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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-25

Wise Is the man who closes his
face before be says too much
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
RIGHT AND JUSTICE.
Issues Involved in the Case of ths
indianapolis News.

Issues Involved I'm the Case Of the
Indianapolis News.
Frum the BIRMINGHAM AEe-Heald.
The case started BY President Roosevelt
against the Indianapolis News has been
adjourned 10 October II. and a speedy
determination OF the issue cannot. there
fore. be had. The case comes up IN
Indianapolis through an application OF The
Attorney General OF the United States 70
a Federal Judge for the extraGition 70
Washington OF the owner and the editor
OF the News. That paper had printed
story concerning the division OF the $40
10000 that shis country paid for French
rights IN the Panama Canal
The great question at issue does not
50 much relate 10 the truth or faisity
OF the report published by the News as IL
does TO the right Of the Federal govern
ment TO snatch a man away under on
ancient star-chamber Maryland statute 70
be tried In Washington for discussing a
public or any other matter.
The question IS this: Shall a newspaper
man or any other man be tried where the
ofense was committed before a jury OF
his neiEhbOrs. OF shall he be exTadite6
at the caprice Of a Roosevelt 70 Wash
ington 10 be there tried before & jury ne
does not know anything az all about?
Ever since the days OF Magma Charta
people OF our race and language have
been tried by a jury % the vicinage. but
Rooseveltisn low says that an American
may be extradited 70 Washington from
any part Of this broad country-even from
Alaska or the Phiiippines-to be tried un-
der the shadow OF the Capitol BY perhaps
the servants or ex-servants OF the Federal
service.
This is the issue that VIII come before
Roosevelt contention be sustained no
newspaper proprietor. editor, or reporter
who discusses Federal questions or CT
tends a Federal administration would be
safe from eztradition at the hands OF a
Federal district Judge The governor OF
the State would no longer be a protec-
ton The rule IN favor OF a trial AT ones
home would be abolished. and every
mans liberty would 10 no small extent
rest IN the hands OF the Federal admin
istration.
The time for the repeal OF that ancient
Maryland statute inherited from the star
chamber days Of 1857 and the despotic
Henry VII has fully come. America has
fortunately no Laud. else INDEED torture
might be revived in the trials planned
by the later Henry VII, who is now en-
gagged IN the noble sport of shooting
Eiraffes in Africa
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
Naval Engineering Preserved

1t is an agreeable and promising sign
Of the rescue Of naval engineering from
the decadence which has something more
than merely threatened it in the last ten
years that the newly appointed Engineer
in-chief of the Navy. Rear Admiral
Hutch I. Cone, has been instrumental in
having promulgated from the Navy De-
partment a general order which estab-
fishes a system Of practical training Of
Junior naval officers in the important
profession which has to 60 with the de-
sign. construction. and maintenance Of
the motive power OF ships of war It
does not require a scientist in the art OF
naval warfare TO appreciate that the
speed Of war ships has an intimate and
vital relationship with the efficiency IN
battle shoat Anything which contributes
to that quality is quite as important as
accuracy Of fire
The navy has. in recent years. suf-
fered the loss OF trained engineers. Those
who formed the old engineer corps and
who took an interest. and had occasion
10 retain an interest. in naval engineer
ing have been passing 10 the retired list.
Few officers have come 70 take their
places. It was well enough to talk glibly
OF taking the battle ships from Hampton
Roads to San Francisco without naval
engineers. but that achievement was pos
sible only because such men as Cone.
who was the fleet engineer. were with
the ships. The decision 10 establish d
course Of instruction at the Naval Acad-
emy which shall be supplemented by
practical work at other places where the
facilities exist FOR the education Of naval
engineers is one OF the most important
actions taken by the head OF the Navy
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
WHAT TAFT INTENDS 10 DO.
His Course Touching the Tarin NOW
Absolutely Clear.

