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The sun., 1903-10-15
RUSSIA DEFENDED.
On tho Ground That There's No ETui' al
to Honor" in Her Language.

On tho Ground That There's No T'iiiaifnt
to Honor" in Her Language.
To THE EDITOR or TIE srNSir: good
deal Of valuable energy is being wasted
In the indignation expressed over the failure
OF Russia to leave Manohuria on IN appointed
day. Nations, like Individuals often find
themselves unable to keep their promises 70
the letter: and. a. we know. circumstances
sometimes alter cases.
There are many historical precedents for
Russia putting In practice In Msnchuris the
famous dictum Of Marshal MscMahon. w
suls: j'y reste." The latest case 10 that Of
England in Egypt. The Gladstone dovern-
ment pledged itsslf to evaouata the country
In three years: then as soon as order WAS
restored; but successive Governments have
come and gone In England. and British troops
are still In Egypt. and there is no more sign
q their leaving than of the Russians quitting
A few days after tn. occupation Of Cairo
N 1882. ! found myself seated at the table
d'hote Of the hotel was stopping at. along
he asked how long thought the British
would remain in Egypt For reply l cited
dear repsd the 81 an Snse rsaa
in history that the English went to Malta in
1870 to stay for six months, ! stopped there
ss sss wssk wss s an %s oSsr
tween Great Britain and Turkey, the British
occupy Cyprus 30 long as the Russians oc-
cupy Batoum. When. then. are the Russians
going to leave Batoum2 In connection with
Cyprus an incident that occurred when IT
negotiations for its cession to England were
going on seems worth relating. The cor
respondent Of q leading London paper went
to the British Embassy to interview the
Ambassador on the subject He, was re:
CONVEX consersstion alton tsrmins.ed With the % dsolaratlon
on the part OF tine diplomatist: i give you
my word OF honor. that there is not a par.
tiCle OF truth in the report"-as he closed
the door OF his Office on the baffled news
seeker. The preliminary convention was
signed q few days after:
! have heard i said that neither IN tho
q term equivalent to our word honor" II
so, l.. neither country can they be reproached
for not acting up to an idea for which they
have no expression.
In the beginning Of the last century Eng
land took possession Of the Dutch Colonies
In South Africa. to hold them until the war
ing into the hands Of that country. Peace
between France and England has existed
now since 1915; they were allies In 1854, and
are now fast friends; and who is in South
Africa now?
oSay d al shs ,Sa saespona
seems thrown away. What Japan has to
do now is just to cross over into Corea. and,
with wink OF her eye. announce that she IL
there to remain until the Russians leave Man
churia. The Russian bear will grin his bland
having used abous his so59s out
will bide his time. PERA.
NEW YORK. Oct H.
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supervise the amusements Of the people
and spank the naughty.
Capt. STEPHEN MCDERMoTT is one OF
the foremost exemplars OF the iulhl-
ment of these new duties that the city
boasts. Late on the afternoon of Sun
day he headed party of his subordl-
nate censors and spankers and descended
upon a public hall To arrest NUMBER
of men who had committed no crime,
and for whom he had no warrants.
These hardened non-lawbreakers he
found and bundled them of to prison
in the most approved police and Illegal
manner
This duty performed, he turned his
attention TO a dance which was in prog
ress in another part of the building
Twenty-Five young women and as many
men were taking advantage oil holiday
afternoon to amuse themselves. The
captain was quick to act. His sub
ordinates were lined up in the most
effective manner 10 intercept the young
men. The young women herded into
dressing room The captain spoke:
Young women II you have mothers they must
be gricved for you. Nou ought not TO he here win
these young men There are better places thah
dance hall on the Sabbath day. You are on the
road which leads to ruin Go home
Good words, and the culprits wept.
Some screamed, some went into hystsr-
les, and altogether the captains speech
was a glorious success. But deeds speak
louder than words, and the captains sub
ordinates had not been inactive. They
delivered no orations, and wasted no
words on morality in the abstract. Let
the news report tell the story:
His subordInates went for the young men with
clubs and chased them into the street.
Meantime the officers had headed on the escorts
and sent them into the street with small ceremony
and some blows Some OF the boldest waited out
side. but most Of them ran quickly away"
If the young men wept, or went into
Mysteries, it is not a matter of record.
