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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
FUTURE OF PHILIPPINES.

In some respects we may regard the
report of the Wood Forbes Commits
sion on the Philippines as document
of almost as much world interest as
the 1918 Montagu- chelmsford report
on India. or the Lord Mlner report
on Egypt in 1920. Partly hp ,atise of
geographical considerations, partly
because of the effective Ch istl MIA
tion of large sections of the pcpula-
ton we have To deal with. oar prob
lem in the Philippines IS not so immi-
rent as that of England In Egypt or
IN India. But the conditions of the
problem are analogous. While the
text of the Wood Forbes report has
nor yet been made public. the infor-
nation given out is that Il is ilatly
against immediate independence and
yet strongly in favor of continuing
the former Administrations policy -
lcmploying under the Government Ffi-
rinos and not Americans wherever
that is possible. II is also intimated
;hat local self government may he eN-
tended. Already. however, we have
done much moro In this ,ne than
/ England has done in India and have
justified the judgment Of Lord North
cliffe that the Filiplnos have all tht
advantage of independence without
paying the price.
! We cannot fail to Understand that n
REPORT favorlng the independence ol
the Philippine Islands would hay,
been most unfortunate at time wher
the Far East and its problems ar,
to he considered at an Internationa
Conference in Washington. Our belle
is that the policy of immediate indc
pendence is not a good policy for tn,
islands or for the people that live II
them. Whether ii ever will be goo,
policy Is an open question. .
I Almost certainly this generation vii
never see a fully independent Egypt.
lmlly independent India; nor will il Sc
the Philippines fully independent
Manifest destiny does not point Il
that direction.-Broollyn Eagle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
FOLLY OF PROTECTION.

Create a desert Of American farm
land and call il protection" Such will
be the fate of agriculture II the five
year graduate duty on potash Is not
stricken front the Fordney Tariff bill,
in the opinion of Herbert Quick, au-
thor and economist. in a recent inter
view.
The Senate finance committee is
now holding hearings on the Fordney
bill and the so.cailed free list" in
which the potash Joker" appears. will
shortly reach the calendar for pub
lie argument.
Mr.. Quick, who was one of the orig
inal members of the Federal Farm
Loan Bureau and Is n national author
ity on sources of fertility. declared
he had no words severe enough fitly
to characterize the man who know.
the facts. who. I'm Congress- or out
will support measure 80 iniquitou;
as TO make fertilizer dearer in the in
terest of these experimenters in pot.
ash production who are asking for the
tariff"
Whether a man be a protectionisr
or free trader" Mr.. Quick continued
/ Il fail TO see how. IL he be devoted I,
the real interests of his country, h,
can support the project to place {
tariff on potash. We have no assur
ance that the American supply OF pot
ash can ever he sufficient for tn,
American demand no matter how tn,
tariff affects the industry 1t doe
not need protection"
Nor do any of the interests II tn
prosperity Of the people is immedi
ately concerned. A tariff designed Z
increase prices and cannot avert dol
lar wheat" is indeed a fraud. Ere
and open markets are far better.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
PRICE OF PORK.

The statement that while the whole
sale price of pork last week dropped
10 the lowest level since 1912 pork
products were retailing in Chicago at
comparatively little less than war
prices probably will cause an uutburs.
of Indignation both from, city con-
st.mers ay.d rural PRODUCERS.
When the farmer is selling his hogs
in Chicago at around 81 a hundred
that alone is enough To make am in
dignant. When the consumer learns
that pork loins are sellirg at the
stockyards for 10 TO 20 cents u pound
and is forced 10 pay 40 cents a pound
fof a roast. he has a right To be in
dignant. There can be no iOubt of
Iroftaering. No talk Of the cemand
for choice cuts can cover Ii up. When
the retailer buys a loin for or 90
cents a pound and sells it for 40 cents
ht is 10 -ing nothing on the public's
dislike of cheap cuts. Many shops
never carry cheap cut. Il is prof.
teering pure and simple.
That the farmer is not getting a
square deal is indicated not by the
variation between his selling price
1 anu the SlUCkydluS SeiiluB D1ltt, nut
between his price and the retail price
The big jump comes in the shop of
| the retailer. That hits the &C -umer
as hard as the farmer. IT cannot be
overcome by wholesale marketing as
sociations. 1t can be overcome only
in the retail shops where the excess
profit is taken.
If the farmer could arrang, to re,
tail his meat products in Chicago il
would take up the slack. If even the
packers could retail the meat which
! they now Wholesale at 10 cents a
pound they could take up y C slack
| If they did so and were content with
a reasonable retail profit II would
relieve them of any fear of direct
wholesale competition by nrmers
marketing organizations because the
farmer could get profit without such
organizations. 1t would also relieve
them Of popular distrust I'd an
tipathy. Probably the government
would not let them do it, even = they
desired. Chicago Tribune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
POWER OF PUBLICITY.

