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Av. ana 14th 8t Kaw Teic Uvmr The tun Builfllnx LoKaeM Bcaaarj Londen Vimn stinscniPTieN terms Ta Brruixa Pvtue Lboeiji la ear-red te aub tjaelicrs In Philadelphia and aurrnundlnj town t the rate or twelve (12) cente par week, payable M tha eafrtM. mall t point eutil&i et Philadelphia, In te United states, Canada, or United mates po.l pe.l po.l MateM, ptaura (m, nttr (30) tente wr month. I (10) dellara pr rear, pAyaMe In advance. Te all ferMsn cvuntrlea en (1) dollar a. month Ke-ncefluWrlbera wlehln addree chanted i tonal tlv el aa wall new address. JM-L. atta WALPtfT KETTO:t, MAIM 1000 fc" jldiWea en eenvm?Ktffn te Svctvdijj Pxtilie JWiprr, ewkrcsdfwee ftquare, PMJadelgMa, Mamber of the Associated Press f7? A8KOCTATXD MOSS It exe-fwrively m. Mtleei f fM u or rcpuMlratlen e all ntuit efttsateAes credited' te (t or net othmetft credited a fMe isjper, eM alto ffce local iiwir publitlied jtU rirt of" TOrs&NeaNan e epertdl iUvattfit r or Ie rcarrvfd. ' PhlUaJphU, ThmW.7, Ubr . MM A reCR-iT.Ait rnnt.RAM for I'HIUVDRI.I'III.V thlnta an which the MPle txptrt tha nrn nalnlatrMlen ta eonerntrata lu attantleni Tht Iirlavart rivr trrtrfa. A drvdecle bio .-neusA te accommodate the largest aMpt. Oavrlcpmant of the repU trantit maim. A ronvrntten hall, A btrUdlnp or fh Pre Llerari. An Art iluttun. Bnlorefmrnt e t- ua(r atipplv, Weme te accommodate the pnpuiattur, QUICKER JUSTICE THE public will knew In u few wttkp. what effect swift ptinlihraent hnB en the high, eraymen who aw infrRtlnp: the city. At the request of District Atternay Iletan the Common Pleas judgfa hare nrrncirtri te keld a apeclal court In the City Hall, be finning early in Jnnuai7, for the Hpeedy trial of the accuted. At preaent men are out en ball for lack f a court in which they can be tried. Seme f them hope that thy will be fornetten. Othem may be planning te forfeit their ball. But If a man arrested en a charge of hli;h ay robbery 1 brought te trial speedily and entenced te prlaen he i likely te leave tlil Tklnlty when hln prison term expires, even It he does net abandon his evil ways alto alte flither. The judges te preside ever the new court ta,n be truHted te administer even-handed Juetlce. They will net consent te the unfair railroading of any one te prison, but they M likely te see te it that the guilty get what ia their due. MEMORABLE TOMORROW TOMORROW evening, in the Academy of Music foyer, there will take place an rent which, in Its Importance and signifi cance, has no exact parallel In the history f Philadelphia. The men who actually took rt In the Paris Peace Conference will begin te tell their stories of what actually happened behind the closed doefs of that "world-famed occasion. Here is a story thnt s perhaps the greatest in all history. It is Abe story that the whole world hns been Waiting for. It is se Important that the Allowing morning, In all the cities of tha lited States and in the capitals of Kurepe, P1 entire world will read what Is said In "ns seriei. of talks. fJu'Tie main point te us is thnt It is in menfdelphla that this world-story will be n j;cn. De the people of Philadelphia erdini lhI" PTCI In "mall degree? Hed lere pYerk, Londen or Paris been selected ' plac for such an occasion the fact be accepted as natural. But they et. The momentous event has come ridelphia. Kvk.t!ne Public LitneEn doubts i 10 per cent of the people of Phils . I ..truly knew that this happening is ftALT ...v wmi ting UllJliUIllI!g IH I """JLecciir here, despite the fact thnt the m fcu" 7-j .!- ue.:A.. u-.. i !.. - . ,. rlen,p', Supers and advertised by the Arnd Line or gement. Ve llv( very aH ,n jlit nd we rend carelessly Hut it men b, . our while, te step for n moment ptnrl CWi m'nd rest en this truly remark OUU v-iu whl(h m t,n ,.wlmt nealj in all size'0 Paris." Ne event that has te 12 l,'1"a,l'''!)hl 'n many ears . . n interest or tremendous imper- Verv Ne',''op',; truly understood what is Fall nn'DtUBte thfy we1(l literally stam- WJnter sea,'emJ' ' 'uslc box-office today In AH Lea 'n nn van ' secure scats re remain se thnt they might, In (ten Batn"-?' nbl t0 ,nT ihnt tl",3' werl Uajatone " these memorable orcaslens. LI1UM FOR WIFE DESERTERS T Senate foreign relations committee abtless based its recommendations for Jectlen of a treaty with Canada making and child desertion an extraditable of- en tha practice among the states If : an deserts his wife and child in Penn- fanla and takes up his residence lu New Pysey, It is Impossible for the PmnsW inla courts te aecure Jurisdiction ever him. either can a wife te whom the courts have , awarded alimony in a divorce rase collect the alimony If the husband takes himself Inte another state. Wife and child desertion, however heinous morally it may be, Is net a felony within the technical meaning of the law. It Is merely a misdemeanor. Extradition treaties between nations pro pre Tide for the surrender only of persons guilty f specified crimes. Our treaty of 1S40 with Great Britain provides for the mutunl extra extra cHUen of persons charged with murder or assault with Intent te kill and ether crimes gainst the person, with piracy, or arson, robbery, or