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Vocational TyaininK.

One of the important government
agencies growing out Of the great war ID
the Federal Board for Vocational Edu.
cation, . branch Of the public service
which seeks to aid disabled soldiers
and sailors TO overcome the handicap
caused by their disability. This board
has at its command the resources Of
the educational institutions Of the
United States, and at present disabled
soldiers are pursuing re.edueation
courses in 347 of these institutions and
in 81 large factories and industries.
The government gives the disabled SOL
dier or sailor transportation to the
school chosen, allows him $65 . month
while taking the training and supports
his dependents in the meantime.
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Justice for Belgium.

Victim of ruthless and systematic
>spoliation through four years of grind
ing exactions, on the part of the Hun,
little Belgium turned to the peace con-
ference IL modest, plaintive appeal for
just reparation. There was NO bonn
bast, there were no threats, such "a
have been employed by other Euro
pean delegations. only: "Here are the
things we think should be done. II
you indorse them we can fight our life's
battles with greater ease in the future.
If you do not grant them we will carry
our burden without complaint and
sooner or later, by our own energies
unloosen the meshes which today
hinder our advance. We only ask
|. Justice
Modesty despite tremendous suffer.
ings made an impression upon the
peace conferees in Paris. A keen sense
of right and wrong caused those con
ferees to renew their pledges Of loyal
ty to Belgium. and now they have an
nounced to the world that the inioui
tous treaty of 1889, which Won Beth
mann Hollweg denounced as "a scrar
,of paper" is to be revised. Undoubt
.edly Belgium's rights are to reign
paramount over the trials of the past
Though nothing specific is said, Bel
gium by such revisions would obtain
return of those territories once wrest
cd from her by Germany in the regior
of verviers, Malmedy. st. With ani
Eupen; through understandings whicl
will probably be reached Belgium ais,
may obtain Limburg and untrammele<
control of the River Scheldt, upol
which the famous old port of AntwerI
/ is located. Through this Belgium vii
! receive guarantees of economic pros
. perity through the years to come. An,
I; N an agreement reached with Hol
land may come Belgian control owe
the Liege- Antwerp and Terneuzen
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Easter Egg Rolling.

{ Easter egg rolling is to be resumed.
If Monday is a spring day instead of
one of autumn or winter thousands of
children will take part in this quaint
and unusual pastime. People with
silver hair, canes and spectacles who
rolled colored eggs down the green
terraces Of the Capitol or over the
turf of the White House grounds years
ago will lock on. In this especially
happy peace Easter the children will
roll eggs in the Geological Park and
in the Monument grounds.
Easter eggs. Easter rabbits, Easter
chickens and Easter bonnets are old
and nearly worldwide things. But
Easter egg rolling seems to be Wash
ington custom which was carried to
other cities, principally in the south.
There is no record of how and when
the egg rolling practice originated.
One of the favorite recreation places
in Washington several generations
ago was the Capitol Park, or Capitol
Square. 1t and the lot around the
White House were the earliest govern
ment reservations in Washington to be
fenced in and planted with trees and
flowers. Children many years ago
used to go to the Capitol grounds to
play, and schools developed q custom
of holding Easter picnics there. The
children carried lunches, including, Of
course, dyed eggs. Picking" or
~pecking," eggs was an old sport then.
1t is believed that some child aeci-
dentally or purposely let eolored
egg roll down the old sod terrace, that
other children caught the idea, and
that in this way the egg-rolling custom
began. 1t spread to Richmond and =
few other cities, but never seems to
have taken hold as it did in Wash
ington. The earliest printed record
of egg-rolling ON the Capitol terraces
seems to be in The Star of Easter Non
day, April g. 1874. But the reference
contains internal evidence that egg
Trolling was then a Washington custom.
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Hopeful Outlook.

The mass opinion Of buEiness men
becomes more hopeful. In trade and
in finance the bullish sentiment seems
to heavily outweigh the bearish. There
is not yet . suggestion Of runaway
markets with buyers climbing fol
goods and securities, but there is Nc
longer any feeling that the United
States 10 not . permanent institution
The feeling is that the man who i,
not . bull on the United States is head.
ed for insolvency.
There are a number Of confusing
factors. The railroad situation is mud
died and the close future of this vast
industry, essential to all other indus
tries, cannot be read with assurance
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Tho uncertainties Of the relatiens b.
tween lsbor and capital add some fog
to the situation. TIE attitude Of the
government toward essporats business
is another factor which cannot b ~
down in absolute terms But there b
distinctly better sentiment in the
business world than there was three
months ago. Government Interference
in trade and industry will probably b
more cooperative and les hurtful.
There is a growing sense Of security
that labor costs viii not be carried 70
such a height as to discourage prodsc-
ton. There is no doubt that there 10
to be . vast increase in demand and
consumption in the United States tor
all classes Of supplies, and that there
Is to Be augmentation OF trade BE-
tween the United States and Europe,
South America and the east.
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Resurrection Of Peace.

