Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-14
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|. d | [ When the czar asked Ambassador Meyer what the American people thought of him, he could only have expected a diplomatic answer. The real truth would have occupied too | much time and been dangerous Norwich Bulletin. s,.
 New York City is rejoicing because | 1t has discovered that the report of l the arrival of the gypsy moth is Il | false -alarm. It's the harmless tns- sock moth which has caused all the trouble, and New York's trees have another year of immunity.-New Britain Herald.
 Manipulating tariff schedules HOW. takes the, place Of railroad de- bates. Which leads to the remark that when law is enacted for. the regulation of a corporation, the first thought of that corporation is how to evade' the law. and it's lastethought is to obey it.-Meriden Journal
 Australia has raised her import tiu- ties on certain agricultural machin- cry which is made in that country, 10 discriminate in favor of home indus tries The minister of trade and commerce announced that provision had been made that if the selling prices of similar machines made in Australia were raised above the prices of 1905, the collection of the additional duty might be suspended" This keeps the corporations favored from making undue profits Bridge port Standard. IFS
 When President Hatlley. of Yale. was professor of political science student once offered him poor eN- cuse for a bad examination paper. President Hadley listened 10 the ex- cuse. in silence. Then he said. with a grim smile: That excuse is about as poor as the one criminal lawyer offered for his client in case that had gone hard with him. "'Gentle- men of the jury, cried this lawyer, eloquently, remember that my client is hard of hearing, and that therefore the voice of conscience appeals to him in vain.'"
 From the beginning of the canal work at Panama 1t has been evident that it would probably be necessary to call on the Chinese for workmen if the canal is to be completed within the lifetime of anybody now on earth. It is now announced that tlie United States government will advertise for proposals for 2.50O Chinese coolies to be brought to Panama and put at work on the canal. It is difficult to see how there can be any objection to this course. It is absolutely impos- sible to hire in this country the men necessary for the rough work at the Isthlnus. Nor can they be obtained in Europe The Chinese are the only available resource. under the circu,li- stances. Hartford Times.
 The management of the New York. New Haven X Hartford road comes out of the yartlmen's strike in New Haven altogether vindicated, and "yal' Fitzpatrick. who made name in that city some years ago as a con servative adviser of his fellow work CTS, maintains this reputation, He had the nerve to tell the men that they llau ID .Tlght " stfihc, that ptes nau forfeited their positions, and that their organization would try to tiIl their places. So much for the history of the affair. But who pays the bills? The railroad company was put to heavy direct expense, and besides suffered severe loss in perishable freight lost on route. The men went without pay for several days and some will go without It a long time. Who got anything out of iti Appar- ently not a soul. Isn't it about time for intelligent men to stop and think whether working isn't better than striking, unless the cause Is very evi- dent and grlevous.-Hartford Cou- rant.