forgery. This list of offenses ira extended in a treaty of 1880 te Include TernnUry manslaughter, counterfeiting, era fcaaulemint, receiving stolen goods, fraud by UUI, banker, agent or trustee when made eriralnal by the laws of both countries, per Jary or the subornation of periury, abduc tion and kidnapping, burglary, revolt en shipboard, and crimes against the laws te xappresa slavery In 100r the treaty wns tin further expanded te Include offenders agslnat the bankruptcy laws and te define bribery mere explicitly than It was defined id tha previous treaties. Be long as wife deserters are net extra dltablt from one state of the Union te an other, It Is evident that the Heuate committee Iiev net tli.jk it proper te arrange for their extradition from Canada. TEN-CENT TROLLEY FARES MAYOR ANDERSON, of Gleucenter, when he rose yesterday te remind the JPublle Service Corporation of New Jersey that the public should net be asked te bear endlessly the costs of Inefficient street-car management, carried the genernl question of Jtrelley farts forward te a new bails. It la admitted by the people who are pre paring te fight the scheme for a ten. cent in Camderu that the Public Bervice "- rr z. a ... .. j9mywu vj m4 uia it "dropped" something very much like a million dollars during the last fiscal year. Mayer Andersen nnd ethers contend Hint the losses arc due te Inefficient operation and costly and futile experiments with lone fares and sene-fnre equipment. I'ntll very lately utilities managers felt that the mere report of a deficit or inade quate revenues should be sufficient te obtain for them from service commissions the right te rnle rates. Ne one ever stepped te won der whether revenues could net be Increased without unduly squeezing the public. Mr. Mitten's experiments with the street railway system in this city demonstrated the importance of iclcutllic management nnd pnncd, Indeed, thnt executive nkill rather than the rate of fare it likely te be the deciding factor in the struggle of trolley corporations for larger incomes, Mr. Mitten found, tee, that a low rate of fare which would encourage the use of trellejs rnther than a high rate likely te make walking fashionable will in the end bring the largest measure of preapeTlty te a street railway company. Te nn outsider, therefere, It must seem that the street railway people in New Jersey are blundering again in their agitation for h ten-cent fare. Hetter management and service of a sort that would attract new riders te the cars arc needed in Camden. There U a very large element of pntrennge that would be Inst te the company under a ten-rent fare. There Is nothing te preve thnt a rate of fore which would seriously limit the usefulness of the street car lines would actually benefit the stockholders. THE CONSTITUTION TOUCH, THOUGH WEATHER-BEATEN The Century-Old Revival of Attacks Upen It Is a Familiar Endurance Test Containing Ne Causs for Dismay THRIin is at least one of the many divert ing pages of H. O. Wells' "The Outline of History" wherein the prophetic note rings resoundingly of the present. "A time may come," warns the chronicler of this rnundane muddle, "when people will regard the con trivances and machinery of the American constitution ns the political equivalents of the Implements and centrlvnnces of the Neolithic man." Considering thnt 1300 resolutions te amend the fundamental federal instrument were offered in Congress during the firat century of the United States under the con stitution, considering that scores mere have been proposed within the last thlrtj -three years, considering all the hard words that are continually being spoken of the political fatuity of the forefathers, it may be said that the role nf Mr. Wells ns a (.elf-constituted seer is seriously imperiled. Fer the nge is net moving toward denun ciation of the federal constitution. The season of furious animesit is here and, In teresting te relate, it has endured for one and u third centuries. Constitution critics amendment mongers they were called In the early days have been ever with us. The particular virulence of contemporary attacks is nnturally due in part te the persistence of the venerable de lusion that legislation is a potent panacea and partly te the destructive attributes, men tal and physical, of world upheaval. Americans, above all ether peoples, chafe under the aspersion of backwardness. The charge that the constitution by which we are governed Is the eldest written basic doc ument under which any nation functions today is true. Is It anj weuder that the situation Is ularming? Is It any wonder when political defeats ure inflicted that the victims rage at dead hands or Unit the earnest architects of future elyslums should fume at inJiibltietn mlsid by statesmen who never saw a trolley car, a locomotive engine, nn automobile, nn alrplune, jazz dancing, cafeterias or grapefruit? It has been sold that of the new uutiens formed since the war ended net one has taken the constitution of the United States as a model. Reproof rings around us for our Inability te change executives in re sponse te spasmodic waves of public unti ment. Little Portugal is capable of altering the political