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The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
undiplomntie and Unofficial.

Letters Familiarity addressed My dear
Theodore. MY dear BelIamy,9 and My
dear Maria" cannot properly find place
in the archives Of state. They are neither
diplomatic nor official Indeed. these
particular letters are about as undlplo-
matte and unofficial as any correspond
ence from high quarter the reading pub
lie has been permitted to scan. But II is
worth while. nevertheless. TO recall what
the Hon. John w. Foster has TO say on
subject somewhat akin to this in his
"The Practice of Diplomacy" Here are
his words:
The practice Of some retired American ministers
Of making public yindication Of their conduct, in
cases where they have differed from their govern
ment, is TO be reprehended. So much abuse has
grown out Of the practice that the department, in
its printed instructions, has forbidden retiring
diplomatic officers from retaining any documents
or copies Of official correspondence. minister
should trust 10 time and the Official publication Of
the correspondence for his Tindcati0n. The inter
ests Of the country have suffered more from the ex-
posuro than the character Of the minister could
possibly have done from his silence Distinguished
instances Of this indiscretion in history have
been the vndication Of Mr.. Monroe Of his ConIiHcJ
in France, and the controversy Of Lewis CaSs on
his return from Paris with Secretary Webster.
Other indscretons Of this character the part Of
returned ministers might be cited. There is no
doubt that such conduct is immoral in political
ethics and TO be severely condemned
The country has not suffered perhaps,
by this Storer exposure" If 1t may be
called that; but while fairly reveling in
the wordy warfare-the play of the type
writer here and at Cincinnati-nO level
headed American is swelling with pride
over the remarkable episode.
1T may have added to the gayety Of the
nation. but certainly it has not added to
its dignity.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
Rayner and Bonnparte.

Now that a fight Of more or less de-
termination is being made against the
confirmation Of the Hon. Charles J. Bona
parte as Attorney General on the ground
that few years ago he delivered speeches
upholding the trust or combination sys-
TEN, cons iderable interest is excited to
know what attitude will be assumed by
the Maryland Senator's, both of whom are
Democrats. As Senator Rayner usually
fights hard and effectively when he
fights at ali, particular interest is felt IN
his attitude. Mr.. Rayner has rot ex-
pressed himself publicly on the question
as yet and probably may not do so at all
He and Mr. BOnaparte have not been
friends for more than twenty years. and
in all that time they have not spoken
when brought face 70 face. They had a
difficulty over a law case. which IL is
said. nearly led 10 a isticun. and now
when they meet each manages 10 be in
tercsted in something that demands a
gaze in the opposite direction Neither
can be induced TO discuss the other. and
il IS not unlikely that should the Senator
feel inclined TO oppose Mr.. BOnaparte'e
confirmation Marylanders would be treat
ed TO the rare exhibition OF a mental prize
fight between these two gladiators.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
The Drunknrd's Contribution.

From Country Life in America.
The eighteenth century in England was
notoriously an age Of ale drinkers and
wine bibbers and your English squires
were topers all. Hence large proportion
Of the English glassware Of the eighteenth
century was in the form of drinking
glasses, mugs, and deCanters. FrOwn as
we may upon the pictures of midnight
wassail and bOisteroUs conviviaiity, with
brave tOasts and frothing bumpers, MAX
ing the Christmas holidays one grand.
sweet booze" we cannot deny that We
owe these merry roisterers much for the
tall ale glasses, the graceful decanters.
and the slender wine glasses which they
have bequeathed 10 US.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

ing of the library is not allowed to come
TO its fullest use because of the lack of
assistants.
Here Is one department Of endeavor
entirely for the public good. The liberal
distribution of good books, beginning with
the children. helps wonderfully In fitting
them for high citizenship; 1t helps the
parents also TO higher ideals, both for
themselves and for their children.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
Wilbur ID. Nesbit. Humorist.

