The evening world. Newspaper, November 16, 1921, Page 26

! te ee q ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZEN Wodlished Dally Except Sunday by The Pross Publishing i tk Row, New York. RALPH PULITZER, PreMdent, 63 Park Row. J, ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 63 Park Row. JOSEPH PULITZER Jr., Secretary, MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. FH . The Associated Press ts exciameely entiea to the ust for repubtteation All news despatches credited to It or not oinerwise creutvea in tame papee | Bed also the love! news pubiishea herein, a AT OW, while milk service is demoralized by the strike of the drivers, would be the best time to make milk a public utility and eliminate the wastes of competition. , The sensible policy would be immediately to divide the city into areas to be served by the exist- ing companies, but on a non-competitive basis. Milk, under the health ordinances, is practically & standardized product. There is no sense in the present method of having ‘from three to half a dozen wagons and drivers deliver in a single block or in a single apartment house when one wagon and one driver could do the work better and more economically. The great majority of milk consumers do not care from what company they get milk. But the price of competitive service is a burden on every home. The many should not be charged for the few who have definite preferences as to which dis- tributer they patronize. Elimination of Competition would require even closer public regulation than we now have. This would be desirable. Those who still want the lux- ury of competitive service should pay for it in the form of a special delivery charge for milk delivered outside the area assigned to each distributing organ- ization. The companies have pointed out the need for greater efficiency among drivers if the public is to be served well and cheaply. Here is the way the companies can increase the efftiency of the drivers. - Will they try it? THE TRANSIT COMMISSION SURVIVED, If THE first public hearing by the Transit Com- mission had taken place before election, Mayor Hylan’s legal advisers would probably have fol- Towed much the same course they did yesterday. Then the Hylanites would have proclaimed that the Mayor was saving the five-cent fare. It wouldn’t have been true then. It wasn’t true yesterday What happened yesterday was that a legal repre- sentative of the Hylan Administration objected to the hearing and advocated a postponement on the ground that the Legislature might decide to abolish the Commission and repeal the Transit law. Such an effort doesn’t save the five-cent fare. It is obstruction and nothing else. Worse still, it is unintélligent and ineffective obstruction. The ineffectiveness was evident from the way the Commission went on with the hearing. The lack of intelligence is evident to any one willing to think about the matter. By no conceivable process can we expect the Transit Commission to jam through its plan and put it into effect before the Legislature meets in January. If the Transit Commission is the sort of agency the Mayor has said it is, then public hearings are just what the Mayor needs to strengthen the case for repeal which he proposes to take to the Legis- lature. if the Commission is working for “an eight-cent fare” and for the “interests,” as the Mayor has charged, why not be sensible and give the Commis- sioners all the rope they need to hang themselves? That’s common sense. It isn’t Hylanism. It is the sort of thing voters voted for. But it isn’t any sort of protection for the five-cent fare. It looks as though we shall have to look to the Transit Commission for what protection we may get. STILL WORK FOR THE LOCKWOOD COMMITTEE. HE Lockwood Committee is about to resume its investigations into business abuses that hold up the housing programme. The loaning agencies, banks and insurance com panies are first on the list. We shall have oppor- tunity to see how much or little truth there may have been in the campaign charges that Senator Lockwood and Mr. Untermyer favored certain in- stitutions. “Easier” money will have helped to make the mortgage market fairer. But the investigators are likely “to find many abuses which have continued It is to be hoped they will be able to formulate 4 definite programme for relief which will go much ~ further than the sporadic volunteer efforts made in the course of the summer. Other questions will demand attention. The committee can well afford to review much of the ground it has already covered to find out whether 5 the labor and building material organizations have ‘put their houses in order since the revelations of last winter and spring. ‘The committee may also help by investigating need for extension of the rent laws and tax ey REA sy Ae staan Mareen | WHY DUPLICATE MILK DELIVERY? | they must be ae THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1921, extended. If competition promises adequate and early relief, the lapse of the laws on Oct. 1, 1922, will be a boon to crowded courts and overworked Justices, INTO THE SPIRIT! WING Into the spirit of it! Have faith that it will go through and the thing is half done. “This scheme makes idealism practical, “No matter what modifications are made in the American plan on advice of technical ex- perts, the main structure of it will remain. “It takes hold of the dreams poets have put before the world for centuries. “A new chapter in the history of world re + construction has been worthily opened.” Arthur J. Balfour is no gushing young visionary He is one of the coolest, most thoroughly sea- soned, fastidiously critical intellects in the political life of this generation. No living man is less likely to be beguiled into overstatement. Coming from the author