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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
GOVERNMENT UNION

a UTLYING districts in the metro
politan area of Los Angeles are
" anxious to be annexed to the city,
and it is hard to understand why there
should be any objection to granting
their request. To grant it would be
to complete the work of consolidation,
which must be completed some day.
The additional consolidation asked for
must come sooner or later. Why not
do it now," and with the boundaries
Of Greater Los Angeles determined go
ahead with the building of the city?
A most obvious concomitant of con-
solidation, it would seem, is govern
mental consolidation, as The Herald
has pointed out repeatedly. Greater
Los Angeles should have a big, clean,
efficient government; should have it
nay, MUST have it. AS The Herald
has said, governmental consolidation,
union Of city and county government,
would at once eliminate the possibility
Of solid threes" on the board of su-
pervisors, and would be a much gen.
tier and more pleasant method Of put
ting a stop to machiuation than some
other methods to which the enraged
citizens might be driven if they thought
their interests and the future of Greater
Los Angeles were imperiled by con-
spring trios.
Any governmental change that will
tend to bring about square dealing and
to make dishonesty practically impos-
sible is much to be desired. If under
consolidated government the public
servants of Greater Los Angeles would
all be men free from corporation taint,
above fear above reproach and above
approach, then the advantages of con-
solidation of city and county govern
ment are undeniable
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
AMERICANISM

A CORRESPONDENT writing to the
n Commoner uses almost the same
"A language which the Los Angeles
Herald has used with regard to the
situation, not theory" which confronts
the citizens of the United States.
The correspondent says: Granting
because it is self-evident, that all men
are horn with equal rights to life,
liberty and happiness, that these are
inalienable rights, they cannot, as a
matter of right. be taken from us, but
should be protected by just laws,
whenever the government aids and
protects the few, and not the masses,
then there is something wrong. Are
the social industrial and political con-
ditions of our people such today that
they enjoy life, liberty and happiness
within the meaning of the Declaration
Of Independence" ."
A family with plenty of unincum-
bered and income property, surrounded
with the comforts and some luXuries
of life, may be satisfied, but how about
the family in need of the bare necessi-
feat? The discouraging conditions of
many in big cities, apparent to any OBJ
server, are sometimes alarming. Let us
stop and reflect little. What can we say
and do so that our people can share alike
in opportunities and prosperity AS
THE FOUNDERS OF THE NATION
INTENDED? If it is true that the pro-
tective tariff policy enables the favored
few to plunder the many, then we are
not executing the principles of govern
ment as set forth in the Declaration of
Independence.
They who are favored by such priv
ileges organize private monopolies by
force of which they deprive others of
an equal chance in the race. The spe-
cial privilege regime of private mon
opoly has such a foothold now that out
siders who start in business are soon
forced to surrender because they can
not successfully compete with organ
lied monopoly Justice Brewer, in de-
lveIing the opinion Of the court in a
recent case, quoted Justice Mathews
who when speaking of the principles Of
constitutional government wisely OBJ
served: And it is always safe to read
the letter of the constitution in Jhe
spirit of the Declaration Of Indepen-
denCe. NO DUTY RESTS MORE M
PERATIVELY UPON THE COURTS
THAN THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THOSE CONSTITUTIONAL PRO
VISIONS INTENDED TO SECURE
THE EQUALITY OF RIGHTS
WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION OF
FREE GOVERNMENT"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
THE REAL CAUSE

N EV CANON JOHN J. PETERS of
X New York in public address said
AZ the real cause of intoxication, i'm
morality and general degradation
among some workingmen in big eastern
cities is the combination of long hours
with low pay and no weekly holiday.
so in the matter of political cor
ruptton,' he added, 4 remember a Ger
tain low dance hall in my neighborhood
which We attempted to suppress to no
avail. To the ordinary man it probably
seemed as though it was the political
influence of the liquor trade which en-
abled this dive to maintain itself. To
us. who We're on the inside of the fight,
it finally became apparent that it was
the political influence of certain street
railway corporation. which, for various
reasons connected with franchises and
privileges, lent its potent support to
certain places of this description"
Politics. corporationism and the liquor
interests should be separated and kept
separate. The combination of the three
is the most unholy ever devised. Every
combination of that kind is practically
a baneful conspiracy against the peo-
pie Keep the liquor traffic and cor
porationism out of politics and it will be
found there is a good beginning of that
political cleanliness which is next to
gUdliucss
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
THE MILLS OF GREED