Wilbur y. Nesbit, the poet and hum
orous writer, visited the Capitol yester-
day, presumably TO gather material for
new novel he is now writing, He told
Senator Beverage something Of the ex-
periences he has with old family friends
when he visits Muncie Ind, the city of
his birth.
L seldom meet an old friend Of my
family at Muncie." said Mr. Nesbit. that
I am not more embarrassed than amused
by the questions asked as TO how ] do
itg When l was last there a fine old
Munceite, who has known my family
always. wanted me To dash him of
poem while I was dining in his home.
He insisted tnat / was able 70 do this
since he saw a poem by me In the paper
every day, and II ] could write these
things in my own home at Evanston. III.
why couldn't l do IL in his house. ard
give him a chance to witness the opera
ton? He intimated that I would do IT
il I had not grown too proud and naughty
to accommodate the friends of my fami-
ly. But where do you get your talent"
is usually the first question asked me-
with some such sapient observation as
this: 7 have knOwed your father and
mother and your uncles and aunts all
their lives. and not a one Of them has or
had any writin' talent. SO where did you
get yOur'n?'"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
Dimes With Most Engaging.

From the Detroit Free Press.
James Russell Lowell. when American
Minister in London, received an invitation
from Lord Granville, then foreign secre-
tary, to the effect that ne was about to
ask. at comparatively short notice, for the
pleasure Of the company at dinner OF the
most engaged man in London
To which Mr.. Lowell wittily replied,
according to Lord Edmond FItzmaurice's s
Life Of Lord Granville"
The most engaged man in London ac-
cepts with the greatest pleasure the kind
invitation of the most engaging"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

repealed or modified For five years has
the Secretary Of the Interior urged upon
Congress legislation to diminish the pos
gibiiity Of land frauds. and for FIVE years
lave his repeated recommendations gone
unheeded. at least so far as affirmative
Congressional action is concerned.
II is a most singular circumstance that
Congress should enact and continue in
force statutes which in themselves are
omen invitations to fraudulent acquisi-
ton of public lands and which AFFORD to
the Iand-grabbers the very opportunities
the Departments OF the Interior and Of
Justice are bending every effort to close.
Yet that is the plain implication of the
language used by Mr.. Hitchcock IN
recommending radical changes in the
land laws. Is II possible that Congress
or any portion of its membership is under
the sway Of the powerful influences"
which have sought TO palsy the strong
arm Of the Secretary of the Interior. or,
worse stiIl is it possible that the power
ful influences to which the Secretary re-
fers are exerted upon the floor Of either
house, or emanate from interested Sena-
tors and Representatives?
We have no doubt that President
Roosevelt will insist upon rigorous prose-
cution of the land-grabbers, and that Mr..
Garfield viii continue the aggressive
policy Of his predecessor. But better yet
would be a revision of the land laws with
a view TO removing the opportunities for
fraud that they now afford TO the greedy
and the unscrupulous, and so terminat-
ing the absurd governmental policy Of
opening the door to wrongdoing and then
attempting to punish the wrongdoer.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
TnIman's Ordinary speech.

The reported canceling Of an engage
ment made with Senator Tillman TO deliv-
er an address under the auspices Of an
Ohio church society because he would not
pledge himself in advance not 20 indulge
in profanity in the community he was in
vited to visit has called attention to the
South Carolinian's ordinary speech in
private. II Is a fact. not denied by Mr..
Tillman, even. that he occasionally uses
some pretty vigorous speech in private
conversation, but his public utterances
are never accentuated by profanity.
While Senator Tillman employs a good
many "cuss words" 10 emphasize his
points in private conversation, IL is a
notable fact that his speech on all oc-
Casions is singUlaTly free Of ObsCenity
or anything bordering on the obscene.
The South CarOlinian was never known
20 relate n smutty story, or even to in
dulge In the mildest form Of what the
French call double entente.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
WINTERS VAUDEVILLE.

The entertainment opens with
Buster & Blow.
Their knockabOut has little pitch,
But Wizard Snow
In sleight Of hand a hit doth make.
Applause he earns
As into great frosted cake
The earth ne turns.
A whistling turn by SlgnOr Gale
Is not much fun;
And to wax warm the people fail
When IL Is done
But he is very far from through.
Although he bores,
OF limitations gives a few
And hOwls and rOars.
Hailstone & Slush have little tact;
They tiresOme are.
J. Frost gets OFF a sketching act;
Then comes the star.
Miss Sunshine is, beyond a doubt,
The present rage.
We all rejoice when she comes out
To take the stage.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
snecfnI Message Needed.

