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widely distributed, the Corn Laws had been re-
pealed, the whole burden of taxation had been
shifted Gin 1880 the first Sir Robert Peel's
estate Of nine million pounds paid in estate
duties less than 3 per cent? and yet there had
been no violence. The classes had con-
ceded this and that, the masses had waited for
this and that. without any protest that upset
the convention on which parliamentary govern
ment rested"
This process Of peaceful change has been
continued in the main in the Twentieth Gen.
tury. I. A. r. Wylie, in a recent article, points
out that the Russian Communists could not
understand country in which Labor men,
Der Of parliament acted as the kings repre-
sentative at the Edinburgh palace and noble
man became member Of the Socialist party.
There is nothing we need to learn in Amer
lea so much as this lesson of peaceful progress.
George Fort Milton, in The Eye Of Conflict"
speaks Of the Civil War as needless" So it
was; and what radicals call "the coming
struggle for power" also need not be violent
one.
Let both conservatives and radicals grasp
the fact that violence is equally disastrous to
both. Violent change, or revolution, sweeps
away all that the conservative is trying to
save; it also brings changes that the radicals
can not foresee and do not want. Therefore
it is wise that the "haves" concede more than
they think they should and that the "have-
nots" wait longer than they think they ought
for such concessions.
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BEER ARITHMETIC

ME so per cent cut in import duties on
beer, ordered by the tariff commission and
approved by the President, should not cause
American brewers to lie awake nights worrying
about foreign competition.
The tariff will still be $3.50 a barrel or
about so cents a gallon. American breweries
the commission estimates. can produce draught
beer. pay the Federal domestic tax of Is cents
a gallon, and place it on the market for about
80 cents a gallon. Since foreign beers will not
have to pay the Federal domestic tax, the mar
gin of protection for American beer will be so
cents minus 16 cents, or "a cents gallon. That
is little more than 100 per cent protection.
American bottled beer. the commission esti-
mates, is produced at an average cost of SIS
cents gallon including the tax. That is about
s cents a bottle, including 10 cents Federal
tax. Foreign beer will pay a tariff of about 4S
cents bottle.
American beer at its best does not need
even this protection. 1t can hold its own in
any market alongside the best brews of Munich
or Prague So if Germany and Czechoslo-
vakia will reciprocate, as reported, and buy
more American hogs and lard, American farm
ers will gain a market while no American in
terest will lose.
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YOUR HEALTH!

TN his annual accounting to Congress the
- Surgeon General posts the cheerful news
that the depression so far has left the nations
health unimpaired.
The general death rate for the calendar
year 1888 was los per 1000 population, lowest
so far recorded in the United States The next
lowest was in 1892 But while average health
conditions remained comparatively good" for
the first half OF 1884, death rates in many
localities were higher than for the preceding
year. Here is warning against relaxed vigil
lance or letting down of relief standards.
Credit for the good showing thus far goes,
first, to the vast work of the relief agencies
and, next, to unren2itting fight of state and
Federal health agencies against epidemics
There is little doubt that many submerged
families have had better and more regular
food under the depression than under so-called
prosperity. 1t is the families in former COM
Portable circumstances, now hit by unemploy-
ment, that the report finds suffering the
higher sickness rates.
The public health crusades, financed by
CWA, against malaria and insanitary condi-
lions in % states affected the statistics favor
ably.
Fortunately, this country has escaped the
usual epidemic scourges that go with wars and
depressions. tuberculosis deaths continue to
decrease. The typhoid death rate in 1888 was
the lowest yet recorded; also diphtheria 1t is
a tribute to the health service that mo quar-
sntinable disease gained entrance into the
United States or its dependencies"
Health workers will not be lulled into in
action by this report. They know that the
depression will collect its heaviest and delayed
tolls in the years to come. They should urge
Congress to support the disease-f1ghting meas
ures to be embodied in the Presidents forth
coming social security program.
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OUR ESTHER

