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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
FAILURE OF HIGH LICENSE.

We heard Thomas Cochran OF 81.
Paul. recently addressing rally IN the
interest of Mr.. Doty's candidacy LOT
Judge of the Municipal Court, make
sneech which in most respects had the
genuine prohibition ring. We were
SURPRISED however to hear him COM
mend Minnesota's high license law as
q temperance measure. We had hard
" supposed there was an intelligent
and observing citizen in the state who
was still laboring under that delusion'
Mr.. Cochran quoted Archbishop Ire
land as having said that the raising
of the license fee had resulted in shut
ting I'D quite number of saloons run
nv German Catholics at country cross
roads where the business would not
warrant the proprietor paying so large
y fee. We suspect this testimony by
the Archbishop to have been given
some wears ago and that he would now
he slow to give his approval to the
high license system. At any rate, II
it be true. as is likely, that few Ger
man Catholics selling liquor at rural
noints were driven out of business by
high license, it is also true that the
high license bride has bought the votes
of a great number of Yankee Protes-
tants, Congregationalists, Methodists,
Presbyterians and the rest, in local
contests and that as a result many COM
munities are today suffering all the
horrors of a legalized liquor traffic
which, were the license fee 500 as
formerly, would be free from the evil.
High license is simply-license.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
HUsTLlNG HENNEPIN.

Oliver w. Stewart completed th1r-
teen days engagement with the Henne-
pin county committee on the 9Th. Twen-
ty-five or more meetings were held, COW
ering every part Of the city and county.
ingmen of great shops and mills. The
Commercial Club and the Builders and
Traders Exchange were addressed as
were also the Ministerial Association and
the Veterans at the Soldiers Home. A
big rally took place at the University Of
Minnesota. The series closed with a
farewell reception to Mr.. Stewart at the
Russell coffee house.
Chas. w. Dorset, candidate for COVER
nor, attended all the meetings and adj
dressed most of them briefly and effect
lively. Chairman Engle and others also
cheered the outlying points by their
presence. A special car Of rs happy Pro-
hibitionists was run to the Excelsior
meeting Things are moving in Henne-
pin.
Ramsey county borrowed" Mr.. Stewart
for four meetings, the last one Social
at a cafe, at which the county committee
served cake and cream free.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
A BIG COLLEGE SCHEME.

Mr.. Hinshaw recently laid before
the students of Augsburg Seminary,
Minneapolis, plan to put student
of that institution in charge of Prohi-
bition work by college men in given
congressional district. They endorsed
the idea and pledged $500, payable in
monthly installments for five years.
St. Olaf's College, Northfield and
Gustavus Adolphus College, st. Peter,
will together support man. ST.
Olaf has pledged $3.50 and Gustavus
Adolphus 5000 toward his support.
HOw's that?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
NOW WATCH THE NINTH.

W A. Rice, formerly Assistant Secre-
tary of the State Committee and until re-
Rice & Schweitzer at Fergus Falls, has
heard the call which is coming to so
many of the bright young men of the ma
from the firm with which he has been
connected and has become the Organizer
Of the Prohibition party in the Sth Con-
gressional district Mr.. Rice has been
Under the new arrangement and backed
as he will be by such a lot of pushers,
something is likely to happen any minute.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
Editorial
Catch the step!

The stars and stripes will hence
forth float every day in the year over
every Minneapolis city building. Ana
the Mill City's hundreds OF saloons are
at present as legal as the flag.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01

