The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 11, 1921, Page 6

Seattle ee ay | jail. And he rushed ipto the part- ere in a lot of trouble. * A | What Next, O Wise Men? | ‘Has the Legislature Something Better Than the Direct Primary to Offer? | IS EVIDENT that the legislature is anxious to modify the present election laws. The feeling prevalent among the lawmakers that the direct pr maries have failed. In what respect they have failed is not quite clear. | They would have one accept the statement for grant- Rae Waves Seem. Gervien led. If one were a bit obtuse, he pauses to inquire if natty wy The sar Pesta || the election of Gov. Louis F. Hart proves the failure of - Batewomemelbaae \the direct primary, and instantly we have the most violent opponents of direct primaries rush to the gov-| |ernor’s adulation. wait | If one suggests that the present direct primaries | have failed because they enabled the present member- |ship of the legislature to win nominations and elec- \tions, again one is quickly impressed that the conclu- |sion is all wrong | | What, then, has been the exact trouble with the di-| |rect primaries? The answer is not forthcoming read- jily, and the anomalous situation exists that those who |emerged victorious in the last election, those whom the direct primaries treated kindly, are the very ones| | who now seek to knife it. too * * * Js IT: THAT THEY FEAR the direct primary easy a weapon for the people to use against them in later elections, when, perhaps, their records are better known? HATEVER THE REASON, the legislature seems intent on changing the present laws. Some suggest going so far as to abolish the direct pri- maries altogether and resort to the old-time conven- tions. Others would compromise in some fashion so as to have a little of each. Now, it is true that the direct primaries have not proved perfect. Were we in the least mean, we could point to the legislature as an example of its imperfec- tion. But we shall not do so. We shall content our- selves merely with the assertion that few things are perfect, and that the legislature is very likely to evolve something that will hardly be as good as the direct primaries. We are quite certain the old con- vention system was not perfect, for if it had been, the direct primary plan would not have replaced it. Maybe there is wisdom unsuspected in the legisla- ture. Maybe this heretofore undiscovered wisdom will produce something better than either the primar- ies or the conventions. But who is there to blame any one who is just a wee bit skeptical? The legislature and the governor, who have the election law to make or unmake, as they choose, ought first to be convinced, it would seem to the rest of us, that the new plan will produce er men as govern- or than Gov. Hart, and bigger men as legislators than those who now occupy the senate and house seats. And that, we take it, will be some job! Article 27 Bobs Up Again Along the Rio Grande, Article 27 is given as much spotlight glare as Article X falls heir to in Washington and European capitals. Article 27 has nothing In common with the famous article of the league of nations: all it has to do with is OIL. Rafael Zubaran Capmany, secretary of industry, commerce and labor of Mexico, under President Obregon, calmly, but firmly, Insists that Article 27 still is a part of the Mexican constitution, and will be #0 re- garded by the present Mexican government. He Is quoted to the effect that the next Mexican cabinet is of the unanimous opinion that Article 27 should not be changed. Article 27, as you remember, seta forth, tn constitutional form, the Mexican principle of nationalization of the petroleum industry below the Rio Grande. Secretary Capmany, who says he speaks for the Mexican cabinet (that is, the Mexicnn government headed by President Obregon), Insists that the oil in the so-called federal zones of Mexico belongs to the state, and will be exploited only for the benefit of the state. He says permits to drill in these zones will be held up pending a full investiga tion. Other mineral rights are included as well as oil. Article 27 was the rock upon which the Carranza administration wrecked itself. It is highly unpopular with foreign off tnterests. It ts said to be well liked by Mexicans who are not profiting by foreign exploitation of Mexican miheral resources. In the past months this difference of opinion has encouraged uprisings and has financed re volta. It has made for internal warfare along the borier, It has overthrown governments. Yet the new government tnsista, according to Capmany, that Article 27 must stay as it is written. This may spell other revolts, and another violent change tn Mexican government. It may provoke other talk of American intervention south of the Rio Grande. It may give rise to much unpleasantocm, even j the shedding of blood and the destruction of property. On the other hand, it may be that other governments, and peoples of other countries, may conclude that Mexico is justified tn nationalizing its mineral resources, if that be the will of the Mexicans, When other nations arrive at this conclusion they will, of course, permit™Mexico to | deal with foreign violators of Mexican laws aa, for instance, the United States handles* foreigners in the United States who violate any article of our constitution. This view of the matter would do much to dix courage Mexican banditry, Article 27 may not be good business, It may not be what Anfierican and British ofl monopolists Iike. But if Mexico wants Article 27 it looks as tho the rest of the world will have to permit Mexico to it Of the state, fe per month, for ¢ montha or $9.60 per By carrier, city, 120 per week ‘8 census shows !ts pop i fs smaller than