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cies of his daughter, Sissie; his en-
gaSement Of a social secretary with
an aspiring nose: his manipulations
in the matter Of Mrs. Prohack's pearl
necklace. The precise
amount Of Mr.. Prohack's weekly in
come is nothing compared to tho
problems of his duodenum, his Lady
Massulam, his first Turkish bath. his
first first night, his plots against Eve
Gas he calls Mrs. Prohack) and his
presciences regarding Ewes and Sis
sie's plots against himself. Life. Mr.
Bennett seems to say through the
thoughts and speeches of Arthur
Charles Prohack, is nothing IL 4
isn't an affair of willfully shifting
the emphasis. of selecting ones own
nuances and creating ones own
shading. To every one else the fact
of money may seem of transcendant
Importance; but when you have
III U0llIQlIe0
amount it is of no Importance what
ever. Mr.. Bennett, with the true
imaginativeness, has put himself in
Mr.. Prohack's place. His novel
could be accurately subtitled: WON
der What an Immoderately Wealthy
Man Thinks About?' The answer
to that question is. for Bennett, par
ticulHly easy; it consists in things
that Mr.. Bennett himself has always
been preoccupied with, enormously
curious over-things like modern
dancing and the minds of fail young
women, and the minds of IMPOSING
elderly women. and the minds of de-
voted wives like Eve and the gilded
interiors of palatial houses and the
SAVIOR of superfiuous luxuries and
London clubs and the attitudes Of
servants and the answer to Life it.
self when you're assured that there
isn't. anyway. any satisfactory an
swer.
---- ., s.s-l-t.i~.
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The Negroes Social History

