The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
STATE CAPITAL news
LITTLE Rock, November 2

gians. Gov. Hays is not against
individuals doing all they desire in
this direction, but he does not think
the State Of Arkansas should recog-
nize any country which is now en-
gagged in the European war more
than another.
president Wilson has asked the
people of the United States to re-
frain from expressions in which they
side with any Of the belligerents, and
if we were to raise funds and pro.
visions for Belgium, ignoring the
other suffering nations, " states Gov,
Hayes, 1--WE certainly would not be
maintaining the neutrality that our
great Democratic President has ask.
ed of us. If it was to make dona-
tions Tor all warring nations it
might be different, but Arkansas
may have to ask for contributions
if this diversified farming campaign
is not successful The German citi-
zens Of Little Rock raised fund and
sent it to the Red Cross Society, an
organization which serves all ma
tions alike, and there was no strings
tied to the local German contrlbu-
ton, so that wounded Of the Allies
may be treated with it instead of
relatives of the subscribers, An ac-
tion such as that might be sanction
ed by a proclamation
1t has been some years now since
the people of Arkansas have paid
any attention to Jim Crow laws, so
successfully has the present one
worked, but there is a probability
that the next legislature will be
asked to improve upon it pattern
ing after the Texas Jim Crow law.
In Arkansas and several other
Southern states, there is no provis-
ION by which colorcd servants may
accompany white passengers who
have small children, in the capacity
OF nurses.
81 you stop for an instant to an.
alyze conditions, you will see that
every time you force adverse legisla-
tion upon public service corpor'
I ations, that you impose additional
hardships upon yourselves stated
Pres. B. f. Bush, Of the Missouri.
| Pacific. Iron Mountain railroads in a
speech delivered during a visit to
! Arkansas last week, 1--WE must OPP
crate and we cannot do so at q loss,
Ify Your legislators subject us to un-
reasonable laws, you either pay for
it through loss of service it is impos.
siblc to render, or through adyapccd
rates
"Conditions are changed today to
what they were several years ago,
| The idea of a railroad having to pay
S per cent for its money a few
ago 3 per cent was considered cX'
trcmcly high, and railroad securities
were considered the best in the
world, Adverse legislation has top
pied railroad securities, and they
will go down down, down unless a
| halt is called by the reasoning pco-
pie. In addition to this we must
now do all our financing in America,
but that will easily adjust itself if
| the railroads arc permitted TO opcr.
ate on live and let live basis,
"Thc people OF Missouri have Just
come toourrcscuc by an oycrwhelm-
ing defeat OF measure to provide
| full train crews Arkansas has one
Of these obnoXious as well as un-
reasonable laws, and to 1t has re-.
Gently been added the full switching
crew The only Justification for this
! is to provide employment for more
men. We would rather have the
right to employ them in some other
manner. aud IN such u manner rs to
be profitable to the railroads IN.
stead Of a cadeNpcnsc,'
The ninth annual state fair at Hot
/ Springs has classcd with a deficit
probably much larger than usual
but the people Of the Vale Of Nopors
have the consolation Of expressions
Of commentator from all sides be-
cause Of the highly successful expo.
! sition Now will come the annual
agitation that Little Rock take
over the State Fair and make oft u
great annual exposition in the ma
ture of the Texas state fair 0t Dol'
las Gov Hays now Iayors state
aid for the fair aud If this is granted
! Hot Springs may continue with It's
annual season Of IcstiyitN but it is
reported that Hot Springs has other
things TO ask Of the legislature, and
II they are granted the state fair
might be surrendered 60 Little Rock
! with n sigh ol contcntmcnt
All state institutions will be asked
m supolv Gov. q " lluvA with Il