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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
A Quarter of a Loaf
oTrOm the New York Tribune).

commercial nation where coal Il
used" The commission reported thai
very little OF the economic democrat
.zation OF the coal industry was at
tr1butable to lack OF railroad facil-
tiles.
The tri-State operators and Mr.
Lewis have renewed the status quo
That IS all. What has become OF
their promises, loudly made last
fall. to conduct a fact-finding in
uuiry to reform the industry from
within? The excess cost OF coal
carried over as excess cost into all
production into which coal enters
Is chargeable primarily to over
manning and incorporation in the
coal business. There are too many
mines and too many miners. Every
body knows this. Yet the operators
and miners. still shy at doing any
thing to put the industry back on a
sound economic basis.
They protested last fall against
outside interference with their
problem. which. though It Is theirs.
is also the problem OF every user OF
coal. Their failure to go any fur
Their than to re-enact an excessive
wage schedule puts It clearly up to
the Federal Coal Commission and
the Federal government TO bring
about reform in coal mining which
the industry itself is either unwill-
ing or unable 10 undertake.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
JosHPH " WILKINS

I'm the death OF Joseph e. wilkins veteran roonsoer o.
the Every Evening star the press not only Of VIII
mington but of the entire Delmaria Peninsula has lost
man known to thousands result of his hong ser
vice in his profession
Mr. Wilkins was quiet unobstrustivs. almost shy In
manner and covered his assignments with a and
thoroughness that was appreciated highly by readers
He took deep personal interest in the sfars OF the
Wilmington Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church and knew intimately most OF the pastors with
in it, limits He also had reported some twelve SEES
s,ons Of the General Assembly at Dover and had vide
acquaintance in political circles
Although distinctly man of the "old sehoor' IN
journalism Mr. wilkins kept pace with the changes IN
,,os =, repornr and of dissent mating information.
and was active in the work almost 20 the hour OF his
death His absence will be felt not merely in winning
ton but throughout the Peninsula.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
YES. WILMINGTON is MUSICAL

WYE -rsoeutay asked these columns 81 Wilmington
w was music loving That question rsosived its an
swer yesterday IN the outpourfnE of more
thousand at the second Sunday efeer-
noon free public concert held under the auspices OF
the Music Commission
Nor The prosrsm that was calculated to draw
the mnIttuds Composed 10 OF two piano num-
ber~ sind sc9oa with addition OF the TRINITY ohor "
was very much OF that so-oalisd 'hshsrow~ order
which ordinarily keep rsthsr than drs'T
a crowd.
Lil,svts. ths weather altogether ss~nst Large
attendance snow under foot and desk ofonds over
head with oeeasionea sps OF sisst or snow made the
warm nresids attractive than the ooncert hall
Yet there was the crowd; more Than q thousand IN
number and enthusiastic with its appausei
tn. present season has been noteworthy for roe nhe
rscIt-ls including that by Fr1ooa Bernpe sno
IN. New York Symphony Orchestra, and uhe sueDour
Ing Of more than 2.oos persons at che nrSt sun@AS
aktsrneon concert a week ago ysvterhsy
The answer the query is wilninstOs ~~ss' 'osena
An the rso. OF the evidence must DE In me snFsve
Love OF seod music Is here and always has rem hsr'
All that has been needed has bean outlet fer us OK
presson That the Music oocnmisron IN 81" series OF
free vubifo concerts 70 have provided
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29

On the theory that It helps 20
avoid soft coal strike in 1928 the
agreement covering the trf-StAte
aeid-ilhnois Indiana and ohio--is
welcomed by the Federal Coal Com
mission and may affod considerable
satisfaction to the public. This
field produces about SO per cent. OF
the soft coal mined in the United
States. Its wage scale Is usually
made the basis OF union contracts
in the other union fields.
The West Virginia non-unionized
mines are not affected. They were
operated oil through the strike per-
Tod in 1922 and STAYED off a really
plnohing coal famine. Mr.. Phil II.
Penna, who has represented the
tri State operators in the negotia-
lions with the United Mine Work
ers. thinks that the wage agreement
Just made will give the West Vir-
ginia non-union mines the bulk OF
the business in 1928. He predicts
much idleness IN the union districts
because OF the higher cost OF pro-
duction. He also disagrees fatty
with the Coal Commissions recent
findings IN holding that whenever
the railroads shall recover even an
approximation OF their normal off,
thing IN the country, compared with
any other labor product, or com
pared with fuel prices IN any other
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
1sr~1yups MAKE GOOD sHowIzVa

