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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
PASSING OF WAR TAXES.

Philadelphia Record: AS passed by
the federal senate, the war tax repeal
bill substantially re-enacts the sched-
ules of internal taxation in force be-
fore July, 1893, when congress was
called upon to provide for an enor-
mou war expense account. Nothing
Is left Of the special and stamp taxes,
save only the excise on bucket shops"
and this, too, might as well have
been swept away, so far as govern
ment necessity Is concerned. 1t re-
mains. however, like the mixed -four"
provision of the venue reduction act,
as a sort of statutory protest against
speculative and Industrial thimble.
rigging.
1t is not likely that the modifics.
tons made in the law by the senate
will encounter sufficient opposition In
the house to lead to the appointment
of q conference committee. The loS.
er branch will accept the senate's
changes. and thereafter, foil owing the
executive signature, federal taxation
will be levied upon a peace basis. So
enormous has been the increase in re-
cent years of the tax-bearing capacity
OF the people that only in a compare
lively few excise-ridden branches Of
industry will the change in the law
operate distinctively az a measure
of relief. Increasing dutiable imports
are yielding ever larger to
the public treasury. while a few arti-
cles, the S OF which Is largely vol
untary, will after June 80 next afford
a basis for a rate of internal taxation
lower than that In force in any other
civilized nation. The money not need
ed for expenses Of government will
remain In the pockets of the people.
adding vitality to national commerce
and power to industrial enterprise.
The beneficent results Of this cessa.
ton of a constant public drain should
be Immediate and noteworthy. Free
dom from taxation means expansion
In every branch of material advance.
ment. In the close and exacting econ.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
HAS BEEN MislNTEaPRETEp.

A Copenhagen correspondent OF tn,
London Mail has had q talk with Can
tain Christmas concerning the row
kicked up in regard to the sale Of thu
Danish West Indies. The captain de
clares he is not surprised at the Amer
lean scandal, but declares, under oath
that no member Of the American con
gress vas either directly or indirectl,
interested in the sale of the islands
He furthermore says he sent this
declaration to the foreign Office Of his
government. with a demand that 1t be
forwarded to the Danish ambassador
M. Brun, at Washington. It was also
published in all the Danish newspa
pers with a denial.
THE Danish mo sale party" he
said, "hopes to break off the sale by
the help of a scandal. For that pur.
pose somebody stole my confidential
report to the government and engaged
a certain person, an American citizen,
to go to Washington to start a scandal
by delivering the report to Represent.
alive Richardson and to the newspa.
pers.
II eve had any arrangement about
a provision with any American au-
thority," he said. II have no claim
whatever on America, but only on the
Danish government for my work and
expenses. The present government
has nothing to do with any possible
scandal, as all the arrangements re-
garding me and my work YER made
with Premier Hoerring three years
ago, when I, by an order from the
American state department, had
brought Secretary Henry White into
communication with the Danish for
eign minister, M. Ravn.
"The existing government has &C.
cepted the present situation from their
predecessors, M. Ashested and Hoer-
ring, and has never been blamed with
a word for anything l have done.
ut seems to me that the no sale
party is not acting for the benefit Of
their country in trying to- disturb to
extente cordiale between America and
Denmark, an understanding which our
premier, M. Deuntzer, officially stated
the other day, has been remarkably
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
EDUCATING THE FILIPINos.

indianapolis Journal: The Detroit
Free Press prints the report of
Colonel Gardner, a Michigan man and
and governor Of a province in the
Philippines, in which he says: III
/ were asked what has contributed
most towards convincing the Filipino
people of the good intentions towards
them OF the the American govern
meent" I would say, 1T is the efforts
which the commission Is making for
their education" When 1t is re-
membered that the policy ct the friars
was to keep the people as ignorant as
possible, the contrast afforded by the
American policy is very marked.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
WHICH THE m~,LLsToNe7

New York Commercial Advertiser:
Putting aside the strongly harmonious
aspect Of these observations for the
moment, let us bend our attention
upon the milestone feature Of the case.
What Is a little dificult to compre.
bend is how Mr.. C~leveland's record,
after having been 'r~epudiated by an
indignant democracy" could still re.
main a milestone about the neck OF the
party. Does Mr.. Bryan mean to i'm.
ply that 1t was hanging about his neck
in the two campaigns in which he ran
to overwhelming defeat? II SO, how
did 1t get there? He surely rejected
every item OF Cleveland's record, and
he says the party also repudiated 1t.
This being the case, how could the
party have stayed in the mire with 1t?
II 1t was not Mr.. C~leveland's milestone
that vas about its neck, whose mill.
stone was It? Surely there was no
Cleveland quality in the milestone that
Mr.. Bryan hung around the party
neck labeled the Chicago platform"
in 1900, and which he still insists shall
hang there In another campaign. As
millstones 60 his has a far more cor.
vincing record than .Cleyeland's for
in spite Of Cleveland's the party
marched to two victories out Of a pos
sible three, while with Bryan's 1t has
an unbroken record Of defeats.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
MAKE IT UNANIMOUS,

Boston Globe: A recent technical
acticle by a we'll known classical
teacher contains the following pas.
sage:
THE ultimate and persistent char.
acteristic and potency of all combined
terms is pervasive and reciprocal mod
iacation, without regard to specific
afinities and influences superimposed
upon their fundamental attitude and
operation"
Contrary minded, no; 1t Is a vote!
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
THE DANISH SALE SCANDAL.

