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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-18

voted down the proposition so far as II re-
lates to iron. The list OF the com%plainers
and their grievances could be indefinitely
extended. They are telling Congress what
1t must do to the tariff. II that which each
OF them proposes were done the tariff
would be a confused absurdity.
The next Congress will doubtless consider
the tariff to see what notifications may be
needed to correct inequalities. The Repub-
Leans in the next Congress may not now be
fully agreed as to what should be done.
but. judging from the past, it is fair to as
sumo that they will correct inequalities If
they exist, or. IL schedules protect monopo-
lies or are not necessary for the protection
of any industry they will be changed But
1t will continue a protective tariff regard
less of the ignorant criticism and childish
captiousness of the enemies Of protection.
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WOOD PULP CONTROVERSY.
Basis of the Reported beginning of a
War of Retaliation.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE rumors re-
ferred to in the Toronto dispatches OF yes
terday TO the effect that a proposition is
afoot TO levy a duty of 81 per thousand on
Canadian sawn lumber must lave found
its origin in some threats OF private Amer
lean paper-mill owners, because IL is stated
positively here that the Washington gov
eminent has given the subject no considera-
ton so far. This government does not pro-
pose to enter into a war of tariff retalia-
ton with Canada without a better under
standing than ii now has OF the issues
involved in this wood-pulp controversy.
Moreover. ii is the official view that the
increase tariff rates upon Canadian prod
ucts and that legislation in that direction
must come from Congress.
II the Canadian action in respect to wood
pulp had taken the form of a prohibition of
the importation into Canad OF wood pulp
from the United States, then the Presi-
dent might, without reference TO Congress.
and under authority of the discrimination
act OF Aug. 30. 1880. have proceeded 10 re-
taliate on Canada by prohibiting or limit
ing imports from that country. But I'm this
case Canada. or rather two of the Canadian
provinces. adopted the novel expedient of
protecting their own paper mills by laying
an embargo on the export from Canada of
Canadian wood pulp 10 be made up into
paper In American mills. This action, II is
said. does not appear TO warrant the in
discrimination act and, II anything Is done
in the direction OF retaliation, recourse
must be had TO Congress.
NEEnS mr. THE DIyyU IppINrS
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,rt. This brief abstract will not b,

report. This brief abstract will not be
made public until the secretary's report. Is
published. 1t is known, however. that the
commission will max strong
tions regarding the currency. which al
present is I'm a deplorable state The con-
tinued depreciation of the silver currency
until 1t is now $3.50 for 81 in gold, has caused
a great loss TO the Philippine government.
estimated at about $l.00O,00. during the past
six months. The commission believes tnat
the currency should be established on a
gold basis as the only safe and sure way
In which the financial affairs OF the islands
can be put in order.
Governor Taft always has been in favor
OF further tariff concessions TO the Pnllp-
pines, and it is believed that he will rec
ommend that the rate, which Is now 20
per cent. of the Dingley rates, should De
made % per cent. in order TO encourage
commerce between the islands and the
United States. Governor Taft also has been
in favor of a modification Of Chinese ex-
clusion laws as applied TO the Philippines
and believes that the commission should be
allowed discretion in the matter OF admit
ting Chinese labor. There is also reason 10
believe that the commission thinks greater
latitude should be permitted in the matter
of franchises. as the grant OF 5000 acres TO
one concern is not sufficient TO induce cap
ital in large amounts to engage in develop
ment in the islands.
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IL Is rare that an official becomes elo-
quent in a report, as does General Breck-
inridge. inspector general OF the army, in
his Official paper relative to the service of
our army IN the Philippines. A righteous
man and Al officer. who holds to the
highest ideals In the military service, after
making a searching inspection Of its work,
declares that 'the humanity of our troops
engaged has no parallel In the history OF
dealing with AsiatIcs.' General Breckin-
ridge has been with the army in the Philip
pines n year to note it's conduct. Return
Ing. he says. There seems to be something
pathetic. as well as majestic. in the atti-
tude Of the army when It has done and de-
served so we'll" Such testimony as this,
from a man of General Breckinridge's high
character. should silence the men at home
who have attempted TO defame the Ameri-
can soldier.
