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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
BAD DRINKING WATER.

People Of New York City are now
fairly distracted about--t the quality of
water furnished them for drinking
and culinary purposes. 1t is bad. even
nauseous TO the palate, and OF course
is really unfit for use. The people are
complaining bitterly. but no relief is
in sight.
II was supposed. several years ago
when the city Of New York completed
at an enormous cost, a system of wa
ter supply and distribution that in
cluded the acquisition of the entire
Croton water shed. including number
of small villages which were demolish.
ed to make room, that the problem OF
a sufficient ard satisfactory water
supply had been solved for man,
years. But something must be radical
ly wrong when the water is unfit 70
use.
The people Of Wilmington are yer,
fortunate in this respect. They have
good supply of fine water, filtered dai
ly, and supplied to them at yer,
reasonable charge. Seldom do the
have any complaints about its quail
~ except the annual invasion of tn
supply by the growth of alga, whic
imparts an unpleasing taste, but doe
no harm and does not last long. A
all other times it is unexcsptionab l,
and never had 1t more pleasin
flavor to the palate than at thi
time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
ON RUNNING AMUCK.

Mr.. Roots proposals against the use
of submarines as commerce raiders
and against the employment Of poison
gas in warfare have been accepted
by the conference but not by a section
Of public opinion which seems deter
mined TO fear the worst. In the case
Of the submarine il ~ argued that a
nation hard beset IN war will make its
own definition of merchantmen and let
loose its undersea beats against mer-
chant ships after the German fashion.
A nation similarly situated win mob
ilize its chlorine and mustard cylin-
ders, Of which 1t can lay in goodly
stock in peace times, since there is
no way Of differentiating industrial
chemistry from war chemistry.
Against that contingency every nation
must be prepared. and therefore the
five Powers, while pledging themselves
not to use gas on their own initiative,
must nevertheless be ready to deal
with a nation that fights foul
Such arguments really amount 10
saying that international law can pro-
vide no safeguards against a nation
/ that runs amuck. Obviously interna-
tional law cannot offer such guaran-
tees. A nation with its back to the
wall in what 1t considers a righteous
cause or nation sure that 1t can "ge-
away" with anything may take to
poisoning wells or Strengthening prison.
ers. There can be no iegisla tior
against madness. But once we assum,
that q nation under the worst Of wa,
stress does not altogether part will
Its senses, international law does offel
safeguards through the creation o
moral sanctions. II Germany ha,
iforesesn tho effect OF poison gas O.
tho ruthless U-boat on world opinion
II she had foresesn the effect OF Ypre
gas on British feeling and Of III
Lusitania on American feeling. sh
would have thought twice befor
launching her poison clouds and he
torpedocs.
With ths worst intention In IN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
EDUCATION AND TEACHING.

1t II natural that Einstein should
be found advocating a scientific rather
than a classical training. although he
is not intoicrant OF the latter. Par
ticuisrly sought after are his views on
education. for he IL an cminentIy sue
cessfui teacher and education Ia his
profession. Language drill. In his
opinion, doas not produce intellectual
giants. A man can be linguist with
out any particularly strong mental
qualities. Much time Is wasted on
the study OF history.
II is not important that pupils fill
their minds with endless minutiae Of
conquest and conqueror. He
blames the "torments' of the class
room on the teaching profession. Pu-
pills are bored. They are harassed
They are subjected to inquiry into
what they do not know, rather than
what they do know. III the teacher
saws he, generates an atmosphere OF
boredom, the progress lis stunted IL
the sufYocating surroundings. T'
know how to teach is to be able e
make the subject 81 instruction inter
estinR: to present 1t, even IL II hap
pens to be abstract. 80 that the sou
OF the pupil resonates In sympath,
with that of his instructor. and 81
that the curiosity OF the pupil is neve
allowed to wane."
This presupposes fund Of persona
charm and magnetism on the part o
teachers which cannot be acquired
F,instein should realize that charm
and magnetism are relative. Thos
teachers who possess the gift OF spin
ming academic dross into gold thread
are comparatively rare, even In III
higher institutions of learning.
Einstein believes also in handicraft o.
the ground that such work viii en-
large and make more solid the foun
dation on which he tthe pupil wi
rest as an ethical being. "-Louisvill
Courier-Journa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13

