The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-08

therefor, none can successfully claim
the civilization is more than an en-.
amel, only waiting for the blind heat
of anger to crack it and show the real
barbarism underneath.
Nations cannot expect individuals to
live in peace and quiet, and settle
their disputes in some judicial man.
ner, while they themselves appeal to
brute force and the shedding Of in
nocent blood. Justice calls for uni
versal disarmament, and peaceful
means of settling international differ
ences.
Uncle Sam spends 63 cents of every
dollar collected by him for war pur-
poses in times of peace, and this Is
a nation which loves peace more than
war. Justice will stop the war waste
and use the immense sums now lost
forever for the encouragement of pro-
ductive enterprise.
For the cost of one warship, we
could irrigate the immense Horse
heaven country and furnish self-sus-
tanning homes for $4,000 people. For
the cost of three warships we could
water the wonderful Quincy valley
and transplant as many people as now
live in the city of Seattle. onto its fer
tile plains.
We are more interested in clearing
the lands of Western Washington, wa
tering the arid belt in Eastern Wash
ington, developing for the use of all,
our wonderful water power. than we
are in any conquest that arms may
bring us.
The workers and producers of this
state demand an opportunity to use
the great natural resources. with
which mother nature has so abund.
antly blessed us.
They demand that no public prop
erty shall be taken for private use
without due compensation therefor.
They demand that the public domain
still remaining, shall be disposed of to
the users, and not to the spectators.
They demand that an agricultural
credit system shall be devised where
by the idle man may be placed on the
idle land and the mortgage shark fore
ed to foregO his blood-sucking busi-
ness.
BY bringing the unused land under
roll and thus, without foregoing sim
duce the taxes and the cost of living
of every man and woman In the state.
BY proper cooperation the farmer Will
receive more for his produce and the
consumer pay less.
BY carrying out the above contracts
made in our platform of 1912, this ma
ton would be simply granting long de-
layed justice to it's workers.
Gathered in this hall today are a
type of men and women who are so
imbued with the love of justice that
they look privilege calmly in the face
and prepare to wiring its neck.
We believe that our nation is great
enough to be just and just enough to
be great We demand equal and ex-
act justice for all mankind, and our
battle will go on until the blind god
dess will tear the bandage from tear
dimmed eyes and justice, eternal JUS
tice, be granted all alike.
Justice soothes and calms mankind.
1t causes the shepherd to make the
empty places on the mountain side
ring with homely song and happy
laughter. 1t lights the homes OF the
humble with joy and sweetness and
to the hearts of the wealthy, it brings
free from the cankering
care of conscience stricken exploita-
ton.
The establishment of justice in
this land will free the millions of chill
dren from too early toll; it will allow
them to go to school, to play in the
fields midst the grass and the sun
shine, the trees and the rain, living the
life that God intended the young to
live; and prepare them for their fu-
ture manhood and wOmanhood, whose
measure in the final analysis repre-
sents the greatness or littleness OF
state
Equal justice to womankind gives
to them the same right of self govern
ment as men now possess, and also
whatever achievements may be won in
the future. Justice to women would
give to them an eight hour law all over
this land, a minimum wage, equal
property rights and care for the off,
spring they bring into the world until
they are able to care for themselves.
Inc only way u iHIeTpIct JuSIiSC 10
to give to the majority the right to de-
fine it, enact it and enforce it; there
fore, we demand "a self controlled
democracy and pledge ourselves to Sc
cure such alterations to the fundamen-
tai law as shall insure the representa-
tive character of the government"
Justice demands a system of social
insurance, protecting the home against
sickness and old age.
How often, oh, how often, do we see
the old gray haired toiler with thread
bace coat and raveled sleeve, walking
the street in undeserved poverty. How
often, oh, how often, as We visit the
poor houses" do we see the mothers
of children, the pioneers of our state.
forced to eat the bitter bread OF char
ity My countrymen, this is wrong.
By proper system OF social insur-
ance, beginning when the first work
day begins, all these unfortunate hon.
est folk might have been sitting In
their own homes, eating their own
bread, and living their lives in inde-
pendence and happiness.
Justice demands that our children
should receive the best and most use
full education that this nation can sup
ply. 1t must be universal and CON-
pulsory, and then indeed I'VE shall