The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-07
The Powers That BE.

The Powers That BE.
Even the Boston Transcript lis op.
posed to the Boveridge bill to regulate
child labor through the operation OF
tho Interstate commerce law
III this principle bo admitted" says
the Transcript ut becomes competent
for The rational Congress to go FUR
thor and enforce by this means far
reaching restrictions on Industry. Tho
exercise OF the regulattve power by
Congress would have no limit but Its
own discretion, and might conceivnDly
be employed even to compel manufnc-,
ttrcrs TO use the union label"
The principle ID both vicious and
dangerous, but scarcely loss so than
the proposal Of the Postal Commits
sion to make the Postlnns ter General
editor and censor Of the American
newspapers which are distributed
through the agency Of the government
mails. Both go to show the possible
dangers Of various character which
Turk in government ownership and
operation Of transportation lines
Many newspapers complain that the
public are at the mercy OF tho rail-
roads. TO our mind It Is infinitely bot
ter than to be at the mercy of the
Federal government The report of
the Postal Commission will probably
open the eyes Of some esteemed con-
Temperatures who have been advocating
government ownership.
Several pages OF the Congressional
Record Of January 25th are taken UP IN
reporting bills to increase pensions. In
all these bills reported In a single
issue of the Record are moro than two
hundred in number. Not content with
Increasing the allowance for pensions
already on the rolls, bill has now
been passed to give pension to every
veteran over slxty-two years Of ago
who served for ninety days or more
and was honorably discharged.
This means that when the now law
takes effect practically all men who
fought on the Union side in the War
between the States vii be on tho PEN
sion list.
The Charlotte Observer, which is al
ways fair and kind. says that there
should be rejoicing throughout tho South,
not on account OF the losses of any In
dividual. but for tho fact that the At
lanta News has failed, gone out of busi-
ness.
This was tile paper adds the OBJ
server just anterior to the race riot In
Atlanta last year. that offered prize Of
$1,000 for a lynching In that town. A paper
capable OF this sentiment Is menace to
the peace Of a community or section,
and this one has gone to its merited re-
ward"
One of the sacred writer's, in dsposing
of the history of Judas Iscariot says
that he went to his place.
1t Is said that there are now 2S4, 900
Indians in tho United States, more than
half Of whom wear the dress Of civiliza-
| ton, and that no less than $4,000 Indian
| families live in comfortable modern
homes. 1t is probable however, that the
most prosperous Indians are the profess
SIGNALS who cling to their blankets and
feathers and follow the show business for
q livelihood,
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Japan's budget for l9o7-s amounts to
1905, 5000, 900, being s60,0o0.0OO more than
last year and twice as large as was re-
| CURED to cover all expenses prior to the
war with Russia. That lis the best EVIL.
dcnce that Japan Is not anxiou. for wa,
at this time.
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That Ohio bachelor who has been
bequeathed $2O,0o0,o00 on condition
that he will wed may be simply walt.
Ing for somebody to make him or
offer commensurate with the risks OF
the thing.
According to the Washington Post
an Ohio lady Is being sued for divorce
simply because she drinks a gallon o.
rye every day. Well, she can flnt
plenty of sympathetic husbands II
Kentucky.
The Washington police complain tina
lamp posts are being stolen in tina
city. For the future. inebriated gen
tlemen are sternly warned to pu
them back when through using them
1t is authortatively stated that Their
is only one steam-laundry in Greece
This leads to the horrible suspicion