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PHILOSOPHERS
Rl
GLENN FRANK

The dcmasosue always processes 10
follow the people.
The drmagoguc Is often \ poser
during the campaign and pirate
after the campaign, re follows the
pcoplc for the leaves and Ashes,
The dcmagogue Is derided ey TWO
classes Of critics
First. the critics who criticize The
demaSogue'S practice because /. IS in
Sipccre,
Second the critics who criticize the
demagosuc'S theory because they
think IL Is unSound
The critics who criticize the den,a-
gogue'S theory III leadership that
follows the people SAY that all prog
reSS Is born IN the brain ~ lonely
and great leaders who dream dreams
see visions ana think thoughts sar
from the crowd and then bring the
fruit ut their aleoineSS down into the
marketp,ace.
There is a sense in which all great
headers mature their dreams IN the
clustered GOODNESS os meditation. the
man who serves mankind III the mar
rled life oS the valley needs now anc
then to retire % the mountain tops,
but should Ike 80 challcnse the No
lion that animate contact with the
EtFIn4Te ~ A1AR&F*NtAte w AR&AAA NsNtARN
or that Il dull> the gtne edge NJ far
sighted leadership
There Is, think, an unconscious
Wisdom under the demagosucS delr,~
cat,ou ri the people as the overload
NJ leadership
The demsgogue may tlat,er the pco-
pile tag Votes,
The greag lesdrg walkS With the
people to sustain his verify and secure
vitality Ten hiS VISION
Walk pom the people" SAWS an
old stenrh ptoeNe and Noa walk
into tne night
That Is. !, ngn sure, tyUe ot more
things than ofttce seeking
Il n trae ~ art. tar an art ths, -
Darn IN studio tNat Is Insulated from
contact with the life ~ the psopls be-
comes arty and ARTIFICIAL
II Is true vi sesenee, tov the Scten'
list Who shuts the ,ste vi h.S ttme
out ri his laboratory ii likely tc ~
CAne hut the manufacturer NJ wSaps
ans that XIII mems ts,slleN en hattie
fields or >tettle~ THEN spirits by pat
Uns Within men> reach teA rhsapN
Wen cNlnt,Nt
II IL true NJ educatSNn, fAf a teArn~
tnR that d,NNs not Nlhk lt teAsN IN tlte
sast nl is TINE eeecneN eNaksSh AIM
lyaNps lte nalTVA
II II tFue og religion, tM a rells'0a
taAt ,tats NNt Wyak AZ terms M tha
,latN lite Vt tne peNt'tN sss<AA9S Nss
the theAlaa,Nst web '>NnnlhsN ~ hea
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ana pt'eatA
rAe stenagagtse tNlkwS the psNNA,e
ANA ~ becomes A sNKNpltAnt
llle stAtgsn lAn wAlAs With the lNe>A-
hHe aaa ~ eeeesaes an authentic Splre
itual leaser
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BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

, phin treaty. Spain recovered dominion
in l779--while England was busy with
our revolution--whcn the Honduran
Spaniards attacked Belize. captured its
settlers and carried them off as prison.
ers TO Havana, where they were held
until l783--onc of the great tragedies
of Colonial America
In the treaty OF peace In 1898 Spain
relinquished Belize TO the English and
thenceforth ii became colony OF the
crown ruled by governor general APP
pointed by the King. 1t has continued
to have that status ever since.
or what special value 10 Great Brit
attn S this little slice OF the peninsula
of Yucatan? 1t is not fortified and Is
not even a naval base or supply sta
ton. If Great Britain undertook to
build a naval base thereon nov. would
not the Central American countries and
the United States raise the diplomatic
query as TO her friendly or unfriendly
intentions? The Monroe Doctrine would
not apply. but the unfeigned dominance
Of the United States In the Western
Hemisphere would require full ex-
PLANTATION. since we carry the burden
Of defense of the Panama Canal. as
we'll as OF our own continental shores.