rE,HosE persons who are oonosrnsd "sout me au''
ton Of how the states money 10 spent cen perus'
with interest and profit the sevsnteenfh sienns~ FpO
Of the Board of Trustees OF the Delaware State RIOS
pital at Farnhurst.
When it as realized that It will cost 'sas7>N 70 rnA
tain this hospital during the coming year. ana fSS@o'
the following year can realise the mSSn'uae VI
the operation this board has on It's hands
with the new construction work that mas os~n Ia
progress during the two years the TRUSTEES Vi
Farnhurst have been very busy msn The thanks OF
+b yvbo,a Stat. ere due them their buEness-hke
and eelt-sacrihoing effort
new appropriation of ssSssOs is asesd for ne con
struction of new Kitchen and storeroom bun1ns sna
making such interior alterations 20 tho present bud
inrs including the present quarters for tuoercuoes
patients az win provide for the most economical use
Of them and postpone long possible the necessary
Of providing building to care Cor the increase IN
population
with the record the board has made IN erpsna-
ing funds intr,lsted in the past believe the
General Assembly will the wisdom Of this request
and grant 81
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
MATrI1R OF HONOR

From the New York Herald.
In seeking defense for his
amendment to the army appropria-
ton bill which would deprive Ma
r-General Hartford of the retired
pay no IS entitled TO under the law
Representative Dickinson, OF Iowa,
says that IL General Hartford felt
he should get out OF the army at
the height OF his efficiency he should
have resigned.
The question at Issue in the case
OF General Hartford is not whether
he was fit or unfit or partly fit for
further service when he made his
application for retirement. The
question at issue IS whether the Uni
ted States Government intends to
keep or intends to break the con-
tract Il makes with the soldiers who
enter It's service.
When General Hartford retired
last month to accept the presidency
Of the Radio Corporation of Ameri-
ca he had completed thirty-three
years OF service in the United States
Army He had exceeded by three
years the period OF service which
entitled him 10 retirement with
three-ausrters pay. Those facts
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29

shall ipso facto be deemed to hav,
committed an act OF war against
all other members OF the League
which hereby undertakes immedi-
ately to subject It to the severance
OF all trade or financial relations
the prohibition of all intercourse
between their nationals OF the cove
nant-breaking state, and the pre-
vention OF all financial. commercial
or personal intercourse between the
nations OF the CONGRATULATIONS
state and the nationals of any other
state, whether a member of the
| League or not"
In view of these broad powers to
resort to drastic measures against
any offending member OF the
| League, why should members OF the
League in Europe and partisans of
the League in this county now turn
to the United States, which is not
member Of tho League, and in
sist that II is the only power which
can save Europe from destruction?
There is no other explanation
than the very simple one that the
League OF Nations has utterly and
ANONYMOUSLY failed. IT'S failure to
reconcile the Allies IN the present
reparatiOns controversy is not the
first. nor even the most conspicu-
GUS, OF It's failures. The League
Of Nations is chronic failure. II
has failed from the beginning.
It was formally set IN operation
in Januaxy. 1890. within a month
after Il set up headquarters with a
pretsutious star, Poland. member
OF the League. being dissatisfied
with the boundaries fixed by the
Treaty OF Paris and guaranteed by
the Treaty and the Lossue. invaded
Russia. Il aid THE without con-
sultins the League or even register
ing q protest TO the League against
the existing boundaries. Here was
a clear violation OF Article XII OF
tho Covenant OF the League OF Ma
lions. as quoted above Notwith-
standing this, the League utterly
ignored Poland's invasion OF Russia,
which carried Polish armies as far
into Russian territory at Kien
The sequence to this was the
Russian invasion OF Poland which
resulted IN such disaster to Poland
that II Il had not been for the as
sistance OF the French troops and
French munitions, the Russian arm |
les would have wiped out Poland |
as a national unity. While this was
going on the League OF Nations /
took no action. The war between |
Russia and Poland, initiated as II /
was by Poland, member OF the /
League OF Nations, was terminated |
not by any act OF the League Of
Nations. but by separate treaty be-
tween Poland and the Soviet gov
srnment.
One OF the creations OF the Paris
conference was the independent ma
lion OF Armenia. Like other small
Independent nations created by this
conference with their boundaries
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
.MEEr zoe avn rHr Auro snowr

