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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
GERMAN nEPuBLIC To DATE.

Probably the world over small conn
Jeuco is felt Ia the stability OF the Ger
Isan republic 1t is regarded at best
only n resort 10 form OF government
which Germans hoped might incline the
allies to a mitigation of peace terms
and as tolerated by influential German
elements for the time being because
they are not yet ready to substitute
something more to their liking.
The ease with which the Brooklyn
born Or. von kapp and his fellow con-
spiratnrs drove tho republican admin
Istratiou from Berlin on March 13 last.
the apparent waiting attitude of the Ho-
henzollerns the triumphant recall to the
throne of Greece Of "a relative 10y mar
riaEe uf the kaiseTs family are circum-
stances Indicating that the present con
stltution may be short-hved when the
time comes deemed favorable to its
overthrow.
To be sure. strikes caused the pre-
mature. ill-conceived Won Kapp move
ment to result in failure and tho Ebert
government was enabled to return from
Dresden TO Berlin on March 81. But
II is explained that the Ebert regime
had not yet accumulated sufficient
odium. and a government whose chief
function is involuntary acceptance of
hard conditions imposed by an enemy
can readily accumulate odium. given
time.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
Circulation Every I 1O0S
Evening Yesterday i fOO(
TUESDAY. MARCH S, 1921.
WE CANNOT INTERFERE.

Tho Allies will impose upon Germany
the fun penalties for n-fulnllmentSo Sof
her reparations requirements. These
penalties will be;
OCCUPATION by troops of the Allies
of Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Ruhorf. I'm
the German Industrial area beyond the
Rhine.
imposition by each Allied country OF
such a tax upon German imports as II
may deem fitting.
The establishment Of customs bound
aries under Allied control along the
Rhine.
Fair minded economists who have
studied the repara tions question state
that Germany has not been harshiy
dealt with That the terms are not
puerous. and can be complied with.
Gernany.s trouble seems 20 be that she
forgets that she a the vanduished. and
NOT he victor She cannot dictate
ternz-she must accept those which
the yictors 500 fit to impose upon her.
Pleas are already hoing made e ask
President Harding TO intervene in some
form The leaders of tho six million
uislcyalists who helped TO put him IN
Iover are demanding blood money
in the form cf aid and comfort for the
horuo of their affections. DenonEtra-
fiouz are being planned In many cities
where these disloyaiists group together.
nnd every effort viii he used 70 impress
upon the Administration that Il has 10
deliver for past services rendered.
nder no circumstances can Presi-
dent Harding afford to Interfere IN this
matter The preceding president with
sIrcw this Nations representatives from
the Preparations Commission. saying that
insomuch "a we had not entered the
League Of Nations that we had no
right to be represented there There
tore the terms which are being imposed
arv those Of the Allies. and not Of the
associate-the United states IL i=
purely an Allied affair We have never
made peace with Germany. and we have
10 moral and no legal right to take the
side Of the vanquished IN this matter.
Warren q Harding IS now the Presi-
dent Of the United states. SIX million
Voters desire that he take Gormany'e
side over one hundred millions de-
mand that he keep the faith and re-
main true TO American ideals. No mat
Ger what political arguments may be
advanced. It NAV be depended upon that
he viii live W to the best traditions Of
the Presidency. and voice the opinions
Cf those people whose FIRST and last
loyalty is 10 only one country. this one.
We believe that the President has
stronger backbone than some people
think he is certainly too big a man to
play politics when such vital matter
presents itself
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08

noae and treat mental dieea 81 The
came doctor Irnpresees upon us 'he fact
that the namc epHvchatrist" or some
other impressive title cannot he taken
in ltsaif rs r algn ~ competapce He
advises that nu ane ahould conauit any
practitioner Tor ueutal nj rice without
first asc ertalning whether the dDctor IN
question is 2 member ~ tha iora' rned
icai snciety In a large ritv there ia
alHn generally a sociafv ~ doctors -
nervous and mental diseases, and n
there is such local nrE7 nizaf'o0. 'he
uraotitleuor zhnuld To- hcrFed up There
Tbaf tucrtal dir1asce cam Ffe frare~i
bacF either to living conditions N 4" 2
bodily disorder and fhat they ran ho
successfully treated. are aflIl new idca
fn many people The mental hygiene
movement ie dated from the puhiica'i0n.
in 1a0s. IF Clifford Hoorz' "A Mind Tho'
Found Itself III ahirh ho vividly dr
s~rthrd hia ryperirure ir %o7v Grgland
hospitals FIR the Insane lie plea f0r
more inteliirrrf nr1 humane treatment
If mental patfanta resulted Within
year ln the formation If National
committee far Mental Hygiene and =
Connecticut ss.oirfv for Mental ITy-
giane. and There ara now sirnilar
Eauizattoua WORKING tn differAr'
states
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08

