vailed. Representative Spanglcr, of York, was indorsed for the speakership of tho House and Senator Iluckmin, of Uncus, was npproved for Speaker pro tern, of tho Senate. Mr. Sproul has the confidence of both wings of tho party, and neither wing can boast that It owns him. He has also had long experience In the Legislatuio and understands Its susceptibilities as well as McKlnley understood the susceptibilities of; Congress when he became President He certainly ought to be a harmonizing Influence In Harrlsburg this winter ami tlio most expert agent theic In teeming bene- tidal legislation. The session begins with the promise of a reasonable degree of co-operation between the factions and of little waste of tlmo iu futile bickering Despite its mans ch.irin. rainy Paris cannot deny that Mr WINuti had ti forsake It for Italy In llnd bis pi n t- In the huu. 1 VARE CHARTER PLANS ITIHAT report which comes out of Harris---burg that Senator Vare Is understood to favor abolishing the present two-chambered City Council and substituting for It a Council of a single chamber of twentv flve members elected from twents live wards Into which tho city Is to be divided may be regarded as a feeler Thero nro strong aiguments for and against the plan. Its ptirposo of estab lishing a single chamber stems to be greed to by all the charter revisers If Ihey can hold fast to that purpose tno prospect of a rumprom!-e on sumu woik awe arrangement will be brilliant. The people who do not like redrawing the Ward boundaries will favor electing Cnun Cllmen from tho s-enatoii.il districts and at large. And those who do not Ilk" this wa trill suggest othir sv -.terns of representa tion. But th reduction in the number of Councllmtn and tho abolition of one clmm ber are fundamentally the Important Improvements Mr. Wllsuti adroitly senses the mills of Milan as one of tho strongest guarantees of democratic securits. CLARIFYING EASTERN RIDDLES SOME form of Trench control over nt least a part of Ssria has been urged by Stephen Pichon. the Trench Toreign Minister. Uteat Britain Is said to be con templating a suzerainty of Mesopotamia Ind to be In areoid with Trance In u plan tor an International Jurisdiction In Pales tine, Including Jerusalem The self-determination princlplo Is osten llbly Hhelved in these projects, but It m.i pertinently bo asked whether its npplira lion here would yet be Justified Tho mix ture of races along the lasiein shoro of tho Uedlterranean is a formidable di aw back to the immediate execution of plans of tomplete Independence. Virtual autonomy hill be granted under tho arrangements low suggested and with the added prospect f a JUHt supervision such as Hjrla under Ottoman rule has not known for centuries. Precedent for French Intel ference in tho Lebanon has existed since the Crusades, tnd her role of protecting the Clulstlnns Ihere has never been relinquished. Legiti mate arguments In favo of the "Franks' Iresent contention are by no means want inc. In the Tigris and Euphrates vallejs British authority could make possible tlio Indercaklng of important Irrigation works, tapable of converting that region into tho Eden It Is once said to have been That III these long-misgoverned and outraged portions of the Turkish empire are iu need f certain very essential concomitants of tlvlllzatlon before they car. be safely in trusted wtth the unsupervised development tf ' ' avt. of their own destinies Is n fnct hardly con testable. Idealism clnshos with cogent practlcnl considerations In tlio Knsl. The Issues there iiro not compaiublo with those which now complicate the readjustment of Kuropc Foreign protection, wisely administered, N Just in iruch u necessity for the vnric Kilted assortment of peoples and religions In H rlii and Mesototumla ns exploitation there would lio it crime. IS A GlttiAT I.I:aI)EI..SIIII COMING FOR TIIK G. O. V.'t Roosevelt's Death Minitttutes Speculation (!onrcniiiig tlio I'lilure of llic Parly T TP TO tho moment of the black head lines yesterday tlio countiy wns ulto Rothcr unprepared for the sense of empti ness that fell upon it with tho news of Colonel Roosevelt's death, And tlicic nro few who were not amazed nt the immensity of the trap that nppeaird, with such startlinp; suddenness, in the sky line of tho Republican patty. That p;np is stupendous, It is ns if n tower had fallen. For T. R. was the dominant spirit in his party