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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
CRISIS TO COME SOON.

In n few months the issue over the
Fall policies In the Interior Depart
ment will come TO a crisis There is
no longer any question as to what Sec
retary Fall intends to do with the pub
lie resources IL he can. He persuaded
Secretary of the Navy DENLY TO give
him Jurisdiction over the naval oil re-
serves, and a large portion Of them are
now under lease to private interests;
he is striving with might and main TO
get a grip upon the forest bureau with
It's vast domain of timber in Alaska
and elsewhere, with untold mineral
wealth beneath II. II Is little wonder
that the Fall policies have become a
storm center Of politics. IL Congress
| Is asked TO confirm a plan OF reor-
ganization involving the transfer OF
the forest bureau TO the tender mercies
of the Secretary of tho Interior. one
OF the bitterest legislative lights OF a
decade IS in prospect.
Congress, however. carries the ma
jor burden. 1t has the ugliest kind OF
forebodings about the McCumber tariff
bill, which In its heart II knows to be
a political and economic blunder but
how can 1t retreat now? Sheer inertia
Is carrying the bill forward: there Is
no vitality in the leadership that Is
handling 1t. There is pauicky feel
ing among Republicans about many
of its features, such as the duties or
hides, wool, sugar, steel and a hos
of manufactured articles. But ther,
lis no way of smashing the tariff bloc.
apparently, save by a revolutionary
expression OF public opinion. So fal
as the soldier bonus Is concerned
Senate vacillation and irresolutior
upon It have now been reduced to foil!
land absurdty. In desperation Senator
McCumber wants TO call In the Demo
Icrats of the Finance Committee ant
place the onus OF a bonus decision
upon them. OF course, they will re
!, fuse to fall into the trap. The Demo
, Gratis Of the committee were kept out
side tho door while the Finance Com
, mittee was planning and building It
own cul-de-sac on the bonus question
and it is not their duty to act as a re
lief expedition now.
> With such a fearsome summe
ahead, the administrator Is prepar
ing to go before the country next No
= vember and ask for vote OF conf
dence in the wake of a record OF mega
ton, folly and teactionary policies.-
Baltimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
PREACHING AND PRACTICE.

An editorial in a recent issue Of
Hearst's New York American, earn
estly advocating support, by subsidy
and patronage. of the American mer-
chant marine, impaired this admoni-
ton:
THE future of the American
merchant marine is In the hands
of you and us, the travelling and
shipping public. II we will con-
centrate our patronage on Ameri-
can steamers we can give them so
much business that they can af-
ford to pay an American scale Of
wages and yet make money"
According to the New York World
William Randolph Hearst. owner OF
the New York American, has gone to
Europe on the British Cunard liner
Aquitania. All of which goes TO show
how little attention Mr.. Hearst pays
to the admonitions of his newspapers
There are many others of the same
stripe. They preach vigorously II
favor Of certain things. but In prac.
tice ignore their preaching entirely
Mr.. Hearst urged other Ameri
can citizens, when going abroad, Il
patronize only American lines. bu
when he determined upon a visit Il
Europe he engaged passage by for
eign line.
Thus we see the difference betweel
precept and practice. Those who, lik
Hearst, urge people to patronize onl
the American lines and then TAX
passage on foreign lines, are merel
hypocrites. Their advice is WORTHLESS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01

and tho party voters are not always
In accord, and frequently tho latter
arc greatly dissatisfied with tho ac-
ton OF the politicians In influencing
tho selectionsl for Office.
We believe tho popular primary is
far more satisfactory to tho voters In
general. We know It is In New Castle
county. where the system was in
augurated by law moro than forty
years ago. ana has withstood fair
test right along without challenge.
Kent and Sussex were slow In accept
Ing It, the law for n long time apply
ing to New Castle county primaries
only. and even when the law was cx-
tended so as to include the two lower
counties. the change was made op-
tional with tho party oiliciaries. In
both counties the system was re-
ihN'uhNiJ pio'icu Wy ln' putNy Ctln-
mittecs, but. we believe It has proved
satisfactory TO tho voters OF both par
ties. The politicians, however. never
looked upon it with favoring eyes. and
sighed for the convention system.
The Delaware Primary Election law
! Is the best In the country, plain
simple and effective. II gives ampl,
opportunity Of recording the popular
will OF the party voters. and therefor,
Is thoroughly Democratic. Its pena
provisions make fraud or dishonest,
very difficult and dangerous. We hav'
heard OF no popular demand I'm Ken
county for a return to the former sys
tenn. and certainly tho county com
mittee should not order reversion {
the old convention system withou
taking the sense of the Democrat
voters at popular primary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
FRECkLE-FACED YOUTH.

