The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-14
Thought Of the Day.


Mr.. W. d Smith, cashier at the Bank
Of Benton. handed the reporter a day
or so ago a copy of his home paper,
the Concordia Sentinel. published at
yidalia. inviting attention to the con-
tribution which we have clipped and
reproduce below:
Dear Mr. Editor. We are told by
the head Of the Red Cross organiza-
ton that there is much work to do in
foreign countries, especially in Austria
and Poland. and the writer most heart
lily agrees with them. hut the need is
that this work should he done by the
Austrians and the Poles themselves,
in the fields and factories. and not by
the Red Cross in soup kitchens and
ratiolls and clothes.
Work Is a thing Of the past. 1t is
much easier to live without working
The Russians find it much easier to
keep half a million men i'll the field to
rob and plumber than to settle down
and go to work. There is plenty of
work for the Red Cross to do ut home,
hut there is no hmelight about it, and
the great desire Of every one these
days is to be in the linselight. We are
a forgetful people. Every one had for
gotten the bombing of Wall Street
few days ago. and we were much sur
prised to read that Mr. Burns had
decided that it was the work of the
Russian Reds, but the district attorney
differs with him. and thinks that lit
was the Rhode Island Reds. and every
one gets tired of the argument and
| is glad when they drop it.
We have an election coming OH this
fall and really have not the time to
| he bothered about the Russian Reds
Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Harding are between
the devil and the deep blue sea. The
| really monentons questions are the
League of Nations and Prohibition, and
che League of Nations people don't
care anything about Prohibition, and
the Hrohihitionists don't give hang
about the League of Nations. and it
looks as if it will make but little diff
ference who is elected. Mr.. Editor.
whoever is elected he will have some
thing else to face than the League of
Nations and Prohibition. lie may not
get a second term. hut he will always
remember the few Years he was In
office. 1t may beconle fashionable for
the Russian Reds to bomb all officials.
1 He may have to decide whether the
.Ianlnese shall have California. and all
4 those questions are not mentioned IN
the League of Nations or Prohibition
programs.
i The writer has just read an article
complaining about the sl0wness of con
trihutions to the Democratic campaign
fund. The cotton growers have ne
money to send. They will not he able
to pay their debts, and the position
takell by some Of the department head.
and the Federal reserve hanks leads III
to believe the Democratic party does
not want the cotton growers vote. Mr.
Houston does not approve of :. holtin:
cattell for speculation proposes" Whel
1t all passes out of the growers hand!
| ron will see cotton go to 20 CENTS ;
pound. This immediate section of cot
ton growing country is in worse slllp
than the writer has ever seen, it, TIL,
farmers in this section are facing I'M
9 pleasant conditions. They are h;lyin:
good reads built and will have hut littl
! produce to haul over them to market
and will get starvation price for til
products when they do haul them.