Easter Sunday is Resurrection day
when Christian nations and christian
men and women rejoice over Christ'a
!. rising from the dead, as the cause and
the symbol of the resurrection to eter-
! NAL life of all who believe
Does not the day mark another
closely-related resurrectionf Tho con
eept peace on earth, good win toward
men, which Christ embodied. was
crucifed in 1914. 1t has lain in the
gloom of the grave during the world
war. As Of today it is rising in glory
from the dead. May its new life and
6ts reign in the souls of men be uni.
versal and everlastingl
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HEARD AND SEEN.

solve. If you live in an apartment
YOU always face them-and some
times you solve them and sometimes
you do not-all depends.
For instance, there was the csse
of Mr.. Jones. who lived in a coy
little apartment in a cozy little block.
1t was good neighborhood: sno
there was plenty of heat and rot
water and all that sort OF thlng. bit
the big drawback. as far as Jones Was
concerned. was the family next door
Jones had to get up at oclocs
each morning, so he usually went to
bed comparatively early each night
But the family next door evidently
had later hours of employment, be-
cause its component members Sci
dom. If ever, went to bed before md
night.
There were two sisters. who usually
talked from 10 o'clock until L.
o'clock. to all of which conversation
poor Jones was forced to lsten, tne
wall not being as thick as IT might
be and should have been. until nature
took pity on him and forced him 10
"He said-and I said-and he said
and said-and she said-and y
said-and he said
So went the conversation Jones
sister it was that did the loudest
talking, but he had a suspicion that
1T was the larger sister
So one day. when he learned thar
the said larger sister was going TO
Hawaii soon, delight filled his soul.
"At last" he thought. Il will be
allowed to sleep in peace. what care
I for the automobiles that roar in the
alley. the bangs of young Johnny
practicing carpentry, the howlings OF
the dog next door? My troubles are
overt"
AS Jones settled into his downy
bed one night several weeks later ne
breathed in anticipation. He listened.
but there was not sound from next
door. She was gone! Friends had
told him of her departure-trunks.
boxes and all.
Now I'm going to get some real
Sleep" he said, as he snuggled down
beneath the covers and settled HIM
self for the night. Gently as a closing
eyelid-as Leigh Hunt phrased it
did sleep descend upon him.
He awoke with a start He listened
Through the walls came the old, old
words:
"And he said-and I said-and ne
said-and l said-and she said--anc
he said-and I said
He had picked the wrong sister
CHARLES e. TRACEW ELI.
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Ghent canals, parts Of which are today
controlled by Holland, which control
has tended to hinder free how Of Bel
eiAn transportation.
Though this provides commercial and
territorial relief for Belgium, greater
issue is yet to be decided. Belgium
places her damage from war at $7J0oo,-
900, 900. At least g 600 OOo, 900 is essen
tial to restore despoiled industries be-
fore Belgium again can be the wealthy
OF self h.sustaining nation she once was.
Repsrs4ions are absolutely essential to
the industrial life of the nation, and
If the Statesmen assembled IN Paris
grant Belgium her one-time territories
and then say to the German that he
must pay in full, pay to every far
thing for his hideous practices against
the plucky little nation of the Scheldt,
the peoples Of the world will be more
inclined to think Of the peace confer
ence as one of justice. Any peace
which does not sympatheticaliy treat
of the claims advanced by Belgium
the Brave,D whose armies detained the
Germans hong enough to save Paris
and possibly the world, will not be the
peace desired by all.
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POLITICS At HOME
DemooS1cy.

