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The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
OUR GROWING EXPENSES.
Difficult 10 Cut Down the Cost of
Federal Government.

I ZION the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Whatever opinion may be held as TO the
justification for the vast increase Of gov
ernmentaI expenditure. national and local,
that has taken place within the last dec
ade and half. it is difficult to see how
that increase could have been checked.
Without attempting to evade the issue in
the telling but not wholly convincing man
ner Of the witty Speaker. by the remark
that this has grown to be "a two-bjllion-
dollar country it must be admitted that
Congress has given the country what il
wanted. We cannot have a great navy
without paying for it,; the United States
cannot acquire foreign dependencies with
out large expenditures for administration
and defense; We cannot enjoy the luxury
Of coast Qualifications without outlay for
guns and the soldiers 10 man them.
Since the days Of the Fifty-frst Con-
gress the army 0f the United States has
grown from "a little police force" Of 26.00C
men 10 a force Of 5000. the greater part
OF which is employed over seas: the navy
has been expanded 10 meet tho demands
OF the country and is still growing; the
Federal government has assumed obIiga-
/
suit Of the present Intervention i'm Cuba,
have added several millions 10 the ma
ti0nai budget, and We have undertaken 70
build q great ship canal across the 18th
mus of Panama. These items are IN addi-
ton 10 the natural expansion OF govern
mental activities in all directions. the
growth OF the postal service. and the in
crease Of the civil service as a result of
the unparalleled growth of the country.
IL is quite probable that judicious par
ing would reduce the aggregate Of the ma
tional appropriations by a few millions.
bat that any considerable reductions could
be effected without a total change OF the
conditions under which we live and Of the
policy under which the government is con-
Quoted has not yet been demonstrated. It
is one thing to eXclaim against national
'extrav va gauce" and another th.Eg TO
point the way to something radically diff
ferent
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
saiIlng nt Cape May.

From the Providence Journal
Senator Penrose was discussing Phila-
delphias need Of a deeper channel in the
Delaware for ships
you know he said. how often ships
get stuck In the mud of the Delaware
now Actually. to traverse that difficult
stream with impunity you need as light
a draugnt as they require on the Cap May
thOroughfares.
Amazed at the way we SKINNED
through creeks but an inch or two deep,
said TO a Cape May skipper one day:
81 suppose, captain, that you think
nothing of sailing across the meadows
when there's been a heavy fall OF dew?'
Right you are. said the captain.
though occasionally We have TO send a
man ahead with watering can
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY q. 1901.
4 Matter Of public Neeessitr.

Under circumstances which do not re-
quire consideration at this time, the
House of Representative declined to
enact on last Monday afternoon a meas
ure which contained important and neces-
sary legislation. We refer to the bill
which authorizes the construction of
street railroad tracks to the new union
station.
Unfortunately, the measure was loaded
down with many extraneous propositions.
1t proposed to abolish the smoke nuisance
at the terminal station, and also to COM
pei the use of fouT-inch tires upon heavy
vehicles. The absence of an amendment
providing for Scent fares and universal
transfers was made the occasion Of
serious objection and especially aroused
the antagonism which resulted in the de-
feat of the measure. Now, il may be
advisable in the minds of some TO have
smokeless locomotives and four-inch tires
and Scent fares. Opinions regarding these
matters are not however, unanimous
On the other hand, there can be no diff
ference of opinion regarding the necessity
Of running street cars to the new union
station. This is so obvious and so essen
tial to public convenience that if no other
proposition were involved, the House
would not waste a moment in discuss
ing it.
Speaking for the entire population of the
District and for every visitor who enters
our gates, The Washington Herald ex-
presses the hope that the House will agree
10 speedily grant the authority which is
requisite before work can be commenced.
If this legislation is not passed at this
session, an entire year will be lost. for
the bill could hardly become a law before
next January or February. 1t will take
at least year to procure the necessary
material and construct the new tracks.
and II the next twelve months are 10 be
spent in idieness, there is serious doubt
whether street car connection with the
union station would be completed by
inauguration day. II will not be long be-
fore the steam roads viii be ready to
enter the station. In the name Of common
sense, let the street cars be at the depot
at the same time.
An appeal TO Congress on this subject
ought not to be necessary. Certainly
there will be no further delay when the
facts are understood. Enact the simple
authority asked for in the original bill,
and let all the other questions be decided
upon their merits at the proper time.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
Meaning of the Dominican Treaty


