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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-22
Great Britain's Atkinsons.

Not the least Of Great Britain's er,-
barrassments growing out Of the Boer
war is the attitude Of victoria's unpa-
triotic subjects. The queen is confront
ed with the efforts OF the Atkinsons.
and the Lentzes. and the organs Ut
home to hinder military operations in
South Africa, and to effect, II possible.
q disaster to British arms.
There is no warfare SO dangerous AZ
the hidden attacks of disloyalty, no
enemy to be feared more than the in
sidious foe from within. Whatever may
be the attitude OF Americans toward
England In that nations struggle with
the Beers, every patriotic American will
condemn the tactics Of Minister Tarte
and the French liberals in Quebec In
time of war, no offering is too small
when 1t helps to hold up the hands OF
the nation, and no sacrifice is too great
II made to save the honor of the flag.
While the dominion's response to the
call to arms has been magnificent. there
is need for wholesome rebuke to the
indictments. Minister Tarte and his
associates, If not deficient In the quail
ties that make for patriotism, should be
taught the full meaning of the senti-
ment, my Country"
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The Federal senate should act prompt
" ana favorabiy upon the arbitration
treaty negotiated ct The Hague. As
our position Is explicitly defined by the
declaration OF our representatives In the
convention disclaiming any construc-
ton of the document that would call
upon W to interfere in the foreign at
fairs Of other nations or permit
them to infringe upon the Monroe doc
trine, It would seem as II there were
little need Of speech-maixing or debate.
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military poWsE Hls WORK e santiago
speaks FOR him. He comes to them n
one who loves Cuba for her own sake.
and WIN be Jealous for her prosperity
ana ernsrsence into full civil liberty ~
he il Jealous for his country's honor.
With the feeling that prevails every
whore. We may look hopefully to see
the transition from the old order to
the new In Cuba accomplished without
undue representation and without the
shock Of unwise haste.
Before God and the nations IL our
most righteous war Justified today by
such fruits AZ have already rnatured.
Study the completeness and the mean
ing Of this most amazing change. Look
not only upon wretched millions res-
cued from torture and death, but upon
. host Of bitter enemies converted into
friends. See the fair promise Of a free
commonwealth whose citizens shall res
pect the rights of others while main-
tanning their own. Watch the grim
figures Of hate and treachery and re-
prisal ana intolerance and all the cruel
ty and cunning that oppression devel-
ops fade away and vanish with the
smoke wreaths from cannon that are
silent now except when they proclaim
the new day Of liberty. Whose heart
does not thrill. whose blood does not
bound. whose head does not lift itself
more proudly as we remember that we
are citizens Of the mighty republic that
has dared to do this thing IN the name
Of humanity alone. Again there floats
upon the air, the music OF the grand
BATTLE Hymn Of the Republic ''As
he died to make men holy, let us die
to make men free" The Cuba Of today
makes answer to the aspirations Of the
living and the sacrifice Of the dead.
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partially. 1t has felt the relentless hand
OF each. ana only after lons-continued
and terrific struggles has II suilenly &C
quiesced In defeat. It Is feared that
these natives viii presently rise against
the whites and devastats the land. AL.
fready white settlers remote from actual
conflict are gathering into armed camps
for protection. II the KAffirs ana the
other South African blacks. some Of
/. whom are a. brave and hardy fighters
as there are in the world. should take
the aggressive, the Boer war would end.
The two antagonists would have to
make common cause to rescue South
Africa from returning wave Of bar
barism.
the humbling OF pride. there are anx-
ious hearts in England: why the aspect
Of the struggle has 80 changed. A sud.
den victory. even fairly successful ad-
vance by the British would have kept
the Dutch population in arms and held
the blacks submissive. Today no man
knows what may happen; whether an
Afrikander-bund may not cost Great
Britain her entire possessions and in-
fiuence In South Africa; whether that
country may not presently be the scene
Of = massacre Of whites Of all stocks
that win send shuddsr through the
world South Africa 10 resting upon q
vast magazine which any days happen.
ings may explode. Tho Boer war may
be the prelude to events that history
win record with faltering pen.
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Some injustice is done to the minor
works Of internal improvement in the
country by the present method of APP
propriations. but there is no help for it.
Most Of the big undertakings are pro-
vided for under the contract system. by
which the work goes forward in any
event. It has come to be custom.
therefore. to pass river and harbor
bill only once in two years. For this
reason It IL practically decided that
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ANXIOUS MOMENTS IN BRITAIN.
Present Crisis Full OF Danger TO the
Empire.
Victoria Times