perhaps unfortunate that all men,
bers of his race do not speak and
write in his clear, faultless English,
but it is legitimate for the dramatist
and the short story writer to portray
existing types. Mr.. Brawley detests
the negro minstrel show, but essen
TALLY it created sympathy for his
race. The world would be poorer
without the stories of Hugh Wiley,
E. K. Means and Octavus Roy
Cohen.
The American negro is a racial
composite. Enemies of the race claim
that the mulatto is superior to the
pure black. On this point Mr.. Braw-
ley says: mo work on the negro
that calls Toussaint L'Ouverture and
Sojourner Truth mulattoes and that
will not give the race credit for sew
eral we'll known pure negroes of the
present day can command the atten-
ton of scholars. In America, how
ever, it is the fashion to place upon
the negro any blame or deficiency
and to claim for the white race any
merit that an individual may show.
Furthermore-and this is a point not
often remarked in discussions of the
problem-the element of genius that
distinguishes the negro of mixed
blood is most frequently one charac-
teristically negro rather than Anglo
Saxon"
To attribute all negro progress to
the infusion of white blood is as abb
surd as the statement made by a
negro clergyman that Dumas,
Poushlin and Browning were black
Africans captured in war. However,
there can be no real history of the
American negro without more COM
plete analysis of the racial elements
than Mr.. Brawley or any other writer
has yet given. Mr.. Brawley has laid
little stress upon the Indian blood in
the American negro, although our
present colored population has alb
sOrbed more of the red mans blood
than the whites have. Crispus At
tucks, Frederick Douglass and many
other leaders were of Indian descent,
but Mr.. Brawley's chapter on the
Indian and negro is merely an ac-
count of Osceola.
Although it is possible to differ
with Mr.. Brawley's perspective, he
has written a book that will not soon
be superseded. His scholarship and
his style are alike praiseworthy. He
has very interesting account of Lii
IBERIA, which shows the difficulties
and successes of that little republic.
His photography is excellent. After
his book is laid aside the reader re-
tains strong impressions of his sys-
tematic toll and the earnest spirit
which is behind it.
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In light social comedy, such as
'Mr. Prohack," Mr.. Bennett seldom
gives place to anybody; Somerset
Vaughan and Compton Mackenzie
are not more adroit. Consider such
phrases as make up Mr.. Prohack' 8
survey of obese Sir Paul Spinner, the
city magnate, embossed with car
buncles :. man who was
practically all preJudices and waste
products; or this description Of a
place in Bond street: "The shop was
all waxed parquetry, silks, satins,
pure linen and pure wool, diver
sified by few walking sticks
and cuff link or so.' These,
Of course, are merely descriptive
mots; but in the management
Of diverting conversation Mr.. Ben
nett is not inferior. Very occa-
sionally we get long speech, as we
might in a comedy written to be
acted on the stage and not simply to
be read between cloth covers. Such
are DR.. Veiga's monologue on Mr..
Prohack's bodily condition, which
sounds like the Bennett who gave us
a booklet on "The Human Machine;
and Mr.. Prohacb's own commentary
on the unlimited liability of parents
toward their children. Eve, alarmed
by her sons splurge in the world,
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N hIAF1 Httle bundle OF Mr..
~ Beresford's highly sophisti-
Gated, learned, entertaining
and sardonic snippets of the vagrant
sociologizer with knack for words.
Many Of the whole sixteen are ex.
tremely clever; none is more repre.
sentative or better than the "Pro.
logue," in which two men and a
woman are seen talking before an
illimitable background. They con-
tinue to exchange the most frightful
banalities and trivialties-about john
MES being bit by a dog and the
probable length of the doctors hill.
with detailed criticism of the varied
costs of living-while, to quote the
successive stage directions"-"En-
ter r.. nebula. spinning slowly. It
passes majestically across the back
ground as the scene proceeds" EN-
ter r., n group of prehistoric ami.
mails; few brontosauri, tftanotheres,
mammoths, sabre toothed tigers, and
so on Enter r., a few thousand
savages with flint weapons"
"Exeunt savages; enter the popula-
ton of India" Enter two armies
engaged in civil war" Civil war
moves off L. Signs of the approac
ing end of the world become mani
fest" THE Hosts of Heaven appear
in the sky" "The sea gives up it's
dead" 'The universe bursts into
flame" For a moment all is con-
fusion. and then the spirit of the
first man is heard speaking: "Well,
l suppose / ought to be getting
along" Second man: GLAD to have
met you. anyway" Spirit of woman:
"As you said. the worlds very
small place. Remember me to the
family" AS they go out the nebula,
still spinning slowly. passes off the
stage, L.
It.is impossible to add any point to
such suggestions as these of Mr..
Beresford."
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exist. The book which we laugh
over and accept with so much pleas
ure will then go into the class Of
fabulous stories, like "Gulhver's
Travels and "News from Nowhere"
And Arnold Bennett, the sedulous
realist, the artful moralizer, the in
genious provider Of discreet fun, will
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be Jumped with the early H. G. Wells
and the later Henry James as the
widest of romancers. That is what
it is to be misunderstood in this
fumbling old world and to try to dis
arm all misunderstanding at the alb
surd age of fifty-five.
GRANT OVERTON.
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Signs and Wonders

SIGNS AND WONDERS. BY ]. d.
Beresford. G. p. Putnam's Sons.
a HEAVY little bundle of Mr..
~ Beresford's highly sophisti-
Gated. learned aptor+a;n;n,
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Member of the Associated Press
ALTER AS A HUMORlST

TN THE light of comparatively recent
4 p political history, Attorney General
Alters enthusiasm for the budget system
Tor the appropriation of State money in
Pcnnsylvania is Of particular interest.
aA Just how far does Alters approval OF Il
badly needed reform extend? Ii the mn .
chine candidate for the nomination for Gov
ernor looks no further than such stalwart
advocates of his campaign as State Senators
Ware, Eyre and Leslie. it is fair to assume
that any budget proposal, with his indorsc-
nent, is likely to be nursed into complete
Gtate of innocuous insensibility.
a At the last session of the Assembly two
important measures bearing upon the budget
program were no sooner read than they
were relegated to the mortuary atmosphere
Of the Appropriations Committee Mossrs
Ware, Eyre and Leslie served promptly AS
pallbearers and suggested the tomb. Ey-
pirtng in committee. the bills were denied
even the distinction of an cpitaph They
simply vanished.
Is Alter counting on n repetition Of this
tunereal farce or is he rash enough to re
nOunce and disparage the past services of
his Ostensibly valued henchmcn? In any
event his advocacy of the budget system is,
considering his undiSguised political backing
and affiliations, rich with the nuances OF
satire.
Upon this theme whether intentionally or
etherwise, General Alter has displayed the
capacity of delicious humorist.
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BISHOP MATTHEW'S PLAIN TALK