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THE STATE, OR LABOR UNION?
Refused Employment because He He
longs to National Guard.

Brooklyn Eagle.
A truly deplorable circumstance is re-
ported from Schenectady: the discharge of
an honest man from his work at the bid
ding of outsiders, whose allegation of fault
is that he is a soldier and did guard duty
during the strike on the trolley lines in
the Hudson valley. William Potter is a
painter-or was so long as he could obtain
work. He enlisted in the United States
army TO serve his country against Spain
and continued his membership in the state
force afterwerd. In obedience to the orders
of his officers, who, in turn, obeyed the or
der of the Governor, who, in turn, obeyed
the law, he reported for duty at his armory
and helped TO preserve the public peace in
the threatened district. He did what every
citizen may be called upon TO do. whether
he wears a uniform or not, and what every
citizen of the State should be willing 10
to do. and what. to refrain from doing. is
to put him under suspicion as an enemy OF
the State.
On Thursday his union-in an illiterate
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES him. and his en-
ployers sent him away. in order TO avoid a
strike. OF all their other workmen, for IL
seems that the other men in the service of
Shafer x Barry, OF Schenectady, N. Y, are
unwilling that the peace of the State should
be preserved at any cost to labor unions.
Probably Mr.. Potter will have TO leave his
home and seek work I'm some other State.
where TO weer the blue of an American SOL
dNtA anu A't' 1AA1tA NAAC lol dA0 III
will not be neld as a disgrace. The dis
grace falls heavy on those who believe it
TO be so.
In this case the victim of oppression is
not free TO yield TO the demands OF his op-
pressors. even If he woodland IL is TO be
hoped he never will. for IL is a time to as
sert his manhood and independence. He
cannot resign from the National Guard till
his term of enlistment has expired. To
leave IL, 10 refuse TO obey orders and at
tend drills, Is to subject himself to fines.
and. If intentional disobedience is proved.
to imprisonment as a deserter. He can SO
conduct himself as TO win the disgust and
enmity of his comrades and earn the dis
tinction OF being drummed out OF camp
with his buttons cut off and his head
shaved. but can any person with a spark Of
self-respect submit to that alternative
The claim Of the Nation Is above the State.
He earned the Nations thanks when he
served il in war. The claim OF the State Is
above the labor union. He served the State
when he kept rioters and lawbreakers In
order. The claim OF the individual Is higher
than that OF all the unions in the world,
for IL is a claim of right TO life and liberty
that shall not be denied. The Painters
Union OF schenectady has published itself
as the enemy Of law. the enemy of personal
right -
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The exports Of cattle. hogs and provi-
sions to Europe last October are well up
TO the totals of previous years. which
shows that the prices are not higher here
than elsewhere. as some papers have led
their readers TO assume. This means not
only that meats and meat products are not
higher here than elsewhere. but that they
are not cheaper in any other country pro-
ducing them. else none would be exported
from the United States. In short. these
figures confirm what the Journal has fire.
auently stated. namely. that there is no
country on the globe that can furnish an
adequate supply OF the best meats and
meat foods except the United States. Con-
~sequently the tariff on meats counts for
nothing. and will so count so long as our
export Is SIS. 600. 900 worth a month. Thus
do the commercial reports OF the papers
which have been talking about securing
meat supplies from other countries disprove
their editorial statements.
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The action Of the Council in refusing to
pass the ordinances providing for the re-
surfacing of a part of Washington street
and Virginia avenue at the expense of the
abutting property owners is. on general
principles, to be commended. To impose
another heavy tax upon property, some of
which has not paid the first assessment
under the Barrett law, would have a seri-
Gus effect upon the value of property on
the streets which are most travelled. The
streets once paved at the expense of the
abutters, the city should assume the ex-
pense OF keeping them in repair. For this
purpose the vehicle. bicycle and other taxes
have been imposed. Because the city off,
Gals have neglected to repair the streets
referred to and others for several years,
they are in the present. bad condition. 1t
is not fair that the property owners along
these streets should be made responsible
for the neglect of city officials.
