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oppression. we know that the safest
repository OF liberty is IN a nation OF
free men. Likewise the safest re-
pository Of power is in a nation OF
pesce-loving men. The 100000 of
peaceful citizens IN the American ma
ton Is the one safe repository for
naval power as long as this power Is
required by individual nations, and
giving this power to AZ ri4a win give
the influence needed oy the peace
forces OF the world 10 restrain might
and brute force from bringing on wars
and then a system can be evolved pro-
viding a substitute for war which
would bring permanent peace; it is
the short cut 10 the time when Amer
ioa and all other nations can give up
their nayies
Some thoughtlessly imagine that the
employment OF great navy is not
in keeping with the teachings Of
Christ. They might as well say that
the employment Of policemen. OF con-
stables. OF sheriffs. is against the
teachings or Christ. They confound
the teachings Of Christ with the teach
ings OF Confucius. No reformation
ever took place in the realms OF Con-
fuciantsm. No Magma Charta. no Bill
OF Rights, no Declaration Of indie
pendence was ever heard Of there.
Thousands are killed yearly by the
bite OF the cobra, and in the spirit
of nOnresistance the victims do not
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"An extraordinary program should be adopted
authorizing the President to purchase abroad order
constructed in America and above the vessels
dered in the ordinary program, additional vessels the
cost not to exceed $50000000, per year may be
quired in his Judgment for the proper advancement Of
the work Of uatioaal defense
'At first thought, some may raise the objection of
the great cost The fact is The greater the cost of naval
power the better 1t is absolutely relative matter We
easily bear the cost for our are not taken away
from productive work. and resources boundess
Whereas Japan and the other military nations that
threaten u.s. take their away from productive works
for service in the army, weaker in resources and
cannot easily bear the great cost
at should be definite policy OF ours to build
ships increasing in size and cost and make the
pense of naval power greater and greater The greater
make the expense the we shall gain the lead
ership and escape the menace upon Es.-Capt. B.
p. Hobson.
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Witch Doctors inAfTiCa.

The whites IN barbarous Africa say
that in spite Of the evils the white race
has inflicted upon the natives, the good
they are receising. especially the pro-
lection to life and property which the
new governments are giving them. vast
" outweighS the evil.
All authorities have much 10 say OF
the horrible misery which fetch doc
tors impose upon the natives. They as
sert that feticbism is the cause OF more
crimes and suffering than all the native
wars, epidemics and cannibalism that
afiict parts OF the Dark Continent
These brutalities can be excused only
because the people have always lived
IN sava gerry.
Lieutenant Puupard. OF the French
army. who has been travelling thousands
or miles in the French Congo. says that
the victims OF fetichism are falling
every hour all over that vast domain.
Many OF the victims drop in their tracks
and are dead in a few minutes.
They know who dealt them their death
and so do all the natives. but they do
not care to breath his name. II IS the
fetch doctor who has caused poison
stealthflv To be mixed with their food.
In January, 1905, while Poupard's party
was passing through a little village
they saw a vigorous young man sur
rounded by natives. who were accusing
him OF crime A bowl filled with a red
fluid was given to the young man, who
drained ii.
A few minutes later he fell on his face
and was soon dead. He was a victim
Of tie poison test. If his stomach had
refused to retain the liquid ara he has
lived his innocence OF the crime would
have been proved. The poison killed
him. and this was clear proof OF his
guilt.
Some days later at Mbeto the same
party heard a great hubbuh and found a
woman on the ground covered with
wounds. Her left shoulder and her right
forearm had been cut to the bone. there
was a gaping wound in her hip, and her
body was covered with contusions.
She had received no care. though her
injuries had been inflicted several DAYS
before. The white men came in time to
save her life. They dressed her wounds
and cared for her until she was well.
She told them that her husband had
died and in the course OF lis interment
the fetch doctor cried out TO the people
that their friend had not died a natural
death, but his wives had killed him. All
the men IN the village Immediately set
upon the unfortunate women and only
one of them lived to describe the crime.
Poupard on another day came across
sope women running at top speed with
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babies on their backs, pursued BY
crowd Of men who were hurting poi
soned 5avelins at them. The fetch doctor
had accused the women Of looking upon
the bieri, a sacred object that had been
taken out of its box for an airing. ANY
woman who even Inadvertently should
look upon this object would be put TO
death.
