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upon the basis of a demand for a recosni-

upon the basis of demand for a recogni-
ton of British suzerainty.
This action at home is the most effective
age the hearts of the soldiers in the field.
ment. expressing sharp rebuke of the gov
eminent for its war enterprises. would have
been a notice to the commanders and their
men that the folks at home had no conf
dence in their dispositions and resources,
and therefore no assurance of their success.
1t would have been almost as effective, in
fact, for the weakening of the British po-
sition in the field as the adoption Of the
Redmond amendment of yesterday. calling
off all the troops. For the adoption of the
amendment Of regret would have been the
signal for reorganization of the ministry,
with all the confusion and delay and uncer-
tainty incident to such procedure IN
volving wide possibilities for reformation
of the lines of battle and the personnel.
Such crisis would have strengthened the
Beers. not only by giving them encourage
ment for more determined resistance, but
by squirting on their continental allies to
renewed cOntrivances to embarrass Eng
land.
The war in Africa is clearly going to be
fought out on the lines now laid down.
There is to be no turning back, as these
two votes reveal the English purpose. The
solidarity of the English people is not ma
tel tally affected by the Irish support given
to the motion to close the war while the
cause of the Irish people is not helped a
whit by this demonstration of politics in the
face of a great national crisis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08
AEuinaldO.

Oscar F. Williams former United States
consul at Manila, is of opinion that Agui-
naldo's tenacity is due to his fear of the
people whom he has led into open resist
ance to this government. He promised
them independence and full sway, and so
inspired they took the field. Appraising the
Americans by the Spaniards, he doubtless
| thought that by putting up stiff fight he
could force his ends; and now he finds HIM
self between the Americans, who have
come to stay. and are able to stay, and his
own followers, who insist on keeping up
what appears to him a hopeless struggle.
There is something plausible in the sug-
gestion. Aguinaldo, although protesting
then the same passionate love of liberty
that he now processes, sold out to the
Spaniards only a few years ago. Stuffing
his wallet with Spanish gold. he deserted
the men he had led into open resistance to
Spanish authority; made himself snug and
safe at Hong Kong. and left them to the
persecution of the Spanish officials of the
archipelago. In all probability a suggestion
OF peace coming from him now would in
stantly arouse suspicion. His followers not
unlikely would jump to the conclusion that
American gold was now at work, and that
their leader, the TagaIog Washington. was
preparing for another trip to Hong Kong at
their expense.
But it matters little what may explain
Aguinaldo's course at this time. Whether
he is keeping the field because his spirit is
still undaunted or because he finds himself
unable to quit it. the fact remains that as
a military leader he has proved Ineffective
and is hopelessly discredited. He has nei-
Their battle a skirmish to his credit.
He has made no really creditab,e stand
anywhere against the Americans. He is
nothing row but hunted man, whose sue
cess in Guiding his enemy is attributable
mainly to his familiarity with the jungles
where he is lodging. He enters into the
calculation only a guerrilla and the
President is busy with arrangements for
establishing civil government in the islands.
The American difficulties, 1t is true, are
still very great, but Aguinaldo is no longer
the chief source of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

The British government stands sustained
by parliament d result of two votes
squarely testing the sentiment of the COM
mons upon the two principal issues of the
situation. First. an amendment expressing
regret at the government want of fore
sight and Judgment in then conduct of
African affairs since 1875 and In the prep
arations for the pending war was rejected
by a vote of So to $50. That vote showed
the government Is votes weaker than its
total strength, and the opposition III votes
weaker. showing virtual government gain
Of S3 votes on the proposition most likely
to cause 1t embarrassment. Then yester-
day the Irish members, who had re-
Trained from the first vote, that of Tues
day. took hand in the ruction and sought
to draw the line squarely on the question
OF continuing the war Their amendment
offered by John Redmond, represented to
the throne that the time had come for Eng
land to close the war on the basis OF rec
ognizing the independence of the republics.
1t was rejected by 1853 to c. a government
majority of 302. The government WAS ~
votes short OF its total strength. the oppo-
sition 2O2. government gain on this basis
of 40. The total Irish vote is So and the
Redmond vote was therefore 16 short. In
view Of the radical. irreconcilable revenge
ful policy of the Irish parliamentary party.
this vote virtually showed parliament to he
unanimous in favor Of continuing the war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

