Evening star., 1923-06-08

{ the country, as a whole, slumped from
| $40 income tax per individual. in the
| class paying an income tax, down to
S10S, but the District of Columbia
maintained its average. washing
| tonians are comparatively poor. pay
| ing only $86 income tax, on an aver
age income of only $2,760.
The report of the Department Of
! Commerce for June 0 is altogether
! encouraging IS to the business out
look throughout the world.
! In the United States this optimism
| Is based on the continued though re-
duced shortage OF cars. or the eN-
traffic. Another indication Hrs in the
fact that the factories turned out 80
I'er cent more autmobile tires. In
April, this year, than ir April last
I voluntary unemployment has de
clined. In Pennsylvania. on June I,
1922, it was 67.405 while this year
June l, it is only 9,645. With every
| body wEo wants work employed, and
at wages never dreamed of before
body al work. that means produc-
tion of wealth. for wealth consists
solely in the products of Intelligent
labor. The United states national in
cent less May 1 than year previous.
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Americans may also rejoice in
the improved industrial conditions
throughout the world, as shown by
the commerce report. Financiers
point to the fact that prosperous Gus
toners make prosperous trade for
cur exporters and importers, hence It
is good news to Americans to know
that throughout Europe. except In
cotton manufacture, unemploymS!t
decreased in May. Italian export
and imports increased. Cost Of ltvinl
! decreased in CZcchoslovakia. BuilG
ing is booming in Africa and India.
and trade is increasing between The
United States and Japan. Money Is
easier everywhere, and imitation is
decreasing. Crop prospects in Europe
are fine.
The world is IN the state where
every prospect pleases. and only man
is vile Men cry Peace: Peace:
and there is no peace"
Gen. Pershing. addressing the con-
ference of Army chaplains. said: "In
the Army are exceedingly anx-
ious to keep pace with that wave OF
ointment which calls for a more
practical application of the funda
mentals OF religion to all the af
fairs OF men. We may not see. eye
to eye, the details of such work, but
we are united in a common task
He deprecated sectarianism, but add
ed: Religion contains the secret q
and impetus toward clean living.
Therefore, a steady effort is made
arr1N
lation to God. All military train
ing has in ii certain elements OF
moral instruction"
Gen. Pershing purposes, with the
guidance OF the expert advisers.
the chaplains. to prepare an intensi-
fed moral and religious program for
the Army. the whole purpose o.
which shall be to keep soldiers true
and strong and steady.
A good soldier is one who has
learned self-discipline. He does not
run riot with his passions or his op-
portunities for self-indulgence. The
soldier who caused greatest slaugh-
ter of any one man in the world war
church. and one who had had grave
scruples about the killing of the en-
emy. Like Cromwell, he trusted God
and kept his powder dry. He Killed
single handed. Gen. Washington was
deeply religious. 1t is related in his
tory that once when he was engaged
in prayer within his closed tent. and
had given explicit orders that h"
was not to be disturbed, an officer
persisted in calling at his tent about
some routine matter. The genera
ordered him away. but he insisted
upon attention until Washington.
from within. plunged his SWORD
through the canvas up to the hilt
The officer took the hint; he saw the
point and left. Washington then con-
tinued his prayer in peace.
Copyright 1928, by P. V. Collins.l