Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-03
,rr1.r ii AHEAD OF Us.


y. a.. .-hsrnered around that President
rsft has soured on his secretary OF war
b~cause the latter predicted war Win
r~nn~ Oriental power. ard warned our
~,vernrent concerning our defenseiess
rondYrion rs a first-class war-po"et IN
that exigency- -.
Iapan made a signal success N Ns l1 .a,,
var with Russia. and at some time VII
wfve the United States a tussie 10. -
PhfllppiDe Islands but the Cn..eo -
xuvernment invfxed trouble when IL W.
over there 10 possess OF conQuer'a colony
anS snafn made "a good trade when II
rola are Islands TO US for twenty mil
liar,s OF dollars
II We could sell the colony to Japan
for half OF what the whole thing cost US
We would Be doing a land-ofnce business
AID. there IS Cuba and the West inolA
Iela1ds-reads 10 break out In a violent
r.wrlntson any night. that Is dark enough
20 conceal the beginning Of the revoN-
o. course. the United States aims 70
s.fa,<e over Cuba. AMI when we get Cuoa.
NE win have a whole lot OF diff1cuiues 10
AL with. with its mixed popuiation-
Eraniaras. Messizoes and plain negroes
a. II We did not have enough now!
This trouble is plainly ahead OF Us.
ana this has been foreshadoweu ever
rInce the battle-shfp. Maine, was blown
carousaI AMI maybe eternity alone VIA
uncover the real truth In this matter
Hut we. that Is the United States. can
eax,lv 6x M a reason for taking over
cuba. when we are ready TO DO So
The Panama Canal Is going TO be
Hlfncult proposition Bg the time the
ditch Is made deep enough 10 noat war
vessels. the time win BE here to foruIy
the whole length as well as both ends OF
r.
r. ieave ~ without fortincatlon would
s,rst be inviting trouble. The ditch has
cost nearly three times as much as was
nrsf proposed-as a sufficiency- and the
fowfffeafions will cost a mint of money.
but We are an extravagant nation, ana
sadly lacking in foresight as TO esu-
mates.
We we're told that the annual pension
bFu would decrease steadily: everytime a
rew nension crab WAS presented 10 con-
rress. but we find that We pay more
pension money every year. and one half
or more % our appropriations are going
for army. navy and pension bills. ana IL
will not be long until we will Be subject
class. one that works hard all the year.
90 provide 5 luxurious living for the fav-
ored ones and pushed 70 our eyebrows
to hand over all they call for We are
not willing TO admit our serfdom. but the
rnoney OF the nation. and we must
knuckle down 10 get money 10 move cot
Ton or grain or do general business
After giving the railroads enormous
grants OF public land and loaning them
money on long time. and poor security.
today the railroads ere cracking the whip
over the heads Of every body. who are
compelled 10 ray their rates for shipping
ard transportation
we have had a do-nothing Interstate
commerce commission in Washington
city for thirty years. and we are be-
coming Convinced that the railroads are
comfortably satisfied with the members
q the commission
There are more ways OF killing dog
than choking Il with a sweet, hot dump
ling. and 50 long as this commission does
not interrupt the railroads. that long we
will have nothing doing In behalf OF the
disguised people. who are whip-sawed by
the arr0gart railroads. II tries ones
patfence to see how little the commission
has done for public relief. and the time
win come when the tax payers win be
fored 20 take over" these railroads In
SELF defense
This is just few OF the things which
are facing Us in the future / win collect
some more At future time.