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lintllt'inrnt nre nMWtMl in tin1 cum
tncnts of n onion Ipiii1 rs en tlir n'sult u!
the election.
Mi'. Altcni'is expri'ses illsllluiieiimfnt.
but net ilepnir. Mr .Jehn Wnnnmnker.
3d. ntwly confronted with revelations of
trickery nnd the betrajnl of the cnu-c for
which she inbered, wns even mere eloquent.
"I hic let faith In people." -nld she
The mood out of which sueh utteintiee!
corae is understnndublr, and it l nnd nla
has been an nlilli'ttun te nun m publii' life.
It will pnt. It will pass mere quh'klv worn
lira. Altemns nnd Mrs. Wnnnmnker and
their aRoeiate; tnke time for a eleer studj
of the elertien fij;iire
There li nethinc .eneu-I.v wrnnz with the
people The grent tieitble i with the lend
ers who befuddle, cheat, bewilder and be
tray them
In thii instance there i no jutificntiin
for a surrender of fnith in th ienpli Tln-j
hare at lenst a fair ort of nlibi Me-t of
them itnveil it home and rcfifed te take the
trouble te ui'e.
IN ANOTHER LIGHT
SIMMONS, chief et the Ku Kluxers, is
said te have a secret militia aimed with
1000 rifles in Norfolk. Vn
Simmons and his klenjles sought te mo
bilize all former m.'iitarv aviators into a
grent organization te be cenn oiled, for
heaven knows what purpose, from the Im
perial Palace nt Atlanta They had a dream
of a monopoly of all landing fields and thev
fltarttd a nievemi nt te get possession of
hundreds of (im eminent an planes
Let us suppose for a moment that .Judge i
Oinrj, acting secretly for the I'tiitul Sfntes !
Steel Corporation, sought te erganise a se- I
crrt arim sworn te tnke orders ft em him
alone and that he was caught trying te
obtain exclusive control of the aviation
system of the I'nited States.
What would the country and Congress sny
about him'' What would labor sa ?
I.et us suppose for another moment that
Samuel liempers was shown te be nt gaug
ing a secret army and putting his soldiers
under n blend-oath te de the b dding of the
high chiefs of the Federation of Laber' And
suppose that (iempers was secretly planning
te get all fliers into special Fedcintien of
Laber uniforms, te control landing fields
anil te monepohe the ,nr for the service of
his organization
What would the ceuntrv say about i iom iem
pers and what would Congress de te him?
NEW MEXICO AS AN INDEX
TIIH uncaslnm which nlwa ncieinpunies
the hrst test of a new Na'iennl Admin
istration nas been emphaticnllv Jinpelled bv
the vubstaminl Mcterj of Ilehn f lltirsum
In the Niw Mexico senatorial ccint'"t.
The transfer of Albert If Fall te a Cnb
inet pet inevitable tempted optimists of
the opposition te dnell affectionately upon
nlleped possibilities of th" neeess.iry special
election in New Mexico 1 tut the six
month of Itepublx an rule appear te hrtve
reacted with maiked favor upon political
sentiment in the extreme Southwest
Although the ri turns nrp ns vet incom
plete, the Democratic candidate, Iticlinid 11.
Hanna, is evidently defeated by a majority
of nt least 7000.
Senater-elect Durstim i warranted in in
terpreting his stiei ess net enlv as a personal
tribute, but ns a lenssurin'.' indication that,
in his State at least, the const ijui ntes of the
overwhelming Republican triumph last No
vember were net uierelv ephemeral
THE NEW CANAL RECORDS
TIIK ineruiMiii "iipi.rt.iiw c i.f ,il!--en
trafhc hit ween the I.asti-rti and West
ern counts of the I nitnl States i reM'ii.ed
by tleunshms cenditiyn- at the Panama
Canal, even durins ,i pi nod of world-wide
trade depression
He far ns American tennase is concerned,
a new record was attained bj the lthinian
waterway. Out of the total of l!!)!! ships
which passed through the canal during the
last (ievcrnment fiscal year. 1'JIL' weie
American, as iigninst l'"0 for Hritain. the
next highest nation. The bulk of the, trade
in American bottoms was destined for ports
of the I'nited States either en the Atlai tie
or Pacific.
