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The independent., 1905-08-17
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of foreign commodities ever known. True,
our export trade balance still remains very
large, but 1t Is not bringing in any gold ana
there is question whether the actual balance
Is not much smaller than the nominal our
money market meantime, however, remains
quietly easy and sterling exchange balances
around par. Thus for the moment all appears
well and doubtless is well, but It would
seem to be obvious that the country Is being
placed in that high price or inflated position
which is peculiarly exposed to the blasts OF
any adverse influences that may appear. Con-
tinued large additions to the money volume
must have the effect of further advancing
commodity prices thus stimulating imports,
retarding exports and forcing foreign ex-
change upward toward the gold exporting
point If meantime one or two OF our import
ant export harvests like cotton should come
out badly, the consequences might be awk-
ward, in view of the great thrush OF foreign
goods. However, the point to be made at this
time is that prices rather than bank reserves
or population increase tell the story for or
against currency imitation; and when our
price level is so far above that of the out
side world as to induce an unprecedented and
increasing importation of goOds-this ~
evidence of currency imitation as an actual
present fact In the country's financial situa-
tinn. Yet the secretary of the treasury ~
not satisfied and would have more OF 1t. This
is a somewhat extraordinary position for q
man to appear in who came into national
prominence by contending, when the coun-
trys money volume was at standstill and
no ways appeared to be open for its abund-
ant increase that the supply was ample Tor
! all legitimate needs
The independent., 1905-08-17
"THE MIND or THE MOB"

In an address on "The Mind of The Mob
Prof. Ross of the University of Nebraska said
that fads constitute the bulk of the mob's mental
efforts and are seriously threatening our national
sanity The Chicago Tribune has a good WORD
to say for fadS:
The professor is not outside the truth
when he calls us nation of faddists. Amer
leans are more heartily devoted to fads than
the other civilized nations of the earth. We
golf, tennis, educate exercise, devote time to
the new novel, are industrious, and play base
ball with strenuOusness and an earneStness
that no other nation can hope to equal. We
adopt the conventional fads and pursue them
with zeal almost akin to passion. We ac-
quire new ones, manufacturing them to suit
our own peculiar desires and pursuing them
even more strenuously than the old We
read graft exposes with an avidity unbeliev-
able, and-best proof of all that the fad
passion has us for it's earnest devOtee-We
write and deliver lectures on anything and
everything that furnishes material for original
or freakish comment. For all of which let us
be exceedingly thankful. The fad as an ex-
preston of phase of national life is a
good sign, healthy sign. 1t indicates the
temperament of a people in a manner few
things can do. With the fad present we may
always look for progress mentally, morally.
industrially. Without it we may we'll look
fo~ mental stagnation and decay. 1t may
easily be pursued beyond the limits Of virtue,
propriety, and common sense. 1t often is.
1t may take form that is senseless, harm
full. But with the great bulk of American
faddists the fad does not reach to either OF
these extremes Baseball is our most ex-
tensive1y patronized fad, and baseball is any
thing but deleterious to its followers.
The independent., 1905-08-17
CURRENCY INITIATION

The Springfield Republican protests against
the initiation of the currency, which has not
prevented Secretary Shaw from offering still
further opportunity for imitation by accepting
Philippine bonds and state and municipal securi-
ties from banks to guarantee circulation:
What then, are the evidences Of cur
rency imitation which tends to crowd out
gold and send it abroad? They to be
found, not in population or bank reserve
calculations, but in the relative states of the
worlds money markets, commodity prices,
foreign trade and exchanges-all these fac
tors being closely related in cause and effect
order. The present position OF the United
States in certain of these particulars goes to
prove the existence of undue currency ex-
pansion or imitation. Commodity prices in the
home market have been lifted so far above
the level of the outside world as to start in
this direction much the greatest movement
The independent., 1905-08-17
NO OCCASION FOR PANIC

The ST. Louis Post Dispatch makes some sane
uggestions with reference to the fear and excite
nent caused at st. Louis by the appearances by
elow fever in New Orleans:
The state board of health has laid the
foundation for ample protection for this state
against yellow fever, but the regulations
should not exceed the reasonable precautions
necessary to keep out the state those actually
infected with the disease. No unnecessary
hardships should be inflicted upon the healthy
persons from the district where yellow fever
exists, or where it is feared. No unnecessary
restrictions should be placed upon trade
There is no occasion for panic. Yellow fever
is not epidemic and is not spreading to an
alarming extent There Is no possibility OF its
spreading in ST. Louis at this time and II yell
low fever patients are kept out of the city,
there will be no danger at any time. The
quarantine regulations should be directed by
reason and not by panic Let us use the
methods of science and civilization, not OF
ignorance and barbarism, in dealing with the
situation. Let us give the sick who fall into
Cr hands excellent care in hospitals where
they will not menace others; let us offer
haven for healthy refugees; let us trade with
all who want to do business under proper
precautions, and let us offer the facilities OF
trade to all who desire to use our facilities.
In short, let the attitude of st. Louis towards
the afflicted communities of the south be die
tated by sanity, sympathy and humanity.
The independent., 1905-08-17
BETTER SENATORS NEEDED

