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The Washington times., 1901-09-02
THE HOWISON LETTER.

| Rear Admiral Howison as good as nd
mits in his letter that he has talked with
his acqIaintances about the unfortunate
| disputes" But he Is quite certain In his
own mind that he didn't say and could
not have said the disparaging things about
Schley which that Boston newspaper mar
reported him as saying, and he is quite
sure in his own mind that he can hear
the evidence in the case and pass upon
| it impartially.
That Is not the important question The
important question is whether Schley. af-
ter reading the letter. is fully assured in
his own mind Of Howisons impartiality.
IL he is not. it may be said (as. indeed.
it has been said by Hackett). he can chal-
lenge Howison when the court convenes.
What would be the result OF that7 Ad-
mirai Dewey and Rear Admiral Benham
would have the ungracious task thrust
upon them of deciding as to the fitness of
Rear Admiral Howison to sit with them.
suppose they should overrule Schlcy' s
challenge Human nature being what 1t
is. is it likely that the incident would
leave Howison favorably disposed toward
Schley-in an Ideally judicial temper?
There have been quite enough biunders
in this matter already. Schley has asked
for this Court OF Enquiry. To give him
n court with which he Is not entirely sat
isficd Will be the worst biunder yet. Mr..
Hackett's superiors should see that, If
Mr. Hackett doesn't.-Hartford Courant.
The gushing and slobbering courtesies
and compliments of Acting Secretary of
the Navy Hackett in his letters to the
enemies of Admiral Schley are quite as
noticeable as the scant civility and un-
concealed curtness with which he ad-
dresses the sailor who fought and won
the battle of Santiago.-Chicago Chron-
icle.
Admiral Howisons statement is very
carefully worded and may be satisfac-
tory to Admiral Schley. He does not
exactly "repudiate the interview" but
his letter is so worded as to give care
less readers the impression that he does.
In other words it Is ingenious rather than
ingenuous.-Boston Globe.
Admiral Howisons steering gear seems
to be out of order. He has landed high
and dry on the rock Of equivocation.-
baltimore World.
Admiral Howison. after throwing upon
the Secretary of the Navy the onus of
deciding whether he shall sit or not, con-
cludes by declaring that Il can, on my
conscience and oath, do my duty as
member of the court without partiaiity.
as the law requires" This assurance
must be accepted as conclusive, so far
as Admiral Howison is concerned. But
If he had been able to say that his pri-
vate discussion OF the case had been
would make him approach the case with
his mind made up on any aspect of it it
would have added largely to the public
confidence In the investigation--Pittsbur
Despatch.
Admiral Hcwison did not say 1t. Cap
tain Forsyth did not say it, and yet it
is said that they said it. and if they
didn't say it those who said that they
said 1t or explain why they said what
they said that which they did not say.
although they are still said to have said
that-oh. never mind. Wen find out all
about 1t some day.-Philadeiphia En-
Quirer
The Washington times., 1901-09-02
DEsPONDENT MIR. HULL.

Congressman Hull landed in San Fran
cisco yesterday sadly disillusioned man.
The Filipinos, he found. were a most
peculiar people. and had the strange
trait of wanting to be let alone" How
different Mr.. Hull's neighbors in Iowa.
one of whose most engaging qualities is
an eager desire to have foreigners come
to run their government and exploit their
resources, Obviously. as the panied Con-
gressman remarks, the Filipipos are 'ab-
solutely unfit for self government They
actually desire the benevolently assimila-
tive Hull to let them alone. He will. but
1t is only because the Spooner law, which
ne bitterly declares to be most unwise
legislation" prevents his Philippine De-
velopment Company from acquiring fran
chises and public lands. Doubtless he will
change all that. as well as strip OFF the
epaulets from the army officers in Ma
Mia, who did not know a great man when
they saw him. as soon as he gets fairiy
going In the next Congress At present,
however, IL is a gloomy and Respondent
Hull who has returned to his own ma
tive land-New York Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1901-09-02
Republicans and the Trusts.

