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Staff Correspondence.

Staff Correspondence.
Washington, D. c., Nov. l4.-The
elections are over. the results have
been analysed, and conclusions have
been reached more or less to the sat
isfaction of everybody. The sign1-
ficance of the triumphs and defeats
vary largely according to the bias OF
the individual who undertakes to
discuss them. The consensus OF
opinion, however, of those who have
a habit Of loking at things square1y
in the face is that the elections dem
onstrate nothing, except that the
people are thinking for themselves
and that they have utilized this "off
year" to do some political house
cleaning. preliminary to next years
big event, getting even with those
whom they have it in for and
smashing machines that they think
won't be good. Party lines counted
for nothing on the 9Th and only local
issues were at stake. Nationally
speaking, the situation previously ex-
listing remains unchanged.
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position. A telegram from Rich
mond, under date of November 3,
says that Col Giles B. Jackson, who
started the project for a separate
race exhibit at jamestown, is at the
head of 2 movement to have the
Negro; ekhitit tranBferpad toss Ras!h.
! y Continued on Page Seven, i d,
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Auditor Ralph w. Tyler Is aston
ishing the slow-coaches around
Washington by. the amount of ground
he can cover and the success he Is
achieving in landing plums for
members of his race. He is showing
that the way to get things Is to go
after them with a will. and we are
fortunate indeed In having So onec-
tive a friend at court. Following
up his promotion OF, a 81 900 clerk
in his Office to 1900 as an assist
ant chief Of a division. THE appoint
ment of another colored clerk and
the promotion of Chaplain Ander-
son to the rank Of Major In the
Army, Mr.. Taylor has now been able
to secure the transfer of Mr.. Ed
mund A. Patten, of Texas, from a
$3.50 Treasury messeng ership to a
5000 clerkship in the Office Of the
Auditor for the Navy Department.
Mr.. Tyler is active, not only in pol
itics, but the social. business, relig-
ious and educational life have all re-
ceived an impetus from his presence
here, and he is complimented by all
classes Of citizens, white and colored.
| He is modest and nnassuming, and
when thanked for what he has &C
complished, he said II am simply
| trying to do my duty to my race, and
am entitled to no thanks" The race
will go forward under such genuine
leadership as Mr.. Tyler is giving us.
In Messrs. Vernon, Dancy and Tyler,
our people have at the nations cap
ital trio Of workers. who never over
look chance to help their fellow
men, and properly supported they
can do still greater things for the
masses they have so capably served.
What is to become OF the magni-
ficent display Of Negro genius now at
the jamestown Exposition. The am
pie collection shows the Negro in a
more attractive light than She has
ever been shown before, and the
specimens of his sleif1 and in gen
uity have astounded those Of the
| other race who have not heretofore
had an opportunity to see as at our
best, and simply confounded the enc
mics who have said IRE are a SHIFT
less, unprogressive people. We have
been down to the Exposition thls
week, and though fwe have seen II
tdevelop from mere pile OF packing
boxes, our admiration for it is none
the less keen than experienced by
those who behold 1t nov fin it's rich,
lest estate. We cannot help feeling
that it. is a burning shame to per,
NIT this splendid eTsAAion be die
membered within a snnonth's time
when hundreds Of thousands of on,
trace have for one reason and an.
other failed to SEQ II That 1T IL ar
inspiration, no one who has beheid Il
Will deny. To ALLOW this resist 81
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hand Of Roosevelt5h0ads inc key TO
the situation. VIII he say Ne
with convincing emphasis? Will he
remain silent and let the convention
do with him as it may? Upon these
two questions hang all the law and
the prophets.
