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i. GKEKNSHORO DAILY NEWS, 8ATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1921 GREENSBORO DAU-V NEWS si rabuKAJt Puhllakrd Kytrr Df la tk V B7 Uroc naltoro Nam tompnn K. n. JKKKHKfH Manager A. II. JOY N Kit Arrrl.lnc lr. KAfll.K OODHICV IColtor A. L. STOCKTON. . Managing- lidltor ally and ftundnrv, nn.W) pr yenri Ale per Wfrki llulljr Only, 7- P ean JBe per nrfk. initio Copy, Llnlly, Oct lundnr. Te. SATtrUPAY, N0VKMI1EK 19, Hit..- t thk M'ANiiiMiroit ovrrc(tr. B. 'November 11 (Vnferenr assemble; fliarlm K. HiikIh-h. chosen chairman by (fclieritl iimH-nt. submits as the first American propoanla that there he fi ten-year naval holiday; that the Uireo ureal naval powers scrap i ,800. 000 t nnx i,f capital Khipa: that u re placement period of '.'n years be tiled, and that under tho replacement schema the capital-ship power of the three nations be an live, five ami three, the latter represent Inis .Inpnn; tlial. all other (in vu.1 rraft bo similarly provided for in tii same ratio. Nivnnher 14 -The fumnilll" ptuil of conducting nelToH.'i tlnns in adopted. November iii Spokesmen of Great Britain, Japan, ilaly ami Crane an nounce their K"vmmMi(H readv to ac cept the American proposal in spirit nil principle, with rcsi'ivall'ili of i'li;ht lo uKKt mndlf li-nr Inns In ilit.nM. The problem of details l referred to a committee "f technical naval ad visers, one from each nf th. five pow ers, fnr preliminary xmiiluatlon. November ill- in-. Wclllimlim K'o, for the ('lilnene ili'leKUtlmi. aiibmit"! "(nnaral principles,'' len In number, InoklMK lo an engiiKonirut of t h pow- th to respect ami prenervo tho leirl torlal Intcurlty and political and ad rntiilHtratln 'Independence "f tin' Chi nese republic. I'hlnii mob-i laklnit oo operation: China nut t.i Irimr or alien ate any land; to accept whully Hie open-dnnr i I i v . ' I to- nmvi re lo main, tin trealv jifTfti'lini; China without nl InwihK China full opporliinlly lo par ticipate; all si'i-i-lnl ilchln ilalm.'d in Ohlna by any power M Imi drrlnrpd anil xaminr-d; time limiu to lie aot for i:oin tnitmpnfM now willo.ot limit: ronntnl'--tion of iiiNtrunonlM of rant lo Im In favor of th urantory. i.Miln.i'a rlnlits na a nontrol to bo n-Hiwctf-d in oan of war iitnoni,' other imworH. maclilnftry for aotlliTnont of Internal lonul dlnpiltoa In the i'nclfle. anil far caff; iiroviMloll for futoru internal ioha I eonferenees. November IT--Thy oommitlnti of Hina altroert iipnii a iienerai exelianue nf vleWH ilpnn Chlna'a proonHala to pro rdo dlr.eualun of fpeeille polnla .la pan nnnotineed iinreaillneHH to prenent Miicb UHiMiral vlcvN. anil the oolll millet adjourn to Hatnrrtay. A Freneii atatement la bmieil ili-elarlnc: wlllln ndna to (Clva up pxtra territorial prlvl-l(-ai. anil Kauaim Toiu-on lease pro vided 1'innea'a lltio to French Indo f'hlnn la uniltirat loin i. and eiireMhlni; Kvmpathv for I'hlna'M npliat iooH and n'lao for .lapan'a need of expannkm Kato lioiuea maleinent thai. Japan ilecniK II only fair that alio ahonld loalutiilo iiroieolioo in K.'lieral ton nage HllKhlly areal. r lhan 110 per rani.., and. In a. type ol Yes. I or Htrlelly ile fenilve rharaeler. lolfiiil ilenlre to np nrovlmate Ibal of the Krealer navies Japan aeeeptM tile Chinese plan only on a hiiHia for il laeii union . November W Neiliier committee, nor the iMinferebee, In m-tooon. An (nrnr mat Htlllenient iff IJrltir.ll attltntle, Filil llar In r.enernl to the Freneh evpre htnll. Ih Ifiniied Call In iKHlled by rhnlrnian llnahen for Ihe felenee lo meet Monday, '.Mat. In third plenary PARAGRAPH ICS. A11 liff'a little ironies: Kllicrt li Oary as an ti)ostlo of sweet reason- ulilencss. I'lipc Ilenuilict lias indorsed the AVashitiKlon ronferetu'e. Well, bet ter late than never. And you'll have no ritfht to enjoy your ThanksKivinK turltey if you haven't done something for the or phan children first. British shipyards have been given orders to halt all work on warship construction, John Bull, like B'rer Goat, has done voted. Those who felt a tenderness for the medicinal beer idea are wonder ing since so soon it was to be done for what it ever was begun for. The resolutions of the Farmers' union convention, as summarized, contain 14 points, indicating the bold and truculent mood of the resoluters. AFTER THE WASHINGTON CON FERENCE, WHAT? ; Nobody can cavil at the spirit ex hibited by the European powers In their repone to the American au- gestion of an international conference on certain problems that interest this country particularly. Nor hns Japan thus far shown any disposition to throw sand in the bearings, although the far eastern question, on which disagreement Is most likely, has been no more than broached. The attitude of the other nations has been reas