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The sun., 1905-09-19
Irish Trouble. with the Drama.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sfr: The Intelligent
and self respecting Irish have succeeded In driving
OF the theatrical stage one class of reputed Irish
comedian but there remains another tyne equally
II not more, offensive than the extingu,sh one
This class is represented by such men as Chaunccy
olcott. who played here In an alleged impcrsonn a.
tion Of the greatest and most beautiful character
In Irish and English literature. Edmund Burke,
How any one with any appreciation OF the genius
OF the great citizen Of the Irish capital could for
one moment connect him with singer oil drivclnp
nursery sonss Ia beyond my Imagination. Tho
mere Idea Of Edmund Burke, the greatest literary
light In English history singing mawl'sh and scken.
ing sentiment ought to he enough to give him
very cool reception.
The impersonation OF Edmund Rhrke by Oicott
is nothing more than the grossest Insult that could
be fung In the face of the Irish people. one OF the
most forgiving and reluctant 10 strike In the whole
world. IL Is about time that the Irish pcop!c Il,
this country should be given fair show on the
theatrical stage The elimination OF the cartcature
that caused some uproar In Boston. New York.
Philadelphia and even here few years ago did
not complete tho job
Had the author Of Edmund Burke" chosen any
other Irish character for the theme Of his NAV
the oncnse might not have been so emphatic ana
sore, but Burke above alll CoRSKtsaU p. HAYES.
WArnRBuRr, Conn, Sept II.
The sun., 1905-09-19
The Mixture or Races.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--iyir: Among
tho more recent dissertations and theo ries
on the race problems have seen none that
treated the matter from the point of view
Of ethnologc physiology AS a matter Of
fact. this side OF tine question seems to have
been somewhat neglected Of late, notwith-
standing that its study could not fail to be
both instructive and profitable. True, no
aid to solve the problem politically. socially
and economically can be expected from that
quarter, but for all that 1t, might show us
how much Of the question could be settled
by assimilation.
Assimilation has at all times been a pow
erful factor in man s history Non-assimila- :
tive elements have invariably disappeared
altogether without leaving their imprint
behind. AS rule they have been sub
jugated, the males have either been killed
or enslaved and violent absorption has been
the lot of the females; the progeny of the
latter having the disadvantages of monerel- :
ism; that is. inability to modify to any extent
the racial characteristics of the people that
absorbed them and an inclination toward
extinction.
Mongrcl races are the result of the as
similaton of two peoples differing racially
Primitive peoples seem to lend themselves
more readily to this than those highly civil
lied i;Te and i must be said that the Aryan sub
assimiiatIon with races less eivliized.e e''' W
Numerous cases came to my notice where
the unions OF Cape boys and Cape girls, South
African half and quarter breeds, proved sterile
or resulted in abortion.
Interbreedlng between coolies and negroes
and Arabs and negroes seems to have no
such results, except that perhaps physical
deteroration and repulsive diseases maintain
here the racial barrier.
High ccntralizato and PROLONGED isolation
simliation Of primitive types impossible
NEW York, Sept is. INYANoA,
The sun., 1905-09-19
satisfactory. The election Of 1904 still
pivea him daeD aatisfantiOn

satisfactory. The election Of 1904 still
gives him doep satisfaction.
/ Wednesday he will make his positively
last political appearance for some time.
He will go TO tho Nebraska Democratic
State convention. We don't know how
many times we've read of the havoc
wrought on the Colonel's fences by his
Democratic foes In his own State, but
there as elsewhere he seems to continue
to be the only one Democrat IN the
world for most Of the Democrats.
Thursday he begins his voyages, traf-
fics and discoveries, his circumnaviga-
ton of the world. Lucky man! Plenty
Of time, plenty Of the pale and common
drudge, and the world before him where
to browse and choose and get up
subjects and write letters and observe
men and cities. We see him feasting
on poi and studying the native dances
and coolie labor. The trade winds give
him the kiss OF peace; they are not more
regular and constant than his own
steady speech. Cherry blossoms gar
land his head. He penetrates the prob
lens of transportation in a rickshaw.
He masters ohopstiok regulation and
the financial situation in day. He
warns the Empress of China against
Imperialism. He sizes up or cheers
up the downtrodden Tagalog Wash
ingtons and Hampdens. He impresses
upon the ladrones the guilt Of predatory
wealth. He warns the Sultan OF Jolo
of the dangers Of monopoly and divorce.
He tells the Igorrote head hunters OF the
poll tax and trial by jury. He tells the
soul catchers' Of the Straits Settlements
of the soulless corporations.
And so he wanders on, happy and
making others happy.
A good voyage to him, and a stomach
imperturbableb by great NEPTUNE's ocean,
and safe returnl He is good fellow
as we'll as the special agent and travel
ing representative of the producing
classes"
The sun., 1905-09-19
The President Not an Advocate OF
Sea Level or Nothing.

