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ABouT APPOINTMENTS.

Editor Every Evening: Regarding
an item in issue ~ Evening Journal,
June 3, stating Some very prominent
Democrats called on Commissioner 5.
a. Collins as to his attitude In voting
with the Republican members Of the
Levy Court. note he made II clear 70
the parties that he would not vote
with the Democrats because they
favored James A. Buckson, n brother
to II. ". Buckson. present commits
aioner. for the County Board of As
sessment. I wish to make II known 70
the Democrats Of New Castle county
and state Of Delaware that ! have
made Il clear 10 all Of the workers for
s A. Collins in his district. mat J
would do my part to secure their ap-
pointment to the Board Of Assessment
but II seems Mr.. Collins favors VIII
liam A. Scott. a man who did nothing
70 secure his nomination.
The previous record of Commission
er Collins in the Levy Court intirnates
that ne favors no Democrat in MS dis-
s~ict for any appointment
James A. Bucksor.
Townsend, June Q, 1921.
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ExTRAYAGANCE AT DOVER.

In its current issue the Dover State
Sentinel devotes nearly half a page
of editorial in support of it's con-
tention that the Democratic House
of the recent legislative session was
more extravagant than the RepubIi-
can Senate. 1t brings to the proof
Of its charge brave array Of bristling
figures. emphasized by vigorous Ian
guage, and while we have refrained
from the tedious task Of close exanli-
nation. we are prepared TO admit that
so far as figures go It seems to have
sustained It's contention by the mar
gin Of few thousand dollars. How
ever. as the HOUSE has 35 members and
the Senate only 1s, including tho lieu
tenant-goyernor, we suppose the for
mer body viii hold that it's slight ex-
cess IL expenditure is fully warra nted,
IL not justified. by It's larger member
ship.
TO tho people OF Delaware, this con-
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tention about one body of the I,sgis-
lature being somewhat more cxtrava-
giant than It's associate body win count
for nothing against the far more Inn
pressive and costly fact that both bod
les were unduly extravagant. Easy
spending Legislatures. with no regard
whatever for public interests or the
extent OF taxation imposed upon
placid and unobscrvant people. have
been the rule OF Dover for quarter
of a century--evcr since the Rcpub-
lican party. through it's lavish COR
ruption of voters. was able to firmly
fix it's expansive and expensive grip
upon the government of our State.
Under former Democratic rule such
extravaganza such reckless provi-
sion of assistance for the Lcgisla-
ture. was unknown and undreamed OF.
One clerk did all the work I'm each
body. including the enrolling of passed
bills and joint resolutions. Now each
body has chief clerk. reading clerk.
enrolling clerk. and a clerk for the pre-
siding officer. And In these days the
work OF recording the journal In re-
duced fully co per cent by printed
forms. furnished by the State, while
IN the old days the clerks had to write
nearly every line OF their journals
by hand. Also. in these days there
is body of stenographers. unknown in
the past. and clerks to committees
And think of attorneys for each of the
two houses. and the last Republican
State Senate with two sergeants-at-
arms.
IL may be argued in support OF the
modern extravaganza and pronigats
waste OF money in providing useless
places for.party favorites at the pub
lie expense that the Legislature Is
larger than before, when the Senate
consisted OF only nine members and
the House of twenty-one. Buf the
membership has not been even doub-
led. while the officiary and the cost
thereof have been manifoided many
times. And comparisons viii show
that the volume of business OF the av.
erage session has not been largely
increased. The truth is, that the en-
tire Legislature has been grossly ex.
travagant for years. ever since the
Republican party came into political
control in Delaware.
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Paris June 10@-When, at the be-
gining Of this month Of May the
news came to Paris that America
was once more taking her place IN the
Council of Ambassadors, IN the Rep
arations Commission and In the su-
prerae Council, a veritabie wave of
great joy passed over political and
parliamentary circles. They were on
the verge Of putting up the flags.
This is the best news we have re-
ceived for months" declared the
