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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
SENATOR o. Fl. PLATr NEUTRAL.
Denies That He Is Taking Sides In Con.
necticups Senate Fight

New HAVEN, Jan. s,--United S;ates Sen.
ator Orville II. Piatt OF Meriden sen, a
message to Connecticut yesterday from
Washington denying that he was taking
any hand in the fight for United stAtss
Senator from this State. The caucus for
the selection OF Senator is set down for
Thursday of this week at Hartford. Soma
one said that Senator Platt was opposed
TO both ex-Gov. Buckley and Samuel Fos
sender, the leading candidates, and that he
wanted Congressman Frank Brandegee Of
New London, who represents the Third
Connecticut district in Washington.
The men who are guiding the canvass Of
Bulkeley claimed tonight that he would
surely be chosen Senator. The Rev Dr.
Newman Smyth Of this city, who liz at the
head Of the movement among the Congre.
gational ministers q the State to defeat
Bulkeley and Fessenden, has given out
statement that the opposition has enough
votes now to hold the balance OF power
between the two leaders. There are some
Republicans in the State who think that
DR.. Smyth and his friends will throw what
ever votes they can command to Congress-
man f. j. Hill
A hurry call has been sent out 10 every
Republican legislator to reach Hartford
in time for the caucus on Thursday The
Fessenden men have not given. up the fight
by any means.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
The United States, Great Britain and
Ireland.

Some OF our readers on both sides OF
the Atlantic seem to find it hard to recon-
Gle two suggestions lately made by this
newspaper, to wit; that Great Britain
should give Ireland absolute independ-
ence, and that Great Britain should
enter into a defensive alliance with the
United States, to become operative only
when either Of the parties should be at
tackled by more than one great maritime
Power. They profess to think that the
proposals are inconsistent, i'll assorted,
msmatched. A little reflection would
show that, on the contrary, they are con-
gruous harmonious, concordant They
are what SHAKESPEARE calls two lovers
Like to double cherry, seeming parted
They are Siamese twins.
We do not purpose here 10 repeat
what we have often said OF the immense
usefulness of such combination to both
sgnatories, from political and economi-
cal points of view. Such a coalition
would be all profit and no loss. Not
only would it render each of the parties
inviolate, safeguarded forever from in
vasion, but it would impose upon each
an expenditure for the upkeeping Of its
navy materially smaller than what
otherwise would be inevitable. The mere
knowledge that such an alliance existed
would utterly discourage the other
great Powers from aiming at maritime
ascendency. With good grace, or an
i'll grace, they would bow thenceforward
to the lordship of the ocean by the English
speaking folk. BY such acquiescence they
would but yield TO indisputable facts. To
the joint sea power Of the Briton and the
Yankee there would be no next and no
second.
How can such an alliance be brought
about? Nothing, Of course would be
easier 50 far as Great Britain is con-
cerned. AS Continental rivals and enc
mics have perceived from the outset
of the discussion which we started, that
country would have nothing TO lose and
everything TO gain by the combination
The only difficulty would be to make
the proposal acceptable to the American
people, and TO their Spokesman, con-
shutting two-thirds of the American
Senate. Only by two-thirds Of the Sena-
tors could treaty Of defensive alliance
or any other treaty be ratified. Such |
assent can never be secured so long as a |
large majority Of the American people |
are convinced that Ireland has been and |
still is treated with gross injustice by |
Great Britain. Let the future purify |
and redeem the past. Let the black |
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This schedule brings out strikingly the
increasing exodus from prosecuted Russia
and Finland. the increase Of nearly so per
cent. in arriving Englishmen. and the in
crease OF about 80 per cent in the immlgra-
ton from Scotland. The increase from
Ireland was $50 out OF 80 LAP. We can make
good use OF all the English. Scotch or
Lsh we can get The Russo-Japanese
war accounts for the 5,70i decrease in
Japanese immigrants. Still, we received
the large number OF 1924 from the
Island Empire. The Italian decrease of
37s2e is significant of the reported better
times in Italy under its present progressive
Government.
The small number recorded from Canada.
1897, lie only 1.-THE of the real number we
absorb from our northern neighbor. The
thousands Of young men who come to us
from Canada travel first class and are not
recorded az immigrants. We want these
young Canadians. They At in well and
acquit themselves creditably and honor
ably
Tho aggregate decrease from Austria
Hungary and Italy exceeds the year total
immigration decrease by over 10000. Only
ffty-two persona came from the Philippine
Islands. Great Britain's total increase
was 1898. All the countries Of northern
and western Europe show increases except
Sweden.
Asa whole, Europe shows 767, o3s arrivals
a decrease Of 1854 from 1903. Asia shows
2e.lso arrivals, decrease OF $3.50, though
China records an increase OF nearly 100
per cent.
II we add the PISA 'aliens in transit
the years immigration reaches $40, ia, not
counting the arrivals from Canada and
Mexico, OF whom no record ia kept.
OF the sI2,s7O immigrants $40. 100 were
males, decrease OF e4.046; and 2os TO fe-
males, an increase Of 1880. or the total,
ioo,l5o were under IA years, 657,i5 were
betwe cen II and As. and 40 ,5e5 were IS or over:
1888 could read but not write: 1853 sos could
neither read nor write, and the other GAO Ola
could read and write. The si7.s7o possessed
$2o,se4, sss on landing, s4,776.s7O more than
was brought by the sS7, 04o who arrived In
the previous year
This fact" says Mr. Sargent, taken in
connection with the countries from which
the increases OF the year came. furnishes
assurance OF a marked Improvement in the
character and thrift Of the more recent
immigration" Mr.. Sargent ia right in this
conclusion; H,l7e less people and nearly
IS 900 OoO more money brought in, make"a
real and substantial gain. In fact. the entire
$40, ssi 1873 is just so much added TO our ma
tional wealth, besides the Drawn, brain and
future possibilities Of si2.s7O people.
Like their predecessors. they will help
to build up our country and do their share
toward making Great America Of to-day the
Greater America Of the future
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
The Case OF Judge swayne.