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even more in,imaeeiv 'nan 'ne choice
OF PRESIDENT
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
MUST DE "pIsAeREEABLE.r

From the point OF view Of the
Chinese the meaning OF the confer
ence liz already written out In ex-
ceedingly large and plain letters.
Japan and Great Britain will not yield
anything of much value to themselves
In China except under pressure. That
pressure will be exerted at best only
to a minor extent by the United
States.
The worst calamity which could be-
fall China would be that of becoming
the occasion and the victim of a war
between the United States and Japan.
The necessary pressure must come
from one source chiefly-that is from
the Chinese themselves. They Will
have to vindicate their national inde-
pendence by making 1t impossible FOR
the Japanese to enjoy their spells In
peace and security. They will have TO
make such nuisances of themselves
that world which Graves peace and
security will finally recognize the
justice OF their claims.
The conference is apparently leav-
ing them no alternative but to cul-
! tivate the art OF being disagreeable.-
New Republic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
THE ALLIED DEBT.

Associate Justice Clarke of the
United States Supreme Court stirred
up hornets nest last week by sug-
costing cancellation of Allied war
debts due the United States. Senator
Watson says that "any cancellation of
the foreign Indebtedness is not TO be
considered for moment" Presuma-
bly,. then, that means it must be paid
Very well. In what does Senator Wat
son want it paid? In service? We have
enough unemployment as it is. In
goods? Hardly
The looks of the new tariff seem to
show an implacable and nervous aver
sion to that form of payment. But II
not in goods or services, in what car
the blessed thing be paid? There is
nothing else. Paying that Indebtedness:
means turning $4,000. 900 900 worth o.
goods or services, which no country
has or can command, over to this
country, which would yell with terror
il it saw them coming.-The Freeman
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY DRIVE.

The drive of the High School L.
brary for al least ten thousand vol
umes-and as many more as may be
offered-began today, and there should
be no doubt of its success in every
particular, 1t is one of the most wor-
thy propositions ever presented to our
people, and should meet with over
whelming success, as there must be
hundreds OF persons in our city who
have at their homes books they can
easily spare.
This afternoon the high school was
thrown open to the public, and thi,
evening there will be regular session
OF the classes, postponed from this
afternoon. lasting from TO o'clock
to which the public is invited,
pleasing entertainment, including g
play. by the pupils. will follow.
This is intended as a preliminary Il
the actual drive. which will be con.
tinued for one week. Those who hav,
the facilities no doubt will cheerfully
send books to the library, but there
will be an active. canvass of the cit,
for those who have books TO give bu
/ lack the conveniences for deliverin,
them. This class Of people should mott
~ the high school authorities tina
they have books TO contribute, an,
accredited agents of the school,
largely high school pupils will ca
for them. The entire city Will be GOV
cred. and the results no doubt will b
generous.
In this connection, also. there wi
be a drive for a book fund, which
Is hoped will reach at least SIS ,o0t
There is a necessity for a certai
class OF books in school library {
this character which people cannot b
expected to contribute, and which ar
rather costly. From the fund il
hoped TO have enough to buy all tn
books OF this character that are needle,
SO now the drive is on, and II is u
TO the people Of Wilmington to max
il success. We predict they will d
so.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
POsT0FFICE CENSORSHIP.