FyHE 1928 Auto show, which this evening in the
Il Auditorium, gives every promise being the best
show that the local dealers have arranged.
Under the auspices OF the wilmington Automobile
Trade Association. this years Show will be housed in
that Will enable the exhibits to be very attrae
lively displayed From the opening this evening until
tho close Saturday evening local motordom
will be nocking to the Auditorium.
Decorations have been arranged that the gisten-
sns new cars will show off TO wonderful advantage
with many models including sporty closed types
exhibition. the feast his eyes As can
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29

be by consulting the special automobile supple
ment published with today's issue OF The Evening
Journal prices OF different models appeared more
reasonable One OF the outstanding features Of the dis
play the low price of standard models.
In addition TO the forty-two that on dis
play there eleven accessory and parts exhibitors
The up-to-dste owner will many new devices
the safety pleasure Of driv-
inx
The public should support this years show never
Thousands of visitors from the Delmarvia Pen
and nearby sections of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey Will attend. You will be able TO meet many
new friends and greet old at the show, good
slogan dor the week win be;
Meet mo at the Auto Show at tho Auditorium"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29

! guaranteed by the Treaty OF Yer.
sailles and the League OF Nations
Armenia believed the Covenant Of
the League OF Nations meant wha
/ IL said and IL believed IN the good
faith OF the nations which signed
the League of Nations and which
were maintaining League OF Nations
headquarters. Consequently. when
in the summer of 1920. Turkish
troops invaded Armenia for the
purpose OF destroying the newly
set-up government, Armenia appeal
ed to the League of Nations to pro-
tect her and maintain the integrity
of her government and her bound
aries.
The League OF Nations paid no
attention to the appeal OF Armenia
until after the Turks had practical
" extermlnated the armed forces of
Armenia and massacred untold
thousands OF defenseless women and
children. Then the Assembly OF
the League OF Nations asked the
Council OF the League OF Nations to
come TO the rescue OF Armenia. The
Council Of the League Of Nations
instead OF invoking the power Of the
League Itself and calling upon its
constituent members, which com
prised all OF the great powers of
Europe with the exception OF Ger
many, to go to the defense OF Ar
menia. called upon President Will
son 10 act as a mediator between
the Turks and the Armenian ma
ton. The Turks refused to medi-
ate. They continued their war OF
determination upon the Armenian
people until Armenia was wiped out
rs an independent nation and its
territory (the integrity OF which
had been guaranteed by the Treaty
OF Versailles and the Covenant OF
the League OF Nauons) divided be-
tween the Soviet government Of
Russia and Turkey. In other words,
Il was the League of Nations that
sat idly by and permitted the dis
OF the Armenian ma
ton and the determination OF the
people, and not the Unit
ed States Government under the
present Administration as has been
repeatedly falsely charged by
League OF Nations psrtisans in this
country.
In 1899. the forces OF the Soviet
In Russia invaded
Persia Persia was a member OF
the League OF Nations. Like Ar
m enia. It had faith in the sincerity |
Of the great powers which com
posed tho League. and It believed |
In Article x OF the Covenant of the |
League OF Nations. which guaran-
ICED each member against territor- /
al aggression. Consequently, II ap-
oealed to the League OF Nations to /
,ome to its rescue and protect It |
against the assaults OF the Soviet
lrmies. The League OF Nations ut
erly ignored this appeal, with the
'esut that Persia was driven to
make a separate treaty with the
soviet government under terms OF
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
WHAT HAS BECOME OFLEAGUE OFN4TTONS
GREETED TO STOP WAR AND SAVE Z
After nh an SS Urged United 3 Now us s
% ahb e Fan

