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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
Mr.. Stone on Doodle.

Mr.. stone of Missouri in his speech IN
the Senate yesterday said this:
Theodore Roosevelt Is instinctiveIv an
honest man. But he is also inordinsteIv
ambitious, and | have thought that ambi-
tion mad so blurred his native honesty q 9
to blind him momentarily and to MAKE bi,,
DO things, or suffer things to be done that
would otherwise have been repulsiye T
prefer to believe the best of him and ali
things considered, the best | can believe is
mat the President being an honest man,
emarting under the sting of remorse. and
being himself no longer interested in cam
paign contributions. has resolved unseIf-
lshly TO exert his strength to promote the
public welfare in this behalf"
In other words. Mr. Roosevelt, as Mr..
Stone sees him. is a man capable of ac-
repting Office at the hands of eorruption-
lists. but sensitive to the propriety of
The same conduct in others. He has four
years before him of power conferred by
the trusts, but II he can prevent it is de-
termined that the trusts shall put nobody
else in Office When the campaign for rat
flying the new constitution in Alabama
was in progress. and doubt existed as to
the strength Of the instrument with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
The Kashgar Report.

The report that Russia, as an indicate IN
of purpose to punish China for that coun-
t-y's alleged violation of the neutrality
laws during the present war, has seized
Kashgar in Eastern Turkestan may be ac-
cepted in the absence of positive con-
firmation, a mere bluff or feeler, put
forth to test British sentiment. Kashgar
has long been an objective In the Russian
mind. The cars government has been
pushing It's railroad work steadily through
Turkestsn, and at latest accounts the line
had reached a point to the east OF Samar-
kand. or about 400 miles west of Kashgar.
The latter city is directly on the route
chosen by Russia for the RAILROAD, which
is clearly meant for military uses. But
the dominion of China over East Tur-
kestan is as yet unquestioned. and any
passage of the frontier by Russian troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

people, some Of it's advocates, as the news
papers reported. urged that. Il necessary,
1t be counted in. One more steal" they
cried, ',and then wen all be honest"
Mr.. Roosevelt, as Mr. stone believes. hav-
ing benefited by big steal. wants every
body now to be honest. With the November
result securely deposited in his inside
pocket, no insists that the country should
be on its guard against another election
waged after the fashion of that Of last year.
This appraisement Of the matter and OF
himself cannot carry comfort to the Presi-
dent. If this Is the best that the Missouri
senator can believe Of Mr.. Roosevelt. one
may well hesitate to ask him to express the
worst. If "the sting of remorse" Is oper-
ating on the man in the White House 1t
should goad him much further than Mr..
Stone suggests. The electoral college has
not yet performed Its function. 1t IL yet
time for the President to address It's MEM
bers. regretting the influences that brought
about republican success last year, absoiv-
ing them of their instructions to vote for
him, and suggesting that in the circum-
stances they make some other choice Tnls'
of course, would raise serious difficulty,
for what other republican leader would ac-
cept what Mr.. Roosevelt had thus so sig
niicantly rejected? But Mr.. Roosevelt
would have discharged his full duty to HIM
self.
If homely phrase is pardonable. what is
the Missouri senator giving US? Has he
any object beyond nagging his opponents
with warmed-over gossip of the stump?
There is a much better way to fight trusts
and Doodle. and strengthen the hands Of
officials like Gov. Folk, who are moving In
a practical manner against corrupt organi-
cations and the lobbyists whom they en-
ploy to influence legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
Wants Wife Beaters DISTINGUISHED

From the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.
The women of Philadelphia are reported
to be against the establishment of the
whipping post as punishment for wife
beaters. They consider 1t brutal, degrad-
Ing and out Of keeping with the times. One
prominent social and reform leader, while
sympathizing with the purpose. suggests
that, IL something were done to cure the
drunkenness Of the country, the wife beat
ing would mend itself. Another, without
proposing a remedy, shrinks with equal
horror from the crime and the proposed
punishment. A third leader among Phila-
delphia women suggests that the wife
beater be disfranchised deprive them of
their votes said she. land that will prove
a far greater punishment than whipping at
the post" She recognizes that this would
be no remedy at all in the District Of Co
lumbia, for which 1t Is proposed that the
whipping post be established, because there
no one votes But she is against the pun
ishment for the reason that it is a back
ward step and corporal punishment al
ways has a bad moral influence in q COM
rnuntty,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

