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Judge Mitchell Gillian of Seat
tie, who sentences two editors or
Seattle Star to four months and 30
days in Jail for criticising him for
issuing Injunction in favor OF rail
way corporation.
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Speaking of the war scare, shall
we be Japalicked?
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led to the dismissal of the iron chancellor
twenty years ago. 1t is to avoid such Il
disaster that the democratic leaders have
adopted their present policy. That policy
Is to increase, organize and discipline the
ironside army as far as possible, SO as to
make social democracy state within the
state. and thus by gradual suppression
of the nominal state to realize their
dreams without shedding of blood. This
policy has made considera bile progress of
late, and the fact that the government
was obliged to .intrust TO the socialist
'ordners" the policing of a great part of
Berlin shows that it is not a mere paper
progress.
But this trend does not please every
body. The objection is raised that what
the new movement has lately gained as
force ii has lost an idea. All move
ments which rely too much on discipline
and routine tend to fall into Journalism
and lose their dash and originality Such
was the fate of the magnificently disci-
plined army of Frederick the Great which
only twenty years after its creators death
collapsed in irretrieva BILE ruin in the rout
of Jena. Some think that German social
democracy is menaced by the same dis
ease.
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One complaint is that the party does
not show the elasticity and adaptability
which are needed for the attainment OF
practical results. The social democrats
have failed to influence German legisla-
ton because. following their leader Bebel
and their philosopher kautsky, they have
refused to collaborate with the "bour-
geois" liberals. The so-called revision
ist' wing. headed by Eduard Bernstein, is
ready to work with any party and take
any concessions, however small, but this
wing has until lately been in small
minority. The result is that German So
cial democracy is magnificent army but
il is an army which has never won a
battle, and indeed has never fought one
1t remains a machine. self-sufficient, self
contained and in itself complete: but as
a militant force il somewhat resembles
the iron battalions OF Friedrich Wilhelm
l of Prussia This Prussian king loved
well drilled soldiers. but could not bear
the idea of using them. His army he re-
garded an end in itself. The more per-
feet it became the more he dreaded the
prospect of wasting it in foolish battles
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LIE GOLDEN hEERr1G BupmA Of 5An
SOFT LONG 1TS#M BA5 BIG a. -

ow of a doubt? The whole civilized
world would be excited about it. This
is what has happened out here in India.
Buddha is just as real to these people
as Christ is to us, and they have now
found this casket containing his bones.
During the presentation Mr.. Marshall,
director of the archaeological department
of the government of India, described
how the relics were found. The first In
formation concerning them came from
records left by Chinese travellers who
walked over India on pilgrimages about
four or five hundred years after Christ
One of these men was a Buddhist monk
who spent seven years in travelling
through India collecting Buddhist writ
ings and visiting the shrines. He tramped
across the Himalaya mountains. stop
ping in the little province where Buddha
was born. He walked to Buddha Gaya,
where the saint received his great en-
lightenment, and then went to pray at
the various places where the relics OF
BuLuha were kept In the records of his
pilgrimages he described a great pagoda
near Peshawar, not far from where the
Emperor Knishka had his palaces. This
tower was about fifteen hundred feet in
circumference. and was higher than the
Washington Monument. 1t had thirteen
stOrieS, and the top was crowned with
a pinnacle of glded disks attached to
an iron pillar. Mr.. Marshall says that
this tower lasted for more than three
hundred years after the Chinese Budd-
hists above spoken of had paid their
visit. Their records stated that the
relics Buddha lay under the tower
The origin of the discovery came from
a French scientist who came out to In
dia a few years ago to study Buddhism
He had the writings of these pilgrims,
and from them he located the site of the
pagoda as being under one Of two mounds
which lie about a half mile east of the
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Field. and exhorted them to be true to
their oaths, and shoot at sight all foes of
social order and public peace.