/ which the Bolsheviki obtained many
valuable economic concessions.
The Soviet forces invaded the
State OF Georgia, an independent
nation created by the Treaty of Yer
saiIles and recognized by the mem
/ bers Of the League OF Nations. The
! Georgian delegation of the head
quarters of the League OF Nations
made a personal appeal for the
League to live up to it's Covenant
and protect the territorial integrity
of Georgia. The League paid no
attention whatever TO this appeal
Late In 1920 Poland and Lihuania
engaged in war over their boundary
line which was fixed by the Treaty
of Versailles and guaranteed by the
League OF Nations. The League
Council asked both governments to
stop hostililies, but its request was
given no attention. The League
then suggested a referendum. but
neither country saw fit to comply
with the suggestion. The Polish
armies captured wilma. which had
been assigned to Lithuania by the
Treaty of Versailles and so guaran-
teed by the League of Nations. The
Poles remain in Wilma today, despite
the protests of the Lithuanians, in
violation OF the Treaty of Versailles
and in defiance OF the League of
Nations.
Dissatisfied with the boundaries
fixed by the Treaty OF Versailles and
with other conditions established in
that treaty and guaranteed by the
League OF Nations. Greece started
an invasion OF Turkish territory in
Asia Minor. Greece was a mem
Der OF the League OF Nations and
under the Covenant should have
submitted its case to the League. It
did not do go. II opened hostilities
In violation OF the Covenant OF the
League Of Nations. II was then the
duty OF other members of the
League under Article X OF the Cove
nant to bring the matter formally
to the attention OF the League, and
for the League to take action in
order TO safeguard the peace of ma
lions. The League, however. took
no action IN the matter, with the
result that after brief season of
victories by the Greek armies, the
Turks became ascendant and pre-
clpitated all OF the trouble which
is now IN the Near East.
Still more recently the Lithuan-
ians have violated the terms Of the
Treaty OF Versailles by taking
Memel.
This has all occurred in the last
three years. Il proves beyond a
doubt the impotency of the League
OF Nations. Taking into consider |
alton the we'll known facts that in /
many OF these wars the larger pow |
ers OF the League Of Nations were
really the instigators and stood be-
hind the smaller complaints, fur |
them with funds, munitions |
and military equipment. It proves
the hypocrisy and insincerity of the /
League Of Nations.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
COMMERCE. CHAMBER AND IT'S WORK

git only after reading such pamphlets as the annual
Il report OF the Chamber OF Commerce for 1922 that
the most sxeptcal must agree that wilmington, like
shs Nssros sum- do move"
Those citizens who follow public and otvto
matters closely probably surprised when they
catalogue of Improvements that either have been
accomplished have put under way within the
few months. The Chamber OF Commerce report is
particularly valuable as an inventory definite pro
eress along civic. industrial and commercial lines.
Emphasis given rightly the Importance which
the marine terminal in the business life
OF city From the viewpoint OF money expended
this terminal Is the most addition made
10 wtlsnington's commercial equipment. Az the
structon OF the terminal completion, naturally
The Chamber OF Commerce IS devoting OF its
time. energy and money the work OF making 1t pay
from the start.
paid fire department has been started and is run
ming smoothly. but this reform only after years
Of agitation. Nothing direrul happened after the
volunteer system went out Of business
Chamber backing the effort TO have city
2onins and ordinance enacted. well the
secure increased representation for wilmington
IN the State Legislature.
or the Chambers sections the new wholesale SEQ
ton perhaps did distinctive during the year
than any Through a csrefully-plsnned
sstently-prosecutsd campaign of advertising wsmins
the logical wholesale center for the Dslmsrvia
Peninsula and the adjacent counties OF Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. the wholesale section has met with
distinct during the last year.
Among other things in which It lie recommended the
Chamber engage itself with during 1928 Enoour
aging building homecoming; support Of the
movement for adequate and proper school bufdinEsi
advancement OF the work OF fire prevention and con-
Hervation; support OF the campaign TO
modern city charters intensive effort cultivate the
buy-at-home movement, and encouragement of the
to secure a state Armory and convention
hall.
There is lack of soil Chamber to cultivate
The harvest depends upon the number OF workers in
rs'e field and thepersistency Of their effort
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
SPOKEN LIKE A soIDIFI,

