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The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
What the President MAY Do.

The President called together Congress
IN special session for the purpose OF,
enacting q tariff bill the nature OF which
he did not assume to Indicate The House
passed a bill recognizing the valid de-
mand Of our manufacturers for free raw
materials. and reducing duties in q sin
gle important schedule. but increasing du-
ties at some points TO such an extent
that the consequent public outcrv com
PEELED the Senate Finance Committee 10
eliminate them. Taking the silence OF the
President 10 mean consent. the Senate
has proceeded to Increase duties on IT'S
own account and to restore the rates on
raw materials. until It appears certain
that the resulting measure as # goes
into conference from the upper body will
be the strongest protective measure ever
planned by American statesmen.
We are rejoiced TO learn. on the most
trustworthy authority. that the President
IS fully cognizant Of this situation. and
that he purposes TO make his influence
powerfully felt on the side Of a real tariff
revision, IN accord with his prediction
pledges. We are assured that when the
bill reached conference his efforts will
be directed toward securing the accept
ance Of lower duties than those demanded
by the unreasonable protectionist spirits
Of either House
Probably nothing in the way Of revision
of rates already agreed upon BY both
Houses will occur. But he can insist that
the lowest rate adopted in either House
shall be accepted by both This would
mean. for example, the placing OF certain
raw materials on the free list. the aboll-
ton Of the oil Joker. and slight reduc-
ton In the lumber duty.
Even should the President be success
ful in effecting an agreement on these
reductions, the measure as a whole, COM
posed largely Of the old Dingiey rates.
with retaliatory maximum added. would
fan far short OF satisfying genuine tariff
reformers. however much It would serve
to propitiate the low-tarin sentiment
within the Republican party.
Our Judgment has been that the Presl-
dent should have spoken strongly at the
outset OF Congressional revision. Had he
done so. he would have found a power
fsl public opinion at his back that would
have aided him in accomplishing more
valuable results than can be attained
at the present juncture. Should he at the
last hour employ the legitimate influence
OF his high ONCE to protect the public
welfare. he VIII discover that the people
OF the country are with him.
His opportunity is now or never IN the
matter OF tariff revision.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Cathedral Is CrumbIinr.
From the Boston Hsnld.

From the Boston Hsnd
People desirous OF seeing Cologne
Cathedral before Il crumbles away
should buy a round-trip ticket 20 Europa
at once. This is the transition period
Every blessed thing Is on the move OF
changing for the worse: therefore. why
be surprised to hear OF that precious
cathedraPs imminent end? From what
is said. the great cathedral seems to
have suffered from Colognes growth as
metropolis. Traffic and hustle are
mainly responsible for unsettlIng is
foundations and causing the stones to
disintegrate. Not age. but modernity IS
the structures chief enemy. But new
Germany cannot AFFORD 70 neglect one
Of It's greatest monuments; hence the
Cathedral Renovation Society is now
flying around 10 collect funds for a
thorough repair OF the building, though
II will take years and millions Of dollars
to put IL In perfect condition. Mean
while, let Americans make the most
Of t.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Color Line Episode.
says the MIlwaukee sentlnel:

Says the Milwaukee Sentinel:
"Greeurills lAiissl is sensitive On the color
question. and the bishops Hampton. colored) con-
duct was such as 10 rouse the sleeping lion o,
popular vengeance. Let this uprising Of an In
furisted community be warning 10 colorsd peo-
pie Let them reflect seriously on the swift re-
coil a Bishop Lamptons terribls act
we forgot 70 mention that Bishop hampton
crime was his mad request that a white telephone
operator address his daughter as Miss Lampton
when calling her up over the instrument. Miss.
forsoothl Shocking shocking! Whittier are we
driftings"
Nevertheless and notwithstanding, It is
just such negroes as this Bishop Lamp
ton that get the colored race down South
into more different varieties Of trouble in a
minute than half dozen Booker Washing
tons can get it out OF in a week White
telephone girls in Dixie are not going to
address negro girls as Miss" Now. those
people who care TO discuss the ifs, ands,
why's. and wherefores Of that proposition
are welcome to do so TO their hearts con
tent; the facts viii remain just as we have
stated them for all their pains and theor-
king. Philosophical conclusions are all
very we'll in their way, but they never
have made a native Mississippi white girl
call a cOlored girl Miss" Let those who
incline to butt that brick wall butt Il; Il
VIII not hurt the wall. but il may de-
velop a sore head here and there
Plainly enough. Mississippi is no place
for Bishop hampton. He is neither use
ful therein nor ornamental His race will
be the better of for absent treatment.
so far as his doctoring Is concerned. No
doubt he has his good points, but Mis-
sissippi is not his most fertile field OF
activity-not by a thousand miles or 50,
We should say
We have an abundant sympathy for the
negro in his effort to better his condition,
wherever and whenever that effort mani
tests itself along rational lines; but with
the one who raises a rumpus at the tele-
phone exchange because the white girl
operator VIII not address his daughter as
Miss" we have no patience. HIS kind
are the very kind that hold the negro
back; they lose him much genuine help
and assistance that might come TO him
otherwise. There may be two sides 70
this. theoretically-or even morally, IL
you please-but as a practical PROPOSE
ton 1t invariably comes out one way, and
one way only. And the sooner the negro
learns that long-distance theory affects
him little, whereas home-base practice af-
fects him very much. just that moment
viii he have seen a light that viii guide
him along pathways that will carry him
far
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Near-war Scare.

From The Atlanta Constitution
American 5ingoes have wisely forborne
the attempt 10 make capital out OF the
current anti-Japanese furry In the Ha-
waiian Islands.
Despite the fact that feeling there Is
reported TO be intense. and even that the
editor Of a japanese paper has appealed
direct 20 his government for ''protec-
tion." there IS little disposition in Wash
ington to view the situation seriously
There is a large japanese contingent IN
Hawaii. and II is wisely recognized that
among these Il is logical 70 expect the
upon the slightest provocation 70 wax
hystericaL
1t appears that as a sequence Of the
labor disputes in the islands the United
States authorities found papers IN the
possession Of japanese editor clearly
Identifying him with q criminal con-
spiracy
He was promptly arrested. whereupon
he turned TO Tokyo with q rnelodramatic
declaration that his treaty rights had
been abused
Since the government would have ar
rested a German. Frenchman. a Chi
nese. or an American on the same ground.
II Is evident his appeal will excite little
sympathy with the advisers OF the
Mikado.
Treaty rights between any nations
DO not include the privilege of invoking
intervention from ones native country 10
escape the consequences OF a recognized
infraction OF law.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
SISTERS OF BACCHUs.
Romans Punished Drinking Women
with Death.

with Death.
Prom The Boston Transcriut.
For many centuries the Romans were
water drinkers. the favorable location OF
a bouniful spring now just rediseovered
having determined the location OF the
great city itself Wine was used on TN
portant occasions or as a medicine. and
women were not expected 10 drink It.
The feeling In Rome was much toward
women wine bibbers. as II has been until
recently n Europe regarding women who
smoke At the time OF the Christian era
the women drank only a sweet wine. and
many are the anecdotes OF punishment
under the Roman law that made the fam
iiy council arbiter OF life or death OF the
woman who drank and OF her who stole
her husbands keys 20 the wine cellar.
In Wanting way the Romans for a
long time decried the use Of fine wines
Cato bOasted OF having partaken OF the
same wine as his oarsmen. But then. 20
said the speaker, Cato was a queer fei-
low. who pleased himself By ridiculing
luxury II was unworthy OF a Roman
10 admire a choice wine. The Greeks
were the wine producers, as are the
French to-day. The finer wines were
served al feasts in single portions, even
al great dinners. This was the earlier
condition.
As Rome spread about the world the
vine was distributed throughout Italy.
and the greater the conquest OF foreign
territory the stronger the home industry
or vine producing. There IS evidently a
relationship between the two facts. As
The policy Of culture increased luxury
nd rrrffh fr q.
old-tine aversion was dlssipated and city
and country would grow again the next
year, but an army cuts and burns trees
and vineyards and Spartacus was a
species OF phyllOxera that the country
people learned 20 drink Rome not only
slaked It's thirst. but had veritable foun-
tains OF wine. The wars had two r.
suits; they carried the soldiers into vine
growing countries and they brought 10
Italy the skilled viniculturists OF the best
regions. Just as there have been recently
IN California vine dressers from Pied
mont and Sicily. so in those days Aegean
farmers found employment In planting n
italy the vine OF their home islands.
Wine was most important In the pOliti-
cal relations between Rome and its prov
inces- Rome taught them war. building
language. and 20 drink wine. Gauf ur0-
-N~'- - 4lliP3i llttpla- As CQLua Tears
opium and France absinthe. so the an
Gent colonies feared the influence OF
wine. But this feeling disappeared when
they were annexed and began 10 be as
simulated. And as the colonies Increased
the prosperity OF the mother. country. DID
likewise. and largely through the vine
whose products found in every new PROV
ince an additional ield. Love Of wine fol-
lowed the army. and the more Germany.
Dalraatia, and PannOnia drank the more
filed were the Golfers al home.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Pertinent onerr.