Senator Borah believes that the con-
ference on limitation ot ornaments
would never have been called except
for the power of publicity. and to that
power he aecribed the striking Hughes
proposal which has brought the world
to its feet
That the pressure of public opinion,
expressing itseR through publicity,
compelled Mr.. Harding to issue invita-
tions to the conference cannot be
doubted. How much Mr.. Hughes was
influenced by public opinion can only
BE- conjectured, hut will anyone ques-
ton that his magnfic mt plan owes its
potency TO the publicity 1t has receiv-
ed?
suppose the Hughes plan. in tha
Identical words In which II was pre-
sented had be n offer 20 n group Of
conferces behind CLOSED doors, Its inn
mediate effect. m1nifestly, would have
been limited 10 the speakers audience.
And To what pruning amending and
revising might Il not have been sub
iected before it's text became public
property? Old-school diplomacy. with
It's paralyzing seer cy. might easily
| have emaEculated the project. devital-
lied Il. destroyed II. And the world
| with no. inkling of the mighty effort
that had been made in behalf Of eco
nomic regeneration and peace, would
rever have known Of the Grim,
against humanity which secret diplo.
macy had committed.
| The value Of publicity has never
before been so dramatically demon,
ytrated. Whatever adjustments may %
brought through negotiations and d.
bate the, death knell of secret diplO
macy has been rung. The new orde-
Of "open cove nants openly arrived at
has been ushered in. We can no NOR
go back TO the star chamber method
Of intrigue and bloody bartering o
peoples destinies and lives than "
can go back 10 the stage coach.
Working in thet white light of pub
licity repres natives of government
will have TO serve mankind. As agent
of dynasties, as "lookouts" for imperia
megalomaniacs. diplomatists have ha
a long and evil day but the day
done.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
MORE ACCIDENTS.

Not Monday goes by without n
melancholy crop of motor collisions
Mostly these occur because the man
at the wheel, guiding a locomotive at
"A high speed through a public high
way, becomes careless.
The price paid for an instant's heed
lcssness may he death at once or the
long drawn tragedy of lifetime in
validsnh
Whatever the ior or minor rea-
! sons, such casualties are far too, nu-
merous. and the process of public
education and official regulation must
proceed till only those qualified 70
run cars are allowed ia use them.
| The reckless joyrider by this time
should be as extinct as the dodo. So
should the driver who, after a wild
night of wassail, attempts to take the
party home in car. The chronicle OF
avoidable accidents day after day be-
comes monotonous and still the OBJ
lect lesson far too often goes utterly
unheeded.- Philadelphia Ledger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
CONFERENCE OF FARMERS.

a nationwide rally-conference OF
American farmers will be held in
Washington, December IA and 10, to
consider existing conditions and en-
deavor to formulate measures for re-
lief.
Comparatively few of the millions
of people living in the towns of the
United States realize what the ma
tion's farming industry represents.
Here are a few items: 1t has over
eighty billions of dollars of invest
ment value. lands. equipment, &C.,
more than ten million people are ac-
lively employed during the different
crop periods of the year, while mil
lions more are employed in various
factories and enterprises that manu-
facture products from raw materials
supplied 10y agriculture. Its organi-
zations. national, interstate and re-
gional. State and county. variou,
clubs. societies. &c, amount to several
thousand. with a membership of mil.
lions.
Through reduction in the prices re-
ceived for farm products in 1920, 6
result OF unequal and unwarranted de.
iation (Which did not seem to extent
TO anything but the farming industry
Of the United States and blindly ig.
bored everything else), the farmer,
lost more than seven billion dollars
and had to stand by and see cottor
goods and products. meat, flour an,
bread stay up at war time prices
/ while they were only able to procur,
a part OF the actual cost of produc
tion OF .the raw materials.
The desperate plight OF the farm
ers and an evident lack of apprecia
ton on part OF the public in genera
Of the real conditions and danger
surrounding the sources OF supply c
food and clothing. the lack of. appli
cation and enforcement of State an
Federal statutes prohibiting method
that seemed TO be fiourishing to tn
injury of the producer and consume
alike. certainly the direct cause of III
high cost OF living. the unrest and de
moralization OF labor. causing strike
and forcing grave and serious conse
qucnces In general, left but one pos
sible course open to the farmers, an
that they are following by calling tn
conference. IL will be very import
ant gathering and IL is hoped muc
good will come from its deliberation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
COST ot ARMY MAINTENANCE.

