El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-06
1 ~ = "A 1 Arthur Brisbane

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| A REPRESENTATIVE OF the French
| n navy says that two-thirds Of the
] German submarines already launched
are destroyed and that the destruc-
| tion goes on twice as fast as the build
ing. The world takes a statement
from such a source with perfect con-
fidence.
This destruction helps TO explain
! the desperate Prussian and Austrian
l attacks. They are in a hurry, cannot
I wait. Their people are tired Of living
! on promises and lies.
The National Defence society asks
I 100000 men and women to pledge
Z themselves not to contribute finan-
I cial aid to the German policy
Never TO buy any articles made In
Germany.
As the president said. why set any
limit2 There are 10O,00O.000 Ameri-
cans automatically pledged not 70 buy
anything made in Germany. And.
pledge or no pledge, there couldn't
possibly be any buying Of German
made goods in this generation, and
perhaps in the next by any one in
the United States. Made in Ger
many anu aAaAg Gu Al A4aA many ~ AAA
be the new way Of putting It
Among the German casualties" Is
the death OF German trade with this
country.
William Kent wants to boost the
income tax so high that rich men viii
be compelled to get along without
buffers and Wallets"
This is cruel and unusual punish
ment. therefore unconstitutional
We are made happy by compari-
sons and especially by flattery. The
man without a dollar likes to own a
dog that VIII lick his feet-it makes
the man feel superior.
The man with a hundred millions
wants a dozen men in livery TO lick
his feet. cringe, bow and rush at his
nod. That makes him feel superior.
We have seen an owner OF inherited
wealth with a forehead an inch and
a half high, slanting back like a
shingled roof, look actually dignified
because three or four men with pow
dered hair. silk stockings. plush
breeches and yellow coats stood be-
hind him at table
Puritan clergymen once preached I
that the saved souls in heaven were
made happier by looking down upon
the tortures OF the damned
In the days Of Cotton Marher's bar Z
barity you would not deprive the ]
blessed an occasional peek into he'll /
In these days Of financial barbarity, I
who would deprive the rich vulgarian I
Of the only outward proof OF his SUI /
periority?
The rich man is at his door. the
butler takes his orders The valet /
hands him hat and stick. The foot
man, laprobe on his left arm. opens ]
the door Of the limousine. The chauf-
feur tips his cap the wheels revolFe q
at his command. and he thinks that
the earth does likewise.
The passion for lackeys is strong
IN the human heart AS great a man
as Francis Bacon. greatest mind since
Aristotle, took brides and ruined his
life that he might have many lackeys
going before him when he rode out.
Many Czechs. against their VIII
Austrian subjects. hate their rulers
intensely and have enlisted IN the
Italian army. The Austrian govern
ment announces that some OF these
made prisoners in war were immedi-
ately subjected to the treatment pre-
scribed by martial law"
shot
This presents a striking picture Of
union and fraternity among the sub
jects OF emperor Carl
The murder Of men under these
conditions is an old story. When
Peter the Great conquered Charles
the 18th and found regiments Of his
own Cossacks among the captured.
he had all OF them killed Immediately
by breaking on the wheel, a horribly
cruel death They were followers OF
the famous Mazeppa, the man you
think Of always as the man tied TO
the back OF a wild horse. He ruled
IN the Ukraine after the horse cpl
sode and sided with Charles OF
Sweden
Observe the latest war time deveI-
opment-
Scores Of walters are arrested. &C
cused OF putting harmful drugs in
food Of customers not sufficiently
liberal with their tips.
This Is not a joke. but actual fact.
One hundred walters are arrested in
Chicago by the states attorney.
Beside the Watch your hat and
overcoat" sign, you may see another.
We positively do not drug or poison
our guests"
This adds new. powerful interest
to life and death in busy nation.
But when you read OF this extra
ordinary development among one
organization OF walters Of
low class. remember that the safety
Of the public is due 20 the integrity
Ct the great mass OF those that work
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