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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
WHAT THE JAPANESE ARE
READING,


III. en.t ,,.,.t,,., ,o,,, ,raps1,ta5
lll'o Japanese was Enlist N"'''' vs.
by BulWer Lytton. This was IN lS'9-
1t was published under the poetic
title. Snring story of Flowers and
WINE. MI, ,,,-, eaa,,, a,a,-
""lc' Japan u I"'l"S III ''"l e.
BANKS, commission houses, railway
and steamship houses me Letters
Of Self-Made Merchant TO HIS Son
and pirated at that! The lack OIL an
international copyright law and the
lax literary morality OF the japanese
has robbed Mr.. Lorimer OF a royalty
on more than two hundred thousand
copies which have been sold IN the
Sunrise Kingdom. But MIR. l.urimor
has some revenge: the japanese
clerks have tG read it IS a textbook,
IN tn" Japanese appraisement of tn"
book, says Harold Bolcr in his enter
tanning article, What the japanese
Are Reading, in the BooliloyerS' Maya
zine, lis humor was entirely over
looked. The production was accepted
solely a. a serious gospel 70 oyercon-
ttdent young manhood" And yet
Japan is not 50 far astray in it's est.
mate OF the book, which does preach
tirstclass business gospel in homey
language But piracy and even plag
iarism are not considered NOR" than
vcnial oGlenses in Japan. Many
hlrd-worked preacher or editor will
s,mpathize with the literary workers
OF Japan who make no bones about APP
proprating a good thing when they
see it, without the formality of using
quotation marks. Only we occldenlals
are not 50 honest about It. the JapS
The little, brown poly&lols, as Mr..
Belce appropriately and picturesqueIy
calls them-look upon plagiarism as
an indication OF extensive and tena.
c:ous memory and regard the use of
quotation marks as AN exhibition OF
questionable taste American fiction
is not popular in Japan, but science,
philosophy and poetry are. The
writings OF Ira Remsen, simon New
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Currency.

The standing committees on thc matter
IN the two houses charged With the duty
should take up the matter of cur currency
and sec whether Il Is not possible 10 secure
nm agreement ia the business world for bet.
tering tho system The committees should
consider the question Of the retirement Of
the grcenhackS and the urahtcm Of setur-
Ing Ia our currency such elasticity aS Is
~ uSiStcut with safety Every silver dollar
should be made by law redtrWnhla IN gold
a,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
FOREIGN Policy.

The steady aim of this nation, rs OF all
culightuucd nations, should be to strive to
bring ever nearer the day when there shall
prevail throughout the world the peace OF
Justice There are kinds OF peace when
are highly undesirable, which are
in the long run rs destructive rs any
war lNrants and opprrssors have many
times made Il wilderness and called II peace.
Many times peoples who We're slothfnl or
tmtd or ShortSghtcd. who had been cnrr
waited by ease or by luxury. or mlSled ny
false teachings. have Shrunk In humanity
fashion from doing duty that was stern ana
that needed selfsacrihce, and have sought
to hide from their own minds their short
CONT - their ignohlc motives, by calling
them love of peace The peace of tyran
nous terror the peace 81 craven WeakntsS
the peace Of injustice. NIL theS" should he
Stunned as We Shun uurtghteuuS war.
selfarrspertug, Just, and far seeing nation
should oil the one hand endeaNor ny every
mems to aid In the development of the w.
rluuS movements which tend To provide sun
stltutes for war, which tend to render ma
lions IN their actions toward one anothet
and indeed toward their own peoples, more
responsive to the general sentiment Of hn-
name aud civilized mankind and ON the
other hand that It should keep prepared
white sctupulously avoiding wrongdning II.
self to rcpe any wrong, and In eNcnptlohal
eases 10 take action which IN n more al
ynnccd stage of international relations
would come under the hcnd of the exercise
OF the International police great tree
people owes II tn itself and to all mankind
not to sink into hclpleSSncss before the
nnWpTS Of OWL
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08

