The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
Steele Sees Danger to Amer
lea in Imperialism.
TROUBLE ABOUT MASS MONEY
Question Is what TO DO with BE-
quests for Perpetual Requiem Ser
vfces-Franee Hopes to Grow Her
Own CottOn-Dream OF Perpetual
Health Attracts Attention.

which the cnieI IS the religious question,
France does not neglect the political de-
velopments in the United States A dis
patch was published here this week stat
ing that President Roosevelt is losing his
popularity, largely through his advocacy
of Federal supremacy over State rights,
aud partly to his general desire to domi-
nate everywhere.
Gil Bias Seizes the opportunity to be
amused It says: Roosevelt is becoming
unpopular. and we don't know it. The
news comes via England. Alas, it Is Lon
don that informs US. New York neglects
Paris. Paris and New York have direct
relations, and special wires only with Lon
don. Are we so inferior TO the Anglo
SaXOns and the rest of the world? blush
long. President Roosevelt Is reproached
with being in the way and wishing to be
the whole government. to concentrate
upon himself the legislative, executive.
and judicial powers: TO reform spelling.
and with bOthering Ambassador McCOT-
mick All this should have taken some
minutes. Has it resulted instantaneousiy,
this unpopularity, to cause its transmits
sion by special wire TO a last edition.
ask myself and wonder if il be true"
Steele Discusses Imperialism.
The Steele also discusses Imperialism in
the United States, saying the struggle
between imperialism and federalism has
begun. The first will draw the support
Of those who dream of military glory and
all the ambitions which for thirty cen
turtles have made blood flow in Europe.
and the utter vanity of which wiser
Europeans are beginning 10 understand.
To the second viii remain faithful those
who have preserved the traditions Of the
great statesmen of America and the ideal
OF the founders Of the great pacific con-
federation of the United States OF
America. As the latter are more reason
able, it is doubtful il they will prove more
numerous.
Paris hears that a valuable collection
Of paintings belonging TO Prince Clement
de Metternich Vinneburg has been trans
ported from his home to the Vienna I'm
perial Museum. The reason for this IS
that the prince is badly in debt and it is
believed the paintings are not likely To
be seized in the museum. There IS an
ntimation that the cauvases may per
haps be sold at auction, as IL is said
they offer excellent Inducements for com
petition. II is reported further. however.
that the Austrian government has al
ready concerned itself with the lizeIi-
hood OF the dispersion Of the treasures.
and has taken measures to prevent the
clandestne removal Of the paintings from
the country.
question About Money for Masses
The project Of Haute Savoie has sus-
pended seven mayors for refusing to no.
tify priests Of orders sequestrating parish
property.
The Eciair publishes a report that the
Pope has decided to appeal TO the whole
Catholic world for subscriptions in aid of
the French clergy.
An interesting legal question in regard
TO money left for masses is soon to come
before one Of the tribunals. 4 music pub
Usher named Isly, who died in 1904. left
5000 francs each TO three churches for
perpetual celebration Of masses for him
self and his relatives The legacies were
not carried out before the law of 1865 was
passed, and the administrator now wants
a legal decision as TO whether he ought To
postpone settlement until the church
property is handed over and the Iegacies
unknown. IN this and other similar cases
the heirs of the original donors intend to
claim money so left because if it can no
longer be used for the purposes for which
it was bequeathed, they claim il should
revert to them.
Mgr. Albano. a Brazilian bishop, who
was going to Rome, broke the Journey at
Nice. where. early this morning. he cele-
brated mass. Before leaving the church
he received a summons and later appeared
before a commissary and underwent an
Interrogation. The bishop, who witnessed
the separation Of church and state in
Brazil Will now be able 10 compare the
different methods employed.
France to Raise It's Own Cotton.
The attempt of Great Britain to make
that empire independent of the United
States for cotton supplies by encouraging
Its colonial production is now being re-
pedted in France, where a colonial cot
ton association has been founded which
promises to save France from spending
boO0,00J francs annually on American cot
ton, and, further, 20 produce a surplus.
which may be sold TO other countries.
The secretary Of the association saws
that he has no doubt of the ultimate
success Of the scheme but admits that if
viii require the raising of some hundred
thousands of francs annually for several
years. a subscription list has been opened
with a view Of aiding the colonies to
produce cotton, and so far $4,000 has heen
raised or this amount the colonial au-
thorities gave $500.
Japan's tastes in literature and the
drama, according TO the Figaro favor the
English, French. and German schools
The English is easily first and is repre-
scented by Carlyle, Macaulay, Spenser
Tennyson Byron, and Milton France fs
represented by Rousseau, whose "Contrat
Social greatly influenced Japan's new
birth. After RoSseau. the most popular
French authors are Hugo and Maupas-
SAINT Sardou's dramas are meeting with
success in Japan, while GOethe's Faust"
IS the most read of German works.
Has Vision of Perpetual Health.
Provided this electric cleansing is fol-
lowed by auxiliary treatment in expeH-
ing from our bodies the morbid waste
caused by electricity. there is no longer
any internal reason for growing old or
even dying'-this is the promise held
out by the Matin after a lengthy ex-
PLANTATION Of Prof. D'ArsOnvaTs high
frequency-CUrrent' electric treatment.
The discOverer, who is one of the most
eminent members of the Academy of
Sciences. says the majority Of people die
Of arteriosclerOsis. He uses a sphygo-
meter TO measure the tension Of the blood
in the arteries. If the mercury of the
instrument marks 10 or 16 centimeters. it
shows a normal tension. II the tension
is higher or lower Prof D'Arsonval
saws sfx bafhs Of the stbfeb fra,,7a,,.,-