New-York tribune., 1922-10-14
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corr., Nsw Fork Tribune Ino.. ieas
The Gulf Stream

has come thirty miles nearer shore.
It is interesting that this should
coincide with the shortage in an
thracite coal; maybe somebody has
been praying for warm weather.
1t seems too bad that the Atlantic
seaboard should be the only section
OF the country to benefit by the
changed position Of the Gulf Stream.
and measures should be taken to coax
1t to run up into the rivers and
distribute itself through the Middle
West and Northwest. If a portion
of it were trained to go up the
Hudson, through the Erie Canal to
the Great Lakes, through the Chi
cago drainage canal to the Missis-
sippi, up and down the Mississippi
and up the Missouri as far as it's
headwaters, there would be vast
saving in coal every winter.
We spoke of the possibilities of
this general continental hot water
system to Clem Hawley sometimes
known as the Old Soak yesterday,
and he replied: "Now amt that
funny! I been workin' out an inven-
tion in my own mind to do that very
same thing"
whats the invention like, Mr..
Hawley?" we asked him.
"It's dee-vice," said he; and that
was all we could get out Of him.
Possibly Mr.. Henry Ford will find
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
aoith regard to tho Gulf Strecm, Is
aohether the Monroe Doctrine should
not apply to 1t throughout its entire
length.
1t starts, if we have been properly
Informed, in the Gulf of Mexico.
comes up the coast and then sudden
ly swerves across the Atlantic 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 MOTH
ING TO LIVE on were it not for
this American institution, the Gulf
Stream!
Suppose we turned it up into our
rivers instead of letting it cross the
ocean? Who're ,oould England be
then, poor thimo9 1t could put ats
head under ats soi,sg, poor thing, and
freeze to death!
There is 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 al
low themselves to be Ruled by
Kings?
Is 1t not our duty as Republic
to defect our Gulf Stream ualess the
British get rid of their Mo,aarchial
InstitMtiomss
Or else MAKE THEM PAY FOR
THE HOT WATER?
We wouldn't be raw with the Eng
lish in pressing these points home,
But it seems to us that American
Diplomacy has been worse than use
less not to have taken advantage Of
our national resources in this re-
spect.
If the Gulf Stream were properlv
handled we Americans could make
Great Moral Force out Of it.
We could reform, the parts of
Europe that are dependent OF, Il for |
their climate! - '''
Is it not our DUTY as q pITRE
PEoPLE to refuse to allow the Gulf
Stream to touch upon the shores of
any nation that uses ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS? ' A4Ao
1t should be generally understood
throughout Europe that the motto
OF o. the Gulf Stream is: LIPS THAT
IOUCH LIQUOR SHALL NEVER
TOUCH NINE! 1'
The Gulf Stream was eiven rs
that we should make a moral ,1sa of
it, and unless we use it as a naaus me. "
OF .reforWing the world we shall hava
1alied lfs our duty toward heaven
and humanity.
And while we are SAVING +ho;s
sous, we can at the same time
charge them for the hot water too tno
Feople ought to be willing to nav to
get their souls saved. If Kinlins
mad said what he says he didn,t say S !
about America "Tbea, h Gay
the gold of the sporld, but s avg iaave hna,e
Saped oatr souls" il would