The state herald., 1920-03-19

Let all get DuSy anu cieaH up ehis
town. A little by each one means
much in the aggregate.
Parents of this community car
not take too much interest in oul
public schools. Too many Of us
are content to Just let things rock
along, trusting to the teacher to dc
that which should be done. We do
not seem to remember that the teach
er appreciates encouragement as
well as the pupil, and that both will
work truer to form if we extend our
cooperation by taking an active in
terest in school affairs.
The hornets are beginning to build
their nests again across the water,
and it is only question of time
when some one will be stirring them
up. On the surface everything is
serene and lovely and the league of
nations is expected to do wonders,
but the fellow who digs down finds
growing mass of discomfort and
suspicion. There is no one country
that is willing to take another at
face value, each being afraid that
the other is concealing some secret
card up his sleeve On paper there
is apparent harmony, but in reality
there is none. The lid is due to
blow off again in the not distant fu
ture, and we of America should keep
out.
There is difference in mankind,
but in one respect we are nearly all
of the same mind-that which We
have ceased to admire We seek to
discard. In Africa women are the
property of their husbands, on a
par with his cattle. If she ceases
to be attractive to him or fails to
bear him children he beats her to
death if he feels like it, while ordin
ary beatings are merely an incident
of the day. In civilization We EN-
ploy a more refined method of cruel
ty. If we lose our love for them
we lash them with our tongues, or
get divorce, or an affinity. In
time, however. mankind may learn
to seek the cause of family discord
and apply the proper corrective rem
edy.
England is building the biggese
fleet of war planes in the world. and
borrows the money from America
with which to do il. France j.
making desperate efforts to rehabi'
litate herself now. both economical.
~ and from n military standpoint
and she borrowed from America il
order to do it. Italy and the othel
nations are doing the same-an'
they borrowed from America in or
der to do it. There has been mucl
borrowing and very little payinI
back. In time, if the world blow
up again, we may see the results o
our generosity turned against us il
the shape of hostile army unles
we have navy and an air force o
sufficient strength TO keep ther
away. Our money is over ther,
and We can not get it. But the ma
terial for an adequate army an
navy and air force is here, and "
should get 1t. The getting would !
comparatively easy now, but Ii
Lord only knows what il will be
we sit and twiddle our thumbs M
til we need it in a hurry.
The mighty have fallen. and the
have fallen hard. In Austria nm
Hungary the nobility are in despei
ate financial Enthusiastically pau
erized, many of them, not KNOWN
one day from whence the meals r,
the next one will come. II is eve
said that hundreds of duchesse
princesses and baronesscs are seel
ing employment ms govcrnoressc
only to be rcbuffed. Parents fcf
that they will implant extravagai
ideas into the minds of the lit
children. Many of these women nj
even waiting ON table in restaurant
about the only thing left whic
they are capable of doing. Amer
ca, rich in everything, can not he
feeling of sympathy for these III
fortunate women who have hu
everything nnd now have notbin
just M We sympathize with all wi
are struggling in the depths of po'
erty, whether high born or of plel
ian birth. But will the lesson
teaches be taken homef Will ",
men learn that from infancy evci
person should be taught TO be sc