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The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
MONEY AND IMPERIALISM.
Immense Drafts on Capital Due to
Colonial Adventures.

From the New York Evening P0st.
The present high rates for money
throughout the world have a direct con-
nection with Imperialism When the Phil
ippines were acquired in 1883, the most
serious economic argument advanced for
that step was the necessity Of new out
lets for capital. Interest rates had been
declining all over the world, because the
older civilized countries had become fully
equipped with the machinery Of produc-
ton The railway network Of Europe and
America, 1t was said was practically
complete: old cotton mills, wooden mills,
and iron mills were constantly being
abandoned because unable to compete
with the improved and newer establish
ments; hence profitable employment Of
capital for the creation Of new enter
prises would be found in the exploitation
Of the undeveloped countries
Whatever force this argument may have
had, apart from moral and political con-
siderations. conditions have entirely
changed within the past eight years. We
have had radical Improvements in trans
pOrtatiOn and manufacture, which have
relegated old equipment 10 the scrap
heap; other causes lie IN the cost Of i'm
perialism itself. The increase Of the Eng
lish public debt by 1900, ,000, 900. as the
result Of the war in South Africa, and
the increase Of the debt OF Japan by
about S700,o00,009. and probably that OF
Russia by an equal amount account for
the absorption OF much OF the capital
which is now so eagerly desired for con
structive work at home. Even in the
United States the increase in military
and naval expenditures has absorbed mil
lions that might have been applied 10
productive uses. When the railways.
therefore, have come into the money mar
ket demanding the means for increasing
their trackage, building larger and more
economical ears. and adapting bridges
and terminals TO the new conditions. il
is not surprising that they have found
the stock of available capital already be-
spoken.
The lesson Of all this Is that Imperial
ism. upon the economic ground of the
necessity for new outlets for capital. has
I. been brought to al least temporary
halt There is so little money seeking
investment In strictly commercial enter
prises in the Philippines that the gov
ernment has been compelled to guaran-
tee interest upon a part Of the new rail-
way contracts and upon the capital Of
the agricultural bank In Cochin-China.
Manchuria, and Korea, France and ia
pan are compelled 10 carry on their chief
enterprise under the authority and with
the capital OF the state, rather than by
the free initiative Of private investors.
While the demand for new openings for
capital will probably recur again within
a. a.
again becomes large. by reason Of the
enormous accommodating power Of the
leading civilized peoples. il is evident that
for the present the economic reasons for
Imperialism have ceased 10 be at all con-
vincing
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Aims Of the Secular League.

Editor The Washington Herald
The frequent misleading accounts Of
the meetings Of the Secular League ap-
pearing in daily press renders it desirable
to set before the public a brief state
ment Of the aims and methods Of this
organization. 1t is wholly and absolutely
untrue that the members meet to scon
at or ridicule any ones religious belief
There is no organization in the city that
respects the rights and opinions of others
more thar does the Secular League. We
meet not TO scof, but to ascertain the
truth For this reason we invite men and
women of ability, who have a message
to deliver, to speak from our platform.
Christian ministers of every denomina-
tion, Jewish rabbis. spiritualists. Chris
tian scientists, theosophists, and ag-
nostics have spoken before the league.
and all have been accorded a respectful
hearing.
The Secular League, 10 quote from the
fOlder-prOgramme, is formed for the ad-
vancement OF its members In the study
of truth, and for the promotion of the
highest interests of society. It is an or
ganiZation for the attainment OF knowl-
edge on scientific, social, political. and
religious subjects, and for comparison Of
views by means of lectures and discus
sions."
While the members do not subscribe to
any formulated made-to-order creed. stiU
there are certain ethical principles which
In the main govern their action, among
which are the following:
We believe in Intellectual honesty and
in intellectual hospitality, in speaking
ones honest thoughts. and in giving 10
every other person the same right Won
claim for yourself. We believe that virtue
is but another name for kindness. and
that kindness is the whole duty of man
We believe that justice should be neted
TO all alike, irrespective of rank. religion
wealth, sex, or color. We believe in clean
liness of body and cleanliness of mind. in
freedom, social, economic, domestic. no.
Htical mental. and religious. We believe
that restitution is better than forgive
ness; that when you wrong your fellow
man you should make reparation to the
best Of your ability. We believe that
happiness in this life is as worthy an OH
ject as happiness hereafter. We believe
that the better one lives in this world the
better one is fitted for another. if another
exist; in the absolute equality of the
sexes; in the home and the purity and
liberty of childhood; in the law of prog
ress, which science calls evolution: in
doing good TO your fellow-man. whether
a God exists or not
These are few of the things the league
stands for, and with principles such as
these it seems almost incredible that anv
one should misrepresent US, whether in
tenti0nally or otherwise
J. J. SHIRLEY. VI. d.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
TYPHOID FEVER ON THE WANE.
Health Department Also shows De-
crease I'm Mortality.

