The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04

ed SO much attention from the news
papers and missionaries, Is reported
to have 10000 children under age IA
and an additional number of women
employed to make 100000 In factories.
and out of the 100000 recorded
There is some reason to believe In
the face of these facts what the Eng
lish authority on Eugenics, Prof Carl
Pearson, says, when he charges that
the decreased birth rate is due to the
parents not being permitted to secure
work for sons and daughters in the
factories before they are sixteen, and
since they cannot afford to maintain
them without their help until that age,
| they are not going to have more than
one or two children at the most. His
argument Is proven in vague way by
the insurance measure recently pro-
posed by Lloyd George, wherein moth
ers are to be taken care of during and
after maternity.
More commissions under federal d.
rection and control for handling OF
those questions and agitations to come
from the same source from which
spring that for the same means of
necessary to keep in mind the argu
ments raised before the civil war, for
state rights, when the democrats
showed that slave holding was origin.
ally permitted in twelve or thirteen
states, and that majority could have
eternally fastened the system upon
the government The argument that
100000 people with home rule
had prospered and grown into 100000
900 within 70 years must be as good
now as then, as 60 years has added
60,000,000 more.
The agitation for commissions does
not come from the laboring people,
but instead from the capitalists How
can society expect permanent relief
from commission which represents in
terests of class which is already
privileged beyond all reason? The pub
lie utilities are proposed federal com
missions, 80 that they may be prop
erly regulated. The system under
which we may live is denial of
such pleadings that regulate compan.
les come through such means. The
aim and desire Ia to fasten the yoke
upon the people by removing the pow
er so far from them that they will be
helpless. In like manner the people in
municipalities are giving way to what
Is known as the commission form OF
government, because delusive pro
vision Is attached to such, promising
a remedy in the initiative, referendum
and recall. The organized workmen
are strong advocates of the recall
i provision, and argue that it should be
applied to the judiciary. Properly il
should be the remedy for handling Of
suspected miscreants who have beer
delegated with power Organized labor
has been somewhat precipitate with
their demands in this respect, fol
they have failed to give the whole
people demonstration of its value
That demonstration should be made
upon every labor union official and he
should be compelled to fear the conse
quences of untoward actions No ex
ceptions should be made, and it's pro
visions should be made possible to
that extent that even Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor would
be subjected to its decisions Unless
labor so decides, 1t is seeking from
society a privilege.
Stable government depends some
] what upon proper Interpretation Of
: it's laws and the question as to how
far a recall measure should reach
, permits much discussion. Some at
: judges by direct vote of the people
and as an offset to this others argue
for the short ballot. 1t appears thai
, neither plan is acceptable, and the
, people are willing to admit all judges
to be appointed, if they have the priv
: lege of removing them.
Whether the recall OF army officer!
shall be the next step is the question
: then it might. be expect d that societ.
will be upset and much confusion re
suit. Labor unions have shown opposi
ton to the army, and upon very goot
premises. Until recently, they hav'
failed in their arguments why the.
!, opposed the militia. The reason nov
must be apparent to everyone sine
1T Is founa to what extent men in tn
army and navy suffer from veneria
diseases. AS a general thing, the III
3 ions pay benefits and do it withou
regard to a proper medical examine
ton of their adoptions. 1t would b
ruinous to any society to adopt men
bers whose health had been impaire
I by having life's bloodstream contain
q mated from specific causes. Only re
i Gently the facts were developed tina
\ fighters for the state and government
! were better acquainted with that rem
edy called the *. Packet than tn
S instruments of destruction whic
u would appear to be their proper tool
u Every encouragement is given by th
n unions to those inclined towards figh
n ing, because the laboring man is nj
X turally peaceful.
AS self-preservation is the first la
of nature. SO they are placed upon tn
defense now in California and an a
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