The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-01
BY Y I. SHORT

BY Y. I. SHORT
DuAAAGING through a box 81
~ clippings there came 10 Ugh,
a copy OF an advertisement writ.
ten by Bruce Barton and published
about ten years ago in a popular
magazine. The advertisement was
a daring appeal for world peace.
Across a tinted picture back
ground representing Jesus OF
Nazareth, these words appear.
He preached a gospel
which men called To idealistic.
He said, Love your en-
emies.'
Practical men have scoffed
at His teachings. They have
said. In a competitive world
you must be equipped TO fight
your enemies. That Is the safe
way, the inexpensive way
Practical men made and
ran the world war. DO YOU
know how much the world
war cost: Its cost to all par
Elephants was equivalent 10
$4,000 for every day since
Jesus of Nazareth was born.
The next war (the one
we're In now will be far more
costly. II will probably result
In the week of civilization.
Practical men have had
their way for many genera
lions.
1T viii he worthwhile TO
try His way.
1T couldn't be any more
expensive"
The advertisement was publish
cd when sincere and far seeing ad-
vocates of world peace were trying
TO find a way to keep out of
World War No. 2 which they saw
coming. What was said about the
expense of a second world war has
come to pass in this war and we've
hardly started. Many of those
who tried to prevent this war are
hoping it will be so expensive and
SO terrible in every other way that
We will want TO try the plan pro-
posed by the Prince of Peace
AN acquaintance who used to
L tend bar in Tacoma m n v
years ago says that in spite of
the big increase in liquor business
since the repeal of prohibition the
bartender has lost the professional
standing which he once had. Serv-
ing behind bar, said he, is some
thing that can't be picked up over
night by a soda jerker" or hash
house Hannah" the latter refer
ring to women bartenders.
And as he observes the trend of
the business he does not believe
the profession will have a chance
to come back because, as he sees
1t, the liquor business is inviting
another seige of prohibition in the
near future. A public-be-damned
policy, too many beer joints being
forced into the residence districts,
the lone armed bandits" which
never give the sucker a break and
the number of taverns which dis
pense hard liquor on the side is
creating an adverse sentiment that
Is water on the wheel of the drys.
1.-THE liquor business" said he,
"had a chance to come back but
the boys who run it are too dumb
to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity. They promised that there
never would be anything like the
old saloon. They kept the promise
by giving the country something
many times worse. The next time
prohibition comes it will come to
stay"
Incidentally this ex-barkeep is
making a comfortable living on a
berry ranch.
TN the last issue Of T a o m a
L Progress, official organ Of the
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce,
T. A. Stevenson, secretary-mana-
ger, has something to say about
the opposition of the S e tt
Chamber to opening Chinook pass
highway to east and west bound
empty trucks. The proposal was
made to state authorities by the
Tacoma Chamber to relieve traf-
fic on snoqualmie pass highway
From here on the words are the
words of Steve:
The fact that gasoline IS ra-
toned, that rubber Is precious
that truck operators are directed
to save IS per cent in mileage oyer
last years operation. that we ars
al war. that there are no tourists
that passenger cars are all bui
frozen. that time IS precious. ap
parently did not occur to the Sc
attic Chamber. All Of these facts
IN the opinion Of the Seattle Cham
Der, were insufficient TO balance
its claim that after the war IN
truck owners of Southwest Wash
ington might want to continue L
send empty trucks over.
City rivalry is a healthy thing
Large cities have Just as muci
right 10 fight for their place il
the sun as a hamlet or village
We cheerfully grant the seattl'
Chamber this right. However, con
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