From the New YORK Evening Post
President Taft Is going to veto the
tarin bin and also sign it with JOY He
is terribly angry with Aldrich, and Hke-
wise resposes every confidence IN him
He approved Secretary MacYeagh's Chi
cago speech which distressed him great
ly. He knows that he IS going TO get ex-
aetly what he wants from Congress. at
the same time that he IS fully aware
that Congress win surely throw him
down hard such Is the composite pho
tograph OF the situation which the
Washington correspondents give US. To
Judge b. their conflicting reports. Mr.
Taft's policy just now IS 20 keep them
guessing" But this can only be be-
cause the newspaper men have not yet
got accustomed 10 the new atmosphere
IN tse White House. They are getting
no statements .'oD the highest author
ity." 70 be put out as "feelers." and then
Indignantly repudiated II they do not
suit. The President Is simply attend
ing 70 his business-and his golf-and
saying nothing But his ultimate in
tentiOns can be IN no doubt. When the
conference committee asks him what sort
OF tariff he viii sign. and what veto, ne
viii give a straight answer. And that
answer can be no other than that the bin
TO which the signature '-W. II. Taft Is
to be put must be IN line with the pledges
70 which the same IS. II. Taft affixed
his name. when he asked the American
people 70 elect him President
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
DANGER TO PROTECTION.
Its Principle in Peril as Result Of
Senate Spectacle.

Its Principle in Peril as Result Of
Senate Spectacle.
From the PhiladelDhia North American.
The whole country Is a convert 10 pro-
lection. Our honest belief Is that the
great thinking majority would not have
the rates limited only 10 the difference
between the cost or home and foreign
production plus a reasonable profit.
All who wish as ardently as we do TO
safeguard and perpetuate the protective
principle would advocate the addition OF
duty suficient for insurance. The Pc
rods between the passage OF tariff bills
are more or less extensive. There should
be allowance for changing conditions
Until We become civilized enough to es-
tablish a nonpolitcaI tariff commission
the customs rates S-3.z2A be slightly
higher than required BY scientific calcu-
lations in order 10 make for the stability
OF commerce.
But when we study the requirements OF
the nation for revenue. our increasing
needs for foreign markets. and the grow-
ing oppression OF the trusts upbuit by
excessive tariff rates and then read AID
rich's ultimatums that the consumer is
a myth" and that any Senator who does
plead for faith-keeping with the platform
and pledges OF the President shall be read
out OF the party. We fear the coming OF
a popular revolt that viii sweep away
not only the Republican bourbons. but
the whole fabric or the protective system
IN indiscriminatinE anger
There have been displays before now or
error and arrogance by Aldrich and his
like. Never such as this. His good friend
Tillman told the truth in JEST when he
called Aldrich "the boldest buecaneer OF
them all"
His latest declaration Is a boast that
this administration must bow 70 his die
tation or display utter impotence II II
attempts 10 block his orders He gives
forth direct challenge 20 the President
and a contemptuOus warning 10 the mil
lions who elected Taft President
What the political effort OF this tout-
ing OF pledges and perfidy 70 the people
will be we do not know. Our disgust is
such that We do not greatly care But
far greater than our concern about the
party complexion OF the next Congress IS
our fear that the real, honest, equitable,
prosperity y-breeding. and lndustry-foster-
ing principle OF protection will be endan-
gered by the tyrannical and dishonorable
course Of the present Republican leader
/ ship
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13

at the seaports. whose operations were
called into question by labor organiza-
lions.
The sending abroad Of agents by the
immigration Bureau. armed with infor-
nation as TO the most desirable destina-
tions in this country. was designed solely
for the guidance. not FOR the encourage
ment, Of foreigners who had determined
already to cross the Atlantic 10 improve
their condition. Most OF the determined
exodus OF this character was altogether
desirable. being fitted physically by an
cestry ana training for farm work. and
needing chiefly to be directed as 70 in
land routes and destination upon their
arrival in order TO become Of benefit not
only to themselves but 20 agricultural
productiveness. This policy was indeed
Of such obvious benefit that 1t was ques-
toned by some foreign governments.
notably that OF italy. where the hardy
native population Of the northern prov
inces-not the offscourings OF seaports-
was being depleted. The railways OF this
country perceived that their interest lay
In cooperation. and one result was the
sale Of through tickets and the transfer
OF foreign arrivals from steerage 10
train without their exposure to the ex-
pense and the temptations incident TO
direct landing in such centers as New
York. Boston. or Philadelphia II this
plan. In its practical operation. has IN
fact resulted in the encouragement OF i'm
migration. II has been diverted sadly
from its original purpose. which was
commended at its outset by priests and
other phiIanthropists Of the races con-
cerned.
At the same time. the rigid inspection
and rejection OF undesirable immigrants.
as exemplifed in the recent sending back
Of seventy-five arrivals in a single
steamship. is to be commended. The en-
forcement Of this policy should be rigid.
because the return journey Of those re-
jected is at the expense Of the steamship
company. That plan. II efficiently carried
out. makes costly the artificial stimula-
ton OF such traffic
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
DoLLIvER OF IOWA.
Entitled 90 Great Credit for Expo
sure Of Tarin Eniqutties.

