Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-24

labor bodies have declined to send
delegates 10 the conference. We regret
still more the main reason assigned
by the general strike committed to
which the invitation was referred.
which Is that lasting industrial peace
can be secured only on the founda-
ton Of social Justice That, Of course.
a. true. but when we consider all the
circumstances. and the known position
Of the officials who signed the report
which included that expression. the
obvious meaning is that there Is TO
be no peace except upon the basis Of
the socialistic commonwealth follow
inc the destruction of the existing
civilizatibn.
'eTo what extent this position viii
be Endorsed by the men who do the
actual manual labor IN this city We do
not know but we doubt whether any
thing near a majority Of our work
ingmen hold such views or would ia
vor d refusal to meet employers In u
friendly way for the purpose of alb
stract discussion Of the general prin-
clpiea which should govern The relh-
ton Of labor ana capital. The I'M
compromising socialist, of course. sees
no use IN discussion about the details
Of a system which he intends to de-
stroy. but we do not think that feel
ing Is general among w~orkingmen
even in this city. as it is certainly not
elsewhere IN this state
"
when the secretary Of the interior
called for the sending to Washington
Of an the land-deal records Of this ter
rltorv. our readers will remember
that the Morning Journal said. This
means trouble for somebody" And
from the weeping ana wailing that Is
being lone just 90 by the central
gang organ. the people OF the terri
tory are given to know that the trou-
BILE has already arrived, and that 1t
didn't come in any homeopathic dose
We are sadly disappointed IN Colo
mel Frost as a business man. He
hasn't half the ability we have given
him credit for. Twelve dollars ana
IA half a page was the best be could
do In SPANISH, while here IL Colonel
Prichard. who has the nerve to charge
ss0. o for less than half a page, In
common English. Take a
so,t In Tho rear. please, Mr.. Frost
clear back.
II is amusing to see how funny the
lawyers look whenever anybody says
anything about damaging Prichard's
legal" reputation. We should really
ike to know how Max kept his face
straight while giving Prichard his or
ders to bring the suit. II rs evident
the sense Of humor hasn't quite gone
back on tho old sinner yet.
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According 10 a time-honorcd rule, II
Is always fair to measure another
corn in your own %half-bushol Ana
that justlfics our Santa Fe neighbof
In assuming that none of It's contem-
noraries ever favor or condemn n
public measure except as the result OF
a bribc.
The santa re New Mexican had
two columns and thrco-fourths Of
reading matter on its editorial page
Monday evening. and of this space
two columns aud a half was devoted
10 the Morning Journal We congrat-
ulatc our contemporary upon It's good
.astc.
"whon II is desirable to bit a dog a
stone IL coon found - santa Fc New
Mexican. Ana from the amount of
hawking that is being done hy our
Santa Gee ncighhor, it b. entirely rc'-
sonablc 10 conclude hat the stone has
boon found and the dog hit.
# the present attorney gcnerals
"ieeai reputation" can be damaged
nny thousand dollars worth, we
trcmblc to think what b would cost
q, ,rticlsc a real lawyer. Mr. Rookie
Teller is the only man We know who
could afford to do a.
Government boy inspection i
causing ID great dcai of trouble in and
about tine capital city of Sew Mexico
There arc 20 good many clouds 100 tn'
aka nm that Vly just now. ami some