The Washington times., 1920-12-06
Today
Harding's Two Good Ideas.
Cabinet Named Now.
Big Navy; Two Kinds.
Lady and Gorilla.
ARTHUR BRISBAN
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name his Cabinet IN FEBRUARY anu
put them to work right away, not
at their official desks, Of course,
but elsewhere, studying conditions
and getting ready for work that
cannot actually begin before
March s. The first problem to be
considered by Mr.. Harding and all
of his advisers is lack Of employ
ment for American workers. No
problem can be solved until that
is solved.
The first step, regardless OF all
sentimentality, is to see that
American workers make Me
things used IN America. While
American workers lack work there
should be no purchasing abroad
of anything that Americans can
make. And what Is done for
mechanics and laborers should be
done also for farmers.
Sympathy for other nations Is
most becoming. But PROVISION
for American workers is the first
consideration. The world is torn
by a war that still continues. This
country did not start 1t. however
earnestly Europeans may try to
make us feel responsible for the
war and for them.
The first business of this coun-
try is to LOOK AFTER THIS
COUNTRY. II that be brutal
selfishness, make the most of it.
Fortunately, Mr.. Harding knows,
by the size of the vote and the
ONE issue of the campaign, that
he was elected to attend to THIS
country, not to Mesopotamia,
Armenia, Hipdustan. And he will
attend to the job for which he was
chosen.
Another woman, Mrs. Clara
Smith Hamon, having killed the
man in the case, presents to your
attention another diary of which
the moral, for foolish men. reads
Women are not as helpless as
you may think
ut ItNolNCi AdS uoIC hiuSh W
make mans brutality dangerous
to man.
If Sappho had had a revolver
, she would probably have shot
Phaon and written a diary about
. him instead of jumping into the
sea from the Leucadian rock.
Mrs. lannon's shooting, not now
before the courts, may be discuss
ed. Her lawyer should present to
the jury two pictures:
First, photograph Of the
statue showing a gorilla carry
ing off white woman.
Second, picture Of Mrs. Clara
Smith Hamon and Of the man who.
according to her diary, kept her in
hideous moral slavery.
The lawyer would say: Gentle
men of the jury, you would be
glad to hear that the woman in
the gorilla's clutch had killed the
gorilla.
"You ought to congratulate my
client, Mrs. Hamon, on having
killed the man that made her life
an unbearable torture. | request
you to set her free, with your
compliments"
Illegal violence is to be regret
ted, always, but it Is well, occa-
sionally, to have a woman and a
diary come along to warn men Of
certain kind that you cannot
fal1 nrnho q ndIca
to be bought and sold.
Thus far, you will admit. every
word that has come from Harding
is encouraging and on the right
American lines.
He demands now AMERICAN
ships, sailing to every foreign
port, and does not seem to care
much what England thinks on
that question.
The present 00vernment, after
allowing the pas .-aye of bill most
beneficial to American ships, ar
bitrarily killed the bill when it
became evident that it did not
suit the plans of Great Britain.
Harding's Administration, based
on the theory that THIS is the
best country, that it should have
an Administration for America,
not for any other country or
group of countries, may do the
work of reconstruction that will
spread from here to the rest of the
world.
A sufficient reply to League Of
Nations vaporings is contained in
these few words Of Harding's lat
est speech:
II want to acclaim the day when
America is the most eminent of
the maritime nations. l hope we
may find a way to work toward re-
duction of armamemts. but until
that time comes I want Navy for
American defense that is equal to
the aspirations Of this country.
And I want our merchant ships
sailing to every mart in the
world"
That covers the ground in the
American way. The Navy must