The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1916 Page: 4 of 4
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V. A. Colltoa, Chairman of too Labor i'oumutute of
Uo Tons BOO—<C League and a ncopM friend of
organised labor, dlseasslag *h* rditlwi between em-
ployer aad employ*, aay>:
“Moot of Oho friction between Capital aad Labor ic
tbo resalt of mlduadorotandla* between them. This lack
of proper uaderataadlag often results from the fact that
largo investors da not. or cannot, follow up their invest-
ments, hot on toned to operate through hired men.
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J. S. Cullinan
ON TEXAS ECONOMIC LEAGUE.
In assisting *■ the organization of tbo Tows But
1Bagno, my raoUvef was to help form an assoeiatk
could voles the sdntlmont and promote the interests of
those engaged in pscductog and distributteg the products
of too earth. Moving bsinnisil to thin dans all mj Ufo
and having occupied various positions to bootosss from
laborer to manager and owner, 1 have corns to pcrssnal
contact with stool of the hardships encountered by those
engaged to productive pursuits aad I tool that rnneb of
the soffsrlng we undergo la preventable and that Im-
proved conditions con bo ready brought about through
a more active and Intelligent clttaenahlp. I have resided
_ in Texas for elgbtaan years and durtog that time hove
been actively identified with many lines of business, and in direct touch with
industrial conditions of tbo atato. It has bars my aim jo-Uriluence capital to
Texas, Id give employment to labor end to sea Toxay^Tnstltutlono spread over
’b* fbave faith to the people aad to toe touts* of the State and I want
those who feel likewise and have a pennhngntAterest tn the State’s welfare
to loin me In this work. Tke only qinlUlotiRi to that (Tttoensblp, PederaL
Btate and Community h the order named, be placed above class Interest, and
n more diligent study of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
of the United States be pursued.
The men engaged In productive pursuits should manage civilisation. Much
or tha incompetency and inefficiency hi our public affairs Is the result or
Indifference and impatience of the producing classes In dealing with Important
public problems, leaving their solution to the non-produetog classes, wbe
should take orders from, and not give orders to, society. If business men,
farmer.*, laborers and all factors to productive Industry would discharge more
fully the responsibilities of cltlsenshli*. many of the fundamental evfto from
which we suffer would automatically disappear, revealing a more capable and
efficient commonwealth. I have unbounded faith In our system of govern
ment and believe that the serious difficulties which we encounter are due to
fncumpetency and degeneracy of important branches of government and soci-
ety over which the citizenship, an a whole, has neglected to exercise a proper
supervision and has failed to demand a high order of efficiency and integrity.
Wa should look to the Declaration of Independence an# the Constitution
of the United States for guidance and apply their principles to the problems
of the day. As cltiseas we enter into a contract with government as the
“party of the first pert” and unless we perform the services agreed, we have
•no right to share the benefits or government and certainly no cause tor
complaint against organised society for evils which the performance of our
duty as citizen8 would easily correct. We went to invite the people of Texas
to study and discuss cltixenshtp. determining our rights and privileges under
goverhmeut with a view of enjoying more fully the life, liberty and pursuit
of happiness set forth In the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed
by the Constitution of the United States.
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OUR PUBLIC FORUM
H. N. Pope
-■ —i ON OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM,
j I Our educational system to more la need of IntcM-
mmm I gent considerstkw than any ether public institution sup-
. I ported by the iteople. There has been much said and
; I done about our penitentiary system and making good
I I dtlxens out or criminals to a laudable undertaking, hut
I I children are more Impewtant and move numerous then
I I convicts, and we should ell go to school a part of the
I time aad keep out of the penitentiary alt the time. (Bur
lilL'WlfvSafcl educational system has defects both natural and acquired
" w,l,eh should he remedied. I will mention e few of them:
;flPnWxr wV’" We have in,Texas a half million children of schol-
'WlfflflfMI M<,tic a»* ttwt 40 ,lof Attend school. The census cnunier-
a tors found that 41 per cent of eur children of , school
age were not enrolled In any kind er a school. The average annual attend-
ance of those who do enter to St> days.. sad we rsak Bind with other States
Ip this respect. Seven per cent of our white and *f» per cent of our colored
population that is ten years of age and eve: Is usable to read and write, and
If we do not overcome illiteracy mdse rapidly in the future than we have tn
the past derads, It will require tnrss generations for ail our people to be- '
come able to read sot write. A comparison of oar percentage of Illiteracy |
with other states shows thgt^ we. rank 34th and we have remained stationary
in relative position damn the past decade. This defect could, it seems,
ba best remedied by * coinpulsory educational law. and the Warmers’ Union
has always stood toy such legislation. Texas to one of the six remaining
*tales that has ueve/ adopted a compulsory educational law, and these states
are at (be bottong/of tha list In Illiteracy.
Turning to the other extreme we will examine tha finished product of onr
educational system regarding the State University ns A basis. In looking
aver a recent bulletin issued by the University listing the occupations of
nearly n thousand graduates after leaving the Uatveratty wo find that 53
pee cent have been elected to oEice. and probably half the remainder were
beaten to the race for office, making a total of 7b per seat politicians with,
pf course, an occasional statesman. £any of these boys soon after they
grad sate gat Into the legislature aad sow their wild oats on the statute
hooks. Thlrty-flvo per cent of the Unlveraltyto male graduate* are lawyers,
and many times they take good plow hands and make poor lawyer* oat of
them. Bvery time the University turn* out • lawyer It thrusts upon society
an expense of thousands of dollars, aad It casts the people approximately
9890.M to educate one. tor the tan payer supports the University, it must
he sa d to the credit of the University, however, that it has among its grad-
uates some of the most capable eitlxens of Texas.
The fanners ef this state want the University and favor higher educa-
tion, aad wa must have lawyers la reasonable quantities and statesmen are
a necessity la government, hut the educational system of Tens needs a
general overhanllng, and the farmers want to heer the subject discussed.
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V. A. Collins
ON TNI RELATION OF CAFITAL AND LABOR.
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I Office Phone 95. Res. Phone, 44
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Lawyers
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J. C. Brooke
Lawyer
Office in the Darling Bldg.
Office Phone No. 164,
ALPINE, TEXAS.
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A. M. TURNEY
Attorney-at-Law
Will practice In DUt. and Higher
office in courthoiiiK.
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Wigfall Van Sickle,
Att’y. uA CmmJm at Law.!
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Yates, W. J. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1916, newspaper, March 2, 1916; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth802899/m1/4/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend).