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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
COSTA RIGA INCREASES DUTIES
Thought That the Change VIII Pro-
duce Spirit of Economy.

William I. Merry. the United States
Minister to Costa Rica. in a comm unica-
ton from San Jose to the State Depart
ment says
The Government Of Costa Rica has is
sued a decree increasing the duties on all
impoTtatiOns into the Republic 50 per
cent. The announcement is accompanied
with the suggestion that. as an Offset to
this additional duty, it viii be the policy
Of the Government to reduce the export
tax on coffee. The Importation Of foreign
products during the last half Of the year
1905 has been comparatively heavy, and
while the revenue may not at first be
greatly increased by the decree, 1t viii in
duce an economy among the people which
should be an advantage to the country.
Costa Rica needs, above all things, a
diversity Of production which VIII de-
crease her dependence upon any leading
article While this necessity is generally
recognized, little progress has thus far
been made in this direction, although the
abundant natural resources Of the country
admit Of many other valuable products.
among them cacao, india rubber, textile
hberS, tropical fruits. etc. The banana in
dEIstTy Is being rapidly developed and also
the planting of india rubber trees. the lat
ter, however, requiring six to eight years
before profitable results can be expected
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
TIE DIFFICULTIES OF TRADE.
An american Merchant in Germany
Gives His Experience.


An American merchant, who has dur
ing the past three years conducted a very
successful depot in a German city for
me sale Of miscellaneous American man
uIactuIed goods on commission. writes
to the Consul General at Berlin con-
corning some of the minor difficulties
which ne has encountered in the course
OF his business He says:
In the first place there are so MANY
experiments. hit-cr-Tliss trials Of goods
by people who know nothing about con-
ditions here or the requirements OF the
German market, that a good deal of
stock has come over on trial and Is lat
CT thrown on the market and sacrificed
when the experiment has proved a fail
ure
Secondly. as soon as one has found a
line which VIII sell, and has got n trade
established, our American friends VIII
make improvements in that article until
the improved goods hardly look Ike the
originals, while the stock here becomes.
as result, deprecated and often value
less,
Then. there is the difficulty with the
German custom house. One cannot count
from one shipment to the next one and
know certainly that the latter will be
classified as the former was or the sam
pies were It has happened to me fire.
quenUy Of late that goods which OTigi-
naily came in at 22-9S duty per 2Z0 a
pounds were found to belong under 4
much higher classification, namely, $5.71
per ZZ0-+6 pounds, as soon as the impOr-
tatiouS reached any important volume
All these are points concerning which
American exporters should be much bet
ter Informed and which they should take
into account in dealing with their agents
or purchasing in Germany.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
the President for Reciprocity.

IN q speech delivered at a banquet in
Montreal the other night, a distinguish
ed French traveller. Al Siegfried, assert
ed that, when in Washington, President
Mckinley told him that he (the Presi-
denD was no longer an uItra-protec-
ZIONIST. His exact words, as related by
II Siegfried, were:
You evidently have the impression that l am
N NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ! have been that, but
tunes are changed The world has progressed,
the United States has progressed, and my ideas
have modified IN favor OF reciprocity
Assuming the Correctness Of N. SIG
fried's report of President McKinley's
language. it is not surprising, while it
viii be hailed with general satisfaction.
It would be carping criticism to say
that reciprocity is the Republican de-
vice uherewith TO plough with the
Democratic heifer. That does not mat
ter. As long as Mr.. Mckinley and his
friends are willing to depart from the
| old Chinese wall to which they have
! been chained for 3 genera ti5n, and come
| OFT in open advocacy of a sane and
/ comparatively scientific fiscal system,
we are with them heart and soul. and
willing 10 admit that their conversion
| though perhaps miraculous is genuine,
Reciprocity. once tried on q general
scale. inevitably win bring the country
around to a tariff for revenue only.
which is as near free trade as most
Democrats would care to go under pres
ent conditions In itself reciprocity
would remove the friction Of commerce
which now threatens to isolate the
United States and make II the 3ogy
/ man among nations. If Mr. Mckinley
is as earnestly for reciprocity as NJ
Siesfried's speech would lead Us to be
lieve, he has added a new ray to the
| halo Ct his popularity.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
A CONGRESS OF PUBLISHERS.
American Organizations Invited t."
Attend LIZ. LeinziE McetInE.