This whole canal proposition reduces itself
after all to very simple terms Shall the
canal be built purely as an aid to COM
MERGE or as an aid To commerce while
serving also : part of the war-power of
the United Stattsr If the waterway is to
be merely a commercial factor. why should
the United StsteS government undertake
its construction Why should not the en-
terpriSe be left 10 private hands. with per-
haps some degree Of government aid such
as was given to the Pacific railroads? Why
burden the government with debt and re-
sponsibility for an undertaking that will
represent nothing whatever in military
value?
The Hay-Pauncesote treaty provides for
a strictly commercial canal. to be built by
the United States a. a public enterprise.
In the commercial uses of this canal Eng
land. for one. Is in position to stand for
heavy benefits. Germany. too. and France
will find it of enormous aid in the prosecu-
ton of the commercial war which they are
preparing now To wage against the United
States. They will be over-glad to pay the
canal tolls for she sake of placing their
ships virtually even terms with Amer
lean ships from the northern Atlantic ports.
in the rush for the Pacific trade.
There is a question in the minds of some
statistcians whether the canal will for
long time be a profitable enterprise. But
even if it be profitable. the question arises
whether it BELTS the dignity of the United
States to set up In business a mere toll
taker while reIinduishirg all advantage as
the sole owner al a military waterway.
That question lies apart from the uses OF
the canal as a factor in the national devel-
opment.
The United States. according to all evi-
dences of the popular Will is determined to
build the canal. not primarily as mere
commercial ditch. as business speculation.
aid to the enlargement of the west
ern trade possibilities but as a part of its
war-making power. just it proceeds oc-
casionaIly to build a battle ship or dry
dock. The battle ship and the dry dock
represent the utility of the war-power in
the preservation % peace and the encour-
asement of commerce. They are factors in
the nationa. growth just as the mill
and the railroad develop resources and fos-
ter trade. The country does not share the
uses of its battle ships and its dry docks
in time OF war with other powers with
which it is on unfr:endly terms. 1t opens
its mills and railroads To the manufacture
and transportation Of goods for the foreign
market on foreign orders. but when war
interveneS it uses those agencies of peace
Tor such war purposes as may be possible,
and strictly to the exclusion of its enemies.
The canal will lose all character as part
of the national NARROWER the moment its
absolute neutrality IN time of war is guar
anteed. National necessities have forced the
doctrine that the United States has the
right to regard this isthmian strip as Amer
lean territory sufficiently TO warrant its use
for exclusively American war purposes.
Unless that right b. maintained there is 10
virtue or force in the Monroe doctrine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

OF providing against real or imaginary as
saiiants, soon becomes known as a harm
less member of society. He is seldom mo-
Tested, for he does not thrust himself into
dangerous companionship. His ways are
the ways of peace and his helplessness, as
regards encounters with desperate men,
is his strongest armor of defense. Even In
crude communities where the pistol is the
readiest argument and the substitute for
law, the doctrine usually prevails that ii is
crime to shoot an unarmed man.
So 1t comes about that the man without
a gun is more secure in the average cir
cumstances than the man with gun. He
has suggested no assault upon himself by
suggesting that he is prepared to make one
upon another. He has drawn no suspicion
upon himself by a display of weapons. He
has entered the strongest possible plea
for immunity by avowing his reliance upon
lawful methods. Occasionally he may have
use for pistol. as when he must face
dangers which can be foreseen and which
may be averted by display of weapons.
But in these days of well-lighted streets,
policemen, burglar alarms. patent locks,
railroad trains and other devices of civ
ilization, the area of pistol use Is rapidly
diminishing.
The man with gun is a type of crude
society, where the law of the individual
and the law of force combine to produce
desperate conditions. The man without a
gun is type Of advanced state, in
which statutory law combines with toler-
ance and justice to invoke respect for per-
sonal rights and for the processes of gov
eminent. When this lesson shall have
been learned to the full by such communi-
ties as Kentucky they will make a stride
forward toward progressive culture. And
there are many missionaries in Kentucky
for this great reform, men who do not
carry guns, who have never done so, and
who have lived long and peacefully in
token of the respect which armed men pay
to the real courage of physical helplessness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08
The Utah Election.

