The Ordway new era., 1909-11-19


ANY readers Of this paper.
rnpland itself, Is, amongst the gen.
,,Ilty Of American people, considered
,nch behind the times and lacking
(De energy and push that is so preva
ent here.
That is a wrong idea. The fact Is
lbo, the English people are conserva.
Ire. slow in choosing which line to
axe but eventually taking the correct
bne. They do not jump at conclus-
ms. The experience OF 1000 years
,aches caution and patience, and the
IIoneer work, since the days OF Henry
The Eighth, In opening up new coun-
,Is,. making new trade routes, gov
,rnIpr and administrating many new
nd strange lands, in her own laudS
asIng new laws, cancclling them,
Ind making other laws to meet all
md every situation, invcnting new
IDEAS and putting them to practical
ss,s, all this, and much more rXperi-
lce was at Jilt 'hii "a aby ''"b'''
.ih an ambition to rise and those
olntries naturally progressed at a
much quicker rate and their activity
lnd progress at irst glance seemed to
throw Old England into the shade.
That the Americans are far ahead
many things is incOntestablc. 1t Is
great big healthy youth and much
done in its impulsive vigor that
kuald shock the staid old Home
and"
There is not the slightest doubt
hat frr Young man whose only cap
hal is health and "A Willingness To
k0rn. Western America Is the place
t him. The conditions in England
make It lmpu~>iblr for her thousands
make decent living aud | person
Ills know hundreds on tn" verge OF
k,arvatlOn. Strong. Intelligent and
gHest men that any country would br
Milling To open her arms To, ana Jet
lhey cannot get employ mrnt nor the
kherewithal to leave the country.
There are thousands OF business
men, who, If compelled To settle at u
tertain date would not pay 20 cents on
The dollar. They simply exist on
their credit AS long AZ possible and
then comes the inevitable smash.
10 this article. do not propose to
enter into the reasons for this archaic
state Of affairs excepting this: Her
Fiscal Policy is utterly wrong and
though the open door and free trade
has It's many good points, yet iair
trade basis would be OF immeasurable
benefit to the community at large.
The necessities and even luXuries OF
life are cheap. Too cheap, in fact, so
cheap that in many houses where reg
ular employment is the general rule,
The waste OF good food Is almost a
crime.
10 the unemployed, the municipal
OF town government gives three days
work per week, breaking stones or any
other labor that can be found (Which
same work or labor is paid for out OF
additional taxes on the town.
AT the end OF each day every man
feceives one shilling (25 cents) in mon
ey and one shilling In provisions, Hour,
oatter, Goals, etc. So that for three
three shllings In cash and three
shlllings in food, in all, $l.50, he is en-
aoled TO keep body and soul together;
Oh course, in this scheme, no luxuries
seem to enter, but the man lin eight
cases married and "a small family is
enabled to live and keep starvation
from the door.
Ills heart breaking sight to see so
many thousands Of able-bodied men,
craving for work and almost Offering
!nelr bodies for any sum to get food
ior themselves and their families.
There are many charitable people
making great efforts to alleviate this
ustress but while their help is, by
us very nature Intermittent, the dis.
"ess is very real and permanent. Inc
educational authorities have been
lO'eed to act in the majority Of towns
.ua II child goes hungry to school 1t
snfst fed and warmed before enter
'aso on It's lessons. Every child whose
parents are so placed that sufficient
SUBSTANCE Is not obtainable Is placed
VI the free meals" list and immedi-
,y ,,e.y led and proper care and atten-
Ihey receive good hot breakfast,
snot dinner and good tea and sup
Wf' nothing fancy, but just plain SEN
s'o'e food. Dinner is the main stand
y aud consists Of soup, meat and po.
a.oes and bread and rice pudding
'au lam dumpllngs with milk.
the food is all prepared and cooked
va center and quickly distributed by