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New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

.-1y qualified for the places. These men are
rnde- state pay. and serve on alternate days
tehind the butts and al the scoring tables. The
system Is good one, as il affords a company OF
-aneG scorers who viii be competent to take
-lG-ge OF that work il the national matches
1szt season The whole system has been so
satisfactory that i 5 likely TO be adopted per
zaneurly-."
The skirmish field which is still in course of
obstruction VIII be equipped with ffty-six
ia-gsts resembling human forms Gn such posi-
11ns as an enemy would be likely 10 assume in
actual warfare. IS Well as the regulation tar
gs-s This ski-r1ish field. which is the largest
L he country, Is equal TO more than three
1-eedmcors and when used in connection with
-he adjoining three hundred acres OF the res
z7sron VII afford ample room for a whole
army corps 10 g through the various military
,4c:lcs and Tor sham battles and other military
-znEuvres.
F1r no years an army Of men equipped with
zsan shoVels. railroad trains, steam drills,
ECns Cushers. concrete mixers and other ma
--1e-y has been al work The whole 32-.3 acres,
T-l1h was tnicEly wooded. had to be cleared
al the stuups removed. hills leveIled and val
sTs Sled II. Thousands Of tons Of rock were
.las;5d and ca-red away, huge enbankments
---t and hundreds q tons Of concrete manu-
-actC-ed and pGJ n place.
On al elevation at the upper end of the
sE-a-sh fed. and overlooking the whole res
srTa-ion- i Is planned 10 erect q concrete ad-
---s-raton building and a large mess hall.
-1e mess hall viii be imposing structure,
amounted by a tail concrete water tower.
'Alcn NH CIV grace and beauty TO the build
Y Il vii have TWO dining rooms, one having
{ SEATING capacity Il eight hundred men and an
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
MADE IN NEW ENGLAND"
Boston Herald.)

New Englands sectional self con-
seriousness and ambition can be slim
ulated in proper and rewarding ways
by such team-play of manufacturers
and merchants on the one hand, and
advertising agents ard experts on the
the other, as the alliance of the Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce and the
Pilgrim Publicity Association i'm
plies. Whenever the makers and ven
doris of goods manufactured in New
England really decide to make their
goods known, first to their own sec
ton, and then to jewellers in regions
beyond, and decide to Advertise
that determination in any concerted
and consecutive way, business in New
England will take boom. But this
attitude of mind, as speakers at the
Hotel Somerset dinner on Friday
evening intimated, implies several
preparatory steps, such as elimina.
ton of sectional self-complacency
disregard of deadening traditions
| vivid realization of the sweep anC
scope of the national life, an awaken
ing to what other sections are doins
and are planning TO do in taking
/ from New England trade which il
now has, and last, but not least, il
calls for a willingness to assert ag,
gressively the sectional point of view
and to fight for it. There is much tC
be said for the suggestion of Mr.
Ridgway, that MADE in New Eng
land" be stamped in some way Oh
products that go forth from mills
factories and warehouses, and if not
on the goods, then on their coverings
in transit from mill to store, or from
store to home. New England has g
vast asset in her acquired reputation
as a transformer of raw materials
into finished products; and if she will
standardize her products still more;
hold to both old and new standards
and then capitalize her idealism and
her name, she can make the phrase
Made in New England" convert into
buyers millions of consumers the
world over.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
(Middlebury Rcgistcr.)

The Lake Champlan Precautionary
Commission are to be congratulated on
their ability to arrive at "A decision with
reference to the location of monument
as permanent memorial to Samuel
Champlain. At meeting of the Com
Mission in Burlington last Saturday the
following resolution was passed.
Resolved, that the committee ON a
permanent memorial be instructed to
secure designs and estimates for per-
manent memorial to Champlain to be
located on Rock Dunder, with view of
determining the advisability of erecting
a Vermont Champlain memorial on that
site, the report to be made to the com
mission not later than Thursday, May
5, 1910"
1t must be stated frankly that the
selection of Rock Dunder as site for
the monument is not ideal In the first
place there are no historical associations
with that location. 1t is a
bare, rugged rock Msticking up in the
lake just outside of Burlington harbor,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
THE REBUKE OF CANNON.

BY depriving Speaker Joseph G.
Cannon of the autocratic powers
which he has exercised so long the
House OF Repre- sentatives on Satur-
day eliminated from the fall cam
paign the most potent issue with
which the Democrats could have
gone before the people and increased
materially the Republican chances
of carrying the next Congress. Not
since the days when Thomas p.
Reed carried into effect the policy OF
counting a quorum when members
We're present and refused to vote, has
the national House witnessed such
dramatic scenes and experienced
such thrills of excitement as those
of Thursday, Friday and Saturday
OF last week.
By a majority of SO votes the
House disciplined and Inundated the
Speaker by providing for an enlarg-
ed and an elective committee on
rules of which the Speaker may not
be member and by the same major
ity that body refused to depose him
from the Speakership. This paper be-
lieves that all things considered the
House did a good days work on Sat-
urday. The old rules committee az
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
BOOMING NEW ENGLAND.

