Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-11-22
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
The Presidents Guess
Headed for the Dole?
Writing for Young People
How We Prepare

A Washington story, more or less
authentic, says: 1.-THE President, talk
ing to reporters at Hyde Park, made
guesses on the election results, and
made 16 mistakes" That may be, but
he made no mistake In his guess that
the people of the United States would
support him and his policies by an
overwhelming vote, and that was the
guess that really interested him.
Mr.. Ickes tells Vincent Astor's news
weekly that this nation must face gov
eminent payment Of cash relief as
long-lasting institution. Also we must
face that ugly word "dole," so unpleas-
ant to proud Americans unemployed,
exquisitely painful to American tax
payers.
About the dole we shall be like the
lady that, "vowing she would ne'er
consent, consented"
The plain, unvarnished dole is ahead
Of US.
In his chapter on statesmen In the
philosophical Dictionary" Voltaire
said he did not write for the states
men of his time. because they were
too busy to listen. He wrote for young
men that would be statesmen and do
something after his death.
That was sound prediction. Those
that were young when he wrote got
rid Of kings and laid the foundation
Of the powerful French republic after
he was dead.
Writing for the young, offering sug-
gestions, is a pleasing occupation.
When the suggestions are carried out,
after you die, you cannot be held re-
sponsible If they prove to be unsound.
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, who
commanded the marines, says: "Tll
never again carry rifle beyond the
borders Of the United States" OF
the 100000 men sent to Europe he
says: II did not come across a single
one who knew why he was there"
General Butler is right. Any fight
ing outside of our borders should be
done from the clouds-bombs and poi
son gas dropped by airplanes-and
from below the water with submarines.
Concerning the amusing fashion in
which country like the United States
manages great war when it rushes
in unprepared, General Butler says:
'sThe war never brought this country
anything. A few insiders made money.
International Nickel company earned
1880 per cent. The government bought
for use in France $20O00O00 worth of
mosquito MEETINGS. and there wasn't a
mosquito in France.
ut also bought 100000 pairs of
shoes for 100000 men, and every pair
of shoes would last a year; and 1t
bought $1,000,OO0,OOO worth of air.
planes that wouldn't get off the
ground"
The new prime minister Of France,
Flandin, tells the chamber of deputies
that he will keep the franc stable and
France will have no liberal
institutions will win out over all forms
Of dictatorship"
The French, most logical nation in
the world and one of the most deter
mined. will know how to carry out that
program.
Senator Borah says he makes no
accusation Of personal graft in connec-
ton with spending public billions for
relief, unemployment, etc. It is CON-
fort to know that there is no charge Of
stealing from the poor or the unem-
ployed.
But Senator Borah does accuse the
relief administration of shameful waste
and bad management. so bad that
about half of the billions were appro-
priated in vain.
Mussolini DEGREES all that are capa-
BILE of performing manual labor shall
work for living. A man may be rich
enough, in his own opinion, to live
without work, but not in Italy. Even
aristocracy must work. Very hard,
when you and your ancestors have
done no work for perhaps a thousand
years.
It appears, kind friends, that this
world-Europe, at least-is really head
ed toward war.
Who says so? Mussolini does, and
ne has inside information another Eu-
ropean war is inevitable" and adds
that Italy will get more from this next
war than she got from the last. She is
getting ready, training even small boys
as soldiers.
And Lloyd George, who took Britain
through the war that Germany would
have won had 1t not been for Lloyd
George and Clemenceau, says: "War
is on the horizon" and advises, II you
doubt 1t, that you try to insure against
war with Lloyd's. No price you could
name would get you insurance against
war for the next ten years.
Men wonder that wars should start
between nations speaking different Ian
guages, with conflicting ambitions, re-
ngions and ideals. Let them consider
our own state of Arizona, calling out
troops to stop completion by the United