Republican State conventions show a
strong disposition to deal very tender
ly with the trusts. The platforms US
ually denounce combinations that are
in restraint of trade, and for the pur-
legitimate combinations of capital are
heartily commended. This is a cum
ming verbal device.
There is. In fact, a wide difference
between legitimate and illegitimate
combinations of capital There are
many business enterprises that cannot
be carried on without large capital
This is the case in all undertakings
which require expensive buildings and
grounds. costly machinery, or appli-
ances Of any kind. or the employment
of large numbers Of workmen. No linn
itations should be placed upon the right
of capital to combine in such manner
as effectively to carry on these enter
prises. But there is vast difference
between such combination of capital
as will build and suitably equip a fac
tory or mine, and the combination Of
a large number of such plants under
one management, for the obvious pur-
pose of crushing smaller concerns and
obtaining complete control of the out
put of certain products. By this means
the trust makes itself the master of
the market, and can fix prices very
largely to suit itself by keeping a firm
grip on the supply. When entrenched
behind the barrier Of a high protective
tariff, the power of the trust is greatly
increased in this respect, because 1t is
guarded against all foreign competi-
tion.
A few years ago Mr.. Dingley. the
father of the present tariff, in one of
his speeches, argued strongly and in
geniously that trust monopolies in the
United States were impossible because
the country was so vast, that no COM
bination Of men could obtain control of
any leading industry. His claim sound
ed plausible. and influenced the judg-
rnent of many intelligent people. But
no theory can stand in the face of op-
posing facts. and IL is as clear as light
that the trusts are now doing the iden-
fical thing that Mr.. Dingley so conclu-
siyeiy proved(D TO be impossible
The trouble with these Republican
The Washington times., 1901-09-02
The NnNnl Ahsenfec.

Whether it will be his own fault or
not, Sampson is most likely to remain
true to his record, and be absent from
the sittings of The Schley Court of En-
CURRY. Carefully confected stories are
now being printed in the Administra-
tion press, giving more or less vague
hints that the hero of Matanzas is not
only a physical but a mental wreck
We are not prepared to say that they
have not some basis of truth, but how
much we should not like to guess. The
public impression, that for Sampson to
appear on the witness stand, and un-
dergo an adequate cross examination
would be fatal to the conspiracy against
Admiral Schley. is so strong that one
is excusable in doubling the good faith
of statements concerning his condition,
whether of body or mind.
Still. 1t may be as hinted, that he will
really be unable to attend the court
or to give competent testimony else
where. In that case we presume that
the narrative of the West Indian cam
paign written for him at Newport, and
which we understand he has never seen,
course, it will be rejected, and the fact
that Sampson is too i'll to testify in per-
sor will have TO be clearly establish
ed by competent physicians, unconnect-
ed with the Navy Department, or, pro-
fessionally, with any of its function
aries, to satisfy the country that the
court is not being tricked.
From present appearances Crownin-
shield and Hackett have prevailed upon
Rear Admiral Howison TO stick TO his
appointment as third member of the
court, indelicate as that course must
appear even to him, in the circum-
stances. We do not know that in the
end, the arrangement will be harmful
When the tribunal convenes. Howl
sons disqualification will be shown so
clearly. that Admiral Dewey and Rear
Admiral Benham will be compelled to
rule him out. Then there will be some
for another reliable Sampsonite. to fill
the vacancy; and that will string the
case along, so that it probably will
still be before the court when Congress
shall meet in December. That perhaps |
Is desirable. Senators and members
will be fresh from their constituents |
and fully imbued with the national |
sentiment in favor of a thorough over |
hauling of the Navy Department, and |
of Crowninshield and the |
Bureau. The tendency of |
the Schley enquiry will serve to give |
an impetus TO the Congressional de-
sire to probe the Sampson scandal, the |
Merrimac mystery, and various other |
things which demand careful and stern
attention.
At last. no doubt, justice will tri-
1nph, Notwithstanding the most earn
est. painstaking, and desperate efforts
% defeat it
The Washington times., 1901-09-02
POLITICAL COMMENT.

