The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15

not until it has been in operation for a term of years can we be assured that it is practical. The old doubts and misgivings will not down. Recent developments in Europe, in France and in Germany in particular, as we'll as the situation in Russia, have caused uneasiness among MT. Wilson's stanchest friends and adherents.
 The same national ambitions and conflicting interests are as strong un- der the surface as they ever were. An honest effort has been made to effect compromises for the common good, otherwise the draft of the league of nations would never have been com- Ipleted. But we should not overlook the rather discouraging fact that hu- man nature has not changed. The na- tions of Europe continue to reflect the thoughts and feelings of their peoples, and how could it be other wise? There is no reason to believe that the Germans are any better than they were when the war started. They are unrepentant, recuperating with amazing rapidity and already dream ing new dreams of conquest. France, England and Italy have not been transformed. They have the great ness and the weakness of pre-war times, just as we have ourselves.
 Let us not be pessimistic. Let us iby all means cling to the transcendent dream of world where truth and jus Itice prevail, where wars of conquest and aggression will be impossible, or extremely improbable, and if the league of nations accomplishes what humanity hopes it will do, then indeed our sacrifices will be amply repaid. But if the league is a failure, some thing that time and fair trial must decide, all is not lost. The nations who won the war for democracy will continue. to be the strongest, the fore most opponents of democracy, and if decency and order must be maintained by force there will be no power able to stand against them. | # 2. A cartoonist in Stars and Stripes inn agines the Goddess of Liberty as a | sorawny, long-nosed female reformer holding a wine glass upside down. Still she may not look quite as bad as that to a soldier returning home from the war to a bone-dry land. I: * < | The Big Five in movie land have agreed to pay MT McAdoo $200,O00 a year
 
 1 to act as their counsel. This should en- able Mr. McAdoo to look back on his lean days in Washington without re- gret
 J: I. :: 1 Every time President Wilson makes an 1 impromptu address he does great vio- fence to the feelings of purists who ob iect to the frequent use of the adverb ! very"
 ! The announcement that Germany is preparing to raise a large loan in the United States looks like another example 1 of the curious ratiocination of the Hun.
 x a. + l If President Wilson chooses to accept set of books from King George, why make fuss about it? They were not written by George Bernard Shaw.
 j. Il: * Don't feel sorry for the man in a soi dier's uniform who is operating new fangled popcorn and peanut machine. He ! may be cleaning up $10o week. l ;s I: # 1 Artists gre working hard over spring and summer magazine illustrations. It | is once more permissible to picture q young man wearing flannels. i < $ % | The next Liberty loan will he made more attractive to investors thar it's prede- cessors This is merely another indica- tton that the war is over. x * + The recent Lincoln birthday celeora ! tons brought out the usual crop of Lin coln anedotes, many of which Honest .N5ei' never heard Of,
 $ :. :; ] Herr Ebert. who was rather fat when the war .startel, is said to be thinner now. The entiro German nation was forced to reduce"
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 Sir Hora~e Piankett says he has come to America on a listening toar." The tazz bands will be glad to obllge Sir Horace.
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