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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-20

Beats all how many COMMITTEES
meetings Senator Mark Sheafe had
to attend while at Pierre during the
session
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-20

Ed Lacy IS building a new home.
We apprehend it will be amply de-
Tended, being nea "Canrpns."
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-20

Query: Who was the young lady
visiting Neil Tarbell a few weeks agof
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-20

ZION. Frank M. Byrne, Governor of South Dakota. who
has accepted an invitation extended by the Civ Comm;s-
sioners OF Watertown TO attend the Memorial Day Exer-
clses ON Saturday, May 10th, and who will deliver. an
address at the camp fire dinner given by the Sons Of
Veterans.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1915-01-12

BOji PrOti kap1tal1z1nu.

KdOr je lie koliGkaj ozrl po zivljenju tel
drzavi, We, da je tako.
Ali - to je vendar 6udno!
Mako Je to mogoce, ako je ustava demokra-
tiGna? Sal kapiastov nj veGina Ameriki. Nj
kakrSna tajnost hi, da je tukaj ma miljo DELAY
mega lJudstva, siromaSnega ljudstva, Xxi nina ka-
pltalizmom mic druzega opraviti, kakor ola mu slu-
n. Pa da vcndar vadajo kapitalist?
Da, vendar vladajo kapitalisi! Zakoni Sc We
cinoma Sklepajo kapitalistom prd, a Ge Sc zje-
mona sprejme kakSna dolocba. XII bi lahko kori.
Stia delavcem, ne izvrSuje, ali pa Sc najdejo
Sodniki dobrega srca, Xxi dozenejo, da je stvar
neustavna.
kljub temu Sc ne da spravti sveta dejstvo
da odlOtuje veGina prebivastva Ameriki in da
81 della ljudstvo postave.
kje je torej protslovie?
Ne Semo ga prcdalec Najdemo ga ahko
pray blizu Ljudstyo odloGuje samo proti sebi,
protl svoJlm intereSOm. In razlagati Sc da Ia alb
SurdnoSt lie ma ia naGin, da velik del liudStva ne
pozna Svojih intereSov in ne razume Javncga
zivljenja.
kajti da hi zdrav, pameten covek sam sebi
kozo drl Je neverJetno in ncmOgoGe.
Ali to, kar della vcGina dclavskega ljudstva
Ameriki, kadar ina pravicO in priliko, da kaj
Storl Ease, glavno kadar votve in je treba do
lotit judi Xxi bodo izdeavali zakone in one XII iih
bodo izvrSevali, pa Sc one XII bodo nadzorovali
izvrSevanje, pOmeni resnici mic druzega. ka-
kor da reiejo svOjega tclesa kozo, z katere Sc
izdelujejo biti In tem biGi so naposed sami
tepeni.
Nladi kaptazma socialist ME he Gudijo
zakaj socalizem je re davno dokazal, da je vsa
potika samo vrhna stavba. zgrajena ma gospo-
darski podagi
Ameriki pa je kapitalzcm gospodarsko ia
ko razvit, da pr,Cnjaci vsen,u svetu. Zato tud nj
nic tudnega da prenasa gospodarska moe ka-
pitalizma ma politicno pole da vlada Ameriki
kapitalzem.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1915-01-12
NASPROTNIKI KAPITALIZMA.

