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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29
DEPENDS UPON VIEWPOINT.

Mrs. J. c. Stuckslager, writing to the
Des Moines Register, says: 81 want to
tell you how much we have enjoyed
your editorials. 1t is great pleasure
to read editorials and feel they are
telling the truth, for most persons are
so partisan you can't believe what they
say" Mrs. Stuckslager thinks the Reg
lister tells the truth because it agrees
with her. Its views and her views
harmonic. That's all there is to it.
The average person speaks and writes
the truth, as he or she sees it. The
editorial writer who doesn't agree with
Mrs. S. is biased and untruthful. Mrs.
s. is honest in this opinion. She is no
different from the great majority. The
truthful editorial is the one that
agrees with you. The untruthful one
is the one that proceeds along lines
contrary to your own views. But the
editorial you think is biased and I'M
truthful may be the one that is stat
ing the proposition truly and mpatrial-
ly.
This writer is an ordinary individual.
He has his prejudices and IDEAS, just
as the average person has. The two
papers in the state whose editorials
are most read by him are the Sioux
City Journal and the Des Moines Reg
ister While he recognizes the abil-
ity, cunning, craftiness and courage
of the latter's editorials, they do not
appeal to him as being truthful. They
appear to be otherwise. Probably be-
cause they are not in harmony with
his views. On the other hand. the
editorials of the Sioux City paper
equally able, appeal strongly to him.
They hit the bulls eye every time.
They tell the unvarnished TRUTH"
without prejudice or Partially.
The real facts Of the matter are
possibly, that both editors in ques
ton are honest in their convictions
and so write. The newspaper editor
who is devoid of partisanship is as
scarce as Democrats In Iowa. The
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

But why should not the president
be in position Immediately to urge
urOn congress some definite action on
this treaty? And why should we in
the natural order be compelled to wait
until December of 1921 before the
most important business before the
country can be attended to?-Des
MOines Register.
That is just the way Mr.. Bryan
talked last spring and summer He
thought President Wilson should ac-
cept the senate's judgment and permit
ratification with reservations. He said
it would be folly to let the matter be-
come a political issue. in the campaign
and defer action until new congress
and administration were installed in
Washington. The president, backed by
the Des Moines paper, refused to act
upon this suggestion. hence he, and he
alone. is responsible for the needless
delay.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Correspondents of metropolitan
newspapers have made themselves
ridiculous by their pretend
ed 'closc-to- Harding" gossip concern
ing cabinet appointments. No one who
watched the candidate through the
campaign believes that any Of the writ
ers has more information than has the
general public relative to the men Mr.
Harding is likely to select as the heads
of departments. One thing is certain
that men will be of high character and
ability, and, after appointment, will be
permitted to conduct their offices with
out the o. h. of the white house on
every detail of public business. Then
they will be held responsible for re-
suits. Should President Harding be-
come ILL., too ill to attend to matters of
pressing Importance, he will not petu-
lantly and discOurtesly dismiss Il cab
met officer for presuming to call 4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

j. Edward Kirbye has an article in a
recent issue of Des Moines paper ad-
yocating the adoption of civil service
in Iowa. Everybody is glad to know
that the ex-preacher is still among the
living and able to tell just how the
state government should be conduct
ed. He was so quiet after election
that his friends feared the avalanche
might have proved fatal to him.
Shake, Elder. If you couldn't defeat
the Republican party yOu can still Of
fer it your invaluable advice.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29
AN OBJECT LESSON.

The little village of Harper, Oregon,
is described as located " in the middle
of the biggest cattle ranch on the Pa
Icifc coast and perhaps in the United
States" Such being the fact it would
seem that American beef would have
the right of way in that quarter. But
the other day the village storekeeper
received an offer from dealer in high
grade corned beef to furnish goods of
| this kind in quantities and at prices to
suit the storekeeper. The corned beef
lin question was grown and packed
lin Argentina. The incident provoked
Thought on the part of the stOrekeeper
and has wide significance. If beef pro-
duced thousands of miles away can be
transported to Oregon and sold direct
ly in competition with the local prod
|uct, what is likely to happen to the
cattle industry in that section: OF
course the transactions suggested are
possible only because South American
and all other beef-comes into this
country free of duty, under the terms
|of the present Democratic tariff law.
Mutton, pork and veal, fresh or pre-
served in any way, are also on the free
list. Oregon is getting right at home
an object lesson as to the beautiful
working of free trade in meat. There
are other agricultural products equally
unprotected from foreign competition.
1t is not surprising that Oregon and
the West generally spoke emphatically
for the Republican ticket and a pro-
tective tariff.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Every four years the question of
changing the date for the inauguara
ton of presidents is discussed and it
is revealed that the general consen-
sus of opinion is that that event
should take place about two months
earlier than it does. There seems no
opposition. vet nothing is ever done
ana it is unlikely that anything will
come from the present discussion OF
this matter. But perhaps some day
congress will sit in Washington that
will respond to public demands in
this respect.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

