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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
ONE MOTIVE OF WAR TALK.
II May Drive Us Into an Era of RAM
pant MiIftarfsm.

FROM tnc houston POST
What is most disqUieting in the situa-
ton is the indication that we are about
TO be driven into a naval policy that will
entail vast OUTLAWS OF money and swing
he nation into period OF rampant milf
tarism. II is possible that the war talk
is being encouraged for the purpose OF
creating a public sentiment in favor OF
the naval policy so earnestly advocated
by Mr.. Roosevelt for some years: that
with the public aroused over the possible
consequences Of a war with a great power
like Japan, Congress may be induced to
authorize the building Of war ships in
large numbers. For this reason, Con-
gressmen should not be unnecessarily
aroused over the present situation. We
do not want TO double our naval ex-
pendituTes. If there must be a change
Of policy, rather let II take the direction
Of more economical building and less
waste Our battle ships are costing far
too much money. and they are not built
with reasonable dispatch.
II is quite probable that when the pres
ent situation clears 1t VIII be seen the
present hurrah was merely designed to
frighten Congress into more liberal
provision for war ships. The apparent
lack Of a cause for war forces US to one
Of two conclusions. viz: Either the gov
eminent is keeping important information
from the country or It is hoped 10 scare
Congress TO the adoption Of the ROOse-
welt scheme for a great navy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
NEW IMPERIAL FEDERATION.
Canada's Lead in Putting British
Unity on a Different Basis,

Douglass Han. in the World To-day.
To Canada belongs the credit for the
proposal and the steady holding Of the
new basis Of unity, and in Canada chiefly
TO Sir Wilfred Laurier and the late Prin-
cipal Grant. Slowly there has dawned the
conception OF an Empire British. but not
Britain's, a galaxy Of independent ma
TONS" in Sir Wnfred's phrase. a league
Of equal independent States, owing COM
mon allegiance to the one King but not
TO the one Parliament. Complete au-
tonomy in home affairs with cooperation
in matters Of common imperial concern IS
a new idea.
And in both parts Of the programme the
Dominion has set the pace for the empire
On the cooperation side, IT was Canada
which led the way 20 cheap interimperial
postage, Canada which proposed and car
ried through against opposition the all
British Pacific cable. Canada which in
itiated the preferential tariff movement
On the side Of autonomy her example has
been as consistent She declined 10 concur
in the British proposal OF a colonial con-
uibution TO an imperial-managed navy.
She declined TO assent to the British war
Office suggestions OF a uniform military
system and foreign service for colonial
troops. She recently ended the arrange
ment, fertile in discOrd by which an i'm
perlal officer commanded the Canadian
militia A few months ago she took over
the complete control of Halifax and Es-
quimault. and the last British soldier on
the continent sailed from her shores. And
after the Alaskan boundary settlement
she announced her intention to demand
treaty-making powers, the only shred of
independence yet ungrasped.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
Janan,s Var of Commeree.

While the jtngoes are spouting about
war with Japan, a good many Of Us are
overlooking the trade war between that
country and the competing nations OF the
earth. ourselves among lhe number, IN
which her victories promise TO be many.
Ever since her struggle with Russia, ia
pan has paid greater attention TO her ner-
ehantmen than she has to her battle ships
though she has not been neglectful of
the latter-and the result is that the mer-
chant feet is growing rapidly. not only
in the carrying Of commerce to Korea,
Formosa, China. and India. but 10 and
from America also. Mr. Adachi Kinno-
suke, writing in Harper's Weekly. de-
clares that
Certain American optimists declare that the Pa
cife VIII always be dominated BY the United
States. But il IS only the optimists who have this
faith. Shipping men, American men actually en-
gagged in commerce with the far East know that
Japan IS fast assuming command in that quarter
Of the globe"
One striking instance is given in the re-
cent formation Of a new line Of mercantile
steamships in Japan. The promoters met
in Tokyo on February and christened
the new company the Nippon Kisen
Kaisha. The company started with a sub
scribed capital Of 100000 yen-a yen is
practically equivalent TO % cents-and the
financial programme included the setting
aside of 100000 yen for the purchase OF
100 vessels which are at present actually
engaged in the shipping business under
Japan's flag. The remainder of the cap
ital, 100000 yen, is 90 be spent on new
construction. The company expects. so its
prospectus states. an income of 5.2S0.OoO
yen from freight handled By the estab-
lished lines of the company. II expects
LSS,597 yen annually from freight car
ried on irregular and special services:
2S,2n ven from subsidies and bounties.
and 10000 yen through miscellaneous
sources. The total estimated income Is
S.l07.S25 yen. with a total expenditure an
nually of 4G14. go yen.
Now this IS a japanese question that IS
much more worthy the attention Of the
keen business men OF the United States
than the speculative and heated problem
offered by the iingoes. Here Is a vast and
constantly increasing trade in the far
East Month by month new ports are be-
ing opened; day by day foreign commerce
is creating a demand for manufactured
goods where such goods were never. sold
before. Japan is recognizing the oppor-
tunity and is taking golden advantage Of
II. The only war we are likely to have
with Japan is now on. and, so far, the
Mikado's merchants seem TO be outgener-
aling us all along the line.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
Ouida.

