The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02

FOR THE GOOD
OF THE WEST.
Zine Advertising Scheme
IN London.
1HE SOUTH MIGHT FOLLOW
LIBERALS Are Blocked BY The
Lords.
1HE SOUTH MIGHT FOLLOW


ny w. HAMILTON RHODES.
London. May appropriations Tor
.sThe Golden West and American In
uustries/ Exhibition" to be opened a.
Earps court on May 3. are nearing
completion, and the grounds are being
rearranged and newly decorated, and
the buildings reconstructed. so as
properly to present q typical American
scene. The exhibition Is intended 70
illustrate PRIMARILY the growth OF the
Great West, fine products and indus
tries OF the cities. farms. ranches. vine-
yards, forests. and fisheries. Of Cali
fornia, Washington, oregon. Utah.
Montana, and the Western States. but
IL will also include many exhibits from
the Eastern, Middle. and southern
states. In the Illinois building. which
VIII be in the Queens Court, will be
the Chicago civic exhibit showing
some OF the striking features and
developments In the public life OF the
Western metropolis. A special feature
In the Imperial Court will be successive
consignments throughout the summer
of the delicious products OF the CALI
fornian fruit farms. and there VIII also
be q chinatown exhibit from the City
of San Francisco. illustrating the queer
blending ii that famous district Of the
East and the West The Imperial
court itself win be Transformed into .
typical Californian garden, with subs
tropical plants and palms, cacti and
Towering shrubs of the Pacific slope.
On the lighter side the Gold West
Exhibition Is to be especially strong.
"The Midway Plaisance'' win present
all the latest American amusement
novelties. from well-known resorts
like Coney Island and Atlantic city In
the East, and San Francisco AMI New.
Orleans in the West and South The
principal "spectacle'' to be held Ia; the
Empress Hall VIII be q presentation BE-
Western life in the old frontier days.
and OF the plains life OF today One
hundred and twenty Indians Of the
Sioux. Apache, ana Navajo tribes have
been permitted to leave their reserva-
tions In the West forth purpose yof
this spectacle There Will be q caf1,p
In which Indians with their sauaws
and papooses Will live In exact rer5ro-
duction of their Western home. shor,s
ing their domestic life. their indus
tries. and their tribal customs. A.
slfo sain sa S0 I, 8 :. !, Z
life In the cattle camp ana On the
ranches. The performance in the
arena will be a reproduction OF
episodes Of the frontier days. Including
attacks on settlers at the beginning OF
the Black Hawk massacre. -Chief Red
SHIRT. famous old warrior. who Is very
proud OF the possession OF scalp belt
adorned with some twenty scalps, Will
be at the head Of the Indian band.
1.-THE Deluge." which was the prin-
clpal attraction OF Coney Island last
year. IL being brought over, and an
other prominent feature will be a. re-
production Of the destruction OF San
Francisco on large scale with special
effects
According to the organ OF the Labor
party q serious legislature deadlock
exists In England. owing to the abb
structive tactics OF the House Of Lords
whic his being blamed for the many
evils from which the country is suffer
ing. The legislative steriiity Il Is
said. Id not due to any lack OF enthusi-
asrn on the part Of the government.
Never, proceeds the Labor paper, was
there government more deeply inter-
ested than the present one in all that
pertains to the social well-being of the
people. In this matter great deal of
the increased interest In social legisla-
tion Is undoubtedly due to the Labor
party members, who have certainly
created quite new atmosphere IN the
House OF Commons. So far. good. but
when we consider the tremendous
majority with which the government
entered upon Its career the results are
not at all in keeping with the high
hopes entertained. There has been an
abundance OF work, but OF an unprofit-
able kind. There has been plenty OF
energy, but 1t has all too faithfully
obeyed the law of dissipation. Mem
bers OF Parliament have been subjected
to Legislative tread-miil. where their
powers have been expended to no pur-
pose.
The man would have been written
down fool who. after the general
election. would have predicted. that the
strongest government of modern times
"a kind of political Samson--wouId
have been in so short q time shorn OF
Its strength. What is the cause? In
all our rejoicings over Liberal VIC.
tories at general elections 1t is always
overlooked that the Tories are never
really defeated They may be routed
ut the polls, but in reserve which Is
never routed, because IL refuses to
come out into the open. The House OF
Lords Is the arch obstructor. At its
door lies the blame Of the deadlock In
the House of Commons. The Lords
know what they are doing when they
passionateIy defend the Gilded Cham
ber- They know that the existing ar
rangement practically amounts to a
Second Chamber when the Liberals are
in power, and In single chamber when
the Tories hold the reins of office.
Lords and Tories,
NO matter how scandalous or unjust
the measures passed in a Tory House
OF Commons, they are sure of endorse
ment In the Lords, and no matter how
Just are Liberal measures, they are
sure Of rejection by the hereditary
representatives OF class selfishness.
Here, then, Is the true cause OF the
sterdlity OF past sessions. Far seeing
liberals are not surprised at the
present state of matters. They saw
quite clearly that no congress could be
made until the hereditary obstrtkctfon
was removed from the legislative path.
In fact 1T would seem as IL In recent
year the peers had grown holder In
their obstructive tactics. The more
urgent become the demands of the
people the more naughty is their de-
fIance They have brought Liberal
legislation of the first Importance to
a standstill and the country is now in
the ridiculous position of having q
government bent upon great reforms
checked at every turn by a conglomera-
ton of hereditary "accijents"-men
who not only neither toll nor spin but
in the most shameless manner deprive
others of the fruits OF their toiling and
spinning. The simple truth is. not one
step will be made on the path u pro-
Kress SO long rs the country allows the