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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
MAKING THE PEOPLES SONGS.

Those literary parties who are denied
the privilege Of writing war news be-
cause they lack in Imagination have
taken upon themselves with some en-
thusiasm the task of explaining to us
the songs from which the Japanese
draw inspiration in battle and during
elections.
The most conspicuous number in
this anthology shows us that the Japs
are moved to great demonstrations Of
patriotic feeling by song which goes
something like this
"Mutsohito, long live,
Long live MutSohito.
Mutsohito, long live,
Long live MutSohito,"
and so on ad nauseam This attempt
to prove that the Japs are doddering
idiots does not comport with the gen
eral impression that the newspaper
writer's and journalists of this country
are friendly to the little brown men.
It is of a piece with most of the other
verses offered us as translations of the
anthem with which the Japs rejoice
themselves at times.
It is true that there is a japanese ma
tional hymn-written by Frenchman
and taught to such bands as the Jap
anese have with their troops and on
their ships. But it does not symbolic
the musical genius of the Japs any
more than it inspires them. The peo-
pie of Japan have no battle hymn.
They go quietly about their work and
they do it manful1y. But musical in
SEPARATION is not for them. The only
music they have that is at all charac-
teristic is that which marks the time
for dancers and much of it is i'm
provised. They are by no means I'M
musical, but their songs are rendered
in recitative and seldom follow airs.
American versifers who are engaged
in translating the airs of Japan-out
of their imagination-shoul forbear
little. They do not quite comprehend
the subject and are likely to allow a
wrong impression about the musical
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
WASHINGTON Is RIGHT.

The protest of Booker T. Washing
ton against negro lynchings is thor
oughly justified and is wonderfully
temperate in tone, considering the
provocation of the circumstances. 1t is
undoubtedly true that the lynching OF
negroes has become somewhat of
pastime, with little reference to the
crime committed or alleged, and with
no reference at all to politics. The
truth is that the liberation by public
opinion of these horr1d crimes has led
to familiarity, and through that by
easy stages to practical Indifference.
It is not even the fact of these lynch
the method which has now come into
vogue. No people among whom man
can be burned at tFl stake for any
crime whatever can cAIl itself civilized.
1t is not one whit above Abyssinia or
other savage domains wherein mutila-
ton and torture are of common occur
renee and fit in with the prevailing pub
lie sentiment. The burning of human
being alive by a mob is an event so ut
terly out of line with our professed
civilization, with our daily standard of
conduct and our whole line of thought
that its occurrence should shock the
country from center to circumference
as with moral earthquake.
Again the note of alarm sounded by
Mr.. Washington rings true. The coun-
try, which was horror stricken by the
first burning at the stake, passes a
similar item now with the morning
news with less interest or surprise
than the account of q railway accident
Lack of sufficiently indignant condem-
nation and righteous punishment en-
courages repetition, until lynchers
think now Of the stake as a natural
method of expressing their will 1t
will not be long before the white man
follows the black as the victim of this
of section lines, or of race, or of po-
litical necessities, or of the color is
sue or of anything else in the world
except the difference between man and
the most vicious and savage of the
brute creation, the whole country
should so declare itself that, although
we may not yet have outgrown the
lynching habit altogether, 1t will still
be impossible for any crowd of men to
burn another alive and not be them
selves thereafter pursued to the death
and shot down like the wild beasts that
they are.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
NOMINATION OF
WOOLEY is FOUGHT
Talk of BIackmail in Connection With
Mormon Named for Assayer.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March l.
The senate committee on finance today
made a favorable report on the nomi-
nation of H. Smith Wooley, nominated
for assayer at Boise, Idaho. There has
been a contest over the nomination on
account of certain reports against
Wooley on file in the treasury depart
ment. No charges were filed with the
committee. Wooley is Mormon bish-
op and his appointment. was made at
the urgent request of Senator Hey
burn in the face of strong opposition
from Idaho.
The nomination was taken up in
executive session todaS and Senator
Teller offered a resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for copies
of the reports concerning Judge
Wooley's record. He explained that
he had made an effort to bring the in
formation before the committee, but
the Republican members had put him
off and finally had voted not to send
for the reports. He said he under
stood that the reports. sustained two
charges of blackmail and that the Of
lenses had been committed while
Judge Wooley was Collector of internal
revenue. Republican senators denied
that secret service officials who con-
Quoted the investigation had convict
ed Wooley, and said that the reports
are on file at the treasury department
where any senator may examine them
without publicity.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
At St. Paul Theaters


