The Washington herald., 1920-03-05

man embassy Is being re-dec6rated
and Richard Strauss Is 70 be played
Saturday in Queens Hall.
Opposed to the labor movement
for naturalization IL another or
ganization which I'm great posters
''Nationalixation - the consumer
pays. We cannot afford to ruin
Britain in order to prove that a
Fabian may be fool: while theorists
think the public knows that. the
profits of all private enterprises,
taken over by the State, have auto
matically become losses"
Europe Lacks Leaders
Today Europe has reserve. but
lacks leadership. In England. France
and Italy the public is thinking and
planning for the future. The peo-
pie are gradua1ly,-painfully excited
ly, but hopefully, cropping toward
reconstruction.
Twas impressed by the contrasts
by the conditions in England be-
fore, during the war and now; by the
conditions in France in 1913 and
today-as much as was impressed
by the similarity of the, outward
| aspects of London, Paris, Geneva.
Philadelphia, Minneapolis, st. Louis
or of any large American city.
With the exception Of the war
dumps. where billions of dollars
worth Of used and rotting war sup
plies are heaped, England has not
changed much. Railroad travel IN
just as comfortable, In some In
stances more comfortable, than in
1911. The streets, hotels and shops
of London are just as crowded and
busy as ever.
1t is true that there is under
production. that everyone is talking
either Of naturalization or is crit
icising the excessive taxes or de-
nouncing the extravaganza Of the
governments.
Coal Shortage Severe.
There is a serious shortage Of
coal production, but railways and
factories. mines and ships are being
operated; warehouse space is at.
premium: prohibition is, hotly de-
bated; food prices are high, and
| constantly increasing.
A millionaire member of parlia-
ment has opened on the Strand a
clothing shop, selling at reduced
prices, and the police have to keep
the crowds back to protect the
store. Expensive private automo-
biles are beginning to appear in
great numbers. There's a growing
| tendency toward consolidation of
| capital. Newspapers daily carry
| announcements of stock and bond
sales for new corporations. consoli-
dations ndsexpansionsi Apartments
and houses are at a premium.
Paris is very similar to London
in external appearance. The night
life of Paris has come back with a
| flourish.
Almost anything can be had for
tips. but nothing is obtainable
without them,
In both Italy and France one now
finds temperance and prohibition
bill posters, which is an indication
that enemies Of drink are active.
Moral Ideas Elevated.
| War has had the curious effect.
however, of lowering moral stand
ards and elevating moral ideas. 1t
has lowered production but it has
furnished new conceptions of the
work Of capital. industry and COM
merce. Whether these new ideas
are practical or advisable, and for
the good of society. is another mat
ter entirely, and, while they are
being debated. Europe is not ready
| to pass judgment.
The significant factors Of Europe
are the earnestness with which the
public everywhere is considering
changes, the earnestness with which
! business interests are attacking
vital and disturbing problems. and
the veryswidespread evidence of new
men and women entering politics and
4 appearing before the public as lead
( ers.
| In the governments themselves
| this is not evident yet, but within
/ a year. IL not earlier, even the cam
outage of the present political
4 leaders will wear away, for the
future of Europe will be an indus
4 trial and commercial future, and the
new leaders will be men who are
| experts in business, not bosses
and jugglers of politics.
Business Leaders Needed.
European countries need just
! what America needs "A business
administration by business men, and
| in England and Italy these men are
| forging to the front. So are they
in Germany, Belgium and Switzer-
land, as we'll as in France, although
4 in that country capital and the
syndicalists, instead of appearing to
| De getting toeetner, are SEPARATING
| If Europe is Handicapped today
by idleness, 1t is due not alone to
exaggerated ideas of what the
workers think business can pay. 1t
] is due not alone to hatred of prof.
teers and indignation because OF
high prices, but to the muddled po-
Ilitical status Of Europe.
| Thirteen months after the armis-
tice still finds many of the most i'm
portant peace questions still unset
tied. 1t does not seem to ma that
anyone could travel in Europe to-
day without being impressed by the
4 fact that IL some OF these vexing
political issues were settled the
economic difficulties of Europe
could rapidly be adjusted.
! What Americas delay In raufyfnE
| Tia nnacn treaty has cost Enrnna