Ratification of the Santo Domingo
treaty in its modified form establishes d
protectorate over that country that ex-
celds the utmost limit to which the
Monroe doctrine heretofore has been
stretched. BY the terms OF the conven-
lion. our protectorate is to continue only
50 long as may be necessary TO liquidate
the Dominican debt which in round mum
bers is S17.OOO0O0. We are collecting all
the revenues. 10 per cent of which is
applied to paying the expenses Of the
insular government, and the remainder
is being impounded. at the rate of lit
tie less than a million dollars year. in
the bank of Kuhn, Loeb & Co, New York.
Thus the prospect favors our remaining
In Santo Domingo for a period of at
least twenty years. We are pledged to
defend the countrys seaports from at
tack and TO preserve social order, to the
end that the process of amortization may
so on unchecked.
This arrangement is probably the
wisest and most practical that could
have been made in the circumstances. It
involves an extension Of the Monroe doc
trine that may be checked and curbed as
a result of the action TO be taken at the
next Hague Conference on the Drago
doctrine. That enunciation of purely
Latin-American principle against the old
order Of European aggression in the mat
ter Of the collection of debts in this
hemisphere formed one Of the chief and
most interesting subjects of discussion at
the recent Pan-American Congress at
Rio de Janeiro. The Amphictyonic coun-
ell at the Brazilian capital decided by q
virtually unanimous vote to refer the
Drago doctrine to The Hague Confer
ence, and if this congress shall adopt
the enunciation as a part of the code Of
international law. there will never again
arise necessity or excuse for our as
Stunning so pronounced a form Of protec-
torate as has been imposed upon US by
the Dominican treaty. Recognition OF
the Drago doctrine at The Hague VIII
carry with it the bringing into fun fell
lowship in the family of civilized nations
all the independent countries of Latin
America. To this extent our tenuous
hegemony in the New World will be
weakened. The Monroe doctrine, there
fore, viii lose some of its force. Our po-
sition in the western hemisphere viii be
more subject to European influences than
ever before.
But whatever may befall, We shall have
Santo Domingo, Twenty years of pro-
tectorate down there will inure the Do
minicans to our rule and ways. These
they will like. because under them they
Wit have more stable government than
they have ever known. and steadier pros
perity. Santo Domingo is a splendid out
post in our line OF defenses OF the Pan
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

anna Canal Gen. Grant wanted to an
mex It more than twenty years ago, but
Grants diplomacy was not subtle enough
for the time.
In forcing through the Senate its Santo
Domingo treaty the Roosevelt admins
tration has won a brilliant triumph in
''veltpoltick." Not even Bismarck
could have achieved a more notable vie
tory in his warfare for Germany at a
time when the fatherland was struggling
for leadership III continental Europe. But
we much fear that time will show that
this Dominican business was the enter
ing wedge that has split our Monroe
doctrine into splinters.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
UncIe Doc Mored Around.

