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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
ECONOMIC WARFARE.

Mr.. Chamberlain's remark that Great
Britain is on the eve of great economic
struggle was no idle phrase No man that
events can doubt, indeed, that the whole
commercial world is not merely on the eve
of such struggle, but that the fighting has
already begun in the way Of skirmishing for
position. 1t has only been within the last
few decades that governments have learned
weapons that lie within their hands, and it
may be doubted if any of them yet COM
prehend the ultimate results of any particu-
lar line of policy until experience demon
strates those results. War, the meeting Of
physical force with physical force, is the
simplest sort of struggle there can be be-
tween peoples, and yet 1t Is a good deal of
a science; but when governments begin to
WELD the vast and vaguely defined eco
nomic forces that lie within large masses
of people they are dealing with much
more complicated question.
Leaving aside the questions of currency,
of transportation subsidies and all the other
methods for the development of a nations
industry and commerce, the single question
of endeavoring to regulate exports and inn
ports by means of taxes and bounties pre-
sents whole mass of complicated and vex-
In our own case we have demonstrated
that, under existing conditions of world
commerce, a protective tariff Is the best
policy for the development of new coun-
try with greatly varied resources and just
as greatly varied capabilities of the people;
but the conclusion Is an empirical one. and
1t does not follow that this policy is the
best for a much older, more thickly popu-
lated and more highly developed country
such as France. A long time ago English
statesmen came to the conclusion that their
tight little island could beat the world in
than it could possibly grow. Therefore the
free-trade policy was adopted for Great
Britain. but not for the British empire. The
tariffs of the various colonies have been
arranged as seemed best fitted to the con-
ditions of each. Now with Canada, South
Africa, Australia. India and various other
colonies, with the widest possible diversity
of products and popular capabilities to draw
upon for food and raw materials. the Brit
ish mind. led by Mr.. Chamberlain. is turn
Ing toward the scheme of economic unifica-
ton of the British empire by system of
preferential tariffs. Notwithstanding pres
ent opposition and British conservatism
this plan. sooner or later. win go into effect.
because. with such economic knowledge as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
The substitute.

Will ~. Harden has written good story
better fiction of the day. well constructed.
romantic tragic, yet popular. The author
wastes no time, but begins his story in the
first chapter George Buckley. of humble
parentage but fine innate character, falls
in love with a blue-stocking OF his native
town. His father has committed crime
which will send him to work in the coal
mines. The girl George Is in love with Is
proud as queen, and George fears the
sentence placed on his father Will separate
him from the object of his affection. This
love affair has strong effect on the young
mans character, but the ending is a happy
one. The book is so named because he
hero is adopted by old man who desires
training George that he is a moral sub
stitute for the old man in the eve of Frovf-
dence. The scene is laid in northern Geor-
gia, and there is much quaint humor and
philosophy in this book OF the kind found
in David Harum" and "Eben Holden
For instance, Mrs. Hillyer, wife of Georges
employer, says: My father, who eat an
slep' with the Bible i'm his hand used TO
always keep sayin when folks was COM
tinually a-complainin', Don't kick agin the
pricks.' An he was right; eff you set down
on board with a tack I'm II the harder you
set the more tack you git, an that's so
with life; it's full OF lacks, an don't you
forgit it, The Lord put old Buckley In jail
to keep i'm in a bunch of his kind on, no!
You amt a-goin' TO put up with II, an.
right now yore face is sour enough lookin.
to spile cream in the middle O. December"
Harper & Brothers, New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

An investigation started by Commissioner
of immigration Sargent shows that the
United States is being shamefully imposed
Although about 5000 paupers were turned
back during last year there are now more
than 600 who are inmates of the penal and
charitable institutions of New York city
and State alone. 'These figures" says Mr.
Sargent, "are only part of what the
whole investigation is likely to disclose.
and 1 have no doubt that the other big
cities like Chicago and Philadelphia are
going to show a similar condition" There
is evidently need of more stringent legis-
lation and strict enforcement of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

