The National tribune., 1904-01-14
U. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.


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the fact that he said In his message on
the Panama question that there had not
been too much provision" on the part of
the Government as to what was to hap
pen in Panama, but too much delay III
sending warships.
Now, Webster defines the two words as
follows, and you will take your choice as
you are Administration or Anti-Adminis-
tration Isthmians. Provision" means
foresight, prescience, foreknowledge. "Col-
fusion is defined as secret agreement
and cooperation for fraudulent or deceit
full purpose. A playing into each Others
hands: deceit, fraud, cunning. In law
''cOllusion' is defined to be ian agreement
between two or more persons to defraud a
person of his rights by the forms of law,
or to obtain an object forbidden by law"
OF course, provision" is exactly the
term we have needed all along, but the
Democrats will go right on using the word
'collusion'-some Democrats will, not all,
however.
Uruguay has a Minister to the United
States after several months intermission.
when Consul General has taken care Of
that country's interests in Washington.
The new Minister is Senior Don Eduardo
Acevado Diaz. Senior Diaz is a man of
first rank as an editor and is an author
of distinguished note in Uruguay. He is
also soldier, and was prominent in the
revolution of 1897. He brings with him
his two sons. He is a great admirer of
all things American Senior Diaz is also
accredited as Minister to Cuba, Mexico
and Central America.
Representative Joseph Moore Dixon is
serving his first term in Congress. Like
all new members of Congress, Mr.. Dixon
came to his duties full panoplied for fight
all along the line. His line is long one.
He comes from up in Montana and the
whole northern border Of the United States
from the Lake of the Woods to the Pa
cific Ocean along the Canadian lines is to
be the scene of his activities, and he in
tends to fight it out there if its takes a
whole Congress.
Representative Dixon has introduced
resolution which might be titled "a resolI-
ton to promote the barbed wire industry"
Representative Dixon has read of a
Chinese WALL supposed to be located in
the land of the Acknowledged Celestials to
keep out the barbarian hordes ON the north,
known as the Tartars. This great WAR
li-Chang,'' built by Emperor Shah
by more than two centuries and was over
800 miles long. What it cost in lives
and treasure never was known. Both were
held cheap, and the aggregate of either
would probably .stagger the human imagi-
nation. And the wall was no good. 1t
wouldn't keep out the meekest Moses Of
"washee-man" who wanted to scale it.
Mr.. Dixon is going to have an up-to-
date Chinese wall. 1t, too, will be I.5O0
miles long. 1t is to stretch from the Lake
of the Woods in Manitoba to Point
Roberts ON Vancouver Sound in Washing
ton. 1t is to be built OF. plain barbed
wire! Mr.. Dixon's bill does not stipulate
that it is to be horse-high and hog-tight,
but it is to be equipped with appliances
that will give a signal when Chinaman
tries to get through or over 1T, from the
Canadian side. 1t doesn't matter if he is
emigrating north. TIE Secretary of Com
merce and Labor is directed to report on
the feasibility Of the projected fence.
Secretary Corfelyou will probably hustle
himself now to find an electrical appliance
which can distinguish between a white
man and a Celestial. and which will per-
nit the passage of any old thing. animate
or inaniryate. except the sons OF 1,onfu-
cius. This is tine very newest thing in the
restriction of Chinese immigration.
There was an invasion OF the South in
the Marble Room of the Senate one day
laSI week, anu THE very tHEe Wcfc
at the language when the contend
ing forces met in battle array. These
forces were all of the South. Southern.
and they were all Democrats, but then. you
know, some are Democrats with a differ
ence.
Mr.. Samuel Small, leading editorial
writer of the Atlanta Constitution, was
the invader The "Constitution' be it
known is ultra Southern in sentiment. It
is so ultra that it doesn't know the war
is over yet; but that is mentioned simply
to emphasize its partisan bias, which
amounts to political astigmatism. Well
the Atlanta Constitution wants the Pan
anna Canal. and it wants it so bad that
il is standing "patter'' with and for Pres
ident Rooseyelt's policy than any
Yankee paper that is printed. 1t has
been agonizing with the Southern Demo-
Gratis in Congress and pleading with them
to fee from the wrath to come and get
into the Panama dredging machine ont of
danger.
But they won't do it. At least some of
them won't. So the Atlanta Constitution
posted Mr.. Small up to Washington with
instructions to rastle the bar with the
and win them over II posi-
ble Round number / was a knockout for
Mr. Small. He went to the Marble Room.
that gorgeous reception room of the Sem
ate. and sent in for the Georgia Senators
Bacon and Clay, and for Senators German,
and several others. They all came ont to
see Mr.. Small, for he is genial and al
ways companionable.
Mr.. Small opened on them with his
choicest oratory-aHd that's pretty swell
now, if you want to know. Mr.. Small is
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