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sometimes occurs that manufactures,
who holds more stock than he can
carry, makes fortune out of misfortune
by inducing the employees to go out on
strike. Labor frequently accommo-
dates capital with the loan OF a strike.
Strikes generally affect the strikers
more disastrously than the employers
Men have stomachs, dollars have not.
Again. it is estimated that the amount
spent by workingmen in strikes during
the last two years would have paid the
wages of hundred thousand men dur
ing that period
One of the greatest obstacles to the
success of strikes in large cities is to be
found in the fact that, as soon as a
strike has been started. the ranks of the
strikers are swelled by large aceessions
from the very toughest elements OF So
ciety. men who never do honest work
under any circumstances whatever. Il
was to man OF this type that soft
minded friend Of mine IN Brooklyn gave
an order for a dinner. The bill cane u
FOR nine beers and a cigar. The strik-
e-s IN Brooklyn Were also reinforced by
foreign anarchists, pen who came 10
this country in search of freedoTn-froE
work. In the future. as IN the past. this
Objectionable element will exer; an in
fiuenee for evil in every strike that
takes place in a large city. Much more
trouble Is caused By raen who can get
work. but won't worsz. than by those
who want 70 work OF course, employ
ers, particularly when they are large
cornorations. ere. aiNays violently OPP
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RUNNING TO CLUBS
Some Are Famous in All Parts Of
the Country.
TIE Metropolitan .St;il Holds First Place
Although Crowded Closely by the
Co.mos-Social Organizations
of Newspaper Men.
[speclal Washington Letter.I

Married men should spend their time
with their wives and families after tae
worl, of every day is done. Everybody
VIII assent to this proposition, partieu-
larly the wives and little ones. But in
city life nearly all men are becoming
club men. This is particularly true
concerning life in this city There can
be 10 doubt that club life il Washing
ton is on the increase. The rapid
growth of the city within the past few
years and the concentration of wealth
and fashion have materially changed
the outward characteristics of the city,
It's social life aside from that growing
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CYCLING In EUROPE
Growing h Favor wish the Roy
atty and Nobility.
King Leopold Determined TO Conquer .
wheel-Ancient Inns Ara One of the
Charms OF Winter Riding -
Old EoSlAnd.

Cycle riding IS growing in favor with
the royalty and nobility OF Europe. Al
most every royal family is represented,
inclusive OF England and Russia Tbs
mos. enthusiastic king over there is
Leopold OF Belgium He is . great
patron OF cycle racing and "the kings
purse" IS the most coveted prize. bots
in point of glory and profit. at the an
nuai race meet in Brussels King Leo
pcld hiss determined not TO be discour-
eyed IN his attempts to master the
wheel and has evidently concluded tc
forge. the disaster that attended his
efforts in that direction some months
ago. when he first bestrode his wheel
Since the day that he made an intimate
acquaintance with thorny shrub in
the gardens of his palace at Laecken,.
into which he few head foremost FROM,
his saddle, the bicEcle had stood In
quiet and disuse in the carriage
housa Yielding TO the en5reaties of
his nephew, young Prince Albert. who
besoSght him 10 try again. the king
has been practicing in the large bali
room, and when spring clears away tho
snow and tho air is again balmy his
Belgian majesty viii be seen scorchinS
around the beautiful gardens and
through che park surrounding his coun-
try seat near Brussels. The kings
wheel Is gsared to 5eil. has S0-incll
wheels, the frame being inches and
inches higher than any american
bicycle, which Is due TO the fact that
his majesty is blessed with probably
tho longest pair of legs in Belgium
His nephew, Prince Albert, who is at
the same time the heir to his throne, is
Tn enthusiasts vheelInan.
Cycling IN England has many adj
van.agss not en- joyed by those who fol-
low the pastiIce in tins country. In
the first place, the climate there per-
mits OF riding throughout tho whole
wear. The winters are mild compared
with Ours In the second place, the
roads give infinitely better footing and
the winter scenery Is delightful. But
perhaps the most fascinating feature of
cycling in England Is to be found in
those rare old country INNS which have
been bequeathed 10 the modern cycliSs
by the dead and gone passenger traffic
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posed to labor demonstrations or any
kind. In fact, the baseball player is the
only one whose right to strike is not
only acknowledged but approved by
those for whom he works
The only persons who seem TO profit
by riots and strikes are the newsboys
who sell extras They aroused curiosi-
~ at all hours during the Brooklyn
riots by shouting: "Ere's yer extry.
