The Washington times., 1920-12-24
The World Is Not Perfect
"A new low record for cotton" and "stagna
All the More Reason for Working to Make 1t Better
Various Matters.

"A new low record for cotton" and "stagna-
ments Hundreds of millions of human beings in Europe
and in Asia not half clothed.
Leather piled up in warehouses selling for onetenth
Of it's value and demand for it. Millions with
out shoes In Europe and in Africa and most shameful Of
ALL thousands of children in America kept from school
parents ashamed to send them almost barefoot
In war the nation showed efficiency No is too
great trouble excessive when to arranging for
the murder of distant people who have not injured
All effort great when it to helping those
that need Government help
They do things queerly in England. Mr..
Farrow is head of bank with branches throughout the
country Poor people especially had their money to the
tune of twenty millions, in those banks.
The banks failed, people lost their money And this
Is the funny part the English actually put Mr.. Farov in
jail
If Mr. Farrow had worked in the United States instead
of being in Jail he would be at Palm Beach, smoothing out
his fannes and telling his friends how sincerely he hoped
that poor would get at least
the dollar.
In Germany, things stranger than in England
For in Germany when banker fails he commits suicide
serious view is taken of such little thing running
q few small fish.
The State of Mississippi, having put the fire
insurance companies of business is suing them
thousand million dollars in the way of anti trust fines. The
State probably won't get the two thousand millions But
it might make interesting experiment. lesson to the
nation by finding out through State insurance. what fire
insurance really costs Those that buy insurance houses
barns business places automobiles etc. and pay for
essnes arson and other waste would like to know what
insurance is actually worth.
An iron concern in North Carolina will let
the wokmen the works. pay all overhead and
take all the profits Many outside of the iron
business and outside of North Carolina would be glad do
the for while Ask the leather for instance.
They will tell you that taking all the profits just now
would be light job
Lord Northcliffe's London Times calls Sec
rotary Daniels alarmist because Daniels wants big
fighting navy for the United States The Times tells Mr.
Daniels in solemn tones that there is mo underak
ing system of competitive naval building" and, anyhow
this would not be happy moment to launch it. That of
depends whether afford it, and what your
money worth. This country as happens afford
it, In the fable the fox that lost its tail told the other
foxes that tails were foolish and out of fashion.
Lord Northclife asks MIR. Daniels what combination
of powers he possibly have in mind menacng the
United States Mr. Daniels might reply any combination
of powers tempted by their poverty and by the wealth
of the United Statesfor instance combination of Eng
land and Japan, already working under offensive and
defensive arrangement of which the details known
to the outside world
England and Japan with fleets big enough to blockade
all the world except America by threat worth
considering Of course love them and hope they love
But we feel about them the coored lady, after the
earthquake felt when she moved from the brick church
the wooden church She said she tusted the Lord but
didn't believe in foolng with him.
England's troubles just now are Ireland,
lack of employment and lack of money three
troubles The British government lack Of employment
is the most serious problem. England at least is trying
do something building roads and undertaking other
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