The evening world. Newspaper, May 23, 1919, Page 26

he oan SS | ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER, Published Except Sunday by the Press Publishing Com) » teat 4 Park Now, New York. es oman? Now. 69 te RALPH PULITZER, President, 63 Park Row. J. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 63 Park Row, JOSEPH PULITZER,’ Jr., Secreta: 3 Park Row. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, welt CFE SI PESTS COME BACK, MR. PRESIDENT, PREPARED TO TACKLE IT. N HIS MESSAGE to Congress the President defers until his return discussion of various matters upon which, after so long an absence from Washington, he feels he needs “to seek the advice of those who have remained in constant contact with domes- tic problems and who have known them close at hand from day to day.” | There is one such problem that neither Congress nor any executive department of the Government has made an effort to solve. ; Yet it is the paramount problem of millions of Americans who have, in grim literalness, “remained in constant contact with it” and “known it close at hand from day to day.” | It is the problem how to live. =| It is the problem how to meet the still increasing cost of food and other necessities out of wages and salaries that have felt, not the favors of war, but only its burdens. It is the problem of those who now see themselves forced down to lower standards of living in order that high prices and high wages may continue in industrial quarters to which the war . brought extra profit and prosperity. Upon this problem and those it vitally concerns, the Govern- ment has turned its back. Government control of industry during | war left the country a dangerous legacy. For it is now the great "|, producers of food and fuel, the war-favored classes of organized | ‘labor, that have first call upon Government attention, that dictate where prices shall be maintained or wages advanced. Those who profited by war are protected. Those who paid heaviest for war are left to struggle on as best they may. On the floor of the House of Representatives at Washington yesterday Representative Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, former Mayor of Boston, sounded a note that should be held and pro- longed until it reaches the Presidential ear in Paris: “The time has come to determine just what the food situ- ation is and whether Government agencies are conniving to obtain a corner in food, thus keeping up prices.” Representative Fitzgerald can see no reason why surplus War Department stores of 100,000,000 cans of beef and 50,000,000 pounds of bacon should be withheld from the markets of the United States for fear consumers might be able to buy beef and bacon at lower prices. Neither can he understand why poultry prices should show increases of from 25 to 50 per cent. while storage stocks of poultry have increased from 100 to 290 per cent. Nor does he see why the price of wheat should go above $2.26 with a record wheat crop in sight and “an exportable surplus of at least 500,000,000 bushels. “Although a Democrat, I must say that I do not have con- fidence in men the Administration has placed at the head of the food control bureaus. The war is over and there are brains enough among the common people to manage the food tion without leaving it to too many ‘experts. “The President and his Cabinet called on the common people to make all kinds of sacrifices during the war, It is time they gave attention to this situation.” tat ‘see pebble fy F-spad «NO, 21,094 Thousands of other good Democrats in every community of | the country will heartily echo these sentiments. Americans regret none of their sacrifices for war. But there large and increasing number of Americans who see no reason why, with the return of peace, their sacrifices should be continued and intensified because of a Government policy which regards Reconstruction as chiefly for the benefit and protection of those who have profited by war. Among domestic problems the President will find awa: ‘ing him none is more urgent than the problem of American workers who are trying in vain to meet a post-war cost of li ing with pre-| war incomes, So far as the Government can help solve it, it that cannot have too soon all the concentration and in the President can