of “A Defense of Phil- osophic Doubt,” words like the above would have tenfold significance, even if he weré not acting head of the British delegation to the Arms Conference. When the philosophic Mr. Balfour is stirred to frank enthusiasm, other folk can afford to let go. Here is a great naval reduction plan put forward by the United States, already warmly agreed to “in spirit and in principle” by the representatives of Great Britain and “accepted in principle” by the representatives of Japan. There are details to be worked out. There may be difficulties to overcome. What will best settle the details and overcome the difficulties is unmixed, undiluted popular en- thusiasm gathering every day a bigger momentum of faith and determination. It is easy to ransack old closets for doubt and misgiving. It is easy to peer into corners of the Far East for future causes of dissension, What's the use? Every one of these future obstacles will look smaller when we come to them if we are on top of the kind of wave the whole civilized world has been riding in joy and thankfulness since last Sat- urday. Don’t let the spiritual volume and driving power of it dissolve away in doubt. Don’t listen to the cynics until difficullies loom larger than hopes. There are moments in history when the sheer confidence of peoples that a thing can and must come about makes it come about. This is such a moment. If the millions chiefly concerned—the millions that make up the population of the United States, Great Britain and Japan—so will it, diplomats dare not find it impossible. ; The will to succeed in this case must be some- thing bigger than the will of handfuls of men here and there. It must be stronger than any balancing of pros and cons, This Nation has furnished the plan. Now let it furnish the example of whole-hearted, swelling enthusiasm that sweeps over obstacles. Into the spirit! MANAGERS’ RESPONSIBILITY. ENRY L. STIMSON, as attorney for one of the tile and grate conspirators who plea guilty in Federal Court, brought out the fact that the conspirator was a salaried man and got no per- sonal gain from his unlawful acts. This plea is worthy of note, because it illustrates the place of management in industry. It casts light on many social problems. For example, it shows why unions are necessary. And it also shows why the court should not favor managers who break the law. When capitalists manage their own businesses, conscience has a part in the dealings with workers and with the public. But this condition frequently does not obtain. Sharzholders are all too prone to delegate busi- ness matters to managers. All they demand are regular dividends. The managers have to get the dividends or lose their jobs. This should not deter the courts from doing jus- tice to the public. Employed managers must be punished for per- sonal guilt. Punishment must be heavy enough to serve as a warning to other managers. They must be forced to put business policies up to stockholders with the warming that if there is dirty business to be done, the stockholders who stand to profit must also stand the risk of punishment. TWICE OVER. “ce HIS conference has been called not for general resolutions and for mental advice but for Getting Aboard! c it, 1921, by The Freon Bablisning Co (The New York Evening World.) By John Cassel Blue Law Sunday In the Light of the Bible and History By Dr. S. 8, St. Amant. Copyright, 1021, by the Press Publishing Ce (The New York Evening World.) IL—THE SABBATH: The Sabbath is not Jewish, Adam was not a Jew. He received and ob- served it 2,275 years before a Jew was born. It was not made for them exclusively, Jesus says, in Mark 2: 27, that the Sabbath was made for man, ; It was kept by the patriarchs and other people of God down through the ages. His wrath was visited upon ancient Israel because they trans- gressed the Sabbath commandment; Nehemiah 13:16-18. If the Sabbath had been kept Jerusalem would never have been destroyed; Jeremiah 17: 24-26, It was observed with the utmost care by the Saviour Himself; Luke 4:16, Joh 15:10, He never abro- gated it; Matthew 24:20; 6:17-19. His disciples were Sabbath keepers. The six inspired writers that men- tion Sunday call it by the same name -—the first day of the week. Not one alludes to it as the holy rest day, while three of them state that it came the day after the Sabbath; Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1-2; Luke 28:66; 24:1, It was kept by His apostles and followers long after His return to heaven; Acts 18:27, 42, 44; 16:18; 17:2; 18:4; 2 Timothy 4:6 It was observed by the Christians of the East Church for “more than 300 years after our Saviour's death; by the Celtic Church of Scotland in the eleventh century—traces of which are found in the early monastic church of Ireland; by the Pasaginians in the twelfth and thirteenth’ cen- turies? in Norway until 1435, and so on. Queen Margaret of England, after marrying Malcolm of Scotland in 1068, overthrew Sabbath keeping and or- dered the substitution of “the Lord's Day,” a term coined by Sylvester, Bishop of Rome, in A. D, 325. In the seventh centucy the rise of Saracen power cut Abyssinia off from the knowledge of the world. Encom- passed on all sides by the enemies ‘of their religion, the Bthiopians slept near 1,000 years, forgetful of the world by whom they were forgotten. When discovered by the Portuguese in the 16th century they were found still making the seventh day the day of rest, not having known of its being fully set aside in the course of apos- tasy. First day advocates finally pe-- suaded the Abyssinian king in 1604 to consent to their prohibition of Sab- bath observance. Zeoditu, Queen of these people, whose delegates recently were re- From Eveiing say much in few words. Let in the Light. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: On the eve of the opening of th Disarmament Confergnce, a must me will our leaders and statesmen con- tinue to transact tieir business in the dark? Every student of international aft- fairs now realizes the hepelessness of the Versailles meeting, at which gath- ering the fates of nations were pawned behind closed doors. Will we now, after this disastrous experience, tolerate the bartering of our lives and our happiness in closed chambers? We must insist on open and frank discussion of the future and welfare of the peoples of the earth. We must have confidence in ihe honesty of Liv other delegates, Let us all put our cards on the table and employ our sense of fairness and clear-sighted- ness in the solution of all interna- tional disputes. 7 The coming congregation of nations has become the focus of the entire world, Let not smail and and fortunes are dedi In order to avoid such u catastrophe our newspapers must session Only under the fear merciless publicity will these honor- peace and international amity. SAMUEL BUCHOLZ, New York, Nov. 10. most wonderful paper. duty, I feel it my in justice to myself and ment that. might to form an unjust opinion, world and there is to marked degree of efficiency better citizens, better say the least of the economic, litical and social standard. ‘There Is to-day, determination strong to church, our school nd colleges anc of unionism Master, Jesue Christ, the Master o Masters. y sefise of the word, and brotherly love stand out against anything that What kind ot letter do you find most readable? Isn't it the one that gives the worth of a thousand words in a couple of hundred? \ There is fine mental exercise and a lot of satisfaction in tryingto | Take time to be brief | trivial animosities disrupt the council, We|the unions get all of the money for must disarm, doing what he calls nothing. Otherwise our already decadent| Brains are one of the most import. world will be again engulfed by|ant factors in any organization and another international struggle that|there 1s a constant demand for real will not only uproot ou1 present civili- | leaders. zation but will hasten the death of] practical experience is the greatest our institutions to w form of knowledge, wh our lives ted. demand open of able gentlemen work for everlasting In reply to a letter you published signed F, A. D, I will thank you for the privilege of a little space in your my fellow workers, to correct any state- cause the public It is intensely gratifying to know that labor unions are making rapid strides in all parts of the civilized be noted a in the trade labor unions in the shape of workingmen and a finer class of workmanship, to ‘po- more than ever before in the history of the world, a create, through the different agencies of the political institutions, the real spirit s taught by the Great Christ himself was a union man tn n that Hie teachings of the kingdom, of unity World Readers to say that non-union men receive hore pay than union men and 1 do ot believe the statement can be sud- antiated by any form of evidence. The y fh mentous event in modern history.! Gonstitation wWee the vonute nt the hints of secret sessions are circu- United States, in’ order to form a lating in the newspapers. How long ™ore perfect union,” &c.), formed by a number of the best and wisest men from all of the States, proved beyond the shadow of a doubt the real spirit of unionism, whether it |be spiritual, social, fraternal or mu- | tual; in Capital or in Lubor, | 1 ‘personally am not antagonistic to Capital and I think I voice the sentiment of every broad-minded union man in this respect. Tomy mind unionism is the very founda- | tion upon which we build the great | temple of brotherly love, where peace | on earth and goodwill to men is ex- | emplified in acts leading up to the| trial and conviction of Our Lord, His| death and burial and His glorious resurrection and ascension. The Emancipation Proclamation by | the great President Lincoln, and) other great men of ancient and mod- | ern times are lessons that fill the pages of history are ample proof to justify my contentions... In the third paragraph F. A. D. goes on to say that the heads of “Learn by do- ing.” and I believe it ts the most ex- pensive kind of education, 5 Our employers are organized for thelr own mutual benefit, commer- cial and industrial protection. Have not we, the employees, equal rights in this respect? Our labor untons are just as dear to us a#-this one grand republic and Union is to the people, and just so long as the representatives of organ- ized labor confine themselves to the laws under which we live and by which we are governed I can see no reason why labor untons constitute a .| menace to any community. Surely a labor union ts not uncon- stitutional. ‘The American trade unions are here to stay. ‘We will support our political or- ganizations in their determination to secure for us the blessings of liberty and justice. ‘We will support our churches tn the great work whereby we can see God through man in the great broth- erhood, working together as citizens of the grandest republic in the world “Amertca united.” A JAY GOULD BURKE. New York, Nov. 14, 1921. A Housrcleaning Needed, i | To the Editor of The Brening World: During the Mayoralty campaign } read with Interest’ your éditortals re f} garding the qualifications of Hylac and Curran for the job of Mayor ct our city. The editorials of every other newspaper published in th city, with the exception of two, wer also along the same hiaes, Curraa was boosted to the sky, while Mayor UNCOMMON SENSE By John Blake (Copyright, 1021, by John Blake.) CHEMISTRY. One of the few good things that have come out of the war is a new and widespread understanding