There has been in some quarters a
curious misunderstanding of President
RoosEvELT's published remarks at
Oyster Bay to the distinguished gentle
men who belong to the Board of Con-
sulting Engineers. 1t is hastily assumed
that because the President expressed
the hope that ultimately it will prove
possible to build a sea level canal, he
recommended that type of canal to
the board, as against lock canal; in
other words, that 30 far as conflict of
opinion exists as to the more desirable
type he ranged himself with the par
tizans Of sea level or nothing.
So far from this being true, it is ap-
parent from the text OF the Presidents
speech that While he, in common with
every intelligent observer, recognizes
the sea level canal as the ideal form
apart from immediate and practical
considerations, the canal he had in mind
is the one which can most speedily
be made available to the worlds COM
merce and most readily and conven-
iently transformed afterward into
sea level waterway. For he declared
distinctly that in his view the utmost
practicable speed of construction was
the foremost consideration, and he said:
~ hope that ultimately 1t will prove possible
TO build sea level canal Such canal would un-
doubtedly be best In the end. II feasible, and feel
that one of the chief advantages of the Panama
route is that ultimately sea level canal will be
possibility. But while paying due heed to the
ideal perfectibility Of the scheme from engineers
standpoint remember the need OF having plan
which shall provide for the immediate building
of canal on the safest terms and In the shortest
possible time.
" II TO build yea Level canal will but slightly
increase the risk then. Of course It is preferable.
But II to adop, the plan Of sea level canal means
to incur hazard and to Insure Indefinite delay. then
II Is not preferable"
One great merit Of Mr.. RoosEvELT's
brief speech to the engineers is that it
pointed out 30 clearly the field Of in
auiry and the chief desiderata to be
attained without seeking in any way to
limit their freedom of Judgment or to
instruct them in their professional spe-
cialty. The Presidents point Of view
was that OF the statesman, not Of the
engineer He Is not an engineer, but
no engineer concerned with the Panama
problem can fail to profit by his admir-
able exposition OF the national require
ments which are to be satisfied by the
Panama project.
The sun., 1905-09-19
THE BOYCOTT IN BENGAL.
Attacking British Trade to Prevent the
Partition OF the Province.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-!Sir: The
last number OF India the organ Of the Indian
National Association. published In London.
contains accounts OF the boycott that has
been declared all over Bengal against British
manufactures Of every kind as a protest
against the partition Of that province. Indig-
nation meetings were being held everywhere
and at one place. Baidyabati. a great market
near Calcutta. 5000 persons assembled at a
mass meeting took solemn vow in the Hindu
temple to Use country made goods sxciu-
sively. Similar incidents were report ed from
other places.
The leading English comm ercial journal
at Calcutta strongly condemns the disregard
Of public opinion displayed by Lord Curzon
and the India once in London and forcsees
serious consequences from the boycott of
cotton goods The Chamber Of Commerce at
Calcutta and the Marwari Chamber OF Com
merce had addressed communications to the
Manchester chamber on the subject, as the
result OF the boycott had been that the sale
OF Manchester goods had practically ceased
and traders felt that they would be ruined
and future contracts rendered Impossible
unless the Secretary of State withdrew the
scheme and the boycott ceased. private
meeting Of the members OF the Mancheste er
chamber was held. at which it was decided
to recommend the Bengali leaders of the
agitation to abandon the boycott. as it was
unwse and against the best interests of the
people Of Bengal.
The meeting held In tho Calcutta town hall
at which the resolutions OF protest and boy
colt we're proposed and passed was pre-
sided over by the Maharajah OF Cossimba7ar,
and some OF the most influential among the
public men OF the province OF Bengal spoke.
Serious irritation and unrest were said to
prevail all over Bengal. according to des-
pat ches received In London on September @,
and there had been riots in two places.
NEW YoRK. Sept. 10. +.
The sun., 1905-09-19
The Honolulu Uncle.

