The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-06
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Ideas Not Exported.
Oh, What a Tangled Web!
Bullets Not Food.
ARTHUR BRISBANl
Copyright. is2i.)

70 continue work on the Mussei
Shoals war project Tor nitrate
manufacturing.
As there are endless millions OF
tons of nitrogen in the air above
us, this country should certainly
manufacture its nitrates and be
independent of England or Chile
IL would be we'll to examine care
fully, however, the Mussel Shoals
enterprise. IL might be another
one of those Hog Island, Aircraft
Board, Wall Street patriot schemes.
Postponement of more spending
until a new administration comes
In would probably be wise.
The country will not soon for
get those aircraft patriots that
spent a billion without producing
any aircraft fit for use. The ma
ton has learned from them that
II must rely on well-established
Government works, not on one
dollar-a-year patriotism, for pro-
duction in war. 1t is too much
to hope that those sweet-smelling
patriots will ever land in Jail. but
they can at least be kept out OF
the Treasury In future.
Newspapers print pictures OF
twenty-three men and women,
nearly all Russians, alleged to be
Communists" on their way to the
boat, deported by the United
States Government. Deporting
these men and women is. OF course,
the best advertisement Of their
theories.
You cannot export an idea, good
or bad. The thing, often tried. has
always failed. The French export
ed their royalties In the revolu-
ton, killing the head one. But
the idea of royalty was not ex-
ported. Royalty came back, dug
up the bones Of Voltaire, who
helped cause the revolution, and
scattered them. Voltaire's revo-
lutionary idea came back and 1t
now rules France.
So with Cromwell in England
He cut of the head Of Charles.
But royalty came back to England,
dug up the body Of Cromwell, and
stuck his skull on a pole to be
laughed at. Then Cromwel's idea
came back and it now rules Eng
land through parliament, royalty
being only the British Empire
yermiform appendix. +
The best plan for communists
who advocate the impossible would
be to let them try it out in some
limited territory and find out for
themselves that humanity will not
work or progress if you take away
its handspring, which is, selfish
ness fed by possession Of private
property. Proving that an idea is
false will kill it. after while. De-
porting its advocates gives it
strength.
The war finance bill is revived
in spite of the Presidents veto.
Eugene Meyer, as chairman of this
board, worked efficiently. When
the board finished it had four hun
dred million cash assets, now
available for establishing foreign
credits, to enable wheat and cotton
growers and other American pro-
ducers to export their products.
A question interesting to the
country is this: Will Eugene
Meyer, who proved his ability and
efficiency, be reappointed to man.
age the board or will he be re-
jected because he ventured to ad-
vocate the boards revival against
the opinion of the Administration
oh, Uhat tangled Web aUe
Weaue, aohen once aOe practice to
deceive. You would have thought
so, had you been in the courtroom
at Bridgeport, Conn. Elwood
Wade was on trial for numbering
George Mott. He admitted the
murder, and said Mrs. Mott, to
whom he was considerably attach
ed, had helped him, thoughtfully
handing him a knife to finish the
Job, begun with a piece of lead
pipe.
Mr.. Wade's wife and children
were in court, also Mrs. Mott,
widow Of the murdered man. She
was weeping. But Wade was all
smiles and, like many murderers,
considered himself hero.
When recess was announced II
occurred to him to display a little
chivalry. He leaned over and kiss
ed Mrs. Mott, who had helped him
to murder her own husband. She
shrieked and fell in faint. Mrs.
Wade, wife Of the murderer, saw
the kiss, shrieked, and fell in
another faint. The sheriff hit
Wade on the jaw and knocked him
senseless, saying he had no use for
chivalry in murderers. There was
panic in the court.
Mr.. Wade's "chivalry," kissing
in presence of his own wife the
widow OF the man he had killed,
shows that murderers are all more
or less insane. 1t also shows that
human vanity can adjust itself to
any condition. Whether you study
the man that springs the trap at a