The Washington times., 1920-06-28
F4E AA!!onAAaAMr THE WAsHlNeToN TIMEs e
Parting on Ireland

And Some Other Things That May Interest YOU
Some Republican newspapers are apologiz-
Ing and explaining because Mr. Harding their candidate
said somsthng about Ireland What he said wasn't much
merely that he had "a very sympathetic feeling for the
movement to bring about the Independence of Ireland"
The other day speaker before the Baptsts Of America
introduced resolution calling upon the Government and
conspicuous Americans generally to do nothing that might
seem like interfering with the right Of England to manage
hsr own affairs meaning her right to rule Ireland.
Some conspicuous Americans did several things about
1e to interfere with the right of England manage what
she thought her own affairs.
it all right for Lord Chatham the greatest man
IN England to express sympathy with the Americans when
they fighting for thie independence of England why
isn't it all right for American like Harding to in
general way sympathy with the effort Of the Irish to do
What the Americans did some years ago?
The fact is that there in America great many more
snobs than there in England American snobbishness
takes the form of admirng everything that England does
Phe English themselves do not do that 1t would sur
prise the American Angomaniacs they could read half
dozen assorted British publications for week ten days
MIR. w. J. Bryan says there is no doubt at
all that prohibition is here forever because now
If anyone thinks the verdict will be reversed with
the voting he very little of womans attitude
on the question, says Mr.. Bryan.
But occasionally has been known to reverse her
attitude 1t happened long way from Nebraska, but Mr.
Bryan might be interested in the New Zealand women who
first voted to close saloons and then voted to open them
when they found that each of their husbands brought
whskey bottle the house. and opened they drank
it all.
"What is statesmanship?" That question is
often asked in this century We ask by whom the
nation is managed what they think about beer and water
now many babies mother should have But to what ex
tent any, they have studied craftsmanship we
ask.
- It is as though you hired mechanic and asked him
OILY if he knew how to milk q COW.
In his article written for the Hearst newspapers Maxi
milan Harden the German editor who openly fought the
Kaiser throughout the war; gives good definition of states
manship:
'Statecraft is the art of calculation of the sum of
possibilities of what is practicable at given point of
time and then carrying through today, with the full
force of satesmanke determination and against every
opposition, the thing which could have been done
yesterday and can no longer be done tomorrow
The man chosen President next time would do well to
Lave that definition set in large type posted up where he
it when he wakes in the morning Next to it he
might have map of the North American continent keep
ing his mind the fact that day the opportunity
coming to do favor to this continent and to the world by
extending United States Government and United States
Territory south far as the southern bank Of the Panama
Canal
Mexican need not be offended by this Let them cross
Texas California formerly Mexican SOIL and find what
improvements have taken place
Whatever happens in San Francisco between
the wicked vets and the vrtuous dry the drys find
comfort in this fact They have chosen Bryan the dry
sde Bourke Cochran the wet sde to fight the battle
And both of these total abstaners Bryan always
Cochran always Bryan and the other drys
have their advantage They begin by asking Cochran
j, How does it happen that you drink only water?'
Before long the country will have to answer
the question What is the matter with the railroads.?
The answer will be- Management and ownership by the
Government"
We have learned that such management least the
hands of Democrats is expensive But better expensive