The Washington times., 1922-04-18

'severy moujik" to the good
cause.
This agreement between Ger
many and Russia the possible
ity of = great eastern and CEN
tral European power-ought TO
make the allies on the western
European strip thoughtful.
Germany is not allowed to
have an army--but she has one,
millions Of trained men that
could supply regiments and ofi-
GERS on ten minutes notice.
She is not allowed to manu-
facture arms.
But Russia can do as she
pleases and does. She has an
army; factories for making
munitions. What will come out
of that situation?
Once Germany was the steel
wall of bayonets and canton
that stood between Europe's
western civilization and Russia
and the East. Germany may
now become the wide doorway
leading from Russia into west
ern Europe. Germany does not
want that, but it may be the
outcome.
On our side of the ocean the
interest is in what seems to be
reviving business and a consid-
cradle stock speculation boom.
Yesterday in an hour, more
than half a million shares Of
stock were sold on the New
York exchange; more than two
million shares in the five-hour
session.
The various moneys Of
Europe went up little, French
exchange reaching its highest
point IN some yssrs. Aavanc- ]
Ing sprin8 brings hope.
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Judge Gary of the We steel
company, biggest manufactur-
ing concern in the world, says
that conditions are getting bet
ter rapidly. He told his stock
holders yesterday afternoon that
the steel business had doubled
In the past year. In spite Of
the strike. Judge Gary says.
'we are receiving $4,000 tons
of coal per week
The best part Of his talk was
the statement that the steel
company had abolished the
seven-day week and had cut the
number of twelve-hour-a-day
workers from % to Ii per cent.
Hiding your money is diff
cult, foolish business, but
human beings are slow to un-
derstand and profit by simple,
safe devices. Mr.. Hanusyi,
coming from Danzig, died on
the steamship Potomac. Under
his pillow was found a loaf of
very stals bread, with $500 in
bills stuffed in it. He had
s257 in q jam jar, with jam to
hide it, and more money in his
shoes. Undoubtedly he worried
and that helped along his death.
All that trouble could have
been avoided by taking a
draft---somc development of the
bill of exchange that the Jews
invented centuries ago to
thwart the devout Christians
that robbed them. The Jewish
traveller seized on the high
way carried nothing but a
piece of paper with writing in
Hebrew. The Christian high
wayman, more greedy than
learned, little knew what that
paper would be worth at the
end Of the journey in Venice.
Cairo, Constantinople, any city.
In England wages are stiu
100 per cent above the rate
before the war. And COM
pared with this country, there
are very few men idle. In
France and Germany there ia
practically nobody out Of work.
Here we have four or FIVE
millions. That is something to
puzzle the proud patriot, with
our dollar the only coed dollar
on earth.
As interesting and surprising
as Conan Doyle's pitiful descrip-
tons Of a spiritualistic heaven
are the replies and discussions
OF various clsrxymen. One
reverend gentleman says there
may be messagss from the
spirits--but very low, vulgar
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