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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
INTERNATIONAL BOYCOTTS.
Some Forces that Have Influenced
Trade Between Countries.

From the Wall Street Journal
Discussing the causes OF national pros
perity. the London Statist suggests an
argument against high tariff which may
ultimately become more powerful than
the closest reasoning. Violence is never
to be commended. but there are times
when force is necessary in face Of
reason blinded by self-interest. The
Of the international boycott. 1t is IN its
infancy, but it has great possibilities.
II was the retort Of China TO the en-
nghtened and generous attitude of the
sandlot politicians OF California, and It
drove little sense even into such skulls
as those. Incidentally it lost US great
deal Of business, some Of which we may
never recover. China applied in the same
way pressure TO Japan. 1t was. OF
course. all unofficial and sternly discount
tenanced by the Chinese government.
But neither that government nor any
other can compel its subjects to consume
American or Japanese goods II they pre-
fer others.
Some attempt was made in India to
boycott British products, in the interest
Of Indian government. Very little
came OF Il, because. although the agi-
tators make great deal of noise, they
do not really represent any large part of
the people Of India 1t was a strategic
mistake. and instead Of frightening con-
cessions from the British government,
really revealed the weakness OF the party
of disaffection. with the result that meas
ures taken to suppress sedltion have
been of a much more determined charac-
ter than they ever were before.
Turkey used the argument against
Austria with considerable effect The
Turks simply stopped buying Austrian
products. and. In spite Of the protests of
the foreign office and the rage Of the
Austrian newspapers. a large business
was Immediately affected. Turkey was
in the throes Of the late revolution at
that time. with the balance swinging 10
the side of the Young Turks. But the
most stable of governments would have
been OF no avail. and il is this which
makes the movement formidable.
Our legislators are capable of anything
In the way Of tariff legislation. It would
be interesting to see what their protected
friends would do if some important door
were subsequently slammed in their
faces.
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army. on the other hand. saw no objsc-
ton to extending the eligibility of APP
pointment to qualified civilians. from
which class is occasionally drawn APP
pointees to army line commissions. With
the demand for an increase in the Corps
of Engineers. IT was evidently regarded
as no more than reasonable, proper, and
safe that civilian engineers. possessing
the necessary professional qualifications
and experience. should be regarded as
worthy additions to the corps.
That proposition is one against which
the army engineers are in no position TO
offer remonstrance. They have appealed
10 Congress for an Increase in that branch
on the ground that its supervision of pub
lie works-eivil functions, purely-justifes
the augmentation. The Corps OF Engineers
is the least military branch of tho entire
United States army. and there is no
reason why graduates Of the technical
schools should not be regarded as emil
nently fitted 20 become commissioned Off
GERS Of the corps. There is as much jus
LITIGATION for this in the case of the en-
gineers as in that OF the Coast Artillery
Corps TO which these civilian graduates
are being appointed as second lleuten-
ants-and the Coast Artillery Corps, hav-
ing TO DO with the installation and opera
ton Of the seaboard and insular fortifea-
lions. Is assuredly more Of the military
branch than the Corps of Engineers. The
more one hears OF the latter corps. the
stronger Is the conviction that the quail
fed civilian graduates of the technical
schools should have a liberal representa-
ton in its personnel.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
When the Comet Fits By.