T. L. Taylor, Worthington, sends us
four new subscriptions. This is the first
response to our announcement of the
semi monthly and of the fact that all
new subscriptions will run to July LIST,
1907. Mr.. Taylor received the word by
correspondence from this office. Pro-
badly you hadn't heard of our forward
of Backbone-but "now's your chance"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01


elections of Pennsylvania.
In venango county, where nearly 500
ProhibitioniSts are now in office, there
were 172 successful Prohibition candi-
9ao r. ads &c e9 911d vote re % from
ships the so-called Republican ticket re-
presented both the old parties acting to-
gether.
Westmoreland county elected about 80
party candidates, three burgesses, many
councilmen, school directors, etc. Craw-
ford county Prohibitionists elected "a of
their candidates in one district, winning
out with their whole ticket over the COM
bined opposition of the Democrats and
Republicans. Worth township, Mercer
county, made a clean sweep. Union City,
Erie county,, elected L. D. Shreve, Pro-
hibition candidate for mayor, by IA maj
GRITTY, after the hottest fight ever known
there.
More than a score of Prohibition wo-
men of Philadelphia endorsed by the City
party. were elected members of the school
board.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
w. C. T. U. CONVENTIONS.

National, Hartford, Oct 26-31
State, ST. Paul, Old Capitol, Sept 1S-
81. A Grand Diamond medal contest, the
first held in Minnesota, will occur on one
of the. evenings.
Seventeenth (Hennepin) district, Min
neapolis, May 1e A Diamond medal con-
test will take place on the preceding
evening.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
All WASHINGTON.

The Littlefield bill, now before con-
Dolliver bill of last year. It amends the
Interstate Commerce law in such a man
ner that liquors shipped into state come
state into which they go. the moment
they cross the border. in just the same
respect as if they originated in the state
itself. Another bill is pending, fathered
by John Sharp Williams, the Democratic
leader Of the House. This bill goes far
Their than the Littlefield bill and absolute
liquors into prohibition territory. Mr..
Williams state, Mississippi, is all stirred
up over the blind pig question and this
against the lawless traffic down there.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
BILLY HAMM NOT IN 1T.
Prof. Ole. Lokensgaard, Madison,
writes Sec. Calderwood:

: I 1OI' O1O' HOfAOUo61cG1US MdU1SOu,
writes Sec. Calderwood:
II appreciate the honor that the Con-
vention bestowed upon me and the con-
fidence the Prohibitionists place in me
in having nominated me for Lieut. Gov
ernor.
1 have decided to accept and hereby,
with heartfelt thanks for the honor, ac-
cept the nomination.
If I am elected promise you one thing
The Temperance Committee of the next
Senate will be a real temperance COM
mittee."
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
PROHIBITION STATE CONVENTIONS

Illinois April Is, 19. Indiana May g.
9. Iowa, Des Moines May %. Pennsyl-
yania May %, "a South Dakota. Red
June 49, North Carolina, June %. Cali
fornia Aug. %, 49, Kentucky State Con-
ference May 81, June 1.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01

(hc eIersh citizens thay haint hc taken
can't git bhnish into (hc) town thou tn shIoons TIL
mid (c)
vthng Ish tn shIoon
bngsh That's all bsht people license
parties.
will thing
at only
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01

At the Chicago election this month pro-
hibitionists increased their vote of 5000
last Spring for Stewart to $3.50 for alder
manic candidates this year.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
RECENT PARTY VICTORIES.

Prohibitionists elected several hun
dred candidates in the recent local
elections of Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
IRON The Tribune Bureau.