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ness. Boulevards are desirable. and IL they
are necessary let the cost be raised by
the city can contract. If the levy for city
purposes is so near the charter limit that
the amount necessary for the construction
of boulevards cannot be raised by taxation,
then the project should be postponed until
the city is in a financial condition to in
dulge in more extended Injuries than the
completion of the present park system. The
Journal believes that it is speaking the
sentiment of a large majority of the tax
payers, particularly that large class who
own or are purchasing homes.
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Already
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
Father. 1 should like to try one of these sys-
TENS OF physical exercise that are advertised in
the papers. They are cheap, and you don't need
any apparatus"
I'm furnish you one. my son, that 1 tried
with great success when l was a young man,
and I'll warrant IT to be as good as any In the
market"
Gould I take 1t here at homer"
Yes; that is one of its chief merits
ANY apparatus necessary"
Eyes, but it's quite simple. I'll furnish It."
'Can I take it in my room?"
"No; you take it out at the woodpile. You
will find the apparatus there. all ready for you.
my son.
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OTHER SUPREME COURT CASES.
First Suit Originating I'm the Philip
pfnes-RuIing Against Homer Bird.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-The first case
originating in the Philippine islands to be
brought TO the attention OF the United
States Supreme Court was presented to-
day, when Attorney Thomas III. Clark. OF
this city. in behalf of Thomas T.. Kepner,
moved for leave to file a petition for a
writ Of certiorari TO the Supreme Court
of the Philippine islands TO bring the case
to the national Supreme Court for review.
kepner Is a citizen OF Minnesota, engaged
in the practice of law in Manila. He
was arrested IN 1901 on the charge of
~swindling. but was acquitted by the Court
OF First Instance. The case was then APP
pealed TO the insular Supreme Court by
the prosecuting attorney. Kepner moved
to dismiss the appeal on the ground that
under the laws then in -orce In the Philip
uine islands the United States Is not en-
titled to an appeal in a criminal case from
a finding Of not guilty and a judgment
of %acquittal. The motion was overruled.
and Kepner at once began the present pro-
ccedings. contending that he was about
TO be put in jeopardy for the second time,
contrary to the Constitution of the United
States. He sets up the temporary govern
ment act of Congress OF July i. last. as
the basis for his request that the court
take Jurisdiction. Solicitor General Rich
ards said the matter was OF Importance
and was given two weeks TO reply TO the
motion. He will resist the motion on the
ground that Kepner's first trial was before
a Judge only and not before a jury, and
that therefore there was no violation OF
the Constitution OF the United States. as
alleged.
to-day in an opinion by Justice Mckenna
affirmed the decision OF the court I'm
the case OF Homer Bird against the United
States, coming TO court on a writ OF error
from the district court or Alaska. by
which Bird was convicted OF murder. The
case has attracted considerable attention.
the murder having occurred during the
Klondike excitement I'm lsas. Bird. a con-
tractor OF New Orleans, was on his way 10
that section with a party when he quar-
relied with some members OF his party and
killed two of them. The case has had two
hearings in the Supreme Court. The first
resulted In the ordering OF a new trial.
That trial resulted I'm a conviction and the
case was again brought 10 this court with
the result that the decision was this time
against the accused. The case involved
the question as 10 whether the trial OF the
case under the act OF 1854 was regular. nn<
the court held that II was 40.
The United States Supreme Court to-day
refused to grant q writ OF cert1orar1 IN 4
case -tnvoly12e b yo1tGlfY q boo6s tDouo1
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Mr.. Tracewell Not a Candidate.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1L-Robert j.