ia uuEAAouA AlAC EAONAlNCD u t4tE BIZ
fish empire there have been posted huge
placards in the various native tongues,
notifying the population that a celestial
visitor is going to loom up in the sky,
and that its aspect win be somewhat ter
rifying. This is done to calm the fears
of the ignorant and prevent widespread
terror and probably panic. Psychology
ically. it is a fact that terror is conta-
gious. Should the minds of millions be
come aroused there is no knowing what
the outcome would be
Timid humanity is not confined 70 the
semi-oivilized, however. There is as much
need for calming the minds of great
portion OF the people of the United States
as of the British dependencies. II the
newspapers dwell on the possibilities OF a
world cataclysm from now until May IS
there win be millions whose nerves will
be unstrung, and nervous disorders will
be widespread. The fiery tail win be awe
inspiring, no doubt, even with the best OF
behavior on the part OF Haney's comet.
Astronomers will welcome a closer ac-
quaintance of the strange wanderer Of the
sky and so should ali of those fortunate
enough to be living in the year 1915. This
comet returns every seventy-hve years.
so few will be fortunate enough 10 wit
ness 1t a second time.
But the pleasure Of tho spectacle will
be lost If panic is allowed to seize the
minds Of the public Already in France
there IS alarm, for poisoned atmosphere
is feared. The scare is due TO the dis
covery Of eyanogen gas in the tail OF the
Morehouse comet. This substance has
not yet been found In Halley's comet.
and probably does not exist there in ap-
preciable quantities. Yet the effect Of this
obsession of mind may be far-reaching.
Some OF the superstitious Frenchnen at
tribute the recent floods to tie presence
of the comet. which resulted IN an un-
usual precipitation. Others believe cleo
trical disturbances will follow the prox-
unity OF the comet.
Should the minds Of the people through
out the world be aroused previous to the
near approach of the comet. and then
should some atmospheric disturbance OF
unusual severity follow. the outcome is
prOblematIcaI, but assuredly not to be
looked upon with apprehension. When
newspapers which circulate among the
masses print pictures of possible destruc-
ton in red ink. they are giving a graphic
illustration of yellow journalism" Better
to follow the example Of the British gov
ernment than TO bring on scare Of
worldwide influence and effect
In the glazing headlines it is pointed
out that from the direful effects Of the
comet there is no escape. Tidal waves
destroy only the cities along the seashore;
earthquakes are common only in certain
regions; tornadoes and cyclones can he
avoided; forest fires have limitations. and
floods affect only the low-lying districts.
but the alarmist points out that from the
comet there is no escape. All Of which
is criminal, and reflection on the pro-
fession of writer's.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
THE EMPTY LIVES.

SO many die that have net lived at all;
Il IS as though they journeyed through the years
Upon path hedged BY gloomy wall
or ether peoples little frets and fears
Beyond the wall the joyous fields stretch out
And there are little paths 10 lure the feet
But duty framed by others Of their doubt
Has made them feel the by-patha not NEST
To spend their DAYS with friends they did not choose
They toll at tasks untitled for their hands:
They Join the chorus Of them that abuse
The one who liYes-beoause no understands.
They sing the songs the others bid them sing
While n their souls are stihed maryel-strsins;
They build and they destroy, they fetch and bring,
They fume Of petty losses and Of gains.
They count as truth the rote that they are told,
They spurn as lies whatever they are bid
They ban as hereto the OVERLOAD
The one who would uncover what is hid.
And they suceeed-they say they have success
And call another careless blind. and weak.
Who finds the JOY they may not even guess
Who reaches goals they may not even seek.
What If some dazzling outburst Of the light
Should show them how surremely far they MIS-
The core Of life. the lasting truth. and rightf
But Fate Is kind and does not deal them this
It IS as though they podded through dead years
Upon path hedged BY a barren wall
OF ether peoples little frets and fears
So many Gle. and have not lived at sli.
--ChiczEa Pa
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
THE ROCKEFELLER PLAN.
4 Good Illustration of the Vanity
of Riches.

