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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
Militia or Regulars.

II labor unions refuse to permit their
members to join the national guard, ana
employers discharge from their service
members Of the guard absent on military
duty, the guard will go to pieces between
the two disintegrating forces.
Both these tendencies have been mani
tested of late. In Schenectady, New
York, a painter was expelled from labor
union because he was a member OF the
national guard. After this his employers
were compelled to discharge him because
his fellow workmen refused to work with
him. On the other hand, members Of the
national guard who served in the anthra-
cite regions during the recent strike have
been discharged by cold blooded and pusll-
luminous employers because Of their en-
forced absence from work.
OF course both of these happenings may
be said to be isolated events Of no general
Significance. While we do not think it
is probable that many employers would
discharge men for performing duty as ma
tional guardsmen and, thereby, acting as
protectors of life and property and main
tainersof order, there is too much evidence
of a deep feeling Of hostility to the ma
tfonal guard among members Of labor I'M
ions; though we understand that not all
union men, by any means, indorse the &C
ton Of the Schenectady painters union.
But the employer who discharges an en-
ploye for performing such a high public
duty as maintaining law and order, and
the labor union that expels a member for
belonging to an organization for that pur-
pose, are both helping to break down that
protection to life and home and property
which is so essential to both Of them.
Why should any labor union oppose the
national guard? 1t is never used to break
strikes or oppose strikers. 1t is used only
to protect life and property in accordance
with law. There is no law against strik-
Ing and therefore, no work for a guard to
do in REFRESHING strikes. Moreover, the
national guard is made up of men and Of
flcers, as rule, whose sympathies are apt
to be with the strikers in any reasonable
effort to enforce higher pay. They are
fellow citizens with the strikers and are
very tolerant OF their acts and slow to take
stern measures. When the national guard
shoots it is last resort.
For property owning man, who desires
peace and quiet, to discourage the national
guard by discharging employees that be-
long to it is the height Of folly. 1t Is in
effect attempt to break down the means
OF protection Of himself and his business.
He is an unworthy citizen and an element
Of veal neSS in the state
If the labor unions succeed in destroying
the national guard they will surely find
violence III times of strikes depressed
by the regular army, which is a mere
machine and will do It's duty without being
affected by any sentimental considera-
tons. The law will be enforced, order
will be maintained. if not by the militia
when needed. by something stronger and
more rigorous in its method of en-
forcement
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
No Call for Excitement,


Herr :krupp's death was hastened it is
claimed by the .physicjans., by fierce edi=
torial attacks ION IFS Industrial views and
practices The great gunmaker it seems
had advanced views OF What should be
done to help the laboring man and had
been putting these ideas into practice
among, his men. But a cheap little social
ist paper. claiming that Krupp's work was
merely palliative and did not reach the
root of the difficulty at all, made a. fierce
attack on the kindly old gunmaker, an
attack which greatly embittered and ex-
cited him. So deeply was the old man
stirred by the affair that it resulted in the
fatal attack Of apoplexy. -
1t Is not well to- DE too tender towards
our ideas or too eager in their defense no
matter how dear they are to us. If they
are right, no little intellectual 2x4 can in
]ure them by opposing them. If they are
wrong, we ought not to want them to sue
ceed even for a season. So let us keer
on our garments and do the best we know
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
An American Experiment.

