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The citizen., 1911-03-24
The Tariff Board.

Perhaps no serious harm was done by
Congress in failing to make permanent
tariff commission at the last session. for
now the present board will have another
year in which 10 run and prove itself one
way or the other If it is as wise a plan
rs he President and others believe 1t to
be-. This can at best delay its permanent
sid'us
Whatever work the board has thus far
done-and it NAV be ever so valuable-is
incomplete. That is the way MANY men,
hers Of the House and Senate evidently
felt about the matter though Of course
the failure to act finally was due not so
much to that as to the series of filibusters
that marked the closing of the session.
Since Congress Appropriated "A fair amount
of money for the continuation of the
board for another year. enabling the Pres
ldent to add two membars as he already
has done, even its champions cannot
seriously complain. If sound in principle.
the proposition will doubtless so impress
itself and by the time another Congress
gets ready to act upon it. it may have
every advantage il seeks of becoming a
permanent institution -Omqha Bee.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
The Folly of Jingoisn.

The air is filled with war rumorS' says
the Piiladel6hia Rec0Yd editoriallv:
ITO heed the )ingoes the country, un
prepared for defense. IS menaced with
threats of invasion from various quarters
For our adequate protection 1t IS urged
that II is necessary to armor-plate and
iortify every foot OF the coast, from Maine
to Alaska not to mention the Phil, pine
Islands, Hawaii. Porto Rico and Guam;
TO raise a standing army OF a million men;
to darken the seas with Dreadnoughts,
and TO send war fleets into the skies 1t
is related that the Japanese are sending
over here army and navy officers dis
guised as cooks and other servants to spy
upon the military conditions of the coun-
try. Two of them, in the garb and en-
ployment OF servants, are believed TO
have suddenly disappeared from New
port Il. l.. the other day, taking with
them important plans of naval construc7
tion
Think of Japanese admiral standing
behind the chair of an American lieuten-
ant at Newport and serving him at dinner
to watch the opportunity 10 steal plans of
naval operations There is deal more
of the same kind of pabulum for the fly
gobblers Yet in half century there has
not been more halcyon time. Save the
more or less serious insurgency in
Mexico. there is hardly speck of war on
the horizon. On the other hand, the
great nations are spontaneously uniting
to give double assurance of the worlds
peace. But if war were as imminent as
ii is remote, for what does Jingoism in its
insensate folly take the American peoplen
They achieved their independence when
they were not thirteenth part OF the
present population. They braved the
greatest naval power and wrested victor
les from it when they could not count
tenth of the existing inhabitants. Is it
imagined that the nation has become SO
degenerate as to be unable to cope with
any enemy?
The explanation of all the war clamor
is that the Iingoes imagine that the rest
af the American people are as pusillan-
nous as themselves. When war comes
they are the last TO go TO the front, and
they never get fighting mad" till the
war is over Such is the experience OF
all nations with their mischievous Jlngoes
and their silly Monsieurs Chauvin "
The citizen., 1911-03-24
influence of the Streets.


A noted author, in recent book, calls
selfishness the great note of Christianity,
and he says of it, that it is particularly
absent on the streets of city, where one
sees materiaism rampant in every form
possible to attract attention. He regards
a street as contagion terribly destruc-
tive to the noblest virtues of the human
soul.
The haste, the crush, the push, the in
tense getting somewhere, each man or
woman swayed by an idea, that the
whole mission of life is indulgence. van
ity, No. I, and these exercise hypnotic
influence over every other, that subverts
every Christian aspiration and puts some
sort OF antagonism in its place.
OF course the psychology Of the subject
is not clearly defined, but that the street
influence is by no means uplifting, let one
compare that with walk across the
country or along the side Of some quiet
stream and note the difference in the i'm
pressions that he receives. He will easily
detect the psychological disparity in their
tone and effect, the solitude warming his
heart and the crowd making it colder. -
ohio State Journal.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
Fair Words from Madero.