Tracewell. controller of the treasury, ex-
hibited great surprise to-day over the re-
cent newspaper publications in Indiana to
the effect that he might be named for the
United States district judgeship. 1t is au-
thoritatively stated that Mr.. Tracewell has
not been a candidate for the position and
has authorized no movement in his behalf.
Mr.. Tracewel has received no intimation
from official sources that his name has
been considered. although his pre-eminent
qualifications for the office are conceded
here.
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Condition of Young Roosevelt.

WASHINGTON, Nov. T7.-No anxiety Is
felt concerning Theodore Roosevelt. jr.,
who returned on Saturday from school at
Groton. Mass, by advice of his physicians.
Hard study had slightly impaired his eyes,
which are naturally not strong, and Ii was
deemed advisable to give them a rest.
Otherwise he is in excellent condition. To-
day he took a long bicycle ride and ex-
pressed himself as feeling first rate. BY
advice of his physicians he is neither study
ing nor reading during his enforced vaca-
ton. 1t is expected that he will be able
in a couple of weeks to return TO Groton.
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KANSAS CITY. NO., Nov. 1.-THE busi-
ness done by Prof. Weltmer at Nevada,
Mo-, before the government interfered
amounted to 5000 a year. and caused the
Nevada postofice to be raised from the
fourth 10 the first class. All OF the letters
received contained money. Judge Phillips.
i'm the United States District Court in Kan
sas City, made the point that so much
mail required all the attention of the heal
ers and left no time for suggestions and
concentration OF thought on the sufferings
of their correspondents. In April, 1901.
Weltmer and his partner. Joseph II. Kelly,
were fined $500 for using the mails fraud
ulently.
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1t Is no credit to any newspaper that
IT sends reporters to intrude upon the pri-
vacy Of the President during his short
vacation All the newspaper men that
could be cared for. the representatives Of
the press associations, were invited. so that
the public may be properly informed Of
what transpires. that the President. who
Is always so courteous TO newspaper men.
should be pursued by any Of the profession
will be regarded generally as an imperti-
hence for which there il no excuse.
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Now that the city debt is within less than
10000 OF the constitutional limit. IL seems
unwise to push the debt to the limit by
issuing bonds TO purchase land for boule-
wards. IL Is prudent for the city to nave
a margin between the existing debt and it's
limit which can be resorted TO I'm cases
OF emergency. The city may lose a couple
OF bridges. the workhouse or the hospital
may be destroyed by fire. or unexpected
loss may come to the city for which a
reserve should be within reach. That re-
serve q nos The SMALL margin between the
op1preQ<fng 1sbt snd tho kmit ek indsbted-
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CHILDREN AND ovERwORK.

The question as to how much study or
mental application children can stand with
out injury is one that interests parents and
teachers. and is really a very important
one. The natural occupation of all young
animals. children included. is recreation
and rest-playing, eating and sleeping. Ma
ture never intended that young animals
should do heavy work of any kind. but it
does not follow that they should do hone
at all. Light work, whether physical or
mental, tends to healthy development and
prepares the child for the heavier work
that is to come later. All work is educa-
tional. but it should be regulated and
adapted to the capacity of the worker. The
tendency of modern educational methods is
to crowd children too fast and overwork
them. There has been a great deal writ
ten concerning the alleged evils of child
labor in factories and mines. No doubt
some abuses exist, but there is reason to
believe they AVE been greatly exaggerated,
and if they were as great as claimed they
would not compare in harmfulness with the
evil of overstudy among school children.
lClil 10 CAidd III 1OA NhAt
dren than physical labor. There are sew
eral thousand times as many children of
tender age attending school every day in
this country as there are doing manual Ia
Dor, and a distinct proportion of the school
children are cverworked. This is partly
due to the school system, which tries to
teach too much. and partly to the fact
that all children must rate up to a certain
standard. The dullest boy or girl in the
class must keep up with the brightest one,
and there are as many dull as bright ones.