kapltalizem ina tudi nasprotnike Amcriki
Cetudl kontrOlirajo kapitaliSti vse meSGanske
Stiahke, Je vendar vsaj nekaterih, zaSti med
denofiat in med progresist dosti takh XII sma-
traJo svoJe stranke i'll njih voditelje za nasprot.
nike kap;aizma in Sami kapitalizmu sovrazni
PoJdite med ameriSke malomeSGane. pa iih
poSluSajte, kadar politzirajo- Clovek ne We. ali
til dcJaI, da TEN oziru AmeriCani cvro-
pelzilah ,all so Sc Evropejci tukaj poamerikanil
ioda gotovo je, de postajajo vsi enaki Vsi DO
stanejo Spisarji.
% polltiki govore sicer vecinoma le takrat
kadar so znanci lepo med sabo Kajti V tel sladki
dezcli svobodc je toliko strahopetnosti donna. da
Je swat RoSiJi gotovo nj wee najti kakor tukaj
Ako Sc pojavi druzbi ali pa lie pri sosednji
mlzl neznan clovek. tcdaj gotovo utihnc vsaka
beseda politilli. in goSpodje goSti so takoi
"samo bizniSmeni", li zatrjujcio, da morajo Ii
yeti od vseh, kakor da hi mogli imeti zaradi tcoa
tudi prepriGanje vsch
Ali Ge Sc Gutijo brcz madzorstva Gc ne SIN
tJo neznanch nObcncga trustarskega ali DO.
dobnega Spicla, tedaj grume prot velekapitali.
Stom, kakor da ina ze vSak prprav jeno Roose-
veltovo gorJaco volilnih plakatov Tedaj so cd
hockelellerJa, Garyja. Schwaba pa do zadnjega
mll]onarJa vsi same pijavke, in blagi purgarji L.
obzaluJelo da jh po zakOnu morcio hnGati
Bill hi PRIOR bogovc, Gc hi Sc ravno
TAKEN trenotku pokaza kakSen Carnegie ali
SpIoh kater izmed bogoy po Mamonovi mosti
ma pragu. kajti &c nj ravno lcp pogled ma ljudi.
ki sc valjajo po trebuhh prahu, hi bill vsaj "a.
baven. Junaki izpremenjeni zajce dajcjo vcdno
dosti Sale.
Ali dokler so med sabo, so junak &c zive
Ameriki res kakSn teroristi, MISC mogi bti
nlkdar tako rrradikalni, kakor znaio biti uiezeni
purgarj
Seveda je stvari zopet mala stnost Ako
so taxi hudi spisarji suGajno porotniki. pa Jim
pride roke clovek, k je lie obtozen takozvanega
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1915-01-12
EDNA PRAVA POT.


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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1915-01-12
KIDD VLADA?

kapitalizem ina Ameri vclike in moGne
pristaSe Znano je, da je deicli mnogo veeka-
pitalistov, med mimi takih, ki komaj preStejejo
svoje ogromno premozenje.
To zagovorniki kapitaliStiGnega sistema
Nj jim Guditi
V svojih sluzbah imajo kapitalisti ljudi, ki
so od kOnca do kraja odvisni od interesov svojih
gospOdarjev Pritiskat morajo, da Sc izcedi elm
wee dobiGka IA kapitalisc IL delavstva. Potem
smejo tudi Sami zajemati z potoka. Zato gledajo
da teGe elm obilneie
Tudi to so priStaSi kapitalizma In tudi to je
razumljvO.
Poleg tega mrgoli povsod parasitov Xxi Sc jaw
ljajo povsod, kJer je pricakOvati kaj soGne hrane
brez truda. Mnogo ameriSkih potiGarjev zivi ia
ko od grafta Cim maStnejSa je peGenka "a kapi-
taliste, TEN bolje sami rede oh njej.
kapitaliStiGn Sistcm 81 Jim zdi torei najde-
alnejSa uredba svetu.
Tako ina kapitaizcm Zedinjenih drzavah
velik aparat i'll mic hi preve6 receno Ge pravi,
da kontrolira vse javno zivljenje.
V kapitalistGno mamie razvith evropskih
drzavah vlada tn mOnarhizem, tam aristokracija,
teokracija Zedinjenih drzavah vlada pluto
kracija. Nj mamo gospodStvo bogaStva.
Ma paprju je Stvar drugacna. Ustava
Zednjenih drzav je zeo demokratiGna Kdor io
studira IL zakonov in knjig, mora biti prepri5an,
da ne vlada Amerili nihGe drugi kakor ljud-
stvo. Gavni predstavnik Wade, predSednik Wa
shingtonu, hi mic druzega kakor prvi uradnik
dezcli, izvrSevalec ljudske wolfe. ODE zbornci kon-
gresa voli ljudstvo; zakonodajci zastopniki ma
roda in delajo zakonc njegovem menu, po ME
govi volj
KdOr Studira stvar avljenju. prihaja do
spoznanja, da svisi ysa ameriska ustava zraku
"a da jc polna ironije. Sam gospod Rockefe-
3s5er ina vec moci kakor nekoliko mil jonov narOda.
Morgan je kralj krajcv primeri predsedni-
kom Zednjenh drzav. Carnegie lahko gleda
mnistre kakor orel mravlie.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1915-01-12
NEUSPESNI BOJI.

