The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-14

the Lord objected to flying on
Sunday. He would not let the birds
fly on that day.
Sixteen thousand men in New
England had their wages cut a lit
tie more than one-fifth yesterday.
Tens of thousands of other men In
New England are without any
work. There is only one impor-
tant thing: Government action to
supply employment and credits
properly protected.
You read that there are In this
country 100, ,o00,0o waste acres
that could be made productive by
drainage. You know that there
are other millions Of acres that
could be made fertile by irrigation.
We are passing ant-immigration
laws to keep out those that would
gladly drain, irriga.e. and develop
the land. And we are doing moth
ing to give the work to our own
people who need the work.
II plague starts, Government
does something.
II a war starts, Government
spends fifty billions and allows
every "patrioteer" to steal all he
can carry away.
II railroads need money, they
can get six hundred millions.
But when millions are out Of
work and other millions threaten
ed with idleness, Government does
nothing.
Gables from London yesterday
announced serious financial trou-
bles in Japan. There prices are
down, no one will buy, the old
story. This ought to check Japa-
nese desire for more warships, es-
pecially as Secretary Daniels
announces that this country
contemplates the building OF
EIGHTY-EIGHT new warships.
A real, big, frst-class warship
now costs forty millions. Money
would be very scarce in japan If
they tried to copy that Daniels
program.
= Mr.. Hoyt, of Garden City, Long
Island, suggests this interesting
thought: zone single State in the
Union controls all the States. The
controlling state is the national
state of mind Regulate that
state, and the others will be in
better condition"
Enemies of this country just
now are men utilizing lack OF en-
ployment and threat Of bad times
in seeking to destroy labor or
ganizations. Destroy the labor
unions, let men know they have
no remedy for their troubles IN
peaceful, legal organization and
negotiations, and you will have
.ho,r trv;no remedies that won't
please you.
In these days when whiskey,
cocktails, and similar refresh
ments are freely offered by your
friends, it is well to remember
that in every case, if you drink,
YOU may be stalking your eyesight
or your life on the character OF
the poison handed to you.
Within the last year two most
useful citizens, brothers, great en-
nloyers of labor and useful build
ers. died. One was killed quickly
and the other slowly by alcohol,
illegally sold, in New York
hotel.
Yesterdays newspapers told Of
a physical giant" who took one
drink of the modern alcoholic
poison, thought he was on fire,
and jumped off a bridge into the
river. The wise man, whatever
his views on prohibition, says,
"No, thank you" and is not influ-
enced by a label. There are many
manufacturers of well-known,
handsome labels to be used with
wood alcohol.
Caproni, able Italian, is building
n flying machine, heavier-than-air
type. to carry three hundred pass
cnpers across the Atlantic. Soon
will come the big, solid steel ma
chine. with an engine ten times as
powerful as any wind. That will
mean the end of slow travel on the
surface of the water.
Americans invented the flying
machine; Europe, France, Italy,
and Holland developed it. The
Government Of this country, with
it's billion-dollar aircraft fizzle, did
all it could to make joke Of it.