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Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
PRESIDENT AND MINERS STRIKE.

PRESIDENT AND MINERS STRIKE.
A congressman whose district includes
many of the striking anthracite miners
appealed to President Roosevelt to take
some action with a view to ending the
strike and in reply the president said he
hoped such a result would be accom-
plished before long. Another reassur-
ing statement by the president was that
he is considering all the propositions
made to him on the subject which might
enable him to act intelligently in the
event of an occasion arising where in
reference should become necessary.
There is no doubt that President
Roosevelt is taking a very great interest
II this matter and would be glad TO do
something to terminate the contest, but
1t is a matter which requires the most
careful consideration. There Is In some
quarters a disposition to find fault with
the president for not proceeding against
the coal combine, in view OF the patent
fact that the anthracite coal railroads
are combined. 1t is asserted by these
CTlllEE lua NhG 1OhAbN VI TIC u Oooo
which control nearly all of the anthra-
cite mines is clearly in violation of the
federal antitrust law and that criminal
proceedings under that law would be
justifable. The president, however,
cannot act upon assumption that the law
is being violated. He must have sub
stantial ground for action and the un-
derstanding is that the attorney general
of the United States, by direction of
the president, is investigating the situa-
ton with a view TO ascertalning whether
the coal roads are amenable 10 the fed
eral statute.
so far as the nature OF the issue be-
tween the operators and the miners Is
concerned, the president has full infor-
nation in the report of Labor Commits
sioner Wright, but 1t cannot be deter
mined from that whether the law is be-
ing violated. Admitting there is a
combination OF roads, and we believe
this is not denied, the question is, as
we have heretofore pointed out, whether
this combination operates in restraint of
trade or commerce among the several
states. II It can be shown that it does
then it Ii certainly in violation OF the
law, but otherwise 1t cannot be held
amenable to the federal statute. 1t is a
matter as to which the federal authori-
ties cannot AFFORD to take hasty action
and however anxious President Roose-
Welt may be For the termination Of the
strike, the pr~olongation Of which would
be dSOlaging TO the business interests OF
the country and might have other seri-
GUS consequences, he can be depended
upon to take nc action that is not justl-
hed by sound and sufficient reasons.
Meanwhile the strike situation APP
pears TO have undergone no important
change. Some OF the operators claim
that they could resume production at
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06

Men do not stumble on salvation.
Moral exercise makes moral athletes.
All great work consists Of small deeds.
Hard living does not make easy dying.
Growing and giving are the best evidences
Of living.
The heart makes a good engine. but a
poor rudder.
Yesterdays success may be the secret Of
todsy's failure.
God can give us patience, but He cannot
give vs. practice.
Religious teachers count for more than re-
llgious teachings.
sponsss gather easily. but they are
quickly wrung dry.
1t Is better to be saved In q storm than
drowned In q calm.
The edince Of character cannot be built
without an architect.
The hrst effect OF knowledge IL the con-
sciousness Of Ignorance.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
SECULAR suors At THE roLrrr.

