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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
ASKS FOR SPECIFIC REPLY
TO QUESTIONS OUTLINED

WHITTIER, Aug. 2.-[Editor Her
ald] / wish to submit few inquiries
in relation to the woman suffrage ques-
tions.
viii some of those who advocate suf-
frage by men and oppose the exercise of
the same right or privilege by women
be good enough to answer the following
questions:
/. State briefly some of the more i'm
portant grounds upon which you favor
voting by men.
2. Then specify such of the grounds
thus enumerated, as you claim do not
amply to women.
1t will be seen from reading these
questions that a mere statement OF
grounds or principles is called for and
a naming or pointing out Of any or ali
of them which it is held do not apply
to women.
No argument or comment in support
of such grounds or principles is re-
uuested and none sought as to why II
is insisted they do not apply to women
where such is believed to be the case
No such comment or argument is
asked, for the reason that space. enough
for such a course of treatment is not
available to correspondents of the
Letter Box within the limits to which
their articles must be necessarily re-
stricted. j. L. MOhlAH11 l.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05

ny A VOTE said to be about to
X 1, the city and county Of Los An
~ geles have decided TO issue $780,
900 in bonds to be used in constructing
good county roads. The money is to
be expended by a county highway com
mission. 1t was the sane, man-fashion
way of getting good roads. says the
San Francisco Chronicle. The people
of Los Angeles do not ask the state nor
the United States to build roads for
them. They will build them them
selves. And that is not only the
quickest, but the best way for any
community to get good roads. Road
building is a matter not of sentiment,
but of business. If it will pay to make
them, or If a community can afford ana
desires to have them for pleasure they
ought to be built. If they Will not pay
and the community cannot afford
luxuries they should not be built:
There is a lot of bosh talk about good
roads. People may be just as happy
with bad roads as with the best IN the
world. If the poets and actlVe hlgIi
class sentimentalists are right the
golden days of the human race We're
those which were passed In "a state Oh
nature"-that is, when there were no
roads at all. We do not say that the
sentimentalists are right. We only say
that If they are right in their main
contention that the state of bliss is the
state of nature, they are excluded from
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
THE CHILD PROBLEM

TITS high time public attention were
directed to the child problem, and
II we believe efforts of men and
women who from the lecture platform
or the pulpit are endeavoring to arouse
interest in this question will be appre-
ciated by all who have at heart the
welfare of the United States. In this
country we have been accused of vast
ing great national resources. Having
squandered our forests, worked out the
agricultural lands in the older por-
tions of the country, killed that great
natural food and clothing supply, the
buffalo, dried up rivers by the reck-
less deforestation of watersheds, de-
stroyed fish and game of every de-
scription, are we about to play the
prodigal with the last and greatest OF
our resources, the CHILD LIFE OF
THE NATION? We cannot replace
the forests in their original extent and
grandeur, although we are making a
painful effort to win back by wood
craft what our forefathers threw away
because of their ignorance. We cannot
rejuvenate the dead farm lands of the
east, although from time to time at
tempts are made to fertilize the thin
soil bequeathed to the farmers of to-
day by the thriftless soil-prodigals of
a bygone generation. We cannot re-
store to the prairie-plains their count
less herds of buffalo, and occasional
boasts OF what is being done by way
of building up a meager score or two
of the animals merely emphasize the
economy -defying recklessness which is
the besetting sin of the national char
acter. Our fishery commissioners may
bring to bear on their problem every
artihce that science may suggest, but
the wild salmon will never again TEEN
by the myriad in mighty rivers. And
now to those who would use the child
life of the nation for the upbuilding of
their private fortunes, who would add
to the heap of the whitening bones of
the innocents on which sits Timour
Mammon, we cry "HALTl You shall
not waste the child life OF the United
States, it's greatest natural resource,
as you have devastated it's woods and
it's waters. and destroyed the life of
prairie and river"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
San Francisco Appreciates
Enterprise OF Los Angeles

clamoring for stone roads, which are
highly artificial products
Asa. matter of fact it must be recog-
nized that sentimentalists are very
rarely right in anything, and, frankly,
II seems sneaky for them to howl for
COSTLY roads for sentimental reasons
and insist that somebody else shall put
up the money for them. Ihe state or
nature was never even a reasonably
comfortable state. We all thoroughly
enioy the modern improvements and
would be glad to see fine ROADS ex-
tended in every direction. When Call
fornia has been settled as long as
Europe it is certain that our roaos VIII
be excellent. A.. ,o+,
There was no sentiment in the vote
in Los Angeles to borrow three ana a
half millions to build good roads. II
was business and sound business. Gooo
roads will pay in Los Angeles county
and the people who were smart enough
to see it will get their fun for notnlIs.
The best business of Los Angeles county
is the tourist business and the minl-
grafton which results from 1t. Nothing
will more thoroughly attract the Wis
itors and settlers who do most TO raise
the price of real estate than ease ana
comfort in rapidly getting about. Ihere
is not much doubt that the expenditure
of this three and a half millions VIII
add ten millions to the assessment ron
of Los Angeles county. The people
saw it and voted the bonds. They are
wise and energetic, as they always are.
And they pay their own bills.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
MRS. VAL STONE 5EGs FOR
LARGER ISSUES THAN CARD PLAY