That most of them ran quickly away
will not be believed generally, for they
had been handled with small ceremony
and some blows Still, they undoubt-
edly went away as fast as they could.
4 good record was made for one day
fifty-eight men lille gally arrested, twenty
five young women lectured, and over
score of young men spanked. On fine
when the weather is better, we
expect to hear Of q great many moro
trillmphs of similar kind.
The sun., 1903-10-15
The Maintenance OF Liberty.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: few
more editorials like Can We Not Have Peace?"
would do great deal OF good 1t is true. and
only too true. that we have too few statesmen
who have the courage Of their convictions
and the courage TO express their convictions
In such way that all men may know what
they believe and what they do not believe.
From the district convention. to nominate
an Alderman to sit in the councils OF New
York city, to the State Legislature. to elect a
United States Senator to represent the State Of
New York In the United States Senate. every
thing ia cut and dried beforehand. The dele
gate to the Aldermanic or Assembly conven-
tion knew before his name was called from
the roll the man for whom he must vote. The
delegate was selected for that purpose by tho
district organization. The independent voter
is swallowed up in the qucksand Of so called
organization and individusllsm is sunk be-
meath 1t until smothered TO death
believe In party organization as a means
to form a nucleus around which the great
number OF citizens Of like political faith could
revolve: but do not believe that an organ
ization should be formed for the purpose Of
destroying the will Of the people, When
convention is called. every delegate in that
convention ought to have the freedom Of
speech and the right to cast his ballot for
whomsoeyer he wishes.
As II ia In the political world. SO is 1t in the
industrial world The same fear OF orsaniza-
ton and the power known TO be behind it.
should organization deem 1t proper to crush
the independent man or the independent
laborer. Not that capital or labor should not
organize, but that neither Of them should
or rganize to crush out the Independent man
Under the constitution Of a true republic,
no class should be recognized by law. No law
should be in the statute books regulating
the price Of commodities, the hours of
labor or the wages man shall receive for
his labor. But when tho time shall come
that commodities are monopolized 80 that
prices become 40 high as TO pauperlze the
people when labor shall become 40 nsoent,
ignorant and intOlerant as to drive capital
into bankruptcy; when citizens and Legislnt-
urps shall vote as they ar" bid: II this condI-
ton Of affairs bc tolerated ny the people of
the country ! -ay with Spencer that thIs
nation has neither the IDEAS nor III. senii-
menis naedad for ths maintenance of liberty"
NEW YORK. oct ~. 7 NJ e.
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sermons have sort Of rude force in their
arrogant self-sssertion, but we have
been unable to find in them any novelty
which distinguishes him from charlatan
adventurer. They are without genuine
eloqlence or any evidences of educa-
ton or cultivation, are coarse and CLAP
trap, In spite of all this, it cannot oe
denied that they have in them an eie-
ment of popularity.
Besides, he has the physical make-upo OF
a gnetic orator He must have H. or
there would be no Zion City, with It's
thousands of inhabitants under his des-
potic rule, and no such complicated
machinery of trade and manufacture as
exists there. II he had not the faculty
of leadership he would not be coming to
New York with three thousand followers
transported from the shores OF Lake
Michigan at an enormous expenditure
defrayed by contributions from the
population Of his community,
New York would seem to be stony
ground for DowIE The ma jority OF
people here are of no definite religious
convictions, and the religious sentiment
to which he makes his appeal is in the Or
ganized Churches against which he
wages war as a means Of capturing fol-
lowers. The great mass Of the infidelity
hereabouts repudiates supernaturalism
in every form a. mere pretension. 1t
has no use for any kind OF religion. TO
the religious faith represented by the
quarter Of the population who attend
church his assumption Of supernatural
authority Is sacrilegious.
DowIE belongs to the class Of the pro-
moter OF enterprises; but the more he
advertises himself here in that character
by theatrical demonstration the less are
likely to be the chances of his convincing
any considerable number Of people that
the investment he offers is Of any value.
