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The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
Unrest in the Coal Fields.

Mr. Taft may well pray 70 be delivered
from such a labor question as confronted
President Roosevelt. near the beginning
OF his administration. in the anthracite
coal strike Yet events are shaping
themselves for a renewal Of that mem
oTable controversy on somewhat different
lines. The agreement that was reached
between the miners and their employees.
Through the mediation Of the board sp-
pointed by President Roosevelt, has been
in force for six years and terminates on
April / Under it the miners have en-
joyed advanced wages. adjusted to the
price OF coal by a sliding scale. and their
grievances have been settled by a board
OF Cancellation. which has now a clear
docket. For the last six years there has
been peace IN the mining regions. where
before there was constant agitation and
discomfort Il has been a good arrange
nsent for TIE public and evidently for
the miners, but not for the miners union.
lllt -iitil41c-StLlh VI WHICH mas siedlltN Qe-
cIned until it is now but Is per cent Of
the total number Of anthracite workers.
In other words, the miners. being pro-
tected by an agreement with their en-
ployers having almost the force Of law.
have not felt the necessity Of organiza-
ton This agreement the mine operators
are willing 10 renew on the old terms.
but the miners union has a number OF
new propositions which viii be urged
upon employers. and which the latter
now say they are unwilling to accept.
Foremost among these propositions is
q demand for the complete recognition
Of tie union as the sole representative
Of ise workers in their relations with
their employers Accompanying this is
a demand that the dues Of the members
cf the union shall be collected by en-
ployers from the wages Of the men. and
paid into the union treasury. In addition
II is asked that the grievances Of work
ers be settled by conferences between
union committees and operators. thus
sboIishing the Cancellation board The net
result Of ali these demands. If they were
granted. would be to unionize the entire
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20

force OF anthracite workers, 10 vastly
increase the prestige Of the union. and
to make it practically the controlling
force in the mining regions. Instead Of
S1.0o0 members. the present number, il
would eventually have i7GoeO members.
whose dues 10 the union would be com
puisOrily paid and forcibiy collected.
OF course. there are demands for increase
of pay, for an eight-hour day. and for
other concessions OF a technical nature.
but the main point is the recognition OF
the union. Thus the contest which i'm
pends IS really one for the agsrandizement
OF the union snd for the establishment
OF its supremacy as a bargaining author
ity in behalf Of the miners. The recog-
milton now insisted upon was refused six
years ago by the anthracite strike COM
mission. that body dealing with the work
ers as a whole. irrespective Of their af-
hllation with labor organizations. Since
then the mines have been run on the
open shop principle.
The singular feature OF the situation
in the mining regions is that government
intervention should have had the effect
OF greatly reducing the numbers and in
huence Of the labor organization that
was Instrumental in bringing about the
original controversy. but was not recog-
nized as the sole. party concerned. on the
workers side. in the final settlement. and
that the union officers should now be
satisfied with nothing less than The total
abolition OF the agreement effected
through government agency. and the sub
stitution therefor of an agreement reach
ed only by the parties directly in interest.
represented on the one hand by the mine
operators and on the other hand by the
union Il IS a most suggestive COM
mentary on government mediation in Ia
Dor disputes
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
DUTY OF A NEWSPAPER.
Not Only 20 Print News, but to EX-
pose WrOngdOiBE-

