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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-06-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Men Drowned in Submarine Boat
DR.. Everett Edward Hale Dead
Sault st. Marie Lock Nearly Ruin
ed, and Boats Sunk-Bridge Has
Cost $50, OoO, 900.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-06-17
COMMENCEMENT

A Good Time in Spite of The Rain
DR.. Herget's Speech One of The
Best Ever Given in The Tabernacle
A Fine Graduating Class.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-06-17
in OUR OWN STATE

Ed Callahan Better and Will Likely
Observation-Disclosures Killed in Ow-
sley County-State Deficit Explained
-Lebus To Get Big Salary.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-06-17

I One summer evening a miller was
leaning over his garden gate, facing
the road, enjoying his pipe. when a
conceited young farmer happened to
be passing. The miller, in a friend
y tone, said,
Good evening, George"
81 didn't speak," said George gruff-
ly.
"Oh," said the miller, II thought
you did; hut 1t must have been your
ears Tapping "-Pniladelphia Enqu-
iier.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-07

1907 were communicated TO the gov
ernment Of the United States as a con-
sulting and advising party this gov
eminent has been almost contir uously
called upon by one or another and in
turn by all OF the five Central Amer
lean republics to exert itself for the
maintenance of the conventions. Near
ly every complaint has been against
the Zelaya g vernmeht of Nicaragua.
which has kept Central America in
constant tension or turmoil. The fe-
sponses made to the representations Of
Central American republics as due
f.om the United States ON account Of
its relation to the Washington conven-
tions have been at all times conserva-
tive and have avoided. so far as possi-
BILE, any semblance of interference. al
though 1t is very apparent that the
considerations Of geographic proximity
% the canal zone and Of the very SUBJ
stantial American interests in Central
America give to the United States a
special position in the zone Of these
republics anc the Caribbean sea.
I need not rehearse here the patient
efforts Of this government to promote
peace and welfare among these re-
publics, efforts which are fully appre-
ciated by the majority Of them who
are loyal to their true interests. 1t
would be no less unnecessary to re-
hearse here the sad tale Of unspeak-
able barbarities and oppression alleged
to have been committed by the Zelaya
government Recently two Americans
were put to death by order of Presi-
dent Zelaya himself. They were on
Gers in the organized forces Of rev
olution which had continued many
weeks and was In control OF about
half Of the republic. and ~ such. ac-
corCing to the modern enlightened
practice Of civilized nations. they were
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-07


nized rule exists the court shall give
Judgment In accordance with the gen.
cral principles OF justice aud equity
As, however, many questions in inter-
national maritime law are understood
Inherently and therefore interpreted
differently in various countries, it was
deemed advisable not to intrust legis-
lative powers to the proposed court.
but to determine the rules Of law prop
erly applicable in q conference Of the
representative maritime nations. Pur-
suant to an Invitation Of Great Britain
a conference was held at London from
Dec. 2. 1903. to Feb. 26. 1900. In which
the following powers participated
The United States. Austria Hungary,
France. Germany, Great Britain. Italy
Japan. the Netherlands. Russia and
Spain. The conference resulted In the
declaration Of London. unanimously
agreed TO aud signed by the participate
Ing powers. concerning. among other
matters. the highly important subjects
Of blockade, c0ntraband. the destruc.
ti0n OF neutral prizes aud continuous
voyages.
The declaration OF London is an cmi
nently satisfactory coditication Of the
international maritime law. and it Il
hoped that Its reasonabieness and fair
ness will secure lis general adoption
ns well rs remove one of the difficult
ties standing in the way OF the estab
lishment Of an International priz,
court
Under the authority given In tn,
sundry civil appropriation act. mp
proved March 4. 1909. the Unite(
national conference on maritime Law
at RrusdAls. The conference met 0I
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-07

ment which can contribute anything to
its efficient handling.
As q consequence Of section OF the
tariff act of Aug. s. 1903. 1t becomes the
duty of the secretary OF state to con-
duct as diplomatic business all the
negotiations necessary to place him In
a position to advise me as to whether
or not q particular country unduly dis
eliminates against the United States
in the sense of the statute referred to.
The great scope and compisxity OF this
work. as well as the Obligation to lend
all proper aid to our expanding COM
merce. is met by the expansion Of the
bureau Of trade relations as set forth
in the estimates for the department Of
state.
/ have thus In some detail described
the important transactions Of the state
department since the beginning OF this
administration for the reason that
there Is no provision either by statute
or custom for a formal report by the
secretary of state to the president or
to congress. and q presidential message
Is the only means By which the con-
dition Of our foreign relations -
brought to the attention Of congress
and the public.
In dealing with the affairs Of the
other departments. the heads Of which
all submit annual reports. shall touch
only those matters that seem to me to
call for special mention on my part
without minimizing In any way the
recommendations made by them for
legislation affecting their respective
departments. in all Of which I wish to
express my general concurrence.
Government Expenditures and Rev.
o0uoo.
Perhaps the most important ques-
ton presented to this administration
Is that of economy In expenditures and
sufdciency OF revenue. The deficit Of
the last fiscal year and the certain
deficit of the current year prompted
congress to throw . greater respond
bility on the executive and the secro-
tary Of the treasury than had hereto
fore been declared By statute. This
declaration imposes upon the secretary
OF the treasury the duty OF assembling
al the estimates Of the execuftve d.
partments. bureaus and ol8ces Of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-07

