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The Washington times., 1907-02-23
Maltreating the Flag.

\ letter writer TO a Boston con
temporary wakes indignant because Il
foreigner in one of New England's
suburban towns was fined for wrap
ping up some sort of mereandise i'm
an American flag.
There are persons il the COM
munity, largely, I think, members
of patriotic societies. he says, who
are disposed to regard il with a sort
of idolatrous reverence, 10 make a
fetch of il; and they have a perfect
right to do 50. In the same way,
there are other citizens who have a
morbid reverence for the cross.
You cannot secure love or
true respect for the American flag
by furnishing people for a technical
act of disrespect 10 a WORKOUT piece
of bunting"
This savors pretty strongly of the
Boston HeraId's unfortunate mere
bit of textile fabric" of some years
ago. IL certainly does not tend to
inculcate love or respect for the
flag of our great and splendid coun-
try. 1t coldiy suggests that the
man who would die TO advance that
banner against an enemy is a fool.
Give us 'idOlatrous reverence" as
against such . material view of the
noblest banner in all history. Give
us, also, continuance Of the saIu-
tary laws that make it a INSIDE
meanor to defiIc or misuse it. Per-
haps it bears rather severely upon
an ignorant foreigner now and then,
but the lesson from such an incident
is quickly spread abroad in the alien
colonies, and If their members have
not previously known all about the
flag of their new country they
quickly learn that it is not to be
used as wrapping paper or jute. 1t
may be "a WORKOUT piece Of bunt-
ing" but it has a certain sacredness
for all that.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
Only Seven Days More
to Complete Legisla-
ture LabOrS.
Much Remains to be Ac-
compliShed Before
Final Adjournment.
Appropriation Bills VIII
Occupy Both Branches
Next Week.

There are just seven legislative days
left before Congress reaches the end OF
its constitutional term on the fourth
OF March. 1t is probable, however, that
the session OF next Saturday, the second
OF March. Will be continued over Sunday
without adjournment and that there
Will be considerable business done IN
the national Legislature on the Sabbath.
Every effort will re made to avoid this
by meeting early every morning next
week and by holding night sessions. but
there is a great volume Of work 20 be
crowded into the last few days.
The appropriation bills are iu a very
backward state. but there is no reason
TO believe that they will not be COM
pleted in time To permit OF the orderly
adjournment of Congress. Only two of
the fourteen big supply bills have yet
been sent 20 the President for his sig
nature. Seven OF the others hive been
passed by the House. amended by the
Senate, and are now IN the hands OF
conference committees. The pOstOtIice,
sundry civil, and general deficiency ap-
preparation bills have yet TO be con-
sidered ny the Senate, and the latter has
not vet been presented 10 the House.
Work in the Senate.
As a sample OF how the Senate can
dispose Of business. however. when Il
is in the mood TO do So. that body in
the night session Of Wednesday passed
both the naval and the river and harb0r
appropriation bills in the course Of a
TWO hours sitting. These two bills car
ried an aggregate appropriation OF over
500. coo. and they were approved by
the Senate at the rate Of a trihe over
81 200. 600 a minute.
on the other hand the agricultural
appropriation bill made extraordinarily
slow progress in the Senate The debate
on II occupied most of the time on three
pr four days. the extension Of the fore
cast reserves and the proposition 10
fence i'm grazing lands Of the West being
especially the subject of attack. The
Temarkabi bic fact was brought out In the
debate tnat the area Of the forest re-
serves now amounts To 127. 10000 acres.
greater than all Of New England. and
the States OF Pennsylvania. New York
and Ohio put together. The grazing
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/ The House during the past week made
considerable headWay-
The most important matter disposed Of
I was tuc dceepsSf,ce or the conference
report on the immigration bill which
. ETouEnt 10 "a successful conclusion the
. san tIauciECO-Japanesc school Con,ro-
NrrsE and pGves the Way FOR tho eXcIu-
sion Of the japanese cOOlic labor from
I the laited States.
Owing to the opposition OF orCaniza-
uous Of railroad employees a sufficient
Eum"rr Of Republican members voted
WIN the Democrats and defeated a
proposition TO suspend the rules and
pass The EsCh substitute for the La Fol
lglte sixteen -uOur bill The purpose Of
Tie House leaders stil is firm in the
matter of passing the r-sch bill. and a
rule VIII be Knocked AZ the proper time
IL IS found 10 be wanted 20 nut
through The House substitute.
The Postoffice Appropriation.
The postomce appropriation bin. carry
ing reduction i'm the amount hereto
fore paid railroads Tor carrying the malls
and providing Increases in salaries for
postal clerks, railway mail CLERKS. city
carriers and rural free delivery carriers
was passed. The close of the debate on
t-e -uadry civil appropriation bill was
tAe medium of "a humorous nIibuster
conducted 10y Representative SuIzer of
New York, owing To the refusal of the
uIanlgsrs of tine bill 90 permit general
Discussion.
What D. tD ho done with the ship sub
1iiT proposition has been the absorbing
topic throughout the week Speaker
Cannon on Thursday refused the sub
SiyI-.s o. night session. The under
standing ls, however. that the subsidy
men WlH Doe given a day or so in court
and the measure, according 10 present
indications. viii be used as a GIler dur
lu- The coming week when the House
i5 awaiting tho report OF the conferees
"u the many approximation bills that
are stiu in course OF preparation
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New Laws Needed Nevertheless.

