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The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
A Spanish Fly in the Amber

1t may be good now and then 10 see
ourselves as others see US, but it de-
pends somewhat upon the point Of
view and the capacities OF the critic as
10 whether the result have the sound
effect Of self-discipline or whether It
merely provoke merriment We who en-
Joy what is still regarded, after more
than a century Of progressive develop
ment, as the high privilege Of citizen
ship in the United States, will not fail
Of an initial emotion Of surprise at be-
holding the picture of our political condi-
tion and status OF civilization as drawn
by FL Correo Espanol, the organ Of the
Spanish colony in the City Of Mexico.
According TO this authority. the am
bition, the rapacity. and the violence Of
the North Americans know no limits" q"
We have "scandaIized the world by our
persecution Of Castro" We are re-
sponsible for the dark pages Of history
to be read in Panama. Our Intervention
In Venezuela and the abuses committed
there are past description. Our in
trigues are responsible for the conflicts
and the rumors Of conflicts in Central
America Finally. the affairs of Porto
Rico and the Philippines complete a pic
ture that has no equal for ambition. ar
bitrariness. rapacity fraud. and vio-
lence."
Now, proud North Americans. what think
you Of that arraignment before the ed
itorial bar. right in the capital city Of
our next-door neighbor? It is somewhat
anomalous. by the way, that this judg-
ment finds voice in the capital Of
.neighboring republic that threw of the
yoke of Spain and whose political inde-
.pendence of Europe falls within the pro-
tecting circle Of the Monroe doctrine.
However. 1t is fair 10 assume that this
opinion is tnat Of one Spanish editor. and
to hold it doubtful whether it is shared
by any considerable number even OF It's
own readers.
Nor, when we look even a little way
backward. can we fail to recall that, not
in minute instances. but practically the
entire press of the United States was
of one mind and voice in its arraign-
ment OF old Spain for the crimes Of Its
barbaric misrule in Cuba. What did
we leave .unsaid in our denunciation Of
the eruelties OF Weyler? What was left
unwritten in our vocabulary OF con-
deunation Of the economic waste and OF
the inhuman barbarities of the ruthless,
policy Of Recommendation What horrihc
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
The Peril of the PIucked.

The Secretary OF the Navy has ingen-
iously construed the law so as to consider
that the retirement Of three naval officers
after thirty years service does not create
that many vacancies in estimating the
number Of vacancies which must occur
annually in the United States navy
under the provisions of the naval per
sonnel law. This left twenty instead
OF seventeen vacancies which must be
created during the year ending June
80 although the resignation OF a lieu
tenant recently reduced this required
number OF vacancies 10 nineteen. II
is upon this basis. therefore. that the
so-called "pIueking board" made up Of
rear admirals. must select for retirement
officers who might well be considered as
in their prime Against this number. Of
course, Will be placed the applications for
retirement which are made up TO June 80
It is impossible TO estimate the number Of
vacancies which will have to be created
by the naval plueking board, but there
are destined 20 be at least ten. according
to the most conservative guess.
1t may well be imagined that naval Off
GERS who are Of the grades destined TO be
regarded critically by the plucl1ing board
are in position Of grave anxiety. II not
real alarm. Not only is their connection
with the naval active list IN jeopardy,
but they are apt 10 consider that
their enforced retirement by the sys-
TEN carries with It a certain amount Of
discredit. or at least a characteristic
which places them in the attitude OF self
| defense. This ought not TO be in a time
when the navy is short OF officers and
when it is described as requiring in
creases in its commissioned personnel;
but. aside from that factor. the method
Of elimination Is calculated TO embarrass
those who are eliminated. They have no
opportunity 10 be heard in explanation or
their shortcomings as discovered by the
plUcking board and, so far as the country
knows from anything which is vouehsafed
from the Navy Department, the officers
seleeted-out meet that fate because they
are not worthy OF being continued on
the active list OF the navy. II is sur
prising to find that 1t is received with no
mere protest within the service itself.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

picture was left undrawn OF the ruthless
Imprisonment and starvation Of the old
and infrm. and OF women and children
Of a people in arms against rapacious
tyranny? With what dihieult self-re-
straint did our just wrath hold itself in
check under the provocation OF spectral
and pestilential outrages at our very
doors, and with what measureless pa
tience did we delay Intervention, even
under the strain wrought by the destruc-
ton OF the Mainel
But there was this vital difference. The
wrongs inflicted upon Cuba by Spain
were SO monstrous that the hideous truth
defed exaggeration. In contrast, the
guarantee of continued independence
thrown around all the Latin-American re-
publics under the aegis Of the United
States is in itself the guardian OF that
freedom Of speech throughout these con-
tinents that only occasionally degenerates
into the vulgar license of abuse and
the unworthiness Of falsehood. Such
exceptions serve to illustrate only more
vividly the bonds Of genuine friendship
between this country OF Washington
and the other lands Of cis-Atlantic lib
erty.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
Queen lIdhIovukozi.

