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The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
GUBA'S PROBLEMS.
CapitaIistic Element the Most Likely
to Make Trouble.

Henry Wsttsrson. IN Lo1isTils Colaer-Jou-uaI
Upon the threshold we are met by the
eternal conflict between the spiritual ana
The concrete. Quite a lot Of money has
been invested in Cuba since the close OF
the Spanish war Much OF this came
with the Eet-rich-quick idea All OF II
vas. and continues 70 be. more or less
speculative. Avaricious and timid. pro
gressive. enterprising. and uascrupulo1s.
il sees in the end Of the provisional gov
enment the menace OF every kind OF
uncertainty. for the Cuban hardly Jess
than the Castilian IS a devotee to the
good old vices OF Spain"
This capitalistic element viii prove
the hardest With which Gomez VIII have
TO deal. because It IS convinced that its
safety lies in the return OF the Americans
and it VIII work 70 that end The cir
cumstance imposes upon the opposition
the need OF q restraint which can only
emanate from q prudent, far-seeing. and
self-denying patriotism
IL a region such as this IL takes bat
little 10 make a revolution. or the ap-
pear3nce Of one. The average American
mind has not yet learned to grasp ques-
tons Of foreign policy which do not carry
some stirring domestic interest We are
apt 70 accept without sufficient discrimin-
alton the first story that comes 70 Us
There Is a growing belief that We made q
mistake in not taking over Cuba along
with Porto Rico and that the Teller Teso-
luton was sentimental tommy-rot- Be
this as il may. we are ourselves respon-
sible for the idea OF Cuba LAbre and OF
independent government. which moves
the spirit OF the present generation OF
Cubans.
There are. OF course. a few CUbsns
their cOuntrymen are incapable Of self
government, and who know that. II this
be affirmed. the manifest destiny OF the
island is. geographically and logically, as
sure as was that Of Texas. But the mass
and body Of the people are otherwise
bent. TO them there is a repellance 81
the Yankee which was not n the Span
lard. They resent what they regard as
our siectatioa OF disinterestedness- They
resent q self-c0Hplscency which irritates
where Il IS silent. and are indignant be-
fore a GOminanCy which is too OFten1
blatant Blood IS thicker than water.
The petty tyrannies OF old Spain are for
gotten-the brutalities and horrors are
fading away like the wreaths upon the
patriotic statues and the tombs Weyler
was not so bad after all 1t is the pebble
IN the shoe not the scar upon the back.
or the brand upon the forehead, that
gives disouiet
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Flaw. in Family Life.

From the New YORK E=eniug Pest
Who could believe that any written
thing Is responsible for The fact that
since 1890 divorce has increased thrice
as rapidly as our population? Such as
founding dissolution can be accounted
for only BY profound changes in woman's
status. In her view Of life. and in wider
social ard economic conditions The old
writer WHO called divorce a. medicine
for the disease OF marriage saw clearly:
and those ardent refOTmers whom the
Census Bureaus reports persuade to de-
mand the abolition Of all divorce privi-
leges must take his words seriously. Let
us have uniform divorce laws. but first
let US search out the flaws in modern
family life which break up one-ssventh
OF our homes.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

A contemporary wonders. in a degree
bordering on amazement that two OF
the Jurors selected TO try the Coopers
down in Nashville for the murder Of Sen
ator Carmack are men who confess that
they never read the papers" and are
All but positively nliterate."
Without committing ourselves unreserv-
edIy 10 the proposition we shall forthwith
set Up. il occurs 10 US. nevertheless, that
an argument might be advanced in this
matter not altogether devoid of logic that
IS plausible II not ultimately conclusive.
When We contemplate the outcome Of
the Thornton jenkins Rains case. but re-
Gently under the public eye. and the more
ancient but none the less Giscreditabie
Thaw case. not TO mention others OF
parallel persuasion. we are moved 70
speculate considerably. as 10 what might
have happened had these cases been left
10 5uries composed Of men who never
read the papers" and were "all but Hit
crate" In the Hams and the Thaw cases
the juries we're theoretically composed
Of sane upright. honorable men. There
does not appear 10 have been a juror IN
the lot disqualified because OF a disposi-
ton not to read the newspapers or FOR
Hhteracy. on the contrary, each jury
man was presumed 10 be something Of an
extremist the other ways.
BY something OF a converse process Of
reasoning. We are led 10 suspect that a
different outcome might have been re-
corded in these matters had the juries
been long on common sense. as a pri-
mary proposition. and short on smartness
and up-to-Gate wisdom secondarIy. Some
Of the most IeveI-headed men In this
world in some respects have been woe
fully deficient in others. IF the juries
that do read newspapers and get them
selves educated cannot do any better than
the juries in the Hains and Thaw cases
did we are not sure but that it would
be a good idea TO turn the next case Of
the kind over 70 the ignoramuses- At
all events. II We did not get an improved
verdict. We should not be 50 keenly dis
appointed. You 90 not expect anything
much from g Ounce or an ignoramus.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

