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Show BBI iKeleased by Western Newspaper Union. J A FEW THOUGHTS ANEXT BRITAIN AND FEAXeE IN 1918, WHILE World War I was on, I went to Europe. I sailed from New York on a British transport, with all the feeling of affection for France of an American schoolboy. I had learned reverence for France from school histories, and from the same source, I had learned to twist the tail of the British lion at every j opportunity. In France I met and talked with people of every social strata, from the president, cabinet members, officers of-ficers of the army and the cab drivers. driv-ers. While there I lost all my affection af-fection for France and Uie French people. No single Frenchman had a kind word for any soldier of any army of the allies other than the French. They did not recognize any other force as being engaged in the war. While we, in America, were eating dark bread and doing without with-out meat a portion of the time, you could get the best of white bread and the best of meats in any quantity quan-tity at any French restaurant at any and all times. They looked upon the soldiers of other nations, fighting in France, as a source of profit for themselves. The American soldier paid more for what he bought than any other soldier, sol-dier, because he had, more money. The French were selfish, taking all they could get and giving as little as possible. Just the reverse was true in England, Eng-land, and I returned to America after the close of the war with the greatest possible admiration for the English government and Uie English people, and a radical dislike for France and the French peopie. There may be good Frenchmen and Lafayette was one of such. If we owed anything to France because of Lafayette we paid it The French people and Uie French government today are showing their true colors. We can well afford to forget our affection af-fection for France, should revise re-vise our school histories. A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED REVIVAL NOW NEEDED "WHAT AMERICA again badly needs is responsibility to a Christian God." That statement was made to me a year ago by Daniel Schuyler, a prominent Chicago attorney. "A good, old-fashioned revival, with all America on its knees at the mourners bench, would Come nearer to putting this nation back on an even keel than any poliUcal dogma," he continued. "It would squelch the growing class consciousness. It would stop the mad craze for wealth and position. It would cause each of us to think of his fellow man in terms of Christian charity. It would restore our belief in the cardinal virtues. Yes, we need more than anything else a good, old-fashioned revival." I know Daniel Schuyler very well. He is not what I would call a religious re-ligious man, and I am not sure that he is a member of any church. He is a student of government and ordered or-dered society, and was thinking of Uiat "good, old-fashioned revival" from Uie standpoint of its effect on our relation to government He saw in religion, tn a feeling of responsibility respon-sibility to a Christian God, a vital part in our philosophy of government govern-ment I was reminded of Uiat statement by Daniel Schuyler a few days ago when W. O. Hart editor of Uie Orange (Calif.) Daily News, said to me: "The American people should again get back to that sublime faith hi a Supreme Being which was the guiding beacon of our forefathers. We need to feci a responsibility to a Creator in order that we may have a feeling of responsibility to our government and to our fellow men. Such a condition would save the civilization we know. We need to make sacrifices, but to do that, we need an aroused spirituality." Both men, one in Chicago and Uie oUicr in California, wore seeing the subject from a governmental viewpoint BoUi see in a "good, old-fashioned old-fashioned revival" a means of saving sav-ing American civilisation as we have known it If you will analyze Uie statements of Uiese two individuals, you will find Uiey represent an ideal philosophy philos-ophy of government. THE TEACE RUMOKS may nil be German propaganda, but Hitler would not be averse to a negotiated pence while he can dictate Uio terms. Ho would undoubtedly be satisfied If allowed to keep what he has, with a few colonies thrown in for good measure. Willi'. TAX ItANGK FIVK STATES New York. New Jersey, Rhode Island. Florida niui California have a per capita state and local government Indebtedness of from $L'"'.V7li for California to $:!'.ll in for New York. An four states Kentucky, Wisconsin, Georgia Geor-gia and Indiana - the per capita indebtedness is under $'0. Thole is wide ranj:o between the $1'I.1U in New Yoik and the $17 HI in Kentucky. Ken-tucky. 'I'hero is n wide range too in per capita income. |