From the Pan Mall Gaza;te.
Somehow or other one expects a coun-
try with such a name as Swaziland 10
be happy. and sure enough, Nj Coryn-
don. the commissioner Of the country.
who IS Just leaving on his return 10
Ababane. the capital. and has just been
through the inevitable interview, paints
a rosy picture. The country, he says,
has never been more prosperous than at
present. and he Indirectly attributes this
state Of things 10 the wisdom. simplicity.
and alertness OF the chief regent. a lady
happy in the appellation OF NdhIovukozi
which IS, being interpreted. the Female
Elephant. For twenty-five years she has
administered justice from her native
kraal and been a loyal friend OF England
When she travels in state her coach IS
a cart drawn by six mules; and her
retinue Of chiefs and natives is on the
grand scale one would expect from a
lady OF her name
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
Julia MarIowe ns Hamlet.

Froun the Hartford Times
Now II is Julia Marlowe, the impas-
stoned dramatic actress. who next season
viii endeavor 70 play the complex and
etaphysicaI part OF Hamlet" the mel
ancholy Dane. This part has been cru
cial test Of the actors art and intelli-
gence, and his elocutonary finish and dis
tinction OF bearing. ar all times IN the
case OF Julia AIarlowe VIII be added the
difficulty OF substituting virile and manly
demonstration IN a person very much per
vaded by distinctive femininity- Sarah
Bernhardt has done Il, but Sarah is law
unto herself, she has reached an age
where she is neutral, and II has never
proved but a very conditional success. Il
certainly was not an attainment OF true
art. and added not 70 her laurels. Such
attempts are more OF dramatic curios-
ity
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
Kindness 10 MiIIionaires.

Prom the PhiadelDhia Public Ledger
A woman OF Colorado Springs improved
the shining hours by being kind to an
invalid millionaire, which was so contrary
TO the prevailing practice there that he
was deeply impressed, and dying. left her
$500 in coin Of the realm
Thereupon the people manifested great
interest "Lo,'' said they. this thing
Of being kind TO a millionaire seems TO
be very much Of a snap. Bring on your
millionaires that we may administer unto
them"
But, as the common saying IS. there was
nothing doing. and so the people mourned
that the only millionaire Of the right sort
had been gathered 10 his fathers.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

even heutenauts. premature wrecks brok-
en- down by exposure TO tropical light
and heat"
This seems 10 be a serious indictment
Of the military system. and there must
be some fragrant defect in army admins
tration which requires that army officers
who should be stin IN their prime are
transferred from the active list. This
comes about partly on account Of the de-
sire for such retirements on the part OF
junior officers who are benefited by the
proceeding. To the observer who is not
preiudiced by the natural desire for ad-
vancement, such as Junior army officers
are bound TO be-without discredit TO
themselves-the legislation which is
proposed for both army and navy seems
to be founded mainly on the fact that
II viii help promotion at all hazards. re-
gardless Of the extent TO which the re-
tired list is extended by the addition Of
officers who ought. on account Of their
age. or lack Of age. 10 be useful 10 the
government for many years. Whatever
claims commissioned officers of the army
may have upon Congress for legislation
which shall be productive Of promotions.
it would seem that Col. Sharpe has de-
picted a situation which ought to be
corrected when ii is found possible to
have but one officer TO a company in the
tropics. and when young officers are be
ing retired on account Of excessive con-
ditions Of military service.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
Husband,s Unique Tribute.

EIOm ths Mobile Register.
a rald was made In the Baptist Bot
toms recently by a party OF officers,
which succeeded IN the seizure OF q
blind tiger. A negro by the name OF
John Owens was tho violator Of tse law.
who was caught with some twenty bot
ties Of the goods In his possession. John
is the husband Of Carrie Owens, who is
familiarly known in police quarters az
one OF the famous tigTesses Of these
bottoms. The whisky found IN this place
bore the label "Oid Carrie Owens, -
which goes TO show that the woman Is
not young IN the business.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
FATES UNKIND TO TAFT.
PerPiexity and Embarrassment Early
in His Administration.

