Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-09


meet their creditors they are doing
mighty we'll.
The Wars Effects.
(Puyallup Valley Tribune.)
1t is painful to hear folks talk
about the European war helping our
country. How can you help any part
of the world by killing a million Of
men in the prime of life, hundreds of
thousands of them in the bloom of
youth? More than ever before ma
ton is dependent on nation. De-
preston in one land breeds it's like
in other lands. Here has been the
world arming for half a century, and
had half the money been expended
in the material development of At
RIGA and South America, in the eradi-
cation of noxious vermin and para
site weeds, the living of the human
family would be greatly less expen-
sive and the longevity of human life
greatly augmented. The people of
Europe-didn't make this terrible war.
Their rulers made it and the one
good thing possible to result from it
is the rule of the people in every
land. When that condition shall OBJ
tain, the natives will cease "to learn
war;" and the brotherhood of man
will be established. Weapons of Of
Tense will become things that were.
Liars-D-an Liars-Statisticians
auburn Globe.)
Statistics are quoted showing that
under the prohibitory law the state
of Kansas has increased in health,
wealth and prosperity. On the 9TH
er hand statistics are being shown
that under prohibition Kansas has
more penitentiary inmates, more poo
pie in the poorhouses, and greater
insane population than some local
option states. Which reminds us
that there are three kinds of liars:
Liars, damn liars and statisticians.
The Farmers Greatest Need.
(Bickleton News.)
The greatest encouragement that
can be given agriculture is profitable
prices for farm products. Crop de-
stroying insects have been a stub
born enemy, and Jupiter Pluvius has
played many FRANKS on the farmer,
but there is no pestilence like low pri-
ces; they will sap the lifeblood of an
industry. 1t is one of the most pitiful
sights in twentieth century civiliza-
ton to see a farmer, after he hat
raised crop, sit helplessly by and
watch the bulls and bears of Europe
and America trample over it. and yet
if the farmer will only organize and
cooperate he can successfully fence
out these animals that devastate his
products after the harvest. The
Washington farmer needs co-opera-
ton as badly as Investigation.
Enlightening the Heather Women Of
Washington.
(Snohomish Co. Tribune.)
Two women from the east are in
the state of Washington teaching the
benighted women of this state how
to vote. Particularly. they are cam
paigning against President Wilson
because he refused to endorse an
amendment to the constitution maxi
ing women suffrage universal in the
United States. The president holds
that each state should decide for it.
self whether or not women be allow
ed to vote. Both Democratic and Re-
publican states have granted the use
Of the ballot to women, and certainly
the women will not make Roadway by
antagonizing, the dominant party.
We believe the women of the state
of Washington will resent this at
tempt to dictate their votes by out
siders whose motives are very natur-
ally open TO grave suspicion.
AvOcates Drury's Election.
(Tacoma Progressive Democrat.)
Charles Drury, the Democratic
nominee for congress, is fitted in ev-
cry way to get results. He is in
touch with President Wilson. He is
a warm personal friend of William
Jennings Bryan. He is a man by
training that would make him an
ideal congressman. Mr.. Drury has
travelled much. He knows the world
and its ways and he would be an able
congressman that would represent
our best interest in every possible