The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-15
KANSAS COAMENT
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just why the government should try
70 keep the public in the dark con-
corning the investigation of the East
| .. LOUIS packing house against which
| government employe made charges,
| Is 0lHcuIt Tor the average person to
ulueIstand. Two other employees cor
IoDoIated the statements of the first
eIhp4oye, and all three have been dis
charged. Why were they discharged?
why IS the report kept from the pub
nc? was it so bad that the govern
nleIlt reared there would be another
scandal, and that the European coun-
tries would boycott the American
packing houses?
1t appears to the average person
IN tdlal the thing to do in such cases is
to give the public all of the fnforma-
lon regarding the matter. This would
not only be fair to the public, but it
snouio De demanded by the other
packing houses in the country.
II the meat inspection was not car
rled on IN the East st. Louis packing
mouse as it should have been, word is
pound to reach Europe to that effect,
try VIII surfer One packing house
disregarding the law may injure the
business of all the packing house in
the United States
The fact that the report is kent a
secret gives the impression that
something was wrong. If nothing had
Deen wrong 1t seems that the packing
mouse owners would have been the
~ 0CA14oIO~ lndI Tie government
make public the result of the investi-
CATION. Possibly there was nothing
am1ss and the owners thought that it
would be best to keep the entire mat
ter quiet and stop talk as soon as pos
s1ble. If SO they have made a mis-
take.
From all over the country the cry
of whitewash will go up unless the
people are shown that no whitewash
was used.
Another point: Has any official Of
the government right to suppress
news regarding public acts Are not
such acts matter of record and are
not the records of this government
eminent?
The mere statement that all was
right and the government officials are
satlsned viii not satisfy the interested
public.-Wichita Eagle.
THE SCHOOLS AND THE ARMY.
You probably read more of the
army and navy than of the public
schools, but our military service is a
trife both in Importance and num-
bers compared with our public school
system. There are enrolled in the
public schools of the country approx
imately. 100000 pupils, or 1882 per
cent OF the total population. To
teach these young people the rudi-
ments Of an education, more teachers
are required than there are enlisted
men in the army and navy, the total |
number of public school teachers in |
1907 being 475,23s. AS would be ex-
pected, New York, with the greatest |
population, has the greatest number |
OF pupils, 100000. Pennsylvania in
second, with 1,225,338. There are
but two states with over a million |
pupils. Many states, however, have
a larger percentage of the total pop |
ulation in the schools than the two |
states leading in numbers. Idaho |
which has but $1,000 pupils, has the
highest per cent of enrolment, 81. |
AS you might guess, the lowest per |
cent of enrolment is in the southern |
state-Louisiana, with 14.37. On the |
other hand, Mississippi, an adjoining |
state, has a high percentage of en- |
rollment, 27.80. Kansas has 381,595 |
pupils enrolled. or PAIL per cent of |
population. Nebraska, Idaho, Mis- |
sissippi and washington are the only |
states with better records of enroll |
ment than Kansas.-Atchison Globe. |