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EVENTUALLY. WHY NOT NowI

Who said President Harding at
Atlanta, Thursday. would have
America less figure In the world than
II has been In these years OF crisis
and Disaster" partisanship. or pes-
simism might reply that America
could not well have been less figure
IN the last three years of>crisis than
1t has been. That rejoiner. however,
We cannot conscientiously make be-
cause IL IL not true. America might
have been much larger figure In
the affairs of the world than II has
been. and the world would only hnve
proilted by IL. But whatever may be
the formalities of the situation. II ls
fact that America has not been rele-
gated to that isolation for which a
few bitter irreconcilables have clam
ored.
We are not In the League of Ma
tions. We have not subscribed di-
rectly to the Treaty of Versailles. We
cooperate only internationally and un-
officially whenever the liquidation OF
the war brings crisis in Europe. The
figure we cut is odd, anomalous, un-
dignified. But until we can wipe out
the history of the years 1917 and 1918,
America viii be n factor In the world.
We are not in the League of Nations.
but the League takes cogifizance of us
and we are beginning to take cog
nizance OF the League. We have not
signed the treaty of Versailles, but we
have embodied many OF its clauses I'm
our own treaty with Germany. We
are not supposed 20 be interested In
political disputes I'm Europe. but the
thought of America enters into the
settlement of those disputes We have
not yet brought ourselves to take part
In the economic reconstruction OF
Europe, but we are acutely aware how
much our own interests are affected by
the chaos In Europe, We have not
sent in the requested II. s. v p, but
we are very much OF the party.
/ Whether we behave so out OF shy
ness, or fear. or discomfort. II Is plain
that we are outgrowing that state OF
gaucherie which keeps the.rest of the
world perplexed and irritated. II is
only a question OF time until we as.
sumo openly and manfully the role I'm
the international life which we could
not avoid IL we would. New York
Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
JUST FOLKS
THE ADVENTURES
BY Edgar A. Guest.

Columbus never would have sailed
Westward. wondering if he failed,
Had he feared mems bitter jeers
Ringing loudly in his ears;
Had he dreaded what men say
When a fond hope goes astray,
And of mocking been afraid,
Safe at home he would have stayed.
Few among the wisest men
Stood to help Columbus then;
Mdny there who waved goodbye
Thought he journeyed out to die,
And Columbus didn't know
To what land his ship would go,
But he bravely set his sail,
Caring not that he might fail.
1t might beithat he must come
Homeward, sick at heart and glum,
With mems scornful jests and jeers
Ringing. burning in his ears,
But he'd brave the hurt and grief
And the hate for his belief;
Even though ne went TO die,
He was not afraid TO Try.
If some worthy dream YOU hold,
BE adventurous and bold.
Brave the bitter scorns and 1eers
That shall howl about your ears,
But press forward, calm of soul.
Till at last you reach your goal
For your dream must soon grow stal
If you are afraid TO fail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
nnNnns ION hllAMlnl NAN.

Nihnush oug Commonwealth 10 cne
~ lhf snRiluf Hlhifs m the vuion.
SEA Unr ~ thp ai members ~ ihe "A.
tlsait tt'Nmiilpe of ths American
aslfatlleh "a ne Conference on Ilml.
is'lph - Armament is native Della
wafsau-formeg United states scna
iui Willard Haulshura. The whit,
ilouse announced his aprointmcn,
yesterday a. lho same time stating
that among his se cnnfrercs would ~
usnefsi refshinr Secretary of com.
metre Hoover. Admiral W. l.. Rod.
ssfs. uuheF Secretary Fletcher of the
State Department. and Governor John
n PARKER ef Louisiana
white ihls appointment comes a. an
heuer 20 Delaware. II ls likewise rec.
rsniliun of she ahiaty of a natlv,
So This advisory committee uii IN
no eenss BE- a efoup of nsurchcad.
appointed mefely 90 Elvc additional
'hohef 70 wsll.known public servants
Ca ihe contrary, me committee mem.
bets wih advise and confer with
Msssft. hoot ilushss. i.odec and tn.
asfvu'd Ca many vital matters which
ell elane hefnIs ths Conference.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

