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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-11
What Japan Thinks of It.

Secretary Metcalfs reiterated puerility
that our battle ship fleet is simply going
on practice cruise" Is heavily dis
counted by the fact that it is otherwise
regarded by everybody, even naval OH
GERS themselves. Admiral Dewey, for eX-
ample. does not hesitate to represent the
proposed naval maneuveT as having as
its purpose the seizure Of the balance OF
power in the Pacific. so that in the event
OF war we may have the fleet IN an ad-
vantageous position. All discussion Of the
movement, both here and in Europe is
based on the assumption that we are
strengthening our resources for On inev-
liable conflict IN Pacific waters. IN other
words 1t is everywhere recognized as a
wariixe and aggressive movement. which
It is simply silly to describe as a practice
cruise, OF a speed test, or a merely rou-
tine drill for the purpose Of increasing
the efficiency of the fleet
What must be the real feeling OF the
japanese over this latest development OF
the policy Of speaking softly and carry
ing a big stick? We have some intima-
dispatches from Tokyo. one Of which de-
scribes the feeling that our feet move
ment is most inopportune, coming at a
time when jingoes are actively at work
IN both countries trying to impair the
traditional friendship. It Is pointed out
that the itinerary OF the japanese train
ing squadron was changed, on a hint
from the United States, at a moment
when It was felt by the administration
that its proposed visit to San Francisco
and other Pacific Coast cities would in
flame public sentiment In this country.
Although Tokyo newspapers continue 10
treat the subject lightly, one correspond
ent suggests that the unanimous levity
Of the japanese press probably DISCUSSES
the real feeling, and says that such ex-
pressions Of opinion as he heard were 70
the effect that the dispatch Of our feet
TO the Pacific would deeply wound the
japanese nation.
All this means that We have given, or
are about 10 give, serious affront to a
friendly nation, and without any reason
that is discernlble on the surface Of
things. It is curious way 70 guarantee
peace.
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Expensive Cheap Labor.

There are still a good many people IN
the United States who believe that It IS
necessary to the completion of the Pan
anna Canal that we should employ cheap
Chinese labor for the work Undoubted-
", the cheap Chinese workman did much
toward the upbullding OF the Pacific Coast
territory. but there it was not question
Of contract. but simple competition.
Wherever cheap contract labor has been
tried there has been more OF less of
failure The latest and most striking ex-
ample Of this Is found fl the Rand mines
in South Africa, from which, as soon as
may be, the Chinese are to be deported.
England. with her wide influences in
the Orient, has always been eager to ex-
pertinent with cheap Oriental labor. After
the Transvaal war there was felt to be
great need Of extra activity IN the gold
mines Of the Rand. and, as white labor
was unavailable In a land where it would
have come IN competition with the Kaflr
and the HOttentot the mine owners pro
posed TO import Chinese. About 5000 Chi
nese laboTers were selected by agents in
China, mostly from the Shanteng prov
ince. which turns out fine. big men. but
their labor in South Africa turned out TO
be only fairly efficient. The Labor party in
England made the alleged semi-slave-y
Of the Chinese an issue, and the Liberals,
taking up the cry. owed much Of their
success to it.
The Beers are strongly opposed to the
irruption Of vast masses of Chinese into
what was once their country, and Gen.
Botha, who has risen 70 the leading Off
cial position in the Transvaal govern
ment, has set about carrying out the
wishes OF the Liberal party. All Of tho
Chinese are to go home so soon as their
three-year contracts expire. Some Of
them arrived in the country only last
January, and these, Of course, cannot be
deported until 1863. But It is estimated
that 1900 VIII go home this year, 1900
next year. and the remainder in 1909
This viii end, probably forever, the Chi
nese experiment in South Africa. Since
the advent of the Chinese, the whites
have left the Transvaal in great numbers,
and African mining securities have been
greatly depressed. It IS another ard
striking instance of the fact that cheap
! Chinese labor is very expensive.
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SPANS NAVAL MANEUvER.
How Roosevelt Regarded It when
he Couldn't Do as he Pleased.