to the very end. He was its most nllunni; fiRtiiu and, in many ways, its most inspiring" figure, even after all his mistakes. He had what the poldcn-toiiKiird hish cull The Gift. Kile and inincinntiou he had, and dog-Red honesty and faith in his wmK.s. These are qualities of leadership everywhere nnd they are pitifully lair. So in this d.t of their loss Republi cans cveiyvvlierc are unndciitig when tho like of Roosevelt is to be found nuain whether a similar nonius is bcinp; tempered .somewhere in the ranks to liso nnd come to them in their time of need. Nothing less than a genius will suffice in the times immediately ahead. And it is this crisis in the G. 0, P, that tempts an analysis of the 'qualities that nil great political leadeis must have in these 1 oar ing years of gieat responsibilities and gieat change. The qualities of statesmanship have undergone forced changes in the last few jeais. People are mow ciitical and they are better informed. They ale more sophisticated. Their needs are gt eater. Neither of the two great partus is blessed at this hour with many so-called lenders who measure up to the times the-y live in. Imagination is tho element most neces sary to any gieat achievement It i-, the force that makes wisdom activethat makes conquest sine in almost any field. It cannot be acquired. It doubles the power of wise m'nds. It enables one to know what is in tho hearts of people. It was Lincoln's imagination that brought upon him the hurt and the tor ment of wounded soldieis in far places so that he shaied every sorrow cnduied throughout his countty dining the Civil War. And it was his imagination that enabled him to speak always for the inner consciousness of the people and to articulate things only dimly felt and yet eternally true. Iioo-evolt, because be was devoted and sincere and gifted with imagination, could perceive needs and desiies in the countiy th.it the leaser politicians of Ins time couldn't sic. Ho gave utterance to hopes that were deep seated throughout nil Anicica. And so be became the medium of the best popu lar impulses in America, He became "Tedd.v" when in him the people wcog nized all that was best in themselves. It is this same imaginative quality which is the secret of Mr. Wilson's success in interpreting tho ideals of the people. '1 he deatli of Colonel Roosevelt leaves Mr. Taft and Mr. Hughes ns leaders of almost equal prestige at the head of the Republican party. Roth aro men of talent, of sincerity and gieat power. Iiotli are gifted with a genius for fair dealing and are tho richer for judicial minds. Mr. Taft especially has proceeded thrtiugh the extiaordinaty political clnngos of the last few jiars with a mind constantly tempeiate, fair and just. Ho has met and pa-sed trisis after eiisis with seiene compus.To and a fixed devo tion to justice. Ik is onu ()f the few men in America who have been able to keep above the tumult of tho storm for a clear view. Ho has a genius for tran quillity. And it is there that he mani fests a lack of that s:ih s-enso that was Roosevelt's. Imaginative men ,-no not tranquil. Lincoln was not tranquil nor was Roosevelt. Indeed it is the great trouble of geniuses that they must live forever in a soit of tempest, praised and blamed, hated and loved with equal pas sion. Rut they usually have eyes to sco and hearts to feel and ears to hear things in the common heatt of mankind that arc unknown to mere statesmen. Po they take their chances and go it alone, and usually they go upward. It is for such a figure that tho Repub lican party will have to search. Lacking success in that quest, Mr. Taft is iinqucs- it . . il . . ' ' tionatiiy me surest elependrnce of tlio 0. O. P. Klsevvhere in the party, as well as upon the Demoeiatic side, with tho cxcci Jion of Mi. Wilson, aro leaders of tho conventional tvpo, inspired chiefly by the memories of Clay, or Webster, or Jefferson, or Jackson, thinking in tuts worn deep generations ago. Many Re publicans of prominence nnd prom ise might be mentioned, but at present they seem to lack stature when viewed against the stupendous background of 1910, and, excepting Mr. Wilson, the samo is true in tho Democratic ranks. It is not too much to '.uppose that men will come upward fiom oblivion as they aro needed. Ametiea never has lacked leadeis in nny crisis. In tho minds of younger men in both parties the affairs of today must bo