The Washington times., 1919-10-31

Faith, the Comforter.
Constitutional Rights.
One Hour Worth One Day.
Prosperity and Manhood.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
fCopyrfzht. Isis)

made others do the same. She ac-
cumulated fame, money, praise.
But what she valued, what made
her happy was FAITH. She lost
her husband, and firmly believed
that she would see him and live
With him again. II was that, not
her success, that brought happi-
ness in late years.
You may say of Faith, the COM
forter, what Voltaire said of God:
If there had not been any IL would
have been necessary to invent one.
Human beings could not have done
without.
Coal miners say that the Presi-
dent depnves them Of constitut-
donal rights when he interferes
with their strike. The Constitu-
tion says the Constitution can be
changed II the constitutional
rights Of SOC, 900 miners threaten
the comfort, work, living of
SO, ,o00, 900, how long should it take
the people to change the Constitu-
ton and eliminate those rights ?"
From the President down, no in
telligent, just man would deprive
any other of his right. There are
two sides to the question-the
rights of SOC, 900 miners and the
RIGHTS of all the others in the
nation Of 100 ,0oo,0o0
Men have a right to work, to
heat, to light, to transportation.
They have right to demand that
miners and mine owners shall adj
just their quarrels without saying
to the 100000 900: "You shall
walk to your work, If you have
any, and endure cold, and go with
out light while We settle our little
quarrel"
sHe hath put down the
mighty" Did you see the first
photographs of the Kaiser with
his thin beard, his mild express
sion, his mustache, not standing
up with the help Of waxg It is a
tired, quiet, thin. worn face that
appears under the soft hat. Per-
h&ps the mind back Of that face is
Guieter, more peaceful and content
than it was in the days when it
had itself photographed riding a
horse on a saddle without any
stirrups, as Caesar used to, ride,
ard made up to look Ike Caesar.
= he curse of the Emperor,s life
- t1se Ae tod him when he wes
: baby, that God had selected him
to rule scores of millions and lead
them 70 slaughter when he chose.
Without that lie, the energy that
made him develop his country,
create industries, build great ship
lines, surpass others In industry,
might have made him a blessing to
she world and happy man.
Released for immediate publ
cation" comes from the National
Security League little document
asking, Whenever was manhood
possible except as inseparable
from the ownership Of property"
Property is fine; no man should
be separated from it except by due
process of law. Nevertheless, it
Is possible TO have manhood quite
separate from ownership Of prop
erty. Il says, "Foxes have holes,
and birds of the air have nests;
but the Son of Man hath not where
to lay His head" He had no prop
erty to speak of, nevertheless, He
could not be described as lacking
in manhood There have been
humber examples also. Lincoln
didn't have much property. He
tried hard and unsuccessfully to
get FIVE thousand dollar job with
the Government. John Brown
didn't take any securities with him
to Harpers Ferry. Christopher
Columbus never got rich, he went
TO prison 1t is comfortable to be
rich. Honest wealth should not be
disturbed. But it is possible to be
poor and still manly.
Captain Boycott, working for the
-1AA VI DfArs Ia 1OAuly mayo,
would be interested to know how
useful his name is in modern days,
and how sometimes It represents
crime, and sometimes "wise states
manship." Practically all the civ
ilized nations use the unpopular
captains name to designate con-
spiracy to iniure. With boycotting
as with killing it depends on who
does IT, IL individuals consp.re to
boycott another. that Is crime. II
one kills another, that is crime.
Bat IL the nation goes to war, to
Sill others, that is glory. And II
lot Of nations combine in a boycott
TO ruin another, as the nations of /
Europe are now combining TO
bring the Russian Bolsheviks to
their knees. that is statesmanship.
II all depends.
Living cost is higher, wages also
higher, although that is not mem
toned so often. A hundred wears
ago In this country there was lust
one man able to earn a dollar A
DAY all the year round No,