The Washington times., 1920-11-06

When the Head snsezsd.
Another Centennial.
New Lady Congressman.
Mr.. Chu Calls.
ARTHUR BRISBANE
(C,Dxrisnt. iSoe.l

(cspyrisht. isss.,
Ths political storm h over. For
. while comes drifting. The Ad-
ministrstion in washington sits
like the condemned man In the
story whose head was cut OF 80
nestly that be never knew Il until
he snsssed. Then the heed fell,
In spite of Bryans suggestion,
the Administrator win probably
not spesse until March Z.
Meanwhile, Philadelphis 10 plan,
nine for 1925 Q great internstions
oxBosition TO celebrate the ioVth
birthaay of the signing OF the
Declaration Of Independence. Iney
might celebrate at the same time
the SECOND declaration Of in
dependence, which vas voted last
Tuesday, independence OF Euro
psan complications and schemes.
Those that remember the Cen
tennial Exposition Of 1870 Know
there IA no better city than Phila-
delphia for q great exposition.
Everybody owns q house and can
take In three lodgers-no trouble
to accommodate Q crowd.
There will never be an expo
sition quite as good for boys ~
the Centennial. The Indian camp.
with its real pet bear, real In
dians, and real canoes; machinery
hall; next the big lake full Of
patent rowboats, and, above all,
lemon pies, price 5 cents for q
whole pie. win never come back.
Enters now lady Congressman
from Oklahoma. sixty years old.
the age at which women show in
telliGence, character, and principle
fully developed.
This lady, Miss Robertson, went
West st the age Of six In q wagon
drawn by oxen. Her father, mis-
sionary, converted the Indians, and
she taught them. Her uncles and
cousins probably shot them.
Frank Munsey Is suggested for
Secretary Of the Interior. His
excellent work against the League
makes him deserve anything. But
the best place would be ambassa-
dor to Great Britain. In him the
British would behold and respect
q genuine American, convinced
that this country 10 as well able
In 1920 - in 1776 to manage its
own affairs.
Mr.. p. K. Chu, Of the Shanghai
News, dropped In. Photographs Of
his composing room show racks
containing eight thousand char
acters, all typesetting done by
hand. How would American
printers like that?
American i manufacturers OF
typewriters and linotype mar
chimes, you have an opening b.
China, The new Chinese alphabst
Of thirty characters instead OF
eighs or I'm thousan6 wiz make
the linotype msehins and the type
writer possible. Uss Of the new
alphabet is to sbs made ccmpul-
tsoty. Get your Ganese machines
ready. N
Mr.. Chu tells you how Chinese
mothers were persuaded TO stop
binding their daughters feet,
squeezing them in babyhood 30
that they could not walk when
Tuchun Yen, gvvsrnor Of Shan
shi, had the idea. Mothers con-
tinued binding girl babies feet,
thinking girls with big feet would
nsver find husbands. Governor
Yen made schoolboys wear white
placards reading: II shall never
marry a girl with bound feet"
Then the mothers took OF the
binding.
That might be tried with Ameri-
can boys as follows: 81 shall never
marry q girl with high heels,
squeezed waist, painted face, false
hair, strocious perfume, frivolous
Il might be TRIED, but it
wouldn't work.
In China, generally speaking,
says Mr.. Chu, women are
Buddhists, old men Confucians,
young men Christians.
Buddhism promises kindness,
eventually annihilation in Nirva-
ma, and any good woman may
be thu mother Of q Buddha. That
appeals to women whose lives are
dull.
Confucius spent his life talk
ing philosophy. That interests old
men.
Christianity goes with European
clothing. Young men want the
new religion that goes with the
new clothes.
One OF the usual specials"
from Russia, via Washington and
q few other towns, tells how
Lenin, Sin fear of his life," is
guarded by heavily armed men.
The, SAND might have been said
Of Mohammed. Heavily armed men
surrounded Mohammed, and every
one, without . seconds hesitation,