While the House was IN Committee Of
the Whole House on the state Of the
Union yesterday, Speaker Cannon, his
half-smoked cigar a-fume, moved around
among the boys passing the time OF day
and allowing that the session was nearing
It's close without having done anything to
which the people could object. He re-
minded numerous OF them that it was a
fine thing for the ambitious young states
man not to have to be on the defensive,
not to have to explain to the people why
he cast his vote for this measure or that.
The people, he told them. nearly always
knew what they wanted and were certain
to reward those Of their servants who
served them right. Uncle Joe's little lee
ture was repeated from lip to lip on the
Republican side Of the chamber, and il
was not long before two or three states
men who had been confidently counted
for the ship subsidy bill were on their
feet clamoring for an opportunity 70
speak against it.
The Speaker looks well after his boys,
and it is becoming a popular belief, or
superstition. in the House that those who
follow his advice fare we'll
1t is sim believed that there viii be no
completed ship subsidy legislation this
year.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
Early Rising Hotel Guests.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Hotel guests. as rule. are early
risers," said Bob Johnson. clerk at the
Griswold the other evening, and to
prove it I can show you the call sheet.
You win notice that there are more and
7:9O calls than any other. Beginning at 4
o'clock, which is seldom used, the call
sheet is ruled down to 10. About $50 the
sheet shows a few room numbers, and
from that time until O'Clock the in
crease Is rapid. After : the number de-
creases until in the last column or two
there is hardly ever a mark.
When a man leaves call for any
hour later than $3.50 We always send a
pitcher of ice water along. as a matter
of course. and if the guest asks TO be
allowed to sleep until II, it is usually
safe to have the boy take up a 'bracer'
also"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
AdxantaEes Of Frec Art.

Frsm the Chicago Post.
The majority Of leading American
artists at home and abroad are united En-
working for the free art bin, fully con-
WINGED that it is best for the educational
interests of the country. When Congress
grants an absolute free art, the teacher
and artist as well as the collector and the
museum viii have the privilege of inn
porting Old World treasures 20 elevate
the ideals of The average citizen without
facing a tariff that is well-night pro
hibitive and that does not serve any pur-
pose In the interests of art Itself. When
Congress takes up the matter in earnest
il as readily viii pass a bill advocating
an absolutely free art as a bin that is
hampered with concessions 10 the old
tariff.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
SHIP sUBs1DY's FIGHT.
Itr Supporters Fewer To-day Than
They Were SIX Years Ago.


From the Boston Transcript
If this session Of Congress adiourns
without any action on ship subsidy. the
whole agitation will have TO be begun
over again If it's advocates have the
hOpefulness TO persist In their labor. This
work they will have to undertake under
the influence Of repeated defeats in the
past six years, in the course of which
the project has undergone many changes.
Six years ago one Of the objects of the
ship-subsidy bill Of that day TO which
the late Senator Hanna gave ali the
weight Of his commanding position was
to bring back under the American flag
steamers owned by American capital but
flying the flags Of other nations. That
object was not attained. the proposal
failing in face OF strenuous opposition.
To stimulate the construction Of Ameri-
can steamers il was proposed TO make
the subsidy dependent on cargo-carrying
and voyages combined. The Hanna Payne
bill was the most comprehensive project
for Federal aid yet presented. and most
carefully drawn. In the opinion Of many
advocates OF ship subsidy it had the
strongest Congressional support any bill
Of its nature has ever attracted. but it
could not win the safe and certain con-
curreBce Of both houses. The organiza-
ton OF the Morgan combine" gave sub
sidy a setback by affording the Oppor-
tunity for raising the cry that IL would
make a very rich man richer at the ex-
pense Of the taxpayer.
Few Of those who raised or repeated
that cry would permit the Interpretation
that Mr. Morgan could benefit only by
building American steamers in American
yards. and that the same chance was
open 10 ali other American shipOwners.
Since that day successive projects have
been whitfield down until we find the Re
publican leaders shy Of passing one that
is little more than a mail subsidy bin
designed 70 promote our trade In regions
whore the American FAC Is slranEer.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
Plant and Human Life.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Our anxiety for the bug and the moth
is not misplaced. Still no appropriations
are made by the National and State gov
ernments for the determination of con
sumption. pneumonia, diphtheria. cancer.
and cnolera infantum. The parasites and
diseases that war upon plant life seem
to be the natural enemies of the State,
whereas no legislative body has as yet
had the temerity to offend the germs of
the diseases named by making an appro-
priat:on for their summary eXterlnina-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
Fear to Admit Identity,

From tine Boston Herald
It's really alarming how hard it is
getting TO be nowadays TO get a person
to admit his identity TO a stranger said
a business man the other day. Now, I
have n perfectly legitimate line which
draws me to "a middle class Of people and
those who are on the edge of so-called
society. go TO their places Of business.
Some Of them I know by sight. ] go up
to them and ask if Mr.. So-and-So is in.
knowing at the time he is the man l am
looking for. Half the time the man
will reply: No. he's out just now, but I
will take the message.
when he finds out my business he gem
orally Iaughingly admits his identity and
says he thought l was representative
OF So-and-So. I suppose this is the result
of the modern way of living on the install
ment plan. with collectors NJ our heels. "
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
Practical Gnrernmrnf.