Sploshun and DEATH Great excite
ment." It is not unlikely that more
people died from pneumonia contracted
I by going out into the streets at night,
thinly clad, to secure the latest news,
than were actually killed in the street
fights.
There are, moreover, strikers who are
not any too fond OF steady work. There
is well authenticated case of a Brook
Ign striker saying to his wife: More
labor troubles; when VIII the poor
laboring man in this land have peace
and his honest rights?" whats the
matter now?" asked his wife, nothing
worse, hope eyes, indeed, there is;
heard rumor that the trolley bosses
were going 70 give in and then I'd have
to go to work again"
No public speaker, no matter how
demonstrative his audience or unpop-
ular his theme, ever went through
the ordeal to which the new motormen
on the Brooklyn trolley car, and his
guardian angel, q policeman with a
large club with warts on it, are still
subjected, occasionally, although the
strike is supposed to be over. While
the strike was at its height rows and
fights were of such common occur
renee that if at any time there was no
rioting going on large crowds gathered
from curiosity to. see what was the
matter. However, the new employees
became so accustomed to harsh treat
ment that they were grateful when no
more dangerous missiles than eggs of
last years vintage, back-number eats
and like aromatic testimonials were
waited at them. Numerous motormen
and policemen underwent the expert
ence of that orator at the meeting on
the st. Stanislaus, POLITICALLY described
by Bret Harte. He was hit by large
geological specimen, and then
Re curled up on the floor.
And the subsequent proceedings interested
him no more
The strikers and many other citizens
of Brooklyn entertained feeling of
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him the support of the tax-paying pop
ulation Of Guatemala, and thus insured
his continuation in Office. Being an
able diplomat he might also have sue
decided in inducing the other Central
American republics TO espouse his cause.
Such an alliance would have made the
threatened war more equal struggle;
although even then Mexico would have
had the advantage OF numbers.
The republic of Guatemala is divided
into twenty-five departments, has an
area of 46, 500 square miles, and, in 1890,
had a population of 1,46O, OH, including
Indians and half-breeds. The capital is
Santiago de Guatemala, sometimes
called New Guatemala, a city founded
in 1775, two years after the destruction
of Old Guatemala by great earth
quake. The new capital has popula-
ton of $1,000, and contains number of
remarkably fine buildings, among them
. cathedral which is considered model
of architectural beauty and grandeur.
The old city OF Guatemala was founded
by Pedro de Alvarado, the famous lieu
tenant of Cortes, who conquered Cen
trial America. 1t was DESTROYED bv a
flood from the volcano de Aqua in 1871.
A year later it was refounded. and re-
manned the center of Spanish-American
culture until 1878, when it was wiped
out by an earthquake. The town of
Antigua, a prosperous municipality of
$4,000 people, now occupies the site of
the ancient Central American metropo-
lis.
Among the other Central American
republics Nicaragua is best known in
this couatry, owing to the projected
Nicaragua ship calal. It has an area Of
about 10000 square miles and popula-
ton of $50, 1000. Costa Rica is the south
ernmost of the five republics. Itsarea is
estimated at $1,000 square miles, on
which it supports population of 243,-
i205. Honduras contains l6, 400 square
miles and population Of $50, 900. Sal
vador is the smallest, but most, thicklv
populated of the Quintette of repub-
lies. Its area consists of 1885 square
miles, but it has population of about
10000. Together the FIVE republics
have a population of about 1925. 900
souls, fully SIS per cent. of whom are
Indians The pure whites constitute
scarcely II per cent. of the population,
the other SO per cent. being half breeds.
Should the Central American repub-
lies have concluded to fight Mexico,
their union would have proved perman-
ent, provided the allied governments
had succeeded in defeating their power
fUl antagonist. Had, on the other
hand, Mexico been the victor, President
Dia2 would, no doubt, have gratified
his army and people by annexing the
richest and most fertile states of Central
America. But, war or no war, it is
reasonable to hope that the Guatemalan
agitation will lead to the formation of
confederation as soon as the five little
oligarchies can rid themselves of their
dictators, at whose head stands the am
bit.ors Rorrios- &. w WEIpPIERr.