Thomas NJ. Farley. Democratic
leader of the Fourteenth Assembly
district OF New York City, recently
inaugurated novel contest by offer
ing prizes for the boys in his dis
trict who could show the most freclSles
on their faces. Nearly four thousand
boys presented themselves. and the
first prize was awarded to George
Widden. aged Is years, after a mere
glance at his spotted countenance by
the Judges. And according to- Georges
picture, printed In the papers. he is
quito a good-looking lad. despite his
freckles.
This incident serves 10 call TO notice
how few boys and girls there are to-
day whose faces are blotched by
freckles, compared with the number
I'm evidence n half-century or more
ago. AT least this comparison holds
| good in Wilmington. as all older citi-
sens will easily realize, Fifty or sixty
years ago, freckle-faced boys were
numerous in Wilmington, and girls
also, and the city was much smaller
then than now. In this day they are sc
rare as 10 make the few exceptions
noticeable,
And boys and girls indulge far NOR,
extensively In outdoor exercises and
sports now than they did a half-cen.
tury ago. II used to be the belief tha'
undue exposure 20 sun and air was con.
ducive TO fine large crop of freckles
but they are not I'm evidence In thes'
times. However, the boys and girls vii
enjoy the immunity. as freckles. II
the olden days OF their general pro
fusion, were not regarded as orna
mental
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
AUSTRIA'S CHIEF HOPE.

Austria's chief hope. however.
lies I'm foreign loans. and these depend
on the abandonment OF foreign liens
on Austrian resources. According 90
Vienna. the obstacle 10 this ia found
some uf the succession states. which
want reciprocal postponement Of pay
ments which they have promised to
make for state property Of the old
empire. The loan is needed. but Il can
only oil the machinery. The cure must
lie I'm training. and helping Austria to
earn its living. For that the surest
way IL the conclusion of further
economic agreements such es that
which Austria already has with
C2echoslovakia, and the removal OF re-
strictions TO trade IA recommended at
Porto Rose and Genoa. A good deal,
too. must depend on good relations be
tween the provinces and the capital ;
presumably the provincial Deputies
had most To do with finally refusing "a
continue an imitation which served
chiefly to help out the city. but more
cordiality on the part of the agricul'
lturai districts would make Vienna les'
dependent on government help.
! The antagonism has had its parable
lin Russia. where the printing press
Heems unwearylng: but thero is th'
Fundamental difference that ItussiI
lproposed 20 build a new economic edi
nco wholly different from tho old
Austria tried to keep going on th'
old basie. but In violation OF some o
its cardinal principles. The violation
was necessary. and worked much goo'
along with considerable owl: bu
Everybody seems agreed that tho da.
, of the bank mote press is drawing 10
ward. nm end. An intelligent generosi
ty on the part of Austria's neighborF
and an effort by Austrian statesme
TO approach their problems on prin
ciples OF more enduring validity
ought to lead to the discovery Of
way out.--New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
PRIMARIES AND BONUS.

srhe bonus advocates in Congress are
confused and hesitant. Evidently the
recent Illinois. Indiana, Oregan and
Pennsylvania primaries. at which the
public dislike OF the four billion dollar
proposal was conclusively shown, have
had an effect upon them.
Senator McCumber, chairman OF the
Senate finance committee and ardent
supporter of a bonus scheme based on
negotiable insurance certificates. finds
that five out OF ten Of his Republican
associates on the committee are now
opposed to it, and Senator Borah has
issued warning as follows:
-'If the bonus bill is forced out OF
the committee and made part OF the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
TNSANDALEn FEET.