Every thoughtful American must
have known the fear voiced ycster-
day at st. Paul by Archbishop Ire
land, when he said:
And vet. is there not some peril to
civil liberty from political liberty. at
least from what ! may be allowed 10
call tie eXuberanCe, the riotOusness of
political liberty? AS a matter Of fact.
we have too many laws; our Legisla-
lures are too anxious TO increase the
bulk of the statute book As things are
tending we shall soon have so many
laws that, wrapped around, as II were,
by SerTied mail, we shall become pris-
0ners, forbidden TO stir or to walk
Wehave too many laws. Legislation
now on the books of every American
Commonwealth either overlaps, or
conflicts with, or contradicts, other
legislation on the same subject. Yet
the need for still more law is firmly
established in the mind Of the peo-
pie, and the difficulty of the present
situation cannot possibly be met by
letting the statutes stand as they
are.
In a republic very little progress
is made by revolution. The nation
grows, and its law grows by accre-
tions. At regular periods, there
fore, it becomes necessary to edit
the volume of the statutes, to elimi-
nate the conflicts. to make the code
simple, and TO adjust the regulation
of citizens and property to changed
conditions.
This is the need which underlies
a great part of the agitation of to-
day. 1t is a requirement which
craftsmanship must meet by codifi-
cation and enactment, not by pro-
test against change. New times re-
quire new laws. Where a hundred
years ago the freebooter might have
apprehended the quartering of
troops upon his farm without due
compensation. today he fears, and
in many cases he has suffered the
deprivation of the right to ship the
products of his farm without unjust
discrimination. As was said in these
columns yesterday, the twentieth
century is TO strive for economic
Justice as the nineteenth strove for
political justice; and the laws which
the former obtained, however volum-
nous and complete they may be in
the light of that century's need. will
not serve TO solve the problem of
the latter.
America must fOrfend unwise law
in this day of 1907 as i'm every earlier
day of its history. 1t must avoid
too much law. 1t must particularly
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
CONGRESS-WEXT WEEK.

land proposition would withdraw 40
0J0.0or acres more. but ii being subject
10 a point of order as new legislation
the Senate refuses 20 approve IT,
During the work the long fight. ok
tending over three years, To- determine
tho right Of Reed Smoot, the Mormon
apostle. 10 retain his seat as United
States Senator from Utah was deter
mined in his favor by a vote of g. % IS
The last speeches on the subject were
delivered by Smoot himself. Dillingham;.
Foraker, BeveTidge. and Deliver in his
favor, and by Dubois. Hausbr0ugh
Ncwlands. and Burrows against him.
They were listened TO by crowds Of
ladies', representing various Orgauiza-
tons which have been lighting SWU0t
They went away much disappointed al
the result.
The pOlygamy question was again
brought up later b. Senator Dubois.
VINO proposed an amendment 90 TIE
Constitution 70 prevent anybody belong
ing TO an OrS@ 1iZatiOn preaching or Ie-
tending polygdmy from holding public
Criice. Senator Burrows chairman If
uCns. which conducted the Smoot In
guiry. had Intended To Introduce this
resolution. but the Idaho Senator got
ahead Of him. The resolution was re-
ferred To- the Committee on Judiciary
The AldrIch financial bill received con-
liberation Ou "Wednesday. and some
Democratic opposition Co 10 was mani
Tested. There is mo- doubt. however that
D. VIII be passed.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
OUT ITEM
FOR DAIRY LANDS
Congress Decides $500 an
Acre Too Much for Addi-
ton to Insane Asylum.

