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this risk is minimized. But he can treat
his employees as he will; he can reduce
their wages below living point, so that it
is impossible for them to lay up fund
for emergencies. and the law cannot
touch him. He can house them in shan
ties and sell them goods at exorbitant
prices; he can subject them to insult ard
degradation; and there is no way 10 pun
ish him. Public opinion is absclut ly tn,
only check upon his. greed and rapac.ty.
il ne is possessed of those quail les; and
public opinion cannot always act direc ly.
1t is therefore undesirable that he sh 1uld
control the Government as we'll as the
business Of which he is the despot. The
Government-the popular vets the
only menace to his power. If that disap
pears. the Republic is only nominal. An
oligarchy is not a farce. nor a chimera.
1t is serious possibility. fraught with
danger
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OPPOSED BY AMERICA.
Proposed Establishment of = German
COnling station in venezueIa.

Proposed Establishment of . German
COnling Station in Venezuela.
1t was said by high official of the
State Department yesterday that the
United States will oppose any attempt
made by Germany to establish coalin,
station in Venezuela. or in any other
country on the Western Hemisphere. Ths
rumor OF Germany's alleged intention 10
establish a base at the island of Mar
garita. of Venezuela, is not regard I'd al
having any foundation. but In case Z,
such move, this Government is bouId
to oppose it. 1t is claimed that this is in
direct violation of the Monroe Doctrine.
That Germany is anxious to acqrirs
sites for coaling stations On the Yves.
ern Hemisphere is said to be we'll known
to the Government officials, and only the
firm decision of the United States that il
We did not take the Danish West Indies
no other power could, prevented the pur-
chase by the Kaiser of these importan.
bases.
The Venezuelan Legation has not been
informed of any move to permit Germany
to lease Margarita Island. Since it Is
known that the base would command tbs
passage to the Nicaragua and Panama
canals. the Venezuelan Charge d'Afaires
states that the rumor is silly and tina.
his Government will observe the friend.
ship of the United States.
At the Navy Department yesterday IL
was said that Germany could have but one
object in establishing naval station in
the Western Hemisphere and that this
was to prepare for hostilities with the
United States. 1t Is not though. that any
attempt will be made to purchase a site
on this side Of the world.
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Riding Two Horses,


One Of the desperate and discreditabIe device,
to which the Republican managers are resortinc
Is the distribution Of circulars intended To axcits
religious prcjudices. Some Of these circu,ars ar.
sent to protcsants and declare that "if Mr. Rrv.
an should succeed to the Presidency it would
mean the total destruction OF Professionalism and
free public schools in the Philippines. both nj
which are there now for the first time in the his
tory Of those islands, Rome never allowing them
where she dominates" and that 1--WE must oil
work to keep Rome from winning the fight -,
The same Republican campaign committees are
sending out circulars 10 Catholics, claiming that
President Mckinley is the special ic;cnd of the
Catholic Church and urging Catholics TO vote the
Republican ticket this ground. The National
Democratic Committee is in Possession of SOM.
of both classes of circulars, demonstrating con-
clusvely the duplicty and sliamciessncs, of the
authors of these appeals to religious prejudice.
Fortunately. this low piece OF campaign trickerv
is being thoroughly exposed. and its only effect
will be TO injurc the party responsible for it.
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PORTO RIcANs NOT CITIZENS.
Frank Juarbe Denied Right to Vote
in the Coming Election.

IN the JOINING Elect1On.
NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-The application
of Frank Juarbe. the Porto Rican who
asked for mandamus to register In order
to vote as a citizen, was denied by JUS
tice Freedman. of the Supreme Court, to-
day. in a decision written on the same
lines as his statements on the argument.
He says:
THE right claimed by the relator de-
pehds upon express proof that the rights
OF null citizenship were conferred. and it
cannot be upheld solely upon the broad
claim that citizenship follows the flag or
the claim that in the United States there
can be no subjects
The court finds that the provisions of
the State constitution as to length of resi-
dence in the State, county, and election
district were complied with, so that Juar-
he's application was brought up to the
United States Constitution permitting only
persons born within the United States or
naturalized to vote.
Juarbe was born In Porto Rico twenty
three years ago. and consequently before
its cession to this country. The Judge finds
that the Treaty which closed the war with
Spain did not bring In the residents of
Porto Rico as citizens. but relegated to
Congress the matter Of passing on their
civil rights. And Congress had not since
made the Porto Ricans citizens.
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Germany and the Monroe Doctrine

