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The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
JAPANESE NOT MONGOLIANS.
Archaeological Conducts Researches
with Important Results.

flrin the lndlandpJls star.
To recently published studies Of Japa-
uese language and historical records.
archaeology now adds the testimony OF
excavation. The general purport of all
these testimonies is to the effect that the
basic stock Of the Japanese In Ainu, or
Aino. aboriginal in the north and east Of
the islands; that the secondary stock. the
Yamat0s, were not pure M0ngolians. but
on the contrary Of Caucasian origin. and
that the comparatively recent Mongollan
importations have affected but slightly
the national type
The archaeologist who brings this testi-
mony is Dr. X. Gordon Monro. who has
been studying the terra Gotta figures re-
covered by excavation i'm Japan from
remote antiquity He has devoted many
years to this work, and finds that these
figures IN general exhibit a distinctly
Caucasian appearance. and the aristO-
cratic type Of japanese preserves these
features 20 this day The beau ideal Of
the artists and poets Of Japan indicates a
prototype OF Iranian lPersian) or other
Semitic affinity. The Mongoliau element
in Japan" says Dir. Monro, was an in-
ported. not an original stock" He also
declares that the leaven Of Ainu, that
Is, of white blood, lis present In the Japa-
nese composite to a greater degree than
is apparent"
OF the Caucasian origin Of this basic
stock, there is no doubt whatever II Is
well known that the Ainu people, Of
whom some $1,000 are now left in the
northern island OF Hokkaido, are white
men. I'm essential respects similar 70 the
people Of Southern Russia. Their Ian
guagc is also related 20 the people of tho
Asiatic Aryan group. the successors TO
the ancient SanECrit from which the
Greek is also derived. DT. Munro shows
that the Yamato people. the parents Of
modern Japan, were also partly or wholly
Cf white origin.
Dr. David Starr Jordan, formerly Of
Indiana, but long the famous president
Of Stanford University. gives his full ad-
herence to Dr.. Monro's conclusions. He
recalls that the Huns. who were typical
Mongolians and Overran Europe under
Attil8 I'm the fifth century. attempted %
invade Japan. but failed in their effort.
He adduces the labOrs Of Chamberlain
and Bachelor as evincing the lateness
and thinness Of MongolIan blood infusion
and culture In Japan, and reminds us
how ConClusively DIR. David Thompson
has shown the large relations between
the japanese language and the Semitic
languages while japanese has not a
word in common with Chinese. or with
the Filipino languages.
Tho conclusion of science seems TO be.
therefore. that the japanese race is prim-
itively one Of the white races allied to the
Pcrsians and the Hebrews. and not TO
the Chinese. To the military, economic,
and industrial aspect Of American reIa-
tions with Japan the fact is not. perhaps.
important; but II certainly deserves en-
phasis among that large element Of our
population who rely upon color and other
racial peCuliarities to determine the worth
Of a man to the world. and his right 70
the earth and air
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
The Drug Trnst Persecution

For no reason beyond a desire to keep
the record straight, We are impelled to
call attention 10 the circumstance that
the credit for the institution OF proceed
ings against the drug trust. which pro-
ceedings were brought to a successful con-
clusion recently, is due primarily to a
Washington druggist and secondarily 20
a Democratic member Of the House Of
Representatives. The Department Of Jus
tice is 10 be commended for what Il did
in the. premises, but its measure Of praise
would be greater had it not. to borrow a
few words from the book Of Pennypacker,
contempered celebrity with altogether too
much cunctation.
The local druggist, who. as an "inde-
pendent" long ago incurred the displeas-
ure Of the so-called trust. It appears, was
prosecuted 20 an extent which would seem
incredible were IL not for the existence Of
documentary proof Of an indubitable
character. This proof was brought to the
attention Of the Department of Justice
some years ago, and the aid Of one or
two statesmen Of prominence was en-
listed in the effort to bring about the
commencement Of legal action. The ef-
fort was unavailing At one time. the
papers were pigeonholed In the depart
ment for a whole year without. so far as
appeared on the surface. the slightest at
tention having been paid TO them.
The Democratic legislator who inter-
ested himself in the matter and helped
materially 10 induce the Department Of
Justice TO move in the premises is Oscar
W Gillespie, OF Texas, the original au-
thor of the Tillman-Gillespie resolution
under which the Interstate Commerce
Commission has conducted important
railroad investigations Failing to obtain
assurances of a government prosecution
from the officials of the department. Mr..
Gillespie offered a resolution in the House
covering the matter. and was preparing
to push it through. as the railroad reso-
luton had been pushed through. when the
legal authorities decided to file suit
against the offending combination.
These statements are submitted, not
with any idea of detracting from the
rust-"busting' abilities Of the Depart
ment of Justice, but merely that the pub
lie may know the facts in the case, and
be in a position 70 bestow credit where
credit is due.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
MEN AND THINGS.
Taft and the Tariff.


