Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
III the Fullness of Time.


the last decade, much has been pub
liehed in labor and sociaistic journals
concerning the happy conditions sur
rounding the laboring classes in New
Zealand. Orators and agitatOrs have
never grown weary declalmng about
the efficiency OF laws providing for a
graduating income and land tax, as
conducting to abolition of poverty in
that far-of country and support OF the
claim that therein may be found ideal
conditions in the best form of govern
ment on Earth, for poor and indus
trious people, and which tend to de-
vclop the highest possibilities OF man.
hood and womanhood.
For the purpose of dispelling some
Of such decisions, the following ex-
tract from a New Zealand paper Is
submitted:
1t ha, Ion. been recognized that I'M
der the high prices gwen III the North
Island Tor land inr dairying purposes,
there was Il danger that the children of
the settlers were liable to be overworked.
Two cases have been made public i'll the
Wellington evening paper by school
teacher The first case was that OF 4
rirl twelve years OF age rather weak and
small oi stature. She had to rise at >
O'Clock in the morning, and in all wealth
crS. and in a poorlv-built cowshed had to
milk II cows. She then had her break
fast and prepared herself. and some
times her sisters, for school, to which
she had to walk two miles over a bad
road. After school she had to walk
home and again milk II COWS. The
child was struggling hard to pass the
fifth standard, so that she could be with
drawn from school. The teacher no.
ticed that her writing was falling off,
and on inquiring the cause, found her
fingers were stiff and hard from work
and cracked across the palms and finger
joints. The child WAS on the move fif-
teen hours per day, The second case
was that of boy twelve years of age,
who was withdrawn from school on be-
ing promoted to the sixth standard.
The boy was bright and intelligent, and
would probably have done well in any
walk OF life where literary attainments
were a qualification, but he was wanted
at home to bring in cows, assist in milk
ing, drive the milk to the factory, and
then assist in the general work of the
farm. This involved working from A.
NJ. to Or. NJ"
Ii such instances of slave-driven
child labor exists in that model of
labor conditions, it surely opens the
door to doubt OF truth OF either pre-.
mise or conclusion of what has been
stated as q logical axiom. And it is
this dogmatic way of establishing q
claim that leads to the humiliating
fall when the bubble is bursted at
times by the slender but diamond
pointed lance OF Truth. The extract
we quote could scarcely have existed
had all that is claimed for that coun.
try been true.
Aud that reminds us that there are
no better opportunities than right here
in the United States for the average
man or woman. who will honestly and
earnestly take advantage of the op.
portunities offered them. The masses
are becoming more conscious OF wrong.
doing than ever before. Things that
would have been considered with in
difference few years ago, in the race
of greed, and the making of enormous
fortunes on the part of capitalistic
combinations, are now regarded as
wrong and criminal by large proper
ton of our best citizens. Vast prop.
erty interests are being gradually and
surely relegated TO the rear, and hu-
man rights are coming to the fore.
ground to make good their demands
and establish their rightful claims to
exist. Everything that is out Of bar.
mony with Gods eternal laws OF truth,
must give way to be supplauted by
something better and more substan-
tial.
GIVE Us "THE BOYS IN BLUE"
AGAIN.-The khaki uniforms will have
to 60. for the government cannot get
enough cloth from the monopoly con.
trolling it to supply the demand. Tho
olive.drab uniform will succeed it
and be adopted by all troops At the
home stations. The khaki cloth is
controlled by one company who alone
hold the secret of dyeing. Let us
hope it will die with them, for of all
colors none could have been selected
more offensive to the eye. Even when
new, clothing made from il appear
dirty, and use does not improve its
appearance. Tho claim that it is
more impervions to the heat and rem.
ders the soldier less distinctive as
target for sharp-shooters, is probably
more imaginary than real.
AS an illustration of official apathy
and neglect. it may be stated that last
week the health authorities of Kansas
City seized samples Of beef that were
covered with government stamps show
ing that they had borne regular in.
spection and were sound in all partic.
ulars. When cut was made, however,
into the flesh, highly offensive con.
dition of cellular tissue was revealed,
and it was condemned to immediate
destruction. The packing company
that sold the meat is big toad in the
Kansas City puddle.
>D-
SAN FRANCISCO has concluded to al
low the saloons to open ON July 5th,
on taking out licenses, subject to GER
tain restrictions. For a time, saloons
will be required to close from 3 p. NJ.
To 6 A. NJ. No saloona ran ho estah.