prooklyn Eagle: The minister who from
HE pulpit last Sunday told his eongre-
cation that his family was starving woula
have aroused more sympathy u ne had net
taken a trip 10 Europe last summer
CHICAGO Chronicle: Respect for divine
mercy and the deductions Of common sense
alike commend the definition OF . local
Clergyman who declares that 1T v what
A man is. not where he lie, that makes .
mans heaven or his hell" The propo.
uitlon never has been put more tersely and
logically.
washington Post: one editor IL engaged
IN finding fault with Bishop Potter because
he made use Of the adjective "brainy' In
speaking OF the late Archbishop Corrigan-
But Is not an up-to-date prelate like Bishop
Potter to be permitted a few special privi-
ieges In his vocabulary department, even
IL the various institutions Of learning have
strung about all the letters Of the alpha
bet from the rear plaza OF his namef
Detroit Free Press: Even salvation has
been unionized. Nearly 200 members OF
the United Mine Workers left st. Patrick's
church at olyphant, Pa, during mass sum
day morning because the priest would not
ask a nonunion man to leave the church.
II Is apparent, OF course, that it would
never 10 LOT eNne lThucs uhAohe ~
the saving 81 ''scab'' souls. Heaven 10
supposed to be a state OF perfect bliss. and
there can be no perfect bliss where all
the souls do not have union cards and an
eisht-hour day for the glorineation Of
their Maker.
New York World: Rev. Father white %
Little Falls appears to have a head on HE
shoulders and a heart In his bosom. De-
clining an appeal to Join in q crusade
against base ball games on Sunday. the
good priest said: II believe that people
should 60 to church and worship As Goa
intended, but that does not, In my opinion,
mean that the rest Of the day should be
spent IN solitude and with drawn curtains"
And he added that he saw no objection to
ian orderly anne of base ball on Sunday
afternoon, providing that the peace Of no
body Is disturbed. There are many evils
worse than base ball requiring the atten-
tion OF strict moralists. working people
need some recreation, and II is better to
play or watch base ball than 10 past the
day In the saloons.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
4 PrRE Fnup pRnponIknA.

There was recently Incorporated an
association Of the manufacturers and
distributors Of food products, the object
Of which Is to seek national legislation
in the passage of a pure food law by
congress. There is to be a convention
under the auspices Of the association
the latter part of the present month,
which will be attended by delegates
from all the large cities of the country
and at which national legislation for
purity in food products will be dis
cussed.
This subject has frequently been be-
fore congress, a bill having been intro
duced at the last session, but failed of
passage, This measure, which may be
considered at the next session, permits
appoint a certain number Of army and
navy officers, with whom the chief of
the chemical division in the Agricul-
tural department may consult on tech
meal sanitary problems. 1t also pro-
vides that the chief chemist of that de-
partment may appoint c%onsultants of
this character and gives him the power
to fix standards of purity for the manu-
facture of drugs and foods in this coun-
try. 1t was objected to this measure
that it gives toe much power to the
chief chemist of the Department of Ag-
riculture and it was also urged that that
is not the proper department to have
charge of such a matter, but this OBJ
lection is not particularly important. II
national legislation for pure food is de-
sirable it would undoubtedly be as we'll
enforced by the Agricultural as by the
Treasury department.
Nineteen states have pure food laws
and they also have nineteen commits
sioners or boards to enforce them. Con-
sequently there is a good deal of dis
cord in legislation and in legal construc-
ton and as foods are largely produced
in one state and shipped into many
others there is an Inconvenience to deal
ers In some of the states that has Gre
ated a considerable demand for ma
tional legislation. 1t is to support and
strengthen this demand that the associa-
ton of manufacturers and distributors
of food has been formed and it will
probably have a strong popular backing,
since it must be presumed that every
body wants pure food.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
SHAKE HANDS WITH FATE.

Regina Armstrong in Leslie's weekly.
It's a sad old world and a bad old world,
1t is scarce worth while at all;
Its sorrows cling and its friendships sting,
And even its joys will pail.
But dear Is life for all its strife,
And love Is better than hate
you'll md a grace In the s%urliest face
II you Just shake hands with fate.
With light in your glance and right IN
your glance,
And. your lips In a curve to the sky,
A spring In your walk and a ring In your
talk,
Sure. hope will not pass you by.
The path that you viii winds over q hiu,
But II leads to an open gate;
So trtll you a song TO lure love along,
And just shake hands with fate.
IT'S In yourself In the demon elf, o
It's In yourself Is God;
And you'll never stray from yourself
away
Gods light or the DEVILS prod.
Whatever your mind you'll meet in kind,
And what Is yourself create;
The world will view what is really YOU
Therefore, shake hands with fatel
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
WASTE PLACE MADE VALUABLE.
Positive Benefits of Irrigation to h
whole Country.
Minneapolis Times.

