The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-03-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Children Die HorribIy-TaIk Of War
Hearst Wins Case - Movement
Against Anarchists Being Made.

came last "Wednesday In the burning
To death of about $50 little school
children In n public school building
at CollInwood, near Cleveland, Ohio.
The cause OF the fire has not been
learned, but the results were awful
The children started TO march out In
order. as they had been trained, but
when they found the fire between
them and the front door they became
panic stricken and dashed forward,
the first ones blocking the door 30
that the others could not get out.
other doors opened inward 30 that
the children we're prevented by those
behind from opening them, and one
door was locked. The teachers show
ed great heroism In trying TO save
their charges. and several Of them
are among the victims. The fire has
been lesson against having doors In
public buildings open inward. and
changes are being made In such bull
dlngs in cities all over the country.
ANOTHER WAR SCARE: --Thcre
Is talk OF war between Japan aud
China The trouble is because Chin
csc officials seized japanese vessel
which was carrying arms and am
munitlon. on the ground that the
things were TO be used by Chinese
rebels Japan denies this, and de-
mands that the vessel be released ut
once. without trial and that China pay
damages. Otherwise. she says, she
viii take action" OF course this
Is no reason for a war. whether the
Chinese charges are true or not Bat
Japan Is In very hard place finan-
cially. Taxes are high. and she will
have 70 raise money or give up her
plan 10 be big military nation. Other
people will not lend her any money.
but she remembers that after her
last war with China she made that
rich nation pay her millions. out OF
which she built up her army and
navy for the war with Russia. She
may have an eye to getting some
more money out OF China by another
war
THREATENED CANNON: - The
killing OF a priest by an anarchist
few weeks ago has caused general
movement against anarchists all over
the country and the police are trying
TO drive them out. One man wrote a
letter threatening Speaker Cannon
and vas arrested. There is a plan TO
get Congress TO pass a law barring
anarchists from the country.
ACCUSE THE KAISER: England,
which has TO have some one TO hate
and some secret enemy 10 watch. and
which has been using Germany Cor
that purpose ever since her treaty
with France some years ago, has
found new cause for suspicion. The
Kaiser has written a letter TO one OF
the Navy officials. The official says
that the letter was private and that
the navy was not mentioned. but the
English papers are making an aw-
full howl for its publication, and
charge that the Kaiser is trying TO
Influence ErgIand's naval policy"
NEW CONGO TREATY:--There is
some chance for the improvement of
conditions In the Congo. where the
Belgian King. Leopold has caused un-
told misery for years. He has sub
mitted a treaty to the Belgian SOW
eminent under which that country
will annex the Congo He only stip-
ulates that he shall have a biz life
revenue out Of II. and that concess-
ions to Thomas F. Ryan and other
Americans shall be kept. These
concessions are the main point IN
the treaty, as they relate 10 rubber
gathering which has caused cruelties
and It is suspected that Ryan and
the king are In partnership.
KILL 10000 YEARLY:-The gov
eminent has compiled statistics TO
show what this country is paying In
human life for its progress Amer
lea is the slaughter house of tn.
world. During one year 57.5ls Amer
leans have been killed by accident.
In twenty years the railroads have
killed and injured over 1000, 900 peo-
pie. The Civil War only cost 100000
lives. Every year about 5000 Amer
leans are burned to death and $4,000
are killed In factories and mines.
Among smaller things. Fourth of July
costs. about 800 lives and there are
about the same number of drownings
icsutisued .. Third rss~