The Seattle star. [volume], March 17, 1919, Page 6, Image 6

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By mall, out f*f city, Rsc per month; 8 mnnth*,
$1.(0; • month*. S3 75; year Oil, In ih*
BUtto of \V«wihin&t<>»t OutnuV the
"Sc per mouth, 14 ;»o tor * month®, or It 00
p*r yoar. Uy carrier, city. 18* p*r wi*k.
The First Saint
If the Irish today, mel
flowed by centuries of
and, pre
sumably, tamed by more
centuries of subjugation,
tare still the most vigorous,
acrappy, undowned aggre
gation on top of earth,
What do you suppose Ire
land was of the ancient days, when Priest Patrick
oune to redeem it from its heathen sins?
We surmise that the snakes were the smallest job
1 the good man tackled.
But man, how the Irish have fought for his mem
-1 «y ever since!
An Irishman is that way; he will battle with you
I lor thirty years, then spend the rest of his life fighting
for you.
Here's to the Irish and their patron saint.
The race that never forgets a favor nor an insult;
and that pays its obligation of friendship as eagerly
I at its debts of enmity.
You can take ten drops of Irish blood and strain
KJfc thru the waters of ten generations; you can mix
It with the waves of the South Seas, and then imbed
it in the glaciers of the Arctic, and five hundred years
'.§ Jkom today that ten drops will have become a flood,
will have redeemed and made human gulfs of
ialien and savage blood.
We Americans, children of all the races and ages,
4bow more of our Irish, and are prouder of it. than of
the other racial strains combined.
To the Irish, fair foes and fast friends, God bless
I %n!
Any person of average intelligence who will put aside
iS such things as stir the emotions as to the fight that has
teen fought and the victory that has been won and who will
nad the proposed constitution of the League of Nations
dispassionately will be likely to arrive at this:
I "Business is business."
For, with the object of maintaining peace, the penalty
for violation is economic boycott, under said constitution.
Tht offending nation is not to be clubbed by an inter
national policeman. It is to have its international business
Plan »wav.
Such is the crux of all the argument and conference as
tpr that constitution. Grant that this is so, as plainly set
forth by that constitution itself, and the thought of the aver-
Ige raider naturally runs along some such line as this:
The world has become accustomed to seeing organized
ftlMfakMS get what it goes after. Hence, it is reasonable to
ml confident that internationally organised business would
fee a most powerful influence upon the business of any nation
ffatating the terms and purposes of that constitution. But
ft boycott of the foreign business of a nation not only would
Hop that nation's export and import trade, but it would also
hare crashing and direct effect upon the little shop, factory
pr other individual enterprises of that nation, lowering
wages while the cost of living rose, since raw materials are
ft most vital necessity to all the foreign nations.
It is to be expected that the common people of a nation
|HPO to have the say, hereafter, as to whether there shall or
■hall not be a war. The business boycott would hit them
immediately and directly.
Conceding that the international trade boycott would
i» the trick, what is the outlook for the United States?
First thing that impresses us is the tremendous fact that
ire, of all the civilized nations, are the only nation that can
not be successfully boycotted. We are completely self-sup
porting, save as to coffee, rubber and some tin. Moreover,
ao necessary are our foods and raw material to the foreign
nations that it would mean great calamity to any nation par
ticipating in a boycott of us. In other words, we would
atand in the league the only nation that need not fear the
high penalty of the league.
W In such position, with such prerogative in world af
fairs—business affairs—the danger would seem to lie not
ftt impairment of our national sovereignty, loss of grip
on oar Monroe Doctrine and such, but rather in our "fecl
our oats" and going in for imperialistic enterprises.
Verily it would seem that the nations of the earth have
got together at Paris, solemnly decided that business is busi
ness and the instrument thru which to maintain peace, and
allotted to Uncle Sam the job of signing the checks, which,
H we understand business at all, is some cinch.
Goes Around in a Circle
Theo. Price, the business expert of that most valuable
publication, Commerce and Finance, notes the satisfactory
condition of most retail businesses, the resuscitation of the
automobile business, increase in building enterprises and
concludes that "there is a reasonable basis for the expecta
tion that the year 1919 will be one of exceptional prosperity
in the United States."
"Back of it all," he adds, "is the increasing velocity with
Which money is circulating."
Undoubtedly, prosperity depends in the highest degree
upon the rapid and general circulation of money.
High wages and the collection and expenditure by the
government of big tax moneys must certainly increase the
"velocity" still further.
In other words, the taking of money from the compara
tive few who have lots of it and handing it over, in the
ehape of wages, to the millions who have comparatively
little of it spells prosperity.
Some people are kicking about paying their income
tax. If they had been drawing $3O per month, with
»ome of the rest of the boys last year, they wouldn't
complain.
The, treasury of the new republic of Hunland will
have its burdens, but there will be enough cash on hand,
to put federal buiUlings in cross-roarls towns and dredge
isolated brooks.
The assurance that Russia in jjmng to the dogs in
the first definite promise of a reform, in the affairs of
the Slav.
We are soon to have the world's greatest merchant
its future is bright except for England and
Cinch —Or Isn't It?
Are You One of These Spineless Creatures?
I.dilor Th* Mtmr: |y>| me lake thin iippnrtunll) In
thank your for your nupimrt of senate hill No. Sl#,
known u the fair rental bill, which w« killed by lh»
rule* committee of lh» houn,
The history of Mils bill might hf of lntfr»«l In
reader*. for It of vita) Interest to thousand* of
families partus etmalvt rent*
Knur d*y* after th* Mil wa* Inlrndm-ed. a public
hearing was grant**) In th* aenat* chaml>er. and among
(Hop* appearing In behalf of 11. ami telling the rrnl
condition* In Kraitlr. Taroma and Hreraerton. were
Howard O. Coagrove. chairman of th» lotniimrni fair
rental commt**lon; Mim Ida aim a member of
the commission; President llaverkamp and A O. Mer
rian. of the antl rent profiteering leant*, and Mr*. HIU*.
apartment house owner About 20 other* appeared
with the**
Than* Latter told of raive after raise In rant, which
had compelled them to move from place to place. They
Impressed the nervate. When lh« bill cam* Up for
passage. no arguments were mad* against It. and th*
vole waa 24 to •. Home senator* w*ra ahaent. and
"the chair." aa there wn* no opposition, didn't think
It necessary to "rail th* holme."
Altho *v*ry paper In Seattle ran article* regarding
tha bearing, no r*al eatate men or owner* api>eared
to oppose the bill, and after passage. the bill waa "Im
mediately transmitted" to the hoo*e Tbla aa* last
Thurnday noon. The bill then fell Into the hand* of
the Judiciary committee of the hou»e. of which Repre
sentative 15. If. fjul* la chairman. Oule had promlaed
to "father" the bill. Th* bill waa *ent to a sub-coftt
mittee. of which Representative Hoth waa chairman
and Representative Smith and I*d*erwond the body.
Roth had *poken against the bill tltne after time.
The bill win h*ld until Monday afternoon (five dayai.
and tho appeal after apj>e«l *im made. It w»« tmpo*
slble to pry It from the commit tc*. After Monday. II
went to the rule* committee.
Meanwhile. Sunday night brought about 20 real
e*tate men. he«d*4 by V. H Goodwin and J. M Hiwik
man, who *turted effort* to kill the bill. They did
not aak for a public bearing. It did not seem nece*
*ary. for the machine wa» In i<erfe«i working order.
Oule disclaimed Interest In the bill Monday After
holding the bill five day*, the committee of which he
la chairman wa* good enough to "report It out."
1 am sure all will understand just how the hill came
to It* death. J/Ct me add. I do not understand why
the people of thla state a machine composed
of five men to run the hoi»n of repre*entatlve».
If ever a hou*e cleaning was needed, It la there.
(?ould the propli of thin *tat*» watch the legislature
for a month, as I did, a great many new far*** would
app«ar next iiwrton. There are two thin** In par
tirulnr, which will alwayn remain with me, that 1
witnessed there.
One wax ,1 poor, weak specimen of niMii who robbed
thousand* of *oldl*r* mid xsllors of a few dollar* e««h.
after they had protected his family, hi* home and
property from harm. I'ntll death, he will bo known a*
the man who wobbled, and I can nee hla face flush ax
It flushed the day of that vote, whenever he look* Into
a mirror.
The itecond I* the "machine" of the house. And
whatever It I*. I care not what, that will break that
mai lilne, f am for, flint, lust uniV all the time.
T. J. HOY».
Bdltor The Htar: Cloning events of the state legl*
lature created an opportunity for a constructive work
of fur-r caching character. The day* of corporation
lobbying arc far In the pant, in the sense of the old
Northern Pacific and other lolible*.
There are Insldlou* Influence*, however, which Inter
fere with the prompt prosecution of the slate's business
and dot* permit of a certain amount of lobbying and
Jockeying with the member* of the legislature.
When more than 50 member* mutually *lgn pledge*
that under no clrcum«tance* will they promise nupport
for other men'* measure* In order to *erure support
for their own, they havo taken a remarkably forward
step. In Ihl* I feel they should be encouraged.