Victoria Times.
1t Is useless to search the records of
British history for parallel to the pres
ent moment. Not since the closing
months of 1914 has the British people
been so profoundly troubled and anxious.
and even then there was less cause for
apprehension than there is now. The
danger was single In the person of Ma
poleon Bonaparte, or of France Today
the danger is multiplied a thousandfold
and complication after complication sa-
lutes the eye Of the statesman who scans
the situation from any point of view.
In 1914 we could count amongst the ma
tons Of Europe at least three stanch
and willing allies In our attempt to over
Prussia and Russia; and Spain, Italy and
Scandinavia. With Holland and Belgium,
were In sympathy with US, though practi-
cally impotent to aid.
Today we cannot find on the continent
of Europe onse ally. and barely one friend.
Italy alone SHOWS q disposition to side
with us; all the others. particularly Rus
STA and France are bitterly against us.
The German people and press are taking
no pains to show their satisfaction at the
direful news from South Africa, where,
as 1t appears to them, the empire they
envy seems to be slipping through the
fingers Of Great Britain. Opinion in the
United States Is divided. Resolutions
sympathizing with the Beers are intro
duced in the senate and congress: ma
Jority Of the American papers are hostile
to the British cause. But the peril lies
mainly around the scene of war.
Two great causes for anxiety are there,
the one in the Cape Dutch. who outnum-
Der the British four to one: the other in
the Kaffirs, who outnumber both Dutch
and British more than ten to one. The
united uprising of the Cape Dutch would
be an awful thing; the united uprising
OF the Kaffirs would be the end of white
rule IN South Africa for an indefinite
period, which would revive the worst
horrors of ancient wars and would light
South Africa with burning cities, towns
and farms. and deluge its soil with the
blood of the settlers. No language, no
imagination, can exaggerate the terrible
ness Of a general Kaffr uprising. The
white renegades who are said to be at
tempting to foment such thing amongst
the natives would themselves be the first
victims Of Kafflr fury.
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Democratic and other anti Mckinley
papers have charged the president with
lack Of backbone and weak concession
to what other people think. Now comes
the Chicago Chronicle. declaring that he
Is a "usurper," that he Ii forcing his
policy upon congress in the mlnutest
detail. and that for this he is more de-
serving Of impeachment than was Andy
Johnson. Is there any single subject
in the whole range. Of politics upon
which the gentlemen Of the opposition
can agree for FIVE minutes?
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Fair Pray Il : Jewel.

The Brooklyn Eagle II easily the
ablest Democratic newspaper In this
country; perhaps We ought 70 say that
1t IL the only Democratic daily which
abides by the best Of the old traditions
OF Democracy and journalism. In .
recent article on labor unrest It makes
the following editorial comment:
Three-quarters OF the discomfort among
employees come when they feel that an In
crease OF income has not been shared with
them. Men are far more willing to accept
''the living wage" when they know that
business Is dull than they are to continue
on that wage after they believe that the
employer has begun TO make profit. 1t
IL the employer who recognizes this fact
who avoids strikes. A most conspicuous
example of the practice Is the ntuch-Rbus-
ed Marcus A. Hanna. Of Ohio. Senator
Hanna has conducted large lake transpOr-
tation and railrond lines afd has avoided
strikes by instructing his agents to raise
wages on the first assurance Of an adj
vance. before the men made their de-
mands. In this way he may have merely
forestalied by q few months the inevitable,
hut he has retained good WILL and In the
disastrous strike at Cleveland last summer
his railroads ran. by being portrayed a.
about everything he II not, Mr.. Hanna has
been misunderstood where he u not
known.
It IL refreshing to flnd Democrat In
a position Of influence before the public
who sets fairness above desire to
shower indiscriminate abuse on the OPP
position. All the mud batteries OF the
enemy have been turned loose against
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Gov. Pingree has the Michigan legis-
lature in special session to pass a con-
stitutionai amendment permitting rail-
road properties to be taxed on assessed
valuation as other property is. Other
states. notably Illinois and Minnesota.
resist any attempt to change the sys-
tenn Of taxation on gross earnings. The
advocates Of each system claim that 1t
is in the interest Of the people, ana the
people appear to hold exactly contrary
viers about 1t in different common
weslths.
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Canning Fruit ana Vegetables.


