The evening world. Newspaper, May 4, 1920, Page 26

Js still in its youth. Yet already it high place among the famous cities of ew Yorkers are proud of its greatness, but they “give it the special credit that belongs to it. jop to think of that which makes the achieve- oe is the one firs-rank city of the world, jor modern, that has reached the height of its pres- ‘the sole impulse of popular self-government. i in its full magnificence was imperial. The of Athens grew out of a super-democracy that ‘on slavery, Babylon was a city of kings. odern tanes the same distinction holds. Lon- Berlin—each owed a major part of its oper to royal patronage, royal protection, S on III. could lay a rule on the map of old 5 draw straight lines and bid Haussmann run nds “so.” It mattered pot how many ses: were tom down, how many privaie in- ‘suffered or how the millions mounted in the “rl with parks, bridges, monuments, mu- $, sewers, aublic improvements of all sorts. ‘was'a centralized power that followed earlier is, préserved royal relics, then’ struck out in new directions and planned: the future 9 such imperial patronage boomed New York. of New York had no Napoleon III. to that it’should be made the most beautiful of » York grew by the aggregate force of individual y and enverprise directed or checked solely by occa- 7 o& the popular will. t New York managed to arrive at its vast size lation with an extraordinary metropolitan , dignity and impressiveness of its own, ‘most importarit and closely populated area ‘a street system as simple and convenient as ‘city can show, Its buildings are the -of the world. Its parks are of the finest. ms. already contain collections that hott with the treasure stores of Europe. y of transportation, business and com- ree "becomes yearly more elaborate and stu- town the sery greatness of its achievement as democratic city puts upon New York the obliga ol to be easily satisfird with i'self. ail! fez New York to prove that popular govern- !ean in the end provide all and: more'of the adminis- ¢ effictency, Ue commercial facilities, the comfort, ness, the opportunities for pleasure and recrea- on, the ¢onsistent and rational development that other a at cities have owed to imperia'istic pride and planning. jot that New York has not, seen in its past great lic work mes. that at the very time when Napoleon n chief city modeller were at the climax of ir job of iemaking Paris, New York was itself in “hands of an arch-promoter of public unier- name was William M. Tweed. gigantic schemes of city inyprovement conceived with a uniform purpose—to fill’ pri- pockéts. They, landed him in jail. To try to make out that Napoleon III, and Hauss- n were model stewards of the 500,000,000 francs blic money they spent on beautifying Paris be absurd, They were anything but that. he point is that, making full allowance for pect:lation wut of the huge sums citizens were taxed fo 1, Paris got more for its money than New York did. mann was a better city improver than d, not because he was less unscrupulous, but be- he had a different brain, a larger imagination nd faculties that better fitted him to carry out plans or the future glory of a great capital, York ‘has, progressed beyond the Tweed type. Paris commands to-day the services of safer, and fe competent city planners than Haussmann. Yet bees difference and distance between the Cities in this respect remains the same, while repu'lican Paris has inherited many of instincts of imperial Paris, the"interest of ezs in New York has never ye' become the kind ts big and gifted men into places where they can use and their gifts to boost New York. y Yorkers have rated the development of New ong with the gov nt. of Néw York as job. So far’ a8 selection is concerned, left. the filing of public offices to pro- politicians who pick candidates with a view political qualifications and who took upon nent as a little more than colossal land- proposition—with immense and_per- ‘Those in authority hive had’ fieither the breadth of view, the grasp or the disinterestedness to carry them “through, = * On the upper west side of Manhattan is one of the finest river fronts in the world. Years ago London or Paris would have made the most of this site for municipal utility, convenience and sightliness. New York has not even yet settled how to dispose of a few railroad tracks along the river bank. It has had no authority with enough scope or permanence to reconcile to public satisfaction the claims of a great railroad corporation with fhe interests of the city, , A marginal railroad has long. been. urged for the Brooklyn water front. Again