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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
llFE IN HOG ISLAND STILL

WTHATEVER the eventual fate Of
w Hog Island. dullneSs at tn" mann
moth yard is unlikely to set in for n
considerable period. The amended ship
ping program is yet uncompleted and a
brisk pace of Isunchings is maintained.
Furthermore the Senate has just acted
favorably on naval program calling for
$1,000, 600 additional work in the
plant.
The proposed contracts are for the
construction of seven B-type aviation
and destroyer tenders. the preliminary
construction of which is to be under
taken at Hog Island. League Island
is tn put tho finishing touches on the
hulls
There is still time for a disposal Of
Hog Island that will be commensurate
with its possibilities and with thos" Of
the great metropolitan area which it
ought TO serve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
THE PASToRIUS MONUMENT

MTORD thst the carvings which will
w complete the Pastorius monument
in Vernon Park. Germantown. are al
most finished rrvives veXP subject
on which definite action will soon have
TO be taken. UnQuestionably the date
originally fixed Tor the unveiIing--May.
1ef7-was i'll timed. il was recalled
that the German American Alliance
originated the idea of a memorial to the
founder Of Germantown. and it was
emphasized that the chief Symbolicd
figure represented Gprmania. Later
advices exoneratcd this much discu sscd
female with the ascription "CiviIiza-
ton
1t is just as we'll to he temperate on
this themr today. Pastorius was n
first rate chap aud he began a good job
when he started Germantown,
Inscriptions, after ALL count for a
good deal in works Of art. Mark Twain
insisted that the painting. Jackson :
Last Interview With Lee. might just
as convincingv Have been labeled
Jackson ApoloGiziug for IA Heavy DO.
feat, Jackson Reporting Groat Vie
tory or jackson Asking Lee for a
Match
We are reasonably content with the
Washington memorial in Fairmount
Park, even though we may be aware
that it is merely an elaborate treatment
Of statue Of Frederick the Great. Can
tions are potent moIlifers.
Duly devised they ought to be equal
to taking the offenso out Of monument
SIGNALLING III" origin Of one of our
loveliest suburbs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
CITY OFFICES ON A PIER

THE rebuilding Of thc Chestnut street
l. pier in such u way as to provide for
Offices Of the Department Of WhurvcS.
Docks and Forrcs as we'll as for the
enlargement of the recreation sparn.
should commend itself to Cougril
Mayor Moore is committed IN tho
plan IN the interests of Cronomy The
city is paying $4,000 a year rental for
the accommodation of the departments :
Offices. The proposed changes will cost
about Sl36, 900. The interest charges
'at 8 per cent VOud amount to only
$500, leaving IA considerable sum for
heating ana ianrtor service before the
amount spent for rent iS reached
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
OSCARS FIRE LACKING

TtHE mystery in which the sale Of the
- Metropolitan Opera House was in.
Volved was short. lived, for Fred g.
Nixon -NirdlingPr is now announced as
Che purchaser, His afiliation with the.
atrical and moving picture interests
seems to insure the maintenance of the
house rs an amusement institution
available to the Metropolitan Opera
COMPANY on the sixteen nights Of its
annual seasons
The circumstances Of the auction
were, however, in marked contrast TO
the principles which gave the Philadel-
phia Opera House It's birth Oscar
Ha,nmerstein never lurked IN the back
ground Of saythng ln his picturesque
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
COMING HOME

THE bodies Of 353 soldiers who died
- abroad arrived in New York ycster
day. They are the first Of III" tens Of
thousands that ar" 10 he brought back
home for therr final rpst Each Will be
escorted to rts destination by uni
formed guard of honor
This IS The least that tho nation eau
do for the Inon who gave their lives IN
its service II will make the hcrcavc
ment Of the wife or mother seem less
acute when N" stands beside tho grave
and looks upon ~" uniformed men who
have brought back to her in a halo Of
glory the npu who left her alive aud
well
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
THE world has forgotten how to I
What DO You KnOtU?
QUIZ

l. How long has the Republican party
been in existence?
q What three titles of rulers arc de-
rived from the word Caesar?
=. In what century did Titan live and
what is tho original italian form
OF his name?
T. Where is the Desert Of Cobb?
g. In what month of 1914 was the first
battle Of the Marne fought?
& What Is a cause CelebTe"?
I. What famous English nobleman was
known as The King Maker?
s. How did majolca ware get its name?
8. What is the real name of Julia Mar
lowe?
10. Who was the Democratic nominee
for the presidency defeated by
Roosevelt in the election Of 1904?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
A FoUR.YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILADELPHIA

Things on which the people expect
the new administration to concen-
tr~te tts stt entjon:
TIE Delcpure rtVsr bridge.
A drpzock big enough TO dccor'mo-
date the largest ships,
Depeloprrent az The rapid transit sys.
tc,n
4 ooNcartso.l hall
4 bt.,idipg for the Free Lib1'dry.
An Art bVssnnt.
Ento-Qensnt Of the Udter supply.
Ho.lsS to accommodate the poptttd-
tior.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

The Turkish proposition makes an
independent state of Armenia and leaves
Smyrna under III" suzerainty of Turkey
with Il Grork administration. But this
does not wholly straightan out the tam
glod Skoiu. " 'TiS knotty." SAYS Nitti.
And before it is wholly unravcled il is
calculated TO drive some statesmen
putty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
HOW DOES 1T
STRIKE YOU? .

COMMON misfortune may do more to
~ bring about mutual sympathy and
and lasting peace in Eu-
rope than all of President Wilson's CT
forts at getting a League Of Nations.
Sgnor Nitti. tho premier of Italy,
has more trouble on his hands than
either Lloyd George or Millerand.
He has soviet strikes in Northern
Italy and peasant strikes.
The present order is less stable in
Italy than in any other Of the victorious
countries.
And Signor Nitti talks more sense
than has come out of the supreme
council or out Of the Peace Conference.
For example: "The whole world is
sick and tired Of the supreme council,
and so am L.
The whole world is.
1t is tired of failures. blundcrs and
incompetence.
This country is mortally tired Of its
President after seeing him in the role
Of ruler of the world.
1t does not know Mr.. Lloyd George
so well, but it is tired of him..
1t had certain admiration for hard
old Clemenceau, but it is glad he has
passed on.
q q q
TT UNDERSTANDS now why the war
L lasted so long and why it was per-
mitted almost to destroy modern So
ciety. after seeing the men who man
aged the war behind the veil of censor
ship come out in the open and founder
about trying TO make peace.
Some one said at Paris: II am sure
there will never be another great war.
Not that the world would not endure
another great war, but il would not
stand another Peace Conference,
And the Peace Conference was not
the end of it.
There has been the supreme council.
The spectacle Of n lot of little men
cast upon the tremendous stage Of world
rulership has tired mankind.
Signor Nitti is right.
After seeing Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Lloyd
George and the rest Of them in action,
the world hasn't an illusion left.
1t wants a rest and a chance TO cul-
tivate few new illusions.
g q 9
THE world has forgotten how to smile,
l. says Signor Nitti.
1t needs an opportunity TO relearn
the art.
Yes. the art of smiling something else
than the bitter. disillusioned smile that
sight of our rulers in action provoked.
Mr.. Wilson was right in his theory of
L = L
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

There ar" riffs IN the Republican
party already. and If Mr.. Johnson can
20 into tho Chicago convention with n
big d"lrgation aS the candidate Of the
neopI" his rejection may be followed bv
bolt
Party leaders have never heon partial
to General Wood They have we'll
grounded fear of the II. 900. 600 women
voters who arc supposed to have an in
,tln"tivC fear of a now militarism.
Their choice is narrowing gradually TO
Johnson and Harding. and Yesterday
they saw Harding suffer virtual dofcst
on his home grounds
II Johnson continue, Ia ramu abuut
the country and play successfully upon
the emotions of the people. Mr.. Hard
ing eminent rcsportabiity may helm
him little and th" party less.
Thcr" remains Hoover The cIders
and dcaconS will ho wise in their dsv
and generation if they mrn 10 Hoover
b"f"r" il i, too late. 4 split or oycp
serious diss"usionN in III" Republican
party may inspire the Democrats to a
real effort Harding was dcpouded on
/ to win against an easy field. Bur il
was not SUPPOSED that he would have
| q large element Of his own party to
contend against That is complication
which Senator johnson il creating
The nomination Of Hoover would nor
only disnrm the Democrats. 1t Avould
Idisarm Mr. johnson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

