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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
BRYCE ON JAPAN

NTlTH Characteristic nruIcnr,, Nr~.u.,ur
w Bryce. now back Ia I.ohGon. identifies
two misconceptions with purrntiuiItir. for
harm in the Disarmament Conference.
while acknowledging that Am"ri.an ~..>-
picions of the Anglo -JHpnnc-c Alliance IT,"
sincere. the distinguished English rtat"slnan.
publicist and analyst Of political institutions
points out that "Jupunese ascrndunry .u
Manchuria would be as injurious 10 Great
Britain as to the United States und thar
English interests in China are often ideutjru
With those of America
s In other words the treaty whlcu wa r.-
nswed last summer is not an Hcrrra'r .ld,l
Of even the materialiEtiC purposes Of rhe
empire in the Far East.
The second current belief which the auth"~
Of "The American Commonwealth finds
faIlacious concerns the 80 called japanese
peril in California. The Japanebc, as
serts Vscount Bryce, are no. numerous
enough to be danger. CalifOruians have
the same sort Of dislike for them which the
X rouSher part Of the wage. earning classes
seorywhere has for strangers who. while
competing for work, are disshninr iu habits
and aspect.
Views of this sort are unpopular Ou the
Pacific slope, but there is no logical reason
for ignoring them in Washington. The con
fsrsss are summoned to deal with realities.
False generalizatiOns are usually based on
sDsue fact TO which undue prominence has
BEEN accorded, The trend Of opinion which
Viscount Bryce strives to combat is not
ua&eviy bsseless, but II IL badly propOrtioned.
Mis ex9mination Of the processes Of Az =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
THE REMEDY OF REASON

7NHE news from Washington, which, hap.
PLY for the country. isn't swept by the
passion of unreason which appears TO rule
momentarily in the councils of the unions
and the rail managers alike, indicates that
Mr. Harding and his advisers in the Cabinet,
in Congress- In the Commerce Commission
and in the Railway Labor Board show no
disposition to be uncritically partisan. They
know, as the union lenders and the railroad
executives know In their secret hearts, that
general denunciation and calls 70 battle and
the partial tie-up Of the transportation sys.
tens which that sort of thing would lead to
could get us nowhere but into endless and
bitter trouble.
The terms Of settlement recommended by
the President will have the undivided sup
port Of public opinion. and that being the
case, no man in his SeusPs will dare TO
violate or refuse them Out Of every emer-
gency Of this sort there Is sane middle
course, and since II is the course that lies
midway between the desires Of extremists
il Is the one safe for the vost majority.
II IS folly to tnk Of emergency motor
transport and volunteer railway crews. as
II snch makeshifts were Of any considerable
practical value. Rallro8ding is q highly
technical business in which amateurs are
likely to Cut q poor figure. And motors can
not carry all the essential materials of gem
ernl industry in the required quantity.
Moreover. the unions could not tie IN the
central railway lines.
In the loosely organized shop crafts there
ar" innumcrnble men qualified to operate
locomotives who would jump at the chance
TO get the engineers Jobs and their pay
w :. lee and his associates know this
They know that successful strike of the
Dimensions ;hey describe would be in the
end disaster of the first magnitude to ali
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
P. r. T. PHILOSOPHY

nISAPPOINTME\T - at .ra~t one Of
- the emotions against which the Ph!la
deiphia Rapid Transit Company i resolved
to guard itself as much rs possible.
Testifying before the Public Service Com
mission the chief trattir engineer Of the
organization declared that th" company rN-
pected to have people standing in al rhr
cars in the morning and afternoon rush
hours. Faith in insufficient service and
inadequary of equipment i her' eXquiftIely
justified. The virtue Of franknass il also
earnestly respected.
1t is. perhaps, best not To dwell upon the
fancy Of rush hour trolley without strap
hangers. The management hn, prurlirajy
protected itself against the pnng> indured
by such notion.
Ideals are elusive things The arahsI,
company is intensely realistic Every work
ing day of the yea It ~ rewarded by those
very traffic performances which /, "0nf
IDENTIFY expects. Record one instance ot all
bition unshadowed by the slightest danger VI
o'erleapng itself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
Ansmers to Yesterdav,s Quiz