and. again the plan has been sidetracked in a maze of doubt and scandal due to the over-reaching tactics of private realty interests. It is the same with dock-building and dock- extension. At this moment New York ought to have under way the biggest water front anq trarbor improve- ments projected. in any port of either hemisphere, The Port of New York ought to be preparing itself for the front line in ee, for world com- merce, Where is the start? ‘Confronted of late with the ‘problems of an un- precedented housing shortage,,New York has become acutely aware hdw far private initiative falls short of developing ‘ city in ‘ways that meet its enlarging needs. -Does the lesson mean anything? There have been attempts from time to time to inject new character into the city government. But sooner or later the political machine has put a quietus ,on such attempts’and pushed its own kind back into power. d When men of broad vision and enli¢htened civic purpose find .themselyes in municipal office in New York they discover it to be well nigh impossible to make headway for their ideas through the men and motives {hat surround. them. Some give up trying. - Some get out and go back to more ‘congenial work, That is why the, London County Council or the Paris Municipal Council would make so superior a showing placed alongside the New York Aldermen or the majority that controls the Board of Estimate. The pity of it is that Néw York holds in private life men as competent as any in the world to direct the fortunes of a first-rank city. Great executives, eminent’ engineers, high finan- ciers (in the best sense), thoroughly equipped archi- tects, far-sighted city planners for every purpose of commerce, finance or art—all are here at hand. Bu’ these firs'-ctass experts are not where they ought to be—directing the development of the city. Populer interest does not pick them for such places. Popular votes co not put them there. Make out a list of the most highly endowed, public-spirited New Yorkers active in private affairs during the past fifty years How many of them were ever clevigd iv oF ev office? The truth is, New York does not make the most of itself or its material. It does not use the oppor- tunity offered it bv its popular government to put to the fore better city makers than ever worked for royal masters. Therefore we told them no true friends of New York who only osk it to mai vel at itself as “the wonder city of the world.” New York is so grea! ihat it owes it to itself to be greater, ‘The impulse toward that greatness can come fram neither King, Emperor nor aristocrat, It has got to come from the 7,000,000 people to whom New York belongs and who are themselves its makers. They- must think about it, study it, talk about it. They must be ambitious for it. They must look for men big enough to shape its future.. They must get behind men in office who show true zeal ard ca- pecity for its task.’ They must never be satisfied until the influence of an overwhelming majority of New Yorkers is exerted in a thousand ways to build it firmer and finer. New York is no imperial city. It is a people's city. Yel if its people will only take an intelligent, deter mining interest in its growth, they cam place it above all imperial cities, present or past. municipal ated fon nated for municipal ECONOMY GETS ECONOMY. NNOUNCEMENTS jof price-cutting cam- Paigns on the part of -retail merchants deserve all possible commendation, But low- ered prices should not tempt members of the All-American Economy Clubs to purchase arti- cles they do not need. Such tactics would de- feat the very aims of the economy movement. The “seller's market” has changed to a “buyer's market” almost overnight. “Join the navy and see the non-Prohibition part of the world,” was a favorite recrujting * slogan last autumn. Now the fleet is back and the men are discovering that New York has numerous and sundry oases. Senator Knox's Presidential! boom can scarce ‘be considered serfously, Up to the hour of go- ing to press neither he nor his sponsofs have claimed possession of the Roosevelt mantle, Strikes of textile workers will have the usual ‘effect on the public, But condemnation of the strikers must be tempered by a review of the fat profits the em- ployers have been making, It is only natural that employees should ask a share of the prosperity generated by excessive FROM EVENING WORLD READERS What kind of a letter du you Aud must reuaubiet Isn't it the one Worth Of 2 theusund words in a couple of + bat yites you the hundreat There 49 fine mentol exercise and a lot of satisfaction in trying to say much in