working miracles of conviction. Tho world is a great school. It is sure to giaduate now geniuses for both parties. They will not go along by rote or talk I platitudes or try to befuddle and mislead the people. They will come along with great things to say nnd do. And they will bring to the nntion's service the magic quality of constructive Imagina tion that Is rarer in politics even than it is lu painting or in litctnture. They will do as the greatest statesmen before them did. They will be able to see the truth behind tho fact nnd to look mound comets. They will be able to read and listen at the greatest sourco of neglected wisdom, which is the hearts of their own people. That must be the hope of America. Service, according to tho TreBldent, will conquer the world. Ilentnurant w niters aspir ing to iiiiiiiil.uio tinlnence, please note. " ORK roil TIIK WORKERS TIOItK foi L'tOO bands lias been found In .' Ibis elty during tho last week, but there Is still a dcinuud for 7600 more, no cot ding to the report of the Department of Labor. Pittsburgh needs a similar num ber and Sernnton utn llnd work for 4000 tnoio men than nio now available. The Increase In tho forces cmplovrd In lndiisirl.il establishments Is responsible for this dtmatid for labor. And tho Increase has onlv Just begun. When tho army Is dish nidcd, there Is likely to bo a sutplus of Ptbor for n while, hut thero In no evl denro that such discharge of soldiers ns has already taken place Is flooding tho libor market with men for whom there Is tin work, Aitnriltlu Ihougli dciman) may be. It is uiiclenl ible ih.it iliv.slotis to tlio number of lo h.ivo beui dlbslpititl since demobilization t In . ROOM.VKLT THE SCHOLAR TT i:VTtl a man took tho chill off tdura- Hon It was Theodora IJooscvelt So skillfully was this process comluited and so iloiulnrint was his vigor in other fields that of all the parts lie pl.ijed that of sehiilarship v.is most often uinlerenipha-sls-ed. Klein this tlicumstanee one n' the most slgnllUvnt testimonies to his sagacity Is ilt'duclble Academic leirnlng has Its repellent aspects for thoso without the inner circle. Tin o hue Itoosevelt, marvelousl) sensitive in his Intel pri'tittlon of popular viewpoints, was ever quick to discern this feeling. One of the most widely tend men o' his generation, bo abhoned the literal's poso nnd ot at the Mine lime cinplosed tho fiults of IiIj ciudltlon In tho most Incisive and characteristic fashion J was a unique ii hluv fluent best eeuiihl1c-d in his haunt liirlly vivid ihrasts, nuns of which have bee oino part and p.ueel of popular bpeech. ISookMiiicss has seldom been so cleverls coated with zcstful vigor "Muck-raking" sleiiis liom the l.ugily neglected pages of The PiUiim'.s Pi ogi ess," "Cave of Adul lim" httiaSH loinpicheiisHo blblic.il ex ploration, "liszantlne logothelo" smacks of the erudite pages of Ceorgo Tlnlnj. either slinllir Instances could be enumer ated, all of them tsplfs'ng a warmth of human svmp.ithlcs fiom which the savant too ultcn holds aloof I'uloutl ItooM-velt, Harvard graduate, his torian, zoologist. Sliest speaker nt tho SorlKinne, pos-ciscd tho raio gift of turn ing e-iudltliiii to tho most appeal'iig and henit-w Inning account. So little did his ijuilities savor of the academic that such n rev elation as, for example his Inti educ tion lo Jeremiah Curtln's "History c the Mongols" elicited a note ii papula, sui prise Learnliio- he had, but the mental snob. biS that fieitieutly nccomriiiiics it was not Iu his natuie. Of l.ls distinguish-Itin- traits this was assuredly onu ot tho most lovable. Tho Ptnto Congress seems to bu one of those li-gislitive bodies with the accent on the third ss'lahlc. INVNIMOUS RKGRKr rpiin old hiomldo about saslng nothing -'-but hiiiiel nt the dead w,u ,m unncics. sarv i. union to tho-,e who commented ses tenlj on the death of Colonel Itoosevelt. The unanimity of tho expressions of i-steim and ailiuir itlmi for tho sound AmnWanlsni of the man was splendid I low ever much men m.iv have dlsagiecU with Ids method", not one has seilousls que-stiniiiil the sincerity of Ills put poses He nude mistakes, but he got awaj with them as the man in the- s;rtet would say, In i, i use everv onu knew that they wcie mlm.mes of Judgment and not of purpose. 