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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

There is most pT4sewOrthy and intelii-
gent movement on foot in New York city
TO unite all the forces of good character III
town against Tammany Hall. The PROPOSE
ton comes from Mr.. Quigg, chairman of
the republican county committee. and con-
cedes, with but few exceptions. all the can
diJates to be voted for in November to the
organization known as Independents. 1t
has been well received, and if the republi-
organization shall ratify what Mr..
Quigg. who has not spoken in his Official
capacity, has done union for one of the
best OF purposes seems to be assured.
Tammany rules in New York simply be-
cause the forces in favor of good govern
ment and capable of supplying 1t TO the
town have, in singuiarly short-sighted
way, been engaged in fighting one another
Instead of the common enemy. They have
always been in the majority. They may
control the town if they so decree They
have everything at present to spur them to
union and to the hardest work for success.
With Mr.. Croker on the witness stand
tapping his pocket and unblushingly de-
claring that i'll politics he works for that;
with the chief of police revealing the vo-
cabulary of a guttersnipe and the manners
Of u prize tough; with the mayor himself a
hide-bound partisan, New York has in the
past few months invited the amazement
and contempt of the whole country.
What is in progress in New York there
fore is Of far more than local moment. I'm
pOrtant as it is in local bearing, it is i'm
portant also 10 the country at large. The
great majority of the people in all the
cities and states desire and deserve an
honest administration of public affairs. big
and little The secret of obtaining such adj
ministration lies wholly in bringing the peo-
pie together-in barring politics where pol
tiles can have no proper place. The evil of
maladmiIistration is at its greatest in New
ork. The difficulties to be surmounted
there are numerous and complex. So that
if it is demonstrated that the people of
New York are able to come together for
the redemption of the community from the
clutch Of selfish pilferers the people else
where and everywhere will take notice and
new heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
The Cleveland Strike.

The street car strike in Cleveland has
been won by the employees but at heavy
cost. They have carried their point that
their unior shall be recognized by the COM
pany in the settlement of disputes and
meanwhile thay hi We provoked animosities
sufficient i'll number and virulence to last
for many seasons. They have paralyzed
the transportation business of the city,
have caused the unemployment of sew
eral hundred men, and have brought suf-
fering to their families. The company, by
declining in the first place to grant the de-
sired recognition of the employees organiza-
ton. has lost many thousands of dollars in
passenger traffic. has been put to a heavy
expense in the Importation of workers from
| outside the city, las lost much property at
the hands of the mob and has earned an
unenviabIe reputation among the labor in
terests. The record of evils is thus a stand
off between the two siles.
Just whethe~ TIE issue was worth the
strike is serious question. The company
could readily have agreed to recognition
of the meas organization as a means of
representation in event of disputes, with
out involving itself in an agreement to
abide at all times by the dictates of that
organization. The company. however, as
serted in this sc. as is usual in most in
stances of labor differences, that it must
for its own sake deal with the men as in
dividuals. thus denying their right to unite
themselves for uniform action. Herein lies
the vital element of the great controversy
between capital and labor which is many
decades old. The present tendency of the
time is toward broader recognition of the
right of the laborers TO act jointly through
established agencies.
The employees IF the company resorted to
| an extreme weapon to enforce their de-
! mands. 1t il always a dangerous weapon
to both welder and object. 1t involves
endless possibilities for confusion and de-
struction, Inviting the cooperation of the
lawless AMI the malicious and depriving
the people OF their reasonable rights as cit
liens. It is urged on behalf of the en-
ployes in such cases that the success of
strike justifies its institution. This does
not necessarily follow. Very often the true
history of these disturbSn noes shows that in
the initial negotiations the employees are
tactless, making unreasonable demands
without a disposition 10 compromise and
forcing the issue pramaturely. They are
often badly led, poorly advised. Conse-
quently they sometimes abuse the power of
their organization and the cooperation of
other orga lizations to the alienation of
public sympathy.
1t is fortunate that this strike was set
tied before the use of dynamite had be-
come general. The city council seems to
have been mainly instrumental in bringing
the oppone ITS to an agreement. The mu-
nicipal legislature could find no better
| function in such times of stress. What
| ever the agency for peace, whether a reg
! ularly constituted board of arbitration or a
| committee of citizens. any means of effec-
| tive mediation in such times is to be vel
coined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
Filipino Hopes.

