The Washington times., 1920-04-23

confIscation Bad Business.
Who votes for Johnson7
The World Like a Watch.
How Rich Is the U. S. AT

lno6e poworxui nnAnclAuy Wouiu
be foolish IL they put through con-
fiscstion Of property by legisiation.
They might in some future day
see their own property confscsted.
Those powerful politically are
foolish when they confscate the
political rights of others. They
may see their political rights con-
fiscsted. This should be borne in
mind by the Republican party in
the State Of New York, now con-
fiscating the political rights OF
those that choose to vote the
Socialist ticket.
The question is not, What do
you think of Socialism, but What
% your opinion of the Constttu-
ti0saI right of the citizen TO e1-
press his vieps on Election Dcy!
Johnson carried Michigan over
whelmingly, The New York Times
said that Red Radicals, the ]. w.
w. and similar wickedness had
cast the votes.
Then johnson carried Nebraska.
The New York World by way Of
disparagement suggested that
German votes had done the trick
for Johnson" IL that, were so-it
is not-the World need not be ex-
cited. Joseph Pulitzer, powerful
and truly patriotic creator OF the
World, was born in Austria and
spoke with a strong German ac-
cent to his dying day.
Montana, apparently, is to give
johnson a "walk-over," as Mark
Sullivan puts it in, his letter from
Washington. What explanation
will the New York Times and
World give Of that?
California, especially, will be in
terested in the suggestion that her
fighting product, johnson, gets
only the votes of "undesir-
ables." On the day that il de-
feated Hughes, the State Of Cali
fornia went to johnson by about
300, 900. At. tho California pri-
mary those voters will tell the
New York World and Times what
they think of the suggestion that
the Californian candidate, Hiram
Johnson, has no respectable sup
porters.
The Allies plan to build bridge
across the Bosphorus. When It Is
done, you will travel from Calais to
the Cape of Good Hope without
changing cars.
Why not from London to the
Cape of Good Hope by building
tunnel under the Channel? Do
the English and French not yet
trust each other?
Also, why not a bridge connect
ing the Ansrican continent with
= the island On which New York
City rests, and with Long Island?
1t is interesting to read Of con-
Meeting Europe and Asia with a
bridge, when New York and New
Jersey still lack that convenience.
We have our own American brands
of backwardness.
Nobody is independent. Look
into this world as you look into
your watch. Every little wheel de-
pends on every other wheel.
Railroad men strike and Henry
Ford is forced to lay off 10000
workmen, whose wages amount to
S200,000 a day. He cannot get ma
terial.
There is a panic in Japan, the
stock exchange closes-they have
GpA inn cfnnE
bling.
From the old home Of the Hairy
Amos bad financial news crosses
the Pacific Ocean, and Wall Street
organizes its little panic.
Germany and Russia, gigantic
wheels in the world machine, are
blockaded. boycotted, while AUS
tria, another wheel, is broken.
Nitti, Italian premier, says truly
that the world cannot recover
with these wheels" out Of bust
ness. .'..
Judge Gary, before the Bar AS
sociation of Boston last Septem-
Der, said From an economic
standpoint, considering of para
mount significance the question of
benefit to ourselves, we ought to
resume business relations with
Germany and Austria at once"
Gary certainly knows something
about business. Our Government
prefers to remain "at war" with
Germany. A good joke, perhaps,
but not good business.
Lloyd George says the peace
League is half joke, half failure,
only put through to please and
oblige President Wilson anyhow.
Lloyd George knows.
Another prominent gentleman
says: "France and England are
the League of Nations" He is
mistaken. ENGLAND is the
League of Nations. If she isIreal-
ly sick of it, the League will die.
The other nations are like the
clerks from downstairs, called up
to help the firm deliberate. You
know who decides the deliberation.
Somebody is worried because