The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-04

I AHNNAiiNAA FHHNNNiHha AhhANAAHh w
this term all Industrial education.
/ from that which uta a man Co ho a
| Nnod mechanic. "a good carpenter o.
blacksmith. Ia that which ftta a man
Ia DO the greatrat engineering feat
The skilled mechanic. the skilled
kmau can hest become such by
technical Industrial education The
fafrvaehinE usefulness II institutes
of technology and aehaa1la % mines
OF 81 engineering II now universally
arknoW lodged. and 40 ieaa fArrsaeh-
imK is the effect ~ "A Eeod building
OF mechanical trades school, a tea
tile az watrhmakiuE ar engraving
school All such training must de-
veiep not only manual dexterity but
industrial Intelligence, In iutefna-
tioHal rivalry this country does act
have g. fear the competition uf pau
per lahef AZ much a. IL has q fear
thH educated labor Of specially
trained competitors and We should
have the education Of the hand. eye
eud hrsin which win fit N 90 meet
such competition.
HELP wAoEwoRfGRs.
IN every possible way We should
help the wAFeN orkef who tolls with
hla hands and who must-ve hope
NH = CONSTANTLY AitfNAHtfkH NNHHWMiH
aleo tuii with his brain Under the
constitution the national legislature
can dn but little Of direei import
auee TOE his welfare save where he
ia engaged Ia work which permits
1 Il q aet under the interstate com
msfcr clause % the constitution.
and Tits Ia one reason Why | 90
earnestly hope that both the ieEis-
latire and judicial branches af this
government viii Canatruu thia
CLAUSE 81 the constitution IA The
/ hteadesf possible manner We can.
/ however. in such a matter ss iuduh-
I trial training. ln such a matter as
child labor and factory laws, set aR
example 90 the states by snhetinE
the most advanced legislation that
cen wisely D. enacted cor the Dis
tfisi ~ oinmbls.
The enlY ether persons Whose
I welfare ts as vital 60 the welfare II
1 The whole country us n the welfare
~ thr waEuWurkrrs are the iiiiefa %
The soil the farmsra The
/ farmer represents q peculiarly hiHh
/ ype ~ Americas eitisenahip and
he must have the same phanee 20
Rise ana develop as other American
L cittaUns have. Moreover ~ - css
etly as true Of the farmer a. a Is
I N thc business man and the waN8.
I worker. that tho ultimate auaueaa
~ tha natiou - which be fUFsaa q
i part must be founded nat alone ou
ma teriai fw0aFerity bat uIon hizh
moral mental ard physical develop
menf The nducatlou 90 the farmer
#nif~efiueatiun by preference. bot
alsn rducation from The uufaide. AZ
Wiih al ptheF 1nsu u peculiarly
necessary hers IN the uuite8 states.
uhsfo the fHeHtieF conditions even
/ " the newest states have unW near.
/ ~ vanished. where there must 30 a
substitution pf a mere Intensive syH.
tern 81 cultivation Ter ths ola waste
/ fal farm management ana aharr
there must b. q better business Or
sanitation sfn0ng the FARMERS them
| selves
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
aFeas nfoefsss has already been
saa5s ausenw farmers by the rrva-
iiou ~ fafmefa' Institutes. 81 dairy
associations = breeders asHassa-
t'emk horticultural associations ls,d
the ,iise \ striking example - hou
/ the government ard the FARMERS can
cn- operate - shown IN eennsetion
vita the memanr offered "a the cot.
Con growers - the southern states
~ thr advances "a the bah weaval
The department. ~ doing All Il can
| % afENHIae TIE farmers ~ the
Threatened aiHtfictA Just al II has
beer dutUE all ~ can "a organize
/ thefa Oh sid II 80 VERA 60 eradicate
1 the cattle fewer tick IN the aanth
The dafa fiuent raa and aiE swsAs
| operate Nith at such asses- atfaua
ans y mnsf have their hsln n lta
own work i to be aoHe Ia the moe,
efficient style.
IRRIGATION.
tsuch Is nos being aaus foe ife
states - the Rocky mountains and
great plafns through M aavniau-
nsuf of HE nNfionai rnfiey u ifri-
Eatian SAD forrest pFesefsstions m
| xuVwfumeAi n8itry Tor ths better
Snsuf ~ Ger infsrnni eanHifiuns haN.
beer nspfe fruiffui - good THAR tfsis
The fargHt - the White snsunfaItia
ana SpathnFn Appalachian re9insts
sheuit ala9 be preserved anA tsrt
| eanugt - UNLESS ths peunin Of fise
states Ia whieh they he. thfuagh
Their representative In The Eon-
srr~s. ~eeafe vigorous action ~ tire
oat1aEal government
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
I am wnl aware ~ how aiffieull e.
- - uasz a constitutional nu4aus-
merit Nevertheless Ia ms iedeineni
fhe - hute question II snarriava and
/ divorces shanfa 30 fetegafna Is ne
| zufhnfiff ~ ths rational congress
AZ rf~aaaf me wide differences ~
the lass ~ the different atatsa or
this subIeet fssuil N scandals and
abuaes ana sufsiY there IL nof hing
40 sitaiie essential Ca thn welfare
az ttle nation. nothing around which
she nation sheuid - bend Itself 60
thraN every safeguard. as tho huua
lfe ~ ihs average citizen. Tho
l ehauFr wouid be good frarn every
standpoint. In particular u wnair
BE- god because u Nouid confer or
ths epuErrss ths power - once 20
/ deal radically art ef0cinntiE Ntfh
| noiFwauiYs nn1 fhie should BE- slnfr
| whether % not marriage snd divurrr
| are dealt with. II n neither SAFE
nor proper o. leave the question ~
| polFEaluY 70 be dealt with b. the
/ several asafea Power - deal with
De- should - conferred on the ma
| tiuaal EnVHrnu
SHIP SUBSIDY MATTER.
LIT me once again call tho atfan-
tiau ~ sha congress 10 tsa aghfeetH
lruncfrnimH which havs frequently
before communicated with them
| one 10 the question % developing
American shipFinTs ] irwst that n
/ law emhodyiux IN substance the
Views. o. q major part % the views.
| expressed in the raport on this sab
I Jeef laid before the houae a it, last
session viii be paeaed. I am Neii
aware that in former years obJac-
| sionahiH measures have been pro-
posed ~ reference fa She encourage
| mapf ~ American shipping. bat n
seerus % me that thc proposed
measure ls a. nearly unebfsctieaahle
- any can be. IL VII Of course
benefit primarily the soahpard
states. such ns Maine. Louisiana snd
| WashirF ton but what benefits part
~ our Nanpia ia tho end benefits all
/ Just ae government aid h irrigation
! and forestry IN the west IL rsaiiy
81 benefit. not only % tha Rocky
mountain states. but 20 al our
| country II u prove imrfacficnbie
% enact a law for the encourage
ment % shipping generally. then ~
least provision should be made for
better communication with South
America. notably for fast mail lines
10 the chief South American ports
| IL e dlsefrditabie 20 We that eur
business people. for lack OF difert
| communication IN the share of lines
~ steamers with South America.
should IN that great sister continent
be at "a Disadvantages compared 10
the business people u Europe.
CURRENCY LAWS.
especially call your attention
| 70 the second subject. the condition
| u our currency laws The national