I'rebnblv these figures will be used by
fienater Horah te re-enforce his arguments
en behalf of exempting vessels, flung the
American flag from tells. On tin- ether
hand, it will he difficult for thus def rui ned
opponent of the spirit of the lisw Pnuncefete
Treat), as defined hj Kl.lui Reet and ether
acknowledged c.perts en this suhjict te
prove that natnc trade is being stifled under
the present arrangement
Ah a matter of fact, the canal is at last
beginning te meaur" up te the c einmcreial
possibilities envisaged when it was originally
planned Opened te tiaflic at about the time
of the World War. the expected large sciIp
change of ocean routes was naturallj halted
and the precessus of recevei v, new appar
ently well under way. wen inevitably slew
"WHOM THE GODS DESTROY"
IT IS intcrt sting te observe that in New
Yerk und in Chicago fieiuicd attacks
have just been tlirtcted at gnat newspapers
by powerful politicians teinpmarily in pos
aessinn of public ethces Viw Yerk and
Chicago arc gang-ridden
M?yer II.v Ian, in one of the most aston asten
lshiug proclamntiens ever Uued h n public
effic.al In the I'nited States, calls upon all
' merchants, business men and shepki epers"
te visit reprisals en newspapers that have
hm criticizing his Administration
The outburst seems te hnve been prompted
by edlteiial criticism of police ethciala who
tent mounted squads Cossack fashion te
ride down a crowd of unemp' "
In Chicago the Trlbiif taken
Inte aurt te light a 5llV,,. Jilt for
libel Instituted by "the City of Chicago."
The "City of Chicago" In this case Is the
political tong whose offenses the Tribune
exposed.
Newspapers cannot make n bad politician
geed. Uut the cun worry and keep him
en edge.
Silence or censer them for a day nnd
every loot-hungry political thug would feel
that he had drifted b accident Inte Heaven.
GOOD WORK THAT SOLDIERS
CAN DO IN TIMES OF PEACE
The Legien Can Provide an Example of
Democratic Thought and Feeling for
a Country That Needs It Badly
TIIH democratic principle of government
nnd the llxed guarantees of justice and
fair dealing between man and man which it
implies are quite as Indispensable new. quite
ns necessary te the peace and pregiess of
the world as they were when all civiliza
tion was stinining and bleeding te ktep them
from being wiped from the face of the earth
et in maris qunrtcrs the democratic
ideal seems actually te he going out of
fashion. Mere and mere people seem un
willing te he guided bj It in the leut'ne if
their dnils thinking nnd their dailv lives
That is why the members of the Pennsj 1
vania Department of the American Legien,
new assembled nt Pittsburgh, could d-i noth
ing better than see that their organization
is maintained pernianentlv as a geed ex
ample of democratic feeling nnd demeciatic
control
The Legien ought net te submit itself te
the rule of am boss, inside or out It
should net be dominated b.v t little group of
genetal hendquarlers men. It ought te be
kent out of factions.! politics Anil it should
net nt an time 1m led te threw the weight
of its official influence te ntn one of the
chsscs or cliques thnt niuluplj nipidh
nowadays in tlie heat of social and economic
controversy.
The world i net yet safe for demeeraev
This country Itself Is net jet nltegethei safe
for demeeraev Ai'd if the men of the Legien
can tight off the interests nnd the people
who would exploit them, and can continue
te fhinlt and feel as gallantly as thej
thought nnd felt in Fiance, thej can de n
service te America almost as great ns that
which thev did in the field They can de a
great deal te save and sustain democratic
idealism nt home
When It was gl'bly asset ted in news dis
patches of recent months thnt "members of
the American Legien" had broken up labor
meetings or invaded p iblic gathering- with
ultimatums for this speaker or that, the
menace with which the Legien itself was
confronted became clenrlv apparent
It was never the Legien's hope te boss
the country or any group of its citizens
Ilut propagandist willicg te move heaven
and earth te entice groups of cx-seivl i
men te wage their battles for them in the
name of patriotism vw re numerous for a
while.
That was the work of shrewd preups out
side the Leg'un formed te capitalize the
spirit of patriefsm It was a business m
which some iseht'd groups of e-ehliers
were Ill-advised and misled, nnd it wns the
real begiiinni'j of a mev "merit that threat
ened for a time te split the Legien in two.
fine of the big di bates in the Pittsburgh
convention will probably relate te the pres
ent niethel under winch the affairs of the
great organization nn directed If half a
dozen top ertUers nre m the habit of dic
tating the organization's politic it is be
cause the average member has been tee luiv
te give much serious thought te the affairs
of the Legien
Colonel D'Olier. of fits citv. when he was
commander of the national orgnn'iMtien
sought determinedly te keep it lush and
aloof from all the debasing squahhh into
which self-interesti d and unprincipled men
were willing te drag it
The bet men in the Legien share that
purpose R;it it is a purpose th.r cin be
served m h by repiesentntive control of n
sort in which the collective will of the whole
men hTslnp is reflected
The ceuntrv need. the example which nil
ex-seivice men ieuld provide, and de pro
vide in mans instances b. brave and gener
etis thought at d action The Legien is tee
great a force te be directed in the interest
of any single set of meu. It has done no
table work already ns n critic of Congress
ard ia aid of the disabled nnd sick sur
vivors of the A. H F
I'ltimntely ns an agency of generil criti
cism, ns an obstacle in the vvnj of tvnuts
and feels nnd political hypocrites, and
utilizing alvvars in an orderly wav tin- ac
icpted methods and mi enanisms of govern
ment, the Legien might even shame a cient
man.v of the people who staved at hede mtn
a state of mind that would make for bettir
general citizenship and a happier life f r
every beds.