CAS- he finished this exhortation, a sin
uous black procession defiled down an
adjacent road. 1t was uniformless and
unarmed. but it tramped forward stead
lily with more than martial discipline:
and at single cry of command changed
formation, deplOyed and in serried
masses advanced as if to attack
His majesty's soldier eye fixed the
magnifCently drilled host. Who are
these splendid fellows? he asked
your majesty's faithful socialists
said an aid-de-camp, 'on their way TO a
meeting CT protest.
with such we'll drilled men / could
conquer the world, said the kaiser. why
have / no such army And he at onco
ordered his soldiers TO give up their
rifles and knapsacks to the socialists.
His majesty thereafter addressed 10 the
socialist battalions some words of praise
for their magnificent discipline, and
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Public Ownership.

JAMES ]. HILL, discussing public own
} ership at dinner in New York, said
Il fear that with public ownership we
would be worse served. Take the case
of France. France. you know. makes her
own matches. And such matches!
"A Frenchman was once arrested at
his lodgings. A lot of smuggled foreign
matches-the duty on foreign matches is
the prohibitive one of cent per match
had been found in his trunk. The judge
said to the man:
Foreign matches have been discov-
cred in your possession. What have you
to say for yourself, miscreant"
Please. your honor stammered the
prisoner. 1T is true use foreign matches.
but only to light our own government
ones WITH
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A Poor MakeShift.

<CENERGY is a poor makeshift for
IL honesty said Senator Beveridge
at dinner in indianapolis.
LET US be energetic, but let us be
honest, too. Otherwise, We'll get on no
better than the January traveller.
"A traveller, on freezing January
night, called at an inn, but found 1t
full
We'll. landlord he said. L can't sleep
out on the SHOW crust You must put
me up somehow.
~ guess, them said the landlord,
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day on military lines was issued the
night before. and every man knew his
duty; so that the chief of staff. who sat
in an office we'll out of sight of the crowd,
had little to do except to receive reports.
If any officer blundered he was not al
lowed to bunder twice. After the first
Treptow -Tiergarten demonstration an
'ordner" was called on to explain an act
of negligence He pleaded overfatigue.
The investigation committee found the
excuse satisfactory and said nothing
But the offenders name disappeared from
the list of "ordners" prepared for April
TO-
The social democratic leaders compare
the second demonstration when no police
We're I'm sight with the first, when the
police kept order and scores of men
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city of Peshawar At that time there was
no tower in existence. 1t had fallen to
ruins centuries ago, and no vestiges We're
in sight excepting these mounds. The
Frenchman'S name was EOucher.
Mr. Foucher found himself unable to
make the excavations required to verify
his theory He presented his evidence,
however. to DR.. Spooner of the archeo-
logical department of the Indian govern
ment, and the latter took up the work.
That was two years ago. Since then the
mounds have been dug over and the re-
mains Of the great tower found. The
heavy foundation was uncovered and 1T
was shown to have been larger than any
other known Buddhist pagoda- 1t was
square. with massive walls of dressed
stone, and, according to the records or
Heuen Chwang. the Chinese buddhist pill
GRIM it was so lofty that four towers
had to be built at the corners to hoist tha
coping stones into place. The remains
Of those towers have been found.
After the dimensions of the pagoda had
been outlined. and the heavy foundation
uncovered, the British psychologists sank
shaft down through the stone floor to a
depth of twenty feet. and came to the
relic chamber described in the records
There. in that little stone room, which
had been buried from the SlSht OF man
for over 24O0 years, they found a bronze
casket seven inches high and five inches
in diameter.
1t was round, and 1T had a lid. slightly
curved at me top, made to represent a
blown lotus, upon which a small fig
ure of Buddha sat. Along the lid of the
box which overhung was frieZe OF
flying geese, and lower down around the
main body of the casket were figures Of
Buddha beautifully carved, representing
him in the different stages of his life
In the center of these was engraved a
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$50 MILLIONS OF Hul1AN beings BELIEVE
IN THE BUDDHIST RELIGION

to Calcutta and has made formal pres
entation of them to a delegation OF Bud
Ghist priests from Burma.