feic words. Tuke time to be brief. —— The Government Wastebasket. To the Editor of The Evening Wor! Your recent editorial advocating the transforming of the Department of the Interlor to the Department of Public Works touched on a subject which must demand the approval of all American business, for the change demanded will enable the Government to conduct itself as American busi- business—on an efficient basis. Certainly the American efficlency| which is to work such wonders in Eu- rope has right at home a very needy patient. The United States is, with one exception, the only nation of im- portance not now administering its public works through such a depart- ment, and yet Americans think they lad ‘the world in effective organiza~ tion of business enterprises. In thar greatest task they have surely fallen down—have not accomplished as much ‘as one would expect of them. Merely contrasting the organization of some such business as The Evening World with that of the Government would bring to the attention of every citizen the drastic need for some change such as that which prominent members of both parties recommend The Department of the Interior has een calied the “Government waste ‘basket,” and therofore Government reorganization could most aptly be begun here, It accords with the fur seeing policy of The Evening World to back such a measure. JOHN BURKE DAVIDSON. 122 East 25th Street, May 1, 1920, To the Eaitor of The'evening World: I was on the Canal Street subwa) station at the time Miss Jennie Gold stein was pushed off the platform. It is indeed surprising that the in | for other references, competence of the Brooklyn Rapic ‘Transit to cope with the large crowd at this station has resulted in the los of only one life. ‘This tragic experience only empha sizes the necessity of having installec on the various cfowded platforms « means of safety in the form of a rail ing. Hu. G. Brooklyn, May 3, 1920, eference. The article a The Evening World ot April 80 headed, ‘Many Jobs Of- fered Purdoned Lifer,” gives the job- less ex-service man ¢ little food for thpught, This is what I meas T entisted at the age of eighteen and served nine years in the army. As a reward for honest and faithtul service, I was promoted to Corporal, Sergeant, First Sergeant, Second Lieutenant, First Fagusen ent and given command of a I was honorably diecharged in Sep- tember, 1911 ‘Was When I applied for a job I was asked The: War De- partment reference waa not enough. Just think! An ex-convict who had served fifteen years’ imprisonment is swamped with offers of good positions because he behaved himself jn JAIL and was POLITE. While I ,who served my country, look for a job and can't get one for want of “reference.” ‘True, a man that's down should be given an opportunity to make good But why not give the | mana chance who is more deseryin EX- SHRVICE MAN, Need a White Co! To the Mditor of ‘The Drening It has often made me disgusted to read of the many concerns profiteer- ing, and when one of its employees | asks for a-raise they give an extra dollar or two, after a wait of a couple of weeks. “AS an exainple, the firm | Lam working for is one of the biggest profiteors and yet the least molested. The other day they made a sale of $55,000 and sold these goods for §80,- | 000, without actually handling the | merchandise, Another example: in a State bank a few years ago book- keepers and clerks were making $12 to $18 a week. Many were married and were asking for a raise. ‘They vere refused time and time again, un- til gradually most of the employees vere leaving, The Vice President of his institution was one of the most ind-hearted men I have ever had the jleasure of meeting. At the directors’ neeting, held weekly, he actually im- lored the other directors to increas the salaries of the office help, and was firmly refused. These men were get ng fat dividends and large salaries whe Vice” President, through worry ind despair of seeing his old hands caving, died of a broken heart. My object in writing this |s to mak: \ strong kick against the concerns saying? such small salaries. J agree vith "3." and Mr, Wayne that a union ye formed for the bettering of condi ‘ions of the office help. Talking won't help. Act! ve need. Brooklyn, May 2, 1920, is what 8. H, ‘To the Editor of The Kvening World ‘A priceless life has been destroyed n the death of Miss Goldstein in the subway, because of criminal neglf= rence. Such negligence as the Canal street ubway station.should be prevented from occurring again, Make thetn vuild safe platforms, WwW. tL. York, N. ¥., May 3, 1920, The Re Morale. ‘To the Editor of