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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20

Another place where tie American
Christmas tree is to be found every year
is at the home of Senior Quesa6a. The
Cuban minister. He has been in Wash
ington as the representative of his gov
eminent since before the Spanish war.
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companied by priests. acolytes aud
piOus old women.
:.
In the center of this ''nacmianto'' there
is always to be found a fac-simile of the
stable in Bethlehem where the Holy Babe
was born in a manager. lie is shown
tended by the Virgin and by ST Joseph.
while nearby the cattle mentioned in the
biblical accounts of the event are to he
found. Above Him the Star OF Bethlehem
wrinkles. to show the way to the three
wise men % the east, vino are to be
seen, on muleback generally, toling along
one of the roads on their way - pay
their homage to the newborn infant
These ''nacimientos' are prepared so as
to be in readiness on Christmas eve, and
the gifts are placed about them before
the descent that is made by the young
people as the elders give their
permission. Like a Christmas tree. 1t
remains during the entire week following
Christmas and is generally taken down
Immediately following New Years day.
Every day during the holidays il is visited
by the friends of the family. Small
Americans have been heard to express
their admiration and envy. for much the
same reason. proba bly,, that the Spanish
American child used to .'portales'' and
.'nacimieutos" yearns for an American
Christmas tree.
One of the Spanish American legations
that usually has one of these representa-
tons of the nativity is that of Costa
Rica. where Senior and Sonora Calvo have
for their younger children Senior
Calvo has been his country'S minister i'll
Washington for many years. and his
younger children were born in this city.
However. the young Calves are very pa
triotic little Costa Ricans, and they say
that they prefer their national form o.
celebrating Christmas to the American
way. although they have had Christmas
trees of their own. Madame Calvo Is an
expert at arranging one of these ''naci
mientos" She is a native OF Guatemala,
where these representations of the nativ-
itY have been brought to d high degree of
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at stirring up everybody against the exist
ing state of government.
In fact the government is cherisliing
Il veritable vipers nest by filing the
Warsaw University with those who have
been refused an entrance into all the
other educa ;ional csta niiShmentS in the
empire. Needless to say The professors
are not much better. for the simple reason
that no civilized man could stand the
present state of affairs.
The ignorance of the Warsaw Univer-
sty lecturers has long been proverbial,
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and now that the best of them have
resigned the rest are beneath criticism.
In fact. many of them were never trained
as teachers. One. who lectures on univer-
sal history. is very we'll Versed in the art
OF making outlets. Some years ago.
when the notorious Apuchtin was cdu
cational minister OF Poland A professor
was needed suddenly for the Warsaw
University. Apuchtin wires to a friend in
St Petersburg, Send me a history teach
er at once. Old one dead The telegraph
clerk twisted the message into, Send me
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burg. This event. as will he remembered.
was followed by disturbances all over the
empire Warsaw was not behind in tbs.
and the students were the most active.
Meeting together in tho university. the.
passed "A resolution that they would turn
out all the Russian professors and have
the lectures delivered in Polish and
swore To boycott the Russians till they
were replaced by Poiess Then they tore
the czaT's portrait down from the walls
and cut ii into pieces.
The natural result that the Cos
sacks surrounded the university buildings
and arrested some Gsb students. AL
though most of them had been averse to
insulting the cars portrait this act of
violence did them great deal of harm.
The building was closed. and their de-
inands and petitions to have a Polish
instead of a Russian" university g-
nored. Efforts We're made by Russian
reactionar;eS TO remove the university
altogether from Poland and open one i'll
eastern Russia instead But those pro-
lessons who wished to stay in Warsaw
prevailed and their institution has just
beer, reopened with the comparatively
ANAL number of go students But the
government has been firm about the Ian
puage in which the lectures are to be de-
uvered-Russian is to be used and Rus
sian alone. So the Polish element has
boycotted the place. There are only
f4irty-eight entered. and even those are
doubtful. The rest of the students are
mostly the worst type OF Russian an
archist propagandists. So uproarious
are they that they have even prevented
decent Russians from entering the uni
versity The Guieter portion OF the town
nopuIation IS arhast at this thrush of
rtur1iIy Youths most Of whom have been
expelled from all tho universities IN Rus
III; and found haven III Warsaw be-
.alse the government wants a Rus
oil
strange as il may seem to western
ideas these students do not come to learn
nor 10 get that tone" which universities
give in other parts OF the world. Sports
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- I''tN-
tTER being closed
for over two years
and a half the Uni
veTSity of Warsaw,
the only center Of
higher" educa-
ton in all Russian
Pola nd. is again
open. IL was
closed SOON after
the notorious Red
Sunday when the
car ordered the
ipon in st. Peters
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ways international law REGARDS the en-
hassies and legations in a capital city
as portions of the territory of the country
which they represent, and in these diff
ferent bits Of foreign territory. which are
the homes OF the ambassadors and min
listers of the foreign nations accredited
to Washington. tho customs and usages of
the mother country are to be found.
There are represented in TIE capital
at the United States thirty-eight nations
European. SpanishAmerican and oriental
WIN the exception OF tie five o-:enta
countTles-Turfey. Japan. Persia Siam
and China-these are all Christian nations
where Christmas. of course takes rank
as the greatest holiday of the wear 1t
Is great day here in the diploma tic
corps. not officially. but in an INFORMAL
SOCIAL way. and. as in American homes
where there are children the day is u red
letter day of the entire year
Ii IS day when visits, i'm marked dis
t1nct!on to the more formal official New
Year calls, are made in spirit of pure
good will. Ii Is a day when more of the
young folks of the embassies and lega-
tions get together at their respective
homes than perhaps On any other day of
the year. They are all interested in the
characteristic manner in which their
friends from other countries, are comment
Grating the day and they are all good
naturedly curious to see and con1pare the
different presents they have received.
The several celebrations are of all kinds.
hut whether the young folk are eagerly
awaiting the visit of Santa Claus or of
lie petit bon Dieu.' of Saint Nicholas
or of lei nino Dos. the Christmas spirit
is the same in the Saxon. the Latin or the
Teuton breast.
1t Is perhaps in the Spanish-American
houSeno'ds. which. counting the ministers
ana the secretaries. number more than
th1rty, That the most distinctive celebra-
tons are held. There are a number Of
the representatives of sister republics ON
this continent who have been in Washing
Ton Tor long terms. so that their families
are very well accustomed to the American
way OF celebrating Christmas Neverthe-
less. they as we'll as the more recently
arrived. are fond of ENJOYING Christnas
day just as 1t is done in their Respective
countries And since in almost all of these
Spanish American legations there are
thiidren. the day is very important one
for all concerned
Christmas trees are unknown on this
continent south of the Mexican border
Instead. in the countries to the south
Of us, picturesque miniature renrese,-
tations of the nativity of the Christ
child are prepared and they take the
place of the less significant tinsel and
candle bedecked evergreen of these
ATTITUDES. These representations are
called In some countries "port.,es-
and in others "nacimentos.' but ',bev
all follow the same general idea They
are meant to represent a portion of
the landscape surrounding the stable
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Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WARSAW, Poland. pecember
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
Condcmnntory Comment.
Waterbury American l


