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CANADA IN WORLD AFFAIRS

I ORD CCRION' $ suggestion that
IL Canada be given the mandate for
Armenia sheds significant additional
light on the new position acquired by
the British dominIons during the war
and its SeQues Evidently the national
consciousness of the colonies is no longer
an Rmiabe fiction, but a reality with
which the London government has seri
ouSly 10 reckon.
II does not, OF course, square with
the sentiments of Anglophobes TO point
out that the inclusion of the overseas
possessions in the assembly of the
League Of Nations may have been due
less TO British desire to dominate than
10 British necessity to be conciliatory
But the facts are mounting up to
prove that England is now forced to
consider nations" which she has set
up, not dependencies mcckly amenable
70 the humble obligations of such roles
Amcricun policy will be blind to facts
lntii it pals sonie regard to these truths.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
cAILLAUX'S DISGRACE

uAD the tria, Of Joseph Cail!auy o.,
IL CURED in wartime il seems hardly
likely that he would have rSrancd the
death penalty. Tn" spirit of the
union sacrNr" was not such aS would
hav" been in tho least degree ipuienr
with commerce and correspondcncc
with the enemy, winch is now the
rharg" pronounced against him.
C,cmenceau uuQu"Stionably regarded
the former finance minister as rock
los, and sinister trickstcr. deserving no
mercy.
Under the MIllcrnud government the
plight Of CAillauX was generally felt To
be less pcrilous, and it is therefore a
testimony Of new strength in this ad
miuiStratiOn that II conviction which
covers him with ObIOUul and diSgrarp
ha~ been pronounced.
The belief thar in the end ia" purely
uni NiraI aspects of his punishment will
b. ,omparativ"Iy light does no, morally
modify III" stigma Of his guilt. Exile
even in 50 delightful place a. San
Sebastian, whore the trParher0us Malvy
found asylum, viii at least rid France
Of the most malign inhurn," in he,
politics since thc day> "r the Drcvfu,
piorlrr~
The rcpubln' j. to be congratulated
ou H. vigorous If DELAYED reputation Of
Ihc infamous standards Of corruption
for which tn" "CaiIlauN party stood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
SUGAR

LIVERY evil brings its own cure
IL sooner or later. The authoritative
summary Of the sugar situation printed
exclusively in this newspaper yesterday
suggests tho on" certain remcdy that in
cvitably will appear wherever cXtortion
is prevalent.
High prices. created by prohteors,
have diverted immense shipments Of
foreign sugar to the United States. and
it is this now supply that will hammer
prices down
The law Of supply and demand ap-
plies universally. It is operating now
in all markets. AS people ar" led to
change their habits or as need forces
the adoption Of convenient substitutes.
prices in general will return 10 normal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Tor which Mexico. Of all countries, Is
most unready.
This is about all that the outside
new revolution in Il country that is a
world in itself. with a thousand obscure
causes of revolutionary heat that time
and education. rather than military
force from the eutside or from within.
can remedy, The call for warships is
sued by American consuls is doubtless
a precautionary measure intended to
/ protect foreigners from accidents in the
melee rather than any sign of possible
intervention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

|. The extreme southern portion of
Arizona and the southwest cor
ner Of New Mexico were obt tanned
by cession from Mexico i'm lS53
for SlO,000,0O0 The strip was
known as the Gadsden Purchase
from Captain Gadsden, influential
in arranging the sale.
., The -profiteering law. approved
in August 1917. and amended in
October. 1919, is known "a the
Lever act,
3. Saturn Is the second largest of tho
planets.
J. The rose is the flower embematt
Of England.
D. Cordwain is Spanish ,eathcr
formerly used for shoes II takes
II name from the city OF Cordova,
where II was made
6, The entablature of a building ia the
part of an order above The column
including the architTave or main
beam, the frieZe and cOrnice.
T. Thirty years war in Europe wa
waged from 1918 to 1913, ending
with the peace OF Westphalla.
g. The word hiccup has slightly hst-
ter standing than hiccough. The
former word Is derived from The
earlier "hicket" and the hlccough
from popular etymology.
., Toronto was formerly known as
York.
10 Malachi is the last hook in the on
IsstallIGAL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
THE WIND OF FATE
Ever about us. soon and late.
Blows the pitiless Wind of Fate.
YOUTH he was Of habit calm.

