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General Otis is a broad- minded, generous-hearted man, as well as one of the greatest thinkers in the country. Whatever he writes is worth reading, and whatever he says is worth listening to. Following we reproduce a few extracts from a noted speech he recently delivered at Pomona College, Claremont, California. Read them, as they contain some of the best thought we have seen in print in a long while. CONCERNING GOOD ENGLISH. Good English is to be cultivated by and commended in writers for the press, but it should be strong, clear, rugged, adequate. We sometimes hear condemnation of what is derisively called “newspaper English.” Such animadversions generally come from our critical brethren, the “literary fel- lers” of the colleges or of the magazines and reviews. I am an advocate, with- out claiming to be an exemplar, of the use of good English in speaking, writ- ing and printing. But there is such a thing, possibly, as overdoing it; such a thing as hypereriticism in this direc- tion ; such a thing as being #0 overpar- ticular, fussy and finicky in the selec- tion and use of words and the construec- tion of sentences as to actually refine away the very substance, heart and soul of the writing, and so make it in- fantile—feeble—by pounding out the mental metal too thin, and depriving it of that graphic power, that sledge-ham- mer quality essential to the carrying of conviction to the reader’s mind, thus losing the very result that language is capable of achieving when vigorously employed. Words are verbal tools, and the true office of language is to pound and hammer, cut and carve, as well as to turn, polish and refine. Which is the better, a narrative writ- ten, a statement drawn in strong, clear, clean-cut, familiar Anglo-Saxon, mak- ing every word weigh a pound, or a narrative written in a “sissy” style, [laughter,] feebly and inadequately bringing out the points of the story or statement? There are worse things, then, gentle men and ladies, in the literary world | than the use of “English as she is spoke.” TFeebleness of expression, a turgid and stilted style, vagueness, in- direction, inaccuracy and looseness of statement, together with slovenly con- struction, are among these worse things. Let no writer who would gain credit for clearness and strength of style be afraid to employ, when the sul ject requires them, good, stroug Anglo-Saxon words. He may safely do so, even at the risk of being criticised for using “slang;” for the slang word of today becomes the accepted diction- ary word of tomorrow. The English language is constantly growing and changing. Would we have it other: wise? Its life and vigor demand that changes in it go on. And, speaking of the use of language in American news- papers, let good English be adhered to in preference, wherever avoidable, to the employment of foreign words and languages. We print for the American people, and they want their newspapers printed in the American language, so to speak. Style is important, and a clear, graphic, vigorous. luminous style is the capital of the writer. WHERE THE HOPE OF OUR COUNTRY LIES. The hope of the country lies in her <ane, honest, independent, level-headed men and her virtuous women. It is they who are holding in check the vic- jous, the wild-eyed, impracticable, un- balanced classes, and the cranky theo- rists who would reconstruct society and government every morning; it is the solid citizens who are keeping the nation on its feet. More power to them! Their brave hearts should be cheered, their strong hands held up by every true and fearless journal. WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD NEWSPAPER, The subjects for exploitation by the modern newspaper are multitudinous and multifarious. I cannot even enu- merate, much less describe them here. Whatever in the nature of legitimate news, public inquiry or discussion con- cerns mankind, that is meat for the modern newspaper. My conception of the kind of journal which is and always will be most in demand by an intelli- gent public is that sort of a newspaper which warrantably, honestly and thor- oughly enters into the life, affections and affairs of the typical peoples of the land, and does the best practical ser- vice for the “average good citizen,” day in and day out, all the year through, by exploiting the things that properly interest him and his. If such a journal, besides being true, enterpris- ing and honest, is at the same time fearless, makes an occasional mistake, even frequent mistakes, it does not suffer ; having established its character for probity, it will not fall under pub- lic condemnation ; it will not die, but live and learn. I am now discussing the general newspaper as contradistinguished from the local journal; and while not here going into the latter field, I wish to dis- tinctly record my testimony in favor of the last-named class. They are neces: sary and useful. They do an import- ant work, and, when conducted with courage and conscience, are entitled to high respect. The newspaper whose mission is purely local should be local in its contents—fully and intensely so. If the aspirant for the journalistic chair be neither & born journalist nora trained one, he would better not under- take to mount the hurricane deck of the “editorial tripod,” whatever that may be; for I don’t know myself, long as I have been in and about a news- paper oflice. CONCERNING GEN. OTIS’ GREAT PAPER. For obvious reasons I have not spoken of myself or of the journal whose destinies were committed to my hands nearly a quarter of a century ago. In that time I have seen Los Angeles grow from an humble pueblo of 12,000 souls in 1882 to the stalwart modern city that she now is, with more than 160,000 population. The Los An- geles Times has had a hand in that splendid growth—how large a hand I leave my fellow-citizens to say. We have wrought long and arduously in the work of building up The Times, without making any pretense whatever that we are philanthropists by profes- sion. Supported in our efforts by a generous and appreciative constitu- ency, marked for its intelligence, en- terprise and high character, we have had the good fortune to winin a large and unexampled way. Our favorite journalistic child has grown to man- hood out of nothing in less than twenty- four years. From an unpretentious four-page sheet in 1881, printed on a gingle, slow drum-cylinder press of the country type, with a speed of only 600 or 700 revolutions per hour, run by water power from the scant Los An- geles River (and occasiomally stopped by fish clogging up the pipes) The Times has steadily expanded fram year to year, until—astonishing as my state- ment may appear—it stands today, regularly, as the largest general news- paper on record, with more columns, pages and acres of reading matter and advertising announcements than any other daily newspaper in the world! Every week-day in the year it embraces from sixteen to twenty-six pages, while the Sunday Times, with its eight parts, including the widely-popular Magazine, the “Tri-color Sheet,” the “Cream Sheet,” and the plethoric news and ad- | vertising sections, makee a great news. paper volume of from 100 to 