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know. They have acclaimed Mr.. Wilson
as the spokesman Of a hundred million
Americans anxious to preserve the worlds
peace and to bring about conditions
which will make war impossible for a
generation at least. And with consum-
mate skill Mr.. Wilson is putting himself
forward as the spokesman Of humanity
and not alone the spokesman of America.
But Mr.. Gilbert's dispatch indicates that
the President is disposed to let Europe
know that there is an iron hand within the
velvet glove and that it is not merely as
an idealist seeking to convince by moral
suasion that he is talking, but that he is
the responsible commander of the mill
tary forces Of a nation which is able to
take its own part in any controversies
of the future and able also to enforce
the DEGREES of the Peace Conference if
it shall be necessary to enforce them.
Therein lay the power which John Hay
so suavely exercised over the Dowager
Empress of China at the time Of the
Boxer uprising. He assumed all along
that she was as anxious as he for the
protection of the foreign diplomatists in
Pekin and at the same time did not let
her forget that there was behind him
ready for instant use all the allied
armies gathered at Tientsin waiting for
orders to march on the capital.
We do not mean to imply that the con-
ditions now arc at all parallel with those
which Hay wrought TO his purposes, but
merely to indicate that Mr.. Wilson is in
Europe as the representative Of a nation
which intends to insist on being consulted
about the future peace of the world and
on having its views received with proper
consideration.
If there is any disposition to ignore
US, that will disappear before Mr.. Wilson
finishes his campaign, for it cannot with
stand the forces to which he is making a
most subtle appeal.
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LINCOLN AND LONDON

CTATESMEN or generals with a well
~ developed Theatre sense offer com
paratively few problems to the efficient
artist seeking TO carve their characteristics
in stone or bronze. Statues of Napoleon.
for instance, are generally ~unproductive OF
dispute. He was a capital acto" and it is
easy enough to memorialize him in sculp,
ture. AS Abraham Lincoln was precisely
the reverse, few monuments to him have
given general satisfaction.
Those which emphasized the soul ard
high purpose Of the man nave translated
them in postures and aspects which per
haps he never assumed. On the other hand,
realists averse to attitudinlzing art were
open to the charge Of disrespect.,
This is the cruX of the controversy hich
has Just ended in the selection of the St.
Gaudens conception Of Lincoln instead Of
the Barnard creation for the Canning in
closure IN London. There is a sense Of
awesome dignity and epic drama in the
former work and sincere feeling for physI-
cal values" however awkward and unim.
posing, in the latter.
Both statues, planned on contrasting
principles, are notable achievements. Tn.
questionably the heart of Lincoln was as
noble as his attitude in the st. Gaudens
figure. Yet probably the appearance Of the
great President was often no more preten-
tlous than that of Barnard's brOnze evoCa.
toni
On'the whole, however, public sympathy
with the idealistic expression in art of a
man of ideals Is only natural. Shakespeare
may have looked like a brewer, as Droe-
= .z-sz.al iF,, I,t tha tfntrtrn -, Ia
mentally unappealing.
To choose a stiff portrayal Of Washing
ton with the Constitution in one hand ant
a sword in the other in preference to ar
exact reproduction Of his features as they
appeared when he cursed Charles Lee a
Monmouth, what patriot would hesitate
Idealism in the st. Gaudens Lincoln is wei
tempered with discretion. 1t is a mastery
performance which will honor the British
capital.
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THE Y.M. C.. AS RIGHT TO PRIDE

A SENSIBLE realization of human fraHty
4 n ought to nave made unnecessary DR..
john L. Motifs defense of the Y. NJ. c. A..
In an organization so vast imperfections
are unavoidable. Two hundred workers,
characterized as "unnt." We're shipped
home. Nut all the machinery ran smoothly.
Only in an ideal world Would such condi.
tons be uOneXistent.
The way to appraise what the Y. NJ. c. A.
has done is TO contrast its superlative
achievements with its relatively infnitesi.
nal defects. Its self-assigned mission was
gloriously and unselhshly performed. Not
only, as Doctor Mott explained, has the
organization made no profit, but it has lost
thousands Of dollars. The whole under
taking was altruism Of the finest and yet
most practical kind, We shall hear more
and more Of it's noble accomplishments
when the troops return in increasing num-
bars.
Now that its head has spoken with clarity,
modesty and unimpeaChable sincerity, his
una of the great work emphasizes
how disproportionate to the true state OF
the case was the criticism Of a few in
evitable lapses. II is not apology, but a
broadside of unshadowed gratitude which
the deeds Of the Y. NJ. e. \. should bring
forth.
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THE CHAFFING DISH
Where Do We Co From Here, Boys?

