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The progressive farmer., 1901-07-02


The foregoing paragraphs we're
written by US three or four weeks
ago, but left unpublished. We print
them now because we wish to say
that the hope of agriculture lies in
increasing the number of the last de-
scribed class of farmers, and to do
this, in our opinion, should be the
prime object of the Farmers Alliance
contention is very we'll set
forth by Lecturer Gates, of the
Alamance County Alliance, in an
article on page 6. The Alliance can
best do this by encouraging the
study of agricultural literature by
improving the social life of the
country; by keeping in touch with
the experiment stations, agricultural
colleges and State and National De-
partments of Agriculture by pro-
experiments by it's members
and friendly rivalry between them
in the matter of adopting best farm
methods; in helping forward every
movement looking to the better
ment of the public roads, the public
schools, and the general welfare of
the community; in showing itself
not the enemy, but the friend of
every other honestly conducted pro-
fession or trade; in promoting the
use of the most improved and eco
nomical farming machiney and meth
ods in keeping it's members posted
upon all public matters and, by
training in study and discussion,
enabling them to properly defend
their men and measures in public
gatherings and political meetings :;
in defending itself from any organ
lied oppression of the farming
classes; in co operating in buying
and selling and properly supporting
its business agency. In matters not
agriculture especially, but
all citizens alike, it should encourage
individual and Independent study
urging each member,
without endeavOring to commit the
to work in his own
political party for the principles
which unbiased study has convinced
HIM are correct.
Put live Sub-Alliance in any
neig hbOrhOOd and then convince the
rest Of the farmers that its members
use Il little better methods in farm
ing, keep u little better posted with
regard to the outside world, are a
little better citizens, save a little
money by-cO operation, and make
farming a little mlre profitable as
result of their keeping in the front
ranks Of agricultural progress; then
convince these outside farmers that
organization is responsible tor this,
and You viii have no difficulty IN
building up youc Alliance.
We believe that the hope of the
The times., 1901-05-28
The Reinn Mercedes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES: In your
edition of yesterday morning you have a
news article to the effect that the Govern
ment is to rehabilitate the Reina Merce-
des, the vessel which the Spaniards sank
in the shadow of Moro Castle to prevent
SIMPSONS going into the harbor of San
tiago de Cuba l have a somewhat linger-
ing recollection of that memorable night
when the old hulk Of Spanish sovereignty
made it's appearance in the shadow Of
Moro Castle and If the giant guns OF the
L. S. s. Massachusetts and Texas didn't
sink her, then she must have been as in
vulnerable as the rocks of Gibraltar, or
else the gunners proved poor marksHen
in the glare of the searchlight | would
indeed, consider myself wealthy We're l
possessed of the cost of the ammunition
which was expended alone by the six and
twelve inch batteries OF the Texas on
that memorable night.
1t would certainly be interesting reading
were the Navy Department TO publish the
ammunition lists of those vessels or
Uncle Sam that were in the neighbor-
hood of Moro Castle on the morning of
July g. 1898. If you and l possessed the
cost of the ammunition expended by the
guns of the Brooklyn, Oregon. and Texas
we certainly could rest content, and II
we had the price of all the ammunition
alleged to have been expended by certain
vessels of Uncle Sam that We're slightly
in the rear at Q o'clock that morning we
might follow the good example of Mt
Carnegie and build libraries galore. i say
let the ammunition lists" be published
by all means. 1900,
JAMES EDMUND JOHNSON.
Late Clerk to Admiral John w. Philip.
Washington, May p.
The times., 1901-05-28
western Principles in the Orient.

