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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27

Press reports from Washington
state that senator T. Coleman du
i'ont. tho Junior United States sona-
,or from Delaware. will soon, 81 Is
@ld. fice from the wintry blasts o;
Washington ana scek the gentle
breor~ IN the land OF F1o~ors--for II
10 understood no expects 60 spend
tho remaining portion % the winter
o. f1orida.
Tho Senator viii leave an efficient
.orps az workers Ia his Office here
who viii look after the increasing VOL
une ~ business. while the Senator Is
reported IN sood health. 81 is tho view
~ those interested in him that his
contemplated trip 20 Florida IL to be
taken upon the advice % his physl-
elan. who obviously has concluded
that tho Washington climate az this
.r.on Of the year Is not conducive
% the best results for a person who
10 not robust"
Every Evening sincerely regrets
shat senator ga ront e In ~ health
snd we further regret that the SOW
orolen state o. Delaware Is 10 be rep
resented ~ tho senate by only one
senator. particularly az this time
when matters of international import
anco are 10 be voted upon. THE eff
cieut cort~ of workers that he vii
leave IA rs once cannot vote in The
Senate chamber. .,.. Unfortuuatel!
iAo United States senate dellberatel
ia Washington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27

prohibition IL wiilNus. II the mass
~ Americans favor Wits enforcement
tho noat ton years should see an alb
solut.ly dry country. excepting those
spo,s where amateur brewers and dis
tillcrs VIII operate to their stomach's
harm Henry l.. Mcneken, the
RUINED ron-KniGht OF BALTIMORE,
shan whom there is no more bitter
critic Of certain American institu-
tions. nros broadsids against the
men who pa, prohibition on the stat
ute books In hts paper entitled Poll
tee" which is published with other
articles under the general title OF
"clvilizatlon IN the United States"
Dvory Evcning does not approve or
divpprovc o. MIR. Moucken's views.
yst they shed hghis--prcjudlceo,
pcrhaps--upon a condition that ex-
lS,sd IN this country "a few years ago.
W. take tho liberty Of roprintlng
those views here az a social curiosity
iof tho benefit Of any that may be
interested seldom has moro trench
ant pen boon welded BY a thirsty citi-
son ~ baltimore. Says Mencken:
"whoi lay under the sudden and
ncIoafsmstio SUCCESS Of the Prohibi-
ton asl,aiors," he writes. was sim.
ply thelr discovery Of the incurabl,
eowa.dicc and ycniality 81 tho norma
American politlcian--their shrewe
ala INDICTMENT OF logical and eyidcntia
propaganda for direct political action
tor years their cause had languished
~How and hen a state or pax o
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27

4 report IN the Morulns News OF
,ho Address on tho Arms Conference,
watch pr. william T. Hills delivered
90 tho Chamber Of Commerce last
nsht. eiatos IA part.
"rhe disarmament conference Is
failure. Mr. EN-, said nc he
iluvca. although tho hand Of
America has been a potent fac
Tor IA morally disarmins the self
lntercs,s - many Of tho foreign
nations"
pcrcona who sat directly IN front of
a.. uills did not hear him make the
abatement that "tho disarmament con-
sufcneo h failure" nor did they
hear him eay that no even believes
aneh. Furthermore. pr. Ellis thi'
nurnlns declared that no made nc
such statement.
~ Justice 90 pr Ells We think that
che real faets should be known regard
wa hIs address. knowing that th'
writer's on tho Morning News Away.
t,r,ve ior accuracy. We are cortaii
that somo "siip.up" must have occur
rel somewhere. Tho truth +. DR.. ELL
A. inclined Co "a - optimistic re-
sarainr thc Marley.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
COAL STRIKE INTOLERABLE.

Tho failure OF several strike move
ments during tho past two years APP
parently has not impressed upon the
coal miners the fact that the people do
not propose TO tolerate any industrial
disturbances which interfere with the
distribution OF vitality necessary COM
modities The miners are now talking
very freely about their plans for cut
ting off the coal supply Of the country
if their demands for the continuance
of wartime wagcs--or even higher
wages--are not granted. Secretary
Hoover has issued a statement In
which he points out the Likelihood OF
n strike at the mines and the 'depres-
sing effect of strike threats upon bust
ness, and It Is probable that the coal
Question will be taken up at meeting
/ of the Cabinet. What action viii be
decided upon ut Washington cannot
be predicted in advance OF strike
order. but there should be 9. clear UNI
Outstanding on one point-that the
Administration intends to see that the
mines are kept going regardless OF
what the miners may do.
In Kansas the radical ieaucfs 'oi the
miners announced their intention OF
letting the people Of the State freeze
Their bluff was called by the Cover
nor; there was no lack Of volunteers
when the State called for them, and
Kansas had coal. 1t is time for the
miners of the East as well as OF the
West TO learn that they cannot fight
the country and that strike Is bound
to be a failure. They should also be
made to realize the fact that the pub
lie is not in sympathy with the in
i fiated wage scales which are largel!
responsible for the exorbitant pric'
of coal. If a fight cannot be avoided
: 1t is the business OF the administra
I ton to stand by the consumers o
coal; there need be no doubt as TO th'
result.-Providence Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
a member Of tho Permanent Court OF