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tet the end be fitting climax to tho
splendid labors Of everyone who has
contributed time, energy and money
to make 1t the success It has proven
to be-. y .-}.. . . .>
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To be specific: Tom Johnson con-
virtue of his wonderful personal
popularity, and the fact that in a
short campaign an outsider could
not break down the tremendous ad-
vantage Of well-oiled machine,
firmly intrenched in power. Yet, Mr..
money" and cut down his big ma
jority to such figure that the latter
has little to boast Of a presidential
quantity, and Mr.. Burton himself
loses no prestige in the halls Of
congress. He has carried on a cam
rich fruit. Secretary Taft's luster IS
not dimmed, as his interests we're
not in the balance, and Senator For
aker can still hold his seat in the
! United States senate, since he was
not on trial for his political life
Local issues dominated the situation
everywhere, from Massachusetts to
Kentucky, and no presidential boom
! energies from the struggle appreci-
ably the worse for wear. Fairbanks,
Taft, Cannon, Cortelyou, Hughes,
! Knox and the rest looms as largely as
ever, and the pin-feathers Of the
Roosevelt eagle are unsigned Gov
crnor-elect Wilson. Of Kentucky, be-
comes ne" factor, however, who
| may be reckOncd with by and by and
Governor-eieCt Fort, of New Jersey,
has accomplished feat that may
bring him furcher honors. The Ne
gro stood ]oyally by the republican
ucketS eve" where, and almost with
out eT'' II. enrolled himself un-
oe" 80" Of good government,
tuh all the optimistic
thln T. rev Carnegie and
JuSu' - aid of him little
"hlie 1H> year will have to
stand for seems. as tho o1ec.
tlons OF l. or no basis for an
intelligent at The nresfdentia1
boomers e. a. at sea as ever
| and will h, e, their cbarooo
on landing ru i.4 y, wagon. THO
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IN the NATIONAL FIELD
Political Situation, Nationally Speaking. us
Unchanged by the Recent Election

The Fey Befos the F1fh
Where Roosevelt move ON
at dances
town-Raph Tyler Contnue Make GOOD hR His Ne"
Jot>-Norfolk the Great IA M II"
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DAY AF WRATH.

Atlanta journal.
The more Chancellor Day thinks
about the recent panic. the more he
becomes a Dies Irse, Dies lila.
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: J. Here Is; anothe Ter, solution, provided
the directors asclae to end the Ex4
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knowledge, for this great Christian

knowledge for this great Christian
sacrifice.
Manlike. the husband proposes a
compromise. Let the ceremony be
postponed three years until the girl
is able to choose for herself. But the
mother declares it impossible. hav-
ing made vow to the Virgin that the
child should be consecrated that year
IS thank Offering for her return to
health. The project is stupefied. His
wife reminds MIN of the promise he
made at their marriage that he would
allow her to raise the children In her
own faith. But that is long ago: now
there are political eNigencies. No; no
arrangement" Is possible and the
curtain of the first act descends on
seemingly inevitable divorce
The venerable cardinal, TO whom
the mother turns, patches up a truce,
however, and the third act transports
us to Algeria. Here we meet the
American newspaper owner who Is so
Enthusiastically James Gordon Bennett
and this Is natural enough considering
that the latter cruises constantly in
the Mediterranean. But like Boni de
Castellane in Les Jacobins" this
Transatlantic magnate's part In the
soon return to our theological NUT
tons. The daughter OF the governor
general falls i'll and the mother de-
mands a priest. The father demurs
again. Finally the wife declares that
II her daughter dies unfortlhed by the
consultations Of the church. she her
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beasts being brought from the Atlas
mountains nearby.
EL-DJEM VS.. THE ROMAN CoLos-
scum.
1t Is said that the Colosseum at Rome
seated $1,000 spectators. El-Djem was
about three quarters as large, and Is
said to have seats for 10000. Looking
at its galleries this seems probably
true The building has ground floor
OF ave or six acres, and. with the gall
leries, II could have accommodated an
enormous number of people. ! have
seen as many as $4,000 men at one of
our great national conventions. Fully
that many We're seated at Chicago
when Garfield was nominated, and the
seating capacity OF El-DJam was all
most three times as large. The circum-
ference of the amphitheater here Is only
200 feet less than that of the Colosseum,
and its width and breadth each meas
ure as much within 100 feet. The Coos-
scum, as 1t exists today, is a little high
er than El-Djem. but with the story
which was torn away added they would
be of about the same height.