An Interesting article by Paul S.
Relnsch in the current number of the
Forum" discusses the problem of gov
erning the Orient on Western princi-
pies England has tried this in India for
a hundred years or So led partly by
Macaulay's belief that "a race could
not be politically assimilated without
being given the language and general
culture Of the conquering nation" The
last fifty years Of Indian history seem
to show that race cannot be endowed
with these gifts, whether political as
similation is 70 take place or not, TO
any such extent as Lord Macaulay may
have supposed.
The idea OF many political doctri-
naires has been that East Indians could
be taught 10 vote and govern them
selves in precisely the same way that
the Anglo Saxon colonist does I'm Aus
tralia. IT might be possible 20 effect
this transformation in a purely savage
race more easily than in a highly COM
pick and more or less civilized society
like that Of India. Savage races often
rest their government on a more or less
democratic basis. The chief of the
tribe must be a man at least physi-
The times., 1901-05-28

some parts of the world, but that
is no ground for quarrel. The "Tage-
blatt" correspondents idea that any
party in America wants 10 throw pclit-
cal factors into the economic conflict IS
totally unjustifled by the facts. The
economic differences will be settled in
a business way. Already there is n
strong opinion, even among protection
list Republicans that our Chinese Wall
fiscal system has outlived any useful
ness il ever may have possessed.
and that. through reciprocity ar
rangements, the friction OF commerce
will be removed. At the very least. both
sides should endeavor to enter upon an
effort at accommodation in an amiable
mood. 1t is a good deal better TO trade
than to think of fighting. The latter
thought and the shadow of it should
be postponed until il became apparent
that no ultimate solution other than a
violent collision was possible.
The times., 1901-05-28
SOUGHT BY THE READING.
The Railroad Said to he After the
Western Maryland.

BALTIMORE, May Z7.-The prospects of
a sale of the city's holdings in the West
ern Maryland Railroad were never
brighter according to the remarks made
today by Mayor Hayes.
There are two parties or bodies after
the road" said the mayor. and either
IS prepared to pay to the city the entire
Indebtedness OF the road TO the munich
pality. In neither case has there been a
formal offer, but l am aware that the
only question at issue now is what the
purchaser of the road would get This the
city law department is engaged in ascer-
tanning.
THE Reading Railroad is the one most
desirable to acquire the Western prop
erty. The idea is to have the Western
Maryland preserved as an Independent
line. have made a careful study of the
entire subject, and consider that the prop
erty and the interests of this city would
be much better subserved with the Read
ing in control, for several reasons.
"In the first place, the constitutional
provision in Pennsylvania, which prohibits
the consolidation OF competing railroads,
would serve TO operate against the Penn
sylvania Railroads absorbing the Read
ing and the Western Maryland. Secondly,
1 understand that the Morgan interests
are at variance with the Pennsylvania
interests. thereby initiating against a
consolidation"
Mayor Hayes would not say that one
of the prospective bidders represented the
Reading people, but his words would seem
to indicate that such was the case. AS
TO the identity of the other tentative offer,
he was entirely silent.
The times., 1901-05-28
AMERICAN COAL ABROAD.
The German Market Offers an Excel
lent OpeninR.

The North German Lloyd. at Bremen,
and the English Gas Company. at Berlin,
have placed large contracts for coal in
England, and as a result German mining
shares have been somewhat affected
says Consul Hughes. IN a report TO the
State Department from Coburg. This
step has caused surprise and regret in
commercial circles here, as it is a we'll
known fact that German coal companies,
particularly the Rhenish Westphalian
Coal Syndicate, have a large supply OF
coal on hand. This stock il is said,
amounts to several hundred thousand
tons.
"As neither the North German Lloyd
nor the English Gas Company would
have purchased coal abroad could it havs
been procured "a Germany at equally fav-
orable terms. it is evident that German
coal dealers have not reduced their rates
TO the level of the English competitors.
Neither private mines nor those belong
ing to the State are willing TO moderate
prices which are the same as when the
scarcity OF coal was most severely felt.
this, too, in spite of the fact that all
kinds of merchandise have been so low
as to cause serious apprehension.
In view OF these conditions, 1t appears
to me that the present is an excellent
chance for United States mine owners to
gain a firm fOothOld in the German coal
market. Quick and Judicious action would
result in profitable trade. German manu-
facturers will welcome the invasion with
open arms"
The times., 1901-05-28
when Humbugs Fall out.

