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The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
COST OF MILITARISM.
II VIII Come Home to People When
Taxes Are Raised.

IRON Tie Houston Post.
II is strange that our statesmen can
not see the perils of militarism now
confronting the country and instead of
increasing such expenditures. devise
plans 10 reduce the terrible burden. The
time must come. and come soon. when
heavier taxes will afford the only escape
from financial difficulties unless our
military extravaganza is curtaued.
The people are in no frame OF mind
10 suffer an increase OF taxes, and the
party that iuhicts IT will hear from the
country In no uncertain tones. Such in
crease as exigencies may ultimately force
viii have TO be derived from internal
levies. and the direetness OF Internal tax
alton w.'' evoke great discomfort among
the people.
In the meantime our commerce must
suffer as a result of the neglect of our
waterways. It will be of little use to ex-
pand our fighting ability If we are to
permit our business and industry the
sources of the national prosperity. TO
dry up, The facilities for cheap trans
portation vitally affect all commerce and
INDUSTRY transportation enters into the
cost of all production, and if we are to
meet the competition of the world the
inland waterways and harbors must be
improved to meet the demands of COM
meTCe.
The entire Republican theory of econ
omy is~wrong. Mr.. Tawney seems to
deal with. totals rather than with the
expenditures I'm detail. He seems to
think that by increasing the outlay for
pensions and battle ships and negleeting
the waterways, he is guarding the
Treasury. especially if the totals are
kept down. Extravaganza is not neces-
saTily indicated by the totals, but rather
by the objects for which the money is
spent It would be better to curtail the
vast waste Of our present establishment
and make provision for such objects as
promote the commerce and industry of
the country. Otherwise. our national
finances will soon become badly dis
ordered
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
LUXURY AND CORRUPTION.
Lesson for a Lavish Government
from Ancient History.

From the Ohio state Journal
Mourning over the luxurious and cor
rupting habits Of the Athenians, Demades
once suggested to Phocion, Why do we
not persuade the people TO adopt the
Spartan form of government" There
upon Phocion answered, Yes, indeed il
would become you much, with all those
perfumes about you. and that pride of
dress, to launch out in praise OF LycuTgus
and Lacedemonian frugality" So Plu-
tarch tells US.
Phocion was one of the wisest Of the
Greeks He saw that the simple life and
the luxurious life could not get along
together, and that as long as the repre-
sentatives of society and government
were themselves addicted TO luxurious
habits. il was useless to try to teach the
people the virtue OF simple living
The idea Of Phocion was that it made
no difference how beautiful the purpose
one proclaims; if he did not exemplify
the truth in his own life, the preaching
was in vain II Demades would make
Spartans out Of the Athenians, he must
forego the perfumes and costly raiment
and be a Spartan himself.
The lesson is that. a government which
is lavish and keeps up a luxurious pub
lie service, as is evidenced by arist0cratic
society and champagne banquets, spreads
a net of corrupting influences before all
the people. II we do not want socialism
TO spread we have need 10 listen to the
words Of Phocion
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Heusv end Jerome. Prosecutors

The student Of popular government may
find much food for reflection In eompar-
ing and contrasting the records OF two
public prosecutors William T. Jerome
and Francis J. Heney. Both have been
brought into conflict with the powers
that prey upon the people of great munic-
ipaIities. Heney has fought them, and is
still fighting them; Jerome compromised
with them; but neither has put single
malefaetor in Jail. All the newspapers of
San Francisco but two declare Heney's
effort to convict bribers and grafters a
failure and do all that they can to break
down the prosecution.
Practically the entire New York press
appears TO think Jerome also a failure,
cute where failure seemed to him in
evitabIe. Suppose Jerome had tried to do
what Heney is trying TO do in San Fran
cisco; would he have met with any great
er success, would ne have put any more
malefactors in jail. would he have had
prosecution of wealthy wrong-doers? Is
it not an even chance that he would have
been bounded as Heney is being bounded
by all the forces that vast wealth can
bring into play, including a press swayed
by mercenary considerations?
To Heney's everlasting credit, it can
be said that If he has so far been unable
to obtain the punishment of a single
CRATER in San Francisco, he has met de-
feat lighting the enemy; Jerome has
simply surrendered. But the main point
in this business is that the tremendous
influences which aggregated and co-ordi-
mated wealth are able to exert in our
large cities has been able to defeat the
ends of justice in both san Francisco
and New York Jerome was unable %
stand out against them Heney has been
unable TO overcome them. The environ
ment is the same in both cases. but
Jerome is a victim of his environment
while Heney is still contendng with mis-
hostile surroundings People Of the high
/ est social standing think that San Fran
ciscO's graftcrs should De allowed 10 go
free Men who believe otherwise are
placed under a social and business boy
cOtt they are refused accommodation At
the banks their means OF livelihood
threatened. The pressure OF the iron
heel" so vividly described In Jack Lon
don's socialistic novel is no mere fiction.
II is felt in the offices Of government,
in courts of law, in editorial sanctums,
as well as in the marts of trade II has
made Jerome a mere jellyfish prosecutor;
it is endeavoring to circumvent Heney
by every possible device.
What are We going to do about it?
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Brutal Police Outrage