bring to it. $s The R Copyright, Letters From the People. WOMEN AS EMPLOYEES OF THE! PLAYGROUND INTERBOROUGH, NORE nee CHIL r Do the Euitor of The Evening World | PO is OREN, i 4X read in your valuable paper that ie 4 World as 1 gratified ; Mr. Hedley intends tw keep ali women | MOR Byaning World uete Who attend to their work, and not he Bedford section w ablde by the new Lockwood law,|())0 4 ysround wh which forbids w to work before | clean Tomy on good, A.M. and after WP. M Indnexs cert Does Mr. Hedley rem ' ‘ thanks of ail some time last Year when labor was | si idren and mothers, May wearce mpty low be converted war, the Brothe : Brooklyn? We surely have Employees called a special mx pty spaces, at present not the employe which Mr than” foul dumpyards, whict was to speak. ter waiting Bht easily be co vali ik. verted Into good, two hours for Mr he arriy playgrounds. for. the ind received applause although erers © hot Un gelato don't know why wded into unheait? 1 that evening that to hr , but account of shortag y 1 to run wild in th n never learn yostid that aw Koon Aaa wee Children.” ~ Our ed and condition Hl A May never meet other Proved he would see that the women |t dirty, “foul” street unless Would ge our and the men hired In 8, too, strive to get Stead. The women have bee pla the little sufferers, makers from ’ I have been inter. it_is about time to rid fare of our ch n, iM AN TICKET AG do not read of some crushed or crippled for nt life on the street, A child must play, committes of ten|owi they have no place other than that your paper | the sireet unless they get wh. ™ by f GRAN, Jisgust. | poor at } asi, aA, Abe cause a friend of the family was at rn ne oney to be made in nearly |., eat was the girl doing all that) about what you have to do, It's fret- | Wednesday evening. sold the Mayor suc ul engineer, zm mi ie 1 isis SGM SEA sk tm What ap you pay : Y t f i ting over it and thinking over it and| fry, Sophrino Walker, the Mayor's arenes are ta sald his wife the other hand, wanted ner gon i oe, (trying it has the combination and ee a eee vrrying over it that makes it doubly | wite, returned Wednesday from a two ]S'2 008 UNG BONee, come a clergyman, sor ’ Lr quality of faculties that fit him to Pitt ae i bnenare en hard. Now, men don't fret and worry | weeks’ visit in Hot Dov, Kan,, near Gore fan $3 Pat em on, but they peed: WoulG De Aine " ye hon in. Jo dt unusually well, Men have made | ’ ans a seca lth Te ice | tee nee work.” Walulu, and the Mayor, by way Of) “1a sine we'd better be going,” ister in the family, In neither it ltortunes ‘buying rags or old iron,|.y eens % ree “That's because there is a be-| celebrating the return of his spouse) yo Lak ¢ going,” aad stance had thoy endeavored to varie tearing down old buildings, raising |e Keeps the sink tn; and it wo Dive \ ginning and an end to but al invited a few friends to drop in at’), ake, “It's getting a study of the boy with & view to ¢ fish rs i. {company I'm afraid to put a 88) woman's work is n and he party had in: | {Yt cks or picking medicinal weeds. : 4 . | and if his home, After the party | oie etienta a : termining bis mental fitness for either | wijgt way required was the right| Petre them, and yet I give her glass | she wants to fret, 1 the! dulged in lotto for an hour, Mayor | | 7 cer sunetee auledy. aa@ vocation, 1t would seem that to do 80] veo ortion of abilities and enjoyment | te! and beg her to keep every-| only comfort she gets!” replied Mrs.| Walker told his wife he had a sur-| STS Walker § down the windo Jworld be their frat thought. How] ie work thir e. But if you say a word} Jarr, prise fot her. He opened the door | *ades and summoned the hired gf | « 1 the work, Fag “ : aa prise for her. , ‘ |who has ve mall hands, bout the boy In question? He bad] ore a not be specialized enough |'© Si"l8 these days they up and leave | However, Mra. Jarr sat in state! of a closet end out bounded a uttle| WN has very small hands, no enthusiaam for either vocation, but |. Sieeide for himecté what thar rent | Yow And yet people advertise to aiiee aunper cAGH Run Task ore : ut happened at the Mayors to pics his father he took up engl-| vocation is, what the most | {Rem sixty ura a tt J tol away and washed the dishes. Ho|” «pis name Is Skeeter,” said