Washington. March 1.-The German Ambassador
and Baroness Won Sternburg had dining at the
bassy tonight the Vice-Presdent and Mrs Fair
banks, the Speaker and Miss Cannon Senator Ali
son. Senator Kean Senator and Mrs Wetmore
Senator and Mrs. Newlands. Mrs. Richardson Mr.
and Mrs Charles H Keep. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Miss Langham and Count Bressler, OF the German
Embassy.
The Mexican Ambassador and Nine. de Casasus
entertained at dinner at the embassy tonight the
Brazilian Ambassador and Nine Nabuca, the Rus
sian Ambassador and Baroness Rosen. the Minister
from Hayti and Nine. L&ger. the Minister from
Charge dAffaires from Norway and Nine. Hauge.
Lieutenant Colonel and Nine. Pederneiras, OF the
Brazilian Embassy; Commander and Sefora Ian
of the Argentine legation: the first secretary or
tho Brazilian Embassy and Nine. Chermont. Miss
Ida Thompson Miss Belle Hagner and Senior de Ia
PorteIIa and Senior Zapata Vera, both OF the en-
bassy staff.
The British Ambassador. who left Washington
last night for Nashville Tenn. to address a re-
ligious congress. accompanied by Miss Durand. will
return to Washington in a weeks time.
Baron and Baroness Moncheur had dining with
them at the Belgian Legation tonight Senator and
Mrs Dryden. Senator and Mrs. Dollver. Mrs
Robson. Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mr.. and
Mrs Henry c. Perkins. Colonel and Mrs Bromwell
Senator Bacon. Miss Patten and Professor Merinox
The Counsellor OF the French Embassy and Nine
des Portes de Ia Fosse will arrive In New-York on
Saturday and will come TO Washington at once
They have been absent in Europe for some months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02
TEACBERS AND sCBOOLBooKs.

There is something to be said on each side of
this question about teachers and textbooks. 1t
would he manifestly improper for teachers or
such books and then, through their own author
ity or influence, compel the use of them in the
city schools TO their own profit Also 1t would
be wrong for teachers to devote their attention
TO authorship to the neglect of the duties for
which they are employed by the city. We have
not, however, been informed that such evils as
these widespread in the educational system
of New York.
On the other hand, seeing that many of the
best textbooks are the work of teachers, 1t
would deprive the world of much good to forbid
practical educators to embOdy the fruits of their
study and experience in textbooks, and it would
that our city schools should not use the best
textbooks simply because the authors Of them
happen to be employed in those schools, and that
a mans books, however good they are and
however much used elsewhere should not be
used in his own school and his own city. Every
college considers 1t to its advantage to have It's
professors known authors Of books, So the
city ought to welcome the success of its school
teachers as authors of textbooks.
On the one hand, there may be some danger
Of graft though it seems to US very small. The
average teacher is not so highly paid that we
are inclined TO begrudge him a little increase of
vacations. On the other hand, there is danger
of peanut politics." and the latter danger seems
to us considerably greater than the former.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02
CARNEGIE HUNTS BUYER.
Might Sell Lot at LOz0 Price to
Con genial Person.

Andrew Carnegie Is particularly anxious 10 find
who will buy ground and erect a
house in Fifth avenue. between 9Oth and Slst
streets known as the Highlands" The only con-
dition made is that his neghbor neighbOrs be
congenial to him
This hunt for agreeable neighbors was brought
about by the action which William D. Sloane and
his daughter, Mrs. Florence Adele Burden, have
brought restrain Mr.. Carnegie from delivering
General Lloyd s. Bryce 4 plot fronting Az
feet on the side OF 91st street told in The
Tribune on Wednesday Should the case be de-
cided in favor Of General Bryce. Mr.. Carnegie will
still be the Of several other adjoining plots.
which altogether have frontage OF 100 feet both
In Fifth avenue and IN the street. For months
Mr.. Carnegie has been hoping TO find a buyer for
this corner parcel and will make easy terms. It IS
said. TO any intending purchaser who is agreeable
TO him.
According a person who IS acquainted with
Mr.. Carnege's plans for dispOsing of the property,
the latter wifi deliver the deed, under the cOndi-
ton mentioned. at a sum representing less than
the market value of the property. There are
scores Of real estate operators who would gladly
pay about the market value, but they are barred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02
4musementS.


