Evening star., 1922-11-28

! spread out somewhat. too. Maybe it
is against local public policy to.en-
courage absentee voting 10y con-
gressmcn. but Washlngtonians have
gotten so hardened to the notion OF
absentee non-voting that We are in
clined to hysteria at the very possi-
bilities Of voting at all. Anyhow. We
| may insist On law compelling all
congressmeH to come personally to
the capital to sign the pay roll. And
that helps some.
/ What s. vast abyss there is between
approval Of an abstrac. idea and ac-
tfon to make that abstraction con-!
crete: The lesson Of the inutility
Of mere approval in general and tan
gihle action is set forth in the Bible,
and 1t applies today TO the Washing
ton school situation. The good book
, denounces the hypocrisy of simply
| wishing that the poor be- clothed and
fed in contrast with the actual effort
TO fulfill the expression of good will.
| The application OF this text. dear,v
| beloved. has to do with the school
system OF the capital of the natiun.
| Many educators and statesmen e
! peat over and over the truisrn thai.
AS Washington is the nations CAP
tai. II ought to have the best scho"l
| system in America, which would
| serve as model for ali the res, 81
| the country. Yet year after year
goes by with inadequate apnrpnri-
ations by Congress. and Therefore
with too few buildings TO house tn.
{ chiidren and d scandalously ant
quated equipment of text books anil
| inadequateiy paid teachers.
West Virginia is now proposing d
! conference Of expert educators 10 sit
/ on the case of the Washington school
system. diagnose tn" symptoms and
prescribe for the disease. Supt. l}ailou
is heartily backing The idea Of Mr.. Reed.
/ and he reports receiving letters Of ap-'
Iroval from ail over tn. country. Tne
whole nation wishes 10 see the capitals
schools made the model for all other
cities. When We survive Safety
turn its attention to practical meth
| ods of making Education week really
accomplish tangible things for tdc
! Washington scaool system. Nobody
Will cooperate more readily than Supt.
/ Ballou and the teachers.
I'VE fwomcn) are only IN tbs kin
dcrSartcn Of politics and We arc net
Yet ready for the higher mathemat-
| ics,' says Conaressw woman Alice Rob
i ertson. vino is completing her two
years in Congress. Women viii not
learn the fundamentals Of politics as
they shoulo until they take il seri-
ossl:. 4 suggestion OF a bridge
game" She added. will always break
UP woInan's study meeting OIL be-
ter government"
Does not such a proncuncement o.
the foilies of women coming from tho
second woman to sit in Congress
seem a little too cynical and bitter?
Woman has not long had entroe into
but she has held other high ami re-
, sponsible Offices. When any rrcat'
body OF women. Tx. the Daughters
OF the American Revolution. fo- eN-
ample. meets there IS found an ex-
; ecutive apicrnb that far SURPRISES the
efficiency of most mall ORGANIZATIONS.
One hears. also. st such c. crniet-'
I ence keen knowledge Of the princl-
pies Of whatever subject is tan.n up.
. Women are not all given over Z" th1
folly of letting card playing fill thc;r
minds to the exclusion of the
"weightier affairs" Of life.
Il we are to obey the adage. Gira
the devsi his due" how shall one pro-
; ceed in answering tie sianJcr Of The
retiring conRresswoman. FOR whom
we have the highest esteem. bat who
wrongly speaks of her sisters as
frivolous happers. Of all ages" II is
10 al
eists Of the modern fad test Sizes
us all up they rate most OF us-rnaie
and female though we be created-as
being Of .lle mental capacity. but q
little higher than the morons. But
surely Congresswoman Robertson
should remember that her sisters are.
indeed. but ga li:flA lower than :he
anesls'' and deserving Of better
things than what she infers Why:
even q man who makes two blades O.
grass TO grow-we are not rete,rhls
70 Grass widows-does better and dt-
serves more from mankind than an
the "scurvy politicians" that ever 81:
in Congress Not all the honor i re-
stricted to Congress. anyhow
Homo, and fame from co'.diti"n r'>e:
Act WELL yoar part-there all the honor lies.
Perhaps for most women that ''I'art'
is the niche OF the honi.. Win ire
motherly care Of futcre Presidents 90 |
! L
Hanks have performed a nohler mis-
sion in life If she had served term
in Congress than she fulfilled s the
mother and inspiration of hey s"n.
Abraham Lincoln? 1t was the kiss
of his mother that made Bnja MN /
West an artist.
y :: ::
No police Judge has any lee:'i an-
thority to sentence prisoners arreF-
cd for violation OF the traffic la" q.
inspect the morgue and look upon 1h"
sad scene Of the tragic deaths of We
Tins of traffic law violations. All
such sentences are void Of authority.
The idea is effective, perhaps. IN i'm
pressing upon the careless driver the
wick edness OF his carelessness. but
only a legislative act can mane sucn
a sentence lawful.