a member OF the Permanent Court OF
Arbitration.
Andre Wciss, member OF tho Insti-
tute OF France, Professor Of lntcrnn-
tional Law, jurisconsult to tho MIN
lstry OF Foreign Affairs. md member
OF the Permanent Court OF ,.Arbitra-
ton.
Commentators Dionisio Anxilotti.
Professor OF international Law at
Rome, and member OF the Permanent
Court Of Arbitration.
Rafael Altamira. Senator OF Spain,
Professor Of Legislation and Juris-
prudence. and ono OF tho original
craftsmen OF the courts fundamental
statute.
Ruy Barbosa, Brazilian statesman,
lawyer and Professor OF International
Law of Havana.
Max Huber. honorary Professor Of
Public Law ut the University of Zu-
rich, and jurisconsult to the Swiss
government in foreign affairs.
u. c. J. Lodcr. member OF tho Su-
preme Court OF The Netherlands. and
one of the craftsmen Of the courts
| fundamental statute.
Didrik Galtrup Gjedde Nyholm, OF
Denmark. president OF the Mixed
Court OF Cairo, Egypt, md member
of the Permanent Court OF Arbitration
Yorozu oda, Professor of Interna-
tional Law at tho University of Ky
OTTO. Japan.
John Bassctt Moore, former coun-
sellor OF the, Department of State
Washington.
The four deputy judges are:
Dumitr,u Negulescu. of Rumania
Professor OF Law at Bucharest, ant
delegate TO the League OF Nations
c. w. Wang, president OF the Chin
csc Supreme Court, and OF the Com
mittee on Codification of the Laws o
China.
Nikhaile Jovanovich, OF the Serb
Cr'oat-Slovone State.
Frederick Valdcmar Nikolai BEECH
mann, president OF the Court of Ap
, peal Of Trondhjem, Norway. an
> member OF the Permanent Court c
Arbitration.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
Y0U-AT Go.

Every Evening today received a let |
ter from q certain prominent Will
mington company that reads in part:
1--WE believe this is the time to i'm
press upon the people TO save por-
ton OF their earnings. We have all had
q great lesson in extravaganza and
thoughtless spending"
To that Every Evening adds a
hearty Amen"
This same trust company is distrib-
uting n little pamphlet that causes
man 10 stop and ponder a bit after
reading It. This pamphlet tells tho tale
of 100 average men Of %. Where win
they be at 65?
Fifty-four will be dependent on
others. 80 will be under the daisies.
Five VIII be scrapping like turtles for
bare living. Four will be well-to-do.
Only one viii be rich enough to COM
mand the fulhllment Of every wish.
Exaggerated?
Not a bit. Those figures have been
compiled by actuaries who have spent
months in personal Investigations of
sociological and economic conditions
in thsUnited States.
The tragic joke of this is that it is
as easy 10 spend as to save, after
one has acquired the habit. But some
men hate TO be known as tight as a
bark on a tree" Well, the tree with
o tight bark has protective covering
against all the storms that blow. while
the gay old tree that sheds its bark
suffers from inexorable fate.
Never a spend-thrift died withou
bemeaning the fact that he had wasteC
his youth, and his resources in riotou!
living. Yet some persons never leari
the lesson OF thrift.
The community Will take care of tn
aged and poverty stricken. But SHOULD
! not a man do more for himself thai
the community is willing to do?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
PILFERING AUTOMOBILIsTs.