'I he suggestion made We'll -me Vlnnes by Frederick P. Grui-n- beig. director of the llurenn .if.Mimieip.il Ilcsenrili that a nn.iir Council be establish! d, uith salaries of JjuOU a vear for members. Is. of . ourse, n lino ul'h tin. mucin n tlunrj of niuiiuipal ailuiln Ihtrntlnn As It Is. Philadelphia (0iild well ifford to iav sumo inembeis of Hi,, existing Cornell tsunn a year -If they wouel consent M stay at he mo when imetings ,u0 called The hubbub in Har- Ilii.li; Hie Alllra rlsburg between ov- vtlsht Henri ernor Brumbaugh and tho Ilepublienn had- e-rs. who threaten to take awny his n,w i. ...in ji.ii ioc.iue i,e l.ioko a r,ulrt promise '"" '" ",pn,nl ""' ,nor'' Judges, seems to lloll lift thn .,... a -- . ai indl ,ito that secret treaties hiven't been iiispeiiM-ii wnn in Pennsslvanla Any belief in eert.Un liiniiiieriiincK Am European clrrji-s tut Ingenious iWupon Mr. Wilson is the sort of nun who won't come Dark Is untenable after the announce- nent tti.it he will return to i:uropo for tho winding up of the Peace Conference after tho congressional dissolution n March. Impuk-nt M.isorSinitli .ln .vi,.re llii.te wants more drsdock the l.e. Need for the city commerce, and jet Incoming sail- or will llnd more than they want of them on Ju.y 1 next Half a u.lr om,nrfl m, the u kk is turned. Th0 situation in Irouble. Trouble! IJmope Joesn t s,.c, isy for .Mr WiNon II he ugi.e,. to all tha demands miuu ,()e lets.r Powers among tho Allies, i;uroi will bo pretty certain to have another Jolly 0id war. THE ELECTRIC CHAIR T.n. TTI2 HAS gone West, lo whom tho West - was tlenrj Tought his last fight, who never Bhlrked n blow Ills vision, right or wrong, wns vision clear; Impatient, since ho loved tho battle so. TTI3 PLAVKD a vivid anil an honest part; - Ho knew tip doubt, no lnssitudo or fear Loving his life, ho lived it with full heart, Ho has gono West, to whom tho West was dear. The adage nbout not putting a gift cigar In tho mouth Is nil wrong. Generally the cigars a man's wife bus's for him nro far belter than those ho buys for himself. Our Own Proverb Factory He prescth best who hateth best. When nny one Rays "I don't sco how you do it," pray that he may remain blind. On Reing a Recluse TIfn HAVH been rending a little book of ''maxims complied by a Japanese priest called Kenko In the fourteenth century. This mm Kcnko seems to have led a very agreeablo life. Ho was acc-hlgh with the nmperor, and when the Emperor died bo felt It so much that ho retired to a cottage In a grovo of plum trees, among mountains nnd near running water, and spent tho last twenty years of his life In meditation. Occasionally ho would embody Ills meelltutlons iu n concise little para graph. Gradually these paragraphs grew Into a book, which is now said to bo a classic in Japan. Kenko's pnragiaphs nre very good leading. They nro full of humor, tinged with cynicism, ceilored with lively lovo of nnturo and nn abhorrence of exhausting bustle. Kenko would have been a good colyumlst If he had had to produce a column only once In sK months which, after all, is the only kind of good colsumlst. TXG HATHGIl fancy oui selves in thcrolo of a recluse, penning leisurely maxims for tho contemplation of postcrlts. Of course we would not care for posterity to wait too long to applaud our maxims It Is nice to write a miAlm or precept one evening and have posterity begin to appre ciate It the net morning. That is where the newspaper lecluse rather has tho better of Kenko. He had to wait k hun dred jears for the Klcctrio Chair to get hold of his stuff. Wo do not propose, how ever, to icprint any of Kenko's wise say lugs, for tcmio of them we Intend to refashion a bit and piss them off as our own, as comp'iintlvely few leaders are familiar with his brand of Jazz. TZGNKO did not begin to write his saga-- clous paragraphs until ho was nearly slxts', wiilch was wise. For by that time n man bus committed, or had a chance to commit, nearly nil the errors there are, and looks back upon life fiom a consider able vantage point. A maxim, It seems, In a comment on life as jou would have llvesl It it jou had been born fifty or more scars old. Kenko was very proud of not having committed one capital error (as ho esteemed it). That is, lie never married He sass It Is a very bad thing to leavo ans descendants. One wonders how bo would have got on if his father had thought the same thing. "U'U idea of being a recluse would be to 's-' liavo a cell built over a twenty-four-hour lunchroom, with u hatchway thiough