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Mr.. Cleveland on the Law Makers.

Ex-President CLEVELAND does not dis
pense taffy and soft soap. Perhaps his
road through life might have been
smoothed little if he had been less out
spoken, less brutally frank. and more
gene rally considerate Of the feelings OF
those with whom he came in official con-
tact. Yet, had his tongue been softer,
his words would not to-day carry the
weight they do, nor would his utterances
command the respectful attention with
which they are now received. These
considerations give point to the COM
plimentary phrases he spoke to the New
York law makers when he visited them
in Albany this week.
Mr.. CLEVELAND did not tell the Sena-
tors and Assemblymen that they were
a lot of thieves and scoundrels, as he
undoubtedly would have if that had been
his opinion. On the other hand, he eS-
pressed the opinion that the law makers
were honest and patriotic, and declared
his belief that their work this year would
be productive of good for the State. In
a season when it is popular to bewail the
degeneracy OF representative bodies. to
accuse law makers OF habitual betrayal
of their constituents, to describe their
meeting places as the incubators of con-
spiracies, plots and schemes for the rob-
bing and undoing of the citizens, a serious
word directing attention to the facts and
the truth is not out Of place, and Mr..
CLEvELAND's remarks were well timed
and considered.
Because they make mistakes, or are
deceived at times, legislatures are not
of necessity hopelessly corrupt and de-
graded. The presence of moderate
proportion Of chumps and another pro-
portion OF scamps among the law makers
is unavoidable and to be expected No
representative body is composed eAclu-
sively of immaculate, pure and high
minded men. But the great majority
Of the peoples representatives in legis-
lative bodies, from the most obscure to
the most important, are honest and
patriotic, and by far the greater part of
the unmeasured abuse to which they are
subjected is undeserved.
The sun., 1906-02-02

The reported action of the Western
Pacific Railroad in dismissing the Japa-
nese laborers employed by it in construc-
ton work, and refusing to hire more,
does not support the fears and allega-
tions Of the trade unionists who have
declared that Japane must be excluded
from the country for the protection of
white men. The railroad made a thor
ough trial Of the Japanese and found
them too light for the work, and that
they fell below the standard of white
labor in the quantity and quality Of
work done. Consequently, the managers
of the road will hire only white men
hereafter in spite of the greater ex-
pense and trouble involved. -
Many dark prophecies of Japanese
invasion have been uttered by the labor
leaders of the Pacific Coast, and several
bills are before Congress providing for
the exclusion of Japanese coolies on the
same terms with Chinese. Such legis-
lation will be unnecessary if their labor
is unsa satisfactory. Their lack of weight
would not be an objection to their en-
ploymcnt in all trades, but it, as alleged,
they accomplish less than white men
and their work is of unsatisfactory
quality, there is little danger that they
may ever dispute seriously with the
whites in the labor field,
Most of the information on which
Congress is besought to exclude Japa.
nese laborers from the country comes
from professional labor agitators who
must make showing to their employers
or lose their places. Before any action
is taken to extend the exclusion laws to
operate against the Japanese, the con.
sideration Of few economical facts
might be profitable and enlightening.
The sun., 1906-02-02

A comparison may be made between our
business with Cuba and our business with
the whole of South America. We sold TO
Cuba two-thirds as much as we sold to the
larger area, and we bought IN the same
proportion. In both cases the balance OF
trade is heavily against US, for the same
reason, namely, both areas produce mer-
chandise which we require in large guam
tity. We want Cuba's sugar and tobacco,
as we want the coffee, hides and rubber OF
South America. But we supplied Cuba's
I ,75o 600 people with 50 per cent. OF their
foreign needs, while we supplied the IS 0OO-
900 people of South America with only about
10 per cent. Of their requirements.
Estimated strictly in dollars and cents,
it is perhaps impossible to claim that re-
ciprocity with Cuba has been paying In
yestment. 1t has not cheapened sugar
for the American consumer and it has cost
something In national revenue. But the
arrangement was not made entirely as
business proposition. 1t would not have
been approved had that been it's only basis.
But it has, purely as a business matter,
worked out in very gratifying manner.
During the last two years our sales to the
whole of Africa have fallen of $l3 900 900.
Our sales to England and Europe combined
show an increase of only $1,000 600. Ex-
ports to South America have increased
SIC, 600 900, and exports to Cuba alone have
increased $2l 900 600.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SCN Sir. Mr.
Clevela nd g address before the physicians at
Albany is good and much to the point II
is quite hard to know how he has dia gno sed
the profession SO correctly except through
his genial friend and medical adviser just
elected to the presidency Of the body there
assembled. more truthful statement
was never uttered than that the medical
section of mankind has in one way or an
other curtailed the opportunity of freedom
of thought and considerate hearing to
which we are entitled by the laws of nature
and Of natures God.
Much capital is invested In this country
for the manufacture of instruments. pro-
fessional books and pharmaceutical prod
ucts for the sole use of physicians and
surgeons. The men employed to repre-
sent these manufacturers must be men OF
education always and are usually pharma-
cists and even physicians. and are entitled
to a "considerate hearing" but il is a sad
comment on the profession that in too
such scant courtesy that all question Of
refinement and courtesy must be eli in.
mated. Men of lesser light and glow in
strnct their attendants TO INQUIRE Of such
doctor ofessionailyY" or Are you a
PATIENT or What do you want 70 see the
@ has aoo" %" m AS he y h%
alone. with no patient In sight.
The days OF superstition an1 "aloofness iu
the medical art are fast passing away. and
patients as vel, as business men " hose ocou-
pations bring them necessarily in contact
with the practitioners OF the art will receive
n "considerate hearing" which all men are
this age Of the world PRorEssIoNAL.
NEW York. Jan. 81.
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The Young and the Old.

