The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
GERMAN WAR SCARE
Was Due to 'Tories' " COnserva.
tive Political Party.
Mr.. Page Has Just Returned
From Tour of Europe.

sentiment in Scotland and Eng
land is in favor of Cook" This is
according to Thomas Page, president
of the Page Milling company, who re-
turned yesterday from four months
visit in those countries. AT least
continued Mr.. Page, The is con-
sidered to be the more manly OF the
two explorers When the first re-
ports of Cooks discovery of the
North Pole reached Scotland, the ma
1ority of the people doubted that
there was anything to it. Later they
began to believe the news When the
papers gave more detailed accounts
When Peary denied Cooks statement
the public were at a loss which to be
Ieve, but gradually faith in Cook mas
been Strengthened and admiration lot
him has been increased by ms attl-
tude toward Peary in the face OF the
latter's charges against MN. GO
How is Taft regarded? Ihe scot
fish and English people think that he
Is G greater man than Roosevelt. IN
their opinion, Taft weighs his
thoughts more and thinks more be
fore he acts than Roosevelt did IN
other words. they regard Taft as nav
ing better judgment than MS pre-
decessor.
"As to Harriman's death. There
was considerable comment about the
railroad man in the papers at the
time. A great many also said: He
was a great man, but morally color
blind. He didn't always seem 10 dls-
tingush between right and wrong.
do the suffragists attract much
attention? No, not a great aeai,
They raise a disturbance once in
while and get arrested, but COM
paratively few people notice them ana
the papers do not give these occur
rences a great deal of space.
1.-The real burning question OF the
dav is the probable rejection by the
house of lords of the budget OF the
bill for the national expense From
the north of Scotland to the south
ern part of England the country IS
fairly seething over the proposltiolt
If the bill is rejected. I believe that
1t will result in a political revolution
which may lead to the house of lords
becoming an elective body. AS IS
we'll known. the members OF this
division of parliament hold their
seats there by inheritance crit rserva+ive
political party, lately stirred up
scare of a German invasion and asked
for an appropriation to build tour
war vessels of the 'Dreadnaught- type
This appropriation brought the
budget up to 100000 900. The OPP
posing party the Liberals, said: We
will allow the expense, but the
Tories must pay for it. The only
thing we can tax is their land
Real estate is a monopoly in Great
britain. the Duke of Sutherland for
instance. owning 100000 acres and
and Scotland together
are not much larger than the state
of Kansas. All of the land owned by
the nobility is taxed upon valuation
placed on it in 1880, both city and
country property being assessed at its
AGRICULTURAL worth. This makes the
tax very light upon the rich who own
most of the city property of small
farming value and heavy upon the
others whose holdings are in farm
land.
'oThe Liberals now propose to have
an up-to-date valution placed upon
the entire country and tax it accord
ing to its present worth and make a
levy of twenty per cent upon the in
crease in lang valuation from now on.
The proceeds from this are to go to-
wards the paying of these proposed
battleships and other national eX-