""S' DV VIC Wv iVh hAOtCs DoyS'
THE song writer's have been plagiarizing.
l. We find this in Pickwlck, chapter SO:
"And now, continued Mr.. Pickwick, look.
ing round on his friends with a good.
humored smile, Where shall we go to
neXt?'" .
Several Of our Hdtire bdrds hare been
spHrrcd to action By our recent list Of Su0-
1estcd topics for the Muse. The best con-
SHIPMENT Of rhvntc thd has reached our
rolitop to date Is the toEotin0;
son Doing Up a Package Of Laundry"
The muse that inspires o lyricist's pen
Is shocked at Your Honor's audacity.
II you've only been trying to tease Her
again
You sure have a lend's perspicacity!
A humorist-sure! And a matchmaker.
too:
Anonymous poets or verses;
Silk hats-toothpick quills-saratoga-why
Don't imagine that THEGE bring Her
curses!
Apartment mouse walls or II poel eSldleI
The clipping Of coupons from bonds;
Beginning a check book-she don't hesitate
But to all of these quickly responds.
a phone that is germ-proof; a chaufreurish
maid
Because she's red headed won't natter;
Pictorial sections-a bill to he paid
Poor garters-all that's idle chatter.
She's plenty of PONIES for the best and the
worst
OF these subjects-but here is her
quand'ry:
Why did you-you cuss, you-pick out for
the first
So rhymeless a topic as "laundry'???
S. D. II.
And speaking OF laundry, 7. II. r. calls
our attention to the following ad in The
PcuHSylrdnidn:
THE PARAMOUNT LAUNDRY
247 8. 37TH STREET.
SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO
STUDENTS
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What Do You Kno,o?

j.. QUIZ So ef (
l. with what Dsopls do ltalS's ezDansioaist
claims conhictY 81 F'FiN 4
e, Who was David Rittenhouse? Ia
8. What was the sanhedrin? wv
4. What are tundras? sgs sof4
4, WHY ore pansies "for .houEhts"? atr,r,4a
O. who was called the '.dood Gray Poet,'? N
I. What cabinet position ives held BY Abraham
" TIncoln's SON, Robert T. IAncoln.. and
under what PresideRtT u
q, What are cirrus clouds?
0. what IL the capital Of Newfoundland?
10. what Is the meaning o. ~"circao used In Con
" ~nection with historical datesf rvis
Answers TO. Saturdays Quiz
/, The German fleet IL now IN the scapa Eiew.
an iacioSed sheet OF water In the Orfpey
2. Brass IL an alloy Of copper and zine.
s. The sn 2SS" iss sSi GdfsR q f fS%sra n' VII. =" A's'-
4. The scenes Of Shakeapeare's ."Qthello" are
laid in Venice and the island OF CypEnsh IN
the Mediterranean. ISL Hltt ut
b, Benyenuto CelllnI was q famppA R1Ofavtlna
%sculptOr and worker IN sold and silver.
Ills dates are 150O-t67l, f
Q. The slts ISs.s W Sa%s iO 4. th SoI Ba..Is q Has.;
the EnFIisI under Harold In 1909. h sSaiac.
I. ws ~ m,seSs says ~ L Ssyi,ss i.ena fAs
8. Naiibanisi Hswtssrne wrote the sssn,Ssixs III.
0. wshlrsiags are boots coming up or nsarIx
10 ! ss s;:, p s$:i:ls," I. &, &, e. 9sssi,.,,. gssss:.s. u: I:
ninistrstloR e rfssias1i Grant
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WHO'S O NOW?

ENROM a source rs unintvntionaI as II
l. was unexpected comes a tonic for the
public's self-respect. AgIow with saJisfaC-
ton over the millions of passengers carried
by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany during the period Of world strife. Mr..
Mitten seeks to eXtenuate any lapses in
service by ascriblng to his patrons -
general alteration of mind due 20 the
war"
Sweet as suCcor for the lost battaIiOn'
should be this truly delightful accusation
Of clients hitherto feebly at loss to justify
their conduct Entering the plea Of in
sanity. so fortunately suggested. the heart
aches over our protraCted lack of spunk
are at an end. The shame or not having
risen to overthrow all the abuses of an in
adequate car service terminates its re
morseful sway.
The king: the kings to b,ame,' In
this instance the king Of Prussia retiredl.
He made us what we are today a bit
'nutty'' according to the Indictment, which
we should Cheerily accept. Pride returns.
Gnawing Corsciences are stilled.
How could the public be expected to
lick against wrong when mentally ire
sponsible? AS we languished on a crowded
corner for a car operated on the principle
that ut is better to travel than to arrive
It was the Kaiser and not really Mr.. Mitten
who made us stand for it,. Moral eXonera-
ton has been triumphantly achieved.
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HI VIEWPOINT
Lorenzo de Medici Patronized Living Artists

