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The National tribune., 1906-06-07
Tlp sEnvrCE PENSION.

In spite Of the conclusions arrived 1t
by Commander-in-Chief Tanner and
the distinguished comrades whom he
called into his council. The National
Tribune will continue with unfiagging
energy It's campaign for q straight Ser
vice Pension bill of $12 to every hon.
orably- y-discharged veteran, with a like
amount to his widow. regardless of date
of marriage.
We do this, first, because 1t is emf
nently right. No matter what the exs-
gencies of the revenue. this is a debt
which should be paid. 1t is a more sa-
cred debt than that owed the bond
holders. since II is owed for lives.
health, bodily wrecks and sacrificed op-
portunities.
The country did not count hardships
and sacrifices when paying the bond
holders from $3.50. 900. 900 to $3.50. .000,-
900 year in gold, for principal and in
terest. Why should there be such deii-
cate consideration for the nerves of the
taxpayers when the country is seven
fold richer and that much better able
to pay? The bondholders could have
without detriment waited a while for
their principal and interest. 1t was
debt which would have made a hand
some legacy for their children. Not so
the debt due the veteran. 1t must be
paid him while alive, or it is lost. His
widow may get something, but not
much. Therefore the opportunity for
the country to pay its debt to It's de-
tenders is rapidly passing, never to re-
turn. AS a matter of strict honesty
merely 1t would be far better to have
the Treasury suffer a little stringency
for a year or two rather than suffer the
men to whom 1t owes everything to go
to their graves, with their last years of
sickness and want unrelieved by what
a grateful Nation should give them.
The Service Pension is right, just. de-
manded by National decency and grati-
tude. 1t is bound to come; the public
mind demands 1t. Every community
has men to whom the pension is rightly
due, and their neighbors murmur be-
cause it is not paid.
Representatives say openly that
Service Pension bill is Inevitable. Then
WHY not pass it? The small saving
made by delaying 1t year or two until
more veterans die Is a most unworthy
reason to give for postponing its pas
sage.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07
GEN. mILEs.s STATEMENT.

In an interview at Kansas City, Gen.
Nelson A. Miles said that he had known
of the terrible conditions in the Chi
cago packing-houses for years, and had
vainly tried to have them Investigated
by the War Department. He said:
.I believe that a, 900 United States
soldiers lost their lives because of adul-
terated, impure, poisonous meat There
is no way of estimating the number of
soldiers whose health was ruined by
eating impure food
II have barrel of testimony on the
subject in the way of affidaYits which
/ collected when l made my investiga-
ton seven years ago. The investigating
committee closed the case, and refused
to hear 1000 witnesses whom / had
ready. At that time / could have Sc
cEred the testimony of 100000 men
mat the canned beef sold to the Army
was impure, adulterated and unwhole-
some.
I'm my investigation of 'embalmed'
beef during the Spanish-American War
l found poisops were used to preserve
meat My ErS intimation of the prac-
tice came to Ine in reports from COM
manding officers to the effect that the
rations were not wholesome and were
maki... the soldiers sick. I ordered
an investigation. and learned from the
reports brought TO me that canned
meats had been sold to the Army that
had been for months In the warehouses
of the Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad and
at the docks in Liverpool.
This meat had been relabeied and
sold to the United States for soldiers
rations. / turned the reports over to
the War Department, and whitewasll-
ing investigation was instituted and
successfully carried out. The official
report was that a colossal error had
been made. AS a matter of fact II was
colossal fraud. and the persons who
perpetrated II and were interested in
1t should have been sent to the peni-
tentiary.'
This is most momentous charge
1t cannot be ignored. Gen. Miles is a
high officer of the Army-was once its
Chief. and is now on
the retired list as Lieutenant-Gen-
eral. III he is not telling the truth he
should be at once court-martialed and
dismissed. II he is telling the truth
the Grand Jury should at once have
before 1t indictments of several mer
who held high positions in the Wal
Department during the war with Spain
Such terrific allegation from so re.
sponsible a source cannot be ignored OF
| its investigation delayed.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

