The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
Marriage and Divorce.

asks for an appropriation for building ga a
memorial theater at Arlington.
Marriage and Divorce.
AS means Of bringing about national
regulation Of marriage ard divnrca he
| suggests constitutional amendment and
| 11faSa II Is not safe 10 leave these ulIns-
I.onS 10 be dealt with by the various
says: 'O'''o' Ne
When home lies are Ioosened; when
men ana women cease to regard a
| worthy family life, with all its duties
! ttGiiiiiH performed. and all its response
| utilities lived Up TO, as the life hos,
| worth living; then evil davs for tbe
commonwealth are at hand There are
regions IN our land, and classes OF orr
| popuAII ION NheCc the birth rate has
sunk nelow the death rate Surely il
tho o"'u ,,. nFeG no representation to show
uHaI WiIfuL sirriiity is from the
STANDPOINT or the nation, from me
STANDPOINT OF the human race rbe ono
SIR for which the penalty is national
tbor .a'' race death; sin for which
mere is no sSoncment, a sin which 70
the more dreadful exactly In nronor
non as the men and women rIiilt,
lhereof are in other respects in cbsr
acter and bodily and mental nowars
iosu mnotn for the sake of the state
would be well to see the fatbarS
ana mothers of many healthy children
WeIt brought up in homes made hanny
oy thelr presence. No man. no WOMAN
an shlrk the primary duties az life
W. Tor love OF ease and pleasure
or TOR any other cause, ard retain bis
or her self-respect A MS
me PRESIDENT asks for the enactrnen,
INTO law Of shipping bill that win nIene
1si,s ,S interests on the seas on a par
win tnose Of other countries and urt,as
especially that something no IT, 80
VIII establish direct steamship nor, r III,
hicatton with South American norta
Currency Reform.
Amendments to the present c,-ro,,,.
laws are asked for, and ate, sbo,r.is
.nat present laws are Inadequate hec.msee
OF the wide fluCtuation OF interas.
charges, he saws: interest
The mere statement Of these facts
SHOWS mat our present system i. 80
ously defective. There is nn.5 se sr
cnange. Unfortunately, however "
OF the proposed changes must he rmIaS
rom consideration because thew ara
on.; are not easy of compre-
rights and interests. We nn.t 'seihg
rule out any plan which wouId aiso
teriaily Impair the value Of tho Irrt ina
states Two per cent. bonds now pI.dseS
~. NJ secure circulation. the issue NJ
winch was made under conditions OF
culiarly creditable to the treasnr Pc
40 not press any special plan Vari1
pans have recently been pronosed JUS
sxpert committees OF bankers, Amops
Inv, me- pins winch are possibly feasibIs
your consideration is that renas tesS'.
brought 10 your attention by The 10y 10y
ent secretary OF the treasury tbap ' es-
'sntial features Of which have hean {
, 'pS b" oy many prominent bankers
'lan national banks should ha eaIs
nltteo to issue specified pronorpt;a
~ ihelr capital in notes OF a p;,,on
tind, the issue to be taxed at so bieh
~ ,a,e as 10 drive the notes back when (
ian would not permit the fssuo AhIs
urrency 10 give banks addjtioti +,
aoh.s' put 10 meet the emergency nrat a
ented by times of strlngency. pre-
Need Of Automatic System, a
&c, I DO not say that this is the right a
lie my belief that there ia neaa ma ia v
le adoption OF some system wbioh e
nall be automatic and omen ~ )" nicn a
puno banks, so as to avoid All ~ al a
IN my su Oh a'scr GRIM and favorit- a
ent the spasms Of high MONEY ia G
pecuiatiOn which now obtain in tha Il
ew YORK market; for at nraso me II
lere Is TOO much currency at c ertsin oil
' ti OF me year, and its accumnl CT
ZION at New York tennis ham, m
iend u at low rates for specuiati,.S til
lrposes' whereas a other times yvben nj
10 crops are bling moved there 10 m
gent need for large but temnorarS 1t
crease IN the currency SUNNY 7. al
ust never be forgotten that tbis III
ieSuon concerns business men gnn' ge
any quite az much as bankers. es- at
'ciaily Is this true of stnckmen WI
[Hers ana business men I'm the west, sh
at present at certain seasons ~ an
= year the difference in interost co
tes between the east and the west is ab
'i SIX 10 ten per cent. whereas in co
= the corresponding difference is wv
i TWO per cent Any plan must ~ col
urse guard the interests of west pc
u ana southern bankers as carefully
II guards the interests Of New York lV s
Ihlcago bankers; and must he VI
avn from the standpoints of tho ar
hsr ana the merchant no less than ilo'
I'm the standpoints OF the CITY ~
nker and the country banker snC
ne law should be amended go az IN I'M
eIncally to provide that the funds de- See
ed from customs duties may be treat LOT
oy the secretary OF the treasury az an an
treats funds obtained under the in .as
nal revenue laws There should he udt
considerable Increase in bills of small ~ ~
oN!nations Permission should he 80.
sn pants, II necessary under settled ,ai
.rlctions. TO retire their circulation to IIt
lr3er amount than 100000 a month =" cIit
G again asks for free trade with this ia
htTy for the Philippines and In the 1 THs
re connection reviews the work dons -; = ,''
THIS country In the islands, and sevs US
we nave erred in the Philippines =, c i,1.
psen In proceeding 700 rorIdIy IN NN'-