The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-04-08

N'h' ahANN AAit fif'AiVhs wv
gardiess Of political affiliations, semi
tors and representatives are divided
un the question us to whether the
merchant marine should be govern
ment-oWned or owned privately. The
senate committee on commerce Is still
listening to persons who have thoughts
about what should be done with the
ships. but apparently is far from com
Ing to a decision or recommends
ton. In the meantime. II Is the policy
~ the shipping board to sell ships
whenever fair prices can be obtained
During the last six months the gov
ernment has parted with large num-
her Of ships II built during the war.
Army Reorganization
Army reorganization legislation will
Il now seems probable, be completed
before adjournment Is taken. Ii is alb
snlutely necessary In the judgment ~
F, the war department that this lpgisla.
ton shall he In force by the beginning
of the fiscal year July |. The house
has passed reorganization bill and
the senate committee ON military uf-
fairs Is now giving that bill conSideru-
| ton. While the recommendation "
the var department are in Il general
way carried out by the house bill the
| bill rs n whole falls considerably short
~ the aspirations af the department.
| The failure To make any provision for
universal training or for reserve
army Is particularly disappointing TO
the general staff. There are probably
enough votes in the senate to put
universal training provision in the bill.
but senators realize that the house
would not accept II and so the proba-
bility Is that the senate will not delay
the passage of the bill by attaching
any such provision. II is believed that
the senate Will take a somewhat more
liberal attitude with respect TO army
legislation than did the house.
About the hardest nut congress has
to crack relates to legislation that will
take suitable care of the soldiers and
sailors of the world war. Some ex-
preston on this subject. IT seems, will
have to be made before the session
comes TO an end.
interest Aroused in Gardening.
The United States school garden
army which enlisted million boys
and girls In the war time and two mil
lion and half last year has perfected
plans to make the summer of 1920
surpass both preceding years in num-
her of children enrolled. in home gar
la, Of tod
and products harvested, and in aroused
interest in everything that comes from
healthfu work on the soil.
In an announcement covering the
work for 1920, Director John l.. Ran
dali of the interior department says:
with the coming of new year the
problems that confront us are to in
crease the numbers in the United
States school garden army TO make
the garden work more permanent, and
to increase its educational value. The
motto of the garden army-'A garden
for every child-every child In a gar
den'-can only be realized when gar
dening becomes a definite part Of
school work. 81
THE president recognized the value
Of schOol-supervised gardening by
making II productive line of defense
during the period of the nations need.
Congress has appreciated the service
of garden leaders to the country and
has recognized the permanent value Of
this work by granting an appropriation
to continue the United States school
garden army. This is work not for
or any organization, but one
devoted I'm spirit Of service to the
education of children" ~
Interest Is General. u
The 1919 record of the school gar
den army reveals that the qualities of
pluck. perseverance. and "stick-to-itive-
ness" were demonstrated in almost the
same degree by the children of every
Section-frOm New York city, where
60G54 children raised garden prod
nets worth S715.17S.71, TO the quiet lit
lie mountain town of Montezuma,
Colo. where the garden flag waves
over "the great divide" and from Min
leapolis. Mimi acre to Corpus Chris
y. lex. where lne tllllurfu cOlnDhteu
the devastation of storm
md tidal wave.
Although the financial returns of
gardening-SiSO OO.-
lO0 in 19l9-sound sufficiently impress
live in the aggregate. the $4,000 gar
len teachers Of the United States are
unit I'm believing that the lessons of
elf-government. organization. indlvid-
lal responsibility. thrift. and communi.
y effort which the children have
aimed from their garden work have
'een far above all tangible results.
nevertheless financial results are i'm
'ortant. and nationwide review OF
he tangible results of school-super-
Used gardening cannot fall TO be OF
ignificance 10 those who have coop
rated by furnishing money assistance
nd awards, trophies. and prizes.
Efforts Crowned With Success.
The total value of the garden prod.
cts in different cities varies greatly
ecause Of climatic conditions, amount
( land available for gardening. and
dverse weather conditions. But de-