According 20 the most authorita tive
aatn available az Washington, the cost
w maintaining armies Is a great bur
d'h upon the people Of those countries
which feel they are compelled 20 main
tain such expensive luxuries. The
present cost IN our country is SAGE
por capita In Great Britain. si2.s5:
w France. ss2b2; IN Italy. se7o: in
Japan, 'a.Ss
our country is most favored in re-
sp"ci OF ,his one burden Of war pre-
pnrcdncas. 40 the charge in Grea,
iiflieln ~ much larger and that OF
France enormous by comparison. No
wander both these countries are Gag.
ofly do~irous ~ relief from the grea,
verl ~ military maintenance. but both
are SO situated that they dare not
make any srcet reductions until tn,
rei"rm IL accepted by all other lead
ius nations. Great Britain ha,
troubles at homo which incite to tn,
continuance .of a large armed forc'
ready at any time for active ser
vNs, while France fools that she can
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
JUST FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guest.
THE GUTTER.

Fate handed the quitter a bump ami
he dropped
The road seemed too rough to so, so
he stopped;
He thought of his hurt, and there came
to his mind
The easier path he was leaving. be-
hind;
"Oh, it's all much too hard" said the
gutter right then:
III stop where l am and not try il
again"
He sat by the road and he made up his
tale,
To tell when men asked why he hap
pened 10 fail,
a thousand excuses flew up to. his
tongue
And these on the thread of his story
he strung,
But the truth of the matter he didn'i
admit
He never once said. II was frightened
| and quit"
Whenever the auitter sits down by the
road
And drops from the struggle to light
en- his load,
He can always recall to his own peace
of mind
a string of excuses for falling behind
But somehow or other he can't think
| of one
Good reason for battling and goine
right on.
Oh, when the bump comes and fat,
hands you a jar.
Don't baby yourself, boy. whoever yoI
| are,
Don't pity yourself and talk over YOU
woes.
Don't think up excuses for dodginf
the blows,
But stick to the battle and see tn,
thing through,
And don't he a gutter. whatever yol
| do.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

put more immediate claim on the
royal house which the king g-emperor
and his son would be the last to post
ponc. More than million Indian
soldiers left Indian shores for the va
rlous fronts. Their devoted service
and their heavy losses are known and
recognized, but the personal and
visible thanks OF the king-emperor "a
his eastern empire are still awaited
with loving hopes. These the prince
delightful personality will crafty.
If II be possible for n tour to be even
more successful than the recent visits
to Canada and Australia, we imagine
that In india the prince will win his
greatest triumph. Government as an
abstract conception Is unknown In
the east. In nothing Is the east more
"unchanging" than In It's devotion Il
the ideal of personal rule. In whom
could that ideal be realized with NOR,
grace and effect than In India's roya
visitor7--London Daily Mail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
JAPAN THE CHEF PROBLEM.

IL begins TO look as though Japan
may be the chief problem for the
Conference on Limitation Of Arma-
ments 10 wrestle with. ,Japan's atti-
tude. apparently so congenial towards
Secretary Hughes proposition at first
has undergone change,
Japan now desires a modification
of the naval construction program
somewhat more favorable to her pres
ent naval strength. Japan seems in.
clined TO arbitrary contention in regart
20 the disposal OF China.
Poor China. heartened by this favor.
able opportunity Of appearing in per,
son before a World Congress and pre-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
4 FINE RECORD.