 The Hartford Times Is of the opin- ion that much of tho comment condem- natory of Connecticut in some of the critical newspapers of neighborins states is aimed at political conditions which arise naturally from the denial of representation according to popula- tion,' and that these conditions are favorable to the establishment and maintenance of a ruling oligarchy which outsiders take noie of more than those who have become accus- toned 10 it. This is in part true. Fair criticism of this unfair system of representation is not the thing. we conscious of something far beyond this 10 which we have made protest. Here is the Charleston News and Courier saving within the past few days. 'lt !s notorious that A large proportion of the Connecticut elector- t expects n be purchased But tho state clings tc the system of town representation is not an evidence of stolidlty,. or sordidness, or lack of spirit There are thousands of in- telllgent voters right in the cities who are In doubt whether there are not arc worth retaining. This feeling has been revived within recent years just when the contrary opinion was mak- Ing headway. Sometime confidence In the fullest and fairest exercise of the rights cf cdua! representation will quer in tils state; but the continued denial Of it Is not 10 be treated as a base and deluded exception 10 com mon sense and morality.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
E. IT. HARRIMAN.

Haytch- double spells liar. riman.
 Herrimanl That's me. That is the name the country's simply mad about
 Hartman, That's me. Haytch-a -double-r-i-m-n-n spells liar riman. I am the man that you every day read about
 Harrimnn, That's me, I put up stocks or I put men down and
 Hartman That's me, Haytch "a -double-r-i-m spells Har- Union Pacific Is booming and is way
 Hartman, That's me. Southern Pacific is on the point of
 Hsrriman. That's me. Haytch a- -doublcr-i-m-a- spells Har- riman, Now for the Eric, on which trains are always iates
 Hartman That's me, I'll make popular the road the people
 Hartman, Tint's me. Haytch lea -double-r-i- i-m-a-n spells Har- riman I'll get all the roads in the country soon enough
 Hartman. That's me. The people hoard, but will get their stuff
 Hartman, Watch me. Haytch a. -double-r-i-m-a-n spells Har- riman,
 New York World.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17