THREE NEW STATES
TIIH formal admission of Latvia, Lsthmi.a
and Lithuania into the League of Na
tions is an instructive confirmation of tin
stnliilitj and authenticity of these new n
publics All three have been carved from
the feimer Czarist empire of Russia nn,l
all exhibit racial and traditional distim tiens
warranting tl en- national ambitions
The mabilitv of the Moscow igim te
Contlel the dest'ines of thce Ilnltie St.ltis
a- thev mav be callnl n well as its failure
te extend its sway in Finland, is i it alone
an indi x of the repudiation of Soviet prin
ipies in these regions
Tie birth of these new nations n,n In
Kttnbiti'd in part te the lughlj art hci.ii
east of the old imperial Russia a congeries
of diverse nationalities held together cv des des
jetisui It is net extravagant te firesc
further disruptions in ether parts of tin
vnt territerj that has never been ethnically
unified.
Net merely thousands of miles separate
Odessa or the Crimea from Archangel, but
also widest disparity of c i stums Industries
political experienci, races and even te seni"
extent religion
If the destinv of Russia is eventually its
division in'e separate iintien- a h lirmlv
kruf and hmnogenee i. its f , tt will be m
a wnv far me-e le;jenI than that under
which mnrkedlv dvirs' peoples suffered
under the tvrannj of the Romaneffs
MUSICAL INSPIRATION AHEAD
IT LS the geed feitutie of Phila Mphia
uiiisic levers that their annual legate
abroad ih Leepold Stokevvski. whose zeal in
the quest of neiv semes is enlv matched bj
thu breadth anil sincerity of his critical
taste
The diligence and enthusiasm with which
Ins pilgrimage was undertaken this vear
have harvested n diversified collection of
orchestral novelties representing the latest
trends in musn nl development
Search for geed music differs radically,
net te snj inspiring! trem the pursuit of
most ether products rated either as artistic
or commercial. In response te conditions
of public taste, ereii the most idealistic the
atriciil manager is unable te ignore the
possibilities of pepulantj for his offerings
Reek publisheis have heen known te
finance their productions in the higher in
tellectuiil hi Ids with obvious 'best sellers "
Ilut music such ns engages the nttentlen
of great ssniphenv orchestras is in a eategers
apart Inexplicable as It is happy is the
fact thnt cenn idences of popular favor with
Intrinsic merit in orchestral scores are ex
ceedingly close.
Mr. StokewaVi, eagerly exploring France
EVENING PUBLip LEDGEbUpHTLADELPHIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,
and Italy and resuming esthetic, if net
physical, touch, with Germany, Russia nnd
Spain, was therefore freed from nil obliga
tions save these referring directly te his
own judgment. If n work was deemed
worthy and it was procurable, it was pur
chased for presentation by the Philadelphia
Orchestra this season.
Ssmpltenlc music speedily finds its own
level, and in n cultivated community the
circumstances In which meritorious scores
nrc ultimately repudiated nre comparatively
rare. The mere common ecciinencc is a
tolerant bewilderment en the part of audi
tors, eventually succeeded b) appreciation ns
the msstcry is dissolved
Mr. Stokew ski's new offerings, which will
be distributed throughout the concert season
which begius next month, nrc varied In range
nnd disparate in origin. Rndlcals like
Schoenberg, Stravlnskl nnd F.rlk Sntle will
be represented ns well ns Richard Strauss
and Vincent D'lndy, new se fast does
music march almost "standardized." lie
Fnll. a new Spanish composer, lias been
discovered.
The Italian, Casella. who ma perhaps be
described ns a rationalized icenm hist, will be
accorded particular favor, sine" net only
are some of his most recent scores te be
plaved. but the composer himself will appear
as conductor and pianist
Vincent D'lndy, en whom the mantle of
Debussy hns fallen, nltlieugh the lit is net
perfect, will be another visitor and guest
conductor nt several concert.
These nrrnngements undoubtedly premise
n stimulating season characteristic of the
field of orchestral musical endenver. in which
neither the public nor the producers nrc
apprehensive of the highest ninis.
The Letgue Assembly
I Dare Net Wn'ts nsked member nations
t'pen I Would te limit their military
expenditures for the
next two sears te the amount of the current
venr's budget and net a single member
agreed unconditlenallv , net that they object
te pence nor that thev have militant Inten
tions, but each fears its neighbor. 'Tis fear
makes warlike intiens of ns
The Far Hastern
Tomorrow Is Republic in Siberia
Anether Da.v seeks representation
nt the Washington
Limitation of Armament Conference. Sec
letnry Hushes lias dented the request. He
says the protection of legitirante Russian
interests must devolve ns a mernl trustee
ship upon the whe'e conference. Fear has
been expressed that the reply commits us
te futuie medd'itig witli Fur Liistein nffnlrs.
Rut It innv rather be a diplomatic way of
avoiding present meddling.
