The Washington times., 1920-08-11
Today
labor's Veto In Europe.
Some Busy Grand Dukes.
Secretary Daniels.
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by ARTHUR BRISBANE
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Livy 8. Richard, editorial writer.
who follows world events with q
serious mind, says: The most
important happening in nifty years
Is British labor serving notice on
the British government that II will
not tolerate or interest itself In
the war against Poland. That ib
labor in England exercising the
recall"
American labor that must de-
eide this fall on the Peace League,
the scheme to bring the United
States into every future war,
should know that first the labor
OF England and now the labor of
France have told the governments
OF France and England that they
have had enough war and do not
propose to be sent out lighting In
order to enable Poland to get what
she wants from Russia.
There is a mistaken impression
In this country to the effect that
American labor is for the League"
American labor is for peace, and
therefore against the misnamed
Peace League.
Certain officials, representing a
certain part OF labor, declared in
favor Of the Peace League in a
convention at Atlantic City. They
acted under the inspiration of their
highest official, Mr.. Gompers. an
admirable and sincere man. But
Mr.. Gompers Is an Englishman,
born In England. Ninety-nine per
cent OF him has become thorough
ly American, but the one per cent
that represents his Peace League
lnclinations is one hundred per
cent cen British and not at all Ameri-
Mr.. Gompers. who lived and
grew to be a man in England,
quite naturally has intense feel
ing for the land of his birth. That
Is no reason for sending boys, born
and brought up here, to fight in
ninety-nine different parts of Eu-
rope for England.
The Pope has ordered world
wide prayers for Poland. Appar-
emily Poland is to receive little
other than spiritual help. Lloyd
George says the Poles were warn
ed not to attack Russia; their
troubles are their own fault.
Russia is going ahead to prove
with military victory the only
thing that the world or history
recognizes-that she is not to be
trifled with.
And Russian mobiles and Grand
Dukes, which is excellent news,
are trying running truck gardens
and dairies in France, and doing it
successfully. That is better occu-
patton for them than eating fancy
French apples, ponanses do C0lVilbe,
at the Cafs AA0lais at Nice in the
morning, and betting the limit at
Trente ct Qudrante at Monte Car
10 in the afternoon with the money
of half-starved Russian peasants.
By the way, as you study the
Russian victory, look over these
facts: Germany will not allow
Jews to hold any permanent place
in the army or in diplomacy. You
know what happened to Germany.
Russia has a jew, TrotSky, at
the head of her military organiza-
tion. You know what is happen
ing to Russia's enemies.
Jewish intelligence in Russia
and all other intelligence in Rus
sia are used for the revolution.
And whereas formerly dissatisfied
peasants were sent out on a pro-
gram to pacify them by letting
them kill a few Jews, the same
Jews are now helping the same
peasants to achieve independence
through revolution-the only way
they could possibly get it. -.
To Secretary Daniels: What do
YOU think of using Germany's
battleships, turned over to the
United States, as targets to be
fired at by our sailors, and sunk?
Quite apart from the stupid sug-
gestion that valuable metal is sent
to the bottom of the ocean, what
about national dignity?
Suppose the Germans had cap
tured our warships and used them
as targets, what would this coun-
try have said?
When a man is beaten and down
you do not kick him in the face or
in the ribs. And when you have
taken the warships of a defeated
nation you may, if you choose,
give them decent burial-better
still, use the old metal. Is it worthy
of a nation to use those ships as
targets when a floating board
fence, painted to look like q ship,
would make target just as good?
Mr.. Cox says that he sees a
philosophy Of joy" in the Peace
League speech made by his run
ming mate, Roosevelt. Joy for
whom? For profiteers, perhaps.
The New York Times says in its
financial column that Wall Street
is beginning to talk Of big war
orders and Of great prosperity for