To THK EDITOR OF The SUN-.SI; Not ih
Forty" purposcly deviates from the question ct
issue. which Is the etiquette OF street car heAav.o
between men and women of fairly decent nannfN
and corresponding morals
Everybody is willing to adm, that men In genera.
and bachelors In particular especially II the hap
pen 10 have a decent incomcl. receive theit il'
share OF attention and admiration, as be says IN
private and social life No one has any protest
to make about these attentions although iael az
usually given With lively expectation OF fhvorS 10
come. In other words, bachelor Is a NGl4au'
asset from the point OF view Of being able 10 pro
vide some sort OF an establishment. He may hav'
every charm OF mind and person. but the reason
miraton or a good initiation OF H.
The paragraph about one OF the wisest OF !a'o
and greatest OF poets Is very nice, but my lt.aFN
friend should not compare the sublime WITH M
ridiculous. The loves and passions Of thai great
man have direct an alogy with the vulgar actions
and insulting behavior OF tho old men 10 vlon
referred.
Regarding the lovely young women Of - OF $
who ought TO have genial companions 90 n "
discover = genial affinity among the srur,s o.
strangers they meet every day, well and good '
think. however. the general consensus Of op.h'n
is that excursions" undertaken after acquaindn'
made on the street or in car usually end w'ie =
divergence OF opinion as TO what constiJ'f' sN
enjoyable excursion much to the wonihU G'. !
and modification. BTN'ro'
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.
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portance attacked. This is the natural
result of political clash and friction. At
present however, '"pitching into pub
lie men is recognized profession. The
cautious reader sees good deal of
impulsiveness, ignorance and megalo-
mania in most of these attacks. Indeed,
q good many of the censors Of Congress
are incurably ignorant of political his
tory and the genesis of the Constitution,
of the ideas which it was meant to ex-
press. They attack the Senate, for in
stance, for doing what it was meant to
do and representing what it was meant
to represent.
A study of the Congressional Rerord
will show, in part, with what intimate
knowledge, what grasp of principles and
of details, what high intelligence, Con-
gr-ss deliberates and legislates. The
continual, patient and not showy work
in committee has to be taken for granted.
Now and then there is bit of buncombe.
Now and then cheap political motives
exhibit themselves. But even the mis-
takes of Congress, as a rule. are due to
yielding to a perhaps mistaken notion
of popular feeling.
As to the honesty of Congress, does it
need defending? Who are -the cloud Of
witnesses against it? Clouds Of very
cloudy witnesses: professional exposers?
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RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA.

