Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
ALL THE FAIR PULLBACKS
OUGHT TO RESIGN MONDAY
The Secret Knockers, Doubling Thorn.
aces, Faint. Hearts and Squelchers
Should BE Shown the Door by
Directors Who Believe In


the directors Of the Sesnu. Centennial
Exhibition Association next Monday should
he to make II clear to those directors who
have been throwing cold water on the
project that they should resign forthwith
and make way for others.
There are forty directors. It has been
said that twelve Of them are Indifferent or
hostile to the whole enterprise. II this be
true. these men have no business on the
Noard of Directors.
They may be intending to remain on the
hoard in order to block all plans but If they
do not voluntarily resign their designations
can be requested by the members who believe
not only that there should be fair. but
who are confident that there are men In
Philadelphia with the vision and the initia-
tive to organize It and to carry out all the
plans for the most brilliant and significant
fair ever held.
The concerted nmbushlng attack on the
fair project, which began several weeks ago,
stll is in progress. The snipers are both
inside and outside of the fair association.
Samuel II. EauClain. president Of the Bald.
win Locomotive Works has been saying
that the people Of the city were not inter-
cstcd. and that If the manufacturers wanted
to sell their goods they could attract the
attention of the world to them more cheaply
by moving pictures and rndiograms than by
n fair. as though the primary purpose of the
fair were commercial. Mr.. Nnuclain has no
official connection with the project.
John IT. Mason one of the directors has
been talking about the lack of interest, as
though IL were not his business. in common
with his associates, to create enthusiasm by
constructive plnns which would appeal to
the Imagination of every open minded and
progressive citizen of the community.
Why. there even is one director who has
been saying that the immcnsity Of the en-
terprisc is staggering. lie did not realize
at first that it would be necessary to provide
nurseries on the fair grounds to take cnre
of the lost babies. n thousand Of them n day
lie intimatcs that 1t is beyond the ability
OF the ncutest engineering intellect Of this
city to plan and build nurseries enough for
these babies.
II he had said that it has thus far proved
10 be impossible for Philadelphia to provide
nurseries TO accommodate those phladcl
phians in their second childhood who hold
back every great enterprise which they do
not originate he would have mad" state
mcnt within tho bounds of reason.
II these pulbacks who have reached the
time of life when they like to snugglc down
in an easy chair and denouncc every one who
wants to do something new could be s"gre-
gated and put to sleep with Il nursing bottle
In cradle. with kind hearted attendants
in charge. things would begin TO move fustcr
in this town
When Karl BIoomngda'c. Of the Poor
Richard Club remarked that III" S"sQui-
Centennial was fast becoming a Squ"lrhcr-
Centennial he made an epigram the aptness
of which was universally recognized
The squclchcrs should be forced to the
rear There are mon enough who believe in
the fair to put ii over. They may not be
members Of the small Clique which thinks
that nothing can be done without its ap-
provul aud support. But they are III" men
who in few years will b" the leaders here.
They are making their regulations by
demonstrating that they have more vision
than Il burrowng mole and more "ourag"
than baby rabbit.
There I, no enterprise too big to duunt
them. They are convinced that what has
been done before can b" done again and
done better. They are in the Poor Richard
Club. the Rotary club aud in other business
mems associations by the hundred. and
they would leap to the opportunity 10 do
something for the far. They br,i"vr in it.
They have ideals and they has" Imagination.
And what IL of greater importance, they
have courageous initiative.
When IA" pulIbackS resign next Monday
| rs they should do, their places should be
filled with the best young blood in sight
These young men would not draw back in
! horror at the thought that Il fair would
! bring millions Of visitors to the city. If the
! streets should happen 10 be crowded with
strangers they would smile compIaccntly at
this evidence of the success Of their plans.
| II the nurseries for n thousand lost babies
day we're not big enough they would pro
| vide quarters within twenty four hours for
the surplus. with room to spare for those in
their second childhood, nctaphorically
! speaking
The smoking out Of the Objcctors in the
| inner circles has been the most important
| thing that has thus far happened in con
ncction with the enterprise. They have been
dragged partly into tie open, They cannot
longer in common dcr"ncy retain their Off .
cial connection with the fair association.
Such confidence and enthusiasm and
youthful visor as that expressed by John
Wanamaker on his eighty fourth birthday
anniversary Yesterday are what are needed
10 put the project over.