The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-20
1--we Questions in Seattle
SagebEHh Philosophy


This Is quite a large world and
Yet there appears to ME 20 be a small
world revolving around quietly on
The real world. and the best part
Of 10 is that ] am trying 20 live in
both or them, not because ! want OF
Nike 70. but because ! am compelled
E 10. Every person In this world il a
creature OF his environment. and -
subject OF his material class interest.
as he sees and understands &c. and
from the looks Of things the great
masses do not understand their
strusgie and It's impeiliug cause very
we'll Tho large world Is where the
people tthe producers Of wealth. all
I've. / feel comfortable and safe
among them because ms nome wa.
always among them and I was one
Of them The small world ~ the one
! which. because OF its magnetism
teconemic power). draws from the
large world what IL creates ami
holds II as compensation for politi-
cal power. which Is uucouaciousfy
given 20 the small world bv the
larger one. II appears that nearly
all the people in the large world
are scrambiing and climbing IN an
ef~rt TO get on the small world.
Nsny do get hold and swing on a.
X r"volves BY. but they tumble Off.
adsre OF them head first. others can
noe Nst on and have TO let their
hold 60. while still others get clear
on and get good footing high up
= md then they slip and TALL 80 far
before they stop that when they do
= hit the big world IL knocks all the
4. wind out OF them and they never
> rs~uperate, their nerve and courage
= fs*te been exhausted I'm the fall
- IL IL the people that live Ga this
sswtle world who wish to take Sc
I ses ties property in It's public utiI-
i titles away from the big world. and
.ssfhe big world had better wake up or
!. The little world will do 10 The
-.SwhoIe worid--iarRe and smail--la
shelter or and enjoys a larger and
2 N1Iier human life when security is
ssslured BY economic right in the
large world, else n in. the Iittie
<.torid cunning becomes an unbridied
=. hcense to Cypress. ws may all be
precipitated into savaEery and the
rst OF darn ened war strife and
.'swhoiesaie slaughter before cunning
has run It's course in the land.
:. OUR LEGISLATORS.
- Did you vote for Senator Palmer
well. he was elected over Mr. George
4DilIing and myself ND IN the CAPT.
--foi Iiill district Mr. Palmer serves
ssfils masters well and should know
s~their voice. lie Is faithful 10 tho
znsii world. yet he probably VIII
snever get on g.. but Just wave aa n
passes br. Nr. Palmer has intro.
duced two bills--onc to repeal tfc
Fba rbers license law and one 10 re-
-pesl the BARRIERS SUNDAY closing
--1sw Every person IN this state
fought to write TO his or her senator
spd representative and request that
There ssenate bills 28s and 2g9. bc
defeated. There re- no substantial
reason why barber shops should be
-sopen on Sunday. and there is every
au4reason why a barber ought 10 possess
Specifications TO protect the public
s~health snd life when engaged in tyai
N-yocatien, and the only way in which
this can be done is for the barber
70 undergo a reas Bnable examination
BY public authority and receive a
certificate Of such qualification.
WOULD THE LEGISLATIVE
KNOW now.
~ ! want the legislature Of Washing
.ston and the congress Of the United
..4States 20 enact n law that viii give
asevery person In this land tho right
s@fo work and to enjoy the fut
~sproduct 81 his work This is easj
when we know how. but the idea
puts all OF them in one trap, Presi.
dent Wilson and sIi. Democrats, Re.
pubiieans and the Big Moose, too.
can see him horn the earth. I vii
bet a cooky that ~ this proposition
Owas To be considered they wOtlf
vote unanimously 10 have me ex.
smiued for lunacy.
Sour highest standard or ethics. on,
highest maxim Of law II that evcrs
person shall have the right TO wort
and to enjoy the fuli product Of the
toll This - the pSnciplc that oul
teachers fear and Oefuac to teach
rnd our preachers fail ~ preach
while our Legislators. our Judges ant
our executives refuse 70 ieRalize. Oh
well what's the use2 They are al
playing grab A. the little world
while the big world Of labor give,
AL Of "a all we are and can eyei
ho.9e TO have and be.
EDWIN I Rpnusxy