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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
A SIGNIFICANT LABOR MOVE

LABOR UNION move in New York city
II contains the text for a short sermon. The
bricklayers have reorganzed their union
with especial reference to guarding against need
less strikes in the future A significant feature Of
the new plan is that walking delegates shall no
longer be privileged to order strikes.
Like every other human organization, the labor
union has its good and its bad side. The good IS
so obvious that it has received the Endorsement OF
popular approval and of the leaders OF social and
economic thought everywhere The part they
have played in the elevation of the Worklngman IS
beyond dispute.
The people of this country are coming to see
that there has been too much delegated power and
too little democracy IN our government In all dl-
rections there is movement to check that power
and restore it to all the people. This is precisely
what is the matter with many labor unions, and
the action of the New York bricEayers seems to
show that the light has dawned upon them with
convincing force.
Many labor organizations are ostensibly run
bv the members but in reality the large ajOrlty
stay away from the meetings and let the minority
frame their policy and delegate the power of the
whole body From this wrong system have sprung
the chief evils inherng in the unions 1t is only
necessary to recall the enormous power put into
the hands of the notorious Sam Parks i'll New
York a few years ago, and Eugene Schmitz III San
Francisco to make the point plain.
Parks sold out to employers, called strikes at
the behest of one big contracting firm i'll order to
cripple rivals in business, and was discovered in
his knavery and sent to prison only after he had
done irreparabe harm to the he professed
but traitorously betrayed. Schmitz feathered his
nest at the expense of poor men who trusted him
bindy. In many other instances labor has been
betrayed by its professed friends.
If the labor unions will take leaf out of the
book being written by the people Of this coun-
try, curta their delegated power and re-establish
themselves on the basis of democracy, most of the
dstrust of and prejudice against them would melt
away and their power as needful, legitimate force
in our political economy would be corresponding
ly increased
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
MRS. EDDY DEFENDED

Editor Herald: In your issue of De-
cember you publish an article signed
Senex. If it had been Cynic I think
it applicable. 1 am not Christian
Scientist, but I am lover of justice,
and would give tribute where tribute
is due.
In regard to Mrs. Eddy being only
a memory, that is entirely mistake,
for she stands forever with that great
teacher of Nazareth. who gave his life
for suffering humanity. She has stood
the scourge of scoffing humanity and
healed their suffering. She lives and
will live, and this coming generation
of the next century will prove it.
She never claimed to give the world
something new, but she did rediscoVer
and place this wonderful knowledge on
a scientific basis.
What does the paltry $2,000,000 count
when suffering mortals would gladly
give their all for release from sin, sick
ness and death? Will SeneX please in
form us when another teacher since
the advent of Christ has performed
the work he left for his disciples to do
as has this great and noble woman?
| wish l were a Christian Scientist,
and if am anything will be, because
I love Justice. e. L. l..
Highland. Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
PAVE CAR TROUBLES

Editor Herald: 1t would appear from
a news item that our cousins across
the Canadian border do not take kind
ly to the P-A-Y-E cars, which shows
that they are neither so easily salts
fled or as long suffering as we western
ers.
1t is difficult to conceive how the
cars can be run on schedule time, es
pecially during the holidays. To IL
Iustrate. A southbound Moneta P-a-y-e
car approaching Fifth and Main; about
sixteen patrons rush to get on board
No. 1, a sprightly dame, who in the
struggle to board has got separated
from her hubby who Is still standing
on the street Fare, please!' the con-
ductor shouts: but as hubby has the
purse and at the present moment is
assisting a hobbled creature to 'climo
m" No. 1 has to stand aside for No.
9 who is a portly dame loaded to the
upper deck with Xmas presents. Fare
being demanded, No. searches In her
reticule, finds her purse, and after
careful scrutiny hands dollar to con-
ductor to change. "Move up, madam,
to the front. Don't like the smoke?
Oh. we'll, CO. but the rest OF the SEN
tence is lost in the confusion caused by
stout young gentleman with Two
lusty boys and go-cart, the wheels
of which have by some means become
entangled in the legs of young ply,
sician. who is searching his medical
case for restoratives for a frail lady
who has just had an acute attack Of
nervous prostration caused by her
struggle to board the car. and rear
lest the car should go without her.
Car moves on to the next crossing.
The same or similar scene awaits 1t.
This illustrates some of the difficulties.
will suggest a simple and effective
remedy for this in my next letter.
J. r X.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
PUBLIC LETTER BOX
MRS. EppY's WEALTH

