The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-09-11
'sGOOd Luck Returns,
Predicting Bad Luck
for Ireland Must
the British Come
b Back Sympathy
for Mrs. Harding
Turks Whip Greeks
BOrah Scores Kip
ling Widener's
Rembrandt.
Rembrandt.

Good Luck" Lombard is a
to be almost a Bridgeport insti-
tuition. Born in Ireland, he
understands the Irish character.
Having thought upon the subject,
doubtless he knows Irish needs.
Lombard has returned from a
visit to his native land. His
views are interesting.
Every person, he said, native
or American, who gives a, cent
to the Republican cause will
have the blood of Ireland on his
hands"
sfThe only thing that will save
the country from utter ruin and
the eradication of the real Irish
race is intervention of the British
and that soon and in large pro-
portions"
Let us hope that these pred1c-
lions are too gloomy. A visit to
Ireland just now does not en-
courage optimism. This writer,
who Is rot of Irish blood, also
visited Ireland when times were
bad, and came away sT:thzla
somewhat more optimistic opin-
ion. ireland is obeying the law
. of conservation of energy. A
spring will recoil with an energy
equal to that which pressed it
down. Time is a factor over
there, just as it is in Russia.
Eventually order will be restored
and government will go on as
usual. But it is not wise to send
American money.
$50
The wife of the president is
close to death. The heart Of the
country goes out to her. The
sympathy which the race gives to
those in high positions who are
Ill accentuates the principles of
common humanity. Looking
upon the fate and sufferings of
Mrs. Harding. people are re-
minded that they are neither
moro nor less than those Of any
other woman in the same con-
6ition, and sympathy passes over
and covers all who need SYM
pathy.
The fate of the Greek army,
almost annihi1ated by the Turks,
illustrates several things. Greece
is weary of war. In the years
before the Great War Greece was
fighting. Greece fought through
the great war, and has been in
war, or preparing for war, ever
since. Greece got too far from
home. Modern weapons decrease
in value. providing the enemy has
some. OF the same kind, with the
distance from the home base.
The further the Greeks got into
Turkish country, the weaker they
were. This was always the rule
Of war. 1t is more the rule now.
The great Napoleon got to Mos
cow, but he lost 100000 men
coming back.
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Senator William e. Borah,
reading the snarling assertion of
Rudyard Kipling, America came
into the war two years. four
days and seven months too late"
remarks What a delightful as
ISOLATE Great Britain would make
in a League with five votes to
our one" There is justice in the
statement. Nevertheless the re-
lations Of nations cannot be
settled upon the basis of every
thing which each individual says
Bora.h and Kipling are able men,
but there are some millions of
others in both countries.
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Joseph E. widener has added
Rembrandt's painting, THE
Descent From the Cross" to his
large collection. No subject was
more commonly adopted by the
early painters, excepting perhaps
the last supper. Modern paint
ing may be said to have been
born of religion. The modern
presentation of Christ, the figure
familiar to everybody, was many
years in the creation The early
figures of Christ had many as
poets. The artists of each
country painted Him as their own
typical countryman. In this way
the figure of Jesus as the Saviour
of the World was more wildly
presented to all peoples. By
constant practice the art of
painting was wonderfully i'm
proved. The Rembrandt is a