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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
Marconi's Romance.

"NWO YEARS ago last Novem-
Der on the steamer st. Paul
n Mr.. Marconi. the inventor of
wireless telegraphy, met for
the first time Miss Josephine Holman,
an attractive and educated young
woman. then % years of age. The
meeting came about in this way: Mr..
Marconi was making his first tests of
his invention. A friend Of the Holmans
suggested that small paper be print
ed on board ship containing some of
the wireless messages received through
means of the Marconi apparatus. This
was done, and then copies at 81 apiece
were sold for the benefit of the Sea-
mems Home, Miss Holman acting as
treasurer Of the fund.
The acquaintance between the young
Italian and the fair treasurer, thus
formed, was continued until last April,
when it ripened into an engagement
to marry. No information has been
made public from any authoritative
source as to the reasons why this en-
gagement has now been broken at Miss
Holman's request, further than that
nothing of an invidious nature has
arisen; in other words, there is no
misconduct 1t is, however, intimated
that the inventor sought to prolong
the engagement until he could COM
plete the solution of certain important
scientific and commercial problems of
vital interest to himself and gave such
close attention to his work that insult
ficient time was devoted to those po-
lite social attentions which engaged
women desire. From this fact it is
said that a feeling Of pique developed.
There is, perhaps, no warrant for
public discussion of Il subject so Pc
cularly personal and private; but all
the world loves lover; and we are
sure that the hope will be general that
this cloud in the horizon of an interest
ing career may speedily pass out of
sight. The woman who should wish
her fiancee to neglect his work espe-
cially at Il most critical time would
certainly show a lack of that srmpath-
etic interest and confidence which is
essential to trustful and successful
married life.
Those interested in the welfare of
the Mine Workers will no doubt regret
that Miss Meredith has contracted the
Statement" habit
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
JACK KISSED HER.

Jack-don't you envy himH-hissed her
While taking a walk in the square
So sweet she, he couldn't resist her.
And ought she, yon fancy, to carer
And should she be mad Us halter?
Or should she have given it backs
or should she pass over the matter,
And say "Oh, twas Jack; only jack"
Is the hue OF her cheeks indication
OF furious anger, not?
Or due to some slight irritation
Oer choosing so public spot?
We're she kissed in the hall, would she mild
Protest; PLEASE be good--there's papa"
Aud Is she now speeding on, wildly,
To seek her protecting mamma?
Is Jack to be blamed for his action?
Are you holding him deep in dssraceg
Supposing he saw distraction
OF Try, II you like" on her face!
I'll add, as the close of my dltty,
Ere spinsters regard her as lost,
And gossips deplore: "what pity"
That Jaek--eleyer Jack-was Jack Frost
Edwin h. sabm, in smart Set,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23

