The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-25

policy of the nations This is not an
imaginary statement, for after having
visited Vancouver and Bremerton wa
are fully persuaded that this is true.
The Panama canal would have been
completed 20 years ago had 1t not
been opposed by railroad companies
desiring to haul freight at high prices
and at greater cost to the public.
The parcels post and postal savings
banks have been delayed for similar
reasons by express companies and
bankers.
Tariff tinkers want free trade for
everything except what they them
selves produce.
Mountaineers have been known 20
set forest fires in order to get employ
ment as fire fighters.
Pioneers have sold whiskey and fire
arms to savages, knowing that by SO
doing they endanger the lives of their
fellow pioneers. So 1t goes and per-
meates all classes of society with only
slight shades of difference in its moral
aspects.
Why Is All This?
AS / see it the reason is that we are
still working under the laws OF indi-
the laws of collectiveism and altruism.
We are evolving, but are not yet
evolved. We arc competitive, rather
than cooperative, and competition is
war, and war is hell" Every mans
hand is against every man." We are
doing business under the law of the
sea, where 1.-THE big fish eat the little
ones" the law of the jungle, where
"the strong devour the weak" the law
of barbarism, where might makes
right" Fraternal societies and church,
es talk about the Universal Father
hood of God and the universal BROTH
erhood of man." but not one in ten
understand what they say and would
oppose it if they did understand.
If the Lords prayer which says
"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
in earth as it is in heaven" were be-
fore the public in concrete form for
political acceptance or rejection, nine
tenths Of all the church members and
half the preachers would vote against
it. They do not know what that prayer
implies. 1t is more radical than So
cialism, 1t is communism, and the
people do not want 1t.
Scavenger birds will follow sick
animal for weeks, waiting for him to
die in order that they may eat his
flesh. Coyotes and wolves will do the
same; but when cities wreck the
homes of their citizens to feed the
vices of the weak they show the in
herent traits Of the scavenger.
If tramp holds you up at the
point Of a revolver and gets your
money it is a crime. If corporation
holds you up at the point of lead
pencil and gets your money it is BUSH
ness.
Wenatchee and Prohibition
Wenatchee is proud of herself and
her products.
What do you think of our apples? 2"
said one of her citizens.
lawfully hard to beat" I replied.
what do you think of our people?"
he asked.
about like your apples" respond
ed.
Said he, 81 think we can beat the
world
1 said, "Do you know that North
Yakima is on the map?"
eyes," said he, "you have a brew
ery We have cannery; you have q
tendency to bigness, we tend to quail
ity"
What will your people do with the
saloon question at the coming cleo
ton? I inquired.
Vote them out again." he retorted.
They think so we'll of themselves
that 1 went away bordering the new
psychology which teaches What I
believe with sufficient energy be-
come"
GRANVILLE LOWTHER.