Minneapolis Journal: The state.
ment made yesterday by the demo
cratic house leader. Mr.. Richardson,
that an accredited agent Of the Danish
government has made a secret report
to his government revealing alleged
facts to the effect that the agent was
to receive 10 per cent of the proceeds
of the sale Of the Danish West Indies
to bride members of congress to vote
for the ratification Of the treaty of
sale and to subsidize American news
papers to advocate the purchase, Ia
interesting, but 1t Is difficult to see
how the democrats, who e to have
vitalized the story, can get any cam
paign material out of theeaffair, even
II 1t is proven that the Danish govern
ment lent itself to any such scheme.
The scandal, II any, is on the Danish
government. The speaker OF the house
very promptly appointed a committee
to investigate this matter, and it is
to be hoped that no time will be lost
In probing the foul charge Of bribery
to the lowest depths.
It is well known that, some weeks
ago, the state department denied that
1t was negotiating with any agents Of
Denmark and affirmed that 1t was
dealing direct with the Danish govern.
ment in the negotiations for the pur-
chase Of the three islands. That the
state department had a knowledge Of
and consented to the alleged bribery
scheme is simply absurd. The only
members Of congress who have any
thing to do with the ratification Of
treaties are senators, and 1t will be In
order to give them an overhauling,
and, al for the newspapers, while
some of them may be susceptible to
the seductive qualities of "slush,"
pure and simple, they would not yield
except for the appearance Of cash In
hand. They would not accept even
Captain Christmas l.. o. U.
BY all means let the investigation
FL
go deep down. In taking up Captain
Christmas alleged secret report for
campaign material, the democrats re-
veal the paucity Of their ammunition
for campaign warfare. To pro1e that
the Danish government Endorses a pro.
gram Of bribery with our senators and
newspaper men as the objective, does
not touch anybody on this side Of the
ocean. It is tough on Denmark, H..
deed. The statement Of Richardson
only shows that 1t was Christmas
intention to go into the bribery bns.
mess. Let the house committee show,
II 1t an, whether Christmas actually
anybody. That Is the main
point.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

that they will not yield to the demands
Of the strikers in disregard OF the
conditions OF the contract entered
into between the recognized union to
which the engineers owed allegiance
and the companies themselves. This
being the condition OF affairs now ex.
listing there, 1t will remain to be seen
whether the companies will seek to re.
place the strikers with other men.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
HEROES OF

New York Tribune: The recent
deaths Of life savers on the Atlantic
coast in heroic endeavors to save the
lives OF shipwrecked sailors. suggest
the question whether there is any
class Of men employed by the federal
goernment so poorly paid and so un-
generously treated for services of the
greatest difficulty and danger. Our
life savers ought to fare better.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
A DEMOCRATIC eoQuET.

Philadelphia Record (Dem.): It is
gratifying to learn that Colonel Will
liam J.. Bryan is making q good deal
Of money in lecturing on democratic
principles and policy. II he will o n
fine himself to lecturing and making
money for the next three years he
will do q greater service to the demo.
cratic party than anything he has yet
accomplished in It's behalf.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

omies of modern competition a stamp
tax very often represents 80 much
loss and curtailment Of production.
But with the memorable tax collector
banished, enterprise may be given free
rein. products improved to the con,
sumer's advantage and new Industrial
operations brought into existence in
entire commercial freedom
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

A representative of the Bavarian
royal family having been heard from
on the subject, 1t now remains for the
Simian tribe to be given a hearing
Their objection to Professor Ranke's
statement of the case may be even
o vigorous than was that of Prince
George. !
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

II the Louisiana governors opinion
is correct strong evidence exists that
Great Britain has forgotten the dis.
astrous results that accrued to 1t once
before when 1t attempted to maintain
a military camp In the vicinity of New
Orleans.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

Should Venezuela undertake to make
demand on England for indemnity, the
hotheaded fellows Of the South Amer.
lea republic will probably find that
there Is a vast difference between dc.
handing and enforcing compliance
with the demand.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

For the sake of the reputation OF
the community 1t is to be hoped that
in time to come the young patriots
from this city who are enlisting in the
navy will not be found deficient in
professional" qualifications and that
they will get to the top OF the ladder.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

Upon the promise OF the Northern
Pacific to build two corrugated iron
warehouses within the corporate lin.
its, at a cost not exceeding $50 apiece,
the city council would no doubt ION.
slider a proposition to close the re.
naming two streets in the city cross
ing the Northern Pacific tracks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

In order to further inconvenience
the people who are compelled to cross
the Northern Pacific tracks In the
city the town authorities should now
legislate to close the remaining two
streets crossing the tracks between
Montana and Minnesota avenues.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

At last accounts the gulf separating
General Miles from the secretary Of
war and the president was still sever.
al sizes larger than Lake Mckenzie"
and W more difficult to cross.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
BOTH LOOK ALIKE.

