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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
The Insurgents as Outlaws.

There is suggestion in some of the news
dispatches that the army in Luzon is in
some embarrassment to know what to do
with the insurgents who are captured with
arms in their hands. Thus far all such
have been regarded AS prisoners of war
and treated accordingly. Now, however
they are little else than mere bandits,
without organization, without status viz
tually without a leader. When they shoot
and kill they commit murder, and are be-
yond the pale of the usages of warfare
which spares the life of the soldier taken
on the field. Gen. Otis in one of his re-
ports recently mentioned the insurgents
as having become brigands. 1t will be i'm
portant to note the progression of this
thought. II it be carried to its logical and
legitimate conclusion proclamations will be
posted throughout the islands notifying all
such law-breakers and bandits that the
punishment for their offense is death But
1t is a question of policy whether it would
be wise to resort to this extreme. particu-
larry in view of possible reprisais upon
American soldiers who may Be caught 1t IS
still possible to reduce the instruction to
even further disintegration. Every day dis
closes some progress toward this end. To-
days report from Gen. Otis notes the cap
ture of an important insurgent officer the
surrender of province and the destruc-
ton Of Aguinaldo's body guard 1t would
be far better to accomplish the pacifcation
of LuzOn without resort to the ordinary
course Of punishment for outlawry. II
after a few more months the insurgents
persist in remaining in the field as bandits
despite the steady growth of the American
influence it may be advisable to proclaim
them as amenable to the extreme punish
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

Suppose Dewey. instead of promptly send
ing the Spanish fleet to the bottom in Ma
Mia bay. had only crippled it, and in doin;;
so had crippled himself. Suppose, instead
of the inspiring news he sent. he had
called for reiuforcements and announced
that he was holding with great diff
Guilty pending their arrival.
Suppose that Cervera had escaped with
one or two of his best ships from Santiago
and outfooted SIMPSONS fleet, leaving the
Americans to guess again as TO his desti-
nation and intentions. Suppose that Spain
had then started her reserve fleet across
the Atlantic instead of for Manila through
the Suez canal
Suppose that Shafter had failed, or been
protractedly halted. in front of Santiago.
losing heavily to the enemy in engagements.
and to death from fevers in his camp. Sup
pcse he had called for help from home in
stead of ca - on the enemy to surrender
Suppose il had been decided necessary to
land troops also near Havana, and they had
been repulsed with heavy loss while trying
20 carry intrenchments upon which the
Spanards had spent time and care and
money.
How would a beginning like that have af-
fected us? How, in particular. would the
INSTRUMENTATION people have acted
How vigorous would have been their de-
mand for this official head and that and
how much would it have increased the ac-
tivity of the eurbstone strategy boards?
We should have gone on. of course. and in
the end have won, but our superb and UNI
broken successes undoubtedly saved us
from much turmoil here at home.
This IS to be remembered in considering
the present state of feeling in England.
Upon the whole. it must be admitted that
the English are carrying themselves we'll
in an hour of encouragement. Their pride
Is wounded. but they are showing no ram
cor. The Beers. so far, have shown the
better strategy. The English soldiers are
finding it necessary to be extremely wary,
and even then are not wary enough. But
there is no howl at home. nor any pleading
of the baby act from the field. The COM
manders who lose manfully shoulder the
fun responsibility. and even compliment the
enemy in their dispatches. This is the
spiri. of real men and it is good to feel
that they are of the Anglo-SaxOn strain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
Nethuen RepuIsed.