Effective suffrage, no re-electIon"
With this slogan. Francisco |. Madero,
provisional president. and Abraham Con
zales, Secretary of State of the govern
ment set up by the Mexican revolutIonists,
today issued decree through their con-
idential agency here guaranteeing pro-
lection to lives and interests of all for
eigners in Mexico.
The decree gives the detailed plan
which has been decreed upon for rein-
bursting those sustaining losses las soon
as the triumph of the provisional govern
ment will have become recognized by
the capture of Mexico City"
simultaneously with the decree, Dr.
Vazquez Gomez. head Of the confidential
agency, received the set of notes ad-
dressed by Francisco ]. Madero 10 all
foreign powers having diplomatic repre-
sentatives in Washington and giving an
official statement OF the causes of the
revolution, together with a guaranty of
respectful treatment Of the rights and
property OF foreigners. These notes will
be delivered tomorrow by Dr. Gomez
who is the authorized representative in
the United States of the provisional gov
ernment, superseding in his powers, in
that respect the agents Of the revolu-
tionsts at FL Paso and San Antonio
The decree which was issued. however
is known as Decree No. 49," and is
drawn bv virtue of the authority vested
in Senor Madero and Senor Gonzales by
the provisional government drafted Al
San Luis Potosi. Mexico. on October 5
last. The document is addressed Ito the
inhabitants OF the United States" and
says:
All foreigners who reside in Mexico. as
we'll as their interests, will be respected
and protected by the insurgent forces
Those losses incurred bv foreigners
since November 20 last and in the future
will be honored, liquidated and paid by
the provisional Government al such time
when its triumph will have become recog
nized by the capture of Mexico City. when
the conventions and terms noted in the
San Luis Potosi plan will be put into
operation by law.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
Personal Favor il Legislation.

A broad-minded. generous man does
not want any legislation for a special
interest He lis willing to take his chances
with the general good Not so with the
narrow minded, selfish man He wants
the government to pick him out and do
him favor Sometimes such a favor is
also Tor the public good, and sometimes
it isn't. When it is we are in favor of 1t
and when il isn't we are against it.
The ruling passion that is the most
desperate foe to patriotism is selfishness
Ii will destroy this country some day if
We don't take care. II behooves every
intelligent. honest patriotic nan TO fight
it III legislation. in the public service or
III official sway. AT all times and AT all
hazards There are features OF our gov
ernment that encourage selhshnesS and
personal advantage. They will have to
be changed And that is the problem
before the country today.
The reduction of legislative assumption
must come. Keep your eyes on that
ISSUE and watch it grow. To allow an
item of $4,000 in an appropriation bill
because lit is the only thing the senator
has asked for" is humiliation and a
disgrace to free people, and vet such
events are frequent. We will have to
put IN machinery that will do nothing but
good work. Ohio State Journal.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
Reciprocity Would Benefit

Certainly wise and far-sighted policy
now would encourage wholesome and
desirable interchange Of commodities. be-
sides preventing the recurrence of such
manipulations of the necessaries Of life as
those through which our people have suf-
iered in recent years The reciprocity
agreement proposes TO abolish the duties
on large number Of food products, in
Guiding cattle, sheep fish, garden and
dairy products, wheat and oats and other
cereals, and to so materially reduce the
duties on secondary products, including
flour ham and bacon. canned ard saIted
goods both vegetables and meat, that it
could not be felt to be oppressive in any
part OF the country. In word, the whole
movement for reciprocity is in the drec-
ton OF cheapening all the necessaries Of
life, and permanently lifting the burden Of
high prices CHrTsIian Heyald.
The citizen., 1911-03-24