TIE Fourth International Publishers
Congress viii be held in Leipzig. from
June 10 to I3. 1901 The American Pub
fishers Copyright League, the American
Publishers Association and the Music
Publishers OF the United States-alI Of
New York city-and thirty-three publish
ers' associations in other countries have
been invited to send delegates
The regulations governing the interna-
tioHaI congress, a copy Of which has been
sent to the State Department by T. Il.
Warner, IT. the United States Consul at
LeipziG. are as follows:
Music and art publishers, as wei as
publishers of Illustrated papers, periodi-
Gals and newspapers, viii be admitted as
members upon payment Of s.. German
viii be the official language Of the con
gTess. but reports and discussions may
be carried on in either English, French,
or German, the attendance of interprc-
tiers having been arranged for. All meet
ings viii be held in the Deutsche BuCh-
/ handIerhaus.' Leipzig Only questions Of
/ International interest or such as bear
/ directly upon book and music publishing
( or copyrights, viii be discussed.
In order to accomplish as much work
/ as possible, the congress viii be divided
/ into three sections. as follows: (a) AG-
! thOrS' and publishers rights. (b) the book
! trade: and (c) the music trade.
/ Among the accepted reports are:
! Copyright Relations Between the United
! States Of America and European States,
/ By Dr. Karl TrUbner, Strassburg; The
! Need Of a Better Protection Of the Copy
rights Upon Educational Works. by d
/ c Heath Boston; Extension Of Copy
! right Protection by Herr Fritz Schwartz,
Munich: DUTY Charged on Books and its
Relation to New Commercial Treaties,
by Dr. Alfred Giesecl1e, Leipzig; The
/ SaIe-or-Return System by William
Heinemann, London; The Relations Be
/ tween Authors and Publishers on the
! One Part and the Daily Press on the
. Other. With Regard to Reviews, by Paul
/ Ouendorf, Paris; Special Libraries Of the
| Book Trade and Allied Industries ano
1 Their International Intercourse. by Otto
+ HarTassOwitZ. Leipzig. Publishers IN
terests and the Published Price, by Dr,
/ Wilhelm Ruprecht, Gottfngen: me Ter
! ritOriaI Subdivision OF Copyright Prop
erty.' by Henry r Clayton London; ! ne
Published Price and Discount IN the MI
sic Trade by Henri Hinrichsen, Leipzig
The AUTHORIZATION of Copyright Music
by the Manufacturers of Mechanical IN
struTnentS such as the AeOilan- Dy AT
thur BOosey. London. International m
/ dersta riding Between Music Dealers ~
/ Hofrat Dr.. Oskar Won Hase, Leipzig II
Tacies of Copyright Music David Day
London"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
ENTERTAINING THE MOSQUITO
HartfOrd's Board of Health Meeting
With Some Success

HARTFORD, Conn, June THE Hart
ford Board OF Health is endeavoring to
abate the mosquito nuisance through the
use of crude petroleum. The South Mead
ows, marshy areas in the eastern part
Of the city, bordering on the Connecticut
River, are the breeding ground of the in
sect The board of health, in accord
ance with a request OF the common
council to devise methods for exterminat-
ing the mosquitoes, has been sprinkIfng
the meadows with petroleum. OH has
been placed on the water so that by the
action of the wind it permeates the
marsIsy district It Is believed that a
considerable diTinUtiOn of the mosquito
nuisance has been accomplished, and the
officials having the experiment in charge
are confident that substantial results Will
be achieved.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
Our soutl, American Relations