120 pages, large and small. It is issued every morning in the year from “The Times Castle,” (so-called in contemporary sarcasm,) bristling with modern news- paper machinery, including a score of swift linotype machines, a strong bat- tery of great perfecting presses capable of throwing off 86,000 complete copies per hour of a 12-page sheet, and eating up white roll-parer at the rate of more than seven million pounds a year. It circulates in unrivaled numbers every- where throughout its environment; its chosen and acknowledged field is the broad and bounding Southwest, with the city of Los Angeles as the commer- cial capital, and daily addresses a con- stituency noted for its intelligence, en- terprise and high character. All the mechanical departments are equally well equipped for the peculiar service required of each; and the establish- ment stands prepared to meet any present or future calls upon its facili- ties that may come out of even the Great Southwest. The results achiev- ed, and which have been pardonably summarized here, are, as I have shown, wholly exceptional in the entire field of American journalism in respect to any newspaper published under like conditions and with anything like sim- ilar environments as to population, patronage and business rivalry. GOOD ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN. May I, without assumption or offense, admonish you in words of plainness, though full of sympathy, high respect and good will? Then be manly, be true, be candid and courageous; be in- dependent, self-respecting and chiv- alric. Hesitate not to say “NO”—and say it strong—when the occasion de- mands that you assert yourselves. Re- member that no individual or set of individuals can of right coerce a single one of you to do that which your con- science forbids, provided only your ob- ject in refusing be legitimate and your reasons justifiable. Have no dread of giving offense when you know your heart is right. No petty social, person- al or class despotism should be tolerat- ed by you. Avoid being merely bump- tious, cocky, or “high and mighty,” but at the same time stand upon your rights and your dignity, and others will respect you all the more. Never sla- vishly kotow in order to gain the name of “good fellow.” It is mere weakness to do so, and it is manly to refuse. Be scrupulous in obeying all the obliga- tions that rest upon you as citizens and students—obligations which you can- not honorably evade, and which you would not if you could. Each of you owes obligations as son, brother, friend, student, citizen and patriot. Obey the laws of your institution, your home, your state and country. Prize and protect the elective franchise. Honor the streaming banner of stars that floats above your head,and understand what every one of those stars means, and what the whole glorious ensign stands for. Hold yourselves ready to spring to the defense of the colors, should they ever be assailed. Rejoice in the Army and Navy of the Republie; in her proud standing among the na- tions of the earth; in her manifest destiny, and be glad that you are American citizens. [Applause.] Do your part in helping the nation, and California likewise, to be always right; but stand by both whether right or wrong, for no single citizen may pre- sume to pronounce adverse judgment upon the acts of his country or his state, declaring himself right and the great body ef his countrymen wrong. A TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. That great American, the President, once spoke to you here on this very spot. It was a proud opportunity when you could listen to his bold ard patri- otic words. Theodore Roosevelt, a man with the heart and soul of a pa- triot-citizen, the honor and intrepidty of a fearless soldier and the courage of a lion, exalted in your presence the flag and its veteran defenders in that tremendous conflict which ended forty years ago with the Union saved and the matchless standard of the Stars and Stripes restored to its proud and rightful place, there to float forever- more above every foot of soil of the re- deemed and disenthralled Republic. Forget not the priceless heritage of Liberty and Union preserved to the nation by the valor of the armed men of 1861 to 1865, nor let pass out of your minds the noble sentiments uttered and the high civic standards set up by that splendid American whom the whole nation has come to honor with almost universal acclaim. Emulate his ghining qualities ; study his noble char- acter ; practice his splendid virtues— truth, honor, candor, courage loyalty and devotion to every duty of life, whether high or humble. SOME EVILS OF ORGANIZED LABOR. Foremost among the vital questions now pressing upon the people and the government for solution is the far- reaching, the all-important question of Industrial Freedom—that great prin- ciple which has been impudently de- nied in some quarters, but which must prevail everywhere throughout the land, or we are undone as a free people; or the Constitution itself is a mockery and a delusion, the flag a flaunting lie. Organized labor, deluded, badly led and puffed up with false pride and a gross misconception of its rights under ‘he law, is today menacing public and private liberty. Not denying the right of men to organize for lawful purposes, I yet declare, without qualification, that law-evading and law-defying unions must be checked and beld in leash for the sake of the general wel- fare. The country will yet come to a full realization of the profound truth of the declaration, heretofore promulgated by me many times, nnmely: “Every cit- izen has the lawful right fo pursue. undisturbed and unhampered, any law- ful occupation of his choice in a lawful way, and to be protected in that right, and in the fruits of his labor, by the whole power of the State and of the nation, if need be” The right to live and to labor at any honest pursuit is guaranteed to every citizen by the Constitution and the law; and no pri- vate combination, however strong or pretentious, Las any color of authority for depriving any citizen of that right or those privileges which the funda- mental law of the land has secured to him. In other words, organized labor has no superior rights merely because it ix organized. The independent la- borer, belonging to no organization. entirely without the pale of “the union.” possesses every right guaran- teed by law to every other citizen, no matter what his affiliations, his claims or his professions. The independent worker is not required to be a “joiner” against his choice and will. Let this prime fact not be forgotten: that there is a vast preponderance of public and private sentiment in the United States arrayed on the side of industrial free- dom and against industrial despotism. Should a challenge ever be given by organized labor to measure strength with this preponderating mass of citi- zens on this the most vital question be- fore the country, the decision would be instantaneous and conclusive; the in- dustrial despots would be crushed to powder by the concentrated wrath of a universally-aroused public indignation, and the labor question would be set- tled forever. 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