The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-02-12
seeklna the unattaInabIe.

I Seeking the unattainabe.
Once upon a time man ia crossing
Boston common found little boy dig
glng n hole IN the ground. why dig
gest thouT queried the man II am
seeking the unattainable," quoth the
urchin That's precisely what my es-
| teened contemporary. the New York
| World is doing in striving TO organize
a sort OF journalistic peace society. It
I will fail just as all other efforts Of the
kind have failed before. The World
has first and last led many laudsble
reforms and has unquestionably ac-
compllshed much good. but in an era
when James ]. Jeffries bruiser para
mount, can make more money in half
an hour in the "s1dare circle" than
any lawyer, preacher. doctor or artisan
can make in u year of honest toll. peace
societies. journalistic or otherwise, are
at discount.
After 1900 years Of Christian en-
deayor humanity has not been sufi-
GENTLY pmged Of the Id Adam to obey
the injunction contained ia the ser
mon on the mount, Whoever shall
smite thee on the right check turn to
him the other also" On the contrary,
we are prone to smife tie sm.ter we
have not vet reached the pacific status
forctold by the Iri zee If Peace when
swords are beaten mo ploWshares and
spears into pruning hooks aud with
every nation in Europe sustaining ar
naments which have brought them TO
the verge Of bankruptcy and strainins
every nerve TO increase them while
many Americans arc shouting for
ercat standing army and "a navy equal
to tho best. that delectahie era is cur Of
sight IN the distant future. Truth to
tell men love 10 feht oul the chances
are That when Gabriel sounds his trum-
pet it win interrupt innumarable drill
scrreants GIVING word of miuand 70
awkward squads in Divers countries
ard in sundiy tongues.
The Ksi,er'a Friendship.
Ono thing dead sure pop and that is
if the AneloHauiacs % This couAtrS
succeed in retting the United Slates
into Il ruapas with GcrHanv. Kaiser
J. w iAfif1Elit Nttt litFA ~ tff "a itfN+ tAA
gives abundant evidence that he de
sifes friendly relations to exist hes
tween the German empire and this
great republic. He no, only has his
yacht bnilt in tlis country. but he I'M
ylted the presidents daughter to chris
| ten her Whats more is flat he
| has sent his sailor brother. Prince
Gsftt 81
tcning All iEcse things prove beyond
all cavil that the kaiscr entermins the
friendliest feelings for MS.
A Mstse- Of Preseure.
One Of the proelaent United states
senators, speaking 81 thc prospects Of
some $ ri OF reciprocity with cuba,
said ,hat Ii depended ro,g lBp0n the
amount Of pressure which The admin
isration Wauj Bring 10 lear on th<
Republican, meubtrs Of tAe house ano
esp, clolly tn, majority members of the
committee on MAYS and nsaus rs %
the senm,e, Il Is claimed that L is ouls
question o bringing th2 matter q a
vote whcl the concessions to Cuba viii
be grained While there is not Is
/ least doubt about the desire of the
president and secretary of war to Sc
cure the eoneeS oAs, ii is cry doubt
| ful whether President Roosevelt VIII
bring pressure to beai ga members
Of congress save such IS has been done
in his message.
Stewart an Expaneionist.
Senator stewart of Nevada is an ex
pansionist of the most pronounced
type. away back In the sixties, said
! the senator, Il used 10 so and see Tom
1 Corwm. who III his old age came to
/ Washington TO die We used TO talk
over a great many malters with which
/ Corwin was familiar We made "a
mistake every time we opposed the
acquisition Of territory. Cofwtn nj
ways said when re5erdus to RI. party
] With which ile,wss 9lihgted dUrins tEe
| early years of bis pohdoil life lie
always said that clay aal Webster
we're defeated because they opposed
| territorial acquisition No country.
added S@l;or Stewart, 'lsgs 20 81 -e
! lp territory, and the United S.atcs WI
/ tsOt -lt IN+4A-Nt NtkNs Nt-eAiltA - - va tH~
1 AmerIcaa continent or islands in The
sen The Nevada senat5r occasional
y speaks Gu these lines, bat he makes
no n,ore OF those long si,ecnes Tor
yhi, ii he Naa onee faiaous.
Morcsn's Investigations.
Senator Morgan likes 10 investigate,
20 make Inquiries and get information.
lie is never quite SO happy as when
using the large intero saton against
AIN unwilling witness aud trying to eX
tract information from those who do
uot want to give II He would have
| been good reporter had he followed
| that line. Probably one OF the great
| est intellectual duelS we have had in
| recent years was Morgans - cross eX-
| animation of Coils p. Huntington
when the Pacific railroad committee
| was Investigating the subject of the
Pacific roads. Huntington was a man
1 who pretty thoroughly understood him
/ self. and lie fenced with Morgan for
| several days Now Morgan is investi-