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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

phatical1y warn the little ones that they
must in no circumstances tamper with the
gardens OF the people. Those children who
live in apartments where they have no
chance to make gardens of their own,
should be specifically excused from bring
ing flowers All others should be taught
that no flower Is wanted that is not grown
in the back or front yard OF the home
premises. There can be little need for 50
many blooms that every child in school
feels compelled to bring flower. Half a
dozen pretty products of the home gardens
and the school gardens VIII be better than
several dozen flowers gathered from ques-
tionable sources. The very first principle
sought to be established by the school gar
den work IS love for the beautiful coupled
with respect for the property OF others.
As for the professional flower thieves. they
deserve sharp punishments when caught
1t would seem as though few complaints
fled with the police would suffice to indi-
cate to the latter the routes of the vandals
and enable them to do little .sleuthing'
with results. If every citizen gardener who
Is robbed of the products of his labor VIII
promptly notify the authorities the law
process will be the more readily set In
motion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
Mr.. Bryan and the Philippines.

After his visit and personal inspection
Mr.. Bryan makes but one change In his
original proposition as to the Philippines
He has discovered that the Christian por-
lions Of the population are in advance of
the Moro people. and that in the matter of
independent government the two divisions
could not very well be bracketed together
in effect therefore he proposes two govern
1nents, for. although the Moros are very
backward, Mr. Bryan holds them capable of
development. and that it is our duty to do
by them according TO our best ability In
time as he believes, even the Moros will
be fully capable Of self-government.
We come then to Mr.. Bryans original
proposition. We are to pledge the Filipinos
20 be good. make ample provisions for coal
ing stations. give in return assurances of
projection against foreign interference. and
ehen get out. In other words, we to
deal with the Filipinos as we did with the
Cubaus
The cases are so unlike. the bare state
rnont OF the proposition defeats 1t. There
was no risk whatever about Cuba,-a small
island lying right at our door. with some
thing over a million Inhabitants all speak
ing the same language. We could safely
withdraw both as respected the people
themselves and all outside powers. The
Monroe doctrine alone covered the one
point. and the ease with which we could at
any time land and suppress a local fnsur-
rectlon covered the other. Cubas case was
easy.
But the Philippines are on the other side
Of the world. They are inhabited by
mixed population equipped with babel of
tongues The zone is "tcklish" because of
the rapid development of the east. and the
islands would be exceedingly valuable TO
any power that might be hard pressed in
that quarter. What would the promise of
such people to be good amount to? What
would be our means of defending them
against outside attack in case OF a great
eruption in that part of the globe? To be
of any service at all we should have to re
take possession and make the fray our own.
While we remain as sovereign we shall
be we'll prepared for our work. and no for
eign Interference Is to be thought of. But
in Withdrawing We should take all sorts of
chances. and might find ourselves In no
long time overwhelmed with embarrass
ments II we are to stay. let 1t be with full
authority. If we are to run away. let the
uaneuver be frankly executed and there be
an end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
May Day in France.

Anxiety has been aroused to high pitch
lest the first of May this year shall bring
revolutionary disorder to France. For
some weeks the agitations OF the radical
forces have been increasingly evident to
foreign observers and the government has
seemed indisposed to meet them strongly.
Following the disaster at the Courrieres
coal mines came riots which were plainly
fomented by the revolutionary bodies. and
the new administration still showed itself
inclined to remain passive for the sake of
possible political advantage Within the
past few days. however. the government
has been firmer in its opposition to the
trouble makers. and troops are now dis
posed throughout the country in a manner
probably to check any outbreak that may
be precfpitated on the morrow.
The latest reports from France indicate
feeling of panic on the part of the bet
ter classes, and some dspa tches tell Of an
exodus of the well-to-do who fear a
repetition, in some degree. of the horrors
of 1889. But such a fear is obviously I'M
warranted. Conditions today do not per-
nit another reign of terror such as that
which deluged France in blood more than
a century ago. There might be an over
turn in the form of government toward
more or less liberal administration, but
there is no possibility of a prolonged period
of organized assassination. of swiftly
changing centers of tyrannical authority,
of mad revenge The foreign powers would
quickly intervene to check such a demon
stration of fanatic rage against the exist
ing order.
The worst that can happen in France to-
day is a radical shift to socialism of
pronounced stripe. Such a socialism as
France, in its present mood, might yield
would be sufficiently dangerous to the peace
OF the country to cause sober-minded
Frenchmen to trembIe. The Partisan So
cialists preach all shades of doctrine, from
sheer anarchism to the most highly organ
lied communism. On the TANKS of these
contending individualists and communists
always hang the royalists and imperial
lists, waiting their chance to take advan-
tage of the disturbance 20 swing back into
power with one or the other OF the peren-
NAL candidates for the throne.
If tomorrow passes without serious con-
flict. If the government shows strong
hand in suppression of the trouble-makers,
France will have passed critical point
In its career The labor forces are highly
organized and are in some cases ably led.
That they are being to some extent utilized
by the doctrinaires and the politicians is
well recognized, and therein lies the chief
peril. The government is apparently dis
posed to placate the workingmen, but it
realizes its danger in so doing, inasmuch
as already its attempt to treat the dis
orderly elements with the gloyed hand has
resulted in violent outbreaks in all parts
of the country. 1t has evidently reached
the conclusion that by force alone can 1t
meet force, and the dispositions for tomor-
row are based upon that principle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
The Evolution of Hearst.

