Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-13

<adlum should decompose cancer. but so long as 1t does we can fOrego iIl- qulry as to the why, says an exchange.
 Manchuria has for the Russians no IomDs of ancestors to be saved; her de- lending army and her military sup plies multiply daily even over q single track line, and when all unconsidering zeal to restore q wounded prestige is buttressed by resources so inca1culable and sure the story may, probably will, nave different ending York Herald.
 They are going to plant Zionism in Africa, though Mir Dowie remains care fully apart from that continent, on ac- count Of the scarcity of good hotels. In Africa they do not express opinions about thrift and enterprise as we do, in newspapers. They express them at first hand, with clubs We wish all possible joy to the missionaries, and q good share of it to the Zulus.-Ex- change.
 The news that the announced open Ing of the New York subway i'll June has been indefinitely postponed will surprise no one. The real surprise will come when the opening does take place. There Is talk now of August or
 
 But the one thing that seems sure is that the tunnel will be inadequate. even when it opens Springfield Re publican.
 This amazing scheme for bleeding executors and administrators all over the state OH technicalities of law under which they are liable to heavy penal ties for failure to comply in all details with the prescribed method for settling estates, has aroused intense indigna- ton and is naturally looked upon as a dirty bit of piracy played in the name of justice. There is punishment for others than lawyers who practice blackmail.-Hartford Courant.
 The administration of Madison. iu- cluding the war of 1912, cost $13O.O00,- GOO; the administration of Polk, in- cluding the Mexican war. cost $173,- 100000; the administration of Lincoln, including the expensive civil war, cost $1, SO0,00O,00O; the administration of Mckinley, including the Spanish and Philippine wars. cost $190O, ,000 GOO; the administration of Roosevelt un- broken by war. has cost $2.443, 900 900. But, then. it comes high to maintain an imperial establishment with yassal dependencies scattered all over the globe, and to ape the customs and copy the fashions of monarhcial govern ments-Fall River Globe
 When the Boer war was covering Great Britain with humiliation, her sternest critics were the German edi- tors and German people generally, who ridiculed British reyerses. Germany would show how a war over seas should be conducted if once given chance Finally the chance came with the result that the blacks of Southwest Africa are teaching her the same wholesome lesson of humility which the Boers taught the British. Russia was to drive the upstart Japanese into the sea, but has suffered more embar- rassment and downright disgrace in a few weeks than any other modern power that has gone to war since war under modern conditions first began. The only power that has taken up. arms in a generation which has made no mistakes and incurred no censure from any critical quarter is one Just emerged from medievalism, if not bar barism, and which has never fought battle on land or sea against modern power.- Cleveland Plain Dealer.