NOt Only 20 Print News, but to EX-
pose WrOnEdOiRg-
From an opsniou b Justice Guy. q New Yo-k.
The iaw ieaIously guards the good re-
ptsa oF all persons IN their private char
acter. and in their business or profession.
unless by their general private conduct
or by the character % the business or
profession in which they are engaged
they have themselves forfeited such good
repute But the law Is not engaged IN
the rehabilitation OF regulations, or IN
throwing the mantle of respectability and
good repufe around those who deliberate
~ engage IN practices in violation Of law
ard follow pursuits which are subversive
Of deCency and good morals
The defendant was engaged In the pub
iicatiOn OF a newspaper not merely for
the dissemination Of news. but with the
additional purpose Of upholding A high
standard Of public decenCy and morals
in the community. and it was not merely
its right. but its duty. IN connection with
a public and Official proceeding Of the
kind in question. % publish truthfuly so
much OF the facts as with deCency II
could publish 50 that even II the ma
chinery OF the criminal law proved made
auate 20 reach malefsctOrs OF this class.
who traffic for gain IN human life and
health and seek 20 promote immoral
practices, they might be held CD 20 public
scorn and contempt.
While newspapers should be held TO
strict and severe accountability Tor IN
iuStffiaOle and uutTuthfui assaults upon
private character. or upon business stand
ing and credit. they deserve not punish
ment and rebuke. but public approval
and commentator where, as in this IN
stance, they trUthfully, and IN strict con-
form4ty 20 the facts, call public stten-
ton 70 those who are engaged IN nefsri-
Gus practices. injurious TO the public
welfare
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
..@:s .5= THE BIG STICK :=.z .:s
1rr y No Al WASHINGTON FEBRUARY so 1909
WASHINGTON. FEBRUARY 80. 1909.

might better be eX0resssd n the fine
ElnoTizn phrase. You scratch ny
back AID III scratch yUurS
There is one thing about the lines
Of this ve-Se-it can b made 20 rad
20 mueh better in ether Wsys- Take
for instance;
In noble aims united thus"
Why not
United thus N noble aims"
Or
Thus in noble aims united
Or even
In thus united noble aims.
The thing might be used as an
exercise in parsins II our public
schools
No, We do not fear that Mr. e
more. proud and UnconqueTed. has
here net anything Ike his match
Let Mr.. Alfred Austin read that
stirring poem. The Wreck On the
Monou, and then blush az the total
iua6equacy Of his You ard We"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
AT LINcoLNs BIRTHPLACE:
| Visitors Impressions OF the Day
at HOdgenvilIe.


at HOdgenvilIe.
Davis ". Cla-k. IN the Boston Transcript
I was not interested in dignitaries or
trappings of a gala day. or even, to be
frank, in the speechmaking. 1 knew no
Gettysburg speech was going to be de-
Iivered. dismissed everything exTaneous.
I was alone for the while with the long
legged. barefooted boy-in his jeans and
tow-linen shirt and coonskin cap ex-
plored with him the cabin IN which he was
born. drank out OF the gourd with him
at the Rock Spring. I helped him set his
figure four trap for e rabbit ] fished with
him in the creek I laid down with him
a the end OF the day on the hearth IN
the freight. and caught a giimmering Of
one OF his immortal visicns-Of Truth and
Love and Service. Money could not buy
what I felt.
HIS vision OF life and his unslterable
fidelity 10 it-that Is what works the mir
acle which makes even the Aladdin lamp
he loved so well grow dim in comparison.
The rude cabin changes into a marble
temple. ample in proportions. classic In
It's lines The impoverished farm sudden
~ blooms into a park n which the skill
This sparseIy settled neighborhood for the
day has a population OF ten thousand
souls who dc reverence 10 the memory Of
the boy who left his footprints on these
acres. and 50 made they holy. woke
from reverie long enough 20 hear his sue
cessor In the highest Office saying: One
OF the two greatest Americans, one Of the
three greatest men IN the nineteenth cen
tury-one Of the greatest men in the
worlds history" and the governor IS say
ing. Illinois says, He was mine. on my
prairie ne ripened into manhood Indi-
ana says. He was mine: on my southern
hills the little child grew strong and tall
But Kentucky says. 7 am his mother l
nuTsed him Al my breast -
At nightfall I was back IN Louisville.
happy. but IN a sorry mess carried
a stick, as ugly and intrinsically as
worthless as the farm on which I picked
il up. ] wouldn't exchange II for any
gold-headed cane I ever saw. I had done
my best TO rid myself OF the red clay of
Ia Rue. IN full sight of laughing OBJ
seTvers-Lincoln's own example gave me
the required nerve. I remembered that
when Charles Sumner found him handling
a shoe brush and exclaimed depreciat-
ingIy. why. Mr. President do you black
your own boots?" he naivelv retorted
Whose boots do you think I'd black
I know the soft raiment'' the Senator
wore, for once as boy. whirling thought
leSsiy round the corner from Bromfelt
into fremont, 7 ran into that debonafr
figure 7 backed. touched hat. said. Par
don. He graciously responded, NO mat
ter" But Il did left my mark on his
patent leather.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
Raising the Maine.