Honolulu is citing as evidence OF the
prosperity Of the islands the establish
ment of an institution which elsewhere has
always stood as the refuge of adversely,
the poor mans bank at the sign OF the
three golden bezants Of the Lombard
arms. A recent act Of the Legislature Of
the Territory permitted the establishment
Of collateral loan Offices, and under that
act the first pawnbroker has begun to do
business on one Of the main thorough
fares Of Honolulu The topic proved 30
novel to the island community that the
newspapers of that city printed inter-
views with the pioneer pawnbroker and
gave space to the expression Of his views
as to his business, making all told an odd
tumble of commercialism and philan-
thropy.
Honolulu without any uncles has at
tanned the maturity Of respectable
age; indeed, it antedates all the Amer
ican cities upon the adjacent mainland.
It is not legitimate deduction that in
ali those years no one ever went broke;
Honolulu is the capital of the Hawaiian
Islands, not of 4 the Fortunate Isles.
Many man has found the brick pave
ments Of Fort and Alakea streets just
as hard a stcpmother to the pennilees
as ever London could have been. Many
man has wished for the machinery Of
petty finance whereby he could hook
some of his chattels to relieve his neces-
sites. The only recourse for the
strapped in those days was to borrow
at whatever usnrious rates the lender
might see fit to exact. In the republic
and the yet earlier kingdom the lenders
found their protection in the incon-
veniently rigid enforcement of statute
of ne ereat regno. This made it obliga-
tory upon the intending emigrant to
give due notice OF his intention to leave
and to secure from the High Sheriff a
statement that no detainer had been
lodged against him, without which re-
lease he could not buy his transporta-
tion.
The American administration has done
away with all the restrictions. A man
can now in Honolulu as elsewhere put
up his watch or other collateral and
go in peace.
The sun., 1905-09-19
A Happy Man,

Last week the Hon. WILLIAM JEN.
NINos BRYAN went fowling in the
sandhills OF Nebraska. He beat the
record He bagged thirty-flve prairie
chickens. No game can resist him.
He is mighty hunter. Rabbits, os-
triches, octopuses, all fall alike before
him. He always has the biggest bag
when the Hon. MOSES CINcINNATUs
,WETMoRE takes him to the preserves.
1t seems to be case of fascination
rather than skill. The truth is that Mr..
BRYAN has abnormal, almost SUPER
normal hypnotic power. Beasts Of the
field, fowls Of the air, fish of the sea,
like hearers in the lecture room, sur
render to him gladly. He has a taking
way.
Then there was a prairie chicken and
watermelon banquet, rendered" to and
joyously accepted by the hunter. Mr..
BRYAN's appetite was always good.
We may be sure that his laugh was loud
and long. His digestion is line. The
state Of the country doesn't bother him.
His oonscieace' and his bank book are
The sun., 1905-09-19
A YAM YAMMER.
Singular Doubts Suggested by Omcia
Rulings About Vegetable Immigrants.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir: When Is q
sweet potato not Q potato2 When II 10 yam.
This is the problem that has been disturbing
the vacation tranquility Of importers on
both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Col
leotors OF the ports OF New York and San
Francisco have run afoul Of It and the Board
OF General Appraisers, consisting Of Messrs.
Waite Somervie and Hay. have hemmed.
hawed and expounded.
Any sensible vegetable attempting to enjoy
the benefits and blessings OF American oti-
zenship will, on entering this country. avoid
Sections 25s and ?57 OF the Tariff act Of 1907.
Section 2ss provides for an initiation fee Of
rs cents on every sixty pound bushel OF pota-
toes; section 267 subjects vegetables In their
natural state not specially provided for In
this act" to duty Of rs per cent. ad valorem.
A wise veget able will try to get on the FREQ
list. and a sweet potato will for the purposes
of argument at least claim kinship with the
fiii This is What Appraiser Waite says on tho
subject In recent case:
The term yam" in its mos; TO- speciao & and best
OF the genus Dio,eorcd, which are botanoaily dis.
tnct from both the common potato and the sweet
and
iS472 and 2423l0 The word Is sometimes used In
s pos S S %s are sssP ysss s Ct Hs
a uniform and well settled commercial use OF the
pSsa % oer L. legislative Is % adoption IN
graph 7O4, However this may be, it seems TO be
recognized that the word Yam" as applied to ths b,
70 'b be Those those involved in this case. ' "
:. Therefore, the Appraiser orsftily concludes.
It, is, not necessary to decide In this case
properly classed as potat oes.
The very next day. August 81, 1905, Mr..
even more intrioat,e, CONGREGATIONS % Of this
made mad a1s,'Hf, by he fIr@ of Lung chons Co..
and othcrs,, at the, port Of San Francisco.
List To the lore Of the yamist:
The collector admits that the contents OF boxes
1871 and 1872 invoice e26, covered by protest si.
arc in fac. vans The remaining mcrch.pdise an. IA
minous vines botanicaIly known as Paehyrhiias
anCufdius and Pusrara hunbrroidnd- Respecting
'h .na hs Of as
samples sal Of so-calied vans to the University q
esvsa report on as Signed By SS q T. as saying
that there was but one specimen OF the true yam
a%ong the four vegetables suemitted @ The vsge;
ss the root t OF the Pdehvrhnas anoatdius. a iegu.
minous vine sometimes designed as yam beam
The Chinese call ali i FAN and Il as s vesetsSe @
Since that time vegetables similar 70 those 10 qSes
natural state.
Acting on this authority. Mr.. Waite de.
appear to be a species Of yam, and clape q
dfaty Ss cent ad 'alorem on the luck
the case looks to me like piece Of oppres-
sion and unjust DISCRIMINATION. We cannot
see a particle Of difference between the
and we have srsRe fears thst aste
great principle Of equality laid down By the
founders of this aove1nsesnt; Vsos1spnp a,ours.
NEW YORK, Sent. is.
The sun., 1905-09-19
Some Of De Brazza's Traits.

