Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-19
DON MARQUIS COLUMN
THE GULF STREAM


heat, has been due, we hear, to shift in
the position of the Gulf stream. Mariners
putting in at the port Of Norfolk, Va, say
that they have been watching it very closely
for ten months and in that time it has come
thirty miles nearer shore. It is interesting
that this should coincide with the shortage in
anthracite coal; maybe somebody has been
praying for warm weather.
1t seems too bad that the Atlantic sea-
board should be the only section of the coun-
try to benefit by the changed position of the
Gulf Stream, and measures should be taken
to coax it to run up into the rivers and dis
tribute itself through the Middle West and
Northwest. IL a portion of 1t were trained
to go up the Hudson, through the Erie canal
to the Great Lakes, through the Chicago
drainage canal to the Mississippi, up and
down the Mississippi and up the Missouri as
far as it's headwaters, there would be a vast
saving in coal every winter.
We spoke of the possibilities of this gen
eral continental hot water system to Glenn
Hawley sometimes known as the Old Soak
yesterday, and he replied: Nov, amt that
funny! I been workin out an invention in
my own mind to do that very same thing!"
whats the invention like, Mr.. Hawley?"
we asked him
cts dee-vice," said he; and that was all
we could get out of him.
POSSIBLY henry FOrQ Will nnQ a way
to capitalize the Gulf Stream, using leftover
government material of some sort. 1t is our
notion that it should be turned over to some
body like Mr.. Ford and stabilized and put to
work.
But the most important question with re-
gard to the Gulf Stream is whether the Mon
roe Doctrine should not apply to it through.
out it's entire length.
1t starts, if we have been properly inform
ed, in the Gulf of Mexico, comes I'D the coast
and then suddenly swerves across the Allan
tic and laves England we are sure that
'laves" is the proper word, for we saw it in
textbook on geography years and years ago.
The British Isles would be NOTHING TO
LIVE on were it not for this American insti-
tuition, the Gulf Stream!
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Suppose we turned it up into our rivers in
stead of letting it cross the ocean? Where
would England be then, poor thing? 1t
could put it's head under its wing, poor thing,
and freeze to death!
There is a moral point involved this Gulf
Stream, that arises in waters protected by
the Monroe Doctrine, should it be allowed to
lave the shores of nations that allow them
selves to be Ruled by Kings?
Is it not our duty as Republic to defect
our Gulf Stream unless the British get rid of
their Monarchial Institutions?
Or else MAKE THEM PAY FOR THE HOT
WATER?
We wouldn't be raw with England in press
ing these points home. But it seems to us
that American Diplomacy has been worse
! than useless not to have taken advantage of
our national resources in this respect.
II the Gulf Stream were properly handled
we Americans could make Great Moral
Force out Of it.
We could reform the parts of Europe that
are dependent on it for their climate.
Is 1T not our DUTY as a PURE PEOPLE
| to refuse to allow the Gulf Stream to touch
upon the shores of any nation that uses AL
COHOLIC DRINKS?
It should be generally understood
throughout Europe that that motto of the
Gulf Stream Isl LIPS THAT TOUCH
LIQUOR SHALL NEVER TOUCH MINE!
The Gulf Stream was given us that we
should make moral use of it, and unless
we shall have failed in our duty toward
heaven and humanity.
And while we are saving their souls, we
can at the same time charge them for the
hot water, too People ought to be willing
to pay to get their souls saved. If Kipling
had said what he says he didn't say about
America "They have the gold of the
world, but we have saved our souls j.. i.
it would have been nonsense. The world
saving industry fourishes IN the United
States to an extent never known anywhere
before in the world; practically everybody in
this country is saving the soul of everybody
else all the time, whether they like it or not.
The fact that our souls are SO conspicuously
saved is what makes us so sure it is proper
Of he
We are the Great Moral Nation, and there
fore it is Right for us to be Rich.
England Is our only competitor in that at
titude-and where would England be if we
shut off the Gulf Stream!
And in order to keep our souls saved we
must use the Gulf Stream as club to bring
the Immoral Natinns to the mnurners, hanch.