Miss Anna Held and her big COM
pany in her musical success, Mann
'selle Napoleon" is pleasing large au-
diences at the Metropolitan opera
house this week. The scenic environ
ments are the most elaborate put on
the stage this season. Miss Held has
large number of attractive chorus
girls. The engagement is for the bal
ance of the week, with Saturday matt
nee only. There will be no matinee
performance today.
The last performance of Kerry
Cow" at the Grand will be given at
the matinee today. Tonight Mr.. Muir
ply will present Shaun Rhue."
lyon Yonson," dressed in his queer
clothes, wearing the smile of blissful
innocence, and showing the good traits
of his character in all his actions, will
be seen at the Grand next week.
The bill at the Star this week COM
prises many good features which are
ably acted by 1.-THE High Rollers
company. The vaudeville is of an
especially high order.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02

of the hour is enlarged markets Every
effort Of the country should be bent
to securing them. Every instrument
talfty that promises to open new or
enlarge an old market is savior of
commerce Why build barriers be-
tween it and its essential work? There
is not ole rational excuse for requir-
ing the publication of import and ex-
port rates., The trainers of the Inter
state law never intended it. The rule
is merely read into that statute by a
subsequent construction, hurtful to
our commerce and helpful to no one.
Congress should not lose a moment in
making the change necessary to pre-
vent the immense injury to our foreign
trade and the practical withdrawal
from the field Of the transportation
agencies now helping to create it that
must ensue unless these destructive
regulations and limitations are re-
moved.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
ONE MORE POSTAL.
INQUIRY is SOUGHT
House Democrats Would Utilize Newly
Acquired information.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March IAN in
yestigation of the postoffice department by
a special committee of the house is being
urged by the minority members of the
house committee on postofices. A resolu
ton to this end, introduced in the house
Jan 5 last by Representative Hay (Dem.
Va) was duplicated today by Represen-
tatiye Cowherd dem. Mo-. Mr.. CoWherd
is member of the poStoffice committee;
Mr. Hay is not and the reintroduction OF
the resolution Is regarded as a move to
bring the matter to a head. The Cowherd
resolution provides that committee of
five members of the house shall conduct
the investigation.
The hearings had by the committee in
the preparation of the postoffiee appro-
priation bill, it is declared, developed con-
siderable information. The subcommittee,
before which officials Of the department
made explanations of their eStimat ties, IS to
Law the information obtained before the
full committee in the near future. This
information includes, it is stated, evidence
of several hundred violations OF law by
members Of the house importun1ng the in
crease of salaries of rural postmasters and
the increase of force in postomces, which
Increases were not justified by the facts,
hut were granted by officials of the de-
nartment Other violations of law include
cases where members of the house have
leased their property to the government
for pOStoffice purposes.
Mr. HAY declared that he would ask the
house to discharge the committee from
consideration of his resolution for an in
vestjgation and have the same called up
In the house for confederation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
TORPEDO BOAT VALUES.

So far the lessons in military and
tween Japan and Russia are very few
and Of little account. There has been
no big naval battle and is not likely to
be any. Unless the Russian fleet
should come boldly out of the harbor
of Port Arthur and make an attack or
an attempt to escape like Cervera's,
there will be no general sea engage
ment There is, therefore, little chance
to estimate the relative values of the
different kind Of craft, or the relative
efficiency of their handling by the two
peoples.
So far the torpedo boat has come out
of the fracas with more credit than it
has hitherto received. A general con-
tempt has succeeded to the estimate in
which this engine of destruction was
formerly held. Even at the close of
our war with Spain it was agreed by
high naval authority that the prin-
cipal value Of the torpedo boat lay in
the terrible anxiety, the mental ten
sion and the need OF incessant watch
fulness that it imposed upon the foe.
AS an actual agent Of warfare to Grip
pie or destroy ships of war on the
other side, it has been estimated that
it could do nothing against ordinarily
complete measures of prevention.
Whether the upsetting of this theory
is due to .inef1ciency or earelessness
on the part of Russia, to hitherto un-
known activity, enterprise, daring and
skill on the part of the Japanese, or
to improved methods in the construc-
ton of torpedo boats themselves we
are not yet prepared to say. The fact
is, however. that the torpedo boats Of
the Japanese have won most Signal adj
vantage and are principally responsible
for the Gripping of the enemy and for
holding the remnants of its ships bot
tied up and at bay. The torpedo boat
has won a new renown in this fight,
and the entire world will be watchful
for such further demonstration of its
qualities as will show whether they are
of that value which its work in the
short struggle where it has played SO
important a part would indicate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
TODAY'S WEATHER