Say what you please. Mr.. Hearst is
lucky man. How much longer the tickle
goddess viii remain with him is a question.
Sle takes a fellow up. and then deserts
him. very Unexpectedly and very unac
oountably. After it Is all over 1t Is hard
for such a fellow or his friends to figure
it out but while the favor lasts It Is ex
hlarating.
Consider few points. Last fall Mr..
Hearst was only local New York polit1-
cal quantity. and not strong there. AL
though a member of Congress by the grace
of Tammany. he was yet at loggerheads
with that organization and in opposition
80 its municipal ticket. His hope at most
seemed 10 be 10 defeat Tammany. But. re-
turning from Europe near the close OF the
campaign. ne found the situation so en-
courag!ng that he accepted a mayoralty
nomination himself, and was elected. 1t was
the most startling result recorded in many
years.
Tammany, defeated at the polls. counted
It's man in. and Mr. Hearst passed from
the grade Of victor to the higher grade OF
martyr Many men who had opposed him
as a candidate now felt sympathy for him
as the victim OF foul work. and expressed
the hope that IN some way justice might be
done.
But justice has not been done. Mr.. Hearst
who was elected mayor. is still without his
Office while Mr. Mcclellan. who was not
elected holds the office, and has many of
hts friends well placed. The matter thus
remains q scandal at the expense OF Tam
many and It's s.bettors. and is affecting the
situation as respects the coming guberna-
torial contest Mr.. Hearst's friends insist
that he has been despoiled OF his own in
the city he should appeal for viudication to
The state as "a candidate for governor; and
n looks very much as II he intends to Yield
70 their wishes. If he does yield there can
he no question that the race will be one of
extraordinary visor on his part. and that
both Tammany and the republicans will find
It necessary TO be alive in his presence.
j. is TO be noted that this change has
taken place during Mr.. Bryan's absence.
When he left home for his foreign tour he
knew Mr.. Hearst only one of his follow
ers. When he returns he will find Mr
Hearst IN business for himself and with a
following OF his own Of considerable propor-
lions. How will the change strike him. and
what will he do about it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

OF squatting on one. 1t need not have been
made so high as to spoil the effect OF the
avenue vista
There is eminent wisdom in choosing the
squares which form the present western
edge of the mail-avenue triangle. Imme-
diately to the east lies the new municipal
building. with small triangle of parking
In front of 1t. II these western squares
are taken a whole and treated as one
lot of land the projected buildings. Of
which there should be no more than two
on this space. can be so emplaced as TO
give the effect of a beautiful reservation
surrounding the structures.
Had the new National Museum building
been located within the great triangle in
stead of within the mall itself. the process
OF evolving a great building park lying
between the capitals chief street and its
chief reservation would have been mater
tally advanced Congress. however. chose
to set the immense mass of brick and stone
down inside the mall and thus to diminish
the area of open space, at the same time
preserving the dishguring conditions d.
rectly in front. the removal Of which may
be regarded as one of the important factors
in the project of placing all future govern
ment buildings within the limits of the
triangle.
AS for the buildings which the Senate
bill contemplates for the occupancy OF the
sites on the western edge of the triangle.
they are urgently needed by the govern
ment. The State Department is huddled in
with two other departments. all three hav-
ing outgrown their quarters and expanded
beyond the walls. The Department of jus
tice is the tenant of a former residence,
entirely unsuited as to character and size
and location for this use. The Department
of Commerce is crowded within privately
owned building, designed for purposes of
ordinary business and not for public uses.
All three of these great branches of the
government are hampered in their activities
by the lack of proper accommodations. and
there should be no delay in moving forward
vigorously to meet the need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
Ode to q Whitewash Brush.