are skilled mon with heads ON their
shoulders, are much inclined these
days to turn Red. OF course. IL labor
should turn Red. II could do a great
deal of damage TO us all. IL could do
stroy property and life. II could moi
make America a desert as the Reds
have made Russia. but II could crush
our business revival for a time ana
cause widespread suffering. But. OF
course, the wage earner would be tha
first TO suffer from Red Destruction
and we have no idea American ra,i-
road men have any wish 20 follow tbo
example and suffer the fate OF Russia, !,
railroad men or the people of Russia
generally under the Red rule OF Lenln.
II this strike is begun II win be =
misfortune to general business. but
even more "a misfortune TO the pro,,
railroad unions. The harm n doas
VIII be the greatest TO the brotbo,.
moods, because public opinion can.
not accept the reasons which bro,hn,..
mood leaders advance for submit,ip.
The nation TO the loss of a tranenor,
tatlon tieup at a time when we ara an
burdened by heavy taxes. high oosts
and a barely revivlng business
II the brotherhoods wish IN nla,, .,,t,
the hands of those mistaken emnloyar,
VINO are anxious to smash labor !"
they cannot do 1t better than hv
smashing business revival nv o.
aNoidaple strike.--chicago rribuna
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TURNING RED.

The head of the Brotherhood OF Lo-
comotive Engineers declares that the
brotherhoods ARE fighting for their
very existence" and that If they are
destroyed radical labor organiza-
tions are sure TO spring up TO take
their places within a few years or
perhaps months"
What this warning comes to. il
seems 10 us, is that unless the BROTH
erhoods always have their way their
membership will turn Red. The
brotherhood leaders have told the gov
ernment labor board that unless a
satisfactory settlement is granted a
strike is inevitable. What settlement
would be satisfactory we do not know
The labor board has taken away the
excuse that a new wage cut i'm.
pends. The leaders have therefore
fallen back upon their technical posi-
ton, which is based on the wage cut OF
last July. That cut leaves railroad
employees in possession of high wages
while every other class of citizens Il
making sacrifices for the sake of get.
ting back to normal conditions.
III the locomotive engines or other
railroad employees are ready to turn
Red unless they can always have their
way, they are Red now. and the sooner
we know that the better.
But we doubt IL railroad men. who
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girls to wear their wives pcarls--un-

girls to wear their wives pcarls--un-
known to the wives.
However that may be. we are In
clined to give just a slight bit of cre-
dence to M. Roumassi's fantastic tale
Not that this paper desires to 20 on
record as believing such tomfoolIsh-
ness. but because II offers possible
solution TO some of the problems OF
our body politics President Harding
has been accused of neglecting to
carry out his campaign promises.
Can 1t be possible that someone
slipped a pearl necklace in his pocket
and that the mysterious fluid flowed
forth, and caused Mr.. Harding to suf-
fer from pure common forgetfulness?
A man of honor always keeps his
promises. Mr.. Harding is believed
to be such. :. 1T must be a rope
of pearls which has caused him to
forget. while business groans under
almost impossible burdens.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

The "never-ending audacity OF elect
ed persons" must surely have reached
It's climax in the recent suit brought
by the city OF Chicago against the
Chicago Tribune. The legal advisers
OF the City Council contended that the
Tribune and the Chicago Daily News
by printing adverse criticisms of the
municipal administration had ''libeled"
the city and thereby lowered its credit
In the money market.
TO cover the alleged financial loss
damages were asked in the sum OF
$4,000. 600, This is merely an unusual
" insoivent way OF saying that mu-
nicipal administration. by whatever
means il may have been returned TO
power and however inimical TO pub
lie interests it's corporate acts may
be. is immune from unfavosable criti-
cism. In the same category Of thought
belong those administrators who,
when an outside survey of any de-
partment or phase OF the government
of which they are the servants make
a critical report, try as long as possi-
BILE to keep the report from circulation
lest its publication should give their
city or state "a black eye
Fortunately, there is considerable
number (not yet SO large as it should
bel Of people who are weary OF white
washing reports, shallow boosters and
weakened administrators. and who
want TO know the truth. the whole
truth and nothing but the truth about
the administration which are in charge
OF their public business. Still more
fortunately, as in the case OF the suit
mentioned, there are elear-headed
Judges who conceive that a very inn
portant part OF the duties of their
Office is to defend popular rights and
Observation-Disclosures American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
DIVINE SARAH.

