The Washington herald., 1920-09-14
In the Lin1elight
By Georfe Perry Morris
sis.er Baidssi in Action.

Persons who watched with inter
est the. proceedings of the first ses-
sion OF the International Labor
Conference held in Washington In
1915 will recall the eloquent and
ever active signor Bsldesi. who was
present representing the conservs-
! tive element of the Italian Social
/ lists. They have been watching the
would cast his influence for or
| against revolution. Late reports
! Indicate that he is against any
| repetition Of the Russian commu-
/ nistic experiment. that he recog-
nizes the futility OF srrsying the
middle-class and proletarisn groups
4 larger power OF labor in Shaping
( industrial policies and he heartily
supports the cooperative, move
ment. / see that he is cited oy
| Pareto. the Italian economist, as
! being a leader in the class with
Drageni and BUezzi; men who
whatever their ultimate plans for
! change Of the political and social
/ structure, realize fully that Itsly's
present economic situation makes
/ steadily against the success Of q
/ revolution now.
/ Wi>consin's Labor ConEressmsh.
The man who defeated Esch, Wis
I consin's veteran Republican Con-
gresham. in the primaries last
| week. is Joseph D. Beck. former
! State industrial State commissioner
I and father Of the States working
! mans compensation law. His vic
/ tory is due TO support given him by
/ labor and by the radical farmer ele-
ment; and he will line up in Con-
! gress with the progressive" IL not
the radical forces
NsshviiIe's Replica of the rsrtheson
Carl Zolnay, a local sculptor OF
national rePute. during the summer
hss been working for the city OF
Nashville. Tenn. To him has been
committed restoration in enduring
material Of the replica Of the
ParthenOn that the city erected
some year, ago when it was having
a centennial celebration. He has
Heen using in the process OF resto-
ration hia own discovery OF a syn
thetic stone. superior to concrete
one which he believes Is TO be OF
much value to SCULPTOR builders
and aesthetics in general The city
is showing admirable interest IN
the project; funds are forthcoming
and in due time the community wiil
have sdOrninG il q copy Of a classic
that VIII have a permanent educa-
tiOnal ,nect on generation after
generation Of residents and tour
isis
George Wharton Peppers New Role
The Republican and the Demo-
cratic party leaders are much con-
Cerned about the church vote" and
the influence OF the religious press
in the campaign. Roger. Bsbson,
lof the Democratic advisory coUn-
Gil. has been assigned to keeping
track 81 this detail for his panty.
and now il seems that tho Union
League club OF New York CITY has
been inviting the religious Writsrs
Of New York and vicinity to as
semble under its roof and in one
Of its attractive dining rooms. To
good food speeches by George
Wharton Pepper Of Philadelphia
and Fred Smith, the evangelist. are
to be added. Mr.. Peppers promi-
nence "a Protestant Episcopal
layman and his arts as q props-
Esndist make him a shrewd choice.
His work is cut out FOR him. Most
of the religious weeklies Uf the
country are strongly for the league
and for prompt ratification.
Sugar From Corn syrup.
I Scott F. Evans OF Baltimore. who
served as head Of the departmeu nj
Of coarse grains and syrUps in the
Food Administration during the
war. announces that he and DR.. Ar
thur W Smith. Of Baltimore. have
perfected a process Of making honey
or sugar from corn syrup, the trick
of securing gr2nulation having been
worked out. and white product
having been manufactured. II this
proves 10 be a straight tip then the
country need not worry hereafter
about its sugar supply The cane
and beet sources Of supply may risc
or fall: but the United States has
vet to see the day of reCeding corn
production,
Social Democrats in the Campaign.
The American" Socialists. who
early in the war LEFT the Socialist
party because OF its pro-Germsn IN
sympathiss and lis extreme radical
trend. were not many in number but
they had a hiEE average Of ability
and literary eApcrienCe. Notable
among them were Charles Edward
Russell, William J. Ghent, 4. NJ
Simons. William English Wslling
and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
They formed the Social Democratic
League and have worked along ef-
fectively in vounter-German and
counter Russian propaganda during
tho war and since. They now have
gone on record as to the present
political campaign, sbStsining from
indorsing special candidates but
calling on all "progressives TO
work on a non partisan basis. pick
ing the right men and women 70
,dyan,. the cause"