The San Francisco call., 1909-11-11
ANSWERS :. TO =. QUERIES

CHINESE-Subscriber. City. Has a boy born
Of Chinese parents in the United States all
he becomes of age vote take up land acquire
ownership in real estate2 If he is not recognized
belong to? Is he subject Of China. though
born In the United States?
A boy born in the United States of
Chinese parents is an American. the
same as boy born to any other
parents. and when he becomes of age
he may elect to exercise all his rights
as an American citizen by some overt
and the like. or he may adopt the citi-
zenship of his father. If he does that.
despite the fact that he was born in
the United States. he would become a
citizen of China and subject
thereof
MARBLE.F. A.. City. How are oil stains
taken out Of marble?
1t is said that stains in marble caused
by oil can be removed by applying COM
mon clay saturated with benzine. If
the oil has remained long enough it
will become acidulated and may have
injured the polish. but the stain will
be removed.
POLICY HOLDER-Subscribe Oak
land. Cal Address a communication to
the association named in your letter OF
inquiry. direct it San Francisco and
it will be delivered This department
does not publish the addresses of pri-
vate concerns. Correspondents who
want to be accommodated with busi-
ness address by this department should
always inclose a self-addressed and
stamped envelope.
McENERNEY ACT-A. B. Elmhurst. Cal.
Until what time was the McEnerney act for per-
fecting titles extended
1t was extended to December 81.
1911.
soCIALIsM--M. T.. City. What is socialism,
Is it inevitable? What is the case Of Warren Of
the Appeal to Reason?
Socialism is a sort of limited COM
munism. The latter is the doctrine that
society should be reorganized on the
basis of abolishing individual owner
ship of property and control of wages
and most of the generally admitted
rights of individuals in their private
and domestic relations, and substituting
therefor community ownership and
control of every person and every
thing. Socialism would not entirely
2 bolish individual rights of property
and personal self-controL but seeks to
force more equitable distribution of
and level the present extreme
between men of various
classes. CD This department is not In
a position TO give an answer, for the
reason that it is so deep a question no
one Individual can answer it. (3) The
accusation against Warren is that he
was guilty of utterances by word of
mouth and by words in print that were
anarchistic and dangerous to the well
fare of the country.
DENNIS KEARNEY-S.. City. What was the !
line of agitation that adopted by Dennis |
Kearney of sandlot fame? Did he acquire
wealth and then abandon his agitation:
His line of agitation was to attract
the attention of the people of this cfty. !
Of the state, of the Pacific coast and OF |
the whole nation to the menace of the
Chinese influx to the white race. and
he raised the cry of The Chinese must
CO." not with the idea of using Violence
against the race, but to bring about I
legislation that should exclude them
from this country anc gradually dfn,in /
sh the number The result of his ari-
.ation was the passage of the exclusion
aw, and when he had accomplished \
hat he retired from the field. OF activ- /
ty and went into business as a stock 4
broker. The small estate he leef /
showed that he did not amass great /
wealth