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4.-[Editor
Herald: There is a sad weakness in
the position of the people who are
opposed to "votes for women" when
their whole argument sifts down to
question of beer, tobacco and cards Tor
the men. am not questioning
PIX 4s'' veracity nor the merits OF
his little card story. 1t may be that
there has been unreasonable interfer-
ence with innocent recreation at the
club he speaks of, but goodness me!
these tri1ing things are happening to
all of us all the time. All laws lead to
small hardships by the hundred, but
are we to discuss these bagatelles as
high politics? Let us deal with large
issues first. With woman taking her
part in polttics-well, 1 don't like that
word politics; let us say matters OF
government''--ther would tend to be
less of these interferences, frictions
and injustices, because it stands to
reason the larger the proportion of
the population represented the more
extended and varied will be the in
terests considered in legislation.
Does 1t not occur to PIX A. to ask
himself: "If men, legislating for men,
cannot contrive to avoid these injus-
tices and annoyances to men, what
must the women who are unrepresent-
ed have to suffer? They're used to
it and don't talk so much about it as
the men-and that explains much,
though it doesn't justify it.
MRS. VAL STONE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
LABOR PROBLEM

JEREMIAH w. JENKS of the con-
gressional immigration commits
- sion is in Los Angeles, where he
will hold a conference with local fed
eral officials on the problem of for
eign labor. He says each section Of
the country has its peculiar difficult
ties in absorbing the flood of aliens,
but he believes the country will ad-
just everything wisely in the end.
This is all very well, but surely the
country has had enough experience to
make some kind of an adjustment
NOW, and while that adjustment is
being made-and we all know 1t is
needed-is it asking too much to make
the request that the government sus-
pend immigration?
At last the government is showing
signs of common sense in it's treat
ment of the immigration problem. To
allow all the world and his wife to
rush into the great American seaports
and then to express wonder that labor
conditions should be more unsettled in
the United States than they are in
any other country, shows a simple
habit of mind.
Treatment of the immigration ques-
tion has been characterized either by
gross carelessness or gross ignorance,
excepting in the case of Chinese ex-
clusion, which probably saved the
labor market of the Pacific slope from
being Mongolianized. But if the Chi
nese had been Czech, a Hun or a
Magyar, we would not have excluded
him. even IL he had come in locust
swarms to eat us up!! AS far as its
effect on the community is concerned,
is there any real difference between
ignorant cheap labor which wears a
pigtail and ignorant cheap labor
which clatters in sabots? There is not
the slightest necessity for going to
Asia or Europe for ignorant labor
There is plenty of intelligent, educated
labor in the United States. Whit% 1aen
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
THE CAMPAIGN

FUDGE ALTON B. PARKER gave
the public, through Los An
y Reles Herald, the first great polit-
ical interview published regarding the
eampaign. The two points he en-
phasized which should make even the
jauntiest Republican don his thinking
cap are, first. the Democratic party has
a great issue and a winning cause I'M
tariff reform. which is absolutely
necessary for the restoration of the
business and social equilibrium from
which results true prosperity, "the
greatest good for the greatest num-
ber;" second, the Democratic party is
united.
It is difficult to resist the simplicity
and force of the logic which states that
two and two add up to four. With
popular cause and a united party it is
equally diff1cult to refute the assertion
that Democratic victory is probable In
November"
In order, however, to resolve probable
ity into actuaiity 1t will be necessary
to conduct a conscientious campaign of
education. Judge Parker, Delaney
Nicon and other eloquent Democrats of
national reputation must rise to the oc-
casion and act as "spellbinders," and
every possible effort should be made to
hold numerous Democratic meetings.
In a campaign of education, one or two
''big'' meetings, on especial occasions
will not answer the purpose Every
week there must be many meetings,
and the question box should be en-
couraged. With competent, well
nosted. ready witted man to take care
of it, a question box makes converts
by the score. If Republicans attend
Democratic meetings and ask questions
so much the better. There is not any
Republican question for which there
will not be a ready and convincing
Democratic answer. On the other
hand, such is the poverty of Repub1-
can material that a question box taken
advantage of by Democrats would nave
q demoralizing effect on Republicans.
Even the best posted and most author
itative Republican, Judge Taft, the
snokesman for his party, was BOWED
out ANONYMOUSLY by the plain Demo-
cratic question: IF man is out OF
work, cannot get work, has no money
has a wife and family to support Is
compelled by law to support them,
what is he going to do about 1t!
Judge Taft's answer was, God knows.
But the Republican candidate should
not be allowed to seek refuge at the
court of appeals. If he cannot answer
such a simple question and one which
refers to a condition which is common
in the United States he is not qualified
to be president.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
TELLS HOW CHAMBERLAIN
FELL FOR "TEA ON TERRAcE'