The interest that is being aroused
in the growing movement to boom
New England is well illustrated in
an article recently printed in the
New York Evening Mail, which fol-
lows:
Last Friday night at the Hotel
Somerset, Boston, about Five humid
red men gathered to hear some talks
about how to further develop New
England.
These men represented the Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce and the
Pilgrim Publicity Association and the
business interests of New England
They did not assemble at the
Somerset hotel just to eat good
dinner and have some fun. While
they had both. they were there for
the sole purpose of considering ways
and means to promote New England's
business industries.
George w. Coleman, the Presi-
dent of the Pilgrim Publicity Asso-
citation; Mr.. Erman j. Ridgway, of
Everybody's Magazine and the But
terick Trio, and Mr.. Lorin f. De-
land made speeches that were worth
travelling many miles to hear.
THE enthusiasm they stirred up
was marvellous. Every man in that
big crowd paid the closest attention
to all that was said-and all that
was said had direct bearing on how
to add to New England's prosperity.
'Mr. Ridgway, who made corking
speech, put it aptly when he said:
II don't know what you New Eng
landers are going to do, but | know
what | would do. | would make it
very difficult for manufacturers in
Chicago and st. Louis to play on the
grass in my back yard and flirt with
my domestics.
THE writer of this column also
gave a talk, but he was in very swift
company. His talk--sihce he knows
nothing else--was about advertising.
He did the best he could to per-
suade New England's business in
terests to subscribe a million dollars
for publicity campaign-spending
half of it in home newspapers and
half in general publicity mediums.
THE result of the meeting was
that five hundred serious men, hav-
ing New England's interests at heart.
went to their homes determined that
they would put their shoulders to the
wheel and roll good old New England
so high up in industrial prominence
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
STRENGTH IN LEADERSHIP.

In commenting on 'Vermonts Po-
sition in National Administrator"
the Barre Times says:
I'VE agree with the Montpelier
Journal that Vermont has sent some
notable men to Congress during the
past half-century and is still send
ng some men who will measure up
Well with the average, probably above
the average, of the personnel in the
present Congress, as far as personal
fitness for the place goes. That much
we will readily grant But unfortun-
ately strength, as strength is meas
ured nowadays, is not counted in eX-
cellence oil individuals, but i'm votes.
Therefore, Vermont is weak, lament
ably weak, in the House of Repres-
entatives. There are only five States
in the whole union that have less vot-
ing strength than Vermont, the
States OF Delaware, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada and Arizona; and they have
one each to Vermont's two. What can
Vermonts two votes do against New
York's 81, Pennsylvania 80, the 25
of Illinois, the 81 of Ohio and so on
down through a long list of States,
which have a voting power several
times that OF the Green Mountain
State? Vermont is so far outnumber-
ed in Congress that it's influence is
negligible, and if the State of Yer
mont should, Independently, attempt
to discredit Speaker Cannon, it would
be laughed out of countenance.
What Vermont can do is merely
to join its voice with the rising cur
rent of protest against Cannon and
bring it's small reinforcements to
the aid Of worthy cause 1t Is time
to stop deluding ourselves into the
belief that we are great; 1t is time to
stop delectating ourselves with the
perfectly true thought that Vermont
has produced some great men. In
short, it is time to be candid with
ourselves and admit that while YER
mont does send capable men 10 Con-
gress the State is nevertheless but a
drop in the bucket of the Nation. This
we say while yielding nothing to the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24

that the whole world would sit up
and say:
"Look at New England! Isn't she
stirring up things? Why don't we get
busy? Just think of her business men
spending a million or so every year
to boom their section! Mind you, they
are spending it for the whole of New
England, not to boom individual
businesses. New England people are
great! They know how to do things!'
And that's just about what will
happen-because when five hundred
men start out to accomplish some
thing and they all pull together it
does not take long to get five humid
red more interested, then five thous-
and, then ten thousand!
Good luck to the Chamber of Com
merce and to the Pilgrim Publicity
Association! May their united and
harmonious efforts put New England
on a business pedestal higher than
ever
And congratulations also to both
organizations on the splendid start
they have made-on the greatest
gathering of men solely interested in
! publicity for their home that ever
before took place. How can you stor
New England from growing with
such men boosting her?'
For considerably more than cen.
fury New England has been doihe
things for ctl.er sections ot thu
country, furnishing ideas and ideals
brain and Drawn and money to bui't
III the ever receding West. Now 1t /;
time that New England did some
.h:ng in an organized way for hersol
and evidently she is going to do it. Al
Jde of the New England common
y, ealths Vermont is vitality interestc'
in this movement and should be abb
to do her share of the sowing of tn
seed that she may be able to reap he
share of the harvest. Happily Their
are increasing evidences that Yer
mont is becoming aroused to tn
necessity of greater activity and
more keenly alive to the possibilitie
of the future than ever before Whe
Vermonters really make up thei
minds that they will develop tn
. varied resources of the State, tina
they will acquaint the public wit
the attractions of this region, the
they will deserve success and compt
it.
, Let us make sure that We do NJ
neglect orr corner of New England
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24

