The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-06

ed by Enlightened courts. the work
ers are in jeopardy, the progressive en-
plcyer Is penalized, and the commun-
" pays heavy cost in lessened eff
cheney and in misery. What Germany
mas done in the way of old age pen
siohs Or insurance should be studied
ny US and the system adapted to our
uses, with whatever notifications are
IeiIuered necessary by our different
ways OF life and habits of thought.
= WoFklngwomen have the same need
i',, I'm oihe for protection that work
-, ~ & gu men nave; the ballot is as neces-
sd LOT one class as for the other;
we DO not believe that with the two
sexes there is identity of function;
puC we do believe that there should
pe equality of right; and therefore
W. Ne taVor woman suffrage. Sure
tney would strengthen the hands of
nose VINO are endeavoring to deal
~ ~ eIIlcient fashion with evils such as
ciie white slave traffic; evils which
can IN part be dealt with nationally,
oul winch in large part can be reach
ca only by determined local action,
sucn as insisting on the widespread
puoIlcatlon of the names of the own
~, the landlords, of houses used for
immoral purposes.
NO people are more vitality inter
esteo imam workingmen and working
women IN questions affecting the pub
nc health. The pure food law must be
engthened and efficiently enforced.
~ the national government one de-
pa ILlent should be intruSted with all
the agencfes relating to the public
IleaItn, from the enforcement of the
pure rood law to the administration
~ ~ quarantine. This department,
through it's special health service
would cooperate intelIigent1v with
the various state and municipal bod
les established for the same end.
Ihere would be no discrimination
asa1nst or for any one set of thera-
nc methods, against or for any
one school of medicine or system of
meaning; the aim would be merely to
secure under one administrative body
eIIlclent sanitary regulation in the in
Ierest OF the people as a whole.
The Farmer
mere is no body of our people
whose interests are more inextricabIy
tIterWoVen with the interests of Ill
the people than is the case of the
farmers The Country Life Commits
SION should be revived with greatly
increased powers; its abandonment
was a severe blow to the interests of
our people. The welfare of the far
mer is basic need of this nation. IT
- ne men from the farm who in the
past nave taken the lead in every
great movement within this nation.
WiIetHef IN time of war or in time of
PIoSper put 1t is not we'll if they pros
per at the expense of the country
am glad to say that in manv sections
OF our country there has been an ex-
i,, tlon HInary revival of recent years IN
tnCeIllgent interest in and work for
Ihose VINO live in the open country
II lnlS movement the lead must he
taken by the farmers themselves; but
ouI people as a whole, through their
governmental agencies shouId hack
n
should be done to better the economic
cOhdltlon OF the farmer and also %
increase the social value of the life of
me farmer, the farmers Wife, and
and loneliness bear heavily on tbe
women in the country: their welfare
should be the especial concern of ali
or u.s. Everything possible should he
1one 10 make life in the country pro-
Iltaple so as to be attractive from the
economic standpoint and also to give
an outlet among farming people for
lhose forms of activity which now tend
20 make life in the cities especially de-
slrable for ambitious men and women
There should be just the same chance
TO live as full, as well-rounded. and ms
mighty useful lives in the countrv as
in the city ~
Ihe government must co-operate
more productive There rnnst he no
sklnn1ng of the soil. The farm should
De lett to the farmers son in better
ana not IN worse, condition because of
lts cultivation. Moreover every in
Nentlon and Improvement every dis
covery and economy, should be at the
service of the farmer in the work of
production; and, in addition, ne should
pc helped to cooperate in business
fashion with his fellows so that the
money paid by the consumer for the
product of the soil shall to as large a
degree as possible go into the pockets
OF the man who raised that product
from the soil. So long as the farmer
leaves cooperative activities with !
their profit sharing to the city man
Of business, SO long will the founda-
tons of wealth be undermined and the |
comforts of enlightenment be impos- !
S1ble in the country communities. In |
every respect this nation has to learn |
he lessons of efficiency in production |
and distribution, and of avoidance of |
waste and destruction; we must de-
1elop and improve instead of exhaust
ng our resources. It is entirely pos |
;ibIe by Improvement in production in |
he avoidance of waste, and in bust
hess methods on the part of the farm
er to give him an increased income |
rom his farm while at the same time
to the consumer the price of
he articles raised on the farm. I'M
)ortant although education IS every
where, it has a special Importance in
he country. The country school must
it the country life; in the country. as
elsewhere, education must be hitched
Up with life. The country church and
he country Young Mems and Young
Nomen's Christian associations have
great parts to play. The farmers must
,wn and work their own land; steps
must be taken at once to put a stop
o the tendency towards absentee land
ordism and tenant farming; this is
me of the most imperative duties con-
ronting the nation. The question of
'ural banking and rural credits is also
If immediate Importance.
The Control of the Trusts.
The present conditions of business
,annot be accepted as satisfactory.
There are too many who do not pros
ger enough, and of the few who pros