A muck-rake is a fearful thing
Oh take 1t far awayI
The sole results that it can bring
Are sorrow and dismay
IT'S only in one implement
That merit l can see.
1t Gains our every discomfort.
The whitewash brush for me.
a drop of ink makes millions think
The glory it has earned
To insigniftcance must sink
Where whitewash Is concerned.
So when the note of war Is struck
All valiantly I'll rush
And conquer rakers of the muck
With this. my whitewash brushI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

If Mr.. ]. p Bishop loses his position with
the Panama canal commission there will
be some curiosity as to whether the Dis
trict of Columbia will be expected to take
care OF him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
The Way to Appointment.

do you think it would be well for a
young man who Is ambitious to rise in
politics to study law?' asked the earnest
youth.
NO" answered Senator Sorghum; IF I
were a young man and wanted to get a
lofty official position I'd learn to be a
stenographer."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
Professional Scorn,

"a man who appropriates millions of
other peoples money would regard an ordi-
nary burglar with scorn.''
Yes" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax. "Or-
binary burglary is unskilled labor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

Washington people would be almost will
Ing to compromise If the President would
take back Barnes and give them the whip
ping post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

The Sultan Of Turkey has not apoIogized
TO anybody for SO long that he has decided
once more to assert himself as man of
political influence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

Neither social invitations nor recognition
In connection with railway rate legislation
have sufhced to change Senator Tllimans
ideas Of American chivalry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

Alexander Dowie says his life is an open
book. The Zion City experts are disposed
to regard IL as ledger that ought TO be
examined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
Very Sensible.

From the New York World.
A bill in the German reichstag provides
that autonaobilists must pay life annuities
to those dependent on persons killed by
their motor cars or to persons permanently
injured by such accidents. 1t sounds like
an extreme measure. But l. IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
A Slight Difference.
Council Riuns Nmnareil.

From the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
There are some slight discrepancies be-
tween the newspaper pictures Of the earth
quake scenes as they were drawn from inn
agination the day after the catastrophe and
those that are taken OF scenes as they ac-
tually occurred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
Convinced Himself.

There were some fine arguments in your
speech
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum, after
reading 1t over in the Record l must say
1 begin to think I'm on the right side
morally as well as politically"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
Real Prosperity.

from the Umaha Bee.
Another cause for congratulation is to be
found In the fact that the American people
are prosperous that several million dol
lars can be spared for the relief or the earth
quake victims without having the sacrifice
fsIf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

Immigrants continue to pour into this
country in utter disregard of the fact that
steel rails are much cheaper In the coun-
tries they are forsaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
SHOOTING STARS.
A Rest,

People don't talk as much about frenzled
finance as they used to-"
No" answered young Mrs. Torkins.
Not since the races went away"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

The cars Idea of a good parliament is
one that will confine its efforts to figuring
on how to pay interest on the debts he has
contracted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

Whenever he gets money enough. South
American dictator goes to Paris, where
there are enough political crises to make it
seem home-like.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
Wishing.

Weather's somethin' mighty strange!
Always wishin' 1t would change;
Wishin' 'twould get warm an then,
Wishin' 'twould get cool again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

san Francisco can at least feel some
pride I'm the fact that the collapse of its
buildings was not due to crooked contract
work or bad building inspection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

Chairman shonts can. of course. make IT
clear that hts objection to a residence in
the canal zone IS not due 10 the fact that
Poulney Bigelow has him scared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

There will not be much apprehension
about reducing the number OF canal COM
missioners so long as the working force on
the isthmus is not cut down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

Perhaps It wasn't a mob. after all. Per-
haps 1t was only crowd of Paris citizens
waiting 70 see Boni go to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

Mr. w. ]. Bryan has done much In maxi
Ing himself remembered so long after free
silver is forgotten
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

Maxim Gorky should find good material
for his next novel In his New York expert
enceS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30

DIn order to avoid delays on account Of
personal absence, letters to THE Star
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the once. but simply 70
THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments, according to tenor or
purpose.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-02

The New York, New Haven <
Hartford is at present engaged n a
very interesting experiment" writes
Broughtou Brandenburg in The Tech
meal World Magazine, which, strictly
speaking, IS hardly such any longer,
as its efforts have been crowned with
success from the beginning. The
road covers the lower half of New
England with an astounding network
OF lines; and as a result of the opening
of the richer lands of the West and
South. the men who had been toiling
on the impoverished New England
farms, small and stony, forsoo them,
took their families, and left New Eng
land, The price OF land declined un-
til there came to be many farms that
could be bought for a dollar an acre
and at last a great number were en-
tire.y abandoned. BY reason OF the
road carrying 10 and fro Italians who
had landed in New York and wished
to go to the cotton mills of Lowell or
the shoe shops of Lynn, etc, and Ital-
ians who had landed in Boston and
wished TO go to New York, the news
OF these abandoned farms came to be
noised among the Italians, and they be
gan to take them up. The men could
work in the nearest factory, and the
women and children cultivate the
ground The Italian is a born irrlgl,
tor, and now. all along the New Ha-
ven road, can be seen gardenlike es-
tates that were once abandoned by
their previous owners. The road was
quick to see the trend of the Italians,
and is bent on encouraging it. 1t is
probable that a combined Industrial
and agricultural population of Italians,
Poles. and Portuguese, aggregatins
millions in number will be gained TO
the territory traversed by the road"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-02
What corea Has Cost Japan.

