Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-03

IItALLo nave a l!eIClts IOT Sill3HdEe ulGer
the criticism " Judicial ln4ulIy, ana Ortua reason
Il IS Desirable tlt the thousands CT private ui.Is
which no" cnoAe the ca.enu4rs OF Congress DC
referred 10 0lts.Ie tribunals, where taelr merits
CAL oe better aocert4In61. lie advantage OF such
policy - shown w Tie TeCoru or Tie French and
AueTlcal Cain. Commission which has now
Iuisled its IaUOrs. The cases against the United
states presented before THIS tribunal amounted
40. itpirseI-le sII ,5oI uJU IL money tut Only 26
We're A4IO"eu c..Ins tOI Oil ssegate award or but
St25,5oo- On the other siIe, ~ cases presented
against France only TWO were aIIOwed, and these
Ui small amounts In other words, OILY about
three yer cent OF lie face money value OF the Claims
We're granted
Much sympathy is spent on the private claimant
WHO wastes year after year In trying get justice
from his government. ana doubtless MANY cases
OF real hardship exist, but In the vast majority OF
Instances The cial Is either wholly Illegal aud bad
or aoSurd.y exaggerated AS was said IN recent
debate In The House now str1kingly illustrated by
the record just cited, about three per cent Is the
ratio Of justice 10 pretensio IN this whole field OF
legislation, ard hence IN dealing with IL great
caution and certain hardness Of heart are needful
IN Turgenier's Fathers and Sons graphic pic
tre Is drawn OF Young Russia, self-wtlled pert and
ignorant. kicking lt Oid-lash0ned rules and prece-
dents, and showing scanJ respect 70 those who
have the claim OF nature on their fllal service.
Young Americas ObotrepeTOusneSS does not take
the form Of Dlhiiam and dynamite, but IT Is some
times quite Is offensive slavic progress One
OF the most absurd examples Of this tendency we
have had OF late Is the solemn reprOOf given by the
undergraduate students OF several leading colleges
10 their respective faculties for interfering In the
regulation OF the athletic sports now 50 much In
vogue. At convention OF these students held in
New York on Saturday II WAS resolved that the
action OF the faculties was unnecessary and mex
pedent: that 10 abuses existed 10 athletics calling
Tor such interference, AMI that the faculties en-
ceeded their proper authority il attempting 10 reg
ulate undergraduate sports
The modern boy not only SCOTS at bald-headed
prophets out, equipped with clubs guns and bowie
knives. he IS really anxious TO have them bring on
their bears. and if these creatures should venture
out Of the woods would make short work OF them,
and then Insult few more old gentlemen IL the
hope OF bringing cut of cover another herd.
The anonymous call for another caucus, circu-
lated among democrats ye7rerly lacks the author
10y OF responsible signature, but its plea Tor con
servative action OF the tariff expresses the we'll
known convictions Of an Influential minorty OF the
party, and must havi Gn influence IN shaping the
party's policy second caucus VIII hardly be
called, hut IT would De al all improbable If the
action OF the irsJ caucus was practically Ignored
Mr.. Blair Is confident OF the passage OF his edca-
tional bin without radical alteration. The main
idea, which IS 10 give the south funds with which
10 educate the negroes finds favor or both sides O.
the Senate The principal bone OF contention Is the
system Of distribution and supervision and fl is
here, II anywhere, that the bill VIII fail The deIa-
ocTats think the money should be given into the
control 81 the states. While the republicans CeDer.
ally favor tAe management OF tie funds by federal
officers
cyclones pass 20 the right and left OF Washing
ton, tearing down f1-esLs ana Villages and we &c.
a high wind now AID then here. but our perr.a-
IneDt wind--i on Capitol Hill protects u, from
rno,e destructive blasts Washington Is v2cc!na;ed
oy Congress against the hurricanes OF o. her regions
some OF The democratic Statesmen n Washington
show sad spirit u irreverence orer Mr. Ti.den's
gymnasc dsP!ayOf MS athletic powers 10 prove that
he Is II the prime Of ygOr but positively can't ac-
eept the presidential nomination though the con-
Ve2tion hid better nominate him ali the same
The Band amendment killed the goose that laid
the silver egg As now altered the trade dollar
retirement bill : DESTINED TO meet opposition In The
Senate and elsewhere and IT. chance OF success is
very doubtful.