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The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
The CUP of Tea in Battle


The cup Of tea has always been asso-
ciated with complacent ease and abun-
dant leisure, and it is a comfort to im-
bibers Of that popular beverage that the
traditions associated with it are destined
to suffer no violence in an official way
on account OF the recommendation of
Col. Valery Harvard. of the medical de-
partment of the army. who, ia a report
of his observations in Manchuria with
the Russian army, related TO what
extent the soldiers Of the Car depend
upon tea as a sustaining fluid on the
march and I'm camp. The Russian soldier
carries his tin cup with him, and finds
wherever he may so an opportunity %
make his tea ana drink it with such
wholesome effect upon his physical, men
tai and moral characteristics that the
army surgeon was led TO suggest that
tea be substituted for coffee In our mill
tary ration. Coffee is now a part Of the
emergency ration. which is model Of
compactness and the acme of compress
sion. and the War Department considers
that it is just as well to invite no con-
trOversy and excite no discomfort by
displaCing coffee in favor Of tea
incidentally. at the same time, the
American soldier escapes the sings and
arrows of which he would be the target
from every newspaper paragrapher and
cartoonist if tea came TO be the army
beverage. He would probably hear at
once of the advisability of adopting the
wafer and macaroon as a part of mill
tary subsistence, and that the other ap-
petite-killing confections of cur poIltest
society, in its maddest afternoon revels.
We're tit food for the firing line. That
picturesque figure of the man behind
the gun would have 10 be revised 10
read 'over the tea cups'-with apologies
to the late Dr. Holmes-and the wrinkled
front of war might be expected to be
smoothed by contributions which are
more culinary than strategic.
1t is a comfort to know that the firing
line is safe from the bewildering intoxi-
cations Of the pink tea
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
OUR PHILIPPINE PROBLEM.
Outlay, Says New Orleans Paper, Not
Justified by Interests.
From the New Orleans Pieawne.

From the New Orleans Pieayune.
All this talk Of duty toward the Fill
pinos and duty toward the world in gen
eral is the veriest twaddle No nation
saddles Itself permanently with posses
sions that are Improbable to it. The
Philippines have never been Of the least
profit to this country, but, on the con-
trary. have cost the United States a great
deal in blood and treasure. There is not
the smallest prospect that the character
Of our control Of the islands will become
more profitable in the future
The sooner, then. we get rid of the in
cubus the better it will be for all con-
cerned. II the Filipnos desire their inde-
Pendence, in heavens name let them have
It without binding this country 10 any
guarantee as 10 the maintenance OF order
or the protection of the autonomy OF the
archipelago. We have quite enough on
our hands in Cuba and Porto Rico. They
are our neighhOTs. and IL Is not even pos
sible for as 10 be Indifferent 20 their
career and destiny. with the Philippines
however, the case Is different. No matter
whether the distant islands are inde-
pendent or become the property Of Japan
or q European power, they can do as no
harm whatever. AS long as we hold them
they viii be a source of worry, expense
and even danger to us, and in any event
We VIII never be able adequately 10 de-
fend them except at a tremendous cost,
an outlay which IS not justified by the
interests involved
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
ACCEPTING IT as INEVITABLE.
Southern Paper Regards Mr.. RooSe-
veIts denomination as settled.
From the Atlanta Constltution.

From the Atlanta Constitution
Despite anything Mr. Roosevelt may say
to the contrary, he will be the Republican
nominee. II may be that it will have 10
be forced upon him, but If force is neces-
sary, there Is no doubt he will be hauled
forth from the cabin and lashed TO the
Republican mast
il would be well for the Democratic
party If it would realize and accept this
inevitable fact without awaiting any
further evidence.
An Immediate duty cOnfronts the ma
Ional Democrats. il is imperative that
the party get 10 work. We must meet
giant with gian5 Our timber must be cut
and wei seasoned before it is employed IN
the building, or IL VIII be liable 10 warp
and split under the pressure that will be
put upon it. The issues must be positive
and clear cut, and the man must measure
up 20 them.
Democrats may as well realize that the
hght Of the partys life is before ii. and
its future force and power is dependent
upon the result.
The conditions that confront US. and
that viii confront us. are clear and undis-
guised-sO is the man
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
CaIifornia,s Coneessions.

