Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-12

next would be to compel the relin.
quishment of large holdings of land,
10y taxing them at their full leash
values" based upon their earning ca
pacity when devoted to their proper
use as a heritage of mankind.
If Mr.. Hills gloomy forebodlngs
serve no other purpose, they may pos
eibly open the eyes of the masses to
the tendency OF capital to grasp every
thing in sight, and by co.oI Grafton
promote that prudent care OF the
residue of our natural heritage" that
may, at least, postpone the dread dis
aster till we are better prepared to
meet il.
SOMETIMES MANS EFFORTS ARE
NOT APPRECIATED. - E. f. = Martin,
former Secretary Of the Socialist State
Central Committee. recently paid the
Capital City a visit. Mr.. Martin after
having served for long time in such
connection, resigned, because he found
the job to be thankless and labor
ious one. A Seattle crowd OF Social.
lists thought he was drawing too
much salary, at the rate of $40 or $50
per month, providing an Office at his
own expense, furnishing himself with
board and lodging; thinking perhaps
because he was {. bachelor and vege.
tartan, it ought not to cost much to
live. The local Socialists here felt
very glad to welcome him. One Of
Mr.. Martins missions was 10 gather
fruit from his place down the bay TO-
wards Priests Point. While here, he
said that Walter Thomas Mills, the
lecturer announced to hold forth at
the opera house this evening is not
recognized by the State organization,
but appears under the auspices OF the
Propaganda Club of Seattle, some OF
the prominent members Of which
organization drilled with the munich
pal ownership party at the recent
special election in that city, which
was displeasing to the State Commit
tee of the Socialist party, who take
the ground it is not good economics
to vote bonds 10 order to assist crowd
of Spectators to make experiments,
who claim they are working in the
interests of laborers, while in fact they
are after cheap car-fares, in order to
enhance the value of their holdings
along aud in tho vicinity of street
car lines.
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL RACE Pro.
BABLE.-Sir Thomas Upton seems
anxious to make fourth trial for that
"bloomin' old cup" that has persisted
in staying with the New York Yacht
Club, as a trophy of battles honorably
won for over fifty years. He insists,
however, that the rules of building
that have prevailed the past halfcen.
fury be relaxed sufficiently to allow
the construction Of Q yacht on differ.
ent plane; that it is impossible to find
q yacht-builder in the United King
dom who will undertake to build
racing machine stable enough to sail
5000 miles and yet light enough to
enter contest in the home waters OF
the defender. The inference is that
the British builders have been handi.
capped by these conditions, and frank.
ly admit that their only hope Of win.
ming is by adoption of plans that will
establish utility Of the craft as we'll a.
capability of earning an empty honor /;
craft that will be an exemplication Of
improvement in the ship.builder's art.
He maintains that all yachts that
have hitherto participated in the inter.
national contest have been freaks.
The new American rule, he declares,
will turn out . boat of the requisite
type. He would like to build two
boats on the lines suggested, with
Alfred Milne As designer and Denny as
builder. Should the New York Yacht
Club accede to his suggestions, he
declares that he will proceed at once
to make arrangements for another
contest. Upton is now in New York.
New USE FOR THE Muck RAKE
A few days ago, one Socialist met .
comrade on the streets of Olympia,
and remarked 10 No. 2 that he had
s.idenly become impressed with the
idea that be mo. u was philosopher,
as was shown by bis asserting that
when . gardener who understands his