In some recent observations about Agui-
naldO's program The Star suggested that
the Malay chief was probably holding out
in the hope that his American friends
would again become active when the new
Congress met. This proves to have been
no bad guess We have it from General
Otis now that the insurgents are counting
on the defeat of the administration ana the
appearance in power of a party when VIII
grant them independence. They nave near u
so much about the sympathy that mas peeh
expressed for them here that with thelr
worry limited knowledge of us ami our affairs
they have exaggerated both the amount OIL
that sympathy and its possible influence
They may even be of the opinion that the
elections this fall will be national instead of
purely local.
But as the question of expansion and
anti-expansioH is entering into this year 5
campaigns, should not the people record
themselves with as distinct a meaning as
though the campaigns were national? In
q certain sense the administration Will be
on trial 1t stands for expansion, and eX-
pansion now refers only TO our policy IN
the Philippines. Expansion means that we
should stay and establish full authority
there and determine at our leisure and 10
our advantage as well as to that of the Fill
pinos what the future of the archipelago
shall be- Anti-eXPansion means a virtual
surrender to Aguinaldo whereby Filipino
government shall at once be recognized and
the United States compelled to fall back
to Hawaii. So that there is some authority
for it if the Filipinos have an idea that
they have a stake in the approaching state
elections. a victory for anti-eXpansIon
would undoubtedly stiffen their upper lips
and make them far more troublesome than
they now are
In need not be at all discouraging to rec
ognize the fact that now that those people
are in the bush with arms in their hands,
and feeding on hopes founded on the mis-
representations of their leaders, they are
likely to remain active for some little time
yet. They are at home IN the jungle. The
climate is not trying to them. They need
little to keep afoOt. But their days of
activity are numbered. They must in the
end yield to power which. unlike Spain,
has both the resources and the energy to
put them down. Their American coadju-
tors cannot save them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
An Organic Law Needed for Hawaii.

The news which has come from HonoIuIu
that President Mckinley has ordered thar
no election take place there for an island
legislature next September, as noted in yes
terday's Star. is d suggestive aftermath of
rhe failure of Congress at the last session
to provide for the permanent government
or the group. II is noted in the Honolul,
publications that il is the belief of the ad-
ministration that Congress will take the
necessary action to this end sufficiently
early in the approaching session to permit
the REORGANIZATION of the islands without
the necessity of the election of a Iegis5a-
ture meanwhile under the old laws. One
statement is that the move was designed
parity 10 save the unnecessary expense of
an election which might only put into of
nee legislature 10 be wiped out of exist
ence by the organic act enacted later
Whatever may be the reasons for This
expedient. it Is obvious that Congress neg
iected paramount duty last winter in
falling TO pass some form of organized law
for Hawaii. There were, il is rrue nress
ing demands upon the attention of the
houses Of equal and in some cases superior
Importance. The war and it's results tho
treaty. the appropriation bills and the gem
eral grind of legislation so consumed the
time Of the short session as to permit n
successful flibuster against the Hawaiian
government bill. 1t was thought at tho
same time that perhaps delay might be in
the interest of greater effectiveness in the
organization of the islands upon an Ameri-
can basis Yet the reasons for promptness
far outweighed the consideration of eau
ton Had the organic act been inadequate
in any particular il could readily have been
changed later. 1t was based upon the per
sonal inquiry of a commission composed of
some of the ablest members of both houses
and it was accepted as satisfactory by a
large majority of the Hawaiian people
The labor troubles In themselves should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
Not n Silent Partner.

Governor PingTee has not played the part
of a discreet ally in announcing himself as
in combination with Secretary Alger for
the latter's senatorial candidacy. His first
proclamation is thought by impartial OBJ
servers TO have been premature placing the
Secretary in attitude requiring explana-
tion far in advance of the campaign and
putting the opposition forces upon their
guard. Pingree's declaration imposed upon
the Secretary the necessity of explaining
that the partnership with the erratic gov
ernor involved the administration in adher-
ence to no strange or unaccustomed doc
trineS- This was an unfortunate necessity
events have proved, for it pictured Gov
ernor Pingree before his devoted admirers
as thorough going adherent of the admin
istration. In self-defense, therefore-thus
rapidly do the bricks tumble each other
over when one has been toppled-the gov
ernor must hasten to the rescue of his pres
tige with the advocates of the doctrines
which are not embraced in orthodox repub-
licanism. Consequently he has delivered
himself Of the startling declaration of ny
pothetical harmony with the President
which was published last evening and
which leaves the Secretary in such an awk-
ward predicameut. Mr.. Pingree bases his
agreement with the President upon the as
sumption that the President is an enemy
of his own policy in the Philippines and of
the man who managed his campaign for
the presidency. The hypothesis does not
appeal convincingly to the popular magma
ton. while ii leaves a broad question of
the manner in which the War Secretary
will reconcile his allegiance to the President
and his alliance with the Presidents out
spoken critic. If Pingree had been ma
liciousiy maneuvering TO render Secretary
Ayers cabinet seat uncomfortable, if not
untenable. ne could hardly have made a
more brilliant success of such an effort than
that which he has in fact achieved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
The French Ministry Sustained