The adjournment OF the California
legislature without passing any Of the
anti-Japanese bills which were before il
leaves the entire matter of japanese eX-
clusion in the hands Of the Federal gov
eminent, where it properly belongs. With
the adoption by the San Francisco board
of education of the modified resolution of
segregation mutually agreed upon by
President Roosevelt and Mayor Schmitz
it may be assumed that the conditions
precedent to the successful negotiation OF
a new treaty with Japan have been estab-
Hshed. Whatever may be thought OF the
terms of that resolution, or whatever
possibilities of future trouble may lurk in
the latitude it affords for actual discrimi-
nation against the Japanese by hostile
school authorities. the resolution on its
face makes no distinctions between aliens,
and So technically, complies with the
st-favored-n nation clause of the treaty
with Japan. 1t is to be hoped that its pro-
visions will be enforced with tact and
moderation, though the anu-Japanese
sentiment prevalent in san Francisco con-
tinues to demand nothing short of the
complete exclusion of the Japanese from
all the white schools.
The Difference paid by California TO the
suggestions of President Roosevelt relat-
ing to proposed legislation is represented
in some quarters as another instance Of
the use of the Big Stick, but 1t is open
TO a quite different Interpretation. II APP
pears that the advice of the President
was sought by the governor, and was
given at MS request. There was no
element Of interference; nor the slightest
suggestion of coercion. The President is
aiming at the same end desired by the
people of California, and ne only is able
TO attain that end; the legislature had
before II measure, the adoption Of
which would have retarded the negOtia-
tions with Japan; Mr. Roosevelt was con-
suited, and. as a result Of his representa-
tions. putting the matter in q new light
before the legislators, the measure was
killed We are unable 10 see anything in
this episode subversive Of our institutions
or dangerous TO the public welfare. II
was merely a Common-sense way Of deter
mining the propriety and expediency OF
legislative action that would have been
prejudicial to State interests no less than
TO the interests of the nation at large.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14


Mrs. Russell Sage has joined the ranks
Of our rich philanthropists. Out of her
late husbands ample estate she has made
provision to set aside Sl0000,0C0 for practi-
cal social research for the purpose of
alternating the hard conditions OF poverty.
She has named as administrators of this
fund Robert w. De Forest. Cleveland II
Dodge, Daniel c. Gilman, John n. Glenn,
Miss Helen Gould. Mrs William B. Rice
and Miss Louisa l. Schuyler The task
she has assigned them is "a hard one. As
we understand the object of the move
ment Mrs. Sage has so generously f.
nanced. il is To ascertain the causes Of
ignorance poverty. and crime i'm this
marvelously rich country OF ours Ig-
norance, poverty, and crime-they are so
intimately associated that no philosopher
can deny their relationship The terms
are almost interchangeable. To be ig-
norant means to be poor. To be po0r-ah.
there's the rub, But TO be intelligent and
poverty stricken, tools this combination
often found2 And If it does exist in the
same person, does crime necessarily fol
low? Not often. viii be the answer from
lips that quiver from emptiness Of stom-
ach and pride of spirit. We hope that
the administrators Of Mrs. Sage's fund
all excellent persons-wiH give us light
on this phase Of the subject
We have come 10 accept without ques-
tion the doctrine that in this country of
bOundless opportunities there is little If
any, excuse for any person of inteIligence
10 be poor. The term is used in its broad
sense. II IS not meant TO say that every
body who is intelligent enough to work
can be a millionaire Necessarily. only
the few can be millionaires. as only the
few can be poets, and sculptors. and
statesmen, and what-nOt Likewise is
there another doctrine which we have
come to accept without question. and
that is that there is no excuse for anv-
body Of normal mental faculties being
ignorant in the United States. The State
has carefully provided against an iHiterate
citizenship And still iliiteracy exists.
Government fights ignorance and its twin
sister, crime and leaves the citizen I'M
shackled to fight poverty. Il was Bis
marck who declared: Educate, educate
educate, or we shall perish in our own
prosperity And forthwith Germany de
vised a compulsory educational system
that is being rtgidly enforced. Whether
poverty and crime are any less prevalent
in Germany to-day than they were before
Bismarck stirred his people 70 an educa-
uonal campaign we do not know our
critics declare that crime is on the in
crease in the United States. and the sta
tstics Of homicides, suicides. embezzIe-
ments, sc, seem plainly 10 show that
our critics for once are right. As to
poverty-but there are 10 reliable sta
tistics on poverty in the United States.
All we are assured Of on that point is
that our per capita wealth is rapidly in
creasing, and that it almost leads the
world England may still be little ahead
Of US in this matter, but poverty-gaunt.
hollow-checked, and emaciated-is Eng
lands great problem to-day. Perhaps the
nressuTe OF population upon the resources
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
The death of Iudpe BieekIev

