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The times., 1898-01-07
PERVERTING THE RECORD.

The San Francisco Call of December
| 81, 1897, contains an editorial in which
it quotes from a suppositious House
document the testimony of an Hawaiian
planter. in which the suppositious plan
ter is made TO say that We think we
can get around the laws" of thS United
States against contract labor by send
ing an agent to Japan TO secure labor
ers, who could then be gent to Hawaii
and contracts made after they come to
Hawaii.
The Call thereupon expadates upon
the iniuuity of anyone who would at
tempt TO do such wicked act as this.
and holds this up as indicating bar
gain which has been made by Hawai- an
planters and some unknown wicked
individuals in this country.
What the Call negleets to say. how
ever is that the evidence referred t. by
it is that of Claus Spreckels, the owner
of the Call, given to Mr.. Blount when
he was investigating in Hawaii, and
printed in the second volume of the
Morgan Senate Report on Hawaii,
pages 1854.
Examination of this evidence shows
that the Call has wilfully perverted
and misquoted the evidence above cited
in its editorial
Mr.. Spreckels was, at the time he
gave the evidence, an avowed Royalist.
seeking to discretiit the Provisional
Government and it's supporters.
We quote from the evidence:
Question. Is it your impression that
the calculation of all sugar planters
who are in favor of annexation is
that the United states Will modify
their general laws against contract Ia
Dor so that they can maintain a sys-
tenn of contract labor in the islands,
Answer / would not say contract
labor They say We may have TO give
up contract labor. but we can get all
the labor we want from Japan
20. How?
a. They say: We send an agent
there and send money and he sends
them here, and when they are here
they can make a contract with them
20. They think in that way they can
evade the labor laws of the United
States?
"A Yes: they think they can get
around it. My opinion is that they
cannot, but they think they can get
around the United States laws.
The Call quotes the above examina-
ton correctly down to the question
"How?" above quoted, and then con-
tinues:
W ell, We can Stliu an NAACiC
with money and he can send labor 10
Hawaii, and when it is here we can
make contracts.
20. Do the planters think in that
way to get around the laws of the
United States?
"A. Yes; we think we can get around
the laws that way"
In the real examination the word
''thhey' is used, the statement being
charge made by Mr.. Spreckels against
the annexation planters. The Call
changes the word they to I'VE" in
each case, making it appear as a con-
fession by one of the planters.
In order to cover up its malicious
the Call gives wrong ref
erence to the source of its quotation,
stating that it is a House document,
while in fact it is a Senate report
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FRIDAY, JANUARY q, 1898.
Bold and Bad Are They.

Just AT this present moment of time
things look blue for Mr.. Hanna in Coz
lumbus. although neither he nor we
have abandoned all hope. Some of the
blueness is impaired by the color of
legislative and henchmanly eyes. after
encounters with the fists of those who
think differently There are lament
able stories concerning the physical yio-
lence with which the native and i'm
ported knockers of the Hanna tribe are
endeavOring to restore peace and 10y
atty 10 the distracted camp of Ohio Re
publicans. Bad language is the rule
rather than the exception, and per-
sonal difficulties seem to be sought by
way of effective argument
1t is pleasant, amid all this turmoil
and these ensanguined noses, not to
hear of any further lddnappings, al
though probably there may have been
some Such measures. if indulged in at
all, should be kept secret, else their
effects are calculated to bring discredit
upon the element applying them. AS
methods strictly and legitimately Re
publican. and particularly accordant
with the Ohio idea, in the politics of
that party. we are prepared TO defend
them in cases like the present Still. it
must be admitted that they may not
be as efficaciOus though less costly than
some of the other means which ali
siong we have believed would bring the
sinners to repentance. Whatever else
may be said with truth against Mr.
Hanna, it never has been charged that
he is illiberal in political matters. If
he were so, where in conscience could
that sixteen -million-d dollar Mckinley
fund have gone to? He is a little ex-
cited and angry for the moment. and,
as likely as not, has slipped his hawser
from his ancient landmarks. But he
viii brace up again and return to first
principles. We cannot help trembling
at thought of the expense: but the
trusts and monopolies are the ones TO
walk the floor on such account. and NOT
Mr.. Hanna, nor ourselves. They have
raked in millions already. in conse-
q1ence of their exclusive protection un-
der the Hanna tariff Why should not
they offer the glad leg to the pull of the
statesman in his present predicament?
They need not fear that any of their
contributions would, or even might. be
used iilegitimately. There is venera-
ole proverb which says that "aII is fair
in love and war; In the same way.
everything is legitimate in Republican
politics. Stationery. soda
water and education" are not TO be
had without financial blood-lettine. and
poker losses to members of the opposi-
ton cannot be settled without zephyrs.
the situation as well as il is
possible TO at this distance, although
10 some extent sunk in tears and de-
spondency, we are not yet ready to sur
render our faith in Marcus Aurelius
and his sound business methods
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shoulder to shoulder against the

