The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-26
A FEW FACTS
BY NJ. H. J.

hOI the only man held IN bondage IN
the worlds history; here in free
America we have as many slaves to
the square mile as can be found on
the globe. The modern social order
seems TO breed slaves like maggots in
a fostering dung-hill. None OF US is
as free as he would like to be. A
worldwide political machine tyran-
nous in its operation, in the guise of
religion, flOuts its banner in our faces,
and compels US to bend to its purposes
under the threat Of the loss of patron
age. We boast of our freedom of
conscience; but there is no freedom
that boast is a national slogan In
the ganglia of the social order no man
Is free. Yesterday we could not buy
a ton of coal in Kansas without the
consent of mob of dirty, fOul-mouth
ed women who speak an unknQwn
tongue AOve~in behalf of the law,
said the neighbors of these women to
the Attorney General of the State,
but don't mention our names-a con-
fession of the most abject slavery.
Masses of pseudO-independent Amer
lean citizens-coal miners-have
moved at the beck and nod of an
assumed Boss who insults our liberties
with the name of Alexander HOwat
whose patronymic assures US he was
not born in this country. If you are
a business man you cannot refuse to
patronize a gilded show of any kind
for fear of offending the guild which
1t represents other words you are
not a free man. We are slaves, said
the dramatist: the bright sun rises
in the East and sets upon a race Of
slaves. and he was no liar eitherl
10000
The Band recital, Prof. Maynard,
conductor, at 9:35 a. m, Monday
last, was highly enjoyed by a consid-
cradle group of students and others,
which occupied the balcony at the
Coliseum. President Lewis was
there. We were impressed by the
thought while following the program,
of the value to Western Kansas of a
seat of learning where our growth
can be perfected in all the accomp-
lishments which go to make up re-
fined society-which bring US to the
point where we can see and appre-
ciate the cultivated man and woman
over and above that of the boOr and
the slattern; where music as a per-
sonal adornment in super-abundance
rises and prevails over a wide re-
gion, lifting up the general average
and creating a cultured civilization.
The Normal School is a fountain from
which flows these blessings over an
extended area. These splendid re-
hearsals, conducted by Prof. Mayn-
ard, are worthy of large attendance,
and would it not be worth while to
announce these recitals in advance so
that our citizens might avail them
selves of the privilege of attendance.
Since the advent of Golf in Hays,
the uninitiated seem to view the vot-
aries Of the links as more or less
cratic. but we can assure them that
the gentlemen and ladies-the golf
fans-are very sensible and interest
ing Hays people One gentleman
from the country-who we presume
never reads a county newspaper
passed the golf links recently and
when he arrived in town, interrogated
a merchant of his acquaintance thus
ly:
Farmer-''What's doing south of
the Normal on the Experiment Sta
tion grounds? Is the city out of
coal?''
Merchant.@"No, why?"
Farmer Why, I saw some wO-
men rushing around out there and l
thought they were picking up cow
chips for fuel"
The Old Nest" Rupert Hughes
heart gripping story of Home, with
the greatest Star Cast ever assembled,
at the Strand, three days commencing
Sunday, February 5th.
Fifty Feet From Fun is the head
line in the Normal Leader this week.
1t tells that Big Greek flows just fifty
feet from the entrance to Sheridan
Coliseum. There swimming and boat
ing in summer can be had, and good