The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-17

meeting the president of the republic and his ministers voted that Morocco herself must do the paying; as well try to collect millions from the ne- gros of South Africa, France has been completely outwitted. The Elm peror William Is chuckling as he nev- CT chuckled before.
 Yesterday was opened the Salon q Automne" The Salon q Au- tonne" was started five years ago for the accommodation of those so called artists whose works lad been rejected by the two salons which hold their exhibitions in the spring, France, unfortunately for the fine arts throughout the civilized world, has two systems of rewards. The young CT of the two, the ''5ociete Rationale des Beaux-Arts" was established in 1881 as protest against the methods and the acts of the elder society the "Societe des Artists Francais." Those who started it were in plain language sore-heads and kickeIs. There is so much 'Liberti Eqalite and Fraternite" in France that the government felt compelled to recognize the new move nent, especially as such well known artists as Meisonier, Privis de Cllav- ennes and Carolus- Duran were at the head of it. The Salon d Automne was started as protest against the other two, and opened It's doors wide to the widest products of modern French painting It's first exhibition contained so many obscene daubs that the police threatened to close it as an offense to public decency. Since then it has improved. Moreover, for the purpose of attracting a paying public it associates with it's own show other shows which are sure to be at tractive. Last year there was an in- teresting show of modern Russian pictures and Russian concerts were given to add to the attraction. Two years ago were exhibited @ collection of original sketches by Ingres. This was the more remarkable as Ingres was. a pronounced academician whose works the impresslonlsts regard with honor.
 This year the chief adjunct is coll lection of over two hundred. Belgian pictures by Belgian artists dead and living. Alfred Stevens who died last year, Is represented by six choice specimens. The equally celebrated Henri de Brackeleer, who died in 1888 tby seven. The modern Belgian im- pressionists are also well represented. Their pictures show the possibility of being impressionists without sacriflc- ing form or perspective. There are moreover special exhibitions of French artists For instance 56 works in bunch by an artist named Bertie Monsot Gizat1ne Is live man; Berthe, a dead woman, both extreme impressionists. It might possibly have been a shade better for painting if Berthe were alive and Cazanne ldead; for in some of her later works Berthe shows a slight recovery from idiocy. There are two rooms devoted to the extremists as they cali them selves. In one of them there Is mo- thing that could have been executed lby an intelligent human being Smear ing sick idiots could have done nc worse. In the next room are the works of those who are approaching idiocy. Can they be saved is an In. teresting question. Can person be rescued who is so sreeped in error that he apparently hates beauty, de- spises anatomy and ignores perspec. tive both linear and atmospheric The moral sinner may be restored doubt if the confirmed art sinner has any chance. More writing about the Salon would not interest your readers l It is a most valuable exhibition fol young art students They can see tt what dangers they are exposed. They can see into what miserable depths they can be led by bad systems ant by ignorant and inexperienced mas ters.
 Sell the Philippines? Never! B! buying them we affixed to their innab ltants the stigma of slaves and brand ed ourselves as slave traders. Civ, them freedom or make them an in tegral part of the Union; and at once Better Bryan a thousand times owe
 than the continuance in power of tn
 party of the slave owner. Until jus tice has been done to the Philippine and to Costa Rico American citizen ship Is more shame than an honor.
 FERNANDEZ.