The sun., 1903-10-15
The Balance OF Power.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE eus-Sir: Tho dis
couragingly ANAL registration Of Friday and
Saturday should not be regarded as evidence
Of indifference ON the part OF citizens to the
result OF the coming municipal election. 1t
10 consolatory. at any rate. to assume that the
principal II not the sole reason for the diminu-
ton In the number Of registered voters was
the great storm. II would be severe and
unjust reflection upon the intelligence and
suppose for an instant that they. or any large
percentage OF them. are Indifferent to the
outcome Of the present contest for the control
of the city
Many citizens. 1t must be admitted. consider
contests Of . purely political character as not
sufficiently important to engage their atten-
ton very keenly. or to incite them to activity.
Whether one political organization or another
succeeds in securing power does not concern
them very deeply. since they look upon the
politicians Of both parties as equally I'M
Trustworthy. But the Issues Of this Mayoralty
campaign are more than partisan. more than
political merely; they are Of the most practi-
cal and vital importance to every citizen who
has family and home. whether he works
for wages. Ia engaged In business or possesses
property that enables him to live at leisure.
The question that confronts every elector
10 Wucthct CapuUAcs poBlcocI'o oho bohcSS
administration shall be continued for another
term: or whether an organization whose sole
purpose Is to secure power and remunerative
employment for it's adherents shall be per-
mitted again to msmanage the affairs Of the
city. reestablish its abuses OF former years.
and put into operation the corrupt practices
for which It has properly been condemned
and rejected.
1t ID amazing and discoura gine that. with
the record Of the scandals and disgraces Of
the last Tammany administration fresh In the
public mind, as veridical and undeniable as
IL is damning, there should be the slightest
doubt Of the victory Of the anti-Tammany
forces on Nov. 3.
Will the citizens Of New York restore to
power the or rganization that for years has been
an offensive incubus and blight upon this i'm
perial city, dishonoring its name and degrad-
ing its corporate life? VIII they prefer the
submissive representative OF the non-resi-
dent Tammany chief. Of unacceptable quail
hcations and slender experience. to the
trained. efficient. responsible. non-partisan
official who now Is the executive head Of the
city's organization?
To do 80 would be evidence OF almost un-
believable folly To dismiss honest and in
corruptible officials and choose the candidates
OF discredited and plundering organization
would be to demonstrate a wilful cecty TO
civic obligation. II not a clear unfltness for
municipal self-government.
NBw YORK, Oct. IL. Pro CIvIrATE.
The sun., 1903-10-15
Tho Carele.sne.. Of Fish Theorists

In poorly disguised plea for pounds
the Morning Mercury Of New Bedford
criticises a recent article in THE Sun on
the close OF the fishing season. Accord
ing to our critic, "the beautiful theory
OF the sportsmen who oppose trap fish
ing" is all wrong. Consequently trap
fishing is all right. The Massachusetts,
Legislature did indeed pass law several
years ago prohibiting the USE of pounds
on the shore Of Buzzard's Bay he says;
and. taking n strange way to prove that
the law IL worthless, he tells us that
'there were plenty of squeteague or sea
trout in that bay last year" But, that
the theory might be fulfilled, he con-
tinuss, 1T would seem essential that
there should have been more squeteague
thi. year than ever before,
Now, that il just a little piece Of pound
net pOmposity In this world there is a
limit to everything, including the runs OF
fishes. If there were plenty" Of fish
last year and for several years" surely
our friend ought TO he satisfed. But he
isn't; he il unhappy; he wants more
than ever before. He il mot prepared
TO advocate the rehabilitation Of traps;
but when they are abolished the squs-
league makes himself scarcs!"
What a charming attraction the traps
The sun., 1903-10-15

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sfr: A man. ap-
parently about 20 years Of age. feet 10 inches
tall well dressed and well set up. with the speech
and manner Of a gentleman. called yesterday at
the factory office am In with the following story:
He had had trouble In the West and had been
obliged to come East where he knew no one. he
had no trade but that Of managing light effects
on the stage. and had found Job at that next
week at $40 90 per. In the meantime he was with
out money and could / give him a job at anything
The ddn I care what. 80 long as II didn't cut him
UNI to tide him Overt II was afternoon when he
called. and being unable to nnd anything for him
TO do 50 late in the day, told him 10 call III the
morning and ! would have something for him.