The Romans had an old saying which
read:
while stands the Colosseum, Rome
shall stand.
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doubtedly saved his life as well as that
of another inspector.
ANARCHISTS PRECAUTIONS.
Francois" he said. had taken a
floor of n house at Poplar and four or
us went down there. We did not want
to approach the house openly, and, as
luck would have 1t, while we were dis
GUESSING plans the tenant of the house
came out / got into conversation with
him, and finally got him into the punlic
house in the corner. He cold me that
Francois was a very peculiar man, that
every time anybody knocked at tne
street door he looked out of the VIM
dow. and that he had taken the carpet
off the stairs so that no one could 40
up quietly to his rooms. 1t was evident
that we were going to have Trouble
and II was finally decided that lnspec.
tor Mcintyre and ] should go up and
that Supt Melville and the other man
should remain below.
STOOD OFF THE CROWD.
Zone more drink, said Mcintyre TO
| me. You know 1t may be our last,
| John We had the drink, and II un-
| doubtedly saved our lives, for while we
| delayed Francois took one OF his very
| few excursions from his rooms, de
| passed us Just as we emerged from
the public house, with an oil can In his
| hand. We let him pass, and In few
minutes he returned. AS he passed us
| spoke to him by name, and he re-
| piled, ] then grabbed him and we
rolled In the gutter. He was a small
| man, but Il perfect Samson In strength.
| It took all four of us 10 get the hand
| cuffs on him, and, to make matters
| worse, the crowd that had gathered
sided with him. There was danger OF
Interference until / yelled, Don't med
die. He's Jack the Ripper Then we
had all we could do 10 prevent a lynch
| Ing.
REGULAR DEATH TRAP
How very near we were to death
| we did not realize until we made
visit 10 francois room The door
was screwed down 80 that II opened
but a foot--just wide enough 10 adj
NIT one man at time, on table
facing the door was a fully loaded re-
volver and 10 cartridges. Francois
told me that he was prepared to shoot
us one NJ a time as we came into his
room. and then make his escape
through the rear window"
RAPID PROMOTION.
Inspector Walsh Joined the metro
politan police force in 1878. and was
immediately attached to the Bow
street station. Here hc early won
his spurs by his work I'm breaking
up the famous Forty Thieves and
other criminal organizations So rapid
was his advance that In six months
he was made Il detective. and In 1883
he was transferred 10 Scotland Yard.
$4,000 goo RECOVERED.
During his 80 years on the force
the aggregate amount which he has
recovered In money, precious stones,
plate and property. does not fall far
short or $4,000 900.
II always had an aptitude for de-
tective work" said Mr. walsh. and
Joined the force with that end In
view Even as boy | was intensely
interested Ia the solution ~ crime
problems, and read sltat deal Of lit
erature dealing with them
asked Mr.. Walsh for an estimate
OF scotland Yard, and he said
~ have Travelled In almost every
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beasts in the road running to get out Of
our way.
Honki Honkl See those two black
objects who are almost under the
wheels; they are Arab women clad all
in Grape, so frightened that their wells
have fallen back and their scared
brown faces appear
Honkl Honkl See that crowd OF
children scamperl one boy has lost his
red fez cap, but he runs on and on.
Honk, Honk, We are passing an
eneainpment OF Arab soldiers The
men are drying their wash ON the grass.
and they wave their wet garments at us
az we 60 by.
FARMING SCENES.
Now we have left the suburbs OF
Sousse. and are Gar out on the plains.
We are travelling through olive or
chards. They cover the country for
miles. Sousse makes salad oil for ship
ment 10 all the world; and 1t has been
noted for It's olives since the days OF
the Carthaginlans. Indeed, most OF
the trees look old enough TO have been
planted long before Christ. They are
knotty and gnarly; but their wide
spreading green branches are loaded
with fruit. The orchards are inter-
sperAed with grain fields and pastures;
and the automobile frightens the men
AT the plows and also the animals
which feed near the roadside.
