The Washington times., 1920-05-12

One Trap Dodged.
IA New Boost"
Audaclty, Audaclty, Audaclty.
One Grand Wedding.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
(Copyrisht. lsg0.l

7 The United States proposes to
fcstify the island Of Taboga, to
protect the Panama Canal en-
!, trance. Major Lowther, rising in
the House Of Commons, asks
whether England's attention has
been called TO this and tvhsthsr
the matter could be fefeTved 10 the
League Of Nations.
Cecil Harmsworth, brother Of
NoEthcliffe, pseihed the honor
able and gallant member by tell
ing him that the United States in
1918 proposed to erect defenses at
the entrance of the canal, "but
later decided to postpone action"
The British government, Harms
worth said. did not think il necs-
sary to interfere.
Most kind Of the British gov
eminent. But suppose this coun-
try had fallen into the League of
Nations trap, might we not have
been requested or ordered to dis
mantle Notifications at the en-
trance to the harbors Of New York
and San Francisco as well as at
the entrance TO the Panama
Canal!
Future historians will read our
national evolution In Newspaper
headlines. For instance:
"New Boost to Price Of Gsso-
An absolute necessity Of indus
trial life, especially to farmers, is
to- 20 up four cents more.
The other day the Department
Of Justice arrested haberdashcr,
accused of selling q raincoat for
more than = was worth. The
foolish man blew his brains out,
instead of hiring q corporation
lawyer.
This gasoline boost means
that there exists in the United
States power to tax without rep
resentation and To tune that
makes the old taxes of King George
seem silly. But that doesn't in
terest anybody, apparently.
Suppose Hiram johnson should
issue this announcement:
when / am elected, shall
spare Woodrow Wilson's life."
The average American would
say: Hiram johnson Is crazy, or
] am"
In Mexico, Obregon, who sue
ceeds Carranza as president, says
he will spare Carranza's life, and
everybody in Mexico says, "See
what q gentle, kind-hearted man
we have selected, he isn't even
going to kill Carrsnza."
President Wilson'S secret order
to the Navy shows that he had
adopted the motto Of Danton, the
French revolutionist: "Audacity,
audacity, always ,audacity." He
ordered the. Navy to force the
fighting against submarines even
if it cost half the fleet, his in
structions being ito win by au-
dacity of method"
Fortunately the Navy dealt with
the problem more economically.
But there Is no doubt that audac-
ity, especially facing irresolu-
tion, is the greatest. force.
1t captured Quebec for Wolfe,
took Washington across the Della
ware, Columbus across the ocean,
Caesar across the Rubicon, Alex
ander through the line Of Persian
elephants, and it is apt to take
Woodrow Wilson through the third
nomination Notifications in San
Francisco.
There was a grand London we'd
ding yesterday. The King and
Queen were there (when you say
"King and Queen" in America you
always refer to George and Nary.
The King and Queen of Belgium
were also there. They flew over
from Brussels. Lady Cynthia
Curzon, daughter of the British
secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs, former viceroy of India, was
married to Mr.. Moseley, M. P.
The interesting feature Of that
wedding was seen by nobody on
earth. II was old Levi Letter, of
Chicago, peeking down through
the clouds into the Chapel Royal
and saying, "My sakes, the fam
lily has come along since l used to
roll out carpets" Levi Letters
granddaughter was the bride. Per-
haps, above, he is exchanging
views with the Medici, also sue
cessful in a business way, who
married his lovely fat daughter to
the French King.
There is excitement in London
because nineteen ancient churches
are to be torn down and the land
sold, to provide better salaries for
clergymen. The land under one
of the churches will bring two and
a half millions. Sentimentalists
say old churches should be pre-
served, even though preachers
starve. Church authorities wisely
conclude that Providence would
see a church torn down, on a spot
where attendance is slight, rather
than see fifty clergymen hungry.
"God builds the house that man
may dwell therein" II Is the man,