Putnam patriot., 1909-04-30
Dallies. WithIu iufee nl0nINN, MaakIiaa within One Year.
Editorial Scraps.

While this country is enjoying per feet peace, and eutwafdiy all is serene, a large part Of the Old World k going through what this country endufed century and quarter ago and hiso nearly half century nao. The fet9- hutton In Turkey against eonslitulionhl government came suddenly and uue&- pcctedly because those left in power betrayed their trust. Tie revolution has been entirely oyefihfosn, the @at- tan deposed as unworthy of confidence and new sultan plaeed in power, and the Young Tnfks again in perfect con trol. sustained hy Parliament with the support and confidence af all tic intel. iigent people Of the Empire ol all rel. gioua and political divisions ths aa- minINtfation 0f Inc constitutional gov efnmenl has been strengthened by it= reorganization. The new Sultan in fe- eeiying depuiation from tbe National Assembly, ~aid
 Il am pleased h become the first enn. stitutiuDai sovereign Doubtless my successor will improve npon me. but you may rely upon my doing my feas' i niso have suffered repression and can therefore entef into the feelings oi my fellow sufferers. Let as endeasef to work together for the welfare ef the country
 That sounds frank snd patriotic.
 The slaughter ai Adana. near Iafstisi k appaling-sam 2o,es men, woneh and children were killed, and twice that number wonndsdi and an adloin- ing city burned, leaving thousands oi families homeless and suffering tn the eastern part of Turkey the lanati' cal Moslcmslafe siillteommitting out rapes of a cruel character upon the at- mcnians. Hut steps will he taken by the new administration to quetl ali dis orders with strong hnnd. but without cruelty, as only justice with severity will be administered is soon ns the dis orders are quelled.
 The revolt against the Shah of Per sia is making hcadway, and the Rus sian government Is giving the eonsiitu- tional party material assistance, The Shah, who overturned the constitution and Parliament. will undoubtedly he depus.d or killed, SD detestahle has he made himself In the estimation ot the noble.minded people who have stfag- glcd to establish Parliamentary gov eminent, with freedom of speech and conscience. The movement cannot go backward permanently.
 The earthquake shocks In Portugal wiped out number of villages and in- .juvd others besides destroying the Hives of many hundreds oi people. 1t k now thought that the earthquake is enaed.
 Castro is now getting out of funds, 1t K said, and one reason he desired to get back to Caracas was to secure n for tune in gold which he secretly hid in that city. He is now ia Paris, and Is slill deciaiming against the United States as the cause of the oulrages in- fiieied on him, and warning the Ea- rapean govetnments against our goS- .famant, as its declarations of good will arc mask for wicked ullerior pur. poses. Hts talk k regarded as the Na- porings of a weak, dishonest scoundfel, who, when in power, acted dishonest ly towards every foreign government. Since he was deposed Neaexlela has honeraoly settled all just eiaims, and those in dispute Il willingly submits to arbitration. Castro Is a nonenliiy in the worlds estimation.
 The Massachusetts commission on in- dustrial education, which is charged with the establishment of rural indus trial or agricultural schools. ss well as schools for the industries tn towns and cilies-ssys, In its third annual fepori, that special attention is heing given to industrial education for girls. That diestes common sense we'll applied.
 The New York City College trustees will establish, next fall, a night college for boys who have to cam their living In the day tune. This is wisdom well applied.
 Tax6omml Ssioner Cofhln advises the establishment ot special commission to look the field over and report, and, further, he made radical but very striking recommendation that there shoald te n standing Roard of State Finance, consisting of the Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General, and two m,mbSrs of each ol the two lead lug partics--one Eo go out oi office each year.
 Congress continues to labor tn reNts- ing The tariff, but no matter what k cone or proposed to be done, lhee k aroused loud protest fratn all qasE- ters. President Tan .ieelares the tariff must be revised in accordance with The promise made by the Republican National Convention, in the interest of the entire country, regardless ot sec tional interests.