A committee OF the Chamber Of Com
merce has had under consideration the
matter Of the establishment of fruit
and vegetable canning plant in this city
and, after an investigation among those
business men qualified to speak on the
subject, has made report to the effect
that such plant could be operated
profitably provided raw material could
be obtained in sufficient quantities and
at satisfactory prices. Commission men
and fruit dealers were interviewed and
the consensus Of opinion was that O.
fruit and vegetable cannery would be q
benefit to both producer and dealer, and
that there would be no difficulty in OBJ
tanning sufficient raw material for its
successful operation.
The experience Of the fruit dealers
shows that very considerable portion
of the fresh fruit shipped to the Seattle
market goes to waste. The local de-
mand naturally Is limited and the in
crease and growing productions Of trib-
utary orchards furnish a supply
which cannot be easily disposed Of.
Fruit is brought in by the ton from all
directions, and with glutted market
loss through rot and decay is inevita-
BILE. One merchant estimates that In
1898 fully one hundred and fifty tons of
fresh plums and prunes went to waste
for want of market. The crop Of 1899
was short, but even under those condi-
tions there was an unavoidable loss.
With a canning plant, these perisha-
BILE fruits could be made use Of and an
overstocked market relieved. This
would be boon to orchardists and
dealers and would mean the establish
ment of an industry that would grow in
Importance as fruit raising increased,
and the merit Of the Washington prod
uct became known to buyers and con-
sumers. The apples. pears, plums and
prunes Of the country are unsurpassed,
and IL properly put up that portion not
sold at the season of picking would III
time find ready sale In the form OF
canned article.
The same observations apply to veg
etables which can be as easily and prof.
itably canned as fruits. One merchant
calls attention to the fact that in no
other section of the country are green
peas grown more successfully than in
the immediate vicinity Of Seattle. They
are of fine quality, and climatic condi-
tions are such that they can be picked
and marketed even to greater advan-
tage than in those sections which have
gained name for pea production. To-
matoes, beans and other vegetables
could no doubt be handled with equal
success, and 1t goes without saying that
the wider market thus created would
be highly welcome to all those agricul-
turists who hitherto have been unable
to dispose of their surplus vegetable
products. The Chamber of Commerce
can well afford to give its attention
to this cannery project, for 1t means
the building up of substantial indus
try which will greatly benefit producers
and give rise to an increasing demand
for employment
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coon wonDs ron oRnAr snIrAIs.


Seattle. 1ec. y, ~.
TO the EDITOR; with references o your
editorial IN Tuesdays Post-intenlsencer
on the boer war y seems 20 pe tne opn-
lon OF those Americans VINO nave mvea in
the Tranavaal that England y 1ustineo ~
DEFENDING herself against the in1ustice OF
the Beers IN their treatment OF potn Eng
iisn ana americans, ana we snouid pe IN
ciined 70 listen to the opinions OF tnose
who nave seen the actua! state OF anaars'
rather fhan form an opinion from aIsI
the australian press glories IN tne Iact
tnat the Australian troops are goinS 20
neip 70 free their outIanuer protners.
Dr. Bolink. In his letter today. seems IN
dignent that some Americans are snow
Ing their sympathy Tor Engiand IN prac-
teal way, ana quotes that France over
one hundred years ago helped the Beers
OF America IN gaining their freedom.
Inat is quite correct, put opinions nave
cnansed ~ 9 nundred years, ana wouio
Respectfully ask the doctor Il the atutude
OF France toward " was very Eeiprui
when our boys were nghting IN CUBA ana
tho philippines. Do or old not 9reat
Britain refuse 70 enter into an agreement
with France ana other European powers
70 prevent W from interfering on those
islandsf He Calls the Transvaal Tree
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Cause for Alarm.

The gravity Of the situation in which
England finds herself is hardly to be
overestimated. 1t is Of little avail now
to attempt to settle responsibility or
to fix blame. That Is the common and
bootless occupation Of every people
when reverses begin to crowd upon one
another. Any one may see now that
the South African business was woe
fully mismanaged. 1t IN the common
est duty OF national leader to know
something OF what the possible con-
sequences OF any line Of action will be
before he adopts 1t. Equally is it his
place, II there Is the interest chance OF
q conflict with some other power. to
know with absolute accuracy what are
his own resources and what the state
of national preparedness; and to get the
best information possible as to the con-
dition Of the prospective enemy.
In all these particulars England finds
that those at the head Of affairs are at
fault 1t is common knowledge today
that the Beers of the Transvaal have
been preparing for years for this strug-
gle, laying in stores of ammunition and
perfecting their plans. Why did not
Mr.. Chamberlain know this? Or. If he
did know 1t. why did he leave England
unready. and adopt a policy and tone
In his negotiations that could scarcely
fail to end in open rupture? Why, when
England has some of the swiftest ships
in the world subject to her call, when
they can be taken from the merchant
service and transferred to the govern
ment employ on demand, were the first
troops sent to Africa on transports so
slow that important issues were already
determined before the army could get
to the front? These are only few of
the inquiries that Englishmen are max
ing. Defects so grave at every stage
of the events which have led to SO dis
astrous passage at arms are justly and
continuously disquieting.
At the front there are other, perhaps
greater reasons for disquietude than
disastrous engagements. The war has
changed its aspect entirely; and TIE
new features are due to the failure TO
strike hard and quickly. From the be-
ginning 1t has been known to those who
understood South Africa that the Boer
and the Transvaal stood for larger and
more dangerous possibilities. The Afri-
kander sentiment Is not a myth The
hope Of building UP Dutch federated
state in Africa has been cherished, the
feasibility of the project canvassed. The
Dutch settlers in the other states would
not risk their fortunes for 1t unless
they had encouragement from events.
But all South Africa is strongly Dutch.
The cities only contain the foreign ele-
ment, engaged in mining and trade.
The people of the plains, the farmers
and shepherds, are almost wholly Of
Dutch extraction. If the tie Of blood
prevailed, the odds numerically would
be against England. 1t is an ominous
report which tells Of 1000 rebel Dutch"
not Transvaal people, but Cape Dutch
and others. in a single Boer command.
Then there is one more phantom the
mere mention of which fairly appals
the world. The black population Of
South Africa outnumbers the white Of
all races In the ratio of perhaps ten
to one. 1t hates Briton and Boer inn
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1t is a distinct sign of progress when
recommend the free coinage Of silver.
The farther away labor organizations
keep from the vexed questions Of poll
tics and economics in which they have
only an abstract interest, the better 1t is
for their usefulness and longevity.
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The Denver Republican editorializes
in large, fat type on 1.-THE Money
Squeeze Caused by a World Scramble
for Gold" 1t will forget to explain
later why the scramble stopped SO sud-
denly.
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Senator Hoar has presented series
Of resolutions affirming the desirability
of so many things that, If all Of them
were realized, the millennium would be
here forthwith.
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China Awakening Mt Last.
Walla. Walla statesman.