ually decisive in a political convention Is marvellous, The nomination Is dic- tated by q boss but for once the boss dctating the nomination Is the boss in- tended and indicated by the spirit of ouc political institutions-the people. There never was anything quite like It before May there be much that re- sembles 1t hereafter"
 The wisdom of the justified boss, the people of New York state In selecting Gov. Hughes can never be called into question. IL has well decided not longer to allow the petty and unwise bosses the Woodruffs and the Barneses to interfere longer with the welfare of republicanism with their personal hatreds. The latter gentlemen, 1t may be noticed capitulated with the best ease and grace at their command, Mir Barnes being the very committeeman to put the motion that Gov. Hughes nomination be made unanimous, sig niiicant incident, As for national re- publicansm, 1t is certain that MT. Taft and his national ticket will receive a great uplift all over the country as result. Says the New York World of the nominations Whether the gover- nor is stronger or weaker than his par ty in New York. a refusal to renom- irate him would cost the Republican national ticket thousands of votes In the Middle West, where resentment against boss rule Is running stronger than t ever ran before"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
HUGHES, THE SECOND.

The week has offered new and well come opportunities for Mir. Roosevelt, the eternally effervescent, to express Theodorean opinions and to offer Theo- dorean advice and influence One of these opportunities was seized when he made 1t clear by direct appeal to the delegates of the state Republican convention of New York that he, The odore, wanted Governor Hughes to be nominated and elected for a second term. Upon the. announcement of the result which was Governor Hughes se- lection, as Is well known, Mir. Roose- welt laconically commented Bully" according to the press reports. The gar rulous Loeb, however, had much more to say. Whether he was under instruc- tions from above, or whether he was fitting himself to take still another de- gree in the Ananias club, of which he Is already many times a member, is not known. "It was a great victory for the President said he. 'In my opinion MT. Hughes would never have been nominated if the President had not jumped in and taken hold of things. The victory Is entirely due to President Roosevelt" :"
 Yet, if there is anything that is not true It is that Governor Hughes nom ination,was strictly due to President Roosevelt's intervention. The very fact that he ran 676 votes ahead of his nearest rival is proof enough of that. Even if Mir. Roosevelt has much more power along suoterranean lines politi- tically in New York state than has been generally supposed, 1t Is not con- celvable that he should be able to bring about such overwhelming major ties as that of Gov. Hughes.
 As g matter of fact, there was no bossism, Rooseveltian, Woodruffesque, Bsrnesish or otherwise in the nomlna- tion under consideration. The whole episode was laudable inundation of bossism and of the principle of much power in a few mems hands. It was the re-establishment, beyond doubt Of government "of the people. by the people and for the people in New York. As the New York Sun has well put 1t, the intervention of President Roosevelt, of Secretary Root or of any others were incidents and not cause The Sun calls it q victory for a new boss the people. This triumph" il says "of unorganlzed public sentiment oyer all the elements and factors us.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17

The many changes in the layout of the old Yale campus under way this summer will greatly change that spot so loved by every son of old Eli. It would be a sorry day for Yale did Yale interests some day fall to center around the old Yale campus and the old Yale fence Really the money that has been spent could not have been used to bet ter advantage In any other way. With the new lighting system being installed the campus at night will make such beautiful appearance as Is seen at new colleges There Is one improvement still to be made and 1t should have been in- stalled this summer. It Is a water-main through the center of the campus for use in case of fire.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17

immediate building of new school house,
 The theory which has prevailed in the past has been generous one In it's application to the needs of those who, not having within their own townships advanced school accommodations have been enabled to seek their qualification here So long as there were seats and other accommodation in the New Hn- ven schools which were not needed for strictly local uses it was wisely decld- cd by the board of education to permit their neighbors to participate in the good things at their disposal here Now that Superintendent Eeede has discov- cred that the high schools with their 2,124 pupils have reached their limit of capacity the practice must be abandon ed of carrying the burden which be- longs under such conditions to the out side population. School Commissioner Moran explained to the board the sit uation in these words; Tt Is ques- ton of looking out for the local schol- ars, children of tax-paying citizens. By refusing the out-of town scholars ad- mittance we will be able to accommo- date the increase next year Upon this the board, voted to keep them out, and wisely so
 It is interesting to note In this con nection that two of the communities affected are the borough of Westville, which Is in the town of New Haven, and the borough of West Haven. which is in the town Of Orange When the city and tho town of New Haven were consolidated with the school district Westville insisted upon maintaining separate school establishment and on that account finds Itself today cut off from the full school accommoda- tons which 1t would be in the enjoy ment of If 1t had elected 10 be com pletely included in the consolidation act. Had the borough of West Haven decided some time ago to break away from the town of Orange, of which it Is only a political part, having nothing tural sections of the town, and join New Haven. where all of It's vital in- terests lle in one form and another, the children of It's residents would not be denied school privileges which they cannot easily afford to be deprived Of.
 It is for the residents of Westville and West Haven to now determine which Is best for their every day wei fare. to continue to indulge themselves in the vanity of limited political in- dependence, or by recognizing the phy- sical and commercial solidarity of the three communities become part of the city and town upon which their material prosperity depends. To cut their children of from the privileges they need Is a big price to pay for fam cied political independence,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
Waterbury Democrats.

