Judge — August 16, 1930 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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Hail the Shamrock V! ite Prince of Wales displayed his accurate knowledge of the Amer- ican attitude when he said, “IL be- lieve a win for Sir Thomas will be as popular in Amerie: literally true that the great nm Jority here hope that Lipton will take back that elusive old) mu We have mney to build competing yachts, so that our cup de- fender might represent our very best in design and craftsmanship.” The races will be sailed with our utmost skill, But if the Shamrock V_ should win, a cheer would go up from this side that) would reach to London Bridge. This is not a pose nor is it evidence of « as here.” It is spent vast sums of 1 VW superior virtue in us. nd solely the inevitable reaction to the indomitable sportsinan- ship and high spirits of Sir Thomas himself. Just’ before Shamrock V sailed from England, Lipton said stoutly, “Americans a s won fairly ind squarely. If ever they made a mis- take, L assure you it was in my favor.” Pledges Fulfilled [ooxtse back on the record of the — late and little lamented session of Congress, Representative Tilson, the Republican floor that every major promise made in the 1928 campaign has been fulfilled, and that every recommendation made in Presi- It is simply ws dent Hoover's annual message was complied with, excepting only the dis- posal of Muscle Sh He summarizes the major party pledges: als. 1. Reduction of taxes. 2. The new tariff. $. Creation of the Farm Board. 1. Approval of the French debt set- tlement. 3. Increase of pensions and compen- sations for war veterans. Well, let’s see. The lower taxes this year were very nice for many of us, but there is some question whether the benefit extended to all of us. And it looks as though ance of this Congress may another increase next year. The tariff—well, who but a Repub- leader would have the nerve to a good word for that job of work? te Farm Board doesn’t seem to be thy a triumph of statesmanship. The French debt settlement is noth ing for Aincricans to be proud of, and it would be a bold boaster who would say that it was permanent. And as for those incre sions, they offer too seant justice to men and the widows of men who ac- tually suffered in war, while they toss political pap to a horde of hange Mr, Tilson says that the Republi- can party has been in power most of the time for the past seventy y “because when it makes promises it keeps them.” Maybe so. Undeniably the party is skilfal in knowing what sses to make promises to. Review the pledges above for evidence of that, Speaking from the point of view, not of favored classes but of the peo- ple at large, we rise to say that prac tically the only good deeds of this administration so far have been per- formed, not on Capitol Hill, but in the White House. force ars Shakespeare oO: r call for comment on Mr. Sher- riff’s nfession that he didn’t care much for Shakespeare has brought a stack of letters, mostly from the Younger Generation, whose opinions we particularly asked for. Here is what some of them say: Contra jakespeare wasn’t such a bad fellow in his day perhaps, but why still keep poking hin on the public? Shakespeare meant nothing to me. it with a sense of sham And ture is half my exis To appreciate Shi point of deriving ple works requires at least fairly intensive study of E drama.” e to the from his Poor Shakespeare! Never a draw atist——always a problem.” “The trouble with our school ed him for us.” “Shakespeare's plays are no better or worse than many modern plays, but TM bet the schools of 2230 won't at- tempt to palm off any present-day plays on their students, Pro “There is too much of the stuff that goes to make up men and women in Shakespeare to ever permit his ban ishment. “His plays are not for the masses They are for students and scholars and as such will live as long as any thing that has been written in’ the world’s literature.” “He docs not merely portray the moral superficialities is hakespea tl chers forever spe nd customs of per to por all times.” his own age, but goes « tray man as he isd “In this day of sloppy plots and sensual mire, more and tore peopl are turning to him ay to an old friend.” »mchow those who say they do not like Shakespeare sound more convine- ing than those who say they do. Amateuriana He pettifogging compromise — by which Bill Tilden was allowed to for the Davis Cup ag st against his “better judy ment’) deserves to be recorded in the Archives of Sophistry. He was allowed to write advance articles for the newspapers on Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday before the matches were played. He in turn agreed not to write a about the actual play on Fr 1 urday and Sunday. Thurse hiatus, scems to have been a interregnum, a period of pious contemplation, during which Big Bill wrestled with his soul and accomplished the and ical transforma tion from professional to amateur. R.ILW, comicbooks.com