The Kansas City Times urges the people td
heed the Character of men they elect to ONCE
and especially in filling vacancies In the United
States senate:
With gradual improvement I'm the char
acter of public men, there will be better laws,
a stricter enforcement of the laws and finer
code of morals in the business world. But
little progress can be made against Doodle
and graft unless the laws in existence are
enforced and better ones supplied where old
ones are inadequate. The real problem lies
in the United States senate, which body is
largely owned by the money interests, ana
which blocks the way to reform by present.
ing specious arguments on behalf Of the "busi
ness interests and the working classes. The
greatest graft the world has ever known IS
in the shelter that the protective tariff gives
to monopolists and extortionists in this coun-
try, yet congress, especially the upper branch.
is so under the control of the men who bene-
fit by this shelter that it will take time to
bring about anything like the needed reform.
However the people alone will be to blame
if the reform is not ultimately wrought,
The independent., 1905-08-17
OUR IMPERlALIsTlc eLUNDER

The failure of American rule in the Philip
pines has given the opponents of Imperialism
a chance to make some decidedly pertinent COM
ments The Boston Watchman, after expressing
its admiration of Secretary Taft's plan in trying
to save the American administration from utter
breakdown, says
However, knowledge of the conditions
of Malaysia extending over considerable
period leads to the conviction that he is
Undertaking heroic but hopeless task. No
European government has ever succeeded in
ruling the people of any of the islands of the
East Indies in peaceful and satisfactory
manner Those who opposed the retention
of the Philippine islands were vilifed with
malignity; but there is no wellinformed per-
son in the United States at the present time,
official or private, who does not realize that
the retention Of anything more than port or
ports in the islands, was mistake. Spain
received $40, 900 for something which it
has been a great advantage to her to lose
and the United States has invested several
hundred millions in the islands with no pros
pect of any considerable return and without
sl.5ts s}Jt ~ ~ 9'
The independent., 1905-08-17
ole Nebraska Independent

even conferring benefit on the people. They
are poorer and more demoralized than under
Spanish rule, and no one sees any real nope
of solution of the vexed question. "Wnat
shall we do with the Philippines" Ine
Watchman more than a year ago advocated
selling them to Japan; but now Japanese
official says Japan would not take them as
gift. 1t is certain that this country cannot
90 on pouring money into the Philippines
at the rate of the past few years, and what
can be done consistently with the honor OF
this country and the welfare of the Fiiipinos
is a difficult question We may be Obliged
to come to the Dutch plan in Java and hoid
a few of the chief ports for trade and leave
the rest of the people to themselves.
The independent., 1905-08-17
4 FARMERS PRAYER TO THE PACKERS

William Kent of Kent & Burke, OF Genoa,
Neh is the author of the following. 1t expresses
the helplessness of the producing classes. Almost
the feeling has come over them that the laws
afford them no protection. 1t is a question OF now
much these trusts out of their magnanimity are
willing to give to the people, While tnls prayer
is addressed only to the beef trust, 1t apples
equally to the grain trust, the lumber trust, tne
machine trust the oil trust, and all other trusts
Almighty ones who rule the destines OF
sheep cows, pigs farmers, chickens and other
live stock, place your ears near the ground
and listen to our plea. -
Eternal and ever growing ones, VINO KILL
kill kill and chop and scrape and slash ana
can who fry and boil and freeze at will: we
pray that you confine your bOilings and freez-
ings your cannings and killings to the tribute
we pour in, insist forever on human
sacrifice.
Let the blood you spill be the blood OF
beasts and not be the drippings from corn
husking fingers.
All powerful ones we do not ask to see
your books we do not question as to your
rebates, your private cars, your metnods OF
running small butchers. We do not care Wnat
price YOU charge for beef embalmed or fresh.
We question not the ingredients OF your
crOQuettes, soups, or tamales.
But, oh great ones, please let up On U.S.
We pray you to call off the marketquoters
who at your QlCLdJlOu lcll uo oui oeoCh "ASA
light is half fat" and would bring good
prices if heavy Make them drop their call
f. light handy cattle when ours are
heavy.
Oh, rich, ones, don't continue to steal
our young heifers and our old bulls. Tell
your menials in the yards, we pray you, that
when they skin us, as they ever do that our
hides do not reach to the bone
Stop, we pray of you, the daily yawp OF
slack of demand" when you, by corralling the
whole works on land and sea and on lands
beyond the sea-, are the only demand. say
that you don't want our stock and we shall
more greatly respect you.
Oh, large fat and prosperous ones, our
prayer rises before daylight from million
farms; range men sing it in the teeth OF biz
zard and in storms of alkali dust. It must be
heard or we perish and with us your power
to work more evil. We who produce the meat
wall by the wall to which you have driven
u.s. We care not for the price you charge
the consumer we cannot afford to eat OF your
output Charge him as much as you like,
great people, but d...de, oh, divide fraction
of your spois with us we perish.
The independent., 1905-08-17
AUGUST II. 1905