Ali Sc ina kapitalizem Gesa bati cd takih
sovraznikov?
Nikdar nj Gutil strahu pred mimi. In prav
je incl Spisarj ne morejo nilloli postat
ni6no nevarni kapitalizmu Cello Sc Sc organzi-
rajo kot srednji stanovi ostanejo brezom6ni proti
vladajocemu kapitalisicnemu orjaku.
IzkuSnja Amerk kaze to tako jasno kakor
po vseh dezeah, kjer Sc je malomes6anstvo spu-
scalo BOZ velekapitalom.
Amerika priha ia TEN ekSperimentom re
precej pozno. ko jc zaGcl Evropi podlagi
moderne tehni<e razvijati kapitazem kot gospo-
darslIi sistem, povSod rokodelci, srednji in
mali trgovci, manjSi kapitaisti postavjali ma
ge III zugai
Nti prvih zacetkih Sc MISC veekapitalisti
ustras takega zuganja. Kajti pretilcem ie
trese glas, in kljub vScj navdczn hrabrosti Sc ie
predobro opazala jokavost
Maloobrtniki i'll vsi podobni stanovi molili
roke proti draw n Jo proSll "a zaSGito III
varstvo kcr je bo med mimi velilo voilcev
in so Wade potrebovac njihovc gaSove, SO jim
kazale priiazcn obraz in Sc dcalc, kakor da jih
hoceio resnicno varovati
Stisko Srednjh Slojcv znali imentno IL
rabiiati spreni dcmagog med kaerimi je bill
Evropi eden najprebrSanejSh dunajski DIR.
Lucger, nckot majhcn advokat brcz posebnega
pomona, pozneje pa zupan glavnega mcsta ne
kdaj meScanski dcmoRrat, tovariS odkritosrcnega
demokrata kronawcttcrJa, pOzneic antiScmit, KRIS
tanslli socialcc in Oproda popovStva.
VISA Luegerjeva sIava nj mcla drugega teme-
liza kakOr malomeSGansko dcmagogjo. Tud on
je bill sovraznik kapastov. Boz proti ''judov
stvu' je bill po njcgovih trdtvah boj prot kap
talu, Xxi je bajc zidoySk
S to demagogijo Sc mu je posrecilo ustanoviti
res veliko stranko ma Dunaju i'll pristi vlado,
da je delala MIN kompromise. prisilii cello ce
sarja, da ga je potrdil IA dunajskega zupana.
pital,I ko je prSe do moci in hi bill moral polka
zati kako ubije "zidOvskega" zmaja?
ObGina kakrSna je dunajska, ina velike po
Sfrcbe in mora narocati marskaj veikih mno
znah KrSGansko socalni vojScaki prieakova-
li da sc jim odpro vsi mcstn viri. ko je njih lep
Karol postal zupan.
Ali kar so doseg so bill dolgi nosovi. Kajt
besede Sc lahko po mill voii cede IL ust, dejanja
so pa odvsna od razmer. Tega tudi velk Lue
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1915-01-12

