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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
MONITOR

TROM the first number of the Chris
tan Science Monitor it is evil
a dent the expectations of any who
thought they would detect in the daily
newspaper which will represent a great
and growing class in the community
traces of greenness, amateurishness or
inexperience win be delightfully."- disap-
pointed. The surprised comment of an
'old professional hand" probably con-
tanned a confession of the mental atti-
tude of many of the regulars" He
exclaimed. "Why! 1t is a real newspa-
per. 1t looks just like any other
paper"
Its makeup and type dress are those
of a high grade journal which believes
the best is not too good for its readers
and advertising patrons. Its keynote
is optimism, and its inspiring spirit is
one of uplift.
We. believe it is the intention of the
editors to exclude from it's columns
detailed descriptions of crimes, as well
as other reading which might
convey or in itself be a suggestion of
evil. Many citizens besides Christian
Scientists and their friends hope the
Monitor may be of service in checking
the newspaper Generalization for
which yellow journalism is primarily
responsible. That CORY murder should
be narrated in two or three columns Of
lurid description, garnished by realistic
pictures, while a practical movement
for the regeneration of slum jewellers
and the production of conditions which
will PREVENT CORY murders should
be dismissed in a few paragraphs, indi-
Gates that a condition of disproportion-
ate estimate of news values which is
ridiculous, nonsensical, absurd and ex-
asperating exists in the newspaper
business, to the great detriment of the
profession and of public morality.
Hardly a newspaper in the country
is willing to recognize the law of sug-
gestion: and there is something pitt
fully infanti1e in daily paper express
sions of surprise over "unaccountable
epidemics of crime" for which even a
tyro in modern philosophy knows the
newspapers themselves to a great ex-
tent are responsible. Medical science
deals with physical plaques by destroy
ing germs and removing causes of cor
ruption. Newspaper science deals with
social plaques by setting up a process
OF re-infection. and caekling and
screeching in horror over the results.
Christian Science has an opportunity
Of educating the country to point
where at any rate it will be rid Of the
danger and free from the folly Of delib-
crate infection and re-infection by sug-
gestion. All friends of clean Journal
ism, good citizenship and social and
moral progress. In the United States
wish success to the Christian Science
Monitor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
William the TdIky Has Worn
out Patience of Subjects

TITS majesty, the German emperor,
II is being asked to hold his
IL tongue or get out. Not long
ago such a request even when
more delicately made, would have
been lese majestic of the worst kind.
Today one German editor calls ON the
emperor to abdicate, other editors
COPY his article, and still other edit
ors protest against imperial absolutism,
but as yet there have been no prosecu-
lions. Where there are so many Offend
ers, probably all will escape
The interview given by the emperor
to a retired English diplomat contained
matter which, though not so intended,
might have offended France, Russia,
Holland and Japan. 1t has greatly ir-
ritated Germans. 1t has caused the
German Conservative party to express
the "reverential wish" that the en-
peror may display greater reserve" in
making statements which may bring
the foreign politics of the country into
q difficult situation. Even these de-
votedly loyal subjects have come to
the conclusion that an irresponsible, in
discreet ruler is a danger to be guarded
against, says the San Jose Mercury.
This latest and most serious imperial
may result, as it ought to,
in the establishment of the principle
of a responsible ministry. The en-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
RATE GoUGE