From the PhilsdslQhis Press
The proposal to raise the Maine is
approved and strongly indorsed by prac-
tically the entire newspaper press Of the
country. Il is hard 70 understand the
indifference OF Congress 70 this matter.
The American feet Is coming home after
a triumphant voyage around the world
The national pride in this feet and its
great achievement is naturally just now
very strong II Is a good time 10 Temem-
Der the feet OF 1S9S and make an honor
able and suitable provision for the first
and only great sacrifice IN oGr conflict
with Spain, and give honorable burial 70
the American seamen whose bodies are
imprisoned in the sunken battle ship in
Havana Harbor.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
A SONNET.

There's a sadness in the sobbins and
the siEhiaz
OF the EintrJ winds among the
lesfess trees;
There's note Of melancholy Under
Iyins
Ever song that marks the days
aetiTitiesl
The birds themselves their pain can
rot dissenble,
There's no happiness thsf7s free
from latent woe
We hesitate 20 sraile-we pause
s-tremble.
As the time draws uizh for our
T. r. 70 so
II.
There Is gloom in Chevy Chase and
out II Brightwood.
In Bloomingdale and Anacos;ia.
too.
There's no joy at all in Petwofth.
and a right good
Supp3S of tears marks Congress-
Heights boo-hool
Takona Park Is wrapped in anguish
bitter.
Georgetown is bowed 70 earth il
dark despair;
In Benninz not isybird is s-tsit-
ter
And TonnaIlytoEn viii only tsal
sts hair.
III
on. the soulful. s0nbsT sadness o!
his leaving.
on. the sali ard wcrn-ood on ths
chzlice's briu:
on. the awful hours Of hcpslessnesl
and gTieTing.
To thiuk that soon vel see Tn
last Of hin,
Oh. the burning words Of protest
ard the ending.
Oh the secschiuz words that siz
zle and thst psrch.
Oh. the blooming. bloody. blaStet
woe attending
The fearful and the ta;eful foBrti
Of Marchl
JAMES 4. .TAwNEY.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
VOL. II. NO. 40.
EVERY SATURDAY.
CusMo,to: II yoa see il in The Big
SriCk. itiEn necessarily 50.
YOU AND WE