Chief interest in the report of the
health department of the District for the
week ending October u, 1O7, centers in
the fact that there is no increase in the
number Of cases. OF typhoid fever under
treatment Thirty-three new cases We're
reported and thirty-three cases dis
charged, leaving the total of cases under
treatment at 90. Three died Of the fever
As compared with the report for the
same week last year, the aspect is gen
orally considered favorable. The report
also compares iavorably with the re-
port for the week ending October .. there
being at that time thirty-four new cases
reported, and the same number of fatali-
ties as during the week just passed.
There also is a marked decrease in the
number Of deaths from all causes. Dur
ing the week ending October z. there
were % deaths; for the week ending Oc-
tober ., H. and for the wee kending DC
tober IS, 1906, IA
Births TO the number Of I25 were re-
corded, distributed among whites and col
ored in the ratio of 50 and q, respectively.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY.
From the Philadelphia Ree-7i.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Generalization IS too commonly I'M
punishable as fraud A railway existing
on paper only may he bought for a mill
lion and paid for out of a corDoratA
treasury; and directors who knew or
ought to have known that the purchase
was not worth cent may 90 unwhipped
though thousands Of investors NAV be
beggared as result of the crime. In
some States, New Jersey, for exampIe q
resolution OF board Of directors fixing
a value on property taken for stock is
final Such property mag thereafter
figure al the estimated value in the re-
ports and prospeCtuses Of the corpora-
ton. and nobody can be held 10 account
even though the estimate be manifestly
fraudulent Under the German law pro-
moters. incOrporators. and directors are
personally and criminaIly responsible for
untrue and misleading representations in
any prospectus or statement or any ra-
port made in the corporate name II is
not enough for them to show by way of
defense that they did not know the rem
reservations to be false; they must prove
also that they could not have discovered
their falsity by the exercise of due dill
gence. Under the German law entire
boards have been put in Jail Would
n0minally and apparently respectable
members of the community dare TO do
as individuals or members of a firm
many of the things they do as company
officers and directors if their personal
and criminal accountability were the
same in both cases? What is euphoni-
-Ously called financing" is usually swim
ding, and often plain stealing; and the
law should so regard it.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Disregarded Parliamentary Rules.
REAL PACIFIC QUESTION.
Not Military, Not Social, and Eco
nOmic In Its Nature.

Sydney Brooks. in HarpeF's Weekly.
The question. 1t is rightly felt. is not
one to be settled on merely utiIitarian
grounds. Admitting to the full the serv-
iceableness and the virtues Of the Japa-
nese coolies, it IS stH profoundly true
that their unrestricted immigration means
the planting IN California and British Co
lUmbia Of a vast alien colony, exclusive.
inscrutable, unassimilative, bound to-
gether in an offensive and defensive or
ganization. with fewer wants and lower
standard Of living than their neighbors.
maintaining intact their peculiar customs
and characteristics. morals. and ideals Of
home and family lie with neither the
wish nor the capacity 10 amalgamate, or
even conform. with the civilization upon
which they have iGtrUded, and gradually.
By the mere pressure Of numbers. under
mining the very foundations Of the white
mans well-being To such a visitation
California and British Columbia may well
object; from such prospect they may
well shrink. Their industries may be re-
tarded, their crops go unharveSted. the
yield Of their vineyards and fruit farms
may rot away through sheer lack Of the
Indispensable labor. their whole progress
may be Checked-these are but the pass
ing exigencies OF a day. What they have
to safeguard Is the future and the dis
tnctiveness Of their race and civilization,
and in their passionate and unalterable
conviction they cannot be protected IN
less the free ingress Of Orientals is re-
stricted and regulated.
That is the real Pacific questiOn-not a
question of naval OF commercial su-
premacy, but Of the social and economic
relations that are To obtain between the
white and yellow peoples. There is no
more urgent need than that the problem
Of Asiatic immigration into English
speaking countries should be taken out of
the hands Of mobs and vested in those Of
statesmen
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
HAS NO WINE CELLAR.
President Roosevelt Did Away with
1t at the White House.