! IHnlunE Beckett, or Beckett, Was
famous English prelate of the rs'tfm
ul Henry H. II" was murdered ia. !"
Canterbury Cathedral, of which ne Vsn wa
archbishop. on December 29 nr. ldLr
shortly afterward Beckett was CAM"
i2ed by Pope Alexander Ill o,
2. The Thirty-nine Articles are the artlCIssUUs
religion agreed upon by the archblSS"y,[Pss ,[s
and bishops OF both provinces anu VA va
whole clergy OF the Church OF EnB"';n IN
in the ConVoCatiOn held in LondCi 20 q
tn" fourth year OF Elizabeth lOO''
under Archbishop Parker. n,,av
3 TN" three groups composing the kRIlH,%bSs
Labor Board represent reSpcctlFey ,b VI"
employers, the employees ana the P''
lie
I TN" Thugs We're originally members VI IN
religious organization Of aSsnssii,s a. ="
India, suppressed about 1929 lhe pagse p,%e
tCc Of the Thugs was called nutESye aryee
An estuary is the tidal mouth OF '"'''
river. ,,d
6. Twenty shilings make a Qutd or po''N
In English monetary slang. ,,,oo,her
:. Indian summer may occur in NoNe""'
or October che
). The dramatic engagement between tgmought
Monitor and the Merrimac was tSnnds touSd
on March 9, 1862, In Hampton "o"N
Virginia. ud n
g. check dated on Sunday Is yaiII yaiIay y
presented on a regular business lake
TO- Lake Chad is a large fresh water bout
in the Sudan, Central Africa' IL n
latitude l2 north to i north, oIt,et
about l40 miles long and has no o'''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
" hat DO You KnoW?
QUIZ

How does the numerical size Of he Brit
sh House of Commons compare WITH
that of the United States House OF
Representatives?
VINO painted the famous picture Of me
Blue Boy?
3. What Is the origin Of the word ASSASSIN
Who wrote the unfinished symphony
3. What color is the quarantine flag?
6 who was Niohe in classical mythology
:. What are the asteroids?
;. when did Daniel Webster die?
y. Witch ia the Silver state"
~ Who Is he present Emperor Of Japan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

The foreman Of the MddIc,ex County.
j., Grand Jury has imposed fine Of
81 on a woman juror Tor inattcntion She
pleads guilty :" knitting. Which does not
uon. Knitting. grandmother used 70 say,
is II great aid 10 concentration. Grand q
father used to say the same thing about
smoking If man is permitted to smoke
a woman should be permitted to knit. Or il
il that the men of the MddIesex County
Grand Jury are not permitted to smoke and
take this method Of getting square with the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

men, though at first glance It may seem
to reflect moods of hopelessness and des-
peration, represents, in fact, the increasing
determination of free peoples to correct an
cient wrongs.
Evil is no more prevalent In the world
than 1t used to be. But there are better
organized efforts to expose Il.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
A LOCAL STADIUM FOR THE
WORLDS NoBLEST SPORT
The Forum Appeals to Those Who. WIth
Roosevelt, Seek TO BE Equipped for
Aggressive Fighting for the Right

aggressive rlehtin9 'or tne H'ent
rTrIIE lecture bv Colnrrl Rovmond Robins
| in the philodeIphig Forum at the Acad-
rrnv of Music tonight wilt mark what many
men well along in middle Hfc will regard as
n revival of the good old times when every
considerable community had n lecture course
every winter.
They used TO call them lvccum lectures in
for nur r,odcIs u,oro Nroorcrtlv ihon w, do
nov The Lyrepm IN A,beu. il will be
reroi,.d nv tLc classical srholars vas "A
garden in which AristoII. taught II was
named after AnoIlo in tLc nniVhlorbood Of
whose femplc tbe garden was
There was time whom every civ and
rve~y lorgc town Ind Iycoup II was
NOT a garden Sometimes +, uos fl ruilJing
bat usually II yps nnIv an orcanization with
"A committee which srrnDgod a .oursp Of
Iprtirns
Among th, MOI, Nho wont ,bout tho ,.o,rn.
trv iustrlctjns the rpoul. bv their lectures
we're Roiph waldo Emerson Wondeu Phil.
hps William Ilovd Gor~isor Theodore
Parker. Horncc GrceIey and Henry Ward
Brarhcr OF , Inter eencro,ion we're Mark
TWAIN and Nn,rhew Arnold ,yb, came, ovpr
'rg,l Eng!ard Also If the Emrr.oIfpu
,er .,d was Charles Dir,rps who Cove read.
.Ggs from his novels
Srurr, If NOT hundreds nf tassnr .,,,n vrrr
,uIled r,uon from time tn tinro ,o nike the
rlatToru some Of them hnG national
reputation and others yere known on'v IN Il
.ruelr Starn or Within a small rndjus Of tlo
towns IN winch ,hpv lived Rur ,bo oul:.
pucn. which crowded rho halls cr ,Err,fns
where ,.cr ,uokc were made mn ,f nprs,,,.
eager. for a brpodpr OutlooE IN Ife and q
fuller understanding OF the curront nrobIcms
The cid fashioned lyceun, died out thiriy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