Politicians are beginning to say that
the Reign of the boss Is ever. and that
the system has become intolerabie 70
seif-respecting communities. Even Tam
many is SO impressed. and after Charles
2. Murphy's retirement as leader there
will be no regularly-installed leader. but
the place will be taken by the regularly
elected President of the County Com
'mittee and the Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee. who will pass upon al
recommendations to Office. Gov. Hig-
gins says that while he has not dis
placed Mr.. Odell as Chairman of the
Republican State Committee, he is no
longer a boss in regard to patronage
Appointments will be made upon the
best obtainable knowledge without ref
erence to the dictates of the Chairman
Mayor Mcclellan is doing the same
thing and taking advice as TO appoint
ments from the various heads of the
Democre tic organizations.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

The Cordova Chamber of Commerce
protests that the French are such skill
full adulterants that they are rapidly
driving out the Spanish oil by their mix
tures of cotton seed. peanut and sesame
oils. The United States manufacturers
Of cotton-seed oil are now furnishing
the French very superior article for
their purpose. 1t is called Winter"
which. besides being very sparkling.
golden in hue, and taste and odorless.
does not CONCEAL, popularity which
greatly encourages and aids concoc-
lions This quality of cotton-seed oil is
being quoted at As francs per 100 k.los
In the French ports. while the prices of
Spanish olive oils are IS francs (. o. b.
Malaga or Seville. the finer grades be-
Ing worth even from 11o to 125 francs.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

What seems to be note of real dan
ger is sounded in the fear that the
Japanese will get control of the mer-
.hant ships of the Pacific. The Japan
.se have shown themselves quite at
home upon the sea. They will work for
little and live for much less so that a
Japanese merchant ship can be run far
more cheaply than that of any Amer
lcan or European Nation. Japan has
already accumulated quite merchant
heet. and is believed to be reaching out
for more ships.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

The announcement is made that Sec
retary Taft is to go upon the Supreme
Bench to succeed Justice Brown, who
Tetires. The appointment will not be
made, however, until October, so that
the President will have the services of
Mr.. Taft through the Summer and early
Fall and have abundant leisure to con-
slider his successor. During the contin-
uance of the present system of adminis-
tering the Philippines and building the
canal the Secretary of War is in many
respects the most important member
of the Cabinet. and it will not be easy
TO get man who will replace Mr.. Taft.
The Seeretary's friends allege that au-
pointmsnt to the Supreme Court shall
not be allowed to wither the very flour
Ishing Presidential boom for him; that
ne has shown himself the most fitting
man to succeed President Roosevelt.
and the logic of the situation will give
him the nomination. no matter where
ne may be at the time.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

The French people are making the
most strenuous efforts to divorce Church
and State, and make their relations the
same as in the United States. This is
something not existing anywhere in
Europe, but which would be of decided
advantage to both. Everywhere In Eu-
rope the Church is an important part
of the State Government. This undoubt-
edly hurts the Church more than it does
the Government. In this country where
religion is matter private and per-
sonal to every Individual there is far
more real interest and zeal than can be
found in any of the Established
Churches of Europe. Undoubtedly there
are far more good working Roman
Catholics than can be found in Spain,
France. Italy or Austria. The Episcopal
Church Is doing far better in the United
States than in England and the Luther
an than in Germany. The latest news
Is that the French Bishops generally
recognize this. At a recent convoca-
tion of the Bishops there was a majority
of 22 votes in a total of IA in favor Of
advising the Pope to accept the new
laws separating Church and State, and
secularizing public education.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