complexion of its government mere frequently in n month than we are enabled te de in a generation A leavening of sincere Indignation is con tained in these pretests. The perversity of human uffnirs is often excessively trjing. And yet if visions are set aside for the mo ment in favor of facts, it may reasonably be asked whether the Amerlian ptuplc are in nny marked degree Iprs masters of their fates than the inhabitants of ether republics or republlcun monarchies, "modernized" te the ultimate extreme of llexlblc government. Moreover, let it never be thought that reluctance te tinker with the constitution is a national trait. The ainendcrs, alert nnd belligerent at the very outset, speeded the se-called "Hill of Rights," consisting of the first ten changes In the constitution, declarid in ferce in 171)1 . A dispute ever the powers of the Supreme Court produced the eleventh amendment In 1708. The confusing system of cheesing the President uud Vice President was clarified in 1S04. Thnt no ether amendments were passed until 1805 is but a superficial indet of liar menj. Objectors, conscientious and other wise, flourished almost us predlgallj ns the nation itself The row ever Jay's treatv provoked n campaign en behalf of according the Heuse coequal power with the Senate in pact-making. When the election of 1800 was thrown into the Heuse of Representatives the electoral college method of electing a President was excitedly abused The Louisiana Purchase provoked demand for mere explicit consti tutional definition of the right of the federal government te purchase territory from for eign countries The revisionists were stirred again in the War of 1H12 Massachusetts, Rhede Island and Connecticut refused te answer the call for troops Llther, it was insisted, the meaning of the constitution had been per verted or else It should be altered te pre vent the recurrence of arbitrary mandates. A new constitutional convention was even urged, dedicated te the passage of seven amendments. Tl.cse Included the appor tionment of direct taxes nnd representatives according te the number of free persons, no admission nf new stntes without the con sent of two -thirds or both houses of Con gress, no embaige laid for mere than sixty days, no re-election of Presidents, no two consecutive Presidents from the same state and the exclusion of naturulized citizens from seats in Congress and federal civic offices A cenv ntlen at Hartferd materialised and faverabl) discussed these proposals, but no geurral convocation of states took place and the amendments themselves suffered a curious fate. They were burled in a rnnss of ether suggestions as .thick ns Vollumbresan leave. With insistent regularity the amendment te elect the President by direct vote ap peared. It wss proposed te shorten the term of senators, te glva Congress nnd the states concurrent power te train the militia, te deny te any American recipient of titles of nobility or honor, or of any gift from a foreign prince, king or power, the right te held office without congressional content; te abolish the Vice Presidency and te cheese the President bj;,!et Id the Benato. The nteTi uiriutu ww urea cjsjmk EVENlO PUBLIC LEDGEIi - were te draw each a ball from a box. There was te be euc colored ball, the rest te be white. The senator extracting the colored ball was te become President. The foregoing instances Illustrate some thing mere than merely the mental restless ness Inherent in a democracy. They damage the contention that recent criticism of the constitution Is a novelty, nnd they cm plmsirc the durability of the original instru ment. Nineteen amendments, the Inst four within the last seven years, have been attached te it. The revision process, elaborate though It Is, is workable in response te vigorous public opinion. A charter of laws reacting te popular will In this wny Is net precisely seized with rigor mortis. And yet, babble in effect the malcontents, leek around jeu, survey the stntc of Inter national constructive political thought, is net the American constitution outmoded? Ac cording te Mr, Wells, typical of IiIb class of speculative innovators, though much mere brilliant thnn most of his confreres, the makers of this republic were "all limited men. They were limited in knowledge nnd outlook; they were limited by the limita tions of the time. And there was no perfect man among them." Hew true; also hew trite. If the constitution is te be judged by standards which no Instrument of govern ment hns ever attained, it Is a failure. On this erring planet, however, approximations of excellence have as yet te be sought, and the quest is occasionally brightened by the practical process of comparison. The responsible ministry system of France nnd Britain is often lavishly praised by would-be exterminators of our constitu tional prestige. Naturally, the character istic exhibit of the flexible pelitlcul machine of our late allies excludes discrepancies. It Is derogatory te the effect of predeter mined conclusions te point out that the ministry system is particularly workable in countries compact nnd centralized by cus tom and existing conditions. The check and bnlunce system se curefully