From the New York Sun.
There is no adequate remedy at law
for the brutal outrage experienced by
Mrs. Cora B. Heeren when she was ar
rested in a sleeping car and taken eff
train at Utica by a blundering police off,
Ger on suspicion of being a notorious
murderer. The arrest was made on the
information Of two passengers who had
concluded that Mrs. Heeren looked like
Mrs. Heeren offered ample evidence Of
mistaken identification. and it was cor
federated, by a travelling companion. also
a woman. Nevertheless. Mrs. Heeren
was hailed TO a police station in Syra-
cuse and put through an offensive physi-
eel examination. Her only remedy is 20
sue for false arrest the police officer who
took her off the train.
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Defect in Militia Law

The militia law appears to be defective
in the opportunity It gives those States
which receive an allotment from the Fed
eral appropriations for the encOura cement
Of the National Guard A case In point
has come before the War Department
from the adjutant general of Ohio, which
State had purchased out of its funds and
had in its possession a large quantity Of
ammunition unserviceable by reason Of
the change in the rife made by the War
Department and now issued TO the organ
lied militia. Under the law. certain ar
ticles of warfare purchased in this way
may be exchanged for more serviceabIe
material the substitution being effected
by drawing upon the stock in the possess
sion Of the general government. The use
less ammunition which Ohio had bought
may now, under a decision Of the War
Department, be exchanged for more use
ful material. and the expense is one which
must be borne by the general govern
ment
1t would appear that this arrangement,
while entirely advantageous 10 the States,
constitutes a heavy drain upon the re-
sources OF the War Department, and it
must be apparent to the military authori-
ties in Washington that an exchange of
material. based on this system under the
statutes. opens the door very widely TO
transactions which were not at all con-
templated by those who enacted the mill
tia Law. 1t is quite evident that there
must be some amendment OF that law
which will impose certain restrictions upon
this authority to exchange ammunition
and other supplies of military utility A
state might very we'll make a mistake
which it could unload on the general
government, and under the decision which
has now been rendered by the War De
partment there appears to have been
created the opportunity OF making the
government bear burden which is very
far from the purpose Of the legislation in
roked for the encouragement and mainte-
nance of an organized militia in this
country.
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parental Government in ENGLAND.