BY many persons Assemblyman j.
Griswold Webb's bill aimed at pilfer-
ing automobil.sts may be regarded as
joke. But behind IL Is a very real
grievance common to farmers and res
idents Of the rural districts. IT is be-
cause the abuse has become so gem
eral that severe measures for deal
ing with it are proposed
There is a large class of people us
ing cars who seem TO consider that It
Is their privilege when riding in the
country 10 help themselves to any
thing In sight. Whatever catches
their fancy is theirs fer the taking.
Fences are no bar, and the owners
rights do not count. The farmers APP
pie trees arc raided, where handy 10
the road, and corn-fi fields and vegeta-
bic gardens plundered. In sections
around New York flower gardens are
no longer safe, and shrubbery and
trees in bloom are ruthlessly ravaged
In exposed places II is a wise grower
Of fruit or flowers who stands guard
over his property on Sundays anc
holidays. Usually nc must take his
chance the rest of the time and maxi
the best OF his losses.
No doubt some of these automobil.
lists are merely thoughtless and would
feel hurt TO be classed as criminals
Yet they practice, plain stealing FOL
their pleasure, no less than cther
who make 1t an industry. Either way
their depredations 70 the farmers anI
country-dwellers mean both constan
annoyance and heavy losses. The re
vocation of thieving automoblists' II
/ censes viii not make all offender
/ honest, but 1t should act as a restraint
and 1t would certainly be Justified
! New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
UNITY OF
NORTH AMERICA

Canada and the United States have
been trying for many years to main
tain two separate commercial areas
in North America
Natural laws Of commerce., having
Worldwide application. ordain that
there shall be only one commercial
area In North America; the continent
is naturally commercial unit
Tariff laws restricting the free flow
of North American commerce react
unfavofably upon the business sta
billy Of and cause intermittent
rerlods OF prosperity and depression
In both Canada and tho United states
You cannot maintain two separate
commercial units any more than you
can maintain separate commercial
unit for each sopara,c state.
There il no other area In the
world which can be compared to the
North American commercial unit area.
unless II be Australia.
In Australia the absolute inpossi-
hillty OF keeping up separate state
commercial units In continental area
| which nature had designed for unit
area was demonstrated a. immense
cost 10 all concerned, and creation OF
he commonwealth OF Australia
brought the country back into line with
the law OF nature ordaining single
lcommercial unit.
North america has even more
urgent reason for giving eject TO tho
natural law Of commercial unity thar
Australia.
There are greater diversity OF eli
lraatic conditions, greater diversity o
products. greater conalAuniues de
pendent for economical distribution
LOT necessaries of life upon producing
Iareas divided by the artificial tariff lin
, than ever existed In Australia or any
where else In the world.
One continental tariff. - produce
: revenue and prevent dumping, apply
. ing 10 all overseas comm rec, ant
divided between the United States an
Canada on the basis OF population. wi
! form the outer boundary OF the con
tinental commercial unit.
Within the unit, absolutely FIRE
commerce. unrestricted flow OF bust
lpess, In line with natural laws of sup
SnIy and demand and economies of dis
tribution
: Given these conditions. the com
] mercial abnormalltles and politics
, trade agitations of Canada and III
United States will largely disappea
Doth countries will gain powerf'
factor towards permanent prosperity
Vancouver Oh. CD Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

lrsavory topics. and the space should
De filed up with comments on the
Weather. tho roads. the prices OF eggs
and other harmless material.
The Commissioners OF Accounts OF
NeV York city has been put In charge
OF an investigation TO determine 70
what extent the children are being
taught that the American Revolution
was only little MISUNDERSTANDING
This Is good job for q bookkecper.
Ills report may turn out to be an In
dorscmcnt OF Henry Fords view that
history Is bunk. But II he is con-
scientlous, he may come TO the con-
clusion that there is too much war
IN history textbooks anyhow, and this
may, TO tho advantage OF the country
turn attention TO the economic and
cultural history of the United states
and create a demand Tor historians 10
whom history tx something more than
a succession OF dates in musty old
ts.-indianapoia News
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
WORLD COURT OF JUSTICE.

The worlds first Permanent Court
OF International Justice--the eleven
judges composing il having been Sc
lected by the Assembly and the Coun-
ell OF the League Of Nations--is now
operating in the Peace Palace of the
Hague. The world will hear more
OF this Court, and the great work as
signed 10 st. as the years pass. For
the benefit OF our readers who give
"a thought 10 some things beyond our
immediate horizon, Every Evening
publishes herewith the names of the
Judges. a careful reading will re-
veal one man. at least. who is well
known 10 all Delawareans:
viscount Finlay, formerly Lord
High Chancellor Of Great Britain, ano
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27

