COMMENTS OFJHE PRESS
Newspaper Comment on live
topics of the day
WATTERSON’S OPINION.
(Louisville Courier*Journal.;
The Sun is wholly mistaken as to
what Col. Roosevelt would do if he
were now president. In the first place
Mr. Root would not he secretary of
state. Teddy would be his own secre
tary of state. He would theu fly to the
Cannibal islands. He would sail a tleet
under command of Perkins through
Uuzzard's bay and arour.d by Cape
Horn. He would send an army under
command of Gifford Pinchot across!
Canada and over the moutalns of thej
moon. Then, in the White House, he1
would wrap the ilug around him, lire
off two hoss pistols and wait confi-.
dently for developments.
GOOD OLD U. S. A.
(Dayton News.;
This is a good place to live. There
i» no belter place. Here one can work
cut his own salvation as nowhere on
the globe. There is more of religious
tolerance, mure of personal liberty, less
of hampering militarism, less of caste;
and class. W« are freer to come unu
go us we please. v\ e are less bound by
custom than in other nations. We are
more democratic m our manners unu
methods. We cun speak us we please,
and write and print that which we de-j
sire, and give voice to our thoughts
without having to answer to a soul on|
earth. We nuike our own laws, select]
our own ollicers. disburse our own
taxes, and tire anybody out of positions
of trust or honor whenever we desire;
to do so. We raise our own food, make
our own supplies, are not hampered by
itie whims of royally nor starved
through the failure ot the seasons to
ripen our crops. Verily, litis is a good
place to live, and a good lime in which
to live. Would that the rest of the
world were as well oif. us we are at
ads very moment, even il we have been
nurd hit in a commercial way by the
wrangling of our brothers across the
Hens.
STATUTE BOOK AND PLOW.
(Saturday Evening Post.;
in three historic years—observes the
National City Bank of New York, in
a circular to customers—a great wheat [
crop in the United States, coincident;
with an unusual foreign demand, has^
lurnished the impetus for prosperity j
here. The years are: 1878, when bigj
wheat exports eusily tided the country;
over resumption of specie payments;
1891, when, in spite of the Baring fail
ure of the year before, which demoral
ized financial England, they produced
our boom of the succeeding year; and
1898. when, after sevral years of al-|
most continuous gold exports and hard
times, they reversed the situation and
initiated the most remarkable expan
sion the country has ever known.
And by the same hyperboie we may
say that wheat saved our lives in 1914,
for the big exports of that cereal, more
than any other one thing, straighten
ed out our foreign exchanges and en
abled us to recover from the muddle
into which the war threw us. It is
on the plow rather than on the sta
tute book that we finally depend
IMMIGRATION.
(Indianapolis News.i
immigration statistics for 1914 show
some decided changes from yoars pre
ceding. In November of last year
emigration exceeded immigration by
5,423 persons, the movement of aliens
to this country having fallen to 26,298.
This was a 75 per cent decrease from
November, 1913, slightly more than 76
per cent from November, 1912, and a
lower tot&l than the summer of 1908,
when economic conditions were bad.
January also showed an excess of emi
gration over Immigration of 16,068, and
August showed an excess of 2,881. The
total number of Immigration for the
year will probably not exceed 700,000.
From January 1 to November 30, 162,
518 alborers left this country and
117,840 arrived, the departures exceed
ing arrivals by 44,778 • There was more
immigration from the north of Europe
and more emigration of natives of
Southern Europe. English, Scotch and
Irish and German arrivals continue to
surpass the numbers of such depart
ing. In November English immlgra
grants were more numerous than those
of any other nation, 6,664 having ar
rived, while 4,410 departed. Incoming
Uermans exceeded outgoing by 2,289;
1,913 more Irish arrived here than de
parted, and 1263 more Scotch. South
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ern Italians let In the greatest number
the total being 17,810.
BELGIUM HONOR6 AMERICA.
UNew V'ork World../
In all Ihe clash ami luiuuli ol me
war America Is quick to catch a word
from Belgium, innocent past a doubt
and wronged beyond the powei ol
words to describe, tile gallant, hapless
little natiou males an especial appeal
to the Amerii i eart and hus beeri
made the rei lent of the most effl
clent and gei o outpouring ol in
ternational reli which the history ol j
uch endeavors records.
on Washingtons birthday the city ;
authorities of Louvain resolved that j
.n token ol their "ardent gratitude' ,
to the iepublic, in ihe new p.»rt.-, ol 1
.he city, as they rise out of the ruins
three streets or squares shall reeeivt
ne Illustrious names ol Preside in
vVilson, Washington and American
nation.’’
The burgomaster and aldermen ot,
couvain could not give voice tu wiiat j
was in their minds, in a conquered
and occupied nation there is no free
ioin of speech. Tlie resolution is but
couched in brief and formal words
But il will be understood. And m
lonur that the greaiesi city or na
ion in 11s higii noon of prosperity
night confer could more deeply touch
.he American people tiian will this
tilliule from wrecked Louvain.
WOHLOSTRIKE MOONSHINE.
(New York Press.;
The people who are trying lo organ
.ze—or rather spouting about—a worle
.abor strike in protest against Uie war
and with the purpose oi tying up 111
uustiy so that the war will have to
stop front paralysis are promising an
other demonstration of how foollsn
.oik cun be when they set earnestly
about It.
Perhaps persons from the comloria
ole viewpoint of Cooper Union may
nave an Idea that they have a chance
.o move the lighting countries lo throw
.o the winds all ilia results of their
oacriflces and sufferings thus far, bui
when they gel on the Job, undertak
,ng actually to organize any such sen
.imentul pressure against the various
governments, they will find that they
ale regarded by’ everybody nb plain
nuisances.
American agitators will perform ex
cellent service to their own country
and the world If they will coniine tjieir
efforts In this matter to platform con
versation. There is no defense for any
American zealots to start trouble by
carrying such a propaganda to Europe,
and conspiring against governments
there.
THE COST OF ELECTION.
(Washington l’ost.i
The New York Times has compiled
statistics on the cost of the election
in New York state lrst year, showing
that it cost $4,079,171. The figures have
startled the people of New' York, and
of other states as well. More than hall
this huge total had to be paid by the
counties and state, the rest represented
vampaign expenses as certified by can
didates and party comnyittes. It is
common belief that these campaign
expenses are really very much larger
than Is shown by statements filed with
.he public authorities. Immense
amounts are spent by persons who art
not required to attest the fact,
In many cases It is found that can
didates for legislative offices paid out
more money for o'oetion expenses than
.he entire salary of the position would
amount to.
To many' New Yorkers this tale of
the huge cost of elections lias sug
gested the desirability of the short
oallot, and of less frequent elections.
Both seem to be, for that state, de
sirable. New York elects state sena
tors every two years and assembly
men every year. Probably a majority
of the states make the terms jusi
twice as long, and with quite satis
factory results. New Vmk chooses
state officials for two-year terms; four
years Is proposed as one wray to re
duce the election expenses.
TALK ABOUT WAR TAXES.
(Qrafton, 111, News.)
The Orafton treasury is empty, bank
rupt, anil the city fathers have been
hard put to find some way to raise
funds. As all members of tlio coun
cil are married men, they decided that
those who enjoy luxuries should pay foi
them and' they passed a law putting
a tax of $25 on every unmarried man
over 28 years of age, and a tax of
$10 on ovary unmarried woman over
!-■ years. A man by proving that he
IvH propose ,| to it woman in the past
year and was refused will be exempt
i' in pa% mg tlie tax. A woman who
can prove that no man has proposed,
to her during the past year will also
be exempt The law went into efTect
i he first day of April.
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