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into volunteer pautaI1ons and regi-
ments. Money contributions were re-
ceived By the treasury for the purpose
of inaugurating a campaign against
Guatemala; and popular loan for
war purposes could have been floated
at par within twenty-four hours after
the beginning of hostilities. The popu-
lation of Mexico is estimated at II ,000.-
900. Its army is well equipped and
drilled, and, if necessary, 100000 troops
could have been dispatched to the
Guatemalan frontier within two weeks
after the declaration of war.
President Barrios was aware of these
facts, but may nevertheless have been
anxious to fight with Mexico. He
knows his country to be bankrupt and
his people to be generally dissatisfied
with the ohgarchy created by the elder
Barrios and perpetuated by himself.
The elder Barrios was wonderful
man. He esta blished railroads and tel
egraphs in Guatemala, gave the coun-
try religious liberty; but ruled it with a
hand of iron. His great ambition was
the unifcation OF the Central American
republics into powerful confederation,
with himself as dictator. In the pursuit
of this scheme he insulted the thin
skinned government officials of Saliva
dor, thereby precipitating a war which
ended in his death. His young and i'm
mensely wealthy widow came to New
York after the dictator's fall. and has
ever since been one of the society lead
ers of that city. 1t has been said that
Rufno Barrios was killed by officers of
his own army at the battle OF Cachu-
hualta in 1855, but this charge has never
been proven. It is an indisputable fact,
however, that while acting as president
and dictator he sent millions of dollars
out of Guatemala. His trusted lieu
tenants knew that their chief was feath-
ering his own nest at the expense Of
the people he pretended to love; but
instead of calling him to account fol-
lowed his example. After the battle of
Cachuhualta the Guatemalan secretary
of the interior went directly to the cap
ital and stole $500, 900, the entire cash
balance left in the national treasury.
Ever since the country has been in
financial difficulties.
1t is possible, therefore, that young
Rarrios was in earnest when he defed
Mexico. A war might have won for
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enced a severe attack OF acute reat11on
which made him feel that he could no
longer associate with the club. He re-
signed his membership and. of course.
resigned the position of president of
the club. and told the men who lad
honored him that he would pray Cor
them. The whole affair Was so peculiar
and so apparently fa-eicai, that it has
ever been regarded as q very hard
practical joke en- the eminent gentle
men of the Gridiron club, and their
friends often ehaff them about It.
There Is Press club here, but it Is
not composed exclusively of newspaper
men However, as it is young and
growing, il may become self-snstain-
ing one OF these days, and not de-
pendent upon the fees and patronage
OF outsiders Many young newspaper
men avail themselves of the facilities
of the club for Office purposes. thereby
saving themselves the expense OF main
tanning Offices, for which they would
be obliged to pay rent and other in
cideutals. which would eat into their
slender incomes.
Thus It VIII be seen that there arc
good and cornmendable sides to club
life in this city. and that some Of the
features OF this phase OF existence are
worthy Of kindly mention and favor
able consideration. While the clubs
mentioned have been well advertised,
another has come into existence, OF
which the world outside of Washing
ton has heard little, but which has
already developed into one of the
marked institutions of the capital city.
This is the Columbia Athletic club,
which has its home IN one OF the finest
and most complete houses in the
{ United States The Athletic club OF
Washington was organized ten years
ago as an offshoot and addition 10 the
Columbia Boat club, which had -four
liShed for ten years or more. Time and
again the Columbia colors have been
in the van in famous contests on the
'Schuylkill, the Passaic and the Poto-
lrnae, and the fondness for athletic
sports engendered by these victories
encouraged the ambition which result
ed in the formation of the Athletic
club. The active membership OF this
organization OF hrawny young men
now numbers six hundred, and in sport
ing, vaulting, bicycling, tennis-plsying
and other outdoor sports many local
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''Thus have been for twenty years In
thy house; / served thee fourteen
years for thy two daughters, and six
years for thy cattle; and thou hast
changed my wages ten times"
Then Jacob struck his duplex father
in-law for higher wages, and, not get
ting them, went out. This was one OF
the few strikes that was a success, for
Jacob went into business on his own
account, and prospered. 1t will be
noticed, however, that had it not been
for a bad dream that Laban had he
would have brought Jacob to terms. In
this, the first of all recorded strikes,
the Almighty sided with the oppressed.