III ITHOUT the slightest real excuse,
w the railroads propose to tax the
industries of California by maxi
ing an arbitrary increase in freight
rates. The increase viii affect all Cali
fornia industries. as 1t will be charge
able both against overland exports
from the state and overland imports
into the state. California products will
pay high tariff to the railroads before
they can be delivered in eastern mar
kets, while California producers win
have to pay extra duty to the railroads
on all the goods imported into the state.
The proposed arbitrary increase of rail-
way rates win affect every citizen. No
one needs expect to escape the tax.
There is no form Of indirect taxation
which is as far reaching and effective
as the railroad rate. If it is exorbitant
it places AN altogether artificial addi-
ton on the natural value of products
or manufactured goods, and this arti-
fetal addition affects every branch of
industry. To put the matter in a phrase
that will come home to everybody, the
price of living In Southern California
will be increased by the proposed In
crease in rates, while the average earn
ing power will be lowered, because
wages and salaries will not go as far as
they did before the increase. Thus 1t
will be seen the railroads. the man
ayers of which assert they are merely
taking steps to protect themselves
against loss, are entertaining the in
tention of causing California to make
good any losses they have sustained in
the east or through eastern traffic dur
ing the financial panic. Nothing can be
more easily demonstrated than the fact
that the railroads OF California during
the panic or as the effect of 1t did not
lose enough money in California itself
or through California interests to make
it worth while to talk about the loss.
California was not a sufferer during
the panic. Trade, commerce and indus |
try went on here as usual, even during
the days of scrip, the adoption of which
was a precautionary measure and not
the result of pressing necessity. The
railroads are planning to levy a tribute
on California prosperity. That is the
plain American of the proposed in
crease In rates. The business interests
of California will take measures to pro-
tect themselves against the proposed
gouge, and we hope the convention
which will take the matter UP will be
able to make the voice OF CALIFORNIA;
united business interests heard in a
wav which will induce the railroad |
magnates to haul down the black flag. |
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
CHEER FOR MILITARIsM, BUT
HAVE TO BEAR ITS BURDEN

LONG BEACH, Dec. s.-[Editor
HERALD: I think The Herald should
be congratulated on its editorial on
'Militarism" in the paper of today, and
that 1t would be most healthy for the
community if we could have more of
q similar type. Surely Of all indefens-
ible things in this era of the print
ing press and supposed intelligence
militarism is the least defensible.
Yet, so firmly rooted Is the old Adam
IN most OF us, even in this strictly in
dustrial country, the real homage is
paid, not to the industrious citizen.
who produces something of good to
the community, but to the man who
Yields the weapon of fear, whether it
De the policeman's club, the officers
sword or the tongue of reviValist
is 1t not strange that you may search
the great philosophers of the last fifty
years in vain to find one who does
not deplore the existence of the mill
tary spirit-which, as all thinkers rec
ognize, not only burdens us with the
camp, but poisons with its autocratic
principles and it's disregard for life our
entire industrial system-is 1t not
strange that this should be so, and
yet that the rank and file, and even
thousands who fancy themselves edu-
Gated, should worship the red coat?
From thousand forums today la
Dor is being perpetually reminded that
1t has to support ON its bent back
every non-productiVe man, and vet
labor cheers the soldier. What a pic
ture of the stupidity and moral cow
ardice of the racel
JAMES H. CULBERT.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04

peror is not responsible to the reich
stag and neither is the chancellor whom
he appoints. German Indignation is
about as warm against Chancellor Won
Buelow as against the emperor. The
former has admitted that he did not
read the emperor's interview when it
was handed to him in manuscript II
a British prime minister were to have
been guilty of such an oversight the
house of commons would make short
work of him. The reichstag cannot
turn the chancellor out of office, though
there is no doubt that it would like
to do so that there might be room for
less negligent man.
If the chancellor were responsible
to the reichstag, the emperor would
not be so much Of a menace to the
peace of Germany and of Europe as
he is now. He would not be so likely
to blow up the powder magazine. His
indiscreet words would not have so
much significance as they do now.
Manifestly he has worn out the pa
thence of many of his subjects. His
latest mistake comes at a particularly
bad moment. The people are facing
increased taxation and that irritates
them. If the outcome shall be the curb
ing of the autocratic power of the en-
peror, or if it shall teach him discre-
ton, his extraordinary interview will
have been n blessing In disguise.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
cRITIclsEs Mr.. WHITE
ON "VoLUNTARlEs"

PASADENA, Dec. 2.-[Editor Her
add: Mr.. White, in your issue of Mo-
vember 80, thinks "Voluntaries"-hi
term for those who love freedom bet
ter than priyilege-know just what the
Socialists will do as soon as they get
into power.
He means it sarcastically, but some
people accidentally hit on truth where
they would founder through six coll
umns trying seriously to say as good
a thing.
1t takes neither prophet nor sage to
know some things they will do when
in power judging from the high
hardness with which they read out of
the party those accused Of heresy.
Mr.. White complains that his class
does not know how voluntary So
cialism" can be put into practice with
out majority to enforce 1t on an un-
willing minority" Why don't they
read Josiah Warren's True Civiliza-
tion," Bailey's Life of Josiah War
rem" Stephen Pearl Andrews Sci
ence of Society,"" etc?
The experiments of Josiah Warren
and of Proudhon's bank prove that
voluntary socialistic efforts would re-
suit in a sweeping, peaceful, impress
sive success If left alone by govern
ment. But, then, the fate of militarism
and coercion of the masses would be
sealed, therefore have governments
interfered.
Mr.. White writes: Hard on the Door
wage slave when Socialists force him
to accept full pay instead of, as now.
only one-fifth." Are not such prom
ised benefits to the workers the pre-
tended reasons for high protection and
every other measure by which the
workers are robbed and enslaved?
C. II II
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
HERALD'S CHRISTMAS