SHORT CUTS
Geed -by. Summer
Is the Ferdnev tnriff en foreign books
designed te pretei t an infant industry ?
Reform wns licked nil right, but it is
taking uu awful long time te count it out.
Sometimes the stable is locked before
the horse is gene. The Seuth street bridge
hns been closed
Fnfe as a caterer Is a peer judge of
fruit. Mans a man who expects n plum gets
a mspberrj.
The opinion grows that the way te de
feat the Ferdncj Tnriff Rill is te make Con
gressmen studs it.
What seems te have tied up New Yerk's
police department nprenrs te have been net
se much red tipe as ticker tape.
There is se tn'ii h common sense in the
ales tax. remarked the Cjnical Cuss, there
is Hull likelihood that it will be adopted.
It is the country's fend expei tatien that
the Fedeia' lenference en unemplevment will
tesult In something mere thnn statistics.
Te these that have much trouble mere
shall le given; whtih is prebnblr why Aus
tria 1 neiv afflicted with a railroad strike.
Net a Pennsj Iranian was in the Heuse
when Congress convened. Well, anyhow
it mi. si be s.ud for thuii that they made it
unanimous.
Perhaps some of New Yerk's homeless
ones would be glad te avail themselves of
the bedroom nnd bath pi iv lieges of some of
its theatrical offerings.
It is, of course, understood that the
New Jcrsej decision tint the Iiempsey
Carpentier mill was a pla.n ordinary prize
fight Is merely academic.
Hoever plans te send only a limited
supply of feed into Russia at the one time.
It is as though the Soviet had prayed, "Lead
us net into temptation "
The one xiitue of the Rrltlsh trade
agreement with Soviet Russia, and the
later ixpesurc of Sevie- treii'hery, is that
t'ev demonstrate biveiid peiadventure thnt
tne present Moscow Government is net te be
trusted
The trouble with t'- imemc tax is that
this sear'.s hardship is lcqmrcd te pav tell
en last year'-s prepi ntj . and this defect
has net been remedied It the Tax Revision
Rill presented te tin. suinte by Senater
Penrose.
It is te be hoped tlint w hoi Leepold
Stokevvski gives lil- r ai.si ,j concerts for
children, at which ,e wil tell them of the
various Instruments In the orchestra, illus
trntlng his points wit1' oles he will permit
Hi nN audience at Imst a sprinkling 0f
Town-ups willing te (e lust ru. toil.
The general staf and .secrctarv Weeks,
of the War Depaitn ent. nre considering
plans te reduce the n nher of eIHcitn in the
aims te a point about .ailii) less than the
law nuthnrics, and thi.s reduce expenses
It is net without u pi inted si1KgoHtlen te
the Limitation of Aininment Conference.
Has it ever bien mmh.usIj alleged that
the ment of white iggs ,s any better than
t ,nt of cieam-coleri ( i bi.nvn eggs' If
nor why should peep e pay mere for white
eggs'' And vvhv sheu'd svmparhv he wasted
en them because the pnee of white eggs is
pushed up arbitran!' ns it ha- been in
New Yerk? When penp'e seek for frills
ihej usually have te pnv for them.
Probably the two biggi st men in the
world teda) . said I if ine'-thenes McGinnis,
sober!, are Hoever and .Mlnnes. They are
mike in their grasp of economic conditions,
nllke in their method of administration; but
unlike in their ultimate alms Reth are
i npable autocrats ; the one difference being
thi amount of altruism with which the an an
tei rms Is diluted 'I he advice of either doc
tor would prebnblv cure n sick world. IJne
would put it en a diet nnd receive thnnks,
tin ether would perform a surgical operation
nnd demand a big fee A scared world may
demand the oporatien at Inst and later
grumble ever the fee
Iir Charles H Mnje, of Minnesota,
savs trained nurses hove formed the most
autocratic closed shop in the country mid
that thev charge altogether tee much. He
thinks two veais long enough te make it girl
in eIk lent, nnd suggests the training of
111(1,(100 sub-mines, or nursing aids, who
will be quite leinpetent te handle most cases
and whose charges will net be se exorbitant.
And Mr Common Citizen heartily applauds
Nowadays the wrv rl'h nnd the crj peer
get cqunl servl e It is the uufertunule
middle class thnt suffers. Rccause they de
net ask charity, they hnve te pay much
mere than they can aQVrd,
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
The "Mothering" of Little Children a
try Neceisary Part of Institu
tional Training Kids Should
Be Cuddled
IJy SARAH D. LOWIUE
rinilE Is in Philadelphia a curious In
heritance of philanthropic positions.
About two generations age. perhaps mere,
it wns the custom te organize charitable
beards with n prevision In the bylaws that
there should be nmeng the beard of directors
a limited number of members of Friends
Meeting, of the Kplscepnl Church nnd of
the Presbyterian body. Thc effort te attain
sectarian representativeness did net appar
ently go beyond these three religious sects.