WASHINGTON. Feb. while 1t is i'm
possible to determine just how much OF
our increasing trade with Cuba la due to
the reciprocity treaty and how much to the
industrial prosperity Of the island. the fact
stands that there has been a notable in
crease in the volume of sales and also in the
percentage of our share of the imports.
Our exports for 1908, the year before the
treaty went into effect, were valued at $23,-
504 AT. For the two years during which
the treaty has been In operation our sales
were 1904. $32 ,644,34 1905, 81 ,b69,sl2.
In 1908 American merchandise represented
Ss.e per cent. Of the total import. The
exact figures for last year cannot be given
because Cuba's report is not yet at hand.
The indications are that one-half OF her I'm
ports came from this country.
Some idea of the lines in which increase
is shown Ia given in the following list. The
figures are for full calendar years:
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The DISCIPLINARY PolYsyllabl BILE.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Sir: I had been
waiting for some one to call attention to the word
"hebdomadal" Your correspondent "B NJ. F."
In yesterdays Issue. am afraid has not been the
conscientious reader who has read your paper for
twenty years. as has tho writer otherwise he would
have known that there is gentle humorist In your
sanctum who occasionally likes 10 startle his read
ers with some strange and outand,sh word. Let
us be proud OF THE SuN that shines for all In that
delights to turn US toward our dictionaries and
our studies, rather than to eoat over the latest
murder. suicide or divorce.
presume In perls'ng the editorial entitled A
Sociologists Check" the expressions 1T Is not
alcatory." and that mephitc region" gave n. NJ.
F." pause.
Trusting that these few innocent observations
may greet the editorial page at the breakfast
table In the morning, beg to remain with ever
increasing respect, FREDERICK W. DAVIS.
BROOKLYN, Jan, 81,
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that the manifesto Of October 80, proms-
ing the immediate Introduction of rep
resentative institutions, must be carried
out in good faith and without delay, the
Car knows that he must obey them or
face financial shipwreck. 1t has long
been known that bankers could exercise
a powerful if not decisive influence on
the question whether n given country
at given time should so to war. They
now appear in new role, namely as
moulders of nations political structure.
They practically say that, considered
as security on which loan is to be
based, they prefer constitutional to an
aut toCratic system.
The sun., 1906-02-02
Immigration in 1908.

II is too early in the season for the
annual excitement over the immigration
question. It generally rolls into the
foreground of affairs somewhere along
in April, disturbs the country for a few
months and then retires into compara-
tive seclusion for the rest of the year.
Comment on this subject as early as Feb
ruary is to be looked upon somewhat In
the nature of a harbinger Of the spring.
time agitation.
For purposes of comparison calendar
years are as good as fiscal years. The
wear 1905 breaks the record. The fig
nres for recent years are as follows:
1902 .......,.. 73a?s3 1904 .....,,...... sns.257
1903 ...,........ "SI.s7 eo5,..'.'..''.'' l's'r'"
The ir,migraton for this single year
equals that of the entire fifty years fol-
lowing the inauguration of President
WASHINGTON In numbers it doubles
the population of Baltimore, and nearly
doubles the population Of such cities as
Boston and St. Louis. 1t would replace
the en- ire population of Connecticut,
with 100000 surplus to spare. 1t would
repopulate Vermont and New Hamp-
shire combined, with 250 ,00c to spare.
These people came, as usual, from all
the corners of he earth, but particularly
from the southeastern corner of Europe.
The arriN us from Greece, Turkey, Ru-
mania, Ser"ia and Bulgaria constitute an
interesting total of between $4,000 and
10000. The horde came from Russia,
Italy and Austria Hungary. The follow
ing shows the flood from those countries
during the last three years:
1909. 1904, 1905.
Russia ....... ....,..,.... ii7.623 1880 1881
Austria Hungary y....,...... e3e l6s7e3 2si9e7
Italy y..................... .23sti7 i5e7ei ?tsH
Totals .,.....,............. 6i56'e sii67 12s2ss
Thus it appears that seven-tenths of
the arrivals of last year were from these
three countries. 1t also appears that
within three years more than 100000
Of these people have come to the United
States. Where are they? Unhappily
for us and for them, by far the greater
number are colonized in the larger cities
of the North.
The sun., 1906-02-02
Another Man VINO Does Not Give Himself .
"SQuare Deal"

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-.Sh. say ditto
10 your correspondent Peace Of Mind" Have
travelled the same road he has. have met the same
kind OF people. have quickly responded TO their
solicitations for moncyed help. and now find my
self. Notwithstanding my past successes won by
square dealing" far away from Easy street"
II vas only the other day when walking down
Broadway. saw three or four Of the with whom
I had had dealings and whom had generously
helped and they stunned me as though had been
a rattlesnake. My collaterals consist OF huge
batch OF |. o. US. promssory notes. &c, enough to
paper the walls Of good sized room I wtsh
might add u perfectly peaceful mind hut Il Is a
little rum ed under the circumstances
Nobody 10 blanc hut myself OF course. Ny
refusal or Inability 10 sny No" has been my com
parstivc ruin, financially. and she worst of II ,s
] seem to keep right on as far rs can doing the
same old trick. SOFT SNAP.
Ngw IoRR, Feb. |.
The sun., 1906-02-02
Forest Fires and Their Cause