On more than one account it is TO be
regretted that the foreign policy Of the
Mckinley Administration IS continually
diverted from its proper direction by
considerations Of trust interest and
compliance with the demands Of our
great msouop0lies. Thus Mr.. Gage has
been allowed 10 inaugUrate an entirely
iaexcusa5ie tariff war against Russia
for the sole benefit Of the Sugar Trust
and The whole force Of our Government
has been eZeTted in Venezuela 10 back
the claims Of the Asphalt Trust against
the apparent rights Of a smaller Ameri-
can syndicate.
Il IS announced that the state De
parment has instructed our Charge
d'Anaires at Caracas TO notify the Gov
eminent Of Venezuela that every act
Of Minister Locmis is endorsed by his
supeTi0rs in Washington. This viii be
regarded IN every country Of the civil
lied world as q declaration that Ameri-
can trusts are the peculiar wards Of
the nation. and that, to the extent Of
ITS diplomatic, military, and naval pow
Ct, the Administration viii support
them IN their foreign adventures. with
out regard to The merits Of their pre-
tensions.
There IS not q doubt that the sym
pathy Of the outside world. and Of ell
thinking Americans not holders Of
shares il the Asphalt Trust. viii be
with Venezuela in this matter That
State all along has shown every desire
to adjudicate the conflicting claims Of
the Trust and the -Qulnlan syn
dictate justly and equitabIy. Were
Venezuela q strong instead Of a weak
nation, there would be no thought #
interfering against or overriding the
processes Of her courts. But the Asphalt
Trust is potent in Washington. and
justice and equity are not considered IN
the premises The fact that voluntary
arbitration between the parties led to
a decision against the Trust has had
no effect IN preventing practical notice
10 Venezuela that this Government.
While willing that the High Federal
Court should take cognizance Of the
case in dispute. would assume the right
Of review and revision in the event that
The courts decision should happen TO
be adverse to the cause Of the Trust
We are intensely sorry to sec such q
manifestation Of bad policy and dipIo-
macy On the part of the Administration.
especially a. q time when the oppor-
tunity offers TO bring ell the American
republics together II a general scheme
Of arlity and International arbitration.
Even 50 strong friend of Europe and
the trusts AS Mr.. Hay has shown him
self. mist recognize the desirabiIity Of
q Pan-AEeg.caa understanding which
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
Circulation Statement


The Administration does not attempt
10 conceal It's. annoyance at the foolish
action Of tie Constitutional Convention
at Havana in attempting TO adapt the
Platt terms TO its own views. thereby
changing their meaning so that, il al
lowed to stand as they have been con
strued at Havana, they would not IN
any sense represent what Congress in
tended they should when they were en-
acted General Wood viii be notified by
telegraph today Of the decision Of the
American Executive, and instructed T.
advise the convention Of the same.
we are informed that the message
will be couched in the saave language
Of diplomacy so as not TO injure tn
feelings of the Cubans. That IS vel
enough If the wording OF the notice be
not too obscure. in the interests Of Pc
likeness. to let them know distinctly and
finally what IS expected Of them and
what they must DO There has been too
much pleasant verbiage in the case al
ready. Everybody here knows exactly
what the American Government and
people insist upon as the minimum Of
our demands Much Of the present IN
satisfactory conditions is due to q past
lack Of frankness III dealing with il, on
the part of the Administration We
have evaded plain expressions Of our
intentions and thus have led the island
ers to believe that they were to receive
more than = would be prudent for this
country to accord
The time has come for plain speech,
The Cubans should be told that il they
want local Independence and an autCn-
omous government Of their own, they
must accept the PIatt terms without
question: and that otherwise Congress
viii undoubtedly impose seveTer terms,
amounting possibly to annexation
Public sentiment regarding Cuba has
been changing rapidly in the United
States since the late adjournment Of
Congress Some months ago there were
many americans who thought that We
should otB rye the letter Of the hysteri-
cal Teller resolution Of april, 1898,
Now. the pubic is educated to the con-
victiCn that TO do 50 would be suicidal
In one way or another the American
Republic must control Cuba in her in
ternatioual relations, her debt ObIiga-
tons past or future and guarantee the
peace of the island
Whatever was left of The Teller sen
tfment. we appTehend. disappeared with
the announcement OF the cunning an6
evasive action Of the Constitutional
Convention. we shall see IN its
place q strong feeling in favor OF
annexation. That, indeed, is theIog-
ic Of the situation. It is becom-
ing every day more apparent that
the Cubars are as yet untitled fol
intelligent self-government That being
admitted, 1t would seem to follow that
cur safest and cheapest course would
be TO take the country and govern It as
an American territory, which at some
future time might be given American
Statehood. Such a solution would b
the best for Cuba, and certainly the
most advantageous for the United
States
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
JAPAN,s TRADE IN THE EAST.
The Empire Making Efforts to Be
come Economically Independent

