Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-08-07
Thoughts of Today
Some Races.

IL we udu >DeeIl llNlHS Ill Iettliy
truly Socialistic condition we would
have arranged the cup races in a very
different manner to which they were
sailed. In the first race Shamrock
should have cut her throat halyards
Immediately upon perceiving what
had happened to Resolute. In the sec
ond race she would have waited until
ResOlute overlook her sO~that they
could cross the line together, and vice
versa in the third and fourth races.
Indeed the fourth race was idealistic,
but for the time allowance, both yachts
having made the same time. The cup
would be bestowed to each nation al
ternately each second year. Let all
things be done equally and in order.
Paper Warfare.
Socialists remind one very much Of
paper wasps. They do nothing but
sting. But they DO sting, and that is
something. Their structures are of
paper and are merely curiosities of
literature. Many of their theories
have been used by both Republicans
and Democrats the chief example being
the tariff system, which is SOcialistic
in professional intent and capitalistic
in effect.
Free Trade.
The true League of Nations will be
founded on FREE TRADE. What is
the great weapon threatened by the
present league against any who vio-
late the international agreement? A
blockade. That means, NO TRADE,
the perfection Of protection. If the
different countries of Europe would
adopt free trade where would our
boosted supremacy over all other civil
cation come in? We have free trade
all over the United States and this IS
the real cause of the cohesion and
friendliness between the states. Where
would they get revenue for the gov
eminent? Ask any single taxer and
you will be paralyzed with astonish-
ment at his answer. You never thought
of it before
A Stuff Headed Prophet.
The ridiculous nonsense existing in
the mind of General Ludendorff is ex-
emplified in his recent statement that
Poland is a barrier against Bolshe-
vism. Why Poland, more than Ger
many? There is no special virtue that
Poland has that no other nation pos
sesses. Is Bolshevism right? If so,
no Polish barrier can prevent England
and the United States from adopting
it. But this numbskull thinks that we
irht NV
as he was accustomed to do in Ger
many. He does not know ordinary
morality. Bolshevism will never pre-
vail if it is the evil we believe it to
be. The Allies were foolish enough to
leave a German rascal CPilsudskD in
charge of the Polish army. This fell
low drove out Paderewski and at
tackled Russia so as to invite the Rus
sian armies to destroy Poland and
then connect up directly with Ger
many. The whole propaganda is plain
as daylight. One sensible man in Ger
many is Dr. Walter Simon the foreign
secretary, who says that Poland should
be a. bridge and not a barrier between
Russia and Germany. Free trade over
Polish territory would build this
bridge and make for the happiness and
prosperity of all three countries.
Prosperity VS.. Reform.
1t is impossible to bring about any
radical reform in times of great pros
perity We are conservative by nature
and we are afraid to disturb condi-
lions. On the other hand we have
leisure to study social economics with
unbiased minds. When hard times
come, we are prepared for change in
the right direction if we have made
good use Of our time of prosperity. If
tons we have no standard by which
We may direct or judge popular de-
mands. You must remember that peo-
pie during times of scarcity are like
ship-wrecked passengers on raft
When starvation draws near, 1t is
every one for himself so any measure
that promises to take wealth from
those that have it and give to those
in want appeals to the popular magma
ton. The good Samaritan sent in no
bill to the man he had rescued, thus
showing himself to be quite unbusi-
nesslike. However, the normal man
does not wish to be the object Of
charity. Then again he does not seek
to live by taking from his neighbor
any means of subsistence without rem
dering a fair service in exchange. This
is why we object to the payment of
annual land values to private individu-
ais who give no service in return, or
to those who profit by speculation in
vacant land.
EARSEN I. SOPEN.