The evening world. Newspaper, December 21, 1920, Page 26

Datiy Bund ‘Company, 58 to 68 Park Raw, Now York. RALPH . President, 63 Park Row, Geapatches crmtited to it or not otherwise credited tm ‘Youal neta published herein, eae TIME TO BUY. E time tas come to urge upon consumers a return to the ‘kind of discriminating buying os to sustain Industry and encourage pro- ; months ago the public registered its protest profiteer prices by refusing to buy, ‘one can Say that protest was not effective, retailers may have failed to give purchasers of reductions made possible by the cut Prices. i everybody knows that in many directions re- well as wholesale prices have come down and? vy articles.can be bought now for much less h the time when a sorely tried public practi- | buying. heir own interest, consumers cannot afford to “don’t-buy” policy too far. F; nt long,run, closad mills and stagnant demand it make for progressively decreasing prices, ' fven on a falling market there comes a moment ; ‘the public:should begin to buy, and buy stead- ; in order to stabilize prices at the lower levels nt a new upward movement due to dimin- fi Digs. hie sat eens tee the conduct of the war against Germany, plus the revolting extravagances of extreme Socialists in many countries, particularly Russia, is no doubt the true reason for election returns that show Socialist Tetrogression. . ‘The sentiment is pretty general that while the war was fought in defense of democracy, it was not fought in order to substitute anything like a benevo- lent autocracy for autocratic militarism. A quadrennia! of normalcy may increase the rad- kal vote in 1924, but nothing is more certain than that European Socialisin is not indigenous to Amer- ican soil, THAT'S ENRICHT! [* a letter to Mayor Hylan made public last Satur- day Police. Commissioner Enright said: “There seems to be a concerted action on the part of certain newspapers to ombarrass this department and to destroy its morale, in the face of the dangerous conditions which have confronted us for the past three years.” in another letter he wrote to the Mayor yesterday the Police Commissioner says: “The people of this city are somewhat* alarmed because pf a few spectacular and atrocious crimes which have occurred re- cently, and although our records show that serious crimes in this city are about normal, still I believe that we should make im- mediate adequate preparations to meet the conditions with which the whole world, as well as our own country and our own city, seems to be confronted.” ‘ it moment has now come, umers should buy, and; buy freely, of retail palbts who have consistently reduced prices. fa buying will put stgong economic pressure Hfalers who have so faréfailed to reflect whole- j | _ APY also assure producers of the willingness of x pipwblic to buy at reasonable prices. . production nor prosperity can stand an te period of sub-nonmal buying and sub- ntti! circulation of money. - ; : ff time to buy. ' Fe Commissioner Dnrigttt says “the pub- 4 use only reputable taxicabs or other ” he imply by thia that some taxicabs are if {a there no effort to make certain thit {taxicabs are reputable and safe? 4 FOR THE SUFFERING IN EUROPE. “@PHE EVENING WORLD Is disturbed sto learn A) i'that some of its readers misinterpreted a car- ppearing on this page last Friday in connec- th Maitin Green's articles exposing con- ss scoundrels who, in the name of charity, bing the allen poor in this country to fill their pockets. The Evening World’s support te agencies of relief for suffering human- can be no question as to the compelling to, alleviate the distress of the Eurdpe and Asia who are doomed to die—unless we cae come to their appeals of Mr. Hoover and others at the tan Opera House Sunday afternoon came a call of duty. Also it comes at a par- timely season, this poignant cry of the ) starving children in Eastern Europe. fixe best Christmas present an American can this year is to give some child in Europe—as ly, a8 possible—a lease of life until the crops are ested. Ten dollars will-save a little child, et American men and women assume a mandate Ay | tributions. sent to the European Relief Coun- No. 42 Broadway, are safe from swindlers. © Wiky are genuine, guaranteed relief for those fngye need is dire, ’ es i —_——_—_——_ Mi lothing prices in New York have dropped at, 22.9 per cent. and food prices are 12 per jower than last July, the National In- jatrial Conference finds. [ifs about time to begin to eat and wear Hb again. ‘ ao ate nt EXPLAINING THE SOCIALIST SLUMP. JAR THOUGH there were 10,000,000 more vot- | #7 e1s this year than