Count SAvoRGNAN DE BRAZzA, a
Frenchman by adoption though not by
birth, will rank as one Of the great
French explorers and colonial organizers.
In twenty years he explored the vast
region in West Africa now known rs
the French Congo, founded and main
tained twenty-one stations among the
5000, 900 natives living there, organized
large part of the territory as a
French colony, stopped wars between
the tribes, established friendly relations
with them, and did all this without she'd
ding blood. In a sentence, this is a
summing up of DE BRAzzA's work.
Violence played no part in his policy
and he never shot a native.
When he returned to France, his
great work as pioneer explorer and
colonial organizer completed he told an
audience of 5000 persons in the Cirque
dHiver, in Paris, that only policy
of patience and gentleness would main
tain the confidence of the natives in their
new governors, and that a single hot
headed resort to force might ruin French
influence. Events have proved the truth
of his words The officials who followed
him, instead Of using the patient and
tactful methods of DE BRAzzA in the
collection of the hut tax, resorted to
coercive measures two years ago.
Bloodshed followed, the natives asserted
that they were the victims of gross
in niusticn and oppression and colonial
affairs fell into bad condition.
DE BRAzZA was sent back to the
French Congo, in April last, to report
on the situation; and his report, received
only few weeks before his death, re-
suited at once in the condemnation of
one OF the leading officials
Like STANLEY, DE BRAzzA accom-
plished everything he undertook. He
led d charmed life among perilous
climatic conditions to which many Of
his comrades saYumbed. He was one
The sun., 1905-09-19

This time it is South New Zealand. II
the proprietors OF that very Interesting
island will have Il towed over to some point
on the coast, eastern or western. OF the
United States we have no doubt that many
of our people would be glad enough to at
tend the exposition to be held at Christ
church during what Is our winter Of l9Oe-7
1t is New Zealand's misfortune that nature
dropped her into the Pacific Ocean several
thousand miles from the United States.
This exposition should have some in
terest FOR American manufacturers. The
colony imports about $65 900 600 worth Of
goods a year, and three-quarters OF 1t is
manufactured wares. Last year We sup
Piled S7,50o, 900 worth Of her commercial
requirements, while England's sales were
about s4oOOo,ooo. The official notioe OF
the exhibition says that 4the sparsity OF the
population provides an exceptional market
for all labor saving machinery in every
The sun., 1905-09-19

! telephoned TO the west Forty seventh street
was from Sena FRAwLsrs 9 district. and wasn't
treated very wel-compIaini Of Iauvsr Assen-
6ltmdn.
OF what interest or importance to the
police was the home port Of the lawyer
Assemblyman9 Did he expect to command
particular Difference and unusual respect
because he hailed from Mr.. FRAwLEY's
political stronghold Il wasn't treated
very well' means Il wasn't treated any
better than citizens who neglected to say
from whose district they came" and New
York will be glad to know that the reform
In police management indicated by him is
so thorough.
The sun., 1905-09-19
Ingalls's Convention HAT.