ger nj moge izpremenit. No j. obcna gradila
veikO plinarno, so maloobrtniki pricakovali veli-
ko mastnega zasluzka; ali gospod zupan je pove-
dial njihOvi depuaciji, da ne more naroGati vsa-
kega metra cevi pr drugem mojstru. temveG da
more take delo izvrSiti le velika tvrdka Xxi 10 "a
to sposobna vsakem oziru
TakO je bo pri prvem narocilu in pri dru-
gem, pri deSetem, pri vsakem.
Gospodje kapitalisti SO prav dobro razumeli.
da je vclika razlika med bcsedami in delanii pa
Sc lie na THEM smehljali, kadar je mogocni Lue-
ger ma kaksnem shodu grmel in ropota proti Ii
dovskim finanGnikOm. Ma pies dunajskcga mcsta
prihajal vS vcliki dunaj jski zidic Svojimi Il
dovkami in so bill pray dohri priiatcii velikim
kristjanom Luegerjem.
Pr volitvah najboli zidovslh okraiih so
lahkoto zmaogvali Lucgcrjcv mamcluli, zakaj
zdovski agitatorji vnetO agitirali za <lScan-
sko Socialnc antisemititnc kandidatc
V Ameriki jc protikapitalistiGna agitacja
ogaSaa dcmokratiGn stranlli I'm ustanovila Sc
je progreSvna sranka naglaSanm namcnom.
da Sc bO bojevaa zopcr truste in vcikc kapa-
ste.
kaj je naStalo IL vScga tcga?
Progresivna stranka naprcdujc cncrgiGno ra-
kovo pot, kljub emu, da jc njcn yidni hog Roosc-
Welt Svojo bohavasjo in svojim donkihot-
stvom kakor ustvarjcn "a amcriSkcga mogula
Njeni laStn pristaSi jo trumoma zapuScajo in is
Gcjo zavcja pod drugimi >trchami. Sc enc take
votvc, kaRrSnc SO bile lani novcmbrsllc, pa ne
bo vec bull moosovske Strankc Amcriki.
In demokratje?
Love Sc pa ne vcdo, kjc in GeSa maj bi Sc o.
prijel. Radi hi 81 prborili ljubezcn in zaupanjc
malomeScanskh slojcv boje zamere pr kapi-
talistih Prv imajo glasove, ali drugi imajo de
Tako ne pridejo ne do nacela ne do jasnega
programa, he do akcijc. Svojm liudem IL
vzemsi grafterjc - MISC mogli mic pomagati, ka-
pitalizmu MISC mogli Skodovati. Tici sc ne
upajo bti, misi ne marajo biti pa netopirj, nj
komur prid in ve6jemu sam sebi skodo.
besedami, 2 obljubami so prisli ma vrhunec,
ko je bilo treba pokazati dejanja, so telebnili
viSave brezdno
Don Kihot sc je bojeval mln veter; a
meriski demokratje sc bojujejo vetrom samim
Tspeha ne moreJo doseci tenn komiGnem boiu
ali kadar sapa malo mocncjc zapiha jim lahkO
izpodnese noge ter jih poloz ma tia.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1915-01-12

terorizma, tedaj Jim zde Sc vsakc vislice pre-
Sibke zanj
klJub temu rrradikalni, kadar imaio 6aso
all DuteJko pred sabo.
III III jim cello verJamemo, da so radikalni
tudl dusl, da sOvrazijo velekapitaste i'm da hi
Jlh vcSelJem pokOnGali Kadar zagrmi V yolilni
agltaciJl aglator, da je treba zatreti te piiavke
Sc jim zazare obrazi, in ce potem voljo takcga
gromovnlka so preprlGani, da so volili protikapi-
talistiGno
kaptalizem ina Y Ameriki svoje pionirie,
SvoJe prlStase, svoje oprode, svoje zagovornike.
hapltallzem ina Ameriki tudi svoje ma
Sprotnike, svoje SOvraznike
Ce hocemo govoriti boj natancno, moramo
praNZaprav reel:
kapasti majo Amcriki svoie nosnrot
nike in sOyraznikc
To je namrcG stara, ali marskomu Sc nred
hratklm hcznana resnca, da he della velekapita-
I|'hi Skode lie delavstvu, ampak vsem. ki ne pri
PadaJo dlrektno MENU. In pogostoma Skoduie
SrcdnJm SloJcm Sc veliIo bolj kakor delavstvu
kaptaizcm ne more niGiti delavstva. Ce
SoNrazl mnogokraten miljonar proletariat "iz
NSega srca IN IL vse duSe svoje" ce hi ga rajs
tepel skorpioni kakor biG vcndar ne more
lzpremcniti dcjstva, da potrebujc delavstvo
kaJh lie izkoriScanjc delavstva mu more nosit
osromne obreSti in pomnOzevati kapital
SrrdnJh NIoJev -potrebuje kapitalizem Oni
:" mu lc ma pol On kvarijo njcgov sistcm in
mega Hpoponev. Nicgov interest mu mixer
ne VeIevaJo da mora varovati srednje sloje in iih
"hranlt CImprcj izginejo .tcmprej bo kapitali
Zcm lcpO zaokrozcn
cato je kapitalizem absolutcn nasprotnik sred
nJih SloJev in gre naravnost IA tem da iih od
pravl kot nadlezno nepOtrebnost z organizaciio
velikanskih podjctniSkih druzb jim izpodkopava
tia pod nogam, ncizprosno, brezobzirno konku
rcnco jim ubija eksistenco
/" Spoznava maOmeSGanstvo, Getudi ie ME
GOV" Spo|nanJe dokaj mcgleno In il tega ne
Jasnega nstinkta Sc pOraja njegovo sovrastvo do
velekapitalisov. do pijavk. ki nu sesaio kri
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1915-01-12