On the river NUM- lives an old man
with twenty-five wives. some OF whom
are young and attractive For two
years past il has been observed that
every young man who has attempted
to settle on the adjoining lands has
mysteriously died. There is no doubt
that the aged husband, in league with
the local fetch doctor. has brought
about their deaths.
Most of the tribes do not believe that
a man dies naturally. Some enemy is
always the cause OF his death, and the
fetch doctor Is brought into the case
and points out the criminal.
Mr.. Bret found at Ndombo in October
last three natives weighed down BY
stones at the bottom Of a box where
they had fingered in agony for days be-
cause they had cast a spell upon
boatman who had been drowned In
shipWTeck
On February Is last Commandant Mol
IN a lecture before the Paris Geographic
cal Society told of bereaved widows who
had been compelled TO take The poison
test to show who were responsible for
their husbands death Some Of the Wo-
men survived because their friends gave
presents TO the wizard who thereupon
mixed an inocuous dose for them. The
bodies of the murdered women vert
eaten
These are not isolated cases, but ear
and wide over Africa superstition IS Sun
claiming the lives of thousands BuL
the influence Of the fetch doctor -
already beginning to decline because Il
Is now crime severely punished under
the laws Of the Congo Free state. the
French Congo and all Rhodesia 70 pre9-
tice the black arts of the fetieh doctor
The bonds in which he has held ne
helpless people will some day be broken.
Exchange
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POWERFUL NAVY THE ONLY GUARANTEE OF PEACE
AND The RESPECT or JAPAN DECLARES HOBSOA

rhould be a definite polly OF ours 10
boild ships ever increasing IN size and
cost and make the expense of naval
pGWer greater and greater. The great
er we make the expense, the sooner
we shall gain the leadership and es-
cape the menace now upon us.
It Is true that the Improvement of
our waterways, the construction Of
the Panama canal and the great dues-
ton Of internal Improvement are max
ing heavier demands upon our Treas
ury. But our resources ere equal 20 all
the demands. It is not necessary to
play of one good thing against an
other. In the matter OF precedence. de-
tense must come first. The nations
life must be rendered secure and It's
tranquility must be insured before in
ternal improvements can be carried on
or the nation can work out its destiny.
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- OBERT A. SMITH, the veneer
- able mayor Of St Paul. who
has held public ONCE for
forty-fve years, and who has
occupied the mayors chair for seven
different terms and an unexpired half
term, fifteen years in all. is down and
out at the age Of eighty years anc
leaves politics without a cent.
Bob" Smith. as he is afrectiOnately
known TO both political parties. has
had a political career equaled by but
few men in the United States. OF
the fits nine years since he became
OF age, forty-five have been spent in
Office. AS a Democrat he was for
years practically invincible IN his
campaigns for municipal hOnors. and
throughout his lifetime Of public ser
vice he has successfully won and held
the friendship Of a substantial factor
OF the opposing party. a fact which
largely accounts for his exceptional
record in public life. Though once a
man OF much wealth he is now pen
niless through unsuccessful business
ventures and misfortune, and now with
mis- wonderful vigor partially impaired,
lacks even the modest competence
which might mean the difference be-
tween comparative comfort and pow
erty.
Nineteen different campaigns attest
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HE sailing OF the feet Tor me
Pacific has drawn the atten-
tion of the peoT ls Of the ma
tion TO the navy and its re-
Iation to national defense
ana 70 foreign affairs. the
educational benefit canHo1 be over
estimated. IN other countries ths
government and ministers determine
the foreign policies and the naval ana
military programs uIon which these
solicies rest. In America al policies
md all programs depend upon the PEG
ole. who are very busy win the work
NJ developing the country's resources
ana with graphing great aoinestic
problems. In our position az lsolatlOh
n Is a difficult task 10 secure the At
Sention of the people for the consldera-
ton OF questions Of foreign polcles
and OF naval and military programs
and without the attention OF the peo-
ole It is practically Impossible 10 Sc
cure the attention Of Congress. the
long voyage Of the fleet around the
Horn would be justified - the educa-
tional benefit to the people alone. but
& has a deeper significance II
marks the 6rst move of the white man
in the struggle with the yellow man
Tor the control of the Pacific.
