Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-06-22

of coal per capita tons. Average
yearly waste of natural gas cubic feet
1000, 900, 600. Mineral production fol
1907 value 50, 900. 900. 600. Waste il
extraction and handling of same,
$500, 900, 600. Known supply of iron
ore in tons, 1884, 600, 900. At present
rate of usage will be exhausted in 80
years.
The social and moral conditions in
the United States is far worse in many
respects. According to 1900 census re-
turns there were 5,319, 912 women en-
ployed in shops, mills, ETC., at an av-
erage wage of $272 per annum. There
were B. 593. 73O workers of over 10 years
of age unemployed. In 1900 1,755, 21O
children were wage earners. Twenty
states forbid child labor at night. In
South Carolina childhood ends at 70.
Alabama at 13. Texas, Virginia. etc.
at IA.
In 1900 there were in the United
States over 4t8, 600 suicides, or 5,49S
10 eacn million people.
White slavery is one of the saddest
chapters. Mrs. Charlton Edholm, Ad-
dress p. 1853, says: Twenty million
dollars year is made by prostitution
in Chicago" There are 230, 900 regis
tered prostitutes in this country and
three fourths of them were shared and
trapped, bought and sold, says Homes
Commission department report. Alien
women who are already prostitutes
come here where they believe they can
make higher profits. The exploitation
of women in a given locality at any
particular time is controlled by fnan-
cial, social and political conditions,
pages 27, IA and 81, above report.
The Cincinnati ENQUIRER, Jan. 26,
1911, contains an article on white slav-
cry, and quotes prices on girls and
women. They range from $50 to So, 600
according to age, looks and nationali-
ty. The American girl is rated the
cheapest because they are easier pro-
cured, and are more liable to talk and
give their masters trouble. Of foreign
women, European girls are easiest pro-
cured. They bring $4OO to 81, 900.
Japanese girls bring $500 to 81, 500.
Chinese women are harder to land
here, hence they bring a more fancy
price. They cannot talk, and being
easier kept, they sell for 80, 900 to
81, 900 each. The purchasers are dis
eliminating, and note the "good
points" of girl about as a farmer
would in buying COW. A late issue
Of the Enquirer tells of the methods of
the white SLAYER Girls are more pre-
ciouS than gold, and should be care
fully safeguarded.
The above are only samples taken at
random from volumes. We can say
nothing about bank failures and the
vast difference between the actual cost
and retail price of commodities. The
igures on insanity are alarming. In
New York state, one in each 15O of the
population are insane enough to be
confined in asylums. This does not
include epileptics and feeble minded
children.
Truly it has been said that the
Present system depends upon waste
illness, improvidence, deceit and dis
honesty for it's perpetuation. " The
Indictment is just. MEME, TEKEL:
Thou art weighed and found wanting.
But what can be done7 We live in
he highest state of learning known,
'et our wants and our woes are multi
lying. What is the remedy Can
nan extricate himself7 Is Socialism
he one, like unto Moses, to lead back
o original purity We believe not,
hough we have said that all right
linded people are Socialistic. The
aeas and principles of Socialism are
ood. They are certainly akin to
christian ideas, and principles. yet
hey are not the same, and their
lethods are opposite. As am a
christian, yet differ with the doc
rines and methods of the nominal
hurch, so | am a Socialist, though I
ont believe that Socialism as COM
lonly represented, can succeed. We
ont believe that its advocates have
'unted the cost, and numbered the
the greatest of which is
lfishness and ignorance of true right
BUSINESS, and which no human agency
IN eradicate. Moral depravity called
n in our members and the tongue
hich no man can tame, are the con-
itutional foes that the Son of God
lly and the importation of his holy j
ind or spirit can remedy. AS a
ream cannot rise above its source, SO ,
II race cannot (of itself) rise above t
J sinful source in Adam. The chris |
an who sums up all these obstacles,
poets no Kingdom until the King, t
g second Adam, the Lord from L
owe, comes to put down all rule and
thority. Yet we try to do good to i
as opportunity offers, and we sym i
thize with all good work. We long t
see Gods will dore on earth as in o
aven. But we are yet under the 9