The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09

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/ streets should be graded and paved IN
accordance with the amount and the
kind Of traffic carried on in the city.
g. Transportation Facilities.
In a large city the transportation
facilities have to be very good.
| Means of carry the people or the
business men to.and from their work,
must be provided for. A city also
must have1a way of transporting and
importing goods.
8. Disease Prevention.
1 To prevent diseases we must have
pure water, a good sewage system,
and drainage system. We must have
plenty of ventilation. We must do
away with common drinking cups and
common towsls in public places.
"a A. Slums.
The people are trying to do away
with the slums. The people in the
tions, they do not receive an educa-
ton. They live so close together that
diseases spread easily.
VII.
(a) A political party is a group Of
persons having the same political opin-
ions and who try to make their princi-
Piles the policy of the government.
Dangers are that a certain party
might get control of the government.
Party Bosses is another danger.
Advantages. It is good to have
political parties because one party can
check upon the other. One finds the
others faults and tries to correct them.
1t makes better government.
(b) The general election is held the
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, in leap years.
In the Australian Ballot all the
names Of the candidates for offices Of
one party are printed in one column A
space is left after each for a check.
(c) Initiative is when certain per-
centage< of voters draw up law or
force the lawmaking body to draw
up one.
Referendum is the submitting of
this law to a popular vote.
Recall. A certain percentage of vot-
ers draw up petition which forces an
office holder to submit to a special
election before the end of his term.
This election determines whether he
shall serve out his term or give way
to some one else. r..
VIII.
(a) Classification of property.
1. Real
2. Personal.
Glasses of business organizations.
1. Partnership.
2. Corporation.
3. Trust.
(b) A monopoly is when business
organization gets control of some
thing that the people need
Kinds of Monopolies.
l. Government monopolies.
2. Monopolies of Situation.
3. Monopolies of organization.
4. Private Legal Monopolies.
S. Personal Monopolies.
Capital is product of the past in
dustry used to produce further pro-
duction.- A
Democracy means government by
the people, of the people, and for the
people. 1t means a self government.
1t means equality.
Reasons for self government.
1. No other government is right, be-
cause no one has right to govern any
one with out their consent.
2. 1t is the best form of government.
8. 1t educates the people and holds
them responsible for the government.
If the people choose their officers
they are responsible. It educates
them because in choosing their Off
GERS they must know what kind of
men they are and they can study them
and next time vote better if they are
not satisfied
(b4 Three obstacles.
1. Checks and Balances.
No sure way of getting anything
done. 1t takes such long time to
pass bill and the people can't get l
bills passed that they want passed.
Long Ballot.
Too many officers to vote for. Peo-
pie cannot tell what kind of office
they are voting for.
(No. X is last.)
x.
(a) Citizen of u. S. is a man who
has been born in U. S. who has been
born of American parents, who were
living abroad or a naturalized person.
A person may become a citizen by
naturalization.
(b) Naturalization.
A person must appear before court
and declare his intention of abandon
ing his allegiance to his country and
Of becoming a citizen of U. S.
In five years, providing not more
than two years have passed since he
filed his intention of becoming citi-
zen, he again appears in court. He
then takes the oath of allegiance to U.
S.
Rights and Duties of Citizens
Every citizen has the right of Per-
sonal Security, Personal Liberty and
the Protection of the U. S.
1t is his duty to obey all the laws of
the U. S. Government.
XI.
(a) Early immigration and Immi-
grafton in the Middle Ages.
1. Early immigration came mostly
from eastern Europe. They were Ger
mans, Swedes, Spaniards and Norwe-
gians. Their customs were much diff
ferent from those of United States.
They had led poor life and had work