IT WOULD be hard to find more inteili-
i gent and lucid expression of the sane
view of Eolsteadism than that uttered yes
ferday by Bishop Matthews. of the Protcs
tant Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. At
the annual church convention in Camden.
Bishop Matthews does not believe that liquor
II otherwise than bad. But he does not be-
heve that the right of free speech and free
/, criticism may b" abrogated by law or that
n u Is disloyal or vicious TO labor for the
repeal of an act that doesn't appear to be
acting in the manner intended He believes
in rational prohibition. bur he can see no
reason why any one should be silent after
viewing some of the OminOus reactions of a
dry law that is either too rigid or not rigid
enough to serve its purpose.
The sudden widespread development of
,moonshining. the habit of young people to
drink extensively in spirit Of bravado or
curiosity, the appalling corruption caused
BY mingling, of politics with illicit whisky.
the seeming inability of the authorities to
restrict the traffic in foul concoctions sold
- whisky and the suggestion of inequality
in an arrangement that denies real lUuor
only to the people who cannot pay nigh
prices are things which should worry every
well-intentioned American. whether he be
wet or dry.
H Whether the dry law needs to be made
more grimly rigid or more liberal. no one
knows as YET. Heavy drinking represents
only transient phase OF the liquor prohibi.
ton question. Doubtless il will pass. But
1t IL only by honest discussion and thought
and open criticism that We shall be able TO
know what to do
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THE GENERAL WOOD QUANDARY

CECRETARY WEEKS cab"gram to Cen
- eral Leonard Wood makes no evasion Of
the dilemma Of the present Governor Of the
Philippines regarding his obligation to the
University Of Pennsylvania "The trustees
of the University Of Pennsylvania" =" runs the
explicit message. 'decline to extend Your
leave Of absence" While admitting tho
merits Of General Woods administration and
the Government desire for its extension.
the Secretary of War significantly adds ::
This presents II situation which YOU alone
must decide"
1T will be necessary for me to remain
until the end of the year and possibly a
little longer.' replies General Wood who's.
services as colonial administrator and chief
executive of great institution of learning
appear equally in demand. Manila is re.
ported overjoyed by the decision
The sentiments Of the University trustees
are conceivably otherwise, although, ronsid .
erlng the patience already displayed it NAV
be deemed advisable to prolong the leave Of
absence until some time in 1929
The problem is not exclusively cmhor
RAISING to General Wood. The J'nlyersitv
also must determine where it stands,
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then at City Point, below Richmond on the
James River, that the eliminating cam
paigns Of the Civil War were planned.
Here the commander of the Federal armies
passed many months. exacting to the full
his extraordinary endowment Of patience
and determination. President Lincoln was
an occasional visitor. In sense the nm
prctentious cabin was the military capital
of the Nation.
What it has lacked since It's transfer
years ago to Fairmount Park is fitting aud
artistic Identification. Fortunately. this
want is now to be supplied by the Danes
Of the Loyal Legion, Society Of Pennsyl-
vana. who will adorn the log house with
handsome bronze tablet, to be dedicated
with suitable ceremonies on June =. A
commemorative grove of oak trees, in
tribute to soldiers and sailors of the Civil
War, will be planted near the cabin on the
same day.
The shrine will profit artistcally by this
sylvan environment. Hitherto its appeal to
frcQuenters of the Park has been compara-
lively mild. The tablet and the trees will
represent deserved reawakcning of inter-
est in a relic worth visiting. once its appeal
IL duly and effectively clarified.
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ALUMNI AND COLLEGES