TIER name is Esther Hamilton. The typ
l. l. ical New Yorker'-born in Bee Greek
junction, Mo-, or White Cloud, Kas.-would
call her "a girl from the sticks"
She never had been to New York. She had
been doing a good job as a reporter for The
Youngstown Telegram and, as reward, her
editor sent her to the big city on an Office
expense account.
She soon had enough of Times Square and
decided that she would like to attend the.
Hauptmann trial. But how to get in? Thou
sands had tried but hadn't succeeded.
Now, let me sec" unused Miss Esther
"A lot of attorneys must have passes to the
courtroom"
She turned to the classified phone directory
and began calling attorneys. Finally she To-
Gated one who was willing to swap his pass for
a meal ticket, times being what they are.
So 'the girl from the sticks" is sitting in on
the Hauptmann trial while lot of city slickers
are cooling their shins on the outside.
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SATURDAY. JANUARY 10. 1895.
DRAWING TOGETHER

THE semi-oficial council Of state govern
ments timed its meeting in Washington
happily. The tide is high in the affairs Of
states, and it should be taken at the flood.
These officials are meeting to help bring
their states into closer harmony with each
other and with the Federal Government. With
A Legislatures now or coon to be in session,
and with practically all reconstruction prof.
ects depending on state-Federal partnership.
never was a drawing together Of the govern
ments more necessary.
Next week Congress will begin hearings on
the Administrations security bill. Every fea-
ture of this historic measure depends for its
success upon close and eager cooperation be-
tween the state capitals and Washington.
President Roosevelt said of the security plan,
Federal action is necessary to and conditioned
upon the actions of the states" The converse
Is equally true. For the most part the Gov
eminent in Washington acts only as bell
wether for the states They will be foolish in
deed, If they delay in passing unemployment
insurance and old-age pension laws geared to
the Federal program, or fail to avail them
selves Of the guidance and aid Washington now
offers.
In the Administration of the four billion
dollar work relief program, now pending, as
we'll as in the temporary direct-reef grants.
the states should keep in close touch with the
Federal Government to avoid waste and avert
suffering among the people.
The states are vitality interested in plans to
revrite MIRA, in the control of utilities and
holding corporations, in liquor and other taxes
and tariffs in rehousipg and Stun abatement,
in land-planning and conservation, in all pend
ing Federal projects to increase and distribute
more efficiently and fairly the national in
come.
The Governors should we believe organize
and maintain permanent council of their re-
sponsible representatives in Washington. This
body could keep in touch with state capitols
and Federal agencies, become clearing house
of information, aid in the coordination of
state laws and effect closer working partner
ship between Uncle Sam aud his 48 nieces.
We believe such an organization or some
other form of liaison would hasten national
recovery and unity of the country in sound
reform
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WAY OF ALL FLESH

Until now our Vice President has adj
- hered to the Andrew Jackson school Of
Democracy.
Not for him the billed shirt and white tie,
the silk topper and foppish tails of swankdom.
When state dinners beckoned him to the
White Mouse the usual reply was, The Vice
President and Mrs. Garner regret -"
When he did go it was afoot or in a taxi.
But something has happened. The other
night he and the Second Lady rolled up 20
the Vice Presidents dinner i'll sleek stream
lined limousine garnished with the seal of his
Office. Out stepped Mr.. Throttlebottom as
nade-over as Cinderella. His array was daz-
cling. his shirt-front as white as his overhang-
ing brows, his hat glossy tower. And he
was smiling.
rs it true, Mr.. Vice President, that you en-
joy dining in state2" asked bevildered re-
porter.
Temporarily yes" replied the IAN once
known as Cactus Jack.
Temporarily? VIII the shirt-sleeved SIM
plicity. the home-spun ways and the trout
pools of Ulvade ever quite satisfy him again9
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got together and organized for the
abolition Of the professional veteran.
I am heartily in favor of paying
'as much or even more than we now
pay to those who actually were in
jured in the service or to the depen-
dents of the dead. But the ever
lasting screaming of a handful of
ex-soldiers for bonuses and fancy
pensions of all sorts is sickening.
Didn't the American Legion prom
Use President Coolidge that if he
permitted the loans on bonus GER
tificateS that would be the end of
bonus agitation. for good and all?
Has the Legion kept it's promise?
Don't make me laugh!
One William T. Booker said in a
letter to The Times that there
hasn't been q President since the
World War who has done one thing
for us" Well, Mr. Booker, I don't
know what you call an increase Of
half billion dollars a year between
the Harding Administration and the
Roosevelt Administration, but that
looks to me as though somebody had
done something for the veteran.
I don't see either where the bonus
advocates get this stuff about the
Government owing them money. If
we had not stepped in and won the
war when we did, we would prob
ably be a people in the same condi-
ton as Germany is now. How would
you like that, Mr.. Booker?
When was a kid of IA, I was ln-
der the impression that fellows went
away to war to save this country
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CHANGE WITHOUT VIOLENCE

