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FOR THErR coon. FoRsoorH.

The great need of the United States at
this juncture in it's relations with the
Cuban people is the one Of patience and
forbearance The Cubans are children
politically. They have in the mass but
the most rudimentary understanding Of
the limitations Of the popular system Of
government, and they are foolishly Jeal-
Gus Of what they call their liberties.
Their liberties would, of course. in all
human probability, be non-existen+ to
day were it not for the nation winch
they now declare is seeking to deprive
them Of those liberties.
Gradually the Cuban politicians who
are at thes bottom, of whatever trouble
exists are coming to recognize that they
are helpless, and that sooner or later
the United States will have it's way and
tees involved in the conditions of the
Plat amendment. Long before the sum-
mer has passed they will be ready to
concede all and more than this nation
asks The United States will then occu-
DIV the grand position which will attend
our complete fulfllment of the pledges
made to the Cuban people, while being
completely safeguarded against the con-
sequences of domestic turmoil or foreign
aggression In the island.
1t is against this contingency evidently
gresham Fletcher are now directing
their thoughts The group Of congress-
men who have been down to CUBA
trip which enabled them to speak with
some army officers and perhaps here and
there to a domiciled American or Eng
Hshman-are now expanding their
| views" of Cuba and the disposition Of
| the Cuban people on the newspapers for
| public enlightenment. Some of them be-
| lieve that the Cubans will In time come
| to accept the conditions laid down by
| congress and that we may expect to
! withdraw before long from the island
| Others of them are more convinced than
| they ever were before that the Cubans
are utterly unified for self-government,
and that 1t would be national crime
on our part to leave them to their own
| resources.
| In all these latter cases the dominant
note is that we should protect the Gu
| bans against themselves. We should ex-
! tend to them, If necessary, the same
measure Of educational training in free
government that we are now giving to
the blessed Filipinos and Porto Ricans.
| But under no circumstances should we
| allow them to destroy themselves polit-
ically by withdrawing from their coun-
try and fulfilling the national pledge
given. only one ultimate condition is
| possible. in my opinion says
| Congressman Fletcher, land when
say that 1t would be better
| for us to take charge at once mean that
1t would dispose of all doubt and uncer-
tainty and result in the speedier COM
mercial development Of and rehabilita-
| ton of the island"
| This sort of talk may be taken as rep
! resenting the pressure which is brought
! to bear from time to time on the people
! at Washington to take hold Of matters
| in Cuba and disregard the so-called fool
ish promise which we have given. An
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

1t is g. matter of common knowledge,
says Mr.. George KEENAN, in the Outlook
that our authorities in the Philippines
have adopted the Spanish method OF
water torture" to obtain confessions
and information from captive insurgents
This method consists in holding a man
down on his back and forcibly pouring
water down his throat until he is almost
ready to burst and suffers intense
agonies in consequence. Our allies, the
Maccabebes, are said to be experts in
this form of torture. Mr.. ken:ian adds:
I'VE have established a penal colony;
we have burned native villages. near
which there has been an ambush or an
attack by insurgent guerrilIas; we kill
the wounded; we resort to torture as a
means of obtaining information; and IN
private letters from two officers of the
regular army in the Philippines / find
the prediction that in certain provinces
we shall probably have to resort to the
method of Recommendation practiced by
Gen. Weyier in Cuba" If there is any
truth in this. 1t Will be cold day for
the administration when the facts be-
come generally known.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
UNEASY LIES THE HEAD.

It is the unexpected that happens. The
ostensible cause of great events is seldom
the real cause. The apparent cause of
the American Civil war was the theory
Of the right of a state to secede, but be-
meath and above this political controversy
was the question of human slavery 1t
took two full years Of bloodshed to bring
it to the surface, but it came.
The stage of the world today is occu-
pied by the drama in China. The atten-
ton of the audience from pit to gallery is
fixed upon the movements of the great ac-
tors amid the shifting scenes. No one
knows how the play will end. Behind that
painted canvas, out Of sight and out Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

