The Washington times., 1920-06-19

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No Peace League exists, or ever
has existed.
The American people has never
authorized the making Of any such
treaty, and no obligations" exist.
Obligations may rest upon Mr..
Wilson; he is the judge Of what he
promised.
But obligations" can be laid
upon the United States only with
the consent OF the United States.
The United States is under no
obligation to any nation in Europe
and never will be. We decide as
we go along-no one decides for
us one hundred years ahead.
Meanwhile everybody is delighted
to read the interview that Mr.. Will
son gives to Louis Seibold. It's an
interview written by a good re-
porter, its tone and the good, old
fashioned words political skull
duggery" show that the President
is feeling we'll, which pleases every
body.
George W. Perkins is dead. killed
In his youth by his relentless
driving OF his own mind and body.
He ate little drank only cold
water, worked always. The doc
tors of Europe would have told
him what they told the late +. II.
Harriman-"If you had known
enough to go slowly, and had
taken the milder stimuiants in
moderation. thus relieving con-
slant mental strain. YOU miSht
live thirty years longer"
Advocates of total abstinence
MAY be right. But Popa Leo. living
ito ninety, writing his poem in
eighty; Won Moltke. GladsSane, and
a thousand others offer oistnrbing
testimony. Perhaps moderation is
better than excess in either direc-
ton.
In the last two days good, fool
ish old Uncle Sam has bought
100000 ounces Of silver, 20 per
cent above the market price, thus
STRENGTHENING the finances Of Asa
at the expense of the United
States Treasury. Uncle Sam, buy
ing American silver, takes Il out
of the world market; silver goes
up 10 cents an ouncc immediate
ly. Even WITHOUT the Peace
League Uncle Sam finds II posi-.
BILE to be the worlds easy marx
If the Germans had conquered
France, and Won Hindenburg, as
ruler, had forbidden the French
on their own territory to sing the
"Marseillaise," the world would
have said:
What Huns those Germans
arc
The French, others helping, won
the war. Now, on German terri
tory, Germans are forbidden to
sing their national anthems or to
display the German national col
Ors.
Very foolish, if Europe really
wants hatred to end, and business
to resume.
The Turks are supplied with
Bolshevist propaganda Armenians
are being gathered in by Bolshe-
vism, and the Persians, made rest
less by Bolshevik invasion, may
cease to belong TO England.
The remedy for the trouble is
simple; only Lloyd George, in
Europe, seems to understand it.
LET RUSSIA GET RICH. In
stead of boycotting, help her. Once
rich, she will be busy enjoying
the richness and cease from trou-
bling. Prudhomme's "monarchies
are destroyed by poverty, and re.
publics by wealth. is true. and
applies to the Russian kind Of re-
public. A fat cat kills no mice.
Let Russia get rich.
DR.. Hyslop, psychologist, who
said the dead could talk, is now
among the dead, unfortunately.
His friends say he will come back
and tell all about it. But WILL
He? He died Of a clot on the
brain, and although the spirit
was inside the brain, he was un-
able to speak before he died.
Slight interference with brain
tissue made it impossible for him
to speak here on earth, rendering
useless vocal cords and lungs. How
will he speak from the other side
of the grave without brain, lungs.
or vocal cords? How can that
which is NOT material produce in
our material atmosphere sound
waves to be taken up by the nerves
of the ear?
And why do the ghosts talk only
70 those that believe in ghosts?
Anybody can hear a telephone
message.
II our dreams could come true,
we should exclsim, please wake
me-"
A little boy dreams Of happy
future with barrel Of candy.
After eating one pound he says,
II don't want the barrel"