shoulder to shoulder" against the
growing menace of commercial compe-
tition from the Western Hemisphere.
From the American point of view it
would seem that the conditions in
China are somewhat improved by the
consent of Germany to occupy Kiao
Chou as a tenant rather than as a con-
oueror. In the end it may prove to
mean the same thing, but the solution
opens the door to diplomatic ar
rangements for the protection of the
commerce of all first-class nations in
China, including our own. For in
stance. China, while possibly doubt
ing the bona fides of the Kaiser
in taking leasehold estate within its
nominal sovereignty, would not be
likely to doubt ours if we were to ask
for the use of coaling station in
Chinese waters Whether or not our
authorities and leading statesmen
would regard such a movement as
necessity or with favor we do not
know. At present we are without
definite opinion ourselves as to its ad-
visibility or otherwise. But. at least,
such a thing now seems feasible,
whereas it might not have been if the
coalition Of western Europe had open
ly determined to divide China, south
of Port Arthur, as a counter check to
American. trade, and the dominating
influence of Russia in Afanchuria and
Korea.
IL ii should be deemed judicious for
our country to lease some coaling and
commercial facilities in China, such
possession, when added to our acqui-
sition of the Hawaiian Islands, ought
to place us in an excellent competitive
position as to our British and Teutonic
industrial and commercial rivals. And
the strong chances are that any propo-
sition on our part in such direction
would have the cordial good viii and
backing of Russia, while, equally,
there is as little doubt that it would
be antagonized by Great Britain.
1t is a matter well deserving the
careful attention and study of our
State Department, and of the Foreign
Relations Committees of both houses
of the Congress.
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A War Issue Clearly no..nea

Great are the resources of dinlo-
macy. Germany does not intend m in
terfere with Chinese sovereignty in tbs
Shan Tung peninsula. She only vii,
hold Kiso Chou bay and promontorv
ano strip Of land inside, with a Ger
maho-chinese neutral zone beyond as
friendly lessee, for a term of wears
said TO be fifty. 1t is a clever dinIo-
matte dodge and excites our ad,nirs-
ton Tor the Intelligent ability of the
hslsers war office. 1t is clever in more
ways than one. Germany. having ar
tained the territorial position in China
which long has been the young EN-
peror's ambition, by leasing instead Of
fanne8ing" the captured area, has es
tablished a precedent against the for
cible Standardization of other Chi
nese ports and land by other European
powers.
In sort of way the effect of this
coup Will be to let England down
more easily than the situation of a
few days ago would seem to have
made probable. A further sop to the
pride of that power is thrown in the
announcement by a Berlin official
journal that in case England should
acquire another Chinese port in the
same way it would not concern Ger
many. We do not need to assume
that this aniability necessarily indi-
Gates any inherent friendliness for
Great Britain. Probably it only is an
other evidence of the tacit understand
Ing believed to exist among the nations
of western Europe, that, as Count
Goluchowsky put it, they must stand
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why the Pension List Grows.

Republican Representative Acheson
Of Pennsylvania, in the House on
Wednesday introduced a private pen
sion bill which, according to every par
ty precedent, ought to pass. It's pre-
sentation at this time is an excellent
thing on general principles, inasmuch
as it calls attention TO one sort OF pen
sioners who have been added multitu-
dinously to the rolls, through Repub-
lican congressional and other pressure
in the interests of constituents and
good politics. The case is an in
structive one.
There is large and noble patriot, re-
siding in the district represented by
Mr.. Acheson. who rejoices in the sobri-
quet of the "Giant of Green County,
His other name is Patrick Bane, and
he stands seven feet four in his stock
ings. We are inclined to think that
such citizen ought to have pension
on general principles. or else be en-
ployed by the government as a light
house or an overseer, at salary as
high as himself; but Patrick has other
and more vested claims to public con-
sideration. During the war he enlisted
in the army. He was so big that the
nation could not find an overeoat to fit
him, and so he caught cold 1t well
may be feared that the full horror Of
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TO COLoNIzE vAGRANTS
Senator Pavey, of New York, Would
Solve the Tramp Problem.


