Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-29

as between the two nations. 1t IS
thousand pities, however, that the guilty
perpetrators of the violence cannot be
made to pay the indemnity either in
money or penal serVitude.
SENATOR BLAZE of New Hampshire would
provide for com pulsory arbitration ia
controversies between interstate railroads
and employees, and he has introduced
bill into the senate to that effect. It is
much the same as one that passed both
houses of the last Congress, but failed to
become law.
WHAT would the people say if they
knew the true inwardnesss of politics,
especially local politics. If the light
were turned upon the dark places some
startling secrets would be exposed, and
there would be a shout of popular indig-
nation. People are to apathetic. They
put their shoulders too the wheel. That
would require to much effort. Their
fault is in leaving politics to those who
put themselves forward as active politici
ans. The active politician is looking
out for himself more than he is for the
people.
TIE Carnot Government has been accus-
ed of tImidity. The mild hammered
young President was supposed to lack
nerve. The deposition of General Bou-
oil md inf
ton of military discipline in meddling
with politics and going about the ountry
in disguise, shows that I'll e present Admin
istration of the Republic has the courage
to take tho bull by the horns and defy
popular clamor. Confidence in the pres
eryation of peace inspired by the acces-
sion of Frederick the Third to the Ger
man throne readers the present an oppOr-
tune time to proceed against the idol of
the French Radical war party.
CHIEF ARTHUR's order to the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe engineers to go
back to work vastly clears the situation
out there for a moment, and gives US a
f1eetirg glimpse of the chief engineer as
the public has known him for the past
dozen years. It has never been clear
Just why the men struck on that immense
system, unless for the ridiculous reason
that the boycotted Burlington and that
road had many stockholders in comm on.
The Atchison has never been over friend
ly to the 90" road, and has not sym
pathized with it in the present trouble.
It does not appear that the men had
been asked to handle Burlington freight.
The strike in this instance seems TO have
been the least justifable of any in the
present deplorable series.
Mr. PARNELL's new tenant bill, which
will be introduced in the British House
of Commons this week, will occasion a
good deal of uneasiness in government
circles; but we see no chance for any
rupture which the CORES pOndents are all
talking about. The bill gives some ten
ants more time in which to make up
their arrears in the rent, and even in
some cases extinguishipg it completely.
No genuine tory would consider such
bill for moment. It is the union liber
al who may trip on this measure, but
nothing prevents Lord Salisbury from
promising some thing of tenant legisla-
zion in way to maintain the coalition.
JUDGE FINLETTER on Saturday broke
down the bOlted doors which held lifelong
talked of Keely notor from profane in
spe1tion. Even the multiplied lists of
shareholders, which came in succession
during the last dozen years as those who
had gone before wearied of disappointed
hopes and overriding profits, were not
permitted TO invade the sacred portals of
the Keely motor; but now old partner
comes armed with the mandate of the law
and will go to bedrock in the inspection
of the invention. 1t is probably abou IS
well for the present run of Keely share
holders that the long barricaded doors
are about to be broken open. If
there is motor insidethat is likely
30 be of value to the world, there
can beno likelihood of predujice to
the just rights of any parties by getting
look at it; and if there is no motor there
outside of the high-tuned imagination of
Mr.. Keely, the sooner the truth is known
the better it will be all around. After
more than a dozen years of secret work
and great promises ii is quite time that a
full flood of daylight should be thrown
upon the whole enterprise.
Diplomatic moves upon the European
chess board can only be understood fully
when the game has been played; but
meanwhile it is no little interest and i'm
portance to watch the players and en-
deavor, if possible, to DISCERN their inten-
tions. The most mystif! Ing, though
possibly not the most skilful player, is
without doubt Russia. What the allied
powe-s intend is perhaps plain enough;
ven from such dubious frankness as
that of Bismarck's celebrated speach a
sufficiently obvious meaning can be de-
duced. But the shlfty policy of the
to more desperate purposes than at pres
ent. The problem which confronts Rus
STA is simple enough; she has the choice
of ending the suspense either by a COM
plete surrender of her designs in the east
of Europe or by an open proclamation OF