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PusS THESE BLs T1h e Illinois general assembly bas before it tWo bis which shoul'd be passed in jig time for the simple reason that both ýwill contribute to the general welfareof the state,. and opposition to either of them is inconceivable. the first is a bill introduced, by Senator Gra- haut, which provides for a thr.ee-day delay be- tween application. for marriage'license and its issuance. TÉheý purpose is to prevent, so far as ,possible, ýhasty xarriages or'those in.which the contracting parties are' so steeped in intoxicants, thut they "are .incapable of' forming. intelligent judgments, and rush into matrimony as a lark, or on a dare, or on the spur of the moment, without due cotisitertâton o-f the 'gravity -of the st-ep. 'To such unions must be attributed many of the di- vorce cases which clutter up the cour ts, and some actions for annulment. By ail means the Graham bill should be passed without delay. The other bill, which is about to be introduced, and by now may have been introduced, provides that any city or village which so desires may adopt the 'Village Manager plan of municipal adminis- tration, with the manager an officer of the munici- where it is in operation of political domination recommended it as a modern and effective met] of achieving a quality of governient of wl so many communities stand in urgent need. aIl means, the Village Manager bill should passed. WHAT To Do? onec the va piet eiy satisfied. They are prornpted, we think, by a spirit of adventure, to explore other fields of pleasur e,,wîlth -no initent to do wrong. Theserious thing ï,s that they. do ýnot. recognize the danger to'their future vhich such pursuits presen.t.- The probim is a serions o ne, and the pastor's concern- is quite niatural,.,as is that of parents whose'boys and girls are causing them sleepless nihsby inspiring doubts as to. the patbhs which their young. feet are treading. The solution çprobably lies* in young people%, organization, such as the church groups, Boy and Girl Scouts, Catholic Youth movement, and others, truheducational processes. As for the tav- erns, control is up to enforcement officiais* and legisiatu res. No. place where: liquor is1 sold to al comers shouid be open to minor.boys and girls, and sncb legistation should be enacted. "WHATr Do You THINK?" Congressman Eýverett M. Dirkcsen of the l6th Illinois district, givies the followig facts and, poses the above question: *"On March 12, Congress began debating.the so-cailed McReynolds Nentrality bill. It cornes froin the Foreign Affairs conimittee of the House, of which Sam D. Mecynolds is the chairman. To iias od-Security Board union, made up of governiment. hich empioyees. in the Social Security board witb a B * civil service statusý. Mr. McReynolds was irate. be He called the Social Security board. lie called the President of this union,.lie called the Civil Serv-: ice conimision. He tbundered and roared. Hie de- nonnced governmeflt employees in the shadow of the Capital wbo undertook. to 'denounce legisha- *of' tion in .whicb they are flot cQnîcerned,' and that -- e veryone of them ought to be fired.! A Chicago couple paused on the shore of the lake to Iearn what the wild waves were..saying, and their' automoibile, quite unknowni to themi, backed-into the water. Be.th-were:,rescued. Lo, the poor Indian. He doe sn't know whether he is. coming or goiig-and neither do we, for the, matter of that, since listening to a couple of t1hose bright boys on the radio who sknow ail about* everything, and can. really read it off to you, without. sturnbiing if ai- iowed sufficient time for re- hearsals. Solemnly 'and, with great feeling one of the boys mourned the fact- that the In-' dian was fast becoming ex- ' tinct ;that he had been drivén f rom his domain inch iby inch, the ruthless .white rnan show%- ing no mercy whatsoever; thatM finally the poor Indian has tottered to the very peak of Mt. Shasta, and standing there, wîth the setting suti shining full into bis age-dirnmed eyes, prepares to yield up bis ghost, as well as ail other Indian ghosts, to the Great Father. Tbat made ns feel pretty bad, and slyly we shed sympatbetic tears, inwardly conviction, that the Indian popniatipn is rapidl,, increasing. So what? That sit-down striker who sat down on the bottom of Lake Superior and refused to corne up until bis pay was raised, certainly had the courage of his convictions. Anybody who wil sit down on the bottomi of a lake as he did is entitled to more pay. set up, so that temperance would be promnoted. the matte And what bave we got? Under the namne of cout t for Ti~ HANQ JeO~ L t 1 i;.