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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-25
The Cuban Crisis.

The administration Of the Republic OF
Cuba for the last four years has been
wonderfully successful, and the news Of
the serious disturbances, threatened
bloodshed and great loss Of property
came with a shock to the friends Of Cuba.
The nam of President PALMA had be-
come known t the world, and especially
20 che financial world, as a synonym for
honesty and for conservatism, and was
the basis, together with the Plat Amend
ment, of the investment Of capital at a
reasonable profit and the loan of large
amounts of money to the Government Of
Cuba. What has recently occurred has
greatly shaken the credit Of Cuba, has
stopped all business there and has made
it impossible at present for Cuba to
borrow any money anywhere at any
price. No matter, therefore, what settle
ment and compromise may be made with
reference to the Congress and the Sen
ate and the other offices in controversy
and the character OF the election, it is of
the utmost importance, if possible, that
the continuity of the constitutional gov
eminent be maintained by retaining
President PALMA as the executive head
Of the Government, thereby assuring to
the world the identity of the future gov
eminent with that which has obtained
such credit and such capital for the
int
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To rD EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr: am moved
by your paragraph Of Sunday In which you draw
comparisons between the COney Island NArdI 0ms
and the Joyous festival which one may observe In
New orleans and In certain Continental cities on
suitable occasions. to call your attention TO a like
elemental difference between what We are pleased
70 call American humor and that subtle article Of
similar name current In England. It Is related Of
q belat ed dinner quest that he approached q bobby"
nesr the Gal In the Fountain who pFesldCs In the
centre Of she round square known as PicoaduIy
Circus In London. Thusthe belnted VAyfareF:
' Beg pardon, OficeT. but colld you tell me IL
this Trafalgar Square or ls II TuesdayH"
Now Il was not Trafalgar Square. nor was Il
Tuesday. so the polite policeman explained the
situation. The lnQuiing traveller laughed bolster
Ousiy. Il always knew You damn Englishmsn had
no sohse Of humor.- he said. H.. -
RArAxIA, SSNeeAaheR .
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said that whiHe the American tobacco
trust has more money invested in the
production Of tobacco and the manu-
fActure Of cigars than the Cubans and
Europeans together II Ia not true that
the trust controls. as 10 popularity sup
posed. all the best tobacco lands on
the island. Nor does the so-called sugar
trust dominate the sugar industry.
Taking the island throughout its length, y
says Mr.. BRowNELL, -the American in
terest in the total product is about -
per cent"
In the culture Of fruits the Americans
are making rapid progress. Their in
vestment amounts to S0,OOO,O 900, which
will loon be doubled. because It has been
discovered that California, with a 5000
mile railroad haul to the Atlantic coast,
is at a great disadvantage as a seller Of
citrus fruits when compared with Cuba,
which has only to pay water tolls and q
tariff rate that is not oppressive.
When it comes to trade interests, the
United States, thanks mainly TO the
reciprocity treaty, but also to favorable
banking facilities, does q business with
Cuba which, although il could be inn
proved by such ~painstaking methods 40
our European rivals employ, is in a fair
way to exclude them from the field as
serious competitors. CUBA" says Mr..
BRowNELL, sis the only country in the
world not an integral part Of the United
States where American trade and com-
merce take precedence over those Of all
others" Her buying power is about
500, 0O0. 1000 q year, and she spends half
of this in the United States. The people
Of Cuba. although only 1,7oo, 900 in NUM-
Der, buy Of the United States more than
the half billion people OF China and
Japan.
What the future has in store for Cuba
will depend largely upon the behavior
of her people in the present crisis, but
whether their fate be independence quail
flied by the Plat Amendment or annex
alton to the United States, the discovery
Of Cuba as a land of promise by the
American investor assures the develop
ment of her teeming resources under.
any form of government, provided it is
stable. The investment Of 3159, 500, 900
already noted is but a beginning, and the
5000 American settlers are only an ad-
guard. There are plans for pour
ing as many millions more into Cuba,
and the tide Of emigration was setting
more strongly toward the island every
day until the outs rose against the ins
and the problem Of settling the conten-
ton, or intervening to restore order. was
thrust upon the United States Govern
ment, with the result that for a space
the characterization Of Cuba" in the
c~apitalistic sense is held up.
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The Dominant American woman.

