Evening star., 1923-01-12
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

modern business; 1t Is not modern al
all. 1t Is the underlying principle OF
the churches in doing missionary
work: go we into all the world and
preach my Gospel" Gospel" means
| fined sometimes as good tidings
but the original Anglo-Saxon, from
which our word comes, was Gods
SPELL" Yet in spite of that injunc
taken hold of the power OF telling
the world the story or tfdings as II
i, Is now doing through even the art
that was once believed to belonged TO
the devil-printing. Should men
bushel? Emerson's philosophy was
| that they should do that stupid act
Day &s Martin did II. The successors
of Day & Martin will set their polish
on stick at top OF column, next 70
| rival Liberty Enlightening the World.
= X X \
There is no more scientific art than
the art are of advertising, and Wash
ington has received new inspiration
from its visitors, the experts OF that
art.
Senator James Reed OF Missouri
has introduced an issue. in Congress
| which seems likely to start some
thing. In his resolution asking Our
State Department to sound out Eng
land and France as to whether they
would be willing to consider nego-
tiations to sell to US their holding
of islands in the Caribbean sea, as
part payment of their debts to US
There will be much 10 be said Oh
both sides of that interesting propo-
sition. On one side there will be
charges. of policy or imperiailst1c
tendencies, and on the other side
we shall hear all about the Monroe
Doctrine and the history OF how
often the. friendly relations be
tween nations last only a generation.
to be. reversed by the fouowinE
generation, and war ensued. This
principle has been demonstrated BY
our close alliance with France dur
ing the revolution, followed by war
in 1895, and the generation of dis
putes of the spoilation claims grow
ing out Of that war. In the SAM
manner we were at peace with Eng
| land in 1883, only to be at logger
heads again with a dozen years and
at war again a quarter of a cen
tury fter the peace of Yorktown.
The Monroe doctrine came near
| causing war between US and France.
Spain and Austria over Maximiltan's
tenure on the throne of Mexico after
! the close of our civil war, and II
brought from President Cleveland an
ultimatum of war against England
over Venezuela only twenty-five years
| ago.
! We are on friendly terms with all
European nations today, but what
| will tomorrow hold? That is the line
of argument for the peaceful purchase
of islands close to our shores and
| dominating the Panama canal and
the mouth of the Mississippi river, as
| well as Atlantic ports. What the
republicans, or other democrats, VIII
answer to that proposition of pur-
chase of the islands remains to be
| heard, for the whole matter came to
/, the Senate without warning.
| There can be no compulsion about
| the negotiations. 1t is not taking
the islands rather than lose the debt.
! for neither England nor France will
! repudiate their obligations, but there
! are hopes that the purchase might
be so negotiated a S to be of mutual
| advantage.
| There are special benefits to be
! derived through calling in a doctor
| to feel the pulse of a government
department. Ever since DR. Work
| became Postmaster General the en-
/ plOScS nave Dceh IccllHS pcllSl
Maybe it has been due to their i'm
aginations, but now it is planned to
give all the post Office employee
throughout the country tangible rea-
! sons for feeling better; all are to BE-
| vaccinated for smallpox, typhoid and
| paratyphoid 1t is just like going
| into the Army again, and they won't
| come back-to work--"till it's over.
over there"-wherever the 100000
| yaccinated arms happen to be-
II that is wise treatment for
] 100000 government employees, it is
| equally wise for all civilians. We
grow careless even though we know
that the value and safety of vaccina-
tion have been scientifically demon
strated, so that they are no longer
debatable. The free inoculations OF
the post office employees are not com
| pulsory, but are reco mme nded, and
provision has been made through the
United States public health service
' to give the inoculations.