Bachelors over thirty in France
have had their income taxes increased
% per cent. If the legislators keep on
they will reach the time and place
where s'ngle- steppers will find il
cheaper to run in double harness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

Fate will prove herself in unusually
ironir mood if the legislators invcsti.
eating tie sugar situation should prove
that Att0rH~y General Palmer, tho man
who pledged himself to bring down
prices, was responsible for their ad-
vance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

The United States Chamber Of
Commerce shows sympathet.c apprecia-
tion Of the fact that public service
corporation, while paying more for
every thing. has the darnedcst time, sir,
in collecting the whcrewithaI.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

The calm dClibrration with which
tho Supreme Court proceeds iu the mat
ter Of the consttutionality of tho pro
hIhron amendment would be enough TO
drive tho vets" TO druk--if the stuff
wore ava ilabIN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

A. New York hotel is stamping it's
silver with its telephone number, so
that il spoon is found out of bounds,
as it were the finder may notify the
owner. This kind OF thing is very dis
rouraging to souvenir hunters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

That Champ Clark has announced
his Willingness to run for President
causes no surprise. The one thing that
would give the country a shock would
be for him to turn in TO support Bryan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

Incidentally, the new movement. or
fad. is littlo hard on the man who
has been wearing Overalls for years
a, matter ot necessity and now finds
the price boosted sky high
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

There i, strong suspicion thar there
are those in the Labor Department who
do not altogether Sympathizc with At
toruoy General Palmer's aspirations to
tho nresidencY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

II every man who wears overalls
were compelled to do some daily work in
u truck garden the movement would have
real economic value.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

Faith without works will not do.
rtroy tree coOties says, in effect. the
Fairmount Park Commission. Let US
SuTnV
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

II j. perhaps because they wish 10
sit comfortably that Ware martyrs speak
of court plaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

By the time We have the street car
Transportation solved Wen be wrestling
with airplane routes and sites for mu-
nicipal hangnres
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

As the conventions draw near pub
lie questions are less and less COnsid-
cred on their merits and more end more
on their probable political effects.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

OF course. there is always a chance
of revising the old slogan, The Old
Guard dies but never surrenders."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

The preferential primarI"s were in
tended To- indicate the drift Of popuIsr
sentiment for party leaders and TO give
the people at large an opportunity to
express their desires without interior
cucc by professionals in politics. They
have served pretty we'll as a mirror Of
opinion despite the shrewd work Of or
ganizatinn leaders and organization
moncy in Jersey and elscw here
The Wood lnhnson vote was pro.
fmndly significant, More important
still was the iusistcnCr with which the
independent voters in the various states
tried n overcome regular" Interference
and express their desire for Hoover
In Cincinnati, for example, the votes
diverted from Harding TO Johuson and
Hoover surprised the politicians. Their
10 ,ns ""d 80 b" written on the ballots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

Our Tame Fan comedies that Prac-
teal Politics is sometimes as exciting
as a baseball game-and alILost as i'm,
DOrtant.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