Representative Clarke of Florida. au-
thor of the House resolution. which re-
suited in q Congressional INVESTIGATION
CO.. tine Government Hospital for the IN
sane, succeeded IN having stricken from
the sUndry' civil appropriation bill late
yesterday afternoon the item setting
aside S25o15 Tor the purchase of eighty
acres of land for dairy purposes for the
asylum
lie declared that it would be absurd
To- pay 500 an acre Tor such land. and
moved 10 strike out the paragraph.
Serene + Payne O. New York came 10
his assistance. and declared that the
price was too great Mr. Sims and Mr..
BabcOck took the same ground.
Efforts were made 10 appropriate Sl5.-
Geo or $4,000 to purchase the land. but
all money for this purpose was stricken
out
In the course OF his remarks Mr..
Clarke attacked Dr. William A. White
superintendent of the asylum, calling
him wholly inefficient" he tried to
insert provision i'm the bin to separate
the crimina! insane from the other in
mates of the asylum, but this was de-
feated, 80 10 g..
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
PHARMACY REGULATING BILL
NOW GOES TO PRESIDENT

At the night session of the Senate a
bill WAS passed to regulate the prac-
tice of pharmacy and the sale Of poisons
IN the District The bill has already
been passed by the House and will now
go TO the President
The BIZ Is intended to make the law
as to the practice of pharmacy more
stringent j gives the board of phar-
maCcutiCal examiners power 70 issue
and revoke licenses to practice phar-
macy and TO issue permits for the sale
of pOisonS- The board of medical su-
DcrvisOrs now has this power The board
VIII be known rs the board of phar-
macy The act viii take effect thirty
days after passage.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
Not a Professional Optimist.

In the very title Of Dr. Thomas r.
Steers little book, The Way TO Hap
piness." which is published this week.
the author reveals himself as an Op-
tirnist aof the healthy and practical kind
Dr. SIicer evidently has no use what
ever for what might be called the pro-
fessional optimist. the man. as he
puts it. who has just learned that We
have a right TO be glad. and is deter
mined to be glad in a manner utterly
unbecoming to the seriousness Of life.
But he believes in happiness, as on the
whole the normal plan of nature. and
his book is intended as n practical help
for people who are trying TO rediscoVer
this normal mode of life Which they
may have lost.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
No Revolution for Wells.

\ gOUd story is told in regard To- H.
G. Wells, whose pungent and advanced
criticisms of present-day conditions, I'm
his recent book, THE Future in Amer
lea and elsewhere, have mistakenly
caused some people 20 consider him an
extreme Socialist
The story is that on his late visit to
the United States he was one of the
guests at a Boston club, one evening,
and found that he was 10 sign the reg
lister Immediately beneath the signature
Of Jack London, who, il is said, had
signed. with a flourish, yours for the
Revolution "
WhereupOn Mr.. Wells wrote I'm his
fine small handwriting, There aim
agoing To be no revolution" and care
fully signed his name TO the sentiment
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
Peter Pan in New Clothes.

A recent interview in the BOokman
tells where Barrie found the material
for his charming story of that name,
which the Scribners have Just published
in a handsomely Illustrated edition.
1T needs but a walk in Kensington
Park. London. to know Barrie by first
knowing his friends. Here has he spent
man an hour at play and AZ story-tell-
ing with the httlest of British ladies
and gentlemen. And in this way does
in happen that better than any other
modern writer Mr.. Barrie knows the
manner of speech. the walk. and the
ways of the little jewellers in the land
of make believe.
1T has been by frequent association
with all sorts of little .kiddies' by
studying their ways. and catching their
point of view that Barrie has sue
ceeded In evolving weave of imagin-
ings that, for all their fancifulness and
The Washington times., 1907-02-23

avoid the attempt TO adjust all per-
sonal enterprise, opportunity, and
talent TO one measure by law. But
these several cautions do not remedy
in the slightest degree a single com
mercial difficulty which has been de-
veloped by the worlds surprising
progress of the past one hundred
years. For that attainment new
legislation is needed-along the line
of the interstate commerce act, for
examPle-and needed imperatively.
If when il is enacted tne law books
shall be found too bulky, let them
be lightened by the elimination of
some fourteenth century statutes.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
FREE CAR RIDES FOR ALL,
TOM J0HNSON'S LATEST

CLEVELAND. Feb. 23.-Free rides on
street cars are what Tom Johnson is
advocating now. He says that the g.
cent fare is only a sten toward his goal
OF gratuitOus transportation. His idea
is that a proper system of taxation
would support street car lines. permit
ting workingmen to live where they will.
without worrying over carfare, thus re-
lieving cOngested districts.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
New York Weighed in the Balance.