" URING the formative stages
Of the publics discussion of
Expansion" one contrbu-
tor whose arguments gained
widespread notice for their lucidity
and manifest evidence of painstaking
research was Charles A. Gardiner,
esq. of the New York city bar. His
defense of the constitutional power of
congress to acquire, care for and make
needful disposition of new territory
anticipated, If it did not help to shape,
the final decision of the Supreme court,
under which Porto Rico and the Philip
pines are now being governed. No
voice more intelligently comprehended
the magnitude of the issues raised OF
sounded forth more logically in behalf
of the ripest nationhood.
In an address whose main features
we print elsewhere Mr., Gardiner now
gives timely consideration to some of
the larger commercial consequences of
expansion. The analysis which he
makes of the distribution of our export
trade is calculated to put into the
standing of the political importance of
trade statistics. Especially will it halt
the tendency among thinking Ameri-
cans to glory in Great Britain's alleged
decline, since it makes clear that if
Great Britain We're going into a de-
cline the worst sufferer, next to the
English people themselves, would be
the inhabitants of the United States.
His treatment of the question of our
relations with the Dominion of Canada
is also mastery. There was time in
the evolution of our Protective system
when good argument could be offered
in favor of high tariff wall between
this country and His Majesty's North
American colony; but conditions in
the past few years have so broadened
on this side of the border and the
establishment and entrenchment of our
industries have been so thoroughly
demonstrated that the time has now
come to look outward for expanded
fields of profitable outlet for the sur
plus production of our busy factories
and mills; and nowhere is the outlook
more inviting, from both commercial
and a political standpoint, than in
this great undeveloped Anglo-Saxon
agricultural empire to the north of us,
whose fertile fields will in the next few
decades become the harvest homes of
multiplying millions of men and women
of our own race and blood. We want
10 have our fullest share in this certain
upbuilding of a great commonwealth,
and in order to get we must not be
afraid TO give. Then let destiny do the
rest.
AS to Mr., Gardeners plan for reading
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gives into the hands Of
Il another control of his liberty
takes u big risk. 1t is q
risk that turns ont all right when the
man who holds the delegated power is
wise, careful and honest: but when he
is nighty ignorant or crooked. look out
for trouble.
The labor union that stiles free and
fair discussion. that is ruled by gag law
enforced by cliques which do not want
the body OF the membership to have
an effective voice in the direction of
it's affairs, is a good thing either to
reform or to cut loose from altogether.
liberty was made before labor unions,
and if the two clash it will be liberty
which will survive.
The time is fast coming in this sec
tion when attempts to whip labor
around the stump for the benefit of
professional agitators who toll not,
neither do they spin, will be resisted
as strongly by intelligent workingmen
as they would resist any other form of
tyranny leading to slavery. When
labor gets enough of boycotts and ter
rorism and ceases to find pleasure in
having it's pockets emptied, then look
out for a new deal in unionism.
Inasmuch as those who would warn
labor before the fact are invariably
denounced as labors enemies and
branded as tools of capitalistic greed,
the necessity exists for labor to gain
wisdom through it's own experience. 1t
is gaining this rapidly in this city, if
report is to be believed. The ex-
perence is costly but instructive. It's
lesson cuts deep.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
WE ALL GAIN.

Editor of The Tribune
Sir; Combinations of capital certainly absorb
the small and weak concerns, but the workman is
the gamer, in that it provides him with more
continuous work, and q sure payday, Depositors
in banks gain as it prevents the banks making
losses by discountng the paper of the weak con-
Germs. Merchants gain, us they do their busi'
ness more nearly for cash, Farmers gain, as it
gives them a steady cash market for their pro-
duce. Real estate owners gain, as they get more
regular and better rents The only people who
suffer are professional sssignees and lawyers, who
can, or must, stand it, Very truly yours,
Walter j. Ballard,
Schenectady, \. Y, Jan 90.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23

into the Monroe Doctrine a commercial
warrant for demanding preferential
trade facilities and privileges with the
lesser republics OF this hemisphere, we
In daring; but IL might be somewhat
difficult to execute in the present stage
of our naval development. In any
event, Mr.. Gardiner deserves credit for
an original and a distinctly American
proposition. The address throughout is
readers to read 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
Canadian Trade Most Important.

OF all countries on this hemisphere, our rela.
tions with Canada are most important. Great
Britain first, Germany second, then Canada, are
our three best customers. In ls0S Canada estab-
lslcd a preferential duty OF % per cent on inn
ports from Great Britain. With what result2 In
1897 Great Britain supplied 2O4j per cent. of
Canada's imports, and although by 1900 they had
increased so per cent, yet this WAS only 2i.77
per cent, of Canada'S entire imports--a loss in
spite OF the preferential. The United States in
1897 supplied aj39 per cent, OF Canada's inl-
ports. In 1900 they had Increased 100 per cent,
which was 1913 per cent, OF her total imports;
an increase in spite OF the preferential Thus
even tariff preference has not induced Canadians
to prefer British to American goods. Ca the
contrary, they di-rogarded the preferential and
doubled their American imports.
In 1900 our exports TO Canada, less precious
metals, were sl09,sli,3IS. Clnadas exports to NJ,
less precious metals were $50, a3l ,S33. Canada
thus bought from us 2I5 per cent more than she
sold to u.s. while all The rest Of the world bought
only so per cent more. We thus put Canada in
our debt S690l2,5l5, and this, too, although we
taxed her on dutiIble goods 1896 per cent, Just
double what she taxed rs, 2l,s3 per cent "we
sell three times as much to Canada as the Do.
minion sells to us. Why should we make eonces.
sionsi" asks senator Gallinger. Standing at the
gateway OF Canada, President Mckinley must
have haI her people aud such inquiries part iouar-
ly in mSl when he said; eve must not repose
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23

