San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-28
Today
In We Go.
Henry Ford's Questions.
Europe Does Not Love
Us.
An Italian Bulldog.
BY Arthur Brisbane


- ,NCLE SAM is headed for the
ILL World Court, no doubt about
- that, apparently.
How soon will the United States
slip through the World Court into
the League of Nations, and what will
be the cost of the slip? That ques-
tion interests this country.
|uENRY FORD, in his Dearborn
! 1 'Jndependent, asks these ques-
tons:
Are we ready to subordinate the
constitution of the United States TO
the covenant Tor constitution) of the
league?
Are we ready TO place the Mon
roe Doctrine at the disposal of
European court whose principles run
counter to it?
Are we ready to resign our de-
cision as to when, if ever, we shall
fight to a court, one of whose powers
is to tell us when we must institute
an economic boycott and when we
must fight to enforce its DEGREES!
"Have we, as citizens, or has Con-
gress, as our representatives., or has
the President, as our chief magis-
trate, the right or the power to do
any of these things? We think not
TO Henry Ford's questions about
1 the World Court add these:
Are we ready to submit to that
court the question of Asiatic immi-
grafton? Japan will take that ques-
ion 10 the court as soon as it is in
working order.
Are Southern States willing to
submit to the World Court the pay
ment of Confederate bonds issued
during the Civil War: That ques-
ton will be brought up.
4 SKIING questions won't do much
"A good. This country is practical
ly in the World Court now and will
know more about European diplo-
macy presently than it ever knew
before.
THE League Of Nations offers
i prize of 10000 francs for an
architectural competition. American
architects are barred because we are
not in the League of Nations-yet.
One hundred and twenty-thousand
francs are worth about S4SOO, 50 the
American architects can stand it.
MORE unpleasant is the loud APP
IVA plsuse with which Paris every
night grects Marcelle Parisys, when
that young lady denounces this couu-
try for its "bloodthirsty, stinginess,"
saying, "honest French girls are tax
cd to pay the debts OF France to
those stubborn Americans"
They do not love us in Europe,
and our lonesome little representa-
tive in the World Court. outnumbercd
10 or l. 10 one, will know it. when
he takes his seat as the joke Of that
court.
GREAT is the power Of coura geous
~ initiative. You understand how
Alexander with his handful Of men
could scatter the gigantic Persian
army. including the Persian war ele-
plants. when you read about the
Italian bulldog Of Turin.
This animal, not liking the appear
ance of five elephants in circus
parade, dashed at them and bit one
Of them on the soft, tender end of
it's trunk. Away went the five ele-
plants. galloping aud trumpeting in
all directions. One Of the frightened
creatures was found jammed in the
entrance of stairway.
THAT bulldog has confidence in
himself, and that is n wonderful
quality. Too had this nation and this
administration lack that confidence.
George Washington had it. And for
that reason this is not a British
colony.
n nf tu.f
"A tlemen, Catholic, Protestant and
Jewish, met TO discuss the injection
Of religion into public schools. The
meeting, naturally, broke up in a
row, when somebody suggested as
compromise reading the Ten Com
mandments out loud every day.
nNE lady from the National Sc
~ curity league objected to Thou
Shalt Not Kill, saying it is "pacifist
propaganda"
Before the meeting was over
Catholic gentlemen said their church
had been insulted. Protestants said
that Jesus Christ had been insulted.
A few atheists present smiled. Why
not leave religion out of public
schools, as we leave it out of govern
ment? Must that American plan be
changed?
nR. JOHN LESTER, speaking to
- college men, says snobbishness
rules. Boys from public high schools
are rejected by university examining