From the New York Tribune.
Our soldiers are competent to
speak for France and for the in.
herent justice Of her attempt "a
make Germany pay. There are nc
IFS. butts, whereases or notwith-
standings in their Endorsement OF
the action in the Ruhr; No half.
heartedness or equivocation in their
attitude. With decisive accent Lieu
tenant Colonel Alvin NJ. Owsley. ma
tonal commander OF the American
Legion. expresses the feeling OF his
comrades:
France has the entire support OF
the American Legion in her efforts to
make Germany pay her war debts.
Germany must fuBall her re-
partitions obligation. She has not
thought of discharging that debt
She has sulked and has blocked the
way. I believe she did not Intend to
pay on the day she signed. and do
not believe 1t IS in her mind now to
pay II she can keep from doing So
The French marching into Germany
today are fighting Americas battles
as they fought them during the first
two years OF the war.
IF we must take a side, say
take the side we took in the war. 1
believe that II the civilized nations
would speak again to Germany in a
language she would understand,
there would be no Misunderstanding
in Europe again."
As the soldiers feel so do the
great majority of their fellow
Americans. The backbiters are
vocal, but their voice is not that of
the nation. In the American make
up there is an instructive repug-
nance to quitting a righteous task
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
A FALSE ALARM.


From the New York Tribune.
II senator-elect Copeland IS cor
rect in his assertion to the New
York Bankers Association that n
himself could go out and gather an
army OF the disconnected that would
smash the community he ought i'm
mediately to lay all the information
in his possession before his brother
Commissioner. Mr.. Enright.
Z An army of discomfort sufficiently
embittered and numerous TO demol-
ish New York would md leader,
sooner ar later. even II DR.. Copeland
declined the position. and would pro-
coed with the work OF destruction.
In such a distressing event It would
be well to have the police force in a
state Of preparedness.
But DR.. Copeland gives no grounds
for his alarming assumption, and.
although he is an accomplished
statistlcian. he supplies no statistics.
He would have difficulty in persuad-
ing either Commissioner Enright or
any other official who is in close con-
I AdNk wan E0AAhANAbAAo AAAebN uhA COT -
either acute or epidemic.
For a number OF years Communist
and Bolshevist agents have been
seeking to kindle discomfort in this
country, but without avail. Wages
are high. Work is plentiful. I'm
reasonable attempts by those in au-
thority to get labor for what they
want TO give" TO quote one OF the
doctors phrases, simply do not
exist. Any student OF the economic
situation will inform DR.. Copeland
that quite the reverse is the case,
and back up this information by re-
ferring him to the recent strike in
the building trades.
When Dr. Copeland takes his seat
in the Senate he will find that
speeches OF this sort will attract
little attention from the hard-boiled
gentleman in that great deliberative
body. They have heard many such
outcrles from the Hon. Robert M.
LaFouette, but they have never
batted an eye in tho fear of an up
rising OF the discontinued.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
Editorial Opinion

should have been sufficient to re.
strain Representative Dickinson.
In the explanation with which ne
pretaced the amendment itself. Rep
resentative Dickinson was guilty OF
a most unfair slur upon General
/ Harbord's character. That was bad
enough. but in the purpose of his
amendment he was guilty of a pro-
posal which affects not only General
Harbord but every American who
has pride in the integrity OF the
United States Government. He took
it upon himself, and the men who
gave him their support. tacitly or
otherwise. took 1t upon themselves.
to break a contract made by the
United States with the men who
wear its army uniform.
If Representative Dickinson can
not perceive in what a dishonora BILE
fight he has endeavored to place
his Government he shows himself
singularly lacking in perception. II
he has no respect for the word Of
the United States he does not belong
in the Congress of the United
States.
A member OF Congress charged
with making laws for the country
who has no more respect for the
laws Of Congress than to Introduce
a bill into Congress proposing that
the Government deliberately and
without any justification whatever
break its contract with It's soldiers
isn't At TO make laws for the coun-
try. In private life the breaking
Of contracts writes a man down as
utterly dishonest.