The Washington times., 1919-12-10
Today
A Lesson Learned.
An Age of Gold.
You Do II: U. S. A.
$500, 900 a Pint.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
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Noai miners and operators ac-
eept the Presidents proposition
and are due to return to work. So
much for one strike.
Has the public been taught q
lesson, or will It wait patiently
until another disagreement comes
and go through another period of
frsexing, lack of employment,
sta@nant industry?
To a great nations welfare in
dustry is certainly more impor-
tant than an individual. .
The law viii not allow two indi-
viduals to settle disagreements by
lighting, because it disturbs neigh
bors.
Why does the law allow indus
ries to settle disagreements some
times by combinations between
industries, producing monopoly
and extortion, sometimes by rough
and tumble fights between en-
ployers and workers, that upset
the whole nation?
II two men say, "We insist on
lighting the general public, rep
resented by law and the policeman
On the corner, says, "We insist on
locking you up."
Therefore men no longer fight in
The streets unless drunk or fool
in.
Why not say to other important
elements in the -ation. "If you
insist on fighting, We shall insist
On locking you up, or at least we'll
:ock up enough of you and your
ieader. until you find another way
q ssttli1g your troubles"
Professor Rutherford, serious
EnGtsh scientist, thinks he
knows how to turn base metals
into gold. He may discover that a
1rtam amount of gold is present
m lead and iron, as in every cupful
ct sea water-it costs too much to
set it out But Rutherford will
not change one metal into another.
While trying to do the inspos-
aole he viii doubtless make valu-
shle discoveries. Ancient alchem-
ist8 trying to do what Rutherford
tainks he en- do laid the founda-
lions Of the present exact science
Il chemistry. Their haphazard ex-
pezimsnts revealed truth.
Interest your little boy by tell
X him what would happen if
s1ddenIy some evil genius
SHOULD change all metals on
this earth, including iron, into
gp1a- Ths 4old would be worth
n1AiME, md the change would
- - ~ Of eur civilization.
W1tke1t irun there could be no
gDQD1nD4y, - fAiiroad tracks, no
1ocoaaotives, no automobiles.
1ans. OF gold would not carry
wU1G&A And there would Be no
safety rHSor. You could not shave
with . gold blade.
Ths world would go back farther
than the bronze age, for it is said
the ancients could give a. sharp
edge to bronze through a harden
ing process now lost.
The age of gold would be an age
With nothing sharp enough to cut;
nothing strong enough to endure;
progress would come to. an end.
We need, even among the metals,
lower classes" for hard work.
Some things are forbidden. Men
cannot arrange in advance the sex
Of children before they are born.
Nature is wise. Weak. affectionate
women, anxious to please men,
would have nothing but little boys.
Nan cannot square the circle.
There is conflict between a circle
and a square, between what We
call straight line and a curved
line, that cannot be reconciled in
to an exact formula. 4.
Men will not change iron, which
is one of the elements, into gold,
which is another element. Gold,
iron, oxygen, hydrogen we have
here, and those same elements"
or "substances" exist, as the spec
troscope tells US, on stars trillions
Of miles away.
Mans intelligence enables him
to make interesting experiments
on his little grain of earth, float
ing in a big universe. But he Is
not permitted TO change an ar
ran1ement fixed one whole eter-
nifty before he got here, and that
will endure an entire eternity
after he passes.
International motto: "Let the
United States Do It."
A London promoter offers Jack
Dempsey of the u. s. A. S175,-
900 il he will come over and
beat Carpenter, the Frenchman,
while the English look on. An
Englishman who tried to do it
couldn't.
A while ago England as a
whole was inviting Uncle Sam to
come and beat Germany. Eng
land had tried and couldn't. Her
most distinguished soldier said:
"England's back is against the
wall"
Uncle Sam went over and the
for England, improved.
There is improvement also in
tie latest offer from England.
An American is offered Sl75 OOO