Evening star., 1922-12-02
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

practical. 1t would mean that before
farmer from Maryland or Virginia. |
or passing tourist, could enter
Washington in Il motor vehicle he
would have to enter into a bond not
10 violate our traffic rules.
Inc Commissioners agree that that
would require an act of Congress, and
it is doubtful if Congress itself would
have power to make such a law. ri
the crlVers OF automobiles must be
bonded, lest they violate traffic rules
why not bond the jaywalkers? in
short, bond everybody who might
cause traffic accident.
1t is considered that such a drastic
step would be challenged in the
courts. safer method would he 10
ipcrease our traffic police, SO that all
corners in congcsted streets may be
protected. and then enforce the
rules, not violently through trappin.
into arrest innocent offenders, but
through patient. firm education by the
police until the drivers learn what is
expected Of them. The greatest mon
ace comes from the reckless delivery
drivers and public taxicab chauneurs
who take chances that others fear.
Ihere were as many killed In TIE .
United States last year by traffic acci
dents as there were Americans killed
IN the world War-or within 1000 of
the number. The problem of how to
prevent such accidents is not yet solv-
Cd put one. thing is certain: We must
guard the streets far better in the
future than heretofore. We must
have more men for that purpose.
X !. \
The gasp OF certain American ad-
visers of the Tiger of France at his
roar of disapproval of their mild sug-
gestion that he should tone down his
voice to that of a canary would be
funny if it were not so pathetic
NJ tlemenceau could no more sing
% the time-heats OF Col House than
a singing mouse could roar like a
lion. He is over eighty years of aee.
and, as he SAYS. "AIl my life have
been fighter. Expediency has no
Part in my scheme of things" Maybe
We shall not agree with anything the
Tiger saws. America may not Join
'''- lsasu" Of nations nor cancel
Europe's d.-bt but, in spite Of such
trifiine differences of viewpoint, we
must admire a fighter for what he
honestly thinks is right. Let him
roar.
''ynn're Poor. henisl,tod 'oathen.
But fr-t-raie fighting man"
Could there he two characters far
ther apart from each other in the
matter of policy of speech than Col.
House. the sphinx of the Wilson ad-
rlinistration. and clemenceau. who
has been A speaker a dAbater and
writer all his life. and who has never
found any virtue in the expectancy of
looking wise and keeping mum?
The United States and Canada are
l,ns n de-. L hi,
citizens of the respective countries
who are in foreign lands. In the case
of Americans abroad they are strand
ed and cannot get home. so our gov
ernment will bring them hack. free.
and the Red Cross will meet them and
care for them until they find work.
In the case of the Canadians who
vArsed. The difficulty about getting
them hack into Canada is not that
they are stranded here hut that they
are too prosperouS with high Amor
ican wan"S. and Canada cannot lure
them with equally good iobs: 90 why
should they want tn go back Canada
has a harder task Of reha utilization
than We have. Canada wants moro
settlers and proposes 70 removn i'm
migration bars to good settlers.
America NAV we'll watch that policy.
We need millions of good settlers"
in the United States. though that does
aan = 1onsnr'-~ - -he laws in
barring out the undesirahles.
"It is to laugh" The American
Legion Weekly has funny cartoon
representing alleged fake soldier pub
lications milk ing the cow'-the pub
lic-and the artist who drew 1t proves
that he is fake farmer by showing
the mixer sitting on the near" side
of the COW. where any self-respectirr
cow would instantly kick over the
mixer The same >cartoonist when
dismnunting from fiery steed would
try to climb down on the "off" side
of the horse He would get down. Of
course. Bet he would also undertake.
to drive a bunch Of hogs THROUGH Il
gate on run and tn feed a calf from
a bottle while dressed in his best Sun
day clothes. He's no dirt farmer"
* x
Wine is cut out by the prohibition
grapes is eliminated. Yet the grape
vines continue to bear grapes. and
this year the railroads will carry So
90" carloads of grapes. or $4,000 more
than ever in any previous season.
Nevertheless. the cost of grapes AT
retail is almost prohibitive. Instead
of getting a ten-pound basket for Is
cents as was once the current price.
the cost today for that quantity is
from three to four times as much
Does the grape producer get his shar"
Of that increase? What is the ra-
tional explanation for the high cost
of that most wholesome and delicious
fruit?