whether as deliberate trespassers for pur-
poses of reprfsal or as so-called guards to
railroad engineers would be breach OF
Chinese rights calculated to call forth an
Immediate and emphatic protest That there
has been no such protest Is warrant Tor
believing that the report Is untrue.
England has a direct and a considerable
interest at stake In the future of Kashgar.
The Younghusband expedition to Tibet gave
Great Britain undeniable dominance over
that region, politically and commercially.
The dalai lama. however, is a Fugitive, ana
is supposed to be sheltered by Russia at
some unknown point. That Russia would
be inclined to strike forth openly In the
direction Of Tibet, TO checkmate England.
II not now thoroughly occupied In Man
churia and at home. Is believed by all who
have studied the situation in central Asia.
That the railroad has been built as move
In the direction OF menacing the Indian
frontier Is an accepted fact. From kash-
gar. II that city could be Russianized with
out precipitating the long-delayed conflict
between England and Russia. the latter
could direct a campaign OF annoyance
against the British interests In both Tibet
and India.
1t would be thoroughly typical of Russian
diplomacy to invent the story that ITS
agents had seized Kashgar, merely In Or
der to give opportunity for convincing
denial to follow. The whole record OF
Russian diplomacy is filled with such In
stances of the setting up of straw men to
be knocked down at the right moment.
But English statesmen are by this time
thoroughly acquainted with the character
istics of the bear, and do not allow them
selves to be tricked into exhibitions of i'm
patience or anxiety or buster whenever
Russia makes a move in print which, If
made in fact, would seem to menace Brit
ish interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
The Vacation School.
From the Syracuse Herald.

From the Syracuse Herald
The inclusion in the city budget of mod
est appropriation OF 81 600 for a vacation
school il asked for by the citizens who have
been interested in that valuable auxiliary
of our school system. We believe their re-
quest should be grented. Last summer the
vacation school was sustained by private
benevolence. and 1t would be unjust for the
city to continue to shirk its obligations in
that way. The small municipal investment
required will be repaid many fold Such
has been the experience of cities that MAIN
tain vacation schools, and most progressive
cities do. The influence OF this institution
reaches a class Of children who are in need
Of restraint during the holidays; who In
many instances would run wild without It.
1t is the duty of the city to provide for
them the mental and moral discipline which
the vacation school supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
A Mendicaut Musing.

I shall not wall
Though friends be few.
I'll tell no tale
OF grief anew.
Where Congress schemes
With patient glee
The silence seems
Worse broke than me.
Wants petty stings
Seem light as air
When greater things
So badly fare.
I'm broke. IT'S sad.
And yet-hurrah-
Not broke as bad
AS many a law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
A Polite Necessity.

''Your daughter Is highly accomplished?'
"Well," answered Mrs. Cumrox, "she
knows great deal about English literature
and can speak several languages. But
wish I could hire somebody to teach her
just what slang 1t is proper to use in fash
ionable society,""
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
ReeSSured.

81 am afraid some of the dates in my his
torical novel are Inaccurate"
'That Is all right" answered the publish-
er. at will never be noticed. People who
read history have too much literary taste
to read historical novels"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
Philippine Trade.
From the New York Sun.

The cry Of certain ruin to American sugar
and tobacco springs from groundless APP
prehension. Under no circumstances will
there come a destroying food of either
crop. and to both should be given every
possible opportunity and encouragement.
The Filipino bolo will be much better ern-
pioyed in cutting sugar cane than in hack
ing American soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
A Universal Rule.

The microbe doth exemplify
By efforts of the keenest,
How little natures always try
Somehow to be the meanest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

After noting the attitude of st. Peters
burg toward General Stoessel. Kuropatk1n
must feel that IT would be kindness to
let him come home and apologize without
further delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

Kansas has too much reputation for orig
inality to become extensively involved in
any of these time-worn race prejudice dis
puteS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

The japanese taxpayer has the advantage
over the Russian in being able to see that
he is getting something for his money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

If Congress could be persuaded to hold
session between June and December the
claims of this city for recognition as a
summer resort might be indicated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

1t may be accepted as a foregone con.
clusion from now on. that no matter what
happens. Senator Cockrell will be con-
spicuous in public affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

A number of f1naneiers. while recognizing
Tom Lawson's literary abilities. refuse to
regard him otherwise than as man who
has peached on his pals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

China may begin to suspect that 1t car
look for peace only when its neighbors are
SO busy fighting as to overlook it. >.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

After going through the endowment house
the average Mormon feels that q congress
sional investigation Is comparatively mild
ordeal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

