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Show THE CITIZEN f , hearted manner. Doubtless a definite policy with regard to our status in the Philippines will have a very salutary effect in the islands. The best minds among Americans and natives alike are of the opinion that it would be most unfortunate for the Philippines themselves if the Americans were to give up control of the island. Under American direction the people have prospered and progressed to an amazing dgree and with an assurance of progressive control, the improvement will doubtless be much more rapid from now on. Phillipine independence will not harm America. Whether or not it will hurt the Philippines themselves is another question. GOOD WORK bill to create a Having committed itself to the Curtis-Ree- d Federal department of education, with a seat in the Cabinet for its head, the members of the National Education Association, now in annual session in Philadelphia, will make the most of the opportunity for propaganda in its behalf. But this measure, comparatively harmless and innocent on its face, is the entering wedge for Federal control of the schools, the standardization of education by a bureau at Washington and the ultimate shifting from the states to the Federal treasury of a large part of the cost of the public schools. It ought not to pass. In its original form, the proposal of the association came out frankly for Federal aid for the schools, but this objectionable feature has been abandoned, and the argument is made that a secretary of education in the Cabinet and a department of education at the National Capital would do no more than existing activities of the government looking to educational research. This Curtis-Ree- d bill has in view, but may be for the moment all that the having gained the foothold they seek, the friends of nationally controlled schools would inevitably press for further centralization of control. The country is in no mood for the creation of new Federal agencies to do those things which are the peculiar and special province of the states. Nor is it ready to consent to any scheme that would lead to the reduction of education to any standardized level dictated by Washington bureaucrats. We have already gone too far in the direction of shifting burdens and responsibilities upon the National Government, and a good place to stop is at this attempt toward the nationalization of education. The Sentinels of the Republic performed at least one notable service during the past Congressional session in contributing what they did to the defeat of the Educational Bill. In addition to the reorganization of the Department there was a proposal to create what was virtually a new Department of Education with a member of the cabinet at the head of it and with an appropriation of $100,000,000 for teachers salaries and various other purposes. Objections to the new department were so many that finally the appropriation of $100,000,000 was abandoned. Apparently those who were attempting to secure the department felt that it was better to secure the department first and then get the appropriation afterwards, if possible. It is high time that the people of America woke up to the fact that very definite efforts should be made by them to stop this tendency to create more bureaus, more departments and to add to the already enormous expenditure of money by the Federal Government. co-ordin- ate LEST WE FORGET is probably the most prosperous country on the globe, md has had the most free and democratic form of government ft years, is constantly attacked by political theorists who wo(' . ; change our governmental structure for a dangerous mess $o r ; tage. When we were struggling for freedom, necessity forced' devise and adopt a constitution which would protect she J111 dual from oppressive officialism. In our day of prospering power we listen to schemes that would uhdermine our congee sir and detract from the liberty of the individual. We have seen North Dakota swing, toward a Socialist? of government where the state competes with its own citi business, thus destroying personal opportunity and initiative eii have seen Iowa encouraging paternalistic experiments wliitUu contrary to the law of sound economics, and promise toe? d fools paradise by legislative edict. We have seen the states t1 fornia, Oregon, Washington, New York, Wisconsin and otljjj well as our national government itself, flirting with pry a which would put the government into business competition idus vate citizens and taxpayers. So far, the common sense ofi&ei 1 pie has generally repudiated any program which seemed to?h mine constitutional rights and liberties. But the agitatio 0 tinues, and wealth and prosperity have a tendency to breeze iiiai jealousy and hatred. Life insurance records show that the majority of thefter who receive the proceeds from an insurance policy, haveFtt! money within a very few years. Lack of training and exp J and failure to consider the future is responsible for that sor, of affairs. As a nation we are today like the beneficiary ofu. insurance policy we have the cash benefits which have6116 from certain economic conditions. In other words, the cor c. prosperous. It is prosperous because we have a sound 8vfa because our money is worth its face value, because propertaInt are protected, because our workmen have good wages andji hi our nation has great consumptive power to effect its ability . . duce. r As a nation, we should recognize these facts and re any program, political policy or agitation which tends to or discourage sound government and safe business conditi. destroy our prosperity and our savings just as surely as; investments or profligate living will use up the insurance j On every one of us rests the responsibility for maintain happy conditions that exist in our country today. We car the buck to someone else. We cannot indulge in visionary; i: experiments, any more than we can indulge in wildcat stoi lations without paying the fiddler. We have thousands off experience to profit by, and if we fail to heed the lessons written on the pages of history, we will have no one but r to blame for seeking a fools paradise which exists only in brain of some visionary dreamer. . $ $ $ c CHEAP MONEY Many Americans are having a great time in France t spending cheap money. For a dollar of American m ney fill your pockets with francs and then have some left over, I is following in the footsteps of the German mark. It ntf ciate much more from the present price. At any rale k government will be able to pay off a lot of indebted ties5 cheap franc wherever the loans do not call or stipula?e way of getting out of debt and it is another way of get ' with the money lenders. As we seem to have no argument with France s to..' shall pay us it would not be surprising if France p 'inte,. of shiploads of francs and sent them over in full paymc.it to us. j iverHowever, the big war machines continue in force there is plenty of money to sustain them in first class e nd1 ' go-cn- ; It is a noticeable fact that ease of living and prosperity often brings discontentment, while adversity strengthens the character and offers an incentive to accomplish seemingly impossible results. This phenomenon is witnessed in both family and national life. The wealthy individual with all the material things that should help bring contentment, is often not satisfied, when his poorer neighbor who has little of this worlds goods and has to work hard for a living, finds peace and happiness. And so it is with nations and states. The United States which - Sunday golf is taking many people away from He fg Looks like we will have to pass a law making it a crir.e to on Sunday. |