= State went dry. but often It went
wet again few years later. Those
wcro the placid days OF whito-ribbon
rallies. OF Wholesale plcdge-siyning
Of lectures hy converted drunkards,
Of orgiastic meetings In remote Bap-
tist and Methodist churches. OF a
childish reliance upon arguments that
fetched only drunken men and their
wives, and so grew progressively fec
bier rs thecountry became more sober.
"Tho thing was scarcely even a
nuisance; II tended steadily TO de-
sccnd TO the level OF joke. The
ProhibitIonist vote for President hung
around n quarter of a million; 1t
sce-,cd impossible to pull 1t UP to n
formidable figure, despite the stupen-
dous labors OF thousands of eloquent
dcrvishes. lay and clerical, male and
female. But then. out OF nowhere,
came the Anti-Saloon League, and
sis. boom. ali! Then came the sud-
den shift OF the fire from the people
to th6 politlcians--and at once there
was rapid progress.
1.-THE people could only be wooed
and hamboozlcd. but the politicians
could be threatened: their hold upon
their jobs could bo Shaken: they coule
be converted ut Wholesale and by fore,
majoure. The old Prohibition weep
srs and sursicrs were quite incapabl,
Of this enterprise, but tho'ncw janis
saries of the Anti-Saloon League
sharp lawyers. ecclesiastics too am
lhitious 10 pound mere pulpits, OUTLAW
politicians seeking u way back to tn
/ trough--were experts at every uicl
and dodge it demanded.
They understood tho soul OF TIL
American politician. TIC. him they ap
piled the economic Interpretation O
history. rcsoluteiy and with n grca
deal Of genial humor. They kne'
that his whole politics. his whole phil
osophy, his whole concept OF honest
and honor. were embraced in HI
single and Unsuitable yearning for
, Job, and they showed him how, b
playing with them. he could set
, and keep Il. and how, by standin
. against them, he could lose it.
, Prohibition was rammed into II
Constitution by conquering the pol
ticians; the people in general wei
amazed when the thing was accom-
rlished; it may take years TO recoI
Gle them 20 g."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
UNOPENED OPEN Door.

Tho effort Of the American delegu-
tion to the arms conference 10 make
China's celebrated open door ~ fact
and not motto has failed. II has
failed because of the delegations I'M
willingness 10 stand up and fight, ac-
TO the Judgment Of Charles
Merz. n special correspondent OF the
Post-Dispatch.
Mr.. Merzs narrative is sprightly.
In order really and truly TO open the
door, the American proposal pro-
vidod for board OF reference" TO re-
view any existing concession" that
might impede or obstruct tho open
ing. The conccssionalres quickly OBJ
jectod. Japan deprecated the retro
active authority implied In the pro-
vision. Her attitude is easily under
stood. She has concessions in China
that might not stand investigation
Her position, however. in this respect
IL not very different from that OF
the other Powers which have their
spheres of influence" Accordingly
Japan was supported in her obiec-
ton by Great Britain, whose spolses.
man suggested that that feature b,
withdrawn.
1t was withdrawn, without argu
| ment or demurrer. AS the Post-D
patch correspondent puts It, tn,
| American deyeEa ton hauled IN III
flag" And this meek surrender &
contrasted with Mr.. Wilson's deport
ment at Paris. Our correspondent
confesses he was q critic Of wl
son at the Paris conference, but h
frankly admits that con those coca
sions when he went down, Woodro,
Wilson went down fighting"
1t is difficult TO imagine that a.
American contingent. reinforced b
the virile presence of q red-bloodet
i0o-per-cent he-American like Henr
Cabot Lodge. would show, on its ma
tive heath. an inferior fighting qual
ity 10 that OF tho harassed school
muster battling. I'm an alien environ
ment, single-handcd, against IN
massed duplicity. experience and Pre-
ficiency Of Old World diplomacy. Z,
an eyewitness of both engagement
insists such 10 he the fact. OF cours
he may be mistaken. But there
nothing mistakahle about the fat
that tho open door il 20 confirm
largely metaphor while the Power
continue in possession OF their CHR
csc plunder.-St. Louis Post Dispatc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
RIPPLIyG RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
P0TTER'S FIELD.

Oh, here are lows and rows OF
graves. the cheapest graves you
ever saw; the beds OF futile.
foolish knaves who thought that
they could beat the law. When
they are planted no one signs.
no hymns are sung. no prayers
are said. no mourners bend
with weeping eyes above the
touches OF these dead From
workhouse wards and ja-ls they
come in wagons destitute OF
plumes, from every corner q
the sluIn. TO sleep in bargain
counter tombs. The sections
shovel in the clay. and from the
boneyard then withdraw; this IS
the end Of those who say that
they can surely beat the law.
The criminal may think az times
that he is not a total loss, and
he may plan all sorts Of crimes
and seem to put the same
across; but Justice eyes. him
every day, and always keeps
him in her mind; and though
he lopes along his way, the law
IS never far behind. Few Grim
inals live out their days in COM
fort such as good men know.
who walk in sane and cody
ways. observing statutes as they
so. Few crooks pass out on beds
OF ease. with high priced docs
and nurses near; they render up
their final wheeze behind a val.
beneath q pier. In some dark
jail their doom Is sealed, with
no one near to heave a weep.
and then they reach the Potter .
Field where cheaper grades OF
dead men sleep.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
: JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
HIS PLAN.