Adapted by NJ. G. McCaslin from Duganne'
1.-THE Mills of God"
Those mills Of Greed, those tireess mills!
hear their ceaseless throbs and thrills;
see their dreadful stones go round
As childhood Is beneath them ground;
And future hopes and future fate
Flung out, like dogs, beyond our gate
And we. God! with suppliant will,
Permit our youth to turn that mill!
Their childish minds with laws are bound
While forced to whirl those millstones rouno'
with careworn brow and fettered wrist
We make them bind old Dives grist!
And so. like Samson-bound and blind
The misers' grst our children grind;
And ali the good from Freedoms toll,
and all the fruits Of Freedoms soil,
And all her hopes and all her trust,
From poor-childs door we fling like dust.
With human souls this mill is fed,
That grinds the grain for Dives bread;
with bringing men and groveing deed,
We dwarf our land by Dives greed;
While all the cunning devils missed,
To see us ground with Dives grist.
The mills grind on. From childhood's pain,
Wealth reaps great crops Of blood-red grain;
And stlll the children's strength they urge,
With hunger's gyve and hungers scourge;
TN now we see on Freedoms soil
The poor child for the idler toll.
The mills grind on We let them grindi
We sow the seed-the shcaves they bind;
The rnillstones whirl as they proclaim
Their sovereign will the laws ordain!
while children still in chains they bind,
The mills grind onl You let them grind.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
NEMESIS

A GREAT industrial civil war is rag
u ing in Pennsylvania. If a foreign
IA country We're the scene of the con-
flict, not a newspaper in the United
States would think of calling it an
outbreak or "rioting" It is far
more serious. Organized bands of
workingmen on strike are giving bat
tie to state troops.
In the lists of killed and wounded
are references to nameless men. In
tho gruesone catalogue they are listed
as foreigners"
AS a matter of fact nearly all the
strikers are foreigners. They are men
who were imported into the United
States from the back kitchen of Eu-
rope because they are supposed to be
ignorant, and therefore low priced do
cile and willing to be enslaycd.
The chickens Of the Industrial lords
Of Pennsylvania are indeed coming
home to roost.'
Many of the present rioters were i'm
ported as strikebreakers, or in order
to keep in subsection the constantly di-
minishing number of white men en-
ployed in the great Industries of Penn
sylvania. WHICH TODAY IN EV-
ERYTHING But NAME IS A
SLAVE STATE.
The bloody chronicles Of the strife
in PENNSYLVANIA are the stories of a
rebellion of slaves, who were brought
to the United States to take the place
of white freedmen who dared call their
souls their own and. i'm consideration
of the enormous profit of practically
all the great Pennsylvania manulac-
turing industries Including the Pressed
steel Car works. TO ask for d living
wage as rheir share Of the product of
their toll.
The ignorant foreigners who have
been eating the bread and butter of
Americans and their families are riot
ing under the leadership OF great and
grim general, relentless and uuscruPu-
lous. His name is NEMESIS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
GOLF

GOLF is becoming more and more
popular i'm Southern California,
~ and the facilities provided here
for playing the ancient game are so
'rnu ON" tile links are often over
crowded, There is plenty OF room in
this big state for golf, and every city
should have a municipal golf links. In
Edinburgh the links are in the very
center of the city and it is nothing
uncommon for business man coming
down town to leave his street car or
his suburban rapid transit train at the
head of The links and play his way 10
business.
AS the canuy Scots discovered 400
years ago, the chief merit of golf is, it
provides a form of outdoor sport and
healthful exercise in which everybody
can take part; that is to say, if there
are public links. That golf should be a
rich mans sport is the very last
thought that would ever enter % Scots
mans head in connections with the
aame. Whatever the Scottish nstruc-
tors at the American golf clubs may
say in public or for publication, they
must secretly pe aghast at the Amer
icanization and dollarization of the
most democratic of all games; where
rich and poor high and low, are hail
fellows we'll met on the public links,
and the wise caddie in his independence
can patronize the mightiest and stan
ND and ca the king his brither.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
CONDUCTORS WOES