11s present eont1ovsrv IN the demo-
crate party about the party's prinei.
PIES and it, purposes recalls two other
controversies Of Ike character, beth
wssed With heat.
When 1r. Cleveland tsok the helm
in 1885, the democracy had been in the
minority for q quarter Of . century.
The wandering IN tho wilderness had
BEEN long aad dry aad wsaxyins. 70
the rank and file - well a. to many
Of the psrty's leaders the return to
p~wer meant an immediate and thor
ough distribution Of the federal pat
ronage among the faithful. But Mr..
Cleveland was Of q different opinion.
BE made changes slowly-so slowly he
encountered the criticism that he WAS
net . democrat. Out Of this grew the
amusins story Of the man who had On.
sased to write . paper for . menthiy
publication under the title, why I Am
Democrat" The editor having
nudscd him With . complaint that he
was late with his copy, he replied,
"Cannot nee that title now, but would
be SiaA to write you . paper under the
title, why Am I . DemocratF"
Mr.. Cleveland did not bow to the
criticism, WAS renominated by accla.
nation in 1883, and for the third time
in 1891, and got . second term.
In 1896 Mr.. Bryan ves described as
more populist than democrat. The
charge was not socketsd solely in the
silver plank Of the platform On which
he was standing, for that expressed
what many dsmoersts had long sdvo-
eated. His general views wore thought
to lean distinctly toward what western
and southern populists had for ysars
been eAampiening; and As WAS defeat.
I'd for election BY . schism in his party.
Still, hs got his second nsmination BY
soshsmation, his third with eass, and
became the Secretary Of State in the
demoeratie adninistf.tion he had
helped to bring in. ThousA In private
life, he 10 rated - democrat today,
and ono Of his party's strongest asssts.
II Mr.. Wilson aeespts . third nomi.
natien Il will b - . democrat, and
the platferm viii inlorse his full
course in ohlse. II the nomination
sees 70 aastAss, that ether must b
acceptable 70 Mr.. Wilson, and must
indofse Mr.. Wilson'S two sdministra.
tions. osAs1viss, he eooM not hepe -
Win. Whsther . seAisa win oeeur such
- in 1853 dsfsatsd NJ. Cleveland, sad
IN 1886, 1900 sad. 1Sos defsstsd Mr..
Bryan, Is the interesting question poll
tieisns On both sides the fence are Be-
ginning - discuss.
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An English subject owning large
American properties foand that the
taxes he paid to both govsrnneats e.
ceeded his income for the year. This
lauehsbls incident brings 70 notice an
other EAglishman without ssnss Of
humof.
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Another War Memorial.

Another Of the war memorials pro-
jected in Washington is that planned
by the employees Of the Department Of
Agriculture to perpotuate the memory
Of their fellow workers among the SOL
der dead. The memorial may be .
fountain. to be placed in tho as1icul-
tural grounds and suitably Inscribed.
It will be . very appropriate and
thoughtful thing to erect this or sshae
other form Of memorial 70 tho men
who went away and did net eoms beck.
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War gardening has made the Sec-
rotary Of Agriculture man Of liter
ary distinction in the cities - we'll as
in the rural districts.
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Carrying letters by airship was
hailed as q great stroke of enterprise,
but it does not appear to solve any
of the very numerous and really seri.
Gus problems Of the post Office bust
ness.
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Hshdo.

Politics au tAs year round is new
the war. Tho Old i.tsrmit3snt styie-
. grest stir for . few months before
election day, . tremendous SIR On xhas
day, and them ssnnslenes fer . long
period-Ass bsen discarded - unsait-
81 - The now tines- b macA is afset
nsw, and % great Ne necessity for
keepiag else ts.ek If e, essaniss4isa
work has bseoDs . sssady thing. II
gvss On every dAy, md IN dsy.
ase how as*tvs the el1afnasn Of the
Two lsedizg asGisaAl eszanit4sss ars.
Undsr The old ruls, litlls was Aes1d e4
. Hstionai eAairnna .1ssf prsaadentisl
election d1y. He kspe IN SAles, but
toek no pReninsat paat IN A1airs until
the meeting Of he nsxt national con.
vsntisn, wAsa hs esIIsd that hedy =
order, and then handed the ssvsl 70
the temporary prssiding o1nssr.
Chsirnsn Hays and Csmminss have
iatrsdsssd ssmstAins vary different,
They are sndns the busisst mon IN the
country. They are giving their whole
time 10 tAsir jsbs, aad srs much in
the picture. TAey travel about the
country, keeping IN eye On al
changes aad dsvelSpments. Both s1e
good spsakers, and in request at pe-
litical meetings. They arc quoted in
the nswvpapsrs - often ~ any other
men Of importance in aaAirs.
And take New York, whore the
game has always besn played with
skill and industry. A new wrinkle haa
been aafrodneed there. The demo.
Gratis are forming . statewide league
Of eiubs. A speakers bureau 10 to b
q feature. Men and women competent
70 discuss state and national question:
ore 70 visit the clubs and keep mem
bers advised Of what Is going on in
the political world, and it, meaning
And club paper. with contribution
BY distinguished men and women, il
to be issued.
All Of this is to the good. Inter.
mittsat politics is not the kind fol
thi. strenuous period. It was often
lacking in effectiveness even 1t The
time It prevailed. But now, with the
electorate increased BY the enfran'
chissment Of women, with many new
issues, foreign aad domestic, oseupy
ing attention, and everybody interest
ed, somnoleaes 10 out Of the question
Party business cannot be transacted
in . lily aad then all tAsught Of party
for time dismissed. Thoss IN charge
must be senstsntly ON; the alert. ever
looking nothing, undsrrstiag nothing
but attending - everything promptly
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SHOOTING STARS.
~ pHnAxDsR yoaHsox.
Rejected MaAuDefipAs.

