The San Francisco call., 1910-07-24

"a dating his letter from the inter
~ national school OF peace in Bos
~ ton, with reference to certain
things printed on this page con
ss5:ss5sssea>: cerning Congressman McLach-
Q Q lans ridiculous speech devoted
2 g TO that tattered old scarecrow,
{. . . the impending war between the
. United States and Japan. Doc
tor Jordan adds, Il highly ap-
prove OF all you said and great deal more" But
perhaps if Doctor Jordan said great deal more it
might only serve to magnify the Importance of
charlatan seeking the limelight
You would not treat Hearst seriously and Nc
Laehan merely making a pale copy of the
Hearst method. The congressman from the sew
enth California district has yellow streak.
MEASURED IN GATE MONEY
see by the papers that Doctor Jordan during his
visit to Boston has been saying "a great deal more
for the enlightenment of the national education
association and among other things he said:
.d Some S day day % the oosgs @ pr presidents iad and school 90
brutal because they did not put a stop to the dan
gers OF football. a sport that destroys the best
there in American youth
The game aroused the love of the sordid
that focused the interest OF the country in ring
pounding each other yesterday.
football BIscksmiths and boiler makers can play
the game well men of the finer intclects in
fact, they considered the best material
for the game.
1t may be that Doctor Jordans vision of the future
will prove true, but not yet. The fact that the
fighting spirit OF humanity is SO strong that it can
be converted into terms OF big gate money whether
Tor prize fight football match is proof that
the savage has not been tanned and it is quite doubt
ful whether he is amenabe to preaching
War, famine and pestlence have been powerful
instruments in the evolution of man We have
never been able to determine with certainty why
we were afflicted, but persons who profess to be
in the confidence of the Almighty have told us that
these plaques were visited on us to promote the
survival of the most fit and raise the human
average
DOCTOR JORDAN'S QUARREL
On the other hand II is Doctor Tordans favorite
theory eNpounded on many occasions, that war pro-
notes the survival of the least fit The flower of a
nations youth goes to the and gets killed. The
others stay home and buy substitutes or run away
10 escape the draft They are weakngs and breed
nollycoddles.
These are high themes, which one ventures
with extreme diffdence, but it to me that if
those certain well informed people of whom have
spoken correct in their theory of the universe
then Doctor Jordan must be quarreling with God
PRIVATE DEFINITION
heartfelt appeal begging Phil Stanton to get out
OF the way for Anderson
An interesting situation is developing in the
southern counties by of the fact that Ed
4 Meserve to have opposition
the republican party in his candidacy for the posi-
ton OF United States senator.
We need dwell on the patent nisrepresenta-
ton OF fact in the statement that Meserve has no
opposition III his party One expects that sort of
thing in the Chronicle, although its own columns
convict the paper of knowledge that John D. Works
and A. G. Spading candidates for senator
against Meserve. If cornered no doubt the
Chronicle would explain that these are not republi-
according to its private definition of that word
Now definitions are always important and
indeed essential the foundation of all argument
II is worth while ascertain what variety of repub-
lIcan Meserve may be in the estimation of his
neighbors in southern California who have had
opportunities observe his conduct and affiliations
in the past.
AN INSTRUCTIVE FABLE
]. w. Mckinley, the Los Angeles lawyer, is one
of the republican machine. They do not encourage
that kind of in their ranks but prefer the pea
politician who will obey orders and not presume
TO think for himself
Now the editor of the Pacific Outlook published
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