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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02
COST OF EMPIRE.

Under the caption of Empire and
Debt The Springfield Republican thus
comments: "The new British loan of
500, ODO, 900, or $500 900, 900 will be offer
ed to the public at 94t. This loan will
take the form in which the present
! funded British debt is written-that is,
consols bearing p per cent interest
until 1903, and thereafter p per cent,
the principal being redeemable at the
| pleasure Of the government. Accord
ingly at the offered price Of 94l, the new
loan will yield the investor 2.65 per cent
after April B. 1903, and 30 per cent up
to that time. As the investment will
furthermore be subject to the British in
come tax, also increased by the causes
which compel the borrowing, the loan
will not probably attract much buying
On this side Of the ocean, except from
insurance companies doing business in
England and largely for advertising
effect there This at least is the antici-
patton Of international bankers at New
York Nevertheless subscriptions will
be invited in the United States.
AT the close Of the wars with Napo-
leon, ii 1873, the British debt amounted
to little over 5000, 600, 600 or 81 800, i
900, 600 During the 40 years Of the
Crlmean war it was reduced by S2S4,
600, 600 and increased about Sl6j, 600, 600
on account Of that war At the outbreak
of the South African war in 1899 the
debt stood at about So, 40, 600, 900 there
having been effected in the 81 years
from the peace of Paris Il net reduction
of about 81 $50 OoO,O 600.
Apart from the present issue of con
soils the British government has thereto
fore borrowed for war purposes III South
Africa, on excl equer. bonds, treasury
bills and otherwise, 60 40, 900, or
1868, 80 OOo. and the present loan of
$500, 600, coo Will bring the total borrow.
ings on account Of this war up to $685.,
80, 600 to say nothing Of the cost of
var met currently from increased taxa
ton; though il may be that some small
amount of the proceeds Of the pending
loan will be- used to take up maturing
treasury bills.
Thus within less than three years
the war with the few thousand Dutch
p.,,,,,,r, -, South f,i no will bo,-a oIJnJ
to the British debt an amount equal to
one-half the total net debt reduction
affected in nearly century of what
has been regarded in Great Britain AS
one Of phenomenal debt-paying and Al
amount about four times larger than
the debt incurred by the Crimean war
| And IN this further loan now pending,
additional to the greatly increased taxa
! ton, the British government is by no
means able certainly to see the end Of
the matter in point of debt contracting.
| THE small nation, by this tremen-
dous example is vindicating its right to
exist, and in II way to be known and
respected hereafter by imperial power
all round the world. The predatory
spirit of nationality has hereby received
n wound from which it will never re-
cover, and in the continued improve
ment of weapons of destruction, render.
ing defensive warefare more and more
imprcgnablc the day Of imperial do
minion or worldwide empires gradu
ally fades away into the past of human
history
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02
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John Nagle'S Philosophy,

Z Nothing stands isolated and cut
Z away from all the activities and
n Influences Of external agencies
; and yet remains sufficient in itself
: TO accomplish worthy end The
! ocean steamship lying in the
4 wharf cold and motioniess has
I within it great possibilities but
4 not until the expansive power Of
4 steam, itself again dependent ON
: the active age, Of heat quick
: ems latent eucrg p into life and
| the tmobbinp engine sends the
[ great wheels on their tirclcss
I rounds. does the mighty craft
I show its power The acorn hid
I in the darkness Of the earth cover
I cd with q carpet Of virgin white
, ness has within itself possibilities
: hat would make a forest giant to
! live through and LAUGH mt the
4 storms Of centuries but not until
( the potent influence Of the sun
{ causes natures tears 10 kiss the
{ warmed earth can the future king
4 Of the sylvan grove be woocd from
= the bosom Of nature As IL is in
y the physical world SO it * in the
4 realm Of spiritual existence The
Z child lying unconscious in its
4 cradle has in it possibilities that
n may stir the laughter or the rage
\ Of millions, but not until the
! dcft hand Of nature aud the gentle
y influence Of the living instructor
come TO the rescue are the latent
powers aroused into living OK
pauding thought. scaI ching for
laws governing matter. intellect
and morality But matter unfolds,
ripcns sheds it's fruit and then
dies beQucathng the same elc-
mcuts with their possibilities
neither impaired nor increased TO
the succeeding generation Of plant
aud rock while in the region Of
mind the blossom is ever more
beautiful and fragrant the fruit
I richer aud more palatable the
whole inheritance greater in mass
[ and in intrinsic value, making the
( spiritual possibilities of man seem
well nigh infinite in their range
J and power Why then, should we
\ not avail ourselves of all that is
possible Of the best Thought, The
sublimest emotion and the clear
est reasoning TO he found on the
( social and ethical problems that
! confront human life? Man alone
= i 10 blame if history with all
y her volume vast has but one page
\ Yet the words Of the poet are de
4 nsiye, for man is ever capable Of
n prying deeper into the mysteries
4 Of nature. aud If he il faithful in
4 his activities he will bc rewarded
= with solvents for the complex
Y problems of life,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