PROFESSOR Pdufn m ne Indepsndenf.
In America a spirit that may be called cosmo-
politan. in contrast with that which exhausts itself
within the four walls Of home, Animates the well
nouhshed. successful class. housekeeping must
become . matter Of wards and precincts n 1t rs 70
satisfy the craving for motion. The dominant
woman l. athletic. and seeks prestige In following
sports like GutonobilIng. golf. riding and walking;
often she indulgesi In the half sen tlmental pleasures
Of hAndicrafts that belonged to medieval Italy or
aboriginal aeEioo and the practice ola mild nsthet.
les that relieves Idle muscles. These women are
highly coordinated, with . developed sense Of
beauty and An ability to perform me and varied
but not heavy tasks Industry. with TO days rude
surroundings, opens no avenue 70 the exercise Of
their delicate and nervous powers: nor could the
factory process reawaken their powerful motives
or redirect their primitive rest Of life. now obscured
BY the sudden phenomena Of leisure. Their new
vehicles for ancient energies viii bs found In phil
politics. munIcipal government child sAy-
lnE-in thAtsocialw work for the furtherance OF which
these women are so rapidly multiplying associations
and cluba.
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Restoring the Crsela1 in RraEll,s COurt..

from As TdDtd,
On the INST proclamation Of the republic In Brazil
the pace was forced in the direction OF tho secular.
iEation OF everything. There was IN be lay neu-
traiy" In the schools. civil marriages civil buraS,
and On the same principle the cucihX was removed
from the courts. A few months ago a movement
arose for the rcStora tion OF the cpcinx to lis time
honored place over the Judicial bench in the law
courts. This movement quickly spread from town,
and a short time ago RIO de JAnelrO was the scene
ofa splendid demonstrators OF en- thusiastic faith.
A PROCESSION OF some 10. 600 persons representing
all classss OF society marched from the cathedral
10 the music OF two military bands through the
H@Sc,pal streets OF the city. Crowds OF people
were massed on each side OF the way. and every
window end balcony was hlled with respectful
slEhtseerA In the middle Of the long linc Of the
prOcesslen under a rich canopy. the cords OF which
we're held by ak magistrates and oanccrs, walked
the parish priest carrying the crucihX. and ~ the
end came q bevy OF young girls representing rhe
twenty ono Brazilian States and decked with rib
bOns Of the national co!ors. The priest bea 1rg
the crucinK entered the treat hall 81 the ,our',
where he was received by thc presiding Judge WHO
took the Image int his arms, and, after devoIf.F
kissing the feet, restored II 10 It's old place above
the bench.
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The Polite Letter Writer.

Now that it is reasonable to presume
that President ROOSEVELT has thor
oughly indoctrinated his Cabinet in the
art of an advanced photography, we
have the temerity to suggest that he
take it's members in hand in the matter
of style. We admire Mr.. RooT's style.
1t is incisive, insistent, lucid and I'M
ambiguous; but it is ~inelegant. He is
more concerned with the matter than
with the elegancies. Mr.. ROOSEVELT
should correct his Secretary Of State in
respect to tine elegancies. The memory
OF JOHN HAY must be sustained. The
Secretary Of the Treasury is all right;
he only talks. Nothing can be done
with Secretary TAFT. He writes vo-
LUMINOSITY and with that absence OF
style which is perhaps the most desirable
accomplishment that a writer can pos
sess. He is not susceptible OF improve
ment; unless, indeed, lit were that he
joined for a time the staff of The Sun.
The transcendental, alas! does not ac-
complish itself in practical life.
The Attorney-aeneral, being a lawyer,
rs exempt from criticism, even il he did
not come from Massachusetts; but the
Secretary Of the Navy comes well within
the pale Of the supreme censorship. He
writes with vast industry and upon widely
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Panorama Of the Nile. Sources.