FREDEkICK. MD,
March goth, 1911.
The County Commissioners will meetl
al their Office at the Court House on
Thursday, April IS. 1911, at 10 O'Clock.
A. NJ, and will continue in session until
April 49, inclusive, to hear appeals from
assessments, assess new property, con.
slider pension applications and for trans.
action Of general business.
The following schedules of districts has
been adopted
SECOND WEEK.
April 18th and I4th-Penslon DAYS.
April I5th-Hauvers and Woodsboro
Districts.
THIRD WEEK.
April Ioth-Catoctln, Middletown and
Jackson Districts.
April 2oth-Liberty, New Market and
townsville Districts.
April 2Ist-Brunswick and Jefferson Dis.
tricts.
April 22nd-Petersville Mount Pleasant
and Creagerstown Dis
tricts.
FOURTH WEEK
April 5th-Mechancstown, Linganore
and Urbana Districts.
April 26th-Lewistown, Tuscarora and
Emmitsburg Districts.
April 27th-Burkittsvile, Ballenger and
Braddock Districts.
April 2Sth-Woodville, Buckevstown and
Walkersville Districts
April 2oth-Frederick District.
The attention of all taxables is espec-
tally directed to this notice as no abate-
ment will be made nor any credit allowed
after the 2oth day of April, 1911, until the
levy of this year shall have been COM
pleted. Persons having erected new
buildings, or made additions and improve
ments to their old buildings, and those
acquiring personal property would do
well to report the valuation of same,
otherwise they may be assessed excess.
lively.
Those disposing OF personal property
are earnestly requested to report the same,
and bring their sale books to this office
before Nav Ist, if they wish to be re-
leased from taxes on same this year
By order,
WILLIAM H. HOGARTH,
President.
HARDWOOD D. HARP, Clerk
[mar. 24-3t.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Fifteen inches Of snow fell at Malone.
y Y.
The Easiest Way has been ruled off
the stage in Boston.
A cigarette caused the explosion of 500
pounds Of powder at Port Clinton, o.
The State Department has received
word that sll IS now quiet IN Honduras
Cartoonist Homer Davenport has sued
his wife for divorce alleging cruel and
inhuman treatment.
Robert Bacon, the Americ n ambassa-
dor to France, conferred with President
TAFT and later was a luncheon guest at
the White House
The will of Charles F. Hoffman, of
New York, shows that 100000 invested
in stocks and bonds in the panic Of 1907,
realized e., 225. 600.
The American National Red Cross re
ceived the thanks Of the Chinese govern
ment for its assistance TO the starving
people OF the empire.
Prominent Philadelphians formed all
organization to entertain the Twelfth
International Navigation Congress to be
held in that city next year.
Rear Admiral W. H. Brownson. u. s.
n. retired, who recently was seriously i'll
al Coronado Beach. Cal. has returned TO
Washington much improved in health.
Miss Julia R. Rogers, OF Maryland, has
been appointed delegate TO the Inter
national Woman Suffrage Alliance Con
vention, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
will begin an investigation on April Ie ol
rates on import traffic westbound from
the ports of Baltimore, New York, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia.
The battleship San Marcos. which was
used as target in Chesapeake bay, was
riddled by the big shells and sank,
/ according to Secretary of the Navy Meyer
who Witnessed the tests.
Booker T. WashIngton's LAWYER de
clares the negro educator was assaulted
because he was mistaken for a colored
man who lad attempted TO kidnap the
child of Mrs. Albert Ulrich.
Judge George A. Carpenter, in the
United States District Court. in refusing
to quash indictments against ten Chicago
meat packers. ruled that the immunity
bath did not prohibit facts and evidence
being used as evidence to establish proc
OF conspiracy existing at date after
/ the immunity was given.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
The Congressional Record.

Is il not time that the Congressional
Record should be made in fact. as it Is in
theory. an actual record OF the proceed
ings had before Congress As It stands
now. the Congressional Record is a fake
II does contain accurate reports Of the
votes on various propositions, but it does
not contain anything approaching an ac-
cura,e record Of the debates in Congress
Or even OF the cOlloquies which occur be
tween members. The purpose Of printing
The Record Is 10 spread before the coun-
try an accurate report Of the proceedings
OF COngress-of the words and actions of
the representatives Of the people in both
houses. But it does nothing OF the kind
II comes because Of the custom which
has grown up Of permitting each senator
or representative the privilege of with
holding" from appearance in the Record
his own remarks upon any subject. so
that he may furnish later something which
purports TO be the remarks made. but
which IN fact is a speech carefully pre-
pared at his leisure, bearing at times only
a remote and shadow resemblance to
the speech actually delivered Some
copies Of the Record, purporting to give
the proceedings in full, do not contain
one-half Of the speeches made and the
speeches which subsequently appear as
having been delivered on that day are
fakes.
This is worse than the other abuse
which permits a member Of either house
to pretend 10 deliver a speech which in
fact consists Of couple Of sentences, but
which under the leave to print. =" is ex-
panded into an oration which might take
hours to deliver Both are silly customs.
unworthy the dignit'' Of either house OF
Congress.-SeafHe Posi- Luteikigencey.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
RATIFICATION OF AMEND
MENTS.