From the New York Nail
What would the United States do z
England were attacked b. superior
forces?" is a question that has been asked
on the other side. There IS g question
nearer home which should be asked and
answered first: What would the self
governing British colonies dor
They are rendering Dreadnoughts 20
the imperial feet. and when the Boer war
came on they voted money and sent
troops 70 South Africa against a foe cut
on from the water and with no means Of
retaliating upon them. This, however.
established no precedent for such a con-
dition as that about which conjecture now
ranges
What would Canada. New Zealand.
Australia. and British South Africa do
II some naval power OF the first rank
should attack the mother country and az
the same time should announce that Il
would respect the neutrality OF the col
onies provided they practiced II them
selves. but would send expeditions against
them II they attempted 70 take part?
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
How to stop Won Ru1e.

Frum Uncle Sans AIagz1ine
An old saying has il that It Is easy 70
tear down but difficult to build up This
is illustrated forcibly by the work OF a
mob They can tear down readily what
It VIII take the community a long time 20
rebuild Mob destruction IS Ike a con
hagration, so rapid Is its spread. Man IS
still an animal. and the spirit OF license
is Immediately born and spreads Ike FIRE
when mob rule dominates. Hence all
authorities agree that Il is best fought at
its inception. The same foresight which
requires the arrival Of IRE apparatus at
FIRE TO be q matter OF seconds should
provide facilities 70 enable the National
Guard 70 be so efficient and prepared that
their arrival az q point where their pres
ence is required will be devoid OF any de-
Law
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Control of Corporations and Publicity

While the faculty Of assuming a corporate form
has been Of the utmost utility in the business
world It Is also true that substantially al Of the
abuses and ali Of the evils which have aroused the
public to the necessity Of rtfom were made possible
by the use Of this very faculty. II now. by a per
fectly legitimate and effective system Of taxation.
we are incidentally able 20 possess the government
ard the stockholders and the public o. the knoUl-
edge Of the real business transactions and the gains
&1d profits Of every corporation in the country. we
have made step toward that supervisory control
o. corporations which may prsTsut a further abuse
os power. President Taft
Herein the President lays down a strong
argument in favor OF a tax on corpora
tions. Merely as a means OF raising reve-
nue., such a tax does not impress US
greatly. but as a step toward supervisory
control with accompanying publicity. the
proposed legislation is full Of merit
The income likely 10 be derived. $4,000 900
TO S5O,OOO,oOO, is an important considera-
tion, Of course but more important stin
would be the far-reaching benefits 10
public and corporations alike under such
law properly framed. And II is de-
cidedly a sign Of progressive develop
ment when the Senate leaders give ap-
proval to the idea and prepare 70 support
such measure
To be effective however, It must be
wholly free from exemptions Of any sort
AS a revenue-raising mal1eshift, or emer-
gency enactment. it would be OF doubtful
expedlency at best. but embracing a per-
manent national policy. its enduring re-
suits for good could hardly be gainsaid.
Nothing viii so quickly correct corporate
abuses as pubncity-"a knowledge OF the
real business transactions" as the Presi-
dent puts It. Corporations already are
seeing the advantages Of II. for the best
managed Of them are to-day adopting
methods Of publicity as conducive to
greater success. They see profit in It as
a business proposition
Whatever may be thought OF the taxa
ton proposition itself-and II has not been
cordially recelved-the feature OF super
visory control and publicity which it aims
at viii assuredly grow in favor as that
feature comes to be generally understood.
The enactment. considered from this
viewpoint alone, would tend to offset in
no small measure disappointment in the
tariff schedules, and record tc the credit
Of the administration a notable achieve
ment-provided. as we have indicated,
that the measure as passed be properly
framed to carry out the fundamental idea
incorporated in the Presidents message.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
THE KNOCKER.

