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Massachusetts, has been piling up a State
debt for years at a rate that has caused her
public men great uneasiness. Governor
DOUGLAS, like his predecessors, cries for
retrenchment, and the figures justify his
demands for reform.
The present debt, according to the fig
ures quoted by the Governor, is nearly
500, OOO. 600 Of which $50 500 900 il Of the
direct debt and SOS 900 900 is the contingent
debt. 1t is the practice in Massachusetts
70 pledge the credit Of the State, which is
unrivalled for many minor local improve
ments, and the State recoups the money
for the contingent liability it incurs on its
guarantee Of local bonds by additional an
nual taxes on the localities benefited.
A total debt Of sos 900, 600 is certainly
remarkable when contrasted with New
Yorks present debt Of $40 900. 900, Pennsyl-
vania's S. OOO, 900 or CALIFORNIA; s. 500 600.
No State in the country owes as much,
or nearly as much, as Massachusetts.
The largest debts none Of them higher
than S25, 900 600 are those Of Virginia,
Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama, all the
outgrowth Of the period Of reconstruction.
Some Western States either have no debts
outstanding or have a nominal debt only.
These States are Illinois, Ohio, Nebraska,
Iowa and Michigan.
The debt figures Of Massachusetts,, how
ever, show that the obligations Of the
Bay State are not as burdensome as a first
reading Of the Governors recommended
tons indicates. The Bay State has in its
sinking fund SIS 900 600, and the net State
debt is therefore $4,000 900, or 5000 900
less than it was twenty-five years ago. In
the meanwhile the State has increased
enormously in all taxable resources. There
is also a sinking fund Of $4,000, 600 against
the contingent debt.
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Will Great britain and Japan CO.
operate IN Asia?


According to a we'll informed corre-
spondent Of a London newspaper at
Toxic. the Mikado's advisers, assuming
that the close Of the present war is not
distant, and that it behooves them to
inquire how they are to keep the foot
hold acquired by them on the mainland,
are considering the expediency Of trans
forming the present limited alliance be-
tween Great Britain and Japan into a
permanent coalition for the furtherance
Of their respective interests on the Ash
attic Continent
Tho events Of the last ten years have
taught the Japanese that unless they
can rely upon the British feet to avert
a hostile demonstration on the part Of
several great naval Powers they are
doomed TO remain cooped up within the
contracted bounds of an empire purely
insular Had Lord RosEBERT been will
ing in the early part Of 1895 to assume
the friendly position which has been
taken by the Unionist Government, the
Japanese would have dehed the joint
interpretation Of Russia, France and Ger
many, by which they we're constrained
to retrocede the Usotung peninsula,
which was the most precious fruit Of
their victory over China. As It was, the
immense naval preponderance Of the
three intervening Powers made submits
sion unavoidable.
Il is equally plain that but for the
limited alliance concluded with Great
Britain, which assured him against inter-
ference on the part OF Germany and
France, the Mikado never would have
veptured 20 enter upon a war with Russia
inFebrusry, 1904. The friendship Of Great
Britain will be, for a long time 20 come,
a. indispensable TO Japan as it has been
during the present contest Not until a
large part Of its subjects have been per-
mAnentiy transplanted to Corea and Man
ohuria can the Toxic Government afford
10 see water communications between
the Asiatic mainland and the Island
Empire interrupted for a considerable
period. The knowledge that the British
feet could always be relied upon to safe
guard them against attack by more than
one naval Power would justify the Japa-
nese IN hoping TO transform gradually
during the current century their country
from an insular into a continental State.
such transformation ia necessary not
only to AFFORD wider horizon for jana
nese ambition, but in order TO allay the
pressure Of population on the means Of
subsistence.
Patent, indeed, ia the benefit that
would accrue TO Japan from even lin
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Mr.. Ralnes and Governor Higgins
Senator JOHN RAINEs, speaking Of the
refusal Of the Republicans TO repeal the
tax on savings bank surplus as demanded
by the Republican State platform and
Governor HIdoINs's first message to the
Legislature, says:
The platform stated that Il any tan was In
equitable It would he the purpose Of the Republican
marty IN make II equitable. and especially ~ the tai
Gneoted the savings Of the people ] have no doubt
that the Governor, when he spoke during the cam
psEb Tor m" repeal Of this tax did what he thought
was riEht
The Governor did his pan by recommending
IN the Legislature that the tax BE- repealed But the
tlusIon Is that until have the revenue sufnclent
for csrrling on the Government we should not
repeal any tax m'nsurrs."
Ccnator RAINEs in his explanation fails
10 state that at the time the Republican
state platform concerning this savings
hank surplus tax was adopted, at the
time Governor HIGGINS made his cam
naign speeches, and at the time the Gov
ernor sent in his message insisting upon
The repeal Of the tax, all we're thoroughly
conversant with the fact that the Odell
syFtem Of indirect taxation had failed
utterly TO give the State adequate and
necessary revenue.
Senator RAINEs also fails TO add to his
words. the Governor did his part by
recommending to the Legislature that
the tax be repealed. a statement of the
fact that Governor HIGGINS did not hest
tate recently to send for Republican
Senators recalcitrant as 20 the gas investi-
cation and to whip them into line for the
Investigation
Senator RAINEs should remember that
II Is this lamentable absence Of concern
for avowed political professions and this
disregard for public utterances which
demonstrate a lack of political sagacity
which can have but one result.
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TIE EQUITABLE.
A Possibly IrOnioaI Suggestion for Al
Jufting Its ExtensiVe AnairS.

