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The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-18
Crazy As Ever.

Most of the people who formerl,
were trying to invent perpetual mo-
tion are now endeavoring to get some
thing for nothing.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-18

The salary paid to the President of
Germany is the lowest paid to any
head of state in the world.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-18

DITCHED battle between the In
j terror and Agricultural depart
ments which has long been watched
oy official Washington with absorbing
interest has now become public"
through a statement by Secretary Fall
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
CUP RACES NEXT YEAR.

1t is announced that Sir Thomas
Upton, that indomitable contender for
the greatest aquatic prize in the world
the Americas Cup--will issue his
fifth challenge for race with an
American contender. TO take place
in September, 1928. He will construct
another Shamrock the fifth. and with
Il endeavor TO win the valued prize
worth little In money but much in
sentiment-that was so easily wrcsted
from British competitors. In British
waters. by the old America. away back
in the year 1851.
II is hoped, however, the next cup
contest will be a real one. not a drift
ing match, as most of the others have
been. Also. that there will be nothing
approaching unsportsmanlike moves.
There are many good Americans who
felt deeply chagrined during the last
previous race. two years ago. when a
little bit of wind. at which most good
sailors did not consider worth talking
about, melted the home managers of
the race to suggest postponement TO
Sir Thomas Upton, which in courtesy
he felt constrained TO accept. He had
won one race. and in wind said TO
be Just suited to the sailing qualities
of the challenger. might have won an
other had the race been sailed that
breezy day.
We want to keep that cup against
all contenders. and We want to keeT
IT fairly. But If we are TO lose it, we
would prefer that Sir Thomas Upton
the real, red-blooded sport, should bt
the winner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

People In all sections of the coun-
try were startled. last week, by a
report that Brooklyn Bridge. like an
cient London Bridge. was falling
down" The huge cables from which
The main structure is suspended were
said 20 be slipping. and dire calamity
was predicted unless measures were
AZ once taken To repair the damage.
Also, grave fears were expressed that
the inquiry was Ireparable and that
the famous structure would have to
be entirely rebuilt.
Capable engineers. however, gave
assurances that the bridge was all
right. One who had been associated
with its construction said the slip
ping OF the cables was no indication
Of structural weakness. This slip
ping probability had been duly con-
sidered from the first, he said, and
was In accordance with the opinions
then entertained. Had they not slip
ped, he added, the great bridge would
indeed have fallen down."
Thousands Of persons who are no
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
PUBLIC OFFICES FOR SALE.

United States Senator Nathaniel II
Dial of South Carolina publicly
charges that Joseph w. Tolbert, MEM
her OF tho Republican National Com
mittee for that state, Ia conducting
practical and lucrative business I'm
selling Federal offices for cash. His
plan. according TO Senator Dial is 10
secure from the applicant 20 whom he
extends the favor OF his indorsement-
which Is presumed 10 he all-powerful
with the appointing powers--a pledge
for the payment TO him, In each in
stance, of one-half the first years sal
airy of the office. This arrangement.
it Is said, promises to bring him In
from 5000 TO $4,000 per office.
Evidently this Republican leader In
South Carolina is intent on making a
business out of his connection with
Republican politics. Federal Offices are
his sole stock IN trade. ms the State
is hopelessly Democratic, and he
seems bent on making them as profit
ablo Az possible.
Not only the Republican National
| COMMITTEES, but the Harding admin
istration, will have to take cognlxanee
OF this charge. Disposal of public
| offices for cash consideration in no;
unknown In this country, but this Is
| the first instance Of a national com
mitteeman endeavoring 10 hog" al
the Federal patronage Of his State and
make n business OF disposing of Il
for his personal profit. The scheme
IL e had not been interrupted woult
have paid him, Il Is estimated, about
4 hundred thousand dollars year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
DELAYS IN SOLDIER RELIEF.

