Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
THE CIRCUS


of the giraffe wished for neck that long
passes which likely the We laughed the
monkey picking Coolies watched the daring feas the athletes
with breahes anxiety hot dogs drank red lemonade
swed soda and home tired and cross from an over
dose of seeing too much in short time.
The above statement probably up, in loose the
interest of most of the circus. Simply curiosity has
been satisfied sight seeing surfeted.
If that all missed of the main points of this
great travelling exhibition of world wondershe lesson
Probably few of thought of the
voved in making the exhibition of circus in different
every day and the towns often many miles apart different
railroad lines equals the task of moving good sized village
from place to place and giving two exhibitions beside
To transport the outfit requires train of hundred
cars most of them specially built for this specific service There
approximately fifteen hundred people connected with the
show Over five hundred work required perform
hauling the things the parade per-
herd thirty three elephants
animals used for exhibition with seating equip
ment for twenty thousand people
All these people animals provided for every day
and every thing must be done schedule time single failure
would the loss of thousands of dollars gate receipts
Some must understand the habits and characteristics
all those animals and must exercise infinite patience
the training those wild beasts to do all sorts of interesting and
standing their heads seals playing ball many other
esting and wonderful stunts
The athletes perform daring strength
and skill day which require the careful training
demand perfect physical condition
The wonders of the show possibly
which makes the rest of possible and the cooperation
different departments of the great enterprise
Seeing the animals admiring the athletes is
of pleasure can learn from the
great lesson of organization and cooperation that viii
help individually keeping physically our tasks and
having system for all the things do
Organize the affairs of the city cooperate as
the circus and wonders would be
formed in building and identifying If the circus
to pay travelling over the country at great with
kind of organization practically nothing impossible city
his small part to make it beautiful progressive clean
The possibilities OF Alma practically unlimited if get
okeher organization and work together
everything that will make bigger and better Alma.
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ut difficult imagine how partisan
longer picture Governor Cox man OF presidential aber I'm
datey upon the close Of his conference with President Wilson
relative to the League of Nations question: the President an
nounced that ne and Governor Cox absolutely at one Gov
eno Cox announced that whatever President Wilson had
ised ne would exert his utmost efforts to give
Every observing and thoughtful know that
subject of such Importance and involving many intricate prob
dependent minds could be absolutely at one It is not at all
RO6 nad s so her wee ANY two OF the
the various phases of the League Covenant Men of varying
viewpoints and of different lines of reasoning would naturally
find question of such large and complicated character feat
of less Importance which they would differ
When therefore announced that two minds absolutely
one the conclusion inevitable that the alb
souey surrendered to the other 1t also concu
cabr guide the detnes of the United States far they
government.
An astounding declaration following the Wilson
conference the statement by Governor Cox that whatever
Woodrow Wilson has promised he will do his give
Every who followed Wilson only
nestle affairs but particularly at the Peace Conference
realize that except Woodrow Wilson himself knows what
all ne has nor there any reason to believe that Pres
the extent of revealing them the essential features of
the promises he has 1t be remembered that the
Peace Conference treaties negotiated them
Treaty of Peace with Germany and the other Treaty of AL
lance between the United States Great Britain and Francean
alliance of defensewhch latter treaty President Wilson prom
ised would be submitted the United States the time
the Treaty OF Versailles Notwithstanding that promise,
which President Wilson carefully concealed from the American
people the Treaty not presented at the time the
Treaty Of Versailles made known to the American
people until knowledge of its existence became public through
other channels and the Senate forced the President disclose the
promises he had made
There two ncontovertbe evidences of
Wilson and second his unqualified pledge
promises Wilson may have made"
Russia getting full sized dose of Boshevsm and the
suit the destruction of all Russia would be good
place for all those people in this country preaching
doctrine of individual self deermsm regardless of the rights
of others There should be
are opposed to organized government They
civilization.
If some will please tell what has been done