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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
WOULD GIVE THEM AWAY.
Atchison Philosopher Would Present
Philippines 10 Somebody.

Trrm the Atchis1a lKausl GIc5e.
There is no doubt that some honorable
way of disposing of the Philippines would
be welcome 70 every thoughtful person in
tais country who has no political AK 10
grind.
Already they have cost US much in men
and money. and the cost continues. they
are not likely soon 10 be placed on =
paving basis.
The man who is sufficiently clever TO
devise means for relief from our far
Eastern possessions viii gain high fame
gain a Nobel prize, but his services TO
the cause of peace are not hard 90 dis
ceru. With Japan wido-awake and
aSEra ssive and China rousing rapidly.
Asiatic colonization is constantly becom-
ing more dangerous and delicate u
handle
And as anxious as America is to be rid
of the Philippines. any attempt to wrest
them from MS by force must needs result
in war-probably a long and costly war.
which Is something mo- one wants But
that IS the way of nations, particularly Of
America.
who can successfully dispose of our large
sized tropical lemon, the jog OF giving.
multiplied many times by the plsUdlts OF
his fellow-citizsns. IS due
We, the people, are extremely anxious
TO throw away the trophy OF our last war
before d. drags us into another one
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
Taking the Public Into His Confidence.

Taking the Public Into His Confidence.
With curiosity that is not unnatural
under the circumstances. the public is be-
ginning 10 east about for an explanation
OF Mr. T. II. Harrlman's recent and ex-
traordinary loquacity. Time was when
this railway legerdemainist this prestidig-
itator who makes seven railroad bond is
sues grow where there is room for but
one. was as shy and reticent in the pres
ence Of the interviewer as, say. Senator
Hale or Senator Morgan when asked for
inside information concerning The pro-
Iceedings of an executive session Of the
Senate.
But within the last week Mr.. Hartman
has welcomed newspaper men as long lost
college chums. Indeed, he has not always
even awaited their coming. His secretary,
on az least one or two occasions, has let it
be known in newspaper offices that Mr.
Hartman could be seen and that he
would talk" At other times. aspiring
journalists who have just happened into
/ the presence Of the great man have been
delighted TO find him ready 20 discuss sub
iects ranging from his willingness 10 ad-
wise the government how 10 build the
Panama Canal down to the growing and
/ of course. wholly Unjustidable public sus-
picions Of the railroads In short" TO
quote the writer's of news. MIR. Harri-
man apparently sought 10 have the im-
preston made that he was a human be
ing. not altogether n soulless, secretive
corporation whose purpose II is 10 crush
out the lives of the common people"
We suspect hat this remarkable change
Of front on the part of the man who deals
in railroads as the common people deal in
eggs, and chops, and suits of clothes and
other minor necessities of existence is
due 10 a belated realization Of the im-
portance of publicity. Mr.. Hartman, 81
our guess be correct. finally has arrived at
the conclusion that the opinions Of the
people count for something after all. MI
Hartman at this precise moment Is be-
tween devil who is the personifcation
of herceness and a deep blue sea which,
in the very nature of seas at this season
OF the year. is exceedingly cold. Mr.. Har-
rimau has told the Interstate Commerce
Commission of certain incidents OF haut
finance which the common people do not
fully understand BY getting down 10
their level, talking TO them through the
newspapers and showing them that he is
a human being rather than soulless cor
poratiou he hopes, and not without rea-
son, perhaps. tLat their estimate of him
may be changed somewhat, and that pub
lie opinion generally may be made less
hostile TO him and his Kind than it natur-
ally would De I'm view Of some Of the
things that have been daQe in their names.
once, I'm ancient times a warning was
sounded against certain persons bearing
gifts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09

J. Ralph Burton. the former Kansas
senator, now serving a sentence Of six
months in jail at Irontou, Mo, on a
sentence By the Federal Court at ST.
Louis for violating his oath as a United
States Senator By practiciug for pay be-
fore the departments in Washington. viii
be released on the I'D OF this month. Ii
is said that he viii return Immediately
10 his old home az Abilene, Kans., where
he viii found weekly paper 1lrs
Burton has lived in IrontOn since her
husband began his term OF Imprisonment
and has been permitted 20 see him every
day and carry him his dinner, which she
cooks herself The former statesman
has about completed history OF the
trouble which resulted so disaslrOusly 10
bis career, and this. &c is believed De VIII
publish iu his newspaper in serial form.
Burton still has stauch friends in Kansas.
who viii cheerfuly assist him iu living
down the disgrace which drove him from
the Senate two years before his term
had expired
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
Cuba and Congress.

