Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-08-12
WHY ELkO
PITY SERVIAY


READING it now Tuesdays editor
ial column of the Independent sounds
almost prophetic. Taking the Oregon
case for an illustration this paper
pointed out the danger from tramps in
these words:
mo woman is safe from assault
while these namads roam the" country.
Your wife, your daughter mag be the
mex victim"
That was written the night before,
and in that same issue of the paper
in its news columns was Chroniclcd
the attempted assault by a tramp up.
on Mrs. Fox.
There is absolutely no guarantee for
the safety of any woman as long as
these tramps are allowed TO infost the
land. The one Thing is TO do away
with the tramp evil.
We look with great pride upon the
United States with its vast power and
unlimited And we regard
with pity little Serbia that has been
almost devastated by war and is
threatened now to be ovcrrun by the
Teutonic allies as a warning TO the
other Balkan states.
You could entirely lose Scrvia with
in the confines OF Elko county. II
has lost nearly a third Of its army and
most Of the rest are manned. Its pco-
pie are all desperately poor. but II
has no paupers. no tramps.
The following excerpt is taken from
an article on Servia in Saturdays Og.
den Standard: "Pauperism is un-
known. The government will not al
low any man to become an absolute
pauper. There ia a certain amount OF
property that the individual can not
ALLEVIATE. under any circumstances, and
this Is enough to insure him a roof for
his head and food for his stomach
throughout the year. The result is that
there are no poor houses in Servia
and no paupers 10 demand them. A
man may not ALLEVIATE his cottage, his
garden, his plow, his team Of oxen. or
as much land as he can pillow with
them IN q single Gay.
How much better if it would be If
the United States would take a les
son from little Servia. We have a hun
dred times as much wealth and more
than Servia and yet the United States
is literally overrun with tramps and
paupers. Not a day passes but what
the people OF Elko are importuncd by
scores of starving tramps.
And Tuesday their presence in our
midst came near eliminating in one of
the direst tragedies. AS yet we do not
know how seriously the woman may
be injured from the shock to her
nerves.
One sees many beautiful girls on the
streets of Elko. Yet not one of these
girls is safe as long as these tramps
pass through Elko begging their way.
The ans they beg is n small matter.
The people can bear this burden. But
no money consideration can offset the
other danger.
Why do we have these tramps in
this country? |, would be such an
easy matter to follow the example OF
Servia and do away with them.
The only reason why we have them
Is because we send men to congress
men who are incompetent. They are
politicians. not business men. They
spend their time campaigning for
votes when they should be giving their
attention to the solution of Il eco
nomic problems.
There is no reflection in this upon
any n man nor upon any II state.
II applies to congress as a whole. This
country has always had bad govern
ment and will always have bad gov
eminent as long as It Is made for us
by the politicians.
II has beer the fashion for some
time to swat the fly. This slogan in
time will be changed to swat the poll
tician .