The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14


4 and clean houses Yor The homes 81 5itsi
population, OF clean arid well ven lated
ships and tfactorie for the oomssof3
lifts stollers. s 38sS5,
The struggle to- overcoMe con rs M ptlona
ana other preventable # sdis ases. y hich,s
resuting from fifth gnoranc ar1dsyi I,
carry death final ly all elias az
community, develop In he community Il
large az higher grade Of Int lligence, !. q
lbe sitter cornprehen sion OF the aws OF he
universe, e Cd IS laws, tier ~ VIM greater
happiness, higher over and further llt the
understanding which he stru ggle 8lnducess
lofSthe dependence of ca oh on he Eot tt Ter
ofgtfe need that all should stand shoul-$
lder to shoulder and f1g ht the +tig ht to-
get her, develops 81 to that extent unselfs h-s
Aess, brotherly love and civic or commun-8
tnysloyalty. Men see; that they do not su "
fer and that they ca mo enj oy for n enlI
Eselves alone. ;ss
1T Il; thus that an bein Is const itut ed
las he -. essess the nat-
ural Ter which he lives tend n his
] development The NOR 81 he understand
! that law the better he will compre bend \
THAT his troubles come from 7 he viola ton;
OF that law and the be ter he Will com I
sprehend that the acceptance OF and ob eds
Hence to that law, which Is the very law
OF his nature tend to Increase his hap l l-s
ness. ST @S III
IT, IN OF proper, IN any ~ dlnaryS SENSE
OF the Language to sa Y hat plaques are y 81
sent Of God to cause repent nee; \ but IN
lis s fact that, from the very nature Of
mar. s. being, phi CUES have come to com
l.munities and to indy lduals wit pllr "
ling force, rousing a nc stlrrin 6 8lnen 10
Repentance for their ignor zee and tn cir
vice, It'll the ultimate result OF a great
| Improvement &of5 u e.. Sjs
SIS true OF plag sue and disease Is
true OF death r jury by SO ca! ie.
l8accident Ignorance stuptdit CO Wardlce
lslaziness Sci fishness, greed laWle ssnessE
l3reap.ea CHI year q terri le& harvest OF avoid
able deaths; but 1t requires such q isas-s5
tiers ,as those which have 8 hocked e US z
lirecently3 with their great D loss off, ife,ss
and especially the loss of lie OF Wo mem
and CHI dren, to arouse co communities 9}slo
the evil conditlons .WnienS
caus Il such accidents and Il the possi bll1ty
| 81 their prevention. The cruelty an q
lwickedness 4. Of greed, ~ the q unworthin
| and contemptible Of that selhs n life
which & leads men to struggle only for
ltheirs own gain or heir oyyng a yantage
are, by tSe terrible part they 4 play In
such disa sters, held up to the abho rrence
LOT all, ss,,5Ss N
Men and women are stirred with the
lbest and highest emoti ons--plty and love
for those tina t sorrow, admira ton 4 for the
lunselfishness ana Co rage which gave It's 1
life for OF hers. perception that stch
courage and &unselfishness are better than
life itself and a. desire to initiate those
higher Virtues.
Il In such ways all such disasters act for
1.-THE Improvement OF haracter, and hence
| OF life In the ahilcted communitie II ls
Ito be hoped ], also, that these disasters
may arouse the community. to some ex--5
Istents at least, to a conscl BUSINESS Of the
Iexstence OF q widespread disregard Z or 4
Ilaw and the o bliSatlons of community
life which. unless there be reform.
will ultimately entail consciousness stllls
more disastrous. !. Isl isS
In none Of these great disasters can We
Hay the finger on one or two, or three
| or more indiyiduals and say: They are
4 responsible for this horrible suffering 4
| and this terrible loss OF life
/ lit is the community which Is respon-55
\ slble.g A g d
II is our ignorance. our selhshness our
i lawlessness and evil doing which have
brought about these disasters THIS We
should clearly recognize as q community
and individually. But none the less we
| should insist that due penalty Of law be
Visited and promptly visited on any
i who can bes sto Wn to have Viola TED law
land contributed ito the loss Of life pyy
4 that violation. Nv ;sS IA "a
Tho coroner's fury has charged the
!! pTcS%ucHt, ScCtSlatyio NN NttSSSSNiN - ~fS
j ckerbrocker Steam boat Company, Cap
|itains Van Schalcs and Pease, Mate Elan
|lagan and Inspector Lundberg With CONF
lpllcityN In the cruel and careless murder
|sot moro than 900 women and children on
I3the slocuna. For completely IN that mur
der they should receive the seyersst pc
lalty whichBit Is Within the power o. the
|law to !infict, and people and press should
follow the powers that be Ins!stently and
lI9constantly with the demand tina { they DO
1 their FUN duty and show no favor to
such dangerous criminals. But further
shan this, who appointed that INSPECTOR
Land for what purposeg @ ~
Who Is at the head OF 1steamboa nspecS
4 ton at the port OF New York to-day
Why was he put there and who nut him
|in that place? While 8punish nlent cannot
l!he indicted by law on the mi Who Is ul-
Ultimately responsible for the "a poin tn,e1,t
OF potential nlurd ersrs, an tntelli gent pub
4 az It's damnatior upon him also, whoever