The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-05
A NEEDED LAW.
FROAq OTHER PENS
WE MUST HAVE HUSBANDS.

w h MOS1 6AN Il t1OSBAgND6.
Speaker Cannon can make himself
the most popular man in America, and
can be reelected to the speakership as
long as he desires to hold that posi-
ticn, If he can solve the problem pre-
scented to him by a Cleveland girl The
never before been known to finch. we
can expect some novel proposition
from him soon.
The following letter. which is self
explanatory, was received by the
speaker, but as yet has not been an
swered:
"Our beaus can not marry we girls
because all foods and clothing is too
not have husbands. Why don't you
make congress provide husbands for
us? You will do the country more
good by seeing that all the young peo-
pie are married. If all the young peo-
pie were married we would not need
any congress or president. This world
would then be a paradise. We must
have husbands. Get some for u.s.
When the high cost of living forces
the pretty girls to do without hus-
bands when they want them, it is time
for the lawmakers of the nation to
pause. What do the members of con-
gress intend to do about it? Do they
want this to be nation of suf-
fragettes? Do they want the race to
become exterminated? Are they will
ing to see the stork become as extinct
as the dodo ?-Washington Herald.
A NATIONAL ART COMMISSION.
Representative McCalPs bill estab-
fishing an art commission for Wash
ington has passed the House with some
notifications. It is to consist of seven
artists of repute and secretary. The
artists who are to act as judges will
have to serve without pay, but their
travelling expenses will be met by an
annual appropriation of $4,000. Their
h 1xriG 6n
choice of models for future statues,
ETC.. and upon their location. They
may also have a say about the location
of future public buildings.
Some of the statues set up in Wash
ington in recent years have been harsh
ly criticised, not only by artists, but
by Congress. In at least one instance,
also the location of a public building,
that of the Agricultural DEPARTING t,
has been pronounced to be atrociously
wrong, and this mistake, if it was one,
was laid during the discussion of the
Mccall bill at the door of special art
commission on which President Roose-
welt had laid his masterful hand
Chicago Tribune.
BRITAIN'S PROBLEMS IN INDIA
Lord Mimic in his retiring address to
the Imperial Legislative Council in
India. the other day, did not minimize
the problem the Empire is facing in
Indian affairs. The viceroy deplored
the rising of the new spirit in India
and recognized the fact that the gov
eminent is called on ''to deal with sub
terranean Vaccinations, methods of
assassination and robbery dangerous to
the public safety with "a spirit of
Iawlessness and anarchy which seeks
to subvert not only British rule. but
the government of the Indian chiefs.
Lord Mimic expressed the belief that
only the most rigorous policy would
suffice under existing conditions. I'VE
can no longer, tolerate" he said, "the
preachings of the revolutionary press.
We are determined to bride literary
license, The iron hand is necessary,
but there are inevitable consequences
to follow. 1t will be difficult to dis
crirninate between freedom of speech, |
the liberty of the press and that IL
cense of utterances which not only
leads to. but which is absolute an
archy-Boston Herald.