Secretary Taft is a tariff reformer. and
this fact will from now on cut a big figure
In his campaign for the Presidential nom
ination. The Secretary was the first Re
publican of prominence to declare out
right and unequiyocaiiy for revision Of
the Dingley schedules. He did this in a
speech in last years campaign in Maine.
1t is said that while speaking for the
administration, the address had not been
submitted TO the President for the usual
approval, and II is suggested that had
the customary proceeding been observed
the President probably would have care
fully edited that part of the speech touch
ing on tariff reform. Mr.. Roosevelt is
generally understood TO be a tariff re-
former. or "readjuster," as the term goes
at the White House, but in view Of the
fact that he has said nothing on this sub
ject for publication since he has been
President, he does not think that the time
for agitation is yet come For this rea-
son. it is believed that he would have
edited out OF Secretary Tafts Maine
speech all reference 10 the tariff question
1t IS known. however, that the President
was bitaceh WIN Aii+ IttFpAipN Ills W AT
Minister'S speech met all over the coun-
try, and for while he felt emboldened
70 take up the subject in his last annual
m .ssage TO COngess.
1t is an interesting fact that the Ohio
delegation in Congress is strongly stand
pat. and II is particularly noteworthy
that Senator Foraker is foremost among
the standpatters in the Senate, He has
not. however. raised this point against
Secretary Taft in the present campaign
in Ohio, though it is thought that had
he done so more encouraging headWsy
against the Secretary's Presidential boom
might have been made
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
bailey and Bryan.

Senator Bailey's implacable foes in
Texas have raised against him the old
question as to his relations with Will
lam Jennings Bryan. They are charging.
among other things, that the Senator
bolted Mr. Bryan in 1896, and has been
opposed to the Nebraskan ever since.
The fact is that Mr.. Bailey did not bolt
Mr.. Bryan in 1895 in the sense in which
the Gold Democrats did The Senator
was then a comparatively inconsp!cuous
member Of the House He fought Mr.
Bryan's nomination in the Chicago con-
ventiOn as a member of the Texas dele
CATION. and soon after that came on to
Washington, and, after consultation with
many Democrats of national reputation
wrote to his Congressional committee at
home declining to accept the Tenomina-
ton which had been given him a few
weeks previously. He plainly stated that
the cause of his desired withdrawal from
the race for reelection to Congress was
his disinclination to follow the lead Of
Mr.. Bryan, whom he considered more of
populst than a Democrat. Mr.. Bailey's
constituents refused 10 accept mis- dec
lination, however, and he was continued
in the race. In his campaign he eX-
planned that he preferred Bryan to Nc
Kinley. and for that reason supported
his election TO the Presidency, Not since
then have Messrs. Bailey and Bryan
been on very cordial terms, though when
they meet they speak, and sometimes
they advise together. Senator Baileys
friends assert that at the present time
the Texan is an enthusiastic supporter Of
Mr.. Bryan,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
A King in Trouble.

