The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-05
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! ny EDWIN J. BROWN

grows faint and tho spirit sinks
within us II left 20 our own naked
selves and 20 our own paltry re-
sources. but n In the stariess Light
Of trial we can realize kinship 10
the God Of Love and Truth and
Righteousness. and feel His ornnip
ctent power pulsing In our veins.
the vitallxing current OF life and
hope and energy renewed from the
infinite reservoir speedily restores
our strength. rcvivcs our hopes. re-
news our faith and courage. and
turns ignominous defeat into glor'
tous victory.
who has not In some crisis Of
his life felt himself heartened by an
unheard voice. sustained by an un
seen power. and pressed onward BY
unfelt hands.
The God worship IL the God
who strengthens my strength in the
war for tho weak. the God who
taught me how 20 love and serve
ard suffer: the God OF Infinite love
who never damned mortal soul
but gave to every living creature
ITS divine pledge OF eternal love and
saivation.-
THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE made
the following demands from the
Car and his expioiterx In 1905;
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERN
NENT: END or WAR WITH
JAPAN: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
FREE DOM or PRESS AND
SPEECH. REFORM or JUDICIARY
AND PoLICE. NOBILITY AMI
RICH TO BEAR THEIR SHARE
or TAXATION: LAWS PROTECT
ING THE POOR WORKING PEG
PIE"
For such impotence a. this the
Russian people were sho, down. de
ported to siberia. Jailed. dubbed ard
oppressed. hunted like Wild beasts
under the name OF patriotic Russian
ism TIE scene has changed, Ths
people Of Russia. tired Of waIlo~ing
In their own blood. spilled al the
hands OF the Romanoffs and land
tunkers. have risen to power. Theft
right TO . self determined destiny
should not be questioned II the
star Of truth has not misguided me
I would warn the ruling class OF
all nations now engaged In an 81
fort to subject the people OF Russia
10 the rule OF capitalist exploitation
10 beware. lest their own people take
heed Of their enterprise and break
the chains Of economic bondag,
which bind them 10 Industrial servi
tude and degradation
THE STREET CAR DEAL. LIKE
THAT ghost viii NOT down. Patriot
ism. being the last refuge OF
scoundrels. was also the final pisy
10 get tho people TO vote to bus
this dllapidated institution wher
the negotiations were being mad'
and the vote was taken our natior
vas at war and In need OF ships
but the war was over and tbs
actual necessity had passed b-for'
the purchase took place This fact
IN sfusiousiy avoided by both news
papers and those who put the deal
over. The only proper way TO set
tie the matter IN 10 ascertain the
sacts and present them to the gram
Jury. and n IL In proven that bribery
was used. send the guilty ones r.
prison Paying 10 the power com
pany as much each month for
power as the Puget Sound Traction
Company paid In a year makes the
deal look bad: In fact. the only
virtue IN the deal was the war
time need, and that bad passed BE-
fore this gigantic fraud was per
narrated II does look as though
there is work for grand jury and
an honest. capable prosecuting at
torney.
pOrNDExTER'S RACE for th'
presidential nomination IL like In.
-,yearoId dsrkey boy from ths
country who came to town for tbs
Fourth Of July. His good OLE
NANNY found him riding on
merry.go.round pony. When NJ
finally got off. his mother said
Look heah. sonny, you amt gwi-'
To spend you money dat way. kaLss
you don get nuthin' for II. Whsr
you ride on dat heah go-round thinf
you Amt gittin' or g~ine anywhar
You Jest think you Is, OATS all"
WHEN WE STOP. LOOK ANT
&I.IgTTN and learn who II IN tbai
; constan nifty SANDERS the Grange. tbs
Triple Alliance and the Non-Partissr
League. we cannot refrain from
concluding that AZ measured b
their ISLANDERS, those institutions are
worth while.
THE CHEsTY sCREECHER Is q
bird imported from Sweden or Nor
way. II never knows what II Il
horlcring about. except TO attract at
tention 10 It's noise and the manner
In which II swelis out It's chest. They
are great money-getters.
JAMES wHITCoMB RILEY. tn.
HoosIer poet. said:
~There is Gene Debs. a man tina
stAnAA
And Just holds out In his two hands
As warm . heart an ever beat
'Twixt this and the judgment seat. '
THE EDITORIALS AND CAR
ICONS In tho Seattle Times call r.
mind Ole Hanson's Americanism anc
the odor Of 3. r., which Is sui
phureted hydrogen and smells Ike
rotten eggs and the street car deal
WHEN WE LOVE OUR FRIENDS
We are only human; when we for
give our enemies we are inhumsn
according TO the new Americanlsm
advocated by blatherskites.
A DELEGATION LEAVING
SEATTLE in a special car TO nom
mate Poindexter at Chicago reminds
one OF a $40 saddle on a $40 boss.
PHILIP TwOROGER boasts
that he did not support Ole Hanson
All who did, envy him.
NORTH DAKOTA has raised the
taxes on land owned by spectators
and mopopolles. but the real farm
srs - North Dakota smile.