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The Washington herald., 1913-11-23
Affects Senate Personnel.

EAnS~h& S~-AN~
The personnel of the Senate will be
immensely affected by this new sys-
TEN of electing Senators. ..-
Except to the ldemagogue and the
lover of rough-and-tumble politics,
there is nothing attractive in the idea
of reaching the Senate by haranguing
mobs on the street corners. This is
practically what the new system I'M
poses upon candidates. The conse-
ouence will be that in the future the
Senate will be composed of men who
can tickle the ears of the grounding
with clever speeches or who can make
the loudest noise with their band
wagons. No more can the man upon
whom the Senatorial mantle might
with propriety fall. remain quiet in his
home or at his desk and wait for the
Office to seek him. He must get out
before the people and try to outdo all
his opponents in the loudness of his
voice and the sweeping generosity of
his promises. The fact is, however,
that a great many men will forego the
possibility of Senatorial honors rather
than be compelled to conduct this sort
of a campaign. That they would have
to campaign in this fashion is certain.
Otherwise they never could expect to
secure the votes of a majority of the
kind of people who always go to the
polls.
Elihu Root, of New York, is one of
the ablest men in public life today.
More than this, he is honest, both per-
sonally and politically, and New York
honored itself when it sent him to the
Senate. Mr.. Root has not yet an
nounced his intentions as to next year,
but there is serious doubt whether he
will undertake the kind Of campaign
which popular election entails. In
Alabama Representative Underwood is
head and shoulders above Richmond
Pearson Hobson in experience, ability,
dignity, and every other Senatorial
Qualification and yet it is question
whether he can win on a popular vote.
In South Carolina Cole Blease, whc
out Tillmanizes Tillman, seems abso-
lutely certain of election, and yet he
cannot be considered typical of the
highest class of South Carolina citizen
ship. 1t is yet to be demonstrated
whether the people have done wisely
in abolishing the system inaugurated
with the very beginning of our gov
ernment.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-23

favorable to Democratic Senatorial
gains next year.
There are, Of course, some evidences
of the Republican party getting to-
gether. They were apparent in the
result of the New York State election
and in the decreased vote cast every
where for third-party candidates. AT
the same time, If the Progressives per-
sist in their declared determination to
have Senatorial candidates in all the
States, the Republicans are facing a
forlorn hope. With divisions in the
Republican ranks the Democratic candi-
dates for Senator are certain to re-
ceive the plurality which means cleo
ton.
There is no indication at the pres
ent time that the Progressive leaders
propose TO cooperate toward a ke-
publican victory. They are proceed
ing upon the policy that if they can
not win they can at least keep the Re
publicans from winning. In New York
Representative Walter NJ. Chandler al
ready has announced himself as a
Progressive candidate for Senator; in
Indiana ex-senator Beveridge will
seek election; in Illinois there are no
less than three Progressive candidates,
and in nearly every other State the
fatal division will be emphasized. The
position taken by the Progressives,
therefore, is an. important factor in
the outcome, and even though their
vote may be falling off, there is still
enough of it remaining to make seri-
GUS trouble for the Republicans.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-23

Copyright, lspl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
cast for The Half- Breed.

The play, The HalfBreci, will IL
for the benefit Of the base at
team Thursday May %, with the fol
lowing cast:
Arizona Jack. Sioux Indian youth
from the Carlisle Institute, Harry
Temple. Wild Bill a scout and trap
per. Harold Washer; Major Wilson.
IT. :. a., of the cavalry. II. q. Viii
liams; James Somers, = renegade stir
ring M trouble among the Indians.
Belbcrt Pierce; Outalanchct, chief of
the Sioux on IN Arizona reservation.
George Temple; Steve Bunker, col.
ored servant, John Lewis; Frank Tut
tie. cow -puncher. John Sparks; Chris
showers. COW puncheg. Richard Wheel.
er: Dave Heath. cow pnncher, Burton
Halliday: Tom Watt, 4 hnshWhaeker
anl cattle thief. Walter Wheeler; Nil
drcar Lindsay, the desert queen. Flor
fure Iarcile: Mary Aiusgnye. her
friend. Margaret kirby. Mrs. Watt.
tho bushwhacker : wife. Mrs Minnie
iImsou: Mrs. Abby Punk, the deacon
wife. Mrs. Hannah liaNaiay: Deacon
Punk, an abseouder from the settle.
mcuts. John Williams. The play will
~ followed hv dance with music hy
a.. Dugan anil III. Wales.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
WEST DOVER.