While one European monarch is join
ing his people in rejoicing over do
nestle event of a particularly satis-
factory nature, another is entangled in
household troubles which can hardly fail
TO wiring sympathy from even the hard
est heart.
This unfortunate ruler is the King of
Italy. His woes are of a kind which will
cause his case TO appeal 10 wide circle
of ordinary masculinity, regardless of
democratic contempt for royalty and roy
lty's doings. If the writer of a Rome
dispatch to the New York Times is to
be believed, King Victor Emmanuel has
suffered long because of the leech-like
tendencies of his wifes family Queen
Helena's mother, brother and sisters, it
seems, have concluded so suddenly as
to attract notice. visit Of considerable
length TO the royal palace. The begin
ming of their stay was marked by an inn
mediate increase in the outgo from the
palace cxchequer. due to a little habit
contracted by the Kings in-laws Of
making purchases and Charging them
TO his majesty.
The King, with more or less reluc-
tance. paid out some $4,000 on such
accounts. but drew the line when there
was presented 10 him bill Of $4,000 for
an automobile ordered by his wife's
brother. Thereupon the royal gorge rose.
and the in-laws were informed that the
bank was closed Thcreupon, also. the
expensive relatives left the palace in
high dudge0n. leaving only a coolness
between the King and Queen as a re-
minder Of their late presence. Queen
Helena, whose life is said 10 be not alto
gether happy at best, felt the incident so
keenly, according to the veracious chron-
icler. that she declined to meet the King
and Queen of England on the occasion Of
their recent visit.
Il is not a pretty story. nor yet one that
is wholly devoid of instructive features.
We leave TO our readers the task OF ex-
tracing the various morals, pausing only
TO remark that our old friend David
Harum made no mistake when he OBJ
served that there is as much human
nature in some folks as in others, if not
more.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
The Burden Of Wealth,

Il is trlte saying OF the philosophers
designed. perhaps, as comfort or COM
penSation for the pOof-that riches do not
bring happiness. Few Of the poor are
sufficiently philosophical quite 20 believe
the aphorism; nearly all Of us feel that
we would like 10 have a trial at happ!-
ness with the accompaniment of wealth.
There have been few more striking in
stances, however, Of the burdens Of great
wealth than that offered by Millionaire
Charles II. Schwab, who, in his hunt for
happiness. thought that the possession Of
q moro costly palace than those of his
millionaire brothers might help. So the
palace was built; 1t cost S3.500000: II has
been one Of the show places Of New York,
but happiness was not there. Mr.. Schwab
and his wife both found that the owner
ship Of a palace entailed onerous and
burdensome duties and the place is to be
sold at a sacrifice.
The Ills from which Mr.. Schwab is suf-
fering viii never be felt by many Of us.
The burden he has 10 carry will. in all
probability. never fall upon our shoulders,
and we who live. love. and laugh In our
humber spheres may take some comfort
from me thought.
We may remember, with LOngfeIIow.
that
These grains Of gold
Cannot cure the aches in thy bones,
Ncr keep the feet q death one hour
From climbing the stairvsys Of thy tower
Ar. schwab will sell his palace and will
try TO md a home. There, at least. the
majority Of US have the better Of him,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
Negroes Who Owned Slaves

II doubtless will surprise a goodly num-
Der of people. more especially Of the
younger generation, to learn that the
negro owner of slaves was not unknown
before the civil war. While not especially
numerous, there are we'll authenticated
cases on record showing that the negro
was not wholly averse, when possessed
Of the means and the opportunity, to
dealing in his own flesh and blood
Discussing this subject In the Columbus
CGa) Enquirer-Sun, Mr.. J. j. Wood, Of
that city. says:
Il knew a free negro man by the name Of Bob
Parker that owned and worked negroes. This negro
lived in what was known as the Northern Libertia.
Bob a dray line here, owning his hands and
drays He also owned negro women and children.
a negro woman by the name of Dilsey Pope
owned her husband and hired him out remen-
Der her husband offended her in some way and
she sold him to the late Col. seaborn Jones.
Joe Clark. a negro barber. owned and worked
negroes that he bought"
A number Of other Southerners have
personal recollections Of similar instances.
though we never before heard of a case
of the husband being the personal prop
erty Of the wife. Under the law. how
ever, this was entirely possible, and
doubtless the statement here in point is
true. Being free herself. the Pope woman
was entirely and completely within her
legal rights in purchasing. If she cared to,
any negro husband Of her choice that she
might find for sale. Undoubtedly, she
had the furthar right to sell him. as it
appears she did. To cap the climax, she
had the legal right to thrash him, should
she decide that he deserved it, and he
was estopped from resisting. There
doubtless were many queer and grotesque
incidents connected with the institution Of
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
A Washington state Precedent.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
In the State of Washington the ut
most a plea Of insanity can do for
murderer Is TO save him from the gal
lows. Acquittal on this ground does not
mean liberation. but confinement in the
penitentiary, where the prisoner is re-
strained of his liberty as fully as though
convict, although he occupies a diff
ferent status. Determination on this
point was reached in the case Of Chester
Thompson. son Of an eminent lawyer
and nephew Of the late Maurice Thomp-
son, on whose behalf there was great
influence. He had killed a man in cold
blood. Insanity was the excuse. When
the jury brought In a verdict Of mot
guilty the young mans friends sup
posed that he would walk forth free,
and we're astounded when the able and
consci sntiOus Judge sent him II the
penitentiary, after refusal to let him be
sheltered in an asylum. Enforcement Of
this law. It is believed, will tend TO make
insanity" less potent as the saving pre-
text Of assassins.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
GnrHeId's Powers Increased.

