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Evening star., 1901-11-20

lower rate than at home. That is for the
German people to remedy. If they can
stand that sort of thing from those who
operate under the encouragement and as
sistance of the national policy which they
support. the outside world can have moth
ing to say. We shall have our hands full
In the United States If we handle our own
trusts in a way not to be ground to powder
by them.
1t Is in order to call the attention of the
Press to the fact that The Star did not IN
dorse the bill which Mr.. Babcock of Wis
consin introduced in the last Congress to
remedy this matter. It does not believe
that the bill woulu have accomplished it's
object, nor that such bill now would put
the proper curb on such of our industries
as are overprotected and abuse their power
and opportunities. The Star is a loyal
friend of protection, and rejoices in all that
that policy has done for the upbuilding of
American manufacturing. It hopes to see
the policy continued for all industries that
still need it. But 1t is well-known fact
that some of our industries are now firmly
on their pins and well able to make their
way unassisted, and The Star believes that
1t would be for the good of the country to
disconnect these giants from the nursing
bottle and put the spare nipple between In
fant and deserving lips.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Miss Stones Captors.

1t would be immensely gratifying to the
American people to have some definite ac-
tion taken in the case Of Miss Stone, the
kidnapped missionary. Now we hear that
she IS dead, now that she Is well; again
comes word that the ransom demand has
been reduced. next that the negotiations
for ransom have been suddenly broken off
because Of the rapacity of the brigands
The latest report is that Consul General
Dickinson, who IS conducting the case
for this government at Sofia, has definite
ly located the abductors and has notified
the Bulgarian authorities that the United
States will expect that they be forthwith
captured and their prisoners released.
This report lacks formal verifcation, as is
natural under the circumstances.
A move of this sort is likely to precipi-
tate a crisis in short order perhaps of an
unpleasant nature. The chances of Miss
Stones murder are, however, compare
lively slight. The brigands are not
likely to kill her as long as there is the
least chance of their securing eveh a part
Of the fund which has already been raised
for her ransom. They are engaged in a
business operation; having secured a GER
tain commodity they propose to hold It
for a price. 1t is improbable that they
the last extremity.
Yet, even then 1t may be questioned
whether Miss Stones life would be seri-
ously endangered. The United States
would not be likely to visit its anger as
ruthlessly upon these brigands, through
the Bulgarian and Turkish governments,
II Miss Stone were rescued after a dash.
as II 1t would II her captors had put her
to death upon being attacked. II these
men are intelligent, as thus far they seem
to be, they cannot avoid the conclusion
that their own hides will be safest with
Mss Stone alive, whether they get all the
ransom money or none.
The American people expect that no ef-
fort will be spared to secure Miss Stones
release She has become. in a measure,
national issue, and her rescue will be
expected as a demonstration at least of
the insistence Of the American purpose
and the length of the American arm.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Selling at Home and Abroad.

The Philadelphia Press disputes the state
ment that certain American manufacturers
have one price for the home buyers, and
another. a lower one, for the foreign buy
ers. And yet It Is forced to make this ad-
mission:
I'm some cases sales are made at lower
prices abroad than at home, just the same
as any merchant wnen IN need of funds
or desiring to get rid OF surplus stock sells
II temporarily at lower prices"
This covers the case In point-the whole
case. We are considering at this time the
question of our surplus manufactures. They
are not so large today. but they are grow
ing very rapidly. and we want them to
grow. The general desire Is that all Ameri-
can industries shall attain to successful
ventures In the field Of international trade.
That is the accepted object of protection.
We want them TO be constantly confronted
with the necessity Of getting rid Of sur
plus stock abroad. And that day is coming.
But as fast as II arrives for this Industry
or that we want TO see the American con-
sumer. IL anybody. enjoy the advantages of
the cheap sales. He Is entitled to the con-
sideration because he has supported the
policy of the government which has made
these manufacturing enterprises great
1he Press declares that some of the Ger
man trusts have been doing this same thing
selling their surplus products abroad at
Evening star., 1901-11-20
The "Croyyn Landss Claim.

