Evening star., 1928-12-22
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.


There was a great riot in Ephesus
yesterday" 1t was the most disorderly
affair that had occurred in Greece
since Rome took over the country.
It all came about because of a
stranger-an alien-which Is an added
instance showing how immigration
laws ought to be better enforced by the
Department of Labor. The details of
| the case grow more significant with
every wireless message from the place
of disturbance.
1t is alleged by the police that the
riot was caused by non-citizen Jew,
named Paul Tarsus, who has given
trouble before. Some days ago he be-
gan to harangue the people in the
Synagogue of Corinth, and was arrest
ed for disturbing the peace. When he
was taken before the Roman deputy,
Gallo, that official asked what was the
charge against him. and when told that
the prisoner was criticizing some of
the Greek gods and goddesses, Gallo,
In place OF incarcerating, or even LASH
ing, him, set the prisoner free, and said,
as If in disgust, that he would not en-
force laws of religion-just like pro-
hibition officers regarding liquor laws.
Roman official, so they showed their
wrath by taking Rabbi Sosthenes, the
ruler of the synagogue, who had per-
mitted Paul to "orate" in the temple.
and gave the rabbi a good beating up.
Pail, who had caused the racket, got
away while they were beating Sos
themes. The Senate will investigate be-
fore the unrest grows into a second
rebellion like the one which jeopardizes
King Amanullah of Afghanistan, and
the Pan-American Union will pan
them, like Bolivia and Paraguay.
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Next, this same fellow, Paul Tarsus,
came to Ephesus, and his success in
escaping the mob in Corinth made him
brazen in EpheSus. He openly attacked
Goddess Diana until Mr.. Demetrius,
the well known Silversmith-employe
OF many workingmen to whom he pays
as good wages as even automobile kings
ever pay-roSe in his righteous indig-
nation. Demetrius rallied the silver
smith union and started something
until the whole town was wild with the
mob-cry. Great Is Diana of the
EphesianS!" The fellow, Paul Tarsus,
could not be heard above the riot, and
in fact he came near being stoned.
So the patriotic citizens of Ephesus
proved that Diana was great--the great
est inspiration of trade in all Greece!
There is still considerable dissatisfac-
ton over the affair, however, for even
though the people did drown out the
voice of Paul TarsuS, the Jew, they
feel that he has prejudiced many who
heard him, and that is going to hurt
trade.
It is absolutely foolish to attack so
well proved goddess, for Diana's face
Is clearly seen in the moon, whenever
that light shines in full Splendor at
night. There she Is! She speaks for
herselfi One might as well deny that
there is Santa Claus as to throw
doubt on the good huntress, wife of
Sol Janus. Mr.. Janus has two faces and
gets hot sometimes, but Nine Diana
has a countenance classic, serene and
always beautiful: she never deceives.
She IS always in the broad moon-to be
seen this very night as plain as Santa
Claus on Christmas eve. The idea
that this Hebrew person, Paul TarSuS,
should dare slander her is as prepoS-
ferrous as to speak lightly of the Jolly
chap whose stomach shakes when he
laughs like bowlful of jelly" won't
somebody fix that rhyme?-"Stomach
-"jellyl'O
The daily press of New York reported
a case only last week of a little girl
who loved Santa Claus as much as
she did her own daddy. An older girl
was so mean as to tell her story"
that there was no Santa Claus at all
never had been and never would be
crossed her heart and told her that
story! She was as bad as Paul
TarSus. 1t was such a whopper that
the dear little girl took 1t in earnest,
and 1t just made her sick. So now we
know how those EpheSians felt when
Mr.. TarsuS talked against Diana: Just
like our little girl felt when her dear
Santa Claus was Slandered! She got
Sicker and Sicker every day and
wouldn't eat even candy. Friends tried
to contradict the lie and pretended to
bring advance presents, sent on ahead
by Santa himself, with message of
cheerio. But the little girl just cried
her eyes out, and her .Sobs could be
heard a block away. In fact they were
heard even in the National Press Club,
in Washington, d. c., and made tears
come into the eyes of all the members.
So the boys passed the hat and
gathered millions of dollars to buy
presents for the poor little dying from
grief friend of Santa Claus.
But one hard-boiled Journalist p
grandfather of the older girl who had
brought on the Pauline-Santa trouble
decided to be cub reporter long
enough to wire the managing editor
of the great New York paper which
had told about the poor sick and dying.
broken-hearted little girl; and by next
mail the managing editor replied,
Great is Santa Claus Of Washington
and everywhere who brings such brisk
trade to toy makers and candy makers,
and who is as plainly seen on the
streets of Washington every Winter as
Diana is seen in the full moon every
month";"
The New York editor answered the
Washington cub and gave him the
respondent who had faxed the story
had already been discharged. Nobody
had dared tell even a credulouS child
that there was no Santa Claus! Cross
my heartl
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Now those two instances Of exposure
of fellows and girls who attack so great
and so good a man as Hi mean
Diana--no, should say Santa Claus
prove that they are eft but for trea-
sons, stratagems and spoils." They are
already spoiled. even intimated-just
to try out public opinion, Of course
that there might be some doubt about
Santa Claus coming this year. for there
is no snow for his Sled and Mr.. Wright,