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against trusts. It is Of far less import
ance what each faction said and did at
this conference, than that It emphasized
the fact that the masses are aroused on
this Trust question and will insist that
# be dealt with. The Republicans have
been suavelJ 4 suggesting that the Trust.
issue was not q political one. Contrary
to their hopes and expectations the Chi
cago conference proved just the oppo-
site OF what they desired. Il was the best
sort Of an advance agent for the Anti.
trust conferences which are to come.
Mn. MGKINLEY's PHILIPINE TROUBLES.
It is now suggested that Lawyer Root
from his sanctum IN the War Depart
8ment, will sspersonally conduct the
next campaign in the Philippines. It
might seem rather ludicrous for a man
without military training or experience
to arrogate this place to himself whe n
there are able generals who might do the
work. Still the Administration can have.
one comfort. Root will not be able to.
make q bad matter much worse. He is
going the right way to perpetrate as
many blunders as possible. He brings
with him to the conduct of public af-z
fairs all the discourtesy and brutal dis
regard Of public opinion which cEarac-
terlzes the tool of the corporations IN
New York. He assumes that the public
has no right to know what is going on
in the War Department and he will in
evitably reap the harvest from his au-
daclous system of censorship Of public
affairs.
Enlistments for the new regiments
are very slow. Most of the volunteers
now returning from the Philippin es
came,from the Middle West and North.
west. New volunteers cannot be secured
from that section and the Eastern Impe-
rialists show no desire to enlist and
prove their faith by their works.
TREASURY To The RESCUE OF
WALL STREET.
The situation was rather strained in
Wall street one day last week. The
bulls had pushed prices beyond what
the street could stand and there was inn
minent danger of a sharp reaction.
Then came the United States Treas ury
Department to the lescue and saved the
day by paying IN S., 100000 on govern
ment bonds ten days before it was due.
It was one of those incidents which
show how completely the Treasury and
every other branch of the government is
under the Thumb of the moneyed inter
ests. The speculative interests had only
to raise signal of distress and the Ad-
ministration hastened to their relief with
the peoples money. It is we'll to bear
in mind that it is only wealth and cor
porate power which commands such in
fuence. Who ever heard of the Treas.
ury coming to the assistance of the
farmers when money is scarce and they
are trying to move their crops. Not at
all. Such action would interfere with
the privileges of the usurers who dep end
on reaping their harvest from the farm
ers ia such time of need. Again, if the
Administration wanted to put mouey in
circulation for the benefit Of the people
it could order work to the amount of
about $40, 100000 on public buildings
throughout the country. This money
has been appropriated but its expendi-
ture will be held up until some other
time. Then too, it might assist few
common people to pay the volunteers
promptly instead of holding up what is
due them from thirty to sixty days. But
these illustrations merely serve to show
who it is the Administration proposes to
help. It can always strain point eth
er way to serve its own ends.
Our CONsULs MUST Be IMpERIA1Isrs.
Mr.. Louis Lange, the American Con-
sui at Bremen, Germany, has been re-
called. OF course some technical excuse.
Z :
hxs been invented as reason for the re-
call, but by an odd coincidence It is
noted that the excuse was only discoy-
.ercd after Mr.. Lange had allowed It to
be known that he was an Anti -Imperi-
alist. He had an unusually good OPP.
5portunlty to his views as he happens to
be the editor Of the Chicago Rundschau,
q German paper Of large circulation.
By the way the Administrator will have
to revise its estimates on its German
support. II is now said that Of the 600