The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 19, 1922, Page 6

FAGE 6 THE SEATTLE STAR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1922 to THE NEW CORNERSTON LETTERS EDITOR 5a LETTER FROM per month. month Ban Franciec New York office, montha, or Qimen fee, Mons Samadian Pacific dide.; Hosen office, Tremont bide Rhine to Mississippi “Satan is not yet done with Europe.” This warning from Lloyd George glows like a_ pillar > of fire in the sky as the London cables tell us the con ference of allied premiers has broken down over the | question of German reparations. There can be no doubt that Europe today faces the ‘gravest danger since the armistice. Postponement of the London conference until January 2, at Paris, merely prevented immediate disaster like the opiate the doctor administers to a patient already in convulsion, “America and Britain, standing together, alone can avert the catastrophe,” says the former British premier. And forthwith we are reminded of the speeches of Clemenceau, war-time premier of France, just before he left America for home He, too, over and over, repeated the warning that ‘only America can save Europe from another war, and that if there is another war, we will be in it. Speaking against one another, accusing one another, two war-time premiers of Britain and France em- tically agree on these points. “It is a far cry from the Rhine to the Mississippi,” 3. Lioyd George, “but there are now graves not far pm the Rhine wherein lie the dust of men who less n a year ago came from the banks of the Mississippi.” What a chance for real courage and real statesmanship! ' President Roosevelt, in 1905, took the initiative in Stopping the Russian-Japanese war, which affected us » not in the least. He did it for the sake of world peace 0 which we are committed. 5 re today is on the verge of a cataclysm so far out- ing e + Russian-Japanese war in horror that no com- on can be offered. And all concerned are holding out ir hands beseeching the United States to save them. Washington refuses to lift its little finger in aid. What a chance to step in, take the initiative in a con- tive peace program, save the world and ourselves m undreampt-of terrors, and at the same time win love, admiration and leadership of all mankind! But that takes courage. And there seems to be none Washington. they're trying to find meanings for the president’s words on for. affairs in his message. It must be lots of fun for a president to something without meaning anything, and then have a bandred word upply meanings. 'y ‘ “ ALWAYS ALIENS Of the 14,000,000 foreign born in the United States, less than balf are American citizens.—Representative Cable (R.), Ohio. The railroads are ruining us,” Montana constituents wired Senator. Wheeler, We'd think they'd be used to it by this time. story: “Mamma, can I hang up one of sister's for mine?” Henry Ford’s Philosophy I Ford, whose income is said to run into six figures day, says: “The man who will use his skill and con- tive imagination to see how much he can give for a instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is to succeed. I cannot understand why people don’t the hardest thing to see is the obvious. st of us are too busy looking for cure-alls and short- is that do not exist. With a gold mine in the back ee enna we Saeed pot of us r ily upon President Harding’s suggestion of power, the plans to quit the cabinet when cxonerated, says a news dis- Horry up, then, and exonerate him. st paper money in America was Issued in 1690, Some of this has seen a collection plate. The Foundation of Luxury it is your idea of the last word in luxury? Caligula, in emperor, had a favorite horse named Irritatus. e fed this horse gilded oats from an ivory manger in a pe stable, and allowed him to drink only the most de- of wines. Irritatus had a palace, with servants, in he “entertained” other horses. Caligula also ap- d this favorite steed a consul or honorary chief fine to read about. But this hifeary was supported by in slavery. So is a lot of modern luxury. BOTTOM OF THE HEAP one of the dally papers showed a pyramid of men, the which was a soldier, and his motto was, “I fight for all.” je the shoulders of the bishop, whose motto was, “I pray for au” turn stood upon the justire, who said, “I plead for all.” bottom of the heap, with sweat pouring down his face, was the laboring man, the backbone of this republic, and his motto was, “I ay for all.”—Representative Underhill (R.), Mass. Fr THE ACCOMPLICE ‘The man who assists In robbing his government im time of war is than an enemy, and is, in fact, a traitor, hecause he stabs his own in the back.