Mrs. Lydia Dominis, once Queen of Ha-
wall, Is now on her way to this country,
according to reports, to resume her effort
to secure grant from Congress for the
crown lands which were confiscated by the
Hawaiian republic when she was de-
throned. She has become perennial
claimant. She did not help her case when
she sought to secure relief from the ridicu-
lous native-ruled Hawaiian legislature last
winter. That preposterous body passed an
act granting her $3.50, 600 in settlement of
her claims, but Governor Dole very proper
ly vetoed the measure, which did not sur
vive his disapproval. The trouble with
Mrs. Dominis' claims is that thus far she
has put them forth as born of royal rights
which the United States, having become the
guardian of the Hawaiian people, is bound
to recognize. The fact is that Mrs. Dominis
possessed no rights in the premises, as re-
CARDS the ownership of these lands, from
the moment when she ceased to rule as
Queen of Hawaii. The lands in question
have belonged in the past to the sover
eighty of the islands. They passed from
king to queen as did the immediate gov
ernmental agencies, such as archives, re-
gala, establishments and office structures.
They formed part of the means whereby
under the vicious rule of kings and queens
the income from these lands was absorbed
by the royal households did not change
their character. When the revolution de-
prived Mrs. Dominis of her title it de-
prived her, likewise, of all her royal ap-
purtenances, lands included The proof Of
this lies in the fact that Liliuokalani, as
queen. could not have alienated the lands
by transfer to another person. They were
part of the fixed domain of the state. OF
course, if the Hawaiian republic did in fact
wrest personal right from this woman, 1t
owed her restitution or reimbursement, and
the United States in turn would have as
sumed the obligation If Hawaii failed to
discharge 1t. But this contention has never
been acknowledged. and the only question
deserving of serious debate now Is whether
Mrs. Dominis should be granted a pension
as pure gratuity.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

Senator Platt. not content with the honor
of having sanctioned the nomination Of
Theodore Roosevelt for the Office of Vice
President. now comes forward with a
claim that he Is also entitled to distinguish
ed consideration for having promoted the
political fortunes of Seth Low. He puts
forth the claim with vigor and produces
letter from Mr.. Low endorsing his conduct
in the late campaign. Everybody knows
the enthusiasm with which Mr.. Platt re-
garded the popularity Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
And though assailed by Mr.. Jerome he
was unquestionably loyal to fusion in the
recent New York campaign, though origI-
nally opposed to Mr.. Lows candidacy.
1t is one of the significant signs of the
times that the veteran campaign politicians
feel 1t necessary to come before the pub
lie and insist that they, too, had something
to do with the making and electing of
youthful and vigorous reform candidates.
1t was not ever thus.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
American Diplomacy.

The speech delivered by Secretary Hay In
New York last night will be widely read,
as well because Of It's literary finish as De-
cause of the important truth 1t contains
A most interesting matter Is presented with
the most engaging felicity Of expression.
American diplomacy, the Secretary de-
clares not only bears the hallmark of sue
cess but 1t Is now the accepted form OF
transacting that kind of public business
The days of polite deception. of skillful
wriggling of backing and filing in fine
phrases have gone. Maybe they were
never just as described by tradition and
memoir. but the present day has brought
in methods much more direct. and they are
serving admirably. The government in Its
dealings with foreign powers IS put at no
disadvantage by stating its case frankly,
and by insisting on replies of a like char
acter.
This has not been accomplished. however,
without a penalty. Several of those who
wrought in that line were severely assailed
at the time of their 1abors. 1t was quite
the fashion in Europe to sneer at our
'shirt-sleeves diplomacy" and there were
even some overdelicate spirits here at
home who feared that our State Depart
ment was not conducted after the approved
caper. Mr.. Blaine. Judge Gresham, Mr..
Olney, Mr.. Sherman and Judge Day, all
were lectured for shortcomings, and told
that they neither spoke nor wrote In the
diplomatic fashion. Mr.. Blaine particularly
was described as a parliamentary hustler
who had been unwisely transferred to the
field of delicate negotiations, where patience
and polite concession were Of the first i'm
portance-
But We have won. With all our faults Of
this kind the nations respect US, and meet
US on our own ground. We set the pace In
China and II may not be too much to claim
that but for our influence the empire would
have been dismembered. The world was
thoroughly out OF patience with China, and
had the United States shown a disposition
to take slice the European nations would
have whipped out their carving knives and
gone to work on the yellow mans territory.
We wanted no part, and said so without
shufffing or evasion, and the result was Of
q restraining character on everybody. By
q course Of equal frankness we have come
to satisfactory terms with England over a
matter which has tried the patience of the
two nations for years. There Is to be an
obtained without the employment of a
single hidden or doubtful agency.
We seem to be getting along very well
all around. Everything American that is
not above par is at par, and this includes
diplomacy. And it is appropriate to say
that the State Department Is today In hands
as capable as have ever held the helm
there.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
For ia ChicauO,