Frank Boyle i working at VI. III.
Harris Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweet of Greenfield are
at IT, g. Davis 5 this week.
W. J.. Upton, Mrs Alta Quinn aud
Mrs. William Titus were in Wilmington
Saturday.
Mrs. j. M Upton spent a few days
visiting old friends AMI neighbors in
Readsboro recently.
Truant Officer $. H. Ycaw Of East
Dover was in this part Of the town on
official business Saturday.
4 man III tie service cf the United
States fire patrol was On trip through
town one day recently, having come
from the Kelly stand i'll Sunderland
that dav.
Fred Underwood Of North Waris boro
was iii town Tuesday. having come oeyr
after the men ii charge FL The motion
picture entertainment who stayei III
J. 4. Davis j over nigst
There was motion p.atun' rsathis
and lecture under tho auspices I'll tAn
state board Of health iu teENsl 81 I'll.
berculosis, AZ the church M9naaH eNsa.
inn. The attendance was 25oi ana J
good lecture il reported.
About dozen 81 the women friends
and neighbors Of Alrs Ellen Boyle
walked in upon her unexpectedly sat
urdav afternoon 10 remind her 81 thr
62d anniversary of her birth. Mrs. NJ
! NJ. Harris and Miss Julia Thatcher hal
planned the affair as a surprise foi
Mrs Boyle, and a pleasant time wa;
spent. Sandwiches, cake and ice cream
were served, after which the. guests dc
parted, leaving few tokens of rcmem
brance and their hearty good wishe'
for long and happy life fer their
| hostess.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
WILLIAMSVILLE.
Father Conferred Master Mason Degree
on Four Sons.

The following will be of interest to
many, as one Of the brothers, Theron
Parks, has been a frequent visitor here
with his wife, formerly Miss Mabel
Martin of Townshend, who is a cousin
Of Mrs r. i. Willard:
During a regular meeting las
evening Of Glens Falls lodge, +. 4
a. NJ. Past Master Hcrmon B. Parks
acted and conferred the third and FIN
al degree of the lodge on his sons.
Herman, Theron, Henry and Charles.
The various stations Of the initiatory
body we're filed by past masters Of
the lodge, the degree being excnpiiic1
ia the presence of the largest rsscm-
biage ever attending regular meeting
.This Is the first time that 50 many
received the degree at the hands Of
heir father, also breaks all records
for the number Of brothers joining tho
order at enc time Ill this country.
Three sons Of John IT, Knott e Ian
caster lodge No 81. Of Lincoln. Nch..
were initiated at the same time ami
there is record of six brothers join
inc the order at the same time in Eng
land, Int III neither Of these eases
was the degree conferred ~ the faith
en-. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
EAST DOVER.

Mr.. aud Mrs. N. A. Moore visited rel
atives in Brattlcboro two lays last
week.
The East Dover military baud will
give an open air concert Saturday even
ing, May =.
The East Dover baseball team went
to Williamsvllle Saturday for game.
The score was TO 4 in favor Of East
Dover.
Mrs q. NJ. Russell and Ninuifrcd
Sherman attended the interdcnomiua-
tional convention At Newfane Saturday
afternoon.
A union memorial service viii &c held
in the Methodist church sunday Rev.
q. ". Russell will preach. The East
Dover band viii he present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
Case of Mrs. Tu1ly.

