The Washington times., 1920-04-21

people pay earnest attention to the
great loss.
That strike loss is something
that the public could not help, and
r 1t lasted a few days only.
To keep our soldiers in Europe
costs a million dollars a day also.
That could be helped, and 1t ought
TO interest somebody, for 1T is a
stupid waste, running on indeh-
!, nitely.
1t would be especially interest
ing to know why nineteen thou
sand soldiers in Europe cost one
million a day. That is more than
$50 per day for each soldier. The
soldier is paid about a dollar a
, day, SO evidently each soldier costs
forty-nine dollars a day for board
and overhead. Considerable over
head, you would judge.
Keeping those men in Europe
seems particularly silly now In
view of the allies statement that
our opinions on European affairs
do not interest them, since we
(thank God) stayed out of the
Peace League.
We have nothing to say about
the rivalries and jealousies Of
Europe. We don't want anything
to do with them while they leave
Y us alone. Why should we keep
over there 10000 men, spending
81, 600, 900 a day and wasting the
time Of 10000 men needed at
home?
Another interesting statistic"
! tells you this nation will spend this
year more than $4,000, 900 900.
That sum is larger than the Brit
ish government will pay for the
years expenses with interest and
| amortization on a war debt piled
up during five years OF war and
i an army and navy bigger than
ours. When it comes to spending
|, money and getting little in return
/, for it, this Government can stand
/ comparison with any. ASK the
J aircraft spenders. They hold the
world championship.
Sir Auckland Geddes, formerly
j working on the Pennsylvania Rail-
/. road for day wages. comes back to
/, us as British Ambassador. Eng
/ land knows how to recognize abil-
ity, utilize and promote 1t.
Geddes brings with him q new
well found" expression. He sayS.
I "The British community OF ma
tons" when he means the British
sBritish community. Of nations
sounds better than empire here ID
q republic. And community OF
nations is what It really is, 2 great
and truly powerful community. 1t
rules the earth.
Walking down Fifth avenue. as
! he was about to sail for the Peace
! Conference. Colonel House said to
this writer: after this peace is
signed there will be Just two great
Powers in the world. England and
America. The, question to be de-
cided is, WHICH shall be THE
great Power?"
Walking up Fifth avenue yester-
day Colonel House remarked that
the important question had been
decided in favor of England. There
is no doubt that she came out Of
that conference THE great Power.
He looked remarkably we'll and
equally cheerful-what you might
call an optimistic Warwick.
Geddes advises Americans, in
cluding Irish-Americans, ito let
ireland alone, leave the Irish in
ireland to grapple with their own
political difficulties"
This country is always glad to
be advised by England. But 1t is
no lack of courtesy to point out
that England did not leave Egypt
alone" or India, or the Transvaal
or other regions near and far. And
she didn't stand aside" and leave
the natives to settle their prob
lens, either. If England can tell
Egypt which Khedive she shall
have, regulate child marriage and
widow burning In India (much to
her credit, send Dom Paul into
private life and declare her queen
empress OF far-off India, surely
Irishmen in America may reason
ably express opinions about Irish
government
Baer, farmers Congressman
from North Dakota, has intro
duced a bill to prevent gambling
in the necessaries of life. If that
bill doesn't pass, it means that a
few gamblers who make great for
tunes quickly have more influence
in this country than ninety-nine
millions of farmers and consum-
crs. The bill probably will not
pass.
You can go too far in the effort
to make people good by law. On
the island Of Tangier, in Chesa-
peake Bay, Virginia, Roland
Parks, seventeen years old, was
shot by the constable. The island
has a law saying that citizens
must go TO church or respectfully