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ARD Packard SHOE AMERICA PLACE IN THE RACE SEE OUR SHOW WINDOWS for all the latest Models CARLOS MULLER By the term America is meant that important organization of fortyeight states lying south of the Dominion of Canada and north of the Republic of Mexico with waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, respectively, washing their hundreds of miles of eastern and Western coasts.
In other words, America as is being referred to and above described, is that tract of land comprising more than three million square miles and internationally known as the United States of America.
America progress has been a most phenomenal one.
But for Great Britain, her present positon in the race of leading world organized powers would be first. For industrial and economic progress, however, she takes first place. In financial prosperity she is taking an easy lead.
And for these reasons, the labouring elements of nearly every country and goverment are rapping at her doors asking for admittance to share this prosperity. Now the United States of America is given a not improper alias, the Land of Opportunity.
Several years ago when nearly all the nations of Europe and few from elsewhere engaged were in cutting each other throats to make the world safe for democracy.
the United States of America benefitted immensely, the fighters having to lug all their gold across land and sea and deposit same in America in exchange for armaments of war, food, and clothing. Insomuch that today the approximate amount for which the people of the United States may bill the European fighters is 11, 500, 000, 000.
Of course, these borrowers have already paid their debts to their creditor to the extent of approximately one thousand eight hundred million dollars of which Great Britain alone have come across with approximately one thousand three bundred million.
When the United States organized forces for active par.
ticipation in the World War she was a highly prosperous nation, hence was in a position to make her entry, both financially and in man power, telt in no little way. The United States di not win the war for the Allies, as some one hundred percent American would tell us, bu. a:cording to the English, their participation on the side of the Allies bleddy well help. the latter to make a quick job of it.
Turning our eyes from war strained Europe to America, in fact, we find the glory of the United States spreading from North to South of the New World, not excluding the islands of the caribees. The great canal across the Isthmus of Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans has added enormus strength and prestige to the United States, and while Jamaica and other British possession in the Carib.
bean area remain true to the British flag, the influence of the United States is greatly felt among the islanders, for whenever they decide to seek, under economic pressure, an outlet, they head either for the land of opportnnity or to some other place where the influence of America mighty medium of exchange, the dollar, predominates.
It has come to a point where one is compelled to pause and give deep study the relative power of British Justice and the All Mighty Dollar of the United States of America. If given a disinterested stu ly some very interesting deductions might be arrived at, from which may be discussed the true position of America (the United States of America) place in the time old race for world dominant power. Coi tie ir tapo. attack upon our constitutional rights. The Governor already nas power of interference. As Dr. Massiah reminded the House of Assembly a month ago he actually has the power of putting all the parochiai boards into commission under the present constitution. It is altogether unlikely that the Governor will have cause to exereise this power and it is far more improbable that the Colonial Office would resort to more drastic methods to carry out its wishes. As far as we can judge the cry about constitutional issue is an at.
tempt to frighten the electorate into opposition to reasonable and necessary changes and has only been raised because no other means san be he feels better every time he wears it, found hold up reform.
If our diagnosis is correct for the recollection of quality the attempt has been a signal failure. So far from rousing remains long after the price the electorate to a passionate defence of the constitution it is forgotten.
has compelled the electors to consider seriously whether our.
form of representative government is preferable to a liberal form.
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VERNMENT such as exists in Trinidad. Instead of creating enthusiasm, it has raised up doubts and migvings. Many of the electors are thinking that a form of representative government which fails to give expression to the wishes of the majority SOLE AGENT is hardly worth preserving.
There can be little doubt that the vast majority of the 87 CENTRAL AVENUE PANAMA CITY inhabitants of this island is in favour of placing the medical and sanitary services of the. island under the control of a principal medical officer in accordance with the recommendations of the Public Health Commission. It is equally certain that they are anxious that all the recommendations which were unanimously made should be carried into effect.
But owing to our franchise laws, the majority is debarred from translating its wishes inOf every description to action. system which thus prevents the wishes of the majority from being carried into effect is obviously far from perfection, and before any passionate enthusiasm for the constitution could be aroused, the constitution would have to be modified in such a AT THE way as to allow the majority to express its wsihes. In short, the franchise must be lowered before the people of this island will fight for the constitution. If Mr. Yearwood hopes to repeat the history of 1876 we fear that he will be greatly disappointed. Conditions have changd greatly since then, and the masses are beBritish Consulato Notico coming daily more articulate.
We believe that there is no WI. STRAIGHTEN ANY HAIR The British Consulate General the menace to the constitution at at Panama would like to get infor the present time; but if the formation of the whereabouts of a constitution were ever threatwoman named Adella Poleon who confidence that only a small ened we assert with greatest is ssid to resides in Panama, majority would fight for it in No hot irons or special combs required its present form. The domiDr. Nathan Rowenant political clique would be well SOLD IN DRUG STORES PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON into the matter. before precipitating a conflict. If it honest11th and Bolivar Sts. ly fears that the constitution COLON, will be taken away, it should BUILDING 10. 123 OPPOSITE take the necessary steps to make it more Chase National Bank democratic.
Since 1891 no change in the Office Hours: a. to 12m, Representation of the People p. to pm. Act has been made. It is clear OFFICE TELEPHONE 320 that immense progress in education has been made since Druc Store TELEPHONE 154. then, and it is patent to all but the prejudiced and purblind that an extension of the franD. McClymont chise is both necessary and just. If our rules persist in redoubt interesting, books when you MODERN TAILOR fusing this necessary act of juscan have them neatly bound at CALIDONIA NO. 16 tice they may find too late that the constitution which they so See us for up to date Work. highly prize will be taken amanship at Moder te Prices, way without so much as a protest from the middle class voter. The preservation of the No. EAST 16. STREET BOWEN constitution does in truth rest TAILOR in their hands, and we hope for their own sakes that they Opposite th: Wesleyan Church No. M Street San Migue may be wise enough to take Panama City the one step which will make its preservation certain.
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Sensible people of observing ken look on sorrowfully, while the egotist, unmindful of his plight, struts out his or her brief role of egotistic tragedy on a stage of self importance; then the curtain falls and the egotist disappears to the relief of all beholders and goes down to oblivion unwept, unhonored and unsung. The sense of justice to others is a great and invaluable human asset, having stood the favorable test of human intercourse and experience through all the ages.
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Why throw away your old, but no It is up to the press to undertake the very work which the churches have been best prepared to do but have not done as an organized body. We must labor to raise a peasantry to citizenship, purpose, oportunity and cooperative endeavor while we ourselves work to keep alive. Washington Tribune. THE WORKMAN We must attempt something if we intend to gain anything, Sixty four years of freedom basn carried us far enough. Nor are we making the progress now that our fathers made. In this age we are spending too much time in simply getting by. Western American,