The passing of former Chief Justice
Of the Supreme Court Of the State Of
Georgia, Logan E BIeckley. removes
from the scene Of earthly activity one of
that States most distinguished sons. His
entire service upon the bench covered a
period of thirteen years-fve as an asso-
ciate justice and eight as presiding
justice.
Judge Bleckley's written opinions, scores
of which are to be seen in the Georgia
Supreme Court reports. are recognized
standards Of reference. For years these
remarkable opinions attracted the pro-
found attention of the legal fraternity
everywhere. Not only are they clear-cut
expressions Of law. but they are models
of chaste and beautiful English and char
acterized by a unique vein Of whimsical
philosophy and hard common sense. It
is safe 10 say that no Southern jurist ever
attracted such wide attention by reason Of
his rendered opinions as Judge BIectley
Somewhat OF a poet. he wove into his
opinions the most touching sentiment at
times; again he would dash of into the
weird and the psychological with most
enslaving abandon. Judge BleclIley it was
who designated complete rest" as per
petual motion at maximum velocity"
Personally. Judge Bleckley was IN
doubtedIy eccentric, but he did nothing
without-to him-a logical reason. Tall
and straight. he wore his hair long. it
falling down upon his shoulders white as
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
Trimmed Nurse in Fiction.

From the New York Evening Pest.
The time is coming when the trained
nurse of the novel will take the place of
the governcss. Goveruesses have been
done 10 death by the masters of fiction.
There is the pretty governess who is
startled when the hero comes upon her in
the schoolrOom. There is also the humor-
Gus old maid governess who is addressed
by her surname without a prefix, and who
knew the heroine's unhappy mother in
happier days. But the trained nurse has
greater dramatic possibilities than the
prosaic directress of education. She is
naturally on hand at the important crisis
of birth and death. She witnesses last
wills and testaments. acts as cOnfessor to
The moribund, and consoles the survivors
When she rises from her low seat as the
physician enters the room we know that
the latter is either TO be unveiled as a
Chdrlatan or to be accepted as a lover
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
THURSDAY. MARCH Il. 1907.
Retaliation 4 Mrorc policy

Henry Fink. chairman of the Norfolk
and Western directorate, strikes a note
somewhat more pleasing 10 the public ear
than the utterances of some of our railway
statesmen when he deprecates retaliation
as method of fighting anti-railway leg
islation. The policy of retaliation. he
points out, viii simply increase the hos
tility and make the public less responsive
Ia whatever facts the railroads may pre-
sent" There is truth and wisdom in this
observation, and railway men who are
desirous of cooperating with the govern
ment would do well 10 consider that re-
taliatiou is wholly inconsistent with the
cooperation they are so anxious TO secure
There is no doubt that the railroads
have just cause of complaint regarding
some Of the State legislation proposed and
enacted affecting their properties. For ex-
ample, the governor of Nebraska is said
TO have signed a 2-ceut fare bill which he
believed, and which many members OF the
legislature believed, 70 be conhscatory. but
which was demanded by popular senti-
ment as expressed in the election of mem
bers OF the legislature. The railroads Of
that State have begun a Tetaliatory policy
which Will hardly have the effect Of
Modifying public opinion. a better way
would be to aequaint the people with the
facts regarding the cost of railway opera
tion with a view TO obtaining fair, just,
and reasonable legislation.
We do not believe that in the long run
the railroad interests have anything TO
fear from honest legislation. II is natural
enough that in breaking away from the
railway domination which has swayed
many State legislatures for years, rail
way legislation should swing too far I'm the
direction Of antagOnism 40 corporate in
terests, and that much OF such legislation
should turn out ill-Considered and ill-ad-
vised. If our governments. both State and
national, could have the cooperation Of
honorable railway managers. instead of
having to meet the resistance Of the rail-
road lobby. needed legislation could be ef-
fected to better purpose. Cooperation Of
This sort should be, and we doubt not viii
DE. welcomed when the present mania for
anti-railroad legislation has run its course.
Happily, every clouded brow doesn't in
dieate an approaching brain Storm
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
Rutternies in hattie.