The popular idea has been that the
yellow man, merging slowly into the
white mans civilization. would be
slow IN grasping the situation and in
developing the strength necessary for
q serious struggle. on the contrary,
the yellow man has quickly grasped
the vvhoiS march OF events. has seized
upon Cae white mans art OF war, ana
while ths white man slept has swiftly
orxanlzed vast power on land and on
the sea. and IS directing the trend OF
events 10 got the advantage OF con-
trolling tha time and manner Of the
clash.
An ANALYSIS OF recent events shows
that Japan. fully prepared, tried 10
force America, unprepared, INTO war
and that our Government was only
able 10 avert a disastrous war by ao-
feet compliance with the unwaTranted
demands of Japan that the japanese
pupils IN san Francisco should be PUT
back IN the schools with the white
pupils. Though the incidents in san
Francisco have been dropped since the
Tar more serious incidents in Van
oouver. the persistence with which the
japanese government keeps the immi-
grafton question to the front, the in
crease in immigration into the United
States, while the Japanese govern
nent pretends TO be trying to prevent
Immigration, the recall of the Jap
anese ambassador, the semi-ohfcial
announcement that a new treaty must
be negotiated at once. coupled with
fhe announcement that no treaty
gouF4 - accepted that excluded Jap
anese, these things and the rapid
.sreaS of unrest in China, all go 10
Shov that japan is determined to
Sring about war az an early day, and
Z possible before our feet can reach
tze Pacific. The only reasonable
course for America to pursue Is 10 pro
csed with the necessary preparations.
Upon the swift progress Of prepare
tons for war and a wise and yielding
diplomacy. rest the only hope for
peace.
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all the rest OF the world similarly ex-
posed. Furthermore. the citizens OF
the interior send parts OF their p-Od-
ucts 20 the seaboard and over TIE
ocean, our export property exceeding
the export property Of any other ma
tiOn. all dependent on great navy for
insurance in transit over the sea and
in securing just treatment in the mar
ket beyond. The price OF all our
great staples is determined by the de-
mands in the worlds markets. We
have reached a point where we pro-
dace world staples far in excess OF
our consumption. For enduring pros
perity we simply must have chance
and a fair chance to send our sur
plus TO foreign markets. At present
We are fast losing the most promising
markets Of the world. those OF the
orient Japan has caused dtscrimina-
ton against our products I'm korea,
.ianchuria, and China, until last year
we lost S25.O00.0o0 Of our cotton tex
tile trade alone in these markets, and
vet our Government does not dare pro-
test, we have no insurance out there.
No fleet with navy adequate for the
nations defense and security. the cost,
while large. would not mean IN lnsuF-
ance rate as large as 1 mill on the y,
the tax would be less than one-tenIh
OF ! per cent. 1t should be remem-
bered that as an investment great
navy would save in time, war which
is the most expensive thing known 10
man. We are a peace-loving. IN
dustrIal nation. and never have aAd
never r-oald seek war with another
power. and If We had a great navy
no other power would seek a war with
rs. Without a strong navy otheF
rovvers WI and are seeking war with
ms II Is q simple question Of peace
with strong navy or war without il.
some have misapprehensions lest
our quickening our pace IN naVal eN-
mansion would cause other NATIONS 10
quicken their PAGES and give an I'M
netus 10 militarism. other nations are
already running as fast as they can
They can't quicken their PAGES We
are the only nation that is sauntering
along. Militarism permeatsS the otIier
nations through and through already
we are the only non-militSry nation.
Giving us more power, would add 10
the influence of peace forces IN the
tration, the cause OF international or
ganization for substituting Law and
5rstfce for war and might. At present
there IS no system Of international JUS
tice. There is no international police
force that the weak can appeal TO-
Else Korea would not nave been ao-
sorbed. There Is no iaternatiinai
tribunal to appeal 10 for an injunction
to restrain the strong. Koret m9de
pitiful appeal TO the only semblance
of a tribunal, and not a delegation at
The Hague would even receive a visit
from the Korean delegation. The
world at large is still in the position
OF a frontier country where there is no
court. no sheriff. The greater the rela-
tive power OF peaee-abiding citizens,
the better for such q community, ana
the sooner the establishment OF law
and justice
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Guam should BE FortIied.

