The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-30
incorporation of Public Utilities
Under Government Control
had not the prospect Of sale to the
government been directly ahead.
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government been directly ahead.
"ktcks" Less Frequent.
With nearly 100000 phones in OPP
Grafton the postal authorities have
a little complaint. probably fewer
kicks as you would say. than the
testimony of many that the postal Of
hcials and employees are more solicit
Gus to meet complaints and remedy
the cause than are the people of the
private company. This is character
istic of our government officials and
employees. who are the hest-drilled and
disciplined of n in Europe. with the
possible exception of those of Ger
many. which is the home of the mar
tinet and where government employees,
like the soldiers. are treated almost
like serfs. I hope this will not not
| reach the eyes Of tho German govern
ment and be made a casus belli!
You have so many things, so many
thousands of things. in your wonder
full country and your wonderful Pitts.
burg. which l "a had the pleasure
OF visiting. that l know l shall b. ex-
cuSed for my seeming bit Of boasting.
We must brag of the few superior
things We ave. don't We know?
Things seem to be shaping them.
selves for the government to take
charge of yet more of the public utili-
ties. In line with the whole move.
nlent is the determination of the Lon
dor county council at Its last meeting
to eXpend several more millions. an
you count in your money. TO clean out
Yet other spacious slums and erect
sanitary dwellings,, which will be rent
cd to the poor at little more than the
old rental for novels. OF course, this
is revolutionary. but We OH this side
are coming TO be used to revolutions.
1t has been rumored since the strike
l OF tho hTivarS nf favtC,hc tl,x %Lo
London county council will establish
a municipal cab service. under a con-
Victton that employees will prefer to
deal with government rather than
with private companies. which invite
a great strike on account of the alleg-
ed malfeasance Of two drivers in the
enormous sum of SIG pence discharge,
Ing them and arousing all their fell
lows. =.
Hausoms Rise Again.
THIS 1T was which a few days ago
caused the strike of hundreds of driv-.
ers OF taxicahs- and the amazing APP.
pearance in the streets of the Han
SONS n -four wheclcrs which had
been supposed to be sent to the wilds
OF provincial cities and towns. This
strike. with that of the railway M
ploNes which at this moment bids fair
to be repeated at just about the busi-
est time of tho holiday with the strikes
- sA> ~ ICISuI IIdluIGTS
and with other strikes too numerous
to mention. has led to a curious spec
ulation as to where 1t is all to end.
We need The Hague Tribunal in our
local affairs.
Let me assure YOU of this as one Of
the results of all this disputation and
of the movement to incorporate Vet
more of the public utilities under gov
eminent control. All this turmoil has
brought the common people" and the
lower stratum closer to the aristo-
Icracy. whether that aristocracy he of
the old or the new. They are coming
to a better mutual appreciation OF
each other. Witness the motive given
by Premier Asquith of his intention to
introduce 6. bill for manhood suf-
frage" as o would call it; thu a
man who is a bona Tide resident of his
voting district for a period of six
months previous to an election shall
have the right to vote. no matter what
his social status.
This is even a more startling en-
croachment on the rights of the arts
tocracy than the abolition of the an
Gent privileges of the house of lords.
Hitherto all sorts of restrictions have
been thrown around the voting privi-
lege. such as that OF being a house
holder n possessed of a certain in-
come. with delicate little class dis
tinctions to elaborate to be discussed
in this connection. The conservative
newspapers call it another of Asquith's
leaps in the dark" and Heaven only
knows what will he the result if the
policy of the premier is made good.
| Asquith is almost violently opposed to
woman suffrage and as l write II suf-
fragettes are demonstrating as they
never have before. demanding that il
poupers. who have facilities for living
six months in one place, not being
| h1n f1 got away frnn1 if shall have
the suffrage at least equal rights shall
he granted to thinking and more or
less prosperous ONE
Talk about the Moroccan imbroglio:
the Turco-Italian war; the Persian
complication: the effort to restore
in Little Portugal; we assuredly have
enough to attend to right here at