The Washington times., 1919-04-03
Don't Be Too Optimistic
A Joke In Punch. Latest From Abroad.

A Punch.
You can hear almost anything you to listen to in
Paris The latest talk is of Franco German Russian
alliance"
The theory is that France Germany Russia think that
England backed by America is going to get much more
than her share out of the peace league.
Another suggestion that Japan, Russia, and Germany
might unite for their benefit against the rest OF the
world Japan getting her reward in Siberian lands Germany
hers in the Russian outlet for her manufactured products
and raw materials and food Russia acquiring two lighting
friends that solved the problem Of strong government
and could help Russia through her nfante government
diseases.
The real news that the peace league going ahead
win be arranged on some basis soon and announced.
What will happen after that in the way of minor
leagues secret treaties and remains to be seem One
thing is sure the character of nations and of individuals
which changes only slowly through the centuries viii not
be changed suddenly by any league good resolutions
Good resolutions however part of the educating process
It's great thing to control industry and stabilize
prices which in modern language to control pub
lie necessity and charge what you please for it.
One Wall Street stock has been sailing upward lately
while the gamblers shvered got in and got out wondering
what had happened. Announcement that they
have found way make alcohol for in all motors at
cost so compete with the present prices Of
lene and kerosene Perhaps you think this will very
cheap fuel for farmers with their tractors and citizens
with small automobiles. Don't be so optimistic.
Those who control gasOene and its price, also control
the company that has the method of making alcohol
You need hope for anything cheap. Big fortunes will
be increased the little people will continue paying the bills
at least until they cOntrive method of protecting
themselves against "stabiizng
you don't know what stabilizng amounts to- con-
1ITnn S1
with the big fellows and market their oil threaten
sell it to the Government at % barrel When you
remember that the big arranged to stabilize the price
during the war at two dollars and fifteen cents barrel
you know what sabzation amounts to for the stabzer
At fifty cents a barrel for OIL a fair price, gasolene
would sell at good profit for about eight cents gallon
It was selling that price in New jersey by the way, not
long ago. Probably because big company
gagged killing of some little forcing it to sell out
The situation might be helped by few more organ
ttions like the Farmers Partisan League in North
Dakota With twenty such leagues in the country the Gov
ernment could be persuaded to let citizens of
their oil and gasolene lying underground idle, in
Government oil lands Some of the best oil lands the Gov
eminent is conserving for future use while the Oil trust
drives wells in the and pumps the oil under
the land of the Government When the Government gets
ready pump the peoples oil it won't be there Another
one Of those good jokes on the people.
London Punch, which represents the wit of England
says:
'CNr. Sean 7. o. Kelly, Sim Fein M. p, has
handed N. Clemenceau copy of the Declaration of
independence of Ireland Other have also been
employed to entertain and the distinguished
invalid during his enforced rest"
Mr. Clemenceau is not the kind of who would
find anything amusing in the Irish Declaration of
Independence
his nation has lived too long on the edge of Germany
100 long in dread of losing national independence make
the ambition of Ireland like joke to any serious
Frenchman
The English quite sincere in their amazed indigna
ton that Ireland should be anything but happy and proud
under English rule The indignant amazement was
felt in 1776 when the American colonies failed to appre
Gate the blessings Of British sovereignty