IulAAnI NNa EANNA-ANN
To THE Error or THO Sun - Sir The
Equitable IAfe Assurance Society being a
stock company. what could prevent the direo-
tors. the stockholders from winding up its
AFFAIRS by relnsuring all its risks In other
companies by means Of the legal reserve
and then dividing among themselves. the
stockholders. the nearly eighty millions OF
surplusl
This surplus interests polioyholders only to
the extent stated in the policy contracts,
namely. those polloyholders surviving at the
end Of tho designated dividend periods
are 10 have their "full share Of the surplus
a. determined bV the detudriss Of ne eoetety
OF course II there 'ain't any core they can't
have II.
Why isn't this a good way Of settling this
internal, injurious fghtf The stockholders
would participate in the surplus division
according 10 their holdings. Mr.. Hyde, who
has q majority OF the stock, would get some
thing like forty millions. and he could then
invest this through trust companies, or d.
reotly on the exchange. without any critl-
cism from Mr.. Alexander or others.
EvERALD BEAUMONT LYDEdUARD,
NEW YORK March 20.
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HE NEYER SAID so.
Prof. winston Denies Certain Views
Attributed 20 Him.

Attributed 20 Him.
To TIE EpIToR or THB sUN-Sir; Il has
seemed futile to attempt 70 correct the state
ments going the rounds Of the newspapers.
purporting 10 be the substance Of some re-
marks made by me before a class In paleOn-
toloEy That 20 able q paleontoloEist as
Or. J. NJ. Clarke. however. accepts these state
ments as In the main expressing my views
makes Il proper that an explanation be given
/ have never, 90 far IS can recall, or IN
der any circumstances, expressed an opinion
AZ 10 the probable duration OF man upon the
earth. In fact, / have never given any
thought 10 the subject, knowing full well, as
does every paleontologist, how idle such
/ have never said that man is overspe-
oialized. on the contrary, ! have repeatedly
spoken Of the underspeciahzation OF many
VI / have never" never said that birds would becoms
the future dominant animals Of the earth --
an idle speculation. since birai sEettok apo-
The whole matter has apparently grown
2 me. In The O history Of past Ilfe, high sps
cializatlon has been one OF the factors. per
hSps the chief factor, eadine e extinction.
such specialize cation readily adjusting them
selves 10 unfayorable environmenta oondi-
lions: and u this law were spplied 70 man ma,
and be replaced by some other highly en-.
dowed organism sprin ging from a generalzed
stem. That man will be subject To this law
In the future. or that his mental and psychic
endowments may. not vitiate conclusions
drawn from past history, does not interest
me especially. am not an anthropologist
or a PSYCHOLOGIST merely n paleontolOgist.
studying the history OF past lie. ,-.,.
Is it reasonable to suppose that scientific
man, N he had such radical views as have
been imputed 10 me. would seek 10 publish
them through newspaper reporter rather
than In a scientific Journal?
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HAMILTON COUNTY.
Arguments in Favor Of UnitinE II with
AdJolnInE Counties.