Tho Cartoonist. the paragrspher and
the editor vie with one another, I'm
these daye OF growing warmth and
beauty, In the effort TO convince an
cfTete civilization that the American
email boy should not be denied his
memorial and inalienable right 20 go
bare of foot while birde slng. waters
call and the sun pours down it's golden
wine OF light and l!fe.
Whittier. laureate Of youth. wrote
the one lyric which brings 10 every
American mind vision of lads with
"atrawpiles" on their heads. hicing
adown dusty roads with naked. patter-
ing feet. Yes. and OF barefoot girls.
Why should wa exalt tho state of
those bestarched. becombeds and be-
shod lads and lassics who must suffer
the restrictions of blind and artificial
convention while Heaven smiles and
the electric currents of earth call:
Come, walk tho naked ground with
naked feet. and he glad"
No mincing missy. or laced-up lad
die, ever may know the Joys OF the
foot-free, who may revel In the expert
enCe OF stubbed toe. or delight in
the high distinction and sweet pang'
of n suro-enough stone bruise!
A child has not known the joys oi
childhood who has been denied tn,
pleasure OF padding in the warm dust
OF padding in brooks or water pools
who has not learned that tho worlC
/ bears thorns as well as flowers; wh'
/ has missed the tender mothering.
which Childhoods errant injuries bring
! the kisses which come as solace 70
sufferings borne!
So. let the youngsters go barefoot
Let them romp and kick and paddle
| There Is no more enhancing musi
treasured in the soul of memory thai
the melody of childhood's patterin
| feet.-Cinclnnati Enquirer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
JUST FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guest.
THE REAL GARDEN.
Copyright. 1922. by Edgar A. Guest

fIe showed me round his garden and
the lawn was green and sweet.
n was like n rug Of velvet. soft ana
springy 10 tho feet:
And the pausy bed was lovely. and ths
peonies straight and fair
But there wasn't any laughter of tho
children ringing there.
The roses stood in order and wers
beautiful to see.
heard him sound the praises of q fms
old maple tree.
But beneath it's spreading branches
was no patch that should bs bare.
For the swing Of happy childhood had
not ever dangIed there.
There we're blossoms rich with color
and the gardener named them
all.
But they'd never known the havoc Of
a little fellows ball:
There were blooms Of rare perfection
which require mans constant
care.
But there wasn't any symbol of a
youngster playing there.
Now. my lawn Is poor and barren ard
/ my grass Is hard 70 grow,
And II struggles for existencs. for th-
youngsters tramp 81 so.
And my garden seems untidy, but I
fervently declare
That 10 me It's greatest beauty ia the
children playing there.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

Legislative programme then you may
look, I'm my judgment. for com
plete wrecking of this Legislative pro-
gram: Chaos In legislation will be-
come chronic and universal. The nd
minlstratlon will face the fall election
with wrecked program. II the COM
pletion OF the legislative program would
mean the imposing OF an additional
harden upon tho people OF from 81
600 900 900 TO $4,000. 100000, then 1,
would be better that Il be- not com
ploted"
The Senator from Idaho appears "a
be resolved. rather than nee tho Nc
cumber bill go through. to do his best
to block tho party's plans for other
legislation. Tho result may be "A dan
gorous situation, particularly In view
of tho rapid approach Of the fall elec.
tione. at which tho country will regis
ter lts judgment OF Congressional per.
formanco or performance
1t is n pity that all the members o
Congress who at heart are opposed q
lndscrlminate bonus payments T.
ablebodied ex-servlce men did no
| frankly state their position in the be
ginning. The old bogey OF defeat wa
too much for some of them. The,
weakly yielded against their bes
| Judgment, only 10 find when the Penn
sylvania returns, for example. cam
In that Senator Pepper. an opponent q
the bonus, had been successful by
tremendous majority over his con-
petltor. who favored the bonus. an
that several bonus members of tn
Pennsylvania delegation In the IIoue
of Representatives had been beatc
for renomina ation.-PrOvidenCe Juurna
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
TRAINED MEN FOR HIRE
By Frederic J. Hnskin

