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The herald., 1898-04-29
COLUMBIA IN COMPETITION

Peace hath it's victories no less than
war, and it is very gratifying informa-
ton that comes from London, through
the medium of the Suns correspondent,
that in the annual exhibition of paint
ings at the Royal Academy, now in pro-
gress, the work of American artists
dominates that of all others. After max
ing due allowance for the eXuberance
of spirit of the correspondent, and his
obvious partiality for artists of the
American school, there yet remains suffi-
cient occasion for national felicitation in
the achievement of American artists.
whose productions are hung "orf the line"
in a royal exhibition in the metropolis,
along with the inspirations of Bouger-
eau and Corolus Duran and the best Eng
lish masters.
The public mind is just now intensely
fixed upon the movements of giant bat
tleships and insinuating torpedo boats
and submarine craft, the pride of the
American navy, and the popular heart is
prepared to pulsate with extraordinary
emotion at a hint of achievements on
the water or the field of Mars, but we
fancy the triumphs of the week in the
world of art will not pass without at
tracing the aesthetic attention they de-
serve.
The herald., 1898-04-29

short of an issue of bonds which can be
made the basis of national bank issues
after the bonds that now serve that pur-
pose shall have matured.
There Is encouragement In the state
ment, contained in our dispatches OF
yesterday, that the bill has been con-
sidered during the present week by the
senate committee on postoffices and post
roads, and that the debate eliminated
in the reference Of the measure to a
subcommittee, instructed to consider its
details and make an early report. The
chairman of the committee named, Sem
ator Wolcott, is an administration Re-
publican, as is also the author of the
measure, and it may be expected TO re-
ceive greater attention than 1t would
otherwise be able to command had
Democrat taken the initiative. 1t is a
self-evident proposition that bond issue
should be avoided if possible. and If the
majority can see their way clear to es-
cane the responsibility, through the
medium Of a measure fathered by one of
their number, success will be assured.
There would be little or no opposition
from the other side Of the house. The
country will quickly approve the scheme,
as at least a partial solution Of the prob
lem, though it will be insisted that the
notes be of such denominations as will
make them available as currency.
The herald., 1898-04-29
TOO MANY CHANGES

Two years ago the board Of education
sdopted the vertical system of handwrit-
ing in the public schools. The results,
generally speaking, have been good. The
vertical system tends to legible. plain
writing, and so far as The Herald knows,
no dissatisfaction has been expressed
with it.
Now the board is considering change.
Several vertical systems are being urged
upon the directors, and influence is also
being brought to bear for return to the
old Spencerian system. The matter has
been under discussion for several weeks.
but a final decision has not been reached.
The Herald is earnestly opposed to fire.
quent changes in the system of teaching
writing, or in any other system of study.
The directors should select a good method
and stick to it. Either the vertical or the
Spencerian will do if it is properly taught
and permanently maintained. Frequent
changes lead to confusion, demoralize
both the teachers and the pupils, and
add greatly to the expense incurred by
the parents. The latter evil has caused
frequent complaints, but it is part and
parcel of a worse one. The radical
change involved in shifting Of systems
is liable to ruin for life the handwriting
of the children. Penmanship is much
more important study than it used tcbe,
and the board of education will make as
few changes as possible if it consults the
interests of the pupils, the parents and
the teachers
The herald., 1898-04-29

When vengeance wakes. when the battle
breaks,
And the ships sweep out to sea;
When the foe is neared, when the decks
are cleared,
And the colors are floating free;
When the squadrons meet, when 'tis fleet
to fleet,
And front to front with Spain;
From ship to ship, from lip to lip,
Pass on the quick refrain
Remember, remember the Maine!'
When the flags shall sign, advance in
line,
Train ships on an even keel"
When the guns shall flash and the shot
shall crash
And bound on the ringing steel,
When the rafting blasts from the ar
mored masts
Are hurting their deadliest rain,
Let their voices loud, through the binding
cloud,
Cry ever the fierce refrain,
Remember, remember the Maine"
Gods sky and sea in that storm shall be
Fates chaos of smoke and flame;
But across that hell every shot shall tell,
Not n gun can miss its aim
Not a blow shall fail on the crumbling
mail,
And the waves that engulf the slain
Shall sweep the decks of the blackened
wrecks,
With the laundering dread refrain,
"Remember, remember the Maine"
Robert Burns Wilson in New York
World.
The herald., 1898-04-29
WAIT FOR vINDICATION