7 HEARD Yesterday n rather pretty story
J. about the old code from an army officers
VIII" who had h""n visiting in Virginia when
she was o girl She was staying at Shirley.
on IN" James River, and was the guest of
the then master Of that choice old spot.
Captain Garter 1t was in the years before
MOTORS and she and her host and her friend
m" daughter ~ tn" house, were driv ing
hnur from church They were driving at a
lrisurcy pace and w"r" presently caught up
10 aud pa ~sed bv faster team and n slightly
lighter carriage.
Captain Carter was evidently annoyed
and uulled in his horses 10 an even slower
and NOR" stntr.y gmir.
"Nou know. father, said his daughter.
he asked ynu If he might pass.
II certainly d" not know it, said her
father; II heard no request. "
''Wcll. did" persisted Mis- Carter
An. what S this generation coming to?'
l." growlrd imIntj"ntly. I'u1 presently he
the cHrriug" rolled along At qu.t" II smart
race. So eWHrt. indeed. that they soon
began to ovn~hnUl nn ancient carriage be-
longing 10 II Nm". Harrison. Of one Of the
n"ighborhood places. 1t wnS driven BY
very ancient da"ky roarhmun aud drawn by
very ancient horse the chief features Of
both horse and r"Hrhman being enormous
silver gilt bu"k,", that apparently held both
Me >hr"G> uf hHru"~s and livery together
Very soon th" 'art"r "arrag" had come d
rectlv h"Iind the Harrison carriage and
tho Garter horses w"r" drawn into walk.
The lady in IN" liurri>"n carriage turned
and rnI!ed ou' II beg '"u t" pass MS. Cup-
tain Carter.
"No' n all, madan. rnptain Carter
said. bowing wlth great rrrrmony. "Not at
all. nPsur" Won.
If vou d. not. sir. the ludv cullrd back
| II >hoIl hnv" NV roa, huan draw w 10 the
side Of the road and stor the rarriuge.'
I'm that case, madam. the captain said.
ts.l, IL ful.. tl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

While making the general public the
goat, the railroad men executives and EN-.
ploNPs, should remember that the goat has
horns and knows how to use them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

Princess Chin committed suicide after
an argument with the Princess Chun. we
learn from Pekn. Too much Chun or Chin
music.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

T WAS thinking of legs. really. My grand
i mother thought II i'll hammered to cross
your legs or put them up on chair. My
mother did not mind your crossing your
legs bur she did mind your keeping them
up on II chair so aR to show your knees.
and l. with the premonitton Of what was TO
come in 1920 u. felt bored at having 80
much made Of legs one way or another.
Ny grandmothrrS wisdom stopped short
at this backfre. and | have never had a
satisfactory answer as 20 how one was t."
act where there was a shifting code of
manners It, there Is apt t" be between the
genera ions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

Labor IS the chief element in buIIding
construction, and the matter Of the recon
srruction Of the lub0r scale was one which
gave LOT of trouble to all concerned in it
The workInrn were told that they would
have to accept redurtion and they re-
fused 10 do 50. Then came the period of
strikes. Buildmg was falling off trempn
dously, but in the end "" w"r" able to agree
upon rutc which was accepted. no one
contemplating building an expensive plant
""VU n f1rt 70 umo @"'" ernn " rEas 'Ie SS'O tbSS
preferred to wait until the prices had de-.
Hated and had got down as near as posstbr
tu rock bottom,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

The threatened strike provides great
opportunity for the President to exercise his
undoubted powers as d harmonizer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