Waterbury democrats have been accused of nearly everything under the sun at various times, and now they arc saddled with the terrible crime of trying to have Waterbury go democratic nt the next election. reo- pie who read. and all Waterbury people ae supposed to, might have noticed | which conveyed the alarming informa- ton that democrats are working to prevent Lillcy from carrying Water bury" In the words of the man who said to the vlctors belong the spells, what are we here for. Surely not to no excitement or interest in such an election. Congressman Lilley made his bed and he must lie in 1t. Tn other words he must get the votes or the other fellow will get them.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
TUITION PUPILS.

The New Haven board of education is to be congratulated upon meeting in a practical manner a problem growing out of the rapid growth of the high schools. A point has been reached in the life of these schools where every inch of space is needed for the children of New Haven parents, and that means the elimination of pupils who live out side of the local school district, or the
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17

The Richmond Blues have arrived home again. They are telling every body, SO the Richmond papers say, that they never saw such warm hospitality as was given them In old New Haven. There are not few among the Foot Guard who as truly believe they have never witnessed such hospitality any where as among those of Richmond. As 1t Is mutual admiration society, the two cities and their inhabitants should feel peculiar and effectual bond of sympathy.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
Speaker Cannon.
{ RostOn 1'ranscrIpt,


 TwD,years ago, of all the attractions obtainable In the republican campaign Speaker Cannon was the most eagerly sought. Ills popularity seemed un- bounded. II wns often asserted that If he were only few years younger no one else would be thought of for the presidency, To-day all this Is changed The number of attacks upon the speak CT, and the variety of sources from which they emanate, are now SO great as to make his situation almost pitt able. The pendulum may now swing man never a leader in great things. Mir Cannon st!ll has his uses under our peculiar constitutional system.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
Hollow Moclsery, Indeed! 1!

" httrpuTy AWcElchl'J
 MT, Lilleys defamation of personal friends" is frequent item in the New Haven Journal -Courier's Indictment. If 1t means the two Waterbury men men toned by him in the submarine hearing. it Is ridiculous, One of them is one of Mir Lilley's ablest supporters and was q prominent figure in the Lilley head. quarters In New Haven. The other, though grieved by unwelcome publicity, Is on such terms with the man who is charged with defamation that they still address each other by their first names, The Journal-Courier's mock solicitude for their feelings 1ustifies spects.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
 The friends and admirers of Cover nor Woodruff, among whom are to be counted The Journal-Courler, upon reading parts of the democratic plat form will rub their eyes In order to be sure that they are not reading one of his spirited speeches, or special legls- lative messages In behalf of specific Improvements in governmental meth ods. Their astonishment will be all the more impressive,
 Not the least satisfactory feature of the democratic platform Is the fact that It recovers from the oblivion to which the republican machine consign- ed them the issues which have been re. ceived with such acclaim by the entire state press and the public. They are not to be permitted to die In the cold storage vaults of a political comblna- ton, which read It's own ruin in the determined attitude of Governor Wood ruff, who did not know how to forget, when once a promise was given, and who did not know how to yield. when threatened with political extinction. It all constitutes a hopeful sign of the times, and if fifty per cent. of the re- publicans who have expressed their purpose of voting for the democratic nominee do so they will find the spirit of Woodruff still further employed to make Connecticut more representa- tive government.
 The severe arraignment of MT Lilley in the democratic platform was un- avoidable. He is the Issue in this cam paien. He has by his conduct. both In heedlessly undertaking a futile sub marine voyage and in demanding that political promises made year and a half ago be kept regardless of tn. wishes of the people, brought the good name of Connecticut under criticism everywhere. Nor can a word of ab- breviation be offered the equally se- we're arralgnment made of the repub- llcan machine. II was the machine which forced Governor Woodruff Into private life and Congressman Llley forward as the candidate for governor It was the machine which stood obs stinately all during the session of the general assembly last year In the way of reform, when the governor was bat ting superbly for It. It was the ma chine which attempted to intimidate him when 1t saw that coaxing was useless. These are among the facts which justify the democrats in declar- ing in their platform: "so lost to all sense of political propriety and civic decency has the republican machine be- come, that 1t has forced upon re- luctant party the nomination Of George L. Lilley," hard words but warranted by the facts and on that account not to be avoided.
 The more the voters of the state real ize exactly what the issue is this year in the state of Connecticut the moro they will have reason to feel grateful to the democrats for in measure for. getting partisanship in their willing ness to aid in the cleansing of the sta bles. They properly endorse their na- tlonal ticket and it Is proper that they should support 1t, but 1t is patriotic in them to so frame the faith that is In them that thousands of independents can now settle down to the considera ton of Taft for president and Robert son for governor.