Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-13

To the Editor Of the Evening fuouo ho"N
sir-In your paper at the end OF iast weeN'
iu.t prior to President-e'ect Hardings ue-
narture for a rest in the South. you printed
a dirnatch which said that the Presideht
had telegraphed Mt. Harding an oHer OF u
government vessel to convey him 10 SOUTH
ern port. This invitation was courteousy
declined by Harding. ana pehe'o "o ""'
right In doing so.
We have had enough OF this KIND OF thing
during tho last eight years on the part OF
the Wilson administration which used the
government property to the fullest .,.,. eSen.
on every occasion. and without consulting
anvhody Mr.. Wilson and the head men
in Washington felt that because the people
had elected them to the office they would
have at their disposal everything that the
government possessed and had wilson wanted
10 20 south he would not have hesitated to
call upon a naval vessel and Its crew to
TRANSPORT him. while the country had to dig
down further In It's pockets to pay Tor Demo-
cratic extravaganza.
The President 10 given $4,000 year
for travelling expenses and ne shouId use
this money and. II It does not reach. pay
FOR his trips out of his own salary like
any other man would have to do. When
President Wilson went to Europe upon TWO
occa sions, to be present at the peace con-
ferences he went without the permission
=, Congress. and without consulting any
one, This might have seemed bad enough.
had he not put the government to the cost
OF millions of dollars through ordering Tor
the purpose one Of the governments trans
ports. which was badly needed In other
directions, to carry not only himself. but
members OF his family. retinue Of serv-
ants. an orchestra to entertain him while
anoat, and many other things that only Il
wealthy prince might expect to have at his
command.
II all this extravaganza would have been
paid for by the President. the public might
not be expected to find fault but when It
had to be paid for out OF a treasury already
bulgins with war debts. and with the peo-
pie being called upon on every side to con-
tribute toward this expense. II IL not to
be wondered at that the public was amazed.
and that President Harding refused the first
chance that was given him to engage in
similar extravagance. 1t 10 to be hoped
that this will be a forerunner OF his con-
duct while In office. GEORGE 7. MILLS.
philadelphia. November Z. 1920.
A Cowardly Attack
TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledoer:
Sir-Passing along Vine street near Thlr-
teenth street yesterday was amazed to see
upon another young man Of their Same
blood. As they beat him two policemen
arrived and scattered them. ] Judged II
was an instance OF highway robbery even
more brazen than We are accustomed to In
Philadelphia. But your newspaper recorded
the incident as an attack by striking chauf-
feors upon a man who had applied to a
taxicab company for work.
My investigation established that the
Young man who was attacked-hve others
suffered the same fate-was married man
who had lost his employment In textile
mill In Kensington. Answering an adVer-
tisement, he applied to the taxicab company
for work, and he spent the day In the
garage learning how 20 operate an auto
mobile.
BY what method OF reasoning can those
strikers Justify that un-American attack
on a fellow American? Personally. ! dis
credit the oft-repeated warnings against
I. w. w.ism and bolsheVism' But Ger
tainly saw elements OF - in that cowardly
attack. e. J. F.
Philadelphia, November 0. 1920.