A YOUTH he was Of habit calm.
"A OF cheerful mind and ordered ways.
Contented with the usual round
And happy in the passing days.
Till on a starred and magic night
The Green Wind murmurcd Of delight.
1t led him to a wood behowcred.
Where underneath the leafy trees.
Beside coOlly running stream.
The whole day long he lay at ease
With naught to do and never Il care
But just to bathe in sun sweet air.
Yet in this lovely Woodland place.
He was not suffered long to rest:
4 scented wind. all crimson -hucd.
Came rushing on him from the west.
1t brcathcd of passionate romance.
OF gay reward aud lovers chance.
u seemed as though he had drunk deep
And all the world were set fire.
y torch to light him onward to
The flaming flower of his desire
But while about the earth he went
He lost all peace and sweet content.
His youth he spent wandering.
Yet nothing found that he might keep
When. seeking rest all weNrily.
u NnlNDtT Ill HIS NlttD.
\ breeze that spoke of wealth untold
And all for him. if he were bold
This Golden Wind he followed far
Across new oceans and strange lands
Till. at the last. he touched red gold.
To find it dross within his hands.
\ chill wind mourncd: "Nour quest i,
vain
And only dreams in the dust remain. -
His dreams. gray dust of the graying
air.
Not even these are left to him.
, They scatter at the wind decree
Beyond the far horizon dim:
All. Hc shall dream those dreams nc
moro
rpon that dcSolate dark shore.
Ever about him. soon aud late,
Blows the piticss Wind of Fate
90 Marjorie Quinn in Sydney Bulletin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
EXIT JIM!

TN REED is done for. Few meu
- established in tn" political life of a
\stat" have received the laundering Snub
which Missouri Democrats gave their
senator when they refused to send him
to the national convention in any ca
pa"ity whatever.
IN tho Senate. Reed has been futile
and obscure. When he wished attention
he malignod and msrepresented the
President Of the United States. He
has been an aHronr TO the country.
Missouriuns themselves, who have at
last found him out. ought to send him
deccntly tN oblivion # he tries for re-
election TO the Senate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
MExIco'S NEW TROUBLES

HARRANIA in recent wears has been
Y military dictator tinged with di-
mted bOlshevism. He used military
pressure to stop General Obregou =
campaign for the presidency Of the
country. Behind the revolution which
Obregon started there is, unQucstion
ably, something of the influence of the
old aristorracy; and, perhaps. some of
the vested interests which oppose radical
s"icmr, " un'ionul;taton and "oufsrn
tivu Inch Iartanza formulated aud
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
A FoUR.YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILADELPHIA

Things on which the people expect
the new administration to CunCen-
trate its attention:
The Dcidwdre iircr brTd0c.
4 drUdock biz enough 10 nCcOmmo.
ddte the largest ships
Development Of the rapid trdrStt SyS-
tenn.
4 convention hdN
A buildin0 for the Free Library
An Art Museum.
Enlargement OF the Cd,er supply
Homes TO accommodate the populu-
ton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

1t may be incumbent upon us to con
slider how we would like the assump
tion by Canada of an Armenian man
date. and to adjust that picture with
our notions of the Monroe Doctrine ant
our general ideas of polty on the Amer
lean continent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
What DO You knO,U?


QUIZ
l. How much money did the United
States borrow in war bonds from
1917 to 1919"
. what is bustard?
3 What is a photographer"
4, Who originated the expression
God made him and therefore let
him pass for Il man"
;, When is midsummer eve?
6. What is a wapitI"
I Name Two celebrated Confederate
generals who were killed in the
civil War?
s. How Is kerosene obtained
O. What queen Of England had tn.
longest reign"
10, what are the asteroids?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
A TTORNEY GENERALPALMER,s s

A ITORNEN GENERAL PALMERS 5
n assistant. Mr., Figg. on the witness
stand gives as evidence of the splendid
success of his crusade against the high
cost of living the allegation that the
prices of things have declined 10 per
cent in Missouri
The same day the Labor Department
makes one of its statistics reports
showing that of all places in the coun
try. the city showing the greatest ad o
vance in prices is Kansas City. Mis-
souri,.
President Wilson's administration
should get together.
Not only does the Labor Department
let 60 most of the alleged Reds seized
by the attorney general. but it refuses
! to produce figures useful in his cam
paign for the presidency.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
HOW DOES 1T
STRIKE YOU? .