Editor Herald: Senex asks in today's
paper December 81 how it is possible
that Mrs. Eddy in relatively such a
short time can accumulate $2.0Oo,0OO?
That same point interested me very
much. Inquiring of one of her follow
ers about that, the answer 1 received
was that she has been very lucky in
real estate transactions" Not being
real estate agent cannot judge, but
find it very doubtful.
The same question asked of another
person, he said: "She has a royalty on
her work of 81 a hook. They say that
she has 4000,000 followers; if that Is
true then you know how she gathered
the money"
A third inquiring about that said:
Don't ask questions. But certainly she
must have served two masters and
loved or was loved by both. She at
least did not pay any attention of the
Lords saying of not laying up treas
ures on this earth. INQUIRER.
Pasadena, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
AMERICAN INVESTMENT
IN MEXICO


Editor Herald: read your editorial
entitled American Money in Mexico
In this mornings paper, and want to
say something about this.
The statement which has been made
for long time that American money
invested in Mexico reaches the amount
of $925, 100000 is an absurd exaggera-
tion. Never mind that. AS you say.
the Mexican state department has Civ
en- these figures For a long time 1
have watched very closely this matter
of American investments in Mexico,
and I have seen how much yellowism
there is on the part of American graft
ers, and how we'll the Mexican govern
ment has succeeded in fooling the
American people by swelling their
heads and thus making partisans of
them.
For instance: Eight or ten years
ago, when the great rush of American
investments began in Mexico, some
grafters started an organization of a
rubber plantation. They had the pa
pers made out saying the company was
capitalized at $1O,OOoOOO. Now, mark
you. of this s1O,OoO.OOO on paper there
was sold some 100000 in shares. OF
this $1Oo, 900, $25OOO or $4,000 were sent
into Mexico to fix the wildcat scheme
in order to fool the share buyers in the
United States. OF course, the COM
pany was recorded in Mexico as a COM
pany capitalized at $10,0O0,0OO. In this
way hundreds upon hundreds of Wild
cat schemes have been recorded as in
vestments in Mexico, and while only a
few million dollars has been wasted in
these schemes, the American people are
told that there are American invest
ments in Mexico of nearly billion dol
lars.
1 cannot deny that there are real
healthy American investments in Mex
leo, but they do not surpass the Ger
man, French or Spanish, and never will
surpass the native Mexican invest
ments. Mexico is a civilized country
that offers opportunities to everybody
to go into business there, just rs the
United States offers this opportunity
Here in this country the Germans, the
Dutch, the Russians, the French and
even Mexicans have investments from
which they draw big dividends, and
you don't hear them boasting. The ed
itorial says that the $20,00o000 iron and
steel plant in Monterey was built by
American money. This iron and steel
plant is exclusively of Mexican capital,
but a part is owned by a rich Mexican
woman who married an American, and
IL the capital of this girl you call
American capital, then you must say
that Prince He'll de Sagan by his own
investments is heavy investor in the
Gould railroad, There are many Amer
lean employees in Mexico and an Amer
lean is the head of the railways in
Mexico, but this is not because of his
nationality, but because he is wise
enough to accommodate himself to the
political clique of the "scientifcos''
around Diaz.
/ wish to know from those people
who own shares in American invest
ments in Mexico how much money they
have received in healthy (not in fakel
dividends. The Cananea Copper com-
pany has been operating for ten years
in Sonora, Mexico, and 1t cost the
American people more than $50,000,0 900,
and only once paid dividend, and Just
one month later the works were closed
for lack of money.
L. GUTIERREZ DE LARA.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
SAYS rEppY,s "poNE FOR"

