The Washington times., 1921-01-22
Today
Warfare Doesn't Change.
Grandmothers Have Cour-
age.
More Money for Europe.
"Open Shop" american"
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright. 1911

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by ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright issD
Warfare's methods do not
change much. Killing processes
improve in efficiency from cen
tury to century. The FEELING
behind the killing remains the
same. You realize this when you
read that British forces In Ireland
take noncombatants. guilty OF no
offense. and carry them in their
big police automobiles as hostages.
They are handcuffed to the
'lorries." according to cables from
England. II the Irish shoot at
the police and military. they Kill
their own friends. Not much OF
a change since barbsrians drove
before them women Of the invaded
country as a protection against
arrows and spears.
In a flying machine, starting
from Nebraska and bound for
Washington, two grandmothers.
Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Smith, are
flying serenely. carrying the Hard
ing vote to headquarters. Useful
grandmothers should not be ex-
posed to danger and extreme cold.
But this flight of the grandmoth-
ers is another interesting proof
that women are superior to men,
In courage as in otner things. Any
kind of COURAGE almost any
grandmother will supply, although
she may not have physicai
strength to do what man can 90.
Collaborating, although men
don't realize it, makes certain
demand on vitality. Where courage
alone counts the grandmothers
will be found ahead of the grand
fathers and their own sons, too.
Another loan to Europe. Thirty
millions sent to Belgium. Every
body is glad to see our friends get
what they want. But could not
some money be found In the
United States to deal with lack OF
employment for American work.
ers? They need money and re-
construction in Europe.
We need money and common
sense to prevent DESTRUCTION
over here.
In addition to ten thousand mil
lions lent to the allies while they
we're fighting, this country
through it's extremely generous
public officials, has lent more than
two thousand millions since the
armistice was signed.
This is a generous country
where foreign countries are con-
cerned. HowNapuch rnoNghtfulness
and generosity will 1t nov whers
Americans, out Of work, are con-
cerned?
Two thousand million dollars
would do a great deal here. Such
a sum would build the Panama
canal six times. It would connect
Chicago and all the lake cities
with the oceans of the world. irri-
gate the Western deserts. and do
many other useful things.
If the Government EVER stops
shipping American money abroad,
will it see what can be done with
q few billion dollars at home!
In England. where they do not
ship money across the Atlantic to
any great extent, workmen de-
mand that the problem of unem-
ployment be solved. and attention
is Maid to them. For there, work
men are organized POLITICALLY,
and what they say has some mean
ing. Here, when labor unions
talk, they attract as much atten-
ton in Congress as would the
squeaking of mouse in the lion
house at the zoo.
The head of the Federal Re
serve Board say. "The danger Of
panic is past" Iood news; panic
is unpleasant. Federal Reserve Of
ficials and others are congratulate
ing themselves on the fact that
prices are down to STAY down;
farmers are selling wheat for less
than it costs to raise it. and wages
are NOT going back where they
were.
Nice for those that deal in money
and generalities: not so nice for
those that deal in wheat. or sell
their labor.
Some patriot says "the open
shop is American" Perhaps 1t
is. Black slavery also was once
"American."
But it didn't last.
The open shop means a condi-
ton under which workmen with
out unions compete with each 9TH
er on a basis Of "the devil take
the hindmost."
If that is American" it is not
a good thing for America. Dis
organized industry, no regulated
training of skilled mechanics, no
guarantee of employment with
Jacant wares. following appren-