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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
The cnnteen and the Senate.


IT TOM IFe BUstUE IItIdIU.I
Reason public sentiment, and all Of the other
considerations which ordinarily determine legis
la,ivc action are in favor OF maintenance Of
the c:,nteen system. As we have said above,
only relatively small minority be classcd
as its enemies; but. if Senators to vote in
favor Of the narrow, unwise. restrictive policy
which the Prohibitionists insist upon, they
realize that they would not widespread
indignation. The liquor saloon interest. which is
now deprived of its profit So far the soldiers
trade is concerned, is. doubtless in this respect
at leas; in certain localities, hand and glove
with the Prohibitionists. for the reason that, if
the canteen system is abolished. the patronage
not now given will go to the liquor saloons;
hence. there is no interest, except acquiescing
public sentiment, in support of the canteen sys-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
THE vADERLAND's FIRST TRIP.
New steamer Expected to Arrive
Next Wednesday.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16-The Vaderland.
the first OF the four new steamers which
the International Navigation Company is
building to run ON the Red Star Line be-
tween New York and Antwerp. is ex-
pected to arrive at this port on next
Wednesday. Her departure from Antwerp
on her maiden trip on Saturday, Deem
Der s. was the signal for a popular DEM
onstration. as she was the largest vessel
that ever left that Belgian port and sailed
down the River Scheldt into the North
Sea. She stopped at Southampton to take
on passengers for the American Line. and
proceeded thence for this port on Decem-
Der 10.
The Vaderland is the largest as well as
the newest of the feet OF the international
Navigation Company. Her length, $50
feet, is twenty feet greater than that of
the New York, and twenty-six feet greater
than that OF the ST. Paul and st. Louis.
Her tonnage. 1900. is 600 tons greater
than that of the two last mentioned ves-
sells. She has two of the three features
which distinguish most OF the steamships
built by the great lines In recent years.
These are large passenger and freight ca
paci.y, the other being great speed. With
the exception of speed her owners say
liidt sue Is Liz cuudi VI tue uucot StSdutio
afioat, and will enable people of moderate
means to enjoy all the Injuries of the
fastest ocean greyhound. She has accom-
modations for 342 first class, 1914 second
class and about thousand third class
passengers. Those for the two first men,
toned classes are amidships. and are dis
tributed on the saloon. upper and prone
made decks. On the latter deck are spe
cial suite of rooms, consisting of bed
~ I'D ,n;I
rooms.
Some of the woods used in the cabins
are mahogany, oak satinwood. rosewood.
and tulipwood. White enamel, panels of
silk upholstery and tapestry and colored
glass windows are features Of the dining
and other public rooms. The system of
artificial ventilation used on the st. Louis
and the St. Paul has been installed on the
Vaderland. Powerful fans exhaust TIE
air from every room and compartment.
and drive in fresh air drawn from above
the bridge deck. In cold weather this air
is heated by passing over steam pipes.
The freight capacity of the VaderlaGd |
is II eco tons. She has Twin screws. hHd /
eleven watertight compartments. She vas |
built at the yard of John Brown e Co.. !
Limited, at Clydebank. Glasgow, and was |
launched on July IL. The iceland. a sis |
ter ship. will leave this yard in few |
months Two other sister ships, the Fin |
land and Kronland, are building ct |
Cramps, in Philadelphia. These Will be |
finished early next year.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
WOES OF HAVANA LANDLORDS
Protest" Against ms Action of the
Sanitary Department.

