South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 43, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 12 February 1920 — Page 6

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EDISON AND LINCOLN. V I h tt y might v.'.l m irked upon the rabni.i. m "tlif riKT.th r-f i:r-:tt Anuriians." Iiricoln. WiiMiirjton, Thnius IMisoa nm! Jaincs Kus.--11 I.i.wfll are a 'tnrtt of ii"h!r men and loyal Americans t makr any othr American I'roud. Th liirthtlays f Kilion and Iinriln mak'' this wrk r.otf-worthy, and the '-tudy f 'ither life is füll of valuable lnyMms. lloth mn are marked with wisdom gained hy tireless industry; hoth men .hieveil Krcatrifs.- through .t-rice; hoth m'-n. th l.viiv-r Kdion and th dad Lincoln, regarded their tUow-mn with kiruines and generosity. And at that, perhaj.s, it is bt to let it pas.-:. S;r", In ritakincr any reference especially to Lincoln it is fiuite cerrain to he xp"Cted of u.s to say j-omthinic of the manner of abuse, mi.-: re presentation and traud, heaped upon him hy unscrupulous politician--, whose i-crsonal hate he had incurred hy his iui? eijually "un-c rui)iilous" honesty, ami hitii ideals. The man in the whito hou.e today, upon whom history is revamping itself list now to the "copperheads" hiss micrht he called in hy way of comparison, or rath' r similarity, hut history itself in years to come will tell that tale better. Let the sMmllarity of their hardhis. rest, lest the "copperheads" of now. tU successors to the "copperheads" of tlv n, sudl up h. their jealous wrath anil explode. We May, therefore. I'disou and Lincoln, with their birthdays as the reason, instead of Wilson and Lincoln, and let Ldison and Lincoln inspire us; Ldlson th living, and Lincoln tone before. li?t all Americans top for a moment ,:nd roiisider thes prent citizens, noting the tilings which have made them Knut, and what is far more than reat loved and honored. It was the simple, oldfashioned virtues, so many of w hich s- eu lost In 'he hurry and money madn.-ss and soulless ambition of today. Not every man can be an honest, industrious citien. r.i.d it was in the practice of simple, honest citizenship tha. the two men whose birthdays fall this wok accomplished their preat-ness.

TWO ISSUES THAT FACE EACH OTHER IN THE NEXT CAMPAIGN. les't Wilson was (juite rkiht in his requt st of the democrats in congress, not to make universal compulsory military training a partisan issue, at least until after the national cou entions. Those democrats on the other hand loo. w- re unite as rii;ht In declaring that "no measure tdioald bf parsed by this cor.r' . lrovldinK for universal compulsory military trainlnc or service,"' meeting: the president more than half way. Washington correspondents, arid headline, writers, appear both from the text of the prtsidenfs letter. and from th action of the democratic caucus, to have 'umped at conclusions. The deinen rats did not repudiate the president's request. They not only complied with it. but literally put it up to the democratic national rmventio p. The president may have hoped that they would vote for or against the universal compulsory training bill, pending the nationsi convention, without concerted action, each democrat following his individual judgment, but he did not 5fiy so. We think we understand the president's attitude in the matter. He has spoken as a statesman. It may be that th democrats to whom he addressed himslf. answered merely as politicians, and at that we do not know but we favor the answer of the politicians Why not let i: uro to the people in the next presidential campaign a-- to whether or not they want universal and compulsory military training and service, such as the WaiL-wcrth and New army reorganization bills call for. L--l the political parties put it ur to the people in thir national platforms. It ran vadt. Hundreds of other things which should be demanding the attention of congress, and of far more pressing importance, are bt ir. fore- d to wait. Iet congTcsy give its attention to some of these other thirty Still we understand the president. As a -tauman he rt-alizes. perhaps better than the politicians do. that especially if tip United Slates is to stay o:;L of the League of Nations or if enterinc. it enters with the broken pinions veuchs afed by the Loi'e reservations. we are likely to r.eed. just .is soon as we tan ret it. the larf't pc-.-itde army that we m mi:-

