The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23

HAAO 4AeD lllG NeAo4l bO Oug tlGhCls knows where he wants to go and has the appearance of sanity. The South erner's only object in asking the ques- tion was to show the lady that he was to such an extent her slave that he would not take a step in any direction without her permission. From this point of view her natural answer would have been Don't be a fool" It may be safely assumed that the lady used no such expression. She is too kind hearted to hurt any ones feelings. For similar and still great CT reason she could not have referred the young man to his mother by tell Ing him to asw her permission; for that would have cut him to the quick and have terminated the Irritation then and there. Besides his mother was not on board. The power of ref erence to mother in stopping and training the fresh and callow youth is not sufficiently understood, appreciat- ed, or used. Let the young ladies of New Haven try it. The most exuber- ant, cocky, and persistent of freshman will be instantly stopped by being ask ed: How is your mother?" The effect is electric. The young man Is invited to higher level. If he can't follow
 that is the end of him. He wont both CT you any more. But we must not be led off into side issues. What did the lady say Is the question. If she did not say anything harsh, neither could she have said anything too promising. A simple "Yes" would have been as silly as the question put; and would, moreover, have given the young man the upper hand by indicating that an- other "Yes" was ready to follow a still more pertinent and personal question. She must have said some- thing that was kind and yet at the same time, in no way compromising. How would: You are at liberty to do as you please?' do. Or, T have no right to control your movements? 2" Please call a jury of the aforesaid New Haven young ladies and let them decide the matter; for philosophy gives it up, quits, and must harp on i to other topics.
 Antwerp is enjoying 8 first class 1 clas strike. The ''Dockers' as the newspapers call the 1ongshoremen, want less work and more pay and have stopped work until their wants are satisfied At first the strike was model one. The "Dockers' were calm, quiet, orderly, The strike breakers who had been rushed in principally from England and Sweden, went about their work unmolested. The wharves and docks were as ! laughed at the awkward attempts of l the strike breakers, chaffed them a bit and were chaffed back But that was all there was in it. A few police men were about representing law but | they might as we'll have been at home with their families. The pacific stage ! of the strike lasted so fong that you were beginning to ask if it were not possible for strike to terminate with out violence. Not this time. The patience of a striker soon passes away. It is beyond human endurance to see others and strangers earning | the wages which are needed to keep 1 self and families from starvation. If l strike continues long enough vio- f 1ence is inevitable and when violence
 comes it is sure to be savage It came and became so savage that the civic guard, answering to our militia could not restore order Detachments oi
 the regular army have arrived Now the whole river front presents the ap- ! pearanee of an armed camp. In spite of the troops, there are daily acts oi l Iviolence, assasslnations, murders, ar.
 son. It is estimated that already ovel
 million francs worth of property
 has been burned up by incendlaries
 The strike-breakers refuse to worl
 any longer, are huddled on ships anchored in mid stream and are clam.
 orous to be returned home, Though
 the trouble may be over before this
 sheet reaches you it looks as if the
 strike might last for months. The
 strikers boast that they are backed
 by all the socialist organizations of tho
 North of Europe and that they car
 fire revolutions. Against them arc
 competed the strongest shipping
 firms of two continents, determined
 once for all to conquer the striking
 element. If the leaders of labor or,
 ganizations could be made personally
 responsible for the crimes of members
 strikes would be things of the past
 Specific statutes ore not necessary
 There are plenty of principles anC | precedents in the common law. Wh!
 not appeal to it? Until the strike grew l fierce ands continued to play on tht
 Place Verte every other evening.
 Then the Flemish girl appeared ant
 offered herself for inspection and
 study. She is not pretty. She k
 short and stoclzy. She has a low ant
 retreating forehead in front of whicf
 she arranges circles or punches of hel
 coarse and abundant hair. Her brow
 is. broad and straight, Her eyes art
 far apart, deep sunken, narrow; bu