The Washington times., 1922-02-17
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Railroads object to the st.
Lawrence canal project because
It might divert freight from tbeiI
lines. It would do just that and
cut seven cents q bushel from
export charges on wheat, en-
sbling American wheat to COM
pete with wheat from the
Argentine and elsewhere.
That canal would increase one
, million dollars a iay profits Of
farmers In the Middle West.
Which Is more important to this
country, q million farmers work.
ing from dawn till dark or
twenty thousand owners of rail
road stock, not working at all !!
Which group does more for the
United States? For which group
should the United States do
moref
This country, to oblige Japan
and England, will scrap now
battieships that it will need later.
It is suggested that twelve ships
be sunk and used as a break
water near Los Angeles. It's a
poor suggestion. What Los
Angeles and al the Western
coast need is not battleships
sunk. but battleships, submarines.
and flying machines IN action,
ready for the Japanese that take
90 kindly to California's soil.
Science threatens one horror
after another. Julian s. Huxley,
son Of the great Huxley, is the
latest horrifier. First, in a short
time, mothers will have girl or
boy babies as they choose. That
would be horrible indeed, for
80 per cent would choose boys to
Aatter foolish fathers. That
would cut down the population.
Later, when excess population
begins to worry US, the all-boy-
baby scheme might be useful.
Now Huxley says that soon
twins may be- ordered at will.
He has already done it with
nevis. Two baby nevis are
Matched from one egg, instead
of one. 1t can be done with
human beings. says he. And
the twins would be absolutely
alike in color, character, sex
and everything. That is
dreadful thought. But nature
prevents sameness. There ars
no two leaves alike in. the
greatest forest. And luckily
nature is more powerful than
Huxley.
Pity poor Westminster. once
the richest duke in England,
now the most worried. Little
did his father think as he rode
his great derby winner. Or
monde, in Victoria's jubilee pro-
cession, that his son would move
to an African ranch to escape
taxation, or that the American
girl, Nancy Langhorne Shaw
Astor. would buy and live in
his magnificent estate. Give
den. and go from there to the
House Of Commons. a member.
England at last is taxing the
lands of dukes. They are al
lowed and forced to pay part
of the expense Of government.
And the English government
knows how to COLLECT taxes.
That Is more than can be said
for the Land whence the Astors,
in England. draw their income.
Question for the Republican
Administration, which may be
surprised when Congressman
are elected next fall:
Are you going to take the
Alaskan railroad, now owned
by the Government, represent
ing fifty-six millions Of public
money, and lease it to private
individuals, that they may work
Alaska for all the traffic and
the territory will bear?
The schemers expect to get
that road from the people on
their own terms for ninety-nine
years.
That would give the Demo-
Gratis a "good talking point" in
deed next November.
The President is going to
Alaska this summer. He really
WANTS to protect the people
that elected him and il he will
put off that railroad grab until
he has gone over the Alaskan
railroad the grab won't 60
through. Hence the rush tao
tics.