The ning World ‘The latest, though not most flag- rant, offense against the “Regular” is R in discriminating in 80 far as a just compensation ia to be granted, It there is boing tes & distribution ofticials make insults et We Havebons Mach to Increase _ Bank Deposits Many Have Entered Busi: ‘ness in Recent Years and Some Are Rapidly Ap- proaching the Millionaire Class — Successful With Family Budget. MAN, not man, is the essential financier, Although man is better adapted for business and for earning money, tt is the woman who is always the banker, always conserving afd in~ creasing funds." ‘These facts were brought, out in a ‘|recent news despatch from Chicago UNCOMMON SENSE By.John BI ake, (Comvrixte, 1920. by Johm Blake.) NOBODY HURRIES A TURTLE. Most men are irritated by a dri ing boss. It is natural to want to take our, time—to do things in our own way. The man who stands at our elbow, always urging us to speed up, annoys us. We resent his nagging. We feel that we could do much better if we were left alone. But, you will notice, if you are observing, that the boss doesn't Waste much time arging hopeless laggards to work faster. The reason he keeps after you is because he has found out that you are capable of. speed. And if he, can get it out of you, thereby teaching you to get it out of yourself, he has done you a service. Nobody hurries a turtle. to do so. ever gets anywhere or not. It would be utterly useless The turtle is utterly indifferent as to whether he He speeds up only when falling off a log into the water, and then only when he fancies his life is in danger. You ought to be complimented by the d do more. cultivating. and that you It shows that there is something in you worth Attention from the man higher up is a good thing.’ He wouldn’t bestow it on you if yuu weren't worth it. In these modern days speed if business is absolutely requisite, ‘The leisurely methods of fifty years ago would ‘drive any firm into bankruptey. “DO IT NOW” lent reasons, is posted in most offices, and for excel- Only by hurrying the work along can the inertia of the average business office be overcome. Only by knowing that you have got*to get things done in time can you escape the habit of procrastination, the most vicious and persistent that you can acquire. Be cheerful when you are asked to accelerate a little. With practice you can learn to do it without being told. And when you can work rapidly and skilfully, you will soon begin to pull far ahead of the other starters in the particular race you are engaged in, DAA AARAARARAAARAAD 2) the men who formed the backbone of the American Expeditionary Forces nd without whom we never could »e speaking proudly of Cantigny, Sois- sons, Chateau Thierry, San Mihiel and the Argonne? . Our worthy authorities pave pinned heir absolute faith and confidence in the Regulars—(for their high state of norale and in keeping qutet)—but they have also pinned thetr,trust and confidence onto others who were les: patriotic and more discerning. Tt seems to'me that the “honorable sirs” who are representing us at Washington could “snap out of it” a bit and “eut out” that during-the- war patriotism and give the Regular ‘is just due, T say let all of the Regulars and ex- Regulars in on]}the secret. Do our vorihy representatives mean @ berth in the “Old Soldiers’ Home” as a ro- ward for a duty so well and patiently Jone? BERNARD OLCOTT, Reservist, First Division, 2027 Bathgate Ave., Broux, May 1, Profiteering Lu Rooms, To the BMlior of The Brening Wortd: The’ profiteering that the various Junch rooms, bar none, throughout Greater Ni onsen ind) in, a adious. % compelled to take my meals in those places. A person can do without “booze,” refusing to pay the exonbi- tant charges asked, but he must cat. The profiteers who run those places take the meanest advantage of tbat ct Even in a lunch room, in a poor | locality, patronized by the poor, a small steak costs 50c, with one potato | cut small to make it look big, or| about a tablespoonful of hed potatoes. That steak is rarely more than one-eighth of a pound in weight, and the coffee is invariably diluted, and the cup jn which It is served is only about three-quarters full, The coffee costs $c, They would make it 10¢ if they dared. At that a profit is made by diluting it and not serving a full cup, The wbove applies to every lunch room. Ple costs 10¢. ‘The portion is smaller than the old Sc piece, Three minute slices of bread are given, and a’ microscopical amount of butter, Talk of profiteering in other industries—the lunch room has got them all beat by 1,000 per cent, It costs at least’ $1 