The Washington times., 1922-07-06

Then Well Sing a New
Song. y
Poison Around the World.
Round and Flat.
We Don't Own Ourselves.
We Don't Own Ourselves.
by ARTHUR BRISBANE
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The Rev. Robert Watson,
Presbyterian, says the nation
needs a new song. "The Star
Spangled Banner" and "My
Country 'Tis> of Thee" do not
suit the times. The song must
proclaim real democracy and
express spirituality"
Who will offer a prize for
the song? Who will write it?
DIR. Watson says it must have
historical basis, proclaim our
ideals, express our desire for
Fellowship of all nations, praise
peace and its glories, and be
saturated with spirituality"
That calls for an able song
writer.
Hitherto national songs have
been based on humanity's de-
light in Growing over the en-
emy, Dragging about beating
him.
All creatures on this earth
share each others misery. This
applies to human beings. and
humber creatures. Storks
make their nests on the roofs
of houses in Holland. In far
off South Africa grasshoppers
are poisoned by Transvaal farm
ers.
No connection there appar-
emily, yet storks in Holland
are dying off, vanishing with
old traditions, because in win
ter they 60 to Africa, eat poi
soned grasshoppers, die Of poi
son, and never see Holland
again.
Similarly, dearly beloved,
poisonous mental doctrines ap-
piled to human beings on the
other side of the earth may
poison US.
President Harding says the
right to work must be upheld,
which means that union work
ers must not exclude non-union
men.
The President also says the
right to collective bargaining
must be maintained. This
means that men in unions must
be allowed to get together and
as unions discuss working con-
ditions with employers.
When old-fashioned school
trustees asked the young teach
er, "Do you teach that the
earth is round or fiat?" she was
uncertain as to their belief and
replied, 81 teach both round
and fat"
The President, however, may
say that when employers hire
union men they must deal with
them as unions. And at the
same time no union must in
terfere with any man who
doesn't want to join the union.
That sounds reasonable, but
II union men did not fight
against it there would soon be
no unions.
Miss Cora Meredith, actress,
twenty-five years old, tried to
drown herself.
"Don't tell me the usual stuff
about how noble it is to live;
l have a right to kill myself if
! want to-" says she.
The lady is mistaken.
If she had spent twenty-five
years making something use
full, a machine or picture, and
If that thing could. talk and
say, 81 have a right to destroy
myself" the young woman
would say, "No, l made you,
and fused over you; it's your
duty to go on existing"
No man or woman owns him
self or herself. Each owes all
possible effort, including pa
tience with life and honest
effort as long as life lasts.
It's none too cheerful at best.
Even President Harding was
blue IN his talk on the Fourth.
IA thousand years in Thy
sight are but as yesterday"
That has always been true,
and now, thanks to the radio,
ten thousand square miles for
the farmer are no bigger than
the palm of your hand.
Farmers all over the United
States get crop reports, wealth
er reports, and other news in
simultaneously through radio by
aid of the Government. The
, man ten days ride from a post
Office or railroad knows wealth
er, crops, and general news as
soon as the operator in the
telegraph room. That is real
progress.
The Elks' convention in At
lantic City next week will hear
from Murray Hubert, president
of New York city's board Of
aldermen, the suggestion that
each Elk lodge should buy,
equip, and maintain a play
ground to be called "Elks'
Field" for use of all young