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The sun., 1904-12-30
THE NEGRO AND TIE SOUTH.
Striking words by One Of the Most Pronii.
nent OF Southern Negroes.

From an address Of Bismarck, Kan, hp ". II. Coun-
ca, Pre- .tdeni OF me Negro Coileoe at Normal Ala.
do not fear Southern oppression half as much as
I do the Invasion Of white Northern labor. which
comes with Its social prejudice. which comes often
pleading Its color as It's oniy mark Of superiority
The color line was never carried upon brick walls
10 the carpenters bench, In all the other industries
OF the South. until Northern white labor carried It
there.
The colored men OF the North make a erest mis-.
take In abusing the Souta Let the South alone and
look 10 your own neglected opportunities and cor
rect your own wrongs You arc driven from nearly
every decent wage earning position. whipped from
the hacks and the drays. shop doors shut In your
faces, labor unions united against you. and the
friendship and sympathy OF hitherto white friends
slipping away from you.
appeal TO the white men OF the North to think
more kindly OF both black men and white men Of
the South. Every honest negro heart Is loyal and
true 10 the South.
We need and want the sympathy OF every section
OF our country, bvt there is a kind Of unfriendly
meddllng which invariably increases friction and
harms the negro. We have strong men OF both
races In The South who are capable, and have the
righteous inclination to fairly adjust all problems
growing out OF our new relations There Is class
Of Northern whites who come South as disturbing
element. They are hypocrites singing one tune 10
the negroes and another TO the whites.
There are many mistakes In our own social life
which we as a race must correct, and which we
alone correct. Our women and children are
left unprotected by fathers: mothers and sisters
are deserted by sons and brothers, who often leave
home 10 Increase the army Of idlers and criminals.
The great majority OF boys not In school. do
not attend church, are growing up Idle. vicious In
solent, ignorant. or shun hard. honest toll and look
for soft Jobs. The negro woman. almost alone.
is ghtng one Of the grandest battles In the apnals
of man, with the cook pot, the washboard. sewing
needle, ironing board, scrub brush she builds
churches, supports schools, cducates her daughter.
eften supporting an inprovdcnt husband or an
unworthy son,
The sun., 1904-12-30
The Gorgeous Maisteoat.

To TuE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sfr: The iamen.
table e4travagancc and tastelessncss OF the young
man OF the present day arc probably exemplihed In
no better way than In the wearing OF fancy VESTS
Some years ago there was In THB Sun 4 philippe
against the padded coat The time Is ripe for an
attack upon the fancy, snowy west"
will illustrate concretely. Yesterday while
hurrying 10 my once down Nassau street my
eyes were dazyled by collection OF striped. pladed.
painted, gilded and ornamented vests" glttering
and sparkling from the show window OF q haber.
dashers shop. withdrewm eyes from the window
supposlng that such articles were only put there
attract the eye rather than TO persuade the buyer,
when ! beheld coming toward me west" which
completely cclpsed all had seen. The occupant
Of the west" decent enough fellow, albeit he
had nung wide his coat In order TO reveal the run
e1panse Of crimson, dotted with blue and Orange
spots; but that "vest"-words fail mel
trust that by calling attention TO this tendency
something may be done 10 prevent Its spread. As
q so -cAlf6d gentleman OF the old school," must
sincerely protest against this parody Of the old
time whistcoat. WALDO @. CHxsroE.
NEv YORK, Dec 20
The sun., 1904-12-30
Senator Depew.

II seems to be settled that Mr. DEPEw
ia to continue a Senator from the State
OF New York.
1t is a great honor, great dignity and
a great responsibility to represent that
imperial State in the Senate of the United
States.
New York is the foremost State Of the
American Union in population, in finan-
cial power and resources, and in all the
elements and achievements of modern
civilization. The city Of New York is
the commercial, the financial, Che in
tellectual and ,he social capital Of the
Western Hemisphere. II it is not now.
1t is destined soon to be the financial
capital Of the world. Within this genera
ton 1t will be the largest city in the
world. 1t will contain the greatest
aggregation of people in one community
in the history of the world-a population
more varied in its race elements than
any other ever brought together in the
history of mankind.
Mr.. DEPEw is unquestionably the
choice OF the great body Of the Repub-
uCdIlS Oh NEW 1OTk 10 lcplcocHS tiOh
majestic State in the Federal Senate
certainly as between him and the man
put forward by noxious and an OBJ
noxious political machine.
He has rendered long and great ser
vices to his party. He has always been
on hand to champion it and defend it,
even when it went wrong. He is happy
and gracious presence. He is in the full
vigor Of health. His stories are fresher
than they are made out to be by irrev-
erent newspaper wits, He has hosts Of
friends and no enemies that we know Of.
Long and prosperous may be the career
Of CHAUNCEY MITCHELL DEPEw!
The sun., 1904-12-30