The business of demanding an explana-
| tion of every man in the army or navy
who says a word in favor of Admiral
Schiey will soon become bit tiresome at
! least to the public, II the Navy Depart
ment does not once in while show just
a little interest in the officers who talk
the other way. Criticism of Admiral
Schley apparently does not count with the
departmental censors. for there has been a
lot Of it. first and last, without evoking a
single reprimand or even single ques-
tion.-New York Times
The vicious little Partisan newspapers
which have been doing a great deal of
foolish talking on the subject of the Mon
roe Doctrine should attend strictly to the
quarrel between France and Turkey,
which Is about their size.-Chicago Chron-
icle.
The present Indications are that Mich
olas II, on his coming visit to Germany,
will extend his trip to France and Eng
land. In this way there will be no chance
for any of the big nations to be jealous
of its neighbors The Car is an astute
politician. By refraining from effusive
friendships or pronounced anita gonisms for
any nation he preserves the influence of
his country In European affairs and makes
his own favors worth all the more to him
self and his people Among the big ma
tions, at least this Is an era of good feel
AS to Howisons miserable, pettifogging
letter, the Acting Secretary writes full
some reply, calling it frank and manly
and saying that it confirms the belief
that the department has been fortunate
in selecting the third member OF the
court" There can be no doubt of that.
The department might have searched far
among the officers OF the navy before 1t
found another so likely to be subservient
to Its own schemes as Mr.. Howison has
shown himself-Philadelph Times.
Turkey is an anachronism in Europe. The
Mohammedan faith and civilization have
no place on that continent. The Turks
are interlopers and a ems, though they
have held their place for hundreds of
years. Long ago they would have been
swept back into Asia If 1t had not been
for the jealousies OF the European Pow
ers that could not agree on the distribu-
ton of the loot But the great Eastern
question has been postponed-not settled.
All Europe believes that the crash must
come and that the Turk must go.-1ndian-
6polis Sentinel.
While academic protests do not count
for much with politicians confident of
their power. it must be an uncomfortable
thought for the Administration to feel
that much of the best authority and vir- |
tue in the Republic Is SO outspoken in its |
denunciation of its policy.-Boston Globe |
1t makes precious little difference to |
Mr. Hull, President of the Philippine |
Company, whether the rule be |
or civil SO long as Congress |
makes openings for his buzz saws. Saw |
mills and destiny-eh, Mr.. Hull?-Spring !
field Republican
An American offered the toast Success |
10 the Shamrock" in the presence of Sir
Thomas Upton at Asbury Park Thurs
day night The British yachtsman must |
smile privately at some of the cheap eff |
fusiveness he encounters.-Boston Jour
nal.
The Washington times., 1901-09-02
Money supply md Interest.

There Is no point connected with
modern finances upon which there is
more misapprehension than there is
! with reference to interest rates as af-
fected by the total supply of money. A
great many people. perhaps most peo-
pie. have an idea that an abundant sup
ply of money will make interest low.
Mint Director Roberts. in a recent ar
ticle suggested the fallacy of this view,
and called attention to the fact that
such result would not necessarily fol-
| low, because interest is a payment in
| kind" and IL the abundance of money
| makes 1t cheap, the cheapness will af-
feet the money used for the payment
Of interest as well as that which con-
stitutes the principal. This is correct
as far as 1t goes. and If principal and
interest could be considered by them
selves, separate and apart from every
thing else, Mr. Roberts statement
would sufficiently cover the question.
But il must be remembered that money
is merely an agency by which the
worlds business is transacted The
abundance or scarcity of money has a
most important bearing upon business
conditions. and these conditions will
very largely determine the rates of in
terest
Whether the aggregate money volume
were large or small, If nobody wanted
TO borrow any there would be no in
terest rates for want of borrowers. II
a few people wanted TO borrow small
sums, that would create a demand
which would give a rating. and the
stronger the demand became in pro-
portion to the supply, the higher the
interest rates would be. Nowhere in the
world has money ever been more plen-
tiful in proportion to the number of
people than II was in California during
the flush times of early gold mining
there. But money commanded all the
way from two per cent a month up to
six, and it was merely because the de-
mand was so intense. Men saw that If
they had money they could make money.
and they were willing to pay high
rates for the use of it.
Speaking generally it may be said
that an increasing money volume, by
stimulating business and strengthening
the demand for money, tends to raise
the rates of interest. On the other hand
a diminishing supply Of money always
to greater or less extent depresses
business. II lowers prices and reduces
the profits of business ventures. This
leads to the withdrawal of money from
active industrial enterprises, and II
naturally gravitates toward the money
centres. where it becomes superabun- |
dant; that is. in excess of the demand |
for 1t. and the interest rates at those
The Washington times., 1901-09-02
The Lost Arts of Childhood.

