Show KING EDWARD EOW ABU HAS VOTE POOR WORKMEN WORK WORK- MEN fEN DISFRANCHISED BY LADY L. O lI Lon London on Oct Seine Somo C. C Somo curious questions Jue have been raised b by the lile re revision re- re vision of tl the voting lists In Iii tho time Strand division of London The liln king Icing an and the tile Prince of Wales ales both have parochial votes rotes In this I dl division loH though the they do donot donot doriot not riot exercise these the rights l The They are arc not nol lion ever prevented using them through l an any reluctance to lo exercise their prerogatives neither do o the time pensions pen jen- which ar arc granted to so man mali many of t our countrymen for fOl services of oC various kinds s but which are arc In many cruses cases continued to descendants who are arc not equally equall serviceable to their in interfere with nn an way war their heir right to vote yote Objection was was- however made at r Wai worth to lo a man ln ha having a vote because his bab baby had re received ye- ye elved fourteen pints of or milk from Cram romu time the Poor Law La authorities Tho The re I revising III barrister overruled o this objection on tho ho ground that this assistance was medical relief but some sixty other names mines were struck off oft because being out Ut of or ork the men had been compelled com coin to lo seek relief mostly in the time shape of work worle In the ar One man nan lost lust his vote because while he was sas in lii prison for assaulting his lila wife she he was granted temporary relief HadU Had he U lost It because he lie assaulted as his his' wife It Il t might have ha seemed reasonable but butIn butIn In n our out co code c o of morals that evidently Is Ig S a lesser leser crime than Ulan poverty po Surely here thel c Is some sonic grave fault in the logic that hat de decides l ides es that because our present social system presses sO s-o heavily on omi a aman aman anan man nan as to reduce him him to absolute poverty IJO he shall for or that reason be denied the tIme right to use his voice In saying aying how it may be amen amended We Ve 10 do not nol yet cl seem e m able ablo to tu gra grasp p the lie Idea that benefits which are arc pro pro- Wed Idd b by the time community for 01 tho the common common com corn mon goo good whether from flom rota municipal or national fun funds s and amid whether time the they take tale the thc form of food education Uon or 01 public Institutions of an any aims sort are not nol doles given s-Iven b by the rich to tu time the poor Joor but arc paid fur for b by all all In order that lint all aU who need teed may u use e timid and enjoy enjo them There Is S no question of or chail ty In iii the matter mailer The lie poor contribute In proportion to heir heh l ability as aM much as as often more than the than the rich ilch and when we oer cr also that the tile wealth from which the he rich ilch contribute has generally been bean created b by the poor there hot Is certainly no nu 0 reason oJ wh why the time use of 01 this common mutual assurance l should be counted as asa a crime for which time the they should he be deprived de tIe- of ur their civil ci rights With our present resent economic sr system tum It is Inevitable ble able that a a. large number of or our arc at an n rato rate In iii due time unemployed and until w we have e altered It 11 Is omil hut but th the me not flOt only wrong wrongs al absurd suI to tu treat this unemployment a ae or aea a J. punishable lc o offence To nee This Ihs month will ace oce the lit first Issue of or r tIme the new International nf stamp amp tim or rather coupon exchange exchangeable able bie for 01 stamps stamp which was wat ree ns-ree upon POll at the time Postal at Horn Item la last st t year It Is meant for or the cots cun of ur those o who wish fah to bend bemid benda a 1 stamp for Cor reply In iii writing lo to a fur fur forr gim country and pail they lh 1 v u pori l III 4 i ill iLk it for Cor a i of J 23 c O tI In iii the countries making molln the tho agreement Those These Include o Great Britain Germany Gennan Austria I Ute tile United 11 StatoR States Spain 1 ihl British U h ll i and amid It E Egypt It Bo Bosnia Slam Siam Korea Greece Italy Chili Chill Costa RIca Crete Crele Denmark Luxembourg an and Norway 01 0 Tie The design t is a goddess messen messenger er of oC peace with ohi oll c e branches blanchc and is one OIW more mOlO symbol of or the universal brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- hood of or man toward which all civilized nations are arc tending The Time third Pan Celtic congress is boIn be being bo- bo In lug ing hel held 1 In Edinburgh this week bringing together representatives s 's of f that limit ancient race from rout Cornwall Wales Vales Isle o of Man Ian Ireland Scotland and Brittany One o of the Ule most curious features of the time congress t Is tho the Lla Conch Condi or 01 Charter Stone of sections are arc brought ht from each of oC tin the above c districts and fitte fitted tOg u Lu which symbolizes UK lIH cairn Corm a reunion of or the scattered Celtic ra ru and remains in position th the n ii ference continues when this is uthe u ui ur r r the thc separate sections will be can carrl O l-O lOback representatives es of tv ti back b by t tie the le country countr to which time the they belong bolong T T P. P 81 sides es the time side of th iii meeting reports are arc being being- n read ad ithe 1 i and prospect 01 the pre present nt position the tIme five tire living Celtic lan languages et und a 1 series of concerts has been arranged to promote Interest In iii tat tu typically Celtic music and dancing dan Tho Tue Heart of or time the Northern Seaby Sea sto 1 le hes- hes iso iso- by idu Al 1 10 whom no than hams en and amid fn n hu have v declared declare to be tho Limo greatest w on writer of or Norway has Just been ti j into English Like Ib Ibsen Ibsen's en Lady Luy from lom the Sea Soa one omie seems seem in mr reading it to smell the time sea salt and ami feel t the ie e l bi brieze ne c on un ones one's face fuce but bul splendidly atmosphere II Is rendered rca ren l l as ns time the local Is almost dered the real Interest wholly psychological It is tho time tragedy of In the deepest senses of or the word Gambol the tho splendid daughter of or n a splendid mother nut hut it Is a u. book that should be rend read an and It Is to be bu hoped that other othor works s b by the thc same mme author ma inns may bo be O given to us ims in an un English dress 4 |