I go further. I fee 1 with a publicity cnmimUn and
with the Influence on public opinion that The Htar
wield*, It would probably b<>, possible to have placed
upon the statute book* a law making It a criminal
offen*e entailing severe penalty for any member of
this Mate legislature to attempt to bribe a fellow mem
ber by promise of xupiiort In return for a similar sup
port of their respective proposed legislation, making
the proposer, and the one who uccept* such a propo
sition, equally culpable before the law. With such u
measure properly enforced, It would Is- possible for
the various rn a Iter* which come before the legislature
to be considered solely upon merit.
il. J. IMVII>H<)N.
Editorials
Letters to Editor
HOW K\IK RKKT HIM. K\lf.Kl>
MAKK IT A'KEIiONV TO TKAIIK VOTES
THE SEATTLE STAR—MONDAY, MARCH 17. Itlt. "
Copyright 1919 t| k » Webster
(•OOUBYK. NOHKHM NH*
Attention rlaea' I'll hum' A Utile dry chatter on
a wet auhject Next July the country goea drier than
the Interior of an electric light.
Wat»r. th» iituff that flah work In. wUI take th«
r»nt*r of lh« for Ihr ne-ond tlm* alnc* Noah,
the Inventor of the rlrru*. took a luborhwi hangalnw
withln flv« min
ute*' float of a car
(inc.
After n*»t fire
work* month the
liquid firework*
fin a dusty htc
hough (tonne he
so dry. folk* wont
be able to Inhale
Uie dlay dope In
powdered form
Home bake, eh?
The old almanac
reads wet In chap
ters for the rom
in* m«ons, with a
little dash of elec
tric kick. Hut not a »<iuawk about the moist with
alcohol accent.
Will b« fin* iituff for ry». corn ud barlfy ftelda
but they'r* Burma be unfd for broad and brrakfant
food from now on. Htnd th« rorrkarrrwa Into button
hookn and aril the rorka to mln-trrl ahoira. Hlc!
• • •
RI'NC.HKt) Til KM
Harold '• mßther wan giving a party. She told the
little fellow that whfnfvfr he jmiumvl in front of any
one ha mu»t aay "Kxcuaa me!" Harold mad* many
txlpa back and forth and not tired of repeating the
name phraae over and over. «o he finally aald: "l-adlea
and gentlemen. pleaae excuae me for the whole i-vrn
Ing."
• • •
!<OOICAL>
A Richmond youngater had quit# a lial of toya hr
wlahed for Chrlatmaa Ilia mother look him down
town to »•*> the toya. mo that ahe could know Juat
what aort of gun. wagon, etc., he dealred He noticed
the way she exhibited to him the different atylea of
the toy* he had ordered, ami her anxiety worried him.
Plnally he could aUnd It no longer. "Mamma." he
broke out. "If you want to ao badly you can Juat buy
me nil thoa* thing* now and when I get home I'll
think up aomethlng elae for you to get me for
CbrUUnaa."
* • •
IT MAItR TUB IMKKKHKM K
"I weigh two pounda more than you do nil right."
wld a Weat .Seattle boy, after he and hla chum had
Htcpped off the ncalca.
"O. no, you don't."
"Tea, I do. Now you watch the acalea "
And the acalea proved him right.
"Aw!—you had ytr hnnda In yer pocke.ta," howled hla
chum In highly reproachful tonna.
• • •
A Philadelphia upllfler rlalina ahe prevented 10.000
divorce aulta In three montha. Which we maintain la
pretty fftat work, bolng at the rata of HO a dav. and
working 20 honra a day, mow than five an hour, or
ono every 12 mlnutea.
• • e
Telling how muoh coal the Y. M O. A. burned. Dr.
John A Mott aald to an Kaaletn audience. "We kept
the aoldler warm." Wo have tnet a lot of em who
haven't coo lad off yet.
• • •
While it la true a man offered 11,000 to hear Wll
ami a New York apeeeh, we believe there are aeveral
United Htatna aenatora who would have |wld that
much to mlaa It.
e • »
Poatage aumpa are golng"T»aik to 2 centa next aum
mer. Wo ore already planning what to do with the
money we aava.
• • •
I* rank 1-razlcr. a dlacliarged aoldler, gave a atranger
a t&0 bill to pay a ainall freight charge. No. (ieorge.
the man didn't return with the change. U. the bound
ieaa optlmlain of Youth!
- Features
—By Webster
Starshells
A WORD FROM
JOSH WISE
Aeeept, sir. the Re
itetred a xmimnee* of
»«V highest considrra
rttioti.