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02

that worked satisfactorily there for more than
half a century would probably be acceptable to
Santo Domingo and would meet with general
Latin American approval.
In Panama our sphere of interest was the
railroad. In the Dominican Republic, it is. or
will be- under this treaty. the custom houses
The right TO protect the raflroad-and, of course
American citizens and their property-was all
we sought from Colombia. The right to protect
the custom houses and their administrators to-
gether with all American citizens and their
property. would seem TO be the corresponding
condition in Santo Domingo. Such an arrange
ment would be in accord with American policy
of sixty years successful standing. and would
be free both from danger of complications for
this country and from any ground of suspicion
or apprehension elsewhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02

for highly valuable and perpetual franchise
for passenger and freight subway. From this
point of view the bill is denounced as grab"
and the statesmen and clergymen and profess
sional spokesmen of the people are informed that
they have been buncoed into imposing as pen
atty on the railroad what its cleverest lawyers
would have despaired of securing as favor.
We do not pretend to know what the facts
are. We have not studied the engineering
problem of building a subway along the water
front below the waterlne. The extent and
validity of the railroad rights in Eleventh ave-
nue. are unsettled questions among able lawyers.
The open sorrows or secret joys of the New
York Central's counsel are matters of tactics
which we have not fathomed. We hope that the
lawmakers who drafted and the spellbinders
who gave voice to the peoples will concerning
the bill knew what they were about and have
passed q practical measure which will clear
Eleventh avenue instead of holding the tracks
there on a new lease pending endless litigation.
But we do not feel at all sure Of it. That is one
of the uncertainties of legislation by clamor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02
DOMINICAN TREATY CHANGES.

The changes which have been made I'm the
Dominican treaty by the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations have undoubtedly been care
fully considered. but il may be not uniting 10
suggest that further consideration Of some of
them may be desirable before they are enacted
into Law. Especially may this be true Of that
Article which has been the chief subject OF
controversy. II relates 10 American interyen-
ton IN Dominican affairs. As originally drafted
II was understood 10 permit such Intervention
only when requested by the Dominican govern
ment and 10 require the United States TO grant
II whenever asked 10 do so I'm the revised
form, the United States is freed from all obliga-
non 70 respond TO the Dominican call and is in
vested with authority TO intervene whenever II
pleases.
There is something to be said both for and
against each Of those proposals. Ii would prob
ably not be well for this country 10 bind itself
20 send warships and troops TO Santo Domingo
whenever the government of that repubic re-
ouested IL for that might keep us busy over
tribes On the other hand IL would be a pretty
sweeping arrangement. susceptible OF abuse to
authorize this country 10 intervene unlimited.
whenever IT saw fit. We are not at all sure thar
the Dominican government would agree 10 that
and we are not sure, either. that other Latin
American countries would not regard it with
apprehension. We have, il is true. such an
agreement with Panama, but our relations with
Panama are decidedly exceptional and unique
II is a question for careful consideration whether
II IS desirable to extend those relations TO an
other country, in which our essential interests
are not nearly so great as they are in Panama
IT VIII be observed that while under the orig
inal form Of the treaty the United States would
have been put al the beck and call Of the Do
minicaH government under the revised form this
country would be morally responsible for all that
might happen in that country. II is not clear
that such al assumption OF responsibility is
desirable. n may be enough for us 10 SUPER
wise dominican finances and foreign fiscal rela-
lions. leaving general domestic administration
10 the Dominicans themselves. In that view OF
the case il would seem desirable 10 make II
Enthusiastically clear thRt-es we assume is really
meant by Article Z In its present form-this
country is 10 have a free hand 10 intervene
whenever il may deem Intervention proper sim.
ply for the execution of the purposes OF the
treaty and nothing else. That would be exactly
IN line with the provisions OF our old treaty OF
1876 with New-Granada, which gave US the
right, on our own initiative, 10 intervene al
Panama for the maintenance OF free and unin
terrupted traffic across the isthmus. while il d.d
not Of course. provide for any such Intervention
IN the general affairs OF the republic The ar
rangement that was acceptable to Colombia and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02
THE PLAN OF THE CANAL.