able to keep certain facts ever before the
minds Of those who share IN enacting the
laws First and foremost, let us remember
that the question ri being good American
has nothing whatever 10 do with a man
birthplace There Is no danger Of having
tUo many immigrants Of the right kind 1t
makes no difference from what country they
come. II they are sound in body and in
character, so chat We can rest assured that
their children ana grandchildren will be
worthy fellow-citZens Of our children ana
grandchildren tnrn we should welcome
citizenship Of this country should not be
dpbased 1t IL vital that we should keep
high the standard Of wellbeiug among our
wage workers, and therefore We should not
admit masses Of men whose standards OF
living and whose personal customs and
habits are such that they tend 10 lower the
level of the American wageworker ana
above all we should not admit any man OF
an unworthy type any man concerning
whom we can say that he Will himself be Il
bad citizen or that his children and grand
children Will detraCt from instead Of add
Ing - the sum of the good citizenship OF
The country, similarly We should take the
greatest care about naturalZat ion. Fraudu-
lent naturalization, the naturalization Of
improper persons, is curse 10 our govern
mrnt and II Is the affair Of every honest
voter, wherever born, to sec that no tfauu-
ulrnl voting is allowed, that no fraud In
connection with naturalization is permitted,
Tine courts having power to nhturallHe
should be definitely named by national an.
lhOrty. the testimony upon which nAtur-
alizatiou may be conferred should be delin-
itrIy prescribed publication Of impending
aUpIcHtions should be re
quirpd In advance Of their hearing In court
thr form and wording of all certificates Is.
sued should be uniform throughout the
country, and the courts should be required
lo make returns to the secretary of state
ur stated periods of all naturaiihations con
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Colorado LaWlessness.

Much can be done by the government in
labor matters merely by giving publicity 10
certain conditions The bureau Of labor
has done excellent work Of this kind In
many different directions ! shall shortly
lay before you IN special message the full
report Of the Investigation Of the bureau
of labor into the Colorado mining strike, as
this * n strike IN which certain very evil
forces, which are more or less ~ work
everywhere under the conditions Of modern
industrlalsm became stArtlngly promls
nm
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
The Philippines.

In the Philippine islands there has been
Il continuation Of the steady progress which
has obtained since our troops definitely got
the upper hand of the insurgents. The
Philippine people, or, To speak more acCur-
ately. ne many tribes. who 90 to make mp
the people of the islands, contain many ele-
mruts of good, and some elements which
we have a right to hope stand for progress
N present they are utterly incapable ot eNe
listing in independence at all or 81 oulhulhE
M n civilization Of their own ! hrmlN
believe that We can help them tn rise
higher ana higher in the scale Of ctvilzn
ton and ot capacity for self government.
and | most earnestly hope that IN the end
they viii be able To stand. II not entirety
alone vet in some such relation to the
United states MS Cuba now stands. This
end l. not yet In sight and II may be In.
definitely POSTPONED II our people are fool
tsb enough 10 turn the attention of the
achieving moral and material prosperity, Of
working for u stable. orderly, and Just gov
ernmpnt. and toward foolish and dangerous
intrlgueS for a eumulCte Independence for
which they are as vet totally unfit.
ON the other hand our people must keep
steadily before their minds the fact that
the Justification for our stay In the Philip.
pines must ultimately rest chiefly upon the
good We are able to do IN the islands
do not overlook the faCt that In the devel-
ppment of our interests in the Pacific ocean
mud along its coasts the Philippines have
ulaNed and viii play an Important part
and that Our interests have been served In
more than one way by the possession Of the
Islands But our chief reason for eontinu
ing To hold them must be that We ought IN
good faith to try to de our share Of the
worlds work and this particular piece OF
work hns BEEN imposed upon us by the TO-
suits st the war with Spain. The prob.
lem presented 90 u IN the Phnippine
islands Is akin TO- hut not exactly like. I'll"
problems presented III the either great civil.
lied powers which have possessions 10 the
orient There are points of resemblance IN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
The Wife Beaten.