From the Herndon VA Observer.
The most striking thing about the re-
ported Rockefeller plan to devote some
millions Of dollars to the discovery Of
way TO remove poverty and distribute
wealth more equitably is its Illustration
OF the vanity Of riches. Here is an old
man who has accumulated a vast for
tune, with the power that wealth gives
its possessor, cropping about for some
way to employ his riches usefully. His
wealth is really of no value to him. To
employ it so that 1t may not do rnore
harm than good Is an almost insoluble
problem. II is physically impossible TO
give it away in any reasonable manner
faster than it accumulates To go upon
a hunt for some means of alternating
poverty, with millions of dollars as a
research fund, is at this stage of the
worlds progress a huge joke. There is
but one way 70 mitigate poverty, and
that is to give every man opportunity
to make cut of life what he can. What
poverty exists after this opportunity is
afforded every man cannot be prevented.
Il will be always with US. Yet. with
what bitter irony comes the suggestion
of alternating poverty and distributing
wealth equitably from the head of a
concern which has consistently pursued
the policy of closing the door of oppor-
tunlty wherever 1t could and reserving Il
for the favored few. from the founder Of
a corporation which has been built up on
the principle that the inequitable distri-
button OF wealth is legal and righteous.
which is fighting now in the courts for
the preservation of its monopoly, and in
defense Of its oppressive business prae-
tees. In vain does this old man press
upon the country his millions in college
endowments, bureaus Of research. and
foundations for the discovery OF means
to remove poverty His fortune is too
vast TO be useful. the influence of wealth
too demoralizing 10 bless its bestowal
as the largesse Of a repentant monopolist.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Cotton Gin Invented-March IA.

permitted to see the machine. but ru-
mors Of it had gone through the State,
and before It was quite finished the build
ing in which it was placed was broken
into at night. and the machine was car
ried off
In May, 1885, Whitney formed a part
nersha with Mr.. Miller, who had some
property, and went TO Connecticut 10
manufacture the machine; hut he be-
came involved in considerable trouble
by the infringement Of his patent He had
sixty law suits pending before he Sc
cured the verdict in his favor In South
Carolina the legislature granted him $780,
600, which was finally paid. after vexa-
tious delays and law suits. other States
also paid him a royalty.
In 1871 the amount Of cotton that was
exported amounted to only 1S9,5O0 pounds,
while in 1903, owing to the use of the gin.
it had risen to more than Il. 600 600 pounds.
Robert Fulton said that cartwright the
English inventor of textile machinery;
James Watt the inventor of the steam
engine, and Eli Whitney. the inventor
OF the cotton gin, are the three men thar
did most for mankind of any OF their
contemporaries" and Macaulay said:
what Peter the Great did TO make
Russia dominant. Eli Whitneys invention
of the cotton gin has more than equaIed
In its relation to the power and progress
OF the United States''
To-day In history occurred the famous
battle of Ivry. France. in 1890: the battle
of New Bern, n. c., in 1852: it is the
birthday of Thomas Hart Benton, the
American statesman Q7S2): James Bo-
gardus, the noted American inventor
QSool; Justice James p. Bradley dSlSl:
the Confederate general. John S. Mar
maduke (1ssS; and King Humbert, Of
Italy. IN 1874.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
Uncle Sam and His EMPLOYEES.

The government clerk, as almost any
newspaper outside Of Washington can
tell you. rolls in wealth and revels In
luxury. He is getting at least $50 a year.
out of which he pays house rent, his
grocery bill. buys clothes for himself and
family. contributes a few pennies to the
support Of his church, and then has
enough money left 10 go TO Chesapeake
Beach. Glen Echo, or Marshall Hall for
a summer outing.
In addition to this prineely income he
has q life tenure on his job. Sickness
may come. but his pay goes on. Admin
tects him. He has no cares for the fu-
ture. OF course, ne has no pension, but
why q pension when we all know that
his income is on a graduated scale,
and that by the time he reaches middle
life he viii have an income sufficient to
maintain a country home, come 10 work
in his touring car. and take days OF at
his convenience TO hear concerts or for
other purposes Of recreation?
A picture OF the Elysian fields is no
more attractive than is the government
service In Washington, when you ere far
enough away for distance to lend en-
chantment to the view
A cynical clerk last Friday wrote the
following letter to Secretary of the Treas
ury MacVeagh:
During the past year. by emitting to cross ms
rs or dot my is. have saved the government
cents in ink. WIN you please add this to my
salary?
Il am nov using ny LEAD pencils down TO one
halt inch. hoUe in this way ~ save another
eent Long live this economical administration
Il am short Of paper or I would write a longer
letter, We are one year nearer the poorhoase.
$50 CLERK"
A faithful clerk does not omit to cross
HIS is and dot his is: does not write flip
pant anonymous letters TO his superior,
nor sneer at governmental reforms. The
$500 clerk" whose epistls has seen the
light evidently missed his calling. He
was cut out for a professional humorist
The poorhouse Is not staring him in the
face
Government pay in the lower grades OF
the service is inadequate and inequitable.
Everybody knows It, If well Informed.
There ought to be a readjustment of
things; 1t ought TO have come long ago,
Congress has been singularly remlss IN
not taking up this subject Of salaries. It
is the more renniss now. since it has pro-
vided properly for its own increasing
needs. and recognizes the abnormaIy
high cost of living.
But the ill-paid government clerks, in
our opinion, are needlessly disturbed by
the Administrations policy OF economy
and the proposed creation Of a business
methods commission by Congress. It
contemplates no cheeseparing regime.
such as affrights this $500 clerk" but
does contemplate, as we understand it,
putting the governmental affairs on
business basis that viii make for a max
imum of efficiency and a minimum of
waste in all directions. And in bringing
about such a desirable condition Of af-
fairs we have no doubt that the great
army of efficient, faithful clerks stand TO
profit. not to be ground down and out
At any rate. such should be the result.
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Ever since Matt" explained that at
was necessary to move the flag $50 yards
west from where we first located 1t. in
order to mark the pole precisely" the
scientific world has refrained from call
ing upon him for further conhrmatory
statements.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
PEOPLEANDT THINGS.