Mrs. Chadwick is said to be on the verge
of nervous prostration. Another instance Of
the terrible strain of a career In hieh
finance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

The New York authorities continue to
discriminate In favor of the stock ticker as
against the roulette wheel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

Mr.. Carnegie is not allowing the impress
sion to get out that he and Mr.. Rockefeller
are entered for college endowment compe-
titiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

poor man has at least the consulate
Dt knowing that be is not likely to he .
mark for the Chadwicks and tn, Hannoh
Eliases. 'i"inah
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

"Wid some folks said Uncle Eben, "bein'
out O. work Is a misfortune, an wild others
it's habit" ...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
SHOOTING STARS.
Practical Education

''Do the Russians know much about mod
ern warfare?" 80
''Of course they do. Look at what they
must have learned In the past year!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19
Looking for Trouble.
From the New York Tribune

vespasian Warner must be the sort of
man who likes trouble IL he Is ready Is
take the pension commissionership after ali
thu warnings put forth by his predecessors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

Even New York viii presently begin to
hold up its hands In horror at the shocking
revelations in Denver politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

Governor Pennypacker knows a thing or
TWO about preventing the public from for.
getting him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

UIn order to avoid delays Oh account Of
personal absence, letters to TILE SIA8
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the ofaos, but simply %
THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments, according to tenor or
purpose.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
1Man Special to the Advertiser.)

(MaiI Special to the AdVertlSer.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 20
An agitation was started here a few
days ago for putting a tax on coffee,
which will concern the people Of Ha-
wall. although those who are back of
the agitation seem to have entirely
overlooked the fact that their plan
would enure to the benefit of the is
lands in the mid Pacific. The stories,
which We're quite widely printed in
the newspapers that subscribe to
certain press association, had their
foundation in the desire of brewers
and distillers to stave off any increase
in their federal taxes.
If there is any one thing on which
the brewers and distillers are tender
it is the subject of increased taxation.
They keep press agents here all the
time to put out by cleverly devised
channels all sorts of statements calcu-
lated to benefit themselves. One of
the latest of these was, as stated as
surance that the House Committee on
Ways and Means and the Senate Com
mittee on Finance We're going to give
careful attention to coffee and tea as
taxable possibilities" But in making
up their argument for this sort of a
tax. which, as regards coffee, would
please the Hawaiian growers, the press
agents of the refreshment manufacture
ers devoted their argument to the
prospects of developing a great coffee
industry in Porto Rico and the Philip
pines The possibilities of the indus
try in Hawaii were entirely ignored.
The work of creating sentiment
for that sort of a tax has been con-
tinued. The beet sugar interests well
come it. for they fear a reduction of
the duty on goods from the Philip
pines and anything that tends to in
crease the revenues is welcomed by
every interest that is content with the
standpat policy. However, Chairman
Payne, of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, has recently been throwing cold
water on the proposition to tax tea
and coffee but the liquor interests are
not discouraged by that. They are
spreading their propaganda steadily
and now claim to have two or three
in the ca binet to the idea that
a five cent tax on coffee would be
good thing. Others look upon the agi-
tation as first step towards revision
of the tariff and think it should be
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
FREDERICK l. HASKIN WHO WILL SUPPLY
ROUND THE WORLD" CORRESPONDENTS
TO THE SUNDAY ADVERTISER.
ADVERTISER.

Frederick Haskn of the best known press cores
OF the United has been here for ten days writing
syndicate of which in
cudes the of daies such the Philadelphia
and the Cincinnati Enquirer
He leaves TODAY on the China world writing de-
Readers of the Sunday Advertiser Will
pleased that the Gazette Company has contracted
service Hawaii will be included
The correspondence will be illustrated.
Haskn has already travelled widely and from the
during the adjustment OF the
Canada and then
Immediately the Colombian trouble
Chile where he
crcng the southern continent and visiting
Avre Barbadoes Trinidad Cuba and
he a remarkable with
silver question. During the weeks he
will China and the Philippines His final let
tiers will from Russia.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04