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4.-[Editor
Heraldl: After so much overblown
adulation of Joseph Chamberlain by
American press writer's who mistook
his big noise" over tariff reform"
(Which in Great Britain means proteo-
tion) for high statesmanship, 1t is re-
freshing to read your little editorial or
today which hits off" so neatly the
"story of Joseph"
The only criticism I would make is
as to his downfall being due to the
acquisition of riches. He was already
enormously rich when he entered
political life It was not the "ducats"
but the duchesses that proved his un-
doing. Somewhere behind all his great
ability lurked the weakness of the
tuft-hunter and when his combined
ability, daring and rancor had made
the aristocracy more or less afraid OF
this vulgar screwmaker" they tried
an Chamberlain that method they al
ways try sooner or later in such a
case-they sent their blue bloodedest
DANES to capture" him, and Joseph fell
a victim. He was caught in the tolls
of tea on the terrace with the
duchesses. To the flattery of the
duchesses-and the dukes-for the for
mer We're only the advance guard
may doubtless be ascribed the awaken
ing of that insensate ambition which
could not brook the delay of waiting to
succeed Gladstone-but must try TO
oust him. 1t was a failure as far
concerns the realization of his own am
bitions, and as a whole ]. c. has been
q, failure.
So mote It be with all who forsake
the peoples" cause they once assumed
to stand for! V. >.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05

knew whereof she spoke. said in her
address to the worlds w. Q. I. y.
convention, held in London, England:
"Under the searchlight of knowledge
In these later days it is folly Tor US
longer to ignore the mighty power OF
poverty to induce evil habits OF every
kind. Those words of Holy writ are
ominously true in the present conaltlon
of things: Let him drink ana forget
his poverty and remember ms Illsely
no more" Many others OF our So
Geological students and writer's couiu
be quoted to prove the fact that mucn
the largest proportion Of the misery
ana crime of the world is directly the
result of poverty and its vicious en-
vironment. ~ S-l,.h
Again, she claims with MRS. 5,,le.l !. VI
that the blot of child slavery would m, not
exist If women had the pallot. .,i., ane
women of America could wipe out TINS
blot today without the ballot II tney
realized the enormity Of it.
The "cry of the children nas nos
vet reached their ears nor toucneo
their hears, else we would see tns
motherhood of our country arrayeo
against this BLACKLIST of crimes;
M. 4. closes with saying Il would
ike to see the day when only taxpay-
ers OF both sexes can vote. I@nat nat
would exclude about rs per cent OF lne
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
CRUELTY

A MONG many amiable qualities at
n tributed to the Japanese is that
~ of cruelty to animals, and cruel
ty so diabolically ingenious that,
thank heaven, the brain of the white
man is not capable of thinking and
devising it. If the Japanese are to
be acceptable neighbors and to retain
the good will of Americans they must
begin to realize that 'love me, love
my dog" is one of the white mans
rules We must say we are not as
surprised by stories of Japanese tor
ture in Los Angeles as we would be
if the white dog catcher had not set
an example in barbarity. Japanese
and other foreigners don't care a but
ton what we say. That does not at
feet them in the least. 1t is what we
DO that counts with them, and if we
are cruel to dogs, how can we expect
the Japanese to be humane?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
DIsAGREES WITH WRITER
ABOUT PROPERTY AND VOTERS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4.-[Editor
Herald: How strange it is that M. T..
writes from San Pedro a good article,
then by one sentence spoils it and
makes it clear to people why Mr.. Nell
son says women are only intended to
become mothers and dressmakers. M.
I. should disfranchise every man land
woman who are propertyless who do
not pay taxes, yet she believes that the
saloon keepers are the dominant inf1u-
ence in politics and all saloon men
are taxpayers.
No reforms ever came by taking the
liberties away from the people. Some
OF the most ignorant and debauched
people are taxpayers. George Pull
mans sons died degenerates from the
effects of too much wealth extracted
from the workers by his father. What
we want is an intelligent vote by both
sexes. Under the new system which is
impending the saloon will be abolished
because nothing will be sold for profit.
No one will be broke and on the chain
gang. People will be shown that pow
erty is the cause of crime and that
all wealth is crystallized labor.
CLARA DoSCH BARTEL.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
OUTRAGEOUS