ernns of tho World War. This condi-
tion exists despite tho fact that more
than 81, 900 ox-servicc men havo sought
such positions. that 10000 have passed
all required examinations. and 10000
have been recommended or certified for
appointment.
John Thomas Taylor. vice-chairman
of the above committee. has pointed
out that tho law requires that the civil
service commission suhmit tho names
of three cligiblcs for each appointment
to bo made. including the veteran max
ing the highest grade. Each appoint
ment Is To ho mado from one Of the
three names. In 26.O00 out OF 1000
cases. department hcndH have preferred
civilians To veterans. because of politi-
cal pressure having been brought to
bear on each case
Now that n new administration has
taken over the reins Of Government
Mr. Harding has the opportunity to aid
I'm placing moro veterans In tho civil
service department. Anyone intimate
~ acquainted with tho manner I'm which
the Civil Service has been conducted
Mt times in tho past knows that poliu-
cal pressure can be used very advan-
toFeouRly. Some Republican b-huntcrR
may become disgruntlcd IL certain civn
service positions aro given to war vet
Grams. but the rant and nle of the
country viii bo pleased
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
THE GOLDEN RULE.

a year ago Roger Babson. comment
Ing I'm his market report on tho chaotic
business condition Of tho country. sent
this word tricitling over the ticker into
n thousand brokers Offices What
the business world needs today is more
Christianity" Some uuthinkng per
sons thought that NTr RahHon had
turned revivolist overnight Those who
thought deeply Into the matter realized
that no was seekng 70 remedy certain
situations by tho application OF ruloa
which have never boon embodied into
law
Now comes tho Chamber ~ Com
merce ~ tho United StRtca. composed
OF a group of hard bottled" huslneea
men. and issues let cf rules which
IL followed may restore confidence and
avoid future misunderstanding IN tho
business world. ono IL tho most promi
nent Of them Is the Golden Rulc spoken
bv Jewish carrcrfcr somn uinctcon
centuries aeo 81 rar a4 lluavu q
has not hcon iur,o,od uron einro
This national body found that can
collation. of contracts was ono III th.
contributors cauaea of the late busi
moss depression u also found tha' n
the n,a iority uf cnaes investigated ~
law could ho aprliod. save that w}d,h
was spoken by Iesua the son uf Ioscph
So III desperation tho chamber oallz ~
the tt1snosz world ~ obey that rre,ept
'Whatsoever ~ wouid Tint m.n
should do 20 you % We alao rnto them .
In other words tho law ~ the land
not being sufficient ~ make men keep
their word. tho chamber ~ Commerce
" the United states - Amori"a "ali7
upcn business men ~ mis- BIT "f
Chrfatianitv IN thcir commercial deal
inRs Roger Faheon was laughed at 2
wear ago when ho called for more
Chriaftanitv in Tie lueincee world II
fuat happens that rar~or vaR q bigger
man mentally than many ~ his critics
IIis vision was clearer ana he had the
cCtlra SO of hts convictions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
SNAKES RUN WILD.

Following upon the heels Of a nation
wide protest against the exploitation OF
indecent films. members Of the National
rAssooia ton Of the Motion Picture In
dustTy have adopted resolutions urging
all producers to clean their own
houses" before they protest against
Censorships.
This resolution condemns films
arousing bawdy emotions, pander1ng to
6 salacious curiosity. or In any manner
injurious to the public welfare" and
especially asked for the banning of pic
lures which are obscene, indecent, i'm
moral which emphasize and exaggerate
the sex appeal. and which make com
mercialzed vice appear attractive.
Il will be interesting TO note what
effect this resolution will have upon
certain gigantic interests which in the
past have made fortunes out Of the dis
play of wholesale Iasciviousness. There
are certain producers who have never
stopped 10 fifth in their productions.
There are others and they form the
vast majority. who have Intentionally
pandered To the lowest tastes of the
populace. This resolution no doubt is
product Of the minds Of the former
class. II is doubtful If they can have
enough influence upon the remainder
10 cause them to change their tactics.
We believe that nothing but the force
Of public opinion can drive filthy pic
tures from the screen. AS long as
there is no opposition TO the showing of
immoral films. immoral men will con
tinue t. produce sthem. Snakes run
wild Sc long as no man scotches them.
The action of the decent men in the
business. calling upon all producers to
lift their business TO q higher level, is
commenda bic. But public opinion must
back them up. We will have sala-
ciousness on the screen as long as sa-
laciousness pays.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
sALARIED MAN COMES BACK.