From the New YORK World.
Until Theodore Roosevelt became Pregi-
dent. the White House had wine eel
lar and dark room In the attic set
aside as a storeroom for liquors. He did
away with them both. The cellar is now
used for machinery, and the attic room is
q paIt Of the quarters for the servants.
But he devoted them TO other uses.
simply because he needed the room for
his larger family. which. being so much
larger than the average President has
had, required more accommodation. Pres
ident Roosevelt has made the unique
record of serving beer to a large COM
pany in the White House.
When Prince Henry, of Prussia. was in
the city d few years ago. the President
had a fest for him, in which casks of
beer We're the chief ornamental pieces
The White House pantry did not hold
the equipment needed to serve the beer,
SO the President asked a local saloon
keeper TO send up ten or fifteen dozen
stems When Prince Henry drained his.
on the bottom Of the stein was disclosed
these words: stolen from Ernest Ger
stenberg"
The thrifty Gerstenberg had paid such
heavy tribute TO his stein-cOllecting
patrons that he undertook to stop the
thieving by having the legend blown in
the bottoms. President Roosevelt at nrst
was inclined to pummel GeTstenberg. but
the legend added so much to the gayety
of the party that, instead of saying sar-
castle things 10 the saloon keeper, he
thanked him for his UNCONSCIOUS contribu-
ton To the fun OF the evening.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
How the Business OF Our Great Cor
pOratiOns Is Conducted.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
One stOckholder and two officers. of the
corporation established the low record for
attendance at an annual meeting Of the
Reading Company, an adjourned session
OF which was held yesterday at the Ter
minal for the reception Of the annual re-
port. A record for transactng business
with dispatch was also established by the
trio. which received the report. considered
it. and gave it unanimous approval in the
space Of 30 seconds.
Ex-Justice Samuel Gustine Thompson.
the distinguished stOckholder. gave three
raps with HIS knuckles on the long table
IN the boaTd-TOOm as the hour hand Of
the clock pointed TO y noon
THE meeting will come 10 order" SOL
emnly declared the chairman, for M
Thompson had been elected to this pos
ton at the first session held in June
when directors We're chosen.
George F. Baer, president OF the Read
ing Company and its controlled corpora-
tons, was seated on one side Of the table.
As order was declared. he Strengthened
up and looked graveIy al the chairman as
the latter asked W. r. Taylor, secretary
Of the company. TO read the call for the
meeting
Mr.. Taylor rose and promptly read the
legal document by which the stockholders
were assembled TO receive the annual
statement Of the $l40,O00,000 corporation.
The secretary had scarcely finished the
reading when Mr.. Beer rose, and address
ing the chairman. said:
I herewith present the Company's an
nual report. copies Of which have been
mailed the stockholders Of the company
What shall be done with the report?''
queTied Mr. Thompson
1 move that the reading Of the report
be dispensed with" said Mr.. Baer. M.
Taylor seconded the motion.
"All in favor Of the motion say aye
said the chairman.
Aye" replied Mr. Baer.
Aye added Mr. Taylor.
I move the report be approved" said
Mr.. Baer.
I second the notion said Mr.. Taylor
All IN favor of the motion say aye
requested the chairman.
Aye" again responded Mr.. Baer.
Aye again added Mr.. Taylor.
Il move we adjourn" said Mr. Baer.
! second the motion" said Mr Taylor
"All in favor of the motion say aye
said the chairman
Aye, again resonded Mr.. Baer.
Aye" again added Mr.. Taylor.
THE meeting is adjourned. declared
Mr.. Thompson with a smile.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
WHITE HOUSE PRESS BUREAU.
How the Executive Manages TO Get
His Views Before Public.