ration for a public wrong, but the pay
ment OF an alleged debt arising out OF
contract. Never until the present Ad-
ministration had the United States toll
Grated the sequestration by a European
Power Of any part Of Latin-American
republics revenues for the liquidation
OF ordinary debts. II Mr.. ROOSEVELT
acquiesced in such proceeding In the
recent case Of Venezuela, II must have
been because he recognized that at that
time our navy was incompetent to cope
with the combined naval force OF the
blockading Powers.
We have no doubt that he regretted
the necessity Of remaining an i'm
passive spectator Of the demonstration
and Of it's outcome, the con6scation
o. about q third OF the customs reve-
n,les OF La Guayra and Puerto Cabtno
during long term Of years, for the pay
ment OF debts major part OF which are
admitted to have arisen out OF oontracs
He Succumbed to ris major, however
and thereby established precedent,
the possibly portentous consequences
of which he has not failed to discern.
Having once acknowledged that debts
arising out Of contract, and due from
Latin-American commonwealth to the
subjects Of European Power, are col
lectible by armed force and by the pro-
longed sequestration Of revenue, how
was he to avert or minimize the future
applications of the principle so that
all Latin-American republics might be
shielded from the fate OF Egypt?
There is obviously only one solution
Of the problem. Having satisfied our
selves that an alleged debt arising out
Of contract is rightly due, we must our
selves provide for its discharge by as
suming the function of debt collector,
and to that end administering tempo
rarily a part Of the customs revenue Of
the delinquent debtor. The letter Of
the Monroe Doctrine does not forbid the
United States to pursue such course
as shall 1in any way control the destiny
OF sister commonwealth; and we should
continue to be animated by its spirit if,
in an equitable and amicable way, we
insisted upon debtor State compliance
with its just obligations. Our Latin
American neighbors know we'll that for
such interposition we should have only
the friendliest OF motives, and that we
could be trusted to perform a medatory
function in disinterested way.
The sun., 1904-12-30
Sarcasm Frem an Ansio.Ceit.

To THE EDITOR or TEE SuN-,Sfr: -why not
let ireland goI- Wen, for many reasons, one Of
which 10 the necessity OF peace at the British door
step, Glance back with me 10 the time when no
brutal Saxon denied the green rod. when the peace
full Cet. Gael or whatever he was, dwclt In broth.
ery love beneath his individual vine and ngtree.
What was Ireland In those days,
The nrst Irish sovereign I can nnd was Flon-
fachta. most Just and noble prince. who ruled In
A. D. 4. From then 70 the conquest Of ireland by
the second Henry In it71. mere detail OF ii0s years.
there reigned seventy seven kings In Irish peaoe
In the Emerald Isle. The names are unpronounee.
able and unspellabe 70 any but an Irishman, but
the prosperity OF the times is shown by the his =
torio fact that NJ this seventy seven no fewer than
thirty were "r"d by their loving people seven
tcef were kiil-i In battle. four became monks TO
save their nvas. three vere killed by lightning "a
vstailon Of Providence eleven died natural deaths
and the remaining twelve managed 70 escape and
render their ultimate decease q mystery not yet
solved How would you like them At your irrside'
The downtroddcn race Is stil joyous. hight
hearted. humorous fairly Idle and Jus, ss keen
after blood" as witness the Land League times,
when the upper hand landed 70 the old iiet Lord
Mountmonis. Lord Cavendish. Mr.. Burke. with
thousands Of hamsirung and manned dumb anil
mats twhich surely deserved a Humanitarian
heaven. The marvel Is that time has no, dim med
the hope that one day justice. humanity and
British psrvsis-msy accomplish their prayer.
Nav ioax, Dec. ~ THS AsoLo-CxL1
The sun., 1904-12-30
NOTHING THAT WILL ENDURE.
President Eliot Says our subways WIN be
Our Only Trace After q 1000 Years.