in 1905, but 1,000,000 more goats than in counting the two in Hol . Johnson ts back from And to show his devotion ause with which he has long ‘Mientified, he came back by P, MOL by rail. eee at the College for Women @ clud whose members to wear goloshes that don't Young ladies, remember the ¢ observation of Dr. Joe * * * ALL FLOP SOONER OR eee on & movie theatre: Jekyl! and Mr. Hyde The Funniest Dramatic Achieve eee twe women Voltva sent from to convert New York have so far. They haven't been eee RIGHT, WE'LL BITE: (T'S THE ANSWER! Home Brew: Here is a lit of half of one per cent gen brew stuff: kind of a plant does a tax Fesembie? ‘would you call the state of on the gallows? Wouldn't a little capital pun- mt be a good thing for the heads who raise our John and Isom Whites? Then get at the real criminals. kind of a tapeworm ograbenvermichtungauto 3 one of them be a good i to tie around the ez-kaiser’s : throw him into the Zuyder @achshund haf der tag. ts the kaiser’s coming? Of the all-highest scalawag was named Call Hugh- Now, Call Hughwell was a man, and there were | great things which he per And he would tell about m. And he would say: “I bought Band I did that” And the part- an antomobile. And Call il pointed with pride to It. he said: “See what I got. I ‘am proud of it.” And tnen one the traffic cops nabbed him he was threatened with a term office. And he said: Josh, | We better ‘QNd dig up some money for bail. z arrested.” ‘ his partner said: “Your gram- fs rotten. You should say: ‘T “arrested and I am in trouble, I got to get bail.’” Finis) A bomb thrown at Lenine’s car missed it by many feet. Cherches la femme. ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY DR. WILLIA M EF. BARTON fare nearing the time for a correct estimate of | manhood and nobility of character tin he became ife of Abraham Lincoln. His own generation | president of the United States, and in that position could not fully appreci- | abundantly justified the confidence of his fellow ate him; even we do but citizens. approach a just esti at story In itself is typical of the very best there mate of his high qual American life, Our hope of democracy can ities. fail so long as that story rings true to I once sailed up the | the American spirit Columbia river so near It was not happy turn of the wheel of for- to the foot of Mount tune that raised him to a position of influence. His Hood that the summit | success was the reward of hard and persistent labor, was lost to sight among | of character which men could trust, of native ability that mountain's own | joined to industry and righteousness, foothills; even are n in his own lifetime he came somehow to tn great men almost hid- | carnate and express the conscience of the nation. In den by their lesser con- | the difficult and delicate Trent affair, after diplomacy temporaries: had well-nigh failed, a great crisis was averted But we sailed cause the people trusted his sense of right some “0 be away TO CARKY ARMS you Marcos. THE OLD MAN’S COMFORTS BY ROBERT SOUTHEY “You are old, Father William,” the young man cried “The few locks that are left you are gray; You are hale, Mather Willlam—a hearty old man: Now tell me the reason, I pray.” “In the days of my youth,” Father William replied, red that youth would fly fast, not my health and my vigor at first, That I might need them at last.” “You are old, Mather William,” the young man cried, “And pleasures with youth pass away; And4 yet you lament not the days that are gone Now tell me the reason, I pray.” “In the days of my youth,” Father William replied, “1 remembered that youth could not last; I thought of the future, whatever I did, That I never might grieve for the past.” “You are old, Father Wiliam,” the young man cried, “And life must be hastening away; are cheerful, and love to converse upon death: Now tell me the reason, I pray.” Y “I am cheerful, young man.” Father William replied; “Lat the cause thy attention engage; In the days of my youth, I remembered my God, And He bath not forgotten my age.” In the Editor’s Mail that could have happened, Empect ally this sympathetic etrike. Editor The Star: T agree with} Just when Hastern people have that there ought to be more jlearned that Seattle will never have But if people cannot go|any much trouble again, something you get more|¢lse has got to tur. up to discourage HIVE FOLKS RIGHT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921. AS OTHERS SEE THE WORLD Editorials and Oomments Keprinted From Vartou Newnpapers HUNDRED fF CENT WHAT? (From the Cincinnat! Post) We read the explanation of Mr. P. A & Franklin of the International Mercantile Marine the other day telling why his company, which he ae eeverates “ls cent American at all i operating under an TODAY'S QUESTION agreement for 20 years with the Britieh gov “to pursue no policy Gels deeietwiben eee laa nn Ee ee ee ee ee maiden names? if the LMM ANSWERS facturers to well MRS. HOLON AUBE ave.; “Surely, if they want to. body's business but theirs.” | jof that MRS, HEBER B. HOYT, 178 27th |" ave. “It's a question for each in per dividual to cide. Where there are no chil she should do as whe please MISS Highland Drive: quoted now, 1 mind later.” MRS. MARTHA MADIGAN, 418 16th ave. N. “It there are no chil dren, certainly.” MRS, ALICE POWELL, 3223 Gra ham st: “A woman who has be married should be willing to w her marriage Insignia before world.” THE PRINCE AND THE RING BY ROGER W. BABSON ‘There in an old story of @ prince y 100 per men,” ernment does anything British to help American producers or man markets, or to extablish coaling or oll eta will help American vessels in thelr competition with or if why if it does ANYTHI what h verse! would in the same wituation, would it not be