1t VAS always understood. ever since
Mr.. Asquith was made chancellor of the
exchequer that in time he was to succeed
his chief and become prime minister of
England. 1t was never predicted. though
that he would ever be a popular man
though his ability has received wide
recognition. Now that he has come for
ward with a budget providing for the
long talked of and, in some quarters
much hoped for old-age pensions. public
opinion about him seems likely to
change.
It is not that the old-age pension
scheme is a new one in British politics
As a matter of fact. both parties have
been committed for years 20 some such
plan; indeed, Mr.. Asquitk admits as
much when he declared that both the
Conservatives and the Liberals had been
forced to include old-age pensions in
their programmes for political reasons
solely.
There has been much Worry over how
the problem of old-age pensions was TO
he solved ever since the subject was first
brought on the political carpet by the
Labor party, Each of the leading par
ties Of England has in turn appointed
committees TO study and report on the
subject. but nothing definite has resulted
until now comes Mr.. Asquith with q
measure which, whatever its merits and
demeriis, threatens to become, a popular
one
Briefly, Mr. Asquith proposes that to
all worthy poor over seventy years Of
age the government shall pay shillings
1920 weekly, provided the worthy poor
has not an income in excess OF $3.50 per
week. That IS all the provision. Mr..
AsQuith believes that the number of ben
effciaries under the law viii not exceed
0o,oCO, and that the annual expenditure
viii not be more than S30,00000O. II is be-
lieved that this proposal of the govern
ment viii be adopted. in the language of
the cable dispatches, without serious
opposition"
There viii not be lacking critics of
the new Liberal programme. Once more
viii come up, in this connection. the
proposition to establish a protective tar
iff. as it will be shown. indubitably. that
under free trade the government cannot
secure the needed thirty millions of dol
lars. And yet Mr. Asquith has drawn up
his budget so cleverly that providing for
the remission Of certain taxes and the
imposition Of no new ones, making ade-
quate provision for the army and navy,
and including a reduction in the national
debt. it leaves a surplus Of s2oO0e.O00 for
his new experiment in parental govern
ment
The feature of the Asquith plan that
win probably be most discussed is that
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washinston's New Bishop.

From the Hartford Couraut.
Charles Brent is a man (and bishop of
a thousand. The dispatches mention that
he's "a high churchman." So he is, but
of the Winnington-Ingram type-big, sen
sible, manly. brotherly, giving the really
great things their true place, ready and
eager to lend a hand wherever needed,
and TO clasp the hand OF whoever tolls
at his side in his Lords employment
He has no warmer friends in the Philip
pines than the Protestant ministers who
gathered at the conservation Of his pro-
cathedral, nor any who will be sOrrier
to part with him If it comes 20 that No
better man to build on the foundations so
vel and solidly laid by Bishop Satterlee
could have been chosen, and-if he ac-
eepts-it's a very safe prediction that
five years from now he'll be as universe =
ly honored and loved in Washington as
be is to-day in Manila
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GREAT NEWSPAPER FEAT.
Gen. Felix AgHuS' Presentation OF
Admiral sehIey's Case.

Admiral sehIey's Case.
From the New York Telegraph
It was in one of his fights for a friend
and a principle that Gen. Felix Agnus,
editor and owner of the Baltimore Amer
ican, pulled of one of the most remark
able newspaper feats ever recorded in
this country II was at the time that
President Mckinley was contemplating
sending to the Senate the naval appoint
ments that Gen. Agnus began to take a
lively and dangerous interest in the
Sampson-schley controversy. That is,
his interest was dangerous 10 Admiral
Sampson.
Not only did there exist a Damon and
Pythias friendship between Gen. Agnus
and Admiral sehley. but the principle in
voived appealed to Gen. Agnus. He
learned that 1t was the intention Of Presi-
dent Mckinley to send to the Senate the
names Of Schley and Sampson on the
same day, but giving Sampson the pref
erenee and a rating much higher than
that Of Schley. All the fighting blood in
Gen. Agnus' body was aroused by this
information. II was up to him to make
fight for Schley-and he made it, He
sent his reporters, special correspondents,
and special writers scuTTying all over
the country. He gathered together a per-
feet presentation of the case for Schley
and against Sampson. He gathered every
bit OF information that 1t was possible
to collect about Sampson as well as about
Schley.
He had one striking editorial written,
setting forth the merits Of the Sampson
Schley controversy and pointing out
wherein a man who stayed and fought
differed from a man who was absent and
merely cOnstructively a participant in the
big fight of Santiago.
The material collected was sufficient to
make one complete edition Of the Balti-
more American. The type was set the
plates cast, and one copy of this special
edition was printed off With this under
his arm and blood in his eye, Gen. Agnus
went to Washington. Ne called upon
President Mckinley and laid the unique
copy Of that special edition before Nc
Kinley.
There has been printed only this
copy" said Gen. Agnus. 1T will be pub
lished tomorrow if you are still deter
mined to send the Sampson promotion to
the Senate"
President Mckinley looked the paper
over
This interests me deeply, Gen. Ag-
nus" he said. "Will you leave it with
me? / promise to do nothing in the mat
ter Of the Senate nominations until l
have communicated with you"
The result Of President McKinley's ex-
animation Of that special copy of the spe-
cial edition Of the Baltimore American
is well known Justice was done to Ad-
miral Schley and the plates that were
kept locked up in a safe in the Baltimore
American building were destroyed. There
was never occasion 10 use more than that
one copy
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which does not require the benefieiaries
under the law to contribute, except In
the way of ordinary taxation, to the old
age pension fund. In Germany the work
ingman who is to benefit from old-age
pensions pays in a weekly sum which is
supplemented by the government so as
to make Up the agreed-upon allowance.
Belgium and France have copied. in es-
sential respects the German example.
New Zealand, also, has similar pro-
viso in its law. 1t is the more remark
able that the prime minister of England
has ignored this feature. because last
year he declared positively that he would
not entertain any old-age pension scheme
that did not include contributions by the
benefciaries
With the growth of the parental-gov-
ernnent idea all over the world. this
new phase of governmental care for its
subjects will be watched with universal
interest, and nowhere should the interest
be greater than in this country. where
more and more advanced ideas in so
eialism are being put into practical ef-
feet.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
PROBLEM OF THE NEGRO.
Optimistic Views of "A Veteran
Southern Methodist Bishop.