/ The civil pension OF one hundred and
fifty pounds year granted by the British
/ government to "Ouida." the well-knOwn
novelist, and which has called attention
to the poverty -stricken condition Of this
author. who has been admired by multi
tude of readers. can hardly be regarded
as one OF the rewards for literature which
the British Crown makes a practice Of
bestowing.
Louise de Ia Rance. TO give "Ouida"
her real name, has written much, and
has had thousands Of readers. but her
following has always been among the
undiscriminating reading public, and her
standing in literature is poor, indeed
And yet there are some admirable traits
about her writings. Her spirit Of ro-
manticism has always been strong and
virile; If she has not pictured the upper
classes-in such books as Under Two
Flags" The Massarenes," 'IdaIia," and
Moths truly. she has at least given
an exaggerated picture of them, which
the class TO which she appealed could
understand. Some of her novels are very
bad. indeed; some OF them come peril
ously near being literature; through all
of them. in spite Of their meretricious
qualities, there runs a flash Of some
thing akin to genius. There has often
been more than touch of sensationalism
in her work. but mere vulgarity she has
sedulously avoided. Her somewhat fam
boyant style has evidently been an out
growth of the ease with which she
worked. for. possessed of a fine narra-
tive gift and a keen knowledge of human
nature, she often allowed her imagination
10 run riot. but never TO such an extent
but that there was d fundamental truth
in most of what she wrote
In her old age her critics are dwelling
much upon her love for animals. which
has become almost an obsession, but she
has always been marked by her humani-
tartan zeal and some Of the dog-heroes
she has drawn in her novels viii live
longer than her BERTHE Cecils or her
Monte Carlo cOuntesses. Nor should II
be forgotten that If "Ouida" had written
nothing else, she may lay claim to the
gratitude of mankind for having produced
what has been voted by competent critics
the tenderest and most human animal
story in all literature. "A Dog. OF
Flanders" No one who reads this little
tale win he likely TO laugh at the vagary
Of the author, who. in her poverty. feeds
her dogs rather than herself
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
Getting Them Back.

/ One phase of American immigration
/ that is not generally considered on this
side of the Atlantic Is the effect Of the
/ heavy emigration on the countries from
which we draw. This drain has been go
/ Ing on steadily now for some years. and
/ It is not getting any lighter.
That il is being severely felt on the
farm lands Of Europe is undoubted, and
Italy. which sends rs a great proportion
of our immigrants, is rather at a loss
what to do. She can hardly put into force
4 policy OF absolute restriction against
emigration, but she has taken steps for
facilitating the homecoming Of those
who have wandered 10 the Golden West
in quest Of fortune She has also found
that the sums of money sent back to
Italy by her expatriated sons is decreas-
ing, and remedies are being proposed IN
the Italian Parliament in the form of re-
duced postal rates and improved facilities
for the transmission of funds.
Then. an effort is to be made to induce
Italians who have come TO this country.
and acquired what 10 them, is compe-
tence. TO seek repatriation. The laws Of
Italian citizenship are 10 be so modified
as TO make standardization as easy as
possible All that the returning Italian
VIII have 10 do viii be 10 renounce. form
ally. his foreign citizenship, or else TO
reside in his old home country for three
years. when, without further action. his
citizenship reverts TO him.
a wise view OF this move shows no
cause for alarm. The Italians who come
to this country determined to labor and
earn money viii earn il. That is. they
viii surely give value received for II.
The process Of acquiring a nest-egg viii
require some time. and during that period
their ideas of government, OF individual
right, Of liberty, VIII broaden, and Il
they decide 10 return to the homes Of
their fathers to settle down among the
new class Of small proprietors which is
steadily growing in Italy, they viii carry
with them at least some part OF the true
American spirit, in which lies the hope
for the highest civilization OF mankind.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
Texas War on Trusts.