Last week the congregation and
friends of Shiloh Baptist (colored)
Church of this city appropriately cele-
brated the close OF n pastorate of
forty-fiSe years by their esteemed and
acceptable pastor. Rev. B, +. Moore.
And among the many expressions of
good will that were inspired by the
celebration was the fervent Wish that
he might be spared TO CONTINUE for
many more years his acceptable ser
vice to his people.
Rev. Mr.. Moore. during his long
pastorate. has adhered steadily to the
work of not only preaching the gos-
pei, but of advancing the interests of
the people of his church and the COM
tional methods to secure prominence,
but has attracted the lasting regard
of his flock and the esteem OF the en-
tire community by the admirable re-
suits of his labors. His Church has
been raised 20 secure and prominent
position of usefulness, and the status
Of the colored people of Wilmington has
been materially advanced by the good
works in which he has ever been will
ing TO engage. II is a pleasure to
extend sincere congratulations to such
a worthy and valuable worker in the
vineyard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
SISTER MARY AGATHA's
GOLDEN JUBILEE

With a record OF 50 years OF SER
vice i'm the sisterhood. Sister Mary
Agatha, II 81. Gertrudeis Convent.
Ridgley, Nd. sister Of the Rev. Leonard
Walter. rector of Sacred. Heart R. g.
C.-urch. this city, will celebrate her
golden jubilee with solemn service.
tomorrow morning. Bishop John J.
Monaghan Of the Diocese Of Whining
ton win ofiiciate at the high mas. He
viii be assisted By Rev. John Walsh.
OF Chestertown. Md. as deacon, and
Rev. Leonard Walter az sub.deacon.
The jubilee sermon viii be delivered by
Bishop Monaghan. Sister Agatha ls
well known 10 older residents OF viii
mington. having taught at Sacred
Heart parOchial school about 30 years
ago. During the past few years be-
cause Of her advanced age she has
been retired. A number OF Whining
tonians viii attend the jubilee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21

not reduce her present extensive and
costly army until she Is absolutely
assured Of protection from n restored
and strengthened Germany OF the fu-
ture.
Our home burden of s3.22 per capita
for maintaining an army seems small
SO far as figures are concerned, or
Of itself considered. But there are
many burdens OF taxation, national.
State and local. which combined make
a great drain upon the financial re-
sources OF the great majority of our
people. And this view of the situation
applies even more forcibly in the other
countries. especially In Great Britain
and France. The pathway to relief
from these burdens may be blazed by
the Conference on the Limitation of
Armaments. and this is the crafty
Ing result the entire world hopes for
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
THE EVENING SMILE.
A TIMELY INTERRUPTION.

Two wealthy bankers on a fishing
trip in Maine entered a little back
woods meeting house they chanced ITO
come across in the course of their
wpnderings.> They took their places on
a bench in the rear just as the preach
er began his sermon. For over an hour
he continued speaking and as IL was
getting late and h showed no sign
of stopping, the two bankers arose
and started out.
AT this point the parson cut short
his discourse. Under the circun.
stances" he said grimIy, I'VE will in
terrupt our remarks and take up the
collection now."-Everybody's Maya
zine.
May: Do YOU notice any change in
me?" Ray: "No. why?" May: i've
just swallowed a nickel."-Topics OF
the Day Films.
why was he pinehed?? His faith
er let him use his motor car for an
hour" "Well?" He tried to ride an
hour in 10 minutes. Boston Tran
script.
Ihe man was marrying widow.
His brother said to him on the we'd
ding morn: Il could never bear to be
a widows second husband" The bride
groom smiled optimistically. "Well, for
my part" he said, I'D rather be a
widows second husband than he.
first. st.'-Edinburgh Scotsman.
Faint Fat Shopper-"Where can
get something to stay my stomach? p
Floor Walker-"At the corset coun.
ter--rear third. Judge.
Sorry, old chap, but
am looking for little financial sue
cor again" Bangs-"Youm have Z,
hunt further. j am not the littl,
financial sucker I used to be."-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
"'rhe fair defendant has a smart
.awyer. but it seems to me he ha,
| Just been killing time since he pro.
duced her in court" Hes giving the
ladies of the jury chance to TAX,
in the details Of her costume. so They
VIII then be able to pay some atten-
ton TO the testimony.-Birmingh
! Age-Herald.
Would you get up in a street cal
TO give a lady seat?" 81 would" re
piled Mr.. Crosslots, ..and be Thankful
for having had a seat to occupy TO
even a portion of the trip."-Detroi
News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.