bANEBps
Bishop Bratt0n Of Mississippi at Southern Educa-
tion Conference
The more I study the great problem, the
less able am to see the end of its pro-
gressive solution Only a few things
seem to me to stand out clearly and dis
tinctly above the dust clouds: That the
negro is capable of development to point
whose limit / have not yet discovered;
that the vast majority are still children
Intellectually and little short of savage
morally, that the relation between the
races at present however theoretically
esranged is yet practically and very
largely kindly cordial and often affec-
tionate; that whatever the future may
have in store, the present has the grave
duty Of making better the generation with
which it has to deal. and the certain re-
suit Of aiding the future solution through
the ,raining of more enlightened and
moral and responsible characters who
viii grapple with the problem; that no
solution of difficulties growing out of the
relations OF two races is going to be per-
manent and satisfactory unless both have
made contributions to it. For no arbi-
tTaTy solution, imposed from without, is
either apt to be right or likely TO be toll
Grated for long
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bar In 1880, was prosecuting attorney or
the county for three years. He was
member Of the Vermont house Of repre-
sentatives eight years, serving four years
as speaker. Two years Of his career were
spent in the senate, and two years, 1870
10 1872, he was governor Of his State.
The Forty-eight, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth
Congresses numbered e1r. Stewart as one
of its distinguished members. To round
out his career, he was recently appointed
United States Senator. thus having oc-
cupied every public Office within the gift
Of his people among whom he is
esteemed highly.
Senator Stewart Is chairman Of the
Select Committee on Industrial Expo
sitions and a member OF Fisheries, Re
vision Of the Laws of the United States,
and several other committees.
IT'S one thing to be in d position Of
power and responsibility, and be answer
able to the people for legislation, and an
other to sit idly by and say, Why don't
you do this?' and why don't you do
that?' exclaimed Speaker Cannon 10 a
delegation that called on him one day last
week 10 urge that the House pass GER
tain pending BILL
Judging from the number OF protests
AMI demands that have been received by
Congress at this session, nearly every
man, woman, and child who has thought
Of it has at one time or another exercised
his or her constitutional right 20 petition.
II the lawmakers needed the requests
made upon them they would remain in
session until Christmas. The petition man
in the House has been overworked during
the past few months Memorials are
pouring in urging the passage Of the anti
injunction bill, the eight-hour bill. a bill
amendatory of the antitrust act, and
memorials are pouring In likewise op-
posing the passage of such measures.
The poor lswmaker is up against it,
good and hard.
This being a Congressman is not what
il is cracked up TO be-" said a first
termer from the West. I'm getting il
all round. II / go back home and tell
the folks that the trusts have not been
put out Of business by appropriate legis-
lation, I'm told that I'll be burned in
efiigy. Before / came TO Washington I
made all sorts Of promises. That's when
was after the job, and criticising my
predecessor. who WAS holding it down.
Uncle Joe hit il OF right when he said
II was one thing TO be back ia the bushes
hoilering for legislation and another thing
TO be responsible for H. There was a
good deal Of sure-enough, com nonsense.
eoru-fed philosophy in the man who said
he'd rather be BaIaams ass than a Con-
gresham, concluded the frst-termer. as
he wiped the perspiration from his fur
Towed brow.
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MoNDAY.,MAY Il. 1908.
The King and the senate.