Washington Post: Then, Colonel
Watterson must bear in mind the fact
that there are people who cannot see
much difference between Mexicanizing
and Gobelizing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04

All the same the Arkansas demo-
Gratis cannot prevent Neighbor Jones
from occasionally calling on Neighbor
Bryan to talk ove the crop prospects
and cuss the assessor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-04
New Wireless Company.

New Wireless Company.
London, April 3-The Marooni Wire
less Telegraphy company has sold its
American rights and chattels to an
American company with a capital OF
$6, 15O,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-17

this end is shown by the amazing growth
of manufactures and the wonderful prog
ress Of the country under a protective tar
if. policy. If our tarln laws have not been
perfect. as most assuredly they have not,
they have at least contributed in a large
way and in the long run TO the prosperity
of the whole country. As TO the intelli-
gence OF congressman the gentleman from
New York must have had a singular ex-
perience if he has not found any who knew
more about economic questions than the
average workman or the average citizen of
any class. No doubt there are members
of Congress who have not made a study of
economic questions and who would make
sad work of it If they attempted to draft
a tariff bill. but such members do not get
on the ways and means committee and
especially do not become chairman of that
committee. He would be a very rash man
who should say that such congressman as
William Mckinley or Nelson Dingley, both
of whom made a profound study of the
tariff question, and who were at different
times chairman of the ways and means
committee, did not know moro about it than
the average w~orkingman. There have been
many other representatives and senators
who have been almost equally we'll in
formed on the subject. Mr.. Schieren. OF
Brooklyn, himself a large manufactures,
resented the imputation upon the intelli-
gence of congressman who are charged
with shaping tariff legislation. He said it
was a mistake TO suppose they We're not
well informed. II have appeared before
the ways and means committee of the
House of Representatives" said Mr..
Schieren. many times and was surprised
at the knowledge displayed by them. They
told me more about leather than L knew
myself. and consider myself an expert
on leather" If Mr.. Seabury's experience
which Disguised him was with members of
the ways and means committee there can
only be one explanation of it. He got hold
of some of the minority members.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-17
FITNESS OF CONGRESS TO
IEGISLATE.

The discussion of the manufacturers con-
vention regarding the intelligence of con-
gressmen and their fitness to legislate on
economic questions was hardly german
TO the legitimate purposes of the associa-
ton. As Congress is the national lawmak-
ing body provided by the Constitution it
is hardly worth while 10 question its fit
tinctly within it's legitimate jurisdiction.
The discussion was brought on by Mr.. Sea-
bury, of New York, who was opposed to re-
ferring the question of reciprocity to poll
ticians who, he said, were scarcely as intel
ligent as workmen i'm their practical knowl-
edge of the subject. He declared that
members of Congress ought not to l~egislate
on economic questions because they did not
understand them. Il am positive of what
1 say" he added. "for 1 have come in con-
tact with them during the last two months,
and in conversation with them they ex-
asperated me so with their ignorance that
l turned away and left them with disgust"
He said further that he had looked over
three of the pending reciprocity treaties,
land from my standpoint 1 should object
most s%trenuously TO any such reciprocity"
1t is probable the gentleman's standpoint
was one of self-interest, which is that of
every business man. and that he judged the
treaties from their supposed effects on his
lire of business rather than from their
probable effect on trade at large and the
general welfare of the country. As he is
a manufacturer and not a lawmaker this
is a most natural point of view for him.
but if he was making laws or reciprocity
treaties for seventy millions of people he
would, or at least ought to, view the mat
ter from a different standpoint. However.
as the treaties referred 10 were drafted by
an expert commissioner appointed express
~ for the purpose and presumably with
large knowledge Of the subject. whatever
defects they might contain are not charge
able TO Congress. 1t is doubtless true that
no tariff bill was ever enacted that was alb
sOlutely uniform in it's operation or that
did not bear unequally or u~njustly on par
ticular interests. Human wisdom is not
equal TO the task of framing a perfect tar
III bill. and IL one could be framed that was
ideally or theoretically perfect its uniform
operation would be prevented by difference
Of conditions in different localities. The
best that Congress can do is TO try to
equalize these conditions as far as possi-
bic. TO compromise conflicting interests.
minimize friction and bring the greatest
good TO the greatest number. That tariff
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-17

