Evening star., 1923-04-19
CAPITAL -KEYNOTES
BYPAUL y. COLLINS

tendency OF bolshevism and socialism
sonS 10 Ssny nya liberty deny the home and
TO. combat this spirit that denies,
this spirit Of evil in our midst. is tho
sacred task of every Daughter of the
American Revolution. This is one Of
the things IL means to be a Daugh.
ter" declared President Minor.
There is a great contrast between
such a spirit and that of other women
whose ideal is to persuade this GOV
ernment to give official recognition
to the soviets even while they are
slaughtering representatives of the
Christian religion. 1t was not merely
the execution of one or a dozen ind-
viduals which has set the world IL
horror at bolsheyism. The whole
world" said Mrs. Minor. Stands
Iaghast at a crime perpetrated against
the sacred religious instincts of all
mankind. regardless of church Or
creed"
President Minor touched upon an
other topic which met cordial re
sponse. She declared that the girls
OF today ARE just as good as W.
were at their age q
She referred TO the autosusgest.'u
of the previous generation whirN
HSipSu the CndTdCISDS Oh It's
girls by giving them names that sus.
gested the higher traits of charar-
ter-Prudence. Hope. Faith, Chart.
Did not our ancestors dimly recog-
nize this power of thought when the
gave their children such names. IN
the belief that constant repetiticp
would inculcate the virtues VIII u
| they expressed in those who bore / c
| nameS?"
| There is philosophy in what Ms
Minor suggests. Give u dog a bgd
name and he will develop into BAL
dog. "As a man thinketh in III
heart, so is he 1t, would be hard 10
! imagine Puritanic "Prudenct
dressing in scandalous costume or
seeking notoriety in an .endurance
! dance. Prudence" will Hardly Over
do the use of the lipstick and the
| rouge.
Scowl disapproval at daughter be-
| cause she is filled with the joy of
youth, and she. may receive the sug-
gestion, involuntarily. that TO be good
means to be cross and sour. Show IN
| terest In her Innocent pleasures and
| sympathy in her ambitions. and in the
| efforts of her brother to be "regular
fellow" with other decent boys, and.
| somehow, there are not half as n1auy
chances that either will develop Dc
ceit or long for forbidden pleasures
| X x +
The appointment of former Repre-
| sentative Alice Robertson 10 Eayc
matronly charge of the welfare OF
the women of the Veterans Bureau
meets the approval Of personal
friends of the appointee and Of al!
who recognize the obligation OF the
administration to care for the lame
ducks" of the party.
1t is not unqualif1edly approved
however. by the rank and file OF tie
American Legion veterans, who re-
call that she was, one Of the Rost
outspoken opponents to the soldiers
adjusted compensation bill. The vet
Grams are saying that there are 1hary
gold star mothe-s" who gave theIy
ports of widows. These gold star
mothers" they claim. are as we'll
qualified as is Miss Robertson FIR IT."
work of looking after the welfarc {.
the women of the Veterans Bureau
, Put up" the highwayman orders.
and the prudent victim obeys. But il
is not the call of robbery which the
, Navy hears in those words, "Elevate
, the guns The mystery is as to why
the guns were ever constructed or
any ship except with the power u
elevate the muzzle TO give the utmost
range. Now. there seems to be some
clubbing as to whether the dis
armament conference agreement for
bids us to improve the range of the
guns on our retained ships after de
stroying such vessels as agreed upon.
The Navy decides that it will elevate
to the ultimate range unless the
President forbids.
Safety first" appears to be the
Navy's motto. There is more safety
in a gun whose range is twelve miles
than in one which can shoot but ten
This is especially true when an enemy
ship has a range beyond ten miles
and manages to keep eleven miles
away.
Safety first" has proved good
motto in the Washington schools. for
since safety has been taught by pre-
cept and example for the last two
years the number of children killed
accidentally in the city has decreased
as per cent. In st. Louis and De
troit the reduction through similar
teaching has been 60 per cent.
Copyright. 1923, by p. V. CollinsA