verted into a coaling station as far as
practicable. The quickest work. how
ever. should DO done in the Philippine
Islands. The ha-bors should be for
Iified. mined and heavily garrsoned.
especially Manila bay and Subig bay.
This latter should be speedily de-
veloped into a great naval base. The
native Filipinos should be organized
under American officers into a strong
body of home guards. With the OBJ
ject lessons OF Formosa and Korea
before their eyes. there will DO no
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Must Begin Rapld PrOgram.

To supply this lead in the Pacific
however. requires the stripping Of the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts, which can
not be safely permitted to continue
unprotected. We must work out and
execute a definite policy in this vital
question of national defense. With all
our present strength sent 10 the Pa
cihc. We must begin a rapid program
Of construction that will in the short
est time put the Atlantic and Gulf
seaboards in a condition OF security,
we must have a fleet available in these
waters capable of coping with the
British fleet. To accomplish this. we
should adopt a dual program Of ex-
pansion, ordinary and extraordinary.
The ordinary program should au-
thorize the regular annual expenditure
OF $50, 900. 900 for new ships 10 be built
in the United States, the types and
number In each type 10 be determined
BY the Secretary of the Navy on ex-
port advice This ordinary program
would keep us abreast Of the require
ments If we had an even start. In or
der TO catch up from nothing in the
Atlantic. an extraordinary program
should be adopted. authorizing the
IItSiQtii 10 purchase dDIodN OF tF4tI
constructed IN America over and above
the vessels ordered IN the ordinary
program. additional vessels. the cost
not TO exceed so. 900. 900. per year. as
may be required IN his judgment for
the proper advancement of the work
OF national defense.
At first thought. some may raise
the objection Of the great cost. The
fact Is the greater the cost Of naval
power the better. Tt is absolutely a
relative matter. We can easily bear
the cost. for our men are not taken
away from productive work. and our
resources are boundless Whereas.
Japan and the other military nations
that threaten US take their men away
from productive works for service in
the army. are weaker IN resources anc
can not easily bear the great cost. II
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Heaven What practical good man in
touch with the conditions IN The world.
would conclude that the Fathers viii
is that America should remain de-
fenseless, become the prey Of the yell
low man, precipitating endless wars
that would engender destroying hatred.
between the races, prevent the work.
ings OF missions. stop the spread 81
the gospel OF love and peace, and bring
about the overthrow Of the structure
OF civilization. slowly built up by the
white man through so many centuries?
On the other hand. is ii not as clear
as the MONDAY sun that the Fa-
theirs will is that America, a nation
without any inherited hatred. kinsman
OF all nations, that has grown up far
from the turmoil that has come down
the ages In Europe and Asia. the ma
ton founded upon the equal rights OF
all, the true basis for permanent peace,
that America the great peace nation
with boundless resources. should reach
out her strong arms over the oceans
and check the cruel march Of war IN
Asia and elsewhere IN the world, Sc
cure her own safety and prosperity
and at the same time keep the peace
OF the world so that commerce might
march onward 10 bind the nations to
gether. so that Christianity might
move out and girdIe the world. so that
man would not 90 backward toward
the savageTy OF mutual determination
but move forward on a rising plane 50
that the Christian civilization built up
In the world might not perish but 60
on the nobler heights and embrace and
bless the whole world, so that the
white man may accomplish his glOTi-
Gus mission Of establishing peace on
earth and good viii among men.
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question OF the hearty cooperation al
the FIlipinos 70 prevent the japanese
yoke from falling on their necks.