e lowing excerpt the conclusion Is redcHed
that even Mr.. COngers support OF their
policy and actions is tinged with mis-
giving even scepticism. Hear what he
saws The Christian missionaries IN
China have been grossly misrepresented'
said Minister Conger Very few
things have been done by them for
which any apology need be made GER
tainly no more than for the act Of other
foreign civilians or soldiers in China.
/ do not say they did nothing that
might not have been better done differ
entity, but they neither looted nor col
lected indemnities by force.
So Mr.. Conger evidently has his
doubts az to cen .ain acts Of the mission
aries. for he says: Il do not say they
did nothing that might not have been
better done differently The above
statement i an accusation by implica-
ton. and il would be but just that he
be specific. What are the things these
preachers have done which should have
been left undoue or done differently?
Some things probably serious. and serious
enough may be to have indamed the
Oriental passion into angry turbulence,
causing innocent bloodshed and re
venge.
Mr.. Conger pays a splendid tribute
TO the native Christians, who showed a
spirit Of heroic sacrifice strangely absent
in the conduct of the missionaries.
Hear again his words on this point:
The legatiOners and the missionaries
owe their salvation to the native
Christians, for neither alone could have
been saved The native Christians the
missionaries brought with them, by
their labors and their knowledge o.
local conditions mad our escape pos
,ible. They were killed by the humid
reds in working for our defense, We
we're bound by sacred obligations TO
rakc care Of those who were left alive,
Tor they had little but their lives.
In adyerting to the political aspect
IF the situation Mr.. Conger thus gives
his opinions:
When | left we were trying to
arrive ut the am.lnt which China
should pay 50 that we could have
lbasis upon which to figure Then we
expected to scAlc down the claims Of
the powers, 50 Us 10 come within that
amount whatever it might be.
The United States is standing for the
policy Of bringing the indemnity within
the bounds Of Chinas ability to pay, 50
shat the partition Of the empire may be
avoided. but so far no agreement of the
powers to this effect has been secured.
An the powers interested on the
welfare Of China want this done, because
it is certain that any attempt to divide
the empire will result in endless strife
among the various powers and prCvin-
cr4 and ultimately in revolution,
Our relations with Russia were very
friendly when left China No one
can tell what the outcome will be in
Manchuria. OF course, Russia can
make no special arrangement with
China now without violating its agree
ment with the powers. The Russian
interests in Manchuria are very great
owing to the ports she already has and
10 her railway systems. The United
States stands committed rs outlined in
the presidents message to keep all this
country open and not permit it to get
into the control of any other nation but
China.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

cutting a wide swath OF course, ii Is
presumed that their personal incomes
outside Of the political honorarium is
ample to pay tine bills for incidents such
as is told in tie following account, taken
from a telegraphic report from Madison
which appeared in the Oshkosh North
western: -Four well known state sena-
tors entertained several of the pretty
ch )rus girls in the Anna Held troupe at
a little dinner, with trimmings, after
the close Of the play here, Thursday
evening. The affair was as warm as a
summer nights dream and in the small
aours Of the morning the gaiety reached
a point which threatened TO interrupt
the peaceful slumbcrs Of dodgers in the
next block
The yigilant police therefore, took a
hand in the game and when one Of the
couvival law makers objected in man
ncr more emphatic than wise the
doughty minions Of the law took him
in charge and conducted him to the
Dastle. otherwise known rs the city
lookup. His friends soon rallied, how
ever and by diplomatic representations
succeeded in securing his release from
custody In spite Of the efforts Of those
rumOrs Of the affair have
leaked ont and have caused p big sensa-
lion. even in Aadison where student
larl,s and legislative pranks are not un
known to the staid and sober citizens"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02
ARTHua,H. zAHDER Business Manager

The Pilot is published at SIC York Str
Terms of subscription $50 a year
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Tertising rates can be procured 10y
annIicatlon m the Office All loI
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out
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