for anything called a square ~meal—$3 a day for three meals if a pareon is to get the prope waihe omnane ots of food, VICTIM, which stated that in the Continental and Commiercial Bank of Chicago ‘women were sqving more than men, ‘Miss Nina ¥. Carter of the Woman's Department said that {nh the past four years the number qf women dé- positors as well as the amount of their savings had doubled. Reports from leading Western cities established this fact also. One St. Louis bank reported that its num= ber of women depositors had in- creased ‘33 1-3 per cent, and another 2% per cent. This situation is also true in New York. More than ever before women Sre entering business, both as owners and employees. and thelr owelling bunk accounts show thojr success in their new fields, “The situation, im the woman's bank account has changed entirely in the past twenty years,” said William G, Gaston, Cashier of the Fifth Ave- nue Bank to-day. “Twenty years ago there were relatively few women ia business, Many women tad inde- pendent incomes, othurs had deposits from which they mand thelr houschold accounts, Lut the woman of business affairs was indeed the extebtion. “To-day woman Is in business every- where. All along Fifth Avenue you see large, successful business enter- Prises, initiated, owned and managed |by women. These women are suc- ceeding, are growing wealthy, Some fail, about the same proportion as |among men starting new businesses, {but most of them succeed, aad new fortunes are constantly being built up by women. Some are rapidly ap- Proaching tHe millionaire class through | Successful. business enterprises. “Women of distinction in the sociAl Ufe of New York go into business un- der a trhde name, because they wish ‘to do active constructive work. ‘Vom- ‘en who bave their living to earn com- bine woman's native resourcefulness, good taste and creative ability and start a successful business. behind them are, the great body of women office workers, some in high paid po- sitions, who are learning the use of a bank account. Do you know that three women graduate Cui business culiese to every, man student there? That is in part a result of the war, but it shows that women are getting into business, And these girls do na stay merely stenographers: The dvy of woman in business bas:come.” Another side of the question, the side of the woman “ business’ and financial executive of the home, was presented at the Immigrant Savings Bank on Chambers Street. Long lines of women waited before the cashier's window. There’ were easily four women to every man, “These are not all working omen, however,” said a bank official, “Most of them, in fact, are housewives, Their husbands are working» men and unable to come here in the day time, so the account Is either carried jointly in the name of both husband and wife or else entirely In the wife's name. In point of, fact, it is. gen~ erally the woman Who ‘handles the business end of family affairs, The husband turns his monéy over to his wife, who handles the entire family budget, pays the bills and runs the ‘bank account, This talk of women in business is all right, but. women have always ‘been in business, They ave always been the financiers, been handipag the money and seeing that some ‘of it was saved.” | ——— ——: | Before You See Indians. HE first man who wore a sill j hat was pelted with rocks, ar H rested for disturbing the peuve ‘and inciting to riot—and \¢ined! Hardly fitting retognition for |the inventor of headgear that hax crowned clvilization’s grandest fetes | The first sewing machine Howe put on exhibition was smashed to pieces by a mob. Almost every engineer in thé coun- try called Westinghouse a fool be cause’ he insisted his airbrake could stop a train with wind. Jefferson was hated and berated for thatntatning something might be made of the country west of the | Mississippi. * Parmentier was called a cause he clatnacc | food for hur There is a famous cartoon of Na- | poleon in the nursery beside t D late of his son ad heir, the Rome, ‘The Kinpsror is squceging ths a bect into th King, | sayin heavily pig be- | potatoes were fit yu people whe first tried there was-such a thing us beet sugar had a rether dis ouragin ne of ft We may protest velaaently, but most of us Gre still in the position of | the man who would nog look at tho | new moon wul eopagt for tity clent institu the old one. The new gocs against vhe.gratn. Improvements wmost always an. tagonize even those wham in the long {run they most benefit, If you're setting sail for new lands de prepared for mutiny, conspiracy, erose currents, ignorance and selfish