Dispatches from Paris last August
stated that Sarah Bernhardt was 'suf-
fering with a severe cold on the lungs.
and complications are feared. She
sends a message to America. saying
that my youth will pull me through
and that she fopes to say farewell to
America personally next year"
But the cold and the fearful COM
plications We're dissipated, and on the
night of October 81 she re-appeared
in her own Paris theatre in ;Ia
Glolre,' a play written for her es-
peoially by Maurice Rostand. son of
the famous author of "Cyrano de
Bergerac." Partisan critics said that
che had never appeared to better ad-
vantage since making her last two
legged farewell tour of the United
States.
/ Now comes further news OF Bern
hardt. Dispatches received yesterday
say that the French Government has
sold 60 her a rocky islet in the Bay
OF Biscay. and that she plans to build
her tomb there. The islet is not a
great distance from Belle lie, on the
Sritanny shore, which has been visit
Cd by many American tourists. The
tomb, Sarah says, will be hewn from
the native granite. This win be sur
mounted by statue Of herself. carved
by herself from Carrava marble. Atop
of it will be a light. and the figure's
arms VIII be outstretohed TO the Bis
cay fishermen who may seek the
islet's harbor in stormy weather--and
stormy weather is frequently met in
the Bay.
Sarah is now rs years old. but she
says that she viii have plenty OF time
10 finish her statue. when 1 am
dead" she explained, according 70
dispatches, my tomb shall serve as
a guide TO safety for the brave fisher-'
men love so well. You know, 1
think one should always try to be of
use. even dead. I have always rnade
ii my aim TO be Of service in life and
l think my plan for an island tomb
offers the best means OF being useful
when life is over"
What an inspiration this woman's
life is. Compared TO the lame ducks
all of us know she is a veritable dy
namo of energy. ana that despite her
years and her physical handicaps.
May she live to enjoy a dozen more
farewell tours OF the u. S. A.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
sM0KELEss CITIES soon.

A gas expert recently predicted that
in twenty years American cities will
be smokeless and sootless.
The cost OF smoke and SCOT in mod
crn cities is not fully realized. The
Mellon institute reports that from 500
TO 1000 tons OF SCOT 10 the square
nile fan in Pittsburg every year. 1t
il estimated that the smoke nuisance
costs Chicago s50.000.0O0 annually.
The damage smoke does TO house
hold furnishings. curtains. draperies,
wall paper, and paint is lamented by
many housewives. 1t is not generally
realized that SCOT and smoke do great
damage to stone structures.
The most serious damage suffered
from smoke, however, is that done to
the health and spirit Of the people
The smoke nuisance is tolerated
chiefly because its seriousness is not
realized. Smoke combustion is practic-
able and can be made compulsory.
The gas and electric age is hero. Why
wait twenty years TO make cities
smokeless when they should be made
so now?--M Minneapolis Tribune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
EXTREME MODERATION.

me theory of the World Digest ~
reform News that 'the on1t, ,,6,,d
pootlegger is a dead bootIag0e,,,' -
neo,s .ne sweet reasonabloness Of
irohipitionist zeal. In the opinion OF
TINS organ, peddlers Of liquor. instead
OF being lodged in jsil. SHOULD ba
lodged five, feet underground and
while il would be the last to advo-
cate the unwarranted use of weanon.
ny officers, a bootlegger Is worth n lot
more 10 the country dead than alive -
no doubt the only thing To no
attonished az in these sentiments Il
their moderation. Why limit the
remedy TO the purveyors OF LIQUOR ,
why not lynch all the bootieggers'
customers as accomplices in crime
and ON the equally logical theory
that the only good opponents of the
Eighteenth Amendment are it's dead
opponents2 If the "use OF weapons,,
Is not unwarranted In the one case II
should not be unwarranted in tho
ether. Then we should have a 100
per cent pure Prohibition population.
the country would be unanimous in
support of volsteadism and there
would be no further need OF the ex-
pense and trouble Of enforcement
only the automatic elimination of paid
propaganda occurs at the moment as
Il serious defect OF the plan.
IL is something, however. TO have
the lynchlng Of bootleggers proposed
as q policy of Prohibition enforce
ment. II is the first step that counts
and programme for the complete
determination OF all anti-Prohibi-
ticnists may be evolved in time.-Nev
York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
MEN CLING TO NIGHTsHIRTs.

Men are partial TO nightshirts.
p. II. Layland. Chicago haber-
dasher says so.
Yes, sir" said Iayland, "men like
nightshirts. | don't mean just the
men who have arrived at the time of
life when they give up their fruitless
efforts to conceal an ever growing
bald spot and settle down to carpet
slipper existence. No. sir. Lots of
iazzy old boys. and young boys, too,
secretly slide into the roomy comforts
OF a good old-fashioned nightshirt
after a strenuous evening in pinch
hack suit College cuts in the parlor,
but homespun in the bedroom.
'pajamas are prominent in. maga-
zine advertisements, musical comedies
and college rallies, but In real life
nightshirts more often are found In a
mans travelling bag or the lower bu-
reau drawer. San Francisco Chron-
icie.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
FhAHIs AND PLEDGES.

