The Dolores star., 1923-12-28

er than through congress. The World court and
the child labor amendment have right of way,
cording to the joint committee
In the meantime Mrs O. II. =. Belmont pres
dent of the National WOmans party, Is predict.
ing third party in 1924-with a woman candidate
for presdent-in case neither of the major parties
receives the equal rights amendment with favor
Boy. page Mr.. Prophet again
Mrs. Belmont and her cohorts will have to hurry
things or they will find themselves the fourth par
fy, Instead Of the third. For the call for
mating convention In May has gone forth and
its keynote is the Establishment of special priv.
lleGe." By special privilege" is meant the
just economic advantage by possession of which
a small group controls national resources
transportation. industry and credit. STILES compe
ution, prevents opportunity for development OF
all, and thus Dictates conditions under which we
live"
Here's real job for the puzzle expert. Who
will head this party? How is this special priv.
ilege" 10 be abolished? How is this Small group
TO be identified? And what will be done to them
for "dictating the conditions under which IIve?"
Anyway, they should not be boiled in oil or any.
thing like that, for the whole the conditions
under which live might be worse II 5000 OF
US want TO see a prize fight and willing to pay
something like a million and quarter dollars for
the privilege, they let us. They let about
100000 motor vehicles and burn all the gasoline
want to pay for. They let us crowd the movies
and make the hgh-fare railroad trains run In sec.
tlons. They offer objection when we Increase
deposits in savings banks by S5OO0OOOOO running
the total up TO seventeen billion. They have al.
lowed the establishment of fifteen new working
mems banks the last three years with resources
of S450OOO00. They letting workingmen in
vest millions in the business of their employers
They allowed wOrkingmen last year to send back
S40OOOO,OOO to friends and relatives In Europe
Why, they even allow the women of the country
to spend million and n half on hair nets. So
down with this special privilege thar so controls
industry and credit tbaSa
conditions Of existence
Here is one thing which might be n puzzle but Is
not: Approximately 10000 of Calfornias Ian.
anese are planning TO migrate eastward or return
to Japan. as result of the United States Su-
preme courts decision uphOlding the states olIen
land laws Nearly n million and n half of rho
richest agricultural lands of the state now leased
to Japanese must be returned to white owners
III Is heavy blow to the Japanese OF Californio,s
enormous vegetable and fruit industry more thon
81 per cent has been for ten years controlled bv
Japanese. Naturally the Japanese povernuont
aoes not Ike this; the Japanese press reflects its
feelings and those of the Japanese people Rut
Whatever Japan may do about this wholesale ban
isnineht OF her nationals there will be yellow
ferii In 1924 or for many years to come
Theoretically, of course, on New Years Dov nj,
the world Is going to swear off, turn over n now
leaf and make good resolutions and live IN IN
them. Everybody is going to pay his debts ou,t
quarrellng with his nelghbors and act like n gen
''eih"ii' III uieory loZ4 VIII begin business with
human nature reformed and the Golden RuIa IN
fuii operation. And as with men, so with nations
1t should be so. Else the Grim Reaper may find
US uhprepared. In the midst of life we are in
DEATH A few months ago the kindly gentleman
and sincere patriot at the head of this great na-
ton was alive and we'll A little later a four.
year-old boy, representing the children of tho no.
ton tptoed across the rotunda of the Capitol at
washington and reverently placed a wreath unon
his bier. And now that same boy ia aIso in M.
grave-run over by motor truck