Te this original limitation there has been
edded yet another In the course of years
daughters or ncer of kin succeed their
family chiefs ns retirement from old age or
death makes n xacancy.
I remember a genial head of a family who
was. Incidentally, also a directress en the
Philadelphia Orphans' Heard. I remember
hearing her bewail the fact that her own
daughter, having turned from Presbyterian
te Episcopal, could net succeed her, as there
would be only n Presbyterian vacancy nt
her death.
I wns reminded of thnt incident one dny
when I drove out te Wnlllngferd and was
taken ever the Philadelphia Orphans' Asylum
by the enthusiastic director who had suc
ceeded her.
It Is a charming building. The architect
was William Delane, and It was one of his
first serious undertakings, I think, and a
model In Its way even still, net only for
charm of appearance, but for coincidence In
taking core of a let of children of the same
nge. The children looked well tnken cnie
of and very cheerful nnd robust nnd ready
for life life adjusted te n fixed rlnti and
legimen of the school sort, where there nre
no relnxntlem of drill from summer vaca
tions with absent-minded, unexpectedlv In
dulgent, absurdly childish persons of the
stuff of which fathers and mothers nnd
grnndmethers nre made te be sure, but wheie
tnerc arc geed feed, geed teaching, geed
work and geed play.
mHESE children de go home te visit where
J. that is possible, but thev go te a mother
or te a father who has "signed them away"
te the kind nnd conscientious beard of direc
tors during their years of minority Or, at
least, if this is no longer required of the
parent legally, as It wns when I used te
listen te an oppressed director make the final
arrangements for the "signing awav," with
mothers in every stage of depression from
sheer stupidity te sheer desperation, It is
done practically. And, indeed, if an Insti
tution Is te be responsible for n child during
the years of ndelesccnre, things nre simplified
If the parent, Inadequate or callous or handi
capped by poverty or by n new fnmllv, enn enn
net Interfere te the child's hurt; but the
remedy nt best is n makeshift.
Institutional children have lest the best
thing that belongs te childhood a home nnd
parents of their very own.
II'SED te be able te talk like nn erphnn
asylum child nnd be hnled In te amuse
my mother's guests by that mimlcrv of a
recognized type. We had at one time im
ported Inte our nursers an orphan girl of
sixteen te help our nurserv tjrnnt with the
chores incident in our dressing and our
walks abroad. Her nnme was Cellie and
she was fresh from an orphanage. She knew
inere games thnn any young person I have
ever met. We delighted in her at playtime
nnd for the lest of life found her a broken
reed in the mntter of kindly offices. She did
net take naturally te minding us "sweetly."
Ve were ordered or we were fought or we
were sent te Coventry.
MY MOTHER had had a like experience
In her own childhood. Only in the case
of the orphan nursemaid who "minded" her
the climax had come when the duty of help
ing with the supper dishes interfered with
a came of croquet.
The "erphnn" sent indignantly for an
mint te come nnd tnke her away from the
scene of such divided pin . and sent back
this npt quotation by wny of a bread-and-butter
letter :
"I was net born a little slave
Te labor In the sun "
Peer child! Probably the orphanages of
her day nnd of "Calllc " were net se en
lightened and kindly as the Wnlllngferd one.
where the atmosphere is that of n vcrv geed
bearding school, with kindly traditions and
with pleasant special observation
Rut I was interested te see the last time
I was In Haby's Nursing Heme that t lie need
of every crewing child for a mother had
been considered nnd met Every baby of the
thirty or se ntlieis had te be lifted up nnd
held in the arms and yes, cuddled part of
each twenty-four benis. It was ns much
the duty of a nurse as feeding or bathing It.
Reing held en a lap being spoken lovingly
te, being touched affectionately has been dis dis
ceveied te be a scientific was te nwaken the
mind nnd te control the imagination nnd te
stimulate wholesomely the growing Intelli
gence. A child hns nctunllv te be taught te laugh
nnd te leek merrv and te play happily nnd
te respond lovingly. And some ene who has
it in her te be nietherlv has te de It for the
sake of a child's health and Tenson If he is
a well child, and hew much mero If he is
that sad thing, an Invalid child !
THE latest experiment In mothering in
stitutional children t lint has leached my
ken Is what is being .ccempljshed at the
State Sanatorium for 'lubereular Children
at Ment Alte by the sm lal service worker.
Alice Campbell. Apnrt from the regimen of
the cure. It wns found thut some one who
could just go about looking after the "geed
spirits of tlie invalids nmeng the children,
some one who could play quietly or talk ten
derly or listen gently or come in and out and
help weak little fingers divert bored little
minds, would greatly expedite the cure.