live my chickens upon my neighbos lawn; live
the dickens from sunset until dawn spend my
whining and grunng and repnng and when the sun shining
the unigt gone. live loaf and anguish while
others and toll kick up lots of anguish and trouble and
turmoil live find and handle ali OF grief and scandal
folks say vanda and should be boiled in oil live to sco
virtue live make fad Of all the things that hurt you and
put ycu the bad live prove the thesis that hopes as dead
Greece and honor shot pieces and all the world gone mad
live fuss clamor while others smile and sing to pack
around hammer and knock everything; make my tongue
saber slash useful labor; crce my neghbor-and thus
l have my fling WALT Mason
Adau.l
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Blessed Profanity.

Prem HHrper's Weekly.
Bishop-This Is terrible. Captain Is
there great danger FOR Us? Tell me truly.
Captain-Oh. no, Bishop. we're coming
out OF It all right.
Bishop-TelI me truly. Captain; you are
keeping 1t from US The storm IS more
awful every minute, Ny wife IS IN terror.
Tell me the worst
Captain-We're all right Here, Bishop,
come here TO the forecastle and listen
down there swearing and cursing7 That
means it's all right When they stop that
then you may know there's danger ahead
Bishop fifteen minutes later. who has
been again 70 the forecastle to listen
down the hole and has come back 70 his
wife)-Thank God, Mary. they're still
cursinR!
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
MONDAY. JUNE 2l. 1909.
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The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Rare Coin. but

From the South Bend News
Two $50 gold pieces were sold the other
day to a numismatist for $1,000 each,
their value in the estimation OF the pur-
chaser lying in the fact that they are the
only ones ever coined. The incident illus
trates the extreme to which the collec-
ton fad is carried In certain lines, and
the values that accrue to rarity. Though
paying large price for these coins. the
purchaser no doubt felt he was making
q good investment for the satisfaction
Afforded by their possession and the
probability that should he desire TO sell
them he could do so at a profit
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

According 10 Senator Beveridge, one OF
our American infant industries" has a
cheerful habit Of selling the same grade
Of cash registers for $3.50 in this country
that II delivers in Europe for S1S5. And
yet there are people who marvel that
Puck should have been moved 10 remark,
What fools these mortals ber'
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

Notwithstanding the heat. Congress may
remain il session all summer. Congress
probably figures that, no matter how hot
it gets, il never again can be as hot as II
was when the colonel was running the
government
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
THE GRADUATES.

BE planned when =: last he acquired
Bis fund q complete gudirion.
From some banking house q rsp1ts
He meant 10 ACCEPT position"
A few brief months
With that played heb.
Behold him 60
To hunt 90!
Shs planned when az last she acquired
Her store q unparalleled Earning.
wedding rng she would sccspt
From SoCne niIionajro mosg discening.
A few hrisf months
Some Changes uske.
Behold ha learn
To ~ steak
.-aEeLau6cursh Wlso1. n ths Nsw X0sk saa
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

1T makes no difference who your
grandfather was. Who are your in
quires sage philosopher. A case IN
point: Patrick Calhoun. OF San Fran
cisco, is a direct descendant OF John c.
Calhoun. late Of South Carollna.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
HorrfhIe Thnnrh4

From the Richm0nd Tines Dispatch
II every ultimate eonsuner'-the
group whose existence is denied BY Sen
ator Lodge-were TO be carried on BY a
pestilence tomorrow, the State OF Mass
achusetts would be in receivers hands
the day after.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

The Augusta Herald inclines 70 fear
that Little joe Brown may grow 70 be
too big for the jeans breeches Of his
inauguration suit. Well. We cannot say
with certainty. Of course, but we sus-
pect Little Joe" knows there is more
Jeans where the original supply came
from
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

coal depots. Unless the naval authorities
awake 10 the importance Of this measure
OF fuel provision they win End themselves
some day confronted with an ernbarrass-
Ing and costly situation.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
The Perrimi.t.