3nNE of the oldest and most troublesome
~ questions known to the academic world
T4SAmerica bobbed up again with the runor
Dean McClenahan. of the College Of
eetOn University, who has been laboriny
atntain college athletics upon n proper
~ basis, would be removed under pres
exerted by the princeton alumni Or
aation. The rumor was without foun-
,tOn, though 1t was made plain that some
sA12nni opinion was favorable to DIR. Nc.
y %QtAahan's removal
slA TO what extent may an alumnus particl.
.Eote In the direction of his university What
&111ts shall he demand and receive when no
e Sni1es his numbers into something like nm
-Cf6cial body? All faculty men know
1.-The Old Grad is a person to be re-
4 Tor sentimental and practical rca :
hut very often, when the Old Grad
tens to withdraw the light of his coun ;.
1es from his alma mater unless his
and preju,lices are respected I'm IN.
1ntion Of educational policy, he is n
- faculties and danger to the prestige
1pllege.
~ the trouble In intercollexIotc
NJ hsen due to over en- shusisstic
2eia3a And almost ever
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THE EPIC OF ST. PAUL'S

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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

!. Lord North was Prime Minister OF hns'
land during the American Revolution,
.. Canton is the largest city In Southe'"
China. ,
g. ThemstoCes was q noted Athenian STATES
man and general prominent IN me .ms uu
feat OF Persia by the Greeks IN thS "a
NTH century b. &. lie died III wv
B. G. ,.
1. The original meaning of the word trou''
scau Is bundle. -.
3. \ tabor IL small drum. especially o"'
used TO accompany n pipe, ,.
G. During the first administration or uIain uIisw
the United States had the opportunnlnWS nnS
To buy Santo Domingo for $l,boo'VVV'
The offer was declined. ..
T. A grange IL n bNrn: II country hous'
with farm buildings attached
s. 81. james is the patron saint or spain,
0 Three kinds of whales are hnback "ha'e''
right whales and sperm whales ,,.h
10. Edward Whymper was noted I'hs''11m In
traveller and Wountain climber n"
1865 he ascenled the Maiterhorh. -. Y"
Switzerland, heretofore deemed w W
cesslble. He visited the Andes IN NJ
SO and made the first ascent or Wy
borazo. ~
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QUIZ

l. Who va" tho first Secretary Of the Ma
of the United States?
. From what animal vas the famoss
Tyrian purple aye obtained"
3. Who t.. sun Vat Sen"
4. Name two American generals OF the MeM
can War. t.,
J. When did the Sepoy rebellion occur III
India?
C. What are vital strtistcs? =,
:. Who wrote the poem, rhe Bivouac OF
the Dead?
s. Where Is Lake Titicaca" a"
O. What is the meaning Of the SunlN grau
or grade in such word. as Petrograd
or Belgrade?
If WHO Was Franz Won SupDen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10

even Saksed when he attempts to keep up
with modern thinking in classrooms feels
the effects of the old graduates power.
Universities ought to be directed by their
faculties. And the faculty ought to have
the direction of athletic policy. AT Prince
ton 1t was shown that DR.. McClenahan acted
with the full authority of the college direc-
torate. lie was never in danger Of anything
more than annoyance by the scattered groups
of alumni who complained because Il few
promising athletes were disqualified because
they were subsidized from special fund.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
FRIGHTENING A MEMORIAL

LNAR removed from its original setting
L there is little to be said for the deco'
ratvc propriety Of the Grant Cabin near
the summit Of Lemon Hill. Indeed tLo
entire merit Of this memorial unbcautiful in
itself and decidedly out of keeping with It's
smiling surroundings. lies in its patriotic
and historical associations.
These are unquestionably of the deepest
interest. 1t was In this rude structure,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
WALTER P. MILLER
Work In Phila de- phi