mile from the nearest mainland and
about three miles from the steamboat,
wharf. In a Jake filled with historical
memories it is a pity that some site
known to every reader Of history, and
in some way connected with French occu-
pancy of the region, could not have been
chosen.
1t is also to be regretted that New
York and Vermont the States which
joined so tremendously in the cclebra-
ton of last summer, could not have
agreed upon some joint memorial But
the selection by the New York Commits
sion of a site as far from the Vermont
shore rs any spot which could have been
found, in the door yard of the Bluff Point
hotel, has made Vermont cooperation
impossible. The responsibility for two
monuments where one would have been
in every way more fitting must rest upon
the New York Commission, for thc Yer
mont commissioners have shown all
possible patience in cndeavorine to arrive
, at harmonious action.
Under the circumstances, therefore,
! the Vermont Commission have probably
taken the visest possible course, and
the sentiment of the State will sustain
them. Rock Dundcr is suitable site
for memorial of - sailor and explorer,
being located in the lake itself and not
in the midst of city A monument
there in the very heart Of the lake. with
the grandest mountains of this rcgiolo
in full view on either side, will be one
of the most unique objects on the Amer
lean continent. 1t will be in plain sight
from the city Of Burlington and no
traveller along the railway will fail to
observe it. Every boat traversing the
lake must pass before it, The Commits
sion evidently contemplates counsel from
the best artists in the selection Of a suit
able monument to crown this unique
creation of nature Vermont will expect
something that will express the best
: artistic taste and the $4,000 in the
hands of the Commission should be sufii.
cient to secure it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24

made up for many years consisted of
the Speaker as chairman and two
members each of the majority and
minority parties, appointed by the
Speaker This committee controlled
Legislation and was itself the crea-
ture of the Speaker. In this way Mr..
Cannon became very arbitrary and
dictatoral. He punished men for
daring to oppose his methods by de-
priving them of desirable committee
places. He has not been in syinpa.
thy with the best thought of the
times but rather has represented an
outgrown system of political activ-
! ity. Speaker Cannon has typified in
the public mind the reacticnary and
commercial influences in public life
Doubtless he is not as black as h
has been painted, but he is not
reformer and is never likely TO become
enc. The House acted wisely in not
making a martyr of the Speaker by
deposing him, but he can never again
be elected to the office.
Probably many Republicans who
voted with the regulars were glad
to see the Speaker shorn of his pow
er, knowing that it meant greater
freedom in the House and an easier
path &c reelection. 1t is necessary,
of course to have some rigid rules to
enable the majority to do business
but this result may be accomplish.
ed without putting supreme power
into the hands of one man.
If the Insurgents are satisfied WITH
what they have accomplished they
will be commended generally fol-
the work of last week. If they com
bine with the Democrats to defeat the
administration measures they viii
create condition of chaos that they
cannot afford to precipitate if they
intend to remain in the Republican
party. Their refusal to eject Can.
non from the Speakership indicates
| IhoI uliNy uO llOb lOJOoC W biol vi
the party.
With Cannonism practically a deaf
issue Republicans may enter upor
the fall campaign relieved of {
heavy burden, and with greater con
fidence in the election of a House
that will support President Taft.
The passing Of Cannon means TIL
passing of an era that has fingered
too long for the good of the Amerl
can people. The millennium vii
E not dawn this year or next but tn
spoils system, deals and bargains Il
the formation of tariff bills, the pay
ment of money to influence legisla
ion, the supremacy of political ma
chimes, are losing their hold and bet
> ter methods are coming il. Til
Journal believes that the people O
Vermont will view with considerable
satisfaction the rebulte which tn
House has administered TO tn
Speaker.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
THE MORRILL, CENTENARY.
Barre Times

All Vermont can certainly Join in doing
honor to the late Senator Justin : Nor
rll on the one hundredth anniversary
of his birth, which falls on April II,
1910; and the entire country will find
its interest directed more or less strongly
toward this event, for Morrill, was one
of the nations strong figures for a great
many years, when membership in the
United States Senate was confined less
to the rich than it is at the present time.
Morrill, was a sturdy figure in the smaller
house of the national assembly. honored,
revered and looked up to as one OF the
elder statesmen of positive integrity
and far-sighted for his country's good.
1t is proud claim of Vermonters that
he came from their State and that he
represented their State so long in the
larger councils of the United States;
and therefore it is very fitting that this
centennial of his birth should be set
aside for public celebration through
memorial service to be held at the State
capital. Vermont honors herself in thus
paying tribute to one of her noble sons.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
THE CHAMPLAIN MEMORIAL
Bennington Banner.)