eight years ago, the sao > > retiiitts indicate that only a trifle over 20,000 mi d voted for the Socialist Presidential nominee than in 1912. ‘ prominent in the Socialist Party do not agree | to the cause of the decided slump, but the ex- ‘plajidtion most commonly advanced is the wide- brgad dissension within Socialist ranks. is an explanation that, does not explain. js not improbable that many malcontents, will- M6 vole thei: protest against the party organiza- unwilling to help send a. reactionary to ston, voted for the nominee of one or an- Hof the radical groups, such as the Farmer- 'Party. But the total vote cast for such nom- hardly large enough to account for the decline, teen - There is Enright: One minute snapping and ‘snarling at the newspapers with the charge that they have embarrassed him and his department “in the face of dangerous conditions which have confronted us for the past three years,” and the next minute sneering at the public for its alarm’ “because of a few spectacular and atrocious crimes which have occurred recently, although our records show that . Serious crimes ip this city are about normal’! If Enright had frankly admitted weeks ago that he had a crime wave to deal with and had assured the ublic that he meant to use every police method, new and old, to get the situation in hand, he would find himself in a very different position now. Arrogance, insolence and indifference have di- rected his policy toward the public. ‘ He is reaping the effect now in a loss of public confidence which his belated, half-cynical response to indignant public demand cannot repair, The City of New York Is entitled to a Police | Commissioner of something larger than Enright calibre, ‘ The police of New York, in which serve men like Lieut. Floyd Horton, are too good to be bossed by a protector-of-favorites like Enright, If Gov, Smith wants to confer upon New York City a benefit which will be credited to him to the end of his career, he can do it as a parting gift be- fore he leaves Albany Jan. 1: Let him remove Enright. / * To act in haste and repent at leisure is a privilege of statesmen as well as lovers, ‘The Senators who rushed through the Poindexter Anti-Strike Bin have now decided to bring it up again for reconsideration. BISHOP BURCH. HE sudden death of Bishop Burch will be felt as a sad loss not only in the Episcopal Church but in the larger civic dife of this community, Although it is only fifteen months since he suc- teeded Bishop Greer as head of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, Bishop Burch had already shown his capacity for hard, earnest work along lines of broad church policy. , He took no pains to conceal his dislike of what he termed “ecclesiastical politics.” He early de- clared his intention “to Bishop of the whole diocese, regardless of any party or prejudice.” His life had been one of sturdy labor from mod- est beginnings. Neither money ndr influence helped him on his way. In that sense he could be called a self-made Bishop. - There will be wide regret that his career could not have keen prolonged to the full measure of its usefulness, ‘ = TWICE OVERS. “M* orders to policemen are nol to arrest gun- men and crooks who are detected in the act of plying their trade, but to shoot them dead in their tracks.” —Police Chief Fitzmoxris of Chicago. * * “ec Te United States is at the crossroad to-day as truly as Tyre was at the cross?oad of the caravan route of Asia and the trade of the Mediterran- ean, The last war, whether we realize it or not, again has moved the centre of commerce westward, the pre- dominant interests being on the Pacific as well as the Atlantic.” Annual Report of Dr. R. S. MacElwee, Director of the Foreign and Domestic Bureau of the ation must be sought elsewhere, and c Federal Department of Commerce, 66] HAD a large amount 2 valuables in my safe CAAISTMAS FUND FOR WouNDED soLnve®® By ‘John Cassel . What kind of a letter do you find most readable? Ien’t it the one that gives you the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction tm trying Work and Rest. | ‘To the Bilitor of The Evening World Those stirring words on the sub- Ject of work and Its relation to suc- cess from the remarkable Mr. Schop- | enhauer of Brooklyn are deeply ap- preciated by at least-one of your readers—myself; and I think there are others, But they are probavly consistent in thelr laziness, and that is why you do not hear from them. | Like ‘the man who ts offered, a | drink, there are no doubt many excel lent reasons why I should not feel antipathetic to the idea of work, only just now I can't remember one of