n ATIONAL sympathy will be with
the {. B. & Q. tourist con
~ ductor whose reason is tottering
on her throne as a consequence of
many years arduous tourist conduct
ing. The unhappy man in a lucid inter
val revealed his identity by using
strenuous language which gave the
listeners a clew to his occupation. But
most of his time is spent in babbling
incoherently, using jargon like this:
Yes, lady. Fifteen minutes. No, you
can't get off. Place we are just pass
ing is SumquwaXXaney, where there
was a horrible Indian massacre three
hundred years ago. Umphm. The skulls
O the scalped settlers may still be
found. Sixteen minutes for lunch at
the next stop No; I don't think they
but you might try. Yes. The climate
Of California is all it is cracked up TO
be. No. Missile; it wasn't Columbus
who crossed the Alps. Yes, they are
crossing them every day now in air
ships Rockies higher than Alps?
should say so, Ten thousand times
higher. Who says he shot blind tigers
in the Rockies? Well, guess they're
extinct now No. There is not another
berth on the train. Oh, we are making
about from ten to twenty-five miles
an hour. III see your telegram is sent.
Why. no, maam. Whatever
made you think it did? 1t is an out
rage? That may be, but / never heard
of a tourist train that carried a COW,
excepting sometimes on the COW
catcher-Ha! Ha-a-a.'
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
BEGGING FROM CARNEGIE

A. FWS comes from the east NIr. Car
" negie has become thrifty and
~ careful in matters pertaining 10
money" We are told "a Pittsburger
desired to get $4,000 for an object the
like Of which Mr.. Carnegie had always
considered woru.s. but he has thought
himself fortunate to come away with
$4,000" Mr.. Carnegie has stopped
short in the middle of building his
$4,000 900 technical schools. and the
public is anxiously awaiting the re-
ceipt of the next landout from Skibo
before going ahead with The work. 1t
is a comical situation. Here is good
old man who possesses so much of the
industrial v alth of a community that
the community which makes him
wealthy sits at his gates like Lazarus
at the door of Dives. 1t is said Car
negie refused to contribute money to
a library for Los Angeles because he
was displeased with something pub
lished here regarding j three or four
years ago. By his own confession the
insult to his dignity is an old story,
but Los Angeles is on his charity
black book And so mote il be. Los
Angeles is a big, wealthy city, and
should never be found among the beg
gars at a rich mans door.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
PRESIDENT TAFT

PREPARATIONS are being made to
entertain President Taft, who will
4 visit Los Angeles in October
Presidents Of the United States have
visited Los Angeles, but President Taft
will be the first chief executive to be
the guest Of Greater Los Angeles. The
city should and doubtless
will appreciate the epoch marking ma
ture of President Taft's visit. 1t will
form fitting sequel to the triumph Of
consolidation, and the president doubt
less will appreciate the fact and well
come Greater Los Angeles TO the sister
hood of the metropolitan maritime
cities Of the Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
NHOT BHY A JHUGFUL

nEV. DIR. GEORGE HENRY
X SMITH of the University of
1U Glasgow, Scotland, is an able and
eloquent man, but he is going to have
an awful hard time of it if he perse-
veres in his endeavor to make the
American people say Jehonathan for
Jonathan. We may stand "Sha ool "
which he wishes to substitute for Saul;
although Sha'ool has a most uncanny
resemblance to Sheol. But if DR.. Smith
thinks he can persuade Brother Jona-
than that he is Brother Jehonathan
then. by jehimini, he is vera faur left
TO himself
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Not Graceful Then

Patience-Before she married that
man she thought he was the most
graceful of men.
Patrice-And is she disappointed in
him?
disappointed? Say. you Just ought
to see him try to carve chickenl"-
Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Koreans Not Needed

A story is sent up from the south
to the effect that a colony of Koreans
is to be planted near Redlands.
Whether it is the fabrication of some
local faker or not, the tale is respect
fully commended to the immigration
authorities. We want no more race
troubles in California whether these
Koreans are animated with a high
sense Of patriotism or not.-Fresno Re
publiCan
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

Willis Booth, president of the cham
Der of commerce, says President Taft
remarked, concerning San Pedro har-
Dor: "I established those lines myself
when I was secretary of war, and 1
shall see that they are protected"
President Taft takes keen interest in
the Pacific coast. He realizes that
with the establishment Of Greater Los
Angeles, south California is entering
the most prosperous period of its
history.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
AT THE THEATERS