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mhlch we may be rt irdd as the world outlaws feilte as distinctly as (I -rm any has been so reparded cuiriiK the last live years. Already the L'urop a n po.-, rs .i" m tneavcrimr for a. new merits of .;t't :.s; and det't-r.-ive alManc and that man is ir.deed. fliallow r.i.r.', d, whe cannot look beck ovi . r th r ast dec.id- and se what that sort of thing retently brought us to. The L.-.gue t Natiaan was framed to prevent a repetition, but

nurica staving out of it, me.in instead of a "wir to end war." as we promised our soldiers thrt th" la-t v.r.uci be. we rnun take to raddling our owo canoe wit 'a the offended world before vvhlch we have repudiated ourf-ehf. rardinp us contemptuously and suspiciously. Justic? would dictate universal cornptiUory military service for American opponents of the Lauo of Nations, and for the offspring of such opponent?, but whfn it tomes to imposing it upon tho.se who favored ?uch Iyigu; as a war preventative, that is a different matttr. Making the I'nited states the pTatest military nation uraler the un. with a universal army, and the "preatest r.ay." unquestionably listens well to th militarists they and their arms, armament, munition, and other war profiteering friends. hut with the masses of the people who are to furnish th "cannon fodder" It Is a different proposition. I'roperly the League of Nations and the question of universal oomrulsory military training face each other as alternatives for the people to choose between. It is well that the president should ask that the democrats in congress leave- it to tho national convention to decide the party's attitude, as conditions may change between now and then, and besides if the League of Nations should be forced upon the campaign as an issue, the two issues will dovetail into each other very nicely. Which is all the great humbub about the president'recommendation to the democratic caucus in the lower house, and tho reputed repudiation of his recommendation, amounts to. He didn't ask the democrats to vote for th compulsory Bervico bill, but only that they not attempt to define the party attitude. In response the democrats concluded not to embarrass the democratic national convention by supporting a bill which the convention might want to repudiate dependent somewhat on where the United Htates lands with reference to the League of Nations.

NEIGHBORLY CRITICISM. You can't hope to escape tho criticism of your neighbors. If you drive a car popularly known as a "tin lizzie" or a "road louse" there are those who will say about you that you ought to be ashamed to be so careless of appea ranees, that your family should he saved such disgrace and that your "position in the community" demands something better of you. Freely, also you are referred to "behind your, back." of course, as the original Mr. T. Wad. And If on the other hand you drive a closed car of lovely design, with fresh (or artificial) Mowers in a silver vase hung so the envious pedestrian may uet a good view of your luxury, the neighbors say you are "heading toward ruin," they wonder "how lie does it." and broadly hint that probably you "don't pay your debts." liven the thrifty fellow who doesn't ride a car is often accused of riding" on the street cars too often. Adam must have led a happy life. He had no neighbors.

EDUCATION IN NEW ARMY. of :ill the changes brought about by the war none have be'ii us great as those in the army. As the famous old sergeant remarked at the start of the war: "All these here civilians coming in are just ruining the army." And whether or not the old sergeant was risTht, there has taken place a most marvelous change. Vor ears the army has been hound down to certain hidebound rules and regulations. For years tho progressive sflrlts have beea advocating changes and improvement. Hut since none of us looked upon the army as our army, but rather as a ort of detached, ephemeral evil, costintr ;t hundred million or fo a vear to maintain, few of the advocated reforms could be gotten through.

Some critics explain that Pres't Wilson forced the peace treaty on Olemenceou, and others explain that Clemenceau forced It on Wilson. From which we gather that the leaders at Paris were nior disposed to compromise than the leaders at Washlngtong .

Amerwan privates in Uoblenz, as a result of exchange rates, now are paid 3,000 marks a month as the equivalent of their $20 pay, which is more than high (ierman otlicors get. Well, they proved that th v are worth more.

We are warned to expect a rush of immigrants. If ue want to stop it all all we will have to do is S'ud a rent list or two to Europe.

