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Evening journal., 1921-12-21
WHAT RESEARCH HAS DONE.
n1nds like a hand word.

IN EsEARuH sounds like a hard word.
III One thinks OF longwhskered gentlemen in labora-
tories at the University OF Delaware at some other
place probing profound mysteries. Some persons have
said they thought "a lot Of this research stun is the
bunk"
But agricultural research is vindloated in Ohio From
1850 10 1890 the corn yield in Ohio averaged 80 bushels an
acre the researchers got busy and for the last ten
years the average has been 81 bushels.
The wheat yield has been increased by research from
1872 bushels an acre in SOS TO A. bushels for the last
decade
Anyone can pront by doing little research work on
his own hook All that is getting at facts and ap-
plying them and it isn't necessary to have either gray
hairs or long whskers do research work Gray matter
and long IDEAS the things needed, plus mechanical
equipment
Evening journal., 1921-12-21
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; Frank A. Slovenian. Jr..
thinks that 1t would be interesting
TO know more about what Lenino
was discussing before accepting the
conclusion that ne had the Russian
famine in mind when he spoke of
the mistakes made" 1t is interest
ing that Mr.. Slovenian should be
In any doubt upon this point. The
passage quoted in my letter was
from Lenine's speech before the Sec
ond Russian Assembly for Political
Education, and is aliteral translation
from the authentic text published Of
ficially by the Soviet government.
The context makes it quite clear
that Lenine was referring to the - b.
solute break down OF the economic
system. The famine-in the sense
OF crop failures-is merely inciden-
tai TO the larger disaster. which Len
inc specifically ascribes to the requi-
sitioning policy and the manner Of
carrying Il out. and which policy he
declares to shave "hindered the in
crease OF the productive forces"
Mr.. Slovenian. shifting his ground
of attack, suggests that Lenine.
having discovered mistake in the
Communist policy" can be depended
up6n not to make the same mistake
over again. The answer is, of course,
that, while Lenine admits that requi-
sitioning from the peasants by force,
was a mistake, every fact OF Russian
life proclaims that the entire politi-
cal and economic policy OF the Boil
sheviki was and Is a CHASTITY mis-
take. and there can be no radical
improvement in Russia until II is al
together abandoned. Communism
was and is a mistaken policy, and
Russia can never recover under IL.
Proletarian dictatorship was and is
mistake, and Russia can never
Evening journal., 1921-12-21
LIVING DOWN MECHANICS.
equipment

CURE you can live down the nickname that has cursed
- you since your boyhood
No matter how persstently it sticks you overcome
its handicap-hy doing big things
Baby Brown is an instance His real is John
Nichols Brown his home is at Newport, r. L. and he be-
came nationally known Baby" Brown because he was
born worth million
But now he has won coveted Harvard scholarship be-
cause excellence in his studies and he will be grad
aled with honors next June
Nothing babysh about that.
There are Delaware who living down their
school or college nlcknames right along II boy has the
right stun in him. he will not permit nickname to hurt
him.
Evening journal., 1921-12-21
With the Photographers

Welngion's army carried by sailing YES
sels landed in Portugal and maintained the Hibernian
peninsula for years.-Army and Navy Journal
There is little to encourage those Americans who still
favor the League OF Nations in the opposition that has
already developed to President Hardings plan for
sociation Of nations-Dubuque Times-Journal
out at Junction City they have supper at o'clock and
in Topeka II is dinner In headline in the Topeka Capt.
tai Is told Of being held up and robbed while cat
ing dinner and the dispatch from Junction City says IL
was while he was at supper-Lebo tKan) star.
Because II was announced that bomb was TO he ex-
ploded in the financial district yesterday II not
hundreds OF victims Of curiosity with business TO call
them there oitered In Broad street and in Wall street 10
be on hand when the occurred; and had any
them been injured by a maniac he would undoubtedly
have asked for sympathy innocent bysiander-New
York Herald.
Evening journal., 1921-12-21
EDITORIAL OPINION