According to jeremiah w. jerks, who
has recently returned from study of Eu-
ropean colonies in the orient as special
commissioner Of the war department, we
already have in the insular constabulary
of the Philippines as efficient peace
preserving organization as any oriental
dependency has. On the side of political
progress MIR. jerks says that the United
States has already given to the Filipinos a.
larger portion Of self-government than
has been granted under any circum-
stances to any other oriental people.
We have not only given the Filipinos as
much self-goverhment as their own people
think they should have, but we have gone
so far beyond the teachings of British,
Dutch and French experience that, jude-
ing by the conclusions Of the colonial Off
Gals Of those powers, we have made a.
great mistake.
But II could hardly be otherwise
America is far more democratic than
either England or Holland, and it was
hardly possible that we should not in
our desire to introduce American institu-
tions into the Philippines, overstep what
they would consider the bounds of
prudence. We shall probably pay for our
eagerness with a somewhat less effective
local government in the Philippines than
is to be found in the Dutch and EnE1ish
colonies, but the price will not be too high
If the system gradually teaches the
natives the art Of self government.
Regarding government in the inter-
national sense, Mr.. jerks says that at the
present time national independence is not
asked for by any Filipino who has any
standing among his fellows; land as I'M
derstand the matter. no party or group of
men in the United States is advocating in
dependence for the Filipinos in national
aHa1rs without guarantee on the part Of
the United States against the aggressions
OF foreign nations, guarantee which
would amount to a rigid protectorate -
Without such a protectorate a Filipino
nation could not exist
Mr.. jerks says that Englishmen assured
him that If the United States were to
withdraw from the Philippines England
could mot but look with apprehension
upon their seizure by any other foreign
power" which means that the British
would try to do the Selling and do it
first. Japan, also. would gladly take
possession Of the islands, to say nothing of
France and Germany, either of which
would snap them UP in moment, If it. had
the opportunity.
On the whole, the best possible fate has
overtaken the FiIipinos IN falling under
control Of the United States. The United
States is now doing more to better their
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25

for the local employees, to make hercu-
lean effort to clear the tracks. The effort
appears to have been successful, for in
day there were moved out of Pittsburg
929 trains Of 1925 cars, carrying 1855, $50
tons Of freight.
II this prosperity keeps up much longer
it will take tremendous amount of new
railway equipment and extension merely
of the developed portions Of the coun-
try, to say nothing of the provision that
must be made for the development of the
untouched resources Of the south and
west.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
Change In Freight Connections.

The Rock Island freight agreement
with the Minneapolis &, St. Louis will end
Dec. / and from that time the road will
have it's own through line from the twin
cities. The Minneapolis & st. Louis bust
ness will be exchanged at Albert Lea
with the Illinois Central instead Of with
the Rock Island. The M. & St. L. cir
cular provides for business as follows:
From Minneapo polls to Chicago via the
Illinois Central; Peoria, Iowa Central or
Illinois Central; St. Louis or East ST.
Louis, Iowa Central to Abba, thence over
the Wabash or Illinois Central direct;
Council Bluffs, Omaha, South Omaha
Illinois Central via Fort Dodge;
Sioux City, Illinois Central; Kan
sas City, st. Joseph, Atchison and Leav-
enworth over the Illinois Central to Coun-
Gil Bluffs, thence over the Kansas City
& st. Joseph or by way Of Omaha over
the Missouri Pacific, or by way of Abba
over the Wabash to Kansas City.
To points on the Rock Island system in
Kansas and Indiana and Oklahoma terri
tories current rates will remain in force
but routing over the Minnea polls & ST.
Louis will be the same as outlined above
to Kansas City and st. Joseph.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25

MI. John Washburn takes calm view
of the possibility of Canadian competi-
ton in the flour manufacturing business.
While he considers that there Is a good
future before the Canadian flour mills,
he sees no reason to believe that the Min
neapolis industry will be adversely af-
fected thereby. 1t is noteworthy, too, that
aside from subsidies, Mr.. Washburn sees
nothing in the situation, present or prob
able, to induce American millers to move
their investments, especially in view Of
the not improbable removal of the duty
OIL Canadian wheat within the next few
years. Canadian wheat will not for many
years be absolutely necessary to the sue
cessful operation of Minneapolis mills for
domestic consumption.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
TEN NEW ROUTES
They viii Be Added to Minnesota Rural
Free Delivery System About
December I.