1.-The time has come the Walrus said
TO speak Of many things" 1t is being
utilized by the Administration press, in
the utterance OF declarations, assertions
and suggestions all intended to show what
q stern patriot Mr. Mckinley is. and what
a thoroughly American policy We may ex-
pect him to adopt and pursue. should the
American people trust him again with
executive power.
One Of lbs most influential organs has
Just started most Instructive Monroe
Doctrine boom" for hira. based On story
that Germany is negotiating with vsne-
zueIa for coallng station and naval base
in the Caribbean Sea. on the Island OF Mar
garita, near the mouth Of the Orinoco
River The journal In question says that
| such action would be In violation of the
principles OF the Monroe Doctrine which
the Administration is determined to up
hold The statement is made apparently
without jocular intent. or consciousness of
its SNUG humor. But it is humorous, as
We shall see.
| In his message to Congress, of December,
| 1873, President Monroe made the famous
declaration which has been known ever
since as the Monroe Doctrine. He said
that I'VE should consider any attempt upon
their part (the nations of Europe) to ex-
tend their system TO any portion of this
hemisphere, as dangerous to our peace and
safety" In pursuance of this policy the
United States Government has repeatedly
notified the great powers that we should
consider the acquisition of Cuba. or any
West Indian island. or the annexation of
any territory on the two continents by
any one OF them. as an unfriendly act 1t
was the Monroe Doctrine we invoked when
We forced Napoleon III to evacuate Mex
leo; and the principle enunciated SO clearly
and justly by Monroe has been religiously
adhered TO for three. quarters of a century.
save by two Admnistrations-that Of
President Fillmore. under which the in
iquitous but imperative Clayton Bulwer
Treaty was signed and ratified in 1850 ana
that of President Mckinley, which has
sought to give life to the Clayton Bulwer
by means of the not less obnoxious Hay
Pauncefote Treaty, now before the Senate
for ratification.
In the frst case the Administration OF |
the day sought to vacate the doctrine and |
to give Great Britain a fresh territorial |
opening and standing in the Western |
Hemisphere. 1t did not SO appear in the
text Of the Treaty as presented to the Sen
ate, except to the extent that the United
States proposed to grant England joint
control and jurisdiction over the inter-
oceanic canal which was then projected,
but never has been built. But this con-
cession was made in consideration of an
on the English part not to
make any permanent settlement on the
Mosquito Coast, nor to acquire territory
n Central America. On these terms the
senate ratified the Treaty, which after
ward was violated and voided by Great
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FORCED TO RESIGN.
Changes In the Porto Rican Execu-
tive Council Announced.

tive Council Announced.
The State Department yesterday issued
a brief bulletin stating that the President
had appointed two native members OF thu
Porto Rican Executive Council to replace
two who had resigned. The bulletin cor
roborates the rumor that two members
| Of the council had been compelled to Ie-
sign because they were inimical to the
policy of the Administration. AS matters
| stand now, President Mckinley has full
sway over the political affairs Of the
island. There is not one dissenting voice
in the council.
The bulletin states that Jose Guzman
Benitez. prominent lawyer. and Mayor
OF Ponce. and Jose Gomez Brioso, physi-
clan. who is professor of mathematics in
the Institute Of Porto Rico. have been ap-
pointed to fill the places OF the two native
members. resigned. The praises Of the
terms. but neither the names Of the for
mer members nor the cause Of their hav-
ing resigned is mentioned.
The former members were Jose de Diego
and Manuel Camunas. and their enforced
designations occurred on September 6.
The Executive Council was created by
the Foraker bill and the duty of the mem
bers was to divide the island into dis
trtcts. each district to send five members
to the House Of Delegates 1t Is claimed
that frequent attempts were made to Jug
gle with the territory so as to assure the
election only OF members favorable to the
Administration and willing to abide by
orders from Washington. Messrs. Diego
and Camunas objected to what they re-
ported as underhand and unfair methods
to defraud the people. and protested pub
licly that trickery was going on. An at |
tempt was first made to shut them Up,
they claim. and failing in this. their res !
ignations we're demanded by the authori-
ties in Washington. After making a COM
plete expose OF the plans Of the Admin |
the members resigned. Both are |
very prominent citizens of the island and |
WELD great influence.
1t is said that the two new members
are with the Administration and are will
ing to vote as directed
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DAY FOR THANKSGIVING.
The President Issues n Proclamation
Setting Apart November ID.

