The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-08
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD
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even leaving a ripple on the surface of national life.
 It is reported that there will probably be no further reduction in the number of United States troops in the Philip pines-that is through government inter- vention. In the meantime, one cannot but conjecture whether death from many causes may not continue to decimate the ranks of Uncle Sam's soldiers, thus nec- essitating the arrival of more transport ships bearing their dead bodies IL is at least suggestive to see another news press dispatch in close proximity in which it is stated that cholera is pre- valent in the islands. There are at pres- ent in the Philippines nine regiments of infantry which will probably remain there for the present This determination of the government will probably bring sorrow to many youthful soldiers who were looking forward to returning home. There are many young fellows who learn ed lesson in the Philippines that they
 will never forget It was fine training for them. but now their adventurous spirit has been curbed and many of those who have returned to private life after spend- ing few months in the islands have ..e- , cided that they will wander no lnores
 but stick to business.
 The recent murder of two Armenian revolutionary delegates, in London and
 the suicide of the assassin has caused
 much remark among police officials of the old town as well as people in all lands
 who have kept up with events in the little state. It now seems undoubted that
 the man who committed the double mur- der was also the slayer of Sagouni and
 thus there is revealed a mysterious Ar menian secret society inmical toward Sagouni's followers These events again call attention to the vast number of se- cret bands that exist in all large cities, where they are comparatively free to carry on their schemes of anarchy and
 murder. Apparently police are powerless to stamp them out for they continue to | flourish and instead of decreasing in
 number are increasing every year. Even
 in New York where we fondly boast that
 police protection is the best in the world, i in spite of political reports to the con
 trary, some of tho most deadly vendettas in the history of crime have been waged absolutely without molestation until the | ghastly purpose was achieved America | seems to be refuge for secret organiza- ] tions. Their members flock to our shores | in constantly increasing numbers.
 Again it is rumored that the salaries of baseball players are to be cut and
 the fancy-priced twirler is trembling in
 his shoes If this report is true it will
 mean hard times for the players, since
 comparatively few save their money. or | course there are exceptions and several i of our southern baseball men have amass- ed comfortable fortunes, but in nearly every instance they were managers and
 thus removed from the plane of regular players They were necessarily men of
 mould superior to their associates or they would not have been intrusted with the l management of a team. If a baseball player would live an orderly life and save | his money he would soon be able to start l in business on the present scale of wages. | but unfortunately few ever do this. Too 1 often the end of their careers on the dia- mond finds them broken in health and pocketbook and utterly unfit for any profitable business. F. c.