1880
The new irrigation law will probably, In
time, disposes forever of the question Of our
arid lands, and at the same time begin to
convince us that while we are still rich
enough to give a farm to most Of the peo-
pie who are wanting farms at present, there
will come d time when the estate will be
divided up and we must make the best Of
what we have.
There is no reason why we OF this gen.
Grafton should worry our heads greatly over
that, however. Another 70, 900, 900 OF people
could hnd homes In the west without our
bothering about even our children's hill
dren; for the agricultuTists tell Us that the
Irrigated lands yied great and more evenly
returning crops than the farms which rely
upon the natural rainfall. 2 The provision
which limit the farms to 100 acres to any
one person in one tract gives the new set
tiers confidence that the possession by one
man Of large acreage will not prejudice
their future content or security. One hun
dred and sixty acres Of land is more than
the average size of farms in this country,
which was recently estimated at about 1876
acres.
II We add to the unknown value Of the
to-be-irrigated lands the unknown value Of
the vast region Of cut-over pine lands Of
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan-of ali
the states which have been left to the res
toration Of nature by the departure Of the
lumberman-we can find plenty Of hope for
the return to the soil Of all those who long
for some life outside Of the city.
From the commercial, the agricultural,
the social and the manufacturing sides the
matter Of irrigation in the west will return
dement's to the whole country. And II II
will also enforce upon us the necessity for
conserving and restoring the lands we have
left behind us. or which lie at our own
doors, II will do an even greater good.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Senator Beveridse denies that he got It
In the rubber.
Minneapolis r~sjoiees because It's juries
have the courage Of their convictions.
Denver has a slight touch OF the exposi-
tion fever. Better wait until 81. Louis can
measure it's dencit.
Old Mother Necessity Is wise in her day.
Observe how charming the jeweled pins in
the back hair keep the rubber taut.
ohio's funded debt will be wiped out dur
Ing the present year. In the hands Of men
fairly great, republican policies work that
way.
A census bulletin tells Of the production
of needles and pins in this country, but
does not tell what becomes OF them. That's
the sticking point.
1t is sad to think. after our outburst
Of Joy at the launching. that the kaiser's
yacht, Meteor, should come in second best
at the KieI races. Alice. alaok!
II is announced in advance that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will dispense with hand
shaking on his coming tour OF the country.
That shake" will soon be shaken In the
west.
II all the vagaries OF summer weather
are chargeable to the eruption, Mont Pc
lee has a proud record In some respects.
1t has strangled the reputation OF weather
prophets.
Chicago is struggling bravely to protect
the integrity of its jury system. In three
months four INSCRIPTIONS lawyers have
been pinched for plugging justice In the
jury room.
Notwithstanding the closure announced
some moons ago. former Secretary Long
is talking In the magazines about the bat
tie Of Santiago. 1t Is a question who will
get the last word.
A beauty doctor" in Chicago. who doped
the complexion OF a patient, causing death,
managed to elude indictment by producing
a diversity of medical opinion on the cause
Of death. Expert evidence is fine shelter
in a storm.
A strange illness, so-called, has assumed
the proportions Of an epidemic in New
York parks. Young women are the chief
victims. The symptoms are faintness and
swooning. In every case where the sweet
heart is on to his Job, recovery lie prompt.
The generosity Of congress In handing
Buffalo a bunch Of $500. 900 to apply on its
deficit Is mighty pleasing to the town.
None Of the money goes to exposition
stockholders and bondholders. or for ground
rent. The beneiciaries are the contractors
who built the exposition. After this money
10 distributed there will still remain a
deficit of $2,3 / SEQ. %, consisting of-stock
payments. s1,642, ss4.25; second mortgage
bonds. $500 900; balance on hrst mortgage,
3l74,979.
Like all men prominent In Wall street
James r.. Keene Is continually being asked
for tips on the market. The other day an
impeounious friend said to him insinuat-
ingly: Are you q bull or q bear, Mr..
Keene7' Rather CURLY came the reply:
I'm nothingl' But maybe you'll recover;
maybe you're not incurable," was his call
ler's droll remark. 1t licked Mr.. Keene,
who said, with a grim smile, Come in and
see me tomorrow" and they do say that
the i~mpecunious mans quick retort was
worth money to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
COMPLETING THE HOPKINS FUNDS
BaltfmoFe's University se-
cures Necessary Endowment.