In another part of THE Sun to-day
we print the charges upon which Judge
CHARLES SwAYNE OF the United States
District Court OF Northern Florida has
been impeached by the House of Repre-
sentatives before the Senate We also
give an outline of the defence made in
Judge SwAYNE's behalf as each aocusa-
ton was considered by the House Com
mittee on the Judiciary
The allegations are that Judge SwAYNE
has been guilty of oppression favorit-
ism, non-residence within his district,
improper use OF property under the con-
troll of an officer Of his court and fraud
against the Government, in that he
overcharged it for expenses contracted
while holding court outside his district.
The Oppression" is alleged to have
consisted in Furnishing for contempt
men who sought to obstruct the course of
justice. One of these men apologized
for his conduct. another committed sui
eide, and the punishments which Judge
SwAYNE decreed against three of them
were affirmed by the appellate courts.
The "favoritism' alleged appears to have
consisted in his appointment Of a lawyer
of high standing as Commissioner of the
court. but it seems from the statistical
record this lawyer lost two-thirds of the
cases he tried before Judge SwAYNB.
PROFESSIONALLY, Judge SwAYNE used
private car owned by the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railroad while
that corporation was in the hands of
receiver appointed by him. He made no
concealment of the fact for as the whole
property was in his possession he be-
lieved he had the right TO use it as the
head of the corporation.
The alleged fraud on the Government
consisted in his charging $40 day for
his expenses while sitting outside his
district instead of the actual amounts
expended by him each day. In so doing,
as we have pointed out before, Judge
SwAYNE simply followed a custom gem
orally adopted by United States Judges.
Until now the construction put by them
on the law allowing extra expenses out
side their districts has not been oues-
toned, II is not easy, therefore, to find
any ground for serious complaint of
Judge SwAYNE as to that matter
In fine, the case against Judge SwAYNE
seems to us very fimsy How the House
Of Representatives could have gone TO
the extremity of impeaching him on the
evidence before it is mystery. The
impeachment of Judge OF the United
States is a momentous proceeding
However, now that he has been i'm
peached the Senate ought to proceed
with the trial without any unnecessary
delay. Happily for the reputation of
the Federal judiciary at home and
abroad, the record as we print it to-day
gives Judge SwAYNR no reason to fear
the outcome of the trial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
CAUSE OF CANCER NOT KNOWN.
Harvard Cancer Commission Decides That
the Hest Cure Is the knife.

