The advocate., 1897-10-20

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men have prated about in modern days,
will be shown up as principle of in
ordinate greed and selfshness on the
part of the nation which has put forth
the proud boast that 1t leads the world
In science, art, and the graces Of civ
ilization.
Boston Globe: A canvass Of New York
and some other cities by labor bureaus
and employment agents as to the more
distinct effects of female employment,
while it confirms the fact of the sO-Called
Invasion" of the industrial field by
women of occupations formerly con-
Quoted by men, does not sustain the
serious view of the situation entertained
by many. Industrial conditions shift
hands, but as yet have crowded out no.
body of the male persuasion having the
determination and ability to "catch on"
to the moving caravan Of production.
Boston Post: A Boston house objects
to pay II cents per pound duty on
thousand bales Of wool which came into
this port in the morning Of July "a,
while the free wool tariff was in force,
simply because later In the day, namely,
at 4:O6 o'clock in the afternoon, Presi-
dent Mckinley signed the new tariff
act levying a duty on wool. The pro-
test is entirely reasonable, and IL the
courts do not sustain the position Of the
Boston merchants it will go far to con-
firm the impression, which prevails to
considerable extent already, that law
and common sense are antagOnistic.
Detroit Free Press: 1t is extremely |
gratifying that the Chicago anarchists
failed utterly in their attempt to secure
the Endorsement of union labor in their
commemoration Of the execution of their
patron saints, the Haymarket murder
ers. Perhaps there Is no harm in letting |
these fanatics do honor, If honor it may |
be called, to the men whose murderous
theories and deeds commend them to all
followers of the red flag, but it would |
have been an everlasting disgrace for the
honest, law-abiding labor unionists of
Chicago to join in such demonstration.
All honor to them for repudiating an
arChy so emphatically.
Syracuse Post: Preparations for war
are In effectpreparatiOns for peace. When
nations could fight without great guns,
great naVies or great armies, wars were
frequent and bloodshed followed slight
proVocation But dynamite guns, ar
mOred cruisers and flrst-class battle
ships have made war another matter,
A nation must have a plethoric treas
ury to even consider the subject Of war.
When 1t has equipped itself with modern
ordnance and a modern navy and Is
prepared to put a well-drilled army in
the field, 1t is in the most secure posi-
tion, with the best prospect for peace
that any nation could have.
Omaha World-Herald: The policy of
q municipality owning and operating its
own internal improvements, such as
street railways, waterworks and gas
plants, is growing in public favor,
though there may be some arguments
advanced against such q policy. But
only those interested in securing fran
Chises will oppose the policy of muni-
Cipality deriving revenue from the fran
Chises which 1t may grant. The indis-
crlminate giving away Of public fran
chises has brought about a system of
corruption in municipal affairs that is
appalling, and the rights of citizens have
too often been hawked about for sale
to the highest bidder.
Chicago Record: The labor problem
is but another name for the problem OF
Christianity. The condition Of the
masses is the measure Of the church's
success. 1t is not the separating power,
but the leavening power of religion that
is the test of It's strength. The univer-
salty of the gospel is not to be proved
only by its spread to every cline
laterally, but also by it's penetration into
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