them. And while I would not deny to any- one whatever pleasure he may pro- fess to find in, hard labor, I must say that even given the’ privilege of start- ing life as a barefoot boy with the auriferous certainty of cutting cou- simply cannot get interested in ‘the idea. I wonder have the work hounds ever heard the story of that mission- ary who, being entrusted with the wuly awful task of bringing “civillza- tion” to qne of the backward colored races, once tried to convince an indo- lent child of nature that it wes his duty to get out and root, “But why should [ work?” inquired the guileless native, t what do I want with money?" raisted the little brown brother. “Why, when you get lots of money you will be independent and you won't have to work any morg,” re- plied the logical missionary. “But I don't have to work now,” re- turned the native~-und the teacher ave it up in disgust. Now, will some of the missidharies who infest your columns please ex- plain why anybody should work why Joesn't have to? Will they look around and see how many sane poor ple are doing so? And will they please stop writing Jetters and otherwise “wast ing” their time and work A jemeelves to death 5 ssible ? ae noon 29 pooLRTHUR ELWELL, 87 West bist Street. December 18, 1920. White Collar U ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: Apropos to’ the question of a union for the white-collar class, would gay that any such organization of office workers now attempted would result in an utter failure. Organization of office workers sould not exist® I also am a former member of the Brotherhood of Ratlway Clerks and from my experience would state that any attempt to organize the office worker should now and forever be abandoned for’ the reason that any such union would only tend to crea dissatisfaction among the workers and make conditions next to upbear- able for stich employees, As for your reader, Card No, 21, B. te say much in a few words. Take time to be brief. | vacation pons in my declining years, I just) ° B, of R. C.) governs the promotion of each individual? Under this rule one van reinain at the same desk and salary for a number of years before a brighter opportunity, with which !s connected a salary of about $2 or $3 more per month, presents itself. Now let's see what else we have to be thankful for to the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks, Due to thelr efforts the clerks now have gn eight-hour y, six full days a week, punch a time clock, and are docked for time lost through illness or legal holidays; privileges given to those with service of a number of years. This ts all the result of a union among office workers and for the life of me I canno’ where or how any such organizat! ployee, Conditions such as this can be secured without contributing toward @ salary, of about $10,000 per year to the Grand President. \ a 1. R. w. Brooklyn, Dec;'16, 1920. Wages and Living Costs. ‘To the Editor of The Drefifag World: I have read in the daily papers during the past week of the laying oft of several thousand textile workers in New England, and in many cases a reduction of 22% per cent. in wages. Then in some of the other big indus- trles reductions in the number of em- “tn order to Make money,” declared | ployees and other reductions in’ -|his highly civilized mentor, wages. That is one side of @ great eco- nomic question, but I fail to see the prices of commodities in the stores reduced proportionately. It is true, clothing and shoes have gone down in some stgres, but in others they are still high. | Groceries, eggs, butter and green stuff are outrageously high in most af the stores and markets, and any one knows that there is where the money goes, together with the high rents which have been fastened upon the people. during this period of little house-building, Then 1 read that New York has three times as many restaurants as’ London, and I will say that 95 per cent. of our restaurants are still profiteering. Now the people want fair play. The attempt to reduce the pay en- velope of the workingman withoyt first reducing the cost of living will cause untold hardships, and the em- ployers, who have reaped a much Eredter, percentage of profits during the past two years or longer, should not forget that the men who haye totled long hours and helped them to pile up big profite should be treated faiply during these reconstruction das, and especially during the win- ter season, Of course, in, the big cities labor {s paid better; but when it comes to sections where the employees are un- protected and such sweeping reduc- tions are put in force by big