The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-24
THE WORLDS HEADACHE

1llG NOlA&D
1t is commonly supposed hat fight
ing a war is the most difficult propo.
sition that a nation ever has to face
But the experiences of the world
since November 1918, suggest that it
is not such a difficult proposition to
fight a war as to pick up the pieces
after the war stops.
A war always makes a certain arti-
ficial prosperity hat covers up many
troubles. Governments in time of
peace have to restrict their expenses
to their income. But in time of war,
they borrow without limit and money
is spent like water. That provides
work for everybody at high pay, and
people are generally prosperous.
Thus the mass of people may be bet
ter cOntented in a time of war than
in peace times. But this condition of
gloriously happy while drinking in
toxicating liquor. The exhilaration
passes off, and then he has to pay
with a severe headache.
The world has been having it's head
ache for the past two years. No u
try can go on indefinitely on bor-
rowed money. When the effort is
made to get back to a basis of sane
and normal expenditure and product
ton, it is as difficult as the recovery
of the nan who has been on a spree.
In a time of war all elements in the
community work together to win a
and they sacrifice their own
selfish interests. When peace comes,
hey consider their W affairs and
work. at cross purposes. The results
produce industrial and social troub-
es. d !
Wars have always been followed by S
ifficult periods But invariably !
lose troubles have passed over in a
ew years, and the country has gone
n to renewed prosperity. The Uni
I'd States has advanced in wealth and
quipment and intelligence SO won s
~
erfully in the past half century, that a
lie recovery ought to be much quicker h
ian it was after the civil war. 81
- = "a CT
A WISE CHOICE ir
The action of the school board in
electing Professor Phi. Soulen to the BY
.p~erintendency OF the MOSCOW oil
hools will meet with the hearty APP at
oval of a very large majority OF the CO
patrons. Professor Soulen, Sc
tn an excellent corps of assistants, Fl
s conducted the schools in a most pc
tisfactory manner the past year.
lie Superintendent has a broad I'M tlc
rstanding of education and what it D.
ally means to the young person, m;
tanned during many years of ex- rig
rience in educational work, in va ne
us capacities. He has the quality, ~
ich is more or less rare, of Sc !.
ing and holding the confidence on
| cooperation of his teachers, and ira
.s..u..au ~ aoo uoI1 o. Ru
reg
llzed working pouy' VIII d ueii- AS
, educational plan always in front dec
the teachers and pupils. IN
superintendent Soulen's personal w
scr
tude toward the individual pupil 4
also a strong point in his work. tio1
cases during the past year where Cha
hou ro++o, in+o d;ffion1tioS 9th
roll
side the school, the superintendent
taken the matter up personally EAs
ng the part of adviser and friend
boy, Strengthening out the vor
iculty and getting the boy start
again on the right path. He has
-, -. Sag
lna 70 tne BOY name' anu tell,
a desire to do the right thing ever
to become a successful man. Work thou
-. -. It'll ~. som
~ 49, any
:essful school mar is the man arat
takes a personal and human in othe
# in tho individual how and girl Sage
just
with
,deral Judge Bean of Portland hair
'unced a plan that would prob time
ho r,1od ont DC or,o, ond m appe
-. go ton
punishment WQen ne suggested fully
every man making mOOnshine be Or
ID to drink his own product. He sIac
it might have a lettering anno
t on vlolators OF the prohibition Weyt
There is no question but that and
a scheme would make many a
sinner pause. Perhaps there Mr.
comparatively few of the silent Kisel
owners who care to attempt any ton,
of the kind.-Wallace Press f.m;,
3 Mr.. q
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