A IT THE fine new Y. M. c. A. build
n ing and. at the spacious Simpson
Ia auditorium, the scene of many
noteworthy gatherings, will be held
The Herald's Santa Claus celebration
for the boys and girls of Los Angeles.
Since. the Christmas festivity was
proposed 1t has increased so greatly in
scope that it is advisable to give the
dinner at the Y. M. C. A. building, but
make the distribution of gifts from
the. stage of Simpson auditorium,
which is almost directly opposite the
Y. NJ C. A. building.
Subscriptions and contributions Will
be acknowledged promptly in the col
umns of The Herald. We thank our
readers who have already promised
their cooperation. We wish to make
an especial expression of thanks not
only for the loan Of Simpson audito-
rum, but for the fine spirit of sympa-
thetic appreciation in which this splen-
did gift was made, a spirit which was
expressed by President Bovard of the
University of Southern California, who
wrote:
I'VE heartily concur in granting the
request for the use Of Simpson audi
torium on December rs, from to 3
D. m. We are glad to be able to aid
YOU in this noble undertaking"
We have not the slightest doubt, in
fact we are assured. that great many
friends in addition to those already on
the published list intend to unite with
The Herald in providing Christmas
festivity which will be the finest of
its kind ever given in this city. The
only request we would make is that
they send their gifts or contributions
early, so that our workers may not
find the efficiency of their efforts hin
dered by an overwhelming rush during
the last few days before Christmas.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
SHOP EARLY

T ARLY Christmas shopping may be
II urged on other than ethical
~ grounds. The first conner gets
pick and choice. The late corners in
the crowds at the last get what they
can, and have to put up with what
they can get, because no time is left
to hunt bargains, and in the rush and
crush, hurry and furry, shopping in
stead of a fine art becomes a scramble.
We hope the people of Los Angeles
will buy their Christmas gifts as soon
as possible, They will keep" Just as
well laid away on a shelf at home as
they will when lying around in a store.
If the good people of Los Angeles.
win make up their minds to buy their
Christmas gifts early, the only dis
agreeable feature of the Christmas cell
ebration will be eliminated, and there
win be a Merry Christmas for every
body. Under conditions which have
been allowed to prevail in some for
mer years. Christmas has been far
from a merry season for the store at
tendants, messenger boys and drivers
of delivery wagons. The Christmas
spirit is one of neighborliness, and 1t
is not neighborly to impose on store
attendants an unnecessary burden of
extra toll which too often has disas-
trous results to the health of the work
ers, and too often has turned the
Christmas season in the homes of the
toilers into time Of grief and not Of
Rladness.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
TREAT FOR TEACHERS

n UR advertising pages show much
interest is already being taken In
" The Herald's Alaska Yukon-Pa-
cific exposition contest, and this Is as
it should be, because our readers realize
this is 1.-The chance of lifetime" for
dozen school teachers, three of whom
will be chosen from Los Angeles, three
from the county outside the city, one
from San Bernardino county, one from
Orange county, one from Santa Bar
bara county, one from Riverside coun-
ty, one from Kern county and one from
Ventura county.
The fortunate twelve will be selected
by the votes of our readers. 1t is need
less to say there will be no favoritism
1t is "anybody's contest" The leaders
will win, and the leaders Will be the
teachers who obtain the most votes.
Read the conditions, and you will see
they are prominently fair. It is
square deal contest, and the eXcur-
sionists to the exposition will realize
thew have earned their pleasant expert
ence honorably.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition
will be held at Seattle, Washington
June to October 10, 1909. 1t will cost
S10, O0O, 900, and will be the biggest en-
terprise of its nature the western coast
has ever attempted. We do not wish
to instruct our readers and friends how
to obtain results in the voting contest
or to indulge in anything which might
seem like coaching" but would merely
suggest that by little generalship the
friends of teachers should be able to
secure votes for their favorites. We
have no doubt the contest will be con-
Quoted with the utmost good humor'
and, as everybody cannot win, those
who do not win will congratulate the
"elect" and wish them the most de-
lightful trip and most pleasant expert
ence of their lives.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
ONE WHO HAS BEEN HELPED
WRITES OF HER APPRECIATION