General Methueu has suffered a reverse
north of Modder's river. which adds to the
gloom overhanging the British military sit
uation in South Africa. His report of the
fighting of Monday is capable of only one
construction. that the Beers. being in
trenched. have proved immovabIe with the
force at the command of the would-be re-
lever of Kimberley. few days ago and
Methuen's task seemed certain of success.
Cronje, however, has made good use of the
interval following the fight at the river
and has withdrawn enough troops from
before Kimberley to give him a powerful
force. General Methuen has found his
way blocked by a determined foe, fighting
behind trenches and shrewd enough to
cope with any of the British maneuvers.
So here are two sharp British defeats
within a few days. The dispatches from
London state that England now looks to
General Butler to retrieve the British for
tunes. He has withheld his attack upon
Joubert's army before Ladysmith so long
that it is to be assumed he is making sure
of his ground. But his problem is very
much like that of Methuen in the
west. He must take the offensive
ard advance against a foe who has
had time enough to entrench him
self. The issue of this fight in Natal
will be watched with breathless interest
But little can now be expected of Methuen
or of Gatacre with their present forces,
unless they unite. There is no likelihood
that Methuen can do with crippled army
he reports that his losses were great
what he could not do before it was Grip
pied. Nor is there assurance that Gatacre
can do better Immediately against the
enemy whose numbers he previously under
estima ted seriously.
The great trouble with the British cam
paign in South Africa is that there is a
large waste of material Thousands of
men are virtually useless at Mafeking. at
Kimberley and at Ladysmith awaiting re-
hef- The troops advancing to aid them
are fighting against heavy odds. The stu
alton IS clearly growing very serious, and
1t VIII require steady hand in London
and stout heart in Africa to avoid catas-
trophe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
The View German Naval Program.

The world will closely watch the fate of
Emperor Williams new naval project.
which was launched in the reichstag Mon
day by Count Won BueIow. the minister
for foreign affairs. after Samoan prelude
by Prince Hohenlohe. the chancellor The
government is taking some risks in thus
urging an increase OF the naval armament
equal to the present tonnage. II is an am
bilious program. typical of the emperor S
desires and the role which he has laid for
himself and his empire in the new world
politics Throughout Won Buelow's speech
rang the note of German aspiration to oc-
cupy commanding position in the world
field. He said:
The powerful vitality of the German
people has involved Us in the worlds ad-
mlnlstration. and drawn Us into the world 5
poIlcy- In the presence of a greater Britain
and a new France, We have claims to a
greater Germany, not In the sense of con-
quest, but in the sense Of a peaceful ex
tension or our trade and points of SUD-
port We cannot, will not suffer that a
people shall pass to the order of the day
over the heads Of the German people,
This was an adroit appeal to the Gerrna n
sensibilities. 1t represented the emperor
as merely the servant of the people the
exponent Of their national tendencies and
the agent Of their opportunities. The op-
position to the governments policy Is
strong. but the influences which the kaise,
is able to bring to bear to produce a ma
jorfty are potent. He has already caused
1t 10 be known that in the event of Il re-
lection Of the naval projects he will cause
the rsichstax to be Immediately dissolved
doubling Of the German navy such a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
Why Not, MIR. Bryant

Of course a United States senatorship,
coming as an appointment, or for that mat
ter. by election would not at this time con-
fer any special distinction on Mr.. Bryan.
1t is a great office. and great men have
filled it, But Mr.. Bryan aspires to a greater
ofice-tO the greatest of offices-and any
thing less than that suffers by comparison
in his appraisement. Eulipe would be first,
or nowhere.
But if the Seuatorship would confer no
distinction. might it not in his case bring
opportunity? Might he not utilize it in his
pursuit OF the presidency? The country, it
is true. has never gone to the Senate for a
President. General Garfield was only a
scuatOr-elect when he was chosen. But
Mr.. Bryan would enter the Senate under
such circumstances. and at a time so pro-
pjt:ous for leadership, that he could afford
To forget this rule.
To explain The Senate. Immediately
after the holidays. or very soon thereafter.
VIII take UP the financial question. There
is democratic leadership in that body. but
10 such leadership as Mr.. Bryan would in
person supply Think Of how the debate
would be enliyened, Think OF how tightly
ami authGritatively the lines under his di-
rection would be drawn: Think of the dra-
matte effect Of his offering at the close of
The debate-as doubtless he would offer-a
free coinage BILL pure and simple. as a sub
stitute for the pending gold standard meas
ure,
Then on the question of expansion, or
imperialism. OF Caesarism. or what you
will. that question viii speedily follow the
financial question; and what additional in
terest would attach to it with Mr.. Bryan
the democratic leader. speaking for the
democratic party, and marshaling the votes
IL line. Who would draw back at such a
time, and under his eye? What doubt could
attach after he had spoken 10 the demo-
cratic attitude ard duty?
Ii is really a great opportunity. 1t calls
for courage and eloquence and all that.
Iiut Mr.. Bryan is the embodiment Of these
qualities. He has no difficulty in finding
his voice. He is but seldom a trimmer As
a rule he speaks out He wants to be
President. and his choice now is between
an ante-convention campaign on the stump
and the lecture platform, and the floor Of
the Senate with a commission in his ha nd
He is a familiar figure in the two former
fields A change to the latter would of
Itself be at least pleasing to the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

