Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-30
A LITTLE MILD SARCASM.

We are more han a little surprised
to flpd our usually stnid and matter
o. fact contemporary. the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger. giving way 70
rriYoiity ana sarcaam after the follow
ing manner, in talking about the
presidents butchering expedition 10
Africa True. the sarcasm IL mild,
bur II ~ highly polished. with a keen
edge on either glide. ana our cruel
%neiehbor. after running Il IN up 20
The HIT. must needs give Il q twist
afterwards We are truly sorry 10
rec this. because II such a policy be-
comes general on the part Of the
press. the president may give up his
contemplated trip. and we viii thus
be denied the year 81 sanity ana peace
10 which tho country has been 80
hopefully looking forward. or course,
thnl would save tho tigers. and the
INTERPRETATIONS from being sac-
fiHeed To make a Teddy holiday. but
charity begins al home. The Ledger
says.
"lf 10 excellent nm organization ns
the New Hampshire Womcn's iiu-
name society were not the motive
power in the petition being circulated
among school children, praying ttc
president to dcaiat from his ~ salon
Of slaughter IN Africa, the movement;
would appear to be a mere device of
the enemy, a trick Of political oppu-
ucnts, "a manoenvre manipulated ny
some cAstigated malefaotor Tho PEE
up his intended African journey ana
viviseetion experimentation ON the
ground that the force OF his example
win tend 70 Increase the slaughter of
Wild animals for the snkc Of sport,
and the petitioners beg the president
To consider the signal opportunity
which YOU hnVc 10 show 20 the world
that the cause Of Kindness has
greater weight with You thnn the love
~ conference.-the
The trainers Of the petition are
laboring under a total miseonception
This is not to be a sporting cXnedi-
tion, II VIII be a scientific trip. on
this point there can be no mlsundor-
standing The mere intimation that
the love OF hunting or sport or the
wanton desire TO KIN game are the
motives of the African Journey rs m
Insult te the president because it
%carrles with b the implication and lm-
putation that he would Impress the
smithsonian institution inno his own
personal and private service and use
its public funds Tor his qualification
The Smithsonian institution has un-
dcrtaken 60 pay the great cost of this
scientific expedition Ia tho interest
of science.
The president and hts son viii pay
their personal expenses. which win bc
innnitesimal compared with the
IS hole expense of amy sort OF AN exc
rediiiun into Africa, whether it's mis-
sion be spor,iyo on scientific The
baggage tents. food. various supplies
ana other impodimtnta require the
services 90 CORES of carriers aud
guides. tent raiaUrs. servants aud the
like. ANY big game hunter In the
n orld would be- eager 60 have any in-
situation finance an rvpediuonary
force Of his sort. on the condition
that he should be obliged to dcfray
only his own slight personal expenses
and q is wholly improper % suggest
Of conrsc. that the president would
accept tho Smithsonian aid for his
own heboof and convenience.
The fact that the president b. cx-
onlalo president of tho smithsoniau
Institution g. not Incompatible with
sl- 'ntirr disintercstr0ntss n al
r1uil b.. shown that the president az
presiding officer Of the Smithsonian
Institution had used bic influence 90
commanded the active officials 81 the
Institution Co o0sr e. bear ihe burden
nf THE Afriran triu as a. convenience
to him the ACT would he highly Ina
proper. but n is net conceivable that
snfh lH the ease. 90 aN human pro-
liability thc managers 81 the smith
sanian heard that ihs president Who
BE- r. mighty hunter was about a. 20 in
quest 81 tho Nhai-d'ye-cali-'.m and
the thinR-nm-a-bub. and they he
sought him 20 nermit them 81 bear
the rxTen-e on the condition that
they should RECEIVE the specimens OF