A AMERICANIZATION is one of the
"A greatest problems which this country
now faces. and much depends upon its sue
cessful solution. according 4" Walter !:
Miller. who has made the subject ON" o'
careful study and is one Of Philad"lphIa :
best posted men in tho movement.
The problem Of Amoricanizatton III
Philadelphia" said Mr.. Miller. has many
angles. but I consider that the "du"ati"na'
standpoint IS really the Who'll" CruX of III"
question. The absolute Ameriranizat!on
of the entire population of the city is the
ideal TO which we all look forward. both the
native Americans and the foreign born
people. who should learn early what IN"
moyrr.,..; y Ill mean to them and to their
adopted country.
"Consilrr Iur a moment what the census
figures of 1920 showed in this respect III
Philadelphia. There were in this city rs
,iS3 illiterates who AZ" foreign born. oN, SUI
who cannot read any language. ii .I'2 who
cannot write any language and 1>,Iil VINO
cannot speak English.
The Problem Here
"IhiS thcn is the situation Wh,ch We must
meet. and the question is how il can hc done
in the most efficient manner. Every one II
the city is either dircGiI or indirectly at
Gpctcl by this subject. but the two cia>sH,
which ar" affected thc most ar" the foreign
born themselves aud III" American business
men Who are IL" largest employers Of th!'
class OF w"rkm"n.
eff tho business mon ouly l;nr;v Tie situ-
alton in all it, details. they woUld b" only
Wv n;,,a,in,'. ,,hi,T nro Lnin, - ,n,,,b ,o
sh;o,'a 40 rnl,,,t. ,If,L , ,,o ~ ,;o,,.
;r,.so T hun mos, I1c, rnL orconign,,n,,. vL
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n"' Co.. co.; i ~ ""' "''"
Mo,, n'on,,or or ,,".iIIn ''''> WV" 81
o'>' ''''''', P'''
as Will D" seen from l"' hE'f"S NlNrA |
have IN"'"d, w" n"it'r "l 'HuSUag" IS the
first thlng |" D" GOV. "l.>Id'f"i' W H"!i we nav,
IN our "''y h'"IIF ''''n"' V"!H"iS unHbI" II
speak our language " iS MOI ditlcui' -
realize ,hat II NN""Ir'g" "t In" spoken
r"ngu" IS ono "i IL" "r'"n'AI parts Of the
Am"r!ranHn'l"n NroGran ANA NAT these per-
S'nS must be reached ~ such WdY thai
they Will acquire ms kh""'dg' hrSt Of all.
Teaching IN. Enp,isI, J,ugu,oo
"Granrcd ,lat at l,as, Il WORKING Enowl
edge Of English - tine first consideration.
the question arises rs I" how and wheic
this knowledge SHAII b" impaired. We have"
in Philadelphia tho finest school system in
the world ana All llS great facilities arc
offered to these people wirh"ut charge. Ex.
ccllent teachers ar" supplied, as tho the build
ings, III" books and all thnt is necessary to
the obtaining Of this knowledge, without
which they rNn do 80 little, ar" at their dis
poSnl.
'Iiut this IS not enough. for many Of those
who cannot speak English orc far beyond
the s"hooI age, Therefor" some Of the large
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thnritlrs. and they have been sol TO music
on board the Illinois for the benefit Of robs
who need their weight reduced. But Tho
really popular movement Is an eighth. which
occurs but once in the production Tbis e.
the grand finale when the shoyoIS a..
crashed on the ccaI pile with the mi
strength Of the orchestra as another ,bIft
reports for duty
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The proposed commission to discus,
rnntionS between the United States and
MrXIro will presumably try to make bar'
mony out Of the many notes exchanged be-
tween the tWO Governments.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10

People in Warsaw with money to buy
ore enjoying oranges and pincapplcs Tor
the first tim" in six years. In Genoa. con-
fcrcoS. hoIing for plums. ar" getting nothing
hni lMlrS and lNmnnS.
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Recent publication serves to demon
STRAIT" tha, Amc,lc.n college professors be-
lCvr that aS II historian II. q. Wells leaves
il 10 b" inferred that h" may b" II more or
less entertaining novelist.
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Boy Scout at Bloomsbury is suid IN
have hooked II pheasant on his line whiln
fishing. We don't know whether this is a
bird Of lsh story 0. merely bird story
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Are tine Two bald headed eagles that
nrc stealing chickens and ducks near West
hester eligible for membership in the l'ald
load Club Of .\mcricni II so, there Is
Iill for them in New Haven. Conn.
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Tho President is insetcnt that Bonus
Iill shall lay no carpet TO the pay window
payer would fan add. And not even
then.
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With wall OF misunderstanding be-.
tween them. Russia and the Allies continue
TO argue from different premises.
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All that President Harding needs t'
bring Congress to time are II big stick backed
by Il strong arm and the will to use it.
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Whenever the country has time to think
Of Borah it wishes he would use period
instead of an interrogation point.
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senator M"cumber thinks tariff legis-
lution should move faster. All right. Sen.
ntor. just step on the gas-and choke it Of,