The Washington times., 1920-10-07

4 theatrical Costumer.
4 Great Frenchman.
Too Many Bites.
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Two amusing things In the
building of an American merchant
marine" A gentleman named FOX
q theatrical costumer. was al
lowed 10 buy q collection OF Ameri-
can ships. He didn't have money
to pay for them, but a little thing
like that didn't matter between tho
Administration and q thestricai
costumer. Our amusing Admins
tration did all it could TO help him
and start him in the ship business
On the other hand. = young man
named Averil Hartman. able 10
pay for ships. and anxious to 90
for American shipping what ms
father did for American railroad
ing, is treated as though he we're
q criminal by those that should
cooperate with him In the effort
to show the waters Of the world
what kind Of nag we have IN
America
The thing for Mr.. Hartman to
do is to put out sign rs theatri-
cal costumer, then he will find this
intellectual Administration ready
to sell him, on credit, any snip
OF which he can spell the name.
Yesterday the important French
officials visited solemnly the
house In Paris across the Seine
where Gambetta died. 1T was the
fiftieth anniversary Of the fall of
the empire and the establishment
Of the republic.
To the eloquence and courage OF
Gambetta more than to any other
force was due the establishment OF
the French power on a permanent
republican basis, after the French
disaster in 1870.
When Paris was surrounded by
troops, Gambetta went up in bal
loon, trusting to the winds that
might blow him out into the ocean,
defying sharpshooters of the Prus-
sian army, intent only upon the
business of France.
He stands out among great
Frenchmen, and France produced
really great men.
In these days of bigotry and in
tolerance it is worth while to re-
call the fact that the great
Frenchman," Gambetta, was a
Jew.
Lower prices do not mean cheer
fulness for everybody.
Cotton at twenty cents pound
means loss of q billion to the
South. 1t makes really little diff
ference in the price Of yard of
cotton goods. The cotton grower
was not the profitaer.
Changes in the price of farm
products have, within two months,
cost farmers one thousand seven
hundred and fifty-million dollars.
1t is not the price the farmer
gets that makes tfe high cost Of
living. He eot five cents quart
or less for his milk; somebody else
got twenty.
Our trouble is the high cost of
distribution too many individuals
taking bite out Of the apple as it
passes along.
More than one hundred boys at
Cornell are caught cheating in
examinations. The commander at
Plattsburg forbids his men (of-
ficers and private soldiers) to
cross q certain street because
whiskey is, sold in soft drink
parlors" on the far side Of that
street.
Lack Of respect for law prevails
in the United States. 1t Is un-
pleasant when displayed In cheat
ing by young boys with whom
honor should be first. 1t is dan
gerous when it shows that the
country is unable to control
criminals that get rich by selling
alcoholic poison.
A Spanish professor is sentenced
TO sixteen years in Jail for writ
ing three articles criticising the
monarchy" This nation criticised
the monarchy in 1776, and won.
The Spanish conviction for lese
majesty interests you, as you con-
slider the suggestion that this
country should enter the League
Of Nations and make itself re-
sponsible, in case of war, for the
various touchy "majesties" and
other out-of-date things in Europe.
Wouldn't It be better to let Europe
get rid of its kings. its imprison-
ment for criticism, and other an
tiquities before entering into any
contract TO make ourselves re-
sponsibie with men and money for
the fighting that they may start?
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