When it comes to waging war on trusts.
commend us to the sovereign State OF
Texas. All other trust-busters must take
back seat by comparison with the legis-
iators Of that puissant Commonwealth.
Even the much-heralded Purdy scheme
for putting the bad trusts into the hands
OF receivers was anticipated by Texas
statesmen. for an antitrust act now in
effect In that State authorizes the court
10 appoint a receiver for a corporation
whenever the interest of the State may
seem to require such action The same
act gives the State a lien on the property
OF all corporations convicted Of violating
the antitrust laws and authorizes the
issue Of writs Of garnishment, sequestra-
ton. attachment, and Injunction.
AL trusts look alike to the Texas legis-
lator, and so no distinction is made be-
tween good and bad trusts There Is no
such thing as a good trust, and anything
made by a trust IS attaint and forbidden.
No merchant may sell trust-made goods
on pain Of Imprisonment. and no agent
OF trust may presume to offer his wares
for sale within the bounds of Texas. The
sale Of such goods has been made a
felony, punishable by a term Of from
two to ten years In prison. No known
trust will be permitted 10 operate in
Texas. and the attorney general is pre-
pairing 10 bring actions to drive them all
out Of the State, and TO initiate criminal
proceedings against their officers and
agents.
The practical consequences Of this par
tieularist and destructive policy will be
awaited with interest by observers Of
economic legislation. It would seem 10
tend to interfere with interstate COM
merce. and to place restrictions upon the
normal movements OF trade that may
not be az all beneficial to the people of
Texas To forbid the sale of innocuous
articles simply because produced by a
trust would seem to be a gigantic under
taking by the side Of that Of preventing
the sale of liquor. which last has been
found 10 be weli-nigh impossible. We
should think that after few months eff
fort to stop the sale OF thread. sugar.
tobacco. and like articles of universal
use the whole State would be given over
to the lying, evasion, perjury, and petty
prosecutions which have characterized
the attempts to enforce prohibition in
other Commonwealth
It is a curious commentary on the force
and efficacy Of so-called Democratic prln-
ciples that important tenets Of the old
faith should be violated by professed
members Of the party in a doctrinaire at
tempt to control by arbitrary legislation
the course Of trade. and to dictate to the
citizen what he shall buy and with whom
he shall deal There WIN have to be some
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
INSPIRED BY THE HERALD.

Birmingham Age-Herald: What ought
a Democrat to be?' asks The Washing
ton Herald. We know one or two who
ought to be quiet.
Charlotte Observer: The Washington
Herald IS young, but it is already one Of
the most valued members of the Round
Table aggregation, coming forward fire.
quently with helpful comment.
Atlanta Journal: According to The
Washington Herald, jaybird is known
to have fought a tomcat and killed him.
We presume that the cat died Of acute
indigestion.
Nashville Banner: The Washington
Herald quotes from the Columbia State:
"Listen to the cotton grow and smile. -
and asks, Why does the cotton smie?''
The State replies, we did not say that. ."
We said, Listen to the cotton grow, and
smile" This illustrates the value Of the
comma.
Houston Post; The Charleston News
and Courier says The Washington Her
aid is a paper of remarkably keen per-
ception. The statement is quite true.
but The Herald has, no doubt, noticed
that the Charleston paper viii accord
keen perception to any paper silly
enough TO make the absurd statement
that Andrew Jackson was born In South
Carolina.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15