Tho Vcterane' Bureau says Tint ~
rs starting It's employment service
with men of fine caliber. a report has
just come from the University u
Florida stating that the average ~
scholarship in It's law departmop, !,
s5.5 per cent for trainees OF tho
Veterans Bureau. while other etu-
dents averaged 70 per cent.
At the Carnegie Institute OF Tech
nology this spring II out a the 20
war veterans In the graduation class
are honor men. Similar records are
being made by the governments stu-
oents in other schools.
This is attributed partly 20 tho fact
that the veterans average 26 years
in age. They are moro mature. there
fore, than the ordinary run Of college
students. Then, too, they appr -ciats
the advantage Of training. They keep
at tboir studies with the single aim
/ Of getting back into the worlds work
The government Ia confident that fs
/ proteges can make good.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
.RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE CHEERFUL FRONT.

I'm feeling fine, my hearties.
7 am not out OF whack."
answer thus all parties who ask
me how 7 stack. It may be I've
a tumor, a boil that throbs and
stings, but would pull bloom
er by speaking OF such things
For people hate 70 listen TO stOr-
les Of disease, to see my tear
drops glisten and trickle 70 my
knees. When younger I delighted
IN telling OF my Ills. OF how my
life was blighted by DR.. High
lows pills. One day the fact
came to me that was much
alone; old friends would sadly
shoe me behind them with
groan. And when. the day work
ended. sought the Blue Front
store. a sort OF sigh ascended
as gossips left The floor. Alone
I walked and wandered. no
friend in all the throng, and
wearily I pondered. and Won
dered what was wrong. And then
I asked my pastor how had got
in Dutch: he said, You talk
disaster and sickness too blamed
much. There's nothing bright or
cheering in any spiel you make.
the men grow sick OF hearing OF
murups and stomach ache" And
now when people hail me, and
ask me how stack. though for
~ aches assail me. spring no
cheap alack. And no one tries 20
shake me as in the long ago,
but by the hand men take me.
and tell me I'm a 20.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
COOPERATIVE PREPARATIONS.


An international loan for Germany
contains possibilities reaching beyond
the primary problem of finding money
to satisfy the Allies and give Germany
n breathing space. An international
loan means the spinning of economic
threads between Germany and her late
enemies. II means the nations co-op-
Grating for the solution of an economic
and financial problem instead OF tho
nations divided into harsh creditors
and reluctant debtors.
When British, French, Belgian and
American capital hns been put into n
German loan there will have been
created powerful Allied and Associ-
atcd interest In the stability and pros
Iperity of Germany. The French holder
of German bonds will look upon Ger
many with different eyes from tho
French flre-eatlng politician. The
! American bondholder will have a
reader sympathy for Germany and
will be an incomparably greater help
than the isoationist politician at
Washington.
The Same forco for cooperation
would he cxorted by the suggested plan
of having Germany pay part of her
Preparations In tho form of shares In
German industrial concerns. It is In
tmatcd that In some quarters at Paris
this plan is regarded ns fantastic. Bu,
tho Idea has been entertained I'm emin-
emily respectable banking circles for n
great many months. and its regular
emergcnce into discussion shows that
| /. H., 81, .,l,t
again we have To think of French ant
Belgian and British investors acutclS
interested in the revival and main
tcnance of German prosperity. i
means very solid community of In
terests across the frontiers. For Ger
many II means not only a reduction
In the amount of annual reparatioi
payments. but tho high probabilit,
that n large part OF the diVidens acru
ing TO foreign shareholders would b
rcinvested in German industry.
, French and Belgian capital at worl
in Germany may have the rcciproca
effect of opening the way for German
J labor and enterprise abroad. one diff
flculty that has stood In the way of tn
Rathenau-L Loucheur agreement for tn
restoration Of the devastated region
2 with German labor and materials ha
been the jealousy of French busines
Tinterests. They want for themselve
Q the enormous market created by Ger
o man guns in Northern France. II is
humanity comprehensive state Of min'
hut It is not the best state of mind ia
y the welfare Of France as whole, Bu
q if once French capital is put To wor
in German industries the Psychologist
: effect cannot help being favorable fo
< French and German cooperation
the rebuilding OF tho devastated area
New York Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
ANONYMOUS MIsINFORMATION.