formulated by the constitution makers intent en co-erdi-nnting a congeries of sovereign states would be absurdly out of place in Franca and England. It would obviously operate Inconveniently In the comparatively small states such ns Czccho-Slevakla, Juge-Slavla, Poland, Austria, carved out of the war map. Nec essarily they must wrestle with the com bined disadvantages and merits of the cabi net machine, ncted upon br Jho popular will. If the quick political decisions gained by this method are alluring te Americans whose impatience at long-delayed conclusions is sometimes tried, the perils of rushing rotat ing ministries are by no means te be dis counted. In 1014 M. Hlbet was premier of France for a few dfl)s. Americans, with all their love of drnmntlc incident, would net con ceivably relish such hectic politics. On the ether hand, Herbert Asqulth's Incumbency of the premiership in Oreat Britain tndured for nearly nine years. The nngulsh in evitable in the clght-vcnr leadership of any American President is acute. Te the skeptics en the subject of Ameri can constitutional vitality it may net be nmiss te suggest thnt every one of the lnrger Seuth American republics and the Austra lian nnd Seuth African unions, covering a diversity of territory embracing disparate conditions of life and industry, are imita tions of the federated nationality born of patriotic compiemise, practical statesman ship and idenls of freedom both elder nnd mere permanent than trolley cars, automo biles nnd the telephone, nnd formulated In the city of Philadelphia, en Chestnut street between Fifth and Sixth streets, in 1787. There is, indeed, some cause for uneasi ness in the growing misconceptions of i the scope and underlying province of the consti tution. The current wave of unnatural federalism and passion te overwhelm the instrument with speclnl legislation is evi dence of misinformation and delusion. But constitutional Interpretation, strict nnd loose, hns oscillated for mere than a century. The ripudintlen of aggressive and light-headed putative thinkers is grounded In precedent. Give the constitution a decent show. There is invigorating spirit and sound political philosophy Mill in that imperfect but tough old upparatusj finiued by "limited men." HARDING AND 'THE BEST MINDS' PRESIDENT ELECT HARDING'S much -heralded series of conferences with "the best minds of the country" is te begin In Marlen early m-u week. The announcement that Herbert C. Hoever Is the first man te be consulted in Marlen is substantially In accord with gencrul ex pectation. Whether he should be the first or the Inst te be consulted is net material. The thing that mntters Is thnt Mr. Harding Is te have the benefit of his wide knowledge of alTalrs and of his informed Judgment en the proper course for the United States te pursue in it- foreign relations. Mr Hoever's tttitude tewnrd the League of Nntlens is sjaipnthetlc. He Is persuaded that the United States should enter the league because there h no ether practical way by which it enn co-operate with the rest of the world in confirming the victory nnd in these arrangements needed te dis dis eurnge future wars, There Is no man in Amiriea who knows mere nbeut the political and economic conditions in Europe thnn he. And there Is no mnn before the public today who has demonstrated a greater capacity for meeting a concrete situation and finding a way out. Mr Harding has announced that he will appreai h the formation of his foreign policy with an open mind. Thnt does net mean that he 1ms no views of his own, but merely that be wishes his policy te be In conformity with the desires of the American people se fAr ns these desires can be ascertained, Con sultation with Mr. Hoever Is te be followed bj cenferuice with Charles Evans Hughes, William Heward Tuft and Geerge Hrintnn McClellan Hnrvej, who has followed Wood Weed low Wilsen In dropping part of the nam which his parents guve him. Mr. Hughes and Mr. Tnft are in sub stantial ngrciment with Mr. Hoever en the league ami the) will let Mr Harding knew it. Mr. Harvey is morn Interested In putting Woodrew Wilsen In a hole than in the merits of the league. Mr Harding deubtlcas knows this and knows just hew much weight te give Mr. Hnrvej 's advice. It does net yet appear whether Mr. Hard ing's conferences with Senater Ledge and Senater Jehnsen in Washington were con cen cerntd with the league or with the formation of the cabinet. Hut whatever they talked about, It is net likely that Mr, Harding has surrendered his will te either of them. His conferences are held for the purpose of get ting information It is expected that when It cemeB te action he will realize that he must assume responsibility for what he does nnd use his own best Judgment. Hew geed this is will be known when he begins te act. These nre joyous days for the highway bandit, but life Is nut ail beer and skittles for the hard-working burglar. Always the brutal forces of law and order are conspiring te bring about his downfall. But perhaps the meanest trick yet played en him is that of a New Brunswick, N, J., Jeweler who keeps three locked safes in his shop and two el them empty llie odds are thus two te one that the