1t is a curious problem, that OF domes-
tic service. It is hard, indeed, to under
stand why women who are obliged to
work for their living avoid It so per-
sistently. Statistics show that there
are to-day just twice as m4ny household
places as there are women willing to fill
them, and yet the advantages Of domestic
service would seem TO be obvious A fairly
good servant can readily command wages
Of So a week, and with the wages goes her
board and lodging much better board
and lodging. in a majority Of cases, than
any factory or industrial worker can hope
to purchase for herself out of her. scantv
earnings. In the factories and behind the
counters Of shops there are countless
women who work hard all day for $50
a month, and out OF this sum they have
to pay for their own upkeep. The last
census showed 4S93.6S0 women engaged in
earning their living. and Of these only
1,l65,56l are classified as domestic serv-
ants. Very probably there rs an inherent
objection TO the designation servant. and
yet 1t is difficult to sec any valid grounds
for It. We are all Of US servants, and few
OF US are ashamed Of It, so long as We
serve faithfully and well and earn the
wages we receive.
But it is not alone the American woman
who objects to domestic service. It is
shown that the same objection obtains
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
THE MUGGY DAY.

The day Is hot and close and muggy;
The house-flles stick and the woods are
buggy;
There is no wind in room or hall
There Is no breeze at all, at all
And the day Is close and muggy.
My life is hot and close and muggy.
Ny speed clutch breaks and ~ motors
chuggy;
The cobwebs cling to my dusty brain
And all l can think is the sad refrain
That the day is close and muggy.
Buck up, sad heart! and cease COM
planning.
Somewhere it is cool and somewhere
raining
Thy fate is only the common lot
IN every life some days are hot.
Some days must be close and muggy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
OUR HoMICIDAL MANIA.
Startling Increase In Murderous
Crime In the United states.

%FhiHe IN the lnited Statess
Anglo American in the London Mail
In the twelve years that I have known
America at all intimately I only recollect
one instance in which the criminal lac,
worked with anything approaching the
English standard of swiftness and pre-
cision. That was in the case of the. man
who shot President Mckinley.
Public opinion insisted on speedy trial
and a speedy execution, and public opin-
ion had its way. Had the victim been a
man OF less prominence, the odds would
have been over 20 10 against his assas-
sin ever being brought to the chair.
The odds / have quoted are not TO be
taken as a mere figure Of speech. They
are a literal and appalling fact Since
1855 there have been 1881 murders and
homicides in the United States. and but
22S6 executions. In 1885 the number Of
murders was l,S0s; in 1904 it had risen
to S,4S2 In 1885 the number of executions
was los; in 1904 it was JIG.
There was nothing that I am aware OF
70 make 1904 a year Of peculiar criminal
ity. Indeed. the figures for 1905 and 1906
tell an even more sinister tale-Americans
seem now to be killing one another at the
rate Of more than 5000 year. Looking
over the statistics Of the last twenty
years. one finds, roughly speaking. that
while executions have remained virtually
stationary, murders and homicides have
multiplied dye-fold.
There are over five times as many muir
ders committed in the United States per
million inhabitants as in Australia. more
than fourteen times as many as in Eng
land and Wales, eight times as many as
in Japan. nearly ten times as many as
in Canada. and about twenty-five times as
many as in Germany
Only one European country. Italy, has
ever shown in this respect a worse record;
only one country in the world to-day,
Mexico. exceeds the American average;
and the United States has the further
distinction OF being the only country
where the proportion Of murders 10 popu-
latiOn is positively on the increase.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
ALWAYS IN GOOD HUMOR.
From the New York Mail
TO THE "FIsHIN'" POETS.

Has there never been a gentleman OF cul-
ture
Whose heart was piscatorially inclined ?
Q poets Of the press. If you consult your
Good Judgment are there none that you
can find?
Has there never been a man Of erudition
Who angled IN the days when be was
young?
Who didn't speak Of "wishin 10 go
fshin'?"
Who didn't have a dialectic tongue?
o journalistic devotees Of Walton.
o members of the Fishy Writing Club.
Is it not nearly time TO call a halt on
The thought that every fisher is a dub?
Not mine the wish TO play a part pedan-
tie;
I loathe the labored language OF the
book;
But ''hshin " poems drive me nearly
frantic
And I cannot help exclaimlng: Get the
hCok!'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15

among newly arrived immigrants, though
the immigration officials say that few
years ago this was not SO. To-day. al
though there are good domestic positions
waiting for the young woman immigrants,
most of them prefer the sweatshop and
the factory, with the. attendant tenement
dwelling and poor living
It is a great pity that young women in
search Of employment do not turn their
thoughts more 10 the possibilities Of do
nestle service. It is not the character Of
the work. but how ii is performed. that
counts, and in caring for the household,
in spite of modern so-cailed advanced
ideas. woman finds her most fitting
sphere.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
MONDAY, JULY Is. 1907.
~ should Harriman Griere2