Honlsl Honk See those black sheep,
with their fat tails doping, as they
gallop over the fields The ewes are
running as fast as they can, with the
little lambs tagging behind Now we
are passing flock where the rams are
butting the ewes to make them get out
of the way.
Honk! Honkl See those camels cam
tering over the plainl They look like
Interrogation points upon legs. Nearer
the road are some which are dragging
plows through the burrows They are
In harness away off from the road. and
their backs are turned to the automo-
bile, Now they see us and break away
In a panic, dragging with them the
forked sticks used here as plows. we
see hundreds OF camels during our jour
ney. We meet them on the road carry
Ing great burdens, which they almost
lose az they gailop out OF the way:
We zee them hohbled IN the fields, ana
they stand out like great yellow ostrich
es against the sky Of the horizon.
AMONG THE BEDouINS.
Farther on we reach the edge OF the
desert. We pass Arab encampments
The low black tents become alive as
we approach, Bedouln women, clad IN
turkey red gowns, crawl out from un.
der the tent curtains, and gayly CLAD
children loaded with jewelry stand and
stare at our automobile. There are BE-
douln girls, whose silver anklets nasn
i'm the sun, and whose enormous ear
rings stand out against their rich cop
per races. =.
Now we are passing cemetery. IL
is filled with Arabs 10 white gowns
there Is evidently a funeral going on.
They rise from the tombs and gaze III
us az we fly BY. The tombstones are
mere boxes of clay. Each has stone
at the head and one at the foot upon
which the guardian angels OF ene Gs
ceased are supposed TO sit watching
their dead. ,,
The road here Is as smooth as
the Beach drive in Rock Creek PARK
lust outside Washington city and nard-
or and better From our seats OF " !,
;nn az the automobile we can see ~
stretching on and on Tor miles through
the desert, narrowing down to n pm
point in the distance. Tunisia and Al
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gerla have thousands OF miles OF we'll.
kept highways, and one could travel
from Morocco almost to Tripoli in an
automobile. Our Journey of so miles
Is everywhere equally good. and. as
dusk comes on, we fly along with the
yellow DEVILS eyes blazing forth their
acetylene flames, we have no fears OF
bursting tires or of ruts which may
cause a breakdown. 1t Is pitch dark
as we make our way into Sfax, and
pull up in front OF French hotel
where we stay for the night.
THE AMPHITHEATER AT EL-DJEM
/ wonder IL you have ever heard OF
El-Dtem. 1t is one of the most Won
derful of all Roman ruins, and Is sur
passed only In size by the Colosseum
at Rome. 1 mean tha great amphtthe--
alter which is situated on this road
about 20 miles from the sea. ! saw u
on my way from souse TO sfax.. II
stands on a plain rising high above
its surroundings. The Colosseum at
Rome is dwarfed by other buildings
El-Diem is right out in the open; ana
save for a little Arab village OF mud
huts about ten feet in height there are
no other buildings in sight.
From the top Of the automobile one
can see the ruins long before he comes
TO them. Az first they look IKE
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mighty bluff, fertilization or the walls
OF fortified town.
Nearer we observe that they are
great amphitheater. and closer still the
walls tower over us TO the height OF
HISTORY nat enc side OF the amphi-
theater has been torn away, but the
greater part still stands. ] climbed up
from gallery to gallery, and wandered
through the aroades. where the men
and women promenaded In the days OF
imperial Rome while waiting for the
gladiatorial shows to begin in the arena
below.
The outlines OF the arena are plainly
marked. They inclose an ellipse OF al
most an acre, and, according to my
PAGES, they actually measure about 200
feet long and 175 feet wide.
The walls Of this mighty structure.
the most Of which still stand, are l2o
feet high. and 1t is said that they were
one story higher. but that the top story
has been torn away. There are three
galleries rising one over the other. I'M
der the lower ones are tho cells where
the wild animals were kept and the
rooms in which the gladiators waited
until called into the arena to fight with
beasts or murder the early Christians.