The total assessed valuation Of Ham
iltOn county, according to the asses
sors' books for this year, is $51 ,304 PCS
AS assessments are always far under
actual values, the real value of the
county must be more than $10OOOO,-
600 OF this valuation of SOL
:3O4. 26S. $4,243.994 is credited to Web
ster City, aside from monies and
credits. The assessed valuation of
monies and credits for the county to-
falls $5403. SIS. Government bonds
and other non-taXable securities are
not included in these figures.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

1t is stated that England makes an
annual profit of 5000, 100000 out of the
Indian opium trade. Is nation in
vOlved in such a traffic fit to sit at the
table of league of nations processing
permanent world peace, free peoples,
etc.-Iowa Falls Citizen.
That is bad, if true but is it true?
However, how much worse is it foI
England to make $G0O,00O,000 out of
the opium trade than it was for the
United States to make 5000, 100000 out
Of the whiskey traffic? But that's diff
ferent, we suppose. However. the prin-
ciple is the same.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

editor of the Des Moines Register is
a strong partisan, being one Of the
blindest followers of Woodrow Will
son there is in the entire state and in
the Judgment of nine-tenths of the Re-
publicans of Iowa, is the most unfair,
most prejudiced and most unreliable
editorial writer west of the MiSsiSs-
ippi river. The editor of the Register
believes, of course, that his editorials
are unprejudiced, are fair, etc. The
editor of the Sioux City Journal has
the same opinion of his own editor
ials. Both are right from their view
DOint
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

As regulators of prices old Supply 4
Demand seem to have lost their stand
ing. Time was when they could be
relied upon, but that time has evidently
passed. Just as soon as prices begin to
come down in certain lines production
is stOpped-Old man Supply being off
the job-but when Demand takes a
fresh hold prices may be expected to
advance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Booker II. Washington, probably the
greatest American the colored race ever
produced once said: II have learned
that success is to be measured not so
much by the position that one has
reached in life as by the obstacles he
has overcome while trying to succeed
Washington knew. He overcome many
obstacles that would have conquered
less determined spirit. x
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

If all organizations formed for the
purpose of influencing prices of com.
modities and labor, such as labor un,
ions. farm bureaus, capitalistic combi-
nations, etc, etc, could be discourag'
ed and supply and demand allowed a
free course it would be better for all
concerned. Eventually prices would
become stabilized and values would be
based upon cost Of production. Com
petition would be the lcvelcr and
fair prices would be assured to all
But this is an impOssibility.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Picking up an old Freeman-Tribunc
of date of Nov. 81, 1905, just fifteen
years old, the other day the Chicago
markets were looked over. At that
time wheat, for. December delivery,
was worth 50 cents, corn 40 cents, oats
30 cents and hogs ranged from $4.6O
to $4.95. On the local market eggs
were quoted at 20 cents, and butter
from II to 20 cents. Tame hay was
selling at from s. to So per ton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

The dying congress can have no
excuse for failure to pass this budget
bill. Prompt action will save year
or two more of continued haphaZard
wasteful expenditures.-Iowa City
Citizen.
But the last session Of congress
passed this budget bill and President
Wilson vetoed it. Is there any reason
to believe that he would not veto it
again?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

ireland might be happier if it were
two islands instead of one.-BurlingtOn
Hawk Eye
II has been suggested that Ireland
should be divided, the northern part
remaining part of the British empire
ana the southern part given independ-
encc That would not make two is
lands. but il would make two separate
and distinct governments. However.
south Ireland is opposed TO such pro-
ceedins.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

There are not enough young men
learning trades and later on this fact
will be emphasized by the scarcity of
skilled mechanics. This is bad for the
country and bad for the rising genera
ton. There is too much desire to enter
the professions. If these conditions
continue the professional man will find
much difficulty in making a living. A
lot of them are in that fix now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29
FALLING WAGES.

