The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27

than through congress- The World court and
the child labor amendment have right Of way, ac-
cording to the joint committee
In the meantime, Mrs. o. Fl. p. Belmont, pres-
dent of the National Womans party, Is predict
ing third party in 1924-with woman candidate
for president-in neither Of the major parties
receives the equal rights amendment with favor.
Boy, page Mr.. Prophet againl
Mrs. Belmont and her cohorts will have to hurry
things or they will find themselves the fourth par
ty, instead of the third. For the call for nom
mating convention in May has gone forth and
its keynote Is the "abolishment Of special priv
ilege." By special privilege is meant "the un-
just economic advantage by possession of which
small group controls our national resources.
transportation, industry and credit, STILES compe-
tition, prevents opportunity for development Of
all, and thus Dictates conditions under which we
live"
Here's a real job for the puzzle expert. Who
will head this party? How is this special priv
llege" to be abolished? How is this Small group"
to be identified? And what will be done to them
for "dictatng the conditions under which we live?"
Anyway, they should not be boiled In oil any,
thing like that, for the whole the conditions
under which we live might be worse. II $1,000 Of
US want to see a prize fight and are willing to pay
something like million and quarter dollars for
the privilege, they let us. They let us own about
100000 motor vehicles and burn all the gasoline
we want to pay for. They let us crowd the movies
and make the high-fare railroad trains run in sec.
tIons. They offer objection when we increase
deposits in savings banks by s5OOOO0.0OO, running
the total up TO seventeen billion. They have al
lowed the establishment Of fifteen working
mems banks in the last three years with resources
of S45OOO,OOO They are letting workngmen in
vest millions In the business Of their employers.
They allowed workngmen last year to send back
S4OO,OOOyOOO to friends and relatives in Europe.
Why they even allow the women of the country
to spend a million and half on hair nets. SO
with his 81 priyi Ot trolls
our industry and credit and dictates these rgor-
GUS conditions Of exstence
Here is one thing which might be puzzle, but Is
not: Approximately $4,000 Of California's JAP
anese planning to migrate eastward return
to Japan, as a result of the United States Su
preme courts decision uphodlng the states allen
land laws. Nearly million and half OF the
richest agricultural lands of the state, leased
to Japanese, must be returned to white owners
1t Is n heavy blow to the Japanese. OF CaIfornia's
enormous vegetable and fruit industry, more than
80 per cent has been for ten years controlled by
Japanese. Naturally the japanese government
does not like this; the japanese press reflects its
feelings and those of the japanese people. But
whatever Japan may do about this wholesale BAN
ishment of her nationals there will be no yellow
Peril" in 1924 or for many years to come.
Theoretically, of course, New Yeur's Day all
the world is going to swear Off turn over new
leaf. and make good resolutions and live up to
them. Everybody is going to pay his debts, quit
quarreling with his neighbors and act like gen.
teman. In theory 1924 will begin business with
human nature reformed and the Golden Rule in
fthl operation And with men. 80 with nations.
1t should be SO. Else the Grim Reaper may find
unprepared. "In the midst of life in
DEATH" few months ago the kindly gentleman
and sincere patriot at the head Of this great ma
ton alive and well. little Inter a four
year-old boy, representing the children of the ma
ton, tiptoed across the rotunda Of the Capitol at
Washington and reverently placed wreath upon
his bier. And that same boy is also In his
graye-rua over by motor truck.