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THK FJIKNCH B U I» G E T.
The French Chamber of Deputies has given i1s approval to the t
budget of 23;B56,000,000 francs. Reduced to dollars, on ,the basis of
the present rate of exchange oi 6.38 cents per franc, it amounts to
$1,528,392,800, which represents an expenditure of $39.19 per capita.
In the United States the budget is about $3,180,000,000. or $28.91 per
capita. Despite the poverty-stricken condition of France, she is spend
ing about 36 per cent more per capita than the United States, the wealth- i
I**st nation in the world. It may be added that part of thait expenditure j
is to maintain an army of 630.000 men, more than five times as great |
as our owr army, and, in proportion to jibe population, more thaD 14 •
times greater than the American army.
It must be apparent to the most casual observer of those figures j
how futile it would be for this country to extend aid to France, or to
43ther European countries the financial status of which is almost as des
perate, and which have as Mttlo regard for the future. A money loan
or oi her material assistance extended to Europe now would be relief of
the most temporary character. The state of Europe today is the result
of reckless governmental policies. Deficits are multiplied wbil■? little
thought is «aken for the ftuuve
President Handing and Secretary Hughes, have a clear appr- at ion
of the true situation. While sympathizing deeply with the pr> .1 camen*
of Europe, they know that it Is due to no lark of willingness on the pa-i
of this country t*» help the moment the countries of the Old World indi
cate a willingness to help themselves. America cannot reform the
European state of mind, no matter what we may d,o. W’hile the policies
ot Europe are dictated by desires for revenge, schemes for acquiring terri
tory or natural resources belonging to some other country, or the prin
ciples of communism, ii would be a waste of effort fo* the United States
to attempt relief.
A VANDKR8M1*
Frank A. Vanderslip 1« .another of those who demand that the
United States assumw ‘the moral leadership of the* world.” He says:
“We entered the war to end all wars. We made a peace that ended all
peace." Both portions of the statement are false. We entered the
wa rbecause Germany was determined to blow us off the seas. The Con
gressional declaration of war makes not the slightest reference to ending
all wars. We did not make the peace—In fact we declined to beoome a
party to 'the iniquitous Treaty of Versailles, which, every European
statesman now agrees, is the primal cause of present conditions in Europe.
We refused to become even a party to the reparations commission. Mr.
Vanderlip gives the American people credit for considerably mor** ignor
ance than they possess, but the internationalist is no raspector of per
sons or nations.
The address of Mutfapha Kemal to the American people would
meet a more sympathetic response- if if contained assurances tliat. the
fr«*ed»>in and independence for which his people are fighting included
freedom of religious worship, as well ft is the general opinion in
Am erica that people who acknowledge the Christian faith are. in Turkey,
subjected 'to considerable persecution, while they have practically no
status under Turkish law; that there is -nothing in the Turkish code
than discourages breach of c»#ntract with a Christian; that the ass:issin;i
tion of a Christian- or an infidel, as he is known in Turkey—bring
j spiritual reward to the Mohammedan murderer. Kemal emphasizes
I freedom, independence, and democracy in his address. Are freedom of
• worship and equality of Christians before civilized laws Included? I)o
.the reforms contemplated l>y Kernel include th<- adoption of a civilized
j cede of law? When we know these things we will he in a better position
to judge as to whether we should “keep <»ur hearts open to the Turkish
It. I. O r H K \ I* «.
One of the n<*w Senators of radical tendencies sees the next f’oti
! Kress controibil by a series of blocs, arid predicts that most of the coun
try’s ills will be rectified by them. The more blocs the merrier. Let
i them multiply, until finally we may have forty-eight of them in the Sen
1 ate each with a membership of two: When that time arrives the Bloc
menace win have disappeared, and the two .Senators from each state I
will be working for the best interests of their constituencies, as they have i
always done. Then we will have composite legislation. which is the very
best for the country as a whole. The bloc evil possesses tho moans for
its own destruction.
i "777; 7 77
Russia is reported ready to throw her army against Poland and
help Germany to oppose France, or else aid the Turks in their campaign [
against the Greeks. it is also rumored that Russia intends to call the |
| military reserve classes of five years to th>- colors. The United States
can materially assist this interesting program by assuming the care of a j
few million Russian women and children while their men are at war.
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WOItllS OF WISH >IF\ !
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The Parsonage of the old Blue C'hureh in New Ilav^n. erected in
! 17 4S. is to be torn down to make room for a garage. That’s nothing.
| We know of a weekly organ that is trying to tear down a synagogue to
advertise a Ford.
•‘Mediation, in Ruhr Proposed by Italy " News headline. Where j
is the League of Nations? Why not a little mediation from that source?
Why worry over the past when there is going to be so much in
the future to worry over?
If everybody were sure that he was right before he went ahead,
nobody would go ahead.
A beautiful thought: Who is full of conceit still strives for
empty honors.
One who ks looking for-a soft snap travels a hard road.
"‘Go in and win," is a good motto, but it doesn’t mean so much
when you figure that if you stay out you’re bound to lose.
Since the bartenders disappeared there aren’t so many good mixers
SomeMmies the highway of life seems to be paved with tacks and
broken ‘bottles but. cheer up. a little farther along you'll probably find
nails and spikes. q
You may think you have all the troubles in the world, but unless
you have bought a second-hand car you’ve really missed most of them.
More people arp willing to do their level best than their up-hill best.
A lot of men who during the war sang loudly. "Keep the Home |
Fires Burning." allow their wives to do it In winter.
Whatever a man thinks about the kind of automobile a friend has
bought, he always tells him. "You’ve surely got a dandy little car there."
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