Ne OVERS YD aor 
—for it was given on the claim of 
the honor and innocence of the men 
and to clear the unions of America 
of the stigma of the tragedies of the 
Los Angeles Disaster. The spontan- 
ity with which the two men were 
‘“dropped’’ by the unions and the 
way in which the support of the 
honorable men of the union with- 
drew and their approval was 
turned into condemnation of the ras- 
eality of these men even though 
members of the union augers well 
for the future. 
Labor unions have made their 
mistakes. This does not appear so 
much a mistake of organized labor 
as the mistake of certain leaders and 
as a deliberate imposition upon the 
eredulity of the honorable men in 
the unions and the perfidious and 
treacherous malfesance of certain 
individuals as local labor  secre- 
taries. The problem is_ still un- 
solved. Labor and capital must 
both, learn the lessons of brotherly 
sistance and restraint. Neither la- 
bor nor capital can impose in- 
juries upon an innocent public. 
In this land of liberty and free- 
dom there must be a _ freedom 
to join and a freedom to refrain 
from joining an alliance of work- 
man. The liberty of all workmen 
must be and will be assured. The 
Los Angeles confessions means the 
end of a reign of terror and the end 
of such methods. The real sense of 
American workmen revolts from 
such hase means. 
Our Russian Relations 
At the best a diplomatic post 
earries with it burdens of no small 
moment and the representatives of 
our government pay high in service 
and anxiety for the high honors 
which are bestowed by their ap- 
pointments. In our foreign service 
there is no position fraught with 
more hazard, perplexed by peculiar 
and inexplicable difficulties to the 
Anglo Saxon mind, than the office of 
the American Embassy to Russia. 
Two difficult problems must now be 
solved by our foreign ambassador 
and a degree of patience, diplomacy 
and governmental acumen will - be 
required not often necessary in pub- 
lie service in America. The pass- 
port difficulty has not been adjusted 
but Ambassador Guild who is equal 
to the task set before him, has taken 
up the matter with the Russian Gov- 
ernment at St. Petersburg at the . 
instigation of President of the 
‘United States. The situation has 
been complicated by the introduc- 
tion to Congress of resolutions of al- 
most identical import, the one by 
Representative Sulzer of New York 
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and the other by Representative 
Garner of Texas, providing for the 
abrogation of the treaty of 1832, by 
which a settlement of the passport 
difficulty was hoped for without fur- 
ther legislation. 
The treacherous conduct of 
Russia with Persia and the peculiar 
relations of Mr. Shuster, an Ameri- 
can citizen, has also presented a 
strange problem. As an agent of 
the Persian State our Government 
has no jurisdiction over the actions 
of Mr. Shuster as a personal finan- 
cial agent, but as a citizen of the 
United States his life and liberty 
must be safeguarded by our govern- 
ment and he is entitled to its pro- 
tection to that extent. In Ambassa- 
dor Guild the United States govern- 
ment can have confidence and if 
patience and skill can unravel the 
knot, Massachusetts’ former Gov- 
ernor will do it. 
Meanwhile, public sentiment is 
strongly protesting against the ac- 
tive work of Russia for an ultimate 
‘‘nillage’’ of Persia. Great Brit- 
ain’s neutral policy suggests consent 
for selfish ends. It is time that war 
and rumor of war ceased. Russia 
is contributing too much to the civie 
unrest of the world both within and 
without her borders. 
The Washington Convention 
The cause of sane legislation 
based upon vital principles and 
tenable laws of public conscience 
and practicable laws has been em- 
barrassed and jeopardized  con- 
stantly by erratic, patienceless and 
foolhardy reformers in matters of 
liquor legislation. The best friends 
of liquor law legislation looking to 
the control of this curse have often 
been the worst enemies to the cause 
by their lack of judgment and sim- 
ple sanity in the promulgation of 
their ideas of reform, in an other- 
wise commendable zeal. But no 
elass of legislation concerning the 
liquor problem has been so serious 
as the lack of uniformity of laws 
between neighboring states so that 
sane and helpful legislation in one 
state has often been nullified by 
conditions within a border state. In 
the problem of liquor legislation 
the same problem exists as in the 
divorce question. There is a public 
demand for -a uniformity of laws 
throughout the states. Precisely 
the same conditions exist in the 
question of liquor legislation. There 
is no uniformity and helpful legis- 
lation in one State has been de- 
feated by the legislative conditions 
of other bordering states. To dis- 
cuss the problems, to consider them 
in their different phases, to unfold 
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plans for inter-state co-operation 
and national action by Congress a 
convention of men from all over the 
Union will meet in Washington next 
week. The hope is entertainel that 
from its session a better understand- 
ing may be attained between states 
and possibly the framing of a na- 
tional law to be presented through 
the proper channels for action by 
the United States Government. The 
outcome of this movement is awaited 
with interest. 
The Magnolia Ministry 
Unlike any other church on our 
shore, the Union Congregational 
church at Magnolia presents a pe- 
euliar problem to its people and its 
minister. Their mission has been 
for service of a high order in the 
face of difficult problems. The res- 
ignation of Mr. Libby presented a 
problem which has been solved in 
the hearty call given to the Rev. Mr. 
Eaton of Wenham, and his accep- 
tance. The Magnolia church is an 
all the year church with a double 
ministry affecting the permanent 
winter and transient summer popu- 
lation, with the large hotel popula- 
tion in the summer, the church has 
been popular and successful in its 
ministrations. Alert to other service 
to the community, the church, 
through the interest and direction of 
the retiring minister and the con- 
tributions of the summer residents 
built a home for men with room and 
club privileges. The church has 
responded to a large call and a 
great need. The call of Mr. Eaton 
will assure for the future the suc- 
cess of the past. With this able 
preacher, careful thinker and con- 
scientious worker, the future should 
be bright for the prosperous, gener- 
ous, working Congregational church 
in Magnolia. : 
Man proposes, but very often it is 
papa who disposes. 
The coal dealer should be careful 
to take the right weigh. 
When you see a hen eating tacks 
you are rash to assume that she is 
going to lay a carpet. 
It is not worth while now to ad- 
vise folks to keep cool; the weather 
man will see to that. 
The new broom sweeps clean only 
when there is a willing hand at the 
other end of it. 
Can a lover be called a suitor when he 
don’t suit her? 