From the Springfield Republican.
Governments viii generally conform, in
any period, to the needs Of the governed.
and these needs make themselves felt
sooner or later in unmistakabIe ways. on
the other hand, not even Mr. Roosevelt is
TO be feared as an uphoider Of the princi-
pie of the expansion of Federal power if
the body of the people do not sympathize
with his views. III specific cases. he yields
very quickly to the State rights idea. if
he discovers that his assertion OF Federal
power is repudiated by public sentiment
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
NEW JERSEY.

The National Trust Hymn
New Jersey. It's Of thee.
Land Of monopoly
of thee We sing.
Land where we are immune.
oh. grant not now. nor soon,
MAY aught this blessed boon
From license wiring
Our sanctuary thee.
Sweet State Of Liberty.
Thy soil We love
We love thy smiling face,
Indulgent hiding place.
And count thy saving grace
All gifts above.
What though We are defed
Elsewhere, what can betide
When thou art true.
Firm in thy kindness great
We can incorporate
ANY old syndicate,
Secure in you.
What though ref0mers swear
And foemen pull their hair.
Let laughter ring.
safe in thy bosom kept,
Though by a tempest swept.
We heaTken none except
Great Gold our King
-ot. LOuS Post pispstcs.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

What would Washington think were he
70 come TO life now?" asks contempt
rary He would probably wonder why
the country hasn't gone to smash and the
demnition bow-wows long ago. There
were all sorts of people in his day who
said it was headed that way.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
RaIney and His Hair.

1t was remarked yesterday while Repre-
sentative Henry T. Rainey, the sole sur
viving Democrat IN the Illinois delega-
ton, was speaking against the ship
subsidy bill that If he would cut his hair
he would look enough like Senator La
Foilette TO De mistaken for that states
nan. The Tninoisan is considerably taller
than the Wisconsin Senator, but he has
many of the marked features Of Mr.. La
Toilette. But It is complained that Mr.
Rainey viii not cut his hair lie Is proud
Of Il. and justly so TX is the finest and
bushiest shock that crowns the dome of
thought of any living american states
man. X is streaked with silver strands.
His pompadOuT is even higher and dcrcer
than that Of Senator La Toilette. Il
stands up in a great mass of white and
black, and as he Is warmed 10y the fires
of eloquence. his pOmpadour shakes and
trembles and wabbles Ike the matted top
Of a giant pine tree in a storm.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
Reason for odd Prices.

Prom the New Orleans Times Democrat.
There's a reason for everything" said
the dry goods merchant There's even
a reason for odd prices-s1l2, A99, 1924
&c"
THE reason for these prices is that
they keep the patron waiting for change
and while he waits he looks around, see
ing, two to one, something else that he
wants to buy.
"Odd prices, causing the customer to eX-
anime the stock. are responsible for some
10 or 70 per cent of each days sales
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
His Definitions.

From the Atlanta COnstituti0n.
Faith" said Brother Williams lis de
faculty what kin turn de song err a saw
mill into dc halleuia er dc angels"
An what is hOpe?"
Hope is de faculty what keeps you
lookin' for somethin' you never gifts"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
INVESTIGATION.

