The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-01

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An Associated Press dispatch car
ries the news that bankers in Japar
are optimistic" American bankers
are optimistic sometimes too, but il
is usually a fact that they labor
to conceal.
There was no lack of enthusiasm,
either throughout the city or on the
university campus, Wednesday night
when the whistles broke forth, carry
ing the news of Idahos victory
against the University of Washing
ton. Idaho has reason to feel proud
of Coach MacMillan's quintet, which
has now won the championship in the
northern division of the Pacific coast
conference, and which, Idaho dop-
sters feel sure, will win the Pacific
coast conference championship next
week.
Two of the great troubles with the
American people just now, we are
inclined to believe, is tendency to-
ward idleness and toward criticism.
Both, or either, will stand in the way
of prosperity 1t is impossible to win
success in any line by talking and
fault finding. The idle man is usu-
ally the fault finder. The people have
just as much common sense as they
ever had, if they will use it and they
are confronted with opportunities
greater than they have ever known,
IL they will just get down to bust
ness and take advantage of them.
There may not be anything very ex-
citing about the job of working at
your own job and attending to your
own business, but it is what wins for
the individual and success for the
individual is success for the commun-
ity, or for the nation.
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Notwithstanding the fact that the
fight against child labor has been |
waged in America for almost a CEN !
fury, there are now more than mil |
lion children between the ages of 10 |
and Is years engaged in gainful occu-
pations. The childrens' bureau points
out that this is approximately one
twelfth of the population of such age
limits. These children, of course,
should be in school instead of break
ing down their health working in
some factory.
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The United States, with only one
sixteenth of the worlds population,
has one-sixth of the WORLDS live
stock 1t has one-half of the worlds
100000 mules, one-third of the 1884,
100000 swine, one-fifth of the 1OO,-
100000 horses, one1seventh of the
1872, 100000 cattle, and one-ninth of
the 465,000,O00 sheep. AS consumers
in. the list, with an average of 142
pounds per person per year. We are
exceeded by Argentina with an an
nual consumption per person of 281
pounds, Australia with 263 pounds,
and New Zealand with 213 pounds.
Canada follows us closely with 1877
pounds and the United Kingdom with
100 The figures for the United
States are the average of the 10 years
from 1912 to 1921 inclusive, while
the figures for all other countries
are pre-war figures. :
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The chief trouble with the country t
lust at present seems to be too many
Sun.
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TAKE EM OUT AND SINK EN-. p
The administration has probably {
,een beaten on the ship subsidy bill :
rhe measure is said to be as good :;
IS dead. Just what congress pro- "
'oses to do about the ships is not Il
Most likely nothing, de-
ides the Yakima Daily Republic. '
he president has intimated that il
doesn't act he will take decisive !,
ction without much delay. The only p
Elective action he can take which OF
i'll relieve the treasury of the ex- Y
ense of looking after our alleged W
lerchant marine is to take the ships w
If to sea and sink them Nohod,z