For Il man who has been so long
upon the ground, Governor Tafts faith
in the Filipinos is rather surprising
when compared to the reports of the
generals who have been engaged in
pacifying the Malays.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
disclaimers Co

Successors TO Machine Business OF
Dickson Manufacturing Co.. Scranton
and Wilkes Barre. Pa.
Stationary Engines. Boilers. Mining
Machinery, Pumps.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23

1t is certainly pleasant to know how
many warm friends the United States
had among the nations of Europe just
prior to it's war with Spain Perhaps
1t Will yet appear that Spain also,
was friendly but didn't know it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23

1t has now been fully demonstrated
that France was the only nation disin-
terestedly against us at the beginning
OF the Spanish war.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
Europe's Trade Hostility.

AUSTRIA purchasing only one-half OF | per cent
OF Our exports, and even then selling lis - per
cent. more than SHE buys is melting Europe 10
bitter trade war. "Thc peoples of Europe"
said her minister of foreign affairs, "must fight
shoulder to shoulder against the common dan
ger american cyportsl and must arm themselves
for the struggle with all the means at their dis
posal." Italys present admiral and former min
lister also recently used this language: "The
peace of Europe would perhaps lead European
nations to consider the possibility and necessity
of uniting against America as the fu-
ture of civilization will require them TO do"
France is intensely agitatcd, and demands reci-
procity; and Germany next to Austria, bitterly
lesentS our Invasion OF her markets, and her par
Lament is even now proposing to enact the high.
est tariffs ever imposed on American exports
Why such fcrvid rhetoric AID illadvised action?
We are still Europe's second'best customer; we
are threatening no commercial wars; we have
committed no trade crimes ~ miSdemGanors; our
policy is us ii has been for l2j years Europe's
only indictment lgainst MS is that VIZ have
grown great, powerful selfpyoductNc, and in
dependent of her products. That is true, hut we
do not intend TO stop growing, nor curtail our
commerce. nor reverse our trade policies. When
Europe wants our food products, she will, as
heretofore, buy them or go without. When she
wants our cotton, she must buy it or smut down
her mills. So with nearly all her American pur
Chascs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
Our Trade with Great Britain.