sy.rt
20 thu Danioht and approval OF this
set'- IAAs charge Is regarded as q very
Important oAe hby Senator'S. and 1t Is
likely that sems opposition will be Of
ferd to its adoption.
. In SectioH o Of the bill the Senate
struck out The word regularly and
inserted theeword lawfully" as quali-
Tying an order made by the Interstate
Commerce Eommission. The Senate
conferees reSedsd from this amendment
and restorediths, word regularly"
The House conferees accepted abso-
lutely the Senate amendment relating
to court review, Including the provision
that no injunction. interlocutory order
or decree should be made suspending
an order OF the Commission except on
hearing after not less than five days
notice to the Commission" The ques-
ton Of the five days notice was a stub
bornly contested point In the confer
ence. but the Senate amendmnt finally
prevailed and the five days. limitation
remains in the BILL
In the general raid which the con-
ferees made, on the issuance of free
passes the amendment inserted in the
bill, on motion of Senator La Toilette,
of Wisconsin, excepting from the opera
ton of the pass inhibition officers of
railway organizations was dropped from
the bill
The Senate amendment, of which
Senator Piles, of Washington. was the
author, excepting from the operation
of the law which forbids Interstate car
riers from engaging in transporting
their ewn commodities i'm opposition TO
other shippers over their lines. rail-
roads carrying lumber and timber, was
struck out In conference
The efforts made by the House con-
ferees to restore the words fairly re-
munerative" and 'in its Judgment
which were in the House bill. but omit
ted by the Senate, failed. The former
phrase was used to qualify a rate to be
made by the Commission: The latter
conferred discretionary power on the
Interstate Commerce Commission in the
matter of rate making.
Senator Tillman expressed himself as
very much pleased with the result of
the Conference Committees work, and
declared that the bill as 1t came from
conference was much more satisfactory
to him than when It left, the Senate.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

The land problem is probably the
Democrats have to meet. Far behind
the rest of the civilized world In eyery-
thing, the Russians are farther behind
in the matter of land ownership than IN
anything else. In the old days the land
was held by the nobility and the people
We're fastened to it: that is, they were
sdscripti glebae (chained to the soiD.
The cwner of the estate owned all the
peasants upon IT, and parceIed them
out over the land as he saw fit. The
change from this was that much of the
land passed into the hands of the Mir or
community. The Mir or community had
so much land, which 1t apportioned out
among its members for their support.
and no one therefore had any private
ownership Of the soil. This condition,
which is the dream of the Socialists. op-
crates most disadvantageous.y to the
development of the country. No man
will permanently improve land that he
does not own, and when he has worn
out one piece he will try TO get hold o,
another and richer one. No system
could be more destructive, but it is the
one to which the people are aceustom.
ed. and large portion of them are in.
sisting upon the abolition of all private
ownership of land and everyone being
allowed to squat on whatever he car
hold and cultivate. There are man,
plans before the Duma for the disposal
perately In earnest for its own theory
the outlook is not assuring for an,
speedy settlement.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

The only possible excuse for the An
archistic horror in Madrid are stories
of the torments to which Anarchistic
suspects were subjected In the gloomy
old towers used as prisons. Unfortunate
1y, the public Is disposed to believe
these stories. Spain has never escaped
from the Inquisition. and the crueities
Of that awful regime are believed to be
still practicsd By the Spanish police.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

Senator Burton (Kansas) has re-
signed. and the Governor of Kansas
has offered the remainder of the un-
expired term to w. B. Coburn, Secre-
tary of Agriculture of Kansas. Co
burn has not accepted. but it is to be
hoped that he will. A cleaner. better
man than Coburn of Kansas never
lived. He has never shone pre-eminent
as a Statesman, but as Secretary OF
Agriculture he has been doing things
for the past Is years that have beue-
fitted mankind the world over. His
Agricultural reports have been gems
of literature, crammed with interesting
facts, clothed in the most beautiful ias-
guage. He has been offered lucrative
positions under the Government. but
has refused them, believing that he
could do more good for Kansas in his
present position than in any other.
When he dies, across his heart will be
written Kansas"
The National tribune., 1906-06-07
SAN FRANcIsCo,s RIVALS.

