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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Mr.. Root at Ottawa.

Upon arriving at Ottawa Mr.. Root found
the newspaper correspondents awaiting
him. Should a statesman with important
business in hand go to the ends of the
EARTH To- he would find them there. They
are everywhere. The Bennett question
where will hades break loose next?Ls
easily answered these days. 1t In the press
place to know; and II Is either present or
close at hand whenever hades gets active.
In the matter OF strenuOusness and alert
ness the newspapers are never left. The
record supports the claim that they are
worthy of their day and generation.
So complete are today's arrangements for
covering the news of every kind. statesmen
abroad on missions take them into account.
They always appoint meeting for the COR
respondents. and politely receive the lat
ter's questions. No shrewd negotiator would
close his door to a journalistic visitor.
Rather is # of value to receive him. and
hear him out. How much. If anything.
should be divulged is another matter 1t
should be part OF the statesman's art to
give as little as possible with the greatest
grace. and deny as much as possible with
the very least offense.
One of the triumphs of the Japanese at
Portsmouth in the negotiations for peace
with Russia their arrangement for
dealing with the press. They knew the diff
ference between the orient and the occident
In that matter. and prepared themselves for
doing while in America as the Americans
did. So they brought along a sort OF press
commissioner. whose duty 1t should be to
meet the correspondents, daily IL desired
and discuss progress OF business with them.
This mana thorough linguist-proyed equal
to his duties. and .jollied." and stood "jol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
The Baby Act and Brownsville.

We are all warranted in smiling at the
suggestion that a deep. dark. trust plot Is
masked in the demand for an investigation
of the Brownsville matter. The trusts and
the railroads. We are told. have been biding
their time. Furious at the President be-
cause of his assertion of the peoples rights
as against monopoly. they now see their
chance. and are pulling the strings for the
residents embarrassment Vote against
his course toward the dismissed soldiers
and You assist in the Inauguration of
movement intended to flower next year in
trust-made platform and a trust-ridder
presidential candidate. Nothing could be
palmer. Vote for the President and save
the country. What If his leader in the Sem
ate is a democrat, and what If that leader
Is playing politics of brand so conspicu-
Gus that blind man could see it of a dark
night in an alley way?
There is one word that fits this contention
like glove. 1t is short. and racy-of the
street Lacking the approval. of the draw
ing-room. as also of the study. it yet car
ries meaning so fOrcible and comprehe
sive it may in time become a classic. Rats,
HOW stands the case in the Senate to
date! Who has won anything but Mr.. For
aker? And what has he won?
Cndenlably. If the Ohio senator had not
moved there would probably have been no
move True. Mr.. Penrose offered a reso-
tuition. But that was to forestall Mr.. For
aker. whose purpose was known If no
move had been made; if the Senate had
accepted the situation, as the country I'D
to that time had been forced to do, how
would matters now stand? There would
have been no Purdy investigation. There
would nave been no confession on the
Presidents part that so much of his order
OF dismissal as related to the eligibility of
the soldiers to future civil employment un-
der the government was unauthorized and
therefore void. The dismissed soldiers
would today be wearing not only the badge
of punishment as soldiers but punishment
as citizens. Ignorant men as they are and
without knowledge of their rights, they
would be absolutely without hope of any
kind.
Mr.. Foraker. then, has not only taught
these men their rights. but secured for
them from the President a confession of
injustice. The President is forced to con-
cede that the punishment he meted out
was excessive under the law. That he de-
sired to bar them from all service under
the government is plain and that he re-
grets the limitations which Mr.. Foraker
brought to light is more than likely. These
are the Ohio senator's achievements. and
they are so creditable to him he should
press on in the good work 50 we'll begun.
The drawing by the Presidents friends of
this trust herring across the trail should.
throw off the scent nobody who Is honestly
seeking the quarry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