To. .rEE EDTFOR OF THE TINES: I am in
receipt of little pamphlet prOpagated by
one Col Oliver c. Sabin, of this city The
thing is headed Washington News Let
ter, Leahet No s." and the principal ar
ticle in the publication is entitled "A
Word to Washington"
The colonel. it seems, is the Luther of
the new cult called Christian Science,
and the object of this leafiet is to point
out TO the public that his particular brand
of the New Thought" is an entirely diff
ferent article from that propagated by
Mrs. Eddy
1 am not particularly interested in the
quarrels between these people, but this
secession of the colonel and his setting up
of mis- Reformed brand of word-mon-
gering do have a little interest in the
fact that he seems to be in a position to
know what the followers of Mrs. Eddy
really believe or profess TO believe, and
think, or think they think.
l am rejOiced that the colonel has
spoken For a year l have been trying
TO find out some of the mysteries of Ed
dyism. but in Mrs. Eddys inspired" book
l have been able TO find only what the
late Richard Malcolm Johnston would call
a multiplying of words"
OF course, being a hereto, il was eaSy
to explain why l could not understand,
but the colonel has been within the veil
and knows whereof he speaks. and hero
;
his:
The adherents OF the Eddy School OF Scien-
lists are attempting to deity Mrs. Eddy, some
claiming that she is the Holy Ghost, others
claiming that she IS the second coming of Jesus
Christ and all hold her as infallible; hold the
thought that she can DO nothing wrong and that
her book is binding and has more force
infinitely than the Bible. Others believe that
she is the woman mentioned in the Revelations
rs the woman riding on a cloud, and so far as
we know all OF them believe in her divinity.
1 think from what investigation / have
been able TO make that the coloneIs dag
nosis is pretty nigh correct, and il is a
comfort to have ones conclusions veri-
fed by an expert. Now. IL Mrs. Eddy
will only lay aside her handmade halo
long enough TO tell us what Colonel Sabin
and his followers believe or think they
believe it may be that a long-suffering
public will be able to get a glimpse OF
the facts. By all means let us hear from
Mrs. Eddy.
BY the way, / wonder If these mystics
know that the postal authorities have q
cold -bioeded way of issuing fraud orders
against those who practice this so-called
Z. Absent Treatment" humbug through the
mails and take money fer it--that is
whenever complaint is made?
ANTI-HUMBUG.
The times., 1901-05-28
THE NEW KOREAN LOAN.
An English Writer Visits seoul to
Investigate the Matter.

LONDON. May 2s.-The special CORE
spondent of the Morning Post" in China
has been in Seoul Korea, to ascertain the
facts connected with the recently report
ed French loan.
He saw NJ. Cazallis. the representative
of the Yunnan syndicate, and learned that
he had arranged to advance Korea 5,000,-
600 yen at 5lA per cent on the security of
the customs. The loan was negotiated
secretly because the British Charge daft
falres. McLeavy Brown, administrator
of the customs. and the Japanese Minis
ter would have opposed it, suspecting
Russo-French intrigue
NJ. Cazallis said such a suspicion was
ridiculous, because the syndicate was
backed by British capital and was
registered in London. The correspondent
remarks that, this being so, it is curious
that the French Minister'S name is at
tached to the secret agreement, which,
although signed by the Korean Ministers,
has not yet been signed by the Emperor,
who may repudiate it.
The times., 1901-05-28
A PLEA FROM NEGRO VOTERS.
Alabama Colored Men Send an Ad-
dress to the Convention,