with England, Japan and America,
in respect of the American naval
program. This is, we are certain.
the larger view, and the larger view
Is what the friends Of France, ma
tions and individuals, expect her to
take.
Now II France can bring herself to
the right view OF the submarine,
poison gas and the bombing air
plane, she will be in the forefront
of the fight for a better humanity
in war so long as war menaces the
world.
The submarine that has any value
as a fighting machine Of defense is
sure to o/push into offense and send
some Lusitania to the bottom Of the
sea.
The submarine should GO poison
gas should go and the bombing air
planes should go. These outlaw Gre
ations of hell have no place in civil
lied life, no place in the warfare
Of civilized life. That they can kin
more people at a given money cost
does not Justify their use. Human
slaughter should not be measured by
the-gold standard.
If men must fight at the call of
their governments, they should at
least have a chance for their lives.
The submarine doesn't give them a
chance for their lives. poison gas
doesn't give them a chance for their
lives, the bombing airplane doesn't
give them a chance for their lives.
Considered in any respect. save
that OF money cost. every argument
is in favor of the elimination of
these monstrous outlaws rather than
the battleship, which is fair
Evening journal., 1921-12-21
PENALTIES NOT srANpARpIzEp.

CRNnNAL courts, whose principal business is to pun
~ ish the guilty continue to operate without any
standards OF punishment.
They ought to make the punishment Mt the crime but
many OF them don't.
Every other institution has fixed sandards-from the
profession OF medicine TO the trade OF horseshoeng
The other day Philadelphia court sent man up
Ten years for raising - banknoe TO $40 The day
The sent up for only year two who had de-
frauded the governments Emergency Fleet Corporation
lof $4,000
Ten years for s. fraud year for $4,000 fraud
10 judges show good judgment disposins thus Of
criminal cases?
Evening journal., 1921-12-21
DEALING WITH COMMUNISTS

From the New York Tribune.
The information now coming out
concerning the genesis OF the Wall
ty-nine passersby into eternity.
raises the old question; How shall
Communists be dealt within"
Taking advantage OF the lull in
public vigilance, the sentimentalists
have resumed their parlor activities.
Why be hard, they inquire, on the
poor fellows who so love their fell
creatures that they would blow
them up7 Aren't they sincere
don't they wish to make the world a
more ideal one? BE tender OF such.
When this appeal fails and Com
munists are Jailed, another one is
heard. It is that in their cases the
sacred rights OF speech or assem-
blage have been microscopically in
fringed on. and this, It is declared,
is a terrible wrong. Wonderful So
licitude for the laws processes is
displayed by those who are against
all law. When juries exercise COM
mon sense, as juries are supposed to
do. and decline 20 be fooled by tech
nicalities, the sympathizers with
Communist defendant becomes the
strictest of legahsts.
But what is TO be done with Com
munists? They should be treated
like other enemies of the human
species. Murderers in their hearts,
with them there can be no compro-
mise. They advocate what is called
direct action"-a practice which,
when stripped of all its aliases and
DISCUSSES. Is that one man may club
.another into subjection to mis- will.
This is not merely the negation of
civilization. but implies a return to
the law of the jungle. A tigerish
spirit can be met in the only way
that has influence with a tiger.
Our constitutions grant freedom
OF opinion and belief But within
limits whose existence is taken for
granted. There is not freedom to
believe in assassination. Ire franz
ers OF our organic law did not. mean
to protect such cult as that OF the
Old Man of the Mountain, under
which secret murder was a merito-
rious act. Nor did they mean to toll
crate Communists OF the Lenine
school, who hold that It is within
their right to kill all who do not
slavishly accept their rule.
FRANCE SWINGS INTO line
From the New York Herald.
The New York Herald is deeply
gratifed that France. through Pre-
mier BRAND, has swung into line
Evening journal., 1921-12-21
GEMS or THOUGHT
much use 10 be going II you never arrive.