First in Importance are our trade relations with
the British empirc--a domain of 16,G62, ,073 square
miles, and 3ST,0000W people-the largest area
and the largest number of civilized inhabitants
under one political organization on the globe.
A third OF Il century ago our exports to Great
Britain were S225, ,09O 22i. and in 1900 they were
$685. increase in SO years of 81 per cent.
During the same period exports to British
Africa increased 1913 per ,cent.: to British Aus
ralasia i2l per cent; to British india 1l2G per
cent; and to British America 322 per cent. In
1900 our exports to the entire world were Sl,39i,-
iS3,0S2, OF which we shipped to British domin.
ions $702, ,070, ,s02 j0.3i per cent of the whole,
and to Great Britain alone SiS3 Sl0,5i5, or 3s.2S
per cent. OF tho, whole. During the same year
our exports 10 Germany and all German colonies
were 1S43 per cent: to France and all French
colonies, G22 per cent; to Italy, 231 per cent;
to Russia, thrce.quartCrs of ! per cent, and to
the Austrian empire, only one.half OF per cent,
OF our export trade. In other words, our British
exports 3M times our German, times our
French, 2l times our Italian, 20 times our Rus
sian, and 100 times our Austrian; more than
double our exports to Germany, France, Italy,
Russia and Austria combned; third greater
than to all continental Europe and more than
our exports 10 all the rest Of the world.
England demands no reciprocity. She has adj
justed her commerce to our protective system;
and so long that policy is substantially main.
tanned with her and her European trade rivals,
so long will she give us free trade; and she can
do nothing more. Hence, our British commerc4
if expanded at all. must be expanded by other
means than reciprocity. During the past third
of century British expansion has been phe-
nomenal and our British trade has increased in
exact proportion. As England has grown, so
have our exports. The corollLry is, il you cur
tail British territory or British influence You
necessarily curtail American commerce. Any
thing that benefits England benefits one-half OF
our exports, anything that Injuries England in.
iures onehalf of our foreign trade. II Russia
should drive England from India, if British
prcmacy should cease in South Africa, COM
mcIcc womb lrrcirieNallN SlILnr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
BY Exclusive Wire from The A..cclated Press

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 22.-Before the New
York Credit Mems association tonight
Charles A. Gardiner, of counsel for the
Manhattan Railway company, whose
arguments on the constitutional aspects
of expansion last year won widespread
renown, delivered a powerful address
on Commercial Expansion of the
United States" In his introduction he
said.
The most vital economic problem now con.
fronting this nation is lhc expansion of our for.
cigu commerce. Agriculture is no longer our
dominant industry. Following the commercial
evolution OF Europe within the past few years
the great economic energies of this continent
have shifted from agriculture TO manufactures;
and so stupcndous and ilimtabe are the forces
pouring into our new industries that like an
overwhelming tidal wave they have filled up the
home markets, and rushing iircsistIbly onward
have flooded all the markets of the world In
five years Our exports have exceeded our imports
by S2jOO,00O.00O Foreign nations are alarmed
and are following Att.tra'g advice to flight
shoulder to shoulder against the common dan
GER" Thoughtful Americans arc soicious for
the future They realize that our manufacturing
energy is abnormal Ii it grows with its present
momentum and constantly increasing markets are
not provided, the result must I've hopeless gut
in production, stugnation of manufactures,
strikes, panics, and general prostration OF indus
tries and trade. Hence the supreme question
how to enlarge our markets and expand our for
eign commerce?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
Reciprocity's Limits.

Reciprocity, he continued, has been
offered as the universal panacea, but
he showed that 1t was inexpedient and
hurtful save in such instances as it
could be applied to special situations
with mutual profit. That led him to
analyze our foreign markets as fol-
lows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
SCRANTON, JANUARY 90, 1902.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.

Controller EVAN II. MORRIS.
Election February Is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
Tuition Through Experience.

WoRKINGMAN who
gives into the hands Of
Il another control of his liberty
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23

Those interested in the welfare of
the Mine Workers will no doubt regret
that Miss Meredith has contracted the
Statement" habit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
The Next Step in Expansion.

URING the formative stages
d Of the public's discussion of
49, expansion" one cOntribu-
tp,, N-bpSa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
Commerce with Latin America.

