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New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

~ OMEWHERE lurking in the soul OF
every rightly constituted man is the
~ love of angling. From the country
boy with his willow pole and cotton line 10
the city man with his expensive bamboo
and tewelled reel the love of the gentle
art" is within us. We love to steal away
from the heat and turmoil of the city out
10 where the streams run and lakes shim-
mer In the sunlight. to where the old Tor
est trees throw checkered shades upon the
calm water, and where the birds sing III
tune with the Infinite.
over thirty years Of proving ABOUT the
streams and lakes OF the great West has
taught me something of the lore OF wood
and stream something OF fish and their
habits. of fishing and its pursuit. out o.
ALI this mass of information | have CLEANED
scme few things not usually set down In
books, among others that 1t Is not all ct
n,hing merely To catch fish. There Is some
thing more than filing creel or playing
monster fish: there is the intercourse WIN
nature and tie communion with the very
Gcd OF things All these things | must ask
vour PERMISSION To sandwich IN between
items Of tackle. habits OF fish and places
where they dwell. II these things do not
seem To YOU To be relevant 10 the subject
Won are at liberty To blot them out. hut II
Won do not see them when you are fishing
and feel them az feel them then you are
no true brother OF the au%le.
First before | tell YOU where To hsh,
what To- fish Tor or how To fish. must adj
wise YOU who To Ash with
Some one said: God gave MS our parents.
hut we can choose our friends"
Nowhere IS this more true than III choos-
ing the companion with whom you are to
nsh II you wish 10 see man, stripped
of the mask that all men wear" take him
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edid not want to be impolite and so kept
quiet. They would put an army Of 1OO.-
600 men on Transports the expert went
on solemnly to say, and send it to Cuba
From Cuba the army would be brought
right into Chesapeake Bay and disem-
barked. Then it could march on Wash
/ ington and the other cities of the East
I'm the meanwhile l asked, what
would we be doing? 1t took England
| three years to get 100000 men into
Africa. 1t would probably take a year
or two to land an army of that size in
the United States by way Of Cuba.
Your hypothetical INVASION l said, is
not particularly impressive Neither
was his island. The appropriation was
not made. However. the proposition may
be living yet. 1t is possible that some
/ Congress in the future will authorize
the building of the island.
/ "War seems to be an attractive pros
pect to many Americans other than
soldiers and interested manufacturers,
Mr.. Fitzgerald said in conclusion. "They
do not stop to think that even in time
of peace the support of our army IS
equal in money to tie yearly gold pro-
duction OF the whole country, including
Alaska. Last year the mines of the
United States produced S96,NOOO0 Of
gold and about S2S,00O,000 of silver, not
enough by considerable margin TO
maintain the navy and pay for our new
ships
"Is too much money being appro-
priated for public buildings | asked.
About five hundred buildings have
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WILL BE IN LIMELIGHT.

Just now Fitzgerald is potential by rea-
son Of his position. Presumably, he will
deliver good many stump speeches in
Congress. 1t is probable that he will
pare his supply bills to the bone for po
litical effect, knowing that Republican
Senate will mark his figures up, not
withstanding his show Of disgust and
thunderlike protest. Doubtless such a
man as Tawncy would undertake the
same performance were political condi-
tions reversed. Congress is always a
chessboard previous To the solemn efforts
OF the electorate to choose a President.
However Fitzgerald will make the real
economy issue Of his party next year no
matter what may be said of his motives,
ard Fitzgerald, parliamcntarian and
Democrat. thoroughly understands his
business. He has been studying govern
ment finances for twelve years. begin
ming at the very outset Of his career in
the House Of Representatives. Coming
10 Congress at the age Of twenty-siX he
discovered, SO he says that the men Of
cominand nding influence understood paria-
mentary law-that is. how and when Ia
-et things done-and how the money Of
the government is obtained and distrib-
uted. Thus he Immediately specialized
in rules and appropriations
Il remembered something that Fox
said about his sef-training in the House
Of Commons Fitzgerald told me, walk
ing away from the mantelpiecc and the
group photograph and sitting down at
his desk. Fox owned up to speaking
each night but two during his first five
wears in Parliament. and, looking back,
was sorry that he had not spoken every
night. So followed Fox in one respect
at least. and was regarded, ! know, as Il
nuisance Old members are indulgcnt
when a new member merely wants TO
take the floor and make speech. but +
h attempts to help run the business OF
IN. House he is thought 10 be an unbear-
able upstart. / ignorantly trampled On
traditions and became bore | no"
realize. but by daily practice ] learned
e eood deal about law making
TIL. elder FITZGERALD who came from
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thousand million dollars annually. The
wheat CROP of 1910 was valued at SUI =
i33, 600 and the oats crop at S3S- ,WH,ooo.
The expenditures of the national govern
mont, therefore, are equal to the sum
OF money obtained for all the oats
and wheat grown in the United States.
The cost of governing the separate
states and Of the cities, an enormous
outlay in itself. is not included. The
equivalent of our wheat and oats is
being spent from Washington for ma
tional purposes. Any man with a busi-
ness head on his shoulders can tell II
cur national expenses have grown so
large as To be dangerous.
"One Of two things must be done, in
my opinion We must cut down the
apuropriations of Congress and have the
states do some o. the work now per-
formed by the national government, or
we must find new ways Of taxation.
AS for myself, | believe in taxing IN
comes. tax on inheritanccs has also
been suggested 1t is the habit nova
days t. come to Washington for almost
everything. Moreover, we are con-
stantly expanding in new directions
We are lcgislating against impure food
and bad meat. The inspection OF meat
costs S3.W0WO a year. We are spend
ing S5O00,O0O annually 10 protect our
forests.
I'm my state the taxpayers are en-
larging the Erie Canal and are spending
S1lO.OUD.0OU Of their own money ON the
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