In making public his spirited cor
respondencc with DIR. Sawyer the
chairman of the national rehabilitation
committee of the American Legion
does well TO let the country know
that the programme of hospital care
for disabled soldiers Is in danger Of
being wrecked and that primarily by
one man, Those In close touch with
the work know. but the country gen
orally does not know, that DIR. Sawyer
has from the beginning opposed the
construction of government hospitals
for the disabled. From the days of the
Dawes committee, eighteen months
ago. DR.. Sawyer has been a stumbling
block first Of all to the plan for hos
pitals and later, when the money was
begrudgingly appropriated. TO the full
f1llment of that plan.
II may seem strange to the average
citizen that a man who is not an official
OF the Veterans Bureau or of the
| Treasury Department, to which the
committee on hospital consultants Is
responsible, should have deciding
voice in the matter of hospital con-
struction, but the facts are that DR..
Sawyer, through his position as per-
sonal physician to the President, ap-
pointed himself "chief co-ordinator"
of the Federal Board of Hospitaliza-
| ton" and in that capacity ordered
! the appearance before him each week
| of the heads of the various agencies
| having the hospital work in hand.
And what is the record? Simply this:
since the armistice, although some
! patching has been done here and
there, only one new hospital has
been erected by the government.
For this condition DR.. Sawyer is
not alone to blame. but he has pro-
jected himself so conspicuously upor
the forefront of the stage that ii ID
not surprising that he should be the
first to be criticised. The record of tn,
committee on hospital consultants ha,
not been marked by speed, but tina
has been largely due to the opposition
of various interests 10 the construc
ton OF mental or tuberculosis hospitals
at one place or another.
1t is our clear duty to care for oul
disabled soldiers without thought o
petty economies. This DIR. Sawyer ha.
failed to see, and Colonel Sprague hai
made no mistake In letting the countr,
know it.--New York Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
AGAINST neutrality-suspicious.

10 much disturbance has been made
In the United States by Red" rcvolu-
tionarIes and other troublc-makcrs of
foreign birth that 1t Ia not surprising
that members of Congress are asking
for Legislation for suppreaslng their ac-
tvities. Representative .Edmonds OF
Philadelphia, for example. proposes to
Introduce on the fifteenth OF August n
resolution providing for tho deportation
or unnaturalized persona who partici-
pate In rlotous gatherings or who may
be onlooker~. even II they have taken
out their first citizenship papers. An
other suggestion is that citizenship
shall be withheld from oil aliens and
bestowed only upon the children or
tho foreigners who como to America.
or to require residence of twenty -one
years as "A condition OF naturalization
for tho first generation from Europe.
The intention ls praiseworthy: Ameri-
canism underlles the general idea of
Withholding the ballot from "undeslr-
ables," but the test OF fitness for our
citizenship should be made In a wholly
| different way.
There are millions of people I'm Eu-
! rope who are law-respecting and in-
dustrlous and who can be trusted with
tho privileges of citizenship whether
they etay at home or settle elsewhere
| This country can make good use OF
such foreign material. What IL needed
is an immigration law that will pre-.
vent the sailing of the Reds" and sim
liar mischief breeders from the port.
of Europe. The remedy lies In selec.
ton rather than In deportation after
unfltnees has been proved. although
there should be n eaving clause To en-.
able the country To get rid of thug,
from abroad without tedious legal pro
ceodings. However, the presentation
OF blle and resolutions for the bette
curblng of the Bolshevist element n
America serve n useful purpose II
arouslng public sentiment as TO IN,
necessity OF keeping strict watch o,
all aliens who are endeavoring TO un
dermine the American government. -
Providence journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
GERMANY MUST PAY.

In his address. Sunday. at the dedi-
cation Of the memorial to those who
fell in the bloody fighting on the Ar
gonne during the World War, Pre-
mier Poincare of France alluded TO the
dIlatoriness and evident unwillingness
of Germany TO meet the financial OBJ
legations imposed upon her by treaty,
and which sho voluntarily assumed by
official signature. Germany. who was
responsible for the war, must repair
tho harm she wrought. Either with
good grace or under compulsion she
will repay" said the Premier.
And so the rest OF the world. outside
OF Germany and her wur associates,
will say. Germany forced the war
upon the world. without the slightest
provocation. History will hold this
fact unchallenged TO the cnd Of time.
The Allied nations were compelled TO
raise resistance 20 Germany's arrogant
march, which otherwise would have
destroyed all of them In time. And
for this Germany must pay. at least
TO the extent Of the obligations she
assumed by attaching her official sig
nature 20 the Versailles Treaty.
Germany has displayed a mean and
unsportsmanlike spirit during all the
time that has elapsed since tho war
was officially brought TO an end
France. at the close OF the Franco
lPrussian War OF 1901. which brought
disaster upon her. Immediately set
herself 70 the task Of rehabilitation
and reparation. Insolent Germany
had imposed an indemnity OF billion
dollars, looked upon as tremendous
sum for those days. But France ar.
ranged for a loan sufficient TO cover
the amount, and her thrifty and pa.
triotic people subscribed TO Il. to tn,
last dollar. in an amazingly short time
This is what France did, and Ger
many should not be permitted TO es
cape with less. She cannot ehov
TO the world the patriotic and inspir
ing spirit that France displayed unde
similar circumstances. because she ha
already revealed the spirit OF the cow
ard and poltroon among nations. Blu
she should be compelled TO meet he
obligations TO the last dollar.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE.