Tourists were carried up the Nile last
year rs far ss Gondokoro. within $50
miles Of the head Of the Nile on the north
shore Of Victoria Nyanza. The Govern
ment Of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan has
this year opened the Nile route clear to
Uganda on the coast Of the lake, and is
now taking steps greatly to improve
and quicken this service. According
to Mr.. FREsHFIELD, the well known
m~ountaineer, n Of the largest tourist
companies expects soon to sell tickets
to Victoria Nyanza by way of the Red
Sea, returning by the Nile.
The heart of the Ruwenzori Mountain
range is about $50 miles west OF this
second largest OF fresh water lakes and
the chief source Of the Nile. Mr.. FRESH
FIELD, who returned a while ago from
Ruwenzori, says he believes these moun-
tains will frequently be visited by tour
lists in the coming years, and that from
some points Of vantage or the range
practically the whole region Of the Niles
sources will be within view. At the foot
of the mountains to the south is Lake
Albert Edward, and ninety miles to the
north is Albert Nyanza. These three
lakes are the sources of the waters that
go to form the upper White Nile.
1t would indeed be a remarkable pano-
rama. The mountain mass rises from
1000 to $4,000 feet above the surround
ing plateau. Those who have been there
say that on a clear morning the two
greater OF these lakes would be plainly
in view. When we visit the top Of our
Mount Washington we may distinguish
the Adirondacks on the western horizon.
The distance Is alb ut 100 miles, which is
nearly as great ar that between Ruwen-
zori and Victoria Eyanza, while the
sightseer on the African range is more
than twice as high above the general
surroundings as the tourist on top of
the American mountain.
If vision can penetrate from any Of
Ruwenzori's outlooks to the central re-
gions Of Victoria Nyanza, visitors may
see a water expanse that no one on the
lake itself has ever seen. No native
paddler or little European steamer has
ever crossed the lake. All Of them hug
the coasts and the central regions are
still a mystery.
1t will be IN experience worth having
to see these sources OF the Nile, which
the world vainly sought for centuries,
out before ones eyes and kind
ling with the glorious illumination of the
sun. Almost invariably the clouds
of Ruwenzori veil the vast scene except
for an hour or two after dawn; and it will
doubtless cost more in physical effort
TO command this view than most folks
are able to pay.
Even if everything is provided, as on
many Alpine ~ascents, to make the jour
ney up the slope as safe and comfortable
as possible, it will be a difficult climb;
and unless a shelter is built among the
upper SHOWS, camp must be left long
before daylight with lanterns lighting
the way, as used TO be done on Mont
Blanc. The great panorama bids fair
to be reserved for mountaineering ath-
until a cog wheel railroad is built.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-25
GOOd-By to Higgins.

Governor HtdGINs in declining yes
terday to accept a denomination said:
"The party in its primaries has indorsed
my administration throughout the State
and elected delegates favorable to my
denomination The party thought it
was putting a quietus on ODELL, and
next to getting rid Of him its greatest
relief is in bidding good-by toas wretched
a figure Of a man and politician as ever
disfigured its history.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-25
CoIIeR re- Learning Jared Again.

Again has the much derided and still
pursued college education received a
severe jolt. 1t was not a direct or end
on collision, nor yet a rear end smash,
but what railroad men in their pictur-
esque language call a side swipe." A
back handed or Parthian shot was fired
this time and that, too, by a humble,
sidewalk treading policeman. Not in
the cunning pursuit Of reckless crime,
but in the quiet act Of assisting a soil
tary female of his species to discover
where she was at.
Oh. u ives pitlfuli
In a whole city full
Friends she had none"
She was a Hungarian, and she was
lost in Broadway. How to make her
way back from the white light district
Of oyster crabs and wine to the gou-
lash emporium in which she was en-
ployed she could not tell. Vainly she
questioned the passershy. They an
swered her in Harvard French, Yale
German and Columbia literary. Some
even tried her with gashouse English, but
in vain. She understood them not.
Then came Policeman UPTON, who
had patrolled many posts in districts
where languages roar like many waters.
He tried her with Hungarian, and loi
the lost was found. II this officer had
been a college bred man he might have
been familiar with some few words of
Greek or Latin or might have known a
little Ollendorf French or German. But
never would he have known Hungarian.
Not in the academic shades does a
man learn to prattle Magyar. Orna-
mental dead tongues are his, but the
living languages Of the great East Side
are for the policeman, the real estate
agent, the Duke of Essex Street and
RosEY the Lawyer.
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A German DueI.


FFWV INC ldNH.
The CrrTdnn reports the following csPe: A Young
onnccr Quarre'led with a friend who vas a solicitor.
Hot words were exchanged. and the onncer struck
hs friend. Here the matter might have ended
there was something to forgive and regret on
both sides. But the orNcer's regiment heard OF the
a1air and a court Of honor decided that he mus,
challenge the civilian. Sol duel by commAnd took
place. and the young lawyer fell MORALLY wounded
by his friend. When the onicer returned home he
was arrested on the Information OF the president
OF the court OF honor which had forced him 20 nght.
He was tried by an ordinary tribunal. and sen.
fenced 70 three months Imprisonment The prs
ident OF the court OF honor knew he ives urging the
Oncer TO an illegal deed when he insisted on the
duel bht honor. as he understood II must be sat.
isned At all cost.
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Tribute to the Rapid Transit Board.