New York Times.
It will be good Jews to the friends OF
sound and progressive scholarship In the
United States and throughout the civilized
world that the endowment fund which was
regarded as necessary to the continuance
Of the work Of Johns Hopkins university
has been completed. The sum Was not
large, as such things go at the present time
and in this country. only 81. 900. 900. and
the, slowness with which Il was gathered
has seemed a little puEzling to those who
have understood the value Of the univer-
sity and the peculiar distinction It con-
ferred on the city where II was situated.
But the money has now been raised, and
the fact is a cause Of oongratulation.
The work Of Johns Hopkins is known the
world over. Under the highly intelligent
guidance Of its former president, DR.. Gil
man, Il has from time 10 time secured the
enthusiastic service Of some OF the most
learned and efficient men in their respective
lines, and It has succeeded in inspiring its
students with a ferVor and persistence IN
thorough study and inquiry that a made
the proportion among them OF distinguished
names very remarkable. The university
has united courage and sound conservatism
Its work has been solid and painstaking as
well as progressive. 1t has been free from
fads. and that freedom has been as COM
plete from the old fAds as from the new.
1t has sought to test and to prove, and
while holding fast to that which has been
shown to be good in the past TO seek safely
and surely all practicable acquisitions In
the realm OF knowledge and thought. There
has been no institution for the higher edu-
cation in this country that has been more
completely and Enthusiastically Ameri
can. and none that has done more TO bring
our country into harmony with the worlds
movement Of civilization.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
UNrIMELr ANNEXATION TALK.

The speech of Senator Elkins of West
Virginia, made just before the adjourn
ment Of congress, in regard to Cuban
annexation, has been considerably COM
mented upon and with very few ex-
ceptions the comment has been adverse.
Representative Newlands of Nevada is
another advocate Of annexation, though
he thinks there ought to be no pressure
on the part of this country to bring 1t
about, but on the contrary that any
proposition for annexation should come
from Cuba. He is also in favor of
doing something for the island, whereas
Mr.. Elkins is opposed to this. =
1t is said that the subject Of Cuban
annexation is likely to be seriously con-
sidered at the next session of congress,
but this may be doubted, for public
opinion here, we believe Ii safe to say,
is very largely opposed to the annexa-
ton of Cuba with the condition that 1t
should become @ state, n the lbs
would not wish TO be annexed without
that condition. If ever Cuba asks to
become Il part Ol tue Oniteu p'"'SS SHN
will require statehood, of course upon
equal terms with the existing states,
This we have no doubt an overwhelm-
ing majority of the American people
would refuse. Un~questlonably Senator
Plat of Connecticut was right In say
ing that Mr.. Elkins does not, in this
matter, represent any considerable por-
ton of the people Of the United States,
as he also was in pointing u the un-
timeliness of presenting and advocating
an annexation resolution in the senate
So soon after the new government Of
Cuba had been installed. 1t was a pro-
ceeding very likely to cause a feeling
of distrust among the Cubans, which
would be unfortunate at this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
HIGH AND Tow WATER MARKS.

There Is one unwritten law no con-
gress or legislature can amend or abro-
gate and no combine or trust can per-
manently suspend, and that is the in
exorable law Of supply and demand.
Spectators and combines may occasion
ally create an artificial demand, or they
may, by obtaining control Of the bulk Of
any given commodity, curtall the avail
able supply and for a brief period raise
prices in the markets OF the world. In
the long run, however, the law of supply
and demand asserts itself and o%verturns
all artificial barriers.
This fact is strikingly illustrated by
the prevailing high prices of grain, live
stock and the by-products Of the mill
and packing house. All the beef pack
ers OF the country who constitute the
so-called beef trust have been unable to
repress the persistent rise in the price
Of cattle, sheep and hogs. All the grain
gamblers have been unable to materially
advance the price Of wheat or keep down
the price Of corn and oats In conformity
with the available supply, immediate
demand and prospective harvest. A
glance at the following table affords ir-
REPUTABLE proof for any rational person:
AVERAGE CHICAGO PRICES.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
SILLY -FAULT-FINbERs.
Absurd objections to Education OF the
Children OF Aliens.