And when China energies from the ira
ditional seclusion upon the platform OF
nineteenth century events and becomes an
active participator in the affairs Of the
world as one Of the great nations, its In
fiuence will rival the influence not only
of England or of the United States but
of the whole Caucasian races. There Is
q significance in the evolution Of China
which cannot be exaggerated.
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The American Patriotic League is pre-
pairing to nominate candidates for pres
ident and vice president. Will some
body please tell the country the names
of the gentlemen who constitute the
A. r. L.?
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The list of members of English titled
families who have volunteered for SER
vice suggests the history OF the wars
OF the roses.
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ShcSit Souhly Aiuics.
Keep thine eyes on the gun. and monkey
not with the juice OF the Jag. Steer clear
of the man with the aces, and in the ripen-
ing years of life thy pockets Will be full OF
the fruit Of the earth while those who mind
not these commandments are partaking OF
the lunch that Is free.
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"Racev war in the Philippines,

Port Townsend Call.
The present disturbance in the Philip
pines is not exactly a race war, yet Aguin-
aldo and Gen. Young have been doing a
good deal lately to make 1t look that way.
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hooks a. Christmn. gifts.

Even those who fall back upon books
only when they cannot hit upon any other
sort of present are generally giving to
better purpose than they think.
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Spokane Spokesman-Review.
There will be no excuse for a Iahoring
man to be Idle in Spokane this winter IL
he has his health.
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!. The columns OF the post-Inteiligencs
are always open 20 the pubic for the
s e S Sn ~ sSDS. e eST
letters must BE- /, concise, must be free
from personal attacks on individuale, ana
must be signed for publication with the
name Of the writer. Amy letter that does
not comply with all OF these requirement.
Will not receive consideration.
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Lord Methuen appears to have been
cut OF either by the Beers or by the
oensors.
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none WIN 10 through ct this session.
Many msritorious improvements VIM
have to wait. but the general intsrssts
OF the country viii not suffer materially.
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Nav York-Rooms U6-2ll Temple Court
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IAcona-iin Pacific avenue
atss posto6ics address in full including county
Emit y szprsss. money order. drafs Or IN rssi'-
Saed letter. 1t our risk.
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voonns Main 12
AAasss al eonnpnications ana rsmistsncS y ne
- post-fntellissncef dose mot oRr paynsnt fos
pu5ultA1 cnntrihuticus, and will not undsrtAks 70
estnza unsolicited manusetpt
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A GUARANTEES.

ne Post-Intslligencer hereby
guarantees it, advertisers = bona
aae Daid circulation, Daily, weekly
ona Sunday, double inst 81 any
Dther newspnper published' IN the
ptats Of wasAington. Advertisins
eentraets Will be made subject 20
Hhas guarantse.
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santa Claus Up to Date,

Waverly Optimist.
1t Is quite possible that Santa Claus may
arrive this year on IN automobile.
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Ii Hung Chang has more ups and
downs than . Chicago speculator.
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Real breeder Of Trusts.
Goldendale Sentinel.

GOldendaIe Sentinel.
From 1888 to 1896, when the Democrats
were in power, everybody had TO ask for
credit.
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AMusnaanNrs TO-DAY.

rH1RD,AvnNun rHEArnR-.srown's
"a Town"