The Washington times., 1920-07-08
The WASHINGTON TIMES JULL1
This Country TALKS Well
Other Countries Do the Things About Which We Talk
- Some Other Things. ~.


When coal and power were scarce and dear, Washing
ton Capital Of the Nation talked about the huge power
that goes to waste in the Potomac where every national
Representative it. But nothing done but to direct
another Survey" That river would supply heat light
and power worth many millions year, and the National
Government OUGHT to set the good example But corpo
raons exploiting the inhabitants of the District OF
Columbia object, and that SETTLES It,
@ Georgia of the most energetic States Of the nation
ganticsy rich in natural resources loses every year in
her rivers water power equivalent to at least
EIGHT MILLION TONS OF COAL The citizens and the
press urge action to utilize this power but nothing happens
The situation duplicated in dozens of other States
Nothing Is done until private seshness sezes the power
and exploits 1t on the basis OF the highest price Tor coal
The people have shown ability to control their Gov
ernment their national for the national
benefit.
: Go east your map far darkest, Bolshevik
ridden Petrogad" and you find them bringing all the way
from the waterfalls of Finland power transformed
ITO electric current that will do each year the work OF
t8ttee million tons of coal
'b.And in Iceland you find water power developed in the
ss thorough manner supplying all the year around
taugh less in winter and that in spite OF the extreme
he force that runs to waste under the of intel
4oAmerican congressman is utilized in off Iceland
&SSS.ih Brazil there will be developed water power ex
8b&ifk. that Of Niagara.
a9h1 America we TALK well.
:s.exBst let us cheer up; not all is gloom.
Hnman beings dying 50 rapidly working Sucn snort
S Are like little creatures that build the coral islands
below the water each knowing nothing of what the
sshea.does.
vawaive half minutes thought today to the work of
kStel A. Carlson, mayor of jamestown, New York His
$&lxty, fifteen hundred dollars year.
.d For fifteen years he worked for municipal ownership
falling citizens that they ought to their property
d get the benefit Of instead Of letting somebody it
for them and exploit them
Having worked for municipal ownership not corpo-
ngs strictly limited fifteen hundred dollars year
This individual fighter for the public interest succeeded
in establishing municipal ownership of electric light
plant, water works. markets, and pig farm.
He next employed experts in the establishment of a
municipal milk plant to produce the milk as well as
pasteurize it and deliver it.
Mayor Carlson also found time to fight and try to
regulate the Pennsylvania National Gas Company that
questioned the right of New York State regulate it,
its prices in any way
simultaneously Mayor Carlson worked to solve the
winter coal problems for his citizens.
And at least ninety nine millions of Americans
heard of him. If he had stolen few millions illegally
everybody would know him.
You owe this information to Mr. Pryde municipal re-
porter for Edward L. Aliens Jamestown Morning Post
He sent in the facts above
Nathan Hale American patriot hanged by the British
q spy, said:
81 only regret that have but life to lose for
my country
Major John Andre British patriot hanged by the
Americans spy asked he had anything say replied
Nothing but to request you to witness to the world
that I die like a brave man.
An enthusiastic young woman said Major Andres last
words much the finer An old with white hair
and little Of it said, mo" What do you say?
Assuming that both men were sincere and not posing
Nathan Hale the American had in opinion the nober
thought
Nathan Hales last words show that he was thinking
about his COUNTRY