Douglas Island news., 1919-10-24
THE MATTER OF GLASS"

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 "class"
 Wc have been dc,ugcd with "cIass war; fare. "cass interests, "cioss conscious mess" uJ -cIass prisoners mu. patience has ceased -o bca virtue. Borrowing from ta. picturesque phvscology of tbc mmi able British Tommy America is "ted up ou ~c.a>>"
 According Co the opponents of this par- rruar brand of nonsense, there are but two ~c.asscs" In this sole respect theH arc right
 There arc bur two "cIasscs ''- them- selves and tbc rest of the people of thc United States.
 They are m thc position of the recruit whose fouI mother remarked. as his resi- mcut passed u parade. "thcyrc all out O. step bu. Jim"
 Among the rest ot the people O, the United Suc, tlcr. arc numerous groups which a.vay, have existed ouJ always wIiL
 On. group may be interested in art an- o..cru industry. another u finance. mo.n- r-nuubGr,ry. another in educational worN arJ rl.s. various groups, m turn. csp.u uu into smaller groups distinguished hv Inc possession o. greater or less talent. ability .lum.ior. initiative. wealth or enterprise
 Tn. b.n. rccmus country. each -.u.ra-. individual u the mass asserts his individuality in his own way. One saves. aplcr spends; ouc plays too much anoJn- .r works more than is good for his health; ouc asurc,. another is content with his Iot; uu. count, fishing bore. another cam fish all lar. even m these times when "hal is ,.ar.o aud mighty costly.
 But even if thc prttlcr of "cIoss were right. hc i> musugIy, parodoNicolIy wrong. '. saws. tlr instance. that Mooney and oth- cr. ar. .c'ass'' prisoners. IT there are only tuo classes. bc either couicsscs thereby that lc is bopc'cs>ly m thc minority OF th" Mooney md others were convicted under hu~ lc helped Co make.
 Addressing tbc Presidents romd-tab.c yesterday. Secretary Lame reminded ms hearers that thcr. is no power in the Amer cam government superior to thc American people.
 They have made this country what i. They -m make it what they desire m tno future. The ballot right is theirs and, ar tne polls. ir is number, of men. mot nm- b,r~ ot dollars. that count. John D. Rock ..cncr. with an his millions. cannot vote more often thm Henry J Peek, junior book.ccpcr in ouc of the Standard or numerous offices.
 IT these ~class" enthusiasts were born u Europe they know gf what they are talk m.-orer tbcrc 1T tncy had remained n their bomc-Imjs they would still be taking oG their mts and hmbly saying Yes, my lorI To their "bcttcrs.
 Bu thc Amcrcau-bom who talks of "clas-" is fool lIc does mot know what "c'aSs" means. Hc never had its acquam- tmcc He simply is repeatmg pawot-iSc, sct O. words he has been taught by au- othcr
 Fortunately fo America. however, the individual, who desire To set themselves off n a .class al by themselves are minor i., O. minority.
 Th, average citizen is content to take his fellow men as they come. liking them 1T they are Gkablc, stunning them if they are mot ~ou tbc lcvcl and consistently doing his bit. bc 1t big or little, to make this free mans republic better place of residence lo himself. his children and his childreu's children
 And in this respect. as in so many oth- CTS. the average citizen is "the class 1.-the only "class" America knows Seattle Times.