cor- rations. I believe that indiv dual tate, and, if necessary, Government of R. C,, L would like to ask him what opportunities there are for a clerk in the railroad office now that the seni~ rity Sad pik to pars e a investigation as to the justice of such reductions, taking into consideration the actual cost of living, shduld be PERTTI: From Evening World Readers } mn can benefit the em- , UNCOMMON SENSE By ‘Joha Blake (Copyright, 1920, by John Bake.) GET ON YOUR JOB. If you hive a job, work at it, Whatever you are pro- ducing, produce more. If you haven't got a job get one. You can get one now if you are not too particular about the kind.” +- * There are still thousands of employers. in. every city looking for help. They may not be willing to pay $15 a day, but they will pay wages you can live on. j And the wages you get to start with don’t count any- way. If you can't convince g boss in a week that you are worth keeping, and in six months 'that you are worth pay- ing well, you'still have a good deal to learn about the way to get along. * Don’t worry about the talk of hard time® you overhear, That is all talk now,,and it will continae to be all talk if everybody goes to work and stays at work. There is plenty to do, and wilt be plenty to do until the world is rebuilt. The war destroyed many millions of meh, ‘Their places must be takén by others, It will be long before the world’s man power is normal again, Yet work is behig!. Houses must be built, industries re-established, people f@d and clothed. There are fields to be tilled, transportation to be attended to, goods to be manufactured, With general industry the next few years will be busier and more prosperous than atiy you have seen iti your lifetime. New and great fortunes will be made, But you will not make oné of them if you sit about and croak be- cause you don’t happen to be getting the same wages you got while the war was going:on. . Don’t be afraid of impending trouble. Don’t worry over what's ahead. Nothing bad is going to happen unless everybody sits down to wait for hard times. They will come if they are generally expected. They don’t like to disappoint many people. , So don’t expect them. Keep at work, Make your job the best producing one in the neighborhood. That will in- sure you at least steady employment, and your example will inspire others to hold their jobs by hard work. ' There is nothing the matter with the world but a toueh of vain imaginings. Get rid of these and you will need to worry about nothing. ~ mw Words From the Wise Censure is the tar a man pays to the public for being eminent. —Sswift. : The world’s a bublje, and the Ufe of man less than a span, —F. Bacon. What can’t be cured must be endured.—Burton, Bome men are born great, some ‘ achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upor O MAN! - A greategeal of washing {s wasted ; We only get dirty newt day. O, what ts the use of scrubbing When man is made out of clay! tips, Remember, with all of the rubbing, The critter is built out of clay, So, leave him alone in hig misery them.—Shakespeare, ‘ 4 War should havea good To Ite for the one passing day. memory.—Quintilian. Don't dvother with soap or with He who writes the songs of a nation also guides the pen that SSL DUR 7 Nee Ngee TE aE drushes— The critter is built out of clay. a ees He's mud from his ears to his toe- To clean him up much doesn't pay. The Statesmen of'the Bible By Rev. Thomas B. Gregory errs Rey Vestas Werte No. Josiah. Among the Statesmen of the Bible Josiah, King of Judah—B, C. 641— must ever hold an exalted place, Josiah was known everywhere as the “Good King.” who never permitted his manhood to be swamped in his office, and who always remémbered that it was hia duty to be a man as well as @ King. And his example was catching, His splendid integrity percolated down to the lowe; Chad of the population, and the rij isness of the King made for a yniversal civic righteousness that was beautiful, Witness this, for instance. One day,» as Josiah was about ready to begin certain repairs on the Temple he sald to Hilkitb, the priest; “Take the money from the Temple treasury and give it into the hands of the build- ers, carpenters and masons, for the purchase of. timbers ang hewn stone for tne repairs. And there was no‘ reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered to them, for they dealt faithfully.” Think of it! Didn't even count the money!’ Thére was no heed of it, the bosses and workmen were so honest. What a saving it would have been to the taxpayers of New York State if they had had Josiah’s foremen and their “gafgs” to build the big house that stands on Capitol Hill at Albany? A house around which the graft ghosta will shiver and chatter as long as the structure endures. Josiah was a thoroughly religious man. He believed in God—the living God—with all the force of his being, and it pained him to find so many of his people given over to idolatry, bowing down to gilded idols, siaking their souls deep in the mire of fetishism, Shocked by the spectatele of such degradation, the King, attended by a staff of assistants, went all over the Kingdom, smashing the !dols, over- turning the altars to the foul gods, the foulest of which was Moloch, and cléaning up things generally. As has already been intimated, he repaired the Temple, which had been permitted to fall into decay, and in the eighteenth year of his reign he witnessed on the happlest day of his life the celebration of one of the grandest Passovers in Jewish history. But the crowning work of this great and good King’s administration was his codification of the “Laws of Moses” and the centralization of the cult in Jerusalem, It appears from LI. Kings, 22, and I Chronicles, $4, that the people had largely forgotten the teachings. of thelr great Legislator, Mores, and about the year B. C. 621 Josiah did his countrymen the inestimable ser- vice of restoring to them, In sub- stance, the long-lost commandments. In all probability we have in our present Deuteronomy the result of Josiah's work. It was a great work, and if Josiah had done nothing else It would have given him the undis- puted right to stand among the most renowned of Israel's benefactors, To restore the laws of a people after they have been forgotten ts next in importance and honor to the original gift of them; and Josiah's name must ever stand along with that of Moses in the esteem and veneration of the Jewish people. ‘This good King—becanse he was good, and a man with a fine sense of honor—met his death at the early age of thirty-nine at the Battle of Megiddo, fighting for his friend, the King of Assyria, against’ Necho of Egy eet ere er Ten-Minute. Studies| of New York City | Government By Willis Brooks Hawkins. This is the forty-eighth article of @ series defining the duties of the ad~ minatrative and legislative oftcera and boards of the New York City Government. EDUCATION. Control of the public school system is vested in an unpaid Board of Edu- cation, consisting of seven members appointed by the Mayor—two from Manhattan, two from Brooklyn and one each from the Bronx, Queens and Richmond boroughs. Their terms of office are seven years. There are fourteen standing committees of the Board. Their duties will be defined in later articles in this series, The city is divided into forty-six school districts, in each of which is a local board composed of five mem- bers (serving without pay) appointed by the Borough President, a member of the Board of Education designated by the President of the Board, and the District Superintendent assigned to duty in that district. Members of the local boards visit the schools In their neighborhoods, report to, the ‘Board of Education twice @ year on the condition of the schools in their respective districts and make recom- mendations concerning school accom~ . modations; Subject to certain re- strictions, they have power to excuse absences of teachers and to transfer teachers from one school to anothor in their districts. Direct responsibility for schoo! management rests on the Board of Superintendents, which consists of the City Superintendent of Schools and eight associate superintendents appointed by the Board of Education for terms of six years. The schools of the city are divided into eight di- visions, to each of which an associate superintendent is assigned. Twenty~ six District Superintendents are also appointed by the Board of Edu on upon the nomination of the Board of Superintendents for a term of six years. Twenty-three of these are as- signed to the work of supervision in the local School Board districts, each Superintendent having charge of two districts. The other three are as- signed respectively to supervision of high schools, evening and vocational schools, and playgrounds and recrea- tion centres. ‘The Teachers’ Council is composed of forty-five representatives of volun- tary teachers’ organizations. It has two-fold function: 1, that of furnis! ing information and the opinions of principals and teachers upon ques tions Rabmitted | the poare ot rs cation or by. Board o: rin- tendents, and, 2, the introdnotion ot recommendations concerning any of DONO, amITH, | 2° Besoce end, PEN ect Wary ila chance) esl hal