AUDITORIUM-Dark.
BELASCO-'Pierre Of the Plains"
BURBANK-"The Morals Of Marcus"
GRAND-"The King OF Tramps."
MASON-"The Climax"
ORPHE
Los ANGELEs-Vaudevill
UNIQUE-Vaudeville and musical comedy
EISCHER'S--Burlesque
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

Children of magnates are sometimes
distinguished for their goodness of
heart Miss Mary Hartman has hired
q ferry boat and established a floating
rest care for Brooklyn school children
afflicted with tuberculosis.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Far and Wide
Precautionary Measure

Chicago's latest experiment in school
administration is a separate school Tor
tuberculosis children. If this chicago
plan. Of segregating infected children
is feasible and practlcal, goou nlay
come of its extension. The experiment
will be watched with interest through
out the country.-Portland (Me.) East
ern Argus.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
U. S. and Panama

IF is said that Panama is showing a
disnosition to ignore the United States.
There is no good reason for this. The
United states is fully as important and
respectabIe as Panama. In fact, there
are those who think it has little the
advantage in strictly unbiased com
Darison.-Kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

A British naval officer has been de-
tailed to reorganize the Turkish navy
and bring it up to date. The an
is sinister On whom is
the revived and strengthened navy Of
Turkey to be "sicked," maybe?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Sine Qua Non

"You let your maid go?"
Eyes; she was so near-sighted!"
NEAR sighted?"
"Oh, dreadfully! So much so that
she insisted on stationary lenses IN all
the important keyholes, and we decided
we couldn't afford that."-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
The State Press
"sweatinar Prisoners

We know of nothing that has oc-
Cured in this county of late to call
forth these remarks, but we have re-
Gently had accounts of several instances
not far from here which, in our judg-
ment, ought to excite the indignation
of people who believe in justice and
our laws. Lynch law is no authorized
part of our Jurisprudence. No more is
torture.-San Jose Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

The only foundation on which Lu-
ther Burbank's critics rested securely
was the assertion that the wonder
berry was related to the deadly night
shade. Sure it is: and that is one Of
the reasons why the wholesome Won
derberry is a wonderful berry.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Will Be Elected

With the Democratic nomination for
district attorney Heney will be elected.
Had he been utterly repudiated at the
primary and forced to run Independent
with his name not printed ON the bal
lot his chances would have been COM
paratively slim.-ChiCo Enterprise.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

First annual convention Of the city
and county superntendents of the
state of California is another mile
stone in the progress of education
and educational organization in this
state
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

Disease is spreading among the poor
of New York. That is Providence's
way of protesting against overcrowd-
ing. Let US beware of it in Greater
Los Angeles. where there is plenty Of
room for the biggest population in the
NNnst
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
A New Scheme

"Sued for breach of promise, eh?"
yep"
"Any. defense"
Temporary insanity; and 1 expect to
prove it by the love letters I wrote."-
Kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
The HumOriStS
Forced to Move

Bill-Your friend moves very often,
doesn't he?
Jill-YeS.
Does he think 1t cheaper than pay
ing rent?"
"Oh, no; he lives In the cyclone oelt'
Won know. w."-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Better Than Ever

Mary Backstoop-Did he tell you life
with him would be one grond, sweet
song?
Maudie Sidestreet-No; he said it
would be one grand, beveled, sweet
toned, silVer-coated, indestructible
phonograph record.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

A big delegation will represent Los
Angeles at the American Mining con-
gress in Goldfeld on California day.
October 2. Many worthy citizens Of
Greater Los Angeles are interested in
the mining industry and Los Angeles
is the mining metropolis of the south
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Eastern Drought

Even the wells must be going dry In
the east, for it is announced that II
rain doesn't fall pretty soon there VIII
be an Increase in the price of milk
Indianapolis News.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Enton1oIoqicaI

The Hanford Sentinel makes the as
serton that there are no fieas or bed
bugs there this summer. Trying to
coax home the vacation crowd. we pre-
sumo. But have things come to such
a pass in Hanford that an absence of
the night pets mentioned is cause for
general happiness md editorial joy?-
NiSalia Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