Ten new rural delivery routes will be
opened Dec. for the benefit of Minnesota
farmers.
Three of the new routes will be in Isantf
county, one of them going from Bral1am to
DaneWood, Clint and Greeley; another
starting from Grandy: and the third start
ing from Stanchfield and traversing Maple
Ridge and Elm Park. -
One route i'll Waseca county will go from,
GAINESVILLE through Tuck and Petit A route
in Ojmstead county will connect Sampson,
and Judge. alexandria and Holmes CITY,
will be terminals of route in Dousla.
county. In Wa hasha route starting at
Kellogg Will go as far Conception There
Will be route in Carver county startinfig
from Chaska. An additional route will
begin at Red Wing. In Wright county a
new route will start at Buffalo and ga
through Endeavor. Ludemann and Rosett
Minnesota has obtained in proportion ia
Its population. as many rural free delivery
routes as any state in the union. The
roadside mail box has proved extremely
popular among gopher agriculturists.
bringing them. Is it does fright into
town.. and doing away. especially in the
winter. with much of the isola ton that
used to be objected against life upon the
farm
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
A FALSE CONCEPTION OF TRUTH
Kansas City Star.

1t was plausible theory that Ed. But
ler.. the st. Louis millionaire "black
smith" on trial for bribery, was not
asked by his lawyers whether he offered
the bride or not, because he would not
have told. a lie on the witness stand. If
the explanation were the true one in the
Butler case it would not be surprising,
for there have been authenticated in
stances of the same paradox. Truthful
ness is a cardinal virtue but the curious
phase of such an anomaly as. that con-
sidered is the dim conception that such
men as Butler have of truth. They feel
that they have conforined to the injunc-
ton Thou shalt not lie'' if by word of
mouth they deal fairly with their fellows.
. It might or it might not provoke a fight
with such a man. to tell him that he was
q boodler or to call him an indecent
name. But let the phrase You're a, liar
be thrust at him and a blow will follow
certainly He will supervise the padding
of REGISTRATION lists, direct the stuffing
of ballot boxes. make false returns in an
election. buy a council or corrupt legis-
lature, but he has the consciousness of
truth the pride Of being square" be-
cause ,''the old mans word is as good as
his bond" ..s
That men. of Buffers stamp should feel
as they do is less surprising than that the
lawyers, who defend thenl-men of hon
,esty, of intelligence, even, and in some
cases of ntelectuality-enact the same
farce, all Unconscious of it's absurd i'm
If Butler told his lawyers that
they rnusttnot ask him whether he offered
q bribe, or not because If they did he
would say YES then those gentlemen
knew that he: was guilty. Yet they would
argue and conscientiously believe that the
country would be in. grave. peril unless
Butler was given the benefit of every mis-
chievous bubble of the law. They would
stand before the jury and labor with con-
scious rectitude to induce twelve honest
men to say that the defendant was not
guilty, when they knew before and after
the verdict that he was guilty.
? Not one of those lawyers would tell a
lie outside of the courtroom and in the
progress of the case they would say moth
ing that was directly false, But their
whole attitude and that side Of the ethics
Of their profession which is responsible
for it's transgress the spirit Of the COM
mandment '"Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness against thy neighbor." The entire
community is the neighbor of every in
dividual and false witness is borne against
it when counciln1en are bribed. elections
sullied or guilty men defended knowingly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
ADJUSTMENTS
'tLfberty ReIIes' at the Metronolita