~ 0NTRAcT LABoRERS ARE Be
ING BROUGHT FROM MEXICO
~ TO DO TRACK WORK FOR THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
FROM Ell PASO TO SAN FRANCIS
co. Members of the firm of L. II.
Manning & Co: acknowledge openly
they have a contract with the South
ern Pacific to furnish labor. Are there
not enough able-bodied white men in
the United States to do the Southern
Pacific railroads work? Certainly
there are, and the Manning firm or
any other could find them if 1t took
the trouble to look for them. But
CONTRACT MEXICAN LABOR is
CHEAPER THAN FREE AMERICAN
LABOR. That is the true explanation
of the conduct of the Southern Pacific
railroad. At a time when white men
are out of work, to bring cheap labor
into the United States is not merely
violation of the alien labor law, but
is treason to the workingmen of
America.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
FREE SPEECH

TUDGE wILBUR'S reversal OF the
police court decision in the cases
- of the three men fined IN March
for street speaking in violation OF the
ordinance emphasizes
+ba fact that Los Angeles Herald
helped to fight and win battle tor
constitutional free speech in Los An
geles. The Herald undertook the nght
because it believed an ordinance hao
been adopted with such an eager orn-
cial gaze toward a new political party
which some thought desirable to sup
nress that the American first-principle
with regard to freedom of peech hao
been overlooked. 1t was IN TINS De-
lief The Herald began to fight for free
speech. It was not a fight for any in
dividuals, but for Americanism. II in
dividuals were benefited incidentally,
so much the better for the individuals.
We do not believe the right of free
sueech will ever he abused in Los An
seles. We are conservative, cautious
restrained and well disciplined people.
A retrospective review of The Her
AIDS successful free speech campaign
suggests the thought that in this great
land, with a vast population and an
extraordinary diversity of interests,
the right of freedom of speech and OF
the press is hardly ever misused. A
real perversion of the privilege of free
speech is rarely recorded. The general
behavior of the American people is
most excellent, admirable and praise
worthy. This makes official infringe
ment on constitutional rights and lib
critics all the more unnecessary, all the
more stupid, all the more foolish, all
the more tiresome.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
Letters Intended to KNOCK
the Roosevelt Policies

Senator Perkins and bearing unmis-
taxable earmarks of his literary style.
Presumably they were written by the
senator's secretary on suggestions fur
nished by him, If not from actual
dictation. This correspondence seemed
to have two specific purposes: To
boom Perkins and to "knock" Roose-
welt. Every letter contained a few
paragraphs telling of some remark
able thing the senior senator from
California had accomplished for his
constituents; and practically every
one contained some slurring attack on
the president. If the copy had been
prepared for the New York Sun, the
recognized organ of Wall street, it
could not have been marked by
meaner spirit of opposition to the
president and his policies. There
could be but one purpose in sending
out this matter, and that was to
weaken the popularity of Roosevelt in
California and to discredit the presi-
dent and his administration.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
Common Sense Is Valuable
Adjunct to Regulations

more than a hundred of the world
crack athletes. The surgeons found
"a slight hardening of the muscles OF
the heart" as in the case of most attn
letes.
1t might seem to one not doctor
that a man of heroic endurance and
iron constitution might be strong
enough to pace a beat, try doors or
even make arrests. One technical
blemish, however, threw the great ath-
lete from the lists, says the Saera-
mento Union.
Petty technicalities of law, medi-
cine and government confront us an
all sides. Why MOTT permit surgeons,
civil service examiners or even judges
to exercise some of the saving grace
of common sense in the handling of the
business of their vocations?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
China Plans Big Reception
for Uncle Sans WarShipS

nate, however, that Annoy was select
ed It is isolated and somewhat mac
cessible. There is not even a suitable
landing place for launches. The Chi
nese regret that Annoy was chosen,
presumably as a part Of the game of
politics as played in the Orient, but
they are making the best of the situ-
alton. and it may be doubted that the
fleet will have a more genuine welcome
anywhere than at that out-of-the-way
port. China has reasons to be grateful
to the United States-notwithstandlng
the exclusion act-and especially for
it's liberality in regard to the Boxer
indemnity. The visit of the fleet will
afford an opportunity to show that this
country's friendly policy toward the
Chinese is appreciated.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05

n TACTICAL men of affairs often
laugh when confronted by some
Il of the absurdities Of our service
examinations, doctors requirements
and like nonsense.
San Francisco, Boston, New YORK
and Pittsburg have had some recent
instances of rules run mad.
A man might be an excellent poilce-
man and a poor penman, superb
mathematician and failure as clerk:
In this age of specialties the world
wants men and women of fine special
training, workers who know their bus
mess.
Recently New York's police surgeons
rejected an applicant for a place on the
force. though he had won at ths
Olympic games in London, defeating