The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-25
By General WILLIAM BOOTH,
Head of the Salvation Army.

HE act of self destruction a violation of the sacredness OF
life the law land and outrage upon the moral
sense of the people. SUICIDE is INDEFENSIBLE
~ Yet the increase in every land and among all
classes Modern civilization claim it has fostered
and developed the bind JUST APPRECIATION
of life Statistics alarming especially in such countries
Denmark Bavaria and several the German empire But
no doubt perish their whose
pear in the statistical roll of suicides.
The ofense committed way that battles human skill
determine the of death are found by IN
Auential friends to hide away the crime
BUT If SUICIDAL INTENT FIND COURAGE
FOR WHO CAN CALCULATE THE NUMBER WHO
WOULD CUT THREAD OF LIFE WHICH BINDS THEM
WORLD IF THEY ONLY DARED7
Nay gay laughing crowd around have at one
time CONTEMPLATED suicide and how this
day would hurry from the being but for indie
future? believe the number larger than most
people have the slightest conception Of
As to the causes suicide they numbeess No
doubt Temporary insanity commonly assigned by he
gentlemen who often called upon inquire into the matter
frequently the For who worked terrible
pitch of excitement TANTAMOUNT TO MENTAL DERANGE-
MENT, would commit so foolish deed?
But how does that arrangement about WHAT Is BE-
HIND IT?
commonly suggested drink speculation dpa
ion gambling similar foles These things lead sad to all
dsappnmens and vexaon under the influence of which
weak i'll balanced passionate and UNASSISTED minds
revolver or the rope.
string for this melancholy trans
should say there frequently lies SENSE OF FAIL
struggle life. Especially is this the with those
who have "come down in the world"
With many believe step the struggle be good
hated evil habit with the
UTTER FRIENDLESSNESS
No hand with sufficient sympathy to UNDER
STAND poor bleeding be laid bare So
the fatal step is taken.
SUICIDE NINETY A HUNDRED MUST BE
THE TRIUMPH DESPAIR
Regarding the condition of affairs in San Francisco, brought
ABOUT through the grating and other wrondog
of the civic authorities there thoroughly agree with the editor
of the Seattle Post ntegencer who Business of San
Francisco who seeking the forces which Hene
and his have notion because the shock the
exposures and the dsorganizaon of the ctys civil institutions
have threatened the community crisis may
charge their msortunes up their civic inactivity Re-
peatedy recean to their civic Duties abandoning politics
those who feast and an upon public franchises be-
slowed 1or price, they have merely invited the conditions
upon them Civil authority has been pased in San Francisco
through the lax and criminal methods charged with the
administration of law The
stood for these things But the public
ene wrong must rhted Heney has undertaken clean
the nest oued by the pundere because
the business interests of the city have sting
OF scandaous conditions. 1t ugly situation. u.s. in some
sense pable But the patient will after surgeons
knife has cut away the impurities will cleaner
morally and stronger financially after the operation
Inc drowning of three University of Washington
In Union bay Lake Washington Sunday capszng
canoe should be lesson young boys who
been the habit of padding around any kind that
could be picked up Accidents liable happen at any time
and more particularly boys who naturally inclined
careless
to the credit of Secretary Taft
promise himself by making political combination with Sena
tor FORAKER If it question Of Of the ttes
nem ~ ONO mere Is little room for doubt to which will
have to Ego away back and sit down.