Rejected MsanoefipAs.
"In . very short time" remarked
the Paris profteer, II sAall retire and
live on my rents."
"What kind Of . contrast did ysu
getf"
Furnishing wastsbasksts for the
league Of nations." IT,
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The voteless citizen Of WssAingten.
D. c., retains some impertaat privi-
leres. He can turn to and clean the
streets whenever his sense Of Reat1ess
50 impels him without fe.o Of Aia-
dranee and repfeof.
Evening star., 1919-04-20

After reading some Of the things
Dudley F. Malone says it is difieult
to understand how he could feel any
personal grievance concerning this
country's system Of free speech.
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Even Lloyd George Aas iapsed iaAs
. distant and orasalsr style sf dis
course. The Art Of bei1g iatsrviswsd
has gradually disappeared frsm peh-
tics. 80
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japanese synaisatss are buying min
ing properties ~ we'll ~ real estate
in NsIse. This shenld make som'
more business for the bandits WHIT
are in the habit It heldiag Up for
sisneYs who are trying to epefsst
Mexican properties.
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,.,n.,t.- is an .xce1lent thing.

Laughter is an excellent thing.
From the smiles Of the baby in its
carriage, and the silver laughter OF
children at play, to the hearty roars
| of haIe-fellows-well-m laughter Is
among the finest things in life IL
brushes away pretensions, gives the
Knockout blow to absurd dignity and
makes people human. Besides. ike
the ~outside of horse" 1t is good Tor
the inside Of q man.
But why people laugh at a fire
passes comprehension. Last week an
apartment house caught fire early In
the morning. The engines came. the
people ran, smoke and flame made
the neighborhood murky.
On the side lines" crowded the
neighbors. And fully eight-tenths of
them were enjoying the fire hugely.
Mamie and Bessie giggled loudly as
the IRE shot through the roof. show
ing the utter destruction of some ones
homo. Thousands Of gallons Of water
pouring into the apartments served
only to make many laugh. The burn
| ing building was an interesting spec
tacle, undoubtedly. but where the fun
came in was hard to see.
Let US laugh at laughter.
~. +
"Have YOU heard what the street
car company plans to do for the poor
people of Washington asked the
man In overalls. His companion ex-
pressed interest
Going to raise the fare BY making
q zone system"
How will that help you?
well" came the answer. II always
walk to work. and SO I save 10 cents
day. But when a zone system is
put into operation. and the fare made
10 cents each way. will save 20
cents a day. won't Il?
worthy woman in the Northwest
section of the city was sorely in need
of a cook Now. a cook is one of the
hardest household articles to secure
at the present time in Washington
Cooks are scarce. The old law of sup
ply and demand has got in its deadly
work, aided by the war. SO that find
ing a cook is a good deal like the old
problem concerning the needle. only
a cook 10 usually tat. and 1t would
look as II one could be found easily.
This woman found. however. that it
Ia hard to find q cook. She let 1t be
known among her friends that she
desired such q person. and was Wiling
to paw the top-notch wage now de-
manded by culinary experts Still she
got no cook.
while in despair one day there came
4 ring at the front door bell. Going
down and opening the door. the wom-
An confronted young colored girl
perhaps twelve years old. on roller
aAh. haw thought the woman. '.You
have come TO tell me your mother
wants 4 lob" Smiling kindly at the
child. the lady Of the house" asked
her what she wanted.
.a4 corI1e, TO work." replied the girl.
"But I have no work Tor you-l
want - cook.
The girl grinned. ana .sid Dack"3Iu
ana forward on her skates.
The woman expressed her amaze
ment. not unmingied with doubt. but
continued:
sWhat wages do you want?
Behold the effect Of the war:
Forty dollars . month" replied the
little girl
Apartment house tenants. OF whom
the National Capital hiss thousands.
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Great Britain speaks Of stabili1i1E
public opinion, expeeting, NO doubt, =
find it an easier matter than price
fixing has proved over hsre.
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The reds nay yet b found favor
ing . restorstisn Of ~ ksissf, - q
man whose reckless impadenee WIN
make things stiA more uncomfsriabls
for the boarSeeisie-
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The Germans may try TO aasuna
that the. real discussion il ealy b.
ginning whom the Berlin delegates az
rive at Paris.
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The saving Of tims md labor IN
prohibiting requests for the tins 1t
day did mot suffice to ayert . sene.
what serious telsphone sitzstion.
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Intimations cross the cables that
several Of the fourteen points will be
deprived of some of their sharpness.
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The suggestion may be offered that
telephone rates must 60 up, owing to
the trouble and expense Of strikes.
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japan win never seem truly like .
sistsr nstieA until he emperor esA.
sent. 10 shake hands With the crowd
and hslps - ssing N election.
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II 0ermsns ere ~ Aaansially do.
plstsd - claimed the ssmbdag In the
streets Of Berlin by this time has %.
sspsrsSed u penny aAts.
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The s1-sfswa prince appears to AsSe
bsea No more popslar At home than
he was with the public.
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Locating the league. Of nations Of
fees in Switzerland will make the
Alps as famous for conversation as for
scenery.
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FIFTY. YEARS AGO In THE STAR