A meal TO man means piece OF
meat and ciga" to u woman i means
something new to talk about and a fluffy
desert
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

Too many people in this world talk
wisely and act foolishly
Nothing is uuattainable that has once
been attained
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Subscribers and advertisers are request
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The best cure for woman who can't
bear the smell of tobacco smoke is to
make her eat a cigar.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

AguinaldO seems 10 have dropped ont Of
light but the Philippine trouble ticks TO orr
skirts Ike burr tpu brggur rags
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

who would wish for better weather than
came the latter uart Of April
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

Cleanliness may not lie next to godli
ness, but it's q good life rreseryer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

When will Mayor Rahr order the concerts
for the parks:
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02
CHR 221amito2uoe 2ilot

THURSDAY, MAY ,, 1901.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

Credit to whom credit is due, is an
old saying that the scissors editor fire.
quently overlooks.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

Yesterday was May day. The May pole Gus
tom r. long autiQuated
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The missionaries in China need a load Of vim
Iifbtttu
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EIGHT PAGES.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

SYDNEY T. PRATT, Editor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

A man of few words and many deeds
!, ike garden OF many vegetables and
few weeds
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-02

The man who thinks little of himslf
is apt to feel disappointed when others
do likewise
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Established 1883.

ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY.
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Many stylish hat covers an empty
head
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FORMER EDITORS.
Jera Crowlev Ten Evck Olmstead,
JOHN NAGLE.
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Milwaukee win know the Elks this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-27

Employer Cto Office boy): IT very pleased
serve just Thomas, that picked pin from
the great thoughtfulness and thrift
part, show appreciation will raise
salary so week" (Profuse thanks Tommy
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New-York tribune., 1901-09-10
PERSONAL.

Joaquin Miller is said be on the road to
wealth Some time ago he took In part payment for
services lecturer several hundred acres OF
In the oil region and may make him capitalist.
The Rev T. J. Bassett pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. of Thornton. Ind, has declined
the position Of president Of the New-0rleans Uni Uni
ident of De Pauw University
n Marche, a French engineer. claims to
have solved the problem of telephoning by sub
marine cables for great distances His experiments
are reported having been very extensive and ex~
haust;ve and having resulted recently in n, MS
being able to transmit telephone message. with
perfect distinctness, from Calais through caoie
400 miles long
David K Goss formerly secretary of the State
Board of Education of Indiana and now principal
of school for boys in Strasburg. Alsace has en-
gagged L. c. Karpinsk OF Oswego, n. Y, recent
graduate Of Cornell an instructor in mathe-
MATES.
Wilbur F. Whitney, a manufacturer Of Ashburn-
ham, Mass has given to his town public build
ing which comprises a library and reading room
and Hostohce.
Among the speakers at the celebration by Dart
mouth College of the hundredth anniversary
of the graduation of Daniel Webster Will be Pres
ident Tucker and Professors Richardson and Lord,
of the college; Samuel ". Mccall, Ex-Governor
Black and Edwin w Sanborn of New-York; the
Rev Edward Everett Hale, Senator Hoar the
Governor of New-Hampshire and Chief Justice
Fuller
Baron Fejervarry, the Hungarian Minister Of
National Defence has celebrated the fftieth ami
versary of his entering into public service. En-
peror Francis Joseph sent an autograph letter 10
the baron and conferred on him the sraho cross
of the Order of st. Stephen
Professor Starr, the authority on anthropology.
is an Iroauos Indian-by adoption. year ago
he went among the Iroquois and formed strong
attachment for the intelligent descendants of a
tribe famed for their strength bravery and
New-York tribune., 1901-09-10
THE RUSSIAN FAMINE.
world.

