The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-24
What Would Washington Do?

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 Bishop Manning, distinguished among theologans the United States and leader in the religious life of New York City, address Washington, before of the ciys patriotic societies. and giving present application to his remarks sought what position Washington would take
 he alive certain pressing problems of the hour
 This proper of history. The chief value of his tory who study it. that from the experience of the past they may get some light for the present.
 Bishop Manning quite that Washington would favor conclusions of the conference which recommended m He that Washington would favor closer fellowship between America and Great Britain that he opposed that special nternaonaism which teaches whoesoued in his his and that Washington would not favor bonus for the soldiers fought n
 The facts which indicate Washington might League Washington closer relations with England not plain Such may be ratonaly language that he used but the inference must mainly be drawn from the circumstance that Washington progressive who kept abreast the times ar etters processes and inventions and who therefore would probably share in intelligent modern progressive state of mind.
 general Washington justice This country should have favorte nation He opposed to the of affection which had been exhibited toward France by the American people, and to the of bitterness which they had shown toward England
 He of the opinion that it is for this nation either to hate another nation much have inord nate affection for nation This nation should all nations justice, and from all nations demand justice.
 follows from these facts that Washington in that he favored just treatment nations and hence would not have favored doctrine of my country right wrong He would have sought to keep country right He would have rendered to other tries the things that heirs which all that intelligent internationalsm tries to do
 Washngtons attitude toward bonus for soldiers is not much matter of inference. The evidence is whemng would the bonus bill he in gress today.
 Washington namby pamby person who had pro- which involved the unjust sacrifice of that another might be selfishly at
 his youthful days, when he did such signal service against the Indians and against the French his letters full his merits recognized has been reduced rank because he has suffered property losses which have not been compensated.
 the later day commands the Continental he Congress better treatment for the soldiers He that they make acrifices that their position much difficult than the position of who stay suggests payment men, using word before they the and advocates the allotment them after they leave the service land half and other suitable
 George Washington did not under-rae the which the soldier his country every treat the soldier with injustice, would certainly the bill recognition of services which at the best be only partially compensated
 Washington, for himself to receiving compen- wealth at this time The conditions had changed since comparatively young fighting the Indians. country did compensate him, we'll it could It him executive, upon him an affection lasting and fervent, which other American has had
 Washington had military training knew tradi- his profession had commentaries He knew the customs of he familiar the rewards which nations given their soldiers the ancient times soldiers, turned to civil e received special rewards in and cash orable and profitable office, or in all three
 quite out of to suppose that Washington he alive today would forget all his history and all his habits thought about the obligation of the nation to it's soldiers oppose the bonus bill. He would favor that bil
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