The daily sentinel., 1914-05-26
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the melee with a certificate OF
election
The campaign Of the three Ps-
Palmer. Penrose, Pinchot-is ant To
become historic in the old keystone
state, and the result may give us a
Presidential possibility-bu that is
anticipating.
Teddy i'm Colorado.
incidentally Colorado NAV have an
opportunity to hear the colonel ne
fore the votes are counted. II will
be remembered that several Of nTrr
distinguished citizens were conspIcu-
GUS figures on tho Taft side in the
chicago convention. AT least two of
item assisted in manipulating the
steam roller which ruthlegslv
crushed the Rooseyeltian homes. The
colonel recalls their activities, and
ii is said that a peculiar light came
into his eyes wnen he learned that
those same gentlemen and certain OF
tLeir friends were coquetting with
the Progressives. Competent obsery-
ers insist that this is the same ne
cnliar light that is seen in the col
onels eyes when he is about to shoot
bull elephant or bite off the heads
OF ten-penny nails. 1t forebodes
trouble for those who have aroused
the Rooseveltian ire, and | mention
II here so that the gentlemen who
have been planning a raid on the
Progressive hen roose in Colorado
may be warned.
Safety Mt Sea.
II you We're out in the middle OF
the Atlantic on sinking ship
wouldn't you like to know that there
were enough life boats for every one
on board? That seems a silly ques-
ton but | PROFOUND it because the
shipping Interests are endeavoring to
persuade committee OF the house
that ocean-going liners should not
be compelled to provide life boats
FOR all. And the amazing thing ia
that some members are actually lis
tening to them.
Ihls legislation was suggested by
the Titanic disaster which Mortified
the world. 1t was forced through
the senate by LaFollette of Wiscon-
sin after notable fight and it has
been hanging fire in the house for
months.
The bill also provides that there
snail be sufficient sailors to properly
man the life boats, and the shipping
interests are fighting that
1t also provides that the sailors
must be able to understand the or
ders of their officers without the
aid of an Interpreter. Now the
crews of many OF these big liners in
clude representatives of almost ev-
cry nationality They have no COM
mon language and in an emergency
the ships officers must convey their
instructions through interpreters. OF
course, serious confusion and delay
result, thus materially increasing the
danger of disaster. The La Toilette
bill remedies this and the shipping
interests protest they are about to
be ruined.
/ confess that to the mind of a
land-lubber there seems to be only
one side to the proposition. Human
life is of more value than the divi-
dends of the shipping interests. So
/ shall vote for the La Toilette sea-
mems bill.
Australia's Way.
In far-off Australia they have a
simple Dut eftectiYe way OF doing
some things. For example, the gov
ernment decided to construct extern
siye irrigation works and to aid
settlers through national farm-loan
system. OF course, it was necessary
to raise a lot of money. Instead of
selling bonds in the old-fashioned
way, the government opened postal
savings banks, paying a reasonable
rate of interest and placing no limit
on the amount which might be de-
posted by an individual.
The people put more than one hun
dred million dollars in these banks
and the government used it in con-
structing Its reclamation projects,
and in making loans at four per
cent interest to the men who located
on the lands thus redeemed.
In this country we VIII not permit
citizen to deposit more than $500
in our postal savings banks and the
settlers on our reclamation projects
pay 8, 10 and IL per cent to private
banks for the money which they re-
quire
Isn't 1t about time to change our
system?