The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-01
Why Many Parents Are Eager
to Send Their Boys
to lone.
BARATEAU IN a DILEMMA.
Has No Idea of Trying to Have Miss
frankie Lane Elected to
Congress.
OAKLAND OFFICE BAN FRANCISCO CALL,
QOQ Read NAL Mar

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO OALL,t
90S Broadway, May 81.
Not till yesterday did the mem bers Of
the G. A. R. realize the full import of the
punishment inflicted upon Lyon Post of
this city by its ninety-day suspension. At
the Santa Cruz encampment the refusal to
seat the delegates was looked upon with
great deal of sympathy by other posts,
but this was nothing compared TO the feel
ing exhibited yesterday in connection
with the Memorial day exercises. The alb
sence of Lyon Post was commented upon
and no one regretted its absence more than
the other posts in this city. Nature thins
the ranks of the Grand Army each year
and there is an indescribable pleasure de-
rived by an old soldier from marching
side by SIDE with those who once marched
where the smoke of real war was in their
nostrils. Nothing else on earth can supply
this pleasure and the bigger the muster
the greater the cause for mutual congratu-
lation.
Yesterday the absence of the members
OF Lyon Post caused q sorrow only second
in degree to that felt for those departed
comrades whose graves they strewed with
flowers. There will not be Grand Army
forever, and, knowing this. the old COM
rades rejoice mutually every time they
meet and march to the tattoo of the drum.
The punishment to Lyon Post was severe,
but it was equally so to the other posts on
Memorial day. 1t was hard to be required
to keep out of the march, but it was also
hard to miss the faces which are getting
less numerous each year. The opinion
was freely expr essed that the order of sus-
pension would only have tempered charity
with justice had it permitted Lyon Post to
have taken its rightful place in the line of
march. Before next Memorial day some
members of the absent post may lie be-
meath the flowers, and then yesterdays
regrets will be intensified thousandfold.
A great deal has been said on both sides
regarding the suspension of Lyon Post,
bat IL is question of unusual signif-
canoe. The post is the oldest one in this
county, and in it is vested the title to the
soldiers plot at Mountain View. Not a
word of reproach was uttered against those
responsible for the order of suspension, but
taking all the facts into consideration the
post has certainly suffered the maximum
punishment for its indiscretion.
A most remarkable, but not at all mex
plicable, condition has followed the visit
OF an official from lone some months ago.
He came to Oakland with samples of the
work done by the boys under his charge,
and invited the parents to meet him. 1t
was very quiet gathering and each one
In the audience was dealt with separately
and told how their children were doing
and what they were learning and the mes
sages they sent.
1t was the first time anything of the
kind had ever been attempted, and the
impression made by the teacher removed
much prejudice that had existed regarding
the industrial school. This has produced
a desire on the part of many parents to be
rid of the care of these children and so
thrust their responsibility upon the State.
During the past three months several
parents have had their children taken be-
fore the superior judges on all manner OF
fimsy pretexts and asked that they be
sent to an industrial school. Very few of
the applications, however, have been
granted. In most instances the parents
have been severely reprimanded from the
bench and have been told to do their duty
by their offspring. The knowledge that
their children can be better cared for and
trained at a State institution than in
home where poverty and indifference can
be found has proved in many instances a
temptation too great to be overcome.
Baron Alfred Baroteau, the well-known
politician and inguist is greatly sur
pfised at the latest published story regard
ing him. He has been represented in
print as the manager of q campaign in
favor OF Miss frankie Lane, Alameda
County's independent lawyer and Popu-
list orator. 1t has been stated that if
Miss Lane cannot get the appointment of
clerk to the Chief of Police the Baron
will at once inaugurate boom for her as
a candidate for Congress. Nobody knows
better than the Baron that no lady can be
elected to Congress under present cond1-
lions. Although great believer in all
movements tending to give the suffrage to
women and an earnest worker in the
cause, he objects seriously to posing as
the champion of the impossible. II the
Baron had his way there would be no
Congressmen. He would fill every seat
III the National hall of legislation with
women. Baroteau is doing lot of button
boiling in the interest of Miss Lane for
police clerk, but he emphatically stated
Today that he draws the line at making a
Congressional fight at this time. The
Baron fought under Napoleon and has
rescued many people from drowning, for
which he now wears medals, but he has
discretion enough 10 know where valor
should cease S. w. B.