When the Right Honorable Herbert
Fisher ON Tuesday invited the German
nation to apply for membership In the
League of Nations he was not speaking
IA a representative of the British Gov
ernment. But. on tho other hand, he
s president of the British Board of
Education and would scarcely have
been willing TO issue an invitation un-
less no felt IL To be In line with both
his Governments policy and tho pres
ent trend of events. British Ministers
do not frequently propose impractic-
able schemes.
The advantages of having Germany
within tho League of Nations are OBJ
vlous. That organization must funC-
ton impartlally IL It is TO carry out
it's ostcnsible purposes: and to do that
Il must, az soon as possible. admit a
representative of Germany TO meetings
| of its Assembly. And. furthermore. as
Wilson Harris points out in his three
| articles on the Saar Valley. published
this week In The Sun. Germany can
not avoid the obligation of applying
FOR membership in tho League unless
she wishes TO have the world discount
her complaints about the conduct of
the League in matters which affect her
interest. The Saar. as he saw IL, is
being we'll administered by the
Leagues commission, and Germany
should not only bo allowed but re-
quired by public opinion 10 share in
the deliberations of the League and
present to 1t whatever specific grie-
vanccs she may have with regard to
the commissions work
1t appears. therefore that the British
proposal that Germany become a
member of the League Is not neces-
sarialy an indication of undue anec.
tion for that country. On the con.
trary, It may be considered prac
sical and honest scheme for gettinl
Germany into a position from which
she can no longer utter generalize,
complaints about her treatment at tn
hands of the League. Practical poll
ticians not infrequently soothe III
leaders of disaffected districts by ap
pointing them to membership in al
executive committee of some sort
Such may be the British idea with re
gard to Germany. And the Frencl
also are said TO be a practical peo
ple.-Baltimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
RUM RUNNING AND Comfy.

The diplomatic negotiations invited
by our note addressed TO Great Britain
respecting the rum-running going on
under the British flag may be expected
to make new chapter in international
relations, and considering the peculiar
circumstances novel one.
Connivance In the violation of
American law may be charged against
a foreign Government which permits
its citizens to engage IN this traffic
Yet the charge would have no basis
i'm law, and the question of moral re-
sponsihility Ia misty. The case would
have n simple status. of course. IL the
sea-going bootleggers landed their
carEoes on our shorea. that would he
smuggling i'm the full legal sense and
we could take care Of It.
A vessel may he proceeded against
when Il changes it's nag In tho course
OF voyage. or when II discharges itR
cargo before arrival at the port TO
which Il has been cleared. These prnc-
ticcs are believed 20 have been fol
lowed. but the ships have been beyond
our reach, while tho authorities At the
rum bases I'm British West Indian pos b
II
sessions seem TO have taken little mo-
tice OF them
Generally speaking. the trafflo In pro.
tectod by the rule of freedom OF the
seas" and where tho rule is abused
under maritime laws identical among
/ NIL nations, the burden of upholding II
Il usually on the British. When Eng
land was engaged single handed IN
suppressing slavery. she wanted tt
declare that slave-running WAS piracy
Acting on that she undertook TO vlsi
and search American ships suspected
of carrying the human cargoes. \ pro
test from our government prevailing
she then invited us. in view OF thu
notorious use OF tho American flag b,
slavers. to suggest an arrangement
that would be helpful. But all tha
came of the discussion was to ostab
lish more firmly tho rule that one gov
ernment may not molest "A vcsse
under the flag of another on the higl
sea.---New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