Boston Jan. S.-Cancer Is not contagious
nor hereditary and can be best cured by
the knife, according 70 the conclusions
arrived at by the cancer commission OF
Harvard Medical College, composed Of
seven physicians who have been expert
mentinR on the disease for the past four
years and whose report is now in the hands
Of the printer There Is no other known
cure except in the mildest cases, when the
X-ray sometimes succeeds.
The research has been made with fund
of 100000. left by Mrs. Caroline Brewer
Croft TO Harvard for this specific purpose
Some member OF her family died Of cancer
and this caused her to leave money hoping
to benefit mankind by having corps Of
experts thoroughly investigate the subject,
DIR. f. Fl. Nichols. who had charge of the
laboratory work. said to-day;
Our work thus far has been to find the
cause or origin OF cancer, and we have
been unable TO do So although We have
exploded popular theories. When we know
what life Is, l think we will then know
what cancer is, No more IL known about
It's origin now than at the beginning Of
the Christian era. 1t Is supreme mystery
On present lines OF investigation the cause
Of true cancer will never be learned Our
only hope Ia in some new method. No dis
covery has been made which offers any
hope of cure of cancer which begins to
compare with the surgeons knife
Just one thing can be done for cancer.
and | wish IL could be impressed on the
public, for it would save thousands Of lives
That is. get il out early and quickly. Cancer
can be completely cured II the patient Ia
operated on early and completely. Drugs
have never cured cancer. Certain super
fetal cancers can be cured by the X-ray
but for deep cancers this method is of no
value whatever
About fifteen years ago. when IL was
discovered that many diseases were caused
by bacteria, some physicians believed that
cancer might be caused by protozoa. an
animal parasite. This opinion was a popu-
lar one and was formed because certain
physicians found cancer bodies in cancer
cells resembling very low forms OF animal
life. We have learned that these cancer
bodies are exceptions and have. therefore,
exploded that theory. Others asserted
that the cancer bodies were yeasts or vege-
table parasites, and were the direct cause
Of cancer, but our experiments prove that
theory wrong. A third idea is that cancer
il due to errors Of development and great
many facts make that probable
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09

find its way TO Dawson. about 200 miles,
by direct line, from its starting point.
Some of the intermediate area is we'll
known Ninety miles by very good
road will take the expedition TO Atha-
basca Landing. With the exception of
one or two carries, there is open water
from that point 10 the Arctic. via the
Athabasca, the Slave, and the Mackenzie
rivers Trading posts and small viii
lagos lie along the route, and steamers
have for some time been in use on the
Mackenzie. Fort Norman lies almost
due east OF Dawson, with about 400 miles
OF distance between them. The object OF
the expedition is to find traversable
trail somewhere in that vicinity. On the
western slope OF tho mountains are the
headwaters OF the Pell the Pelly, and
the Stewart rivers. 1t Is hoped and be-
lieved that somewhere along three
hundred mile section OF the Rockies there
will be found a combination OF passes
which will make possible the opening OF
trail for travellers and traffic.
The route which this waterway and
mountain trail must follow from the
present railhead will cover at least 1000
miles. Some day, as the Pacific railways
replaced the overland trail, branch line
from the new Grand Trunk Pacific line,
or from the new Canadian Northern, will
replace the Edmonton Dawson trail
which this expedition hopes to discover,
and Dawson will be reached by con-
tinuous rail route from Montreal, New
York, or New Orleans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
WILL DEFEND JUDGE sWAYNE.
Crumpa cker OF Indiana Says There Is No
Evidence JustIf,ing Impea chment