In the meantime I offered him enough money to
keep him over night. He took 1t with thanks
and promised to be here at this morning. He
hasnt turned up. and am afraid he has forgotten
the address. WIN THE SUN publish this in the
hope that he will Il and be relieved Of the worry
the matter must cause him'
l07 FLUsHING STREET
LoNG ISLAND CITY. Oct. l3
The sun., 1903-10-15
THE CHAMBERLAIN PLAN AND
OUR CANADIAN TRADE.

BosToN, Oct l4-There are timorous
souls who see in Mr. Chamberain's famous
proposal for closer relations betwean Eng
land and her colonies, the death warrant
of American sales to Canada. For these
there Is still balm in Gilead. The danger
is yet long way OF, and It is not half a.
bad ss II seems to be.
Our trade with the Dominion 10 divisible
into groups each Of which is fairly distinct.
though there is Of necessity q measure OF
overlapping. These are:
L. Lines In which England cannot compete with
the United States.
O. Lines In which American wares arc preferred
for reasons not at all likely TO be overcome
Lines In which composition 10 fairly equal
O. Lines In which England possesses advantages
which she is likely 70 retain.
This runs the scale from American goods
which may be regarded a. fairly exempt
from English competition, to English goods
which are fairly free from American COM
petion. American goods Of the first group
represent a larger sum than would he
imagined by many. They find illustration
In such items as Indian corn, green fruits.
mineral oil, turpentine. lumber and wood
products. To these there might be added
horses. sheep, eggs, hog products. bitum-
nous coal, and coke. This group will
represent about one-quarter Of our present
trade with Canada. and all may be re-
garded a rcasona bly, safe from English
competition. The item Of bituminous coal,
which represents nearly 5000 900 a year,
may be questioned Tho question b an
swered by saying that our sales Of such
coal are made In Canada's central area,
and II that district ON not b supplied
from Canada's own mines IN Nova Scotia,
IL ia certainly unapproachable from Eng
land.
A statement Of items Of the second group
would, In many cases, call for . declaration
OF the specific reasons for the American
advantage Some such illustrations - tho
following may be given. Our sales to
Canada OF books. newspapers and period
ioas are about 81 600 600 year. or about
four times the English sales Of similar
articles. 1t may be ass umed that these
are bought because they are preferred by
Canadian readers. We sold TO Canada last
year q, 600 900 worth Of agricultural imple-
msnts. England sold $4,000 worth. This
trade la not at all likely to 60 to England.
II the United States loses it. 1t will be be-
cause Canada will manufacture for herself.
The reasons for tho difference In sales are
not In all cases obvious. but comparison
Of few Canadian imports, for 1907 will
show the difference In trade volumes, and
indicate. in some instances. the reason for
the difference. The following items may
be used In illustration:
The sun., 1903-10-15
NEW BISHOP ON HIS MISSION.
Tells Of the Pay'al Plans for the Philippines
and Hopes for the Work There.


Bishop Thomas A. Hendrick. the latest
addition to the Philippine hierarchy, re-
turned from Rome yesterday on the
Oceanic and was greeted at the White
Star Line pier by large number of priests
and laity.
Among the interesting things the new
Bishop said were: That the Vatican will
leave State and Church negotiations en-
tirely to the Philippine hierarchy and the
Apostolic Delegate. Mgr. Guidi; that he
desires to take . number Of American
priests and nuns to the Philippines; that.
although the natives have never been used
to supporting the Church, it will not re-
oeive financial aid from Rome, but will
be left entirely in tho hands Of the people
and will depend upon them for support;
that It 10 the desire Of the Roman authorities
to Amencanize the Philippines and the
Church will work to this end, and that the
dearth Of priests and nuns there is ac-
knowledged at the Vatican, and 1t IL the
urgent desire for the Pope that this want
be supplied 90 quickly a. possible.
Bishop Hendrick also said that Pope
American Affairs than even the most on
thusiastic Americans had expected.