peer night-worker will be stung As a matter of fact, this has already lappened. In the meaqtlme, the safe manu facturer are werrylngiiiut at all. PfllLADiilLPHiA, HUHBDAY, vuunaLnxu VIENNA MAKES A PLEA Austria, Greatest Sufferer In the World Frem Tuberculosis, Is In Danger of Lesing Its Greatest Sanatorium FtlTl years age Vienna led the world In medicine. It was the Mecca toward which nil medical students bent their steps. And today, though It Is bowed under the weight of affliction, though It bears the bur dens of the sins of men In high places. It is still looked upon with veneration nnd es teem by men of the medical profession en account of Its former leadership nnd the debt they ewe te It. The fact was brought home te Dr. Law rence Flick, of this city, the ether day when he received from Dr. Helman von Schreettcr, director of the Austrlnn Sanatorium Alland, of Vienna, n letter tell ing of conditions at the institution nnd con taining a pica for help. Perhaps Dr. nick met Dr. von Schreettcr in Vlennn In 1007 ; but assuredly he had met his father, Dr. Leepold von Schreettcr, had known him well long before thnt time and respected him highly. In 1007 Dr. Flick was elected president of the International "Congress of Tubercu losis, and his work since that time has had international prominence, A SSUREDLY. the scientific world ewes JtXn debt te Vienna," said Dr. Flick es trrday, "and undoubtedly scientists every where will be glad te contribute something te Its relief at the present time. Nearly nil of the elder men of the profession in this country and very many of the jeungcr men who have received medical training outside of the United States had part of that train ing In Vlennn. There are scores of such men In this city. "Of all the countries in the world Austria has been the most afflicted by tuberculosis, and It new has probably the largest death rate of tny country in the world, A partic ularly sad feature of the case Is that Just when Austria was beginning its scientific campaign against tuberculosis, a campaign of which the Sanatorium Alland was the main spring, It was paralyzed by the war." THE letter received by Dr. Flick Is written In German. It is n letter by one doctor te another and it must be confessed thnt the writer lacks the unfamlllarity with his subject which would have given it henrt interest. Little dramas become common places te a man who meets them every dny. Consequently there are many details that would have given the subject a thrill or two that have been left untouched. Rut back of the bald statements of fact one can readily picture the hard work done under trying cir cumstances, the sufferings and privations of doctors nnd nurses and patients and the tragic stories of these who died and who arc dying for Inck of the attention they need all the things thnt have crowned the plnln facts with an earnest, almost tearful plea, FALLOWING is n free nnd semewhnt con densed translation of the letter received hv Dr. Flick : "President, International Congress of Tu berculosis, "Sir Since I hnve been intrusted with the management of the Austrlnn Sanatorium Alland I avail myself of the following op portunity te seek your Interest and sym pathv. "Many threads bind you net enlv with the most important medical and scientific soci eties but nlse, through jour philanthropic activities in European movements, hnve brought you in conflict with influential nieneyed men in jour home country. Se, I uellcve, I enn count upon you t help me In nddresslng myself te the right people. "The Sanatorium Allnnd, established bv mv father, Leepold von Schrnetter, the old eld est public sanatorium en the continent, which nt nil times sought te further the scientific side of the investigation of tuberculosis, finds itself in such nn unfortunate position that there Is dnnger of the institution hnvlng te be closed, in spite of repented efforts nt seeking the menus nf keeping it open. The private society which mnnnged the Institu tion until recently has completely exhausted its financial means, nnd resources from the care of patients nnd from ether nvenues nre pn account of the very great advancement ir. the cost of living and of material of nil kinds and the increase in tnxes, net sufficient te cover the ordinary expenses; and the state Is net able te supnlv its needs. "Sanatorium Alland since its establish ment has in recent years been much en larged, se that it new has a pavl'ien for men, a pavilion for women, a smnller pa vilion for children and, at the present time nlse, n building for these who were injured in the wnr, besides ndinlnistrntien buildings and n power house. In addition tn these there are three form buildings in the center of fine ineudevvs and surrounded hv fields and woodland. The institution, counting m m pleves nnd patients, hnB about 400 neenle sixty of them children. "The number of officials and empleyes ranges from 1.10 te 200, necerdlng te cir cumstances. The number of cattle include M milch cows, quite naturally tee few- six pair of draft oxen, four horses and nn n'uto n'ute n'uto mebilc truck, ler cenvejnnce of Individ uals nnd of pntients there can, for the nres cnt, be no transportation bj vehicle "The sanatorium is situated In one of the prettiest parts of lower Austrin, surrounded by green meadows nnd a variegated forest "In order that this institution may net he lest for scientific investigation nnd for the relief of the peer of our Inrgc feuntry it is necessary te make nn npp.el te these living outside of our own country. "Just at the present moment when there is such a kind internntiennl feeling 'II nier the world and especiallj from tl,e United States, which in n most self sncrllldng man ner hns se generously come te the relief of Austria in se many ways, the uuderslcned appeals te jour generous interest thnt you may in the circles of your humane friends of great financial menus bring nbeut heln In order that the Sanatorium Allnnd may go en with its work. The amount which would be neimsarj te place the sanatorium en a footing that would save It nnd enable It te earn en its work is Jf.10,000 of jour money "lour humane circle nnd the generous people who ceme in contact with veu could in this wav be nble te save nn institution whlih was established for the treatment of tuberculosis In Vienna and which is se nec essary here net enlj In the fight egalnst tuberculosis, but te keep the movement alive An Institution like this being for the people' and for the poorest people at that, annealH te the generous. ' Ab te the technical side of my appeal the manner of control of menev rmitrii,'.,i perhaps the met practical and satisfactory way would be te give the menev te the old sectetj which has had charge of the sana torium But for the present we ure most concerned nbeut saving the institution nnd the details as te hew it Is te be done might be left for further conslderntlen. "Kindly pardon me for this long commun ication, but it is in the interest of an in stitution of the most far-reaching im portance. I have long hesitated te address you, but the thought has come te me that with the kind end Intelligent Interest of jour people our institution might possibly be suved nnd this has given me the courage te write te j-eu and make ray appeal, "We have net forgotten the interchange of thought between jeu and us here in 1007 and lu America in 1008." uu' Just se the record may be made straight se that we may get the rights of "may" and "maj net," why de net the prohlbltlen-en-forcemeut agents of the country get together In convention and decide once and for all whether a mince pie or a plum pudding mny have a kick without fracturing the law? Ne Boenur have we finished rending n dispatch from Housten, Tex., that hoetch is barred from Christmas delicacies than we receive a declaration from Bosten, Mass,, that these staples may be seasoned with brandy from private stocks; one section of the country permits hetelkeeperH te seel: the assistance of Jehn Barleycorn in culinary endeavors; another threatens with arrest and imprison imprisen tneut these who handle confections bearing the faintest evidences of a snifter. There are some people who leek as hopefully toward tar revision aa though lltf probably 23,000 have been absorbed by war jvu tax excision , .;jQJi. invite. Of the miulnlng 100,000, iron. ..lAiAiinlAri M s'.fiLLirZ' ..tisizFiit!ykyiA'srj&i'r jfj&iifc&r' .&' f if & .sviiVdrrrjF- & &.& v y" - &$Wg2jP , NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects Knew Best FRANK G. McKOSKY On Industrial Crisis and the Worker WANT of complete confidence in each ether is one of the most stubborn ele ments preventing cnpltnl nnd lnbnr from getting together ns they should te solve the problems of Industry nnd nut business en n satisfactory basis, necerdlng te Frank G. McKesky, vice president of the United Tex tile WerkerB' Asseeintlnn. "Even nfter betn sides might be en the point of agreeing mid establishing that co operation that most men seem tn feel is do de sltable and nece-sary te better conditions," he said, "the whole matter is upset and there Is n division In the ranks because of pettv and often incomprehensible actions and mennnesses. Tlnse meannesses and dot id edly unfnlr notions nre net se ensy te define in genernl terms, but they nre pnrt of the experience of nlmest every weiker from time te time, nnd they play an Important part in the worker's frame of mind. Always Reservations "At the present time, for Instance, there is prebablj mere of this element of confi dence thnn there has been, but it is, never theless, a confidence with reservations. Thus while many mnnufectuiers nnd business men talk of co-eperntiou nnd probably nie sin cere, the werkingmnn cannot help but be ceme suspicious when he hears talk among them of reduced wnges nnd longer hours when conditions, If nmilj7cd, de net justify ettner. "It Is a foolish thing, for instance, te talk of increased production when, under the elght-hnur sjstem, we hnve had nn over production. "Hew adding an hour a dnv te the work er's obligation is going te nllevlatc this con dition Is something bejnnd me "Under the eight-hour system the mills. even In normal times, nre forced te close from time te time because ()f nn overproduc tion, lu times of stress nnd rush -order business n longer working dnv inevitnblj has Its reaction with n period of Idleness. "Te nsk the