Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-13
The Return OF Bryan

and that with Democratic chances what they
are, Mr.. Bryan having been defeated so
many times already, has larger claim than
any one else on the impending sacrifice"
A Continuing Middle
If this Congress can determine that any
thing containing more than half of ,one per
cent of alcohol is Intoxicating, another Con-
>gress can fix the maximum at one-hpndredth
part of one per cent or at 20 per cent.
Likewise it is to be assumed that inasmuch
as the State Legislatures areg to have con-
current" power with Congress under the
Eighteenth Amendment, there will in two
weeks be forty-nine constitutional arbiters of
intoxication, and the supreme court will then
have to determine which is the final author
ity or whether there is any nnal authority
Yesterdays decision makes prohibition a
continuing issue if the Eighteenth Amend
ment is sustained, unless the American peo-
pie unanimously acquiesce in a change in the
Constitution about which they were never
consulted and on which they have never voted
New York World (Dem)
Keeping Sugar Down to War Prices''
With sugar kiting to two or three times
its war price, Washington is treating the
public to scientific exhibition of Chuck PASS
ing. ''~ When Germany lost the war eyerv
German leader who hadta nand in losing it
began TO blame the other leaders Now we
are learning that every official guardian of
the sugar bowl is astounded that all the
other guardians let the chance to keep sugar
down to waT&prices slip away Down to war
prices That paradoxicaI phrase seems to
carry the strange suggestion that we never
knew how well off we were when we were
at war.-New York Tribune (Rep.).
NO Intervention for ''B1g Busineess''
Inc property of Americans in Mexico
should be protected. On that point therS
can be no argument But intervention If a
comes, will not be because Mexico has fai1ad
TO DO Its duty in that regard. u 1t! is because
our men continue to be murdered, otlr womnn
10 d., De outraged and our flag to be insulted.
WI me STOCK argument against intervention is
Ihat IL is proposed for the ber1efit If "hip
business" The best way to answer that ar.
gument is for big business to keen handssofs
ana any organization that the public believes
is backed by exploiters is menace to the
cause it seeks to champion q a
II we have war with Mexico if will ha a
war for humanity, as our other wars have
been. If we intervene it will be in spite OF
such organizations as the Association for
the Protection of American Rightssin Mexico.
not because of them.--E Paso Herald (Ind)
That Debt You owe to Yourself
Wei, did you get that budget started with
the new year? 30 5a2 B
Here is plan for inv gfgiing yourself into
saving money: Decide that you owe your
self $100--in your mind, of course-and
keep that item in your mind as a debt Re
fuse to spend any money needlessly until that
500 debt" is paid. Refuse to- be held I'D
for exorbitant prices. Watch the snickels un-
til you wipe out the 800 charge. Become
"tightwad" until it is paid ~
The family or individual budget will help
Forum (Rep.) ~ 9z;Et
Americas Prosperity Linked With Europe's
The American public needs a fuller reaIi
eaton that It's own prosperity and welfare de-
pend largely upon the prosperity and well
rare OF other nations. We have grown too
big to live to ourselves alone. Financial dis
aster cannot overtake Western Europe with
out being reflected in this country any more
than war could sweep over Western Eurone
without involving this country. We are per
haps just a little too we'll aware that We have
the money, but not so much has been said
about another possession of the United States
we have the men. Given fair chance the
American fnancier can work out the CONNER
cial salvation Of Europe as rapidly and as
surely as any man on earth He is Willing
to do 1T, because he knows that he can make
a good thing out of it for this country Eli
rope is anxious to have him do it, because
her own financiers are at the end of tbair
The only doubtful element in1tba
situation is the attitude of the American 5neo
pie as reflected in Washington. If Washing
ton insists on policy adapted to 1920 in
stead of 1920, the ability and the good will
OF our business men will be nopeless1y hand
icapped from the start.-Greensboro Daily
News (Ind.)
When you do not intend to pay bill
there is nothing like being decisive in your
refusal The other day bookseller had an
account rendered" returned to him with
the following reply scrawled across the bill
head: II
Dear Sir: never ordered this beastly
book If I did, you didn't send it, If you
sent it, I never got it. II got it, paid it.
If didn't, won't. Now go and hang your
self, you fakhead. Yours very respectfully.
JOHN JONES'"