friend of Hawaii on the floor would
object and he could not secure the op-
DOrtunity.
AT this critical time for Hawaiian
interests here, the raising of a con-
test is regarded as particularly unfor-.
tunate, not from the standpoint of airy
one party in the islands but from the
standpoint of securing legislation of
general benefit to the Hawaiians
ARMORY AND HARBOR.
Secretary Taft has written a letter
to the Interior Department with refer
ence to the armory site. He states
that the War Department buildings on
that block will be completed by June
80, 1906 and that there can be no OBJ
lection TO turning the remainder of the
block over to the territory The In
terror Department thinks well of that
statement, as affording a good site
for the armory. The letter of Score
tary Taft has been forwarded by the
Interior Department to Gov. Carter.
Gen. Mckenzie, chief of engineers,
said this afternoon that there were no,
further developments yet in the prep
aratfons for the improvement of Homo
; lulu. 1--WE have speeded the prepara-
tons as much as possible said he,
by issuing instructions to the officer
in charge at San Francisco but have
had no report yet as to what is being
done"
ERNEST C. WALKER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04

laukeas Election Contest May Use Up All ra.
waits Time in Next Congress Thus Side.
Tracking Appropriations.

froWned on for that reason. OF course
the Hawaiian coffee growers will be
pleased at the brewers and diStillerS
coming to their aid. If the tariff is
opened up, the brewers and distiIlers
il should be remembered, are mighty
influential. They contribute large
sums to Republican campaigns and
only those who have contributed to
campaigns, know how it is possible to
move Congress when the days of legis-
lation are at hand.
TARIFF REVISION.
Very little is heard now about tariff
revision, except this sudden discussion
about tea and coffee. Everybody real
ICES that the country may be close to
tariff revision, but the Influences
against it are tremendous and it is
doubtful whether the President will
want to fly in the face of those in
iuences, nearly all OF which are within
his own party. Much as he wanted
reduction of duty on goods coming in
to this country from the Philippines
and much as Secretary of War Taft,
the former governor of the Philippines,
wanted it, they could not persuade
Congress to act. OF course the fact
of a short session was against them
and at the next session, which will be
the long one, they may have better
success. Possibly Hawaii and Hawai-
ian business interests would be more
affected by that reduction in duty than
in any general revision or amendment
which is the term many of the adj
ministration leaders prefer.
The weight of opinion among the best
informed people here is that there will
be no extra session of Congress in the
autumn, although the fine prospects of
one has been and still is. more or less
widely heralded. If there be no eX-
ira session of Congress, the prospects
of any amendment to the tariff become
fewer. At the same time, it is not
safe to forget the Presidents well
known views in favor of reducing du-
ties on many highly protected articles.
When he comes back here in the au-
tumn. he may choose to renew the agi-
tation for tariff revision, as he has
done at least twice since he entered
started such a movement, the infiuen-
tial standpatters i'll Congress have set
their faces stoutly against it and, by
show of opposition, dissuaded him.
Their counter argument next autumn,
if one is necessary, will be the proX-
and the danger of such legislation, the
workings of which the people will be
unable to comprehend for a year or
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04

Persons of discrimination are always;
on the alert for Guality--Rainier Beer
was awarded gold medal at the Paris
Exposition for purity, quality and ex-
cellence of flavor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04

1t only takes $4,000 to buy a nice
home in Punahou, $500 cash, balance
on time. See Ffsher-Ables for par
ticulars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
CONTEST MAY BE COSTLY.

If Curtis P. Iaukea comes here with
a contest it, like all election contests,
is privileged matter and, also like all
election contests. will take up a great
deal of the time of the House. AS
things are now. time is grudgingly Civ
en- for the consideration of territorial
interests and those pressing for Ha-
waiian legislation would find them
selves confronted with the objections
that Hawaii's quota of time for the
session had already been used in hear
ing a political squabble from the ISL
ands.
There can be no question as TO the
outcome 1t is very, very rare that
a Republican House seats a Demo-
cratic aspirant. 1t is still very far
from the truth that the House votes
on election contests after carefully con-
sidering the merits of the controversy.
Politics largely control the verdict
simply because members do not have
the time to go into voluminous testi-
mony and, if they had that time, are
under too much political stress to seat
political opponents. Furthermore there
is rarely an opportunity for the con-
testant of an opposite party from the
majority of the House to be heard in
any way that commands the attention
Of the House. Occasionally such
contestant. striving for a seat is al
lowed to speak on the floor in his own
behalf But as Asher Kinds, the
trusted PARLIAMENTARY of the House
for ten years and the best parliament
tary authority in this country. said to-
day. contestants are allowed to speak
only by unanimous consent. In re
cent years it has become more and
more the practice not to allow such
appeals on the floor. If Mr.. Iaukea
should come here in his own behalf, it
is as certain as anything could be that
his voice would never be raised in the
House. He could not speak in his own
behalf, unless every member of the
$50 consented which means that some