Editor Herald: One good thing the
elections have done: Roosevelt, the
rooster (the american chanticleer"
European journals have dubbed him)
has ceased to crow, at least for awhile
and yet the sun does not go down
on American politics. Old Sol still
shines, though "Teddy's" day be done.
The would-be "man on horseback" has
had his teeth pulled and the political
dentist can make him stop his wordy
browbeatlng OF the American public.
His tongue is sheathed in his cheek
and the newspaper gods of modern
Parnassus laugh in derision.
Mark Hanna, the brains of the Re-
publican party, is dead; Roosevelt, its
indiscreet tongue, is silent. Now,
where, oh where, is there in this capt.
talistic and aristocratic organization
leader able to "cross tongues" with
such Socialist bravos as Edward Can
trell, Stitt Wilson and that peer of
revolutionary agitators, Eugene V.
Debs? God knowsi" And he hasn't
told either the Socialists or the Re-
publicans. LITERARY.
Los Angeles, Cal,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
TO PAINT THE GRAND
CANYON

A party of American artists, headed
by Thomas Moran. the dean of our
landscape painters, and including FL
liot Daingerfield, De Witt Pershall, Ed
ward Henry Podthast and Frederick
Ballard williams, have gone to the
Grand canyon to paint that wonderful
piece of scenery. Mr.. Moran mas been
there several times and done some re-
markable canvases, two of which have
been bought by the government and
hang in the capitol at Washington. In
Chicago Mr.. Moran was interviewed on
art in general and the trip in particu-
lar. "It is not necessary TO go to Eu-
rope to learn to paint" ne said. Our
artists go over there and acquire a
French or a Dutch or an italian style,
and as a result our paintings are not
at all American. We hope that this
visit may be the beginning of new
school of American painters. The ef-
feet must be a greater love for portray
ing American scenery. 1t will Ameri-
canize the artists and change the ten
dency. Let the Dutchman paint his
Holland and let the Frenchman paint
his France, but when an American art
ist wants to paint Switzerland let him
go into the American mountains to do
1t. They are more beautiful
The artists will paint canyon scenes
from a different angle. One member of
the party has said: THE artists In
their curiosity to note the effect of
the canyon upon the artist, If it were
to be suddenly set before him, have
nIanned to blindfold Mr.. Daingerfield
and awaiting a beautiful sunset, let
him suddenly see all the beauty of the
place. They are very curious to note
the difference between its effect upon
him and the effect upon those who
come into the scenery gradually"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
WIFE TELLS OF HARDsHlPs

Editor Herald: "Moneta," in today's
Letter Box says: THE gorged treas
ures of the Wells-Fargo company paid
l8 per cent dividends and then dis
tributed among it's stockholders twelve
million dollars of accumulated surplus" I"
My husband devotes ten and half
hours (some times more) every day
in the month excepting two Sundays
off, for the large sum of sos per month.
Can you wonder that we are Socialists?
What's more, we are not the only
Socialists the W.T.. Co. are grinding
out. All such companies are grinding
out Socialists day by day.
Men dare not strike or raise their
voice of rebellion when times are so
hard, living so high, etc. But they
can think Socialism and vote it; what's
more they will! Give me the vote
and I'll vote too!
Can a man clothe, feed and house
his family in respectability on $55 a
month? Nay, it is one long struggle
to pay the rent and the fuel and
grocery bills, let alone buying cloth
ing. Meat is nearly an impossibility.
My God! How long will such condi-
tions last. My husband is nearly a
stranger to his child. He leaves home
at $50 a. m. and gets home at 1880
p. m. He eats supper and goes to bed
tired out, with no time to devote to
his wife or child. No fireslde talks, no
nothing but the struggle to keep up
his strength in order to earn his $55
which has to feed. clothe and house
his family
Am l am Socialist? Well, guess
yes. A WIFE.
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
LATEST IN APARTMENTS

NEW YORK'S latest apartment house is to
VI be an immense affair with hospital, kinder
garten, bowling alleys, gymnasium and
tennis courts, and it is said it may even have a
chapel" Almost all the activities of urban life will
be represented under its roof. The prices for
apartments will also be record-breaking.
By letting the imagination have full play it is
possible to conceive of some use to which chapel
could be put in New York apartment house. 1t
could be used to store trunks or if there is other
ample room for such purpose, it could be used for
small bridge parties or could be fitted up as a
Moorish smoking room for the ladies. But what
possible use could there be for the kindergarten?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
rntal annroprlatlon Cor detectives ....s71