In view Of the acceptance by the Pres
ident in its entirety of Secretary Taft's
programme for Cuba. il is presumable
that our efforts at Strengthening out
things down there have not been re-
warded with success as rapidly as was
at first promised. It is recalled that
soon after our intervention It was au-
thoritatively announced that we should
be ready to IuTn the government of the
island back - the Cubans not later than
next June. in which month general cleo
tons were to be held II is now 1eHta-
lively stated that only municipal and
provincial elections Will be held in June,
and that upon the conduct of these cleo
tions and their effect on the conditions
of public order and security in the island
viii depend the time thar must elapse
before tine Cubans can be peIritted to
elect their President and other federal
officers. How soon this VIII be is a
mere matter Of speculation and Sec
Rotary Taft is quoted as declaring that
the general elections cannot be held
before next December. and probably not
before the spring Of 1905 in the meantime.
of course. United States troops TO the
number of about 5000 will be retained in
Cuba, and Provincial Governor Magoon.
OF some other representative Of the ad-
ministration at Washington. will be con-
tinued at the head Of the government at
Havana It Is assumed that. upon his
forthcoming visit to Havana, Secretary
Taft win deliver public message to
the Cubans I'm which, let US hope, he
viii give definite outlines TO a programme
which is now and has been for months
vague. uncertain, and unsatisfactory
alike to the Cubans and the people Of
the United States.
Congress neglected a plain duty when
it failed to institute an inquiry into the
cause and consequences Of our interven-
ton in Cuba. 1t is true that In enact
ing the Plat amendment the lawmak-
ers virtually abdicated to the Execu-
tive their authority in respect Of Cuba
but that abdication did not relieve them
wholly Of responsibility. There can be
no doubt. OF course, that the President
through Secretary Taft and the other
agencies he has employed in governing
Cuba, has done the very best he could
There is no disposition 20 call into ques-
ton either the motives or conduct Of
the President in this matter. But until
it is shown that there is a fixed or ma
turing national purpose concerning our
relations 10 Cuba, Congress ought not
TO shirk its responsibility. as was done
at the recent session. The taxpayers
Of the United States, whose budget al
ready is the largest in the world. may
be called upon TO settle some heavy
financial obligations incurred by the
Cuban government. and while We are
collecting and disbursing the revenues
Of the island is the proper time 10 look
closely into Cuba's debts and prepare to
meet them with Cuban revenues. IT fs
this phase of the subject TO which Con-
gress. soon or late. viii have to address
itself, and the longer its consideration is
postponed the more difficult and irrl-
tating the question will become.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
A Notable Restitution.

One Of the most sensational develop
ments Of the New York insurance investi-
cation was that the big insurance COM
panies had contributed large sums TO the
Republican national campaign funds in
1896 and subsequent years. These pay
ments were Immediately attacked in the
press and in the courts as an improper
and Illegal use of trust funds and as
violation Of corporate powers. There was
q loud demand for criminal proceedings
against those responsible for them, on the
ground thar they constituted a felony
George W. Perkins, vice president of the
New York Life, had contributed TO the
Republican campaign fund in 1901 the sum
OF S4S,500, for which he was reimbursed
from the treasury of the company. Grim
inGl proceedings were brought against
him, which have recently been dismissed
by the New York Court OF Appeals, the
court holding in substance that the reinl-
bursement of Mr.. Perkins, though not
made for a proper corporate purpose. was
not an ofense against the statutes. TAX
ing the view Of the court that the use Of
the company's funds for the furtherauce
of political campaign was improper, Mr.
Perkins mas refunded to the New York
Life $4S.500. with interest, the total refund
amounting to S5+m919
This Incident Is noteworthy evidence OF
the development of a new and more sUs-
ceptible corporate conscience in the realms
of finance. Il recognizes that there are
some things not forbidden by express
terms in statutory law, yet inherently
wrong and sets uD "a standard of corpo-
rate conduct that an corporation managers
would do well 10 follow. Contributions
from corporations to the election expenses
of candidates for certain Federal offices
are now forbidden by law. Whether that
law viii operate in future TO prevent con-
tribuuons such as those made by MI Per
kins and other insurance managers Is a
question which only the future can deter
mine; but there is an unwritten law en-
acted at the behest Of public opinion, and
covering the same subject-matter, to
which heed should be given by every cor
roration officer in the country. To that
law Mr.. Perkins has rendered the tribute
Of obedience. There are several other in
surance officers who should go and do like
wise.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
WILD AND WOOLLY EAST.
Western Tenderfoot Observes Raw
scenes and Hurries Home.