The new French ministry, which secured
a narrow majority yesterday on its first
parliamentary appearance, is evidently
growing stronger in proportion as 1t Is
assai-ed by the extremists OF the chamber
OF deputies. Today it was baited by Paul
Deroulede. the notorious agitator In behalf
OF change of government, who moved to
amend the constitution by instituting a
popular instead of a parliamentary govern
ment- He demanded urgency for his mo-
ton. this phrase meaning practically what
in American parliamentary parlance is CALI
ed the previous question. After the tumuIt
following the demand had subsidized the
chamber rejected the motion for urgency
by vote of 397 to 10. The French legisla-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

The colonels and the majors found they
had some time to spare,
So they hied them off to Holland and the
public paid the fare;
They tilted back their chairs and in a vast
ly solemn way,
They talked of war and numerous kindred
topics of the day.
They took up various subjects with both
gravity and wit
The world stood by and listened, then it
yawned a little bit.
The chat proved rather lengthy, though re-
suits were nothing great,
But every one admitted that the speeches
were first rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

tors evidently recognize the necessity of
solving one problem before evoking an
other. The business in hand is the revision
of the Dreyfus case and the reorganization
of the army suggested as necessary by re-
cent disclosures. After that has been ac-
compished it will be in order for any Of
the agitators with new schemes of govern
ment to propose to come forward with their
projects. There is renewed hope for France
in todays demonstration of an earnest
desire to uphold the hands Of the new
ministry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
Chicago's Overhead Trolley.


Overhead trolley wires. especially those
located at prominent and much-traveled
crossings, are resuming their deadly trick
of breaking. swinging down to the street
ard suffering fire in all directions So far
these accidents have always occurred in the
daytime, when the wire could be quickly re-
paired, but ugly things might happen at
any hour. while the possibilities OF danger
and death In case of night break of the
wire are a good cause for anxiety There
should be no overhead trolley wires in Chi
cago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
Hollands Example.
From the Boston Globe.

How does little Holland easily govern
"a .G00,00O people in the Malay archipelago
with less than 5000 soldiers? Yet when
confronted by 100000 Tagalos, not over
400 900 of whom of military age. and
not one-tenth of whom really care to fight
for Aguinaido, this, the richest and most
resourceful country in the world. having
really the greatest fighting strength, is
warned by anti-expansionist wiseacres that
it's resources are overmatched, and that we
are hopelessy outclassed by Tagalo mob.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
Denlans icd Information,

Il am surprised" said the professor, that
the value of the mushroom is not more
widely understood. Now. a mushroom is
both palatable and wholesome. It
Excuse me, professor, said the bar
barian who had been nervousy toying with
his war paint brush, but before l get into
this argument with you, let me understand
one thing. Are you talking about vege-
tables or bullets?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
4 Hard OueStiOn.

There Is something" writes a warrior
from Manila, (which has been bothering
me for long time. VIII you please allow
enough space in your heart-to-heart talks
to answer one question: Owing to the fact
that / live in the Philippines l am known
as Filipino. If l were to move to Phila-
delphia would become a F'iladelfian?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

New York's chief of police has discov-
cred that some of his men are getting too
fat and proposes to use machine to re-
duce them AS it was the existence of a
machine" which tempted them to get fat
in the first place, this is only fair play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
Consistent.

The cynic cried, This life at best
Is nothing but an idle jest"
And when another drew apart
The doors and showed his Utmost heart,
Where stood his friendships and his fears,
Too great for words, too fierce for tears,
The cynic smiled. Quoth he, This jest
Is even better than the rest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

The ex-queen of the Hawaiian Islands
and the ex-kins of the Samoan Islands
might organize an aristocracy that would
set the pace so far as genuine royalty is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

Governor Roosevelt feels perfectly COM
petent to handle Mr.. Plat and the New
York democracy, even though the voters
who respond to his call for troops for the
Philippines should be detained until after
an election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
SHOOTING STARS.
His Feelin gs.

Are you against the capitalists"
WELL" answered Farmer Corntossel, cts
a complicated question and my feelin's kind
o varies. l must admit that eff there want
no sech thing as capital, there might not
be no money to pay summer board with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

The wealthy woman who is having diff
Guilty with the customs officials in New
York may conclude to avoid all future
trouble by following the example of some
weii-krown Americans in leaving most Of
her possessions permanently on the other
side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

Paper is being made from seaweed. Popu-
lists who happened to invest in the sea-
gold schemes of a certain Mr.. Jernegan will
regard this as another demonstration of
papers superiority to gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
His Predicament,

Il See said the affable friend, "that you
occasionally drop into poetry"
No. answered the laureate, fiercely; II
don't drop into poetry. I'm pushed iuto 1t
by the government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
He Will Need II.