An old gentleman who is still a boy
in his feelings recently was found Won
dering what had become of some of the
arts of his boyhood days. He said that
when he was an urchin all boys could
make kites. bows and arrows, water
wheels. windmills, popguns. willow
whistles, squirt-guns. jack-o' lanterns.
and cornstalk fiddles. He interviewed
his young nephew on the subject and
found that the boy knew nothing what
ever of these arts.
1t is rather too bad, If it is really so,
that the art of making ingenious toys
out of home material has passed away.
A modern air-gun costing five dollars
may be the delight of a boys heart,
but. after all. does 1t give him the sat
isfaction Of the one he made himself?
Is the deliberately constructed toy
steamboat any more delightful than
the catamaran with a mast whitfield
out by a jack-knife, and sail hemmed
and fitted by the sister of the owner?
Probably not.
The reason for the pleasure which
the child takes in these things Is that
his constructive faculty is employed in
making them. and this impulse. rightly
trained, is the source OF half the de-
light which life holds. 1t Is better to
make than to receive ready y-made. The
simplest tools are as a rule the best. A
jack knife is tool infinite in its posi-
bilities. Given knife, a saw, and
few other tools of the most elementary
description, and the boy can construct
as many things as he can with a we'll
filed tool chest. If the few implements
he has are of the best quality.
The mechanical toy has the advan-
tage, of course, of making the young
ster familiar with the workings of ma
cbinery; but in about nine cases out of
ten he is too young to understand
them, and if the engine or steamboat
is broken IL has to be thrown away or
repaired by the hand OF the profession
AL. because the machinery is so compli-
Gated that nobody in the house under
stands its workings well enough to re-
pair it. If mechanical toys are select
ed for gifts to child IL Is better that
they should be simple enough for the
child to understand. and that he should
be able, II necessary. to take them TO
pieces and put them together again. |
In that way he will prepare himself for !
future mechanical employment.
There is no reason why any bright |
boy cannot be taught carpentering, |
or the work of the cleo
trician. so that when he is fourteen or |
fifteen he will be ready to take UP the !
The Washington times., 1901-09-02
COSTLY JUNK.

Mr.. Lawson's decision TO break up the
Independence is a startling proof of the
extent to which the present-day cup de-
fender has become a mere racing machine
"a costly toy. useless after 1t has served
its purpose. or has been prevented from
serving it by committee.
The 100000 that the Independence has
cost would buy six splendid cruising
schooners big and comfortable enough to
go around the world in With another
100000 added it would build as fine a
steam yacht as any afioat. The craft
that goes to the knackers next Tuesday
is expensive junk.-New York World
The Washington times., 1901-09-02

Lord Salisbury's health is still subject
of lively discussion in London. Although
it is better than formerly he is old and
the people who are really Interested in
him for his own sake fear that the duties
and cares of exalted public station will
tend to shorten his life. 1t is said that
his children are urging him to retire.
while his nephews. cousins. and so on.
who are comfortably ssddled on the Gov
eminent in fat positions. are trying their
best to keep him in Office. for reasons
which may be guessed without wrench
ing ones brains
The Washington times., 1901-09-02
ALWAYS TO BE EXPECTED.

The news of an attempt against the life
of the aged Emperor of Austria Hungary
is not startling. 1t is something always
to be expected in European countries,
where Anarchists abound. and has moth
ing to do with the question of good or
had government Anarchy is opposed to
ali government because it is government.
and considers 1t a duty to remove" all
governors. But II is not yet certain that
the secret police, who made the arrest,
have caught a genuine would-be assassin.
They cook up such episodes for their own
ACKNOWLEDGMENT sometimes.-Phiiadelph
Ledger
The Washington times., 1901-09-02
GOOD ADVICE.