The Presidents recommendation of a high
level lock canal instead of a sea level canal at
Panama is cordially commended by Engineer
ing News" which argues deliberately In its
support. on pecuniary and technical grounds
That there is much force in It's presentation of
the case. and that ii speaks with high techni-
cal authority. is not to be denied. Nevertheless,
are inclined TO think that many persons,
not only laymen but also expert engineers, will
he no more convinced by if than they were
at the beginning by the Presidents concise but
particularly clear and Illuminating statement
Of the case. Indeed, il seems to us there are
some flaws in Engineering News's" line Of ar
Gument which, if they do not altogether vitiate
it, considerably impair its force and give no
little aid and comfort to the other side
Thus In exploiting the efficiency and general
excellence Of the lock system in the canal at
St Mary's Falls. are told that "the great
'ore carriers that now regularly pass through
the Poe locks much larger than the aver
age ocean cargo steamers" Now that may
meet the objection that locks are unsuted to
vessels of large size but what effect has il upon
the argument that passage through a high level
canal would be more rapid than through one at
sea levelE We have been told and we are
willing 10 concede II is true that, while small
steamers could 90 through sea level canal
more rapidly than through locks very large
ones Wonu nave 10 90 more slowly. But
what kind. or size of ships will chiefly traverse
the Panama Canal? We believe the deDth OF
the locks at st. Mary's Falls is twenty-five feet
Now, we told that vessels which can mss
through them ARE much larger than the aver
age ocean cargo steamers" Therefore the ma
jority of the ships which will pass at Panama
are Of less than. or no more than TWENTY-FIVE
feet drauGht Surely such vessels could mass
through 4O-fOOt level canal at good sneed
and thus. while a few big ships might have
10 slow down, the general speed OF transit would
he greater a. sea level than through locks
Again, we told that while the Panama
locks Will be larger than any others ever built
they VIII not be much larger than the Poe
lock at the Sault." AS a matter of fact ac
cording TO the figures given by Engineering
News" they will be within all insignificant frac-
ton or twice as large. In view of that what
are we TO say Of the argument that "the reluc-
'uon from 100000 cubic yards in the Guile
bra eur for the sea level canal to So 500 900
cubic yards for the lock canal is reduction
of immense Importance" The difference IN
size between the Panama and the st. Mary's
locks is almost rs great that between the two
amounts of excavation. If increase of "a
per cent in the locks makes them mot much
larger" why should an increase of 104 Der cent
IN excavation he "of immense Importance?
1t would nor be profitable. however 10 re-
thrash the whole matter at length in the popu-
lar press. The engineers have said their last
word the President has made his recommenda-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02
A TALE OF TWO CITIES.

Recent reports from the Chinese city Of Nan
Chang have been bad. A mob appears to have
become incensed over q quarrel between some
foreigners and a native magistrate and TO have
raided and destroyed some missionary stations.
Four foreigners were killed, and at least four
teen others had to fee for safety. The local
authorities, however quickly restored order,
and it is thought there will be no more trouble.
OF course, the Chinese government will make
such reparation as is possible for the wrongs
done by its excited subjects
IT is not known what reports will be sent
home by the Chinese visitors who arrived In
this country recently on a tour of observation,
but they might we'll be TO this effect That
they found a large city, in one of the oldest
and foremost states of the Union. partly in
the hands of a murderous and incendiary mob.
which was burning houses, destroying the Fire
Departments apparatus, threatening and at
tempting massacre and compelling scores Of
people 10 flee for their lives. They might add
that this outbreak, ostensibly provoked by a
quarrel between two men, really had a racial
basis, and only one OF a numerous and
widespread succession Of American outrages
against those who We're regarded as members
Of an alien race.
No doubt the American government should
require ample amends from China for out
RACES upon American citizens there and should
take all possible measures for the protection
of such citizens. No doubt too it would re-
sent as impairment any suggestion by foreign
ers OF interference with American domestic af-
fairs even when these include riOting arson
and massacre. But the moral protest OF Amer
lea against the evil doings in Nan Chang would
be UNNECESSARILY stronger If there mad not at
the same time been evil doings in Springfield
Ohio