Postmaster General Hays tells
Chairman Nelson of the Senate Jul
dietary Committee that House Bill
$685. dealing with the carriage Of
lottery devices in,the mails, had bet
ter be defeated altogether than that
its section g. appended at the instance
I~f certain reform bodies and close
ing the mails TO newspapers publish
ing racing news, should be adopted.
Equally emphatic in their denuncia-
ton are several Senators and publish
ers who were heard by the commit
tee yesterday.
II the letter OF this section APP
pears 10 stop with the publication OF
racing news, it's spirit evidently does
not, but would extend the prohibition
to the publication OF all sporting news
and next of all other news concerning
future events on whose development
wagers might be made. II is any,
body's calculation OF how little would
then be left of that freedom of the
press guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
against the encroachments OF the
| Federal government.
Congress has already gone too far
| in this direction. II has no constitu-
| tional business TO be advancing upon
/ the ground Of q broad censorship OF
| the news where section 8 Of this bill
is taking il. A horse-race or any
other race is fact. Betting on the
race is a fact. But whatever may be
the moral quality of the fact or event
1t does not extend to the publication
! of thes fact any more than the mora
4 quality entering into an act Of muir
der extends to the matter of giving
the crime publicity. II Congress-
through the Post ONCE can as a mora
Or other issue censor out of the pres.
reports of sporting events calculated
TO stir the betting instincts of any
body. IL can censor out reports o
murders and suicides as calculate,
by suggestion TO invite imitation.
Mr.. Hays aptly quotes Voltaire il
this connection: II wholly disapprov
what you say and ! will defend will
my life your right TO say It," An
: even more aptly in relation to thi
whole question of giving the fulles
publicity TO the realities and event
of life may be quoted st. Jerome: Il
| an offense come out OF the truth, bet
ter is IL that the offense come tina
that the truth be concealed. '-Ne'
York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
RIPPING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
THE EVIL ACT.

John Jasper drove his touring
car and overlook a man who
looked as though he'd Travelled
far. a footsore also-ran. Get in
and ride" John Jasper said: II
WILL" the hobo Wiped: then
slugged John Jasper on the head.
and took his purse and skipped.
Along that road thousand
boats are chugging every day:
and pilgrims who have lost
their goats on foot proceed that
way. But now no driver stops
his vain 70 give the Dos LIT:
ne figures IL would not be sane.
since Jasper's dome was bifYed.
A hobo with wicked heart
knocked Jasper's brow awry,
and now the drivers speed the
cart and pass the pilgrims by.
The limping strangers by The
score toll up the thoroughfare.
and they can catch a ride no
more, there are no seats 70
spare. And some arr old and
broken down. and some are
young and frail. and all must
suffer for the clown VINO swiped
John Jasper's kaie. a thousand
feet with aching coros toll on
ward day by day, and auto
drivers, with their horns. de-
mand the right OF way. And
thus one evil act extends its in
huence abroad; the comfort OF
legion ends because John lost
4. his wad.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
HRlANp's RESIGNATION.

IL 10 not surprising that Premier
BRAND should have rendered his res.
xna,ion rather summsrily, at Paris,
yesterday. lie was angered at the
criticism and condemnation he had
aroused by his work at the Washing
con Conference, although there seemed
no danger OF his reputation.
Too often are public men who work
ariuously for conditions which they
S~lisve will be good for their country
condemned In an unjust manner. We
have had such instances here at home.
France may miss the services OF
Premier Priand, who has wcathered
several storms during his premiership
and now r-eisns without a test. but it
10 not presumed there will be any
difficulty In securing successor.
should his resignation be accepted.
There will be a political sensation for
awhile, Cor his action has created con-
sternAtion at all national capitals.
but peac. will follow.
There In some concern at Washing
ton lest Premier Rrisnds action may
sfY~c, the work already done by the
Conference on the Limitation Of Arm
amsnt. but there is time for the cor
rection Of whatever adverse effect i,
may have In this respect. And IT may
have mono. The Allied Supreme Coun-
Gil AT Cameo adjourned on hearing OF
his resignation, but no doubt its work
viii be continued.
There will he general regret at IN,
retirement OF Premier BRAND from
his commanding position In the affair.
Of France. He was good hghte,
and a generally successful one. ant
that IL the kind OF man the worlS
loves. az rule.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.