The st. Adams Messenger is in favor
of locating the Champlain monument
on Rock Dunder, just outside Burlington
harbor Some way we should hate to
see that noble natural monument reduced
to being but the foundation of mere
man-made memorial. The proper site
for the Champlain memorial in our humble
opinion, is ON or near the ruins of the
old French fort where the gaunt arm
of Crown Point stretches out between
Bulwagga bay and the main channel
of the lake. If the monument is to
commemorate the history of Lake Cham
plain why not place it in the center of
historic interest?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
THE GOVERNORSHIP
Woodstock Spirit Of the Age. J

Wv OONioNONh - I'ill' VI thO .NG1''
The "Anything-to-Beat-M club
is still without a standard-bearer- that
is, one with whom they can go up against
the Rutland warrior with any show
of confidence There is Mr. Fleetwood,
to be sure, but the Brattleboro Reformer
speaks of him as "a candidate whose
strength appears inconsequential and
this sentiment seems to prevail in the
columns of other newspapers Half q
dozen men are mentioned timidly, but
all might be expected. with considerable
confidence, to follow the example Of
Commissioner Gates and Colonel Merrill
and decline to run. In fact, it is very late
in the day to break into the present
campaign.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE.

At this time when so many strikes
ire prevalent in various parts of the
country, description of the Cana
liam act for the maintenance of in
ustrial peace in all public utilities,
including mines, by former President
Jharles w. Eliot of Harvard Col
! lege given in McClure's Magazine,
will be of interest.
| This act has been in operation al
most three years, having gone into
effect March %, 1907. The act pro-
vides that in the event of a dispute
arising in any industry known as a
public utility it shall be illegal to re-
sort to a strike or lockout until the
matter in dispute has been made the
subject of an inquiry by Board of
Cancellation and Investigation to be
established by the Canadian Minister
of Labor Under its provisions
either party to a dispute may apply
to the board for an investigation.
Each party concurred may choose
one member of the board and these
two men choose a third, who is the
chairman. If either party fails to
nominate, or if the two members fail
to agree upon a third, the Minister of
Labor appoints.
During the first two years of its
existence for which period statistics
are available, fifty-five applications
were received for the appointment
of boards of investigation and forty
nine were appointed, settlements be-
ing reached in six cases before the APP
pointments could be made.
Out of all these cases only two
resulted in strikes, one when the EN-
ployers in a Nova Scotia coal mine
refused to accept the recommen-
dations made by the board ant
the other refusal by Can
adian Pacific employees to agree
to the findings Of the board. OF the
fifty-fve applications made sever
were by employers and forty-siX b.
employees, while two were by boil
parties. These disputes were divid
ed as follows: Concerning mines ant
shelters. 80; concerning transporta
ton, %; in industries not public
utilities, 2. Strikes were avoided o
ended in twenty-five coal mines an,
four metalliferous mines; in fifteel
railroads and three street railways
in two bodies of longshoremen; il
one body of teameters, one of sail
ors and in two not made public Ten
of thousands of employees were in
volved in these controversies. Thi
d board is committed to investigated
e and Cancellation, but not specifcall
S to arbitration and neither party bind
n itself to abide by the decision rend
: cred. The act postpones hasty strike
S and lockouts and by c0nciliatio
II dustrial warfare is generally avert
s ed. Under the operations OF the aC
/ there has been no interruption c
S the service of steam and electri
: railways, telegraph or telephon
S lines or other public utilities.
/ This Canadian law is we'll wort
" investigating. The cost of industria
t warfare is so great and so many pei
: sons suffer through direct or in
J. direct connections with the case, tina
3 any fair or reasonable method of end
: ing labor disputes demands carefu
attention.
J. The Journal does not argue for tn
y adoption Of the Canadian plans 70
u Vermont, but it does believe tina
~ there ought to be some better meth
u cd than the one now existing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
OUR WAR EXPENSES.

The executive committee of the New
York Peace Society is sending out a
circular entitled war Expenditure
and Peace Expenditure; a Contrast,
which challenges the attention Of all
thoughtful people. No sensible per-
son believes that it is going to be pos
sible to abolish armies and navies this
year or next, or that all possibility OF
war can be eliminated over night, but
it ought to be possible to make more