Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-16

The next republican national con-
vention may be held in Washington.
I The next campaign may be addressed
and broadcasted from the White
House front porch" and all voyaging
over the country by the President
| eliminated. The program Of Presi-
dent Harding for u series of speeches
| throughout the west is withheld, and
| may be Cancelled in view of the per-
| sistent Interpretation that it is as a
! candidate. rather than as President,
| that he would appear before the pco-
pie In lieu of any such a swing
| around the country, then, he may re-
main in the White House. and let his
voice be heard from Maine to lower
| California by wireless.
! X 4 X X
| The time has gone when speaker
| addressing the public can afford to
| limit his remarks to that portion OF
| the public that can be packed into
any hall. Why speak to thousands
when he might as easily be address
ing millions? The many wireless sta
tions now existing will be multiplied
| by 1924, and it is probable that
America has seen its last campaign
of little political meetings. Millions
| already possess the means of listen
ing in while the House of Representa-
| tives debates the issues before II. II
| is said that similar equipment VIII
be added to the Senate chamber be-
| fore next session.
| X X X Z
| The effect of such popularizing
| of the great national issues. through
| wireless presentation that will be
audible in the homes of farmers and
| ranchmen, as well as in the theaters
| throughout the land, can hardly be
conceived in advance. People who
will not read will listen. perhaps
more than the present 40 per cent
who now vote will become interested
I enough to cast their ballots. when
election day arrives. Democracy then
| will become nearer to d realltS !
will indeed be a. campaign OF eou-
| cation" 1t will create PATRIOTISM
| where today that is but an empty
word associated only with fag-hy-
! ing and bombast ., 7.
A, campaign OF educal.ohn A a 600
| was suggested that the $5,ooo,Ooo
which had been named by the pro
| posed National Literary Society
1 might be diverted to building 1,OO0
! schoolhouses throughout the country
! for the education of our 20 per cent
! Of illiterates The question mas peeii
| asked how teachers were to be round
| and the money raised for their main
! tenance in these l 900 special schools
/ Would not the problem De soiNeu IL
! each school were equipped with
| loud-speaking wireless receiving sta
| ton and a competent corps OF IN
\ structors established In Washington
| to teach by wireless the l,Vo0 scnoolS
+, x y x
| In Cuba 1t is common practlce
| for shop readers to be employed to
/ read aloud to the workers while the
latter toll. Since the United States
! commissioner of education warns US
| that the illiterates must not be re-
| preached for their illiterary, nor or
| dered to repair their deficiency as q
| dutv. could they not become inter
ested if wireless instructions OF
| "talks" on the handling of tools, Oh
| on some mechanical topic, be m1xec
! with easy stunts In the three X
! These could be going on while the
! students were doing mechanical Worh
| in their 1000 night schools or day
/ schools. In fact, If the great Amer
! lean public cannot be induced to en-
| ploy, and adequately pay. enough
| teachers to go around, will 1t not pay
| a. few super-teachers at some broad
casting center?
| There is one feature about this man
Einstein and his relatively theory.
He may be Elm Stein and relatively
harmless, for it is easy to dodge one
stone. but he has gotten many others
such as the director of the Lick OBJ