We have already an increasing monopoly OF
MeNico's trade. She buys from lis $3i,97i, ,06l
worth OF our exports. as much as she buys
from the rest OF the world, and she sells us 70
per cent of all her exports, S2s,GlG,0j3. And
although we sell Mexico 2l3 per cent more than
we did in 1850, yet the balance OF trade is in our
favor, for she buys from us today - per cent.
more than she sells to Us, and excepting Canada,
is the largest trade debtor we have in the West.
ern hemisphere. We are giving Central America
aS,2 per cent. free trade; we buy from her 45
per cent more than we sell 10 her, and yet she
buys VI per cent, of all her imports in other
mlrkets than our ewn. Our trade balance for
ten years past made Us debtor to South America
in the enormous sum Of 1927, ,7sS Moreover,
South America buys from us only II per cert Of
all her imports, while size sells 10 us so per cent.
Of all her exports, Hence we are giving South
America 81 per cent. free trade; we furnish her
a market for 80 per cent, OF her exports; we
buy from her li0 per cent more than she buys
from MS; and yet she almost completely ignores
our markets and buys 80 per cent OF all her i'm
ports from our trade rivals.
Such an anomaly as our Central and South
American trade exists no%here else in our com.
mercc. Reciprocity alcne is no adequate relief;
it is one only Of the many material and political
banks OF exchange, and particularly coastwise
Steamships-meanS for transporting and paying
for the goods-wil expand our commerce in all
Latin America more than any other material aids.
1t Is the duty Of congress, under the Constitu-
tion, Ito regulate commerce." Under that au-
thority we granted millions Of acres Of the pub.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-23
Is the White House Unsafe?

wN THE outlook George KEENAN,
gives good reasons why the
Il White House should be enlarged.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-13
MORE MINERS AT WORK.
Claim Made by the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company.

Tamaqua, Pa, Sept 12.-The Lehigh
Coal and Navigation company claims
that more of the strikers have returned
to work. No troops were sent out
from Manila park during the morning.
Although a number OF striking men
gathered on the streets the nonunioI
men we're not interfered with.
Officials of the Lehigh Coal and Nav
igation company, the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company and
the Pennsylvania Coal company rid
icule the idea of concessions being
granted the striking miners. They say
that if a settlen ent is made it must be
on the basis of an unconditional SUP
render on the part of the strikers
These officials all claim to be in close
touch with President Baer and say
they know what they are talking about
A committee Of citizens representing
the People Alliance left here for Har-
risburg during the day, where they
will hold a conference with Governor
Stone
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-13
AID FOR BoER DESTITUTE.
General Dewet Says 1t Cannot Be Sc
cured in England.

Amsterdam, Sept. 12.-The Boer
generals, Botha, Dewet and Delarey,
arrived here during the day from The
Hague, and were given a hearty well
come. Replying to an address Gener-
al Delarey said he and his colleagues
did not come here in the character of
political personages. but solely to Oh
tain assistance for destitute Boer
families.
At the reception of the generals at
the town hall General Dewet, in reply
to the burgomaster's speech, said:
I'VE have come to ask for help for
the widows, orphans and other neces-
sitOus persons. Upon assistance of
this kind from England the Beers can
not count
The general also remarked:
IF England wishes to have the
Boer descendants of the HuguenCts as
subjects before Cod I am willing to
be loyal subject before God until the
day Of God shall come. We wish to be
loyal to the new government, hoping
that the latter will carry cut its en-
2agementS.'
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-13
1urular Killed by Officers.

Wheeling, W. Va, Sept. 12.-Bur-
glars were surprised by officers while
trying to crack the safe in the Panha1-
die railway Office. A battle ensued an6
one of the burglars, who gave his
name as John Doe" was killed. His
partner, Philip Martin, was captured
and is now in Jail. The authorities
believe the gang is the one that has
been operating successfully through
out West Virginia for several weeks.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-13
CLEVER swtNDLERs ARRESTED
Secured Much Property by Impersonat-
ina Express Employees.

New York, Sept. 12.-City detectives
have arrested three men on the charge
of impersonating express company en-
ployes. It is alleged the prisoners
have been operating nearly year and
have secured property valued at S25,-
600. Simple in the extreme the meth,
DDS of the swindlers seldom failed OF
success. One Of them formerly worked
for an express company. With two
partners he obtained hat plates and,
properly clothed and armed with
shipping book, walked about town IN
til an express call card was seen hang
ing before a store, There was no d.,
ficulty then in obtaining the package
of merchandise which was to BE-
shipDed away