peoples and governments closer togeth-
er and SO form bonds Of peace and mu-
tual dependency, as they must also
naturally sometimes make passing
points of friction. The resultant sit
uation inevitably imposes upon this
government vastly increased RESPONSE
bilities. This administration. through
the department of state and the for
eign service. Is lending all proper sup
port to legitimate and beneficial Amer
lean enterprises in foreign countries.
the degree of such support being meas
ured by the national advantages to
be expected. A citizen himself cannot
by contract or otherwise divest him.
self of the right. nor can this govern
ment escape the obligation. Of his pro-
lection In his personal and property
rights when these are unjustly in
fringed in a foreign country. To avoid
ceaseless vexations it is proper that in
considering whether American enter
prise should be encouraged or support
ed in a particular country the govern
ment should give full weight not only
to the national as opposed to the indi-
yidual benefits to accrue. but also to
the fact whether or not the govern
ment Of the country In question is in
its administration and In its diplomacy
faithful to the principles Of modera-
ton. equity and justice upon which
alone depends International credit In
diplomacy as well as In finance.
The pan-American policy Of this
government has long been fixed In its
principles apd remains unchanged
With the changed circumstances Of the
United States and Of the republics tc
the south Of as. most OF which have
great natural resources. stable govern
ment and progressive ideals. the ap
prehension which gave rise to thu
Monroe doctrine m4y BE- said 70 have
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-07

Helping Liberia.
It will be remembered that the in
terest Of the United States in the re-
public OF Liberia springs from the his
torical fact OF the foundation of the
republic by the colonization Of Ameri-
can citizens Of the African race. In
an early treaty with Liberia there Is a
provision under which the United
States may be called upon for advice
or assistance. Pursuant to this provi-
sion and in the spirit of the moral re-
lationship Of the United States to
Liberia that republic last year asked
this government to lind assistance in
the solution Of certain Of their national
problems, and hence the commission
was sent
The report of cur commissioners has
just been completed and is now under
examination by the department Of
state. 1t Is hoped that there may re-
suit some helpful measures. in which
case it may be my duty again to invite
your attention to this subject.
The Norwegian government. by .
note addressed on Jan. 26, 1909. to the
department OF state. conveyed an invi-
tation to the government Of the United
States to take part in conference
which it is understood will be held In
February or March. 1910. for the pur-
pose OF devising means to remedy ex-
isting conditions In the Spitxbergen
islands
This invitation was conveyed under
the reservation that the question o1
altering the status OF the islands as
countries belonging to no particular
state and as equally open to the citi
gems and subjects Of all states should
not be raised
The European powers invited to this
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-07

10 t08 SOut0 BOvSBUW00ts mUWS OCCUY
two or more years. has 6een DO shaw
much room for impEOvenent and op.
poetunity for Substantial reduct1oos In
the cost and increased elncieney oR ID
ministration- Tie object of the inves-
tigatiou b to devise means to inereoso
the average emc3ency Of each employee.
There % great room for improvement
toward this end. not only By tie reoe.
gani1At30n Of bureaus and dpartme0fD
and In the avoidanee Of daplicat5na.
but also In the treatment Of the inai-
vidual employee
Under the present system II cooseAnt-
y happens that two employees receive
the same salary when the wogk Of ooe
II far more dimcult and importAnt and
exacting than that Of the othee. 0u-
perior ability ID not rewarded of en-
couraged. Al the classification - now
entirely BY salary. m employee often
rises to the highest class while doing
the easiest work. for which alone he
may be fitted. An investigation order
ed by my psedecessor resulted in tho
recommendation that the civil service
be reclassifed according to the kind Of
work. 90 that the work requiring most
application and kn0wIedGe and ability
shall receive most compensatj0a. I b.
Heve such q change would be falree -
y Improve tbs peEsonnel Of tie 0efv-
Ice.
More than this. every reform direct
ed toward tie impgovement In the ay-
efase encisncy of &ovesnment g.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-07