In 1850 the United States and Great
Britain entered into treaty by which
the United States was outmaneuvcred
In every respect This was the snfa-
nous Clayton Bulwer treaty, by which
the two countries mutually agreed To
protect the route OF any interoceanie
canal across the Isthmus. particularly
across Nicaragua. BY the terms Of the
treaty. neither country was To build or
faHtA
where upon the 1sthmus except that
Great Britain reserved the right to
fortify British Honduras aud its whole
Mosquito Coast region.
This treaty stood as a barrier 10 our
ever building Panama or Nicaragua
canal and in 1902. under President
Roosevelt. IL was superseded by the
Hay Pauncefote treaty. which bears
no such exemption AS tn fortifying Brit
ish Honduras Why did Secretary Of
State Clayton consent 10 exempt Belize
from the prohibition of British fortiti-
cations
While no dispute lies AS to British
sovereignty over British Honduras. any
more than over Newfoundland or Can
ada or British Guiana, times have so
ch .ngcd that today II appears incon-
ceivable that Great Britain would un~
dertake Notifications anywhere IN this
hemisphere without diplomatic protest
from the United States. the dominant
power OF the Western Hemisphere, The
objection would have no application 10
the Monroe Doctrine. but would rest
solely upon OUT right To ask against
whom such warllke preparations were
intended. SO near the United States,
This would be especially pertinent, IN
case we undertook to exercise our PET
petual right To build and operate n
Nicaragua canal, Diplomacy recognizes
the right Of any nation, believing Its
safety menaced by the act of another.
even IA peace time, To demand an eN-
pianatIon,
To-day, we are interested IN seeing
British Honduras, as well as all the re-
publcs ot Central America. prosperous
and peaceful Their prosperity Will add
Ia our own commerce. regardless vt
where Their political affalra are con'
tgolled
ttomt,sh, ICES. h raui y t"ilusl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03

We found four books beneath our
Christmas tree, three of them written
in 1927 and the fourth about the year
1850. We like the oldest one best
1t Is THE Little Flowers Of st.
Francis Perhaps 1t is familiar to
most readers, but 1t is the first time we
ever read it. and we feel as il we have
made discovery.
Somehow. the book brings the hui
manity of human beings closer together,
or makes it more of piece. as it were.
Take chapter II of the life of Brother
Giles:
Brother Giles went once. in the
process of time, to St James. in
Galacia. and in that whole Journey he
only once broke his fast. because of the
great poverty Of the country.
And as he went asking aims. ana
finding none who would give 1t to him.
he came one evening by chance to
barn. where few beans lay scattered
on the ground.
These he gathered up. and supped
on them; and in this barn he passed
the night, for he loved to abide in soil
tary places remote from the haunts OF
men. the better to give himself to
watching and prayer.
And God so strengthened him by
his supper that If he had eaten OF ever
so rich banquet he could not have
been so we'll refreshed.
proceeding then upon his way, ne
met with a poor man, who asked an
aims of him for the love OF God And
Brother Giles, charitable as he was, had
nothing to give but the habit he wore
so he cut the cowl from his cloak.
and gave it to that poor man Tor the
love of God. and so journeycd on with
out his cowl for 20 days together.
And as he was returning through
I,ombardv, n man called to him, to
whom he went willingly. expecting TO
receive an aims but when he stretched
out his hand. the man put pair OF
dice into it. inviting him to play.
Brother Giles replied very humbly,
God forgive thee. my SOM
And AS he passed through the world
he met with much mockery and insult,
and endured 1t all in peace.
Most Of lis. as We pass through the
world meet much moCkcry and insult.
but how many of us endure 1t all in
peace
Happv is the man or woman who can
attain to the state of mind OF Brother
Giles. who said, God forgive you" and
passed on. !.
Is IL not the sublime triumph OF
books that they can bring us any GOOD
message undimmed by time?