The relics were discovered through in
designations made by ancient writings
which described their existence. They
lay in a chamber far down under the
ground below the heavy foundation of a
tower which had long since been blotted
from the face of the earth. They were
in bronze caSket and inside a crystal
box, and they consisted of a mass of
grayish white powder and four charred
human bones. The box was first carried
TO Simla. and it is now it's way to
Burma. 1t probably will be kept a Manda-
lay and mighty paSoda erected above it.
In making his speech 10 the priests the
viceroy said:
The government of India has decided
that the relics should remain within
the confines of the Indian empire, and
that Burma. as. a Buddhist province.
and Mandalay. as its capital, should
provide for their safe custody. l am
sure that the great honor done to
Burma will be thoroughly appreciat ted
by its people. and that the relics will
be carefully preserved and cherished.
The viceroy concluded with this state
ment. which seems remarkabl as
coming from the Christian ruler of
India, the King of EnglandS greatest
subject. He closed:
Il trust too. that a suitable shrine
may be erected at Mandalay over these
relics, where in future years devOut
pilgrims may gather from all parts of
the world to do honor to the memory
of the great founder of their religion.
The ceremony connected with the pres
entation of the relics was impressive.
1t occurred I'm the throneroom of the
viceregal palace. the floor of which
was covered with rich golden carpets.
The lieutenant governor of Burma was
present and among the spectators were
Lady Mimic. Mrs. Anna Besant and the
highest officials OF India.
Suppose the Christian world of today
could have authentic information of the
discovery of some of the bones and ashes
of ST. Peter or st. Paul? What
sensation it woulu create. Suppose, fur
Their. that they might have relics of the
Savior which were real beyond the shad-
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idea OF perfectible man is what really
keeps alive European socialism-obvi-
ously a different sort of . thing from m
America. The recent demonstrations
have thrown the rigid economics of
German Marxism into the shade. and
older idea of the idealistic anarchists
that men approach perfection in
measure as they are left to their own
devices unfettered by the state. :,a,
The immediate problem of these social
warriors is merely the overthrow OF
the agrarian conservative or 'junker
class domination in Germany. IN
demonstrating for equal. direct, secret
elections the new party is aiming at
something which does not concern Prus-
STA alone. In 1867 the North German
confederat ton, which preceded the pres
the basis of universal suffrage, and
this principle was maintained in 1871,
so that today every German over
twenty-five years of age votes for the
imperial reichstag. This does not pre-
vent the German administration being
exclusively junker., The reason is
far the biggest state in the federation.
it has much more than half the MEM
bers of the reichstag. it dominates the
bundesrath and it sets the tone of the
governing classes everywhere.
-
Prussian junkerism represents only
about 100000 large land owners out OF
a population of 3S.O0O.O00. But these
100000 are absolutely dominant in the
Prussian diet, owing to the antiquated
franchise, which even Bismarck admit
ted was the worst in Europe The
voters are divided into three classes.
whose votes have unequal value. The
ballot is open, and the higher bureau
cracy forces the vast army of minor Of
ficials to vote for junker candidates.
Voting is indirect. The citizen does not
choose his member of the diet but
chooses only delegate to an electoral
college which will choose the member.
AS the result the junkers dominate the
diet. The social democrats who count
about a third of the voters, have only
4 representatives out of 433. This sup
preston Of the PruSSian democracy in
Prussia counteracts the advantages Of
the liberal franchise law for the i'm
perial reichstag; and until the Prus-
sian democracy captures the Prussian
diet the whole German governmental
system must remain arlstocratlc and
reactionary. For that reason the pres
ent struggle over the Prussian fran
chtse is not regarded as a mere Prus-
sian question. Brethren in Bavaria,
SaXony and the minor German states
are also holding meetings OF protest.
for thew realize that until PrusSian
iunkerism is overthrown the nominally
democratic German relchstaS system Is
an empty farce.
The real question at issue is which
class is to gain control of the empire.
