The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-15

VVHWf of the Spectrophone the Otner
WW night. I found him roaring
with laughter. 1t was quite
evident that something was going on,
or would some day be going on, that
he found pleasing, for the four walls
of his room and the rafters as well
rang with his mirth.
what is it, doctor?" queried, edg-
ing up close to him and tapping him
on the shoulder.
"One of the most interesting and
amusing developments in the whole
future,,- he grinned. I'm 1903, If this
machine here is truthful, the United
States government, as matter OF
policy, to relieve itself of its chief IN
ternal and external troubles, sells the
Philippine islands to Thomas w. Law
son for S50,O00000," he added.
&c reat heavens!" I cried. CASH"
'sNo-in the bonds of the new Phil
ippine Philippe" said the old gentle
man.
what the deuce is the Philippine
Philipp:c?" demanded.
ITS a new form of government in
vented by Lawson himself" explained
the old gentleman. You'd naturally
expect philippe from man of his
caliber, rather than republic,
wouldn't your"
laughed. What sort of a thing is
it?" 1 inquired; "a government by in
Junction."
NO" replied Prof Forecaster, .it is
a government by denunciation. The
United States was compelled to do
something in 1908 to get rid of Law
son, whose story of Freezing Finance
was gradually setting the whole coun-
try by the ears. Everybody was get
ting mistrustful of everybody else. His
articles showed how Addicks had come
into control of all the Young Mems
Christian associations of the country,
his frequent references to the corner
ing of American universities by the
Standard Oil trust, and the indubi-
table proof he adduces as to the abso-
lutte ownership Of the literary product
of the day by the promoters of Anal
gamated Copper begin to get on the
nerves of the American people in 1906.
Men have got SO distrustful of each
other that even the collections in the
churches fall off, and in all parts Of
the world missionaries are stranded
and starving because pewholders will
vestrymen and deacons who pass the
plate. In 1907 the people attacked be-
come SO desperate and resentful that
Mr.. Lawson applies first to the state
of Massachusetts, for protection against
their, vengeful assaults, and finally
there Is such an uprising that the regu-
lars have to be called out. The state Of
Massachusetts is placed under martial
law, the coast Is patrolled by squad
ron of battleships to ward off possible
attack from the privateersmen of the
world Of high finance, and altogether
things are in pretty pickle.
"By the fall of 1907 Lawson becomes
political issue. The free coinage Of
Lawson becomes stock phrase in the
campaign, and all seventeen candidates
are forced to declare themselves on
What will do about Lawson If cleo
ed. Even candidates for the board Of
health all over the land have to de-
clare themselves on the Lawson issue.
The disposition of sewage, the SANTA
ton Of cities and the questions of hy-
g1ene generally assume secondary i'm
portance, and from one end of the
country to the other there are riotous
outbreaks, which plunge the land into
practical anarchy. Lawson himself,
protected by the military forces of the
country, under the command Of Mai
Gen. Leonard Wood, recalled for the
purpose from the Philippines, is prac-
tically in a state of siege, but still
writing and promising to get down to
the real story of Amalgamated Copper
as soon as he gets moments chance.
Finally the last straw breaks the peo-
pies back. The 1908 installments of his
story deal with the relations of himself,
H. H. Rogers, Adam, Eve and one or
two others to the creation. The story