which we could is-casionally shout for ham and eggs or steak and onions, (Only recluses should he pel milted to use onions) Threo or four time's -i day the reporters might be admitted to Intel view us on the state of our maxims. Any sentiments that we felt weie particularly urgent might bo transmitted to London and Versailles by wireless. It Is a curious thing (now that wo think of It) how the world likes to crowd round n recluse and seo how ho Is getting on We cannot think of a man with a more leelusive natuie thin Presi dent Wilson, and set eveiy slightest utter ance nf his is Instantls cabled all over the earth. That Is ono of the Joys of being a leiluse: it is so sociable. fV COL'RSi: most of the fun of being n 's-' ivcluse would vanish If people didn't llnd out that sou were a reclu.-e, ami como and gather round jou and ask sou how it feels to be so wise and solllars. Mr Tagoie. tint eminent hermit, would suffer terribh if he couldn't miko lectin tours telling vast audiences (at several dollars a head) of the Joss of solitude and povertj. The heimlt usually takes cue to bhzo bis trail veis can fully, putting up slgnhoutcls, Thii Urn (o the ltcclw,c. And the world Is eager enough to hunt up hermits, because we aro all a little bit afraid that the other felluw will discover something exceptional!) good, better tlrin anything wo know about, nnd If we seo him going off to live !, a desert we think ho must have found u gold mluo or a painless dentist, oral we squat down next door and put up a teb phone exchange, of course, tho ends tiue way to bo a recluse Is by living In tho heart of tho city and pretend ing to be so like overs body else that no ono will notice, sou Then jou can go about jour maxims unhindered. VUIt ide i of being a recluse, J to have people dropping In n jou see, is all day long to smoke a pipe-, or peihaps Join us In a iemljoliu of cider, and ask us how we uio faring. Of couim, the plum trees und the running w.itei and tho moonlight aro un agreeablo phase of solitude, but what would solitude bo without all tho friends who make It so agreeable? If wo icnlly wanted to be a ic-cluso, jou may ,oe quite sure wo should not mention It In public. For to go and stand conspicuously alone In an open place Is tho bui est of all vvajs to attract a crowd. SOCHATKS. It may be a soft front which Is all the Germans are able to oppose against Poland but the find it hurd lines for them, nunu the less. Bejolclng by Ike Deulsch and his pals over the fact that the trlng times are em phatleally over may be forecast us highly unlikely ' One of these da5s wo shull realize that the balance of pmver hasn't worked out at.) better In Phlladelph.a politics than In the affairs of Buropean natlona. , ..',V't-",W. ,, ' V i ."' "''Jf'i'iWlil'Xt V. Sl, X '. i . J J' V. I A M 7 I I i -BMBk RtiWIU ro) d, Vv j . !',',v ... '.;,;.' ' f" 2 -,' '.'!., y Pv, ,i! J i rr-.yVr-',,'" PI j "v. r r v r i An Appeal for a Better Understanding Uctwccn the White and Colored People of Philadelphia The folUiulmi aitlcle no? xcrlltcn hi) U'llmrr W.fiiMiii, icineientlmi the lii stronn S'tocintlin, on oiconljnlloii lciiei has been eoin iiofeiblr nor; on behalf of the iiieieir? of Philadelphia. Mr. .U.ln inn's inteieit In thii uoik hat been of maun icaii' itanillin nnd he speak i tilth a hiinulnlie hoi it of lonu and patient study of the dlflli lilt pioblcmn liuoliid "H'c are Iliad to pnitcnt hte appeal, tthiih speah. for itself. r,ditor. HTM h DltnDS of churches and smndaj hools tod ly are developing a multi tude of colon d souths of both sces who hive- caught a vision of a gn.it constructive program of race building They have con ceived the Idea that a forward and uplift movement for the uegio nice must be based upon n complete understanding between the races, that, situated as It is in the Tnlted States. Its development must be relate d to a swnp.ithy and helpfulness upon tho pirt of the wlille people, In whoe hands largely Ilea the control of the machine!) which deter mines the destiny of races Iu this muiitrj'. lhe conceive that an exercise of a Mdrit of ssuipathy, helpfulness nnd fair play bene- (Its not only those toward whom It i, ex- tended, but react1? In a fuller, laiger sense upon those who exercise these qualities. These great und pregnant virtues hive their origin in a kindness of heart a sense of Jus tice and an Informed understanding Within tho limits