The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-25
A HOLIDAY FOR ALL.

IRON all parts OF the State come reports of
extraordinary preparations for the celebration OF
Dewey day. 1t is to be festival in the true
sense of the word. The occasion is not one to be
commemorated with perfunctory ceremonies but by
the spontaneous outbursting OF popular rejoicing over
great victory in honor OF the hero who accom-
plished it.
AS the day is to be one OF unusual interest it will
be in which every citizen should have the priv
ege of joining. All viii delight in taking some part
in the celebration of the day and all ought to have
full freedom to do So The festival should be made
true public holiday, that all business men and their
employees may have their share in the pleasures it will
afford to the patriotic.
1t has been the custom of a considerable number
OF people in California to ignore public holidays as
far as possible and to keep their employees at work
and their places OF business open ordinary days
Such people are probably animated in adopting that
course less by motives OF avarice than by an ndier-
ence to the occasion of the holiday They lack SYM
pathy with popular movements and go on about their
vocations in life if there were nothing in the world
worth living for except business
Even such people hardly afford to ignore
Dewey day. The great victory of last May is too
fresh in the public mind to have been forgotten bv
any; and surely is unpatrotc as not to feel a
patriotic pride in it. Therefore, we may expect that
on this occasion every store shop factory and office
in the city will be closed and that all will take part in
the festival Dewey day in San Francisco should be a
holiday for every man. woman and child in the CITY.
except for those engaged in trades whose daily work
is absolutely necessary to public convenience
The English army authorities complain of lack
OF desire the part OF the males OF the British Isles
to present themselves at the recruiting Offices The
cause assigned is that the condition OF the labor mar
ket in the United Kingdom so satisfactory that the
Queens shilling day from which the price of ratons
is deducted is inducement for the average Fnqisb
to don red coat.
Advices from Samoa indicate that America Emo
land and Germany will have to unite and whip the
South Sea islanders into good behavior. Alter the
savages have stopped killing each other thew NAV
then receive the sermon of the powers on the bless
iugs of peace
local theater is giving dramatic presentation Of
THE Wrong Mr.. Wright" 1t is fortunate for San
Franciscans that the play is not upon the same i'm
moral plane as was the exhibition of another WRONG
Mr.. Wright at Sacramento
The Central Pacific Company protests against nav,
ing the rent fixed by the Harbor Commission for
privileges in the ferry depot The Central Pacific
Company has the right still to vacate the premises if
il doesn't like the tariff
The authorities of Georgia have decided TO b,v re-
lgon Tor the convcts OF that State at stipulated
price Tor each sermon. There is also the encour-
agirg announcement that the convcts will have to
pay the price
An Eastern dispatch is authority for the state
ment that Cubans make better police than American
soldiers This IS perhaps the first definite announce
ment that the Cubans good for anything.
N matter what the writing experts find on the face
OF that celebrated Murdoch note now the subject OF
litigation at Willows, it is certain that shave would
nnrnue