The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 7, 1920, Page 6

: = The Seat tle Star {z: ‘ Duckworth—and the Bolshes ‘few paragraphs in J. Herbert Duckworth’s last article on his forbidden into soviet Russia are worthy of further attention. One is this: “Let me here make a confession. I went to Russia with the friendliest toward communism. In fact, my intimate friends called me a Bol- shevik. is true. At a banquet given for Duckworth when he started for Rus- ‘by his fellow newspapermen, there was much discussion, such as this: Duckworth the man to send to Russia? Won't he just and find g lovely, just as he wants to find it, and come back and tell us Bol- m has been misrepresented to the world? Won’t he do the same thing that Jack Reed and Williams and this Nation fellow ber now thy Cre-;!did? Isn't he too pro-Bolshevik té send to Russia?” tn the days of thy! ‘To which the answer was: he not, nor. the years\| “No. Duckworth is a reporter, first and last. He ig nigh, when thou shalt\|thinks now that the Bolsheviks have been abused. “I have no pleasure in}| Perhaps they have. That is a healthy attitude for a gm.” Let us Age oe man‘to have when he is looking for the truth. If the " a bad ap facts he finds in Russia confirm his present belief F commandments; for)|he will come back and say “I told you go.” If the ; |facts he finds contradict his present belief he will th f@ the whole duty of Eccles. the majority of the people, to be valid and constitu: ot Min- wen as queation g 8 i i ! tf fH | it te] A * e & g Map of fences and buildings interest Per cent, even will not break ‘with owner, Individually I like I know the present young will not work on farms, fs our duty to force them on eS * from feeding them. That were not here they do it. As it is now, can't even take his as when he is in a no white neighbor to fone to late with it a duty to make good of our children by getting on the land. The young men aimless without homes or The Japs are clever and Mt @ point to bribe the young by giving him employment ly at good wages and in other ways get the good will of men. The Chinaman spoiled Californians in the ‘80s, and ips are doing the same today. Terrace spoke in the step strain. He never raised a It is for us to look out for fooi- Young Americans. P. T. FLAHERTY, R. 2, Box 45, Kent, ~ SHE ROAD TO OBLIVION Poet—“I cate nothing for Fame as @ poet will satisfy Pessimist — “Then, when ‘You're famous as a poet, some one | will name a brand of cigars after and advertise it till every one forget you were a poet. Then will get so bad that every forget that it ever ex- § (not in a rude way) by keeping} welcome the evidence that proves him wrong. He will report the facts, whether they agree with his preconecived notions or not. He is a good reporter.” Duckworth went. He spent three weeks in various cities and provinces of the soviet dominion, and finally was de- tected and sent out of the country—for daring to make personal inquiries about conditions without first consulting Bolshevik gentlemen who would have showed him where to see the things THEY wanted him to see. But Duckworth, formerly pro-Bolshevik, had seen enough. The other paragraphs in his concluding article to which your attention is directed are these: “Bolshevism in the United States must be fought tooth and nail. It is a destructive force: of gov- ernment. It tears down the rich—and pushes the poor further into the mire. Nobody benefits by it. “But the spirit of Bolshevism must be fought intelligently. Oppression and the curtailment of free speech won't accomplish anything.” These last words should be heeded by Attorney-General Palmer and those other agencies, local and national, which have frequently over-stepped the bounds of constitutionality and good sense in dealing with “radicals” and Bolsheviks in this country. Many Americans are sincere in their beliefs that soviet Russia has been ted. To some extent, it has. In the larger sense, it not. When Americans with Bolshevik leanings report condi- tions in Russia as Duckworth’ reports them, it begins to look as if the surest way of converting Bolshevists from Bol- shevism is to send them to Russia. Government by Courts a States Senator Arthur Capper ef Kansas writes: <t is plain if this assumed right of the courts to nullify censtite- tional amendmenta, and to invalidate laws which are passed for the public good, continues unchecked, the people will find themestves without legal redress, Then finally, they will take the law into their own hands.” Senator, they are already beginning to take the kw into ther own hands, What do the almost daily reports of ltynchings, race riots and strike violence indicate save popular contempt of law as administered? In several conspicuous instances, it has been shown that the rich fam ity’s murderous son can get away altogether, or be put away tn a comfortable sinitarium, when the poor man's son