The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-20
TODAY
IN THE NEWS
Handicapping Death
Routing the Reds
Prolonging the Agony


its race with Premier Clcmcn.
ceau Because during his en-
tire sevcniy.cight years he has alb
stained from the use of alcoholic
liquors, because he has not smoked
for twenty years, aud because hr
has carefully followed prescribed
rule Of living, the grand old man
Of France has q good chance 10
escape the clutches of the pursuing
spccter.
More convincing than shcaves of
prohibition tracts Is the life of such
a man. Battered by the vicissitudes
Of remarkably long public
cdrcer; harasscd by the pressing
cares of state subjected At various
times to biitcrest assault, by spite
ful foes attacked. At the last, by
an anarchist crank. Georges
Clemcnccau looms up before man.
kind ~ an impressive monument 10
abstcmiousness.
Not that the great Frcnchman
was q hypocritical asrctic Like She
rest Of his race. be- enjoyed a,socia.
ton with hi, fellow, Bui be- had
the courage 90 SAY. Non. mcrri.
when the wine, were passed
around.
There is nothing heroic about
this courage. Evru the man who Is
"ot susceptible 10 moral appeals.
but who /, possessed of grain of
common sense. will not knowingly
commit slow suicide 10y taking
poison into hi, system, 10 put II
ON the very lowest plane, man
should be- selfish enough not to
want 10 destroy his own efficiency
10y imhihinR a corrosive beverage.
Al the age of nrnrly fourscorc,
tlrmeuceuu. with hi, nonchalani
insisienor that III i nothing
with hi, simple faith n the good
Sister Thconcssr. who snatchrd
him from death few year, ago
with hl, impotence 10 get back 10
bis place ~ the head uf the great.
est meeting of mon the world has
ever staged tlcucuccau. vc ,ay,
is one of the most inspiring figures
of hi, time. The world should well
trcmblr lest 40 hrfall such man
at a time like this
America is aluwil only too slow
N .HWakInE Co the mpusrr 90 Bul.
snoNism Legislation against nuur.
chIstr activities was recommended
unanimously today hy the United
SHtrs senate Judiciary committee. Tho
lower huuso uf Arizona b. considering
u hiii also introduced to-day, aimed
81 th, carrying nf bombs. and to-day
passed u bin against the display ui the
rcd ur black flsg. which now goes to
th, governor Tor signature.
let a. hope thst NOW that We have
made the world safe fur democracy
W. make democracy safe from liuls
-hoyisn lrt us not repeat our hmug
rrnsr ~ security ~ pre-. war times.
when ~ lCt German propaganda got
such hold on the country That u
cr'pt into even the highest places.
tct a. shake off aud quicklN that
sense of security that b. the panr oi
our national temperament Because
We are Trustworthy lri u~ NOT Hs-
Humy that ever, one b. There is
mcntrr ut uur ritoH. lut us crush 10
before 70 gains strength.
Au effort is being made Go inject
a saline solution into the veins ui John
Barley y,utu su that be- may remain iu
our midst Tor ftW months longer.
s h'il fur the repeal uf wartime pro.
hIhiuun which Fue= into effect July
O. hns been introduced iu the United
States house 90 representatives
why the effort Liquor iH duuWCd,
and the Huuu,r that the distllliuE In
t,rpHts become rrruuvilcd To the Hit-
uutinn. aud Hock other fields uf cu-
pluNmout The brttvr % viii ho Tor
thrm and Cor the country at large
The people have spoken. ltH
thumbs down FOR Door John.