lying IN the latest STYLE ana vim tie
happiest effect He betrayed no secrets.
He withheld no legitimate news. He at
tempted no taking. In word. he executed
his commission to the letter. and made HIM
self agreeable to everybody.
At Ottawa Mr.. Root on Saturday was his
own press commissioner. and IL to be con-
graduated on the way in which he acQuit-
ted himself. He listened to some pointed
questions, but fenced cleverly with his In
terrogators. and told nothing he should not
have told. Hunters never returned home
with smaller bags. How about the tarin
Mr.. Root didn't know. Would Mr.. Bryan
lead the democrats again? Mr.. Root didn
know What was Mr.. Roots business In
Canada? His reply was that he had come
on Lord Gray's ohvitation. and that he
liked the Canadians and was glad to be In
the country.
Good luck to you, Mr.. Secretary! May
you accomplish your object. and keep all
the secrets necessary to that end. At the
same tin1e good luck to the correspondents!
May they serve their newspapers well. ana
dress UP small items handsomely, and, after
the fashion of great Englishman, make
minnows talk like wales"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Smoke and Railroad Progress.

Reduced TO its lowest terms. the objec-
tion of the railroad companies to the ex-
tension of the smoke law to their locomo-
lives in this District Is plainly one Of cost
The abatement OF the railroad smoke nui-
sance will unquestionably require a large
sum Of money, though in all probability not
so large as the corporation are claiming
Just SO has every material advance in
railroading cost heavily, and Just so has
every such advance been opposed on the
score CT the expense.
The same excuse has been heard for
many years to justify the maintenance of
single-track lines. While trains have been
coiliding at an appalling rate because OF the
dangerous inadeauacy OF the single-track
systems- the railroad companies have been
putting up plea that they could not AFFORD
TO double-track their lines. Now the crimi-
nal folly OF attempting to maintain a busy
railroad on single-track basis is well
understood and no progressive transporta-
ton manager would venture to plead that
that method is economically superior.
The same struggle was experienced In
securing the adoption of the block signal
system. The cry for years was that II
would cost too much. Even today, with
the block signal principle completely estab-
llshed as one OF the essentials of railroad
ing some companies lessen its usefulness
and reliability by maintaining II on a cheap
basis. Low wages paid to towermen re-
suit In the engaging of Incompetence and
accidents follow. Ii is the firm belief of
this community that the Terra Gotta wrecl,
was consequence primarily of the eco
nomicaI policy of the Il & o. IN cuttin.
on certain of the stations during a part OF
each day. thus throwing the system into
confusion.
Economical reasons alone undoubte dly
have operated TO delay and In some cases
to prevent the adoption OF safety devices.
The history OF American invention affords
many examples Of worthy schemes for les
SEEMING the dangers of travel rejected by
the companies solely on the ground that
their adoption would entail heavy expenses
The air brake and automatic coupler are
in this category. Their inventor knocked
for years on the doors of general managers
Offices before he was given a chance Ia
demonstrate. Within very few years I,
has been necessary for the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
The Kingston Episode.

There is no need for either the United
States or England to grow excited over the
miserable mistake of a stupid British under
strapper at Kingston which has resulted in
the withdrawal of the American naval
forces from Jamaica II the affair were
not calculated to hamper the work of relief
in the stricken island it would be comica
No international misunderstanding can pos
sibly result. and indeed the episode will
probably serve to strengthen the good feel
ing between the two countries.
Gov. Swettenhams blunder was of a dual
nature He erred first in ordering the
American commander to withdraw. and
then he couched his request in exceedingly
Offensive terms. His slurs were such that
upon their full appreciation in England a
prompt and satisfactory reputation is in
evitable His immediate recall is certain.
IL the British government Is animated
by the sentiments that have already been
expressed in the London newspaper COM
ments.
Admiral Davis apparently acted with en-
tire propriety in his efforts to render as
sistance. and his immediate withdrawal
upon receipt of the governors letter was
all that remained to be done. Nothing he
could have done at Kingston would justify
the contemptuous tone of the governors
letter. the insulting reference to the theft
or displacement of a safe the grant of free
aid to the merchants, or the robbery of a
mansion in New York. A more monu-
mental exhibition of bumptious incapacity
mas never been known in all the inter
course of nations
Fortunately the episode Is susceptible of
analysis and disposal without reference to
the fact that the United States rushed aid
into Kingston without awaiting a request
whereas this government rejected the cha--
liable tenders of England at the time of
San Francisco's disaster. The two cases
are in no wise parallel The urgent need
of help al Kingston left this government no
choice but to hasten to the help of the suf-
fering, demoralized community. There may
tenders last spring, but there can be only
one view of the promptness with which
American warships We're sent with pro-
visions and medical supplies to Kingston
at a time when the British naval forces
happened to be at an inconvenleGt distance
Gov. Swettenham's conduct must be set
down to the score of temperamantal ina
pacity. The British government. is to be
congratulated upon finding him out in
case which involves no chance of serious
friction. A man of his st.ipe might easily,
of a dangerous kind between the two coun-
tries. and 1t is fortunate that his idiotic
conduct In this case serves to develop afresh
the mutual good feeling which the Ameri-
cans and the Englishmen entertain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