War with them, you understand means
opportunity for heroic deeds ana per-
sonal advancement. Also. they arc NAT
urally proud of their profession. so are
lawyers and physicians. But experts
can he extravagant and visionary. Oc-
casionaly they are funny.
"I went down the Chesareake Bay
once as a member Of a committee. Mill
tary gentlemen had pressed upon con-
grcss the urgent necessity Of building
and fortifying an island between Cape
Charles and Cape Henry. There was
shoal. they said that could be pioced out
with cement and masonry. When we got
down there. however. we discovered that
the military experts did not Know
whether the shoal was mud, sand or rock.
But they had the cost figured out.
Suppose said one of them, that
Great Britain and England should de-
clare war on the United states" The
sYpposltion was rather grotesque, but /
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tector of the Philippines. We ought to
have a navy and an army, of course,
but there is no sensible reason why we
should waste our money in strutting up
and down the earth carrying swords and
guns and wearing feathers in our hats.
We are not soldiers or sailors, but
farmers. mechanics and business men.
''The phrase BE prepared for war
sounds very patriotic, but it is mostly
professional and commercial. The man
ufacturers Of guns. ammunition, battle
ships and armor plate. together with
their statesmen and lawyers and our
army and naval officers, are the chief
opponents of the policy of preparation.
If Congress listened to and followed the
counsel of military experts the Treasury
would he empty every day in the year.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
ARROW INDICATES THE FITZGERALD, At NO.
STREET. BROOKLYN

partments. AS ii is, most OF their time
is now given to the writing Of bills APP
propriating money. Furthermore. the
Naval Committee. by a perfectly natural
process, has become the representative
Of the navy. the Military Committee the
representative of the army, and so on.
1T seems to me that all appropriations,
with the exception, perhaps. Of those for
rivers and harbors, should emanate from
one committee, which would examine the
estimates of the different departments
and write its bill in full understanding
Of the revenues of the government and
the governments legitimate needs. Re-
sponsibility would then be centralized,
and not scattered. Money, l am sure
would be saved; and all interests,
think, would be certain Of fair treat
ment.
Fifty years ago the total expenditures
of the government amounted TO S66,oio''
600 twenty-five years ago they were
S242 $4,000 a sum that is now required
each year for our army, our navy ana
our scheme of coast defences. Militarlsm
is disease of nations. The germ came
over the ocean after we went To war WIN
Spain. We have been suffering nnan-
cially ever since. AS an everyday propo'
sition, if a man were to spend large
part of his daily wages or income iof
pistols. guns and bowie knives the
Sheriff ultimately would get the residue
of his substance. Likewise. there would
be commission i'm lunacy To sit upon
his case"
copyright. 1911. by James B. No roS)
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y What Know of Fish and Fishing =

