The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-27

system" and "Big Business"
Like the maiden lady of uncertain
age, he probably looks under the bed
every night to see if fat man with
dollar marks on his clothing
Johnny Baer draws-isn't waiting
there with long snickersnee. Fargo
Forum.
A PLACE TO GO
Did you ever notice the sign which
every poolhall wears, mo High Schoo!
Boys Allowed?" We often wonder #
the people who insist so fervently that
this law be enforced ever waste their
valuable moments considering where
else the boys may go. They are not
wanted in the pool hall, the stores nor
on the street corners. -
The boys like to be together and
every town will have its gang. They
must have, some place to go during
the winter months. The way to solve
the problem is not to "hound" the
bows from one place to another but to
build a place which will outclass the
poolhall in every respect. A real club
house with pool and billiard tables
bowling alleys and swimming pool,
similar to what jamestown and other
cities of this size have provided.
The BOYS Of today will make or
break this town in the future. Town
Criers and Commercial Club, they are
worth considering. The problem is
one which must be met sooner or later,
and there is no time like the present,
If sit is considered from the Hig h
School boys standpoint, one will real
ize that we need a real place to go
one where there isn't cop to chase
us out.-V. c. H. S. Owl.
Amen! -
There is food for thought in the
above article. and the boys and young
men Of the High School have a right
to demand it At small expense, a
room suitable for the requirements set
forth in the above article could be
fitted up, where the young fellows
could meet and pass away a good So
cial evening, instead of hanging about
questionable resorts.
THE REGENERATION OF EMMA
The experience of Emma Goldman
and Alexander Berkman in Russia
suggests the idea that systematic
sending abroad for education" of out
standing American radicals might
have salutary effect in solving the
problem of rampant radicalism in the
United States. 1t will be remember
that Emma and Alec. were loud in
their fervid declarations that utopia
was situated in soviet Russia and
that the bolsheviki regime or some
thing akin to it was the ideal state OF
society. The American government
with rare sense of propriety if not Of
humor finally sent the famous anar-
chist agitators to the land OF their
dreams, giving them opportunity to
enjoy to the full the real richness OF
life amid conditions as they ought to
be. But now along comes Calltor-
mia Socialist, after trip to Russia
who says that Emma told him she
would prefer to be in prison in the
United States to being free in Russia
Oh what a change is here! The prom
ised land mirage and disappolnt-
ment? IT'S strange but apparently
true. The Californian says that Emma
would be a good citizen if the United
States would only permit her to re-
turn.
! Americans formerly had penchant
for sending their sons and daughters
to Europe for some extra educ ationa
frills it was considered were not avail.
able in the United States. While the
war largely exploded that notion it i
nevertheless likely that the sending
of radical leaders to Russia woult
have a wholesome effect. No. sucl
harsh terms as deportation need b
used but rather the familiar phras'
Compulsory education" which is a fix
ed principle in America. After few
months the educated radical might b
allowed to return and, if his gradua
ton should prove as complete an
satisfactory as that of Emma ap
pears to be, he might even be expecte
} to 60 out to spread a new gospel Q
repentance and reaction from the oil
time foolish fancies with which tn
"sreds" managed to keep the countr
in turmoil a good part OF the time
Minot Daily News.
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