The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-01-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Trouble in Navy Department = Big
Plot in Russia - v. s. to Protect
Foreigners.

the states over the fact that the gov
eminent cannot do anything to compel
the proper protection OF foreigners
will soon be settled. The government
has been getting many complaints
that the foreigners who have been en-
ticed into the southern states, In the
hope that they would furnish CHEAP
labor, have been abused and that the
courts, which are In the habit OF dis
eliminating against the negroes do the
same thing In the case of the foreign
era, so that they can be robbed with
safety. The foreigners complain TO
their home governments. and they. In
return, complain to the United States.
(which has been unable to do anything
NOV II Is CLAIMED 70 have the law
tested so that the state courts which
do not give equal protection To all can
be- punished and the states made TO
ray for any damages done.
President Roosevelt has accepted a
wartime photograph OF his mothers
brother. who was navigating officer OF
the Confederate battleship Alabama
during the Civil War.
A year OF revival In Kansas Is
planned by fifteen denominations. who
will push the campaign into every
county In the state.
Georgia began 10 live under It's new
prohibition law on New Years Day.
Gov. Hoke Smith announced that he
would enforce the law to the letter,
and Il seems likely that the state will
really be dry.
Mrs. Mollie Desmond. OF New York,
who tried to commit suicide eighteen
months ago by swallowing pack
age OF ia needles. d!ed Tuesday. AZ
ter physicians had made twenty-five
surgical operations upon her and had
removed all but dozea OF the needles.
There has been a little trouble In
the Navy Department over the ques-
ton OF whether naval OF medical offic-
ers shall command hospital ships. and
Rear Admiral Brownson. the head OF
one OF the bureaus OF Navigation, has
resigned In huff because he has
been overruled. There seems 10 have
tsen no Importance In the question.
end Il Is rot very creditsble that the
quarrel should ever have made SO
much row. As II is the question win
be taken before Congress and a lot Of
tirae that ought to be spent on some
thing more profitable will probably be
wasted on e.
There seems 10 be no hope that the
parcels post law will be passed by
Congress this year. The express COM
panies. which would lose their chance
TO charge exorbltant rates for small
service II It should pass. have made
lot OF small store keepers believe
that II would hurt their business. and
these men have got their Congressman
10 promise to kill the bill
The American battleship fleet which
spent Christmas at Port-of-Spain, in
Trinidad. has started for Para. Brazil.
on the second stage of its long trip.
Everything Is going well.
The danger Of trouble between this
ha}1ntry and japan has been put
farther away by the promise Of the
latter country to do what Il can TO
stop the sailing OF the large number
OF Japanese. whose coming to this
country has led to the starting OF the
agitation in the West.
Slow progress has been made In
getting out the bodies OF the victims
Of the Darr Mine explosion. aud It has
finally been admitted that there is no
hope for a single one of the men who
were In the mine.
The Presidents right to discharge
the three companies of colored SOL
diers who took part in the rioting in
Brownsville. Tex. will be decided by
the courts. One Of the soldiers who
was discharged has brought a case.
claiming that the President had no
right to rut him out
The troubles in Russia where mill
lions of people have been ruled and
oppressed by a few men and women
who have stood around the Car.
have come to the front again through
the discovery OF plot to kill several
of the Grand Dukes. who are cousins
and uncles OF the supreme ruler.
These relatives Of the Gar have
ruled him. and misgoverned the peo-
pie in all the bad ways one can think
Of, but there Il little hope that there
will be any better government even II
they are al killed. - there are plenty
Of other people ready TO take their
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