IRON the NeH T0Tk Tribune.
Now the little republic declares Itself
TO be in urgent need Of sympathy and
advice and perhaps Of more substantial
aid. and & naturally appeals therefore
to the United states. The appeal should
not be in vain. This country ought 20
recognize Liberals independence. II
ought to have been foremost inestab-
fishing and developing with It the com
merciaI and other relations which would
have been inmeasurably helpful TO It.
Having failed in these duties in the past,
Il should now all the more earnestly
seek TO atone for its neglect BY promptly
doing al that lies within its legitimate
power for the safeguarding and promo
ton OF LI5erian interests.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

civil engineers. hitherto oD duty In charge
OF public worlSs at navy yards. subordi-
nate 10 the naval constructors. II this
does not limit the extension OF the corps
OF civil engineers nothing which can be
designed BY human Ingenuity IS capa-
bic Of enecting that disaster. It IS quite
evident that the civil engineers OF the
navy are destined to ind themselves
part OF the corps Of naval constructors.
which would not be 50 much OF a caIam-
ity since the naval constructors are able.
officers in whose intimate
company any one should be glad to be
found. But it must strike the civil engi-
neers as something which approaches
extinction when they find their independ-
ence Of organization destroyed and their
important functions placed under the
supervision Of another corps. They may
be excused. under such circumstances. II
they are found entertaining a grievance
and contemplating a resistance TO such a
fate.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
OUR UNGUARDED PURSE.
Indifference TO Expense Predomi-
naBt Note OF Congress.


Prom the NeH York Mai
In what respect does Congress differ
most widely from the parIiaments of any
other country We have pondered deeply
tais question. asked b. a correspondent
and have arrived at the conclusion that
the distinguishing mark of our Congress
Is it Indifference 10 expense
Can We afford ftp Is a question seldom
asked at Washington. asked indeed only
as 10 such picayune matters as the
salaries OF President. judges and min
isters abroad Other countries permit
purse considerations to govern their out
lay. They have q mechanism. annually
corrected, which is intended TO adjust
outgo to Income. and they come some
where near doing it.
We have no such mechanism, no means
OF increasing or reducing taxes year
by year, according as our necessities
dictate; no habit OF Increasing or reducing
expenditures year BY year, as our avail
able income suggests. Some times We
pile up mountainous surplus. sometimes
We descend into an almost -bost0mIe
deficit Because we never expect 10 make
our credits and debts balance. We have
fallen into the extravagant ways peculiar
both to the men who have. and the men
who owe. millions.
X has not bothered anybody. apparently,
in Congress OF without, that the deficit
for the last fiscal year was $500. .20I. that
the indicated deficit for the present year
IS Sll4o0el00o aEd for the next year S1s3.-
/ 0o0,005-S5l5. 30 IN all. That prospect IN
any European country would drive the
chancellor OF the exchequer fnsane-aad,
first Of all. drive him from Office.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
SenatOrisI Appror,I Of shermar Aet.