Smith, of Hartford, Conn.,. as deputy CON-
missioner of corporations in the new De-
partment of Commerce is criticised in some
quarters. apparently for no other reason
than that he is not known in national pol
itics. There is very large number of able
men in the country of whom that is true.
Mr.. Smith is a graduate of Yale. a lawyer
IN general practice, served with distinc-
ton as a member of the judiciary commit
tee i'm the Connecticut Legislature, and has
made a special study of corporation laws,
This is a sufficient equipment for any de-
partmental position.
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with an up-to-date education IL. medicine
and surgery and with the powet will and
intelligence to do great things. Neal, how
ever. like many other men who cannot read
Alright a wcman's heart. who cannot solve
her whims and ways. comes near losing
the woman he loves by not openly deciar-
ing himself. Eleanor Craig. the heroine in
the story. is the woman in the case. and
all ends as IL should other leading charac-
tiers are Ike Braddish. a villainous oil drill
er who strikes a monster gas well and
whose misdeeds finally cost him his life:
Lindsay Neville, am aristocratic politician
whose parents country residence Is near
Eleanor Craig's home and whom the
heroine engaged herself TO marry; and
Sally Packer, a well-known type OF vain
girl whose thoughtlessness came near end
ing disastrously for herself The book -
well worth reading. Mcclure. Phillips q
Co, New York.
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ern Republicans to oppose the reelection
OF Roosevelt as a negrophile. sounds a bit
fishy to start with, but, supposing II to be
true that such a circular has been issued,
and by members OF the Republican party
in the South, 1t Is difficult to see what pur-
pose it could accomplish. So many Repub-
lican conventions of Northern States have
declared for Roosevelt that his nomination
is foregone conclusion. Nobody enter
tains any expectations Of Republican cleo
toral votes from the South.
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An article in the Detroit Free Press be-
gins with I'VE have no recollection of a
really good novel that owes it's origin to
a clergyman Opinions might differ as to
what constitutes "a really good novel;"
but preachers have done some clever writ
ing In the story line. Not to mention 9TH
ers there are Rev. Edward Eggleston. who
wrote a number of good stories besides
1.-The Hoosier Schoolmaster;" Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale, some of whose stories
are inimitable; Rev. George o. Hepworth,
author of several good stories; Rev. John
Watson Gan Maclaren), who has written
some very good The preachers do
not show UP very strong in fiction, but
they have been prolific authors in other
fields
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A CLOSED INCIDENT RECALLED.

A recently published life of Charles But
Ter relates his connection with transac-
ton which at time had great interest
for the people of this State Mr.. Butler
was New York lawyer of high character
and ability. who was born in 1902 and died
in 1897. The transaction referred to was
the funding Of the bonded debt of Indiana
growing out of the construction of the Wa
bash and Erie canal. Mr.. Buffers success
i'm managing a similar negotiation in Mich
igan led the holders of Indiana bonds to
employ him to undertake the work in this
State. 1t involved the question of main
tanning the credit of the State and saving
1t from the dishonor of reputation. 1t
had already defaulted on several years in
terest. Governor whitcomb had said in
lis annual message that 'since the State,
being sovereignty. cannot be sued nor
forced to pay her debts to the holders of
State bonds, it is. for that very reason,
bound to act as a. sovereignty. Its honor
must be sustained at all sacrifices and its
plighted faith remain inviolate" Every
body agreed to this I'm theory. but the at
for the payment of the bonds met with
strong opposition. Governor whitcomb
spoke of the State debt as "a fruitful source
of pickering and strife. the whitening eff
fects OF which upon the moral, social and
.pecuniary condition of the people have been
as visible to rejecting minds as the sun at
MONDAY. and cannot fail to excite the deep
est solicitude." Governor whitcomb was
most ardent advocate of funding the debt.
Mr.. Butler came to indianapolis in No
vember. 1916, shortly before the converting
OF the Legislature. His mission and it's re-
covering a period OF nearly two months
In his first letter, dated Nov. %, 1916, he
said he had had two interviews with the
Governor, lone at my room and the other
at his own house. and they have been quite
satisfactory. He is one OF the most cautious
time he is, 1 think, entirely honest and
would be glad TO have right done" In his
message. which was sent to the Legislature
a few days later, the Governor took strong
ground in favor of refunding the debt. Mr..
Butler prepared a letter presenting the case
Of the bondholders and the moral obligation
OF the State to pay its debt. which he read
IN person at the bar of the House. He
wrote to his wife: 1T took just an hour,
and when I had finished they Immediately
ordered a thousand copies to be printed
for the use of the House. which shows their
hrtn fs he
ber." He says he received many congratu-
lations on the letter. "among others from
Rev. DR.. White. president of Wabash Col
lege. who seemed perfectly delighted The
Governor and speaker OF the House ex-
pressed grea. satisfaction. "and compli-
he had long and hard fight before him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

