The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-13
BRYAN FLAyS
 RULE BY RICH
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''I am glad that we have repre-
 sentative at Lausanne. think tnal we should respond to every can for advice with the understanding that we reserve the right to decide for our selves what we shall do and that we are not bound by any action Lakeh by other nations III fegafu lo Iui o- pean affairs.
 ssIn other words, without surrender Ing independe of action we should exert our moral influence to the tull toward the promotion of unlVefsas Should Aid World Peace.
 'There is no sentiment whatever iowa rds an alliance such as Ciemen-
 ecu advocates 1T the cueslon Wer+ submitted to a popular vote l doupt if there is a voting precinct III the United States would vote for ay anE- lance with France or any other Euro pean country. .aThe European nations have mili- tary aspirations, mmercial ambl- lions and colonial policies with which we have no sympathy and with which
 we can have no part. These inter- ests wholly their own would make 1t tr1possible for them to consider our position Our wishes or our welfare when they took measures that might lead to war.
 likely to follow a peaceful course without an alliance than they woufd if they commanded our resources TOT the advancement of their interests. The Commoner, though expressing an ontinfstic tone in considering what the New Year may bring to the coun- try, was vigorously opposed to what he termed a country ruled by the rich"
 "The disease from which the coun- trv is now suffering" he said, "can best be described as the rule of the rich This explains the results ol the last election: The farmers, one over to the profiteers for plunder ana exploitation. The 1aboring men were sacrificed to the demands of big cor porations. and people with sInaH in comes were sacrificed in the interests of those with big incomes
 Administration in Dark. "The present administration IS re- actionary. The President and hls advisers are all honest men. Well meaning and patriotic in purpose put they think that society is suspended 1 from the top instead of being punt up from the bottom. They have Ict- ed on the theory: Let the government take care of the rich and let the rich take care of the poor
 F'Plutocracy has never been more buke came in time to prevent any fur l thernr reactionary Iegis. ation- | stThe friends of privilege are raslk- | the Ship Subsidy. Their motto seems 10 be: Get while the getting is good. Their battle hymn Is:
 Work, for the night is coming. .'The bill passed the Bouse by the aid of congressman repl1 l16tatsd at the l polls. | against it's passing the Senate at all.
 It might get majority of the sen. sen. ators who are going out but those who have to go before the people i two years hence will be more eau 1 tious.
 1 s'The Presidents suggestion in his recent message that the findings of
 the Labor Board which he proposes 1 in connection with the Interstate | Commerce Commission be ma de l binding is exactly in line with the de- sires of the corporations. It is con- | pulsory arbitration. which all de- bends upon the bias of the third man 1 the umpire And the umpire will al- 1 ways be on the side of the employers so long as they elect the president. Investigate Labor Situation 1 sI would have instead. investfga-
 ton. Investigation brings out facts
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