How Roosevelt Regarded II when
lie Couldn't Do as he Pleased.
From Francis L LeuDp's Roosevelt the Man.
one Sunday morning in March, 1898 we
were sitting In his CAlr. Roosevelt's 81 libra
~ discussing the significance OF the news
that Cervera's squadron was about to
sail for Cuba, when he suddenly rose and
brought his two hands together with a
resounding clap
IF I could do what I pleased" he ex-
claimed. Il would send Spain notice to-
day that we should consider aer dispatch
OF that squadron d hostile act Then. II
she didn't heed the warning, she would
have TO take the consequences"
You are sure" asked. that 1t is with
unfriendly intent that she is sending the
squadron"
What else can it be? The Cubans
have 10 navy; therefore the squadron
cannot be coming 10 fight the insurgents
The only naval power interested in Cuban
affairs is the United States. Spain is
simply fOrestalling the brush which she
knows, as We do. is coming sooner or
later"
And IL she refused to withdraw the
orders to Cervera ?"
Il should send out a squadron 10 meet
his on the high seas and smash 1t. Then
l would force the fighting from that day
TO the end Of the war"
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SOUTH DETERMINING FACTOR
Texas Paper Thinks PurchasRbIe
Vote May Decide Nomination.

From the Houston Post
The Washington Herald gives US the in
teresting Information that ''the Taft
boom. tested and found wanting. now
appears TO be on the verge OF collapse"
All Of which shows that Mr. Roosevelts
influence among the rank and file Of the
Republican party is not quite so formid-
able es he seemed 10 think II is one
thing for a man at the high tide Of popu-
larity to gain popular support and ap-
prevail for himself 1t is quite another
10 undertake 10 transfer that popularity
and manipulate it IN the interest Of some
body else. The Post pointed out months
ago that the Presidents active efforts IN
behalf Of his Secretary OF War would be
likely 10 react to his favorites detri-
ment and there seems 10 be no doubt that
such has been the effect Of the attempt
to dominate Republican sentiment.
The astonishing statement is now made
that the recent attack in Golfers upon
Vice President Fairbanks was inspired
by the head Of the Taft propaganda in
the hope OF summarily driving the Vice
President from the field and capturing
Indiana for Taft. The most potent con-
sideration Of Tafts candidacy is that he
more nearly represents the Roosevelt
idea, and It was believed that Mr.. ROOse-
yelts control Of the machine would be
sufficient TO land him. Alas, all such
anticipatlons have gone sstray.
The situation stands apparently this
way: Hughes with the strongest backing,
followed IN order by Knox, Taft, Fair
banks, Cannon, and la Toilette, with
other favorite sons 70 hear from and the
purchas8ble delegates OF the South the
determining factor IN the contest. The
combination will naturally be against
Taft and dispose OF him.
in this situation, The Washington
Herald discovers q strong undercurreni
Of sentiment IN favor Of the old ticket
/ Roosevelt and Fairbanks, just what most
I observers have predicted would come q
pass. II is plain that the only possible
way for the President 10 control the con
vention is 10 recall his election night
/ statement and let It be known that he
viii, II nominated. accept the honor This
( Is believed to be exactly what Mr. Roose-
Welt is now anxious to do in the light
OF the fate which has already Overtaken
the Taft boom. Il seems certain now
that Mr. Taft viii soon be advanced to
the Supreme Court. When tha, = con-
summated. the country may just a well
prepare for the denomination of the Presi-
dent.
II. contrary TO expectations, Roosevelt
stands hitched to his election night dee
4 iaration. It will be idle 10 speculate OF
I the possibilities until we have an oppor.
tunity 10 witness the working OF tho
dough bags among the sable patriots Of
/ the Southern States Whenever there
/ has been a genuine contest for the Re
I publican nomination. the Southern negro
/ has been potent influence and he vii
certainly determine the result II Mr.
Roosevelt remains true to his pledges.
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and the United States IL on the threshold
of q season Of prosperity that has never
been equaled
oar prosperity will continue" says
John D. Rockefeller. THE country need
fear no business depression" declares II.
c. Prick. Depressions in Wall street may
come and go. but, with the per capita
circulation constantly increasing, the
Treasury OVERLOOKING with surplus. and
everybody at work, INSCRIPTIONS finan-
ciers viii find their task of bringing about
near-panlcs-one Of their methods OF
shaking down" the public and obtaining
its loose change-increasingly difficult.
After it has come down TO case OF bull
eat bear, possibly Wall street will awake
to the fact that the United States extends
a long way west Of Manhattan Island
and that the pulse of the country is not
always to be accurately judged from the
figures on the ticker.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-11
Anfhrncitc,s Centenary