There are crrtnln offenders, whose Grim
mnllty takes the shape OF brutality aud
cruelty towards the weak, who need spe
rial type ct punishment The wllrhcatrr
Tor example Is lnndr1untelN punished by
Imprisonment for Imprisonment may often
mean nothlug to him while It may cause
hunger and want Is the wife and children
who have been the Victims of his brutality
Probably some form vi corporal punish
ueui would hc the most adequate way OF
meeting this Kind Of crime.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
immigration and Naturalization.

In dealing with the anestians nf immt
grafton aud naturalization Il Is ladispens
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08

the adherence of the United States to the
Monroe doctrine may force the United
States. however reluctantly, in fragrant
cases Of such wrongdoing or impotence. to
the exercise Of an international police
power. II every country washed by the
Caribbean sea would show the progress in
stable and just civilization which with the
aid Of the Piatt Amendment Cuba has
shown since our troops left the island, and
which so many of the republics in both
Americas are constantly ana brilliantly
showing. all question of Interference by this
nation with their affairs would be Mt an
end
In asserting the Monroe doctrine in tax.
Ing such steps as we have taken in regard
70 cuba. Venezuela. and Panama and in
endeavuring TO circumscrlbe the theater Of
war in the far east. and to secure the open
door in China, We have acted in our own
interest as we'll rs in the interest Of hu.
manlty at large There are, however. cases
in which, while our own interests are not
greatly involved. strong appeal is made to
our sympafhes. The cases in which we
could interfere by force of arms MS we in
terfcrcd 10 put a stop TO intolerable condi.
tions in Cuba are necessarily very few
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Postal Affairs.

In the postollcr department the service
has Increased in efficiency, and conditions
as 10 revenue and expenditure continue sat
israCtorN The increase of revenue during
the year was SN,aaN,tS1 or 60 prr cent
the total receipts amounting TO Sli33S2
Ggl The expenditures were Sl12M@ lld
mn increase of about per cent over the
previous year, being thuS SS,HTo,t94 In eN
rHSS ot the current revenue. Included in
these expenditures was total appruprta
ton of Sl2.ulG, G37 for the continuation
anu extension Of the rural free delivery
service. which was an increase ct Stnu2,
III over the amount expended for this pur
pose IN the preceding fiscal year Large
a. lhiy expenditure has been the hrnrHccnt
results attained In extending the fire. dis
trIhutiuu of mails to the residents Of rural
districts have justified the wisdom OF the
OUTLAY Statistics brought down "a the list
OF Drtnhe 1904, show that on that date
there were 271&S rurAl routes established,
serving approximately IL, 1000 of people
IN rural districts remote from roStuthCcS
aud that there We're pending at that time
&.SJn petitions tor the establishment If new
rural routes nuuCStionnhy some part Of
the general increase IN receipts Is due to
thu increased postal facilities which the
rural service has afforded, The revenues
have also been aided greatly by amend
ments IN The classification of matt matter,
aud the curtntlmcnt ut abuses OF the SIC
nud. rlnSS mailing privilege.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Game Preserves.

In connection with the work Of the for
est reserves | desire again to urge lnr I'M
purtnurc Of authorizing the resident to set
aside certain portions Of these reserves or
other public lands ms game refugees ror the
of the bison, the wapiti and
other large beasts once 50 abundant in uur
wood, and mountains and on our great
plains aud now tending toward extinction.
The canyon Of the colorado should be made
Il national park and the national park Sys-
tenn should include the Yosemite aud rs
many Ms possible Of the groves of giant
II, 4
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Prevention Of Railroad Accidents.

