Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-10

OF course, the Sultan of Morocco
defies the French ultimatum. Doesn't
he see the figure of Kaiser Bill hiding
behind the Moroccan woodpile ?-Bos-
ton Journal.
Nothing but poverty or common
sense will keep the average parents
from making a saphead of their boy.
Unfortunately, neither of these is very
fashionable at the present time
Puck.
More than 600 employees have been
discharged from the Philadelphia mint.
but there will probably be no suffer
ing O. that account, as they have all
learned how to make money.-Wa ash
ington Post.
Russia wins the advantage in dip
lomatic bargaining and bluff aud ia
pan mounts a pedestal as the incarna-
ton of international morality and the
the finest representative of high civili-
zation.-Boston Post.
Iowa should not be unduly alarmed
about its loss of population With its
large representation in the Cabinet,
naturally a good many of its people
are sojourning in the District of Co
lumbia.-Indianapo News.
With proper impartiality and high
sense of equity, the Equitable Life con-
tributed to the campaign funds Of
both parties. Before blaming the COM
IL, i.i. -
might have done to it. if not pacified.
Mexican Herald.
The current clamor about tainted
money" hysterical and pharisaical as
the form it takes shows much of it to
be, is a sign of the awakening of the
public conscience to Il realization that
certain business methods which used
to be passed over as a matter of
course and resented only by those di-
rectly injured are, in truth, Offenses
against good morals and social well
fare.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Land of the Rising Sun has con-
quered a front place among the world
powers. She is no longer a negligible
quantity in international projects and
movements. She must hereafter be
consulted in the plans of the nations.
She energies from the tremendous
struggle with glory and honor-honor
that could not shine more resplendent
than in her concessions to the foe for
the sake of peace-Pittsburg Times.
All of the Governors of all of the
States having now replied for the most
part favorably to Gov. Pennypacker's
suggestion of a national congress of
States delegates to draft uniform di-
vorce legislation to be presented to all
the legislatures, the prospect of di-
vorce reform would seem to be more
promising. This is better Pennypacl-
erism than the Pennsylvania Governor
has previously INDUCED. orleans
States.
The world once convinced that Brit
ain, France and the United States
thSaOughly understood each other and
were prepared to permit and sustain
she free action of every power with
in its own due sphere only, we had
the sureSt guarantee of universal peace
for the next half century. No need for
America to enter into any formal al
lance. She is for those powers only
that respect the Monroe doctrine
Louisville Herald.
With a surplus of $22,0O0,00O in the
Cuban Treasury If looks &c if +ba
young republic is fairly able to take
care of itself, in a financial way, at
any rate Indeed, comparing the Gu
ban showing with that of our own
treasury, the result is not altogether
fiattering to the elder sister Cuba,
at least, is not reduced to the neceS-
sity of considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
cracking on more taxes to meet a treas
ury deficit.-Chicago Chronicle.
The magnanimity of Japan in this
affair is very great. The undisputed
victor in every engagement on land
ana sea, she has foregone indemnity
and has given half of Sakhalin Island
back to her foe. She has yielded in
the cause of humanity, for no one
could dream of her as having any
fear of the further arbitrament of
arms. She has seemed to lose the
diplomatic game, and the Shouting
and tumult" are all for White. but she
has won handsomely enough before
the bar of the universal brotherhood
of man-Boston Journal.