The National tribune., 1906-12-20

iine? And then there is another it'll
which might read like this: Foo
friends, from whom may the Fates for
fend me-"
We don't want war: we don't want t.
fight: indeed, we don't, because W.
know what war means. But just tht
same, along with the President. anC
the Secretary of War, and the Secretar!
Of the Navy
I'VE don't want to fight, but, by lingo
if we do,
We've got the ships. we've got the men
and got the money. TOO"
They do do things somewhat better
in France i'll some respects. \ French
writer says:
General amaZement is expressed
here over the action of BeIlamy Storer
ex-Embassador of the United States "a
Vienna, in making public the officia
and personal private correspondent,
which he had with President Roosc
velt.
IF French ambassador were to
divulge, without official permission. Sc
cret correspondence between the hier-
archical authorities, his superiors, and
himself, he could be prosecuted accord
ing to the nature of the revelations
either for violation of state secrets OF
for high treason. The former is a tech
nical offense or misdemeanor, generally
dealt with by correctional Police
Court. and punishable by from three
months to five years Imprisonment and
from 500 to $1,000 fine and depriva-
ton Of civic rights. But In the case ot
an EmbaSSa dor the fact that he would
be at least grand officer of the Legion
of Honor would necessitate bringing
him to trial before the First Chamber
of the Court of Appeal The accusa-
ton of high treason could only he made
in the event Of the revelations compro-
missing the National security.
The publication of letters between
the Chief Executive and an Embassa-
dress is not misdemeanor in France
the ambassadors wife having no official
position. but it would furnish gorunJs
for civil action for damages by the
author of the correspondence"
And now the opposition claims votes
enough to defeat Senator Bailey for re-
election. Two months ago Bailey
thought he was as good as elected.
Never count your chickens before they
are Matched
Ex-President Cleveland has been
quite seriously ill at his home in Prince
ton, n. j.. but is better again. Bad
cold, Indigestion. lack of exercise-that
tells the story.
Archbishop Ireland is catchin' it A.
comm and a-gwine. as they say down
here. Just the same. he is keeping dis
creetly silent. and You will never find
out from him whether he ever saw
Bellamy Storer or whether the Presi-
dent ever mentioned Red Hat to him.
Up in Minneapolis. where he lives and
is loved, the Grand Army veterans call
him Holy John" and they like him
above all things. That's why they made
him Chaplain-in-Chief of the Gram
Army of the Republic. 1t was largely
thru his influence that the Catholic
Church finally removed its ban against
the Grand Army as a secret organiZa-
ton. Also its refusal to permit a Flag
to be laid over the casilet of a Catholic
veteran when he was finally mustered
out" That he is all right does not need
the favor of President of the United
States to make people believe it.
There has been a large increase in
the forest reserves Of the United States
in the last fiscal year. according to the
report of Secretary of Agriculture Will
son. In that time the reserves were
increased from S5,693.422 to 1G6,999,-
l3S acres, from which the revenues
realized were sT67, 1886, an increase
Of more than 100000. This large in
crease. it is stated, is due TO the heavy
sales of lumber
The supply of available timber on
the ground is so great in proportion to
the demand, the report says, that it
seems almost needless for caution in
its use. The present amount of timber
standing is estimated to be not less than
300, 100000 i'm board feet. which repre-
sents only the supply from matured
forests.
The reserves are in the heart of the
Western timber lands, and no not with
hold land from agricultural uses They
constitute for the most part the rugged
and mountainous parts of the great
West, and include only land unsuitable
for the farmer and stockman
A system of patrol has been insti-
tuted in the reserves for the discovery
OF fires. During the year 1905 but eight
forest fires We're reported none Of
which damaged the timber to any ap-
prcciable extent. Fires i'll 1906 caused
even less damage than those of the
year.
Even the sons of Presidents of the
United States have to go thru the sam.
old stunts at college Young Teddy"
is but just Initiated in the "Dfckies."
the ID. h. T." fraternity of Harvard
and he certainly had a strenuous week
of it to obtain his degree. He .began
last Monday. Under the guard of Il
student named Harrington Roosevelt
in Harvard Square shortly
after sunrise. He was clad in a start
ling gray Summer suit, blue flannel
Shb-, white canvas shoes and barehead-
ed
Roosevelt first visited a Harvard
Square luncheon. Here he broke his
fast on mustard pickles, hot butter
milk, fresh raw oysters and maple sirup
and warm squash pie.
His gastronomic feat was witnessed
by great crowd. ana after he had fin
ished using a fingerbowl. in which ben
Zine was substituted for water, he again
appeared IN the square, and, with a
great bundle Of morning papers, made
ms rounds OF the houses of the "Dick-
les, leaving paper at each house.
After delivering the papers. Roose-
Welt retiI d to seclus'rn, but visited tho
theater district in 8oston, where bo
was forced by the "Dicliics" present tc
see that he obeyed their orders-to
make himself conspicuous in various
%ays. He obeyed meekly. and during
the week, when he had to blacken shoes
and do all sorts of stunts, he did his
duty without finching, and is now one
of the accepted.
1t cost $11.0SS,1I323 more to oper-
ate the PoSt-Oiiicc Department during
The last fiscal year than it did In 1905.
To the annual report of Post
master-Gcncral cortelyou. Despite this