of the value of chemistry, The Germans had for many years been almost alone in their appreciation of the value of this science, which is really the science of how things are made. Not only had they used it profitably in war making, but when‘war built a trade barrier it was discovered that many things we necded coifld be made only by the enlightened German chemist. Now the technical schools are enrolling more aad more students ot chemistry. Soon England and America will be as deeply interested in the science as was Germany, and the results will bring rich rewards to both countries, It is the fascinating task of the chemist to learn how things are made by rature. He goes down to the beginning of things, to the tiniest particles of matter, which in different combinations compose the earth and all that grows or moves upon it. He learns by analysis how all substances are composed, and by synthesis how to reproduce them artificially, He can solve the problem which was at last reports still more serviceable. Nee a aaaaaaaaaaaanae far cheaper. baffling the massive mind of William J. Bryan, to wit: “How a red cow can eat green grass and produce white milk from which yellow cheese can be made.” We can kuild houses because we know they are made of bricks o- stones and planks and mortar. The chemist knows chat coal is made of carbon combi- nations, Time will enable him to reproduce coal. He lms already made of rubber and sulphur automobile tires that wear almost as well as iron and are a hundred times He has made of the waste products of gunpowder man- ufacture fabrics that answer the purpose of leather and are He will, as his opportunity for study increases, supply the human family with at’ it needs and at a cost vastly lower than they must now pay. His work requires infinite patience and profound knowl- edge. will be supplied. But now that the study has become a necessity these There is no ficld for the young man who hopes for a successful future in engineering that is more promising than chemistry. Hylan received all the abuse sarcasm. The campaign is now over and the Hylan’s over- proves that the voters have a mind of their own thinking. There is Ro room ‘n our City Govern- ment for soreheads and reformers. ‘Then again, had Calder and his crowd taken the advice of Jake Livingston, the dethroned Republican leader of and nominated Re- publicans on a straight Republican ticket, the result would nave been en- Many of my friends, stanch Republicans, went to the polis disgusted and voted for Hylan, A thorough housecleaning is the onl; Party. M’coy. people have spoken, whelming victory cnly and they do thelr own Kings County, tirely different salvation of the Hepublican JAMES J. Richmond Mik, Nov. 10. a ea and Our forefathers—and the forefat terms of physical action. The figu or mud” was an afterthought. Th Fh sd emergence of the race from WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WORD? 101-—SULLY. Did you know that the verb sully” meant to defile with qirt mud? (See the English noun “soil” and the Anglo-Saxon “sol,” mi dirt.) ers of all peoples—thought in simple | = tive meaning of “to defile with dirt afterthoughts, so frequently met with in the formation of words, marked | his nathe is ceived at our national capital, tr-ces her ancestry back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, who lived 2,900 years ago. The Abyssinians have been continuously since the fourth century A. D. a Christian people, and some of the native churches aze crudely gorgeous, The altar in the largest church of the country 1s over- laid thickly with gold and the top consists of two slabs of solid gold weighing 1,700 ounces. Down even to the fifth century the observance of the Sabbath was con- tinued in the Christian Church, but with a rigor and solemnity gradually diminishing, until, with one stroke, the Council of Laodicea, in about 35¢ A. D,, abolished its observance and prohibited the keeping of it under an- athema. This Sabbath was the tden- tical seventh day preserved by God to His people since creation. ART MASTERPIECES IN AMERICA By Maubert St. Georges. Onova, 2, Fel rclng Wore sO ‘The Br .¢ Table From Boscoresle In August, 79, there was a terrible eruption of Mount Vesuvius which buried under a layer of ashes and lava from seventy to one hundred feet thick the prosperous towns ot Pompeli, Herculaneum and Stabiae. ‘A family in one of the villas finding its escape cut off took refuge in the wine cellar. As a protection against the molten lava and choking ashes the dragged the bronze table across the opening that formed the only en- trance to the cellar. Beneath the strain the table bent and broke, but nevertheless it suo- ceeded in keeping the cellar clear. For 1,800 years it continued to fulfil its duty until it was excavated and brought to the Field Museum in Chicago, This table, which is considered the finest specimen in the metal collec- tion, is composed of five pieces, the top, three legs and the brace. The top is circular with the edge turned down, giving an appearance of great thickness. The legs, which are much shorter than those of modern tables, are modelled to represent the hind legs of lions. Every muscle, every sinew shows and even a system of veins running about the toes and up the foot and leg can’be seen, This article, which was to the Ro- mans themselves a thing of great antiquity, its style being that of ancient Babylonia or Egypt, is a lasting tribute to the enduring and artistic workmanship of a race whose qualities we are too often given to belittling, “to or ire, th. en va-| lower, or physical, to the higher, or spiritual, plane. But the man with a sullied reputa- tion will realize his misfortune more | vividly, perh: when he recalls that ied” because it is “dee ‘ve| filed with mud’