The President Issues n ProclamatiO
Setting Apart November ID.
The President yesterday issued the fol
lowing proclamation setting apart Thurs
day, November 80. as day Of genera
thanksgiving:
by the President Of the United States
of America. A Proclamation:
ut has pleased Almighty God to
bring our nation in safety and honor
through another year., The works of
religion and charity have everywhere
been manifest Our country through
all its extent has been blessed with
abundant harvests. Labor and the
great industries of the people have
prospered beyond all precedent. Our
commerce has spread over the world.
Our power and influence in the cause
of freedom and enlightenment have ex-
tended over distant seas and lands.
The lives of our official representatives
and many OF our people in China have
been marvelously preserved. We have
been generally exempt from pestilence
and other great calamities: and even
the tragic visitation which overwhelm-
ed the city of Galveston made evident
the sentiments of sympathy and Chris
tian charity by virtue of which we are
one united people.
Now, therefore, I, William McKin-
ley, President Of the United States, do
hereby appoint and set apart Thurs
day. the 18th of November next, to be
observed by all the people of the
United States, at home or abroad, as
day of thanksgiving and praise to
him who holds the nations in the hoI-
low of his hand. I recommend that
they gather in their several places of
worship and deYoutly give him thanks
for the prosperity wherewith he has
endowed us. for seed-time and har-
vest. for the valor, devotion, and hui
manity of our armies and navies, and
for all his benefits to US as indiyid-
uals and as a nation; and that
they humbly pray for the continuance
of his divine favor. for concord and
amity with other nations. and for
righteousness and peace In all our
ways.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington
this goth day Of October. in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and twenty
fifth. WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the President. Xvi
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State,
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ANT1-1MPER1AL1sT CAMPAIGN.
An Important Series of Meetings Ar
ranged Throughout New York.

ranged Throughout New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The Campaign
Committee of the National Association of
Anti Imperialist Clubs, consisting OF F.
W. Jansen. ]. F. Harder, and C. C.
Hughes have arranged for a campaign in
the State of New York and in the Greater
New York for the last week of the Presi-
Dental campaign. The State campaign
will be as follows. There will be a series
Of mass meetings at Buffalo. Rochester.
Syracuse. Utica, Albany, and Troy. w.
Bourke Cochran. Gabriel Bradford. of Bos-
ton, and Herbert Welsh. Of Philadelphia,
will speak at all of the above meetings.
The Buffalo meeting took place tonight.
The Greater New York Association
campaign will be as follows: There will
be sixteen Congressional district mass
meetings at which Senator Wellington, E.
NJ Shepard. John Dewitt Warner. and
other orators will speak. The officers of
the National Association of Anti-Impe
rialist Clubs. are satisfied that they will
poll 10000 anti-impeTialist Republican
votes in the State of New York, which
will ensure the State being carried by
Bryan and Stevenson.
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DIPLOMATS Prospect. in China.