Seme one, net a nurse nor a teacher, but
just n grown-up playmate, who was yet
somehow like one's mother, was wiuit was
needed,
I
SAW one of the letters of this friend of
the "little sick" vesterdnv nnd neWl
permission te quote pnrts of it If thin
represents State mnterualisin, I say three
cheers for the State '
"My work has been arranged te fit in
witli the schedule of the children It varies
in this wny: When the new- children ar
rive nt observation. I spend at bust three
half hours theie (three times dnilv i If any
camp girls are confined te their rooms or in
the hospital I visit them every dnv, tnke
work for them te de. leave a magazine, tell a
story or anv thing I feel is needful te cheer
nnd keep up morale. As different groups of
girls nie en the pavilion morning and after
noon, I see that they have games or an occu
pation while I go te the hospital or home.
"At (1 P. M. I always go te the pavilion
for nn hour and a half during 'cure' te
entertain, or we take a walk, except
Wednesday and Friday evenings, when I go
te the home children who cannot go te the
'movies.' I tell stories and plav quiet
games. Fer two mouths I did the entertain
ing myself en the pavilion; new I am trying
te help the girls te entertain themselves
They are arranged in groups of five, who plan
the 'show,' as thev term it, inviting anv te
help from the Inrger group. These 'shows'
se far have beeu very crude, but it helps me
te understand what Is in their vntithful
minds It Is creating self-expression and
mnklng them mere Independent. Some are
writing plays, and b.v directed rending and
talking about real literature I hope te de
velop something really worth while.
"If there Is ever a half hour te spare I
rend te the girls who nre busy sewing in the
studio. Sewing is hard for some of them,
nnd yet they really want te leain, nnd this
just makes a sewing party instead of a
lessen
"Theie have been hi lp nnd co-operation in
every thing I have tried te de from doctors,
nurses und patients.
When Lord Cur.en registers surprise
usu Soviet actions of hostility te Great
becau
Hritain fellow Soviet words of friendship,
it is, ei ruurn:, unucioiuue, mm gucii sur
prise is diplomatic rather than sincere, '
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Tallts With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Knew Best
CLARENCE SAMUEL KING
On Advantages of Trade Organization
TRADE organization, especially during
the period of war reconstruction, has
proved te be of Inestimable benefit te the
business mnn, who is daily recognizing the
value that close personal contact with ether
men In the same line brings, according te
Clnrenc Samuel King, secretary of the
Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders Association.
"It is Important." said Mr. King, "that
business men renlize the necessity of keep
ing their trade organizations nt the extreme
peak of usefulness, both for the sake of
oconemy nnd for general efficiency. During
times of financial stress the alert business
mnu, relying upon pnst experience, prepaies
his equipment and sharpens his points of
contact for the inevitable reaction tewnrd
presperitv, nnd however hnrd pressed he
may be for orders, the Inst thins which he
nllevvs te depreciate is his business organiza
tion, with its highlv trained and sensitive
mechanism and its distinctive nnd individual
iudustrnl morale.
Importance of Associations
"While he takes n justifiable pride in
maintaining his individual plant nt n high
point of clhclency during periods of depres
sion, he further recognizes the fact that
associations of business men arc the sensitive
nerve ccnterb of our industrial system, and
as such are especially important when busi
ness conditions are unsettled.
"I cannot tee strongly caution business
leaders against permitting these advance
pest of business efficiency te be weakened
through nn ill-advised spirit of retrench
ment, leaving the industrial path unguarded
ngnlnst the progress of unsound nnd dubious
experiment. The success of the progressive
trade associations of today depends uluiest
entirely upon the executive directing its af
fairs and upon the helpful co-operation of its
members.
"Conditions have changed rapidly nnd
decidedly in tlie hist few years, and organi
zations thnt hnve assumed a vital power In
the fei motion of national policies in their
respective trades nie these whose adminis
trative nffnlrN nre In the hands of real ex
ecutives, having plenary powers, who me
responsible for the work and methods they
pursue in advancing the interests of tlie in
dustries they represent.
One Specific Instance
"Our own association, for example, began
with a small group of shipbuilders whose
plants were confined te the Delaware River
district. Todey its membership includes
practically every big shipyard en the At
lantic Const nnd along the Gulf of Mexico,
together with n number of ship-repair
plants. We also enjev the close co-operation
of ether American shipbuilding plants of the
Great Lakes and the Pacific Coast, which
cannot become members because of geo
graphical loiatien.
"Recognizing the claim of dry decks nnd
marine repair plants thnt keeping ships in
seaworthy condition is equal in importance
te building them, we recently opened the way
for an even greater organization, mere or
less notional in scope, bv making eligible for
membership every shipbuilding nnd repair
plant en the Atluntic Const. In extending
its field cif usefulness te cover the entire
shipbuilding industry we were nctuntcd by
a desire te establish closer business i elation,
secure united und eo-epcrative action en the
problems of the industry and MandardUe,
as far as possible, the conditions under which
marine work Is done
Furthering nn American Marine
"Foremost among the objects of the asso
ciation is the furthering of the American
merchant marine and the establishing of
shipbuilding as a permanent American in
dustry. Tlie larger and greater association
that was made nosslble through the broad
ening of its field Is continuing along the
same conservative but constructive Hues
that made tlm association u peweiful nnd
influential stabilizing force during the war
nnd en even greater factor for the industry
in the transition from war te peace,
"The day Is pnst when n single firm,
corporation or individual con stand en its
own feet and alone and apart from Its com
petitors. Ne organization, no mutter hew
greatly constructed or hew large its scope,
can live in itself and of Itself alone. It Ih
tlie unity of men and combination of men
Inte one entity that miikes for pi egress.