Chicago, ILL., 81 take pleasure in
writing to thank you for what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. | suffered with such aw-
full periodic pains, and had displace-
ment, and received no benefit from the
doctors. ] was advised to take Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
am now as well as ever Mrs. WILL
LIAM FULLY, 2052 Ogden Avenue,
Chicago, III.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Negeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter viii be opened,
read and answered by woman,
and held in strict confidence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Clarence Struthers has entered this
employ Of the West River Basket Co.
q. e. Cooley went Monday to Bos-
ton. to spend two weeks with his
daughters.
Mrs. Polly Ballou Of Ncwfare visit
IA iii the home Of her daughter. Mrs.
a. y. sherman, the first Of the week.
Miss Florence Dickinson Is having q
two weeks vacation from her duties
Is clerk III Vaughan 4 Burnet, i III
Brattleb0ro.
4. \. sherman. L. H. Richardson.
II. r. Strattou. Dr. i. +. White, ~ II.
Temple and a. g. Temple attended 2
meeting Of Blazing Star lodge, No. Is,
lin Towushend Tuesday evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Fused in certain districts of Japan.
All this time Japanese have been en-
joying i'm this country rights denied
Americans in Japan. and yet they are
impudent enough to protest legislation
which merely reduces them to the
rights Americans have in Japan"
A japanese Opinion.
The directors of the Panama Pacific
International exposition. which is to
take place at San Francisco in 1915.
were among the first Californians TO
urge temperance, asserting that an act
unfavorable to Japan might cause that
nation to withdraw her exhibits from
the exposition Japan's prominence rs
factor in the exposition is thus re-
ferred to by Kiyoshi *. Kawakami.
author of Observation-Disclosures Rela-
TONS" in the Chicago Record Herald:
THE Indignation and excitement
with which the Japanese are protest
ing against the unfriendly activities OF
the California legislature can be readi-
IL accounted for when it is recalled
! that only half year since tine dele
+ gates of the PanamaPacific exposition
j Went over to the other side of the Pa
cific and told the Japanese government
and people THAT the Californians were
friendly disposed toward Japan and
that the coming exposition Mt San
Francisco would greatly strengthen
the bond of friendship between the
two nations
They frankly admitted that the sue
cess or failure Of the exposition de
pended on Japan's acceptance or re
fusal to cooperate with the exposition
management
'"They knew that to most European
nations California was a sort Of out
post of territory of the United States
and San Francisco but frontier town
Without Japan's participation in tn,
exposition. therefore. the participation
of the leading European powers was
extremely doubtful"
Mr. KaWakami also writes:
IF California does not adopt the
anti-Japanese land bills Japan viii,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

ANY single act Of state legislation.
"a proposed or enacted, which not
"a only moves the federal govern
ment to earnest protest, but also
brings upon the United States the dis
pleasure Of foreign power, must have
back of it a motive which those not di-
rectly affected are apt to overlook or
may not be able to understand.
On the other hand, the people of the
commonwealth passing or considering
such legislation nay-and quite natur
ally-be so intent upon their own prob
lens that they cannot get the view
point of the rest of the nation.
A trying and unusual situation has
been created by California's attitude
toward the ownership of land by per-
sons ineligible to citizenship, Japanese.
although not exclusively specified, be-
ing the ones against whom the senti-
ment is particularly directed.
There are two sides to this, as to all
questions. On the one hand we have
the federal government, as represented
by President Wilson. fearing the pas
sage of the California alien land laws
would violate Japanese treaty rights
and hurriedly packing the secretary of
state off to the Pacific coast to plead
with Governor Johnson and the Cali
fornia legislature that no such laws be
passed until at least our treaties will
japan can be amended.
On the other hand we have the de
faint attitude of the California law
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
CREATED BY
ALIEN LAND BILLS
Problem, Difficult of Solution,
Discussed From Different
Standpoints.