sure Of TGrin Infquffies.
Fruu TIE Kansas City star
II the Payne-AlGrich tariff blll becomes
a law in its present or similar form. the
enactment viii not be accomplished with
out an exposure OF its outrageous fsyors
for the trusts. It's repudiarion Of the
promises OF both parties, and its probable
effect in maintaining or raising the pres
ent cost OF living.
The Odium OF such a performances VIII.
OF course, attach primarily 20 the domi-
uant party. which. however. has been
aided very largely by protection Demo
Gratis. who have disTeEarded utterly the
traditional policies and specific declara-
tons OF their party.
The country probably VIII be indebted
for this exposure 10 Senator D0lliver, or
Iowa. more than 10 any other one man.
Mr.. DoIliver has not made an absolutely
clean record IN his voting on the sched-
ules, but he has adhered strongly 10 the
general promise OF revision downward
without discrediting the fundamentals %
prOtecti0n-which fundamentals, as he
has pointed out. have been obscured BY
modern practice.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
DTpIonocus-WHAT u WAs.
EnIiEhtment on a Subject that Has
Troubled Mankind.

From the New York Sun.
The sovereigns OF America. regarding
with stupefaction the prizes which the
Thsne OF Slxibo IS bestowing upon the
sovereigns OF Europe, are a serried in
terogation point. We lay at their feet
such poor information as Is required OF
US:
To the Editor q the sun-sEr: As no one else
seems 70 have the moral courage. III bite. What
Is a -DiplodOcns7" CTS.
Sea Gate. June 9.
The Diplodoeus, or DoubIebar. was a
sauropod dinosaur by profession. Save
in the slight eccentricity, II eccentricity
IL be, Of wearing the rami Of the ischia
straight not expanded distaIIy." and Of
having a weak dentIuon." probably as
the result Of biting of more than it could
chew, Il seems 10 have been in the same
precinct with the rest OF its tribe.
What then. was common ordinary
dinosaur?
Sometimes 1t was as big as all out Of
doors.
Sometimes # was no bigger than a
chicken or Mr.. Carnegie.
/ Sometimes Il weighed twenty-five tons
just half OF the Pittsburg Tolstoy's fight
ing weight when he is full OF moral In
dignatiOn over rebates or the duties on
steel and iron
Il could weep Ike a crocodile. or Ike
the Thane deploring war or hearing that
his offer to buy the Philippines had been
refused.
It had saltatory limbs. OF which Il
danced the Hielsnd fins. and cnemial
crests, with the motto: u Get All There
Is"
/ It was a brother OF the ostrich, that
I delicate and diplomatic bird.
/ Sometimes II was horn, and blew Il so
/ that the eternal hills had goosehesh, and
| the cltadels Of protection had to be
propped up
Often its prominent feature was the
size or It's head dinosaurs megal0ma-
niacus)
Il was as much al home and Just as
/ popular on water as on land
/ II usually crept. but sometimes stood
on its hind legs; and Il had prehensile
Fclaws even on its toes.
Like that OF the pterosaurians. its char
/ acter was "reptlian." and yet IN many
| respects II was "a bird"
/ II was a carnivore and a vegetarian,
/ presumably eating grass for the sake OF
dying poor.
In short. the Diplodocus. II we may
/ Judge by IT'S brothers and sisters. was a
l gifted and useful being. suffered 70 grow
up IN those wild Jurassic ages that in the
I fullness OF time Il might be a memento
\ and memorial OF another unusual and
/ gifted being IN the hearts. the courts, and
1 the museums of Europe.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
Delicious Indecision.