The Senate Judiciary Committee. IN re-
porting adversely on the Warner bill for
the amendment OF the Sherman antitrust
law, has given that much discussed act
fattering Endorsement The act. says
the report. is clear. comprehensive. GER
tain. and highly remedial" II Is in
every respect a model law" To amend It
as has been proposed by President Roose-
velt. whose views were substantially en-
bodied in the Warner bin, would be =
calamity" On the other hand, 10 attempt
to enforce this model law against all com
binations. In the judgment OF the Execu-
tive. is worse than folly as Mr.. .Roose-
velt has pointed out in half a dozen
messages. Mr.. Taft also has expressed
the view that the Sherman law should bs
amended. though his idea is that a very
slight change VIII be necessary TO make II
a workable and effective statute. But it
Is evident that the mood OF the Senate is
al present opposed 10 any modification Of
this model law, and Il that mood cor
tinues, those who believe it far too drastic
VIII have no recourse but TO hope for a
less strict and literal judicial construc-
ton Of it than has hitherto prevailed.
The issue involved in these diverse views
Of the Sherman act is whether combina-
tons in restraint Of trade or having a
tendency toward industrial consolidation
should be permitted, or whether they
should AL be outiawed, no matter what
their conduct may be and regardless OF
their industrial usefulness. The Senate
committees opinion that the law is a
model one implies the opinion that It
should be enforced. and like implication
arises out OF the inquiry Of a subcommit-
tee OF the same committee into President
Roosevelt's refusal to object, on grounds
OF public policy, 10 the steel trusts
acquisition OF the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company. But If that acquisition
was in violation OF law, thousands OF
similar acts are likewise in violation Of
the same law. and a government proseeu-
ton Of all these alleged violations would
clog the courts and set the industrial
world by the ears. There is a serious
practical question, as well as one OF
principle. in the Senate's attitude toward
the law forbiddlrg ell combinations, as
opposed tc Mr.. Roosevelt's belief that en-
forcement Of It indiscriminatsly would be
folly It is whether the government can
by any form or variety OF number OF
legal proceedings. or by any sort or
criminal prohibition. stop the whoie course
Of industrial evolution. which Is 60 en-
phatcaIIy one Of combination and or
ganization and mutual agreement. IN
spite OF ths committees belief that tbs
Sherman law IS g highly remedial statute.
there Is little evidence that such epDlica-
ton Of It as has been made to Industrial
conditions has accomplished anything in
reversing the universal tendency toward
combination and organisation OF industry.
To the oonnittoe's assumption that the
law is clear, comprehensive. and certain
thsre nay be interrosed the observation
that its scope "a By no means clss-iy ds-
fined By Judicial construction Up 70
year ago # was By 10 means csrtkiz thas
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
POOR SAINT VALENTINE.
Time Has Taken Liberties with His
Once Revered Name.


Riehard Le Gsiiiennc in the Deliaeat0T
The parsdoxical. not 10 say absurd.
antics OF Time were never more quaint
ly exemplihed than in this matter Of 81.
Valentine. Never was insult more whim-
sically added 10 injury than by the arbi-
trary association Of the stern and
slaughtered saint who fell martyred be-
meath the clubs Of the Emperor Ciaudius.
somewhere toward the end Of The third
I century. with the joyous and essentially
pagan festival which takes his name in
vain Recorded as "a man of exceptional
chastity of character''-to be associated
with ODhelia's beautiful. ribaid. heart
breaking song:
Ard a maid ss your widow
To - your Nsleztiue
and 10 be grossly libeled By Charles
Lamb as "a rubicund priest of Hymen,
attended with thousands and tens OF
thousands Of little loves"
The historical fact is that poor St
Valentines reputation as a saint was
sacrificed 70 that asiute policy Of the
Christian church, which, finding the old
pagan festivals too deeply rooted in the
popular sentiment. changed their name
10 that OF some Christian saint. and
adopted them Tor iJs own
Thus Valentines day was originally q
feast Of Februata Juno. and. or the night
before. boys would draw the names OF
girls in order 10 divine VINO should be
their sWeethearts IN the coming year. The
church frOwned on this innocent game
and substituted the names Of saints for
weethearts-whereby. Il may be sup
posed. the game would somewhat Ian
guish- Yet. in spite Of the church. the
old pagan manner Of playing the game
has g0lre on until this day; and country
girls Wiz sJill pin Eve bay-leaveS 10 their
pillows on ST Valentines ere, hoping 10
dream Of theiV 'yolug man." and by
divers other s0rceries strive TO wresl
from the future the secret naturally near
est 10 the human heaTt-the face or name
OF the beloved. For the sternest. OF saints
cannot prevent the world from keeping
/ Immortality young. and the birds win go
on mating on the 18th Of February in
spite Of al the DEGREES Of the church.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Our Trade with Japan.

Frorl the Nev York Word
What the nation has at stake in the
maintenance Of cordial relations with
Japan IS indicated by the japanese trade
returns for the last fiscal year. They
show that the United states Is stiI ahead
OF all other countries IN the volume Of
japanese trade. In 1907 our combined ex-
ports 70 Japan and Imports from that
country exceeded $l0Iooa.eo0 an amount
$50 0e0o,oel in excess Of Great Britain's s
trade with Japan. Last year our exports
20 Japan reached 81, ,452.S27, an Increase OF
approximately Ss000.000 over 1907.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
ROOSEVELT ON LINCOLN.
Tribute to the Marsyred Presidents
Humane Sentiments.