Some person unknown wrote this
anecdote of the friar 500 years ago.
Had it been diamond, 1t would have
been lost. 10. these many years.
Had II been beautiful painting, its
colors would have faded. The faces Of
Giles and of the insolent young man.
who asked him to play at dice I'VE
would call 1t craps today. would have
lost the freshness which the artist
originally gave them.
Had It been song. 1t might or might
not have been sung in the twentieth
century
But because Il was put into words.
and written down on paper, 1t arrives
to us here in Washington. in the New
Year of 1929. quite as alive. as warm
with life as when first pictured.
In unfaded colors. with glimmer as
bright in English as in Italian, the
homely story Of how Brother Giles
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEWELL,

found refrcshment at the barn comes
to the modern reader.
We watch him give his cowl, and sec
the approach OF the young fellow who
thought to take advantage OF him.
With the innocent faith of the Mid
die Ages, Brother Giles held out his
hand. and the practical jokcr--ycs
they had them then, too--madc as il
to give him a coin.
Picture the friar opening his hand
to find In Il pair OF cubes, emilia zoned
| with sets of dots Did he become en-
ragged, or throw the dice at the fellow s
! head?
He did not.
Brother Giles knew how to act.
God forgive thee, my SOM" he said
and went on. And as he passed
through the world. he met with mucl,
mockcry and insult, of which this was
Just sample-and he endured 1t all
in peace.
The enduring it i'm peace~-this is the
cruX Of the problem.
1t applies to us today. in Washing
ton, d. c., or in Alexandria. Va. or in
Hyattsvillc, Md. or wherever you may
BE-, quite as much as 1t did to him who
was calI.d Giles so long ago.
There Is no business in which one
will not receive a mental or physical
Jolt every now and then. Some get one
every day or so.
The early years Of most young men
in business is silent fight between the
urge to succeed and the desire TO back
out.
Women are not the only ones who
make 'catty" remarks. Nay, nay,
brethren!
The world OF endeavor is filled with
those who somehow have got the
strange idea that their own triumphal
march will be aided by the forcing Of
others downward. Presidential aspir-
ants are not the only ones who must
meet whispering campaigns
II young man, however. can en-
dure all this in peace, he will be able
to triumph at last, and at the same
time he will have retained command of
his own mind and soul.
The difficulty lies. Of course, in keep
ing that mind at peace. Most Of us are
not saints, nor are we blessed brothers.
but Just ordinary mortals. trying to
earn a living.
Neither are most men what are COM
monty referred to as philosophers.
The rub comes when such men. even
after they recognize the problem. at
tempt to work ii out to successful
conclusion.
This requires the best that man
has. 1t necessitates quite as much
thought as the Job itself. Often
enough II is part of the job.
From some standpoints. Brother Giles
had the advantage of modern men.
One cannot go around today saying,
God forgive thee, my SOM" At least,
one does not.
Today one often Is forced to laugh
It off" Ridicule is powerful weapon
that has grown with the centuries. and
which has been aided in the United
States during the past half century. BY
the Standardization of men, clothes.
habits and living i'm general.
Perhaps the most that can be done
today is to recognize the problem, its
very necessity. and then to determine
that one will, to the best Of his ability.
endure in peace such mockery and in
suit as comes his way The recognition,
the determination, helps.
