The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-06
FRON OTHER PENS
AWAKENING IRELAND.

Sons and daughters of the Emerald
Isle can hardly fail to take great in
terest in the proposed rejuvenation Of
their native land, the beginning of
which IS being planned to take place in
1910. There is mighty good basis for
the optimism of the persons who are
responsible for the idea. Ireland has
never been exploited except as the home
Of attractive tradition and engaging
legend. But there is good reason to be-
lieve that it will some day become fam
Gus as a great center of industry and
commerce. Irish people are by nature
Industrious. and their skill is unques-
toned; one has only to consider their
best known product, Irish linen, to
realize that this Is true. Bit they have
not been granted the opportunities
which have been given to others in less
restricted countries. Given the oppor-
not too much to expect that the Irish
may become ejse ntially producing ma
ton. Up to the present time encour-
agemeut has been lacking in the way
coming. Another handicap has been
the lack of coal. but Ireland is es-
pecially favored in the matter of
streams that could be well utilized to
provide waterpewer. whence electricity
can be MISUNDERSTANDING Post.
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| UNDERTAKING. WEATHER MAN.
| A magazine writer has started in to
muck-rake the weather department.
| He is not likely to stir up general
state of excitement. The weather is a
| privileged topic and subject to many
/ changes. Anybody who does not care
/ for the official forecast can make hic
own. It appears to US low and pesky
trick to abuse bureau. just beca use
it happens to be human and fallible,
on account of weather elements which
are treacherous. elusive and impervi-
| Gus to kicks.
| A million and half a year is not
much to pay, after all, to hold up the
national end of a daily speculation on
wind and rain, clear and clearing
skies. Energy should be expended
upon original research in this matter
The air throbs with wonders. 1t af-
| fords the medium of wireless teleg-
| raphy. The mystery of how it alb
serbs and restraints or lets loose the
elements that make for storm or sun
shine is infinitely better worth atten-
ton than are the shortcomings of a
| forecaster. Let some earnest seeker
find key to this riddle and see how
the farmers and sailors and baseball
players and Easter bellies and all the
sons and daughters of time sit up and
take notice.-New York World.
THE CRY OF COERCION.
4 When Democratic senators charge
President Taft with trying to coerce
congress by threatening to veto bills
they SOund upon unSympaIhet1c ears.
| This charge hardly comes with good
i grace from the Democratic side of the
fence when the late Democratic stand
ard-bearer of the party in the last
and in two previous campaigns has
/ been putting in ALI winter travelling
over the country seeking to coerce
/ Democratic legislatures into passing
measures which the country has re-
pudiated. His latest exhibition in
that line was made in Texas. the home
state of the senator voicing the charge
| against Mr. Taft.
So far as made public Mr.. Taft has
not said he would veto any measure
passed by congress or made any
threats of what he would do in case
desired legislation was not enacted
J He has made it plain. however. thai
the country expected congress to re-
! deem the pledges made to the people
who elected them. If supersensitive
legislators call that coercion they are
thin-skinned. indeed.-Omaha Bee.