PerPiexity and Embarrassment Early
I'm His Administration.
From the Philadelphia North American.
We do not think the fates have been
kind 20 President Taft since last No
vember- II seems as II ni-fortune had
determined. perversely. 10 cause those
whom he trusts most and for whom he
has the strongest Intellectual and TEN
peramental sympathy 70 force him con-
stantly into perpiexity and embarrAss-
ment. Not even with Lincoln and with
Garfield IN mind can we recall an IN
stance when a President during the first
four months Of his term OF OAice was
placed by his own advisers so frequently
In a false position.
But Il would be no real friend now who
would conceal from President Taft the
truth that the time has come when the
American people no longer VIII tolerate
Presidential .nactlon. or the nonpartisan
reticence admirable in the judiciary. but
In the Executive indicative only OF i'm
potence
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
NO EXCUSE FOR IT ALL.
Our Products Should Not Cost More
at Home Than Abroad.

Our Products should Not Cost More
at Home Than Abroad.
From the Duluth Herald
Can there be any excuse for d tariff
which enables the watch trust 70 sell
watches abroad tor S7sS. when Il charges
SOB FOR the same watches al homer
Is a tariff justified which enables s.
20 sell cheaper watches abroad 81 Ss
when the home price Is BLf77
What warrant is there for a tari1
which allows a price Of $A25 for shot
guns which are sold abroad Tor $50? Or
for a tari1 that allows a home price OF
GS cents q dozen FOR lamp chiunsys and
a foreign price OF 40 ceats q dozen? or
for a tariff that allows a home p-ice OF
s. per dozen for saws which sell abroad
for S. per dozen2 or for a tariff that
makes screws sell al .073 cents per gross
here and .o3{ cents per gross abroad?
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
DEFINING REPUBIICANISM.
Do AIdTieh, Hale Lodge, and sznoOt
Really Stand for ItE


From TIE Tsrrs Haute Tribune.
Is an Aldrich Republican one Of the
people who stands for the masses In their
effort for living, as against the classes
who believe that greed and its attain
ments are fundamentals IN the Constitu-
ton, and THAI the only use Of the poorer
classes Is TO become the servants Of those
who have had access TO the loaves and
fishes through the chicanery OF laws
passed at the instSation OF those who
We're next 70 the throne?
Has he stood for the masses OF thts
cOunUyT And are his acts such as 70
mark him as the only Republicaa IN the
Senator
The very fact that some OF the bright
est men In the Senate are in opposition 10
this man Is sufficient 20 cause his Re
pChlicanism to be questioned. Does q
follow, because those men hevs refused
% stvltify themselves and accecS 70 Al
dric5's demands. that they are no longer
Reyublicsna. and Is there not q bare pos
sibilitS, after ell, thaR he IS the only rasp
OK his party outside o. Hale. Lodge. and
Snoot who Is not q Republican,
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
TO 4 SENSE OF HUMOR

You that spread your cheery glamour
Over az thc ca-rs q life.
] IA for ycn-Eiih a hammer
Arc q long broad bOUie-knife.
!. the Gdes Trusts chief consumer.
When Z note The thicl-bead's JOS
III cousincgd q serso q hmnr
Is lry soGl's s-r-enic annoy.
Why Should ] bu ba1od frcm ruarinC
A. tie FreTless Cen d f0urg'
Harz. the shcD-Ciri's laughter p0urirg
ThrcGgh the n-osing picture door;
Classic Qinp az bride and groom" or
BleacheC vit on the bleaehers wld
Move tac nat-a sense q humor
KEEPS ray gluuuoss undefled.
Wli7 can't ] wear pe=-sTrcn clothing
And &C h-agging q ny sinss
Nh- am ! 50 lcne in loStairg
Benrcatcd iClzcs IN tiuss
On. 10 be a proud SELF boomer
o. rah-Tah On broadway.
For exchange One sense Of hunor
Fer = good laugh. caH to-day.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
A Moss-eovered pogma. I.

From the Omaha Bee.
John Sharp Williams revamps Jeremy
Bentham's catch phrase that THAT gov
eminent is best which governs least" Il
John Sharp should wake up he might dis
cover that this moss-cOvered dogma has
been rejected by every modern publicist
and political scientist who has any recog-
nized standing
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

Mr.. John D. Archbold has just made a
magnificent monetary gift TO Chancellor
Days university at Syracuse. The chan
cellOr is the interesting person. you know.
who could not see the ta'nt on Mr.. Arch
bolds money with a O,OO0-horsepower
microscope.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
Many Husbands.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Il have three husbands TO support, +"
pleaded the tagged beggar woman.
"What-you are a bigamist?"
No, sir. One husbands mine, and the
others belong to my two daughters"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
ALWAYS CoETENTED.