Conccntintlen of effort, recognition of just
and ethical staiidnids, square dealing In Its
fullest sense, mutual co operation, a thor
ough regard for the opinion of ethers, a
full consideration of the empleye aa well
as of. the employer, a considerate attitude
1921
MOSTLY NOJSE
with nil with whom one comes Inte con
tact, nn optimistic desire te be of service
te the public all these and quite a few few
ether modern principles have long since been
put into affirmative practice by the officers
of our association.
Standardizing Wages
"Frem its Inception the association has
done all within Its power te stnndiiidize the
dail wage nnd piece-work rates of all of
its members. It is believed that this work
of standardization contributed much te the
stabilizing of labor conditions during u
chnetlc period in the shlpyaids at the be
ginning of tlie war.
"Witli the close of the war and the grad
ual withdrawal of the support of the ship
yards by Government agencies, one of tlie
objects of the association became thnt of
enilenvering te deal intelligently with nnd te
improve tht. conditions of employment nnd
production and te establish shipbuilding en
n permanent business basis.
"As one development of this pellcv, it
might be pointed out thnt this summer for
the first time in the history of tlie industry
three of the Delnvvnre shipvnrds jointly per",
fectcd a reclassification of rntes and' craft
which became effective August 1. The sin
cere commendation of shipbuilders who hnve
examined this schedule is a splendid tribute
tethc spirit of leynl co-operation which
exists among the members nnd which prom prem
ises even grenter constructive accomplish
ments of mutunl benefit for the future.
Exchange of Information
"The meetings invariably result in the
exchange of much valuable information,
which is compiled and distributed in tabu
Inted form. A satisfactory system has been
worked out for the sending out of quick and
dependable information respecting all de
velopments of Interest te the industiv and
little of importance transpires of which (lie
e C,n ,S, I01 I'T'I't'y "I'Pribcd. with the
result that all the members nre kept con cen
Rtniitlv informed of such developments
'ler the pin pose of K-cuiing concerted
and miifeii,, local action among the mem
tiers l he Atlantic and the Gulf Coasts nre
divide 1 into divisions according te ceo cee
graphical districts, each of which has its
own sectional organization and local officers
.such sections were established in the New'
Lngland. New Yerk, Delaware River. It.tlti.
..lore and Seuth Atlantic divisions, and some
in uinuture.'0'18 M"' '"' U"lller S",)Jh"
1'ietecting the .Members
"The association is in constant readiness
te protect the mierests of its member" In
conditions that continually nr.se t , '
shipbuilding Industry w,t, ft, many p'eli(
te be formed, and toward that end its t'uiic
ions and activities have dev elope, , cTn
wide riuge ami ie se diversified In thnr
netei that new nearly even element hnf
outers ,,, this highly spe, lalized I u'tr v "s
ceveicd Much of this work was .legated
te committees, nd i, therefore well ,,V
vnnced There are also man ye'ther pi L
which nre certain te prove f the greatest
Mellle te the shipbuilding industiy S '"'
Our experience has proved that co
operation f competitive plants in business
is net enl, feasible but necessary, and is
has km, clearly demonstrated te all f h
members e the nssoeiatlen. We renlize
most of the lead.rs in ether branch 5
industry de. that u sol. frnn. , uf
bleaches , the' f en, herons ofTsse'S ion
efficiency must be ma.ntained r het "
dust.y and individuals will suffer." '
Today's Anniversaries
.Ji':!. "M?s 1!l;0""' wl" '''"-fd the i.
trodiictien ite the I'nited States ,f L
Arkwr.ght eotten nilll, born t Prev ence
miii'n tlI,t"itiiil.c.r . 1KW. '
. V.lu !ie" I,0''"c Richard In com
rannd of Paul Jenes, cnptn.cd tie R i,M,
Englan'd. MerapU rf """"ugh "iffl'.'
i f'V1." '.'r !''"" Kre"t b"'tle Welllneten
M??uil yj, m,,"h at Assavc. nSt"
1MI1 Ihe phimt Neptune wns ,lit.
ered by .lehnnn G Gnlle. Ilsi0v'
n,l?V''v tr',ln.,"',""'B the body of the
&Mn,mlUI"" (iU""'" Ml '''Kten 'for
1SII1- President Harr.snu appelnmi
co,,,,,, ssim, te IU ,1. . bound, ,"l,,e
the I mied States and M,.N( Ull"''n
RHIS-Prlnie Ferdinand f Rj.mm .. lK
received with sew,,,,,, Tu
ft T h s :; M -& ' ', SSKi E
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What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
Who wrote the natlrlcal verses upon till
late Kaiser of Germany entitled "Mela-1
reir unn uetv :
What famous river of England Is IoietiI
rer part or its ceurse ns tne islsf
What is a Jeta?