From The SpHn01ngd RPpu6IiCat
Henry NJ. Hutchings. from the Cape d'''''
enumerated number OF causes OF dcstructN !F''
In his district. He said that PoItugucs' iooF'
are coming 10 the Cape to pick bucbcrrirs A. ne
deliberately bum the territory In order 'a'
better crop may be obtained the followinF "a.
Italians follow tho same methods for c'anA'n'
crops on land which does not belong !, 'nrH
Others come TO the district to pick mayhuwets .n'
live In tents In the woods for severn wrcH~
Senator Harding. from the Cape Cod section h''
spoke OF the firesetung BY Portuguese, Poles 't''
and Italians. who arc coming 10 that sccuh "
the country. Senator fallon OF quincy sad VI
in his district ono may look for three or -four f'
fires every Sunday. Set by young rowdl'. "'
into the woods 10 create excitement.
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It beats the devil how MALRT and RAISEs
are 80 solctous about the financial condi-
tons Of the country.

A reminder Of the Slocum disaster, pun.
ishment for which pursues the guilty with
halting feet, Is found in the annual report
of the Public Ad ninistrator for 1905. Upon
this department Of the city government
devolves the collection of the effects, for
which there is no claimant, Of those who
die under conditions of such calamity as
the burning and sinking of the Slocum.
Here is the mournful record of&lss.S So turned
in to the city treasury. many Of the deceased
being unidentifable by relatives and friends
and five being unknown even as to sex
The sun., 1906-02-02
The Mormon. and Beet SuEs,

TT0m nc WdMh HpIUN 3'pNT.
The Nor non Church il not as an orcar-
engaged In thc manufacture Of beet sugar y
ecclesiastical Snd business Interests OF
mons are so closely int rwov.il rs 10 he lrS'7a'
The president OF the Mormon Church II ~ r
OF every beet sugar company In Utah Too
Oregon. and of companies proposing Ia hu,a.
tional factories In Idaho, oregon, Nyomils
,ngton Nevada and Montana, The ma
ine directors OF these companies are N'
APOSTLES living In polygau'y. rs President 81
The money required for the construtiloi Il"
sugar factories was supplied by m"no'!
Mormon Church In the form Of ti'h"S "'i'
the First Presidency and tho Twelve N"" ''
ercisc absolute control
The sun., 1906-02-02
Doctors Chances in Alaska

From tht washington Posi-.
Il wouldn't advise any ambitious young doctor
OF medicine TO open an Office in Alaska" said Dr.
A. W. krumn. formerly Of Nome. This state
ment Is based on my own experience. went "a
Nome thinking that In the absence OF competition
my practice would bring me handsome revenue,
supposing also that people got sick UP there, as
they do elsewhere. What was the result In two
years l had only twenty one patients, and " !
hadn't made n few dollars In mining would have
starved TO death That country may need doctors
some time before new century begins. but II will
be long while before any disciple OF Gacn can
make his salt In the Alaska mining camps"
The sun., 1906-02-02
Brooklyn ytndicated.

To THH Enron or THE SuN--tSr: I am glad ts
state tina, II Is experience to 1nd myself held
up by n clever paper as AN example OF masculine
envy Jealousy and uncharltableness" who would
rudely sneer at the statements Of ladies,
Let the dear creatures have everything they
want. I heartily mdorsc everything upon which
they ariA the seal OF thc,i approval.
II is the custom In Brooklyn. SO please make
me- good or ! may have 10 move to New York,
which Providence forbid.
BRooKLYN. Feb. I. WILLIAM " TosHACH.
The sun., 1906-02-02

OF the monuments will he representa-
tives of the President, the army and the
navy, survivors of the Santiago expedl-
tion, and many official representatives
of the Cuban Government and the army
of liberation. 1t is expected that Sec
retary TAFT will be the personal repre-
sentative of President ROOSEVELT.
The sun., 1906-02-02
Gen. Bntier and "Sho,. Nv"

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir! Gen, Bu,lers
relation TO "Shoo. Fly" ives that when. In debate
In the House Of Representatives, nc was inter.
rupcd by Mr., s. $, Cox, he waved his hand n,
him with the words "Shoo. Fiy,"uhlch he took from
the song which was AZ the i,nc isvortc. ".
NFw YORK. Feb I.
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Rum and Water.

To TAk EDITOR or THE SUN--.Sir; Is II true thai
Robert keayne constructed the hrst water works
In New England" and was member OF the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company too, Somehow
or other 1t sounds a hit ruIu. CtIpNrTc.
NEW SoRH. Feb. |.
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Yes; Firewater Works.

To IHE EDITOR or The SuS-.Sir: VIII you
please be Kind enough TO answer the enclosed ques
ton, Is fact that some OF the members OF the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company were or
arc interest ed In water works:
NEW YORK. Feb. /. JAMES u. DEwEIl. JH
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PettSd.