An anonymous authority. described
only as n gentleman with whom l
talked In London" is quoted IN n re-
cent publication on the subject OF rcck-
lcssness and actual dishonesty In re-
porting In enc country the news OF
another country.
This gentleman" according TO tho
report. said tho character of news
being sent from one country to an
other In the world today is repre-
hensible In tho extreme. Ono would
Judge from the European papers or
from papers In other parts of the
world that tho people Of America are
given over TO violent excesses and
lawlessness: that the black men spend
most OF their time chasing the white
women with devilish intent: the white
men spend most of their time chasing
the black men with IA rope In one
hand and n torch IN the other. Really
important news seems seldom 90 cross
the water. but a lynching or an afro
cious murder IL fully reported. on the
other hand, tho news published In
America OF affairs In other parts Of
the world Is fully rs misleading. One
gets from the dispatches of the day
an utterly incorrect conception of
what Is happening and being thought
I'm Great Britain, the continent of
Europe. Asia and Africa"
And this vague authority will be
accepted as sound text for preach
| ing grave sermons on the importance
/ Of newspapers endeavoring. 20 be ac-
curate at all times in printing TIL,
news OF the world. Well. this is ex.
actly what all reputable newspaper:
and newspapers OF this class arr
largely in the maiority--endeavor {,
do az all times. The work, however, Il
one OF much difficulty, but the rea
newspaper men---also I'm the majorit,
go 10 extraordinary lengths at time!
in order 20 make sure that what the,
send off for publication, or write II
their offices, IS as near the absolute
truth as it is possible for human effor
to achieve.
1t is easy 10 criucise at any time
and criticism is more frequently un
Just than just. The slightest erro
appearing In the columns OF a news
paper will be magnifled and held u
as horrible example" OF newspape
recklessness. while innumerable in
stances where the truth is told, afte
, great difficulty in unearthing the ac
tual facts, go unnoticed from day (
day.
The average newspaper is thoi
oughly conscientious In this respec
Only the few dishonest newspaper
are Offenders.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
BETTER STICK TO THE POPULAR
PRIMARY.

The Kent County Democratic Com
mittee has under advisement a pro-
posed change In the party rules TO
abandon the popular nomination of
candidates for public Office in that
county and return 10 the convention
system. Fortunately, however. the
change. even II decided upon, would
not apply 10 this years campaign.
which will be attended by another
trial of the popular primary system.
We venture to suggest 10 the men,
bers OF the Kent County Democratic
Committee. a majority of whom are
said TO be in favor of the proposed
change, that before taking action they
| lay the matter before the Democratic
voters at this years popular primaries
In this manner they may easily OBJ
| tain a conclusive verdict, and ascer-
tain how the party voters regard the
popular system OF making nomina-
tions. In comparison with the conven-
ton system. II the Democratic Voters
of Kent county desire the change
they will say SO. Nothing could b,
fairer than this.
II is a fact that politicians prefer
the convention system OF making
nominations TO the popular primary
With the former they have a far bet
ter opportunity of manipulating tn
results 20 their liking, both at tn
primary election for the choice 0
convention delegates. which seldom at
tract the popular attention and &C
I ton that is a feature of direct pri
mary nomination contests, and at tn
convention meetings where the noml
nations are made, But the politician
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-01
Assuring rev. !. this for tho women

Assuring news II this for the women
OF our country. to whom these In
creased prices for all articles OF silk
manufacture viii prove a grievous
burden. That they will resent tho Inn
position Is assured. and they will have
very practical opportunity OF show
ing their resentment at the Congress
elections to be held next fall. That
they will rcpudiate such n price-rais-
ing tariff. or even the threat OF ono
should Congress be unable TO pass the
bill before election day. is as certain
as fate.
The Mckinley Tariff, tho Dingley
Tariff. tho Paync-Aldrich Tariff. with
their pricc-raisinG accomplishments
were rcpudiated by the male voters
OF the country. Tho Reputation OF the
ncx, price-rnising tariff will be all the
more emphatic with the women of the
country qualified to add their votes
To the storm OF protest.