HAVANA, Dec. ia meeting OF 900
householders and tenants was held here
today under the auspices of the Havana
Union of Property Holders, which claims
to represent $4,000, oo0kSorth of property.
The object of the meeting was to protest
against the action OF tlfe sanitary depart
ment. Various house owners addressed
the meeting. They declared that the san
itary department had no definite plan.
HousehOlders had TO put in fittings and
pipes that were often unnecessary and
very costly, which would be useless when
sewers were constructed.
They were often ordered to connect their
houses with the drains in the streets when
the streets had no drains. Many other i'm
possible orders were given and household
ers were fined unfairly. There was no APP
peal from the orders issued by the de-
partment. 1t would be better, the speaker
said. to get rid Of the houses than to con-
time TO pay the enormous charges made
by the department. The householders had
not protested before. as they did not wish
to appear as putting obstacles in the way
of the authorities.
The meeting resolved to name a COM
mission to explain to GovernOr-General
Wood the cause of the discomfort and to
ask him to define all the requisites Which
householders must fulfill in order that
they may know how they stood within the
law. They will also ask that the SAM
tary department be abolished. Some of
the speakers claimed that many OF the
changes made in houses only resulted in
profit to the contractors who furnished the
labor and material
The Orphans Home for Colored Chill
dren, which is under the guidance of the
Colored Sisters of Philadelphia, was
opened here today by Bishop sbaretti.
Gualberto Gomez the colored leader and
delegate to the constitutional convention.
made an address. He said it was mem
orable day for the colored race in Cuba.
1t was to the interest Of all Cubans to see
that the colored race progressed. Such an
institution as the asylum was very impor-
tant. as the black race, unless it was
urged to advance. was liable to remain
backward. In some countries there were
special black clergy for the black people.
but In Cuba this had never been the case.
Bishop Sbaretti was doing great work in
Cuba and deserved great credit.
meeting Of members of the Bar Asso-
citation was held todry, but it was small
affair.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
sHIPBUILD1NG INDUSTRIES.
These Engaged Therein become
Very Wealthy.
tFrom the Engineering Magazine

tfrOm Tue Engineering Nigazlne-)
That the shipyards of the country are in
= generally prosperous condition is indi-
Gated by the fact that during the last six
Of 1860 there was only one failure among
firms operating plants of any magnitude
On the other hand number OF shipbuild-
ing establishments which have been closed
for some time were reopened and there
was scarcely one of the more prominent in
stitutions which did not inaugurate en-
largements or improvements, these extern
sions amounting in some instances to n
virtual doubling OF the capacity OF the
yard. Nest significant Of all is the fact
that In the interval mentioned there were
projected ten new shipbuiliing corpora
TONS which propose TO erect plants en-
falling OUTLAWS ranging all the way from
$500 0G0 to $4,000 GOO. Some OF these new
projects are already well advanced, and
II all are carried out on the lines map
ped out the aggregate expenditures will
exceed 500. 900 900.
The contracts in the hands of the Ameri-
can shipbulders afford an equally satisfac-
tory showing. There are now building or
under contract in the shipyards of the
United States mercantile and naval ton
mage which represents an aggregate value,
exclusive of the amor and armament for
the naval vessels of $50, 600 600. OF this
total the naval vessels building for the
United States Navy Department foot up
in round numbers S34, 500. 600; the two Rus
sian war vessels, building at the yard OF
William Cramp & Sons Company. $1,000
O00; the mercantile vessels or y" Atlantic
and Pacific coasts, s1s.050.e00: the Eer-
camille vessels on the Great Lakes, &c.,
900, 0C0 and the mercantile craft on the
inland rivers, 81 100000.
Comparing this showing with the VOL
ume OF business on hand in the early sum-
mer of 1899 We find distinct gaic of 81
900. 600 In the value OF contracts, inasmuch
as the commissions in the hands of the
builders at that time amounted to apprOxi-
mately S6e.000,000. That the growth of the
industry is. moreover, even greater than
expressed by these figures may be appre
ciated by comparison of the surdry items
which go to make each total. 1t will thus
be seen that whereas the volume of naval
word teW or ss,SSS, $3.50, without takinS iDto
consideration the Russian contracts, the
value of the ships building on the inland
rivers was almost doubled. the aggregate
of contracts at the Great Lakes yards was
more than trebled and the plants on the
Atlantic aud Pacific coasts show an in
crease OF mary per cent in the commits
siOns on their books.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
coNFUc1AN1sM IN CHINA.
Only the Religion of the Upper
Classes. Says the Rev. DR.. Martin.