onable and helpful throughout. Ks- pecially does thi apply to Franco and Italy, who have no hope of getting fhueh for themselves out of the con ference, but who huvo nevertheless lways been ready to second any ef fort toward a better understanding between the United States, Groat Britain and Japan. In "short, the friendly interest shown by the other powers in our problems has placed us definitely under a moral obligation to them. To what extent is the United States willing to recognize that obligation, and to return the favor? That ques. tion is likely to come up in a very leflnite form when the conference is over. It will be no more tnan reas onable if France, Great Britain and Italy, when and if this conference comes to a reasonably satisiactory conclusion, jointly request the Presi lent of the United States to call an other conference to consider European problems. For after fill, tho questions of the far east are Innocuous by comparison with the terrific dangers that men ace Europe. There is no reason to be lieve that the orient could not jog along for a good many yws under existing conditions; but thoro is every proof that certain portions of Europe aro getting more deeply involved every day. The position of the far east may be dangerous, but is hardly to be described as critical, The con dition nf Europe is critical in the ex treme. But if the President of the United States calls a conference to consider European questions he will be follow ing in the footsteps of the detested Wilson. He will be Involving us deeply in the entanglements that have well-nigh choked the old world to death. You cannot haul a man out of a bog without risking getting mud spattered yourself. Wilson was will ing to take the risk, if thereby he might hope to pull sinking Europe back on to solid ground. The Re publican position hitherto has been that it is better to let Europe be over whelmed, ignoring the fact that if Eu. rope goes down she will inevitably drag us after her. That is to say the Republican official position has been that remorselessly selfish one. Unofficially, millions of Republicans, including the ablest brains of the party, have recognized the facts as tho Democratic President saw them, and have hoped, and still hope, that their own party may eventually take hold of the situation in somewhat the same fashion. If the request comes from Europe to call another conference, President Harding will be forced to choose be tween the two factions in his own party. Hitherto he has balanced skillfully between them. But he can not continue that procedure indefi nitely. Sooner or later he must make up his mind to adopt one method or the other; and a request for a conference on European af fairs would force his hand. pleted, and that is going to bo a long time. Flowever, Guilford has In turn done some nailing down of loose ends. The sUU comniislsorl has some funds, and is no longer so dependent upon coun ty financing; and it has designated route 70 for construction throughout Guilford. " It is a question of policy whether, under the existing circumstances, with the nccotslty of maintaining a usable route between Greensboro and Winston-Salem, and with work al ready in progress upon a first-class road connecting the two points with out excessive mileage, Guilford ought at present to put any available funds it may have into the Kerneraville road, or to use them elsewhere. The road to Pleasant Garden ought to be built. It has been left to the two commissioners resident in this district to determine the exact loca tion of route 70 between Greensboro and Randleman, UntH this shall have been decided, Guilford will be left In uncertainty as to what ought to be done about the Pleasant Garden-Cli- max-Julinn situation. The attention of the commissioners, Messrs. Page and Cox, is respectfully directed to the necessity of deciding upon this route, therefore, with as little delay as is consistent with a careful exami nation. The prospects are that In any event Greensboro will have two good outlets to tho north before the south ern part of the county has any at all, immediate construction having been ordered by the state on the Reidsvlllc rood, the county being engaged in the extension of hard road from Sum- merfteld to the Rockingham line, and Rockingham having undertaken to connect tip this road with its splendid system of soil roads. for intimajto study, of history In the red-hot mikltlg? By rcneon CI the dvKreo to which the negotiations arc open, and tho proximity to us of the conferonco, no such opportunity for the thorough, systematic study of an event of so immense siniflcanco has been afforded, I Is the stated curriculum, which prescribed, at this time consideration of the risa and fall of the Roman empire, the chronology of the British