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Just hundred years ago the first ship
ment of anthracite ever made went
from Plymouth, Luzerne County. to Co
lumbia, Lancaster County, and a number
Of citizens of Plymouth are now a-ouslng
enthusiasm for a celebration OF this heroic
event. Abijah Smith shipped the first
cargo OF the black diamonds in an ark.
floating down the Susquehanna River
The discovery by Jesse Fell, Of Wilkes
barre, about six months after this ship
ment that the new fuel would burn IN
his crate with intense heat without an
air blast caused many orders to come into
Plymouth for fuel, and the chief business
Of the town ever since has been the min
iCg and shipping Of coal.
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ALTERNATING CURRENTS.
From tho Chicago Record Herald.
STRANGER THAN FICTION.

Augustus Noodle one day rowed upon the
lake with Gladys Greene;
Augustus had a modes: brow; IN fact, II
hardly could DO seen;
In school Augustus never had the luck to
carry of a prize;
He bit his nails and did not look ike one
who might be very wise;
As has been said, Augustus IN q vessel
that was small and fraN
Rcwed on the lake with Gladys Greene.
and thereby hangs this little tale.
Augustus rowed and Gladys steered; tho
wind was light: the day was fair;
They left the city far behind and bobbed
along, absolved from care;
The trees upon the shore grew small, the
houses seemed TO shrink and fade,
And stu they Towed. Augustus and the
beautiful. connding maid;
Tho water meath the keel was blue. above
them spread an azure sky,
And now and then the twain we're hailed
from stately liners steaming by.
Augustus Noodles face grew red and
blisters on ais hands appeared;
They talked Of love. he and the maid. as
he kept rowing and she steered;
With gladness in their breasts they heard
the blue waves Shaping at their
PROV.
The smiling maiden and the man who
had the disappearing brow,
Yet strange 10 tell. when evening fell
their little craft was still afloat,
And they were both alive and well: Au-
gustus hadn't rocked the boat
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-11
The Trolley in Shanghai.

Tracks have been laid for a trolley line
In Shanghai and one OF the most pic
turesquo Of the treaty ports Of China IS
likely to be transformed by the change. It
is said that trouble is looked for when the
cars start, especially from the 'Tickshaw
men, who see themselves thus deprived
OF a living There are some, also, who
seem 10 think that the Chinese will be
highly amazed at the sight Of cars nov
ing along the highway with no apparent
motive power. Those who think thus are
evidently ignorant OF the fact that il Is
not at all unusual to see a procession Of
automobiles along the Bubbling Well road
every afternoon, On the Bund, Shanghai
one may witness an infinite variety Of
vehicles There will be autos, low-cut
victorias Of the latest Hyde Park patteEa,
OK and mule carts, ric'tshaws, pony
carts, and pelanquins neatly curtained,
carrying the tiny wife Of some mandarin,
TO say nothing OF those peculiar wheel
barrows, with the huge wheel IN the cen
ter of the vehicle and native passengers
seated on either side Through all this
medley the Chinese moves tmperturbahle.
and II is not likely that the street cars
are going to bother him much IN Tokyo.
Japan, the street car service is excellent.
The fares are low and the cars are pat
ronized almost exclusively by natives.
Along the principal lines Of traffic there Is
no such thing as waiting for a car, as.
usually. there are about three cars to
every two blocks. They do not run at
such high speed as in this country. but
the greater frequency OF the cars makes
the service much mora satisfactory, and
passengers do not have to stand.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-11
Wall Street and the People.