According to the Prussian constitution
the socialists can never win. The liberal
franchise law they demand cannot be
passed without the reactionary diets
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NneCdOfe8 COnce1ninU
Well-knOWn peODIe.

We'll make up bed in the hall and cur
tain ii off for you
Accordingly, this was done And the
traveller, under rather thin blanket
fell asleep. But i'm the middle of the
night he awoke. freezing. An icy draugnt
blew through his hair and mustache il
even lifted his thin blanket and swept
over his bare limbs
The traveller rose. The sheet that
had been hung up as a partition had
come unfastened. and it was waving mer-
rily in the breeze.
Landlord shouted the traveller Land
lordt
What s it, a voice shouted
Landlord said the traveller will Won
please let me have a paper of pins 10
lock my bedroom door with?'''
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Excused.

ORD KITCHENER. at dinner in New
l. York. praised temperance I'VE are
ali temperate nowadays said the great
soldier. Ito get drunk is an unheard-of
thing among gentlemen IL a gentleman
ever gets drunk he has, you may be sure.
a remarkable excuse to offer.
"A major. after a military ball at Smla.
came home, / regret to say, drunk. HIS
shocked wife said to him:
- oh Reginald. aren't you ashamed.
To return from the ball masque in that
condition.
Don't blame me, my dear said the
major. You must remember that the
character l assumed was that of .
sponge.
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uNrER THE BO-TRE "A
SUGGESTION .oE .BUDHA GAIA

mandments which are taught to the
children. The first five are:
l. Thou shalt not take any life at all.
=. Thou shalt not steal.
3. Thou shalt not commit. adultery.
4. Thou shalt not lie.
:. Thou shalt not drink Intoxicating
liquors.
The second five are obligatory chiefly on
the priests in the monasterics and by all
other good people on holy days. They
are:
l. Thou shalt not eat after midday.
@ Thou shalt not dance .or play upon
musical instruments.
3. Thou shalt not use cosmetics.
f. Thou shalt not stand or sleep on ele-
waited places.
3 Thou shalt not touch gold nor silver.
The theory of the religion is that every
one must work out his own salvation. and
example.
1t is a mistake to speak of the wor-
ship of Buddha. He is not a god. but
teacher. His followers look upon him as
having been mortal man. and they be
lieve that any mortal may aspire TO he
whar he was He is their idea Of the per-
feet man, and his life is the perfect life.
Nevertheless. they pray before his shrine
and use his name in their PRAYERS.
And this brings me to the various
methods of Buddhist praying. In most
things these people are centuries behind
the times but as to their religion they
have economical energy ana adopted
many inventions You may remember the
story of the American who had a heauti-
full prayer written out for him covering
his every possible need. 1t was full or
Christianity and brotherly love. He pasted
it or the head of his bed and every night
before jumping in folded his hands and
reyerently said: "Oh! Lord. them's my
sentiments. Amen
II
Well that man was much like The
Ruddhists They write out prayers on
long scrolls which fit into round metal
boxes attached by pivots to handles. 50
that when they give the handle twist
the box containing the scroll! whirls
around They believe they get merit for
the prayer at every whirl. and some or
them keep their wheels whirling all day.
In the Himalayas and Tibet are wheels
Of a similar nature worked by wind
mills and waterpower: and. I doubt not.
now that electricity is coming in, they
will harness the lightning in their race
toward salvation.
The Buddhists have no fixed services
no regular religious meetings ana no re-
ligious forms of marriages or burias
Until recently they have had no regular
preaching. although they are now hold
ing services in Japan and elsewhere
They do no believe that any one but your
self can help you toward salvation and
il is only reminders of the example of
Buddha that their temples have been
erected. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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pointing to his own disarmed army. said
contemptuously:
Keep those rowdy fellows in order.
This parable was written to illustrate
the fact that the best drilled force in
Europe today is no longer the over
praised German army, but the lonS-de-
spsed German social democracy. 1t re-
calls the prophetic words which Bismarck
uttered quarter of a century ago. w hen
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and women were ridden down and ar
rested. The talk of these leaders with the
Police President Jagow is significant.