scenes ana hUFr1eH Home
From the Kansas City Journal
4 government employe. who has
spent several years in the wild West"
recently visited che haunts of his child
hood in the Eest He has returned TO
Indian Territory 20 look for a quiet
spot, where life may be enjoyed with
OUT fear Of death Upon arriving in
Washington he called at the Raleigh
Hotel 10 see d friend While presenting
his card he was startled by the pistol
shots which killed ex-senator Brown.
IF Utah The Western man caught a
train and made for Connecticut, stop
ping al Greenwich. As me entered the
hotel where he expected to stay. a
bride OF two days killed her husband
by jabbiug a nail ME into his eye.
Again the Westerner fed Arriving in
New York city he was attracted by a
man running madly down the street
with "A pistol in his hand. On reaching
the elevated road the man raised the
pistol 90 his head and ended his life.
The Traveller hastily returned 20 Wash
inEtou. and there accepted an invitation
from % friend, who lives in Virginia.
to spend "a few days I'm the country. He
reached the town of Culpeper just in
time TO behold two brothers surrender
Ing themselves to the law, after firing
thirty-tw0 shots into a brotheT-in-law.
WHO had married their sister an hour
before. That settled IT, The Western
or has returned 10 his wild and wo0uy
home 90 calm his nerves and get some
-Itru
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
BEAUTY IN MARCH.

She has brilliant orbs. / wot.
And I trust that you viii not
Think me cheeky
If I make bold to surmise
That 1t hurts the finest eyes
To be leaky.
I her teeth should Ike to praise,
But these chilly Lenten days
Mar the matter.
For though they be small and white,
Teeth are not a pretty sight
When they chatter.
Then her handsome nose, alas,
Those who note the damsel pass
Merely rufiles
For the purest Grecian nose
Very far from lovely grows
When ii snUffies.
Yes, she has Of charms a score!
Fairer maiden never wore
Patent leather
OF her charms I'd like 10 pirate,
But I guess that IN await
Better weather.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
individual I.arIe.sness-

From the Kansas City Journal
Let the good work of reforming the
very rich go on. II is wise and fine TO
expose the shortcomings of the high
placed and the powerful, and to put an
end 20 those shortcomings if possible. At
the same time it is worth while in pc
riod of hot Indignation at the great and
the far away To keep a level head and TO
see things in due proportion. The very
rich and the great corporations probably
stand in no greater need of reform than
you and your next-door neighbor. How
lawless are YOU? In "a republic every in
dividual holds one ofice-the office Of
elector- If you neglect the duty Of that
office in order TO make money, how much
better are you than a thieving public
treasurer? Don't forget yourself Your
information about your own crimes IS
much more accurate than your informa-
ton about the crimes Of Rockefeller And
you can get at yourself better and
quicker. Don't forget yourself. How
mendacioUs, iawless. and dishonest are
vprI1
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
As Ills written

