The Washington times., 1920-09-21


preparing to celebrate the 6OQth
anniversary of the death Of Dante.
For Dante many monuments are
suggested. The Italian minister
of education wisely suggests that
the best way to honor Dante Is TO
read his works.
The Germans discuss the value
Of ,Hegeps philosophy.
Philosophers generally come
under the heading, who is this
that darkeneth counsel by WORDS
without knowledge?"
Hegel described his own value
to the world when he said:
"Only one man understands me,
and he really doesn't understand
me-"
If you think Hegel might inter-
est you, 20 to the public library
and try his "Phenomenology OF the
Mind" You will learn that he
wouldn't interest you. He died OF
cholera, and was buried as he de-
sired to be, between Solgcr and
Fichte. sN
Greater in value than all Hegel's
philosophy are Fichte's simple
words: "God may forgive you for
depriving children of bread that
costs money. He will not forgive
you for depriving them of air and
sunlight that cost nothing"
The difference between Dante
and Hegel is the difference be-
tween eternal truth and beawty sx-
pressed in art and feebls human
guessing expressed in philo40phy.
You rsali3e this whA9 y66 ZEE
Dante, dead six hundred years,
commanding the admiration Of She.
earth, and Hegel, alive only ninety
years ago, with Germany, his own
land, wondering whether his work
was really useful.
1t happened In caves hall, a mil
lion years ago. it happened the
other day in Chicago. Mrs. Law
renee looked on in her apartment.
Max Cohen was calling. David
Slavin, unwelcome, knocked. A
half hour later Slavin lay dead.
Cohen confessed he had choked him
to death with his bare hands. Real
"cave man stuff" One man did
not dare let the other get far
enough away to pick up anything
dangerous.
The former Kaiser is writing a
new will, his last testament
What different will from the one
he expected to write! He can
leave to his wife and children only
what a Socialist German republic
and Ebert, the harness-maker
president, will allow him to have.
Instead of leaving to each son a
throne, he may leave to each q
little furniture from his small
house in Holland. He hath put
down the mighty" many and many
n time In the worlds history.
The Japanese say they are be-
coming democratic Their roy
atty sis getting close to the peo-
pie" They have a grand reform.
Formerly, when any member OF
the royal family, from a royal
baby in arms to doddering dow
ager, went oVt for a walk or
drive, trafhc was suspended an
hour beforehand. Now they only
stop trafic and make the Japanese
stay indoors with their hands on
their mouths while the royalty is
passing.
Cox makes fight to win Cali
fornia." That brings a smile To
Hiram Johnson as he sits con-
templating the Pacific. If a canary
can take a mouse from a large cat.
Mr.. Cox can take California from
johnson and the Republican party
and Harding and Coolidge this
election.
California is not apt TO vote for
Mr.. Cox and his League Of Nations
that would allow England and
Japan combined to make laws for
tie United States.
The New York Times hopes that
seven" Hiram johnson and Sena-
tor Borah, warned by the Wall
Street explosion, "wiu think twice
before again crying out upon wick
ed international bankers who
would sell their country's honor
and safety" The Times doesn't
know Borah or johnson II it thinks
any explosion can prevent their
telling the truth.
Paul Clay, financial writer, says
IFS wrong to dissolve trusts, be-
cause you kill the good in them and
leave the bad. They are worse af-
ter being dissolved. That is par
ticularly true when the trust law
yer tails the attorney general ex-
sctly how he would like to have
the dissofvinG done.
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