Representative Fowler's attack on
Uncle Joe Cannon will be even more
interesting and exciting after Uncle
Joe has made reply to the New Jer-
seymans letter.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Woman's Duty

Each woman who reigns over a hap
pv home ought to join her sisters In
making humber and unattractlVe
homes better.-Florida Times-Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

Read the title of Miss Florence
Keuey's lecture yesterday. 1t was
Young Girls and Children Whose Toll
Clothes and Feeds U.s." Yes. The use
of the word "us" is correct. We are
responsible. Child labor will be ended
and the white slaves emancipated as
soon as the people unite in demanding
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Nocturnal Football

Arrangements are being made in
some of the eastern cities to play foot
ball at night. Night baseball playing
has been tried without much success,
but there seems no reason why football
playing by electric light should not be
successfuL-Tulare Advance.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Genuine Trouble

Persia will never know any real
troubles until the home team gets
beaten more frequently than it wins
Dayton News.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Wall Street

That the disappearance of Wall
street, termed by its critics the great
est gambling center in the world, is
only a question of time, is the predic-
ton of experts who base their claim on
San Jose Mercury.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Warm Weather wit

AS a cheap comedian once remarked
in these parts: whether It's warm
nr whether it's not we must have
weather whether or not."-Topeka
Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
There Are onIy a Few

Find out the towns-though finding them
May bring you near despair
where Leon Ling has not been seen
And then watch for him there.
Houston Daily Post
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Oh JoyI

The merry -go-round has arrived in
town and the youngsters are supremely
happy. The machine is located in a
vacant lot adjoining the new bank on
roadway.-Redwood City Democrat.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Friendships Test

The severest test of the friendship. or
your friend is to take him camping
with you.--AIilWaukee Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
WarshIps

The absence Of the vessels Of the Pa
citiC fleet from this portion of the coast
has been continuous for over a year,
but there is promise that the long road
has a turning.-Santa Barbara Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24

Furthermore. n nation stretching
over a vast extent of territory and IN
habited by more than four hundred
million people, possessing no practical
means of transportation or communica-
ton, was not sufficiently informed TO
be patriotic.
Another feature contributing to the
situation is the fact that China, al
though an absolute monarchy in form.
is essentially a huge democracy. Never
was there a time when the Imperial
government would go counter to the
wishes of the people IL 1t knew IL.
There was no arstocracy except that
of letters, and any man might aspire
to any position. Democracy does not
tend to Increase a peoples devotion to
rulers. In Japan, the blind and abso-
lutte loyalty of the feudal retainer to
the diamyo was transferred to the re-
stored mikado in the twinkling OF an
eye. Japanese patriotism is the won
der of the world. China is endeavorlng
to manufacture by artificial stimula-
ton what Japan has possessed as an
indigenous product for centuries.
Difficult as Is the task, China Is
making progress. Some of the methods
used may not be admirable in the sight
of the world, but the Chinese think
them more civilized than war-whlch
they look upon as the western engine
for infuslng patriotism into nation.
Fifteen years ago China engaged in n
disastrous war with Japan. The~war
was fought by a few of the northern
and coast provinces, and high officials
in several of the interior of the
eighteen provinces which compose
China proper did not know that the
war was begun until 1t had been over
for a year. The extension Of the tele-
graph lines, introduced ten years be-
fore that war, was given a stimulus by
that disgraceful showing and the most
important Chinese towns have since
had telegraphic communication Tor
governmental purposes. The postoffice
was established only ten years ago. Ii
seemed an almost hopeless task to give
China an adequate postal system, out
the work was begun. Much remains to
be done, but new postoftices are being
established at the rate Of two day
and the service is being improved with
wonderful rapidity. The extension OF
railway lines and the use of steam
craft on the rivers and even on the
smaller streams is bringing the sep
arated sections closer together.
The Boxer rebellion ten years ago
proved that a greater part Of ChinS
was ready to abandon pig-headed anu
foreign opposition and take up th'
work of national regeneration. Ih'
events after the occupation OF Peklne
taught the government that 1t mus
reform or die. The very first mani
festation of a united China was th'
American boycott. 1t was the resull
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-24
Who Struck HIM

The Bank of England was estab-
lished in the city of London in 1894 by
a Scotchman named William Patter-
sOn.-Oakland Enquirer.