kings, the causes and effects of the War of the Revolution, being followed In the schools? Tomorrow is the day designated, by general consent, for the people to make their contributions to the orphanages; and a day's income has been designated, alsoHjy.morq or less common consent, as the amount that one should contribute. How ever, there is no possible criticism that can He against you if you give the amount of several days' income, SHEARS AND PASTE By ft vote of rfl to 22 it has been decided that medicinal beer isn't. Nor, as far is we have been aide to observe, is any other kind except home brew. Ulster has not made the Irish Situation worse, according to London newspapers. Maybe not, but you'll have to credit Ulster with having done her durndest. Apparently all the house needed to change its mind from its own 82 per cent surtax proposition to the sen ate's .r0 per ccnl was the presidential proposition to split the difference. The international conference will proceed next to take up the question of armies. Hut Mr. Hughes in this case is not likely to explode another bomb, seeing that he lias no army to scrap. The Washington conference drifts gradually into a miize of cautious and more or less gljtlering generalities. If this lot'S.im niueh..!png.er1J,he ..all: dience is likely to begin chiiuonhg "Hughes!" It is not clear whether .1. W. Ihuley is running for the office, of governor-, or any other; but it is plain enough that the former collector means to steer dene of that foolish consistency that i'" the t'ohrohl'n nf little minil ". Thanksgiving day is otoning next week, and the problem for you to de cide and.,jhy not decide ,il thu minute? is whither nr not the or phanages of the ' state are going to have reason to give thanks that you are alive and able to work. i; Indications are although all the I figures aro not in that the Red Cross I toll call has been a buccess. It would ' ' have been a strange thing if it had I ' not. Indeed, in view of all the Red , f Cross has done for Greensboro, es- i pecially during the -flu epidemic, it would have been embarrassing had It . ,! .. . . . not (iucct;edei . ' .. . AS TO THE KERNERSVILLE ROAD. The original compact between the road officials of the counties of Guil ford and Forsyth pruvided that each county should proceed and it was at least the understanding that oach should proceed without delny to ap ply to the state highway commission for the construction of the highway between Greensboro and Winston Salem, a part of what has since been officially designated as Route 60, the Boone Trail highway, each county of fering to lend the state money suffi cient to build that county's portion Guilford at once proceeded with the application, advising the state com mission that the county was ready to provide the money. For some reason Forsyth failed to make application, H was surmised that the money was not available; there is also some ground for the conjecture that the delay was a matter of policy. The Forsyth people perhaps decided to nail down all the loose ends first. It was inevitable that the Kernersville road would be built some day; there were other roads of lesser importance about which there might be some doubt. Forsyth has had an exceed inuly ambitious program of state highway construction, and has put it through. In the meanwhile ardor In Guilford bus considerably cooled. . Forjth un derstands that the Guilford commis sion stands by the agreement; Guil ford citizens in general are nut so greatly Interested. The road sup ports a traffic too heavy for any sort of soil road, but. when the High Point, to Winston-Stilem road is completed it will be only about five miles far ther to Winston-Salem from Greens boro, over hard surface, by High Piint lhan by Kernersville. And that will relieve the traffic on the lutter road, to the extent that a good soil road can be maintained. Certainly there must be considerable doubt as to the wisdom of tearing up th Ker nersville road before the other is com- FOR LACK OF AN AUDITORIUM. Greensboro pays, In many unsus pected ways, the penalty for not pos sessing an auditorium of a Bize suffi cient to accommodate any audience that may be gathered together in the town. Everybody would like to hear McCormnck, because, on the popular side, he can sing on Irish ballad bet ter than anybody else in the world; and, on the artistic side, he is the greatest living exponent of the old brl canto style, the only really satis factory interpreter of Mozart and Handel on the concert stage. There fore highbrow and lowbrow alike crowd to bis concerts, and he could fill a hall of any reasonable size. But people must pay more to hear him in Greensboro than they would in New York, because, while he charges exactly the same price for concert in both places, the