The Washington times., 1932-03-26
A Moral Fable
One of the most pleas

cuREpr sr,nrs by Max Beerbohm, tells of a Certain
Lord George HE'LL who wicked man as you would
to meet in the pages of history and one on whom
Heaven had had its just for his soul being
hideous, his face hdeous 'even ALSO. Lord George
fell in love with sweet girl who frightened by his
countenance so he went to a magical maskmaker and
commissioned face, all radiant with purity and
kindness. In this false face he WOoed and won the GIRL
deserted for Vauxha Gardens and the hauns of vice.
lived on buns and milk in the country. Then one day
castoff mistress appeared and FURIOUS tore OF LORD
Georges mask In of his beloved he turned away
but she cried out and asked him why ne had worn
mask when his face was so much nober and kinder
and purer (Even if this report doesn't make 1t sound
attractive you might try the Originally
Facing the Face
am suggesting that underneath the present mask of
our time which hard and depressed the true face
is not much different Like Lord George Hels face
has grown into the contours of the mask do
that prosperity of 1882 will continue with six million
or more out of work. with official mo starvation"
reports by governors while hundreds of thousands have
not enough to eat with various Ivar Kreugers commit
ting suicide and the stock market committing murder.
All is that the next ten years may not suddenly
release the spring and make US rich and again.
We in for difficulty, and thinking that we are not
that next month the next election will flood with
money isn't making things any easier.
What Signs Have You?
If you don't like this kind of prosperity you keep
calling it depression In that case should like to
know the grounds for hope. There is, l believe,
way to make the process of shrinking inverted
growing pains, less painful but | haven't many
signs of it in the sky. It is obviously the way of in
but except for a few radical groups they haven't
sembled in person. few individuals have put forth
schemes and most of these schemes have defended the
private interests of those who propounded them But if
the great economic brains of America have foregahered
and compared notes and plans, and arrived at method
of action which will them, let alone us, from
disaster they haven't let us know about it. They
sumo that because drifted into depression, can
drift out again 1t may be true but it is not COM
Portable navigation.
Lets Forget It!'
I heard recently of estimable woman, with true,
kind heart who deplored the raising of $18OOO,OOO in
New York for the relief of the unemployed because,
she said, large only advertised unfortunate
situation. She wished people would give, generously,
but without drives and publicity. She is in fair way
to having her wish. The large she deplored
ptifuy inadequate and since raised the problem
of unemployment has gravitated and to
private organizations The American Legion, the block
trying to get jobs for people, the Gov
ernment, still assuming that money power is the basis
of prosperity is asking not to hoard money "a grim
oke) and is financing banks and railroads in the hope
that ultimately this financing will be used to give people
jobs.