Until yesterday it appeared that
Harding could he nominated and easily
elected after tn" national convention
did tho conventional honors to General
Wood and the favOritP sons. But John
son has shown now that he cannot be-
laughed out of the campaign or suubbpd
into oblivion. After his showing in the
East he wip proceed with new hopes
His method Is simple He has a remedy
for all troubles. an answer for every
doubt.
For years the farmers of tho country
have been generating a new dislike for
all accepted party leaders. They made
money during th" war, but. aS they will
tell you. sharper p"Opl" got il away
from thcm. They insist that they are
losing moro than they made There are
many millions Of them. and johnson,
"th" plain man. the poor man. the hntcr
Of the Old Guard and thc Old Guard :
friends. has presented himself as their
savior
There is = large vote Influenced bv
German sentiment and by the forling
that Germany has been getting hard
deal at tn" hands of rho Allies There
is n very larg" anti English vote infu-
"urcd by. lot rs say, hard memories.
T" these two clements Mr. johnson
makes III" sam" appeal. and makes it, a.
"" have observed. with astonishing sue
rcs>. The Californian is advertising
himself As the poor mans candidate,
and since everybody is relatively poor
nowadays. h" is finding il easy 10 move
audiences wherever he goes. All the
restless minds. aII the half radicals. all
tho folk who have been striking and
agitaring and fighting shadows are in.
vitcd to follow Senator Iii and be led
out Of the wilderness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

T'HE Gownsman is no defender Of
i ,czarS or kaisNrs and he mstrusts
the CZars and kaiserS of education as
ne has always diStrusted their proto-
types in politics. But he is likewise by
no means seeing red in his notions as
TO education. The supPrstitions of rad
icaltsm are often as prcpostcrOus as
those which they overthrow. and there
is no such terrible example Of intOler-
ancr a. he who starts out to destroy in
tolerance throughout the world save in
himself II is at least as wild TO be-
lieve that YOU can infallibly measure
the mind by its accidental alnrtness 10
notice the make Of the autos which pass
you daily as by means of a recollection
Of historical dates. And il il as least
a. much Of fetish to believe in cduca
tional salvation by means of the aboli-
tion Of Greek as it is TO find in the
language of Pcricles the panacea for
all want Of culture. Whether oyami
nationphobia and chronic certi6catisis
bc symptoms of the progress Of soviet
education among Is, the Gownsman is
not prepared to saf but with the goal
Of no previous knowledge of anything
required for entrance to college visibly
before US, however not quite yet at
tanned. boIshcvistic ideas in education
appear to be hourishing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
THERE seems

THERE seems some confusion. even
i among those who more or less habit
ually think. on the relations of the t~o
ideas. democracy and education. De-
moCracy has this in common with its
sister Charity. that it has been. time out
of mind. invoked TO cover up multi
tude of sins. Democracy is not a thing
that can he taught out of school books
or impaired eXpcrimentally like physics
or physic. Eternal ClattCr about the
flag strikes the lover of his country
much as a lay manhandling Of the holy
Of holics offends a churchman. There
are sanctitics in our patriotism as in our
homes and in our religion. Nor will any
amount of knowledge as to the processes
at the polls or in the legislature make
man patriotic; Of this knowledge
comes rather the counsel of despair
Education is not instruction about
things. information as to what to do and
how to do it. All this should and must
come as the result Of education. which
is only the fostering in each child Of
such abilities as are his and that he
may use them for his own subsistence
as a unit in the state and for such
service as he is in duty hound to render
the state.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

EDUCATION is neither a leveler nor
- an equalizer. As the Gownsman
has often put it. there is no equality
about education except the equality Of
opportunity and that equality should
be guarded among those who love their
country ms the cornerstone of liberty
But. this aside. all education marks and
aCCpntuates the inherent differences
among men. All men are born free and
unequal. To level these differences is only
10 destroy what is best in each. Soviet
cducation would make each man as
nearly rs possible like his fellows, put
ting an emphasis on conformity TO n
standard in which individuality is wiped
out. Democratic education recognizes
the diversity of parts essential TO any
organism and seeks by wisely difforeu-
tiated choice Of opportunities 10 render
each effective in its place. The soviet
idea would wipe out the bourgroisie of
the college and the aristocracy Of sCien-
tihc attainment and artistic achieve
ment In substitution il would get Just
what the political soviet has been com
PEELED 10 accept in Russia. bourgooisic
inferior in all tho qualities necessary to
tho state which the class which it sup
planted possessed and an aristocracy in
which neither birth. wealth. culture nor
safe leadership is to br found.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