man agcr in New York can sell thousands of tickets whereas the manager in Greensboro is held to less than 1,800 up to this year, indeed, has been held to 1,200. To be sure, it is a great deal cheaper to hear him in Greensboro, even at the advanced price, than to make a trip to New York for the purpose; but people don't think ot that. This is only one instance out of the many that are occurring every day. No man can live to himself alone, nor can any city. A town must build with its neighbors in mind; for, un less it is a town devoted to the man ufacture of one article, or group of articles, and dependent absolutely upon one industry, or group of indus tries, its prosperity must depend in large measure upon the good-will of its visitors. Now Greensboro is pre eminently a trading town. By reason of its central location it has become the purveyor of many sorts of goods to a wide circle of smaller towns and rural territory; consequently it owes it to its patrons to provide the facil Hies to mnkc their visits to the city pleasant ones. With the completion of the new theater, Greensboro s audi torium facilities will be fairly ade quatc, in so far as the town itaelf is concerned; but without the help of the neighboring towns it would be difficult for Greensboro to raise the money necessary to enjoy the work of world-famed artists. Therefore the neighbors have the right to ex pect Greensboro to provide for their qmifort. However, we are improving all tne while. The auditorium will come some day. l1ancho1y Hays. Thn melancholy days hava coma. Mffha tha Oraenshoro News. Maybe, but for genuine melancholy and all of tho sido-iliehen. wait until early tn January when the Christmas bills come .-r.)urham Herald. Morfcatiton'a Nrn lintel. With the completion of the new hotel next spring Mortfanton will begin to he known, as a convention town and there will be afforded ua a pleasure and privilege heretofore wo have been mlsalna to a lavgo extent. Already theri! are Indications that associations will arrept our invitation to maet here when we have comfortable hotel ac commodation, to offer. The Western North Carolina Trees Association has had a Mandlnff Invitation to come, "when tin; hotel la completed;" the Nlnih DlHtrlct Medical Hoolety will meat here next October, others will come when it becomes known that we are In position to take care of con ventions The new hotel will mean more to Mornanton than a place to hottKp transient guests. Morjranton News-Herald. A Siew Development. Rather unbelievable, but quite prov able la the atatement that In certain condlllona the moat prontable way to develop a section of country la to abandon uli attempta to cultivate the land and to "turn it out," leaving to nature and tho wild animals. In the north of Scotland great areas of land have been released from cultivation and yet the inhabitant ave not movod away or starved, but on the contrary aro living nearby in much creatrr prosperity than when they iked a scant living; from semi barren mountain aides. name, and not grain Is the crop on which they now depend, and they raise wild stock Instead of stunted domeatlc animals. In brief, several million acres In the highlands have been turned Into game preserves and now after years of experience and after noting ' the abundant prosperity which has at tended It the inhabitants are well sat Islled with tho experiment. An Eng llsh paper gives some facta to show the working of .'lie plan. The attractions of hunting deer and grouse and Ashing for salmon and trout have brought many rich men to the high hills and their lodges dot the glens, and In their train have come others to (111 the hotels and so pop ularlza the region that new hotels and dwellings are rising to meet the wants of those who are not sports- en. Th annual rental of the game prlv ileees Is mtimatcd at $7,500,000 and 001) men are employed as game wardens and care-takers, besides the muc larurer number who are employed in road building or the construction ot the villages which have Bprung up on the borders of the great purks. The situation affords a possible sug gestion to us. W estern C arolina nan not such a largo proportion ot stcrne land llm tiorth of Scotland Bin everyone knows that there are hun dreds of thousand acres of rugged mountain land which should not oe cultivated because this is unprontalilc a waste of energy, and yet the actual loss of effort deprives us of a rrop which would be profitable a game crop Aslievllle Times. As Far As China It Concerned They Can All Stay Out X "i DQff'ry!4Nf? ' llHE DOO.t open! ; " 5 j i h AN OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY HISTORY IN THE MAKING. The conference nt Washington gives every evidence of being one of flic L'fea'test contributions ol our times to the history of the