While it appears that matters are a. a
| standstill in China, as far as any imme-
| date prospect for peace settlement may
be concerned. there is encouragement in
/ the report that Russia and France have
decided to accept the AIglo-German agree
! ment as a basis of common action. 1t is
said, and probably with truth. that Ger
many, before committing herself to Great
Britain, acted the part Of honest broker"
and made an arrangement with Russia,
with the full privity of Lord Salisbury, by
which the Car is to have a free hand in
Manchuria Such an understanding would
tend greatly to assure concord among the
powers, inasmuch as it disposes of what
would have been an impasse for Russia.
That power, rs We have often explained.
is bound to exercise practical control in
northern China If her railway system and
her ports on the Laoting Peninsula are to
be protected. The only way in which this
protection can be effected is by military
occupation. more or less general and COM
plete. We have always expected that. in
the end, this necessity would be conceded.
even by Great Britain, much as the Gov
eminent Of that Empire might like to
hamper the extension of Russian develop
ment in the direction Of the Yellow Sea.
Russia being satisfied, 1t only remains
for the other powers to agree cmong
themselves whether more pieces of China
are to be broken of or not. No doubt
this matter is fully understood between
Lord Salisbury and Count Won Buelow.
and it is probable that both are sincere
in disclhhhng desire for more Chinese
territory than their respective countries
own or control already. Appearances seem
to indicate q division OF commercial
spheres between them-such as the
Yangtse Valley and the shantung hinter-
land, and other nations may be granted
an open door" What Great Britain, Ger
many, Russia, and France may be able
to agree upon will have to be satisfactory
to the remaining powers for obvious rea-
sons.
scnsion have thus been removed, the way
is opened for harmonious action at Pekin.
In principle there does not now seem to
be any question among the allies that the
Chinese Government must be compelled
to punish, or hand over for punishment,
its high officials guilty of the attack upon
the legations and the torture and murder
Of foreigners. That being accomplished,
1t should not be difficult for the diplomatic
of interested nations to
arrive at an agreement concerning the
terms to he imposed on China. The Chi
nese hope that resort to arbitration may |
be had; but such thing is hardly to be |
expected. 1t would be productive of seri- |
ous delay. and 1t would not be particularly |
consistent with the circumstances of the |
situation.
International arbitration. as 1t is I'M
ierstood and practiced. would presume
he existence OF an open question between
China and the powers, which the latter
could not we'll admit. China is only a
suppliant. Her punishment is to be die
.ated from without. 1t would seem that
It could be formulated and exacted in an
easier and shorter way than by an appeal
% The Hague tribunal.
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THE ARMY IN CUBA.
Divisions Discontinued by the Secre-
tary of War.

Divisions DiscOntinued by the Score
tary of war.
Secretary Root yesterday issued a gen
eral order disseminating the Division o
Cuba and the departments OF eastern an,
western Cuba after November 10, an,
making the Department of Cuba a singl,
military establishment under Gen. Leon
ard Wood. Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee /.
relieved of the command of western Cubs
and will assume command of the Depart
mant of the Missouri relieving Brigadiel
General Merriam. Major General Otis is
ordered to command the Department oil
the Lakes. The general order follows:
Headquarters of the Army.
''Adjutant Generals Office.
Washington, Oct. 90.
General Orders.
The following orders have been re-
ceired from the War Department and
are published to the Army for tn. ill.,
formation and guidance of all con-
cerned:
WAR Department,
washington, Oct 90.
"The following are the orders Of the
President:
Il. The Division of Cuba and the
Departments of Western Cuba and
Eastern Cuba will be discontinued on
November Is. 1900, and the Depart
ment OF Cuba. comprising the territory
now embraced in the Division of Cuba,
will be established on that date, with
headquarters at Havana, in command
OF Major General Leonard Wood, United
States Volunteers.
THE records of the division and de-
partments named will be transferred
to the headquarters Of the Department
of Cuba. and the Commanding General
Of the Department will make recon-
incubation for the disposition of the
officers whose services will not be re-
CURED therein after the arrangement
herein ordered shall have been COM
pleted. The Commanding General Of
the new department will ascertain and
make report to the War Department of
all transportation anH stores in ex-
cess OF the requirements OF his depart
ment. with his recommendations as to
the disposition Of any surplus, having
in view the best interests OF the serv-
Ice
Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. q. s. ",
upon being relieved from duty as Conn
manding General. Department OF
Western Cuba. will proceed to Omaha.
Ncb.. and assume command OF the
Department of the Missouri. relieving
Brig Gen. Henry c. Merriam. U. S.
A., of the command Of that depart
ment.
III. Major Gen. Elwell s. Otis. U. s.
A, will proceed to Chicago. ILL.,. and
assume command OF the Department
of the Lakes. relieving Brig. Gen.
James II. Wade. U. s. A, from the
command Of that department.
1.-THE travel enjoined Is necessary
for the public service.
"ELIHU ROOT, Secretary of War
by command Of Major General
Miles 1r.
III. C. CORBIN. Adjutant General"
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The Outlook.