Another notable strike was that of
the Israelites against the exactions Of
Pharoah, he of the indurated heart.
Moses was the organizer OF this strike.
When Pharoah called out his militia,
to bring the strikers to terms, they.
came to grief in a miraculous manner
in the Bed sea. However, it is only
fair to call attention to the fact that
.Pharaoh's version of the trouble has
never been published. There may have
been some mitigating circumstances, for
the subsequent conduct of the children
Of Israel, in putting to the sword those
with whom they did not agree, justi-
fies the suspicion that they, themselves,
were not entirely devoid of discrep-
lancies. Incidentally, it may be also
mentioned that before leaving Egypt
Moses struck an Egyptian SO hard that
he never rallied from the effect of the
blow.
! Inever see that Egyptian obelisk in
Central park without thinking about the
row between Moses and Pharoah, for it
temple of On, at which institution
Moses was a student. There it was
that he acquired much of that wisdom
for which he was justly celebrated.
Strange, isn't it, that there should be
in New York an obelislS at which the
great law-giver must have gazed every
day? But / am depressing.
A strike very much to be commend
ed was that of the ancient Greeks, who,
following the advice of their leader,
Marco Bozzaris, struck for their affairs
and their fires.
!. Strikes are very uncertain as to the
ultimate result. They are like run
away horses-more easily prevented
than stopped. And, like runaway
horses, those engaged in them do rot
realize when they start out that they
themselves may be fshed out of the
wreck at the finish.
It even happens that the capitalists
utilize strikes for their own benefit. It
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victories have been won- II is not en-
tirely creditable to the Athletic club
that they have had some boxing
matches which might almost properly
be called prize Sights. Several OF these
glove contests have not only been very
fierce, but on two occasions they have
been bloody battles. Such scenes are
not likely 10 be repeated
This Columbia Athletic club main
tains house for the accommodation OF
its members which Is generally con-
coded by experts in such matters Of
architecture 20 be one of the most COM
plete athletic homes in the city, and in
some respects surpassed by none u
has been modelled somewhat after the
famous New York club, and so far as
gymnaStic apparatus is concerned, is
complete IN every detail. The gym
nasium room IS said TO be finer even
than that OF the New York club, and
the immense swimming pool with
glazed sides Of tile and Turkish bath
Accomplishments, is an attraction rare
" found even in the finest houses. The
billiard room, bowling alleys, reception
rooms and library are most attractive
and contain al the latest modern i'm
provsments- The building IS an I'M
mense structure of brown stone and
pressed brick, the interior finished in
polished oak and its cost excee1ed $50. :
coo. Some Of the most distinguished
men in the country are msmbers OF this
club, and ali of them take pride in
their athletic development. None OF
them run to naInby-pamby dudelsn,
and cigarette smoking is not regarded
by them as high art. They are strong
men intellectually as well as physical
y. II is good club. SsuTH d. Fly.
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Dead Sea DRIVING In.

The Dead SEA OF today Is a litje
body Of sluggish. dark, greasy water.
gathered at the bottom Of the
despest depression on ths earth's
surface-a hollow 1 200 feet below the
level OF the Mediterranean 4 recent
scientific expedition has proven, how
ever, that az one time its surface was
on a level with that of the Aediter-
ranean and its area more than twenty
times what il is at present In VIVA,
the biologists call the glacial period"
the Jordan was an arm Of ,ha Deed sea
nd was more than 100 fest III depth
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:PoRFIRIo DIAZ, PRESIDENT OF MEXICO.
brothers should. they began to quarrel
among themselves, and organized the
five republics whose names have al
READY been gwen.
Everybody knows that among the
iamhtious and proud of all nations the
lSpa1i sI-A7nerican stands at the head
with his incrdinate am bition he couples
icimmeytan ignorance as far as knowl-
ledge of the political progress of other
,peopIes is concerned He considers his
Town litGle toy nation the most perfect
3governInent on earth, and diSdainfully
ishrugs his shoulders when told of the
lpower and resources OF the United
States, for instance. Like the average
iChinaman, he never knows when he is
whipped.
