The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-06
FROM. OTHER PENS
IN1ERNATIoNAL OUrLAWs.

| What should be the course of our gov
eminent with respect to the gang of muir
derers who for personal gain have blood
| lily overthrown the constitutional govern
ment of MeXico?s
le-establish republican government in
Mexico. 1t is true that in Nicaragua ma
| terial assistance was given to the armed
| opponents of Zelaya, and In Venezuela to
| those who reyolted against Castro. 1t Is
also true that nothing was ever eStab-
lished against either Zelaya or Castro as
the last few days has established against
Huez'ta and Diaz. Nothing in modern or
ancient annals shows an example OF
greater turpitude than Huarta's treacher-
GUS betrayal of his chief that he might
| take his place. 1t is as if Grant had
seized Lincoln and had gone over to tie
side of Jefferson Davis. Huerta did what
Benedict Arnold tried to do. Major
| Andre was hanged for acting as inter
commands. Our ambassador at Mexico
| City was willing intermediary between
| Huerta and Diaz when the one had just
| committed his great crime and the other
was about to commit a greater one-the
cold-blooded murder of GrstaNo Madero.
This country is populated by a SELF
honor and republican institutions We
cannot without compromising our own
character avoid indicating in every pos
sible way our unconquerable aversion to
| men unclean of hands as these Mexi-
can military dictators. In every legal and
proper way the Influence of this govern
Tnent should be thrown in favor of in
oucing the Mexican people to throw Off
the tyranny of which they are the vic
tins.
Huerta, Diaz and their associates arc
int irrational outlaws and should feel the
punishment that comes from mankind s
detestation.-New York Globe.
CURE FOR THE LOAN SHARK EVIL.
In its Enthusiastically practical way
the Industrial club of Chicago has started
out to abolish the loan shark evil 1t real
loan sharks could secure
many victims if the victims a rule did
not find themselves driven by hard neces-
So it is seeking to abolish the prevail
ing system of making loans to wage earn
ers by substituting reasonable and well
regulated loan system. The effective way
to remedy evil is to provide for the
need that causes the evil to exist.
The bill to establish industrial wage loan
societies, which the Industrial club cham
pions and which is now before the legiS-
lature, fixes a maximum rate Of interest
of 8 per cent a month The rate, though
apparently high is conceded by those who
know the risks of this kind of business to
be as low as it can be made without for
cling losses or inadequate profits upon the
loan societies. Loan sharks charge very
much higher rates. BY authorizing under
careful regulations. loans to wage workers
at rate that will give fair profit the
state would create kind of competition
that should speedily drive the loan sharks
out of business.
The penalties provided by the bill for
the lending of money at any rate higher
than the maximum rate authorized and
the placing of representatives of the state
and the city on the boards of directors of
the loan societies have the double purpose
of affording adequate protection to Dor
rowers and giving confidence in the in
stitution to those who must borrow. Thus,
by supplying a need on reasonable terms,
the measure presents an admirable solu-
ton of the loan shark evil. The legisla-
ture should perfect the industrial wage So
cieties bill if on further examination 1t
proves to be faulty in any respect and