In the last analysis. however. the
outcome viii rest upon the fleet Every
vessel In the navy OF substantial fight
ing power should be sent 10 the Pa
clfic. The batueships. Mississippi and
Idaho. nearly completed. should be
sent 10 join the sixteen battleships
that are on their way. Likewise the
armored cruisers California and South
Dakota Work should be FASTENED on
the battleships Idaho. New Hampshire,
Michigan and South Carolina, and on
the armored cruisers North Carolina
and Mon Jana, and these should al be
DISPATCHED to Join the Pacific fleet We
could thus assemble tWenty-seven
battleshlps and twelve aTmored cruisers
in the Pacific before Japan can force
US into var.
such a Neet properly handled, would
measure up with the japanese navy
and the British Pacific fleet COM
bined. The successful assembling OF
such a fleet would be the strongest m
1uence in postponing war. While IL Is
being assembled. American diplomacy
must prevent any crisis, no matter at
what cost. A premium should be OF
fered for the completion OF the Della
ware and North Dakota, newly au-
thorized 5attleships OF 10000 tons, be-
fore the time limit set by the con-
tracts. and, if it is then not too late,
these should likewise be dispatched 10
the Pacific. The President should be
authorized TO purchase abroad as
many Of this new type Of battleships
as can be secured. We should add 70
the Pac'fc feet as many Of these new
battIeships as Japan possesses, and
should proceed 10 build in the ship
yards Of the Pacific coast as many
new vessels as Japan builds and with
the lead thus gained fix a standard for
the naval activities on the Pacific
coast to keep abreast Of the needs for
the defense Of the Pacific ocean.
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Must @Spar for Wind"

We must gain time. Our present
policy should DO to spar for wind
We must not allow the kaleidoscope
change OF ambassadors and other
moves TO hurry us on to a crisis. Our
Congress should refrain from discuss
ing or considering the japanese Tmmi-
grafton question. and the people OF the
Pacific slope should possess their souls
n patience. no matter how irritating
nd exasperaing the influx of Jap
anese may become. Our executive
should by diplomatic processes, put
m the question Of a new treaty at
east until the expiration OF the exist
.nE treaty. The japanese are not de-
unanGng a new treaty with the Brit
ish about japanese immigration into
Canada and weScan well ask and ac-
,ept the same arrangements that are
lnad~ n Japan 10 check immigration
iute Canada. We should proceed as
1879 as possible 10 undermine the
n p1Omaic structure that Japan has
'isftt up 50 adroitly and successfully.
~ most effective work would be to
nhxhten the people Of England and Of
he British Empire upoa the effect Of
ne out the unrest in India due pri-
,7lrTily TO Japan, the obstacles the Jap
a-sese are throw ing Ia the way OF
Fr1tish commerce IN Korea, in Man
churia, and in China, showing that in
the end the yellow man viii turn upon
tn British, pointing out that com
munity OF interests that Canada, Aus
lila and other British colonies have
with the United States in the menace
OF Asiatio immigration The cam
paign OF enlightenment should extend
as Tar as practicable TO France. show
ing the French how japanese SUI
uremacy in the Pacific would mean the
expulsion OF France from Cochin
China, and TO Germany and Russia,
and Holland. and italy. and all the
.-hite nations, showing how the inter
ests OF ell are involved, the welfare
ana fate OF the white race and the
White mans civilization hanging in
the balance. This work should be
carried forward by discreet diplomatic
activity and by the American press
through its exchanges.
The direct work Of preparation naval
and military. should proceed with ali
possible dispatch The work Of forti-
Tying should be pushed on the Pacific
even at the expense % neglect on the
Atlantic. Every harbor OF the Pa
cihc coast should be strongly fortified,
and the militia Of the Pacific Slope
should be increased and trained as
much as possible. Pearl Harbor in
che Hawaiian Islands should be de-
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his political sagscity and success.
During his life in ST. Paul ne has paid
the city $4,000 in taxes, but Of what
ne has received from the city there is
nothing left. IN the gloom Of the
Bank of Minnesota failure. a memoir
able financial disaster. Bob" Smith
doomed up as a heroic figure and his
entire personal fortune 20 the last doll
lar went to pay the claims Of depos-
itors. The bank finally paid 20 cents
on the dollar. but he was financially
ruined Since that time his business
ventures have been unsuccessful and
he has never succeeded IN regaining
the lost ground
TOO old-we need a younger man"
is the grim comment OF his political
managers. And with this curt verdict
he is reluctantly content
Il won't run again." he said. in
commenting upon his long public life.