The housing of a newspaper is, as a rule,
indicative Of its degree of success. This Is
at least true in the case of the Providence
E,evening Telegram, which. ten years ago,
occupied very small, meager establish
ment and now, with one change mean
while. has moved to a magnifcen. new
building equipped with every known i'm
provement. The new Telegram office is a
contribution TO the material beauty of
Providence, as the Telegram itself repre-
sents the enterprise and activity Of not
only the city but of the whole state. 1t
is entitled to hearty congratulations upon
its success and the ability to provide itself
with commensurate quarters for the trans
action of its growing business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

! told you bout my Uncle Jim
Twas several years ago
OF how you'd ought to go to him
Fur things You didn't know
But you was obstinate an stiff;
You snubbed him once or twice,
He would have saved you trouble il
You'd asked fur his advice
He sought with several warnin' screeds
To catch the public eye,
Describin' all our human needs,
An signed Vox Populi.
He showed EN- what they had to dread:
They didn't seem dismayed;
The public simply went ahead
An calmly disobeyed.
told him that he orter git
a. Hisself shiny hat
An start to feedin' up bit,
To look more sleek an fat.
But he KEEP figgerin' away
An studyin' lot,
An when he'd said his little say
They smiled an then forgot
So Uncle Jim, he amt to blame
Fur all these doin's now
South Africa with skies aHame;
This Filipino row.
I'm very much inclined to say,
When signs of peace grow dim,
Folks wouldn't be so skeered IL they
Had minded Uncle Jim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
The SOuth's Salvation.
From the Louisville Courier-Jo Journal.

The one great hope of the southern peo-
pie. particularly the people of the cotton
states, lies through the open door to the
Pacific. All that hastenS our shortcut to
the Pacific-ah that tends to augment the
activities of the Pacific-shortens our jour-
ney toward the grandeur and the glory of
the past. The fact is so conclusive that he
who shuts his eyes to it, who sets his face
against 1t, from Richmond in Virginia to
Austin in Texas-all around the magic
circle of the Gulf of Mexico-will go to his
political death and to perdition beyond the
grave. Morgan will sweep Alabama like a
hurricane though Johnston had double the
pull he is believed to have upon the ma
chine. For the whole south. indeed, it
Uhe policy of expansion) is the resurrec-
ton and the life," and he that belieyeth
not will surely be damned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
The Gold Standard,
From the Chicago Post.

In fine gold is now everywhere the
standard. made such not by legislation, but
by necessity and industrial progress. Yet
there are men who insist that the United
country of ALL ought to descend to the sill
yer level. But this agitation is vain Mrs
Partington's assaults upon the Atlantic
were a triumph of practical sense when
compared with the 16 to 1 propaganda We
have the gold standard, and 1t should be
reaftirmed and safe-guarded against all at
tacks. 1t will be, for we have made a ire
mendous advance since 1896, when poll
ticians committed to gold were afraid to
use the term except in a whisper and with
bated breath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

The whole country will soon realize what
the greater part of it has recognized all
along. that the pretensions of AguinaIdo
and his confeder ates are nothing but bonn
bast and extravaganza learned from the
Spanish. and that the sO-calied struggle for
freedom in Luzon Is merely the foolishly
reckless uprising Of an Inscriptions and
ambitious leader. with the dream of abso-
lutte dictatorship In his head. backed by a
half civilized. warlike tribe, who have been
deceived as to the intentions of the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
Behind Their Backs

You have moved three times this WIN
ter"
Yes answered young Mrs Torkins with
a sigh. 1T was dreadful lot of work but
we had to do 1t. We have had so much
trouble with servants, When 1 discharged
them they got angry and when Charley
discharged them they Just laughed. So the
only thing to do was to wait till tiicir after
moons out and move to another neighbor-
hood"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

