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The sun., 1901-04-10
THREAD TRUST PRESIDENTS VIEWS.
Price of Trust Made Articles Must Be Low Not
Opposed 10 strikes.

WASHINGTON. April s-Lyman r. Hop
kns. President Of the American Thread
Company, before the Industrial Commission
to-day testified as to trusts from a different
viewpoint than that Of Charles r. Flint. the
promoter Mr. Hopkins. rs he himself stated
is q self-ma ade man and qualified 10 TESTIFY
on the subject Of industrial combinations.
both from the standpoint Of employer and
employed
In response to a question In regard 10 the
Thread Trust he said the American Thread
Company was organized in 1903 to unite the
business Of sixteen manufacturers OF spool
crochet, knitting, mending and other cottons'
including in some cases the allied business
OF cotton spinning. doubling. twisting, dyeing,
bleaching polishing. spool making. DC
The business of the company began on April
/. 1909 and AT the present time there were
outstanding 81 100000 in common stock,
-. $40. AS in preferred stock and s5,7os,ooO
in bonds lie was a thorough believer, he
said. in the advantage Of combination on
conservative and suitable basis: that II nd;
mitted OF economies which are IN the general
interest, and that instead OF being menace
in the matter OF forcing prices upward II was
necessary to keep prices NJ minimum so
aS not To invite competition
lnasmuch ~ there was an immense amount
Ol capital IN the nlteu NlhteS hNHtlHk III
vest ment any attempt at an inordinale pront
In the carrying on Of any considerable busi,
ness was a sure invitation to rivalries ana
competition The only protection was that
prices be kept low. and that the manufacturer
rely for his return upon the magnitude of
his transactions and not upon an eXtrava-
giant rate Of profit Low prices meant en-
lareed output and prices were kept down
by the necessity Of the situation for the manu-
factlrers
Mr. Hopkins said that in his belief II was
to the manuf acturers interest to unite capl-
tai. talent and effort. but that TO give success
10 such union II wasessential that the charac-
ter OF the product be kept up 10 the highest
possible standard and furnished AT the lowest
possible price He did not believe that there
was necessarily an antagonism between
capital and labor Capital and labor should
be hampered as little as possible with re-
strictiOns, but left to work out their salvation
In their own way Whatever the course
elsewhere in this country II was impossible
Tor capital to tyrnnnize over labor Inc
laborinR classes were too intelligent, too
conscious Of their own power, and under
stood too well the value of labor combinations.
the force Of public opinion and the possibility
of a resort to legislation IL that was found
necessary
MIR Hopkins said he was not opposed 10
strikes 40 long az thew were not attended
by violence as he though labor should have
the same right TO protect itself in anv lawful
way that belonged TO capital He doubted.
however. whether actual resort to strikes
resulted benehcially 10 labor
The sun., 1901-04-10
TOM JOHNSON's ELECTION.
Not Three-Cent Fares but Republican Revolt
the Cause Of It.

To THE EDIToR or THE SrS- Sw: From
editorials appearing the last week in The
SIN you seem 10 attach considerable polti-
cal importance 10 the election Of Mr.. Tom
L Johnson as Mayor Of this city by the largo
majority for aDemoCraU Of over q, 600. Iwish
10 call attention to the several details in con-
neCtiOn with the late election which may
reduce its importance a. "a political weather
vane
First. Il was not Tom johnson or three
cent fare which was the cause Of Demo-
cratic victory but a revolt among Republ-
cans (my-elf among the number against
the methods Of the Mcki-SOn machine Wa
did the same thing two wears ago when We
@ eCted a Democratic Mayor by about 800
plurality This time We made II Still more
emphatic and we stand prepared to repeat
If the occasion arises
To Illustrate machine methods will cite
the way in which the primaries were con-
complaint We nominate by popular vote and
caucus for the three candidates seeking the
nomination than the suCCo siul one received
AZ the polls on election day This was caused
hY the machine inducing Democrats 10 vote
AZ Republican cauC.res.
Four East End wards, Is. TO- 20 and q, gave
Mckinley last fall l5Oo plurality johnson
carried hem bv 100. or to speak more prop
erlv. Akers lost them
The result was rehuke 10 machine politics,
not an indorSement Of Tom johnson
4 Republican who voted for Tom Johnson
CLEVELAND, Ohio April
The sun., 1901-04-10
Cuba and the PIatt Amendment.