From the New Orleans Times-DemocTat,
"A battle of butterflies said the Japa-
nese viscount. firmly
impossible" cried the lady on his
right.
oh" The viscount insisted. the thing
is authenticated. 1t happened on August
20. 1859. Tales and poems without number
have been written on it.
"On the evening Of August % two oppos-
ing armies Of the butterflies fought an
aerial battle between Molina and Kavas-
aka-Murs. The fight continued till sun
set. when the smaller army turned and
retreated. the victors pursuing till they
were all lost in the rosy sunset haze. The
ground beneath the combat was thickly
strewn with wounded and dead warriors
"The battle drew a thousand people. Il
occurred about thirty feet up in the air
The spectators We're amazed and horror
stricken TO see these gentle blue butter
flies graphing and struggling furiously
and silently in a blue blizzard above their
heads"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
Guarding a Great Heiress.

From -he Boston Herald.
They do say that an American heiress
Of weil-known name is never by any
chance allowed out Of sight of one or
more responsible persons. who act in the
capacity Of bodyguard OF secret serv-
ice men, The Iucl1less girl can never
move outside the domicile for run in
the park or a trip down the avenue. or
20 pay a visit 10 another girl unless ac-
companied, not merely Chaperoned.
Chaperones do not count nowadays And
wherefore these precautions Simply be-
cause mademoiseiie is such an heiress
she is "a quarry for fortune-hunters and
"a recognized class Of c0nspirators who
stop at nothing in their social brigand-
age. Formerly IL WAS the detrimentals
whom mamma feared, now il is a much
b0ider schemer that may swOop down any
moment and carry Of The dove OF mil
lions Funny, is il not. that such a state
OF things should have developed in
America
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
NVntterson,s Book.

Reports are contradictory as to the ex-
act character of the literary work "Marse
Henry Wauerson is engaged on in Eu-
rope. While it is known that he went TO
the Old World this year avowedly for
the purpose Of devoting himself to the
completion of an important piece of work,
to be published I'm book form. it is not
known whether it is something new. or
the life of Abraham Lincoln he began
several years ago. Tt is understood TO be
the brilliant Kentuckians wish 10 make
his life OF Lincoln the most thorough.
appreciadve, and authentic that has ever
been written, and in prosecuting this. his
labor OF love, he has depended almost en-
tirely upon original research. Friends Of
Mr. WatterSon are aware that no living
American has a higher estimate of the
martyred President than has the Ken
tuckian, who, although a Confederate
soldier, was not thoroughly in sympathy
with the political doctrines of his section.
out of which grew the civil war It Is
stated that "Marse Henry" will return
home within two months. and that he viii
then have ready for the press some sort
of book Of national Importance.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
ProbIem OF RaiIwar ReguLation.

From The New York Journal cf Commerce.
There Will have TO be a clear line
established in the regulation OF railroads
which shall confne State authority 10
that traffic which is exclusively within
the States limits, affecting its people
alone. and shall not disturb that which
passes through States and from State to
State and which is subject only to ma
uonal regulation How this is 10 be ac-
complished is the problem to be worked
out, but the necessity OF having its ac-
complished for the protection Of the rail-
roads and OF the traffic of the country is
what is now bringing the railroad mag
mates to their knees before the Federal
government
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
CaII for a Repetition.
From Tit Bits

rum lu-bllA
The little village could not boast Of hav-
ing many entertainments, and a concert
was an event which was looked forward
10 with delight by the inhabitants. II
was az one Of these musical feastsT that
a stranger sang with great feeling THE
Village Blacksmith
In response 10 a vOCiferOus encore, the
singer was about TO start Rocked in
the Cradle OF the Deep" when the chair
man tugged his coat tail
Better sins the owd 'un over again.
mister he whispered 4 'appen TO be the
chap you've been singing about-the VIII
lage blaCksmith-and 1 reckon it'd only
be fair % me if you was TO sing it all
over again and pop in another verse say
in as 'OW I let out bicycles
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14

of production may account for poverty
In England. If England's workless hordes
could be thinned out. probably there would
be a noticeable diminution of poverty over
there.
Poverty and ignorance in the United
States are massed in our centers Of great
est population. There, too, Is where crime
that does not figure in the statistics is
most common. The administrators Of
Mrs. Sage's fund might be able 10 do
something Of real practical value If they
should devote their efforts to devising
scheme for relieving the congestion Of
population IN certain parts of the country
and filing up the waste places in other
parts. Our per capita wealth might not
thereby be necessarily increased, but ig
norance, poverty, and crime would un-
doubtedly be diminished.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
sin q Democrat.