There is one type of citizen, forgotten
in the past five yeaf~, overlooked in the
days of high wages and lavish spends
ing Gin neither of which he took part)
now coming into his inheritance. That
individual is the salaried man.
During the war he manfully strove to
keep UP his end lie saw prices soar
far beyond the rate at which his pay
advanced. He saw munitions workers
make in two days more than he made
in a week.
He was called "a poor fish" for stand
ing by his employers and not rushing
off to take a job at some munition
factory or shipyard for sticking by his
firm and taking over a part of the work
done by those who went TO war-and
those who went TO other work.
Those who did the rushing off did
the calling as they left. As prices rose
he cut down on every expense. lie had
to argue sometimes against his own
family-but seldom against his wife.
But he stuck.
Now the salaried man has his head
and shoulders above water.-Worcester
Telegram.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08

surrender our sovereignty to GermaDy7
IL So then we do not believe In thnt
form of patriotism.
Every real man should limo UP be-
hind the Government In these trying
times" we are told. Yes. but there is "A
difference between the word govern
ment," and administration" We refer
orr learned. brave and unknown writer
to the dictionary. We can line up
behind the Government, that ia. be-
hind the United States of America.--
without indorsinB everything which tho
Republican administration does.
Every Evening. although primarily
Democratic In it's views. won't out of
it's way 90 heartily indorse tho appoint
ment of Hughes and Hoover to the
Cabinet. and strongly urges the appoint
ment of General Leonard Wood aa
Governor General OF the Philippines.
We have urged that Col. Tom Miller
of this state. who ls n Republican, be
given some Washington post of promi-
neucc Does the writer object To such
iudorEcmcnts3 IL not then may we
not have the privilege of occasionally
voicIng dissenting vicws2
t2verv Evening reserves the right 10
votCo an opinion ON any question which
may arise. Democrats as we'll lle-
pubiCAns have u right to their views.
This nation has not become an absolute
monarchy thank God! although certain
mllitariRts no doubt would prefer to
see n king on "a throne To president
ia tho White House
Every Evening wishes MI Harding
every success possible He ts the
President cf all the people. aud not al
lust n marty nut we viii comment ON
his acts aa wo ane NJ II has boom said
before that public serviCe iH public
trust. and a newspaper serves tho mass
81 who cannot speak for Themselves
and be heard This paper would not be
true to Ste constituents if II failed 20
point out the shortcomings uf amy man
in public power.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
PRESS COMMENTS.
NIL. MARHHALI'S RECORD.

However pale tho history of tho Vice
Presidency mny neem. II In not because
men like Arthur. Morton. Stevenson.
Hobart. and Roosevelt lacked color.
Thomas X. Marshall leaves to- Mr.. Cool
idre, who does not lack salient traits.
tho example of n warm human person.
ality We may think Of Marshall ns
n dignifled chairman of tho Senate or "a
loyal friend of the President. but most
Americans think of him ieas officially.
He Inns been a refreshingly distinctive
representative of the Middle West.
Marshall was originally "A "Proaros-
Awe with the brakes on" who got tho
name of radical because he wore red
neckties and held part OF Jefferaon's q
euunlitariauiam. lie la n devout Pres
byterian, who dared to eshort a Vir-
ginia chmp-meetinP after his election.
He brought To the Presidency a
love of baseball and--long before Will
son turned To them--detective stories.
No ono thought tho leas of him because
he boldly nyowed a superatitions avoid
ance of black cats and tilted ladders.
In hia simplicity. unblushing devotion
To his wife. and dislike of society" he
was a true Indianlan--at least ma Indl-
ana likes 10 think. There came to the
capital through him breath of the
prairie setting he once described as
most congenIal: maple shaded streets.
a law office over a tlryeoods store. the
county-courthouse. and home With
veranda. bay-windows. and good
library
But when men think Of Marahall's
personality they are likely To- think Of n
talent for epigram far above Fairbanks
or Sherman'p. The best Legislators. he
observed yesterday. are Irot mere bell
boys, subject To calls for legislative
cracked ice every time the victims Of a
debauch Of greed gambling. or inprovi-
denCe feel the fever After the split
over frne silver. lie told Indiana Demo
crata Give me both winga of the
party and I will ny 10 victory lis
most famous utteranca has been his
declaration that believe I'm vested
riRhts but not vested wrongs. No uian
can hold my stolen horse long enough
recall his statement that n partv ulat=
form ought 60 he written is three per-
SONS. 2 political economist. rhilolo-
Rtst and an honest man There was
less II mere cleverueRa In his assurance
~ defeating a court house that when
Justira cenaes 10 be blind ard wInIa
~" eve at n favortp litlgant she ceases
r. he q vested virgin aud becomes a
fourt"aan lie could also ha a neral.
let aq was etincd Is his refuarR on
rasthumous fame The mage IN hjs-
tory proposition might ha inefe attrac-
tive If "a corpse could read--Ney York
Evening Iost
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
EVENING SMILE.
sIRF. II WAS OPENED.

