Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-06
DREs1DENT WILLIAM NJ. COATES, of

DRESIDENT WILLIAM NJ. COATES, of
u the Philadelphia Board of Trade, has for
wardrd to Congress n memorial protesting
against the further tolerance Of "thc Red
cvil' in the United States Secretary Will
liam r. Tucker joins Mr.. Coates in this me
mortal. 1t deals with conditions Of unrest
and insists that the "boring in" process
should be met by appropriate legislation,
suggesting deportation for those who will
fully disturb the peace and breed anarchy in
the United States. The committee on i'm
migration and naturalization. of which Rep
rcsentativc johnson. of Washington is
chairman, will probably receive this me-
mortal. That committee now has under con
sideration several bills intended to hasten
the deportation of undcsirabcs. One of the
great difficulties, however is the ease with
which some undesirables seem to return to
the United States over the Mexican and
Canadian borders. Although it has not made
much headway a proposition is before Con-
gress to deport undesirables to some island
of the sea where they would be obliged to
remain and 'bore in for living. Some
members of the House have suggested that
a guard might be placed on such an island
to see that the trouble makers once located,
should not be permitted to get away. They
could then practice their theories upon them
selves.
CHARLES L. FLANAGAN is about the
" same to the old Young Republicans
as Emanuel Furth is to the State Fencbles
always on deck and always true TO the
old associations. But Charles has suffered
a handicap in one way and has attained an
advantage in another, in that he pulled out
of Philadelphia some years ago and located
permanently at Riverton. n. j., where he
was postmaster. When Charles gets over to
Philadelphia, like most other nearby Jersey
men, he talks Philadelphia politics like a
native and wears the button of his favorite
candidate. If old time Philadelphians, still
interested in it's affairs but living on the
other side of the Delaware or in Bucks,
Montgomery, Delaware and Chester coun-
tics. Pennsylvania, were to get together the
Quaker City would have fine army of re-
serves to draw upon. Although they have
given up their city vote. they may still be
counted loyal Philadelphians.
THOSE Bacharach boys Of Atlantic City
l. held the boards at Washington this week.
Isaac, the congressman. was the host of
'Uucle Joe" Cannon and other celebrities
at dinner to the Mayor elect of Philadcl
phia and Mayor Harry, of Atlantic City,
was one of the star speakers. Brother Ben
jamin was silent listener, Dut as IRA .
ternal leader at 'the playground of the
world" he had already met many of the
congressman who were assembled at the board.
There is a pleasant relationship now exist
ing between Washington and Atlantic City,
in which Philadelphia shares. To large ex
tent the Atlantic City part of 1t is due to
the cleverness of the Bacharach boys in Look
ing out for members of the national legsla-
ture when they go down to the shore for a
breath of ozone.
CONGRESSMAN JOSHUA w. ALEX
" AMBER. of Missouri comes along to
take the place of Secretary Redfeld, Of the
Department of Commerce. Judge Alexander
ia one of the best known members of the
House, a Democrat of the old school and
highly respected citizen of his state. Curl
ously enough, when the Democrats organized
the House they picked Judge Alexander. an
inland lawyer, for the chairmanship of the
committee on merchant marine and fisheries
The President sent him abroad on com
mission to endeavor to bring about a better
understanding with regard to international
NAVIGATION customs. and on that expedition
ha was thrown in contact with Andrew Furu-
seth. the leader of the seamen's unions of
This country. Much of the war legislation
rpspecting navigation and shipping interests
was piloted through the House by the judge.
On numerous occasions he went to Phila-
delnhia. eyincing a deep interest in the Della
n,aro river and our shipbuildng institutions.
philadelphia had a friend in Secretary Red
6eld who was always strong for waterway
devclonment. and there is every reason to
believe the new secretary will be equally