Hardly had We relieved COrea from
the domination of China and that, too
at great cost when the peninsula
was invaded by another power, much
more remorseless and cruel, and nat
urally more dangerous. Russia now
took the place of China at the court
of Seoul The ambition of Russia
was not TO be compared with that OF
China. Such was its madness that ii
was not only bent on conquering
Corea, but its purpose was to extend
its policy of aggression against Japan
as Well For ten years we exhausted
every means to bring about happy
settlement in order to avoid a crisis
and to persuade Russia to change her
mind We tried commercial treaties
and numerous other methods OF paci
fication in vain Finally, in February
1904. diplomatic relations between the
two countries were severed, and the
world witnessed one of the greatest
wars of modern times. 1t is evident,
therefore, that the cause both of the
Chmo-Japanese and of the Russo
japanese war was the independence
of Corea. The two wars differ, so far
as we are concerned, in details only.
With China we had cultivated pleasant
relations for two thousand years; as
regards Russia hatred of one hundred
years standing had been nurtured.-
Count Okuma. in Forum.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-02

leaders of the progressive party, asked
General Terauchi, the minister OF
war, in the course of the debate on
the military budget, to what extent
Increased in view of the obligations
imposed upon Japan by the terms OF
the Anglo-Japanese treaty. The
British army. Mr.. Oishi added, was
not up to the standard of the British
navy, and he asked the minister OF
var if that fact did not indicate the
necessity for improvement in order
that there might be no one-sided re
sponsibility. General Terauchi
briefly replied that the two govern
ments would confer on the subject.
and the matter was then dropped
This disregard of the common
rules OF international courtesy" to
quote the London Daily Mail, was
sharply criticised by the English
press, the general feeling being ex-
pressed by the Daily News" that lit
is not an agreeable pill for a proud
people to swallow But Japan has
too much at stake to let any false
delicacy stand between her and dis,
aster. If Japan has to take part in
helping to safeguard India she nat
urally wants to feel that the sole re,
sponsibility is not thrown upon her
shoulders; and Japanese statesmen
hrY ryfN n ligI1
papers. follow the debates in parlia-
ment, and heed the warnings of such
an eminent military authority as Lord
Roberts. TO become convinced that
Great Britain is as militarily deficient
now as she was when she plunged
with such light heart into the South
African war and Pretoria was only a
handstretch away.-A. Maurice Low.
in Forum
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-02

resources then were SOB, 55S, S34.09.
The total resources as shown in the
latest report, of April 6. are s107,l71,-
623.27. Comparison of the two COM
pilations OF reports show that the
items of resources have nearly all in
creased. Increases are shown i'll The
items of loans, overdrafts, bonds, Sc
curities, real estate, sums due from
other banks, coin on hand and nationa.
currency.
In the liabilities column increases
are shown in profits, sums due to 9th
er banks, and all kinds of deposits.
The deposits have increased fully
100000 during the last ten weeks
This is ne most significant feature or
the report, for the deposits affect all
other elements of the business. The
large increase of deposits shows that
there is much money in the state, that
the people are prosperous and saving,
that they are getting ahead and have
ready cash. When it is borne in mind
that the reports of the state bonks OF
Wisconsin for many months have
told story similar to this, the de,
claration that the citizens of this
state are making money and are pros
pering is easily understood. The in
creases in deposits and volume Of
business, however, as shown by the
last report, are larger than in the
previous reports. The following is
tho coraniIatiOn and cDmDariSOn of IN y
last two reports:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-02

mate As the shooting continued the
birds got cautious. and would ske-
daddle as soon as they saw him; but
they finally raised a brood in the
nest"
The sparrows do not now seem as
threatening a nuisance as they did at
first. Nature has furnished checks,
and there are probably less of the
sparrows than there were a decade or
two ago. They are essentially a iowa
bird The country does not furnish
sufficient food in winter and is too
cold They are seed eaters, and the
droppings of granted town horses
have been their chief dependence.
With the introduction of electric cars
and automobiles this source of food
has been diminished and has tended
to cut off the sparrows. Then, too
the hawks have come to understand
them and now often hover around the
cities in winter to pick them up
Clifton Johnson in Outing Magazine