Theodore Roosevelt. Press Agent:
and What His Newspaper 'Cuokoos
Have Done for Him" is the arresting
title Of the leading article in the cur
rent F42Tper's Weekly The author was
himself. as he explains, one Of the White
House "cuckOos''-the singular group Of
newspaper correspondents through whom
President Roosevelt regularly and de-
liberately gives his views to the world:
so that his statements bear the stamp
Of knowledge and authority. This is the
authors description Of the working
method of the system as it exists in
actual operation in Washington.
Rarely does the President communl-
cate with more than one of his cuckoos
az a time. Occasionally he assemblies
tile whole flock and pours out to them
en- masse the thoughts he has formed,
or is forming, upon a subject Of greater
or less public interest. IN his handling
Of his assistant press agents he observes
the NapOleOnic method Of not intrusting
the tuA details Of a campaign 10 any
one Of them. II the assistant press
agent be the representative Of a Wash
inston newspaper, Nj Roosevelt NAV
impart TO him a fuller mass Of detail
than 10 the representative of a newspa-
per elsewhere. The reason for this IS
obvious. The Washington newspaper is
read by the members Of Congress and
other public men In all parts of the coun-
try Thus, If Il suit the Presidents
purpose better to plant tke seeds first
In the minds Of the peoples servants.
preliminary 20 sowing the whole broad
Held, he viii employ his Washington
cuckoo TO make primary announce
ment in way somewhat cryptic 10
the popular intelligence. but sufficiently
significant to the minds of the expert
enced politicians 70 give them warning
Of what they would better do if they
do not want 20 get hurt"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
LET Mr.. FISH PROVE
HIMSELF A FIGHTER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

ton for a recess. a call Of the stock is
necessary? I think not think a viva
voce vote is sufficient ] second the
amendment"
Mr. Cromwell, considerably embarrass-
ed, said that he thought that it would be
well to take a viva vOce expression Of
opinion from the stockholders on the
question Of adiodrning, and apparently
forgetting the existence Of Mr.. Harahan,
proceeded to put the motion just as
though he himself was presiding over the
meeting.
f''fhOse in favor of Mr. Patton's mo-
ton will say aye he said.
There arose a yell which changed into
a burst OF laughter as the stockholders
caught the look of astonishment on Mr..
Cr0mweITs face.
Mr.. Cromwell turned the situation. how
ever, gracefully by saying that he thought
such an expression Of opinion was enough
to convince a lawyer, and still apparently
forgetting the existence Of Mr.. Harahan,
he declared the meeting adjourned.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
PARAGRAPHS BY WIRE.

Sandy Hook. y. J., Oct 16-After max
ing gallant twelve-hotT fight the crew Gf IN,
schooner Carrie c. Miles, which went aground on
the Romer ShOal last evening was forced to desert
their ship at low tide this morning.
Philadelphia, Oct 16-Robert L. Carson
prominent fBancer and street railway magnate
IS dead here. having been stricken while watchinl
play in a Chestnut street theater. At the clos,
4 the first act Mt Carson fell forward in his seat
While the lights wer lowered FOR the second ac1
he was carried from the theater, and it was fount
that he was dead Z
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
YACHT DETAINED ON LIBEL.
Discharged EmpIOye of Vesta Claims
Unpaid Wages.

The clerk Of the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia issued a warrant
on the steam yacht Vesta, now lying at
the Seventh street wharves. The war
rant was issued upon a libel. filed by
Joseph NJ. Tibbetts, who claims that the
master of the yacht, Tom Comstock,
owes him $50 wages.
In his petition. Tibbetts states that the
Vesta is engaged in hauling passengers
from Alexandria Bay. y. Y, To this city,
and on August East he was engaged by
the master as a deck hand at $50 per
month.
The effect Of the libel will be to keep
the yacht at its moorings until a hear
ing is granted by the court.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
U. 5. Dept Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau

washington u =, bcJ- 10, EN-o 2. m.
The atmosphere conditions have not changed ma
terally IN the last twenty-foJr hours Pressure is
stil high In she Eastern part of the country. and
low in the extreme Northwest. Rain has fallen in
Texas and in scattered localities in the extreme
Southwest.
The temperature has risen generally east II the
Rocky Mountains. except IN Texas and Oklahoma
the greatest rise being IN the Lake region and New
England
Continued fair weather is probable Thursday and
Friday. except in the lower Mississippi Valley and
the west Gulf States where rain Is forecast The
temperature viii continue rise slowly in Atlantic
coast districts.
Steamers departing Thursday for European ports
viii have fresh s0uthWesterly winds and fair weather
to the Grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Dauehters of 1872 ,Ie.t