WITH regard to Turkey. the allied
w powers sitting at San Reno have
the better of Mr. Wilson.
The President wants the Turk e1-
PEELED from Europe.
He wants Il lurg" Armenia. amply
protected.
The Allies reply. whatever their real
reasons for tenderness to the Turks.
1T would take an army of 3Oo.0oo men
TO maintain the stTtuS in the Orient
which YOU want We cant afford to
undertake il.
As for Armenia. everybody is willing
to give her sympathy and mighty little
else.
The United States has virtually de
clined to accept a mandate over Ar
menia.
The League Of Nations. which has no
power. no money nor anything else mas
also refused an Armenian mandate
Nobody wants the job of protecting
Armenia
OF all the idcal>m existing year
ago. little is left.
And the United States is th" worst
barkSlidcr.
1t dccliucs responsibility for every .
thing everywhere.
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Member of the Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS is
erclvsirc'v entitled to the use for
republication Of all Ncrs dispatches
credited 10 il ~ not othcrtrisC creditcd
m his paper and also the local ncrs
pVbhshed HcrCW.
An rights of republication Of special
dispdfchrs herein arc also rcSCrCCd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Jordan is rough road to travel
- but did YOU ever try the Lincoln
Highwny near MOrrisvlle?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
Because Uncle Sam Is UnIDiiling to
Take Responsibilities He Has
Missed World POUer

think of England's interests in terms
of the world.
Before the war we depended on the
English navy to keep the seas for us.
Now we cannot communicate with
the world except upon English cables
and wireless lines.
Tomorrow. if the English are right,
we shall be dependent upon England for
our fuel oil and our gasoline.
The war was fought for the mastery
of the world. and Great Britain got it.
lt.was almost in our grasp when the
armistice came: so much so that Great
Britain proposed sharing it with Us
! $3.50.
But we were not ready.
We had not the experience. knowl q
edge or craftsmanship.
We are slowly slipping back to sec
ond place among the world powers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

II cannot be- said that Mayor Moore
UraNc, his enemies in any doubt rs to
where he stands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Every time there is any indication
Of the Hoover boom settling down, some
Hoover hater gives it boost by knock.
ing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Feather winged shoes for women
have made their appearance in New
York. We may, therefore. expect the
prices to soar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Missouri appears to hav" put that
Reed bird on toast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Peace gardens are rs essential
this year as war gardens were two
years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

1t is noteworthy that those who
most hcrceIy inveigh against caste"
are unwittinGly doing their utmost TO
acCentuatr and perpetuate what little
there is Of il.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
Wonderful Local institution With
interesting History.-Hard Sled.
ding of Franklin's Library
BY GEORGE NOx MCCAIN

A LFRED RIGLING has been libra
"A rian of the Franklin Institute for
thirty three years
Since 1887 he has been custodian Of
and conducted the affairs of the greatest
and most complete collection of technical
literature in the United States.
In all the years of its existence the
Franklin Institute has had but two Ii
brarians. Emanuel Hiltebrand, who
served from 1874 to 1887. and Alfred
Rigling. who succeeded him in that
year. Prior to that ! presume the sec
retarics, or the committee on library.
performed the work.
The institute library. Mr.. RiglinS
tells me. is in receipt annually Of I4i
periodical publications from all parts
of the globe and in. nearly every Ian
guagP. They embrace the publications
of the principal scientific societies oi
the world.
For ninety one years Franklin In
stitute has maintained reading room
for its members and any one interested
in its collection. The famous Journal
of the Franklin Institute has been pub
lshcd continuously for ninety six years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Japan is having an industrial panic.
And there are not wanting pessimists
who believe that she is inst mmp
ahead of the rest Of the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

We'll. anyhow. the line from Mars
doesn't seem to be buSy--or does it?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