LIFE.
This is life: time of laughter,
Now and then tear,
Glorious days TO follow after
Through another year:
Something gained. and something Civ
Just TO show the way we've striven.
This is life: a bit of fretting
Darkening the day,
Sometimes losing, sometimes getting
Thus we go our way:
And the guides by which men find us
Are the joys we leave behind us.
This is life: time for sorrow,
Dread and fear and doubt,
Faith, from which all men rnay Dor
row,
Strength TO brave ii out;
But the greatest of our glory
Shines throughout another's story.
This is life: a strive for riches,
Fame and yellow gold,
And nobler splendor. which is
BY our fellows told;
This the test of all our labors,
Have they made us kindly neighbors
This is life: a goal pursuing,
Rain and skies of blue,
Something for another doing,
Friends TO do for you;
He is rich whose toiling ends
Loved and honored by his friends.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
PROGRESSIVE JOURNALISM.

Delaware State News, Dover.
Again the Wilmington Every Even
ing is demonstrating to the Delaware
public that 1t is not only entitled 10
the honor of being Wilmington's most
progressive newspaper, but that 1t is
paper that should go into every
home In the State seeking enlighten-
ment upon the big, momentous ques-
tons of the day.
BY having its own special corre-
spondent at Washington TO cover the
high lights of the Arms Conference.
the Every Evening put over a real
journalistic feat for a Delaware news
jajer, but now it comes forward with
another feature that should be equal
liz pleasing to all its readers, The
progressive Wilmington daily is just
starting a series OF articles forming
the first complete inside story of the
Peace Conference at Paris.
The story, written by Ray Stannard
Baker under the title. The Peace.
was compiled from the contents OF
Woodrow Wilson's famous Steel Box
including the secret records of the Big
Four at Paris. documents and letters
seen only by former President Wilson
Lloyd George. Clemenceau and Orlan-
do and confidential reports of states
men and military leaders.
This story Is beyond doubt one o.
the most interesting that has ever
been written, and probably ever will
be written concerning the Peace Con
ference, and every true American citi
zen will want to read It. That tn,
Every Evening has Afforded them tn,
opportunity TO do 90 without cost t
then,aelves, should be duly appreciat
ed by tho public. The hrat install
mont OF the historical document ap
pears In Every Evening this week ant
will be continued each Saturday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
PRESCRIBING FoR FARMER.

Agriculture In the United States In
not In a healthy condition. and Prcsi-
dent Harding has called consultation
OF experts who Will Neet this month
10 diagnose and prescribe.
The patient himself undertook last
gear to treat his own ease. He pro-
fessed to think that cure for the
sudden slump In prices would be found
in a higher tariff, the patent medicine
10 which nearly every private interest
resorts when It experiences that sink
ing feeling Despite a copious
,lraught administered by syinpathct-
lie Congress. no Improvement has re-
suited. The rude competition OF
products has almost ceased, but prices
have continued TO drop.
1t would he thought this disappoint-
ment would impair the faith OF the
United States farmer In the tarifI
Canadian wheat. cattle, and dairy
nostrum, but the agricultural bloc Il
demanding another dose from the
"a me bottle. IT nslss that the duty or
wheat and hour be raised 80 high that
canadians cannot climb over the wnll
IL demands still more protection or
dairy products and an import tax or
hides, which the independent leathe,
manufacturers say will put them on
of business, rs the beef trust controls
the domestic hide supply.
Will some of the experts at the con
sultation have the courage and cando
to tell the farmers and politicians tn
plain truth? Declarations OF noninter
course with Europe and boasts of ma
tional self-sufiiciency may serve 10
an election campaign, but they are de
rided by commercial facts. Ever
farmer on this continent is directl
affected by the state OF Europe toda,
The prices OF his staple products ar
fixed or Influenced by what Europ
. can afford 10 pay for them. Europ
cannot pay in cash, and the tart
doctors in the United States say
would be fatal IL payment were mad
Tin goods. The consequence is tn
sharp and severe decline Of export
from the United States and the cor
tinued recession of the prices of food
| stuffs because there is no adeauat
, market for the surplus.-Toront
Globe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13