The always Interesting Mr.. Lorimer is
delightfully."- and deliciously undecided
whether to remain yet a while in the
House Of his friends or 70 iy to the
greater but. for a time at least, more
subdued honors higher up to which fate
has assigned him and kind fortune fur
nished him passports
To 90 now, or in the indefinite future
that is the question sgitating the soul OF
the good Mr.. Lorimer. Standing with
not quite-reluctant feet where the brook
and river meet. he would not 90 back; he
hesitates to go forward; yet, withal, he
cannot tarry there for long. Behind
him stretch green pastures, wherein
he has browsed these many moons. and
20 good purpose. too. He Is Of the red
carnation clan; he sitteth at the right
hand OF Uncle Joe" and has been wont
10 bask lavishly in the sunshine Of that
benign rulers most generous pleasure.
No nephew" has been more genuinely
loved; no full-grown member of the inner
circle-they that inhabit the holy OF holes
has stood nearer the throne. Parting.
in these circumstances. IS sorrow. albeit
It may be generously sweet and unspeak-
ably anuring In its final analysis
And there ahead-in the north end OF
the CapitoI-what awaits the gentle soul
OF Mr. Lorimer? A place in the back
row; meek and lowly fOotstool amid the
seats OF the mighty. There. for a period.
he is 70 be seen and not heard He is TO
listen, digest, assimilate; he is 70 read
just his point Of view as a Congressman.
He must not be fdgety; he is at all times
10 keep his shir-er-toga on. and not for
get the august honor lately conferred
upon him, but which he Is by no means
10 be permitted to realize suddenly or
with any marked degree Of outward en-
thusiasmi
No wonder Mr. Lorimer hesitates and
dreams in retrospect those dear old House
dreams again Back OF him is a game he
knows full well; before Is something
vaguely beautiful. but cold and calm and
dignihed and-well, there VIII be no Uncle
Joe" there. and nobody will call him
Billy" any more after he has prehxed
Senator to his name. There never has
been but one Senator Billy from nH-
nois. and, in all probability. there never
viii be another.
Perplexed and sorely tried, Mr.. Lor-
liner
He can ard he can't
he VIII and he won't;
GN Er
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
Immigration and Labor

Objection has been raised by certain
leaders Of organized labor in this eoun-
try 10 a policy Of the National Bureau OF
immigration. on the theory that Il may
stimulate the arrivals from abroad, to
the detriment OF wage-earners in the
United States. This protest is due either
TO a misconceptioA Of facts or 70 an ex-
pansion from its original purpose OF the
activities Of that bureau from the mere
guidance Of would-be American citizens
10 their wholesale invitation.
The original intention Of this policy.
as it was put into operation by Secretary
straus, was TO lessen the concentration
Of immigrants in the ports Of arrival on
the Atlantic seaboard. That was an ad-
mitted and growing evil. notably in New
York City. There had been enacted al
ready legislation penalizing the artificial
stimulus OF immigration by the agents
Of steamship companies who were work
ing for commissions on steerage passages
sold. without regard to the future vel
fare Of their poor clients or to the inter
ests Of this country. The result was an
increased congestion OF foreign labor in
Eastern eenters OF population. the growth
Of unwholesome competition in insani-
tary sweat-shops, and a spread OF the Ills
inevitable to poverty crowded IN tene-
ments. AT the same tine. there was
crying need Of labor in the agricultural
regions in the South and West. which led
to the formation Of employment agencies
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
CARE OF OLD PEOPLE.
Best Provision Is Found IN Homes
OF Their Children.

Best Provision Is Found IN Homes
OF Their Children.
Prom the Dallas News.
OF course. al OF the old people who
hnd themselves IN need are not wholly
or even mainly responsible for their own
poverty. Bad luck has had 70 DO with
Il; OF extravsgance on the part OF others;
or even robbery OF disaster; OF the waste
OF war; or the failure OF their children
in fllal duty. or failures OF others 70
perform their duties or pay their Just
debts TO them One may 90 even further
than this and charge up the misfortunes
OF some OF the old 70 their failure 70
raise their children IN the right way. 10
inculcate IN them that turn for industry
and economy that IS necessary 20 make
them successful and helpful when the
time comes 70 Try out their good quail
ties
While their are other methods OF ale
waiting the conditions OF those who are
classed as sgperaanuates. and while the
News favors most liberal provision and
sympathy 20 this end. il Is quite IN or
der 10 call especial attention 10 the most
natural. most tender. and most successful
come into the world in absolutely help
less condition The struggle 10 bring
the infant through years OF heIplessness
and danger is. IN many cases. the most
unseihsh and heroic OF al the struggles
nOrtals ever make The service extends
over long and weary years. and the con
seouent sacrifice means the life OF par
ents in thousands OF instances. The man
or woman who has forgotten all that has
been done for him or for her IS either too
mean for a place above the beasts or
he or she has been grievously neglected
or miseducated by foolish and Overin-
dulgent parents. This point is dweli
upon because II e a highly important
point IN the solution OF The problem as
20 what IL is best 70 DO with the old.
The best thing 70 do for the young. as
a rule. is 10 leave them with their par
ents. thus securing that care and tender
ness which Dame Nature has provided
for them. The best provision for the old
is 10 be found IN the homes OF thei-
children. under the shelter and care OF
those whom they have saved from help
lessness and who owe them much more
than they can possibly repay
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
BinEham,. PoIIee VOL.

