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KLANS AT
OLD TACTICS
In the State of Washington an ini
tiative measure has been filed at
Olympia providing that all children
from eight to sixteen years ol age
must attend public schools, and pre-'
scribing certain penalties. VI idle ibe |
layman will probably overlook the
text of the measure in approval of the
intent, it is a vicious and senseless
bill aimed at the Catholic institutions
of learning and private schools in gen
eral. Such a law would be both un-,
American and unwise, as any man
or woman who can afford to pay the
price should have the choice of send-,
ing his or her children to any school ’
desired, so long as it measures up toj
certain educational standards. To |
deprive one of such privilege would [
do great harm and would cause a re-j
tessen in educational liberties. It |
cannot be denied that the girl or boy \
reared in a parochial school is much,
further advanced than those who get |
only a public school education Not
only are they taught other lessons;
1han are obtained in the average pub
lic school, but they are taught deport
ment and good breeding, which is a!
rare virtue in the average American
child.
There is no argument against the
public school as a training ground for
the youth of the country, it carries
them far along the road to educational
success, but the polish, the final dress
ing up and toning down of the pupil
can only be acquired by special train
mg.
Every denomination and sect has)
its school system to inculcate special i
training in the minds of its students.!
An example oi the academic reason-1
ing taught in such schools may be
found in President Roosevelt, Presi
dent Wilson, President Washing or .
and President Jefferson, all oi whom
were educated privately. Are rhey
inferior in thought and moral precept
to the scholar trained in the masses
instead of receiving selective educa
lion?
The bill is aimed especially against
the Catholics, but the flareback will
consume every denomination and
creed, and bring about a bitter reli
gious war, useless and un-American
in the extreme. It will revive racial
and sectarian hatreds, cause intoler
ance to flourish, and bring about no
worthy end.
If a man contributes to the support |
of the public schools, and desires to
send his children where he believes
they may be trained in religious as j
well as non-sectarian matters it is
his privilege to do so. The mind that
can see no justice in his cause is too
narrow to dispute with.
REGULATE THE FIREARMS
An Anchorage paper commenting on
the shooting of the late Harry Kava- j
naugh by Knik Nicolai, a drunk*-" F" !
dian, hysterically lays the murder of!
the popular police chief to the man
who sold the native the hootch which I
caused him to get drunk and commit
the murder. Suppose, for the sake of
an argument, that the Indian had made i
his own hootch? Would the grocer)
who sold him the ingredients be'
guilty oj being an accessory before!
the fact. We believe the causes lie
with the courts and the officials them
selves, allho it may be said in passing
that a man who sells liquor to an In
dian does so knowing that it makes a!
maniac ot him. Nicolai was a bad In
dian. He had already committed two
murders at a time when he was not
under the influence of intoxicants. He
was known to be vicious and murder
ously inclined. Yet he was allowed to
carry weapons, or have them in his
l*ossession. The courts instead of giv
ing him a life sentence lor his pre
vious murders, gave him a sentence of
a few months in jail, and let him go.
If the matter was left to the deputy
marshals and police officers of the
Third division there is no doubt but
that every desperate character and
every booze joint would be put out ot
business in short order. But they are
handicapped by court rulings, by or
ders from their superior, and by pub
lic sentiment, until they fear to move
or cannot move where the evidence is
open and shut. It is safe to say that
there is not an officer in the Third di
vision who is not aware of every law
violator in his district.
A law should be passed by the leg
islature barring men who have vio
lated a law from owning or carrying
weapoiis, unless some safe and seeurt
bond is filed lliat the same will not bt
.used in a manner1 to violate any Jaw
This is the Florida law in handling
an overwhelming negro population
and it has saved many lives. Hun
dreds of aliens at the present time
pack guns, and these are most persis
tent violators of the game laws
Some act regulating tile promiscu
ous ownership of firearms by known
law” violators is needed to protect the
peace officer. The murder really
is conceived at the time the gun is
bought and not after the murcl£j&l
becomes insane from viie booz*.
WHY PICK OUT THE FARMER:
Why all this agitation about pro
tecting the farmer? He is really the
only man in the nation who does not
need protection, as he could live with
out aid from city or town, by adopting
the methods of his forefathers. The
common laborer needs protection be
tore the farmer; the mechanic gets
more money for his labor, but money
is not all there Is in life, l'he farmer
is ids own boss. He plants and sows
and reaps as he chooses, Without
punching a clock or losing his job
from an invasion of cheaper labor. He
is the only independent laborer Su xlie
world today, and he wants protection.
And this protect iota will be furnished
'by a class of lawmakers who are not
ill sympathy with the faimer, other
than to get his vote; who couldn't,
drive a straight i'un-ow nor swing a
ci’adle if their lives depended on it.
The farmer will be protected, all
right. At the cost of the remainder
of his independence
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their country the next two years.
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SENATOR SMOOT
SITS BONUS Blit.
v,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—Seuato
Reed Smoot, of Utah, chairman Of tin
senate finance conmiutee, said toda:
that a gQlUier bonus bill would b<
'passed over the president's veto ant
that so far as the senate is concernet
the measure would have at least tw<
, more votes than the necessary two
thirds. In case congress passes th»
bonus bill without making some pro
vision for funds for its payment, i
will be necessary to find out how th<
money can be raised.
There is no doubt, according to t
number of party leaders, that nionej
could be raised for the bonus, and at
the same time a substantial tax revi
sion be made in case the administra
tion really desired such end. Eithei
the debts of England and France could
be applied for this purpose, or a spe
'dal tax be applied on luxuries. The
latter plan would meet with less fay
or than the former, as America Is tired
of excess taxation, and capital and la
bor both desires to resG
There is bitter opposition in Wall
Street and administration circles tc
any form of bonus, the interests desir
iug a lessening of the tax burden tc
any other beneficial legislation. The
Gateway will be $25. Each candidate
; can use as much of the space as he
or she desires; the price will remain
the same. And it w'ould be a greai
relief to the publisher if the same h
f paid w’Men the announcement is made
| as recent elections have been very
i disappointing in results when pay da>
| came around.
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AN ALLSTAR CAST OF THE FAMOUS
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And An Extra Good
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soldier bonus will have hard sledding
but according to Mr. Smoot, is cer
tain to carry.
BONUS PAID BY 21 STATES
The bonus granted by 21 states
| (the others having sidestepped) now
i amounts to about 365 million dollars.
' This is fine tor the boys ot' these 21
states but tough on the sons of the
• other 27. At best there is bound to
, be a great discrimination where the
bonus is a state affair. Properly con
sidered it is a Federal matter.
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