Evening star., 1922-12-20
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

1 are all on the same footing. How
ever, the Secretary of Labor. Mr.
Davis. gives assurance that il is the
pan that enlarged accommodations
shail pc provided. so that no national
lty VIII have occasion to get a bad
impression of it's welcome. at our
| threshold. 1T is impractical TO segre-
gate the nationalities; ali are one
I nationality within our Jurisdiction
! adopted Ainericans-anda as Sir Auck-
land may have read in certain
! document, We belive that under tl,e
American law all men are created
equal" whether III Ellis Island or on
| 5th avenue.
Representatives are becoming
| aroused over the continued shipnienta
! of anthracite into Canada while there
! is so serious short.a, In Amerca
Representative BreMnan of Dctr"lt
complains that the citiz.us Of Detroit .
are suffering from the anthracite
shortage, while the Canadian city or
Windsor. just across the river. Is 'n-
joying an abundance OF American an
thracite. He does not believe that
that is fair to our own needs, and he
has introduced Il resolution to stop ,
shipments abroad. Two or three se,.-
cations along similar lines.
1t is openly predicted that we Jnar
look for another coal strike ncht
spring, an0 every ton Of SHORTAGE
gives strength to the strikers, Tlci"
Is no more acute problem before Con
gress this winter than that Of saie-
guarding the coal supply OF the ma
ton Repetition of last seasons.
strike and this winters sh"rtas". Is.
intolerable, and would mark II :
weakness OF the leei3latiy" branch "f
, the government. The nation has Il
right TO protect the masses against
the tyranny of the classes. and by
taking action far in advance -"f "a
crisis does 10 injustiSc {" any c1@Ss,
whether employers or employees Th..
right to the Fundamental necessities 5
is paramount.
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Representative Brennan raises
timely suspicion that the reason Can
ada is favored in its supply Of Amer
lean anthracite is because The freight
rates from the anthracite mines 10
Canadian points. not being subject 10
our Interstate Commerce Commission
control, are much higher than the
freight rates to American points, and
therefore the influence of the rail-
roads is toward Canadian shipments.
This will be investigated by the fact
finding commission, and reported to
Congress expedltiously. so that Con-
gress may act intelligentiy and
promptly.
Into the maelstrom of mysterious
disappearance there vanish more than
100 girls week, in America. Where
they go can only be surmised by thelr
relatives and friends, but it is gen
orally understood by the Trave.ers
Aid Society. That society maintains
reliable women at all important raM-
road stations. whose mission is 10
look after girls and women travelling
alone, ,yho arrive in strange cities
without adequate knowledge OF tSa1t
boarding places or routes OF tFaNei.
The society is wholly maintained 10y
voluntary contributions. and is the
greatest bulwark against white
slavery" and other forms of vice by
which unprotected girls are trapped.
AS an example of the work GONE bN
this society. not only mere, hut IN al'
large cities, it is noted that in Wash
ington alone. during the first eleven
months of this year. il cared for t""
children. IS runaway boys and 81 run
away girls. besides ids givinE IN minor
travellers in need Of friendly a!d.
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The Monday Evening Club. which
includes some Of the officers OF the
National Chamber of Commerce. has
taken serious hold upon the school
question. as related to the District Of
Columbia, and proposes that the DIS
tricts school system should be sur
veyed comprehcnsively by a special
commission to be appointed by l'resi-
dent Harding. with the view OF max
ing the Washington schools the model
for the schools of America. There is
certainly plenty of room for improve
ment before they will attain that
IDEAL but there is every reason why
it should so achieve.
Among the improvements demand
ed are provision for an annual school
census; compulsory attendance. eN-
pert periodical physical examination
of all pupils: adequate teaching force:
full accommodations for fun hours
for all pupils instead of double
classes and only half-days each; pro-
vision for special attention to re
tarded" pupils, smaller classes and
more teachers.