The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK
England Gets Ready to Fight Germany
Castro on the war-Path Again
May Be More Trouble in Cuba
Manufactures Fighting Tariff Bill.

SEES END OF FoOTBALL;-Pres.
Eliot OF Harvard. in his last annual
report which he presented to the
overseers, again scathingly denounces
football as II is played at modern
colleges. He sees hope however. and
expects that In a few years the pre-
sent delight In the game win cease.
Civilization and culture, he believes,
will make the game impossible.
ENGLAND GETTING READY
England has been thoroly awakened
by the discovery OF Germany's pre-
paration for war, and is planning to
prepare herself as rapidly as possible.
Many of her statesmen believe that
there Is now no doubt that Germany
will attack her at the earliest possi-
BILE moment. They feel that England
is stronger now than she viii be
later, and that the cos, OF being con-
stantly prepared for an attack. while
Germany can take her time and hit
when she gets ready. Will be 40
great as TO be ruinous. These men,
therefore, are quietly advocating
bringing on the war as soon as pos
sible, and having II over with 80
that England can reduce her prepare
lions and save money. IL really
seems possible that there may be
such n war soon. II is now under
stood that England can within year
get three great battleships from Bra
I'll, and two from japan, and that
New leland and Australia will each
furnish one ship, while Canada will
give two. This would give England
immense strength. and she could pro-
coed TO wipe the German navy off
the ocean. VIII she?
KIDNAPPERs KILL.ED:-Two men
who tried 10 kidnap a girl from a
ranch In New Mexico so that one OF
them could marry her were killed last
week after hot chase by the
sheriffs posse.
TWO CENT RATES PAY:--So
much has been said about the bur
dens which a two cent railroad fare
imposes on the roads that IL IL crafty
ing 10 hear a little about the other
side. The Illinois Railroad Commits
sion reports that the two cent rate
has been a benefit 10 the roads OF that
state and has actually increased their
earnings. by inducing more people to
ride. This makes one wonder whethei
the roads in other states, which claim
to have lost money. could not have
been gamers II they had worked II
right.
FIGHTING TARIFF LAW:-There
is. as was to be expected, big fight
being put up by manufacturers all
over the country to keep Congress
from granting the people any relief
from high prices by reducing the
tariff. The Steel Trust set the pace.
by announcing that IL the tariff were
cut Il would have TO reduce wages
As the tariff is five times the total
amount of wages paid the laborers. IL
rather seems as II this were a bluff
10 scare the congressman who want
the wage earners' votes. Also, Mr..
C. M. Schwab. next to Carnegie the
biggest steel manufacturer alive says
that cut In the tariff would not
hurt the steel trade. or cause any re-
duction OF wages. other manufacture
ers are trying the same thing. and
the next few weeks will be full Of
scares engineered by tariff suckers
to try to save their pile.
FEAR FOR CUBA:-Cuba has not
been an independent nation again
Tor more than three months, but al
ready there are rumors that there
will be more trouble there, and that
the U. 8. government will have TO
step In again. Part of this is due
to to real incapacity for freedom on
the part OF the natives, but part
is due to the sugar growers, who wan
annexation and will not allow the
country to be peaceful II they can
help II. Already there has been one
little rebellion.
CASTRO OUT FOR TROUBLE
Gen. Castro who was recently de-
posed as president of Venezuela where
he had made all the trouble he could
is now headed back that way, and
will try to regain power. II is re-
ported that his successor has started
to escape.
NO COAL STRIKE:-The annual
fuss about a strike In the anthracite
coal field IL over. The miners made
heir demands, and SO did the owners
md each announced that they would
not yield an inch. Finally they COM
promised by letting things stay as
they were last year. They do this
every spring.
BALLOONISTS SAFE:-The six
balloonists, who were mentioned in
this column last week as having pro-