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Volume 9 December 15, 1911. Number 50 
The Shop Early Christmas Campaign 
The shop early habit which has 
been the aim of many large minded 
and careful people for years has 
been taken up vigorously and suc- 
cessfully by the merchants of Bos- 
ton. Already the movement has re- 
sulted in great gains and the re- 
ceipts for the early days of Decem- 
ber indicate that more purchases 
have been made than ever before at 
this early date. This is due not so 
much to increased total purchases 
of Christmas goods as in increase in 
early purchases. The movement has 
been endorsed by Catholic and 
Protestant clergymen. A Bishop of 
the Roman church, now a Cardinal, 
and the Bishop of the diocese of 
Massachusetts have endorsed the 
campaign. The Boston Chamber of 
Commerce has been the force back 
of the present efforts. The public 
may assert that the motives in- 
volved are pecuniary, with an or- 
ganized effort to maintain’ the 
Christmas trade throughout Decem- 
ber. Objections have been raised to 
lining up the churches for a ‘‘trade 
movement’’ under the false _ pre- 
tense of assisting in alleviating the 
cares and worry thrown upon the 
trades-clerks and saleswomen. Such 
an argument is unfair for there is a 
real sense in which the Christmas 
gift purchasing is limited. The rich 
and poor will plan a certain list of 
gifts and when these are in hand, 
the work is done and the purchasing 
ends. Almost everyone has just so 
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many gifts to make and no more. 
When these are purchased the buy- 
ing ceases automatically. The 
church has taken a noble position 
and every thinking woman and man 
agrees with its humane advocacy of 
the interests of those who stand at 
counters. If there is a net gain to 
others in this movement it is a con- 
tributing impulse, not the real 
reason for the crusade. 
The Post Office Problem 
Christmas comes on Monday this 
year, necessitating additional pur- 
chases and arrangements upon Sat- 
urday. Saturday, always a difficult 
day, has an added burden due to the 
two days following this year. Post- 
master Mansfield has found it wise 
to issue the request that all Christ- 
mas gifts be mailed early. They 
can be mailed early next week and 
marked ‘‘ Do not open _ until 
Christmas.’’ If the residents of 
Beverly Farms, Manchester and 
Magnolia will carefully plan their 
Christmas mailing they will insure 
not only a certain delivery in time 
for Christmas but will distribute the 
work to be done by the postoffices 
over a longer period of time. 
Christmas packages to be mailed 
about Boston should be mailed as 
early as Wednesday and Christmas 
gifts going to a distance ought to 
be mailed earlier. It is calculated 
that it will take twice as long to 
handle the deliveries next week. 
The cheerful, efficient service ren- 
dered to Beverly Farms by Post- 
master Brooks and his efficient as- 
sistants and Postmaster Wheaton of 
Manchester, and his corps of faith- 
ful workers to Manchester is appre- 
ciated by the public but it is fair 
that the public should give tangible 
expression to this appreciation by a 
little forethought the coming week. 
Russian Problem 
The Russian problem is assuming 
threatening proportions in _ the 
‘‘vellow journals’’ of America and 
in the careless thought of the people. 
Herein lies one of the dangers of 
our republic. Public opinion is a 
mighty force properly directed and 
publie interest in problems of gov- 
ernment are valuable, but when this 
interest assumes the task of dicta- 
tion or intermeddling the blessing 
becomes a curse. No other matter 
of public interest for years has 
given worse evidence of the dan- 
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gers of unwise public agitation on 
an international problem. No one 
believes in the restraint of public 
opinion but in the adjustment of a 
difficult problem such as President 
Taft and Ambassador Guild have 
on hand, it would seem not only 
apparent but a part of country loy- 
alty to await the action of the Gov- 
ernment and not embarrass it by ac- 
tivities which can only cause con- 
fusion. The House Committee on 
Foreign Affairs is justified in the 
spirit which they have shown in re- 
senting the Russian carelessness of 
the rights of some of our American 
citizens. As the matter is under ad- 
justment between the Ambassador 
and the President a suspension of 
judgment by that committee would 
accomplish in the end the desired 
result. Not so much by the abroga- 
tion of the treaty of 1832 with 
Russia but by insuring safety and 
protection for all American citizens 
in Russia with American passports. 
If the treaty of 1832 be abrogated 
the problem will not be solved. The 
end desired is the recognition of the 
American passports and the  pro- 
tection of American Jews. This 
will not be gained by an abrogation 
of the treaty. 
The Liquor Problem-. 
This is one of the most difficult 
problems of the State. The curse is 
generally recognized and the terms 
of its regulations only are open for 
discussion. The State of Massachu- 
setts has committed itself to a pol- 
icy of local option, that is the settle- 
ment of license or no-license in a 
specific city or town. The question 
ean never be local, however, for the 
North Shore is interested not only 
in the settlement of the problem 
within its own borders—for its life 
is affected by the license votes in 
Salem, Beverly, Gloucester and even 
Lynn. The last trains from these 
cities on Saturday evenings, particu- 
larly, tell their own sad story. Eyvy- 
ery police officer knows what li- 
cense in Gloucester, Salem or Lynn 
means for the police force on the 
whole North Shore. It is a matter 
of deep regret that Gloucester can- 
not establish a stable sentiment on 
the Liquor Question. It almost 
seems that a ‘‘reckless minority’’ is 
able to swing Gloucester from the 
‘‘No’’ to the ‘‘Yes’’ column. It is 
a pity that its policy cannot be fixed 
and stable and be relieved from the 
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