Most poets prate Of boyhood days they
spent upon the farm
They laud the farm IN divers lays and
write about its charm
used 10 chaperon the hen and engineer
the plow.
But. while was contented then. I'm Just
as happy now.
While now I breast the urban strife, It's
not the worst OF lots
There are some joys IN city life aud many
pleasant spots
used 70 dry-shampoo the horse and
manicure the COW.
And was happy then, Of course, but I'm
as happy now.
Modern Life.
Engaged to that beautiful girl and yet
not happy2~
well. she's gone in by turns for row
ing, and tennis, and horses. and golf, and
dogs"
SAY on"
Sometimes wonder II am a sweet
heart, or merely fad"
One opinion.
why do the fashion authorities get up
a erinoline scare every year,"
ITO make us thankful for the styles
they send US. II may be-
Ia Tts
Some think that happiness Is served II
short orders.
His Lot.
The graduate
Must sit up straight.
Receptive be- and nice.
Give ear polite
To maXfms ITite
And coolies of advice.
New Times.
The woman who formerly made the
best preserves now writes a thesis.
Shakespeare Vindicated.
Il think that Shakespeare was wrong"
'As 70 hOw?"
Does any one ever really have great
ness thrust upon him2"
Tt often happens. There's the Vice
Presidency. you know"
When Hubby Is Good.
; Caught your husband drinking or
gambling latelyT''
NO"
Nor I mine. And / certainly DO need a
new dress -
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
He Knew.

From the Cleveland Leader
War is the curse Of civilization" de-
claimed the orator. 1T is indeed he'll
Nv wife's first husband was killed at San
tiago. and
And he wondered why his auditors
thought he'd said something funny.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

The Hartford Times discusses exhaust
lively, How TO save strawberries. Gu
riously enough. it reglects the most i'm
portant thing-the elucidation Of the
method Of overcoming the temptation not
%
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

An expert gun tester"-rather indeh-
mite that. OF course-says, Mr.. Roose-
welt Is totally color blind" Maybe; and
yet several people in this world have
tried 70 make him believe black was
white, but not one Of them succeeded
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
Radium on the Free List.

From the Philadelphia North American
Aldrich thinks the tariff bill has been
so amended that 1t is now acceptable 10
the people A careful examination Of the
bin shows that he bases his belief On
the clause placing radium on the free list.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

In Nebraska an aeroplanist FELL $500
feet without breaking a bone. II begins
TO look as If Nebraska is raising another
Presidential candidate for the Democratic
party" says the Baltimore Star. STILL il
Is not disputed that the aeroplanist
made a landing-and an emphatic one
IS II?
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
MAY Initiate Him After while

Fr0m the kansas City Journal.
Mr.. Taft has returned 10 three meals
a day. Several thousand other good
Americans hope 10 do the same when
his prosperity policies set well under
way.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

Uncle Joe" admitted recently that he
cares little or nothing for baseball But
II must be remembered that he also ex-
pressed recently quite a fondness for
golf. That ought 70 insure him a fairly
satisfactory rating with the present ad-
ministration.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
a WIN that Battles Lawyers.

From the Kansas City star.
Il nereby declare that I want chTish
Hhlhouse 10 have all my property Tlis
VIII. written with a pencil. was fled for
probate IN Kansas City. Kans.. and the
judge holds that Il is entirely valid 4
lawyer would have taken three sheets OF
foolscap paper 10 say that. and 20 leave
enough Ioophoies in the document TO gre
the heirs a chance 70 prove that the
testator was not OF sound mind and dis,
posing memOrY.f
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
Gratitude.

From the Phiadelphsa North American.
During last year John D. Archbold
gave $4,000 to Chancellor Days school,
which shows that even II corporations
have no souls. their officers are not ds-
void OF gratitude.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

Judge Alton B. Parker expresses a de-
sire 10 reorganize the Democratic party.
In the matter OF willingness 10 essay
strenuous undertakings, It is evident
enough that the late Hercules had moth
ing whatever On JUDGE Parker.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
when AIarich Has Won out.

