The Washington herald., 1906-11-06

and distributed among all the people Of
the United States Here We have the
glorious conmunistic idea in all its sweet
scented perfection. as shown forth in the
propaganda Of Hearst and others Of even
great renown. II the American people are
willing TO accept it, on them rests the re-
sponsbility.
owing 20 the growing scarcity Of ne
gro labor in the rural districts the ques-
ton Of importing Europeans to work in
the cotton fields Of the South is becom-
ing of first Importance. and In Missis-
sippi it is getting to be d political issue.
said Mr.. r. NJ Bundy, Of Vicksburg. a.
the Arlington
'One Of our leading gubernatoriaI can
didates (there are seven in the feId).
Hon. Charles Scott. is openly advocating
the importation Of Italians 10 take the
places Of the blacks. Mr Scott knows
he has some prejudice to contend with.
as the Southern people generally look
askance on the introduction Of allen la
bor but he cites the example Of Louisi-
ana, where thousands o. Italians have
already settled and where they have Civ
en- good satisfaction as field labOrers
lie contends that as the negroes are fast
deserting the plantations 10 work on rail
roads and In the towns. the farmers Of
MS section must resort 10 the intrOduc-
ton OF some other kind OF labor. and OF
all that has been suggested the italian
seems preferable Two Of his rivals for
the govern0rshiD are against the Italian
proposition, and some of the others say
they nave not yet made I'D their minds as
/ TO the best course to pursue
IN
grants from Italy come along. they will
Hnd plenty OF work 10 do and a much
better chance Of acquiring property for
themselves than was ever possible in
their native land. Some have thought
that It might be a bad thing TO have the
Italians brought into contact with the
negroes on the ground Of possible whole
sale miscegenation- This danger. how
ever. judging by the experience Of Loui-
siana, Is more fanciful than real"
A degree from one Of our French uni
versities.' said DR.. Paul Latour. Of Paris
az the ShOreham. 'is. 1 imagine. Of more
value than the average diploma from one
of your American colleges. and for a very
good reason The French student. in or
der 10 get his coveted parchment. must go
before government examining board.
where he is put to a severe test as to his
scholarship. This examination is held by
men who do not even know the names Of
the candidates. each student being sim
PLY designated by a number.
THE examiners. therefore. having no
connection with the university. are per
fectly impartial and q young man stands
entirely or his merit. But here in Amer
lea the fitness of those applying for a
degree is determined by professors who
have personal acquaintance. through con-
tact IN the iecture-rOoms. with the stu
dents. IL is natural even for men Of great
scholarship 10 indulge a friendly bias.
and II there is any doubt as 10 the pass
ing qualifications of the aspirant, il is
resolved in has favor. In this way the
cOnferTing Of scholastic hOnOrs Is made
comparatively easy. and what is easy
is not generally Of great worth"
a Daso wandered in from the street
the other evening and walked up TO the
counter with the evident intention Of
treating himself TO a smoke. said The
proprietor Of the cigar stand in one Of
the best Of Washington's hotels. the sort
Of stand where even cigars Of the Decent
grade are few and hard to discover.
THE man had evidently got into the
wrong box, but / could see that he had
determined to put on a bold front. and so
as he ran his eye along rows of weeds
that were mostly listed at Is cents and
a quarter each, he began asking me for
certain brands that adorn biIl-boards and
retail at a nickel. Have you the - ci-
gar? naming a well-RlOwn cabbage leaf
No. That's strange; then you have the
-: No, again About dozen of this
sort did the Dago name, and finally in
desperation as he turned to go he looked
back at me and said: It's d funny
that you don't keep any good cigars.
In former times, when farmer in
Indiana, Illinois. or Ohio had raised a
healthy lot Of suapping boys-so many
that there was not enough land on the
home place to distribute among them-it
was common thing for one or more Of
the sons to hike out u the far West to
established home for himself" said Mr.
A. L. Craig. passenger traffic manager
or the Great Northern Railway Company.
at the Raleigh. Mr. Craig. whose head
quarters are at st. Paul. lived for many
years in the Puget Sound country. and
besides being an expert railroad man Is
a profound student Of political economy.
But" he continued. there is no longer
any far West. We used 60 sing in my
bOyhOOd days how Uncle sam was rich
enough to give us all a farm but Uncle
sam hasn't any more land 10 bestow. All
of the West that is fertile enough to pro
duce crops has been taken up. and there
is no longer any cheap lands on this side
the Canadian border
Now, TO meet this condition Of def
cheney, our American farmers must resort
70 intensive methods of agriculture
which is only another way o. saying that
they must produce bigger crops from
smaller number Of acres. This is a case
Of necessity. for the rich. virgin soil to
which they were beck0ned a few decades
ago by the generous West is all given up
TO production, and the farmer Of the old
states must stay at home or migrate TO
Manitoba If he would still find new soil
But / maintain he can stay home and
prosper not only by adopting intensive
culture, but by proper diversifCation Of
crops. Some years ago Southern Mime
sofa was a great wheat belt, and the own
ers OF the grain fields were poor To-day
that same section is Ovsrfiowing with
prosperity. Fhc people found out that
they were making a huge mistake in hav-
ing wheat their sole dependence, and
straightway began 20 diversity Reliance
on a single crop makes agricultural