The Washington times., 1923-10-26
IF RIP VAN WINKLE
BROKE HIS SLEEP
TODAY
By HERBERT KAUFMAN.

By HERBERT KAUFMAN.
IF Rip Van Wrinkle had Glanced to break his enyyear
sleep today no one could convince him that he wasn't
riding nightmare
The past decade has witnessed many ncredbes that
we've lost all sense Of dramatic values and accept
monplace happenings that would have been
day wonders before 1914.
Nothing lately, has been astounding for belief. No
do pause anayze situation than
more dumfounding one is tArust upon notice.
Go to the nearest public library and examine newspaper
file of the eighties Realize upon what viaities
ment then fed.
Gather an ndscriminate armfu Of books from the his
tory section and note the space devoted episodes upon
which present editors wouldn't waste paragraph
Hark TO the Crash of Civilization!
HINCH yourself; concentrates take look the world;
and endeavor to comprehend the Significance Of rea
ties-a thousandfold portentous than the Fall
of Troy the Battle of Hastings Clusters last fight
Hark the crash Of civilizations the toppng of thrones
and the prerumbles Of catacysms that eternity
Don't be bolermaker. Don't permit yourself to
accustomed to- unique environments that miracles and
monstrosities become objects Of casual note
Atlas again losing grip upon his burden Archimedes
used say that he could rock the earth provided there
an available fulcrum for his lever.
Human cussedness-common, ordinary, garden-variety
by vengeance and spurred by petty
vanity that would all creation to smash rather than
confess error pushing the keystone out Of Central
Europe and rskng the collapse Of the entire continent
Prospects That Fail Tomorrow.
LLOYD GEORGE (and who better knows how perilOusly
the Old World teeterng) shivers at thought Of
tingencies there IF Germany, straning to free
herself from French enmty and domestic chaos lands
where she's heading all Europe may share the price Of
that catastrophe
now beside point There is but outstanding facta
dismembered goose lays golden eggs for anybodys
benefit.
Poneares blind unreasonng methods threaten to deprive
only his people but all the allies, OF ndemnes
that might have obtained from organized choate
community.
Paris dsdaning compromise, rejecting counsel terrorlz
ing opposition with nvunerabe forces and supreme aerial
resources resentment the bitter fruits of which
pale Tomorrow.
Not EUen Half Loaf NOW.
FRANCE would not agree with Britain, Belgium and
italy take half loaf rather than lose all Even the
sight of Bavaria and saxony preparing to bolt the
Reich: Hamburg open revolt; Thurnga fast yielding
to Communism and the failure of the Rhneland putsch
followed by the shutdown Of the Ruhr do bring her
to her senses.
SHINES has closed his mines The Krupp works and
other factories preparing to suspend activities leaving
eight million wage-earners without occupationwith
money-no bread The collapse Of the Rhine Republic In
augurates reign of terror in the district
Was it for this that twenty million lives just laid
downY :, !,
Did we for this the Stars and Stripes beside the
Trcolor tax hearts, share arders, and make gen.
era nnrse for the of treasury vautsf
Did we confound German ruhlessnes for the purpose OF
unnlantng it with brutality and tyranny across
the border? - -.
Fix the grim, tawdry exhibition in your memory PRINT
= there indeby carry it as an policy and let
protect you your Judgment forever against foreign
propaganda with which shall have to DEAL SO long a.
Europe is encouraged by fools and sycopnants 10 mVeg
America in her broils and tolls.
u~~I To Ro7ioTaO
rxrrASHINGTON too, presents ignobe aftermath OF
NJ the war that was Danish Mars and light eternal
w beacons for justice. 49,,
The path Of glory ends in Shiny trail at the
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