either fishing or camping. \ man may he
incased beneath the highly polished veneer
/ OF civilization; he may he the leading bank
er even the pastor of your favorite church.
and yet be no fit companion for a iishins
/ jaunt. He may possess the sraccs o. a
Chesterfield while in polite society. yet de
velop the manners of a Digger Indian when
/ in the woods
! | think ii was Shakespeare who said:
THE friends thou hast. and their adoption
tried, grapple them to thy soul with hoops
I of steel Nowhere can YOU try that adop-
= tion better than to take him fishing. When
you have found the man with whom YOU
can fish, one who takes his share Of the
water, be It good or bad, who accepts the
petty trials and .dlsappointments incident
to the art with a smile ana jest. who is
ready Ia replenish your store of tackle
from his own. in short, who is your pal
then cleave TO him through thick ana thin.
for he is more than a fishing companion
| he Is a man.
ON the other hand. IL YOU should chance
/ To go fishing With some creature miscallcd
man who is first cousin To the hog. shun
| him In every walk OF life, for somewhere
In his anatomy he will show the yellow"
! Never be coaXed, mred or enticed into
golng with him again. That Indian was
wise who said. White man fool lniun
once. white mans fault white man fool
lnJun twice. lnjuns fault" You might he
eXcusab!e for going fishing with a boor
once, but second time admits of no cx-
| cuse.
There Is one other thing about fishing
companions -efore quit How about Your
"ieF pid II ever occur To YOU that there
was wistful look in the little lady p
face as she saw YOU getting out your tackle
ana donning your fishing togs? My dearest
hshlnx chum is one certain little lady with
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
RY JAMES y. MORROW.

~OING to the mantelpiece of his
T plainly furnished sitting ROOM
which he hires by the month in
washington. John Joseph Fitzgerald
pointed To a group photograph OF
mother and her six children.
Those are the youngsters" he said,
mixing some pride and considerable af-
fection with his smile. "who keep me
busy with the fundamental questions of
life. They are ultimate consumers. and
their appetif 8, am Slad to say. couldnt t
be improved
In appearance John Jospoh looks
enough like Theodore Roosevelt TO be his
younger and smaller brother, though his
mustachc is redder. his hair is blondeg
and thinner and his eyes are grayer. hut
not so round or large. While he lacks
Roosevelt's vocal energy and fiucncy, he
is a ready man Of flaming words and
will be heard all over the land from now
on until after the campaign of 1872.
The Democrats will centre their voices
and efforts next year on tariff reform.
the cost OF llNliS anu ilit " 4dHhE VI 'HS
trusts. Economy, however, as regular
ouadrennial issue will not be overlooked.
Fitzgerald, as chairman of the Commit
tee on Appropriations in the House of
Representatives. will attempt to reduce
national expenses during the first regu-
lar session of the ed Congress. which
convenes in December. and to prove by
figures that the Republicans and Demo
Gratis have been extravagant; but he VIII
omit the latter from his censure. Under
wood. of Alabama. will write the cam
paign tariff bills. Fitzgerald, of New
York will try to excite the country with
his tables of dire statistics and by way
ing the red flag of the auctioneer on the
front steps Of the national Treasury.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
Poor Man VIII Now Dispense Uncle SANS Hundreds OF Millions
iNew Taxes He Thinks Will Have TO Be Paid in Order
to Keep Up with Federal Expenditures.

been authorized. Some Of them arc
under way. They are half for use and
half for monumental purposes. When
one of them is outgrown it cannot be
employcd to advantage either for stores
or offices. without saying there are too
many buildings, / would criticise the
architecture that makes them unfit for
any but government occupancy"
"Woud It be better If all the appro.
pria,ions made by the House Of Repre-
sontatives came from a single COM
mttee?" I asked.
Il think IL would. The Commit on
Appropriations prepares supply bills for
about $3JOG0O,GUo. 1t docs nothing else
Appropriations for the army. the navy.
the Indians, the Postof'ce Department.
the Department of Agriculture and for
rivers and harbors are prepared by other
committees Primarily, these committees
were created 10 consider legislation per-
tanning TO the various government ~
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
DEAR GENIAL.

