The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-10

dare to speak so confidently Of a
matter fraught with so much dan
ger, had / not known the person
mel, and organization of several
of those commissions-notably
the Russian, the Japanese and
the German. AS for the English
and French, they could come and
go at will, with scarcely a word
of comment. In the business
world, to those who are familiar
with the practice and the neces-
sity of guarding ane machinery
from the rapid copying of accom-
plished spies, the "thrown open
policy of our government will
seem more like childish creduli-
ty than wise craftsmanship. If
we have race horse in training
for coming contest, we know
that we must guard him day and
night to assure ourselves that he
shall not be doped, or otherwise
disabled before the day of the
race. If poor inventor is chas-
ing valuable, but elusive idea
to a practical application, he
watches over his precious secret
continuously, fastens himself and
his models into garrets, cellars,
caves or barns, lest the birds of
the air should betray him. And
yet more than one great nipple
ment manufacturing company
owes its immense wealth more to
the great secrets stolen from some
poor iaventor than TO any invent
i've genius, or superior construc-
tive skill of their own.
The course of government for
the last half century if put into
words, would be something like
this: "Come all you poor, effete
monarchies of the old world, and
we will show you how to mould
and govern a great nation. Ev.
erything is open to you, send
along your great scientists, your
engineers, your draughtsmen,
your experts" DO not doubt
that the nations of the old world
have done all this and more. III
the archives of the old world mon
arches could be thrown open to
the light. we should see that all
our excellencies and defects; our
strength and our weakness; our
duties and our neglects; have
been mapped out with sharpness
of steel engravings. If ! am ask
ed why foreign nations have been
asked TO examine and map out
our country | should say we hnvc
been moved by self conceit, ego.
tism, big head, in other words by
the desire Of publicity run stark
mad.
This important matter is now
before Congress, and the prime
mover is not accorded common
respect from the brilliant far-see-
ing men who compose the great
house of representatives. These
keensighted gentlemen claim to
see a huge joke in the spy bill,
and indulge in great deal OF
rather vulgar. horse play, while
the papers of the country taking
their cue from Congress, and re-
cognizing the sign: Simon says
thumbs up, proceed to cover
with coarse ridicule, one of the
most brilliant, brave and dash
ing Young heroes of the Spanish
war. All this must be extremely
interesting and gratifying TO the
old world spiders who are watch
inc for our enthusiastic young
nation TO make false move. !
am no prophet, intact ] hold
nrophets as a rather cheap com
modify. but any one of ordinary
intelligence may properly speak
of things that are plainly before
his ewes. This terrestrial globe OF
ours is a very small affair. Fiji
teen hundred million human be-
ings are crowding in TO it's ut
most capacity. Any one fairly
corfversant with the history OF
the human race, who 'can say
that no foreign power, or allied
foreign powers, covet this grand
domain of ours, has abpndant
credulity but not faiths because
faith demands proofs.