so convulsed with sobs that she could
scarcely speak. She had not received a
letter from her son at the regular interval.
and she was in what may fifty be called
agony because OF cruelties she pictured
her son as suffering. In these cases the
mothers anxiety was relieved, but there
must have been many others who could not
get into communication with the prison to
make inquiry who have lived days and
nights OF anguish about sons or relatives
in the prison whom they feared were being
beaten or otherwise %inhumanly treated
The %torturing OF these poor and ignorant
women was more barbarous than anything
that the murderer, Ferriter. testified OF.
But Of what account is such inhumanity
compared with the success OF that Journal
ism which never resorts to so dull a voca-
ton as telling the truth when sensational
falsehood can be found with which to fill
their columns?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-17
WHITE HOUSE CHANGES
PRESIDENTS MANSION TO BE RENO
WAITED ON ARTISTIC LINES
New Furnishings and AdOrnments
Accommodating Service made
quate fer Large Parties.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-For Se first
time since President Arthur's administra-
ton the old White House is to have a thor
ough renovation on artistic lines. Mrs.
Roosevelt has had her attention called to
the building and to the pressing need of
new furnishings and adornments to make
the place suitable for the entertainment of
large parties. SO heavy has grown the list
Of favored guests in the Roosevelt house
hold that they nave found it necessary to
have recourse to the famous East room as
a dining room, which, by the way, was a
part of the original design of the house.
One feature of the plan of renovation is to
turn this great East room into a state
dining room, involving a transformation of
the decorations into those of the colonial
style, with open fire places. The present
old-fashioned flooring will give place to a
new parquet floor of hard polished woods
and an enormous rug specially designed TO
suit the decorative scheme of the room will
be woven in one piece so that the room
may be easily turned into a charming ball
room.
The White House dining service is a
strange conglomeration of antique and
modern glass, silver and porcelain, and so
many pieces have disappeared that 1t is no
longer sufficient, either i'm quality or in
number of pieces, to serve large dinner
parties. The new service, which is wanted,
will be of Sevres porcelain. The present
state dining room will be used for small
dinner parties. 1t also will be redecorated,
the present yellow color scheme being OBJ
nOXiOus to the family.
The entrance hall of the house also is TO
be renovated in order that i'm general tone
and character of decoration it may accord
with the embellished East room. In addi-
ton 10 these changes there is need for
additions for lighting facilities, and also for
a staircase TO the attic, a very urgent need
In case of fire. the servants now being de-
pendent entirely upon the elevator. Much
new furniture of modern style is required
IN place OF the nondescript types now scat
tered through the portions Of the house de-
voted TO social uses. To defray the eX-
pense of this undertaking an estimate OF
about $4,000 was submitted TO Congress,
and, as reported to-day, the sundry civil
bill contains the necessary allotment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-17
AN CASE.
City of st. Paul Sues Electric Hallway
for 100000 Damages.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, April 16.-The city of
St. Paul to-day began an action against the
City Railway Company for damages by al
legged electrolysis of water mains. demand
ing $4,000 and also an injunction against
the further use Of the present system Of re-
turn currents and a demand for an in
sulated wire to take currents back to the
power house. In the complaint the city al
leges that the current used in operating
cars returns theoretically by the rails, 50
as 10 make a complete circuit. but as an
actual fact does not. 4 large number OF
the currents leave the rails and seek other
and more direct routes 10 the place OF
origin. As a consequence the wrought iron
and lead pipes Of the water supply system
are followed by the return currents in
many cases. The pipes are thus disin-
tegrated and rotted. IL is alleged that the
company has been careless and negligent in
operating its system so as TO cause this
electrolysis and that demand has been
made that the trouble be remedied. but that
the company has refused. AS a result there
has been past damage to the extent of
$4,000 and more will follow if there is no
remedy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-17
A Possible Experiment in Meat.

New York World.
In the window Of one closed-up meat mar
ket away uptown on the east side this no.
tice is posted:
This market viii be reopened when the
price of meat goes down"
What If the example here set should be
at all generally followed in all large cities?
Nothing is more absolutely within the pow
er Of citizens, either individually or col
lectively, than a change OF diet.
1t is springtime. when authorities on
health agree in saying hat il is wise TO
eat meat sparingly. There is a long list of
palatable and nutritious substitutes for
beef. mutton and pork. and the procession
of the fruits-the natural sun-cooked food
Of man-is about to start
What IL the people, or even a half OF
them, should just take a notion 10 make
the spring experiment OF dropping meat
out OF their diet for only a short time-say
for a fortnight?
The beef trusts loss on spoiled stock
would be reckoned I'm millions. \ reduction
OF one-half in retail meat sales I'm all our
large cities kept up for a month would ut