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up with so much abuse from those 
whom they try to serve. 
The lure of the sea caused forty- 
five fishermen from Gloucester to lose 
their lives during the year just past. 
A debt which is indeed large is owed 
by society to the fishermen for the 
hardships and perils these men suffer 
that the fish of the sea may find a 
place on our tables. The loss of life 
and the sufferings of the fiishermen 
. makes the monetary loss of the year, 
$73,800, dwindle into insignificance by 
comparison. 
In their determined efforts to assist 
foreigners the North American Civic 
League is doing a wonderful work 
among the aliens of Boston. The 
league is doing much to help newcom- 
ers to the “land. of promise” learn our 
ways and methods, and should receive 
the financial and moral support of all 
citizens. 
The election of John L. Saltonstall 
as a member of the Beverly water 
board was one of the commendable 
features of the first meeting of the 
city government on Monday. Mr. 
Saltonstall is the best qualified man 
in the city for the position, and it is 
a municipal fortune that his services 
have been obtained. 
North Shore people who journeyed 
to California to escape the rigor of 
a New England winter have probably 
been somewhat disappointed as wea- 
ther conditions in that section have 
not even compared favorably with 
those on the Atlantic coast. An un- 
ustially severe winter is being exper- 
ienced in Pasadena, the “City of 
Roses,” and the same severity is being 
felt elsewhere in. California. 
Andrew Carnegie sees no disaster 
in the change in administration of af- 
fairs at Washington. He says we are 
in a position to lower the tariff on 
many manufactured articles. Tis to 
be hoped his declaration comes true. 
Mayor Hurley of Salem always does 
things “differently.”” He now breaks an 
established precedent by having a fe- 
male private secretary. Wonder if he 
is a rooter for woman’s suffrage? 
The Gaby Deslys tornado has sub- 
sided—likewise Mary Garden. 
Governor Sulzer of New York, like 
seltzer, is bubbling already. 
Governor Foss and the railroads— 
pro or con? Sounds like “con.” 
The placing of all-steel cars on the 
New Haven trains, New York and 
Boston, on January I, was an event in 
railroading. Too great care cannot 
be given. to the safety of. passengers. 
Laxity in railroading is not a misde- 
meanor; it is crime. In this new de- 
parture it is evident that every pre- 
caution is to be taken for the protect- 
ion of the public. 
The recommendation of the State 
House’ Commission for additional 
wings on the State House, affording 
accommodations for departments now 
renting offices elsewhere, and preserv- 
ing the Bulfinch front is a gratifying 
solution of the problem. A coat of 
white paint will replace the present 
dingy yellow covering. 
Fr. Nicholas R. Walsh, rector of 
the Catholic church in Beverly Farms, 
is to give his lecture on Rome at the 
school building in the course of popu- 
lar lectures. The attendance at this 
address will be large as Rev. Mr. 
Walsh has won his place among the 
people of all creeds in Beverly Farms. 
A pertinent illustration of Congress- 
man Gardner’s appeal to the people 
for a conservation of resources is 
given us in the recent losses by fire 
in Minnesota forests. In the last year 
the loss has been kept down to $25,- 
000, as against $4,000,000 in the last 
ten years. 
A spirit of public service was evi- 
denced on Monday, when the Beverly 
Farms band played at the Beverly in- 
auguration without ‘payment. { This 
example made a striking contrast to 
some of the actions of the Board of 
Aldermen at the inauguration. 
A noticeable instarice of the inter- 
est with the Chinese are taking in our 
American institutions was evidenced 
on New Year’s eve, when the colon- 
ies in Boston and New York cele- 
brated with fire-crackers and gay fes- 
tivities. The Occidentals are noth- 
ing if not progressive. 
Booker T. Washington’s analysis of 
the American negro is indorsed by 
every right-minded American. Fifty 
years after the emancipation of the 
blacks shows them to have improved 
their station in life to an extent al- 
most unbelievable. 
What would the Yellow Peril do 
without its weekly murder? 
Louis Brandeis—a second Dr. 
Cook. 
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‘Correspondence 
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discussion of any relevant subjeet, we do not 
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tributors. 
Correspondents will please give their names 
—not necessarily for publication, but as a 
guarantee of good faith. 
THat Procror Street Prose! 
Editor of The Breeze: 
Why would it not be a good solu- 
tion of the Proctor street (Manches- 
chester) problem to continue the Old 
Neck Road, following the well worn 
foot path across the Smith field, mak- 
ing a short and easy cut to Smith’s 
Point; a very gradual ascent over 
land well prepared by nature. Surely 
the authorities will not go to the ex- 
pense of widening Proctor st. without 
at the same time remedying that dan- 
gerous and troublesome corner at Mas- 
conomo and Beach streets, and what 
would that mean in the matter of 
cost to lower the grade, sink the wa- 
ter pipe, beside paying for a generous 
slice of Mr. White’s $10,000 lot. The 
proposed road would surely relieve 
the old way of two-thirds of its travel, 
make a much more direct road to 
Smith’s Point, from whence most of 
the travel comes. Marichester does not 
need any more Castles, but the man 
who has the courage to buy the 
Smith field (ten acres), which Board- 
man will sell for $30,000, cut it up in- 
to house lots, build cottages which will 
rent from ten to fifteen hundred dol- 
lars, will fill a want long felt, be a 
public benefactor, and increase his 
private bank account at the same time. 
The town would get a lot of taxa- 
ble property; our many ambassadors 
would provide with summer homes 
within their names. 
The new road would make all this 
feasible. Consider the proposition 
well, dispatch it quickly, and place 
Manchester-by-the-Sea on the map, 
more effectually if possible, than it is 
today. Taxpayer. 
An idea of the magnetism of the 
name America in European countries 
may be realized by the estimates made 
that about 1,400,000 immigrants will 
come to this country during the year 
1913. It is little wonder that the 
American people believe that some- 
thing ought to be done to further re- 
strict immigration to this country. 
But some solace may be gained by the 
fact that many thousands will return 
to their homes across the ocean in the 
same time. 
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