The State of Minnesota, whose Governor
had little faith in the Sherman antitrust
law, began a suit, based on its own stat
utes, to have the Northern Securities Com
pany declared illegal. This suit has been
fought out, at much expense to the State.
and lost. In the meantime the action of
the federal government under the Sherman
law has been successful. Governor Van
SAINT must have been deceived by too much
reading of the comments Of Democratic and
Populist newspapers on the Sherman law.
1t appears to have plenty of vitality when
the right sort of determination and brains
are behind IL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

There are some other effects Of the Evans
Die riot apparent besides the bounding Of
bsfdsmen. and these latter are of a more
BLESSING nature to record. There is very
Pueh better general enforcement Of law by
be municipal authorities. and the grip of
be unhoIy alliance OF the gambling and
Ruor interests on the city appears to have
ZEN broken. II Is sincerely to be hoped
bat the reform will be permanent. The les
pa on the result OF contempt for law was
severe one. and probably it will not be
ia forgot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

This is story of love and hate. of pas
sion and platonism. of quiet country life
and rampant iawlessness. The scene Is laid
in western Pennsylvania, where oil and
gas have made and unmade men, and
where. in the early days of the craze, evil
disposed drillers and their assistants were
not always the best citizens. Arthur STAN
wood Pier, the author of 1.-The Triumph. {"
has made an interesting story out OF the
material he had TO work with. Dr. Robson
is type OF the aged country physician that
is not rare even In MISUNDERSTANDING
devoted to his patients. who has attended
two or three generations OF every family
i'm the neighborhood and who has worn
his life away by long drives at unseemly
hours and In all kinds of weather Neal,
the old doctor son. il the hero, and the
story opens with his return from college.
He Is athletic. sympathetic and determined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

