Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-01-27
THE MOB SPIRIT.

THE MOB SPIRIT
We do not wish to make any nsidous comparisons but
rather that food strike should have occurred in one
of most colleges and following there
after food riot at the State House OF Correction
institutions might be expected to represent ex
when communities being discussed: On OF the very
highest type the other But there plane where
they both actuaed by the mob spa plane not
on the level of the former rather that of the latter
something that be said however, in extenuaon
of the college community It youthful and consequently
sometimes irresponsible nudcous College boys largely
by traditions handed down from year. until they
have become part parcel of boarding school life.
One traditions firmly established impression in
the student that college eating halls good places
which grow thn that specially arranged to
prevent the body growing fast at the OF the
BRAIN and that special ends and aims must be
warfare the college culinary department to prevent his
dissolution by way of quick starvation.
How many parents recall the pathetic appeals for some
goddess and what pleasure experienced in sending the
boy or girl toohsome food The receipt of of these
an oasis chds fe and the sharing of with his
pals the memories of college No matter now
wholesome school, his life is incomplete without his
periodical express package from home
There u.s. however, another picture Of this condition, not so
pleasing of people leave homes where
the table infinitely meagey supplied than the at col
ege that good has to be paid for the latter
engenders their minds the idea that they entitled the
the market can afford They fail to take into account the amount
they pay they only that they and the must
buy the best If it forthcoming, there rebellion
And such, agitation started by disturbing ee
men that peculiar manifestation of the human
constitution mob spirit The crowd following leader
in purely mechanical way believing at times the individual will
escape punishment, if the whole body is implicated.
This seems have been the situation at the college,
At penal institution it is hard to imagine the sort of
sentiment shown by There hint Of certain
in objections laid against quality of food
assumption least that the obector has been
cusomed served them the prison board
But when considers the life of the inmate OF such
place. apt to describe ship beted about by
adverse fate existence lighted few sunshny
material of little comfort uxuI1es One
might suppose that such would be glad to eat anything eatab
sensible enough to feel that view of their
criminal tendencies what they offered should be quietly
received.
We are inclined think that the outbreak the "Cu just
this the result of general unrest at the nstitu
than of impure food For years criticism of the
agemen departments has been and dparagng The
Warden has been the subject complaint and condemnation and
only last week day set for his removal.
The postponement of action might have been taken
dcaon of change of along that ne Criminals
apt take adverse position controversy of this kind with
the hope that different administration might be attended with
ieniency Of discipline more to their liking
show their dsappova then not Of food alone but of gen.
conditions the end The bill of the
OF the riot only the occasion.
and queed in just the way should have been
Warden Landlord handled which should
any doubts his capabilities Force force
Mob violence repused by hot shot, and matter what the
scientific treatment of such situations be- according to the
noble science of Penoog do not hesitate that
rule at Jesups whether he be highly trained by schools
where penal wisdom handed down books has learned
the hard school of experience he will times compelled
sort to the only effective agent of subdung the mob spirit
terialzng in mob voence-bird shot
A POLITICAL BREEZE
the Maryland House of Correction Bratten
inspector in the office of State Comptroller Gord several