Yesterdays press dispatches contained
the startling Notwithstanding to
Wall street. that is-that there is no
hurry on the part Of the public to sub
scribe for the new convertible bonds
issued by the Union Pacific Railroad.
This. coupled with the reports OF the to-
bacco trust procedure, was sufficient TO
depress stocks several points.
To Wall street the situation is serious.
Wall street. whose vision Is bounded by
artificial values lowering in the vicinity
Of Old Trinity. thinks the developments
referred to presage further bear cam
paigns that will seriously impair the
financial condition Of the country. The
trust prosecution is in line with other
Federal acts that will injure business, "
is the wall, and it is walled to the echo
in Wall street.
Strangely enough, all this does not seem
to produce the scare that usually has fol-
lowed similar talk. For some unaccount-
able reason, the people do not seem to
care a rap IL Wall street does wall. Right
on the heels Of the Wall street announce
ments come the reports Of record-break-
Ing savings bank deposits, those IN ono
New York institution alone having passed
the Noe.0OO.oO0 mark. The public, profting
by what Federal and State investigations
have shown It about the conduct Of MANY
Of the big corporations that invite specu-
lation in their stocks. has discreetly left
Wall street to speculate with Itself. Now
the bears and bulls may oevour one an
other. Tho usual diet OF lamb is con-
spicuous By fits absence. for the lamb Is
running TO savings banks with It's money.
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slidlng scaIe as a sOIution.

From the New York Tribune.
The problem regarding public franchises
IS not to cut prospective profits so low
as to repel capital, and at the same time
not TO let them mount so high as 10
make a public service unduly expensive
10 the people Municipal ownership, pur-
chase clauses, limited franchises, reguls-
ton Of rates. city profit-sharing, are all
answers 10 this problem. but none OF
them has solved It satisfactorily. Is it
solved by the sliding scale which IS re-
garded with such favor IN England and
which has been started in success in this
country?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-11
SWINGING THE BIG STICK.
Only One Possible Interpretation of
the Naval Vancouver.

From the Boston Herald
The President and his Secretary of the
Navy and naval officers cannot blind the
country to the meaning and the possible
consequences Of this flourish of the big
stick These are understood and
promptly proclaimed IN Europe. It is
there construed as a recrudescence of the
boastful old spirit that the United States
can lick all creation" and has a navy
to back up its belief. The boaster and
the bully, among nations as with indi-
viduals, is the most likely to find the in
vited trouble" Such a demonstration
as is now proposed is as needless as It
would be futile. And it might easily
have consequences costly. caIamitous. and
criminal The Atlantic Ocean is certainly
big enough for any feet practice that our
navy needs.
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BILLY sDIPKIxs AND HIS SONNET

written for The Washington Heraldl
Billy Simpklns wrote a sonnet bout a girl be used
70 know;
And re sent Il 10 Journal that accepted H. and So
All slated Billy waited, for that sonnet to appear,
Until days became a week, weeks month. and
months a year.
And the years continued passing till the number
reached twoscore;
Yet his sonnet was not printed. though by now bis
head was hoar.
One day they found Billy sitting in his rustic, old
arm chair;
On his and wTinkled visage not a shadow Of a
caTei
In his lap reposed the Journal with his sonnet
printed there3
lasting Where"
JOHN ABSOLUTE
IOos Park road northwest. Washington .. @.
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Our Invasion of Canada.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The sort Of people who settled New
England, and who afteTward carried civ
ilization into the West, are now dotting
the plains - Canada with towns and
hamlets, and making, amid surroundings
that at FIRST seemed hostile. those safe
guards Of law and living that insure
peace and plenty In the years to come.
We must let them go with q Godspeed,
comforted with the reflection that Canada
is not far, and that an American element
in its population and its business inter-
ests cannot but make for q continuation
Of friendly relations between the two
countries
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and the Hnncrr.