Our traditional relations with the
japanese empire continue cordial. as
usual As the representative OF Japan
his Imperial highness Prince Kuni
visited the Hudson-Fuiton celebration.
The recent visit OF q delegation Of
prominent business men as guests of
the chambers Of commerce Of the rA-
cifc slope. whose Representatives had
been 80 asreeably received in Japan.
VIII doubtless contribute to the grow
ing trade across the Pacific. a. well -
to that mutual understanding whjch
leads to mutual appreciation. The ar
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-29

tiers in the narrative of the Colonial
wars. For a recent instance of the in
elncacy OF Notifications, recall the fate
OF Port Arthur. Countries are defend
ed not by walls but by men, and the
quality of the men is of more importance
than their numbers. China's seething
mGitltudes. behind the Great Wall, have
not been immune from invasion; yet a
handful of Beers, with no forts but
kopJes provided by nature Were able
for months to bid defiance to the vast
armies of Great Britain.
The relations between this country and
Japan are not as threatening as the
alarInlsts of the general staff imply.
Cantornla's treatment of the orientals
mas been lnc0nsiderate, eXasperating and
unfair. 1t is well that CALIFORNIA; ten
denotes in this direction should as much
as possible be repressed. The notion that
the Japanese population is under pres
sure at home and must find an outlet in
California does not seem as well war
ranted now as it would have been before
the war between Japan and Russia. As
matter of fact, Japan now has n foot
hold on the Asian mainland, and OPP
portunlty for expansion near at hand;
so 1t is fanciful to assume that she will
seek these things at a distance in a way
| that would plunge her into life and
death struggle with the United states.
Therefore Congress and the American
puoile safely may pay little attention to
the danger-signal raised by the general
| staff. 1t is fair to say that large sums
| expended in the construction of fortif-
cations would be wasted. The best de-
vice for the strengthening of the Unit
ed States at the present time would be
the exercise of wise economy in national
| expenditures
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-29
The Old Order Changes Slowly.

The refusal of the House committee
on naval affairs to endorse the Presi-
dents order removing the Marine Corps
from ship service and continuing its duties
TO guard duty and campaigning ashore
shows that although the old order
changes" in harmony with the world $
developments, difficulty is sometimes eX-
perienced in convincing the powers that
be that departures from the old order
are really for the welfare of all con-
cerned. \ good many tried and true
veterans of the navy whose names stand
high on the countryS roll of honor APP
peared in opposition to the proposed
change, while on the other hand, Adj
miral Dewey and Rear-Admiral Evans
recommended endorsement of the presi-
dents order.
Admiral Dewey favors the removal Of
the marines from the various ships and
their segregation on attendant vessels
having the character of transports, 50
that they can be used as a landing
force whenever the navy makes a demon
stration in force. He declares that
Aguinald" could not have organized his
troublesome revolution following the fan
of Manila in 1898 had there been with
his feet a force of 5000 marines on
transport ships. The revolution could
probably have been nipped by a smaller
force, with the help Of the Blue Jackets
of the present, who have supplanteG
the marines in large measure i'll naval
soiuer work. Rear-Admiral Evans is
regarded as the most distinguished
American naval officer on the retired
LIST. and his recommendation of the pro-
posed RELOCATION of the marine to shore
service has behind it long period Of
SCI vice embracing conditions under
which the marine was at his best, and
later conditions under which for "A large
portion of the time he is superfuous on
the sailess fighting ship manned by sea-
men who are as handy with the rifle as
the seamen of old were with the mar
linspike and the cutlass.
The refusal of the House committee
to sanction the removal of the marines
from ship service may be endorsed by
the House II it is so endorsed, and
the marines 90 back to ship service it
will be only for a short time, because
it is becoming more evident yearly that
the presence of soldier on a fighting
ship that is manned by his equals in
land fighting is decidedly anomalous.
The opposition to the marines transfer
recalls the early objections to the re-
moval of masts with yards and sails
from the modern ironclad. Masts and
sails have disappeared, and in their
place the ships carry spiral steel towers
which the seamen style ''haystacks. =
This change is revolutionary in COM
parison with the removal of the marine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-29
The Folly of Costly Fortifcations.

