The Washington herald., 1920-02-12
In the Linelight
By George Perry Morris.

ILL
A By George Perry Morris.
william Pickens. who has just
left the deanship of Morgan COZ
lege, Baltimore. to accept field
work position with the National AS
sociation for the Advancement Of
coiored People. is one Of the abIest
and best-educated Negroes OF the
country. He has the humor, wit
and native eloquence of Booker
T. Washington. combined with a
logical and argumentative capacity
as 2 thinker that is rare. but which
he developed while a high scholar
ship student at Yale University. He
has held important administrative
positions In institutions founded in
the South by Northerners for Civ
ling higher education TO his race.
His duties in his new post will
call upon him to resist. and circun1-
/ vent as far as possible the preach
ling OF 'red" views among the Negro
workers II the South and Of the
Northern cities.
Christopher Morley's advent TO
the reconstructed and newly dressed
page OF the New York Evening Post
viii bring satisfaction to many
| readers OF this clever essayist.
fwhose habitat until recently has
been Philadelphia. He knows lit
erature as well as life: has a light,
witty and spirited touch. and con-
/, siderable homely wisdom. But IL
his coming means the going of Sim
con Strunsky. who has been the
humorist and man of Wit of the
paper during its pre-Gay days of
control, there also will be readers
who will mourn. Strunsky. Of the
many Jews now holding important
positions in our journalistic world.
4 has manager to keep out Of his wit
and humor that cynical. smart"
scoffing quality to which so many
OF them turn instinctively when
they get a chance TO belabor au-
thors. public men and women. and
reformers of the older American
typo.
II you want TO understand what
is happening in the educational
world, note the following facts
about John G. Thompson, for TWEEN
ity-five years principal OF the Mas
sachusetts State Normal School at
lFitchburg. Candidates for the
lteschinK profession becoming scarce
and their pay when trained un-
certain and inadequate, he declines
to remain at his old posi- longer.
especially since his salary Is only
$500, which is only $500 more
than IL was twenty-five years ago
when he began. He leaves to take
the position of efficiency director
Of one Of the leading corporations
of Fitchburg. where he will receive
a mans pay for a mans job. and
at a rate of pecuniary reward
which Massachusetts, has not yet
conceived OF as necessary for high
grade men.
/ If, as reported. the post OF Am
bassadOr to Rome, filled Of late by
/ Thomas Nelson Page. is to be given
to Robert Underwood johnson, Of
New York. the literary tradition es-
ltablished long ago by George P.
lMarsh's appointment will be hon
ored, and one OF Italy's most loyal
friends will get a reward. For it is
doubtful whether any poet in this
country. unless il were T. w. Par
sons. or Miss Grace Ellery Chan
ming, ever has written SO much OF
Italy in a spirit OF appreciation and
llaudation as has the long time as
sistant editor of. the Century MaEa-
zine. During the war he has labored
necessarily to keep normal the ties
of goodwill between Italy and the
United States; he has done much in
years past to secure suitable art
memorials in Italy of great writers
of English verse, and he has had
honors from the Italian government.
with relations between Italy and
tn United States as strained as they
have become since the armistice was
signed, il is fortunate that We can
send TO Rome a man who will be
lconspicuously persona grata.
Lord Haldane. who has Just quit
the Liberal party in England for the
La bor party. is a man OF such intel
Ilectusl ability. weight Of character.
and experience in government. that
it will be quite senseless for any
critics OF his course OF action to try
and minimize the significance of the
fact that he has turned his back
upon Lloyd George and also on Mr..
lASQulll. ana Sbnt pNFT 10 Iue
OF Henderson and Thomas. II hts
example is initiated by other intel
ilectuals," with practical experience
in government: il Mr.. AsQuith's et-
forts to come back" fail. and IL the
grip Of Lloyd George on the coali-
tion ministry is broken. then the
question as to where the Labor par
ty is to get its practical" admins
traitors when II comes into power
will be answered.
The conservative Republican
women of New York State have fail
ed in their effort to prevent Miss
Mary Garrett Hay being sent as a
delegate to the unofficial State con-
. 'vention TO be held in New York City
, next week. Miss Hay is a ''suf-
fraGist:" she is a modernist. and she
really puts certain causes in which
women are vitT1ly interested above
| any party. even the Republican. And
this is the rock Of her offending
with her critics. who want her to
establish the precedent of regular
ity for women Republicans. Mug
wumps" are not desired. at least
THUS early in the use of woman's
power in politics.
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