The late Archbishop Ryan, saiu
Philadelphian, used 10 rebukc IN Le"'
those whose HASTINGS and abs;inences
We're more matter of form than maj
ter OF discomfort.
II once heard the good Archbishop l''
of two plump gourmets who We're p''
cussng during Lent their faNorlte ia''
dishes. fyf.s
Trout said the first. with s'e"'
has gone up, thanks 10 the hish 'os' -
living and the LontCn demand.
Yes. said the other isn't IL w
rible? oysters. terrapin. teal duck, VINO
caviar--everythng is dearer' nase''
often wonder these days where one 10 "
get the money 10 fast with.
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KNOWS VALUE OF MONEY.

Aside from political ambitions and out
side Of political considerations. it is well
10 have a poor man with six children at
the head Of the House Committee on
Appropriations Such a man has prac-
tical knowledge Of the value of money
His own mathematics are reduced 10
cents and the price of shoes becomes
personal problem. The word millions
is instinctively associated with himself
even while he is financing for his Coun-
try and is thinking Of battleships har-
bors and public buildings. Tawney, OF
Minnesota. formerly a blacksmith, now a
lawyer without much property, who is
10 be displaced by Fitzgerald. has fought
hravely and intelligently against prodi-
cality. Holman, of Indiana. weasel eyed,
chewing necessarily, an economical per-
son in rusty black, was called skim
flint and Was generally despsed, but he
saved the United States many millions
Of dollars by his unweared and rasping
objections The Senate has increased APP
rropriations and not reduced them
This is billion dollar country"
Thomas Il. Reed exclaimed, in excusing
the money bills of the J1st Congress.
Since then it has grown to he two
billion dollar country. and Tawney pre-
diets that it will he four billion dollar
country within a few years if the press
ure for public funds continues. The mat
ter is brought home to every man or
woman. whether a worker or an owner
Of property, by the certainty that if eX-
penses are not kept in check new taxes
will have to be laid and collected. 1t
does not follow that a tax on incomes
will he paid by the rich and we'll to do
exclusively.
one Of the accepted principles Of
respectable existence is that every one
should pay for what he enjoys or uses
The principle is strongly established in
Congress. No man Of spirit, it is argued
wants his food clothing or rent for
nothing. Nor should he accept govern
ment as a gift from any class of his
fellow citizens. Government can be
form Of charity as bread is given 10 the
reedy, but the recipient parts with his
independence and identity. The men who
pay for government will control govern
ment finally.
a republic could be turned into an
aristccracy by methods Of taxation. An
income tax-and it seems TO be sure if
expenditures keep increasing-may in
clude the lawyer and doctor as well as
the mechanic and day laborer-graded,
Of course, with respect 10 earnings, but
payable by everybody. SO the finances
Of the national government concern all
workers and all capitalists.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26

work They are To spend more tnan
SJO,O0O,W0 to improve their wagon
roads. There is a serious suggestion
that Congress shall set aside great areas
of forests along the Atlantic Coast that
the purity Of the water supply for many
towns and cities may be secured. The
state Of New York, by very large eX-
penditure in the Adirondack Mountains,
is paying to safeguard its own water
supply. Jamaica Bay is being improved,
and business men in New York City are
helping TO foot the bill
Elsewhere, however, Washington is
asked for money with which To pay for
all kinds of local projects. / think that
when a state or region desires help
from the national government it should
be willing to meet a part of the expense
to pay its share toward the thing it
wants and the thing that will increase
its prosperity. In that way pressure on
the Treasury in Washington would he
substantially lessened and the cost of
the work would at the same time be
cheapened."
Where should the big cuts he made
in the money bills of Congress-" | in
quired.
Il would begin with our military ex-
penses. The people do not realize that
our naval establishment cost the tre-
mendous sum Of S13G000, 900 i'm 1910. as
against the sufficient sum of So 900. 900
III 1891. Dewoy's victory at the battle
of Manila Bay let me add, is costing the
American people an immense sum of
, money every year. In the mean time
we are annually spending S1O0,OOO,OOJ
; on our army, as against sd, ,OOO. 900 i'm
! 1871. Pensions. war charge, amount
10 xlj2.OOO,O00 year The three items.
the navy, the army and pensions.
| amount to s3SS,0D0OO0. Besides. we
are paying interest on the war debts OF
lS6l'Gj and 1898 Moreover, we are
supporting the military schools at West
Point and Annapolis and are spending
about SS.0OO,OOO "A year on fortifcations.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
THINKS ARMY TOO EXPENSIVE.