He seemed to be n trifle queer.
The neighbors living round him here
Observed he had a curious way
OF hiring men from day TO day
To wash his windows and to sweep
The sidewalk and the ground TO keep;
When one man had the back yard
cleared
Another man next morn appeared
And diligently there and then
Tinkercd around the yard again
The windows, washed the day before,
The new man shined a little more,
And with the morning there would
come
Another man to polish some;
Each day behold strange. wan face
Doing odd chores around the place,
Until the neighbors, as they do,
Fell into gossip. wondering who
This regiment of men might be,
And why this tiukering endlessly.
But yesterday upon the street
This curious men / CHANGED to meet
And asked, point-bfank, the reason Tor
Such diligence around his door.
DO you believe" / dared TO say,
Windows need washing every day;
Though tidy should a homie be kept
Sidewalks should not be hourly swept;
What Is the purpose OF your plan,
And why each day a different man?'
He looked at me and smiled and said
THE men must earn their daily bread
They come for jobs by which to live
And I've 10 Job that l can give.
But windows can be washed. you see,
| BY different men repeatedly,
And SO / formed this little plan
Each day 10 help some needy man."
And then TO me lie whispered low:
Il hope these fellows never know"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
THE OVERSEAS WOMEN

Another group has on ofppioyncrt
bureau for cx-soidicrs. Ornahs girls
back from overseas have given bene-
ATS Of various rorts 10 help "a nes
vocational school and hospital Tor en-
service men. The lir' could be eI-
tended indefinitely. Tine girls iCok about
the home town 20 find rome phase q
welfare that needs help. ard then
they so quietly 70 work
The overseas girl learned 10 work
efficiently undor what you'd have
been regarded as impossible con5'-
tons IN peace time. Every member
Of an overseas league unit nae this
background Of experience and ira6i-
ton. and that accounts fcr the amount
Of work the units arc abic - % "a
spare time. There arc 10 novicfs ~
welfare work among them. Ever
| member lei at home IN GONE line =
social service, whether = - iu
library, cantcen. hospital. o. recerca-
ton centre.
Help Unemploy ment.
Scattered after their var service,
the girls could have made very iittis
use Of their experience. Organized,
they are at hand wherever n call
comes. Already there have been
several requests for their assistance,
IN the New York unemployment crisis.
the local unit Of overses- women WIS
asked 70 help the city find employ
ment for tho destitute Colonel Forbcs
OF the Veterans Bureau also called
on the league 10 help hlrn IN bic clean
, up campaign to adjust claims that
had not been decided By tho bureau.
The league expects % interest itvof
In several lines Of welfare work With
which no other organization seems
|, to DO concerned. For instance, there
are overseas girls themselves who
3 suffered from their war service. II
+ their injuries could be shown directly
!, due to service some provision vas
D made for them. But IN n few cases,
, women have developed tubcrciilosi. Or
nervous troubles which could not bs
e definitely connected with wnr ez-
(; periences, but which nevertheless were
Il probably brought on b. strain ard
e hardship abroad. The league hope
2. when possible, 20 help such girls IN
y their rehabilitation difficulties.
d Almost all organizations o. this
i postwar type have worked cut
' memorials Of all sorts and degrees q
! ldealism In honor Of their war dead
= The leagues plan for . tribute 70 the
, women who lost their lives oversee. -
~ especially fitting The overseas wo-
!, men, whatever their line OF work. we've
y much concerned over the troubles q
= the destitute children Of Trance. Mrs
Oswald Chew, national president 81
the league, who has just sailed To-
Europe, expects 20 look into the poe.
at sibilities OF the league establishin-
ne an orphanage in some French city.
IN In nine months 1000 Of the 1905
OF women who went overseas from TIT
az country have been organized int
re units Of the Women's Overseas ser
rs vice League. Perhaps s. should b
explained that this large number, q
~ 600. includes nurses Tho nurses VII
=. served In the Army, Navy ard Marin
~ corps are admitted 20 tho American
:, Legion a-s well as Or the women's over
=, seas league. Other women who serve
=, in the war however, were lot pro
a., vided for IN the service organlzastnnr
-, SO the league claims that Us orEani1s
- ior1 is not a duplication % any otse
project.