The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-05
FROM OTHER PENS
BOUND To FAIL

When the women's clubs of Chicago
a rev weeks ago volunteered for police
0uty TO enforce the antispitting ordfn-
ance, by handing printed cards to vio-
Iators asking them to desist from the
practice, the most casual observers pre-
dicted an early collapse of the move
ment. 1t has come already One of the
| crusaders says at takes a great deal
more nerve TO hand person violating
this law printed protest than 1 had
any idea of. From observation, not
experience. I feel quite sure the fair
upholder of the law would be placed
in an embarrassing position"
It should not have required either
observation or experience to have con-
WINGED the promoters of the plan that
this must be the inevitable result A
person-we are glad she did not say "a
man"-Who would violate this ordinance
be expected to have even a trace of
latent or elementary decency that
could be aroused or shamed into re-
specting the law by personal protest
The fair upholder would indeed be fort
innate If she was not insulted by tor
rent of profanity, since the two prac-
tees go together. After all, the women
of Chicago have reached the wiser con-
clusion that the only effective way Of
dealing with such cattle is to arrest and
punish them.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
CHILL AND PERU QUARREL
The withdrawal of the Peruvian lega-
ton from Chill creates once more a
critical situation between the South
American republics mentioned. The re-
lations of the two countries have been
more or less strained for a considerable
time owing to the refusal of Chill to re-
store the conquered provinces of Tacua
and africa to Peru. as provided in the
treaty OF peace negotiated at the close
OF the war between the countries near
ly 80 years ago.
nF Ao o1
of the Ill feeling was the expulsion of
the Peruvian, priests from the disputed
provinces by the Gillian government.
Whether the priests were interesting
themselves in the political dispute be-
tween the countries or not does not ap-
pear, but their expulsion has been un-
doubleday construed by Peru as being
connected with tho Taeu-Artca dispute.
The trouble between the two republics,
although of long standing, is very diff
cult of adjustment. Although, accord
ing to the treaty, Chill was obligated
to restore the provinces to their old
time sovereignty at the end of a per-
iod long since past. the new interests
that have developed since the treaty
was entered into have rendered the
Chilians unwilling to release their hold
on the rich prize they won by force of
arms.-New Orleans Picayune.
AMERICANS ARE INDUSTRIOUS
In recent compilation of statistics
IL was dSc0ELalneQ IndL IN the matter
Of industry and thrift Americans are
superior to any and all other nation
a1ities. The premise from which this
deduction is made is the surprising
fact that the per capita valuation of
property in our country is more than
twice as much as in any other. The
figures have been collected through
Bradstreet's and like institutions and
may be relied upon as fairly accurate.
This, Of course, covers all properties,
including bank deposits and all in
vestments whether in working or in
idle capital.
Americans are all workers and have
had the principle of industry drum
med into them from earliest child
hood. In fact, there are few persons
of leisure in America outside of the
tramp and the corresponding class at
the other end of our social scale. Ev-
erybody works at something in a per-
sistent wide-awake sort Of way doing
all he can ''to get ahead" in the posi-
ton he is holding and reaching out
with one hand cropping eagerly for
the extra source of income which
may be legitimately within his grasp.
-0m1na R@@.