The disquiet of certain good people of
Boston. whose sleep o nights was dis
turbed during the Spanish war by the
booming of guns at sea, and who were
m0mentarily afraid that Cervera's fleet
would loom in the offing and destroy
their beautiful city, is now only hui
morous memory. Their agitation was
painful, however, while it lasted. and
it lasted long time. 1t would not be
fair to say that at the present moment
inhabitants of the Pacific coast are max
ing laughing-stock of themselves in
the same way. Your Westerner is not
easily scared But the representations
which the officers of the general staff
of the army have made in report that
Congress recommending Notifications for
San Pedro harbor, California, are
backed by declarations likely TO alarm
all whom they do not amuse.
The general staff makes an apprecia-
tive reference to the fertility and beauty
and wealth and delightful climate. of
the great extent of country of which
Los Angeles is the door, and remarks
that mo effort of the imagination is
needed to realize the temptation it Of
fers TO those oriental powers whose pop
ulation is pressing hard on the means
of subsistence" This is the prelude to
the grave assurance that, assuming there
certain oriental power" could land on
our Pacific coast an expedition of 100,-
600 men. augmenting it by the end of
two months more to a possible total Of
100000. The ease with which San
Pedro harbor, unfortifed, and through it
the entire Los Angeles country, could be
seized. is apparent" and "sea, noun
tain and desert" would combine to make
the position of the invader wei night
impregaable." The remedy proposed is
the construction of forts. AT the APP
preaching session Congress will be asked
TO appropriate millions of dollars for
Notifications to defend the sea coasts
of the United States and of the recently
acquired foreign possessions. VIII this
proposed expenditure be wise?
People who have read attentively the
history Of conquests are not liN,ly to
receive the recommendation of the gen
eral staff without a murmur During
Colonial times the most elaborate and
costly Notifications in the Western world
were at Iouisburg on the southeast coast
Of Cape Breton island. They We're so
strong that French officers declared
Iouishurg could be defended by a garri-
son of women The siege and capture
Of Iouisburg by raw levies made up of
Young men Of New England is one of
the most picturesque and familiar chap |
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-29
Sapphira.

Artificial sapphires, such as those just
made i'll France, remind one. by an III
evitable association of ideas. of Sap
phira. Hers is striking instance Of lhs
manner i'll which name can be killed
once for all by one evil possessor thereof.
Cain, Judas, Ananias and Sapphire ar"
intrinsically just as attractive as other
biblical names that have survived: hD.
nobody bears them, although Sapphm
might, but for the wife of AnaHidS, have
been as popular a Christian name "S
Pearl or Ruby. If Dorcas and Sapphr'
had exchanged names. Sapphire Sd"
cieties' would have been the title Of
many charitable sewing circles today, ana
Dorcas would have been anathema.-i'A.
don Chronicle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-29
The Best New Year Resolution

The n0bleSt resolution that any citizen
could make for the New Year would he
the resolution to live more faithfully hv
the Golden Rule, that sublime principle
of conduct for this world and for all
world. Failure to live by this law causes
the chief sorrows and collisions among
men.
Let each earnest man search into his
words and ways, determined TO find the
special manner in which he breaks the
Golden Law-his special habit that
works injustice or unhappiness in his
shop, his office, his home, his city. He
will find, perhaps, that in the shop he is
in the habit of misplacing tools, and this
hinders the work of his comrades; that
in the office he is in the habit of being
late in keeping appointments. and thus
steals other peoples time that in the
club he is in the habit of belittliug
worthy competitors, and thus Joins the
gang Of thieves who steal reDutations.
that in the home he is in the habit of mo-
nop0liZine the conversation. and Tins
fails TO draw out the powers of others.
that i'll the city he is in the habit of spif
ting on the sidewalk. and thus spoiIs the
comfort Of his townsmen: that i'm busi
ness he is in the habit of misrepreSentinr
his goods, and thus robs under the cover
of custom.
These are problems in the Golden
Rule; and here are ample space ana
verge for New Year resolurions-spaca
and verge for building character. char.
acter which is the greatest thing in man
Edwin Markham in Success Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-29
Not a Flattering Mistake.

Eugene Walter, the young playwright.
discussed in his Ansonia apartment the
failure of Paid in Full" in London.
The London critics said Mr.. Wal
ter, praised my drama without dis
senting voice. From Mr.. Walkley of
the Times down, they deluged me with
praise. But the public would not come
to the Aldwych theater. The public
was untiattering as the African senti-
net
"A French sentinel in Algeria, YOU
know. Mr.. Walter explained, had for
colonel very tail, lanky, round-shoud-
cred man.
This round-shouldered colonel one
night was making Il quiet inspection.
Passing the sentinel, he found. TO his
rage and Indignation. that he was not
challenged. So he returned to the man
and roared:
You didn't challenge me"
N-no, sir faltered the sentinel. sa-
luting
We'll, why didn't your the colonel
demanded
Excuse me, sir said the sentinel.
but thought beg your pardon, sir-I
thought you was Il camel "-Washing-
ton Star.