1t is suggested that the result of the
election to take place in Utah on April 2.
when a successor in Congress to B. ii.
Roberts will be chosen, will be an indication
of western sentiment on the subject of the
issues which at a later day will enter into
the presidential campaign. Polygamy will
be'eliminated from the contest, and the two
parties will line up on the questions which
at present divide them. Utah gave Mr..
Bryan for President 80 600 ajority. Two
years later she gave Roberts, democrat, for
Congress 5000 majority. Since then at
some municipal and county elections the
republicans have triumphed. So that there
would appear to be room now for a lively
contest. and, as suggested, it will be we'll
worth watching.
Utah. with all the other states, has abun-
dainty prospered since prosperity returned
to the country. Has that good fortune af-
fected the views of the people as to silver?
They cannot now hold, as in such large
numbers they did in 1895. that the free COIN
age of silver at 16 TO 1 is essential to
prosperity Have they any new arguments
to offer In support of silver? If not, will
they again vote for silver simply because
they voted for it then?
Utah. with the other western states. has
a very considerable stake in the issue OF
expansion. Will she improve this opportu-
nifty to express herself on that subject? Is
she in favor Of retaining the Philippines or
does she agree with those anti-expansion
leaders who would have the government
quit the scene as speedily as possible? If
We stay. and expectations as to an en-
larged eastern trade are realized, Utah will
share in whatever Is accomplished. If We
abandon the islands and the step proves
unwise. she will sustain a share of the
losses.
In many portions of the west expansion Is
exceedingly strong. The new senator from
California, a republican, in announcing his
views. declares particularly for that policy.
He is a business man of large investments,
and approaches the subject from that d.
rection- There can be no doubt that the
business interests in the west, generally
speaking. are for the retention Of the Phil
ippEes: and If the business interests of
Utah take an active part in this congress
sional race the result at the polls ought to
show it
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The Remedy for Grade Crossings.

From the Philadelphia Times.
The grade crossing continues to get in its
deadly work. The accident at 22d street
and Allegheny avenue yesterday morning,
by which horse was killed, milk wagon
shattered to fragments and the driver mar
rowly escaped with his life. was one against
which safety gates and watchmen failed to
provide.
Watchmen being human, sleep or are 9TH
erwise ineffective at times, and a safety
gate that is not In place when 1t Is wanted
is no defense against a crossing accident
at all. A bridge over a crossing or a tun-
of place when wanted. and the only sure
remedy against Embarrassing accidents
like that of yesterday morning is to get rid
of the grade crossings entirely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08
The Man without n Gun

The man with gun invites trouble. The
fact that he goes armed is generally well
known. He is regarded as a dangerous
man. or a coward. or as a bully. The
chances are that this reputation will draw
to him associates and antagonists of the
same class. men whose estimate of cour-
age is based upon the skill with which a
weapon is drawn. Like attracts like. Thus
coteries and societies are formed which
breed disorder, beget contempt for the
orderly processes and produce men who
hold themselves superior to all law. In
this condition the man with the gun is the
man most frequently shot, for he is an
avowed target for the bullets of other men
with guns. He invites pistolling by his rep
utation as walking arsenal.
On the other hand, the man who habitu-
ally goes unarmed, who makes no pretense
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Unappreciated.

Another thing" said the street railway
advocate in a tone of protest; "a slight
thing, perhaps, but it all goes to show how
We are Disseminated against and how lit
tie our philanthropy is appreciated
Your philanthropy echoed the critical
citizen, as he gasped and clutched railing.
Yes. sir. You hire dog catchers and Sc
cure high-salaried people to control their
movements and see that stray CANNES are
properly slain. 1t costs a lot of money
Now, our cars have hit and slaughtered
countless stray dogs. for which service we
have never collected single penny. And
yet we have never had SO much as a vote
of thanks from citizens association"
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Mile of Grand Federal Bui,dtnp.

wash Corr New York Mail and Express.
The movement to erect government build
ings on the south side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. from the Treasury to the Capitol has
been revived within the last few weeks
and meets with general favor among con-
gressmen. Senators and representatives who
are obliged to visit the various departments
in behalf of constituents find that it takes
an immense amount of time and physical
labor now, as the buildings are so widely
scattered. The plan proposed is for the
government to purchase the ground on the
entire south side of Pennsylvania avenue
and to erect there a continuous chain of
magnificent new public buildings. There
are several bills before Congress providing
for the erection of government buildings
Since the new pest Office building has been
opened this scheme has received many ad-
vocates and If the bill passes. for the crea-
ton OF a new Department Of Commerce
and Manufactures. undoubtedly the new
building will be erected on Pennsylvania
avenue 1t Is proposed to give each new
building square by itself. and thus by
gradual process the one mile between the
Treasury and the Capitol will become a
grand boulevard lined with official palaces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

1t is said that the effect of lyddite shells
is greatly exaggerated, and that the Beers
after the battle of Spion Kop, picked up
large numbers of them which had failed to
explode. The Beers are a thrifty lot, and
never let anything go to waste If they car
help 1t,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

The claim that motormen on electric cars
are physically benefited by their employ
ment will hardly cause any great rush for
places on the front platform by people who
have hitherto patronized health resorts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

From the Louisville Post.