TN his biography of C. P. Scott, the great
Liberal editor Of the Manchester Guardian,
J. L. Hammond speaks of the great changes
that came about in British political and eco
nomic life in the Nineteenth Century.
q. time arrived when rlen who were
strongly opposed to a particular change de-
cided that it was more dangerous TO resist
that change than to attempt by settlement to
limit the mischief it might cause" he says. "On
this view disorder admitted as a method of
political warfare was worse than bad meas
ure. This conviction had important results.
Continental observers used to contrast our
peaceful evolution with the disturbed history
Of other countries. The franchise had been
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A FRIEND
BY MARY r. WHITE

b1 NAhI n. WHILE
It takes so little-to lose a friend,
A thoughtless word-may mean the
end:
Of a beautiful friendship welded by
fears
And the hopes and joys Of other
years,
Choose well your words, don't let
them offend,
For it takes so little to lose a friend,
A word ilI-spoken may leave a
sting,
Why shouldn't we try to happiness
bring?
That word unspoken you'd still have
your friend,
For the faith that was broken time
may not mend,
Where is the glory In the sorrow you
bring
For it takes so little to leave a sting.
Why not try always to make some
one glad?
Speak not the word that might
make some one sad.
Your heart will feel lighter as you
go along
If instead of tear, there might be
a song
You'll find that the happiest feeling
you've had.
That by your kindness there's one
heart that's glad.
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OBJECTIONS ARE CITED
TO VOORHEES, LETTER

BY Eloha.
Mr.. Voorhees, letter of a few days
ago reminds me that there are two
ways Of keeping ones opinion to
oneself. One way, of course, is not
expressing it. The other is to tell
it as he did. After seeing English
"as she is spoke" I've decided to
take my French more seriously.
If Einstein, to whom he refers,
uses the same brand of language,
it is little wonder he travels so
much. Even the most appreciative
audience couldn't endure a second
grafton. However, Mr.. Voorhees, does
prove the old adage, 1.-The pen is
mightier than the sword" The
stoutest warrior would be f1abber-
gasted if he attempted to analyze
his letter; while, should one try to
crate it to the warrior, it would take
a sailor to unite the knots of his
tongue.
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By Taylor E. Groninger.

By Taylor E. Groninger.
Having read "Other Peoples
Money" the following brief state
ment may interest many of your
readers who do not have access
to the book:
"Other Peoples Money" is a Sc
ries of articles, in book form, writ
ten 20 years ago by Justice Louis
D. Brandeis.
The purpose of these articles
was to show a money trust existed
in America; to demonstrate
automatically the extent and
ramifications of its power, to point
out its evils and to suggest
remedies.
This book is full of interesting
facts and suggestions for those
who are thinking along economic
lines today.
1t has an appeal to those who
believe America seeks "the great
est good for the greatest number;
to those who believe in industrial
freedom as against the domina-
ton of any class, and to those
who oppose substituting the pull
Of privilege for the push of man
hood"
In has an appeal to those who
believe with Honest Abe" Lincoln
that ours is a Government. in part
at least, "for the people"
I like to think of Lincoln and
Brandeis as two of kind.
Lincoln believed in the equality
Of human rights and equality of
privileges; Brandeis believes like
wise.
Lincoln believed in a free Amer
lea; Brandeis believes the same.
Lincoln believed this is a Gov
eminent of, by and for the peo-
pie; Brandeis' conception of our
Government is this also.
The following are but a few of
the many matters discussed in
"Other Peoples Money:
The function Of a bank is to
receive and to lend money. All
banks in the United States should
be treated as public utility insti-
tutions, where they receive public
deposits.
Investment bankers are not
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Comments ON 'Other Peoples Money!