Chicago following in the footsteps Of Lon
don. blindly cropping through dense fog.
is an edifying sight. 1t was supposed that
an American city might be considered i'm
mune from this inconvenience and danger.
but the fact Is otherwise. The casualties in
Chicago resulted from the fact that the
signals on the elevated railroads were OBJ
scured by the mist, permitting trains to
run into each other in rear-end collisions
If this sort of thing happens often some
measure Of protection must be devised
which will insure perfect signaling under
all circumstances. Herein may lie one su-
perior feature of the third-rail electric
road. That system can be SO arranged that
no two trains can possibly move over the
same section of track, the current shutting
of automatically as soon as the limit of
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Independence In m.

From the New York Evening Post.
The original theory of journalism made a
newspaper the advocate of certain princi-
pies, and the champion of a political organ
ization processing those principles. 1t was
generally called 1.-The organ of a party,
and it's chief function was to sustain its
party, accepting the decisions of conven-
tions, advocating the policies adopted by
leaders, and ignoring excusing the blum
ders and offenses committed by managers.
It's motto really was, 1.-The party right or
wrong" The Independent journal, on the
other hand, regards party simply as a
means to certain ends, and it sustains the
policies or candidates of any party only so
far as they promote those ends. 1t tests
parties by the men and the measures which
they put forward, and it aims to treat all
impartially. Such theory involves free
dom of dissent from the policy Of an or
ganization which the newspaper has favor
ed, and readiness to oppose it's candidates
If the public interests require.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
What Reciprocity Means to Us.
rom the Indianapolis News

There are differences of aptitude and
training as well as climate that give ma
tions pre-eminence in various things For
ourselves we have simply built up our in
dustries. whether by protection or not we
care not. We have plants that can produce
more than we can consume We cannot
sell our products abroad because our tariff
laws are so unfriendly to the products OF
other countries. What we propose is on
mutual agreement with those countries to
admit specified products Of theirs to our
market in return for the admission Of spec
flied products of ours to their market
Evening star., 1901-11-20
A Sense of Safety.

Do you hear the distant humming
And the hustle and the roar?
The Congressman are coming
To the Capitol once more.
So let the flags be flying
And let the music play,
All mortal ills defying
We will take a holiday.
We will dine on milk and honey.
We will travel with the band.
And the world will all seem sunny
And beneficent and bland
We know they won't neglect us,
We win Danish every fear,
Cause their wisdom will protect US
When the congressman are here.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
The Slav and the American.
From the Anaconda Standard.

The sentimental alliance between Rus
sia and the United States Is one of the
strangest in history. The two nations rep
resent the poles of modern political ideas
and between them there is scarcely point
of sympathetic contact The geographical
fact of their wide separation; the very lack
of community of interests has kept the two
countries political friends for more than a
century. But the time is coming when this
incongruous friendship between an auto
cratic. military despotism and the freest re-
public In the world will be put to the test
Evening star., 1901-11-20
The Modern Tantalus.

