The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-02

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America, while the pro-bonus people
represent desires. Desires before cold
cash is always defeated.
From $4.0O0.OO0,OO0 to 7 billions,
as taxation burden is the obstacle
that gives considerable pause.
The ocean passage cut from 100
days to less than five within a half
century is an achievement. The end
is not yet. The steamship Olympic
makes a new worlds record by trav-
cling for several hours at the rate of
.27.8l knots per hour, the best previous
time being made by the Mauritania
when she went us knots per hour for
several hours.
The marvel of it all comes when it
is considered that the ship is a float
ing hotel, with every possible convent
,ence, and many times bigger than the
most majestic land hotel.
1t is a far step from the days of the
galley, driven by man-power- slaves.
Now, coal, oil and steam are the slaves
that perform the work of ten thousand
men, and perform it easily. How much
more efficiently oil, gas. coal and WA
TER can do the work of man remains
for the near future to bring forth.
When men now making history get ov-
er fighting with each other and turn
to developing natures resources. the
real era of progress will be upon US.
Editor William Allen White speaks
his mind on a poster and Governor AL
len of Kansas. his friend, says that he
has ''hindered. delayed and interfered
with and suspended operation of trains
on the Atchison, Topeka and Sante F.
Railroad" and has White arrested.
Quite properly. The way to test Tho
legality of law or the saneness of il
is for someone brave enough to break
it.
The trial comes up later. In tn,
meantime Editor White has asked thu
railroad men to observe the order o
the governor while the case is pending
The bulletin has made White more fam
Gus than ever and endeared him to the
workers of Kansas.
1t will be too bad if a great write
and editor is spoiled and becomes
politician. .....
Fame oftentimes is mistaken for pc
pularity. 1t occurred years ago whel
Debs was to popuIarize the co-opera
tive commonwealth in the northwest
When the test came there was no sup
port to the fame of the undertaking. |
failed.
Recent history shows great writer
going into politics President Hardin
for one; H. C. Wells for another.
The Marion Star is monument emu
for an ordinary man; The Outline Q
History is sufficient to perpetuate Well
for centuries if he disappeared now.
Negro troops are sent to Texas
keep striking railroad men in ordel
This action is equivalent to carrying
lighted torch over an open oil tanl
the tank will explode if the wind blow
just right.
The North as we'll as the South rea
lies that there is race feeling; tn
North knows it; the South feels it.
Officials Of the Ku Klux Khan haV
agreed not to wear robes and hooc
in public. Wise move. Many oil
scores were settled by non-membel
masquerading under the Klan's robe
Many people desiring to get even n
would be hard put to if the !. W. v
were to change its name. Excuses, NJ
reasons, are always sought for VI
lence of an unusual nature.
The effects of the coal strike al
now appearing in the price Of coal Z
high as $16 has been paid, and BIZ
ding active. Train service has bee
cut down for lack Of fuel. and sa
isfactory conference seems far ava
It is fortunate that the time IS mld-sun
mer. But events are moving swift
and it is expected that two sides
the question will get together and tai
80 consideration the third side-tt
public.
Senators and members Of the Char
Der of Deputies paraded with thousan'
eagerly yoicing the theory that WI
was a necessity and protesting again
a luxury tax about to be placed ups
+ Is the dry wave taking this a
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