Our triumph over Spain, and it is
written in the skies, should not be with
out far-reaching influence upon the peo-
pies and the governments of Christen-
dom. 1t must greatly tend to clear the
atmosphere, and to accentuate the duty,
as we'll as the privilege, of nations to
interpose their strength between op-
pressor and oppressed, when the condi-
tions become intolerable. The lesson
is not likely to be wholly lost upon other
powers with insular possessions and a
colonial policy. Turkey may see in it
sinister hint. Austria may recognize
III 1t warning. May it not have a color
Of suggestiveness even to England? Will
not universal freedom have taken a gil
gantic stride? What people, still pay
Ing undue tribute to another, will not be
encouraged to strike for liberty? Will
not the revolutionary fires be rekindled
10 all Of the islands of the sea, where
The herald., 1898-04-29
THE WARsHIP DIXIE

They've named a cruiser Dixie-thata
what the papers say
An I hear they're goin' to man her with
the boys that wore the gray;
Good news! 1t sorter thrills me an makes
me want ter be
Whar the ban is playin' "Dixie. An tns
Dixie puts ter sea!
They've named a cruiser Dixie; an 1el-
lers, I'll be boun'
You're goin' to see some fightin' when the
Dixie swings eroun'!
Eff any O. them Spanish ships snail striko
her east or west
lost let let the the ban play "Dixie," an tho
boysll do the rest!
I want ter see that Dixie-1 want ter take
my stan
On the deck Of her an holler: 'Three
cheers fer Dixie lam"
She means we're all united-the war hurts
An. "'Way Down South in Dixie" is ma
tional today!
bet YOU she's good 'un! I'll stake my
last red cent
There amt no better timber In the whole
blame settlement!
An all their shiny battleships beside that
ship are tame,
Fer. when it comes to Dixie, thar's some-
thing in a name!
Here's three cheers an a tiger-as hearty
as kin be!
An let the BAN play "Dixie" when the
Dixie puts ter sea!
She'll make her way an win the day from
shinin' east ter west
Jest let the BAN play "Dixie" an the
boys'll do the rest!
ATLANTA Constitution.
The herald., 1898-04-29
ULTIMATE TRIUMPH ASSURED

Spain is not so large as Texas. Its
superficial area is about equal to that of
California and Indiana combined. Its
population is exceeded by that of three
states of the American union-New York.
Pennsylvania and Ohio. Its total for
eign trade, exports and imports. is but
$3.50, ,OOO, 900. Its public debt exceeds that
of the United States, and bears higher
rater of interest. Its per capita debt is
today probably s100. Its chief colonial
dependencies, which have been relied
upon in past years for large contributions
to the national treasury, are in revolt,
and have been transferred from the col
umn of assets to the column of liabilities.
The nation is bankrupt, and absolutely
without credit. European financers
scout the suggestion that Spain will be
able to borrow any considerable sum of
money for the prosecution of the war.
Present needs are being supplied from the
pockets of the people, whose devotion to
flag and country may be depended upon
to the end. But their resources are linn
lieu, anu Will De NuOIly uutQudl W tue
added burden which the war will impose.
A tender of the Philippines as security
for a loan is laughed a on European ex-
changes. Nobody believes that Spain
will be able to deliver the goods. Those
islands, as we'll as Cuba, are believed
to be at the mercN of the United States.
They are no longer recognized as belong
ing to Spain. Sovereignty over the Phil
ippines may be conceded in the final set
tlement, but it is not likely they will
ever again pay tribute to the Spanish
treasury as they have in the past.
The United States may and probably
will, meet with some reverses. The war
may and probably will be prolonged. 1t
will not necessarily end after the Span
iards have been driven from Cuba. The
capture of the Philippines will not end
hostilities.
But as to the final outcome Of the
measure Of strength there can be no
doubt whatever. 1t is a contest between
colossus and pigmy. 1t is a struggle
between a panther and fox. 1t is
scarcely more than a question as to how
long the little animal may be able to keep
out Of the way. Seventy millions of peo-
pie, only five per cent of whom are illit-
crate, must ultimately overcome a ma
tion of seventeen millions, only thirty
five per cent of whom are able to read and
write. Weighing Spanish valor on Cas-
lillian scales, it yet may not long success
fully resist the march of manifest des-
tiny.
The herald., 1898-04-29
UNCLE SALTS NAVY