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No Quitting in Nicaragua

Reports u the fighting Dct2eeD
! American Marines and the rebel forces
Of Ssndlno IN Nicaragua clearly ind
cate that the rebel oilieitaln Is welt
supplied with arms and ammunition,
possibly 81 foreign origin He ~ en-
IDENTITY detern3lned ~ We'll AS skilled
fighter He has chosen position IN
winch he 'sn operate with q nigh per
centage ut safety from capture. Eui
te mus b. taken There IN no alter
natiye nov that The American fofces
ere III the fed aud have suffered
losses
no matter what tlae feeling may bc
regarding the proDs1ety o' the nAe ~
American Marines Ia settling lDterHsl
troubles III Nicaragua there caH he no
dissent nov from the proposlnon that
they carsy on 70 success They aie ia
TIE held At the request ~ the govern
Tient 81 Mansgus They haFe moi been
iiSea fog aggressive warfare. Their Ell
counters with the rebel leader haze
b@eD the result II pbirpjing operations,
~ the course ~ Wiicu nanGiH9 Dhs
blmaet attafFed
~ these encounters the vastly eI-
psl1of quality ~ ii4e American hgniiHg
iofce has been manifest. There is ~
kuoWiedge ~ the extent III the taAe
usjteb inilntfd upon the f1ahdind
ifoops Thus tsl tne MeIlnee have lost
80 m.4 hg dssih with number OF
o'hsta NogAdec There may be nlpis
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HISKIN.

| Government statistics bring out the
| fact that the uneducatcd man has only
! one chance in 300 10 attain distinction
| There Ia no reason Why any one should
| live under such a handicap In thesc
| DAYS Of free schools and free informa-
| ton. This paper supports in washing
| ton. y. C.. the largest free information
| bureau in existence. j. viii procure for
! you the answer TO any question you
/ may ask. Avail yourself Of its facilities
| for your snIf-improVcmcnt. InclGse n
| 2-crnt stamp for return postage. Adj
dress The Evening Star Information
Bureau Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington d. G..
o. saw statement that the Larkin
Building in New York City will he loa
stories high. Can elevators travel as
high as that?-G. N.
A. Vertical travel depends upon the
efficiency Of the elevator service. In
building Of 108 stories. the limit OF
travel for a single elevator Is estimated
10 be 81 stories. Above that shuttle
car is used.
0. Give some Of the traits Of the
German shepherd dog?-R. @.
A. The German Shepherd breed OF
csty, courage and loyalty.
o. How did Lincoln Beachey meet
his death2-W. G.
A. Lincoln Beachey was killed on
March Ia, 1915. while making flight
from the Panama Pacific Exposition
Grounds at San Francisco. He started
on perpendicular dip from height Of
5000 feet AS he attempted 10 straight
en- out the wings. the monoplane COL
lapsed.
O. Who was Michael Andreas de
Tolly?-R. r. G..
a. Michael Andreas Barclay DE- Tollv
was Russian field marshal, who lived
from 1851 10 1918. He was descend
ant of Scottish family which had
settled in Russia in the seventeenth
century. He served against Napoleon
in the campaign in Germany. Later
he was Communicating Of the Rus
sian Army and for his service was made
prince. He died in Prussia in 1918
@ Why did Comdr. Byrd receive the
Congressional Medai?-A. T z.
A. Comdr. Richard E. Bird received
the Congressional Medal Of Honor and
tire Distinguished Service Cross az an
award for the Polar flight.
O. Is the number of Christians in
the world increasing or decreasing7-
DIT.
A. The number Of Christians in tire
world is increasing. In 1910 the est!-
mate was 477.089.l5S. in 1926, $685.
POI 900
o. Who originated correspondence
sciIo0is2-R. o. N
a. The beginning o. correspondence
education can be- traced back 10 the
beginning Of university extension by
James Stewart. fellow OF Trinity Col
legc. oxford. in 1867 The real de-
vcloDmcut. however. came later. in the
United States when in 1873 an organ
ization called the Society 10 Encour-
age Studies at Home" was formed.
@. Is Ingcrsolls wife still living?-
w N
A. Mrs. Eva A. Ineersoll. widow Of
Col Robert G. Ingerson. died on Febru-
airy :, 1923.
@ What is tire ratio Of accidents in
this country?-H. T. Y.