A letter printed in another column OF
this number OF THE Sun expresses what
Is doubtless the instructive sentiment OF
the Cuban people regarding the pressure
put upon them by the Government OF
the United States in the determination
of their political relations TO this country
II Is q natural sequel Of the bloody
struggle which Cuba inspired by foreign
oppression and the ambition for national
and American Independence born OF It.
maintained for years. finally to attain
success when the United States drove
Spain from her land by an army under
our own flag. The writer makes 1t mani
fest that he possesses the phllosophIcal
insight OF the issues involved and the broad
courtesy identified with his race that are
capable of eliminating passion from DEBATE,
and THE SUN. Cuba's friend when she had
but one Of any weight in this country, re-
ceivcs his communication with the respect
engendercd Of old comradeshlp.
This Cuban complains OF the methods. or
in plain English, the manners OF the lnled
States. in dealing with the affairs common
to the two countries, although ne. ahd'
in Ills Judgment. the Cubans, people
grateful as they are gracious. hold common
view as to what ought TO be. substantially
the result The bonds of frlendhncss
deemed judcious by Us should not be- eX-
acted AZ "A condition of our fulfilling an
announcement that cuba was 10 be made
independent. they would be offered by the
Cubans after those terms had been fulfilled
II Is the pressure for them now, while we
still occupy the land, that gals. The free
Cuba dreamed of during the years of the
revolution would give them, willingly,
In cheerful recognition Of our services in
accomplishing its purpose. Cuba think
Ing herself coerced. rebels.
The discussion now being between Cuba
and this Republic, not between Cuba and
Spain, we suggest To our correspondent.
In full appreciation of his feelings, that all
questions Of tact, If they be really involved,
be taken out of it. If we have been lack
ing in tact, il is to be regretted. and more
by us than by the Cubans. But in the things
essential we are not lacking. The first ia
understanding of the relation 10 the rest ~
the world which il is desirable should he
borne by the political family residing in
this hemisphere, of which Cuba has re-
Gently been made member. The second is
wisdom for defining the relation that the
Cubans should bear to us for the assur-
ance of that family's security.
The Plat amendment against which the
Cubans now stand in opposition, was not
intended 10 afront or to irrtate, Its pur-
pose was wholly benevolent and just to all
concerned. Apart from its effects upon the
Cuban sentiment, II is politically sound.
Speaking frankly. it is no more rs a guar
antee Of international repose. than what
this country might fairly ask for under
the circumstances. And for Cuba it will
provide foundation on which to build
successfully the stable Independent gov
ernment she has struggled 10 establish,
which it would be beyond her power 70
construct unaided. We sincerely trust that
the Plat amendment will be approved in
Cuba
The sun., 1901-04-10
The Democratic Drift Toward Socialism.

From he Columbia. $ g.. State.
We have little doubt thet the principle OF municipal
ownership will In few wears become dlstlnctlyey
Democr''ic doctrine and that many town and city
battles viii he fought sud won by the party on that
Issue And as the growth ~ the cities NJ the United
States is SO much rapid than that Of the country
generally the time is coming when the muni pAlites
will contain majority of the population When that
time arrives issues which are now deemed purely
municipal will become In great measure national
because n their oyersbadowing importance TO a ma
oriy NJ the people and We look n tha Democracy
- the future greatly strengthened by Its champion
ship Of the doctrine With which II Is beginning 70 b.
Identified
II VIII he but another step although a long on, -
10 national assumption Of national monopoliss and
u the New Zealand and other experiments on this
line continue to prosper as they have been doing and
the growth of trusts and other huge combinations Of
capital goes IN the United States there aie men
now voting who will have the opportunity TO vote in
a national election in which the chief issue viii he
something akin to that socialism 10 which the masses
In other parts Of the world. doSparng Of the ecency
ofprva,e petition ior rtheirproecon, are gradually
turning.
The sun., 1901-04-10
HIrcHED sCHooLBOysE TO A TREE.
Thrilling Nebraska Tale of u Girls Rescue Of
Her Pupils From Flood.