IN ono az the crowded stations Of the
New Ynrk subway ~ a rush hour
loud voice WAS heard demanding
+open that door, ! tell YOU, open that
door" The eharp voice IT the con
,lu,tot waR hoard Il tell yuu. We don't
upou auy dows after they Bre closed
Take the most ear
Much ta th, amusement 20 tho crowd,
Which aura.l about. the reply CRm"
ten YOU you wilt open g. ard pretty
darn uuirk Tho bach " my trousers
i4 caulh, 81 that door New York
Evening Toat
Dolly had hecn taken ~ church for
the first ,itno on returning home her
mother asked hol what she thought of
The service liked Il very much Hhe
rellird tPut there was ono thing
,iidn,t think was fair What was
that. dear asked her mother Why,
one man did all the work. and thnn
another man came round and got all
the money
Discharged Z" inquired one % the
=tatuesques iu the spectacular show
-'Vcs replied the other The stage
MANAGE, says over,ireszed wore
4 dipluIo and mole Al the Same time "
why aIo thoao called silver ontonR7'
because they come ip sets ana are FOR
table use Farm Life.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
lust Folks
By Edgar A. Guest
OLD.FAsHIoNEn LETTERS.

old-fashioned letters, How good they
were!
And nobody writes them now.
Never at an comes il the scrawl
ou the written pages which told us all
The news OF town an the folks we
knew
An what they had done or were going
to do.
II seems we've forgotten how
To spend an hour with our pen in hand
An write in the language we under
stand.
Old-faShioncd letters we used to get
And ponder each fond line DER:
The glad words rolled ike running gold.
As smoothly their tales Of JOY they told,
And our hearts beat fast with a keen
delight
AS we read the news they were pleased
to write
And gathered the love they bore,
But few Of the letters that come today
Are penned to US in the old time way.
Old-fashioned letters that told us all
The tales Of the far away.
Where they'd been and tho folks they d
seen,
An better than any fine magazine
Was the wrtin' 70 for IL bore the
style
Of simple heart an a sunny smile.
An was pure as the breath of May.
Some Of them oft were damp with
tears.
But those were the letters that lived
for years.
OId-fashioned letters How good they
were,
And. oh. how we watched the mails,
But nobody writes Of the quaint de-
lights
OF the sunny days and the merry nights
or tells us the things that we yearn to
know
That art passed out with the long ago,
And lost are the simple tales,
Yet we all would happier be, think.
If we'd spend more time with our pen
and ink.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
JAPtN And DISARMAMENT

~" iapau"se have vesed thpmselv ea
considerably over tho ariaattou af tie
restriction # aftnanenta hefora this
IN" fact ia that the geographical toel-
ton aud the general circumstances If
uia country are entirely different fruiu
th"sa of Euroneau onuntiiea and
Alnori"a, and 30 uet permit tba people
{" ignore their defeures ayau fut a day
Thia las led tbem - raY more serious
consideration O. tho ways AID rnaa ns
of carrying ont reduction OF reatrio-
tion uf arnamauta
Bvcu today tho .Iapanese are sroan-
ing under the excessive burden of arm.
aueuta expenditure. II thia country
takca Htcpa a. expand its navy To keap
race with naval construction In Great
Isrjtain and America IT may bo reduced
d. state uf bankruptcy OF course.
fe quoation of ariuamcnts should not
80 settled by tho consideration of finar-
lsl affairs alone. the caHo is not un-
Imaginable IN which armnmauta must
enlarged nj tho risk of bankruptcy.
aut IA ordinary canea healthy develop
ncnt OF state deponda on a nouud f.
nauclai development. Moreover. II
would be outrageous 70 think OF OK
tending territory by augmented arrna-
ments In order 10 find an outlet for the
surplus population Nothing would
prejudioe the country and mako Il Rp-
pear dangerous IN the eyes of the world.
but however necessary naval restrie.
tion may be. Japan should not lightly
agree To any proposal fer the restric-
tiou of armameuts when IL is conrid :
cred that hor circumstances are entirely
different from those OF other nations.
The great question is how far restrie-
ton should go, aud II does not appear
that any ono has yet expressed "a def
mite opinion on this poiut.-Nichi Nichi
of Toklo Jnpan.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS.