I am moro hopeful Of q solution In the
Philippines now than when went to Rome,
be continued. The Holy Father encouraged
me. he said that the Filipino people are
good; that they have bad much TO suffer
ana deserve great encouragement anr.
good Treatment. Things which peshape
some OF them now misunderstand. sad
his Holiness, will soon appear much cleazer
to them
Naturally the Filipinos do not want US
there-they do not understand our aims
and Incentives. We will 60 there. b en-
tirely dependent upon them. Thsy VIII
soon learn that we want to servo them
and 1t Is one OF the oldest laws Of The worlh
to protect and support those who 0s!ve
you. The fact that they are supporting
US will give the natives claim on u which
when the Church was subsidiSed BY the
State and her ministers were State oAieials
and employees they did not experienoe.
! bell believe w. We ~ wiz w., win .t their oonndnce nee
lives for them. They Win understand that
our object is to build up strong frame
work for them, to educate their young. to
make possible native clergy Of high stand
ard, to strengthen the Church already
established there
Bishop Hendriok will be escorted to
Rochester on Sunday by committee from
that city He has brought here Pope Plus a
skull cap, which the Pontiff has sent as
q mark OF esteem and appreciation to
Gen, Benjamin F. Tracy, eI-secretary of
Bishops brother, who also returned from
Rome on the Oceanic yesterday, has brought
special blessings and gifts to several promi-
nent Catholic workers. among them to Miss
Powers OF Boston, foundress OF home for
incurables and consumptives.
The sun., 1903-10-15
GensOrs and Spankers

The sad state Of morals into which
HE youth of New York has fallen adds
lew e-sd arduous duties to tho burden
Of its police. Before the proper stand
ards Of right living had been estab-
iished in the community, the functions
of the peace officers we're confined to
The preservation Of order, the prevsn-
lion OF crime, the detection Of criminals
and the enforcement Of the criminal
statutes and ordinances. Now. how
ever, it is their duty to deliver Lectures
on the propriety Of the acts Of Tn young,
md 10 administer corporal punishment
"a those who deserve il, They must
The sun., 1903-10-15
Jerome Adds the Third Dimension.

How things thicken up with the Dis
trict Attorney in action, his white plume
at the front of the fray His vigorous,
warm and engaging personality con-
tributes the third dimension that the
fusion campaign needed. 1t had length
and breadth only 1t was fiat surface,
geometrically satisfactory but humanity
rather thin. Now it's solid.
Instead of distilled water, red blood.
Instead of statistical tables and aesthetic
posters, talk that goes straight to the
gizzard. Who cares what Mr. JEROME
thinks of the principal candidate when
lie is able to state from the platform in
such unconventional but highly con-
vincng language what he thinks of the
alternative, that is to say, the beast with
stripes?
This is canvass which is going to
turn not upon the alignment of citizens
who have already made up their minds,
but upon the winning Of votes only
few days before the election. When
JEROME is speaking forth the bottom
contents of his earnest and honest heart,
and disseminating rhetoric that is alike
fearless of syntax and of slang, YOU can
perceive in the countenances of his hear
ers votes in the actual process of making.
1t is not often that the operation in detail
of the manufacture of majorities becomes
so visible.
He couldn't stay out Of 1t? OF course
JEROME couldn't Nobody expected him
to. His acute sense of the municipal
peril and his profoundly sophisticated
knowledge of what Tammany admins
tration means have driven him back to
his function of two years ago, that Of
the chief efficient of victory for decent
government.
There he is, prepared to do all that
energy can do to dispel his own earlier
fear that fusion campaign with Mayor
Low again heading the ticket was
well nigh hopeless enterprise; and moro
power to his larynx!
The sun., 1903-10-15

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sfy, In last 81
days SuN there was printed piece describlrg
lncden, In the life Of Joseph Bowers or Joe Bow
Win you allow me TO dispute TIE SUNS yrrxn
IL was this
SAYS she TO me. Joe Bowers.
You are the man to win:
Here's kiss to bind the bargain
And she hove dozen in"
But the version Of forty years ago. as It Wa. r,
cited IN 'h' Far West thcnsPNas the following:
says she to me. Joe Bowers
You are the man to win.
so here's a KISS TO seal our bliss
She hove n dozen In
respectfully Inquire II II Is possible for tb, rt
refrain 20 pass muster with the second elthcr
metre ar for clear, beautiful description Of y
happened 10 joe %
MIDDLETowS. Conn. Oct H.