best agricultural land the alien legisla-
ton is designed to check. Cinnamon.
when their numbers do not threaten
American standards. are well liked,
but Japanese individually or collec-
lively, are cordially disIiked. not only
by the white people of California, but
by the Chinese as we'll
The Japanese today own some of
the best lands in California. They are
III absolute control of the section
around Florin, nine miles from Sacra-
mento. one of the richest strawberry
districts in the world Half of the fer
tile orchards Of Placer county are also
IN their hands. Tie Japanese, George
Shima, the potato king. owns or
controls nearly all of the potato lands
Of the delta districts of the Sacramen-
10 and San joachim rivers All up the
rich farming section of the Sacramen-
10 valley the japanese have large hold
;ngs--in Suffer. Yuba. Glenn. Butte
and Tehama. The rich grape districts
of San Joachim county, through Lodi
and Woodbridge. are in Japanese
hands. IN some of the southern coun-
ties in the raisin district of Fresno
and adjacent counties. Japanese are
in the majority.
THE loss of these lands cannot be
attributed TO the shiftlessness of the
| former owners. but to contemplate
! and unfair tricks. In these districts
| Japanese lahorers first drove out white
| hands by the lowness of their wages
and when the orchardist had to depend
upon the oriental To have his crop gath
cred he was met with the demand thu
he turn over half and sometimes two
! thirds of the crop to the Japanese Ii
short time he was forced to sell on
to the japanese themselves. In dis
| tricts where loyalty prompted til
farmers to stick together and refusi
| Japanese offers one orchard would ID
bought at an extravagant price an,
those surrounding it could then b
gathered in for song. for no whit
people will live next to japanese, il
city or country.
I'm Placer county in a few year
there will be more japanese children
the public schools than white children
In Sacramento. wish Il census populs
ton of 1850. there are 2,505 Japanes,
a city within a city, with Japanes
newspapers. theaters. stores and bank.
drawing their profits from the rich rs
ricuItural country round about and Il
turning nothing to Americans. Whe
the Japanese desire new property the
acquire one house. caring nothing ho-
extravagant the price may be. I'll
property on both sides can then
bought for song and the process col
tinued until the whole block is in As
2 attic hands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
Definitions of Punch

No beverage can properly be called
punch which does not consist Ct five
ingredients, the word belonging 20 the
Marathi and Guzerati languages OF
India and signifying five" 1t was in
troduced into England by the servants
of the East India company about the
end of the seventeenth century.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

and | got nothing
that helped me I'M
til I began taking
Lydia E. Pinkharn 5
" c G e t a bic Com
pound. ! was irreg-
ular and had cramps
so bad that | had to
go to bed. Now /
have better health
than | have had for
years and | cannot
speak too highly of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
European Protest.

Attorneys. capitalists and banking
syndicates of London, Paris, Berlin
and other big cities of Europe sent ca
Diagrams of protest to Sacramento.
and the italian government asked our
federal department of state for copy
OF the bill
Commenting on that phase Of the sit
uation, the San Francisco Chronicle
said:
The question Of Japanese land own
inG sinks into insignifcance beside the
effect which the proposed alien land
law will have on investors Of other
countries. 1t turns out that as stock
holders, mortgage owners or individ-
uals foreigners Of many nations have
i enormous interests in California lands
They. are investors in irrigation
\ works, mining and other enterprises
involving ownership Of land. And they
are aliens and intend to remain such.
For the most part they do not live
here. but at our own earnest solicita-
ton they have invested money here
under our laws as they have been, and
they protest against having their in
vestments or their security impaired"
Those opposed to the passage of the
alien land bills looked for help to Colo
mel Roosevelt, Governor Johnson's run
ming mate on the Progressive ticket in
1913 An Interesting selection from
Mr.. Roosevelt's message TO congress in
December. 1906. reads as follows:
Not only must we treat all nations
, fairly but we must treat with justice
: and good will all immigrants who come
, here under the law. Whether they
are Catholic or Protestant. lew or gen
tile: whether they come from England
or Germany. Russia. Japan or Italy
, matters nothing. All we have the RICH
: to question is the mans conduct"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
Driving Americans Out.

IF these conditions are not remedied
now, in fifty years California will be
japanese in population, for, slowly but
surely. they are driving Americans
from one county after another For
these and many similar reasons Cali.
fornians are decided the evil must be
stopped. ana no American who lives n
short time in California will deny the
justice Of CaIifornia's complaint.
AS for CALIFORNIA; right to pass the
legislation now before the legislature,
President Wilson offers good authority
in his telegram, in which he acknowl-
edges the power of the state. but ad-
vises caution in the wording of the bill.
Alien land laws are in existence in the
| District of Columbia, in several of the
southern states and in the federal ter
ritories
The wording objected to in the Cali
| fornia bill is that no alien can own
| land who is ineligible to citizenship
| The courts, by the refusal of citizen.
| ship papers, have set the precedent
! that Japanese. Chinese, Hindus, Turks
| South Sea islanders, Koreans-in short
/ III! those neither of the Caucasian race
nor of African deScent-cannot become
citizens. So the bill is not confined K
japanese. but merely adopts a princi
Pile Of the constitution of the United
States sustained by court decisions.
Little attention seems to be paid thu
fact that the congress of the Unite,
| States used these very same words
ineligible to citizenship in addin!
those of that class to the list of excud
ed aliens. Tie Burnett immigration
BILL which passed the last congress
contained that clause. It was passe
by il large vote, and when vetoed b
x-President Taft on account of tn
reading test was passed over his vet
by the senate and failed of repassa Z
in the house by only seven votes.
Members of the senate committe
on foreign relations submitted tina
clause to the japanese embassy befor
it was included in the bill, and Baro
Chinda. the ambassador, said it wa
satisfactory to Japan. No objeetio
was made to that clause by any on
and the same bin was reintroduced
this congress and is now on its files.
) Much stress is laid upon the right
Of Japan as guaranteed to it under I'll
; recent treaty. That document provide
t only for the leasing of land and qua
nntees only reciprocal privileges. OF
/ country promising to the subjects {
the other within its jurisdiction IL
5 rights that are granted to it's own Gil
2 Eens resident in the other nation
An American today in Janan ca
! rot own foot of land. and leases a
8 hedged about with restrictions and r
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