to compel the railroads to equip their
freight cars with air brakes ana hand
holds" to reduce the chance Of killing
brakemen. This work has been done re-
luctantly. under the pressure of penalty
provisions.
Indeed. the whole record of railroading In
the United States is one unbroken success
sion of improvements compelled by public
opinion. usually reinforced by law. against
the desires and in the face of the protests
Of the corporations. Yet 1t 10 well known
that In virtually every case the railroad
companies. after being thus forced to ad-
vance in equipment have taken to them
selves credit for their prOgressiveness and
have even sought to shield themselves from
further attack by pointing to their public
spiritedness. For every death-trap grade
crossing voluntarily abolished by an Ameri-
can railroad one hundred have been left
open until the law has interviewed Never
theless when grade crossings have been
eliminated. after years of fighting on the
part of the citizens, the railroads have
cited their expenditures in that direction
as a reason for refusing to make other i'm
provements urgently demanded by the pub
lie welfare.
In this smoke nuisance matter the rail-
io'"S are pay ING tue same game. iHey ie-
fuse to do the work of abatement vOlun-
tarily. or upon official request, and when
cited before committee Of Congress plead
the expense and difficulty involved in such
an undertaking. 1t is to be hoped that this
familiar excuse will not delude the Senate.
1t is as certain anything in this life can
be that within few years smokeless termi-
nails will be required by the standard Of
good railroading and those corporations
that have been compelled by law to adopt
that standard early will point to their lex
pensive enterprises as proof of their pro-
gressive spirit and their desire to give the
public the best. The roads entering Wash
ington should be afforded an opportunity
thus to make record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Congress.

The weeks are slipping by. Was it the
purpose at the start not TO pass any but
the supply bills at this session? They can
he hurried through at the last moment. If
the situation does not change we shall see
that done. The blame? You may award
that to suit your own prejudices. We may
be told that Mr.. Foraker is to blame; that
his Brownsville resolution has been block
Ing, and still blocks, the way. AS a mat
ter of fact that resolution should not have
been resisted. The bare explanation of it on
the part of its author should have carried
IL through. Are the enemies of the Philip
pine tariff bill pleased at the blockade Not
unlikely. And so 1t goes. Well, whatever
is left unfinished by this Congress will be
brought before the next. and that body
meets on the eve of presidential contest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
A Horrible Suspicion.

Alas, these rude awakeningsi
When midst some speech prolix
The mighty eagle flaps his wings
It's only politics!
When patriot fingers sweep the strings
OF hearts with cunning tricks
That move us. peasants, clerks and kings
It's only politics.!
The satirist with saucy filings
Our wondering gaze doth fix
On fancy's radiant glitterings-
It's only politics!
The mind to Its ideals clings,
Yet reason whispers Mix
You can't trust any of these things-"
They're only politics!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Swettenham's Insult.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer

Suffering Kingston, in the midst of its
great disaster. is unfortunately saddled
with governor who apparently has no real
appreciation of the responsibilities resting
upon him. For a thorough exhibition Of
official pomposity and downright asininity
commend us to this gentleman, who has
gone out of his way to insult Rear Admiral
Davis. who FASTENED to the relief of the
stricken city at the command of President
Roosevelt and carrying supplies voted by
the Congress of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
SHOOTING STARS.
Abundantly OCCUPIED.

do you think the inhabitants of Mars
are trying to converse with us?"
Perhaps they are.'' answered the profess
sor. but with the trust question and so
many other problems Of its own to settle, I
do not see why this earth should devote
its time to gossiping about the universe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

II the gypsies so numer5usly assembled
around Washington can really foretell the
future. they might be put to work helping
the weather bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

Having mad arrangements to drain a
Michigan lake of four square miles in Or
der to protect a mine from water. the steel
trust may be regarded as a dominant in
fiuence in geography as we'll as art litera-
ture and society,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
A Consistent Position

Are you personally in favor of an in
come tax?''
YES answered the painfully fiippant
person: eff anybody will guarantee me the
income."'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
A Mixture.