Il has been asserted that the States
whose Legislatures last year voted ad-
versely TO the proposed Income Tax
amendment to the Federal Constitution
are preCluded from reversing their action
al subsequent session. As a precedent
the dlcium OF Secretary Seward in 1853 is
cited. The Legislature Of New York had
ratified the Fourteenth amendment. and
in the year following this action the
former vote was rescinded; but the Secre-
'ary Of State declined to record New
York's sober and negative second
thought "A State has only one vote on
a proposed amendment. said the Secre-
tary. and implied that once a State has
acted lis action is final. Waving the OBJ
lection that the ipsi dixit Of Secretary
Of State is not authoratiye, his dictum
conveys only halfuuth. A State which
has ratified cannot reverse its ratification:
but State which has refused to rstify
NAV reconsider.
This IS clearly 4 case in which q rule
does not work both ways A State can
not secede from the Union. and it cannot
nullIiy IS ratification Of the Constitution
nor Of any part thereof When an
amendment is proposed to the States an
aye or nay vote is not demanded.
The question put 10 the States is: DO
YOU consent The 'ayes' are called
for. not the nays and as soon as three
fourihs have ratified an amendment it is
adopted and becomes part Of the Consti-
tuition. 1t Is possible that the ratification
OF an amendment may be reconsidered
by State. If reconsideration iS voted be-
fore three-fourths Of the States have
adopted; this is doubtful, however. But
there is no doubt that a negative vote on
a proposed amendment may be reconsid-
cred. Until State ra,iies it is. so far as
the Federal Government IS concerned. in
the position OF not having voted on the
proposition al all.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
SPORTING NEWS.
Baseball, Boxing, Horse Racing,
and Other Sports.

The Maryland School baseball team is
practising daily. They have fine COM
bination.
The Martinsburg Bowling Team de-
feated the Diamonds OF Frederick by the
score Of I,625-L42o
Rumors are current that Lefty Russells
arm has gone back and is useless. He
is now nursing it at the training quarters
in Savannah, Ga.
Red Porter, former pitcher on the
Frederick team, is spending a few days
in this city. Porter has been out of the
game for year or more.
Mike Thompson, former coach of the
Washington College athletes, has resigned
and accepted the position of athletic in
structor at Mt. St. Mary's, Emmitsburg.
The Mount ST. Mary's College baseball
team will open the 1911 season at En-
mitsburg, next Saturday, March 25, with
the Maryland University club of Balti-
more.
The Maryland School for the Deaf bas-
ket ball team won a great victory from
Chambersburg on the latter's floor. The
score was 10 to II. A large crowd saw
the game. which was intensely exciting.
kubjiski was the star for the local players.
Home talent is daily getting into shape
for the 1911 season. Frederick his some
fine material and nine with Creager,
Peaster. Malone, Nallin, Kennedy, Eisen-
hauer. Grouse, Lease, Hauver, Legore,
Thomas and many others to select from.
would give any Of the amateurs in the
State good game.
By winning the twenty white flyer
event of the Second Annual Maryland
Trap Shooting Tournament conducted
by Messrs. George P. Mordecai and Basil
Wagner, at Prospect Park, Baltimore
Saturday. Clarence Malone of this CITY
took the silver cup. SIPS and the cham
pionship of the East. The event was
probably the best Of the tourney. 1t was
the last day of the shoot which began on
Thursday.
The matinee races held by the Woods
boro Driving Club were given before a
large assemblage. The result of the races
as follows:
22o Pace-Estaline Boone, won; owner,
Marshall Boone.
2.2e Trot-Flying Betty. won; owner,
S. w. Barrick.
rs PAce-Edna Wyoming, won; own
er. Harry Dorcus.
2.3o Pace-Happy Laura, won owner,
Penrose Schultz
Running Race, 2.o7-Catoctin Charles,
won; owner, c. w. Dorcus
Free for All-Won by Estaline Boone,
time, 2.I7H.
The starter was Doc Wallace and the
judges H. c. Boone, H. c. Winebrener
and w. II. Barrick.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
Understanding Public Questions.