A particularly interesting passage
In the report to the Civil Service Re-
form League Is the enc condemning
to pass examinations as to character
and qualifications OF practically every
body upon whom was imposed the
task Of enforcing the prohibition
amendment and the Nolstead law. A
great majority of the appointments
! to positions In this service were of the
sort called political. There Is little
reason to wonder, therefore, and the
leaguers do not wonder at all. that
prohibition does not prohibit"-thut
incompetence and corruption have
been the characteristics OF this work
in most parts of the country, and have
been found again and again IN the
headquarters of the. several enforce
ment districts.
In not few of the districts IL has
been obvious that prohibition did not
prohibit less because public sentiment
was against It thSh because SO many
OF the very men who pretended to up.
hold the law utilized their power {,
defeat Il. Dozens OF them have beet
indicted as forgers and bribe- takers
but a. much greater number simpl,
have been dropped when theli
worthsessness or dishonesty became 3,
evident as to be intolerable.
Matters are somewha, better now
but still these places are not under tn,
civil service rules. though even an ex
cuse for exempting them does no
exist either In military necessities o
the nature of the work The jobs ar,
In no sense 'coniidential." and ther
is less than no reason ;for haste Il
making the selection of: agents.
or course, the difficulty OF gettini
high-class men to take such employ
ment remains. Intellectual giants an
paragons Of virtue rarely have ca
to bc detectives.--Ncw York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
RIPPLING RHYNEk
By Wait Mason
BAT MASTERSON

Bat Masterson has laid him
down to sleep a million years:
in many a sunbAked western
town the old boys shed some
tears. for he had won a great
renown among the pioneers. A
thousand tales are told Of Bat.
who, in a Steiner day, was
wont Ito lay the bad men fiat,
when they had come to slay; he
was so fluent with his gat he
had the right OF way. A mild
and quiet gent he seemed an
inonensiye hick. and on the
righteous guys he beamed and
had no bone TO pick; but when
the bad man whOoped and
screamed. Bat piled his shoot
ing-stick; His fame was spread
from coast TO coast. so well he
used his gun, and where he
walked the wicked host was
promptly on the run. and he
was never known TO boast, or
shoot man for fun. 1t was 4
grim and grisly time. when
voters shot on sight, and many
specialists in crime made red
the gsrish night. and every hour
some chap would climb up TO
the realms OF light The bad
men went abroad to slsy, in
spired by rancid wines; thay
came, TO yell and whoop and
slay, from ranches, trails and
mines: but when men said.
Bat comes this way" they all
took in their signs. So all the
toughs and gambling sharks by
Masterson were tanned; with
dead men corded in the parks,
the Wild West grew ashamed;
Bat punctuated his remarks
with bullets wisely aimed. The
old wild times have had their
fling, red times of long ago, and
now the college glee clubs sing
where herds milled TO and fro,
a floral horseshoe now I bring,
for Bat, who's lying low.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
THE FACTS or THE cAsk.

Editor Every Evening. There APP
rearod in last Saturdays Every Even
iig a communication from Charles ID.
Stockly of Smyrna, referring to an
item printed In Every Evening on
November II. relative to AN autc
smash-up on the State Road just
above Dover on "Wednesday evening
November 16. In which Mr.. Stockly
states that the 'tDover reporter was
too quick at jumping at conclusions.
In justice to all concerned, I desir
t. correct Mr.. StoclSly as to the item
which appeared I'm Every Evening and
leave 1t 70 the judgment OF any fair
nunded person as to who really was
the ono too quick at jumping at con.
clusions."
The itein appearing in Every Even
ing on November 10. gave tnf nam'
Of Charles Stockley, not Charles ID
Stockly." The item did not say where
Charles Stocklcy" was fTtm. th'
town of Smyrna in no way beinl
mentioned.
| The informant of the auto 5mesh
up referred to by the Dover reports
was Sheriff. Charles Graham, VIII
was at :he scene AZ the accident AM
Conversed with all parties concerned
one of them. Mr.. Downes. whose ma
chine was torn up. being n t,nant oi
Sheriff Graham's farm near Kenton.
Sheriff Graham. in imparting the in
formation gave the Dover reporter III
name of Charles Stockley" and II 3
appeared I'm Every Evening.
If Charles ID. Stockly read tn
article, in Every Evening as CAREFUL
as he should, he could have taken n
exceptions whatever. as the name wa
not spelled the same as his. neithe
was the town of Smyrna. where h
resides, mentioned In the article.
Dover Reporter.
Dover, November 21. 1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-21
Women Back From Convention.

Miss Margaret r. and Miss Rebecca
Mckay, Miss Edith Spruance, Miss
Elizabeth Rhoads and Miss Clara
Southwick have returned from Wash.
lngton, where they represented th,
Delaware Consumers League at the
twenty-second annual meeting of tn,
National Consumers League Mrs
Coleman du Pont, chairman Of the Ad
fisory Committee of the Delawar,
league, was also delegate.