Evening star., 1923-02-14
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

coal ceased to be imported, the gem
eral imports of the last three months
of 1922 were twice as much as during
the same months of 1921. These figl
transportation and do not include the
traffic of the great lakes.
r II y
With the Methodist conference ad;
vocating the firing upon and sinking
of rum-carrying vessels which hover
off our shores, outside the three-mile
| limit, 1t seems a pity that America
ever fought the war of 1872 and won
| the freedom of the seas. It seemed
a pity of the same kind when an
American war vessel stopped Brit
ish ship upon the high seas and took
| therefrom, by force, the Confederate
agents, Mason and Slidell. We apollo
gized for that in order to avoid war
| with England. We had won the issue
of 1912 only too we'll.
| However. the three-mile limit was
established upon the principle that
| that was as far as a cannon on shore
| could defend the sovereignty OF
nation: 1t was the range Of shore
gun that fixed the limit; we would
be satisfied If that same measure
I continued to apply now. We have
guns which, during the world war,
| hit targets over thirty miles away. There
is an unfinished gun now lying in the
navy yard shop which will shoot 10
miles. Why should we stick TO an
| obsolete measure? Why should Eng
| land or any other civilized nation
expect US to continue supine with
pirates preying upon Us, just off
There are all sorts of units of
measure. Let US stick to our gun
| range, and declare that our jurisdic-
tion extends as 1t did 100 years ago,
J as far as we can shoot Down south
| they do not always measure by miles
| nor by yards. Sometimes it is three
runs. two whoops and ho!ler" Any
| southerner knows exactly how far
that is, just as our gunners know how
| far they would be Methodistic If they
shot as the Methodists resolve.
| X X X
The Salvation Army has undertaken
| one Of the most beneficial programs
for the coming year that 1t has laid
| out since its foundation. It purposes
to conduct a campaign to inform
young men and women of the small
| towns as to the disappointments they
| will face If they migrate to the big
cities, unprepared to meet the COM
petition and temptations Of city life.
It would be folly to advise all small
town residents to remain all their
| lives within the environment of their
| births. The big cities are made up of
| the people who were born in the
! country or village. The leading men
of New York-the bankers and law
yers and merchants-are mostly coun-
| try born. The strongest men in Con-
gress and in official life come from
| farms or small towns. There. in the
| small communities the man discovers
| his capacities. He is not overawed by
| his neighbors so that he dare not be
| self expressive. If, after having found
ones self. he dares face new Difficult
| ties in the greater cities. well and
| good. There are vastly greater oppor-
| tunities. as well as greater difficulties.
| in the metropolis than in the village.
To achieve success in any large city
| one must have self-reliance inde-
pendence and knowledge of definite
means CT doing something better than
somebody else does It, Sometimes
| these requirements are not so in
exorable in the community where
everybody knows everybody and fam
| lily influence is stronger. The Saliva
edge of conditions in giving its coun-
| sci. One thing is sure: The advice of
| the Salvation Army is sincere. 1t is
| dependable.
| Now recant all your data regarding
the political changes imminent in
Washington. The President has indi-
Gated that the principal trouble with
all the reports of cabinet changes and
diplomatic appointments Is that
|