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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04

We have as much to learn from JAP
an as, Japan has to learn from us; and
no nation is fit to teach unless it is also
willing to learn. Turnout Japan Ameri-
cans are well treated, and any failure
on the part of Americans at home to
treat the Japanese with like courtesy
and consideration is by just So much a
confession of inferiority in our civiliza-
ton. = - @ g.
Our nation fronts on the Pacific lust
as it fronts on the Atlantic. We hope
to play constantly growing part in
the great ocean of the orient. we wish,
as we ought to wish, for a great. com
mercial development in our dealings
with Asia; and it is, out of the. question
that we should permanently have such
development unless we freely and. glad
ly extend to other nations the same
measure of justice and good treatment
which we expect to receive in return.
It is only very small body Of our
citizens that act badly. ~.
Where the federal government has
power it will deal summarily with any
such. Where the several states have
power I earnestly. ask that, they also
deal wisely and promptly with such
conduct, or else this small body Of
wrongdoers may bring shame upon the
great mass Of their innocent and right
thinking fellows. s 49,. =.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
government,

!: When home ties are loosened;
when men and women cease to re-
gard worthy family life, with all
: its duties fully performed, and all:
: it's responsibilities lived up to, as
: The life best worth living; then
! evil days for the commonwealth are
at hand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
Government Ownership.

(: Tt is unfortunate that our pres
!: emit laws should forbid all combine
|: tons, instead sof sharply digerim-
i lions which do good and those
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
CURRENCY REFORM

I especially call your attention to
the second subject, the condition of
our currency laws. The national bank
act has ably served q great purpose in
aiding the. enormous business develop
ment Of the country; and within ten
years there has been an increase in cir.
$33.08. For several years evidence has
been. accommodating that additional leg
islation is needed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04

: The. overwhelming j.. mass of our.
people cherish lively regard and
respect for the people, Of Japan,
and in almost every quarter Of the
!: union the stranger from Japan is
treated as he deserves; that is, he
is treated as the stranger: from any
:: part, Of civilized Europe is and de-
!: serves to be treated. But here
:: and there most unworthy feeling
/: has manifested itself toward the
:: Japanese-the feeling that: has
been shown in shutting them out
from the common schools in San
Francisco, and in mutterings
!: against them in one or two other
places, because Of their efficiency
: as workers. To shut them out from :.
the public schools is wicked ab-r
{: surdtty, when there are no first
;; class. colleges in the. land, includ-
!: ing. the universities and colleges 3of =.
California, which do not gladly
;, welcome Japanese students and on
which Japanese students do not re-
!: fleet credit. = -, >.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04

where seeking new markets and out
let's for trade.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04


I recommend to the congress that an
act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization Of Japanese who
come here intending to become Ameri-
One Of the great embarrassments at
tending the performance Of our inter-
national obligations is the fact that the
statutes of the United States are en-
tirely inadequate. They fail to give
to the national government sufficiently
ample power, thru United States courts
and by the use Of the army and navy,
to protect aliens in the rights secured
to them under solemn treaties which
are the law Of the land. ] therefore
earnestly recommend that the criminal
and civil statutes of the United States
be so amended and added to as to en-
able the president, acting for the
United States government, which is
responsible in our international rela.
tions, to enforce the rights Of aliens
under treaties.
There should be no particle. Of doubt
as to the power Of the national govern
ment completely to perform and en-
force its own obligations to other ma
tions. The mob Of a. single city may at
any time perform. acts Of lawless vio-
lence against some class Of foreigners
which would plunge us into war.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
CORPORATIONS.

The present congress has taken long
strides in the direction of securing
proper supervision and control by the
national government over corporations
engaged in Interstate business-and the
enormous majority of corporations Of
any size are engaged in interstate
business. The passage of the railway
rate bill, and only to less degree the
passage of the pure food. bill, and the
provision for increasing and rendering
more effective national control over the
beef-packing industry, mark an i'm
portant advance in the proper direc-
zion.
In the short session 1t will perhaps
be difficult to do much further along
this line; and it may be best to wait
until the laws have been in operation
for number of months before endeav-
oring to increase their scope, because
only operation will show with exact
ness their merits and their shortcom-
ings and thus give opportunity to de-
fine what further remedial legislation is
needed. Yet in my Judgment it will
in the end be advisable in connection
with the packing house inspection law
to provide for putting date on the
label and for charging the cost Of in
spection to the packers. All these laws
have already justified their enactment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
PEACE AND RIGHT
EOUSNESS

