Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-21
WHAT WE HAVE DONE
BY DR.. Frank Crane

The armiGt;ce was signed and the LoStiltieS
of war ceased over year ego Since that time.
November II, 1913, we hav- had a deal of trou-
bic, scare ard unrest in America and al r
the world. You Cannot set ten million men to
killing ard ravagng md recover from the de-
bauch right away
But suppose you cease looking at you sore
thumb a bit and thil k of all the rest of your
fine body. Just for moment forget the !lLor
ernbroglio the high cost of living, the high inks
Of the partisan leaders ecgI to s., TT something
wh.ch they may realize on in tn coming cleo
ton, and think of what conStructiE things we
have done during this year.
We have St&Ttcl the idea OF a League of
Nations, by far the m st i'm JCrtant idea. in
what it o.ielS for the welfare of the ace, tina;
is recorded in history
We have reduced Our army from $4,000
officers and men to al cut 2Jo,CcO Our two
million men have been brought back from
europe.
no such army as this ever before existed.
Caesar and Napoleon never ' card Of such all
army, an army that wanted only ID quit tiGnting
and go back to work, an arrly that did no;
want in the inst place, but went out to
light that war might ease
-Four billion dollars worth of war contracts
have been cancelled
Six hundred million dollars has been realized
rom the sales of surplus accumulated war sup
plies
Of the great ,rans~ort fleet only small
fraction remains. Almost four million tens OF
chipping has been returned to the United States
hipping board and to triv:te owners.
Industrial unrest is r. SIM. To say that N
Industrial revolution is threatening reveals an
ignorance of the genus of the American pco-
pie. We will settle this labor trouble. the
worker VIII get Justice, law and order Will be
maintained. The great sane, decent. fair nd
square mass of American people are going
about their job intell.gc9tly. 1t can't he done
in day. But it can be done, arr is being
done.
Between November, 1913, ana November
1919, the department of labor, through The d.
vision of Cancellation, has handle. ONE 1876
strikes. thrrate ed strikes lockouts This
quiet constructive work he's not been exploited
in the newspapers but I has been goi~g on
Over a million hoyS have taken Of the KHAKI
and gone back to work
The labor difficulties ir three noticeable
cases have been SatiS+a" riIy I'd listed 5y gCol
offices of the government, to-w.t the big cop
per interests i'll the weSt oil co .ceinS OF
California, and the picking nou,eS of Chicago
So sit tight and don't get panick7. "Our
diStraught nerves" S'vS Secretary Lane, care
playing havoc with our good sense. TIL ar
has taught us bitterness and hatred and no, e
ment by slogans catch phrases and headlines
SO that we are trying ~ work out economic
! problems BY, passion and 0ig am
This will PASS; H. moral forces of the
world haze had tkeil victory in war TIL.
VIZ AA"'N ~ "i'C AZ bS'l~~' WIN WI W. 80
IS the great medcine-CodS met.c:ne for puz-
zled, confused, intoxi a'ed, ventu eeo~1e man.
Copyright 9t9. by Frank Cranel
John and Mary had been sharing one chair
all the evening John sat on the chair and
Mary sat on John.
After about three hours of this Mary sud
den'v exclaimed:
ooh, John. aren't you tired?"
John smiled brave, patient smile.
''Not now he said gently. mot now.
was about an hour ago, but now I'm only
paraIyzed!"
"Hrw do you like that c'Gar gave YOU old
man? For 200 hands off tat brand :he> Civ
ME a prama hone"