involving distances under 200 miles, the
automobile will supersede both the horse
and the railway train, but It demands
good roads. What was started by the BIZ
cycle and furthered by the automobile is
still emphasized by the system Of free
rural delivery of the mails The popu-
larity of this rural delivery has been so
marked that the demand of the postal
department for good roads as a prerequi-
site to the establishment OF route is
cheerfully and quickly complied with.
With these forces working to one end
it looks as if the country within the next
decade would be traversed with highways
which will make country life not only en-
durable. but. as it should be. the ideal
life to live. Under present conditions of
transportation, smooth, level roads will
bring country and city together. The So
cial life of one will be the social life OF
the other. When with an automobile or
bicycle, one may cover twenty miles of
road through the country in an hour,
there will be no necessity of living cooped
up in the heart of a city
There is another force at work on the
problem of good roads, but from another
standpoint. The automobile the bicycle
and the rural delivery appeal to the social
side of country life This other force is
purely business and comes from the rail-
roads. Competition among great trunk
lines has rendered the feeder OF great
Importance.
The railroad wants the freight OF the
country through which it runs, and if by
any influence certain road can induce
the settlers to build scientific wagon
roads leading into the towns and cities
along it's line. the freight will come that
way, on the principle that moving body
will take the direction of the least fric-
ton. To this end the Illinois Central
Railway company has arranged to equip
a good roads evangelist train composed Of
a crew of expert road makers, with all
kinds of modern road=making machinery,
together with a dining and sleeping car
IOr the forces. Iney propose TO SpenQ the
coming season at thirty or forty points
between New Orleans and Chicago, max
ing model roads. Advance agents will
preeede the train and work up interest
among the settlers, who are asked to fur
nish only the teams necessary and the
material needed. This will be a great
educator for the people OF the states
through which it passes The example
should be emulated by every other rail-
road-the better the roads the greater will
be the volume of freight.
That was a great idea of Julian Haw-
thorne-the building of a great national
highway from New York and Boston,
through Chicago to San Francisco;
road 200 feet wide and graded for the
use of the bicycle and automobile. Such
a highway would constitute a great ar
terry of social commerce for the nation.
Into it would soon lead branches from
every state and every section. It would
do more to develop the country than a
ship subsidy law
Good roads are coming to stay, and
with them is coming back the .'ways1de
inn" and the country tavern; both will
be welcome.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

hearing of the eager crowd, are the forces
that control the dramatis personae The
next may be the last act and 1t may end
in farce or a tragedy.
There are social and political forces
working in the heart of Russia Of which
we know little. Forces that may tax the
strength of this sautoeratic giant to sup
press The polygotr empire Of Austria is
held together blythe feeble fingers of an
old man. The restless spirit of the Bal
kan states points to the end of Turkish
rule in Europe az 70.
Eurasia is mined and only waits for
some aspiring YOUTH to light the fuse.
England and Japan demand of Russia
her intentions toward Manchuria. Rus
STA accuses Germany of designs to annex
the German-speaking states of Austria.
Europe suspects a design on the part OF
Russia and Gernaany7to partition Austria
and drive the q Turk across the Bos-
porus. - -
In the meantime the world is enter
tanned with the spectacle of an interna-
tional dispute over a railroad siding ait
Tien Tsin and the equally absurd con-
troversy over the demands Of Russia
upon China to guarantee protection to
the commercial interests of the former in
Manchuria.
1t looks now as if the long peace of
Europe was about to be broken What
the combination Will be, the signs of the
times do not now indicate. England
which has for so many years preserved
the balance of power. even to the point
Of joining forces with the Turk is by
reason Of the South African conflict par
TALLY eliminated from the problem. We
are Informed that the British fleet is
still powerful but it cannot protect
India from the north Russia still enter
tains a vivid remembrance Of the Crimea,
and the siege Of Sebastopol may yet be
re-enacted in another cline. It is fortu-
nate for the world, that tn anations which
at present seem on the verge Of conflict,
are unprepared. The two European pow
ers ready for war are Germany and
France, but neither of them have either
interests or honor In jeopardy. Japan is
ready to fight for Korea, but has no in
terest in European politics.
The complications over the Chinese
questions may serve to fire the train
which will explode in Europe, but We
and the interests dotnot affect the mass
Of the people-public sentiment the world
over would be against it.
When it does come it will come like the
angel of death-lfIiheraIded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Concerning the deportation Of Editor
Rice, the Boston Herald has this to say:
There is no politics-imperialist or anti
Imperialism 1t. Mr. Rice simply OBJ
jected to the manner in which the rev.
enue offers were collecting revenues in
Manila. For this he was called to ac-
count, and told that he must cease at
lacking them or be compelled to leave
the island. Here, it strikes us, is action
of despotism which would be an outrage
under free government, and for which
1T Is difficult to conceive a justifiabIe
reason under military government. Mr.
Rice was soldier who, it is to be pre-
sumed, went to Manila with patriotic
intentions, and nothing has as yet ap-
peared in the course he has pursued to
conflict with this view of his character.
The fact that he courts investigation is
in his favor"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Gen. Funston has gone into Isabella
province with ten men and company Of
native scouts to try to capture Agui-
naldo,'' says the latest cable dispatch.
Now, wouldn't that shock your nerves!
Just when a man has settled down COM
fortably to the conviction that all the
numerous reports about Aguinaldo's
death were true after all, to drop such a
bombshell without warning right into
the bull's-eye Of ones trustful content
ment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