''Whats de matter wifi Mistuh 'Rastus
Pinkly?'' inquired one Of the bellies Of the
parlor social.
HE has heap O. trouble" answered the
other. did you eber hyuh bout de gem
man in de school book dat was stahvin' wifi
victuals In sight
"Yassindeed."
"Well, dat's de position Mistuh 'Rastus
is in. He's been 'p'inted janitor to poul-
try show"
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Cold Analysis.

t'That man is one whom I would trust
with a million dollars"
$50 would l." answered Senator Sor-
ghum. "a man could get enough commits
sions out of handling million dollars to
keep him satisfied. But how about ten or
twenty thousand dollars?'
Evening star., 1901-11-20

The Boer junta has evidently not lost it's
nerve in the face of continually deferred
success. The idea of outfitting blockade
runner for the aid of the fighting burghers
right in the heart of London's shipping was
bold conception.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

danger Is reached. Experience continues to
teach that the steam locomotive Is an awk-
ward agency of traction In large city.
The electric motor has advantages which
must eventually be recognized to the ex-
clusion of the older and more cumbersome
and menacing machine in urban use.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

Mr.. Croker clamors for vindication. He
says Il am honest" Mr.. Crokers con-
duct chief of Tammany Hall has been
duly investigated and the verdict Of the
people of New York is against him. The
case ought to remain closed. Every con-
vict perhaps would like a new trial. He
would have everything to gain and nothing
q lnSa
Evening star., 1901-11-20

Secretary Wilson expects to teach the
Filipinos somthing about farming. The
chief difficulty that besets the Filipino
farmer has not been the locust or the Can
ada thistle, but the tax-gatherer and the
tithe-gatherer.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
tangled Out of Tune.
From the Pittsburg Press.

From the Pittsburg Press.
1t Is on tariff and reciprocity that the
bells will play a sadly tangled tune. The
republican majority promises to be cut In
two by these questions, and If experience
In the Congresses of 1893 and 1897 Is any
criterion the democratic party lines in both
houses will also be materially broken
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Gilt at the CapitOl.
From the Boston Herald.

the halls of Congress had been gilded
throughout on gold basis would have pro-
voked a resolution of inquiry as to the
cause of this discrimination against the
white metal, but 1t has passed. Silver has
been redecorated. likewise.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

Mr.. Bryan as a farmer and the editor of
a weekly paper in Nebraska is in a position
to contend that silver is a much better
medium of commercial exchange than cord
wood and potatoes.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
SHOOTING STARS.
To Be Taken for Granted.

TO DE INkcH TUE UH "HtCU'
"Yes," said Mr. Stilwell reminiscently, Il
once wrote poetry"
'I remember hearing you mentioned con-
spicuousy among our minor poets" said
the affable lady.
MY dear madam, 1t would be impossible
to classify a gentleman from Kentucky as
a minor poet He would be major poet
or a colonel poet at least"
Evening star., 1901-11-20

The Congressional Record will soon re-
sumo publication. 1t is understood that it
will be conducted on the old lines and will
not offer any heart-to-heart talks or racing
Evening star., 1901-11-20

An electric train made a little less than
a hundred miles an hour in Germany. The
American locomotive, however, may still
be depended on to hold it's own in Europe.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

President Roosevelts first message to
Congress will be awaited with great inter-
est 1t is peculiarly important as a current
literary production which does not require
the stimulus of publishers advertisements
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Reciprocity,
From the New York Tribune.

The two principles upon which reciprocity
rests are those Of discrimination and Of
mutual profit. That is to say, this nation is
to make certain tariff Determinations in
favor Of some certain other nation, and 1t
Is to do so In such way as to promote
its own profits-just as that other nation is
to accept our reciprocity offer In order to
promote its own profits.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Securing Himself.