Mnny of our lending ronds nnNc hrcn
foremost In the nduntlan Vt nnprovrd SNIFF
urar,ls for the urotcrton nf travellers aud
omoorrs vat The list of clearly nrntdnhlc
ncctl"nts continues undulr lhrGr The PMS
auma &c n INV rruulrinp the udontIon Of
'hloct sirnN system Inns been PROMISED to
conrrrse rNrncstlv rnprur In that recon
nopdntl.n mt would MISC point out the
urtant no"d of LEGISLATION IN the interest
Of the public safety limitlnc the hours OF
labor ~, rAIlrond cmuioyeS IN train service
runn rnilronds cuungrd IN Interstate cont
mrrro md providing TINT only trained md
nvucrlrrred unrSNne he CmnlnNed W posi-
tlona nf RESPONSIBILITIES connected With the
nnrrnrnn nf irnIrs There should he drns
tIr nunlshmcnt for ANY rairond enploNe
,,hether officer or man who wv lssunnce Of
wrong nrtrrs or by dlsohcdlrucc Of orders
causes disaster.
1Na safety .oonlinncn law has proved
honrhrial 60 railway emnle"rs, and IN or.
der thnt It's provisions may he nron"rlv
rnrrlrd out tho fnrrr 81 Iusnnctors nrov'dwl
fnr hv nrnrorrintIon Should y" lnrrcnsrd
THIS service Inns nassnd ~" cNnnrimentn,
stnpn md demonstrated It's Utility aud
should receive generous recognition,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08

meats guards the health Of our people and
gives clean bills Of health 10 deserving ey
ports II Is prepared 10 deaf promptly with
! imported Diseases Of anlmals, and malnfai
the excellence Of our locks and herds I'm
this respect. There should be an annual
census Of the live stock Of the nation
We sell abroad 5000. 900 900 worth Of
plants and their products every year.
strenuous efforts are being made tG imporl
from foreign countries such grains as are
suitable 10 our varying localities Seven
years ago we bought three fourths Of our
iice by helping the rice growers on the
gulf coast To secure seeds from the orient
suited to their conditions, and by giving
chem adequate protection, they now SUNNY
home demand and export to the Islands OF
the Caribbean sea and to Otner rice GROWN,
countries. Wheat and other grains have
been imported from Itghtralnfal countries
to our lands IN the west and southwest that
have not grown crops because Of light pre-
ciptatIon, resulting In an extensive add
tiOn to our cropping area and our home.
making territory that can not be irrigated
Ten million bushels of first class maCarOn
whcnt wcr" grown from these experimental
lmporations last year fruus suitable IT,
our soils aud climates are being imported
from all the countries Of the old world
the fig from 'IHr&rF, the almond from
Spain, the date from AlGcra. the mango
from india. We are helping our fruit
growers 10 get their crops into European
markets by studying methods Of preserve
ton through refrigeration, packing and
handling. which have been quite successful
We are helping our hop growers by import
mg varieties that ripcn earlier and Later
,lan the kinds they have been raising
thereby Irngthpning the harvesting season
Tue cotton crop Of the country Is threat
"ned with root rot, the boil worm, ana the
bOIl wceytl our Psychologists VIII find I'M
MIN" varieties that will resist the root
disease. aud the boil worm can be dealt
with. but the bpll wreyil Is serious men
act to the cotton crop. IT Is n Central
American insect that has become accImatrd
Texas ana has done great 0HInupp \
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Employers Liability Law.

Erom the very nature Of thcir occnpAi Ion
lnilrnnd men for instances are lhhle to he
mninrd IN doing the lreihmnte work OF
their profession unless Tive rnirond com
.pnnlre prp required hv Inv tn make ample
proylAon for their safety The ndmiuistrh
ten Inns boon ycnlous In cnfotclny the eN.
latlnv law for this purpose That law
ql,,uih hc nmrnd"d aud Erendhrned,
Whcr. v.,r the nationnl government hAs
rowur thrr" should be stringent en-
ulor,r5s liability hwy, which should annly
tn the government itself whore the govern.
mcrt Il M cmuuNrr of lnhor RECON-
,urnd that the congress- nuuoint n cummls-
sion 10 n,nl,r romnrrhrnsvr study Of EN-
urovnr's liability wlth the view or extend.
tnv The provisions of grrnt aud enustilu.
tinnnl lnw tn MI CmnloNmrnts within the
~ fL,LlnrnI
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Irrigation.