Among the people who write books.
essays. and articles for the magazines
there is such a thing known 70 them as
style For the writing that appears in
newspapers. the stylists have coined a
phrase, which they use more or less IN
contempt newspaper English" And yet
one will find that in the reputable news
papers Of to-day the English used is
clean. clear-cut; it expresses exactly the
meaning sought to be conveyed without
Itautology, verbosity, or circumlocution.
a few years ago there emerged from
the ranks Of East Indian journalism "a
young man named Kipling. whose terse,
crisp newspaper English. fitting exactly
the stories he had to tell, awoke the
admiration of the world. and what he
wrote was literature. His work had a
marked influence on his time; an iufiu-
eHce that abides now, for I'm this busy,
workaday world we want 10 get at what
Ia man is trying to say with as little
delay as possible. Therefore IL is that
more and more is newspaper English
setting its seal and stamp upon the lit
crature OF to-day. and-literature is the
better for it.
The exact opposite to newspaper Eng
fish is 20 be found in the writings of the
extreme stylists. ana the chief Of these
is Mr. Henry James. There are critics
who affect the most rapt admiration for
his cUriOusly involuted sentences, his
long-wiuded phrases. the skillful way in
which in his enormous paragraphs he
half conceals and half reveals the truth
within" Mr.. James Is now writing "a
series Of articles on "The American
Woman" and here is one sentence-not
meant 10 be q puzzle I'm words. but just
a sentence:
There was 90 remain with ne. IT was yet TRUE
for SO earnestly balanced-the sense and sound Of
a person employed in an immense establishment at
Philadelphia, au elderly. grizzled. trcasut woman.
presiding with certain ine1ngnJity over various
items q meu's underwear, against whose practical
defiance Of approach and whose long impsmity az
felt Of us5leucc. It was mc0nCeiyable that amy
social body oosIced 90 communication with her
should not have organized for reUislls. for some
desperate game Of repairing Der. horribly, in kind.
II would be interesting 10 see that writ
ten by "a trained newspaper man. 1t
would be interesting to hear an admirer
of the stylists Justify such a tumble of
words. Exactly ninety words without "a
period. without any other punctuation
save commas and two dashes, To read
it aloud is to require as much breath as
a man taking 10J-yard run. 1t reminds
one of Mark Twain, who. looking ar "a
long sentence he has just completed, eX-
claims.
THAT sentence Is Geunauic and shows that ] am
acquiring that sort Of mastery of the art and spirit
" the language which enables man 70 travel al
day in one sentence without changing cars
We have no time 20 worry with the
"Germanic' sentence I'm these days We
want 20 change cars once IN a while.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
our Antiauated Tariff.

Congressman Paynes eUlOgy Of the
Dingley tariff as the best of all tariff
laws sounds qUeerly in the light OF the
news that France is about 10 apply to
our commerce the maximum schedules
OF her tariff not yet in force against i'm
ports from this country, and the rather
dsquieting inumation that it may be
impossible 70 reach a working agreement
with Germany that viii prevent the appli-
cation of the maximum tariff to Ameri-
can imports. For the Dingley bill, while
it authorized the President TO make Ger
tain tariff concessions to those countries
offering Ike concessions 10 us. did not
provide for the contingency that none OF
these prescribed concessions might prove
acceptable 20 foreign nations. nor did It
provide any means for meeting the hos
tile maximum tariffs erected by the most
important European powers save the bar
rem authority 10 negotiate reciprocity
treaties with the consent of the Senate.
a consent that is now tacitly withheld
In other words. the reciprocity clauses of
the Dingiey bill have. in practice, turned
out TO be wholly delusive and futile
the Executive is IN effect. tied hand and
foot by existing tariff conditions. unable
TO protect American commerce either by
affirmative action or by making tenn
pOrary agreements based on promises re-
speeding our future tariff policy. To this
abject state of helplcssness are we re
duced by the paltering and double-faced
reciprocity provisions Of the Dingley bin
What has protected us heretofore from
the possible disaster Of so-called tariff
war is the obvious circumstance that
such commercial conflicts are more than
likely 70 do as much damage 10 the
aggressoT as TO the country against which
the aggression IS aimed Germany. for
example. has hesitated 20 apply 10 our
imports her maximum tariff for pruden-
tial reasons. Her fear is that serious in
jury may be inflicted upon her importers
by such a course. With regard 10
France, our understanding is that her
maximum tariff, with certain exceptions,
now applies to the United States. and
that these exceptions are now proposed
TO be removed. We are able To offer
concessions on wines. brandies. and
works OF art, but these are insufficient
10 satisfy European standpatters. though
it is reported that they may form the
basis of another modus vlvendi with
Germany. II so, they may be used,
in conjunction with concessions in the
administration Of the customs regula-
tons, 10 secure commercial peace until
the President can lay before Congress
complete reciprocity treaty with Ger
many, or a project for a maximum and
minimum tariff applicable 20 all phases
Of the foreign tariff situation.
The efforts OF our government TO patch
UP tariff truces with France and Ger
many serve TO emphasize the necessity
II a revision OF the tariff on a wholly
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE.