Adjoining Counties.
To THB EDITOR or THE SUN-SG: There
has been a good deal OF Misrepresentation a.
regards Assembly bill l6i. introduced by
myself TO abolish the county OF Hamilton
and 10 annex the territory thereof 70 tAe
adjoining counties.
The county OF Hamilton in area IL some
sixty miles long and thirty miles wide. lt
has less than 5000 population, scattered
about In remote and isolated places, separated
by mountain ranges. The geographical stu
alton Of the county is such that as TO some
portions Of the county the few residents there
have 70 take journey in q roundabout way
to get TO the county seat. consuming about
two days coming and two days returning
The situation IL such as 20 portions OF the
and return It takes as much time almost as II
does 10 90 from New York 20 San Francisco.
Hamilton county has It's full and complete
tSS county % Eovsrnmsnt for less than 5000
population about SO, 900 year. The state
of New YORK pays very lerge poIu9h o.
ing OF forest lands in the county II an out
slider has anything 10 do with Hamilton county
SS e stS seT Sl tn u t tsnaae sSg
kind OF county business, q long stage ride OF
thirty miles is necessary from SoTthvlne
up 70 Lake Pleasant. including . day going
II the county we're abolished and its terri
graphical outlets, these long. difioult Journeys
would be done away with The State would
save something, all told, about $500 a
the Hamilton county oficials and those af.
hllated with them. The cost OF government
in Hamilton county Is over go per capita
New York In Herkimer county the cost
Of government 10 about s. per capita. The
average tax rate is % 80 on the hundred In
Hamilton county, while In HeThmer county
IL is 90 cents on the hundred.
A. B. STEELE
ALBANY, March IS.
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AMRIGUOUS FOODS.
Are Frogs. CanOnicaIly speaking, Con-
sidered Fish or Fowl?

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN Sir. A few
days go the Very Rev DR., Hayes, Chancellor
OF the Archdiocese. gave in THE SIN the
Official facts and figures showing that, canoni-
caly at least. oysters. crabs and HOLSTERS
we're fish and therefore under the Lenten
ban that prohibits the eating Of fish and meat
at the same meal until after Easter.
But there are other doubtful viands. How
about turtle. frogs and terrapin? Many now
class them in the elective order. 10 be eaten
either as FISH or flesh, as the fancy or circum-
stance inclines.
In the case Of the frog, however, the re-
cent rulings Of the United States customs
officials are raising conscientious scruples.
IL will be remembered that Secretary shaw
not long since decided that for tarin purposes
the frog was a bird, whose dainty saddles
must pay duty as poultry.
Now the board OF general appraisers, on
appeal from this decision. holds that frogs'
legs must be classed az 'non-enumerated
manufactured articles,
Can the learned and very reverend Chan
oeilor give us the canonical and 6nal word
in the matter? Can We eat turtle, frogs and
Lent2 CANONICUs.
NEw York, March IS.
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Tn. Identification Of the Mstropol,,sn.

To THE EDIToR or THE SUN-.Sir: 7 was IN q
washington street gar the other day going along
street toward the Treasury building. The car
was pretty well crowded, with several women
standing up and several men sitting down. Crowded
cans are not as frequent In Washington As IN New
YORK. and asked the conductor about the unusual
number Of passengers. We've got a lot OF New
YORK men aboard h. replied. How do you know
they are from New YoTk'- inquired. You arc not
personally acquainted with them, are you'- NO"
be said somewhat dsrespectfully. but can al
Ways tell EN-. They never git up and let the women
set down never said a word, and as ] happened
70 be standing on the platform with him he did not
suspect that tFSs from the metropolis. and was
clad oft MADIsoS soulEE.
NHv YORK, March a.
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The burning issue OF the day Is that Of setting
proper metes and bounds 10 corporate power and
The suppression Of the unlawful encruachmenl upon
the rights Of the people by organized capital. The
lust ana equitable solution Of these problems will
tai the experience and wisdom Of the legislative
and Executive departments OF the Government.
II In the solution eTroris made the error should be
the side OF the people.-.Senaior. flea WARNER Of
MBS0ur
This burning issue is tackled and
disposed Of daily by the. Hon. WILLIAM j.
the Hon. Tom WATSON, without taxing wis
dom or experience cents worth The Hon
ROBERT MARION la TOILETTE solves these
problems in his sleep whenever proper ap-
plication is made 10 him. The Hon. WILLIAM
WARNER Is entirely too slow TO compete in
modern statesms nship.
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Prom /. Roo,,r,It Rspuhllo,n.

