The Washington times., 1922-07-05

an expression OF the antl-Sem-
itism now increasing everywhere
In Europe.
Friends of the Hohenzollerns
will find, however, that in the
long run the game Of politics by
murder is not profitable and
many can play at that game.
France and other countries have
taught the world that the game,
well under way, is more danger
Gus to royalties than to repub-
licans.
This incident in Nevada is in
teresting after several centuries
Of civilization: ...
Two Chinese gentlemen, named
Hughie Sing and Gee Jon, are
sentenced to die by 'lethal gas"
new-fangled method Of executing
rnurderers in Nevada.
The criminal is locked in a
lethal chamber, poison gas is
introduced, and he dies.
A lawyer for the Chinese
criminals says they mustn't die
that way because the United
States Constitution forbids
"cruel and unusual punish
ment."
The State of Nevada denies
that the gas death is cruel.
1t can't, of course, deny that
It is unusual. But the Consti-
tuition says cruel AND unusual.
The situation is complicated
by the fact that employees in
the prison say they don't know
exactly how to go about
gassing the two Chinese. The
Governor says the State archi-
tect must fix the lethal cham
Der, so that witnesses may
peek in and see what happens
without danger from the gas.
The best plan would be Tor
Nevada to repeal the lethal
chamber law and also the death
penalty.
It's a peaceful State, apart
from matrimonial fights that
come in from the outside.
Hughie Sing and Gee Jon are
the first two guilty of murder
since 1920 in Nevada.
The Government may seize
coal mines and operate them
for the people.
Why not? Does that sound
Sociaiistic or indicate con-
tempt for property rights?
"Rights" to coal, manufac-
tured by nature millions OF
years ago, deposited in the
ground for mans use, seem
rather vague. >,
Suppose, instead of coal, all
water were "owned" by a
group of men, they quarreled ,
with their workmen, and an
nounced that, temporarily, the
people should have no water!
when the people got thirsty
they would seize the water and
overlook the property rights
Coal is to industry what water
Is to the human system.
Industry and the csuntry's
prosperity starve without coal.
And the people of the country
are triple idiots if they endure
coal starvation indefinitely while
"owners' fight it out at their
leisure with employees.
There ought to be no IFS about
It. The Government should say to
coal miners and operators: 1--WE
shall take your mines, operate
them and carry on the business
of the country. You can talk
things over as long as you
please"
William Allen White, kind
hearted Kansas editor, gives
Fourth of July prize to the boy
owning most dogs. One of the
Rothschilds might have given
prize to the dog owning most
fleas. That Rothschild collected
1leaS Oh ullIeTeHt kliuS lIOH dii
over the world.
Dogs belong with savages, and
Il is natural for boys to like and
collect them. Boys are savages,
If normal.
Next Fourth of July Mr.. White
ought to reward the boy owning
the one best dog, remembering
John D. Rockefeller's parable
about the American Beauty rose.
It Is made perfect, big and beau
tiful by cutting off all buds but
one, giving to one rose the energy
of an entire plant.
The happiest boy has one dog,
and thinks it can lick any other
dog in the world.
Englishmen do not like our
fellow citizen. "Pussyfoot"
johnson, going up and down
predicting "Great Britain dry In
1886" They wish he would go
home, as the Evening News
quantity puts II, and try to get
, -.nk;hit;oo nranticad In tha