world Should it entirely succeed in all its undertakings it must profoundly nf feet humanity's future; should it wholly fail, it will he invested with a great, if sinister importance, as em phasising anew ihe futility of civiliza tion's aspirations for peaceful pro gross. The conference is held in our own country. The ofhcial atmosphere ot the city that is the conference's host is altogether 4'avoraMe to open diplo mucy, as is that- of The country; and the actual developments are promptly placed on tho wires. Kvery bit of in formation that is made public available, within a few bonis there after, to all the hundred million peo ple of the United States. Not only all the wondd'a posterity, but the citi zens of today have vital, personal in terest in the results of these delibera tions of the nations. What are the history classes and teachers doing about this opportunity Furmern anil Vnlonlera. Prophets of evil In the world of pol itics have been accustomed to amuse themselves by wondering what would happen if u day ever rnmo when the agriculturists of the country opposed theiuevlvi a in solid masses to the Iradee unions, f'urrent news from Washing ton Indicates thnt such a collision of purposes and aims is not far off. The farmers have been making swift progress with their own organizations. They have, borrowed some of their methods from the unions, which. In turn, borrowed liberally from big bus iness. The so-called "agrarian bloc" In I'ongress working crews in the house and senate pledged to toll almost ex- hislvelv in the Interests of thn ngrl cultural Interests of the west, ana outh Is (lie result. Now the agrarians announce semi officially that they will seek at the next session of Congress to have the railroad labor board abolished. This means that the farmers are In a mood to ditch much of tho economic legisla tion of recent years If by that method thev ran obtain t lie advantage of low railroad rates and high prices for farm products, with tho additional advan tages of a lower tariff than that which opurntoB usually to protect the Indus rial areas of the country. The west and south want lower rail road rates in order that they may reach wider markets. Since they do not manufacture they are not inter- emed in methods by which American manufacturing Industries aro pro tected. They desiro instead lower Ini port duties in order tliar-thnyitray buy manufactured ' articles ni cheaply. Thus the west is going with tile South In a more or leaa open war on the policies which both partes hav always considered ncccissury to insure ur continuing development as nu in lust rial nation. Sooner or later the trades unions, which always sharid thr piuapcrtlty of : industrial America, loav hove to loin with the employln fcp-up- in a movement utainst Ihia now 1 from the non-tndutrial wesi anil south. HMord Public Ledger well be talking ahout the mythical Inhabitants of Mars. Word comes that tho John Smiths of ficorgla and the other sections where the weevil scourge has passed arc having a hard tlmo of it. We have heard that black John Smiths are sewing tow sacKs into imitations of garments and thus preparing for the chill of winter. If such might be call ed preparation. And the white John Smiths, perhaps some better off, are nghttng desperately to frighten the wolf from the door, if indeed this typical symbol of want may not be too dignified for a characterization of the want that Is stalking In so many and so mean ways. Their want is so mean, Its satisfaction so little, that it might well be called not a wolf at the door but a despised coyote. We are not speaking of all per sons who rent land now, far from It. but nf that class so simple and so Door that they are Incompetent to provide much for themselves even In good times. For such it is to be fear ed that there Is far too little of sym- nalhv. too little of understanding, too little of patience and far too little of helpfulness. This class is going to suffer more than ever if the boll weevil takes tho country. The reason of this Is wry plain. Such persons can make some cotton fashion, for that is me simpiesi form of farm labor. It rcpini s li s anagerlal ability, less foresight, less everything, than more diversineii farming. This class of people lack blllty to manage even what skill anil means they have. Under more diffi culties they are going to lack more They need direction and nelp in ine management and If given this, with some sympathy, patience and uniier- standlng, can get nlong much better. The barrenness, the want, the lacs f everything" necessary in a day ol this kind, Is pathetic. Their lives are tragedies. The short and simple annals of the poor does not apply to them. They are below tho lino ol lassillcatlon as merely poor people. Who can wonder that they often