THAT man says he wants all the advice
he can get on the way he is to conduct the
office to which he has just been elected
THAT is very shrewd of him. In that way
he is pretty sure to get just the kind of ad-
vice he desires. Then he can lay the re-
sponsibility on some one else for doing pre-
cisely as he pleases."
Evening star., 1901-11-20

The next time Rubin tempts the betting
fraternity to back him he may be asked
to guarantee that he win stay more than
five rounds.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

The fight which bacteriologists have been
making on the malaria germs has not yet
affected the quinine market
Evening star., 1901-11-20

When lady novelist gets married the
bridegroom labors under the embarrass-
ment of wondering which of the heroes in
her books he is supposed to stand for.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

General Weyler manages to hold on In
Spanish politics, instead of retiring to some
congenial and responsible position in an
abattOir
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Where Curfew Rings,

More than 1000 cities and towns In the
United States have curfew laws, Indianap-
oils being the largest city. It is alleged
that Juvenile crime is on the increase in
this country and that 100000 children are
arrested every year.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

The interest in Captain Kidds treasure
has been revived. There may yet be some
effort to get Keely motor stock back on
the market.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

1t should have been made a condition of
Pat Groves return that he would promise
not to kidnap any members Of the recep-
ton committee.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

No matter how well Mr.. Low may do, it
Is too much to expect that Richard Croker
will not sneer when the New York papers
reach him at Vantage.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

1t is not fair to hold Washington locally
responsible for the scandals or homicides
which may occur among it's transient pop
uIatton.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

For a man who assumes to carry the
peace of Europe In his vest pocket, the Sui
tan OF Turkey Is obliged to submit to
great many humiliations
Evening star., 1901-11-20

The horse is the general scapegoat for
people who desire to display good clothes
or risk their money.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

The usual number Of great speeches that
will never get a chance to be heard in Con-
gress are now on their way to Washington.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Never Sleeps.

From the Pittsburg Gazette.
Washington city Is beginning to wake
up and take notice of things. It will soon
have Congress in its midst"
Evening star., 1901-11-20

The Bulgarian brigand would Simplify
matters by regularly advertising bargain
days for captfves.
Evening star., 1901-11-20
Stimulus

This world Is full of trouble
Which every path besets;
And the more you. talk about it
The more troublesome 1t gets.
Evening star., 1901-11-20

DIn order to avoid delays on ac-
count of personal absence. letters to
THE STAR should not be addressed
to any individual connected with the
once but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business DEPART
ments according to tenor or purpose
Middletown transcript., 1901-12-07
THE LIVES OF THE Huxrzp

Ernest Seton-Thompson,sHew book,
"The Lives of the Hunted hasa presaee
which explains his aim .M ii was not ex.
planned in his previous work He says:
my chief motive, my most earnest
underlying wish, has been to stop the ex.
termination of harmless wild animals;
not for their sakes. but for ours, firmly
believing that each of our native wild
creatures is in itself precious heritage
that we have no right to destroy or put
beyond the reach of our children"
This is view of the case which In Ger.
tainly sensible. Mr.. Seton-Thompeon
does not 20 so far as to insist that no ami.
mails shall be killed, or anything Of that
sort. He merely protests against the
ruthless and reckless slaughter of animals
which do no harm, and often do rood;
which are of value to the artist and the
naturalist, and have no value to the hun.
ter beyond ths zest of the chase and the
comparatively small sum received for
horns, skin or flesh. The determination
OF the tiamings, of the osprey, of the
cimarren, of the bison, is more than Q
possibility, and should it actually occur
the animals can never be replaced. Does
anybody suppose that half dozen pair 3
OF handsome horns preserved in museum
or in somebody's library are more val.
liable than the living animal preserved
IN a park, happy, alive and free? Yet
Middletown transcript., 1901-12-07
FREE LIBRARY COMMISSION

Newspaper clippings on Delaware
libraries wanted by the Free Library
Commission of Delaware, established
1901. The Free Library Commission
of Delaware wishes to keep q COM
plete record of the growth of public,
school and travelling libraries in the
State. To the end that it may success
fully do SO, it asks librarians and all
friends of libraries in Delaware, to send
it clippings or newspapers showing the
and growth Of all libraries.
Notes of improvements, changes, new
books, gifts. entertainments for libraries
exhibits in libraries, criticisms, reports,
all will be gratefully received by the
Free Library Commission at the State
House, Dover, Del.