The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-09

Gold Is Not All.
I Country. 2 Governments.
Pounds More Than Words.
P. Johnson in India.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
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copyright, 1919
History says that Croesus, the
worlds richest man, conquered by
Cyrus, and sitting on huge bon
hre waiting to be burned alive,
called out three times the name
'of Solon. Cyrus, interested in
this mysterious Solon. ordered
Croesus down from the bonfire,
and Croesus told how Solon. the
wise man, had warned him that all
his gold would do him no good in
the end. Cyrus, much impressed.
spared his life and became his
friend. They were both killed
later.
Old Solon might say something
useful to Uncle Sam. At this time
Uncle Sam has within his bound
aries more than three Thousand
millions in solid gold, coined and
in bars. At the same time he has
five million men out Of Jobs and
faces puzzling times. Gold is not
everything.
What would have happened in
Lincoln's time if the South had
won or If by compromise a north
ern and a southern government
had been established
The question may be studied in
Ireland, where the north, protect
ed by England, has established
its government of limited power,
while the south is endeavoring,
by fighting, to get for itself abso-
lutte power and real independence.
You read "Sinn Feins destroy
all Ulster paper money" That is
one step to make the money Of the
north Of Ireland worthless in the
south. What will be the next de-
velopment? How long before
there will be actual Irish civil war,
as well as Irish war against Eng
land?
A British nobleman included in
the British war cabinet predicts
Irish civil war as a prelude to
settlement.
Our American Government talks
earnestly, platitudinously, about
helping "the poor American cotton
grower" So far it is all talk: the
English, realizing that the world
is engaged in an international
struggle, appropriate one million
pounds ito encourage cotton grow
ing in the British Empire"
There is an enormous difference,
as Southern cotton growers too
we'll know. between one million
POUNDS and one million kind
WORDS. Words don't raise the
price of cotton, feed the mules, or
fight the weevil.
That distinguished American
citizen, Mr.. "Pussyfoot" johnson,
prohibition agitator, is starting a
prohibition campaign in India.
There is no questioning Mr.. John
sons courage. He gave one eye to
the cause in England, and is will
ing to give another in India, il
necessary,
In India he will have to look
closely for drunken souls to be
saved, as they dwell only in Eu-
ropean bodies. He will see hun
dreds of millions of natives. that
never drank anything but pure
water. India hasn't tasted slco-
hol for generations. Mr.. Johnson
will probably ask himself how it
happens that the untold millions
of water drinkers in India live
under the thumb of a handful Of
Englishmen, representing an ale
and gin drinking nation several
thousand miles away.
Congressman Gallivan says
Dempsey and Carpenter should
not be allowed to fight while
American soldiers are treated un-
fairly. Men will pay $50 for a fight
ticket, says he, that would not pay
a cent toward the soldiers bonus.
He might have said that some will
nav $500 for ticket that would
weep at tax of $50 for the sol
diers. However, there is comfort
for Mr.. Gallivan. A million dol
lars will be spent on the fight, two
fighters will get half million, all
profit. And at least half of all the
profits will go to the Government,
and can be spent for the soldiers
il proper tax collecting is done.
The Senate says the nation
shall have a standing army of
10000 nen. That seems too
many or too few-too many IL we
expect peace for a few years, too
few if we have reason to expect
,,rar within "a few nOpths