The Herald now has n supply of both
Nos. 1 and 2 of the Portfolio sets ofUnc1e
Sam's Navy and patrons can be accOmo-
dated at the business counter. Bring
coupon and dime Tor each Portfolio.
Those who have No. can now get No.
2, and next week can probably get No. 3,
and SO on until the entire set of six is
received.
No. 2 contains
The Ship-Tender Boat Fern
Protected Cruiser Minneapolis
Protected Cruiser Boston
Protected Cruiser San Francisco
First-class BattIeship Oregon
Protected Cruis er Atlantic
Diversions of Men-of- War Men-Four
views
illustrations of the Torpedo Service
-Four views
Protected Cruiser Raleigh
Coast Line Battleship Massachusetts
Protected Cruiser Baltimore
Steel ArmOred Cruiser Brooklyn
Second Glass Battleship Texas
Double Turreted Monitor Amphitrito
Dispatch Boat Dolphin
Naval Cadet Practice Cruiser Il bancroft.
Act promptly before the supply Is ex-
hausted.
The herald., 1898-04-29
SUBSTITUTE FOR A BOND ISSUE

The establishment by the government
of postal savings bank system, modelled
after the British plan, has for quarter
the people, without having materialized
During his six years term in the senate
Nathaniel P. Hill of Colorado devoted
much time and a great deal of study to
the subject, and his bill providing for the
Inauguration of savings bank, in con-
rection with the postoffices, lacked only
few votes of approval by the national
legislature 1t was finally defeated, how
ever by the combined opposition of the
banking interests of fhe country. That
powerful interest has always regarded it
inimical, and has persistently combated
it. But the scheme has ever been re-
garded with favor by the masses of the
people, who somehow have come to be-
lieve that what the money combine does
not want must have something of merit
and something of advantage and benefit
to them. They have also been unable to
see why a system that has worked so well
in England, and that is so popular there,
should not prove as successful and bene-
fetal in the United States. 1t has been
favored and opposed by public men and
public journals of the two leading polit-
ical parties of the country, and may not
be said to have been, at least up to this
time, a party question. We believe the
Peoples party has from the first made it
an article of party faith, a tenet of its
organization. Yet it has never been
made a party issue. 1t was lately taken
up by a number of influential journals,
and had for that reason attained consid-
cradle prominence, just prior to the pre-
cipitation of the Cuban question; since
which time it has again been lost sight
Of
A bill drawn by Senator Chandler, to
provide for a popular loan through ma
tional savings banks, has for weeks been
slumbering in committee, where it might
have been permitted to rest Indefinitely
but for the insistence Of it's author that,
in view Of the necessity of the govern
ment for vast sums of money for the
conduct Of the war, it may furnish a
more acceptable means of raising funds
than the bond clause Of the revenue
members OF the house committee on ways
and means.
| The Chandler bill provides for the
issuance of postal savings notes, payable
to bearer and bearing three per cent in
terest. Amended so as to provide for
| the issuance Of notes of smaller denom-
nations than 500 or $50, the sums named
in the measure, it would doubtless prove
a very acceptable substitute for the bond
feature of the pending bill-acceptable
to all save the small but powerful ele-
Ment which will be content with nothing
The herald., 1898-04-29

government is not already by the people.
of the people and for the people?
| The United States, seeing at last a duty.
enters upon the performance of 1t alone
and unaided, asking the assistance of no
other nation, and demanding only that
all keep hands off until the work is ac-
complished. 1t is battle for humanity.
and the United States proposes to fight
II alone, cheerfully assuming all Of the
burdens, and promising to be content
with the consummation Of the one object.
the liberation of an enslaved people and
the suppression Of an intolerable nui-
sance.
There is no possible way in which this
country can recoup the expenses of con-
ducting its mission in behalf of humanity.
There are no means by which it may Sc
cure compensation for blood and treasure
expended in that behalf. The only pos
sible return will be in the consciousness
of having heroically met great national
problem and disposed of it in way that
must appeal to the approval Of the en-
IRnleHeu SeulIulSHt VI thO dSCs lhSiC
will be compensation in the reflection that
we have accomplished for Cuba what the
aggregated power of Europe failed to
accomplish for Armenia. There will be
comfort in the thought that we have
not interviewed, as did Europe in the case
of Crete, forcing upon the helpless people
of that island ruler not to their liking,
and upon Greece, which sought to free
them from a loathsome thraldom, debt
frorA which its yeomanry may never hope
to escape, an obligation that might have
been rejected only at the peril or terri
torial dismemberment.
Our entire disinterestedness is not now
apparent to the people of Christendom.
History has up to this time given few
lessons in national endeavor along
strictly humanitarian lines. We shall
have to wait upon time and the evolution
Of events for a worldwide vindication
Of the honesty of our purpose and the
unself1shness of our designs. But it will
eventually come. Conscious of the right
eousness of our cause, we can afford to
wait All things come to those who have
the patience to do that.
The herald., 1898-04-29