In 1886 cairo firm saw the advantages
of Alden for manufacturing cigarettes, and
since then six firms devotng their ener-
gies to making cigarettes for export and
more than 100 firms manufacturing solely
for native use have sprung up. The an
nual output of the smaller firms here
probably reaches 100000, while the larg-
er firms exported in 1909 100000 cigar
cites. All Of the tobacco used in Alden is
imported from Turkey. as is the case with
ali so-ealied Egyptian" cigarettes, for
Egypt grows no tobacco. The best to-
bacco, known as 'Basma, comes from
CavalIa, and sells for from 70 cents to
Sll25 per Okla of two and three-fourths
pounds. "Samsoun." a stronger grade Of
tobacco coming from Asiatic Turkey, is
also much in favor, and sells as high as
$3.50 per Okla. The cheapest tobacco used
in Alden, "Bafra, brings from 90 TO 20
cents per Okla. Alden cigarettes are net
shipped TO the United States for these
reasons: First. because the manufacturers
are not able to establish their own houses
IN America for lack Of capital second,
because no American firms have offered
to act as their agents. and, third, while
they receive many small orders from
private individuals, the United States
postal authorities will not accept pack
ages containing less than 5000 cigarettes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14

The latest fad among fashionable mar
ried women in Kansas City is not to chase
around at night by the light Of the siIvery
moon with their gentlemen friends-not
even for the purpose Of trying out new
automobiles
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
1t May Happen.

'T see the automobile is invading rural
life.
Yes; and I'm living in hopes" declared
Farmer Haw.
"Of what?"
''of seeing my hired man develop
enough energy to get plnched for speed
ing"
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
GOOD BUSINESS.

A Chicago church is having the eontri
'ution plates passed by attractive youns
Item.
suspender buttons are taboo
And nickels very rare.
For no young man is anxious to
Evoke an icy stare
dime ELECTS but a frown.
A quarter draws a smile;
But IL you plank dollar down
You get a glance worth while.
The church is apt to wealth amass,
The senior warden states.
Since pretty girls began TO pass
The contribution plates.
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There must be something out of gear
The common herd is struggling as never
before to get together enough to live on
and our big plutoerats are straining them
selves TO find out how TO get rid of their
SURPRISES.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14

From the Cleveland Leader.
II bought this property for a song
It see. Gave notes for it, eh?''
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From tia Boston Transcript.
She enthusiastically think Palm
Beach is just perfect Garden of Eden.
don't vou?"
He-Yes. but-er-a tribe more dressy,
don't you thinkf
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From the Kansas City Times.
There are many good dancers on the
stage, but the barefoot division has sim
ply outstripped the rest.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
just a Guessing Bee.

