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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
GENERAL PRESS COMMENTS.
ALLEGED NEUTRALITY.
(New York Journalo


When the Kentucky goes to Manila
by way OF the Suez canal, what does
she find2 She enters the Mediterra-
mean under the guns of British for
tress at Gibraltar She passes within
striking distance of a great fortified
British naval base at Malta. She goes
on through the sphere of influence OF
the British station at Cyprus. She en-
tiers the canal at Port Said, held by a
British garrison, and leaves 1t at Suez.
similarly occupied. She steams through
the Red Sea. and when she reaches the
narrow neck of that bottle she is COM
manded By, the British fortresses of
Alden and Perrin.
That Is England's idea OF a neutral
lied canal"
And the Suez Canal, it must be re-
rlembered, was neither built by Eng
lish money nor situated In n region in
which England had any paramount in
terest. 1t was built by II French COM
rany. and was and Is nearer to Rus
sla. Austria. Italy lind france than to
England.
The st. Lawrence canals are fortified
expressly against the United states.
and the fortified British naval station
OF Esqulmalt commands the only water
approach to two thousand miles of
American coast
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
The players and league magnates are

The players and league magnates are
trying to secure peace among them
selves and to put new life into the
game of baseball They will find the
latter difficult undertaking. When
baseball was robbed OF all the zest of
local pride in the several teams, by the
system of swapping and selling players.
that may give a city q team without
n single local player on it. baseball
really received its death blow. Per Sc.
1t is not sufficiently exciting sport
to stand reduction to n cold business
basis. If the league would make base
ball once more drawing game. let
them give the several teams a dash of
"ioca color"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
REACTION ON THE
PHILIPPINES.
lPhiladelphla North Amerioan.l

Is there to be modification of the
administrations Philippine policy?
After nearly two years OF war what
do VIC sec in LuZon and the other re-
bellious islands? The natives. though
their armies have been scattered, are
fighting as guerrillas with rs much res
olution az ever against the invader
who was welcomed as q dclivcrcr.
Where 1t has sought-to conquer peace
and order. bloody anarchy exists. How
long is this to last? The
American republic can afford to do
what is best for itself materially and
morally, even though that should in
volve the freedom OF the Filipinos. The
Democrats were quite right in their
campaign contention that The attempt
TO rule the Filipinos without their CON
sent and in spite of their fierce and
sanguinary protest does violence to the
letter and spirit Of the Declare ton of
independence. Had imperialism" been
the only issue Bryan and not McKin-
ley would have been the President
elect. for there are millions of Repubi-
cans who agree with the defeated
rather than the successful candidate on
this question.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
EDUCATE THE WHITE MAN.
CFlorida Times-U nion.)


The Times Union and Citizen has no
ill-feelinG against the Filipino, but it
bogrudges every cent given to his
education and assimilation while one
child in Florida, white or black, is de-
prived of mental food for any cause or
one child in Duvai county is shut UP in
a barn unfit for human habitaton to
study or think. We would trade with
all the East If we could and furnish
wings to every chcrub in China If
every cherub in America had all that
thought and money could give it, but
we would not waste Il drop of blood or
Il dollar for those distant lands until
our own wants had been supplied.
Moreover. we sincerely believe that we
shall best serve others by showing
what our institutions can 90 for our
selves. japan says we have opened
the way for her 10 march upward and
onward. but we did not prod her with
the bayonet at every step to hasten
that advance.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
THE GUARANTEE or NEUTRAL.
ITY IS WORTHLESS
(New York SUM

There is not a word i'll the Hay
Pauncefote treaty which abrogates the
Clayton Bulwcr treaty, or wipes that
old instrument off the slate or buries
It's bones, or modides the letter of it's
extinct obligations in any particular
save one.
The one exception is the unnecessary
permission TO this Government to
build tho canal It it's own risk and
with It's own money. and to exercise in
regard to its management functions
falsely termed control" the actual
control being reserved to n concert of
the worlds powers.
In every other respect a vote for
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Is vote
to revive the stipulations of the Clay
ton Bulwer treaty. MIR. Hays treaty
is supplement and re-cnactment.
not substitute or repeal.
Among the stipulationS 1t proposes
to revive and re-ennct is this regard
ing the joint guarantee of neutrality:
THE Governments of the United
States and Great Britain al
ways understand that this protection
and guarantee are granted con-
drawn by both Governments or
either Government. Neither
party, however. shall withdraw the
aforesaid protection and guarantee
without first giving six months no
tice to the other
The occasions iustifying the with
drawal of either Government upon six
months notice are stated in the same
article. One of them Is Oppressive ex
actions or unreasona bic tolls upon the
passengers, vessels, goods, wares, mer-
chandlSe or other articles"
That is to say. il events should be
carrying us toward war with another
European nation than England. Ger
many for example. and England, al
though not contcmp ating actual hos
tlities with us. should find 1t to her
interest to promote the German cause
rather than the American, she could
withdraw from her guarantee Of neu-
trality under this treaty merely by
making Il pretext OF dissatisfaction
with the tolls. thus giving Germany
lection on the par: Of Geat Britain.
Thus the sole practical benefit which
can be alleged in Great Britain's joint
guarantee OF neutrality is terminab!e
upon six months notice on her nart.
a worthless six months guarantee in
consideration for our surrender for all
time of the right of indie pendent ac-
ton on this continent, and our renun-
cia ton for all time of the Monroe
Doctrinei
Such will he the cor sequences of fail
ure to abrogate the Clayton Bulwer
treaty.
Is it conceivable that The American
Senate. with open eyes. will invite the
infamy of such a bargain?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
NOT A PURELY LEGAL QUESTION.

The New York Sun prints story to
the effect that last week q meeting of
distinguished anti-Imperialists was
held in the Plaza Hotel in New York
City. Among those in attendance were
Edwin Burrtt Smith. Charles Francis
Adams, Carl Schurz Andrew Carnegie,
Bourke Cochran. George Foster Pea
body. Felix Adler, Horace White, and
several persons from the Middle West
and Pacific Slope. Hon. Carl Schurz,
1t appears, was for continuing the fight
against McKinleyism as applied to the
Philippines, but thought that those
who voted for Mckinley. because of
his views as to domestic policies, but
were opposed TO q despotism in the
colonies. should take the lead for moral
effect. He contended that questions of
Militarism and Imperialism had not
been settled at all by the election or
even passed upon.
Mr.. Cochran assented to this but adj
vised that no action be taken until the
Supreme Court shall have passed upon
the Constitutional aspects OF the ques-
ton. lie is reported by the sun as say
ing that if the Supreme Court holds
that the United States can hold and
govern Colonies outside Of the Con5ti-
tuition. the questions OF Miltarsm and
work of the anti Imperialists will be
at an end.
There are some intelligent men who
share this view of Mr.. Cochran's, If such
be his view. but it is difficult to under
stand why he should have troubled
himself to oppose Imperialism in the
late campaign If it is purely legal
question. We take the liberty of doubt
ing, therefore, that Mr.. Cochran was
correctly reported. II the Supreme
Court should hold that the United
states cannot govern Colonies. outside
of the Constitution. then in truth
would the question of Imperialism be
settled, to the extent that it would be
robbed of its most dangerous feature.
On the contrary, If the Supreme
Court finds that the United States has
the right, under the Constitution. to
govern the Porto Ricans and Filipinos
as subjects, the question of Imperial
ism remains as vital as ever. The Su-
preme Court decides nothing save the
question of authority under the Consti-
tuition to hold Colonies MS dependencies;
the question of whether 1t is wise or safe
for the United States. or just TO the
Colonists. to so hold them, remains I'M
settled. With this phase of 1T, the STU
preme Court has nothing to do. I'm
doubtedly the Supreme Court would
upon a test case. hold that the United
States has right to prohibit foreign
Immigration or even trade with foreign
countries. but either would be a foolish
thing to do for all that.
1t is. therefore, the shallowest of
sophistry to assert that Imperialism is
purely legal question, the final dis
position of which rests, in any case.
with the United States. If the Court
shall hold that the Constitution con-
tcmplated subjects as we'll as citirens,
there still remains abundant grounds
for Mr. Schurz MIR. Cochran and their
associates to protest against that form
of slow, but certain, national suicide.
I
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14

authorities at Richmond could by ap-
plication easily obtain from the prison
authorities in the States mentioned the
data requisite to enable legislative
committee to act intelligentiy on this
matter. by the time the extraordinary
session meets. If the penal farm be
n profitable and desirable adjunct of
the State prison that fact should be
known before new State prison is
built.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
TWELVE PAGES.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER IA. 1900.
A NEUTRAL CANAL IN A WAR
WITH ENGLAND.

a favorite argument of those who
think the United States should build
an English canal is that there is no
necessity to fortify the Nicaragua
canal in order to prevent its use by
an enemy in case of war. All that
would be necessary 0hey say), would
be to send fleet to the mouth of the
canal and "demolish the enemy's ships
one by one as they come out"
This sounds very plausible, but how
would 1t work If put to the test? Sup
pose that our enemy should be Eng
land. A glance at the map Vail show
that in Jamaica, England has a base
nearer to the Atlantic end of the pro-
posed canal than the United States
has. Her tremendous preponderance
in naval power Is conceded. With an
English fleet in West Indian waters.
more powerful than any we could
bring against 1t, and with base near
er to the eastern mouth of the canal,
how would the United States go about
demolishing anything at the Atlantic
entrance to the canal? Plainly it
could not be done. England would con-
troll that entrance of the canal
Let 1t be granted that the United
States would control the Pacific en-
trance so that England's powerful
fleet could not pass through and men
ace our Pacific coast, what would
happen to our Pacific fleet If 1t should
attempt to pass through and come out
In In In, ha
teeth of England's overwhelming West
Indian squadron?
From these considerations 1t Is per-
fectly clear that for the canal to be
of any service to us in time OF war;
we should have to have fleet at
each entrance greater than an enemy
could bring against it. What sort Of
navy should we have to maintain to
put fleet at each entrance OF the
canal. larger than England could
meet, and yet protect our Atlantic
seaboard against n powerful English
fleet with a base in the West Indies
nearer 10 our coast cities than our
fleet. that would be busy guarding
the Atlantic end of the canal.
In the event of war With England
the utmost the United States could
do would be TO hold one entrance of
the canal and prevent England's use
of it. England would hold the other
entrance and prevent the United
States using It. Ii disaster were to
overtake our Pacific fleet, England
would get hold of both ends of the
canal and our Pacific coast would be
a. her mercy. We should need a larger
fleet to protect ourselves against
ffrst-class naval power, if we build a
neutral canal. than with no canal at
all. In short. the only guarantee that
we should be able to use this canal
(for which it is proposed to spend
s2OO. 900, OOO). in time of war and pre-
vent our enemy using 1t. IS TO FOR
TIFY IT At BOTH ENDS.
1t is respectfully submitted that no
considerations OF benefit or advantage
to other nations. based upon Quixotic
conceptions of international relations
can weigh for moment against the
plain dictates OF common sense as to
our own safety. A fortified canal will
menace nobody who is not an enemy
of the United States. 1t will be of just
as much service to the worlds COM
merce as neutral canal. To fortify
the canal is merely to say to the
world that it shall not use our own
handiwork for our undoing.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14
BRAIN AND Drawn
(Boston Hcrald.)

1t is something really encouraging
TO note that Yale actually feels hu-
inflated on account Of the three sue
cessive defeats which she has sus-
tanned in her debating bouts with Ear-
ward. 1t denotes a growing apprecia-
ton of the fact that. after all. there is
something worth cultivating besides
Drawn. and that brains come under this
category. The season for the intelicc-
tual faculties may now be said to have
set in.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14

the new State to be made out OF Oklo-
bona and the Indian Territory should
be called Jeffersonia. The ia" makes
n musical termination--as witness Vir-
ginia-and "Jeffcrsonin" would GER
tainly differentiate the new State from
the score of towns and counties al
ready bearing the name of our most
illustrious statesman.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14

a New York judge has rendered a
decision that women must be home by
midnight. This will do Il good deal to
the after thc-theatre cafe.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14

The Sultan Is not only going to pay
but is actually smiling pleasantly
about it. 1t isn't every man who can
do that.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14

Turkey. having adopted precedent
for paying its debts by purchasing Il
warship. it may be expected to soon
acquire n feet OF formidable proper
tons.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-14

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personal absence. letters and all commu-
hications for THE PILOT
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
NORTH DANVILLE.
Death of Mr. AIIard.

Joseph Allard, our village barber died
very suddenly at the home of his brother
in St. Johnsbury Sunday of Brights dis
ease. He worked in the shop until late
Saturday evening then drove to Mr..
Emmens, where he has been stopping,
and Sunday morning welt to St. Johns
bury to see a doctor and stop at his
brothers. for while, but only lived I'M
til 3 p. m. He came here stranger
only short time since, but had made
many friends.
Mrs. Ethan S. Carr of st. Johnsbury,
has been spending few days with Mrs.
L. c. Stanton.
Lincoln S. Langmaid aud PA. Fellows
are quite i'll.
Mrs. H. E. Kelsey of St. Johnsbury, is
at E. NJ. Massey's for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Thomas of Wheelock,
visited Mrs. Thomas sister, Mrs. D. W..
Hubbard and other relatives the last of
the week.
Arthur Suitor of St. Johnsbury, spent
Sunday with Merton Chickering.
A party consisting of Rev. and Mrs. ].
D. Wadron and daughter, Miss Efie
Waldron, A. M. Mcfarland and family,
Chester Ward and family, Allen c. San
born, Addie Sanborn, and Miss Lettie
Gadapee are enjoying a weeks outing at
Willoughby. Rev. Mr.. Waldron return
ed Friday to occupy his pulpit Sunday
and joined the party again Monday.
Irwin Ranney of Sheffield spent Sunday
with his brother, Harley L. Ranney.
Miss Hattie Batchelder was home
from Barton where she is employed in
the Peerless mill and spent Sunday.
Miss Annie Chalmers returned to
Massachusetts Saturday after spending
several weeks with her parents and
other friends in town.
Rev. J. R. Franklin and family started
for their home in Huntington Thu sday,
Miss Gertrude Franklin remaining here
with relatives.
Mr.. Bundy of Lyndon has moved into
Will Clifford's house on the Danville
road.
George Clifford of Passtmpsic has been
visiting his parents, MIR. and Mrs. c. I.
Clifford of late.
1t is desired that every member of
Rising Sun council, No. "a ]. 0. U. A. M.
who can possibly do so will be present
at the next meeting which will be Mon
day evening, Aug. 81, as business of i'm
portance is to be transacted.
George c. Richardson was in Littleton
few days last week. Mrs. Richardson
stopped with her sister, Mrs. Lovejoy of
St. Johnsbury, during his absence.
E. M. Massey attended the funeral of
a cousin in lrasburgh last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22

In Under Three Flags In Cuba" by
Musgrave, the author tells how a
scheme was Matched to capture the no
torious General Weyler:
General Weyler walked nightly down
the Prado with only an aid and three
secret police saunteriHg behind. Some
Cubans often debated with me the
feasibility Of Selling him there one
night, dragging him down the steps to
the Punta beach and shipping him
down the coast to Gomez, to be held as
a hostage for all Cuban prisoners. This
would have been easy in the darkness
with a launch and a tug in the ofting
that could race the obsolete boats in
the harbor
We worked persisently in planning
this. The guards were to be overpow-
cred by sudden onslaught from the
rear, the general seized, pinioned and
embarked. Lack of funds delayed the
attempt. Finally we chartered a tug
In Key West, but the owner drew back
at the last, and just as another boat
was offered Weyler was recalled.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
nANYHLE.

George Bruce who has been spending
several weeks at John Fishers returned
to his home at Woburn, Mass, Tuesday.
Mrs. S. S. Thompson of Lyndon, Mrs.
L. E. Bundy of Providence, Miss E. F.
Cook of Lowell, Mrs. L. E. Cobb of
Waterloo, Iowa, are at the Elm House.
Mrs. A. B. Hunt of Omaha, Nebraska,
was taken i'll with nervous prostration
while at the Elm House and is now with
friends in st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. ]. H. Fisher and Mrs A. N. Rus
sell have returned from a visit to their
parents at Carol, N. H.
Mrs. J. M. Royce of Lawrence, Mass,
is stopping at Thurber's.
Moses Odekirk is quite i'll with erysip
elias.
Mrs. Flora Wright is home from two
week'svacation at Camp Richmond, Me.
Miss Adele Blodgett of Waterford is
visiting Miss Lura Wesson.
Rev. Mr.. Hoffman of St. Johnsbury
will preach at the Congregational church
next Sunday.
Arelius Odekirk has moved into the
house owned by his son Fred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Avery of New
bury are visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Alfred Gle of St. Johnsbury is
visiting at W. H. Nutting's.
Traditional items on page 81
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
APPETIZING COOKERY.
A Pretty Departure In Rolls - Pan
Baked Sweet Potatoes, Etc.

! Baked Sweet Potatoes, Etc.
A pretty way to prepare raised rolls
and rather departure from the folded
French rolls is called the psyche. When
! the dough is sufficiently kneaded, cut
it into small pieces and roll them I'M
der both hands until they are like a
common sausage, five inches long and
one inch thick. Now tie them into a
knot; bring one of the ends in the CEN
ter of the top, allowing it to protrude
little. This does away with rolling
pin, biscuit cutter, ETC., is much
quicker process and is far prettier than
the old fashioned rolls. Try it.
Pan baked sweet potatoes make a
nice supper dish for cold night. Pare
four or five sweet potatoes and cut
into slices. Put layer of the slices in
the bottom of baking dish and then
a sprinkle Of sugar, salt and a bit of
paprika, then another layer of potatoes
with the seasoning and so continue I'M
til the dish is full, having the last layer
covered with bits of butter. Add suf-
fcient water to just come to the sur
face of the potatoes. Cover the baking
dish and bake one hour in a slow oven
until the potatoes are thoroughly cook
ed. Then take off the cover, allow the
surface to brown and serve hot in the
dish in which it was baked, folding a
napkin about it.
A platter filled with "favorites" is an
attractive breakfast dish. Take cup
full Of finely minced cold tongue, veal
or lamb; add to it three tablespoonfuls
of grated bread and sufficient cold milk
to mosten. Season delicately with
salt, paprika and celery salt.
Butter muffin rings and half fill them
with this mixture, packing it closely.
Break a fresh egg on the top Of each,
SDriOlxIe Iiphtlv with Salt nonnar and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-08-22
Dreams of the Mnimed.

NJ. de Manaceine, the Russian psychol-
ogist, mentions the case of a person
born without arms or feet who always
| dreamed that he had been mutilated.j
Now, it should be borne in mind, he
says, that the majority of persons born
without arms or leet always dream
that they possess these eXtremites 1t
is evident, he maintains, that this diff
ference results, in the first instance,
from weak impressions hereditarily
transmitted and in the second instance
from the strength and precision Of
these impressions. Persons whose
limbs have been amputated are subject
to curious decisions while asleep They
never dream that they are walking on
crutches; quite the contrary, they in
variably dream that they are walking
with their feet, with this difference
only-that as time passes their extrem-
tiles appear to become shorter and
shorter.
NJ. de Manaceine mentions as curl
Gus fact that this hallucnation is very
pronounced when the wound has healed
without complications; while on the
other hand there is no hallucination
when the process Of cicatrization has
been painful. Moreover, we find the
reason Of this difference in the greater
or lesser intensity of the sensations ex-
perienced. Still, If the dreams of alb
normally formed nnrconc arn oharno-
terized by certain peculiarities, they
are none the less subjected, as are other
dreams to the mysterious conditions Of
the human organism, and, like other
dreams, their repercussion on the
wakeful state is identical.