A. One person in every nine in the
United States meets with an accident
every year and one out Of every 10
deaths is chargcsble to accidental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03
Trio Heading U. S. Steel Seen
As Asset to Nations Industry

A fortunate solution Of the manage
ment problem CT the United States
Steel Corporation is seen by the public
In the election OF J. PieTpont Morgan
as chairman of the board 10 serve with
James A. Farrell, president, and Myron
c. Taylor. chairman Of the finance
committee. as a tr!unlyirate at the head
OF the affairs OF the organization.
Vision and sound policy will cor
time to rule the affairs of this great
force in American industry" says the
New York Sun. which says, regarding
the place which was occupied by Judge
Gary:
In sense. there is TO be no success
Sor TO him, for the unusual c.rcuns =
stances that attended Ebert Gary
connection with the birth and develop
meut OF the corporation placed the
nudge III a position almost unique IN
American corporate organization. H
not only acted AS chairman Of tn:
board Of directors. bat performed a
great many of the executive duties aS
we'll. While taking lively interest IN
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attempt to cross the Atlantic In Win
ter and from which no word has since
been heard. The schooner was making
| way around Cape Cod on the night OF
December %. when at point eighteen
miles northwest of Nauset Beach light
tho sound of airplane motors was
heard. followed quickly by crash into
the sea This time would place the plane
at about the position 1t should have
occupicd in it's fight from Roosevelt
Field to Harbor Grace. Newfoundland
The hour was seventhirty or there
| abouts. A storm was raging and ViSi-
| bility was low 1t was impossible to
| lower n boat to make search. The
schooner proceeded to Salem, learn
inc cn route by radio that the Dawn
was missing. but, having no sending
set. her commander could not report
what he had heard. On reaching
Salem no member OF the crew men
toned the circumstance because, as
t commander explains. no one asked
about it." Though five days were spent
in Salem. the story was not told. and
II was not until Portland was reached
that an account was given of the
, strange sounds at sea.
While it is extraordinary that no
mention was made of the experience
it is quite possible that this is true
version of what happened to the Dawn
The accounts of the different men,
bcrs of the crew as to the happening
agree. There is no incentive for them
to invent the tale. Indeed. one of them,
the wireless operator. adds detail OF
particular interest, saying that he
heard the Dawn requesting bearing
from the Chatham wireless station and
later picked up message, Plane
down" after which there was silence.
It is known that the Dawn went
into heavy weather shortly after taking
off from Roosevelt Field. All the ships
that were at sea at the time reported
adverse conditions. It is probable that
slect formed on the wings and fuselage
and that the weight became too great
to bear The wind was high and fly
ing would have been hazardous III the
extreme for even the stoutest plane.
If the Dawn went down as described
by the schooncr's crew she probably
sank, leaving no floating wrcckage,
This account of the fatal flight may
be accepted. There was no trace OF
Mrs. Graysons party north OF Cape
Cod Some radio messages were re-
ceived, out they were confused and
virtually meaningless. 1t would seem
that the peril. which was obvious to
all when the Dawn took off. was en-
countered within a short time after the
beginning of the fight.
knowledge Of the exact circumstances
in which the Dawn went down is not
necessary to demonstrate the folly OF
this fight. 1t was wild enterprise.
contrary 10 all the rules of aviation
safety Even had the airship reached
Harbor Grace, the chances were greatly
against further success il the flight
across the Atlantic had been attempted.
Winter flying overseas may be ac-
complished. but It's achievement will
not be advanced by such foolhardy risks
as those which sent four people to
their death.
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causes. according 10 a survey made by
| the Reconstruction Hospital Of New
| York City.
| Q. Will small water lily pool in a
/ garden near house breed mosquitoes?
/ E. s.
/ 4. II is advisable through the SLIM
mer season n keep several goldfish in
/ such pool who will feed on any larvae
OF mosquitoes. II present, az well az
/ ADD TO the attract;eeness Of the uooI
y HOY many Cooperative stores are
+ there in the United gtafes7-T q N
n. There arc approximately 1900 CO.