Probably half Of the great army Of detectives
and most of them are unworthy to be dign1hed by
such title-has been created for political reasons
and could be spared as pure extravaganza. Nc
Kinlev was surrounded by an army of them, yet
the assassin had no trouble in reaching him and
the bodyguard proved about as useful as SO many
ten-pins.
In the Los Angeles county district attorneys
office doubtless half the socalled detectives could
be spared (as was brother David Patterson")
and the proportion of needless ones probably
would be as great in the federal service.
Students of social and economic problems will
find in the seven million dollar government eX-
pendture (and perhaps as much more in the states
and cities) food for thought. The fact that vast
army of spies is needed in free" and prosperous"
America to prevent and punish rampant dishon-
esty and other forms of crime is certainly not a
favorable commentary on American conditions.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
ARE WE BEING RUssIANIZED?

THE reminder in the recent campaign that the
district attorney in addition to increasing the
number of lawyer assistants from eleven to
twenty-four has raised the number of his sleuths
from seven to twelve calls attention to what many
believe to be an evil in this country-the growing
armv of detectives America is becoming Rus
sianized, say some of the commentators. Here in
Los Angeles county the number of public and prl-
vate detectives probably runs into scores.
The tendency is not only local but national.
Last winter Congressman Adar of Indiana made
an investigation of the cost of such service to the
nnuernn1ent and this is what he found:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
A HEARTY LAUGH
Being the days best Joke from the news
exchanges

1t was an old custom among high
waymen to stop prosperous-looking
men on the street at night and in
quire the time. and then. when the
obliging party had pulled out his
watch and named the hour, to snatch
the watch and run of with it.
one night one of the footpads ac-
costed an athlete.
what time is it2' inquired the foot
pad.
'Just struck one" said the athlete,
as the footpad went down before his
stinging blow.
Gee" said the crook, as myriads
of stars were clouding his vision.
aI'm glad / didn't meet you an hour,
ago" Norman e. Mack's National
Monthly.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

The Jacksonville Times-Union reports that
Davtona regards New Orleans as the logical point
for the exposition. We regret not to have learned
this important fact sooner OF course, if Daytona
feels that way about it. there is nothing further to
be said for San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
BRINGING 1T UP

Walter Wellman has an article in a
December magazine on his oceanic
balloon trip, although the jublic had
kindly agreed to forget all about it,
Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
A VALUABLE RECRUIT

A young woman of Massachusetts is
nearly feet 4 inches tall, weighs 1S9
pounds and is always in perfect train
ing. What a recruit for the suffra~
gettes!-New York American.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

The contest in retcence going on between
Uncle Joe Cannon, King Manuel Henry Cabot
Lodge Porfirio Daz, Teddy Roosevelt and Robbie
Chanler has all the thrill and uncertainty OF a
Marathon race.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
ToO MANY HANDS

The electric ventilating fan on the
wall of the restaurant was whizzing
round. A gentleman who had dined
extremely we'll sat looking at 1T for
some time. Waiter" he complained
at last, that clocks fast. Punch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
COMPLETING THE CAST

If Roosevelt should turn out to be
another julius Caesar we nominate
Judge Parker for Marc Antony.-In-
dianapolis Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
HEADED FOR PROHIBITION

man who was killed by a street
car in a Michigan town was carrying
a suitcase containing seven quarts of
whisky. That's new way Of running
down the liquor businesses Paul
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

CAN'T BEAT MAN HIGHER UP
Upper berths in sleeping cars are to
be so cents less than the lower ones.
AS usual the man higher up gets the
advantage.-NewY York Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
EvrRYrHING ELsE

Two hundred butchers in Pittsburg
have quit making sausage. declaring
there is no money in it, Come to think
about it. money is the one thing we
never ran across in ours.-Detroit
Times
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
Far and Wide
TOO LATE NOW

Europe failed to express wish that
the colonel join wellman in his fight
Constitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
WHO'LL FURN

WHO'LL FURNISH THE POSSE?
New York court rules that man
has right to put his mother-in-law
out of the house. But it takes some
thing more than right.-Cleveland
Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

bad Jake" Noble of Kentucky has just killed
his sixth man. Whether there is anything in a
name depends whether you are looking at the
front or rear end of Jake's cognomen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