worker te submit te n reduc tion in wnges only increases the dlflicultv nnd eventunllj hurts the manufacturer him self. Even during our se-called prosperous wartimes the average textiles worker for instnncc. even the bet paid among them did net receive sufficient compensation te ennble him te meet the current cost of living for bis family and himself, and for that mnt ter, scarcely does he new. As the vvork vverk Ingman Is the ultimate consumer, it stands te reason that a reduction of his purchasing pewer is going still further te aggravate overproduction, or underconsumptien if jeu please, the result being the sume In nuy event. Caned "Pauper Industry" "Before the win our wages were de plorably low, and, In furt, the textile in dustry has for years been icferred te as the 'pauper industry. "Xiiere is n great ueni et talk of the open shop. We de net fear it, because we be lleve we can stand en our own strength But the general drive Inaugurated bv finan cial interests cannot hut help te deepen the suspicions of labor us te the motives uctuut ing It nnd Increase the difficulties of co operation, "Inefficiency nnd a tendency en the part of the worker net te be willing te render n dollar's worth of seivlcc for e dollar's worth of pay is a frequent charge ngniust the werker. If the real truth were known, the fault mere often than net is a matter of managerial incflicleucy rather than that of the worker. Fer Instance, the worker doing his best weaves en his loom for sevenil weeks until he has finished with his wurp. Like as uet there will be a elclay of a number of days, nt the worker s expense, because the foreman or manager did net foresee when he was going te be through with his warn This, of course, entails delay, and at times' wuuld make it leek ns though the worker was net delivering the goods. "Often as net the manufacturer is net familiar with these and similar pettj details thnt go se far toward breeding discontent among the workers Anether thing te be considered Is the fact thut the worker's wages cannot be correctly judged bj wint i, receives tier week for the work he is doing One must tnke iute consideration the many weeks, through no fault of his own, that he is unable te work, "If the manufacturer is willing nod eager te help the situation, he would net become panicky and shut up his mill altogether. He would probably help the general situation and himself in the long run if he would try te keep going if only at part time. Phlla ilclphla'" textile workers In the lust few years numbcreu nneui jj,uuu. ui tills number ' -4'iUJ v,iwz SAVING AT THE SPIGOT -r They ..O0O te PO.OOO are new absnlut lv idle. Of the remaining 20,000 or .10,000 the are doing se little work ns te make it almost a negligible quantitj-. Is that ge 'ng te help the development of n buying puMic? Wives Alse Werlt "It has been snld that the worker hns never lived better than during recent enrs, and thnt ns n matter of fact he has money In the hank tedny. Beth' of these statements ure in n mensure true. Hut it must be re membered thnt for the most pari it has net been elue tn the individual money-making iKliirvoinents of the head of the family In textile- families It Is quite the common thing for seyernl members of the snm fninilv te weik in the snmc industrj The unuels of wives weik in the business nleng with their Husbands te keep things going Nntum'ly, thev have done n little better thnn te break rVin's.W" rftn snJ' thnt thev llun ( de-rve te.' Must they be penalized new for their efforts nt thnt time? "During the war 7.1 per cent et the work done in the textile industries w.- gev 'rn lnent work. Even though it seeme.t like the Ideal time te estnbllsh for permanent c d ii eight-hour day. did the werkws nsl. t? .e; the government needed the goods nnd se they worked ten hours n day. ii. . " m,m''r of fact, the unions hme lifted industry te n higher plane. In bjgm e venrs In many Industries all sorts et Irrcg i '"I' m were practiced by the low-paid n eilvieiunl worker te mnkc ends meet, or at least te try it. Then we get together m 1 discussed ways te improve our work and e. -ramiitlens. Our plans succeeded se well thnt the manufacturers began te organize them SC'JVeS for the hettnrtnnf nf !. K. .Dtni,.. and, oddly enough, we helped them te de it Many Employers Reasonable "At present many of the manufacturers are rcnsemible nnd willing and eager te better conditions nnd te rstnbllsh thnt neres sarj co-operation thnt will bring aheu- bet ter things. But often they nre blocked bj mtiny who fail te sec that there arc two ether parties concerned besides themselves, namely, the public, representing the con sumer, and ourselves, the empleyes. Blinded e unj thing but their selfish Interests, which iu?iny ,ensc7 th,,y cmM "ve by the use of 2J Vi m s W "ml ni'""cn. they fall te li .bB vl'In nnd work for the general fi)?l T ''m,s '" lnp' business man who rnmiet afford te pay living wages de serves te suecced. "Ultimately arbitration or regulation of some se, seems like the necessVry thing te cf. V"". T t0 mlbmit any question when ,, ,rv aV"''nt' b"f ,he 'llfllculty comes wlien mniij of our employers nre net. "We hnve nn nM.nti,, .. ,.i i. and think, ether things being careelfer it Ik a splendid thing. But the vital thine seems te us te be able earn nil 1 keep a living wngc with rensenable he,. ' . ,Vl we can de a little welfare work for our- selves," What De Yeu Knetv? QUIZ 1 WB.ar.iiyvn'irJi, '?.r w 2 era'acc." & -SaW in I Wnaat ii'aV'fhn.H.