OMAHA. Neb. April s-A special from
Harrison. Neb,, says an extraordinary Incl
dent OF the white River floods developed there
this afternoon when Miss Lizzie Cottman
saved thirteen children from drowning In
cldent1ly IL may be mentioned that the daring
woman also saved Schoohouse 10 for the
Sioux county taxpayers
The building a small wooden AFFAIR. occu-
pied small glade 100 yards from the banks
Of the White River The stream has in the
past few days reached the proportions Of a
torrent because of the melting snow and rain.
GRADUALLY the water backed into the ravino,
the schoolchldren were making merry in the
building which was nearly surrounded by
thin sheet OF water
An hour later Miss Cottmnn was frizh tened
bv hearing the winter passing under the house
with a. roaring sound which gradually IN
creased The land was twenty trt teet away,
aud the water there was deep. The Girl 0t
first concluded to wait for the assistance of
some passing farmer. None came. ana IN
an hour sh" felt the building shaking. The
ruppOrt' were giving away
Then she sprang into ia" water after making
the children promise 70 wait inside. ne
little ones pressed their faces against The
window and screamed aS they saw ther
teacher battling with the flood
Miss tOttman found the water nearly over
her head but she got through TO dry land.
Then she grabbed a horse which one Of the
children had ridden 20 school. From n stable
she took u rope and leading the horse back
plunged again into the torrent. The rope
she fastened around the horses neck and
the other end she made fast 10 the doorjamb
OF the building
Bv this time the building was floating and
ready To drift of into ~ flood II required
desperate work to swim The horse back to the
shor" and Miss Cottman was forced TO hold
It's head above water To keep II from drown
ing The animal dragged the building close
20 shore and IL was tied 10 tree and The
children sent home
Tonight the citizens are talking OF the
way N which the urave girl may be rewarded
The County Commissioners viii be asked to
give her the price of the building she saved.
The sun., 1901-04-10
LObsters and Oysters.

The practical failure Of nearly all meas
ures Of protection for the lobster industry,
to which the Federal Commissioner of Fish
and Fisheries has called attention, and
especially the nsufllcienCy of efforts to
increase the output Of lobster fry and the
difficulties in getting the egg Holsters from
the fishermen. arc in striking contrast
with the successful methods adopted,
especially in Maryland and Virginia, the
two States which furnish the country with
the largest amount of oysters. for the main
tenanoe of their quality and quantity.
Oysters. especially those from the Chesa-
peake and tributary waters. are very much
better than usual this year than for several
seasons. a condition in great part due to
the existing Oyster law Of Maryland, which
went into effect in April last. Under It,
tonging" or the collecting Of oysters by
hand, is prohibited before Sept. In any
year and must terminate on April rs. Bay
dredging for oysters Is not TO begin before
Nov l and must end on March IS The
Maryland law further provides that every
person who shall have oysters in his pos
session containing more than 5 per cent
Of shells and small oysters shall be guilty
of misdemeanor. fine Is imposed on
any one who purchases or receives oysters
In the absence of an inspector. and also
on the captain Of an oyster boat. the cargo
Of which contains more than per cent.
Of small oysters No oysters are to be
discharged from vessel between 5 o'clock
in tho evening and Q in the morning. Oyster
packers as well ~ bay dredgers and tong
err" are TO be licensed The proceeds OF
fees and fines under the Oyster law of Mary
land are thus divided; Two-thirds TO the
school fund, and one-third for the mainte-
nance Of the oyster navy" or feet, which
is made up Of two steamers. ten schOoners
and two sloops, pntroling the Chesapeake
Bay and the streams leading into IT,
Systematic and comprehensive efforts
for the development and Improvement Of
oyster growing are not limited 10 the Chesa-
peake and vicinity, for there has been a
considerable advance in oyster growing
on the Pacific coast Between 1857 and
1900 more than eleven thousand tons
Of Eastern yearling seed oysters Were
shipped to the Bay Of san Francisco
for growth The time required for seed
oysters to become marketable is from
two to four years The beds of trans
planted oysters are enclosed by fences of
closely set stakes, which lessen the action
Of the waves in these shadows, and the
success of the experiment has led 10 like
effort at oyster transplanting in Oregon.
One New Haven firm il TO ship on April 10
1000 bushels of year-old seed oysters
to be planted in the harbor waters of the
Pacific Oh the Oregon coast The oysters
are packed in barrels and shipped in re-
frlgcrator cars at a cost Of 81 bushcl.
The freight charges will be the same, and
the tr1nsplanting will cost another dollar,
The sun., 1901-04-10
selling Versus Slaushtering Doves.

