The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10

is always morally right may be doubt
ed. IF course. During the recent warm
weather the Indignant dodgers in Ger
tain clearinghouse found that one Of
their number had been sleeping in the
baJhtUb for cooIress, thereby keeping
his neichbcrs out of II till he chose 20
arise This man certainly was not per
meated with high sense of duty and
unseihshuess- on the other hand, there
are places on the New York East side
where the people use the bathtub for a
coal bin This does not necessarily iu-
dictate moral turpitude; 1t means that
there Is no other place to keep the coal,
and that it Is expensive to buy it by
the hodfuL. and that while a taio in the
kitchen may do for bathing purposes,
there Is nothing which can be filed
with coal and kept standing about all
the week in small and crowded rooms
In fact, 1t is doubtful if the jewellers in
tenement districts would not prefer the
extra room the bathtub occupies 10 the
tub itself, if they could have water in
their apartments. and stationary wash
tGtS VI Stlllt SLCI ttJilN EIIitiAAtsN AoOiiAC
of the wOuId-be impTOvers of tenement
houses forget that the inhabitants do
not have exactly the habits. needs. or
wants of people who live on Fifth Ave
nue.
The difference between a clean civ
ilization and one which is not clean is
nevertheless q moral difference Lack
Of sensitiyeness to dirt implies b certain
lack Of delicacy in other matters, and it
Is also liable to breed physical ills which
affect the moral welfare It is a Ques-
ton whether the Intellectual activity
and strength Of moral character shown
by the Dutch people did not result
partly from their habits of cleanIE-
ness, and these in turn from the
natural abundance of water in their
country Sunshine, fresh air. cold and
hot water in abundance, and clean food
are reasonably sure to produce a race
Of people physically strong and vigor-
Gus, and where q human being is pos
sessed Of thoroughly natural and whole
some habits it is usually not hard to
train him morally and Intellectually
If current reports are correct a1r. Nc
kiniey Will soon have two first-class for
eigH missions at his disposal and the
proba biIities are that Ohto is greatly ex-
cited over the prospect. The Hon An
drew D. White, our Ambassador to the
Kaiser in poor health and under dire at
Fiction an account Of the death of his
son it IS said is about to retire from the
diplomatic service and our Ambassador
to King Victor Emmanuel is also report
Cd as weary of a position little to his Xix
ing. Two of the finest pIums in the gift
| of the President, therefore. are likely To
! be on the official table before long. There
viii be rush for them If merit had
anything TO do with the choice of a sue
cessor TO Mr. White there IS little doubt
that the post would be offered to DR. Da-
vid Jayne Hill. now our efficient and dis
tinguished First Assistant Secretary of
State
IN a despatch from Berlin it is stated
that. contrary to the opinion expressed
in Vienna, there VIII be no general Eu-
ropean trade war with the United States
The extensive commercial relations ex-
listing between Germany and the Western
Republic preclude the idea of a hostile
attitude toward this country. and without
Germany a general coalition would be i'm
possible. 1t is within the power of Con
gress TO remove the last sign Of trade
friction by passing the reciprocity treat
les, and Establishing our commercial
relations with Europe upon an equitable
and enduring basis The only question Is:
VIII Congress have the good sense to take
| that cOurse2
While the midsummer heat is severe
enough to cause some discomfort in most
parts of this country, Americans living
in cities can hardly conceive of the ter-
rors Of hot wave in London There
! even the wealthy as a rule are unpro-
vided with refrigerators, and the use OF