bdlllHlOIc AHnSIlCdus
That philosophy which did not look too
far into the future to be uncomfortable.
and which held that the evil Of the day
suf1ced therefore, is co~ntemptuously flung
aside, and that Of today is exercising all
its efforts, apparently, to bring out one
more danger to add to the many in the
midst of which we have been needlessly
walking all these years.
One OF the latest of these additions is
the fear that the beneficial philosophy
which would hasten as much as possible
the development, through the children, Of
the allen races pouring upon our shores
is q mistaken and a mischievous one. 1t
is claimed that the Americanizing Of the
younger generation proceeds too rapidly;
that the children Of the immigrant classes
absorb too readily the ideas, habits and
customs OF the new home to which they
have been brought; that these ideas and
customs are supplied their receptive minds
too literally, and that the result is the
virtual separation Of children and parents.
The children are taught higher standards
Of living; they imbibe finer ideals; they are
brought into a wider range OF thought;
they are urged TO grasp better Industrial
advantages; they exercise more liberty and
quickly learn their right to individual in
QEUGuuCuCCt anu al NhAog ~ . nhAdH
q gulf between the old and the young gen
erations, and tends to break up homes.
There are the grains Of truth In this
presentation Of the case which are Just
large enough and numerous enough to be
irritating. With the old, assimilation OF
new ideas and new habits is d%ificult, in
many cases impossible. But clinging, as
they do, to old ideals, the parents OF our
future citizens have confessediy left their
homes to better themselves and their
children, and they are by no means slow
to claim for their children the benefit OF
our schools and other Institutions. Even
IL they tried TO form colonies among them
selves, they could not by any means In
their power keep young. plastic minds from
yielding to the influences OF such a strong
atmosphere as surrounds them here. But.
as a matter OF fact, they want their chill
dren to be Americans. and enjoy all the
advantages OF American life, and to this
they frequently bend all their energies.
That children should be superior in In
telligence, in culture and In position 10
their parents no doubt brings about GER
tain undesirable conditions. but there
are few parents who do not desire for
their children something better than they
have enjoyed themselves. and II the level
OF the latter Is to be preserved through
a false sentiment, development OF a race
or a class Is at an end. 1t is the pride
and boast OF many a prominent man today
that his parents toiled. and toiled hard, TO
give him the sdueation and advantages
they had not themselves. and that they
lived to be proud q him-that his position
was not an accident. but wrested from
fate. The parents win hardly indorse this
latest stand OF their p~sssimistie and un-
! called-faT ehampionA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
one Months work in Cuba.
Havana Post.

AhNdAba a
The republic Of Cuba has completed is
first month Of existence. For some OF the
things that have happened during that time
she is undoubtedly to be congratulated,
while for others she must be blamed for
lack Of energy. Congress has met, but
aside from assigning salaries, suppresslng
some few positions and creating a good
many others, nothing particular has been
done. The people In the rural districts are
complaining OF the lack Of security Of life
and property. and the working classes are
still asking what they are to do during the
summer months in order to make a living.
In addition to this we are beginning to
hear OF the increase Of smuggling, and even
Of piratical acts that are being committed
every day. Cuba is beginning to 1nd out It
is a great deal easier to ~criticise and to
run a country theoretically than 1t is to do
1t In practice.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06
shockinr Brutslity Of lawyer.
New York sun.

Whenever a woman is acquitted Of
charges Of matrimonial misconduct there
are always those who sheer at the weak
ness OF the law, at least toward women.
This apparent Partially could be er-
planned In a number Of recent suits which
have COM under our observation by the
extraordinary brutality and coarseness
with which the opposing counsel have at
tackled the women In the case, even though
there was a fairly even balance between
the evidence Of Innocence and Of guilt.