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.-lEdltor
Herald: AS one who has been greatly
benefited, both mentally and physically
by Christian Science, having also Wit
messed many beautiful fruits OF that
greatly misjudged and much apuseo
teaching, 1 desire to express to you my
appreciation of your editorial, "A FRO
test" which appeared in today's paper.
1t is indeed gratifying to know tnat
there il at least one daily in our city
that is broad enough in its policy TO
SO express an opinion. I am sure all
fair-ninded thinkers indorse your IDEAS
alone this line of demanding fair play
and a golden rule Christianity. ana
| am also sure that among the readers
of your clean, progressive paper are
numbered many Christian Sclentlsts
las they naturally seek that whlcn Is
clean and uplifting in reading matter)'
who are grateful for your IrleHuiy'
broad-minded attitude.
the press all over our land will use It's
great power to instruct the minds OF
the people to think beautiful, optlmlstlc
thoughts, and so turn them from the
old, narrow, dark ideas of life and It's
meaning, to contemplation of God ana
their fellow man in a new ana grand
light.
And then who can estimate the great
good that may be done for humanity
Poor, suffering humanity, hunSerlns
and thirsting for truth, and grown SO
weary of naan-made creeds, that do not
answer the great questions that arise
daily. and do not help them solve the
prohlems that confront them on every
side! knowing that The Herald is
forging. to the front ranks of success,
7 am. Sincerely, MRS. b. M. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
HUMAN SACRIFICE

# NEWS of a battle in which 200
brave soldiers lost their lives came
u from the front during war time
the country would ring with praises of
their heroism. Lists of the dead would
be published. Their pictures would be
printed singly and in groups. The gov
eminent might, engage an artist to
paint memorial picture of the battle
in which two hundred comrades of
the same regiment had fallen side by
side.
Peace hath her victories no less re-
nowned than war, and peace hath her
defeats and her death rolls. From the
bloody industrial battlefield of Penn
sylvania, where thousands upon thou
sands of workmen have fallen in the
strife that makes millionaires, comes
the news of another terrible sacrifice to
what are called the necessities of the
case.
Two hundred more human lives have
been sacrificed in the battle for Coal.
We say more" because a complete
list of the victims who have fallen since
coal was first found in Pennsylvania
would extend into thousands of names
Is there ever to be a change for the
better in mining and other industrial
conditions in Pennsylvania and in other
places where men mine coal and smelt
iron ore?
For one hundred years white men in
the fuel mines have been overcome by
coal damp. gas, explosions and suffo-
cations by reason of collapses and
cave-ins, and today the deep down
miner seems to be as much at the
mercy OF the mine as ever.
Here is one point at which civiliza-
ton has failed signally to make the
slightest advance, and. mark you, the
worst accidents happen in PENNSYL-
WANNA, the home of millionaires, one
of whom, Andrew Carnegie, is by habit
and repute a philanthropist. Wouldn't
you think that the first care of men
who have made their fortunes out of
any department of the industrialism
which characterizes Pennsylvania, iron
working, coal mining, steel rail making
or whatever 1t may be, would be 10
devote a large part of the fortune ac-
quired from the sacrifice of thousands
of human lives to finding some way of
protecting human lives still imperiled
in the blast furnaces above ground and
the mine shafts underground? What
is philanthropy" anyway? We should
think that, like charity, 1t should begin
at home; but in Pennsylvania, the
state which creates "philanthropists,"
the conditions of the toilers who i'm
peril their lives in order that the PHI
lanthropists may amass riches are to-
day worse, both in their work places
and in their homes, than ever they
were before in the history OF this ma
ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
BELIEVES SUPREME COURT
COULD ENFRANCHIsE WOMEN