The theme and the ethics of, James Lane
in yesterdays Journal but it must be said
in addition that in this book, like others
by the same author, the story is not the
main thing. The charm of Mr.. Aliens work
is the soul that lies back of it, the philos-
ophy he Incorporates in 1t, the love and ap-
probation of the out-of- door world that
cannot be kept out of the pages. He is
not only poet. but he is deeply spiritual,
and he has an imagination that enables
him to comprehend the mental qualities
of men and women quite unlike himself.
The minor characters in 1.-THE Mettle of the
Pasture are drawn with great care. and
some of them are more interesting than
the leading figures, the feline old lady.
Mrs Conyers, for instance, and Dent. the
brother OF the hero, and his sweetheart
Dent. student. said one day to the girl:
You know we are all pantheists of some
kind nowadays. / could never see much
difference between a living thing that
stands rooted in the earth, like a tree. and
a living thing whose destiny it is to move
the foot perpetually over the earth. as
man. The union is as close in one case as
i'm the other. Men used to sneak of
she eya or af there is not the
They used to speak Of the mysteries of the
Creator. 1 am not one of those who claim
to be authorities on the traits of the Crea-
tor. Some Of my ancestors considered
themselves such. But do saw
that men are coming more and more to
think of Him as having no mysteries. We
have no evidence, as the old hymn de-
clares, that He loves to move in a mysfe-
rioSs way. The entire openness of Nature
and of the Creator-these are the new WAYS
of thinking. There is nowhere "A
sign that the Creator wishes to hide from
US even what Is life. IL we ever discover
what life Is. no doubt We shall then realize
that II contained no mystery" One feels
that in this and in passages following are
embodied the authors personal religious
views Altogether the book is a refreshing
variation from the mass Of current fiction
I'm that ii recognizes the existence of An
inner life, goes beneath the surface, shows
that much thought has gone into il beyond
the mere working out of plot. Its literary
finish also shows that the author knows
nothing of the haste which is so evident
In much of the fiction of the day. Ii is a real
contribution to literature. The Macmillan
COmnany.
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the world at present possesses. 1t looks
feasible and profitable to both the British
people and the colonial subjects. And when
it does go into effect it will very soon re-
solve itself into free trade within the en-
pire and protection as against foreign coun-
tries. just as we have free trade between
the States and protection against others.
No other nation is situated to successfully
follow this plan. France, Germany, Aus
tria, Italy, Spain and Holland have neither
sufficient territory at home nor variety Of
colonies to give the necessary diversity OF
production. Russia has territory enough,
but not sufficient popular genius for indus
try. At present we find all these using the
principle of protection, and most of them
most favored nation" treaties. In con-
templating possible policies of reciprocal
trade treaties, both France and the German
empire have put on higher duties as bases
for trading. The policy OF absolute protec-
ton will not do for them as a permanent
thing. Certain classes OF food and other
commodities they do not produce in suffi-
CieHt tney are Iiiauc lOo
costly to their people by this policy. Yet,
strangely enough, both these governments
are trying the experiment of putting ex-
cessively high duties on this very class of
imports, in the hope of thereby gaining
greater trade concessions from the nations
from whom they buy, notably the American
people. Observing this policy closely. the
American people are rather inclined to fall
back on their economic independence and
let their European customers sweat it out
than to submit to this sort of international
blackmail. AT any rate, the new German
and French tariffs have given a distinct
chill to the reciprocity sentiment so strong
a couple of years ago in the United States.
There is a pretty general feeling that we
do without their money good deal
more comfortably than they can do without
pork
Most fortunately for the United States,
just at this juncture has come the expan-
sion Of territory that gives us production Of
coffee. sugar. hemp-when in 1908 we
take down the Philippine tariff-and num-
Der of other tropical products, practically
completing our economic independence.
When ''the great economic struggle Mr..
Chamberlain talks about comes the United
States will hold far and away the best posi-
ton in the general contest.
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All children love dogs, and they will
therefore take kindly TO Dogs Of All Ma
tions, in Prose and Rhyme" by Conrad c.
Miller. The author is evidently himself a
lover of dogs. and he has made a remark
able collection OF stories about them, many
of which read like true stories, while some
have flavor of fiction Most of them are
I'm prose, but some are in verse which might
fairly be called doggerel. They were first
related to interest an audience OF children.
and the book is primarily a Juvenile, though
adults who love dogs will find something
In IL to interest them. Its 240 pages are de-
voted exclusively to- stories about dogs OF
all kinds, sorts, sizes and nationalities. IL
is profusely illustrated with pictures Of
dogs New York: Funk & Wagnals Com
Dany.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

The author of this work. Dwight w.
Huntington, has produced a book that will
delight the hearts Of all who are interested
in game fowl and birds and especially OF
hunters. "Our Feathered Game" is very
complete manual of the game birds OF
North America, both of land and water va
rieties The author is a sportsman and
the book is written principally for sports
formation to interest ornithologists also.
Beginning with chapter on guns and dogs
and one n>game clubs. parks and pre-
serves the author treats in separate chap
tiers Of the different kinds of gallnaceous
birds, as pheasants, grouse, partridges; Oh
water fowls, including wild geese and all
kinds of ducks, of shore birds or waders,
and of rails reedbirds and wild pigeons.
The book is handsomely illustrated and the
portraits of game birds are particularly
fine. New York: Charles Scribners Sons.
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The Overlooking waters.

