Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-25
THE WORLD is GROWING
WORSE

me ABOVE ueCldrdllOn may seem q
little pessimistic to many of your
readers, but l shall try to prove my
statement.
First, / wish to call attention to the
strife between capital and labor.
There lis not an intelligent thinking
man or woman, who during the last
few months has not asked the ques-
tion-"Shall we have a bloody rev.
olution in this country?" We must
admit that the tendency is towards |
revolution. Great throngs of people
gather at some point of disturbance
in almost all of our cities. Trains
have been wrecked, workmen have
been beaten to death within sight OF
their wives and children, factories as
sailed by mobs. The whole country
is asking the question, What next X
| The quarrel between labor and cap
ital is becoming worldwide, and the
! tendency is toward anarchy and whole
sale robbery Every man seems to be
arrayed against his fellowman. What
does this mean? 1t means no law,
no rights, and no happiness. The
only way to avoid anarchy is to let
the people know what it is, so that
they may steer clear of it. The COM
batants in this great conflict are la
Dor on one side and capital on the
other. Labor is asking for shorter
days more money and cheaper goods.
Capital does not care picayune how
high wages are, as long as they con-
troll prices.
The next great evil is dress. The
Goddess of fashion has ordained that
women shall wear as few or scant
clothing as the law will allow. 1t
seems to be the decree of dame fash
ion that dresses must be as far be-
low the chin and as far above the
ankles as possible. God covers the
limbs of the trees with leaves that
conceals their deformities and covers
them with flowers to make them beau
lt;ful. / detest seeing lady attempt
ing to walk in a hobble skirt. If /
Id not know the dear creature was in
misery, / would Smile"
The dear women are not alone in
this fashion business Men are just
as foolish in habits. With them it
runs to cigars, club-rooms, catching
parties and wine suppers. In the
United States men chew up and smoke
more than $100,OO0,00 worth of to-
bacco every year. Men are slaves to
dress as much as women. Of course
they do not abstain from skirts and
millinery through any superabun-
dance of simplicity. 1t would be very
announcement for them. Just imagine
the "Bulls and Bear" of Wall St., N.
Y. tearing around" in hobble skirts.
/ have seen that animal known to BIZ
ologists as the Dude" with trousers
$50 tight that if ut" happened to
sneeze at" would be compelled to
stop in "Tailor's shop with boots so
tight that "it" could not walk. I'm
modest dress is indicative of con-
terminated and depraved society.
can remember the time when "theater
goers" of the respectable class would
n ! go to see "The Black Crook" but
now if girl possessed of a fine form
would appear before the "foot-lights"
clothed in only bandana handker-
chief the "bald heads" in the front
row would applaud to the cho.
Extravangane is another blighting
CT e to society. 1t was this that
caused Benedict Arnold to betray his
cou ltry 1t is this that causes clerks
to rob their employers. Young girls
work in shops, factories and offices
earning good wages that enable them
to dress extravagantly. They marry
some honest, Woodworking mechanic,
whose salary will not keep up this
Iextravagant dressing. In short
time we see them in the divorce
court. 1t is this evil that causes men
to make false returns of their bust
ness, water their stock" and commit
other frauds that send them to fell
Ions cell.
/ think have proven my point that
THE WORLD is GROWING WORSE
If any of your readers see this matter
different, | would be pleased to hear
from them.
Yours truly,
w. A. STREET