suanre tales come from Paris tbese
e'Fs' The New York Times pub.
Hshod copyrighted dispatch y.ster-
uAS m which was told jewelers. ex-
plantation the strange epidemic Of pearl
losses IN that city. Says the die
patch. in part:
NJ koumsssi who is acknowledged
oh tho pearl market ar one Of the hes,
authorities, declares that there passes
from the pearl to It's bearer a eu,d
winch causes temporary forgetful-
ness Pearls. he says. in some way or
o'hef set lost more frequently than
any other Jewels. and always In the
same apparently reasonless way--by
iofgeifuIness Of the bearer. Even man
VINO are accustomed 10 carrying 5ew-
e'fy constantly are subject 10 this
H'Ss We are further told that NJ,
koumassi had stopped his losses bv
providing a lead-lined casket in which
70 carry his jewels. This prevented
the strange fluid from flowing.
All pearl lovers know that pearls
are supposed TO get sick" sometimes
S"'iie folks even believe that hand
some strings of pearls should be
paced occasionally around the beau
uiuh swan-like necks of healthy
young debutantes. 80 that the gems
may Keep IN good health" 1t seem.
'hat they stay in better condition
"h'n around the throat Of a young
woman than among the wrinkles of
some dowdy dowager. Some men have
even been known to choose chorus
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Cigarmakers Union.
Hope Lodge. /. o. o. +:
Franklin Circle, B. of ID.
Sheridan Post, G.. A. r.
Camp No. 2, p. o. S. A.
Welcome Lodge o. S. Il.
Delaware Lodge, d. o. II.
Wilmington Council, c. r.
Diamond Camp, w. of w.
Delaware Council. C. B. L.
National Protective Legion.
Oriental Lodge. A. F. & A. NJ.
Usage Tribe, Imp'd. O. r. NJ
Columbia Lodge, A. o. U. w.
Loyal Council, No. 1, d. of l..
Lafayette Lodge, No. 2. NJ. Of P.
Mattahoon Tribe, Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
German Beneficial Society, No. 3.
Welcome Council. Jr. O., U. A. NJ.
Harmony Council, No. l. L. f. A.
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, l. G. f.
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Asso.
Local 626. Carpenters and Joiners.
Mckinley Conclave, II. or S. w. NJ.
Mckinley Con. and l.. o. II. NJ. A.
Washington Camp, No. 4, P. o. S. A
Evening Star Lodge, No. 2, o. S. of E
Naomi Lodge. r. D.. No. 1, /. o. o. T
Wilmington Division, L r. X. st. ]. NJ
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ine seances" In that 40 many sick
people crowd together that billions OF
germs ot various kinds are looscned
and hesthed by all present. From a
cold-hlooded point of view there is
real danger In attending such a
Heance. When the tight
listed folk OF Lewiston decide to re-
ocivc patients free of charge II win be
time to believe I'm their miracle work
ina lass. Surely they would not
charge for giving divine nd,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
RIPPLING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
PAINTING TIME

Out in the woods the leaves
are dropping. theren soon be
snow and sleet and slush. and
we would do our early shopping,
and thus avoid the Christmas
rush. When / was young / had
my reasons for thinking time
a laggard knave, and YEARLY
l viewed the seasons. that crept
like moWners TO a grave. For
when We're young the worlds
before us, tomorrow is the day
of fate, and languid hours but
peeve and bore us, it is a pun
ishment TO wait. But when we're
old the worlds behind us. we
are but relics of the past, and
all the fieeting hours remind us
that any one may be our last.
And now the hours seem in a
hurry, like racing figures on the
screen, and swift the seasons
scoot and scurry, as though
propelled by gasoline. The au-
tumn rain today is stopping. the
wind is bleak, the sky like lead,
reminding me of Christmas
shopping. which should be done
two months ahead. But yester-
day you heard me scolding be-
cause the summer heat was
great, and now I'm ranting, on
beholding threat OF winter at
the gate. There is no halt in
my endeavor 70 use the mo-
ments as they fly, for painting
Time tolls on forever, and takes
the steepest hills on high.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
utnNs Am HrAIrRs.