&luSSes. SuyS tue neSs DT.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-In his address at
the morning service at the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church today. the Rev. ".
A. p. Martin. recently chancellor of the
Imperial University at Pekin. took excep-
ton to the statements of the Chinese
Minister. WI Ting-fang. that the Chinese
as whole were followers of the princi-
pies OF Confucius
THE great bulk of the lower classes are
not Confucianists, he said. but are
either Buddhists or Tauists. do not say
that this applies TO the cultivated upper
classes: for many of them unquestionably
are followers of that belief. The lower
classes, however, are distinctly not Con-
fucianists; almost universally Buddhism
and the Tausn has been confusedly COM
bined and an element Of magic and black
art infused, which reduces the popular
religion to sort of witchcraft. which.
Mr.. WI to the contrary, is the lowest
type of Paganism today existing on the
face of me earth.
1.-THE upper classes are imbued with the
principles of Confucius, which teach
brotherly love and good will toward men.
Why, then. ask Mr.. WI, did the Empress
permit, II not sanction. the attack on the
legationers and the plan to get them
without the walls OH the pretext of send
ing them back to the coast for the pur-
pose of turning them over to the Boxer
horde ~
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

have been assumed. And he said. very
reasonably. that seeing how severe and
exaeting some Of the Powers had been for
| mrch smaller troubles. he was afraid they
night be far more considerable now. In
plain English, the question is-if the muir
der Of two missionaries led to the Selling
Of KiaochaO and extension OF sphere
OF influence over the whole province of
Shaltung. what price will be demanded
for the death OF a Minister and big
list OF other outrages? But to put it that
way Is brutal frankness quite impossible
in this case.
The Prince seemed TO think that If the
integrity of China could be maintained
and the dynasty saved, almost anything in
reason would be conceded. 1t is difficult
to translate the elaborate circumlocutory
phrases into the plain words that English
people would use, but I think that is the
underlying idea OF his remarks. as near
as anyone could get to the bottom OF
them
'At any rate he spoke favorably of the
open door policy. and said that Great
Britain and the United States had in the
main been very fair to China. On the
other hand, certain other Powers. he said.
had been very harta.fi grasping; eating
us up is the correct way 10 put it. he
added.
but ne ScSIleu uneasy tue pTOS-
pect Of British sympathy taking a tangi-
BILE form. VIII the United States stand
by Great Britain IL the question does arise?
he asked with evident anxiety. Having
been told that the most recent official ut
terances from America were strongly
against partition. and in favor of preserv
ing the status quo ante bellum. he then
asked about Japan. would she want terri
tory. since she asked for 1t in former wars
and was disappointed at losing it? When
told that Japan would probably be in line
with the open door and nom partisan party.
he rather significantly proceeded to ask
about the numbers of troops in Pekin.
Particularly he asked about British troops.
and l had to explain that though We had
only about 10000 Indians and !. 900 British,
We could. if necessary, send $4,000 or 10O,-
900. To tell the truth | find We have ac-
tually less than half Of what ! said, for
there are not 500 British nor 5000 Indian
soldiers here now.
Possibly this satisfied him. but l fer
vently hope it will not quite satisfy the
British people, for the poor show we make
here Is injuring our influence more than
can be realized by anyone not on the spot.
not seeing It day by day.
1.-THE interview contained nothing else |
that is of much Importance but another |
interview occurred Just as / was leaving |
the princes palace. A Japanese UNDER |
officer came to me and asked. What are |
you doing here?' replied. I am minding |
my own business: what are you doing?
He said You must go away. and. as had |
nothing to stay for / went
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
Ccnfuci.ni... and .chr,.,,.u,,,.

