The daily star-mirror., 1922-08-09

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With the mines not producing and
with the transportation systems
threatening to break down under the
strikes, the public should be in a
good frame of mind to pay the last
cent that is demanded for coal when
winter comes. The coal will be avail
able, and the price, unless the gov
ernment steps in, will be just what
the other fellow wants it to be.
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The point is we'll made that, if we
can pay $3.50 for teaching Spanish,
German and mathematics in the eve
much for teaching adult immigrants
in the evening elementary schools the
language of our own land, acQuaint-
ing them with American history and
ideals land inspiring respect for our
laws and institutions. If we are go
ing to give these immigrants teachers,
let us give them our best.-New York
Times.
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The Nonpartisan league is not dead
nor even sleeping, judging from the
contest for the governorship of Okla
homa, in which it's candidate is
&C. uod
in politics in number of western
states and has staged comeback
in North Dakota by nominating the
recalled governor for It's candidate
for United States senator over Nc
Cumber, chairman of the senate fl
nance committee. The league is a
whole lot like a small forest fire
If you can keep it under control, no
great harm is done, but if it gains
material headway, disastrous results
follow.-Associated New Bureau
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With commencement a couple of
months past, many young people, who
are now depending on their own eff
forts for living, are beginning to
realize that there are some wide gaps
in their education. The stenographer
has letters handed back with misspell- |
ed words and the clerk is caught up
on errors in arithmetic, which indi-
Gates carelessness or ignorance. This |
brings to the young person some re-
grets over idle hours spent in school |
These hours are gone, however, and |
the young man or woman who would
must make up for the earlier
waste of time in some other way
Anyone who is determined to advance
can make up for any defects in educa-
ton by a little night study on the
subjects in which they are deficient,
and thus round out their education
The time to do this. however, is dur
ing the early years of ones business
career. If left until makeshift habits
Ire formed to cover up deficiencies
n learning, it will probably never be
lone. Right now is the time for the
college graduate or the high school
graduate to get busy.
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THE SABOTAGE OF TINE
In his address at the opening of
he Chicago Pageant of Progress,
postmaster General Work made
orcible presentation of the basic evil
f the coal mining industry. 1t is
n evil that everybody recognizes and !
ct nothing effective is done about it. |
AS DR.. Work says, there are about
vice as many coal miners in the
nited States as are needed to per- ,
,rm the work of getting out the ma {
on's supply of coal. There are also +
cry many more operating coal mines i
ian the country needs. The result is =
lat the miners ordinarily work only q
bout half the. time Through an ex- !
emely powerful union-a union q
hich causes its membership dues to
:. collected by the employers out of c
lie wages of the men-they demand a 8
wing wage for half-time work, says .
/ exchange.
"The sabotage of time by the idle :
1der pay" says Dr. Work, '.and of I
'operty intrusted to them, must be
lded to the cost price of any pro-
lct." And the price is paid by the
nsumers. And the consumers il -
ost instances are themselves wage m
rners who work steadily through the tt
ar to earn a living. A large percent cr
e of the striking mine workers are m
t needed in the coal mining industry
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- " - - i - - no st
lere this surplus labor that now will cr
ither mine coal nor let anybody