1t must ever be kept in mind that
war is not merely justifable, but i'm
perative, upon honorable men, upon an
honorable nation, where peace can only
be obtained by the sacrifice of con-
sclentious conviction or Of national well
fare. Peace is normally great good,
and normally it comedies with right
eousness; but it is righteousness and
not peace. which should bind the con-
the conscience of an Individual; and
neither nation nor an individual can
surrender conscience to another's keep
ing. Neither can nation. which In
an entity, and which does not die as
individuals die, refrain from taking
thought for the interest of the gener-
atoms that are to come, no less than
tor the interest of the generation Of
today; and no public men have a right.
whether from shortsightedness, from
mentality, to sacrifice national inter
ests which are vital in character.
s''s''...
!: i. A just war is in the long run .
(: far better for a nations soul than
the most prosperous peace obtained
by acqulescence In wrong or injus-
tlce. Moreover, tho it is criminal
Tor a nation not to prepare for war,
SO that it may escape the dread
full consequences of being defeated
in war, yet it must always be re-
membered that even to be defeated
in war may be far better than not
to have fought at all.
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We should. as nation do every
thing in our power for the cause Of
honorable peace. AS yet there is no
likelihood of establishing any kind Of
International power which can effect
lively check wrongdoing, and in these
ish and an evil thing for a great and
free nation to deprive itself of the
power. to protect it's own rights and
even in exceptional cases to Stand up
for the rights of others
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
INTERNATIONAL
MORALITY $

It is q mistake, and it betrays q
spirit Of foolish cynicism, to maintain
that all international government &C
ton IS, and must ever be, based upon
mere selfshness, and that to advance
ethical reasons for such action is al
ways a sign Of hypocrisy. This is no
more necessarily true Of the action
OF governments than Of the action Of
individuals. i,
Not only must we treat all nations
fairly, but we must treat with Justice
and good will all immigrants who come
here under the law. Whether they are
Catholic or Protestant, Jew or Gentle;
Germany, ku see . Japan og ftal 0l
matters nothing. All we have right
to question is the man 3 conduct, If
he is honest and upright in his dealings
with his neighbor and with the state,
then he is entitled to respect and good
treatment. Especially do we need to
remember is our duty to the stranger
within our gates. ..-: +, -.
1t is the sure mark Of low, civiliza-
ton, low morality, to abuse or dis
crlmlnate against or in any way humil-
late such stranger who has come here
lawfully and who is conducting himself
properly. To remember this Is incum-
bent on every American citizen, and it
is of course peculiarly incumbent aon
every government official, whether of
the nation or Of the several states, 49,
The Japanese Situation. =. :,
T am prompted to say this by the
attitude Of hostility here and there as
sumed toward the Japanese in this
country. This hostility is sporadic and
is limited to. a very few places. New
ertheless, 1t is most discreditable to us
as people, and it may be fraught
with the gravest consequences to- the
nation. >''.'~
The friendship between the United
States and Japan has been continuous
since the time, over half a century ago,
ton to Japan, first opened the islands
to western civilization: The Japanese
have won in a single generation the
right to stand abreast of the foremost
and most enlightened peoples. of Eu-
rope and America; they have won on
their own merits and by their own ex-
ertions the right to treatment on ba-
sis Of full and frank equality. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04

:: The interstate commerce law, for
J: falsifed the predictions, both of
{, those who asserted it would ruin
/: the railroads and Of those who as
Il serted. that it did not 20 far
!: enough and would accomplish moth
|: ing. During the last five months
(: the railroads have shown increased
I: earnings and some Of them I'M
|: usual dividends; while during the
!: same period the mere taking effect
I: of the law has produced an unpre-
/: cedented. a hitherto unheard of,
i: number of voluntary reductions in
]: freight and fares by the railroads.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04

The recurrence Of each crop sea-
son emphasizes the defects Of the
present laws. There must soon be
q revision Of them, because to
leave them as they, are means to
incur liability Of business disaster.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04

!: Good manners should be an in >,
: ternational no less than, an individ-.
: ual attribute. I ask fair treat
ment. for the Japanese as I; would
: ask fair treatment for Germans or
: Englishmen, Frenchmen, Russians,
: or Italians. I ask it as due to
: humanity, and civilization. T ask
: it as due to ourselves because we.
: must act uprightly toward all men.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04

