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Americans who recall the success of the Wash ington conference will be inclined to sustain the president in the request that he be allowed to deal with the present delicate situation as regards for eign affairs. Mr. Harding has shown his sincerity of purpose in the matter of world peace, and he also has disclosed his sympathy with the predica ment of the nations of Europe. Declining to es pouse the cause of one against another, he has with stood a siege of propaganda as well as personal solicitation to become entangled, and by so doing has given proof of his willingness to help all who show an inclination to help themselves. Moreover, he has distinguished his administra tion so far with such ability as a diplomatist that must mark him among American presidents. We may ascribe this success chiefly to his desire to be fair and square with all hands, and to do nothing that will have a tendency tj> favor one or another of the contending groups abroad. This seems to be the true American policy, resting as it does on the square deal and the open door. Senator Borah and sonie of his associates evince a desier to force the hand of the president in his foreign policy. The request of the president for a free hand ia deserving of popular support. It can be linderstood that the Borah amendment might create an unfortunate impression both at home and abroad. The president, it is understood, has certain negotiations under way, and would appreciate being allowed to carry these to an outcome without inter ference from the senate. It might be well, relying on his record, to give Mr. Harding a little more time. A BUSINESS MANAGER FOR A STATE. Pennsylvania now has no political boss. Which may explain why the proposal to reorganize the state government on a business basis is now brought to the fore. Under this measure 107 existing execu tive departments, bureaus, boards, commissions and divisions would be consolidated into 46 state agen cies. One bill creating the administration and finance department provides for a superintendent who would be the state’s business manager. His duties would include installing a uniform accounting system, pre paring the budget, exercising control over expendi tures authorized by the legislature on the basis of budget estimates, purchasing centrally for depart ments and institutions, supervising printing, classi fying state positions and standardizing salaries and studying the state administration with a view to mak ing recommendations for improving its efficiency. This superintendent would investigate duplication of work and the efficiency of the whole organiza tion. He may also adopt a system for the shifting of clerical forces from one department to another as the rush of work makes advisable. Pennsylvania’s program, which is now in the hands of Governor-elect Pinchot and the incoming legislature, sounds a good deal like something we have been building up in Nebraska. It is, in fact, simply the code system on a larger scale. The depart ment of finance under the Nebraska code has per formed many of the functions proposed for the busi ness manager of Pennsylvania. Our state has taken a forward step in the direction of applying business principles to government, and should be careful now not to step backward. Any alterations in the code should be designed to increase the businesslike fea tures of the code system and further limit the polit ical features. SCRAMBLING MORE EGGS. While the Ripley plan for grouping the railroads of the country is being considered by the Inter state Commerce commission, and an impressive force is demanding the repeal of the Esch-Cumrains law, which makes the zoning of the railroads possible, some enterprising Cleveland financiers are startling the country by their handling of certain of the lesser known lines. Most of these have vaguely been listed under the general heading of “Gould lines,’) although some, like the Nickle Plate, have been allied with the Vanderbilt group. On the surface the van Swearingen operations remind one of the swoop of the late E. H. Harriman across the transportation firmament. Only Harri man was something more than a skyrocket or a comet. He left behind him the permanent and dura ble impression of his genius. Whatever the van Swearingens will do this, or whether they will end as did the Moores in their manipulation of the Rock Island, must await the passage of days. The scheme is an ambitious one, capable of great things in the service of the middlewest. How it will hook up with the Ripley groups is another point to be considered. Should certain of the roads that are being welded into a single uni fied system by the new emperors of finance be al lotted to a combination other than is designed by their new relation, complications might arise. In this is found further reason for at least the modi fication of the present law, if not for its absolute repeal. Discussion of the Ripley plan locally deals with the relations of the Union Pacific, Northwestern and Rock Island. It might be well to keep in mind that the Union Pacific and the Northwestern have had a close operating relation for thirty-five years, and that the Rock Island holds a lease on the Union Pacific bridge and Omaha terminals that yet has 966 years to run, so any action of the Interstate Commerce commission scarcely could bring these lines closer together than they now are locally. One thought is born of the activity now progress ing in the railroad management The further scrambling of the eggs would not take place if it were not that somebody has faith in the future, and believes that the lines can be made to pay if prop erly managed. T. J. McGuire is another example of what a really good newspaper man can do. A few years ago he was a reporter on The Omaha Bee, now he is the assistant attorney general of Nebraska. “T. J.” worked and studied at the same time, if you want .to know the