Liberty Bellies is a musical trif1e that
would not be worthy of serious considera-
ZION, out for the sensation it created
among the jaded New York thea -goers
when 1t was first produced. This was
caused principally by the novel and rather
audac1ous opening act showing the girls
of a boarding school indulging in a. mid
night frolic in the dormitory.S In a scene
OF this kind everything depends upon how
IL is done and one can imagine it put on
In such way as to- give the blase Goth
antics an altogether delightful shock.
But the girls Of the present company sim
ply indulge in an innocent romp unspoiled
by any suggestiveness / The act is the
only part Of the production that seems
worth while. The other two, acts are I'M
original and unfunny. The story, which
begins to be told in the second act, is of
the most ancient farce comedy type-rlch
uncles returning home and being deceived
about the matrimonial stat of their heirs
and all that sort Of thing. The music of
the production is unimpressively tinklins
At the head Of the company is that
prince of 71inics. Harry Gifoil. whose
limitations Of various cries of animals and
familiar sounds are well nigh perfect.
They are cleVerly fitted into the dialogue
and Gilfoil carries them Off with SUCH an
air as to add immensely to their effective
ness. The audience never wearies of his
work and calls for more at every oppor- 4
tunity. - - i =. - - ;;
Violet Dale and Katie Rooney, who play
the leading feminine roles, are. clever
young women, although neither can sing
very much. Indeed, considering that;
Liberty Bellies Is musical comedy. the
lack of good voices in the company Is real \
ly remarkable. Some Of the. choral work
especially of the men, is good, but for the
rest the music is sung by thin, sthroaty
voices and the% words are ratified of so
fast that little can be understood. Miss
Dale rather retrieved herself in her fimita-
tons of we'll known actresses while Miss
Rooney Is q ,piquant little comedian K las
enc would expect the daughter; Of the once
famous Pat Rooney to be- and dances
nimbly and we'll: Miss Close with lfe1.
conversational songs makes a pleasing i'm
preston. Harry Linton and John Gilroy
who play the parts Of two adventurous
college students, are bright and effer-
vescently clever and J. c. Marlowe gives
to the whaling captain genuinely salty
flavor. 90" @sS2 sttttst>...z - -
The experiment OF giving every member
OF the chorus something to do, thus break,
ing up the automatic habits into which \
chorus girls usually fall, is fairly success
full, although it results in showing how
inept the ordinary chorus girl is at act
Ing. The effects are very pretty and the
production as a whole is mildly enjoyable.
w. 3. Chamberlain
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
RAILROAD NOTES

Articles of Incorporation just filed in Missouri
snow that the Rock Island plans to SIS, 900. 600
in that state.
1t is expected that Myron J. Carter of the
Chicago 4 Eastern Illinois will become general
manager OF the Frisco system after the merger
George Sawyer. Minneapolis agent of the Lack
aWanna, will resign Dec. l.. He will be sue
ceeded by f.. II. Eden. agent at st. Paul. Mr.
Eden Will be succeeded by W. H. Cavan, for five
years in the Minneapolis Office.
The Northern Pacific yesterday announced a
concession III rates from San Francisco to Spo-
ZANE and intermediate points. presumably for the
benefit of the farmers. officials are greatly
amused with the articles affected. which include
jellies. canned fruits in glasses. honey in glass
or boxes with glass fronts, pickles. olives. Wor-
cestershire sauce, vinegar and olive oil. The re-
duction Is on blanket rate of from 4 to %
cents per 100 pounds on carload shipments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
passing Of tAzs minstrel

f>~-S~~NAo "
show IS at hand.
However, an up to date minstrel jubilee
may provide excellent entertainment, even
though 1t is, a. very different sort of en-
tertainment from those of by-gone days:
and the company which bears the name
OF William H.. West and which is at the
Bijou this week is not lacking in attrac-
tive features. .7.~. -, .s... ..-'
Billy Van is the bright particular star
of the organization. Van is always funny
but, In justice both to himself and his
audience, he should get some new jokes.
The present collection has done yeoman
service for several years. Many of them
may be found in the 10 cent manuals
of wit and humor published by Street &.
Smith Others were first printed in the
collection of Joe Miller; while a few
antedate even that author Van is hap
pier in his topical songs, his ballad Of
the artist who could "sing little tenor,
sing little barytone and also sing lit
tie bass" being very funny.
The company contains a number of
good voices, and the concerted melodies
are we'll sung. Clement Stewart and
Jules Bennett were heard to excellent adj
vantage in the numbers which fell to
their share; and the work Of the COM
edians was wholly satisfactory, despite
the fact that their material was not new.
The feature of the olio is the Zarrow
trio, trick bicyclists, who present the best
act of the kind ever seen in Minneapolis.
Dan Swift and Fred Huber, assisted by
their singing dog, ''Blootch,'' contribute
a good musical stunt; and the Ford BROTH
ers earn their right to the title under
which they are billed 1.-THE worlds great
est hard shoe dancers" Mcmahon and
King present a sketch which seemed TO
anluse the audience.
Vests MINISTRIES will continue at the
-:.~1
matinee Thanksgiving day.
j. S, Lawrence
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
Name a $50 Rate,