Minnesota-Fair Wednesday, except
snow in northeast portion; much colder;
Thursday fair, warmer. brisk northwest
winds. becoming southeasterfy.
Upper Michigan-Snow and colder, with
a cold wave Wednesday; Thursday fair.
except snow In east portion, fresh to brisk
northwest winds.
Wisconsin = Fair in south, snow and
much colder in north portion; Thursday
fair, warmer in west portien, fresh to
brisk northwest Winds : t5S'y-ss
North Daketa-Snow Wednesday, warm
er in west portion; Thursday snow and
colder. .s.;4:.s,
South Dakota Snow Wednesday. warm
er in west portion; Thursday SNOW and
colder.
Iowa-Fair Wednesday, except snow in
northwest portion, colder in north por-
ton; Thursday rain or snow
Montana-Snow Wednesday, warmer in
east portion; sThursda yfair.
ST. Paul - Yesterdays observations.
taken by the, United States weather bu-
reau. st. Paul, w. e. Oliver. observer. for
the twenty-four hours ended at Z o'clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and eIeFation. Highest ternpera-
ture, SO; lowest ztemperature, 80; average
temperatures 34ss sdaily range, g.; barome-
ter, 20 80; humidity, .S3; precipitation. O;
D. m. temperature. "a; p. m wind.
northwest; weather. partly cloudy.
Yesterdays Temperatures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
Contemporary Comment
Inhu nsanity in War.

