The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-04

future European
affairs, such as
e. war financing,
may be very cas-
arthur nris""he ilyoverestimated
If those gentlemen cannot abstain
from cutting each others Threats
without the assistance and money of
the United States, why, then let
hem cut each others threats.
France is learning that the peo-
pie always pay the piper, whoever
the piper may be-a great conquer
or leading them to war, or a clever
politician loading them with taxes.
In France, sugar has gone up in
price; bread and veal have both
gone up; two sous kilogram for
bread, two sous a pound for veal,
and the government is held directly
responsible by the housewife as re-
CARDS the bread, for the French gov
eminent fixes the price of bread
as ours fixes the price of postage
stamps. e
Trailing behind England and the
United States the French, with less
than 20 per cent of American unem-
ployment, are discussing great pub
lie works to absorb the idle.
Billions are spoken of, but the
millard," French word for "bil-
lion," means only one billion four
cent pieces, the franc having been
reduced by government fiat to that
price. If a billion meant here 25,-
600 francs, equivalent to the Ameri-
can billion when the dollar was
good, the French might well faint
away, although they are flndamen-
tally a rich people.
When Bismarck laid on France an
indemnity equivalent to 1000, 000,-
600, after 1870, he thought he had
asked for about all France could
raise after hard war. The French
government offered bonds to pay
Bismarck, and the French people
subscribed to the loan IA times
over. Bismarck had guessed bad
ly. France is far richer now than
it was then.
French labor demands the 40
hour week and the government
agrees; it also demands wage in
creases from IL to II per cent, and
that makes the country a little
thoughtful.
With a shorter week, diminished
production and higher wages,
bread, sugar, veal and many other
things must 60 up ip price. Posi-
bly, the French worker, who really
works, while he is at it, will man.
age to produce as much in 40 hours
as he has done hitherto in 48 or
more; even then increased wages
will be added to the price of living
and even the worker, who must pay,
will growl. I'D
How long will America continue
pouring thousands of millions of dol
lars into gambling, lottery sweep
stakes and other foreign enter
prises? .
It is interesting to read that in
the banks of Dublin there are Is
millions of dollars undistributed
from the so-called Hospitals
Sweepstakes" Hospitals did not
get it-yet. y 80 ee-- et-0-
It might also enlighten this gov
eminent to know that under the law
no mention can be made of the
sweepstakes gambling in England.
The English are too wise to let their
money be drained off in any kind of
gambling enterprise, if it is not
ENGLISH.
You cannot even send a telegram
about sweepstakes over the English
telegraph wires, to be published in
countries outside of England. All
telegraphing about the sweepstakes
gambling game must go around
England, her government-owned
wire system will not handle it.
Under its Constitution, the United
States cannot forbid newspapers to
print lottery news that breeds more
gambling and heavier losses. But
the government might forbid trans
mission of such information through
the postoffice. That would cut down
the graft"
School teachers, business heads,
chambers of commerce, even cler-
gymen, might find good text in
Mr.. Son, the young Japanese with
the determined face who won the
long marathon race at the recent
Olympic games in Berlin.
Not only could that marvellous
Iapapeca runner 90. and keen 60