The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK


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preme court of Colorado abdicated its
functions and proclaimed the doctrine
that a governor coulo at any time es-
tabliSh, at his own motion, military
despotism, concerning which the
courts could not enquire, it did an act
OF eternal infamy.
Colorado is inhabited by queer set
OF men. Among gentlemen it is con-
sidered as boorish an act not
to answer personal letter as it would
be not to answer a decent question, if
asked in person. The leading men of
Colorado are just that sort Many men
have written letters to prominent citi-
zens of that state during the last year,
inclosing postage for reply and no re-
ply has ever come. While it is true
that prominent men everywhere re-
ceive such stacks of letters that it is
impossible for them to reply, they do
reply to all that are respectful and
deserve reply. In Colorado there are
more Doors to the acre among those
whom they call their leading citi-
zens' than in any other place in the
world.
On land during the week the Japan
ese have been following their policy
Of steadily driving the Russians back
There has been some very heavy fight
ing. The Russian left has been turned
and they have been forced to retreat,
leaving the way to New Chwang open
and that place has been evacuated. A
strong force also threatens the Rus
sian right and the whole army may
be forced to make hasty retreat to
Mukden.
The exciting news OF the week. how
ever, is concerned with the Russian
navy. Many ships OF neutral nations
have been captured. In the Red Sea,
German and British ships have been
taken and Russian prize crews put
aboard. One ship, the knight Com
mander, British vessel, has been
sunk and all England is furious Grave
questions of international law are be-
ing discussed. 1t is claimed that this
ship had no cOntraband Of war aboard
and that the British government will
not only demand full restitution. but
require the Russian government to
apologize and salute the British flag.
Under the policy that Russia is pur-
suing, several large American ships
are in danger of being captured or
sunk, and the graves, rears are en-
tertained in regard to them. In Eng
land and Germany these Russian acts
are denounced as pr1vateering, which
was abolished by international agree
ment. What it will all end in no one
can foresee. The Vladivostok squad
ron OF the Russian navy is patrolling
the Pacific, east and north of Japan,
lying in wait for ships.
1t has been impossible during the
last week to put as much study upon
the news as formerly, and it takes a
great deal of study to arrive at the
truth concerning anything that APP
pears in the dailies. AS far as The
Independent has been able to find out
the strike among the workers In the
great packing houses In Chicago and
OioCWu WdS UIOuSHL ABOUT Dy the
packers. Their cold storage houses
are filled with frozen meat and a strike
just at present would be to the pack
ers' advantage They nave raised the
price of meat to sucn extortionate
figures, that much less has been con-
sumed than would have been at fair
prices. A strike would enable them to
make a further rise in prices and they
could sell all their surplus cold storage
meat at a very great profit.
The latest news Is to the effect that
the state board of arbitration has in
duced the packers to submit to arbi-
tration and that the unions will 20
back to work in the packing houses
pending settlement. There is a
dark outlook for labor in the United
States. The almost perfect organiza-
ton OF capital. which starts out with
the determination to destroy labor
unions and the collapse In business
which is sure To come after the presi-
Dental election insures much suffer-
ing during the coming winter
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