of Phllulelphla It Is esti mated that theic dwell more than PJO.nOO members of the negro race In the funda mental problems of this large colored popu lation are Involved fmu'cssentlaN indufctil.il opportunities, housing, education and recrea tion Along with the proof that the war has given of the spluidld plijt-lcal bravery of thi! negro has l,ei n the honor won by him as a workiiigiii.in in war industries. In the labor divisions of tho arm). In the stevedore regl ments of France, in the great Industii.il proj eets which met suceissfull) the Increased pioductlons for the winning of the war, the skill and muscle of the American ne-cio pl.i)cd a lit role part We have had convinc ing proof of bis ability as a workman at Hog Island, IMelv stone, Baldwins, the Hun Shipbuilding Camp in), tho General 'let trio Company, the sugar mining compaii), attest Ing'his remarkabli cipaclty. Not only ns an unskilled laborer did lie show his capability, but In shipbuilding at Newport News Ills services weie sues essfully brought Into play as a skilled workman In riveting and In steel construction. His marvelous mivli.iiilc.il ability In such work has been given quite full recognition by bls eniplo)crs. TIIK negro ran be depended upon in every national ctisls as a 100 per cent Ameri can Uo fought bravely In the Civil War to eliminate the curse ot slavery from the na tion. When flirmaii) filled our country with Miles, set loose bet phim, of arson, bombs, strikes and genual confusion iu th coun tiy, one of her dastardly schemes was an uprising of the negroes of tho South. Kbo operated with great secrecy; all sorts ot re wards we ro offered to the colored peoplo; they were to nilo the Soulli; every sort of lie was used to tempt the colored peoplo to revolt These plots miserably failed owing to fidelity and patriotism of the colored people In this great city of ours wo should make the maximum use of this potential indus trial group. The greater Philadelphia move ment requires all of Its productive resources. Tens of thousands of theso men and women e in be utilized iu tho factories and martu of trade We must use the-se thousands to suppl) the great labor demands to the best purpose but we must not forget that Indus try must hHve healthy, happy and ambltlouH workers, motives must bo set up for greater efficiency and greater skill. Labor mu?t not "TEDDY!" JW be restricted to blind nlless Imlustilal skill must have ii tali opportunlts'. Fairness re quires tills, whatever the color of tho laborer ma.v be. Just what K.vmpathettc co-operation may biing about is shown In the work done by the Aimstrong Association Almost 100 sla tlonarj engineers have found a demand for tb-lr skill through the efforts of this organi sation Skilled workmen hniu been hippilv place il lepeatcdly through the enlistment of cmplo)ers on the side of fair pl.iv through Its Instrumentality. Women nnd girls have bien supplied for factories. In this neon stiuetlon peiiod this oiganUition Is re doubling its efforts and Is asking eonsld.-i-atlon for negro workmen to prevent indis criminate and thoughtless discharge of them from places of einplnvment and uiging wider opportunities for their services, with special consideration for their skilled groups and fairness to cmplojers as well. rpHL" housing problem Is ono of much dilll - cully. The congestion of tho negro popu lation Is a source of great concern. The poorer groups of negroes are Hill in many cases occupjing in-anltary house's, wlilih should properly bo subject to municipal cor lectlon or condemnation. These housing con ditions cause occasional racial friction, which IlB Mgnlllcant in Its Informing of' condl tlons as It Is unavoidable, unless we can bring about a sjmpnthctic attitude, toward the problem on the part of tenants, property owners, real estate men and the geneial public In cverv ono of the large centers of negro populations throughout the elty thero aro ono or more public schools, with teachers of tho negro race, who make up a group of Intelligent people by reaon of their position, who nre naturally leaders for uplift and improvement among their own people Thero are a number of mixed schools, but there nre over lOdO colored bo.vs nnd girls taught ex clusive!) bv over 100 colnrul teachers If we mid to these the voiisldeiablo number of negro business and profession il men and women we can sense the leaven at work