content merely to deal in securi-
ties; they become promoters. They
enjoy the privilege of taking the
golden eggs laid by somebody
else's goose.
Three large banking firms in
New York, through the directors
of their controlled trust COM
panies, held 341 directorships in
liz corporations having aggregate
resources Or capitalizations of $22,
245 100000.
The Steel Trust, holding COM
pany, controlled 228 companies in
all, located in 1877 cities and towns
scattered over 10 states. The
financing of each Of these 228
corporations was had through or
with the consent of j. P. Morgan
& Co.
The people who do the work in
production, managers, skilled and
day laborers, should receive all
that is earned above a reasonable
return on invested capital.
If laborers were paid through
out the year, as the officers of a
corporation are paid, business
would keep running.
The states power to regulate
should extend to every regulation
of any business reasonably re-
quired and appropriate, for the
public protection.
Nothing is gained by exchang-
ing the tyranny of capital for the
tyranny of labor.
Prohibit the practice of inter-
locking directories and stock
ownership in other corporations;
apply this to all corporations.
Decentralize Big Business.
Compel the big bankers, when
issuing securities, to make public
their profits or commissions and
to earmark their securities.
In selling securities, "Caveat
emptor' the purchaser be-
ware" - affords no protection to
confding buyers.
These are but a few of the
points developed in "Other Peo-
pies Money" by Justice Brandeis.
a real American of brains and
conscience.
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So They Say

Under the German government
organization all that is needed is
the decision of handful of men
to launch an attack without notice.
Winston Churchill.
1t is a false doctrine that the king
can not even love some one who is
helpful and devoted to him.-Jllliu
MANU-, leader Of the Rumanian
Peasant party, referring to King
Carols devotion to Magda Lupesco.
The police have no more right to
violate traffic regulations than any
one else.-Police Commissioner VAL
entine Of New York.
The year 1885 will show whether
we can make the League (of Ma
tions) effective. myself am an op-
timist.-Capt. Anthony Eden, Lord
Privy Seal of England.
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last one was certainly in favor Of
the poor people having hogs. Of
course, the rich don't need them.
am sure any one seeing little
children eat three meals a day who
could not do so unless the parents
raised hogs for their meat, could
hold their nose when they passed
the hog pens and thank their
Father above for the hogs with
which to feed the hungry children.
Here's hoping our new Mayor will
favor keeping the hogs in the city.
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Capital Capers
by GEORGE ABELL-