friends or his party by political forestalling.
Should more available man have then ap-
peared, Bryan may be depended upon to
recognize the fact and make the most of it
for the good of the cause which as yet he
pre-eminently represents. Should no such
man appear, there is as little reason to look
for weak, false modesty on Bryan's part
in that event as for selfish obtrusiveness in
the other-The Public, Chicago, Ill.
That Mr. Bryan will be presidential
nominee in 1908 is extremely probable. The
nomination of candidates is a long way on,
and events may change present indications.
But if things political go on as they have
been going since Mr.. Bryans prospects were
Illuminated by the democratic calamity OF
November 8, 1904, it is morally certain that
he will be able to secure the democratic nom
ination, and equally certain that he will avail
himself of that opportunity. AT this date ne
looms up to such an altitude, to such tower
ing height above any other democratic presi-
Dental possibility, that there can scarcely be
said to be any competition And when some
months hence, he returns from his travels in
the old world ''n the interest of good govern
ment," what is to prevent his millions OF ad-
mirers from giving him so hearty and loud
welcome that his nomination will be cleared
of the last lingering remnant OF doubt
Washington Post
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30
COPPER TEMpERING
Been DISCOVERED

DENVER, Col, June 26.-DaviG
Lamon, a jeweler of this city, has
just received patents on an invention
for temperng copper, that lost art
of the ancients which scientists have
been trying for ages to again bring
to light.
Exhaustive tests made by Mr.. La
mons process, which is secret, show
that it viii indeed do what he claims
for 1T. He has interested local CAPT
talists in his invention, and now that
the patents have been accepted in
Washington, his company will pro-
coed with the erection of a mammoth
plant here which will employ SOC
men.
The new concern will manufacture
copper wire and all sorts of electrical
devices. Lamon discovered the art
by accident while working at his
trade, and he has already been Offered
100000 for full possession of his
secret.
The offer was refused.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30
COMMERCIAL UNCLE SAM

Is this thought mere dreaming, or
can it be supported by strong proba-
biities and reasoning?
Take this western hemisphere:
Alaska, British Columbia, the Cana
das and the United States, all, with
in that infinitesimal period of 500
years, discovered overrun, and
dominated by the Caucasian, the So
called natives of this vast territory
practically wiped out OF existence.
Mexico-No pure blood, save that
of the Yaqui Indians, now in their
death throes.
The Central Americans-No gov
ernmental stability, no financial sys'
tenn, no commerce in their own con-
troll, ignorance. base treatment of
their women, no appreciation Of the
fact that the human animals condi-
ton, like that of all others, depends
: largely on the treatment given the
mothers.
Brazil, Peru, Chile-Better condi-
toned than some others, but large
" protected by climatic conditions,
! dissipated by that cooling of the
earth referred to above. and even
now threatened by the foothold Sc
cured by the Caucasian in Argen'
tina, and by the building of the Pana-
ma canal.
Look at the other side of the globe.
The Australian eliminated. Africa
squeezed from both ends by the white
mans greed, ru mand gunpowder.
| Turkey, Persia, Egypt, mere rags OF
| past power and glory. Vast India q
province, and even impenetrable Tibet
| girdled for the telling. The Monso'
almost innumerable, practically as he
has been FOR thousands of years, but
nevertheless at last within reach OF
| the merciless talons of commercial
ism, that superlatively potent nraft
of the Caucasian.
The first great "open door" was the
! Suez canal. Greater still must b.
the Panama. England must control
one, the United States the other tht
latter with vast shipbuilding, rait and
! armor making plants somewhere on
the Pacific coast.
Indeed, 1T seems reasonable to be-
lieve, judging from the evolution IL
both man as an animal and men al
races that, eventually, Uncle Sam am
John Bull will stand shoulder t.
shoulder and dominate all. No living
man may see 1t, but, then. man reall,
sees little or nothing In lifetime.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30