President Roosevelt in the Review Of Reviews.
The deeds and words OF the great men
of the nation, and. above all. the char
acter Of each Of the foremost men OF
the nation. are one and ali assets OF in
estimable value 10 the republic Lin
coins work and Lincolns words should
be. and I think more and more are. part
Of those formative influences which tend
to become living forces for good citizen
ship among our people. There IS one of
hts letters which has always appealed TO
me particularly. L Is the one running as
follows:
Executive Mansion.
Washington Nos. o. iss4-
To Mrs Bixby Boston. Mas.
Dear Madam ] have been shown 10 the hles oi
the War Department statement q the adAliaDt
general of Massachusetts, that sou the otEsr q
FIVE sons who have died rio-i0usly on The neid O.
battle. ! feel how weak and frlitless must he sny
word Il mine which shenld attempt % beg1ie you
from the gief 0f 4 lGss % overwhelming But
cannot refrain from tendsring yop the consolation
that hay hf found IN The thanks u The rcFuhssc
they died 20 save praY thas HeaEenly Father
may sssa2ge the anguish n your Bereavement. and
and lost. and tke solemn pride that uust BE- yOErs
20 have laid costly a sacrifice upoE the altar q
freed5m-
Yours VIZ sincerely and respectfully.
A. LINCOLN
Any man who has occupied the Office
Of President realizes the incredible
amount Of administrative work with
which the President has TO deal. even in
time Of peace He is OF necessity q very
busy man. a much driven man. from
whose mind there can never he absent
for many minutes al a time the con
sideratiOn Of some problem OF imPOr-
tance. or OF sofae matter OF less impor-
tsnce which yet causes worry and strain
Under such circumstances. il is not easy
for a President. even in times Of peace,
10 turn from the affairs that are Of mo-
ment 70 all the people and consider az
fairs that are Of moment 10 but one
person. While this IS true OF times Of
peace, il is. CT course. Infinitely more
true Of times OF war No President who
has ever sat IN the White House has
borne the burden that Lincoln bore. or
been under the ceaseIess strain which
he endured II did not let up bv day or
night Ever he had 70 consider prob
lens Of the widest importance. ever 10
run risks Of the greatest magnitude: and
ever through and across his plans 70
meet these great dangers and great re-
spoDsibilities was shot the wOOf of an
infinite number Of, small worries and
small anHoyances. He worked out his
great task while increasingly beset by
the need Of attending as best he could
10 a multitude Of small tasks. II IS a
touching thing that the great leader
while thus driven and absorbed. could
vet so often turn aside for the moment
10 do some deed of personal kindness,
and il IS fortunate thing Tor the na-
ton that in addition 20 doing so well
each deed. great or small, he possessed
that marvellous gift of expression which
enabled him quite unconsci9usiy 10 choose
the very words best az TO commemorate
each deed
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
o. BOND of Alder men.

From the Boston Herald
The Congressional Record devotes sew
eral pages to a verbatim report of a de-
bate in the Senate the other day on the
question or appTopriating q few hundred
dollars for the removal OF snow from
the sidewalks. streets. and cutters OF the
city Of Washington. The debate enlisted
the finest talent Of the Senate, and the
question OF providing the requisite funds
wherewith 10 remove the snow that had
fallen in single storm was considered
in all its varied phases. practical and
constitutional A perussl Of the numer-
Gus pages and columns Of this debate
serves as a reminder that the Senate Of
the United States is also entitled to rank
as The board OF aldermen OF the District
OF Columbia
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Distinctions in Betting.

From the Boston Herald.
This latest decision Of the New York
courts that ar oral bet on a horse race
is not betting within the meaning Of the
prohibitory statute on the subject fol-
lows several other decisions Of similar
tenor. al going 10 show that the law
recognizes 8 difference between a wager
made between two persons OF opposite
opinions as to the speed Of an animal on
the race track and bet negotiated
through the professional booknskers The
latter IS professional gambling and the
other Is not
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Antiquities.
ron the Boston Transcript.

FlIIl tlt b0sI0l IEaIl5-IlI7L.
Speaker Cannon's story. reported this
morning, Of the man awakened In the
night by the feminine cry. There are
robbers IN the house" only TO reply.
You are mistaken, they are all IN the
Senate" Is OF about the same age and
much 70 the same point as the Joke now
repeated IN ore or the local theaters
that CongressmeE have become so sensI-
tive that in answering the roll call they
now say, Not guilty.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
WORKING THE SCARE.

