Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-05
I oday
Be Thankful.
No Harm in INT.
No Fund For McAdoo.
5000 Miles From Europe.
BY Arthur Brisbane

By Arthur Brisbane !
Ea thankful that so far as Amer
ics Is concerned the Peace League
is dead. II would have kept this
country at war and its citizens IN
der heavy taxation for yeav. Ii
would probably have ended in 8
world war against America
lie thankful that your country
made its big experiment more than
hundred years ago, went through
the fire successfully, and is not
burning up now, like Russia.
Be thankful that you got out the
war late and got out OF it soon; you
and your nation would have been
bankrupt had it been otherwise.
These small pieces Of news illus
trate on Thanksgiving morning
what busy world il is In Paris
they have found a substitute for
human blood, in cases of transfu-
sion. It Is made of sea salt and gum
arabic. That means less romance in
lthe world, no more heroes saying.
Take g quart of my blood"
The Mexicans have shot one of
their ablest men, General Angeles.
for reblling against the Mexican
government. He deserved to De pen
lsioned, not shot. Before he died he
told Mexicans they were wrong in
Their idea that the United States
army is small, contemplate, not to
be feared.
They would not believe Angeles
yesterday. They may believe him a
title later.
They are looking for Reds" in
whose quarters were discovered
hundred bottles supposed to con-
attn INT. high explosive.
Many are uselessly alarmed for
heIr government when INT is
mentioned.
No government was ever de-
ftroyed by explosives applied from
without. II is foolishness applied
rom within that destroys goven-
nents. Bear in mind the saying Of
he wise Frenchman, "Monarchies
IRE destroyed by poverty. Repub-
les by wealth" If this government
S ever destroyed, accumulated mo-
Pey, not INT, will be responsible.
w. G. McAdoo has broken the
irst rule OF big business" He has
Ell the people know what profit big
business makes.
II NJ. McAdoo runs for president
IN 1920, along with the rest OF the
frowd and needs campaign contri.
buttons, he will have to get them
rom those that burn coal, not from
niners that sell it.
As Secretary of the Treasury be
knew what coal gentlemen were
making in the way OF profits, for
hey had to tell In their income tax
reports. At least they had to tel
sart Of IT.
And McAdoo casually tells you
hat soome of those men who say
hey cannot afford TO increase the
wages OF workmen were making as
high as two thousand per cent pro-
it,
'
bier who said, when told that he
cheated Il know it, but | don't like
o be told so"
Coal gentlemen and others rob
ping the public know they are rob
pers, but they don't like TO be told
20. They wont forgive McAdoo in
hurry.
In the pittsburg district, as men
ioned the other day, steel work
nent lost more than twenty six mil
ion dollars in wages in a efw
weeks.
The Iron Ase shows thai the
seel companies have lost in reduc-
I'd production one hundred and
wenty-six million dollars in the
same time. Rather unpleasant read
ng at time when the world needs
ibove all things production, and
production of iron especially.
Here is q text for clergymeni
Sergeant Nicholis OF the Durham
light Infantry, who is stone blind,
pas lost both hands and two ribs
knd has received "seceral hundred
minute wounds" is perfectly
cheerful Britisher and breaches on
happiness" A fine example for
many chronic WORKERS" but not
surprising.
The only real happiness is found
n earnest thought, for only what
he brain does is worth while
A man blind and without hands
bound 10 DO a great deal of
blinking
Bread lines in Madrid Italys
|oal supply practically exhausted.
ugo-Slavs threatening war. Ger
mans in Baltic in desperate plight.
etreating before Lettish troops
hooting into trainloads OF refu-
ees.'
Such are q few headlines. The
world IS far from the happiness
hat peace was to bring aud il is
ar from PEACE. Be thankful YOU
i've 5000 miles from Europe and
ont lot anybody or any League"
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