From a dream expert's explanation of "falling dreams." we gather that the dreamer's trouble Is, the pillow slips.

Many a favorite son now aspires to be the father f his country.

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Tili: VIGILANT IiOKAII. ( Indianapolis News.) Soi. William E. Forah of Idaho, evidently feels tluit he has been clothed with a mandate over rresiuential politics. As a catechlzer of candidates he is making quite a record. Gov. Lowden, Gen. Wood and other republican candidates have been askrd to make clear their position on the IvCague of Nations question. Today the senator crosses the party line, extends th"- scope of his mandate and interrogates Gov. Cox. We think that even republicans in view ot the senator's attitude toward the peaco treaty might very properly question the validity of the Horah mandate. C rtainly he has no jurisdiction over tho democrats. Neither the members of the democratic party nor any of the democratic aspirants can be expected to gratify the senator's curiosity, or to submit to cross-examination at his hands. It must be admitted, however, that a a nationsaver Sen. F.orah is showing great energy and vigilance. As soon as a man's name leaps even into half light, the senator is on him with the question: "What do you think of the League of Nations?" If the nations with mandates in Armenia. Syria and Turky are one-half as keen, nothing will escape them. And this suggests some rellcctions as to th nature am source ot the Forah mandate. As far as is known it was not Imposed but assumed. There was ore-' a man who had much the same join: of icw. We refer, of course, to "John P. Kobinson." of whom Lowell wrote: Wal. it's a marcy we've gut folks to tell us The rights an' the wrongs o these matters, I vow, God sends country lawyers, an' other wis- fellers To start the world's team wen it gits in a slough; Fer .lohn P. Kobinson he S. z the world'll 0 right, of he hollers out Gee! So the nation should be thankful that its watrhtower are manned by so vigilant and keen-eyed a sentinel. His mandate may be of doubtful authority, or no authority at all, but Borah is always on guard, und he will, if h can. "&a e" the people, even ntainst their vi

The Tower of Babel

BY BILL ARMSTRONG-

cnowi up in fho.nt pli:.m:. Mr. John Henry Ztivf-r. LMitor The News-Time, South Fend, Ind. Dear John: In r'adtng through my fa.,nto Jai.rr (The Xewp-Times) this p. m. I was thunderstruck to discover that the city council had gotten their heads together and trumped up the dirty, rotten charge that the street car service in South Fend hain't exactly o. k. Did you ever see such base ingratitude, John? Vou would thin them there follows nt the city hall would have waited long enough and often enough for cars, that they would appreciate them when they finally did come. But some fellows haint never satisfied. A lotta people take the same attitude toward the telephone company. I knew a fellow awhib back that put In a call in the morning, and after lunch just dropped over to deliver hu message in person, returned to his otlice and took down the

receiver and the operator sf-z to him J

"Your party is on the line." Here th1 operator had been trying to get his call through all day long, and he was so una ppreciative as to get sore about it when she finally succeeded. In my opinion a man like that ought to be deported, or be compelled to drink near beer.

astute observer like the writer, it is as e.isy to understand as the soaring price of raisins. Mayor Carson will socn be out c-f oilice. He doesn't want to run for mayor again because he's tired of being cused. and he's to fat to g- t up close enough to yank teeth, so what ceuld be easier for him t'tan to walk out of the city hall and take up an easy job like, say, running the Cottntre Grove tripper? I think the memb-rs of the council have the same Idea in the backs of their head, and something ought to be done to halt the council before they have gone too far and done jom thing which thry might regret in aft- r ' ears, and which might also improve the service.

