The Washington times., 1922-09-13

One demonstration Of magnifi-
cent American efficiency in war
ends. Yesterday Chairman Las
ker, of the Shipping Board, sold
the American fleet of 226 wood
en- ships for $750,OOO.
Those ships cost, in the days
of high patriotism and Sl-a-year
efficiency, $30O,OOo,OOo. The
sale, therefore, realized some-
thing less than one-third of one
cent on the dollar.
In New York last Monday
the New York Edison Company
provided a dinner. Thomas A.
Edison ate it to commemorate
the fortieth anniversary of GEN.
tral electric illumination. Forty
years ago Edison. and other
workmen, in overal!s, gathered
at 257 Pearl street, threw the
switch that started light from
New York's first central power
station.
How much does that light
mean to the world now? Slow
ly men get what they need.
First, letters with which they
write; then presses and movable
type with which to print; then
light to use the night hours in
reading.
And all depends on the real
light, that of THOUGHT, with
the brain for its powerhouse.
Charles M. White, of Cleve-
land, says the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, besides
buying an Office buftding for
two and a half millions, is buy-
ing West Virginia and Ken
lucky coal mines with capacity
above six thousand tons day.
The engineers will sell coal
to workers in big cities and pay
their miners well.
Several hundred engineers will
own in the ground about two
hundred million dollars worth
Of coal.
That is the way for organ
ICED labor to show intelligence
and power. Do what other sue
cessful men do-get something
and develop it. A few coal
mines and big buildings owned
by labor will have more effect
than any number Of sad stories
and pitiful appeals. Dollars are
the successful soldiers and ora
tors of this age.
Old-fashioned Republicanism
takes a happy, deep breath.
Maine is safe and sound. no
roaring progressivism there. 1t
doesn't mean much. Maine has
no prohibition problem--that
was all settled comfortably long
ago, and this is a good apple
year.
Extinct Volcano Kipling. hav-
ing made rumbling remarks
about the United States enter
ing the war too late, France,
England, and the United States
discuss that question. 1t is
"too late" This column offers
to the gentlemen another ques-
tion which they might ask and
answer:
II the United States had been
attacked by half a dozen nations
and had said "my hack is to the
wall; I am fighting for life;
come and help me-" how soon
do you think England, France,
or anybody else in Europe would
have sent three million men and
ten thousand million dollars
across the ocean to help us?
Louis Locheur, of France. sue
cessful bettor, bet that the Ger
man mark would go to one
centime, which is a fifth of a
cent, in 1922. 1t went to ONE
TWENTIETH of a centime. He
Is betting now that before the
end of the year there will be a
democratic revolution in Ger
many. He bets that the Demo-
Gratis will win the coming Con-
gressional elections in the United
States. He says that will re-
suit in decisions in which we
France - will facilitate our
selves"
He is an intelligent French
man. for the Republicans are GER
tainly going to have heavy losses
this fall. But his hope that more
democratic congressman would