The Washington times., 1922-09-06

Candle for the Dragon.
Negro Heroes"
Good Men and Safety.
Catch the Beggar.
By ARTHUR BRIsRANE

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Politicians trying to please
railroad owners and hang onto
the votes Of union labor at the
next election have q difficult
job. They can sympathize with
the old woman of whom Mon
taigne tells. She burned one
candle to st. Michael and an
other candle to his dragon. She
wanted to be safe on both sides.
We don't know what hap
pened to the old lady, but can
guess what will happen, to the
Republican party If the drift
ing continues. -
The Republicans are wonder
ing how much their majority
will be cut down in the House
Of Representatives. The prob
ability Is that there won't be
any Republican majority. And
that will be bad, as this eoun-
try needs q working machine.
Boldly, young negro, twenty
two years old, killed two detec-
tives. He was electrocuted, and
buried in New York on Labor
Day. Thirty thousand of his
race visited the undertaker's
shop where he lay exhibited.
Thousands lined the streets as
his coffin passed. ..
Those that were able to crowd
into the church and see Boddy's
mother and other relations were
told by the clergyman that Bod
dy's last words to his relatives
were: "Go home, I will meet
you in the kingdom" "E,r
There is good deal of
meaning in these facts, q
meaning depressing to those
interested in the negro's prog
ress. But while remembering
the young negro that killed
two and that his people un-
wisely chose to honor, don't
forget another negro, the only
human being except Peary that
went to the North Pole. Per-
haps if more negroes had the
opportunity IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION that Peary gave
his negro companion, there
would be less of a negro prob
lem.
In twelve months the Penn
sylvania railroad has carried
152,000,000 passengers with
out killing one Of them. A
fine record. The railroad is
praised, deserves it. But the
railroad managers well know
that the safety is no: due to
officials sitting in revolving
chairs or the lfiaanciers, sit
ting beside tickers, that run
and own the railroads. 'ts."-.
The fact thas 152,000,000
Americans Travelled without loss
year ye @ @nasanEWTHA W AffIHE WORK
MEN en- THE RAILROAD
ARE GOOD WORKMEN.
Engineers understand their
business; switchmen. signalmen,
those who walk the tracks look
ing for loose srikes or rs,ls,
telegraphers, and all the others
are faithful men
They deserve praise. and
the owrers of railroads should
be careful how they annoy
them, setting up artificial out
side repair shops to dodge
union wages, AID careful how
they introduce incompetent
"scabs' to take the place of
nese g,:d men. One hundred
and fifty-two million passen-
gers al not o.. killed in one
year n. ans GOOD WORK
MANSHIP and such workman.
ship should be well paid.
Since that legless beggar in
New York was found to have a
"dress suit, automobile, and
chauffeur" begging has been
poor. in the big city. All the
able-bodied beggars have retired
and abandoned business for the
present. Only a few old, blind
or crippled were rounded up by
the police.
It is admirable 10 see this
outburst of energy, on discov-
ering that a beggar was getting
a hundred dollars a day more
than he ought to get.
Why doesn't somebody get
equally excited about the mo-
nopolistic gentlemen that get
many millions a day more than
they ought to get! They go
right ON collecting, nobody in
terferes.
But when q man with no legs
pushes himself along the side
walks with his hands, begs, and
Is found to be comparatively
well off, there is excitement.
Not everybody is able to rob
all of the American people all
of the time.
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