r M""ft Ws 1 y
p1C--!'-WjmVi.4... .., ,
"KC
l
i1n,.",''i"i' "r v T'
jyVrtwfft- -
iWjW
aj' ,
"
,-ivWirew - V ' V.
-" jM
ft2,fiwj5'Wj "
i , ' j9Cv,v,t"r'F!W 7 '
v. -
' ... . . ' i
10 A
' 1
tf... A I
Ik!
't
.
hi.
r'V
M.r . t 'Vl.llufh.
.V
v 8
Eutmtng ubltcUeDcjec
fUULlU LEDGER COMPANY
crnea u. rc. cuiitis, pumidbmi
?n It. I.uillnaten, Vice President. Jehn C.
Martin, Syretary ana Treasurer: Philip 8. Cellins,
t"1 I w""m. Jehn J. Bpurraen, Dlraotera.
EDITOnlAt. I)OAM!
.. Cians M. K. Cvmi, Chairman
JTQHWC. AnTiN,...rnrat TUmlnfM Manasv
Published dally at Tunue Uuwnn BuUeHn
Inilpni'ncs Seuate, Philadelphia,
AltAXTte Cltl Prut-irakm tlunilai
Jjliw Tess: 8M Madlten Avt.
Otneii tei rerd DulldUit
r. Loci Oil aiabfDrmccrat JlullJIng
cbku isea jvtt. nuiiains
k NBWS DtmiSACS:
WaiHuteTOH nciwc,
M. 11 Car. Pennsylvania. 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 :