The National Legislature Committee
Of The American Legion has begun an
nctive campaign in Washington to force
the new administration to protect all
eN-service men and women now in the
government employ under the civil ser
vice act. and also to aid in increasing
the number Of veterans IN the Govern
ments pay.
According 10 computations recently
made, only about 10000 out of 42O .OO0
men in the civil service today are vet
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
MEETINGS TONIGHT

Curcua ker= Union.
llaCkamiths Union.
Rrandywine Fire Co
Smyth Post. g. a. X
Division No l. a .. +
Waneta Council u. of Il
Calanthe Lodge. n. of T.
Humanity Circle. i, ~ ~
Corinthlan Lodge 81 II
Crusaders Castle X g. II
Eureka CcnClave. 8 W NJ
Germania Temple J. q. +
Fame Castle a. % X NJ e
TnttcrunakerE .Assuoiation
Corirthiau Lodse A r s 4 VI.
y. J. S Zion Lutheran Church
Gcrrnau Beneficial Society. No 7.
Peerless Conclavc. y or s. w NJ
Mutual EnCainpmcut. J. q, Q. +
Hraudywine Com. a & ! %. NJ X
" q A 81 r Il. Il Employees Inc
East End German Democratic Club.
Sheet Metal Workers Local. No 902.
Harmony Council No !. L +. Of A.
Wilmington Camp. No. 13. T. .. $. Of A
GuitirE star Temple, No. s. Q. OF =
VII Branch No. IS. Grand FrRternity
Car and ship Painters Protective Asso
snowflake Lodge No. SIS. /. A. r b a
Camp Farrell No. L. Spanish War Vets
Camp 7126 Royal Ncighbors of America
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-08
ASHAMED or MS CoIoRs.

The following communication has bcen
received by Every Fveuina
This expoetuation ia not signed,
because the writer considers Every
Evening a particularly poor sport.
and recent events teach one % he
oharv of coundinE in those whose
sporting standards nre below par,
The sriter IS not alone is hia com
plant that. after q particularly
pole cat" manner ~ campaign
against tho Republican candidate
the Every Evening seom7 Incapable
~ accertirs IN patriotic suirH the
defeat of its party Finding moth
inE IN tho private or ru''!iC ltfe ~
our new President which Is open
to attack. the Every Evening husily
picks on" hts lack ~ supcr-1neu-
tality. Surely the Every Evening
should be The last to cast a stone
for this
To our humble intelligence. Mr.
HardinE's inaugural speech seemed
quite rs exrlici; as any ~ his i'm
mediate predecessors beautifully
phraeed out-pouriugs. and quite as
comforting,
However. apart from an That Ne
wish Every Evening would now
can" that sort Of stuff, ana assume
patriotic attitude. Bvcry real man
should line up behind the Govern
nent in these trying tirnes. and QUIT
useless knocking II man cannot
be constructive. he can al least be
quiet Lay off. and give The man
a show!
Yours for fair play
a ful-blood American.
We publish the above letter exactly
as il was penued Il IS seldom that
this paper pays attention 10 anonymous
but on this occasion We
desire 70 drive home to "Full-blood
American" Cwhy not -hlood"ed"9> a
few homely truths which have escaped
permanent Iodgment in his Uranium.
and a few others Of his nix
First. Iot us say that an anonymous
like the above. which
was carefully printed ana not written.
80 as TO avoid detection is the sign Of
a gentleman who is ashamed to
show his colors in fair contest
This paper maintains a column for com
which is open to all, pro
viding that the names Of contributors
are signed as guarantees Of good faith
we will say that 'FuH-blood American"
is an exceedingly poor sport in that he
is ashamed Of his own name to begin
with. and fears some punishment which
others have not thought Of
Our correspondent would deny to this
paper the same right which he wishes
most the right Of expressing his own
opinions whenever he sees at. He says
that we have picked on the Presidents $
Tack Of super mentality" According to
Mr.. Hardings own friends, he is only
an average man. and in the editorial
TO which our fun and hot blooded writer
evidently takes exception. we pointed
out specifically that NIr Harding should
be judged in the light Of his own acts,
and not BY comparison with those Of his
predecessor. What could be fairer?
Would our brave writer have US make
odious comparisons
Then we are called upon to assume a
patriotic attitude" Is our CORRESPONDENT
one who would condemn Mr. Wilson for
having led us into war is his patriot
ism the kind that would have had Us