answer. THE OTHER SIDE OF AMERICANIZATION. We have been so thoroughly occupied with our consideration of how America is touched by the im migrant that we have almost entirely overlooked the question of how America touches the immigrant. In quiry along this line has been made by a pair of in vestigators from Chicago, who have carried on their investigations in Italy, among the Serbians, Slovenes, Albanians, Croats, Greeks and the Czecho-Slovakians. The result of their inquiries is published in one of the January magazines, and affords a most interest ing view of the general question. Most of the immigrants who have returned to their native land have done so because they find conditions of life more satisfactory to them over there. This is especially true of the skilled workers. An Italian girl, for example, highly trained in em broidering linens, which were sent to America for sale, followed her work across the ocean, hoping to receive higher pay. Here she obtained employment as a stripper in a cigar factory and at running coarse seams on a power machine. An expert machinist went back to Italy because on this side he was put to running a machine a baby might have tended, while his skill was leaving his hands. A group of Serbian fishermen came to Chicago, only to find no work for fishermen, but employment in a steel mill. They are again fishing a Serbian lake and rearing their families. These are but a few of many examples cited. Other things that surprise one is that the Italian sends his son home from America, to be educated as an engineer, because there are no technical schools in this country. The boy had a good gram mar school education obtained here. More gratify ing it is to learn that the returned immigrant takes with him the language he has learned on this side, and some habits of living that are a distinct im provement, as well as some that are not. In many towns it is possible to pick out the homes of re turned "Americanos” by the roofs of the houses. In others it is the front yard, the absence of walls, the garden, or some other touch denoting the free dom of life in this land. Detached homes are be coming common. • In general, the conclusion is inevitable that our efforts at Americanization have not gone deep enough. In the case of most of those who went back to Europe, America scarcely had touched them, save in a superficial way. One Italian, who worked in the mines in Illinois, said “only my hands and feet were in America.” If we are to assimilate the foreigners who come to our shores, we must reach their heads and hearts also, and this is not being done. _ GIVE PRISONERS WORK. Interest in the idea of providing work for prison ers is widespread. Judge W. C. Harris, president of the Kansas Bar association, is the latest one to ad vocate the end of the present wasteful idleness be hind the bars. Instead of allowing county jail in mates to sit around playing checkers he would have them set to useful and remunerative tasks. A bill to this effect is to be introduced in the Kansas leg islature. In Pennsylvania the proposal takes the different form of abolishing county jails altogether and mak ing the care of all convicts a distinctly state func tion. What the reformers seek is the gradual substi tution of state farms for the prisons, where criminals can be kept in more healthful surroundings and where work may be found for them. The state al ready has designed a new penitentiary where em ployment is to be found for the criminals in farming, quarrying and other pursuits. There is a business side as well as a considera tion of humanity in the plan to a'fford opportunity for work to convicts. County jails and state prisons are unduly costly to taxpayers. There is no reason why the inoffensive taxpayers should be forced to support prisoners in idleness. The opportunity to train these men in self-supporting industry should be seised upon as a method of reducing public ex pense and at the same time in redeeming these men rather than, as at present, confirming them in their criminal tendencies. Some progress has been made in the state peni tentiary of Nebraska to this end, but more is needed. The situation is entirely unrelieved in the county jails. The profits that accrue to sheriffs from the care of prisoners make this office one greatly sought. There is in many instances a loss to the taxpayers through feeding contracts, but a much greater loss through the idleness of the inmates. Surely, the penal problem is one that should be brought up when the legislature meets. It is probably just as well that Europa does not hav^ to take all the doses suggested, and yet it will have to take some medicine very shortly, for the Coue method isn’t working very well. It might be well to make a little preparation for that Atlantic atom, which appears to be working westward. Chicago is going to have the biggest graft scandal on record. They never do things on a small scale in Chicago. Some friend ought to reason with the Greek army before it gets too far into Thrace. However, no sun strokes were recorded. Anticipations of Zionism -Itabhi Joel Blau, in The North American Review.