Evening star., 1923-06-14

jthereupon announced that the.
marines never quit fighting just be-
cause their outworks are driven in"
and a contribution from the men,
amounting to $4,000. was taken UP
for a fund. TO prosecute the policeman
for alleged criminal assault ON Sea
groves. A high-class lawyer was
engaged. and the marines boycottsd
Fredericksburg. On the eve OF the
trial. brought in his behalf, Sea-
groves disappears.
Has he been kidnapped? Was he
afraid to be cross examined on his
tale of the assault? Teamwork is
the key to effective achievement,
whether in the Army or in business
4 4 X
| On what theory are medals for
| bravery in battle held back from tbs
heroes to be rewarded until they
"ripen"? Both the hero and the
medal ripen. The man whom McKin-
| ley sent through the Spanish lines to
find Garcia" received his medal only
| a few months ago. Soldiers OF the
| Philippine insurrection of twenty
| four years ago have just this week
| received their medals. awarded soon
after the war. and ordered delivered
! by President Mckinley. Most OF the
| men died before their heroism had
received the official recognition. Is 1t
government red tape which takes
I twenty-four years in the unWinding2
He gives by halves who hesitates TO
give"-whether an individual or coun-
try.
When Judge Portia was apparently
deciding in his way Mr.. Shylock was
filled with appreciation. "Oh, wise
iudge." "oh. most learned Judge
| "A second Daniel come to Judgment"
| There have been heard recently
| what seem like quotations from Shy
| lock in respect to the Supreme Court
| and, strangely, they have been ut
| tered by lips that have not always
approved of the Supreme Court as the
acme Of unbiased justice.
The child labor law declared un-
constitutional. Restrain the capital
| ridden Supreme Court"
Minimum wages unconstitutional.
Our liberties threatened by the su-
| preme Court"
Boycotting of business firms en-
| Joined! I'VE are tyrannized over by
| a government by injunction"
The Kansas industrial relations aot-
and the Kansas labor court ruled un-
constitutional. "Ah. Kansas is once
4 again headed toward freedom. says
| President Gompers. Labor main
tanned at the outset that the Kansas
ssisuton. saT SaS II II it Gs& is per permissible to re
| gard the reasoning of the court as
| an indication of tendency 10 lift
| the hand of politics and political in
fuence from the industrial world, We
| may express some measure of salts
faction. The difficulty. however, is
| that it is hard to divorce this most
| recent opinion from the opinion in
| there is no other conclusion TO he
| reached except that anything IS
| within the realm of possibilities
where Supreme Court decisions are
| concerned"
"Anything?" Does that include a
knowledge of the law and an ui-
biased intent to construe it, without
fear or favor?
"oh. upright Judge" Most learn
ed judge"
"A second Daniel. a Daniel"
I'VE may express some measure q
satisfaction" says the president o.
the A. F: L. Good! In the languaee
again of Judge Portia, He is well
paid that is well satisfied
| y y H
The people of Washington, as a
rule, are approving of the newly es-
! tablished one-way streets. They
avoid collisions of traffic going in op-
posite directions. "One-track minds
have the same advantages, whether
they are always equipped with ar
rows pointing in our direction or not
Senator Sorghum rises to question
of personal privilege and announces
that his mind is so broad that he
does not need one-track regulations.
and by gum. he will go every way for
| all men.
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The city is going to test the snow
cleaning ordinance. Let any house,
holder beware of leaving snow upon
his sidewalk at any time this month
He will be prosecuted to the limit of
the law Somebody must be made an
example of. even il the case be car
ried to the cold realms of the Su-
preme Court.
Copyright, 1928, by P. V. Collins9