youngsters OF between seventeen and
twenty. Tho youths will learn how
to become 100 per cent citizens by
assembling In Disguise and carrying
out their secret projects behind
masks. or what benefit to Fort Worth
and Tarrant county will be tho brand
of furtive patriotism and ambuscaded
courage they will learn may perhaps
better be imagined than set forth.
We have had illustration enough al
ready that tho vogue of the mask Of
night time vengeance by prowlng
gangs has been too much for the self
restraint Of mature men who ought
To know better. What may we expect
Of such teachings when laid before
youths OF immature years and judg-
ment2 The new order processes, ac-
Icordlng TO report. to STAND for law
ana order. And the only evidence OF
that. sort OF stand IL its plan to
place I'm the hands OF youngsters In
their teens the means. the organiza-
tion, and the temptation TO irresponsl-
BILE violence perpetrated In the name
OF civic righteousness.
Have law and order come 60 such
a pass that their defence has descend
cd upon the shoulders of boys? Are
striplings TO be introduced to the idea
that standing" for good things means
istanding In tho dark and behind a
mask, and hunting always In pack
like the Sinking animals Of creation
The little khan Is IN a way n comic
edition of the big one. But It has It's
serioua phases IA we'll as it's silly ones
Galveston Daily News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01

New Workers. or Rrooklynites. includ-
ing many from our neighborhood. have
long held Brooklyn Bridge in affec-
tion and admiration. 1t IL no differ
ent from other great bridges. cspe-
cially those which join It in spanning
East river. With It's tremendous tow
ers, from which tho huge cables de-
pend on each side. holding tho main
bridgeway, and It's altogether grace
ful lines. It is a thing Of beauty. ns
well as an important utility agent.
The millions that have been carried
across It's ample roadways In cable
car or other vehicles. or who have en-
joyed the splendid prospects that
were available to those who walked
its moro than milo OF travelling
length, love II as an old friend. and
earnestly hope It may be preserved In
It's original integrity for all time 10
come.
II will be forty years next spring
since Brooklyn Bridge WAS formally
dedicated to traffic purposes. A sad
fatality, duo to tho panic of great
crush. marrcd tho festivities OF the
opening day. but never since has the
old bridge given occasion for general
mourning. II was the marvel OF It's
day, and is still n marvel. even I'm
contrast with succeeding structures
which so vlvidly mark tho groat prog
ress that has made history since II
was built. May good fortune attend
It's future.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
NEBRAsKA's PRIMARY.

Somewhat less than half the quail
fed voters of tho State participate In
the primary election. The small pro-
portion IL due partly to the number of
women who have not yet got the vot-
ing habit. The pressure Of wheat
threshlng and stacking kept many
men at home. There Is furthermore
n present skepticism concerning
politics and It's ways which keeps
many voters from tho polls This
skepticism is apparently strongest
among laboring men, but IL In not alb
sent among the farmers Its immediate
basis is the failure of the millennium
TO appear az too recklessly promised
by the successful campaigners Cf 1920.
The total vote Will. however, be
somewhat near 100000. enough to-
give thoroughly representative re-
suit. Tho informed and the interested
voted. II is unfortunate that so many
were not sufficiently Interested to vote !;
hut had they voted the results would
doubtless not have been materially
| dlfferent.--Nebraska state Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01

reference TO tho labor situa-
tion made public yesterday. expressed
confident belief that the pending dis
turbanccs would soon como to . sat-
isfactory ending, Hc added:
From my knowledge, am con-
vinced that never In tho history
OF Organized labor and capital has
there been such an effort on both
sides to view things from really
human standpoint. II Is the few
employers who are driving bar
gains and propasating false infor-
nation about whom you hear. Tho
great mass OF employers no longer
regard their men rs mere ma
chimes. They realize that they are
human beings and tho wise en-
ployer is interested in their prob
lens.
81 have worked for labor all my
life and you can understand that
It Is n source OF happiness 10 mo
to know that these things are
coming TO pass. Every day l see
n brighter and better outlook be-
fore me. am most optimistic for
the future"
There Is some measure Of truth II
what Mr.. Gompers says. There has
been, in recent years. a remarkabl,
change In tho attitude of employers
towards their employees. There ha:
been n marked advance IN the con
sideration due the latter, which fol
n long time had little or no room II
the minds Of the employing classes.
The problem of today is whethe
this feeling. so markedly changed 70
the good. is reciprocated and encour
aged by all tho elements of the work
ers. or by their leaders. Unfortunately
there are too many instances OF dis
position TO the contrary. II Is encour
aging, however. to hear such words n
those above quoted from the ofIicia
head OF such an organization as til
American Federation of Labor. Ma
the events of the future fully justif
his pleasing optimism
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
RTPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
OSTFNTATTON.

