The Washington times., 1922-03-01

"untouchables" " and 4
| Once More, Detroit.
eunyan's Pious Hen.
Earth and the Apple.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE

Earth and the Apple.
BY ARTHUR BRIsBANE4
/ (cspyright. isss.)
The only daughter Of the King
u married, roses thrown at her,
|as she passes, by those that have
the privilege Of supporting her
land her family. Her husband
WI be made a Duke, and Knight
of the Garter, highest rank and
honor the King can give. It all
comes easily. No wonder those
inside favor royalty.
Contrast the royal bride in
England with the hundred mil
lion "untouchables" that live in
India under the British Gov
srnment. ~f..
These ''untouchables," one
third Of the Hindu population,
|are the lowest "caste." For high
caste Hindus to touch them Is
pollution and disgrace.
In London, at seat of govern
ment, two young people that
never did anything except be
born, have everything. In
India, on the same planet, a
hundred millions live, called
and calling themselves "un-
touchable," forbidden to pass
Through streets in which high
caste Hindus live, forbidden to
approach within sixty-four feet
|of a Brahmin, in some places
forbidden to use the public
water supply, as though their
shrinking part would pollute
the rest.
If you were in the Hima-
layas, looking from the deepest
valley at the highest peak. you
would say it would take long
to level all that off.
It will take much time, .,lso,
70 level off our human inelual-
ities.
Don't look for civilization
until you have begun to end
barbarian.
When a people MEAN a
thing, they DO it. The people
|of Detroit, with Mayor Couzens,
|first-class. earnest, fighting
|msn, at their head. are deter
mined to have public owner
ship of street cars. And they
are to HAVE it.
Stockholders are paid fairly;
|street car officials that fought
public ownership to hold their
Jobs were told by the mayor
that they would be put off the
streets if necessary. Once more
Detroit. quiet little city twen-
lty years ago. now fourth In
population among the cities Of
tile United States. sets an ex-
ample to the rest Of the coup
|trs. ~ ;5,s@ y 80 "a 4 ~
The Rev. Edwin Curtis. Pres
byterian, of Boston. is barred
from the ministry. He is ac-
eused Of frivolity because in
saying grace he included this:
|"Lord, we thank Thee for these
French fried potatoes" Men
starving have given thanks for
less. John Bunyan. in "Pil-
grim's Progress" tells you to
notice the humble hen taking
q drink. She lifts her head to
the sky with each swallow. to
thank the Lord.
The Rev. Curtis Is also ac-
cused of having baptized a dog
and It shocks you, especially
as the dog was baptized "Bus-
Ter" Porter. Yet we baptize
battleships, probably less ac-
ceptable to Providence than a
harmless dog. We also bap-
tize church bells. Many things
. layman cannot understand.
A red apple on a little twig
at the end of the branch looks
contemptuously on the ground.
II knows not 1t gets Juice. fla
vor and strength from that hum
bic earth below.
So many look upon the far
mer. forgetting that national
prosperity can never grow much
beyond the REAL wealth that
the farmer turns over with his
plow.
Julius Rosenwald. business
man on q big scale, tells stock
holders Of his hundred-million-
dollar concern that general
prosperity depends on the price
Of grain and other farm prod
ucts.
When grain goes up, the
farmers prosperity goes up and
national prosperity with it.
A learned editor discovers
that the Bolshevik army is
well fed while the other Rus
sian people are hungry. There
fore, thinks he, Trotzky and
Ienin, bossing q well-fed obedi-
ent army, can do as they