The Washington times., 1920-05-07

'Hyenas, Not Souls.
A Homeless Whiskey.
Spare $500, 0,0p0,o007
Respect Idols.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
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A m.n who killed 50 many wives
says he has "t%o souls"-one
wicked. the other> good Fortu-
nately, both win b$ locked up to-
gether for the re3t of his life.
The good soul will have plenty of
time 10 lecture the bther, and that
one will have to get along without
killing in the future.
In reality, not 'tWo souls" live
together in that crazy mind. but
savage memories of ihalf a dozen
hyenas, rattlesnakee, and other
animal ancestors. "a hog Is
asleep in all Of u.s." Aaid lola. "a
bear and a monkey are in every
man." said an ancient observer.
All the animals are IN US. Lucki-
ly, thinking man, the most re-
Gently developed aninhal, generally
rules with strength enough to
keep down the otherS.
American rye" Isl q whiskey
without country. The English
say, American rye whiskey
causes too much crime." Seventy
FIVE thousand gallons Jon shipboard
at London dock Win not be al
lowed to land. II 10 comes back
here 1t will be arrested.
This country admits anything
anybody chooses to say against
American whiskey, but the whis-
key trust can hardly be blamed
when it suggests THAI rye" is at
least as innocent as English gin.
Wife-beating rccordsi in America
and England prove it.
Our railroads would like $780,
100000 for freight cars. Can you
spare it? And they will need
more than billion dollars this
year in addition 20 the gigantic
sums the American people have
already put into them, and in ad-
dition to the five hundred millions
now to be contributed as a subsidy
~ mus during the first six
months of 1920.
.,are ownership of railroads
means Jattening ard encouraging
asury. Railroads are borrowing
money at z and 8 per cent, talsiNg
30 cents on the dollar, sOhich means
fS per cent the tfrst yedr. The
public must be tored to make UP
for that kind Of "private osvner-
ship efficiency" There Is no soLst-
tion but Government Ownership.
In France workmen are cool to
ward all professional agitators
who frankly confess desire to
make trouble without any COM
structive- -nlan. The French work
man does more thinking than the
majority. He knows that he lives
in this world, that he has got to
stay here, eat and sleep here, and
that if he tears down what has
been built up, he will be the first
to land on the sidewalk.
Every constructive plan to make
the condition of workmen better
is to be supported; every destruc-
tive plan, including any interrupt
ton of work, unless absolutely nee
essary, is to be denounced as
stupid and criminal. The world
will have trouble enough to take
care of itself, even if it works hard
and every man does his fair share.
The loafer, halliday worker, is
a short time ahead Of the bread
line; that line will catch up with
him, and it will be a chilly line.
Work, for the night is coming
and save part.
"Six companies cut big stock
melons" That is from the fnan-
cial column. One company gives
its stockholders 400 per cent in
stock. They could sell that stock
at a high price. The Supreme
Court says that isn't "income."
The man with six children gets
$50 a week, and that is income on
which the man must pay.
The Christian Science father
who didn't call doctor while his
child was dying of diphtheria is
found guilty. This writer. not
Christian Scientist and, therefore,
not entitled to expound the be-
liefs, understands that to keep
away doctors from contagious and
infectious cases is not Christian
Science. Mrs. Eddy permits the
calling in Of doctors for the teeth
and broken bones, and specifically
forbids any violation of laws in
connection with infectious dis
eases.
What responsibility q father
bears using his judgment about
diseases that usually kill, if neg
! lected, is for a jury to decide.
Certainly, if an accident opened
an artery in a child's wrist and
the father prayed, refusing to call
Il physician or twist a tourniquet,
it would be close TO murder. At
the same time, he might be abso-
lutely sincere i'm his belief that
prayer would stop the flow Of
blood.