MONTGOMERY. Ala, May 1.-THE ne
groes of Alabama, through committee
of twenty-four of their leading taXpay-
ers. tonight put into the hands OF the
President of the Constitutional Conven-
tiop an address to be presented to the
convention tomorrow. special commit
tee of three. with Booker T. Washington
as it's chairman. prepared the paper.
The address is a plea for conservative
action and such suffrage restrictions as
viii apply to both races alike. 1t reminds
the convention that the negroes came
here against their will, but have been
benefited, trained. and Christianized. They
did their duty in the civil war and in the
Spanish war. They have ceased for twen-
ty years to be an offensive element in pol
itics.
Leading members of the race have per-
sistentIy urged the negro to learn to trust
the white men. For these men, this Is
crucial time VIII their teaching be jus
titled by the event? The negro pays some
direct taxes He pays much more indi-
rectly through his labor. He Is In the
main a producer of wealth and generally
contented and law-abiding.
Already the emigration agent and exc
dus agent are at work on the negro. who
fears that his citizenship and schools will
be taken away. The relations are now
reasonably satisfactory between the races.
Anything that will unsettle the negro
while he is settling down to thrift and
common sense will injure both races The
address pleads that right and useful liv-
ing be not Withdrawn from the young ne
gro. The negro is not seeking to rule,
but, since he is taxed, works the road, is
punished for crime, and responds to calls
for public service, he asks some humble
share in choosing his rulers. The address
concludes:
ANY law which will merely change the
name and form OF fraud or can be inter
preted as meaning one thing when applied
10 one race and something else when ap-
Piled to another race, will not, in our
opinion, improve our present condition,
but may unsettIe the peace and thrift of
our people and decrease the wealth and
rrosnerfty of Alabama"
The times., 1901-05-28
The Park Policemen.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE TINES: In every
instance where l have desired to secure
attention and action in any matter per
tanning to the comfort and best interests
of others. l have never failed to receive
courteous consideration and support from
The Times. not to mention instances in
which you have aided me in efforts to
secure redress for persons whom 1 con-
sidered as unduly oppressed.
With this preamble l would be glad
to secure your cooperation in a matter
that is viewed by many prominent resi-
dents of this city with the same character
of lenses through which it strikes my
vision, and that is the unsightly uniform
selected last year for our fine body of
park policemen, under the control of Col.
Theodore A. Bingham, in charge of Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds.
In the first place, the color. an ugly
shade of green. was anything but pleas
ing to the taste OF those well versed in
the harmony OF tints, but even that was
denied them after a few weeks, when eX-
posure of the wearers to the elements had
made it of an indescribable hue-neither
green nor grey, but suggestive of both
disturbing still more the minds OF those
who craved the soothing effect of light
and shade.
For the uuIforTs: of a professional poach-
err II would be dead failure, as II would
never secure immunity from detection,
even in the heart OF a dense forest for
the reason that the shade of greer would
match that of no leaf named in botany.
AS it is near the season when a new
suit will doubtless be provided for this
painstaking and faithful corps of District
employees, / beg that you will do all pos
sible to agitate the matter in the right
direction, for Colonel Bingham is man
of good judgment and excellent taste. and
l feel sure that he will not deny the truth
of my assertions, and as he takes great
pride in his employees, as well as his du
ties, l hope that he will make some
change to cause the early disappearance
of the worst eye-sore in our beautiful
city parks.
No man compelled to wear such an ugly
uniform need take any pride in his per-
sonaI appearance while garbed therein,
for had he the charms of Apollo he
would still be an infiiction in the eyes of
all lovers of the beautiful.
MAGGIE V. BENNER
Washington. May a.
The times., 1901-05-28
NO HOPE FOR EX.CADETS.
secretary Root CurtIy Refuses to
Hear Their Side.


secretary Root granted a very brief
Interview yesterday to the five ex-cadets
who were expelled from the West Point
Military Academy last week for leading a
demonstration against supt a L. Mills
The former students called at the War
Department yesterday morning and en-
deavored to see Secretary Root to lay
their case before him.
The young men-Henry L. Bobby. of Ne
braska; John A. Cleveland, of Alabama:
4. +. Teller, of New York; Raymond A.
Linton, of Michigan. and B. o. Mahaffey.
OF Texas-were accompanied by Senator
Hawley, Chairman of the Committee on
Military Affairs, and Senator CockreU of
Secretary Root at first refused To see
the party, saying that he was too busy
Later ne stated to Senator Hawfey that
ne would give the cadets an audience at
2:30 o'clock.
The party returned at that hour. and
Secretary Root stated to the ex-cadets
that he did not care to hear ANYTHING
from them, as the sentence would not and
could not be reversed
The audience was then closed and tho
eX-cadets departed They claim that they
nave a right TO a hearing before being
condemned. Senator Hawley advised them
that the only way in which they could GET
back to the Academy would be nv re-
appointment through their members of
Congress The party viii leave for New
York today.
The times., 1901-05-28