From the Philadelphia Record.
There is one accidental omission in the
message of President Roosevelt He
does not recommend a national law for
the uniform regulation of the game of
football. Yet he is aware that somewhat
different rules of the game exist in sew
cral States He may intend, however.
to make this a subject of a special mes
sage to Congress.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
soug Of tbe Sbonner

You must wake and call me early, cali His early.
mother dear:
Tomorrow would shopping go-the Christmas time
Is near.
want 20 shop while stocks full-the struggling
crowds / fear,
So wake and call me early call ne early, mother,
s-CleYeland Plain Dealer.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
PASSING THOUGHTS.

MY dear Bellamy" is retired. but
not retiring. The wonder is that he o0uid attend
TO his dipomatic duties and keep up his extensive
correspondence.
The illustrations accompanying the
Presidents forthcoming Panama Canal message
may enable the country 10 get its mind on that red
hot controversy.
Some ingenious person has figured out
that President Roosevelt used hfty-four simpliAed
words IN his recent message and saved I25 useless
letters, OF about four and 0nethrd newspaper lines
IhUs the message was not appreciably shortened
CT the labor Of those who read it aueeably
lightened by the new spelling. The paucity Of re-
suit from the use Of clipped words seems sadly dis
proportionate to the prodigiousness Of the effort
required to have them forced into use
Mrs Parsons book. instead of being n
story. as some ministers have designated II or
a novel, as some newspapers have characterized IT
is In reality a textbook full Of footnotes and
cross references. There was q steady demand for
the book at the Public Library but most Of those
fortunate enough TO get an early copy returned A.
in less than twenty-four hours. They were disap-
pointed over its duIness. The second edition will
not sell as rapidly the first. The rule nowadays
seems TO be-nO sensation, no sale!
It is not surprising that the dismissed
negro soldiers should be at loss 20 know how IN
proceed in trying to secure re-eniistment To 70.
quire the accused to furnish proof Of innocence is
something new TO the due process Of law As n
has been commonly interpreted in this country.
Secretary TAFT, however has neatly solved the
problem by making proof Of innocence one of the
qualifications Of an applicant for re-enlistment
placing It en- q, fours with age height and good
moral character Mr.. Taft's ingenuity is of happy
order when It comes TO disentangling hard knots.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
Slender md Slim.

From this to that in curious way
Dame Fashion ever skips.
The nineteen-seven girl. they say,
VIII not run much to-
EmbOnpoint.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
Protection for sac sOIon..

From the Holton tKans.) Signal.
The lobbyist should be required to wear
two numbers. one in front and one be-
hind. so that he can neither approach
nor back up on the unsuspecung legis-
lator The way to reform is to reform
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
A Tremendous Conjunction.

From the Hartford Times.
The critical moment in the history of
the United States Senate will come when
Tillman, La Toilette, and Jeff Davis
simultaneously insist on catching the pre-
siding officers eye.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
Pawn Tfcke. Lost.

From the Montgomery Advertiser
The Philadelphia Ledger propounds
difficult question when it wants to know
If there is no way TO redeem the honor
of that city. We suspect the pawn ticket
is lost
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

times, Mr. Bellamy Storer is just about
the size man California is seeking for
the next Republican nomination for the
Presidency
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
Something Should BE Did.

There's bein' a good many murders,
Hiram. under the unwritten laws"
Gosh, yes. What Oughter be did?''
Il think folks oughter git together an
cOdify them laws"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
A Touch of the Comic.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
Perhaps it is the intention to add
Poultney Bigelow's remarks to that Illus
trated canal message as a sort Of comic
supDlemeDt
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

A Kentucky man, after forty-four years
Of bashfulness, has at last popped the
question" and been accepted. This must
have been quite a trial courtship TO the
bride-tO-be
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

4 Hammond 0nd) man. supposed to be
dead, has returned and is kicking about
his obituary notices. A man who cannot
be pleased with the things said in his obit-
uary notice must be hard to please. in
deed.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
The VersatiIe Humorist.

Henry. my last years hat can't be re-
vamped for this Christmas"
Never mind, my dear. Fortunately. my
last years jokes can"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
OF Cnnrre.