THEY DON'T THINK IT SAFE
Attempt to organize an old home
week in Pittsburg has failed. Her
prominent citizens won't come back
Wall Street Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
REPUBLICAN CONSOLATION

REF " DLlCtAN COAN0OA|TA ASA'
One Of the chief reasons for rejoicing
over the victory of the esteemed DEM
ocrats seems to be based on the theory
that they can't do anything anyway
Columbus (Ohio) State Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

FROM BEARD TO SHEARED
New York goes from one extreme to
the other The governor-elect of that
state doesn't, even wear a mustache.-
Chicago Record Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
A DIFFERENCE

President Taft says he will give the
railroads fair deal. Governor Stubbs
says the same thing, but the president
probably means what he says.--Kan-
sas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

A party Of Cleveland clergymen propose to
build with their own bands and tools temporary
tabernacle for a revival there. We deprecate this
temptation of spiritual peril. What will they do if
the hammers come down on their thumbs?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

A New England paper says the Yankees are
disappearing This is natural mistake caused by
the phenomenon of the Yankees going into
the Democratic party
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

CONSIDERABLY OF A STRAIN.
Bourke Cochran reverses himself so
often that he may soon begin to wear
out at the hinges.-Wall Street Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

REAL CAUSE FOR TROUBLE
The revolution in Portugal was
caused by the queen mothers Paris
hats. A splendid precedent seems to
have been established.-You
Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

Jacksonville has been pretending to be the win
ter resort par excellence, and after reading the
weather bulletins deem its claim well founded,
with special emphasis on winter"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

A St. Louis Judge rules that a chicken is not a
nuisance. He probably meant that nothing less
than the word luxury" would describe any poul-
try at the present market.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

Canadian statistics show that 10000 Ameri-
cans have taken up their homes in that dominion
in the last year And many of them would like to
take them down now.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

The British campaign has been fierce and flu
rious, but it has not gone to the extreme that
threatens Rudyard Kipling is to write poem
on the situation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

They have discovered another poet in the Min
nesota penitentary Some papers speak of it with
surprise. But that is where all poets with few
rare exceptions, ought to be-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

Madame Nordica speaks of Cavalieri as that
poor little girl" Not quite so poor, however, as
before Bobby Chanler fell to liking grand opera.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

After the fuss is all over we hope some bright
Englishman will try to show us what good a
house of lords is or ever was, anyway.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

The name of the new president of Finland is
Svinhufvid. 1t must have been pretty tough on
the campaign poets, but maybe not in Finnish.
Arizona republican., 1910-09-05
Ll|NGER-P|NCHOT
 REPORT MAY BE SOON
If Democratic Member of Committee
 Has His Way.

Minneapolis, Minn, Sept. 4-Mem- bcrs of the congressional committee that is Investigating the BaIlinger- Pinchot controversy between the in- terior department and the bureau of forestry, arrived today and will meet tomorrow. However. there will be no discussion of the evidence until Tues day. This order will allow Senator Nelson, chairman Of the joint com mittee, to attend the conservation congress.
 Representative Graham, one of the democratic members. said that if the committee arrives at a decisicn dur ing the week he is in favor Of having it made public imm adiately and not waiting until after the congressional elections.
 Tt is the public's business and the public has a right to know" he said, and the recommendations. in my judgment, ought to he published as soon as the members have the report ready"
Arizona republican., 1910-09-05
WHOLE CREW SAVED
 FROM BURNING STEAMER
Part cf Survivors Had Been Adrift for
 Five Days

Cape Race, \. F., Sept. 4-After much suffering thirty-two men of the crew of the steamer West Point, from Glasgow for Charleston, which burned in midOcean on Sunday last, are safe. News that the rescue had been com pleted by the picking up at midnight of Friday of Captain Pinkham and fifteen men who had been with him five days in an open boat, the last few days without food, by the Mauretania, was received today by wireless from that steamer
 An equal number of the crew of the ill-fated steamer, headed by the chief mate, are approaching Boston on the liner Devonian from Liverpool which accomplished-their rescue on Thursday They will arrive at Boston on Monday or Tuesday. Tonight each party was informed by wireless of the fortunate delivery of the other.