The Washington herald., 1918-10-20
scworryinE Won't Win"

In Montague Glass new book,
worrying Won't Win" our old
friends Potash and Perlmutter dis
cuss many questions relating to the
war and TO war conditions in this
country Their point Of view is so
American. so easy-goinE. and yet at
the same time so shr"wd. that it
would deceive a Prussian. 70 whom
our psychology is a closed book. and
would cnlighten any American
statesman in regard 10 the public
pulse But il was neither for de-
coption nor enlightenment that the
hook was written. but Tor smuse-
ment. and there is no doubt that IL
succeeds Scarcely page fails To
bring a smile as the shuttlecock Of
an opinion is tossed by Potash to
PerImutter's battledore and hack
again Sometimes Abe" sees
through dark spectacles and Nav
russ. has to cheer him up. and some
times it's the other way around. The
/ liquor question, coal conservation
grand opera. theatrical managers.
the income tax. war finance. Hoov-
er's activities. the sugar shortage.
speeding up shipbUildinE-aN these
! topics offer them chance for ami
mated discussions. In Worrying
Won't Win" there is no problem too
difficult for them to tackle. The
Kaiser doesn't want a peace treaty
with Russia. one observes; what he
wants lis a bill OF sale" And they
compare Germany to A poker game
| in which only a limited few sit in"
while the rest Of the population
pays for the food and drink. The
discussion Of international problems
/ in the h0m"!y phrasings OF the gar
ment trade adds an element OF in
CongruIty which contributes 20 the
humor OF the book.
/ Beneath all the fun and lghtness.
! however. Is a comprehension OF hu-
man nature as something sound and
capable OF further improvement.
/ DinI Appeals for Broad Education.
The current Dial makes an appeal
for common school education that
shall give boys and girls some actual
knowledge OF the world INTO which
they 20 forth and especially under the
changing social conditions
Since the millions never 60 beyond
the grade schools. must they venture
out into a changing world with nc
knowledge OF tho burning issue which
men and women face there. Mus
they learn their lessons. first at rh'
! flaming forge Of life where men beat
out the weapons for the struggle fol
existence? Can pupils be prepared for
democratic citizenship by arithmetic
grammar and Latin? BY texts i'm his.
tory and civicS that do not mentor
labor unions. strikes. the woman
movement. poverty. farmers alliances
nou-partissn leagues. single tax, SO
Cialism. nunicipal ownership? AT,
these dreadful things to be mentioned
in the presence OF the children Of tht
nation
u Now the public schools at" face n
face with a real task-Jhe task OF Pre-,
pairing millions OF hoys and cjr'S FOR
citizenship in a changing world OF
rising democraCy. Il IS one thIn= tt
teach tho principles Of citizenship ir
"a static society where nothing changes
and all is settled forever. where the
village priest performs the ancient
rites, the housevlf cards her wool
and the peasant plods bout his
weary tasks with sCyth' aud fail. II
is another thing to prepare for Citi-
zenship in a progressive democracy
with staggering domestic and foreign
problems. the decision Of which mus
the people.
Popular! That's Nc All Over, Mabel
"Dere Mable" has caught on Two
soldiers on their way to Camp Dix
the other day kept a crowded tram
in 4 riot Of laughter BY reading So
lections from it aloud. Evidently tic
rockies saw something about Ders
Mable's sweetheart which reminded
them OF themselves. for their readlug
was interspersed with loud gUnaws
which spread like an epidemic.
The publishers. Stokes, report that
I175.OOo copies of this book are already
in print, with the demand steadily
increasing While both the author
and the artist. Lieut.. Edward Streeter
and Corp. Bill Breck. respectively,
are sinking their identity in tho fight
ing ever there" the iUimitahlC rookie
of their creation is still sounding his
trumpet loudly and successfully over
here"