We talk about Europe groaning un-
der the burden of military taxes. II we
are not doing some groaning ourselves
We ought To begin right of. The gross
revenues and the military expenses OF
Great Britain, Germany. France and the
United States are not 50 widely differ
ent. even though the army and navy of
Great Britain are almost three times
larger than our own.
Because European countries are
draining their treasures ana grinding
III, faces Of their taxpayers We must
initiate them, now that We are world
power and have become the sole pro-
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dark brown eyes. eyes that look love ana
sympathy into mine whenever I mentio"
fishing. She can stand waist deep IN ihe
water and east her fly with as true a"
aim as any man With whom | have iore'
gathered.
ASK your wife You will never know now
much enjoyment YOU get out Of life u'lti
YOU invite her to go fishing with YOU sne
may not he an expert angler. but h'aVe"',
man, how long ago was il since YOU eo"'a
not cast a Nv anywhere within sixty ieet o.
where you aimed It? / venture she VII
learn. and Ii my knowledge of WoN's"
counts for ANYTHING she VIII learn great
deal quicker than you did.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
FACT AND FANCY.

Those who make ducks and drahes "
their property are geese and sanders'
War means hardtack for all Soio''''
and hard taxes for all citizens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-01
Disease Scattered Beyond
GControI by Death Pursued
MongoIians. ss. @1szs:.
THOUSANDS DYING DAILY
IN NORTHERN MANCHURIA
All Towns Within Radius OF Two Hun
dred Miles Infected-Some Villages
Already Burned-More Than One
Eighth of Inhabitants Of Fuchiatien
Are Dead.

Peking, China, Feb. death pur-
sued, fleeing Chinese have spread bu-
ponic plague beyond the control of
physicians. Today 1t is estimated
thousand are dying daily in northern
Manchuria where the scourge is worst.
Frew Harbin has reported that all
towns within a radius of two hun
dred miles are infected. Some viii
lagos have been burned In Fuchia-
ten four thousand of thirty thou
sand inhabitants are dead, over half
have fled, while the remainder are be-
ing kept within the gates by soldiers.
1t is believed the authorities will
burn the city.
new danger appeared when starv-
ing dogs and cats attacked the hu-
man bodies. The soldiers have been
ordered to kill all animals.
From Mudken northward the Chi
nese and japanese and all whites em-
ployed on railroads go about garbed
in medicated gauze with only small
Sits in the covering to look through.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-01
Editor Found Guilty Of Crimi-
nalIy libeIing King George
Of England.
ALLEGED KING WAS
MORGANICALLY MARRIED
Sentenced to Years Imprisonment as
Result of Trial Behind Closed
Doors-Accused Man Given Little
Chance-Not Permitted to Question
Jurors-Conducts Own Defense.

London, Eng, Feb. 1.-Edward
Mylius was today convicted of crimi-
nally libeling King George by pub
fishing statements that the king was
morganically married to the daughter
of Admiral Seymour at Malta in
1890. The articles were published
in the Liberator, an anti-monarchi-
cal paper published in Paris and cir
culated in England. Mylius refused
to withdraw his statements.
He was sentenced to a years i'm
prisonment. Chief Justice Lord AL
verstone presided.
Though it was supposed to be a
public hearing it was really secret
and even Home Secretary Churchill
had difficulty in obtaining a seat
Mylius demanded that the king be
called, but was frowned down.
Mylius was given small chance. He
asked permission to question the jur-
ors to ascertain whether they would
be unbiased and the judge would not
allow it, Mylius conducted his. own
defense.
Admiral Seymour, his three sons
and daughter, the alleged wife of the
king appeared and said they had no
knowledge OF such a marriage. An
authorized statement from the King
in which he denied the union was
also given.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-01
EQUIP PROSECUTORS OFFICE
WITH FIRST AID" HELPS

Portland, Or, Feb. First aid to
the injured will hereafter be a part of
the duties assigned to the attaches of
the district attorneys office. 4 sup
ply of antiseptics and other pharma-
ceutical preparations has been laid
in by Judge Cameron, and when
Scared and battered complainants ap-
pear for warrants in future. their
feelings will be soothed as far as pos
sible with emolients. 1t has been
found the victim of personal attacks
often thinks of revenge before pro-
phylactics, to the great danger Of his
health and proper asepsis.
Not a day passes but some SCARED
combatant appears thirsting for re-
venge. His most pressing Med is for
treatment and the officials will do
what they can to bind up his wounds
and attend to securing punishment for
his assailant later.