The Washington times., 1921-06-16

Why the StiIIman Case?
Workmen, Take Notice.
A Child Driven to Death.
Too Much Sims Fuss.
y ARTHUR BRISBANE
copyright. 1s21.)

Copyright. Is2i)
Readers ask: "Why do news
papers print so much about that
miserable Stillman case?" An
swer: Because such cases are
valuable in the present, frighten-
ing fools, enlightening the public,
warning women" They will be
valuable in the future, because
wise men writing the history of
eur day will find more solid FACT
In the Stillman case than in any
half dozen sermons or newspaper
editorials.
Ferrero, writing history, reads
the story of the Caesar compelled
by public opinion to punish his
own daughter for immortality.
We all read about Cleopatra, the
MRS. Leeds" of her day, who per-
suaded Marc Antony to run away
to her "love nest" in Egypt, leav-
ing Octavia, sister of the great Au-
gustus, as fine a wife as any man
ever had.
The figures in the Stillman case,
with background of roof gardens,
house boats, stock tickers. and
get-rich banking enterprises, are
dull compared with "Nilus mud"
and the asp. But they will enable
those that write history in future
to udge this particular period
with its too much money and too
little responsibility, making fools
of those that have no brains. no
education, no self respect.
Workingmsn often oppose Gov
eminent ownership of railroads
and other necessities on the broad.
foolish ground that workmen and
unions would lose independence.
Just now 10000 employees Of
privately-owned express compa-
nies learn that their wages are
20 be cut 25 per cent. They were.
raised in war, now they go down.
Employees Of government-owned
post office also had wages raised,
and those wages are not reduced.
and won't be reduced. Observe
that.
Parents that frighten their
children with suspended sentences
might think this over.
A boy of fifteen brought back
from public school a report card
not very creditable. His conduct
was good, but the teacher had
written on the report danger"
meaning that he might not grad
uate.
His mother scolded him, then
said ominously, "Your father will
have something to say to you
when he comes home" But the
father had nothing 10 say. For
when he got home the hoy was
dead. He had taken from the
overcoat of his father, q police
man, an automatic revolver and
had blown his brains out. Death
was not as bad as waiting for
that something" that the father
would have to say to him.
A child so sensitive, and with
courage to face death, probably
would have made a useful citi-
zen, more valuable perhaps than
many children with perfect
marks" But school methods and
a father "with something to say
to him later" drove him to sui
eide.
That is every bit as bad as the
hideous story of a monster named
Bichuna, who took a child two and
a half years old to board in his
family for seven dollars a month,
and beat it "raw" with leather
whip. The greatest cowardice is
that which frightens children and
weak women.
Too much fuss has been
made about Admiral Sims talk. to
Nudge by the admiral's face,
(which, in it's feeble innocence. re-
minds you of baby flying souir-
rel that you may catch in the hol-
low of an old apple tree. How
much that gallant admiral hates
the Irish or loves the English
ought not to be important to any
Irishman.
But it might be important to the
English to have as dear, intimate
\friend an American official who is
Rhead of the War College, and able
! to give complete information con-
cerning American ships and ship
building and war planning. That
might be worth looking into.
The area that supplies New
York's six million inhabitants with
vegetables suffers from drought.
Rainfall is more than four inches