WASHINGTON, Jan. s-Much interest Ia
manifested in the announcement that
Representative Edgar d. Crumpacker Of
Indiana will defend Judge Swayne in the
House. He takes the position that there u
absolutely no evidence justifying impee CHI
ment, and he makes the prediction without
reservation that Swayne will not be i'm
peached.
During the Congress recess MIR Crum-
packer devoted a great deal OF time to
studying the papers in the case. He says
the Florida jurist has been in the habit Of
holding court about 100 days each year,
and OF this time on the average Swayne
has spent ninety days outside Of his Federal
jurisdiction and sixty days in his own dis
trict.
Mr.. Crumpacker says that Judge Swayne
has never been severely criticised for work
done outside Of his district and he argues
that II he really were a corrupt and tYranni-
cal Judge, as claimed by those responsible
for the present proceedings. he certainly
would have been subjected to criticism in
States where he has held court the better
part OF the time since he has been on the
bench. Mr. Crumpacker argues that
Swayne cannot be impeached on the eI-
pense account charge, for the reason that
1t has been shown that he merely followed
custom on the part OF Federal Judges
The fact has come TO light that after
the Democratic party obtained control Of
the executive and legislative business Of
the Government in 1892 the fight OF Florida
politicians against Judge Swayne was re-
newed indirectly. Being unable to affect
his status on the bench, those who had
fought the confirmation n his nomination
so vigorously few years before made an
effort to cripple his authority. and secured
the passage of bill taking from his die
trict large number Of counties aud trans
ferring them TO another judicial district
10 consequence OF this the business before
Judge Swayne's court was materially cur
tailed, and having so much less 10 do than
formerly he was frequently called upon
TO perform service IN other judicial die.
tricts. This accounts mainly for his ab-
senoe in other States for the average yearly
period mentioned by Mr.. Cr1lmpacker, and
tends TO explain the charge against him Of
absenteesm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
4 sceptie in the Pew.

Your sermons about the Hereafter.
Pull Of dim. theological lore.
We greet with lTreverent laughter
Can't you preach OF the Sweet Heretofore,
The hymns that drone up 10 the rnfcr.
while the deacons oontontcdly snore.
They pail with the praise OF Hereafter
Let us sing OF the Sweet Heretofore.
No CLINT OF the walls AlAbaster
Can We catch through tho ven at the door
Portray the prenatal. o Pastor
You have been In the Sweet Heretofore
The foam OF the ship CLEANS abafi her
On sea With lnyisible shore
The sunrise Of every Hereafter
Is the sunset Of some Heretofore.
EAxULL-A..N oQn,-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
LANTERN SLIDES NOT NEEDED.
Representations OF Opaque objects, Colors
and All, Thrown Directly on q Screen.

PROVIDENCE. r. L., Jan. s.-A novel
apparatus has recently been presented
to the department OF comparative anatomy
of Brown University by the medical friends
Of the department in Providence and other
cities. 1t is a projection lantern, known
al the epidiasoope, made by Carl Zeiss OF
Jena.
The popularity Of this apparatus is that
II is capable of projecting representations
Of opaque objects upon the screen directly
1t il therefore not necessary, In case Of
small objects eight or ten inches In diameter
to make lantern slides or even photographs
II an open watch. for example. Is placed
upon the carrier OF the machine the whole
audience may see the wheels go round
The natural oolors and the texture Of
the objects are reproduced exactly. Bright
ly colored beetles and butterflies appear
upon the screen with no diminution OF
their brilliant hues, metallic lustre or soft
bloom. Colored drawings, printed pages
OF books. small pictures even live animals
or fishes in dish OF water are readily pro-
jeoted.
Transparent objects, like lantern slides,
may also be thrown upon the screen salts
faotorily. as in the case Of the common
form OF lantern. for by simply moving a
lever the operator can direct the light
through the object instead of upon it.
microscope attachment furnishes an
other feature of the apparatus, and micro
scopic slides can be projected with varying
magnifcations. depending upon the COM
bination of lenses.
The apparatus is the first of It's kind, eK-
cepting that exhibited In st. Louis, 20 be
installed in America
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
SEEKING A LOST CANNON.
Wesleyan students Think nIisa on College
trophy Is I'm MerIden.