cally fit for his tasks, and when any
important enterprise is toward. its
| conduct is decided, in the American
| Indian tribes at least, by sort of in
| formal parliament, in which all the
older warriors take part. But when
| theocratic despotism has once gotten
strong hold on a few millions of people,
and kept that hold for centuries upon
centuries, II is impossible to uproot it
In hurry. There are some two hun
dred and eighty millions of people in
India. only a very small fraction of
whom belong TO the ruling race. When
IL is considered that this population is
almost four times that of the United
States, and that the problem of govern
ing the one-seventh of the American
people which chances to belong to a
different race has made considerable
trouble in the last thirty years, the
gigantic nature of the difficulties with
which the British Government cOpes
may be perceived.
We are likely to encounter similar
difficulties on a smaller scale in our
own colonial administration, and it is
just as wen to study them as they
exist In India. 1t must be remembered
that most Oriental races are used to
absolute despotism in some form or
other. One need go no further than the
Arabian Nights" to see that, 1t is al
ways true in some degree that the
Government must rest upon the con-
sent of the governed. if the ruler is un-
just he will be overthrown or assassin
ated, no matter how great his power
may be. 1t is above all important,
therefore, that he be the kind of man
to gain the consent of the governed,
onial officials should be thoroughly
trained for their work, picked men, ac-
customed to and fit for responsibility
Otherwise. with the inevitable influx
of foreign customs and Inventions the
last state of the native will be worse
than the first, for no subject people
can resist long the demoralizing in1u-
ences of combined high wages, cheap
luXuries. intoxicating liquors, and in
efficient alien government. 1t is not
to be expected.
The man fitted to ee a colonial Of |
fetal must have tact, patience, firm |
ness, resource, and, above all, con-
science. If he be the kind of man who |
viii do his duty no matter what it costs |
and see justice administered impair |
TALLY and unfailingly. he viii get along |
whether his district is under despotic |
or representative rule.
The times., 1901-05-28
Circulation Statement.
The Consultation and the Flag.

If we correctly understand the decl-
sions of the Supreme Court yesterday in
the Porto Rican cases, the Court holds
that Porto Rico became American ter
ritory and came under the jurisdiction
of the Constitution on its cession TO the
United States by Spain; but that the
Constitution ceased to be operative and
was excluded from the island on and
after the passage of the Foraker-Payne
Tariff act.
According to the Court, it was IL
legal and unconstitutional for the Gov
ernment to impose and collect import
duties on goods from Porto Rico en-
tering mainland ports between the time
when the Treaty of Paris was ratihed
and the passage of the Foraker-Payne
act: and such duties are ordered re-
funded. Bu' upon the enactment of
the law referred TO Porto Rico ceased
TO be a Territory of the United States
and. therefore, the Foraker-Payne
duties are as legal as the Dingley duties
were Illegal
The Times reluctantly comes to the
conclusion that this is the effect of the
decisions, because, Impossible as it Is to
conceive of the same Bench deciding
tie de Lima and Downes cases in pre-
cisely opposite ways. that is what ap-
pears to have been done. Certainly, we
cannot afford to ignore the pertinent
comment upon this feature Of the deci-
sfons contained in Mr.. Justice Whites
dissenting opinion, which is that the
majority Of the Court confused the two
cases and, consciously or uncOnsciously,
have been guilty Of the inconsistency
of deciding that, after the Foraker
Payne act, Porto Rico ceased to be part
of the United States, though before the
Fora ker-P Payne act it was part of the
United States
1t is not necessary to continue the
commentary further. Decisions thus
subject To two different and diametri-
caHy opposite constructions Will be
taken for what they are worth. Mean
while the Mckinley Administration Will
continue to collect the Foraker Payne
duties which would have been illegal
when the Constitution prevailed in
Porto Rico, but instantly became legal
when Congress, the creature Of the
Constitution, proceeded to repeal that
50 far as it was applicable
to Porto Rico.