The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-01-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Employers Liability Act unconstitu-
tionai-Thaw Case up Again-Fam-
Gus Paper Sold.


who killed stanford White, one OF the
leading architects OF the world. In
New York nearly two years ago. be-
gan In New York Monday. Several
days win be spent In getting jury.
The case Is enc Of the rottenest In
American history. and II seems 10 be
a question OF whether man with
money enough can get off after a
shooting. White was so bad that no
one Is sorry for his death. but Thaw
Is as bad. Thaw's lawyers will plead
that he Is insane. tho probably no
one thinks he Is any more insane than
other bad men.
The agitation against several south
ern states which are said to have been
treating immigrants unfairly has been
Growing. and IL is now likely that
some foreign countries will warn their
inhabitants not to go 10 those states.
The second OF the trials over the
murder OF Ex-Governor steunenberg
OF Idaho. Who was killed by sympa-
thizers OF the Western Federation OF
Miners because he had worked 20 stop
lawlessness and murder carried on in
the name Of the miners union. has
ended In the acquittal OF George A..
Pettibone. who was accused OF plan
ming the murder. The guilt OF the
Federation has been pretty clearly
shown in the trial. but the charges
against individual Officers have not
been legally proven.
A street car strike IN Muncle. Ind.
has tied up all the street cars In that
city. and led 90 n good deal Of vio-
lcnce There have been several riots.
and police have fired on the mobs
more than once Just now the worst
seems TO be over. and cars are begin
Mug TO run regularly.
The business situation has been get
ting better aud better. and last Thurs
day the Bank OF England. the most
powerful In the world decided that
things were In good enough shape so
that II could reduce It's rate OF dis
count. which had been raised to pro-
tect It's cash. This Is the best posi-
bic proof that leading business men
think the worst Is over. and that
there a. little more danger. The short
ness Of the panic proves what The
Citizen has said all along. that II was
not caused by the President bringing
about unfavorable conditions. but by
a set OF men in Wall street. some Of
whom were merely gamblers. but
some OF whom brought on the trouble
to try 20 give Roosevelt bad repu-
tatlon.
The President has written a letter
TO the Secretary OF the Navy severely
crlticisIng Admiral Brownson for re-
signing because he could not run the
whole navy. The country at large
seems TO have decided that the Presi-
dent is right in the matter. and there
is little chance that his enemies In
Congress can hurt him at all by TAX
ing the case up.
There is danger OF great strike
In the cotton mills OF New England
The mill owners and the laborers
have got into a dispute over wages,
Ir'it IS likely that 100000 people
may strike.
About a year ago William l.. Corey,
president OF the steel trust. and one
OF the leading business men OF the
world. got divorce from the wife
who had helped him work up from
the bottom. and married pretty ac-
tress. with bad reputation He
thought his wife did not have enough
STYLE and she could not so into
society" Now he has found that
society" viii not let his pretty ac-
tress In. and he has also found that
his old. plain wife. was a good deal
better to get along with, and he has
begun to try to get her back. 1t Is
unnecessary to say anything about the
morals Of such performance.
Another plot has been discovered
in Russia. This time II is a conspir-
acy to murder the mother OF the Gar.
She Is one OF those who believes In
the old fashioned ways. and thinks
the Gar ought to rule without any
regard to the wishes OF the people.
and the plotters thought that IL she
we're killed It might be easier to in
duce him to give them some freedom.
The United States Supreme Court
has declared unconstitutional the
Employers Liability Act" law
which was intended to make a rail-
roadroad or other corporation engaged
in Interstate commerce responsible for
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