The fesrsos-e JAP Is a. ol- door.
lis plaia he Genes Tor loot snd gore:
We need Two battle ships. OF mo-ei
What eoald ss % shosld be st gag
And make the PHILIPPINES his pTsyf
We need thcsc var ships riSht away.
Then think cf helpless 'Fr1sco town.
WITH stately sails al battered cozn,
By those feTcs fighters. EziAn and hro~nt
Hca eaH We doabi that var 3 duss
OF battle SHIPS re need a slew
Bat let Is co@pronise o1 tTo;
--Cesele2d Rlaia Dealer,
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

II could be invoked against the interstate
boycott and there are other phases Of
It yet to be passed upon by judicial au-
thority. n fact. probably no other Fed
eraI statute Of such importance is In
greater need Of judicial illumination,
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
PunishinE Parents.

From the Brcoklyn Standard Union.
There Is more merit in the opinion OF
the Colorado secretary OF the bureau os
child and animal protection that parents
OF bad children should be punished for
the misconduct OF their offspring than
one would suppose at first thought. II
the State had the power to bring parents
10 the bar OF justice when their children
went wrong there would perhaps be a
more determined effort TO see tha- boys
and girls lived IN accordance EiSh shs
ideals ef csvsazRraa.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
THE Press HUMoRIsT.

He bitches Pegasus between
The shafts Of alleged wit.
Poor Peg must well himself demesn
And do his daily bit.
The hapless steed must think it wrong.
Be taken much ahack.
To have 20 daily drag along
literary hack
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

We have not the slightest objection 10
the abolition OF Hon" by the Oklahoma
legislature. nor yet would we demur
strenuously should Kentucky do away
with Col" only We sincerely hope the
growth Of this idea in America viii in
no wise tend further to stimulate our
heiresses in their foreign titie-hunting.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Passing Of Civi Engineers Of the Nsrr.

~SS'''s u ~'F" llSIHeSiS Ol IHe Naf5'
or all those who are interested n the
reforms in the Navy Department and
navy yard reorganization begun by Sec
IS destined to be more vitality concerned
IN the reformation than the members OF
the naval corps Of civil engineers They
recognize that their Importance as a
staff corps OF the United States navy
has been materially lessened by thu order
issued recently placing the bureau Of
yards and docks. the head OF which Is
eivl engineer with the rank OF rear
admiral, out OK commission. and making
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
So More old Maids.

bToln ne beltInoc Star.
IN this age there are 20 old maids. The
term has been taken out Of conversation
and literature. but there are many
bachelor girls. who Go their part IN the
world with signal ability, and TO whom
the praises OF the Prssidsaf-eisct WIZ De
az welccns as they are Justified
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

II seems that the battle ship North
Carolina got over the Charleston bar all
right, and with ar Taft aboard. too
This. We presume. win forever silence
the pestiferous ones who have made it
their business to knock that bar for. To-,
these. many years.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

The Chinese always begin their New
Year by paying OF their debts says the
Milwaukee Sentinel The only sure recipe
for doing this is carefully to avoid max
ing debts during the old year
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

Mr.. Beach" Hargis recently shot him
self in the foot. While not all thai might
have been desired. ~Beach's" aequaint-
snces ought TO let him know they appre-
ciafe that as a starter. anyway.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

II is rather curious. when you come TO
think Of It, that a winter so open as this
one should be seized upon by so many
Southern legislatures as a fit and proper
season 10 put the lid on things.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

We are not al all sure It is true that
hodcarriers smile more than millionaires.
There are 50 many more hodcarriers in
the world that It IS hard to get the rel
afive statistics straight
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

A Delaware man claims to have seen
footprints OF the devil. made in that
State, according 10 his estimate. within
the last twenty years" OF course, some
people viii feel assured they are merely
Gas Addicks. footprints. however.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

The Charleston News and Courier is re-
spectfully referred 10 the fact. more
over, that Mr.. Taft admits having kissed
the blarney stone in Ireland several
years ago.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01

The Tribuna, published in Rome. Italy.
proposes that Roman citizenship be con-
ferred on Mr Roosevelt when ne first
enters that city. We suspect the Tri-
buna wants TO make sure Mr.. Roosevelt
viii do as Romans DO when in Rome.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-01
Modern Flight.

From The Denvz Rerrbican.
Autos win replace horses IN the White
House stables. No doubt the President
who goes tn March = 1917. wiz replace
the autes with ssEoplanes.