The grewsome but familiar announcement is
made that Russia is upon the verge Of another
famine We should hesitate to say offhand how
frequently such announcements are made and
are fulfilled. Probably once in three or four
wears would be a safe estimate, though OF
course the extent of famines varies. The on
coming one threatens to be extensive. Nearly
one-third of European Russia is involved In
actual famine while in not more than one
thirtieth of 1t is there al abundant harvest. So
much for the magnitude of the horror AS for
the grewsomeness of it. that must be chiefly
left undescribed A famine in India is bad
enough But IL is luxurious and dgnfed when
contrasted with the hdeous squalor of the mou-
jiks, who by means Of diet OF revolving and
unmentionabe yileness struggle to escape starv-
alton but succeed merely in making themselves
victims TO the deadliest Of hlthbred plaques.
Over such scenes will be multiplied by hun
dreds of thousands in European Russia this
coming winter it would Ia one sense be merciful
to draw an impenetrabe veil.
Such a veil is In a measure drawn by the
resolute secretiveness of the Russian Govern
ment. When famine or plague breaks loose in
India. happily infrequently. the most open
publicity is given TO every detail The result is
that while the world is shocked its sympathies
are aroused and vast relief is poured in TO sup
it is not so in Russia That is the land of silence
and of darkness Only vague hints reach the
outward world of the myriad tragedies which
there occur through famine and fever 1t may
be merciful TO spare the world the horror Of the
spectacle. But the same process shuts the suf-
ferers away from sympathy and succor. No
great international committees are formed to
feed the starving millions Of Russia. The Rus
sian Government welcomes no humanitarian
efforts from abroad. What that government
can do ii does Beyond that there is no hope
for the moujk, but with a fatalism SURPRISING
that of Turk Hindoo he swallows his last
mouthfnl OF mingled clay and filth and dies of
famine or Of typhus as flies perish in a frost
The most lamentabe feature of the case is
that while such things occur within the very
heart of the empire in Europe. and close to Holy
Moscow ITSELF the Russian Government Is bend
ing its energies not to make their recurrence
impossible, through improving the domestic con-
dtion of the nation, but rather to conquer and
annex new lands and thus to make II more
difficult TO serve the welfare of the people. If
the energy and wealth which have been spent
in foreign conquests had been devoted to domes-
tic Improvements famine would be unknown
If instead OF conquering and annexine Tnrkes-
tan. and land grabbing the Persian and
Afghan borders. and intriguing for the absorp-
! ton Of Manchurta, and seeking similar aggran-
dizements In haf dozen different regions. the
Russian Government had built railroads and
promoted agriculture and industries and sani-
tary scienc. in its own home empire, II might
not have gained millions OF alien subjects by
conquest, but 1t would have avoided losing
New-York tribune., 1901-09-10

counter no this constitutional definition Mr..
Mckinley the Individual is no different from
other citizens and no law could be passed say
ing that an attack on William Mckinley was
a different crime from an attack on John smith.
II is only as Mr. Mckinley is President that his
life becomes of special importance. and an at
tack on it deserving of special punishment.
Popular sentiment is instinctively correct IN
considering a blow aimed at the President
blow aimed at the State 1t is reasonable in
its nature but would the courts look upon
legislation constituting assault upon the Presi-
dent into distinct crime otherwise than as an
attempt under another name, to punish treason
beyond the warrant Of the constitution!
No doubt with the importation Of European
millions that simple society In which free men
are naturally good and only rulers are 10 De
feared such as the fathers dreamed OF In their
Utopian isolation. is no longer possible we
have learned that the Executive is not the
menace 10 liberty they feared and that ne IS
a target for attacks by enemies OF society not
then in existence To hedge his once about
with legal safeguards may require an ameha-
ment to the constitution. and that Is SLOW
and difficult process. 1t has been suggesteu
that as commander-in-chef of the army the
President might be protected under the articies
of war. which punish with death any soldier
IL
of war do not apply to civilians, and the preJu-
dice of the American people against military
iespotism'' is so great that even to accomplish
a desirable object they would never consent TO
making the relation of the President to any
civilian. even criminal that of military chief
to his subordinate The law now seeks to pro-
tect officers In the discharge Of their duties. ana
prescribes special punishment for interfering
with or resisting them. Possibly an analogy
70 them NAV be found for the President, so
that a law could punish severely anybody IN
terfering with him or trying by violence 10
preyent him from performing his duties, With
ont on the one hand. depriving individuals,
whether IN the White House or In a hut, OF
equality before the law, or on the other hand
irving to reintrosluce into the American code
4 class Of treasons expelled from it by the con-
stitutlon
Possibly no action at all is necessary. Ihe
pe,,alty of an unsuccessful attack on the Presi-
dents life is indeed ridiculously light and an
outraged people demand heavy punishment Oh
s,,ch rnscreants as Czolgosz. II is to be renem-
bered. however that these wretches always
strike expecting to kill and to face the death
penalty themselves. If that does not deter
them il is doubtful if a heavier penalty for as
sault would do so 1t would, perhaps. vindlcate
the dignity of the government. but it is doubt
full if 1t would really be an additional safeguard
to the Presidents life.