To The Editor Of the Erenin1 Public Lcd1sf.
Sir-The noble and most inspiring letter of
John Mcclure Hamilton in the EVENING PUB-
Lie LEDGER of Monday. December 16, lis
something that ought to be published and re-
published alongside of Mr.. Pencils imagi-
native article on the Lincoln Highway as a
place for future memorials. The one point
Ing the way. the other calling attention ITO
our Lorenzo de MediciS' as a real avenue
for their support. '&aN y
1t Is well for our art lovers to- purchAse
old valued assured works of art, but the
writer feels that n part of their activftfes
should be directed toward the encouragement
of living art. "a.
: No one wishes TO criticize the wonderful
service that a j. Pierpont Morgan or a John
G. Johnson has rendered TO artists and'the
community alike. but l question their merit
to the title of true art patrons" when they
have personally neglected the work OF thpSe
Of their time and turned completely to tho
work of the past. They are purely collectors.
To condemn these noble men for their in
terest would be a crime. We need In this, a
new country. all the European background
we can have through their generosity, but
now that our museums are literally filled TO
overlooking 1t is time that those blessed with
wealth turn their attention to the present.
day art.
Lorenzo de Medlci was a builder of Flor
ence his generosity and home pride caused
him to patronize the artists then living, there
by laying the foundation of the Florence OF
today. Its beautiful public buildings otis
bridges, its palaces. its churches and monu-
ments and the very gallery which we eE1oy
today are filled with the work OF that sio-
rious period. 80
Indeed. Philadelphia may we'll be proud to
have q citizen to whom'a John Mcclure Ham
ilton, an artist of distinction. can, refer TO
as a De Medici. What better opportunity
has there ever been offered for both wealth
and art than the proper development OF the
Lincoln Highway? III.
One has but to read Mr.. Pennens and Mr..
Hamilton's letters to give wings to their
Imagination and rebuild the Via Appia, glari-
fed by the progress Of centuries, ana the
fresh human sacrifices for a liberated and
emancipated world from Hun rule and say
agery. feel no fear for the results. jest
| they be Abandoned to chance. " en-. Ia.
The many efigles erected In all OF the srfiali'
and large cities of the Union glorifying 1.-THE
Civil War are sufficient proof OF what mis-
directed and unguided efforts will bring. The
Art Commission, which should have this IN
charge. should be q representative selected
body, and should have power to act, ana not
merely advise. Unless full power Is ntruSted
TO them we may look for bitter disappoint-
ment.
whether this dream Of Mr., Pennei's, so
| ably illuminated by John Mcclure Hamilton's
letter, becomes a reality will be entirely due
10 two factors-hrst, our personal sacrinees
of money to give art a real chance, ana. sec
ond, to so constitute its forces that as Few
mistakes as possible may occur. NJ
NICOLA D'ASCENZos
Philadelphia, December 20. 80
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The Passing of
Harris"

Harris. of "A Tramp
The Passing of Abroad" Is immortal
Harris" but the Rev. Joseph II.
Twichell now joins in
death his friend and rapturously ~extrava-
giant burlesquer,. Mark Twain. 1t was
TwicheIl, figuring as Harris, who, with the
ambitious Clemens, started to make a pcdes-
trlan tour Of Germany and then decided to
take the. train" 1t was Twichell who made
that unique scientific" report on Swiss
glaciers. 1t was Twichell in life who broke
down in tears as he preached the funeral
sermon over the lifelong friend who so
deliclously Capitalized" him in his travel
extraVaganzas, There IS no more plquant
and tender bond In literature than that which
existed between Mark, the ifreverent, and
The orthodox Congregational clergyman.
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THERE IS A DIFFERENCE