— The Jew of today, the Jew steeped in the noble Pharisee spirit and tradition as here conceived (I love to call him the modern Pharisee), is convinced that in Palestine this symmetry of the racial structure can be restored, enhanced and raised to its highest pitch of perfection. The Jew needs to be humanized; to learn and unlearn a great many things. He must se cure a new education in freedom, a new skill in sel management. He must rid himself of the “reproach of Egypt”—of the many faults acquired in the land of the stranger. He must retain only what was best in his past life and training, and slough off what may mar his character and conduct. For example, the old dialectic studies of the Jewish school made undoubt edly for nimbleness of Intellect; but such nimbleness is its own nemesis. The kind of mentality that an swers one question with another is, for all its keenness and subtlety, unfit to adjust itself to the less idiosyncratic mind of mankind at large. The Jew must learn how to face difficulties squarely, man-fashion; how to meet them without subterfuge, shortcut or loophole. He must also learn that mind is but one-half of man's being, while spirit is the other half—and the better half at that. Rationalism has been his bane, nation alism will prove his boon; for only through a whole some national existence in Palestine can the Jew again be attuned to the call of the Infinite. He who erstwhile drew from the Jordan the waters that re freshed the heart of the world, and heard the Father whisper in the mysterious silences that broded over the mountains of Judea, must return to the same old fountain head of inspiration, and interpret for man kind the speech of the mute skies. Truth ever grew out of the Palestinian soil; it will sprout afresh from under the plowshares of the Zionist pioneers. Zion ism. in a word, Is naught else than a stupendous scheme for the re-education of an entire race) I ■—. . -— “From State and Nation” —Editorials from Other Newspapers— The City of the Future. From th* Sioux City Journal. Increasing population provides man kind with an Interesting and serious problem. In some countries, notably Japan, its consideration is most grave. The situation there is very much like turning water into steam with no outlet for the pressure from within. The Japanese cannot expand on thigK own territory because it has Umits^mLoUc&lIy reuched, yet the in crease in population continues. Some other countries present similar situa tions in larger or lesser degree, and it is observed that all experience the same difficulty in attempting to work out plans of adjustment. America, too, is thinking about in creasing population, although she ■till has vast spaces unoccupied and an overproduction that could support more millions than now depend upon her for food, fuel and shelter. It is estimated that America easily could support twice or three times as many inhabitants ns now live here. China, with resources Inferior to those of America, is peopled by more than 400,000,000, and the United States has approximately 110,000,000, The average American would be unwilling to go very far with the comparisons, for he would not be content to live as the Chinese do. but when it comes to a matter of supporting life a coun try and a peoplo will be compelled to muke the best of possibilities and dis pense with sellish desires. The task would be, of course, to sustain the multitudes that the generations brought. The city of the future—what will it bo like in this country in 50 years, in 100, or 1,000? The population is in creasing very rapidly in America. There are more births than deaths. The average span of life is now longer, and infant mortality is lower. Immigration, while restricted for the present, still permits many thousands to come every year from other crowded regions. America by 1950 may have 175,000,000 to 200,000,00* inhabitants. That will necessitate ex* pansion in various directions. The rurul districts will be more largely populated. The village will become a town; tbe town, a small city; the ■mall city, a bigger one, and the metropolis. already holding millions, will contrive some way to hold more. A mammoth city of the mlddlewest la visioned by persons who are plan ning for city and county improve ments along the lower shores of Lake Michigan. Think of a city 125 miles long and containing 50,000,000 people! That is what Chicago will be. say these students of present and future conditions. It would reach northward to envelop nnd ahgorb Milwaukee and its suburbs. Racine, Kenosha, Lake Forest, Highland Park and Winnetka would belong to the greater city. Southward the new Chicago wouid embrace parts of Indiana, extending to Hammond, and, perhaps, to Michi gan City. Unwieldiy? Such a city might be, indeed, unless a new form of govern ment administration were devised to meet the demands. Obviously, it would be imperative to have such an enormous city cut into districts with individual operation of utilities, schools, fire and police departments. Business centers would dot the me tropolis in every direction. There might be under mayors of districts. The big city itself might attempt a method of federal administration of government with the various districts on the same basis of relationship as the states now bear to the nation. The city of the future presents many interesting possibilities, social, eco nomic, political. Increasing population and the need of expansion will de mand much of civilization. A Dangerous Move Among 014 Men. From til© Minnesota Star. A new species of flapperism threat ens civilization. It conies from a most unexpected source. If present Plans in New York city do not mis carry. very old men—men from 90 years old up—are staging an organ ized comeback into life and youth. There seems to be no end of dan gerous Ideas nowadays. These none ganarians seem to have become un duly emboldened by the latest glandu lar and other discoveries of science and are actually organizing for the prolongation of their lives at least another hundred years. The term, "flapper,” is used ad visedly and after due consideration of the limited effects of rejuvenation on old age that have from time to time been observed. The term "gay old bird” has been applied many times to linrejuvenated, but unregenerated old men. The episodes of "gay old birds" are well known. Old age, where conditions are not too unfavor able, seems to expand the heart and raise the spirit astoundingly. Often mere youth has no chance in compe tition with these "gay old bids,” espe dally when old age has plenty of gold on Its side of the balance. Now imagine what would happen If the usual handicaps of old age and approaching death were removed! It would And the very old men united solidly In an International union. In Daily Prayer The Lord la good to ell: end Hie tender mercies are over all His works.