Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-29
FRIDAY, APRIL 20. 1921.
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Tho annual report of the Librarian
Of the Wilmington Institute Free Ii
brar, points ont that there has been
great increase in tn demand for books
on sociological subjects. such as en-
ploym,tt at women. educational sub
t.,t4 housing. ,hud welfare. transpor-
t,rau public ownership of utilities
l..fia,. s., This demand was 80
i, laftrr the past three months that
f, a... ad. v.r, lrokcn wc are
u#a
fEe chs.uus information. When
I'D, s, au.. interested IN such
1en that p.apl. arc
a,a own rtrrIeus and
hem Is 10, t,u3. rl, "r
.r,. ud s.. uid John
tbaf $50 could
. Ill .urrt,1 that
tham n achieving q
IS re tHsetn was risht
u u. provided that you
nerted ei~u' 'hines
vf
n,. Fl woman Who accepts ifo
j ae ob. n., questions the why
81 r 0hl.te, htne7 rhat come
1t r4. merely ats the drudge. is
arH. + b,vsI 81 h,td wood ana bearer
v .u v1tri lIo contributes moth
nl Il n.e world-uot even 4 thought
tus la.smr .r,,,s ra creator hole than
ths, Winch the nrgcr rmparts to the
water pool.
But your man who. when night time
comes, starts @ snswe, feW Of the
riddles ~ th, universe. who wants to
hnev vht he IS lNiug ia ,ramped and
unssuItary quarters why his children
ur not heiue better trained At school.
vh, the III, is continually clamoring
t,r more money for charitable pur-
poses W., Women are not treated fairly
b, som, employers there you have
ln, th mixer iu embryo when you mul-
upN hm Is thousands, and when he
auds "a, r4rht answers to his problems
Then The ,uurc community progresses.
Ssh community IS rrcatcr than its civic
ssult ami tile proper sr1ii can only
i, ,neendcrcd ny people who think
vho think for themselves and Of their
surroundings
Books do moi contain the answers to
a. problems An.a, the best thing that
a spg,e.os..a. work can do say. is to
s.rd ,he mind saIloping down a given
th0acht lan, - start man thinking
- facts and not theories The book
mas say that certain condition in life
= T.. result, Of certain acts. When
~ reader ponders over that state
m.ft b. may find that j, does not apply
10 WImluFtau AZ al. Yet that condi-
uon EXISTS here There another man
starts thnknr and begins to travel
d, road = hetrer cIuzenshlp
IS fre, ina, . few people think for
the masses and lead them But our
..pal state and national govern
mcffs would be far more efficient il
l".ar.e would think FOR themselves. and
NOT pandb follow the pleasant-faced
man who pass,- ths cigars at cleo
uou ums
4 you would Judc, whether a com
manu, can th.uk Tor itself. watch the
approaching municipal election. and
observe how the pee -puI" cast their bal
lots Eemenber that a short while ago
more than 81 civic. religious. fraternal.
patriotic business, professional and
labor organizations. whose members
composed tho majority Of citizens Of
Wilmington indorsed the movement for
a new city charter.
That charter was knitted at the last
Tnoment by = group Of Republican poll
ticians behind the scenes. who desired
10 continue enriching their purses. Now
those same politicians are planning to
place certain gentleman. Of excel
lent reputation, at the head OF the Re
publican ticket. He is to make the fight
for mayor-to be the mask behind
which they hide.
Normally. Wilmington is a Republi-
can city. But II the Republicans who
are not IN politics ever had occasion to
scratch their ballots it is now. For
the FIRST time in many years Wilmington
is going TO ascertain whether it thinks
Tor itself. or whether a few bland bosses
viii be able % control the situation as
hitherto
II the average good citizen who in
dorsed the charter fight thinks for him
sell he Will scratch the Republican