From the Louisville Courier-JOurnal.
Neither Folk. nor Pierce nor Lincoln, nor Hayes
nor Garfield. nor Cleveland. nor Benjamin Harrison
was thought Of a Presidential quantity two years
before be was nominated If we expect to hit it we
must keep on guessing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14

A New York man has been sent TO the
.penitentiary for stealing ham. STILL if
ham-stealers and the like were not sent
to the penitentiaries. what would be the
excuse for having penitentiaries?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
Exploiting Oceania.

The reported purchase by an American
sugar syndicate Of over $1,000 acres of
land in the Philippines for sugar and
other interests Is regarded as encourag-
ing for the agricultural development Of
the islands. Millions of acres Of valuable
lands to-day lie untouched. basking in
tropical suns, with no capital at hand TO
work them for what they are worth. It
is only when capital Is introduced into
these undeyeloped lands that the marvel
Gus richness of the soil and its valuable
resources are discovered. Twenty-Five
years ago North Borneo was neglected.
Capital finally went there for an invest
ment and profited wonderfully One com
pany alone has territorial rights over
stretch of country as large as all Ire
land, much Of which IS suitable for rubber
and tobacco: and its 100000 acres, for
merly considered vaIueless, is now held
at s. per acre. On these 81 900 square
miles there are estimated 20 be 100000
tons OF marketable timber Many thriv-
ing plantations and settlements have been
successfully established where two dec
AIDES since only savages r0amed. It IS
gradually becoming known that many OF
the large islands OF Oceania, such as
New Guinea. Borneo, and Sumatra. are
fields for profitable investment. and syndi-
Gates with an ample supply OF available
capital are rapidly coming to give them
attention in preference TO other fields as
profit getters.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
Speaker Came from Texas

From the Houston Post
Texas has produced a Speaker Of the Federal
House OF Representatives. hut IL produced the
Speaker Of the Boston Americans the most popular
speaker in the country to-day.
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Mr.. Pinchot Enitomired.

From the Deseret Evening News.
Giving his opinion of Mr. Clifford Pinchot. An
drew Carnegie says: He is inclined to walk so
straight sometimes as TO lean over backward" Not
an inept comment from competent Observer.
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Perhaps the suggestion of Senator Cor
don as 8 Vice Presidential candidate was
advanced in order to determine whether
there is any fight at all remaining in the
old gentleman
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-14
Arduoua Times.

your husband looks ali tired oat. Is
his spring business heavy?"
Not particularly. But he puts in so
much Of his day discussing pennant pros
poets that he has to work nights
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Guardian of The Pens.

The park policeman, clothed with powers,
Keeps watch and ward around the
flowers;
Protects them from the robins beak,
A crocustodian, so to speak.
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Nof Consistenf.

You claim TO be a parlor SOCIALISM"
II do
Then why go back on your own creed
by trying TO monopollze the CONVERSE
TOM
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slang" saws a writer. has greatly
tended to restrict profanity" A doubt
full compliment to slang. perhaps. and
still not altogether lacking in attributes
worth while
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Frufn me New f0rK Nail.
One diaicllty about q Congressional vote Of thanks
for having done something great is that it is not
negotiable
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the stage we know what he's going to
squawk. It's a very sure thing that he's
gong to sing OF the Little Old Town Of
Moo Yawk"
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We congratulate our good friend. Dea-
con Hemphill. that he is now within a
few hours ride of Wonderful Washing
ton. We expect to see him up quite
often
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Justly Popular.

HE seems to be a very popular man. I"
Yes; he'll listen to your symptoms
without boring you to death with a lot
of his own
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From the Hartford Co-Irant-
The Republican party in New York needs one OF
t%o things. either a good housecleaning or q good
licking It may have to have the latter in order
to get the former.
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The investigation into the high cost of
living has resulted so far in the discovery
that house rent is going up in Canada
and that prices were also pretty high in
1912.
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Dollars to DouEhnuts.

From the Arkansas Gazette
The chances that if DR.. Cook had a vote in
the First Arkansas Congressional district primary
he would cast it for M Maon.