To TIE FDrroR or THE SUE-,su. wish 70
congratulate you upon the great amount OF com.
mon sense and justice pictured by you 10 yester.
days SIN under the caption Advance Sheets OF
the Story OF a Coal strike"
Would 70 God that men IN high positions hAd
been able TO see far enough ahead 70 forestAu you
In the sentiments which you give 70 the public
] have heard many speeches since the days OF
lincoln and Tom Corwln, but never have read An
ari ce that had more Truth In Il than the one re.
fer 70 A. this time.
am Roosevelt man an old soldier and a fol.
lower OF Republican puncil les but ! have no use
for toAdyinT 70 murderen or dynAmien.
RAHwAI, n. J., Marrh "a JWP
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The Partners and the Mouser

The testimony Of the Hon. TRUMAN c,
WHITE before the Hooker Assembly Com
mittee on Investigation discloses clearly
that he is an upright and honorable man,
a bulwark Of the bench Of the State, and
that Justice HOOKER and State Tax Com
missioner LESTER F. STEARNs were part
ners in a scheme which forbade the city
Of Dunkirk to build on its own land
because it would shut of light from
the building owned by HOOKER and
STEARNs, which they had leased to the
Post Office Department at a largely in
creased rental.
Justice WHITES testimony alone is
sufficient to warrant the retirement Of
HOOKER and STEARNs to the quietest Of
quiet lives. BY the way, what has be-
come Of the investigation Of STEARNs
which the New York Tribune declared
three years ago that Governor ODELL
should and doubtless would proceed 10
make at that time?
And ARTHUR c. WADE, whom Justice
WHITE refers 10 in his testimony, why,
he appears TO have been the Mouser for
the Partners.
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Only Once.

a treat many similar accidents have occurred
which never occurred before and are not likely TO
occur GgAn.-Ths Ntv York Tfmss.
The stranger strolled through the villa &c
streets until he arrived at the cemetery, says
the old story. The gravedigger was hard
at work excavatng a grave
DO people die often heresbouts7' asked
tho stranger.
None OF EN- ever died more'n once since
my time. answered the Gravedigger. wipln e
the sweat from his forehead with the back
Of his hnnd
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spent four months in the Philippine studying
the results OF American control. was struck Win
the enormous progress made In such compare
lively brief period. Tie natives are being edu.
Gated, are receiving the dement's OF municipal and
provincial liberty, and are rapidly acquiring the
spirit OF republican Institutions France can take
most beneficial lesson from the splendid results
OF the American colonial system.-GOrernor GeneTdl
LAMoTHE Of Cochin china.
NJ. LAMoTHE is a singularly incompetent
and unreliable observer. He wasted four
months il he was not able TO find the Fill
pinos downtrodden, crushed under the
heel Of the usurping American invader,
groaning beneath the tyranny OF a cruel
despotism. NJ. CLEMhSTEL, Preach Minis
ter OF Colonies, recognizes him as an "au-
thority on colonial administration, NJ.
CLENlKNTEL Is deceived. NJ. LAMoTHE is no
authority. For trustworthy information
in regard TO American colonial administra-
ton the French Government should apply
10 Morseur IRVING WRsLow and Mon
sieur ALADDIN ATKINSON Of Boston, Mass,
who will prove that NJ LAMoTHE is an ig-
norant, II not a corrupt, pretender.
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To TIE EprToR or THE SUN-Sfr: There has Al.
ways been more or lets dispute about which Is the
highest mountain In the word, but the lowest noun
tain does pot appear 10 have interested the Feogra.
pheu 70 a great extent. Yet their IA Lowest noun.
tain, a. least In the United States and II Is Mount
corneia. This little mountain, only al1ty-three
feet high, Il located on Pom George Island Al the
mouth OF the ST. Johns River. Flonda. and Il the
highest point Of land on the coast between Cape
Hatteras and Key Wet. 4 light YVES established on
Il at one time. but At last accounts Il had been dls
continued. TRlvuAHR.
PAssAIc. n. J., March Is.
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pres, Suit, and Demoer.eI.

