The National tribune., 1904-09-22
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senator Clark says 1t isn't so, that he
was attacked by an insane man, and that
he ran like a streak of creased lightning
to get away from the lunatic He says,
first, that he was not attacked at all. Then
he says that if he had been, he is perfect
~ able to defend himself. He didn't say
how. and Senator Clark isn't much bigger
than a pint of soap after a hard day
against whom he is powerless are newspa-
per reporters. Well, as a general thing, a
reporter is loyal to his paper, and not in
the market.
President Roosevelt while yet Assistant
Secretary of the Navy expressed the opin-
ion that the United States should build
its own warships. He said that be thought
the Government could build them quicker.
and cheaper than they could be built by
other firms. On the 10Th there will be
launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard the
first ship of any fighting consequence which
has taken place in a Government yard for
many long year. 1t is the beautiful new
battleship Connecticut. and the rapidity of
her construction proves Roosevelt's conten-
ton.
Miss Liberty. the bronze statue on Bed
Toe Island, New York Harbor. will here
after be in charge of the War Department.
Her dress is going to be cleaned, her face
washed. her great. strong hands manicured.
and her feet new shod. Then the torch
which she holds aloft will be lighted, and
she will again enlighten the world, or at
least that part in and around New York
HarbOr. and the denizenS of that neck Of
the woods are of the opinion that that is
1.-THE world" SO let them Poor Liberty
is nearly wreck. Her pedestal is crumb-
ling. the bronze tablets have been mutt
lated. the stairs are ruin, and, altogether.
we have not treated Frances present to us
with great deal of courtesy, but all this
will now be changed.
Forty thousands dollars has been in the
hands of a committee for years which
should have been used to repair the statue
The money was raised at the time France
presented Miss Liberty to the United
States. but the committee lacked organi-
zation. and was unable to use the money
The fund has finally been turned over TO
Liberty will be the ward of Secretary
Taft.
The Secretary of War has been sued
Maj. Peter r. Egan, who is a Surgeon in
the Army, seeks by a suit to enjoin the
Secretary of War from permitting to re-
main on the records of the War Depart
ment an Endorsement disapproving certain
findings of a general Court Martial which
acquitted Maj Egan of charge of neglect
of duty. He asks to have the Endorsement:
expunged from the records. After trial
of five DAYS. for alleged neglect of duty
while at Fort Douglas. Utah. Mai. Egan
was acquitted. and the finding of the court
was approved by Col. James NJ. j. Sanno.
who convened it, on three counts and dis
approved on the others. but Maj. Egan
was cleared. Just the same. He wants this
"disapproval' removed. and the War De-
partment won't do it.
Sir Howard Vincent, a distinguished
for the last week on sightseeing trip,
says: Your system of protecting the
splendid" He further said that the Wash
ington policemen were fine men, and that
the Secret Service work of the Government
was conducted in very efficient manner.
which shows that Sir Howard is man of
discernment.
This is the way that Attorney General
Moody, recently Secretary of the Navy,
comes back at the Oracle of Esopus:
AT meeting with the Democratic edi-
tors at Esopus on Thursday, Sept. 8, the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
delivered an address. In it he made GER
Q notable occurrence. He said that dur
Ing the last fiscal year the Government ex-
penditures were larger than in any year
of peace in the history of the Government
That fact had not altogether escaped the
public attention. 1t is perfectly evident
Tic affairs and has already been said sew
-eral thousand times. This is exactly as it
should be.
SIN a great. growing, and prosperous
country the normal peace expenditures
should increase from year to year. The
expenditures in the last fiscal year ought
to have been larger than in any year of
peace in our whole history. The question
is not how much they were, but whether
the expenditures were wisely and econOmi-
cally made. and until there is some specific
criticism of some part of the expenditures
we have a right to assume that they were
wisely and economically made" There GER
tainly are no kinks in that logic.
Reports of sharp bayonet fighting in
Manchuria (which, by the way, are not
true) have directed the attention of ord
nance experts to the bayonet provided for
the new Springfield rife, which the United
States Army is to have This is rod
bayonet. and is said to be far superior to
the old knife bayonet of the Krag -Jorgen-
son rife. The rod bayonet is slightly
shorter than the knife bayonet, and when
not in use may be dropped by means of
Q thumb spring into small chamber of
the barrel Of the rifle. This simplifies the
carrying Of the new bayonet and lessons
the weight to be carried by the soldier.
The new bandolier which the War De-
partment is about to issue is an i'm
provement on the old ammunition belt, and
better still on the old cartridge box. II
Is like half cartridge belt, to the ends of
which are attached shoulder straps. 1t is
placed over the head and swings the weight
OF the ammunition to the left shoulder.
but allows it to rest well down on the left
side. where 1t can be easily reached. II
will carry 60 rounds of ammunition. and
can be easily distributed on the firing line.
and will facilitate the carrying OF am,
munitiOn to men in action.
The happy family at Sycamore Hill is
disintegrating. Theodore and Kermit have
both gone back to school at Groton. This
week the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
came back to the White House. where the
!, President will now remain till after tho
election 1t is the fact that he is so much
nearer the public than the Oracle Of ESQ.
pas which Is causing the Democrats m
wall. ~
Secretary of State John Hav will, al
dress the 18th International Peace Con
GPeSS in RnSfan Dot q w.