President of the Republic, who II gen
orally 80 sparing ~ declarations.
Unity of the front Of the Allies 10
established as IL was during the
war" exclaimed Mr.. Raymond Poin-
care In the corridors ~ the Senate,
And Mr. Andre Lefevre. former
Minister Of War, the head Of the 0p-
position party at the Chamber. one ~
the men who have at present the
greatest influence on the deputies
was heard to say IN public: We have
never had but one real ally. America.
We had lost her on the road We
have just found her again"
/ quote these words merely 70 show
what an extraordinary importance
everyone here in France attaches 70
Americas cooperation I wish 70 in
sist upon the fact that those who said
this had not the slightest idea of en-
tangiing America in all the compiler
tions and intrigues Of Europe. They
were perfectly well aware that Amer
ica's cooperation can only bc a moral
one. They did not expect America %
send over neither men, ships, nor
money. They merely expected Amer
ica to convey directives and - give
advice. And they were perfectly sat
isfied with that.
Now that some days have passed
the joy over the American decision
has not only remained unchanged. but
it has perhaps increased; Il has be-
come a very strong and very peace
full confidence. And this is particularly
evident as regards Poland.
When Mr.. Lloyd George delivered
his most extraordinary and unfortun-
ate speech recently. which was IN
truth a veritable attack against Po-
land. Prime Minister BRAND ex-
I claimed.
IAN right The Supreme Council
shall decide. But. there. at the Su-
| prerne Council, we shall not only bs
three partners 70 play the game. but
we shall be four. And Il is the fourth
| who viii decide the question"
| saw Mr. Aristide BRAND again re-
Gently and he made no difficulty what
soever to explain his rather enignAatic
exclamation to me and to tell me
what he thought:
Poland" said he, ''is not only pro-
tected by France, but she is the child
Of America She owes her liberation
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and her birth % much io kraefirt y
she does % France History sni ~
President Wilson justice afd mys
that On this point hie vision saa great
and right n ~ ne Uh0. nit ~ thf
FIRST. made the resurrection ~ raland
one Of the Peace terms. ard nf tns
Peace conference there Naf never fh~
slightest difference ~ opinion hrf Hfnn
the French delegation and me Aurv
ican delegation en the FnilHf 1ufs
ton. The Americans and Nn. HHiF1f'
hand 10 hand. This prugce more fnaH
anything else thaf me inafI fIfHdeNce
of Poland o. right thinN ~
French people. have direct anf
political Interest that Poland ~
free and powerful state uuf fhe
Americans. what Interest hmVn tnov
n not one ~ laaiicof NJ
Lloyd George has taken eiaariY or.
posite attitude ffe dioiikeH tHf rnirs
and does not hide D. tnis u hig rlrhf
But u is perhapa NOT = surifirrf fras
son 70 prevent me Polish nafion frnm
obtaining what - is due q"
In thc Interpretation ~ fhr vote ~
tho populations in Upper Hilesin twn
things stand 0uf clearly thr uofih
of Upper Sucsia. where tfn u1f.aia
ton showed n strong maf1rlfV for
Germany iu W. votes should - in
Germany. the Industrial dmfrirfn ~
the south. where the population vtfnH
In a not iess stronger majority fH
Poland should ~ a. ine rflra llut
there j. an intermediary dlmrlrf ln
which the votes werr very hHrd ursefr.
ed where the country pinnel nad /.
small German msiorify and fhr man
ing districts a small Polish ua lorry =
The problem - Infinitely mnrr Hif.
/ dcuit 70 solve there li muai - a.
cided according a. iusfiee and nof ~.
oording % our aympatPies pr pers"u-
al sntipathies"
/ tribunal ~ the Supreme Caunrfi aul
DO called upon - pronounca upon fhi-
question, America. must tase pari n
ID. and can remain silent
Whatever - her ludgrnani au ufn
/ bow down 10 h 81 iaa guarantee 90
the whole world and Tor the uapuis-
lions Interested that the verdict rfysn
win absolutely - a. impartial una
u America taxes part ln nrnnouncin Z
this verdict"
Thus spoke Nr. lriand fa has
been one ~ the nrsf to ralolre ~ tne
/ re-enfrnnce - Amerirana unun fna
scene n Europe hut D. aid nut 81.
/ pect his ioy to D. ~ RAPIDLY realised
/ No one expected lf. Tho Polish nusa.
4 ton Is one ~ the numsrluu World
matters Ia which Amertcn can ausl
must make her voice heard and I'D
which she b. certain % serya thn in-
! tsreats ~ peace and luau,.o mcrlly
/ by speaking.
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THE MANCHESTER STRIKE.