This theater saw the massacre OF thou
sands; 1t was even more noted for its
lions than that OF Rome, the Wild
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clusion that Japan's attitude has
changed because we have increased our
military and naval credits. This be-
lief arises from a complete mosconcep-
ton. Americans forget that we have
only just emerged from a long and
costly war that defects in our military
and naval organizations naturally
were revealed during that war and
must now be remedied; and further,
that repairs are needed on an enorm-
GUS scale. They forget that we have
n whole fleet of Russian ships TO re-
pair and reflt before they can be rem
dered serviceable. This entails one or
two years work yet, for they were ter
ribly knocked about.
~ repeat IL Americans were aware
of the precise reason for our increased
military and naval expenditure they
would understand that our task Is at
present chiefly one OF repairs rather
than OF increasing armaments.
"As TO the increase In our forces IN
Korea and Manchuria, this has been
rendered necessary for the adequate
protection of the railways. our milf
tary strength IN these two countries
has been brought up TO four divisions
1.-TWO In each), SO that ample protec-
ton is now established at regular dis
tances over the whole system
There seems to be a conviction" l
remarked, among American and TO
some extent among English manufac-
turers that Japan only wants 10 learn
their trade secrets and then kick thei-
out OF the far east"
81 am fully aware" replied his ex-
oellency, that such belief exists, but
II is without shadow OF foundation
and betrays total Ignorance OF the very
elements OF the situation"
Speaking with great earnestnass and
with straightforward directness which
We're most convincing, NJ. Kurlno con-
tiuued!
WORLD FOR A MARKET.
"Such a conception Of Japan's aims
places them within. very narrow limits
indeed We aim at becoming a COM
mercia and Industrial factor In the
world and for this purpose we must
have the world as our market But IL
we are to have the world as our market
we must be at peace with the powers
OF the world. How would this be pos
sible IL we were to pursue such mar
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row-minded policy as that OF Kicking
orr commercial and Industrial rivals
out of the far east? Such poicy
would inevitably provoke reta'lat'oIl,
HOW would 1t be possible for US 10
stand against the world?
THE idea that We are maneuverlns'
Ia monopolize the China market is an
surd, There is room for every power
to trade In China. Is 1t not rather an
exaggerated estimate" (and here the
amba ssador smiled) Ito suppose tnat
Japan with it's 40 to so millions Is going
to swallow a country or suo mllhois'
What about the Industrial interests
that other powers already possess III
china? Is Ii TO be supposed that ia
nan could ignore these and ride over
them rough shod? There is no limit II
you once embark on the sea OF DOUBT
and suspicion. And yet one might nave
thought that our arrangement with
France had given the coup de grace TO
the yellow peril.
WANTS NO MORE TERRITORY.
oThere never was a vestige OF foun-
dalton for the fear that Japan coveted
and was scheming TO seize Indo-C China,
any more than for the canard that we
have designs on the Philippines. | am
sure that President Roosevelt does not
share this suspicion. Territorial ag-
grandisement Is not always lucrative
| America has discovered this In the case
of the Philippines. The Philippines are
| not paying concern.
ut is not the policy OF Japan 10
| seek territorial acknowledgements our
ambition. our destiny, Is to be world
| power, and not coniine ourselves TO the
| east. We are. therefore, not against
| Europe and America, but with them as
| one OF the powers and as such II Is 10
| our own interest 10 put away all
| thoughts OF aggression and to promote
| international peace by our readiness
| to support arbitration"
Before leaving his cNcellency, turn
| ed the conversation TO the possibility
| OF an agreement between America and
| Japan similar to that on the point of
| being signed between France and ia
| pan. / gathered that NJ, Rufino is
| personally OF the opinion that there Id
| no ground TO go upon for such al
| agreement, for the very good reason
| that Americans are aYcrsc 10 "entunB-
| ling" themselves in foreign AFFAIRS with
| other nations. 1t is only necessary 70
| 20 back a few years 20 find striking
Instance of fidelity TO this manifestn-
ton OF the Monroe doctrine. Al the
time of the Boxer rebellion when the
great powers agreed to pursue com
mon line OF action. the United States
declined TO be bound down. This die
not prevent the American government
from heartily and Loyalty cooperating
with the powers. X. H. TATE.