Many men IN usny lands have
sought 70 wrest from the brow Of
James Byron ElmOre. Of Indiana,
the poetic lzurels that are his By
right q divine genius. but they have
al failed miserahly. snd We feel
certain that although oue Alfred
Austin. Of London. England. Is a late
claimant for Eimore's poetic bays.
he. too. VII be Judged and found
wanting.
Mr.. Austin bases his claim on an
cffusi0n entitled You and We" in
the selection Of which title he nay
read his defeat. for he has missed
the chance which Laureate Elnore
would have taken Of calling i You
and Us Mr. Austin's poem fol-
lows the classic model. but in its
strict adherence 20 meter Il misses
that note 0f sterling hTmsuity which
Is 80 characteristics Of Mr. Elmore,
whom be seeks TO dethrone. Take,
for instance. that line
But there. too. furnace Ranes and
rosrs
Forging the thunderbolts OF War.
A s1rsr gvnivss that NiT. Austin
would have made II furnaces, not
furnace" for We know, even II
Alr. Austin does not. thar besides
the government furnace which IS
forging. &c. there are several fur
uacss owned BY the steel trust
which are also dong the work
IN his third verse 3ir. Austin says:
Nor You nor We mot Csl would
Others vrouE;
We only claim 10 hold our OWL
Which ouce more betrzys the
marked limitations of the Britisher.
As Nir. ElmoTe woald have told Us.
had be chosen sUch a theme. We
not 0nly claim 70 hold our own.
Dla Er -tl-AA c4CEraar,c I-AiaA- IL AaA .
mulsting schemes for getting hold Of
somebody else's And then, instead.
Of continuing speaking 10 Us. as he
has done al along, Mr. Austin
switches a 20 apostrophize the air
with:
BE then stzr-spsnEied Flag uDfuried
With Union Jack rssistless twain
Just as Il he. the English bard,
had a perfect rEht 70 order the
S1srs and Stripes 70 be uufuried.
As 70 the last verse q Mr.. Aus
tins poem. ven. here Il Is:
IN noble aim united thus.
Let all their noble lives puTSue.
And Il You VII but stand b. Is.
Be Sure that We VII stand By You
Surely this Is too cryptic soT gen
ersl acceptance. WHY We should be
urged 70 - around pursuing peace
fd Ires Is Fttle hard to under
stand. The rszl zst ol The verse
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
The Liberty Bell

We hope that It Is not true that the dear
old Liberty Bell is TO be hauled across
the continent 10 the forthcoming exposi-
tIon az Seattle. H7S0t that we do not wish
that enterprise every possible measure
Of success, both artisticaIly and fnan-
cially, but because We think this precious
relic Of the nations babyhood should be
guarded jealousiy and with ever-incress-
ing vigilance and care.
The Bell is feeling its age. If we may
be permitted so to express IL Il IS
cracked in more than one place. and in
ciines 20 physical deterioration. Only a
short time ago. a new and gaping wound
was discovered on ITS body, and another
moving OF il may do il serious and lasting
harm II has served its day al shows
and expositions. Let # alone now-let It
repose in the peace. quiet. and dignifed
retirement il has 80 richly earned,
In the Old World, throughout all the
nations thereof. there are many OF
these ancient reminders OF the dead past
the yes;eryears. growing ever dinner
and DINNER through long stretches OF the
ages Linking England with the days OF
Alfred and the later days OF William
the Norman. and Rome with the grandeur
Of the Caesars. are hundreds Of things
precious in the sight Of the people. and
potent in keeping alive the love OF the
fatherlands. With us-we are. after all
with all our pretentions, quite juvenile.
you know-it IS different The Liberty
Bell is one Of the very few things we
have closely and inseparably associated
with our initial birthdsy-and with il We
should take no chances whatsoever.
Let the Liberty Bell remain right there
in Philadelphia, where IL belongs. for
eyermore. Let those who would cast their
eyes upon it go 10 Il; let It not be sent
20 them. We protest that its junketiug
DAYS are no more We object 10 it being
treated otherwise than its venerable
estate suggests as meet and proper un-
der the circumstances OF its present ex-
istence. Il should be sacred 10 our
sight. And we should deny the right of
any man OF men 70 disturb the sweet
serenity Of its declining years.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
A REBUKE