The Chicago Tribune may have been all
right in saying that Mr.. WI, the Chinese
minister to Washington, must have felt
right at home in the pork packing and
steck-yards district in Chicago, because
it necessarily reminded him Of the punI,
tive measures. But there Is a stronger
reason why, for it is a well known fact
and Illustrations in many papers, copied
from Chinese wood cuts, have recently
shown how the Chinese kill foreigners
in efIigy, by killing a pig to represent
them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
INFLUENCES MAKING FOR Goon
ROADS


ROADS.
Inc rural settlements Of the Middle and
Western states were in a certain sense
unfortunate in the fact that the railroad
preceded them, or came in their wake
thus doing away with the tavern and the
stage coach and making good roads In a
measure unnecessary. The road to thu
nearest railroad station was made passa-
bic and the rural settler was content
There were times when the mud was too
deep to pass with a team, but he could
stay at home until the roads got better.
He arranged to haul his produce to mar
ket in winter or>during the fall when the
natural roads were passable The neces-
sity for a smooth highway for the tray
eler without a railroad ticket was not felt
until the invention of modern means op
rapid transit.
AS long as the horse and the locomo-
tive were the only means Of travel. the
average man preferred the locomotive
1t was cheaper and much time was saved.
The bicycle changed this somewhat. Al
though not so fast as the locomotive it
was infinitely cheaper, for it did not eat
anything, would stand without hitching,
and utilized a stock of power always on
hesua. 1t was reserved to the invention
of the automobile to make a system Of
good roads in every community impera-
tive. The automobile is cheaper than the
horse, and can make nearly as good time
as the locomotive. For ordinary travel,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

The greatest outrage of Spanish rule in
Cuba was the ''reconcentrado" system
1t has been claimed that we would
eventually use the same system in the
Philippines and here it is. Judge Taft
reports from Martinique, where he has
undertaken to set up what he calls civil
government: Maj. Smith, commanding
the American garrisons on this island.
has issued an order requiring all natives
to live in the five principal towns where
American troops are stationed. Those
natives who continue to live in the coun-
Try will be considered insurgents. So
we have both deportation and the recon
centrado system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

The big strike at Marseilles, in South
ern France, is doing inestimable damage.
Marseilles is the chief French port on the
Mediterranean, and is the outlet for most
Of her trade with the Orient The strike
has brought practically all business in
the city to deadlock, and the effects of
it are felt throughout France.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

The French had to withdraw cert31n
regime nt from Tien Tsin, because, as the
officers explained, the soldiers had been
recruited from the tough element of
Paris and were not fit for duty in a big
city; in other words, they could not be
kept from looting. Unfortunately the
troops of the allied powers In China
seem to be largely made up Of that same
class of men They are mostly volun-
teers enlisted for this special occasion,
and 1t was the irresponsible, adventurous
element, SO common in all big cities, that
responded with the greatest eagerness.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Hanna is worried over the deadlock In
Nebraska. The big boss is not used to
being fought with his own weapon The
people interested in that deadlock possess
the same arguments employed with such
effect by Hanna, and they are not afraid
to use them, either.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Privy Councillor Pobiedonoszeff, chief
procurator Of the holy synod, which re-
Gently accommodated Count Tolstoi
was pressed into service as a target for
the bullets Of an anarchist. Thus, in
Russia, the strenuous life catches them,
both coming and going. and a man does
not seem to stand much show Of escap-
ing 1t no matter what side he belongs to.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

There is one thing that American rule
has done for Havana, which deserves a
great deal of credit. From being one Of
the most unhealthy cities in the world
Havana has been made one of the health
lest. During February the death rate
in Havana was less than il most Ameri-
can cities
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
A GIVING PUBLIC EVIL.

