The Washington times., 1922-08-29

years."
The fact is that the whole ma
tion, and the whole life, is a
school. We have been studying
since 1776, and others were
studying thousands Of years
ahead Of US.
In 1776 we decided solemnly
that kings must not have power.
We took his power from King
George and thought we had set
tied that. But power, like
water, will 60 somewhere. Kings
have not got it in this coun-
try. But well-organized capital
and intelligence HAVE got it,
and are using 1t.
Just what to do about 1t no
one seems to know. It Is pre-
posterous for 100, ,000, 900 people
10 be told: "You can't have any
coal" and "Your railroad, will
function regularly by and by;.
we don't know Just when." But
what can the people do about
IT, That is what the President
asks himself-and some con-
servative members of the Cab
met and Senate-as he goes
yachting over the Weekend.
It would be sad If that
yacht could not get any coal
(perhaps she burns oily. Sad,
also, IL citizens must 60 cold
this winter. BUT WHAT CAN
YOU DO? The Constitution
must be respected. The rights
of capital must be respected.
All kinds of things must be
respected, it seems, ahead of
the peoples right to have the
use of coal and railroads.
Henry Ford will close down;
says he would not take the coal
If he could get it at present
prices. "Seven dollars to nine
dollars a ton at the mine is ex-
treme profiteering," says he.
Rather extreme. Not long
ago, Just before the war, this
writer was offered by James
Mullins, of Wooster, Ohio,
first-class soft coal for less than
80 cents a ton at the mine.
Quite a jump to 50, consider
ing that the Lord put the coal
In the ground and charges
nothing for His share Of the
work.
It's annoying, but it's all
part of the peoples education.
Falling down teaches babies to
walk. Burning their fingers
teaches them to avoid fire. A
sufficient number of hard
bumps may teach this intel
1ectual nation to vote.
Congress will probably be
asked to let the Government
take over and run the rail-
roads, temporarily, as in war
with a big bill for the public
to pay, Of course.
, A sane reader wants to know
why the Government does not
take over the railroads perma-
nently, if it must take them
and pay the bills every time
they get in trouble. That's
question the people will AN
swer when their education is
more advanced. Private own
ership is doing all it can to
educate them.
Railroad repair shops are
zone hundred million hours be-
hind in their work" The auto
mobile owner understands what
that means in added expense.
Let the trouble go and the bill
grows. What the roads hope
to save on wages they will lose
ON those 1O0,O00,000 hours.
But what of it? The people
will pay for that in rates ad-
iusted, upward. And that also
IS part Ol pupiS CuuSobioh
we'll worth the cost.
Some of the news is good.
There's a new speed mark in
the air-an Italian, Brakapapa,
few 200 miles in one hour.
That's good.
And the income tax collec-
tions drop more than a billion.
That means happiness for some
that have their money in cor
porations, leave 1t there to be
reinvested as they please, and
thus escape the high tax.
France has lost a battleship
that cost 40, 100000 francs. It
will cost 200,000,000 francs to
replace her. All will sympa-
thize with France in her loss.
But, perhaps, If prices 60 high
enough, war will dwindle.
Truth is in the aged poker
- nlayer's remark, which always
preceded a raise: "The way to
discourage vice is to make it
expensive"
Poland has one million extra
reese to spare and will ship
them to other countries. That
4. oood news. One million extra