The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-13
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By Robert K. Williams. b. G. ri c.

Russia presents a Bill for 5O,O00.-
100000 gold rubles to The Genoa con
ference for damages done By Denikin.
Wrangle. Seminole, and other anti-Bol-
shevist leaders.
The debts Of the former Gar will
be paid out Of this amount.
The unexpected happened and I'M
less The situation is satisfactorily settled
the economic reconstruction Of Europe
Is an impossible dream. Russia Is part
Of Europe. Everybody presented some
holy else a bill for damages done; Rus
STA is simply following the usual thing
But the idea! That hurts!
Russia. blockaded, lied about and
thought 10 be supine, looms up gigan-
tic and menacing. She presents a bill
twice as big as the allied debt to The
United States. If anyone doubts what
money can and cannot do, look for a
moment at the absurd situation at Cen
GA!
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Money conferences will not solve
civilizations problems. Something
else is needed "a few less bankers and
representatives Of bankers should Be
there. Bankers deal in money. Mon
ey specialists can't settle agricultural
problems, coal, transportation, com
munlcation problems. They think
from the angle Of money, always from
profit. A new crop Of men are need
ed, men who expect human relation
ships to be amicably adjusted on the
Golden Rule-not the Rule Of Gold
basis.
1858
How will many backward preachers
feel when they learn that tens Of thou
sands Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are now lis
tenlng-in Sundays and more or less abb
sofblng the matter issued from the pull
Pltp The radio is helping the church,
not detracting from it. The churches
have been trying hard for almost twen-
ty centuries to keep full churches. The
easiest place in the city to find seat
in a church. Over a period Of several
years the churches actually lost com
Something is wrong. The churches
haven't been keeping pace with pro-
gress, that's all. Here and there
spectacular figure arises and he fills
The pews. Billy Sunday fills great
holding 5000 and 10000. |
Why9
Religion is a good thing, but its
statesmen have been whispering about
t. The radio now screams the news
Q the ambient winds.
Religion is virile. strong, upbuiIding
+ presented properly, and becomes a |
iource Of inspiration. They mawlish
md insipid we leave feeling like dish
-ag and untitled to fight the economic !
battle for the coming week.
$685.
Our religion is right, of course.
Why9 Because we were born Of par
.nts who were such and such in addi-
ion to being Republicans and Demo-
rats.
Buddha has been deified and wor-
hiped by more millions than any 9TH
II Buddha as young man was
much like the rest Of his coterie, but
he sight of a corpse by the roadside
hanged his life. He preached self
Lenial and tolerance. The self-deniaI
low is symbolized by fakirs lying on
pixies and by the roadway; the toIer-
nee is exhibited by the caste system
ow flourishing in the Far East.
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To capitalize the Radio possibilities,
zeal arrangements must be made.
,hurches will come to it and JOIN hands
nth theater owner and cooperate
18th them so each's function viii Be
learly outlined.
The moving picture and the radio
a powerful competitor to any organ
.ation making purely the personal APP
cal for advancement. People don't 4
Ike kindly to education and resent
elping things. Like children. adults
tust be taught, by giving them some
ing to do. Education through play j
an ideal arrangement and the learn n
g thus CLEANED will stick. r
. y 3 ;. Ia
We've been moving on wrong lines. {
e think the children must be taught. Is