A strike OF SOC, 900 textile operatives
in the Manchester district only serves
as additional testimony regarding the
tiisorganized state of British industry.
British shipping is experiencing a
period of unprecedented idleness, and
the government is already paying out
Sc 900 900 weekly for unemployment
benefits to 100000 persons in the va
rious industrial centers. Whether the
cotton operators and workers will
come TO a working agreement is, Of
course, uncertain, but the Willingness
of the workers TO accept cut OF IL 70
per cent subject TO review at the end
os three months, shows that they ac-
cept the principle that the present
state of industry demands their Co
operation. The amount of the cut is
a serious matter. for the cost of
living in Great Britain Is estimated TO
be two and a quarter times the pre-
war figure. If. as the workers claim,
the present crisis is due in large part
to the scarcity OF coal, the strike will
presumably be settled in some reason
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that he has been merely the tool by

that he has been merely the tool by
which a certain deal was to be made.
But the censure rightly falls on his
shoulders. II he has not the mental
ity TO see that he is being tempted
with apples of desire SO that others
may put through their trades, he is
TO blame. II he. has been
the victim OF false friendx--then the
fault is his, sorrowful as the fact
may be. If he has listened TO poor
the more the pitys
Two courses are open TO a person
la this predicament. The manly way
is TO step forward. admit frankly and
that mistake has been
made, and to refuse to be further
tempted. The world loves what the
man in the street calls "a good sport"
wrong therc-but I'll never make the
same mistake again." Then IL will
forgive, and what is still more merci-
ful, will often forget. No man is per-
feet; all commit error some time.
The other course is the dangerous
one. A person with ambition for pref
lrment may continue doggediy TO reach
for his desire. He may say. in the
coarse tongue of the street. public
opinion be d----d' and continue TO
work toward his personal goal. Or
he may stand back and pretend that
he is in the hands of friends, and
mildly protest against the agreed con-
take the crown when
IL is thrice offered him. ;. Then
the public never forgets.
Many indictments are being made
against democracy today. But after
all. there is nothing inherently wrong
with this system OF government. The
wrong is in permitting the masses to
be misled. in adding green To the
springtime. rose TO the dawn. red to
young lips" and in camounaging truth
so that a few men can ruthlessly OBJ
tain their ends.
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In had years there is plenty OF
grumbllng here, and sometimes lit
tie riotinR. But IL matters little. For
here the sufferers are not the rulers,
The supreme power Is In the hands OF
class, numerous indeed, but select;
oi an educated class; Of a class which
rs, and knows itself To be, deeply in
tereated in the security OF property
and the maintenance of order. Ac@
rordingly. the maleontents are firmly
set gently restrained. The bad time
la got over without rubbing the
wealthy TO relieve the INDECENT. The
springs of National prosperity soon
begin 10 flow again; work IL plenti-
fui. wages rise and all IL tranquility
and cheerfulneas. ! have seen Eng
land pass three or four times through
such critical seasons as | have de-
sribed
Through such seasons the United
states will have to pass in the course
OF the next century, II not this How
will you pass through them? / heartily
wish you a good deliverance. But my
rea son and my wishes are at war and
{ cannot help forcboding the worst.
n Is quite plain that your govern
ment will never be able TO restrain q
distressed and discontehted majority.
For with you the majority is the
government, and has the rich. who are
always a minority, absolutely at its
mercy.
Statesman Against Demagog.
The dav will come when Ia the state
of New York a multitude Of people,
nene nf whom has had more than half
Sc Hra has sFE
than half a dinner. will choose Leg
lslature. Is Il possible To doubt what
sort of Legislature viii be CHOSEN
on one side is a statesman preaching
"a tience. respect for vested rights,
strict observance Of public faith Dn
the other is-a demagog ranttng about
the tyranny OF capitalists ana usur-
ers and asking why anybody sbou'n De
permitted to ride in carriage Wnlle