New York. Jan. 6.-Senator Frank D.
Pavey. of tie Fifteenth District, has
the interests of the poor vagrants at
heart, although it is a grave question
whether or not they realize it.
He has introduced a bill authoriz-
ing the city of New York to expend
500. 900 to establish a farm colony for
them.
During the three years which he has
spent at Albany Senator PaVey has
gained the reputation of being kind
hearted philanthropist. and in the pres
ent case he is not Influenced by selfish
motives. as he has few vagrants among
his constituents and no farmers who
would apply for the job of instructing
them.
1t is understood that the action of the
Senator is due to the house cleaning
now going on in Tammany Hall, which
has removed from office a great many
people who joined with Pavey in voting
for Seth Low, or else stuck out for
Tracy.
In conversation with his friends Sen
ator Pavey has declared that something
should be done for the vagrants, as he
thought it was shame that they
should be sent to Blackwell's $ Island to
practically consort with criminals of all
degrees of wickedness.
'sOn a farm he said, they would
learn to be happy. Those of them who
had been farmers boys would be re-
minded of the days of their youth.
Those who were not would learn all
sorts of valuable things and be thereby
enabled to earn living either in New
England or in the far West"
Senator Pavey comes from Ohio, and
in his boyhood days was able at a
glance to distinguish between furrow
and a carrot, and could tell the proper
way to milk a COW, and when was the
best time to plant potatoes.
Whether the bill will pass or not is
question 1t is expected, however, that
the up-country members Will be prac-
ticalIy unanimous in its support and
under certain contingencies may take
graduates Of the farm and use them in
their own business.
Senator Sullivan confined himself to
the remark:
What's the use? There are too many
farmers in New York politics now.
Further instruction would oyerstock the
market
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senator HawIey.s Impression.
(From the Hartford Courant.)

Gen Miles is a soldier by profession,
not prophet. But he is convinced in
his own mind that we are about to see
great and disquieting events. The Eu-
ropean nations are dividing Africa among
themselves They have begun upon China.
when the partition of the Dark Continent
and of Asia is an accomplished fact,
what more likely than a turning of their
covetous eyes and felonious policies to-
ward feeble. rich, undeveloped South
America? ..The measures and policies
now being inaugurated by at least three
of the great powers" says Gen. Miles,
'.are more far-r reaching, more significant.
than any movement Of military char
acter i'm the whole history of the world"
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Thinking Aloud.

(F1olr the Atlanta IournalJ
One OF the Esrls of Dudley. who vas
addicted to the practice of thinking a loud
fouid himself in a very awkward pretiic-
aEient on certain occasion. if n story
toll of bim may be credited. He was to
sPeid the evening at the house If a
friend. and ordered his carriage early. as
he he'd long drive back 10 his cwn
hcmc.
When the hour arrived The carriage was
not oIthComing. Seeing that Lord nud-
les was considerably annOYeti tAg the de-
la, OF the guests. whose way h6,iI5S
ward lay past his lordship's house. pO-
HteIy offered him a sea in his car-iage
Tlia gentleman was almost strange 20
Lorsi Dudley, but tie offer was accept ell
The drive did not prove very sociable
one. Lord Dudley took his seat AMI i'm
msdiateIy relspsed in 10 Sileu &c. his
thoughts apparently engIossed by some
unpleasant subject, Presently he began
to SPEAK in a low, but distinctly aIdiJie
tone of voice. and his companion, 70 his
astoniShn ent, heard him say:
I'm very sorry I accepted his offer.
don't know the man. 1t was civil, GER
tainiy: but the worst is 1 suppose / must
ask him 10 dinner
Ing His lerdship was una ware that ne had
Silence followed this bit OF audible think
betrayed his thoughts, ana was probably
still meditating upon the same unpleasant
subject wi1eL the voice of his companion
broke the stiffness
Apparently this stranger was afflicted
with the same mdlady from which his
lordship suffered, for he exactly irnita ed
Lord Dudiey's tone, as ne said:
Perhaps he'll think / did IL to ma ke
his acquair.ta ice. Why, I would have done
the same tc ahy farmer on his estate.
hope he won't ask me TO dinner, for I
shan't accept hts invitation
Lord DudIey's abstraction was ali gone.
He listened to the Others words iInIn,sii
ately comprehcnding the ioke agtLlst
himself. and frankly Offered his ha nj to
his conlpa nion, making many apologies
for his Involuntary rudeness-
The stranger proved magnaninous, and
from that night the two became fsG!
friends
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the story has not been told, either in
the private bill or by Patrick himself.
Doubtless, with the modesty charac
teristic Of ali great men, Patrick con-
ceals the fact that the Government also
was unable to furnish him with other
details of uniform, and that he caught
more colds on that account, and served
out the term of his enlistment clad only
in his patriotic devotion to the Union.
Be this as it may, Patrick's lack of
fitting garments is alleged to have re-
suited in his total disability. The rules
If there are any in the House-should
be suspended and he should be added
to the noble army of martyrs without
question or delay. He is quite as
worthy as many others, who have lost
fingers in sawmilis since the war and
are drawing the peoples bounty in con-
sequence.
when 1T comes to the question of pen
sions, the Republican maxim is: Darn
the expense, and also the facts To
open the door for more claimants like
Mr.. Acheson's Pat, the Giant might
lead to an increase of few millions
more or less in the pension appropria-
tions; but no matter for that. Let no
Republican claimant escape. We are
confident right now that there are
thousands OF surviving veterans whose
internal economies We're destroyed
through their being compelled to con-
sumo army rations. whereas the only
Things they could eat and drink without
total disability were terrapin and
champagne.
Again we say: By all means pension
Fatrick, the decolIete mammoth of the
Grand Army,
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AN ELEPHANT ON HIS HANDS.
The President and the Paxson Mat
ter-Mr. McKinley's Callers.