Minister wu's defence Of confucianism
compared with Christianity has aroused
considerable discussion. and two letters
which appear in the New York SUM- are
interesting rs being typical arguments
against the leading Chinese cult One
correspondent says that the two religions
should be judged by their results: that
America is typical Christian nation,
while China is an example OF the results
Ct the teaching of Copfucius, and that so
long as the American is not willing to
consider himself the inferior or even The
equal Of the Chinese, there can be no
question about the superiority of the
Christian religion. The other states that
in every town and village there are to
be found people who declare that from
the moment Of their conversion they have
experienced sense of great peace and
comfort, due solely TO their belief in
Christ; and that this is proof positive
that Christianity is superior to the reli-
gion OF Confucius. and to all others in the
world.
Without going into discussion Of The
comparative merits OF the two forms of
faith. ii looks to the casual Observer as
II both these arguments were rather shaky
In their logic. The great danger OF COM
pairing views on religious questions is that
one or the other party to the discussion
Is apt TO argue that his views, or his
statements, are somehow sacred and must
not be compelled TO stand the test Of
ordinary reason. But IL religion is, as is
declared by the supporters of various dog
mas. the most important subject In The
world. IL is surely right TO scrutinizc all
statements Of this kind most carefully,
that the true and the false may be sepa-
rated. Even a good cause may have bad
supporters, and it Is for the good of faith
itself that these should be discounte-
nanced
The first argument above cited rests
solely on the assumption that American
Judgment is better than any other tudg-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

II is rather annoying TO hear. just as the
Ministers at Pekin are all ready to pro-
coed with the peace negotiations, that the
Chinese troops have resumed HOSTILE
ties. and that there are unpleasant in
dications of a widespread effort again to
attempt expulsion Of the hated foreigner.
touches ground We find the military one
in the air. Probably the trouble In China
is not over, much as we would like 10
think II
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
MnnIex seIf-sacriace.

IFrOW TIC FUrTIdIHI IRUs,J
The Hon Joe Mansy puts aside the proffcred
internal revenue cominlssoncrshlp and its 5000
per. Stern duty bids him remain at his post in
Augusta, and he obeys the call The State OF
Maine needs a reformer; the Republican party of
Maine needs leader TO save il from the cOnsc-
quences of its mis,ecds, and the Honorable Joe
Is the man for the emergency! The great re-
former and saviour of his party is ready to meet
it. Inspired by lofty purpose and stern resolve
he sacrifices his personal interests on the altar
of patriotism and hcroically devotes himself 10
the work OF retlcc,nipg his beloved State. Noble
old Roman! How Maine ever repay him for
his transcendent service to the State in her hour
Of need!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

France will lie sorry to witness the de-
molition of the proposed Hay Pauncefote
Ratification of the agreement as sent to
the Senate would dispose of the obs,ruct-
ing Monroe Doctrine, and SO leave the
French Government in position TO ne
gotiate with Brazil for a large and rich
territory which certain interests abroad
wish to control under a French protec-
torate. Failure to destroy the Monroe
Doctrine will place upon majority of our
Senator's responsibility for much Euro
pean disappointment and heart burning.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

From the New York Evening post)

tFrom the New ofh Evening Post.)
There is necessarily comic air about the
Presidents pious hope that Congress will be
economical Corning on the heels OF rcconnien-
,lations that call for needless millions. and
ccupiea with tic wcaa aspNo 1aei ina, @cS;ajey
would no more veto an eSiravagant appropriation
bill than he would try to fly from the White
House TO the Capitol. it will induce Congressman
only TO exchange solemn winks and then fall to
lceislating that surplus GU, Of the Treasury in
as neat and speedy and thorouehgoine a fashion
as possible.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
Chinese and Other verncity.

Concerning the Chinaman who is debarred from
returning 10 this country because he untsuly
answered. in response to official enquiries that
he not laundryman but merchant does
it not set up extremely high standard OF YER
acity for the Monaghan? suppose we should
eSparia'c all the Americans who assert that they
are hnanciers instead OF kite-fycrs and rule out
those of the governing class who claim 10 he
statesmen and not pnliticinns