Sioux CITY journal: "A Ne" 1oIk
special to The Journal on Thursday
cited a survey Of labor conditions
throughout the country in which a
large increase in unemployment is
found. The figures might alarm those
who look only on the surface of things.
There is no question but that wages
will come down, that the number OF
employees in certain lines will be re-
duced and that a higher degree Of in
dividual efficiency will be secured. But
these are not alarming symptoms Sc
long as the decline in wages is not so
radical as to upset the. balance between
wages and prices Of commodities. Nor
is unemployment, as used in the New
York dispatch, serious condition I'M
less it becomes so general as to destroy
the opportunity to earn decent living.
Building has been suspended for two
years. Senator Calder's committee was
informed by the building inspector of
Chicago a couple of days ago that Chi
cago is two and half years behind in
its building program. New York is at
least two years in arrears. Other cities
are as far and in some instances farther
behind than these two. Sioux City could
spend three years in catching up with
its population expansion in its building
expansion. So long as these conditions
continue, and they cannot be overcome
except by building, labor will find
abundant employment. There have
been enough hard surfaced roads auth
Orized in Iowa to employ an army Of
men for two years. Other states, such
as Illinois, have still larger hard sur
faced road programs.
But labor will have to reduce its
selective occupations. Omaha is filled
with unemployed men and Nebraska
farmers are pleading for corn huskers
The price offered may not be as large
as it was last year, but the farmers
are getting little more than half as
much for their corn. The labOrer can
buy suit Of clothes, pair Of shoes
and other wearing apparel at what he
could last year, though the cost Of
ties that so far defy the economic laws
show little decline in the total. The
point is that labor will have to accept
the job at hand instead Of choosing
only such as it desires. Several mil
lion dollars would have been paid to
labor in Sioux City during the past
summer for construction work if the
labor had been available.
The Baltimore carpenters who de-
clined wage increase already con
tracted for showed business ability.
They reasoned that the conditions
against which the increase was safe
guard-the increased cost of living
no longer existed, and that as prices
of commodities were lower, they could
reduce their own prospective wages
without doing themselves an injustice.
BY doing so they encouraged cOnstruc-
ton and guaranteed themselves work.
If building material is reduced in cost
by taking out of it the profiteering in
flation. the building industry alone will
take up all the slack from other unem-
ployment sources. # the profiteering is
not taken out the law should be enforc
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

There is some consolation for farm
ers in the fact that they can buy
about as much for GO cents as they
could last year for $1.-SiOuN City
Tribune.
Where did the Tribune get that bit
of news? There has been slight reduc-
tions in some things, il is true, but the
average is hardly more than ten per
cent and the amount the coal thieves
are cxacting takes all that is saved
in other directions. Taxes, too, are
higher than last year, generally speak
ing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29
Although Miss Robertson, the neWl,

Although Miss Robertson, the newly
elected congressman" from Oklahoma,
may be considered the champion soup
eater of her state, or Of any other
state, for that matter, it is not of rec
ord that she ever ate crow and it is
unlikely that she ever will. From
what has been published about Miss
Robertson it appears that she is good
business woman, possessed Of extra
ordinary good sense, and the general
public will expect her to prove o
worthy member Of the national house
of representatives. Her ability to de-
your soup in very large quantities was
demonstrated during the campaign. 1t
is said of her that she INDUCED in no
campaigning to speak Of outside her
place of business. being proprietor of
a restaurant in Muskogee, her home
town. When discussing politics she
would sit down at the table and eat
soup with her customers, and, accord
ing to reports, has record Of sey-
enteen bowls of soup at one dinner.
Miss Robertson is regular woman.
She doesn't use paint, nor wear high
heeled shoes, nor squeeze herself in
to dress many sizes too small around
the waist. She just exercises common
sense in dress and everything else. She
says she is IA Christian, an American
and Il Republican" which is a cOnbina-
ton that can't be excelled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

A waitress in Brooklyn, New York,
Mrs Adelina SeucholZ, told the county
judge recently that she was getting
only So per week in a Manhattan res
taurant However, upon being closely
questioned, she admitted that her tips
brought her about SO per week. Poor
thing,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