The United States Daughters of 1872
held their first meeting Of the year az the Fbbi+t
House. Officers we're announced as follows: Pres-
Gent, MIS- hate h Henry; first vice president
Mrs. @. " Baird: second vice president Mr.
George March; third vice president Mrs L
Merton; recording secretary Mrs. Frank Wilson
registrar. Mrs A l. piiuey corresponding secrtsr
Miss a. d. Goddard; assistant corresponding secre
taTy Miss NJ g. James: treasurer Mrs William
Dove historian Mn. KimhCrtca: librarian Wrs
Augustas JACKSON: auditor AIrs. n d Feast
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
SINGULAR DOUBLE WEDDING.
Ithacans Witness Union of Brothers
and Sisters

and Sisters.
Ithaca, n, Y, Oct. 16.-The most re.
markable wedding in the history Of Itha-
ca took place to-day at the Tabernacle
Baptist Church. Two sisters married
two brothers, two sisters acted as maids
of honor, and TWO ministers performed
the ceremony.
The contracting parties were the Misses
Jessie May and Ethel Louise Warner and
MessTs. Leon lie Roy and William Morris
Arthur. The Misses Anna and Elsie VIII
son acted as maids of honor. The brides,
the daughters OF Charles ]. Warner.
were gowned alike. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Sidney Fisher,
who baptized both the young women, and
he was assisted by the Rev S. S. VOse,
the present pastor.
The entire congregation of the church
attended as guests.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

jamestown visitors are arriving daily
and looking for furnished rooms. An ad.
IN Ine Herald viii get them, The Herald
has the largest circulation at Norfolk and
jamestown of any Washington paper.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
TAFT OPENS MEETING
First Filipino Legislative
Body Is Inaugurated.
0MENA IS ELECTED SPEAKER

Ex-Governor of Cebu Made Presid-
ing Officer After a Lively Debate.
Part of DeIegntes-PeFsOnaI Con-
tentiOns Put Ahead Of Real Issues.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

ay-Higb tide. Az a. m. and 4.f6 y m. low
tide. Il 36 a. m. and II 80 p m
To-morrow-High tide, SO a. m. and 5:is p. n. :;
low tide y a. m.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Condition of the Water.
Temperatures in Other Cities.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Harpers Ferry. W. Va. Oct. 6-Both rivers are
clear.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Ocean Steamships.

New York, oct. l6-Arrived out La Provence. a
HayFe; Adriatic, al Plymouth; Csrmania, at Liver
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Temperatures IN other cities together with She
amount Of rainfall. for the twelve hours ended at
p. m. yesterday. are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17
Local Temperafure

Midnight, a.; a. m. 20; I a. m. SO; a. m. w
a. m. 40; 10 a m, 50; p noon, 81; n m. s.
.. m, s.: p m, GO p. II. 81; 10 p n. 81
Maximum, 81 minimum, IS
Relative humidity-s a. N, g: ? 2. n. 80; u
n. Y Hours Of sunshine, Ill Per cent Of pos
sble sunshine, 100.
Temperature same date last yesr-Maxim,un. s.
minimum s.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-17

Manila, Oct. 1.-THE Inauguration of
the first assembly to-day attracted vast
crowds Of good-natured curiosity seekers,
so that the services Of the police were re-
quired to keep the streets clear. The
theater in which the ceremonies were
held was packed with representative
Americans and Filipinos. foreign consuls
and delegations from the provinces.
The proceedings began unpretentiously
by Gov Gen. Smith reading the organic
act, after which he invited Secretary
Taft, as Father Of the Fllipinos." TO
open the assembly. The Secretary's ad-
dress occupied three hours in delivery. in
eluding the time occupied in its interpre-
tation into Spanish.
Executive Secretary Ferguson called the
roll. -Seventy-nine Of the total Of eighty
responded.
Formally Declared Open.
Secretary Taft opened the assembly in
the following form: by the authority Of
the President I declare the assembly open
for the transaction Of business"
Bishop BarIin. Of the Roman Catholic
Church who is a native Filipino. then
pronounced an invocation.
Upon the conclusion Of Secretary Taft's
speech the house appointed a temporary
chairman, and then proceeded to the
election of a speaker. There was a
scrappy debate between Gomez and
Quezon. and. after considerable talk by
other members, Senior Omena, ex-gov-
ernor Of Cuba, was elected as the pre-
siding officer Rules were then adopted
which are identical with those governing
the House Of Representatives at Wash
ington
DisreEarded Parliamentary Rules.
The first meeting of the assembly was
reasonably successful, despite wide
spread disregard for parliamentary rules.
There was a general tendency on the
part Of every assemblyman to argue every
motion. Twenty-seven obtained the floor
and feverishly discussed the election Of
a secretary. 4 majority Of the speakers
argued, against each other, and introduced
personal contentious, while overlooking
real issues.
Government officials were CONSPICUOUS
by their absence. and the assemblymen
were thus left absolutely free TO follow
their own course