Drawing an analogy between his pre-
negatives as COmmandeT-in-ehe OF the
army and navy. and those Of the British
sovereign, President Roosevelt Is reported
TO have said: II am like the King.
But it is not written in the Constitu-
ton Of the United States nor engraven
on the hearts of the American people
that the King can do no wrong.
And whether our King has done wrong
Is precisely the point in controversy be
tween him and certain Senator'S. II is
not a question of power. but a question
OF justice.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
! FamiIv Arraneement..

Your daughter and / are thinking OF
eloping
Are eh7" responded The old man.
genially. Automobile / suppose?'
That's the approved style We don't
want TO violate the conventions"
"Au right resumed the old man.
better take my machine though. It's
faster than yours. and, Of course. III
De bound to pursue"
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late Senator Re6field
Proctor. He wanders
around tn e Senate
chamber, chatting with
this and that Sena-
tor, telling stories. Of
which ne has a large
fund. Next November
Senator Stewart will
be elghty-three years
old, and his activity
doesn't give the slight
est intimatiOn that he
Is the Oldest man IN
the Senate. he was
born at Middlebury.
and was graduated
from AIiddlebury Col
lege before L great
many Of the present
Senators were born.
He studied law, and
was admitted 10 the
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
saving "a Life,

III you don't marry me. he said
desperately, Il shall kzl myself"
And write a note telling all about it?
queried the maid
Yes"
And hold my photograph in your other
hand2"
! had thought about it,
Well just wait a minute" she said.
and III borrow pas pistol for you. Ny.
but won't it be romantic?"
But he faded
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
Nature Lovers.

From the Ohio State journal.
Mr.. John Burroughs is tramping the
woods around Pine Knot with DR.. Roose-
welt. and We may expect another maga-
zine article expressing amazed delight
that the President is such a close student
Of nature that he can tell robin from a
red-headed wOodDecker
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Had Her own.

Can you be trusted with a secret?'
he asked.
The woman drew herself up proudly
You have known me for ten years,
haven't YOU? she replied.
Yes"
do you know how old ] am?"
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11

The Houston Post notes that Washing
Everything and everybody is flush in
Washington; except perhaps. those who
played the races last month.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
Lucky London.

From the New York Tribune.
Can you contemplate without envy the
good fortune Of the consumers Of gas in
London? One company there has reduced
its price from Il cents to So, and two
others nor sell for So and 80 cents a
thousand, respectively
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11

''The only disadvantage TO hotel in
Chicago twenty-one stories high is that
the guests on the top floor are bound
TO see a lot of the city" says the Cleve-
land Leader That disadvantage wouldn't
hold good i'm a Pittsburg hotel. however.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
Their Rosoms swell with Pride.

From the Sacramento Union.
The mere mention of the big white navy
makes the bosom Of every American eiti-
zen swell with pride, and when it comes
TO Bob Evans-well, they take off their
hats
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
on 10 seIect an Annointee.

From the New York Mail
just as matter OF court etiquette. it
may be stated here that it is not proper
for jury to Zip a coin to decide a YER
dict, bet that il is not improper for a dis
trict attorney to shake dice to determine
who shall pay for liquid refreshments.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11

Soul kisses may be all right in their
way but so far as the average young
person is concerned. the old-fashioned
summer-house smack and seashore buss
will probably be more popular this spring
and summer.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-11
She Was an Expert.

Now" began the young man conde-
scendingly. If there is anything you'd
like explained"
''The only thing I want explained is
this" Interrupted the girl. why did
they release a dandy southpaw 10 sign
that dub who's trying TO lob em over
tO-day?"
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Generous Uncle joe.

From the Chicago News.
When you come TO think of it. Uncle
Joe Cannon is generous not to insist or
drawing the salaries of all the Congress-
men. since he is trying to do all the legis-
lating