James Rudolph Garfield, the youngest
Cabinet officer OF modern times. has Just
had placed upon his willing shoulders. by
order Of the President, more weighty re-
sponsibilities than those Intrusted to any
other member Of the official household
With the exception Of the Philippines.
every Territory and insular possession Of
the country will hereafter be under the
jurisdiction of Mr.. Garfield as Secretary
Of the Interior. BY the Presidents di-
recti0n, all reports made and executive
orders issued affecting Arizona. Alaska.
Hawaii, Indian Territory. New Mexico,
Porto Rico, Guam. Samoa, and the other
numerous isles OF the sea 10 which Uncle
Sam holds title, Will bear the name OF
Secretary Garfield. Heretofore the busi-
ness relating TO these possessions has been
divided among three Cabinet officers
the Secretary Of War Secretary cf the
Navy, and Secretary Of the Interior. With
regard only to the continental posses
sions, or the Territories, has the Secre-
tary OF the Interior been charged with
responsibility His duties are more va
ried than are those Of any other member
Of the Cabinet since the creation Of the
lieved the Secretary of the Treasury of
many bureaus. and the duties of SeCre-
tary Of the Interior have been more one--
Gus than those of any other of the Presi-
dents advisers. The change made Satur-
day by order Of Mr.. Roosevelt win neces-
state the creation and organization of
two OF more bureaus by Secretary Gar
field. and will immensely increase his
labor and power. II is understood that
the President will refer TO Mr. Garfield
the constitution OF the new State of Okla
homa for investigation, as soon as that
instrument shall reach Washington. and
thus upon his young Cabinet officer will
devolve the delicate duty OF passing upon
the question as TO whether Oklahoma has
come up to the requirements Of the en-
abling act. In other words. Mr. Garfield
may have the privilege of saying whether
Oklahoma shall be admitted to the Union
before or after the next Presidential eItc-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
ALTERNATING CURRENTS.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
THE OTHER GIRL.

Her little white hand lay in mine,
She smiled. looking upward az me;
Perhaps you had thought her divine.
Seen beauty that ! didn't see;
l know that men say she is fair,
I might have admired her, too.
Had ]. as we stood alone there
Supposed that her love was for you.
Not a thrill did her fingers impart.
was charmed by no word that she said
But pain would have entered my heart
Had her cheeks. when she saw you.
gone red,
And my heart would have leaped with
delight
If the girl who looked up I'm your eyes
Had cared for 4 moment. that night.
To lure me With two or three sighs.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
California and Third Term.

From the San Francisco Call.
The Calls preference at this crisis might
be for a man Of the Lincoln type. calm
but determined, with a reputation for
such high integrity that the meanest mar
plot and mischief maker would never
dare to whisper a suspicion OF his mo-
tives. We need a man with all the force
Of Roosevelt, but less impulsiveness. We
need a man who understands our laws
and the fundamental principles of our
government. We need 10 get back again
10 first principles. to the spirit breathed
by the Declaration of Independence, and
tell the story of our birth and infancy to
a robust people who have come to forget.
But where is there another better,
stronger. or wiser than Roosevelt?
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13

slavery as It existed in the South before
the emancipation proclamation-most Of
them sad, some bright and not unattrac-
tive.
As the reunited nation progresses fur
thee and further from the unhappy and
bloody conflict Of the COS, both North
and South are showing decided inclina-
tion TO look deeper into the history Of
those days and the causes leading to war.
The established institution Of slavery will
furnish a splendid field of research for
truth-seekers. and hundreds of peculiarly
interesting incidents in connection there
with, doubtless, will be brought to light.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
Protection Policy in south Africa.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The people Of the Transvaal are not dis
posed TO permit Great Britain to adjust
their tariff for them. They propose TO
levy duties in their own way and through
their spokesmen plainly indicate that it is
their determination to reach a position of
self-dependence in industrial matters. Il
is curious how all peoples with aspira-
tions for the future incontinently reject
Cobden's great scheme for making Eng
land the center Of the universe. and il is
also noteworthy that all patriots believe
that commercial and political liberty can
not be separated without sacrificing both.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
Es.lrd Luck.