load my aunts with precious
stones, I hang ricL furs upon
their bones. and send them
through the town: The fact
that I am heeled." say with
coin enough TO load a dray. must
have a wide renown. repre-
sent the newly rich, and having
clambered from the ditch UD 70
a high estate, want the whole
blamed world 20 know that
have every kind OF dough put
down IN keg and crate" Ny
house Is Ike a large hotel. and in
Il stately fOotmen dwell. a but
Ter from abroad; with jeweled
tools I swat the files and all
IS done to advertise the fact that
I've a wad. My socks are
brought from far-off France.
and London tailors make my
pance, my neckties come from
Rome; and yet. with splendor ali
around, I heave a sort OF doieful
sound. as sit in my home For
all my efforts don't impress my
moseback neighbOrs. confess.
and hence my weary sigh: those
neighbors watch my trail Of
smoke and seem 70 size me as a
joke. and smile when I go by.
Old guns who sit IN shabby
hooks and paw the leaves OF
ancient books look on me with
disdain. and residents whose
only pride is that their dads for
freedom died, observe me with a
pain. With such a bank ac-
count as mine. with all around
me sleek and fine, my life should
be a song; I am the man who
cuts the ice. am the one who
has the price. and yet I don't
belong.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01

He never caused a man 70 sneer.
Was never taunted by n jeer.
Had never battled with foe;
But through the years that come
and go.
He smiled his easy way along
And played the friend TO right or
wrong.
He never ventured night or day
OutB Of the wel-trodden way.
He never pried adventures I'D,
He voted as his father did:
But when an argument arose
He sided both with friends and foes.
He talked as one who loved the right,
But he was never known TO fight;
Fearing the hate of men, ne stayed
Holding opinions but afraid
To give them voice. In moments tense
His silence gave no man offense.
Pleasant his smile and meek HIS way
The same tomorrow as today,
Living this life. its joy and smart,
Yet shirking duty's sterner part;
A friend to all he walked along,
But friendly both TO right and wrong
Who never braves the cynIc's sneer
Nor wins the sinful braggart's jeer,
But seeks through life's long years e
go
Free from the malice Of a foe.
Buries his talents in the earth
With nothing done to prove his worth
Better to fight and fall than stay
Upon life's side-lInes day by day;
Better the jeers than smiles OF thos,
Who should be looked upon as foes,
For friendship has no value when
1t makes no choice twixt knaves an.
men.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-01
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Bethany Band.
Gas Study Club.
Blacksmiths' Union.
Stonemasons' Union.
Brandywine Fire Co.
Central Labor Union.
Smyth Post, G.. n. Il.
4. of S. +. r. r. of \.
Waneta Council. d. 2.
Humanity Circle. b. of L.
Calanthe Lodge. X. Of p.
Crusaders Castle, X. G.. Z.
Corinthian Lodge. S. Of II.
German Lutheran, Y. L. S.
Eureka Conclave. s. w. NJ.
Fame Castle, A. o. X. NJ. G.
Industry Lodge, A. o. L. w.
Brandywine Co, "A. & 1. o. X.
Canton Delaware. No. l. Z. NJ.
Eureka Council. Jr. o. L. A. NJ.
Lafayette Lodge, A. +. & A. NJ.
| Chosen Friend Castle, X. o. r.
| Car and Ship Painters Pro-. Asso.
Mutual Encampment. 1. o. o. f.
German Beneficial Society, No. 1.
| VIII. Conclaye, ID. OF l.. O. X. G.
Peerless Conolave. II. or S. w. NJ.
| Harmony Council. No. /, U. f. A.
Wash Lodge, No. re, l. o. o. f.
NJ. Il. a. of r. II. b.. Employees Inc.
Moriel Encampment, No. l, o. X. NJ.
Sheet Metal Workers Local, No. 80.
Guiding Star Temple. No. 6, o. of w.
Washington Camp, No. i3. p. O. S. :
vii. Branch, No. 26. Grand Fraternit.