Which do you think yields the most
real enjoyment, pursuit or possession
THAT depends"
'On what?"
Whether you are talking about a girl
or car"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Mr. Clyde Fitch recently remarked:
Newspaper theatrical critics are moth
ing but a lot Of deadheads." The state
ment. however. is probably only "A cheap
attempt upon the part of Mr.. Fitch 10
get a little deadhead advertising.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

An enthusiastic Republican says: We
shall put Speaker Cannon in the Vice
Presidential chair" Not If Uncle Joe sees
you first
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

The photograph makers and the pia-
nola makers are engaged in deadly war
fare. Public sympathy is overwhelmingly
with neither.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

AS We understand il, Pittsburg is in
clined 10 look upon the post-office without
graft as something In the nature of cram
berries without turkey
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

IF Mr.. Roosevelt got 81 a word. ike
Kipling, he would have received S25, 600
for the message" says the Detroit Free
Press. Not exactly; he would have
been docked a little for the simplifeG
words.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
THE SPINNER.

A little moon, like the frst-hlown hawthorn white,
Swings low upon the dark. slim poplar spray;
Warm closed the buds are shut Ger earth tonight;
But dear maid May
Is spinning through the sweet mild dark. those
quilts
OF flowers she throws broadcast; her white wheel
Wilirr
Is soft as constant rain that falls in Tits
And answers her:
For while the fragrant brOidsry grows. she sings
A thousand thoughts that from old ages steal
Dawn finds her spinning in the fairy-rngs
With cobweb wheel.
L. b. Lloyd, IN the Country Side
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
The Ney WAY.

rs Jinks welded TO his art?'
Well, he says II he can't make a living
at it. he'll take up something else
I see. Welded on trial"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

A Virginia woman wants to mortgage
her brains 70 the doctors for $4,000. Consid-
ering the brilliancy OF the idea. the price
is about s. .s99 TOO high.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

According to the London correspondents.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice seems likely 10 be
the next American Ambassador. We
trust that England isn't going TO wait
until the entire winter is over however.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Mr.. Roosevelt's letter to Mr.. Storer con-
tains a p0stscript almost as long as the
letter This was out Of Difference 10 the
lady in the case. doubtless
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Japan says she would not have the
Philippines as a gift. Does Japan pro
pose 10 persist until she has broken
down every vestige of our traditional
friendship?
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Other diplomats may get a line on what
is apt to happen when the letter that ne
longs for fails to come
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
THE DAILY STORY.

A daily story still Life tells
OF human JOYS and ills.
The next thing Is the Christmas bells
And then--the Christmas billsi
H.
So every mortal has a chance
Though pessimists may doubt.
You pay the fiddler if you dance.
And wind up tired cut
Atlanta Constitution.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Secretary Bonaparte says the navy
only costs s1.3S per capita" That, how
ever. takes no account Of the many sleep
less nights it costs Capt. Hobson.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

One Of the Ohio papers wants Gen. Gros-
venOr for governor. The general Is on
record as to his willingness to gather to
his bosom any Office seen wandering in his
vicinity
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

The Tokyo Jill warmly commends the
Presidents message. We fear the Jill
is in for a serious reprimand from Judge
GrOsScUp
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Chicago Is excitedIy discussing whether
or not Adonis had whiskers. As long as
Col. Jim Ham Lewis are there TO scin-
tillate, why worry about AdOnis'?
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Mrs. Parsons book Is said 10 be far less
shocking than advance notices indicated
But some Jealous rival may be seeking TO
depress the sale Of the book
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

CalifOrnia's Congressman feel consider
ably relieved that they will not have 10
resolve themselves into battle ships.
cruisers, torpedo boats, and things
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Maxim GOrky has now left Naples in
disgust" says the Baltimore Sun. Tn
doubtedly ''in disgust"-right in the mid
die OF it.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

The japanese war talk ended so abrupt
ly that it is rather difficult to remember
right of what we were mad about.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Perhaps those French Deputies thought
Boni was going to tell them the story of
his blighted life.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Gen. Weyler has been made Spanish
minister OF war, which is the next easiest
job 20 minister Of the marine.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Does the calling up Of the SmOot case
mean a calling down for the Senator?
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Perhaps all would have gone well with
Senator Bailey had he never fallen victim
10 the wiles Of the spike-tail coat.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