MERIDRS, Conn. Jan. "a score 81
Wesleyan students are now doing detective
work on Editor Lewis Allen Of the Merden
journal, who is suspected OF having the
historic Douglas cannon, belonging to the
college stored in his editorial sanctum
Several weeks ago the cannon, which is
the central figure in the Washington's
Birthday scrap between the freshmen and
sophomores Of the Methodist university
was spirited out OF Middletown. II left
town, It was rimored, in piano packing
case and the sophomores learned that it
started in the direction OF this city An
advance guard was sent here 10 watch
the local express offices and freight stations.
but when they reached town they could not
find trace OF the packing case.
Editor Aliens Office II near the freight
station and suspicion pointed 70 that hiding
place. as Lewis Allen, Jr., is a member OF the
freshman class. Unless the os men can
produce the cannon on the eve OF Feb q
and hold IL for thirty minutes agar 81 tho
onslaught Of the sophoinores they Cannot
wear silk hats, carry canes and smoke tipes
onthe campus the followipgday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
HAS IL LIVING CHILDREN.
Thinking That Entities Him TO 100 Acres.
He Writes TO the President AboutIt.

WAsHINGToS, Jan. s,-Presdent Roose-
welt has received letter from Thomas j.
Farthing Of Deweyville, Ohio. who saws
he has been informed that the Government
will give 100 acres Of land TO any man who
has twelve living children Mr.. Farthins
SAYS.
u am ~ years old and my wife is 40. We
have twelve children living and two dead
We have been renters all our lives, and
have no prospect OF ever getting a home
OF our own unless yFe can get one from the
Government. We have tried to give our
children the very best education we posi-
bly, could but NO have had hard time
getting along
Mr.. Farthing then says that il il is true
that the Government gives land 10 parents
of large families he would like 10 be in
formed az TO how to proceed to get II. Of
course the Presidents correspondent was
old that he had been misinformed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
no SEND MANY JEWS SOUTH.
Arrangements Made TO Relieve Cong ested
Districts in This city.

NEW ORLEANS Jan s.-M. l.. Captain,
representative of the Jewish Industrial
Otfioe OF New York, is in this city and APP
peared before the Jewish rabbis, in con-
ference here, to secure their assistance
in distributing the large number OF Jewish
immigrants congested in New York city
Jewish committees and societies In the
South have been taking a number Of Jews
of the hands Of the society here, but the
plan has not worked well. The immigrants
have the idea that they will be subjected
TO peonage in the South, and a number OF
them for whom arrangements had been
made TO move South refused TO come for
that reason.
The immigrants who come will be dis
tributed mostly in the towns, Some OF
the seventeen rabbs argued in favor of
agricultural work, but the agent of the
New York society protested against this
and said that the immigrants we're wholly
ignorant Of and unsuited for farm work.
No attempt will be made. To establish a
Jewish colony, but only TO find work for
Jewish artisans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09

We hate TO believe that the Hon. THoMA 8
MACDoNALD PATTERSON. Senator in Con-
gress from Colorado, tried to assal with
force and fists the attorney Of the Honest
Elections League in the court room of
the Colorado Supreme Court, Saturday
He who for six long years has protested
against imperialism can be no friend Of
physical warfare. Dispatches from Denver
say that the court bailiT by direction OF
the Chief Justice, made Mr.. PATTERSON
take his seat A cruel punishment 10 him
who so much with tongue and pen, has
spouted 10 his fellow men. He must have
insisted on making a speech.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09
IMMIGRATION IN 1904.

The report OF Frank p. Sargent, Com
missioner Of immigration. for the
fiscal year 1904, shows that in the twelve
months ending with last June si2, $40 aliens
were admitted TO this country as against
sS7 in 1903, a decrease Of 44i7o. In
the last ten years we received altogether
4,e2S,7ss immigrants an average Of 4o2,s7s
for each year.
The following table gives tho total num-
Der OF immigrants in 1904 from the oOun-
tries named, with the increase or decrease
OF emigration from each nation as COM
pared with the preceding year