From the st. Paul Pioneer-Press.
IL Admiral Dewey is to pick up little
souvenirs like silver caskets all the way
aionSS even before he strikes his native
shores. 1t will be in order for his nwn nee
pie to give him museum instead OF mere
ly house to live In.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
Free Trade to the Front,

Spurred on by Trust King Havemeyer's
statement, the democratic newspapers are
jumping into the discussion of the tariff
issue with vim which promises to make
free trade paramount in the next cam
pasgn. Thus far Bryan has not Endorsed
Havemeyer. He probably sees the danger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

The German emperor has personally de-
clared himself in favor of universal peace,
but he appears to have great difficulty in
holding his delegates at The Hague in line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

One of the perversities of life is that the
newly graduated young man is Obliged to
begin his active career in summer. when all
branches of business are likely to be dullest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27
Calamity Overtaken by Calamity,
From the Mime polis Times

Calamity has overtaken the calamity
howlers even in Kansas, the favorte habi-
tat OF the bowler. In forty-five counties in
tnat state the poorhouses are without sin
gle occupant, and at the last sessions of the
district courts thirty-sevsn counties had no
CT iminsls for trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

Senator Foraker expresses the opinion
that the Philippine war is unpopular in this
country, but the senator has had some
temptations to become pessimistic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

As usual, the Paris mob scattered yester-
day when it saw the police A policeman is
really in danger of losing his temper and
doing damage if sufficiently provoked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

The Filipinos have not organized any
companies of rough riders,' but have q
large assortment of rapid runners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-27

President Kruger has no apparent inten-
ton of taking down the Transvaars Keen
off the grass" sign.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-01

A remarkable story is agitatinra sec
tion of society just now, says the Lon
don Daily Chronicle. A young lady of
rank, who is engaged to be married to
an officer serving in India, recently had
her photograph taken bya leading Lon
don photographer before going out to
India to be married. To her horror,
when the photographs were sent home,
there was plainly to be seem standing
behind her in very menacing attitude
the phantom image of her fancs The
young lady was photographed no less
than three times under apparently Or
dinary circumstances, but each time the
same form Is said to have appeared or
the negative. The prospective bride
has postponed her departure until i'm
luiries can be made regarding this
angular affair
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-01
SLEEPING CARS FOR OFFICERS
War Department Extends the Priv
ilege of This Luxury Of
Travel to Them.

Officials of the war department have
extended the privilege of using
sleeping ears by an amendment
OF army regulations. The following
persons are entitled, at public expense,
TO a double berth in a sleeping car, OF
to the customary stateroom accommo-
dation on steamers where extra charge
is made: Officers of the army travelling
on duty with troops, army nurses, civ
ilian clerks and agents in the military
service when travelling under orders on
public business, sergeant majors, ord
nance, commissary and quartermaster
sergeants (post or regimentaD, hos
pital stewards, chief musicians, chief
trumpeters, saddler sergeants, and ser
geants of the signal corps when travel
ing under orders on public business
without troops; also invalid soldiers,
when so travelling on the certificate of
medical officer showing the necessity
therefor. When the number of officers
travelling with troops is too small to JUS
tify the hire by the quartermaster's de-
partment of a standard sleeping ear for
their accommodation they shall be
furnished with such part of tourist
sleeping ear, or other suitable sleeping
car properly curtained off, for their ac
commodation, as the quartermaster's
department may provide for their use
during the journey
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-01
CITY BUILT IN A DAY.
What Was n Prairie In the Morning
Becomes an Organized Town
Before NightfaIl.

The greatest town-building record in
Oklahoma has been won by Mountain
View, Washita county. Monday the
town site was prairie. The same day
it was surveyed and plated and large
portion of it sold and settled upon
Washita river was bridged and a vast
amount of accumulated freight was
moved and located. The town was or.
ganized and otlicered and all lines of
business and professions started. The
town in one day became city of near
ly 500 inha abitants, with w. I. V. Yates
as mayor, Senator G. w. Bellamy az
treasurer and Col. John Kerfoot as po-
lice Judge. with a full complement of
councilmen and officers. Some of the
lots sold as high as 5000 within 30 min
utes from the time the surveyor drove
his stakes.
Mountain View is the western ter
minus OF the Rock Island extension
across the Comanche and Apache counS
try, and is in the Washita valley att
foot of the mineral-bearinp
mountains. Scores of settle
encamped along the Washif
ing for the location of this mihey oven
of Oklahoma, and when the loca tiG1ssss
came fixed the stampede began.