DERSIAN MINISTER GHAFFAR KHAN
DALAI is spending the weekend in New
York as guest of honor at Persian archaeological
banquets, accompanied by his gloriously blond
wife, Viva.
Diplomats here are still retailing to each
other with guests of mirth the incident which
befen Envoy DjaIal recently at the diplomatic
reception in the White House.
Magnificent in a blue, gold and purple uni
form, wearing a jeweled sword with dazzling
hilt, and various twinkling orders enhanced by
likeness of His Imperial Majesty, Reza Shah
Pahlavi, the Persian Minister was the Persian
dream of an Arabian knight.
After walking about the White House for
some time, Dalai grew tired and prepared to
go home. AS he stepped out of the White House
door, departing diplomats were startled by
sudden cry.
They looked just in time to see bejeweled
Minister DALAI trip over a small green bush
and fall like bright gold comet on the floor.
"Tinkle! Tinke went the Shah of Per-
sia's medals.
crash" went the beautiful sword.
Smash" went DjalaTs eye glasses.
"Ha! HAP went Nine. DALAI.
"+* I! & &" went Dalai tAnyhow, it
was a Persian world.
THE Hon. Mr.. Hugh Wilson, American Min
l. lister to Switzerland, who anazes the hon
est Swiss by reading funny papers amid the
Hill.
Hugh-during his long residence abroad-has
developed rather British accent.
When he appeared before a House of Rep
resentatives committee, the good Hugh faced
group of Southerners whose ears are accus-
toned to the drawl Of Dixie Land
Much amazed were the assembled gentry to
hear the American Minister to Switzerland in
tone in the Kings English replying to a ques-
ton:
"AwfuIly jolly of you to send for mel"
Note: After this brief spectacular appearance
on Capital Hill, Hugh departed for Chicago
locale of his shirt and collar domain CWilson
shirts to recount Jungfrau fables to an admir-
ing family.
BRAZILIAN AMBASSADOR ARANHA and
ID his Counselor, Mr.. Frietas-Valle (an excel
lent judge of cigars have made little bet.
Vale has bet Aranha that the pending treaty
between the United States and Brazil will not
be finished before the new chancery Of the Bra
lillian Embassy.
The treaty is to be ratified (perhaps) by the
Brazilian Congress, which is still holding ses-
sionS in Rio
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from shameful defeat, and to keep
the civilized world from falling into
the hands of a little clique of selfish
monarchists. Now you fellows have
changed your mind. You weren't
heroes after all, but merely mer-
cenaries fighting for dough.
Why should you regard yourself
as a privileged class? Personally,
stand with our splendid President
and not with the bunch of good
time Charles and tiresome blow
hards, who control the American
Legion and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Thank God, that out of the
four million men who served in the
American Army and Navy during
the World War, three million have
had sense enough to stay out Of
these veteran organizations. It is
only very small percentage of the
ex-soldiers who are really making
all this noise about the bonus.
Editors Note: We do not recall
such a promise to President Cool
idge by the American Legion.
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PROPOSED GUN LAW
DECLARED WRONG
By a Times Reader.

By Times Reader.
The proposed law to make mere
possession of a pistol without a per-
nit punishable by imprisonment up
to five years, and raising of the
permit fee from 81 to $40, seems ex-
tremely foolish, and the work of a
visionary crank, unacquainted with
actual conditions.
If this were England, with its
highly efficient police force, there
might be some excuse for such a
law, but the fact remains that here
we have gangs of holdup men and
thugs who do not hesitate at rob-
bling and killing, even when they
face the certainty Of long imprlson-
ment or death if captured. This
law would be merely playing into
their hands, and depriving law
abiding merchants, filling station
operators and farmers of their only
means of defense against frequent
holdupS.
The occasional shooting Of some
thug by his intended victim does
more to discourage holdupS than all
the laws we can pass. Far from
prohibiting the mere possession of
firearms, we should allow law-abid-
ing citizens who are in danger Of
holdups this form of protection,
subject, of course, to proper restric-
ton and regulation. The inconsiSt-
ency of either prohibiting or taxing
outrageously some filling station
operator for taking means to pro-
tect himself and his business, when
the police are unable to aid him,
should be apparent to any Ole.
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The Message Center

(Times readers are invited to cypress
their Utei0s in these columns. Make your
letters short, so oil can haze a chance.
Limit them to $50 4oords or leSs.)
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BRANDS SOME VETERANS
AS BONUS WINNERS

BY Junior.
I am 80 years old and was too
young by four years to have served
in the World War, although I gladly
would have gone had I been Of age.
am neither a pacifist nor any
kind of a radical; in fact, I am a
member of the reserves and would
be Immediately eligible for duty in
time of national emergency.
I work hard for what little money
I am able to make and I, for one, am
getting mighty sick Of the ever
lasting whining Of a small percen-
tage of the veterans who served iii
the World War.
A good many million of us young
taxpayers have come Of age since
1918 and I am getting tired of pay
ing the living expenses Of some Of
these aging and noisy frauds. It is
about time that we younger people
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HOGS IN MARTNSVILLE
SOLVE FOOD PROBLEM

By a MartinsviIle Reader.
1 recently read a piece in the
Message Center from MartinSville,
where reader was terribly dis
gusted over having COWS and hogs
in town.
Well, I don't know ourA new
Mayors opinion about this, but our
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Daily Thought

Remember the days of old, con-
slider the years of many generations;
ask thy father and he will shew
thee; thy elders, and they will tell
thee.-Deuteronomy, xxi, 7.
THAT man is wise to some pur-
l. pose who gains his wisdom at
the expense and from the expe-
rience of another.-Plautus