They say ;iIat when Mr.. and Mrs
sproggins were in that shipwrock he ac-
tually fought 70 have his wife put in the
first boat that p-as lowered. Then ne re-
mained and was almost the last man 10
leave the sinking vessel"
Wasn't IT too bad. remarked Mr.
Henpeck. that after taking such pre-
cautions he and his wife had TO be re-
stored to each other within three days?"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
a Chnnrc Of View.

From the New YoTk Evening Pest.
This was "the enemys country" 10 Mr..
Bryan in 1896 yet on Saturday he told an
association Of law school alumni that in a
lawsuit involving popular rights they
had to go to New York to get lawyers
70 represent the people. because all the
lawyers available nearer at hand had been
bought up.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13

The Macon Telegraph laments the non
existence of the phOnOgraph in ancient
times, believing that We should now be
able TO hear Cicero declaim How long. o
Cataline" had It existed. We fear our
contemporary is uselessly worried. The
chances are that the Ciceros Of the time
would have given scant attention to the
instrument, and We should be forced to
listen instead 10 ancient Chancellor Days
and George Fred Williamses.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
Some DaN.

We all expect to leap to fame,
To mount the ladder at a bound;
Life Is too short and il is tame
To merely climb up. round by round.
We all expect 10 wake some morn
And hear that fame has in the night
Proclaimed our worth, that we may scorn
The fools who think our merits slight
Although we waddle through the years
And learn as little as we may,
We all expect TO earn the cheers
That some men give the great-some day.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
How You Can Tell.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
rs a Democrat a turtle?' asks the
Ohio State Journal Hardly, but the
Republican candidate who gets into
Office upon a trust-built campaign fund
is a crocodile. You can tell it by the
tears he sheds about the evils of cor
norate greed.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
Prnof.

Before I give you my answer" said the
beautiful girl, Il must be convinced that
there is no insanity in your family"
"Oh, can prove that easily In spite of
the fact that my grandfather was rich
one of my uncles was hanged for shoot
ing a man in cold blood"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
Cnnght.

Would you" he asked, propose 70 a
man II you were convinced that he loved
you and was afraid 20 say so?"
All replied Miss Waitinlong. how
clever you are, Who else would ever
have thought Of letting me know in such
an original way that he wanted me for
his own"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13

Suppose. firstly, Mr.. Taft is elected
President; suppose. secondly. Mr.. Roose-
welt is elected Senator: suppose thirdly
Senator Roosevelt calls 10 see President
Taft and President Taft happens to be
busy talking to Mr.. Bat" MastersJn-
but it is impossible to suppose what
might happen then.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13
Thought Him "a sportfn' Man."

II has been only four years since the
Hon. Robert Johnson Wynne. who went
from the Postmaster Generalship in the
Roosevelt Cabinet to the consul general
ship al London, was an alert and ener-
getlc newspaper correspondent in Wash
ington. He represented a morning news
paper and necessarily kept late hours.
He rarely got home until after midnight
and seldom arose much earlier than noon
the next day.
Just before he quit newspaper work to
enter the service Of the government. an
enumerator for the city directory called
at the Wynne residence one morning for
the usual information. The enumerator
was met AT the door by a C0lored maid.
who had not been long I'm the Wyune
mansion menage She answered giibly
the first formal questions as to name.
initials, &c, OF the members Of the house
hold who were entitled 90 mention in the
directory.
What is Mr. Wynne's occupation?" in
quired the directory man,
What's dat?' asked the colored maid.
Il mean" explained the enumerator,
what does Mr.. Wynne do?"
Il don't know zactly, mister" replied
the dusky maid. but he comes in so late
o nights and gifts up so late O. mornin' s
dat I spects he's a sOrter sportin man."
The Washington herald., 1907-05-13

Mr.. Thomas W. Lawson says he re-
turned from an interview with the Pope
feeling about two feet high" 1t would
be a real benefaction TO mankind If his
holiness would grant Mr.. Lawson an
interview about once a week.