We are convinced Mr. Hartman will
be better satisfied with the Interstate
Commerce Commissions report after a
careful reading. and that his first I'M
favorable impressions viii be somewhat
modified as he realizes the gentle and
respectful handling he has received at
the hands of Commissioner Lane With
what looks suspiciously like a guilty
conscience. the railroad magnate turned
first 10 the account of the Chicago and
Alton deal and by doing so heard the
worst at the outset. But in his haste he
rlooked this choice tribute TO his good
.Idlites as a railroad manager:
1T has been no part Of the Hartman policy to
permit the properties which were brought under the
Union Pacific control 70 degenerate and decline, as
railroads. they better properties today. with
lover grades. stIaighter tracks and more ample
equipment than they were when they came under
bis control Large SIMS have been generously ex-
pended in the eauying on of engineering works and
bettermcnts which make for the improvement Of the
service and the permanent value Of the property
That ought 10 warm the cookies Of Mr.
Harriman's heart, even if the Alton bush
ness is officially branded as "indefensible
financing What Mr. Hartman has done
10 improve the Western railroads is de-
Iensible financing. and it helps some to
Offset the indefensible part of his railway
career. And when Mr.. Hartman realizes
that tae commissions report concludes
without recommending that he be sent to
jail, or made 70 disgorge some Of his rail-
road fortunes. he may revise his opinion
that the report is a political document
prepared for his personal injury.
Strange that, Of all men. Hartman
should fail to see, or make believe he
fails to see. that Mr.. Lanes report lets
him down easy"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
A Modern Super.tition-

Prom the Springfield Republican
One OF these brilliant interpreters comes
to the front with the curious old con-
ception that the mastery Of the Pacific
IS something that must necessarily be
fought for with Pinch guns. Hence war
IS inevitable" The superstition about the
mastery of the Pacific" may be long in
dying, but any sane mind should see
mat there is as much sense in a struggle
for the mastery Of the Atlantic" No
one ever talks about fghting for the
mastery Of the Atlantic" WHY. then.
should We gibber and chatter over the
mastery of the Pacific" which is a
much bigger ocean?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
Contrasts with Injunctions.

From the Kansas City Star.
Attorney General Bonaparte's plan OF
using the process Of injunction to control
the trusts has the exceeding great merit
Of contrast to the employment Of the III
junction by the trusts to control the gov
eminent 1t is quite in line with the for
ward march of events that now the most
effective branch Of the government, the
judiciary, should be appealed to on behalf
Of the coordinate departments instead of
against them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
Why Not Southern Democratf

From the Springfield Republican
It is not easily believable that Southern
Democrats as Presidential candidates
would be any more successful than North
ern Democrats. OF course. they might
try, and possibly there is no insuperable
objection to a trial next year. The pros
pect is not bright that any Democrat
could be elected, whatever point OF the
compass he may hail from. If the Demo
Gratis have no chance of success, why
should any one object to a Southern can
didate? In any event. it would be an in
teresting and instructive experiment.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-15
THE frNOTEs."

with apologies 20 Mr.. Rudyard Kipling.l
90 is il makes that blcomia' noise7''
Asked Files-on-Parade
Its counsers ope1in' argument"
The color sergeant said
90 as 20 ear the bally stuff
Asked Files-on-Parade
The chief and his two hired men,
The color sergeant said
Fer he doesn't know hts law, he misrepresents
the facts;
His logic is 50 rotten you can see through all the
cracks,
And he's pretty sure to get it where the chicken:
got the ak.
WAsn the court delivers Judgment in the morning.
Montreal Star