do things that are shabby '.' ho can wonder that tliey flee from difficulty? Who can wundcr If now and then one cuts his throut or gets drunk, or does IhU thing or that thine which more responsible people would not do: l ne world Is hard for such people, l haps not Intentionally hard, tint hard through carelessness, tnrough negieci, through lack of sympathy and toler ant understanding. And how often are the omissions of the fallier punished by suffering of wife and children. The Hible tolls us that this class of "The short and Simple Trageiltea of the Poor." Some weeks ago a wonderful! bricht newppuper man of the state wrote an article, about John Smith It was not a real John Smith but Nvmbol nf the thousands of John Smith to be found In the state. Sin- then writers and Speakers have been talking about John Smith. John .Smith is the poor tenant, the man who has been n tenant all his life and perhaps will shvays be. ilut most of them write about him 1n s far off, academic way that shows no under standing of his plight, his difficul ties, his sorrows, nor bis hopes. They are taking a bird's eye view of John Smith, a once over from a swiftly moving aeroplane.1 Their intentions urn often good but so far as John S:n it It is conuernea tliey might ard Jesus gladly. Is a .Christian civilization carrying His messago to such peoplo In the form that makes it serviceable to thetu and which com mendi Itself to Him? Monroe Journal. A Communication. (Received anonymous by C o. Hud son and appertaining to l nam tier ot Commerce membership campaign.) To The Great llich Sachem: Huh; Oh (Treat Chief,. I benr you as you command your Hrnve to take tho War rii'ffl 'KSalhst Vfte 'TaTo' "Filccs iluHnli this Itoon, 1 see thy writing that brings to mo talk of much Wumpum in the .Moons to conic. I see on the hills the new tepees that sell much tobacco to Ihe Pale Faces. Manltou speak tn me and says Its good and that this Is the Moon (hat. will bring much glory (o oiir Tribe. I see the Chiefs again trying to pave tho llougli trail on fcltu Streel. I see your Little Cbler rour Eves u'olni; over the trails telling the wonders of nttr A'nlley, t sew alt the good Writing you say, thnt is a score of ere, it hopes for our Tribe and my heart Is glad. I ranie from a Tribe tn the North many davs Journey- Your Valley Is good, your Tribe Is good, my Tribe eay come bark. 1 say come dwell with me In my new country. A I'ale Kace from the country ol many Moons journey to the Land of Snow comes .here and tells me .our Chiefs are all In their Tepees In the Great Sleep, that our Tepees are dirty, our young men and squaws are lazy and O Chief he says we have a .in Town, O Oreat One my heart 1 heavy for 1 know he speaks with- a tongue that is bad and that he Is not belnn guided by Manltou, and yet another from the land of The Manhattans conies, he too says these things and my heart is much sad. I love my broth: ers tho they talk with the Tongue of Kvil uud after Uioy have eaten of our meat and rested in our Tepees they still say these evil things, they wax fat and send for their Squaws and they too call our Land Tho Place of the nreat Sleep, Manltou tells me to speak to them .the Truth, 1 say to them "brothers, we welcome you when your own Tribe withheld the meat from you, your Sons and your Squaws, gavo you our best and warmest Tepees, now you say evil of us uud our Land, now wo tell you thnt The Trail to The North Is open, the Ilevll- Devil Wagons are moving many tunes each Sun and a Sleep Tepeo (hereon can be had for much Wumpum that will take one even thro the place of The (ircat While Father, back to your Land and Tribe even tho it be many Moons Journey Into the Land rtt The Snow." O Oreat One. they hear me not and say "We will stay where food is for there Is none In the Land of Snow. We say to them "Dwell In peace Hrothers for we have meat and corn In plenty for all but break your Tom ahawks and Hammers." Now O Chief if Manltou so wills I will Hake the Trail with the Tribe but Groat Sachem lead us wisely and well for once having lived In this land and eaten, this Meat, one does not wish tu cross the Hills and lose the way. .My meal hag Is full, my scalp lock shaven, moccasins whole and If Man itou ao wills my heart deslreth many sculps 1 have spoken. From the land of the I'amunkeys (ilnrdlito Plibbllro. Petunias in mass formation. An angry rose, a hard carnation. Hot yellow grass, a yellow palm kmlng. glraffe-IIke, into calm All these glare hotly In the sun. Hehlnd are woods, where shadows run Like w-ti-r through tho dripping shade That leaves and laughing winds have made. Here silence like a stiver bird 1'ecks at the dronliis heat. We heard, Townward, the voices, stiff as starch. Of tourists on belated nnuch From church to church, to praise by rule The