selves in her mind, and, lest she should
forget them If she let sleep intervene. she
arose, hunted for light and scrap OF
paper and jotted them down. Thus was
given to the world a song that has made
the author famous wherever the English
language is spoken.
Nearly all the patriotic songs we have
were the outcome of the civil war. 1t Is
true Yankee Doodle" came down from
revolutionary times, and 1.-THE Star Span
ged Banner" written by Francis Scott
Key, was the gift of the war of 1872.
If the war with Spain is of sufficient I'M
portance there will doubtless be some who
will want to add their mite to the list al
ready on hand, but it is doubtful If there
will be inspiration enough to bring out
anything that will equal 1.-THE Battle Cry
of Freedom" Marching Through
Georgia" and 1.-The Battle Hymn of the
Republic"
The herald., 1898-04-29
Auglo-Saxon Sure to Dominate

Russia is pressing on in Asia. She has
absorbed three of the richest Chinese prov
inces and gained a group of ice-free ports
and impregnable fortresses for the termi-
nus of her great Siberian railroad. She is
planning to Russianize all northern China.
One might think to see these plans on pa
per, that America and Great Britain were
to be summarily crowded out Of that quar-
ter of the world. But it will not be so. The
fact is that the Anglo-Saxon race Is domi-
nant in China and Japan, above all other
aliens, and is likely to remain so. The vast
preponderance of foreign trade of those
empires is with Great Britain and the
United States.-New York Tribune.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Uncle Sans Navy

The Photographic illustration of the diff
ferent battleships of the United States
navy that are being presented by The Los
Angeles Herald are worthy of more than
passing notice. The pictures are taken
from photographs and therefore are sure
to be correct. The artistic work on these
souvenirs is something that is far beyond
the ordinary and the idea of presenting
them to the subscribers Of paper is GER
tainly loyal one at this critical period.
The Herald Is fast gaining precedence
of other northern papers in San Diego and
1t deserves the gain.-San Diego Vidette.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Driven to It

Kind Lady-If you need clothing car
supply you with an old suit of my hus'
bands, but they'll be about four sizes tod
big for you.
Tramp-Never mind, mum. I'll wear 'ena
I'd rather be mistook for an anglo-mania(
than freeze-New York Weekly.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Eurone Not in the Game

Europe may not understand our position,
for it is a position which has never been
assumed by any European power. But
Europe is perfectly capable of compre-
hending the attitude of the United States
in saying "Hands off! Keep your own side
of the ocean!" to any or all European
powers who would interfere in the Cuban
uuestion.-New York World.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Ell Modena. April 2S, 1898.

When the prize is equal or superior Il
strength and size to the captor. the offb
GERS and crew of the latter take all th\
prize money derived from it. When thu
prize is inferior, the government takei
half. The matter is adjudicated by
naval court appointed expressly for thu
purpose. Should all or a part of the carg(
belong to a neutral power and be not con-
traband of war. the government delivert
the goods at their destination. charging
freight on them.
The herald., 1898-04-29

Helen Gould, distinguished for her
charity, also sets the pace for patriotism.
She has sent her check for 100000 to the
president for reinforcement Of the war
fund, and has intimated that it will be
duplicated later. This noble girls bene-
factions every day serve to accentuate
the fact that her father lived too long.
The herald., 1898-04-29

Authority has been asked for the enlist
ment of ten thousand yellow fever i'm
munes for service in Cuba. There is
obvious wisdom in this movement. And
it indicates a determination to push
operations on the island through the
summer months.
The herald., 1898-04-29