How can you guarantee order II
authorize the demonstration" asked the
policeman.
1--WE have not served two years in the
Prussian army for nothing, was the
answer.
There was some hidden irony in this
reply. because the Prussian subject
learns discipline in the army through
blows and rough punishments, while
the social democrats claim that they
keep order by moral authority alone
They apparently set themselves to
prove that the whole state organiZa-
tion based on constraint, compulsion
and punishment is out of date: and
that the theory of the sinless natural
man of Rousseau and the Phalansterian
of Fourier are not such absurdities as
they seemed in rougher age. This
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consent, and the diet will remain re-
dictionary until liberal franchise law Is
passed. Hence the vicious circle is per-
feet. The diet lately passed scheme
of electoral reform which is mere
comedy 1t abolishes the open ballot,
but retains all the other points of grieV-
ance, and, in some respects, aggraVates
them. When this law has passed through
the upper Prussian house the domination
of junkerism will be more secure than
ever. All the disenfranchised can do is
to protest.
As long as social democracy protests
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put a strain on the whole machinery OF
government of any European state. Their
first achievement was strateglcal They
announced that in defiance or an official
prohibition they would assemble a quar-
ter of a million men in TreptoW Park in
Southeast Berlin a protest against
the reactlonary Prussian franchise law
Policemen. all specially armed. to the
number OF 5000, turned up at TreptOW to
enforce the prohibition. They spent the
day riding and marching turiously and
impotently about and making war on
handful of men. Meantime, wholly I'M
known 10 the authorities, the main social
list army collected silently and swiftly in
the Tiergarten in the heart of Berlin.
With Napoleonic secrecy and speed this
army had been ordered at the last min
ute to concentrate on a battlefield ten
miles from the spot where it's enemy ex-
pected II. The ganiZation WORKED per-
fectly. Compared with it the supposedly
omnlscient and omnipOtent Prussian po-
lice force appeared like a struggling, I'M
disciplined mob.
Later on the socialist triumph was re-
peated Meetings were planned in three
parts of Berlin. In Treptow alone 200,
900 social democrats turned up. At all
platforms speeches were delivered stimuli
taneously. and within four seconds CT the
appointed time trumpet was sounded
and simultaneous resolutions We're put
and carried. AT another signal the
demonstrators dispersed, marching away
in semi-military formation. They had
poiced themselves. Not flower bed was
trodden on: not a nursemalds perambu-
lator was delayed by the marching
crowd.
The cause of the social democratic sue
cess is the cause of all German success
strong Capitalization of authority, careful
preparation in advance, SubOrd1nation of
the individual and stern chastisement of
the disobedient and negligent. The ord
stantIy obeyed. Their sign of Office, a
simple red badge, proves as effective as
the baton of a field marshal Moral. not
physical, force is what is relied on. The
word of little, insignificant ''ordner" is
enough to divert thousand men from
congested road and send them a couple
of miles out of their way.
The central organization works with
the same impressive efficiency. The
''SamaritanS," as the socialists call their
ambulance and first help corps, can be
concentrated at a single spot at a mo-
ment's notice Not long before the open
ing Of the giant Treptow meeting the
central committee decided to withdraw
fifty superfiuous Samaritans from the
Humboldtshain meeting, six miles away.
and bring them to Treptow, where they
were needed more.
Fifty Samaritans were scattered over
vast area. discovered by continually con-
verging crowds of demonstrators and
apparently inaccessible. Yet within
twenty minutes of the first telephone
order the fifty men were together en-
route for Treptow. The we'll drilled DEM
onstrators had passed the word along
from mouth to mouth. An ''order of the
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were recently found in a buried chamber
near Peshawar. The prophet was born here
in India more than twenty-four hundred
wears ago. and lie is said to have died
in northern India at the age of eighty.
There is no doubt as To the authenticity
OF the relics. They were found by the
archaeological department of the British
government, and the viceroy OF INDIA,
Earl Mimic has had them brought here