David Bennett HiIl spent two days IN
the Capital this week An important case
in the Supreme Court brought him here
Age IS dealing gently with the erstwhile
statesman. His head is no balder than
ii used to be when "a dozen years ago Il
was one of the favorite sights of the
Senate. There are more white strands
in MS mustache than when he wore the
tOga and schemed for Democratic SUI
premacy. He has lost none Of the coma
raderie that used TO attract crowds in his
train in Washington But Mr.. Hill de-
clared pOintedly 90 everybody here who
asked him about il that he was out Of
politics, though still a Democrat He told
all inquirers that he preferred the calm
repose of Wolferts Eoost 10 the turmoil
and strife of politics. and especially Of
the kind he would have 10 face now in
his party in New York. He takes only
such law cases offered him as suits his
tastes and he refuses to manifest out
wardly even the slightest interest in what
is going on in politics in New York or the
country.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
Couldn't Tell which.

From Hs-per's Weekly
Smith had come home later than usual
and had ready "a good explanation. but his
wife gave him no chance. and immedi-
ately began 10 tell him what she thought
Of him. He endured it patiently all even
ing. quietly read his paper. and went to
bed. His wife was still talking
When he was almost asleep he could
hear her stili scOlding him numerically
He finally dropped of to sleep. and
awokr, after a couple of hours. only 10
hear his wife remark.
Il hope all the married women don't
have 70 put up with such conduct as
this"
Annie said Smith. ARE you talking
again or YETI
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
THE BURNING HEART.

I whom the fires Of life each day,
DO heat 10 pallor-I. who sway
Forever in the bread Of strife
Not master. but the slave Of life,
A burning heart / bear,
Yet death VIII full extinction give,
Or kindly age a bound viii set;
So. if I live. ] shall outliYe
And # / die. I shall forget
shall not always csFe!
Not then. as now. at Anger's shock
This burning heart its walls shall knock;
Nor shall its hopes o'erdarkened soon,
Amidst a crucifxi0n neon.
Waste into moaning air.
J. PASSIONS compassed fugitive.
Shall find release or refuge yet;
For. If 7 live. I shall outlive;
And Il ! die. ! shall forget
/ shall not always earel
Edith NJ. Thomas, in scnbner's.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
Railroads to Forgive Government

Editor The Washington Herald:
Sir. Mr. Morgan having civiIy called
upon the President, suggest that when
he and his other railroaders meet the
Chief Magistrate they DO not mistake him
for a lawyer. or a brakesuan, and bring
fruits meet for repentance. Among these
last must be q dissolution Of the coal
combine, which was the Elnel Tower Of
the late A. j. Cassatt
on AIr. Morgans part should De the
cessation Of his organs attacks upon the
enlargement Of the Erie Canal, which the
people of New York City enormously
voted. There can be no railroad repent
2nCe while they reduce 10 a corporation
Long Island Sound and attack the water
ways OF the people. They would MI UP
the Detroit River and the Sault Ste. Marie
Canal if they could. The coal combine is
the worst piece Of tyranny ever inflicted
upon nation. Before that the thirty
urants OF the railroads proceeded with
moderation. Since that. they have had
no moderation. and The President should
not allow them 10 trap him into sur
render OF our fuel They must let so Of
their mines
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND
The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
EASY MONEY.

1 have been poor quite long enough,
with riches at my beck
I'm going in to get the stuff,
Ard get IL by the peck.
No more for paltry wage, vow,
I'll toll at prosy jobs
You'll see me rich in no time now
I'm going into squads.
For many years devoid Of gold,
Alas, / could not see
That every magazine didst hold
TO opulence the key.
But soon I'll own my carriage-wow.-
And twenty blooded cobs.
[ shall be rich in no time now
I'm going into squads.