II isn't much use 10 be going II you never arrive.
.--:-.
II you expect little out OF life, that's what you get
.--.-.
When says he is demanding his rights he usually
means he is demanding some special privilege.
-=%.
Advice about the only thing you can give away and
stl have much left That's the are so gen
erous with IT,
:-:=;-.
There is only conndant that you can rely upon
yourself: and you can't always rely upon him II either
woman liquor gets hold OF you.
e-=.-
widow gets lots Of sympathy but did you ever notice
that If she is not too badly hampered she generally has
money and better clothes after her loss than be-
fore2
.@-.
The pretty girl who a good dancer attracts lot Of
admiration but unless she develops into wife Of aver
age looks who is good cook, she is going TO be mighty
lonesome dav
Evening journal., 1921-12-21

fighter. But The New York Herald
is not arguing for the retention OF
any more battleships than the
American program calls for. Il is
rguing for, and calling for. the elm
ination of the submarine. poison gas
and the bombing airplane because
they are inhuman. intolerable, un-
thfnkabtp
Evening journal., 1921-12-21
PROTECT THE CHILDREN.

WWTILNTNGrON health officials and parents should
wv adopt every possible precaution to protect the
children OF our community against scarlet fever
The closing Of public school no % which ha sheen
scarlet fever distributing centre, not enough Watch
should be kept all along the line against this
dreaded disease OF the features OF which lis
aftermath.
Evening journal., 1921-12-21

To Delawareans another pleasing thing about the pro-
posed Four-Power treaty: It is only about 900 words
long and every word is easy 10 understand 1t could be
memorized in half hour and its meaning can be
srasped In three minutes Of reading. It will need
Philadelphia lawyer interpret it, presidential sec
reLar9 10 translate what is said about it.
Evening journal., 1921-12-21
FASHIONS And FADs.

White soutache is effective on
black velvet. especially when white
chiffon lines the tunic and the white
girdle ends in pearls
Evening journal., 1921-12-21

FIex-Edgc Self-Scating Valves
For all motors. Automobile Equip
ment Company.-Ad
Evening journal., 1921-12-21

FRANCE SWINGS INTO LINE
From the New York Herald.
The New York Herald Is deeply
gratihed that France, through Pre-
mier BRAND. has swung into line
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09
CANADA FOR RECIPROCITY.

Canada's Parliamentary election, on
Tuesday last. resulted i'm crushing
defeat of the Meighan administration,
which stood for tariff protection.
mainly. i'm reprisal for the recent high
tariff policy of the United States. The
Liberal party. standing for low tariff
duties in general and especially for
reciprocity with the United States,
won signal victory and in all prob
ability will have easy control of the
next Parliament.
This verdict shows that the people
OF Canada, Notwithstanding the hos
tile attitude of the United States at
present, are opposed to protective
tariff taxation. and to unjust restric-
tons upon trade. Also, that they are
desirous of friendly and reciprocal
trade relations with the people OF our
country.
This result is most encourag ging. II
should have much influence with
members of our Congress. who are
about to once more take up the sub
ject of tariff revision. The dominant
I sentiment of our Congress. however
I is for special tariff taxation for IA
vored interests. How far this senti.
ment may be affected by the libera
attitude of our Canadian brothers re.
mains to be seen. But if Congress
continues obdurate, the American
people may reveal a radically differen
sentiment at the elections next year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09
"DREssING UP OLD KRIss."

Editor Every Evening: have
many times wondered whether or not
some of the "Old kriss' characters
in fact most all Of tbem--which we
see on our streets at this season inn
press others the same way they do
ne, but 1 have hesitatod to inquife
lest | might be niisund rsto0d.
No one has deeper feeling for
the old tradition than I have. no one
a greater love for children and their
dreams of the Christmas season. But
some of the "Old Kriss" characters
one sees on the street. their amatuer-
ish and oftimes sloyenly impersonation
OF the Old Sc. Nick OF our childhood
ys--impersonations which would
not for brief moment deceive an
average two-year old child Of to-day
well, when | look at them | do not
know whether 10 Is pity or a righteous
Indignation which wells up within
me.
1t seems TO me they become more
and more careless and more and more
impossible year after year. Maybe I
am growing old too fast but / don't
think 50. We have censors for the
movies and other things, why not
have censors for some OF our "Old
kriss" impers0nators. Surely there is
room for Improvement.
Parent.
Wilmington, December 3, 1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09
THE SALES TAX.