the | nome aris party \s mere" glee neering Unfortunately, — he ad 1 7 1 1 ti their housework for them scalded his thumb and broke two] \tayor, “and he can do tricks, I ky but the dog was given aw, a; : readily ga made successful | Mayor, “an by Mayor Walker the next day)” ph seither the analytical reason nor the | io. him: But is certain that| “I Suppose.you get exercise of the | cups and the meat dish, a '’pought him as a surprise and have vine got around and tie ae j ; , , neident go yund and natural). thematical ability dependent upon | sontiment, either our own or that of | housew Kind enough,” said Mr,| let the sink clog up and the water) peen training him. ltha whole town’ taleine naturally get [reason necessary to his becoming @] oy, nts, or of friends, is abso-|Jarr, hedging, “but you don't get ex-| Tun over the floor, But he got along| «put, my dear,” sald Mra, Walker, | ore is much ako civil engircer, and at the end of a]iutely the poorest possible method|creise enough in the air, You] With fairly good success otherwise,| swe don't need a dog : ee mentien, va inked out of college, Whatlor pointing out one won | should take a walk in the park every | xcept he forgot to use the crumb; at that point the dog sat up and | ANOTHER SLACKE was tho re ult? 1e parents were = day." brush and had to sweep the dining| ayerybody was so pleased. ou knnen adel disgusted with the boy, and the spirit] 'T, D.—My advice to you is to study} +1 now I should,” said Mrs, Jarr, | "00M Tus again, and he stepped in al wyou said the Mayor, * 1] Comptrolier of the Cur Asa, die Pee Pticcn eine ntct aeseeat | | saucer of milk put down for the cat. | a ota iat ke : treney, w boy Was brok your inclinations more carefully J*But what time do I have to do it|* : so intelligen @ to bis office one morn It found, however, that thisjone man has an power.!in? After I get the children oft to| ¥°h one might say he got along fair. |i, him stay as our pet.” b te boy had a considerable natural talent | He {i best suited to just one thing—@| school and sve If little Emma's halr is|/Y Well watll It was time to athe the) «ur I'm afraid we have no place drawing plotured, an rigid examination of your own abill-| prushed and that she has a fresh rib- Br GrRWing): BiG and pa ‘ | brushed and that ahe tas « freab. rit Mrs. Jarr lstened to the sounds of ee occa gh Kies @hould soon show you along) yon on It, and look at Wil ie lice sine daa a cuak drain tea saan wag advised to take up tho study of | What line your success les, and see if he has buttons on his] pre ty » bath- cartoon work, He has now developed | A. 12, A—In your letter you do not| blouse and mend his hose-supporters | "“aNow, Willie, stop splashing!” sho} and capitaized this natural talent] state just what kind of work inter-|and sce that both children have their|yeard Mr, Jarr say. and to-day he for which b ation. he is a big success, le after exams chosen their In these columns Dr, by helping them choose for you: Ou really, enjoy is the work which | gchool and mend the clothes they | ary Gah da ane acne thougitfully, 1 could cite ex- | or abilities, kes and dislikes are [Have been wearing and let the tucks | y "Taw you pinch your brother! t| The Mayor hung his overcoat on Tho following Monday he asked g je of persons who) needed for satisfactory vocational | out of Emma’s dressea—I never saw | don't care if he did slap you. Yes, 1) AERIS arene ee vocations because | advice, fa child grow 0, she wears two size#| can hold my head under water for his sleeves. “Maybe you are right!| «ity isn't here, sini Beene, over her age—and get the house|ay hour, No, I can't! Why do you Still," he added, “you couldn't come) »His"—— \ the straightened up, then it’s time to get | children ask such ridiculous ques- down to the office and do my work.” | “Will you please put yoursesj Merton, the well known vocational counsellor, will supper and be ready for your com | tions?” “Ill try It, if you stay home and |conmection with Smith," ald pawl be glad to answer quostions from readers, He has guided others to suco ing home to tell me that the trouble] He came out of the bathroom wet run the house,” said Mrs, Jarr.) 1.” purposes to ire and find out the right vocation—possibly he can do the same|with me is that 1 don't get exercise| with soapy water and perspiration. Whereupon Mr, Jarr threw up bis|quties all the time ‘his’ go 4 enough!” 