The Big Stick Acknowledges re-
oeipt Of the following Letter from an
irste subscriber.
Mr.. Editor. Stop ny sub
scriptiou. I decline to stand fur
ther for your abuse of Congress
Moreover. your poem q last week
assigning Mr. Rainey TO the
Ansniss Club vas not funny at
al Yours. sc.
JOHN DOE
We desire 70 say % Mr. Doe.
whose real name We a7e too petite
to print. that We shall not stop his
paper. Reference to The Big Stick :
hooks discloses the highly significant
fact that Mr. Doe mas never paid
one cent on subscription-and as the
law does not compel Us 70 stop the
paper until HI srTeaTs arr naid III.
We shall continue TO fsunt The
Stick in his unwilling face Until he
comes across
Mr.. Doe SAYS he dOes not Ike our
abuse Of Congress What Is Goa
Eess for. We arise n inquire. Il not
10 abuses Everybody does it-fron
the President down. II Congress has
any friends in the world. you could
not prove Il hy the newsp4 peTs,
could yosg Tnen why should thC
high and Fnighfy Mr.. Doe undertake
70 upset this ancient CUSTOM We
point With pride 70 our motto-"fi
you see II in The Big Stick i ism,
necessarily so--snd defy the syndi
Gated and smzlzznatcd John Does O.
al creation 20 svcrTe gs from It.
And who. Ee should also like "a
ask Of sir. Doe. said that poem
about Mr. Rsinsy was funnvs q,
course. Il vas aot funny. Il vas not
intended 70 be. Does ATr. Doe no.
understand that real poetry Is nevel
funnyf Does he think. again. thsi
The Big Stick would pay us oficia
poet the handsome sslsry II promises
bin. and that foz writing funn!
poemss Mr.. Doe gives Us a pain
Until Mr. Doe leans to discrin
mate between uplifting journalism
and plain. unaculteratsd "p'snk
We Euss decline TO pzTley with hin
further.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
The Roosevelt PoIicie..

Fron the Ne1 EcTk sun,
The Roosevelt policies are to be carried
out and Mr.. Taft is pledged TO it. It is
vital to Mr.. Taft and TO the whole coun-
try that they should be carried out Every
honest citizen has il at heart But they
must be carried out with sobriety and
integrity IN behalf Of honest principle and
sound government, and not 20 fortify and
perpetuate a fictitious reputation and the
power of a vicious and depraved political
machine
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
NO EASY WAY TO REFORM.
VIEIIant Citizenship Essential q
Good City Government.


Good City Government.
Clinton Rogers wood7ss. IN the Living Church.
As have on more than one occasion
in annual civic reviews pointed out. there
Is no golden rule 20 municipal reform;
there IS no one panaeea that win solve
the difficulties and complexities OF Ine
situation: the problem Is too big. is too
pTeplexing. is too complex 10 yield TO
simple remedies II requires the con-
slant thought and best attention OF public
spirited men. day in and day out. with
an eye single 10 the public good, 10 pro-
duce even a small measure Of improve
ment. The great value Of work that the
bureau Of municipal research and the
Boston finance commission have done
and are doing. is that they are bringing
home 10 the people OF their respective
communities the truth concerning their
local conditions in a way that they can
not escape Il. bringing home 10 them their
personal duty and responsibility in the
premises Once the American people are
aroused on this subject. once they take
hold the ways and means, for working
out the Improvement viii not be hard 10
find.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
War Expense. in Peace.

Fro1a the New YoTs Evening Post.
In 1855 We spent only 1922, $3.50 on the
navy-yet no nation insulted US. ravaged
our shores. or carried Of our women and
children. Even in 1925 Congress voted only
SS9.574.0s2 g If the net year with SIS aft
ermsth OF war. took Us over the hundred
million mark. we none the less spent only
$55. So. 422.S9 as late aas 1901. In the eight
years Of peace. therefore. during the
Presidency Of Theodore Roosevelt. we have
increased our naval expenditures nearly
two and one-half times
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20

The governor-eleet OF Georgia has
served notice that while he may think.
personally. certain features Of the pro-
hibition law might wisely be changed, he
will veto the least syllable OF attempted
change by the legislature, and because
he promised he would when seeking cleo
ton. Little Joe" appears 10 be some
thing OF a Spartan, IL he is not rated a
beauty physically.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20

Moreover. II anybody else doubts that
we love South Carolina with love that
passeth all understanding we call the
Charleston News and Courier 10 give evi-
.dence in respect OF our noble, exhaustive.
and superb defense Of Palmetto bsrds
against the base pretensions Of Tarheel
pirates and literary pygnies.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
Mr. SWAT SAYS NO.
The Csbinst Runor Involving HIN
Is Unauthorixcd.

