Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-12
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
CURRENT EVENTS.

army chasing the Russian army from
the hills on the west side of the Yalu,
where the battles were fought, through
q comparatively level country to the
range of hills between them and the
railroad Everywhere the Japs seemed
to out-number, out maneuvre and out
fight the Russians and one wonders
what has become of that monstrous
Russian army, that looked 80 big on
paper. The landing of a Jap army at
Takushan, on their right flank, may ac-
count for their abandonment of the
fortified town of Feng-Wang CheDg
without fight.
Besides this the Japs have landed an
army on the narrow neck of the penin-
sula on which Port Arthur is located.
and have taken possession of it-includ-
ing the railroad-thus completely iso-
lating Port Arthur from the outside
World. The Russians say the Port has
. garrison Of ten thousand men and
that it is provisioned for a year, but
from the number Of things they don't
know at st. Petersburg about things in
Manchuria. nobody will be surprised If
the Port caprtulates next week
As a consequence of the victories of
the Japs, over their old enemies, the
Russians, the Chinese are becoming
belIigerent, the war spirit is growing
In them, and the war party at Court
L. anxious to resent some late breaches
Of neutrality by the Russians. The
wonderful work of their brown-skinned
cousins, the Japs, may cause the
Chinese to get-a-move-on and start some
more "yellow-peril" talk: but the
natures Of the two peoples are very
different. The Tartars OF northern
China are fighters but the vast majority
of the Cinese are not. Their nature Ii
similar to that Of sheep, who fights
only when he Is cornered.
This il the month of May-strike
month-and there has been the usual
outbreaks. in spots, over the country,
but everything has either been settled
or put in q fair way for settlement,
excepting In Colorado, where martial
law continues in county or two and
the situation Ia very perplexing. The
DUN agency reported two-hundred and
seven commercial failures for last week,
and the dullness in trade was blamed ON
the weather. Eor April the railroads
reported decrease of six per cent in
gross earnings.
Last week witnessed some large
financial ransactions-the payment by
the United States Of 80, 900, 900 for the
Panama Canal. the sale Of $37, 900, 900 OF
bonds by New York city and the
American subscriptions Of $25, 600, 900 to
the Japanese loan were some OF the
Items which were talked about in
financial circles. Such large transact
ions are rendered possible at this time
because Of the large amount Of money
that il deposited In banks and trust
companies, many capitalists being con-
tent to let their funds remain In the
custody Of the Institutions. That 30
mucb money is idle indicates an I'M
healthy business condition, which in
part may be attributed to the extraordi-
nary condition that Genes with each
Presidential year.
Before the Senators and Representa-
.ti~es scattered from Washington, last
week, there were conferences at which
the preIiminaries Of the coming National
Convention, and the Republican plat
form were discussed.
Probably the drift OF the tariff resolu-
tion will be found In recent utterance
Of Senator Aldrich OF Rhode Island,
who Just before leaving Washington,
said
"The Republican Party 10 welded to
no ret OF tariff schedules, and will cheer
fully readjust the present duties when
ever the conditions warrant and the
welfare Of the country requires it,"
This is the view OF the President, and
II meets with ready response among
Republican leaders generally except In
Iowa and some OF the Western States,
where there IL an idea that more
positive declaration should be made-a
promise Of action Mt the next session.
II 1t comes to trust issue before the
people the logic Of the situation will be
with the Republicans. for their position
Ii hostility, not to enterprise In general,
but to monopolistic trusts or those that
conspire in restraint OF trade, and their
plan to reach such Organizations 10
through the law.
There is no longer demand for con-
stitutional amendments and supplement
tary laws. The ground has been cut
completely from under the Democratic
feet in that direction. 1t has been dis
covered by decisions Of tho Supreme
Court that any conspiring corporation
can be reached. The Northern Securi-
ties case has settled that question.
30 what the Republican Party will
offer to do In the coming campaign will
be- to get at the trusts separately through
the enforcement OF the law without dis.
turbing business. while the Democrats
viii find their remedy In assailing the
protective tariff.
The position Of the Republican Party
In one Of safety to the business interests.
while the attitude Of their political op-
ponents is one Of insecurity and danger.
The notion that Japanese civilization
was initiative and lacking In creative
power is fast being dissipated by the
course Of events. A feature OF the sit
uation which has greatly impressed
military experts all over tho world III
the way in which japan has improved
upon the technical apparatus Of war
fare. Torpedo boats have never been
used 10 effectually as they are now by
the japanese. They have an explosive
Of their own, different from that used
by western artillerists, but the compo-
sition is secret. 1t In known az
Shimose powder, being the invention OF
Professor Shimose, Japanese scientist.
II is claimed that 1t Is much more
powerful than either gun cotton or
dynamite, 80 that shell In shattered
into thousands Of pieces, while the com.