The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-20
Things in General
Some May Interest You.


How do you think it impresses the soldiers
as they read two newspaper headings as follows:
First ITO HANG BONUSES On WALL STREETS
Banks and Commission Houses to Make Customary
Second, this: CASH BONUS PLAN FOR SERVICE
MEN IS FACING DEFEAT"
Wall Street employees working hard, long hours over,
time are always under strain. They have earned and
What about soldiers that through the submarine
zone and waited in the trenches Tor the signal 10 CLIMB up
they also worked under strain And their salaries
less than half the salary OF banking house office
boy Some of them of work. must have bitter feelings
with Christmas coming on.
The latest about the soldier shows that of
the patriots in charge of the Federal board established to
checks that should have gone to the soldiers ne was IN
dcted and released two thousand dollars bail Rather
small bail, unless somebody hoped he'd run away!
William Girth, victim of amnesia. has been
living in miserable poverty with twenty seven thousand
dollars his credit in the Fidelity Trust Co., of Newark
N J. He didn't realize that he had all that money In the
bank.
There are many like him. and they don know it, They
live mental and financial poverty not realizing what they
have stored away in the power of will in the public libra
es in the forces of ambition and on which
they fail to draw.
Silver is selling in Europe for SO Ia cents
an ounce Under the Pttman the United States is buy
ing millions of at dollar ounce from Amer
producers only This is subsidzng with vengeance
supplied England rates for in India
Another instance of Americas selsh dollar hunting as
Europe sees it.
Senator Harding is alleged by friends of the
hadead League of Nations to be seeking for something
haf way between League and no League If that were
So Mr. Harding would be like certain candidate for the
schoolteachers job Asked what he taught the children
about the earth being round flat and anxious to please
he said, II teach round AND flat.
The Greeks decide they want king, no
republic and taking back Constantine Also, if the
Allies refuse to lend them money they will borrow what
they need from this Government.
They ought to find that difficult This Government
has money to set king ooishness and supply funds
for "royal' nonsense
One of King Constantines relations with presence of
mind married the big american fortune sS
fought to live that American money for awhile without
asking Americans to be taxed to keep up royal nsttu
on in which this country is supposed not to believe
And Greeks ought to learn something from the sup
pressed of Bismarck recently published Germany
had in Bismarck real leader tyrannical of blood
and iron but of intelligence. The Greeks, until
lately had real leader in Venizeos The Germans al
lowed their little Emperor to kick out Bismarck who
created the German Empire.
The Greeks ought to know enough not to get rid of
their real and replace him with imitation Kaiser
A collection of superior minds" are telling
Senator Harding what they think he ought to do about
League of Nations and agreement with other nations
etc. Nobody plan for league OF nations; you might
well plan for league of wolves.
If they get chance to fight they WILL fight This
country ought to say to the Others through Mr. Harding
You endeavor attend to your business and stop
derng each other We will attend and good
example here We not going to attack YOU, and
going to keep enough of army and to make
you realize that would not pay you to attack either
sngy or in groups"
That would cover the situation.
Mr. Daniels of the Navy, renders public service in
his official expiring hours by doing what he to get
fleet that 1t