1 “Geei” he said4ag be rolled down bands and cried “Kamradel” , dead?" a The Cons oad to Or Choosing the Right Vocation By Dr. Holmes W. Merton (The Evening World's Authority on Vocational Guidance.) 1910, by the Press Publishing Co, doing cartoon work, gets @ splendid remuner- As an engineer he would have been @ rank failure; as @ cartoonist EDITORIAL Friday, May 23, 1 umer at Washington _ ye. by The Drew Publ ing Co, ak econ iret Work} ae, Success| The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardell Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World) but Woman’s Work Is Never Done. (The New York Evening World). | be easy money to be made that way. ehildven, ested you in aircraft production, $0! nooks and pencils and tablets, and I have nothing upon which to base | A then get thelr luncheon ready for advice as to similar occupations in other lines The kind of work which|them when they home from tell you again, I'll spank you, come hair, Mr. Jarr Finds Man’s Work Is From Sun to Sun, Give “Daddy’’ a Few Flowers and a Little At pr things to clear away tion of supporting Mayor Cyrus Per- ren kins Walker in his race for re-elec- vf ber unending labors, “you sitdown put there is a possibility that the ors and take a rest after supper and I'll ganization may desert him in bis things and show you how present fight. +It all depends on how The trouble with you the ladies look on a certain incident women is that you fret too much that occurred at the Walker home The Abuse of Sentiment in Selecting Your Vocation 66\/0U are looking pretty good) “Oh, well," reasoned Mr. Jarr, “it's | ANY people make the sad mis-|of sentimental reasons and have in the fair Maytime, bow all over now, The day's work is done take of choosing thelr voca-| failed miserably, eae SL ae te eee | Marne PATS Rath A tion on a purely sentimental) In order to be a success in ANY “wen T don't want to complain | Jarr, “The day's work te over for baais rather than on the baala of their] profession of other cccupation, you (yl 1 don't want to complain |darr. “he day's work ts over tor particular mental fitness for the vo-|must have the right natural mental j\), . a anes STU ABS aloe a RATE A TAAL AOU stion, Because you happen to know | abilities as well as an interest in and PG ranula Lwin vous Women Ik Tok HEVAC A peatt Sin ia bor Brice A person who ix making & big success | enthusiasm for it. If you do Not SUC y)¢ vny tune grt neuen wxere ae ats ali rparia as & physician is no sound reason why | ceed in the vocation you are in, blame Vent Mie guns ag om corp Ra era you should take up the study of medi-| yoursewf and not it, Study yourself | “S)UT8 > fale ult: out, and Tl have | cine, Perhaps 1 can best iMustrate| and your abiliticn and pick your o¢- | poi t)5 mich ceereioe! ‘That's Why land Ite bevy night tor ty }my thought by the following case cupation on this basis, and not be- 7 in, worn out. After you had your |uand I'l Mada Fined or the chil am ' d 3 and ave to bathe them and"— which came to my attention, You are] cause you think there is money In It ivcckrast and went downtown | kad! “Well, Tit tell + fact : all familiar with some similar ex-]or beeause you know a friend who foak and HRA EA Lal tal) ae what well: do, ample. is successful in it i Heap Mr. Jarr, interrupting the recital The father wanted his won to study} Many: people select @ vocation ' Mseea kilon civil engineering, not because ho} *!™ply because a notable example for the Iaund 1 out the | do all those thought his son had natural ability {88 Made an exceptional Onanclal | vigronty shoes to be halt-soled,|easy it for that profession, but simply be- | *¥ccess in It, because there seems to! vo.) ang dust all the rooms"— “If I have to mma, you have not dried your) Do you want to get a cold? | writing checks for Mother's war charities, The Man of It: By Helen Rowland Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Svening World), tion Now While He Can Enjoy Them—Do Let Him “Oh, Piffle!l’’ You Out of It. RE you going to wear a flower in your buttonhole—on June Thi Father's Day! And of course you know what Father will do When you kiss him and rumple up his hair, and him the flower, He'll say “Oh, piffle!’"