The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-03

says: Every one familiar with the orien-
tai races knows that the only way in
which negotiations with them can be
conducted satisfactorily is TO leave them
no alternative. As long as there are sew
eral courses open to them they Will never
allow themselves to be forced by rea-
son merely, into making a choice. For
the good of the Filipinos, quite as muCn
as for our own, 1t is necessary to make
them understand that 1t is useless for
them to try to resist us. As soon as they
reach that state of mind It will be safe
70 begin training them for self govern
mont. But until then it will be as impos-
sible to control them as it would be alb
surd TO try to soften the spirit of a gor-
lila by reading to him extracts from the
sermon on the mount"
Says the Sun: ocean steamship pas
senger rates will be very low this sum-
mer. The White Star line has announced
a general reduction in saloon rates and
the other big lines will probably meet the
cut. Last season the minimum rate for
irst cabin passage on the best steamers
was 500. This summer the White star
line will sell saloon tickets for the Majes-
tic and Teutonic for S75, while for the Gor-
manic, Britannia and CymriC the mini
mum saloon rate will be $50. Last season
tickets for the CymrC sold for $i0 while
those for the Britannia and Germanic
sold for $1j. For the "cmainder Of the
winter season the White Stars rate from
New York, up TO and including the
steamer sailing on April u, and from Liv-
erpool, up to and including the steamer
sailing on July ~, will be $50 for the Ma.
1estic and Teutonic, cut Of Sl5 ana $50
Tor the other ships, a,cut of $40 for two Of
them. The summer season at this port
begins on April 10 and ends on June 2S.
and at Liverpool the season begins on
July 26 and ends on Oct. IS The White
Star will not change its second cabin rates
this summer, but for the remainder Of the
winter season the minimum rate will be
$3.50 instead of Si2jC."
Prof. George ID. Heron instructor of
sociology and economies at Iowa college
claims to possess a copy of compact
drawn up by American capitalists, manu-
iacturers and contractors to ronspire to
embroil the United States into the war
with Spain, In the hore of pTOfitng to the
extent of millions. Prof. Heron claims
to have indisputable evidence that the al
legged conspiratOrs met i'm one Of the great
cities, and made plans for subSidizing i'm
portant newspapers, for cOrrupting con-
gressmen, for furnishing munitions to
Cuban insurgents and for other purposes
which would i'm all likelihood bring about
inc results WnlCn llcy so lnuCn desired.
The expenses were borne by all. The
profits were to be derived from govern
ment contracts and by stock jobbing
These profits. Prof. Heron says amount
ed to SSO,0OO.00o. He promises to make
public the alleged compact, when the
troubles of the United States growing out
of the war with Spain are settled.
1t is announced that Senator George
Gray of Delaware, lately a member Of
the Spanish-American Peace Commission
vii be appointed United States Judge for
the Third Judicial circuit. The date Of
his appointment has not yet been fixed
but 1t will not he made until after the
expiration of his present term i'm the sem
ate. The Third circuit includes the states
of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Della
ware, and the vacancy was created by
recent act of congress authorizing an ad-
ditional judge for that bench, owing to a
gradual increase of its work Mr.. Gray
is a Princeton man who graduated in law
at Harvard He is one of the abest and
one of the best members Of the present
senate.
After congress adjourns President Nc
kiney will probably take n vacation. For
over a year he has devoted from twelve
to sixteen hours a day to work, after two
years incessant work just before enter.
ing uDOO the praSidpOpV mud ,,Otil