The Washington times., 1922-07-13

PRESIDENT Wilson'S declaration
The President calls the Labor
Board "an agency Of govern
ment," and attributes force Of
law to its decisions. This
means, unequivocally, COM
PU l. s DRY ARBITRATION,
with the Labor Board as arbi-
traitor. How important that is,
businessmen and workingmen
know.
In his fourth whereas" the
President asserts the right of
workingmen ito decline to
work" This means that who
ever chooses may strike, but
mustn't interfere with anybody
willing to work.
1t means also that working
men Of the United States could,
If they chose, and with Presi-
dent Harding's official approval,
tie up all the railroads and all
the business of the country by
simply declining to work"
In the French republic they
have not taken that view Of
workmen's duty in connection
with public necessities. All
men of certain age in France
can be called into military serv-
Ice on a minutes notice. When
railroad men struck, the French
government called them into the
army, then put them to work
on the railroads as soldiers. II
they had refused, they would
have been shot for mutiny.
The Presidents proclamation
will soothe those who said he
was not willing to stake the
responsibility of leadership"
A hundred thousand years
ago lightning flashed, your
primitive ancestor fell on his
face, speechless. Later he built
an idol and expressed his feel
ings roughly, in sacrifices. To.
day he has that lightning har-
messed. 1t washes his clothes,
sweeps his floor, runs his street
cars. moves his electric fan,
even brushes his boots. To
know what a complete slave
poor old lightning has become,
and how humbled. read this:
A lady in court, where her
husband is explaining a mur-
der, sat Is dark corner, pulled
ont a powder puff, pressed o
portable electric bulb, looked in
q tiny mirror, and powdered her
nose. ~ y. g
The once dreadful lightning
supplied the light to powder
that nose. That's a downfall
for you.
Ladies and gentlemen are
forming a "league to combat
suicide" They will build q
beautiful temple in n grove and
invite persons thinking of sui
eide to come there and talk it
over. It's a pretty idea, but
should not be necessary.
This world is bright and
sunny. And for all we abso-
lutely KNOW, apart from the
blessed revelations-of faith, the
ancient Greeks may be right.
Under the earth spirits may
find things damp, dark, and
dreary.
Besides, many interesting
things are happening. Every
body should stay and see the
happenings.
This writer once, as editor of
the New York Evening Sun,
years and years ago, conducted
a discussion, SIS suicide a SIM"
The good said: "You ought not
to discuss such a thing" Sta
tistics showed suicides dimin-
ished by half while the discus
sion lasted. They wanted to
see how it would come out.
The highly civilized State of
New York, represented by its
boxing commission, which regu-
lates highly profitable prize
fights, has said that Dempsey,
white man, must not refuse to
fight Wills, negro. The fight is
arranged accordingly.
White and black both weigh
more than 200 pounds. It
would help civilization if the
winner were compelled to get
into the ring with an orang-
outang weighing about eighty
pounds. In about seven sec
onds there would be an absent
minded orang-outang scratching
his ear with his hind hand and
an unconscious, much-battered
white or black man. lying on the
ground. Little boys should see
that fight and learn how little
fighting amounts to.
John Wanamaker, eighty
four years old, gives as his
birthday sentiment: "Look up
and look forward. Never look
down, never look backward.
Do not do much looking in, but
look out"
French scientists, the serious,
not the guessing kind, an
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