Congress will act wisely II 1t passes laws
that will result in the building Of the Mica
raguap canal Many years have been taken
up In discussing ways and means for the
building of the canal. and 1t is now generally
recognized that the way to build the canal
Is to build 1t. Just as the way to resume
specie payments was to resume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

Mr.. Bryan has been talking to the people
of New Jersey Considering the amount
OF business the trusts have made in that
state he may have some difficulty in get
ting enthusiastic consideration for his anti
monopoly arguments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

Senator Mason may feel some astonish-
m-ent when ne looks al MIR. Macrum and
sees how much attention man may at
tract simply by keeping quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

The announcement that Molineux asks
no maudin sympathy must come with a
shock of disappointment to the habitual
sentimentalists,
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Americans Can Always Improve.
From the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette

The statement that the United States
consular service is SO excellent that 1t has
excited the envy of the commercial world
In Germany does not prove that 1t Is ca
pable or no further elevation. America has
seldom found it difficult to improve upon
old world models.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

1t is hoped that a peace conference in
Frankfort. KY. will produce more prac-
teal results than the one held at The
Hague.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

Gen. Otis has his troubles, but none so
great those of several eminent soldiers
in South Africa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

The lawyer defending Molineux will come
in for great deal OF applause or a great
dCal Of criticism il comparatively short
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

Mr.. Arthur Sewall can depend upon not
being bothered with requests to make
campaign speeches this year.
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SHOOTING STARS.
Not Interesting.

Did you study the higher mathematics?'
asked the friend.
Il looked into EN- a little" answered the
strictly business man, but 1 soon lost in
terest. 1t seemed such terrific waste of
time to line up all those big figures without
any dollar marks in front Of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

Aguinaldo is depending not on veracity,
hut on velocity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

Father said the juvenile knowledge
seeker, what is "a state Of insurrection?' :"
And without hesitation came the answer:
Kentucky, my son.
Fun all I kin guess by observin'," said
Uncle Eben, success is somp'n dat ev'y-
body thinks some one else gifts an dat no
one feels sho' bout possessin' hisse'f"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

Kentucky to the Pugilists.
Now" said the colonel. "heed Alright
What our example teaches.
Why don't you start real fight,
Instead of making speeches?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-08

OIn order to avoid delays, on nc
count of personal absence, letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any individual connected with the
Office. but simply to THE STAR, or to
the Editorial or business Depart
ments. according TO tenor or purpose.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-07

when she rang the Dell rev min
utes before the time, the boy, who had
been in the library. came in and sat
down at once. Mrs. Fulton, who had
not been able to keep out Of the kitchen
altogether, In spite of her determine.
ton to let the new girl manage alone,
sat down with feeling of surprise as
she viewed the table. The girl, who
was about Faiths age, came in from
the parlor, where she had been playing
exercises on the piano, and the lunch
proceeded with many favorable com
ments. especially from the boy. who
had brought home with him school
boys appetite.
Say, this salad is all right" said
the young gentleman as he passed his
plate for the third time. Hope you'll
keep this new girl for life"
"She certainly has done very well for
the first time. l expect it will wear off
soon. We never had girl yet that
kept it up very long" said Mrs. Fulton.
She rang the bell for something, and
Faith came in. 1t was the first time
the boy and girl had seen her
She was somewhat embarrassed, but
she served something on the table quiet
ly and gracefully. Something in her
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ITO be Continued.)
Unexpected Results.

Say" said the man with a worried
look, do you remember giving ma
lot of advice on how to conduct my
love affairs about two months ago?s
EYES," said the man with the wise
expression.
Told me if wanted to win tha
girl l should make love to her moth,
er!" .
"Uh-huh."
Said if could get the old lady
on my side all had to do was to
toddle around with ring and say
'When?' to the girl"
The wise one nodded.
"said for me to compliment the moth
err on her youthful appearance" com
tinued the worried man, land give her
a jolly about how sad it was that
the young ladies of the present were
not to be compared with those Of the
past?"
"Yes, yes. You won the girl, sup
pose?'
Eyes, I did-not. The old lady has
sued her husband for divorce, and me
for breach of promise" = Baltimore
American.
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Severe Test.

my dear young man" said the girls
father to the importunate sutton, II
hope it is true that you love my daugh-,
ter, but before giving her happiness
into your hands I shall be obliged to i'm
sist that you give proof of your sim,
certify"
"A proof" replied the young man,
gallantly; why, sir, ! would lay down
my life for her"
"Alas! that would not be sufficient"
sighed the father; my experience with
the husbands of my other daughters
teaches me the necessity of demand-
ing from you the advance payment of
at least ten years board. "-Philadel.
phia Inquirer.