The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

AGEoAIEI anyway @sbA
Judge Parkers assertion that the adj
ministration has been extravagant-
Gen. Moody Is in position to show that
the government has been very
omical in its trust-busung expendi-
tures.-Washington Post.
The experts a st. Petersburg now
base their hopes on the ~supposition
that the japanese are too tired TO
press Kuropatkin." But you can well
believe that when the Japs are too
tired to follow the Russians will be
too tired to lead. 1t Is a long way 30
Hardin vet; and Russia is now learn
ing what France felt when she limped
home from Moscow.-Tfmes-Union.
In a speech in New Jersey on Sat
urdey Senator Fairbanks insisted that
Mr.. Roosevelt wasn't an issue in the
campaign. He said the tariff was the
issue If the senator had been address
ing a western audience il is probable
that he wouldn't AVE made a state
ment OF that kind. Mr.. Roosevelt is
popular in the west and isn't very POP
ular in the east Hence, when the re-
publican spelrbinders are addressing a
western audience they are willing that
Mr.. RooseYelt shall be regarded as IL
but when they are talking to an east
ern audience they understand II is a
wise plan to keep him in the back
ground. But how can Senator Fair
banks say that Mr.. Roosevelt isn't an
ter of acceptance? About half Of tile
letter is taken up with what he has
done since he has been p~resident.-Sa-
vannah News.
1t is too late for Russia to benefit
by Admiral Alexieff's resignation, but
the admiral'S personal comfort might
be advanced. He had the credit of ad-
vising war measures, but he a been
a useless piece of furniture we since
the war began. Although a sailor. he
seems never to have been afloat a day
in any of the Russian operations eithe:
at Port Arthur or Vladivostok, while
on the land the Russian disasters.
strangely enough, have taken place
without assistance from him. His com
| plete eclipse is shown in the fact thai
| the same wire that brings the ruIro,
of his retirement brings the news u
the thirteenth sailing of the Baltic flee;
for the scene of the conflict. Had hs
| retained any of his former favor he
would probably has been designated tc
take charge of the force upon it's ar
rival and with it crush Admiral Togo
Washington Star.
Mr.. Donnelly has finally determined
to call off the meat strike of Chicago
without having accomplished anythin!
except harm to all persons concerned
The strikers ave been practically de
4 feated at avery point. After havin:
caused untold trouble, and great dis
tress to innocent persons; after hav
ing brought conditions which prOvoket
many manifestations of lawlessness il
Chicago. otter having contributed (
the disorganization of one of the coun
try's greatest and most important IN
duStries. they now return to work
they a get it, at the command of NJ,
Donnelly, just as they abandoned wor
at his order. They will, too, do so upol
terms which they might have accepte
weeks ago with far greater credit an
profit to themselves. 1t has, indeed
been a most disastrous experimen
which they tried. for themselves no les
than for the public. The strike Ia
cost millions of dollars. The packer
have been able to carry on their wor
systematically in spite of every effor
which the strikers could max
to V them from dom
50. They have probably recoupe
themselves amply by the higher price
brought about by the strike for an
decrease in their output which III
strike NAV have forced. Not only
Chicago, but in other cities as wei
the poorer people have oftentimes ha
to go without prope food in conse
quence of the futile battle being wa:
ed by the Chicago strikers.-News an
Observer.