El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-02

Queen NictOria's reign and living on
the rates and taxes re would have q
snort lie and a merry one. An even
worse rate viii probably overtake Aus
Iralla' nearly empty continent within
easy reach Of the industriallv far more
eILlclent yellow races, guarded gratis
by the British fleet for a mere handful
OF Inhabitants. For these reasons L
cannot Join in the chorus of lay and
clerical advocates, who, when they tell
US 10 cooperate with the spirit Of the
age, really mean that we should coop
crate with the labor movement and
the spirit Of Socialism.
socialism or almo st any other expert
ment might answer in New Zealand till
the British fleet ceased to patrol the ring
fence. after which the yellow man
would make Short work of tie nam 5i1-.-
pered trade uniOnist, but in England
the conditions, I fear, are ideally un-
favorable for those who hope to see
q dense population with high wages
and short hours. Our soil win NOT
support them. When we cease to out
work and underseu other nations the
working classes must emigrate or
starve-"
Ballot Box FaHacy.
DR.. Inge said that the belief that the
ballot box decided Questions wisely
was only the old superstition Of the
divine right OF kings standing on its
head He also deCried what he de-
clared to be the soft and flabby side
Of modern humanitarianism. The pres
seemed unnatural and was probably
only temporary. The state of the IN
ture. he believed, would kill more
mercifully, but more freely.
DR.. Inge deprecates the storm which
a lecture delivered before a modest
organization Of women has aroused,
but he is standing bv his guns. al
though fellow churchmeH have de-
nounced his statements regarding
Democracy in unmeasured terms.
Fighting the FOgs
That the work OF smoke abatement
and fog prevention Is well beyond the
which sanitary engineers VIII attempt
to prove at the International Smoke
Abatement exhibition which viii be
held in London next March.
Politicians and medical men, as well
as engineers have interested them
selves in the exhibition and are active
~ at work on the various committees.
The demonstrations VIII show how
smoke is formed and the loss it entails
on the householder III wasted fuel and
the need for constant renovation Fire
less cookery will be q feature of the
demonstrations, and the promoters
promise to explode the theory that
steel cannot be manufactured without
smoke.
That the movement for smoke and
fog abatement has not been without
effect is shown by the statement of a
London expert that since the movement
began the average number of dense
fogs here has decreased by over 60 per-
cent, while the average amount Of
winter sunshine in the Metropolis has
increased by 50 percent. He believes
that If the geenraI public can be in
duced TO take the matter seriously,
the London pea soup fog can be abol-
ished.
Prepare for Canal Opening.
British shipoWners are preparing
quietly. but on a large scale, to par
ticipate in the development of trade
that is expected to follow the opening
Of the Panama canal. A combination
of some of the larger and smaller
companies has recently been, effected
which. it is believed will give the
British companies a commanding posi-
ton in the competition for the trade
which VIII use the canal
The new concern viii be controlled
by Lamport & Holt. a Liverpool ship
ping firm. According to official fig
ures, the combination controls steam
ers aggregating 95S,127 tons.
To Prevent Strikes.
A number of men employed on the
Atlantic and other liners, which make
Liverpool their home port, have organ
lied a union which has for its object
the prevention of strikes The union
hopes TO avoid strikes by the forma-
ton Of Cancellation boards in every
district for the organizers believe that
the idea VIII be taken up in every
port