—Representativ: ‘Swain (D.), 8. ©. Bootlegger’s Customer Guilty A witness in court cannot be forced to tell a grand whether he bought illicit booze or not. So rules supreme court of Missouri in the case of M. T. Janu- . A judge had held him in contempt of court for re- ising to answer such a question. _ It establishes a precedent, tho the courts of other states ght render a reverse decision. Solomon probably would fe ruled that a bootlegger is no more guilty than his C rs, since the customers are the real cause of the rime, inciting to it, accessories by all laws of common nse, Bootleggers are the paid agents of their customers. iton Mistaking shaving cream for tooth paste is not as bad as mistaking ing powder for talcum. Jn giving 2 watch you can write, “ p'& good time.” it is your time now” or “Hope you _ People saving for a rainy day find Christmas an annual cloudburst. Mr. Mellon’s Two Reasons Secretary Mellon believes that there must be a revision federal taxes. He sees two big reasons for this: First, present taxes are not high enough to meet the needs government. Second, the present taxes upon the rger individual and corporate property owners are too Hence, some plan to raise more money for Uncle im and take less from the House of Have is needed. dust so. ‘Once you heard of people who who have never seen had never seen a train; now you hear of horse. Brown of Vermont killed a wildeat with his hands, so Bert will have something to talk about, gifts, but break when thrown at husbands, Praise for Women’s Home Editor The Sta ' I can not refrain from answering the from ©. C. Avondale. here mentioned I partiow lotter Among larly noticed St, Theresa's convent "What they do with me anked thru Community Fund.” This home | is for working girls; these sisters originated the first. home ever | thought of for working girls in this country and England, Girls away {from home and in need of such can ard and room at very mall | good turn deserves an Some years ago I my t penny, An acquainta told me of St. Theresa's, I was kindly accepted and not humiliated, My re Editor The Star This year hay been an eventful one in Seattle's commercial history, We came out of the after-the-war slump in good shape, and working men who have been up and down the Const recéntly, and also Bast, tell me that conditions here are better than any where else on the Coast, with the possible exception of Lon Angeles, and far better than in Portland, San Francisco or in the East I think here in Seattle we ought to out out this talk about classes and get together on a big development | program My income is not sufficient to jotn | the Chamber of Commerce, but ff I | had the money I would do tt, because | it is benefiting me I have aeen something in The Star lately abeut some organization being formed te promote industrial development in Seattle. Seattle neeas no such or ganization What we do need ts to! follow the leadership of the Chamber | of Comtnerce and give it credit for | doing things What organization ts it that ls fighting to keep the government | ships operating out of this port? Te cut down taxes #o industries can come and home owners will not be overburdened? To make the rall-/ roads give Seattle distributing rates | which will allow us to compete with! San Francisco, Portiand, and rival } cities? To advertise Seattle over the | ntry and to get new markets In |th® Orient and South America? To | take care of the tourists, who are po: | tential settlers and Investors, when | they arrive here? The Chamber of Commerce, of course! If the chamber had 6,000 members, Inatead of 3,000, and if a lot of these organizations which have paid of. ficers would go out of business, #0 that everyone interested In the devel opment of Seattle could support the Chamber of Commerce, we would get along faster. | I do not think the Chamber of | Commerce has bi ite own horn }loud enough, and ttle le not ta | millar with the work It is constantly |dotng. When anything goes wrong, we all blame the Chamber of Com- merce, but when they put something lover, itke the big hotel or the keep ing of our shipping foree, or any other big accomplishments, we for- | eet to say a word. |_ The rafiroads are going to mpend | million dollars advertising this city E section, and they are doing #0 | SCIENCE Helium Gas. || Safe for Balloons. || Used in Race. || Will Not Explode. The other day balloon race at Milwaukee had o mntesting bag in which the passengers could with) |mafety have smoked thelr pipes. 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Blunt | } ‘ A Bouquet for the Chamber The dreadful accidents which have | | belief was no! Net w " ‘ even aske A nd on my feet and a or I was r them, tt delighted me to have | board and room at such small cont} I was able to save some | Any working girl in need will be, aided by them, and the beauty of| of it is, no one knows your predica- | ment but the supertor T will may St der for the Theresa's is a won working girl how & resident of Seat t viniting for pels tre an 4 to have seen Mr, A dale’s letter, Yours truly ISABEL GRAHAM because the Chamber of Commerce ma ‘ood and worked to get the “ * to do this thing-—yet I uven't heard many people praising the chamber Let's all help the chamber make | Seattle a bigger, better, happler | town! NBYBA KLOPZ, Weat Seattle, ARE YOU COMPETING? z “Find the Christmas Face” Contest and 156 Valuable Prizes z incaag the final ages came We have now pub- lished the full set of 44 Faces. Be sure to mail your 31st. 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