beauties of the Tuscan School, (Tanging of trams tor trains, a flute, Sharp as the tasto of unripe fruit: Street organs join with tolling bell To threaten us with Heaven or Hell. Hut through it all a nearlng sound As of stage-horses pawing ground. Then, like a whale confined In cago (In grandeur of a borrowed carri age).. The old Marchess swam tn sight In tinkling Jet that caught the light, Making the sun hit out each tone As If It played the xylphone. Till she seotnol like a rainbow, where She swells, and. whale-like, spouts the air. The Revolutionary. Look at them standing there In au thorlty. The palo-faces. As if it could have any effect any mora. Pale-face authority. Caryatids Pillars of white bronze standing; rlgrld, lest the Bkies fall. And as she drove, sho imposed her will f'pon all things both live and still. Lovers hid quickly none withstood That awful glance of widowhood. Kach child, each tree, the shrilling heat, "nBcfime'pnrii'spd'iii' i.'iiii'inl jet ; The very song-bird in tho air llecame a scarecrow, .dangling there. And If you turned to stare, you knew The punishment Lot's wife went through. Her crystal cnge moves on, Stagna tion Now thaws again to nnimatlon: Gladly the world receives reprieve Till six o'clock tomorrow eve. When, punctual as tlv son, she'll drive Life out of everything alivi'. Then, ui eit:antie glory, fade :Sunward, throueli the western glad --(sbert Sit-.vell in The N.itiou anil. the, Athenar'tni. . I ndeserred. Jimmy (tearfully! "Father, th d donkey kicked me! Father "Have you been annoying it?" Jiminy "No. I was only I -trying to c-carve my name on ll!"--rThe 1'assing Show, London. scientific Proof. One day a teacher was having nrat-grade class in physiology. She asked them If they knew that there was a burning tire in the body all ot the time. One little girl spoke up and said : "Ves'm: when II. Is a cold flay. I can see the siuuku." T llo Kpworth Herald. What a job they've got to keep It up. Their poor, idealist foreheads naked capitals To the entablature of clouded heaven. When the skies are going to fall, fall they will In a great chute and rush of debacla downwards. Oh, and I wish the high and super Gothic heavens would come down now. The heavens above, that we yearn to and aspire to. I do not yearn, nor aspire, for I am a blind Samson. And what is daylight to me that I should look skyward? Only I grope among you, pale-faces, caryatids, as among a forest of pillars that hold up the dome of high Ideal heaven Which is my prison. And all these human pillars of lofti ness, going stiff, metallic-stunned with the weight of their respon sibility. X stumble against them. Stumbling-blocks, painful ones. To keep on holding up this ideal civil ization Must be excruciating: unless you stiff en into metal, when It Is easier to stand stock rigid than to move. Tills is why I tug at them, with my arm round their waist. Vha human pillars. -They are not stronger than T am, blind. Samson. Tho house sways. I shall be so glad when it conies down, I am so lred of tho limitations of their Infinite, T am so sick of the pretensions of the Spirit, I am so weary of pale-face Importance. Am I not blind, at tho round-turnlnE mill? Then why should I fear their pala faces? Or love thefful jrence of their holy light, The sun of their righteousness? To me, all faces am dark. All lips jtre dusky and valved. Save your lips, oh, pale-faces. hich are flips of metal Liko slits :n an automatic-machine, you columns of give and take. To me, the oarlh rolls ponderously, su perbly. mlng my way without forethought or uf.l crthoiiglit. To mo. men's footfalls fall with a dull. soft rumble, ominous ana lovely. Coming my way. 13.utHQtynur.. f o.ol..-.tRUs... .p.al.o.-f.nQ.e. They are R-cllcketlng bits of disjointed metal Working in motion. To me, men are palpable, invisible nearnesses in Iho dark Sending out magnetic- vibrations of warnms. pitch-dark throbs of Invitation. tin L you, pale-faces Yni nru palm ill. har'i -;iim.ihi p,i Urs thnt filvr. o(T nofhins except ritridlty. Ttl ! jut. npRlnst f try to tnnv. ' fnr you are f vorvwhen', and I am blind. S1eMI'.jfs ainmiK .'ill your vlfimlity. You staring raryntris. Sen if I don't hrlng yon ilnwn. and all your tnph npinl'in And all your pnndf-rotts roofed in Frac tion of riiatit and wmnu, Your fliirtiiMiUir lifiivenn, With a fttnach. S-o if your skies wrn't Mima ' And my hrad, lit I'ast, isi thick enuuh to stand it, tlie smash. St'a If 1 don't'mnvp under n dark nnd nude, vast, henvpn , -When- your world is in ruins under your fallen skiet. Caryatids, palc-faces. Ste if 1 am not lord of the dark and moving hosts Uofore 1 die. P. H. kawrno, In The Knrlih Ho- view. - '7k ft
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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