HamliH Garland. loyal Westcruor that
he is, finds the charms of New York.
as compared with the charms OF Chi
cago. not to De- sufficient 20 induce perm
aueHt residence NJ Garland has been
hesitatiuE between the two cities. and
for "a time was on the point or deciding
lor the East. but Tho call OF the West
was too strong lie has just purchased
a house at G4-I Greenwood ayenue.
Chicago, and VIII make his home There.
lie also has farm an Oklahoma. be-
sides a country house IL Madison. in
his native State Of Wisconsin.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23


II the touring committee Of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association looks with
favor on the suggestion Of the executive
committee that the 1907 Glidden tour be-
gin in Chicago and end in washington.
rs announced last weekin these columns.
New Englanders VIII be left out Of this
important national touring event more
thar they were last year
It is not conceivable that many persons
from this part Of the country would go
10 the trouble and expense or taking
their machines out 20 Chicago for the
purpose Of touring through Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and Pennsylvania 10 Wash
ington, with the possibility Of a supple
mtntery tour to the jamestown EXPOSE
ton. The committee however. has been
instructed TO consider the plan and IL
VIII undoubtedly have strong support
from the Chicago Automobiles. whose
city has never before been recognized
as The starting place OF a national event.
If the Gliddeu tour is held in the CEN
! tral West it will give added impetus 70
the movement which was started at the
New York show for a tour from New
York through New England to the
White Mountains New England is re-
cognized as the best touring locality in
this country and a trip from New York
under the auspices Of some OF the New
York and Boston automobile clubs would
have a great many starters. who would
not go 20 the bother Of entering the
Glidden tour. Furthermore il is pro-
posed to arrange "A series OF tests in the
mountains ana these viii interest the
manufacturers
The touring committee % the A A A
was directed at the executive commit
tee meeting last week not only To- con-
slider the ChicaEo Washington route, but
20 announce the rules for the 1907 tour
by April 10 For the past two years the
automobile clubs of St. Paul and Min
ueapOlis have asked for tine GIidden
tour. and 81 they are able 10 show the
committee that they can secure enough
entries the committee may be induced
10 start the tour iu one Of these cities
instead Of iu Chicago. The touring
board was also instructed 10 secure in
formation for the benefit OF automobiI-
lists proposing to tour abroad this sum
Mer.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
Literary Notes

Literary Notes.
ono of the recent candidates for po-
s.ti0u as librarian I'm The New York
Public Library wrote. o. her examina-
ton paper. in answer Q, question re-
29rding the novels of Lew Wallace. that
his principal work was "H-r Ben
The well-kuown author and divine.
the Rev. Theodore l. Cuyler. celebrated
his ciEhty-hfth birthday Few DAYS ago.
DR.. Cuyler is the author of not less
than n dozen books. of which his God S
Light ON Dark Clouds has ben a source
of cont ort 20 many thousands of read
crs- DR. tuyler has retired from active
service 10 the ministry but rejOiCes in
perfect health. He IS living I'm Brooklyn.
David Bclas-o has elaborated with
Charles a. Byrne i'm compiling an I'M
usual series Of Fairy Tales. These have
been published in New York with the
imprint OF tho Baker &, Taylor Com
uauy- under the Unassuming title OF
"A Book OF Fairy Tales"
Rrewster's Millions" by George Barr
MctutCleon. has been dTamatiZed and
IS enjoying successful run at the New
Amsterdam Theater. in New York.
Will LiliuridEe. author of Ben Blair
mas written Il new Western story en-
Titled Where the Trail Divides" which
Dodd. Mead ~ Co. viii publish this
spring.
One OF the most talked of books in
England at present is The Priest,'' bv
Harold Begbie, a weIl-known London
journalist. 1t viii be published this
spring under new title, The Pen
atty
Jacques Futrelle Is a writ. who has
attained great popularity by MS clever
detective stories, which have impaired
IN numerous newspapers Dodd Mead q
Co announce for publication this spring
a volume from his pen under the tide of
The Thinking Machine"
The Washington times., 1907-02-23

Senate and House Rounding Up
For Work on the Home Stretch
CONGREC SFHIS WEEK.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Naval appropriation bill passed
River and bill passed
dicated
dietary Committee
considered
Naval academy appropriation passed.
HOUSE.
Conference immigration BILL including exclusion
amendment, CAso accepted by Senate,
signed by Presidcn)
Postoffce appropriation bill passed.
Fibuster by appropriation
CONGRESS -WEXT WEEK
SENATE.
Appropriation bills.
Effort VIII be made 70 ratify Domingo treaty.
HOUSE.
Ship subsidy may be considered
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
To America For Shakespeare.

