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Show ' "A. new star has risen upon the po-' po-' "Utical horizon in the shape of the ''Labor, party now forming in many '-' cities throughout the country. It ' '' '' '" !i3 a' question whether it will fade a-' a-' vay as many new stars do, or become ' ' ' '' ' " firmly, fixed in the national firrua-'''' firrua-'''' Merit.-;., ., , For -support the new party looks ', 'toward the labor unions. It incor- porates in its platform a large number num-ber of planks, one of which calls for government ownership of railroads, mines, telegraphs, telephones, stock yards, grain elevators and other public pub-lic utilities (including unused lands. The platform also seeks "democratic "democra-tic control of industry land commerce; com-merce; democratic control of education; educa-tion; complete equality of men and women in government and industry; a curb on the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional; unconstitution-al; representation of labor in all government gov-ernment departments and all commissions com-missions and agencies of reconstruction; reconstruc-tion; no compulsory military training: train-ing: increased taxes on incomes, inheritances, in-heritances, profits and land values." It is difficult to judge what appeal these and other radical changes called call-ed for may make to the feeling of the country. And in this time of change and unrest it is doubly hard to make predictions. Only time will show us how far the conservative labor ele-meiit'uf ele-meiit'uf the nation, are prepared to go. a |