TT Is not an idle boast III" British
i make. that in ten years the United
States will have to buy its fuel oil from
England. 800 900 900 barrels year.
This 'ouutry was first in the field.
oil s;.cIprisc first developed here,
We SHt had in the Standard Oil Co.
privt. organization big enough to
iook or'' the world supply Of oil and
Cvtrnd ls operations abroad,
liut he foreign supply has gone to
EnGlaLd.
The English knew how.
And England has seatcsmeu who
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IT'S ARRAY of periodical literature

on the subjects mentioned is as per-
feet as it is possible to make it, For
years it has been the policy of its
library committee to increase the value
of the collection as library Of refer
cnce by completing the files of all
imported serial publications in its line.
Book and periodical dealers all over
the world keep in touch with the In
Stitute in their lookout for missing
numbers.
1t is a peculiar coincidence. perhaps.
but the books forming the nucleus Of
the present splendid technical library
were stored in the residence of one of
its members for two years before the
reading room was opened. In the
same way the Philadelphia Library.
started by Benjamin Franklin nearly
100 wears before. was established.
The present roll of membership OF
the Franklin Institute is almost as
famous as its library Great scientists.
inventors aud engineers figure on its
roster; names aS familiar in Europe
as they are in this country: Thomas
\. Edison. Guglirlmo Marconi. General
George O. Squire w. w. Atterbury.
DIR. John 4. Brashear. Lawrence Bige-
I low. Sir James Dewar. Rear Admiral
W. Taylor. Professor Hcike Kamerling
Onnes. Theodore W. Cramp. Thomas
De Witt Cuyler. Charles 4. Doremus.
Pierre :. du Pont. and 50 on through
list Of names embracing about every
civilized country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

The announcement that the Phila
delphia and Reading Railway is to
build here a $1,000, 900 grain elevator
will please Philadelphia boosters. That
Baltimore can handle l2,UOJ, 900 bush
els while Philadelphia elevators can
accommodate only one fourth Of that
amount goes against the grain,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

|
w invite Europe to take til" job of
cocrcing Turkey.
Similarly. France insists that its as.
sociatc> take the Job Of cOercing Ger
many.
The United States declines t" hav" q
hand ia enforcing the treaty which II
assisted in writing.
England aud italy do not want much
part in the task.
France. being most exposed to Ger
man attack. wants Germany dlSarmed.
And foolish mlitariStS in Germany
contribute to French fears by ann0unr
ing every little while that in five years
a German army will be in Paris,
Meanwhile, n neutral commission
from Switzerland. having investigated
Germany. says that Germany will once
moro face starvation next month that
Z 600 600 Germans will have to leave
the country this year because il is im
possiblp for Germany to support the
present population.
The best deterrent to war * not dis
armament, but the consequences of the
war that is just passed
! The nations which took part in it are
exhausted.
! The vanqu>hcd nations are virtually
destroyed.
The only difference. says the Swiss
commission. between Germany and Aus
tria is that while Austria has only
,OOO. 600 pcopic. Germany has 10000.
600 ncoDlr for whom the futur" holds
out no hope.
While the memory of the Great Wa
lasts there is ittl" likelihood Of an
other war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

DuT we lacked something which
- England has, knowledge.
England knows how to think and act
internationally.
We do not.
We did not know how to take advan-
tage of our opportunities as the one
great power which had come out of the
war uncXhaustcd. as England came out
of the NapOleonc wars.
England founded her greatness on the
chance that the warning of the Napo-
l"onic wars gave her.
w" are already dropping back TO our
before the war position.
We frittercd away political predom
nance in the world because at Paris We
were ignorant.
Foreign trade has not come to us be
cause in foreign trade we are ignorant.
knowledge is slowly euabliug England
to recover her position.
The war is going to leave her. not
the United States. the master power Of
the world.
With her colonies. her mandates. her
control of the world trade. she will
command more raw materials in the
future than W" do.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

The foreign commerce handled IN
this port in 1919 was the greatest in
local history. That's record that
ought to be repeated yearly for many
years to- come.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Delay stiil gives ihc L IN aspira.s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

