The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-22

Iierlin Germany.
The stuff h all off You have
gono too far. Tho United States
OF America VIII now proceed 10
do It's little best 20 whale tho
whey out Of your gang.
WILSON.
My opinion IL that william
would forthwith have said 20 him.
self: Good heavens. maybe we bit
of moro than wo can chew yesier.
dry This bird n business man.
not n diplomat. He has deceived me
cruelty. thought he wouldn't
fight and now u appears that all he
has been waiting FOR In a reasonable
excuse
III our foresight was only 40 good
n our hindslgbt-" UlysaeB
oubb. began. but cappy cut him
short.
"oh. I'm not even vaguely at.
tempting TO deory the dignified man.
ner IN which tho challenge was.
eventually, Issued. I'm merely won.
derlng why governments are alwayB
no polite 10 onoh other when they
hate each other and when each
knows tho other Is trying 20 put
something dirty over Diplomacy
has always reminded mo OF "A game
or Button. Button. Whose Got the
Buttonf do not advocate belliger.
cncy and lmpoliteness between ma.
lions. but we do know. now that Il
blunt. honest, unframed premier has
spoken. that man.talk, straight from
the shoulders. forces the other fel.
low 20 adopt the same tactics. Tho
truth comes out promptly. whereas.
under the old system Of rendering OK.
prehsions OF mutual high esteem 20
their mutual e1eenenelea. the man in
tho street had TO search for the truth
bewoen the mutual recriminRtionA.
oynsiona and bunk which 40 10 make
up White Books and yellow Books
and what not ia like 10 be that
man polnearo for about "a hours. ia
hop an arelal express TO No. 10
Downing 81. London. and before
starting I'd telephone Mac and sny:
Mac, this Il your French friend
speaking I'm coming over this Of.
ternoon 10 talk things over and I'm
coming alone. Run your gang of
the premises. order dinner for two.
have the butler set out some Scotch
and toda and we'll make a night OF
/ II and get somewhere with our busi-
I ness"
you forget that human nature Is
in bondage 20 tradition and custom. -
Eddie Smith reminded the aged phil
osopher
We'll, Ramsay Macdonald has
forgotten II too. and the result Is
Polneare II going TO be treated 70 a
liberal education. That boy "a going
10 have 20 over haul his forgetiery.
Writing letters ought 70 cease after
the first exchange: after that plain
tAik-no four syllable worta--no
eauivocation "a case. OF Shoot.
Luke. OF give up the gun. The
world loves that sort Of leader. Now,
when the committee OF experts wen,
10 Germany to inquire into her Abli-
ny 20 pay separations. one plain.
blunt. non-dipiomatist was on the
COMMITTEES. So Il has been. by com
mon. mutual consent tho world over,
named the Dawes Committee, because
tho world knows that there viii be
quick action, no merinxus on tho 70
port and a definite answer. not an
evasion. Really. u looks an II with
a little Encouragement we might b.
able 20 produce n race OF political
cadsrs 10 face an ISSUE squarely and
say what Ia In their minds. IL only
rcquiros moderate intelligence and
modep,s courage and plain simple
honesty 70 mako the grade. Every
time the public ia fortunate enough
10 discover boob who hasn't rsnss
enough 10 keep his mouth shut when
he has n normal mans impulse "a
open II and say things that ought "a
be said. Il just naturally thruss thu
unfortunate into the Hall OF Fame
Folks certainly do LOVE the man who
refuses 10 pussyfoo.-
Il suppose you never pussyfootsd
you ancient bandit" Mr.. Rcdell
tainted the old gentleman. when
it's a question OF red irDk or blue
tho color being dependent upon
whether you say whats In your
mind or not. you've been as mum a,
the nphynx."
We'll. by doing 40 got wha,
wanted. didn't l. The bic question
In life is--io talk or not 10 talk. One
must do neither. and he ought 20 bs
able to do either with dignity. What
grayels me ia talk that means moth
Ing tad gets nobody anywhere. IL
be hanged II haven't half notion
20 endow a scholarship in the stats
university and dedicate 1t 10 Abra
ham Lincoln. To win n scholarship
the student would have TO say mor'
in fewer words on an important sub
ject than any OF his fellows. Tha'
would be teaching a lost art, for
do maintain that the art OF plair
speaking has gone into the discard
with the art OF plain writing. unless
few men like tho prime minister
OF Great Britain can stage come
back aud manage TO popularize 1t
Ulysses. did you ever road Lincoln''
Gettysburg address,
II had 40 many addresses In my
reading lessons when | was a boy
In school that must say do moi
know Mr.. Grubb confessed.
There you 60" Cappy challenged
while realizing blamed we'll thai
you wouldn't know Lineoln's Gettys
burg address from the preamble e
the declaration OF independence. yot
haven't got the courage TO come on
f1atfooted and say SO definitely. Yo,
hedge, confound you, but because yot
entertain sneakinx notion that In
going TO unenrth your shameful sc
crct. YOU offer n weak excuse will
your hedging. God help our countr,
IL men like you had 20 manage ou'
public affairs. You would never b,
able to decide whether you were FOL
tho soldiers bonus and the MelloI
taxation plan or against them.
"Fellow.citizens. IT'S great gift