Putnam patriot., 1908-09-04
WeekIIes. Wlthln One Year,
Editorial Scraps.

The feeling of confidence in the early return Of business activity k manifest ed in every direction. The one draw. back k the question Of wages The employees think they should have the old high scale. which many of the em. ployers cannot afford to give while the msrket prices are low 10 induce sales. Arbitration, however, Is aiding to ad. just differences between capital and labor.
 Politics absofbs general attention to the exclusion Of other public interests, md this will continue ld f9e ease until the election Iii November. Contests haze been strong within both parties to secure fnYoriies for local and State off. ees. That has now about disappeared, and now eihe tug of war" will be be. tween the forces of the two great paf. tie4 until the first Tuesday iu NoNem- INf, shen paiiticai differences will end in ffaternal unity In promoting hu-is ness and social interests-=as k the Aae- Tiean habit.
 President Roosevelt desired 10 keep hands oil in the contest of the Hughes forces and those ef He bosses in New York rstnte, bul he has been impeiled l. utter warning. Noi less than two lhlrds Of ihe Republican voters have manifested their desire to have Cover nor Hnghes serve another term to fin ish up his reform measures, which are in the interest of ihe people and the welfare of the State. i,ut the power of his opponents is strong in mauipu. iatine party machinery that may ie- feat his nomination. To succeed in this purpose might lose the State to Taft, hence the Presidents warning.
 The American battleships are receivs ing the same glad welcome at Mel- bourne they did In. sydney and Vic toria, the people, numbering hundreds of thousands turned out te dn honor to the feet The welcome everywhere in Australia has been M eiiusiee that the London papers are noting II IN too great defefenee lo a foreign power.
 IL is remarkable sight to sec the principal people ol all parties in Mex. leo proclaiming their demands that President Diax consider the claims of the Mexican people upon his services fer another term of siN years. \ great tribute to n noble sers ami of the people.
 Specs al war ate beginning to appear on the horizon oi peace. The Dutch are desifous to send fleet to Nenesae- Ia io compel President Castro to yield to iis demands for justice against his ou rageoas treatment oi its officials and citizens, IL k trying to learn what as. sistance Italy will give Ia it's demands, which are for causes similar to its own. Gefmany-ils Emperor the bad boy of urope--asionishe France and has sent eonsternation h oi'lelai circles. IL has recognized Mulai lIaiid lhe nsnrp- ing sultan oI Morocco, in violation of the Arecifas Compact between Ger many, France and Italy.
 Emperor William of Gefmany, at a banquet given him at ~tfaussharg, declared his .sdeepest cens ietion that Inc peace of Europe i> nes in Europe Then he broke the peace a litte by heating the Algecitas Contract, so sol emnls entered into, as of no account.
 Our American Minister, lasting to send the important news that Argen- tina had voted s1o ,tsse,ts for naval ar mamenl. II h notification to the world that il prefers warships to pro tect Itself rather than all arbitration agreements. Thus following ihe eN- ample the grea, powers ot the world.
 A Chinese ediict was issued from fe- king, last sunday, giving the stages to government into the foreign system of constitutional government Each year there will he some adv anec made to it the Irorse ioI the proposed great trans. formation. which is io he consumma- led in nine years. Great old lady that Queen Dowagcr. Her people will be happy waiting for the change that will be brought about 50 wisely. A young Fenehman al Rordeau, in France, undertook to hlackmail rresi- dent Roosevelt, by sending him letters demanding s2,au, under threats. The letters ~erc sent to the French govern ment, which had the young black. mailer brought before court martial, which, because of his youth and his first offence, sentenced him To oniy six days imprisonment.
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