LOS ANGELES, Dec. S.-[Bditor
Letter Boxl: The daily papers state
that in 1866 the supreme court of Cali
fornia set aside the state constitu-
ton, which forbade the Issuing or
state bonds, in order to make possible
the issuing of bonds as favor to the
Southern Pacific.
The supreme court, having demon
strated it's ability to set the side the
constitution, is there, then, any legal
reason why the supreme court cannot
set aside that clause of the constltu-
ton which limits the voting franchise
to men only?
Why cannot the supreme court abb
rogate that section of the constitution
which debars women from having a
voice in making the laws by which
she is governed?
Is there not cause for suspicion that
there is a possibility of such a thing
as class legislation, and that only the
favorites are given special privileges?
VIII some lawyer please explain
why acknowledgements cannot be con-
ferred upon women by the supreme
court in a manner similar to the one
by which the state right to issue
bonds, although the constitution for
bids the issuing of state bonds? 1
pause for a reply.
ELIZABETH QUIGLEY.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
SCORES oFT-REPEATED TRICK
OF ATTACKING FALSE LABEL

Los ANGELES, Dec. 2.-rEditor
Herald: Like the man who visited
his neighbours hen roost SO often with
out meeting any check that he thought
he would never be caught, Mr.. Sprad-
ing and others have grown so bold in
their imposition upon our leniency and
good nature that they think they can
foist upon Socialism in it's up-to-date
conception the false name of state"
Socialism. Now, Mr. Spreading and
those with him have argued their case
with knowledge and ability (despite
the kinks in their arguments) that
make it impossible to ascribe this State
Socialism error to ignorance am
bound to class it with those other
little tricks of debate to which 1 have
called attention from time to time.
do not need to tell Mr.. Sprading-
he must know it as we'll or better than
most Herald readers-that the name of
State Socialism is the name universal
ly applied to designate mere paternal-
ism under the capitalistic regime; a
so-called Socialism which does not abb
rogate or interfere with the wage or
profit system; a mere extension of
that kind of Socialism" which has al
ready placed the postofiice and in some
nations the railroads under state own
ership. This kind of Socialism is no
more to the mind of the Socialist prop
er than Is mere municipal or national
ownership of public utilities, so beloved
of "reformers"; and Mr.. Sprading, If
at all jealous of his reputation for fair
ness, VIII drop like hot potato this
little twist of Misrepresentation which
has been duly noted each time, though
not nailed to the counter before men
toned by our side.
AS to that "rental' answer to On
locker, I would have given Mr.. Sprad-
ing credit for knowing that use-rental
to oneself, instead of a preferential
to a landlords only in the ultimate a
matter of bookkeeping; but is neces-
sary to even up the difference between
and the one whose tastes for the "hne"
run rather in other directions This
is elementary, and Mr.. Spreading knows
1t. There is no unearned increment in
It. VAL STONE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04

Attention is again called to the graft
flying progress of aqueduct work by the
fact the board of public works on Mon
day will open bids on a contract in
volviug an expenditure of about 100000.
Even in this day of big undertakings
Los Angeles aqueduct is causing admir-
ing comment throughout the United
States as well as in foreign countries.
Los Angeles has the credit of being the
pluckiest and most enterprising city in
the world, and deserves it.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04
AT THE THEATERs

AUDIToRIUM-"T Great Divide"
BELAsCo-'The Light Eternal"
MAJEs,. C-"Just out of College.
BURBANK-"The HaIfbreed.''
MASON-"The Clansman."
GRAND-"The Idols Eye"
Observation-Disclosures
LOS ANGELES-yaudevII
PEOPLE'S-"The Flaming Arrow"
FISCHER's-"An UnwelcOme Guest"
EMPIRE-Vaudevill
UNIQUE-''A Scotch Highball."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-04

In reply to a comment as to his San
Pedro wharfage figures, quoted in re-
cent public addresses, Capt. A. A.
Fries says while of course he wishes to
be absolutely fair and to give correct
figures, yet it should be remembered
the question of any particular rate is
at this stage of proceedings only incl
dental, while tire question whether the
public shall own and therefore control
it's harbor facilities is fundamental and
of vital Importance.