The Washington times., 1922-07-11

Another War. Big. Soon.
Silly siamess.
You Drift In. Not Out.
How Rich Are We?
By ARTHUR BRISBANE

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by ARTHUR BRISBANE
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When the armistice was signed
It was thought the world would
forget war and start building.
The building hasn't begun and
this Is the most discouraging
day since the armistice was
signed, with all the yelling and
horn blowing.
France is making up her
mind about seizing the Rhur,
which contains what remains of
Germany's good coal and iron
deposits. If that Is done, an
other war, big one, and as
soon as possible. is as certain
rs the rising of the sun.
.French bonds break, the
franc drops IN value" You
read that in the financial re-
port.
Nations in Europe are like
Siamese twins, but instead of
being only twins they are linked
together in groups of triplets-
France, England, and Italy on
the west; Austria, Germany, and
Russia on the east; Denmark,
Norway, and Sweden on the
north; Belgium, Holland, and
Switzerland in between; Greece,
Turkey, and the Balkans, south
east.
The same industrial blood
flows through all. Let all be-
ware if one dies. They are sit
ting around now watching sew
eral of their brothers and sis
ters slowly dying. If they had
sense, they would help them in
stead of hammering them on
the head.
This country, like Europe, is
IN a bad situation. Two strikes,
either of which might upset the
nation and lead to disaster, are
drifting along, apparently with
no plan. anywhere.
Railroad owners and coal
mine owners have been led to
understand that the Government
Is "with them" But the Gov
ernment doesn't show 1t by
deeds. L
In war the head of the ma
tion takes charge, says, "The
nation is threatened and some-
thing has got to be done.'
When you have strikes that
would stop railroads, close
mines, bring on hard times, per-
haps lawlessness and revolu-
tion here and there, that means
war In industry.
Somebody should take charge
of that. II is easy enough to
drift INTO trouble, but you
rarely drift OUT of 1t.
Late yesterday it was an
nounced that President Harding
would submit definite plans Of
arbitration to settle the coak
STRIKE. He would ask the men
to accept arbitration and mean
while 20 back to work at the
old wages.
That, at least, Is something
definite. And it is reasonable.
Where arbitration is refused,
there is no possibility of any
settlement except by violence,
In acts, or by injury to indus
try and the country.
Z New York Is the richest State
IN the Union; you knew that.
The total income Of its citizens,
according to the National Bu-
reau of Economic Research, last
year was more than nine thou
sand million dollars.
Nevada, according to the fig
ures, has the smallest income,
only sixty-five millions. But
many a good Nevada million
figures in New York's income.
In New York, opposite the
big park, live the gentlemen
whose brains and fingers reach
out into all States and take
profits.
The total income Of the ma.
ton is sixty-two thousand, seven
hundred million dollars. A very
r;ch nation. h-t the average, for
all its Inhabitants is only 1927.
That Is not so much.
Mr.. Jesse o. Wood, of the
Ku Klux organization, has gone
abroad, "hoping to arrange a
worldwide alliance of Cau-
casian Protestants."
MIR. Wood, 1t is to be hoped,
will have a pleasant trip, but
he won't form any worldwide
organization of Caucasian Prot
estants. He might as well start
a rope factory at the edge of
the sea, expecting to use the
sand for raw material. What
A a Caucasian Protestant?
Lord Curzon, of Kedleston,
who married Mary Letter, Of
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