The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-05
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TREATY OR PROTOCOL.


TREATY Or PROTOCOL.
5Theas cubans have shown an excellent
spirit in the matter OF the reciprocity
treaty! M They have had good reason to
complain OF lack Of courtesy and con-
federation IN their treatment by the
United States Senate, but wha tever ex-
ipressions Of resentment they have Ut
tered have come from the radica!
minority only.
And now ratlhcations are to be ex--
changed by cable, and both countries
ARE to trust that this kind OF rattftca-
3tino will hold Meantime, It would oe
sinterestlng to know what IS being
It Is nominally treaty,
but IN reality Is no more than q pros
stocol which looks toward a. possible
real treaty to III be approved z ~ the
I Congress- next December,
After this haste and fuss to ratify BY
cable. the two countries will sit down
nd wait the better part OF the year for
the real action in the matter. Nothing
definite has yet come Of the discussion
except the fact that the United States
Senate has anparen tly z exchanged Ats
right TO .ratify treaties for the new privi-
4leee Of ebarticlpation In. the drafting OF
prot ols,-New York Mall and EXPRESS Y
3lA s 70 PARkHuRs T..ss n, &. si
/ sDr.s Parkhurst General Funston's latest .
detraator,, was not deserving Of notice.
Ho Is Inherently sensational and will ems
ploy any means not positively hurtfm to
his clerical standing to keep himself boz
fore the public, He Is an ingrained ego.
list OF the rule-or-ruin type, and VIII
fight almost any measure, however sal
utary, which he cannot shape and oon-
troll for his own ends, In his famous
campaign, prosecuted Tor the ostenslDe
purpose Of purifying New York. ne
showed less pity toward the wretched
creatures whom he hunted down With
;impla cable vengeance than might have
been shown to the most ferocious5 brut es,'
Through his instrumentality they were
hunted down. turned into the streets at
night, half naked without a+shelter 70
seem tit 10 arraign General Funston
publicly for what he has termed an act
OF treachery Were he free to speak,
B General Funston might, by way OF q
colnter-oharge. accuse Or. Parkhurst OF
oold-blooded, Thurman cruelty, all the
more terrible IN that lts prime mover 2,
compassionate Christ. hut General
Funston should hold his peace and res
member that It is tho part OF a soldier to
act, not to talk, Furthermore, the pubs
Ito long ago made q correct est ate OF
DIR, ParkhurSt, ana has yuuReo H4N| NJ
cordingly.-De nyer " ines, ~
MARI | e D-DlvoRcED,
The young woman Of Seattle who was
married last month to Q Chinese hops
grower Of North Yakima has secured q
divorce from her Acknowledged spouse on
the plea that she loathed him and that
his presence was disagyeoable to her
beyond her power to describe. Is 1t pos
sible that the dlsgusted woman married
this man Of alien race and habits Of life
without having seen him9 Was there
no couytship In the case, or did she be-
come come possessed Of Mr.. Toy IN tho tradl-
tionaI ''pig in the poke Hapner9 The
whole matter Is revolting, even to her
escape from her matrimonial bargain
with a snug sum Of her Chinese bride
groom's money, The court could rot,
OF course, disal low her plea for divorce,
with the t'dried rat which he had tried
to- make her eat Ia sYid ence, but q