To return to the street car problem. John, you certainly will be able to see at a glance that there is politics behind these charges of the council, and that if sometimes a car is a minute or a minute and a half off of schedule there Is no one on earth to blame but the jitneys. You see the jitney drivers are too busy raking In the nickels to get in arguments atj the mil of the line. They never try to pass each other on a single track and all the driverseat their meals at home Instead of trying to operate a Ollie Clark restaurant on wheels, and the result is that they tear in ahead of the street cars every time and delay them terribly. About the only way to eliminate the jitney evil is to get out an injunction fgainst th Hinkle Motor Car Co., but Filey Hinkle might put up a scrap over this, so I don't know just what to advise. Another advantage the jitneys have is at the railroads. You see if there is a train across the tracks, the street car has to wait but all a Jitney driver has to do is to low'-r his top- and drive? under the train. This practice should oe stopped by the courts as it gives the jitneys a very decided advantage and makes them very unfair competition for the street car company.

As I stated before it's very plain that the tiht on the street car company is very evidently one of politics. Of course you might not have construed it in this way, but to an

Let me cite you an experience I hal with the street errs recently, which will Illustrate how unjust is th- council's charges that the. service haint o. k. The other night I was leaning on the American Trust Co. 's clock at Michigan and Washington for 30 minutes and suddenly like a bolt out of a clear sky my car, the Lincoln way W. Limited, shot into sight. The car had a fiat wheel and therefore galloped to the corner, where it was finally stopped by the motorman having to get a sandwich at Kable's. He returned posthaste in about 10 minutes, and most of the crowd was still in the street because none of them could pet their hand Into the fare box and pick out their right change. I guess the motorman was a little afraid his sandwich would get chilled, so he slammed the door in the face of an old lady and yelled loud enough so that I could easily hear him at the edge of tho crowd on the street: "Take the next car, follerinV I makes a dash for the car hehind and it turns out to be a Chapin St. Express. It wa.s a little late for me to be going in that direction, so I returned to my resting place along side the clock. I waited awhile and llnally reached home about T o'clock, enjoying the walk immensely. "I suppose you met some big space buyers again did you?" was the greeting I pot as I threw myself on the overstuffed tapestry, to quietly cuss the jitneys who areruining our street car service. "No." I said quietly as I kicked over the Victrola, "I was down leaning on Gene Miller's bank, wishing the saloons were back so a man would have some nice, comfortable place to wait for a street var."

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I know one fellow that lives out Lincoln way W. that hasn't been on time to work since April, 1902, except a couple of times when Tom Frrndon picked him up and hauled

him down. May the good I,ord bPR these rich hoopers! L. E. & W.. Fill Armstrong.

More Truth Than Poetry By James J. Montague

ed Compelled to sacrifice the thing Utcause with crown wu're overstocked. Nobody wants to buy a crown? Oh. well, we'll have to nult it down!

AN" AI. The crown of Greece is for sale. Cable Dispatch. (AlHdogies) The crown of Greece; the crown of Greece! Who wants to buy a legal crown! Necessities of life increase In spite each day but crowns are down. Owner is moving out of town. Has no more use for such a thing, Who wants to buy the Grecian crown For half the price it ought to bring? The Kaiser? No! Some cold gray dawn He'll have no head to wear it on.

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At I-tM. Now that the pay of the Harvard professors has been raised, they can begin buying discarded last year's i'Utomobiles fitm the Cambridge janitors.

Dull I)oll. Funny Satan didn't think of making hard cider ou t of that apple before he fed it to Adam. (Copyright. F'L'O.)

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Spring Hats is Very Active For quite some time the hats have been becoming more Springlike? in their treatment. ' Indeed the whole section is bright with the new styles and active with a continual stream of people who find their first Spring Hats here. Tomorrow is a particularly good time to visit the millinery section for the cases will be well stocked with the new models just now unpacking and in the making.

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It is Quite a Good Time to Buy A New Suit A threat many people feel that the way to secure the fullest possible measure of satisfaction from one's clothes is to buy and wear them when thev are first shown. The new suits of which we are receiving many smart examples are creatine; much favorable comment and winning many owners. We will have on display for selection new Spring Suits of Covert Cloth, Needle Tricotine, Poiret Twill, Duvetyn, Gabardine, Serge, Velour Checks and Wool Jersey. Sizes 14 to 20 juniors, 36 to AG in:ludin: stout sizes.

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