We make him pause IN his repining;
make him admit the silver lining may be
there. as stated. Alas. he is s hardened
sinner, and says he'll wager rs q dinner
that Innings only plated.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

A family OF Smiths has managed 10
get mixed up in one OF those Kentucky
feeds. II there is a family Of Joneses on
the other side. the thing probably never
viii be wound up.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

Don Marquis thinks Atlanta would be a
good town II only it might be cleaned
up" II Atlanta will get a baseball team
Ike Washingtons, every town in ;hat
end of the country viii cheerfully and
regularly clean II up.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

Mr.. Taft win never be offered a dol
lar per word for magazine contributions. %
says a contemporary. Perhaps not; and
yet fate may have unkinder things than
that in store for him.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

perfectly possible to libel a fictitious
person. The consumer, therefore. may
have legal grounds on which TO proceed
against Senator Lodge, after all,
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
His Reason.

From Town and County.
Daughter-Pa, why DO you hang around
the parlor while Mr.. skies Is calling on
me?
Father-Tnn afraid you'll say something
to him that'H make him e burden on me
for the rest Of my life
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Thfs Year.

Those who want a place 20 stay
Where refreshing breezes play.
Rather cleverly
Go 10 Beverly;
Traffic sort Of heads that way.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
A Million visitor. a Year.

FrUn the wesehssser County Magaz.ns
Independence Han. which was bought
by the city OF Philadelphia from the
State for a large sum, and on which
s-00.o0e has been spent for restoration, Is
visited BY sn average os 1.ooc.0Q9 year.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

Mrs. Howard Gould says Il is impossl-
bic for her to dress on less than $4,000
per annum, but just now the chances
appear to be extra-superfine that she Will
have 1t to do in the future. nevertheless
and Notwithstanding.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
OF Conrae-

Mankind cannot live without poetry"
Evidently the poets don't think So"
why not?"
II they did. they'd combine and put Up
the price"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

A prominent Cuban says his country
IS tired Of revolutions That is well
enough. for Cuba has only one more revo-
luton coming to It. IN any circumstances.
It is generally believed
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

May progressive divorce collect all
mony from more than one ex-husband?"
Is a new legal inquiry. We think she
may. but we Go not think it likely she
will.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
No nonhf.

Juggernaut Why did people hUrl them
selves beneath its ponderOus wheels7"
'Oh. I suppose Il needed fixing occasion
ally Ike other machines
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

Mrs. Howard Gould claims It was not
whisky, but drugs. Here we are. UP
against that pesly problem again-what
Is whislSy7
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Always n Way.

The cook has furnished rather small
portions" said the hostess. The women
guests won't eat much; but how about
The nenT''
I'll circulate around and nominate each
Of EN- 20 make an after-dinner speech. ."
responded the host. That viii effectuaIly
kin or their appetites"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

AS we understand Mr. Bryan, while he
viii not run for the Senate. he would not
run from Il exactly
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

A lot OF sensible people in this world
win conclude. If they think right hard.
that the Mrs. Howard Goulds are perhaps
more to be pitied than scorned-
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

Parliament doubtless. viii gradually let
It be known just how many more battle
ships they want right away.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
ono ErnInnnfion,

why is It easier for a man who has q
Job 70 get another job?"
Well. an employer viii often give a
man good references in order 70 get rid
OF him.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

The first duty Of young womanhOod. %
advises a commencement orator, is 10
learn 10 say no. With a mental reserva-
ton. now and then.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

The popular brain food now Is punk,
says the Providence Journal Perhaps.
Popular taste is erratic. TO be sure.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

Now that John Bull has been scared
almost out of HE wits FOR fear some
thing grand. gloomy, and peculiar is
about e ksposa 70 him, the sinEoes n
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

The Republican party is the party OF
the man." says a contemporary. Yes,
and the man" apparently. is Nelson W.
Aldrich. OF Rhode Island.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

Some "GrOwlers" Are Very Popular.
From the DesEet New.
Growing Is all the kind OF noise that
some people make u tha vorlS