Simon W Hanauer, Deputy consul Cen
eral for the United States at Frankfort,
Germany, has written TO the State De-
parmeRt concerning Japan's trade in the
East. where he says, japanese influence
is continually increasing Mr. Hanauer
says:
The japanese people, as well as the
Government, are making energetic eff
forts to become economically Independent
Of foreign aid by developing the resources
Of their country. creating transportation
lines. establishing manufactures, etc
Japau sends almost twice the amount OF
goods to the United States that she in
ports therefrorn- France receives three
times the amount of merchandise from
Japan that her exports to that country
ageregate. From Colombo TO Ni2div0-
stock. japanese coal and japanese
matches are the most popular and Jap
anese beer is the common drink
The number Of foreigners doing busi-
ness in Japan is steadily diminishing, and
their position there is becoming more and
more difficult; on the other hand, Japan
es= merchants are spreading abroad in an
extraordinary degree. OF late dfty-eiEht
new Japanese business houses have been
established in Pekin, and q new
JaDznese settlement was started IN
Tfeutsin IN Korea. japanese mer-
chants have crowded out foreign
taking the place Of those OF European
companies. and the japanese are success
ful in gaining the sympathy Of the Chi
DeSe.'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
IN THE INTEREST OF MINERS.
Bills Passed In the Pennsylvania
Legislature Yesterday.

Legislature Yesterday.
HARRISBURG. Pa, June The Fer
rebee and Garner bills. endorsed by the
United Mine Workers convention at
Hazleton. got through the Senate on final
passage today without a dissenting vote
These are the most important measures
for the passage Of which the miners have
been ciamoring, and it IS probable that
they viii be satisfied and make no further
effort to push the weigh bills
The Ferrebee bill IevIes a tax Of p per
cent on the face value Of store orders,
checks, etc except orders issued for coal
and rent The miners believe that this
measure viii drive the company stores out
the courts viii not sustain the bill \
similar bill was vetoed on constitutional
grounds by Governor Beaver in 1889 and
by Governor Hastings IN 1891
The Garner bill increases the number OF
mine inspectors in the anthracite region
from eight to sixteen and provides for
their election by the people instead of the
present method Of having them appointed
by the Governor. Eight of the inspectors
viii be chosen il November ana the re-
mainder at the expiration Of the terms
Of the present inspectors. Their salary
is fixed a s, 0J9 annually and the terms
Of Office reduced to three instead OF five
years. as fixed by the existing law.
Governor Stone has already signed the
miners bin requiring mines TO be fitted
UP with surgical and medical supplies for
use in case of emergency and prescribing
the regulation weight Of q key Of blast
ing powder
The weigh bills provide that the miners
shall be paid by the ton instead Of by the
car that the coal shall be weighed be
fore it is screened, and that d check
weiGhman elected by the miners shall be
stationed at every mine. The measures
apply only to the anthracite region. and
have been held up by the Senate Mines
and Mining Committee against the pro-
tests from miners since their passage by
the House early Ia April. Should the
miners abandon them majority of the
members Of the House from the anthracite
regions viii withdraw their opposition 10
the Fox Capitol bill, which is being held
up by them in the House because OF the
refusal of the Senate committee to bring
out these bills.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
THE SULTAN MAKES PAYMENT.
First TnstaHrnent On the Cruiser Re
ing Built by the Cramps.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. June IA ca
bic message received yesterday by the
William Cramp * Sons Ship and Engine
Building Company announced that the
first payment on the cruiser contracted
for by the Turkish Government has been
made by the Imperial Ottoman Bank
Until now there has been an element Of
doubt as to whether the cruiser would
ever be built, but with the first payment
made the work viii be carried forward
Several months ago the negotiations for
the cruiser were begun. and for some
time Gen. 9. 3. Williams was n C0nstan-
tinople comforting with the Su!taD's Gov
eminent on the subject.
Though small, the new cruiser viii en-
body the latest ideas OF naval construc-
ton She VIII be OF. $3.50 tons dispIaee-
msHt and is to be OF twenty-five knots
speed. Her length on The load water line
VIII be go feet. beam Z feet. depth 50
feet and draft Is feet. She will have tri-
pie expansion engines and water tube
boilers Of the NiciaUsse patterns. capable
OF developing 12,0J0 horsepower The or
binary armor deck VIII extend from stem
to stern, protecting the machinery.
The armament of the cruiser. for yes
sci Of her class. viii be very powerful
She viii have TWO six-inch quick FIRE
guns. mounted behind arnor shields on
the middle line. one forward and the 9th
er aft There VIII also be in her battery
eight 4-7-inch quick fire guns, six a.
miIiimetre quick fire guns, SIX one
Founders. and 10 magazine rifles. All the
guns of the main battery viii be placed
behind amor protection The coming
tower win have four-iRch arTnor, and viii
be provided with a tube which viii pro
tect the steering gear. speaking tubes, and
teIegraphs. There viii be two steel nasts,
each with one military top Her compile
mCnt WI be twenty-fOur officers and $50
men. In the details Of construction. gen
orally, the practice OF the United States
navy viii be followed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
England woaId he Neutral.



