The Washington times., 1921-10-25

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Individually. Those that write
IN . friendly way. please accept
shis writer's gratitude; those that
criticize severely are thanked
even more earnestly.
A village of the Stone Ago IL
found on Mt. Larsus. near Rome.
sns Eternal City. Before tho
wolf nursed Romulus and Remus
which she never did-before the
earth opened in the forum and
the hero Jumped in-which never
hsppened-before the vestal vir-
gins began to break their vows
which thsy did indsed-and the
empsrors began to murder and
burn. ten thousand years before
thsre was any Rome. Athens or
Babylon, Sidon. Tyre or Jeru-
salem, strange people. perhaps
your ancestors, were sharpening
their stone hatchets on top Of
Mt Larsus. looking out for low
browed. STOPPING enemies with
big teeth, climbing up from the
marshy banks Of the Tiber. It's
IN interesting world, only q baby
yet.
"We," as Bacon said. "are the
sncients," and we are in our
swaddling clothes.
DR.. Marie C. Slopes comes all
the way from England to per
suade US that restricted parent
hood. control Of birth by mothers.
should be permitted by law.
At first glance it does seem
strange that Government should
warn the farmer against allowing
calves, mules or pigs to be born
while the mother is too yo-ng and
makes it criminal offense to tell
human beings how they may also
regulate birth.
It's rather a big subject for . ,
paragraph. Caruso was the nine
teenth child. Birth control prob
ably would have kept him in the
great unknown. So Of Carlyle,
Napoleon, many others. Holland
and other countries legalize birth
IN Fact. the Dutch govern
ment teaches 1t. 1t doesn't seem !.
to make much difference there ex-
cepf that the number Of children
physically unfit is smaller.
Many clergymen on Sunday last
sermons to "The moral
issues Of a threatened. railroad
strike" One reverend gentleman
called It n commune crime" It
Isn't exactly that, but rather the
effort Of workmen to keep high
wages brought by war-just a
srninently respectable profiteers
are struggling TO hold high prices
brought By war.
st. James was inclined to take
ehe other side. See James. chapter
v, verses / and 4:
"Go to now, ye rich men. weep
and howl for your miseries that
shall come upon you.
"Behold the hire of the laborers
who have reaped down your fields,
which you kept back by fraud,
crieth; and the cries Of them which
have reaped are entered into tho
Dars Of the Lord OF Sabaoth."
Wages have increased since
hat was written. The average
pay Of railroad workers today Is
g4.54. Four years ago 1t was
g2.s7. But you are mistaken IL
you think the workmen are bet
Ter of. Rent and the cost Of
living take care Of that $1.87
Increase easily.
From each Of four American
burying grounds in France one
body Of an American soldier was
aiken. Yesterday Sergeant Ed
ward s. Younger, distinguished
Tor his service in fighting, chose
,ne of the four to be buried with
rreat honor, typifying respect
Tor the unknown dead.
1t was all done solemnly and
-everently, as it should be. One
American soldier mutilated be-
vond recognition finds an honor
bile last resting place.
How welcome now would be a
title REALITY, a little, effort to
,elect from living American SOL
Tiers, survivors Of the war, those
hat need help and entitled to
he country's gratitude.
Mr.. Munsey's New York Sun
,ays the Federation Of Labor op-