Putnam patriot., 1909-02-12
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 Mir. Taft has completed his examina- ton of the Panama canal and has re- turned without meeting any mishap, but greatly pleased with everything be- Ing done there as well as the social pro visions and beaithful condition of the entire territory. There k buoyant feel ing among the laborefs and their off. rers because of the praise given them for the large amount Of work being ae- com plished. The results of the visit, however are not yet fully disclosed. significant remark was made bs MT. Taft, io the engineers, on leaving; "Io kcspa walehful look out fof any sub. tefrancau lake F There k evidently a difference of sie" among engineers as Io whether the canal should ba seas level or have laekz. The Senate faYots the -ea-les.l plan, a- do the people nat the responsibility for the plan adopted must rest solely with the resident engi. necfs, whe have studied all the eandi Hons.
 @ss a,la is making more disturbing lhreats aiioni what Il wiii ia aeainsl .hs administration protests than a bantam state is entitled lo, for li- pos pnlation is mel larger than some ef ths New York city wards. -eme things Il Stale has \ legal night To do should refrain from dping an moral grounds Allow anee should be made faf II and also California, when II is tt sleneeted the kind oi people manly eonstiiatz sug their populations
 Another trouble Is now thrust upon the administration growing cut et tie Legislation of California against the Ja- panese. The Chinese in this caantty. through their representative otganika' tion, afe protesting against the fresi. dents efforts lo secure for the Japanese rights and privileges they have long been denied.
 Fearful storms oi snow, blixzards and tomadoes have pfes ailed south and West, the past few weeks, doing im- mensc damage, but Connecticut has remained serene under i8ild and plea sant weather II has mol had even ,he heavy rains that have annoyed the ie. sidents ol California.
 The secret service police keep found- ing up gangs of men who have heen sobbins the government in various ways--last week II was Tor township lots. in which Governor Haskell, whe has been indicted, Was party. This wcek it is timber thieves, s@ of whom have been indicted, but their names were mol disclosed, They are evidently persons of prominence.
 The International Opium Congress, arranged by the United States with China, k now In session at shanghai, and with representatives of six other governments. including Holland and Turkey. If that heathen country with it's ia, hn,,s opium smokers, can he freed from that destructive habit, the Congress had better adjourn Ia this country and leach this Christian eoun- srs how its worse and more destrue- tive sicc can he eliminated As did the hsathen nation. oNsf ita.1o lives and misery inflicted on len limes that mum. hrs annually, Is kept ap for the sake of the revenue Ii brings.
 By concessions ta New foundlsnd the long and irritating eontrovers over the fishery rights of that country and ours, has been brought Ia a satisfactory end. Ambassasiot Bryce and the equally no- he and eminent statesman, secretary Root, found Iil,le difficulty in ending bitter and dangerous wfangle that had disturbed both countries for haif century. because neither side would yield shado~s rtght. II pays se ges the right men 10 dc important work great or little.
 Persia just now k in successful re- volt against tlleir siesroslc shah, as the Young Turks were against their Sui- tan: with thts difference, however the Sultan ~as shwsd enough to under. Nt1tta tttAt AAs N@te AAtsAa bs fHtAt yielding. The 1upld shah invites de struetion hy resisting
 The earthquake sufferers ln Italy are now fairly well serialtess ~ith fvs@i los the present, but must ls tided over uatii a ne~ harvest crop k faissd Our government t> patting ap scores os small houses sitA lumber carried over from here, n helr shelter the suffering Iantiies. but that k has small snl- pls fur what ss nevstcd -ame Imagine lhal heeaase The cAaHiN of the world stretched eas igS hand uith gvaenoa. gifts as the cry ef anguish Nas beard, that al aaounl sufiielsnt lo uaewt tAs neeas of ghe sufferers Mae eanffiaateSa That ss sad mistake. iG passs ' eais II was whole eeanIFA that was de. xastssesi The means el ghe nasioa has leea e~ haasssd, and t N ii svs4nlfe ghe fasaFe than twtcc thc contributions rp. eelNesa narSsls su sustain ihe aesalsale ens~ nafsi they eau help ghsnselNy>, I'iss kesi Afsiss daslfsoales al AalesAeaa EiiIs.