The Washington times., 1922-05-10

| - II Conference, the
n&SazzSazRlsSVSuEEsrsI m D ID of the
WILLIAM HARD town was to the
effect that the
world was presently going have
wings.
Now II has allegations OF fradu-
lent contracts in the War Depart
ment, allegations of failures in the
Department of Justice to prosecute
criminal profiteers, allegations Of
violations of the civil service law
In the Treasury Department. allega-
tions of improper leases of public
OIL lands In the Navy Department
and the Interior Department, and
endless other accusations, allega.
tions and suspicious. II the maya.
zines which deal with psychology
had correspondents at Washington.
they would probably write:
Having been ready to believe the
hest in November, the National
Capital was quite ready to believe
the worst in May"
The drop began with the seating
Of Newberfy as Senator. and II per-
haps touched bottom with the NAM
ing Of Goldstein as collector of in
ternal revenue. One OF the gentle
men on the Hill who will have to
vote on the confirming OF Goldstein
| remarked yesterday:
I've done a lot OF things lately,
but here's where I stop"
Meanwhile, II is widely said that
the tariff hill is very wicked. but
that after all II has the merit OF
letting us all be wicked together. In
this tariff bill everybody gets his.
II Is not class legislation. II II robs
the farmer by making him pay more
for his farm implement 1t also robs
the manufacturer by making him
pay more for his eggs. Some Of the
representatives OF farmers at Wash
ington say that the amount Of rob-
hery committed upon the manufac-
turers is unfortunately not equal
to the amount of robbery committed
upon the farmers. However, they
are willing to overlook that minor
injustice and accept the general
grand result in the name OF the
common effort to get rich by mutual
hold-ups. So say the cynics to pass
the time while the time passes
heavily and the town is tired and the
approaching primaries make 1t feel
tireder.
In it's collapse II can even believe
the rumor that E. Mont Reilly, the
rough.house governor OF Porto Rico.
is going to be made a member OF
the board Of directors of the War
Finance Corporation. Mr.. Reilly used
to buy and sell a little real esate In
Kansas City before he took to gov.
erning Porto Rico. II he now takes
to helping to manage the affairs OF
the greatest loan institution in the
world, he will have given his fellow
townsmen I'm Kansas City the sur
prise Of their lives.
Travellers from Venezuela report
that the tyrant Gomez continues
cause himself to be reelected to
his Job. He arrived in power by
force and he stays in power by
terror. He represents nothing con-
stitutional or democratic. But he
protects the property rights Of for.
eigners. The United States Of
America recognizes him. 1t is
happily said ct dinner parties here
that the wisdom of Gomez OF
Venezuela should be diligently
studied by Nikolai Lenin Of Rus
sia. Lenin, 1t is said, should treat
the Russians as he pleases and
treat the foreigners as they want.
1t Is said also that Lenin ought
to send the United States note
demanding that various sovereign
States in this Union pay their
debts. Some eight or ten Of those
States have been In default on
many millions of dollars Of princi.
pal and interest for decades The
council of foreign bondEolders'
at London Is quite unable u make
them pay. Big books have been
written on the repudiations> Of
debts by States within the United
States. Those repudiatiors hail.
pened. They CONTINUE. The for
eign bondholders pass resolutions
and get nothing. 1t is snld that
Lenin ought to espouse that cause.
Now that he Is getting respectable
and thinking Of paying his own
debts. he ought to send us a sharp
note refusing to recognize us till
we pay ours.
Washington takes nothing really
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