The Irish Question And Poland Nr Tribune 5oct 1919

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SUNDAY'. OCTOBER 5, 191»

Loyalty to the President

There are many people who criticise the President. These people personally do not like him, and they cannot see why, if they think he is unfit for office, every one_ should not agree with them. They could be compared to a group of children. When voting what game to play, three vote for one game and two for another. If the two are good losers, they will agree with the choice of the majority and play with¬ out protesting. But if they are spoiled children, they will refuse to play and go home. They will have made every one uncomfortable and shown their own poor

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grown-up voters that behave in exactly the They have lost, and instead of keeping quiet and electing their own candidate tve next time, they are continually talking of the President's mistakes. They cannot realize that the Presielcnt was fairly elected b/ the majority of the citizens, and that whether they like it or not they ought to be loyal to him. When a foreign nation ridicules our President, it is very bad; but when citiaens of our own country do so it is far worse. He is our leader and we should support him, for if he is not the right man in the right place it is same

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the nation's fault. Newark, N. J.

Winifred M. Snell (14 years!.

The Metric System in

Efficiency is the slogan of modern America; efficiency business, in finance and in all the industrial and pro¬

fessional activities of the country. A bill is now under consideration which will greatly simplify our national ac¬ counting facilities.a bill for the adoption of the metric

system.

The metric system is a table of measurements based upon the decimal scale. How much easier to make cal¬ culations on a basis of 1.0, 100, 1,000 than with uneven and mixed numbers used in the American tables of meas¬ urements. As the future promises immense trade with European nations, most of which use the metric meas¬ urements, it is of great importance that we should use the same tables. Of course, the passing of this bill is only the beginning. To save a lot we must become ac¬ customed to the new system. Although for the first few years there will be many complications to be over¬ come, in the end thb metric way will prove the shortest and most efficient. Philip Preston Keiley (14 yeai's). Sweet Springs, W. Va.

Education After boys and girls pass the grammar school »hey say to themselves, "What is the use of going through high school?. Bill gets $10 a week and he dresses well and always has spending money, while I have to study. 1 guess I'll go to work."

Their parents consent, and to work they go. They dress well and spend money and have no studies. But education is the stepping stone to high positions. The boys and girls who graduate from high school or col¬ lege are advanced to high positions, while the uneducated ones have o hold the lower jobs. Alice Mahon. Harrison, N*. Y.

The Irish Question

The Irish question is causing much dissatisfaction and dissension. This should not be if it is true, as President Wilson said, America fought to make the world safe for democracy, and, as England said, she fought for the free¬ dom of small nations. As a result of the world war. Poland and the Jugo and Czecho Slavs have received their freedom, but Ireland," who fought side by side with Eng¬ land and the United States, received nothing. The treat¬ ment Ireland has received from England is no different than the Poles have received from Russia. The Allies also took Fiume from Italy under protest, but to this day no nation has had the nerve to demand of England that she free Ireland, as she has helped force these countries to give up their unlawful possessions. England's old excuse that the Irish were not able to rule themselves has been proven to bo without founda¬ tion, as we all know how the Irish have gone to all parts of the civilized world, where they hold just as powerful and responsible positions as those of any other nation¬ ality. The Filipinos have applied to the United States for their independence and President Wilson has given them to understand that he will úo what he can to free them, still he refused to meet the Irish delegates or spt-ak of the Irish question at the peace conference. This cer¬ tainly is a strange situation in our civilized world to-day when a Filipino is given his freedom while Ireland is still held in bondage. Louise Deddes (12 years». We3t Haven, Conn.

Editor's Note: AH readers of The Children's Tribune years old or younger are asked co send editorials (i. e., opinions about what is going on in the world), from 250 to 300 words long, to the Editor of this page. The ones printed will be paid for at one cent a word. ANNE LEWIS PIERCE, Editor The Chihlren't Tribuna.

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