For a while It appeared to be any ming
/ but the Pacific Slope.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

It is easy to see what Archbishop Ire
land doesn't get out Of it,
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
From the New York World

Luckily for Mr.. Roosevelt, he has no
reputation for discretion 10 lose. The
world long since ceased to expect that ne
would pay the slightest attention 10
traditions and forms and established
methods Of procedure. The disclosures
which he himself makes public would be
sufficient 20 ruin the career Of any
foreign minister in Europe. but Mr..
Roosevelt turns them TO his advantage
and succeeds in making out "A very plaus-
ible showing of patience and forbearanee
in the midst of most vexatious eircum-
stances.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
From the Hartford Times.

President Roosevelt can hardly escape,
it seems to US. the charge Of having pur-
sued a decidedly devious course in this
matter. He earnestly desired and sought
the promotion Of he archbishop. Natural
". he did not wish to be placed on record
as making the request at Rome. But that
the Storers had the right to feel that
they were faithfully reporting him IN
making that request the evidence is very
convincing. We are compelled to the con-
clusion that Mr.. Storers veracity is in
nowise Impeached by anything Mr.
Roosevelt says.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Senator Bailey's explanation depart
ment seems booked for a long. hard win
Ter
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
From IL PhiIadeIphia Publle -.

Fr0m the PhladeIphia IU6Iic Le0ger.
The Storer incident with its publica-
ton Of private and confidential letters,
is a most lameHtable episode in our his
tory: but II IL enforces the lesson that
we should mind our own business abroad
and at home and keep al0of from ecclesi-
astical or other intrigUes which are none
OF our concern, we shall not buy the in
struction at too high a price.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

MY dear Bellamy" is retired. but
not retiring The wonder is that he cUuld attend
10 his diplomatic duties and keep up his extensive
correspondence.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

From the Boston Transcript.
The Beilamy Storers seem 10 have bee
talking through the cardinals hat
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
WHEN FRIENDS FALL OUT.
Significance of Rc@pSevelt-storer Cor
reEpondence Pointed Out by Press.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The public will be 10th, without further
information. to pass harsh judgment upon
either the President Of the United States
or the former Ambassador to Austria
Hungary II both Of them had carried
out the letter and spirit Of American in
stitutions. there would have been no mis-
understanding about Archbishop ireland.
There are many who believe that Am
bassador Storer would scarcely have
sought an interview with Plus X unless
he thought he had been delegated TO do
this BY the President. On the other hand,
is Il not possible that Mr.. Roosevelt, in his
desire TO prove his friendship for Arch
bishop Ireland was willing 10 stretch
point and make a personal suggestion 10
the Vatican? Ia view Of MI Rooseyelts 5
characteristic way Of treating multifa-
riOus subjects-subjects which other Presi-
dents have never treated before. embrac-
ing social domestic, theological, sclen-
tific. and racial ones-dOes 10 require an
expanded imagination To picture him as
regulating the hierarchy in a matter as
insignificant as the appointment of a card
nal? At any rate the episode is one from
which American Presidents and ambassa-
doris may learn a valuable lesson Alto
gether, the incident is one Of the most
significant and impressive in the history
Of American diplomacy.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

The illustrations accompanying the
Presidents forthcoming Panama Canal message
may enable the county get its mind OF that nd
hot controversy.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
From the PIttsb.rg Disratcn

From the Plttsburg Dispatcn.
From what has been made public Of the
Storer- Roosevelt controversy the public
viii find no difficulty in diagnosing an
acute case of the Intervention Of feminine
and social influence in diplomacy. pro-
ducing the anomalous result for the
country Of matters Of church and state
When that is said all is said for people
Of discretion The man who will hazard
participation in the discussion Of a COM
plication where the eternal feminine has
interviewed will rush in where both angels
and wise men fear 20 tread.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

Mr.. Roosevelt may as well resign him
self right now 10 the fact that he will not
be permitted TO have the last word.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12

From the Baltimore News
The Roosevelt-Storer episode is VI
fortunate, but II makes what a gre'
editor would call mighty interestir
reading
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
From the Cleveland Leader.


Theodore Roosevelt has lost none OF
his force and effect in controversial cor
respondence. If any one doubts, let him
ask the StOreTs.