The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-18
FROA OTHER PENS
THE JAPANESE NAVY.

1t may act as a sedative for those
who are alarmed about Japan and her
intentions to learn that the Japanese
| have alarms of their own. The naval
expansion of the western powers is
causing uneasiness in Nippon and the
government is urged to take steps for
maintaining the country's position on
| the seas.
The Japanese press points out that
Japan possesses but six battleships
which are really Qualified to take their
places in the fighting line, and that
two of these are still unlaunched. The
remaining ships on the list are of too
small tonnage. or are obsolescent. or
| are made over captures from the Rus
SLAMS. Korea and Manchuria must be
| looked after. There is a call for an
expenditure Of $20O,000,O0O on a re-
| quisite number of first class ships.
In 1915, when the warships now
! building and projected-three battle
ships and three cruisers-are complet-
ed. the japanese navy will still be
markedly behind that of Germany and
| lowing fifteen years as the effective
| life of a warship. the present fleet of
| twenty-five capital ships will be re-
duced to fourteen, and by 1920 to
o.
ALIMONY AND DIVORCES.
Now comes New York woman who
| is sure to be charged with 'woman's
| inhumanity for woman" protesting to
| be shocked at the multiplicity of d.
vorces and proposing a remedy in the
| total abolition of alimony. She con-
| ceives the prospect of alimony to be
the chief cause Of divorces granted to
women, and denounces the system as
nothing but a simple graft.
Undoubtedly many designing women
| can consistently take no exceptions
to these charges, and it is not to be
questioned that some INSCRIPTIONS
| lawyers will cooperate with women
| for the purpose of obtaining financial
the divorce courts, but that alimony
constitutes the prevailing cause and
purpose of women seeking legal sepa-
ration from their husbands, it is hard
to believe any more than that it would
be wise, safe ~ just to do away with
| the law providing for alimony.
| Society has come to recognize that
| there IS such a thing as a justifiable
divorce, and there is certainly such q
| thing as a woman needing and de-
wing support from a manun etaoin ser
| serving support from the man from
whom she seeks and obtains divorce
and to abolish alimony would work
hardship on many women and chill
dren, alike blameless for the causes
as well as the fact of the separation
Omaha Bee.
GERMAN AVIATORS REVOLT.
The German aviatorS whose center
of operations Is the city of Berlin
have no union, so far as we know
and in their decision to quit work they
are not obeying the mandate of any
walking delegate. Common sense crit
les all over the world will realize thai
this so-called strike" is one that il
forced upon the strikers. Hang YOU
clothes on a hickory limb, and DOM
go near the water is the only order
we know of analogous to that of the
German police to the aeronauts. II
is as easy to swim in a dry place as tc
tell three days in advance whether
the air currents will permit you tC
fly on given day. And flying in Ger
many, IL the flyer must avoid passing
over villages and cities, Is an impos-
sibility in the present state of aero
nautic science.
The German police have a humol
L all their own Outside of the vaude-
| vile there is nothing bit like it or
earth. But Mr.. Roosevelt's great and
good friend, the kaiser, though the
ultimate boss of these ridiculous police
is not humorist at all. If he wants tc
| keep up the interest of Germans gen
orally in flying he will direct a sur
render to the strikers."-Brooklyr
| Eagle.