The Topeka Federation of Women's Clubs
has just issued a souvenir booklet bearing
the above It'll. and containing an account
of the recent food at Topeka The story
is told by Margaret HIN McCarter in a
graphic way and contains much informa-
ton concerning the destructive and tragic
event that did not reach the general pub
lie. A number OF Illustrations show the
character of the damage done. The pro-
ceeds from the sale of the book 60 10
the relief fund for North Topeka. The
price per copy is - cents and mail or
ders should bc sent TO Miss Lucy ID. King
man. 6Sj Monroe street. Topeka. Kan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

No person denies the right OF workingmen
} organize or doubts that such organization
beneficial in many ways. but there is a
|mit beyond which 1t cannot be carried
kithout reactins to the injury OF working
ben themselves When they attempt to die
hte to employers the terms on which they
bali do business. or to override the legal
Pghts Of workingmen who are not members
unions. they take ground that cannot be
paintained. and the attempt to maintain
|hich weakens their cause.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

subtitle OF this volume designates II as
"a manual OF immorals for the many"
The author, Col. ID. Streamer. has
shown his remarkable gift OF versification
I'm two or three other volumes. and In this
one he applies IL 10 expounding some we'll
known maxims In vein of irony that al
most turns them into ridicule. such prov
cribs as Virtue Is its own reward. Enough
Is as good as a feast" "A rolling stone
gathers no moss" 1T is never too hate 10
mend" ETC., are perverted by clever verse
into very ta;italizing conclusions The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

This is long winded novel of fanciful
adventure written by Andrew Balfour.
Three men, the principal one being Dr.
Henry Mortimer, who tells the story in
rather stiff, semi-archaic language, seek
the Golden Kingdom. They have adven-
lures of most mystical and mythical kind.
the variety of which is shown i'm the num-
Der and diversity of objects that come with
in their knowledge and experience The
hammer of Thor, great apes, the pagan.
the yellow cats, painted caves and poisoned
pots. great swamps and isolated islands
make a hodge-podge of ingredients that do
not combine well to enchain ones
Imagination. Then the narrative pur-
ports TO have been found with
in the boards OF Boer Bible during
the late war. Modern geography and scien-
tific education have done much TO spoil this
kind of story for adult readers, and this
story is too long for juvenile fiction. L. c.
Page & CO., Boston
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

Archimedes." reads the pupil, 'leaped from
his bath shouting, Eureka. Eurekav .
One moment, James,, says the teacher.
What Is the meaning of 'eureka?''
Eureka means L have found it, I"
Very well. What had Archimedes found?'
James hesitates for a moment, then ventures
hopefully:
THE eoan r,,,r,,
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Atlanta Constitution.
Two candidates obliged by blowing six
acres for yesterday
Our school children have been patted the
head so often of late that every ten-year-old boy
IN the town is baldheaded.
Some of the candidates for local offices in this
settlement are running so fast that the sheriff
can't get close enough TO levy on them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

The present encampment has been a good
eal more like work and less like play than
ny the Indiana militia has ever had. The
pod effects of the federal governments
atchfulness over the militia organizations
already apparent.
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|Evidently there Is not much personal
bmfort In being a cardinal just now. Few
faces on earth are hotter than Rome in
|ugust. and probably In none. except
FApies. are the odors more disasreeable
b be shut w in close cell under such
pnditions for days would seem a good deal
Ike foretaste OF purgatory.