• a a
The Price of Permanence
The price- of Permanence is ProfreM.
There is no permanence in perfection.
The moet deceptive stability in the
world m (hut which seems stable.
The castle# on the Rhine have crumbled,
Are crumbling. The nver flow* on. It wm
there l>efore them. It will I* there when
they arc stone.
Tennyson's brook said.
Mrn mmy nimr «rnf m*n may tf".
Hut I ffo on fnm»r.
wild thin ix the voice of ail thing* that go
and grow.
The nation* of the world at the council
table Ht Versailles have formed a compact
of nations. A chorus of criticism has
arisen from the ever strident lioutlions who,
like the poor, are always with us, that this
union is imp^rfcct.
Of courw it is. The s«**d is imperfect.
The child in imperfect. Th* house, when
it* foundations have been tiarely laid, is
imp»*rf«rt, Hut then* thinjf* have in them>
selve* what lit l**u«-r than perfection. They
have th<* element of im provableness.
And for the first time in the history of
the world we have, in thia covenant of na
tion*. n political structure which contains
the jrerm of never «>nding life.
For it is an edifice of humanity.
m nmi sn \\scu unihi
Columbua fuuiul Amrnu. <* ao Um US • rehear aed
Hut aun . I MiitUnn half nitpnl St I'atrh k l«un l
It flrat.
lie founded lum I ijty then am) rumxl lh* piaea N«
Cork.
t'ntJl Ilia Vl» Rniiub <«m« and (hen I hey <*ll«4 It
York.
I don I know what »ou think <•( thai, but faith- it
>f«mi to m*-.
Hu> h I'.igllah aulMlllution took • freedom of u>' C
A lot of foreign rtinr In nutn|r • flork and
■warm.
And aal>l l>ta ilhij< America an-l |iv» it our
Iteform'
"Ochone.'' Um loyal Irtah Mid. "We re here to tall jroti
flat
Th.it all II n«-e»la la go\eriiment and *f hav« lota of
that!"
*«> the own llruadway and the Murtani
may n« n Wall
V —/•/—/
/—
Mm \ - s jf /
selling gum Id XfcjCJM
In the world nat-
uraiiy has to have |
a package worthy \
of its contents, j
WMGLEYS 11 1
W m In the sealed package V
M M that keeps all its food* m Tl
W W ncBS ln * That's why W m.. |
%$■ Flavor Lasts ,M
fly DR. KBANK CRANK
<ro|iyrl«ht. by Krunk Crmnr i
Ireland in America
On the Jlssue of
Americanism There Can
£e tfo Compromise
Nations rise and Tall. Races develop an 4
decay. Rut humanity abides.
We are creating no Roman Empire, not
Anglo-Saxon supremacy, nor other fabric Ol
national vanity. We are creating a govern
ment for the human race.
We are starting upon a program o|
Progress, not to be interrupted by lapMl
into the barbarism of war.
We are not making provision for mighty
fleet* and armies. We are not aiming to
protect our structure by the force of de
struction, but to improve it by the forces
of construction.
Future ages shall look back at this agree
ment at Versailles as the first gleam of the
new day.
Th» tight, llf brut king day th<U tip*
Th» so kirn aplre4 Apxralypn#
The league of nations is imperfect as th®
constitution of the United State* was im
perfect, and an out of the one there grew
the mighty democracy of the Western con
tinent. a continent held permanently m
peace by law and not by armies, so out of
the other shall grow a world whose enfran
chisement shall have like permanence.
Such a thinjr has not been done before.
All the more reason why we must do it
now. For humanity is like a bicycle: when
it stops it falls down.
Hut the Irtah the> re not carin . for tlity own Um City
Hall
The ii/av'in at Caalle l.eiden la one laddie of the mob.
Hut look at him n*xt mornin' In hla governmental job!
All dreaaed up In blue and braaa be aland* aswingln'
hla ahllUUb. g
While the harp that once IB Tara a halla playa "Yanke*
Iloodlc gaily.,
O. the ahamrork growa In Ireland drat, but tool K
aprrada all over
And it corera all America. Iho here they call It clorar.
Wlnie Ireland ataya In Ireland ahe may have an artf
a pell.
Hut Ireland in America la dotn pretty well!
O Hnen la an alderman and Klaharty a a cop.
Aad H>lan la a mayor and you II find no place to atop.
I"f»reedln from the Janitor and hit the hi cheat notch.
Asd there II you II find that Wilaon ronea Irtah «ltk
Illa Scotch
ICpo) right. ISIS, by N. K A.I