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Show LOOK.XO Kilt KKATHKliS. The more we hear of this proposition propo-sition to lend Europe another shir load of money the more objectionable objection-able the whole scheme appears. Europe is not in a good condition,-we condition,-we admit. But Europe has land, it has the men to use the tools. Of course with so many men killed in the war. it might become necessary neces-sary for a few of the gilded daiulies to soil their hands with honest toil in order to secure the necessary production pro-duction of foodstuffs. nut that would do them good it might even eventually raise them to the status of real men. Europe wants to feather its nest, but we fear it does not want to resort re-sort to manual labor to bring about this much desired result. It prefer? that the United States furnish the feathers. But, somehow, we are forced tc the conclusion that we have feathered feather-ed enough nests on the side of the Atlantic. Europe knows there is to be another anoth-er great war, and wants to set its house in order to meet it. Being short on feathers, our good- foreign friends are averse to pursuing the slow process of waiting for them to grow. It is easier to pluck them from Uncle Sam. even if Uncle has to turn his pockets inside out ir order to accommodate his good friends abroad. But Uncle's hundred million children child-ren can't see it from the same angle. They are distressingly perverse and stubborn. Then, too, Europe is pained at the volume of fore:'i?n trade American manufacturers have built up since the war began. They desire exceed ingly to bolster up their own manufacturing manu-facturing interests, arid to divert this flow of yellow metal toward their own empty coffers. But to do this requires money much money and the easiest and simplest way is to pluck it from Uncle. But even Uncle himself i3 becom ing skeptical. He has loaned ou; dear friends in Europe billions of dollars dol-lars already, and he can't even collect col-lect the interest on tho loans. Wher he will, be able to collect the principal, princi-pal, the Lord only knows. Citizens of the United States arc paying enormous income taxes in order to keep the ship of state afloat and now word comes from Washington Washing-ton that we will have to cut expense? or raise taxes or sell more bonds. Our great army has flown to tin four winds, our navy is almost out of business for lack of men, and our millions of war material has beer sold to the French. We are in the position of the juvenile giant who i? so heavy and unwieldy he can no: even fleck the dust from his own shoes. We have money, yes; but if hel1 breaks loose again we will have ilirr need for every dollar of it. Feather Europe's nest again? Nothing doing! Self protection is the first law of nature. Keei those thirty-five billion dollars a' home. Drop a few feathers in the Eagle's nest first. |