CAMssrpoR, Mass. Dec. %. Tho Arch@o-
logical Institute OF America held the second
day of its annual gathering at Harvard
to-day. and It was made notable by the
address of welcome by President Eliot,
who spoke on the probability OF Americas ;
leaving anything TO the arch@oiogist o,
1000 years hence by which our race couia
be characterized. He doubted IL we had
anything durable.
President Eliot said.
Il have often wondered II our. civiliza.
ton will leave anything to the archeoiogist
Of 1000 years hence TO study. you nave
studied materials that have endured undeI
the earth for 5000 years. have found II
dif1cult to fnd any such durable things
In our buildings. arts and great manu-
factures.
sDo we make any vases that record.
as the Greek vases, our costumes, arts,
religion, &o3 None y may aad pe taat ours Ms
attempt to put the records Of 1000 years
ago on our vases, much to the confusion
OF the aroheolegists 1000 years hence.
ACROSS the river there is structure
OF concrete durable in spite OF the frost ys', of
Il stand? What will be the ruins Of the
Stadium 1000 years hence, or will the
structure Of steel and concrete stand9
"All the products Of our trade and com
inerce are the temporary. Our stone
walls are mere veneers Of three or four
inches thick backed up by. bricks. II
You examine the producers Of our great
Industries, they are perishable In high
degreA and all are becoming more 50.
sThe old books Of Germany viii last.
but ours will not, for the paper wiz r1t or
shall we find material for the archeologist
2,O00 years hence2 ,,,,
sThere is only one thing that will last
our subways. There are our chances.
The Brooklyn Bridge. which is the fore
constant care.
President Eliot then reoounted some
Roman bridges which have stood the wear
and tear of hundreds Of years and still
get along without repairs. He continued:
Il trust that out OF your labors as they
penetrate the minds Of our people will
come worthier arts and buildings to record
our civilization to the future
The sun., 1904-12-30
The Approa ching Crisis in Austria

The resignation. Of the Austrian Pre-
mier, Dr. koEBBER, is only another OF the
many visible signs that the dual mon
archy of the Hapsburgs is nearing the
climax of great crisis.
To the racial strife that continues un-
appeasable in both sections Of FRANCIS
JosEPu's realm have been added the
economic dispute with Germany over the
question of a new commercial treaty to
replace the one about to expire, and the
financial difficulties that render it almost
impossible for the Government TO meet
the increasing demands of the ministries
of War and Marine. Strained relations
with Italy, arising out OF the aggressive
attitude of Austria in the western Bal
kans and the German-Italian race agita
ton in the Tyrol, in addition TO the other
troubles have all combined to create
situation almost impossible of control
by any of the political methods hereto
fore adopted.
The systems Of coercion, concessions
and compromises, in turn, have signally
failed; and in his latter days the aged
Emperor finds himself surrounded by a
chaos out of which it seems impossible to
draw order.
That this condition OF things is the
direct outcome Of the policy OF Drdng
mach Osten, the expansion toward the east,
on which BISMARCK launched Austria
after the Danish war Of 1864 and the
war OF 1858, is plain to all who have fol-
lowed events in southeastern Europe
since then. The Congress Of Berlin
sanctioning the Beaconsfeld-Andra
arrangement for the eventual extension
of Austria to the Egean at Salonica laid
the road open, but failed to take into
account the unforeseen. Russia was not
consulted and Italy was regarded as a
negligible quantity. while the enfran-
chised Balkan States were not considered
important. But everything has changed.
Austria Hungary is distracted by inter-
nal strife and is financially embarrassed,
Italy is gaining force, and thu Balkan
States are units to be reckoned with,
while Russia is preoccupied externally
and convulsed internally.
1t is at this propitious moment that
the Kings of Italy and Servia have ex-
changed decorations and Bulgaria has
sent memorial to the European Powers
calling attention to the atrocities of the
Turkish administration in the yilayet of
Adrianople and disclaiming responsibility
for the possible consequences.
What these last incidents portend is
hardly open to doubt, the only element
! of speculation in the whole situation
being the part that Germany, the friend
of the Sultan, may play. For practical
purposes it can be assumed that there is
| in existence an understanding Of some
kind between Italy and the Balkan States,
and that DR.: KoERBRR's resignation has
been caused by his inability to guide
Austria with Hungary through the
difficulties raised by German pressure
on the one side and the obstacles con-
fronting his Government in the Balkans
| on the other.
The sun., 1904-12-30
PUBLrC OWNERSHIP.
4 Defence OF the system OF Municipai
Ownership In Great britain.