Who la Clerhnrt Hauptmann''
What kind of an alrplane Is an or-
nunepter?
What Is a hecatomb?
What ura the Teutonic languages?
Who wtre the "Big-endians'"
What Is the blaze of a horse?
What Is the "City of the Violet Crewt'll
Answers te Yesterday's Quiz
1. The present Congress Is the Sixty I
sevenwi
2 Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico
3. The "piece Ue resistance" Is the mr
KUDsinnual cllsli at a meal The phnu
Is also used figuratively te descrltw
something of extraordinary we 'h.
4. The praying mantis is an Insect wWcl
holds Its forelegs In position sugfjeitfj
hands folded at prayer The miru
Is carnivorous and the female rcgulifij
iicvuuih mu maie
D A skean Is a Gaelic dagger used inlft-l
lanu n:iu oceuanii.
C. Sl'he triple crown of the Pepe Is called il
uivrfi.
7. I'ennsilvanU and .Virginia contribute I
mere signers than any ut'.er tvveS:i'dl
te me ueciuiailen uf Inilepcndetici
8. Twe hundred and fifty-two gallons all i
u tun
0. The effsnrliin: of American rartrll
though bem lu a forego far., J I
eligible te the pusldcncy of the L'r-'Jll
suies
10. The Rattle of Uuena Vista occurred U
the .Mexican War In 1S4? and reiu'.W
lu the victory of the Americana unit
Ucneral Tayler ever tne Mexlcw
unuer (itneial Kama Ana ."
Vistu Is u. v illagu in the .itatc of Oj
hullu, Mexico, cevt'ii miles seuti i
Saltllle.
HUMANISMS
I
By WILLIAM ATHKRTON 1)1' Pit
COLONEL WILLIAM IS. Il.UWAIiD
who need te lie secretary of the Bt
publican Nntienal Committee before he ces
inanded the famous Negro regiment in U
World War, nnd Inter United Statu it;
terney in New Yerk, was commenting BJ
ether dny upon hew easily terms can J
coined and put into the vernacular et w,
dny. Thore is the term 'steam roller
for Instance, originated by Jehn hversmu
formerly secretnry of the Republican wi
gu'sslenal Committee, with Colonel IHT
r. . i i i.i .-.,
WlUU lOUKlUK Oil. .
It happened nt Chicago in 100S
Frank iiitciicecK, men cjiairiiiau ui i
publican National Committee, had succW
in lining up timetn uii'iKe -- ,
William Heward Tnft for President. J
minority in the convention was r.in"
bv delegates for Charles K. Hughes, the iw
.i l. w r,l.l,eiilii fiiele .Inn CenMI
Senater Knox and Senuter Cummins, kne"
as the "Allies." , , . .,
The situation wns such thnt line! the
lies" seated their delegntes from tlie &e"-
i i.i i (.....ll,.l Mi- Tnft S DOS'
IL WIMIIU nine jtwmiHiei . ,.-iS
nation. Jehn Hvcrsman was looking at;" ,
Southern delegates for the 'u"e3,,r.a
when the convention met, tne .iiiw. yv
en tne convention mei, me '""""-.a.
mittec. which passed illien the rleims en
delegates, was overwhelmingly ler
seated nil Tnft delegates
"J, ? lS.'nS?;. ....1..II he IPW
vs ,101111 r.vui siiieii en "" .,,,
n steam roller at werK snioeuiuis -.
'' "My Lord." he exclaimed, " d,I
Frank Illtcnceclc get tuat out nerc e
'I nen lie unci an insniruiiu,. ,hm
ncrnsK the street te n pnlnter's shop M
a lnrge sign painted which he plawd ""
big machine. It read:
nii'iTiire'rinir's HTPAM ROLI.t"
The newspaper men took up the pH
and it has been used ever siiicc.
" v. fill-
When Ted Sullivan, who took the t(
rage White hteciiincN arumm - m
was a youngster lie played uuu
vvnuliec Red mocks. . t,,i
There was a team UP in J he "".', f
of Rurliiiiftmi which then had e W y
people, and it cumc ciewu m .
trimmed the Red Hecks twice, v hi
a most reuiaiknble thing rer a
d mu te i!e. , ., v,
Th" captain of the Rurlinsren tw"1 '
en., llenn Allen Cooper I hsve jir. -talking
with him. lie has been l ""J
for tvvctv-tivc yen.s and Is one of K I
.'i I, i ami t'le'njhiful inciniM'i . wl
ii... i... u.u .i bi.,. uhi'ii he rei"":T.I
I lit I in iul i inn nn" -.yil
i.mv T...I Ki.llivnii irle.i te steal ?ee.
:"" : ". . .,.. i.nii te i
I hew lie eh catcher, gei me "-
bug in time, '
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