The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-19


Of, when they select their govern
msnt officials. To act without
thinking " more hazardous than 10
think without acting. ~ has been
demonstrates continuously since tho
race evolved from sssagery that the
so-cAiisd educated branch Of society
haze by their own admissions and
confessions, failed TO demonssrate
= superigr intelligence In tho matter
OF founding government on bust
Let us consldsr Seattle. The peo-
pie Of this city have decided 10 own
ana operate their own public utiil-
ties: tbey own their water works.
street car lines and tho port OF
Seattle, and then what do the peo-
pie of Seattle dor Why, they pro-
COED 10 elect men TO office who do
pie owning their own public utiii-
~ you owned q tailor shop. . flour
mill or an automobile factory, and
you needed manager. would you
did no, believe IN custom. made
clothes. grinding wheat into fiokr
or riding In automobiles. and that
everyone should wear ready made
clother. eat wheat and ride In
in seatiies city council we have
men elected who have for years
openly declared that they b~iiev. In
private individuals owning seattle's
public service corporasions ! sub
NIT that such men would. and do.
actually represent and favor private
corporations IN matters where the
cttys and the corporations inter-
eats conflict. II the people made .
business that /. now ia t peli,Ies
would soon be out OF politics and
their agents In public office would
soon be out looking for . job
THE SEATTLE LAUNDRuEs are
managing. the people. There IL no
question but that q criminal combs
nation In restraint of trade exists
between the laundry owners OF this
city. for the purpose Of vrofiteering
with high prices TO patrons and low
wages TO employees. The price OF
laundry work has Increased 900 per
cent In Seattle In the last ton
years. They have us about bicachec
ironing vs out: In fact. the iaundries
have Seattle pretty well mangled
SEATTLE's HoxINc COMMITS
SION ACTOCRATIC. Constitutional
government was not adopted by
public officials: in fact. those in
public office from Kings, cxars and
kaiaers down To dog -catchers. advo-
Gated autocracy and sustained their
right Thus did the autocrats rule
the people and the feudal lords and
mobiles rule the autocrats, aud u
abolish the tyranny of plg-headed
public authority. the great charter.
King John at Runnymede. June 10,
l21h. and now. after eight hundred
years OF educational effort. we find
q seif-styied Boxing Commission in
seattle laying claim TO the right to
] believe that boxing and horse
back riding are among the best
exercises and pastime sports known
Tor physical Development and health
In Seattle who enjoy a good boxing
show. There IL no more brutality
or danger In boxing than In football
or wrestling. 4 the rules are ad-
taminated by graft and bribery.
The facts are. that IL boxing IL
going to be discrcdited in Seattle,
" must be charged 20 the Boxing
commissions short-sightedncs in
attempting to run the boxing shows
instead OF regulating boxing. as was
evidently the intent OF our public
officials when the appointment OF
the Boxing Commission was made.
CATION. and have concluded thai The
arbitrary ruling OF the commission
70 take $50 OF tho gross receipts of
tho shows. and that all boxing
shows should he held In Clay Hite's
PAVILION. Is responsible for the cou-
ditions that now exist. I shall write
on this question next week, as !
think tho people who pay their
money TO see boxing shows are en-
itied 10 be made conversnnt with
the facts, and further. think that
boxing should BIO regulated by city
ordinance
EDWIN J. BROWN.