To THE EoTToR Of SUN-lSr: Ia there anv
more necessity for connecting the Brooklyn and
Williamsburg bridges either by an elevated strIc.
ture or a subway than that q cat should nave two
tAilsf II there ID any real anu sunncIent reason
will THE SUN give Il az IOnEthf
The city spent hundreds Of Thousands a, dou.z.
nr the Manhattan approach TO the wlIIIamahur0
Bridge and nov tbs sixteenth century RApld iran.
CIT Board. which made a Glft OF the subway "a m.
operating company. PROPOSES 20 decorate this an.
proach WIN an elevated railroad NJ the s,ecIsI
Instance OF the trans Jortntion monopoly
Was there ever a mum lcipality anyU here uho.,
Interests have been 50 mIssrably MANAGED nv n.
Oniela!s' Is Il any woudcr that I'm thlnIInv pconic
look for relief to municipal Ownershipi
New YORK. September "a. d ururr,
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Before and After Taking.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE UN-Sb Is there any
formula under the law Of compenAs-
ton that VIII truly and adequately express the
dinermceIn degree OF condition Of a person who
had RECALLED himself on several forums Of nut brown
October ale the night before" and the near dark
brown taste that pervades his being in the cold
grAy dawn OF the morning after"r'
Several times to-day I tried 10 deduce q forysula
that would express In eopcise terms the tran siuon
Of a mass from one epoch 70 another, but Il has
proved TOO elusive for my limited deal
nOwlefge. and I found myself unable 10 lot IL
down In black and white. B. SELrxRH.
FosToRIA, September q.
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Nsrro.. Compared with Bank Presidents.

To TIE EDITOR or The SUN-SG: In a recent
despatch Booker T. Washington Is quoted as Grid
Ing his race because they do not become bank
presidents and financial magnAtes Eenenity.
From my peponal experience with bank presi-
dents. and from what / read about them nlmost
daily, I would FAR rath,r be a negro working In a
cotton neld under the bright sun. with his abound
ing temperament. his love Of music. and his imagl-
nation tchildish as II Isl than TO be- cIassed with the
Nipples and the others who have not yet been
caught-or even with our insurance pTeSiden Isl
It's Just as hard to day for a rich man TO get into
heaven az II was 1000 years ago. 7 am sorry that
Mr.. Washington does not realize this and preach
TO his race accordingly. READKR,
TRoY, September p.
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A writer VINO Has . Mind Word Sov
ThOm.

TAem.
To TIE EDIToR or THE sUN-Sr, I.
person who. In the inspired language Of Bill
Nye. has -monkeyed with literature" for a
number Of years. have every reason 70
believe that mssaEins editors are quite hu.
man. True. many Of them take themselves
seriously and are possibly prone TO face the
world with a protrudlnR chest. hut I maintain
this 10 but Q sign and token Of their human
ness. IL will be observed that all persons
who. owing to the nature Of their calling,
have under their control, no matter how
temporarily or remotely. the fate OF welfare
Of Others, are almost sure 20 exhibit the same
Qualities: and I nay cite a. instanosa the
often superb hsuteur OF . trafic guiding
policeman. the lofty dIsdain Of most motor
men, and the royal oondescension or indtier.
enoe Of the smoothly shaver gentlemen who
preside at the box ofloes Of theatres.
There can be little doubt that this attitude
Of superior wisdom assumed, or perchancs
necessarily acquired. by the magazine editors
will cause them 20 overlook some really good
=.=s ,=h!ch. ky : man IN : crsyerful mood.
would be recognized and accepted. But I
hold that your correspondent Black and
white has by no means made out q case Of
lack OF discernment on the part OF the editors
merely because they unanimously turned
down n disguised Kipling. story. In fact,
the Incident might be made TO prove lust
ing ssi ESEH ana white says that -One Of Kiplins's
most popular short stories was selected" for
the tsst, ne then declares that every one OF
sIxteen perlodicas. Including the best pub
Iished IN the country. rejected the story.
Assuming that not enc OF these magazine
sSi:sF' f %xsioh sf Is S sS8ts q 'f large "a .s ;S Gp-
ton what then? Could not your CORE
spondent have argued with equal force that
the incident proved q statement frequently
made BY magazine readers Nthat many Of the
stories turned out BY men OF established
Offered under an uuknown naneg
Your correspondent does not mention what
the particular story was, which IL unfortunate.
for KtplIng. as well a. most other writers;
sssuninR that these editors did recognize
the story (which, OF least In most cases, an
pears to me far more likely what else could
Black and White" and his nef arioue accom-.
pltoe have expected other than the usual
even Black and White" himself confesses
was OF Questionable proprtety-?
Ny experience has been that editors are
far too busy TO engage in correspondence
o6t1ins In all properly, conducted business.
whether literary or other. The scheme OF
your correspondent was of the heads ! win,
tails you loee" variety. II the manuscript
were rejected. then i was 90 laugh. II, on
the other hand. Y were SccsRtedt, nh then Il .s va:
would have eased the conspirators' souls was
a letter Of Indignant and possibly, insulting
protest: and the fact that no such letter was
written In any one OF the sixteen cases would
anDear 70 be. not n commentary and rehec.
ton on so%sbody's intellectual .pretensions,'
s eSs : c s,SFs. example q easip'PFl ,. c tSlDs%lSn0'
NANTUCKET. Mass, September %.
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Tart.
From Me Kaahinnton Pod.
NEW YORK, September %.