Since your body adjourned there has
been huctuation in the interest on
call money from 2 per cent to 80 per
cent; and the fuctuation was even
greater during the preceding six months.
The secretary Of the treasury had to
step in and BY wise action put a stop
to5the most violent period of oscillation.
advance in commercial rates and the
uncertainty felt in the sufficiency Of
credit even at high rates. All COM
mercial interests suffer during each
crop period. Excessive rates For call
moRaX In New York attract money
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04

olnCC OuC VI LuS SolllIu1SoIOH
there has never been 9 time Of equal
length in which anything like SO many
reduced tariffs have been put into
effect. On Aug. 81, for instance, two
days before the new law went into
effect, the commission received no.
tices of over 5000 separate tariffs
which represented reductions from pre-
vious rates.
It must not be supposed, however,
that with the passage Of these laws It
will be possible to stop progress along
the line of increasing the power of
the national government over the use
of capital in interstate commerce.. For
example, there will ultimately be. need
of charging the powers of the inter
eral different lines. SO as to give 1t a
larger and more efficient control over
the railroads. 80
License Law One Way. =
It cannot too often be repeated that
experience has conclusively shown the
impossibility Of securing by the actions
Of nearly half a hundred different state
;, legislatures anything but inetfectlye
chaos in the way of dealing with the
great corporations: which do not .oper-
ate exclusively within the limits of any
one state. In some method, whether
bv a national license, law or in other
fashion, we must exercise, and that at
an early date, a far more complete con.
troll than at present over these greaC
corDorations-a control that will among
other things prevent the evils Of ex;
eessive decentralization, and that Will
compel the disclosure by4each b cor
poration Of it's stockholders and of its
properties and business, whether owned
directly or thru subsidiary OF affiliated
corporations. This will tend to. put a
stop to the securing OF lnordlnate
profits by favored, individuals, at the II
the stockholders, or the wageworkers.
Our effort should be not so much to
prevent consolidation as such, but SO TO
sunervise and control it as to see that
It results in no harm to the people. !. ;,
The reactionary or ultraconservatlve
apologists for the misuse OF wealth. as,
sail the effort to secure such control
as a step toward socialism. AS mat
ter of fact, it is these reactlonar1es
and ultra conservative who are them
selves most potent in increasing social
istic feeling. One of the most efficient
methods Of averting the consequences
Of dangerous agitation, which is SO
per cent wrong, is to remedy the 70
per cent of evil as to which the agi-
tation is we'll founded.
Government Ownership.
The best way to avert the very I'M.
desirable move for the governmental
ownership Of railways is to secure by
the government, on behalf Of the, peo-
pie as whole, such adequate control
and regulation Of the great interstate
common carriers as will do away with
the evils which give rise to the agita-
ton against them. s'-,'
: So the proper antidote to; the dan
gerous and wicked agitation against
The men Of wealth as such is to secure
by proper legislation and executive
action the abolition of the grave
abuses which actually do obtain in
connection with the business use Of
wealth under our present system -or
rather no system-of failure to exer-
else any adequate control at al.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04

The man Of great wealth owes a
peculiar obligation to the state, be-
cause he derives special advantages
from the mere existence of govern
ment. Not only should he recog-
nize this obligation in the way he
leads his daily life and in the way
it should also be recognized by the
way in which he pays for the pro-
lection the state gives him. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
INHERITANCE AND
ST." INCOME TAX \

The question of taxation is difficult
in any country, but it is especially diff
fcult In ours with. it's federal system
of government. Some taxes should on
every ground be levied in a small dis
trict for use in that district. Thus the
taxation of real estate is peculiarly one
for the immediate locality in which the
real estate is found. Again, there is
no more legitimate tax for any state
than a tax on the franchises conferred
by that state upon street railroads and
similar corporations which operate
wholly. within the state boundaries,
sometimes in one and sometimes in sew
eral municipalities or other minor di-
visions of, the. state. But, there are
many kinds of taxes which can only
be levied by. the general government
SO as to produce the best results, be-
cause, among other reasons, the at
tempt to impose them in one particular
state too often results merely in driv-
ing the corporation, or individual af-
fected to some other locality or other
state. '"T'7.e <'5
The national government has long de.
rived it's chief revenue from a tariff
on imports and from an internal or
excise tax. In addition to these there
Is every reason why, when next our
system of taxation is revised, the ma
tional government should impose a
graduated inheritance tax, and, If pos
sible, graduated income tax. .
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24

CALL subscribers receiV-
ing their paper by mail ale
respectfully requested to for
ward portion OF any one
wrapper recently received
showing name and address
to THE CALL, care Of Circu-
latfon Department, No. 1910
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necessary in order 10 insure
prompt dispatch OF paper.
Ii impossible TO send wrap
per, send last receipt.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-07-10
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET

Special to Chieftain
Stock Yards, Kanses City, Mo, Ju-
ly o. To-day s supply OF cattle in the
quarantine division is the heaviest Of
the season, 1900 cattle and 300 calves,
The wintered cattle from the Usage
country were lacking today, and quail
ity was not up to the usual standard
ia consequence Each year the char
acter Of the supply runs more TO small
shipments and mixed lots, while fewer
strings are included 1t is the crowd
ing out Of the big cattle men by the
industrious farmer.
Market closed last week 10 to 25c
lower on steers; cows 10c lower; veals
about steady.
Today's market is to l5c lower on
all classes that are here, but good fed
steers would sell strong, The top last
week was IS O5, and cattle in this
class are Is to 25c lower than week
ago. 1t is the lightweight. thin cat
tie that catch the loss, selling at So 90
to s4 90; COWS bring 50 Is to 50 90;
veals today, SO so to S. 90; spayed
heifers, very good at SO 45. The run
in the native division is liberal today
at 5000 head, but it consists almost
entirely of fed cattle, nothing from
the ranges having started yet. New
Mexico bulls from Roswell sold at
S2 80 today; veals, $4 90 to So 90; pam
handle COWS about as in the quaran-
tine division, Packers bought 1000
cattle last Tuesday for slaughter here,
heaviest this year, but today's buy
will exceed this.
Hogs made a small gain, but not as
much as was expected of them in view
of the small supply of 10000 for the
week. Run today is 5000. Market
stronger; top price, S6 70, paid for
hogs of all weights, as light hogs are
now equal to the Others and will soon
head the list. Packers can hold prices
down fora day or so at time, but
higher prices are inevitable in view Of
the strong demand from all sources.
and the limited receipts. Bulk of
sales today, above SO CO.
Weakness has predominated in the
sheep market for ten days, including
today. Supply was small last week.
but is fairly liberal today at 10000
head. Number in sight for next few
weeks is small, and some improvement
may be expected. Texas mutton sold
today at SO lS to Sc 40; Texas
goats, So so; Arizona wethers. So rs;
Arizona spring lambs, 81 10 to 81 90
There is some inquiry here for stock
and feeding wethers and breeding
ewes at So rs to $4 So
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-07-10
PROTECT THE BIRDS.
CHILDREN IN DENVER HAVE
AN AUDUBON SOCIETY.
Young Humanitarians Are Keen De-
tectives and Keep Close Watch
Over the Dumb Crea-
lures.

Denver.-There are three societies
comprised Of children in Denver, with
over 1000 members. who make 1t part
Of their lives to see that birds are
not molested or shot That is why
there are fewer small boys in this
city who rob birds nests than In any
other community in the world.
II bluejay flies into the trees be-
fore your house, now that spring is
on the food and if he insults you for
hours with his racous jeers and
fieers, don't allow your temper to
cause you to throw stone at the
boor. Bewarel You will have tot
threatening you with the law Of the
state of Colorado. And you cannot
avoid them, either Their Bands Of
Mercy are all over Denver.
Mrs. Florence Robinson is the pres
ident Of Columbine Band Of Mercy;
Harry Harris is the secretary (and a
society with a secreta.y SO young
must be dangerous).
Miss Eliza Lentz. WHO has been
noted for her humane work for years
here, is organizing these bands OF
mercy over the state. The youngsters
have a constitution, bylaws and
wear buttons just like grown-ups.
Then there is the Juvenile Audubon
society. Above all, beware of these
mites. You can never escape from
their revenging clutches if they ever
catch you breaking the bird law.
Mrs. Martha A. Shute. secretary OF
the State Horticultural society. is the
organizer of the Juveniles. and they
meet once a month in the basement OF
the capitol to tell each other of the
good deeds they have done for ami
mails.
DR.. Mary E. Bates, who is at the
head OF the Humane Education so
ciety, gives illustrated stereopticon
lectures every two weeks in the
churches.
But back Of the children is the
State Bureau of Child and Animal
Protection. with E. X. Whitehead as
the secretary. Mr.. whitehead cares
more sor animals than he does for
men, he'll tell you any day. And the
law in Colorado is the strictest In the
world in this line The punishment
for cruelty to animals, including
birds, Of course. is a fine Of from SO
to $3.50. or a year in the county jail,
OF both.
The children Of these Bands Of
Mercy and Juvenile Audubon so
cieties are the detectives, and they
gather evidence against brutal men
who laistreat animals which the HUI
name society uses in its prosecu-
tions.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-07-10

Q. B. Barhsns tssrIIIes aIter iOur year.

G. b. Burhans, OF Carlisle Center,
N. III, writes "About four years ago
] wrote you stating that / had been
entirely cured OF q severe kidney
trouble by taking less than two BOTTLES
of Foley's Kidney Cure, 1t entirely
stopped the brick dust sediment, and
pain and symptoms OF kidney disease
disappeared. am glad to say that !
have never had a return of any of
those symptoms during the four years
that have elapsed and | am evidently
cured to stay cured, and heartiely re-
commend F'oley's Kidney Cure to any
one suffering from kidney or bladder
trouble" Sold by, A. +. Owens.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-07-10

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Just the same as If never had trouble.
"It is eight months now since l
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letters if postage is enclosed. John M.
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