Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-08

turb CarTanza.
Mexico's oil supply is national
lied" a pleasant word borrowed
from Russia. meaning that Mexico
decides to confscate property OF
Americans and other foreigners.
Her bandits kidnap the American
consul, Jenkins, then Carranza puts
him in Jail, saying the kidnapping
was put up job. There won't be
any war. probably, for. as North
cliffe says. this is a patient coun-
try.
This headline you read rarely:
Undertaken Commits Suicide"
Arthur Kaiser is his name. Con
necticut his State. The line holds
you. You know that girls in candy
stores soon get tired OF candy and
COZ ks have poor appetites-they see
too much food.
An undertaken. you would say,
mus, see enough of death. without
rushing into Il. But you never can
tell what a human being viii do.
Victor Berger, running for Con
gress, after being put out. reminds
you OF Tim Healy, the Irishman. put
Sf the floor by the Speaker and
NunnIng up TO the Prince OF Wales
place IN the gallery to continue in
sulting Colonel Sanderson, OF whom
he said, 1.-THE honorable and gal
liant gentleman is wilful and cow
aIdly liar
Berger is out with platform
nearly all Of its planks against"
something. This shows intelli
gence, for men vote AGAINST
things more often than FOR them.
Many not Socialists viii see merit
in these two lines of the platform:
Against 100 per cent profiteer-
ing masquerading as 100 per cent
Amcricanism."
\ Sad as it may sound, it seems
quite probable that Berger viii be
reelected, although Republicans
and Democrats have united against
him.
His constituents in Wisconsin APP
parently think that they, not mem
hers of Congress living in other
States, should select their represen-
tative. They are like the English
men hat insisted on rejoicing
Bradlaugh, condemned because he,
fooiishly. denied the existence of
Goa, and would not take the pre-.
scribed oath.
The eigbt-hour day as "a world
principle" Is urged at the Washing
ton International Labor Conference.
It is a good principle, but In parts
of the world-China. for instance
lack OF machinery makes il impos-
sible for populations to keep alive
on an eight-hour working basis.
In a country where they drill
wells two and three thousand feet
deep the hammering power being
stone In a mans hands, that man
can't earn a living in eight hours.
But hands plus machinery can do it,
and will. Develop and dis
tribute machinery, good pay,
good books, with leisure to read
them, and you'll solve social prob
lems-in a few centuries.
A witty person. disappearing eight
hours a day and high wages. says
The great working class will soon
b. spending eight hours in sleep,
s'gnt hours at work, eight hours
spending what they earn"
Would that he worse than the
small class now existing and devot-
ing the entire twenty-Cour hours to
spending what somebody else earn
ed.
Fair women When she cuts loose
Is difficult Ask the Mexican strik-
ers. whose women. the other day,
first took their Jobs, then drove them
back to work. Ask the ghost OF
Dionysius. hunted and torn to
pieces by the Bacchae, group of
ladies that included his own moth
er. Ask Southern politicians, who
say, Eve can control the votes Of
black men, but heareu save us 81
the black women vote
Ask Miss Cobb, superintendent OF
Bedford Reformatory for Women in
4Nbh i VI n JUG says AAO OuAN SUI
cessfu1 method with young ladies' in
her institution is handwriting them
70 cell bars, putting them on a
bread diet and holding their heads
IN cold water until they lose their
volubility. which is extreme. The
authorities perhaps will pass on
Miss Cobbs views.
Mrs. Hoffman matron OF the re
formatory, contributes The interest
ing information that some young
ladies actually ENJOY the soothing
effects OF the handouts
This sounds, but is not incred
ible. Many slaves hated Lincoln
when he talked about setting them
free. And this country hears now
from many clinging vine ladies'. anti
suffraglsts bemoo ming the loss Of
their political han icuffs. Handouts
really are soothing. All history
p1Nves It, luckily for the world
That explains why so many men trot
along peaceful and contented
through life, handcuffed to a little
job and a little salary, that saves
them the trouble OF thinking.
The fondness Of the many for the
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