During the two and n half years that
have elapsed since thr passage of the
reclamation act rapid progress has been
Wudo in the SURVEYS ANA examinations uf
the opportunities for reclamation in the
thirteen states aud three territories of the
arid west 'Ehr larger problems have been
cnr", economy, and th0ruughnrss the WolI,
MhINh Inns hnnM lnih -nMt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Extortlng Higher Pay.

There Is No objection "a cmrlnycs OF the
government forming or belonging 10 unions F.,
atr for nor discriminate against non.
nnlnn men who nrr In It's employ
under IT, Moreover II Is u very grave I'm.
mept ~ Who seek 10 he emnluyed
uroprlpty for government employees to
hApd themselves together for the nurnos'
&c rNtartlnr lmpfonery high salaries from
The uovnrnment l,sneciellv Is this true of
thasr Within thc classified service TIN
lrttrr rarl,ere, both nunlcinal aud rnral.
s,ro u. Il whole M eNr"lcnt body &c public
trvl,nt. They should he nmply rald
mt their naymcnt must he ohtained Ivy IT.
lafora thn CONGRESS- mud moi Nv banding
tourthrr ar the defeat ~ tlosr congress
r,en who refuse to niSe PROMISES which
thrN can not IN conscience giNe IhN ~
ptInlsirntier hns already taken stems ~
nrprant md punish abuses al this nature
hut II will be- Misc fnr congress g supple
ment this action by legislation
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Pensions.

The Veterans OF the civil war have a
claim upon the nrtion such rs no other
body Of our citizens possess The pension
bureau has never IN It's history been man
aged In a more sutistnc,ory manner than Is
now the ease
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-08
Corporations.

When We come To deal with great cor
porations the need for the government to
net directly Is far greater than III the case
of lnbpr because grent corporations can
become such only By engaging Int interstate
commerce., and Interstate commerce Is pc
cnInry The field Of the general govern
mrnt II Is an absurdlty to expect 10 elm.
lnntp The abuses IN great cOrDOrnl IONS by
stpte action. IT II difficult to be patient
with an argument that such matters should
he left To the states, because more than one
state pursu"s the policy Of creating on easy
terms corporations which are never pprf-
nfrd within that state ut all, but IN other
gfnirs whose laws they ignore, Ihe ma
tlOnnI government nlone can deaf anc.
uuatcly WITH these great corporations 10
FRY iO deal with them In an lnleinprfHl4,
IdrstructIvp or dcmngoglc spirit would IN
All probability, mean that nothing whatever
would be accomplished. ana, win hhsoIHl"
certainty. That VI anything were accom-
nli4lrd n would he Of n harmful nature.
Grpnt corpora Ions are necessary, And only
men Of great and singular mental power
can manage such corporations Sirc'Sslg Wy
ana such men must have great f"whluS,
uut These corporations should be managed
Win due regard ~ the Interest Of ~" pm
lie as II whole Whore this can j." done
under the present laws II muW u" don,,
where these laws come short others should
no enacted to supplement thrlnr ~ ne Du
rcntI of rorporntIOns has made careful pre-
imlnnry Investigation Of mHny important
corpurnliOna Fl VIII make a special report
en- the beef industry The policy 81 we
burcnu Is to accomplish the purposes of IFS
creation hy 80 operation not nhlAGohlSnl 4
bv makIug constructive legislation, not d'-
sirnctivo prosecution, the Immediate objrcl
Of lis inquiries by conservative invest
gniion of lnw ana fact and by refusal TO
issue incomplete aud hence necessarily ~.
prruraIr reports IT. policy being ihus one
Of open inquiry into, ana not atihck upon,
business the bureau has been nbc ~ gam
not only the confidence, but better sun,
he cu operation Of men rngngcd ~ IeEl,
nulr huslurg4 rho bureau offers IA"
means Of getting AT the cost Of production
Of our various great staples Of commerce.
Inpnrapca