Frun the New Tork Globe
A man more discreet than Gen. Bing-
ham probably would not have been able
to achieve as much. The abuses were OF
such q character that they needed a 'front.'
al rather than a flank attack. A wiser
man would not have done az we'll Clear
Il Is that the next police commisslo=er,
although Of a different type, will ind
under him a better police machine
greater willingness 10 obey and less dis
position 10 talk back Gen. Bingham has
failed IN his effort 10 reOrganize the Do
lice department on the model OF the reg
ular army. but il IS the more efficient be-
cause OF bis efforts IL this direction
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
TariH Commission the Remedy.

From the Boston Herald.
The disruption OF party lines. the threat
Of new party alignments. the possibility
OF a national political overturn. incident
to the complications over the tariff, al!
constitute a warning sgainst the con-
tinued partnership Of the tariff and poll
tics. Frequently ii has been urged, rom
the point OF view OF commercial interest
in the schedules. that the tariff problem
should be divorced from politics. L is no
less important that the politics OF the
country should be freed from the menace
Of tariff entanglements. The tariff prob
lem should be turned over to a nonparti-
san commission, and treated in its prac-
teal relations 10 the commercial and in
dustrial welfare OF the country Then
Congress and parties could direct their at
tention TO other questions OF national
importance. questions which need, what
the tariff Is not receiving. statesmansh.p.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
The Passing Red Man.

EfoT, the l16iau's Frig7c.
More than 1910 Indians are regular
employees IN the government service
Alex Tan Chief. an educated Usage IN
dian and Carlisle graduate. IS compiling
dictionary OF the Usage language
Jacob Bum. an Indian 100 years old
died or the Lawrence estate az Bay
Shore. I. L, on Nay l. He had been in
the service OF the late Frank Lawrence
for sixty years "Old Jake" was a full
bI0oded ShinnecOck Indian. and often
said ne could have been chief OF his
tribe had he been willing 70 give I'D hts
good berth. He left ten sons, one 6augh-
ter, and numerous grandchildren and
at-grandchildren.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU.

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Notify your carrier or newsdealer
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Of town as in the city.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
THE LOST CAR.


Seated one day in the tonneau.
was tImid and III at case:
For I heard a sort of rumblinE
And a kind q warning Wheeze.
know not what struck my chauffeur,
Nor what be had struck nor whom
But I heard bombilati0a
Like the sound Il the crack Of Dooml
Il flooded the Crimson twilight
Like the crash q rending skyt
Ard lay on the 5urning asphalt
With the motor across my thigh.
II QuiFtcd cries and moaning
ike a man who scolds his wife;
It sccmed an uncnding smash-uD
That would speedily end my life.
L linked all ny breaks ard bruises
Iaio one perfect pain;
And Il rimbled and whizzcd and gugried
As Il it would come again
have sought, but seek It rainly.
The reason for that great sound.
That came from the soul Of the motor,
As K threw ne on the ground.
Il may be a frst-class earthquake
Could bring such q sound to men:
And It may be that only IN nightmares
] shall hear that noise again.
-CsTolzn Wells. u HSuaE'A
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
ECONOMY, an Obsolete word.

From the ST. Louis Repubrc
President Taft's temporary revival IN
Washington OF the obsolete word econ
omy'' IN his scheme OF government ex-
penditures Is as unpopular among the
log rollers IN Congress as IL IS likely 10
be short-lived. From the way things are
going IN the extra session. IL Is evident
that as long as the Republicans control
the Congress Federal taxation viii not
be limited 70 the needs OF the government
economically administered
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
A rRIEF EFFORT.

The poet MARBLES OF the strand.
The sandy dune;
There are not many rhymes at hand
For June.
He can't produce a wordy lay
Or lengthy rune;
There are not many rhymes to-day
For June.
And so the poet curbs betimes
His little tune;
Alas. there are not many rhymes
For June.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-13

Department in many years It Is not a
new idea, but it is something to know
that at last success has crowned the ef-
forts Of those sagacious officers Of TIE
Navy who have appreciated the need Of
trained naval engineers and OF the means
Of that training.