THE American peace delegation is quar-.
4 tered in Paris at the Hotel Crillon.
The appropriateness Of this arrangement
Is due to the contrast between that for
which the soldier after which the hotel is
named is most famous and the achieve
ments of the American armies.
Crillon was called the first captain in
the world by Henry " and people said
that no battle could be won without his
assistance. But the French won at Argues
without him, and Henry " sent for him
and said In gloe at the disco ;Iry that the
man was not indispensable: Hang your
self. brave Crillon; we have won at Argues
and you were not there"
The French people, who have displaced
kings as their rulers, are oaying to General
Pershing and his men, 1--WE won on the
western front and you were there"
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not necessary to paddle if you didn't feel
like it. The current ram Gt is pathetic to
hear him say it) from four to seven miles
an hour" .. .A
TNHE tobacco smoke Sits and eddies into
L the carefully labeled pigeonholes of his
desk. and his stcnographer wonders whether
she dare interrupt him TO ask whether that
word was priority or minority" in the
second paragraph of the memo to Mr.. Ebb-
smith. He smells that bacon again he
remembers stretching out on the cool sand
TO watch the dusk seep up from the valley
and food the great clear arch Of green-blue
sky. He remembers that there were no
key rings in his pocket then, no papers, no
letters, no engagements to meet Mr.. Fonseca
at a luncheon of the Rotary Club TO discuss
demurrage. He member the clear sparkle
Of the Peace water in the sunshine, its down.
ward swell and slant over many a boulder,
its milky v~exation where it slid among
stones. He remembers what he had said to
himself then, but had since forgotten, that
no matter what wounds and perpleXities the
world offers. 1t also offers a cure for each
one if we know where to seek ii. Suddenly
he gets a vision of the whole race of men,
campers ost on a swinging ball, brothers in
the common motherhood of earth. Born out
OF the same inexplicable soil, bred to the
same problems of star and wind and sun,
what absurdity of civilization Is it that has
robbed men Of this sense of kinship? Why
he himself, he feels, could enter a Bedouin
tent or an Eskimo VIII and find
some bond OF union with the inmates. The
other night, he. reflects, he saw moving pic
lures of some Fiji natives. and could read in
their genial grinning faces the same human
impulses he knew in himself. What have
men done to cheat themselves OF the enjoy
ment Of this amazing world? We've been
cheated - he cries, to the stenographer's
horror. -,
TIE THINKS Of his friends, his partners,
IL his employees, of conductors on trains
and walters in lunchrooms and drivers Of
taxicabs. He thinks, in one amazing flash
of realization, of all the men and women he
has, ever seen or heard of-how each one
nourishes secretly some little rebellion. some
dream Of a wider. freer life. a life less ham
pered, less mean, less material, He thinks
how all men yearn to cross salt water, to
scale peaks, to tramp until weary under a
hot sun. He hears the Peace, in its far
northern valley, brawling among stones, and
his heart is very low
"Mr. Edwards 10 see you" says the SEE
nographer.
'I'm sorry sir" says Edwards, but I've
had the offer of another job and think
| shall accept it. It's a good. thing for a
chan 10 get a chance"
My friend slips the key ring back in his
pocket.
whats this?' he says, "Nonsenseh
when you've got a good job, the thing to do
is to keep 1t. Stick to it, my boy. There's
a great future for you here, Don't get any
Of those fool IDEAS, about changing around
from one thing TO another" c. D.. NJ.
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Friends Needed