John l.. Sullivan is possibly waiting to gel
accurately informed about the popular side
OF the Boer war before Offering a sequel t.
the speech In which he expressed an ambi-
ton TO go and fight Spain single handed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

In spite Of the predictions that he was
to retire from active political work. Sena-
tor Hanna does not mind saying that the
date for the Republican convention will
probably be Tuesday, June L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

Col. Bryan finds some embarrassment in
his monopoly of the speech making talent
in his party. A man cannot be expected
to pronounce his own eulogy at a nominal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

MIR Depew's senatorial dignities will, oil
course. prevent his responding to a certain
feeling that few house-cieaning and NOV.
ing day pleasantries might be proper under
the circumstances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
violations Of Tradition

Discharge the stage manager" shouted
the proprietor of the show.
What has he done?"
He has disregarded the first principles
OF his art. He has permitted the low come
dian to appear without red wig and let
the man who plays the banker come on
without side whiskers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

The German emperor when looking for
adverse comments on himself need not go
SO far as an American private banaue5.
He can stop at the reichstag
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
In Case of Anger.

Niver say word whln ye foind yer git
TIN angry said Mr.. Dolan. Remember,
silince is golden"
IT'S the good rule" answered Mr. Raj
ferty. Waste no words; smash i'm,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

Either the beer-drinkiDg habits of the
Beers have been exaggerated or else there
is some mistake about the theory that the
beverage makes people sluggish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
SHOOTING STARS.
An Era of Doubt,

Il guess I'll throw 1t away" said the fair
girl despondently
What are you going to throw away?'
My autograph album. Affairs are get
ting so that people don't believe In any
signatures until you have called in a whole
lot of handwriting experts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

Mr.. Roberts will not be expected to let
any congressional affairs interfere with the
cares and responsibilities of Christmas
shopping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

The capture Of Aguinaldo's body guard
may enable number of tired Filipinos
to get some much needed rest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

1t would be very difficult to convince
France that it is any worse to guillotine
people than it is TO lynch them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

II the Republican party does not believe
Washington is good town to hold a con-
vention in. 1t can ask the Christian En-
deavor Society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

Dom Paul is stolid fighter, who does
not appear to care much whether Senator
Mason sympathizes with him or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13

M. Bertillon's recent performances pre-
vent any chance of his being invited to join
in the expert carnival In the Molineux case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
To the Gentle Asfati,

We've got to civilize you right.
Mayhap, We'll have to hurt you.
Wen blow you up with dynamite
And afterward convert you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
The Tragedy I'm the Philippines.
From the milwaukee, wiscoa.,o

Aguinaldo seems to have reached that
part Of the play where, II he is discovered,
he will be lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-13
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THE SENATORIAL INSTINCT.
A Detroit Cat, That Was LIkened
Unto the Luxurious
Statesman.

81 guess just about have the blue.ribbon
cat story" declared one of the employees at.
a Detroit depot. 1--WE had big tom here,
that was a fayorite for months. lie never
did anything worse than to whip an ooca.
sional dog that came prowling about, or
scratch some kid that wanted to carry him,
off. But he became fat, lazy, self.important
and impudent. He asserted a right TO be
on top of the desks, and resented the noise
of typewriter when he wanted to take his
afternoon nap.
80 another of the boys and myself slipped
Tom into box car, and sent him to Chicago.
There was no chance for him to escape, for IL
was a tight box car with the doors sealed,
and billed through
"Iwo weeks later there came carload Of
furniture from Chicago, and after it had
been shunted to a side track the work of UNI
loading was begun. The menscattered when
they saw pair of fiery eyes working toward
them through chair legs and over carpet
rolls. While they were arming themselves
with coupling pins in order to resist the at
tack Of some wild 'critter a long, lean and
hungry.looking cat sprang out, binked till
he became accustomed to the light and then
trotted to my office. There he gave me an
ugly leer winked at the clerks and curled
up on a window sill in the sun. accepted
old Tom and now call him Senator"
why Senator"
because he knew a good thing and was
30 anxious to get back Detroit Free Press.