Thick coat: thin coat.
It's hard to guess the weather.
Cold wave: hot wave;
Then both mixed up together!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

TIN order TO avoid delays on account Of
personal absence. letters to THE STAR
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the once. but simply 70
THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments. according to tenor or
purpt So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Safe Investments.

"Are those mining stock certificates safe
investments?'
I'm sense. They are the sort of in
vestments that you lock up in a safe. and
then hope for the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
He Eats EN- Alive.

From the New York World.
1t is reported from Washington that Pres
ident Roosevelt Is facing another crisis in
his political career. He likes crises. These
must be happy days for Theodore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Been Often Showed Under.
From the indianapolis Star.

from the 1nul1napOllS StHr.
Mr.. Bryan was thrown violently from a
runaway sleigh into a snowbank and es-
capped injury. Being showed under merely
demonstrates Mr.. Bryan's power Of recu-
peraticn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

The Canadian interviewers are discovering
that members of the United States cabinet
do not unburden themselves to newspapers
with unrestrained freedom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

Mr.. Roosevelts attitude toward the SEN
ate is not Inconsistent He has always ad-
mitted that the democratic party had its
uses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

Governor Wartield Of Maryland feels that
he can let the other people do the worrying
about his political future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

The question of the rights OF the Browns
vile soldiers has become entirely subordi-
nate to a variety of other questions that
the case has developed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

The kaiser threatens to cease visiting
communities that do not vote his way.
Even an emperor is occasionally compelled
to fall back on patronage as an argument
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Let Him Enjoy Himself.

From the New York Herald.
Hicks, who was rescued from "a living
death" Is being 5ombarded with proposals
OF marriage. Some folks never salts
fed when man Is happy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
War Whoop Davis.
From the Richmond Times Dispatch.


JEFF Davis asserts that. while he is sena-
tor, he will never wear dress suit" Lots
Of people will be dreadfully disappointed in
JEFF IL he ever wears anything but blan-
ket and rooster feathers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
An Opinion.

Frofa the New York SUM-
Governor Folk has become q figure In ma
tlonal political Washington
Star.
The Arabic numerai o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

American railway experiences make 1t
out of order to inquire what the English
government has been doing with reference
to its wreck some time since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Benevolent.
Q Brooklyn Standardization.

From the Brooklyn Standard Union.
Quite generous of Mr. Tillmau of South
Carolina to give In the Senate for nothing
the lecture he usually charges for at the
rate Of $1cO or more a night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

1t has occurred to the artistic sense Of
Paris that riotous demonstration in favor
Of Sabbath observance would be somewhat
incongruous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Senators Pretty Tough.

From the Newark News
Still. there Ii every reason to believe that
prayer in the New York stock exchange
will accomplish much as 1t does in the
United States Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Copper Plate.

FROM the Les Angeles Times.
Ii copper keeps at the present price no
man can be considered broke who has a
kettle to his name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Another Horror.

From: the Kansas City Times.
To make Mr.. Bryan's plight all the more
unhappy Gov. Vardsman OF Mississippi has
declared for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

1t is declared by experts that good pugi-
lists are no, as numerous as formerly.
They get rich too rapidly and retire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

The Russian terrorists have not We,
learned that they cannot abolish an office
by merely annfhilating the incumbent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

The Ohio river is on hand rather earlier
than usual this season with Its record of
flood damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Threatsf

From the Chicago News.
Washington officials Will discover that
they are cleaning experience If they at
tempt to hamper Chicaeos deep-water
project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

Splits in the republican party frequently
occur. but they are always neatly mended
before an election
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

1t is sometimes difiicult to decide whether
the Thaw case Is to be- a trial or family
Quarrel