The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-18
VIEW
OF AMERICAN PROBLEMS

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Journalist, becomes deeply impressed by
the many problems which confront the
American people, and in a letter to his
paper attempts their explanatory
Washington, u. s., 10 Dec.
The people of these United States are
in agitation-always in agitation. 1t
is their pleasure to lave many mighty
questions which threaten disaster un-
less they are solved instantly. Those
eager Americans are so different from
the people of phlegmatic France.
Stagnation is death. Excitement is the
life. Variety is most necessary.
Yet mighty questions are not always
at hand. Those politicians do their
best TO find them. They rack their
brains. but do not find real mighty
questions. Rich honors are piled upon
those men who car invent mighty ques-
lions. The president of the republic,
M. Roosevelt, is thrice popular and ad-
mired because of his genius in invent
ing troublesome questions. Always he
has something new and threatening.
FOr this he was elected by the delighted
countrymen of his. Before he was
president he was skilled in making
great excitement, but now, with his
splendid opportunities, his versatility
is astounding.
Everywhere I near praise of NJ.
Roosevelt. Those restless people are
kept busy trying to solve those terri
BILE problems discovered by him. If
they solve one, presto! he has another.
Never Ices he keep them hungry for
problems. SO they aro charmed, ex-
cited, a~pprehensive,
Now M. Roosevelt has made another
grand problem for them. He declares
that he will not be president any more!
The people are frantic. He is obstinate.
1t is the deadlock. A crisis approaches
The remedy is another sensation
another problem which will threaten
the nation. What will it be? All, M.
Roosevelt will not yet tell!
Many wonderful problems are before
those people which are not solved.
They are puzzles most battling. Upon
them those people work, talk, think,
write, night and day. Every man Sc
Iects his own problem, and then-to
work! In this way nose American
brains are filed sharp. These prob
lens threaten the nation by race war,
revolution, luxury monopoly, suicide,
notwithstanding!
What are the questions before those
American people? 1 shall tell my
countrymen. But first [ warn France.
The questions which agitate me now
may not be the questions which will
agitate me when my countrymen read
this. The crisis is born quickly in
America. Perhaps these dangers will
be. over in one week. Perhaps they
will make revolution. On n side L
am told those questions will be settled
with peace. On the other [ am told
that revolution will come tomorrow or
next day. l cannt tell. The outlook
IS. black and sc"wi;n2. Vet l have
hope.
Well! THAT first problem is called
the prosperity These United States
burst with fairness. This nation has
the govt, the apOpleXy Of the riches.
Everywhere I see hollis. c~nrbuncles.
tumors!, Many mill i%onaires combine
to make the trusts. Those trusts mon
opolizeI all eatablesy alldrinkables, all
wearables. all transpOrtables, every
thing! The millionaires become bill
iionaires. The poor people KICK.
There are threats of revolution!
That, party called republicans says:
I'VE make prosperity" NJ. Roosevelt
is one republican. Those democrats
say: Put us in! We will equalize
the prosperity" But do those people
seize upon this solution? No! They
say: 1--WE might lose M. Roosevelt.
Besides. that solution is too easy. Let
us struggle with the prosperity a
while"
M. Roosevelt says: 'Those billion
800 -rohooIthu Tot tha n2T!IIi
take their blood by taxation, and all
will be we'll" Those people sdy:
ssNot yet, Not yet! We may DC bill
lionaires ourselves tomorrow
So there is the problem. The pros
perity sWells the country to a balloon
shape. but those people will not stop
it. They make bigger farms, more
railroads, higher buildings, grandeu.
trusts. more billionaires. AS for mil
lionaires-bah! They are nothing!
Each American says: "We shall burs'
We shall have revolution. But hrst
let me become a Millionaire. After
that-the deluge!"
M. Roosevelt has made n ne"
problem. 1t is great delight to Amer
leans to discuss this problem. 1t is
that race suicide. Suppose there should
he no children?. All, the terrible caia-
mity! Those Americans shudder.
to avert such a calamity-that is the
question. M. Roosevelt says: "Ihose
Americans are great" They reply:
en-. Roosevelt is right" He says:
eve cannot have too much Of n good
thing" They reply: "That is the
truth from M. Roosevelt" He says:
"Some states give divorces too cheap
ly to people who have few children
Other states Go not compel th'5H peg
nile to get married. This makes me III
rious." They reply: 1--WE, too, are m
furiated. But what shall we doE, ne
savs. sJ shall MAKE the great United
Cfates law for all states. All those
neople must get married quickly and
t married until they have the large