Upon the host of her other troubles
San Francisco has the fear that the
rival cities of the Pacific coast may
take away a large portion of her pre-
eminence. Her first fear was as to
Oakland, which received comparatively
little damage from the earthquake, and
now she is worried over Seattle, Ia
coma and Los Angeles. These rivals
have acted very generously to San
Francisco in her hour of disaster, and
were the first to send relief and offer
shelter to the San Francisco people.
san Francisco will have no more of q
fight to retain her pre-eminence. than
she has been having for years. The
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
RAILROADS are trying hard to build up
Seattle. as the Southern Pacific is to
build up Los Angeles. Whether either
of these will outstrip San Francisco
eventually depends on San Francisco
herself. The accusation has been made,
with probably great deal of truth,
THAI San Francisco has acted with a
self-importance generally exhibited by
great ports. These assume that they
are gateways, and that the trade must
come through them. and there is no
necessity for their doing anything more
than taking the utmost toll out of it,
This has been the great trouble with
New York, and it was what Frustrated
New Orleans. Every little while the
ntrxr hau IN n o.
thing very sharp and decisive to bring
New York to realization that she is
not the only pebble on the beach, anG
that they do not have to sent their
goods to market through her agencies
nor import what they buy abroad.
New Orleans was for decades the un-
disputed mistress of the trade of the
Mississippi Valley, and she got to be-
lieving that there was no necessity for
her doing anything to retain that posi-
ton When she found that the more
enterprising cities north of her were
cutting terribly into her trade she went
into rebellion to shut them out of her
territory.
In the past San Francisco has been
entirely TOO well satisfied with her
natural position" and believed that 1t
would give her all that she wanted. The
energetic business men of Seattle and
Los Angeles have been going ahead de-
veloping their resources and gained a
start that seriously alarmed San Fran
cisco, as it should. The earthquake will
have its compensations if 1t wakes up
the San Francisco business men 10 q
perception of the fact that they must
keep their city to the very front of
progress If they hope &c hold their own
With Los Angeles and Seattle.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

The Standard Oil Company will be
most strongly affected by the pipeline
provision in the Rate bill, but the small
er independent lines will be also much
Influenced, but how no one can tell un-
til shown by the bilrs actual operation.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

The King of the Relgians has issued
decree making certain important re-
forms in the Congo Free State, but he
insists that he is still absolute King of
the country. His grin is as solid as that
of a meat packer
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

The press dispatches say that Queen
Ena looked upon the cruelties Of . bull
fight unmoyed. This might have been
expected. In spite of her small guam
tum Of royal blood and her accidental
birth in England, Ena is essentially a
tough-fibered German woman. not Sc
very far removed from the peasant
class, as her large hands and feet and
coarse features show. Her class have
never been distinguished refinement
and sensitiveness. All the same she
will bring sound. healthy blood to re-
juvenate the wornout old Bourbon
strain.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07
ITINERARY OF JAMES TANNER, COM
MANDEF-IN-CHIEF,G 6. A. r..


Boone, Iowa. Encampment, Tuesday.
June S. I'd Gt
salina. Kati., Encampment. Thurs
day. June 7. ao
Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, Satur-
day night, June 9. Gong enough to get
mail at least. probably over Sunday.)
Marinette. Wis, Encampment, Tues
day, June'12.:
Saginaw, 'Midh., Encampment, Thurs
day. June II.
Kenosha, Wis. Saturday. June 1s.
and over Sunday.
Yankton, S. D.. Encampment,
Wednesday, June 20.
Mitchell. 8. D.. Saturday. June 23,
and over Sunday.
Bismarck. N. D., Encampment,
Wednesday. June 81.
Following closely, dates to be settled
hereafter, Helena and Butte, Mont; !;
Tacoma. Seattle and Vancouver, WASH;
Portland, Ore.
Then home.
At dates named are dates the Com
mander-in Chief will be at the places.
Any letters to be mailed should be sent
in time, so as to get there at least be-
fore the date named.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07
THE sTATEHoop nuI.