John P. Sullivan. Of New Orleans.
grand esquire Of the Benevolent and Pro-
tective order Of EIks, who Is taking a
prominent part in the preparations for
the big convention Of that organization in
Philadelphia, is one Of the few men who,
as a student at West Point. was never
successfully 1azed. Col. Sullivan-by viz
tue Of the Spanish war. as he did not
remain IN the army after leaving the
Military Academy-stands six feet two
inches IN his stocking feet. and Is built
IN proportion. The story goes that when
a mob of fellow West Pointers attempted
TO practice on him the usual diabOhcal
arts reserved for new arrivals in the old
days. the young man from Louisiana sub
mitted a counter proposal I'm willing
TO be haZed, all Tight-if you fellows are
equal TO the job he said, but 1 must
insist on your coming one at a time. "
That looked easy. but was not. The haz-
ers came on one at time and rumor has
It that Sullivan whipped seventeen OF
them TO a standstill before making them
see the futility Of further attacks After
that he was not molesJed. He served In
Louisiana regiment during the Spanish
war. and is now an attorney in New Or
leans.
West Point annals contain a record Of
at least one other man who was not
hazed. He is Capt. Beaumont B. Buck.
Of the Sixteenth Infantry. His methods
were not the same as Sullivan's, however.
We warned the hazers not to attempt
70 enter his room, and when they tried
70 rush him he fired on them with re-
suits by no means pleasant 10 one young
man. This was Just after he entered the
Academy. or. perhaps, while he was still
student ct a preparatory school near
West Point.
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DR.. HnIe Defended.

ION Tue b0st0n HfTaId.
These citizens Of Washington who are
complaining about what Chaplain Edward
Everett Hale Is alleged to have said con-
corning certain parts Of their CITY e,i-
IDENTIFY don't know their man. II they did
they would have a better appreciation of
the fact that he isn't in the habit OF
saying or doing aught but good to his fell
low-nlen everywhere. His forte IS bene-
dictiOns.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
NIENDELssoHN.s sPnINe soNe.

All. at that first exquisite strain,
We see the freshly verdured plain;
We hear the bees.
We feel the balmy breath Of spring,
That flutters like an unseen wing
Among the trees.
All, at that first exquisite strain.
We hear the mill, the sudden rain,
The lowing flock
We hear the FLASHING Of the rill,
That leaps adown the wooded hill,
From rock TO rock.
All, at that first exquisite strain,
We see the fields Of waving grain;
We hear the birds.
With music from a masters hand.
That speaks the tongue OF every land
What need Of words?
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other plans. which President Roosevelt
says have failed-that Is, It would accom-
plish no permanent change in the method
Of Industrial combination, and Il Is open
TO the criticism applicable TO al the ad-
ministrauons legal proceedings against
trusts. that II is based on the prohibitivt
or destructive idea. instead Of the per
missive and regulatory theory, which the
President thinks should guide corporation
legislation
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If Secretary Metcalf really deprecates
tho talk Of war with Japan. as he says
why does he not use whatever influence
be possesses toward inducing President
Roosevelt not to send the battle-ship feet
to Pacific waters? That proposed move
ment is the one and only basis for all
the war talk now In evidence.
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nI-timed sIaneuvcr.

FTon The Columbia otate.
The serious criticism that Is to be made
of the maneuver is that II is ill-timed
1t is the sort OF maneuver that should
wait for period Of tranquility and good
viii, Being ill-timed, it is unwlse and
It may we'll be perilous. The great navy.
with Fighting Bob in command. might
await the return OF better feelings be-
tween Japan and this country.
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ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. Addresses will be changed
as often as requested. You can
not keep fully Informed about
affairs in Washington unless
your paper follows you.
Before leaving, mail or tele-
phone your address TO this Of
fee.
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Revenge Would BE swcet.

From the Charlotte Observer.
The Washington Herald suggests that
Judge Parker's advocacy of a Southern
man for President may indicate a desire
for dark revenge" He could not be s.st
ly blamed If it did, for If ever a candi-
date had the knife thrust into his de-
voted back Judge Parker was the man.
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And now II IS alleged that Ray Stan
nard Baker AYERS that Southern people
do not eat pie. Mr.. Baker should visit
Georgia, and note the voracious manner
in which that being handed out by Gov.
Smith is devoured
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OmciaI encouragement of War Talk.

FiSl. the New York Evening Post.
Should the President. after all this
vacrlation and conflicting announcement.
persist in sending the squadron OF fight
ing ships TO the Pacific. il can only be
taken as a willingness. on his part. to
heighten the bad feeling against the Jap
anese with whom he was so dead IN
love only last December) and to encoUE-
age the talk OF war.
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His Wife said II.

The man who thought he resembIed
Napoleon stood before the great pyramid
and gravely said
Twenty centuries are looking down on
me-"
Well" his wife remarked, I'm glad
you have at last found something that
isn't, according to your belief. standing
on its tiptoes and looking up to you