John G. whittier's letter to The
Star little less than fifty years ago
with reference to
Eritohie House the Barbara Frit-
~, chic affair at Fred
D0AA00u' erick, the credit for
which had been claimed for a Mrs.
Quantrill, revived interest in that in
cident. In The Star of April IL. 1859.
is an article which relates to the de-
struction of the Fritchie house and
the passing Of a landmark for which
many visitors to Frederick in subse-
quent years have vainly searched:
Assuming that Barbara Fritchie
was the true heroine of Frederick.
and that Mrs. Quantrilrs claims to
that honor are not sustained, all pa
triotic and sentiment-loving people
will learn with regret that the little
house from which the brave old wom-
an waved the Union flag in the face OF
Lees legions is about to be demolish-
ed. sacrifice to the mad spirit of i'm
provement. 1t seems that the muntc-
ipal authorities of the sleepy old Dor.
Barbara have deemed it wise and
necessary to widen the little stream
that meanders through its corporate
limits, upon the margin OF which
down it comes; first selling. however.
for the pitiful sum of 5000. In some
countries a spot hAllowed by such as
gociations would be preserved intact
1utrse o4s nsre oer
places. Or may it not Be just pos
sible that the city fathers in question
secretly sympathize with the lost
ment is only another name for a cum.
ningly devised scheme to put out of
the way what must have been a per
petual reproach in their eyes? Either
complish its purpose. we put. upon
record our protest Against such un-
ism"
II the weather this spring follows
tho course Of that fifty years ago
there should be a sur
"A Ten.Hour prise in store for the
. people Of Washing
0no"s'oim' ton about this time.
In The Star Of April II, 1869. is this
paragraph:
"A ten-hour snowstorm does not
seem to be exactly the thing for the
middle Of April in this latitude, but
we had 1t yesterday, nevertheless We
note the fact, not as q news item
for all Christian and church-going
people had personal and disagreeable
knowledge of it-but as a matter Of
record, for the benefit Of those who
shall read after U.S. The like OF 1t is
not remembered by that useful and
ornamental institution. the oldest in
habitant'
4
The housing question was decidedly
interesting to the people OF this coun-
try nifty years ago.
English Housing especially in in
dustrial sections,
P1Ase' for the feeling was
developing that an improved system
Of dwellings, for the working people
was necessary. Attention was being
paid to efforts Of this description in
England. In The Star of April 16,
1859. is the following on 'the subject:
THE Suburban Village and General
Dwellings Company is the name of an
association in England under the linn
! tied liability principle which has been
established for the purpose Of build
ing houses in healthy suburbs for the
accommodation Of the many thousands
| Of the industrial classes in the large
cities and towns who are suffering
from the effects of what Is not in
aptly termed one of the greatest of
modern social evils-'overcrowding.
These houses when built are to be al
lotted to the shareholders, whose