From he Washington Posi-.
II Jackson had his Benton, Roosevelt has
his Taft. Rarely has a PRESIDENTIAL 90 wise
an adviser. and never a President has had in
his Cabinet a truer man. He may not be the
next President; he may never be President;
but In that great ONCE he would rank with
the great Presidents. Able, honest, cour-
aseous. patriotic. he has the genius OF com-
mon sense and the charity OF a noble human
ity. He Is very nearly Grover Cleveland with
some sharp corners Knocked on.
We do believe that Theodore Rooseyelt's
chief attribute Of greatness is his gift for
selecting instruments. Certainly he is for
tunste in having William II. Taft m an adj
wiser. II 10 scarcely probable that the stand
patters would allow the nomination Of Taft
for President; but II IL were q general and
honest primary. It IL altogether probable that
he would re. the nomination.
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TrnNsI In Phnad.InhIa.

From ma old Goll and Blue.
! am much perpiexed by the signs I see In mo
trollels about the use OF exchange slips. Cln
You tell me how they should be usedf Il
II certainly 10 a complicated matter. and W. sfs
planning 70 get out . rude to make the n1''-
clear. East OF he junction formed by a Westb1 (
car an exchange from An eaStbound cAr Is 60 &
only u the westbound car Is west Of the iunrt.N !
formed by said eastbound car. South OF the jun.
tlon formed BY q northbound car an exchange
from . southbound car 10 good south of the junction
n the northbound car was north OF the Junction ai
the time OF issue, but only south OF the Juncti'n
going south II the Aouthbound car was Eolng norfi
% the time IL was south Of the junction. 10 tho
sa1ne way The value Of szchAn res In the other a.
.poctions may BE- cAlculatUA -. .y----
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To n RDIToR or THE sUN-Sir. I note
in your leading editorial OF this date that you
fay both the Democratic ann Republican
parties. As from the tone OF the article mem
toned o will be unable to support the oan-
didate Of either OF the old parties, l suggest
that you turn to the party which is always
consistent and always right. and which has
honored me with the nomination for Gov
ernor. Should | be elected l promise you that
you viii never have cause to refer to me az
that emphysematous and ~crapulous entity
II. NJ. RANDALL.
Prohibition candidate for Governor.
New York. September "a.
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The Hon. CY SpLLowAT, the tallest sky
scraper in New Hampshire, has been re-
nominated unanimously for Representa-
tive in Congress Of the FIRST district. Mount
Washington is but an Ota Benga by the
side Of CYRUS ADAMS SULLowAH. It IL
pleasant to see the Republicans Of his dis
trict rallying, to a man around that tall
and awful form.
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Age Of the World.

To THE EDITOR or THE Ms In THE SUN
Of September n there was printed q letter headed
Judaism; Is II Declining Among the
Younger Generation In This Town."
l would like the writer Of that letter 10 give Us
the proofs whereby science has proved tc the people
Of this ace that the wo9d ls millionA Of millions
OF years old. or, as he puts II. "A world without
beginning or without end JOSEPH MoRKNs.
BROoKLYN. Septemher "a