Nhsfluiis isfiven thres.yeAr.oia
las ll'lhp % Lewiston. Maine IL pro.
nenntsi q divine healer hy some Of
shp vnflhs hmshefs - that ihrl,,ns
tlllsss Charlotte plsess her little
hsnas upon sufferers pate. SAYS a
rfafea and instantaneous rseoycry
= said le hs the result iisl fams is
spnaaluf 81 iusi ,hal d ls whispered
'hs ploh,sais uie sharpening thsir
hn'fsH ara pfspaf.un % reap ~,
harvest tlom lhs sIlh uh6 are
.nafhgflhn % hevlslen.
fal be- h iiom E,sn rvenlnr 10
seeH 81 mliaulss They were per.
i"med lh ualilte, nui II - aenelal,
ts'iss'a ihsi their srs has paaasd. ~
Npt thls napoi vill siadly bow boiors
snf Hislnf hsalsi Who oan really rd
ihs velld i lls MISERY uul unln nii
aaahllns 1huinaaos hats boon saiis.
hsa. e. shsn opnunuo 10 put ouf
husi lh ilssh aie sunlight ample
ivpsl aui'ielshi pissioai lal,or. aaiiy
fstisa'iun. ana elshi hours nsep a.,
HlFhi Honest phsslplnnn wll tol YOU
thei There Hfs few specifics for
'l@saAs-..hus pfaoilcs has shown shas
ih''Hs spsolilDs haslsn and ald. n mo-,
ssiueli, bslnr abou, recovery nom
sllmems
HOW lhss au N,v Eneland il ssi.
ssns excited over nuhs Charlotte ~,
presume that no,ne dear old folh win
sshs 'hsll lesl dollars ana make
r'ls'lmenss there Ia ihe vain hope Of
sslns healed such trips should no,
b. i'stnslissdl n shs lnss possos~es
sns pewef aha cen transmit Il 70
sufferers elsewhere Tho laylns on
~ haids should not be necessary. n
sissleas messages can b, sen, through
ths aif. why not messages Of heal.
sneY u any old folhs around sou are
pl@'hlhs e. wo a. Lewiston. d.ssuade
shssn. One bad feature " these heal.
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rmE NATIONS DISGRACE.

Director Forbes OF the Veterans
bureau laid bare the sins OF the pres
ent system OF Federal vocational
training for ex-scrvice men In n re-
port made 10 President Harding oc-
toher =. In that document Colonel
Forbes declared that there was too
much theory and too little practical
work. and that disabled men were not
setting n square deal from the Gov
crnment for which they fought. "It
IL nothvg short of crime and slavery"
his report declared. TO put men into
some OF the places they have been put.
am opposed 10 the sweat shop sys-
tenn ana do not propose to let more
Ut the former service men be ex-
plotted hy mushroom houses that have
sprung up merely 60 exploit the sol
dler and set the Governments money!
Colonel Forbes main contention
was that the few men who had been
taken in charge by the Government
HAD not 'hccn adequately treated.
That was severe, indictment enough.
rut tho report OF the special Senate
committee which Is investigating the
Governments activities in behalf OF
an men disabled In the World War.
puhllahed yesterday. charges greater
crimes against the Republic. This re-
port made public some nasty facts.
We are toid that aSSooo men have ap-
piled fcr rehabilitation treatment and
That of these men. only $3.50 have
been roally rehabilitated and that
three years after the end Of the war.
Likewise Colonel Forbes complaint
resarding treatment of those b.osO
men IN contract hospitals was upheld
In an RESPECTS.
Tho direct blame Tor this dis
sracoful condition lies az the doors OF
the Republican party. Indirectly
much consurc Is due the entire Ameri-
can Nation. Republican politicians
arc euil,y Tor that party went into
power, IN both House and Senate On
March, isis. Members OF those two
sections OF the legislative branch Of
our government could have super
Niscd the treatment Of our mon II they
had so desired. Bit II seems that
some were too busy otherwise so care
Tor mere fighters who had been dis
an'ed' And OF course IL Ia remembered
that after the Republican. party can
tnred the entire nation Il went on
ono srand and glorious honeymoon
that has not yet ended. II is lust be-
einning to awaken to n few ugly facts
The public as a whole shares the
hlame Indirectly. for the public has
permitted the Administration to ioy-
ride indefinitely. Although there had
been a srowins suspicion that certain
eA-sersioe men were not getting their
lust dues. most folks We're 80 busy pil,ns
ap the profits after the Armistioe
s'snins that they had no time to think
of the men who had been broken in
body while making those profits nos
sible. When the historians Of the
future write Of this period they win
nave cause 70 make biting comments
about the nation which was so in
ainerent that IL wouldn't even give
proper medical care 10 It's wounded
men. Only $3.50 men rehabF,.
'ated out Of $4,000 who had sourh,
Government aid. Think IL over