Half a hundred members OF Cor
gress have just returned from a visit
TO Canada. They wont to Montreal and
ottawa TO study the workings of the
sales tax system. They met many OF
the most prominent men of the two
cities They were given every facli-
ty for close examination. Members
OF boards of trade and chambers OF
commerce talked with them. They
listened to explanations by Major Ho-
bart chief administrator Of tho sales
tax. and othSr tax experts. They plies-
toned many citizens, If they have
not learned much, 1t Is their own
fault.
And what is that they know now
or should know? For one thing. that
the Canadian sales tax "a really a near
approach to palneasness. For anoth-
9r, that II is a splendid revenue raiser
For still another, that II is simple and
easy TO collect. Canada likes it, lil,es
IL go much that Il has amplined Il
and increased the levies. Even under
the experimental period of one year
the law began to operate In la20--the
sales tax produced more than the tax
/ Nt tiiitiitFs WI Vi nUfiflf&S 1In1llS,
And 1t was painlcssl
/ Tho tax now amounts 90 three per-
cent in AL. One half of it is placed on
the manufactures or producer. the
other half on the wholesaler or jobber.
/ There Is a list of exemptions, Of
courS,. Farm PRODUCES sold by Tar
mcrs are exempt. So are certain 9TH
or toodstuns, Every manufacturer
every wholesaler knows Just what hi4
tax amounts to at all times. for IT il
! collected monthly on the business
| done. According TO Major Hobart. this
Is very easy matter. The manufact-
urer bills the wholesalers and the
check-up Ia complete. There Is no fraud
or chance of fraud.
Now how does the ultimate con-
sumsr--the man or woman who maxi, $
! purchases I'm the retail stores--come
out on tho plan? lie never feels the
tax. AZ matter of fact. the ulti.
mate consumer du sn't know he 4.
paying a tax. SO reports Tax Com
missioner Breadner. who adds that tn,
tax is often absorbed before A
reaches the consumer" He insists thai
business men and citizens general,
believe the system to be ideal. Maioi
Hobart declares that he has mot We
come across a single business man OF
firm that has not said that the sale.
tax Is fair
Contrast that with what the bust
ness men of the United States say o
our own system. They denounce Il a.
complex, disastrous To- business. dis
criminatory in the extreme, unfair
atrocious.
All of this it is, and very muc!
more. IL is a miserable makeshift sat
istactory to no man capable of un
derstanding the situation who is no
4. blinded by pr ejudice or who. playin;
the demagogue, deliberately reject
the truth.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09
THE FIGHT AGAINST IORENZ.

II Is not surprising that DIR. Lorcnz.
the noted Vienna specialist of blood
less surgery" fame, should feel dis
gusted, even Inundated, at the savage
hostility to his humane errand to our
country so conspicuously displayed
by many surgeons here, especially in
New York City. A charge of non
professional conduct was made against
him. but it fell after an investigation,
Notwithstanding which the local in
f'uences abated not whit in their
opposition.
1t is difficult TO understand this
ebulition of professional jealousy.
which seems anything but commend
able and does not appear to have the
slightest Justification. One philadel-
phia surgeon. while joining In the de-
nunciation of the Vienna specialist,
repudiated the tactics OF his New
York City brethren by declaring that
he was opposed to allowing DIR. Iorenz
TO practice in this country solely be-
cause he is n citizen of Austria, n
country recently engaged in war with
our country. This attitude. although
one of partisan rancor. is easily un-
derstood. although there will be few
to indorse it.
II is only possible, therefore. to at
tribute the savage hostility of the
New York City doctors TO professional
jealousy. and this would be a very
small motive for men of such high
standing. II is pleasing to learn that
DR.. Lorenz. although in his first hu-
initiation he resolved to return home
Immediately, has decided to stay her,
according to his original intention
And there is no doubt the best senti.
ment of our people will sustain him IL
his decision and praise the good worl
he viii do.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09
VOTING THEIR CONVICTIONS.