The Presidential election will occur enc
week from today. In the interval the
fighting will be fierce and the result will
be in doubt up to and perhaps beyond
election night. AS matters stand Today.
neither party is confident of winning, and
the forecasts Of the electoral vote put cut
by the two National Committees receive
scant consideration at the hands of CON-
sentative readers CT the daily press. 1t
is quite as foolish to say that Mr.. Nc
Kinley is sure OF 3o3 votes as 1t is to
say that Mr.. Bryan is sure of 277. Neither
the President nor Mr. Bryan is sure of 22i.
If either were the election would be de-
cided now.
What is certain may be set down as
follows:
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REHABILITATION.

Undoubtedly Mr.. Mckinley will receive
more than Log votes, and certainly Mr..
Bryan will get more than 166, but where
the increase is to come from in either
case cannot now be stated with accuracy.
There is good deal Of nonsense in the
Republican claims to Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, and Wyoming. but 1t is matched by
Democratic confidence in California and
Washington. Pending the settlement,
however. all five States must remain in
the doubtful column.
The Times has now the strongest hope
OF Mr.. Bryan's election. and it trusts that
his prospects will brighten this week as
they did last. But there is still much
work to be done which cocksureness will
not help in.
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(From the PhiIadclphl TImes.)
The Republicans are thoroughly organized
throughout New Jersey. and are sustained ty
powerful interests which are not in sympathy
with the people. There will he lavish eSpelt.i
trre of money to prevent Democratic success; bit
il the Democrats will stand shoulder to shoulder
and devote the next week to systematic and prac-
teal work to secure the full Democratic vote
Bryan will win the State. and the Democrats Of
New Jersey wifi regain the mastery that they
have maintained almost unbroken for half a GEN.
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THE INDIAN HEAD EXPLOSION.
Beard of Enquiry Unable to Ascer.
thin the Cause

The board appointed on Thursday last
to investigate the cause of the explosion
of the magazine at Indian Head. Md. has
completed its labors. and has reported
to Rear Admiral O'Neil. The report states
that nothing was discovered calculated to
throw any light on the affair and that Il
may always remain a mystery
Lieutenant Strauss, president of the
board. states that the explosions cannot
be explained. Every precaution had been
taken and the accident happened despite
the greatest care. 1t is recommended that
the magazine be rebuilt, as Indian Head
Is destined to become one of the most
important Of the naval proving stations.
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in trying to take revenge upon the late
anthracite strikers. while grudgIngly con-
ceding their demands Miners returning to
work under the agreement find their places
filled in irany cases, and. at the mines OF
several Large operators. all are compelled
to apply for employment exactly as II
they were new men. This was not the
spirit of the Scranton resolutions, which
We're accepted by the Coal Trust But 1t
Is tho trust spirit every time.
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STRUCK AN OLD BLAST.
Explosion of Dynamite Kills mn itnI-
ian Working In n Quarry,

ORANGE. n. j., Oct. 29.-An old blast
Of dynamite was exploded this afternoon
in the stone quarry Of George Spottis-
woode & Co. on the Orange Mountain. and
Frank Poliss. an Italian, was blown up
into the air and killed. He and Frank
Fear. another Italian. were working near
the place with pickaxes. Fear received
scalp wound. At the time the accident oc-
CURED all the other workmen were en-
gagged in another part of the quarry and
thereby ESCAPED injury.
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For objecting to the underhand, carpet
bagging methods used in Porto Rico to
juggle elections to the local house of dele
gates. two native members of the Execu-
tive Council have been forced to resign.
There must be no independence of thought
or action among people whose official bust
ness it is merely to obey imperial orders
from trust headquarters in Washington.