larry by more people than any other
tongue. but 1t IL also widely spoken
as a secondary language. The Annsr-
cans and English are not specialists
In language. The proportion " Eng
ish people who master any language
other than their own ls email. The
compliment American refuses 10 spend
time ON language figuring that the
foreigners Will learn English,
Because the English-Apeaking coun-
tries are 20 important we have hen
able generally TO get away With it,
English has become almost a n~ces-
sity to the foreigner, Whether he 10
Interested In foreign trade, or lives
IN little village through which
tourists pass, he finds snsttering OF
English necessary.
A. an internationally used language.
English has the advantage Of being
derived from both Teutonlc and Po-
nance languages. Thus. Il has many
words familiar 70 people SPEAKING both
types OF Language, and II IL more &C
ceptable 70 both than a lsnzusse
entirely dissimilsr TO their own would
be.
i Because Of the widespread use on
! ShS4iobt pl' % the OtneF neeE OF an
! artificial international language IL Dis
appearing. II has been claimed that
an artificial language made travel
easier. The American fnds that al
most anyone who would t.xe The
trouble 10 learn Esperanto under
, stands enough English to supply mig
wants.
There remains another field ~hs-~
Esperanto is advocated. The II for
trade and for communication by a,r-
plane and radio. Here, II anvwhs-e
: a common language that can be quick
ly mastered would be q service. A bot
ter means Of communication betvyssn
, airpianes crossing Europe IL SAID 20 Re
!. needed. Perhaps here ia an
I opening wedge for E-oe-an
!. to or some other international an
] guage.
n There has been much enthus;, ar
g professed for Esperanto in particular
( Esperanto societies still function
Steps have in several instances beer
i taken TO put the language into prsc.
e teal use on an official basis. Peac.
r advocated at one international con
n vention officially adopted Esperanto a.
n one Of the langua zes for their meet
ings. But there, somehow, the pro
ject sticks. With all the !nferes
aroused, people 90 on using the oil
\, language. An experiment with Esp.-
: anto for airplane communicate
= would be interesting and might prov
Of practical value.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13

comes nom = Tertiltsing Trust which
seeks to obtain possession Of the prom
Using property and turn the govern
ment out OF tho business OF manufac-
tuting nitrate for fertilizers there.
And this naturally creates sentiment
In Congress favorable to full and care
ful consideration OF Henry Fords
proposition.
OF course. uncertain, but 1t may be
depended upon that the matter will
not he settled, one way or another.
without thorough ventilation in both
houses OF Congress. The people ought
TO he much interested in the situa ton.
both In respect OF Mr.. Fords plans
and OF the future OF the governments
intention to benefit the farming inter-
ests by furnishing njtrates at a rate
that may keep down the price OF fer
tilizers. But it will not do to set
aside Ford's proposition as vision
airy. There may be much in 1t OF
practical value. He has done enough
/ in the industrial world at least TO
show he is no mere dreamer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-13
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

First Regiment Band.
Camp No. 4. p. O. s. A.
Oriental Lodge. X. of P.
Fairfax Lodge. l. o. o. F.
Local No. 1913, l. b. f. F.
Excelsior Lodge, X. of p.
Columbia Lodge, l. o. o. F.
Brandywine Lodge. s. Of III.
Du Pont Lodge. A. F. & A. NJ.
st. Georges Castle. X. G.. E.
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Encampment No. "a. II. V. l..
Wilmington Tinsmith's Union.
Manitou Tribe. Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
Local No. 152. C. 4 j. of A.
Diligent Council, Jr. o. Y. A. NJ
Star OF Delaware Lodge. 8. of b.
Delaware Tribe, iImpd. O. r. NJ.
Delaware lawmakers Association.
| Washington Council. L. F. Of A.
Lady Jefferson Home Communion.
Telegraph Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ.
Canton Delaware. p. NJ, /. Q. o. r.
Diamond State Lodge, No. /, S. Of 3
Washington Camp. No. T. P. o. 8. A
Plumbers, Gas 4 Steam Filters Unior
Wilmington Lodge. No. TIA. L. Q. G. I