The Washington times., 1921-03-25

4 Democratic Church.
Let Them Dance.
England as Jobber.
Presidents and Kings.
By ARTHUR BRIsBANl
tcepyright. 1881,

by ARTHUR BRISBANE--I
tcopyright. issi.)
Cardinal Gibbons is dead. his
career proves the wisdom and the
democracy that rule the Roman
Catholic Church. A million chill
dren in the United States today,
i've times that number, have .
better chance than Cardinal Glib
bons had in his childhood The
Catholic Church offers It's highest
places. regardless Of birth or
wealth. and it lives.
Mr.. Smith, boss Of public schools
at Morgantown. w. Va, has rule.
any public school teacher that at
tends dances will lose his or her
job. Mr.. Smith must know good
deal more, for instance, than the
supreme power that permitted
David to rule over Israel in spite
Of his dancing before the ark.
II Mr.. Smith knew a little more
he would know that the most i'm
portant thing in a teacher, next to
actual knowledge, is cheerfulness.
Dancing and. for a few minutes.
Forgetting miserably low salaries.
might increase the teachers cheer
fulness.
Albert Malsin, who understands
business, calls attention to the fact
that in spite Of foolish shilly-
shallyirg and dilly -dallying on the
Russian question the United States
will soon be benefited by Russian
trade.
The intelligent English do not
allow sentiment, or any little thing
like murdered imperial family, to
interfere with business. They will
sell to Russia at a good profit and
buy in the United States to, sell
In Russia-after having exhausted
the supplies of England and her
colonies. Thus the United States.
willy-nilly, will be dealing with
Russia, England making q COM
Portable "rake-off" on every trans
action. fA
This will interest President
Harding, also a business man. Per-
haps he will arrange to have the
United States do business with
Russia at first hand, without max
ing England a clearing house or
profit-taking middleman.
Holland plans TO keep the sys-
tsm, Of royalty, but 70 aa3s~ the
people to elect the King. We do
that now in the United States, but
for four years, not lifetime.
Presidents Of the United States
have more power than any king,
now that the Gear is buried. and
the Kaiser exported. One Of the
Presidents has recently proved it.
The income of the United States
is said to be above fifty billions.
Income and excess profit taxes,
according to Mr.. Mellon, will
amount to about three billions.
Actual collection of income tax,
therefore, amounts to about six
per cent Of the total. Many little
people are exempted by law. The
exemption Of big people "came
otherwise" as Caliban said Of the
stars.
The apparent fact is that in the
!. United States the income tax as
planned cannot be collected. There
fore, it must be changed to be made
efficient.
The allies positively must nave
twenty billions Of gold marks from
Germany by May L." and Red rev.
olution, just how serious is not
known, breaks out in Germany.
At first England "helped" France
collect thirty billions from Russia.
No collecting was done. Now Eng
Is dealing with Russia, forgetting
all about the French thirty bill
lions. At present England is
1helping" France to collect fifty
five billions from Germany. Pres
entity you may have England for
getting the phantom billions and
attending exclusively to German
business. The news from Berlin
last night, with reasonable allow
ance for inaccuracy and exaggera-
tion, was not pleasant. The allies
may, after all, succeed in forcing
anarchy on Germany, in which
case good-by to any payment. It
would be wise TO take NOW what
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