To THE EDITOR OF rHE SrN Sir In thr second
chapter Of John SIl, xvi | read ~ follows
And the .evs' passover was nt hand and Jesus
went up ~ Jerusalem
And found In thr temple thoSe that sold oxen aud
And when Ne had made a scOurgc Of small cords
He drove them all out OF the temple, and the sheep
and thr oxen and poured out thr changers money
and OverthrsV the tables
Aud said unto them that sold doves. take these
things hence make not Of My Father houS, house
OF merchandise
Now II those who sold doves deserved a Scoursc
OF small cords, what do they deserve who cruelty
necdlessly MAIN and slaughter them
The man that fell among thieves hn left him half
drad found q good Samaritan TO pour oil Into his
wounds the gentle. beautiful bird cruelty mangied
and left 70 die finds 10 plying hand 70 minister 10
IN relief or end It's snnefng
The sun., 1901-04-10
The Doctrine OF God the Great Modern Issue.


From an Adfrs,, hv prot. John ne Wm ofhs Prime
ton Theological seminary
Nothing Is more obvious than the fact that God Is
the subject with which modern thought deals by en-.
incnc,. The eyalutIonlst, who tells us that God is
the one and only substance the unfolding which. at
Every point OF space and time works in enslavement
10 environment without choice. whether II produces
a normal eye the one hand or cancerous tumor on
the other and the RltschlianIsm that teaches Tint
We have no scientific knowledge Of God. and that
when say He is love call Him Father We are only
uttcrine judgments Of religious value;-these tell rs
that the crisis Of the present crisis is the Doctrine Of
God, These point us 10 the centre Of the battle
The real conflict of thr hour Is between unlnirgcnt
chance, necesSi,atcd force, and free and intelligent
plan as the constitutiye principle Of the universe
Chance, force, plan which Of these words inmatcs
the character and describes THE activity OF God This
is the burning question u the day. In the midst Of
this Tremendous night shall We who are all for the
free and intelligent plan n the living and holy God
waste our time and spend our force In fighting over
Its cotolahes' let us walt until We have won the
common battle and see eye To eye once more
The sun., 1901-04-10
WOMEN ~ THE DEPARTMENTS.
On. of Them Criticise, the Men.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. The off
Ger" in the War Department who so frankly
and freely expresses his views on Women
in the Departments in THE SIN Of last
Sunday, fails utterly, in setting forth the dis
advantages Of employing women. TO make
any reference TO the innumerable shortcom-
ings Of the opposite sex In the discharge Of
their official duties. leading one TO believe
that they are ever faithful and true" SO
long as he makes a comparison give the
women q chance
The situation is pretty thoroughly under
stood In Washington by intelligent. think
ing people. but an article of that sort is mis-
leading 10 those outside Of Washington and
an injustice to the hundreds of women who
are forced TO earn their own living. and who
are fortunate enough 70 secure position
under II ncle Sam" ! think ! may safely
assert that the statement that women occupy
one hour In putting on and on their hats
&C, IL absolutely false The women are
equally as conscientious in the futilment
Of their official duties as the men--freqnently
more 70, exceptions Of course. always TO
be found But what petty thing e, deny
to a woman "A few moments TO put a bit Of
powder on her shiny nose and remove traces
Of Official dust, which IL the dustiest kind Of
dust, when double the time is occupied by the
men in their daily smokes or in "sneaking"
out for Just "one or two" and ] happen TO
KNOW pl NrNFal men ~ ne very l"pdl lInent
in which this gallant" officer is 20 be found.
who actually change their clothes upon arriv-
ing IN the morning. neoes-itating a similar
length of time to change back as they
are said 10 express IL
l reckon II is generally conceded that the
women in of1iCe compare very favorably
with the en-. and there are a few cases on
record of n man having 10 look well 10 his
laurels 70 even compete with his weaker
sister The work Of the women Is invariably
neater and more accurate than that Of the
men, and they are stIicter observers OF de-
tail
Each woman in Office means vote? Well,
let them vote They are willing
WASHINGTON. u &, Aprils VIRGINIA
The sun., 1901-04-10
\ Hnp0y AgnOstiC,

