Seattle Municipal News, v. 12, no. 2, Jan. 14, 1922

              VOL. XII. NO. 2.
SEATTLE,   SATURDAY,  JANUARY 14, 1922.
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"INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS" SUBJECT OF DR.
RICHARDSON'S   ADDRESS
Dr. Oliver H. Richardson,
professor of history of the University of Washington, addressed
the Municipal Leag"ue last Tuesday noon on the subject of "International Relations"; the subject, however, being modified by
Dr. Richardson at the meeting
place to read, "How to Study
the Subject of International Relations. Dr. Richardson said in
part:
'"No occurence has affected
the minds of men as has the
Washington Conference, but interest in international affairs
should not be spasmodic but
sustained.
"The study of international
affairs is vital to the Republic—
especially so to England and the
United States, because these
are self-governing communities;
because 'there is law above the
King which he must obey."
"While the complete control
of international relations is
in the hands of a few,
nevertheless, the electorate must
be instructed in the isshes.
The details must be worked out
by experts, but the broader policy by Congress and by the sustained interest of the people.
The great thing to be secured u
a continuity of policy; without
this no nation can expect to
have respect of other nations oi
:he world.
The following points must be
borne in mind:
1. The growing independence
of  nations. '
2. "America first", to be sure—■
by all means, but not Americs
only. By that is meant that we
must be good Americans but
also we must be good citizens of
the world.
3. It is our duty to increase
the world unity and solidarity.
"One historian has stated that
'rapid transit' was the first cause
Tuesday   Noon? January   17,   1922
L. C. Smith Building Restaurant
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CLAUDE H. ANDERSON
on some problems in
Government Administration
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Program for next week
State Senator E. B. Palmer
On Legislative Apportionment
REDUCE    THE    PRICE    OF
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS
By the  Secretary
of the world war. The telegraph,
however, can be used to counteract evil influences and to impart to foreign affairs a continuity, a steadiness and a responsibility which statesmen of an
older day could not exercise.
"Publicity has done a great
deal to engender caution and
responsibility in our statesmen.
In the United States publicity
means more democratic control
of foreign affairs; the desire to
insure stability of government—
and stability is the whole basis
of our democratic government in
domestic affairs. Lord Bryce
is the authority for the statement that people determine foreign policies as wisely, if not
more wisely, than monarchs or
statesmen; for the people, have
more  moral principle.
"If wars are to be prevented,
then the people of the world
must gain knowledge of the
minds of other people. Lord
Haldane of England has attributed as the chief cause of the
recent war to the difference between the English and Gern an.
people—due entirely to a lack of
understanding  with   each   other.
"Systematic   education   is   the
solution, and that can be obtained in the proportion to the
mind being unprejudiced and
time that is put into study. The
grand work for the knowledge is
not unattainable even to busy
men. International law, history,
political science, economics and
psychology will suffice; but one
without the other will not. Political science without history has
no root, and history without
political science has no fruit, because failure to appreciate the
national psychology leads to
more   national   exasperation.
"In order to understand the
politics of the world, we must
understand the governing- tendencies of each separate state.
Thus, Great Britain must satisfy those needs which spring
from its insular position. Its
policies are the development of
a free institution, the development of an empire, the maintenance of industrial communiV
by importation of food supplies
and channels of trade. France's
ruling passion is the attainment
of natural frontiers, Russia's, the
attainment of more sea-ports;
Italy's, the re-union of all her
(Continued on page 3)
A movement is hereby launched to reduce the rice of the Sunday newspapers in Seattle. The
price should be reduced to five
cents. Just think what that would
mean to the city and to the
people! And to the newspapers
themselves!
Thousands of people in Seattle
who would otherwise buy a Sunday paper were the nickel rate in
vogue are now wholly deprived of
that privilege. Why? Because
the 10 cent charge is too high. Instead of getting the newspaper on
Sunday morning Seattle citizens
must content themselves with doing odd chores around the house,
going to church, and taking the
usual Sunday afternoon walk.
The citizenry thus goes uninformed not only as to the news of the
day but also many of the important occurences of the preceding
ic week. The basis of our democratic institutions is being
shaken; for democracy must depend on an intelligent electorate.
Other cities have the 5 cent
Sunday newspaper, why isn't Seattle entitled to it? The Oregon-
ian of Portland, recognized to be
one of the best of the coast if not
of the entire country, containing
just as many, if not more, than
either of the Seattle papers, only
charges 5 cents for its edition.
This paper contains an average
of 70 pages each Sunday, using
the best news services, all the
special feature articles, and is of
a very high order generally, and
yet the price is only a nickel.
If the Oregonian can do it why
can't the Seattle Times and the
Post Intelligencer
And then again if the price
were reduced the circulation
would increase, advertising rates
would go up, and the publishing
companies would make more
money in the long run. Every
village,    town    and    city in the