There is Assign now suspended at one
OF the windows Of the office of the alb
stract clerk which says that all informa-
ton must be paid for. It is in the nature
Of a warning to the public to keep away
from that office unless they are prepar-
ed to pay for any courtesy or considera-
ton that may be bestowed upon them.
The existence Of such a sign is an an
omaly; 1t is inconsistent with all true
conceptions Of the uses Of g. public office,
and suggests the question whether that
office. which is an excrescence In itself.
is maintained for the benefit Of the in
cumbent of it or for the benefit of some
other private interest. presently or pros
pectfvely.
Enough has been made plain through
the statements of the abstract clerk
himself and through the public press to
establish the necessity of the office being
thoroughly overhauled. The records are
not being kept properly; they certainly
cannot be kept up to date, IT, as the
head Of the office declares, there is no
money, and has been none for some time
past. with which to pay It's employees.
There Is evidently no use In expecting
the board Of county commissioners to do
anything to preserve the rights and inter-
ests of the public in connection with that
office. That body of Republican states
men is as q rule too pussy In manifold
other directions which possess living in
terest to its members to concern itself
In setting right a state Of things which
might necessttate an interference with
one of their party comrades The pres
emit shiftless and dangerous situation
will evidently continue indefinitely If de-
pendence is placed on the county COM
missioners; and in the progress Of time
it will be found that there Is big bill of
expense to be made by the county, while
its public records are not unlikely to be
found in a condition which will involve
a menace to the public interest The
records of this Office are too important,
they effect too valuable interests, to
continue to be trifed with as thew are
at present without both scandal and loss
accruing.
Since the duty which is plain and press
ing is likely to continue being neglected
by the board of county commissioners it
seems plainly demanded by the public
welfare that an examination should be
made at once into the affairs of this Of
fee for the past two years or So That
examination may be made by the public
examiner or by the grand jury, as well
as by the county commissioners. Mr..
Pope has, according to recent press re-
ports, been engaged in an examination
Of other local offices, and the results of
his examination in certain directions
have just been submitted by the mayor
might with much pubic advantage be
supplemented by corresponding scruti-
ny of the affairs and the methods OF
the office of the abstract clerk. Since
be we'll if that body took upon itself to
do the work which has been already too
long neglected.
1t will be a grave mistake should the
present session of the legislature be
brought to an end without some remedial
course being adopted toward this III
conducted and wholly unnecessary office.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

That latest attempt to railroad Samp-
son on pedestal as a national hero ts
about as despicable as they could make
it. The people admire heroes, but they
do despise to have them foisted upon
them
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

In case of war between Russia and
Japan Russia would have to send her
troops all the way across the continent of
Asia, distance of 5000 miles, to protect
her interests in Manchuria and Eastern
Siberia. where Japan would make the at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

The car sleeps in bedroom made OF
steel armor. He is the head of the Greek
church which recently excommunicated
Tolstoi 1t is not likely that Tolstoi
would care to change places with him
though
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

and number. it looks as If they would be
able. four years hence to appoint ruler
for the United States without going
through the formality Of holding an cleo
ton
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Congressman Tawrey Is not likely to
succeed in getting President Northrop
appointed on the ST. Louis exposition
commission, as long as there are any old
Republican wheelhorses hunting around
for a coy stall.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Uncle Sam has demanded an apology
of the sultan Of Morocco. The sultan
had better eat humble pie right away, or
it may happen that he won't be able to
tell for the life of him what struck him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Those labor leaders in Pennsylvania had
better put of that proposed coal miners
strike until the next presidential cam
paign comes around again.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Tt is a question whether the car is go-
ing to get China or the anarchists are
going to get the car.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

A new cook book just gotten out In
California contains over 100 recipes for
serving prunes. According to the book.
the prune Is the best maker of blood
and gray matter known among all foods,
From Andrew Carnegfe's book, The
Gospel Of Wealth and Other Timely Es-
says" we quote the following passage:
The gospel of wealth but echoes
Christs words. 1t calls upon the mill
Hona1re to sell all that he hath and give
1t In the highest and best form to the
poor by administering his estate himself
for the good of his fellows, before he is
called upon to lie down and rest upon
the bosom Of Mother Earth" II In".s
as II he intended to carry into effect
this doctrine. Russell Sage does not
agree with the Scottish-American phtIan-
throp1st. AT 'eighty-three years Of age
he is as eager to pile up wealth as when
the. miser's spirit first possessed him.
His millions will be increased by $4,000
If the Minnesota legislature makes the
people of Reeds Landing responsible for
an old bond scheme. Sage is a man
spoken of In Psalms xxx, 5: He
heapeth UP riches, and knoweth not
who shall gather them" Maybe he
thinks he can take 1t with him, as he
has 1t in the form of cash, more of it
on hand than any other man In the
United States.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

The winter lumber season has about
closed and the Jacks" are returning
to Minneapolis to help fill the streets and
walt until the wheat fields are ready
to harvest
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

The Minnesota board of control VIII
be called upon to manage millions Of
dollars worth Of property and host
OF employees. besides disbursing many
hundreds of thousands Of dollars a wear
at combined salary much less than
private corporation would give one
Individual for the same work, and who
would surround himself with trained as
sistants, each of whom would get
board of control salary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

It is reported that the witch-hazel
trust proposes to rub 1t in.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Eighty-one men deserted from the gov.
eminent cruiser Topeka the other day at
Norfolk when they learned that their
ship had been ordered to the Asiatic sta<
ton. Desertions from the army and navy
are of daily occurrence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Is Adam Fad, the Bear. bruin' mis-
chief:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

Judge Dunno. Of the Chicago circuit
court, decided the other day that school
authorities have. no right to exclude from
the public school children who have not
been vaccinated unless it is shown that
the disease is so prevalent that rigid pre-
cautions must be taken. The decision
was III a mandamus proceedings. A very
sensible and reasonable decision
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

The way the trusts are growing in size