ter-Mr McKinley's Callers.
The nomination Of an interstate COM
merce commissioner is still an elephant
on the Presidents hands. There is no
apparent haste to send in the name OF
Judge PaxsOn. the President not caring
TO act in opposition to very strong pro-
tests from Western Senators and labor
organizations. The new men suggest
ed for the place are Congressman Hep
burn. Judge Lambertson Of Iowa. and
Judge Grosscup of Illinois. Judge
GrosscGp is a Federal Judge.
Mr.. John G Dancy, who has been sp-
pointed Collector of Customs at VIII
rninston- N G. called on the President
to pay his respects. Mr.. Daney was
candidate for the place of Recorder OF
Deeds for the District.
Mr.. Mcmillan. chairman of the SEN
ate District Committee. called to talk
over District affairs, and Senator Bur
rows, of Michigan. called on military
matters pertaining 10 his STATE
Senator Mason of Illinois was one OF
the early callers.
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky called
to present friend to the President
Representative Burton of Ohio called
in the interest OF Alonzo c. Yates, for
OF Virginia, who desires 10 be consul at
Patros. Greece The President said lie
would take the case under considera-
ton.
The President has completed lis lis.
OF engage men = for the social season as
fol'0Ws:
January IA, Vice Presidents dinner:
January 10, diplomatic, judicial and
congressional reception: January 20.
Sherman's dinner; January %, Alger's
dinner; January "a. Attorney Generals
dinner; January %, diplomatic dinner:
January p, banquet of National Manu-
facturers of New York: February ,, ju-
dicial and congressional reception; Feb
ruary 4. Bliss dinner: February s. ST.
pTeme Court dinner; February l., Sruty
and Navy reception: February 16. con-
OCCASIONAL. judicial and diplomatic re-
cept;0a; February q, leaves 10, I'hila-
deiphia; February %, at the University
&C Pennsylvania.
On the whole Mr.. Mckinley had .
busy day.
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About this time or year look out for
the cheerful revival of a monster, ana also
rnonstrous, scheme to pay another Republi
can campaign debt. The autonomy dodge
ha wing failed, there are strong evidences
that the ey-Atkins-Rothschil
Sugar Combine is preparing to work a deal
10y which, il successful, the Cubans would
be forced TO assume the utterly hopeless
burden OF the Spanish debt on the island,
as the prlce of that political liberty they
have won by arms. 1t is privately re-
ported that the Anglo-Amerfcan clique in
question have secured call upon enough
Spanish bonds to make the deal one OF the
most tremendous in the history of the
century, and that certain Republican lead
ers and philanthropists will be none the
poorer for it, if it goes through, by
Inillion or so apiece. First-class finan
ciers have learned how to pay highly for
help.
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we nave been expecting to see the
administration do something to the city
OF New York for its ingratitude in king
cieah Denocratic sweep in the late
municipal election. The time for punish
ment appears to have arrived. 1t is an
houhcen that, In the residence portion of
The city, the daily postal deliveries are to
pe fecuced from seven to four and that a
corresponding reduction will be made in the
business district. The plea is economy, of
course. There will be a $12 100000 def
icit IN the Postoffice Department this
year. but New York city. which earns
So,ooo,oo6 annually. is not responsible for
IL. However, whatever cuts are necessary
VIII fall largely upon Democratic com
muiiitie6.
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Nnfwilhstanding contrary nssertions from