+ operative stores. more than half Of
/ Wnich are organized among the farm
{ eTs.
/ q Which was on the market first.
! Postum Or Grape Nuts "a. Elk
/ a. Postum cereal has been on the
market for % years: Grape-Nuts. 30
/ years. and Instant Postum, Is years.
| @. How does country obtain nnern-
/ w. n
| A. Any fully self-governinz STATE.
dominion Or colony may obtain mem
bership BY two-thirds vote Of ire
Assembly.
Q. What is the meaning Of the let
tiers O. H. NJ S.?-N. T.
A. These initials are an abbreriatlor
Of On His Tor Herr Majesty's Serv!ce.
O. Which Is the taller. Mount Jerer-
son in Oregon or Mount jefferson in
New Hampshire?-B. T.
A. The peak in the Cascade range.
Oregon. is 10000 feet in height. The
peak in the White Mountains. Ee-.
Hampshire. reaches height Of s725
feet.
O. When was the late Sir Henri
Rider Haggard knignsed? where ras
he born ~. r. A.
A. The English novelist was kuirnted
in 1912 He was born at Brakeman
Hall. Norfolk.
O. What was Farragut's flagship In
the ATTACK on New Orieaus7-J p.
A. The Hartford was the flagship in
which Admiral Farragut made his a.
tack on New Orleans IN April 1852.
She was also his flagship in the attack
on Mobile.
O. what kind of SHOW is robin
snow"?-R. c.
A. The term Is applied 10 Igii.
snow. in Spring, after the robins have
rcappcared.
@ what is the color 0: The aoTer CT
the crab cactus?-A c. A.
A. The crab cactus Is a handsome
cactus with red flowers rising from the
truncate tops OF the branches. There
are several cultivated varieties WITH
white, purple. roseate or variezated
flowers.
@ Who was known as Peter the
Head7trong" T. E
A The sohriauet wss applied 20
Peter Stuyvesant. Governor OF Mex
Amsterdam.
@ Where should honey b, kept
A. S
A. Unless in sealed package. honey
should DC kept IN a dry place. Other
wise 1t Is likely 10 absorb moisture ard
spoil. for when diluted il viii fsrment
or sour readily. as will any other SIM
liar sugar s.rup- Heat and d-yness
are usually found together in tle
household. and ordinarily the safest
places for honey are The varmest
places: the least deSirabls IS the Re-
frigeratoy
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UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years tsa To-day

Provost marshal Gen Crowder urges
that war aetyieea be confined 10 men ot
class one million such men are
available from the draft ana 700 900
more annually from those reaching ~
years Ut age, tie would employ only
those without dependents.
Government awards contract tnl 10 uoo
Browning machine guns, hili
nelna drafted In provide for new cahl
net meuber tn he known As secretary at
munitions, In direct purchase ~ all var
materials as the result NJ sienaie IN
Nestiaation showing that members at
hunpiY committee NJ National Caunell
~ Defense had participated ~ con
traeia tntallng sl9a $50 900 =
Great Britain needs man power az hadlN
that Il viii ha necessary IN recruit large
numbers NJ men from mttnltlana fac
tories. MpAdep requests rail-
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casualties, but in any circumstances
this campaign. undertaken at the re-
quest of friendly government, must be
prosecuted, There must be no with
drawal Meanwhile 1t will be important
to ascertain II possible the sources of
Sandinos supplies which enable him to
maintain himself in the Nicaraguan
bush,
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHiLASDER JOHNSON.

January Joy.
His face once showed a deep distress
He's now disposed 10 brag.
He lifts a shout OF cheerfulness;
i've got my license tag!
Gifts that the holidays brought neal
Forbade his Joy TO lag.
But this one fact he holds most dear
He has his license tag.
Those mournful moments Of suspense
How slowly did they drag
At last he's free from all suspense
lie has his license tag.