Okolona messenger., 1902-06-18

sion to remark that much had been said OF disaster
which threatened the commercial interests OF the
State if the case was affirmed, but this, he said
had no place IN the court. 1t was for the court
to determine and to enforce the law aud LEI
the consequences take of themselves
Anticipating that the case would be affirmed,
the insurance companies have already instructed
their agents to insure no more cotton by
blanket policies, but to insure only by marks anC
numbers. This means that the cotton cannot be In
sured in the State and that holders OF cotton will
have to sell direct to Memphis and New Orleans
COmpresses will suffer heavily and banks will lose
the usual cotton discounts and exchange; cOttoI
buyers all over the State will be practically put Ou
Of business, except on very limited scale, and the
movement of the crop will he seriously embarrassed
and impeded. Cotton men assert that an extra
session of the Legislature will be necessary to re
lieVe the situation.
Professor Frederick Starr, the noted and eccentri,
anthrOpOlOga of the university of Chicago, thinks
that in the not distant future China, Russia anC
Germany will he the nations dominating the world
'That was a very ridiculous statement made by
friend of DR.. Carus," Professor Starr said, ''tha
one thousand years hence the Chinese, Jews anC
SaxOns would rule the world. DR.. Carus quoted i
from friend in our Folklore Association meeting
The statement was not made on scientific lnvestlga
tion or thought but on basis or prejudice Anglo
Saxon prejudice ''One thousand years hence
Why, no one can talk about what will be the con
ditiOns one thousand years from now. Why, one
thousand years ago there no British empire
The United States is only two hundred years old
But if you want me to make some prediction about the
more immediate future possibly l can accommodate
you. Then it is absurd to put Jews in The same
category with Chinese and Anglo lO-SaxOns. Th J
are words of different category. The Jews are moi
a race They are people who have one religion
Judaism. Most of the Jew you know, are Ger
mans, Russians or Poles. They are not Hebrews
IL T. -
here in Chicago | know Irishmen who are Jews
In the future, and not far distant future, RussiS
and China are nations which will occupy the lead
ing portions in the world; and If you want third
Germany. They are on the threshold now. dC
not mean that the world is going to be Chinazed al
we talk Of its being Anglicized. But the Englist
language has spread as far as it is going 'EThC
Chinese will be the greatest people, the Russians
the greatest white political power, and the German
the greatest commercial power The other ma
tiOns including the United States, will have second
airy positions, and their great cities will occupy
positions accordingly. Presumably the great cite
will be the great cities of the nations which are K
lead. The era of our commercial expansion is com
ing to an end"
Dunn's Review says no dimInutiOn in business il
apparent from labor controversies, owing to the
prosperous condition of the agricultural section
and the bright outlook for this years. crops
Nevertheless, it is only question of time when the
nations progress will receive a severe check if th
purchasing power Ofa vast army OF wage earner
continues to decrease. Iron workers at Valley fur
naces have received higher wages and other settle
ments we're made by various concessions, but tht
situation in the Pennsylvania coal region is un
changed. Retail distribution of light weight wear
ing apparel has felt the stimulus of higher temper
ature, while full reports for May are most encourag
/ ing as to iron output, railway earnings and fnan
cial conditions. Bank exchanges for the week a
New York were 32.6 per cent. smaller than yea
ago, which is fully explained by the loss in stool
trading, while at other leading cities there was
decrease of only 5.3 per cent from the clearings
year ago and gain of 1913 per ceht in comparison
with 1899, the largest record prior to last year
Railway earnings in May we're s. 7per cent. large
than last year and 2l per cent above those OF 1900
The president sent special message to congress
Saturday. setting forth that this country is unde
obligation to deal with Cuba more literally thai
with any country, for the reason that we have as
sumed guardianship and must not leave our worl
halt done. The president declares that no home IN
terest will be injured by laif treatment of Cuba,
party policy violated, and indeed, nothing but gOoC
can accrup-gOOd for the Cubans and good for our
selves. He closes with an eloquent and impressive
appeal to congress to complete the fine record vi
have established in our relations with Cuba, ant
leave nothing undOne that ought to be done to sea
the devotion OF the islanders TO- the great and power
| ful nation that has been their friend and savior
We applaud the sentiment as well as the way it i
expressed, and wish we could indulge in the be
lief that the appeal will draw favorable respOns
from congress.
The Republican congressional convention in Wis
consin declares that they ''favOr revision Of tn
tariff without unreasonable delay which will plac
upon the free list every article and product cOntro
ed by any monopoly, and such articles and product
of De- Fa