The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-19

GTILDifALL fooLf~HNES~.
The treaty making tower IS quite complex
thing IN theory. Notwithstanding more Than one
astute executive has taken the bull by the horns
and dispensed with thu fornaAties By making
bargains which a sense Of fair play afterwards
caused the country to endorse
\ son may be known as sHcndthrift. but
until paternal patience is finally exhausted
Father. as rule PAYS the bills long as
he possesses the coin. 4 confident President oc-
easionaily makes treaty-~or practically treaty
in the interim. and the Senate endorses it
because its purpose has been already obtained
before its approval Is asked Becaus& the meal
may have given indigestion does not remove the
obligation. There is certain honor Of debt
which does not too strictly look 10 the duty Of
investigation on the part of the creditor secre-
tary Knox makes Nicaragua, President
Roosevelt lent the power Of the Government 10
sedition against Colombia. and the country took
its dose It had TO. the thing having been done.
Oysters, eaten. go down the bill. and
bills have a pernicious habit of coming due.
Nevertheless, It is time to call halt when
init this country to an offensive and defensive
alliance with foreign power. Speaking in
Guildhall, ii develops that Commander Sims un
dertook to declare that in time of need the
British nation might count upon every man
every dollar. every shin. and every drop OF
blood Of their kindred ACROSS the sea" OF
course. Guildhall rang With cheers. Beep
Tu.u At ed tha cir 1fah- urg
American Jackies foil noon each others ne ks
and numbered patriotism 40 doubt Sims stood
tfanshsured OF the uFroar, the hero Of all tn,
inbred sentinentalitt Of the mixture Of Angle
and Celt that with sgh'less inconsistency looks
upon the Ganl as temper menfal
Now. of course. the Kaiser has his word The
United Germany enquiries to know. Com
mander Sims is due an official document of en-
qniry from the state Department. All the
LIMOGES are in a quiyer of excitement, "iioeb
der Kaiser comes again into vogue. There is
a stirring aud a rafting OF dry bones. What
perhaps started i'll an extra bumper takes the
senlblancc Of the red dye Of war The predic
tons of blood ties and fellowship to which many
a dress suited postprandast has given teary
A yard or SO of gold lace. Sims in his folly, said
what the crowd believe and what either Eng
land or America will officially endorse as the
advantage Of the moment strikes home Be
cause il was one of those things which every body
knows and nobody says, he is i'll danger of the
very unpleasant ANNOYANCE Of a shocked De
partmcnt.
Over All such matters rests. however, an in
cscapable mist of pretensc. No nation goes to
war IN these days for speech Talk is not
half 50 dangerous expensive as il was, since
il is ever more free and ever more expensive
to back up or resent Commander Sims un-
doubedly was a trife unrestrained in his
dance with the Two flags. bat since Roosevelt
Guidhall has It's traditions Banquets which
the Lord MAYOR attends call for super-stnuia
ton Commander Sims himself owes his prom.
inence 10 the Colonel lie was the strenuous
ones particular fair barred boy" of the navy.
With his former chiefs Example OF sensation be
fore his eyez II Is net remarkable that he
should have opened his mouth for the reception
Of diplomatic foot. BIT because the embassies
are in a futter is reason why the Nation
should engage obstetrics. Emperor Wilhelm may
choke but he will not fight At snch an arront.