From the Rdnsas Cf:u journal
Ben Simpson Of PaolA. q Republican leader In
Kansas in the early days. writing Of the Wyandotto
convention and the part Senator Ingalls, took In II.
and also describing the hat Ingalls, wore at that
time. says: ingalls, was the recognized scholar
Of the convention and authority on all questions
connected with the arrangement and phraseology
9: The Instrument. Whenever he suggested YER
&c! amendment II was adopted by consent. Ho
was then In his twenty sixth year and was comeiy
youth 70 look upon. But what hat he wore! IL
was . cheap. broad brimmcd chip with the crown
showed UP until II assumed the shape OF a cone.
and then straws were taken out until there were
moro holes In the top than plaits Of straw. and
while time has affected the other peculiar features
OF that wonderful tile. do not recolleof that was
an ever recurring subject Of comment
The sun., 1905-09-19

Of tho few African explorers who were
willing, II need be, to live for months
on native cookery. II he had no sup
plies on hand, he never hesltated to
travel without them. Only one instance
is known when the inner man protested
against the viands set before him.
At native village one day the ex-
plorer asked a woman to prepare him
some dinner. While he was eating the
meal he asked the woman what kind, Of
fish she had set before him, She re-
piled that it was not fish, but snake he
was eating. DE BRAzzA said later that
the dish was pleasant to the taste, but
his imagination got the better Of him
and he suddenly lost bis appetite.
Several explorers tried in vain to
reveal the course Of the Ogowe, one OF
the important river systems OF the
west coast, but the Pahouin cannibals
turned them back and the upper two
thirds of the river was one Of the geo.
graphic conundrums until DE BRAzzA
mapped it from source to sea. The rea-
son he succeeded where others failed
was simply because, with remarkable
patience and tact, he knew how to turn
foes into friends and make it possible
to travel unarmed through regions
which no earlier explorer had been able
to enter. He had resource for every
emergency.
An American trader named STECKEI-
MANN told Sun reporter an incident he
witnessed on the Quilu River that illus
trates the character Of DE BRAzzA and
his way Of dealing with the natives.
STEoKELMANN said he saw slender,
sadfaced, poorly clad white man
emerge from tho forest, approach a
village and ask for food. He was the
Governor of the French Congo and was
off on one Of his long tramps. The
natives refused to give him food and
told him he had better go on his way.
The explorer said nothing, but or
dered his carriers to lay down their
loads and to unpack the instruments,
with which he set about making obser-
vations for position and altitude. The
strangest sight the natives ever saw
was this white man studying his instru-
ments and figuring away on bit Of
paper They concluded that he was not
a person to trifle with and that his sex
tant was powerful fetish.
At length he finished his work, took
a tin plate and large spoon, walked
up to pot where some natives had been
cooking their evening meal, helped him
self literally to their meat and vege-
tables, sat down by tree and regaled
himself with native cookery. He knew
just the impression he had made upon
the native mind and just what to do.
Then he told the villagers that his
men were hungry and must be fed. The
natives gave them all they could eat
DE BRAzzA slept in the village that night,
and next morning paid the natives well
for what they had given him and took
his departure.
Mr.. STANLEY said while in this coun-
try few years ago that DE BRAzzA
was one of the most dilapidated objects
he ever saw when he suddenly turned
up on the Congo one day, barefooted
and in rags. DE BRAzZA never cared
much for style and was very seldom
on dress parade, but he could accom-
plish great things by methods as simple,
gentle and. unobtrusive as those which
LIVINGSTONE employed.
The sun., 1905-09-19
The Trials Of a weather Poet,

The Pcc:: Wen lay her away
On chill. chill day
While Time, the old cynic. breaches;
Ger her lovely head
The Public: "Cut II out! Who's deadr-
The Poet: Hear the signs from tho ocean
beachcsl"
The Poet: How we loved that maid
Ere she died. afraid
OF the heartlcss and chill newcomer:
How we laughed-and jokod---
The Pebt'e: Who's the corpse! Who oroakedi-
The PsH tteeIQ huI:l why. Summer
"-- THOMAS X. YDARnA.