your medicine Mrs. JESSIE SCHAAR,
Alb Main ST., GRANVILLE, III.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

EORNlA.
makers and their firm reply that the
rights of the citizens of that state
should be considered before treaties
and that any foreign nation attempting
TO regulate the legislation of any Amer
lean state is assuming an attitude of
hostile Interference.
1t was therefore with q feeling of
relief that the people at large received
news to the effect that Secretary Bry-
an had succeeded in reaching COM
promise with the California legislators
and that a bill which would serve Cali
fornia's purpose without violating any
treaty agreement might be passed in
stead of the original measure.
As to the ACCESSIBILITY of enacting the
alien land laws. there is a division of
opinion, even in California, but in the
matter of the Japanese invasion" and
its consequences the. people of that
state seem to be united in believing
some restriction is necessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

1AEANEoE AO1l1lSSloN MERCHANT San
FRANCISCO.
have reason to believe, soon grant
Americans the right of land ownership.
Even at present aliens in Japan enjoy
the right TO acquire long term leases
for periods not shorter than twenty
five years and not longer than fifty
years"
Whether. as Mr.. Kawakami says. the
European nations look upon California
as "A sort of outpost and san Fran
cisco as but a frontier town." the pro-
posal to enact the alien land laws in
that state Immediately attracted their
attention. California was not so far
away from Europe that the possible
effect of such laws on the European
pocketbook could not be felt or so
much of an outpost town" that her
wonderful resources We're not thor
oughly known to several powerful Eu-
ropean syndicates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
WOMAN 4
GREAT SUFFERER
Tells How She Was Restored
To Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

GRANVILLE, Ill-tI was great suf-
ferer of female complaints for year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

A woman with eyes like a fawn is apt
to have temper like a meat-axc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
The California Viewpoint.

From the standpoint Of Californians.
it is one of those ''close to home" ques-
tons which outsiders cannot compre-
bend with sufficient acuteness to quail
fly them as judges.
The California viewpoint has been
we'll set forth in the following letter
fgcm Carlos X, McClatchy. a Sacra-
mento editor, to the New York Times
THE opposition of eastern newspa-
pers TO California passing alien land
laws arises from 4 lack of understands
ing of the racial conditions III the
coast state and the absence of SINH
lar problem in the east Even the
yfmes has printed editorials which 4
/ short residence in California would
completely disprove.
There are two questions involved:
Is the legislation vitality necessary for
the welfare Of the state, and are alien
land laws constitutional and in accord
with the treaty rights of Japan?
l Frankly, the legislation was pro
voked By the Japanese problem and is
aimed particularly at that race In the
first place the japanese are 4 people
that can never be assimilated. Their
physical features and characteristics
ire 50 different from the European a.
% prevent merger by intermarriage. ii
addition to the clash between occiden
tai and oriental temperaments and ira
litions
of their character. the Japanes
Florality. or lack of it. is one of the oh
sectionahle features to their presenc
n large numbers in California. Tha
his is not an unfounded accusation
my obseryant traveller in japan wi
testify that a life in a house Of prost
.ution is no bar to marriage for girl
IF any class In money matters the
: are tricky and absolutely unreliable.
such are the people whose permf
. nent possession of some of California
: Laundry cars have been built for IL
II