Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11

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seems to me that no good American
citizen can fail to rejoice over, and
have a pride in, the great work and
the great record we have wrought in
the Philippine islands. The record Of
England in India, of France in Cochin
China, or of Holland in Sumatra and
Borneo, can bear no comparison with
the great work we have wrought in
the Philippine islands. Those islands,
by reason of their location in the
heart Of the Orient, are a great asset
to us in extending our commerce in
the oriental countries, and our flag,
representing our guardianship and our
government, is still greater asset
to them. They are still only parti-
ally developed and still only partially
fit for self-government. Under our
flag and under our supervision, they
will, in the years to come, gradually
coalesce and grow in strength and
manhood and become a homogeneous
nation. The great mass of the people
are more than satisfied with our gov.
eminent and our supervision They
prefer that to an oligarchy of schem-
ing native politicians, who, in ex.
ploitation Of themselves, are shouting
Independence"
President Wilson and the Democrat
ic party have taken up this shout and
have advocated the scuttling Of the
islands. Shall what Admiral Dewey
and President Mckinley, the Amer1-
can soldiers, and the American school
teachers have wrought for these peo-
pie and those islands go for naught?
The odor of the Republican party is
upon it, and, therefore, it Is stencil
in the nostrils of the Democracy, and.
therefore, the islands should be scut-
tied. The Philippine bill, with the
scuttling Clarke amendment, passed
the senate by the narrowest kind of
majority, the vote of the vice presi-
dent deciding it. When the bill
reached the house, we hoped that
Wilson would at least be neutral, but
such was not the case. He proved
to be as much of a scuttler as SEN
ator Clarke. But fortunately there
were about thirty northern Democrats
who united with the Republicans in
defeating the nefarious and unpatri-
otto scheme.
Rural Credit Legislation.
The so-called rural credit law, for
which much credit is claimed by the
Democrats, will be found to be of
little help or use for northern farm
ers. It is based on foreign models,
poorly suited to conditions in our
country. It creates a federal farm
loan board of five members, four of
whom are to receive salary Of $10,-
! 900 per annum each. The law pro-
vides for the establishment of twelve
farm loan districts, with a farm loan
bank in each. Before farmers can
! borrow, they must form farm loan
4 associations, in which they must take
! and pay for stock to the amount of
S. for every 500 they want to Dor
row. The scheme will be found to
be so complicated and involved that
few farmers will care to make use Of
it. unless money can be borrowed
through it at materially lower rates
than from other sources, which seems
! highly improbable; at least, in the
north. II a farmer can borrow money
from his local banker, on his farm. at
say six per cent interest, he IS not
i likely to join farm loan association
and take stock at the rate of SIS for
y every 500 he borrows. In the north
ern states, where money as general
! rule can be obtained on first class
/ farm mortgages at from five to six
. per cent interest. it is not likely that
much use will be made of the law.
I It may be that in the south, where
! ! money is less plentiful and interest
I higher, some help may be obtained
& through the law. Tenants, who are
y often times needy and worthy of help,
q can not secure money under. the pro-
i visions of the law. Only land own
l#ers, who occupy and till their farms,
4 can borrow money under 1t. The sys-
! TEN will prove to be very expensive
and, inasmuch as it is to some ex-
tent Of foreign importation, it is, to
y say the least, questionable whether
lit will prove to be success in this
. country. It is, in short, new ex.
pertinent of doubtful value which
. remains to be tried and tested.
Law for Railway Men.
! This law, hurriedly rushed through
during the last hours Of the last ses-
!. sion Of congress, is the elimination
I Of Democratic legislative wisdom. Il
] is at the very apex Of their so-cal1ed
scheme Of constructive legislation.
What are the facts In the case? Four
], orders Of railway trainmen had BY
vote. Of which We have no reliable
data, determined upon strike to hold
:. up the railway freight traffic OF the
entire country Il their demands were
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