Life — May 21, 1914 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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News of the Day (ls It Ought To Be.) At mass-meeting of the principal editorial writers of the United States, held in Madison Square Gar- den, the following resolution was adopted: wi s, Up to the present time it has been our sacred duty to direct the course of our government from our Sanctum Sanctorums, and by in- sinuation, ignorance of the facts, or other ulterior motives to do all we could to make matters worse, and Whereas, We believe a higher note should prevail, and being over- whelmed by remorse over our past misdeeds, therefore be it Resolved, That we immediately abandon all editorial advice and or- ganize ourselves fight Mexico, offering freely to the government. ourselves: John D. Rockefeller agreed to give back the State of Colorado. “ We've owned it long enough,” he said. At a popular election held through- out the country it was voted to abolish all the superfluous laws which have become a dead letter, This throws practically all the lawyers in the coun- try out of work, Measures for their support will be considered by the legislatures, it being thought less BASEBALL TERM “BEGINNING OF THE FIRST HALF” “HE'S GOT A SWEETHEART IN THIS PORT” damaging to the public interest to sup- port them than to permit them to practice. Ry constitutional amendment Con- gress’ was reduced in number to one representati from cach State, the qualification being that the member should have demonstrated his previous ability to carn his own living hy work- ing cight hours a day at Some useful employment. It was made a crisninal offense for any family to go away in summer and leave their cat to starve. Ata large fire in New York, which, with the sanction of the authorities, not properly supplied with fire protection appliances, the owners of the building were trapped and burned while all the employees succeeded in making their escape. Soothing USBAND: Dr B. said an alcohol sponge would do me good. Wire: To which of your cronies did he refer? Too Much Truth? PEAKING of the conclusion of the strike war in Michigan, the New York World says: “What the employers do as a mat ter of course, it is unlawful for the employees to do. The employers combine; they monopolize; they set aside Jaw; they hire fighting men; They make war, Because the employ- ers have had these advantages and have refused to arbitrate, they have won a famous victory over a nat- urally industrious and peaceable pop- ulation, which has not been worn out so much as it has been starved out. Some triumphs are worth while and some are not. In this country injustice and hunger never yet made a conquest that endured,” But we really wish the [World wouldn't talk in such a distressingly sensible fashion. We have been fed on superficial platitudes and conven- tional buncombe so long and so con- sistently that our mental digestive apparatus can’t stand such solid food comichooks.com