An interesting bit OF news comes from
the publishing house of Thomas Y
CrowelI & Co. TO the effect that their
First Folio Edition OF Shakespear4 is
being repUblished in London
This Is probably the first time that
Britishers have gone away from New
castle for Coal-or in Dlain language
have come 10 America 20 procure text
of their master writer This edition
hanks back 10 the original Of 1913 and
IS the only popular-price text TO 30 so
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
MILITARY ACADEMY BILL
PASSED IN NINE MINUTES

The Senate passed the Military Acad-
envy bill at the night session. 1t took
just nine minutes to do it. The bill car
Ties SI,947.3S3. an increase of S33.400 over
the House bill. Senator Scott called the
bill up and il met no opposition
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
DUBOIS RESOLUTION
RUN ON SIDETRACK

recting the Judiciary Committee to re-
port a constitutional amendment to be
submitted to the States forbidding poly
gamous marriages has been referred TO
the Judiciary Committee.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23

DR.. Schurman, of Cornell. and DR..
Day, OF Syracuse University, should
forthwith announce dates for joint
debate on the Chautauqua circuit this
summer.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23

Realizing that they have only few
more days in which 60 tell Secretary
Hitchcock all the mean things they
think about him. House and Senate have
been double teaming on the job.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
Appropriation Bills Foremost.

Next week viii be devoted principally
TO The consideration of The aprroDria-
ton bills An effort viii DE made To- se-
cure the ratification of the Sarto DO
mingO treaty.
Working under The nigh pressure noe
essary TO clear Tie calendar of matters
that have been marked .'mus- pass. "
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
This Is POrtentOuS.

There are many strange and start
ling things in the compilations of
the Bureau of Statistics Of the De-
Partment of Commerce and Labor
covering the calendar year 1906. But
there is none more gloomily signif-
cant than the figures showing the
lessening use of foreign champagne
as a tipple for Americans Of
sporty" Proclivities.
These statisticians, pitiless i'm
their cold facts and figures, show
that both the quantity and value of
champagne imported in 1906 were in
each case less than those of 1905.
and practically no greater than they
were more than a dozen years ago.
The bureau of Statistics records
show an Importation in 1906 Of 394.-
127 dozen quarts of champagne and
other sparkling wines. valued at So
S55,425, while i'm the Immediately
preceding year the number of dozen
quarts was 4O1,5lf, valued at S5.995-
651; and an examination of the rec
ords OF earlier years shows that the
quantity imported in 1892 was $780,
495 dozen quarts, valued at $685.
613.
What is the reason for this in
creasing drought in French white
juice? Is it the sign of diminishing
luxury and ostentation? No. for in
the same period the importation of
diamonds has greatly increased, and
the demand for Holsters is more
keen than ever.
The champagne phenomenon can
be explained in only three WAYS.
One is that the ''wine-opener,' the
gentleman redolent of musk and
money, is going out of fashion. The
second IS that the recent desertion of
Harry Lehr from the ranks of wine
drummers has had a dire effect. But
could he have been responsible for
the extra 6.7S7 dozen quarts? The
third is that Americans are content
with bubbles Of American make. If
this last be the answer, it may de-
velop that we are only becoming
thrifty III our dissipation, and max
ing money out of our relaxation.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23

Our old friend, the deceased wife's
sister bin, is at last to become law in
England. When this shall be accom-
plished, no claim about the radicalism
of the new government will be beyond
belief. The abolition Of the lords and
establishment of home rule for ireland
will look easy.
The Washington times., 1907-02-23
IN THE BOOK WORLD

unearth.ness of mood. nevertheless pos
sass a humaueucss and iucness of feel
ing 10 be found in sca.cely any other
modern fiction
The Washington times., 1907-02-23

Those New York young men who have
founded secret order pledging them
selves 20 strict and unvarying honesty
may not suffer from their connection
with IL If they are particular to pre-
serve its character for secrecy.