Victory is ready made for the Repub-
liCan party. But it is not ready made
for warning factions Of tho party which
may emerge from the Chicago conven-
tion il Senator johnson continues to
make inroads into the regular camp.
johnson has been surprising every
body including himself. Hc cannot be
blamed for an enlargement Of tn" ego
after his showing in New Jersey. Sen
ator Iii has said that he wouldn't start
n rebellion or try to split the party
Rut if he continues to win victories. if
he has reason to feel that the people rc-
gard him as sort Of long lost child he
may change his mind He has changed
it before. The castcrn leaders will not
want him at Chicago any moro than
they want him now. Their choice is
probably Harding
Harding is the ideal presidential can
didatc Of tho Mckinley Sort--a polished
gentleman of spotIoSS reputation. with
talent rs an executive who might bp
expected 10 follow nm honorable course
without doing needless harm 10 the cl-
d"rS and dcaCOns Of the party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
THE COWNSMAN,
Soviet Education
1T is credlbly reported that one OF the

TT rs credibly reported that one OF the
i prophets of what is somewhat BON.
bastically called "'the new education"
recently complained dsgustedly that
there are even yet some schools in which
they are teaching literature, (which, he
affected to think, consisted wholly in
more or less exact information as to the
number of the wives Of Milton or the
symptoms of Poe's delirium tremens.
And he told in horror Of other schools
in which they were actually wasting
time in the reading of poetry" Could
anything be more horrible It would
seem, too. that the study Of history
comes under the ban Of "thc new edu
cation" especially ancient history. Il
subject 30 hopelessly out of date and
irrelevant to our contemporary life that
II should incontinently be replaced by
''Cigics up to date and place" which,
the Gownsman takes it, is about equiv -
alent to How to Vote Advantagcously
in the Philadelphia of Today"
NTNHE new education" has passed
Il beyond the antiquatcd idea Of
giving every man and woman an equal
chance to learn. let him take il or leave
II as he will. The new idea is to level
opportunities so that no man shall have
any chance which is raised above that
which everybody would be likely to take.
Why prepare any boy or girl for college
when the majority don't want to gor
Why discriminate in any degree OF
knowledge about anything when dis
elimination creates class? If any
man or woman is just as good as any
other. why allow distinctions in educa-
tion or degrees of knowledge to inter-
fore with this ideal equality? In short.
from having been democratized, educa-
tion is now to bc .sovietcd The dead
and dying languages : let them be cof-
fined and deposited each in an unrc-
membcrcd grave. The modern foreign
languages why should we speak for
cigu tongues. much less study Ian
guages of which the remains alone are
oNtant in written books? Why should
anybody write any better than he speaks
or speak any better than he writes?
Why hould the child be bothered with
grammar when he can be taught how to
cook his own dinner, or worry as to the
niccties of spelling when he can learn
how to plane a board or. combine in a
strike for higher -wagess THE new
education is nothing IL il is not prac-
teal. immediate, yard or so in ad-
vance of the most modern meanderiugs
Of ignorance among the sanctities of O
discarded past.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

GJr- Address dn communications 70 Euentno
p<huc Ledger, Independence Squdrt'
phf'cdeiphid
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HOOVER OR HI JOHNSON
OR A NEW PARTY SPLIT?
California's Senator Is Becoming
More Than Large Thorn in
the G. o. p. Side

DEPEATEDLI on this page it has
~ been suggested that victory is
ready made this year for the Republican
party. An angel of light would have
difficulty in achieving the presidency by
way Of the Democratic ticket. No
question of Democratic ability or sin
c"rity need cntcr into this assessment
Of the general situation
The Democrats are the war party.
They are hopolcsSly linked in the pop
ular mind with twenty dollar shoes and
twenty five cent sugar: with high taxes,
strikes. foreign entauglements and all
the vivid assortment of hardships that
have developed within the last two
years. Voters everywhere reveal a pas
siOnate desire for their favorite remedy
IA change at Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29

iPhilad.lphi.. Thursday. April 20, 1890