IN the event Of z war with Germany we should
not require the alliance O. Great Britain. all we
should z=< would Be the maintenance Of a strict
neutrality CT the part OF the last named Power.
II would ElsHiiestly be iar Englsnd's interest TO
observe neutrality. II she C0-opcratsd with
Germany her operatives would be exposed 10
The RISK or starvation, for We should see TO 1t
that not an ounce Of food staples reached them
from This side Of the Atlantic Nothing would be
easier than for Us TO confscatc the breadstuf5
OF the northwest provinces Of the Dominion. and
az COURSE the gTanarics o. the United States
would be closed against the British artisan. We
nay safely assume then. that IN case Of war
between Germany and the United States Great
Britain would be neutral
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01

Mr. Choate, our Ambassador to King
Edward VII, has refused travelling pass
ports TO two FiIipinos who applied to
him for them, on the ground that they
were not American citizens This Judg-
ment seems harsh What are the Fiji
pinos, If not American, and what Gov
eminent is 20 protect them abroad If not
the one to which We have endeavOred to
convince them they owe allegiance? Am
bassador Choate. We think, did not show
the fnesse in this case which his admir-
eTs in this country would expect Of him
Why did he not take a leaf from the book
Of the Administration he serves. and IS
sue the passports 10 the Filipinos as
American subjects
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01

The anti-AmeTiCan Uttcrances Of the newspapers
of Germany are much more harsh than the re-
tarts they have called forth in this country In
doubtedIv the large German element in the United
States Is strong factor in maintaining the peace
of the world Without it dangerous hatred
might spring up between the two nations. IheI@
Is no check on anti-AmeTiCau feeling in Germany
while in the United States there Is the restrain
ing influence of the large Communication ele-
TTsnt The American IS thus better able to
understand the German than the people OF Ger
many can know the Americans.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01
CUSTOMS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The Revenues show an Increase of
100 Per Cent in One Year


The Division of InsuIar Affairs of the
War Department gave out for publication
today the following statement concerning
the customs revenues in the Philippine
Islands for the two months ended Feb
rbe-ry ., 1901 as compared with the same
months Of 1899 and 1900 which statement
is as follows:
Total revenues February 1901. were
81. los. 559.44; February. 1888 $563 g56 81: Feb
ruary. 1869, 1921, 924.GS. The figures indi-
cate an Increase in 1901 over 1883 Of SSgI,-
1880. and over 1900 Of $731, 335. 50, OF more
than 100 per cent.
The comparison by customs ports fol-
lows
1gg1-ManiIa. 81, 204 1921; IIofIo. S157 6g7.57.
Cebu. SI3,3Zs-17; Jolo. SI3. I'D Sc; Siassi,
$iSZs,5i; Zamboanga, $4,082-J9; total, ST. 80
359. Il.
195g-Nanila. $685. IS; uoiIo. SO .g72- 81:
C-bu. SlG,Sh.5i; Jolo, $6927.24; Sfassi.
$4,000; Zamb0anga, SS50.29; total, S724,-
E4gs
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Not the way 10 Make Friends.

While we seek. and at present very success
fully, the extension oi our trade IL the markets
Of the world We maintain intact the barriers that
har others from our owE markets We strive
with al cur energy and ingenuity 10 sell Is
much ard IS widely - %e can. but ve tax
heavily the foreigners ~bo wish 10 sell TO us in
return. Europeans must pay 81 heavy fine il
they seek 10 send their wares 10 CUR shores.
n..t.netLv this is not policy % win friends.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-01

One Of The boys dismissed from west
Point has kindly taken the New York
reporters into his confidence, and inform
ed them that the elected cadets consider
their punishment d harsh use Of auth0ri-
ty-'' There will be 4 good deal more of
the same sort Of harshaess unless the
young gentlemen who arc being educated
Or the army at the public expense can
learn to behave themselves like decent
little men. and not like the brutes the
evidence before the Congressional lives
tigating Committee showed many Of them