rom ihe indianapolis News.
The BafIied Burglar.
The night was still and dark
The thrifty burglar moved
With cautious steps which mark
The craftsman tried and proved.
There m tie easement he
A cautious moment hung.
Then. as the way seemed free,
His jimmy he unslung.
a swift and skiIiful touch.
The window sash give way
on such things are not much
For artists in this day.
The sash he gently raised.
And softly stepped inside
So he not even grazed
The window frame SO wide.
once in. De looked around.
With eyes THAI pierced the dark,
In hopes that hc had found
a really easy mark
lie must have been betrayed
On. horrible the jar.
The only portable displayed
Was O. receipt for payment made
Upon motor ear,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
ENGINEER STEVENS LETTER.
Public Curiosity Whetted by Intima-
lions of Its Contents.

From the Springfield Republican.
SO much is being printed about the let
ter of Chief Engineer Stevens TO the PreSi-
dent, in which he stated the grounds of
his dissatisfaction and justified his resig-
nation, that the letter ought. in Justice
perhaps % the writer. 10 be made public.
Versions Of it are appearing. i'm abstract
which indicate thar the original is being
shown in Washington very freely. and. Of
course, no one bur the President has pos
session of the original letter l. would
be much fairer to Mr.. Stevens. uude.
these circumstances, TO print his letter en-
tire and thus allow him to speak for him
self. Public curiosity, meanwhile. IS be-
ing whetted. FOR the President is reported
TO have been astounded by the engineers
statements. which are said TO have COW
cred the policy OF the administration in
matters Of transportation not connected
with mere canal digging. Many large
books have been written on the Panama
Canal, but there viii soon be room for
one devoted solely to the canals engineers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09

De mortu.s nil uisi bonum.
Now Congress ends amid the knocks
And hints that it's played shabby tricks
It's given Us distressing shocks.
But lets hand out no parting kicks,
Now 1t is dead, % Congress LIX.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
Free Pass Doomed in Kansas

From the Lesvcnwcrth lKans1 Times.
Kansas is, after all, to have the prohibi-
ton placed upon the political pass by his
session of the legislature. Only those who
have been overly eager TO criticise the
State senate expected any other outcome
Of the deliberations. Whether or not the
members Of the senate We're personally
in favor of the abolition of the political
pass the demand for its discontinuance
on the part of the people was such that
the lawmakers would not have dared to
ignore H.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-09
looking 10 Carter.

Senator SpOoners resignation leaves the
Republican side Al the Senate without any
body practiced iu the nue art of batting
Senator TiHman. For several years this
was done by ar. Chandler. Of New
Hampshire between whom and the fiery
South Carolinian there IS a strong bond
of friendship and when the New Hamp-
shire statesman retired his role i'm this
particular line was taken by MI Spo1ner
He and Mr. Tuman could be relied upon
TO eniiven the Senate Two or three times
a week with a snappy collOquy. and only
once did bad feeling grow out Of their
clashes This occurred only few weeks
before tie close OF the last session. when
both Of them grew serious and went at it
hammer and tongs. For several days they
scarcely spoke ~ private. bat a few days
before the session closed they Werr
brought together by mutual friends. and
when fast Sunday Senator THman heard
for the first time of Senator Sp10ner 8
intention 10 resign he hunted him up
and expressed feeIingIy the regret that
he felt
Il seems to De- the general understand
iug that Senator Carter, of Montana. viii
step into tho br-ech FOR the Republicans
and take mp the entertaining work done
for $50 many years by Messrs. Chandler
and Spo0usr. Mr.. Garter IS as quick ana
sharp at repartee ass either of the two
named. and there is no doubt that If he
does undertake the task OF keeping the
volatile South Caroliuiu stirred up be
will make q good job Of it.