te poJdetc pulit vSako ljuilo posebej? Ce boste
po dolgem tezkem trudu opleli vso njvo in ste
prlSll SvoJim napornm delom do drugega konca.
Iahko Zacnctc znova ma prvem kraju ker je med
.'" peNel Zopet pognal IL zaosalih korenin in
J" \",er naneSel novega semenja.
Idravi razum nam pravi da je treba preob
r"ztl tia Preorali bono vso zemljo. da uniGimo
korcmne III posejal bono zta da he bo Skodliivo
>"mc haSlo proStola in da bo nova koristna rastli
ma Iahko rodia boz prot ostankom pevela
Tudi cloveSki druzbi je treba priredit tia.
da :" bo ma njlh lahko uspeSno razvijala
Podlagc jc trcba, potem he bo strahu "a STAY
h" All brcZ fundamentov nj nobena zgradba ME
vrcdna
Edini rcsnGni nasprotnik kapitalizma je so.
clahZrn. kI Sc hoJujr prot njegovcmu sistemu in
k' vodi hOj siStematicno. Edini razred, XII more
i(vrSt ta boj, jc delavski razrcd
DclavStva kapitalzcm ne more iznebti
NJ""ove roke in njegovc glave so mu potrebnc
kakor maSlnc. prcmog, ruda, bombaz J. T. d Vsc
male mojStrc lahko unGi do zadnjega &c ne b
hiIo t" unitcvalno iclo tako cnoStalno da s.. mo
=" prcjaliSlcj popolnoma izvI$it Sc ne hi kap
tallzcm uStraS niti najbolj nasilnih udarccv pro
II SrcdnJm stanovom. Kjcr zahtcvajo nicgovi in
t"rcN. jc kaptalizem vcdno brutalcn do slira mo
NtI Spomnlmo Sc ma Ludlow. ma Calumet t. d.
Ali kapitalizmu nj treba takega napora. za
kal Svojim naravnm razvojem popolnoma ma
ravno unitujc Svoio malo konkurenco ki GA We
rnoma zc Scdai lomai toillo bol kolillor slona
Gc "a piG bolha.
kdo maj Sc bojujc "a Srednic sloie proti ka
pialHmn' kadar so poponoma oSlablicni, kadar
cello mGen?
Ali dcavstvo Sc ne more uniGiti Deavstvo
oStanc doIiler je potrcbno cloveSko delo
Iato je dclavski razred tisti, ki je poklican
da vodi in i2vrSi boi proti kapitalizmu
DelavSki razrcd pa jc tudi tisti Xxi mora pref
alislcj, Ge ne pOmoGjo izobrazbe, agitacijc, pa
vsled bridkih izkuSenj, spoznati, da ie zanj svo.
boda Y kapitalisiGnem Sistemu nemooGa MEM
mora dozoreti prepricanjc, da je "a njegovo osvo-
boditcv i'll reSitev neizogibno strmoglavlienie ka-
pitalistitnega sistema in NIGGA nadomestitev So
calisticno druzbo
kdor je resnicen nasprotnik kapitalizma ina
torej lc emo pot Pridruziti sc mora socialistiGni
stranki, pomagati il mora njenem boju, sodeo-
vati mora pri pripravl janju move druzbe. kate
n bodo mogoGc cnakc pravice
To je edna pot; druge nj
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-12
VsArnlng For Light.

When il comes to consuming
gas in large quantities blind people
can beat their seeing brethren all
hollow" said an inspector OF the
gas company. 81 know two fami-
lies where both husband and wife
are blind. Every jet is turned on
full tilt in their homes at night and
is kept going at that rate clear up
to 10 o'clock. Light and darkness
are all the same to the afflicted
ones, but they insist upon illumina-
ton brilliant enough for a reccp-
tion. And that partiality for light
is not whim peculiar to those two
couples. Most blind people feel
that way. They demand the light,
and in all private homes and insti-
tutions where the blind are cared
for the gas bills vouch for the
strange fancy "-Excbange-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-12

OF those great states viii cneefTuIfy
acquiesce, as the people of New Eng
land have done, in reasonable in
creases, and that the necessary lexis-
lative authority will be promptly
given.
"The travelling public is giving ex-
preston to its demands for better
service, better accommodations, and
for the adoption by the carriers of all
the devices that make for safety. A
public that demands such a service
can not reasonably object to the pay
ment on reasonable compensation
therefor"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-12

