Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-11-02

out-SOlOmOn King Solomon nlm-
self.
Did you ever realize what valu-
able educational plant the people Of
Iowa have at Ames? Figures COM
piled at the capitol recently, show
that the total value of Iowa State
College property is $4,160,000. The
buildings are valued at 100000,
the real estate at $4,000, the de-
partmental equipment at $524,000
and the general equipment at $227,-
900.
Now would be good time for the
United States to open negotiations
for the purchase Of Canada, because
| if the people of that country will ev-
er want to come under the stars and
stripes they must now be ready for
it. Canada is composed of great
people, equal in every essential re-
spect to the people of the United
States. This country, however,
should never think of acquiring
Canada unless the Canadians are
willing and unless Great Britain
can be satisfied.
American automobile manufacture
ers doubled their sales abroad last
year, their exports of automobiles
and parts thereof in the year ending
June 80, 1915, having aggregated
over $74,OO0,OO0, against $3S,000,-
900 in 1914, s2,oO0,OOO in 1904,
and $1,OOO,00O in 1902, the first
+ year of record. The gains were most
pronounced in the second half of the
fiscal year and if the record made by
July is maintained until the end of
December, which seems probable
from present indications, the total
exports of automobiles in, the calen-
dar year 1915 will be well above
$3.50, 100000.
The newspapers Of the state, it
appears to the Freeman-Tribune, are
talking too much about the poor
crops of this year. True our crops
are not up to the average, but as
the Greater Des Moines committee
has pointed out, "a damaged crop in
Iowa is worth more than bumper
crop in almost any other state. "
Boomers in the west and southwest
are making the most Of Iowa's con-
ldition this year and are greatly ex-
aggerating the situation. California
is especially happy and many out
there are glad that Iowa got once in
thirty years what they get about
thirty times in that period.
The socialists Of the warning ma
lions, and there are lots of them in
France, Germany and Italy, have
forgotten all about their protesta-
lions of brotherly love and are just
as ardent to kill each other as can
be. Just as the war broke out it
was feared by some OF the military
authorities that the socialists would
prove heavy weight to their gov
ernments. but they appear just as
anxious to fight as anybody. The
first consideration of the socialist is
his country. The socialists Of Italy
not engaged in active service as
soldiers, refuse to accept pay for ov-
ertime in the ammunition factories,
declaring that they want to do some
thing for Italy.
Don't permit the clamor of pre-
paredness," concocted as political
issue to sink as deep into your sys-
tenn as you would if it we're one of
pure patriotism.-Che Republi-
can.
In 1897, when Mckinley was
holding back and trying to prevent
war with Spain, some people said he
was coward and that he was being
Influenced by spectators who were
profiting by the deplorable condi-
lions in Cuba. Then when war was
finally declared these same croakers
'sted that Mckinley and congress