b 'Fhs-s 20 Tie Big Stick
Schenectady. \. Y. Feb Is
The Hon. ODiEnsn Swat to-right
SCI a rsst. emphaticslly and for
eTa, the persistent rumor that he
IS 70 b q member Of President
Taft's Cabinet
7 seek 10 oEce." said he, and
vii sccept none. u Is vel under
stood, think, here and every
where. that the servics I rendered in
the czupeiEn was prompted wholly
by love Of party and love Of coun-
10. and b 10 thought Ct oficial
reward. NJ friends IN Washing
t5n-pzrtIcularly william Loeb. T..
and I. White Bu.bey-can TOUch
fcr this. because they share ny con
fdeuee and sppreciats ny position
.fLny. No: high sS the honor would
be. shall not be member q
afr. Taft's oflcisi family"
He ~ould neither arm nr- deny
that portfolio-the LabOr-had
been rendered hin.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20

The junior Senator from South Carolina,
Mr.. Gary, delivered a chaste and highly
interesting address in the Senate on
Thursday last. Mr. Gary goes out on
March 4, but his friends may well be
proud Of his swan song
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
In RecoEnItIon of serrire.

From the Hartford Times
Il IS proper that portrait OF Grover
Cleveland should be put on the new gold
certificates as arranged by Secretary Cor
telyOu Cleveiand's service 10 the coun-
Try In maintaining the gold standard can
not be emphasized too strongly.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
OufcIaNsed.

How was the thunderstorm scene in
your play"
Rather fat. There was better one
going on outside"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
Voting on a Cabinet yemher.

From the Philadelphia InqJ'irer-
Senator Knox Is the only man who was
ever practically elected to a Cabinet Office
by both Houses OF Congress. but A cen
fury ago Secretary Gallstin was prscti-
csIly elected by the Senate TO remain in
the CabiEsl
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20

syivsnia legislature Is probably the only
ichopping-bloek OF that persuasion one
may unhesitetingly attack with merry
lquip and jest and be subsequently utterly
lunafraid somebody viii hand It back to
him both red-hotly and uncomfortabIy.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20

"Once a court told the police not 70
photograph a prisoner before arraign-
ment but they did; and row bin has
been introduced in the legislature TO tell
them not 10 de- it-snd ssnSrs the an
swer?" inquiries the Brooklyn Standard
Union Because
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
A MoDERN TREND.

Could Johnny Keats
Enthuse on meats,
Laud bonbOns 10 the skies,
Or Bobby Burns
Do lyric turns
Concerning hooks and eyes?
Could gifted Pope
Descant on soap,
Or praise a biscuits grade?
The baTds to-day,
I'm free 70 say.
Are going into trade.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20

Abdul Hamid probably does not observe
any very great difference in things under
the new dispensstiOn. so far as he is con-
cerned. The number Of plotters anxious
70 Kill does not seem 10 have fallen OF
any
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20

"Appropriating money for the Panama
Canal is much like trying 20 III a basket
with water" says the Johnstown Demo-
crat. Well. you can fill basket with
water il you carefully plug Up all the
holes and I'll in the leaky places before
hand.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
Always a Way.

These pants are rather high water,
vet I can't afford a new pair
Turn them up an additional two inches.
and with lavender socks you'll be right
in STYLE"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
TfmorouE.

The captain OF an industree'
He never slumbers.
He fears that he perhaps may be
Reduced ten numbers
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
As They Dc on the saage.

They say the world is a stage"
Il dunno. I've seen many girl stand
ing on a corner waiting for her beau. but
I've never seen one OF them put IN the
time by practicing her new song and
dance"
The Washington herald., 1909-02-20
wha, n Pure Is For.

Put money in thy purse" counseled
PolOnius.
''All right. dad responded Ophelia.
And not hairpins. chewing gum, cook
sng recipes, powder rags, and dress sam
pies