Mrs. Knlcker Mrs. Booker is positively spoiled
by her children,
Mrs. de Kota Well, you sec she Is the only mother
they hsve
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An Expert Opinion.

From hr Norton Champion
"WlIl alcohol dissolve sugar" ~ ".
the Old S,.k: "i, will dissolve guld r,lro
and horsos and hSpp ness and lo'" hn'
,hiny rlsc worth having
The sun., 1906-02-02

Away with mystic medicines
And weird appendicitis:
In future we will be content
With Grover CLEVELAND ditis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-17
CUTICURA- THE SET, ST.
Complete Treatment for Every
Humor from pinples
to SCrOftlIu

Battle the affected parts with hot
water and Culicura Soap, To cleanse
the surface Of cri,sts and scales and
soften the thickcnrd cnticlc; dry,
without hard rubbing, and apply
ltllicurn Ointment freely, to allay
itching, irritation, and inflammation,
and soolhe and heal; aud, lastly, take
Cutirnra Rcsolvcnt Pills to cool and
cleanse the blood. a single set, costing
but one dollar, is often sufficient to
cure the most tdrtlring, disligurins,
itching, turning. and sc:,ly skin, scalr,
and blood humors, with loss Of hair,
from infancy to age, when all else fails.
Cuiienra Soap, BE. Ointment 80, RrsolScnt s0r lin
form Of Chocolate Coated lls, :sc Vial Of
throughout iLe world Potter Drug and Chem. Cup,
Sole Props, Boston. 80
at Aiai!rd Free, "iaw to Cure Torturing, DhguIng
huMort Of Infancy and Age"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-17
Y IMPORTANT DIVORCE
CISInM
AN

The decision Of the United States
Supreme Court in the IIaddock Ill.
vorce case should put stop to some
of the profitable business of the light
ming divorce States of the Union. Ac.
cording to the decision i'm question no
commonwealth save that of the mat
rimOnial dOmicile can grant n divorce
TO either party, unless The other party
Is actually served with notice and Is
made party tO the suit within the
jurisdiction attempting to grant Tie
divorce.
The matter al Issue I'm this case was
one of great importance and we he.
lieve that the highest tribunal IN the
land has taken common sense view
of The subject. This thing of getting
married and of hring divorced is
something more than a summer past.
time II has 10 do with the founda-
ton of The home and of civilized 81.
ciety. Anything which tends TO make
The securing Of divorces easy and
which tolerate the severance Of mat
rlmoni;. bonds wiihCnt The knowledge
of either party 10 the transaction
certainly is opposed 10 public policy
ana should ho discouraged
The divorce mills &C he far West
ern States will suffer as a result of
the decision hui We doubt If the In.
trrests Of society at large will hr on.
,langored by the new order of things
or rather. by the rcafirnation nf .
fundamental principle which always
should have prevailed in considering
divorce cases.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-17
DOCTOR CURED
Of ECZEMA
Maryland Physician Cures HmseIfof
Eczema with Cuticura Remedies.
Prescribes Them and Has Cured
Many Cases Where Other Formulas
Have Failed Or. Fisher Says:
CUTlCURA REMEDIES
POSSESS TRUE MERIT

Ny face was afflicted with eczema
in the year 1897. ! used the Cnticura
l'"nc'lics, and was entirely cured |
am = praclcing physician and very
often prescribe Cuticura Resolvcnt and
Cnticura Soap in cases of eczema, and
they have cured where other formulas
lave failed. AIN not in the habit Of
endorsing patent medicines, but when
find remedies possessing. true merit,
sllrh as the Cuticura Remedies do, ! am
hroad-mindcd enough To proclaim their
virtues To the world. have been prac-
ticing medicine for sixteen years, and
must say find your Remedies a No. |.
You are ut liberty To publish this letter,
or any part of it. remain, very truly
yours. G. NJ. Fisher, NJ. D., Big Pool.
Md, May 81, 1905"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-17

The fact that the powder charge Of
a thirtccninch gun exploded on Fri
day. April -, will have a tendency 10
prevent those persons who don't h.
licve in thai superstition" from talk.
Ing any chances with the alleged hoo.
doc" number.
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Mr.. Youna Heard From.

Mr.. G. +. Mason has received a lei
ter from his former partner. Mr.. w.
i. Young. Mr. Yonng is in Chicago
and he writes: Tell my creditors
thai my AFFAIRS will IL. Strengthened
oui by HE 20lh OF I:is month. Guess
1 will see yon before then" Mr..
Young suddenly disappeared from rhe
city several weeks ago ana his n,nn-
erons creditors hay" liecn rather anx-
IONS.