Notwithstanding contrary assertions from
Administration sources, the undeniable
truth, as shown in allreports from Havana,
is that the Spanish authorities will not
permit the American relief goods or money
to be distributed by any other than Spanish
officials. This fact of Itself is proof that
the appeal from Spain for the ''reconcen-
TRADES" is hypocritical and treacherous.
Not dollar, nor rag, nor pound ofany-
thing should be sent TO Cuba within the
Spanish lines, without clear contract
with Blanco that our American eonsuls
and authorized agents alone are to be
entrusted with distribution, and that they
be given full authority and protection.
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MANHATTAN CLUB DESERTERS.
Stampede Expected to the Croker
Organization.


New York, Jan. 6.-John E. Carroll
has rendered his resignation as men,
Der of the Manhattan Club. where he
has been prominent for many years,
and to the good fortune Of which he has
il, no slight degree contributed.
The news was received with consid-
erable astonishment by the many poll
ticians assembled In the new head
quarters, the Democratic Club, for.
while 1t was expected that Mr.. Croker
would make some open demonstration
of hostility, the end was not looked for
so soon.
The resignation OF Mr. Carroll may
be described as the beginning of the
stampede from the marble clubhouse
at Thirty fourth street and Fifth ave-
nue..
Mr.. Croker has now flung down the
gauntlet and the end of the battle is
not far off. BY the close Of the week 1t
is expected that there Will not be a
rock-ribbed Democrat left in the Man
haitian Club. Mr.. Carroll is merely a
forerunner of an army of evacuation.
Those who will follow him were simply
waiting for the signal. 1t has come
and the exodus will soon become gen
eral,
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Charity.

A vagrant dog, an unclaimed cat.
Have just sought shelter where I'm liv
ing at.
And Kittens crept in at the open door
The worst looking Kitten e'er seen before;
And a bird S perched in with broken wing
And now expect most anything.
OF this ministering angel it's truly said
All seeking her door are warmed and fed;
Cat, cur, tramp, yellow, Ilack, white,
Find her latchstring out by day or night.
Galveston News.
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Mr.. wellington.s Move.

tFrom the Hagerstown, Md, Mall
McComas. it appears, is a pawn on the
political chessboard. Senator Wellington
by taking him in and his man Gould, and
by deftly tossing an office or two to the
Eastern Shore, has the State lined up
against the Malsterites g the men who flung
bitter dust in Weliihgton's teeth at Ocean
City. Sweet is Revenge! Western Mary
land gets the bulk OF the places, and Judge
MoComas endless praise for the adroit
manipulation that made him necessary to
Mr.. Wellington plan, so that he gets into
another fine political office.
The times., 1898-01-07

new and alarming humorist has
sprung into being in the House of Repre-
sentativeS. 1t is one named Lands, and
he uses the record of Grover Cieyeland's
nefarious attempts TO revive the spoils
system as argument against the civil
service reform law and practice. The
friends OF the merit system have reason to
be thankfuifor funny yboonersugoratorsIike
Lands, and anything that amuses the
House tends to relieve the deadly dullness
of most OF its proceedings since IL was
snucIched last spring.
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Calling Names.

for myself, remarEe edtheelderIy gentleman
in spectaeIes, land in the matter OF my
rights nd duties asa voter on any question
1 take no mans ipse dixit."
Neither do H. heartily, hut some what
vaguely. responded the Leefy citizen who
was smoking a campaign cigar. That's
something I won't take from nobody. IL
any man was TO call me All ipse dixit he'd
get it in the neck.'
The times., 1898-01-07

Probably by way of protest against the
current washing of Republican family soiled
linen in public, 1t is announced that 900
New York laundry workers have gone on
strike The New Bedford cotton spinners
also have decided TO go out. The manu-
facture of prosperity esms to have suf-
fered In some way under the present regime.
1t was the only manufacturing industry
which did not gst slice out of the Dingley
tariff bill. Perhaps that is the reason.