rCUE visit Of the Harvard "I"C '."' ",
l. last Monday was r"c'N'" ,bo.,
varying emotions by the au"l'n,iJ ar
emotions being largely c"hlrV,,h" ,ho III,
rather stimulated by wh'thrr ~" mnsir
tcucr attended the concert to ''rn' In
or for IA revival OF college tc'llhS, S,,,,ogs
the old days the gcc club "I = oo ooIicss
was the social organization ol J"ote sJ'"
life. 1t was led by an und'rSr""air
and its programs were made w Thoon
cinally from the songs which ''"u w.
sung on the campus for many l'u,, IA
The Harvard Club aS II Ganr nso.
PHILADELPHIA changed all tins ,lS ,!T;tL.
gram was n distinctly difficult one "'nJ and
out even Fair Harvard on n,imnOSsi. NJ si
largely made up Of n capprlIa r"'"d r" mod.
tions of the prc classic day. ~, 'W,ohm.
erus being represented OH ,,no othcr
Granville BantOck and one or NV 'Icd by
composers of that class W. w. attain.
n professional mus ician OF nISm nre done
ments. and its singing. W"Hlo .incers "" in
credit to any body of maze S,"od End the
the country. Both the pr"SrulI' ulI,linhi to
rendition of it gave. murn WA to hear
those who attended the conIr, il Ger.
fine male chorus singing L"o""ghts aud
taiply stirred to unseem'S them a
a Corresponding expression q Of # 'IT% IPThia.
number Of the Harvard alumni OF s"nti. ,"ti
GcInhia. GC who wanted to revive the %o%evcf Sy@%
ments of undergraduate days; !ho mn I.
nromd Tsm they may have been OF ,tni tnr b%oS, %GS
steal prowess of the chief muS""
of their alma mater. ., or 81 colcg,
Therefore in a symphony or adcncpds
rlee club concert alike; II Az a,hothcr OF
npon what he goes to near n"oncct /
not the hcarer considers tue c%%n ,I"b a, 4
success. II the Harvard Hl"' ' ,oriterioa
sang here may be taken as = linz gr te
"S modern college glce elnp sl,st'" sl,s,t" ,mli
n,usical advance Ia the last 'N'''''
has been cnormoues
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

But the >amc kind of thing that hap
pencd undcr Mayor Blankenburg has
been happening under Mayor Moore.
Mr. Blankenburg declined to discipline
the men who fought him politically and
did their best to prevent him from car
rying out his purposes. and the willy
politicians laughed at him as they frus
tratcd his plans. Theoretically Mr..
Blankcnburg was right. but the practi
cal working out of his theory largely
nullitied his efforts to give the taxpay
ers the kind Of government for which
they voted when they elected him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

~ AddrcSS on communications 10 ErcHin0
Public Ledger independence Square.
Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Though neither prophet nor the
son Of Il prophet. remarked the Con.
juror of Horrible Contingencies. II
venture the opinion thar the prospects
of a third party would be fairly good if
johnson headed the Republican and
Bryan the Democratic" ticket.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

TIIE United States was going to come
l. out Of the war the greatest power in
the world. politically. economically and
in every other way.
We did not
Politically. we are minor factor in
world affairs.
Commercially. it j. England, not the
United States. that has til" markets OF
the world
TinancialIy. Sew York is still the
worlds capital, but when the British
pound gets back to normal London will
once more be the worlds capital, and to
n greater extent than ever before,
And this is 50 because there can be
no tnuurial supremacy apart from com
mcrrial supremacy and political su-
prcmaCy.
Lord Robert Cecil said to the AmPri
eau press in Paris. "Amerira is left now
~ the position in which England was
after the Napolconic wars, perhaps even
in II stronger position.
II seemed 50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
JOHN ASIITRSr

j Free Iibraly Of PhiIudrIphia-hr is
IN rroIity librarian Of PhiIodcInh;n- Is
lnraoi,. ,o.norsihir an, told fn,, n,,nv
- +I,n odvanreJ idros thot Will, ,oru. ~
,,oI,o w. ,IIo n'acrifrrnt rev, pnhIir 7 ihror,,
IL,"T L'';fI;n,, "'hon ran,rIotoL n,,o - ~,
Gn', G,''u'iS' ,I,o I.r;,od S,ota5 ""' VI tue
hhrH' VI ,"r HII'T nI ,I
IN L'o' E a, ,,o,",.o,;n,, ,'"""' " ""Mn' OF
>n""'" w. ",' W, G,a,% Erl''u
t'"" u, "!o''1L';,'n'' ,t ~, "Ita"''Pn II
iHr iiHIr "n'H "n' !M'"S 'u' Hu"".i"h OF th,'
d'0'I' PI"'''' y; LIVING III" IoW"St
>n"i'"E ID !" P'o'' '"r"'N Oh I'Nrl
WITH inc moor "
ne I'",',,"u,' ana al ,o' >an' i'me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

Philsdclphiu. Saturday. April "a. 1920