G. II. MacRae- of the North Western
and c. e. Stone Of the Great Western
have returned from the quarterly meet
ing Of the Transcontinental Passenger as
ISOLATION in st. Louis. 1t was agreed to
make $50 round-trip rate from Mime
apolis and Chicago next year to the Grand
Army encampment and the PRESBYTERIAN
general assembly on the Pacific coast,
The colonists' rates which were in force
last summer will be authorized next wear
the sale beginning in February, however.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25

Inc mechanical gambling devices which,
Mayor Jones has ordered out are more
pernicious than the "syndcate" gamblers.
The number Of children they have started
gambling is undoubtedly very large In
the past the United States, except ON the
frontier, has not been a very strong
gambling country, but it will not be the
fault Of the slot machines if it, doesn't
become such in the next generation,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
RAILROAD RUMBLEs
LA CROSSE is oRATiFiED
The Milwaukee Road Promises Fine,
New Station.

New Station.
The Milwaukee road is to build new
passenger station at La Crosse, Wis. The
present combined station and hotel known
as the Cameron House, has done duty for
years and has outlived it's usefulness.
The Milwaukee has the poorest station in
the city and will erect one that will be
far superior to anything in the town.
The Cameron house, originally under the
management of the well-known firm Of
Fox & Smith, is as we'll known as any
stopping place on the Milwaukee, line.
Since. the old La Crosse and Milwaukee
road entered the city in the sixties, the
company has replaced the original station
only twice. The citizens sent commit
tee to Chicago on Friday to ask President
Earring for another one. The representa-
tives were assured that they should have
a building worthy the terminus of four
divisions,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
Swamped by Prosperity.

The inability Of the railways, east and
west, to deal with the almost magically
increasing business Of these good times
is very interesting study. Five years
ago it was commonly. remarked that the
United States had built railways in adj
vance of its development. But now rail-
ways in every part of the country find
themselves unequal to the demands i'm
posed upon them and, besides numerous
short extensions and connecting lines.
some three or four new transcontinentals
are already looming up as possibilities Of
the near future, to say nothing .:of the
now definitely announced second Canadian
transcontinental. ::.~.: -. -.
In cars. in motive power and in terminal
systems the railways are very generally
unequal to the demand made upon them
by an exuberant prosperity that passes
all prediction. AS an indication of how
this great business has caught railway
managers unawares,. it may be said that
one system that enters Minneapolis is
estimated to be 200 locomotives short of
requirements to-day. Yet in the last four
years there has been a gain in the United
States of 3,59s locomotives, which amounts
to, a gain Of six engines for every thou
sand miles of track. In that time the
number of freight cars has increased by
242,59s, and the number Of passenger
cars by 2,343. Ea
The worst freight congestion on the
continent has been at Pittsburg. The
immense amount of freight that originates
at that point is met by a prodigious
amount Of through freight. The situation
became 50 intolerable that President Cas-
satt Of the Pennsylvania and all the other
high officials Of the system were in Pitts
burg last week, with big reinforcements
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25

The mayors order in the matter of the
slot machines is another illustration of
what it means to have an administration
which dares to do it's duty and does not
feel obliged to consult political consid-
erations, Or special interests. The slot
machine in the neighborhood cigar store
and candy shop is the vestibule to the
down town gambling house.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
San Dieuo &, Eastern Prof ect.

George w. Marston, president Of the
San Diego & Eastern. who is securing
money to build line from San Diego to
Yuma and thence to make it trans
continental system, says:
Several New York capitalists are &C.
lively planning to build this new line.
They have a bold object in view, one
which will require SIS. 100000 They are.
therefore, moving cautiously. The line
proposed will have connections to enable
it to get it's share of transcontinental
business. Several railroads are building
southwestward and the harbor of San Di-
ego is sought for as a Pacific port
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25

Congressman Tawney's conversion to
tariff revision seems to be permanent He
has got to Washington without modify
ing the views he put forth last spring. He
seems to favor the maximum and min
1mum tariff plan, instead Of reciprocity.
At any rate, in discussing the tariff, he
says nothing about reciprocity while de-
claring In favor of revision of some Ding
ley schedules and a maximum and min
i1num scheme