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OLD AGE PENSIONS
Editor, Seward Gateway: \\ith the advance of civili
zation the spirit of humanese-s will become more and
more conspicuous and noticeable in that improvement the
public care of the dependent aged through old age pension
will command favorable attention. \\ itile it is doubtless
true that the near relatives of.ail the helpless aged should
hv some legal process he compelled to provide protection
and comfort, yet is it not tt ue t tat thousands are deprived
of such sources of assistance, and if the federal govern
ment does not befriend them suffering must inevitably
ensue. To depend upon the cha itably inclined is a capric
ious program that ought not to be tolerated. But to make
assurance doubly sure would . not be well that through
the supervision of the country officials that not only shall
a home be provided the aged who are dependent, hut an
allowance sufficient to furnish a fair measure of indepen
dence and pleasure ought to be granted as a pension. Such
a grant of money sufficient ti> meet a few incidental ex
penses will prove a valuable c >ntribution to the ease and
the comfort of the thousands n our land who because o"
their helpless condition should not appeal in vain to the
more fortunate. And then iet not the terms “Poor Farm
or “Home for the Aged” or terms of a similar import be
applied to instutions for such relief. There are harsh and
invidious distinctions enough without governmental life
aiding such a course. There are terms expressive of Christ
-ian philanthropy without reference to poverty or age
that may more wisely be useei. If governments exist for
anything they exist for the >rotection of its citizens in
time of peace as well as in war, and if patriotism is to be
fostered such protection mu. t be extended through all
periods and to all classes. Protection and patriotism are
not far apart. They follow each other in a natural, easy
sucession. And the kind and degree of protection will
doubtless insure a patriotism of a similar kind and degree
One of the large assets in national life in time of peace or
war is the care of the helpless, dependent aged.
E. H. Parkinson, I). I).
Los Angeles, Cal.
SLAUGHTER PIGS— EVADE THE LAW.
AMSTERDAM, Sept., 'i— The Dutch government
prohibition of slaughtering pigs is evaded in a very simple
way. Plenty of captains are found for a consideration will
take a pig aboard their lugger, kill it in the middle of the
Zuydersee and bring the meat back ready dressed with
out anyone being the wiser. The authorities are in this
case powerless.
SUSPENDERS POPULAR IN HUN CAMP.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 3— “Suspenders are popular-here”,
writes captain John W. Morris to his relatives in Memph
is from a war-prison camp at Rastatt, Baden., He ex
plains by adding, “I have contributed one-third of my belt
to the salvage dump and could spare more. Captain Mor
ris was a medical officer of the Scottish “B'lack Watch”
regiment and was taken prisoner at Kemmel Hill last
March. The Germans had put him to work caring for the
wounded prisoners of war.
HOME GUARDS TO BE
GIVEN GUNS TONIGHT
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At the special drill tonight of the Seward Home
i Guards, the muster roll will be ready to sign and also the
guns will be given out and the manual of armes will be the
instructions. It is urged that as many as possible attend
! tonight’s drill as permanent places in the line will probab
| ly be assigned the various members.
Gov. Kiggs should be in Seward about the middle of
this month and the muster roll will be presented to him
and he will also hold an inspection. For these reasons the
new roll will be made up tonight and the manual of arms
will be taken up so that in case an escoit of the Home
Guards is called for when the Governor arrives he will
find a perfect company awaiting him.
The drill tonight will start at 7 o’clock sharp and will
he over at 8 o’clock to allow members to go to the theatie
or attend the council meeting or other affairs. The drill
will be snappy. . a 4 _
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\ JAPAN PLANNING TO INCREASE
ARMY AND ALSO THE NAVY.
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TOKIO, Sept., 3— (Correspondence of The Associat
ed Press)— Japan has made preliminary plans to increase
iici army by fifty percent and to build three times the
lumber of dreadnoughts and battle-cruisers previously
planned. » > i
ato official amvaneoment has been made but, it is
understood th ,t the pr< ha adopted at a recent confer
> nee of field- marshals and fleet-admirals. This includes
the creation of an army of 21 corps, or 42 divisions and
! he enlargement of the navy so that it will .eventually in
elude three main fleets, each to consist of eight dread
noughts and eight battle-cruisers. Each of the new army
divisions will be composed of three regiments, instead of
four, as at present.
\ ears will be required to develop the army anti navy
,o the desired strength, but a beginning will be made as
soon as conditions, especially financial conditions, wi.il per
mit.
I'nder the new military program, Japan would have
1126 regiments, as against the present 84, there being now
n existence 21 divisions, each of four regiments. An in
jrea;? of 12 regiments is provided for. | /
Of this increase, four new divisions are covered by
army program laid down in 1906 when it was decided to
ncrease the number of divisions to 25, or to a total
strength of 100 regiments. This program has not yet been
■arried into effect. Writers on military matter estimate
that the new plan contemplates an eventual enlargement
; f the Japanese army by fifty percent above its jwest’nt
trength with a corresponding enlargement of the rese.”
es due to the great number passed through the service’
'ach year. Many think the expansion will lie easy from the
standpoint of man-power.
The naval program adopted at the last session of the
Met was to fill out a fleet of eight dreadnaughts and six
at tie-cruisers. The new naval proposal therefore means
hat Japan plans to build two squadrons each to be corn
nosed of eight dreadnoughts and eight battle-cruisers, and
wo additional cruisers to fill out the present battle cruis
m- fleet. In other words the construction project calls for
ixteen additional dreadnoughts and eighteen more battle
cruisers.
1 ho estimated expenditure involved is large. That for
.he army is placed at about $87,150,000. and that of the
navy at about $.'40,000,000. It is probable that the actual
costs would be much higher as the estimates mentioned
above are based upon figures worked out before the war
when prices were lower. v 1
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LEAVES LITTLE MONEY FOR CHARITY, * '
LONDON, Sept., 3— The will of Lord RhoPidda, late
British Food Controller bequeathes $10,000 to Cains Col
ledge Cambridge, preferably for the establishment and
maintenance of six to ten scholarships for mathematics,
natural science or moral science, and $100,000 t'o the Car
diff Infirmary. /
Lord Rhondda states in his will “I nvake no other
charitable gifts because I have devoted the greater part of
my life to public affairs and I have alrea dy given largo
sums of money for charitable and public ‘purposes ”
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