Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-12
WHY BoLsHEvlsM FAILS
Lives Of Three Philadelphlans
Given as Reasons for Failure
OF caneerous Growth
to Flourish Here

A GROUP Of men In a Broad street
"A club were discussing bolshevism the
other day. and each man had his own
argument against the pcrnicious prin-
ciples involved in the I'M American
doctrine. Presently they found them
selves in warm dispute because they
were attacking the evil from different
standpoiDts. A newcomer was appealed
to for a disintercstcd judgment. He
smiled and said
Gentlemen you arc all right. but
you go too far afield for your reasons
and your illustrations. I'll guarantee
that I can stand at the corner Of Broad
and Chestnut streets, and in three
minutes I\can point out at least three
strong arguments against the spread Of
bolshcvism in these United States"
They looked at one another and
wondered what in the world the man
meant by such strange talk. However.
they accepted the challenge. and in a
few minutes had posted themselves in
a position on the busy corner where
they could get a good view OF the
passers-by.
Presently an elderly man. inclined to
slimn6ss, with a small grayish mustache
and an air of suppressed energy was
"','e' ""' i"s ~" W.
III was oamue, Yea. pres.ue"t et .ne
fcnnsyNania haiiroau' one OF the
greatest ana best managed corpora
tions in the world.
That's my first argument against
bolshevism in the United States,' said
the challenger. Whenever I hear
parlor radicals railing against condi-
lions in this country. ] like to point to
tho presidents of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. IT beats any royal success
sion in the world. Every man Of EN-
began at the bottom and worked his
these mon bacause he had begun the
studv of oncinenring whom hc entered
tba onnloy of tbo popns svlvonia Rail
road
IN , !, 900 . l.,
.. ~" ;,f, AZ; Nv uo.;, WI, n,
started WIN snls corpotat,oh WY, WY d.
,ne ase VI h,'Ivm. ,nt .hat | app,,iI pItIu Io
mas apou. ."e n;noor;rn nu,U dnnart,oan. y, ",
.i .Eunu IN ,mv Th;,i of th;s -,
,ne t9I poru,ion; ,,i;tS, US
s:I hIuiIoIe's WIN 'oo" WIN 'N'' y" ''e"
INV i'ea'
He worked hard because IL was me-
ambition to become one OF the pest en-
gipeers in the United states. lie sue
reeded so well that IN the course o,
years he became the chief engineer o'
! the company. lie lett the fcnnsy ioi
a time in order TO take charge OF build
ing the belt line tunnel under Balti-
more. Later III lite he was In charg,
of the building OF the great tunnel ant
magnificent station OF the fennsSlVania
7 n lfrNSpntI
ne became tourth vice president, thcr
/ third vice president, then second vice
nrcSiuenI' tn'n n,st N'cc p'tS'u'n' "n'
"n"''! P'"s'""''
!
CCARCELI had this man gone his
IOwav bcforc thc disnutants had thei,
attention called to another notable
lacking ncrson Ue was fall. inclined tt
be heavily buiIt, had n small snow
white mustache and genial. smilip.
cvns
II was Edwin & Stuart prcsidcpI
of tbo I.nion I.eauuc ond ono finn,
! N,vor of DLiladeIphio and Covcrno,
~ ponnsylran;a
..Tbat's NV socord argumopt aga;ns
no 'sbcrism in tho JTnited States sai,
tho ,oacbnr nf obioct lessons "Tbere'
n roan who booap with nractica,Iv moth,
! inc o,d yorkod himself IN tho hiphpS
nnsition in tbc gift Of Tho nconic a
ponnsyIyan;o hv b;s own unnidod cfTorts
yo' r,icht ;,na,;no IRON, HE cbor,,hi
oo,,r.nnsnco and HE coriaI n,onner
tbot fort,,no had smiled mnon him No
'. ~ ari ' II" ran o"" for fortnno and crab
I'D - - h., ,ha o"at- -to;Is and mc,Sr 10
g.. W ;m,,to @ 10 ,,,, nonr TOO :,
~ go w oIr'nst n'''a. s Iino"in oi,honDI, H. II
49, ;aJ a. H. ia,,,o's so,
ti "S oJ' w =" ptin1on.hin In on ~ 81" or ~
ni aiTH y" tho a''"o t''ii,nnna.s '"'''"' VI :"
''o'' =" ~. ~,
How ana ne beg'n' why aS al
errand DOE' al ~ Mcek' lie Vas II
nor,or,ho" o,nrn ,,o'v ,,Son bo sUoticod s;cn !;
front Of a second hand book store, |
said "Wanted-a strong boy." II
was big and husky in those days and h
walked into tho sbop and presented hi
- claims to Mr. Ieary. the proprietor q
tho nlsre Ue was accented. much 4
his ior Hc worked-my' how hard h
did work and at the end of the frs
week be ran all thc way home in orde
to nour those first two dollars into hi
mofhrr's Ian Rnt he wns NOT satisfic
r. hc nm nrrand how. lie made himsel