thousands OF honest folks are IN Wan'
of uecessaries Which of the Two
en- udidates is likely TO be preferred ny
a working man who hears his children
cry for more bread.
seriously apprehend that you VIII
In some such seasons of adversely as
T have dessrfbed. do things which VIII
preycnt prosperity from returning
that you will act like people Wno
should in a year Of scarcity deyour al
the seed corn and thus make the next
year not of scarcity. but of absolute
famine. There will be. ] fear. spoil
alton. The spoliation will increase the
distress. The distress will produce
fresh spoliatton
There is nothing to stop you. Your
constitution IL all sail and no anchor
AS / said before. when a society mas
entered on this downward progress
either civilization or liberty must per-
ish. Either some Caesar or Sapoieofl
will seize the reins of government
with a strong hand, or your repubiic
will be as fearfully piundered ana ialo
waste by barbarians in the 2Oth cen
tury as the Roman empire was ~
the ffth. with this difference. that
the Huns and yandals who ravaged
Inc Roman empire came from without
and that your Huns and vandais vii
have been engendered within your
own institutions
have the honor 10 be, dear SIR
your faithful servant.
T. B. MACAULAY.
II. s. Randall. Esq. etc, Cortland
~ II S A
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London. May %, 1857.
Dear Sir The four volumes of the
Colonial History of New York" reach
cd me safely. | assure you that 1
shall value them highly They contain
much TO interest an English as we'll
AS an American reader. Pray accept
my thanks and convex them to the
regents of the university.
You are surprised to- learn that
have not n high opinion of Mr.. Jeffer-
son. and I arm surprised at your sur
prise. l am certain that | never
wrote "A line, and that | never, In
Parliament. in conversation. or even
on the hustinEs--a place where IL
Is the fashion 10 court the popuhacc---
uttered a word indicating an opinion
that the supreme authority In state
ought to be intrusted to the ma iority
of citizens told by the head. in other
words, to the poorest and most ig-
norant part of society.
| have long been convinced that In
stitutions purely democratic must.
sooner or later. destroy liberty or
civilization, or both. In Europe,
where the population In dense. the
effect of such institutions would be
almost instantaneous. What hap
pened lately in France is an example.
In is4s a pure democracy was estab-
lished there. During a short time
there was a reason TO expect a general
spoiiation, IA national bankruptcy, a
new partition of the soil. maximum
OF prices, ruinous load OF taxation
laid on the rich for the purpose of
supporting the poor in idleness.
Such a system would. in 20 years.
have made France as poor and barba-
rous as the France OF the Carlovingi-
ans. Happily the danger was averted.
a nd now there is n despotism, silent
tribune, an enslaved press. Liberty is
gone, but civilization has been saved.
| have not the smallest doubt that
II we had a purely democratic gov
ernment here. the effect would be the
same. Either the poor would plum
der the rich and civilization. would
perish or order and prosperity would
be saved by n strong military govern
ment. and liberty would perish.
Exhaustion OF Free Public Lands.
You may think that your country
enjoys an exemption from these evils.
will frankly own TO you that | am
OF a very different opinion. Your
fate | believe to be certain, though IL
is defended by a physical cause. AS
long as you have a boundless extent
of fertile and unoccupied land your
laboring population will be far more
at ease than the laboring population
Of the Old World. and while that is
the case the Jeffcrsonian politics may
continue to exist without causing any
fatal calamity.
But the time will come when New
England viii be as thiclly peopled
as old England. Wages VIII be as
low and will fiuctuate as much with
YOU as with us. You viii have your
Manchesters and Birminghams. and in
those Manchesters and Birminghams
hundreds of thousands of artisans VIII
assurediy be sometimes out OF work.
Then your institutions will be fairly
brought TO the test. Distress every :
where makes the iaborer mutinous and
discontented, and inc1ines him to lis
ten with eagerness to agi'ators who
tell him that it is monstruas iniqui-
10 that one man should have a
million while another cannot get fun
meal.
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wILmIsGTos MARTINS.