— Ps. 145:9. O God, our Father, wo are about to enter upon a new day. To meet well all duties and responsibilities that come to us; to resist firmly every distraction and temptation that seeks to draw us from our path; to be utter ly prepared for any danger or any crisis that may this day befall us; to be found, when the evening Is come, pure and holy—this Is our de sire. And we would be friendly with all rnen; strength to the weak, hope to the despondent, Joy to the sorrow ing. power to the tempted. We wait, therefore, our Father, for the coming of Thy Spirit upon us ere we venture into all that this day holds for us. In the quiet of this early morning hour, bowed before Thee, our souls wait. Touch us with that hand which has been laid In blessing upon others before us; speak to us with that stUl, email voice of power: fill us with Thine own right eousness. Give us of ThyselX, that we may this day eo live for ourselves and before men that through us Thy Kingdom may In part come, and Thy will more fully be done among men. For Jesus' sake. Amen. RETV. SEELEY K. TOMPKINS, Cincinnati, O. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for NOVEMBER. 1922, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily.73,843 Sunday .78,105 B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. ELMER S. ROOD, Cir. Mgr. Sworn to and aubacribed before me this 5th day of December, 1022. W. H. QUIVEY, (Seal) ' Notary Public possession pretty much of the purse strings, the golf links, ’the polo grounds, cabaret* and roadhouses, and given over to a hilarious enjoy ment of life of which we can form only the faintest conception. Their hectic gayety would constitute a prominent feature of our street life. Saddened and embittered youth would look on with envy while sprightly and rejuvenated old men with the en larged craft and wisdom of experience would snatch from them the prizes of life. What chunee would the rest of the world have against solid organization of rejuvenated old men? Mere youth oould not compete successfully with a sort of restored youth combined with experience and wisdom. Youth would have to sit patiently at the second table for 90 years! The real triumphs of life would not begin for the younger man until he had at tained the age of 90 or 100 years. Will some one page Methuselah? Taxes. From the McCook Tribune. One of the menaces to American business progress and prosperity seems to be the rush of big money to buy nontaxable securities and re fusal or failure to finance enterprises that might spell prosperity. There seems to be a steady withering of productive business enterprises. No doubt the issue of nontdxable securi ties has grown beyond the danger point already. But this does not dis close the cause or reveal the reason why big money prefers to Invest in the perfectly safe small Interest rale bearing nontaxable securities—and doubtless reasons there are. and some of them are no evident that the grade school hoy must know them. High taxes, hostile public sentiment and difficult labor conditions are a few of the outstanding causes. The peo ple may well begin to note and draw a sane distinction between legitimate business enterprises and predatory wealth in its activities. It seems to be an instinct with money to hide away upon public clamor and attack and too much of this warfare may yet do more serious damage to America’s business. A New Method of Voting. From the Oklahoma Leader. Dr. Benjamin F. Wooding has or iginated a new scheme of voting at publio elections which he warmly de sires to substitute for the present Vlan. In brief his plan is to have all vot ing done by mall, and to have the bal lots mailed by the voters to the school officials of each district, who aro to be the judges of election. The votes are to be sent through the mall In franked envelopes. The judges of election are to have the signatures of all voters, as a bank does of Its depositors, so that no one can vote more than once, or vote in more than one district, or vote in the place of somebody else. The signature is to be separate from the sealed ballot, preserving the secrecy of the ballot as now. It is a unique and skillfully drawn plan. Probably it will bo widely advo cated, and it is well to become fa miliar with It. The author claims for it extreme inexpensiveness as compared with the present method of voting. He says that—In addition to the election of officials—referendums could be taken if desired, without prohibitive cost. Common Sense By J. J. MI NDY. When Home Folks Fall. “One of the best things you ever did for yourself," Bald one friend to another, “was to go and stay among strangers immediately after you were married.” The one who made the remark had been always among relatives and homefolk. The one who made the remark was disgusted because in every effort to get ahead and aicomplish something unusual, some one of the homefolk or an intimate' friend would laugh and say: "What do you know about that? Billy is making a big bluff that he knows So-and-So and this and that and—why he has never been away from home, and I could do it as well as he, if I had (he nerve.” And so “the wrench fell in the works” and another amUtlon was killed. It very often happens that those nearest and dearest do not appreciate the ability nor the possibility of the characters associated with them in the human life. Neither do they appreciate how tpany longings have been stifled and embryonic efforts dashed by the shal low laugh of a supposed friend, brother or sister, when a bit of faith and encouragement might have made a really great character in the long run. Don’t make it necessary for your boy or girl, for your brother or bIs ter to go away from home to find appreciation and encouragement. (Copyright, l»as.) When m Omaha Stop at Hotel Rome Dt KING’S PILLS^ —far constipation^ the bowels. crppoiep TO *