Soviet Russia is trying to orgnnlzc n
r'y"I r"nl"r"nr" on Far Eastern affairs the
countries 70 participate being RUSSIA. Chinn.
the Far Eastern Republic of Chitn, Korea
and Mongolia. 1t is. tn" call says, II protest
against the conference" Of impcrlulists and
capitalists in Washington. 1t contains
however. no protest against the capitaIstic
relief work in fnmn"- stricken Russia. That
Is something else again
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

There isn't garage in the city that
will grieyc over the order forbidding park.
ing on the streets downtown. but the high
cost Of bossing tiv goes up another notch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Tok With Thinking Phiodephio> Subjects They
KnOtr Best

u Will probably be the spring before every
body is again busy on full time. But in no
lin" ls there II more general Improvement
than in the labor situation The men are
more willing than they were to do what their
employers ask of them, and most of them are
now beginning to realize that prosperity for
one means prosperity for the other as well.
II took few years of radical conditions.
such as the war and its results imposed. to
show both employed and employers that
their interests are identical. One cannot be
prosperous Mt the expense of the other.
Labor conditions III Philadelphia are very
much better than they are In most Of the
other large cities. and this condition has al
ways existed. Probably the reason for II is
that the workers of Philadelphia are as
rinSs, much moro responsible than the work
crS Of other cities. BY this | mean that
many of them own their own homes and
have accumulated some property. and thus
hay" II higher standing in the community as
well ns tie additional self r"Sncrt which the
accumulation Of property brings than the
worEmen of most Of the other great c"ni"rS
of population in the United States.
"Therp ar" about POO 600 wormcu IN
Philadelphia who own their own homes
This takes them out Of the toatcr class Of
workers. for they are naturally anxious to
lind employment near their homes
NO Boom Expected
'''h D'N Nlu HOpt lDE u SIhuuHI re
turn of normal times. There does not ap-
pear 10 b" amy Likelihood of another boom
IN industrial conditions, and | hope that
there will not be. 4 boom is always bad for
trade conditions not because of what it does
Will" II is here" but because Of what must
always follow it The trying period Of drta
iion il much worse for business than the
prosperity which II boom brings is good for
II, and there iH always q lot of trouble for
every one while this time of dehntion is on
The manufacturers. like the laboring men
are going through the same process of re
adjuStm"nt but the business skies now ap.
pear I" b" clearing nicely.
Thcr" is no doubt thar during the time
Of "Ar">slyr wages. which the war b,gMn and
which continued for some time after its
close, labor cUntmCtcd some expensive
habits. Some workmen bought two cars. one
~ driv" to work and another, for pleasure
drying. Then when the inevitable time Of
dciiNtiOm cam" and il became necessary for
them to accept lower wages they said il wns
impuSsib" for them to liv" un the new sCalr.
This was perfectly true; they couldn't live
IN tn" manner to which they had become
accustomed on the new srHlr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

Senator Calder is TO introdur. a.,
amendment to the Tax Bill cxemwing from,
taxation materials for houses built within
year. An excellent patch on poorIy
mad" coat But why not have au entirely
new cOatt y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

There Is now uu IAr
Amt Science market puckct
WOnderful?" moving picture cam
era that clicks Un
twenty five feet Of tim when spring is
touched It should prove Invaluable to pro
hibitiom enforcement officers Court SCENES
may De rnliyrmvd by screen views Of the de
fendant At the bar handing ont the hooch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

CHE then. with the randor that was the
~ awful and the interesting thing about her
called my attention to the unnecessary
trouble that thc impoltc persons of our
family and our acquaintance put themselves
TO TO couut"rart the unfnvorabe impression
their lack Of manners had involved
"Thpy Hrc always explaining" she said
what they dId not mean. And the ones
who ALWAYS begin sentence by Frankly
,h ana ,nTh "nd II WIN Somethlng brutal IN
nolcd A. themselves for the frankly "
B"ng candid my self and with n touch ..
'frankly" in my makeup. pushed the mat
ter to personal issue
"Whnt are bnd manners to YOU are not
such bad manners to mother, and what are
bad manners to mother are not az oil bad
manners to people of my age ! urged
so how are Won 10 act
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

Russia S starving peaSantry. incden.
tally is vitally interested in the threatened
rail strike here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

That motOrtruckS would bear the brunt
of freight transportation in the event Of a
strike may be taken for granted. A probably
negligible but wholly interesting factor may
be the airplane
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

aggeraton in this case should carry weight
as the unprecedented inquiry of an admittedly
Independent thinker, freed from all active
political connections in his native land.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
The Manners Of Today Have Departed
From the Manners Of Yesterday
and the Day Before. but
What Would Your
BY SARAH ID. LNMRIE