—or words to that effect, And then he'll hurry out into the garden, ost to see how the radishes are doing, ‘ But in reality to hide his blushes and his pl surprise, and to swallow the little lump in his th and preserve his dignity. Father—bless him!—isn't USED to being noticed. He never HAS been noticed much, Since that bright day, years ago, when he hustled into his wedding coat and a cab, half-d and driven to the church, and told to “brace up”—and then forgotten, While everybody looked at MOTHER, and whispered about her, cried over her, and exclaimed, “Oh, ISN’T she lovely!" And admired the decorations, and stared at the bridesmaids throug a transparent medium composed of Father's head and body— ‘That day, when he was no more important in the scheme of things Than the Kaiser at the Peace Conference! He hasn't been noticed much since then and he thinks he hasn’ cared— Poor, tired, hustling, overworked, heart-hungry thing, Yearning to be “fussed over,” And growling and pretending not to like it when he IS fussed overt Now Mother—oh, that’s different! All during the war she had songs written about her, and had pictures on the front covers of all the magazines— Horrible aged libels of her, I confess—but still HER picture, Saying goodby to her Boy, praying over his service flag, knitting helmets and sweaters, fondling his old coat, &c., &c., &c. But how many have thought to write sentimental songs about Fat Or to picture HIM. in his characteristic attitude, i With his hands in his pocket, digging up the coin, paying the b A ween aotiine il Or fighting the potato bugs in his war garden? Nobody pictured Father with his face against the window pane, Gazing out through tears at “the star that shines on HIM,” Or kissing his son’s photograph, or fondling his old coat. Father hasn't the privilege of doing such things— Father can only swallow and grunt and look stern and brave, And preserve his DIGNITY! What does Father get out of it all, anyway? No attention on his wedding day, On Christmas Day, the bills—and a green necktie, On Thanksgiving. the task of carving the turkey—and of paying for ff On the day you were born they put him out on the front porch, And on the day you are married—more bills for Father! He can’t even have a nervous headache, like Mother! What does Father get out of it all, anyhow? And yet. Every afternoon when I go for my walk, just before dinner, I meet him—hundreds of him—trudging wearily home from the 4 long drudgery, A little bent, a little worried, a little haggard looking, But with that bright, set, dauntless look in his eyes Which comes from long years of standing between thes Wolf And a family of hearty, wild, young, irresponsible things—. That's Father! And youll only find ott how brave, and unselfish, and worried, heart-hungry, and altogether wonderful he is, When he lies under the waving grass in his first real REST since were born! Are you going to wear a flower in your buttonhole on Father's Day? ‘Well I just guess yes! Don’t let him “Oh, piffle!” you out of it! Mayor Walker of Delh By Bide Dudley Copyright, 1919, by the Prese Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World). He Discovers Trick Dogs Occasionally Make Mistakes chair and dropped the dell ina HE Women's Betterment League will meet Hall next | Tuesday to consider the ques-| pécket. The dog was not p to see what was going on, ow, Skeeter,” id Mayor er, “find the ball.” Skeeter ran around the room for & moment, and then stuck his head im pocket, He has sang out the Mayor, When the dog withdrew his head he held in his mouth a pair of woman's gloves. “There's something wrong here?” tion. Heretofore, the gue has stood solidly behind the Mayor in his efforts to attain political prominence, for him," said Mrs, Walker. Whereupon the dog lay down and | «i, rolled over. n't here to-day, wir,” guid @ “His father is dead.” A few days later Mr, Williams, pee The Mayor beamed with delight: }turning trom a trip to Chicago, asked, “Now,” he said, “I'm going to show | again for Smith, you his best trick. I will take this) “io isn't here, sin” sald th "said the rubber ball and drop it in over> |ertis ¢ather ta clerk, tell Skeeter to coat pocket. I will tind it, and he will” “Still dead, € sald Mr, Win