An interesting bird is the "wear
sr." It seems to be fond of max
ing enormous nests merely fol- the
purpose of exercise in the art of
construction. Supply these birds
with strings and straw, and they
will use them up rapidly, and their
fabric is woven with q perfectness
that is astonishing. In some coun-
tries II is the custom of the weaver
birds to colonize and build one big
fiat topped platform, two or three
yards across, which is so admirably
put together as to shed the rain as
well as anv roof could do. Under
this Eoof they make individual pock-
ct shaped nests, bringing up under
This unique structure large and
interesting family of little weavers.
There is another bird, called the
tailor" which, instead of weaving
its nest, incloses It in big leaves and
stitches the latter together with
plant fbers, just as one would sew i
piece of cloth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-12
SEE BOOST FOR BUSINESS
Officials Believe 2f Cent Fare Law
Would Help Restore States
Prosperity.

1ndianapolis-Their belief that the
enactment of 212 cent mile pas.
senger law by the present State Legis-
lature will contribute materially
toward better general business condi-
tions in the State is indicated in a
statement recently made by a com
mittee representing the Indiana steam
railroads.
"It is obvious that, faced by re-
duced revenues under the two-cent a
mile law, and contending at the same
time with increased expenses, the
railroads were forced to curtail their
expenses in every possible way" says
the committee.
"This led naturally to a reduction
in the number of employees, to the
purchasing of supplies in smaller
quantities. fact, to the suspension
Of every activity not indispensable to
actual service.
"Thus, unwillingly, the railroads
have. seen their own difficulties ex-
tended into other fields of business
and industry, the effect being, un-
questionably, to contribute materially
to the general condition of business
depression.
"Any step, therefore, which will
permit the railroads to renew and in
crease their activities, seems to as
sure definite progress in restoring
business to better basis.
1--WE believe firmly that even par
tial restoration of the former pas
senger rate will. enable the railroads
to renew their activities, thus con-
tributing to the return of prosperity
which every business man is seeking.
"It is on the ground, therefore, of
fairness and justice, as well as in the
Interests of sound business, that the
railroads of Indiana are now stating
their case to the public, and are ask
ing the public's support of a new law
in the present State Legislature,
establishing a 21a cent a mile rate
for passenger fares in Indiana"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-12
SEES INDIANA NEED
Points to Enormous Railroad
Losses in State.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Which Granted 21 Cent Rate, Be-
lieves People Will Grant Relief
Here as Elsewhere.

Indianapolis-Strong support of 6
21a cent mile passenger rate in In
diana is given by the Interstate Com,
merce Commission in the recent fna
finding in the Freight Rate Increase
Case.
The fact that the Interstate Com.
merce Commission has recognized the
justice of the 212 cent passenger rate
by granting it on interstate traffic
and direct reference by the Commits
sion to the need for railroad relief or
intraState rates in Indiana, are ex-
pected to have proper consideration
when the matter of 215 cent a mile
rate is determined by the State Legis-
lature at its present session.
In brief, the Commission calls atten-
tion to a loss of millions of dollars to
the railroads because of reduced pas
senger rates and other legislative ac-
ton, refers to the fact that rates were
increased in the New England States
after the people had been shown that
they were unduly low, ard states its
belief that the people of Indiana will
grant the needed relief when they ap-
preciate the situation.
Lower Fares the Cause.
"The reduced earnings on passenger
traffic were caused largely by the re-
duction which the carriers were COM
PEELED to make in their passenger
fares in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan. Hi
nois and in other states, under legisIa-
tive action" says the finding of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Attention is then called to the fact
that there was an estimated loss of
nearly $18,O00,0O0 in revenues, due
to State Legislation" as reported by
only ten of the railroads operating.
from 1906 to 1913, in Central Freight
Association territory, which includes
Indiana.
Increases in passenger fares" con-
tinueS the report of the Commission,
have recently been made in New
England, following conferences be-
tween the state commissioners, the
carriers, and representatives of the
public, and they appear to have been
acquiesced in by the travel
ing public.
Greatest Need Here.
''The need of additional revenues is
greatest in Central Freight Associa-
tion territory, and existing statutes
in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan
may be obstacles to the raising of pas
senger fares in those states. But we
are confident that if these statutory
fares are clearly shown to be unduly
-anae to the carriers. the peopls