Late dispatches state that in a spirit
of revenge Russian soldiers have burn
ed villages inhabited by peaceful Chi
nese 1ciyilfaHsS and have murdered even
the womem II WAR, according to the
standards Of civilization, may be nee
essary. must be brutal. hideous and
blighting, ana yet there are certain
bounds to pass which is savagery. No
exigency arises in war making justifi-
able the slaughter of nom combatants.
No burst of fury that leads to the
butchery of women is to be condoned.
No armed force that has been guilty
of this monstrous thing has the privi-
lege of asking ;the sympathy and moral
support of the rest of the world.-New
York World
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
CHAIRMAN is SHOWED
THROUGH BOOKCASED0OR
Merry squabbe at County Convention
In Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, No., March 1.-The Demo-
cratic county convention, which met to-
day at Clayton. st. Louis county, to select
delegates to the state convention for the
nomination of candidates for state offices,
ended in row and split The Folk dele
gates, to escape their opponents, jumped
from the windows OF the court house,
where the convention was held. Eventual
" the Halves delegates met and elected
delegates, while the adherents of Joseph
Folk decided to meet later this week.
ID. C. Taylor had been chosen permanent
chairman of the convention to elect dele
gates for Joseph w. Folk for guberna-
forial candidate and had started for the
chair when a crowd of $50 men invaded
the room wildly shouting. Temporary
Chairman j. B. Suthoff was knocked from
the chair and pushed around roughly. Oth-
ers of the crowd seized Taylor ana SNOW
ed him through the glass door Of a DOCK
case. AS he fell he drew a revolver, put
dozen men seized him and carried MIN
from the room. Fighting then became gen
eraI. Two newspaper photographers were
knocked down and their cameras smash
ed. Finally adjournment was declared
Harry B. Halves tonight stated tnat
he deprecated such conduct. hoping those
engaged in it would be brought to justice
and punished
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
MUST USE ONLY
AMERICAN SHIPS
Senate Passes Bill on Trans
portation OF Government
Supplies.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March L.
The senate today, 35 to II, a strict
party vote, passed the bill requiring
the use of American vessels in trans
porting government supplies. Tie
text is;
That vessels of the United States,
or belonging to the United States, and
no others, shall be employed in the
transportation by sea of coal. pro-
visions, fodder, or supplies of any de-
scription, purchased pursuant to law,
for the use of the army or navy, unless
the president shall find that the rates
of freight charged by said vessels are
excessive and unreasonable, in which
case contracts shall be made under the
law as it now exists; provided, that
no greater charges be made by such
vessels for transportation of articles
for the use of the said army and navy
than are made by such vessels for
transportation of like goods for pri-
yate parties or companies. This act
shall take effect sixty days after its
passage"
The senate then took up the bill pro-
hibiting the use of other than Amer
to the Philippines and relieving the
interisland trade of the Philippines
from the exactions of the coastwise
laws of the United States, The first
mentioned requirement of the latter
bill is already in effect, but this meas
ure enacts it in different form. The
bill now pending as introduced pro-
VldeS that it shall go into effect July
1, next, but the Democrats sought to
have the time deferred. Their sug-
geStions were not accepted, but Mr..
Lodge, in charge of the measure, in
Dictated a willingness to postpone the
time for a year. The senate adjourn
ed without acting on either the bill
or the amendment.
All Sorts of Speeches.
The house concluded general debate
on the District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Sheppard CTex.) spoke
against the tariff; Mr.. Adams (Pa.)
in favor of the restriction of immigra-
ton; Mr.. Powers (Mass.) urged beau
tifying the national capitol and ex-
pressed the opinion that there would
be disarmament by the nations of the
world during the century.
Mr.. Williamson (Or.) made his first
speech in the house. He urged an ap-
preparation for the Lewis and Clark
centennial exposition. Mr.. McDer-
mott IN. J) made an antitrust speech
and asserted that the price of raw
sugar had decreased since the pas
sage of the Cuban reciprocity DILL,
without a decrease in the price paid
by the consumer Mr.. Miers Qnd)
discussed ship subsidy. Relief for the
Southern tobacco raisers was advo-
Gated by Messrs. Hopkins (Ky.) and
Flood (Va.) through the repeal of the
6-cent per pound tax on stemmed and
twisted tobacco.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
A EAGLE MEMORY.

The administration at Washington is
to be congratulated upon the possess
sion of most convenient memory. A
treaty had been concluded between our
government and that of Cuba restoring
to the latter its rightful sovereignty
over the Isle of Pines, as practically
conceded in all relations heretofore en-
tered into and requiring merely formal
sanction. This treaty has lapsed by
reason of non action, anu it is explain
ed that everybody at the capital, the
occupant Of the White house included,
forgot all about it.
Nobody seemed to forget that abor-
tive treaty with Colombia or it's dis
honorable successor with the alleged
republic of Panama. The president
has had time to think of nothing else,
apparently, for the last five or six
months. He has written long messages
to congress and delivered himself in
various other ways regarding the vital
Importance Of instant action upon the
canal treaty. This other treaty, in
volving our good faith toward Cuba
and the feeling between. the two coun-
tries, slipped entirely out of the grasp
of his faeile memory.
The United States has neither use
for the Isle of Pines nor just claim to
it. The question was left open in the
negotiations that closed the Spanish
war and when we established the final
relations that exist between Cuba and
the United States. 1t would be as SEN
sible to propose to sever any of the
small islands off the Atlantic coast of
the United States from it's political
connection with the mainland as to
draw the dividing line between Cuba
and the Isle of Pines. By every con-
sideration-political, geographical, eth
ical, racial and eommercial-the Isle of
Pines is an integral part of the Cuban
republic
We do not want it. We should not
know what to do with it If we had it.
1t is of no conceivable use to this
country. The character Of the water
surrounding it makes it unavailable as,
base for any kind of naval opera
tions. 1t would not fit in with our sys-i
tenn of government, even expanded as
that has been to meet new conditions.
To retain the shadow of claim upon
it by failing to acknowledge frankly
and honorably that it belongs to Cuba
is merely to act the dog in the manager.
1t is to add another to the many minor
causes of irritation that have been
given this new and dependent republic,
and to throw another slur upon our
own good faith toward her. 1t would
have cost us absolutely nothing to take
the open and manly part in the matter
of the Isle of Pines, and an administra-
ton in the least sensitive to national
honor and propriety would have seen
to it that the matter was pushed
through.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
PERSONAL MENTION