-ytWngr ! .S".lh.!..t"?w':!ter Invented Who was Dnviil n ttiii n vented? 7. What Is a majer-demo? 8" "sTst"5' I"nneU cnPse the oelar Who wrote "The Mnrtlnn"? 10. Inte hew many zones of cllmatn In th names?dlVUled M " "hrt? Answers te Yesterday's Qulr The Apennines form the central mmm. tain system of Italy cenlral meun- . The word acumen should be pronounced . r?eSlrtent VI rsftr?h0,80,vrnlneBr8 !,r IrS Nebei peace prize 'for 1920 ,h ' DSr,.?"rnM.e?"n,ed """ Mr-' Delly, their B. The first chief Justlee of tha Sunrema Court of the United States wasPJehn 8, "Tete-n-tote" literally means tianrt.tn. tUSf. ' rd heu " Prou unceJ 7- Art0neBredo'uuCde sneT' 0t 8' N5arHenI,aan0rnU Wr0,e "T lth- a, Certez vyns the conqueror of Mexico for e'emury" e"r'y ""rt et "" 10, Telephone la derived from the a reek Oracle t . u ' .. i'-.i- "VMi the t.?f,v - vi ' VV-5 rV.V" una v I' juwiiv, buumu( a. A 4 s'8; SHORT CUTS One wendeTs if Penrose spoke softly or used a big stick. Any healthy sinking fund can stand pitiless publicity. Well, who is the next gentleman claim "Beets" for his bride? te "Independence for the Philippines ' mny, therefore, be a plank In the next Dem ecratlc platform. We may feel reasonably well assured that It Isn't little drops of water that make the mighty crime wave. In Pottstown a watchdog was stolen from the auto It guarded. The thief Is per haps cursed with a sense of humor. Every bootlegger is convinced that members of the "Sniffers' Squsd" are tee Erenc te stick their noses In ether people's uslness. Add Vverkaday Heroes Frederick Lvneff. nn empleye of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, who gave a pint of his bleed te u woman suffering from anemia. The League of Nations has declared war en typhus. As typhus Is very largely A war product, the crusade will net prevs wholly effective until the league has nbellshed war. The American Legien will play tha part of wisdom If it devotes all its energies te procuring from the government adequate prevision for the care of sick and disabled soldiers. , The Atlantic City girl who admitted In court that she had married her aged hus band for the purpose of getting all the menev she could out of him nt least possessed th'e virtue of frankness. The trouble with "socking It hard te bandit is that one may have te wait s eng in jail before it Is discovered that en Is really a public benefactor, a defender el the law und net an alder and abettor e! V -rune:. Teachers of Philadelphia are te have 1 11 opportunity te see new the various city departments work. But what they would I irtlculnrly love te see is the easy function "'B, .!" ,flnn,'?l department of the Beard " Public Education. Berlin Communists complain that the 'rman republic pajs the ex-kalser as much rj hour for doing nothing as It pays a 1 id soldier with a wife and three children r n year. That kind of n republic l 1 ad te breed Communists. Federal prohibition agents in nenrtca. J x , have seized virtually nil of the town's supply of brandied cherries nnd Chrlitmts nine, meat put up prier te prohibition, all's- s that the stuff contains mere than half t 1 per cent of alcohol; which Is another of " el stunts which has a tendency te bring tl" w Inte disrepute. v une of the estimates en the probable 11I , '.r 2: "'"nlumnts who will land In the Unit. , 8lat. durl he month$ len 1 r c te the conclusion eht m nf tha est i slui sels ia t ness and ri believe thnt the world's entire '. including the coastwise trade ve- o;erj country ia both hemispheres, f .1?. th,' Immlgrent carrying busl- iin l nele Sam a country their one destination. ve didn't knew that Uncle Bam weul i, t bj guilty of such a thing, we should be te . ptd te think that the story of the ft!"", ' Htatea marine! Sew resl dent i rentham. Muss., who has Inher- 1 ea 11. island in the Pacific ocean and con- BlllerilllP nrenertv. r,el.,.lln hartm property, harem thercei US u clever nleA rj nreaa arnrk ...-, l.Ulllfc llCbigl' 1 desert " boost recruiting In a certain popular branch of the service. 'Is in educational circles" are r a plan, suggested by the Rev. 1 (Jigoed, te permit children te 1 from public school one or two k se that they may receive re- said t Phillip be rclei hours 11 llgieus er, . .. -. Iu cnurciirD ui wicir .n.1 B,. 1 ,",'!!' ebJcctln3 te the plan: (1) ruir.int I 'v,00'1 ,hllt "nie denomlnatlena wlU. no. V11 tBn"lves of the opportunity, ?.?vnm f? .a.ppr0U! et 2 " Is con cen c S m ,1,f F'ntH of some children " uin!li?' 'm1!1 wltl1 Rnr chm-cn and de net am . 'U,'n t0 hve such instruction. .nH Lu 'tjuetlen may be received S?rted iv V1"" Heverl JUstlens art maef reni ,..1,1! - " f"0'1 attendant te be draft cieSl t i? ' . 2 netv " Mwh. uryn CXCLtit tu be n owed te n!av during th p'n or iii thev hn Ji;., i: ."...:. diuouaiueun of Vfadyt ' ft'PU'." 7 i V; T i -..y4 A L VI JIW. C.'l M :
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