If you have any lose change lying
around, Will Hays, chairman Of the
Republican national committee, knows
what you can do with it. The COM
mittee is nearly $1,JO0,O00 short and
is trying to raise the deficit. He would
appreciate small check from the
average Republican.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Failing prices haven't hit print pa
pen very hard blow. Before the
war print could be secured Mt the
mills for $40 per ton. Last week the
received shipment
that cost 500 per ton, an increase Of
525 per cent. And right in the face of
falling prices of farm products! But
we are living in hopes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

The price of corn and oats and hogs
and cattle will probably recover num-
Der Of points after the first gust of the
passed through number of periods Of
falling prices and always came through
in safety. 1t can and will do it again
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Every party platform in this corn-
try for one hundred years has declar-
ed for economy in the administration
of public affairs and the people have
always wanted economy. They will
expect congress and the next admin
istration to cut out all unnecessary
expenses and get down to real business
principles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

If everybody had been more economi.
cal during the war, consuming only the
things needed, there would not be so
much anxiety now and consumption
would not be so much less. When 3.
man INDUCES in an orgy he must pay
the price, and an association of mer,
n community, or a nation must do like
wise.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Among the missing whom it seems
hard to locate is one, frankie d..
Roosevelt late of New York. When
last heard from he was up among the
clouds watching the big drift to-
wards Cox"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

And now some of the coal thieves
are saying they boosted the price sky
ward in order to conserve the supply,
fearing that many people might suffe"
from Il shortage. The dear, big hearted
robbers ought to be immortaIized be-
cause of the compassion shown for the
people.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

II is reported from Ljthuania that
Emma Goldman. the deported Ameri-
can anarchist is now in that country,
having fled from Russia. Emma doesn't
seem to be satisfied to live in country
whose government is just what she has
hankered for for years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

1t required four or five years to
reach the summit of the hill and if we
make the descent in four or five
months there will be lot of broken
heads and disorganiZed livers If We
could only get back to normal Coltii-
tions slowly and in order everything
would he well.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

ed to send those guilty of protiteering
to the penitentiary. All these CRAFTS
have been excused on the ground that
labor costs are higher. 1t is even ap-
piled to the production of honey. But
if labor is cut, there remains no ex-
cuse in morals and no justification in
law for excessive prices.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

The sweeping victory of Harding is
interpreted in Europe to mean the
utter abandonment of Wilson's policies
by this country.-SiOuX City Tribune
And President Wilson himself is to
blame for this by insisting upon a
solemn referendum"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Last year some dealers were telling
farmer customers just how many few
er bushels of corn would buy certain
article than formerly bought it. Deal
ers are not figuring out such problems
at this particular time. They are not
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

1t is little early to begin criticisms
OF President Harding's administration,
but some of the extreme Democratic
rartisans are already at it. Better
wait, at least, until he is inauguratet'.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Two wonderful things have happen
ed during the past month. A labor
union in Baltimore declined ten per
cent increase in wages and Kansas
Telephone company asked the court
to permit it to reduce its rates on
phones.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

meeting of the cabinet. On the con-
trary,she will approve such course,
as the public welfare demands gov
ernmental functioning even when the
president is ill.,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

There is probably no use of arguing
the question Of cutting down the num-
Der of representatives in the national
legislature. 1t is argued every time
the census is taken and re-apportion-
ment is necessary, but results are al
ways in the opposite direction. TIL:
basis Of representation is now one
member of congress for each 22J,0OQ
population. The increase in the pOpu-
latiOn Of the country over ten years
ago is something like 12.O0O,OoO which
means an increase in the number of
congressman, unless the ratio is
changed, Of about fifty. Wnen it is
suggested to reduce the number a
snag is Immediately encountered.
what districts are to be abolished and
what congressman are to be left at
home without the Formally of an
election?' is asked. That settles it.
Every member fears he might be
among those sacrificed and as this pos
sibility dawns there is no hope of re-
trenchment in that direction. But it
might be possible to prevent an in
crease If some leader in congress
would rise up and make determined
fight. The basis of representa- ton
would have to be enlarged and it is
barely possible though hardly probable,
that such desirable consumation will
come to pass.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

One of the things we can be thank
full for is that Editor James NJ. Cox
is not going to write history of the
recent political campaign.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Warren G. Harding is probably do
ing a lot Of hard thinking while away
on his vacation"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-11-29

Thank God for the women voters
Victor Berger says they defeated him
for re election.