Merchandise. Linderholm, Belgrade;
Alex Simpson and wife, Wheaton; F. C..
Thornton. BensoA;EL. D. Baird Austin; J..
ton, s, D.; JEP. Kerr and wife, Mankato,
William Lindsey and wife, GIendive,
Mont; JarneS CdnIan, Ka1ispell, Mont !;
Albert Cox. Eioduet; J. A. Knott and
wife, Winning; Robert Purvis, Crooks
ton; H. w. madison. Faribault; c. M.
Sprague, SaukGsnter.
Windsor v. Rieke, Fairfax; C. M.
John Sharp. Wfnnebago City: A. B. Smell,
Fargo; George T. Hughes, Duluth; R. B.
Hall, St James; G. H. Culver, Ortonville;
E. G. Howard and wife, Fargo; R. E.
wife, Saltwater
Ryan,. D.sAflen and wife, Butte,
Mont; A. TManuel Denver; ]. w. lilly
snd %lis Il Gra Btt anq M5te
P. F. Meyers, lEauS(slaife; M. T. Dill
Prescott, Wis. sssssse=ssssss
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
Hay a Cats Paw?

If we are to interfere in the inter-
minable quarrels over the balance Of
power in the old world we may soon
expect to see the Monroe doctrine chal-
lenged in the new world. Thus a great
and wise measure for the security and
peace of the GWestern hemisphere which
came TO us through British Influence
will be destroyed through British in
1uence. We may be fully assured that
every great diplomatic triumph achiev-
ed by John Hay in European politics
will be a much greater triumph for
British than for American interests
Chicago Chronicle
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
CRATER IS HUNTED
Land Fraud Revelations Have
Only just Begun.
Globe Special Washington Service,

Globe Special Washington Service,
1917 G Street.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March l.
More indictments in the land fraud
cases are looked for next month, at
least in Oregon, and probably in one
or two other Western states In fact,
say the interior department officials, the
sensational developments have only
just begun. Names not heretofore men
toned are likely to be brought out in
connection with fraudulent entries Of
public land and with conspiracies to
cheat the government.
So far as local sensations are con-
cerned, the most striking is likely to
be in the District of Columbia. 1t
was stated at the outset that the land
grafters were in league with officers or
employees of the general land Office in
Washington, and that the evidence
against some of the clerks in the inte-
rior department was of the most dam
aging kind. Secretary Hitchcock is
confident of securing convictions in
several cases, both here and elsewhere.
In the meantime, Mr.. Hitchcock is
continuing his close scrutiny of the
persons proposed for appointment in
the various land offices by senators and
representatives. some of whom are none
too particular about the character of
the men whom they recommend for Of
flee. AS said many times, Mr.. Hitch
cock Is on especially bad terms with
the senators from Washington and Or
egon, and Senator Nelson, of Mime
sofa, is accounted one Of his opponents.
Several days ago Secretary Hitchcock
emerged from his most recent contest
with the Oregon senators part victor.
They had insisted that the present Of
ficers in the land Office at Reseburg be
reappointed, but Mr.. Hitchcock said no.
1t was at last agreed that the men
should be reappointed only on condi-
ton that they sever all connection
with a certain corporation which trans
acts official business with the land Of
fee Walter e. Clark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-02
Yet They Love EN-.

Substitute for the well-bred English
girl the American heiress as the ruler
of society, and the result must be the
naturalization of the tone of society,
the substitution Of a restless craving
for excitement for the calm and comedy
ease of the great lady of the old
school. The constant changing of
gowns of fabulous cost, tearing about
in the latest and most expensive motor
cars, traipsing from one social func-
ton to another, dining by preference
in a crowded restaurant is the
serious business of, an American wom-
an of wealth.-London Saturday Re-
view