Governor Woodrow Wilson told some
New Jersey business men the other dav
of discovery he had made since he left
Princeton for politics. 1t was that the
best understanding of public questions
was to be found among the men who get
about s., 500 year. The big business
men. he thought, had their noses so close
to their ledgers that they could see little
besides the figures therein
The business men whom the Governor
told Of his discovery may not have agreed
with him. but there is considerable truth
it in. 1t is between the extremes of pow
erty and riches-the extremes which Agur
PRAYED the Lord to be delivered from
that we must look for the citizens who as
a rule vote and think the most intelli-
gently. The man who with hard and in
cessant labor can barely make both ends
meet has no time m which to acquaint
himself with pnblic questions If he votes
on them he follows blndly his file leader,
who may be right or wrong The man
who is personally conducting an enorm-
Gus business is apt to be so engrossed in
it as to be uniformed about subjects not
directly bearing on it. His views regard
ing public questions which affect his bus
mess are likely to be colored BY his per-
sonal interests. What The Governor means
is that it is to the great middle class that
the statesman can address himself with
the greatest certainty Of being under
stood. The men who compose it have
time for thought, and they use that time
to good purpose. - Chicago Tribune.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
Special Sc ss1on Program.

Now Democracy has its chance Let
it improve it; let ii meet the responsible
ties of the hour.
First Let it ratify the reciprocity agree
ment-the failure TO ratify which brought
the special session.
Seconded it admit Arizona and New
Mexico.
Third-Let it submit constitutional
amendment providing for election Of
United States Senators bv direct vote.
Fourth Let il reduce the tariff. sched-
ule by schedule, and either relieve the
people or present an issue for the Presi
dent and his party to meet.
Cannonism has already been over
thrown and there are other reforms that
need attention, but the ones mentioned
come first. Now for business. Byyan' S
C0O9dEOHeI.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
Booker T. Washington Thrashed.

Booker T. Washington. president of
Tuskegee University, OF Alabama was
sonndly thrashed in New York City by a
man named Urich for insulting his wife.
Washington claims ii is mistaken iden-
tity, but The testimony of witnesses agree
with the statement of his assalant that he
is the man Ulrich was placed under
ST. 500 bond which was furnished and
prominent counsel came forward and
offered to defend him. The condition Of
Washington while not serious, necessi-
tated the services of physicians who sewed
up his wound. From late kilograms re-
ceived Washington declines to prosecute
his assailant.
The citizen., 1911-03-24

THE table OF proceedings for the special
session OF Congress in two weeks is
already pretty well filled by the reciproc-
ity pact with Canada, for which alone it
IS called, and by the revision Of the most
iniquitous features of the tariff Among
these are the duties on wool and wooens
and on the whole list of textile fabrics.
But next in importance TO this revision is
the total removal or substantial reduction
OF the duties on all necessaries of living.
This will be likely to occupy Congress
till the hot season, not to mention the
probability of debate on the Mexican
policy.
The citizen., 1911-03-24
Some Things Made Clear.

While there has been no satisfactory
explanation Of the great show Of force in
the Southwest. certain results are clearly
to be seen:
Contrary TO original orders and in
response TO the protest of Mexico. the
naval patrol has been abandoned.
, The Government of General Diaz
has declared martial law in several dis
trlcts. which means summary execution
of caDtives.
5. Old-time hostility to Americans has
been reawakened among Mexicans Of all
parties.
I. Finance Minister Limantour, who
was in New York. at one time pacific. has
become uenancing. and his Government
manliests disposition to treat citizens of
the United States with severity.
:. Europeans nearly everywhere ex-
press diStrust of our motives. and in Can
ada those who oppose the reciprocal
trade agreement with us cite the demon
. stration on our southern boundary as an
illustration of what we NAV some time be
tempted TO do on our northern line.
If good of anv kind has followed the
sensational movement of the army and
navy, il is not Vet visible As is always
the case when jingoism breaks restraint.
We have harvested crop of jealousy.
suspicion and alarm. and we have placed
ourselves in position where many things
even worse NAV he expected. Instead
of discouraging filibusters we have devel-
oped and emboldened them. The border
is in a turmoil. truculencv is growing in
both countries and hostilities are in every
body's thoughts.
To have brought about conditions like
these solely for the purpose of ma
neuver" argues almost incredible reck
lessness. To have set the stage for war
in such manner without known excuse
presupposes motives and enterprises of
which the people are ignorant, but which
they have a right to know-NeW York
! U0rld