The Washington times., 1919-01-13
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
(copyright, IsIsJ

- bAA6S tue i've ana = 1al1 MIL
lion people in New York city,
their food, fuel, and transporta-
ton, come first-the quarrel be-
tween workers and employers
second. He will find a way to
enforce that sane idea.
The boat owners say they do
not think they will deal with
Mr.. Manly, the Government rep
resentative, but they viii proba-
bly, see the light if they have
to hear from Mr.. Wilson again.
Capital does not exactly love
him. But it respects him and
knows that deeds are his spe-
cialty as well as words. He took
over the railroads and the wire
system of the country. It would
not take him long to take over
the boats of New York harbor
and he has the army, navy, and
public opinion to help him-rather
a strong combination. Even high
priced corporation lawyers would
hardly advise their clients to
defy it.
There is a rumor Of Liebknechps
death, not confirmed as this is
written. And the moderate group
OF Germans, advocating a republic
with representative government,
including constructive intelligence
as well as mere dissatisfaction, ap-
pears TO be getting the upper hand.
That is good news for the whole
world as well as for Germany.
The nations Of the world are so
closely connected that disease in
one hurts the others, be the disease
physical or political. Organized
anarchy-if such q thing be think
able-is the Liebkmecht dream. Let
it establis.I a firm grip on seventy
million Germans, spread to Aus
tria, rule Russia and the Balkans,
where misery presses hard, and the
world would have on its hands a
new war more dangerous than the
one Just ended. p
: As the Spanish inf1enza, a by
product. Of war, killed IN a few
months six millions of human be-
ings, more than the total number
killed IN four years Of war, so an
archy among three hundred mil
lions CT Europeans, disorganizing
many nations, would do infinitely
more harm, economically, than all
the war. =
England, wise nation with many
thinkers among her leaders, sees
this and forgets even her hatred
Of Germany IN the effort to keep
back the anarchist peril.
The widow Of Mr.. Flagler dies
in Louisville. leaving ninety-nine
millions and a few odd hundred
thousands. Her inheritance tax
will pay the entire public debt of
the State of Kentucky and leave
more than a million to the good.
Happy State of Kentucky. Two
hundred and fifty such ladies
might die in the city of New York
and their inheritance tax wouldn't
paw the deft of New York city.
Mr.. Rockefeller himself. if he
gave every cent he has, could
hardly pay off New York city's
debt There are great possibilities
In Inheritance taxes. although il
would seem to be fairer 10 put the
bic tax on a man while he lives,
instead Of waiting to take it from
his widow and children. Taxing
the dead is something like shoot
ing at bird on the ground. More
sportsmanlike to shoot it flying.
The Government decides that
the soldier may keep the oyercoat
and uniform in whici, he leaves
camp. That does not seem ex-
trava2ant generosity toward one
who has given up his job and stood
ready to give his life.
In addition to letting the soldier
keep his uniform, the Government
should let him keep his salary
until he finds another Job or for a
reasonable length of time, not less
then six months.
Certain gentlemen will keen for
ever many millions accumulated
during patriotic profteer war
times. 1t wouldn't be too much to
let the soldier keep his small paw
for six months, sending him home
right away and giving him a
chance to look around for some
thing to do.
The Union League Club of New
York has appointed a committee
"to study the Bolshevist move
ment. II, now. the canaries would
appoint a committee to investigate
savage cats on the back fence.
there would be two well-balanced
committees, able to make reports
of similar accuracy.
Gentlemen Of the Union Leap,e
eommittee know in a general way
that Russia is a place where Amer
ican oil companies and mining
companies own certain rights and
international harvester companies
build huge factories. And il is. of
course, eminently desirable to do
whatever may be possible TO pro-
tect those factories and those in
terests.
Irving 10 rescue a fev Ar,.ar