OF whiieWash take a barrel.
a brush that sDatters free:
The coats make fine apparel
The garb Of purity
II flaw is seen. conceal It
Beneath uubroken white;
Let no base soul reveal 1t,
The plan Is ''out Of sight.
Treat gently the suspected.
Because, unless yuu do.
They'll get themselves selected
10 do some things 10 yUu.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

From the Louisville CourierJournal.
We beg TO remind Senator Bailey that
this country has produced one man who
could not tell a lie
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

It is to be hoped "Old Borax' will hurry
and get through condemning our food
supply before Easter comes along, Those
Of us who are denying ourselves the
things he has so Tar indicted want a
chance to make up for lost time when
Lent is over.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

From tho Denver Republican
One thing about this immigration ques-
ton: there seems to be a job waiting for
every one that comes, whether he be
white man coming through the Eastern
door that to him Is the west, or the
brown man from the East that lies on our
west
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

evol1ing admiration and subduing criti-
cism-how difficult II is TO bring home to
the people the plain truths. the platItudes,
If you will. of public and private moral
ity as Mr.. Cleveland endeavors to ex-
pound them,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
LearnIng Grammnr AN Over.

From the Philadelphia Record.
SnHcus-I always get mixed on the use
of shall and will"
Cynicus-Oh wait till you get married
and you viii discover that man says
i shall" and woman says i will"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
Rather Sudden.

From the New York World
Without being hypereriucal, it does
seem as if Senator Bailey's vindication
was . little too quick on the trigger.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

An esteemed contemporary calls the
Presidents attention to the seat of war
in Central America" Doubtless wants
him to send Mr.. Taft down there to sit
on it.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

Who are the three most beautiful
women in Kentucky demands the
Louisville Ccurier-J0uTual. One would
be hopelcssly bewildered trying to decide
Now. If it were the three homeliest the
Courier-JoUrnal wanted TO know, they
might be located.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

An old friend and enthusiastic admircr
Of Bourke Cochran, who has not seen
that eminent Tammany statesman for
years. and who had read in the papers
that Mr.. Cochran was on an extended
honeymoon tour Of Europe. visited the
House gallery yesterday, and among the
first statesmen there assembled upon
whom he cIapped his eyes was. he was
certain. none other than the New York
orator. lie Immediately rushed out and
asked the first dO0rkeeper he met TO
send his card in to Mr. Cochran. The
doorkeeper insisted that the New Yorker
was not In the House. that he hadn't been
here this session, and that he was away
over in Europe on his honeymoon. Not
until these positive assurances were
given would the visitor admit that his
eyes had deceived him. The man he
mistook for Dir. Cochran was the Hon.
Reuben Osborne Moon. of Philadelphia,
who in repOse IS almost an exact replica
Of the New Yorker. lie has the same
cast Of countenaHce, even 10 the detail
OF aquiliHe nose, the same sort of eyes
that seem always 20 be flashing the fire
Of genius, and assumes the same attitude
as that of Dir. Cochran when sitting
down. There is no stronger resemblance
between any two members Of Congress
than between these two
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A SHATTEREn ROMANCE.

YESTERDAY.
Twas very pleasant by the sea
To bill and COO.
And she declared that she would be
Forever true.
II.-TO-DAY
With curling lip and tilted chin
She by him swept.
For he, alas, was working in
The ribbon dept.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

Some men should send their reputa-
tiOns TO the laundry every few days"
says a pessimistic contemporary. But
some Of the said regulations are so badly
frazzled now they would not stand il.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

Prince Henry has distinguished him
self as a life saver. That is more glorious
than shining simply as Queen Wilhel-
miua's cOusort," says the Boston Herald.
But did ne ever shine particularly as
the cOnsOrt2
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
Rrnrinr Danger.

Riding on railroad
Fills a man with cares.
When you start 20 get aboard
Always say your prayers.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

4 number of loyal Tennesseeans are
going TO present Senator Carmack with
loving cup when he retires from the
Senate. The Senator will doubtless use
II whenever he INDUCES in lemonade.
lemon teddy, or brandy sour.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

Most Of the things we worry about
never happen"
What does that prove?"
THAT It pays TO worry or that IL doesn't,
just as you please"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27

Il am a king" says senator-elect Bob"
Taylor in the Taylor-Trotwood Magazine.
The Senator is too modest by more than
half. He IS nothing less than a royal
hushI
The Washington herald., 1907-02-27
An ImnroVement.

well, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiny have been
divorced. The child is to see it's father
twics a week"
That's oftener than the child ever did
before"