To THF EUrroP OF THr SUN SV can't agrcc
vith T. n I,ui' letter Il Nptl . Ir"re lS no pos
Slnr va, ru' 4 aruD .m 'lr 'rrp thinker In"
clergy have ro royal rrtd To truaId,. OFF ~" here
a',r.. The mythology NJ 'uio,N" rud Christianity
!, no more worthy II belief than trr U'rcE or Roman
Agnn,urSm has rIuUrHt g. me- p'aCcur m,nd
which would not eNcuaugr toI iIr rNiIrwrs of lpy
and wor inSepunblc tr.r tH" '1rlpDs cr'cds unc
day the orthodox are lrnlrne with ihr hosts celestial
aud next wrestling with tar nyInidonS OF hadcs.
The Golden RUE is the only religion ~ for ciylllEa
ton l. for one could not be happy IN the orthodox
heaven. Ny perpetual prayer would be 10 let mo 60
10 he'll 10 minister tn tAcloSt, GOLDEN RULER
NPw YORK, April
The sun., 1901-04-10
THE LATE M. STOILOFF.
A Conservative Statesman Lost TO Buigart

The death Of NJ Stoiloff who only recently
Bulgaria of the services Of one Of its ablest
and most serious statesmen at critical
period. He was a graduate OF Robert College
at Constantnople. which has given so many
capable men to Turkey and furnished
Bulgaria with administrators when II
started on it, career as an Independent State
Unlike NJ Stamhulon. whose intense Chau
vlnsm prevented any rapprOChement be-
tween Bulgaria and the other Balkan States,
NJ StOilun was always for a policy of recon-
citation, and at one time it looked as II, ow-
ing TO his efforts, and those OF the late Mr.
TricoupiS. the traditional enmty between
the Greeks and Bulgarians might have been
healed. The favorable moment however.
tion as before an apple Of discord between
them
During the troubled rule Of NJ stambu-
loft, Mr. Stoilof held himself aloof from
Of Bulgaria rendering anything like a con-
servatlvo policy impossible but during the
past year Prince Ferdinand was glad 10
avail himself of his advice and for a short
during which he did his best to calm the
revolutionary agitation in Bulgaria for the
liberation of Macedonia In this he was un-
successful, and resigned the task TO other
hands While fully recognizing the debt
which Bulgaria owed to Russia, his intimate
acquaintance with western Europe and its
languages exercised considerable influence
on his view of what was best for his country
but circumstances prevented his being able
To give II eie He was one Of the three
delegates who, after the abduction and resis-
nation ~ Prince Alexander Battenberg
visited the different European Chancelleries
before Offering the crown of the Principality
10 its present wearer. Prince Ferdinand OF
The sun., 1901-04-10
consequent uncertainty of the authority Of

consequent uncertainty Of the authority of
the Bible will continue TO be taught
The harmony at Mondays meeting
Of the New York Presbytery Indicated
rather a disposition to shelve the subject,
TO call on the fght az a drawn battle, than
any real agreement between the contend
ing parties The issue is still up and there
is no change in the attitude toward 1t OF
either party. but both sides are frightened
by the thought of the consequences which
would come to the Presbyterian Church
from the decisive victory of either.
The sun., 1901-04-10

In the petition against further canal i'm
provemcnts Presented in the legislature
on Monday is the high compliment to tho
Roosevelt administration that what money
had been expended by the investigating
committee appointed by Governor RoosE-
WELT had been taken from the Treasury
The Commissions financial affairs, therefore
were all right It got it, money from the
Treasury. to which the law dire, ted II to re-
sort for the necessary funds. 1t is incidental
revelations like this that show how sound
the State administration Of New York ia.
The sun., 1901-04-10

From he Atlanta Journal
It IS in the municipal nights now that those Demo
crnts who pulling away nom Mr Hr,an are trying
10 form nucleus ~ strength The anticipated NOV.
IN the next Democratic convention IN the direction =
ideas that either not entertained At all by NJ
Bryan or are not strongly advanced by him may be
productive " an independent candidate, who may he
Mr. Bryan himself II the present tendencies In he
Democratic party are not read incorrectly man "
similar Ideas " Mr. nm will receive the Presidential
nomination. In that event Mr Bryan will not be In
sympathy with the party, neither will the Populiss
Il may be, therefore, that the popu,stS and ihr ex
ucm" Bry an Democrats will unite on some Independent,
candidate. should man like Tom T.. johnson b,
nominated MI Bryan would he night in line and 10
believed would give the candidate his hearty indutse
nCnt