- Inc confereeS on the Statehood bill
succeeded in reaching an agreement
last week. and the matter win PROB
ably come up in the Senate some time
this week for action. The agreement
proposes the admission of Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma at once. and the
application, OF the Foraker amendment
to Arizona and New Mexico. Accord
ing to thisithe people of Arizona and
New Mexico will vote separately upon
the adoption or State Constitution,
the election, of State officers and joint
Statehood. s9f5Ithe people of either
Territory v6te against joint Statehood.
the measureI will be lost. and New
Mexico and Arizona will continue In
their present Territorial condition. The
opponents Sf flint Statehood still con-
tinue their dissatisfaction with this
proposed course of action. as they de-
sire that Arizona should have a spe-
ciai election ip, order. to indicate her
wishes on the, subject, and. that the
postponement of the election will ops
crate 10 the disadvantage of those who
want to keep Arizona and New Mex
leo separate. -3s+
Senator Patterson denounces the bill
as elaborate machinery to coerce the
people of Arizona and New Mexico to
vote for joint Statehood" The jor-
ity members OF the Conference Com
mittee report:
"rhe conference report gives SIS del
tn, 20 Ia
Oklahoma and one to the Usage Indian
Reservation. e-ss
''It strikes out the Warren amend
ment. which permitted the mineral
school lands of Oklahoma to be taken
up by miners. and provides instead
that the lands shall be kept by the
State of Oklahoma for its schools; that
they shall not be sold until 1915, and
In the meantime the ScHool Board of
the new State may lease the lands and
the proceeds thereof to go into the
school funds of the State.
THE Capital is temporarily located
at Guthrie until 1913. after which the
people at an election to be provided by
the Legislature will fix the Capital per-
manently, but the Legislature is not
permitted to. appropriate any money
for any permanent Capital buildings at
Guthrie in the meantime"
fight for his later amendment which
provides for a special election for the
people to vote upon the Statehood
question.
There is considerable talk about
friction between the House and Senate
and about saving the pride of the
Speaker and of the Senate. respective
ly. The Republican politicians, how
ever. know that the country will hold
the Republican Administration re-
sponsible for the outcome. and cannot
differentiate between the petty squab-
bles of the House and Senate. So the
managers in the two bodies are striv-
ing to get together. while the Demo-
Gratis are endeavoring to keep them
apart.
If the Senate refuses to concur in
the House amendments. there will be
long and bitter fight between the
two Houses. ..
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

This is a day of triumph for vege-
tarians. No grewsome stories of pto-
maines, diseased meat and packing
house horrors about their food sources.
But how about copper-tinted peas. ami
line-dyed preserves and borax-salted
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

Col. W. p. Hepburn expresses his sat-
come out of conference. and Is sure
that It will bring much relief to the
country,
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

new example of the power of IN
junction is furnished in Texas, where
an injunction has prevented Cecil A.
Lyon, Chairman of the Republican State
Committee, from holding Convention
at Ell Paso in accordance with the de-
cision of the Committee. The ground of
the Injunction is that the members~S4
the Executive Committee are officehold-
ers. and under the Texas law recently
enacted no officer can act as a member
of a political Executive Committee. w.
L. Mcdonald, who heads the list of Pc
titioners for the injunction. Is leader of
the negro Republicans. and bitterly op-
posed, of course, TO the attempt to elm
mate them from the party. The menu
bers of the Executive Committee say
that they were regularly selected by the
Republicans of their respective districts
before the law became effective. and
consequently are entitled to act until
their SUCCESSORS can be appointed.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

Talk about fining the packers and
Gamers. They have already been fined
millions of dollars. and their fines VIII
be continuous for years.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

1.-THE above represents a per capita
expenditure for beverages in 1905 of
$18.63 for the 83. 1890 Inhabitants of
the United States, or s93.15 for each
family Of five
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

Does this make Democratic House
OF Representatives, q xpa th,psa !.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

oniee: $50 rennsyiranIa Avenue N. W.
The National tribune., 1906-06-07

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-27
GREAT MEETING
HELD AT FARS0N
A. w. ENocH, SAMUEL MAHoN
AND SENATOR HARPER AD-
DRESS LARGE AUDIENCE.

From Fridays Daily.
One of the best of the smaller re-
publican meetings held this campaign
in Wapello county was that held last
evening at Farson. The speaker for
the event were Major Samuel Mahon,
Attorney A. W. Enoch and Senator S.
H. Harper.
A large number of the voters of
Farson and the vicinity were in at
tendance and the gathering was quite
an enthusiastic one. The speakers
dwelt upon the issues of the day and
urged the necessity Of the support Of
the republican tickets.
A number Of the candidates were
present at the meeting among whom
were the following: w. w. Epps, can
didate for county attorney; ]. R. Cri-
ley, candidate for county auditor; w.
B. Moore, candidate for county treas
urer; j. D. Stephens, candidate for
sheriff; Edwin DUNCAN, candidate for
clerk and E. l.. Scott, candidate for
coroner