The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-30
FREE FOOD FOR SCHOOLS.
BRITISH LABOR PARTY SCORES
VICTORY FOR STARVING
PUPILS.
Socialism of Good Type-Representa
tive to Prove Their Worth in Parlia-
ment-EviIs of Sweat-Shop System
Shown.

Shown.
No neWly-born party in any Parlia
ment of recent times has so quickly
or so effectually asserted itself as
the bowler-hatted, neutrality-suspicious.
band OF determined, earnest, Jealous
| men who call themselves members OF
the new Labor party, and who at pres
ent, share the benches below the gang
way with the Irish Nationalist, writes
the London CORES pondent OF the Phil
adelphia Record.
On every day that has passed since
| the beginning of the session, whatever
| the subject of debate may have been,
| the Labor members have found and
promptly seized loopholes for insinu-
ating the advocacy of the cause they
represent. And sometimes it has hap
pened that they have approached very
close to the borderland Of Socialism.
After the Master OF Elibank, diSni-
fed but somewhat Notwithstanding
figure with flashing, unscabbarded
sword held poised at business-like
angle early in the present session, had
expressed the Kings satisfaction at
in reply to his Majesty's speech, there
arose a STRENGTHENING, youngish man
with a thin gray face, stubby mus
tache spanning firm mouth. long
head, the chronological marks OF
which are revealed by thinning
strands of hair He spoke in some
what pedagosic manner, his hands
clasped behind his back. his body rest
lessly swinging from side to side. a
running fire OF cheers from every part
of the house rather startled him as
he presented his arguments in favor
of the children of the nation.
This incident is typical because it
indicates the aggressiyeness of the La
borites. Man for man the members
Of tie Labor party are undoubtedly |
OF either the Liberal party or tie Con-
sentative party. And while Mr.. Will
son is not enc Of the best debaters OF
his party his attitude shows that he
is business from the word go. lie
moved the second reading OF bill
providing for the feeding of school
children at the expense of the State.
A distinguishing feature of the pro
posal leaves to local education auth
critics the decision whether they
shall supply food not only to neces-
sitous children, but to any other pupils
in the schools. Further, it empowers
the authorities to make charge for
recovering the cost OF the food from
the parents or guardians.
"A frankly Socialistic BILL" was an
used by its critics. and
an answering cheer from the Labor
members invariably greeted that de-
finition. 1t was a courageous chal-
enge from the new party to the Gov
and the fact that the bill
vas only mildly and timOrOusly COM
nented upon by the Ministerialists
vas eloquent testimony to the power
which the Labor members WELD over
he men who now rlle the destlnies
If the British Empire.
starving little oLes," cried Mr.. Will
on. People may talk of the thrift
essness of the parents, but it is not
he fault of the children that they
re here"
IT." he affirmed, I'VE could arrest
he physical deterioration due to the
nder-feeding of school children We
hould do something of signal bene-
It to the nation in the future. This
rant of sufficient nourishment is also,
/ my opinion, responsible for great
cal of mental impairment, and we
hould save the expenditure involved
y the adoption of this resolution In
he reduced number of warehouses;,
Ills and lunatic asylums.
"Charity." he exclaimed in ringing a
ccents of contempt. I'VE have re- ]
ed upon charity too long" The 4
Igorous outbursts of cheering swell U
in volume as he asked the Gov e
.nment in the name of humanity /
nd Christianity to help the starv- [
g little ones.'
In contrast to the rather flamboyant, S
1t effective, speech of the Lanca- Il
lire Labor member came the quiet, q
udious and deliberate manner of Mr. e
erbert Paul, Oxford man, barrister I
nd historian. Speaking from the n
overnment benches, he heartily b
freed with the contentious of the ex-
Lrpenter, Wilson. ITO teach starv-
g child is torture" he asserted. n
rec meals would be no more demon b
izing than free education" II
The evils of the sweat shops in G.
,ndon are declared by experts to Y
, in a great measure due to the k
Yards of Guardians themselves who o.
cept contracts at prices which could t