Time and again the government at
IWashingtontlas had to send warshipS TO
Central American ports to enforce rec
Iognitson of national rights. The Latin
american buffers always came to
herns-when confronted by Yankee
guns and ships-but there is not an in
icorvince the half-breed multitudeS that
the 'igringos" had to retreat precipi-
tately to avoid utter destruction. The
only foreign power forwhich the peo-
pile of Cemua America show real con-
eiderat1on is Great BrEain, which,
many years ago, obtained landed pos
sessions in that part of the world,
among them British Honduras, which
Adioins- Guatemala ON the east.
Another peculiarly of the Central
american is that he is never so happy
as when quarrefing with somebody.
The high caste descendants of the con-
1uiStadOres never work. They devote
themselves to running the government,
and let the half-sreeds and Indians
earn a living fog them. Occasionally
they get tired of.doing absolutely moth
ing, and then they work up" n revolu
ton. Like the bslrous of old they
gather abos1ttlsem their refainers and
steal whatever they can lay hands on.
If they succsed'in stealing enough they
usually ouststhepreFidEnt.of the repu bio
and become dictators on their own 90
eount. If not they runaway to some
foreign land where they live in aftiu-
ence on the proceeds Of their military
and political campaigns. Their poor
dupes are duly-executed blythe powers
that be; their properta 1. they have
any, being seques3ered ''for the good
of the state'-i- e., for the benefit of
shis excellency. the'presideIf.
Once in awhile the soldier states
men" of Central, America. attempt to
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NAY LEAD UNION
The Little Central American Re-
| public Dafied Mexico.
President Bzrr,os tiaye5s Desperate Came
But Finally Consented to Eat Humble
Pie-AsPermanent Central Amer
lean onion Possible.
Written for This Paper.l

r If ever there was country fortified
with the blood of revolutionists it is
Central America. tits q very quiet week.
Indeed, which does not witness an upris-
ing of some kind or other in Guatemala,
Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador or Costa
Rica, the five alleged republics known
las Central America. Prior to 1920 these
states, together with the two Mexican
provinces of Chiapas and Soconusco,
constituted the vice royalty of New
Spain. In that year the Central Amer
leans revolted and drove the hated
GSpaniards out of the country. but in
stead of dwelling together in unity, as
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IT BEGAN WAY BACK
Alex Sweet Accuses Jacob Of
Some Queer Doings.
indirectly the Patriarch May Have Been
Responsible for the Brooklyn Strike
and Riots - How to Prevent
Trouble in the Future.
Especial New York Letter.l

ISCecl8I NV 1OrK LetUer.I
The strike is not a modern invention.
It has existed in some shape or other
al initio, and it viii continue to exist
until the end of all things, for it is
caused by poverty; ard we have the
very highest authority for the belief
that the poor will always be with U.s.
Leaving out the case OF Abel, the
first strike on record is that of Jacob
against his employer and father-in-law
Laban, who was the owner of stock
ranch in the early days. Jacobs griev-
ance is briefly, but succinctly, set forth
in theaforty-frst verse of the thirty
second chapter of Genesis. 1t reads:
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What was ths. explosion heard
few moments sgo?7 zs-Se1 the head q
The house.
One % Miss Chariot;e's pnsunstis
sleeves Sss blown up TOO tight and
bs1rst-sir, replied the se-Tars- i re Us.
telspAO1ed to- tso szrveons. TIE an
balance and seven reportsrA--Judre
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Mako. poicfaI ProsrD.-sI,raoa.

The end Of the world IS % come on
APRIL =. 1858, according TO a German
;heoiog.an. = ho has jas; alarmed Berlin
by bis prophecy. Among his cheerful
forecasts are q great war in 1881, the adj
~cnt 81 n new Napoleon IA lsSs. az
sing q Greece and syria, and = terrible
-srt hGuakc - 1901
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The bureau of the American r-put-
les leans ira. Elscount Co~neiy Ia,
succeeded tn organizing IA De city q.
San Francisco company with capital
% $4,000 sor he purposeos an e1po-
sision N The City o. Aezico- T1is ez.
I~oAstiorl- although Of . national ei.ars,-
Ter. "AI haze ALEC a foreign dcIars-
taeut The company IS incorpo-..st
according 70 the Lawn Of Calffo--.ia
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church member - 20 % the thezg~rP
>aidso-Ihat depends ou the fasi-
T5auai. some 'TOz!an'i ;ss Asrt even by
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