would have swung. In civil cases, it is seldom wise to hire lawyers and fight: It is easter, cheaper and quicker to take your adversary into some quiet corner and let_the length of purses decide matters, The United States supreme court tears the constitution lengthwise today, crosswise tomorrow and, like enough, a year hence mends the rents and declares the document to be perfegt, by a vote of & to 4. At its pleasure it nullifies laws demanded by the people and duly enacted by their congress. And that court is wholly without check or any degree of accountability. In its power and proceeding it ts not ®& body of public servants, but a bedy of pyblic dictators, It is law- maker, judge and executioner, and without responsibility’ to any one. But, there are two ways in which usurpation of dictatorship by the courts can be checked. One way is by the people taking the law into their own hands. The other ts by popular election of judges subject to recall. It looks as if the country would son have to decide which way ii will take. The life of a republic depends upon respect for law made and executed by the republic Here ts @ capitalist cipping coupons, Watch him at his work. It isn’t extremely laborious, It is remote from danger. It is remunerative, considering the effort involved and the time em- ployed. Is the coupon<clipper happy tn his employment? If he is, he gives Uttle evidence of it, He might be writing an editorial, or negotiating a loan, or listening to a speech of acceptance, of explaining Einstein's theory, he looks 80 uninterested, Over here is @ carpenter, squinting along a board and singing out of the crooked corner of his mouth. Over there 1s a farmer-boy calling to his team and there ts a hearty tone to his voice. Yonder is a machinist whistling at a lathe as he fashions tron to usefulness, Up above ts a steeple-jack with the joy of danger in his soul and pausing for a big, healthy view of the world below. Even the coupon-clipper, if he goes home and tinkers with the ear, or digs in the garden, or makes a kennel for the pup out of an old dry-goods box, gets more joy out of it than he does out of his dividends. Such isn’t real work; but ft's almost as good for purposes. We are training up our children to dodge physical work, at the same time we are finding out that there's nothing else in life quite 80 satisfactory The worker whistles, The coupon-clipper drums on his desk distractedly, That's why golf was invented. Twenty-One—Plus Leave it to the women of Kansas, They propose to emancipate thelr sex in another way. Remember the sniggering election official who insists on knowing woman's exact age when she appears to register or vote? The women of Kansas propose to sit down on him! They have sat down upon him. Out in Topeka they have formed the “21—Plus” club. And with two determined women os originators, the Idea bids fair to sweep the coun- try where election officials ask impertinent detalls relative to women's ages, “I'm 21 and over," club members believe is enough for booth officials to know. The attorney general of the state of Kansas saya so, too. He's given the girls a ruling to that effect. And the club is growing “by leaps and bounds,” as the saying is, When Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, writer and politician, was re fused registration because shegrefused to divulge her exact age, she, figuratively, “went to the mat” with a nosy official. ‘Then, with Mre Lee Monroe of the Kansas Woman Lawyers’ association, whe secured a ruling that it was not necessary to give ages other than proof or oath that the registrant was over 21. And the club thrives! And the women win! Dleasurable “They were determined to drive out every foreigner. They eet fire to thetr houses, They disarmed all authorities, eatablished a censorship to prevent news of their activity reaching the outside world.”—News Item, Aren't the Red Bolshevikt in Russia fierce? Oh, oh! Our mistake! The news item wasn't about Russia, It was about super-patriots in Iilinota, “Seattle Lawyers to Visit B. 0. Bar,” reads headline. U-huh! You've got the same idea we have. The difference between a wise man and a fool ts that the wise man agrees with your opinions People would be a better lot if they cared as m y Pie ane aca uch about Heaven's The reason men bosa the world is because the hen 1a; Z crow as loud as the rovster, oe een i} THE SEATTLE STAR EVERETT TRUE wil! fall tm November). hie (The nuts will fal in November). aD fer in bossy, yet often te boaned: ve ute will fan in Nevember). that the pation speat ite foam COMe IN, Gite, Lo er ace @eNOUGH Ney Be ROBGING SOMS hye INDUSTRY OF A will fall in November), re pute wi! fall in November). a A pocket to sept in « shrowd, crowd a (Tre eute wil fat! in November). (Copyright, 1980, N. looks into a mirror. Py berate Holat'a—A Advertisement, R. F. Paine Writes of Impressions on The New Party BY 