The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-22
ROWeU Says

hats on to ColoneI James "A. Logan,
officially American unofficial" observ-
er with the Reparations Commission,
and unoff1cially unofficial "fxer" OF
almost everything else.
In fact, Colonel Logan is about the
most unofficially official, or official un-
official person at large.
1t is a matter of routine for him
to open every meeting with a speech
explaining how unofficial he is. Then
his strictly personal opinions Grams
mitted, also unofficially, by cable from
Washington straighten out the affairs
Of the nation.
Colonel Logan is doubtless pro-
foundly high-brow philosopher on
things international, but he does not
want anyone to know/it.
On the surface, he is simply a fine
fellow, who knows who's who and
what's what, and has a knack of find
ing illogical ways out of logically i'm
possible dilemmas.
May his strictly unofficial career, as
American representative on all the
things we are not represented on, con-
, tinue long and unofficially!
Americas first woman governors have
just been inaugurated-both, quite
old-fashionedly, as successors to their
husbands.
| There is no woman senator yet, but
there are women in the House of Rep
resentatives, and will be more, and
there are women in many state legisla-
lures.
| Fortunately, too, these women prac-
| tically all live up to the unfair stan
dard we have set for them. 1t is
enough that women in Office shall be
as good as men. We demand that they
| be much better.
| We are reconciled to seeing all
sorts Of men in high place, but we will
tolerate only one sort of woman. To
the credit of feminism, we are getting
just that sort.
The Sidewalks of New York.
''I have real affection for the As
sembly chamber" said Governor AL
Smith of New York, in his latest in
augural address. "It has been my
high school; my college"
Governor Smith is the graduate of
an even better university than the As
sembly chamber. He is an alumnus of
! the sidewalks of New York, and of the
contacts of men.
| He claims never to read books.
"What are your favorite books ?" a
Sunday Sup" sob sister is alleged to
have asked him. Books? / never
read but one-the life of John L. Sui
Ivan"
The story is probably a canard; but
it illustrates that there are other edu-
cations than those of books. Lock
up one man in libraries and hurl an
other into the swirl Of life. Both will
learn, if it is in them; neither, if
they are not of the learning sort.
German Railroads Are PrOspering.
The German railroads, now that they
have got out of politics and are under
the Dawes plan, are reported to be
making money.
The revival of prosperity is doubt
less one cause, but the principal rea-
son is that these railroads are now,
for the first time, run as businesses,
on business principles.
| This was, in fact, one of the great
est boons to Germany conferred by
the Dawes plan. Under the old po-
litical management, the roads were
run to promote favored industries, and
TO help favored interests or districts.
That sort of favoritism is not good,
I even for the favored.
There is much truth in Henry Ford's
i doctrine that the first service BUSH
ness can render to its customers, its
workers and the public, is just to be
a successful business.
The Problem of Birth Rate.
Now that we have got our own jim
goes suppressed, and have ceased to
/ take the Japanese jingoes any more
seriously than they are taken BY SEN
sible people in their own country-let
us face the real problem.
mat problem is, L-unsiy, the birth
rate. Modern sanitation has reduced
the Japanese death rate to almost an
occidental standard, while the birth
rate remains nearly oriental.
The result is rapidly increasing
population, which seeks outlet. The
i tremendous birth rate of China is still
balanced by an equally huge death
rate, but the Rockefeller Foundation.