The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22
with something they haven't themselves
lived o. il any vital way realized

with something they haven't themselves,
lFed. o. ~ any vital way realized.
Literature may now claim as a repre-
sentative actively participating in the
war Lieut.. Col Theodore Roosevelt
am told by friends who talked with Nh
Roosevelt a day or two before he left the
navy department to go off to his regiment
That no other man in Washington had the
war fever TO quite such a burning degree
as he y stranger on appearing before
him, on no matter what errand, was
sfeeted with Inc question asked in all
seriousness: DO you want to join my Iegi-
mehtF And any disposition on the part
Of his friends 70 be playful with him on
The subject of his going 10 the war. net
with no response; Mr.. Roosevelt could be
nothing but profoundly serious about it,
1t IS his earnestness. however and his
enthusiasm that have madea Mr.. Roose-
welt the Immensely useful man he has
been. IN whatever public Service he en-
harked. he has meant business" aud.
business only, from beginning to ends
lie is, indeed before all else an organs
ling and executive man. Authorship has
been, Jan the main a secondary matter with
hln Vet he has written as largely as
many man who is author alone and
with good solid results. He stan lacks a
Few months of being 10 years Old; vet he
has produced several large historical ana
bogtaphical works of value be
SIDES his three or four books on life and
sportsmap ship ON the frontier aud his
countless contributions TO newspapers an1
magazines on current topics. He IS also
q man who is good deal IN society. ana
as he has been most of the time since 1852
when az the age Of only q he became n
member Of The New York assembly. in
some rather exacuug public Office, 1t is
clear that he is a man who knows how to
work
The economists have a battling theory
that. in International trade. accounts
must in the long run exactly balance.
that The imports must offset the exports
Just now there seems 30 be some such
principle operating mysteriously To Just
ends IN at least the literary branch OF
trade. While we are in the act of taking
stock of the havoc wrought ia our vitality
by another season of occurring and plat
form reading British novolsts, The cry is
raised by British Journals tnat che
Americanizadon Of the LONDON stage PRO
ceeds apase." The occasion OF this outcrv
is that three American companies are act
ng in London at once, aud Ia plays that
the London critics regard as none too
sood.
The outbreak of war has not disturbed
Lieut.. Peaty IN his project OF a new Arc
tie excursion. lie still expects to embark
towards the poe la July-provjded. of
course, the Windward. the Vessel SO lih
orally put at his disposal by "A. c. Hams
worth OF London. does not fan into The
hands Of Che SpauiIrds. There Is Iuue
likelihood of this however: her English
tae, IL not the obviously peaceful charac-
ter OF Lieut. Pearys design. would pro
tect her. Lieut.. Pearys present employ
ments are entirely literary. Tie as wrlr-
ing TWO important magazine articles
which he engaged TO do months ago aod
has been unable TO lind Time for until now
-one ON the plans ana purposes of his
coming expedition, and one on his exDori.
euce among tribe of rs
liimos with whom he lived rs
one of themselves for consider
able time whou he was ia Greenland last
year collecting stores and making ready
fer bis expedition I'm addition 10 CHS. he
is seeing book through the press