To THE EpIron OF TnE Sun -sir' The day
has passed when such stat ements as appeared
In your paper of Tuesday morning over the
signature OF homer u. farsons can uoes
intelligent person. He makes the insinua-
tion that municipal ownership in Great Britain
~ a" di.,,nc, tendency
statement that there Is dis'ihe, .rn. .enuaney
or company enterprise.
The English onponents NJ municipal owner
ship, or public trading as it is called in
Great Britain. base their opposition to 1t on
It's colossal and rapidly increasing spread and
seope tnIs Ian a'en'Ion W ro,, w wsor rs ago IL
iroii ah Iiisishincant s'art 10" sn in
has grown into giant represehune an ~
,hst .S ansr oahsers s,pma, pU eSnitsI S are
s"s sn sraa, s. ~ ,n HsDis lo, hn finds Of savings
in the past rev years" says Mr.. Parsons.
ni6oant sales OF gas pis nts by municipalities
and gas companies In both England and Scot
land" Why does he not name them? Surely
Manchester Birmingham. Leeds. Sheffeld.
Nottingham. Belfast, Hull. Lancaster, New
castle, Glasgow and others of that class
There are undisputed offioial figures. on
this subject, and Mr. Parsons will do well to
consult them. In 1909 there We're In the United
t Ssar sas IN @
receipts showed a falling on OF f75o, ,o95. but
they paid net revenue Of 81. per cent. 30
much for the private com paniee In 1902
there were 25i gas plants owned publicly.
and In 1908 the number had increased to 25o,
and their receirfs had increased by G254, Az,
permittin ga hem to realize a net profit OF 81
per cent, as against Sn for the private COM
panies
Let us turn to electric lighting There are
1923 municipality owned plants in Great Britain,
as against las private companies, and tho
number, OF the former is Increasing out Of all
proportion to the latter. In 1901 charters
were granted to 20 public bodies and TO 80
private companies There In now invest ed
by local authorities ESQ 0Oo, 900, as gainst
c2e 900 600 by private capital
The London County Council Is crowdinR &
through Parliament a bill for the purchase Of
The sun., 1904-12-30
ABOLITION or TIE GRAND JURF.
Views OF Member Of the New York Bar
on the Minnesota Experiment.