a violation agreement? tr 4, 717 2ath | tone the Priti¢h It's Ja Pritt where they venneln it dues <G except n, Goes tt do for um for the I. M. M. to be a hundred In there cireumstances would it not be a hundred per cent British? And why was the with our British friends anyhow? Mr. Franklin saya the protects a pany's shipping registered abroad where it tioned by f governments” in case of war cause war if the company competed with British veaneln | 1. M. M. is a hundred per cent American, why does tt not ¢ American registry, «0 WE 1d requisition them tn c ot. wast There be a good to each of these que but if tt has | been published we have not seen it. Up to now it looks like 100 per cent mystery cent if It were just as well 2, contract made contract million tens of the com- be requist But would it And if the its vemsels LOUISH RIDDLH, 153! “I don't care to be might change my otherwise might “thone foreign f may answe ons: earned self-control and was changed from monster to dog and then from dog to de Then the lovely girl in prison broke the #pell by loving the and he became a prince again When he returned to the palace, he hurriedly sought the ring and put ft on. Never again did {t leave his fin- ger and never again did it pinch him. Thru much punishment, he had at last learned the precious lesson of self-control the prepared how will Marcos. disregarded came to grief. titled, ment and protection of outlaws, or robbery made was because Marco that Smith It the law pass an The legislature cannot act that will prevent outlaws from carrying arma. The only effect of such @ law is to aswure the bandit that his victim is defenseless, The present law ought to be en “An act for the encourage fe and easy.” In the gold mining days of California and Nevada men tramped the lone ly mountain trails with belted around thetr gold them and yet hold ups were rare for the reason th it was known that every man car ried his trusty sixwhooter and would use it when necessary. Put every lawaebiding man tn @ porition to be a Marco, instead of putting him in the power of the bandit, and you will have more Marcos and fewer bandits. Another cause of the boldness of the lawlena class is the poor marks manship of the men on the police force. Policemen should be rated according to their ability to shoot There should be no such thing as & bandit escaping after a squad of policemen have emptied their auto- |them, for the papers in the Bast copy all this news about the car Une, It does not help Seattle any and the only sensible thing to do ts to turn them back to Stone Webster and that as noon as pomible Stop all thin talk of graft in the making of thin nale, But go about it to protect the city | who was given a ring by @ fairy god. | mother—« ring that would help him to be good and that would pinch bim | if he did wrong | Once It kicked his dog and he felt | the ring pinch. He was welfish and | headstrong and treated his servants cruelly, Each time he did these things the ring annoyed him, At last from losing all thir money while they can FROM ONE SEATTL PLACE TO WORLD, WHO THINKS 18 THE F&F r LIVe IN eee A “COMMONER’S” VIEW ON CAR PROBLIOM Editor The Star: Much has been | written concerning our street railway problem, all from @ professional view | pont, No®, I wonder ff any one would tike to hear a commoner's viewpoint Civilization appears to be made up of three dintinet groups—the profes sionals, the tradesmen, the common |people of mechanics, generally clansed ag working people or labor jer. The two latter groupe strive to ad [here to primitive law, the working | principle of material things, where: the former group, the professions, he pulled it off and bid it in a deep drawer One day, he imprisoned a beautiful irl because she said she could got love him. | ‘The fairy godmother was tired of his wicked ways. She appeared sud-| denly and said, “Wicked p you have become base, revengeful, greedy and brutal.” She changed him into! s repulsive monster, making bim ap: | pear as he really was at heart. He wag soon caught in « trap and} wuffered cruelties. Often he heard himself—the prince who had disap peared—spoken of with scorn and/ hatred. } y noe, Z Avalon—Raritone with Orchestra—Ernest Change Your Name, Malinda Lee—Erneet Hare Saxophobla—Saxopbone Be doeft . Pes Anytime, Abyday, Anywhere — Green Wadsworth . sekend My Wonder Girt—Vernon Trio Broadway Rose— Pilly Jones with Or Something—The Harmonizers, Male Quar- Saber and Spurs March— (5) wick Military Band Up the Street Marcty Band o—Rudy Wie oust No. 2060 10 inch Boe No. 2015 10-inch 10-inch B50 No. 2029 10-inch B50 No. 2064 matica at short range The men on the force should be tested for their markamanship. Every man| who cannot hit a bern at five paces should be transferred to the dry squad, or detatled as a collector in the angels’ district. It t# mur der to wend men who cannot shoot to be slaughtered by dexperadoen nktlied In the use o€ firearms and who shoot to kill Ju eee GIVE LINES BACK TO STONE-WEBSTER Editor The Star: The only way force Stone-Webster to take the car lines back. The quicker the bet tor for the people And the city of Seattle | are ever trying to beat it, By so do- ing they have gotten humanity into & terrible enarl. The common folks know, when they stop and look around and think it over, that law does not create any thing—merely sustains that which ts created. And they also knof that men form governments to function along the line of law and order, not an creators, Being #0, is there any wonder that our mayor hi change of heart and is in favor of returning the street railway myntem to individuals, that the city may get back to the old scheme of law and order? 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