8. F. PAINS” Delegate to the Farmer-Laber Os veation. Government statisticians announes that during the quarter ending June 30 the high cost of living went up 2 per cent. If the democrats have shown any- thing at all, they*ye certainly shown | |, their im Prices of necessaries. publicans propose to go them one better, if they get in, by adding tariff rates to the prices of such And you'll know how good lunch can be. 4 Liberty Market 119 Yoaler Way Uncle Bam is about sell come 2,000 shipa, which must be used for carrying foodstuffs and manufac tures out of this country, and our economists swear that underproduc tion in largely responsible for the high cost of things. Prospects f6r still higher and high- t of living are splendid, and if any serious attempt to com- rise, both of the old parties are committed to the scheme of re ducing wages. Take the League of Nations cov- enant matter, for instance. Wilson has certainly solkiified the repubil- California Railway - Rate Hearing Set SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.—Fur- ther hearing of the petition of the California raflroads, steamship and interurban lines for rate increases will be held by the state railroad coramiasion in Los Angeles, August il. After an allday session yes terday the hearing in San Fran- Cisco was concluded. F pe Complaint Refused by Juvenile Court Juvenile court has refused to ac- copt a complaint made last Saturday; by R. ©. Wolcott, King county hu-/ mane officer, against Mr. and Mra./ Yake Siebird, 1626 13th ave., Bristol | Apt. 6, that their S-yearold daugh-| ter was being mistreated. Inventign tion seems to indicate little basis for the complaint, juvenile court offi ciais raid. Meddling neighbors were blamed. eax, aay Aad Se? MD , Eagles Plan Big Sunday Excursion ‘The Eagles lodge today an- nounced an Eagle excursion 8un- day to Anacortes. The boat will leave Colman dock, st the foot of Marion st, at 9 a. m. and leave Anacortes on the return trip at 6:30, The band and drill team will accompany the excursionista. The trip is free to members, ee rey et “cet Horlick’s bf ORIGINA Malted Milt =z = Ez | Thoroughnes Characterizes our methods tn jon, and our ens- accorded every cour- ent with mound budl- ness Judgment. 4% , Paid on Savings Accounts Accounta Bubject to Check Are Cor- dially Invited Peoples Savings Bank oases blow out thru @ crack tn hegeh ~-- winteriees Preceand tcsoumades 7 for the hernels and one for the here's often © wind where thare tse't oat blewtng Mecapes every year thru the ecapiters New thie te the moral end ond of my fe too short and » sigh te too useful, OQ, why should the epirit of mertal be One candidate’ company, twe are 0 Today's Bent Bet: Getting ready for a mnile with O, Henry. eee MIDSUMMER HISTORY SLIGHTLY JAZZED Beventytwo years ago today, Aur. 1, 1848, Captain McQuhoe of the Britiah warship Daedalus rubbed his yea and looked agnin. He called to him navigsting officer: “Look, Cecil, 40 you nee It, too?” “Yen,” said Cecil, and the captain heaved @ relieved sigh. “That's good; I thought I haa “em Again.” He had spotted @ sea ser pent. At least he reported it to the admiralty, This happened near Bt. Helena and it was in the same waters [What another British captain aaid he saw it again, nine years later, All bands agreed that the serpent wus either 200 or 500 feet long. In 1844 another attack of seeing fea serpents came upon sailors; the coasts of the United States, Canada and Norway being afflicted chiefly. SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2998. wom (e'll Say S0———— Of outraged Congrese, or, to’ take arms against the puny laws And, by opposing, end them? To raine; to raise again, And raise once more end buy my ° «wife a diamond— "Tis a consummation devoutty-te be wished— Yot—can I get away with #7 There's Palmer! But, pisht and ” tush! O poo-pooh! Ho's asleep! Yet, in that stron, Qyret dreams might come? Ah, well, he'll dream; and éreaming never lowered rates, Tho it do entertain mont hideous nightmares of the dark— (Profiteer stretches arma, yawn® Ho, variets! Ho, secretaries (inter Variets and Secretaries) VARLETS ave. aaaemenames. a What ho? Sire sai raise ‘em! ‘em! Thrice (ASBESTOS CURTAIN) princes andl “Lot's eat breakfast et Rokita—d Aav. ‘There fm this world if people looked into \ everything as closely as & woman Columbin Colo—the new American pace deaatasaastetain ws United Tea & Coffee Stores | A generation later, as we remember, there was another epidemic and no} summer resort was up to date with- ‘out its monster of the deep, Today, however, all of the sea serpents have moved to the coast of Vancouver land other B. C. wet porta, eee PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT NEW YORK, Aug. 7—Lord De- war, who is a guest of Sir Thomas | Lipton, declares that the rich and historic tations of the White Label is $2.62 with the tax. 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