BY dullness in this sense is not meant men
tai inferiority, but sl0wness 70 learn as
compared with more agile and receptive
minds. The so-called dull pupil may come
out ahead in the long run, but he may be
made miserable and his health endangered
by being compelled at every stage Of the
race to keep up with those whose mental
operations are more rapid and who learn
more readily. What is easy work for one
child may be hard for another.
But the physical strain of school children
is not due entirely to the causes named.
| Neither the school system nor the teachers
are altogether to blame. The fault is partly
and often largely with parents who indulge
their children in late hours, exhausting
amusements and other violations of the
laws Of health. Many parents object to
home study as an unnecessary requirement
and injurious imposition on their children,
who are. nevertheless. allowed the utmost
license in violating the plainest laws of
health. Late hours. unrestrained indul-
gence of morbid appetites and insufficient
sleep are as injurious as overstudy and
much less defensible. a moderate amount
of home study Systematically pursued un-
der proper conditions would be greatly pref
cradle TO passing the time as many children
are permitted to do. A growing child that
does not sleep nine or ten hours out Of
every twenty-four is not qualified to stand
even a moderate amount of brain work.
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the Rule.

Chicago Tribune.
Them two dudes,'' the girl at the music coun-
ter remarked, is trying to get me to look at
'em."
Where's your grammar said the girl at the
book counter. Two dudes is plural"
II guess not!'' contemptuously rejoined the
other. 1t takes more than two of them fellows
to make a plural"
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A Memphis paper explains that IL the
President should come that way in his Off
cial capacity he would be received as is
fitting that a man holding the office should
be. but when he comes in an unofficial ca
pacity. as is now the case. no Southern
whites will give him a personal welcome.
because he has associated with negroes.
meaning Booker T.. Washington. Which
shows the capacity of some persons to ex-
hibit the length OF their ears.
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Last weeks slump In the stock market
has had no effect or the legitimate bust
ness Of the country. In the face of II the
two greatest railroad companies in the
country have advanced the wages of their
employees. and the bank statement of last
Saturday was the most favorable for
weeks. Yet a billion-dollar shrinkage is the
amount Of the weeks loss In inflated
stocksf
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to buck" the great combine of the pack
ers. None but retailers will be allowed to
subscribe to the stock. II is expected that
10000 OF them will join and that the capital
ization will be Sic. 900. 900. The success OF
such a combination OF retailers would make
II one of the most notable cooperative ex-
periments on record. and consumers every
where would have cause for rejoicing.
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Philadelphia Press.
Miss Strong is exceedingly masculine, isn't
she?' remarked Miss Ascum.
Most atwociously So" replied young Mr..
Sissy, with some heat.
You seem TO speak from experience"
'Yaas, 1 do. She got into the elevatah with
me in the Skyscwape building one day, and when
she saw me she deliberately wemoved her hat
and held 1t In her hand till 1 got off,"
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The Populist party in the agricultural
States seems to have subsidized in the late
election, or, rather. given place to the So
cialist vote in cities. Two years ago the
Socialist vote in the whole country was
$1,000. In the election two weeks ago it
was more than 100000, and may show 10000
when the votes shall be reported. In Bos-
ton the Socialis vote was S,l42, against 1.2s1
two years ago. In several Massachusetts,
cities the Socialist vote was heavy, carry
ing the great shoe city, Brockton. In Mil
waukee the Socialist vote was 11,731-
more than the Democratic vote. Evans
vile, in this State, gave 1900 votes to the
Socialist ticket. In the last election the
Socialist vote of the country was more
than twice that of the Prohibition party.
And this has been accomplished without
an apparent organization, organs or large
public meetings. There is reason to believe
that the larger part of the Socialist vote
comes from the Democratic party.
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a Washington dispatch says the reports
of the gross frauds in the election in st.
Louis and the frauds alleged in New York
city and Philadelphia have renewed the
agitation in administration circles for an
inquiry by Congress into election methods.
both in Northern cities and In the South.
At this period NJ party can defend frauds
in elections. or even permit them to go
upnoffcad