The International Union of Cigarmakers
has formally advised its members to in
vestigate conditions carefully before strik-
ing. II such advice were followed there
would be fewer strikes. Too often de-
mands are made which in justice to him
self or to the stockholders of the company
ar employer cannot grant The applica-
tion Of common sense by labor leaders
would prevent many strikes.-Buffalo E,x+
press. 1ss
The Washington times., 1901-09-02

We begin to fear that it was in an evil
hour that the new cup defender was
christened Constitution. That was once
great name with which to conjure; but
of late the original has been useful only
as carpet lining on Capitol Hill, and no
luck attaches to it. Now Columbia is
different. and in the light of recent events
would appear to be quite the gem of the
The Washington times., 1901-09-02

Advices from Berlin are to the effect
that the German Government is infiexible
in its determination to insist upon the
expiatory ceremonial prescribed for Prince
Chun and his suite. 1t is stated that
should he fail to put in an appearance
and kowtow to the Emperor as arranged,
Germany will refuse to sign the peace
protocol, and the European and Oriental
Empires will be still in a condition of
hostility. Unless China wishes to lose
some more real estate on the Shan Tung
Peninsula, Chun and his companions
would do well to proceed to the Kaiser's
capital and knock their heads on the floor
according to the printed programme. 1t
Will not hurt them much They need not
knock hard.
The Washington times., 1901-09-02

Again that terrible man Castro is ac-
cused of an intention to invade Colombia.
He has ten thousand men near the
border The fact that they happen to
be the same ten thousand who have
been there ever, since they routed
Marroquin's general, Valencia, and
drove him across the frontier. does not
matter. The other fact, that Marroquin
has force massed on his side of the
frontier with an eye to invasion. does not
count either. 1t is Castro who is the hoo
doc man. first, last, and all the time; be-
cause he is not susceptible to the seduc-
tions of our Asphalt Trust. and. in some
way, We must get rid of him. Wicked,
wicked Castro! Compare him. now, with
a godly man like Greene. who was grand
marshal Of the inauguration parade.
The Washington times., 1901-09-02

business with two or three years of
thorough training to supplement his
amateur experience. He will not have
10 waste time in learning the rudiments
OF the business in that case. A small
printing press is also a good educator
But 1t is usually better for the boy to
nave one trade and stick to it. rather
than amuse himself with half dozen
If he shows an aptitude for any par
ucular thing. his parents should en-
courage him TO spend his time in learn
ing 1t thoroughly. Even if he is not
to be mechanic, amateur experience
at some trade is good thing for law
yer. business man, or physician to
have. He can amuse himself with that
instead of with more expensive or tire
some things. Brain-workers cannot get
as much real recreation from books as
they can from some form of manual
work for which they may have a taste.
The Washington times., 1901-09-02

The grand council OF Canton de Vaud
has under consideration measure for
prohibiting advertising firms from de-
facing picturesque spots of Switzerland
with their giaring posters and painted
advertisements. Not even the highest
mountains are exempt from this species
of desecration and the tourist is certain
even in the most remote spots to be sud
denly confronted with huge advertise
ments of patent medicines or somebody's
soap. The people of Geneva contemplate
strong measures TO put an end to the
nuisance.
The Washington times., 1901-09-02

The KIM of Italy has Just had a Gu
rious experience on the French frontier
He started out couple of days ago with
Queen Helene and an aide-de-camp in an
automobile. During the excursion he had
to cross the French frontier. but was re-
fused admission by the custom house Of
ficers, who did not recognize his Majesty,
on his automobile. The King pointed out
that his machine was of French manu-
facture and therefore not liable for duty.
After some discussion this was admitted
When asked for his name his Majesty's
identity was almost revealed, but he had
the presence of mind to give the name of
the aide-de-camp sitting behind him.
Montenegro is beginning to play part
in European diplomacy altogether out of
proportion to it's size. Dispatches from
Cettinje announce that Prince Nicholas
is about to start upon a tour of the prin-
cipai European capitals. His object is
said to be to enlist the support of the
Powers for the projected railway uniting
the Turkish. Servian, and Montenegrian
territories. 1t Is suspected, however. that
he has more important ends in view.
The Italian Government has just raised
the Italian consulate at Cettinje to the
rank of legation and has appointed Sig
nor Bolatti. formerly Italian Consul GEN
eral in Budapest, as Italian Minister to
Bolatti is the first Minister Plenipoten-
tiary accredited to the Court of Prince
and it is probable that the
tour is largely due to a de-
sire L. induce other Governments to fol-
low 1talys example.