From the Nashville American.
Senator Taylor has finished a new lee
ture. Happy Valley" with which he viii
take to the Chautauqua platforms as sooz
as Aldrich clubs and bribes the tariff re-
ealcitrants into subiection.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

II is stated that ex-senator "BiIly" Ma
son viii be a candidate TO succeed Uncle
Shelby Cullom- Several well-known gen
tlemen have tried TO succeed Uncle
Shelby'-we forget their names.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

Grand Rapids has a surplus OF $780,
900 in It's treasury" says the Chicago
Tribune Grand Rapids. indeed! Poke
easy old Philadelphia can go a pace
that would soon make such a surplus
look like 30 cents.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

DR.. Eliot. late president OF Harvard
University. says: Men are not born
equal" 1t is OF relatively small impor-
tance, anyway II they are, they soon
get over Il.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
Pnttine IL in Verse.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
As for Mr. Ia Toilette. let US slightly
adapt Wordsworth:
a Perlruse bg tie rivers brin
4 selcw Pcnro@e vas q him.
and 4 was nothing more.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

Riches used 10 take wings. but an
automobile Is fast enough these days"
says the Dallas News. Do not be too sure
of II; we are on the threshold Of an
aeroplane era, apparently.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

And Senator Aldrich was once an
Innocent little child says the Ohio State
Journal He seems 20 have developed
quite after the fashion Of other infant
industries, too.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

Thomas s. Warren, OF Chicago. who In
al the Riggs. said last night that an or
ganized movement TO place Bible in
the room OF every hotel IN the United
States had been formulated
The announcement q few years ago.
he said. that a society Of travelling men
was being formed for religious purposes,
or that a church would be devoted 70
a religious meeting for travelling men.
would have been received with incred-
ulous smiles The travelling men as q
class. have been sadly neglected. and yet
you viii find the average travelling ula1
IS Of more than ordinary intelligence;
liberal 10 a fault. and ready and willing
al al times 20 assist those in distress
Give me 5000 travelling men. converted 10
the cause of Christianity. using In their
religious work the same energy that they
put into their business dealings. enG
within twenty-five years this great coua-
Try Of OURS VIII have been won 10 the
cause CT Christianity.
The organization took its name from
the youthful Hebrew warrior. Gideon,
who, as The Bible relates. attacked with
an inferior force the powerful Midianite
army end put u 20 r0vt- The soldiers
were provided with pitchers and trumpets.
When the attack was made they broke
the pitchers and blew the trumpets, thus
adding 70 the terror and ooafUSiOn OF
the enemy.
When the question OF choosing
name for the organization which was 10
fight against the powerful forces OF evil
was brought up. they decided Epon the
name Of Gideon. A button. enblemat-
zeal OF the name. is worn by each mem
Der OF the organization The emblem IS
a whIJe pitcher on a field Of blue
7 believe much OF the success which
has crowned our efforts has been due 20
the little button We wear yoG SIT
down near travelling man ard engage
IN a conversation with him. he is almost
certain 20 ask the meaning of The emblem
you wear. To a man Jealous f. the worS
OF his Master, this IS sufficient opening
10 tell Of the Christian life and effort
being made Tor the good of mankind IN
general. and the travelling man N par
ticUlar.
We realize the magnitude q the WorA
we have undertaken There are many.
many persons anxious 70 learn more oI
Christianity. and they must earn %
through human instrumentality.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

in the African jungle Just now. every
day must seem like the Fourth OF July"
says the Providence Journal Not the
Fourth Of July, 1909. That viii fail on
Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

A New York man claims TO be able 70
talk 5000 words per hour. The trouble.
we suspect. however. is that he does not
say anything while talking them.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18
Now and Then.

From the Dallas News
Some OF the boys who used to hope for
red-top boots now have sons who yearn
for carmine touring cars
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

The goosebones. the tree frogs. and the
human corn all bespeak fair and rare
June days. but somehow the weather
man invariably seems 20 beat them 70
1t when it comes TO an actual show
down.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

And now Sig. Scott ADDS his emphatic
denial" 10 Miss Farrar's. So We suspect
congratulations are in order, after ali.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

That prohibition wave" seems TO have
a funny way OF ''receding" Towns keep
on going dry"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon Is
now a full-hedged Ii. D. And the
Senator's bitterest enemy would not de-
ny that he accurately looks the part.
moreover
The Washington herald., 1909-06-18

Since the advent Of the automobile. Pc
destrians find It more necessary than
ever before 70 keep 10 pathways straight
and narrow.