Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-07-17

on all commodities is going higher
and s'buy now and keep the factories
mills and mines working for the sake
of the poor laboring man." There is
no where along the line that the adj
ministration can show that it is the
laboring man who is getting the ben
eft of the high prices. 1t is the men
with the big money, the prohteerer,
who is getting the benefit
With the present tendency of aft
fairs and the enormous profits made
by men with big money, it is no won
der that there is much unrest in
the world at this time Conditions are
not fright and people are wanting
change In the near future they will
demand change and if it does not
come they will readily take up with
Bolshevikism, the non-partisan league
or anything which comes along that
promises better times. Law abiding
citizens will not always remain so
when they see might triumphing and
ruling over right. Conditions must be-
come more equitable or something will
break loose.
The price may be only temporarily
low but a fat steer on the Kansas
City market will bring about eleven
or twelve cents per pound but if you
want to buy a piece of that same
steer from the packing house you will
pay them about three times that price
for it. There is absolutely no justice
in such condition.
"Shal1 the Philippines be set asail
under their own banner and upon
their own responsibility ?" This cues
ton is soon to come before congress
for answering. Many men who have
had direct dealings with the affairs of
the island are of the opinion that the
people of the island are able to ham
die their own affairs now and their
independence should be recognized.
There are others who hold different
opinions. I am not capable of settling
the matter, but if the government of
the United States has accomplished as
much in the islands as is claimed, and
there is reason for doubling the
| claim, it looks like the people of the
island are now able to manage their
own affairs hereafter.
| Here is another though picked up
from a farmer the other day. Rail
roads and beef are both public neces-
/ sites. They are both private invest
ments. If the railroads cannot be run
at a profit why should the govern
ment make up the deficit, or, the
other hand, if the farmer cannot fat
i ten steer and sell them at a profit
on the present market why should not
the government pay him the deficit?
The ex-kaiser is either a great big
coward or just as big buffer. He
| now announces that the Allies may
have his dead body if they insist thai
he be surrendered and brought to tria
| for the crimes he has committed, thus
i signifying that he would kill hinseH
rather than to undergo the indignits
of being tried for his crimes. No true
/ soldier nor one who possessed an,
/ courage at all, would take his own 1ifs
rather than to stand trial in face o.
the many outrages for which Wilhelm
is directly responsible. Only cowart
or buffer would talk like the ex
kaiser is doing
4 If ssThere is nothing either good no
! bad but thinking makes it SOL I pre-
sumo there is nothing neither hot no
cold but thinking makes it so.
! But then I would be willing to risl
) a change downward in the temper
ature from, the high standard whic
has, been maintained during the las
week
Some of the harvest 1aborers VIII
3 demand ten dollars per day nav
3 lost three days work at eight dollar
s while waiting for Job at ten, an
then would not work more than on
or two days at ten dollars. Some goo
business figuring, but they probabl