"M TANNERS - what are manners?" l
Afl once asked my very wise grandmother.
Manners are short cuts in arriving at a
pleasant understanding, said she
How do you mean said |.
She explained that as in arithmetic there
we're certain short cuts by which one cal
culated percentage or found the least com
mon multiple or the greatest common
denominator. and as in the country there
were recognized short cuts by which one
could arrive at a given point from a given
point by taking certain roads and avoiding
others in dealing with people there were
certain social amenities that we're recognized
as Considerate or appreCiative or compl-
mentary or all three and as such were ac-
cepted as showing desire to please and to
be pleased with ones company And being
understood. this saved one having to prove II
by more lahorious program of words or
gifts later on. One mude an impression Of
kindliness and good fellowship the first thing
and avoided possible misunderstanding and
the consequent annoyance of explanations
aud uSseveratiOns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
Deeds May
Follow Words

VUWETVN-
Follow Words siouaI Medal on tho
grave u Great Brit .
aims unknown soldier, and Lloyd George
has characterized th" ceremony ns pcdgr
Of comradoship in great peace We may
later learn from the COnforcnrp fur the
Limitation Of Armamonts jnsr wha, tikrIt
hood there is Of the British Prime Minister
proving II true prophet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

We may assume thot. Crow was ap.
pointed for Caws.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

"lmnedINtply Nftrr thr war sI0pDod thr
industrial building constructors were all
busy with industrial work, because every
one seemed TO think that the period Of pros
pcriry. unrxumpled In tn" history Of the
country up 70 thnt time. was gong to con-
result. there war great prosperity III thar
line for while. as there was In nearly
cycry other line Of work. and then rh,, coI
lapse came.
"When this occurred everything used in
building construction wuS at the peak pri~os
Many contracts were out for Industrial build
ugs for the erection Of which Labor and
materials were at the highest prices known
for years \ lot Of these orders were can
rrled, on rather the constructors were told
not IT, g. ahead with tho buildings. for only
those firms felt safe to proceed which had
definite ordcre for their products At prices
which would Justify tn" erection Of new
bulldIngS At top prices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19
SHORT CUTS

We may assume thot. Crow was sp.
pointed for Caws.
Russia S starving peaSantry. inciden.
tally. Is vitally interested in the threatened
rail strike here.
The threatened strike provides q great
opportunity for the President to exercise his
undoubted powers as a harmonzer.
Princess Chin committed suicide after
an argument with the Princess Chun. we
learn from Pekin. Too much Chun or Chin
music.
White making the general public the
goat, the railroad men. executives and en-
pl"Nes. should remember that the goat has
horns and knows how to use them
Ther" isn't garage in the city that
VIII grlevc over the order forbiddng park
ing on the streets downtown. but the high
cost OF bossing a tiiv goes up another notch,
That motOrtruckS would bear the brunt
of freight transportation in the event Of
strike may be taken for granted. A probably
negligible but wholly interesting factor may
b" the airplane.
BRAND, having survived the lombard
mcnt of interpretations in the French Par
Lament Yesterday. ought to be hardened
against anything that can possibly happen
ut the Washington conference.
Perhaps n discerning fate saw 10 It
thar n dispute between the State Treasurer
and tn" Auditor General ns to the cOndi.
ton of the State Treasury. should draw ut.
trntipn 10 the necessity for State budget
system
The body Of man dead of starvation
and exposure has been fund on a New
York pier. II is the first of what may prove
Il long list If railroad executives and rail.
road workers are permitted to plunge the
country into industrial warfare.
This is the time and the place for q
strike. says the president Of the Erie Rail.
road. Which proves him as blindly partisan
a. any leader on the other side. The third
party to the controversy the general public.
knows that it is neither the time nor the
plnc".
Warren $. Stone. Of the brotherhoods
says Ia" Government viii eventually take
o"rr the railroads. The wish is father to
the Thought There Is strong suspicion here
and there that the wish and the thought are
not entirely unronnertrd with the origin Of
tn" threatened strike
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-19

BRAND, having survived the bombard.
m"nt of interpretations in the French Par.
Lament Yesterday. ought to be hardened
against anything that can possibly happen
ut the Washington conference.