Life — December 30, 1920 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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think very well of James M. Beck. He is an able man and would make a good Secretary of State.” He is not favorable to Mr. Harding's idea of getting the na- Americans want I way with Per- tions into association. to go along in the old-fashione foreign alliances. international out entangling sonally I am idealism and the higher thought in world opposed to politics.” He Brother Penrose sees him, belongs with Bryan ina museum wer, as of curiosities, along with other things that have as to Hoover, he only means that he has lost his political usefulness, of which, to be sure, he Cer- tainly the enterprise of feeding starving children in Europe, in leader, is the best bet in sight; a work in which all kinds of people unite and give st their usefulness. Perhaps, never had much store. which he is the their time and money to promote. Cane RO. PENROSE comes right out in the open just as he is, and the sight of him and the sound of his candid senti- ments, help to clarify thought. By nature and choice, he is a representative of reac- tion, and a good one, because he seems little disturbed either by heat or by hate. And he says he has no use for the higher thought in world politics. Since his kind for the moment seems to have charge of the world and the immediate direction of its destinies we will do well to pay atten- tion to it, and try to understand its feel- ings and purposes. For the moment the controlling sentiment of the world is with The higher thought in pelitics is a considerable strain on human nature, and him when human nature gets tired of carry- ing it, it alwa: The world generally set down the higher thought in world politics immediately after the armistice. It had fought the war through to save civilization, and had put into that job every bit of higher thought that it could raise. The job being over, it wanted to get right back to earth and rest, and have things as nearly as possible sets it down and rests. they were before the war. Great Britain is governed to-day by a Par- Hiament elected just after the armistice hy voters who felt very much as Brother Penrose feels, and having spent nearly all they had of life and money for the rescue of the world, England included, wanted to get the most possible material good out of the salvage. It is that Parliament that ~LIF E.- has to deal with Ireland. The rest of Europe is now of very much that same way of thinking, and our late election demonstrated the prevalence of the same sentiment in the United States, Senator Penrose is hy no means repre- whole of Mr sentative of the Harding’s administration, but he stands well enough for one great factor in it, and for one set and interests with There Republicans, but of feelings which it will have to deal are plenty of forward-looking evi- dently the controlling purpose of the com- much sand and ing administration will be not so to press forward, as to look save the pieces of a world that used to be considered that is pleasant. Of course worth doing, and the Penrose kind of peo- ple can do their part in it if they get th right assignment and get to work. TI have a reputation for getting things done. There is an enormous list: of things that need terribly to be done. Let us hope they will tackle them, practical 1225 t we all want efficiency. The business of the cc y in government. There are far too many new laws and ri far too much interpreta cial interpreters are intole incompetent Sut there efiicient work H rose w them consider m his labors © curreney bill, but sno Senate. If the new adminis make a pr must produce men with br the best of them liation of 1 call for That threatens t of the er thought before plished, It cannot } “1 DON'T WANT TO BE BORN.” comicbooks.com