Editor Every Evening: | noticed
In your issue of Saturday, June =, an
editorial headed New Castles Mar
tins" You want TO come out To 2S0b
West Sixteenth street and write an-
other article and head IL Whining
tons Martins. II one per cent OF the
men I'm Wilmington had done as J
have you would have no reason to COM
plain about tho scarcity OF these bros.
Another place where you can find these
birds Is at Nemoura. the residence o.
Alfred I. du Pont. The secret OF
pcrauading the birds 20 come to us u
IN build boxes Of the right kind.
have two which accommodate 62 pairs
Mr.. du Pont has seven or eight boxes,
and all are occupied.
Yours truly,
James NJ. snyth.
Wilmington, Del, June 9. 1921.
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RIPPLIN6 RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE GLOOMY MERCHANT.

The man who's selling bacon.
or sugar, shoes or shirts, should
not look God -forsaken, fer that
appearance hurts. You talk
about your losses, and mourn.
while tearing hair, the many
grievous crosses you are obliged
10 bear: and 10. the weary buyer
will think you are q bore, and
he will take a flyer 10 t'other
fellows store. Be cheerful. gay
and sunny, IL you have things
to sell, and you will cop the
money, in Easy street you'll
dwell. l go to buy some collars
where johnson plays his game,
for 1 spend many dollars in dol
ling up my frame. And john
son is a dealer who sells me
spats and pumps, for he's a
gladstone spieler who never has
the dumps. go to buy a collar,
a necktie and a cuff, but when
I'VE heard him holler l buy a
ton of stuff. / buy me silk sus-
penders, and blow all kinds OF
kale, lured onward by the splen-
doris of his uplifting tale. But
now and then / sally 20 Jimp-
sons store, which is across the
alley from Johnson's cheerful
door. And Jirnpson's so depress-
ing hasten from his hall, and
leave him sadly guessing why
went there at all. l buy no
collar button, / buy no spangled
hose, for / am not a glutton for
other peoples woes. The man
who's selling notions or squashes
by the peck must curb his wild
emotions and not weep on my
neck.
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WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thoughts and Comments OF
Every Evening Readers.

The full name and addreas Of the
writer must accompany each letter, not
naeeaaariiy for publication but ns evil
depee of good faith. Anonymous com
rnunicntiona VIII be ignored. Bublien.
tion ~ letters does not carry with ~
indorHrmant by Every Evening OF the
opinions therein expressed.
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AMERICA WILL BE PLUNDERED
BY 10Th CENTURY BARBARIANS
This Was the Prediction Made by ThomasBabngon Macaulay
the English Historian % Years Ago in Letter Written to H. s.
Randall of New York State and Published in Harpes Magazine

indebted Springfield
publican for bringing to light this interesting letter By Al
though political
Engiishnan safely
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]. M. reports overhearing this as he
came out of moving picture place:
He--"I liked that last piece. It's high
ly educational" She-"E "EducationaI7
Why, it's about a horrid vamp" He
Just so. You see l may meet a horrid
yamp some day and then Ill know how
to protect myself. Boston Tran
script
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Go back 70 boyhood days. Got
boat and take a row "a the proity
lake az SheIlpot. Adv.
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MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Fame Fire co.
Hibernian knights.
First Regiment Band.

Fame Fire Co.
Hibernian knights.
First Regiment Band
Camp No. %. y. .. ~ a
Oriental Lodge. X. of r.
Excelsior Lodge. u. ~ "a
Alpha Council +. d. II. C
Fairfax Lodge. &. q. %
BrandySine Lodge 3 "a m.
Local No. 1885, &. a J.. OF A
Local No. l4ss. G. a !. u
Columbia Lodge. I. o. o. RI.
St George Castle. n. q n
Wilmington Tinsmith'a Uuinu
Third Ward Democratic Cluh
Mantiou Tribe. Imp q. y. r.. M
du Pont Lodge. a. r. a a. 81.
Encampment No. 81. U. " Z.
Friendship Conclave. $. w. A..
Delaware Tribe. Imp a. %. IA. "A.
Washington Council. u. Il. uf "a
star OF Bethiehem Lodge. 8. of h.
Delaware Haymakers Association.
Telegraph Council. Jr. o. ~ "A. M.
Lady jefferson Home Communion.
Canton Delaware. r. A.. q. %. =.
Washington Camp. No. 4. Il. %. s. "A.
Diamond Star Lodge, No. ! =. uf h.
Plumbers. Gas and stolmnticr uniu
Wilmington Lodge. No. ia ~ o. q.
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THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

able way; but if, as some assert, many
British workmen would rather loaf
than work, a solution viii not be easy.
Baltimore Sun.
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stAMFRICA SHOULD DECIDE
ABOUT POLAND & SILESIA"|

Premier BRAND Of France Says That "Polan Owes Her Liberation
and Her Birth Just Much TO America She France His
tory Will DO President Wilson Justice His Vision Was
and Right"
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By sTEPHANE LAGZAssE,
Editor of lie HafIn, Paris.

corrospondcnoe Eysy aod h ratus
Inc, NJ Y. Copyright. 1871
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IN Interview
t1ppers
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TRUTH.

Every race. every art has its
4, pucrisN. The world Is fed with
little truth and many lies
hollands Jean -Christophe.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader can get the answer e
anv question by writing Every Evening
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Yin pirector Washington, y. q. Jnls @
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.aastea4 and financial matters. ~ does
not attempt 20 settle domestic trouble
nor 10 undertake exhaustive reas 49,
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