The Washington times., 1921-04-18
Today
5000 for Marie Curie.
mo Trade Union Rule"
A Pension for Presidents.
Prosperous New York.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright, 1871

from Mrs. George J. Gould, of
New York:
II am very glad that you are
helping the Marie Curie Radium
Fund. / understand that many
small contributions are especial
ly desired. / therefore contrib
ute $25 for each of my seven
children and the same amount
Tor myself, making 5000 in all,
which please find enclosed.
EDITH GOULD"
Madame Curie will be inter-
ested in the type Of American
woman represented by Mrs.
George Gould. who sends this
money. First, as Edith King
don, she created instantaneous
success as a brilliant, intelli-
gent actress, playing in Boston,
New York, London. and Berlin.
Then, as Edith Gould, she con-
tributed to the United States
population seven children. all liv-
ing, all but one. a very young
daughter, married and with chill
dren, and one Of them, Jay Gould,
. champion squash tennis amateur
Of the United States.
Conservative London papers
rejoice in the collapse Of the
triple alliance" Of labor. Rail-
road and transport men have
broken loose from the miners.
The reactionary London Post ex-
claims. "The powerful trade un-
ions must be taught that it is
not their business to govern the
country"
True, but it ought not to be
the business Of a few powerful
families, as in England, or a few
great financial interests, as in
the United States, to govern the
country, either.
Every country should be gov
erned by a majority Of its citi-
zens and will be when the citi-
zens develop capacity to think in
telligently about government,
form opinions, and stick to them.
Better a country governed by
powerful trade unions number
ing four or five millions of hard
working men than by a few cor
porations with an army of fifty
thousand millions of Woodworking
dollars.
As a pension for former Presi-
dents of the United States, ten
thousand dollars a year for life
is suggested. The idea is good,
but the pension suggested is too
small. A man elected President
should be permanently independ-
ent of everybody and everything
EXCEPT THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES.
The President should be well
paid in office, and well pension
ed out of office. The English,
wise, understand that. They not
:, only give pensions for life to
those they trust. They give pen
sions for two lives. for the man
and for his son, and very often
a title of nobility. We haven't
the nobility and don't want it, as
vet, but we have the money.
Former Presidents should have a
pension of not less than $3.50
a year.
New York State has it's own
little income tax, added onto the
national income tax. and the
gratifying results indicate that
New York State is doing we'll.
Mr.. Becker, the auditor, says
quite a few taxpayers have in
comes of twenty million dollars
year and over. He has received
a single tax contribution, on q
low assessment rate, as high as
s77S,000.
A girl of sixteen came stowa-
way on a ship from Spain. She
paid sailors to let her hide. Be-
cause she is stowaway she
must go back. "There is no le-
gal way in which a stowaway,
alien, without passport or use,
can be admitted to the United
States"
That is the verdict and there
is added confidential informa-
ton" that the unfortunate young
girl is "of bad moral character"
and was taken ashore to save her
from various members of the
crew."
That information ought NOT
to be confidential. 1t ought to be
published and considered I'M
PORTANT.
Samuel Gompers, born seventy