To TEE EDITOR or TIE SUN-,sh: II the public
has not yet forgotten the fun poked at President
Harris OF Amherst College for asking the alumni
for dress suits" for the students who were too
poor 10 purchase them, nay, the Sneers which that
request called foHh-perhaps you will allow me
10 place on record the unanimous opinions OF a
body OF American college men, from different in
situations, now In residence In London.
They are In eject, that DT. Harris IL deserving
Of the greatest oommendAuon for fairly facing
the question OF false democracy and deciding that
a boy need, nay, should not remain boor merely
"heeauss bis daddy was" but that, quite 10 the
contrary, true democracy demands that both rich
and poor should have the privilege Of conforming
70 the usAges OF society, a., for good or bad, we
have made them.
Dr. Harris Is an ideal college president, and he
IL assisted In bis work by wife who Is IN every
sense the alma mater Of the students helping them
In their Intellectual and social tasls and cheering
them 70 victory on the athletic held. n there h
any snobbshness a. Amherst II has remained for
some OF your all too smart" correspondents 10
diseoverh. EDWARD BRICK.
LONDON. March H.
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Little F1uetuation In EaTntnEs Of Ensii,h
RaitWaya

FF0W oCFbHefF Aa0dftnf,
While W are inclined 10 eTtticise EnTlsh railroads
with much freedom, they have a record IN one re
sPect which our own railroad Manager must Iook
upon With respect. The gross earnlnEs OF the
EnGhsh roads never showed An uniavofGbis nue
tuAtion, - compared with previous year. Of over
~ per cent With Ell the talk Of poor railway
management. Of deoadent Industries and Of the
economic evils o. war II is confusing 70 md mat
The commercial development Of Great Britain
measured BY her Groas railroad franc, presents an
dmoft vnbroken record OF hdvanoel Net eaminFs
however, have been badly cut into by the rise IN
vAges and By the higher cost OF fuel
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To TIRE EDIToR or THE SUN-sfr. Your CORE
spondent "R. j. J.s" fear that the Irish will claim
Napoleon BopAparte for their countr,man reminds
me Of what the late Gen, Sweeny once said. Hs
was speaking 70 brother oflcer OF the pTeemnen~e
OF the Irish as soldiers
"oh, pshawl Sweeny," retorted the onieer. pe'u
lantly. you will claim next that Napoleon Bona
pArte was an IrishmAn,"
mo" replied the General, I don't claim tha,
but do claim that the man who whipped him 'fbs
Duke OF WelllnEtonl was" JANIS PooroN.
NEW YoRK, March -.
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pr,,.msker Appelntea Po,tm,,t.r

From ne kdHt1t CIV Journal.
Another woman has been appointed postmaster
In indian Territory by President Roosevelt. Mrs
george Ksaton having been placed In charge Of
the once a. NARROW. ]. T. Nm Keaton is a dfess.
maker. 10 IL thought that her success WAS due 90
the personal lnhuence Of one Of her relatives With
the President. The only other woman postmaster
In Indian Territory appointed this year h Miss
Alice Robertson Of Muskogee
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Frnw ne L,0afon Giobs.
From the Newspaper Pres Directory" for 1875
We ascertain that there are now published 10 the
United Kingdom 7,tei newspapers. distributed as
follow England. 1881, wses, III; scouSnd, 7si.
Ireland 1911, Isles, n. OF Lese there are 10 daily
papers published IN England, In wales, "a In Scot
land. "a IN ireland. and In British Isles. In the
year ists there were published In THE United King
dom Isl journals; 81 these 10 were issued daily
Y In England and IN ireland
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To THI EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir, EduonAny
you say This morning ST. Bryan drove business
men out o. the Democratic party" Mr. Brrap
did drive some business" men out Of the Demo.
cratic party, lust about The same kind that Jesus
drove out Of the temple In doing 20 he polled
NOR votes for the Democratic party than ever
were polled bcfore-oT dftoT, when The -businsss-
men returned RfEHsoN W. JESHINoa
PHuApELruA, March IS
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rZIUT


From ~ AiChtson Globe.
When the women see W heroine In the hem 4
arms on the stage when they read IN the last chay'
ter OF book that the hero and the heroine are 4 N
hraoing, how they applaud' Put vhen they ~
me man nett door Kiss be wife rood. by bel o.,
ttaftiug for vork how they ldufa and wotp le
-~av long a VIII lasL-