The flying qualities Of the flying squad
ron have not yet been put to the test, but
it's staying ability was fully vindicated
by the great storm that prevailed in
Hampton Roads on Wednesday night,
which tossed the huge vessels about
like corks. The performance of the
fleet throughout the trying ordeal is
said to have been highly gratifying to
our naval authorities.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Prize Money

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald
Please give the law as to distribution of
vessels and their cargoes taken as
prizes from the Spaniards by our naval
forces. Does the captured property all
go to Uncle Sam, or do the officers and
crew making the capture get a portion
of the spoils? If so. what portion?
M. II. MILLS.
The herald., 1898-04-29

Commodore Dewey is said to have been
directed to either capture base in the
Philippines or sail with his fleet for San
Francisco. Given such an alternative, it
is easy to guess what an American ad-
miral will do. He need not be expected
on this coast.
The herald., 1898-04-29

Touching the efforts of Spain to secure
loan based upon the Philippines as
security, the London end of the Roths-
childs intimates that those islands are
at this moment scarcely negotiable.
Admiral Dewey Is thought to be prepar-
ing to place a lien upon them.
The herald., 1898-04-29
In No Rush

Harry, are you going to war?"
eyes; but I'm not going until I'm ready"
''What do you call ready?"
''Well, I'm going to learn Spanish before
go."-Detroit Free Press.
The herald., 1898-04-29
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading printt
communications. but does not assume re@
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed
Correspondents are requested to cultivatt
brevity as far as Is consistent with thu
proper expression of their views.)
The herald., 1898-04-29
A Touching Appeal

"Say Mister, would you give nickel to
a man what never told lie?"
"Oh, GO way; what are you giving me?"
at amt fer me, Mister; it's fer me deaf
and dumb rother."-Baltimore Jewish
Comment.
The herald., 1898-04-29
OLD WAR SONGS
NEARREEENRRREaREEE

AS every war furnishes its own heroes,
so does every war furnish its own songs.
though we now have supply left over
from the last war that will probably an
swer all purposes during the coming little
affair with Spain. There Is history con-
pected with almost every war song that
has been written, though 1t may not be
known.
During the civil war the songs for the
union were legion. Almost every poet felt
called on to contribute something toward
the war songs of the day. While many of
them did not outlive the first edition, even
If they ever appeared, there were also many
that will live as long as the republic.
The first war song written during the re-
bellion was 1.-THE First Gun Is Fired; May
God Protect the Right" by George +. Root,
of Chicago. 1t never became popular This
was in 1861. But the next one he wrote
was an inspiration. He was one afternoon
lying down. after having read President
Lincolns call for troops, and the words and
music of 1.-THE Battle Cry Of Freedom"
formed themselves in his mind. The next
morning he composed that wonderful rally
ing song, which is said to have been the
most popular of the many written during
the war. 1t was first published by Root &
Cady. William Lewis, who was with them
at the time, says that oliver Ditson gave
an order for 5000 copies, and in a short time
another order for 900 copies, followed by
a third for 20 900, and finally an order for
| 80 900 copies
The herald., 1898-04-29
Something Just as Good

Customer-Have you any securing sand?
Grocer-No; we're entirely out of 1t.
Customer-Well give me a half pound Of
your sugar; my tins have to be secured to-
day, no matter what it costs.-Harlem Life
The herald., 1898-04-29

In the Investor column, this morning
will be found very interesting and in
structive article regarding the commerce
of Spain; how it is distributed among
the different nations; the proportion in
terchanged with the United States, and
the probable effect of the war upon it.
The fact that this country stands fourth
in the foreign commerce Of the penin-
sular Kingdom will doubtless appear in
the nature of revelation to all save
of such subjects.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Reciprocal

"Some people get so much fun out of
life."
"Yes they get lots Of fun out Of life be-
cause they put lots Of fun into 1t. ."-Detroit
Free Press.
The herald., 1898-04-29

The Pessimist and the Bulletin
"By George, I've lost my dinner, and
I've wasted every minute!
NV stomach's like the message, for
There's nothing meaty In It,"
~Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The herald., 1898-04-29

The United States appears to be pretty
well represented in the British house
of commons. Upon every point where
our interests appear to be involved the
government is promptly interrogated by
some member friendly to the country
Thus is it to be asked today if the Span
ish minister at London is not violating
diplomatic usage in taking up col
lection for the enlargement of the Span
ish navy. There is nothing like having "a
friend at court"