The Washington times., 1920-08-17
Today
Why in the Baltic?
Throwing the Javelin.
Some Real Government.
Welcome to 100000.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE

VCiCOtIic W oOO,VSSs
by ARTHUR BRISBANE
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United States wsrships are sent
to the Baltic. Why? Are we at war
with Russia? Has Congress au-
thorized anybody TO declare war
or take warlike measures? What
are United States ships doing in
the Baltic? Are they just parading
up and down, or laying the foun-
dation for fight with Russia that
will call for more men to go abroad
and be shot?
You are told that the Peace
League would not necessarily
mean war. But you notice that
merely TALKING about the Peace
League puts the Administration In
q mood that comes 80 near war as
to be interesting.
What have we to do with events
on the shores OF the Baltic? What
COuCeTu 10 IL Vi ouTb
II you want more war, II you are
anxious to buy for 500 more bonds
that drop down around $50, il you
want another dose of profiteering,
vote for the Peace League and you
will have all those things.
Yesterday the New York Even
Ing Post. owned in the office of
j. Pierpont Morgan and Company,
came out formally for the League
OF Nations and Cox" No wonder.
One big war made Morgan and
Company gigantically rich. Did 1t
make you gigantically rich?
You can guess what more war
would do for Morgan. What
would II do for you?
In the Olympic games Films
beat all comers and all records in
hurling the javelin. You are in
terested to see that these men of
the North have retained the
muscles and skill used in primitive
fighting.
Beyond that you care little
about javelin hurling, which is
throwing long, slight stick, sharp
ut one end.
There was a time when the fate
of armies and nations might de-
pend on the work such as that of
the mighty Finn. The Parthians,
from whose method of fighting we
get our "Parthian shot" con-
quered their enemies because they
knew, better than others, how to
throw a spear from moving
horse.
Little we care now about the
javelin, the Parthians, how they
worried the great Lucullus, or
\ about the fact that Lucullus should
be included among the worlds
great soldiers whenever Alexander,
Caesar, and Napoleon are named.
He was, perhaps, ablest of them
all, except Alexander. - -r
This country is running the
Island Of San Domingo, for the
benefit of the Dominican people.
The theory Is that the Dominican
people DO not know how to run
themselves, and apparently they
don't.
The military governor sent there
by the United States seems TO have
good ideas on government. He re-
ports that the bonded debt of the
San Domingo Republic is being
paid off rapidly. One loan. heavy
for the island, will be paid off. in
1925, instead OF 1858, as. planned.
Another payment will be complete
in 1922 instead of 1888.
Money saved by economy in gov
ernment has built good roads, pub
lie buildings, port improvements,
and there are schools for all the
children.
You would almost suggest that
our military governor In San Do
mingo be brought here to run this
country. He seems to be wasted on
so small place.
However, as it happens, San Do
mingo is simply managing San Do
mingo; it is not trying to finance
the whole of creation outside of
San Domingo.
A traveller reports that Italy is
ready to send 100000 men to the
United States to work. The 100000
would be welcome; any one Of half
dozen States could keep them
all busy, to their profit and to the
profit of the State.
The theory is alleged to be that
Italy makes her profit in the wages
earned and sent back by Italian
workers that come here. She is
welcome to the profit.
Every dollar that an Italian
workman sends from here to Italy
Is earned at least three times.
When he gets back there, 1t is
spent; the work he does here Gre
ating new farms, building roads,
ETC., remains.
Mrs. Seth Barton French, about
to sail for Europe, gives the news
papers for publication IAN awak-
ening call TO young America"
Mrs. French, much opposed to
Bolshevism, fears that it may
spread, and urges young Ameri-
cans with inherited wealth to set
a good example and do something
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