sinations of various police and SINH
lar officials in Warsaw within the
past few months, besides numerous
unsuccessful attempts at assassina
tion. Twenty-Five policemen are now
receiving medical attendance as q! re-
suit of attacks made on them.
The socialist leaders have entire
control over their subordinates, and
rioting and violence against private
individuals does not take place. ANY
socialist found plundering is imme-
diately shot by his fellows.
Since the socialists have come to
the front during the past few months
crimes have materially decreased in
Warsaw. Only recently the socialist
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30

Science tells us that the Sun and
Earth are cooling and that in time
the area of possible habitation of the
Earth will be very much more limited
than now; that this will come about
in a comparatively short time, when
we consider what geology records and
what we know about the evolution of
man to his present state. Be that as
1t may, we actually have historical
proof that the human race is slowly
moving toward the equatorial regions
as it's habitat AS in the days when
the barbarians from the north" de-
seconded upon Rome, the hardy, pro-
gressive white race of temperate
zones is crowding out, assimilatins
and annihilating the others Already
the Aztec is gone, the Australian is
gone, the North American and other
aborigines as good as gone. The Tar
tars, the Turks, the Greeks, the Per-
SLAMS are, comparatively. mere relies,
while even so white a specimen as
the French is in decadence under the
ban of unnatural influences such as
sterility and mighty vices.
A commercial war between the
United States and Japan, such as
seems inevitable, would be but one
short step in that evolution which
eventually means universal domino
ton by the pure Caucasian, and, in
any such progression, the English
and American people must unite
sooner or later, the one to control the
eastern, the other the western hemi-
sphere.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30
AUTO GIRLS
PLAY JURORS

CHICAGO, June 3o.-Twenty-one
arrests for exceeding the speed limit
in automobiles were made In Evans.
ton and Glencoe Sunday
Among those arrested In Evanston
was F. w. Cornish, mayor of Lake
Bluff. He was fined $40.
X. K. Knopp, in whose machine
were six young women, was arrested
The girls wanted to act as Jury and
Justice Boyer permitted it.
The fair jurors fined Knopp SIC
and the court let it stand. Knopp
pleaded that he was talking to one
of his passengers and could not have
been expected to watch his rate OF
speed. He declared she hypnotized
him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30
WARSAW WAS RIPE
FOR BLOODY REVOLT

fenced to death by the socialists, has
become mad through fear, and is
now in the Warsaw military hospital
Lieutenant Gontarew's chief, Captain
Lankow, who was also sentenced to
death, applied for leave of absence
little time ago and has departed
Following his example, other police
captains put in urgent demands fol
leave.
General Maximovich, the governor
general of Poland, dare not show
himself in the public streets, and he
dwells practically a prisoner either
in one of his Warsaw residences or
Just outside the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30

He Is surrounded constantly by a
bodyguard of Circassian Cossacks and
no one is permitted to enter the
palace grounds except under escort.
General Maximovich is so fearful of
showing himself in the Warsaw
streets that he refuses even to go to
church on court days. He is just
now at his country seat about four
hours from Warsaw. He left Warsaw
at dead of night, travelled through
the streets at top speed in a closed
carriage to the railway station, and
boarded Immediately a special train
which steamed away. No one knew
until the next day that the governor
had left Warsaw.
There have been at least 80 assas-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30
BANKERS TO
FIGHT NEW LAW

INDIANAPOLIS, June 30.-Private
bankers of Indiana to a total of over
200 have organized for the purpose
of fighting against the new law which
requires private banks to report peri
odically to the auditor of state on
the condition of their business. The
new law is to go into operation to-
morrow and the organization is pre-
pairing for an immediate test case
with a view to carrying it to the
United States supreme court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30
RIKSDAG ASSEMBLIES

STOCKHOLM, June 30.-In accord,
ance with the call of King Oscar the
riksdag assembled today in extraordi-
nary session to consider matters re-
lating to the withdrawal Of Norway
from the dual alliance with Sweden.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-30

Jews made a concerted attack on the
gambling houses, establishments of
vice and usurers in their quarters,
and demolished everything found in
the houses, driving the inhabitants
into the streets and forcing many of
them to leave the city.
The police did nothing to prevent
this outbreak, having had previous
warning that if they stepped IN
certain number among them would
be killed
The Warsaw employers and prl'
vate citizens generally are doing
everything they can secretly to en-
courage the activity Of the social
lists