AS we were unable to find Christmas
cards with notices really appropriate for
most of, the people to whom we wanted TO
send them, we decided to adapt our friends
to. the cards instead of the cards to our
friends. SO we bought a modest supply of
what the trade calls ASSORTED Yule
Greetings, mixed male and female, No.
1896. gilt edges, old-fushioned snow scenes
extra fancy, place orders early" and pro-
ceeded to revise our list Of names to ft the
sentiments available.
BY this plan we now find that we have
two Assorted Greetings left over for which
we have no appropriate friends. 1t is al
most too late to make two new friends
lone male and one female) b. Christmas
time just so that we can dispose Of these
cards, But we print them here. If any
generous patron of the Dish feels like
adapting him or herself TO the extra fancy
salutations, the envelopes are all ready
stamped and await addressing.
The first is a male greeting, Of that bluff
and stalwart sort that seems to be gaining
ground:
Dear Tricnd-
/ irish I could sling a lot Of the hoSSy
words some Of these t~criters use around
christmas time. / ,rould uritc you a
Christmas card that lcould Enoch you off
Uour feet, but am not strong on ferbdl
brs-d.Ordc' iW J"St ictSh 30" a dog0one
nice Christmas and the blamedeSt hdppteSt
Ncw Year you crcr heard OF. and I'd Ike
to sec any lon0.hatrcd poet rciSh you more.
Ercr your friend.
also contains an mgenerous allusion to the
poets:
Some folks 7riU send non Christmas oins
IN rather; byiuo y bopnu amue
yo mo- oce beneath NOM. bonuet
so bcre.s ,nu u.isb mat born;nesv
Nm christmas Dou man cheer ann
apd fo,,o,, ann ,byovob MI the ,,cor
II M ono a,n,ies for ,hese card, ~. mil,
bo,o 70 Lo.n tbeu for rovt Crr,s.moo -
Tho bono that uo NAV ho onio hr ,han 80
n,aro sona rou, friords % ooooumoaoto
~ -
Az ua write there arrives ano+bar Doano
imam one Of the topics we supgested.
On SaZIng al Inc BACK wall OF an apart
ment House
A hundred windows shows behind
And in each window Is a blind.
Those blinds are all in an even row
PulIed down in palrs and kent inst ca
: And that's the saddest thing I know.
HtraHse netee p"SS'onS III NE sway
III NV so.!e uaS'
MAURICE HE MANIAC
=,
WIZ LuIad cooL, pohino
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KEEP YOUR LIBERTY BONDS

mHERE Is no more contemplate business
in which a man can engage than that
o. inducing inexperienced purchasers OF
Liberty Bonds 70 exchange them for worth
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General Mackensen has just discovered
that Germany has abandoned him, But why
should he complain, when the Kaiser aban-
doned Germany?
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All the French industries were not de-
stroyed by the Huns, The rumor factory
Is running fun blast.
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It Is highly unlikely that all the plum
puddlngs now longed for in Paris will be
eaten.
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When a man whose boy needs a new
pair OF shoes and is eager for a pair Of
skates buys the skates he As acting In the
true Christmas spirit
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With the refusal for 1919 Of Sir Thomas
Llpton's challenge there seems TO have been
a alp between the cup and lift thereof
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The Christmas waits are particularly in
evidence among the peace delegates.
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Member Of the Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS is crcIu-
sively entitled to the use for republication
o. all nelcs dispatches credited TO IL or not
otherwise credited IN this paper, and also
the local ners published therein.
An RIGHTS Of republication Of special dis
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Paris seems certain to enjoy a snappy
New Year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23

Enduring friendships-the Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Iowa, Indiana. Kearsarge. Illinois,
all safely back home again.
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We were somewhat startled to fnd the
word ~"cootie" in Butns's Address to tn,
Dell" AS used by Robbie, however, Il
does not have its trench significance, bu
seems TO mean a pail or a bucket. w,
wonder what started 1t on its present in
glorious career?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23

A man in Baltimore did an original thing.
He broke into the county Jail, He must
have been a householder maddened by the
high cost of, living,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-19

almost barely. h Yamashita sat op.
posite me across the table. no was
fairly successful Il thought 20 my.
sclfl In making Mr. Yamanhlta as.
sumo ! had not noticed that his foot
annoyed him.
mfr, Yamashi,a. how much yen
DO YOU spend" r. slted fatty. AZ JUS,
about that time.
X Namashita looked. somewhat
biankiy. at his secretary and nj tho
interpreter ~ the question was
transferred to him.
You moan living expenses quer
led the interpreter in getting Mr..
Yea"
Yanashita's meaning across 10 me
spends 5000 Year
Then he says about 10000
Yen $4,000 a year he spends 90
live"
Pretty cheap" ventured. "'iost
American miiiionaires would -pe md
much more See II hos sure he un.
derstood me
More parlsy by the interpreter and
X. Yamashita grinned. lie reached
andcr the table. and shancie.ly laid
his sock on the table.
"see' lie says Japanese million
aires sock" said the interpreter as
We All burst into laughter
The japanese miillonalrs's sock !
examined II.
Wear. Dsrnsd soek.
II WIS dsrned. heel and toe
No Wondfr u. Wanna hiis had
BEEN pcSisred Into removing both
shoe and sock. ibarncsl h~el and
toe. And hcrvily darnrd nj that.
And X. Yamashita Ia. mad.
somewhere b~sw-~n $4,000. 900
and $50. GOO 900 since this war be-
gan.
lie l. the sort % n millionaire our
own western states breed good
man to tie 20. and bad man 10 be-