To THE EpIToH or THR iSUS Sir! Any
activity relating TO grand jurles Ii GOOD
sign Of the times. II Minpesota's action In
abolisking the grand jury should turn out TO
have been hasty or I'D advised. It can be re-
considered Only by experiments and mis-
takes can we learn the value Of institutions
inherited from England. The Revolution
naturally destroyed IN Americans all sense
OF continuity OF political development with
England.
Evidently the grand jurles Of Minnesota
were serving no useful purpose. or the con-
stitutional amendment would not have been
carried. The best is sure TO survive. Ihere -
but one thing to dread, and that 10 apathy. ii
In English grand jury should be listless or per-
functory, 80 that it's very existence appeared
TO be superflnous. 1t would probably occur TO
Engilshmen to take measures TO secure bet
ter grand Jurors.
II 10 only natural that a younger country
should have lees veneration Tor old forms ana
customs and more fearlessne ss In attempting
new experiments Personally can conceive
OF no substitute for grand jury. but that ID
unimportant compared with the education OF
the voters of the great State vi Minnesota -
an education which is sure 10 come from
action 60 radical.
II California, az you say. Alrt ady PERMITS
the preparation OF q written &C rusation by
the District Attorney. known as an informa-
tion, in place OF the former indictment by
the grand jury, Minnesota is not altogether
taking leap In the dark do not know the
manner Of selecting grand Jurors In either
State.
In New York county board composed OF
the Mayor. the presiding Justice OF the APP
pellate Division and another Supreme Court
Judge, the Recorder and two General ses-
sions Judges, meets once year at least ana
adds names to the grand jury list. keeping 1t
full The minutes Of this board used to be
open to public inspection. so that an ag'
grieved citizen could ascertain the proposer
Of each name. The grand jury may dispense
with the services OF the District Attorney
and may Of it's own motion find indictments.
Thus. as the original source and fountain OF
! justice or as a check upon aa unprincipied
local Ma aRistrate OF District Attorney. its posi-
tion 10 unique and its power supreme.
But grand jury lists are not all made up In
| the same way. In Albany county In this
| State the Board OF Supervisors that Is. the
| Board Of Aldermen) OF the county formerly
composed the grand Jury II do not know the
| present law) and left much to be desired IN
| the transaction OF public business 1t would
| seem that valuable check upon unscrupu-
lous District Attorneys or local Magistrates
| had been removed in both California and Min
nesota and 1t Is sug gested that IL grand Juries
| show no initiative and aot as lifeess puppets.
| instead OF abolishing them the proper rem
| edy 10 to take measures to get good grand
| IL y list. 2. 4. ID.
BRooKIYN Dec "a
The sun., 1904-12-30
A Grand Jurymsn on the Minnesots Ex'
pertinent.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir In one OF
his late lectures In this country Mr.. James
Bryce pointed out as q characteristic American
trait the readiness OF Legislatures and electors
to alter the constitutions of States In impor-
tant particulars, without much consideration
OF the effects which the changes. often hastily
made, would produce
The truth Of Mr.. Bryce's assertion Is illus
trat ed In the overwhelming vote Of the Mime
sofa elect crate In favor OF the abolition OF that
venera ble institution the grand jury.
The grand jury goes back to the earliest
period OF English history. 1t was in use
among the Saxons. Its duty in criminal
cases Is simply to inquire whether there Is
sufficient prima facle evidence against an
accused person to require :rial. 1t Is aiso
empowered to make inquiry into all matters
that may lie within the knowledge OF its
members or may be brought to their atten-
tion, and when the conditions do not warrant
a criminal prosecution. but seem to cali for
some remedy. a presentment may be made.
In law AMI theory the grand jury is an In
dependent body, possessing great powers
outside of merely criminal cases. 1t may
examine the conduct Of their offices by public
officials. take cognizance Of improper condi-
tions in the public service and generally
safeguard the public interests.
In New York county grand Juries make
frequent use Of these powers, conspicuous
example OF this having been the presentment
made by the December Grand Jury Of alleged
corruption In the last Legislature.
In Minnesota, apparently. the voters have
come to regard the grand jury as mere
appenda ge or agent OF the prosecuting attor-
ney's ofice. II was complained there that
because the Jurors did nothing but examine
the prosecutions evidence their proceedings
were farcical But men whose prosecution
in the criminal courts has been attempted be-
cause OF spite. malice. or hatred, and who
were saved from indictment by grand juries
faithful to their oaths. probably do not regard
the institution as q farce.
Dishonest servants of the State have al
ways feared the grand jury. II it has been
reduced to a contemplate position in any
State, the fault lies not with the system, but
with its administration,
Minnesota's experiment. therefore. will be
watched with great interest. Has the State
found something better than the grand jury
to safeguard the rights OF innocent menH
The discovery OF better instrument Of JUS
tioe than this Assembly OF good and sufficient
men" would be worth chroDicling. Perhaps
the legal luminaries OF the State OF Slightly
Turbid Water have found 1t.
A GRAND JURYMAS.
SEy YopK Dec, 2s.
The sun., 1904-12-30

about preserving the forests for the
benefit Of the region. 1,
Western Pennsylvania has not suffered
in this way ely more than other parts oil
the Union. Until few years ago the
telling and destruction OF trees for all
purposes went forward mercileesly and
almost without protest. II was taken
as a matter Of course, even as demon
stration of the progress Of civilization.
Wasteful methods Of logging were pur-
sued on the assumption that the forests
of the United States are inexhaustible,
yet actually the timber supply is limited
and calculable.
The removal Of forest growths, too,
may have serious effects on streams
and ponds. Accordingly, in many States
laws have been passed for the protection
of the woodlands, and the Bureau OF
Forestry in the Department Of Agricul-
ture is doing excellent work In educating
the public to full realization Of the
Importance Of forest preservation. 1t
appears from the letter Of our western
Pennsylvania correspondent that In that
region tho admonitions OF the Forestry
Bureau are still unheeoed. Reckless
destruction of the woodlands is alarming
the inhabitants. They fear that because
Of it they are doomed to suffer perma-
nently from dangerously diminished
rainfall consequent on the reduction oi
the streams by the reckless denudatioi
of the forest lands. If thsir present
difficulties should be found to be due to
that cause even in part, powerful and
effective lesson of the necessity OF scien.
tiic forestry would be taught, not to
them merely, but also to every othel
region in the Union.