which Justillcs out conllde-nce iu the future of the ncgio Numeious negro churches, with eloquent and influential pastors, and three able and wielilv ill dilutee! weekly new spa pel s are iioientl.il in foi warding the gnat forward movement that is astir in the negro communities. rpIinoUGHeiTT the countiy we And a r.cco -L which lias one led Its all upon the allnr of our common eountr). which upon battle field, lu the workshop and lu tho home has met the test of loyalty and devotion, proving Itself genuine, in tH Americanism. It confi dent!) hopes from the country and tho world the reward of devotion. Wo shall be glad to realize that there Is an Invisible, diem, per suasive force felt throughout the woilel. making men amenable to truth, Justlco und meicy. Wo Invoke this mighty forco on behalf of our race. In our city of most splendid traditions toward the negro race, a city which gave It a i lunce to acquire propcrtj, lo operato and maintain seagoing vessels, to amass property in the dark period befoie i mancipation, which was the very center of tho activities of the underground railroad dining tho later slave period, the negro expects an example of fair iir.d generous dealing which shall blaze tho trail of racial eo-operntlon for tho rest of the nation. With malice tnwnrd none, with liberty for nil, with equal chance for every man to make an honest living according to his skill und ability, to establish homes free from sur loundlng vlco nnd the ineronchinents of dis ease, to educnle Ids children to tho point of fruition of their highest eapebllltlcs, to And wholesome lecreatlon, our people mav look forward to the future, hopeful and unafraid In recognition of the new era which marks the piogress of the world today, fifty jouug colored men unci women icpiesentlng stund aid t,vpes of negro )outli, products of our high and normal schools and unlTersIticH bavn pledged their united services to con structive work lu this our great Common wealth. lie cause we reallzo the magnitude and Importance of our undertaking we have set apart Februaty l:. tho blrtbdu) of Abraham Lincoln, foi tho purpose ot publlcl) tevlew tng our task and of muklng It clear to others In this undertaking we hope to have the encouragement and co-operation of all our citizens who are Intereeted In tbj upward and forvvnrd movement of our people - iri m IN FIFTY YEARS IN" FIFTi jears, when peace outshines Remembrance of the battle lines. Adventurous lads will sigh nnd cast Ptoud looks upon the plundered past. On summer inorn or winter's night Their hearts will kindle for tho light, Heading a snatch of soldier-song, Ssivagn and Jaunt), fierce and strong; And thiough tho angry marching rhymes ,6f blind regret and haggard mirth, They'll envj ns the dazzling times When -Mc-illlce Absolved our earth. Somo ancient man with silver locks Will lift his we.uy fuce to say: "War was a llend who stopped our clocks Although wo met him grim and gay." And then he'll speak of llalg's la&t drive, Marveling that any came alive Out of tho shambles that men built And smashed to cleanse the woild of guilt. But tho Ijojs, with grin and sidelong glance. Will think, "Poor granddad's day Is done." And dream of those who fought In Franco And lived In time to bhaie the fun. sJIgfrledSnsson, in "Counter Attack." Would jou speak of Cerliilnly ot the blow- struck j'es jcnlay In tlio fight be tween mllk-wngon strikers as a mill; punch? Now Is the time to re Any Left'.' view our New Year resolutions. Has nny one sug geited that tho (ler iniiii navy be given to Switzerland '.' ho! ird! The works of Mnzlnl are by no means entirely represented by the bound volumes which Genoa presented to Mr. Wilson The land which Is delivered Is the best of them all. When Senator Lodge sa)s that the Re publican party Is not tning to embarrass President Wilson the countiy will believe him It Is an Isolaled group lu the party which seems bent on making Mr. Wilson's course dllllcult. Whm Do You Know? QUIZ 1. Wli.it ere the nrlneln.l 'wllttrnl nffl,,, ,,, lo Ihrnilnrr Konsevelt iliirlnt- hU eareer? " '"laiH "borii?"" '", "" l '"''''" Colum. 3. I riini int tniifctfrnler of llteriitur ilia Ibeoilore lto.r,rlt ilerlei the exnres.lon "1-uk-r.iklnr;.-- In which I e Bale Vriat ninilerii eurreno'.' 4. Mint Is lioulllnlialsiee? 6. Mho "jb(;;Fools rush In where ancela fear 15. 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