Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-30
Opinions and Views
from the Exchanges
The BisOn's Last stand.
the ,rachnical WnrId

The BisOn's Last stand.
From the Technical World.
The buffalo is to make a last stand
at the new Wichita range in Okla
homa. 1t will be a struggle for life
and a perpetuation of the species.
Out of a herd of these magnificent
animals that once numbered from
one to two Million, at present but
1000 are left, and the government is
making every effort to prevent their
extinction.
A great range, twelve miles square,
which has been set aside at Wich-
tia, provides fine grazing grounds,
plenty of water to maintain the herd
and a place where they can roam in
absolute freedom and rear their
young. 1t is thought that the Wichita
herd, together with one or two others
under government control, will es-
tablish the American bison species on
natural ranges with such degree of
permanency that it will endure for
the centuries of the future.
Home Rule for Scotland.
From the Philadelphia Record.
A curious feature of listers So
called revolt is the opposition to re-
form which seems not only logical,
progress. Home Rule for Ireland,
though it has been most prominent
in the public eye, is only the first part
of a wider program that is considered
Inevitable by thoughtful Englishmer.
This is the division of Great Britain
into four states or provinces, Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland and Wales,
each with it's own parliament to look
after purely local questions, while the
imperial Parliament would remain, as
now, at London with authority over
the broader interests of the widely
scattered nation. Parliamentary gov
eminent, as now constituted In the
British Isles, has broken down under
the vast mass of legislation pressed
upon it, and it's working has proved
most unsatisfactory. Home rule for
Ireland would rapidly be followed by
similar freedom for Scotland, winch
is practically unanimous for 1t, ana
Wales and England would be similar
ly treated in the near future.
listers antagonism to home rule
for Ireland, which Is, OF course, large
" due to religious differences, has no
counterpart in Scotland, where the
people are largely Presbyterian in
belief. OF that country's seventy-two
members of the British Parliament
sixty favor the proposed local self
government, and the present Llperai
government has promised to take the
matter I'D as soon as the Irish prob
lem is solved listers course, there-
fore. especially if it shall prove sue
cessf,1l in STAYING off home rule for
ireland, means delay for much-need-
ed reforms and justice to Scotland
Wales and England. p. j. Robertson
a city official of Edinburgh, VINO mas
been travelling in this country anu
Canada in order to arouse interest," III
Scotland's demand for home RUE mas
this to say of the reasons why IL 10
deemed absolutely necessary: :.
1.-THE work of Parliament mas IN
creased enormously; the wide inter-
ests controlled have expanded TO such
an extent that all business In thls
centralized legislative system is nope,
lessly congested, and all reforms neid
nm Costly expenditures for puphc
service are sanctioned by Parliament
very often without proper inquiry
and consideration. The time lett lor'
or devoted to. Scottish business
during a Parliamentary session Is
only a few days. Consequently SCOT
land does not get a fair chance IN
iagiela tive matters. In addition to
our legislation being dealt out in Lon
don. the headquarters of Scottish ad-
ministrative departments are there.
AS an example, the Scottish educa,
tional department, which is composed
of five lords and three members OF
the Commons, has not held meeting
in six years; its important affalrs
being disposed of at the discretion OF
its secretary.
1--WE want municipal Legislation
with laws brought up to date. Our
only appeal now is to nominated
committee of Parliament, which Is
not effective as to results, and yet
the taxpayers are rated annually Tor
large sums to carry on thus useless
efforts for better conditions. INDUS
try. prosperity and natural develop
ments are throttled. Tens OF thou-
sands of the best young men OF the
country are leaving yearly because
of these disadvantages, and particu-
Iarly because they cannot get access
to the land, large tracts of which are
held for sport and other private and
selfish interests against the pubic
policy"
The same arguments would seem TO
apply in favor of Home Rule for Ire
land. but religious intolerance there