Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-31
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Wilson. secretary Of the society.
DR.. Wilson told the annual meeting
OF the society that these diseases are
moro serious and far greater In num-
Der OF those affected than tuberculosis.
and that they require strict measures
on the part Of health officers to pre-.
vent their spread, which, he declared.
had been greater lately than ever and
especially great In those cities Of Eur
ope and elsewhere that maintain So
called segregated districts. He declar-
ed It had been found that such degree
cation meant the segregation and le-
galixing Of the spread Of social dis
eases.
In the course Of his address DR.. WILL
son declared that the greater percent
age OF bliaAn-ss, 30 per cent Of the
cases Of paresis and 70 per cent Of the
CAGES Of locomotor ataxia may be trac-
ed to the prevalence Of the disease Of
which he was speaking.
UNIONS AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
dubuque Telegraph Herald.
Considering the sore trials of the
present year in the relations Of unions
to employing contractors in Dubuque,
1t Is not surprising to find the unions
in error due to passion. Not any
more surprising than to find the Ci;t-
zens' Alliance taking the attitude that
there is nothing to arbitrate when. as
a matter Of fact, between right-meari-
ing men in dispute there is always
something to arbitrate, or at least to
talk over with view to determin-
ing II common ground for settlement
con be found.
The mistake the Unions are making.
thru the Trades and Labor Congress.
is in calling UP on "you. Mr.. Working
man, to have your wife or sweetheart
ana all YOUR friends and ympathizers
vote on Nov. I. and be sure to vote mo"
On the proposal to issue 81 1000 of
bonds for new Prescott public
SCHOOL"
We're we have the Trades and Labor
Congress seeking to imrair the useful
ness OF the public school system: seek
ing to defeat the erection of a needed
nuilaine THAT shall be safe ana sanitary
and that shall secure the safety AMI
the heolth Of the children attending
the school and the teachers who in
struct them. The congress aims blow
at the greatest Of American institu-
tiors. the most usef,l instrument in
TIE liberation Of men from bondage TO
privilege. and the greatest force for
process in the world. Madness has
se'-ed them tnot they DO this hing.
The reason for the action? It ia found
In the congress- apprehension that an
cpen Eho, em-lover will get the con
tract for the construction OF the school
and that the v-o-k will Re dome by nom
union labor. To a communication Of
the congress the board of education
replied that 1t was powerless under
the law TO make distinction between
closed" and open" shop contractors.
II the law is IS the board OF educa-
ton states it. then the quarrel of the
congress Is with the law and the way
to proceed is to seek amendment to the
law making distinction between con-
tractors possible.
II under the law the board can make
distinction, then one course for the
congress to pursue Is to oppose for re-
election the members OF the board as
their terms expire and seek to put in
their places men friendly to organized
labor. For our part we think the
character of the board could not suffer
by putting some thinking laboring men
on 1t, tho we should deprecate making
unionism an issue in a school election.
1t will cost the unions heavily OF
public sympathy to persist In a course
of opposition to the bond Issue. We
dare say that some men oriously
hostile to labor are laughing in their
sleeves and anticipating with keen rel
ish the prospect OF being relieved from
an increase in taxes by defeat Of the
issue proposed-ren who can afford to
have their children educated in private
schools. Far from aiming a blow az
these men in opposing the new school.
the congress. is seeking to save them
money in taxes.