Judge — June 21, 1924 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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IE 1 do not find that Brief turn the lessons nor wom be in our files prove the success jorthand method—letters from iment of frat ithin five dayeand you may reture for first ten lessons, to be returned if I decile not to 85 with my postman when he delivers the lersen {T'Simply send me free booklet describing Brief English Name Occupation Age City Y ow will remember that the war to end wars, which conchided in 1918, | was followed by a succession of furtl | conflicts. There perpetual peace, fare. inally the world decided that there was a limit to everything, Ith was the war to insure the war to abolish war- the last. (positiv Iv) war and so on. even war. put on too many farewell apped So the governments of the various acted as the year, 1950, dawned, and as. the supreme panacea, executed the great shift of diplomats. Diplomats, it had been determined, were at the bottom of all wars. ‘They must be done away with, decided a world congress which had gathered for a great assembly from which for the first time in history diplomats were strictly excluded. The very fact that the cong quietly. enjoyed peaceable enacted a constructive and worthy pro- gram proved there were present. Some delegates had proposed a St. Bartholomew's Eve of diplomats, but the majority. wary of violent: measures. favored permanently retiring ¢ mat on earth, Both prope ever, were cheerfully withdrawn when an American dele ions s convened sessions and no diplomats ery diplo- s. how- te urged a plan which ous and economic. As a seconding member put. it, the scheme promised excellently for continued peace because it was so very undiplomatic. The plan was this: E diplomat was to be intere diately with selected workers in other walks of life. Unanimously approved, it was put into effect readily. Was at once ch and every anged imme- Mother—What are you getting now, my dear? Molly—Same old thing—nothing new. THE GREAT SHIFT OF 1950 wars had foreed stern discipline upon all nations The régime of the t shift saw such incidents as these: Suave and dapper conductors appeared suddenly upon all the street cars. Their polite courtly to be ex- ir diplomacy—was the delight of passeng In the rush thes conductors fairly shone in the handling of crowds. Above the cross words of strap- hangers. could hear the accents of the nun at the fare boxes “Would you kindly make representations to those in the center of the they will move forward. tinue our friendiy the fat man and manners- hours, you soothing car that if we may i con. relations” Or “If I mean. the sturdily built gentle there will consent to defer scif expansion until he reaches home, at k two more seats will be available ‘The new taxi drivers. too. were a happy change. As former diplomats. sidered force to be the result, instead of hitting you at once, they would always stop their cars to enter into discussions with you on the right of war. Life pedestrians sank rapidly. And it was pleasant to hear railway conductors of the new school engaged in skillful argument with mothers on whether the children should) pay half or full fare. Invariably the conductors carried their points without causing hard feeling. The railros abled to ciean up their deficits, make profits and reduce rates. the other side of the picture. t, of course, put all the men, ‘ast thes con- Asa insurance rates on Is were © The s comicbooks.com