No matter how they may differ I'm
their conclusions. their constituents
no doubt will unite in extending to
Senators Ball and du pont credit for
respecting their own conscientious
convictions i'm voting to include the
privilege of medicinal use OF beer and
wines In the amended Nolstead law.
for which they were sharply criticised
10y the Methodist Episcopal Preach
ers' Association OF this city. Their
public replies to the letters of critl-
cism sent TO them make this clearly
apparent.
Senator Ball told his critics that as
the result Of an experience Of thirty
five years in the active practice of
the medical profession he was CON
WINGED of tho great value of alcohol
as a medicine, and that he believed
reputable physicians should not be un-
duly hampered 10y legal restrictions
in the efforts they deemed advisable
or necessary in the work of relieving
human suffering or saving human life.
Voting as 1 did. ] voted conseien-
tiously." he said.
Senator du Pont, in his reply frank
~ declared: "If a doctor believes
whisky or beer is the right stuff as a
medicine. l believe he should he able
to prescribe IT,"
There is no hypocrisy about these
replies. They are fair and above
board. and leave no Misunderstanding
as to the motives of the two Senators
in voting as they did. regardless of
what the political consequences might
4 be. And that is more than can be said
for the utterances and votes OF many
other Senators and many Representa-
tives when they passed judgment upon
the Eighteenth Amendment and vari-
Gus prohibition measures.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09
RAILROAD CRAFTS DECISION.

1t IL putting the emphasis In the
wrong place to speak OF the Railroad
Labor Boards revision Of the working
rules In the shop crafts as n decision
In favor of the open shop. The $780,
100000 which somc people expect To-
save. under the new arrangement will
not he saved by substituting the open
shop for collective bargaining. The
essence of the Labor Boards action
consists In rendering more flexible a
system of minute and rigid prescrip-
tions by which shop and repair work
on the railroads was so split up as 60
constitute a sad nuisance and n heavy
and uniustiiled expense. In the matter
of the open shop the Railroad Board
does not go beyond providing for the
representation of minorities i'm accord
ance with the terms of the Transpor-
tation Act.
The fact that the boards findings
are unanimous and without protest
from the labor members s gratifying
but not surprising. The unions are on
record as recognizing the need Of a
revision of the rules. The long coh-
troversy between the carriers and
their employees which began last win
ter and eliminated In the strike OF
last October that failed 60 come off
started precisely on this issue OF the
national working agreements. Mr.
Atterbury's demand for the immediate
abrogation of the agreements was
countered by n union offer TO discuss
n modification of the working rules
| provided negotiations were conducted
on nationwide basis. II was the
carriers. contention that this could
not he done because conditions diff
tored from place TO place.
From this angle the Labor Boards
decision Is a reasonable compromise
II gives the carriers the relief which
they have asked for and 10 which they
are entitled. But II formulates the new
rules on the nation wide basis upor
which the unions have laid so much
stress. Thus we have one more NOV,
I'm the Inevitable readjustment from
wartime to peace-time railroadlni
carried out I'm the only sane and civil
lied way-through study negotiation
and onciliation-Chicago Tribune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-09
MANY OTHERS LIKE HIM.

our correspondent, Parent" in his
communication headed Dressing Up
Old Kriss," printed elsewhere In this
issue. touches upon subject that has
no doubt found consideration In the
minds OF n large number of our people.
who hcsitated to give expression to
their thoughts. There are many
whose feelings are perturbed. to say
the least, at this public "old Kriss'
feature of the annual Christmas cam
paighs for money to make the great
day of days mean more TO the poor
and unfortunate OF our community
than IL would without these kindly
and benevolent efforts.
But is there any necessity for such
extreme spectacular resorts3 The an
swer will be, there is not, and no mat
ter how commendable the purpose of
TINS form oi appeal IL iS objectionable,
even repulsive, to many persons. And
those who are the most ready TO give
freely to all funds designed TO make
Christmas pleasure To the suffering
poor are included in this number.
The hearts of our good people are
always touched by appeals for Christ
mas charity. They need no gauchy
reproductions of the patron saint OF
the great day to stir them to action
Let us hope, therefore. that the red
coated, white cotton whiskered pro.
totypes of the Jolly old saint" which
fail completely TO convey the yisua
impression that childhood ever has OF
its great good friend. will make theii
final appearance this year.